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D I C T I O N A R Y
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E N G L I S. H. L. A N G U A G E :
I N W H 1 C H
The WO R D S are deduced from their ORIGINALS,
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ILLUSTRATED in their DIFFERENT SIGNIFICATIONS
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E X A M P L E S from the beſt W R I T E R S.
T O W H F C H A R E PRE FIX ED,
A H IS TO R Y of the L A N G U A G E,
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A N E N G L I S. H. G R A M M A. R.
By S A M U E L on sº on. A. M.
IN. T. W. O V O L U M E S.
V O L. II.
Cum tabulis animum cenſoris ſumet honeſti:
Audebit quaecunque parum ſplendoris habebunt,
Et fine pondere erunt, et honore indigna ferentur.
Verba movere loco; quamvis invita recedant,
Et verſentur adhuc intra penetralia Veſtae:
Obſcurata diu populo bonus eruet, atque
Proferet in lucem ſpecioſa vocabula rerum,
Quae priſcis memorata Catonibus atque Cethegis,
Nunc ſitus informis premit et deſerta vetuſtas. H Q r.
L O N D O N,
Printed by W. S T R A H A N,
For J. and P. KN AP to N ; T. and T. Lo N G MAN ; C. H IT c H and L. H.A.W E S ;
A. M I L L A R ; and R. and J. Do D S L E Y.
M D C C L V.
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L A B
A liquid conſonant, which preſerves always the
ſame ſound in Engliſh. In the Saxon it was aſ-
pirated a plar, loºf; ploeroix, lady. . .
At the end of a monoſyllable it is always
9 doubled; as, ſhall; ſtill ; ſº except after a diph-
thong; as, fail; fºl; veal; coal. In a word of more ſyl-
lable; it is written fingle; as, channel; canal; tendril. It is
ſometimes put before e, and ſounded feebly after it; as bible;
itle.
ºne. [corrupted by an effeminate pronunciation from
b.] See; look; behold. -
Layou! if you ſpeak ill of the devil,
How he takes it at heart. Shakespeare Twelfth Night.
LARDANUM. n.ſ. A refin of the ſofter kind, of a ſtrong and
not unpleaſant ſmell, and an aromatick, but not agreeable
taſte. This juice exſudates from a low ſpreading ſhrub, of the
ciſtus kind, in Crete, and the neighbouring iſlands; and the
Grecian women make balls of it with a ſmall admixture of
ambergreaſe, by way of a perfume. It was formerly uſed
externally in medicine, but is now neglected. PHill.
To LA'BEFY. v. a. [labefacio, Latin.] To weaken; to im-
pair. Dić7.
LA'bel. n.ſ. [labellum, Latin.]
1. A ſmall ſlip or ſcrip of writing.
When wak'd, I found
This label on my boſom; whoſe containing
Is ſo from ſenſe in hardneſs, that I can
Make no colle&tion of it. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
2. *; thing appendant to a larger writing.
n the label of lead, the heads of St. Peter and St. Paul
are impreſſed from the papal ſeal. Ayliffe's Parergon.
3. [In law.] A narrow ſlip of paper or parchment affixed to
a deed or writing, in order to hold the appending ſeal. So
alſo any paper, annexed by way of addition or explication to
any will or teſtament, is called a label or codicil. Harris.
God join'd my heart to Romeo's ; thou our hands;
Andere this hand by thee to Romeo ſeal’d,
Shall be the label to another deed,
Or my true heart with treacherous revolt
Turn to another, this ſhall ſlay them both. Shakeſpeare.
}*NT, adj. [labens, Lat.] Sliding; gliding; flipping."Dići.
LA's Al, adj. [labialis, Latin.] úttered by the ips.
The Hebrews have affigned which letters are labial, which
dental, and which guttural. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
$ome particular affection of ſound in its paſſage to the lips,
Will ſeem to make ſome compoſition in any vowel which is
litial. Holder's Elements of Speech.
Amated. adj. [labium, Latin.] Formed with lips.
**10DENTAL. adj. [labium and dentalis.] Formed or pro-
"ºnced by the co-operation of the lips and teeth.
The dental conſonants are very eaſy; and firſt the labio-
ºul f, v, alſo the linguadentals th; dh. Hold. Elm. of Sp.
*ANT. n.ſ. [laborans, Lat.] A chemiſt. Not in uſe.
} can ſhew you a ſort of fixt ſulphur, made by an induſ-
trious laborant, Boyle.
ºw. n. ſ. [laboratoire, French.] A chemiſt's work-
It would contribute to the hiſtory of colours, if chemiſts
. in their laboratory take a heedful notice, and give us a
º account, of the colours obſerved in the ſteam of bo-
“º either ſublimed or diſtilled. Boyle on Colours.
ſuſ * flames of love will perform thoſe miracles they of the
º boaſt of, would they employ themſelves in this labº-
LAºi - - - Decay of Piety.
º RIOUs, aff. [labºrieux, French; laboriºſus, Latin.]
"gent in work, fiduous.
That which makes the clergy glorious, is to be knowing
º º, unſpotted in their lives, active and labo-
and º leir charges, bold and reſolute in oppoſing ſeducers,
Courte "g to look vice in the face; and laſtly, to be gentle,
*, and compaſſionate to all. South's Serm.
L A B
To his laborious youth conſum’d in war,
And laſting age, adorn’d and crown'd with peace. Prior,
2. Requiring labour; tireſome ; not eaſy.
A ſpacious cave within its farmoſt part,
Was hew’d and faſhion'd by laborious art,
Through the hill's hollow ſides. Dryd. An, 6.
Do'ſt thou love watchings, abſtinence, and toil,
Laborious virtues all learn them from Cato. Addison Cato.
LABO'Riously. adv. [from laborious...] With labour; with
toil. --
The folly of him, who pumps very laboriouſly in a ſhip,
yet neglects to ſtop the leak. Decay of Piety.
I chuſe laboriouſly to bear
A weight of woes, and breathe the vital air. Pope's Odyſ.
LAbo'RiousNess. n. ſ. [from laborious.] -
1. Toilſomeneſs; difficulty.
The parallel holds in the gainleſſneſs as well as the labo-
riouſneſs of the work; thoſe wretched creatures, buried in
earth and darkneſs, were never the richer for all the ore they
digged; no more is the inſatiate miſer. Decay of Piety.
2. Diligence; aſſiduity.
LA/BOUR, n.ſ.. .[labeur, French; labor, Latin.]
1. The aët of doing what requires a painful exertion of ſtrength,
or weariſome perſeverance; pains ; toil; travail; work.
If I find her honeſt, I loſe not my labour; if ſhe be other-
wiſe, it is labour well beſtowed, Shakeſ M. W. of Windſor.
I ſent to know your faith, left the tempter have tempted
you, and our labour be in vain. 1 Theſ, iii. 5.
2. Work to be done.
Being a labour of ſo great difficulty, the exačt performance
thereof we may rather wiſh than look for. Hooker.
You were wont to ſay,
If you had been the wife of Hercules -
Six of his labours you'd have done, and ſav'd
Your huſband ſo much ſweat. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
3. Exerciſe; motion with ſome degree of violence.
Moderate labour of the body conduces to the preſervation
of health, and curing many initial diſeaſes ; but the toil of
the mind deſtroys health, and generates maladies, Harvey.
4. Childbirth; travail.
Sith of womens labours thou haſt charge,
And generation goodly doeſt enlarge, ..
Incline thy will to effect our wiſhful vow. Spenſ. Epith.
Not knowing 'twas my labour, I complain
Of ſudden ſhootings, and of grinding pain;
My throws come thicker, and my cries encreas'd,
Which with her hand the conſcious nurſe ſuppreſs'd. Dryd.
Not one woman of two hundred dies in labour. Graunt.
His heart is in continual labour; it even travails with the
obligation, and is in pangs ’till it be delivered. South's Serm.
To LAbou R. v. n. [labora, Latin.]
1. To toil; to ačt with painful effort.
When ſhall I come to th’ top of that ſame hill?
—You do climb up it now ; look how we labour. Shakespeare
For your highneſs’ good I ever labour'd,
More than mine own. Shakeſpear's Hen. VIII.
Who is with him : -
—None but the fool, who labours to out-jeſt
His heart-ſtruck injuries. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear.
Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may la-
bour therein. . - Exod. v. 9.
2. To do work; to take pains. -
Epaphras ſaluteth you, always labºuring fervently for you
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in prayers, that ye may ſtand perfect. Col. iv. 12.
A labouring man that is given to drunkenneſs ſhall not be
rich. Eccluſ, xix. I.
That in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour
on the day. Neh. iv. 22.
Yet is there no end of all his labours; neither faith he,
for whom do I labour. Eccl. iv. 8.
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L A C L A B As a man had a right to aſ he could employ his labour upon, ſo he had no temptation to labour for more than he could make uſe of. Lºcke. 3. To move with difficulty. The ſtone that labours up the hill, Mocking the labourer's toil, returning ſtill, Is love. Granville. 4. To be diſeaſed with. [Morbo laborare, Latin.] They abound with horſe, Of which one want our camp doth only labour, And I have found 'em coming. Ben. johnſon's Catiline. I was called to another, who in childbed laboured of an ulcer in her left hip. //jøman. 5. To be in diſtreſs; to be preſſed. To this infernal lake the fury flies, Here hides her hated head, and frees the labºring ſkies. Dryd. Trumpets and drums ſhall fright her from the Throne, As ſounding cymbals aid the labºring moon. Dryd. Aur. This exerciſe will call down the favour of heaven upon you, to remove thoſe afflictions you now labour under from you. Iłake's Preparation fºr Death. 6. To be in child-birth; to be in travail. There lay a log unlighted on the earth, When ſhe was labºring in the throws of birth; For th’ unborn chief the fatal ſiſters came, And rais'd it up, and toſs'd it on the flame. Dryd. Ovid. Here, like ſome furious prophet, Pindar rode, And ſeem'd to labour with th' inſpiring God. Pope. He is ſo touch'd with the memory of her benevolence and protećtion, that his ſoul labours for an expreſſion enough to repreſent it. Notes on the Odiffy. To La'Bour, v. a. - 1. To work at ; to move with difficulty; to form with la- bour; to proſecute with effect. To uſe brevity, and avoid much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgment. 2 Mac. The matter of the ceremonies had wrought, for the moſt part, only upon light-headed, weak men, whoſe ſatisfaction was not to be laboured for. Clarendon. The pains of famiſh’d Tantalus ſhall feel, And Siſyphus that labours up the hill, The rowling rock in vain, and curſt Ixion's wheel. Dryd. Had you requir'd my helpful hand, Th’ artificer and art you might command, To labour arms for Troy. Dryden's AFneis. An eager defire to know ſomething concerning him, has occaſioned mankind to labour the point under theſe diſadvan- tages, and turn on all hands to ſee if there were any thing left which might have the leaſt appearance of informal tion. Pope's Eſſay on Homer. 2. To beat; to belabour. Take, ſhepherd, take a plant of ſtubborn oak, And labour him with many a ſturdy ſtroak. Dryden's Pīrg. LA'BourER. m. ſ. [laboureur, French.j 1. One who is employed in coarſe and toilſome work. If a ſtate run moſt to noblemen and gentlemen, and that the huſbandmen be but as their work-folks and labourers, you may have a good cavalry, but never good ſtable foot. Bacon. The ſun but ſeem'd the labºrer of the year, Each waxing moon ſupply'd her wat'ry ſtore, To ſwell thoſe tides, which from the line did bear Their brimful veſſels to the Belgian ſhore. Dryden. Labourers and idle perſons, children and ſtriplings, old men and young men, muſt have divers diets. Arbuth. on Aliments. Not balmy ſleep to labºrers faint with pain, Not ſhow’rs to larks, or ſun-ſhine to the bee, Are half ſo charming, as thy fight to me. Pope's Autumn. Yet hence the poor are cloth'd, the hungry fed, Health to himſelf, and to his infants bread, The labºrer bears. Pope, Ep. iv. l. 167. The prince cannot ſay to the merchant, I have no neéd of thee; nor the merchant to the labourer, I have no need of thee. Swift's Miſcel. 2. One who takes pains in any employment. Sir, I am a true labourer; I earn that I eat; get that I wear; owe no man hate; envy no man's happineſs. Shakespeare The ſtone that labours up the hill, Mocking the labºrer's toil, returning ſtill, f Is love, Granville. LA/Bºuksome. adj. [from labour.] Made with great labour and diligence. Forget Your labourſºme and dainty trims, wherein You made great Jove angry. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. He hath, my lord, by lahau, ſºme petition, Wrung from me my low leave. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. LA'BRA, n.ſ. [Spaniſh. A lip. Hanmer. Word of denial in thy labras here; Word of denial, froth and ſcum thou lieſt. Shakeſpeare. LA'BYRINTH. n. ſ. [labyrinthus, Latin.] A maze; a place formed with incxtricable windings. - Suffolk, ſtay : Thou may’ſ not wander in that hºlyrinth ; There Minotaurs, and ugly treaſons lurk. Words, which would tear The tender labyrinth of a maid’s foſt car. My clamours tear The ear’s ſoft Wałyrinth, and cleft the air. Sanº's Paraph. The earl of Eſſex had not proceeded with his accuſtomed warineſs and ſkill; but run into labyrinthi, from whence he could not diſentangle himſelf. Clarendon, b. viii. My ſoul is on her journey; do not now Divert, or lead her back, to loſe herſelf I' th' maze and winding labyrinths o' th' world. LA c. m. ſ. Lac is uſually diſtinguiſhed by the name of a gun, but improperly, becauſe it is inflammable and not ſoluble in wa- ter. We have three ſorts of it, which are all the product of the ſame tree. 1. The ſtick lac. 2. The ſeed laa. 3. The ſhell lac. Authors leave us uncertain whether this drug be- longs to the animal or the vegetable kingdom. Płill. LACE. m. ſ. [lacet, French; laqueus, Latin.] I. A ſtring; a cord. There the fond fly entangled, ſtruggled long, Himſelf to free thereout; but all in vain: For ſtriving more, the more in laces ſtrong Himſelf he tied, and wrapt his winges twaii, In limy ſnares, the ſubtil loops among. Spenſer. 2. A ſnare; a gin. The king had ſhared been in love's ſtrong lace. Fairfax. 3. A platted ſtring, with which women faſten their clothes. O! cut my lace, left my heart cracking, it Break too. Shakeſpeare's J/7nter's Tale, Doll ne'er was call'd to cut her lace, Or throw cold water in her face. Swift. 4. Ornaments of fine thread curiouſly woven. Our Engliſh dames are much given to the wearing of coſt- ly laces; and, if they be brought from Italy, they are in great eſteem. Bacon's Advne to Williers. 5. Textures of thread, with gold or filver. He wears a ſtuff, whoſe thread is coarſe and round, Herbert. Shałºcare. Donne. Denham. But trimm'd with curious lace. 6. Sugar. A cant word. If haply he the ſe&t purſues, That read and comment upon news; He takes up their myſterious face, He drinks his coffee without lace. To LA ce. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To faſten with a ſtring run through eilet holes. I cauſed a fomentation to be made, and put on a laced ſock, by which the weak parts were ſtrengthened. Jºſeman. At this, for new replies he did not ſtay, But lac'd his creſted helm, and ſtrode away. Dryden. Theſe glitt'ring ſpoils, now made the victor's gain, He to his body ſuits; but ſuits in vain: Meſſapus’ helm he finds among the reſt, * And laces on, and wears the waving creſt Dryd. Æneis. Like Mrs. Primly's great belly; ſhe may lace it down be- fore, but it burniſhes on her hips. Congr. //ay of the J/orld. When Jenny's ſtays are newly lac'd, Fair Alma plays about her waiſt. - Prior. 2. To adorn with gold or ſilver textures ſewed on. - It is but a night-gown in reſpect of yours; cloath of gold and coats, and lac'd with ſilver. Shakespeare Much ado about Not. 3. To embelliſh with variegations. Look, love, what envious ſtreaks Do lace the ſevering clouds in yonder Eaſt; Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Prior, Stands tiptoe on the miſty mountains tops. Sha&ſpeare. Then clap four ſlices of pilaſter on't, That, lac'd with bits of ruſtick, makes a front. Pope. 4. To beat; whether from the form which L’E/irange uſes, or by corruption of laſh. Go you, and find me out a man that has no curioſity at all, or I'll lace your coat for ye. L’É/irange. LAce D Mutton. An old word for a whore. Ay, Sir, I, a loſt mutton, gave your letter to her a lac'd mutton, and ſhe gave me nothing for my labour. Shakespeare LA'ce MAN. m. ſ. [lace and man.] One who deals in lace. ” I met with a nonjuror, engaged with a laceman, whether the late French king was moſt like Auguſtus Caeſar, or Nero. Addison's Spectator, Nº. 424. LA'cFR A BLE. adj. [from lacerate.] Such as may be torn. Since the lungs are obliged to a perpetual commerce with the air, they muſt neceſſarily lie open to great damages, becauſe of their thin and lacerable compoſure. Harvey. To LACERATE. v. a. [lacero, Latin.] To tear; to rend; to ſeparate by violence. And my ſons lacerate and rip up, viper like, the womb that brought them forth. Hºwel's England's 7 cars. The heat breaks through the water, ſo as to lacerate and lift up great bubbles too heavy for the air to buoy up, and cauſeth boiling. Perham's Phyſico-Theºlºgy. Here
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L. A C I, A D II, relaterated friendſhip claims a tear; Wa. of human Hºſhes. LacrºRA'tion. n.J. [from lacerate.] The act of tearing or f nding; the breach made by tearing. re Th: effects are, extenſion of the great veſſels, compreſ- ſon of the leſler, and lacerations upon ſmall cauſes. Arbuth. LAceRATIVE. adj. [from lacerate.] Tearing; having the aſ. pº upon the intemperament of the part ulce- aj, others upon the continual afflux of locerative hu- i. º Harvey on Conſumptions. Iºwa. adj. [lachrymal, French..] Generating tears. it is of an exquiſite ſenſe, that, upon any touch, the tears might be ſqueezed from the lachrymal glands. to waſh and ºn it. Cheyne's Philoſºphical Principles. Lººky MARy. adj. [lachryma, Latin.] Containing tears. How many dreſſes are there for each particular deity ? what a variety of ſhapes in the ancient urns, lamps, and la- chrymory veſſels. Addiſon's Travels through Italy. Lºſsy; Ation. n.ſ. [from lachryma.] The act of weep- ing, or ſhedding tears. - - - - LºrymatoRY. n.ſ. [lachrimatoire, French..] A veſſel in which tears are gathered to the honour of the dead. . . Lacrºslated. adj. [from lacinia, Lat..] Adorned with fringes , and borders. To LACK. v. a. [lacken, to leſſen, Dutch..] To want; to need; to be without. - Every good and holy deſire, though it lack the form, hath notwithſtanding in itſelf the ſubſtance, and with him the force of prayer, who regardeth the very moanings, groans, and fighs of the heart. Hooker, b.v. l. 348. A land wherein thou ſhalt eat bread without ſcarceneſs; thou ſhalt not lack anything in it. Deut. viii. 9. One day we hope thou ſhalt bring back, Dear Bolingbroke, the juſtice that we lack. Intreat they may ; authority they lack, To LAck. v. m. 1. To be in want. The lions do lack and ſuffer hunger. 2. To be wanting, Peradventure there ſhall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt thou deſtroy all the city for lack of five Gen. viii. 28. There was nothing lacking to them: David recovered all. I Sam. xxx. 1d. That which was lacking on your part, they have #. plied. I Cor. xvi. 17. LAck. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Want; need; failure. In the ſcripture there neither wanteth anything, the lack whereof might deprive us of life. Hooker, b. i. p. 41. Many that are not mad Have ſure more lack of reaſon. Shakespeare Meaſ for Meaſ. He was not able to keep that place three days, for lack of vićtuals. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. The trenchant blade, toledo truſty, For want of fighting was grown ruſty, And eat into itſelf, for lack Of ſomebody to hew and hack. Hudibras, p. i. c. 1. 2. Lacº, whether noun or verb, is now almoſt obſolete. LA'ckºaiN. n.ſ. [lack and brain.] One that wants wit. What a lackbrain is this? Our plot is as good a plet as ever was laid. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. i. LACKER. m. ſ. A kind of varniſh, which, ſpread upon a white ſubſtance, exhibits a gold colour. To La'cKER. v. a. [from the noun..] To do over with lacker. What ſhook the ſtage, and made the people ſtare : Cato's long wing, flower'd gown, and lacker'd chair. Pope. LA'cKEY. n. J. [lacquais, French..] An attending ſervant; a foot-boy. Daniel. Daniel. Common Prayer. They would ſhame to make me w ait elſe at door : a fellow counſellor, 'Mºng boys, and grooms, and lackeys 1 Shalºſ. Hºn.VIII. Though his youthful blood be fir’d with wine, He's cautious to avoid the coach and ſix, And on the lackeys will no quarrel fix. Dryden's juvenal. Lacqueys were never ſo ſaucy and pragmatical as they are now-a-days. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 481. º'cKEY. v. a. [from the noun...] To attend ſervilely. º not whether Milton has uſed this word very pro- perly. - This common body, Jºke to a vagabond flag upon the ſtream, Goes to, and back, lacqueying the varying tide, To rot itſelf with motion. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. So dear to heav'n is ſaintly chaſtity, That when a ſoul is found ſincerely ſo, A thouſand liveried angels lackey her, T jºing far off each thing of fin and guilt. Milton, ***CKEY. v. n. To act as a foot-boy ; to pay ſervile at- tendance. Cº have I ſervants ſeen on horſes ride, he ſee and noble lacquey by their ſide. 94 Italian tranſlator' of the Æneis is a 4 Sandys's Par. foot poet ; he lacºys by the ſide of Virgii, but never mounts behind him. - Dryd. Ded. Æn. LA'ckLINE.N. adj. [lack and linen..] Wanting ſhirts. I ſcorn you, ſcurvy companion; what your poor, baſe, raſcally, cheating, lacklimen mate ; away, you mouldy rogue, away; I'm made for your maſter. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. LA'cklustr E. adj. [lack and tºffre.] Wanting brightneſs. And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with tackliſire eye, Says very wiſely, it is ten a clock. Shakeſpeare. LACO'NICK, adj. [laconicus, Lat. lacºnique, Fr.] Short; brief; from Lacones, the Spartans, who uſed few words. I grow laconicº even beyond laconiciſm; for ſometimes I return only yes; or no, to queſtionary or petitionary epiſtles of half a yard long. Pope to Swift. LA/con is M. m. ſ. [laconiſme, French ; laconiſmus, Latin.] A conciſe ſtile : called by Pope laconiciſm. See LACONICK. As the language of the face is univerſal, ſo it is very comprehenſive : no laconiſm can reach it. It is the ſhort- hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room. Collier of the Aſpeci. LA'conically, adv. [from laconick.] Briefly; conciſely. Alexander Nequam, a man of great learning, and de- firous to enter into religion there, writ to the abbot laco- nically. t Camden's Remains. LA'cTARY. adj. [lactii, Lat.] Milky; full of juice ike milk. From laetary, or milky plants, which have a white and lacteous juice diſperſed through every part, there ariſe flowers blue and yellow. Brown's Wulgar Errors, b. vi. c. 10. LA’ct ARY. m. ſ. [lactarium, Latin.] A dairy houſe. Lºries. n. ſ. [lacio, Latin.] The act or time of giving uck. LA'cTEAL. adj. [from lac, Latin.] Conveying chyle. - As the food paſſes, the chyle, which is the nutritive part, is ſeparated from the excrementitious by the latteal veins; and from thence conveyed into the blood. Locke. LA'cTEAL. n.ſ. The veſſel that conveys chyle. The mouths of the lacieals may permit aliment, acrimo- nious or not, ſufficiently attenuated, to enter in people of lax conſtitutions, whereas their ſphinéters will ſhut againſt them in ſuch as have ſtrong fibres. Arbuthnot on Aliments. LACTE'ous. adj. [lacicus, Latin.] 1. Milky. Though we leave out the lačieous circle, yet are there more º four than Philo mentions. Brown's Wugar Errors. 2. Lačteal; conveying chyle. The lungs are ſuitable for reſpiration, and the latteous veſ- ſels for the reception of the chyle. Bentley's Serm. LAcTEscENce. m. ſ. [laciºſco, Latin.] Tendency to milk. This lacieſcence does commonly enſue, when wine, being impregnated with gums, or other vegetable concretions, that abound with ſulphureous corpuſcles, fair water is ſuddenly poured upon the ſolution. Boyle on Colours. LActes'cENT. adj. [lačieſcens, Latin.] Producing Milk. Amongſt the pot-herbs are ſome lacłęſcent plants, as let- tuce and endive, which contain a wholeſome juice. Arbuth. LAct 1'FERous. adj. [lac and fero.] What conveys or brings milk. He makes the breaſts to be nothing but glandules, made up of an infinite number of little knots, each whereof hath its excretory veſſel, or lačiferous dućt. Ray on the Creation. LAD. n.ſ. [leobe, Saxon, which commonly ſignifies people, but ſometimes, ſays Mr. Lye, a boy.] 1. A boy; a ſtripling, in familiar language. We were Two lads, that thought there was no more behind, But ſuch a day to-morrow as to-day, And to be boy eternal. Shakeſpeare's JPinter's Tale. The poor lad who wants knowledge, muſt ſet his inven- tion on the rack, to ſay ſomething where he knows no- thing. Eocke. Too far from the ancient forms of teaching ſeveral good grammarians have departed, to the great detriment of ſuch /ads as have been removed to other ſchools. WWatts. 2. A boy, in paſtoral language. - For grief whereof the lad would after joy, But pin'd away in anguiſh, and ſelf-will'd annoy. Fa. Qi. The ſhepherd lad, Whoſe offspring on the throne of Judah ſat -- So many ages. Milton's Par. Rºg. b. ii. 1. 439. LA'DDER. m. ſ. [planne, Saxon.] - 1. A frame made with ſteps placed between two upright pieces. - - - - Whoſe compaſt is rotten, and carried in time, And ſpread as it ſhould be, thrift's ladder may clime. Tºff. Now ſtreets grow throng'd, and buſy as by day, Some run for buckets to the hallow'd quire; Some cut the pipes, and ſome the engines play, And ſome more bold mount ladders to the fire. Dryden. I ſaw a ſtage crected about a foot and a half from the ground, capable of holding four of the inhabitants with two or three ladders to mount it. Gullive”: Traveli. Eaſy
L A G
Eaſy in words thy ſtile, in ſenſe ſublime;
'Tis like the ladder in the patriarch's dream,
Its foot on earth, its height above the ſkies. Priºr.
2. Anything by which one climbs. -
Then took ſhe help to her of a ſervant near about her
huſband, whom ſhe knew to be of a haſty ambition; and
ſuch a one, who wanting true ſufficiency to raiſe him, would
make a ladder of any miſchief. Sidney, b. ii.
I muſt climb her window, -
The ladder, made of cords. Shakespeare Two Gent. of Perona.
Northumberland, thou ladder, by the which
Mi. Bolingbroke aſcends my throne. Shakespeare
owlineſs is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber upward turns his face. Shakespeare
3. A gradual riſe.
Endow’d with all theſe accompliſhments, we leave him
in the full career of ſucceſs, mounting faſt towards the top
of the ladder eccleſiaſtical, which he hath a fair probability
to reach. Swift.
LADE. n.ſ.
Lade is the mouth of a river, and is derived from the
Saxon labe, which ſignifies a purging or diſcharging; there
being a diſcharge of the waters into the ſea, or into ſome
greater river. Gibſon's Camden.
To LADE. v. a. preter. and part, paſſive, laded or laden. [from
placen, Saxon.] It is now commonly written load.
1. To load; to freight; to burthen.
And they laded their aſſes with corn, and departed thence.
Gen. xlii. 26.
The experiment which ſheweth the weights of ſeveral bo-
dies in compariſon with water, is of uſe in lading of ſhips,
and ſhowing what burthen they will bear. Bacon's Ph. Rem.
The veſſels, heavy laden, put to ſea
With proſp’rous winds; a woman leads the way. Dryden.
Though the peripatetick doćtrine does not ſatisfy, yet it is
as eaſy to account for the difficulties he charges on it, as for
thoſe his own hypotheſis is laden with. Locke.
2. [placan, to draw, Saxon.] To heave out; to throw out.
He chides the ſea that ſunders him from them,
Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. Shakespeare
They never let blood; but ſay, if the pot boils too faſt
there is no need of lading out any of the water, but only of
taking away the fire; and ſo they allay all heats of the blood
by abſtinence, and cooling herbs. Temple.
If there be ſprings in the ſlate marl, there muſt be help to
lade or pump it out. Mortimer's Huſband.
LA'DING. m. ſ. [from lade.] Weight; burthen. -
Some we made prize, while others burnt and rent
With their rich lading to the bottom went. //aller.
The ſtorm grows higher and higher, and threatens the
utter loſs of the ſhip: there is but one way to ſave it, which
is, by throwing its rich lading overboard. South's Serm.
It happened to be foul weather, ſo that the mariners caſt
their whole lading overboard to ſave themſelves. L’E//range.
Why ſhould he ſink where nothing ſeem'd to preſs?
His lading little, and his ballaſt leſs. Swift.
LA/DLE. m. ſ. [placele, Saxon, from planan; leaugh, Erſe.]
1. A large ſpoon; a veſſel with a long handle, uſed in throw-
ing out any liquid.
Some ſtirr'd the molten ore with ladles great. Fa. Qu.
When the materials of glaſs have been kept long in fuſion,
the mixture caſts up the ſuperfluous ſalt, which the workmen
take off with ladles. Boyle.
A laddle for our ſilver diſh
Is what I want, is what I wiſh. Prizr.
2. The receptacles of a mill wheel, into which the water falling
turns it.
LA'DLE-FUL. n.ſ. [ladle and fall.]
If a footman be going up with a diſh of ſoup, let the cook
with a ladle-ful dribble his livery all the way up ſtairs. Sw.
LA'DY. m. ſ. [placp.ºrg, Saxon.] -
1. A woman of high rank: the title of lady properly belongs
to the wives of knights, of all degrees above them, and to
the daughters of earls, and all of higher ranks. -
I am much afraid, my lady, his mother, play’d falſe with
a ſmith. Shakeſpeare’s Merch. of Perona.
l ! would thy huſband were dead; I would make thee my
aay.
——I your lady, Sir John ; alas, I ſhould be a pitiful
Iady. Shakespeare Merry Wives of I/indſor.
I am ſorry my relation to ſo deſerving a lady, ſhould be
any occaſion of her danger and afflićtion. K. Charles.
2. An illuſtrious or eminent woman.
O fooliſh fairy's ſon, what fury mad
Hath thee incens’d to haſte thy doleful fate?
Were it not better I that !ady had,
Than that thou hadſt repented it too late?
I love and hate her ; for ſhe's fair and royaſ,
And that ſhe hath all courtly parts more exquiſite
Than lady ladies; winning from each one
The beſt file hath, and ſhe of all compounded
Out-ſells them all. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline,
Before Homer's time this great lady was ſcarce heard of. Ral.
Fairy 24.
May every lady an Evadne prove,
That ſhall divert me from Aſpaſia's love. J/...//, ".
Shou'd I ſhun the dangers of the war,
With ſcorn the Trojans wou'd reward my pains,
And their proud ladies with their ſweeping trains. Drydºn.
We find on medals the repreſentations of ladiº, that have
given occaſion to whole volumes on the account only of a
face. Aldſºn on ancient Aſºdals.
Of all theſe bounds, even from this line to this,
With ſhadowy foreſts, and with champaigns rich'd,
With plenteous rivers, and wide-ſkirted meads,
We make thee lady. Shaft/peare's King Lººr.
4. A word of complaiſance uſed of women.
Say, good Caeſar,
That I ſome lady trifles have reſerv’d,
Immoment toys, things of ſuch dignity
As we greet modern friends withal. Shakespeare Ant. and Cl.
I hope i may ſpeak of women without offence to the la-
dies. Guardian.
LA/DY-BEDst Raw. m. ſ. [Gallium.] It is a plant of the ſtel-
late kind ; the leaves are neither rough nor knappy, and pro-
duced at the joints of the ſtalks, five or ſix in number, in a
radiant form : the flower conſiſts of one leaf, expanded to-
ward the upper part, and divided into ſeveral ſegments; eath
of theſe flowers is ſucceeded by two dry ſeeds. A Miller.
LA'DY-BIRD.
LA'DY-cow. { n. ſ. A ſmall red inſect vaginopennous.
LA'DY-FLY.
Fly lady-bird, north, ſouth, or eaſt or weſt,
Fly where the man is found that I love beſt. Gay's Paſt.
... This lady-fly I take from off the graſs,
Whoſe ſpotted back might ſcarlet red ſurpaſs. Gay.
Lady-day. m. ſ. [lady and day.] The day on which the an-
nunciation of the bleſſed virgin is celebrated.
LA'DY-LIKE, adj. [lady and like..] Soft ; delicate; elegant.
Her tender conſtitution did declare,
Too lady-like a long fatigue to bear. Dry. Hind and Panth.
LA/DY-MANTLE. m. ſ. [Alchimilla.] The leaves are ſerrated,
the cup of the flower is divided into eight ſegments, expand-
ed in form of a ſtar; the flowers are collected into bunches
upon the tops of the ſtalks; each ſeed veſſel generally con-
tains two ſeeds. Miller.
LA'dyship. n.ſ.. [from lady..] The title of a lady. -
Madam, he ſends your ladſhip this ring. Shakeſpeare.
If they be nothing but mere ſtateſmen,
Your ladſhip ſhall obſerve their gravity,
And their reſervedneſs, their many cautions,
Fitting their perſons. Benj. Jºhnſºn's Catiline.
I the wronged pen to pleaſe,
Make it my bumble thanks expreſs -
Unto your lady/hip in theſe. //aller.
*Tis dº. ; let her ladſhip but peep. Dryden's juv.
LA/DY's-slipp ER. m. ſ. [Calceolus] It hath an anomalous
flower, conſiſting of ſix diſſimilar leaves, four of which are
placed in form of a croſs, the other two paſs the middle, one
of which is bifid, and reſts on the other, which is ſwelling,
and ſhaped like a ſhoe; the empalement becomes a fruit,
open on three ſides, to which adhere the valves, pregnant
with very ſmall ſeeds like duſt. - Miller.
LA/DY’s-smock. m. ſ. [Cardamine.] The flower conſiſts of
four leaves ſucceeded by narrow pods, which when ripe roll
up, and caſt forth their ſeeds: the leaves for the moſt part
are winged. The firſt ſort is ſometimes uſed in medicine;
the third ſort is a very beautiful plant, continuing a long
time in flower: they are preſerved in botanick gardens, and
ſome of them merit a place in ſome ſhady part of every cu-
rious garden, for their odd manner of caſting forth their
ſeeds on the ſlighteſt touch when the pods are ripe. A Miſer.
When dazies pied, and violets blue,
And lady's-ſmocks all ſilver white,
Do paint the meadows much bedight. Shakeſpeare.
See here a boy gathering lilies and lady-ſnocks, and there a
girl cropping culverkeys and cowſlips, all to rake gar-
lands. J/alton's Anger.
Lady's-ſmocks have ſmall ſtringy roots that run in the ground,
and comes up in divers places. Mortimer’s Higº and y.
LAG. adj. [laens, Saxon, long; lagg, Swediſh, the end.]
1. Coming behind ; falling ſhort.
could be well content
To entertain the lag end of my life
With quiet hours. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
The floweſt footed who come lag, ſupply the ſhow of a
Carew's Survey.
reer-ward.
I am ſome twclve or fourteen moonſhines
Lag of a brother.
2. Sluggiſh ; flow ; tardy. It is retained in Scotland.
He, poor man, by your firſt order died,
And that a winged Mercury did bear;
Some tardy cripple had the countermand,
That came too lag to ſee him buried.
We know your thoughts of us, that laymen are
Lag fouls, and rubbiſh of remaining clay,
VVl.ich
Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Shakespeare Rich. III.
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L A M L A M Which heav'n, grown weary of more perfeół work, Set upright with a little puff of breath, And bid us º inen. , Laſt; lon delayed. 3 Pack i. their old play-fellows; there I take They may, cum privilegio, wear away ii. i. end of their iewdneſs, and be laugh'd at. Shakespeare G. 77. / . - º & claſs; the rump; the fag end. The reſt of your foes, O gods, the ſenators of Athens, together with the common lag of people, what is ami's in them, make ſuitable for deſtruction. Shakeſp. Tim. of Athens. 2. He that comes laſt, or hangs behind. The laſt, the lag of all the race. Dryd. Pirg, Æheis. what makes my ram the lag of all the flock. To LAG. v. 7. 1. To loiter; to move ſlowly. • She paſs'd, with fear and fury wild; The nurſe went lagging after with the child. The remnant of his days he ſafely paſt, Nor ſound they logg’d too ſlow, nor flow'd too faſt. Prior. 2. To ſay behind; not to come in: º Behind her far away a dwarf did lºg. Fairy Queen. I ſhall not lag behind, nor err - The way, thou leading: Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. x. The knight himſelf did after ride, Leading Crowdero by his ſide, º And tow'd him, iſ he lºgg'd behind, Like boat againſt the tide and wind. It he finds a fairy is in light, He drives the wretch before, and laſhes into night. Dryd. She hourly preſs'd for ſomething new ; Ideas came into her mind So faſt, his leſſons lagg'd behind. LA'co ER. m. ſ. [from lag.] A loiterer; an idler; one that loiters behind. - | LAicAL. adj. [laigue, French; laicus, Latin; A&@P.] Belong- ing to the laity, or people as diſtinct from the clergy. In all ages the clerical will flatter as well as LAID. Preterite participle of lay. Money laid up for the relief of widows and fatherleſs chil- dren. 2 Mac. iii. Io. A ſcheme which was writ ſome years ſince, and laid by to be ready on a fit occaſion. LAIN. Preterite participle of lye. Mary ſeeth two angels in white, fitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jeſus had lain. tween four and five years. LAIR. m. ſ. [lai, in French, ſignifies a wild ſow, or a foreſt: the derivation is eaſy in either ſenſe ; or from leger, Dutch.] . The couch of a boar, or wild beaſt. Out of the ground uproſe, As from his lair, the wild beaſt, where he wons - In foreſt wild, in thicket, brake or den. Milton's P. Loſt. But range the foreſt, by the ſilver ſide Of ſome cool ſtream, where nature ſhall provide Green graſs and fatt'ning clover for your fare, And moſy caverns for your noon-tide lair. Dryd. Wirg. LAIRD. n.ſ. ſplayore, Saxon.] The lord of a manor in the Scottiſh dialect. Shrive but their title, and their moneys poize, A laird and twenty pence pronounc'd with noiſe, When conſtru’d but for a plain yeoman go, And a good ſober two pence, and well ſo. Larry, n.J. [243A..] - 1. The people, as diſtinguiſhed from the clergy. An humble clergy is a very good one, and an humble lait too, ſince humility is a virtue that equally adorns every ſtation of life. Swift's Sentiments of a Ch. of Engl. Man. 2. The flate of a layman. The more uſual cauſe of this deprivation is a mere laity, Ayliffe's Parergon. or want of holy orders. LAKE, r. ſ. [lac, French; lacus, Latin.] * i. i. largé diſuſion of inland water. †e adds the running ſprings and ſtanding lakes, And bounding banks for winding rivers makes. Dry. Ovid. * Small plain of water. l 3. A middle colour, betwixt ultramarine and vermilion, yet it s rºther ſweet than harſh. lº. n: /, ſlamb, Gothick and Saxon.] *" i.he young of a ſhccp. I'm young; but ſomething You may dº ſºlve of him through me, , and wiſdom Tº ofter tºp a weak, poor, innocent lamb, Tº aſ an encry ºd. | !he aud, thy riot dooms to bleed to day, | - Had he thy 2. Typically, the Saviour of the world. * * of Gºd that takeſt away the fins of the Common Prayer. World, have mere - , *, * mercy upon us. Dryden's Don Sebaſſian, Hud. p. i. c. 3. John xx. 12. The parcels had lain by, before they were opened, be- Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. knowledge would he ſkip and play : LA'MBK.I.N. m. ſ. -[from amb.] A little lamb. 'Twixt them both they not a lamkin left, And when lambs fail'd, the old ſheeps lives they reft. Hulberd's Ta e. - Pan, thou god of ſhepherds all, Which of our tender anºn, takeſt, keep. Spetſ. Paſ?. Clean as young amb{ins, or the gooſe's down, And like the goldfinch in her Sunday gown. Gay. LA MBAT I v E. adj. [from lambo, to lick.] Taken by licking. In affections both of lungs and weazon, phyſicians mäke uſe of ſyrups, and lamhative medicines. Brººf, jºi. E.,. LAM'Bative. m. ſ. A medicine taken by licking with the tongue. - SP I ſtitch’d up the wound, and applied aſtringents, with compreſs and retentive bandage, then put him into bed, and a let him blood in the arm, adviſing a lambative, to be taken as neceſſity ſhould require. Wiſeman's Surgery. LAMBs-wool. n.ſ. [link and wºol.] Ale mixed with the buſ, of roaſted apples. A cup of lambs-wool they drank to him there. - -Song of the King and the Miller. LA'MBENT: adj. [lambens, Lat..] T'laying about; gliding over without harm. From young Iſilus head A lambent flame aroſe, which gently ſpread Around his brows, and on his temples fed. Dryd. Æneſs. His blows thick fogs, inſtead of glories, grace, And lambent dulneſs played around his face. Dryden. LAM Doi DAL. m. ſ. [3,4,32 and ºGº.] Having the form of the letter lamda or A. The courſe of the longitudinal finus down through the middle of it, makes it adviſeable to trapan at the lower part of the os parietale, or at leaſt upon the lamdoidal ſu- ture. * - Sharp's Surgery. LAME. adj. [laam, lama, Saxon; lam, Dutch.] 1. Crippled ; diſabled in the limbs. Who reproves the lame, muſt go upright. Daniel. A fºund, of a mouſe colour, lame of one leg, belongs to a lady. Arbuth. and Pope’s Mart. Scrib. 2. Hobbling; not ſmooth: alluding to the feet of a verſe. Our authors write, Whether in proſe, or verſe, ’tis all the ſame; The proſe is fuſtian, and the numbers lame. Dry. Perſ: 3. Imperfect; unſatisfactory. - Shrubs are formed into ſundry ſhapes, by moulding them within, and cutting them without ; but they are but lame things, being too ſmall to keep figure. Swift, who could neither fly nor hide, Came ſneaking to the chariot ſide; And offer'd many a lame excuſe, He never meant the leaſt abuſe. Swift. To LAM E. v. a. [from the adjective.] To make lame; to cripple. - I never heard of ſuch another encounter, which lames re- port to follow it, and undoes deſcription to do it. Shakeſp. The ſon and heir Affronted once a cock of noble kind, And either lam'd his legs, or ſtruck him blind. Dryd. If you happen to let the child fall, and lame it, never confeſs. - Swift. L'AMELLATED. adj. [lamella, Latin.] Covered with films or lates. * - P The lamellated antennae of ſome inſe&ts are ſurpriſingly beautiful, when viewed through a microſcope. Derham. LAME'LY. adj. [from lame.] - 1. Like a cripple; without natural force or ačtivity. Thoſe muſcles become callous, and, having yielded to the extenſion, the patient makes ſhift to go upon it, though lamely, I/iſeman's Surgery. 2. Imperfectly; without a full or complete exhibition of all the parts. Look not ev'ry lineament to ſee, } Bacon. Some will be caſt in ſhades, and ſome will be So lamely drawn, you ſcarcely know 'tis ſhe. Dryden. LA/MEN Ess. n.ſ. [from lame.] 1. The ſtate of a cripple ; loſs or inability of limbs. Let blindneſs, lameneſs come ; are legs and eyes Of cqual value to ſo great a prize : ſº Lameneſs kept me at home Digby to Pope. 2. Imperfection; weakneſs. If the ſtory move, or the actor help the lamentſ of it with his performance, either of theſe are ſufficient to effect a preſent liking. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. To ilAMENT. v. n. [lamentor, Latin; lamenter, French..] To mourn; to wail; to grieve ; to expreſs ſorrow. The night has been unruly where we lay; And chimneys were blown down ; and, as they ſay, Lamentings heard i' th' air, ſtrange ſcreams of death. Shakespeare. Ye ſhall weep and lament, but the world ſhall rejoice. john. Jeremiah lamented for Joſiah, and all the ſinging-men, and women ſpake of Joſiah in their lamentations. 2 Chrºn. 15 B In
- L A M in their wailing they ſhall take up * lamentation for thee, and lament over thee. Ezek. xxvii. 32. Farieſ. I now himent for one whole world Of wicked ſons deſtroy'd, than 1.79%; For one man found ſo . ... ld uchſafes to raiſe another wor - ...” Milton's Par, Loft, b. xi. 1. 874. To LAMENT. v. a. To bewail; to mourn; to bemoan ; to T. *::::. now tow'rds sº . holy load, nd ſtill, as you are weary of this weight, #. you, º: I lament §: Henry's corſe. Shakeſpeare. The pair of ſages praiſe; One pity'd, one contemn'd the woful times, One iaugh’d at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden. LA/MENT. n.ſ. [lamentum, Latin, from the verb.] - 1. Sorrow audibly expreſſed; lamentation; grief uttered in complaints or cries. - - - Long ere our approaching heard within Noiſe, other than the ſound of dance, or ſong! - Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. Milton. The loud laments ariſe, . Of one diſtreſs'd, and maſtiffs mingled cries. Dryden. 2. Expreſſion of ſorrow. To add to . º: hearſ. Wherewith you now bedev king Henry's hearſe, I muſt . you of a diſmal É. Shakespeare Henry VI. LA/MENTABLE. adj. [lamentabilis, Latin; lamentable, French, from lament.] 1. To be lamented; cauſing ſorrow. The lamentable change is from the beſt; - The worſt returns to laughter. Shakespeare King Lear. 2. Mournful; ſorrowful; expreſfing ſorrow. Ahmentable tune is the ſweeteſt muſick to a woful mind. - Sidney. The victors to their veſſels bear the prize, And hear behind loud groans, and lamentable cries: . Dryd. 3. Miſerable, in a ludicrous or low ſenſe; pitiful; deſpicable. This biſhop, to make out the diſparity between the hea- thens and them, flies to this lamentable refuge. Stillingſleet. LA'MENTABLY. adv. [from lamentable.] 1. With expreſſions or tokens of ſorrow; mournfully. The matter in itſelf lamentable, lamentably expreſſed by the old prince, greatly moved the two princes to compaſ- fion. Sidney, b. ii. 2. So as to cauſe ſorrow. Our fortune on the ſea is out of breath, And ſinks moſt lamentably. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleopatra. 3. Pitifully; deſpicably. LAMENTA’tion. n.ſ. [lamentatio, Latin.] Expreſſion of ſor- row ; audible grief. Be’t lawful that I invocate thy ghoſt, To hear the lamentations of poor Anne. Shakeſ R. III. His ſons buried him, and all Iſrael made great lamenta- tion for him. 1 Mac. ii. Io. LAMENTER. n.ſ.. [from lament.] He who mourns or laments. Such a complaint good company muſt pity, whether they think the lamenter ill or not. Spectator, N°. 429. LA'MENTINE. n.ſ. A fiſh called a ſea-cow or manatee, which is near twenty feet long, the head reſembling that of a cow, and two ſhort feet, with which it creeps on the ſhallows and rocks to get food; but has no fins: the fleſh is commonly eaten. Bailey. LAMINA. n.ſ. [Lat.] Thin plate; one coat laid over another. LA/MINATED. adj. [from lamina.] Plated: uſed of ſuch bo- dies whoſe contexture diſcovers ſuch a diſpoſition as that of plates lying over one another. From the appoſition of different coloured gravel ariſes, for the moſt part, the laminated appearance of a ſtone. Sharp. To LAMM. v. a. To beat ſoundly with a cudgel. Die?. LA/MMAs. n. ſ. [This word is ſaid by Bailey, I know not on what authority, to be derived from a cuſtom, by which the tenants of the archbiſhop of York were obliged, at the time of maſs, on the firſt of Auguſt, to bring a lamb to the al- tar. In Scotland they are ſaid to wean lambs on this day. It º elſe be corrupted from lattermath.] The firſt of Au- guit. - In 1578 was that famous lammas day, which buried the reputation of Don John of Auſtria. Bacon. LAMP. m. ſ. [lampe, French; lampas, Latin.] 1. A light made with oil and a wick. O thieviſh night, Why ſhould'ſt thou, but for ſome felonious end, In thy dark lanthorn thus cloſe up the ſtars That nature hung in heaven, and fill'd their lamps With everlaſting oil, to give due light To the miſled and lonely traveller? Milton. in lamp furnaces I uſed ſpirit of wine inſtead of oil, and with the ſame flame has melted foliated gold. Boyle. 2. Any kind of light, in poetical language, real or metapho- rical. Thy gentle eyes ſend forth a quick’ning ſpirit, And feed the dying lamp of life within me. Rowe. t L A N Cynthia, fair regent of the night, O may thy filver lamp from heaven's high bow'r, - Direct my footſteps in the midnight hour. Gay. LA/Mpass. n.ſ.. [tampas, French..] A lump of fleſh, about the bigneſs of a nut, in the roof of a horſe's mouth, which riſes above the teeth. - * * * * Farrier's Dićf. His horſe poſſeſt with the glanders, troubled with the lam- paſs, infected with the faſhions. . . . Shakeſpeare. LA/MPBLAck. m. ſ. [lamp and black.] It is made by holding a torch under the bottom of a baſon, and as it is furred ſtrike it with a feather into ſome ſhell, and grind it with gum Water. Peacham on Drawing. LAM'PING, adj. [azpráðww.] Shining; ſparkling. Happy lines, on which with ſtarry light Thoſe lamping eyes will deign ſometimes to look. Spenſºr. LAMPO'ON. n.ſ. (Bailey derives it from lampons, a drunken ſong. It imports, let us drink, from the old French lamper, and was repeated at the end of each couplet at carouſals. Trev.] A perſonal ſatire; abuſe; cenſure written not to re- form but to vex. They ſay my talent is ſatire; if ſo, it is a fruitful age: they have ſown the dragon's teeth themſelves, and it is but juſt ". ſhould feap each other in lampoons. Dryden. Make ſatiré a lampoon. Pope. To LAMPo'on. v. a. [from the noun..] To abuſe with perſo- nal ſatire. LAMpo'on ER. m. ſ. [from lampoon..] A ſcribbler of perſonal ſatire. We are naturally diſpleaſed with an unknown critick, as the ladies are with a lampooner, becauſe we are bitten in the dark. Dryden's Aºn. The ſquibs are thoſe who are called libellers, lampooners, and pamphleteers. Tatler, Nº. 88. LA'MPREY. n.ſ. (lamprove, French; lampreye, Dutch.] - Many fiſh much like the eel frequent both the ſea and freſh rivers; as, the lamprel, lamprey, and lamperne. //alton. LAMP Ron. m. ſ. A kind of ſea fiſh. Theſe rocks are frequented by lamprons, and greater fiſhes, that devour the bodies of the drowned. Notes on the Odyſſey. LANCE. n.ſ. [lance, French; lancea, Latin.] A long ſpear, which, in the heroick ages, ſeems to have been generally thrown from the hand, as by the Indians at this day. In later times the combatants thruſt them againſt each other on horſeback. - He carried his lances which were ſtrong, to give a lancely blow. Sidney. Plate ſin with gold, And the ſtrong lance of juſtice hurtleſs breaks: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's ſtraw doth pierce it. Shakespeare They ſhall hold the bow and the lance. jer. 1. 42. To LAN ce. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To pierce; to cut. - In fell motion, With his prepared ſword he charges home My unprovided body, lanc'd my arm. Shakeſpeare. In their cruel worſhip they lance themſelves with knives. Glanville's Scºp. c. 16. Th’ infernal miniſter advanc'd, Seiz'd the due vićtim, and with fury lanc'd Her back, and piercing through her inmoſt heart, Drew backward. Dryden's Theod, and Honoria. 2. To open chirurgically; to cut in order to a cure. We do lance Diſeaſes in our bodies. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleopatra. Fell ſorrow's tooth doth never rankle more Than when it bites, but lanceth not the ſore. Shakespeare That differs as far from our uſual ſeverities, as the lancings of a phyſician do from the wounds of an adverſary. D. of Pi. Lance the ſore, And cut the head; for till the core is found The ſecret vice is fed. Dryden's Georg. l. 691. The ſhepherd ſtands, And when the lancing knife requires his hands, { Vain help, with idle pray'rs, from heav'n demands. Dry. LA'NCELY. adj. [from lance.] Suitable to a lance. Not in uſe. He carried his lances, which were ſtrong, to give a lancely blow. Sidney, b. ii. LANCEPE'sade. m. ſ. [lance ſpezzate, French.] The officer under the corporal: not now in uſe among us. To th’ Indies of her arm he flies, Fraught both with eaſt and weſtern prize, Which, when he had in vain eſſay’d, Arm'd like a dapper lancepcſade With Spaniſh pike, he broach'd a pore. Cleaveland. LA'Ncet. n.ſ. [lancette, French.] A ſmall pointed chirurgical inſtrument. I gave vent to it by an apertion with a lancet, and diſ- charged white matter. Jºſeman's Surgery. It differeth from a vein, which in an apparent blue ruń- neth along the body, and if dexterouſly pricked with a lancet emitteth a red drop. Brown's Pulgar Brrors. h. iii. Hippocrates ſaith, blood-letting ſhould be done with broad - lancets
L A N in order to make a large orifice: the man- then was by ſtabbing or pertuſion, as - Arbuthnot on ancient Coint. To Lasch. v. 4. [lancer, French. This word is too offen ...unch, it is only a vocal corruption of lance.] To ſº to caſt as a lance; to throw ; to let fly. 'see whoſe arm can lanch the ſurer bolt, - - And who's the better Jove. Dryd, and Lee's Oedipus. Me, only me, the hand of fortune bore, * U.ſ. to tread that interdicted ſhore: When Jove tremendous in the ſable deep, - – Launchd his red light'ning at our ſcatter d ſhips. - Pope. Lascination. m. ſ. [from lancino, Latin.] Tearing; la- lºcets dr fwords, in ner of opening a vein in horſts. ceration. - - To LA'NciNATE. v. 4. [lancino, Latin.] To tear; to rend; to lacerate. LAND. m. ſ. [lant, Gothick, Saxon, and ſo all the Teuto- I º ! region; diſtinét from other countries. - All the nations of Scythia, like a mountain flood, did overflow all Spain, and quite drowned and waſhed away whatſoever reliques there were left of the land-bred people. Spenſer's State of Ireland. Thy ambition, Thou ſcarlet fin, robb'd this bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. what had he done to make him fly the land? Shakespeare The chief men of the land had great authority; though the covernment was monarchical, it was not deſpotick. b Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. 2. Earth; diſtinét from water. - - The princes delighting their conceits with confirming their knowledge, ſeeing wherein the ſea-diſcipline differed from the landjervice, they had pleaſing entertainment. Sidney. He to-night hath boarded a land-carrack; If it prove lawful prize, he's made for ever. Shakeſpeare. By land they found that huge and mighty country. Abbot. With eleven thouſand land-ſoldiers, and twenty-ſix ſhips of war, we within two months have won one town. Bacon. Neceſſity makes men ingenious and hardy; and if they have but land-roºm or ſea-room, they find ſupplies for their hunger. Hale's Origin of Mankind. Yet, if thougo'ſt by land, tho' grief poſſeſs My ſoul ev'n then, my fears would be the leſs: But ah! be warn'd to ſhun the wat'ry way. Dryden. They turn their heads to ſea, their ſterns to land, And greet with greedy joy th’Italian ſtrand. Dryden. , I writ not always in the proper terms of navigation, or land-ſervice. r Dryden's Aeneis. The French are to pay the ſame duties at the dry ports through which they paſs by land-carriage, as we pay upon importation or exportation by ſea. Addison Freeholder. The Phoenicians carried on a land-trade to Syria and Meſopotamia, and ſtopt not ſhort, without puſhing their trade to the Indies. Arbuthnot on Coins, The ſpecies brought by land-carriage were much better than thoſe which came to Egypt by ſea. Arbuthnot. 3. Ground; ſurface of the place. tººl. Beneath his ſteely caſque he felt the blow, And roll'd, with limbs relax’d, along the land. Pope. 4. An eſtate real and immoveable. To forfeit all your goods, land, and tenements, Caſtles, and goods whatſoever, and to be Qut of the king's protećtion. Shakespeare Henry VIII. He kept himſelf within the bounds of loyalty, and enjoy- tº certain land; and towns in the borders of Polonia. Knolºs. This man is freed from ſervile hands, Of hope to riſe, or fear to fall: Lord of himſelf, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. JWotton. 5. Nation; people. Theſe anſwers in the filent night receiv'd, The king himſelf divulg'd, the land believ'd. Dryden. Uine [pions, Saxon.] "As Probably this was a coarſe expreſſion in the cant ſtrain, "merly in common uſe, but findelaid aſide and forgotten, which meant the taking away a man's life. For land or lant ** old word for urine, and to ſtop the common paſſages * functions of nature is to kill. You are abuſed, and by ſome putter on, That will be damn'd foºt; would I knew the villain, T | would land-damn him. Shakespeare Winter Tale. ****P. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſet on ſhore. - You ſhall hear The legions, now in Gallia, ſooner landed our, not fearing Britain. Shakespeare Cymbeline. I told him of the army that was landed; He laughed at it. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. e who rules the raging wind, To thee, Q ſacred ſhip, be kind, by committed pledge reſtore, And land him ſafely on the ſhore. Dryden's Horace. LA'NDING. LA'NDING-place. Hanmer. ... Another Typhis ſhall new ſeas explore, – . Another Argo land the chiefs upon th’ Iberian ſhore. Dry. To LAND. v. n. To come to ſhore. Let him land, * , And ſolemnly ſee him ſet on to London. Shakespeare H. n. V. Land ye not, none of you, and provide to be gone from this coaſt within ſixteen days. Bacon's New Atlantis. I land, with luckleſs omens; then adore Their gods. Dryden’s AEmeis. LAND-Forces. n. ſ. [land and force..] Watlike powers not naval; ſoldiers that ſerve on land. - We behold in France the greateſt land-fºrces that have ever been known under any chriſtian prince. Temple. LAN'DED. adj. [from land.] Having a fortune, not in money but in land. - - - º A landleſs knight makes thee a landed ſquire. Shakespeare Men, whoſe living lieth together in one ſhire, are con- monly counted greater landed than thoſe whoſe livings are diſperſed, Bacon's Collection of Good and Evil. Cromwell's officers, who were for levelling lands while they had none, when they grew landed fell to crying up magna charta. - - Temple. A houſe of commons muſt conſiſt, for the moſt part, of landed men. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 29. LANDFAll. n.ſ. ſland and fall.] A ſudden tranſlation of pro- perty in land by the death of a rich man. LAND'flooD. m. ſ. [land and flood.] Inundation. Apprehenſions of the affections of Kent, and all other places, looked like a landflood, that might roll they knew not how far. Clarendon. LA'NDHolder. n.ſ. [land and holder.] One whoſe fortune is in land. Money, as neceſſary to trade, may be conſidered as in his hands that pays the labourer and landholder; and if this man want money, the manufacture is not made, and ſo the trade is loſt. Locke. LA'Ndjobber. n. ſ. [land and job.] One who buys and ſells lands for other men. If your maſter be a miniſter of ſtate, let him be at home to none but his land-jobbers, or his inventor of new funds. Swift's Direétions to the Steward. LA'NDGRAVE. m. ſ. ſland and grave, a count, German.] A German title of dominion. }n. J. [from land.] The top of ſtairs. Let the ſtairs to the upper rooms be upon a fair, open newel, and a fair landing-place at the top. Bacon. The landing-place is the uppermoſt ſtep of a pair of ſtairs, viz. the floor of the room you aſcend upon. Moxon. There is a ſtair-caſe that ſtrangers are generally carried to ſee, where the eaſineſs of the aſcent, the diſpoſition of the lights, and the convenient landing, are admirably well contrived. Addison's Remarks on Italy. What the Romans called veſtibulum was no part of the houſe, but the court and landing-place between it and the ſtreet. Arbuthnot on Coins. LA'NDLADY. n.ſ. [land and lady.] 1. A woman who has tenants holding from her. 2. The miſtreſs of an inn. If a ſoldier drinks his pint, and offers payment in Wood's halfpence, the landlady may be under ſome difficulty. Swift. LA'Ndless. [from land.] Without property; without fortune, Young Fortinbras, Of unimproved mettle, hot and full, Hath in the ſkirts of Norway, here and there, Shark'd up a liſt of landleſs reſolutes. Shakespeare Ham'et. A landleſ, knight hath made a landed ſquire. Shakespeare LA'Ndlocked. adj. [land and lock.] Shut in, or incloſed with land. There are few natural parts better landlocked, and cloſed on all ſides, than this ſeems to have been. Addison on Italy. LA'NDloper. n.ſ. [land and loopen, Dutch..] A landman; a term of reproach uſed by ſeamen of thoſe who paſs their lives on ſhore. LA'Ndlor D. n.ſ. [land and lord] 1. One who owns land or houſes, and has tenants under him. This regard ſhall be had, that in no place, under any 1andlord, there ſhall be many of them placed together, but diſperſed. Spenſer's State of Ireland. The univerſal landlord. Shakespeare Ant. and Gleopatra. It is a generous pleaſure in a landlord, to love to ſee all his tenants look fat, ſleek, and contented. Cariſſa. 2. The maſter of an inn. Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched out the jolly landlord, who knew him by his whiſtle. Addiſon. LA(NDMARK. m. ſ. [and and mark.] Anything ſet up to pre- ſerve the boundaries of lands. I' th' midſt, an altar, as the land-mark, ſtocd, Ruſtick, of graſſy ſod. Milton's Par. / off, b. xi, l. 432. Then land-marks limited to each his Right; - For all before was common as the light. Dryden. Though they are not ſelf-evident principles, yet if they have ," -- A Tºº-
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have been made out from them by a wary and unqueſtion-
able deduction, they may ſerve as land-marás, to ſhew what
lies in the direct way of truth, or is quite beſides it. Lºcke.
LANDscAPE. m. ſ. [andºhºe, Dutch. J -
1. A region; the proſpect of a country.
Lovely ſeem'd
That landſhaft. ' and of pure, now purer air,
Meets his approach. A filton's Par. Lºft, b. iv. d. 153.
He ſcarce upriſen,
Shot parallel to th’ carth his dewy ray,
Diſco ring in wide lan ºf all the eaſt -
Of parºdite, and Eden's happy plains. Alſº ºn.
Straight mine cyc hath caught new pleaſures,
Whilſt the lººſcape round it meaſures,
Ruſſet lawns and fallows grey,
Where the nibbling flocks do ſtray. A/iltºn.
We are like men entertained with the view of a ſpacious
landſcape, where the eye paſſes over one pleaſing proſpect into
another. - Addison.
2. A picture, repreſenting an extent of ſpace, with the various
objects in it.
As good a poet as you are, you cannot make finer land-
ſcapes than thoſe about the king's houſe. Addison Guard.
Oft in her glaſs the muſing ſhepherd ſpies
The wat'ry landºape of the pendant woods,
And abſent trees, that tremble in the floods. Pope.
LAND-TAx. m. ſ. [land and tax.] Tax laid upon land and
houſes.
If mortgages were regiſtered, land-taxes might reach the
lender to pay his proportion. - - Locke.
LAND-wA1'ſ ER. m. ſ. [land and waiter.] An officer of the
cuſtoms, who is to watch what goods are landed.
Give a guinea to a knaviſh land-waiter, and he ſhall con-
nive at the merchant for cheating the queen of an hun-
dred. - Swift's Examiner, Nº. 27.
LA's Dw ARD. adv. [from land.] Towards the land.
They are invincible by reaſon of the overpouring moun-
tains that back the one, and ſlender fortification of the other
to landward. Sandys's journey.
LARE. m. ſ. [laen, Dutch; lana, Saxon.]
1. A narrow way between hedges.
All flying -
Through a ſtraight lane, the enemy full-hearted
Struck down ſome mortally. Shakespeare Cymbeline.
I know each lane, and every alley green,
Dingle or buſhy dell, of this wild wood,
And every boſky bourn. - AM:/ton.
Through a cloſe lane as I purſu'd my journey. Otway.
A pack-horſe is driven conſtantly in a narrow lane and dir-
ty road. Locke.
2. A narrow ſtreet; an alley.
There is no ſtreet, not many lames, where there does not
live one that has relation to the church. Sprat's Sermons.
3. A paſſage between men ſtanding on each ſide.
The earl's ſervants ſtood ranged on both fides, and made
the king a lane. Bacon's Henry VII.
LA'NERET. n.ſ. A little hawk.
LANGUAGF. m. ſ. [language, French ; lingua, Latin.]
1. Human ſpeech.
We may define language, if we conſider it more materially,
to be letters, forming and producing words and ſentences;
but if we conſider it according to the deſign thereof, then
language is apt ſigns for communication of thoughts. Hºlder.
2. The tongue of one nation as diſtinét from others.
O! good my lord, no Latin ;
I am not ſuch a truant ſince my coming, -
As not to know the language I have liv'd in. Shakespeare .
He not from Rome alone, but Greece,
Like Jaſon, brought the golden fleece;
To him that language, though to none
Of th’ others, as his own was known. Denham.
3. Stile ; manner of expreſſion.
Though his language ſhould not be refin'd,
It muſt not be obſcure and impudent. Roſcommon.
Others for language all their care expreſs,
And value books, as women, men, for dreſs:
Their praiſe is ſtill – the ſtile is excellent;
The ſenſe, they humbly take upon content. Pope.
LA's GUAGED. adj. [from the noun.]
Having various languages,
He wand'ring long a wider circle made,
And many languag’d nations has ſurvey’d. Pope.
LANGUAGE-M Ast ER. n.ſ. [language and maſter.] One whoſe
profeſſion is to teach languages. -
The third is a ſort of language-maſter, who is to inſtruct
them in the ſtile proper for a miniſter. Speciator, Nº. 305.
LANGUE r. m. ſ. [languette, French..] Any thing cut in the
form of a tongue.
LANGUID. ad. [languidus, Latin.]
1. Faint; weak; feeble."
Whatever renders the motion of the blood languid, diſ-
poſºth to an acid acrimony; what accelerates the mºon of
the blood, diſpoſºth to an alkaline acrimony. Zººt.
No ſpace can be aſſigned ſo vaſt, but ºil a lar cr may be
imagined ; no motion ſo ſwift or lººt, but a feater ye-
locity or ſlowneſs may ſtill be conceived. i.e.: y’s Sºrº.
2. Dull; heartleſs.
- I'll haſ on to my troops,
And fire their languid ſouls with Cato's virtue.
LA’s GUIDLY. adv. [from languid J Weekly ; feebly.
The menſtruum work'd as languidly upon the cora!, as it
did before they were put into the receiver. Bºle.
LAN’Gu IDN Ess. m. ſ. [from languid.] Weakneſs; feebleneſs ;
want of ſtrength. -
To LA'NGUISH. v. m. ſlanguºr, French : languez, Latin. J
1. To grow feeble; to pinc away; to loſe ſtrength.
Let her languiſh
A drop of blood a-day; and, being aged,
Die of this folly. Shaº'ſ car's Cymbeline.
We and our fathcrº do languſ of ſuch diſeaſes. 2 #/ºr.
What can we expect, but that her languiſhings ſhould end
in death. Decay ºf Piety.
His ſorrows bore him off"; and ſoftly laid
His languiſh’d limbs upon his homely bed. Dryden's ºl.
2. To be no longer vigorous in motion ; not to be vivid in ap-
pearance.
Alºn.
The troops with hate inſpir’d,
Their darts with clamour at a diſtance drive,
And only keep the langiº'd war alive. Dryden's Aºn.
3. To ſink or pine under ſorrow, or any ſlow paſſion.
What man who knows
What woman is, yea, what ſhe cannot chuſe
But muſt be, will his free hours languiſh out
For aſſur’d bondage. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
The land ſhall mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein
languiſh. Hºſ. iv. 3.
I have been talking with a ſuitor here,
A man that languiſhes in your diſpleaſure. Shakespeare Othell.
I was about fifteen when I took the liberty to chuſe for
myſelf, and have ever ſince languiſhed under the diſpleaſure
of an inexorable father. Addison's Speciator, N°. 181.
Let Leonora conſider, that, at the very time in which ſhe
Ianguiſhes for the loſs of her deceaſed lover, there are perſons
juſt periſhing in a ſhipwreck. Addison's Spect. Nº. 163.
4. To look with ſoftneſs or tenderneſs.
What poems think you ſoft, and to be read
With languiſhing regards, and bending head
LA/NGUISH. n.ſ. [from the verb..] Soft appearance.
And the blue languiſh of ſoft Allia's eye. Pºpe.
Then forth he walks,
Beneath the trembling languiſh of her beam,
With ſoften’d ſoul. Thomſºn's Spring, l. 1635.
LA/NGUISHINGLY. adv. [from languiſhing.]
1. Weakly; feebly; with feeble ſoftneſs.
Leave ſuch to tune their own dull rhimes, and know
What's roundly ſmooth, or languiſhingly ſlow. Pope.
2. Dully; tediouſly.
Alas! my Dorus, thou ſeeſt how long and languiſhingly the
weeks are paſt over fince our laſt talking. Sidney.
LA's GUIs HMENT. n.ſ. [languiſºnment, French ; from languiſh.]
1. State of pining.
By that count, which lovers books invent,
The ſphere of Cupid forty years contains ;
Which I have waſted in long languiſhment,
That ſeem'd the longer for my greater pains. Spenſºr.
2. Softneſs of mein.
Humility it expreſſes, by the ſtooping or bending of the
head; languiſhment, when we hang it on one ſide. Dryden.
LA'NG UoR. m. ſ. [languor, Latin ; langueur, French.] Languor
and laſſitude ſignifies a faintneſs, which may ariſe from want
or decay of ſpirits, through indigeſtion, or too much exer-
ciſe; or from an additional weight of fluids, from a diminu-
tion of ſecretion by the common diſcharges. &tiny.
Well hoped I, and fair beginnings had,
That he my captive languor ſhould redeem. Spenſ. Fa, Q.
For theſe, theſe tribunes, in the duſt I write -
My heart's deep languor, and my ſoul's ſad teats. Shºeſ.
Academical diſputation gives vigour and briſkneſs to the
mind thus exerciſed, and relieves the languor of private ſtudy
and meditation. // atts's Improvement of the Mind.
To iſles of fragrance, lily-ſilver'd vales
Diffuſing languor in the panting gales. Dunciad.
LA'Nduokous. adj. [languoreux, Fr.] Tedious; melancholy.
Dear lady, how ſhall I declare thy caſe,
Whom late I left in languorous conſtraint. Spenſ. Fa. Qu.
To LA(NIAt E. v. a. [unio, Latin.] To tear in pieces; to
rend ; to lacerate.
LA'N if ice. m. ſ. [lanſficium, Latin.] Woollen manufacture.
The moth breedeth upon cloth and other lanifices, eſpe-
cially if they be laid up dankiſh and wet. Bacon.
LA'N1GERous. adj. [lenger, i.atin.] Bearing wool.
Dryden.
LANK.
L A P
L A P
:K. ad;. ſ.lancke, Dutch.]
lº. ºff: up; not ſtiffened out; not fat; not plump;
*. commons haſt thou rack'd ; the clergy's bags
Are lant and lean with thy extortions. Shakeſpeare.
Name not Winterface, whoſe ſkin's ſlack,
Lant, as an unthrift's purſe: Bonne.
we ſet down into the receiver a great bladder well tied
at the neck, but very lank, as not containing above a pint
of air, but capable of containing ten times as much. Boyle.
Moſt earth produces corn and graſs, but both
Too rank and too luxuriant in their growth.
fºr not my land ſo large a promiſe boaſt,
Left the lank ears in length of ſtem. be loſt.
Now, now my bearded harveſt gilds the plain.
Thus dreams the wretch, and vainly thus dreams on,
Dryden.
Till his lank purſe declares his money gone. Dryden.
Meagre ...! lank with faſting grown,
And nothing left but ſkin and bone; -
They juſt keep life and ſoul together. Swift.
ñº flems to uſe this word for faint; languid.
2. *:::::: of her woes, rear'd her º head,
And gave her to his daughters to imbathe
in nºtard lavers ſtrew'd with aſphodil.
LANKness. n.ſ...[from 'anºl Want of plumpneſs.
LANNER. m. ſ. ſlamitſ. Fr. lannarius, Lat.] A ſpecies of hawk.
LA'NsquENET. n. f (lance and knecht, Dutch.]
1. A common foot-ſoldier.
2. A game at cards. º - - -
LANTERN. m. ſ. Ilanterne, French; laterna, Latin: it is by
miſtake often written lan:horn.] A tranſparent caſe for a
candle.
Milton.
God ſhall be ;. hope, h
ſtay, my guide, my lanthorn to my feet. Shakespeare
#. #. .*. y thou beareſt * lanthorn in º
poop, but 'tis in the noſe of thee; thou art the knight of
the burning lamp. Shakespeare Henry IV. p. i.
A candle laſteth longer in a lanthorn than at large. Bacon.
Amongſt the excellent aćts of that king, one hath the pre-
eminence, the erection and inſtitution of a ſociety, which we
call Solomon's houſe; the nobleſt foundation that ever was,
and the lanthorn of this kingdom. - Bacon's Atlantis.
O thieviſh night;
Why ſhouldſt thou, but for ſome felonious end,
In thy dark lanthorn thus cloſe up the ſtars,
That nature hung in heav'n, and fill'd their lamps
With everlaſting oil, to give due light
To the miſled and lonely traveller. Milton.
Vice is like a dark lanthorn, which turns its bright ſide
only to him that bears it, but looks black and diſmal in an-
other's hand. - Govern. Tong.
Judge what a ridiculous thing it were, that the continued
ſhadow of the earth ſhould be broken by ſudden miraculous
eruptions of light, to prevent the art of the lantern-maker.
More's Divine Dialogues.
There are at Paris, Madrid, Liſbon, Rome, great hoſpi-
tals, in the walls of which are placed machines in the ſhape
of large lanthorns, with a little door in the ſide of them. Addison
Our ideas ſucceed one another in our minds, not much
unlike the images in the inſide of a lanthorn, turned round
by the heat of a candle. Locke.
2. A º a light hung out to guide ſhips.
aprea, where the lanthorn fix’d on high
Shines like a moon through the benighted Sky,
While by its beams the wary ſailor ſteers. . Addiſon.
LANTERN jaws. A term uſed of a thin viſage, ſuch as if a
candle were burning in the mouth might tranſmit the light.
Being very lucky in a pair of long lanthorn-jaws, he wrung
his face into a hideous grimace. Addiſon's Speci. No. 173.
*Voinous. adj. [lanuginoſus, Latin. Downy; covered
with ſoft hair.
*.*.ſ (leppe, Saxon; loppe, German.]
* The looſe part of a garment, which may be doubled at
pleaſure.
If joint of meat falls on the ground, take it up gently,
Wºpe it with the lap of your coat, and then put it into the
diſh. Swift's Directions to a Footman.
* The part of the cloaths that is ſpread horizontally over the
“...as one fits down, ſo as anything may lie in it.
It ſeeds each living plant with liquid ſap, -
And fills with flowers fair Flora's painted }. Spenſer.
Upon a day, as love lay ſweetly ſlumb'ring
All in his mothers lap,
Agentle bee, with his loud trumpet murm'ring,
...About him flew by hap. Spenſºr.
I'll make my haven in a lady's lap,
And 'witch ſweet ladies with my words and looks. Shakespeare
She bids you
All on the wanton ruſhes lay you down,
And teſt your gentle head upon her lap,
And ſhe will fing the ſong that pleaſeth you. Shakespeare
- Let us rear
The higher our opinion, that our ſtirring
Can from the lap of Egypt's widow pluck
The ne'er-luſt-wearied Antony. Shakespeare Ant, and Cºcºa.
Heav'n's almighty fire
Melts on the boſom of his love, and pours
Himſelf into her lap in fruitful ſhow’rs. Craſhaw.
Men expect that religion ſhould coſt them no pains, and
that happineſs ſhould drop into their laps. Tillºn.
He ſtruggles into breath, and cries for aid;
Then, helpleſs, in his mother's lap is laid.
He creeps, he walks, and iſſuing into man,
Grudges their life from whence his own began :
Retchleſs of laws, affects to rule alone,
Anxious to reign, and reſtleſs on the throne.
To LAP. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To wrap or twiſt round any thing. -
He hath a long tail, which, as he deſcends from a tree,
he laps round about the boughs, to keep himſelf from fall-
ing. Grew's Muſeum,
About the paper, whoſe two halves were painted with red
and blue, and which was ſtiff like thin paſteboard, I lapped
ſeveral times a ſlender thread of very black ſilk. Newton.
2. To involve in any thing.
As through the flow'ring foreſt raſh ſhe fled,
In her rude hairs ſweet flowers themſelves did lap,
And flouriſhing freſh leaves and bloſſoms did enwrap. Spenſ.
The thane of Cawder 'gan a diſmal conflićt,
Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapt in proof,
Confronted him. º Macbeth.
When we both lay in the field,
Frozen almoſt to death, how he did lap me,
Ev’n in his garments, and did give himſelf,
Dryden.
All thin and naked, to the numb cold night. Shakeſpeare.
Ever againſt eating cares,
Lap me in ſoft f. airs. Milton.
Indulgent fortune does her care employ,
And ſmiling, broods upon the naked boy;
Her garment ſpreads, and laps him in the folds,
And covers with her wings from nightly colds. Dryden.
Here was the repoſitory of all the wiſe contentions for
power between the nobles and commons, lapt up ſafely in
the boſom of a Nero and a Caligula. Swift.
To LAP. v. n. To be ſpread or twiſted over any thing.
The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where
they lap over, tranſparent, like the wing of a fly.__ Grew.
To LAP. v. n. [lappian, Saxon; lappen, Dutch..] To feed by
quick reciprocations of the tongue.
The dogs by the river Nilus' ſide being thirſty, lap haſtily
as they run along the ſhore. Digby on bodies.
They had ſoups ſerved up in broad diſhes, and ſo the fox
fell to lapping himſelf, and bade his gueſt lº, wel-
Conne. L’Eſtrange, Fab. 31.
The tongue ſerves not only for taſting, but for maſtica-
tion and deglutition, in man, by licking; in the dog and cat
kind, by lapping. Ray on Creation.
To LAP. v. a. To lick up.
For all the reſt
They'll take ſuggeſtion, as a cat laps milk. Shakeſpeare.
Upon a bull
Two horrid lyons rampt, and ſeis'd, and tugg’d off, bel-
lowing ſtill, º .
Both men and dogs came; yet they tore the hide, and
lapt their fill. Chapman's Iliad, b. xviii.
LA'pdog, n.ſ. [lap and dog..] A little dog, fondled by ladies
in the lap. - -
One of them made his court to the lap-dºg, to improve
his intereſt with the lady. " . Collier.
Theſe if the laws § that exchange afford, , .
Would ſave their lap-dog ſooner than their lord. Dryden.
Lap-dogs give themſelves the rowſing ſhake,
And ſleepleſs lovers juſt at twelve awake. Pope.
º n.J. [lap and full.] As much as can be contained
in the lap. -
One found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild goards
his lapful, and ſhred them into the pot of pottage; 2 Kings.
Wiſ four per cent. increaſe the number of lenders? if it
will not, then all the plenty of money theſe conjurers beſtow
upon us, is but like the gold and filver which old women be-
lieve other conjurers ºff. by whole lapſulls on poor cre-
dulous girls. ocłe.
La Picide. n.ſ. [lapicida, Latin.] A ſtonecutter. Dićf.
LA'pidaky. n.ſ.. [apidaire, Fr. J. One who deals in ſtones or
emS. -
£ As a cock was turning up a dunghil, he eſpicq a diamond:
well (ſays he) this ſparkling foolery now to a lapidary would
have been the making of him ; but, as to any uſe of mine,
a barley-corn had been worth forty on't, L’Eſtrange.
Of all the many ſorts of the gem kind reckoned up by the
lapidaries, there are not above three or four that are ori-
ginal. I/ozdward's Nat. Hył.
To
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L A R L A P To LA'pidate. v. a. ſlopidº, flatin.] To ſtone; to *...* 107. l - - Lºos. n.ſ. ſiapidatio; Lat. lapidation, Fr.] A ſtoning. IXrºpeous. adj. [apideus, Latin.] Stony; of the nature of ſtone. - - - - There might fall down into the lapideous matter, before it was concreted into a ſtone, ſome ſmall toad, which might remain there impriſoned, till the matter about it were con- denſed. - Ray on Creation. Lapºpe'scence. n. ſ. [lapidſ”, Latin.] Stony concretion. . Of lapis ceratites, or cornu foſſile, in ſubterraneous cavi- ties, there are many to be found in Germany, which are but the lapideſcencies, and putrefactive mutations, of hard bodies. Brown's Vulgar Errors, b. iii. c. 22. LArºpe'scent. adj. [lapideſcens, Latin.] Growing or turning to ſtone. Larrºrication. [lapidification, French.] The act of form- ing ſtones. - induration or lapidfication of ſubſtances more ſoft, is an- other degree of condenſation. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Lapprººk. adj. [lapidifique, French.J Forming ſton. The atoms of the lapidifick, as well as ſaline principle, be- ing regular, do concur in producing regular ſtones. Grew. Laºdist. n.ſ.. [from lapides, Latin.] A dealer in ſtones or ems. g Hardneſs, wherein ſome ſtones exceed all other bodies, being exalted to that degree, that art in vain endeavours to counterfeit it, the faditious ſtores of chemiſts in imitation being eaſily detected by an ordinary lapidi/?. Ray on Creation. IA'PIS. n.ſ. [Latin.] A ſtone. LA/PIs Lazuli. The lapis lazuli, or azure ſtone, is a copper ore, very compaćt and hard, ſo as to take a high poliſh, and is work: ed into a great variety of toys. It is found in detached lumps, º of the ſize of a man's fiſt, of an elegant blue colour, beautifully variegated with clouds of white, and veins of a ſhining gold colour: that of Aſia and Africa, is much ſuperior to the Bohemian or German kind: it has been uſed in medicine, but the preſent practice takes no notice of it: to it the painters are indebted for their beautiful ultra-marine colour, which is only a calcination of lapis lazuli. Hill. LA'PPER. m. ſ. [from lap.] 1. One who wraps up. They may be lappers of linen, and bailiffs of the ma- nor. Swift's Conſideration on Two Bills. 2. One who laps or licks. LA/PPET. n.ſ.. [diminutive of lap.] The parts of a head dreſs that hang looſe. How naturally do you apply your hands to each other's lappets, and ruffles, and mantuas. Swift. LAPSE. n.ſ. [lapſus, Latin.] 1, Flow; fall; glide. Round I ſaw Hill, dale, and ſhady woods, and ſunny plains, And liquid lapſe of murm'ring ſtreams. Milton. Notions of the mind are preſerved in the memory, not- withſtanding lapſe of time. Hale's Original of Mankind. 2. Petty error; ſmall miſtake. . Theſe are petty errors and minor lapſes, not confiderably injurious unto truth. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. I3. The weakneſs of human underſtanding all will confeſs; yet the confidence of moſt pračtically diſowns it; and it is eaſier to perſuade them of it from others lapſes than their own. Glanville's Scºp. c. 9. This ſcripture may be uſefully applied as a caution to guard againſt thoſe lapſes and failings, to which our infirmities daily expoſe us. Rogers's Sermon. It hath been my conſtant buſineſs to examine whether I could find the ſmalleſt lapſe in ſtile or propriety through m whole colle&tion, that I might ſend it abroad as the mo finiſhed piece. Swift. 3. Tranſlation of right from one to another. In a preſentation to a vacant church, a layman ought to . º: months, and a clergyman within fix, otherwiſe a devolution, or lapſe of right, happens. Ayliffe. To LAPse. v. n. [from the º gnt, napp ºff. 1. To glide ſlowly; to fall by degrees. This diſpoſition to ſhorten our words, by retrenching the vowels, is nothing elſe but a tendency to lapſe into the bar- barity of thoſe northern nations from whom we are de- ſcended, and whoſe languages labour all under the ſame de- feet. . . Swift's Letter to the Lord Treaſurer. 2. To fail in any thing; to ſlip. I have ever narrified my friends, Qf whom he's chief, with all the ſize that verity Would without lapſing ſuffer. Shakespeare Coriolanus. To lapſe in fulneſs - Is ſorer than to lie for need; and falſhood Is worſe in kings than beggars. Shakespeare Cymbeline. 3. To ſlip by inadvertency or miſtake. Homer, in his characters of Vulcan and Therfites, has lapſed into the burleſque character, and departed from that ſerious air eſſential to an epick poem. Addison Speciator. - Let there be no wilful nerverſion of another's mean" : no ſudden ſeizure of a lapſed ſyllable to play upon it. Hºº. 3. To loſe the proper time: Myſelf flood out; For which if I be lapſed in this place, -- I ſhall pay dear. Sha}ºffeare's Tºrº! Nºt. As an appeal may be deſerted by the appellent's lºng the term of law, ſo it may alſo be deſerted by a lapſe of the term of a judge. - Aylºff's Parergoz. 4. To fall by the negligence of one proprietor tº another. If the archbiſhop ſhall not fill it up within ſix months en- ſuing, it lapſes to the king. Ayliffe's Parergin. 5. To fall from perfection, truth or faith: Once more I will renew His lapſed pow'rs, though forfeit, and inthrall’d By fin to foul exorbitant deſires. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft. Indeed the charge ſeems deſigned as an artifice of diver- ſon, a ſprout of that fig-tree which was to hide the naked- neſs of latſed Adam. Decay of Piety. All publick forms ſuppoſe it the moſt principal, univerſal, and daily requiſite to the lapſing ſtate of human corrup- tion. Decay of Piety. Theſe were looked on as lapſed perſons, and great ſeveri- ties of penance were preſcribed them, as appears by the ca- nons of Ancyra. Stillingfleet's Diſc. on Romiſh Idolatry, LA'pwing. m. ſ. [lap and wing.] A clamorous bird with long WingS. *Ah ! but I think him better than I ſay, And yet would herein others eyes were worſe: Far from her neſt the lapwing cries away; My heart prays for him, though my tongue do curſe. Shakespeare And how in fields the lapwing Tereus reigns, The warbling nightingale in woods complains. Dryden. LA'pwork. m. ſ. [lap and work.] Work in which one part is interchangeably wrapped over the other. - A baſket made of porcupine quills: the ground is a pack- thread caul woven, into which, by the Indian women, are wrought, by a kind of lap-work, the quills of porcupines, not ſplit, but of the young ones intire ; mixed with white and black in even and indented waves. Grew's Muſeum. LA'RBoARD. m. ſ. The left-hand ſide of a ſhip, when you ſtand with your face to the head. Harris. Or when Ulyſſes on the larboard ſhunn'd Charybdis, and by the other whirlpool ſteer'd. Milton. Tack to the larboard, and ſtand off to ſea, Veer ſtarboard ſea and land. Dryden. LA'RCENY. n.ſ. [larcin, Fr. latrocinium, Lat.] Petty theft. Thoſe laws would be very unjuſt, that ſhould chaſtīze murder and petty larceny with the ſame puniſhment. Speciat. LaRch. m. ſ. [Larix.] The leaves, which are long and narrow, are produced out of little tubercles, in form of a painter's pencil, as in the cedar of Libanus, but fall off in winter; the cones are ſmall and oblong, and, for the moſt part, have a ſmall branch growing out of the top; theſe are produced at re- mote diſtances from the male flowers, on the ſame tree: the male flowers are, for the moſt part, produced on the un- der ſide of the branches, and, at their firſt appearance, are very like ſmall cones. Miller. Some botanical criticks tell us, the poets have not rightly followed the traditions of antiquity, in metamorphoſing the ſiſters of Phaëton into poplars, who ought to have been turned into larch trees; for that it is this kind of tree which ſheds a gum, and is commonly found on the banks of the Po. Addiſon on Italy. LARD. m. ſ. [lardum, Latin; lard, French.] - 1. The greaſe of ſwine. So may thy paſtures with their flow'ry feaſts, As ſuddenly as lard, fat thy lean beaſts. Donne. 2. Bacon; the fleſh of ſwine. By this the boiling kettle had prepar’d, , And to the table ſent the ſmoaking lard; On which with eager appetite they dine, A ſav'ry bit, that ſerv'd to reliſh wine. Dryden's Ovid. The ſacrifice they ſped; Chopp'd off their nervous thighs, and next prepar'd T” involve the lean in cauls, and mend with lard. Dryden. To LaRD, v. a. [larder, French; from the noun.] 1. To ſtuff with bacon. The larded thighs on loaded altars laid. Dryd. Homer. No man lards ſalt pork with orange peel, Or garniſhes his lamb with ſpitch-cockt eel. King. 2. To fatten. ~ Now Falſtaff ſweats to death, And lards the lean earth as he walks along. Shakeſp. Brave ſoldier, doth he lie Larding the plain. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. 3. To mix with ſomething elſe by way of improvement. I found, Horatio, A royal knavery; an exact command, Larded with many ſeveral ſorts of reaſons. Shakespeare Hamlet. I Let
LA R
L A S
Let no alien interpoſe
To lard with wit thy hungry Epſom proſe. . Dryden.
He lords with flouriſhes his long harangue,
'Tis fine, ſayſt thou. Dryd.
aring by heaven; the poets think this nothing, their
... ſº º Aarded with it. Colier's Wiew of the Stage.
iº. n.f. [lardier, old French ; from lard.] The room
where meat is kept or falted. -
This fimilitude is not borrowed of the larder houſe, but
out of the ſchool houſe. - Aſcham's Schoolmaſter.
Fleſh is ill kept in a room that is not cool; whereas in
a cool and wet larder it will keep longer. Bacon.
So have I ſeen in larder dark,
Of veal a lucid loin. Dorſet.
Old age,
Moroſe, perverſe in humour, diffident - -
The more he ſtill abounds, the leſs content: - *
His larder and his kitchen too obſerves, -
And now, leſt he ſhould want hereafter, ſtarves. King.
LARDERER. [larder.] One who has the charge of the larder.
TARDON. a. ſ. [French.] A bit of bacon.
LARGE. adj. [large, French ; largus, Latin.]
ig; bulky. -
I. *... i. aſked me, What could be the reaſon, that in
mountainous countries the men were commonly larger, and
yet the cattle of all ſorts ſmaller. Temple.
Great Theron fell,
Great Theron, large of limbs, of giant height. Dryden.
Warwick, Leiceſter, and Buckingham, bear a Iarge boned
ſheep of the beſt ſhape and deepeſt ſtaple. Mortimer's Huſø.
2. Wide; extenſive. -
Their former large peopling was an effect of the countries
impoveriſhing. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for it is
large enough for them. Gen. xxxiv. 21.
There he conquered a thouſand miles wide and large.
- Abbot's Deſcription of the JWorld.
3. Liberal; abundant; plentiful.
Thou ſhalt drink of thy fiſter's cup deep and large. Ezek.
Vernal ſuns and ſhowers
Diffuſe their warmeſt, largeſt influence. Thomſon's Autumn.
4. Copious; diffuſe.
Skippon gave a large teſtimony under his hand, that they
had carried themſelves with great civility. Clarendon, b. viii.
I might be very large upon the importance and advan-
tages of education, and ſay a great many things which have
been ſaid before.
5. At LARGE. Without reſtraint.
If you divide a cane into two, and one ſpeak at the one
end, and you lay your ear at the other, it will carry the voice
farther than in the air at large. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
Thus incorporeal ſpirits to ſmalleſt forms -
Reduc’d their ſhapes immenſe; and were at large,
Though without number ſtill. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
The children are bred up in their father's way; or ſo
plentifully provided for, that they are left at large.
Your zeal becomes importunate;
I've hitherto permitted it to rave
And talk at large; but learn to keep it in,
Leſt it ſhould take more freedom than I'll give it. Addison
6. At LARGE. Diffuſely. -*
Diſcover more at large what cauſe that was,
For I am ignorant, and cannot gueſs. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
It does not belong to this place to have that point debated
at large.
LARGEly, adv. [from large.]
1. Widely; extenſively.
2. Copiouſly; diffuſely. -
Where the author treats more largely, it will explain the
ſhºrter hints and brief intimations. Watts's Imp. on the Mind.
3. Liberally; bounteouſly. -
- How he lives and eats :
How largely gives; how ſplendidly he treats.
Thoſe, who in warmer climes complain,
From Phoebus' rays they ſuffer pain,
Muſt own, that pain is largely paid
y gen'rous wines beneath the ſhade.
4. Abundantly.
They their fill of love, and love's diſport
, Took largely; of their mutual guilt the ſeal.
LA "GENEss, n.ſ.. [from large.]
I. *. bulk.
, London excels any other city in the whole world, either
In largentſ, or number of inhabitants. Sprat's Sermons.
Nor muſt Bumaſtus, his old honours loſe,
In length and largeneſ; like the dugs of cows.
* Greatneſs; elevation.
There will be occaſion for largenſ of mind and agreeable-
neſs of temper. Collier of Friendſhip.
3. Extenſion; amplitude.
They which would file away moſt from the largenſ of
* offer, do in more ſparing terms acknowledge little
leſs, Hººker, b. Y. ſ. 27.
Felton on the Claſſicks.
Dryden.
Swift.
Milton.
Dryden.
Sprat. .
Watts. .
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The ample propoſition that hope makes
In all deſigns begun on earth below, - .
Falls in the promiſed largeneſs. Shakeſp. Trail. and Creſ.
Knowing beſt the !argeneſs of my own heart toward my
people's good and juſt contentment. King Charles.
Shall grief contract the largeneſ of that heart, "
In which nor fear nor anger as a part : I/7 lºr,
Man as far tranſcends the beaſts in largeneſs of deſire, as
dignity of nature and employment. - G inville's Apology.
If the largerieſ of a man's heart carry him bevoni pra-
dence, we may reckon it illuſtrious weakneſs. L'Eſtrange.
4. Wideneſs. - * • * *
Suppoſing that the multitude and largeneſ of rivers ought
to continue as great as now ; we can eaſily prove, that the
extent of the ocean could be no leſs. Bentley's Sermºns.
LA'RGEss. n.f. [largeſſe, Fr.] A preſent; a gift; a bounty.
- - Our coffers with too great a court,
And liberal largeſ, are grown ſomewhat light. Sºft.
He left me; having aſſigned a value of about two thoſi-
ſand ducats, for a bounty to me and my fellows: for they
-- give great largeſſes where they come. Bacon's New Atlantiš.
A pardon to the captain, and a largeſ; .
Among the ſoldiers, had appeas'd their fury. Denham.
The paltry largeſs too ſeverely watch'd, ---
That no intruding gueſts uſurp a ſhare. Dryden's juv.
I am enamoured of Irus, whoſe condition will not ad-
mit of ſuch largeſſes. Addiſon's Spediator.
LARGITION. n.ſ. [largitio, Lat..] The aët of giving. Dià.
LARK. m. ſ. [lapence, Saxon; lerk, Daniſh; lavrack, Scot-
tiſh.] A ſmall ſinging bird. - , A.
It was the lark, the herald of the morn. Shakeſpeare.
Look up a height, the ſhrill-gorg'd lark ſo far
Cannot be ſeen or heard. Shakeſpeare’s King Lear.
Th’ example of the heav'nly lark,
Thy fellow poet, Cowley, mark. Cowley.
Mark how the lark and linnet fing;
With rival notes
They ſtrain their warbling throats,
†. welcome in the ſpring. Dryden.
LA'RKER. m. ſ. [from lark.] A catcher of larks. I)ic?.
LA'RKSPUR. n.ſ.
Its flower conſiſts of many diffimilar petals, with the up-
permoſt contračted, which ends in a tail, and receives an-
other bifid petal, which alſo ends in a tail; in the middle
riſes a pointal, which becomes a fruit of many pods colle&ted
into a head, and filled with ſeeds generally angular. Miller.
LA'RVATED. adj. [larvatus, Latin.j Maſked. Dić7.
LA'RUM. m. ſ. [from alarum or alarm.]
1. Alarm; noiſe noting danger.
Utterers of ſecrets he from thence debarr'd,
His larum bell might loud and wide be heard,
When cauſe requir’d, but never out of time, --
Early and late it rung, at evening and at prime. Fa. Qu.
The peaking cornute her huſband dwelling in a continual
larum of jealouſy, comes to me in the inſtant of our en-
counter. Shakeſpeare's Merry Hººves of Hindſor.
How far off lie theſe armies - .
—Within a mile and half.
—Then ſhall we hear their larum, and they ours. Shakespeare
She is become formidable to all her neighbours; as ſhe
puts every one to ſtand upon his guard, and have a continual
larum bell in his ears. Howell's Vocal Foreſ.
2. An inſtrument that makes a noiſe at a certain hour.
Of this nature was that larum, which, though it were
ut three inches big, yet would both wake a man, and of
itſelf light a candle for him at any ſet hour. J/ilkins.
I ſee men as luſty and ſtrong that eat but two meals a
day, as others that have ſet their ſtomachs, like larums, to
call on them for four or five. Locke on Education.
The young AEneas all at once let down,
Stunn'd with his giddy larum half the town. Dunciad.
LARY'NGotoMY. n.ſ. [A&puy; and rºuww; laryngotomie, Fr.]
An operation where the fore-part of the larynx is divided
to aſſiſt reſpiration, during large tumours upon the upper
parts; as in a quinſey. Hunty.
LARYNx. n.ſ. [xapuy;..] The upper part of the trachea, which
lies below the root of the tongue, before the pharynx, Quincy.
There are thirteen muſcles for the motion of the five car-
tilages of the larynx. Derham Phyſico-Theology.
LAsci’v1ENT. adj. ['aſciviens, Lat.] Frolickſome 5, wantoning.
LAscI'vious. adj. [ldſtivus, Latin.] Leud; luſtful.
In what habit will you go along
—Not like a woman; for I would prevent
The looſe encounters of laſcivious men.
He on Eve
Began to caſt loſivious eyes; ſhe him
As wantonly repaid ; in luſt they burn. Milton's Par. Loft,
Notwithſtanding all their talk of reaſon and philoſophy,
and thoſe unanſwerable difficulties which, over their cups,
they pretend to have againſt chriſtianity; perſuade but the
covetous man not to deify his money, the laſcivious man to
throw off his leud amours, and all their giant-like objections
againſt chriſtianity ſhall preſently variſh. Sºuth's Sermons.
2. Wanton ;
Shakespeare.
L A S L A S , Wanton; ſoft; luxurious. . . . . . . . . 2 *. º war hath ſooth'd his wrinkl'd fibnt; And now, inſtead of mounting barbed ſteeds, To fright the ſouls of º ...” He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber, - To ãºng of a lute. Shakeſp. Rich. III. Lasciviousness. n.ſ.. [from laſtivious.] Wantonneſs; looſe- *. reaſon pretended by Auguſtus was the loſiviouſºſ ºf his elegies, and his art of love. - Dryd. Preface to id. iAscºviously. adv. [from laſciviour.] Leudly; wantonly; looſely. - LASH.a.ſ. [The moſt probable etymology of this word ſeems to be that of Skinner, from ſchlagen, Dutch, to ſtrike; whence ſlaſh and laſh..] - - 1. A ſtroke with anything pliant and tough. - From hence are heard the groans of ghoſts, the pains Of ſounding laſhes, and of dragging chains. Dryden's An. Rous’d by the laſh of his own ſtubborn tail, Our lion now will foreign foes aſſail. - Dryden. 2. The thong or point of the whip which gives the cut or blow. Her whip of cricket's bone, her laſh of film, Her waggoner a ſmall grey-coated ghat. . . Shakeſpeare. I obſerved that your whip wanted a laſh to it. Addison Spect. 3. A leaſh, or ſtring in which an animal is held; a ſnare: out of uſe. The farmer they leave in the laſh, With loſſes on every ſide. 4. A ſtroke of ſatire; a ſarcaſm. The moral is a laſh at the vanity of arrogating that to Tuffer's Huſbandry, ourſelves which ſucceeds well. L’Eſtrange. To Lash. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſtrike with any thing pliant; to ſcourge. Lucagus to laſh his horſes bends, Prone to the wheels. Dryden. Lets whip theſe ſtragglers o'er the ſeas again, Laſh hence theſe over-weening rags of France. Shakeſp. Let men out of their way laſh on ever ſo faſt, they are not at all the nearer their journey's end. South's Serm. He charg'd the flames, and thoſe that diſobey'd He laſh'd to duty with his ſword of light. Dryden. And limping death, laſh'd on by fate, Comes up to ſhorten half our date. Dryden's Horace. Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard, We laſh the pupil, and defraud the ward. Dryden's Perſ. Leaning on his lance he mounts his car, His fiery courſers laſhing through the air. 2. To move with a ſudden ſpring or jirk. The club hung round his ears, and batter'd brows; He falls; and laſhing up his heels, his rider throws. Dryd. 3. To beat; to ſtrike with a ſharp ſound. The winds grow high, Impending tempeſts charge the ſky; The lightning flies, the thunder roars, And big waves laſh the frighted ſhoars. Prior. 4. To ſcourge with ſatire. Could penſion'd Boileau laſh in honeſt ſtrain, Flatt’rers and bigots ev’n in Louis' reign. Pope's Horace. . To tie any thing down to the fide or maſt of a ſhip. #, Lash. v. n. To ply the whip. They laſh aloud, each other they provoke, And lend their little ſouls at every ſtroke. Dryden's AEn. Gentle or ſharp, according to thy choice, To laugh at follies, or to }} at vice. . Dryden's Perſus. Wheels claſh with wheels, and bar the narrow ſtreet; The laſhing whip reſounds. Gay's Trivia. Lasher, n.ſ.. [from laſh.] One that whips or laſhes. Lass. n.ſ.. [from lad is formed laddeſs, by contraćtion loſs. Hicket.] A girl; a maid; a young woman: uſed now only of mean girls. Now was the time for vig'rous lads to ſhow What love or honour could invite them to; A goodly theatre, where rocks are round With reverend age, and lovely laſes crown'd. Waller. A girl was worth forty of our widows; and an honeſt, downright, plain-dealing laſ, it was. L’Eſtrange. They ſometimes an haſty kiſs Steal from unwary laſes; they with ſcorn, And neck reclin'd, reſent. Philips. La'ssirups, n.ſ. [laſſitude, Latin; laſſitude, French.] Weari- neſs; fatigue. Laſitude is remedied by bathing, or anointing with oil and **ºn water; for all laſſitude is a kind of contuſion and com- preſſion of the parts; and bathing and anointing give a re- laxation or emolition. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Affiduity in cogitation is more than our embodied ſouls can bear without laſtude or diſtemper. Glanville, Scep. 14. . She lives and breeds in the air; for the largeneſs and lightneſs of her wings and tail ſuſtain her without laſſitude. - More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm. Po not over-fatigue the ſpirits, left the mind be ſeized Garth's Ovid. with a laſtude, and thereby be tempted to natºtº, ºn! grow tired. //atts's Improvement ºf the Aind. From mouth and noſe the briny torrent rail, - And loſt in laſſitude lay all the man. Pºpe's oº://ey. Laſitude generally expreſſes that wearineſs which pro- ecd, from a diſtempered ſtate, and not from exerciſe, which wants no remedy but reſt: it proceeds from an increaſe "' bulk, from a diminution of proper evacuation, or from “” great a conſumption of the fluid neceſſary to maintain the ſpring of the ſolids, as in fevers; or from a vitiated {ecretion of that juice, whereby the fibres are not ſupplied. ..., &tin). LA'sslor N. n.ſ. [laſ; and lorn.] Forſaken by his miſtreſs. Brown groves, Whoſe ſhadow the diſmiſſed batchelor loves, Being laſ/orn. Shapeſpeare's Tºmpºſ'. LAST. n.ſ. [lazere, Saxon; laet/?, Dutch.] 1. Lateſt; that which follows all the reſt in time. I feel my end approach, and thus embrac'd, Am pleas'd to die; but hear me ſpeak my laſt. Dryden. Here, laſt of Britons, let your names be read : Are none, none living let me praiſe the dead. Pope. Wit not alone has ſhone on ages paſt, But lights the preſent, and ſhall warm the loft. Pope. 2. Hindmoſt ; which follows in order of place. 3. Beyond which there is no more. Unhappy ſlave, and pupil to a bell, Unhappy to the laſt the kind releaſing knell. Cowley. The ſwans, that on Cayſter often try’d Their tuneful ſongs, now ſung their laſt, and dy'd. Addison O ! may fam'd Brunſwick be the laſt, The laſt, the happieſt Britiſh king, Whom thou ſhalt paint, or I ſhall ſing. Addison. But, while I take my loſt adieu, Heave thou no figh, nor ſhed a tear. Prior. 4. Next before the preſent, as loſt week. 5. Utmoſt. Fools ambitiouſly contend For wit and pow'r ; their laſt endeavours bend Tº outſhine each other. Dryden's Lucretius. 6. At Last. In concluſion; at the end. Gad, a troop ſhall overcome him: but he ſhall overcome at the laſt. Gen. xlix. 19. Thus weather-cocks, that for a while Have turn’d about with ev'ry blaſt, Grown old, and deſtitute of oil, Ruſt to a point, and fix at laſt. Freind. 7. The LAst; the end. All politicians chew on wiſdom paſt, And blunder on in buſineſs to the laſt. Pope. Last. adv. - 1. The laſt time; the time next before the preſent. How long is't now ſincelaſt yourſelf and I Were in a maſk. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet. When laſ! I dy'd, and, dear! I die As often as from thee I go, I can remember yet that I Something did ſay, and ſomething did beſtow. Donne. 2. In concluſion. Pleas'd with his idol, he commends, admires, Adores; and laſt, the thing ador'd deſires. Dryden. To Last. v. n. [laeſzan, Saxon.] To endure; to continue; to perſevere. All more laſting than beautiful. Sidney. I thought it agreeable to my affection to your grace, to prefix your name before the eſſays: for the Latin volume of them, being in the univerſal language, may laſt is long as books laſt. Bacon's Eſſay. With ſeveral degrees of laſting, ideas are imprinted on the memory. Locke. Theſe are ſtanding marks of facts delivered by thoſe who were eye-witneſſes to them, and which were contrived with great wiſdom to laſt till time ſhould be no more. Addison. Last. n.ſ. [laert, Saxon.] 1. The mould on which ſhoes are formed. The cobler is not to go beyond his loff. L'Eſtrange's Fab. A cobler produced ſeveral new grins, having been uſed to cut faces over his laſt. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 174. Should the big laſt extend the ſhoe too wide, Each ſtone would wrench th' unwary ſtep aſide. Gay. 2. [Last, German.] A load; a certain weight or meaſure. LA'stERY. n.ſ. A red colour. The baſhful blood her ſnowy cheeks did ſpread, That her became as poliſh'd ivory, wº. . craftſman's hand hath overlaid, ith fair vermilion, or pure laſtery. Spenſ. Fairy Queen. LASTA'GE. m. ſ. [leſſage, French ; laſtagie - Saxon, a tº [leſſag !/fagie, Dutch ; piaert, 1. Cuſtom paid for freightage. 2. The ballaſt of a ſhip. * LA'sting. participial adj. [from laſt.] 1. Continuing ; durable. E Very
L A T
Every violence offered weakens and impairs, and renders
the body leſs durable and º Ray on Creation.
long continuance; peºctual.
2. oº: parents may ". black children, as negroes ſome-
times have lºng white ones. - Boyle on Colours.
The grateful work is done,
The ſeeds of diſcord ſow'd, the war begun:
Frauds, fears and fury, have poſſeſs'd the ſtate, -
And fix’d the cauſes of a laſting hate. Dryden's Żn.
A finew cracked ſeldom recovers its former ſtrength, and
the memory of it leaves a laſting caution in the man, not to
put the part quickly again to any robuſt employment. Locke.
Lºringiy. adv. [from lºſing.J. Perpetually, -
iſ, risoness. n.ſ.. [from loſing:l Durableneſs; continuance.
All more laſting than beautiful, but that the conſideration
of the exceeding laſtingneſ made the eye believe it was ex-
ceeding beautiful. - . . . . Sidney.
Conſider the loftingneſ of the motions excited in the bot-
tom of the eye by light. Newton's Opticks.
LA's TLY. º ſº laſt.]
la 2CC. -
I. * º, the quarrel; ſecondly, balance the forces;
and, lofty, propound variety of deſigns for choice, but not
adviſe the choice. Bacon's J/ar with Spain.
2. In the concluſion; at laſt. - -
£ATCH. n.ſ. ſlºtſ, Dutch; laccio, Italian.] A catch of a
door moved by a ſtring, or a handle.
The latch mov’d up. Gay's Paſłorals.
Then comes roſy health from her cottage of thatch,
Where never phyſician had lifted the latch. Smart.
To LATch. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To faſten with a latch.
He had ſtrength to reach his father's houſe: the door was
only latched; and, when he had the latch in his hand, he
turned about his head to ſee his purſuer. Locke.
2. To faſten; to cloſe, perhaps in this place: unleſs it rather
ſignifies to waſh from lather.
But haſt thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes
With the love juice, as I did bid thee do Shakeſp.
LA'tches. n.ſ.
Latches or laſkets, in a ſhip, are ſmall lines like loops, faſten-
ed by ſewing into the bonnets and drablers of a ſhip, in or-
der to lace the bonnets to the courſes, or the drablers to
the bonnets. Harris.
LA'tchet. n.ſ. [lacet, Fr.] The ſtring that faſtens the ſhoe.
There cometh one mightier than I, the latchet of whoſe
ſhoes I am not worthy to unlooſe. Mark i. 7.
LATE, adj. [lat, Saxon; laet, Dutch.j,
1. Contrary to early; flow; tardy; long delayed.
My haſting days flie on with full career,
But my late ſpring no bud nor bloſſom ſheweth. Milton.
Juſt was the vengeance, and to lateſt days
Shall long poſterity reſound thy praiſe. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. Laſt in any place, office, or charaćter.
All the difference between the late ſervants, and thoſe who
ſtaid in the family, was, that thoſe latter were finer gentle-
Intn. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 107.
3. The deceaſed; as the works of the late Mr. Pope.
4. Far in the day or night.
LATE, adv.
1. After long delays; after a long time.
O boy' thy father gave thee life too ſoon,
And hath bereft thee of thy life too late. Shakeſp. H. VI.
Second Silvius after theſe appears,
Silvius Aeneas, for thy name he bears;
For arms and juſtice equally renown'd,
Who late reſtor'd in Alba ſhall be crown'd.
He laughs at all the giddy turns of ſtate,
hen mortals ſearch too ſoon, and fear too late. Dryden.
The later it is before any one comes to have theſe ideas, the
*ºr alſo will it be before he comes to thoſe maxims. Locke.
I might have ſpar'd his life,
But now it is too late. Philips's Diſtreſ Mother.
* In a latter ſeaſon.
o make roſes, or other flowers, come late, is an experi-
"nt of pleaſure; for the antients eſteemed much of the
roſa ſera. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Dryd. Æn.
There be ſome flowers which come more early, and others
which come more late, in the year.
3. Lately; not long ago.
They arrived in that pleaſant iſle,
Where ſleeping late, ſhe left her other knight. Fairy Qu.
ºn have of late made uſe of a pendulum, as a more
eady regulator. Locke.
. The goddeſs with indulgent cares,
And ſocial jºys, the late transform'd repairs. Pope's Odyſ.
From freſh paſtures, and the dewy field,
*lºwing herds return, and round them throng +
With leaps and bound, thºr. impriſon'd young. Pºpe.
4. Far in the day of night. c
Was it ſo late, friend, ere you went to bed,
hat you do lic ſolº
Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
—Sir, we were caroufing till the ſecond cock.
Late the noćturnal ſacrifice begun; -
- Nor ended, till the next returning ſun. . . Dryden’s AFn.
LATED, adj. [from late.] Belated; ſurpriſed by the night.
I am ſo lated in the world, that I -
Have loſt my way for ever. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleºpatra.
The weſt glimmers with ſome ſtreaks of day:
Now ſpurs the lated traveller apace
To gain the timely inn. - Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
LATELY. adv. [from late.] Not long ago.
Paul found a certain Jew named Aquila, lately come from
Italy. - - - - - - A:fs xviii. 1.
LATEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from late.] Time far advanced.
Latenſ; in life might be improper to begin the world with.
- Swift to Gay:
LATFNT. adj. [latens, Latin.] Hidden; concealed; ſecret.
If we look into its retired movements, and more ſecret
late: ſprings, we may there trace out a ſteady hand pro-
ducing good out of evil. 1320dward's Natural Hiſtory.
Who drinks, alas ! but to forget; nor ſees,
hat melancholy ſloth, ſevere diſeaſe,
Mem'ry confus'd, and interrupted thought, *
Death's harbingers lie latent in the draught. Prior.
What were Wood's viſible coſts I know not, and what
were his latent is variouſly conječtured. Swift.
LATERAL. adj. [lateral, French; latera, Latin.]
1. Growing out on the ſide; belonging to the ſide.
Why may they not ſpread their lateral branches till their
diſtance from the centre of gravity depreſs them. Ray.
The ſmalleſt veſſels, which carry the blood by lateral
branches, ſeparate the next thinner fluid or ſerum, the dia-
meters of which lateral branches are leſs than the diameters
of the blood-veſſels. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. º, or ačting in a direction perpendicular to a horizontal
111C.
Forth ruſh the levant, and the ponent winds
Eurus and Zephyr, with their lateral noiſe,
Sirocco and Libecchio. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. x.
Latera'lity. n. /.. [from lateral.] The quality of having
diſtinét ſides. - -
We may reaſonably conclude a right and left laterality in
the ark, or naval .. of Noah. Brown's Vulgar Errours,
LA'TERALLY. n.ſ.. [from lateral.] By the ſide; ſide-wiſe.
The days are ſet laterally againſt the columns of the golden
number. Holder on Time.
LATEWARD. adv. [late and peare, Saxon.] Somewhat late.
LATH. n.ſ. [lacca, Saxon; late, latte, French.] A ſmall long
piece of wood uſed to ſupport the tiles of houſes.
With dagger of lath. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
Penny-royal and orpin they uſe in the country to trim their
houſes; binding it with a lath or ſtick, and ſetting it againſt
a wall. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Nº. 29.
Laths are made of heart of oak, for outſide work, as tiling
and plaiſtering; and of fir for inſide plaiſtering, and pantile
lathing. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes.
The god who frights away,
With his lath ſword, the thieves and birds of prey. Dryd.
To LATH. v.a. [latter, Fr. from the noun..] To fit up with laths.
A ſmall kiln conſiſts of an oaken frame, lathed on every
Shºſp;
ſide. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
The plaiſterers work is commonly done by the yard ſquare
for lathing. AMortimer's Huſbandry.
LATH. n. ſ. [lae's, Saxon. It is explained by Du Cange, I
ſuppoſe from Spelman, Portio comitatus major tres vel plures
hundredas continens : this is apparently contrary to Spenſer, in
the following example..] A part of a county.
If all that tything failed, then all that lath was charged
for that tything; and if the lath failed, then all that hun-
dred was demanded for them; and if the hundred, then the
ſhire, who would not reſt till they had found that undutiful
fellow, which was not ameſnable to law. Spenſer's Ireland.
The fee-farms reſerved upon charters granted to cities and
towns corporate, and the blanch rents and lath ſilver anſwer-
ed by the ſheriffs. Bacon's Office of Alienatien.
LATHE. m. ſ. The tool of a turner, by which he turns about
his matter ſo as to ſhape it by the chizel.
Thoſe black circular lines we ſee on turned veſſels of
wood, are the effects of ignition, cauſed by the preſſure of an
edged ſtick upon the veſſel turned nimbly in the lathe. Ray.
To LATHER. v. n. [lebnan, Saxon.] To form a foam.
Chuſe water pure,
Such as will lather cold with ſoap. Baynard.
To LA'THER. v. a. To cover with foam of water and ſoap.
LA'THER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A foam or frothe made com-
monly by beating ſoap with water.
LATIN. adj. [Latinus J Written or ſpoken in the language
of the old Romans. .
Auguſtus himſelf could not make a new Latin word, Locke.
LA't IN... n.ſ. An excrciſe practiſed by ſchool-boys, who turn
Engliſh into Latin.
In learning farther his ſyntaxis, he ſhall not uſe the com-
mon order in ſchools for making of Latius. Aſham.
1 5 ID LA/11s Is M.
L A V L A T French ; latiniſhui, !". Latin.] A Latin idiom ; a mode of ſpeech Pº "ºniº, * Milton has made uſe of frequent tra"P9. y t ic antiquated words and phraſes, that he might ºr c º, viate from vulgar and ordinary expreſſions. ſ: iſon's Kem. Laºist. n.ſ.. [from ſº! One ſkilled in Latin. Purit LATI’s Iry. m.ſ. ſº French; latinitas, Latin.] Purity - iſe : the Latin tongue. - of hº was able to read Plautus with eaſe: º: in Lotnity could be hard to him. Dennis '#. º To LA/TiNize. [Latiniſer, French ; from Latin.] O ulc wj, or phraſes borrowed from the Latin. 'yd I am liable to be charged that I latinize too much. Dryd. He uſes coarſe and vulgar words, or terms and phraſes that are latinized, ſcholaſtick, and º º be underſtood. Hatts. Tish. adj. [from late.] Somewhat late: É..." adj. ſh and roſtrum, Lat.] Bºº. In quadrupeds, in regard of the figure of their º i eyes are placed at ſome diſtance; in latry|rºus and flat- IIIC birds they are more laterally ſeated. Brºwn's Vulg. º: LA/r1 rancy. m. ſ. [from latitans, Latin.] Deliteſcence; the ſtate of lying hid. - In º The has abridged their malignity by their ſeceſſion or latitancy. Brown's Pulgar. Errours, b. iii. c. 16. ILA'ritan r. adj. [latitans, Latin.] Deliteſcent; concealed ; Jving hid. - Jy This is evident in ſhakes and lizzards, latitant many months in the year, which containing 2 weak heat in a co- pious humidity, do long ſubſiſt without nutrition, Brown. Force the ſmall latitant bubbles of air to diſcloſe them- ſelves and break. - Boyle. it muſt be ſome other ſubſtance latitant in the fluid mat- ter, and really diſtinguiſhable from it. Mºre. laritation. n.ſ. (from latito, Latin.] The ſtate of lying concealed. LA Titude. m. ſ. [latitude, French ; latitude, Latin.] 1. Breadth; width; in bodies of unequal dimenſions the ſhorter axis, in equal bodies the line drawn from right to left. Whether the exact quadrat, or the long ſquare, be the better, I find not well determined; though i muſt prefer the latter, provided the length do not exceed the latitude above one third part. IWotton's Architecture. 2. Room; ſpace; extent. There º: difference of degrees in men's underſtandings, to ſo great a latitude, that one may affirm, that there is a greater difference between ſome men and others, than between ſome then and beaſts. - Locke. 3. The extent of the earth or heavens, reckoned from the equator to either pole. - 4. A particular degree, reckoned from the equator. Another effect the Alps have on Geneva is, that the ſun here riſes later and ſets ſooner than it does to other places of the ſame latitude. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. . Unreſtrained acceptation; licentious or lax interpretation. In ſuch latitudes of ſenſe, many that love me and the church well, may have taken the covenant. King Charles. Then, in comes the benign latitude of the doćtrine of good- will, and cuts aſunder all thoſe hard, pinching cords. South. 6. Freedom from ſettled rules; laxity. In human actions there are no degrees, and preciſe na- tural limits deſcribed, but a latitude is indulged. Taylor. I took this kind of verſe, which allows more latitude than any other. Dryden. 7. §. diffuſion. - y Albertus, biſhop of Ratiſbon, for his great learning, and latitude of knowledge, firnamed Magnus; beſides divinity, hath written many tracts in philoſophy. Brown. Mathematicks, in its latitude, is uſually divided into pure and mixed. Wilkins's Mathematical Magick. I pretend not to treat of them in their full latitude; it ſuf. fices to ſhew how the mind receives them, from ſenſation and refle&tion. Locke. LA'ritudis ARIAN. adj. [latitudinaire, French ; latitudina- * º Not reſtrained; not confined; thinking or aćting at large. Latitudinarian love will be expenſive, and therefore I would be informed what is to be gotten by it. Collier on Kindneſs. LA" Itudis ARIAN. n. ſ. One who departs from orthodoxy. LATRANT. adi, [latrans, Latin.] Barking. Thy care be firſt the various gifts to trace, - The minds and genius of the latrant race. LAIRPA. [? * lairie, Fr.] The higheſt kind of worſhip. diſlinguiſhed by the papiſts from aulia, or inferior worſhip. !he practice of the catholick church makes genuflections, º, ſupplications, and other acts of iatria to the Crois, - Stillingfleet on Romiſh Idolatry. LA/T TEN. m. ſ [kton, French ; latoºn, Dutch ; #. wj Brºſ. 3 * mixture of copper and calaminaris ſtone. To make lamp-black, take a torch or link, and hold it under the bottom of a latten baſon, and, as it groweth black within, trike it with a feather into ſome ſhell. LAT TER. adj. [This is the comparative of late, verſally written with tt, contrary to analo fla'risis M. [Latiniſme, Peacham. though uni- gy, and to our own Tickell. - pračtice in the ſuperlative lateſ. When the thing of wiłł the compariſon is made is mentioned, we uſe later; as, tº fruit is later than the reſ?, but latter when no compariſon is expreſſed ; as, thºſe are latter fruits. Polet uſes Qºm pene: arbitrium ºff, & vis, 3 norma loquendi..] 1. Happening after ſomething elſe. 2. Modern; lately done or paſt. - Hath not navigation diſcovered, in theſe latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania. Locke. 3. Mentioned laſt of two. - - The difference between reaſon and revelation, and in what ſenſe the latter is ſuperior. JWatts. Latterly. adv. [from latter.] Of late; in the laſt part of life: a low word lately hatched. LATTICE. m. ſ. [latiis, French; by junius written lettice, and derived from lect inen, a hindring iron, or iron ſtop; by Skinner imagined to be derived from latte, Dutch, a lath, or to be corrupted from nettice or network: I have ſometimes derived it from let and eye; leteyes, that which lets the eye. It may be deduced from laterculus.] A reticulatcd window; a window made with ſticks or irons croſſing each other at ſmall diſtances. My good window of lattice fare thee well; thy caſement I need not open, I look through thce. Shakeſpeare. The mother of Siſera looked out at a window, and cried through the latteſ. Judg. v. 28. Up into the watch-tower get, And ſee all things deſpoil'd of fallacies: Thou ſhalt not peep through lattices of eyes, Nor hear through labyrinths of ears, nor learn - - By circuit or collections to diſcern. Donne. The trembling leaves through which he play'd, Dappling the walk with light and ſhade, Like lattice windows, give the ſpy Room but to peep with half an eye. Cleaveland. To LA’ttice. v. a. [from the noun..] To decuſate; to mark with croſs parts like a lattice. - LAvA't LoN. m. ſ. ſlavatio, Latin.] The aët of waſhing. Such filthy ſtuff was by looſe lewd varlets ſung before the chariot on the ſolemn day of her lavation. Hakewill. LA’vator Y. m. ſ. [from lavo, Latin.] A waſh; ſomething in which parts diſeaſed are waſhed. Lavatories, to waſh the temples, hands, wriſts, and jugu- lars, do potently profligate, and keep off the venom. Harvey. LAUD. n.ſ. [laus, Latin.] 1. Praiſe; honour paid; celebration. Doubtleſs, O gueſt, great laud and praiſe were mine, Reply'd the ſwain, for ſpotleſs faith divine: If, after ſocial rites, and gifts beſtow'd, I ſtain'd my hoſpitable hearth with blood. Pope's Odiſy. 2. That part of divine worſhip which conſiſts in praiſe. We have certain hymns and ſervices, which we ſay daily, of laud and thanks to God for his marvellous works. Bacon. In the book of Pſalms, the lauds make up a very great part of it. . Government of the Tºngue. To LAUD. v. a. [lauda, Latin.] To praiſe ; to celebrate. O thou almighty and eternal Creator, having conſidered the heavens the work of thy fingers, the moon and the ſtars which thou haſt ordained, with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. Bently's Sermons. LA'UDABLE. adj. [laudabilis, Latin.] 1. Praiſe-worthy; commendable. I'm in this earthly world, where to do harm Is often laudable; but to do good, ſometime Accounted dang'rous folly. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Affectation endeavours to correót natural defects, and has always the laudable aim of pleaſing, though it always miſſes it. Locke. 2. Healthy; ſalubrious. º Good blood, and a due projećtile motion or circulation, are neceſſary to convert the aliment into laudable animal juices. Arbuthnot on Aliments. LAUDABLENEss. n.ſ. [laudable.] Praiſe-worthineſs. LA'UDABLY. adv. [from laudable.] In a manner deſerving praiſe. Obſolete words may be laudally revived, when either they are ſounding or ſignificant. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal. LA/UDANUM. n. ſ. [A cant word, from laude, Latin.] A ſo- porifick tincture. To LAve. v. a. [lavo, Latin.] 1. To waſh; to bathe. Unſafe, that we muſt lave our honours In theſe ſo flatt’ring ſtreams. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. But as I roſe out of the laving ſtream, Heav'n open'd her eternal doors, from whence The ſpirit deſcended on me like a dove. Paradiſe Rºg. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty ſtrength, Whoſe low-laid mouths each mounting billow laves, Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She ſeems a ſea-waſp flying on the waves. Drydºn. 2. [Lever, French..] To throw up ; to lade ; to draw out. Though º
L A U
L A U
—--
Though hills were ſet on hills,
And ſeas met ſeas to guard thee, I would through:
I'd plough up rocks, ſteep as the Alps, in duſt,
And lave the Tyrrhene waters into clouds, ---
But I would reach thy head. Benj. johnſon's Catiline.
Some flow their oars, or ſtop the leaky ſides,
Another bolder yet the yard beſtrides,
And folds the ſails; a fourth with labour laves
Th’ intruding ſeas, and waves ejects on waves. Dryden.
To Lave. v. n. To waſh himſelf; to bathe.
In her chaſte current oft the goddeſs laves,
And with celeſtial tears augments the waves. Pope,
i To LAve/ER. v. n. To change the direction often in a courſe.
How eaſy 'tis when deſtiny proves kind,
with full-ſpread ſails to run before the wind :
But thoſe that 'gainſt ſtiff gales laveering go,
Muſt be at once reſolv'd, and ſkilful too.
- 'VENDER. m. ſ.
- - LA It is one 5%. verticillate plants, whoſe flower conſiſts of
one leaf, divided into two lips; the upper lip, ſtanding up-
right, is roundiſh, and, for the moſt part, bifid; but the un-
der lip is cut into three ſegments, which are almoſt equal:
theſe flowers are diſpoſed in whorles, and are colle&ted into
t a ſlender ſpike upon the top of the ſtalks. - Miller.
The whole lºvender plant has a highly aromatick ſmell
and taſte, and is famous as a cephalick, nervous, and ute-
rine medicine. Hill's Materia Medica.
And then again he turneth to his play,
To ſpoil the pleaſures of that paradiſe:
The wholeſome ſage, and lavender ſtill grey,
Rank ſmelling rue, and cummin good for eyes. Spenſºr.
LA'veR. n.f. [lavoir, French; from lave..] A waſhing veſſel.
- Let us go find the body where it lies
Soak'd in his enemies blood, and from the ſtream
With liver; pure, and cleanſing herbs, waſh off
The clodded gore. Milton's Agoniſies, l. 1727.
He, piteous of her woes, rear'd her lank head,
And gave her to his daughters, to imbathe
Dryden.
| In nećtar'd lavers ſtrew’d with aſphodil. Milton.
Young Aretus from forth his bridal bow'r
i Brought the full laver o'er their hands to pour, }
n And caniſters of conſecrated flour. Pope's Odyſſey.
To LAUGH. v. n. [plapan, Saxon; lachen, German and
| Dutch; lach, Scottiſh.]
1. To make that noiſe which ſudden merriment excites,
You ſaw my maſter wink and laugh upon you. Shakeſp.
There's one did laugh in's ſleep, and one cried, Mur-
ther -
They wak'd each other. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
At this fuſly ſtuff
| The large Achilles, on his preſt-bed lolling,
From his deep cheſt laughs out a loud applauſe. Shakeſp.
Laughing cauſeth a continued expulſion of the breath with
the loud noiſe, which maketh the interjection of laughing,
ſhaking of the breaſt and fides, running of the eyes with
water, if it be violent. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. [In poetry.] To appear gay, favourable, pleaſant, or fertile.
Entreat her not the worſe, in that I pray
You uſe her well; the world may laugh again,
And I may live to do you kindneſs, if -
You do it her. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. p. i.
Then laughs the childiſh year with flowrets crown'd. Dry.
The plenteous board, high-heap'd with cates divine,
And o'er the foaming bowl the laughing wine. Pope.
3. Tº LAUGH at. To treat with contempt; to ridicule.
Preſently prepare thy grave;
Lie where the light foam of the ſea may beat
Thy grave-ſtone daily; make thine epitaph,
That death in me at others lives may laugh. Shakespeare
'Twere better for you, if 'twere not known in council;
you'll be laugh’d at. Shakeſp. Merry Iłives of I/indſor.
. The diſſolute and abandoned, before they are aware of
º, are often betrayed to laugh at themſelves, and upon re-
"ection find, that they are merry at their own expence.
Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 45.
No wit to flatter left of all his ſtore;
T No fool to lºugh at, which he valued more.
• LAUGH. v. a. ſo déride ; to ſcorn.
Be bloody, bold and reſolute; laugh to ſcorn
Pºpe.
he pow'r of man. Shakeſpeare's Macheth,
A wicked ſoul ſhall make him to be laugha to ſcorn of his
Cnemies, Eccluſ. vi. 4.
*GH. n.ſ. [from the verb.] The convulſion cauſed by mer-
*; an inarticulate expreſſion of ſudden merriment.
Megentle Delia beckons from the plain, * ,
hen hid in ſhades, eludes her eager ſwain;
But ſeigns a laugh, to ſee me ſearch around,
LA And by that laugh the willing fair is found. Pope's Spring.
º *E. adj. [from laugh..] Such as may properly excite
“lighter.
Nature hath fram'd ſtrange fellows in her time:
Some that will evermore peep through their cye
And laugh like parrots at a bagpiper; -
And others of ſuch vinegar aſpect, -
That they'll not ſhow their teeth in way of ſmile,
Though Neſtor ſwear the jeſt be laughall. Shakeſpeare:
Caſaubon confeſſes his author Perius was not good at
turning things into a pleaſant ridicule; or, in other words,
that he was not a laughable writer. Dryden's juvenal,
LA/UGHER. m. ſ. [from Waugh..] A man fond of merriment.
I am a common laugher. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar,
Some ſober men cannot be of the general opinion, but the
laughers are much the majority. Pºpe,
Lºuisers. adv. [from laughing.] In a merry way; mer-
rily,
LAUGHINGstock. n.f. [laugh and/lock.] A butt
of ridicule.
The forlorn maiden, whom your eyes have ſeen
The laughingſtock of fortune's mockerie. Spenſ. Fa. Qu.
Pray you let us not be laughing/locks to other mens hi.
In Ours. Shakeſpeare's Merry Iłives of Iłindſºr,
Supine credulous frailty expoſes a man to be both a pre
and laughing/lock at once. - L’Eſtrange's Fible,
LA/UGHTER. m. ſ. [from laugh.j Convulſive merriment; an
inarticulate expreſſion of ſudden merriment.
To be worſt,
The loweſt, moſt deječted thing of fortune,
Stands ſtill in eſperance; lives not in fear.
The lamentable change is from the beſt,
The worſt returns to laughter. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
The act of laughter, which is a ſweet contračtion of the
muſcles of the face, and a pleaſant agitation of the vocal
organs, is not merely voluntary, or totally within the juriſ.
diction of ourſelves. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vii.
We find not that the laughter loving dame
Mourn'd for Anchiſes. //aller.
- Pain or pleaſure, grief or laughter. Prior.
LA/VISH, adj. [Of this word I have been able to find no ſa-
tisfactory etymology.]
1. Prodigal; waſteful; indiſcreetly liberal.
His jolly brother, oppoſite in ſenſe, *. ;
; an object
Laughs at his thrift; and laviſh of expence,
uaffs, crams, and guttles, in his own defence. Dryd.
he dame has been too laviſh of her feaſt,
And fed him till he loaths. Rowe's jane Shore,
2. Scattered in waſte; profuſe, -
3. Wild; unreſtrained. -
Bellona's bridegroom, lapt in proof,
Confronted him, - - -
Curbing his laviſh ſpirit. Shakeſheare's Macbeth,
To LAvis H. v. a. [from the adječtive.] To ſcatter with pro-
fuſion. º
Should we thus lead them to a field of ſlaughter,
Might not th' impartial world with reaſon ſay,
We laviſh'd at our deaths the blood of thouſands. Addison
LA/vish ER. m. ſ. [from laviſh..] A prodigal; a profuſe man.
Lavis HLY. adv. [from laviſh..] Profuſely ; prodigally.
My father's purpoſes have been miſtock;
And ſome about him have too laviſhly
Wreſted his meaning and authority. Shakespeare. Henry IV.
Then laughs the childiſh year with flowrets crown'd,
And laviſhly perfumes the fields around. Dryden.
Praiſe to a wit is like rain to a tender flower; if it be mo-
derately beſtowed, it chears and revives; but if too laviſhly,
overcharges and depreſſes him. Pope.
Hº } m. ſ. [from laviſh.J Prodigality; profuſion.
Firſt got with guile, and then preſerv'd with dread,
And after ſpent with pride and laviſhneſs. Fairy Q;ſeen.
To LAUNCH. v. n. [It is derived by Skinner from lance, be-
cauſe a ſhip is puſhed into water with great force.]
1. To force into the ſea.
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a
draught, Luše v. 4.
So ſhort a ſtay prevails;
He ſoons equips the ſhip, ſupplies the ſails, *
And gives the word to launch. Dryden.
For general hiſtory, Raleigh and Howel are to be had.
He who would launch farther into the ocean, may conſult
Whear. Locke.
2. To rove at large; to expatiate. -
From hence that gen'ral care and flººdy ſprings, -
That launching and progreſſion of the mind. Davier.
whoever purſues his own thoughts, will find them launch
out beyond the cxtent of body into the infinity of ſpace. Locke.
In our language Spenſer has not contented himſelf with
this ſubmiſſive manner of imitation: he launches out into very
flowry paths, which ſtill conduct hiºn into one great road.
- Prior's Preface to Solomºn.
He had not acted in the character of a ſuppliant, if he
had launched out into a long oration.
I have launched out of my ſubject on this article. A vutº.
./ Te
Broome's Odyſſey.
L A W - L A. W. º To LANěH. º: - O lea. - - I Tº º º uſed to ſink epiſcopacy, and launch preſbytery, in England. * --> King Charles. With ſays and cordage laſt he rigg'd, the ſhip, And roll'd on leavers, launch'd her in the deep. Pope. 2. To dart from the hand. . This perhaps, for diſtinétion ſake, might better be written lanch. - The King of Heav'n, obſcure on high, Bard his red arm, and launching from the ſky His writhen bolt, not ſhaking empty ſmoke, town to the deep abyſs the flaming fellow ſtrook. Dryd. Laund. m. ſ. [lande, French; lawn, Welſh.] Lawn a plain extended between woods. Hanmer. Under this thick-grown brake we'll ſhroud ourſelves, For through this laund anon the decr will come; And in this covert will we make our ſtand, Culling the principal of all the deer. ... Shakespeare . Henry VI. LA'UNDRess. n.ſ. [lavandiere, French: Skinner imagines that lavandreſſ may have been the old word..] A woman whoſe employment is to waſh cloaths. - - The counteſs of Richmond would often ſay, On condition the princes of Chriſtendom would march againſt the Turks, ſhe would willingly attend them, and be their º Camden. Take up theſe cloaths here quickly; carry them, to the laundreſ, in Datchet mead. Shakespeare Merry IPves of Windſºr. Thé laundreſs muſt be ſure to tear her ſmocks in the waſh- ing, and yet waſh them but half. Swift, LA'UNDRY. m.ſ.. [as if lavanderie.] 1. The room in which clothes are waſhed. The affairs of the family ought to be conſulted, whether they concern the ſtable, dairy, the pantry, or laundry. Swift 2. The aët or ſtate of waſhing. Chalky water is too fretting, as appeareth in laundry of cloaths, which wear out apace. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. LAWOLTA. m. ſ. [la volte, French.] An old dance, in which was much turning and much capering. Hanmer. I cannot ſing, Nor heel the high lavolt; nor ſweeten talk; Nor play at ſubtle games. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida. LA'UREATE. adj. [laureatus, Lat..] Decked or inveſted with a laurel. Bid Amaranthus all his beauty ſhed, And daffodillies fill their cups with tears, To ſtrew the laureate hearſe where Lycid lies, Milton. Soft on her lap her laureate ſon º: Dunciad. LAUREA'troN. m. ſ. [from laureate.] It denotes, in the Scot- tiſh univerſities, the act or ſtate of having degrees conferred, as they have in ſome of them a flowery crown, in imita- tion of laurel among the antients. LAUREL. m. ſ. [laurus, Lat. laurier, French.] A tree, called alſo the cherry bay. It hath broad thick ſhining ever-green leaves, ſomewhat like thoſe of the bay tree; the cup of the flower is hollow, and funnel-ſhaped, ſpreading open at the top, and is divided into five parts: the flower conſiſts of five leaves, which ex- pand in form of a roſe, having many ſtamina in the centre; the fruit, which is like that of the cherry tree, is produced in bunches, and the ſtone is longer and narrower than that of the cherry. Miller. The laurus or laurel of the antients is affirmed by natura- liſts to be what we call the bay tree. }. The laurel, meed of mighty conquerors, And poets ſage. Spenſer's Fairy Queen. The laurel orcherry-bay, by cutting away the fide branches, will riſe to a large tree. Martimer's Huſbandry. LAURELED. adj.[from laurel.]Crowned ordecorated withlauré. Hear'ſt thou the news? my friend! th' expreſs is come With laurell'd letters from the camp to Rome. Dryden. Then future ages with delight ſhall ſee How Plato's, Bacon's, Newton's, looks agree ; Or in fair ſeries laurell'd bards be ſhown A Virgil there, and here an Addiſon. Pope. LAW, n.ſ.. [laza, Saxon; loi, French; dawgh, Erſe.] :1. A rule of ačtion. Unhappy man! to break the pious laws Of nature, pleading in his children's cauſe. Dryden. 2. A decree, edićt, ſtatute, or cuſtom, publickly eſtabliſhed as a rule of juſtice. He hath reſiſted law, And therefore law ſhall ſcorn him further trial Than the ſeverity of publick power. Shakespeare Coriolanus. Thou art a robber, A law-breaker, a villain; yield thee, thief. Shakeſpeare. Our nation would not give laws to the Iriſh, therefore how the Iriſh gave laws to them. Davies on Ireland. One law is ſplit into two. Baker Refteå. on Learning. 3. Judicial proceſs. When every caſe in law is right. Shakespeare King Lear. Who has a breaſt ſo pure, But ſome uncleanly apprehenſions $ºp lects and law days, and in ſeſſions ſit, With meditations lawful, Shakeſpeare Othello. Tom Touchy is a fellow famous for taking the law of every body: there is not one in the town where he lives that he has not ſued at a quarter-feſſions. Addison's Speciator. 4. Conformity to law; any thing lawful. In a rebellion, When what's not meet, but what muſt be, was law, Then were they choſen. Shakeſpeare's (ºriolanºs. 5. An eſtabliſhed and conſtant mode or proceſs; a fixed cor- reſpondence of cauſe and effect. I dy'd, whilſt in the womb he ſtay'd, º Attending Nature’s law. Shakespeare's Cºmheline. LA/wful. adj. [law and full.] Agreeable to law; conform- able to law; allowed legal by law; legitimate. It is not lawful for thee to have her. Aſat. xiv. 4. Gloſter's baſtard ſon was kinder to his father, than my daughters, got 'tween the lawful ſheets. Shakespeare King Lear. LA'wfully, adv. [from lawful..] Legally; agreeably to law. - This bond is forfeit ; And lawfully by this the Jew may claim A pound of fleſh. Shakeſp. Marchant of Penice. Though it be not againſt ſtrićt juſtice for a man to do thoſe things which he might otherwiſe lawfully do, albeit his neighbour doth take occaſion from thence to conceive in his mind a falſe belief, yet Chriſtian charity will, in many caſes, reſtrain a man. South's Sermons. I may be allowed to tell your lordſhip, the king of poets, what an extent of power you have, and how lawfully you may exerciſe it. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal. LA'wful Ness. n.ſ.. [from lawful..] Legality; allowance of law. I think it were an error to ſpeak further, till I may ſee ſome ſound foundation laid of the lawfulneſs of the action. Bacon's Holy I/ar. LA'wolver. n.ſ. [law and giver.] Legiſlator; one that makes laws. Solomon we eſteem as the lawgiver of our nation. Bacon. A law may be very reaſonable in itſelf, although one does not know the reaſon of the lawgivers. Swift. L'Awgiving. adj. [law and giving.] Legiſlative. Lawgiving heroes, fam'd for taming brutes, And raiſing cities with their charming lutes. J/aller. LA'wless. adj. [from law.] 1. Unreſtrained by any law; not ſubječt to law. The neceſſity of war, which among human actions is the moſt lawlſ, hath ſome kind of affinity with the neceſſity of law, Raleigh's Eſſays. The lawleſ, tyrant, who denies To know their God, or meſſage to regard, Muſt be compell’d. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft, b. xii. Orpheus did not, as poets feign, tame ſavage beaſts, But men as lawleſs, and as wild as they. Rºſcommon. Not the gods, nor angry Jove will bear Thy lawleſ wand'ring walks in open air. Dryd. An. Blind as the Cyclops, and as blind as he, They own’d a lawlſ, ſavage liberty, Like that our painted anceſtors ſo priz'd, Ere empire's arts their breaſts had civiliz'd. Dryden. He Meteor-like, flames lawleſ, through the void, Deſtroying others, by himſelf deſtroy'd. Pºpe. 2. Contrary to law; illegal. - Take not the quarrel from his powerful arms, He needs no indirect nor lawleſ courſe To cut off thoſe that have offended him. Shakespeare R. III. We cite our faults, That they may hold excus'd our lawleſ lives. Shakespeare. Thou the firſt, lay down thy lawlſ, claim; Thou of my blood who bear'ſt the Julian name. Dryden. LA'wlesly. adv. [from lawlſ...] In a manner contrary to law. Fear not, he bears an honourable mind, And will not uſe a woman lawleſy. Shakeſpeare. LA'w MAKER. m. ſ. [law and maker.] Legiſlator; one who makes laws ; a lawgiver. Their judgment is, that the church of Chriſt ſhould ad- mit no lawmakers but the evangeliſts. Hooker, b. iii. LawN. m. ſ. [land, Daniſh; lawn, Welſh; land, French.] I. An open ſpace between woods, Betwixt them lawns, or level downs, and flocks, Grazing the tender herb, were interpos'd. Mill. Pa. Lºſt. His mountains were in a few years ſhaded with young trees, that gradually ſhot up into groves, woods, and for reſts, intermixed with walks, and lawns, and gardens. Addiſon's Speciator, No. 58. Stern beaſts in trains that by his truncheon fell, - Now griſly forms ſhoot o'er the lawns of hell. Pope. Interſpers'd in lawns and opening glades, Thin trees ariſe that ſhun each other's ſhades. Pope. 2. [Liºn, French..] Fine linen, remarkable for being uſed in the ſleeves of biſhops. Should'ſt thou bleed, To ſtop the wounds my fineſt lawn I'd tear, - Waſh them with tears, and wipe them with my hair. Prior. Frou
L A Y
L A Y
From high life high charaºters are drawn,
A faint in crape is twice a ſaint in laign. - Pope.
Ağ. awe did the ſlow ſolemn knell inſpire : -
The duties by the lawn rob’d prelate pay'd, -
And the laſt words, that duſt to duſt convey’d l Tilkell.
LA'wsuit. n.ſ. [law and ſuit..] A proceſs in law ; a litiga-
“he giving the prieſt a right to the tithe would produce
lºſits and wrangles; his neceſſary attendance on the courts
avy ſtice would leave his people without a ſpiritual guide.
Swift's Propoſal.
Law'YER. m. ſ. [from law.] Profeſſor of law ; advocate ;
"...i. the breath of an unfeed lawyer, you gave me no-
thing for it. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Is the law evil, becauſe ſome lawyers in their º:
it 2 bitgift.
* entered into a work touching laws, in a middle
term, between the ſpeculative and reverend diſcourſes of phi-
loſophers, and the writings of lawyers. - Bacon's Holy War.
Thénymphs with ſcorn beheld their foes,
when the defendant's council roſe;
And, what no lawyer ever lack'd,
of ju
With impudence own’d all the fact. Swift.
Lax, adj. [laxus, Latin.] - - t
1. Looſé; not confined; not cloſely joined. -
- inhabit lax, ye pow'rs of heav'n' Milton's Par. Lºſt.
In mines, thoſe parts of the earth which abound with
firata of flone, ſuffer much more than thoſe which conſiſt of
gravel, and the like laxer matter, which more eaſily give
way. ioidl & //oodward.
... Wague; not rigidly exact.
2 "... were ... lax and moral diſcourſes. * -
3. Looſe in body, ſo as to go frequently to ſtool; laxative
medicines are ſuch as promote that diſpoſition. Quincy.
4. Slack; not tenſe. -
By a branch of the auditory nerve that goes between the
ear and the palate, they can hear themſelves, though their
outward ear be ſtopt by the lax membrane to all ſounds that
come that way. Holder's Elements of Speech.
LAx. n.ſ. A looſeneſs; a diarrhoea. Dić7.
LAXA'tion. n.ſ. [laxatio, Latin.] -
1. The aët of looſening or ſlackening.
2. The ſtate of being looſened or ſlackened.
LA'xATIVE. adj. [laxatiſ, French; laxo, Latin.] Having the
power to eaſe coſtiveneſs.
Omitting honey, which is of a laxative power itſelf; the
powder of ſome loadſtones in this doth rather conſtipate and
bind, than purge and looſen the belly. Brown's Wulg. Err.
The oil in wax is emollient, laxative, and anodyne.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
LAXATIVE. n. ſ. A medicine ſlightly purgative; a medicine
that relaxes the bowels without ſtimulation.
Nought profits him to ſave abandon'd life,
Nor vomits upward aid, nor downwald laxative. Dryd.
LAXATIVENEss. n.ſ. [laxative..] Power of eaſing coſtiveneſs.
LAxity, n.ſ. [laxias, Latin.]
1. Not compreſſion; not cloſe coheſion. -
The former cauſes could never beget whirlpools in a chaos
of ſo great a laxity and thinneſs. Bentley's Sermons.
* Sontrariety to rigorous preciſion.
3. Looſeneſs; not coſtiveneſs.
. If ſometimes it cauſe any laxity, it is in the ſame way with
ſon unprepared, which will diſturb ſome bodies, and work
by purge and vomit. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
4. Slickneſs; contrariety to tenſion. º
Laxity of a fibre, is that degree of coheſion in its parts
which a ſmall force can alter, ſo as to increaſe its length be-
yond what is natural. - $ºtincy.
. In conſideration of the laxity of their eyes, they are ſub-
ject to relapſe. //ſeman's Surgery.
5. Openneſs; not cloſeneſs.
Hold a piece of paper cloſe by the flame of a candle, and
by little and little remove it fifther off, and there is upon
the paper ſome part of that which I ſee in the candle, and it
gºw's ſtill leſs and leſs as I remove; ſo that if I would
"ult my ſenſe, I ſhould believe it as very a body upon the
** as in the candle, though infeebled by the laxity of
the channel in which it flows. Digby on Bºdies.
'•' .. - - -
º n. J. Laxity; not tenſion; not preciſion; not co-
|Veneſs,
Baker.
For the free paſſage of the ſound into the car, it is requi-
te that the tympanum be tenſe, and hard ſtretched; other-
wiſe the !axneſs of that membrane will certainly dead and
r damp the ſound. Holder's Elements ºf SA-ech.
**Y. Preterite of lye.
Q', would the quarrel lay upon our heads,
And that no man might draw ſhort breath to day,
But I and Harry Monmouth. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
e was familiarly acquainted with him at ſuch time as he
dy * at Conſtantinople. Anoles's Hiſt, of the Turks.
To L.A.Y. v. a. [lecsan, Saxon; lºggen, Dutch.]
1. To place along.
3. To keep from riſing; to ſettle; to ſtill.
. To fix deep.
8. To ſpread on a ſurface.
When Ahab ad heard thoſe words he faſted, and lay in
ſackcloth. 1 Kings xxi. 27.
I try’d whatever in the Godhead lay. Dryden.
He rode to rouze the prey, -
That ſhaded by the fern in harbour lay,
And thence diſlodged. Drydºn's Knight's Tale,
Leaving Rome, in my way to Sienna, I lay the firſt night
at a village in the territories of the antient Veii. Adijon.
How could he have the retiredneſs of the cloiſter, to
perform all thoſe acts of devotion in, when the burthen of
the reformation lay upon his ſhoulders : Francis Atterbury.
The preſbyterians argued, that if the pretender ſhould in-
vade thoſe parts where the numbers and eſtates of the diſſen-
ters chiefly lay, they would fit ſtill. Swift,
Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniqui-
ty, left at any time thou fear the perſon of the mighty, and
lay a ſtumbling-block in the way of thy uprightneſs. Eccluſ.
2. To beat down corn or graſs.
Another ill accident is laying of corn with great rains in
harveſt. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Let no ſheep there play,
Nor friſking kids the flowery meadows lay. May's Virgil,
I'll uſe th' advantage of my power,
And lay the ſummer's duſt with ſhowers of blood. Shakespeare
It was a ſandy ſoil, and the way had been full of duſt ;
but an hour, or, two before a refreſhing fragrant ſhower of
rain had laid the duſt. Ray on Creation.
Schiſmaticks, outlaws, or criminal perſons, are not fit to
lay the foundation of a new colony. Bacon’s Adv. to Williers.
I lay the deep foundations of a wall, -
And Enos, nam'd from me, the city call. Dryden.
Men will be apt to call it pulling up the old foundations
of knowledge; I perſuade myſelf, that the way I have pur-
ſued lays thoſe foulidations ſurer. Locke.
. To put ; to place.
Then he offered it to him again; then he put it by again;
but, to my thinking, he was very loth to lay his fingers
Qll 16.
They ſhall lay hands on the fick, and recover. ark.
They, who ſo ſtate a queſtion, do no more but ſeparate
and diſentangle the parts of it, one from another, and lay
them, when ſo diſentangled, in their due order. Locke.
We to thy name our annual rites will pay,
And on thy altars ſacrifices lay. Pope's Statius.
6. To bury; to interr.
David fell on ſleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and
ſaw corruption. - Acis xiii. 36.
7. To ſtation or place privily.
Lay thee an ambuſh for the city behind thce. joſ. viii. 2.
The wicked have laid a ſnare for me. Pſal.
Lay not wait, O! wicked man, againſt the dwelling of
the righteous. Prov. xxiv. 15.
The colouring upon thoſe maps ſhould be laid on ſo thin,
as not to obſcure or conceal any part of the lines. Watts.
9. To paint; to enamel.
The pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading co-
lours; and, if not ſometimes refreſhed, vaniſh and diſap-
pcar. Locke.
1o. To put into any ſtate of quiet.
They bragged, that they doubted not but to abuſe, and
lay aſleep, the queen and council of England. Bacon.
11. To calm ; to ſtill ; to quiet; to allay.
Friends, loud tumults are not laid
With half the eaſineſs that they are rais'd. B. Johnſºn.
Thus paſs'd the night ſo foul, till morning fair
Came forth with pilgrim ſteps in amice grey,
Who with her radiant finger ſtill'd the roar
Of thunder, chas'd the clouds and laid the winds. Milton.
After a tempeſt, when the winds are laid,
The calm ſea wonders at the wrecks it made. Waller.
I fear'd I ſhould have found
A tempeſt in your ſoul, and came to lay it. Denham.
At once the wind was laid, the whiſp'ring ſound
Was dumb, a riſing earthquake rock'd the ground. Dryd.
12. To prohibit a ſpirit to walk.
The huſband found no charm to lay the devil in a petti-
coat, but the rattling of a bladder with beans in it. L’É//r.
13. To ſet on the table.
I laid meat unto them.
Hºſ. xi. 4.
14. To propagate plants by fixing their twigs in the ground.
The chief time of lying gllyflowers is in July, when the
flowers are gone. Al ſortimer's Huſbandy.
15. To wager.
But ſince you will be mad, and fince you may
Suſpect my courage, if I ſhould not ſay;
‘I he pawn I proffer ſhall be full as good. Dryden's Wirg.
15 E. 16. To
Shakeſpeare's julius Caeſar.
L A Y - fit any thing. 16. º ñund an houſe, and the ſwallow a neſt, for herſelf, where ſhe may loy her yº"& Pſal. lxxxiv. 3. ale. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. mº, piece of chalk for an egg, and ſits upon it; ſhe is inſenſible of an increaſe or diminution 1Il §: num- ter of thoſe ſhe ſays. l Addison's Speciator, N°. 120. rº- ly with violence. - 18. ; againſt it, and build a fort againſt it, and caſt a mount againſt it. * Ezek. iv. 2. Never more ſhall my torn mind be heal’d, Nor taſte the gentle comforts of repoſe A dreadful band of gloomy cares ſurround me, And lay ſtrong fiege to my diſtracted ſoul. . To apply nearly. 19 She % her id: to the ſpindle, and her hands, hold the diſtaff. Prov. xxxi. 19. It is better to go to the houſe of mourning than to go tº the houſe of feaſting; for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart. Eccl. yii. 2. The peacock laid it extremely to heart, that, being Juno's darling bird, he had not the nightingale's voice. L’Eſtrange. He that really lays theſe two things to heart, the extrem: neceſſity that he is in, and the ſmall poſſibility of help, will never come coldly to a work of that concernment. Duppa. 20. To add; to conjoin. Wo unto 㺠lay field to field. Iſa. v. 8. * 1. To put in any ſtate. Phillips. Till us death lay To ripe and mellow; we're but ſtubborn clay. Donne. If the ſinus lie diſtant, lay it open firſt, and cure that apertion before you divide that in ano. Iſiſeman's Surgery. The wars for ſome years have laid whole countries waite. Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 198. 22. To ſcheme; to contrive. Every breaſt ſhe did with ſpirit inflame, Yet ſtill freſh proječts lay'd the grey-ey'd dame. Chapman. Homer is like his Jupiter, has his terrors, ſhaking Olym- pus; Virgil, like the ſame power in his benevolence, coun- ſelling with the gods, laying plans for empires. Pope. Don Diego and we have laid it ſo, that before the rope is well about thy neck, he will break in and cut thee down. Arbuth. 23. To charge as a payment. A tax laid upon land ſeems hard to the landholder, he- cauſe it is ſo much money going out of his pocket. Locke. 24. To impute; to charge. Preoccupied with what You rather muſt do, that what you ſhould do, Made you againſt the grain to voice him conſul, Lay the fault on us. Shakeſpeare. How ſhall this bloody deed be anſwered It will be laid to us, whoſe providence Should have kept ſhort, reſtrain'd, and out of haunt, This mad young man. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. We need not lay new matter to his charge. Shakespeare Men groan from out of the city, yet God layeth not folly to them. job xxiv. 12. Let us be glad of this, and all our fears Lay on his providence. Paradiſe Regain'd, b. i. The writers of thoſe times lay the diſgraces and ruins of their country upon the numbers and fierceneſs of thoſe ſavage nations that invaded them. Temple. They lay want of invention to his charge; a capital Crime. Dryden's AFneis. You repreſented it to the queen as wholly innocent of thoſe crimes which were laid unjuſtly to its charge. Dryden. They loy the blame on the poor little ones. Locke. There was eagerneſs on both fides; but this is far from laying a blot upon Luther. Atterbury. 25. To impoſe; to enjoin. The wearieſt and moſt loathed life That age, ach, penury, impriſonment, Can lay on nature, is a paradiſe To what we fear of death. Shakeſp. Meaſ fºr Meaſ. Thou ſhalt not be to him as an uſureſ, neither ſhalt théu lay upon him uſury. Exod. xx. 25. The Lord ſhall lay the fear of you, and the dread of you, upon all the land. - Deut. xi. 25. It ſeemed good to the Holy Ghoſt, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden. Aéis xv. 28. Whilſt you lay on your friend the favour, acquit him of the debt. //ycherley. A prince who never diſobey'd, Not when the moſt ſevere commands were laid, ; Nor want, nor exile, with his duty weigh’d. Dryden. You ſee what obligation the profeſſion of Chriſtianity lays upon us to holineſs of life. Tillotſºn's Sermons. ' Theſe words were not ſpoken to Adam ; neither, indeed, was there any grant in them made to Adam, but a puniſh- ment laid upon Eve. Locke. Negle& the rules each verbal critick lays, - For not to know ſome trifles is a praiſe. Pºe, 26. To exhibit; to offer. It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accuſed have the accuſers face to face, and have licence to anſwer for himſelf concern- ing the crime laid againſt him. Act; xxv. 16. Till he lays his indictment in ſome certain country, we do not think cºrſelves bound to anſwer an indefinite charge. Francis Alterbury. 27. To throw by violence. He bringeth down them that dwell on high ; the lofty city he layeth it low, even to the ground. A/a. xxvi. 5. Brave Caeneus laid Ortygius on the plain, The vićtor Caeneus was by Turnus ſlain. He took the quiver, and the truſty bow Achates us’d to bear; the leaders firſt He laid along, and then the vulgar pierc'd. 28. To place in compariſon. Lay down by thoſe pleaſures the fearful and dangerous thunders and lightnings, and then there will be found no compariſon. Kaleigh. 29. To LAY apart. To reječt; to put away. Lay apart all filthineſs. 30. Tº LAY aſide. To put away; not to retain. Let us lay aſide every weight, and the fin which doth ſo eaſily beſet us. Heb. xii. I. Amaze us not with that majeſtick frown, But lay aftile the greatneſs of your crown. JWaller. Roſcommon fift. then Mulgrave roſe, like light; The Stagyrite, and Horace, laid aſide, Inform'd by them, we need no foreign guide. Granville. Retention is the power to revive again in our minds thoſe ideas which, after imprinting, have diſappeared, or have been laid aſide out of fight. Locke. When by juſt vengeance guilty mortals periſh, The gods behold their puniſhment with pleaſure, And lay the uplifted thunder-bolt aſide. Addiſon's Cato. 31. To LAY away. To put from one ; not to keep. Queen Eſther laid away her glorious apparel, and put on the garments of anguiſh. Eſther xiv. 2. 32. Tº Lay before. To expoſe to view; to ſhew; to diſplay. I cannot better ſatisfy your piety, than by laying feſºre you a proſpect of your labours. . //ake's Prºpar. for Diath. That treaty hath been laid %. the houſe of commons. Swift's Preface to Remarks on the Barrier Treaty. Their office it is to lay the buſineſs of the nation befºre him. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 46. 33. To LAY by. To reſerve for ſome future time. Let every one lay by him in ſtore, as God hath proſpered him. I Cor. xvi. 2. 34. To LAY by. To put from one ; to diſmiſs. Let brave ſpirits that have fitted themſelves for command, either by ſea or land, not be laid by as perſons unneceſſary for the time. Bacon's Advice to Williers. She went away, and laid by her veil. Gen. xxxviii. 19. Did they not ſwear to live and die With Eſſex, and ſtraight laid him by. For that look, which does your people awe, When in your throne and robes you give 'em law, Lay it by here, and give a gentler ſmile. JPaller. Darkneſs, which faireſt nymphs diſarms, Defends us ill from Mira's charms; Mira can lay her beauty by, Take no advantage of the eye, Quit all that Lely's art can take, And yet a thouſand captives make. J/allºr, Then he lays by the publick care, - Thinks of providing for an heir; Learns how to get, and how to ſpare. The Tuſcan king, Laid by the lance, and took him to the ſling. Where Daedalus his borrow’d wings laid ly, To that obſcure retreat I chuſe to fly. Dryden's juvenal. My zeal for you muſt lay the father ly, And plead my country's cauſe againſt my ſon. Fortune, conſcious of your deſtiny, E’en then took care to lay you ſoftly by; And wrapp'd your fate among her precious things, Dryden's Án. Dryden. James i. 21. Hudibras. Denham. ; Dryden. Dryden. Kept freſh to be unfolded with your king's. Dryden. Diſmiſs your rage, and lay your weapons by, Know I protect them, and they ſhall not dić. Drydºn. When their diſpleaſure is once declared, they ought not preſently to lay by the ſeverity of their brows, but reſtore their children to their former grâce with ſome difficulty. Lºc. 35. To LAY down. To depoſit as a pledge, equivalent, or fa- tisfaºtion. º I lay down my life for the ſheep. For her, iny Lord, I dare my life lay down, and will dot, Sir, Pleaſe you tº accept it, that the queen is ſpotleſ, I' th' cyes of heaven. Shakespeare ſº inter's 7.2. 3%. 7 º' jºin X. I 5. º 3
L A. Y.
L A Y
3%. T, LAY ºwn. To quit; to reſign. - . * ...
The ſoldier being once brought in for the ſervice, I w!!
not have him to lay ºn his arms any more. Spenſ. Ireland.
Ambitious conquerors, in their mad career,
Check'd by thy voice, lay down the ſword and ſpear.
Blackmore's Creation, b. ii.
The ſtory of the tragedy is purely fiction; for I take it up
where the hiſtory has laid it down. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
T, LAY dºwn. To commit to repoſe.
I will lay me down in peace and ſleep. Pſal. xlviii.
And they lay themſelves dºwn upon cloaths laid to pledge,
by every altar. - - Amos i. 8.
wely us dºwn, to ſleep away our cares; night ſhuts up
the ſenſes. Glanville's Scep.
Some god condućt me to the ſacred ſhades,
Or liſt me high to Haemus' hilly crown, -
Or in the plains of Tempe lay me down. , Dryden's Wirg.
38. T., LAY down. To advance as a propoſition.
I have laid down, in ſome meaſure, the deſcription of the
old known world. Abbot's Deſcrip. of the World.
Kircher lays it dºwn as a certain principle, that there
never was any people ſo rude, which did not acknowledge
and worſhip one ſupreme deity. Stillingfleet on Rom. Idolatry.
I muſt lay down this for your encouragement, that we are
no longer now under the heavy yoke of a perfect unfinning
obedience. Iłake's Preparation for Death.
Plato lays it down as a principle, that whatever is permit-
ted to befal a juſt man, whether poverty or ſickneſs, ſhall,
either in life or death, conduce to his good. Addiſon's Spect.
From the maxims laid down many may conclude, that I
had a mind the world ſhould think there had been occaſion
given by ſome late abuſes among men of that calling. Swift.
39. To LAY for. To attempt by ambuſh, or inſidious prac-
tlCCS.
He embarked himſelf at Marſeilles, after a long and dan-
gerous journey, being not without the knowledge of Solyman
hardly laid for at ſea by Cortug-ogli, a famous pirate. Knolles.
40, 7, LAY forth. To diffuſe; to expatiate.
O bird the delight of gods and of men and ſo he lays
himſelf forth upon the gracefulneſs of the raven. L’Eſtrange.
41. Tº LAY forth. To place when dead in a decent poſture.
Embalm me,
Then lay me fºrth; although unqueen’d, yet like
A queen, and daughter to a king, interr me. Shakeſpeare.
42. To LAY hold of. To ſeize; to catch. -
Then ſhall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and
bring him out. Deut. xxi. 19.
Favourable ſeaſons of aptitude and inclination, be heed-
fully laid hold of Locke.
43. To LAY in. To ſtore; to treaſure.
Let the main part of the ground employed to gardens or
corn be to a common ſtock; and laid in, and ſtored up, and
then delivered out in proportion. Bacon's Eſſays.
An equal ſtock of wit and valour
He had laid in, by birth a taylor. Hudibras, p. i.
They ſaw the happineſs of a private life, but they thought
they had not yet enough to make them happy, they would
have more, and laid in to make their ſolitude luxurious. Dryd.
Readers, who are in the flower of their youth, ſhould la-
bour at thoſe accompliſhments which may ſet off their per-
* when their bloom is gone, and to lay in timely proviſions
fºr manhood and old age. Addiſon's Guardian.
44. To lay on. To apply with violence.
We make no excuſes for the obſtinate: blows are the pro-
Pºiremedies; but blows laid on in a way different from the
ordinary. Locke on Education.
45. Tº Lay open. To ſhew; to cxpoſe.
Teach me, dear creature, how to think and ſpeak,
Lay open to my earthy groſs conceit,
Smother'd in errours, feeble, ſhallow, weak,
The folded meaning of your word's deceit. Shakeſpeare.
A fool layºth open his folly. Prov. xiii. 16.
*...* over. To incruſt; to cover; to decorate ſuper-
tally. s
Wo unto him that faith to the wood, awake; to the dumb
*.. ariſe, it ſhall teach : behold, it is laid over with gold
*River, and there is no breath at all in the midſt of it.
Hab. ii. 19.
37.
** Lay out. To expend.
Fathers are wont to lay up for their ſons,
hou for thy ſon art bent to lay out all. Milton.
Yºho Brahe laid out, beſides his time and induſtry, much
ſº º of money on inſtruments than any man we ever
Ot. - Boyle.
The blood and treaſure that's laid 9tut, !)
$ thrown away, and goes for nought.
You can get a
charge; *-
Hudibras.
- good tutor, you will never repent the
but will always have the ſatisfaction to think it the
º of all other, the beſt laid out. Locke.
Anº in this venture, double gains purſue,
laid ºut all my ſtock to purchaſe you. Dryden.
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My father never at a time like this
Would lay out his great ſoul in words, and waſ e
Such precious moments. Aaltºn's Cºlo:
. A melancholy thing to ſee the diſorders of a hotſhold that
is under the conduct of an angry Itateſwoºan, who lays out
all her thoughts upon the publick, and is only attentive to
find out miſcarriages in the miniſtry. Addiſon's Freeholder,
When a man ſpends his whole life among the ſtars and
F. or lºys ºut a twelve-month on the ſpots in the fun,
lowever noble his ſpeculations may be, they are very apt
to fall into burleſque. Addison an ancient Medals:
Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; ſhe
- - S 3.
has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of
ivory, and made it the ſeat of ſmiles and bluſhes. Addison.
48. Tº LAY out. To diſplay; to diſcover. - -
He was dangerous, and takes occaſion to !ay out bigotry;
and falſe confidence, in all its colours. -
49. To LAY out. To diſpoſe; to plan.
The garden is laid out into a grove for fruits, a vineyard,
and an allotment for olives and herbs. Notes on the Odyſſey:
50. Tº LAY out. With the reciprocal pronoun, to exert; to
put forth.
No ſelfiſh man will be concerned to lay out himſelf for
the good of his country. Smalridge.
51. To LAY to. To charge upon. - º
When we began, in courteous manner, to lay his unkind-
neſs unto him, he, ſeeing himſelf confronted by ſo many,
like a reſolute orator, went not to denial, but to juſtify his
cruel falſhood. - Sidney.
52. Tº LAY to. To apply with vigour.
We ſhould now lay to our hands to root them up, and can-
not tell for what. Oxford Reaſons againſt the Covenant.
Let children be hired to lay to their bones,
From fallow as needeth, to gather up ſtones.
53. To LAY to. To harraſs; to attack.
The great maſter having a careful eye over every part of
the city, went himſelf unto the Engliſh ſtation, which was
then hardly laid to by the Baſſa Muſtapha. Knolles.
Whilſt he this, and that, and each man's blow
Doth eye, defend, and ſhift, being laid to fore;
Backwards he bears. ' Daniel's Civil War.
54. To LAY together. To colle&t; to bring into one view.
If we lay all theſe things together, and conſider the parts,
riſe, and degrees of his ſin, we ſhall find that it was not
for nothing. South's Sermons.
Many people apprehend danger for want of taking the true
meaſure of things, and laying matters rightly together. L'E/fr.
My readers will be very well pleaſed, to ſee ſo many uſe-
ful hints upon this ſubject laid together in ſo clear and con-
ciſe a manner, Addiſon's Guardian, N°. 96.
One ſeries of conſequences will not ſerve the turn, but
many different and oppoſite deductions muſt be examined,
and laid together, before a man can come to make a right
4tterbury.
Tuffer.
judgment of the point in queſtion. Locke.
55. To LAY under. To ſubject-to. -
A Roman ſoul is bent on higher views,
To civilize the rude unpoliſh'd world,
And lay it under the reſtraint of laws. Addison's Cato,
56. To LAY up. To confine.
In the Eaſt-Indies, the general remedy of all ſubječt to
the gout, is rubbing with hands till the motion raiſe a vio-
lent heat about the joints: where it was chiefly uſed, no one
was ever troubled much, or laid up by that diſeaſe. Temple.
57. To LAY up. To ſtore; to treaſure.
St. Paul did will them of the church of Corinth, every
man to lay up ſomewhat by him upon the Sunday, and to
reſerve it in ſtore, till himſelf did come thither, to ſend it
to the church of Jeruſalem for relief of the poor there.
Hºoker, b. iv. ſect. 13.
Thoſe things which at the firſt are obſcure and hard, when
memory hath laid them up for a time, judgment afterwards
growing explaineth them. Hºoker, b. v. ſº. 22.
That which remaineth over, lay up to be kept until the
morning. Exod. xvi. 23.
The king muſt preſerve the revenues of his crown with-
out diminution, and lay up treaſure in ſtore againſt a time
of extremity. Bacon's Advice to Williers.
Fathers are wont to lay up for their ſons, -
Thou for thy ſon art bent to lay out all. Milton.
The whole was tilled, and the harveſt laid up in ſeveral
granaries. --- - Temple.
I will lay up your words for you till time ſhall ſerve. Dryd.
This faculty of laying up, and retaining ideas, ſeveral other
animals have to a great degree, as well as man. Locke.
What right, what true, what fit, we juſtly call,
Let this be all my care; for this is all .
To lay this harveſt up, and hoard with haſte
What every day will want, and moſt, the laſt. Pºpe.
58. Tº Lay upºn. To importune; to requeſt with earneſtneſs
and inceſſantly. Obſolete.
All the people laid ſo earneſtly upºw him to take that war
1ſt
L A Y * L A Z - in hand, that they ſaid they would never bear arms, mºre º the #. if he omitted that occaſion. Knolles. To LAY. v. n. I. "ß"...iº, eat the herb which will make them lay the better. Mortimer's Huſbandry. 2. To contrive. - Which mov’d the *: d ll the apteſt means could be procur'd, #. 7, to #: him in by any train. Daniel's Civil JWar. 3. To LAY about. To ſtrike on all ſides; to act with great diligence and vigour. At once he wards and ſtrikes, he takes and pays, Now forc'd to yield, now forcing to invade, Before, behind, and round about him lays. Fa. Queen. And laid about in fight more buſily, "-- .. Than th’Amazonian dame Pentheſile. Hudibras. In the late ſucceſsful rebellion, how ſtudiouſly did they lay about them, to caſt a ſlur upon the king. South's Sermons. He provides elbow-room enough for his conſcience to lay about, and have its full play in. South's Sermons. 4. To LAY at. To ſtrike; to endeavour to ſtrike. Fiercely the good man did at him lay, The blade oft groaned under the blow. Spenſer's Paſtoral. • The ſword of him that layeth at him cannot hold. - job. 5. To LAY in for. To make overtures of oblique invitation. I have laid in for theſe, by rebating the ſatire, where juſ: tice would allow it, from carrying too ſharp an edge. Pryd. 6. To LAY on. To ſtrike; to beat. His heart laid on as if it try’d, To force a paſſage through his ſide. Anſwer, or anſwer not, 'tis all the ſame, He lays me on, and makes me bear the blame. 7. To Lay on. To act with vehemence. My father has made her miſtreſs Of the feaſt, and ſhe lays it on. Shakespeare Winter's Tale. 8. To LAY out. To take meaſures. Thoſe ants knew ſome days after they had nothing to fear, and began to lay out their corn in the ſun. Addison Guard. I made ſtrict enquiry wherever I came, and laid out for in- telligence of all places, where the intrails of the earth were laid open. JWoodward. LAY. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. A row ; a ſtratum. A viol ſhould have a lay of wire-ſtrings below, as cloſe to the belly as the lute, and then the ſtrings of guts mounted upon a bridge as in ordinary viols, that the upper ſtrings ſtrucken might make the lower reſound, Bacon. Upon this they lay a layer of ſtone, and upon that a lay of wood. Martimer's Huſbandry. 2. A wager. It is eſteemed an even lay, whether any man lives ten years longer: I ſuppoſe it is the ſame, that one of any ten might die within one year. Graunt's Bills of Mºriality. LAY. n.ſ. [ley, leag, Saxon; ley, Scottiſh.j Gfaſly ground; meadow ; ground unplowed, and kept for cattle: more fre- quently, and more properly, written lea. A tuft of daiſies on a ſlow'ry lay They ſaw. - Dryden's Flower and Leaf. The plowing of layes is the firſt plowing up of graſs ground for corn. }}...; Huſbandry. LAY. m. ſ. [lay, French. It is ſaid originally to ſignify ſor- rºw or complaint, and then to have been transferred to poems written to expreſs ſorrow. It is derived by the French from !ſus, Latin, a funeral ſong; but it is found likewiſe in the Teutonick dialect: ley, leoč, Saxon; !cey, Daniſh..] A ſong; a poem. I º maiden's ſounding timbrels ſung, n well attuned notes, a joyous lay. Spenſ. Fairy 9aeen. Soon he ſlumber'd, fº nº hº y Queen The whiles with a loud lay, º him ſweetly charm'd. enſer's Fairy Queen, b. ii. This is a moſt majeſtick º, º y &#een, b. ii Harmonious charming lays. Shakeſpeare's Tempſ. Nor then the ſolemn nightingale Ceas'd warbling, but all night tun'd her ſoft lays. Milton. - - If Jove's will Have link'd that amorous power to thy ſoft lay, Now timely ſing. Milton. He reach'd the nymph with his harmonious la 3. Whom all his charms could not incline to ſtay. It aller. 9a Ceres let him call, and Ceres praiſe With uncouth dances, and with country lays. Dryd. Virg. Vºn gods incline their raviſh'd ears, And tune their own harmonious ſpheres To his immortal lays. LAY. adi. [laicus, Latin, Hudibras. Dryden. ſº.] Not cl Dennis. - 2.2 (G->. ot clerical ; regarding or belonging to the people as diſtinct from the der. S All this they had by law, and none repin'd, The prefrence was but due toilº kij : But when ſome lay preferment fºil by chance, The Gourmands made it their inhº. Dryden. Lay perſons, married or unmarried, being doctors of the civil law, may be chancellors, officials, &c. Ayliffe's Parerg. It might well ſtartle - Our lay unlearned faith. Rowe's Ambitious Stºp Mºther. LA'YER. m. ſ. [from lay.] 1. A ſtratum, or row; a bed; one body ſpread over another. A layer of rich mould beneath, and about this natural earth to nouriſh the fibres. Evelyn's Kalendar. The terreſtrial matter is diſpoſed into ſtrata or layers, placed one upon another, in like manner as any carthy ſº. diment, ſetting down from a flood in great quantity: will naturally be. J/oodward's Natural Hiſtory. 2. A ſprig of a plant. - - Many trees may be propagated by layers: this is to be performed by ſlitting the branches a little way, and laying them under the mould about half a foot; the ground ſhould be firſt made very light, and, after they are laid, they ſhould have a little water given them : if they do not comply well in the laying of them down, they muſt be pegged down with a hook or two ; and if they have taken ſufficient root by the next winter, they muſt be cut off from the main ſº and planted in the nurſery: ſome twiſt the branch, or bare the rind; and if it be out of the reach of the ground, they faſten a tub or baſket near the branch, which they fill with good mould, and lay the branch in it. Miller. Tranſplant alſo carnation ſeedlings, give your layers freſh earth, and ſet them in the ſhade for a week. Evelyn's Kal. 3. A hen that lays eggs. The oldeſt are always reckoned the beſt fitters, and the youngeſt the beſt layers. Mortimer's Huſbandry. LA'YMAN. m. ſ. [lay and man.] 1. One of the people diſtinét from the clergy. Laymen will neither admoniſh one another themſelves, nor ſuffer miniſters to do it. Government of the Tongue. Since a truſt muſt be, ſhe thought it beſt To put it out of laymens pow'r at leaſt, ; And for their ſolemn vows prepar'd a prieſt. Dryden. Where can be the grievance, that an eccleſiaſtical land- lord ſhould expect a third part value for his lands, his title as antient, and as legal, as that of a layman, who is ſeldom guilty of giving ſuch beneficial bargains. Swift. 2. An image. You are to have a layman almoſt as big as the life for every figure in particular, beſides the natural figure before you. - Dryden's Dufreſnoy. LA'Ystall. n.ſ. An heap of dung. Scarce could he footing find in that foul way, For many corſes, like a great lay-/fall Of murdered men, which therein ſtrewed lay. Fa. $24. LA’z.A.R. m. ſ. [from Lazarus in the goſpel.] One deformed and nauſeous with filthy and peſtilential diſeaſes. They ever after in moſt wretched caſe, Like loathſome lazars, by the hedges lay. Fairy 9teen. I'll be ſworn and ſworn upon't, ſhe never ſhrowded any but lazars. Shakeſpeare's Troil. and Creſſidº. I am weary with drawing the deformities of life, and la- zars of the people, where every figure of imperfection more reſembles me. Dryden's Aurengzebe. Life he labours to refine Daily, nor of his little ſtock denies Fit alms, to lazars, merciful, and meek. Philips. LAZAR-House. } n. ſ. [lazaret, French ; lazzeretto, Italian; LAZARETTo. from lazar.] A houſe for the reception of the diſeaſed; an hoſpital. A place Before his eyes appear'd, ſad, noiſome, dark, A lazar-houſe it ſeem’d, where were laid Numbers of all diſeas'd. 41ilton's Paradiſe Loft, b. xi. LA’za Rwort. n.ſ. A plant. LA’zily, adv. [from lazy.] Idly; ſluggiſhly; heavily. Watch him at play, when following his own inclinations; and ſee whether he be ſtirring and active, or whether he la- zily and liſtleſly dreams away his time. Locke. The eaſtern nations view the riſing fires, Whilſt night ſhades us, and lazily retires. Creech. LA'ziness. n.ſ.. [from lazy.] Idleneſs; ſluggiſhneſs; heavi- neſs to action. wº That inſtance of fraud and lazineſ, the unjuſt ſteward, who pleaded that he could neither dig nor beg, would quick- !y have been brought both to dig and to beg too, rather than ſtarve. South's Sermons. My fºrtune you have reſcued, not only from the power of others, but from my own modeſty and Iazineſs. Dryden LA’z.ING: adj. [from lazy..] Sluggiſh; idle. - The hands and the feet mutinied againſt the belly: the knew no reaſon, why the one ſhould be Jazing, and pº Pering itſelf with the fruit of the other's labour. L'E/irange The for cried, Utinam hoc eſºt taborare, while he ſº (azing and lolling upon his couch. South's Sermon; LA’zuli. m. ſ. - The ground of this ſtone is blue, veined and ſpotted with - white,
L E A L E A white, and a gliſtering or metallick yellow : it appears to be compoſed of, firſt, a white ſparry, or cryſtalline matter; ſecondly, flakes of the golden or yellow talc; thirdly, a ihining yellow ſubſtance; this fumes off in the calcination of the ſtone, and caſts a ſulphureous ſmell; fourthly, a bright blue ſubſtance, of great uſe among the painters, under the name of ultramarine ; and when rich, is found, upon trial, to yield about one-ſixth of copper, with a very little ſilver. Woodward's Metallick Foſſils. LAZY. adj. [This word is derived by a correſpondent, with I would have the tower two ſtories, and goodly lead; upon the top, raiſed with ſtatues interpoſed. Bacon. To Lead. v. a. [from the noun.j To fit with lead in any manner. He faſhioneth the clay with his arm, he applieth himſelf to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the fut- nace. - - Eccluſ, xxxviii. 30. There is a traverſe placed in a loſt, at the right hand of the chair, with a privy door, and a carved window of glaſs leaded with gold and blue, where the mother fitteth. Bºon. great probability, from a l'aiſe, French ; but it is how- To PEAP...v.a. preter. I led. [laeoan, Saxon; leiden, Dutch..] £ver Teutonick: liffer in Daniſh, and loſgh in Dutch, 1. To guide by the hand. have the ſame meaning; and Spelman gives this account of the word: Dividebantur antiqui Saxones, ut teſtatur Nithar- dus, in tres ordines; Edhilingos, Frilingos & Lazzos; hoc eſt nobiles, ingenuos & ſerviles: quam & nos diſtinétionem diuretinuimus. Sed Ricardo autem ſecundo pars ſervorum maxima ſe in libertatem vindicavit; ſic ut hodie apud Anglos rarior inveniatur ſervus, qui mancipium dicitur. Reſtat ni- hilominus antiquae appellationis commemoratio. Ignavos enim hodie lazie dicinus.] 1, Idle; ſluggiſh; unwilling to work. Our ſoldiers, like the night-owl's lazy flight, Or like a lazy thraſher with a flail, . . . Fall gently down, as if they ſtruck their friends. Shakeſp. Wicked condemned men will ever live like rogues, and 2. There is a cliff, whoſe high and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep: Bring me but to the very brim of it, jº repair the miſery, thou doſt bear, With ſomething rich about me: from that place I ſhall no leading need. Shakeſp. King Lear. Doth not each on the ſabbath looſe his ox or his as from the ſtall, and lead him away to watering Luke xiii. 15. They thruſt him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill. Luke iv. 29, To conduct to any place, - Save to every man his wife and children, that they may lead them away, and depart. I San, xxx. 22. Then brought he me out of the way, and led me about not fall to work, but be lazy, and ſpend vićtuals. Bacon. the way without unto the utter gate. Ezek. xlvii. 2. Whoſe lazy waters without motion lay. Roſcommon. He maketh me to lie down in green paſtures; he leadeth The lazy glutton ſafe at home will keep, me beſide the ſtill waters, Pſal. xxiii. 2. Indulge his ſloth, and batten with his ſleep. Dryden. 3. To condućt as head or commander. Like Eaſtern kings a lazy ſtate they keep, Would you lead forth your army againſt the enemy, and And cloſe confin'd in their own palace ſleep. Pope. ſeek him where he is to fight , Spenſer on Ireland. What amazing ſtupidity is it, for men to be negligent of falvation themſelves to fit down lazy and unactive. Rogers. 2. Slow ; tedious. The ordinary method for recruiting their armies, was now too dull and lazy an expedient to reſiſt this torrent. Clarendon. LD. is a contraction of lord. LEA. n.ſ. [ley, Saxon, a fallow ; leag, Saxon, a paſture.] Ground incloſed, not open. Greatly agaſt with this pittious plea ; Him reſted the good man on the lea. Ceres, moſt bounteous lady, thy rich leas Spenſ. Paſtorals. . He turns head againſt the lion's armed jaws; And being no more in debt to years than thou, Leads antient lords, and rev'rend biſhops, on To bloody battles. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. i. I wonder much, Being men of ſuch great leading as you are, That you foreſee not what impediments Drag back our expedition. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p, i. If thou wilt have The leading of thy own revenges, take One half of my commiſſion, and ſet down Of wheat, rye, barley, fetches, oats and peas. Shakespeare As beſt thou art experienc'd. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Her fallow leas He led me on to mightieſt deeds, The darnel, hemlock, and rank fumitory Above the nerve of mortal arm, Doth root upon. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Againſt the uncircumcis'd, our enemies : Dry up thy harrow'd veins, and plough-torn leas, Whereof ingrateful man with liqu'riſh draughts, But now hath caſt me off. Chriſt took not upon him fleſh and blood, that he might And morſels unctuous, greaſes his pure mind. Shakeſp. conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or poſſeſs places. South. Such court guiſe, He might muſter his family up, and lead them out againſt As Mercury did firſt deviſe, the Indians, to ſeek reparation upon any injury. Locke. With the mincing Dryades, 4. To introduce by going firſt. On the lawns, and on the leas. Milton. Which may go out before them, and which may go in be- LEAD. m. ſ. [lab, Saxon.] 1. Lead is the heavieſt metal except gold; for, though it is conſiderably lighter than quickſilver, as this wants mallea- bility, it ought not to be reckoned in the claſs of metals. Lead is the ſofteſt of all the metals, and very dućtile, though leſs ſo than gold : it is very little ſubject to ruſt, and the leaſt ſonorous of all the metals except gold. The ſpecifick gra- vity of lead is to that of water as 11322 to Iooo. Lead, when kept in fuſion over a common fire, throws up all other bodies, except gold, that are mixed, all others being lighter, except Mercury, which will not bear that degree of heat: it afterwards vitrifies with the baſer metals, and carries them off, in form of ſcoriae, to the ſides of the veſſel. The weakeſt acids are the beſt ſolvents for lead : it diſſolves very readily in aqua fortis diluted with water, as alſo in vinegar. Gold, or filver, or copper, become brittle on being mixed with lead in fuſion; and, if lead and tin be melted together, the tin is thrown up to the ſurface in little duſty globes. Lead is found in various countries, but abounds particularly in England, in ſeveral kinds of ſoils and ſtones. The ſmoke 5. 6. 7. fore them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in. Numb. xxvii. 17. His guide, as faithful from that day, As Heſperus that leads the ſun his way. To guide; to ſhow the method of attaining. Human teſtimony is not ſo proper to lead us into the knowledge of the eſſence of things, as to acquaint us with the exiſtence of things. //atts's Logick. To draw 3 to entice; to allure. Appoint him a meeting, give him a ſhew of comfort, and lead him on with a fine baited delay. Shakeſpeare. The lord Cottington, being a maſter of temper, knew how to lead him into a miſtake, and then drive him into choler, and then expoſe him. Carendon. To induce; to prevail on by pleaſing motives. What I did, I did in honour, Led by th’ impartial conduct of my ſoul. Shakespeare Hen. IV. He was driven by the neceſſities of the times, more than led by his own diſpoſition, to any rigour of ačtions. K. Charles. What I ſay will have little influence on thoſe whoſe ends Fairfax, b, i. of the lead works at Mendip in Somerſetſhire is a prodi- lead them to wiſh the continuance of the war. Swift. gous annoyance, and ſubjects both the workmen, and the 8. To paſs; to ſpend in any certain manner. cattle that graze about them, to a mortal diſeaſe; trees that The ſweet woman leads an ill life with him. Shakeſp. grow near them have their tops burnt, and their leaves and outſides diſcoloured and ſcorched. Thou art a ſoul in bliſs, but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire; that mine own tears Do ſcald like molten lead. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Of lead, ſome I can ſhew you ſo like ſteel, and ſo unlike common lead ore, that the workmen call it ſteel ore. Boyle. Head is employed for the refining of gold and filver by the Cupel; hereof is made common ceruſs with vinegar; of ce- Hill. . his death was the death of the righteous. So ſhalt thou lead Safeſt thy life, and beſt prepar'd endure . . Thy mortal paſſage when it comes. Aſilion's Par. Lºft. Him, fair Lavinia, thy ſurviving wife Shall breed in groves, to lead a ſolitary life. Dryden. Luther's life was led up to the doctrines he preached, and Celibacy, as then practiſed in the church of Rome, was Milton's Agoniſłes. - Fr. Alterbury. commonly forced, taken up under a bold vow, and led in all | tº red lead; of plumbum uſtum, the beſt yellow ochre; uncleanneſs. - - Francis Atterbury. ºf lead, and half as much tin, ſolder for lead. Grew. This diſłemper is moſt incident to ſuch as lead a ſedentary * [In the plural.] Flat roof to walk on. life. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Stalls, bulks, windows, To LEAD. v. n. Are ſmother'd up, leads fill’d, and ridges hors'd 1. To go firſt, and ſhow the way, With variable complexions; all agreeing I will lead on ſoftly, according as the cattle that goeth In earneſtneſs to ſee him. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. before me, and the º be able to endure. Gen. ...”. I 5 -
L E A
L E A
2. To conduct as a commander. - -
Cyrus was beaten and ſlain under the leading of a woman,
whoſe wit and conduct made a great figure in antient ſtory.
- Temple.
3. To ſhew the way, by going firſt.
He left his mother a counteſs by patent, which was a new
leading example, grown before ſomewhat rare, ſince the days
of queen Mary. Wotton.
The way of maturing of tobacco muſt be from the heat
of the earth or fun; we ſee ſome leading of this in muſk-
melons town upon a hot-bed dunged below. Bacon.
The veſſels heavy-laden put to ſea
With proſp'rous gales, and woman lead; the way. Dryden.
LEAD. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Guidance; firſt place: a low
deſpicable word.
Yorkſhire takes the lead of the other countries. Herring.
LEADEN. adj. [leaven, Saxon.]
1. Made of lead.
This tiger-footed rage, when it ſhall find
The harm of unſkann'd ſwiftneſs, will, too late,
Tye leaden pounds to 's heels. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
º O murth’rous ſlumber 1
Lay'ſt thou the leaden mace upon my boy,
That plays thee muſick. Shakeſ, julius Cæſar,
A leaden bullet ſhot from one of theſe guns againſt a ſtone
wall, the ſpace of twenty-four paces from it, will be beaten
into a thin plate. //ilkins's Mathematical Magick.
2. Heavy; unwilling; motionleſs.
If thou do'ſt find him tractable to us,
Encourage him, and tell him all our reaſons:
If he be leaden, icy, cold, unwilling,
Be thou ſo too. Shakeſpeare's Rich. III.
3. Heavy; dull.
I'll ſtrive with troubled thoughts to take a nap ;
Left leaden ſlumber poize me down to-morrow,
When I ſhould mount with wings of vićtory.
LEADER. m. ſ. [from lead.]
1. One that leads, or condućts.
2. Captain ; commander.
Shakeſp.
In my tent
I'll draw the form and model of our battle,
Limit each leader to his ſeveral charge,
And part in juſt proportion our ſmall ſtrength. Shakeſp.
I have given him for a leader and commander to the
people. Iſa. lv. 4.
Thoſe who eſcaped by flight excuſed their diſhonour, not
without a ſharp jeſt againſt ſome of their leaders, affirming,
that, as they had followed them into the field, ſo it was good
reaſon they ſhould follow them out. Hayward.
When our Lycians ſee
Our brave examples, they admiring ſay,
Behold our gallant leaders. Denham.
The brave leader of the Lycian crew. Dryden,
. One who goes firſt.
Nay keep your way, little gallant; you were wont to be a
follower now you are a leader. Shakeſpeare.
4. One at the head of any party or faction: as the deteſtable
Wharton was the leader of the whigs. -
The underſtandings of a ſenate are enſlaved by three or four
teaders, ſet to get or to keep employments. Swift.
LEADING, participial adj. Principal.
In organized bodies, which are propagated by ſeed, the
ſhape is the leading quality, and moſt charaćteriſtical part,
that determines the ſpecies. Locke.
Miſtakes ariſe from the influence of private perſons upon
great numbers ſtiled leading men and parties. Swift.
LEADING-striNGs. m. ſ. [lead and ſhring.] Strings by which
children, when they learn to walk, are held from falling,
Sound may ſerve ſuch, ere they to ſenſe are grown,
Like leading://rings, 'till they can walk alone. Dryden.
Was he ever able to walk without leading-ſīrings, or ſwim
without bladders, without being diſcovered by his hobbling
and his ſinking : - Swift.
LEADMAN. n.ſ. [lead and man.] One who begins or leads a
dance. -
Such a light and mettl’d dance
Saw you never,
And by leadmen for the nonce,
That turn round like grindle ſtones. Benj. johnſon.
LEADwo RT, n.ſ. [lead and wort.] º
This flower conſiſts of one leaf, which is ſhaped like a
funnel, and cut into ſeveral ſegments at the top, out of
whoſe fiſtulous flower-cup riſes the pointal, which afterward
becomes one oblong ſeed, for the moſt part ſharp-pointed,
which ripens in the flower-cup, Miller.
LEAF. n.J. leaves, plural. [leap, Saxon; leaf, Dutch..]
1. The green deciduous parts of plants and flowers.
This is the ſtate of man; to-day he puts forth
The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow bloſſoms. Shakespeare
A man ſhall ſeldom fail of having cherries borne by his
graft the ſame year in which his inciſion is made, if his
graft have bloſſom buds; whereas if it were only leaf buds,
it will not bear fruit till the ſecond ſeaſon. Boy'e.
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Thoſe things which are removed to a diſtant view, ought
to make but one maſs ; as the leaves on the trees, and the
billows in the ſea. Dryden's Dyrºſnay.
2. A part of a book, containing two pages.
Happy ye leaves, when as thoſe ſilly hands
Shall handle you.
Peruſe my leaves through ev'ry part,
And think thou ſeeſt my owner's heart
Scrawl'd o'er with trifles. Swift.
3. One ſide of a double door.
The two leaves of the one door were folding.
4. Anything foliated, or thinly beaten.
Eleven ounces two pence ſterling ought to be of ſo pure
filver, as is called leaf ſilver, and then the melter muſt add
of other weight ſeventeen pence halfpenny farthing. Camden.
Leaf gold, that flies in the air as light as down, is as
truly gold as that in an ingot. Digby on Bodies.
To LeAF. v. n. [from the noun..] To bring leaves; to bear
leaves.
Moſt trees ſprout, and fall off the leaves at autumn ; and
if not kept back by cold, would leaf about the ſolſtice.
Brown's /ulgar Errours, b. ii.
LEAFL Ess, adj. [from lesſ.] Naked of leaves.
Bare honeſty without ſome other adornment, being looked
on as a leaftſ; tree, nobody will take himſelf to its ſhelter.
Government of the Tºngue.
Where doves in flocks the leaſeſ trees o'er ſhade,
And lonely woodcocks haunt the wat'ry glade. Pope.
LEAFY. adj. [from leaf.] Full of leaves. -
The frauds of men were ever ſo,
Since ſummer was firſt leaſy. Shakeſpeare.
What chance, good lady, hath bereſt you thus
—Dim darkneſs, and this leafy labyrinth. Milton.
O'er barren mountains, o'er the flow'ry plain,
Dryd. {
1 Kings.
The leaſy foreſt, and the liquid main,
Extends thy uncontroul’d and boundleſs reign.
Her º arms with ſuch extent were ſpread,
That hoſts of birds, that wing the liquid air,
Perch'd in the boughs. Dryden's Fower and Leaf.
So when ſome ſwelt’ring travellers retire
To leaſy ſhades, near the cool ſunleſs verge
Of Paraba, Braſilian ſtream; her tail
A griſly hydra ſuddenly ſhoots forth.
LEAGUE. n.f. [ligue, French; ligo, Latin.]
I. A confederacy; a combination.
You peers, continue this united league :
I every day expect an embaſſage
From my Redeemer, to redeem me hence.
And now in peace my ſoul ſhall part to heav'n,
Since I have made my friends at peace on earth. Shakespeare.
We come to be informed by yourſelves,
What the conditions of that league muſt be. Shałęſ.
Thou ſhalt be in league with the ſtones of the field; and
the beaſts of the field ſhall be at peace with thee, job v. 23.
Go break thy league with Baaſha, that he may départ from
Ine, . 2 Chron. xvi. 3.
It is a great error, and a narrowneſs of mind, to think,
that nations have nothing to do one with another, except
there be either an union in ſovereignty, or a conjunction in
pacts or leagues: there are other bands of ſociety and implicit
confederations. Bacon's Holy J/ar.
I, a private perſon, whom my country
As a league breaker gave up bound, preſúm'd
Single rebellion, and did hoſtile acts. Milton's Agoniſter,
Oh Tyrians, with immortal hate
Purſue this race : let there be
'Twixt us and them no league nor amity.
To LEAGUE. v. m. To unite; to confederate.
Where fraud and falſhood invade ſociety, the band pre-
ſently breaks, and men are put to a loſs where to league and
to faſten their dependances. South's Sermons.
LEAGUE. m. ſ. [lieué, French.]
I. A league; leuca, Latin ; from lech, Welſh; a ſtone that
was ulcd to be erected at the end of every league. Camden.
2. A meaſure of length, containing three miles.
Ere the ſhips could meet by twice five leagues,
Philips.
Benham.
We were encount’red by a mighty rock. Shakeſpeare.
Ev’n Italy, though many a league remote,
In diſtant echo's anſwer'd. Addison.
LEAGUED. adj. [from league.] Confederated.
And now thus leagu'd by an eternal bond,
What ſhall retard the Britons bold deſigns. Philips.
LE'AGUER. m. ſ. [belºggeren, Dutch..] Siege ; inveſtment of a
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no other but that he is carried into the leaguer of the adver-
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LEAK. m. ſ. [leck, leke, Dutch..] A breach or hole which lets
in water.
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L E A The water ruſhes in, as it doth uſually in the leak of a {hip. Wilkins's Mathematical Magick. whether ſhe ſprung a leak I cannot find, Or whether ſhe was over ſet with wind; - Or that ſome rock below her bottom rent, But down at once with all her crew ſhe went. To Leak. v. n. 1. To let water in or out. - - They will allow us ne'er a jordan, and then we leak in your chimney. Shakeſpeare. The water, which will perhaps by degrees leak into ſeveral parts, may be emptied out again. Wilkins's Math. Magick. His feet ſhould be waſhed every day in cold water; and have his ſhoes ſo thin, that they might leak, and let in Water. locke. 2. To drop through a breach. - Golden ſtars hung o'er their heads, And ſeemed ſo crowded, that they burſt upon 'em, And dart at once their baleful influence In leaking fire. Dryden's and Lee's Oedipus: Leakage. n.ſ.. [from leak.] Allowance made for accidental loſs in liquid meaſures. leaky, adj. [from leak.] - 1. Battered or pierced, ſo as to let water in or out. Thou'rt ſo leaky, That we muſt leave thee to thy ſinking; for Thy deareſt quit thee: Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. If you have not enjoy'd what youth could give, But life ſunk through you like a leaky ſieve, Accuſe yourſelf, you liv'd not while you might. 2. Loquacious; not cloſe. - Women are ſo leaky, that I have hardly met with one that could not hold her breath longer than ſhe could keep a Dryden. Dryden. ſecret. L'Eſtrange. To LEAN. v. m. peter. leaned or leant. [plinan, Saxon; lenen, Dutch.] 1. To incline againſt; to reſt againſt. Lean thine aged back againſt mine arm, | - And in that caſe I'll tell thee my diſeaſe. Shakeſpeare, Security is expreſſed among the medals of Gordianus, by a lady leaning againſt a pillar, a ſcepter in her hand, before an altar. - Peacham on Drawing. The columns may be allowed ſomewhat above their ordi- nary length, becauſe they lean unto ſo good ſupporters. Wott. Upon his iv'ry ſceptre firſt he leant, Then ſhook his head, that ſhook the firmament. Dryden, Oppreſs'd with anguiſh, panting and o'erſpent, His fainting limbs againſt an oak he leant. Dryden's Aen. If he be angry, all our other dependencies will profit us no- thing; every other ſupport will fail under us when we come to lean upon it, and deceive us in the day when we want it moſt. Rogers's Sermons. Then leaning o'er the rails he muſing ſtood. Gay, Mid the central depth of black'ning woods, High rais'd in ſolemn theatre around Leans the huge elephant. 2. To propend; to tend towards. - They delight rather to lean to their old cuſtoms, though Thomſon's Summer. they be more º and more inconvenient. Spenſer. Truſt in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own underſtanding. Prov. iii. 5. A deſire leaning to either ſide, biaſes the judgment ſtrange- ly. Watts's Improvement of the Mind. 3. To be in a bending poſture. She leans me out at her miſtreſs's chamber window, bids me a thouſand times good night. Shakeſpeare. Wearied with length of ways, and worn with toil, She laid her down; and leaning on her knees, Invok'd the cauſe of all her miſeries. Dryden. The gods came downward to behold the wars, Sharp'ning their fights, and leaning from their ſtars, Dryd. LEAN. al. [Elene, Saxon.] 1. Not fat; meagre; wanting fleſh; bare-boned. You tempt the fury of my three attendants, Lean famine, quartering ſteel, and climbing fire. Shakeſp. Lean raw-bon'd raſcals who would e'er ſuppoſe, They had ſuch courage and audacity Shakeſpeare. Lean look’d prophets whiſper fearful change. Shakespeare I would invent as bitter ſearching terms, With full as many ſigns of deadly hate, As lean-fac’d envy in her loathſome cave. Shakeſpeare. Seven other kine came up out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleſhed, Gen. xli. 3. Let a phyſician beware how he purge after hard froſty wea- ther, and in a lean body, without preparation. Bacon. And fetch their precepts from the cynic tub, Praiſing the lean, and fallow, abſtinence. Milton. Swear that Adraſtus; and the lean-look'd prophet, Are joint conſpirators. Dryd, and Lee's Oedipus. *º people often ſuffer for want of fat, as fat people may by obſtruction of the veſſels. Arbuthnot on Aliments. No laughing graces wanton in my eyes; uthagger'd grief, lean looking ſallow care, I L E A Dwell on my brow. 2. Not unctuous; thin; hungry. - There are two chief kinds of terreſtrial liquors, thoſe that are fat and light, and thoſe that are lean and more earthy, like common water. Burnet's 7%eory of the Earth. 3. Low ; poor; in oppoſition to great or rich. That which combin'd us was moſt great, and let not A leaner ačtion rend us. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra. LEAN. m. ſ. That part of fleſh which éonſiſts of the muſcle without the fat. With razors keen we cut our paſſage clean . Through rills of fat, and deluges of jan. LEANLY: adv. [from lean.] Meagerly; LE'ANNEss. n.ſ.. [from lean.] 1. Extenuation of body; want of fleſh; meagreneſs. If thy leanneſs loves ſuch food, There are thoſe, that, for thy ſake, Po enough. Benj. Johnſºn's Fºrºſ. The ſymptoms of too great fluidity are exceſs of univerſal ſecretions, as of perſpiration, ſweat, urine, liquid dejećtures, leanneſs, and weakneſs. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Want of bulk. - The poor king Reignier, whoſe large ſtyle Agrees not with the leanneſs of his purſe. To LEAP. v. n. [pleapan, Saxon; loup, Scottiſh.] 1. To jump; to move upward or progreſſively without change of the feet. If I could win a lady at leap-frog, or by vaulting into my ſaddle with my armour on, I ſhould quickly leap into a wife. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. A man leapeth better with weights in his hands than with. out ; for that the weight, if it be proportionable, ſtrength- eneth the finews by contračting, them. In leaping with weights the arms are firſt caſt backwards and then forwards with ſo much the greater force; for the hands go backward before they take their riſe. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, In a narrow pit He ſaw a lion, and leap'd down to it. Cowley's David.ir. Thrice from the ground ſhe leap'd, was ſeen to wield Her brandiſh’d lance. - Dryden's Aew, 2. To ruſh with vehemence. God changed the ſpirit of the king into mildneſs, who in a fear leaped from his throne, and took her in his arms, till ſhe came to herſelf again. E/ih. xv. 8. After he went into the tent, and found her not, he leaped out to the people. judith xiv. 17. He ruin upon ruin heaps, And on me, like a furious giant, leaps. Strait leaping from his horſe he rais'd me up. 3. To bound; to ſpring. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy. I am warm’d, my heart Leaps at the trumpet's voice, and burns for glory. Addison. 4. To fly; to ſtart. - He parted frowning from me, as if ruin Leap'd from his eyes: ſo looks the chaſed lion Upon the daring huntſman that has gall'd him ; Then makes him nothing. Shakespeare Henry VIII. Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and ſparks of fire leap out. , job xli. 19. To LEAP. v. a. 1. To paſs over, or into, by leaping. Every man is not of a conſtitution to leap a gulf for the ſaving of his country. L’Eſtrange. As one condemn'd to leap a precipice, Who ſees before his eyes the depth below, - Stops ſhort. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. She dares purſue, if they dare lead: As their example ſtill prevails, She tempts the ſtream, or leaps the pales. 2. To compreſs; as beaſts. - Too ſoon they muſt not feel the ſting of love: Let him not leap the cow. Dryden's Georg. LEAP. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Bound; jump; act of leaping. 2. Space paſſed by leaping. After they have carried their riders ſafe over all leaps, and through all dangers, what comes of them in the end but to be broken-winded. L’Eſtrange. 3. Sudden tranſition. Wickedneſs comes on by degrees, as well as virtue; and ſudden leaps from one extreme to another are unnatural. L’Eſtrange's Fables. The commons wreſted even the power of chuſing a king intirely out of the hands of the nobles; which was ſo great a leap, and cauſed ſuch a convulſion in the ſtate, that the Rowe's jane Shore. - Farquhar. without plumpneſs. Shakeſpeare. Sandys. Rowe. Luke vi. 23. Prior. conſtitution could not bear. Swift. 4. An aſſault of an animal of prey. The cat made a leap at the mouſe. L’Eſtrange. 5. Embrace of animals. How ſhe cheats her bellowing lovers eye; The ruſhing leap, the doubtful progeny. . . Dryden's 4º. 6. Hazard,
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6, Hazard, or effe&t of leaping.
Methinks, it were an eaſy leap
To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon. Shakespeare
You take a precipice for no leap of danger, -
And woo your own deſtruction. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
Behold that dreadful downfal of a rock,
Where yon old fiſher views the waves from high
'Tis the convenient leap I mean to try. Dryd. Theocritus.
Leap-Frog. m. / [leap and frog.) A play of children, in
which they imitate the jump of frogs.
. If I could win a lady at leap-frog, I ſhould quickly leap
into a wife. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
LEAP-YEAR. m. ſ.
£eap-year or biſextile is every fourth year, and ſo called from
its leaping a day more that year than in a common year:
ſo that the common year hath 365 days, but the leap-year
366 and then February hath 29 days, which in common
.. hath but 28. To find the leap-year you have this
Tule :
Divide by 4; what's left ſhall be
For leap-year of for paſt 1, 2, 3. Harris.
That the ſun conſiſteth of 365 days and almoſt fix hours,
wanting eleven minutes; which ſix hours omitted will, in
proceſs of time, largely deprave the compute; and this is
the occaſion of the biſextile or leap-year. Brown's Vulg. Err.
To LEARN. v. a. [leornian, Saxon.]
1. To gain the knowledge or ſkill of.
Learn a parable of the fig-tree. Mat. xxiv. 32.
He, in a ſhorter time than was thought poſſible, learned
both to ſpeak and write the Arabian tongue. Knolles.
Learn, wretches learn the motions of the mind,
And the great moral end of humankind. Dryd. Perſius.
You may rely upon my tender care,
To keep him far from perils of ambition:
All he can learn of me, will be to weep I A. Philips.
2. To teach... [It is obſervable, that in many of the European
languages the ſame word ſignifies to learn and to teach ; to
gain or impart knowledge.] -
He would learn
The lion ſtoop to him in lowly-wiſe,
A leſſon hard. Spenſer's Fairy Queen, b. i.
You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know not how to curſe: the red plague rid you,
For learning me your language. §. Tempeſt.
A thouſand more miſchances than this one,
Have learn'd me how to brook this patiently. Shakespeare
Haſt thou not learn'd me how
To make perfumes * , Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which
is written. I Cor. iv. 6.
To LEARN. v. n. To take pattern.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly. Mat. xi. 29.
In imitation of ſounds, that man ſhould be the teacher is
no part of the matter; for birds will learn one of another.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Nº. 237.
LEARNED. adj. [from learn.] -
1. Verſed in ſcience and literature.
It is indifferent to the matter in hand, which way the
learned ſhall determine of it. Locke.
Some by old words to fame have made pretence:
Such labour'd nothings, in ſo ſtrange a ſtyle,
Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned ſmile. Pope.
The learned met with free approach,
Although they came not in a coach. Swift.
The beſt account is given of them by their own authors:
but I truſt more to the table of the learned biſhop of Bath.
Arbuthnot on Coins.
2. Skilled; ſkilful; knowing.
Though train’d in arms, and learn'd in martial arts,
Thou chuſeſt not to conquer men but hearts. Granville.
3. Skilled in ſcholaſtick knowledge.
Till a man can judge whether they be truths or no, his
underſtanding is but little improved: and thus men of much
reading are greatly learned, but may be little knowing. Locke.
LEARNEDLY. adv. [from learned.] With knowledge; with
ſkill.
Much
He ſpoke, and learnedly, for life; but all
Was either pitied in him, or forgotten. Shakespeare H. VIII.
The apoſtle ſeemed in his eyes but learnedly mad. Hooker.
Ev'ry coxcomb ſwears as learnedly as they. Swift.
LEARNING. m. ſ. [from learn.]
1. Literature; ſkill in languages or ſciences; generally ſcho-
laſtick knowledge.
Learning hath its infancy, when it is almoſt childiſh;
then its youth, when luxuriant and juvenile; then its ſtrength
of years, when ſolid; and, laſtly, its old age, when dry and
exhauſt. Bacon's Eſſays.
To tongue or pudding thou haſt no pretence,
Learning thy talent is, but mine is ſenſe. Prior.
As Moſes was learned in all the wiſdom of the Egyptians,
ſo it is manifeſt from this chapter, that St. Paul was a great
maſter in all the learning of the Greeks. Bentley's Serºtons.
2. Skill in any thing good or bad.
An art of contradiction by way of ſcorn, a learning where-
with we were long ſithence forewarned, that the miſerable
times whereunto we are fallen ſhould abound. Hoºker.
Le’ARNER. m. ſ. [from learn.] One who is yet in his rudi-
ments; one who is acquiring ſome new art or knowledge.
The late learners cannot ſo well take the ply, except it be
in ſome minds that have not ſuffered themſelves to fix. Bacon.
Nor can a learner work ſo cheap as a ſkilful practiſed artiſt
can. Graunt's Bills ºf Arta ity.
LEASE. m. ſ. [laiſer, French. Spelman.]
1. A contract by which, in conſideration of ſome payment, a
temporary poſſeſſion is granted of houſes or lands.
Why, couſin, wer’t thou regent of the world,
It were a ſhame to let this land by ſeaſe. Shakeſpeare.
Lords of the world have but for life their leaſe,
And that too, if the leſſor pleaſe, muſt ceaſe. Denham.
I have heard a man talk with contempt of biſhops leaſes,
as on a worſe foot than the reſt of his eſtate. Swift.
2. Any tenure.
Our high-plac'd Macbeth
Shall live the leaſe of nature. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Thou to give the world increaſe,
Short'ned haſt thy own life's leaſe. Milton.
To LEAse. v. a. [from the noun..] To let by leaſe.
Where the vicar leaſes his glebe, the tenant muſt pay the
great tithes to the rector or impropriator, and the ſmall tithes
to the vicar. Ayliffe's Parergon.
To LEASE. v. n. [lºſen, Dutch..] To glean; to gather what
the harveſt men leave.
She in harveſt us’d to leaſe ;
But harveſt done, to chare-work did aſpire,
Meat, drink, and two-pence, was her daily hire. Dryden.
LE'As ER. n.ſ.. [from leaſe.] Gleaner; gatherer after the reaper.
There was no office which a man from England might
not have ; and I looked upon all who were born here as
only in the condition of leaſers and gleaners. Swift.
LEASH. n.ſ. [leſſe, French; letſe, Dutch ; laccio, Italian.]. A
leather thong, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a
courſer leads his greyhound. Hammer.
Holding Corioli in the name of Rome,
Even like a fawning greyhound in the leaſh, -
To let him ſlip at will. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
What I was, I.am ;
More ſtraining on, for plucking back; not following
My leaſh unwillingly. Shakeſpeare's J/inter's Tale.
The raviſhed ſoul being ſhewn ſuch game, would break
thoſe leaſhes that tie her to the body. Boyle.
2. A tierce; three.
I am ſworn brother to a leaſh of drawers, and can call
them all by their Chriſtian names. Shakespeare Henry IV.
Some thought when he did gabble
Th'ad heard three labourers of Babel,
Or Cerberus himſelf pronounce
A leaſh of languages at once. Hudibras, p. i.
3. A band wherewith to tie any thing in general.
Thou art a living comedy; they are a leaſh of dull de-
vils. - Dennis's Letters.
To LEASH. v. a. [from the noun..] To bind; to hold in a
ſtring.
Then ſhould the warlike Harry, like himſelf,
Aſſume the port of Mars; and, at his heels,
Leaſht in like hounds, ſhould famine, ſword, and fire,
Crouch for employment. Shakespeare Henry V.
LE'As.ING.. n.ſ. [leare, Saxon.] Lies; falſhood.
O ye ſons of men, how long will ye have ſuch pleaſure in
vanity, and ſeek after leaſing * Pſal. iv. 2.
He 'mongſt ladies would their fortunes read
Out of their hands, and merry leaſings tell. Hub. Tale.
He hates foul leaſings and vile flattery, -
Two filthy blots in noble gentery. Hubbard's Tale.
That falſe pilgrim which that leaſing told,
Was indeed old Archimago. Spenſ. Fairy Queen.
I have ever marrified my friends
With all the ſize that verity
Would without lapſing ſuffer: nay, ſometimes,
Like to a bowl upon a ſubtle ground
I’ve tumbl’d paſt the throw ; and in his praiſe
Have almoſt ſtampt the leaſing. - Shakespeare Coriolanus.
As folks, quoth Richard, prone to leaſing,
Say things at firſt, becauſe they're pleaſing;
Then prove what they have once aſſerted,
Nor care to have their lie deſerted:
Till their own dreams at length deceive them,
And oft repeating they believe them. Prior.
t Trading free ſhall thrive again,
Nor leaſings leud affright the ſwain. Gay's Paſłorals.
LEAst, adj. the ſuperlative of little. [laert, Saxon. This word
IWallis would perſuade us to write lºſſ, that it may be
analogous
L E. A L E A analogous to lſ; but ſurely the profit is not worth the ºngº. Little beyond others; ſmalleſt. - I am not worthy of the legſ? of all the mercies ſhewed to thy ſervant. - - Gen. xxxii. Io. A man can no more have a poſitive idea of the greateſt than he has of the leaſt ſpace. Locke. LEast. adv. In the loweſt degree; in a degree below others; leſs than any other way. . . . . He reſolv'd to wave his ſuit, Or for a while play leaſt in ſight. Ev’n that avert; I chuſe it not ; - Buſtaffe it as the legſ unhappy lot. Dryd. Knight's Tale. No man more truly knows to place. a right value on your friendſhip, than he who leaſt deſerves it on all other accounts than his due ſenſe of it. Pope's Letters. Hudibras, p. i. A. L.A.T. . ) To ſay no more; not to demand or affirm At LEAst WISE. § more than is barely ſufficient at the loweſt degree. Upon the maſt they ſaw a young man, at leaſ; if he were a man, who ſate as on horſeback. - - Sidney. Every effect doth after a ſort contain, at leaſiwiſe reſemble, the cauſe from which it proceedeth. Hooker, b. i. The remedies, if any, are to be propoſed from a conſtant courſ of the milken diet, continued at leaſt a year. Temple. A fiend may deceive a creature of more excellency than himſelf, at leaſt by the tacit permiſſion of the omniſcient Being. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal. it uſeful obſervations be at leaſt ſome part of the ſubject of your converſation. I/atts's Improvement of the Mind. Leagy, adj. [This word ſeems formed from the ſame root with loiſir, French, or looſe..] Flimſy; of weak texture. He ſever leaveth, while the ſenſe itſelf be left looſe and ". Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. tºº. n.ſ. [leten, Saxon; leadr, Erſe.] 8. Dreſſed hides of animals. - He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. - 2 Kings i. 8. The ſhepherd's homely curds, His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle ; Is far beyond a prince's delicates. Shakespeare Henry VI. And if two boots keep out the weather, What need you have two hides of leather. Prior. 2. Skin; ironically. - Returning ſound in limb and wind, Except ſome leather loſt behind. Swift. - LEATHER coat. n.ſ. [leather and coat.] An apple with a tough rind. There is a diſh of leathercoats for you. Shakespeare H. IV. LEATHERDREssex. n.ſ. [leather and dreſſer.] He who dreſſes leather. He removed to Cumae; and by the way was entertained at the houſe of one Tychius, a leather-dreſſer. Pope. LEATHER-MoUTHED. adj. [leather and mouth.] By a leather-mouthed fiſh, I mean ſuch as have their teeth in their throat; as, the chub or cheven. JWalton's Anger. LEATHERy. adj. [from leather.] Reſembling leather. Wormius calls this cruſt a leathery ſkin. Grew's Muſeum. LEATHERN. adj. [from ſeather.] Made of leather. I ſaw her hand; ſhe has a leathern hand, A free-ſtone colour'd hand: I verily did think That her old gloves were on. Shakeſp. As you like it. The wretched animal heav'd forth ſuch groans, That their diſcharge did ſtretch his leathern coat Almoſt to burſting. Shakespeare As you like it. In ſilken or in leathern purſe retain A ſplendid ſhilling. Philips. LEATHERSELLER. m. ſ. [leather and ſeller.] He who deals in leather, and vends it. LEAVE. m. ſ. [leare, Saxon; from lyran, to grant.] 1. Grant of liberty; permiſſion; allowance. - * By your leave, Ireneus, notwithſtanding all this your care- ful forefight, methinks I ſee an evil lurk uneſpied. Spenſer. When him his deareſt Una did behold, Diſdaining life, deſiring leave to dye. Spenſer. I make bold to preſs upon you. —You're welcome; give us leave, drawer. Shakeſpeare. The days Of Sylla's ſway, when the free ſword took leave To act all that it would. Benj. johnſon's Cataline, Thrice happy ſnake that in her ſleeve ay boldly creep, we dare not give Out thoughts ſo unconfin’d a leave. J/aller. No friend has leave to bear away the dead. Dryden. Offended that we fought without his leave, He takes this time his ſecret hate to ſhew. Dryden. 9; thing more I crave leave to offer about ſyllogiſm, be- fore I leave it. Locke. I muſt have leave to be grateful to any who ſerves me, let him be never ſo obnoxious to any party: nor did the tory Fººty put me to the hardſhip of aſking this leave. Pope. 3. Farewel; adieu. Take leave and part, for you muſt part forthwith. Shał. Evils that take leave, *— II. To ceaſe to do; to deſiſt from. On their departure, moſt of all ſhew evil. Shakespeare. * There is further compliment of leave taking between France and him. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Here my father comes; A double bleſfing is a double grace; Occaſion ſmiles upon a ſecond leave. Shakespeare. Hamlet, But my dear nothings, take your leave, No longer muſt you me deceive. Suckling. Many ſtars may be viſible in our hemiſphere, that are not ſo at preſent; and many which are at preſent ſhall take *ave of our horizon, and appear unto ſouthern habitations. Brown's Wugar Frrours, b. iv. c. 1 3. Tº: º † pret. ſºft I have left. [Of the derivation of this word the etymologiſts give no ſatisfact I. To quit; to ... gilts g ory account J A man ſhall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife. Gen. ii. 2 ...When they were departed from him, they left him in º: diſeaſes. - - 2 Chron. xxiv. 2 5. E If º love . º leave the luſty wine, . P.nvy them not their palates with the ſwine, - - 2. T. to †. B Johnſon. He that is of an unthankful mind, will leave him in danger that delivered him. Eccluſ. xxix. 17. 3. To have remaining at death. There be of them that have left a name behind them. Eccluſ. xliv. 8. 4. Not to deprive of. - ºf xliv. 8 They ſtill have left me the providence of God, and all the promiſes of the goſpel, and my charity to them too. Taylor. 5. To ſuffer to remain. If it be done without order, the mind comprehendeth leſs that which is ſet down; and beſides, it leaveth a ſuſpicion, as if more might be ſaid than is expreſſed. Bacon. Theſe things muſt be left uncertain to farther diſcoveries in future ages. Abbot's Deſcription of the ſºrld. Who thoſe are, to whom this right by deſcent belongs, he leaves out of the reach of any one to diſcover from his writings. Locke. 6. Not to carry away. They encamped againſt them, and deſtroyed the increaſe of the earth, and left no ſuſtenance for Iſrael. judg. vi. 4. He ſhall eat the fruit of thy cattle; which alſo ſhall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil. Deut. xxviii. 48. Vaſtius gave ſtrićt commandment, that they ſhould leave behind them unneceſſary baggage. Knolles's Hiſtory. . To fix as a token or remembrance. - - This I leave with my reader, as an occaſion for him to conſider, how much he may be beholden to experience. Locke. 8. To bequeath; to give as inheritance. That peace thou leav'ſ to thy imperial line, That peace, Oh happy ſhade, be ever thine. 9. To give up ; to reſign. * * . . Thou ſhalt not glean thy vineyard; thou ſhalt leave them for the poor and ſtranger. - - Lev. xix. 10. If a wife man were left to himſelf, and his own choice, to wiſh the greateſt good to himſelf he could deviſe; the ſum of all his wiſhes would be this, That there were juſt ſuch a being as God is. Tillotſon, Serm. 1. 10. To permit without interpoſition. Whether Eſau were a vaſſal, I leave the reader to judge. Locke. Dryden. Let us return, leſt my father leave caring for the aſſes, and take thought for us. 1 Sam. ix. 5. 12. To LEAve off. To deſiſt from ; to forbear. If, upon any occaſion, you bid him leave off the doing of any Thing, you muſt be ſure to carry the point. Lºcke. In proportion as old age came on, he left off fox-hunting. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 115. 13. To LEAVE off. To forſake. . . - He began to leave off ſome of his old acquaintance, his roaring and bullying about the ſtreets: he put on a ſerious air. - Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of Jºhn Bull. 14. To LEAVE out. To omit; to neglect. My good Camillo; I am ſo fraught with curious buſineſs, that - I leave out ceremony. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. Shun they to treat with me too : No good lady, - You may partake: I have told 'em who you are. I ſhould be loth to be left out, and here too. Ben. Jºhnſºn. What is ſet down by order and diviſion doth demonſtrate, that nothing is % out or omitted, but all is there. Bacon. º efriend till utmoſt end Of all thy dues be done, and none left out, Ere nice morn on the Indian ſteep From her cabin'd loop-hole peep. We aſk, if thoſe ſubvert Reaſon's cſtabliſh'd maxims, who aſſert That we the world's exiſtence may conceive, Though we one atom out of matter leave. Blackmºre. - 15 G I always 4. ton.
r L E. E. I always thought this paſſage ºft.* with a great deal of - ! - ſº. dićt a judgment, by Tucca and Varius, as it ſeems to contra º: in the fixth Æneid. Addiſon on Italy. To LEAVE. v. n. 1. To ceaſe; to deſiſt. She is my eſſence, and I leave to be, If I be not by her fair influence - #,A#, iº, cheriſh'd, kept alive. Shakeſpeare. And fince this buſineſs ſo far fair is done, Let us not leave till all our own be won. Shakespeare H. IV. He began at the eldeſt, and left at the youngeſt. Genºſ, 2. To Leave off. To deſiſt. Grittus, hoping that they in the caſtle would not hold out, left off to batter or undermine it, wherewith he perceived he little prevailed. Knolles's Hiff. of the Turks. É. when you find that vigorous heat abate, Leave off, and for another ſummons wait. Roſcommon. 3. To LEAVE off. To ſtop. - wrongs do not leave off there where they begin, . ! But ſtill beget new miſchiefs in their courſ": Daniel. To Leave. v. ... [from levy; lever, French;) To levy; to raiſe: a corrupt word, made, I believe, by Spenſºr, for a rhyme. y An army ſtrong ſhe leav'd, y To war on thoſe which him had of his realm bereav'4: .. spenſer's Fairy Queen, b. ii. LE'Aved. adj. [from leaves, of leaf.] 1. Furniſhed with foliage. 2. Made with leaves or folds. - I will looſe the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates. , , Iſa. xlv. 1. LEAVEN. n.ſ. [levain, French; levare, Latin.] ... 1. Ferment mixed with any body to make it light; particularly uſed of four dough mixed in a maſs of bread. - It ſhall not be baken with leaven. Lev. vi. 17. All fermented meats and drinks are eaſilieſt digeſted; and thoſe unfermented, by barmorleaven, are hardlydigeſted. Flyer. 2. Any mixture which makes a general change in the maſs. Many of their propoſitions favour very ſtrong of the old leaven of innovations. King Charles. To LE'Av EN. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ferment by ſomething mixed. You muſt tarry the leav'ning. Shakespeare Trail, and Crºſſida. Whoſoever eateth leavened bread, that ſoul ſhall be cut off. Exod. xii. 17. Breads we have of ſeveral grains, with divers kinds of leavenings, and ſeaſonings; ſo that ſome do extremely move appetites. Bacon's Atlantis. 2. To taint; to imbue. That cruel ſomething unpoſſeſt, Corrodes and leavens all the reſt. Prior. LE'Aver. n.ſ. [leave..] One who deſerts or forſakes. Let the world rank me in regiſter A maſter-leaver, and a fugitive. Shakeſpeare. LEAves. m. ſ. The plural of leaf. Parts fit for the nouriſhment of man in plants are, ſeeds, roots, and fruits; for leaves they give no nouriſhment at all. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. LE'Avings. n.ſ.. [from leave..] Remnant; relicks; offal: it has no ſingular. My father has this morning call'd together, To this poor hall, his little Roman ſenate, The leavings of Pharſalia. Addiſon's Cato. Then who can think we'll quit the place, Or ſtop and light at Cloe's head, With ſcraps and leavings to be fed. Swift. LE'Av Y. adj. [from leaf.] Full of leaves; covered with leaves. Strephon, with leavy twigs of laurel tree, A garland made on temples for to wear, For he then choſen was the dignity Of village lord that Whitſontide to bear. Sidney. Now, near enough: your leavy ſcreens throw down, And ſhow like thoſe you are. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. To Lech. v. a. [lecher, #j To lick over. Hanmer. Haſt thou yet leched the Athenian's eyes With the love juice. Shakeſp. Midſummer Night's Dream. LE'CHER.. n.ſ. [Derived by Skinner from luxure, old French: luxuria is uſed in the middle ages in the ſame ſenſe..] A whore- maſter. I will now take the leacher; he's at my houſe; he cannot 'ſcape me. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windſor. You, like a letcher, out of whoriſh loins Are pleas'd to breed out your inheritors. Shakeſpeare. The lecher ſoon transforms his miſtreſs; now In Io's place appears a lovely cow. Dryden. The ſleepy leacher ſhuts his little eyes, About his churning chaps the frothy bubbles riſe. Dryden. She yields her charms To that fair letcher, the ſtrong god of arms. Pope's Odyſ. To LECHER. v. n. [from the noun...] To whore. Die for adultery; no. The wren goes to t, and the ſmall gilded fly does letcher in my fight. Shakeſp. King Lear. Gut eats all day, and letchers all the night. B. Johnſon. Lec'Herous. adj. [from lecher.] Leud : luſtful. The ſapphire ſhould grow foul, and loſe its beauty, when worn by one that is lºcherous; the emerald ſhould fly to pieces, if it touch the ſkin of any unchaſte perſon. Derham. Lºgously. adv. [from lecherous.] Lºudly; luſtfully. Lºcherousness. n.ſ.. [from letherº".] Leudneſs. LE'chery. m. ſ. [from lecher.] Leudneſs; luſt. The reſt welter with as little ſhame in open lechery, as ſwine do in the common mire. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. Againſt ſuch leudſters, and their lechery, Thoſe that betray them do no treachery. Shakeſpeare. Lection. n.ſ. [lectio, Lat.] A reading; a variety in copies. Every critick has his own hypotheſis: if the common text be not favourable to his opinion, a various ledion ſhall be made authentick. J/atts's Logick. LECTURE. m. ſ. [leåure, French.] 1. A diſcourſe pronounced upon any ſubject. Mark him, while Dametas reads his ruſtick lecture unto him, how to feed his beaſts before noon, and where to ſhade them in the extreme heat. Sidney, b. ii. Wrangling pedant, When in muſick we have ſpent an hour, Your lecture ſhall have leiſure for as much. Shakespeare When letters from Ceſar were given to Ruſticus, he re- fuſed to open them till the philoſopher had done his lec- furtſ. Taylor's Holy Living. Virtue is the ſolid good, which tutors ſhould not only read leåures and talk of, but the labour and art of education ſhould furniſh the mind with, and faſten there. Locke. Numidia will be bleſt by Cato's lediures. Addiſon's Cato. 2. The aët or practice of reading; peruſal. In the legiure of holy ſcripture, their apprehenſions are commonly confined unto the literal ſenſe of the text. Browne. 3. A j reprimand. To LE'cture. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To inſtruct formally. 2. To inſtruct inſolently and dogmatically. LE'cturer. n.ſ.. [from ledure.] An inſtructor; a teacher b way of lećture; a preacher in a church hired by the º to aſſiſt the rector or vicar. If any miniſter refuſed to admit into his church a leđurer recommended by them, and there was not one orthodox or learned man recommended, he was preſently required to at- tend upon the committee. Clarendon. LE'ctureship. n.ſ.. [from ledure.] The office of a lecturer. He got a leđureſhip in town of ſixty pounds a year, where he preached conſtantly in perſon. Swift. LED. part. pret. of lead. Then ſhall they know that I am the Lord your God, which cauſed them to be led into captivity among the hea- then. Ezek. xxxix. 28. The leaders of this people cauſed them to err, and they that are led of them are deſtroyed. Iſa. ix. 16. As in vegetables and animals, ſo in moſt other bodies, not propagated by ſeed, it is the colour we moſt fix on, and are moſt led by. Locke. LEDGE. n.ſ. [leggen, Dutch, to lie.] 1. A row; layer; ſtratum. The loweſt ledge or row ſhould be merely of ſtone, cloſely laid, without mortar: a general caution for all parts in build- ing contiguous to board. Wotton's Architecture. 2. A ridge riſing above the reſt. The four parallel ſticks riſing above five inches higher than the handkerchief, ſerved as ledges on each ſide. Gulliver. 3. Any prominence, or riſing part. Beneath a ledge of rocks his fleet he hides, The bending brow above, a ſafe retreat provides. Dryden. LEDHoRse. n.ſ. [led and horſe.) A ſumpter horſe. LEE. m. ſ. [lie, French.] 1. Dregs; ſediment; refuſe. § cloaths, my ſex, exchang'd for thee, I'll mingle with the people's wretched lee. . Prior. 2. [Sea term ; ſuppoſed by Skinner from l’eau, French.] It is generally that ſide which is oppoſite to the wind, as the lee ſhore is that the wind blows on. To be under the lee of the ſhore, is to be cloſe under the weather ſhore. A leeward ſhip is one that is not faſt by a wind, to make her way ſo good as ſhe might. To lay a ſhip by the lee, is to bring her ſo that all her ſails may lie againſt the maſts and ſhrowds flat, and the wind to come right on her broadſide, ſo that ſhe will make little or no way. - Die?, If we, being ſtorm-beaten in the bay of Biſcay, had had a port under our lee, that we might have kept our tranſport- ing ſhips with our men of war, we had taken the Indian fleet, and the Azores. Raleigh's Apology, The Hollanders were wont to ride before Dunkirk with the wind at north weſt, making a lee ſhore in all weathers. Raleigh's Eſſays. Unprovided of tackling and vićtualling, they are forced to ſea by a ſtorm ; yet better do ſo than venture ſplitting and ſinking on a lee ſhore, King Charles. - Him,
L E. E. --~~ Him, haply flumb'ring on the Norway foam, The pilot of ſome ſmall night-founder'd ſkiff, Deeming ſome iſland, oft, as ſeamen tell, with fixed anchor in his ſcaly rind, - Moors by his ſide under the lee, while night - Inveſts the ſea. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. i. Batter'd by his lee they lay, The paſſing winds through their torn canvaſs play. Dryden, LEEch. n.ſ. [lac, Saxon.] - 1. A phyſician; a profeſſor of the art of healing: whence we ſtill uſe cowleech. - A leech, the which had great infight In that diſeaſe of grieved conſciences - And well could cure the ſame ; his name was patience. . Spenſer's Fairy Queen, b. i. Her words prevail'd, and then . . leach is cunning hand 'gan to his wounds to lay, H. all ãº. .. the which his art did teach. Fa. 24. Phyſick is their bane. he learned leaches in deſpair depart, º: ſhake their heads, deſponding of their art. Dryden. Wiſe leeches will not vain receipts obtrude: Deaf to complaints they wait upon the ill, Till ſome ſafe criſis. ... Dryden. The hoary wrinkled leech has watch'd and toil'd, Tried every health reſtoring herb and gum, And wearied out his painful ſkill in vain. Rowe's j. Shore. A ſkilful leach, - ſay, had wrought this bleſſed deed; † h; Arbuthnot was yelept. Gay's Paſtorals. 2. A kind of ſmall water ſerpent, which faſtens on animals, and ſucks the blood: it is uſed to draw blood where the lan- cet is leſs ſafe, whence perhaps the name. I drew blood by leeches behind his ear. . . Wiſeman's Surg. Sticking like leeches, till they burſt with blood, Without remorſe inſatiably. Roſcommon. To Leech. v. a. [from the noun..] To treat with medica- mentS. LE'Echcraft. n.ſ. [leech and craft.] The art of healing. We ſtudy ſpeech, but others we perſuade : We leechcraft learn, but others cure with it. Davies. Deef, adj. [lieve, lºve, Dutch..] Kind; fond. Whilome all theſe were low and leefe, And lov'd their flocks to feed; They never ſtrove to be the chief, And ſimple was their weed. Spenſer's Paſtorals. Leek. n.ſ. [leac, Saxon; loock, Dutch ; leechº, Erſe.] Its flower conſiſts of ſix pedals, and is ſhaped, as it were, like a bell; in the center ariſes the pointal, which after- ward becomes a roundiſh fruit, divided into three cells, which contain roundiſh ſeeds: to theſe notes may be added, the ſta- mina are generally broad and flat, ending in three capilla- ments, of which the middle one is furniſhed with a chive; the flowers are alſo gathered into almoſt globular bunches: the roots are long, cylindrical, and coated, the coats ending in plain leaves. Miller. Know'ſt thou Fluellen —Yes. —Tell him I'll knock his leek about his pate, Upon St. David's day. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Leek to the Welſh, to Dutchmen butter's dear. Gay. We uſe acrid plants inwardly and outwardly in gangreens; in the ſcurvy, water-creſſes, horſe-radiſh, garlick, or leek pottage. - Floyer on Humours. LEER. n.ſ. [pleane, facies, Saxon.] 1. An oblique view. I ſpy entertainment in her; ſhe gives the leer of invitation. Shakeſpeare's Merry Wives of Windſor. Aſide the devil turn’d For envy, yet with jealous leer malign Ey'd them aſkance. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv. 2. A laboured caſt of countenance. - Damn with faint praiſe, concede with civil leer. Pope. I place a ſtateſman full before my fight; A bloated monſter in all his geer, - With ſhameleſs viſage, and perfidious leer. Swift. To Leer. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To look obliquely; to look archly. I will leer upon him as he comes by ; and do but mark the countenance that he will give me. Shakeſp. Henry IV. I wonder whether you taſte the pleaſure of independency, º, whether you do not ſometimes leer upon the court. Swift. * To look with a forced countenance. Bertran has been taught the arts of courts, To gild a face with ſmiles, and leer a man to ruin. Dryd. *S. m. ſ. [lie, French..] Dregs; ſediment: it has ſeldom a ſingular. .This proceeded by reaſon of the old humour of thoſe coun- lies, where the memory of King Richard was ſo ſtrong, that it lay like lees in the bottom of mens hearts; and if the “ſel was but ſtirred, it would come up. Bacon's Henry VII. If they love lees, and leave the luſty wine, Envy them not their palates with the iwine. B. johnſºn. L E G Thoſe lees that trouble it refine - The agitated ſoul of generous wine. Dryden, To Leese. v. a. [lºſen, É. To loſe : an old word. Then ſell to thy profit both butter and cheeſe, Who buieth it ſooner the more he ſhall leeſe. Tuſſºr, No cauſe, nor client fat, will Cheyril leeſe, But as they come on both ſides he takes fees; And pleaſeth both : for while he melts his greaſe For this, that wins for whom he holds his peace. B. johnſ. How in the port our fleet dear time did leeſe, Withering like priſoners, which lie but for fºes. Dame. Leet. n. ſ. Leete, or leta, is otherwiſe called a law-day. The word ſeemeth to have grown from the Saxon lese, which was a court of juriſdićtion above the wapentake or hundred, com- prehending three or four of them, otherwiſe called thirſh- ing, and contained the third part of a province or ſhire: theſe juriſdictions, one and other, be now aboliſhed, and ſwal- lowed up in the county court. Cowell. Who has a breaſt ſo pure, But ſome uncleanly apprehenſions Keep leets and law-days, and in ſeſſions fit With meditations lawful. Shakeſpeare's Othells. You would preſent her at the leet, y Becauſe ſhe bought ſtone jugs, and no ſeal’d quarts. Shakespeare *:WARD. adj. [lee and peanb, Saxon.] 1. Towards the wind. See Lee. The claſſicae were called long ſhips, the onerariae round, becauſe of their figure approaching towards circular: this figure, though proper for the ſtowage of goods, was not the fitteſt for ſailing, becauſe of the great quantity of leeward way, except when they ſailed full before the wind. Arbuth. Let no ſtateſman dare, A kingdom to a ſhip compare; Left he ſhould call our commonweal A veſſel with a double keel; Which juſt like ours, new rigg’d and man'd, And got about a league from land, By change of wind to leeward fide, The pilot knew not how to guide. Swift. Left. participle preter. of leave. Alas, poor lady! deſolate and left; I weep myſelf to think upon thy words. Shakeſpeare. Had ſuch a river as this been left to itſelf, to have found its way out from among the Alps, whatever windings it had made, it muſt have formed ſeveral little ſeas. Addiſon. Were I left to myſelf, I would rather aim at inſtrućting than diverting; but if we will be uſeful to the world, we muſt take it as we find it. Addiſon's Spediator, Nº. 179. Left. adj. [lufte, Dutch; larvus, Latin.]. Siniſtrous; not right. *hat there is alſo in men a natural prepotency in the right, we cannot with conſtancy affirm, if we make obſervation in children, who permitted the freedom of both hands, do oft- times confine it unto the left, and are not without great diffi- culty reſtrained from it. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iv. The right to Pluto's golden palace guides, The left to that unhappy region tends, Which to the depth of Tartarus deſcends. Dryden's Án. The gods of greater nations dwell around, And, on the right and left, the palace bound; The commons where they can. Pryden, A raven from a wither'd oak, Left of their lodging was oblig'd to croak: - That omen lik'd him not. Dryden. The left foot naked when they march to fight, But in a bull's raw hide they ſheathe the right. Dryden. The man who ſtruggles in the fight, Fatigues left arm as well as right. Prior. LEFT-HANDED. adj. [left and hand.] Uſing the left-hand ra- ther than right. The limbs are uſed moſt on the right-ſide, whereby cuſtom helpeth; for we ſee, that ſome are left-handed, which are ſuch as have uſed the left-hand moſt. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. For the ſeat of the heart and liver on one ſide, whereby men become left-handed, it happeneth too rarely to counte- nance an effect ſo common: for the ſeat of the liver on the left-ſide is very monſtrous. Brown's ſugar Errours. Left-H ANDEDs Ess. n.ſ. [from left-handed.] Habitual uſe of the left-hand. Although a ſquint lº ?-handedneſs B' ungracious; yet we cannot want that hand. Donne. LEG. m. ſ. [leg, Daniſh ; leggiºr, Iſlandick.] 1. The limb by which we walk; particularly that part between the knee and the foot. They haſte; and what their tardy feet deny'd, The truſty ſtaff, their better leg, ſupply'd, Dryden. Purging comfits, and ants eggs, - Had almoſt brought him off his legs. Hudibras. Such intrigues people cannot meet with, who have ro- thing but legs to carry them. Addiſon's cº
L E G L E. G 2. An act of obeiſance. At court, he that can his hand, and ſay nothing, cap. annot make a lºg, Pº off his cap, kiſs - has neither leg, hands, lip, nor Shakespeare. All's well that ends well. Their horſes never give * blow, - ... º . make # leg, and bow. Hudibras, tº: If the boy ſhould not Put off his hat, nor make *,W º ºracefully, a dancing-maſter will cure that defect. S ot. . *†. mááe his leg, and went away: - wift. . To ſtand on his own legs; to ſupport himſelf. ſtood perſºns of their fortune and quality could well have tº upon their own legs, and needed not to lay in for i. nance and ſupport. Collier ºf . ſhip. 4. That by which anything is ſupported on the gro"; aS2 the leg of a table. LE/GAcy. m. ſ. [legatum, Latin.] icular thing given by laſt will and teſta: Legacy is a part Cowell. ent. 1n If there be no ſuch thing apparen: "Pºº record, º do as if one ſhould demand a kgº) by force and virtuº of ſome written teſtament, wherein ther" being no ſuch thing .. fied, he pleadeth that there it muſt needs be, and º arguments from the love or good-will which always the . ſtator bore him ; imagining, that theſe, or the like proofs, will convićt a teſtament to have that in it, which other "º". can no-where by reading find. Hooker, b. iii. Go you ºº:::::::: ; ine teh the will hither, and we that “ criml i. to cut off ſome charge in º: º j. º - beſt legacy a father can leave a cº- Good counſel is the gacy L’Eſtrange's Fables. When he thought you gone Tº augment the number of the bleſs'd above, He deem'd 'em legacies of royal love; Nor arm’d, his brothers portions, to invade, But to defend the preſent you had made. Dryden. when the heir of this vaſt treaſure knew, How large a legacy was left to you, He wiſely ty'd it to the crown again. Dryden. Leave to thy children tumult, ſtrife, and war, - a Portions of toil, and legacies of caſe. Prior. LEGAL. adj. [legal, French ; lºgº, Latin.] 1. Done or conceived according to law. whatſoever was before, was before time of memory; and what is fince is, in a legal ſenſe, within the time of me- mory. Hall's Hiſt, of the Common Law of England. 2. Lawful; not contrary to law. - His merits To ſave them, not their own, though legal, works. Milt. Legality. n.ſ. [legalité, French.] Lawfulneſ: T., Lºgalizeſ v. a [legaliſer, French ; from legal.] To au- thorize; to make lawful. - If anything can legalize revenge, it ſhould be injury from an extrêmely obliged perſon: but revenge is ſo abſolutely the peculiar of heaven, that no confideration San impower, even the beſt men, to aſſume the execution of it. South's Sermons. Lºgally. adv. [from legal.] Lawfully; according to law: A prince may not, much leſs may inferior judges, deny juſtice, when it is legally and competently demanded. Taylor. Léo ATARY. n.ſ. [legataire, French ; from legatum, Latin.] One who has a legacy left. An executor ſhall exhibit a true inventory of goods, taken in the preſence of fit perſons, as creditors and legataries are, unto the ordinary. - LEGATINE. adj. [from legate.] Made by a legate. When any one is abſolved from excommunication, it is provided by a legatine conſtitution, that ſome one ſhall pub- liſh ſuch abſolution. Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. Belonging to a legate of the Roman ſee. All thoſe you have done of late, By your power legatine within this kingdom, Fall in the compaſs of a praemunire. Shakeſpeare. LE'GATE. m. ſ. [legatus, Latin; legat, French; legato, Italian.] 1. A deputy; an ambaſſador. The legates from th’ AFtolian prince return: Sad news they bring, that after all the coſt, And care employ'd, their embaſſy is loſt. Dryden. Ænei. 2. A kind of ſpiritual cmbaſſador from the pope; a commiſ- fioner deputed by the pope for eccleſiaſtical affairs. Look where the holy legate comes apace, To give us warrant from the hand of heav'n. Shakeſp. Upon the legate's ſummons, he ſubmitted himſelf to an ex- amination, and appeared before him. Atterbury. LEGATE/e. n.ſ. [from legatum, Lat.] One who has a legacy left him. - If he chance to 'ſcape this diſmal bout, The former legatees are blotted out. Dryden's juvenal. My will is, that if any of the above-named legatees ſhould die before me, that then the reſpective legacies ſhall revert to myſelf. Swift. LEGA’ſ Ios. m. ſ. [legatio, Latin.] Deputation; commiſſion ; embaſſy. . It will be found, that after a legation ad res repetendas, and a refuſal, and a denunciation or indiction of a Yaº the war is no more confined to the Place of the quarrel, but is left at large. Bacon’s J/ar with Spain. In the attiring and ornament of their bodies the duke had a fine and unaffected politeneſs, and upon occaſion coſtly, as in his legations. //otton. LEGA'rof. n.ſ.. [from lºgo, Latin.] One who makes a will, and leaves legacies: Suppoſe debate Betwixt pretenders to a fair eſtate, Bequeath’d by ſome legator's laſt intent. 1)ryden. LE'GEND. {{ [legenda, Latin.] I. A chronicle or regiſter of the lives of ſaints. . . Legend, being grown in a manner to be nothing elſe but heaps of frivolous and ſcandalous vanities, they have been even with diſdain thrown out, the very neſts which bred them abhorring them. Płooker, b. v. Tijare in Rome two ſets of antiquities, the chriſtian and the heathen; the former, though of a freſher date, are ſo embroiled with fable and legend, that one receives but little ſatisfaction. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. 2. Any memorial or relation. And in this legend all that glorious deed Read, whilſt you arm you; arm you whilſt you read. Fairfax, b. i. 3. An incredible unauthentick narrative. who can ſhow the legends, that record More idle tales, or fables ſo abſurd. Blackmore. It is the way and means of attaining to heaven, that makes profane ſcorners ſo willingly let go the expectation of it. It is not the articles of the creed, but the duty to God and their neighbour, that is ſuch an inconſiſtent incredible legend. - Bentley's Sermons. 4. Any inſcription; particularly on medals or coins. Compare the beauty and comprehenſiveneſs of legends on ancient coins. Addiſon on Medals. Lºger. n.ſ.. [from legger, Dutch. To lie or remain, in a place.] Anything that lies in a place; as, a leger ambaſſa- dor; a reſident; one that continues at the court to which he is ſent; a leger-book, a book that lies in the compting- houſe. - Lord Angelo, having affairs to heav'n, Intends you for his ſwift ambaſſador, where you ſhall be an everlaſting leiger. Shakeſpeare. I've giv'n him that, Which, if he take, ſhall quite unpeople her º Of leidgers for her ſweet. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. If lºgier ambaſſadors or agents were ſent to remain near the courts of princes, to obſerve their motions, and to hold cor- reſpondence with them, ſuch were made choice of as were vigilant. Bacon's Advice to Williers. Who can endear - Thy praiſe too much? thou art heav'n, leiger here, wórking againſt the ſtates of death and hell. Herbert. He withdrew not his confidence from any of thoſe who attended his perſon, who, in truth, lay leiger for the cove- nant, and kept up the ſpirits of their countrymen by their intelligence. Clarendon, b. ii. I call that a ledger bait, which is fixed, or made to reſt, in one certain place, when you ſhall be abſent; and I call that a walking bait which you have ever in motion. Walton. Legger DeMain. n.ſ. [contračted perhaps from legereté de main, French.] Slight of hand; juggle; power of deceiving the eye º: motion; trick; deception ; knack. e ſo light was at legerdemain, That what he touch'd came not to light again. Hubberd. Of all the tricks and legerdemain by which men impoſe upon their own ſouls, there is none ſo common as the plea of a good intention. South's Sermons. Leo’ERITY.. n. ſ. [legereté, French..] Lightneſs; nimbleneſs ; quickneſs. A word not in uſe. When the mind is quicken'd, The organs though defunct and dead before, Break up their drowſy grave, and newly move With caſted ſlough and freſh legerity. Shakeſpeare. Leſcoe D. adj. [from leg.] Having legs; furniſhed with legs. LE'Gible. n.ſ. [legibilis, Latin.] 1. Such as may be read. You obſerve ſome clergymen with their heads held down within an inch of the cuſhion, to read what is hardly legible. Swift. 2. Apparent; difcoverable. People's opinions of themſelves are legible in their counte- nances. Thus a kind imagination makes a bold man have vigour and enterprize in his air and motion; it ſtamps value and ſignificancy upon his face. Collier. bºx. adv. Ifrom legible.] In ſuch a manner as may be read. LE'GION. [legio, Latin.] 1. A
L E G
1. A body of Roman ſoldiers, conſiſting of about five thou-
º *: moſt remarkable piece in Antoninus's pillar is, the
figure of Jupiter Pluvius ſending rain on the fainting army of
. Aurelius, and thunderbolts on his enemies, which
; ſhe greateſt confirmation poſſible of the ſtory of the Chriſ-
tian lºgion. Addison.
military force. -
2. A y She to foreign realms
Sends forth her dreadful legions. Philips.
mber.
3. Any great nu Not in the legions
Of horrid hell, can come a devil more damn'd, Shakeſp.
The partition between good and evil is broken down; and
where one fin has entered, legions will force their way through
the ſame breach. - Rogers's Sermons.
Legion ARY. adj. [from legion.]
1. Relating to a legion.
2. Containing a legion: -
3. Containing a great indefinite number. - -
Too many applying themſelves betwixt jeff and earneſt,
make up the legionary body of error. Brown's W.ulg. Errours.
Legislation. n. ſ. [from legiſlator, Lat..] The act of giving
S.
"fºr joined legiſlation to his philoſophy, and, like
others, pretended to miracles and revelations from God, to
give a more venerable ſanction to the laws he preſcribed.
c Littleton on the Converſion ºf St. Paul.
Legislative. adj. [from legiſlator.] Giving laws; law-
giving: - a- - - -
Their legiſlative frenzy they repent,
Enaaing it ſhould make no precedent. Denham.
The poet is a kind of lawgiver, and thoſe qualities are
proper to the /…/ative ſtyle. - - Dryden.
LÉGjSLATOR. m. ſ. [legiſlator, Latin ; legiſlatºur, French.]
A lawgiver; one who makes laws for any community.
It ſpoke like a legiſlator: the thing ſpoke was a law. South.
Heroes in animated marble frown,
And legiſlatºrs ſeem to think in ſtone. Pºpe.
Legislature. n.ſ. [from legiſlator, Latin.] The power that
makes laws.
Without the concurrent conſent of all three parts of the
legiſlature, no law is or can be made. Hale's Com. Law.
In the notion of a legiſlature is implied a power to change,
repeal, and ſuſpend laws in being, as well as to make new
laws. - Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 16.
By the ſupreme magiſtrate is properly underſtood the legiſ-
lative power; but the word magiſtrate ſeeming to denote a
fingle perſon, and to expreſs the executive power, it came to
paſs that the obedience due to the legiſlature was, for want of
conſidering this eaſy diſtinétion, miſapplied to the admini-
ſtration. Swift's Sentinents of a Ch. of England Man.
LEGi'TIMACY. m. ſ. [from legitimate. J
1, Lawfulneſs of birth. *
In reſpect of his legitimacy, it will be good. Ayliffº.
2. Genuineneſs; not ſpuriouſneſs.
The legitimacy or reality of theſe marine bodies vindicated,
I now inquire by what means they were hurried out of the
Ocean. //oodward's Natural Hiſtory.
LEGITIMATE. adj. [from legitimus, Lat. lºgitime, French.]
Born in marriage; lawfully begotten.
Legitimate Edgar, I muſt have your land;
Our father's love is to the baſtard Edmund. Shakeſpeare.
An adulterous perſon is tied to make proviſion for the
children begotten in unlawful embraces, that they may do
no injury to the legitimate, by receiving a common portion.
Yaylºr's Rule of Hºly Living.
To LEGITIMATE. v. a. [legitimer, Fr. from the adjective.]
1. To procure to any the rights of legitimate birth.
Legitimate him that was a baſtard. Ayliffe's Parergon.
2. To make lawful. *
It would be impoſſible for any enterprize to be lawful, if
that which ſhould legitimate it is ſubſequent to it, and can have
no influence to make it good or bad. Decay of Piety.
Lic"TIMATELY. adv. [from lºgitimate.] Lawfully; genuinely.
By degrees he roſe to Jove's impºrial feat,
This difficulties prove a ſoul legitimately great. Dryden.
*ITIMATION. m. ſ. [legitimatiºn, French; from lºgitimate.]
1. Lawful birth.
I have diſclaim'd my land;
Higitimation, name, and all is gone:
- Then, good my mother, let me know my father. Shaft.
From whence will ariſe many queſtions of legitimation, and
what in nature is the difference betwixt a wife and a con-
cubine. Locke.
2. The * of inveſting with the privileges of lawful birth.
####. n, f: ['egime. I nch : lºgºmon, Lat. Seeds
EGU'MEN. ; not reape, out gathºred by the hand; as,
beans: in general, all larger ſeeds; pulſe.
. Sºme ºmens, as peas or beans, if newly gathered and
*illed in a reſort, will afford an acid ſpirit.
deſtructive mildew upon the corn and legumes.
LEGU'MINous, adj. [igumineux, French ; from legumen.] Be-
longing to pulſe; conſiſting of pulſe.
for if I die, I will die at leiſure.
Boyle. ,
In the ſpring fell great rains, upon which enſued a moſt
Arbuthnot.
The propereſt food of the vegetable kingdom is taken from
the farinaceous ſeeds: as oats, barley, and wheat; or of ſome
of the ſiliquoſe or leguminous ; as, peas or beans. Arbuthnot.
Leisur ABLY. adv. [from leiſurable.] At leiſure; without tu-
mult or hurry.
Let us beg of God, that when the hour of our reſt is
come, the patterns of our diſſolution may be Jacob, Moſes,
Joſhua, and David, who {{...} ending their lives in peace,
prayed for the mercies of God to come upon their poſterity.
- Hooker, b. v.
Le'Is URABLE. adj. [from leiſure.] Done at leiſure; not hur-
ried ; enjoying leiſure.
A relation inexcuſeable in his works of leiſurable hours, the
examination being as ready as the relation. Brown.
LE/ISURE. n.ſ. (loiſir, French.]
1. Freedom from buſineſs or hurry; vacancy of mind; power
to ſpend time according to choice.
A gentleman fell very ſick, and a friend ſaid to him, Send
for a phyſician; but the ſick man anſwered, It is no matter;
Bacon's Apophthegms.
Where ambition and avarice have made no entrance, the
deſire of leiſure is much more natural than of buſineſs and
C.1ſ C. Temple.
O happy youth !
For whom thy fates reſerve ſo fair a bride:
He figh'd, and had no leiſure more to ſay,
His honour call d his eyes another way. Dryden's Ovid.
You enjoy your quiet in a garden, where you have not
only the wºre of thinking, but the pleaſure to think of no-
thing which can diſcompoſe your mind. Dryden.
2. Convenience of time.
We'll make our leiſures to attend on yours. Shakespeare
They ſummon'd up their meiny, ſtrait took horſe;
Commanded me to follow, and attend
The leiſure of their anſwer. Shakespeare. King Lear.
I ſhall leave with him that very rational and emphatical
rebu e o Tully, To be conſidered at his leiſure. Locke.
3. Want of leiſure. Not uſed.
More than I have ſaid, loving countrymen;
The leiſure and enforcement of the time
Forbids to dwell on. Shakeſpeare's Richard III.
Le'Isu RELY. adj. [from leiſure.] Not haſty; deliberate; done
without hurry.
He was the wretchedſt thing when he was young,
So long a growing, and ſo leiſurely,
That, if the rule were true, he ſhould be gracious.
Shakeſpeare,
The earl of Warwick, with a handful of men, fired Leith
and Edinburgh, and returned by a leiſurely march. Hayward.
The bridge is human life: upon a more leiſurely ſurvey of
it, I found that it conſiſted of threeſcore and ten intire arches.
Addiſon's Spc.?ator, Nº. 159,
LE'Isu RFLY. adv. [from leiſure.] Not in a hurry; ſlowly.
The Belgians hop'd, that with diſorder'd haſte,
Our decp-cut keels upon the ſands might run;
Or if with caution leiſurely we paſt,
Their numerous groſs might charge us one by one. Dryd.
We deſcended very leiſurely, my friend being careful to
count the ſteps. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 47.
LE'MAN. m. ſ. (Generally ſuppoſed to be laimant, the lover,
French ; but imagined by junius, with almoſt equal proba-
bility, to be derive from left, Dutch, or leo; , Saxon, i.e-
loved and man. This etymology is ſtrongly ſupported by the
antient orthography, according to which it was written leve-
man.] A ſweetheat; a gallant; or a miſtreſs. Hanmer.
Hold for my take, and do him not to dye;
But vanquiſh J, thine eternal bondſlave make,
And me thy worthy meed unto thy leman take.
A cup of wine,
That's briſk and fine,
And drink unto the leman mine.
Fa. &.
sºft Henry IV. ;
LE/MM A. n.ſ. [X%up... ; lemme, French.] A propoſition pre-
viouſly aſiuided.
LE/MON. m. ſ. [limax, French ; limonium, low Latin.]
1. The fruit of the lemon-tree. -
The juice of lemons is more cooling, and aſtringent than
that of oranges. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
The dyers uſe it for dying of bright yº!ows and lemon co-
lours. A ſortimer's Huſbandry.
- Pear me, Pomonal
To where the hºmon and the piercing line,
With the deep orange, glowing through the green,
Their lighter glories blend. Tºmſon's Sermons.
2. The tree that bears lemons.
The fºr tree hath large ſtiff leaves; the flower conſiſts
of many leaves, which expand in form of a roſe : the fruit
is almoſt of an oval figure, and divided into ſeveral cells, in
15 H. which
L E N L E N which are lodged hard ſeeds, ſurrounded by a thick fleſhy ſubſtance, which, for the moſt part, is fill of an acid Juice. There are many varieties of this tree, and the fruit is yearly imported from Lº in great plenty. Miller. LEMONA'DE. m. ſ. ſº lºmon.] Liquor made of water, ſu- the juice of lemons. - *i. º thy wife, and children, ſhould walk in my gardens, buy toys; and drink lemonade. Arbuth. j. Bull. Tº LENſ). ... a. [la'nan, Saxon; leenen, Dutch.] 1. To afford, on condition of repayment, Thou ſhalt not give him thy money upon uſury, nor land him thy vićtuals for increaſe. Lev. xxv. 37. They dare not give, and e'en refuſe to knº', To their poor º, or a wanting friend. Dryden. 2. To ſuffer to be uſed on condition that it be reſtored. In common worldly things 'tis call’d ungrateful With dull unwillingneſs to pay a debt, Which, with a bounteous hand, was kindly lent ; Much more to be thus oppoſite with heav'n, Shakespeare. I'll land it thee, my dear, but have no pºwer tº gº it from me. Shakeſp. All's well that end well. The fair bleſfing we vouchſafe to ſend; Nor can we ſpare you long, though often we may lend. Dryden to the Dutcheſs of Ormond. 3. To afford; to grant in general. - - - º Covetouſneſs, like the º º: º º: of all ri- thrillor unlike it in lending any back again. vers, though far g any Decay of Piety. Painting and poeſy are two ſiſters ſo like, that they lend to each other their name and office: one is called a dumb poeſy, and the other a ſpeaking picture. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. From thy new hope, and from thy growing ſtore, Now lend affiſtance, and relieve the poor. Dryden's Peſ. Cato, lend me for a while thy patience, And condeſcend to hear a young man ſpeak. Addison. Cephiſa, thou Wilt lend a hand to cloſe thy miſtreſs’ eyes. A. Philips. LE'NDER. n.ſ.. [from lend.] 1. One who lends any thing. 2. One who makes a trade of putting money to intereſt. Let the ſtate be anſwered ſome ſmall matter, and the reſt left to the lender; if the abatement be but ſmall, it will not diſcourage the lender: he that took before ten in the hun- dred, will ſooner deſcend to eight than give over this trade. Bacon's Eſſays. Whole droves of lenders croud the bankers doors To call in money. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. Intereſt would certainly encourage the lender to venture in ſuch a time of danger. Addison's Freeholder, N°. 20. LENGTH. m. ſ. [from lenz, Saxon.] 1. The extent of any thing material from end to end; the longeſt line that can be drawn through a body. There is in Ticinum a church that is in length one hun- dred feet, in breadth twenty, and in heighth near fifty: it reporteth the voice twelve or thirteen times. Bacon. 2. Horizontal extenſion. Mezentius ruſhes on his foes, And firſt unhappy Acron overthrows; Stretch'd at his length he ſpurns the ſwarthy ground. Dryd. 3. A certain portion of ſpace or time. Large lengths of ſeas and ſhores Between my father and my mother lay. Shakespeare . K. jºhn. To get from th’ enemy, and Ralph, free; Left danger, fears, and focs, behind, And beat, at leaſt three lengths, the wind. Hudibras. Time glides along with undiſcover'd haſte, The future but a length beyond the paſt. Dryden's Ovid. What length of lands, what oceans have you paſs'd, What ſtorms ſuſtain'd, and on what ſhores been caſt? Dryd. 4. Extent of duration. Having thus got the idea of duration, the next thing is to get ſome meaſure of this common duration, whereby to judge of its different lengths. Locke. 5. Long duration or protraction. May heav'n, great monarch, ſtill augment your bliſs With length of days, and every day like this. Dryden. Such toil requir'd the Roman name, Such length of labour for ſo vaſt a frame. Dryden's Żn. In length of time it will cover the whole plain, and make one mountain with that on which it now ſtands. Addison. 6. Reach or expanſion of any thing. I do not recommend to all a purſuit of ſciences, to thoſe extenſive lengths to which the moderns have advanced them. Hatts's Improvement ºf the Mind, p. i. 7. Full extent; uncontračted ſtate. If Lætitia, who ſent me this account, will acquaint me with the worthy gentleman's name; I will inſert it at length in one of my papers. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 40. 8. Diſtance. He had marched to the length of Exeter, which he had ſome thought of beſieging. Clarendon, b. viii. ; Fnd ; latter part of any aſſignable time. 9 §º. ... º burdenfome, all was brought at the length into that wherein now we ſtand. Hooker, b. iv. A croºked flick is not ſtraitened unleſs it be bent as far on the clear contrary ſide, that ſo it may ſettle itſelf at the length in a middle ſtate of evenneſs between them both. Hooker. ro. Tº fºrt. [It was formerly written at the length.] At laſt; in concluſion. - A, lºngth, at length, I have thee in my arms, Though our malevolent ſtars have ſtruggled hard, And held us long aſunder. Dryden's King Arthur. To Leſsor HEN. v. a. [from length.] 1. To draw out; to make longer; to elongate. Relaxing the fibres, is making them flexible, or eaſy to be lengthened without rupture. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Falling dews with ſpangles deck'd the glade, And the low ſun had lengthen'd ev'ry ſhade. Pope. 2. To protract; to continue. Break off thy fins by righteouſneſs, and thine iniquities by ſhewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. Dan. iv. 27. Frame your mind to mirth and merriment, Which bars a thouſand harms, and lengthens life. Shakespeare It is in our power to ſecure to ourſelves an intereſt in the divine mercies that are yet to come, and to lengthen the courſe of our preſent proſperity. Atterbury's Sermons. 3. To protract pronunciation. - The learned languages were leſs conſtrained in the quan- tity of every ſyllable, beſides helps of grammatical figures for the l lº. or abbreviation of them. Dryden. 4. To LE'NGTHEN out. [The particle out is only emphatical.] To protract; to extend. What if I pleaſe to lengthen out his date A day, and take a pride to cozen fate. I’d hoard up every moment of my life, To lengthen out the payment of my tears. Dryden. It lengthens out every act of worſhip, and produces more laſting and permanent impreſſions in the mind, than thoſe which accompany any tranſient form of words. Addiſon. To LE'NGTHEN. v. n. To grow longer; to increaſe in length. One may as well make a yard, whoſe parts lengthen and ſhrink, as a meaſure of trade in materials, that have not Dryden's Aur. always a ſettled value. - Locke. Still 'tis farther from its end ; Still finds its error lengthen with its way. Prior. LE'NGTH wise, adv, [length and wiſe.] According to the length. Le’N: ENT. adj. [leniens, Latin.] 1. Ailuaſive; ſoftening; mitigating. Conſolatories writ With ſtudy'd argument, and much perſuaſion ſought, Lenient of grief and anxious thought. Milton's Agoniſłes. In this one paſſion man can ſtrength enjoy; - Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand, Yet tames not this; it ſticks to our laſt ſand. Pope. 2. Laxative; emollient. Oils relax the fibres, are lenient, balſamick, and abate acrimony in the blood. Arbuthnot on Aliments. LENIENT. n. ſ. An emollient, or aſſuaſive application. I dreſſed it with lenients. Jºſeman's Surgery. To LE'NIFY. v. a. [lenifer, old French; lenio, Latin.] To aſſuage; to mitigate. It is uſed for ſquinancies and inflammations in the throat, whereby it ſeemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Nº. 554. All ſoft'ning ſimples, known of ſov’reign uſe, He preſſes out, and pours their noble juice; Theſe firſt infus'd, to lenify the pain, He tugs with pincers, but he tugs in vain. Dryden. LE'NITIVE. adj. [lenitif, Fr. lenia, Lat..] Aſſuaſive; cmolient. Some plants have a milk in them; the cauſe may be an inception of putrefaction : for thoſe milks have all an acri- mony, though one would think they ſhould be lenitive. Bacon. There is aliment lenitive expelling the foeces without ſti- mulating the bowels; ſuch are animal oils. Arbuthnot. LE/NITIVE. n.ſ. I. Any thing applied to eaſe pain. 2. A palliative. There are lenitives that friendſhip will apply, before it would be brought to decretory rigours. South's Sermons. Le’NITY.. n.ſ. [lenitas, Lat.] Mildneſs; mercy; tenderneſs; ſoftneſs of temper. - Henry gives conſent, Of meer compaſſion, and of lenity, To eaſe your country. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. Lenity muſt gain The mighty men, and pleaſe the diſcontent. Daniel. Albeit ſo ample a pardon was proclaimed touching trea- ſon, yet could not the boldneſs be beaten down either with ſeverity, or with lenity be abated. Hayward. Theſe jealouſies Have but one root, the old impriſon'd king, Whoſe
L E O L E S whoſe knity firſt pleas'd the gaping crowd: But when long try’d, and found ſupinely good, - Like AEſop's log, they leapt upon his back. Dryden. lºſſpherically convex on both fides, is uſually called a In , ſuch as is a burning-glaſs, or ſpectacle-glaſs, or an ob- ject glaſs of a teleſcope. Newton's Opticks. According to the difference of the lenſes, I uſed various diſtances. Newton's Opticks. Lºst, part. paſſ from lend. By Jove the ſtranger and the poor are ſent, And what to thoſe we give, to Jove is lent. Pope's Odyſ. LENT. n.f. [lenten; the ſpring, Saxon.] The quadrageſimal faſt; a time of abſtinence. . Lºnt is from ſpringing, becauſe it falleth in the ſpring; for which our progenitors, the Germans, uſe. glent. Camden. LE'NtEN. adj. [from lent.] Such as is uſed in lent; ſparing. My lord, if you delight not in man, what lenten entertain- ment the players ſhall receive from you. Shakeſp. Hamlet. She quénch'd her fury at the flood, And with a lenten ſallad cool'd her blood. Their commons, though but coarſe, were nothing ſcant. - Dryden's Hind and Panther. LE's ricular. adj. [lenticulaire, French..] Doubly convex; of the form of a lens. The cryſtalline humour is of a lenticular figure, convex on both fides. Ray on Creation. LENTIFoRM. adj. [lens and forma, Latin.] Having the form of a lens. LE'N TIGINous. adj. [from lentigo..] Scurfy ; furfuraceous. LENTIGO. m. ſ. [Latin.] A freckly or ſcurfy eruption upon the ſkin; ſuch eſpecially as is common to women in child- bearing. &inºy. LE'Ntil. n.ſ. [kni, Latin; lentille, French.] It hath a papilionaceous flower, the pointal of which be- comes a ſhort pod, containing orbicular ſeeds, for the moſt part convex; the leaves are conjugated, growing to one mid- rib, and are terminated by tendrils. AMiller. The Philiſtines were gathered together, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles. 2 Sam. xxiii. II. LE'Ntisck. m. ſ. [lentiſcus, Latin; lentiſue, French.] Lentiſ: wood is of a pale brown colour, almoſt whitiſh, reſinous, of a fragrant ſmell and acrid taſte: it is the wood of the tree which produces the maſtich, and is eſteemed aſtringent and balſamick in medicine. Hill's Mat. Medica. Lentift is a beautiful evergreen, the maſtich or gum of , which is of uſe for the teeth or gums. Mortimer's Huſh. LE's TITUDE. m. ſ. [from lentus, Latin.] Sluggiſhneſs; ſlow- neſs. Dić7. LE'NTNER. m. ſ. A kind of hawk. I ſhould enlarge my diſcourſe to the obſervation of the baggard, and the two ſorts of lentners. //alton's Angler. LENTOR. m. ſ. [lentor, Latin; lenteur, French.] 1. Tenacity; viſcofity. Some bodies have a kind of lentor, and more depećtible nature than others. Bacon. 2. Slowneſs; delay.” The lentor of eruptions, not inflammatory, points to an acid cauſe. Arbuthnot on Diet. 3. In phyſick.] It expreſſes that fizy, viſcid, coagulated part "...the blood, which, in malignant fevers, obſtructs the ca- - pillary veſſels. * Quincy. LENTéus. adj. ſlentus, Latin.] Viſcous; tenacious ; capable to be drawn out. h this ſpawn of a lentous and tranſparent body, are to be diſcerned many ſpecks which become black, a ſubſtance more $ºmpacted and terreſtrious than the other; for it riſeth not m diſtillation. - Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iii. EOD. m. ſ. Leod ſignifies the people; or, rather, a nation, country, &c, Thus, leadgar is one of great intereſt with the people º ſlation. Gibſon's Camden. Por, n.ſ. Lºf denotes love; ſo leofwin is a winner of love; leoffan, “t beloved: like theſe Agapetus, Eraſmus, Philo, Aman- dus, &c. Gibſon's Camden. *śNE, adj. [leoninus, Latin.] I. Belonging to a lion; having the nature of a lion. **mine verſes are thoſe of which the end rhymes to the middle, ſº named from Leo the inventor: as, lºop Glºria factorum temere conceditur horum. º * f [leo and pardus, Latin.] A ſpotted beaſt of Sheep run not half ſo tim’rous from the wolf, A. horſe or oxen from the leopard, º fly from your oft-ſubdued ſlaves. Shakespeare. Hen. VI. his ..". is every way, in ſhape and actions, like a cat: ebº teeth, tongue, feet, claws, tail, all like a cat's : * with his fore-feet, as a cat doth her kittens; leaps ** Prey, as a cat at a mouſe; and will alſo ſpit much after the ſame manner: ſo that they ſeem to differ, juſt as 2. kite doth from an eagle. Grew's Muſæum. Before the king tame leopard, led the way, And troops of lions innocently play. Dryden. LE/PER. m. ſ. [lºpra, leproſus, Latin.] One infected with a leproſy. I am no loathſome leper; look on me. Shakeſpeare. The leper in whom the plague is, his cloaths ſhall be rent. Lev. xiii. 45. The number of their lepers was very great. Hakewill. LEPERCU.S. adj. [Formed from leprous, to make out a verſe.] Cauſing leproſy ; infected with leproſy ; leprous. Upon my ſecure hour thy uncle ſtole, With juice of curſed hebenon in a viol, And in the porches of mine ears did pour The leperous diſtilment. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. LE'PoRINE. adj. [leporinus, Lat.] Belonging to a hare; having the nature of a hare. LE PRO's IT Y. m. ſ. [from leprous...] Squamous diſeaſe. If the crudities, impurities, and leproſities of metals were cured, they would become gold. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Le PRosY. m. ſ. [lepra, Latin; lepre, French..] A loathſome diſtemper, which covers the body with a kind of white ſcales. Itches, blains, Sow all the Athenian boſoms, and their crop Be general leproſy. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. It is a plague of leproſy. Lev. xiii. 3. Between the malice of my enemies and other mens miſ- takes, I put as great a difference as between the itch of no- velty and the leproſy of diſloyalty. King Charles. Authors, upon the firſt entrance of the pox, looked upon it ſo highly infectious, that they ran away from it as much as the Jews did from the leproſy. I/ſeman's Surgery. LE/PRous. adj. [lepra, Latin; lepreux, French..] Infected with a leproſy. The filly amorous ſucks his death, By drawing in a leprous harlot's breath. Donne. LERE. m. ſ. [laene, Saxon; leere, Dutch..] A leſſon; lore; doćtrine. This ſenſe is ſtill retained in Scotland. The kid pitying his heavineſs, Aſked the cauſe of his great diſtreſs; Though he that had well yeond his lere, Thus melled his talk with many a teare. Spenſer. Le'RRY. [from lere.] A rating; a lecture. ruſtick word. Less. A negative or privative termination. [lear, Saxon; loos, Dutch..] Joined to a ſubſtantive, it implies the abſence or privation of the thing expreſſed y that ſubſtantive: as, a withſ; man, a man without wit ; childleſ, without children; fatherleſ, deprived of a father; pennyleſs, wanting money. LÉss. adj. [lear, Saxon.] The comparative of little: oppoſed to greater. And alſo who, and whence, that he were, } Mary, the mother of James the leſ. Mar. xv. 4o. Yet could he not his cloſing eyes withdraw, Though lºſs and lºſs of Emily he ſaw. Dryden. He that thinks he has a poſitive idea of infinite ſpace will find, that he can no more have a poſitive idea of the greateſt than he has of the leaſt ſpace; for in this latter we are capable only of a comparative idea of ſmallneſs, which will always be lºſs than any one whereof we have the poſitive idea. Lockr. All the ideas that are conſidered as having parts, and are capable of increaſe by the addition of any equal or leſ; parts, affords us, by their repetition, the idea of infinity. Locke. 'Tis leſs to conquer, than to make wars ceaſe, And, without fighting, awe the world to peace. Hallifax. LEss. n.ſ. Not ſo much ; oppoſed to more. They gathered ſome more, ſome lºſs. Exod. xvi. 17. Thy ſervant knew nothing of this, leſ, or more. 1 Sam. Less. adv. In a ſmaller degree; in a lower degree. This opinion preſents a leſs merry, but not lºſs dangerous, temptation to thoſe in adverſity. Decay of Piety. The leſs ſpace there is betwixt us and the obječt, and the more pure the air is, by ſo much the more the ſpecies are preſerved and diſtinguiſhed; and, on the contrary, the more ſpace of air there is, and the leſ; it is pure, ſo much the more the object is confuſed and embroiled. Dryden. Their learning lay chiefly in flouriſh ; they were not much wifer than the lºſs pretending multitude. Collier on Pride. The leſs they themſelves want to receive from others, they will be iſ careful to ſupply the neceſſities of the indigent. Smalridge's Sermons. Happy, and happy ſtill, ſhe might have prov'd, Were ſhe leſ; beautiful, or leſs belov’d. Pope's Statius, LE'ssee. n.ſ. The perſon to whom a leaſe is given. To Less EN. v. a. from lºſs.] 1. To diminiſh in bulk. 2. To diminiſh in degree of any quality. Kings may give To beggars, and not lºſſºn their own greatneſs. Denhan. º Though
L F. T.
L E S
charity alone will not make one happy ºn the
*. yet i. ſhall leſſºn his puniſhment. Calany's Serm.
Collect into one ſum as grº", * number as you pleaſe, this
multitude, how great ſoever, leſſºns not one jot the power
of adding to it, or bring; him any nearer the end of the ſº-
exhauſtible ſtock of number. . . - Locke.
This thirſt after fame betrays him into ſuch indecencies
as are a leſſºning to his reputation, and is looked upon as a
weakneſs in the greateſt character. Addison's Speciatºr.
Nor are the pleaſures which the brutal part of the creation
enjoy, ſubject to be lºffened by the uneaſineſs which ariſes
from fancy. Mºrtury's Sermons.
3. To degrade; to deprive of power or dignity.
Who ſeeks
To lºſſºn thee, againſt his purpoſe ſerves,..., ,
To #. the more thy might. Men's Par. Lºft,
St. Paul choſe to magnify his office, when ill men conſpired
to leſſen it. Alterbury Sermºns.
T.I... v. n. To grow leſs; to ſhrink; * * dimi-
niſhed. ak
All government may be effecmed to grow ſtrong of Wºº,
as the eneral opinion in thoſe that go” " ſeen to º
increaſe. t -
1I] #. objection lºſſºns very much, and comes to no more
than this, there was one witneſs of no good reputatiº.
At lºry's Sºrmºns.
LE'sser. adj. A barbºrous corruption of lºſs, formed by the
vulgar from the habit of terminating comparativºs " " '
afterwards adopted by poets, and then by writers of proſe.
what great deſpite doth fortune tº thee bear,
Thus lowly to abaſe thy beauty bright, ,
ºrji ſhºuld not deface all other Iſr light. Fº: Qu.
It is the leſſºr biot, modeſty finds, - -
women to change their ſhares than mºn their minds.
Shakeſpeare's Two Gentlemen ºf Perona.
The mountains, and higher parts of the earth, gº" lºſer
and leſſºr from age to age : ſometimes the roots of them, ºr
weakened by ſubterraneous fires, and ſometimes tumbled
by earthquakes into thoſe caverns that are under them.
Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Cain, after the murder of his brother, cries out, Every
man that findeth me ſhall ſlay me. By the ſame reaſº "y
a man, in the ſtate of nature, puniſh the lºſer breach.” of
that law. Locke.
Any heat whatſoever promotes the aſcent of mineral mat-
ter, but more eſpecially of that which is ſubtile, and is con-
ſequently moveable more eaſily, and with a leſſºr power.
Woodward's Natural Hiſtory.
The larger here, and there the lºſer lambs,
The new-fall'n young herd bleating for their dams. Pºpe.
LE'sse R. adv. [formed by corruption from left.]
Some ſay he's mad; others, that leſſºr hate him;
Do call it valiant fury. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Lesses. n.ſ. [laiſies, French..] The dung of beaſts left on the
ground.
LESSON. m. ſ. [le; on, French ; lectio, Latin.]
1. Any thing read or repeated to a teacher, in order to im-
provement.
I but repeat that leſſºn
Which I have learn'd from thee.
2. Precept; notion inculcated.
This days enſample hath this leſſºn dear
Deep written in my heart with iron pen,
That bliſs may not abide in ſtate of mortal men. Fa. 94.
Be not jealous over the wife of thy boſom, and teach her
not an evil lºſſon againſt thyſelf. Eccluſ. ix. I.
3. Portions of ſcripture read in divine ſervice.
Notwithſtanding ſo eminent properties, whereof lºſſºns are
happily deſtitute; yet lºſſons being free from ſome inconve-
niences whereunto ſermons are more ſubject, they may, in
this reſpect, no leſs take, than in other they muſt give the
hand which betokeneth pre-eminence. Hooker, b. v.
4. Tune pricked for an inſtrument.
Thoſe good laws were like good leſſºns ſet for a flute out of
tune; of which leſſons little uſe can be made, till the flute be
made fit to be played on. Davies on Ireland.
5. A rating lečture.
She would give her a leſſºn for walking ſo late, that ſhould
make her keep within doors for one fortnight. Sidney.
To LE'ssos. v. a. [from the noun..] To teach ; to inſtruct.
Even in kind love, I do conjure thee,
To leſſºn me. Shakeſp. Two Gentlemen of Wºrona.
t Well haſt thou lºſſºn'd us, this ſhall we do. Shakeſp.
Children ſhould be ſeaſoned betimes, and leſſºned into a
contempt and deteſtation of this vice. L'E/irange's Fables.
LE'ssoR. m. ſ. One who lets any thing to farm, or otherwiſe,
by leaſe.
Lords of the world have but for life their leaſe,
And that too, if the leſſor pleaſe, muſt ceaſe. Denham.
If he demiſes the glebe to a layman, the tenant muſt pay
4. -
Denham's Sophy.
* - -
the ſmall tithes to the vicar, and the great tithº to the
leſſor. Aliff's Paragon.
Leśr. conj. [from the adjećtive leaſt.] That not. if
Forty Gripes he may give him, and not exceed; l/? i ne
ſhould exceed, then thy brother ſhould ſeem vile. ID, ut. xxv.
King Luitprand brought hither the corps, º/ * might º
abuſed by the barbarous nations. Addison on Italy.
'ST FR COC K. 77. /* s
LE *. the º coaſt, for want of good harbours they
hay," a device of two ſticks filled with corks, and croſſed flat-
long, out of whoſe midſt there riſeth a thread, and at the
ſame hangeth a ſail; to this engine, termed a lºſ' rºck, they
tie one end of their boulter, ſo as the wind coming from the
ſhore filleth the fail, and the ſail carrieth the boulter into the
ſea, which, after the reſpite of ſome hours, is drawn in again
by a cord faſtened at the nearer end. Carew on Cornwall.
To LET. v. a. ſhe-an, Saxon.]
1. To allow; to ſuffer; to permit. -
Nay, nay, quoth he, let be your ſtrife and doubt. Fairf.
Where there is a certainty and an uncertainty, let the un-
certainty.go, and hold to that which is certain. Bp. Sanderſºn.
On the croud he caſt a furious look,
And wither'd all their ſtrength before he ſpoke ,
Back on your lives, let be, ſaid he, my prey,
And let my vengeance take the deſtin'd way. Drydºn.
Remember ne; ſpeak, Raymond, will you lºt him :
Shall he remember 1.eonora. Dryden's S aniſh Friar.
We muſt not let go manifeſt truths, becauſe we cannot
anſwer all queſtions about them. Collier.
One who fixes his thoughts intently on one thing, ſo as to
take but little notice of the ſucceſſion of ideas in his mind,
Its ſlip out of his account a good pºrt of that duration. Lºcke.
A ſolution of mercury in aqua fortis being poured upon
iron, copper, tin, or lead, diſlolves the metal, and lets go
the mercury. Newton's Opticks.
2. A ſign of the optative mood uſed before the firſt and impe-
rative before the third perſon. Before the firſt perſon ſingular
it ſignifies reſolution; fix a purpoc, or ardent wiſh.
Let me die with the Philiitines. . judget.
Here is her picture : let me ſee ; I think, '
If I had ſuch a tire, this face of mine
Were full as lovely as in this of her’s. Shakespeare.
3. Before the firſt perſon plural, let implies exhortation. -
Riſe; let us go. Aſtrº.
4. Before the third perſon, ſingular or plural, lºt implies per-
miſſion or precept.
Let the ſoldiers ſeize him for one of the aſſaſſinates. Dryd.
5. Before a thing in the paſſive voice, let implies command.
Let not the objećts which ought to be contiguous be ſepa-
rated, and let thºſe which ought to be ſeparated be appa-
rently ſo to us; but lºt this be done by a ſmall and pleaſing
difference. Iºyden's Dºrſºy,
6. Let has an infinitive mood after it without the particle 12.
but one ſubmiſſive word which you let fall,
Will make him in good humour with us ail. Dryden.
The ſeventh year thou (; alt let it reſt, and lie ſtill. Exºd.
7. To leave.
They did me too much injury,
That ever ſaid I hearken'd for your death.
If it were ſo, I might have let alone
Th’ inſulting band of Douglas over you. Shakespeare.
The publick outrages of a deſtio).ng tyranny are but
childiſh appetites, let alone till they are grown ungovern-
able. L'E/ºrange's Fables.
Let me alone to accuſe him afterwards. Dryd. Sp. Friar.
This is of no uſe, and had been better let alone: he is
fain to reſolve all into preſent poſition. Locke.
Neſtor, do not let us alone till you have ſhortened our
necks, and reduced them to their antient ſtandard. A ſºn.
This notion might be let alone and deſpiſed as a picce of
harmleſs unintelligible enthuſiaſm.
8. To more than permit.
There's a letter for you, Sir, if your name be Horatio, as
I am ſet to know it is. Shakespeare's Hanſet.
9. To put to hire; to grant to a tenant. -
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon ; he Jet the vine.
yard unto keepers. Cºnt. viii. 1 1.
Nothing deadens ſo much the compoſition of a picture, as
figures which appertain not to the ſubject: we may call them
figures to be ſet. Dryden Difrºſ.ºy.
She let her ſecond floor to a very genteel youngiſh man.
Tatler, No. 88.
A law was enacted, prohibiting all biſhops, and other ec-
cleſiaſtical corporations, from letting their lands for above the
term of twenty years.
Io. To ſuffer any thing to take a courſe which requires no in-
pulſive violence.
She ſet them down by a cord through the window. }ſ.
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a
draught. - -
Rorers’s Sermº.
2gers 5 º tººl.2725.
Like v. 4.
Let
Swift.
— – T =- * = º- - - L E T L E. T. Le down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. have the impediments of honour, and the torments of con- Gen. xxiv. 14. ſcience. Sidney. My heart finks in me while I hear him ſpeak, To glorify him in all things, is to do nothing whereby the And every ſlacken'd fibre drops its hold ; • *-* name of God may be blaſphemed; nothing whereby the ſal- Like nature letting down the ſprings of life: - vation of Jew or Grecian, or any in the church of Chriſt, much the name of father awes me ſtill. Dryden. may be let or hindered. Hooker, b. i. From this point of the ſtory, the poet is let down to his Leave, ah leave off, whatever wight thou be, traditional poverty. - Pope s Eſſay on Homer. To let a weary wretch from her due reſt, You muſt let it down, that is, make it foſter. by temper- And trouble dying ſoul's tranquillity. Fairy Queen. ing it. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. - Wherefore do ye let the people from their works; go you l To permit to take any ſtate or courſe. unto your burdens. - Exod. v. 4. II. Finding an eaſe in not underſtanding, he let looſe his The myſtery of iniquity doth already work; only he who lly to pleaſure. Sidney, b. ii. * º lºmity in anything, and the will of man doth let it go. - - - Hooker, b. i. The beginning of ſtrife is as when one letteth out water. Prov. xvii. 14. As terebration doth meliorate fruit, ſo doth pricking vines or trees after they be of ſome growth, and thereby letting forth gum or tears. ' .. Bacon'; Natural Hiſtory. And if I knew which way to do't, - Your honour ſafe, I'd let you out. - Hudibras. The letting out our love to mutable objects doth but en- large our hearts, and make them the wider marks for for- une to be wounded. Boyle. He was let looſe among the woods as ſoon as he was able to ride on horſeback, or carry a gun; Addiſon's Speciator. 12. Tº Let blood, is elliptical for to let out blood. To free it from confinement; to ſuffer it tº ſtream out of the vein. Be rul’d by me; Let's purge this choler without letting blood. Shakepſ are: Hippocrates let great quantities of blood, and opened ſeveral veins at a time. - - Arbuthnot on Coins. 13. To Let blºod, is uſed with a dative of the perſon whoſe is let. blood is l Tell him, Cateſby, His antient knot of dangerous adverſaries To-morrow are let blood at Pomfret caſtle. Shakeſpeare. Asterebration doth meliorate fruit, ſo doth letting plants blood, as pricking vines, thereby letting forth tears. Bacon. 14. To LET in. To admit. - - - Let in your king, whoſe labour'd ſpirits, Sore wearied in this action of ſwift ſpeed, Crave harbourage within your city walls. Shakeſpeare. Roſcetes preſented his army before the gates of the city, in hopes that the citizens would raiſe ſome tumult, and let him in. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe, Effeminately vanquiſh'd, Milton's Agoniſłes. The more tender our ſpirits are made by religion, the more eaſy we are to let in grief, if the cauſe be innocent. Taylor's Rule of Holy Living. They but preſerve the aſhes, thou the flame, True to his ſenſe, but truer to his fame, Fording his current, where thou find'ſt it low, Let'ſ in thine own to make it riſe and flow. Denham. To give a period to my life, and to his fears, you're welcome; here's a throat, a heart, or any other part, ready to let in death, and receive his commands. Denham. It is the key that ſets them into their very heart, and en- ables them to command all that is there. South's Sermons. There are pićtures of ſuch as have been diſtinguiſhed by their birth or miracles, with inſcriptions, that let you into the name and hiſtory of the perſon repreſented. Addiſon. Moſt hiſtorians have ſpoken of ill ſucceſs, and terrible events, as if they had been let into the ſecrets of providence, and made acquainted with that private condućt by which the world is governed. Addiſon's Spediator, Nº. 483. Theſe are not myſteries for ordinary readers to be let into. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 221. As ſoon as they have hewn down any quantity of the rocks, they let in their ſprings and reſervoirs among their works. Addiſon on Italy. As we rode through the town, I was let into the characters of all the inhabitants; one was a dog, another a whelp, and another a cur. Addison's Freeholder. 15. To LET in. To procure admiſſion. They ſhould ſpeak properly and correótly, whereby they may let their thoughts into other mens minds the more eaſily. Locke. 16. To Let off. To diſcharge. Originally uſed of an arrow diſmiſſed from the gripe, and therefore ſuffered to fly off the firing; now applied to guns. Charging my piſtol only with powder, I firſt cautioned the emperor not to be afraid, and then let it off in the air. Swift. 17. To Let out. To leaſe out; to give to hire or farm. 18. To LET. [lettan, Saxon.] To hinder; to obſtrućt; to oppoſe. Their ſenſes are not letted from enjoying their objećts: we now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Theſ, I will work, and who will let it. Iſa. xliii. 11. And now no longer letted of his prey, He leaps up at it with enrag’d defire, O'erlooks the neighbours with a wide ſurvey, And nods at every houſe his threatening fire. 19. To Let, when it ſignifies to permit or leave, has lºt in the preterite and part, paſſive ; but when it ſignifies to hinder, it has letted; as, malia me impedierunt, many things have letted 777e. Introduction to Grammar. To LET. v. n. To forbear; to withold himſelf. After king Ferdinando had taken upon him the perſon of a fraternal ally to the king, he would not let to counſel the king. - Bacon's Henry VII. LeT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Hindrance; obſtacle; obſtruc- tion; impediment. The ſecret lets and difficulties in public proceedings are innumerable and inevitable. Hooker, b. i. Solyman without let preſented his army before the city of Belgrade. Knolley's Hiſtory of the Türks. It had been done e'er this, had I been conſul; . We had had no ſtop, no let. Benj. Johnſon's Catiline. Juſt judge, two lets remove ; that free from dread, I may before thy high tribunal plead. Sandys on job. To theſe internal diſpoſitions to fin add the external op- portunities and occaſions concurring with them, and re- moving all lets and rubs, out of the way, and making the ‘path of deſtruction plain before the finner's face; ſo that he may run his courſe freely. South. LET, the termination of diminutive words, from lyze, Saxon, little, ſmall. LETHA'Rock, adj, ſlethargique, Fr. from lethargy..] Sleepy, beyond the natural power of ſleep. Vengeance is as if minutely proclaimed in thunder from heaven, to give men no reſt in their fins, till they awake from the lethargick ſleep, and ariſe from ſo dead, ſo mortiferous a ſtate. Hammond's Fundamental. Let me but try if I can wake his pity From his lethargick ſleep. Denham's Sophy. A lethargy demands the ſame cure and diet as an apo- plexy from a phlegmatick caſe, ſuch being the conſtitution of the lethargick. Arbuthnot on Diet. LETHA'RGIckNess. m. ſ. [from lethargick.] Sleepineſs; drow- ſineſs. - A grain of glory mixt with humbleneſs, Cures both a fever, and lethargickneſs. , Herbert. LE’THARGY. m. ſ. [2.92.6%. , lethargie, Fr.] A morbid drowſineſs; a ſleep from ... one cannot be kept awake. The lethargy muſt have his quiet courſe; If not, he foams at mouth, and by and by Breaks out to ſavage madneſs. Shakeſpeare's Othelſe. Though his eye is open, as the morning's, Towards luſts and pleaſures; yet ſo faſt a lethargy Has ſeiz'd his powers towards publick cares and dangers, He ſleeps like death. Denham's Sophy. Europe lay then under a deep lethargy; and was no other- wiſe to be reſcued from it, but by one that would cry mightily. Atterbury. A lethargy is a lighter ſort of apoplexy, and demands the ſame cure and diet. Arbuthnot on Diet. LE"THARGIED. adj. [from the noun..] Laid aſleep; entranced. His motion weakens, or his diſcernings Are lethargued. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Leºth E. m. ſ. [2.É.Sº...] Oblivion; a draught of oblivion. The conquering wine hath ſteept our ſenſe In ſoft and delicate lethe. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleºpatra. Lethe, the river of oblivion, rolls Her wat'ry labyrinth, which who ſo drinks Forgets both joy and grief. LE"tt E.R. m. ſ. [from let.] 1. One who lets or permits. 2. One who hinders. - . One who gives vent to any thing; as a blood letter. ETTER. m. ſ. [lettre, French; litera, Latin.] 1. One of the elements of ſyllables. A ſuperſcription was written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. Ltºke xxiii. 38. Thou whoreſon Zed thou unneceſſary letter / Shakespeare AMilton. 1 5 I 2. A Dryden. -
L E V
L E. V.
-
2. A written meſſage; an epiſtle. ,
They uſe to write it on the top of letters. Shakeſpeare.
I have a letter from her
Of ſº as you will wonder at. Shakeſpeare.
When a Spaniard would wite a lººr by him, the Indian
would marve; how it ſhould be poſſible, that he, to whom
he came, ſhould be able to know all things. Ahlot.
Tº... .ſies will do very well for trumpeterº and the harcs
will make excellent letter carriers. L'Eſtrange's Fables.
The ſtile of letters ought to be frce, cays and natural;
as near approaching to familiar converſation as poſſible: the
two beſt qualities in converſation are, good humour and good
breeding; thoſe letters are therefore certainly the beſt that
ſhew the moſt of theſe two qualities. J/a/h.
Mrs. P. B. has writ to me, and is one of the beſt letter
writers I know ; very good ſenſe, civility, and friendſhip,
without any ſtiffneſs or conſtraint. Swift.
3. The literal or expreſſed meaning. . -
Touching tranſlations of holy ſcripture, we may not diſ.
allow of their painful travels herein, who ſtrictly have tied
themſelves to the very original letter. *- Hooker, b. v.
In obedience to human laws, we muſt obſerve the letter of
the law, without doing violence to the reaſon of the law,
and the intention of the lawgiver. Taylor's holy living.
Thoſe words of his muſt be underſtood not according to
the bare rigour of the letter, but according to the allowances
of expreſſion. South's Sermons.
What! ſince the pretor did my fetters looſe,
And left me freely at my own diſpoſe,
May I not live without controul and awe,
Excepting ſtill the letter of the law Dryden's Perſius.
4. Letters without the fingular: learning. -
The Jews marvelled, ſaying, How knoweth this man let-
ters, having never learned john vii. 15.
5. Anything to be read. -
Good laws are at beſt but a dead letter. Addison Freeholder.
6. Type with which books are printed.
The iron ladles that letter founders uſe to the caſting of
printing letters, are kept conſtantly in melting metal. Moxon.
To Le'ºrt ER. v. a. [from letter.] To ſtamp with letters.
I obſerved one weight lettered on both ſides; and I found
on one ſide, written in the dialect of men, and underneath
it, calamities; on the other ſide was written, in the lan-
guage of the gods, and underneath, bleſlings. Addison.
LETTERED. adj. [from letter.] Literate; educated to learn-
ing.
A martial man, not ſweetened by a lettered education, is
apt to have a tinéture of ſourneſs. Collier on Pride.
Leºttuce. n. ſ. laeluca, Latin.]
The lettuce hath a fibrous root, which is, for the moſt
part, annual; the leaves are ſmooth, and grow alternately
upon the branches; the ſtalks are, for the moſt part, tender,
ſlender, and ſtiff, and commonly terminate in a ſort of um-
bel; the cup of the flower is oblong, ſlender, and ſcaly; the
ſeeds are oblong, depreſſed, and generally terminate in a
point; the ſpecies are, common or garden lettuce ; cabbage
lettuce ; Sileſia lettuce; white and black cos; white cos; red
capuchin lettuce. Miller.
Fat colworts, and comforting purſeline,
Cold lettice, and refreſhing roſemarine. Spenſer.
Lettuce is thought to be poiſonous, when it is ſo old as to
have milk. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
The medicaments proper to diminiſh milk, are lettice,
purſlane, endive. //ſeman's Surgery.
LEVANT. adj. [levant, French..] Eaſtern.
Thwart of thoſe, as fierce
Forth ruſh the levant, and the ponent winds,
Eurus and Zephyr. Milton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. x.
Lev A'NT. n. ſ. The eaſt, particularly thoſe coaſts of the Me-
diterranean eaſt of Italy.
LE/A"TOR. m. ſ. [Lat..] A chirurgical inſtrument, whereby
depreſſed parts of the ſkull are lifted up.
Some ſurgeons bring out the bone in the bore; but it will
be ſafer to raiſe it up with your levator, when it is but lightly
retained in ſome part. //iſeman's Surgery.
Leucoph LEGM Acy. m. ſ. [from leucophlegmatick.] Paleneſs,
with viſcid juices and cold ſweatings.
Spirits produce debility, flatulency, fevers, leucºphlegmacy,
and dropſies. - Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Leucophiegmatrick. adj. [2.9%3; and ºxygz.] Having
ſuch a conſtitution of body where the blood is of a pale co:
lour, viſcid, and cold, whereby it ſtuffs and bloats the ha-
bit, or raiſes white tumours in the feet, legs, or any other.
Parts; and ſuch are commonly aſthmatick and dropſical.
C) . . . . . .
- - &#incy.
º Perſons have voracious appetites, and for want
of a right ſanguification are leucophlegmatick. Arbuthnot.
LE/EE, n. ſ. [French.]
1. The time of riſing.
* The concourſe of thoſe who croud round a man of power
in a morning.
The ſervile rout their careful Caeſar praiſe ;
Him they extol, they worſhip him alone,
They croud his levees, and ſupport his throne. Dryden.
Woud'ſt thou be firſt miniſter of ſtate :
To have thy levees crouded with reſort,
Of a depending, gaping, ſervile court. Drydºn's juvenal.
None of her Sylvan ſubjects made their court,
Levees and couchees paſs'd without reſort. Drydºr.
LEVEL. adj. [lae, el, Saxon.]
1. Even; not having one part higher than another.
The garden, ſcated on the ſevel floor,
She left behind, and locking ev'ry door,
Thought all ſecure. Dryden's Boccace.
Be level in preferments, and you will ſoon be as level in
your learning. Bentley.
2. Even with any thing elſe; in the ſame line with anything.
Our navy is addreſſed, our pow'r collected,
Our ſubſtitutes in abſence well inveſted, -
And ev'rything lies level to our wiſh. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
There is a knowledge which is very proper to man, and
lies level to human underſtanding; and that is, the know-
ledge of our Creator, and of the duty we owe to him.
Tillotſon's Sermons.
To Level. v. a. [from the adjećtive.]
1. To make even ; to free from inequalities.
2. To reduce to the ſame height with ſomething elſe.
Reaſon can never aſſent to the admiſſion of thoſe brutiſh
appetites which would over-run the ſoul, and level its ſupe-
rior with its inferior faculties. Decay ºf Piety.
Behold the law
And rule of beings in your maker's mind:
And thence, like limbecks, rich ideas draw,
To fit the levell'd uſe of humankind. Dryden.
3. To lay flat.
We know by experience, that all downright rains do ever-
more diffever the violence of outrageous winds, and beat
down and level the ſwelling and mountainous billows of the
ſea. Raleigh.
He will thy foes with ſilent ſhame confound,
And their proud ſtructures level with the ground. Sandy.
With unreſiſted might the monarch reigns,
He levels mountains, and he raiſes plains;
And not regarding diff'rence of degree,
Abas'd your daughter, and exalted me. Dryden.
4. To bring to equality of condition.
5. To point in taking aim ; to aim.
One to the gunners on St. Jago's tow'r,
Bid 'em for ſhame,
Level their canon lower.
6. To direct to any end.
The whole body of puritans was drawn to be abettors of
all villainy by a few men, whoſe deſigns from the firſt were
levelled to deſtroy both religion and government. Swift.
To LE’vel. v. m.
I. To aim at ; to bring the gun or arrow to the ſame direc-
tion with the mark.
The glory of God, and the good of his church, was the
thing which the apoſtles aimed at, and therefore ought to be
the mark whereat we alſo level. Hooker, b. iv.
2. To conjecture; to attempt to gueſs.
I pray thee overname them; and as thou nameſ them I
will deſcribe them; and, according to my deſcription, level
at my affection. Shakespeare Aſerchant of Penice.
3. To be in the ſame dire&tion with a mark.
He to his engine flew,
Plac'd near at hand in open view,
And rais'd it till it levell'd right,
Againſt the glow-worm tail of kite.
4. To make attempts; to aim.
Ambitious York did level at thy crown. Shakeſpeare.
LE'VEL. m. ſ. [from the adjective.]
I. A plane; a ſurface without protuberances or inequalities,
After draining of the level in Northamptonſhire, innume-
rable mice did upon a ſudden ariſe. Hale's Original of Mank.
Thoſe bred in a mountainous country overſize thoſe that
dwell on low ſeve's. Sandys's Travels.
2. Rate; ſtandard.
Love of her made us raiſe up our thoughts above the or-
dinary level of the world, ſo as great clerks do not diſdain
our conference. Sidney.
It might perhaps advance their minds ſo far
Above the level of ſubjection, as
Dryden's Spaniſh Friar.
Hudºras, p. ii.
Tº aſſume to them the glory of that war. Daniel.
The praiſes of military men inſpired me with thoughts
above my ordinary level. Dryden.
3. A ſtate of equality.
The time is not far off when we ſhall be upon the level;
I am reſolved to anticipate the time, and be upon the level
with them now : for he is ſo that neither ſeeks nor wants
them, Atterbury to Pope.
Providence,
L E V L E. W. - - Providence, for the moſt part, i º 3. º and ind of proportion in its diſpenſations towards us. obſerves a kin prop ... Spectator, Nº. 255. I ſuppoſe, by the ſtile of old friend, and the like, it muſt be ſomebody there of his own level; among whom his party have, indeed, more friends than I could wiſh. Swift. An inſtrument whereby maſons adjuſt their work. "The ºvel is from two to ten feet long, that it may reach over a conſiderable length of the work: if the plumb-line hangjuſt upon the perpendicular, when the lºve! is ſet flat down upon the work, the work is level; but if it hangs. on either fide the perpendicular, the floor or work muſt be raiſed on that ſide, till the plumb-line hang exactly on the perpen- dicular. Moxon's Aechanical Exerciſes. 5. Rule: borrowed from the mechanick level. - Be the fair level of thy actions laid, As temp'rance wills, and prudence may perſuade; And try if life be worth the liver's care. Prior. 6. The line of direction in which any miſſive weapon is aimed. - ſtood i' th' level Of a full charg’d confederacy, and gave thanks - To you that choked it. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. As if that name, Shot from the deadly level of a gun, - Did murther her. Shakespeare Romeo and juliet. Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care, Over whoſe heads thoſe arrows fly, Of ſad diſtruſt and jealouſy. 7. The line in which the fight paſſes. - Fir’d at firſt fight with what the muſe imparts, In fearleſs youth we tempt the heights of arts; While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor ſee the lengths behind. LE'veller. n.ſ.. [from level.] 1. One who makes any thing even. - 2. One who deſtroys ſuperiority; one who endeavours to bring all to the ſame ſtate of equality. You are an everlaſting leveller; you won't allow encourage- ment to extraordinary merit. Collier on Pride. LE'velNess. n.ſ.. [from level.] 1. Evenneſs; equality of ſurface. 2. Equality with ſomething elſe. The river Tiber is expreſſed lying along, for ſo you muſt remember to draw rivers, to expreſs their levelneſs with the earth. Peacham. Lºves. n.ſ. [levain, French.] 1. Ferment; that which being mixed in bread makes it riſe and ferment. 2. Anything capable of changing the nature of a greater maſs; any thing that tinétures the whole. The matter fermenteth upon the old leven, and becometh more acrid. //iſeman's Surgery. As to the peſtilential levains conveyed in goods, it is a ſafe opinion. Arbuthnot on Air. LEVER, n.ſ. [levier, French.] - The ſecond mechanical power, is a balance ſupported by a hypomochlion; only the centre is not in the middle, as in the common balance, but near one end ; for which rea- ſon it is uſed to elevate or raiſe a great weight; whence comes the name lever. Harris. Have you any leavers to lift me up again, being down. - Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Some draw with cords, and ſome the monſter drive With rolls and levers. Denham. Waller. Pope. In a leaver, the motion can be continued only for ſo ſhort. a ſpace, as may be anſwerable to that little diſtance betwixt the ſulciment and the weight; which is always by ſo much leiſer, as the diſproportion betwixt the weight and the power is greater, and the motion itſelf more eaſy. JPilkins's Magick. ... Some hoiſting leavers, ſome the wheels prepare. Dryd. You may have a wooden lever, forked at the ends. Mort. EVERET, []eivre, French..] A young hare. Their travels o'er that ſilver field does ſhow, Like track of lºverets in morning ſnow. 17%ller. Levelt. n. ſ. [from lever, French.] A blaſt on the trumpet; probably that by which the ſoldiers are called in the morning. He that led the cavalcade, Wore a ſowgelder's flagellet, On which he blew as ſtrong a levet ; - As well-fec’d lawyer on his breviate. Hudibras. LEVERook. n. ſ. [layere, Saxon.] This word is retained in Scotland, and denotes the lark. The ſmaller birds have their particular ſeaſons; as, the liverock. - - //alton's Angler. r If the lufft faa 'twill ſmoore aw the leverooks. Scotch Prov. *"ABLE, adj. [from levy.] That may be levied. . The ſums which any agreed to pay, and were not brought º, were to be leviable by courſe of law. Bacon's Henry VII. LEWIATHAN. m. ſ. Innº.] A water animal mentioned in * book of job. By ſome imagined the crocodile, but in Pºetry generally taken for the whale. ... We may, as bootleſs, ſpend our vain command Upon th’ enraged ſoldiers in their ſpoil, As ſend our precepts to th’ leviathan, - To come aſhore. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Canft thou draw out leviathan with an hook? job. More to embroil the deep; leviathan, And his unwieldy train, in dreadful ſport - Tempeſt the looſen’d brine. Thomſºn's Winter. To LE/VIGATE. v. a. [Irvigo, Latin.J. 1. To rub or grind to an impalpable powder. 2. To mix till the liquor becomes ſmooth and uniform. The chyle is white, as conſiſting of ſalt, oil, and water, much levigated or ſmooth. Arbuthnot on Aliment. Lev IGATIon. m. ſ. [from levigate.] . Levigation is the reducing of hard bodies, as coral, tutty, and precious ſtones, into a ſubtile powder, by grinding upón marble with a muller; but unleſs the inſtruments are ex- tremely hard, they will ſo wear as to double the weight of the medicine. - - &iny. Le'vite. n. ſ. [levita, Latin, from Levi.] . 1. One of the tribe of Levi ; one born to the office of prieſt- hood among the Jews. In the Chriſtian church, the office of deacons ſucceeded in the place of the levites among the Jews, who were as mi- niſters and ſervants to the prieſts. Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. A prieſt: uſed in contempt. - - Levi'TIcAL. adj. [from levite.] Belonging to the levites; making part of the religion of the Jews. By the levitical law, both the man and the woman were ſtoned to death; ſo heinous a crime was the fin of adultery. - - Ayliffe's Parergon. Le’v ITY.. n.ſ. [levitas, Latin.] I. Lightneſs; not heavineſs: the quality by which any body has leſs weight than another. He gave the form of levity to that which aſcended; to that which deſcended, the form of gravity. Raleigh. This bubble, by reaſon of its comparative levity to the fluidity that encloſes it, would neceſſarily aſcend to the top. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Inconſtancy; changeableneſs. They every day broached ſome new thing; which reſtleſs levity they did interpret to be their growing in ſpiritual per- fection. Hooker. Where wigs with wigs, with ſword-knots ſword-knots ſtrive, Beaus baniſh beaus, and coaches coaches drive, This erring mortals levity may call. Pope. 3. Unſteadineſs; laxity of mind. - I unboſom'd all my ſecrets to thee; Not out of levity, but over-pow'r'd º By thy requeſt. Milton's Agoniſłer. 4. Idle pleaſure ; vanity, , He never employed his omnipotence out of levity or often- tation, but as the neceſſities of men required. Calamy. 5. Trifling gaiety; want of ſeriouſneſs. Our graver buſineſs frowns at this levity. Shakeſpeare. Hopton abhorred the licence, and the levities, with which he ſaw too many corrupted. Clarendon, b. viii. That ſpirit of religion and ſeriouſneſs vaniſhed, and a ſpirit of levity and libertiniſin, infidelity and prophaneneſs, ſtarted up in the room of it. . 4tterbury's Sermons. To LE VY. v. a. [lever, French.] 1. To raiſe; to bring together men. . . He reſolved to finiſh the conqueſt of Ireland, and to that end levied a mighty army. Davies on Ireland. 2. To raiſe money. - - - - - - - * - Levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war. Numb. Inſtead of a ſhip, he ſhould levy upon his county ſuch a ſum of money. - - - Clarendon. 3. To make war. This ſenſe, though Milton's, ſeems im- proper. They live in hatred, enmity, and ſtrife, Among themſelves, and levy cruel wars. LE’v Y. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. The act of raiſing money or men. - They have already contributed all their ſuperfluous hands, and every new levy they make muſt be at the expence of their farms and cominerce. Addiſon's State of the J/ar: 2. War raiſed. - - Treaſon has done his worſt : nor ſteel, nor poiſon, Malice domeſtick, foreign le y, nothing Can touch him further' Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. LEWD. adj. lae, ede, Saxon.] 1. Lay; not clerical. Obſolete. - - For levy 1 men this book I writ. Biſhop Grºſihead, So theſe great clerks their little wiſdom ſhew , To mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they. 2. Wicked; bad ; nºughty. If ſome be admitted into the miniſtry, cither void of learning, or lewd in life, are all the reſt to be con- demned : - J; hitgift. AMilton, Davies. Before A Ly"
L I B
L I B
- by colour of a
Before they did oppreſs the people, only y -
lewd º they did afterwards uſe the ºº:
warrant.
. Luſtful; libidinous.
3. L He is not lolling on a lewd love bed, ": Rich. III
But on his knees at meditation. Shakespeare's Rich. III.
Then lºwd Anchemolus he laid in duſt,
who maind his ſtepdam's bed with impious luſt. Pryde".
LE'wdly. adj. [from lºvd.]
1. Wickedly; naughtily.
A ſort of naughty perſons, lewdly bent,
Have practis'd dangerouſly againſt your ſtate. Shakeſp.
2. Libidinouſly; luſtfully. 2.
He lov’d fair lady Eltred, lewdly lov d.
whoſe wanton pleaſures him too much did pleaſe,
That quite his heart from Guendeline remov’d. Spenſer.
So lewdly dull his idle works appear,
The wretched texts deſerve no comments here. Dryden.
Lewdness. n.ſ.. [from lewd.] Luſtful licentiouſneſs.
Suffer no lewdneſs, nor indecent ſpecch,
Th' apartment of the tender youth to reach. Dyyd. juv.
Damianus's letter to Nicholas is an authentick record of
the lewdneſs committed under the reign of celibacy. Atterbury.
Lewdsºr E.R. n.ſ.. [from lewd.] A lecher; one given to crº-
minal pleaſures. -
Againſt ſuch lewdºers, and their lechery,
Thoſe that betray them do no treachery. Shakeſpeare.
IE'IPIS D'OR. n.ſ. [French.]. A golden French coln, in
value twelve livres, now ſettled at ſeventeen ſhillings. Dići,
Lexico'GRAPHE R. m. ſ. [Aſſºv and 763.9%; lexicºgraphe,
French.] A writer of dictionaries; a harmleſs drudge, that
buſes himſelf in tracing the original, and detailing the ſigni-
fication of words.
Commentators and lexicographers acquainted with the Sy-
riac language, have given theſe hints in their writings on
feripture. I/atts's Improvement of the Mind.
Lexico'GRAPHY, n.ſ. [??ºxy and y:zºw.] The art or prac-
tice of writing dictionaries. -
LEXICON. n.ſ. [x::123,..] A dićtionary; a book teaching
the ſignification of words.
Though a linguiſt ſhould pride himſelf to have all the
tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not
ſtudied the ſolid things in them as well as the words and lexi- -
cons, yet he were nothing ſo much to be eſteemed a learned
man as any yeoman competently wiſe in his mother dialečt
only. Milton.
LEY. m. ſ.
Ley, lee, lay, are all from the Saxon leax, a field or paſ.
ture, by the uſual melting of the letter; or g. Gilſºn's Cam.
Li’ABLE. m. ſ. [liable, from lier, old French..] Obnoxious;
not exempt; ſubječt.
But what is ſtrength without a double ſhare
Of wiſdom vaſt, unwieldy, burthenſome,
Proudly ſecure, yet liable to fall
By weakeſt ſubtleties. Milton's Agoniſes.
The Engliſh boaſt of Spenſer and Milton, who neither of
them wanted genius or learning; and yet both of them are
liable to many cenſures. Dryden's juvenal.
This, or any other ſcheme, coming from a private hand,
might be liable to many defects. Swift.
LIAR. m. ſ. [from lie. This word would analogically be lier;
but this orthography has prevailed, and the convenience of
diſtinction from lier, he who lies down, is ſufficient to con-
firm it..] One who tells falſhood; one who wants veracity.
She's like a liar, gone to burning hell
‘Twas I that kill'd her. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
He approves the common liar, fame,
Who ſpeaks him thus at Rome. Shakespeare . Ant, and Cleop.
I do not reject his obſervation as untrue, much leſs con-
tlemn the perſon himſelf as a liar, whenſoever it ſeems to
be contradićted. Boyle.
Thy better ſoul abhors a liar's part,
Wiſe is thy voice, and noble is thy heart. Pope', Odyſſey.
Li'ARD. adj.
"I. Mingled roan. w Markham,
* Fiard in Scotland denotes gray-haired: as, he's a ſºj
In an.
LIBA'tion. m. ſ. [libatio, Latin.]
I. º: ačt of pouring wine on the ground in honour of ſome
eity. -
In digging new earth pour in ſome wine, that the vapour
: the earth and wine may comfort the ſpirits, provided it
° not taken for a heathen ſacrifice, or libation to the earth.
2. The wine ſo poured. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
They had no other crime to obi . - *--
- - jećt againſt the Chriſtians
but that they did not offer up liation; and the ſmoke of
ſacrifices, to dead men Stilling #
- - feet on Rom. Idolatry.
The goblet then ſhe took, with #: crown'd, oiatry
Sprinkling the firſt libations ºn the ground. Dryden's Án.
4. -
LI'bbard. n.ſ. [lichard, German; leopardus, Lat.] A leopard.
Make the libbard ſtern, -
Leave roaring, when in rage he for revenge did yearn. . .
Spenſer's Fairy Queen, b. i.
The liblarºl, and the tiger, as the mole -
Riſing, the crumbled earth above them threw. . . Milton.
The torrid parts of Africk are by Piſo reſembled to a
libhard's ſkin, * diſtance of whoſe ſpots repreſent the diſ-
perſneſs of habitations, or towns of Africk, Brerewood.
LIBEL. m. ſ. [libellus, Latin ; libelle, French.]
1. A ſatire; defamatory writing; a lampoon.
Are we reproached for the name of Chriſt that ignominy
ſerves but to advance our future glory; every ſuch libel here
becomes panegyrick there. Decay of Piety.
Good heav'n that ſots and knaves ſhould be ſo vain,
To wiſh their vile reſemblance may remain
And ſtand recorded, at their own requeſt,
To future days, a libel or a jeſt. Dryden.
2. [In the civil law.] A declaration or charge in writing againſt
a perſon in court.
To Li'bel. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſpread defamation;
generally written or printed.
Sweet ſcrauls to fly about the ſtreets of Rome:
What's this but libelling againſt the ſenate Shakeſpeare.
He, like a privileg'd ſpy, whom nothing can
Diſcredit, libels now 'gainſt each great man. Donne.
To Li'BEL. v. a. To ſatiriſe; to lampoon;
Is then the peerage of England any thing diſhonoured
when a peer ſuffers for his treaſon if he be libelled, or any
way defamed, he has his ſcandalum magnatum to puniſh the
offender. Dryden.
But what ſo pure which envious tongues will ſpare
Some wicked wits have libelled all the fair. Pope.
Li'Beller. n.ſ.. [from libel.] A defamer by writing; a lam-
pooner.
Our common libellers are as free from the imputation of
wit, as of morality. Dryden's juvenal.
The ſquibs are thoſe who, in the common phraſe, are
called libellers and lampooners. Tatler.
The common libellers, in their invečtives, tax the church
with an inſatiable deſire of power and wealth, equally com-
mon to all bodies of men. Swift.
LI'Bellous. n.ſ.. [from libel.J. Defamatory.
It was the moſt malicious ſurmiſe that had ever been brew-
ed, howſoever countenanced by a libellous pamphlet. Iſºtton.
Li'BERAL. adj. [liberalis, Latin; liberal. French.]
1. Not mean; not low in birth; not low in mind.
2. Becoming a gentleman. . .
3. Munificent; generous; bountiful; not parcimonious.
Her name was Mercy, well known over all
To be both gracious and eke liberal. ... Spenſ. Fa. Queen.
Sparing would ſhew a worſe fin than ill doćtrine.
Men of his way ſhould be moſt liberal,
They're ſet here for examples. Shakespeare . Henry VIII.
Needs muſt the pow'r
That made us, and for us this ample world,
Be infinitely good, and of his good
As liberal and free, as infinite. Milton.
There is no art better than to be liberal of praiſe and
commendation to others, in that wherein a man's ſelf hath
any perfection. - Bacon's Eſſays.
The liberal are ſecure alone ;
For what we frankly give, for ever is our own. Granville.
Several clergymen, otherwiſe little fond of obſcure terms,
are; in their ſermons, very liberal of all thoſe which they
find in eccleſiaſtical writers, as if it were our duty to under-
ſtand them. Swift.
LIBERA'LITY.. n.ſ. [liberalitas, Latin; liberalité, Fr.] Mu-
nificence; bounty; generoſity; generous profuſion.
Why ſhould he deſpair, that knows to court
With words, fair looks, and liberality? Shakeſpeare.
Such moderation with thy bounty join,
That thou may’ſt nothing give that is not thine;
That liberality is but caſt away,
Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay. Denham.
bºx. adv. [from liberal.] Bounteouſly; bountifully;
argely.
If any of you lack wiſdom, let him aſk of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not. James i. 5.
LIBERTINE. n.ſ. [libertin, French.]
I. One unconfined ; one at liberty.
When he ſpeaks,
The air, a charter'd libertine, is ſtill ;
And the mute wonder lurketh in men's ears,
To ſteal his ſweet and honied ſentences. Shakeſp. Hen. V.
2. One who lives without reſtraint or law.
Man, the lawleſs libertine, may rove
Free and unqueſtion'd. Rowe's jane Shore.
Want of power is the only bound that a liberine puts to
his views upon any of the ſex. Clariſſa.
2. One
L I B 2. One who pays no regard to the precepts of religion, They ſay this town is full of couzenage, . As nimble jugglers, that deceive the eye 3 Diſguiſed cheaters, prating mountebanks, And many ſuch like libertines of ſin. - Shakeſpeare, That word may be applied to ſome few libertine; in the audience. . - - Collier's Wiew of the Stage. .TIn law; libertinus, Lat.] A freedman; or rather, the ſon all. - - - - ** are forbidden to be accuſers on the ſcore of their ſex, as women; others on the ſcore of their age, as pupils and infants; others on the ſcore of their conditions, aS #bºrtines againſt their patrons. - -Ayliff's Parergon. Alibertise. adj. [libertin, French..] Licentious; irreligious. There are men that marry not, but chuſe rather a libertine and impure ſingle life, than to be yoked in marriage. Bacon. Might not the queen make diligent enquiry, if any perſon about her ſhould happen to be of libertine principles or mo- , rals. Swift's Projed for Advancement of Religion. LiberTiNISM, n.ſ. [from libertine.] Irreligion; licentiouſneſs of opinions and practice. - . . . . - That ſpirit of religion and ſeriouſneſs vaniſhed all at once, and a ſpirit of liberty and libertiniſm, of infidelity and pro- fameneſs, ſtarted up in the room of it. Atterbury's Sermons. Li'BERTY. m. ſ. [liberté, French; libertas, Latin.] 1. Freedom, as oppoſed to ſlavery. - - - My maſter knows of your being here, and hath threatened to put me into everlaſting liberty, if I tell you of it; for he he'll turn me away. . . . Shakeſpeare. *3 liberty! thou goddeſs, heav'nly bright ! Profuſe of bliſs, and pregnant with delight, Eternal pleaſures in thy preſence reign, Addiſon. 2. Freedom, as oppoſed to neceſſity. - Liberty is the power in any agent to do, or forbear, any particular aćtion, according to the determination, or thought of the mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the other. - - Locke. As it is in the motions of the body, ſo it is in the thoughts of our minds: where any one is ſuch, that we have power to take it up, or lay it by, according to the preference of the mind, there we are at liberty. Locke. 2. Privilege; exemption; immunity. . His majeſty gave not an intire country to any, much leſs did he grantjura regalia, or any extraordinary liberties. Davies, 4. Relaxation of reſtraint. .5. Leave; permiſſion. -- I ſhall take the liberty to conſider a third ground, which, with ſome men, has the ſame authority. Locke. LIBI'DINous, n.ſ. [libidinoſus, Latin.] Lewd; luſtful. None revolt from the faith; becauſe they muſt not look upon a woman to luſt after her, but becauſe they are much more reſtrained from the perpetration of their luſts. If wanton glances and libidinous thoughts had been permitted by the goſ- ... pel, they would have apoſtatized nevertheleſs. Bentley. LIBI'DINously, adv. [from libidinous.] Lewdly; luſtfully. Li'BRAL. adj. [libralis, Latin.] Of a pound weight. Diff. LIBRARIAN. n.ſ. (librarius, Latin.] 1. Qne who has the care of a library. 2. One who tranſcribes or copies books. Charybdis thrice ſwallows, and thrice refunds, the waves: this muſt be underſtood of regular tides. There are indeed but two tides in a day, but this is the error of the libra- rians. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. Lºkaky, n.ſ. [librarie, Fr.] A large collection of books, publick or private. Then as they 'gan his library to view, And antique regiſters for to avife, There chanced to the prince's hand to riſe An ancient book, hight Briton's monuments. Fa. Qu. Make choice of all my library, And ſo beguile thy ſorrow. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus. I have given you the library of a painter, and a catalogue of ſuch books as he ought to read. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. ° L'ºrate. v. a. [litro, Latin.] To poiſe; to balance; to hold in equipoiſe. *ATION. n.ſ. [libratio, Latin; libration, French.] I. The ſtate of being balanced. . This is what may be ſaid of the balance, and the libra- tiºn, of the body. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Their pinions ſtill In looſe librations ſtretch'd, to truſt the void Trembling refuſe. Thomſon's Spring, * [In aſtronomy.] Libration is the balancing motion or trepidation in the fir- *ment, whereby the declination of the fun, and the lati- tude of the ſtars, change from time to time. Aſtronomers likewiſe aſcribe to the moon a libratory motion, or motion of trºpidation, which they pretend is from eaſt to weſt, and * nºrth to ſouth, becauſe that, at full moon, they ſome- * diſcover parts of her diſk which are not diſcovered at L I C other times. Theſe kinds are called, the one a ſtratiºn in longitude, and the other a libration in latitude. Beſides this, there is a third kind, which they call an apparent libra- tion, and which conſiſts in this, that when the moon is at her greateſt elongation from the ſouth, her axis being then almoſt perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptick, the ſun muſt enlighten towards the north pole of the moon ſome parts which he did not before, and that, on the contrary, ſome parts of thoſe which he enlightened towards the oppo- ſite pole are obſcured; and this produces the ſame effect which the libration in latitude does. Dić7. Trev. Thoſe planets which move upon their axis, do not all make intire revolutions; for the moon maketh only a kind of libration, or a reciprocated motion on her own axis. Grew. Libratory. adj. [from libro, Lat.] Balancing; playing like , a balance. - Lice, the plural of louſe. - Red bliſters riſing on their paps appear, And flaming carbuncles, and noiſome ſweat, And clammy dews, that loathſome lice beget; Till the ſlow creeping evil eats his way. Dryden's Pirg, Lºckhan.E. n.ſ. [lice and bane.] A plant. LICENSE. n.ſ. [licentia, Latin; licence, French.] 1. Exorbitant liberty; contempt of legal and neceſſary reſtraint. Some of the wiſer ſeeing that a popular licence is indeed the many-headed tyranny, prevailed with the reſt to make Mu- ſidorus their chief. Sidney. Taunt my faults With ſuch full licence, as both truth and malice Have power to utter. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. They baul for freedom in their ſenſeleſs moods, And ſtill revolt when truth would ſet them free; Zicºnce they mean, when they cry liberty. Milton. The privilege that ancient poets claim, Now turn'd to licenſe by too juſt a name. Roſcommon. Though this be a ſtate of liberty, yet it is not a ſtate of licence; though man, in that ſtate, have an uncontroulable liberty to diſpoſe of his perſon or poſſeſſions, yet he has not liberty to deſtroy himſelf. Locke. 2. A grant of permiſſion. They ſent ſome to bring them a licence from the ſenate. - * Judith xi. 14. Thoſe few abſtraćt names that the ſchools forged, and put into the mouths of their ſcholars, could never yet get admit- tange into common uſe, or obtain the licence of publick ap- probation. - Locke. We procured a licence of the duke of Parma to enter the theatre and gallery. Addiſon on Italy. 3. Liberty; permiſſion. It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accuſed have the accuſers face to face, and have licence to anſwer for himſelf. Acts. To Li'cense. v. a. ſlicencier, French.] 1. To ſet at liberty. - He would play well, and willingly, at ſome games of greateſt attention, which ſhewed, that when he liſted he could licenſe his thoughts. //otton. 2. To permit by a legal grant. - Wit's titans brav'd the ſkies, And the preſs groan'd with licens'd blaſphemies. Pope. LicensER. m. ſ. [from licenſe..] A granter of permiſſion; com- monly a tool of power. Lice NTIATE. m. ſ. [licentiatus, low Latin.] 1. A man who uſes licenſe. The licentiate; ſomewhat licentiouſly, leaſt they ſhould prejudice poetical liberty, will pardon themſelves for doubling or rejećting a letter, if the ſenſe fall aptly. Camden. 2. A degree in Spaniſh univerſities. A man might, after that time, ſue for the degree of a li- _centiate or maſter in this faculty. Ayliffe's Parergon. To Lice'NTIAte. v. a. [licentier, French.] To permit; to encourage by licenſe. We may not hazard either the ſtifling of generous inclina- tions, or the licentiating of anything that is coarſe. L’E/irange. Lice/NTIous. n.ſ. [licencieux, French; licentioſus, Latin.] I. Unreſtrained by law or morality. Later ages pride, like corn-fed ſteed, Abus'd her plenty, and fat ſwoln encreaſe, To all licentious iuſt, and gan exceed The meaſure of her mean, and natural firſt need. Fa. Qu. How would it touch thee to the quick, Should'ſt thou but hear I were licentious * And that this body, conſecrate to thee, With rufian luſt ſhould be contaminate. Shakeſpeare. 2. Preſumptuous; unconfined. The Tyber, whoſe licentious waves, So often overflow'd the neighbouring fields, Now runs a ſmooth and inoffenſive courſe. Roſcommon. Lice"Ntiously, adv. [from licentious.] With too much liber- ty; without juſt reſtraint. 15 K The
L I C
L I E
The Hechtiates ſomewhat licentiouſ, leaſt they ſhould pre-
judice poetical liberty, will pardon themſelves for doubling
or rejecting a letter. - Camden's Remains.
Ice'n'rious N Ess. n.ſ.. [from licentious.] Boundleſs liberty ;
iuſt reſtraint.
*:::::::A; ſo fruitful, as it begetteth a thouſand chil-
dren, if the licentiouſneſ; thereof be nºt timely reſtrained. Ral.
This cuſtom has been always looked upon, by the wiſeſt
men, as an effect of licentiouſneſs, and not of liberty. Swift.
During the greateſt licentiouſneſs of the preſs, the character
of the queen was inſulted. Swift.
Lich. n.). [lice, Saxon.]. A dead carcaſe; whence lichwake,
the time or ačt of watching by the dead; lichgate, the gate
through which the dead are carried to the grave; Lichfield,
the field of the dead, a city in Staffordſhire, ſo named from
martyred chriſtians. , Salve magna parens. Lichwałe is ſtill
retained in Scotland in the ſame ſenſe.
Li'chowl. n.ſ. [lich and owl.] A ſort of owl, by the vulgar
ſuppoſed to fortetel death.
To illick. v. a. ſlicean, Saxon; lecken, Dutch.]
1. To paſs over with the tongue.
AEſculapius went about with a dog and a ſhe-goat, both
which he uſed much in his cures; the firſt for licking all ul-
cered wounds, and the goat's milk for the diſeaſes of the
ſtomach and lungs. Temple.
A bear's a ſavage beaſt;
Whelp'd without form, until the dam
Has lick'd it into ſhape and frame. Hudibras, p. i.
He with his tepid rays the roſe renews,
And lick; the drooping leaves, and dries the dews. Dryden.
I have ſeen an antiquary lick an old coin, among other
trials, to diſtinguiſh the age of it by its taſte. Addiſon.
2. To lap; to take in by the tongue.
- At once pluck out
The multitudinous tongue; let them not lick
The ſweet which is their poiſon. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
3. Tº Lick up. . To devour.
Now ſhall this company lick up all that are round about us,
as the ox licketh up the graſs. Numb, xxii. 4.
When luxury has lick'd up all thy pelf, -
Curs'd by thy neighbours, thy truſtees, thyſelf:
Think how poſterity will treat thy name. Pope's Horace.
Ilick. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A blow ; rough uſage: a low
word.
He turned upon me as round as a chafed boar, and gave
me a lick acroſs the face. Dryden.
LI'ck ERISH.
Lt(ckEROUS.
1. Nice in the choice of food; ſqueamiſh.
Voluptuous men ſacrifice all ſubſtantial ſatisfactions to a
liquoriſh palate. . L'Eſtrange.
2. Eager; greedy.
Then is never tongue-tied, where fit commendation,
whereof womankind is ſo lickeriſh, is offered unto it. Sidney.
Strephon, fond boy, delighted, did not know
That it was love that ſhin'd in ſhining maid;
But lick’rous, poiſon'd, fain to her would go. Sidney.
Certain rare manuſcripts, ſought in the moſt remote parts
by Erpenius, the moſt excellent linguiſt, had been left to his
widow, and were upon ſale to the jeſuits, liquoriſh chapmen
of all ſuch ware. - J/otton.
In vain he profer'd all his goods to ſave
His body, deſtin'd to that living grave;
The liquoriſh hag rejects the pelf with ſcorn,
And nothing but the man would ſerve her turn. Dryden.
In ſome provinces they were ſo liquoriſh after man's fleſh,
that they would fuck the blood as it run from the dying
In all. - Locke,
3. Nice; delicate; tempting the appetite.
Wouldſt thou ſeek again to trap me here
With lickeriſh baits, fit to enſnare a brute? Milton.
LicKERI'sHNESS. m. ſ. [from lickeriſh..] Niceneſs of palate.
LišoR1cf. "...ſ. (Yºkºz; liquoricia, Italian; glycyrrhºza,
Latin.] A root of ſweet taſte.
liquorice hath a papilionaceous flower; the pointal which
ariſes from the empalement becomes a ſhort pod, containing
ſeveral kidney-ſhaped ſeeds; the leaves are placed by parts
jº to the mid-rib, and are terminated by an odd
ope. AMiller.
Liquorice root is long and ſlender, externally of a ãº,
reddiſh brown, but within of a fine yellow, full of juice
void of ſmell, and of a taſte ſweeter than ſugar, it grow.
wild in many parts of France, Italy, Spain, ind Germany.
º roºt is excellent in coughs, and all diſorders of the
angs, The inſpillated juice of this root is brought to us
tom Spain and Holland; from the firſt of which places it
º the name 9f Spaniſh juice. Hill's Materia Medica.
LPCTOR. m. ſ. [Latin.] A beadle that attended the conſuls
to apprehend or puniſh criminals.
... " Saucy lićiors
. Will catch at us like flamº. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra,
}ad. [liccena, a glutton, Saxon.]
Proconſuls to their provinces
Hafting, or on return, in robes of ſtate, -
Lictor; and rods the enſigns of their power. Milton,
Democritus could feed his ſpleen, and ſhake
His fides and ſhoulders till he felt 'em ake;
Though in his country-town no lićiors were,
Nor rods, nor ax, nor tribune. Dryden's juvenal.
LID. ſplib, Saxon; lied, German.] -
1. A cover; any thing that ſhuts down over a veſſel; a lid,
cover, or ſtopple that enters the mouth.
Hope, inſtead of flying off with the reſt, ſtuck ſo cloſe to
the lid of the cup, that it was ſhut down upon her. Addiſon.
2. The membrane that, when we ſleep or wink, is drawn over
the eye. -
b. not for ever with thy veiled lids,
Seek for thy noble father in the duſt. Shakeſp. Hamlet,
Our eyes have lids, our ears ſtill ope we keep. Davies.
The fields fair eyes ſaw her, and ſaw no more,
But ſhut their flow'ry lids for ever night,
And winter ſtrew'd her way. Craſhaw.
That eye dropp'd ſenſe diſtinét and clear,
As any muſe's tongue could ſpeak;
When from its lid a pearly tear
Ran trickling down her beauteous cheek. Prior.
The rod of Hermes
To ſleep could mortal eye-lids fix,
And drive departed ſouls to Styx:
That rod was juſt a type of Sid's,
Which o'er a Britiſh ſenate’s lids
Could ſcatter opium full as well,
And drive as many ſouls to hell. Swift.
Lie. m. ſ. [lie, French.] Any thing impregnated with ſome
other body; as, ſoap or ſalt.
Chamber-lie breads fleas like a loach. Shakeſpeare.
All liquid things concocted by heat become yellow; as,
lye, wort, &c. - Peacham on Drawing.
Lie. m. ſ. [lize, Saxon.] -
1. A criminal falſhood.
My name's Macbeth.
—The devil himſelf could not pronounce a title
More hateful to mine ear.
—No; nor more fearful.
-Thou lieſt, abhorred tyrant; with my ſword
I’ll prove the lie thou ſpeak'ſt. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
A lye is properly an outward ſignification of ſomething con-
trary to, or at leaſt beſide, the inward ſenſe of the mind; ſo
that when one thing is ſignified or expreſſed, and the ſame
thing not meant, or intended, that is properly a lye. South.
Truth is the obječt of our underſtanding, as good is of
our will ; and the underſtanding can no more be delighted
with a lye, than the will can chaſe an apparent evil. Dryden.
When I hear my neighbour ſpeak that which is not true,
and I ſay to him, this is not true, or this is falſe, I only
convey to him the naked idea of his error; this is the pri-
mary idea; but if I ſay it is a lie, the word lie carries alſo a
ſecondary idea; for it implies both the falſhood of the ſpeech,
and my reproach, and cenſure of the ſpeaker. Watts's Logic:.
2. A charge of falſhood.
That lie ſhall lye ſo heavy on my ſword,
That it ſhall render vengeance and revenge;
Till thou the lie giver, and that lie, reſt
In earth as quiet as thy father's ſkull. Shakespeare Rich. IF,
It is a contradićtion to ſuppoſe, that whole nations of men
ſhould unanimouſly give the lie to what, by the moſt invin-
cible evidence, every one of them knew to be true. Loci,
Men will give their own experience the Aye, rather than
admit of any thing diſagreeing with theſe tenets. Locke.
3. A fiction. - -
The cock and fox, the fool and knave imply ;
The truth is moral, though the tale a lic. Dryden.
To LIE. v. m. ſleozan, Saxon; liegen, Dutch.]
1. To utter criminal falſhood.
. I know not where he lodges; and for me to deviſe a lodg-
ing, and ſay, he lies here, or he lies there, were to lie in
mine own throat. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
If a ſoul lye unto his neighbour in that which was deliver-
ed him to keep, he ſhall reſtore that which was delivered.
- Levit. vi. 1.
Should I lye againſt my right job xxxiv. 6.
Inform us, will the emp'ror treat
Or do the prints and papers lye P Pope.
1iggen, Dutch.]
1. To reſt horizontally, or with very great inclination againſt
ſomething elſe.
2. To reſt; to lean upon.
Death lies on her like an untimely flow'r;
Upon the ſweeteſt flow'r of all the field. Shakeſpeare.
Lie heavy on him, earth, for he - -
Laid many a heavy load on thee. Epitaph on Vanbrugh.
To LIE. v. m. pret. I lay; I have lain or lien. [liesan, Saxon;
3. Te
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3.
L I E 3 +. ſited in the grave. - "... of the nations lie in glory, every one in his own houſe. - - Iſa. xiv. 18. I will lie with my fathers, and thou ſhalt carry me out of Egypt; and bury me in your burying place. Gen. xlvii. 30. #. be in a ſtate of decumbiture. - 4. How many good young princes would do ſo; their fathers in, ſo ſick as yours at this time is. Shakespeare Henry IV. iſ little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee toº and lay thy hands on her, that ſhe may *::::::: 23. the time of ſleep. - ;. To paſs The watchful traveller, - - That by the moon's miſtaken light did riſe, jown again, and clos'd his weary eyes. Dryden, forlorn he muſt, and perſecuted flie; i. - Climb the ſteep mountain: in the cavern lie. Prior, 6. To be laid up or repoſited. - - I have ſeen where copperas is made great ºny of them, divers of which I have yet lying by me. oyle. 7. To remain fixed. - - The Spaniards have but one temptation to quarrel with us, the covering of Jamaica, for that has ever lien ºf their hearts. Temple. 3. T; #. well, ſhalt thou not be accepted and if thou doeſ not well, fin lieth at the door. Gen. iv. 7. ..To be placed or ſituated. we have gone through deſerts, where there lay no way. Wiſd. v. 7. I fly To thoſe happy climes that lie, where day never ſhuts his eye, Up in the broad fields of the ſky. Milton. There lies our way, and that our paſſage home. Dryd. Envy lie; between beings equal in nature, though unequal in circumſtances. Collier of Envy. The buſineſs of a tutor, rightly employed, lies out of the road. Lock, on Education. What lies beyond our poſitive idea towards infinity, lies in obſcurity, and has the undeterminate confuſion of a nº. idea. ocke. 10. To preſs upon. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou haſt afflićted me with all thy waves. Pſal. lxxxviii. 7. He that commits a ſin ſhall find The preſſing guilt lie heavy on his mind, - Though bribes or favour ſi aſſert his cauſe. Creech. Shew the power of religion, in abating that particular anguiſh which ſeems to lie ſo heavy on Leonora. Addiſon. 31. To be troubleſome or tedious. Suppoſe kings, beſides the entertainment of luxury, ſhould have ſpent their time, at leaſt what lay upon their hands, in chemiſtry, it cannot be denied but Princes may paſs their time advantageouſly that way. Temple. I would recommend the ſtudies of knowledge to the fe- male world, that they may not be at a loſs how to employ thoſe hours that lie upon their hands. Addiſon's Guardian. 12. To be judicially fixed. If he ſhould intend his voyage towards my wife, I would turn her looſe to him; and what he gets more of her than ſharp words, let it lie on my head. Shakespeare. 13. To be in any particular ſtate. If money go before, all ways do lie open. Shakeſpeare. The highways lie waſte, the wayfaring man ceaſeth. Iſa. The ſeventh year thou ſhalt let it reſt and lie ſtill. Exod. Do not think that the knowledge of any particular ſubjećt cannot be improved, merely becauſe it has lain without im- provement. Watts's Improvement of the Mind. 14. To be in a ſtate of concealment. - Many things in them lie concealed to us, which they who were concerned underſtood at firſt ſight. Locke. 15. To be in priſon. Your impriſonment ſhall not be long; I will deliver you, or elſe lye for you. 16. To be in a bad ſtate. Why will you lie pining and pinching yourſelf in ſuch a lonºſome, ſtarving courſe of life. L’Eſtrange's Fables. The generality of mankind lie pecking at one another, till one by one they are all torn to pieces. L’Eſtrange's Fab. Are the gods to do your drudgery, and you lie bellowing with your finger in your mouth? L’Eſtrange's Fables. 17. To be in a helpleſs or expoſed ſtate. - To ſee a hated perſon ſuperior, and to lie under the an- guiſh of a diſadvantage, is far enough from diverſion. Collier. * is but a very ſmall comfort, that a plain man, lying "ºde a ſharp fit of the ſtone for a week, receives from this fine ſentence. Tillotſon's Sermons. . As a man ſhould always be upon his guard againſt the Yºº to which he is moſt expoſed, ſo we ſhould take a * than ordinary care not to lie at the mercy of the wea- ºf in our moral conduct, Addison's Fresholder. Shakeſp. Rich. III. L I E The maintenance of the clergy is precarious, and colle&- ed from a moſt miſerable race of farmers, at whoſe mercy every miniſter lies to be defrauded. Swift, 18. To conſiſt, The image of it gives me content already; and I truſt it will grow to a moſt proſperous perfection, -It lies much in your holding up; haſte you ſpeedily to Angelo, Shakeſpeare's Meaſure fºr Meaſure He that thinks that diverſion may not º º labour, forgets the early riſing, and hard riding of huntſmen. Locke. 19. To be in the power; to belong to. He ſhews himſelf very malicious if he knows I deſerve º and yet goes about to blaſt it, as much as in him teſ. . Stillinºfficet on Id ". Do'ſt thou endeavour, as much as in tº. to : the lives of all men. Duppa's Rules for Devotion. Mars is the warrior's god; in him it lies - On whom he favours to confer the prize. Dryden. 20. To be charged in any thing; as, an action lieth againſt Oile. 21. To coſt; as, it lies me in more money. 22. To Lie at. To importune; to teaze. 23. To LIE by. To reſt; to remain ſtill. Ev'rything that heard him play, Ev’n the billows of the ſea, Hung their heads, and then lay by ; In ſweet muſick is ſuch art, , Killing care, and grief of heart, Fall aſleep, or hearing die. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. To Lie down. To reſt; to go into a ſtate of repoſé. The leopard ſhall lie down with the kid, Iſa. Ki. 6. The needy ſhall lie down in ſafety, Iſa. xiv. 30. To LIE down. To ſink into the grave. His bones are full of the ſin of his youth, which ſhall lie down with him in the duſt. job xx. 11. 26. To Lie in. To be in childbed. As for all other good women that love to do but little work, how handſome it is to lie in and ſleep, or to louſe themſelves in the ſun-ſhine, they that have been but a while in Ireland can well witneſs, Spenſer on Ireland. You confine yourſelf moſt unreaſonably. Come; you muſt go viſit the lady that lies in. Shakespeare Coriolanus. She had lain in, and her right breaſt had been apoſte- mated. Wiſeman's Surgery. The doćtor has pračtiſed both by ſea and land, and there- fore cures the green ſickneſs and lyings in. Speciator. When Florimel deſign'd to lie privately in ; She choſe with ſuch prudence her pangs to conceal, That her nurſe, nay her midwife, ſcarce heard her once 24. 25. ſqueal. Prior. Hyſterical affections are contračted by accidents in lying in Arbuthnot on Diet. 27. 7, Lie under. To be ſubječt to. A generous perſon will lie under a great diſadvantage. ." Smalridge's Sermons. This miſtake never ought to be imputed as a fault to Dryden, but to thoſe who ſuffered ſo noble a genius to lie under the neceſſity of it. Pope's Notes on the Iliad. Europe lay then under a deep lethargy, and was no other- wiſe to be reſcued but by one that would cry mightily. Atterb. 28. To LIE upon. To become an obligation or duty. Theſe are not places merely of favour, the charge of ſouls lies upon them; the greateſt account whereof will be required at their hands. Bacon's Advice to Williers. It ſhould lie upon him to make out how matter, by undi- rečted motion, could at firſt neceſſarily fall, without ever erring or miſcarrying, into ſuch a curious formation of hu- man bodies. Beutley's Sermons. 29. To LIE with. To converſe in bed, Pardon me, Bafanio, For by this ring ſhe lay with me. Shakespeare, LIEF. adj. [leop, Saxon; lief, Dutch..] Dear; beloved. My liefſ lord, ſhe thus beguiled had, For he was fleſh; all fleſh doth frailty breed. You, with the reſt, Cauſeleſs have laid diſgraces on my head; And with your beſt endeavour have ſtirr'd up - My lieſ/fliege to be mine enemy. Shakeſp. Henry VI. LIEF. adv. Willingly. If I could ſpeak ſo wiſely under an arreſt, I would ſend for certain of my creditors; and yet to ſay the truth, I had as lief have the foppery of freedom, as the morality of im- priſonment. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure, Liece. adj. [lige, French; ligio, Italian; ligius, low Latin.] Fa. QR, 1. Bound by ſome feudal tenure; ſubject: whence liegeman for ſubječt. - - 2. Sovereign. [This fignification ſeems to have accidentally riſen from the former, the lord of liege men, being by miitake called liege lord.] Did not the whole realm acknowledge Henry VIII, of ſa- mous memory, for their king and lig- lord. sº Q
L I. F My lady liege, ſaid he, Dryd - ſex deſire is ſovereignty. ryden, Wºº. . º founded on the law of nature, may be filed natural religion; that is.” ſay, a devotedneſs unto Č. o. ii., lord, ſo as to act in all things according to his º l - will. Grew's Coſmology . ſ. Sovereign; ſuperior lord. Liter, ſº me, ; liege 1 but for my tears I had foreſtall'd this §: º e other part reſerv’ y content, Fº my {j liege was in my debt. Shakeſpeare. You with your beſt endeavour have ſtirred up - My lieſeſt liege to be mine enemy. Shakeſpeare: The natives, dubious whom - They muſt obey, in conſternation wait . Till rigid conqueſt will pronounce their liege. Liedeman. n.ſ. [from liege and man.]. A ſubjećt. This liegeman }. º * F. º n he felt the folly of his lord, - A. *. kind, he * himſelf unfold. Fairy Queen: Sith then the anceſtors of thoſe that now live, yielded º: ſelves then ſubječts and liegemen, ſhall it not tye º; º dren to the ſame . 2 Spenſºr on Ireland. tand, ho who is there - —#. to this ground, and liegemº tº the Dane. Shakespeare Li’EGER. n.f. [from liege.] A reſident ambaſſador, His paſſions and his fears Lie liegers for you in his breaſt, and there Negotiate {j º 'EN, the participle of lie. - - - LI'E One .*. * might lightly have lien with thy wife. Gen. xxvi. Io. LIENTE'Rick. adj. [from lientery.] Pertaining to a lientery. There are many medicinal preparations of iron, but none equal to the tincture made without acids; eſpecially in ob- itrućtions, and to ſtrengthen the tone of the parts; as in lien- terick and other like caſes. Grew's Muſeum. Li'entery, n.ſ.. [from Atſov, lave, ſmooth, and #1spoy, in- teſlinum, gut; lienterie, French...] A particular looſeneſs, or diarrhoea, wherein the food paſſes ſo ſuddenly through the ſtomach and guts, as to be thrown out by ſtool with little or no alteration. - Quincy. Liter. n.ſ.. [from to lie..] One that reſts or lies down; or re- mains concealed. - There were liers in ambuſh againſt him behind the city. joſ. viii. 14. LIEU. n.ſ. [French.] Place; room; it is only uſed with in : in lieu, inſtead. - God, of his great liberality, had determined, in lieu of man's endeavours, to beſtow the ſame by the rule of that juſtice which beſt beſeemeth him. Hooker, b. i. In lieu of ſuch an increaſe of dominion, it is our buſineſs to extend our trade. Addiſon's Freeholder. Lieve. adv. [See LIEP.] Willingly. - Speak the ſpeech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lieve the town crier had ſpoke my lines. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. Aétion is death to ſome ſort of people, and they would as lieve hang as work. L’Eſtrange. LIEUTENANcy, n.ſ. [lieutenance, French; from lieutenant.] 1. The office of a lieutenant, If ſuch tricks as theſe ſtrip you out of your lieutenancy, it had been better you had not kiſſed your three fingers ſo oft. Shakeſpeare's Othello. 2. The body of lieutenants. The liſt of undiſputed maſters, is hardly ſo long as the liſt of the lieutenancy of our metropolis. Felton on the Claſſicks. LIEUTENANT, n.ſ. [lieutenant, French.J 1. A deputy; one who acts by vicarious authority, Whither away ſo faſt —No farther than the tower, To gratulate the gentle princes there, —We'll enter all together, And in good time here the lieutenant comes. Shakeſpeare. I muſt put you in mind of the lords lieutenants, and de- puty fieutenants, of the counties: their proper uſe is for or- dering the military affairs, in order to oppoſe an invaſion from abroad, or a rebellion or ſedition at home. Bacon. Killing, as it is conſidered in itſelf without all undue cir- cumſtances, was never prohibited to the lawful magiſtrate, who is the vicegerent or lieutenant of God, from whom he derives his power of life and death. Bramhall againſt Hobbes. Sent by our new lieutenant, who in Rome, And ſince from me, has heard of your renown: I come to offer peace. Philips's Briton. 2. In war, one who holds the next rank to a ſuperior of any denomination; as, a general has his lieutenant generals, a Solonel his lieutenant colonel, and a captain ſimply his lieutenant. It were meet that ſuch captains only were employed as Shakeſpeare, Philips. Denham's Sophy. have formerly ſerved in that country, and been at leaſt liet.-- tenants there. - - i. Spenſºr on Ireland. According to military cuſtom the place was good, and the lieutenant of the colonel's company might well Pretend to the next vacant captainſhip. - - //otton. The earl of Eſſex was made lieutenant general of the ar- my; the moſt popular man of the kingdom, and the darling of the ſword men. - . Clarendon. His lieutenant, engaging againſt his poſitive orders, being beaten by Lyſander, Alcibiades was again baniſhed: Swift. Cañſt thou ſo many gallant ſoldiers ſee, And captains and lieutenants ſlight for me. - Gay. LIEUTENANT ship. n.ſ.. [from lieutenant..] The rank or office of lieutenant. - - - - Life. n.ſ. plural lives. [lipian, to live, Saxon.] 1. Union and co-operation of ſoul with body. On thy life no more. —My life I never held but as a pawn . . To wage againſt thy foes ; nor fear to loſe it, - Thy ſafety being the motive. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. She ſhews a body rather than a life, A ſtatue than a breather. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life. Gen. i. 20. The identity of the ſame man conſiſts in nothing but a participation of the ſame continued life, by conſtantly fleeting particles of matter, in ſucceſſion vitally united to the ſame organized body. Locke. So peaceful ſhalt thou end thy bliſsful days, And ſteal thyſelf from life by ſlow decays. Pope, 2. Preſent ſtate. O life, thou nothing's younger brother! So like, that we may take the one for t'otherſ Dream of a ſhadow ! a refle&tion made From the falſe glories of the gay reflected bow, Is more a ſolid thing than thou ! Thou weak built iſthmus, that do'ſt proudly riſe Up betwixt two eternities; Yet canſt not wave nor wind ſuſtain, But, broken and o'erwhelm’d, the ocean meets again. Cowley. When I conſider lift 'tis all a cheat, Yet fool'd by hope men favour the deceit, Live on, and think to-morrow will repay; To-morrow's falſer than the former day; Lies more; and when it ſays we ſhall be bleſt º With ſome new joy, takes off what we poſſeſt. Strange cozenage none would live paſt years again, Yet all hope pleaſure in what yet remain; And from the dregs of life think to receive What the firſt ſprightly running could not give : I'm tird of waiting for this chemick gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old. Drydºn, Howe'er 'tis well that while mankind Through life's perverſe meanders errs, He can imagin'd pleaſures find, To combat againſt real cares. Prior. 3. Enjoyment, or poſſeſſion of terreſtrial exiſtence. Then avarice 'gan through his veins to inſpire His greedy flames, and kindle life devouring fire. Fa. Qu. Their complot is to have my life: And, if my death might make this iſland happy, And prove the period of their tyranny, - I would expend it with all willingneſs. Shakeſpeare. Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou liv'ſt Live well, how ſong or ſhort permit to heav'n. Milton, Untam'd and fierce the tyger ſtill remains, - And tires his life with biting on his chains. Prior. He entreated me not to take his life, but exact a ſum of In OneV. Notes on the Odyffy. 4. Blood, the ſuppoſed vehicle of life. His guſhing entrails ſinoak'd upon the ground, And the warm life came iſſuing through the wound. Pope. 5. Condućt; manner of living with reſpect to virtue or vice. Henry and Edward, brighteſt ſons of fame, . And virtuous Alfred, a more ſacred name; After a life of glorious toils endur’d, Clos'd their long glories with a figh. Pºpe. I'll teach my family to lead good lives. Mrs. Barker. 6. Condition; manner of living with reſpect to happineſs and miſery. Such was the life the frugal Sabines led; So Remus and his brother god were bred. Dryden's Wirg. 7. Continuance of our preſent ſtate. And ſome have not any clear ideas of the greateſt part of them all their lives. Locke. The adminiſtration of this bank is for lift, and partly in the hands of the chief citizens. Addiſon on Italy. 8. The living form; reſemblance exactly copied. Galen hath explained this point unto the life, Brown. He ---- - -
L I F I, I F That is the beſt part of beauty which a pićture cannot ex- preſs, no, nº the firſt fight of the life. Bacon's Eſſays. Lºt him viſit eminent perſons of great name abroad, that he may tell how the life agreeth with the fame. . Bacon. He that would be a maſter, muſt draw by the life as well as copy from originals, and join theory and experience toge- ther. Collier of the Entertainment of Books. . Exačt reſemblance. I believe no character of any perſon was ever better drawn to the life than this. - • 9 Denham. Rich carvings, portraiture, and imag’ry, where ev'ry figure to the life expreſs'd - The Godhead's pow'r, Dryden's Knight's Tale. He ſaw in order painted on the wall The wars that fame around the world had blown, All to the life, and ev'ry leader known. Dryden's AEn. 10. General ſtate of man. Studious they appear Of arts that poliſh % inventors rarel Unmindful of their Maker. . Milton's Par. Loft. All that cheers or ſoftens life, The tender ſiſter, daughter, friend, and wife. Pope. 11. Common occurrences; human affairs; the courſe of ". This I know, not only by reading of books in my ſtudy, but alſo by experience of life abroad in the world. Aſcham, Not to know at large of things remote From uſe, obſcure and ſubtile; but to know That which before us lies in daily life, . Is the prime wiſdom. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. 12. Living perſon. • Why ſhould I play the Roman fool, and die - On my own ſword whilſt I ſee lives the gaſhes Do better upon them. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth, 13. Narrative of a life paſt. - Plutarch, that writes his life, Tells us, that Cato dearly lov'd his wife. Pope. 14. Spirit; briſkneſs; vivacity; reſolution. The Helots bent thitherward with a new life of reſolution, as if their captain had been a root out of which their courage had ſprung. Sidney. They have no notion of life and fire in fancy and in words; and anything that is juſt in grammar and in meaſure is as good oratory and poetry to them as the beſt. Felton. Not with half the fire and life, With which he kiſs'd Amphytrion's wife, Prior, 15. Animated exiſtence; animal being. - Full nature ſwarms with life. Thomſon. Li'FebLoop. m. ſ. [life and blood.] The blood neceſſary to life; the vital blood. This ſickneſs doth infect The very lifeblood of our enterpriſe. Shakespeare Henry IV. How could'ſt thou drain the lifeblood of the child. Shakespeare They loved with that calm and noble value which dwells in the heart, with a warmth like that of lifeblood. Spediator, Money, the lifeblood of the nation, Corrupts and ſtagnates in the veins, . Unleſs a proper circulation Its motion and its heat maintains. Swift. His forehead ſtruck the ground, Lifeblood and life ruſh'd mingled through the wound. Dryd. Lifeeverlast ING. An herb. Ainſworth. L'Eglying, n.ſ. [life and giving.] Having the power to give life. - - His own heat, Kindled at firſt from heaven's ºwns fire. - He ſat deviſing deat To them who liv'd; nor on the virtue thought Of that liftgiving plant. Milton's Paradiſ, Loft. lººp. m. ſ. [life and guard.] The guard of a king's perion. Littless, adj. [from life.] J. Dead; deprived of life. - The other vićtor-flame a moment ſtood, Then fell, and lifelſ, left th' extinguiſh'd wood. Dryden. I who make the triumph of to-day, ay of to-morrow's pomp one part appear, Ghaſtly with wounds, and lifelºſ, on the bier. Prior. 2. Unanimated ; void of life. - Was I to have never parted from thy fide As good have grown there ſtill a lifelſ, rib Mill. P. L. Thus began Qutrage from lifeleſ; things. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft. he power which produces their motions, ſprings from ſomething without themſelves: if this power were ſuſpended, they would become a lifeleſs, unačtive heap of matter. Cheyne. B And empty words ſhe gave, and ſounding ſtrain, ºf ſenſeleſs, lifeleſ, l idol void and vain. Pope's Dunciad. 3. Without power, force, or ſpirit. Hopeleſs and helpleſs doth Ægeon wend, Spenſer. But to procraſtinate his lifeleſs end. Shakeſpeare. jºknowing to command, proud to obey A liftºft king, a royal ſhade I lay. Prior. Lifel Esly, adv, [ſtom lifelºſ...] Without vigour; frigidly; jejunely. º - Li'Fellº.e. m. ſ. [lift and like..] Like a living perſon. Minerva, lifelike, on embodied air - Impreſs'd the form of Ipthema the fair. Pope's Odºſy. Li'FestriNG; n.ſ. [life and ſtring.] Nerve; ſtrings imagined to convey life. Theſe lines are the veins, the arteries, The undecaying lifftrings of thoſe hearts That ſtill ſhall pant, and ſtill ſhall exerciſe - - The motion ſpirit and nature both impart. Danieſ, Muſ. Li'fetime. n.ſ. [life and time.] Continuance or duration of life. Jordain talked proſe all his life-time, without knowing what it was. Addiſon on ancient Medal. Lifewe'arx, adj. [lift and weary.) Wretched; tired of living. Let me have A dram of poiſon, ſuch ſoon ſpeeding geer As will diſperſe itſelf through all the veins, That the lifeweary taker may fall dead. To Lift. v. a. [lyffra, Swediſh; loffer, Daniſh.] 1. To raiſe from the ground; to heave; to elevate; to hold on high. Shakeſpeare Filial ingratitude : - Is it not as this mouth ſhould tear this hand - - For lifting food to't. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Your gueſts are coming; Lift up your countenance, as 'twere the d Of celebration of that nuptial. Shakeſp. Winter Tale. Propp'd by the ſpring, it lifts aloft the head, But of a ſickly beauty ſoon to ſhed, In ſummer living, and in winter dead. Dryden. 2. To bear; to ſupport. Not in uſe. So down he fell, that th' earth him underneath Did groan, as feeble ſo great load to lift. Fairy Queen. 3. To rob ; to plunder. 4. So weary bees in little cells repoſe, But if night robbers lift the well-ſtor'd hive, - An humming through their waxen city grows. Dryden, 4. To exalt; to elevate mentally. My heart was lift up in the ways of the Lord. Of Orpheus now no more let poets tell, To bright Caecilia greater pow'r is given, His numbers rais'd a ſhade from hell, Hers ſ the ſoul to heav'n. Pope's St. Caecilia. 5. To raiſe in fortune. - - - The eye of the Lord lifted up his head from miſery. Eccluſ. 6. To raiſe in eſtimation. - Neither can it be thought, becauſe ſome leſſons are choſen out of the Apocrypha, that we do offer diſgrace to the word 2 Chron. of God, or lift up the writings of men above it. Hooker, 7. To exalt in dignity. See to what a godlike height - - The Roman virtues lift up mortal man, Addiſon's Cato. 8. To elevate; to ſwell with pride. Lifted up with pride. - Tim, iii. 6. Our ſucceſſes have been great, and our hearts have been too much #. up by them, ſo that we have reaſon to humble ourſelves. Atterbury's Sermons. 9. Up is ſometimes emphatically added to lift. He lift up his ſpear againſt eight hundred, whom he ſlew at one time. 2 Sam. xxiii. 8. Ariſe, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand. Geneſs. To LIFt. v. n. To ſtrive to raiſe by ſtrength. Pinch cattle of paſture while ſummer doth laſt, And lift at their tailes 'yer a winter be paſt. Taſer's Huff. The mind, by being engaged in a taſk beyond its ſtrength, like the body ſtrained by lifting at a weight too heavy, has often its force broken. Locke. LIFT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] The aët of lifting; the manner of lifting. In the lift of the feet, when a man goeth up the hill, the weight of the body beareth moſt upon the knees. Bacon. In races, it is not the large ſtride, or high lift, that makes the ſpeed. Bacon's Eſſays. The goat gives the fox a lift, and out he ſprings. L'Ér. 2. [In Scottiſh.j The ſky: for in a ſtarry night they ſay, How clear the lift is / - - 3. Effect; ſtruggle. Dead lift is an effort to raiſe what with the whole force cannot be moved; and figuratively any ſtate of impotence and inability. Myſelf and Trulla made a ſhift To help him out at a dead liſt. . . Mr. Dočtor had puzzled his brains In making a ballad, but was at a ſtand. - - For you freely muſt own, you were at a dead liſt. Swift. 4. Lift, in Scotland, denote; a load or ſurcharge of any thing; as alſo, if one be diſguiſed much with liquor, they ſay, He has got a great lift. - 5. Lifts of a ſail are ropes to raiſe or lower them at pleaſure. Li fºr R. m. ſ. [from lift.] One that lifts. . . . . - Thou, O Lord, art my glory, and the lifter u of mine head. 'ſel. int, 3. 15 L I Q Hudibras, p. i. :
L I G L I G To LIG. v. n. [leggen, Dutch..] To lie. Thou kenſt the great care I have of thy health and thy welfare, Which many wild beaſts liggen in wait, For to entrap in thy tender ſtate. Spenſer's Paſłorals. LIGAMENT. m. ſ. ſligamentum, from ligo, Latin; ligament, French.] Ligament is a white and ſolid body, ſofter than a cartilage, but harder than a membrane; they have no conſpicuous ca- vities, neither have they any ſenſe, leſt they ſhould ſuffer upon the motion of the joint: their chief uſe is to faſten the bones, which are articulated together for mofon, left they ſhould be diſlocated with exerciſe. &ſincy. ... Be all their ligaments at once unbound, And their disjointed bones to powder ground. Sandys. The incus ſituate between the two former is one way join- ed to the malleus, the other end being a proceſs is fixed with a ligament to the ſtapes. Holder's Elements oſ Speech. 2. [In popular or poetical language.] Anything which connects the parts of the body. Though our ligaments betimes grow weak, We muſt not force them till themſelves they break. Denh. 3. Bond; chain; entanglement. Men ſometimes, upon the hour of departure, do ſpeak and reaſon above themſelves; for then the ſoul, beginning to be freed from the ligaments of the body, reaſons like herſelf, and diſcourſes in a ſtrain above mortality. Addiſon's Spediator. LIGAME'Ntal. }*ſ [from ligament.] Compoſing a liga- LIGAME'NTous. ment. The urachos or ligamental paſſage is derived from the bot- tom of the bladder, whereby it diſchargeth the watery and urinary part of its aliment. Brown's Vulgar Errours. The clavicle is inſerted into the firſt bone of the ſternon, and bound in by a ſtrong ligamentous membrane. Jºſeman. Ligation. n.ſ. ſligatio, Latin.] 1. The aët of binding. 2. The ſtate of being bound. The ſlumber of the body ſeems to be but the waking of the ſoul: it is the ligation of ſenſe, but the liberty of reaſon. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 487. Li'GATURE. m. ſ. ſligature, French; ligatura, Latin.] 1. Anything bound on ; bandage. He deludeth us alſo by philters, ligatures, charms, and many ſuperſtitious ways in the cure of diſeaſes. Brown. If you ſlit the artery, and thruſt into it a pipe, and caſt a ſtrait ligature upon that part of the artery; notwithſtanding the blood hath free paſſage through the pipe, yet will not the artery beat below the ligature ; but do but take off the liga- ture it will beat immediately. Ray on Creation. The many ligatures of our Engliſh dreſs check the circu- lation of the blood. Spectator, Nº. 576. I found my arms and legs very ſtrongly faſtened on each ſide to the ground; I likewiſe felt ſeveral ſlender ligatures acroſs my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs. Gulliver's Trav. 2. #. .# of binding. The fatal nooſe performed its office, and with moſt ſtrićt ligature ſqueezed the blood into his face. Arbuth. j. Bull. Any ſtoppage of the circulation will produce a dropſy, as by ſtrong ligature, or compreſion. Arbuthnot on Diet. 3. The ſtate of being bound. Sand and gravel grounds eaſily admit of heat and moiſture, for which they are not much the better, becauſe they let it paſs too ſoon, and contračt no ligature. Martimer's Huſø. LIGHT. n.ſ. [leope, Saxon.] 1. That quality or ačtion of the medium of fight by which we ſee. Light is propagated from luminous bodies in time, and ſpends about ſeven or eight minutes of an hour in paſſing from the ſun to the earth. Newton's Opticks. 2. Illumination of mind; inſtrućtion; knowledge. Of thoſe things which are for direétion of all the parts of our life needful, and not impoſſible to be diſcerned by the light of nature itſelf, are there not many which few mens na- tural capacity hath been able to find out. Hooker, b. i. Light may be taken from the experiment of the horſe- tooth ring, how that thoſe things which aſſuage the ſtrife of the ſpirits, do help diſeaſes contrary to the intention deſired. Bacon's Natural Hiſłory, Nº. 968. I will place within them as a guide º My umpire conſcience, whom if they will hear Light after light well us’d they ſhall attain, And to the end perſiſting ſafe arrive. Milton's Par. Lºft. I opened Arioſto in Italian, and the very firſt two lines gave me light to all I could deſire. Dryden. If this internal light, or any propoſition which we take for inſpired, be conformable to the principles of reaſon, or to the word of God, which is atteſted revelation, reaſon war- rants it. Locke. The ordinary words of language, and our common uſe of them, would have given us light into the nature of our ideas, if conſidered with attention. Locke. The books of Varro concerning navigation are loſt, which 7 no doubt would have given us great light in thoſe mat- ters. Arbuthnot on Coins. 3. The part of a piéture which is drawn with bright colours, or in which the light is ſuppoſed to fall." Never admit two equal lights in the ſame pićture; but the greater light muſt ſtrike forcibly on thoſe places of the pic- ture where the principal figures are ; diminiſhing as it comes nearer the borders. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 4. Reach of knowledge; mental view. Light, and underſtanding, and wiſdom, like the wiſdom of the gods, was found in him. Dan. v. 11. We ſaw as it were thick clouds, which did put us in ſome hope of land, knowing how that part of the South ſea was utterly unknown, and might have iſlands or continents that hitherto were not come to light. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. They have brought to light not a few profitable experi- ments. Bacon's Natural Hi/?ory. 5. Point of view; ſituation; direction in which the light falls. Frequent conſideration of a thing wears off the ſtrangeneſs of it; and ſhews it in its ſeveral lights, and various ways of appearance, to the view of the mind. South. It is impoſſible for a man of the greateſt parts to conſider anything in its whole extent, and in all its variety of lights. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 409. An author who has not learned the art of ranging his thoughts, and ſetting them in proper lights, will loſe himſelf in confuſion. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 291. 6. Explanation. I have endeavoured, throughout this diſcourſe, that every former part might give ſtrength unto all that follow, and every latter bring ſome light unto all before. Hooker, b. i. We ſhould compare places of ſcripture treating of the ſame Point: thus one part of the ſacred text could not fail to give light unto another. Locke's Aſſay on St. Paul's Epſiles. • Anything that gives light; a pharos; a taper. That light we ſee is burning in my hall; How far that little candle throws his beams, So ſhines a good deed in a naughty world. Shakespeare. Then he called for a light, and ſprang in, and fell down before Paul. Acts xvi. 29. . I have ſet thee to be a light of the Gentiles, for ſalva. tion unto the ends of the earth. 47; xiii. 47. Let them be for figns, For ſeaſons, and for days, and circling years; And let them be for lights, as I ordain Their office in the firmanent of heav'n, To give light on the earth. Milton's Par. Loft, I put as great difference between our new lights and an- cient truths, as between the ſun and an evanid meteor. Glanville's Scºp. Several lights will not be ſeen, If there be nothing elſe between ; Men doubt becauſe they ſtand ſo thick i' th' ſky, If thoſe be ſtars that paint the galaxy. Cowley. I will make ſome offers at their ſafety, by fixing ſome marks like lights upon a coaſt, by which their ſhips may avoid at leaſt known rocks. Temple. He ſtill muſt mourn The ſun, and moon, and ev'ry ſtarry light, - Eclips’d to him, and loſt in everlaſting night. Prior. LIGHT. adj. [leoht, Saxon.] 1. Not tending to the center with great force; not heavy. Hot and cold were in one body fixt, And ſoft with hard, and light with heavy mixt. Dryden. Theſe weights did not exert their natural gravity till they were laid in the golden balance, inſomuch that I could not gueſs which was light or heavy whilſt I held them in my hand. Addison's Speciator, Nº. 463. 2. Not burdenſome ; eaſy to be worn, or carried, or lifted ; not Onerous. Horſe, oxen, plough, tumbrel, cart, waggon, and wain, The lighter and ſtronger the greater thy gaine. 7 ºffer. It will be light, that you may bear it Under a cloke that is of any length. Shakeſpeare. A king that would not feel his crown too heavy, muſt wear it every day; but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made. Bacon's Eſſays. 3. Not afflictive; eaſy to be endured. Every light and common thing incident into any part of man's life. - - - Hooker, b. ii. Light ſuffrings give us leiſure to complain, We groan, but cannot ſpeak, in greater pain. Dryden. 4. Eaſy to be performed ; not difficult; not valuable. Forgive If fištions light I mix with truth divine, And fill theſe lines with other praiſe than thine. Fair dº. Well pleas'd were all his friends, the taſk was #.ht The father, mother, daughter, they invite. Dºan. 5. Eaſy to be acted on by any power. Apples of a ripe flavour, freſh and fair, Mellow'd by winter from their cruder juice, Light of digeſtion now, and fit for uſe. Dryden's juvenal. 6. Not s 6
L I G L I G avily armed. . . . . . . . 6. Nº. º, with a company of light horſemen, lay cloſe in ambuſh, in a convenient place for that purpoſe. Knol. 7. Adº; hiº. - - He ſo light was at legerdemain, . - That what he touch'd came not to light again. Spenſºr. Aſ hel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 2 Sam. ii. 18. There Stamford came, for his honour was lame Of the gout three months together ; - But it prov'd, when they fought, but a running gout, For heels were lighter than ever. . Denham. Youths, a blooming band; ºft bounding from the earth at once they riſe, - #. fºr half viewleſs quiver in the ſkies. Pope's Odyſ. 8. Unencumbered; unembarraſſed; clear of impediments. Unmarried men are beſt maſters, but not beſt ſubjećts; for they are light to run away. Bacon. jobt: great. - sº in the manner of making the following trials was enough to render ſome of them unſucceſsful. Boyle. 12. Not craſs; not groſs. . In the wilderneſs there is no bread, nor water, and our ſoul loatheth this light bread. Num. xxi. 5. Light fumes are merry: groſſer fumes are ſad, Both are the reaſonable ſoul run mad. Dryd. Nun's Tale. 11. Eaſy to admit any influence; unſteady ; unſettled; looſe. Faiſe of heart, light of ear, bloody of hand. Shakeſpeare. Theſe light vain perſons ſtill are drunk and mad - with ſurfeitings, and pleaſures of their youth. Davies. They are light of belief, and great liſteners after news. Howell. There is no greater argument of a light and inconſiderate perſon, than prophanely to ſcoff at religion. Tilletſºn's Serm. 12. Gay ; airy; without dignity or ſolidity; trifling. Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light. Shakespeare 13. Not chaſte; not regular in condućt. - Let me not be light, For a light wife doth make a heavy huſband. Shakeſpeare. 14. [From light, n, ſ] Bright; clear: As ſoon as the morning was light, the men were ſent away. Gen. xliv. 3. The horſes ran up and down with their tails and mains on a light fire. Knolles. 15. Not dark; tending to whiteneſs. In painting, the light and a white colour are but one and the ſame thing: no colour more reſembles the air than white, and by conſequence no colour which is lighter. Dryden. Two cylindric bodies with annular ſulci, found with ſharks teeth, and other ſhells, in a light coloured clay. J/oodward. LIGHT, adv, [for lightly, by colloquial corruption.] Lightly; cheaply. - Shall we ſet light by that cuſtom of reading, from whence ſo precious a benefit hath grown. Hooker, b. v. To LIGHT. v. a. [from .# , m. ſ] 1. To kindle; to inflame; to ſet on fire. Swinging coals about in the wire, throughly lighted . 0\le. This truth ſhines ſo clear, that to go about to proºf. were to light a candle to ſeek the ſun. Glanville's Scºp. The maids, who waited her commands, Ran in with lighted tapers in their hands. Be witneſs gods, and ſtrike Jocaſta dead, If an immodeſt thought, or low deſire, Inflam'd my breaſt ſince firſt our loves were lighted. Dryden and Lee's Oedipus. Abſence might cure it, or a ſecond miſtreſs Dryden. Light up another flame, and put out this. Addison's Cato. * To give light to; to guide by light. - A beam that falls, Freſh from the pure glance of thine eye, Lighting to eternity. . Craſhaw. Ah hopeleſs, laſting flames like thoſe that burn To light the dead, and warm th' unfruitful urn. Pope. 3. To illuminate. . The ſun was ſet, and veſper to ſupply His abſent beams, had lighted up the ſky. Dryden. 4. Up is emphatically joined to light. No fun was lighted up the world to view. Dryd. Ovid. 5. [From the adjective..] To lighten ; to eaſe of a burthen. . . Land ſome of our paſſengers, T And light this weary veſſel of her load. Fairy Queen. "Right. v. n. [hiſ, by chance, Dutch.] 1. To happen; to fall upén by chance. No more ſettled in vºlour than diſpoſed to juſtice, if either they had lighted on a better friend, or could have learned to *śiendſhip a child, and nothe the father of virtue. Siamey. he prince, by chance, did on a lady light, *Was right fair, and freſh as morning roſe. Fa. Qu. Shakeſpeare. *ply, your eye ſhall ſight upon ſome toy * have deſire to purchaſe. As in the tides of people once up, there want not ſtirring down from the chariot to meet him. 3. To fall in any particular direction. 4. To fall; to ſtrike on. To L1'GHTEN. v. n. [pre, ligt, Saxon.] 1. To flaſh, with thunder, winds to make them more rough; ſo this people did # upon two ringleaders. - Bacon's Henry VIIth. Q. late years, the royal oak did light upon count Rh. dophil. Howel's Pocal Foreſ. The way of producing ſuch a change on colours may be eaſily enough lighted on, by thoſe converſant in the ſolutions of mercury. - Boyle on Colours. He ſought by arguments to ſooth her pain; Nor thoſe avail'd : at length he lights on One, Before two moons their orb with light adorn, If heav'n allow me life, I will return. Dryden. Truth, light upon this way, is of no more avail to usºn. error; for what is ſo taken up by us, may be falſe as well aS true; and he has not done his duty, who has thus ſtumbled upon truth in his way to preferment. Locke. Whoſoever firſt lit on a parcel of that ſubſtance we call gold, could not rationally take the bulk and figure to de- pend on its real eſſence. Locke. As wily reynard walk'd the ſtreets at night, On a tragedian's maſk he chanc'd to /ight, Turning it o'er, he mutter'd with diſdain, - How vaſt a head is here without a brain. Addison. A weaker man may ſometimes light on notions which have eſcaped a wiſer. //atts's Improvement of the Mind. 2. [Aliābran, Saxon.] To deſcend from a horſe or carriage. When Naaman ſaw him running after him, he lighted 2 Kings v. 21. I ſaw 'em ſalute on horſeback, Beheld them when they lighted, how they clung In their embracement. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when ſhe ſaw Iſaac, ſhe lighted off the camel. Gen. xxiv. 64. The god laid down his feeble rays, - Then lighted from his glittering coach. Swift. The wounded ſteed curvets; and, rais'd upright, Lights on his feet before: his hoofs behind $pring up in air aloft, and laſh the wind. Dryden's Án, He at his foe with furious rigour finites, That ſtrongeſt oak might ſeem to overthrow ; The ſtroke upon his ſhield ſo heavy lights, That to the ground it doubleth him full low. Fairy 2u. At an uncertain lot none can find themſelves grieved on whomſoever it lighteth. #. b. i. They ſhall hunger no more; neither ſhall the ſun light on them, nor any heat. Rev. vii. 16. On me, me only, as the ſource and ſpring Of all corruption, all the blame lights due. Milt. Pa. L. A curſe lights upon him preſently after; his great army is utterly ruined, he himſelf ſlain in it, and his head and right hand cut off, and hung up before Jeruſalem. South's Serm. 5. To ſettle; to reſt. I plac'd a quire of ſuch enticing birds, . That ſhe will light to liſten to their lays. Shakeſpeare, Then as a bee which among weeds doth fall, - Which ſeem ſweet flow’rs, with luſtre freſh and gay, She lights on that, and this, and taſteth all, - - But pleas'd with none, doth riſe and ſoar away. Davir. Plant trees and ſhrubs near home, for them to pitch on at their ſwarming, that they may not be in danger of being loſt for want of a lighting place. AMortimer's Huſbandry; This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars As doth the lion. Shakeſpeare's julius Caeſar, Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of his contract to night; It is too raſh, too unadvis'd, too ſudden, - Too like the light'ning, which doth ceaſe to be Ere one can ſay it lightens. Shakeſp. Romeo and Juliet. The lightning that tighteneth out of the one part under hea- ven, ſheweth unto the other part. Luke xvii. 24. 2. To ſhine like lightning. Yet looks he like a king: behold his eye, As bright as is the eagle's, lightens forth ~ : º Controlling majeſty. - Shakeſp. Richard II. 3. To fall or light. [from light.] O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our truſt is in thee. Common Prayer. To Li'GHTEN. v. a. [from light.] 1. To illuminate; to enlighten. Upon his bloody finger he doth wear A precious ring, that ſightens all the hole. Shakeſpeare. O light, which mak’it the light which makes the day, Which ſett'ſt the eye without, and mind within ; - Lightºn my ſpirit with one clear heav'nly ray, which now to view itſelf doth firſt begin. Davies. A key of fire ran all along the ſhore, - And lighten’d all the river with a blaze, Pyºn. - - . Nature A ſº *ſ
L I G
L I G
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:
- Nature from the ſtorm
Shines out afreſh; and through the lighten’d air
A higher luſtre, and a clearer calm,
Diffuſive tremble. Thomſon's Summer.
2. To exonerate; to unload.
The mariners were afraid, and caſt forth the wares that
were in the ſhip into the ſea, to lighten it of them. Jon. i. 7.
3. To make leſs heavy:
Long ſince with woe
Nearer acquainted, now I feel by proof,
That fellowſhip in pain divides not ſmart,
Nor lightens aught each man's peculiar load. Parad. Reg.
Strive
In offices of love how we may lighten
Each other's burden.
4. To exhilarate; to cheer.
A truſty villain, very oft,
When I am dull with care and melancholy,
Lightens my humour with his merry jeſts. Shakeſpeare.
The audience are grown weary of continued melancholy
ſcenes; and few tragedies ſhall ſucceed in this age, if they
are not lightened with a courſe of mirth. Dryd. Span. Friar.
Li'GHTER. n.ſ.. [from light, to make light.] A heavy boat into
which ſhips are lightened or unloaded.
They have cock boats for paſſengers, and lighters for bur-
then. Carew's Survey of Cornwall,
He climb'd a ſtranded lighter's height,
Shot to the black abyſs, and plung’d downright. Pope.
Iºwas. n: / [lighter and man.] One who manages a
19.hter.
*... much ſhipping is employed, whatever becomes of
the poor merchant, multitudes of people will be certain
gainers; as ſhipwrights, butchers, carmen, and lightermen.
Child's Diſcourſe on Trade.
LIGHTF1'NGERED. adj. [light and finger.] Nimble at con-
veyance; thieviſh.
Li'ghtfoot. adj. [light and foot.J Nimble in running or
dancing; active.
And eke the lightfoot maids that keep the deer. Spenſºr.
Him ſo far had born his lightfoot ſteed,
Pricked with wrath and fiery fierce diſdain,
That him to follow was but fruitleſs pain. Fairy Queen.
t And all the troop of lightfoot Naiades
Flock all about to ſee her lovely face. Spenſer's Fa, Qu.
Milt. Pa. Lº/?.
Lightfo'ot. n.ſ. Veniſon. A cant word.
IIGH THE'ADED. ad. [light and head.]
1. Unſteady; looſe; thoughtleſs; weak.
The Engliſh liturgy, how piouſly and wiſely ſoever framed,
had found great §
upon lightheaded, weak men, yet learned men excepted
againſt ſome particulars. Clarendon.
2. Delirious ; diſordered in the mind by diſeaſe.
Lighth E'ADEDNEss. m. ſ. Deliriouſneſs ; diſorder of the
mind. *
LIGHTHE'ARTED. adj, ſlight and heart.] Gay; merry; airy;
cheerful.
LIGHTHo'Use. n.ſ. ſlight and houſe..] An high building, at
the top of which lights are hung to guide ſhips at ſea.
He charged himſelf with the riſque of ſuch veſſels as car-
ried corn in winter; and built a pharos or lighthouſe. Arbuth.
Build two poles to the meridian, with immenſe lighthouſes
on the top of them. Arbuthnot and Pope.
LightLE'GGED. adj. [light and leg.] Nimble; ſwift.
Lightlegged Pas has got the middle ſpace. Sidney,
Li'GHTLess. adj. [from light.J Wanting light; dark.
Li'GHTLY. adv. [from light.]
1. Without weight.
This grave partakes the fleſhly birth,
Which cover lightly, gentle earth.
2. Without deep impreſſion.
The ſoft ideas of the cheerful note,
Lightly receiv'd, were eaſily forgot. Prior.
3. Eaſily; readily; without difficulty; of courſe.
If they write or ſpeak publickly but five words, one of
them is lightly about the dangerous eſtate of the church of
England in reſpect of abuſed ceremonies. Hooker, b. iv.
Believ’t not lightly that your ſon
Will not exceed the common, or be caught
With cautelous baits and pračtice. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Short Summer lightly has a forward ſpring. Shakeſp.
The traitor in faction lightly goeth away with it. Bacon.
4. Without reaſon. -
Flatter not the rich; neither do thou willingly or lightly
appear before great perſonages. Taylor's Guide.
Let every man that hath a calling be diligent in purſu-
ance of its employment, ſo as not lightly, or without reaſon-
able occaſion, to neglect it. Taylor's Holy Living.
5. Without afflićtion; cheerfully.
Bid that welcome
Which comes to puniſh us, and we puniſh it,
. Seeming to bear it lightly. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
Benj. johnſºn.
J.
ion; the ceremonies had wrought only
6. Not chaſtly. * * * ,
If I were lightly diſpoſed, I could ſtill perhaps have offers,
that ſome, who hold their heads higher, would be glad to
accept. Swift's Story of an injurra Lady.
7. Nimbly; with agility; not heavily or tardily.
Nº. I ſtood on a wide river's bank;
When on a ſudden, Toriſmond appear'd,
Gave me his hand, and led me lightly o'er;
Leaping and bounding on the billows heads,
Till ſafely we had reach'd the farther ſhore. Dryden.
8. Gaily; airily; with levity; without heed or care.
Lic HTM1'NDED. adj. [light and mind.] Unſettled; unſteady.
He that is haſty to give credit is lightminded. Eccl. xix. 4.
Li'GHTNEss. n.ſ. [from light.]
1. Levity; want of weight; abſence of weight.
Some are for maſts of ſhips, as fir and pirſe, becauſe of
their length, ſtraightneſs, and lightnſ. Bacon's Nat. Iłż.
Suppoſe many degrees of littleneſs and lightneſ; in particles,
ſo as many might float in the air a good while before they
fell. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
2. Inconſtancy; unſteadineſs.
For, unto knight there is no greater ſhame,
Than lightneſ; and inconſtancy in love. Fairy Queen.
Of two things they muſt chuſe one; namely, whether
they would, to their endleſs diſgrace, with ridiculous lightneſs,
diſmiſs him, whoſe reſtitution they had in ſo importunate
manner deſired, or elſe condeſcend unto that demand. Hooker.
As I blow this feather from my face,
Obeying with my wind when I do blow,
And yielding to another when it blows,
Commanded always by the greateſt guſt;
Such is the lightneſs of you common men. Shakespeare eare.
3. Unchaſtity; want of condućt in women.
Is it the diſdain of my eſtate, or the opinion of my light-
neſ, that have emboldened ſuch baſe fancies towards me
Sidney, b. ii.
Can it be,
That modeſty may more betray our ſenſe,
Than woman's lightneſs. Shakeſp. Meaſure fºr Meaſure.
4. Agility; nimbleneſs. -
Li'GHTNING. m. ſ. [from lighten, lightening, lightning.]
1. The flaſh that attends thunder.
Lightning is a great flame, very bright, extending every
way to a great diſtance, ſuddenly darting upwards, and there
ending, ſo that it is only momentaneous. Muſchenbroek.
Senſe thinks the lightning born before the thunder;
What tells us then they both together are 2 Davies.
Salmoneus, ſuff'ring cruel pains I found
For emulating Jove ; the rattling ſound
Of mimick thunder, and the glitt'ring blaze
Of pointed lightnings, and their forky rays. Dryd. Æn,
No warning of the approach of flame,
Swiftly, like ſudden death, it came;
Like travellers by lightning kill'd,
I burnt the moment I beheld. Granville.
2. Mitigation; abatement.
#. oft when men are at the point of death,
Have they been merry which their keepers call
A lightning before death. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
We were once in hopes of his recovery, upon a kind meſ-
ſage from the widow; but this only proved a lightning before
death. Addison's Speciator, Nº. 517.
Lights. n.ſ.. [ſuppoſed to be called ſo from their lightneſs in
proportion to their bulk.] The lungs; the organs of breath-
IIlg.
*rhe complaint was chiefly from the lights, a part as of no
quick ſenſe, ſo no ſeat for any ſharp diſeaſe. Hayward.
Li'GHTsom E. adj. [from light.] -
1. Luminous; not dark; not obſcure ; not opake.
Neither the ſun, nor any thing ſenſible is that light itſelf,
which is the cauſe that things are lightſome, though it make
itſelf, and all things elſe, viſible; but a body moſt enlighten-
ed, by whom the neighbouring region, which the Greeks
call aether, the place of the ſuppoſed element of fire, is effect-
ed and qualified. Raleigh.
White walls make rooms more lightſome than black. Bac.
Equal poſture, and quick ſpirits, are required to make co-
lours lightſome. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
The Sun
His courſe exalted through the Ram had run
Through Taurus, and the lightſome realms of love. Dryd.
2. Gay; airy; having the power to exhilarate.
It ſuiteth ſo fitly with that lightſºme affection of joy,
wherein God delighteth when his faints praiſe him. Hooker.
The lightſome paſſion of joy was not that which now often
uſurps the name; that trivial, vaniſhing, ſuperficial thing,
that only gilds the apprehenſion, and plays upon the ſurface
of the ſoul. - South's Sermons.
LI'GHTsome Ness. n. / [from lightſome.]
1. Luminouſneſs; not opacity; not obſcurity; not darkſome-
neſs,
It
L I K L I K T. - It is to our atmoſphere that the variety of colours, which are painted on the ſkies, the lightſomeneſ; of our air, and the twilight, are owing. Cheyne's Philoſºphical Principles. 2. Cheerfulneſs; merriment; º: - fijioes. n.ſ. [lignum aloes, Latin.J. Aloes wood. The vallies ſpread forth as gardens by the river's ſide, as the trees of lignales which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beſide the water. . - Num. xxiv. 6. Lºgous, adj. [ligneus, Latin ; ligneux, French..] Made of wood; wooden; reſembling wood. . It ſhould be tried with ſhoots of vines, and roots of red roſes; for it may be they, being of a more, ligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itſelf. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ'. Ten thouſand ſeeds of the plant harts-tongue, hardly make the bulk of a pepper-corn: now the covers, and the true body of each ſeed, the parenchymous and ligneous part ºf both, and the fibres of thoſe parts, multiplied one by an- other, afford a hundred thouſand millions of formed atoms, but how many more we cannot define. Grew's Coſmol. IIGNUMVITAF, n.ſ. (Lat..] Guiacum; a very hard wood. it hath pinnated leaves; the flower conſiſts of ſeveral pe- tals, which are placed orbicularly, and expand in form of a roſe; the pointal of the flower, which ariſes from the cen- ter of the calyx, becomes a fleſhy, roundiſh; ſtony fruit, or the ſtony ſeeds are ſurrounded with a thin pulp. Miller. Lºcure. n.ſ. A precious ſtone. The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyſt. Exod. LIKE, adj. [lic, Saxon; liik, Dutch.] 1. Reſembling; having reſemblance. - Whom art thou like in thy greatneſs. Ezek. xxxi. 2. His ſon, or one of his illuſtrious name, How like the former, and almoſt the ſame. Dryd. Æn. As the earth was deſigned for the being of men, why might not all other planets be created for the like uſes, each for their own inhabitants. Bentley's Sermons. This plan, as laid down by him, looks liker an univerſal art than a diſtinét logick. Baker's Reflect. on Learning. 2. Equal; of the ſame quantity. More clergymen were impoveriſhcd by the late war, than ever in the like ſpace before. Sprat's Sermons. 3. [For likely.) Probable; credible. The trials were made, and it is like that the experiment would have been effectual. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 4. Likely; in a ſtate that gives probable expectations. This 1. is, I think, an improper, though frequent, uſe. If the duke continues theſe favours towards you, you are like to be much advanced. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night. He is like to die for hunger, for there is no more bread. er. xxxviii. 9. The yearly value thereof is already increaſed double of that it was within theſe few years, and is like ë. to riſe higher, till it amount to the price of our land in England. Davies. Hopton reſolved to viſit Waller's quarters, that he might judge whether he were like to purſue his purpoſe. Clarendon. £i. were not eaſy to be governed, nor like to conform themſelves to ſtrict rules. Clarendon, b. viii. If his rules of reaſon be not better ſuited to the Mind than his rules for health are fitted to our bodies, he is not like to . be much followed. Baker's Refteåions on Learning. Like. n.ſ. [This ſubſtantive is ſeldom more than the adjec- tive uſed elliptically; the like for the like thing, or life perſon.] - 1. Some perſon or thing reſembling another. He was a man, take him for all in all, I ſhall not look upon his like again. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Every like is not the ſame, O Caeſar. Shakespeare jul. Caeſar. Though there have been greater fleets for number, yet for the bulk of the ſhips never the like. Bacon's War with Spain. Albeit an eagle did bear away a lamb in her talons, yet a raven endeavouring to do the like was held entangled. Hayw. One offers, and in offering makes a ſtay; Another forward ſets, and doth no more; A third the like. Daniel’s Civil War. His deſire By converſation with his like to help, Or ſolace his defects. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. viii. Two likes may be miſtaken. L’Eſtrange's Fab. She'd ſtudy to reform the men, Or add ſome grains of folly more, To women than they had before; This might their mutual fancy ſtrike, Since ev'ry being loves its like. Swift. 2. Near approach; a ſtate like to another ſtate. A ſenſe com- mon, but not juſt. - Report being carried ſecretly from one to another in m ſhip, had like to have been my utter overthrow. Rºž Ike. adv. - 1. In the ſame manner ; in the ſame manner as. The joyous nymphs, and lightfoot fairies, Which thither came to hear their muſick ſweet; Nºw hearing them ſo heavily lament, Like heavily lamenting from them went. Spenſºr. Like as a father pitieth his children, ſo the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Pſal. ciii. 13. Are we proud and paſſionate, malicious and revengeful? Is this to be like-minded with Chriſt, who was meek and lowly Tillotſºn's Sermons. What will be my confuſion, when he ſees me Neglected, and forſåken like himſelf. Philips's Diff. Mºther. They roar'd like lions caught in toils, and rag'd : The man knew what they were, who heretofore Had ſeen the like lie murther'd on the ſhore. 2. In ſuch a manner as befits. Be ſtrong, and quit yourſelves like men. 1 Sam. iv. 9. 3. Likely; probably. A popular uſe hot analogical. I like the work well, ere it be demanded, As like enough it will, I'd have it copied. To Like. v. a. [lican, Saxon; liken, Dutch.] 1. To chuſe with ſome degree of preference. As nothing can be ſo reaſonably ſpoken as to content all men, ſo this ſpeech was not of them all liked. Knolls. He gave ſuch an account as made it appear that he ſº the deſign. Clarendon, b. viii. We like our preſent circumſtances well, and dream of no change. Atterbury's Sermons. 2. To approve ; to view with approbation, not fondneſs. He ſtayed behind to bring the ſhepherds with whom he meant to confer to breed the better Zelmane's liking, which he only regarded. Sidney, b. i. Though they did not like the evil he did, yet they lifra him that did the evil. Sidney, b. ii. He grew content to mark their ſpeeches, then to marvel at ſuch wit in ſhepherds, after to like their company. Sidney. He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking to loving. Sidney. Jłaller. Shakeſpeare. For ſeveral virtues I have lik'd ſeveral women; never any With ſo full ſoul. Shakeſpeare's Tºpºff. I look'd upon her with a ſoldier's eye; That liked, but had a rougher taſk in hand Than to drive liking to the name of love. Shakeſpeare. Scarce any man ºft to a liking of fin in others, but by firſt practiſing it himſelf. South's Sermons, Beaſts can like, but not diſtinguiſh too, Nor their own liking by refle&tion know. 3. To pleaſe; to be agreeable to. Now diſuſed. Well hoped he, ere long that hardy gueſt, If ever covetous hand, or luſtful eye, Or lips he laid on thing that lik’d him beſt, Should be his prey. Spºſer's Fairy Queen, b. ii. Say, my fair brother now, if this device - Do like you, or may you to like entice. Hubberd's Tale, This deſire being recommended to her majeſty, it liked her to include the ſame within one entire leaſe. Bacar. He ſhall dwell where it liketh him beſt. Deut. xxiii. 16. There let them learn, as likes them, to deſpiſe God and Meſſiah. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. vi. To LIKE. v. n. 1. To be pleaſed with, with of before the thing approved. Obſolete. Of any thing more than of God they could not by any means like, as long as whatſoever they knew beſides God, they apprehended it not in itſelf without dependancy upon God. Hooker, b. i. The young ſoldiers did with ſuch cheerfulneſs like #. this reſolution, that they thought two days a long delay. Knolles. It is true, there are limits to be ſet betwixt the boldneſs and raſhneſs of a poet; but he muſt underſtand thoſe limits who pretends to judge, as well as he who undertakes to write: and he who has no liking to the whole, ought in rea- ſon to be excluded from cenſuring of the parts. Dryden. 2. To chuſe; to liſt; to be pleaſed. The man likes not to take his brother's wife, Deut. xxv. 7. He that has the priſon doors ſet open is perfeótly at liber- ty, becauſe he may either go or ſtay, as he beſt likes. Locke. LI'KELIHooD. from likel LI'KELINEss. }n.ſ. [from likely.] 1. Appearance; ſhew. Obſolete. What of his heart perceive you in his face, By any likelihood he ſhow'd to-day —That with no man here he is offended. 2. Reſemblance; likeneſs. Obſolete. The mayor and all his brethren in beſt fort, Like to the ſenators of antique Rome, Go forth and fetch their conqu'ring Caeſar in. As by a low, but loving likelihood, . Were now the general of our gracious empreſs, As in good time he may, from Ireland coming, How many would the peaceful city quit, To welcome him. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. There is no likelihood between pure light and black dark- neſs, or between righteouſneſs and reprobation. Raleigh. 3. Probability; veriſimilitude; appearance of truth. ' As it noteth one ſuch to have been in that age, ſo had 15 M there Dryden. Shakespeare eare.
L I K L I M the e been moe, it would by likelihood as well have noted many. - Hooker, b. ii. Many of likelihood informed me of this before, which hung ſo tottering in the balance, that I could neither believe nor miſdoubt. Shakeſpeare's All's well that ends well. It never yet did hurt, To lay down likelihood, and forms of hope. Shakeſpeare, As there is no likelihood that the place could be ſo altered, ſo is there no probability that theſe rivers were turned out of their courſes. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the I/orld. Where things are leaſt to be put to the venture, as the eternal intereſts of the other world ought to be; there every, even the leaſt, probability, or likelihood of danger, ſhould be provided againſt. South's Sermons. There are predićtions of our Saviour recorded by the Evan- geliſts, which were not completed till after their deaths, and had no likelihood of being ſo when they were pronounced by our bleſſed Saviour. Addiſon on the Chriſtian Religion. Thus, in all likelihood, would it be with a libertine, who ſhould have a viſit from the other world: the firſt horror it raiſed would go off, as new diverſions come on. Atterbury. LI'KELY. adj. [from like. J - 1. Such as may be liked; ſuch as may pleaſe. Obſolete. Theſe young companions make themſelves believe they love at the firſt looking of a likely beauty. Sidney. Sir John, they are your likelift men; I would have you ſerved with the beſt. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. 2. Probable; ſuch as may in reaſon be thought or believed; ſuch as may be thought more reaſonably than the contrary. Li'kely. adv. Probably; as may reaſonably be thought. While man was innocent, he was likely ignorant of no- thing that imported him to know. Glanville's Scºp. To Li'KEN. v. a. [from like.] To repreſent as having reſem- blance; to compare. The prince broke your head for likening him to a ſinging man of Windſor. Shakespeare . Henry IV. p. ii. For who, though with the tongue Of angels, can relate or to what things Liken on earth conſpicuous, that may lift Human imagination to ſuch heighth Of God-like power Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. vi. Li'KENEss. n. ſ. [from like.] 1. Reſemblance; ſimilitude. They all do live, and moved are To multiply the likeneſ of their kind. Sponſºr. A tranſlator is to make his author appear as charming as he can, provided he maintains his character, and makes him not unlike himſelf. Tranſlation is a kind of drawing after the life, where there is a double ſort of likenſ, a good one and a bad one. Dryden. In ſuch caſes there will be found a better likeneſ, and a worſe; and the better is conſtantly to be choſen. Dryden. 2. Form ; appearance. Never came trouble to my houſe in the likeneſ of your grace; for trouble being gone, comfort ſhould remain. Shakespeare It is ſafer to ſtand upon our guard againſt an enemy in the likeneſ of a friend, than to embrace any man for a friend in the likeneſ of an enemy. L’Eſtrange. 3. One who reſembles another. Poor Cupid, ſobbing, ſcarce could ſpeak, Indeed mamma, I did not know ye: Alas! how eaſy my miſtake I took you for your likeneſs Cloe. Prior. Li'KEWISE. adv. [like and wiſe.] In like manner; alſo; more- Over ; too. Jeſus ſaid unto them, I alſo will aſk you one thing, which if ye tell me, I likewiſe will tell you by what authority I do theſe things. So was it in the decay of the Roman empire, and likewiſe in the empire of Almaigne, after Charles the Great, every bird taking a feather. Bacon's Eſſays. Spirit of vitriol poured to pure unmixed ſerum, coagulates it as if it had been boiled. Spirit of ſea-ſalt makes a perfect coagulation of the ſerum likewiſe, but with ſome different phaenomena. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Li'kiNG. adj. [Perhaps becauſe plumpneſs is agreeable to the fight.] Plump; in a ſtate of plumpneſs. I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink; for why ſhould he ſee your faces worſe liking, than the children which are of your ſort. Dan, i. 1 o. LI'KING. m. ſ. [from like.] 1. Good ſtate of body; plumpneſs. I'll repent, and that ſuddenly, while I am in ſome liking; I ſhall be out of heart ſhortly, and then I ſhall have no ſtrength to repent. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Their young ones are in good liking; they grow up with COTIl. job xxxix. 4. Cappadocian ſlaves were famous for their luſtineſs; and, being in good liking, were ſet on a ſtall when expoſed to ſale, to ſhºw the good habit of their body. Dryden's Notes to Perſ. 2. State of trial. Aſat. xxi. 24. . The royal ſoul, that, like the lab’ring moon, By charms of art was hurried down; Forc'd with regret to leave her native ſphere, Came but awhile on liking here. Dryden. 3. Inclination. Why do you longer feed on loathed light, Or liking find to gaze on earthly mold. Li'l Ach. n.ſ. [lilac, lilis, French.] A tree. The white thorn is in leaf, and the lilach tree. Bacon. Li'lied. adj. [from lily.] Embelliſhed with lilies. Nymphs and ſhepherds dance no more By ſandy Ladon's lillied banks. A/i/ºon. LI'LY. m. ſ. [lilium, Latin.] - The liy hath a bulbous root, conſiſting of ſeveral fleſhy ſcales adhering to an axis; the ſtalk is greatly furniſhed with leaves; the flower is compoſed of ſix leaves, and is ſhaped Fairy Queen. ſomewhat like a bell: in ſome ſpecies the petals are greatly. reflexed, but in others but little ; from the centre of the flower riſes the pointal, which becomes an oblong fruit, com- monly triangular, divided into three cells, and full of com- preſſed ſeeds, which are bordered, lying upon each other in a double row. There are thirty-two ſpecies of this plant, including white lilies, orange lilies, red lilies, and martagons of various ſorts. - - AMiller. Oh! had the monſter ſeen thoſe lily hands Tremble, like aſpen leaves, upon a lute, And make the filken ſtrings delight to kiſs them; He would not then have touch'd them for his life. Shakespeare Shipwreck’d upon a kingdom where no pity! No friends ! no hope no kindred weep for me ! Almoſt no grave allow'd me! like the lily, That once was miſtreſs of the field, and flouriſh'd, I'll hang my head, and periſh. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Arnus, a river of Italy, is drawn like an old man, by his right ſide a lion, holding forth in his right paw a red lily, or flower-de-luce. Peacham on Drawing. Take but the humbleſt lily of the field ; And if our pride will to our reaſon yield; It muſt by ſure compariſon be ſhown, That on the regal ſeat great David's ſon, Array'd in all his robes, and types of pow'r, Shines with leſs glory than that ſimple flow’r. Prior. Go, gentle gales, and bear my fighs along: For her the feather'd quires forget their ſong, For her the lilies hang their heads, and die. Pºpe. LILY-DAF Fodil. n.ſ. [liſio-narciſſus.] A forcign flower. LILY-HYAcIN TH. n.ſ. [lilio-hyacinthus.] It hath a lily flower, compoſed of ſix leaves, ſhaped like the flower of hyacinth, whoſe pointal becomes a globular pointed fruit, three-cornered, and divided into three cells, in which are contained many ſeeds, almoſt round : the roots are ſcaly, and ſhaped like thoſe of the lily. There are three ſpecies of this plant; one with a blue flower, another white, and a third red. Miller. LILYº the Walley, or May lily. m. ſ. [lilium convallium.] he flower conſiſts of one leaf, is ſhaped like a bell, and divided at the top into ſix ſegments; the ovary becomes a ſoft globular fruit, containing ſeveral round ſeeds. It is very common in ſhady woods. Miller. Iily of the valley has a ſtrong root that runs into the ground. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Lily li’v ERED. adj. [liy and liver.] Whitelivered; cowardly. A knave, a raſcal, an eater of broken meats; a baſe, proud, ſhallow, beggarly, three-ſuited, hundred pound, fil- thy worſted-ſtocking knave; a lilylivered, action-taking knave. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Li'MAt URE. m. ſ. [limatura, Lat.] Filings of any metal; the particles rubbed off by a file. LIM B. m. ſ. [lim, Saxon and Scottiſh ; lem, Daniſh.] 1. A member; a jointed or articulated part of animals. A ſecond Hector, for his grim aſpect, And large proportion of his ſtrong knit limbs. Shaft. O ! that I had her here, to tear her limb meal. Sha&ſp. Now am I come each limb to ſurvey, If thy appearance anſwer loud report. Milton's Agoniſłes. 2. [Limbe, French ; limbus, Latin.] An edge; a border. A philoſophical word. By farther moving the priſms about, the colours again emerged out of the whiteneſs, the violet and the blue at its inward limb, and at its outward limb the red and yellow. Newton's Op:... To LIMB. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſupply with limbs. As they pleaſe, They limb themſelves, and colour, ſhape, and ſize Aſſume, as likes them beft, condenſe, or rare. Milton. 2. To tear aſunder; to diſmember. - - LI'MBECK. m. ſ. [corrupted by popular pronunciation from alembick.] A ſtill. - Her cheeks, on which this flreaming nećtar fell, Still'd through the limbeck of her diamond eyes. Faiſax. - * . All -
L I. M. -ºr--T All others from all things draw all that's good, Life, ſoul, form, ſpirit, where they being have ; I, by love's limbeck. . . . Donne. Fires of Spain, and the line, Whoſe countries limbecks to our bodies be, Canſt thou for gain bear 2 - Donne. Call up, unbound, In various ſhapes, old Proteus from the ſea, - Drain'd through a limbeck to his naked form. . . Milton: The earth, by ſecret conveyances, lets in the ſea, and ſends it back freſh, her bowels ſerving for a limbeck. Howell. He firſt ſurvey'd the charge with careful eyes, Yet judg’d, like vapours that from limbeck, riſe, It would in richer ſhowers deſcend again. Dryden. The warm limbeck draws --- Salubrious waters from the nocent brood. Philips. Liºned. adj. [from limb.] Formed with regard to limbs. A ſteer of five years age, large limb'd, and fed, - To Jove's high altars Agamemnon led. ..., Pope's Iliad. LIMBER. adj. Flexible; eaſily bent; pliant; lithe. You put me off with limber vows. Shakeſpeare. I wonder how, among theſe jealouſies of court and ſtate, Edward Atheling could ſubſiſt, being then the apparent and indubitate heir of the Saxon line: but he had tried, and found him a prince of limber virtues; ſo as though he might have ſome place in his caution, yet he reckoned him beneºh his fear. //otton. At once came forth whatever creeps the ground, Inſea, or worm: thoſe wav'd their limber fans For wings; and ſmalleſt lineaments exact In all the liveries deck'd of Summer's pride. Milton. She durſt never ſtand at the bay, having nothing but her long ſoft limber ears to defend her. More on Atheiſm. The muſcles were ſtrong on both ſides of the aſpera arte- ria, but on the under ſide, oppoſite to that of the oeſopha- gus, very limber. Ray on Creation. At laſt the ulcer is covered over with a limber callus. Harv. Li'MBERNess. n.ſ. [from limber.] Flexibility; pliancy. Li'Mbo. m. ſ. [Eo quod ſit limbus inferorum. Du Cange.] 1. A region bordering upon hell, in which there is neither plea- ſure nor pain. Popularly hell. No, he is in tartar limbo, worſe than hell, A devil in an everlaſting garment bath him, One whoſe hard heart is button'd up with ſteel. Shakeſp. Oh what a ſympathy of woe is this As far from help as limbo is from bliſs. Shakeſp. All theſe up-whirl’d aloft Fly o'er the backfide of the world far off, Into a limbo large, and broad, ſince call’d The paradiſe of fools. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. iii. 2. Any place of miſery and reſtraint. For he no ſooner was at large, But Trulla ſtraight brought on the charge; And in the ſelf-ſame limbo put The knight and ſquire, where he was ſhut. Hudibras. Friar, thou art come off thyſelf, but poor I am left in limbo. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. LiMe. m. ſ. [lim, xelyman, Saxon, to glue.] I. A viſcous ſubſtance drawn over twigs, which catches and entangles the wings of birds that light upon it. Poor bird ' thoud'ſt never fear the net or lime, The pitfall, nor the gin. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. You muſt lay line, to tangle her deſires, By wailful ſonnets, whoſe compoſed rhimes Should be full fraught with ſerviceable vows. Shakeſp. Monſter, come put ſome lime upon your fingers, and away with the reſt. Shakeſpeare's Tempſf. Jollier of this ſtate Than are new-benefic'd miniſters, he throws, Like nets or lime twigs, wherefo'er he goes, His title of barriſter on every wench. Donne. A poor thruſh was taken with a buſh of lime twigs. L’Eſtrange's Fables. Then toils for beaſts, and lime for birds were found, And deep-mouth'd dogs did foreſt walks ſurround. Dryden. Or court a wife, ſpread out his wily parts Like nets, or lime twigs, for rich widows hearts. Pope. * Matter of which mortar is made: ſo called becauſe uſed in Cement. There are ſo many ſpecies of lime ſtone, that we are to underſtand by it in general any ſtone that, upon a proper de- §ree of heat, becomes a white calx, which will make a gºat ºbullition and noiſe on being thrown into water, falling ºntº a looſe white powder at the bottom. The lime we have in London is uſually made of chalk, which is weaker than that made of ſtone. Hill's Materia Medica. hey were now, like ſand without lime, ill bound toge- ther, eſpecially as many as were Engliſh, who were at a $", lºoking ſtrange one upon another, not knowing who was faithful to their ſide. Bacon's Henry VII. To LIME. v. a. [from lime.] I. To entangle; to enſnare. 2. To ſmear with lime. 4. To manure ground with lime. L I M . ... As when a lofty pile is rais'd, We never hear the workmen prais'd, Who bring the line, or place the ſtones, But all admire Inigo Jones. Swift. Line is commonly made of chalk, or of any ſort of ſtone ... that is not ſandy, or very cold; as freeſtone, &c. AMºrtimer, LIME tree, or Lisden. n.ſ. [Line, Saxon.] The linden tree. . The flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves, placed orbicularly, in the form of a roſe, having a long narrow leaf growing to the footſtalk of each cluſter of flowers, from whoſe cup riſes the pointal, which becomes teſticulated, of one capſule containing an oblong ſeed. The timber is uſed by cºver. and turners. Theſe trees continue found many years, and grow to a conſiderable bulk. Sir Thomas Browſ, mºtion. one, in Norfolk, fixteen yards in circuit. - **- Millar. Go, gentle gales l and bear my fighs along. 1itar For her the limes their pleaſing ſhades deny, For her the lilies hang their heads, and die. Pope. 4. A ſpecies of lemon. [lime, French.] Bear me, Pomonal to thy citron groves; To where the lemon and the piercing line, With the deep orange glowing through the green, Their lighter glories blend. Thomſon's Summer. Oh boſom, black as death ! Oh limed ſoul, that, ſtruggling to be free, Art more engaged. Shakespeare Hamlet, Example, that ſo terrible ſhows in the wreck of maiden- hood, cannot, for all that, diſſuade ſucceſſion, but that they are limed with the twigs that threaten them. Shakeſpeare. The bird that hath been limed in a buſh, . With trembling wings miſdoubeth cv'ry buſh; And I, the hapleſs male to one ſweet bird, Have now the fatal obječt in my eye, Where my poor young was lin'd, was caught, and kill’d. - Shał ſpeare's Henry VI. Myſelf have lim'd a buſh for her, And place a quire of ſuch enticing birds, - That ſhe will light to liſten to their lays. Shakespeare. Thoſe twigs in time will come to be lined, and then you are all loſt if you do but touch them. L'Aſirange. 3. To cement. I will not ruinate my father's houſe, Who gave his blood to lime the ſtones together, And ſet up Lancaſter. Shakeſp. Henry VI. The reaſon why they did ſo was, becauſe of the encourage- ment which that abatement of intereſt gave to landlords and tenants, to improve by draining, marling, and liming. Child. All ſorts of peaſe love limed or marled land. Mortimer. Li'MEKILN. m. ſ. [lime and kiln.] Kiln where ſtones are burnt to lime. The counter gate is as hateful to me, as the reek of a lime kiln. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of Iłindſor. They were found in a lime kiln, and having paſſed the fire, each is a little vitrified. - J/oodward. LIM Eston E. n.ſ. [lime and /?ome.] The ſtone of which lime is made. Fire ſtone and lime ſºone, if broke ſmall, and laid on cold lands, muſt be of advantage. A1artimer's Huſſandry. LIM E-war E.R. m. ſ. Lime water, made by pouring water upon quick lime, with ſome other ingredients to take off its ill flavour, is of great ſervice internally in all cutaneous eruptions, and diſeaſes of the lungs. Hill's Materia Medica. He tried an experiment on wheat infuſed in lime water alone, and ſome in brandy and lime water mixed, and had from each grain a great increaſe. Mºrtimer's Hºſłańdy. LIMIT. n.). [limite, French; limitor, Latin.] Bound; bor- der ; utmoſt reach. The whole limit of the mountain round about ſhall be moſt holy. - Exod. xliii. 12. To Li'MIT. v. a. [limiter, French, from the noun.] To con- fine with certain bounds; to reſtrain; to circumſcribe ; not to leave at large. They tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Iſrael. - - Pſal. lxxviii. 4 I. Thanks I muſt you con, That you are thieves proſeſt 5 For there is boundleſs theft In limited profeſſions. Shakespeare. Timºn of Ahºns. If a king come in by conqueſt, he is no leager a limited . Sºviſt. monarch. 2. To refrain from a lax or general ſignification; as, tº ºr verſe is here limited to this earth. - Limita's ecus. adj. [fºom limit.] B-longing to thº. bounds. Dicionary. LI'M ITARY.
L I M L I N Li'MITARy. adj. [from limit.] Placed at the boundaries as a guard or ſuperintendant. . Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains, Proud limitary cherubſ Milton's Paradiſe Loft, LiMItA'tion. n.ſ.. [limitation, French; limitatio, Latin.] 1. Reſtriótion; circumſcription. - Limitation of each creature, is both the perfeótion and the preſervation thereof. Hooker, b. v. - Am I yourſelf, - But, as it were; in ſort of limitation, Shakeſp. jul. Caeſar. I deſpair, how this limitation of Adam's empire to his line and poſterity, will help us to one heir. This limitation, in- deed, of our author, will ſave thoſe the labour, who would look for him amongſt the race of brutes; but will very little contribute to the diſcovery amongſt men. Locke. If a king come in by conqueſt, he is no longer a limited monarch; if he afterwards conſent to limitations, he becomes immediately king de jure. Swift. 2. Confinement from a lax or undeterminate import. The cauſe of error is ignorance; what reſtraints and limi- tations all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. - Hooker, b. v. Li'MMER. n.ſ. A mongrel. Ainſ. To LIMN. v. a. [enluminer, French, to adorn books with pic- tures.] To draw; to paint anything. Mine eye doth his effigies witneſs, Moſt truly limn'd, and living in your face. Shakeſpeare. Emblems limned in lively colours. Peacham. How are the glories of the field ſpun, and by what pencil are they limned in their unaffected bravery : Glanville. Li'MNER. n.ſ.. [corrupted from enlumineur, a decorator of books with initial pićtures.] A painter; a pićture-maker. That divers limners at a diſtance, without either copy or deſign, ſhould draw the ſame picture to an undiſtinguiſhable exactneſs, is more conceivable than that matter, which is ſo diverſified, ſhould frame itſelf ſo inerringly, according to i. i. ºf it, ind, Glanville's Scept. Poets are limners of another kind, To copy out ideas in the mind; Words are the paint by which their thoughts are ſhown, And nature is their obječt to be drawn. Granville. Li'Mous. adj. [limoſaſ, Latin.] Muddy; ſlimy. That country became a gained ground by the muddy and limous matter brought down by the Nilus, which ſettled by degrees unto a firm land. Brown's Vulgar Errours. They eſteemed this natural melancholick acidity to be the limous or ſlimy foeculent part of the blood. Floyer. LIMP. adj. [limpia, Italian.] - 1. Wapid; weak. The chub eats wateriſh, and the fleſh of him is not firm, limp and taſteleſs. Walton's Angler. 2. It is uſed in ſome provinces, and in Scotland, for limber, flexile. - To LIMP. v. n. [limpen, Saxon.] To halt; to walk lamely. An old poor man, Who after me hath many a weary ſtep Limp'd in pure love. Shakeſp. As you like it. Son of ſixteen, Pluck the lin'd crutch from thy old limping fire. Shakeſp. How far The ſubſtance of my praiſe doth wrong this ſhadow In underpriſing 't ; ſo far this ſhadow Doth limp behind the ſubſtance. Shakeſpeare. When Plutus, which is riches, is ſent from Jupiter, he limps and goes ſlowly ; but when he is ſent by Pluto, he runs, and is ſwift of foot. Bacon. Limping death, laſh'd on by fate, Comes up to ſhorten half our date. Dryden's Horace. The limping ſmith obſerv'd the ſadden’d feaſt, And hopping here and there put in his word. Dryden. Can ſyllogiſm ſet things right No: majors ſoon with minors fight: Or both in friendly cenſort join'd, The conſequence limps falſe behind. Prior. 1.1'MPET. m. ſ. A kind of ſhell fiſh. Ainſworth. Li'MPID, adj. [limpide, French ; limpidus, Lat..] Clear; pure; tranſparent. - The ſprings which were clear, freſh, and limpid, become thick and turbid, and impregnated with ſulphur as long as the earthquake laſts. . Woodward's Natural Hiſtory. The brook that purls along The vocal grove, now fretting o'er a rock, Gently diffus'd into a limpid plain. Thomſon's Summer. Li'MPIDNEss. n.ſ.. [from limpid.] Clearneſs; purity. Li'MPING, Y, adv. [from limp.] In a lame halting manner. Li'My adj. [from lime.] 1. Viſcous; glutinous. Striving more, the more in laces ſtrong Himſelf he tied, and wrapt his winges twain In limy ſnarcs the ſubtil loops among. Spenſºr. 2. Containing lime. 5 A human ſkull covered with the ſkin, having been bu- ried in ſome limy ſoil, was tanned, or turned into a kind of leather. Grew's Ma, eum. To LIN. v. n. [ablinnan, Saxon.] To ſtop; to give over. Unto his foe he came, Reſolv’d in mind all ſuddenly to win, Or ſoon to loſe before he once would lin. Fairy ºn. Li'Nchpin, n.ſ. [linch and pin..] An iron pin, that keep the wheel on the axle-tree. Die?. Li'Nctus. n.ſ. [from lingo, Latin.] Medicine licked up by the tongue. LiN DEN. n.ſ. [lint, Saxon.] The lime tree. See LIME. Hard box, and linden of a ſofter grain. Dryden. Two neighb'ring trees, with walls encompaſs'd round, One a hard oak, a ſofter linden one. Dryden. LINE. m. ſ. [linea, Latin.] 1. Longitudinal extenſion. Even the planets, upon this principle, muſt gravitate no more towards the Sun; ſo that they would not revolve in curve lines, but fly away in direct tangents, till they ſtruck againſt other planets. Bentley's Sermons. 2. A ſlender ſtring. Well ſung the Roman bard; all human things, Of deareſt value, hang on ſlender ſtrings; O ſee the then ſole hope, and in deſign Of heav'n our joy, ſupported by a line. //aller. A line ſeldom holds to ſtrein, or draws ſtreight in length, above fifty or ſixty feet. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. 3. A thread extended to direét any operations. We as by line upon the ocean go, º Whoſe paths ſhall be familiar as the land. Dryden. 4. The ſtring that ſuſtains the angler's hook. t Vićtorious with their lines and eyes, They make the fiſhes and the men their prize. Waller. 5. Lineaments, or marks in the hand or face. Long is it ſince I ſaw him, But time hath nothing blurr'd thoſe lines of favour Which then he wore. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. I ſhall have good fortune; go to, here's a ſimple line of life; here's a ſmall trifle of wives. Shakeſpeare. Here, while his canting drone-pipe ſcan'd The myſtic figures of her hand, He tipples palmeſtry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. Cleaveland. 6. Delineation; ſketch. You have generous thoughts turned to ſuch ſpeculations: but this is not enough towards the raiſing ſuch buildings as I have drawn you here the lines of, unleſs the direction of all affairs here were wholly in your hands. Temple. The inventors meant to turn ſuch qualifications into per- ſons as were agreeable to his character, for whom the line was drawn. Pope's Eſſay on Homer. 7. Contour; outline. Oh laſting as thoſe colours may they ſhine, Free as thy ſtroke, yet faultleſs as thy line ! Pope. 8. As much as is written from one margin to the other. a verſe. In the preceding line, Ulyſſes ſpeaks of Nauſicaa, yet im- mediately changes the words into the maſculine gender. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. In many lines theſe few epiſtles tell What fate attends. Garth. 9. Rank. Io. Work thrown up; trench, Now ſnatch an hour that favours thy deſigns, Unite thy forces, and attack their lines. Dryden's An. 11. Method; diſpoſition. The heavens themſelves, the planets, and this center, Obſerve degree, priority, and place, Infiſture, courſe, proportion, ſeaſon, form, Office and cuſtom, in all line of order. 12. Extenſion; limit. Eden ſtretch'd her line From Auran eaſtward to the roval tow’rs Of great Seleucia. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. iv. 13. Equator; equinoctial circle. When the ſun below the line deſcends, Then one long night continued darkneſs joins. Creech. 14, Piogeny; family, aſcending or deſcending. He chid the ſiſters When firſt they put the name of king upon me, And bade them ſpeak to him ; then prophet like, They hail'd him father to a line of kings. Shakeſpeare, He ſends you this moſt memorable line, In ev'ry branch truly demonſtrative, Willing you overlook this pedigree. Shakeſp. Henry V. Some lines were noted for a ſtern, rigid virtue, ſavage, haughty, parſimonious and unpopular ; others were ſweet and affable. Dryden. His empire, courage, and his boaſted line, Were all prov'd mortal, Shakeſpeare. Rºſcommºn. A golden |-- * i
L I N L I N _--Tº - - - - - - - A golden bowl The queen commanded to be crown'd with wine, The bowl that Belus us'd, and all the Tyrian line. Dryd. The years Ran ſmoothly on, produćtive of a line Of wiſe heroick kings. . 15. A line is one tenth of an inch. - ń. [In the plural.] A letter; as, I read your lines. - 2X. #. Hº! a. [ſuppoſed by junius from linum, linings being made of linen.]. . 1.To cover on the inſide. - - A box lined with paper to receive the mercury that might be ſpilt. - - - Boyle. 2. To put anything in the inſide. > The charge amounteth very high for any one man's purſe, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto. Carew. Her women are about her: what if I do line one of their hands. - - Shakeſp. Cymbeline. He, by a gentle bow, diving How well a cully's purſe was lin'd. uard within. - "º. they had lined ſome hedges with muſque- teers, they were totally diſperſed. Clarendon, b. viii. 4. To ſtrengthen by inner works. Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage, and with means defendant. Shakespeare 5. To cover. Philips. Locke. Swift. Son of ſixteen, Pluck the lin'd crutch from thy old limping fire. Shakespeare . 6. To double ; to ſtrengthen. - Who lin'd himſelf with hope, Eating the air, on promiſe of ſupply. Shakeſpeare. My brother Mortimer doth ſtir About his title, and hath ſent for you To line his enterpriſe. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i. The two armies were affigned to the leading of two ge- nerals, both of them rather courtiers, and aſſured to the ſtate, than martial men; yet lined and aſſiſted with ſubordi- nate commanders of great experience and valour. Bacon. 7. To impregnate, applied to animals generating. Thus from the Tyrian paſtures lin'd with Jove He bore Europa, and ſtill keeps his love. Creech. LINEAGE. m. ſ. [linage, French..] Race ; progeny; family, aſcending or deſcending. Both the lineage and the certain ſire From which I ſprung, from me are hidden yet. Fa. Qu. Joſeph was of the houſe and lineage of David. Luke ii. 4. The Tirſan cometh forth with all his generation or lineage, the males before him, and the females following him; and if there be a mother from whoſe body the whole lineage is deſcended, there is a traverſe where ſhe fitteth. Bacon. Men of mighty fame, And from th’ immortal gods their lineage came. No longer ſhall the widow’d land bemoan A broken lineage, and a doubtful throne, But boaſt her royal progeny's increaſe, And count the pledges of her future peace. Addiſon. This care was infuſed into them by God himſelf, in or- der to aſcertain the deſcent of the Meſfiah, and to prove that he was, as the prophets had foretold, of the tribe of Ju- dah, and of the lineage of David. Atterbury's Sermons. LINEAL. adj. [linealis, from linea, Latin.] 1. Compoſed of lines; delineated. - When any thing is mathematically demonſtrated weak, it is much more mechanically weak; errors ever occurring more eaſily in the management of groſs materials than lineal deſigns. J/otton's Architecture. 2. Deſcending in a direét genealogy. To re-eſtabliſh, de facto, the right of lineal ſucceſſion to Paternal government, is to put a man in poſſeſſion of that government which his fathers did enjoy, and he by lineal ſuc- ceſſion had a right to. Locke. 3. Claimed by deſcent. Peace be to France, if France in peace permit Quijuſt and lineal entrance to our own. Shaky. K. john. 4. Allied by direct deſcent. Queen Iſabel, his grandmother, Wis lineal of the lady Ermengere. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Q that your brows my laurel had ſuſtain'd Well had I been depos'd if you had reign'd : The father had deſcended for the ſon; .* or only you are lineal to the throne. ***A*ly, adv. [from lineal.] In a dire&t line. . If he had been the perſon upon whom the crown had inal, and rightfully deſcended, it was good law. Clarendon. ºtest: n, ſ. ſlineament, French; lineamentum, Latin.] *; diſcriminating mark in the form. When that my mother went with child Qf that inſatiate Edward, noble York Found that the iſſue was not his begot: Dryden. Dryden. : LI'NEN. adj. [lineus, Latin.] 1. Made of linen. 2. Reſembling linen. 2. [Linghe, Dutch..] A kind of ſea fiſh. LING. Which well appeared in his lineaments, Being nothing like the noble duke, my father. Shakeſp. In companions - There muſt needs be a like proportion Of lineaments, of manners, and of ſpirit. Shakeſpeare. . . Six wings he wore, to ſhade His lineaments divine. Milton's Paradiſe Left, b. v. Man he ſeems In all his lineaments, though in his face The glimpſes of his father's glory ſhine. Paradiſe Reg. There are not more differences in mens faces, and the outward lineaments of their bodies, than there are in the makes and tempers of their minds; only there is this dif- ference, that the diſtinguiſhing characters of the face, and the lineaments of the body, grow more plain with time, but the peculiar phyſiognomy of the mind is moſt diſcernible in children. Locke. Advance religion and morals, by tracing ſome few linea- ments in the charaćter of a lady, who hath ſpent all her life in the pračtice of both. Swift. The utmoſt force of boiling water is not able to deſtroy the ſtructure of the tendereſt plant: the lineaments of a white lily will remain after the ſtrongeſt decoction. Arbuthnot. Li'NEAR. adj. [linearis, Latin.j Compoſed of lines; having the form of lines. Where-ever it is freed from the ſand ſtone, it is covered with linear ſtriae, tending towards ſeveral centers, ſo as to compoſe flat ſtellar figures. Iłoodward on Fºſſils. LINEA"tion, n.ſ. [lineatio, from linea.] Draught of a line or lines. There are in the horney ground two white lineations, with two of a pale red. J/oodward. Li'NEN. m. ſ. [linum, Latin.] Cloth made of hemp or flax. Here is a baſket, he may creep in ; throw foul linen upon him, as if going to bucking. Shakeſp. M. Iſives ºf Hºnºr. Unſeen, unfelt, the fiery ſerpent ſkims Between her linen and her naked limbs. Dryden's Zn. A linen ſtock on one leg, and a kerſey boot hoſe on the other, gartered with a red and blue liſt. Shakeſpeare. Death of thy ſoul thoſe linen checks of thine Are counſellors to fear. What ſoldiers, whey-face Shaft. LINENDR'APER. m.ſ. [linen and draper.] He who deals in linen. LING.. n.ſ. [ling, Iſlandick.] 1. Heath. This ſenſe is retained in the northern counties; yet Bacon ſeems to diſtinguiſh them. Heath, and ling, and ſedges. Bacon's Natural Hiſory. When harveſt is ended take ſhipping, or ride, Ling, ſalt fiſh, and herring, for lent to provide. Tºſºr. Our Engliſh bring from thence good ſtore of fiſh, but eſpecially our deepeſt and thickeſt ling, which are therefore called iſland lings. Abbot's Deſcript. of the Jºrld. The termination notes commonly diminution; as, kitling, and is derived from Klein, German, little; ſome- times a quality; as, firſtling, in which ſenſe Skinner deduces it from langen, old Teutonick, to belong. To Li'NGER. v. m. [from len3, Saxon, long.] 1. To remain long in languor and pain. Like wretches, that have linger'd long, We'll ſhatch the ſtrongeſt cordial of our love. Better to ruſh at once to ſhades below, Than linger life away, and nouriſh woe. Dryden, Pope's Odyſſey. 2. To heſitate; to be in ſuſpenſe. Perhaps thou ling’reſt, in deep thoughts detain'd Of th’ enterprize ſo hazardous and high. Paradiſº Rºg. 3. To remain long. In an ill ſenſe. Let order die, And let this world no longer be a ſtage To feed contention in a ling ring act. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Ye breth’ren of the lyre, and tuneful voice, Lament his lot; but at your own rejoice. Now live ſecure, and linger out your days; The gods are pleas'd alone with Purcel's lays. Dryden. Your very fear of death ſhall make ye try To catch the ſhade of immortality; Wiſhing on earth to linger, and to ſave Part of its prey from the devouring grave. Prior. 4. To remain long without any aćtion or determination. We have lingered about a match between Anne Page and my couſin Slender, and this day we ſhall have our an- ſwer. Shakeſp. Merry JWives of JWindſºr. 5. To wait long in cxpectation or uncertainty. I muſt follicit All his concerns as mine : And if my eyes have pow'r, he ſhould not ſuc In vain, not linger with a long delay. Dryden’s Cleometer. 6. To be long in producing effect. She doth think, ſhe has ſtrange ling'ring poiſons. sºft, 15 N o
L I N L I N To Li'NGER. v. a. To protract; to draw out to length. Out of uſe. I can get no remedy againſt this conſumption of the purſe. Borrowing only ſingers and lingers it out, but the diſeaſe is incurable. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i. She lingers my deſires, Shakeſpeare. Let your brief plagues be mercy, And linger not our ſure deſtructions on. Shakeſpeare. I.1'NGERER. m. ſ. [from linger.] One who lingers. Li'No ERING LY. adj. [from lingering.] With delay; tediouſly. Of poiſons, ſome kill more gently and lingeringly, others more violently and ſpeedily, yet both kill. Hale. LI'NGE r. m. ſ. [from langue: ; lingot, French.] A ſmall maſs of metal. Other matter hath been uſed for money, as among the Lacedemonians, iron lingets quenched with vinegar, that they may ſerve to no other uſe. Camden. LINGO. m. ſ. [Portugueſe.] Language; tongue; ſpeech. A low cant word. I have thoughts to learn ſomewhat of your lingo, before I croſs the ſeas. Congreve's IPay of the I/orld. LINGUA’cious. ad. [linguax, Latin.) Full of tongue; loqua- cious; talkative. LINGUADE'NTAL. adj. [lingua and dens, Latin.] Uttered by the joint action of the tongue and teeth. The linguadental f, v, as alſo the lingnalental; th; dh, he will ſoon learn. Holder's Elements of Speech. LI'NGUIs T. n. / [from lingua.] A man ſkilful in languages. Though a linguiſt ſhould pride himſelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not ſtudied the ſolid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing ſo much to be eſteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradeſman competently wiſe in his mother dialect only. Milton on Educatiºn. Our linguiſt received extraordinary rudiments towards a good education. Addison's Speciator. Li'NG wort. m. ſ. An herb. Li's IMENT. n.ſ. [liminent, French; lininentum, Lat..] Oint- ment; balſain ; unguent. The noſtrils, and the jugular arteries, ought to be anoint- ed every morning with this liminent or balſam. H. rvey. The wiſe author of nature hath provided on the rump two glandules, which the bird catches hold upon with her bill, and ſqueezes out an oily pap or liniment, fit for the inunction of the feathers. Ray on Creation. Li'N ING. m. ſ. [from line.] 1. The inner covering of any thing; the inner double of a garment. Was I deceived, or did a ſable cloud Turn forth her ſilver lining on the night. Milton. The folds in the griſtle of the noſe is covered with a lining, which differs from the facing of the tongue. Grew's Coſmol. The gown with ſtiff embroid'ry ſhining, Looks charming with a ſlighter lining. Prior. 2: That which is within. The lining of his coffers ſhall make coats To deck our ſoldiers for theſe Iriſh wars. LINK. m. ſ. [gelenºke, German.] 1. A ſingle ring of a chain. The Roman ſtate, whoſe courſe will yet go on The way it takes, cracking ten thouſand curbs Of more ſtrong links aſunder, than can ever Appear in your impediment. Shakeſpeare's Cºriolanus. The moral of that poetical fiction, that the uppermoſt link of all the ſeries of ſubordinate cauſes, is faſtened to Jupiter's chair, ſignifies an uſeful truth. Hale. Truths hang together in a chain of mutual dependance; you cannot draw one link without attracting others. Glanville. While ſhe does her upward flight ſuſtain, Touching each link of the continued chain, At length ſhe is oblig'd and forc'd to ſee A firſt, a ſource, a life, a deity. Prior. 2. Aºy thing doubled and cloſed together. Make a link of horſe hair very ſtrong, and faſten it to the end of the ſtick that ſprings. Mortimer's Huſbandry. 3. A chain ; any thing connecting. Nor airleſs dungeon, nor ſtrong links of iron, Can be retentive to the ſtrength of ſpirit. Shakeſp care. I feel The link of nature draw me; fleſh of fleſh, Bone of my bone thou art. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. ix. Fire, flood and earth, and air, by this were bound, And love, the common link, the new creation crown'd. Dryden's Knight's Tale. 4. Any ſingle part of a ſeries or chain of conſequences; a gra- dation in ratiocination ; a propoſition joined to a foregoing and following propoſition. The thread and train of conſequences in intelle&tive ra- tiocination is often long, and chained together by divers links, which cannot be done in imaginative ratiosination º ſome attributed to brutes. judge Halº, 5. A ſeries: this ſenſe is improper. Addison has uſed link for ' chain. - Shakeſpeare. Though I have here only choſen this ſingle link of martyr., I might find out others among thoſe names which are ſtill extant, that delivered down this account of our Saviour in a ſucceſſive tradition. Addison on the Chriſtian Religion. 6. [From 2 ſ;zyos.] A torch made of pitch and hards. O, thou art an everlaſting boneſire light; thou haſt ſaved. me a thouſand marks in links and torches, walking with thee in the night betwixt tavern and tavern. Shakespeare . Henry IV. Whereas hiſtory ſhould be the torch of truth, he makes her in divers places a fulginous link of lies. Płowel. Round as a globe, and liquor'd every chink, Goodly and great he ſails behind his link. Dryden. One that bore a link On a ſudden clapp'd his flaming cudgel, ... Like Linſlock, to the horſe's touch-hole. Hudibras, p. ii. 7. Perhaps in the following paſſage it may mean lamp-black. There was no link to colour Peter's hat; And Walter's dagger was not come from ſheathing. Shakespeare To LINK. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To complicate ; as, the links of a chain. Deſcending tread us down Thus drooping; or with link, d thunderbolts Transfix us to the bottom of this gulph. MI. Par. Lºft. Againſt citing carcs, Lap me in ſoft Lydian airs; Married to immortal verſe, Such as the meeting ſoul may pierce In notes, with many a winding bought Of linked ſweetneſs long drawn out. Miltºn. 2. To unite ; to conjoin in concord. They’re ſo link'd in friendſhip, That young prince Edward marries Warwick's daughter. Shakespeare's Henry VI. p. iii. 3. To join. Link towns to towns with avenues of oak, Incloſe whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke. Pope’s H.r. So from the firſt eternal order ran, And creature ini'd to creature, man to man. Pºpe. 4. To join by confederacy or contrast. They make an offer of themſelves into the ſervice of that encry, with whoſe ſervants they link themſelves in ſo near a bond. Haier, b. ii. Be adviſed for the beſt, Ere thou thy daughter link in holy band Of wedlock, to that new unknown gueſt. Fairy Qºn. Blood in princes link'd not in ſuch ſort, As that it is of any pow'r to tye. Daniel's Civil J/ar. 5. To connect. New hope to ſpring Out of deſpair; joy, but with fear yet link'd. Milton. God has linkt our hopes and our duty together. Dec. of Pi. So gracious hath God been to us, as to link together our duty and our intereſt, and to make thoſe very things the in- ſtances of our obedience, which are the natural means and cauſes of our happincfs. Tillotſon's Sermons. 6. To unite or concatenate in a regular ſeries of conſequences. Theſe things are inted, and, as it were, chained one to another: we labour to eat, and we eat to live, and we live to do good ; and the good which we do is as ſeed ſown, with reference unto a future harveſt. Hooker, b. i. Tell me, which part it does neceſſitate Ill chuſe the other ; there I’ll link th’ effect; A chain, which fools to catch themſelves proječt Dryd. By which chain of ideas thus viſibly linked together in train, i. e. each intermediate idea agreeing on each ſide with thoſe two, it is immediately placed between, the ideas of men and ſelf-determination appear to be connected. Locke. LINK Boy. n.ſ. [link and boy..] A boy that carries a torch to accommodate paſſengers with light. What a ridiculous thing it was, that the continued ſha- dow of the earth ſhould be broken by ſudden miraculous diſ- cluſions of light, to prevent the officiouſneſs of the ſinkhoy. AMore's Divine Dialogues. Though thou art tempted by the linkman's call, Yet truſt him not along the lonely wall. Gay. In the black form of cinder wench ſhe came. O may no linkboy interrupt their love. Gay's Trivia. Li'NNET. n.ſ. (linot, French..] A ſmall ſinging bird. The ſwallows make uſe of celandine, the linnet of euphra- gia, for the repairing of their fight. Aſare's Antidºte. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat Pope. LIN's E'ED. m. ſ. [ſºmen lini, Latin.] The ſeed of flax, which is much uſed in medicine. The joints may be cloſed with a cement of lime, liſed oil, and cotton. 4/artimer's Huſbandry. Li'N's Eywoc LSE Y. adj. [änen and v2z/.] Made of linen and wool mixed. Vile ; mean ; of different and unſuitable parts. A lawleſs linſeywoolſie brother, Half of one order, half another. Hudibras, p. i. Peel'd, patch'd and pyebald, limſywºolſey brothers, Grave mummers' ſleeveleſs ſome, and ſhirtleſs others. Pope's Dunciad; b. iii. Li'N stock. - - º -t . º -- - º
– TT - | | 1, I P LI'ssrock. n.ſ. [lunt, or lºnte, Teutonick, lint and ſlack.] A ſtaff of wood with a match at the end of it, uſed by gunners in firing cannon. - Hanmer. The nimble gunner h rith ºnſlock now the deviliſh cannon touches, Yº... goes all before him. Shakeſp. Henry V. The diſtance judg’d for ſhot of ev'ry ſize, - The lin/locks touch, the pond’rous ball expires. Dryden. LiNT, n. f. [linteum, Latin; llin, Welſh and Erſe.] 1. The ſoft ſubſtance commonly called flax. - - Linen ſcraped into ſoft woolly ſubſtance to lay on fores. - 2. I dreſſed them up with unguentum baſilicicum vitello ovi, upon pledgits of limt. - Iłºſeman's Surgery. Li'NTFL. m. f [linteaux, from lintral, French..] That part of tº door frame that lies croſs the door poſts over head. . . "Take a bunch of hyſop, and dip it in the blood that is in the baſon, and ſtrike the lintel and the two ſide poſts. Exod. When you lay any timber on brick work, as lintel, over windows, lay them in loam, which is a great preſerver. of timber. º: Mechanical Exerciſes. Silver the lintals deep projecting o'er, And gold the ringlets that command the door. Pope's Odyſ. Lion. n.). [lion, French ; ſº, Latin.] The fierceſt and moſt magnanimous of fourfooted beaſts. - - - - - - King Richard's firmame was Cor-de-Lion, for his lion-like courage. Camden's Remains. Diſmay’d not this Our captains Macbeth and Banquo: – Yes, As ſparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion. Shakespeare. Be lion mettled; proud, and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conſpirers are ; Macbeth ſhall never vanquiſh'd be. Shakespeare Macbeth. The ſphinx, a famous monſter in Egypt, had the face of a virgin, and the body of a lion. Peacham on Drawing. They rejoice Each with their kind, lion with lioneſs; So fitly them in pairs thou haſt combin'd. Milt. Pa. Loft. The lion for the honours of his ſkin, The ſqueezing crab, and ſtinging ſcorpion ſhine For aiding heaven, when giants dar'd to brave The threat'ned ſtars. Creech's Manilius. See lion hearted Richard, Piouſly valiant, like a torrent ſwell'd With wintry tempeſts, that diſdains all mounds, Breaking away impetuous, and involves Within its ſweep trees, houſes, men, he preſs'd, Amidſt the thickeſt battle. Philips. Li'oness. n.ſ.. [feminine of lion.] A ſhe lion. Under which buſh's ſhade, a lioneſ; Lay couching head on ground, with catlike watch When that the ſleeping man ſhould ſtir. Shakespeare. The furious lioneſ, Forgetting young ones, through the fields doth roar. May. The greedy lioneſ; the wolf purſues, The wolf the kid, the wanton kid the browze. Dryden. If we may believe Pliny, lions do, in a very ſevere man- ner, puniſh the adulteries of the lioneſ. Ayliffe's Parergon. Li'onle AF. m. ſ. [leontopetalon, Latin.] It hath a thick tuberoſe perennial root; the flower is naked, and conſiſts of five or ſix petals, which expand in form of a roſe, garniſhed with five ſtamina; in the middle of the flower ariſes the pointal, which afterward becomes a bladder, containing many ſpherical ſeeds. AMiller. Lion's-Mouth. Li'0N's-PAw. Licn's-TAIL. Lion’s-tooth. LiP. m. ſ. ſlippe, Saxon.] I. The outer part of the mouth, the muſcles that ſhoot beyond the teeth, which are of ſo much uſe in ſpeaking, that they are uſed for all the organs of ſpeech. Thoſe happieſt ſmiles That play'd on her ripe lip, ſeem'd not to know What gueſts were in her eyes. Shakeſp. King Lear. No falſhood ſhall defile my lips with lies, Or with a vail of truth diſguiſe. Sandys's Paraph. on job. Her lips bluſh deeper ſweets. Thomſon's Spring. 2. The edge of any thing. In many places is a ridge of mountains ſome diſtance from the ſea, and a plain from their roots to the ſhore; which Plain was formerly covered by the ſea, which bounded againſt thoſe hills as its firſt ramparts, or as the ledges or lips of its veſſel. - Burmet's Theory of the Earth. !n wounds, the lips fink and are flaccid; a gleet followeth, and the fleſh within withers. J/ijtman's Surgery. 3. To make a lip; to hang the lip in ſullenneſs and contempt. A letter for me ! It gives me an eſtate of ſeven years *alth; in which time I will make a lip at the phyſician. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. To Lip. v. a. [from the noun..] To kiſs. Obſolete. - A hand, that kings Have lipt, and trembled kiffing. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. n.ſ.. [from lion.] The name of an herb. L I Q. . . . . Oh! 'tis the fiend's arch mock, To lip a wanton, and ſuppoſe her chaſe. Shakeſpeare. LIPLA'bour. n.ſ. [É, and labour.] Aétion of the lips without *S*ſence of the mind; words without ſentiments. Faſting, when - - :’s Prayer is not directed to its own purpoſes, 1S but tiplabour. * r - r * Taylor's Rule of holy living. Lipo THYMous. adj. ſ^* and 39.2:...] Swooning; flinting. If the patient be ſurpriſed with a ſpothymous anguor, and great ºppreſſion about the ſtomach and hypochonders, expe&t no relief from cordials. Barºy on the Plague. Lipo"THYMy. * / [2tºroºvºſo...] Swoon; fainting fit. The ſenators falling into a lipothymy, or deep ſwooning, made up this pageantry of death with a repreſenting of it unto life. Taylor's worthy Cºmmºnian. In liºthynys or ſwoonings, he uſed the frication of this fin- ger with ſaffron and gold. Brown's Pugar Errouri. L.P.P.E.D. adj. [from lip.] Having lips. - Li'PP1t UDE. m. ſ. ſlippitude, Fr. lippitude, Latin.] Bleared- neſs of eyes. Diſeaſes that are infectious are, ſuch as are in the ſpirits and not ſo much in the humours, and therefore paſs eaſily from body to body; ſuch are peſtilences and lippitides. B. Li'PW18Dom. m. ſ. Lºp and wiſdom.J Wiſdom in talk without practice. I find that all is but it wiſdºm, which wants experience; I now, woe is me, do try what love can do. Sidney, b. i. Llºy ABLE. adj. [from liquo, Latin.] Such as may be melted. Li'99 ATION. m. / [from liquo, Latin.] 1. The art of melting. 2. Capacity to be melted. The common opinion hath been, that cryſtal is nothing but ice and ſnow concreted, and by duration of time, con: gealed beyond liquation. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. ii. To Li'QUATE. v. n. [liquo, Latin.] To melt; to liquefy. If the ſalts be not drawn forth before the clay is baked, they are apt to liquate. J/oodward on Foſſils, L. QUEFA’ction. m. ſ. [liqueſadiſo, Lat. liquefaction, French.] The act of melting; the ſtate of being melted. Heat diſſolyeth and melteth bodies that keep in their ſpirits, as in divers liquºfaciions; and ſo doth time in honey, which by age waxeth Inore liquid. Bacon's Natural Hiſory. The burning of the earth will be a true liqueAddison or diſ- ſolution of it, as to the exterior region. Burnet. Li'QUEFIABLE. adj. [from liquefy.jSuch as may be melted. There are three cauſes of fixation, the even ſpreading of the ſpirits, and tangible parts, the cloſeneſs of the tangible parts, and the jejuncheſs or extreme comminution of ſpirits; the two firſt may be joined with a nature liq::fille, the laſt In Ot. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Nº. 799. To LI'QUEFY. v., a. [iquifer, French; liſugaº, Latin.] To melt; to diſſolve. That degree of heat which is in lime and aſhes, being a ſmothering heat, is the moſt proper, for it doth neither liqueſy nor rarefy 3 and that is true maturation. Bacon's Nat, Hji. To L: QUFFY. v. n. To grow limpid. The blood of St. Januarius liquified at the approach of the ſaint's head. Addison's Remarks an Italy. Lique'scENCY. m. ſ. [liqi, ſentia, Latin. Aptneſs to melt. L. QUE'scen T. n.ſ.. [iqueſ, ens, Latin.] Melting. Li'QUID. adj. [liquide, French ; liquidus, Latin.] I. Not ſolid; not forming one continuous ſubſtance; fluid. Gently rolls the liquid glaſs. Daniel. 2. Soft; clear. - Her breaſt, the ſug’red neſt Of her delicious ſoul, that there does lie, Bathing in ſtreams of liquid melody. Craſhaw. 3. Pronounced without any jar or harſhneſs. The many liquid conſonants give a pleaſing ſound to the words, though they are all of one ſyllable. Dryden's fit. Let Carolina ſmooth the tuneful lay, Lull with Amelia's liquid nº me the nine, And ſweetly flow through all the royal line. Pope's Horace. 4. Diſſolved, ſo as not to be obtainable by law. If a creditor ſhould appeal to hinder the burial of his debtor's corpſe, his appeal ought not to be received, ſince thc buſineſs of burial requires a quick diſpatch, though the debt be entirely liquid. Aft's Pa, ºgon. LIQUID. m. ſ. Liquid ſubſtance; liquor. Be it thy choice, when Summer heats annoy, To fit beneath her leafy canopy, Quaffing rich liquids. Philips. To L, QUIDATE. v. a. [from liquid.] To clear away; to ſcſ- ſen debts. - Liquº'DITY. m. ſ. [from liquid.] Subtilty. - - The ſpirits, for their liquidity, are more incapable than the fluid medium, which is the conveyer of ſounds, to perſevere in the continued repetition of vocal airs. Glanville's Scºp. Li'QUIDNess. n. ſ. [from liquid.] Quality of being liquid; fluency. - - Oiſ of anniſeeds, in a cool place, thickened into the con- ſiſtence of white butter, which, with the leaſt heat, reſumed its former ligaidh'ſs. Boyle. LI'QUCR. - - - --
L I S
L I S
Latin; liqueur, French:1. . . .
1. Anything liquid; it is commonly uſed of fluids inebriating,
or impregnated with ſomething, ". made by decočtion.
Nor envy'd them the grape
whoſe heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. Miltºn.
Sintaken into the ſoul, is like a liquor poured into a veſ-
ſel, ſo much of it as it fills, it alſo ſeaſons. South's Sermºni.
2. Strong drink; in familiar language. -
To Ligoń. tº a [from the non.j To drench or moiſten.
Cart wheels ſqueak not when they are liquored. Bacon.
L1Rico'NFANCY. m. ſ. A flower.
Lisne. n.ſ. A cavity; a hollow.
In the liftie of a rock at Kingſcote in Glouceſterſhire, I
found a buſhel of petrified cockles, each near as big as my
fiſt. judge Hal's Originat. of Mankind.
To LISP. v. m. [Flirp, Saxon.] To ſpeak with too frequent
appulſes of the tongue to the teeth or palate, like children.
Come, I cannot cog, and ſay, thou art this and that, like
a many of theſe liſhing hawthorn buds, that come like wo-
men in mens apparel, and ſmell like Bucklerſbury in fimpling
Shakeſpeare's Merry Wives of I/indſºr.
Scarce had ſhe learnt to liſp a name
Of martyr, yet ſhe thinks it ſhame
Life ſhould ſo long play with that breath,
Which ſpent can buy ſo brave a death.
They ramble not to learn the mode,
How to be dreſt, or how to liſp abroad. Cleaveland.
Appulſe partial, giving ſome paſſage to breath, is made to
the upper teeth, and cauſes a liſping found, the breath being
ſtrained through the teeth. Holder's Elements of Speech.
As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame,
I liſp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. Pope.
Lisp. m. ſ. [from the verb.] The act of liſping.
I overheard her anſwer, with a very pretty liſp, O! Stre-
phon, you are a dangerous creature. Tatler, Nº. 60.
Li'sfer. m. ſ. [from liſp..] One who liſps.
List. m. ſ. [lifte, French.]
1. A roll; a catalogue.
He was the ableſt emperor of all the liſt. Bacon.
Some ſay the loadſtone is poiſon, and therefore in the liſts
of poiſons we find it in many authors. Brown's Wulg. Errours.
Bring next the royal liſt of Stuarts forth,
Undaunted minds, that rul'd the rugged north. Prior.
2. [Lice, French..] Incloſed ground in which tilts are run, and
combats fought.
The ocean, overpeering of his lift,
Fats not the flats with more impetuous haſte
Than young Laertes in a riotous head
O'er-bears your officers. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
She within //'s my ranging mind hath brought,
That now beyond myſelf I will not go.
Till now alone the mighty nations ſtrove,
The reſt, at gaze, without the lifts did ſtand;
And threat'ning France, plac'd like a painted Jove,
Kept idle thunder in his lifted hand. Dryden.
Paris thy ſon, and Sparta's king advance,
In meaſur’d liffs to toſs the weighty lance;
And who his rival ſhall in arms ſubdue,
His be the dame, and his the treaſure too. Pope's Iliad.
3. [Lyrcan, Saxon.] Deſire; willingneſs; choice.
Alas, ſhe has no ſpeech
—Too much ;
I find it ſtill when I have lift to ſleep. Shakespeare . Othello.
Nothing of paſſion or peeviſhneſs, or liſt to contradict,
ſhall have any bias on my judgment. King Charles.
He ſaw falſe reynard where he lay full low;
I need not ſwear he had no lift to crow.
4. [Zicium, Latin; Iſø, French..] A ſtrip of cloth.
A linen ſtock on one leg, and a kerſey boot hoſe on the
other, gartered with a red and blue liſt. Shakeſpeare.
Inſtead of a lift of cotton, or the like filtre, we made uſe
of a ſiphon of glaſs.
A lift the cobler's temples ties,
- To keep the hair out of his eyes. Swift.
5. A border.
They thought it better to let them ſtand as a lift, or mar-
ginal border, unto the Old Teſtament. Hooker, b.v.
To List. v. m. [lyrzan, Saxon.] To chuſe; to deſire; to be
diſpoſed; to incline.
Let other men think of your devices as they lift, in my
judgment they be mere fanfies. ſ/hitgift.
Unto them that add to the word of God what them li/feth,
and make God’s will ſubmit unto their will, and break God's
commandments for their own tradition's ſake, unto them it
ſeemeth not good. Hooker, b. ii.
They imagine, that laws which permit them not to do as
they would, will endure them to ſpeak as they lift. Hooker.
To fight in field, or to defend this wall,
Point what you liſt, I nought refuſe at all. Fairy Queen.
Now by Iny mother's ſon, and that's myſelf,
It ſhall be moon, or ſtar, or what I liſt, Shakeſpeare.
LIQUOR. n.ſ. [liquor,
time,
Craſhaw.
Davies.
Dryden.
Boyle. '
Kings, lords of times, and of occaſions, may -
Take their advantage when, and how, they lift. Daniel.
When they lift, into the womb
That bred them they return; and howl, and gnaw
My bowels, their repaſt. 41ſton's Paradiſe Lºſ!.
To List. v. a. [from liſt, a roll.]
1. To enliſt; to enrol or regiſter.
For a man to give his name to Chriſtianity in thoſe days,
was to liſt himſelf a martyr, and to bid farewel not only to
the pleaſures, but alſo to the hopes of this life. , South.
They liſt with women each degen'rate name,
Who dares not hazard life for future fame. Drydºn’, E.
2. To retain and enrol ſoldiers.
The lords would, by liſting their own ſervants, perſuade
the gentlemen in the town to do the like. Clarendºn, p. viii.
The king who raiſed this wall appointed a million of ſo-
diers, who were lifted and paid for the defence of it againſt
the Tartars. Temple.
Two hundred horſe he ſhall command;
Though few, a warlike and well-choſen band,
Theſe in my name are liſted. Dryden.
3. [From liſt; encloſed ground..] To encloſe for combats.
How dares your pride preſume againſt my laws,
As in a lifted field to fight your cauſe
Unaſk'd the royal grant. Dryden's Knight's Tal.
4. [From liſ', a ſhred or border.]. To ſew together, in ſuch
a ſort as to make a particoloured ſhew.
Some may wonder at ſuch an accumulation of benefits,
like a kind of embroidering or liſting of one favour upon
another. J/ºtton's Life of Buckingham.
5. FContracted from liſten..] To hearken to ; to liſten; to at-
tend.
Then weigh, what loſs your honour may ſuſtain,
If with too credent ear you liſt his ſongs;
Or loſe your heart, or your chaſte treaſure open
To his unmaſter'd importunity. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
I, this ſound I better know:
Li/?! I would I could hear mo. Benj. johnſºn.
Li's TED. adj. Striped; particoloured in long ſtreaks.
Over his head beholds
A dewy cloud, and in the cleud a bow
Conſpicuous, with three lifted colours gay,
Betok'ning peace from God, and cov'nant new. Miltºn.
As the ſhow'ry arch
With liſted colours gay, or, azure, gules,
Delights, and puzzles the beholder's eyes. Philips.
To List EN. v. a. To hear; to attend. Obſolete.
Lady, vouchſafe to liſten what I ſay. Shakespeare.
One cried, God bleſs us ! and, amen the other;
As they had ſeen me with theſe hangman's hands,
Liºning their fear I could not ſay, amen. Shakeſpeare.
He, that no more muſt ſay, is liſtened more
Than they whom youth and eaſe have taught to gloſe.
Shakeſpeare's Richard II.
The wonted roar was up amidſt the woods,
And filled the air with barbarous diſſonance,
At which I ceas'd and liſten’d them a while. A/; fon.
To Li's TEN. v. n. To hearken; to give attention.
Liſten to me, and if you ſpeak me fair,
I'll tell you news. Shakespeare . Taming ºf the Shrew.
Antigonus uſed often to go diſguiſed, and //?ºn at the tents
of his ſoldiers; and at a time heard ſome that ſpoke very ill
of him : whereupon he ſaid, If you ſpeak ill of me, you
ſhould go a little farther off. Bacon’s Apophthegms.
Liſten, O iſles, unto me, and hearken, ye people. Iſa. xlix.
When we have occaſion to 1/len, and give a more parti-
cular attention to ſome ſound, the tympanum is drawn to a
more than ordinary tenſion. Halder's Elements of Speech.
On the green bank I ſat, and //en'd long;
Nortill her lay was ended could I move,
But wiſh'd to dwell for ever in the grove. Dryden.
He ſhall be receiv'd with more regard,
And liſten’d to, than modeſt truth is heard. Dryden.
To this humour moſt of our late comedics owe their ſuc-
ceſs: the audience liſtens after nothing elſe. Adiſºn.
LI's TNER. n.ſ.. [from liſten..] One that hearkens: a hearkener.
They are light of belief, and great liftners after news.
Howell.
Li/eners never hear well of themſelves. Z'E/ºrange.
If ſhe conſtantly attends the tea, and be a good ºftenºr,
ſhe may make a tolerable figure, which will ſerve to draw
in the young chaplain. Swift.
The huſh word, when ſpoke by any brother in a lodge,
was a warning to the reſt to have a care of 1://eners. Swift.
Li'st 1. Ess. adj. [from liſt.]
1. Without inclination; without any determination to one
thing more than another,
Intemperance and ſenſuality clog mens ſpirits, make them
groſs, liſłkſ, and una&tive. 7 iſlatſºn's Sermons.
If your care to wheat alone extend,
Let Maja with her ſiſters firſt deſcend,
Before
L I T L I T –T Before you truſt in earth your future hope, - Or elſe expect a liftleſ, lazy, crop. Dryden's Wirg. Lazy lolling ſort . Of ever liftly; loit’rers, that attend No cauſe, no truſt. Pope. I was liftleſ and deſponding. Gulliver. 2. Careleſs; heedleſs. The ſick for air before the portal gaſp, Or idle in their empty hives remain, Benum'd with cold, and liftleſs of their gain. Dryden. Listlesly. adv. [from liſtleſ.] Without thought; without attention. To know this perfectly, watch him at play, and ſee whe- ther he be ſtirring and active, or whether he lazily and lift- lſ, dreams away his time. Locke on Education. Lºílessess. n.ſ.. [from liftleſ...] Inattention; want of de- fire. - - - - - It may be the palate of the ſoul is indiſpoſed by liftleſheſ; or ſorrow. - - Taylor. LIT, the preterite of light; whether to light ſignifies to happen, or to ſet on fire, or guide with light. Believe thyſelf, thy eyes, That firſt inflam’d, and lit me to thy love, Thoſe ſtars, that ſtill muſt guide me to my joy. Southern. I lit my pipe with the paper. Addiſon's Speciatºr. LITANy. A.J. [x1&siz; litanie, French.] A form of ſuppli- catory prayer. - ~ 1 - Supplications, with ſolemnity for the appeaſing of God's wrath, were, of the Greek church, termed litanies and ro- gations of the latin. Hooker, b. v. Recollect your fins that you have done that week, and all your life-time; and recite humbly and devoutly ſome peni- tential litanies. Taylor's Guide to Devotion. LITERAL. adj. [literal, French ; litera, Latin.] 1. According to the primitive meaning, not figurative. Through all the writings of the antient fathers, we ſee that the words, which were, do continue ; the only dif- ference is, that whereas before they had a literal, they now have a metaphorical uſe, and are as ſo many notes of re- membrance unto us, that what they did ſignify in the letter, is accompliſhed in the truth. Hooker, b. iv. A foundation, being primarily of uſe in architecture, hath no other literal notation but what belongs to it in relation to an houſe, or other building, nor figurative, but what is founded in that, and deduced from thence. Hammond. 2. Following the letter, or exact words. The fitteſt for publick audience are ſuch as, following a middle courſe between the rigour of literal tranſlations and the liberty of paraphraſts, do with greater ſhortneſs and plainneſs deliver the meaning. Hooker, b. v. 3. Conſiſting of letters; as, the literal notation of numbers was known to Europeans before the cyphers. Li'TERAL. m. ſ. Primitive or literal meaning. How dangerous it is in ſenſible things to uſe metaphorical expreſſions unto the people, and what abſurd conceits they will ſwallow in their literals, an example we have in our profeſſion. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iv. Li'TERAlly. adv. [from literal.] I. * to the primitive import of words; not figura- tively. That a man and his wife are one fleſh, I can comprehend the meaning of; yet literally taken, it is a thing impoſſible. - Swift. 2. With cloſe adherence to words. Endeavouring to turn his Niſus and Euryalus as cloſe as I was able, I have performed that epiſode too literally; that glying more ſcope to Mezentius and Lauſus, that verſion, which has more of the majeſty of Virgil, has leſs of his con- Clſeneſs, Dryden. $o wild and ungovernable a poet cannot be tranſlated lite- *; his genius is too ſtrong to bear a chain. Dryden. Litiga'lity. n.ſ.. [from literal.] Original meaning. . Not attaining the true deuteroſcopy and ſecond inten- tion of the words, they are fain to omit their ſupercon- ſequences, coherences, figures, or tropologies, and are not ſometimes perſuaded by fire beyond their literalities. Brown. LITERATI, m. ſ. [Italian.] The learned. I ſhall conſult ſome Iterati on the projećt ſent me for the ſcovery of the longitude. Speciator, Nº. 581. I ºver. m. ſ. [literatura, Latin.] Learning; ſkill in €rS. - This kingdom hath been famous for good literature; and if Preferment attend deſervers, there will not want ſupplies. - Bacon's Advice to Williers. When men of learning are a&ed by a knowledge of the world, they give a reputation to literature, and convince the woºd of its uſefulneſ. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 377. *THARGE. m. ſ. [litharge, French; lithargyrum, Latin.] *::::::: is properly lead vitrified, either alone or with a f . of copper. This recrement is of two kinds, litharge * **, and litharge of filver. It is collected from the fur- naces where ſilver is ſeparated from lead, or from thoſe where gold and filver are purified by means of that metal. The H- tharge ſold in the ſhops is produced in the copper works, where lead has been uſed to purify that metal, or to ſeparate ſilver from it. It is uſed in ointments and plaiſters, and is drying, abtergent, and flightly aſtriótive. Hill's Mat. M. d. I have ſeen ſome parcels of glaſs adhering to the teſt or cupel as well as the gold or litharge. Boyle. If the lead be blown off from the filver by the bellows, it will, in great part, be collected in the form of a darkiſh powder; which, becauſe it is blown off from filver they call litharge of ſilver. 2Boyle. Lº. adj. [liče, Saxon.] Limber; flexible; pliant; eaſily ent. Th’ unwieldy elephant, To make them mirth, us'd all his might, and wreath'd His lithe proboſcis. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſi, LI'THEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from lithe..] Limberneſs; flexibility. Li'THER. adj. [from lithe..] Soft; pliant. - Thou antick, death, Two Talbots winged through the lither ſky, In thy deſpight ſhall 'ſcape mortality. Shakeſpeare. [Lºben, Saxon.] Bad; ſorry; corrupt. It is in the work of Robert of Glouceſter written luther. LITHO'GRAPHY, n. ſ. [Aſso; and 7 p.2.p2.] The art or prac- tice of engraving upon ſtones. LITHoMANcy. n.ſ. [xišo, and u2:1ſ2.] Predićtion by ſtones. As ſtrange muſt be the lithomancy, or divination, from this ſtone, whereby Helenus the prophet foretold the deſtruction of Troy. Brown's Wu'ar Errours, b. ii. LITHoN TRI'ptick. adj. [x:30; and Tpic2 ; lithontriptique, French.] Any medicine proper to diſſolve the ſtone in the kidneys or bladder. LITHo"roMIST. n. ſ. [x($o; and Téºvo.] A chirurgeon who extracts the ſtone by opening the bladder. LITHoºtoMY. m. ſ. [x:30; and ríºva.] The art or pračtice of cutting for the ſtone. Li'TIGANT. n.ſ. [litigans, Latin; litigant, French.] One en- gaged in a ſuit of law. The caſt litigant ſits not down with one croſs verdićt, but recommences his ſuit. Decay of Piety. The litigants tear one another to pieces for the benefit of ſome third intereſt. L’Eſtrange's Fables. LI(TIGANT. adj. Engaged in a juridical conteſt. Judicial ačts are thoſe writings and matters which relate to judicial proceedings, and are ſped in open court at the in- ſtance of one or both of the parties litigant. Ayliffe's Parerg. To LIT/IGATE. v. a. [litigo, Latin.] To conteſt in law ; to debate by judicial proceſs. To LI'rid Are. v. n. To manage a ſuit; to carry on a cauſe. The appellant, after the interpoſition of an appeal, ſtill litigates in the ſame cauſe. Ayliffe's Parergon. LITIGATION. m. ſ. [litigatio, Latin; from litigate.] Judicial conteſt; ſuit of law. Never one clergyman had experience of both litigationſ, that hath not confeſſed, he had rather have three ſuits in Weſtminſter-hall, than one in the arches. Clarendon. Lit1'Gious. adj. [litigieux, French.] 1. Inclinable to law-ſuits; quarrelſome ; wrangling. Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out ſtill Litigious men, who quarrels move. Donne. His great application to the law, had not infected his tem- per with any thing poſitive or litigious. Addiſon. 2. Diſputable; controvertible. In litigiºus and controverſed cauſes, the will of God is to have them to do whatſoever the ſentence of judicial and final deciſion ſhall determine. Hooker. No fences parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds, Diſtinguiſh'd acres of litigious grounds. ... Dryden's Geºrg. LITI'Giously. adv. [from litigious.] Wranglingly. Litigious Ness. m. ſ. [from litigious...] A wrangling diſpoſi- ‘tion. LITTER. n.ſ. [litiere, French.] - - 1. A kind of vehiculary bed; a carriage capable of containing a bed hung between two horſes. To my litter ſtrait; - Weakneſs poſſeſſeth me. Shakespeare King john. He was carried in a rich chariot litterwiſe, with two horſes at each end. Bacon's New Atlantis, The drowſy fighted ſteeds, That draw the litter of cloſe curtain'd fleep. Here modeſt matrons in ſoft litter driv'n, In ſolemn pomp appear. • Liters thick beſiege the donor's gate, . And begging lords and teeming ladies wait > The promis'd dole. Dryden’s juvenal. 2. The flaw laid under animals, or on Plants. To crouch in litter of your ſtable planks. - Take off the litter from your kernel beds. Evelyn. Their litter is not toſs'd by ſows unclean. Dryd. P'ing. 3. A brood of young. 15 O I do Milton. Dryden's Aºn. Shakeſpeare.
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L I V
L I T
I do here walk before thee like a ſow that hath over-
whelmed all her litter but one. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
Reflect upon that numerous litter of ſtrange, ſenſeleſs opi-
nions, that crawl about the world. South's Serm.
A wolf came to a ſow, and very kindly offered to take
care of her litter. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
Full many a year his hateful head had been
For tribute paid, nor ſince in Cambria ſeen:
The laſt of all the litter 'ſcap'd by chance,
And from Geneva firſt infeſted France. Dryden.
4. Any number of things thrown fluttiſhly about.
Strephon, who found the room was void,
Stole in, and took a ſtrict ſurvey
Of all the litter as it lay. Swift.
5. A birth of animals.
Fruitful as the ſow that carry'd
The thirty pigs at one large litter farrow'd. Dryd, juv.
To Liºtt ER. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To bring forth : uſed of beaſts, or of human beings in ab-
horrence or contempt.
Then was this iland,
Save for the ſon that ſhe did litter here,
A freckled whelp, hag-born, not honour’d with
A human ſhape. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſ'.
My father named me Auétolicus, being littered under Mer-
cury, who, as I am, was likewiſe a ſnapper up of uncon-
ſidered trifles. Shakeſpeare's I/inter's Tale.
The whelps of bears are, at firſt littering, without all
form or faſhion. Hakewill on Providence.
We might conceive that dogs were created blind, becauſe
we obſerve they were littered ſo with us. Brown.
2. To cover with things negligently, or fluttiſhly ſcattered
about.
They found
The room with volumes litter'd round. Swift.
3. To cover with ſtraw.
He found a ſtall where oxen ſtood,
But for his eaſe well litter'd was the floor. Dryden.
4. To ſupply cattle with bedding. -
LITTLE, adj. [comp. lºſs, ſuperlat. leaſt; leitel, Gothick;
lyzel, Saxon.]
1. Small in quantity.
The coaſt of Dan went out too little for them. Joſh. xix.
2. Not great; ſmall; diminutive; of ſmall bulk.
He ſought to ſee Jeſus, but could not for the preſs, be-
cauſe he was little of ſtature. Luče xix. 3.
His ſon, being then very little, I confidered only as wax,
to be moulded as one pleaſes. Locke.
3. Of ſmall dignity, power, or importance.
When thou waſt little in thine own ſight, waſ thou not
made the head of the tribes. 1 Sam. xv. 17.
All that is paſt ought to ſeem little to thee, becauſe it is
fo in itſelf. - Taylor's Guide to Devotion.
4. Not much; not many.
5. Some ; not none.
I leave him to reconcile theſe contradićtions, which may
plentifully be found in him, by any one who will but read
with a little attention. Locke.
Little. n.ſ.
1. A ſmall ſpace. -
Much was in little writ; and all convey'd
With cautious care, for fear to be betray'd. Dryden,
2. A ſmall part; a ſmall proportion.
He that deſpiſeth little things, ſhall periſh by little and
Jittle. - Eccluſ.
The poor remnant of human ſeed which remained in their
mountains, peopled their country again ſlowly, by little and
/ittle. Bacon's New Atlantis.
By freeing the precipitated matter from the reſt by filtra-
tion, and diligently grinding the white precipitate with wa-
ter, the mercury will little by little be gathered into drops. 7
Boy'e.
I gave thee thy maſter's houſe, and the houſe of Iſrael
and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have
given ſuch and ſuch things. 2 Sam. xii. 8.
They have much of the poetry of Mecaenas, but little of
his liberality. Dryden's Preface to All for Love.
Nor grudge I thee the much that Grecians give,
Nor murm'ring take the little I receive. Dryden's Homer.
There are many expreſſions, which carrying with them
no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my igno-
rance. Locke.
3. A ſlight affair.
As if 'twere little from their town to chaſe,
I through the ſeas purſued their exil'd race. Dryden's An.
I view with anger and diſdain,
How little gives thee joy or pain:
A print, a bronze, a flow'r, a root. Prior.
4. Not much.
Theſe they are fitted for, and ſittle elſe, Cheyne,
LI'TTLE, adv,
* *
3. To continue in life.
1. In a ſmall degree. -
The received definition of names ſhould be changed as
little as poſſible. Jſ atts's Lºgi.A.
2. In a ſmall quantity.
3. In ſome degree, but not great.
Where there is too great a thinneſs in the fluids, ſub-
acid ſubſtances are proper, though they are a little aſtlin-
gent. A luthnºt on Aliºt.
4. Not much. -
The tongue of the juſt is as choice ſilver; the heart of
the wicked is little worth. Prov. x. 20.
Finding him little ſtudious, ſhe choſe rather to endue him
with converſative qualities of youth; as, dancing and fen-
cing. Jººfton.
That poem was infamouſly bad; this parallel is little bet-
ter. Dryden's Dufreſnºy.
Several clergymen, otherwiſe little fond of obſcure terms,
yet in their ſermons were very liberal of all thoſe which they
find in eccleſiaſtical writers. Sicit.
Liºtt LEN Ess. n.ſ. [from little.]
1. Smalneſs of bulk.
All trying, by a love of littlenºſ,
To make abridgments, and to diaw to leſs;
Even that nothing which at firſt we were. I)2nne.
We may ſuppoſe a great many degrees of littlenºſ, and
lightneſs in theſe earthy particles, ſo as many of them might
float in the air. - Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
2. Meanneſs; want of grandeur.
The Engliſh and French, in verſe, are forced to raiſe their
language with metaphors, by the pompouſneſs of the whole
phraſe, to wear off any littlemſ; that appears in the parti-
cular parts. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
3. Want of dignity.
The angelick grandeur, by being concealed, does not
awaken our poverty, nor mortify our littlenºſ; ſo much, as if
it was always diſplayed. Collier of Envy.
Li’ttoRAL. v. a. [littoris, Latin.] Belonging to the ſhore.
Li'TURGY. m. ſ. [xiaºyſz; liturgie, Fr.) Form of prayers;
formulary of publick devotions,
We dare not admit any ſuch form of liturgy, as either ap-
pointeth no ſcripture at all, or very little to be read in the
church. - Hooker, b. v.
The bleſſedeſt of mortal wights began to be importuned,
ſo that a great part of divine liturgy was addreſſed ſolely to
her. Płºwell.
It is the greateſt ſolemnity of prayer, the moſt powerful
liturgy and means of impetration in this world. Taylor.
To Liv E. v. n. [lyrian, lyrižan, Saxon.]
1. To be in a ſtate of animation; to be not dead.
She ſhall be
A pattern to all princes living with her,
And all that ſhall ſucceed. Shakeſpeare's Hºnry VIII.
Is’t night's predominance, or the day's ſhame,
That darkneſs does the face of earth intomb,
When living day ſhould kiſs it Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
To ſave the living, and revenge the dead,
Againſt one warrior's arms all Troy they led. Dryden.
2. To paſs life in any certain manner with regard to habits;
good or ill, happineſs or miſery.
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a
man that liveth at reſt. Eccluſ. xli. 1.
Dr. Parker, in his ſermon before them, touched them ſo
near for their living, that they went near to touch him for
his life. - Hayward.
The condition required of us is a conjuncture of all
goſpel graces rooted in the heart, though mixed with much
weakneſs, and perhaps with many fins, ſo they be not wil-
fully lived and died in. Hammond.
A late prelate, of a remarkable zeal for the church, were
religions to be tried by lives, would have lived down the
pope, and the whole conſiſtory. Atterbury.
If we act by ſeveral broken views, we ſhall live and die
in miſery. Addison's Speciator, Nº. 162.
If we are firmly reſolved to live up to the dićtates of rea-
ſon, without any regard to wealth and reputation, we may
go through life with ſteadineſs and pleaſure. Addiſon.
Our high-plac'd Macbeth
Shall live the leaſe of nature, and pay his breath
To time and mortal cuſtom. Shakespeare.
See the minutes how they run ;
How many makes the hour full complete,
How many hours bring about the day,
How many days will finiſh up the year,
How many years a mortal man may five. Shakespeare
The way to live long muſt be, to uſe our bodies ſo as is
moſt agreeable to the rules of temperance. Ray on Creation.
4. To live emphatically ; to be in a ſtate of happineſs.
What greater curſe could envious fortune give,
Than juſt to dic when I began to five. Drydºn.
5. To
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L I V
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mpt from death, temporal or ſpiritual.
5. Tº and judgments, } a man do, he ſhall live in
them. Lev. xviii. 5.
He died for us, that whether we wake or ſleep, we ſhould
ſº together with him. I Thºſ. v. 10.
. To remain undeſtroyed. -
6 ji was a miraculous providence that could make a veſſel,
ſo ill manned, live upon ſea; that kept it from being daſhed
ſt the hills, or overwhelmed in the deeps. . Burnet.
Mark how the ſhifting winds from weſt ariſe,
And what collected night involves the ſkies'
Nor can our ſhaken veſſels live at ſea, .
Much leſs againſt the tempeſt force their way.
... To continue; not to be loſt. - -
w" Mens evil manners live in braſs, their virtues
We write in water. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
Sounds which addreſs the ear are loſt and die
In one ſhort hour; but that which ſtrikes the eye
Lives long upon the mind; the faithful fight
Engraves the knowledge with a beam of light.
The tomb with manly arms and trophies grace.
There high in air memorial of my name *
Fix the ſmooth oar, and bid me live to fame. Pope.
onverſe; to cohabit.
8. To §. ſhepherd ſwains ſhall dance and fing,
For thy delight each May morning.
If theſe delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
9. To feed. - - -
Thoſe animals that live upon other animals have their fleſh
more alkaleſcent than thoſe that live upon vegetables. Arbut.
10. To maintain one's ſelf.
A moſt notorious thief; lived all his life-time of ſpoils and
robberies. - - Spenſer.
They which miniſter about holy things, live of the things
of the temple. I Cor. ix. I3.
His treaſure and goods were all ſeized upon, and a ſmall
portion thereof appointed for his poor wife to live upon.
Knolles's Hiſł. of the Turks.
The number of ſoldiers can never be great in proportion
to that of people, no more than the number of thoſe that
are idle in a country, to that of thoſe who live by labour.
Temple.
He had been moſt of his time in good ſervice, and had
ſomething to live on now he was old. Temple.
11. To be in a ſtate of motion or vegetation.
In a ſpacious cave of living ſtone,
The tyrant AEolus, from his airy throne,
With pow'r imperial curbs the ſtruggling winds. Dryden.
Cool groves and living lakes
again
Dryden.
JWatts.
Shakeſpeare.
Give after toilſome days a ſoft repoſe at night. Dryden.
12. To be unextinguiſhed. º
Pure oil and incenſe on the fire they throw :
Theſe gifts the greedy flames to duſt devour,
Then on the living coals red wine they pour. Dryden.
LIVE, adj. [from alive.]
1. Quick; not dead. -
If one man's ox hurt another that he die, they ſhall ſell
the live ox, and divide the money. Exod. xxi. 35.
2. Active; not extinguiſhed.
Alouder ſound was produced by the impetuous eruptions
ºf the halituous flames of the ſaltpetre upon caſting of a
live coal upon it. Boyle.
lºveliss, adv. [from live.J Wanting life; rather lifeleſs.
Deſcription cannot ſuit itſelf in words,
To demonſtrate the life of ſuch a battle,
In life ſo livelſ, as it ſhews itſelf. Shakespeare Henry V.
'''Elihoop. m. ſ. [It appears to me corrupted from livelode.]
Support of life; maintenance; means of living.
Ah! luckleſs babe born under cruel ſtar,
And in dead parents baleful aſhes bred;
Full little weeneſt thou what ſorrows are,
Left thee for portion of thy livelihood. Fairy Queen.
..That rebellion drove the lady from thence, to find a live-
*d out of her own eſtate. Clarendon, b. viii.
He brings diſgrace upon his character, to ſubmit to the
picking up of a livelihood in that ſtrolling way of canting and
begging. - I’Eſtrange.
It is their profeſſion and livelihood to get their living by
thoſe practices, for which they deſerve to forfeit their lives.
South's Sermons.
º have been as often baniſhed out of moſt other places;
: Mich muſt very much diſperſe a people, and oblige them to
% a livelihood where they can find it. Addiſon's Speči.
rade employs multitudes of hands, and furniſhes the
Pooreſt of our fellow ſubjects with the opportunities of gain-
***honeſt livelihood: the ſkilful or induſtrious find their
- º lin it. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 42.
ºises. n: ſ [from lively.]
“Pearance of life.
**winſ, which the freedom of the pencil makes ap-
pear, may ſeem the living hand of nature. Dryden's Duſºſ.
2. Vivacity; ſprightlineſs.
Extravagant young fellows, that have livelingſ; and ſpirit,
come ſometimes to be ſet right, and ſo make able and great
men; but tame and low ſpirits very ſeldom attain to any
thing. Locke on Education.
LI'velode. n.ſ. [live and lode, from lead; the means of lead-
ing life.] Maintenance; ſupport; livelihood.
She gave like bleſfing to each creature,
As well of worldly livelode as of life,
That there might be no difference nor ſtrife. Hubberd.
LI'veloNG. adj. [ſive and long..] Tedious; long in paſſing:
Many a time, and oft,
Have you climb'd up to walls and battlements,
Your infants in your arms; and there have ſate
The livelong day, with patient expectation
To ſee great Pompey paſs. Shakeſp. julius Caſºr.
The obſcur'd bird clamour'd the livelong night. Shakespeare
Young and old come forth to play,
On a ſun-ſhine holiday,
Till the livel»ng day-light fail. Milton.
Seek for pleaſure to deſtroy
The ſorrows of this livelong night. Prior.
How could ſhe fit the livel»ng day,
Yet never aſk us once to play ? Swift.
2. Laſting; durable.
Thou, in our wonder and aſtoniſhment,
Haſt built thyſelf a livelong monument. AMiltºn.
LI'v ELY. adj. [live and like.]
1. Briſk; vigorous; vivacious.
But wherefore comes old Manoa in ſuch haſte,
With youthful ſteps ? much livelier than ere while
He ſeems; ſuppoſing here to find his ſon,
Or of him bringing to us ſome glad news
2. Gay; airy.
Form'd by thy converſe, happily to ſteer
From grave to gay, from lively to ſevere. Pope.
3. Repreſenting life.
Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleaſure, a
lively imitation of it in poetry or painting muſt produce a
much greater. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
4. Strong; energetick.
His faith muſt be not only living, but lively too; it muſt
be brightened and ſtirred up by a particular exerciſe of thoſe
virtues ſpecifically requiſite to a due performance of this
duty. - South's Sermons.
The colours of the priſm are manifeſtly more full, intenſe
and lively, than thoſe of natural bodies. Newton's Opticks.
Imprint upon their minds, by proper arguments and re-
fle&tions, a lively perſuaſion of the certainty of a future
ſtate. Atterbury's Sermons.
LiveLily. a
LI'v ELY. }a ‘J.
1. Briſkly; vigorouſly.
They brought their men to the ſlough, who diſcharging
lively almoſt cloſe to the face of the enemy, did much amaze
them. Hayward.
2. With ſtrong reſemblance of life.
That part of poetry muſt needs be beſt, which deſcribes
moſt lively our actions and paſſions, our virtues and our
vices. Dryden's Prºf. to his State of Innocence.
Guided to what may great or good appear,
Liver. m. ſ. [from live.]
And try if life be worth the liver's care. Prior. }
1. One who lives.
Be thy affections undiſturb’d and clear,
2. One who lives in any particular manner with reſpect to vir-
tue or vice, happineſs or miſery.
Milton's Ag,
The end of his deſcent was to gather a church of holy
chriſtian livers over the whole world. Hammond's Fund.
If any looſe liver have any goods of his own, the ſheriff
is to ſeize thereupon. Spenſer on Ireland.
Here are the wants of children, cf diſtracted perſons, of
ſturdy wandering beggars and looſe diſorderly livers, at one
view repreſented. Atterbury.
3. [From lipene, Saxon.] One of the entrails.
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come:
And let my liver rather heat with wine,
Than my heart cool with mortifying groans. Shakespeare.
Reaſon and reſpect
Make livers pale, and luſtihood dejected.
LI've Rcolour. adj. [liver and colour.] Dark red.
The uppermoſt ſtratum is of gravel; then clay of various
colours, purple, blue, red, livercolour. J/oodward.
LI'v ERG Row.N. adj. [liver and grown.] Having a great liver.
I inquired what other caſualtics was moſt like the rickets,
and found that livergrown was neareſt. Graunt.
LI've Rwor T. n.ſ. [liver and wort..] A plant.
That ſort of liverwort which is uſed to cure the bite of
mad dogs, grows on commons, and open heaths, where the
graſs is ſhot, on declivities, and on the ſides of pits. . This
ſpreads
Shakeſpeare.
L O A L I V ground, and, when in perfec- bit, as it grows old, it alters, Miller. ſpreads on the ſurface of the tion, is of an aſh colour; and becomes of a dark colour. LI've RY. m. ſ. [from #urer, French.] ºf giving or taking pºſſeſſion, . I. Thº...º.º. ſeize Hereford's right, Call in his letters * º: he hath is attorneys general to fue #. º: . deny his offered homage. Shakeſp. 2. Releaſe from wardſhip. - -- Had the two houſes firſt ſued out their livery, and once effeaually redeemed themſelves from the wardſhip of the tº- mults, I ſhould then ſuſpect my own judgment. K. Charles. 2. The writ by which poſſeſſion is obtained. . The ſtate of being kept at a certain rate: What livery is, we by common uſe in England know well enough, namely, that it is an allowance of horſe meat; as they commonly uſe the word ſtabling, as to keep horſes at livéry; the which word, I gueſs, is derived of livering or delivering forth their nightly food; ſo in great houſes, the livery is ſaid to be ſerved up for all night, that is, their even- ing allowance for drink; and livery is alſo called the upper wººd which a ſerving man wears; ſo called, I ſuppoſe, for that it was delivered and taken from him at pleaſure; ſo it is apparent, that, by the word livery, is there meant horſe meat, like as by the coigny is underſtood man's meat. Some ſay it is derived of coin, for that they uſed in their coignies not only to take meat but money; but I rather think it is derived of the Iriſh, the which is a common uſe amongſt landlords of the Iriſh to have a common ſpending upon their tenants, who being commonly but tenants at will, they uſed to take of them what vićtuals they liſt; for of vićtuals they were wont to make a ſmall reckoning. Spenſer on Ireland. 4. The cloaths given to ſervants. My mind for weeds your virtue's livery wears. Sidney. Perhaps they are by ſo much the more loth to forſake this argument, for that it hath, though nothing elſe, yet the name of ſcripture, to give it ſome kind of countenance more than the pretext of livery coats affordeth. Hooker. I think, it is our way, If we will keep in favour with the king, To be her men, and wear her livery. Shakeſp. Rich. III. Yet do our hearts wear Timon's livery, That ſee I by our faces. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. £º. lady cloath’d in white, And crown'd with oak and laurel ev'ry knight, Are ſervants to the leaf, by liveries known Of innocence. Dryden's Flower and Leaf. On others int’reſt her gay liv'ry flings, Int’reſt that waves on party-colour'd wings; Turn'd to the ſun ſhe caſts a thouſand dyes, And as ſhe turns the colours fall or riſe. Dunciad. If your dinner miſcarries, you were teized by the footmen coming into the kitchen ; and to prove it true, throw a ladle- ful of broth on one or two of their liveries. Swift. 5. A particular dreſs; a garb worn as a token or conſequence of any thing. Of fair Urania, fairer than a green, Proudly bedeck'd in April's livery. Sidney. Miſtake me not for my complexion The ſhadow’d livery of the burning ſun, To whom I am a neighbour, and near bred. Shakeſp. At once came forth whatever creeps the ground, Inſect, or worm : thoſe wav'd their limber fans, For wings, and ſmalleſt lineaments exact, In all the liveries deck'd of ſummer's pride, With ſpots of gold and purple, azure, green. Milton. Now came ſtill evening on, and twilight grey Had in her ſober livery all things clad. Åhlé, Pa. Loft. Li'VERY MAN. n.ſ. [livery and man.] 1. One who wears a livery ; a ſervant of an inferior kind. - The witneſſes made oath, that they had heard ſome of the lºerºmen frequently railing at their miſtreſs. Arbuthnot. 2. [In London.] A freeman of ſome ſtanding in a company. Lives. n. ſ. [the plural of life.] So ſhort is life, that every peaſant ſtrives, f In a farm houſe, or field, to have three lives. Donne. LIVID. adj..[lividus, Latin; livia, French..] Diſcoloured, as with a blow; black and blue. * was a peſtilent fever, not ſeated in the veins or hu- mours, for that there followed no carbuncles, no purple or *ºots, the maſs of the blood not bºn. tainted. Bacon. Upon my livid lips beſtow a kiſs : S. O ºvy not the dead, they feel not bliſs I Dryden. T. hey beat their breaſts with many a bruiſing blow, |ill they turn'd livid, and corrupt the ſnow. Dryden. Livi'Drty. - m. ſ. ſ lividiić - frrºr. 1:...] T TY: - tion, as by & ilé, French; from livid.] Diſcoloura livi *** a tendency to ſuch a flate, are darkneſs or dity of the countena - f In Ce. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Li Ying. m. ſ. [from live.] º I. Support; maintenance; fortune on which one lives. The Arcadians fought as in unknown place, having no ſuccour but in their hands; the Helots, as in their own place, fighting for their livings, wives, and children. Sidney. All they did caſt in of their abundance; but ſhe of her want did caſt in all that ſhe had, even all her living. AZará. 2. Power of continuing life. There is no living without truſting ſome body or other, in ſome caſes. L'Eſtrange's Fables. 2. Livelihood. For ourſelves we may a living make. Hubberd's Tale. Then may I ſet the world on wheels, when ſhe can ſpin for her living. Shakeſpeare. Iſaac and his wife, now dig for your life, Or ſhortly you'll dig for your living. Denham. Aćtors muſt repreſent ſuch things as they are capable to perform, and by which both they and the ſcribbler may get their living. Dryden's Dufreſnºy. 3. Benefice of a clergyman. Some of our miniſters having the livings of the country offered unto them, without pains, will, neither for any love of God, nor for all the good they may do, by winning ſouls to God, be drawn forth from their warm neſts. Speºſer. The parſon of the pariſh preaching againſt adultery, Mrs. Bull told her huſband, that they would join to have him turned out of his living for uſing perſonal reflections. Arbuth. LI'v INGLY. adv. [from living.] In the living ſtate. In vain do they ſcruple to approach the dead, who livingly are cadaverous, or fear any outward pollution, whoſe tem- per pollutes themſelves. Brown's /ulgar Errours, b. iv. LP/RE. m. ſ. [French.] The ſum by which the French rec- kon their money, equal nearly to our ſhilling. L1x1'v1AL. adj. [from lixivium, Latin.] 1. Impregnated with ſalts like a lixivium. The ſymptoms of the excretion of the bile vitiated, were a yellowiſh colour of the ſkin, and a lixivial urine. Arbuth. 2. Obtained by lixivium. Helmont conjectured, that lixivial ſalts do not pre-exiſt in their alcalizate form. Boyle. Li'xivi At E. adj. [lixivieux, French; from lixivium.] Making a lixivium. In theſe the ſalt and lixiviated ſeroſity, with ſome portion of choler, is divided between the guts and the bladder. Brown's /ulgar Errours, b. iii. Lixiviate ſalts, to which pot aſhes belong, by piercing the bodies of vegetables, diſpoſe them to part readily with their tinéture. Boyle. LIXI/IUM. m. ſ. [Lat.J Lye ; water impregnated with ſalt of whatſoever kind; a liquor which has the power of ex- traštion. I made a lixivium of fair water and ſalt of wormwood, and having frozen it with ſnow and ſalt, I could not diſcern any thing more like to wormwood than to ſeveral other plants. Boyle. Li'zARD. m. ſ. [liſarde, French; lacertus, Latin.] An animal reſembling a ſerpent, with legs added to it. There are ſeveral forts of lizards; ſome in Arabia of a cubit long. In America they eat lizards; it is very probable likewiſe that they were eaten ſometimes in Arabia and Ju- daea, ſince Moſes ranks them among the unclean creatures. Calmet. Thou'rt like a foul miſ-ſhapen ſtigmatick, Mark'd by the deſtinies to be avoided, As venomous toads, or lizards dreadful ſtings. Shakespeare. Adder's fork, and blind worm's ſting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing. Shakespeare's Macbeth. LIZA'RDITAL. m. ſ. A plant. Liz A'Roston E. m. ſ. [lizard and ſtone..] A kind of ſtone. L.L.D. m.ſ. [legum doctor.] A doctor of the canon and civil laws. Lo. interject. [Ia, Saxon.] Look; ſee; behold. It is a word uſed to recall the attention generally to ſome objećt of fight; ſometimes to ſomething heard, but not properly ; often to ſomething to be underſtood. Lo / within a ken our army lies. Shakespeare. Now muſt the world point at poor Catharine, And ſay, lo / there is mad Petruchio's wife. Shakeſpeare. Lo! I have a weapon, A better never did itſelf ſuſtain Upon a ſoldier's thigh. Thou did'ſt utter, I am yours for ever. —Why lo you now, I’ve ſpoke to the purpoſe twice. Shakespeare For lo! he ſung the world’s ſtupenduous birth. Rºſcom. Lo / heav'n and earth combine To blaſt our bold deſign. Loach. m. ſ. [loche, French.] The loach is a moſt dainty fiſh; he breeds and feeds in little and clear ſwift brooks or rills, and lives there upon the gravel, and in the ſharpeſt ſtreams: he grows not to be above a finger long, and no thicker than is ſuitable to that length: he is of the ſhape of an eel, and has a beard of wate's like a barbel: he has two fins at his fides, four at his belly, and one at his tail, dappled with many black or brown ſpots: Shakeſpeare's Othello. Dryden's Albion. his
L C A I, O A —-T **** his mouth, barbel-like, under his noſe. This fiſh is uſually full of eggs or ſpawn, and is by Geſner, and other learned phyſicians, commended for great nouriſhment, and to be vety grateful both to the palate and ſtomach of ſick perſons, and is to be fiſhed for with a very ſmall worm, at the bot- tom, for he very ſeldom or never riſes above the gravel. J/alton's Angler. load. m. ſ. [place, Saxon.] 1. A burthen; a frcight; lading. Then on his back he laid the precious load, And ſought his wonted ſhelter. Dryden's Nun's Tale. 2. Anything that depreſſes. How a man can have a quiet and cheerful mind under a great burden and load of guilt, I know not, unleſs he be very ignorant. Ray on Creation. 3. As much drink as one can bear. There are thoſe that can never ſleep without their load, nor enjoy one eaſy thought, till they have laid all their cares to reſt with a bottle. L’Eſtrange. To Load. v. a. [plaban, Saxon.] 1. To burden; to freight. At laſt, laden with honour's ſpoils, Returns the good Andronicus to Rome. Shakeſpeare. Your carriages were heavy lºaden; they are a burden to the beaſt. Iſa. xlvi. 1. 2. To encumber; to embarraſs. - He that makes no reflexions on what he reads, only loads his mind with a rhapſody of tales, fit in winter nights for the entertainment of others. Locke. 3. To charge a gun. A mariner having diſcharged his gun, and loading it ſud- denly again, the powder took fire. I/iſeman. 4. To make heavy by ſomething appended or annexed. Thy dreadful vow, loaden with death, ſtill ſounds In my ſtunn'd ears. Addiſon's Cato. LoAD. m. ſ. [more properly lode, as it was anciently written from laeoan, Saxon, to lead..] The leading vein in a mine. The tin lay couched at firſt in certain ſtrakes amongſt the rocks, like the veins in a man's body, from the depth whereof the main load ſpreadeth out his branches, until they approach the open air. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. Their manner of working in the load mines, is to follow the load as it lieth. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. Lo'ADER. n. ſ. [from load.] He who loads, lºss. n, ſ, [lode and man.] He who leads the way; a pilot. Lo'Adstar. m. ſ. [more properly as it is in Maundeville, lode- ſiar, from laeban, to lead..] The poleſtar; the cynoſure; the leading or guiding ſtar. She was the leadſar of my life; ſhe the bleſºng of mine eyes; ſhe the overthrow of my deſires, and yet the recom- pence of my overthrow. Sidney. My Helice, the load/lar of my life. Spenſer. O happy fairſ Your eyes are load/fars, and your tongue ſweet air; More tuneable than lark to ſhepherd's ear When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear. Shakespeare That clear majeſty Which ſtandeth fix’d, yet ſpreads her heavenly worth, Lodeſtone to hearts, and led ſtar to all eyes. Davies. Lºadstone. n. ſ. [properly iodºſiºne or ladingſ:nº. See Loadstar.] The magnet; the ſtone on which the mari- ners compaſs needle is touched to give it a direction north and ſouth. The loadſtone is a peculiar and rich ore of iron, found in large maſſes, of a deep iron-grey where freſh broken, and often tinged with a browniſh or reddiſh colour: it is very heavy, and confiderably hard, and its great character is that of affecting iron. This ore of iron is found in England, and in moſt other places where there arc mines of that metal. Hill's Materia Medica. The uſe of the loadſtone was kept as ſecret as any of the other myſteries of the art. Swift. Loaf, n.f. [from hlar or lar, Saxon.] I. A maſs of bread as it is formed by the baker: a loaf is thicker than a cake. Eaſy it is Of a cut loaf to ſteal a ſhive, we know. Shakeſpeare. The bread and bread corn in the town ſufficed not for fix days: hereupon the ſoldiers entered into proportion; and, tº give example, the lord Clinton limited himſelf to a loaf a day. Hayward. With equal force you may break a lºaf of bread into more and leſs parts than alump of lead of the ſame bigneſs. Digby. * Any maſs into which a body is wrought. Your wine becomes ſo limpid, that you may bottle it with 3 piece of leaf ſugar in each bottle. Mort. AM. m. ſ. [lim, laam, Saxon; limus, Latin; from 2 ſºn, a fen, junius.] Fat, unctuous, tenacious, earth; marl. The pureſt treaſure Is ſpotleſs reputation; that away, Men are but gilded ban, or painted clay. Shakeſpeare. Alexander returneth to duit; the duſt is earth; of earth we make lºan; and why of that lºan might they not ſtop a beer barrel Sha&#xtre's Hamlet. To Lo AM. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſmear with loam, marl, or clay; to clay. The jºiſt ends, and girders which be in the walls, muſt be loamed all over, to preſerve them from the corroding of the mortar. . 44-yan's Mechanical Exerciſes. Lo'AMY. adj. [from loam.] Marl The mellow earth is the beſt, between the two extrennes of clay and ſand, eſpecially if it be not loamy and binding. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ. Nº. 665. Auricula ſeedlings beſt like a loamy ſand, or light moſt earth; yet rich and ſhaded. Evelyn's Kalºmir. LoAN. n.ſ. [plan, Saxon.] Anything lent; any thing given to another, on condition of return or repayment. The better ſuch ancient revenues ſhall be anſwered and . the leſs need her majeſty aſk ſubſidies, fifteens, and away. Bacon. - You're on the fret, Becauſe, in ſo debauch'd and vile an age, Thy friend and old acquaintance dares diſown The gold you lent him, and forſwear the law. Dryden, LoATH. adj. [lab, Saxon.j Unwilling; diſliking; not ready ; not inclined. - Theſe freſh and delightful brooks, how ſlowly they ſide away, as loth to leave the company of ſo many things united in perfection. Sidney. With lofty eyes, half leth to look ſo low, She thanked them in her diſdainful wiſe, Ne other grace vouchſafed them to ſhow Of princeſs worthy. Fairy Queen, b. i. When he heard her anſwers lath, he knew Some ſecret ſorrow did her heart diſtrain. Fairy Q:ſecn. To ſpeak ſo indirectly, I am ſath ; I'd ſay the truth; but to accuſe him ſo, That is your part. Shakeſp. Megſ, for Meaſure. Long doth ſhe ſtay, as ºth to leave the land, From whoſe ſoft ſide ſhe firſt did iſſue make, She taſtes all places, turns to ev'ry hand, Her flow'ry banks unwilling to forſake. Davier. Then wilt thou not be loth To leave this paradiſe, but ſhalt poſſeſs - A paradiſe within thee, happier far ! Milton's Par. Loft. To pardon willing, and to puniſh loth; You ſtrike with one hand, but you heal with both : Lifting up all that proſtrate lie, you grieve You cannot make the dead again to live. Waller. When Æneas is forced to kill Lauſus, the poet ſhews him compaſſionate, and is loth to deſtroy ſuch a maſter-piece of Inature. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. As ſome faint pilgrim ſtanding on the ſhore, - Firſt vicws the torrent he would venture o'er ; And then his inn upon the farther ground, Loth to wade through, and lather to go round : Then dipping in his ſtaff does trial make How deep it is ; and, fighing, pulls it back. Dryden. I know you ſhy to be oblig'd : And ſtill more leath to be oblig'd by me. Southern. To Lo ATHE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To hate; to look on with abhorrence. Parthenia had learned both liking and miſliking, loving and loathing. - Sidney. They with their filthineſs Polluted this ſame gentle ſoil long time, That their own mother leath'd their beaſtlineſs. Fa. 28. The fiſh in the river ſhall die, and the river flink ; and the Egyptians ſhall leath to drink of the water. Exod. vii. 18. How am I caught with an unwary oath, - Not to reveal the ſecret which I loath ! IZºller. For thee the lion leaths the taſe of blood, And roaring hunts his female through the wood. Dryden. Why do I ſtay within this hated place, Where every object ſhocks my loathing eyes. Rowe. Now his exalted ſpirit baths * ,- Incumbrances of food and cloaths. Swift, 2. To conſider with the diſguſt of ſatiety. Loathing the honey'd cakes, I long for brºad. Cowley. Our appetite is extinguiſhed with the ſatifaction, and is ſucceeded by loathing and ſatiety. Kagers's Sermons. 3. To ſee food with diſlike. - Lating is a ſymptom well known to attend diſorders of the ſtomach ; and the cure muſt have regard to the cauſe. - 9:/iny. To Lo Artie. ... n. To create diſguſt; to cauſe abhorrence. where I was wont to ſeek the honey bce, The griſly toadflool grown there might I ſee, ſ And kathing paddocks lording on the ſame. Spenſer. 1 5 P Lo"ATHER.
L O C
L O B
Loather. n.ſ. [from bath.J.9." " loaths,
i.ºrg.ul. adj. [loath and fººl
ing; hating.
**śith halful eyes behold.
He would no more endure.
- d; hated.
2. Asºº the reach of loathful ſinful luſt,
whoſe baſe effect, through cowardly diſtruſt
of his weak wings, dare not to heaven flie. Spenſer.
Loarningly. adv. [from loathe..] In a faſtidious manner.
Loathly. adj. [from loath..] Hateful; abhorred ; czciting
hatred. -- - -
An huge great dragon, horrible in fight,
Bred in the loathly lakes of Tartary, - -
With murd’rous ravin. hey do obſ Fairy Queen, b. i.
The people fear me; for they do obſerve
uß. '. and loathly § of nature. Shakeſp.
Sour-ey'd diſdain, and diſcord ſhall beſtow
The unión of your bed with weeds ſo leathy, •
That you ſhall hate it. ... Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt.
Loſarily adv. [from loath..] Unwillingly; without liking or
inclination. -
The upper ſtreams make ſuch haſte to have their part of
embracing, that the nether, though bthly, muſt needs give
place unto them. Sidney.
Hubberd's Tale.
Lothly oppoſite I ſtood -
To his unnat'ral purpoſe. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
This ſhews that you from nature lothly ſtray,
That ſuffer not an artificial day. Donne.
LoathNess. n.ſ.. [from leath.] Unwillingneſs.
The fair ſoul herſelf
Weigh’d between lothneſ, and obedience,
Which end the beam ſhould bow.
Pray you, look not ſad,
Nor make replies of lothneſs. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
Should we be taking leave,
As long a term as yet we have to live, -
The lothneſs to depart would grow. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
After they had ſat about the fire, there grew a general
filence and lothneſs to ſpeak amongſt them; and immediately
one of the weakeſt fell down in a ſwoon. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Lo'ATH some. adj. [from loath.]
1. Abhorred; deteſtable.
The freſh young fly
Did much diſdain to ſubject his deſire
To loathſome ſloth, or hours in eaſe to waſte. Spenſer.
While they pervert pure nature's healthful rules
To loathſome ſickneſs. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi.
If we conſider man in ſuch a loathſome and provoking con-
dition, was it not love enough that he was permitted to en-
joy a being. South's Sermons.
2. Cauſing ſatiety or faſtidiouſneſs.
The ſweeteſt honey
Is loathſome in its own deliciouſneſs,
And in the taſte confounds the appetite. Shakeſpeare.
lº. n: ſ [from loathſome.] Quality of raiſing
hatred.
The catacombs muſt have been full of ſtench and loathſºme-
meſ, if the dead bodies that lay in them were left to rot in
open nitches. Addiſon.
Loaves, plural of loaf.
Democritus, when he lay a dying, cauſed loaves of new
bread to be opened, and he poured a little wine into them;
and ſo kept himſelf alive with the odour till a feaſt was paſt.
Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, No. -
LoB. m. ſ. ift 934
1. Any one heavy, clumſy, or ſluggiſh.
Farewel, thou lob of ſpirits, I'll be gone,
Our queen and all her elves come here anon. Shakeſp.
2. Lob's pound; a priſon. Probably a priſon for idlers, or
fturdy beggars.
Crowdero, whom in irons bound,
Thou baſely threw'ſt into lob's pound. Hudibras.
3. A big worm.
For the trout the dew worm, which ſome alſo call the lab
worm, and the brandling are the chief. Walton's Angler.
To LoB. v. a. To let fall in a ſlovenly or lazy manner.
The horſemen fit like fixed candleſticks,
?. poor jades
* down their heads, dropping the hide and hips. Shakespeare
Lo'BBY, n.ſ. [laube, German.] . opening sº IOOIIl. 'ſ
- ... His lobbies fill with 'tendance,
Rain ſacrificial whiſp'rings in his ear,
Make ſacred even his ſtirrop. Shakeſp. Tim. of Athens.
- Before the duke's riſing from the table, he ſtood expecting
till he ſhould paſs through a kind of lobby between that room
and the next, where were divers attending him. Wotton.
Try your back ſtairs, and let the /obby wait,
A ſtratagem in war is no deceit. King's Horace.
Lobs. n.ſ. ſlobe, French; *$3:..] A diviſion; a diſtinct part:
uſed commonly for a part of the lungs.
Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
Nor could the lobes of his rank liver ſwell
To that prodigious maſs, for their eternal meal. Dryden.
Air bladders form lobuli, which hang upon the bronchia
like bunches of grapes; theſe lobuli conſtitute the lobes, and
the lobes the lungs. Arbuthnot on Aiments.
Loºster. n.ſ. ſlobrzen, Saxon.] A cruſtaceous fiſh.
Thoſe that caſt their ſhell, are the lobſter, the crab, and
craw-fiſh. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ?. Nº. 732.
It happeneth often that a lobſter hath the great claw of one
ſide longer than the other. Brown's Vulgar Errour.
LOCAL. adj. [local, French; locus, Latin.j
1. Having the properties of place.
By aſcending, after that the ſharpneſs of death was over-
come, he took the very local poſſeſſion of glory, and that to
the uſe of all that are his, even as himſelf before had wit–
neſſed, I go to prepare a place for you. Hooker, b. v.
A higher flight the vent'rous goddeſs tries,
Leaving material worlds, and local ſkies. Prior-
2. Relating to place.
The circumſtance of local nearneſs in them unto us, might
haply enforce in us a duty of greater ſeparation from them.
than from thoſe other. Hooker, b. iv.
Where there is only a local circumſtance of worſhip, the
ſame thing would be worſhipped, ſuppoſing that circumſtance
changed. Stillingfleet.
3. Being in a particular place.
Dream not of their fight,
As of a duel, or the local wounds
Of head, or heel. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xiii.
How is the change of being ſometimes here, ſometimes
there, made by local motion in vacuum, without a change in
the body moved Digby on Bodies.
Loca'lity. m. ſ. [from local.] Exiſtence in place; relation of
place, or diſtance.
That the ſoul and angels are devoid of quantity and di-
menſion, and that they have nothing to do with groſſer loca-
lity, is generally opinioned. Glanville's Scºp.
Loca’lly, adj. [from local.] With reſpect to place.
Whether things, in their natures ſo divers as body and
ſpirit, which almoſt in nothing communicate, are not eſſen-
tially divided, though not locally diſtant, I leave to the rea-
ders. Glanville's Scep-
Location. n.ſ. [locatio, Latin.] Situation with reſpect to
place; ačt of placing; ſtate of being placed.
To ſay that the world is ſomewhere, means no more than
that it does exiſt; this, though a phraſe borrowed from place,
fignifying only its exiſtence, not location. Locke.
Loch. n.ſ. A lake. Scottiſh.
A lake or loch, that has no freſh water running into it,
will turn into a ſtinking puddle. Cheyne's Phil. Principles.
Lock. m. ſ. [loc, Saxon, in both ſenſes.]
1. An inſtrument compoſed of ſprings and bolts, uſed to faſten
doors or cheſts.
No gate ſo ſtrong, no lock ſo firm and faſt,
But with that piercing noiſe flew open quit or braſt. F. Qu.
We have locks to ſafeguard neceſſaries,
And pretty traps to catch the petty thieves. Shakeſpeare.
As there are locks for ſeveral purpoſes, ſo are there ſeveral
inventions in locks, in contriving their wards or guards. Moxon.
2. The part of the gun by which fire is ſtruck.
A gun carries powder and bullets for ſeven charges and
diſcharges: under the breech of the barrel is one box for the
powder; a little before the lock, another for the bullets; be-
hind the cock a charger, which carries the powder to the
further end of the lock. Grew's Muſeum.
3. A hug; a grapple.
They muſt be pračtiſed in all the locks and gripes of wreſt-
ling, as need may often be in fight to tugg or grapple, and
to cloſe. ilton on Education.
4. Any incloſure.
Sergeſthus, eager with his beak to preſs
Betwixt the rival gally and the rock,
Shuts up th’ unwieldy centaur in the lock. Dryden's Aen.
5. A quantity of hair or wool hanging together.
Well might he perceive the hanging of her hair in locks,
ſome curled, and ſome forgotten. Sidney.
A goodly cypreſs, who bowing her fair head over the wa-
ter, it ſeemed ſhe looked into it, and dreſſed her green locks
by that running river. Sidney.
His grizly locks, long growen and unbound,
Diſordered hung about his ſhoulders round. Fairy Qu.
The bottom was ſet againſt a lock of wool, and the ſound
was quite deaded. Bacon.
They nouriſh only a lock of hair on the crown of their
heads. Sandys's Travels.
A lock of hair will draw more than a cable rope. Grew.
Behold the locks that are grown white
Beneath a helmet in your father's battels. Addiſon's Cato.
Two locks graceful hung behind
In equal curls, and well-conſpir'd, to deck
With ſhining ringlets her ſmooth iv'ry neck. Pºpe.
6. A
L O D 6. A tuft. - - - I ſuppoſe this letter will find thee picking of daiſies, or ſmelling to a lock of hay. Addiſon's Spectator. To Lock. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſhut or faſten with locks. The garden, ſeated on the level floor, She left behind, and locking ev'ry door, - Dryden. Thought all ſecure. 2. To ſhut up or cogfine, as with locks. I am lockt in one of them ; If you do love me, you will find me out. Shakeſpeare: We do lock Our former ſample in our ſtrong-barr'd gates. Shakeſp. Then ſeek to know thoſe things which make us bleſt, And having found them, lock them in thy breaſt. Denham. - The frighted dame The log in ſecret lock'd. Dryden's Ovid. If the door to a council be kept by armed men, and all ſuch whoſe opinions are not liked kept out, the freedom of thoſe within are infringed, and all their acts as void as if they were locked in. Dryden's Án. One conduces to the poets completing of his work; the other ſlackens his pace, and locks him up like a knight-errant in an enchanted caſtle. Dryden's Dedicat. To the Æn. The father of the gods Confin'd their fury to thoſe dark abodes, And lock'd'em ſafe within, oppreſs'd with mountain loads. * Dryden's Án. If one third of the money in trade were locked up, muſt not the landholders receive one third leſs. Locke. Always lack up a cat in a cloſet where you keep your china plates, for fear the mice may ſteal in and break them. Swift. Your wine lock'd up, Plain milk will do the feat. 3. To cloſe faſt. Death blaſts his bloom, and locks his frozen eyes. Gay. To Lock. v. n. 1. To become faſt by a lock. - For not of wood, nor of enduring braſs, Doubly diſparted it did lock and cloſe, - That when it lacked, none might through it paſs. Fa. ©g. 2. To unite by mutual inſertion. Either they lack into each other, or ſlip one upon another's ſurface; as much of their ſurfaces touches as makes them Boyle. Pope's Horace. cohere. Lºcker. n.ſ.. [from lock.] Any thing that is cloſed with a lock; a drawer. I made lºckers or drawers at the end of the boat. R. Cruſºe. lºcket. n.ſ. ſequet, French.J A ſmall lock; any catch or ſpring to faſten a necklace, or other ornament. Where knights are kept in narrow liſts, With wooden lockets 'bout their wriſts. Hudibras, p. ii. LockRAM. n.ſ. A ſort of coarſe linen. Hanmer. The kitchen malkin pins Her richeſt lockram 'bout her reeky neck, - Clamb'ring the walls to eye him. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Lockron. n.). A kind of rānunculus. LocoMotion. n.ſ. [lacus and motus, Lat.J Power of change- ing place. . All progreſſion, or animal locomotion, is performed by draw- ing on, or impelling forward, ſome part which was before at quiet. Brown's Pulgar Errours. LºcoMotive, adj. [lacus and moves, Lat] Changing place; having the power of removing or changing place. I ſhall conſider the motion, or locomotive faculty of ani- Derham's Phyſico-Theol. In the night too oft he kicks, Prior. Or ſhows his locomotive tricks. An animal cannot well be defined from any particular, or- ganical part, nor from its locomotive faculty, for ſome adhere Arbuthnot on Aliments. mals. to rocks. Lo'cust. n.ſ. ſlocuſa, Latin.] The Hebrews had ſeveral ſorts of locuſis, which are not known among us: the old hiſtorians and modern tra- vellers remark, that locuſ's are very numerous in Africk, and many places of Aſia; that ſometimes they fell like a cloud upon the country, and cat up every thing they meet with, Moſes deſcribes four ſorts of locº/?s. Since there was a pro- hibition againſt uſing locuſes, it is not to be queſtioned but that theſe creatures were commonly eaten in Paleſtine, and the neighbouring countries. Calmet. To-morrow will I bring the locuſ's into thy coaſt. Exod. Air replete with the ſteams of animals, rotting, has pro- duced peſtilential fevers; ſuch have likewiſe been raiſed by great quantities of dead locuſ’s. Arbuthnot on Air. Locust-tree. m. ſ. The locuſ-tree hath a papilionaceous flower, from whoſe calyx ariſes the pointal, which afterwards becomes an uni- capſular hard pod, including roundiſh hard ſeeds, which are ſurrounded with a fungous ſtringy ſubſtance, AMiller. Lodestar. See Loapstar. lobestone. See Loadstone. -º-º-º-º-º-º-º-ºur- To Lodge. v. a. [logian, Saxon; lºger, French.] 1. To place in a temporary habitation. - When he was come to the court of France, the king ſtiled him by the name of the duke of York; lodged him, and accommodated him, in great ſtate. Bacon's Henry VII, 2. To afford a temporary dwelling; to ſupply with harbour for a night. Dryden- Ev'ry houſe was proud to lodge a knight. 3. To place; to plant. - When on the brink the foaming boar I met, And in his ſide thought to have lodg’d my ſpear, The deſp'rate ſavage ruſh'd within my force, And bore me headlong with him down the rock. Orway. He lodg’d an arrow in a tender breaſt, That had ſo often to his own been preſt. Addison's Ovid. In viewing again the ideas that are lodged in the memory, the mind is more than paſſive. Locke. 4. To fix; to ſettle. By whoſe fell working I was firſt advanc'd, And by whoſe pow'r I well might lodge a fear . Shakeſpeare. To be again diſplac'd. I can give no reaſon, More than a lodg’d hate, and a certain loathin - I bear Antonio. Shakeſpeare's Merch. of Wenice. 5. To place in the memory. - ld not underſtand, though he This cunning the king wou lodged it, and noted it, in ſome particulars. Bacon's H. VII. 6. To harbour or cover. The deer is lodg’d, I’ve track'd her to her covert; Ruſh in at once. Addiſon's Cato. 7. To afford place to: - The memory can hage a greater ſtore of images, than all the ſenſes can preſent at one time. Cheyne's Phil. Principles. 8. To lay flat. Though bladed corn be lodg’d, and trees blown down, Though caſtles topple on their warders heads. Shałºff. We'll make foul weather with deſpiſed tears; Our fighs, and they, ſhall lodge the Summer corn, And make a dearth in this revolting land. Shakeſpeare, To Lodge. v. n. 1. To reſide; to keep reſidence. . Care keeps his watch in ev'ry old man's eye, And where care lodgeth, ſleep will never lie. Shakeſp. Something holy lodges in that breaſt, - And with theſe raptures moves the vocal air To teſtify his hidden reſidence. Milton, And dwells ſuch rage in ſofteſt boſom then f And lodge ſuch daring ſouls in little men Pope. 2. To take a temporary habitation. . . Why commands the king, That his chief followers lodge in towns about him, While he himſelf keepeth in the cold field Shafft. I know not where he lodges; and for me to deviſe a lodg- ing, and ſay, he lies here, or he lies there, were to lie in mine own throat. Shakeſpeare's Othello. Thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the 2 Sam. xvii. 8. people. 3. To take up reſidence at night. My lords And ſoldiers, ſtay and lodge by me this night. Shakespeare . Oh, that I had in the wilderneſs a lºdging place of way- faring men, that I might leave my people. jer. ix. 4. Here thou art but a ſtranger travelling to thy country; it is therefore a huge folly to be afflićted, becauſe thou haſ a leſs convenient inn to lodge in by the way. Taylor. 4. To lie flat. Long cone wheat they reckon in Oxfordſhire beſt for rank clays; and its ſtraw makes it not ſubject to lodge, or to be mildewed. 44%rtimer's Huſandy. LoDo E. m. / [logis, French.] I. A ſmall houſe in a park or foreſt. He brake up his court, and retired himſelf, his wife and children, into a certain foreſt thereby, which he calleth his deſart, wherein he hath built two fine dodges. Sidney. 1 fºnd him as melancholy as a lodge in a warren. Sº, He and his lady both are at the Iodge, Upon the north ſide of this pleaſant Chace. Shakespeare eare. Thus at their ſhady lodge arriv'd, both ſtood, Both turn'd, and under open ſky ador'd The God that made both ſky, air, earth. Milton Whenever I am turned out, my lºdge deſcends upon . low-ſpirited family. Swi 2. Any ſmall houſe; as, the porter's lodge. ºft. loºpGEMENT, n.ſ.. [from lºgº, logºmº, French.] 1. Accumulation, or collocation in a certain Place. The curious lodgement and inoſculation of the auditory "Wºrd diaphragm from a me Derham. - * **ement of extra. vaſated matter. - Sharp's Sur 2. Pºiº i. the . s work. gery. e military pedant is makin - battels, from one end of the year . #. and ſº Lo'ccer.
L O G
L O G
LoºpG ER. m. ſ. [from lºdge.] . .
1. Cne who ſº in rooms hired in the houſe of another.
te, call'ſ thou me hoſt now, I ſcorn the term ;
nº Nell keep lºdgers. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
There were in a family, the man and his wife, three chil-
dren, and three ſervants or lodgers. Graunt’s Bill.
Thoſe houſes are ſooneſt infected that are crowded with
multiplicity of lodgers, and naſty families. Harvey.
The gentlewoman begged me to ſtep ; for that a º
ſhe had taken in was run mad. Tatler, N . 88.
Sylla was reproached by his fellow lºdger, that whilſt the
fellow lodger paid eight pounds one ſhilling and fivepence
halfpeny for the uppermoſt ſtory, he paid for the reſt twenty-
four pounds four ſhillings and fourpence halfpeny. Artuthnot.
2. One that reſides in any place.
Look in that breaſt, moſt dirty dear;
Say, can you find but one ſuch lodger there Pºpe.
(DG ING.. n.ſ.. [from lodge.
º ºftº: ; * hired in the houſe of another.
I will in Caſio's lodging loſe this napkin,
And let him find it. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
Let him change his lºdging from one end of the town to
andther, which is a great adamant of acquaintance. Bacon.
At night he came
To his known lºgings, and his country dame. . Dryden.
He defired his ſiſter to bring her away to the lodgings of
his friend. Addiſon's Guardian, Nº. 155.
Wits take lodgings in the ſound of Bow. Pope.
2. Place of reſidence. - -
, Fair boſom fraught with virtue's richeſt treaſure,
The neſt of love, the lodging of delight,
The bower of bliſs, the paradiſe of pleaſure,
The facred harbour of that heavenly ſpright. Spenſºr.
3. Harbour; covert, -
The hounds were uncoupled; and the ſtag thought it bet-
ter to truſt to the nimbleneſs of his feet, than to the ſlender
fortification of his lodging, Sidney.
. Convenience to ſleep on.
Their feathers ſerve to ſtuff our beds and pillows, yielding
us ſoft and warm lodging. Ray on Creation.
Loft. m. ſ. [Ilyſt, Welſh; or from lift.]
1. A floor.
There is a traverſe placed in a loft above. Bacon.
2. The higheſt floor.
To lull him in his ſlumber ſoft,
A trickling ſtream from high rock tumbling down,
And ever drizzling rain upon the loft,
Mixt with a murmuring wind.
3. Rooms on high.
Paſſing through the ſpheres of watchful fire,
And hills of ſnow, and lofts of piled thunder. Milton.
A weaſel once made ſhift to ſlink
In at a corn lºft, through a chink. Pope.
Lo's TILy; adv. [from lofty.
1. Qn high; in an elevated place.
2. Proudly; haughtily.
They ſpeak wickedly concerning oppreſſion; they ſpeak
loftily. Pſal. lxxiii. 8.
3. With elevation of language or ſentiment; ſublimely.
My lowly verſe may ſºftly ariſe,
And lift itſelf unto the higheſt ſkies.
Lo'FTINess, n.ſ.. [from lºfty.]
I. Height; local elevation.
2. Sublimity; elevation of ſentiment.
Three poets in three diſtant ages born;
The firſt in lºftingſ of thought ſurpaſs'd,
The next in majeſty; in both the laſt,
3. Pride; haughtineſs.
Auguſtus and Tiberius had loftingſ; enough in their tem-
per, and affected to make a ſovereign figure. , Collier.
Lorry, adj. [from lºft, or lift.j l
I. High 3 hovering; elevated in place.
See lºfty Lebanon his head advance, -
See nodding foreſts on the mountains ince. Pºpe's Mºffah.
2. Sublime; elevated in ſentiment.
He knew
Himſelf to fing and build the lofty rhyme.
3. Proud; haughty.
Man, the tyrant of our ſex, I hate,
A lowly ſervant, but a lºfty mate. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
£ºſy and ſour to them that lov’d him not ;
But to thoſe men that ſought him, ſweet as Summer, Shakesp
Log. n.ſ. [The original of this word is not known. Skinner
derives it from lºan, Saxon, to lie ; Junius from lºgge,
Dutch, ſluggiſh; Pºrhaps the Latin lignum, is the true j’
ginal.] A ſhapeleſ bulky piece of wood.
Would the light'ning had
Burnt up thoſe logs that thoji injoin'd to pile.
Fairy Queen, b. i.
Fairy Queen.
Dryden.
Milion.
Shakeſp.
he worms with ºny feet are bred under lºgs of timber,
and many times in gardens, where no logs are. Bacon.
Some lºg, Perhaps, upon the water. ſwam, .
An uſeleſs drift, which rudely cut within,
And hollow'd firſt a floating trough became,
And croſs ſome riv'let paſſage did begin.
The frighted dame > -
The log in ſecret lock'd. Dryden's Ovid.
2. An Hebrew meaſure, which held a quarter of a cab, and
conſequently five-ſixths of a pint. According to Dr. Ar-
buthnot it was a liquid meaſure, the ſeventy-ſecond part of
the bath or ephah, and twelfth part of the hin. Calnet.
A meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
Lev. xiv. Io.
Lo"G ARITH Ms. m. ſ. [lgarithme, Fr. 2.470; and 323.42.]
Lºgarithms, which are the indexes of the ratio's of num-
bers one to another, were firſt invented by Napier lord Mer-
Shiſon, a Scottiſh baron, and afterwards completed by Mr.
Briggs, Savilian profeſſor at Oxford. They are a ſeries of
artificial numbers, contrived for the expedition of calculation,
and proceeding in an arithmetical proportion, as the numbers
they anſwer to do in a geometrical one: for inſtance,
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8 9
I, 2 4, 8 16 32 64 138 256 512
Where the numbers above, beginning with (o), and arith-
metically proportional, are called logarithms. The addition
and ſubtraction of lºgarithms anſwers to the multiplication and
diviſion of the numbers they correſpond with ; and this ſaves
an infinite deal of trouble. In like manner will the extrac-
tion of roots be performed, by diffecting the logarithms of
any numbers for the ſquare root, and trifecting them for thc
cube, and ſo on. Harris.
Lo'GGATs. n.ſ.
Lºgºats is the ancient name of a play or game, which is
one of the unlawful games enumerated in the thirty-third ſta-
tute of Henry VIII. It is the ſame which is now called kit-
tlepins, in which boys often make uſe of bones inſtead of
wooden pins, throwing at them with another bone inſtead of
Dryºn.
bowling. Hanmer.
Did theſe bones coſt no more the breeding, but to play at
toggats with them. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
LogoERHEAP. m. ſ. ſlogge, Dutch, ſtupid and head, or rather
from lºg, a heavy motionleſs maſs, as blockhead..] A dolt; a
blockhead; a thickſcul.
Where haft been, Hal
With three or four lºggerhead, amongſt three or fourſcore
hogſheads. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
Says this lºggerhead, what have we to do to quench other
peoples fires. L’Eſtrange.
To fall to Logg ER HEADs. łº ſcuffle ; to fight without wea-
To go to Log GER HEADs. pons.
A couple of travellers that took up an aſs, fell to logger-
head; which ſhould be his maſter. L’Eſtrange.
lº *abro. adj. [from loggerhead..] Dull; ſtupið ,
doltiſh.
You,”gerheaded and unpoliſh'd groom, what no at-
tendance 2 Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew.
LOGICK. m. ſ. ſlogique, French; *gica, Latin, from x4) of..]
The art of reaſoning.
Žºgº is the art of uſing reaſon well in our inquiries after
truth, and the communication of it to others. Jºiº, Logick.
Talk lºgic; with acquaintance,
And practiſe rhetorick in your common taſk. Shakeſpeare.
By a logick that left no mán any thing which he might call
his own, they no more looked upon it as the caſe ºf One
man, but the caſe of the kingdom. Clarendon.
Here foam’d rebellious /ºgicæ, gagg'd and bound,
There ſtript fair rhetorick ń on the ground. Pope.
Logical, adj. [from lºgicł.]
1. Pertaining to logick; taught in logick.
The heretick complained greatly of St. Auguſtine, as be-
ing too full of logical ſubtilties. Hooker, b. iii.
Thoſe who in a logical diſpute keep in general terms, would
hide a fallacy. Dryden's Prºf. to Ann. Mirab.
We ought not to value ourſelves upon our ability, in
giving ſubtile rules, and finding out lºgical arguments, ſince
it wºuld be more perfection not to want them. Baker.
2. Skilled in logick; furniſhed with logick.
A man who ſets up for a judge in criticiſm, ſhould have a
clear and logical head. Addison's Speci. Nº. 291.
Lººx. * [from lºgical.] According to the laws of
logick.
How can her old good man
With honour take her back again
From hence I lºgically gather,
The woman cannot live with cither. Prior.
LoGI’cIAN, n. ſ: [lºgicien, French; logicus, Latin.] A teacher
or profeſſor of logick; a man verſed in logick.
If a man can play the true brician, and have as well judg-
mºnt as invention, he may do great matters. Bacon.
-j If we may believe our logicians, man is diſtinguiſhed from
'all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. Addiſon.
Each flaunch polemick ſtubborn as a rock,
Each fierce logician ſtill expelling Locke,
Came whip and ſpur. Dunciad, b. iv.
A logician
L O ſ, L O N A logician might put a caſe that would ſerve for an excep- tion. Swift. The Arabian phyſicians were ſubtile men, and moſt of them ſo icians; accordingly they have given method, and ſhed ſubtilty upon their author. Baker. Lo'GMAN. n.ſ. (lºg and man.] One whoſe buſineſs is to carry logs. 8 For your ſake Am I this patient logman. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. Lo'Gomachy, n.ſ. [2070,2x2.] A contention in words; a contention about words. Forced terms of art did much puzzle ſacred theology with diſtinctions, cavils, quiddities; and ſo transformed her to a meer kind of ſophiſtry and logomachy. Howel, Lo'Gwood. m. ſ. Logwood is of a very denſe and firm texture; it is brought to us in very large and thick blocks or logs, and is the heart only of the tree which produces it. It is very heavy, and remarkably hard, and of a deep, ſtrong, red colour. It grows both in the Eaſt and Weſt Indies, but no where ſo plentifully as on the coaſt of the bay of Campeachy. It has been long known by the dyers, and was but lately intro- duced in medicine, and is found to be an excellent aſtrin- Hill's Aſat. Med. gent. - - - To make a light purple, mingle ceruſe with logwood wa- ter, Peacham on Drawing. Lo Hock. m. ſ. Lohock is an Arabian name for thoſe forms of medicines which are now commonly called Eclegma's, lambatives, or linétus's. 2uincy. Lohocks and pećtorals were preſcribed, and veneſe&tion re- peated. ///eman's Surgery. Lois. n.ſ. [llwyn, Welſh.] 1. The back of an animal carved out by the butcher. 2. Loins; the reins. My face I'll grime with filth, Blanket my loinſ. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Thou ſlander of thy heavy mother's womb Thou loathed iſſue of thy father's loins. Shałºp. Rich. III. Virgin mother, hail I High in the love of heav'n yet from my loins Thou ſhalt proceed, and from thy womb the ſon Of God moſt high. 44ilton's Par. Loft, b. xii. A multitude l like which the populous north Pour'd never from her frozen loins, to paſs Rhene, or the Danaw, when her barbarous ſons Came like a deluge on the ſouth. Milton, To LOTTER. v. n.[lateren, Dutch..] To linger; to ſpend time careleſsly; to idle. Sir John, you loiter here too long, being you are to take ſoldiers up in the countries. Shakespeare. Whence this long delay You liter, while the ſpoils are thrown away. Dryden. , Mark how he ſpends his time, whether he unactively liters it away. Locke. If we have gone wrong, let us redeem the miſtake; if we have litered, ſet us quicken our pace, and make the moſt of the preſent opportunity. Rogers's Sermons. L01TERER. m.ſ.. [from kiter.] A lingerer; an idler; a lazy wrºtch; one who lives without buſineſs; one who is ſluggiſh and dilatory. - Give gloves to thy reapers a largeſs to cry, And daily to kiterers have a good eye. 7:/ºr's Hºſ. The poor, by idleneſs or unthriftineſs, are riotous ſpenders, vagabonds, and literers. Hayward. Where haſt thou been, thou loiterer P Though my eyes clos'd, my arms have ſtill been open'd, To ſearch if thou wert come. Otway, Providence would only enter mankind into the uſefál knºwledge of her treaſures, leaving the reſt to employ our induſtry, that we live not like idle loiterers and truants. More. Ever liſtleſs loit’rers, that attend No cauſe, no truſt, no duty, and no friend. Pope. Tº LOLL. v. n. (Of this word the etymology is not known. Perhaps it might be contemptuouſly derived from llard, a name of great reproach before the reformation; of whom ºne tenet was, that all trades not neceſſary to life are un- lawful.] 1. To lean idly; to reſt lazily againſt any thing. $o hangs, and loll, and weeps upon me; ſo ſhakes and pulls me. Shakeſpeare's Othello. He is not lolling on a lewd love bed, But on his knees at meditation. Shakeſp. Rich. III. Cloſe by a ſoftly murm'ring ſtream, Where lovers us’d to loll and dream. Hudibras, p. i. To loll on couches, rich with cytron ſteds, And lay your guilty limbs in Tyrian beds. Dryden. Void of care he loll ſupine in ſtate, And leaves his buſineſs to be done by fate. Dryd, Perſ. But wanton now, and lolling at our eaſe, We ſuffer all the invetrate ills of peace, Dryden. ------ --- - - A lazy, lolling ſort . . - - Of ever liſtleſs loit’rers. Dunciad, h. iv. 2. To hang out. Uſed of the tongue hanging out in wearineſ: or play. The triple porter of the Stygian ſeat, - With lºlling tongue lay fawning at thy feet. ... Drydºr. With harmleſs play amidſt the bowls he paſs'd, And with his loſing tongue aſſay'd the taſte. Dryden. To Loll. v. a. To put out: uſed of the tongue exerted. All authors to their own defe&ts are blind; Hadſt thou but, Janus-like, a face behind, To ſee the people, when ſplay mouths they make, To mark their fingers pointed at thy back, - Their tongues /bla out a foot. Dryden's Perſus. By Strymon's freezing ſtreams he ſat alone, Trees bent their heads to hear him ſing his wrongs, Fiercetygers couch'd around, and loll"d their fawning tongues. Dryden's Wirgi'; By the wolf were laid the martial twins; Intrepid on her ſwelling dugs they hung, The foſter-dam bl/d out her fawning tongue. Dryden. LoMP. n.ſ. A kind of roundiſh fiſh. LoNE. adj. [contračted from alone.] 1. Solitary. - Here the ſome hour a blank of life diſplays. Savage, Thus vaniſh ſceptres, coronets and balls, And leave you in ſome woods, or empty walls. 2. Single; without company. No lone houſe in Wales, with a mountain and a rookery, is more contemplative than this court. Pope. Lo'NELINEss. n. / [from lonely..] Solitude; want of compa- ny; diſpoſition to avoid company. The huge and ſportful aſſembly grew to him a tedious Joneſineſs, eſteeming nobody ſound ſince Daiphantus was loſt. Sidney. - 1 ſee The myſtery of your lonelineſ, and find - Your ſalt tears head. Shakeſpeare. Lonely, adj. [from lone..] Solitary; addićted to ſolitude. I go alone, Like to a lonely dragon; that his fen Makes fear'd and talk'd of more than ſeen. Shakeſp. Why thus cloſe up the ſtars That nature hung in heav'n, and fill'd their lamps With everlaſting oil, to give due light To the miſled and lonely traveller. AMilton. Time has made you dote, and vainly tell Pope. Of arms imagin'd, in your lonely cell. Dryden's An. When, faireſt princeſs, You lonely thus from the full court retire, Rowe. Love and the graces follow to your ſolitude. Lo'NENEss. m. ſ. [from lone..] Solitude; diſlike of company. If of court life you knew the good, You would leave (oneneſ. IDonne. I can love Her who loves loneneſ, beſt. IDonne. Lo'Nesome. adj. [from Zone..] Solitary; diſmal. You either muſt the earth from reſt diſturb, Or roll around the heavens the ſolar orb; Elſe what a dreadful face will nature wear 7 Blackmore, How horrid will theſe loneſºme ſeats appear ! LoN.G. adj. [long, French; longus, Latin.j 1. Not ſhort. He talked a long while, even till break of day. Ali, xx. He was deſirous to ſee him of a long ſeaſon. Luke xxiii. 2. Having one of its geometrical dimenſions in a greater de- gree than either of the other. His branches became long becauſe of the waters. Ezek, We made the trial in a long necked phial left open at the top. - - Boyle, 3. Of any certain meaſure in length. Women eat their children of a ſpan long. Lam, ii. 20. 4. Not ſoon ceaſing, or at an end. Eccl. xii. 5. Man goeth to his long home. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy day long upon the land. y 2 %. º: The phyſician cutteth off a long diſeaſe, Eccluſ, x, Io. 5. Dilatory. Death will not be long in coming, and the covenant of the grave is not ſhewed unto thee. Accluſ xiv. 12. “ſ.rom the ..", tº lºng..] Longing; deſirous; or perhaps, ong ºntinued, from the diſpoſition to continue looki * thing deſired. P e looking at raying for him, and caſting a lºng look that way, h the galley leave the purſuit, S y; º: By ev'ry circumſtance I know he loves; y. Yet he but doubts, and Parlies, and caſts out Many a long look-for ſuccour. Dryden 15 Q. Yet
L O N L O N * , , hing to a great diſtance. - / . Fºº *: i. too long for thee. Deut. xix. 24. They are old by reaſºn of the very long journey. Jºſ. º: 8. In muſick and pronunciation.] Protraćted; as, a long note ; | a long ſyllable. LoN G. adv. length 1. To a great length. - The marble brought, erects the ſpacious dome, rforms the pillars long-extended rows 8. which .." planted º and penſile garden grows: Prior. , Not for a ſhort time. - 2 With mighty barres of long-enduring braſs. Fairfax. When the trumpet ſoundeth long, they ſhall come up to the mount. Exod. xix. 13. The martial Ancus Furbiſh'd the ruſty ſword again, Reſum'd the lº. ſhield. - Dryden; One of theſe advantages, that which Corneillº has laid down, is the making c . º * º - n the action of the play is to - pećted day, whereo P. . Dramatick Poſy. So ſtood the pious prince unmov’d, and long * Suſtain'd the madneſs of the noiſy throng. Dryden's Aºn. The muſe reſumes her long-forgotten lays, And love, reſtor'd, his ancient realm ſurveys. Dryden. No man has complained that you have diſcourſed too long on any ſubject, for you leave us in an eagerneſs of learning in 101 C. Dryden. Perſia left for you The realm of Candahar for dow'r I brought, That long-contended prize for which you fought. Dryden. It may help to put an end to that long-agitated and unrea- ſonable queſtion, whether man's will be free or no? Locke. Heav'n reſtores To thy fond wiſh the long-expected ſhores. Pope's Odyſſey. 3. In the comparative, it ſignifies for more time; and in the ſuperlative, for moſt time. When ſhe could not longer hide him, ſhe took for him an ark of bullruſhes. Exod. ii. 3. Eldeſt parents ſignifies either the eldeſt men and women that have had children, or thoſe who have longeſ? had iſſue. Locke. 4. Not ſoon. Not long after there aroſe againſt it a tempeſtuous wind. Acts xxvii. 14. 5. At a point of duration far diſtant. If the world had been eternal, thoſe would have been found in it, and generally ſpread long ago, and beyond the memory of all ages. Tillotſºn's Sermons. Say, that you once were virtuous long ago? A frugal, hardy people. Philips's Briton. 6. [For along ; au long, Fr.] All along; throughout. Them among There ſat a man of ripe and perfect age, Who did them meditate all his life long. Fairy Queen. Some ſay, that ever 'gainſt that ſeaſon comes, Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning fingeth all night long, And then they ſay no ſpirit walks abroad. The nights are wholeſome, then no planets ſtrike, No fairy takes, no witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and ſo gracious is the time. Shakespeare . Hamlet. He fed me all my life long to this day. Gen. xlviii. 15. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation. Pſal. LoNº. v. h.[selang, a fault, Saxon.] By the fault; by the failure. A word now out of uſe, but truly Engliſh. Reſpective and wary men had rather ſeek quietly their own, and wiſh that the world may go well, ſo it be not long of them, than with pains and hazard make themſelves ad. viſers for the common good. Hooker, b. v. Maine, Bloys, Poietiers, and Tours are won away, Lºgº all of Somerſet, and his delay. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Miſtreſs, all this coyl is long of you. Shakeſpeare. If we owe it to him that we know ſo much, it is perhaps lºng of his fond adorers that we know ſo little more. Glanv. To LoNG. v. n. [gelangen, German, to aſk. Skinner.] To deſire earneſtly to wiſh with eagerneſs continued, with for or after before the thing deſired. Freſh expectation troubled not the land With any lºng'd fºr change, or better ſtate. Shakeſpeare. And thine eyes ſhall look, and fail with longing for them. Deut. xxviii. 32. If carſt he wiſhed, now he lenged fore. Fairfax, b. i. | The great maſter perceived, that Rhodes was the place the !. Turkiſh tyrant inged after. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. If the report be good, it cauſeth love And longing hope, and well aſſured joy. His ſons, who ſeek the tyrant to ſuſtain, And long for arbitrary lords again, He dooms to death deſervd.” > Davies. Dryden's AEn. Glad of the gift, the new made warrior goes; And arms among the Greeks, and ſº ſº equal foes. Pryd. Eiſe whence this pleaſing hope, this fond deſire, This longing after immortality Addison's Cato. There's the tie º *. ou lºng to call him father: Marcia's charms W. ; your heart unſeen, and plead for Cato. Allſºn. Nicomedés longing for herrings, . º: .." freſh his cook, though at a great diſtance from the ſea. ones by > 5 9. Arbuthnot on Coins. Through ſtormy ſeas I courted dangers, and I lºng'd ſo death. A. Philips. LoNGANIM1ty. n.ſ. [longaniºtitas, Latin; longaminlité, Fr.] Forbearance; patience of offences. It had overcome the patience of Job, as it did the meek- neſs of Moſes, and ſurely had maſtered any but the longa- nimity and laſting ſufferance of God. Brºwn's Pulg, Errours. That innocent and holy matron had rather go clad in the ſnowy white robes of meekneſs and lºngahimity, than in the purple mantle of blood. Howell's England's Tears. Ló'Nóboat. n.ſ. The largeſt boat belonging to a ſhip. At the firſt deſcent on ſhoar, he did countenance the land- ing in his longboat. Wotton. They firſt betray their maſters, and then, when they find the veſſel finking, ſave themſelves in the ſongboat. L’Eſtrange. LoNGE'vity. n.ſ. [longaevus, Latin.] Length of life. That thoſe are countries ſuitable to the nature of man, and convenient to live in, appears from the longevity of the natives. Ray on Creation. The inſtances of longevity are chiefly amongſt the abſte- mious. Arbuthnot on Aliments. LoNG1'MANous, adj. [longuemain, French ; longimanus, Lat.] Long-handed; having long hands. The villainy of this Chriſtian exceeded the perſecution of heathens, whoſe malice was never ſo longimanous as to reach the ſoul of their enemies, or to extend unto the exile of their elyſiums. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. vii. LoNG1(MetRY. m. ſ. ſlangus and werpia ; longimetrie, French.] The art or pračtice of meaſuring diſtances. Our two eyes are like two different ſtations in longimetry, by the affiſtance of which the diſtance between two objects is meaſured. Cheyne's Phil. Principles. Lo'NGIN G. m. ſ. [from long.] Earneſt deſire ; continual wiſh. When within ſhort time I came to the degree of uncer- tain wiſhes, and that thoſe wiſhes grew to unquiet longings, when I would fix my thoughts upon nothing, but that within little varying they ſhould end with Philoclea. Sidney. I have a woman's longing, An appetite that I am ſick withal, - To ſee great Hector in the weeds of peace. Shakeſpeare. The will is left to the purſuit of nearer ſatisfactions, and to the removal of thoſe uneaſineſſes which it then feels in its want of, and longings after, them. Locke. Lo'NGINGLY. adv. [from longing.] With inceſſant wiſhes. To his firſt bias longingly he leans, And rather would be great by wicked means. Dryden. Lo'NG is H. adj. [from long.] Somewhat long. LONGITUDE. n.ſ. [longitude, French; longitude, Latin.] 1. Length; the greateſt dimenſion. The ancients did determine the longitude of all rooms, which were longer than broad, by the double of their lati- tude. Wotton's Architect. The variety of the alphabet was in mere longitude only; but the thouſand parts of our bodies may be diverſified by ſituation in all the dimenſions of ſolid bodies; which muj- tiplies all over and over again, and overwhelms the fancy in a new abyſs of unfathomable number. Bentley's Sermons. This univerſal gravitation is an inceſſant and uniform ac- tion by certain and eſtabliſhed laws, according to quantity of matter and longitude of diſtance, that it cannot be deſtroyed nor impaired. Bentley's Sermºns. 2. The circumference of the earth meaſured from any meri- dian. Some of Magellanus's company were the firſt that did compaſs the world through all the degrees of longitude. Allot. 3. The diſtance of any part of the earth to the eaſt or weſt of any place. - To conclude; Of longitudes, what other way have we, But to mark when and where the dark eclipſes be? Donne. His was the method of diſcovering the longitude by bomb veſſels. Arbuth, and Pope's Mart. Scrib. 4. The poſition of anything to eaſt or weſt. The longitude of a ſtar is its diſtance from the firſt point of numeration toward the eaſt, which firſt point, unto the ancients, was the vernal equinox. Brown's Pulg. Errours. LoNGITU'DINAL. adj. [from longitude; Iongitudinal, French.] Meaſured by the length ; running in the longeſt direction. - Lºngitudinal is oppoſed to tranſverſe: thºſe veſicula are diſtended, and their longitudinal diameters ſtraitened, and ſo the length of the whole muſcle ſhortened. C. Lo's GLY. 3
L O O L () () Lo'NGly. adv. [from lºng..] Longingly; with great liking. Maſter, you look’d ſo longly on the maid, Perhaps, you mark not what's the pith of all. Shaſ ſº. Lo'No some. adj. [from long.] Tedious ; weariſome by its length. They found the war ſo churliſh and ſongſºme, as they grew then to a reſolution, that, as long as º ſtood in ſtate ut conſume them- to ſuccour thoſe countries, they ſhould Bacon's J/ar with Spain. ſelyes in an endleſs war. When chill'd by adverſe ſnows, and beating rain, Prior. We tread with weary ſteps the longſome plain. Lo'NGSUFFERING. adj. [long and ſuffering.] Patient; not eaſily provoked. - The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longſºffring, and abundant in goodneſs. Axod. xxxiv. 6. Lo's Gsuffering. m. ſ. Patience of offence; clemency. We infer from the mercy and longſift-ring of God, that they were themſelves ſufficiently ſecure of his favour. Rogers. Lo'NGTAIL. m. / [long and tail.J Cut and long tail: a cant- ing term for, one or another. He will maintain you like a gentlewoman. –Aye, that I will come cut and lºngtail under the degree of a ſquire. Shakeſpeare's Merry //?ves of //indſor. Lo's owAys. adv. [This and many other words ſo terminated are corrupted from wiſe.] In the longitudinal direétion. This iſland ſtands as a vaſt mole, which lies ſongways, al- moſt in a parallel line to Naples. Addiſon on Italy. Lo'Now INDED. adj. [long and wind...] Long-breathed; tedious. My ſimile you minded, Which, I confeſs, is too long winded. Swift. Lo'NGwise. adv. [ſong and wife.] In the longitudinal direc- tion. They make a little croſs of a quill, longwiſe of that part of the quill which hath the pith, and croſſwiſe of that piece of the quill without pith. Bacon. He was laid upon two beds, the one joined longwiſe unto the other, both which he filled with his length. Hakewiſ. Loo. m. ſ. A game at cards. A ſecret indignation, that all thoſe affections of the mind ſhould be thus Vilely thrown away upon a hand at loo, Addison In the fights of loo. Pope. Lo'obily, adj. [looby and like..] Aukward; clumſy. The plot of the farce was a grammar ſchool, the maſter ſetting his boys their leſſons, and a loobily country fellow put- ting in for a part among the ſcholars. L’E/ºrange. Loof. h. ſ. It is that part aloft of the ſhip which lies juſt be- fore the cheſs-trees, as far as the bulk head of the caſtle. Sea Die?ionary. To Loof. v. a. To bring the ſhip cloſe to a wind. Lo'oby. m. ſ. [Of this word the derivation is unſettled. Skin- nºr mentions lapp, German, fºol/h; and junius, ſale, a clown, Welſh, which ſeems to be the true original.] A lub- ber; a clumſy clown. The vices trace From the father's ſcoundrel race. Who could give the looby ſuch airs 2 Were they maſons, were they butchers ? Swift. Loofed, adj. [from alºof..] Gone to a diſtance. She once being lºft, Antony Chips on his ſea-wing, like a doating mållard, Leaving the fight. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. To Look. v. m. ſlocan, Saxon.] 1. To direct the eye to or from any object. Your queen died, ſhe was more worth ſuch gazes Than what you look on now. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. The gods look down, and the unnat'raſſcene They laugh at. Shakeſpeare' Coriolanus. Abimelech loºked out at a window, and ſaw Iſaac. Gen. Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, ſo that I am not able to look up. Pſal. xl. 12. He was ruddy, and of a beautiful countenance, and goodly I Sam. xvi. 12. to lack to. The fathers ſhall not look back to their children. jer. He had lºrd round about on them with anger. A ſarà iſi. The ſlate would caſt the eye, and look about to ſec, whe- ther there were any head under whom it might unite. Bacon. Fine devices of arching water without ſpilling, be pretty things to look on, but nothing to health. Bacon's Eſſays. Froth appears white, whether the ſun be in the meridian, or anywhere between it and the horizon, and from what Place foever the beholders ſook upon it. Boyle on Colouri, They'll rather wait the running of the river dry, than take Pains to loºk about for a bridge. L'A/trange. Thus pond'ring, he look’d under with his cyes, And ſaw the woman's tears. Dryden's Knight's Tale. Bertran; if thou dar'ſt, loºk out Upon yon ſlaughter'd hoſt. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. cannot, without ſome indignation, look on an ill copy of * excellent original; much leſs can I behold with patience Virgil and Homer abuſed to their faces, by a botching in- Dryden. terpreter. Intellectual being, in their conſtant endeavours after true fºlicity, can ſuſpend this proſecution in particular caſes, till they have looked before them, and informed themſelves, whe- ther that particular thing he in their way to dº - ºcate. end. - - - - - :^*...--> There may be in his reach a book, containing pictures and diſcourſes capable to delight and inſtruct him, which yet he may never take the pains to look into. - Zºe. Towards thoſe who communicate their thoughts in print, I cannot but look with a friendly regard, provided there is no tendency in their writings to vice. Addiſon's Freeholder. A ſolid and ſubſtantial greatneſs of ſoul looks down with a generous neglect on the cenſures and applauſes of the multi- tude. Addison's Speciator, N°. 255. I have nothing left but to gather up the reliques of a wreck, and look about me to ſee how few friends I have Pope to Swift. left. The optick nerves of ſuch animals as lºok the ſame way with both eyes, as of men, meet before they come into the brain; but the optick nerves of ſuch animals, as do not lºok the ſame way with both eyes, as of fiſhes, do not meet. e ſame way yes, 'Nºwº, Opticks. 2. To have power of ſeeing. - Fate ſees thy life lodg'd in a brittle glaſs, Dryden. And looks it thfough, but to it cannot paſs. 3. To direct the intelle&tual eye. In regard of our deliverance paſt, and our danger preſent and to come, let us ſºok up to God, and every man reform Bacon's New Atlantis. his own ways. - We are not only to look at the bare action, but at the rea- Stillingſleet. ſon of it. The man only ſaved the pigeon from the hawk, that hº might eat it himſelf; and if we look well about º we ſhall find this to be the caſe of moſt mediations. . 'E/ºrange, They will not look beyond the received notions of the place and age, nor have ſo preſumptuous a thought as to *:::: Oc/ea. than their neighbours. Every º he would look into himſelf, would find ſome defect of his particular genius. - - Locée. Change a man's view of things; let him lºok into the fu- ture ſtate of bliſs or miſery, and ſee there God, the righteous Judge, ready to render every man according to his *}. . To expect. 4. p Being once chaft, he ſpeaks What's in his heart; and that is there, which ſºft - With us to break his neck. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. If he long deferred the march, he muſt look to fight an- other battle before he could reach Oxford, Clarendon. 5. To take care; to watch. I lºok that ye bind them faſt. Shakeſpeare. He that gathered a hundred buſhels of apples, had thereby a property in them : he was only to look that he uſed them before they ſpoiled, elſe he robbed others. Locke, 6. To be directed with regard to any objećt. . . Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look ſtraight before thee. Prov. iv. 25. 7. To have any particular appearance. I took the way, Which through a path, but ſcarcely printed, lay; And look'd as lightly preſs'd by fairy feet. Dryden. That ſpotleſs modeſty of private and publick life, that ge- nerous ſpirit, which all other Chriſtians ought to labour after, ſhould look in us as if they were natural. Spratt's Serm. Piety, as it is thought a way to the favour of God; and fortune, as it looks like the effect either of that, or at leaſt of prudence and courage, beget authority. Temple, Cowards are offenſive to my fight; Nor ſhall they ſee me do an act that looks Below the courage of a Spartan king. Dryd. Cleomener. Should I publiſh any favours done me by your lordſhip, I am afraid it would look more like vanity than gratitude. Addison Something very noble may be diſcerned, but it looketh cumberſome. Felton on the Caſºs. Late, a ſad ſpe&tacle of woe, he trod The deſart ſands, and now he looks a god. Pºpe's Odyſ. From the vices and follies of others, obſerve how ſuch a Prašice ºr in another perſon, and remember that it ſº, - Watts. as ill, or worſe, in yourſelf. 8. To ſeem. To complain of want, and yet refuſe all offers of a ſup- ply, ſooks very ſullen. Burnet'; 7heory of the Earth. This makes it lºok the more like truth, natár. being fru- gal in her principles, but various in the effºds thence ari- ſing. - Cheyne's Philºſºphical Principles 9. To have any air, mien, or manner. - Nay look not big, nor ſtamp, nor flare, nor fret I will be maſter of what is mine OWn. Sºft a'47" - What haſte looks through his eyes? peare. Sº ſhould he lººk that ſeems to ſpeak things ſtrange. Shat, Give me your hand, and truſt me you ſº well, and bear your years very well. Sºare's Henry IV. Can
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J.2% they as they were built to ſhake the world, ºf r
Or be a moment to our ent"Pºº ? ... Benj. % ºn.
Though I cannot tell what a man ſays; if he will be ºn-
cere, I may eaſily know what he lºoks. - Collier.
It will be his lot to look ſingular in looſe and licentious
times, and to become * by-word. Atterbury's Sºrmons.
re. To form the air in any particular manner, in regarding or
beholding. -
I wºlcome the condition of the time,
which cannot look more hideouſly on me,
Than I have drawn it in my fantaſy. Shºff. Henry IV.
That which was the worſt now leaſt afflicts me:
Blindneſs, for had I fight, confus'd with ſhame,
How could I once took up, or heave the head. Milton.
Theſe lºok up to you with reverence, and would be ani-
mated by the fight of him at whoſe ſoul they have taken
fire in his writings. Swift to Pope.
11. To Look about one. To be alarmed ; to be vigilant.
It will import thoſe men who dwell careleſs to lock about
them; to enter into ſerious conſultation, how they may avert
that ruin. Decay of Piety.
If you find a waſting of your fleſh, then look about you,
eſpecially if troubled with a cough. Harvey on Conſumptions.
John's cauſe was a good milch cow, and many a man ſub-
ſiſted his family out of it: however, John began to think it
high time to look about him. Arbuthnot's Hiſł. ºf j. Bull.
12. Tº Look after. To attend; to take care of; to obſerve
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16. To Look on. To conſider.
He looked upon it as morally impoſitle, for perſons infi-
nitely proud to frame their minds to dº impartial conſidera-
tion of a religion that taught nothing but ſelf-denial and the
croſs. South's Sermons.
Do we not all profeſs to be of this excellent religion? but
who will believe that we do ſo, that ſhall lººk ºn the ac-
tions, and conſider the lives of the greateſt part of Chriſ-
tians. Tilotſºn's Sermons.
In the want and ignorance of almoſt all things, they ſº-
ed upon themſelves as the happi it and wifeit people of the
univerſe. Locke on human Un/ierſianding.
Thoſe prayers you make for your recovery are to be looked
upºn as beſ, heard by God, if they move him to a longer
continuance of your ſickneſs. Jºaº's Prepar. for Death.
17. To Look on. To be a mºre idle ſpectator.
I'll be a candle-holder, and loºk ºn. Shakeſpeare.
Some come to nect their friends, and to make merry :
others come only to ſº on. Bacon's Apº.5.
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18. To Look over. To examine ; to try one by one.
Look o'er the preſent and the former time,
If no example of ſo vile a crime
Appears, then mourn. Dryden's juvenal.
- A young child, diſtracted with the number and variety of
his play-games, tired his maid ever day to look them over.
Lºcke on Education.
19. Tº Look out. To ſearch ; to ſeek.
When the thriving tradeſman has got more than he can
well employ in trade, his next thoughts are to look out for a
with care, anxiety, or tenderneſs. --
| Mens hearts failing them for fear, and for loºking after purchaſe. Locłe. º
s thoſe things which are coming on the earth. Luke xxi. 26. Where the body is affeded with pain or ſickneſs, we are -
º Politeneſs of manners, and knowledge of the world, ſhould forward enough to look out for remedies, to litten greedily to
principally be looked after in a tutor. Locke on Education. every one that ſuggeſts them and immediately to apply them.
A mother was wont to indulge her daughters, when any Atterbury, Sermons. º
of them deſired dogs, ſquirrels, or birds; but then they muſt Where a foreign tongue is elegant, expreſſive, and com-
be ſure to look diligently after them, that they were not ill pact, we muſt look out for words as beautiful and comprehen- --
- uſed. - - Locke on Education. five as can be found. 1 ...tºn on the Clºſi, K. t
My ſubject does not oblige me to look after the water, or The curious are looking out, ſome for flattery, ſome for -
º point forth the place whereunto it is now retreated. JWoodw. ironies, in that poem; the four folks think they have found -
- 13. To Look for. To expect. out ſome. Swit to Pºpe. -
- Phalantus's diſgrace was engrieved, in lieu of comfort, of 20. To Look out. To be on the watch. :/ -
Arteſia, who telling him ſhe never lºſſed fºr other, bad him Is a man bound to look at ſharp to plague himſelf? Colli.r. * -
- ſeck ſome other miſtreſs. Sidney. 21. To Look to. To watch; to take care of. - --
- Being a labour of ſo great difficulty, the exact performance There is not a more fearful wild fowl than your lion - *
thereof we may rather wiſh than loºk fºr. Hooker, b. v. living; and we ought to look to it. Shaº ſpeare. --
". - - - - Thou Who knocks ſo loud at door "...
Shalt feel our juſtice, in whoſe eaſicſt paſſage Look to the door there, Francis. Shakespeare Henry IV. - -
* Look for no leſs than death. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. Let this fellow be looked to : let ſome of my people have a -->
| If we fin wilfully after that we have received the know- ſpecial care of him. Shał ſeare's Twelfth Night : -
ledge of the truth, there remaineth no more ſacrifice for Uncleanly ſcruples fear not you; hºt. y sº. - *-
fins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment. Heb. x. Know the ſtate of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
In dealing with cunning perſons, it is good to ſay little to Prov. xxvii. 33 * - ...
º . which . º º Bacon's Eſſays. When it came once among our people, that the ſtate of- º
h is m º e *: .." n . they #. :/. and, though fered conditions to ſtrangers that would ſtay, we had work * --
| e º: * Orm . º i ‘. to, yet the ſub- enough to get any of our men to lººk to our ſhip. Bacon. -
- º: . he accuſation . i. ill inſiſted on. Clarendon. If any took ſanctuary for caſe of treaſon, the king might --
i. - º: º anxiety, i. ". lary ſcruples in confeſſion, appoint him keepers to look to him in ſanctuary. Bacon. - .
inſtead of ſetting you tree, which is the benefit to be looked The dog's running away with the fleſh, bids the cook look
for by confeſſion, perplex you the more. Taylor. better to it another time. L’Eſtrange * . .
Look now for no enchanting voice, nor fear For the truth of the theory I am in nowife concerned; the - .
The bait of honied words. Milton ſer of i - !-- , * --
Drown'd i ſ:-- - compoſer of it muſt look to that. Woodward.
Drown'd in deep deſpair, 22. To Look to. To behold. - - -
| He dares not offer one repenting prayer: To Look. v. a. ** *
Aº and º º for death. . Dryden's juv. 1. To ſeek; to ſearch for. ** -
I muſt with patience all the term; attend, Looking my love, I go from place to place - ". --
Till mine is call'd ; and that long look'd for day Like a young fawn that late hath loſt the hi . --
Is ſtill encumber'd with ſome new delay. Dryden's juv. And ſeek each where oit the hind, S º
Thie lirnitat. • - - -- --- - - - emiſer. º
This limitation of Adam's empire to his line, will ſave My father is here look'd for every day f ... "
thoſe the labour who would look for one heir amongſt the race To paſs aſſurance of a dower > Shakesp ; :
- - - - -- - Jú - Maº - -- º
of brutes, but will very little contribute to the diſcovery of 2. To turn the eye upon. eſpeare " * *
one amongſt men. Locke. Let us look one another in the f -- - *…
14. To Look into. To examine; to ſift; to inſpect cloſely; To infl In the face. 2 Kings xiv. 8. º:
- - y; 3. To influence by looks. -*.
to obſerve narrowly. - Such a ſpirit muſt be left behind º
His nephew's levies to him appear'd A ſºil fi pirit muſt be left behind - s
- : --- ?––. ſpirit fit to ſtart into an empire º
To be a preparation 'gainſt the Polack; And look the world to 1 tºil ºx - *-r
But better look'd into, he truly found Tº L * Wºw grid to law. - Dryden's Cleomenes. : * *
It w - - 4. To Look out. To diſcover by ſearching. *
t was againſt your highneſs. Shakeſp. Ham's - c
* c Shakeſp. Hamlet. Caſting my eye upon ſo many of the general bill
The more frequently and narrowly we look into the works Cane t ñānā found ***) general bus as next -
of nature, the more occaſion we ſhall have to admire thei 9 hand, I found encouragement from them to look cut
beauty mºre their all the bills I could. Graunt's Bills of Mortalit
º ; : Atterbury's Sermons. Whoever has ſuch t - - riality:
It is very well worth a traveller's while to look into all th: s ſuch treatment when he is a man, will loºk
lies in his way. Addiſon on 1 A. Cºat other company, with whom he can be at eaſe. Lºcke.
15. To Look on. To reſpect: Addison an Italy. Look. interj. [properly the imperative mood of the verb: it is - -
- -... o reſpect; to regard; to eſteem ; to con- ſ -: lock y See | ; : 1 - - * <!.
ſider; to View ; to think on º h : See lo behold obſerve. "rº- -
Ambitious men. - - - ook, where he comes, and my good ma : he' º, “t .
if they be checked in th - » my gººd man too; he's as * * * *
come ſecretly diºmen. º look upon men º be- far from jealouſy as I am from giving him cauſe. Shakeſp. !
an evil eye. 2 B d §º. Lock you, he muſt ſeem thus to the world: fear not your ... . .
- I - - - - a-- acon 5 tº ſays. advancement. $2/. Jº
I lºoked on Virgil as a ſuccinét, majeſtick writer; one who Look, when the * Shakeſpeare. sº
| weighed not only every thought, but ev d > d ook, when the world hath feweſt barbarous people, but * * *
ble. ght, ery word an º ſuch as will not marry, except they know means to live, as *
- ryaen. it is almoſt everywhere at this day. - "... “ º
º If a harmleſs mai erywher his day, except iſ artary, there is º
f i. ere a wife become a nurſe, s maid no danger of inundations of people. B.º. Ajays. &
er friends would look on her the worſe. Prior. º
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L O O L O O Leº rou! we that pretend to be ſubječt to a conſtitution, muſt not carve out our own quality; for at this rate a cobler may make himſelf a lord. Collier on Pride, Look, "...ſ. + 1. Air of the face; mien; caſt of the countenance. Thou cream-fac’d lown, Where got'ſ thou that gooſe look P Shakespeare. Thou wilt ſave the afflicted people, but wilt bring down high lººkſ. Pſal. xviii. 27. Them gracious heav'n for nobler ends deſign'd, Their lºſs erected, and their clay refin'd. J. Dryden, jun. And though death be the king of terrors, yet pain, diſ- grace, and poverty, have frightful looks, able to diſcompoſe moſt men. Lºcke. 2. The aët of looking or ſeeing. Then on the croud he caſt a furious kok, And wither'd all their ſtrength. Dryden. When they met they made a ſurly ſtand, And glar'd, like angry lions, as they paſs'd, And wiſh'd that ev'ry look might be their laſt. Dryden. Lo'oker. m. ſ. [from lºok.] 1. One that looks. 2. Lo'oker on. Spectator, not agent. Shepherds poor pipe, when his harſh ſound teſtifies anguiſh, into the fair lºoker on, paſtime not paſſion enters. Sidney. Such labour is then more neceſſary than pleaſant, both to them which undertake it, and for the lookers on. Booker. My buſineſs in this ſtate Made me a looker on here in Vienna : Where I have ſeen corruption boil and bubble Till it o'er-run the ſtew. Shakeſp. Meaſ, for Meaſure. Did not this fatal war affront thy coaſt, Yet ſatteſt thou an idle leaker on. Fairfax, b, i. The Spaniard's valour lieth in the eye of the looker on ; but the Engliſh valour lieth about the ſoldier's heart: a valour of glory and a valour of natural courage are two things. Bac. The people love him; The lºokers on, and the enquiring vulgar, Will talk themſelves to action. Denham's Sophy. He wiſh'd he had indeed been gone, And only to have ſtood a looker on. Addison's Ovid. Looking-Glass. m. ſ. [look and glaſs...] Mirror; a glaſs which ſhews forms reflected. Command a mirror hither ſtraight, That it may ſhew me what a face I have. —Go ſome of you and fetch a looking-glaſs. Shakeſpeare. There is none ſo homely but loves a looking-glaſ. South. We ſhould make no other uſe of our neighbours faults, than we do of a looking-gloſs to mend our own manners by. L'Eſtrange. The ſurface of the lake of Nemi is never ruffled with the leaſt breath of wind, which perhaps, together with the clear- neſs of its waters, gave it formerly the name of Diana's look- ing-glºſs. Addison on Italy. Loom, hiſ [from glomus, a bottom of thread, Minſhow. Lome is a general name for a tool or inſtrument, junius.] The frame in which the weavers work their cloath. He muſt leave no uneven thread in his loom, or by indulg- ing to any one ſort of reproveable diſcourſe himſelf, defeat all his endeavours againſt the reſt. Governm, of the Tongue. Minerva, ſtudious to compoſe Her twiſted threads, the web ſhe ſtrung, And o'er a loom of marble hung. Addiſon, A thouſand maidens ply the purple loom, Prior. To weave the bed, and deck the regal room. To Loom. v. n. [leoman, Saxon.] To appear at ſea. Skinner. Loox. m. ſ. A bird. A lºom is as big as a gooſe ; of a dark colour, dappled with white ſpots on the neck, back, and wings; each fea- ther marked near the point with two ſpots: they breed in Farr Iſland. Grew's Muſæum. Loos. n. ſ. [This word, which is now uſed only in Scotland, is the Engliſh word lown.] A ſorry fellow ; a ſcoundrel; a raſcal, Thou cream-fac’d loon | Where got'ſ thou that gooſe look Shakeſp. Macbeth, The falſe ſoon, who could not work his will By open force, employ'd his flatt’ring ſkill: I hope, my lord, ſaid he, I not offend; Dryden. Are you afraid of me that are your friend ? his young lord had an old cunning rogue, or, as the T Scots call it, a falſe lion of a grandfather, that one might call a Jack of all trades. Arbuthnot's Hiff. of j. Bull. LOOP, n.ſ.. [from loopen, Dutch, to run.] A double through . a ſtring or lace is drawn; an ornamental double or Iinge. No. any ſkill'd in loops of fing'ring fine, Might in their diverſe cunning ever dare With this, ſo curious network, to compare, Spenſºr, Make me to ſee’t, or at leaſt ſo prove it, That the probation bear no hinge, nor lººp, - To hang a doubt on. Shakespeare's Cº. Bind our crooked legs in hoops - Made of ſhells, with ſilver loops. Benj. jº. An old fellow ſhall wear this or that fort of cut in his cloaths with great integrity, while all the reſt of the world are degenerated into buttons, pockets, and lºops. 444/* Lo'oped. adj. [from loop.j Full of holes. Poor naked wretches, whereſoe'er you are, That 'bide the pelting of this pitileſs ſtorm - How ſhall your houſeleſs heads and unſed ſides, - Your loop'd and window'd raggedneſs, defend you - From ſeaſons ſuch as theſe. Shakespeare . King Lear. Loſophole. m. / [loop and hole.] 1. Aperture; hole to give a paſlage. The Indian herdſman ſhunning heat, Shelters in cool, and tends his paſturing herds; At lºophole, cut through thickeſt ſhade, 4%lton's Par. Lºſſ. - Ere the blabbing Eaſtern ſcout The nice morn on the Indian ſteep, - From her cabin'd loophole peep. - AMilton, Walk not near yon corner houſe by night; for there are blunderbuſes planted in every loºphole, that go off at the ſqueaking of a fiddle. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. 2. A ſhift; an evaſion. Needleſs, or needful, I not now contend, Dryden, For ſtill you have a loophole for a friend. Loſopholºpſ adj. [from lºophole.J Full of holes; full of "Pº" ings, or void ſpaces. This uneaſy loophol"d gaol, In which y' are hamper'd by the fetlock, - -- Cannot but put y' in mind of wedlock. Hadºra, A, i. Loord. n.ſ.. [Iberd, Dutch ; from lºrdant: French; lurdan, Erſe; a heavy, ſtupid, or witheſs fellow. D. Trevoux derives lºan from lºrd, or ſourde, a village in Gaſcoigny, the in- habitants of which were formerly noted robbers, ſay they. in robbing implies ſome degree of ſubtily, from at, at this day, But º - - which the Gaſcoigns are ſo far removed, that - o a proverb. The Erſe in- they are aukward and heavy t - - - - ports ſome degree of knavery, but then it is uſed in a ludi- crous ſenſe, as in Engliſh, you pretty rogue; though in gº neral it denotes reproachful heavineſs, or ſtupid lazineſs. spenſºr's Scholiaſt ſays, lord was wont, anong the old Bri- tons, to ſignify a lord ; and therefore the Danes, that uſurp- ed their tyranny here in Britain, were called, for mºre dread , whoſe inſolence and than dignity, lurdan, i. e. lord Danes - - - pride was ſo outrageous in this realm, that, if it fortuned a d ſaw the Dane ſet foot Briton to be going over a bridge, and, ſt return back till the Dane was clean upon the ſame, he mu p > ſt abide no leſs than preſent death; but be- over, elſe he mu - ing afterward expelled, the name of lurdane became ſo odious unto the people whom they had long oppreſſed, that, even at this day, they uſe for more reproach to call the quarian ague the fever lurdane. So far the Scholiaſt, but crroneouſly; From Spenſer's own words, it ſignifies ſomething of ſtupid dulneſs rather than magiſterial arrogance. Macbean.]. A drone. Siker, thou's but a lazy lord, And rekes much of thy ſwinke, That with fond terms and witleſs words To bleer mine eyes do'ſt think. Spenſºr's Pofforal, To Loose. v. a. [leran, Saxon.] 1. To unbind; to untie any thing faſtened. The ſhoes of his feet I am not worthy to lºoſe, Aºi. Canſt thou looſe the bands of Orion. job xxxviii. 31, Who is worthy to looſe the ſeals thereof. Rev. v. 2, This is to cut the knot when we cannot loºſe it, Burnet, 2. To relax. - The joints of his loins were lºſºd. Dan, v. 6. . To unbind any one bound. Looſe and bring him to me, Luke xix. 30, He loºſed, and ſet at liberty, four or five kings of the peo- ple of that country, that Berok kept in chains, Abbot. 4. To free from impriſonment. Looſe thoſe appointed to death. Pſal. cil. 20, The captive haſteneth that he may be lºſºd. ſaiah, 5. To free from any obligation. Art thou looſed from a wife, ſeek not a wife. I Cor. vii, 6. To free from any thing that ſhackles the mind. Ay; there's the man, who, loos'd from luſt and pelſ, Leſs to the pretor owes than to himſelf, Dryden's Perſus, 7. To free from any thing painful. Woman, thou art lºſed from thy infirmity, Luke xiii. 12, 8. To diſengage, When heav'n was nam'd, they key'd their hold again, Then ſprung ſhe forth, they follow'd her amain, Ijºn. Tºr. v. n. To ſet ſail; to depart by Jooſing the an: Chor. - Ye ſhould have hearkened, and not have kºſed from Crete, 4:# xxvii. 21, #5 R The
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Mago, in the iſland of Minorca. Kncle;’s Iº. of the Turks.
jº. thence by night, they were driven by ‘.
winds back into his Port. Raleigh.
Loºp, adj. [from the verb.]
1. Unbound; untied. - -
if he ſhºuld intend his voyage towards my wife, I would
turn her lºſe to him; and what he gets more of her than
ſharp words, let it lie on my head. Shaºffrare.
Loſ I ſee four men loºſe walking. Dan. iii. 25.
2. Not faſt; not fixed. -
Thoſe few that claſhed might rebound after the colliſion;
or if they cohered, yet by the next conflict might be ſepa,
rated again, and ſo on in an eternal viciſſitude of faſt and
loºſe, though without ever conſociating intº the bodies of
planets. Bentley's Sermons.
3. Not tight: as, a looſe robe.
4. Not crouded; not cloſe. -
with extended wings a hoſt might paſs, -
with horſe and challots, rank'd in lººſe array. Milton.
5. Wanton; not chaſte. -
Fair Venus ſecm'd unto his bed to bring
Her, whom he waking evermore did ween
To be the chaſteſt flower that ay did ſpring
On earthly branch, the daughter of a king,
Now a loºſe leman to vile ſervice bound.
When lººſe epiſtles violate chaſte eyes,
She half conſents who filently denies.
6. Not cloſe; not conciſe; lax.
If an author be loºſe and diffuſe in his ſtile, the tranſlator
needs only regard the propriety of the language. Felton.
7. Vague ; indeterminate. --- - -
It is but a looſe thing to ſpeak of poſſibilitics, without the
particular deſigns; ſo is it to ſpeak of lawfulneſs without the
particular caſes. Bacon's holy Iſar.
It ſeems unaccountable to be ſo exact in the quantity of
liquor where a ſmall error was of little concern, and to be ſo
lºſe in the doſes of powerful medicines. Arbuthnot.
8. Not ſtričt; not rigid.
Becauſe conſcience, and the fear of ſwerving from that
which is right, maketh them diligent obſervers of circuin-
ſtances, the looſe regard whereof is the nurſe of vulgar folly.
Hooker, b. v.
Fairy 3:leen.
Dryden's Ovid.
9. Unconnected; rambling.
I dare venture nothing without a ſtrićt examination ; and
am as much aſhamed to put a looſe indigeſted play upon the
publick, as I ſhould be to offer braſs money in a payment.
Dryden's Dedication to his Spaniſh Friar.
Vario ſpends whole mornings in running over looſe and un-
connected pages, and with freſh curioſity is ever glancing
over new words and ideas, and yet treaſures up but little
knowledge. Iłatts's Improvement of the Mind, p. i.
Io. Lax of body; not coſtive.
What hath a great influence upon the health, is going to
ſtool regularly: people that are very looſe have ſeldom ſtrong
thoughts, or ſtrong bodies. Locke on Education.
11. Diſengaged; not enſlaved.
Their prevailing principle is, to fit as loºſe from thoſe plea-
ſures, and be as moderate in the uſe of them, as they can.
- Atterbury's Sermons.
12. Diſengaged from obligation.
Now I ſtand
Loºſ of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts. Addison
13. Free from confinement.
They did not let priſoners looſ homeward.
Wiſh the wildeſt tempeſts looſe;
That thrown again upon the coaſt,
I may once more repeat my pain. Prior.
14. Remiſs; not attentive.
15. To break Loose. To gain liberty,
If to break looſe from the condućt of reaſon, and to want
that reſtraint of examination which keeps us from chufing
the worſe, be liberty, madmen and fools are only the free-
in 1611. Locke.
Like two black ſtorms on either hand,
Our Spaniſh army and the Indians ſtand;
This only ſpace betwixt the clouds is clear,
Where you, like day, broke loºſe from both appear. Dryd.
16. To let Lôose. To ſet at liberty; to ſet at large; to free
from any reſtraint. - -
And let the living bird looſe into the open field. Lev. xiv. 7.
We ourſelves make our fortunes good or bad ; and when
God let; loºſe a tyrant upon us, or a ſickneſs, if we fear to
die, or know not to be patient, the calamity fits heavy upon
ll.S. - - Taylor's holy Living.
• In addition and diviſion, either of ſpace or duration, it is
the number of its repeated additions or diviſions that alone
remains diſtinét, as will appear to any one who will let his
- thoughts */? in the vaſt expanſion of ſpace, or diviſibility of
Inatter, Locłe,
Iſa. xiv. 17.
If one way of improvement cannot be made a recreation,
they muſt be let lºoſe to the childiſh play they fancy; which
they ſhould be weaned from, by being made ſurfeit of it.
Locke on Education.
Loos F. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Liberty; freedom from reſtraint.
Come, and forſake thy cloying ſtore,
And all the buſy pageantry
That wife men ſcorn, and fools adore :
Come, give thy ſoul a lºſe, and taſte the pleaſures of the
poor. Dryden's Horace.
Lúcia, might my big ſwoln heart
Vent all its griefs, and give a looſe to ſorrow,
Marcia could anſwer thee in ſighs. Addison's Catz.
The fiery Pegaſus diſdains
To mind the rider's voice, or hear the reins;
When glorious fields and opening camps he views, , ,
He runs with an unbounded looſe. Prior.
Poets ſhould not, under a pretence of imitating the an-
tients, give themſelves ſuch a looſe in lyricks, as if there were
no connection in the world. Felton on the Claſſicks.
2. Diſmiſſion from any reſtraining force.
Air at large maketh no noiſe, except it be ſharply percuſ-
ſed; as in the found of a ſtring, where air is percuſſed by a
hard and ſtiff body, and with a ſharp looſe. Bacon.
Loose LY. adv. [from looſe.]
1. Not faſt; not firmly.
I thought your love eternal: was it ty'd
So looſely, that a quarrel could divide Dryden's Aureng.
2. Without bandage.
Her golden locks for haſte were loºſely ſhed
About her ears. Fairy Queen, b, i.
3. Without union or conneétion.
He has eminently, and within himſelf, all degrees of per-
fection that exiſt looſely and ſeparately in all ſecond beings.
Norris's Miſcellany.
4. Irregularly.
In this age, a biſhop, living looſely, was charged that
his converſation was not according to the apoſtles lives.
Camden's Remains.
5. Negligently; careleſsly.
We have not looſely through ſilence permitted things to paſs
away as in a dream. Hooker.
The chiming of ſome particular words in the memory,
and making a noiſe in the head, ſeldom happens but when
the mind is lazy, or very looſely and negligently employ-
ed. Locke.
6. Unſolidly; meanly; without dignity.
A prince ſhould not be ſo looſely ſtudied, as to remember
ſo weak a compoſition. Shakespeare Henry IV. p. ii.
7. Unchaſtly.
The ſtage how looſely does Aſtrata tread,
Who fairly puts all characters to bed. Pope.
To LooseN. v. n. (from looſe.] To part.
When the polypus appears in the throat, extrađt it that
way ; it being more ready to loºſen when pulled in that di-
rection than by the noſe. Sharp's Surgery.
To Loose.N. v. a. (from looſe.]
1. To relax any thing tied.
2. To make leſs coherent.
After a year's rooting, then ſhaking doth the tree good,
by looſening of the earth. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
3. To ſeparate a compages.
She breaks her back, the loſin'd fides give way,
And plunge the Tuſcan ſoldiers in the ſea. Dryden's AEn.
4. To free from reſtraint.
It reſolves thoſe difficulties which the rules beget; it looſens
his hands, and aſſiſts his underſtanding. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
5. To make not coſtive. -
Fear looſeneth the belly; becauſe the heat retiring towards
the heart, the guts are relaxed in the ſame manner as fear
alſo cauſeth trembling. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory, Nº. 41.
Lo'oseNess. n.ſ. [from loºſe.]
1. State contrary to that of being faſt or fixed. -
The cauſe of the caſting of ſkin and ſhell ſhould ſeem to
be the loºſeneſ of the ſkin or ſhell, that ſticketh not cloſe to
the fleſh. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
2. Latitude; criminal levity.
A general ‘. of principles and manners hath ſeized
on us like a peſtilence, that walketh not in darkneſs, but
waſteth at noon-day. Atterbury's Sermons.
3. Irregularity; neglect of laws.
He endeavoured to win the common people, both by ſtrain-
ed curteſy and by looſeneſs of life. Hayward,
4. Lewdneſs; unchaſtity.
Courtly court he made ſtill to his dame,
Pour'd out in looſeneſ; on the graſſy ground,
Both careleſs of his health and of his fame, Fairy Qā.
5. Diarrhoea; flux of the belly.
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Gentle niece, what ſtern ungentle hands Have lºpp'd, and hew'd, and made thy body bare Of her two branches, thoſe ſweet ornaments. Shakeſp. Like to pillars, Or hollow'd bodies, made of oak or fir, With branches lopp'd in wood, or mountain fell’d. Milt. The plants, whoſe luxury was lopp'd, Or age with crutches underprop'd. Cleaveland. The oak, growing from a plant to a great tree, and then Locke. lºpped, is ſtill the ſame oak. The hook ſhe bore, inſtead of Cynthia's ſpear, To lip the growth of the luxuriant year. 2. To cut anything. Flowel. The gardener may lap religion as he pleaſe. So long as there's a head, Hither will all the mountain ſpirits fly; Lop that but off. Dryden's Sp. Friar. All that denominated it paradiſe was lopped off by the de- luge, and that only left which it enjoyed in common with its neighbour countries. J/oodward's Nat. Hiſt. I'm ſure in needleſs bonds it poets ties, Procruſtus like, the ax or wheel applies, To lap the mangled ſenſe, or ſtretch it into ſize. Smith. Lop. m.ſ. (from the verb.] 1. That which is cut from trees. Or ſiker thy head very tottie is, So on thy corbe ſhoulder it leans amiſs; Now thyſelf hath loſt both lop and top, As my budding branch thou would'ſt crop. Spenſºr. Nor ſhould the boughs grow too big, becauſe they give opportunity to the rain to ſoak into the tree, which will quickly cauſe it to decay, ſo that you muſt cut it down, or elſe both body and lap will be of little value. Martimer. 2. [Lºppa, Swediſh.J A flea. Lope. pret, of leap. Obſolete. This is retained in Scotland. With that ſprang forth a naked ſwain, With ſpotted wings like peacock's train, And laughing lope to a tree. Spenſer's Paſtoral. Lo'PPER, n.J. [from lop.] One that cuts trees. Lofrered, adj. Coagulated; as, loppered milk, Ainſworth. And thus it is ſtill called in Scotland. - Loggacious. adj. [leguax, Latin.J - 1. Full of talk; full of tongue. Ž To whom ſad Eve, Confeſſing ſoon; yet not before her judge - Bold, or loquacious, thus abaſh'd reply'd. Miſt, Pa. Lo/?. Pope. In council ſhe gives licence to her tongue, Lºquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. Dryden. 2. Speaking. Blind Britiſh bards, with volant touch Traverſe loquacious ſtrings, whoſe ſolemn notes Provoke to harmleſs revels. Philipt. 3. Blabbing; not ſecret. Loq9A'city. n. f. [loquacitus, Latin.J Too much talk. Why leguacity is to be avoided, the wiſe man gives ſuff- cient reaſon for, In the multitude of words there wanteth not fin. Ray on Creation. Too great loquacity, and too great taciturnity by fits. Arb. IORD. n: ſ [blapono, Saxon.] 1. Monarch; ruler; governour. Man over man He made not lord. Milton. Of Athens he was lord. Dryden's Knight's Tale. We have our author's only arguments to prove, that heirs are lords over their brethren. Locke. They call'd their lord Aétaeon to the game, He ſhook his head in anſwer to the name. Addison. O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lºrd of pleaſure and of pain. /a, of hu. Wiſhes, * Maſter; ſupreme perſon. But now I was the lord Of this fair manſion, maſter of my ſervants, Queen o'er myſelf; and even now, but now, This houſe, theſe ſervants, and this ſame myſelf Are yours, my lord. Shakeſp, Merchant ºf Wenice, To LoRD. v. n. 3. A tyrant; an oppreſſive ruler. Now being aſſembled into one company, rather without a Iord than at jiberty to accompliſh their miſery, they fall to Hayward. diviſion. 'Tis death to fight, but kingly to controu! Lord-like at eaſe, with arbitrary pow'r, To peel the chiefs, the people to devour. Dryden. 4. A huſband. I oft in bitterneſs of ſoul deplor’d My abſent daughter, and my dearer ſºrd. Pºe's Odyſſey. 5. One who is at the head of any buſineſs; an overſeer. Grant harveſt lord more by a peny or two, To call on his fellows the better to doo. Tuſcr's Huſø. 6. A nobleman. Shakeſpeare. Thou art a lord, and nothing but a lºrd. 7. A general name for a peer of England. ſo clear, as to Nor were the crimes objected againſt him give convincing ſatisfaction to the major part of both houſes, eſpecially that of the lords. King Charles. 8. A baron. - * - a - 9. An honorary title applied to offices; as, lord chief juſtice, lord mayor, and lord chief baron. - To domineer; to rule deſpotically. Unrighteous lord of love' what law is this, That me thou makeſt thus tormented be The whiles ſhe ordeth in licentious bliſs Of her free will, ſcorning both thee and me. Spenſer. I ſee them lording it in London ſtreets. Shakeſpeare. Thoſe huge tracts of ground they Iorded over begat wealth, wealth uſhered in pride. Hºwel's Pocal Foreſt. They had by this poſſeſs'd the tow’rs of Gath, Andºd over them whom now they ſerve. .44"'; 4. I ſhould chooſe rather to be tumbled into the duſt in blood, bearing witneſs to any known truth of our lord, than by a denial of truths, through blood and Perjury, wade to a ſcep- tre, and ord it in a throne. hybreaſt South's Sermony. But if thy paſſions lord it in thy breaft, y p y Dryden's Prſus. Art thou not ſtill a ſlave The valour of one man th’ afflicted throne Imperial, that once lorded o'er the world, --- Suſtain'd. Philipi. The civilizers 1 the diſturbers ſay, The robbers, the corrupters of mankind' Proud vagabonds ! who make the world yo; home, . Philips's Briton. And lord it where you have no right. - Jord.J Lord in contempt or ridicule. Lo'RDIN c. n.ſ.. [from - I'll queſtion you Of my lord's tricks, and yours, when yo; wº boys, , , You were pretty lordings then Shakespeare , Winter's Tale. . To lordings proud I tune my lay, Who feaſt in bower or hall; Though dukes they be, to dukes I ſay, Swift, That pride will have a fall. Lo'RDLING. m. ſ. A diminutive lord. Traulus, of amphibious breed, By the dam from lºrding ſprung, By the fire exhal'd from dung. Swift, Lo'Roliness. n.ſ.. [from lordy.] 1. Dignity; high ſtation. Thou vouchſafeſt here to viſit me, Doing the honour of thy lordlineſ; To one ſo weak. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. 2. Pride; haughtineſs. Lo'RDLY. adj. [from lord.] 1. Befiting a lord. South. Lordy fins require lordly eſtates to ſupport them. 2. Proud; haughty; imperious ; inſolent. So bad a peer- —As who, my lord 2 —Why, as yourſelf, my lord * An’t like your lordly, lord protećtorſhip 2 Shakeſpeare. Of me as of a common enemy, So dreaded once, may now exaſperate them, I know not: lords are ordiºſ in their wine. Mill. 4;an, Expect another meſſage more imperious, More lordly thund'ring than thou well wilt bear. Miltºn. Ev'ry rich and lordy ſwain, With pride wou'd drag about her chain. Swift. Lo'Rdly, adv. Imperiouſly; deſpotically; proudly. So when a tyger ſucks the bullock's blood, A famiſh'd lion, iſſuing from the wood, Roars lordy fierce, and challenges the food. Dryden, Lo'RDSHIP. n.ſ.. [from lord.] 1. Dominion; power. Let me never know that any baſe affection ſhould get any lordſhip in your thoughts. Sidne - It being ſet upon ſuch an inſenſible riſing of the gºſ, it gives the eye lordſhip over a good large circuit. sº. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles . erciſe lorºp over them, and their great ones exerciſe alth. rity upon thcm. 2Mark x, 42 There
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- "... wherein the maſter doth much
There º º ... line of his own poſſeſſions.
joy, when he walke //otton's Archite&ure.
Needs muſt the lordſhip there from virtue ſlide. Fairfax.
ioni - naill. -
2. *i. º: grants of the kings be avoided, wº
wronging of thoſe lords which had thoſe lands and lordſhips
iven them Spenſºr on Ireland.
g What lands and lordſhips for their owner know
My quondam barber, but his worſhip now. Dryden.
3. Title of honour uſed to a nobleman not a duke.
I aſſure your lordſhip,
The extreme horrour of it almoſt turn'd me -
To air, when firſt I heard it. Benj. Jºhnſºn's Cataline.
I could not anſwer it to the world, if I gave not your lord-
ſhip my teſtimony of being the beſt huſband now living. Dry.
4. Titulary compellation of judges, and ſome other perſons in
authority and office. - -
LoR.E. n.ſ.. [from laejian, to learn.J Leſſon; doćtrine; in-
ſtruction. -
And, for the modeſt lore of maidenhood
Bids me not ſojourn with theſe armed men.
Oh whither ſhall I fly?
The law of nations, or the lore of war.
Calm region once,
And full of peace; now toſt, and turbulent
For underſtanding rul’d not; and the will
Heard not her lore / but in ſubječtion now
To ſenſual appetite. A4ilton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. ix.
The ſubtile fiend his lore
Soon learn'd, now milder, and thus anſwer'd ſmooth. Milt,
Lo! Rome herſelf, proud miſtreſs now no more
Of arts, but thund'ring againſt heathen lore. Pope.
LoRE. [leoſian, Saxon.] Loſt; deſtroyed.
Lo'REL. m. ſ. (from looſan, Saxon.] An abandoned ſcoundrel.
Obſoletc.
Siker thou ſpeak'ſ like a lewd lorell
Of heaven to deemen ſo :
How be I am but rude and borrell,
Yet nearer ways I know.
To Lo'Rica TE. v. a. To plate over.
Nature hath loricated, or plaiſtered over, thc ſides of the
tympanuin in animals with car-wax, to ſtop and entangle
any infects that ſhould attempt to creep in there. Ray.
Lo'RIMER. }*.ſ. [lorinier, French.] Bridlecutter.
Fairfax.
Fairfax.
Spenſºr's Pºſłoral.
Lo'RINER.
Lo'RIOT. n.ſ. A kind of bird.
LoRN. pret. paſſ of lonian, Saxon.] Forſaken; loſt.
Who after that he had fair Una lorn,
Through light miſdeeming of her loyalty. Fairy 9aeen.
To Lose. ... [leoran, Saxon.] yalty ry Q.
1. To forfeit by unlucky conteſt; the contrary to win.
The lighten’d courſers ran;
They ruſh'd, and won by turns, and ſºft the day. Dryden.
2. To be deprived of.
He lºſ? his right hand with a ſhot, and, inſtead thereof,
ever after uſed a hand of iron. Knolley's Hiſt. of the Turks.
Who conquer'd him, and in what fatal ſtrife
The youth, without a wound, could loſe his life. Dryden.
3. To ſuffer deprivation of.
The fear of the Lord goeth before obtaining of authority;
but roughneſs and pride is the loſing thereof. Ecº).
If ſalt have left his favour, wherewith ſhall it be it...?
44att. v. 13.
4. To poſſeſs no longer; contrary to keep.
They have lºſt their trade of woolleń drapery. Graunt.
No youth ſhall equal hopes of glory give,
The Trojan honour and the Roman Éoiá,
Admir’d when living, and ador'd when loſt. Dryden.
We ſhould never quite loſe fight of the country, though
we are ſometimes entertained with a diſtant proſpect of it.
- Addison's Eſſay on the Georgicks.
5. To have any thing gone ſo as that it cannot be found, or
had again.
But if to honour lºft 'tis ſtill decreed
For you my bowl ſhall flow, my flocks ſhall bleed;
Judge and aſſert my right, impartial Jove. Pope's Odſ.).
When men are openly abandoned, aid left to all ſhame,
they have no reaſon to think it hard, if their memory be re-
proached. Swi
6. To bewilder. wift.
- I will go loſe myſelf,
And wander up and down ... the city. Shakespeare.
... *Sonſtant forms of prayer more likely to flat and
hinder the ſpirit of prayer and devotion, than unpremeditated
and confuſed variety to diſtract and !oſe it. King Charles.
... When the mind purſues the idea of infinity, it uſes the
ideas and repetition of numbers, which are ſo many diſtinét
ideas, kept beſt by numb. - - od lyr,
wº"s"-ºvº.
7. To deprive of. -
How ſhould you go ab C, 1 ; - -
fo much º: ɰ about to lºſe him a wife he º
8. To kill; to deſtroy.
9. To throw away; to employ ineffectually.
He has merit, good nature, and integrity, that are toº,
often lºſt upon great men, or at leaſt are not all three a match
for flattery. Pºe's A.cº.
10. To miſs; to part with, ſo as not to recover.
Theſe ſharp encounters, where always many more men
are lºft than are killed or taken priſoners, put fach a ſtop to
Middleton's march, that he was glad to retire. Clarendº.
To Los E. v. n.
1. Not to win.
We'll hear poor rogues
Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too,
Who lºſs, and who wins; who's in, who's out. 3:41, .
2. To decline; to fail. - -
Wiſdom in diſcourſe with her
Loſes diſcount'nanc'd, and like folly ſhows. Aſi.º.
Lo's EABLE, adj. [from 1/2.) Subject to privation.
Conſider whether motion, or a propenſity to it, be an in-
herent quality belonging to atoms in gencrál, and not lºſºil.
by them. Boyſ.
Lo's EL. m. ſ. [from lorian, to periſh.] A ſcoundrel; a ſorry
worthleſs fellow. A word now obſolete.
Such lºſºl, and ſcatterlings cannot eaſily, by any ſheriff, be
gotten, when they are challenged for any ſuch faſt. Spenſºr.
A lºſe wand'ring by the way,
One that to bounty never caſt his mind,
Ne thought of honour ever did aſlay
His baſer breaſt. Fairy Queen, b. ii.
And lºſels lifted high, where I did look,
I mean to turn the next leaf of the book. Hubberd's Tale
Be not with work of loſel, wit defamed, -
Ne let ſuch verſes poetry be named. Hubberd's 7a'.
By Cambridge a towne I do know,
Whoſe loſſes by lºſſel, doth ſhew
More heere then is needful to tell. Tºſºr's Hºſandry.
A groſs hag!
And, lºſºl, thou art worthy to be hang'd,
That wilt not ſtay her tongue. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
Lo's ER; n.ſ.. [from lºſe..] One that is deprivéd of anything;
one that forfeits anything; one that is impaired in his poſ:
feſſion or hope; the contrary to winner or gainer.
With the loſers let it ſympathize,
For nothing can ſeem foul to thoſe that win. Shaiſºff.
No man can be provident of his time that is not prudent
in the choice of his company; and if one of the ſpeakers be
vain, tedious, and trifling, he that hears, and he that an-
ſwers, are equal loſers of their time. Taylor's holy Living.
Lºſers and malécontents, whoſe Portion and inheritance is
a freedom to ſpeak. South's Sermons.
It cannot laſt, becauſe that act ſeems to have been car-
ried on rather by the intereſt of Particular countries, than by
that of the whole, which muſt be a !oſer by it. Temple.
A bull with gilded horns,
Shall be the portion of the conquering chief,
A ſword and helm ſhall chear the 10/er's grief.
Loss. n.ſ.. [from loſe.]
I. Forfeiture; the contrary to gain.
The only gain he purchaſed was to be capable of loſ; and
detriment for the good of others. ooker, b. v.
An evil natured ſon is the diſhonour of his father that be-
gathim; and a fooliſh daughter is born to his 7, #: , Eccluſ.
The abatement of price of any of the landholder's com.
modities, leſſens his income, and is a clear lºſs. Locke
2. Miſs. •
If he were dead, what would betide of me?
-No other harm but loſs of ſuch a jord.
-The lºſs of ſuch a lord includes all harms. Shakespeare .
3. Deprivation. - -
4. Deſtruction.
Her fellow ſhips from far her loſ; deſery'd;
But only ſhe was ſunk, and all wºre ſafe beſide. Dryden.
There ſucceeded an abſolute Victory for the Engliſh, with
the ſlaughter of above two thouſand of the enemy, with the
//; but of one man, though not a few hurt. Bacon
5. Fault; puzzle. -
Not the leaſt tranſaction of ſenſe and motion in man, but
philoſophers are at a loſs to comprehend. South’s $º.
Reaſon is always ſtriving, and always at a lºſs, while it i.
exerciſed about that which is not its Proper objećt. Dryden.
A man may ſometimes be at a lºſs which ſide to cloſe
with. Baker's Refl. -
6. Uſeleſs application. - ºff on Learning.
It would be loſs of time to explain any farther our ſuperiori-
ty to the enemy in numbers of men aná horſe. Addison.
Lost, participial adj. [from lo e.] No longer perceptible.
In ſeventeen days appear'd your pleaſing coaſt,
And wººdy mountains, half in vapours */?. Pope's Oºſ.
Lot. n: ſ [hlaut, Gothick; Plot, Saxon; lot, Dutch.] * -
1. Fortune; ſtate aſſigned.
Kala at length concluded my ling'ring ºf .
Diſdain me not, although I bºmoiº.
Dryden.
f, O V
L O Vº
who is an heir of many hundred ſheep,
Doth beauty keep which never fun can burn, ... -
Nor ſtorms do turn. - - Sidney, b. i.
our own lot is beſt; and by aiming at what we have not,
we loſe what we have already. L’E/ºrange's Fables.
Prepard I ſtand; he was but born to try -
The it of man, to ſuffer and to die. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. A die, or any thing uſed in determining chances.
Aaron ſhali caſt lots upon the two goats; one lot for the
Lord, and the other lot for the ſcape-goat, Lev. xvi. 8.
l Their taſks in equal portions ſhe divides, -
And where unequal, there by lots decides. Dryden's Pirg,
Ulyſſes bids his friends to ca ſ lots, to º: that he would
- oſe them to ſo imminent danger.
not voluntarily exp Note in the Odyſſey.
3. It ſeems in Shakeſpeare to ſignify a lucky or wiſhed chance.
If you have heard your general talk of Rome,
And of his friends there, it is lots to blanks -
My name hath touch'd your ears; it is Menenius. Shakespeare
4. A portion; a parcel of goods as being drawn by lot; as,
what lot of filks had you at the ſale
5. Proportion of taxes: as, to pay ſcot and lot.
free or nettle tree. n.ſ. [Celtis.] See Lotos.
lº. of the late tree are like thoſe of the nettle; the
flowers conſiſt of five leaves, expanded in form of a roſe,
containing many ſhort ſtamina in the boſom; the fruit, which
is a roundiſh berry, grows ſingle in the boſom of its leaves.
The fruit of this tree is not ſo tempting to us, as it was
to the companions of Ulyſſes: the wood is durable, and uſed
to make pipes for wind inſtruments: the root is proper for
hafts of knives, and was highly eſteemed by the Romans for
its beauty and uſe. See L Miller.
LOTOS. n.ſ. [Latin.] See Lot E.
The #4. around them all their food produce,
Lotos, the name divine, nećtareous juice. Pope's Odyſſey.
Lotion. n.ſ. [latio, Latin; lation, French.]
A lation is a form of medicine compounded of aqueous li-
quids, uſed to waſh any part with ; from lavo, to waſh.
Quincy.
In lations in women's caſes, he orders two potions of helle-
bore macerated in two cotylae of water. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Lottery, n.ſ. [lotterie, §. from lot..] A game of chance;
a ſortilege; diſtribution of prizes by chance; a play in which
lots are drawn for prizes. -
Let high-fighted tyranny range on,
Till each man drop by lottery. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar.
The lottery that he hath deviſed in theſe three cheſts of gold,
filver, and lead, will never be choſen by any but whom you
ſhall rightly love. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice.
Every warriour may be ſaid to be a ſoldier of fortune, and
the beſt commanders to have a kind of lottery for their work.
Sºuth's Servions.
Fortune, that with malicious joy
Does man, her ſlave, oppreſs,
Still various and unconſtant ſtill,
Promotes, degrades, delights in ſtrife,
And makes a lottery of life.
Lo'vage. n.ſ. [leviſficum, Latin.]
The lobes of the lovage leaves are cut about their borders
like thoſe of parſley; the flower conſiſts, for the moſt part,
of five leaves, which expand in form of a roſe; each of
theſe flowers are ſucceeded by two oblong, gibboſe, furrowed
ſeeds, which on one ſide have a leafy border. This plant is
often uſed in medicine. Miller.
LOUD. adj.
I. Noiſy; ſtriking the ear with great force.
Contending on the Leſbian ſhore,
His proweſs Philomelides confeſs'd, -
And loud acclaiming Greeks the vićtor bleſs'd. Pope.
The numbers ſoft and clear,
Gently ſteal upon the ear;
Now louder, and yet louder riſe, • * *
And fill with ſpreading ſounds the ſkies. Pope's St. Cacilia.
2. Clamorous; turbulent.
She is lºud and ſtubborn; her feet abide not in her houſe.
Prov. vii. 11.
Dryden's Horace.
Lo'UDLY. adv. [from loud.]
1. Noiſily; ſo as to be heard far.
The ſoldier that philoſopher well blam’d,
Who long and loudly in the ſchools declaim'd.
1. Clamourouſly.
I read above fifty pamphlets, written by as many preſby-
terian divines, loudly diſclaiming toleration. Swift.
Loudness. n. ſ. Noiſe; force of ſound; turbulence; vehe-
mence or furiouſneſs of clamour.
Had any diſaſter made room for grief, it would have moved
according to prudence, and the proportions of the provoca-
tion: it would not have fallied out into complaint or loud-
nºſ. South's Sermons.
ToI.OVE. v. a. ſlurian, Saxon.]
*To regard with paſſionate affection, as that of one ſek te
the other,
Denham.
–
5. To regard with reverent unwillingneſs to offend.
3. Courtſhip.
Good ſhepherd, tell this youth what 'tis to lºve.
7–It is to be made all of ſighs and tears;
It is to be made all of faith and ſervice;
It is to be all made of fantaſy,
All made of paſſion, and all made of wiſhes;
All adoraticn, duty, and obedience;
All humbleneſs, all patience, all impatience, ,
All purity, all trial, all obſervance. Shakeſp. As you like it.
I could not love I'm ſurc
One who in love were wiſe. . . - Cowley.
The jºalous man wiſhes himſelf a kind of deity to the peſ.
ſon he loves ; he would be the only employment of her
thoughts. Addison's Speciator, N. 170.
2. To regard with the affection of a friend.
... None but his brethren he, and ſiſters, knew,
Whom the kind youth prefer'd to me,
And much above myſelf. I lov'd them too.
3. To regard with parental tenderneſs.
. He that loveth me ſhall be lºved of my father, and I will
*we him, and will manifeſt myſelf to him. jºhn xiv. 21.
4. To be pleaſed with.
Fiſh uſed to ſalt water delight more in freſh : we ſee that
ſalmons and ſmelts love to get into rivers, though againſt the
ſtream. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. No. 793.
Wit, eloquence, and poetry,
Arts which f lºv’d.
Cowley.
He lov'd my worthleſs rhimes.
Cowley.
Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart. Deut. vi. 5.
Love. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
I. The paſſion between the ſexes.
Hearken to the birds love-learned ſong,
The dewie leaves among ! Spenſer's Epithalam.
While idly. I ſtood looking on, -
I found th' effect of love in idleneſs. Shakeſpeare.
My tales of love were wont to weary you; , --
I know you joy not in a love diſcourſe. . . . Shakeſpeare,
What! have I 'ſcaped love letters in the holiday-time of
my beauty, and am I now a ſubject for them Shakeſpeare.
I look'd upon her with a ſoldier's eye,
That lik'd, but had a rougher taſk in hand
Than to drive liking to the name of love. Shakeſpeare.
What need a vermil-tinétur'd lip for that,
Love-darting eyes, or treſſes like the morn. Milton.
Love †. oft in pleaſing concord end, .
Not wedlock treachery, endang'ring life. Milton's Agon.
. A love potion works more by the ſtrength of charm than
Inature. - Collier on Popularity.
You knowy' are in my pow'r by making iove. Dryden.
Let mutual joys our mutual truſt combine,
And love, and love-born confidence be thine. Pope.
Cold is that breaſt which warm'd the world before,
And theſe love-darting eyes muſt roll no more. Pope.
2. Kindneſs; good-will; friendſhip.
Death grin on me, and I will think thou ſmil'ſt,
And kiſs me as thy wife; miſery's love, *
O come to me ! Shakeſpeare's King john.
What love, think'ſt thou, I ſue ſo much to get?
My love till death, my humble thanks, my prayers;
That love which virtue begs, and virtue grants. ºff:
God brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the
prince. Dan. i. 9.
The one preach Chriſt of contention, but the other of
Jove. Phil. i. 17.
By this ſhall all men know that ye are my diſciples, if ye
have love one to another. Rom. xiii. 35.
Unwearied have we ſpent the nights,
Till the Ledean ſtars, ſo fam'd for love, -
Wonder'd at us from above. Cowley.
Demetrius
Made love to Nedar’s daughter Helena, -
And won her ſoul. Shakespeare Midſummer Night's Dream.
If you will marry make your loves to me, **.
My lady is beſpoke. Shakespeare's King Lear.
I to your aſſiſtance do make love, -
Maſking the buſineſs from the common eye. Shakeſpeare.
The enquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing
of it; the knowledge of truth, the preference of it; and the
belief of truth, the enjoying of it, is the ſovereign good of
human nature. Bacon’s Eſſays.
4. Tenderneſs; parental care.
No religion that ever, was ſo fully repreſents the goodneſs
of God, and his tender love to mankind, which is the moſt
powerful argument to the love of God. Tillotſon's Sermons.
5. Liking; inclination to: as, the lºve of one's country.
6. Object beloved.
Open the temple gates unto my love. Spenſºr.
If that the world and love were young,
And truth in every ſhepherd's tongue; *
Theſe pretty pleaſures might me move,
To live with thee, and be thy love. Shakeſpeare.
15 S The
Cºwky. -
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L O V
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The baniſh'd never hopes his lºve to ſee. Dryden.
The lover and the love of human kind. Pope.
7. Lewdneſs.
He is not lolling on a lewd lºve bed,
But on his knees at meditation.
able liking,
8. tº: to fin makes a man fin againſt his own reaſon.
Taylor's holy living.
Men in lºve with their opinions may not only ſuppoſe
what is in queſtion, but allege wrong matter of fact. Locke.
9. Fordàeſs ; concord.
Come love and health to all !
Then I'll ſit down: give me ſome wine; fill full. - Shakespeare
Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the
ſpirit of meekneſs t I Cor. iv. 21.
to. Principle of union.
Love is the great inſtrument of nature, the bond and ce-
ment of ſociety, the ſpirit and ſpring of the univerſe : More 1S
ſuch an affection as cannot ſo properly be ſaid to be in the
ſoul, as the ſoul to be in that: it is the whole man wrapt
up into one deſire. South's Sermons.
11. Pictureſque repreſentation of love.
The lovely babe was born with ev'ry grace:
Such was his form as painters, when they ſhow -
Their utmoſt art, on naked loves beſtow. Dryden's Ovid.
12. A word of endearment. -
'Tis no diſhonour, truſt me, love, ’tis none; -
I would die for thee. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
13. Due reverence to God. -
I know that you have not the lºve of God in you. john.
Love is of two ſorts, of friendſhip and of deſire; the one
betwixt friends, the other betwixt lovers; the one a rational,
the other a ſenſitive love ; ſo our love of God confiſts of two
Parts, as eſteeming of God, and deſiring of him. Hammond.
The love of God makes a man chaſte without the labo-
rious arts of faſting, and exterior diſciplines; he reaches at
glory without any other arms but thoſe of love. Taylor.
14. A kind of thin ſilk ſtuff. Ainſ.
This leaf held near the eye, and obverted to the light,
appeared ſo full of pores, with ſuch a tranſparency as that of
a ſieve, a piece of cypreſs, or lovehood. Boyle on Colours.
LovEApple. n.ſ.
The lºveapple has a flower conſiſting of one leaf, which
expands in a circular order; the ſtyle afterwards becomes a
roundiſh, ſoft, fleſhy fruit, divided into ſeveral cells, which
contain many flat ſeeds. Millar.
Ho'VEKNor, n. ſ. [love and #not..] A complicated figure, by
which affection interchanged is figured.
Lo'VEHETTER. m. ſ. [love and letterj Letter of courtſhip.
The children are educated in the different notions of their
parents: the ſons follow the father, while the daughters read
Joveletters and romances to their mother. Addiſon's Spect.
LovELILY, adv. [from lovely.] Amiably; in ſuch a manner
as to excite love.
Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Thou look'ſt
Lovelily dreadful. Otway's Venice Preſerv'd.
LoveLINess... n.ſ.. [from lovely.] Amiableneſs; qualities of
mind or body that excite love.
Carrying thus in one perſon the only two bands of good-
will, lovelineſ, and lovingneſs. Sidney.
- When I approach
Her lovelineſ, ſo abſolute ſhe ſeems,
That what ſhe wills to do, or ſay,
Seems wiſeſt, virtuouſeſt, diſcreeteſt, beſt. Mih. Pa. Loſt.
If there is ſuch a native *velineſ in the ſex, as to make
them vićtorious when they are in the wrong, how reſiſtleſs
is their power when they are on the fide of ºth Addiſon.
LovELoRN. adj. [love and lorn.] Forſaken of one's love.
The love-lorn nightingale,
Nightly to thee her ſad ſong mourneth well.
Lovely. adj. [from *] Amiable; exciting love.
- The breaſt of Hecuba,
When ſhe did ſuckle Hector, look'd not lovelier
Than Hector's forehead. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus,
Saul and Jonathan were *wely and pleaſant in their lives,
and in their death they were not divided. 2 Sam, i. 23.
The flowers which it had preſs'd
Appeared to my view,
More freſh and lovely than the reſt,
That in the meadows grew. Denham.
The Chriſtian religion gives us a more lovely chara&ter of
God than any religion ever did. Tillºtſon's Sermons.
- The fair
With cleanly powder dry their hair;
And round their !ºvely breaſt and head
» - -
Lov º flow’rs their ming!'d odours ſhed.
r ONGER.
fairs of love.
Thou art an old lov
Loy E.R. n.ſ. [from love.
1. One who is in love,
Milton,
Prior.
* f [love and ”ger.] One who deals in af.
”gºr, and ſpeakeſt ſkilfully. Shai,
Love is blind, and lovers cannot fºr -
The pretty follies that themſelves conin it.
$º?car.
Let it be never ſaid, that he whoſe breaſt
Is Hill'd with love, ſhould break a lºver's reſt. Dryden.
2. A friend; one who regards with kindnæſ.
Your brother and his lover have embrac'd. Sºft.
I tell thee, fellow,
Thy general is my lover: I have been
The book of his good act, whence men have read
His fame unparallel'd haply amplified. Shakeſpeare.
3. One who likes any thing.
To be good and gracious, and a lover of knowledge, arc
amiable things. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Loſov ER. n. / [ from l'ouvert, French, an opening...] An open-
ing for the ſmoke to go out at in the roof of a cottage. Speºſ.
Loves ESRET. n.ſ. [lºve and ſecret.] Secret between lovers.
What danger, Arimant, is this you fear?
Or what loveſecret which I muſt not hear. Dryden's Aur.
Lovesick. adi, [lºve and ſº.) Diſordered with ſoye ; lan-
guiſhing with amorous deſire.
See, on the ſhoar inhabits purple ſpring,
Where nightingales their loveſick ditty fing.
To the dear miſtreſs of my loveſ: mind,
Her ſwain a pretty preſent has deſign'd.
Of the reliefs to eaſe a loveſick mind,
Flavia preſcribes deſpair. Granville.
LovEsome. adj. [from love.] Lovely. A word not uſed.
Nothing new can ſpring
Without thy warmth, without thy influence bear,
Or beautiful or loveſome can appear. Dryden's Lucretius.
Loºvesong. ": [love and ſong..] Song expreſſing love.
oor Romeo is already dead Î
Stabb'd with a white wench's black eye,
Run through the ear with a loveſong. Shakeſpeare.
Loveſong weeds and ſatyrick thorns are grown,
Where ſeeds of better arts were early ſown.
Loves it... n.ſ.. [love and ſuit.] Courtſhip.
His loveſuit hath been to me
As fearful as a ſiege. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Lovetale. n.ſ. [love and tale.] Narrative of love.
The lovetale
Infected Sion's daughters with like heat;
Whoſe wanton paſſions in the ſacred porch
Ezekiel ſaw. A4ilton's Paradſ: Lºft, b. i.
Cato's a proper perſon to entruſt
A lovetale with. Addiſon's Cato.
Love thought. m. ſ. [love and thought.] Amorous fancy.
Away to ſweet beds of flowers,
Lºvethought lie rich when canopied with bowers. Shakeſø.
Lovetox. m. ſ. [love and toy..] Smål preſents given by lovers.
Has this amorous gentleman preſented himſelf with any
lovetoys, ſuch as gold ſnuff-boxes. Arbuth. and Pope's Ma. S.
LovETRick. m. ſ. [love and triº.J. Art of expreſſing love.
Other diſports than dancing jollities;
Other lovetricks than glancing with the eyes. Donne.
Lough. n.ſ. [loch, Iriſh, a lake..] A lake; a large inland
ſtanding water.
A people near the northern pole that won,
Whom Ireland ſent from laughes and foreſts hore,
Pivided far by ſea from Europe's ſhore.
Lough Neſs never freezes.
Loyºng, participial adj. [from love.]
1. Kind; affectionate.
So lºving to my mother,
That he permitted not the winds of heav'n
To viſit her face too roughly. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
This earl was of great courage, and for this cauſe much
loved of his ſoldiers, to whom he was no leſs loving again.
Bayward.
Dryden.
Dryden's Ping.
Donne.
Airfax.
Phil. ranſ.
2. Expreſſing kindneſs.
The king took her in his arms till ſhe came to herſelf,
and comforted her with loving words. Efth. xv. 8.
Lo'VINGKINDNess. Tenderneſs; favour; mercy. A ſcrip-
tural word.
. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving-
kindneſſes. Pſal. xxv. 6.
He has adapted the arguments of obedience to the imper-
fečtion of our underſtanding, requiring us to confide: him.
ºnly under the amiable attributes of goodneſs and loving-
*indhºſ, and to adore him as our friend and patron. Rºgers.
LovinčLY. adv. [from *ving.] Affectionately; with kind.
neſs. -
The new king, having no leſs lovingly performed all du-
ties to him dead than alive, purſued on the ſiege of his un-
natural brother, as much for the revenge of his father, as
for the eſtabliſhing of his own quiet. Sidney, b. ii.
It is no great matter to live !ºing!y with good-natured and
meek perſons; but he that can do ſo with the froward and
perverſe, he only hath true charity. Taylor.
LovincNess. n.ſ.. [from loving.] Kindneſs; affection.
Carrying
L O W, * - Carrying thus in one perſon the only two bands of good- will, lovelineſs and !ovingneſs. - §: ney, b. i. 10tiſs D'OR. m. ſ. [French.) A golden coin of France, va- lued at about ſeventeen ſhillings. - if he is deſired to change a lºuis d'or, he muſt conſider of - Speciator, Nº. 305. it. - - - To idle; to live To Lou NGE. v. m. lazily. - f R. m. ſ. [from lounge.] An idler. #: 77. %; Latin.] A tall gangrel. Ainſ. LOUSE. n.ſ. plural lice. [lur, Saxon; ſuys, Dutch.] A ſmall animal, of which different ſpecies live on the bodies of men, beaſts, and perhaps of all living creatures. There were lice upon man and beaſt. Exod. viii. 18. Frogs, lice, and flies, muſt all his palace fill With loath'd intruſion. - Milton. it is beyond even an atheiſt's credulity and impudence to affirm, that the firſt men might proceed out of the tumours of leaves of trees, as maggots and flies are ſuppoſed to do now, or might grow upon trees;, or perhaps might be the lice of ſome prodigious animals, whoſe ſpecies is now extinct. Bentley's Sermons. Not that I value the money the fourth part of the ſkip of - Swift. T. ń. v. a. [from the noun..] To clean from lice. ift As for all other good women, that love to do but little work, how handſome it is to louſe themſelves in the ſun- ſhine, they that have been but a while in Ireland can well witneſs. Spenſer on Ireland. You ſat and lous'd him all the ſun-ſhine day. Swift. Lousewort. n.ſ. The name of a plant; called alſo rattle and cock's-comb. - - There are four different kinds of this plant, which grow wild, and in ſome low meadows are veryºtroubleſome; eſpe- cially one ſort with yellow flowers, which riſes to be a foot high or more, and is often in ſuch plenty as to be the moſt predominant plant; but it is very bad food for cattle. Miller. Lousily. adv. [from louſe.]. In a paltry, mean, and ſcurvy way, Lousiness. n.J. [from louſy..] The ſtate of abounding with lice. Lousy. adj. [from louſe.] 1. Swarming with lice; over-run with lice. Let him be daub'd with lace, live high and whore, Sometimes be louſy, but be never poor. Dryden's juv. Sweetbriar and gooſeberry are only louſy in dry times, or very hot places. Mortimer's Huſſandry. 2. Mean; low born; bred on the dunghil. I pray you now remembrance on the louſy knave mine hoſt. A louſy knave, to have his gibes and his mockeries. Shakeſp. Lout. n.ſ.. [loete, old Dutch. Mr. Lye.] A mean aukward fellow; a bumpkin; a clown. Pamela, whoſe noble heart doth diſdain, that the truſt of her virtue is repoſed in ſuch a lout's hands, had yet, to ſhew ſundren, Dutch.] an obedience, taken on ſhepherdiſh apparel. Sidney. This lowt, as he exceeds our lords, the odds Is, that we ſcarce are men, and you are gods. Shakeſp. I have need of ſuch a youth, - That can with ſome diſcretion do my buſineſs; For 'tis no truſting to yon fooliſh lout. Shakeſpeare. Thus wail'd the louts in melancholy ſtrain. Gay's Paſ?. To Lout. s. n. [pluran, to bend, Saxon.] To pay obeiſance; to bend; to bow; to ſtoop. Obſolete. It was uſed in a good ſenſe. In Scotland they ſay, a fellow with lowtan or littan, ſhoulders ; that is, one who bends forwards; his ſhoulders or back. He fair the knight ſaluted, louting low, Who fair him quitted, as that courteous was. Fa. Qu. Under the ſand-bag he was ſeen, Louting low, like a for'ſter green. Ben. johnſºn's Underw. The palmer, grey with age, with count'nance lowting low, His head ev'n to the earth before the king did bow. Drayton. To Lowt. v. a. This word ſeems in Shakeſpeare to fignify, to overpower. I am lowted by a traitor villain, And cannot help the noble chevalier. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Lo'Utish. adj. [from lout..] Clowniſh; bumpkinly. This lautiſh clown is ſuch, that you never ſaw ſo ill-fa- voured a viſar; his behaviour ſuch, that he is beyond the de- gree of ridiculous. Sidney, Loukishly, adv. [from lout..] With the air of a clown; with the gait of a bumpkin. Low, adj. 1. Not high. * Not riſing far upwards. It became a ſpreading vine of low ſtature. 3. Not elevated in ſituation. O mighty Caeſar! do'ſt thou lye ſo low * Are all thy conqueſts, glories, triumphs, ſpoils, Shrunk to this little meaſure : Shakeſp. julius Caeſar. , Whatſoever is waſhed away from them is carried down into the lower grounds, and into the ſea, and nothing is brought back, Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Ezek. xvii. 6. L O W 4. Deſcending far downwards; deep. 5. Not deep, not ſwelling high ; ſhallow : tiſed of water. As two men were walking by the ſea-ſide at low water, they ſaw an oyſter, and they both pointed at it together. - - L'E/?range. It is ** ebb ſure with his accuſer, when ſuch peccadillo's ate put in to ſwell the charge. Atterbury. 6. Not of high price: as, corn is lºw. 7. Not loud; not noiſy. As when in open air we blow, The breath, though ſtrain'd, ſounds flat and lºw: But if a trumpet take the blaſt, It lifts it high, and makes it laſt. J/aller. The theatre is ſo well contrived, that, from the very deep of the ſtage, the lowſ? found may be heard diſtinctly to the fartheſ part of the audience 3 and yet, if you raiſe your voice as high as you pleaſe, there is nothing like an echo to callſ. confuſion. Addiſon on Italy. 8. In latitudes near to the line. They take their courſe either high to the north, or lºw to the ſouth. Abbot's Deſcript. of the IVorld. 9. Not riſing to ſo great a ſum as ſome other accumulation of particulars. - Who can imagine, that in fixteen or ſeventeen hundred years time, taking the lower chronology, that the earth had then ſtood, mankind ſhould be propagated no farther than Judaea. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 10. Late in time: as, the lower empire. II. Dejected; depreſſed. - To be worſt, The lºweſt, moſt dejećted, thing of fortune, Stands ſtill in eſperance. His ſpirits are ſo low his voice is drown'd, He hears as from afar, or in a ſwoon, Like the deaf murmur of a diſtant ſound. Though he before had gall and rage, Which death or conqueſt muſt aſſwage; He grows diſpirited and low, He hates the fight, and ſhuns the foe. 12. Impotent; ſubdued. --- To keep them all quiet, he muſt keep them in greater awe and leſs ſplendor; which power he will uſe to keep them as low as he pleaſes, and at no more coſt than makes for his own pleaſure. Graunt's Bills of Mortality. 13. Not elevated in rank or ſtation; abjećt. - - He wooes both high and low, both rich and poor. Shakespeare . Try in men of low and mean education, who have never elevated their thoughts above the ſpade. Locke. 14. Diſhonourable; betokening meanneſs of mind ; as, low tricks. 15. Not ſublime; not exalted in thought or dićtion. He has not ſo many thoughts that are low and vulgar, but, at the ſame time, has not ſo many thoughts that are ſublime and noble. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 279. In compariſon of theſe divine writers, the nobleſt wits of the heathen world are low and dull. Felton on the Claſſicks. 16. Reduced ; in poor circumſtances; as, I am low in the world. Low. adv. 1. Not aloft; not at a high price; meanly: it is chiefly uſed in compoſition. - Proud of their numbers and ſecure in ſoul, The confident and over-luſty French: Do the low-rated Engliſh play at dice Shakeſp. Hen. W. This is the prettieſt low-born laſs, that ever Ran the greenſord; nothing ſhe does or ſeems, But ſmacks of ſomething greater than herſelf, Too noble for this place. Shakeſpeare's Winter's Tale, There under Ebon ſhades and low-brow'd rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian deſert ever dwell. My eyes no objećt met But low-hung clouds, that dipt themſelves in rain, To ſhake their fleeces on the earth again. No luxury found room In low-rooft houſes, and bare walls of lome. - Vaſt yellow offsprings are the German's pride ; But hotter climates narrower frames obtain, And low-built bodies are the growth of Spain. Creech. Whenever I am turned out, my lodge deſcends upon a dow-ſpirited creeping family. Swift. We wand'ring go through dreary waſtes, Where round ſome mould'ring tow'r pale ivy creeps, And lºw-brow’d rocks hang nodding o'er the deeps. Pope. Corruption, like a general flood, Shall deluge all; and av'rice creeping on, Spread like a low-born miſt, and blot the ſun. 2. In times near our own. - In that part of the world which was firſt inhabited, even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their Shakeſpeare. Dryden. Prior, Milton. Dryden, Dryden, Pote. flocks and herds. f th - Lock. . With a depreſion of the voice. • * ~ * 3 Lucia, ſpeak low, he is retir'd to reſt. Addiſon's †. 4-
L O W
L O W
4. atc of ſubjcótion. -
3 "ß". connes iºns, having been once ſo lºw brought, and
------- - - r ſo
th...hiſ ſubjected, they afterwards lifted up themſº
ſtrongly º - *-- Spenſer on tº:
To flow. v. a. ſº º adjedive.] To ſink; to make low.
- iforinted for 10twer. -
Pº º, guineas was lowed from one-and-twenty ſhil-
ſings and ſixpence to one-and-twenty ſhillings. Swift.
T., Low. v. H. [ploran, Saxon. The adjective low, not high,
is pronounced lo; the verb lºw, to bellºw, lou.] To bellow
, a cow.
| aS ñº. the wild aſs bray when he has graſs 2 or loweth the
| ox over his fodder? job vi. 5.
The maids of Argos, who, with frantick cries,
And imitated lowings, fill'd the ſkies. Roſcommon.
- Fair Io grac'd his ſhield, but Io now,
with horns exalted ſtands, and ſeems to *. -
Had he been born ſome ſimple ſhepherd's heir, -
- The lºwing herd, or fleecy ſheep his care. Prior.
* Lowbell. n.). [laye, Dutch; less Saxon; or leg, Iſlandick,
- a flame, and bell.] A kind of fowling in the night, in which
the birds are wakened by a bell, and lured by a flame into
a net. Lºwe denotes a flame in Scotland; and to ***, to
flame.
Lowe. m. ſ. -
Lowe, loe, comes from the Saxon pleap, a hill, heap, or
barrow ; and ſo the Gothick hlaiv is a monument or bar-
Gibſon's Camden.
Dryden.
row.
To Lo'w ER. v. a. [from low.] -
1. To bring low; to bring down by way of ſubmiſſion.
As our high veſſels paſs their wat'ry way,
Let all the naval world due homage pay;
With haſty reverence their top-honours lower,
Confeſſing the aſſerted power.
The ſuppliant nations
Bow to its enſigns, and with lower'd ſails
Confeſs the ocean's queen. Smith's Phaedrus and Hippolytus.
2. To ſuffer to ſink down.
When the water of rivers iſſues out of the apertures with
more than ordinary rapidity, it bears along with it ſuch par-
ticles of looſe matter as it met with in its paſſage through the
ſtone, and it ſuſtains thoſe particles till its motion begins to
remit, when by degrees it lowers them, and lets them fall.
Wºodward's Nat. Hiſt.
8. To leſſen; to make leſs in price or value.
" The kingdom will loſe by this lowering of intereſt, if it
makes foreigners withdraw any of their money. Locke.
Some people know it is for their advantage to lower their
intereſt. Child on Trade.
To Lower. v. n. To grow leſs; to fall; to ſink.
º The preſent pleaſure,
- By revolution low'ring, does become
The oppoſite of itſelf. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
To Lo'wer. v. n. [It is doubtful what was the primitive
meaning of this word: if it was originally applied to the ap-
pearance of the ſky, it is no more than to grow low, as the
ſky ſeems to do in dark weather: if it was firſt uſed of the
countenance, it may be derived from the Dutch loeren, to
look aſkance.]
. To appear dark, ſtormy, and gloomy; to be clouded.
Now is the winter of our diſcontent
Made glorious Summer by this ſon of York;
And all the clouds that lower'd upon our houſe,
In the deep boſom of the ocean buried. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
The low'ring ſpring, with laviſh rain,
Beats down the ſlender ſtem and bearded grain. Dryden.
When the heavens are filled with clouds, and all nature
wears a lºwering countenance, I withdraw myſelf from theſe
uncomfortable ſcenes. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 83.
The dawn is overcaſt, the morning low'r,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addiſon's Cato.
If on Swithin's feaſt the welkin lºuri,
And cv'ry penthouſe ſtreams with haſty ſhow’rs, .
Twice twenty days ſhall clouds their fleeces drain. Gay.
To frown; to pout; to look ſullen.
There was Diana when Acteon ſaw her, and one of her
fooliſh nymphs, who weeping, and withal lowering, one might
tec the workman meant to ſet forth tears of anger. Sidney.
He mounts the throne, and Juno took her place,
But fullen diſcontent ſat low'ring on her face ;
Then, impotent of tongue, her filence broke
Thus turbulent in rattling tone ſhe ſpoke. »
Low ER, "...ſ. (from the verb.]
1. Cloudineſs; gloomineſs.
2. Cloudineſs of look.
Philoclea was jealous for Zelmane, not without ſo mighty
º Iºwer as that face could yield. Sidney, Ží.
i. ******, *[from lower..] With cloudineſ, ; gloomily.
1C) "º. adj. [from **, lower, and moſt.] Loweſt.
- lants have their ſeminal Parts uppermoſt, living creatures
have them lºwermoſi. Bacon's Not. Hiſt
It will alſo happen, that the ſame part of the pipe which
was now lºwermoſ, will preſently become higher, ſo that
the water does aſcend by deſcending; aſcending in compa-
Prior.
2
Dryden.
riſon to the whole inſtrument, and deſcending in reſpect of
its ſeveral parts. J/ilkins'; Dædalº.
LowLAND. m. ſ. ſlow and land.]. The country that is low in
reſpect of neighbouring hills; the marſh.
What a devil's he
His errand was to draw the lowland damps.
And noiſome vapcurs, from the foggy fens, -
Then breathe the baleful ſtench with all his force. Dryd.
No nat'ral cauſe ſhe found from brooks or bogs,
Or marſhy lowlands, to produce the fogs.
Lowlily. adv. [from lºwly.]
1. Humbly; without pride.
2. Meanly; without dignity.
Lowlis Ess. n.ſ.. [from lowly.]
1. Humility; freedom from pride.
Lowlingſ is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber upward turns his face.
The king-becoming graces,
As juſtice, verity, temp'rance, ſtableneſs,
Bounty, perſev’rance, mercy, lowlineſs,
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude; -
I have no reliſh of them. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Eve,
With lowlineſ majeſtick, from her ſeat,
And grace, that won who ſaw to wiſh her ſtay,
Roſe. Milton's Par. Loft, b. viii.
If with a true Chriſtian lowlineſs of heart, and a devout
fervency of ſoul, we perform them, we ſhall find, that they
will turn to a greater account to us, than all the warlike pre-
parations in which we truſt. Atterbury's Sermons.
2. Meanneſs; want of dignity; abjećt depreſſion.
They continued in that lowlineſ; until the time that the di-
viſion between the two houſes of Lancaſter and York aroſe.
Spenſer's State of Ireland.
The lowlineſ of my fortune has not yet brought me to
flatter vice; and it is my duty to give teſtimony to virtue.
Dryden's Preface to Aurengzebe.
Dryder.
Shakeſpeare.
-
Lo'wly. adj. [from low.]
1. Humble; meek; mild.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart. 4Matt. xi. 29.
He did bend to us a little, and put his arms abroad: we
of our parts ſaluted him in a very lowly and ſubmiſfive man-
ner, as looking that from him we ſhould receive ſentence of
life or death. Bacon's New Atlantis.
With cries they fill'd the holy fane;
Then thus with lowly voice Ilioneus began. Dryden.
The heavens are not pure in his ſight, and he charges even
his angels with folly; with how lowly a reverence muſt we
bow down our ſouls before ſo excellent a being, and adore a
nature ſo much ſuperior to our own. Rogers's Sermons.
2. Mean; wanting dignity; not great.
For from the natal hour diſtinétive names,
One common right the great and lowly claims.
3. Not lofty; not ſublime.
For all who read, and reading not diſdain,
Theſe rural poems, and their lowly ſtrain,
The name of Varus oft inſcrib'd ſhall ſee.
Lo'wly. adv. [from low.]
1. Not highly ; meanly; without grandeur; without dignity.
I will ſhew myſelf highly fed, and lowly taught; I know
my buſineſs is but to the court. Shakeſpeare.
'Tis better to be lowly born,
And range with humble livers in content,
Than to be perk'd up in a gliſt'ring grief,
And wear a golden ſorrow. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
2. Humbly; meekly; modeſtly.
Heav'n is for thee too high
To know what paſſes there; be lowly wiſe :
Think only what concerns thee, and thy being. Miton.
Another crowd
Preferr'd the ſame requeſt, and lowly bow’d. Pope.
Low N. m. ſ. [liun, Iriſh; locn, Dutch, a ſtupid drone..] A
ſcoundrel; a raſcal.
King Stephen was a worthy peer,
His breeches coſt him but a crown,
He thought them ſixpence all too dear,
And therefore call'd the taylor lown.
Low Ness. n.ſ.. [from low.
1. Abſence of height; ſmall diſtance from the ground.
They know
By th’ height, the lowneſ, or the mean, if dearth,
Or foizon follow. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
The lowneſs of the bough where the fruit cometh, maketh
the fruit greater, and to ripen better; for you ſhall even ſee,
in apricots upon a wall, the greateſt fruits towards the bot-
tonn. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. N°. 432.
In our Gothick cathedrals, the narrowneſs of the arch
makes it riſe in height, the lowneſs often opens it in breadth.
Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
2. Meanneſs of condition, whether mental or external.
Nothing could have ſubdu'd nature
To ſuch a lownſ, but his unkind daughter. Shakeſpeare.
Now
Pope.
Dryd. Silenus.
Shakeſpeare.
L O Z - Fan-T | Now I muſt To the young man ſend humble treaties, And palter in the ſhift of lowneſs. 3. Want of rank; want of dignity. - The name of ſervants has of old been reckoned to imply a certain meanneſs of mind, as well as lownſ of condition. South's Sermons. Shakeſpeare. 4. Want of ſublimity; contrary to loftineſs. A tranſcendent height, as lowneſs me, Makes her not ſee, or not ſhow. Donne. His ſtyle is accommodated to his ſubjećt, either high or low; if his fault be too much lowneſs, that of Perſius is the hardneſs of his metaphors. - Dryden. 5. Submiſſiveneſs. - - The people were in ſuch lowneſ of obedience as ſubjećts were like to yield, who had lived almoſt four-and-twenty years under ſo politick a king as his father. Bacon. 6. Depreſſion; dejection. - - - - Hence proceeded that poverty and lowneſs of ſpirit to which a kingdom may be ſubject, as well as a particular perſon. Swift. Lowthoughted. adj. [low and thought.] Having the thoughts with-held from ſublime or heavenly meditations; mean of ſentiment; narrow mindedneſs. - Above the ſmoak and ſtir of this dim ſpot, Which men call earth, and with lowthoughted care, Strive to keep up a frail and feveriſh being Milton. O grace ſcrene Oh virtue heav'nly fairſ Divine oblation of lowthoughted care Freſh blooming hope, gay daughter of the ſky, And faith our early immortality Pope. LowsPIRITED. adj. [low and ſpirit..] Dejećted; depreſſed; not lively; not vivacious; not ſpritely. Severity carried to the higheſt pitch breaks the mind; and then, in the place of a diſorderly young fellow, you have a lºwſpirited moped creature. Locke. LoxoproMick. m. ſ. [xož3; and ºwo; ; loxodromus, Lat.] Loxodromick is the art of oblique ſailing by the rhomb, which always makes an equal angle with every meridian; that is, when you ſail neither directly under the cquator, nor under one and the ſame meridian, but acroſs them : hence the table of rhumbs, or the tranſverſe tables of miles, with the table of longitudes and latitudes, by which the ſailor may practically find his courſe, diſtance, latitude, or longitude, is called loxodromick. Harris. LOYAL. adj. [loyal, Fr.] 1. Obedient; true to the prince. Of Gloſter's treachery, And of the loyal ſervice of his ſon, When I inform'd him, then he call'd meſot. Shakeſp. The regard of duty in that moſt loyal nation overcame all other difficulties. Knolles. Loyal ſubjećts often ſeize their prince, Yet mean his ſacred perſon not the leaſt offence. Dryden. 2. Faithful in love; true to a lady, or lover. Hail wedded love by thee Founded in reaſon loyal, juſt, and pure. There Laodamia with Evadne moves, Unhappy both but lºyal in their loves. Dryden's Aºn. Loſ Alist, n.ſ.. [from loyal.] One who profeſſes uncommon adherence to his king. The cedar, by the inſtigation of the loyalifts, fell out with the homebians. Howel's Wocal Foreſt. Loyally, adv. [from loyal.] With fidelity; with true adhe- rence to a king. The circling year I wait, with ampler ſtores, And fitter pomp, to hail my native ſhores; Then by my realms due homage would be paid, , For wealthy kings are loyally obey'd. Pope's Odyſſey. lºyalty. n.f. [Ibiault, French.] 1. Firm and faithful adherence to a prince. Though loyalty, well held, to fools does make Our faith meer folly; yet he that can endure To follow with allegiance a fall'n lord, Does conquer him that did his maſter conquer. Shakeſp. To day ſhalt thou behold a ſubject die For truth, for duty, and for loyalty. Shakeſp. Rich. III. Commiſſions flaw'd the heart Of all their loyalties. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. He had never had any veneration for the court, but only Milton. ſuch lºyalty to the king as the law required. Clarendon. •r Abdiel faithful found Unſhaken, unſeduc’d, unterrify'd, His lºyalty he kept. Milton. 2. Fidelity to a lady, or lover. ***NGE, n. ſ. [/ſenge, French..] Of unknown etymology. 1. A rhomb. - - The beſt builders reſolve upon rectangular ſquares, as a *an between too few and too many angles; and through **qual inclination of the ſides, they are ſtronger than the rhomb or lºſenge. Iſotton's Architeåure. * * iſ a form of a medicine made into ſmall pieces, L U B to be held or chewed in the mouth till melted or waſted. 3. A cake of preſerved fruit: both theſe are ſo denominated from the original form, which was rhomboidal. LP, a contračion for lordſhip. Lu'ebA.D. m. ſ. [from histºr.] A lazy ſturdy fellow. Yet º wine and their vićtuals thoſe curmudgeon lub- ºra'ſ Lock up from my fight, in cellars and cupboards. Swift. LU'BBER. m. ſ. ſof this word the beſt derivation ſeems to be from lubbed, ſaid by junius to fignify in Daniſh fat..] A ſtur- dy drone; an idle, fat, bulky loſel; a booby. For tempeſt and ſhowers deceiveth a many, And ling’ring lubbers looſe many a penie. ' Tuffer's Huſø. Theſe chaſe the ſmaller ſhoals of fiſh from the main ſea into the havens, leaping up and down, puffing like a fat lubber out of breath. Carew's Survey ºf Cornwall. They clap the lubber Ajax on the ſhoulder, As if his feet were on brave Hestor's breaſt, And great Troy ſhrinking. Shakeſp. Troil, and Crºffda. A notable lubber thou reporteſt him to be. Shakeſp. Tell how the drudging goblin ſweat; His ſhadowy flail hath threſh'd the corn, That ten day labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fend. Venetians do not more uncouthly ride, Than did your lubber ſtate mankind beſtride. Dryden. How can you name that ſuperannuated lubber P Congreve. Lu'Bºerly. adj. [from lubber.J Lazy and bulky. I came at Eaton to marry Mrs. Anne Page; and ſhe's a great lubbery boy. Shakespeare. Lu’BBERLY. adv. Aukwardly; clumſily. Merry andrew on the low rope copies lithberly the ſame tricks which his maſter is ſo dexterouſly performing on the high. Dryden's Dedication. Milton. Lu. n.ſ. A game at cards. Ev’n mighty pam who kings and queens o'erthrew, And mow’d down armies in the fights of lu. Pºpe. To Lu'BRicate. v. a. [from lubricus, Lat.] To make ſmooth or ſlippery; to ſmoothe. - There are aliments which, beſides this lubricating quality, ſtimulate in a ſmall degree. Arbuthnot on Arments. The patient is relieved by the mucilaginous and the ſapo- naceous remedies, ſome of which lubricate, and others both lubricate and ſtimulate. Sharp's Surgery. To LU'BR1citATE. v. n. [from lubricus, Latin.] To ſmooth; to make ſlippery. LUBR1'city. n.ſ. [lubricus, Latin; lubricité, French.] 1. Slipperineſs; ſmoothneſs of ſurface. 2. Aptneſs to glide over any part, or to facilitate motion. Both the ingredients are of a lubricating nature; the mu- cilage adds to the lubricity of the oil, and the oil preſerves the mucilage from inſpiſlation. Ray on Creation. 3. Uncertainty; flipperineſs; inſtability. The manifold impoſſibilities and hºricities of matter can- not have the ſame conveniences in any modification. More. He that enjoyed crowns, and knew their worth, excepted them not out of the charge of univerſal vanity; and yet the politician is not diſcouraged at the inconflancy of human af- fairs, and the lubricity of his ſubječt. Glanville's Apolºgy. A ſtate of tranquillity is never to be attained, but by keep- ing perpetually in our thoughts the certainty of death, and the lubricity of fortune. L’Eſtrange's Fables. 4. Wantonneſs; lewdneſs. From the letchery of theſe fauns, he thinks that ſatyr is derived from them, as if wantonneſs and lubricity were eſſen- tial to that poem which ought in all to be avoided. Dryden. Lu'BRick. adj. [lubricus, Latin.] 1. Slippery; ſmooth on the ſurface. - A throng Of ſhort thick ſobs, whoſe thund'ring volleys float And roul themſelves over her lubrick throat, In panting murmurs. 2. Uncertain; unſteady. I will deduce him from his cradle through the deep and lubrick waves of ſtate, till he is ſwallowed in the gulph of fa- tality. J7%tton. 2. Wanton; lewd. [lubrique, French.] Why were we hurry'd down This lubrick and adult’rate age; Nay, added fat pollutions of our own, Tº encreaſe the ſteaming ordures of the ſtage. Dryden. Lu'BR1cous. adj. [lubricus, Latin.] 1. Slippery; ſmooth. - }.. * of water being voluble and lubricous as well as fine, it eaſily infinuates itſelf into the tubes of vegetables, and by that means introduces into them the matter it bears Iſoodward's Nat. Hiſł. Craſhaw. along with it. 2. Uncertain. - - - The judgment being the leading power, if it be ſtored with lubricous opinions inſtead of clearly conceived truths, and peremptorily reſolved in them, the practice will be as º gular as the conceptions. Glanville's Scºp. 15 T LU'BR -
L U C
L U D
|
jº, and fiz. Latin.] The act of
Lubririca’rios. */ [lubricts an fº, J
". liquor is prepared for the inunction and lubrift-
caſiºn of the heads ºf the bones; an oily one, º: :
the marrow ; * mucilaginous, ſupplied by certain glandules
ſeated in the articulations. . - Ray 671 ::::::::
i...ºrion, n.ſ. [lubricus and faciº, Latin.] The act o
lubricating or ſmoothing. - - - -
The cauſe is lubrifaciian and relaxatio, as in medicines
emollient; ſuch as milk, honey: and mallows. Bacon.
Luce. n.ſ. [perhaps from lupuſ, Latin.]. A pike full grown.
They give the dozen white lutes in their cºat. Shakeſp.
Lucent. adj. [lucenº, Latin.] Shining;. bright; ſplendid.
I meant the day-ſtar ſhould not brighter riſe, -
Noriend like influence from his hºrnt ſeat. Benj. jºhnſºn.
A ſpot like which perhaps
Aſtronomer in the ſun's lucent orb,
Through his glaz'd optick tube yet never ſaw.
1U city ºf [illiduſ, Latin; lucids, French.
1. Shining; bright; glittering.
1. Shining; bright; g Öºr his hid arms
A military veſt of purple flow'd; • *
Livelier than Meliboean. - -- Milton.
it contracts it, preſerving the eye from being injured by
too vehement and lucid an object, and again dilates it for the
apprehending objects more remote in a fainter light. Ray.
If at the ſame time a piece of white paper, or * white
cloth, or the end of one's fingers be held at the diſtance of
about a quarter of an inch, or half an inch, from. that part
of the glaſs where it is moſt in motion, the electrick vapour
which is excited by the friction of the glaſs againſt the hand
will, by daſhing againſt the white Paºr, cloth, or finger,
be put into ſuch an agitation as to emit light; and make the
white paper, cloth; or finger, appear lucid like a glow-worm.
Newton's Optickſ.
The pearly ſhell its lucid globe unfold,
And Phoebus warm the rip'ning ore to gold. Pope.
Milton.
2. Pellucid; tranſparent.
On the fertile banks
Of Abbana and Pharphar, lucid ſtreams. Milt. Pº. Hº:
On the tranſparent ſide of a globe, half ſilver and half of
a tranſparent metal, we ſaw certain ſtrange figures circularly
drawn, and thought we could touch them, till wº found our
fingers ſtopped by that lucid ſubſtance. Gulliver's Trav.
Bāght with the radiance of intellect; not darkened with
madneſs. . . . .
The long diſſentions of the two houſes, which, although
they had had lucid intervals and happy pauſes, yet they did
ever hang over the kingdom, ready to break forth. Bacon.
Some beams of wit on other ſouls may fall,
Strike through and make a lucid interval;
But Shadwell's genuine night admits no rays
His riſing fogs prevail upon the day. Drydºn.
I believed him in a lucid interval, and deſired he would
pleaſe to let me ſee his book. - ‘latler.
A few ſenſual and voluptuous perſons may, for a ſeaſon,
cclipſe this native light of the ſoul; but can never ſo wholly
ſmother and extinguiſh it, but that, at ſome lucid intervals;
it will recover itſelf again, and ſhine forth to the conviction
of their conſcience. Bentley's Sermons.
Luci'pity. m. ſ. [from lucid.] Splendor; brightneſs. Dić.
Luci'FERous: adj. [fucifer, Latin.] Giving light; affording
means of diſcovery.
The cxperiment is in itſelf not ignoble; and luciferous
cnough, as ſhewing a new way to produce a volatile ſalt.
- - - - Boyle.
Lucifick, adj. [lux and faciº, Latin.]. Making light; pro-
ducing light. -
When made to converge; and ſo mixed together; though
their lucifick motion be continued, yet by interfering, that
equal motion, which is the colorifick, is interrupted. Grew.
luck. n.ſ. (geluck, Dutch.]
1. Chance; accident; fortune; hap; caſual event.
He fore’d his neck into a nooze,
To ſhew his play at faſt and looſe ;
And when he chanc'd tº eſcape, miſtook
For art and ſubtlety, his luck. Hudibrar.
Some ſuch method may be found by human induſtry or
ick, by which compound bodies may be reſolved into other
ſubſtances than they are divided into by the fire. Boyle.
2. Fortune, good or bad.
Glad of ſuch luck the luckleſs lucky maid,
A long time with that ſavage people ſtaid,
To gather breath in many miſeries. Spenſer.
Farewel, good Saliſbury, and good luck go with thee.
- Shakeſpeare' -
I did demand what news from sº s Henry V
He told me, that rebellion had ill luck,
And that young Harry Percy's ſpur was cold. Shakeſpeare.
That part of mankind who have had the juſtice, or the
luck, to paſs, in common opinion, for the wifeſt, have fol-
lowed a very different ſcent. Temple.
3
Such, how highly ſoccer they may have the luck to be
thought of, are far from being Iſraelites indeed. South.
The gueſts are found too mum’rous for the treat,
But all, it ſeems, who had the tº to eat,
- Swear they ne'er taſted more delicious meat. Tate's juv.
Lu'ckily. adv. [from lucky.] Fortunately; by good hap.
It is the pencil thrown luckily full upon the horſe's mouth;
to expreſs the foam, which the painter with all his ſkill could
not form. - - Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
It happens luckily for the cſtabliſhment of a new race of
kings upon the Britiſh throne, that the firſt of this royal line
has all high qualifications. Addiſon.
Lu'ckINEss. n.ſ.. [from lucky.j Good fortune; good hap; ca-
ſual happineſs. -
He who ſometimes lights on truth, is in the right but by
chance; and I know not whether the luckineſs of the acci-
dent will excuſe the irregularity of his proceeding. Locke.
Lu'ckless. adj. [from luck.] Unfortunate ; unhappy.
Glad of ſuch luck, the luckleſs lucky maid,
A long time with that ſavage people ſtaid,
To gathe; breath in many miſeries.
N
Fairy Queen.
ever ſhall my thoughts be baſe,
Though luckleſ, yet without diſgrace. Suckling.
What elſe but his immoderate luſt of pow'r,
Pray'rs made and granted in a luckleſ; hour? Dryden.
LU'cky m. ſ. [from luck; gelucis, Dutch..] Fortunate; happy
by chance.
But I more fearful, or more lucky wight,
Diſmay’d with that deformed, diſmal fight,
Fled faſt away. Fairy Queen, b. x.
Perhaps ſome arm more lucky than the reſt,
May reach his heart, and free the world from bondage.
Addison's Cato.
LU'cRative: adj. [lucratif, French ; lucrativus, Lat..] Gain-
ful; profitable; bringing money.
The trade of merchandize being the moſt lucrative, may
bear uſury at a good rate; other contračts not ſo. Bacon.
The diſpoſition of Ulyſſes inclined him to purſue the more
dangerous way of living by war, than the more lucrative ºne-
thod of life by agriculture. Notes on the Odyffy.
Lu'cRE. m. ſ. ſlurrum, Latin.] Gain; profit; pecuniary ad-
vantage. In an ill ſenſe.
Malice and lucre in them
Have laid this woe here. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
They all the ſacred myſteries of heav'n
To their own vile advantages ſhall turn,
Of lucre, and ambition. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii.
A ſoul ſupreme in each hard inſtance try'd,
Above all pain, all anger, and all pride,
The ; of pow'r, the blaſt of publick breath,
The luſt of lucre, and the dread of death. Pope.
What can be thought of the procuring letters by fraud,
and the printing them merely for lucre º Pope.
LucRI'FERous. adj. [lucrum and fero, Latin.] Gainful; pro-
fitable.
Silver was afterwards ſeparated from the gold, but in ſo ſmall
a quantity, that the experiment, the coſt and pains conſider-
ed, was not lucriferous. - Boyle.
Luc Rí'Fick. adj. [lucrum and faciº, Latin.) Producing gain.
Dićf.
LU'cTATION. m. ſ. [luđor; Latin.] Struggle; effort; conteſt.
To Luſcu BRATE. m. ſ. [lucubror, Lat.j To watch; to ſtudy
by night.
uću BRATI N. m. ſ. [lucibratio, Latin.] Study by candle-
light; noćturnal ſtudy; anything compoſed by night.
Thy lucubrations have been peruſed by ſeveral of our
friends. Tatler, Nº 78.
Lucu BRA'roRY. adj. [lucubratorius, from iucubror, Latin.]
Compoſed by candle-light.
You muſt have a ſober diſh of coffee, and a ſolitary candle
at your ſide, to write an epiſtle lucubratory to your friend.
- Pete.
LU'culeNT. adj. [luculentus, Latin ) 4.
1. Clear; tranſparent; lucid. This word is perhaps not uſed
in this ſenſe by any other writer.
And luculent alofg
The purer rivers flow. Thomſºn's IP'inter, I. 715.
2. Certain; evident.
They are againſt the obſtinate incredulity of the Jews, the
moſt luculent teſtimonies that Chriſtian religion hath. Hooker.
L’UDICROUS. adj. [ludicer, Lat..] Burleſque; merry; ſpor-
tive; exciting laughter.
Plutarch quotes this as an inſtance of Homer's judgment,
in cloſing a ludicrous ſcene with decency and inſtruction.
-- - Notes on the Odyſſey.
Lu'Dicrously, adv. [from iudicrous.) Sportively; in bur-
leſque; in a manner that may excite laughter. -
Lu'Dicrous Ness. n. ſ. (from ludicrous.] Burleſque; ſportive-
neſs; merry caſt or manner; ridiculouſneſs.
LUDIFICA’tion. m. ſ. [ludiſicor, Latin.] The aët of mocking,
or making ſport with another. - Dick.
LUFF.
L UK L U M LUFF. n. f [in Scotland.] The palm of the hand; as, clap mearles in my luff. - To Luff, v. n. [or loof.] To keep cloſe to the wind. Sea “"contraa your ſwelling ſails, and luff to wind. Dryden. To Luc. v. a. ſalutºn, Saxon, to pull ; lºga, Swediſh, the hollow of º: hand.] ll with d violence ll or drag; to pull with rugged violence. 1. To hall or drag You gods ! why this will lug your prieſts and ſervants frºm your ſides, Shakeſp. Thy bear is ſafe, and out of peril, - Though lugg'd indeed, and wounded very ill. when ſavage bears agree with bears, Shall ſecret ones lug ſaints by th' ears. See him drag his feeble legs about . Like hounds ill coupled: Jowler lugs him ſtill Hudibras. Hudibras, p. iii, through hedges. Dryden. 'i \. †. is to ſee a ſtrumpet tear - A cynick's beard, and lug him by the hair. Dryden. pither every fingle animal ſpirit muſt convey a whole re- preſentation, or elſe they muſt. divide the image amongſt ãº, and ſo lug off every one his ſhare. Collier. 2. To LUG ºut. To draw a ſword, in burleſque language. - But buff and beltmen never know theſe cares, No time, nor trick of law, their action bars; They will be heard, or they lug out and cut. Drydºn. To Luc. v. n. To drag; to come heavily: perhaps only miſ- - for lags. º,y flagging ſoul flies under her own pitch, Like'fowl in air, too damp, and lºgs along, As if ſhe were a body in a body. Dryden, LUG. 7?. I. 1. A à of ſmall fiſh. * . . - They ſeed on ſalt unmerchantable pilchards, tag worms, higs, and little crabs. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. 2. [In Scotland.] An ear. - - 3. Lug, a land meaſure; a pole or perch. That ample pit, yet far renown'd For the large leap which Debon did compel Ceaulin to make, being eight lugs of ground. Fá. §u. Luſogacs. n.ſ.. [from lug.] Any thing cumbrous and un- weilly that is to be carried away; any thing of more weight than value. Come bring your luggage nobly on your back. Shakeſ?. hat do you mean To doat thus on ſuch luggage * Shakeſpeare's Tempſ. Think not thou to find me ſlack, or need Thy politick maxims, or that cumberſome ** * Luggage of war there ſhewn me. Milton's Par. Rºgain'd. How durſt thou with that ſullen luggage O' th' ſelf, old ir’n, and other baggage, Tº oppoſe thy lumber againſt us? Hudibras, p. i. The mind of man is too light to bear much certainty among the ruffling winds of paſſion and opinion; and if the luggage be prized cqually with the jewels, none will be caſt out till all be ſhipwrecked. Glaxv. A lively faith will bear aloft the mind, And leave the laggage of good works behind. Dryden. I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my jour- , ney. Swift tº Pope. Lugu'BRious. adj. [lugubre, French; lugubris, Lat.] Mourn- ful; ſorrowful. A demure, or rather a lugubrious look, a ſad or whining tone, makes up the ſum of many mens humiliations. - - - - - * ... LUKEWARM. adj. [The original of this word is doubted. l/armth, in Saxon, is bleos; in old Friſick hlij; in Dutch licwte; whence probably our luke, to which warm may be added, to determine, by the firſt word, the force of the ſe- cond; as we ſay, boiling hat..] - 1. Moderately or mildly warm ; ſo warm as to give only a pleaſing ſenſation. A dreary corſe, whoſe life away did paſs, All wallow'd in his own, yet lukewarm blood, That from his wound yet welled freſh alas ! Fairy Queen. ; May you a better feaſt never behold, You knot of mouth friends; ſmoke and lukewarm water Is your perfeótion. Shakespeare . Timon of Athens. Bathing the body in lukewarm water is of great advantage to contemperate hot and ſharp humours. Hiſeman's Surgery. Whence is it but from this attractive power that water, which alone diſtils with a gentle lukewarm heat, will not diſtil from ſalt of tartar without a great heat Newton's Opticks. 2. Indifferent; not ardent; not zealous. If ſome few continue ſtedfaſt, it is an obedience ſo luke- warm and languiſhing, that it merits not the name of paſ- ſon. Dryden. This ſober condućt is a mighty virtue In hitewarm patriots. Luºwarmiº. adv. [from the adještive.] 1. With moderate Warmth. 2. With indifference. "Kewarminer n.ſ.. [from lukewarm.] Aidſºn's Cºtº. ...Yºur faction, and reproach them with lukewaranº, To Lull. v. a. ſhulu, Daniſh; dall, Latin.] */ 1. To compoſe to ſleep by a pleaſing ſound. To LU'MBER. v. n. 1. Moderate or pleaſing heit. 2. Indifference; want of ardour. - -- - - - - f - ºkind of zeal counts all merciful moderation ºz. 1Uarmineſs. - . . King Charles. ... The deſed of zeal is lukewarmneſ, or coldneſs in 1eligion; the exceſs is inordinate heat and ſpiritual fury. Sprat! Go dry your chaff and ſtubble, give fire to the zeal of Swift. There trickled ſoftly down A gentle ſtream, whoſe murmuring wave did play Emongſt the pumy ſtones, and made a found Tº lull him ſoft a ſleep, that by it lay. Fairy Qyzan, i. ii. Such ſweet º doth in mu::ck lic, To lull the daughters of neceſſity. Milton, Theſe ſull'd by nightingales embracing ſlept. Milton, 2. To compoſe; to quiet; to put to reſt. To find a foe it ſhall not be his hap, - - And peace ſhall lui him in her flow'ry lap. Miltºn. No more theſe ſcenes my meditations aid, Or full to reſt the viſionary maid. Pºp. By the vocal woods and waters lull'd, And loſt in lonely muſing in a dream. Thomſºn's Spring. Lu'll ABY. m. ſ. [lais, Latin. Quem nutricum fuiſe devin . contendit Turnebus, from lull: it is obſervable that the nurſes call ſleep ly, by ; lullaly is therefore lail to ſlºp.] A ſong to ſtill babes. Only that noiſe heav'ns rolling circles keſt, Sung lullaly, to bring the world to reſt. Fairfax, Philomel, with melody, - Sing in your ſweet lullaly; £ida, lºa, lu aly; ſula, lu'la, º, aly. Shał ſpeare: If you will let your lady know I am here to ſpeak with her, and bring her along with you, it may make my bounty further. –Marry, Sir, lullaly to your bounty till I come again. Shakesp, Drinking is the lullaly uſed by nurſes to ſtill crying chil- dren. Locke on Education. LUMBA'Go. m. ſ. [lumbi, Lat, the loins.] Lumbago's are pains very troubleſome about the loins, and ſmall of the back, ſuch as precede ague fits and ſevers: they are moſt commonly from fullneſs and acrimony, in commoil with a diſpoſition to yawnings, ſhudderings; and erratick pains in other parts, and go off with evacuation, generally by ſweat, and other critical diſcharges of fevers. &iſing. LUMBER. m. ſ. [loma, ºeloma, Saxon, houſholdſtuff, lem- mering, the dirt of an houſe, Dutch..] Any thing uſeleſs or cumberſome; any thing of more bulk than value. The very bed was violated By the coarſe hands of filthy dungeon villains, And thrown amongſt the common lumber. Ofteny: - One ſon at home Concerns thee more than many gueſts to come. If to ſome uſeful art he be not bred, - He grows mere lumber, and is worſe than dead. Dryden. Thy neighbour has remov’d his wretched ſtore, Few hands will rid the lumber of the poor. Dryden's jaw. If God intended not the preciſe uſe of every ſingle atom, that atom had been no better than a piece of lºr:ber. Grew, The poring ſcholiaſts mark; Wits, who, like owls, ſee only in the dark ; - A lunºrr-houſe of books in ev'ry head. Pope's Dun, i.i.d. To Lººper. v. a. [from the noun..] To heap like uſeleſs goods irregularly. In Rollo we muſt have ſo much ſtuff luntered together, that not the leaſt beauty of tragedy can appear. Rymer: To move heavily, as burthened with his own bulk. Firſt let them run at largc, Nor himber o'er the meads, nor croſs the wood. Dryin. Lu'MINARY. m. ſ: [luminare, Latin; luminaire, French.] 1. Any body which gives light. - The great it::minary Diſpenſes light from far. * -- . 4.1.114:1. 2. Any thing which gives intelligence. Sir John Graham, I know not upon what lumiharies he eſpied in his face, diſſuaded him from marriage. J/otton. ny one that inſtructs mankind. - - The circulation of the blood, and the weight and ſpring of the air, had been reſerved for a late happy diſcovery by two great luminaries of this iſland. R. affey's Sºrmº.,. LUMINA’rio N. m. ſ. [from lamen.] Emiſſion of light, ..º. LU'M INous. n. ſ. ſlumineiº French. 1. Shining; emitting light. Fire burneth wood, making it firſt luminois, then black and brittle, and laſtly, broken and incinerate. f?.: ".. ts firſt convex divideº The hominous inferior orbs incios'd, From chaos. A/ºr. How came the ſun to be lum.:24: ' Yet from the nºvel- fity of natural cauſes. A “tº' Serºvº. . ...ith: ºn"J. . . . . . . . /*
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Earth may, induſtrio". of herſelf, fetch day,
Travelling eaſt; and with her part averſe -
From the ſun's beam, meet nights, her other º, b. viii
Still luminous by his ray- Milton's Paradiſe Lºſ', b. **
3. Shining; bright. - ick col are the yel-
- The moſt luminous of the priſmatick colours -
theſ affºa'the ſenſes more ſtrongly ""
Newtºn's Opticº.
2. Enlightened.
low and orange :
all the reſt together.
LUMP. n.ſ. ºf: Dutch.]
all maſs of any matter.
I. Aſ. weed kal is § the Egyptians uſed firſt for fuel, º
then they cruſh the aſhes into jumps like a ſtone. and ſo §
them to the Venetians. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
without this various agitation of the water, how could
lumps of ſugar or ſalt caſt into it be ſo. perfectly diſſolved º
it, that the lumps themſelves totally diſappear Boyle.
An Ombite wretch is prisºner made;
whoſe fleſh torn off by lumps, the rav'nous foe
In morſels cut.
Ev'ry fragrant flow'r, and od’rous green,
were ſorted well, with lumps of amber laid betwº". Dr.
To conceive thus of the ſoul's intimate uniºn with an in-
finite being, and by that union receiving of ideas, leads one
into as groſs thoughts, as a country-maid would have of an
infinite butter-print, the ſeveral parts whereof being applied
to her lump of butter, left on it the figure or idea there was
preſent need of. Locke.
2. A ſhapeleſs maſs.
Hence, heap of wrath, foul indigeſted lump;
As crooked in thy manners as thy ſhape. Shaº. Henry VI.
Buſh, bluſh, thou lump of foul deformity. Shºp are:
why might not there have been, in this great maſs, huge
lumps of ſolid matter, which, without any form or order,
might be jumbled together. Keil againſ? Burnet.
3. Maſs undiſtinguiſhed.
Tate.
All mens honours
Lie like one lump before him, to be faſhion'ſ
Into what pinch he pleaſe. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
It is rare to find any of theſe metals pure; but CoPPer,
iron, gold, ſilver, lead, and tin, all promiſcuouſly in one
lump. Woodward's Nat. Hiſt.
4. The whole together; the groſs. -
If my readers will not go to the price of buying my pa-
pers by retail, they may buy them in the lump. ddiſon.
Other epidemical vices are rife and predominant only for
a ſeaſon, and muſt not be aſcribed to human nature in the
lump. - Bentley's Sermons.
The principal gentlemen of ſeveral counties are ſtigmatized
in a lump, under the notion of being papiſts. Swift.
To LUMP. v. a. To take in the groſs, without attention to
particulars.
The expences ought to be lumped together. , Ayliff's Par.
Boccalini, in his political balance, after laying France in
one ſcale, throws Spain into the other, which wanted but
very little of being a counterpoiſe: the Spaniards upon this
reckoned, that if Spain of itſelf weighed ſo well, they could
not fail of ſucceſs when the ſeveral parts of the monarchy
were lumped in the ſame ſcale. Addiſon.
Lu’s prisiſ. [lump and fiſh; lumpus, Lat..] A ſort of fiſh.
Lu'MPING, adj. [from lump.] Large; heavy; great. A low
word.
Nick, thou ſhalt have a lumping pennyworth. Arbuthnot.
Lu'MPIs H. adj. [from lump.] Heavy; groſs; dull; unactive 3
bulky.
Out of the carth was formed the fleſh of man, and there-
fore heavy and lumpiſh. Raleigh's Hſi. of the ſºorld.
Sylvia is lumpiſh, heavy, mclancholy. Shakeſpeare.
Love is all ſpirit: fairies ſooner may
Be taken tardy, when they night tricks play,
Than we ; we are too dull and lumpiſh. Suckling.
Little terreſtrial particles ſwimming in it after the groſſeſt
were ſunk down, which, by their heavineſs and lumpiſh
fºure, made their way more Ípeedily. Burnet.
How dull and how inſenſible a beaſt
Is man, who yet wou'd lord it o'er the reſt ?
Philoſophers and poets vainly ſtrove
In every age the lumpiſh maſs to move. Dryden.
lºus. adv. [from lumpiſh.] With heavineſs; with ſtu-
pidity.
Lt'MPishness. m. ſ. [from the adjećtive..] Stupid heavineſs.
º adj. [from lump.] Full of lumps; full of compačt
in a11es. -
One of the beſt ſpades to dig hard lumpy clays, but t
final for light ºil. c º, .
Lu’s Acy. ºf [from luna, the moon.] A kind of madneſs
influenced by the moon; madneſs in general.
Love is merely madneſs, and deſerves as well a dark houſe
º a whip as madmen do; and the reaſon why they are not
: º and “urºº is, that the lunacy is ſo ordinary, that
e whippers are in love too. Shakeſp. As you like it.
Your kindled ſhun your houſe, - -
As beaten hence by your ſtrange hºº. Shaº, care.
There is difference of lunacy: I had rather be mad with
him, that, when he had nothing, thought …. the ſhips that
came into the haven his, than with you, who, when you
have ſo much coming in, think you have notºng. Sººng.
LUNAR. I adj. [lunaire, Fr. ſangris, Latin. Relating to the
LU'N ARY. } moon; under the dominion of the moon.
They that have reſolved that theſe years were but lunary
wears, viz. of a month, or Igyptian years are eaſily con-
futed. Raleigh's Hit. ºf the J/ºrld.
They have denominated ſome herbs ſolar and ſome lunar,
and ſuch like toys put into great words. Bacºn's Yat. Hiſt.
The figure of its ſeed much reſembles a horſhoe, which
Baptiſła Porta hath thought too low a ſignificatiºn, and raiſed
the ame unto a lunary repreſentation. Brown's hug. 1 rours.
We upon our globe's laſt verge ſhall go,
And view the ocean leaning on the ſky;
From thence our rolling neighbours we ſhall know,
And on the lunar world ſcourely pry. Dryd, r.
Lu's ARY. m. ſ. ['unaria, Latin; lunaire, Fr] Moonwort.
Then ſprinkles ſhe the juice of rue -
With nine drops of the midnight dew,
From lunary diſtilling. Drayton's Nymphid.
Lu’NATED. adj. [from luna.] Formed like a half moon.
L'UNA tick. adj. [lunaticus, Latin.] Mad; having the ima-
gination influenced by the moon.
Bedlam beggars, from low farms,
Sometimes with lunatick bans, ſometimes with prayers,
Enforce their charity. Shakeſpeare.
Lu’NAT1ck. m. ſ. A madman.
The lunatick, the lover, and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact:
One ſees more devils than vaſt hell can hold ;
The madman. Shakeſp. Midſummer Night's Dream.
I dare enſure any man well in his wits, ſor one in the
thouſand that he ſhall not die a lunatick in Bedlam within
theſe ſeven years; becauſe not above one in about one thou-
ſand five hundred have done ſo. Graant's Bills.
See the blind beggar dance, the cripple ſing,
The ſot a hero, lunatick a king. Pope.
The reſidue of the yearly profits ſhall be laid out in pur-
chaſing a piece of land, and in building thereon an hoſpital
for the reception of idiots and lunaticºs. Swift.
LUNA"rios. m. ſ. [lumaiſon, French ; luna, Latin.] The re-
volution of the moon. -
If the lunations be obſerved for a cycle of nineteen years,
which is the cycle of the moon, the ſame obſervations will
be verified for ſucceeding cycles for ever. Holder on Time.
LUNch. m. ſ. [Minſhaw derives it from lºc, Spaniſh ;
LU'Nch EoN. } Skinner from kleinken, a ſmall piece, Teu-
tonick. It probably comes from cutch or clunch..] As much
food as one's hand can hold. -
When hungry thou ſtood’ſ ſtaring, like an oaf,
I ſlic'd the luncheon from the barley loaf;
With crumbled bread I thicken'd well the meſs. Gay.
LUNE. m. ſ. [luna, Latin.]
1. Anything in the ſhape of an half moon.
2. Fits of lunacy or frenzy, mad freaks. The French ſay of
a man who is but fantaſtical or whimſical, Il a des lunes.
Hanmer.
Beſtrew them
Theſe dangerous, unſafe lunes i' th' king;
He muſt be told on’t, and he ſhall : the office
Becomes a woman beſt. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale.
3. A laiſh: as, the lune of a hawk. -
LUNETTE. m. ſ. [French.] A ſmall half moon.
Lunette is a covered place made before the courtine, which
conſiſts of two faces that form an angle inwards, and is com-
monly raiſed in foſſes full of water, to ſerve inſtead of a
fauſe braye, and to diſpute the enemy's paſſage: it is fix
toiſes in extent, of which the parapet is four. Trevoux.
LUNGs. m. ſ. [lungen, Saxon; long, Dutch..] The lights; the
part by which breath is inſpired and expired.
More would I, but my lungs are waſted ſo,
That ſtrength of ſpeech is utterly denied me. Shakeſpeare.
The bellows of his lungs begin to ſwell,
Nor can the good receive, nor bad expel. Drydºn.
Had I a hundred mouths, a hundred tongues,
And throats of braſs inſpir'd with iron ling;
I could not half thoſe horrid crimes repeat, -
Nor half the puniſhments thoſe crimes have met. Dºn.
LUNGED. adj: [from lung.] Having lungs; having the nature
of lungs; drawing in and emitting air: as, the lungs in an
animal body.
The ſmith prepares his hammer for the ſtroke,
While the lung'd bellows hiſing fire provoke. Dryden.
LUN G-G Row N. adj. [lung and grown.] -
The lungs ſometimes grow faſt to the ſkin that lines the
breaft within ; whence ſuch as are detained with that acci-
dent are lºng-grown.
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L U R L U S *scwort. n.ſ. [pulmonaria, Lat.] - Lu ºf. flower #. of one leaf, which is ſhaped like a funnel, whoſe upper part is cut into ſeveral ſegments; from its fiſhilous flower-cup, which is for the moſt part pentago- ill, riſes the pointal encompaſſed by four embrios, which afterwards become ſo many ſeeds incloſed in the flower- Cup. AMiller. Lusiso LAR. adj. [luniſºlaire, French; luna and ſolaris, Lat.] Compounded of the revolution of ſun and moon. - LUNT. n. ſ. [lante, Dutch..] The matchcord with which guns are fired. - Leptºr. n.ſ. [lupin, French ; lupinus, Latin.] A kind of ulſe. - P It has a papilionaceous flower, out of whoſe empalement riſes the pale, which afterward turns into a pod filled with either plain or ſpherical ſeeds: the leaves grow like fingers upon the foot ſtalks. Miller. when Protogenes would undertake any excellent piece, he uſed to diet himſelf with peas and lupines, that his invention might be quick and refined. Peacham on Drawing. Where ſtalks of lupines grew, Th’ enſuing ſeaſon, in return, may bear The bearded product of the golden year. Dryden's Georg. Protogenes, drawing the pićture of jº, took no other nouriſhment than lupines mixed with water, for fear of clogg- ing his imagination by the luxury of his food. Dryden. LURCH. n.ſ. [This word is derived by Skinner from Pourche, a game of draughts, much uſed, as he ſays, among the Dutch; ourche he derives from arca; ſo that, I ſuppoſe, thoſe that are loſt are left in lorche, in the lurch or box : whence the uſe of the word.] Tº leave in the LURch. To leave in a forlorn or deſerted con- dition; to leave without help. Will you now to peace incline, And languiſh in the main deſign, And leave us in the lurch. But though th’ art of a different church, I will not leave thee in the lurch. Hudibras, p. 1. Have a care how you keep company with thoſe that, when they find themſelves upon a pinch, will leave their friends in the lurch. L’Eſtrange's Fables. Can you break your word with three of the honeſteſt beſt- meaning perſons in the world It is baſe to take advantage of their ſimplicity and credulity, and leave them in the lurch at laſt. Arbuthnot's Hiff, of j. Bull. Flirts about town had a deſign to caſt us out of the faſhion- able world, and leave us in the lurch, by ſome of their late refinements. Addiſon's Guardian. To LURCH. v. n. [lºeren, Dutch; or rather from the noun.] I. To ſhift; to play tricks, I myſelf, ſometimes leaving the fear of heav'n on my left- hand, and hiding mine honour in my neceſſity, am fain to ſhuffle, to hedge, and to lurch. Shakeſpeare. 2. To lie in wait: we now rather uſe lurk. While the one was upon wing, the other ſtood lurching upon the ground, and flew away with the fiſh. L'E/irange. To LURCH. v. a. ſlurror, Latin.] - 1. To devour; to ſwallow greedily. Too far off from great cities may hinder buſineſs; or too near lurcheth all proviſions, and maketh every thing dear. Bacon's Eſſays. 2. To defeat; to diſappoint. A word now uſed only in bur- leſque. [from the game lurch.] He waxed like a ſea ; And, in the brunt of ſeventeen battles ſince, He lurcht all ſwords o' th' garland. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. God never deſigned the uſe of them to be continual; by Putting ſuch an emptineſs in them, as ſhould ſo quickly fail and lurch the expectation. - South’s Sermons. This is a ſure rule, that will never deceive or lurch the fin- Cere communicant. South's Sermons, To ſteal privily; to filch; to pilfer. URCHER. m. ſ. [from lurch.] - 1. One that watches to ſteal, or to betray or entrap. I cannot repreſent thoſe worthies more naturally than un- der the ſhadow of a pack of dogs, made up of finders, lurchers, and ſetters. Tatler, Nº. 59. His thefts ſome tradeſman ſpies, Świſt from his play the ſcudding lurcher flies; Whilſt ev'ry honeſt tongue ſtop thief reſounds. Gay. * [Lurco, Latin.] A glutton; a gormandizer. Not uſed. LURE. nºſ. [leurre, French; lore, Dutch..] '. Something held out to call a hawk. - My faulcon now is ſharp and paſſing empty, And, till ſhe ſtoop, ſhe muſt not be full-gorg'd, Fºr then ſhe never looks upon her lure. Shakeſpeare. . This lure ſhe caſt abroad, thinking that this fame and be- lief would draw, at one time or other, ſome birds to ſtrike upon it. Bacon's Henry VII. * great eſtate to an heir, is as a lar to all the birds of Pº round about to ſeize on him. Bacon. Denham. To Lure. v. n. [from the noun..] To call hawks. A falc'ner Henry is, when Emma hawks; With her of tarſels, and of lure, he talks. Prior. 2. Any enticement; any thing that promiſes advantage. How many have with a ſmile made ſmall account Of beauty, and her lures, eaſily ſcorn'd - All her aſſaults, on worthier things intent. Mih. Par. Reg. This ſtiffneck'd pride, nor art nor force can bend Nor high-flown hopes to reaſon's lure deſcend. Duham. Standing near one that lured loud and ſhrill, I had ſudden- ly an offence, as if ſomewhat had broken, or been diſlocated in my ear, and immediately after a loud ringing. Bacon To LURE. v. a. To attract; to entice; to draw. As when a flock Of ravenous fowl, though many a league remote, Againſt the day of battle, to a field Where armies lie encamp'd, come flying, lur’d With ſcent of living carcaſes. AMilton's Par. Lºft. A man ſpent one day in labour, that he might paſs the other at eaſe; and lured on by the pleaſure of this bait, when he was in vigour he would provide for as many days as he could. Temple. Should you lure From this dark haunt, beneath the tangled roots Of pendant trees, the monarch of the brook, Behoves you then to ply your fineſt art. Thomſºn's Spring. Volumes on ſhelter'd ſtalls expanded lie, And various ſcience lures the learned eye. Gay's Trivia. LU'RID. adj. [luridus, Latin.] Gloomy; diſmal. Slow ſettling o'er the lurid grove, Unuſual darkneſs broods. Thomſºn's Summer. To LURK. v. n. [probably lurch and lurk are the ſame word. See LURCH.] To lie in wait; to lie hidden; to lie cloſe. Far in land a ſavage nation dwelt, That never taſted grace, nor goodneſs felt; But like wild beaſts, lurking in loathſome den, And flying faſt as roebuck through the fen; All naked. Fairy 24een, b. ii. Milbrook lurketh between two hills, a village of ſo eighty houſes, and borrowing his name from a mill and litt brook running there through. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. They lay not to live by their worke, But theeviſhly loiter and ſurée. Tuſer's Huſbandry. If ſinners entice, conſent not; if they ſay, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent. Prov. i. 1 1. The wife, when danger or diſhonour lurks, Safeſt, and ſeemlieſt by her huſband ſtays. Milton. See The lurking gold upon the fatal tree: - Then rend it off. Dryden's 42n. The king unſeen Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn’d his captive queen; He ſprings to vengeance. Pope. I do not lurk in the dark: I am not wholly unknown to the world : I have ſet my name at length. Swift. Lu'RKER. m. ſ. [from lurk.] A thief that lies in wait. LU'RKING PLACE. n.ſ. [lurk and place..] Hiding place ; ſecret place. Take knowledge of all the lurkingplaces where he hideth himſelf. I Sam. xxiii. 23. LU'scious. adj. [from delicious, ſay ſome ; but Skinner more probably derives it from luxurious, corruptly pronounced.] 1. Sweet, ſo as to nauſeate. 2. Sweet in a great degree. The food that to him now is as luſcious as loches, ſhall ſhortly be as bitter as coloquintida. Shakeſp. Othell. With brandiſh’d blade ruſh on him, break his glaſs, And ſhed the luſcious liquor on the ground. Milton. Blown roſes hold their ſweetneſs to the laſt, And raiſins keep their luſious native taſte. Dryden. 3. Pleaſing; delightful. He will bait him in with the luſcious propoſal of ſome gainful purchaſe. South’s Sermons. Lü'sciously. adv. [from lºſious.] Sweet to a great degree. Lu’sciousness. n.ſ.. [from luſcious.] Immoderate ſweetneſs. Can there be greater indulgence in God, than to embitter ſenſualities whoſe luſciouſneſs intoxicates us, and to clip wings which carry us from him. Decay ºf Piety. Peas breed worms by reaſon of the lºſiºſºſ, and ſweet- neſs of the grain. Martimer's Huſbandry. Lu's ERN. n.ſ. lupus cervarius, Latin.) A lynx. Lush. adj. Of a dark, deep, full colour, oppoſite to pale and faint; from louſche. Hanmer. How luſh and luſty the graſs looks? how green Shaº. Lusk. adj. [liſhe, French..] Idle; lazy; worthleſs. Dict. Lu'skish. adj. [from luſk..] Somewhat inclinable to lazineſs or indolence. Lu'skishly. adv. [from luſºſh.] Lazily; indolently. . Lu’skishness. adv. [from lºſłſh.] A diſpoſition to lazineſs. Speniſ: f". Luso'Rious. adi, [luſºrius, Latin.] Uſed in play; ſportive. 15 U Things
L U S - L U T | - to exception, yet unjuſtly condemned - Things º the i. tº, dancing and ſtage- . unlawful 5 Biſhop Sanderſon. P*... ... ri,ºrint. Latin.] Uſed in play. z uſ?rius, Latin. play - LU ºº |. many †: contrivances for the in- ſtruction of ãhildren in geometry and geography, in ſuch al- luring and luſºry methods, which would make a moſt i. ...iaſſing impreſſion. Watt's Improvement ºf the * LÜsºr. n.ſ...[lure, Saxon; luff, Dutch.] 1. Carnal deſire. - This our court, infected with their manners, Shews like a riotous inn, Epicuriſm and */ Make it more like a tavernor a brothel, - ºr Than a grac'd palace. Shakespeare's King Lear. Luft, and rank thoughts. Shakespeare's Cymbeline. They are immoderately given to the luft of the fleſh, making no conſcience to get baſtards. Allºt. when a temptation of luff aſſaults thee, do not reſiſt it by diſputing with it, but flie from it, that is, think not at all of it. Taylor's holy Living. 2. Any violent or irregular deſire. - I º divide the . my luft ſhall be ſatified upon them. - Exod. xv. 9. The ungodly, for his own luft, doth perſecute. the poor : let them be taken in the crafty wilineſs they imagined. Pſal. Virtue was repreſented by Hercules: he is drawn offering to ſtrike a dragon; by the dragon are meant all manner. of luſ!'s. Peacham on Drawing. All weigh our ačts, and whate'er ſeems unjuſt, Impute not to neceſſity, but luff. Dryden's Ind. Emp. The luft of lucre. Pope. 3. Vigour; active power. Not uſed. - - - Trees will grow greater, and bear better fruit, if you put ſalt, or lees of wine, or blood, to the root: the cauſe may be, the increaſing the luft or ſpirit of the root. Bacon. To LUsT. v. n. 1. To deſire carnally. Inconſtant man, that loveth all he ſaw, * And luſted after all that he did love. Roſcommºn. 2. To deſire vehemently. Giving ſometimes prodigally; not becauſe he loved them to whom he gave, but becauſe he lufted to give. Sidney. The Chriſtian captives in chains could no way move them- ſelves, if they ſhould unadviſedly luft after liberty. Knoller. 3. To liſt; to like. ... Out of uſe. Their eyes ſwell with fatneſs; and they do even what they luſ!. Pſal. lxxiii. 7. 4. To have irregular diſpoſitions. The mixed multitude fell a luſting ; and the children of Iſrael alſo wept, and ſaid, Who ſhall give us fleſh to eat? Num. xi. 4. The ſpirit that dwelleth in us lufteth to envy, jam. iv. 5. LU'stful. adj. [luſi and full.] 1. Libidinous; having irregular deſires. Turning wrathful fire to luſtful heat, With beaſtly fin thought her to have defil’d. Fairy Qu. There is no man that is intemperate or luſtful, but be- ſides the guilt likewiſe ſtains and obſcures his ſoul. Tillotſon. 2. Provoking to ſenſuality; inciting to luſt. Thence his luſtful orgies he enlarg’d. Milton. LU'st FULLY. adv. [from º With ſenſual concupiſcence. Lu'stfulness. n.ſ.. [from luſtful..] Libidinouſneſs. LU'stihed. }". J. [from lu/ly.] Vigour; ſprightlineſs; cor- Lu'stihood. $ poral ability. Not now in uſé. - A goodly perſonage, Now in his freſheſt flower of liftyhed, Fit to inflame fair lady with love's rage. Reaſon and reſpect Make livers pale, and lu/lihood dejećted. I'll prove it on his body; Deſpight his nice fence, and his active practice, His May of youth and bloom of lu/lyhood. Shakeſpeare. Lu'stily. adv. [from lu/ly.] Stoutly; with vigour;" with mettle. I determine to fight lu/lily for him. Now, gentlemen, Let's tune, and to it luftily a while. Shakeſpeare. Barbaroſla took upon him that painful journey, which the old king luftily performed. Knolles. r He has fought luftily for her, and deſerves her. Southern. Lu'stiNess. n.j. [from lufty.] Stoutneſs; ſturdineſs; ſtrength; vigour of body. > Freſh Clarion being ready dight, . gºod ſpeed began to take his flight, W. the fields in his frank luſtineſs. Spenſer's Muiopotmos. ... "tº there is ſo great a prevention of the ordinary time, **.*.*/intſ of the child; but when it is leſs, it is j indiſpoſition of the mother. Bacon's Nat. fift. Nº. 353. - Cappadocian ſlaves were famous for their luſtineſs, and be- º .#. liking, were ſet on a ſtalſ to ſhew the good habit º and made to play tricks before the buyers, to ractivity and ſtrength. Dryden's Perſius. Fa. Qu. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſp. Henry V. Lu’stless. adj. [from lºft.] Not vigorous; weak. Senſºr. Lu'stral. adj. [lºſirale, French ; luftralis, Latin.] Uſed in purification. His better parts by luſtral waves refin'd, More pure, and nearer to aethereal mind. Garth. LustRation. n.ſ. [luſtration, French; lyiratio, Lat..] Pu- rification by water. Job's religious care, His ſons aſſembles, whoſe united prayer, Like ſweet perfumes, from golden cenſors riſe; He with divine luſtrations ſanctifies. Sandys's Paraphraſ. That ſpirits are corporeal ſeems a conceit derogative unto himſelf, and ſuch as he ſhould rather labour to overthrow ; yet thereby he eſtabliſheth the doctrine of luſtrations, amu- lets, and charms. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. i. What were all their luftrations but ſo many ſolemn puri- fyings, to render both themſelves and their ſacrifices accept-. able to their gods. South's Sermons. Should Io's prieſt command A pilgrimage to Meroe's burning ſand; Through deſarts º wou'd ſeek the ſecret ſpring, And holy water for luſtration bring. Dryden's juvenal. By ardent pray’r, and clear luſtration, Purge the contagious ſpots of human weakneſs; Impure no mortal can behold Apollo. Lu'stre. n.ſ. [luſtre, French.] 1. Brightneſs; ſplendour; glitter. . You have one eye left to ſee ſome miſchief on him. —Left it ſee more prevent it; out, vile gelly; where is thy luſtre now Shakeſpeare's King Lear. To the ſoul time doth perfeótion give, Prior. And adds freſh luſtre to her beauty ſtill. Davies. The ſcorching ſun was mounted high, In all its luſtre, to the noonday ſky. Addiſon's Ovid. Paſs but ſome fleeting years, and theſe poor eyes, Where now without a boaſt ſome luftre lies; No longer ſhall their little honours keep, But only be of uſe to read or weep. All nature laughs, the groves are freſh and fair, The ſun's mild luſtre warms the vital air. Pope. 2. A ſconce with lights. Ridotta ſips, and dances till ſhe ſee The doubling luſtres dance as quick as ſhe. Pope's Horace. 3. Eminence; renown. His anceſtors continued about four hundred years, rather without obſcurity than with any great lu/?re. Wotton. I uſed to wonder how a man of birth and ſpirit could en- dure to be wholly inſignificant and obſcure in a foreign coun- try, when he might live with luſtre in his own. Swift. 4. [From luftre, Fr. luſtrum, Latin.]. The ſpace of five years. Both of us have cloſed the tenth luſtre, and it is high time to determine how we ſhall play the laſt ačt of the farce. Bolingbroke to Swift. Lu'striNG. n.ſ.. [from luftre.] A ſhining ſilk; commonly pronounced lute/tring. LU'strous. adj. [from luſºre.] Bright; ſhining; luminous. Noble heroes, my ſword and yours are kin, good ſparks and luſtrous. Shakeſp. Alf’s well that ends well. The more luſtrous the imagination is, it filleth and fixeth the better. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 956. Lu's twoRT. n.ſ. [luſ? and wort.] An herb. Prior. Lu'sty. adj. [luftig, Dutch..] Stout; vigorous; healthy; able of body. This luſty lady came from Perſia late, She with the Chriſtians had encounter'd oft. Fairy Qu. If luſty love ſhould go in queſt of beauty, Where ſhould he find it fairer than in Blanch Shakespeare . We yet may ſee the old man in a morning, Luſty as health, come ruddy to the field, And there purſue the chaſe. Otway. Lºur. n: ſ [from lute.] One who plays upon the ute. LUTA'Rious. adj. [lutarius, Latin.] Living in mud; of the colour of mud. 2. A ſcaly tortoiſe-ſhell, of the lutarious kind. LUTE. n.ſ. [luth, lut, French.] 1. A ſtringed inſtrument of muſick. Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themſelves when he did ſing. Shakeſp. Hen May muſt be drawn with a ſweet and #. º: nance, upon his head a garland of roſes, in one hand a ſº. Peacham on Drawing. Grew. L In a ſadly pleaſing ſtrain et the warbling lute complain. Pope's St. Cecil; A lute ſtring will bear a iºd weight *: º: but at the ſame time cannot exert its elaſticity. . Lands of finging, or of dancing ſlaves, - Love-whiſp'ring woods, and lute reſounding waves. Dunc. 2. [From lut, French ; lutum, Lat.] A compoſition like clay with which chemiſts cloſe up their veſſels. > Some
L U X Some temper late, ſome ſpacious veſſels move, Theſe furnaces erect, and thoſe approve. . Garth. To Lute. v. a. [from the noun..] To cloſe with lute, or che- mº, veſſel of iron, and let it have a cover of iron well had, after the manner of the chemiſts. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Iron may be ſo heated, that, being clºſely luted in a glaſs, it ſhall conſtantly retain the fire. Wilkins’; Math. Magick. Lºrulent. adj. [utulentus, Latin:] Muddy; turbid. To Lux. }* a. [luxer, French; luxo, Latin.] To put LU'xATE. out of joint; to disjoint. - To He complained of extremity . pain, and ſuſpected his hip luxated. JWiſeman's Surgery. Confider well the luxated joint, and which way it ſlipped out; for it requireth to be returned in the ſame manner. Wiſeman's Surgery. Deſcending careleſs from his couch, the fall --- Lºdhisjoint neck, and ſpinal marrow bruis'd. Philips. Luxation. m. ſ. [from luxo, Latin.] 1. The act of disjointing. 2. Anything disjointed. - The undue ſituation, or connexion of parts, in fraćtures and luxations, are to be reëtified by chirurgical means. Floyer. LUXE.. n.ſ. (French, luxius, Lat..] Luxury; voluptuouſneſs. The pow'r of wealth I try'd, And all the various luxe of coſtly pride. Prior. Luxu'Riance. Un. ſ. [from luxurians, Latin.] Exuberance; Luxu'RIANCY. } abundant or wanton plenty or growth. A fungus prevents healing only by its luxuriancy. Wiſeman. Flowers grow up in the garden in the greateſt luxuriancy and profuſion. - Spectator, Nº. 47. While through the parting robe th' alternate breaſt In full luxuriance roſe. Thomſon's Summer. Luxu'RIANT. adj. [luxurians, Lat.] Exuberant; ſuperfluouſly plenteous. A fluent and luxuriant ſpeech becomes youth well, but not age. Bacon's Eſſays. The mantling vine gently creeps luxuriant. Milton. If the fancy of Ovid be luxuriant, it is his chara&ter to be ſo. Dryden's Prof. to Ovid's Epiſtles. Prune the luxuriant, th’ uncouth refine, But ſhow no mercy to an empty line. Pope. To Luxu'RIAt E. v. n. [luxurior, Latin.] To grow exube- rantly; to ſhoot with ſuperfluous plenty. Luxu'rious. adj. [luxurieux, Fr. luxurioſus, Latin.] 1. Delighting in the pleaſures of the table. 2. Adminiſtring to luxury. - The luxurious board. 3. Luſtful; libidinous. She knows the heat of a luxurious bed: Her bluſh is guiltineſs, not modeſty. I grant him bloody, Luxurious, avaricious, falſe, deceitful. 4. Voluptuous; enſlaved to pleaſure. Thoſe whom laſt thou ſaw'ſt In triumph, and luxurious wealth, are they Firſt ſeen in ačts of proweſs eminent, And great exploits; but of true virtue void. Luxurious cities, where the noiſe Of riot aſcends above their loftieſt tow’rs. 5. Softening by pleaſure. Repel the Tuſcan foes, their city ſeize, Protect the Latians in luxurious eaſe. 6. Luxuriant; exuberant. Anon. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſpeare. Milton. Milton. Dryden, - Till more hands Aid us, the work under our labour grows Luxurious by reſtraint. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix. Luxuriously. adv. [from luxurious.] Deliciouſly; volup- tuouſly. - Hotter hours you have Luxuriouſly pick'd out. Shakeſpeare. Where mice and rats devour’d poetick bread, And with heroick verſe luxuriouſly were fed. He never ſupt in ſolemn ſtate; Nor day to night luxuriouſly did join. Dryden. LU'XURY. n.ſ. [luxuré, old French; luxuria, Latin.] * Voluptuouſneſs; addićtedneſs to pleaſure. Egypt with Aſſyria ſtrove In wealth and luxury. Milton. Siches expoſe a man to pride and luxury, and a fooliſh elation of heart. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 464. 2. Luſt; lewdneſs. - Urge his hateful luxury, His beſtial appetite in change of luſt, Dryden. 3. Luxuriance; exuberance. - Young trees of ſeveral kinds ſet contiguous in a fruitful 4. Delicious fare. LY. v. n. LYekE. adj. for like. LY'ING, the participle of lie, whether it ſignifies to be rectiºn- Ly'Mphated. adj. [lymphatus, Latin.] Mad. LY'MPHatick. n.ſ. [lymphatique, Fr. from lympha, Latin.] LY'Rick. Which ſtretch'd unto their ſervants, daughters, wives. Shakeſpeare's Richard IIf: ground, with the very luxury of the trees will incorporate. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 479. He cut the ſide of the rock for a garden, aid by laying on it earth, furniſhed out a kind of luxury for a hermit. Addison. [A very frequent termination both of names of places and of adjectives and adverbs: when ly terminates the name of a place, it is derived from leaz, Saxon, a field; when it ends an adjective or adverb, it is contracted from lich, like; as, beaſily, beg/like; plainly, plainlike.] Lyca'N THROPY. n.ſ. [lycantropie, French; xúxxv and 2,922– woºl. A kind of madneſs, in which men have the qualities of wild beaſts. He ſees like a man in his ſleep, and grows as much the wiſer as the man that dreamt of a lycanthropy, and was for ever after wary not to come near a river. Taylor. Spenſer. - bent, or to ſpeak falſely, or otherwiſe. They will have me whipt for ſpeaking true, thou wilt have me whipt for lying, and ſometimes I am whipt for holding my peace. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. *} tears and temptations befal me by the lying in wait of the Jews. Aës Xx. 19. LYMPH. n.ſ. [lymphe, French; lympha, Lat.] Water; tran- ſparent colourleſs liquor. When the chyle paſſeth through the meſentery, it is mix- ed with the lymph, the moſt ſpirituous and elaborated part of the blood. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Dić7. The lymphaticks are ſlender pellucid tubes, whoſe cavities are contračted at ſmall and unequal diſtances: they are car- ried into the glands of the meſentery, receiving firſt a fine thin lymph from the lymphatick dućts, which dilutes the chy- lous fluid. Cheyne's Phil. Principles. Upon the death of an animal, the ſpirits may ſink into the veins, or lymphaticks and glandules. Floyer. LY'MPHEduct. n. ſ. [lympha and duéjuſ, Latin.] A veſſel which conveys the lymph. The glands, All artful knots, of various hollow threads, Which lympheduéïs, an art'ry, nerve, and vein, Involv’d and cloſe together wound, contain. Blackmore. L1(MX. n.ſ. [Latin.] A ſpotted beaſt, remarkable for ſpeed and ſharp fight. - He that has an idea of a beaſt with ſpots, has but a con- fuſed idea of a leopard, it not being thereby ſufficiently di- ſtinguiſhed from a lynx. Locke. What modes of fight betwixt each wide extreme, The mole's dim curtain, and the linx's beam. Pope. LYRE. m. ſ. [lyre, French ; lyra, Latin.] A harp; a muſical inſtrument to which poetry is, by poetical writers, ſuppoſed to be ſung. With other notes then to th’ Orphean lyre. Milton. My ſofteſt verſe, my darling lyre, Upon Euphelia's toilet lay. Prior. He never touched his lyre in ſuch a truly chromatick man- ner as upon that occaſion. Arbuth. and Pope's Mart. Scrib. LYR'ical. }*. [lyricus, Latin; lyrique, French..] Pertaining to an harp, or to odes or poetry ſung to an harp; ſinging to an harp. All his trophies hung and acts enroll'd In copious legend, or ſweet lyrick ſong. Milton's Agoniſł. Somewhat of the purity of Engliſh, ſomewhat of more equal thoughts, ſomewhat of ſweetneſs in the numbers; in one word, ſomewhat of a finer turn, and more lyrical verſe, is yet wanting. Bryden. The lute neglected, and the lyrick muſe, Love taught my tears in ſadder notes to flow, And tun'd my heart to elegies of woe. Pºpe. LY'Rick. n.ſ. A poet who writes ſongs to the harp, The greateſt conqueror in this nation, after the manner of the old Grecian lyricks, did not only compoſe the words of his divine odes, but ſet them to muſick himſelf. Addiſon. Ly’R1st. [yriſles, Latin.] A muſician who plays upon the harp. His tender theme the charming lyriſt choſe Minerva's anger, and the direful woes Which voyaging from Troy the victors bore. Pope.
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M.
M A C
Has, in Engliſh, one unvaried ſound, by com-
preſſion of the lips; as, mine, tame, camp : it
is never mute. -
MacAro'on. m. ſ [macarºne, Italian.]
... A coarſe, rudé, low fellow; whence méº"
nick poetry, in which the languºgº is purpoſely corrupted.
Like a big wife, at fight of lothed meat,
Ready to travail; ſo I figh and ſweat,
To hear this macaroon talk on in vain. Donne.
2. [Macaron, French, from p.3.xzé.] A kind of ſweet biſcuit,
made of flower, almonds, eggs, and ſugar.
CAW-TREE. M. J. -
MA The º is a ſpecies of the palm-tree, and is very
common in the Caribbee iſlands, where the negroes Pº"
the tender fruit, whence iſſues a pleaſant liquor, which they
are very fond of; and the body of the tree affords a ſolid
timber, with which they make javelins, arrows, &c. and is
ſuppoſed by ſome to be a ſort of ebony. Miller.
Mača'w. n.ſ. A bird in the Weſt-Indies,
MAcE. m. ſ. ſmaža, Saxon; maga, Spaniſh.]
1. An enſign of authority worn before magiſtrates.
He mightily upheld that royal mace - --
Which now thou bear'ſt. Fairy Queen; h. ii.
Death with his mace petrifick ſmote. Milton.
2. [Maffue, French; maſſa, Latin.] A heavy blunt weapon ;
a club of metal.
Omurth’rous ſlumber 1
Lay'ſt thou thy leaden mace upon my boy -
That plays thee muſick? Shakeſp. julius Caſar.
The Turkiſh troops breaking in with their ſcymitars and
heavy iron maces, made a moſt bloody execution. Knolles.
With his mace their monarch ſtruck the ground;
With inward trembling earth receiv'd the wound, }
And riſing ſtreams a ready paſſage found. Dryden.
The mighty maces with ſuch haſte deſcend,
They break the bones, and make the ſolid armour bend.
- Dryden's Knight's Tale.
3. [Macis, Latin.] A kind of ſpice.
The nutmeg is incloſed in a threefold covering, of which
the ſecond is mace : it is a thin and flat membranaceous ſub-
ſtance, of an oleaginous, and a yellowiſh colour: it has an
extremely fragrant, aromatick, and agreeable ſmell, and a
pleaſant, but acrid and oleaginous taſte. Mace is carmina-
tive, ſtomachick, and aſtringent. Hill's Mat. Med.
Water, vinegar, and honey, is a moſt excellent ſudorifick:
it is more effectual with a little mace added to it. Arbuthnot.
MACE A/L E. m. ſ. [mace and ale.] Ale ſpiced with mace.
I preſcribed him a draught of maceale, with hopes to diſ-
poſe him to reſt. Jºſeman's Surgery.
MA’ce BEARER. m. ſ. [mace and hear.] One who carries the
mace before perſons in authority.
I was placed at a quadrangular table, oppoſite to the mace-
bearer. Spectator, Nº. 617.
To MA(CERATE. v. a. [macero, Latin; maserer, French.]
1. To make lean ; to wear away. -
Recurrent pains of the ſtomach, megrims, and other re-
current head-aches, macerate the parts, and render the looks
of patients conſumptive and pining. Harvey on Conſumptions.
2. To mortify; to harraſs with corporal hardſhips.
Covetous men are all fools : for what greater folly can
there be, or madneſs, than for ſuch a man to macerate him-
ſelf when he need not? Burton on Melancholy.
Out of an exceſs of zeal they practiſe mortifications;
whereby they macerate their bodies, and impair their health.
Fiddes's Sermons.
3. Tº fleep almoſt to ſolution, either with or without heat.
In lotions in Womens caſes, he orders two portions of hel-
lebore ºrated in two cotylae of water. Arbuthnot.
MACERATIos. m. ſ. [maceration, French ; from macerate.]
1. The act of waſting, or making lean.
2. Mortification ; corporal hardſhip.
3. * is an inſion either with or without heat,
4.
M A C
wherein the ingredients are intended to be almoſt wholly diſ-
ſolved. &tiny.
The ſaliva ſerves for a maceratiºn and diſſolution of the
meat into a chyle. Ray on Creation.
MA'chin AL. adj. [from machina, Latin.) Relating to ma-
chines. Dić7.
To MACHINATE. v. a. [machinor, Latin; machiner, Fr.]
To plan; to contrive.
MAchin Aºtion. n.ſ.. [machinatio, Lat. machination, French ;
from machinate.] Artifice; contrivance; malicious ſcheme.
If you miſcarry,
Your buſineſs of the world hath ſo an end,
And machination ceaſes. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
O from their machinations free, r
That would my guiltleſs ſoul betray;
From thoſe who in my wrongs agree,
And for my life their engines lay. Sandys's Paraphraſ.
Some one intent on miſchief, or inſpir’d
With dev’liſh machination, might deviſe
Like inſtrument, to plague the ſons of men
For ſin; on war, and mutual ſlaughter bent. Milton.
Be fruſtrate all ye ſtratagems of hell,
And deviliſh machinations come to nought. Milt. Par. Reg.
How were they zealous in reſpect to their temporal gover-
nors Not by open rebellion, not by private machinations;
but in bleſfing and ſubmitting to their emperors, and obeying
them in all things but their idolatry. Spratt's Sermons.
MACHI’NE.. n.ſ. [machina, Latin; machine, French. This
word is pronounced maſheen.]
1. Any complicated piece of workmanſhip.
We are led to conceive this great machine of the world to
have been once in a ſtate of greater ſimplicity, as to conceive
a watch to have been once in its firſt materials. Burnet.
In a watch's fine machine,
The added movements which declare
How full the moon, how old the year,
Derive their ſecundary pow'r
From that which ſimply points the hour. Prior.
2. An engine. -
In the hollow ſide,
Sele&ted numbers of their ſoldiers hide;
With inward arms the dire machine they load,
And iron bowels ſtuff the dark abode. Dryden.
3. Supernatural agency in poems.
The marvellous fable includes whatever is ſupernatural,
and eſpecially the znachines of the gods. Pope.
Machi'NERY... n.ſ.. [from machine.]
1. Enginery; complicated workmanſhip; ſelf-moved engines.
2. The machinery ſignifies that part which the deities, angels,
or demons, act in a poem. Pope's Rape of the Lock.
MA'chin Ist. n.ſ.. [machine/fe, French ; from machina, Latin.]
A conſtructor of engines or machines.
MA'cILENCY. m. ſ. [from macilent.] Leanneſs. Dict.
MACILENT. adj. [macilentus, Latin.] Lean.
MA’cKEREL. n.ſ.. [mackereel, Dutch ; maquereau, French.j A
ſea-fiſh. -
Some fiſh are gutted, ſplit, and kept in pickle; as whiting
and mackerel. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Law ordered that the Sunday ſhould have reſt;
And that no nymph her noiſy food ſhould ſell,
Except it were new milk or mac{arel. King's Art of Cºry.
Sooner ſhall cats diſport in water clear,
And ſpeckled mackrel, graze the meadows fair, .
Than I forget my ſhepherds wonted love. Gay's Pºſºral.
MACKEREL-G ALE, ſeems to be, in Dryden's cant, a ſtrong
breeze, ſuch, I ſuppoſe, as is deſired to bring muckerel freſh
to market.
They put up every fail,
The wind was fair, but blew a macérel gale. Drydºn.
MA(cRocos M. n.ſ.. [macrocºſºe, French ; 22:20; and zºo;..]
The whole world, or viſible ſyſtem, in oppoſition to the ini-
crocoſm, or world of man.
MAC Tº... I Iox.
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M A D M A G __ – m MacTa'rion. h. ſ ſmallatus, Latin.j The aä of killing for ſacrifice. - Mâcul/. n.ſ. [Latin.] the body of the ſun may contračt ſome ſpots han uſual, and by that means be darker- A ſpot. And laſtly, Burnet's Theory of the Earth. or maculae greater t .* Any ſpots upon the ſkin, whether thoſe in fivers or ſcorbutiek habits. - v. a. [maculo, Lat.] To ſtain; to ſpot. To MA(cula TE- - - ſ: [from maculate.] Stain ; ſpot; taint. LA/TION. m. Macº will throw my glove to death himſelf, Shakeſpeare. That there's no maculation in thy heart. Maſcule, n.ſ. ſma:ulº, Latin.] A ſpot; a ſtain. AD. adj. [3emaad, Saxon; mattº Italian.] *ś ºf broken in the underſtanding, diſ. tracted. Alack, Sir, he is mad. —ºris the time's plague when madmen lead the blind. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. The poets ſung, Thy mother from the ſea was ſprung; But they were mad to make thee yºung; Denham. ſt bind our paſſions in chains, leſt like mad-folks We mu they break their locks and bolts, and do all the miſchief they Taylor's IWorthy Communicant. Call. A bear, enrag'd at the ſtinging of a bee, ran like mad into the bee-garden, and over-turn’d all the hives. L’Eſtrange. Madmen ought not to be mad; But who can help his frenzy Dryden's Span. Fryar. 2. Over-run with any violent of unreaſonable deſire; with on, after, of, perhaps betterfor, before the objećt of deſire. It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upºn their idols. jer. 1. 38. The world is running mad after farce, the extremity of bad poetry, or rather the judgment that is fallen upºn dra- matick writing. Dryden's Pref. to Cleomenes. The people are not ſo very mad of acorns, but that they could be content to eat the bread of civil perſons. Rymer. 3. Enraged; furious. Hoſ; writ repreſents St. Paul as making havock of the church, and perſecuting that way unto the death, and being exceedingly mad againſt them. Decay of Piety. To Map. v.a. [from the adjećtive.] To make mad; to make furious; to enrage. O villain cried out Zelmane, madded with finding an unlooked-for rival. Sidney, b. ii. Had I but ſeen thy pićture in this plight, It would have madded me. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus. This will witneſs outwardly, As ſtrongly as the conſcience do's within, To th’ madding of her lord. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. This muſick mads me, let it ſound no more ; For though it have help'd madmen to their wits, In me, it ſeems, it will make wiſemen mad. Shakeſpeare. This mads me, that perhaps ignoble hands Have overlaid him, for they cou’d not conquer. Dryden. To be mad; to be furious. - To MAD. v. n. The madding wheels Of brazen chariots ragd: dire was the noiſe Of conflićt ! Milton's Par. Loff, b. vi. She, mixing with a throng Of madding matrons, bears the bride along. Dryden. Ainſ. MAD. n.ſ. (masu, Saxon.]. An earth worm. Ma'bam. n.ſ. ſma dame, French, my dame.]. The term of compliment uſed in addreſs to ladies of every degree. Certes, madam, ye have great cauſe of plaint. Spenſºr. Madam, once more you look and move a queen Philips's Diſłrºft Mother. Ma'DBRAIN. adj. [mad and brain..] Diſordered in the sº mind; hotheaded. I give my hand oppos'd againſt my heart, Unto a madbrain Rudeſby, full of ſpleen. He let fall his book, And as he ſloop'd again to take it up, This madbrain’d bridegroom took him ſuch a cuff, That down fell prieſt and book. Shakeſpeare. This fell tempeſt ſhall not ceaſe to rage, Until the golden circuit on my head, Like to the glorious ſun's tranſparent beams, Do calm the fury of this madhrain'd flaw. Shakeſpeare. Ma'bcap. m. ſ. ſmdd and cap; either taking the top for the head, or allading to the caps put upon diſtracted perſons by way of diſtinction.] A madman; a wild hotbrained fellow. That laſt is Biron, the merry madcap lord; Not a word with him but a jeft. Shakeſpeare. Where is his ſon, The nimble-footed madcap prince of Wales, And his comrades, that daft the world aſide, And bid it paſs. - Shakeſpeare's Hemry IV. Shakeſpeare. m; [from had.] To become mad; to aſt as To MA(pden, v. inad. 24: ub The dog-ſtar rages, nay tº paſt a doubt, All Bedlam or Parnaſſus is let out; h hand, Fire in each eye, and papers in * |. They rave, recite, jºin round the land. To Maºpen. v. a. To make mad. such mad"ning draughts of beauty, As for a while overwhelm'd his raptur / ... n. / ſmasene, Saxon. - MA º: ! lº i. of one fingle leaf, which is cut into four or five ſegments, and expanded a *... & the flower-cup afterwards, become” “ fruit, compoſed i. . juicy berries cloſely joined together, cºntain"; ſeed º all moſt part, hollowed likº the leaves, are roug%ller ſurround the ſtalks in whorles * ... • * d: hat Ž, is cultivated in vaſt qiaº’." Hollan h . - the Dutch ſend over for medicinal uſe is the root, i. º,º dried; but the greateſt quant") * uſed by the ºff. Popt. 'd thought, Thomſonº a navel ;' only who have it ſent in coarſe pº Made, participle preterite ºf * th - - - or his parents; but at Neither hath this mah *"... - .* john ix. 3. the works of God ſhould be.” Mader Action. n.ſ.. [madºſ” Wet. - - To all madefºlian there is ſº. To Ma'ogry. ... a [madſ, Latin: Wet. /. An owl, 4% MADG E How LET. n.ſ. An ºw" . Mºdhouse. n.ſ...[mad and */*] A houſe where madmen are cured or confined. A º in a madeuſ, being aſked how he came there ſ why, ſays he, the mad-folks abroad are too mº) for #. fo fley have maſtered all the Rober people, and *::::: º: Aſ - up here. k without underſtanding; furiouſly- MA'ply. adv. [from mad. - He wav'd a torch aloft, and º vain, Bryden like worſhip from a ſervile tº” iryaen. godlike worſhip A man deprived of his un" /.. [mad and man.] ing none, but ſtill ſport" ſparing ’2 Eſil. xvi. 71. than a mad. Latin.J. The aët of making red an imbibition. Bºº". J To moiſtan; to make Sought MA'DMAN. m. derſtanding. They ſhall be like madman, ing. - - hing, is no better He that eagerly purſues anything, * L’EArange. zºº. kes away his ſword, He who ties a madman's hands, or * º loves his perſon while he diſarms his ſººn"). Saath's Sermºnſ, MA'dness. n.ſ.. [from mad.] .. - 1. Diſtraćtion; loſs of underſtanding ; culties. - . . . Why, woman, your huſband is in his old tunes agań. he ſo rails againſt all married mankind, ſo curſes all Eve's daugh- that any mad- to this ters, and ſo buffets himſelf on the forehead, . Merry Iſives of Hindſºr. perturbation of the fa- neſ; I ever yet beheld ſeemed but tameneſs and civility diſłemper. Shakespeare - - there are degrees of mainſ as of folly, the diſorderly jum- bling ideas together, in ſome more, -ſome leſs. Locke. 2. Fury; wildneſs; rage. 's The power of Gºd ſets bounds to the raging of the ſº, and reſtrains the madneſs of the people: Ring 6%arles. He rav'd with all the madneſs of deſpair, Bryden. He roard, he beat his breaſt, and tore his hair. MADR1'E.R. m. ſ. Madrier, in war, a thick plank armed with iron plates, having a cavity ſufficient to receive the mouth ºf the petard when charged, with which it is applied againſt a gate, or other thing intended to be braken down. Bailey. MA’DRIGAI... n.ſ.. [madrigal, Spaniſh and French, from man- dra, Latin; whence it was written anciently mandriale, Italian.] A paſtoral ſong. A madrigal is a little amorous piece, which contains a cer- tain number of unequal verſes, not tied to the ſcrupulous re- gularity of a ſonnet, or ſubtilty of an epigram: it conſiſts of one ſingle rank of verſes, and in that differs from a can- zonet, which conſiſts of ſeveral ſtrophes, which return in the ſame order and number. Bailey, Waters, by whoſe falls - Birds ſing melodious madrigails. Shakeſpeare. His artful ſtrains have oft delay'd The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. Milton. Their tongue is light and trifling in compariſon of the Engliſh; more proper for ſonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroick poetry. - Dryden MA'Dwort. n.ſ.. [mad and wºrt.] An herb. yaen. MAERE. * It is derived from the Saxon men, famous, great noted: ſo almere is all famous; athelmere, famous f. 2 bility. Gibſon's G ... - To MA(FFLE. v. n. To ſtainmer, Ainſ. (1777den, MAFFLER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A ſtammerer. Ainſ. Magazi'N.E. n.ſ.. [magazine, French, from the Arabi. mach- ſan, a treaſure.] 15 X 1. A ſtore-
M A G M A G i 1. A ſtorehouſe, commonly an arſenal or armoury, or repoſi- tory of iſions. - - Gr f º #. appear fit to beſtow ſhipping in thoſe harbours, it ſhall be very needſul that there be a magazine of all Resel- ſary ...; and munitions. Raleigh's Eſſays. Plain heroick magnitude of mind; - Their armories and magazines contemns. Milton's Agoniſł. Some o'er the publick magazines preſide, And ſome are ſent new forage to provide. Uſeful arms in magazines we place, * All rang'd in order, and diſpoſed with grace. Pope. His head was ſo well ſtored a magazine, that nothing could be propoſed which he was not maſter of. Locke. 2. Of late this word has ſignified a miſcellaneous pamphlet, from a periodical miſcellany named the Gentleman's Maga- zine, by Edward Cave. MAGE. m. ſ [magus, Latin.] A magician. Sprºſer. MAGGOT. n.J. [magrod, Welſh; millepeda, Latin ; masu, Saxon.] 1. A ſmall grub, which turns into a fly. Out of the ſides and back of the common caterpillar we have ſeen creep out ſmall maggots. Ray on Creation. From the ſore although the inſe&t flies, It leaves a brood of maggots in diſguiſe. Garth's Diſpenſ. 2. Whimſy; caprice; odd fanſy. * Taffata phraſes, ſilken terms preciſe, Three-pil'd hyperboles, ſpruce affectation, Figures pedantical, theſe ſummer flies, Have blown me full of maggot oſtentation: I do forſwear them. Henceforth my wooing mind ſhall be expreſt In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſy noes. To reconcile our late diſſenters, Our breth’ren though by other venters, Unite them and their diff'rent maggots, As long and ſhort ſticks are in faggots. Hudibras, p. iii. She pricked his maggot, and touched him in the tender point; then he broke out into a violent paſſion. Arbuthnot. Ma'ogott INess. n.ſ.. [from maggotty..] The ſtate of abound- ing with maggots. MA'Gcotty. adv. [from maggot.] 1. Full of maggots. _* 2. Capricious ; whimſical. To pretend to work out a neat ſcheme of thoughts with a maggotty unſettled head, is as ridiculous as to think to write ſtrait in a jumbling coach. Norris's Miſel. MA/GICAL. m. ſ. [from magick.] Aćting, or performed by ſe- cret and inviſible powers, either of nature, or the agency of ſpirits. I'll humbly ſignify what, in his name, That magical word of war, we have effected. Shakeſp. They beheld unveiled the magical ſhield of your Arioſto, which dazzled the beholders with too much brightneſs; they can no longer hold up their arms. Dryden. By the uſe of a *::::::::: and certain attire made of cambrick, upon her head, ſhe attained to an evil art and ma- ical force in the motion of her eyes. Tatler, N°. I Io. MA'G1cALLY. adv. [from magical.] According to the rites of magick. In the time of Valens, divers curious men, by the falling of a ring magically prepared, judged that one Theodorus ſhould ſucceed in the empire. Camden. MAGICK. n.ſ.. [magia, Latin.] 1. The art of putting in action the power of ſpirits: it was ſuppoſed that both good and bad ſpirits were ſubject to ma- gick; yet magick was in general held unlawful; ſorcery; enchantment. Dryden's Virg. Shakeſpeare. She once being looft, The noble ruin of her magick, Antony, Claps on his ſea-wing. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. What charm, what magick, can over-rule the force of all theſe motives. Rogers. 2. The ſecret operations of natural powers. The writers of natural magick do attribute much to the virtues that come from the parts of living creatures, as if they did infuſe ſome immaterial virtue into the part ſevered. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. MA'G1ck. adj. Aëting or doing by powers ſuperior to the known power of nature; incantating; necromantick. Upon the corner of the moon There hangs a vap'rous drop, profound; I'll catch it ere it come to ground: And that diſtill'd by magick ſlights - Shall raiſe ſuch artificial ſprights, As by the ſtrength of their illuſion, Shall draw him on to his confuſion. Shakeſp. Macbeth. And the brute earth would lend her nerves, and ſhake Till all thy magick ſtrućtures rear'd ſo high, Were ſhatter'd into heaps. - Like caſtles built by magick art in air, That vaniſh at approach, ſuch thoughts appear, Granville. Milton. Magicia N. n.ſ. [magicus, Latin.] One ſkilled in magick; an enchanter; a necromancer. What black magician conjures up this fiend, To ſtop devoted charitable deeds. Shakeſp. Rich. III. An old magician, that did keep - Th’ Heſperian fruit, and made the dragon fleep; Her potent charms do troubled ſouls relieve, And, where ſhe liſts, makes calmeſt ſouls to grieve. Waller. There are millions of truths that a man is not concerned to know ; as, whether Roger Bacon was a mathematician, or a magician. £ocke. MAG 1st E(RIAL. adj. [from magiſter, Latin.] 1. Such as ſuits a maſter. - Such a frame of government is paternal, not magiſterial. ' King Charles. He bids him attend as if he had the rod over him ; and uſes a magiſterial authority while he inſtructs him. Dryden. 2. Lofty; arrogan: ; proud ; inſolent; deſpotick. - We are not magiſterial in opinions, mor, dictator like, ob- trude our notions on any man. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Pretences go a great way with men that take fair words, and magiſlerial looks, for current payment. L'Eſtrange. Thoſe men are but trapanned who are called to govern, being inveſted with authority, but bereaved of power; which is nothing elſe but to mock and betray them into a ſplendid and magiſterial way of being ridiculous. South's Serm. 3. Chemically prepared, after the manner of a magiſtery. Of corals are chiefly prepared the powder ground upon a marble, and the magiſterial ſalt, to good purpoſe in ſome fe- vers: the tincture is no more than a ſolution of the maqi- ſterial ſalt. Grew's Muſeum. MAsist ERIALLY. m. ſ. [from magiſterial.] Arrogantly; with an air of authority. - A downright advice may be miſtaken, as if it were ſpoken magiſterially. Bacºn’s Advice to /i/iers. Over their pots and pipes, claiming and engroſſing all theſe wholly to themſelves; magiſterially cenſuring the wiſ- dom of all antiquity, ſcoffing at all piety, and new modelling the world. South's Sermºmi. MAGISTE’RIALNEss. n. / [from magiſterial.] Haughtineſs; airs of a maſter. Peremptorineſs is of two ſorts; the one a magiſterialneſ; in matters of opinion, the other a poſitiveneſs in relating mat- ters of fačt: in the one we impoſe upon mens underſtand- ings, in the other on their faith. Government of the Tongue. MA'G1st ERY. m. ſ. [magiſterium, Latin.] Magiſtery is a term made uſe of by chemiſts to fignify ſometimes a very fine powder, made by ſolution and precipi. tation ; as of biſmuth, lead, &c. and ſometimes reſins and reſinous ſubſtances ; as thoſe of jalap, ſcamony, &c. but the moſt genuine acceptation is to expreſs that preparation of any body, wherein the whole, or moſt part, is, by the addition of ſomewhat, changed into a body of quite another kind; as when iron or copper is turned into cryſtals of Mars or ve- Inus. $2aincy. Paracelſus extraćteth the magiſlery of wine, expoſing it unto the extremity of cold; whereby the aqueous parts will freeze, but the ſpirit be uncongealed in the centre. Brown. The magiſtery of vegetables conſiſts but of the more ſolu- ble and coloured parts of the plants that afford it. Boyle. MAGISTRACY. n.f. [magiſtratus, Latin.] Office or dignity of a magiſtrate. - You ſhare the world, her magiſtracies, prieſthoods, Wealth, and felicity, amongſt you, friends. B. johnſon. . He had no other intention but to diffwade men fºmºna. gi/racy, or undertaking the publick offices of ſtate. Brºwn. Some have diſputed even againſt magiſtray itſelf. Atterbury. - Duelling is not only an uſurpation of the divine preroga- tive, but it is an inſult upon magiſtray and good govern- In Cnt. MA'GISTRALLY. adv. [magiſtralis, authoritatively; magiſterially. ... What a preſumption is this for one, who will not allow . to º, to aſſume to himſelf ſuch a licenſe to con- troul ſo magiſtrally. Biſhop Bramhall againſt Helles. MAGISTRATE. m.ſ. ſº, Latin.j A #: pub- Jickly inveſted with authority; a governour; an executºr of the laws. - Clariſſa. low Latin. Deſpotically; They chuſe their magiſtrate / And ſuch a one as he, who puts his ſhall, His popular ſhall, againſt a graver bench Than ever frown'd in Greece. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. I treat here of thoſe legal puniſhments which magiſłrates in- flićt upon their diſobedient ſubjects. Deº of Piety. MAGNA‘Lity. n.ſ.. [magnalia, Latin.] A great thing; ſome- thing above the common rate. Not uſed. © Too greedy of magnalities, we make but favourable expe- riments concerning welcome truths. Brown's Wakar Ery. MAGNANI'M ITY. m. ſ. [magnanimité, French 3 magnanimu, Latin.] Greatneſs of mind; bravery; elevation of foul. 2 With deadly hue, an armed corſe did lye, In whoſe dead face he read great magnanimiş. Fa. Qu. Let
M A G * Let but the acts of the ancient Jews be but indifferently weighed, from whoſe magnanimity, in cauſes of moſt extreme ed reſolutions have grown, hazard, thoſe ſtrange and unwont which, for all circumſtances, no people under the roof of heaven did ever hitherto match. Hooker, b. v. They had enough reveng'd; having reduc’d Their foe to miſery beneath their fears, The reſt was magnanimity to remit, Iºme convenient ranſom was propos'd. Milton's 4ºn'. Exploding many things under the name of trifles, is a very falſe proof either of wiſdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous aétions with regard to fame. Swift. M.N.A.Nimous adj. [magnanimus, Latin.J Great of mind; elevated in ſentiment; brave. to give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done, and to lay down Fºr more magnanimous, than to aſſume. Milton's Par. Rºg. - In ſtrength - All mortals I excell'd, and great in hopes, with youthful courage and magnanimous thoughts ... of birth from heaven foretold, and high exploits. Milion. Magnanimous induſtry is a reſolved aſſiduity and care, anſwerable to any weighty work. Grew's Coſmol. Mjºiously, adv. [from magnanimous.] Bravely; with greatneſs of mind. - A complete and generous education fits a man to perform juſtly, ſkilfully, and magnanimouſly, all the offices of peace ... and war. Milton on Education. M.G.NET. n.ſ. (magnes, Latin.] The lodeſtone; the ſtone that attracts iron. ſ ºn and earth, allure to bliſs, Two magnets, heay The larger loadſtone that, the nearer this. Dryden. t may be reaſonable to aſk, whether obeying the magnet be eſſential to iron Zocke. #:::::::: }aff. [from magnet.] 1. Relating to the magnet. Blackmore. Review this whole magnetick ſcheme. Water is nineteen timeslighter, and by conſequence nine- teen times rarer, than gold; and gold is ſo rare as very rea- dily, and without the leaſt oppoſition, tº tranſmit the mag- natiº effluvia, and eaſily to admit quickſilver into its pores, and to let water paſs through it. Newton's Opticks. 2. Having powers correſpondent to thoſe of the magnet. The magnet acts upon iron through all denſe bodies not magneticł, nor red hot, without any diminution of its virtue; as through gold, ſilver, lead, glaſs, water. Newton's Opt. 3. Attractive; having the power to draw things diſtant. The moon is magnetical of heat, as the ſun is of cold and moiſture. - - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. She ſhould all parts to reunion bow; She, that had all magnetick force alone, To draw and faſten hundred parts in one. They, as they move tow'rds his all-chearing lamp, Turn ſwift their various motions, or are turn'd By his magnetick beam. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iii. 4. Magnetick is once uſed by Milton for magnet. Draw out with credulous deſire, and lead At will the manlieſt, reſoluteſt breaſt, As the magnetic; hardeſt iron draws. Milton's Paſſ, Rºg. MAGNetIsM. n.ſ.. [from magnet.] Power of the loadſtone; power of attraction. - Many other magnetiſms, and the like attractions through all the creatures of nature. Brown's Pulgar Brrours, b. ii. By the magnetiſm of intereſt our affections are irreſiſtably attracted. Glanville’s Scep. MAGNIFI’able. adj. [from magniff.] To be extolled or praiſed. Unuſual. Number, though wonderful in itſelf, and ſufficiently mag: nifiable from its demonſtrable affection, hath yet received adjećtions from the multiplying conceits of men: Brown. MAGNIFIcAl. }*. [magnificus, Latin.] Illuſtrious ; grand; Donne. MAGNI'Fick. great; noble. The houſe that is to be builded for the Lord muſt be ex- ceeding magnifical of fame and glory throughout all countries. 1 Chron. xxii. 5. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, pow'rs | If theſe magnifick titles yet remain, Not merely titular. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v. O parent theſe are thy magnific& deeds ; Thy trophies MAGNificence. n.ſ. [magnificentia, Lat.] Grandeur of ap- pearance; ſplendour. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. This deſert ſoil Wants not her hidden luſtre, gems, and gold, Nor want we ſkill or art, from whence to raiſe Magnificence. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. ii. Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo, ſuch magnificence Equall'd in all their glories to inſhrine Belus or Serapis, their gods; or ſeat MAGNIFICO. m. ſ. [Ita - - and the magnificeſ Thiſ is, when Egypt with ";"º. 1, #". tºº Aſſiºn's Par. I?’, b, i. e ſplendour and magnificent: " part- One may obſerve mor ~~~ - i. i. thoſe that belo"; " cular perſons houſes in Genoa, thº' | Addison ºn Italy. the publick. • * MAGNIFIcEnt, adj. ſmºgºſº, Latin.] i. Grand in appearance; ſplendid ſº Man he made, and for him built. - * 1 : Magnificent this world. iſiºn's Par. Lºft. b. . fºſſitable to the magnificent. hºrmo". of the univerſe: that the ſpecies of creatures ſhould, by gentle degree. aſcen upward from us toward his perfection, as we “” they #. dually deſcend from us downwards. . . locłe. Immortal glories in my mind revive, When Rome's exalted beauties I deſcry, Magnificent in piles of ruin lie. 2. Fond of ſplendour; ſetting greatneſs ent, he ſpent mug Addison. to ſhew. - . . . . . . . If he were magnif. h with an aſpirºgº- . . - d'much with an aſpiring "º". tent : if he ſpared, he heaped mu *;. b. ii. MacNi‘ficestly, adv. [from magniff.cnt.] Pompoſſly; ſplen- didly. - Beau f which kingly power ºft - º - By crouds ºf lives and peopled empirº loves. Drydºn. We can never conceive too highly ºf God; ſo neither toº magnificently of nature, h's handy-work. . Grºw's Cºſºl. lian.] A grandee of Venice. a monarch is, ently proves, The duke himſelf, Shaft Of greateſt port, have a Maſasifier. n.ſ. [from mºl † One that praiſes; an enconiaſti, ". extoller. s The primitive magº of this ſtar were the Egyptiºn: garded it in relation to their who notwithſtanding chiefly re; - - }, º, ſugar Errours, b. i* river Nilus. - - - 2. A glaſs that encreaſes the bulk of any object. ! proceeded with him. To MAGNIFY. v. a. [magnificº, Latin.]... . . . 1. To make great; to exaggerº ; to amplify ; to extol, making his oration, did ſo magniff the Macon. The ambaſſador, - king and queen, as was enough to glut the hearers. 2. To exalt; to elevate ; to raiſe in eſtimation. Greater now in thy return: , , , Than from the giant-angels: thee that day Thy thunders magniff'd, but tº cre; - -- Is greater than created to deſtroy. Milt. Par. Iºſº, b. vii. 3. To raiſe in pride or pretenſion. - * * He ſhall exalt and magnify himſelf above ºvery god. Dan. If ye will magnify yourſelves againſt me, know nºw. that God hath overthrown me. job xix. 5. He ſhall magnify himſelf in his heart, , Dam. viii. 25- 4. To encreaſe the bulk of any obječt to the eye. - How theſe red globules would appear, if glaſſes could be found that could magniff them a thouſand times more, is un- certain. Lockr. fly true refle&tion I would ſee my face why brings the fool a magniffing glaſs? Granville. The greateſt magniffing glaſſes in the world are a man's eyes, when they look upon his own perſon. pe. As things ſeem large which we throºgh miſts deſcry, Dineſ, is ever apt to magniff. Pºpe's F/y on Critiºn. 5. A cant word for tº have effe?. aſſured my father I had wanted for nothing; My governeſs that Í was almoſt eaten up with the green-ſickneſs : but this magnified but little with my father. Spectator, Nº. 432. Maſónitude. n. ſ. [magnitude, Latin.] - 1. Greatneſs; grandeur. - With plain heroick magnitude of mind, And celeſtial vigour arm’d, - Their armories and magazines contemns. 2. Comparative bulk. This tree hath no extraordinary magnitude, touching the trunk or ſtem; it is hard to find any one bigger than the reſt. Raleigh's Hiſ of the Wºrld. Never repoſe ſo much upon any man's ſingle counſel, fide- lity, and diſcretion, in managing affairs of the firſt magnitude that is, matters of religion and juſtice, as to create in you! ſelf, or others, a diffidence of your own judgment. K. Charles When I behold this goodly frame, this world, - Of heav'n and earth conſiſting; and compute Their magnitudes; this earth a ſpot, a grain, An atom, with the firmament compar'd. Afiſt. Par. L Convince the world that you're devout and true; . Lo/?. Whatever be your birth, you're ſure to be 3. A peer of the firſt magnitude to me. Pryden’; ‘ī ... Conceive theſe particles of bodies to be ſo diſpoſ . s juv. themſelves, that the intervals of empty ſpaces . ed amongſt may be equal in magnitude to them all; and th : º them cles may be compoſed of other partici's much i theſe part- have as much empty ſpace between them . º * magnitudes A ſº-. : -i-. ais all th K of theſe ſmaller Parisks. Newton’s Cpticº Milt. Agoniſł. MAGPIE.
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MA(cfie. n.f. [from pie, pira, Latin, and mºg, contračted
from Margaret, as phil is uſed to a ſparrow, and poll to a
parrot.) A bird ſometimes taught to talk.
Augurs, that underſtood relations, have
By mºpies and by choughs, and rooks brought forth , ,
The ſecret'ſt man of blood. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Diſſimulation is expreſſed by a lady wearing a vizard of
two faces, in her right-hand a magpie, which Spenſer de-
ſcribed looking through a lattice. Peacham on Drawing.
So have I ſeen in black and white,
A prating thing, a magpie height,
Majeſtically ſtalk;
A ſtately, worthleſs animal,
That plies the tongue, and wags the tail, -
All flutter, pride, and talk. Swift.
MA'GYDARE. n.ſ.. [magudaris, Lat.] An herb. Ainſ, *
§EN } n. ſ. ſmaeben, maegsen, Saxon, margd, Dutch.]
1. An unmarried woman; a virgin.
Your wives, your daughters,
Your matrons, and your maids, could not fill up
The ciſtern of my liſt. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
This is a man old, wrinkl'd, faded, wither'd,
And not a maiden, as thou ſay'ſt he is. Shakeſpeare.
- I am not ſolely led
By nice direétion of a maiden's eyes. Shakeſpeare.
She employed the reſidue of her life to repairing of high-
ways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens. Carew.
Your deluded wife had been a maid;
Down on the bridal bed a maid ſhe lay, -
A maid ſhe roſe at the approaching day. Dryden's juv.
Let me die, ſhe ſaid,
Rather than loſe the ſpotleſs name of maid. Dryden.
4. A woman ſervant.
My maid Neriſſa and myſelf, mean time,
Will live as maids and widows. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wenice.
... Old Tancred viſited his daughter's bow'r;
Her cheek, for ſuch his cuſtom was, he kiſs'd,
Then bleſs'd her kneeling, and her maid, diſmiſs'd, Dryd.
Her cloſet and the gods ſhare all her time,
Except when, only by ſome maids attended,
She ſeeks ſome ſhady ſolitary grove. - Rotwe.
A thouſand maidens ply the purple loom, .
. . To weave the bed, and deck the regal room. Prior.
3. Female. --- *
If ſhe bear a maid child. Lev. xii. 5.
MAID. m. ſ. A ſpecies of ſkate fiſh.
MA'iDEN. adj.
1. Conſiſting of virgins.
Nor was there one of all the nymphs that row'd
O'er Maenalus, amid the maiden throng
More favour’d once. . . Addiſon's Ovid's Metamorph.
2. Freſh; new ; unuſed; unpolluted.
He fleſhed his maiden ſword. Shakeſpeare.
When I am dead, ſtrew me o'er
With maiden flowers, that all the world may know
I was a chaſte wife to my grave. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
By this maiden bloſſom in my hand
I ſcorn thee and thy faſhion. Shakespeare. Henry VI.
MA/IDENr. AIR... n.ſ.. [maiden and hair.] This plant is a native
of the ſouthern parts of France and in the Mediterranean,
where it grows on rocks, and old ruins, from whence it is
brought for medicinal uſe. -
June is drawn in a mantle of dark graſs green, upon his
head a garland of bents, king's-cup, and maidenhair. Peach.
MA'IDEN HEAD.
MA’IDENHODE. }/ [from maiden.]
MA’IDENHooD. - - - - - *
1. Virginity; virgin purity; freedom from contamination.
And, for the modeſt lore of maidenhood,
Bids me not ſojourn with theſe armed men.
Oh whither ſhall I fly what ſecret wood
Shall hide me from the tyrant for what den. Fairfax.
She hated chambers, cloſets, ſecret mewes,
And in broad fields preſerv'd her maidenhead. Fairfax.
Example, that ſo terrible ſhews in the wreck of maiden-
hood, cannot for all that diſſuade ſucceſſion, but that they are
limcd with the twigs that threaten them. Shakeſpeare.
Maidenhood ſhe loves, and will be ſwift
To aid a virgin. Milton.
2. Newneſs; freſhneſs; uncontaminated ſtate. This is now
become a low word.
The devil and miſchance look big .
Upon the maidenhead of our affairs. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Some who attended with much expectation, at their firſt
appearing have ſtained the maidenhead of their credit with
ſome negligent performance. - - - J%tton.
Hope's chaſte kiſs wrongs no joys maidenhead, -
Then ſpouſal rites prejudge the marriage-bed. Craſhaw.
MA'iDENLIP. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſ.
MA'ſ PENLY. adj. [maiden and like..] Like a maid; gentle, mo-
deſt, timorous, decent. -
'Tis not maidenly;
Our ſex as well as I may chide you for it. Shakeſpeare.
Come, you virtuous aſs, and baſhful fool; muſt you be
bluſhing? what a maidenly man at arms are you become
Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. ii.
MA’IDHood. n.ſ. (from maid.] Virginity.
Ceſario,
By maidhood, honour, and everything, -- -
I love thee. Shaºfarº. Twelfth Night.
MA'id MAR1AN. m. ſ. ſpurr ludiuſ, Latin.] A kind of dance,
ſo called from a buffoon dreſſed like a män, who plays tricks
to the populace.
A ſet of morrice-dancers danced a maidmarian with a tabor
and pipe. Temple.
MA'idpALE. adj. [maid and pak.J. Pale like a fick virgin.
Change the complection of her mºiſºale peace
To ſcarlet indignation. Shakespeare .
MAIDSE’R v ANT. m. ſ. A female ſervant.
It is perfectly right what you ſay of the indifference in
common friends, whether we are ſick or well; the very
maidſervants in a family have the ſame notion. Swift.
MAJEST. A. l. g.º. If off,
MAJE's tick. {a}. [from majºy.]
1. Auguſt ; having dignity; grand; imperial; regid; great of
appearance.
They made a doubt
Preſence majeſtical would put him out:
For, quoth the king, an angel ſhalt thou ſee,
Yet fear not thou, but ſpeak audaciouſly, Shakespeare care.
Get the ſtart of the majº/lick world,
And bear the palm alone. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
We do it wrong, being ſo majºſtical,
To offer it the ſhºw of violence. Shakespeare . Hamlet,
In his face
Sate meekneſs, heighten’d with majº/lick grace. Denham.
A royal robe he wore with graceful pride,
Embroider'd ſandals glitter'd as he trod;
And forth he mov’d, majeſtick as a god. Pºpe's Odºy.
2. Stately; pompous; ſp endid.
It was no mean thing which he purpoſed; to perform a
work ſo majºſtical and ſtately was no ſmall charge. Hººr.
3. Sublime; elevated; lofty.
which paſſage doth riot only argue an infinite abundance,
both of artizans and materials, but likewiſe of magnificent
and majºſtical deſires in every common perſon. Iſºtton.
he leaſt portions muſt be of the epick kind; all muſt be
grave, majeſſical, and ſublime. º Dryden.
AjF'sticALLY. adu. [from miºjºſtical.] With dignity; with
grandeur. - -
From Italy a wand'ring ray
Of moving light illuminates the day;
Northward ſhe bends, majº/lically bright,
And here ſhe fixes her imperial light. Granville.
- So have I ſeen in black and white
A prättling thing, a magpie height,
Majeſtically ſtalk;
A ſtately, worthleſs animal,
That plies the tongue, and wags the tail,
All flutter, pride, and talk. Swift.
M'AJESTY. m. ſ. ſmajeſtas, Latin.] ~
1. Dignity; grandeur; greatneſs of appearance; an appearance
awful and ſolemn.
The voice of the Lord is full of majeſ”. Pſal. xxix. 4.
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed % º :
* * * , Amidſt
Thick clouds and dark, doth heav'n's all-ruling fire
Chuſe to reſide, his glory unobſcur'd,
And with the majºy of darkneſs round
Covers his throne. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ii.
- | Great, without pride, in ſober majº/ly. Pope.
2. Power; ſovereignty. --
Thine, O Lord, is the power and majºy. 1 Chron. xxix.
To the only wiſe God be glory and majeſty. %. v. 25.
. . He gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father majeſty. an. v. 18.
3. Ps; elevation. -
- e firſt in loftineſs of thought ſurpaſs'd,
le next in majeſty. Dryden.
4. The title of kings and queens.
Moſt royal majeſty,
I crave no more than what your highneſs offer'd,
Nor will you tender leſs. Shakeſp. King Lear.
I have a garden opens to the ſea,
From whence I can your majeſty convey
To ſome nigh friend. - 77//er.
He, who had been always believed a creature of the queen,
viſited her majº/ſy but once in ſix weeks. Clarendºn.
I walk in awful ſtate above
The majeſty of heaven. - Dryden.
MAIL. m. ſ. [maille, Fr. maglia, Italian, from maille, the meſh
of a net. Skinner.] A quo fonte derivantur multa virorum
nomina pr. ut mailhir, long or meiler, breich-vail clypeatus,
vulgo broch-weel. Hy-vad, Howel boldly arined. Rowland.
I. A coat of ſteel network worn for defence.
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M A I M A I _-- Some ſhirts of mail, ſome coats of plate put on, Some dond a curace, ſome a corſlet bright: Aairfax, b, i. Being adviſed to wear a privy coat, the duke gave this an- ſwer, That againſt any popular fury, a ſhirt of mail would be but a ſilly defence. //otton. some wore coat-armour, imitating ſcale, And next their ſkin were ſtubborn ſhirts of mai/; Some wore a breaſt-plate. Pryden's Knight's Tale. 2. Any armour. we ſtript the lobſter of his ſcarlet mail. Gay. 3. A poſtman's bundle; a bag. [male, malette, French.] #, Mail. v. a. [from the noun.J. To arm defenſively; to cover, as with armour. The mailed Mars ſhall on his altar fit Up to the ears in blood. Shaft. Henry IV. p. i. I am thy married wife, And thou a prince, protector of this land; Methinks I ſhould not thus be led along, . Mail'd up in ſhame, with papers on my back. , Shakespeare . To MAIM. v. a. [maitan, Gothick, to cut off; ºnehaigner, to maim, old French ; mehaina, Armorick; mancus, Lat..] To deprive of any neceſſary part; to cripple by loſs of a limb. You wrought to be a legate; by which power Shakeſpeare. You maim'd the juriſdiction of all biſhops. The multitude wondered when they ſaw the dumb to ſpeak, the maimed to be whole, and the lame to walk ; and they glorified God. Matth. xv. 31. MAIM. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Privation of ſome eſſential part; lameneſs, produced by a wound or amputation. Surely there is more cauſe to fear, leaſt the want thereof be a maim, than the uſe a blemiſh. Hooker, b. v. Humphry, duke of Glo'ſter, ſcarce himſelf, That bears ſo ſhrewd a main ; two pulls at once; A lady baniſh'd, and a limb lopt off? Shakeſp. Henry VI. 2. Injury; miſchief. Not ſo deep a maim, As to be caſt forth in the common air, Have I deſerved. 3. Eſſential defect. - A noble author eſteems it to be a maim in hiſtory, that the acts of parliament ſhould not be recited. Playward. MAIN. adj. [magne, old French; magnus, Latin.] 1, Principal; chief; leading. In every grand or main publick duty which God requireth at the hands of his church, there is, beſides that matter and form wherein the eſſence thereof conſiſteth, a certain out- ward faſhion, whereby the ſame is in decent manner admini- ſtered. Booker, b. iv. There is a hiſtory in all mens lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceaſed ; The which obſerv'd a man may propheſy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life. Shakeſp. Henry IV. He is ſuperſtitious grown of late, Quite from the main opinion he had once Of fantaſy, of dreams, and ceremonies. Shakeſpeare. There aroſe three notorious and main rebellions, which drew ſeveral armies out of England. Davies on Ireland. The nether flood, Which now divided into four main ſtreams, Runs diverſe. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv. I ſhould be much for open war, Opeers, If what was urg'd Shakeſp. Rich. II, Did not diſſuade me moſt. All creatures look to the main chance, that is, food and propagation. L’E/irange's Fables. Our main intereſt is to be as happy as we can, and as long as poſſible. Tillotſon's Sermons. Nor tell me in a dying father's tone, Be careful ſtill of the main chance, my ſon; Put out the principal in truſty hands ; Live on the uſe, and never dip thy lands. Dryden's Perſ. Whilſt they have buſied themſelves in various learning, they have been wanting in the one main thing. Baker. No is it only in the main deſign, but they have followed him in every epiſode. Pope's Prºf. to the Iliad. * Violent; ſtrong; overpowering; vaſt. hink, you queſtion with a Jew. You may as well go ſtand upon the beach, And bid the main flood bate his uſual height. - Seeſt thou what rage Tranſports our adverſary, whom no bounds, Nor yet the main abyſs, Wide interrupt, can hold Milton's Par. Loft, b. iii. 3. Groſs; containing the chief part. We ourſelf will follow In the main battle, which on either fide Shall be well winged with our chieſeſt horſe. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſp. . Important; forcible. 4 p with a train of young nobl MAIN. m. /, 1. The groſs; the bulk ; 2. The ſum; the whole; t 4. Violence; force. 5. [From manus, 6. The continent. 7. A hamper. MA/INLAND. m. ſ. ſmain and land.] Continent. MA'INPERNABLE, adj. Bailable ſt All abrea Shakespeare . Henry VI. Charg’d our main battle's front. emen and came over to take Davies on Ireland. Aïlt. Par. Lº/?. This young prince, - gentlemen, but not with any main army, poſſeſſion of his new patrimony. - That, which thou aright Believ'ſ ſo main to our ſucceſs, I bring, the greater part. and Th: º, of them may be reduced to language, aſ . by ſeeing men. Locke. improvement in wiſdom, he general. - vernment of the church King Charley. have, for the main, been Locke. They allowed the liturgy and gº of England as to the main. . Theſe notions concerning coinagº put into writing above twelve months. 3. The ocean. - - fitute ſhines brightly as a king, A ſub - Until a king be by ; and º º: Empties itſelf, as doth an inland. Pºº !. #. main of waters. Shakeſø. Merchant ºf Wenice. where's the king? Bids the wind blow the earth into the ſea; he curled waters 'bove the * - the 's King Lear. Or ſwell That things might change. } Shakespeare ino in the mat?!, r He fell, and ſtruggling in the 'd in vain. Dryden. Cry'd out for helping hands, but cry. Say, why ſhould the colle&ted main Itſelf within itſelf contain : - why to its caverns ſhould it ſometimes crºP And with delighted ſilence ſleep on the lov’d boſom of its parent deep? He gan advance Prior. } With huge force, and inſupportable main, And tºwards him with dreadful fury Pranº” Fa. Qu. With might and main - - He haſted to get up again. Hadira, p. 1. With might and main they chac'd the murd’rous fox, o Pryden. with brazen trumpets, and inflated box. Latin.] A hand at dice: Were it good, To ſet the exact wealth of all our ſtates All at one caſt; to ſet ſo rich a * in the nice hazard of one doubtful hour. To paſs our tedious hours away, > We throw a merry main. Earl Dorſet's Song. Writing is but juſt like dice, And lucky mains make people wiſe: That jumbled words, if fortune throw them, Shall, well as Dryden, form a poem. ers, and invaded the main of Bacon's War with Spain. Shakeſpearr. Arior. In 1589 we turned challeng Spain. Ainſ. Ne was it iſland then, ne was it pays'd Amid the ocean waves, But was all deſolate, and of ſome thought, By ſea to have been from the Celtick mainland brought, Fairy Queen, b. ii. Thoſe whom Tyber's holy foreſts hide, Or Circe's hills from the mainland divide. Dryden's 4ºn. Main reaſon to perſuade immediate war, MA’INLY. adv. [from main.] Milton's Par. Lo/?, b. ii., 1. Chiefly; principally. A brutiſh vice, Indućtive mainly to the fin of Eve. Milton's Par. Lºft. They are mainly reducible to three, AMore. The metallick matter now found in the perpendicular in- tervals of the ſtrata, was originally lodged in the bodies of thoſe ſtrata, being interſperſed amongſt the matter, whereof the ſaid ſtrata mainly conſiſt. JWoodward's Nat. Hiſt. 2. Greatly; powerfully, It was obſerved by one, that himſelf came hardly to a lit- tle riches, and very eaſily to great riches: for when a man's ſtock is come to that, that he can expect the prime of mar- kets, and overcome thoſe bargains, which, for their great- neſs, are few mens money, and be partner in the induſtries of younger men, he cannot but increaſe mainly. Bacon. MA'INMAST. n.ſ.. [main and moſ...] The chief or middle maſt. One dire ſhot, Cloſe by the board the prince's mainma/?bore Dry - A Dutchman, upon breaking his leg by a fall from a 2: maſº, told the ſtanders by, it was a mercy it was not his Speciator, N9. 574 neck. 3 that may be admitted to give ſurety. 15 Y MAIN-
M A I MA'INPERNOR. m. ſ. Surety; bail. He enforced the earl himſelf to fly, till twenty-ſix noble- men became mainpernors for his appearance at a certain day; but he making default, the uttermoſt advantage was taken againſt his ſureties. - Davies on Ireland. MAZINPRISE. m. ſ. [main and pris, French..] Delivery into the cuſtody of a friend, upon ſecurity given for appearance; bail. Sir William Bremingham was executed for treaſon, though the earl of Deſmond was left to mainprize. Davies. Give its poor entertainer quarter; And, by diſcharge or mainpriſe, grant Deliv'ry from this baſe reſtraint. To MA'INFRIse, v. a. To bail. Mºat. n. ſ. [main and ſail.] The ſail of the main- malt. They committed themſelves unto the ſea, and hoiſted up the mainſail to the wind, and made toward ſhore. Acis xxvii. MA/INSHEET. n.ſ.. [main and ſheet.] The ſheet or ſail of the mainmaſt. Strike, ſtrike the top-ſail; let the mainſheet fly, And furl your ſails. Dryden. MA/INYARD. n.ſ.. [main and yard.] The yard of the main- maſt. - With ſharp hooks they took hold of the tackling which held the mainyard to the maſt, then rowing they cut the tackling, and brought the mainyard by the board. Arbuthnot. To MAINTAIN. v. a. [maintenir, French.] 1. To preſerve; to keep. The ingredients being preſcribed in their ſubſtance, main- tain the blood in a gentle fermentation, reclude oppilations, and mundify it. Harvey. This place, theſe pledges of your love, maintain. Dryd. 2. To defend ; to hold out; to make good. God values no man more or leſs, in placing him high or low, but every one as he maintains his poſt. Grew's Coſmol. 3. To vindicate; to juſtify. - If any man of quality will maintain upon Edward earl of Glo'fter, that he is a manifold traitor, let him appear. Shakespeare Theſe poſſeſſions being unlawfully gotten, could not be , maintained by the juſt and honourable law of England. Davies. Maintain My right, nor think the name of mother vain. Dryden. Lord Roberts was full of contradićtion in his temper, and of parts ſo much ſuperior to any in the company, that he could too well maintain and juſtify thoſe contradićtions. Clarendon. It is hard to maintain the truth. South. 4. To continue; to keep up. Maintain talk with the duke, that my charity be not of him perceived. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Some did the ſong, and ſome the choir maintain, Beneath a laurel ſhade. Dryden. 5. To keep up; to ſupport the expence of. I ſeek not to wax great by others waining; Sufficeth, that I have maintains my ſtate, And ſends the poor well pleaſed from my gate. Shakeſp. What concerns it you if I wear pearl and gold I thank my good father I am able to maintain it. Shakeſpeare. 6. To ſupport with the conveniences of life. It was St. Paul's choice to maintain himſelf by his own la- bour. Hooker. If a woman maintain her huſband, ſhe is full of anger and much reproach. Eccluſ, xxv. 22. It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. Could it ever yet feed, cloath, or defend its aſſertors 2 South. 7. To preſerve from failure. - Here ten thouſand images remain - Without confuſion, and their rank maintain. Blackmore. To MAINTA/IN. v. n. To ſupport by argument; to aſſert as a tellet. In tragedy and ſatire I maintain againſt ſome of our mo- dern criticks, that this age and the laſt have excelled the an- cients. Dryden's juvenal. MAINTA'INABLE. adj. [from maintain..] Defenſible; juſtifiable. Being made lord lieutenant of Bulloine, the walls fore beaten and ſhaken, and ſcarce maintainable, he defended the place againſt the dauphin. Hayward. MAINTA’INER. m. ſ. [from maintain..] Supporter; cheriſher. He dedicated the work to Sir Philip Sidney, a ſpecial maintainer of all learning. Spenſer's Po//orals. The maintainers and cheriſhers of a regular devotion, a true and decent piety. South's Sermons. Hudibras, p. ii. MA'INTENANce. n.ſ. [maintenant, French.J 1. Supply of the neceſſaries of life; ſuſtenance; ſuſtentation. It was St. Paul's own choice to maintain himſelf by his la- bour, whereas in living by the churches maintenance, as others did, there had been no offence committed. Hooker, b. i. God aſſigned Adam maintenance of life, and then appoint- ed him a law to obſerve. Hooker, b. i. Thoſe of better fortune not making learning their mainte- nance, take degrees with little improvement. Swift. 2. Support; protection; defence. They knew that no man might in reaſon take upon him to determine his own right, and according to his own deter- mination proceed in maintenance thereof. Hººker, b. i. The beginning and cauſe of this ordinance amongſt the Iriſh was for the defence and maintenance of their lands in their poſterity. Spenſºr on Ireland. 3. Continuance; ſecurity from failure. Whatſoever is granted to the church for God's honour, and the maintenance of his ſervice, is granted for and to God. South's Sermons. MA/INTop. m. ſ. [main and top.] The top of the mainmaſt. From their maintºp joyful news they hear Of ſhips, which by their mould bring new ſupplies. Dryd. Dictys could the maintop-maſt beſtride, And down the ropes with astive vigour ſlide. Aſ ºſºt. MA’jor. adj. [major, Latin.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent. They bind none, no not though they be many, ſaving only when they are the major part of a general aſſembly, and then their voices being more in number, muſt overſway their judgments who are fewer. Hoo'er, b. iv. The true meridian is a major circle paſſing through the poles of the world and the zenith of any place, exactly di- viding the eaſt from the weſt. Brown's Wu g. Erreurs. In common diſcourſe we denominate perſons and things according to the major part of their character: he is to be called a wiſe man who has but few follies. Watts's Logick. 2. Greater in dignity. Fall Greek, fall fame, honour, or go, or ſtay, My major vow lies here. Shakespeare. Troil. and Crºſſida. MA'Jok. n.ſ. 1. The officer above the captain; the loweſt field officer. 2. A mayor or head officer of a town. Obſolete. 3. The firſt propoſition of a ſyllogiſm, containing ſome gene- rality. The major of our author's argument is to be underſtood of the material ingredients of bodies. Boyle. 4. MAJor-general. The general officer of the ſecond rank. Major-general Ravignan returned with the French king's anſwer. Tatler, N°. 53. 5. MAJOR-domo. m. ſ. [majeur-dome, French..] One who holds occaſionally the place of maſter of the houſe. MAJORATION. m. ſ. [from major.] Encreaſe; enlargement. There be five ways of majoration of ſounds: encloſure ſim- ple; encloſure with dilatation; communication; reflection concurrent; and approach to the ſenſory. Bacon's Nat. Hy?. MAJO'RITY.. n.ſ.. [from major.] 1. The ſtate of being greater. It is not plurality of parts without majority of parts that maketh the total greater. Grew's Cºſmol. 2. The greater number. [majorité, French.] - It was highly probable the majority would be ſo wiſe as to eſpouſe that cauſe which was moſt agreeable to the publick weal, and by that means hinder a ſedition. Addison. As in ſenates ſo in ſchools, A/ajority of voices rules. Prior. Decent executions keep the world in awe; for that reaſon the majority of mankind ought to be hanged every year. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. ºf j. Bull. 3. [From majores, Latin.] Anceſtry. Of evil parents an evil generation, a poſterity not unlike their majority; of miſchievous progenitors, a venemous and deſtructive progeny. Brown's Wugar Errolºrs, b. iii. 4. Full age; end of minority. During the infancy of Henry the IIId, the barons were troubled in expelling the French: but this prince was no fooner come to his majority, but the barons raiſed a cruel war againſt him. Davies on Ireland. 5. Firſt rank. Obſolete. Douglas, whoſe high deeds, Whoſe hot incurſions, and great name in arms, Holds from all ſoldiers chief majority, And military title capital. Shakespeare . Hany IV. 6. The office of a major. MA1z F, or Indian J/heat. m. ſ. The whole maize plant has the appearance of a reed; the male flowers are produced at remote diſtances from the fruit on the ſame plant, growing generally in a ſpike upon the top of the ſtalk; the female flowers are produced from the wings of the leaves, and are ſurrounded by three or four leaves, which cloſely adhere to the fruit until it is ripe : this plant is propagated in England only as a curioſity, but in America it is the principal ſupport of the inhabitants, and conſequently propagated with great care. AMiller. - 44aize affords a very ſtrong nouriſhment, but more viſcous than wheat. Arbuthnot on Aliments. : º * 2 To
M A K M A K To Make. v. a. ſmacan, Saxon; machen, German ; maſen, Dutch.] - I. To create. Let us make man in our image. Gen. i. 26. The Lord hath made all things for himſelf. Prov. xvi. 4. Remember'ſt thou Thy making, while the maker gave thee being. Milton. 2. To form of materials. - He faſhioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf. Exod. xxxii. 4. God hath made of one blood all nations of men. Aé/s. we have no other meaſure, ſave one of the moon, but are artificially made out of theſe by compounding or dividing Bolder on Time. them. 3. To compoſe: as, materials or ingredients. One of my fellows had the ſpeed of him; Who, almoſt dead for breath, had ſcarcely more Than would make up his meſſage. Shafeſp. Macbeth. The heav'n, the air, the earth, and boundleſs ſea, //aller. Make but one temple for the deity. A pint of ſalt of tartar, expoſed unto a moiſt air, will make far more liquor than the former meaſure will contain. Brown's /ugar Errours, b. ii. 4. To form by art what is not natural. There Javiſh nature, in her beſt attire, Pours forth ſweet odours, and alluring fights ; And art with her contending, doth aſpire 'excel the natural with made delights. Spenſºr. 5. To produce as the agent. She may give ſo much credit to her own laws, as to make their ſentence weighter than any bare and naked conceit to Hooker, b. v. the contrary. If I ſuſpect without cauſe, why then make ſport at me 3 then let me be your jeſt. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of Windſor. Thine enemies make a tumult. Pſal. lxxxiii. 2. When their hearts were merry they ſaid, Call for Samp- judg. xvi. 25. ſon, that he may make us ſport. Give unto Solonion a perfeót heart to build the palace for the which I have made proviſion. 1 Chron. xxix. 19. Why make ye this ado, and weep the damſel is not dead. Mark v. 39. He maiºth interceſſion to God againſt Iſrael. Rom. xi. 2. Thou haſt ſet ſigns and wonders in the land of Egypt, and haſt made thee a name. jer. xxxii. 20. Should we then make mirth Bºzek. xxi. Io. Joſhua made peace, and made a league with them to let them live. jo/. ix, 15. * - - Both combine To make their greatneſs by the fall of man. Dryden. Egypt, mad with ſuperſtition grown, Małe gods of monſters. Tate's juvenal. 6. To produce as a cauſe. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is ſeparated from his neighbour. Prov. xix. 4. A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him be- fore great men. Prov. xviii. 16. The child who is taught to believe any occurrence to be a goºd or evil omen, or any day of the week lucky, hath a wide inroad made upon the ſoundneſs of his underſtanding. //atts. 7. To do; to perform; to pračtiſe; to uſe. Though ſhe appear honeſt to me, yet in other places ſhe enlargeth her mirth ſo far, that there is ſhrewd conſtruction made of her. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of //indſor. She made haſte, and let down her pitcher. Gen. xxiv. 46. Thou haſt made an atonement for it. Exod xxix. 36. I will judge his houſe for ever, becauſe his ſons made them- ſelves vile, and he reſtrained them not. I Sawl. iii. 13. We made prayer unto our God. Neh. iv. 9. He ſhall make a ſpeedy riddance of all in the land. Zeph. They all began to make excuſe. Luke xiv. 18. It hath pleaſed them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor. Rom. xv. 26. Make full proof of thy miniſtry. 2 Tim. iv. 5. he Venetians, provoked by the Turks with divers inju- ties, both by ſea and land, reſolved, without delay, to make waſ likewiſe upon him. Knolles's Hjº. of the Turks. Such muſick as before was never made, But when of old the ſons of morning ſung. Milton. All the actions of his life were ripped up and ſurveyed, and all malicious gloſſes made upon all he had ſaid, and all Clarendon. he had done. * Says Carneades, ſince neither you nor I love repeti- iºns, I ſhall not now make any of what elſe was urged againſt Themiſtius. Aoyle. The Phoenicians made claim to this man as theirs, and attributed to him the invention of letters. Hale. What hope, O Pantheus ! whether can we run ? Where make a ſtand and what may yet be done f Dryd. While merchants make long voyages by ſea To get eſtates, he cuts a ſhorter way. Dryden's juv. To what end did Ulyſſes make that journey Æneas un- mandment of his father's gº”. Dedication to the Amets In is life, muſt dertook it by the expreſs co * Dryden's He that will make a good uſe of any P* of h Locke allow a large portion of it to recre.” d I - Aſake ſome requeſt, and,” A/ſºn. whate'er it be, with that requeſt compº" 2 ; zoº, the tour of the whole Mart. Scriò. Were it permitted, he ſhog * ſyſtem of the ſun. Arbuthnot and Pºe's . 8. To cauſe to have any quality. - I will make your cities waſte. - Iev. xxvi. 3 ſ. Her huſband hath utterly made them void 9 the day he heard them, Num, xxx. 13. when he had made a convenient room, he ſet it in a wall, ///d. xiii. 15. and made it faſt with iron. - Jeſus came into Cana, where he made the water Winº. john iv. 46. He was the more inflamed with the deſ: --- Waller, to make even all account. Clarendon, b. viii. I bred you up to arms, rais'd you to power, Permitted you to fight for this uſurper; Alſo nº ſure the vengeance of this day, - which even this day has ruin'd. Dºn', Spaniſ, Fºyer. hin the reach of ſuch a Power " In reſpect of actions within t A. him, a man ſeems as free as it is poſſible for freedom ‘... e 0. him. - . To bring into any ſtate or cºndition. -- 9 de thee a god to Pharaoh. Exod. vii. 1. *- went up to meet Iſrael. I have ma - - Joſeph made ready his chariot, and Gen. xlvi. 29. Exod. ii. who made thee a prince and a judge ºver us? - Ye have troubled me to make me to flink among the inha- bitants. Gen. xxxiv. 39. Hºod, himſelf of no reputation, and took upoº, the form of a ſervant. Phil. ii. 7. He ſhould be made manifeſt to Iſrael. john i. 31. Though I be free from all men, yet have I made myſelf ſervant unto all, that I might gain the more. " Cor: ix.19. He hath made me a by-word of the People, and aforetime I was as a tabret. jºb xvii. 6. Małe ye him drunken; for he magnified himſelf againſt the Lord. jer. xlviii. 26. Joſeph was not willing to make her a publick example. Matt. i. 19. By the aſſiſtance of this faculty we haye all thoſe ideas in our underſtandings, which, though we do not actually con- template, yet we can bring in fight, and make appear again, and be the objects of our thoughts. Locke. The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate drunkenneſs by bringing a drunken man into their company, and ſhewing them what a beaſt he made of himſelf. Watts. Io. To form; to ſettle. Thoſe who are wiſe in courts Make friendſhips with the miniſters of ſtate, Nor ſeek the ruins of a wretched exile. Rowe. 11. To hold; to keep. - Dryden. Deep in a cave the ſybil makes abode. 12. To ſecure from diſtreſs; to eſtabliſh in riches or happineſs. He hath given her his monumental ring, and thinks him- - Shakeſpeare. ſelf made in the unchaſte compoſition. This is the night, That either makes me, or foredocs me quite. Shakespeare , Each element his dread command obeys, Who makes or ruins with a ſmile or frown, Who as by one he did our nation raiſe, So now he with another pulls us down. , Pryden. 13. To ſuffer; to incur. The loſs was private that I made; 'Twas but myſelf I loſt; I loſt no legions. Dryden. He accuſeth Neptune unjuſtly, who makes ſhipwreck a ſe- cond time. Bacon 14. To commit. She was in his company at Page's houſe, and what they made there I know not. Shakeſpeare. I will neither plead my age nor ſickneſs in excuſe of the faults which I have made. Dryden 15. To compel; to force; to conſtrain. - That the ſoul in a ſleeping man ſhould be this moment buſy a thinking, and the next moment in a waking man not remember thoſe thoughts, would need ſome betterproof than bare aſſertion to make it be believed. Locke T. º º made to riſe at their early hour; but great Care Ino ----- ? cino. - b haſtily. uld be taken in waking them, that it be not jone 16. To intend; to purpoſe to do. Locke. wº . i. this civil queſtion, friendſ at doſt thou make a ſhipboard to what P of gºi º: maš/; thou here with a ...; l y- all IITS r 2 - 17. #. raiſe as profit from any thing. Dryden’s Spaniſh Fryar. e's in for a commodity of b - made five marks ready º, rown pepper; º he 24&º/peare. Did ſire of battle with
M A K M A K Did I make a gain of you by any of them I ſent. 2 Cºr. II Auletes, who was a negligent prince, made ſo much, what muſt now the Romans make, who govern it ſo wiſely. Arbuthnot on Coins. If it is meant of the value of the purchaſe, it was very high; it being hardly poſſible to make ſo much of land, un- - leſs it was reckoned at a very low price. 18. To reach; to tend to ; to arrive at. - Acoſta recordeth, they that ſail in the middle can make no land of either ſide. Brºwn's Pulgar E. rours, b. vi. I've made the port already, And laugh ſecurely at the lazy ſtorm. Dryden. They ply their ſhatter'd oars To neareſt land, and make the Libyan ſhoars. Dryden. Did I but purpoſe to embark with thee, While gentle zephyrs play in proſp'rous gales; But would forſake the ſhip, and make the ſhoar, When the winds whiſtle, and the tempeſts roar Prior. 19. To gain. The wind came about, and ſettled in the weſt for many days, ſo as we could make little or no way. Bacon. I have made way To ſome Philiſtian lords, with whom to treat. Milton. Now mark a little why Virgil is ſo much concerned to make this marriage, it was to make way for the divorce which he intended afterwards. Dryden's AFn. 20. To force; to gain by force. Rugged rocks are interpos'd in vain; He makes his way o'er mountains, and contemns Unruly torrents, and unforded ſtreams. Dryden's Pīrg. The ſtone wall which divides China from Tartary, is reckoned nine hundred miles long, running over rocks, and making way for rivers through mighty arches. Temple. 21. To exhibit. When thou makeſ a dinner, call not thy friends but the poor. Luke xiv. 12. 22. To pay; to give. Arbuthnºt. He ſhall make amends for the harm that he hath done. Lev. 23. To put; to place. You muſt make a great difference between Hercules's la- bours by land, and Jaſon's voyage by ſea for the golden fleece. Bacon's J/ar with Spain. 24. To turn to ſome uſe. Whate'er they catch, Their fury makes an inſtrument of war. 25. To incline; to diſpoſe. It is not requiſite they ſhould deſtroy our reaſon, that is, to make us rely on the #: of nature, when ſhe is leaſt able to relieve us. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iv. 26. To prove as an argument. Seeing they judge this to make nothing in the world for them. Hooker, b. ii. You conceive you have no more to do than, having found the principal word in a concordance, introduce as much of the verſe as will ſerve your turn, though in reality it makes nothing for you. Swift. 27. To repreſent; to ſhow. He is not that gooſe and aſs that Valla would make him. Baker's Reflections on Learning. Dryden's Aºn. 28. To conſtitute. Our defires carry the mind out to abſent good, according to the neceſſity which we think there is of it, to the making or encreaſe of our happineſs. Locke. 29. To amount to: Whatſoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's perſon. Gal. ii. 16. 30. To mould; to form. Lye not erect but hollow, which is in the making of the bed; or with the legs gathered up, which is the more whole- ſome. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Some undeſerved fault I’ll find about the making of the bed. Shakeſpeare. They mow fern green, and burning of them to aſhes, make the aſhes up into balls with a little water. Martimer. 31. To MAKE away. To kill; to deſtroy. He will no let ſlip any advantage to make away him whoſe juſt title, enobled by courage and goodneſs, may one day ſhake the ſcat of a never-ſecure tyranny. Sidney, b. ii. The duke of Clarence, lieutenant of Ireland, was, by pračtice of evil perſons about the king his brother, called thence away, and ſoon after, by finiſter means, was clean made away. Speºſer on Ireland. He may have a likely gueſs, How theſe were they that made away his brother. Shakeſp. Trajan would ſay of the vain jealouſy of princes that ſeek to make away thoſe that aſpire to their ſucceſſion, that there was never king that did put to death his ſucceſſor. Bacon. My mother I flew at my very birth, and ſince have made accoy two of her brothers, and happily to make way for the purpoſes of others againſt myſelf. Hayward. - 43. To MAKE of: Give poets leave to make them elves avºy. Ruſzºon. What multitude of infants have been made away by thºſe who brought them into the world. Addison. 32. Tº MAKE away. To transfer. - Debtors, When they never mean to pay, - To ſome friend make all away. I?’aller. 33. To MAKE account. To reckon ; to believe. - They made no account but that the navy ſhould be abſo- lutely maſter of the ſeas. Bacon's ºar with Spain. 34. Tº MAKE account of. To eſteem ; to regard. 35. To MAke free with. To treat without ceremony. The ſame who have male free with the greateſt names in church and ſtate, and expoſed to the world the private miſ- fortunes of families, Dunciad. 36. To MAKE good. To maintain; to defend ; to juſtify. The grand maſter, guarded with a company of moſt va- liant knights, drove them out again by force, and made good the place. Knolles's Hiſt. ºf the Turks. When he comes to make good his confident undertaking, he is fain to ſay things that agree very little with one at:- other. Boyle. I'll either die, or I'll make good the place. Dryden. As for this other argument, that by purſuing one ſingle theme they gain an advantage to expreſs, and wórk up, the paſſions, I wiſh any example be could bring from them could make it good. Dryden on dramatick Pºſſ. I will add what the ſame author ſubjoins to make good his foregoing remark. Locke on Education. 37. To MAKE good. To fulfil; to accompliſh. This letter doth make good the friar's words. Shałºff. 38. Tº Make light of...To confider as of no conſequence. They made light of it, and went their ways. Matt. xxii. 5. 39. To MAKE love. To court; to play the gallant. How happy each of the ſexes would be, if there was a window in the breaſt of every one that makes or receives love. Addiſon's Guardian, N. Io9. 40. To MAKE merry. To feaſt; to partake of an entertain- ment. A hundred pound or two, to make merry withal Shakespeare . The king, to make demonſtration to the world, that the proceedings againſt Sir William Stanley, impoſed upon him by neceſſity of ſtate, had not diminiſhed the affection he bare to his brother, went to Latham, to make merry with his mo– ther and the earl. Bacon's Henry VIIth. A gentleman and his wife will ride to make merry with his neighbour, and after a day thoſe two go to a third; in which progreſs they encreaſe like ſnowballs, till through their bur- thenſome weight they break. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. 41. To MAKE much of. To cheriſh; to foſter. The king hearing of their adventure, ſuddenly falls to take pride in making much of them, extolling them with infinite praiſes. Sidney, b. ii. The bird is dead That we have made ſo much on / Shakeſp. Cymbeline. It is good diſcretion not to make too much of any man at the firſt. Bacon's Eſſays. The eaſy and the lazy make much of the gout; and yet making much of themſelves too, they take care to carry it pre- ſently to bed, and keep it warm. Temple. 42. To MAKE of I/hat to make of, is, how to underſtand. That they ſhould have knowledge of the languages and affairs of thoſe that lie at ſuch a diſtance from them, was a thing we could not tell what to make of. Bacon. I paſt the ſummer here at Nimmeguen, without the leaſt remembrance of what had happened to me in the ſpring, till about the end of September, and then I began to feel a pain I knew not what to make of, in the ſame joint of my other foot. Temple. There is another ſtatue in braſs of Apollo, with a modern inſcription on the pedeſtal, which I know not what to make ºf. Addison on Italy. I deſired he would let me ſee his book: he did ſo, ſmil- ing: I could not make any thing of it. Tatler- Upon one ſide of the pillar were huge pieces of iron ſtick- ing out, cut into ſtrange figures, which we knew not what to make of. Gulliver's Travels. To produce from ; to effect. I am aſtoniſhed, that thoſe who have appeared againſt this paper have made ſo very little of it. Addison. 44. Tº MAKE of. To conſider; to account; to eſteem. Makes ſhe no more of me than of a ſlave Dryden.” 45. Tº MAKE of. To cheriſh; to foſter. Xaycus was wonderfully beloved, and made of, by the Turkiſh merchants, whoſe language he had learned. Knolles. 46. To MAKE over. To ſettle in the hands of truſtees. Widows, who have tried one lover, Truſt none again till th' have made ºver. Hudiºras, p. iii. 7 The º :
M A K M A K. The wiſe betimes make over their eſtates. Maie o'er thy honour by a deed of truſt, And give me ſcizure of the mighty wealth. 4;. Tº Make ºver. To transfer. The ſecond mercy made over to us by the ſecond covenant, is the promiſe of pardon. - Hammond. Age and youth cannot be made over: nothing but time can take away years, or give them. - Collier. My waiſt is reduced to the depth of four inches by what I have already made over to my neck. Addiſon's Guard. Moor, to whom that patent was made over, was forced to leave off coining. - Swift. 48. To Make out. To clear; to explain; to clear to one's ſelf. Dryden. Make out the reſt,--I am diſorder'd ſo, I know not farther what to ſay or do. Dryd. Indian Emp. Antiquaries make out the moſt ancient medals from a letter with great difficulty to be diſcerned upon the face and reverſe. Felton on the Claſſic{s. It may ſeem ſomewhat difficult to make out the bills of fare for ſome ſuppers. Arbuthnot on Coins. 49. To Make out. To prove; to evince. - There is no truth which a man may more evidently make cut to himſelf, than the exiſtence of a God. - Locke. Though they are not ſelf-evident principles, yet what may be made out from them by a wary deduction, may be depended on as certain and infallible truths. Locke. Men of wit and parts, but of ſhort thoughts and little me- ditation, are apt to diſtruſt every thing for fiction that is not the dićtate of ſenſe, or made out immediately to their ſenſes. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. We are to vindicate the juſt providence of God in the government of the world, and to endeavour, as well as we can, upon an imperfeót view of things, to make out the beauty and harmony of all the ſeeming diſcords and irregu- larities of the divine adminiſtration. Tillotſon's Sermons. Scaliger hath made out, that the hiſtory of Troy was no more the invention of Homer than of Virgil. Dryden. In the paſſages from our own divines, moſt of the reaſon- ings which make out both my propoſitions are already ſuggeſt- ed. - tterbury's Sermons. I dare engage to make it out, that, inſtead of contributing equal to the landed men, they will have their full principal and intereſt at ſix per Cent. Swift's Miſcel. 50. To Make ſure of. To conſider as certain. They made as ſure of health and life, as if both of them were at their diſpoſe. Dryden. 51. To MAKE ſure of. To ſecure to one's poſſeſſion. But whether marriage bring joy or ſorrow, Make ſure of this day, and hang to-morrow. Bryden, 52. Tº MAKE up. To get together. How will the farmer be able to make up his rent at quar- ter-day Locke. 53. Tº MAKE up. To reconcile; to repair. This kind of comprehenſion in ſcripture being therefore received, ſtill there is no doubt how far we are to proceed by collection before the full and complete meaſure of things neceſſary be made up. - Hooker, b, i. I knew when ſeven juſtices could not make up a quarrel. Shakeſpeare's As you like it. 54. Tº Make up. To repair. ! ſought for a man among them that ſhould make up the hedge, and ſtand in the gap before me for the land. Ezek. 55. To compoſe, as of ingredients. Theſe are the lineaments of this vice of flattery, which ſure do together make up a face of moſt extreme deformity. - Government of the Tongue. He is to encounter an enemy made up of wiles and ſtrata- $ºms; an old ſerpent, and a long experienced deceiver. South's Sermons. Zeal ſhould be made up of the largeſt meaſures of ſpiritual ove, deſire, hope, hatred, grief, indignation. Sprat. Oh he was all made up of love and charms; hatever maid could wiſh, or man admire. Addiſon. arlequin's part is made up of blunders and abſurdities. - Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. Vines, figs, oranges, almonds, olives, myrtles, and fields of corn, make up the moſt delightful little landſkip imagina- ble. Addiſon on Italy. Old mould'ring urns, racks, daggers, and diſtreſs, {{ake up the frightful horror of the place. Garth. The parties among us are made up on one ſide of moderate whigs, and on the other of preſbyterians. - Swift. 56. To MAke up. To ſhape. catapotium is a medicine ſwallowed ſolid, and moſt °mmonly made up in pills. Arbuthnot on Coins. 57. * Make up. To ſupply; to repair. - Whatſoever, to make up the doćtrine of man's ſalvation, . added as in ſupply of the ſcripture's inſufficiency, we reject it. Hooker, b. ii. "borrowed that celebrated name for an evidence to my ſubječt, that ſo what was wanting in my proof might be made up in the example. Glanville's Scºp. Thus think the crowd, who, eager to engage, Take quickly fire, and kindle into rage; Who ne'er confider, but without a pauſe 44ake up in paſſion what they want in cauſe. Dryden. If they retrench any the ſmaller particulars in their ordi- nary expence, it will eaſily make up the halfpenny a-day which we have now under conſideration. Addiſon's Spea This wiſely ſhe makes up her time, iſon's Spe Miſ-ſpent when youth was in its prime. Granville. There muſt needs be another ſtate to make up the inequa- lities of this, and to ſalve all irregular appearances. Atterbury. If his romantick diſpoſition tranſport him ſo far as to ex- Pećt little or nothing from this, he might however hope, that the principals would make it up in dignity and reſpect. Swift. 58. To MAKE up. To clear. The reaſons you allege, do more conduce To the hot paſſion of diſtemper’d blood, Than to make up a free determination *Twixt right and wrong. Shakeſp. Troil, and Crºſſide. Though all at once cannot See what I do deliver out to each, Yet I can make my audit up, that all From me do back receive the flow'r of all, And leave me but the bran. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. He was to make up his accounts with his lord, and by an eaſy undiſcoverable cheat he could provide againſt the 'im- pending diſtreſs. Rogers's Sermons. * 59. To MAKE up. To accompliſh; to conclude; to com. plete. Is not the lady Conſtance in this troop —I know ſhe is not; for this match made tºp, Her preſence would have interrupted much. Shakeſpeare. On Wedneſday the general account is made up and print- ed, and on Thurſday publiſhed. Graunt's Bill of Mortality. This life is a ſcene of vanity, that ſoon paſſes away, and affords no ſolid ſatisfaction but in the conſciouſneſs of doing well, and in the hopes of another life: this is what I can ſay upon experience, and what you will find to be true when you come to make up the account. Locke. To MAKE. v. n. 1. To tend; to travel; to go any way; to ruſh. Oh me, lieutenantſ what villains have done this 2 —I think, that one of them is hereabouts, And cannot make away. Shakeſpeare's Othello. I do beſeech your majeſty make up, Leſt your retirement do amaze your friends. Shakeſpeare. The earl of Lincoln reſolved to make on where the king was, to give him batttle, and marched towards Newark. Bacon's Henry VII. There made forth to us a ſmall boat, with about eight per- ſons in it. Bacon's New Atlantis. Warily provide, that while we make forth to that which is better, we meet not with that which is worſe. Bacon's Eſſays. A wonderful erroneous obſervation that maketh about, is commonly received contrary to experience. Bacon. Make on, upon the heads Of men, ſtruck down like piles, to reach the lives Of thoſe remain and ſtand. Benj. johnſon's Cataline: The Moors, terrified with the hideous cry of the ſoldiers making toward land, were eaſily beaten from the ſhore. Knoller. When they ſet out from mount Sinai they made northward unto Riſhmah. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vi. Some ſpeedy way for paſſage muſt be found; Maše to the city by the poſtern gate. The bull His eaſier conqueſt proudly did forego; And making at him with a furious bound, From his bent forehead aim'd a double wound. Too late young Turnus the deluſion found Far on the ſea, ſtill making from the ground. Dryden. A man of a diſturbed brain ſeeing in the ſtreet one of thoſe lads that uſed to vex him, ſtepped into a cutler's ſhop, and ſeizing on a naked ſword made after the boy. . . Lºcke. Seeing a country gentleman trotting before me with a ſpa- niel by his horſe's ſide, I made up to him. Madiſon's Freehold. The French king makes at us directly, and keeps 3 king by him to ſet over us. Addiſon. A monſtrous boar ruſht forth; his baleful eyes Shot glaring fire, and his ſtiff-pointed briſtles Roſe high upon his back; at me he made, - Whetting his tuſks. Smith's Phaedra and Hippolitus: 2. To contribute. - Whatſoever makes nothing to your ſubjećt, and is impro- per to it, admit not unto your work. Dryden. Blinded he is by the love of himſelf to believe that the right is wrong, and wrong is right, when it makes for his own advantage. 2. To operate; to act as a proof or argument, or cauſe. 15 Z Where Dryd€/ſe Dryden. Swift's Miſcel, - -- –- w |
M A K.
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Where neither the evidence of any law divine, nor the
ſtrength of any invincible argument, otherwiſe found out by
the light of reaſon, nor any notable publick inconvenience
doth make againſt that which our own laws eccleſiaſtical have
inſtituted for the ordering of theſe affairs; the very authority
of the church itſelf ſufficeth. Hooker.
That which ſhould make for them muſt prove, that men
ought not to make laws for church regiment, but only keep
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thoſe laws which in ſcripture they find made. Hooker.
It is very needful to be known, and maketh unto the right
of the war againſt him. Spenſer.
Let us follow after the things which make for peace. Rom.
Perkin Warbeck finding that time and temporizing, which,
whilſt his practices were covert, made for him, did now,
when they were diſcovered, rather make againſt him, reſolved
to try ſome exploit upon England. Bacon's Henry VII.
I obſerved a thing that may make to my preſent purpoſe.
Boyle.
It makes to this purpoſe, that the light conſerving ſtones in
Italy muſt be ſet in the ſun for ſome while before they retain
light. Digby on Bodies.
"What avails it me to acknowledge, that I have not been
able to do him right in any line; for even my own confeſ-
ſion makes againſt me. Dryden's Ded. to the Æn.
3. To concur.
Antiquity, cuſtom, and conſent, in the church of God,
making with that which law doth eſtabliſh, are themſelves
moſt ſufficient reaſons to uphold the fame, unleſs ſome nota-
ble publick inconvenience enforce the contrary. Hooker,
4. To ſhew; to appear; to carry appearance.
Joſhua and all Iſrael made as if they were beaten before
them, and fled. jo/h. viii. 15.
It is the unanimous opinion of your friends, that you make
as if you hanged yourſelf, and they will give it out that you
are quite dead. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of john Bull.
5. To MAKE away with. To deſtroy; to kill; to make away.
This phraſe is improper.
The women of Greece were ſeized with an unaccountable
melancholy, which diſpoſed ſeveral of them to make away
with themſelves. - Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 231.
6. Tº Make for. To advantage; to favour.
Compare with indifferency theſe diſparities of times, and
we ſhall plainly perceive, that they make for the advantage
of England at this preſent time. Bacon's War with Spain.
None deny there is a God, but thoſe for whom it maketh
that there were no God. Bacon's Eſſayſ.
I was aſſur'd, that nothing was deſign'd
Againſt thee but ſafe cuſtody and hold;
That made for me, I knew that liberty
Would draw thee forth to perilous enterprizes. Milton.
7. Tº Make up. To compenſate; to be inſtead.
Have you got a ſupply of friends to make up for thoſe who
are gone? Swift to Pope.
Makg. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Form; ſtrućture; nature,
Thoſe mercurial ſpirits, which were only lent the earth to
, ſhew men their folly in admiring it, poſſeſs delights of a no-
bler make and nature, which antedate immortality. Glanville.
Upon the deceaſe of a lion the beaſts met to chuſe a king:
feveral put up, but one was not of make for a king; another
wanted brains or ſtrength. L'Eſtrange.
Is our perfection of ſo frail a make, -
As ev'ry plot can undermine and ſhake. Dryden.
Several lies are produced in the loyal ward of Portſoken of
, ſo feeble a make, as not to bear carriage to the Royal Ex-
change. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 7.
It may be with ſuperior ſouls as with gigantick, which ex-
ceed the due proportion of parts, and, like the old heroes of
that make, commit ſomething near extravagance. Pope.
Make. n.ſ.. [maca, gemaca, Saxon.] Companion ; favourite
friend.
The elf therewith aſtonied,
Upſtarted lightly from his looſer make,
And his unſteady weapons 'gan in hand to take. Fa. Qu.
Bid her therefore herſelf ſoon ready make,
To wait on love amongſt his lovely crew ;
where every one that miſſeth then her make, º
Shall be by him amearſt with penance due. Spenſºr.
For ſince the wiſe town, -
Has let the ſports down,
Of May games and morris,
The maids and their makes,
At dancing and wakes, ſi
Had their napkins and poſies, -
And the º: for their noſes. Benj. johnſon's Owls.
*MA'kebate. n.ſ. [make and debate.] Breeder of quarrels.
Love in her paſſions, like a right makebate, whiſpered to
both ſides arguments of quarrel. Sidney.
Outrageous party-writers are like a couple of makebateſ,
who inflame ſmall quarrels by a thouſand ſtories. Swift.
MA’KER. m. ſ. [from make.] -
1. The Creator.
* *
Both in him, in all things; as is meet, -
The univerſal Maker we may praiſe. Aſilien's Par. Loft
This the divine Cecilia found,
And to her Maker's praiſe confin'd the ſound. Pope.
Such plain roofs as piety could raiſe,
And only vocal with the Maker's praiſe. Pope.
The power of reaſoning was given us by our Maker to
purſue truths.
2. One who makes any thing.
Every man in Turky is of ſome trade; Sultan Achmet
was a maker of ivory rings. Notes on the Odyſſey.
I dare promiſe her boldly what few of her makers of viſits
and compliments dare to do. Pope's Letters.
3. One who ſets anything in its proper ſtate.
You be indeed makers or marrers of all mens manners
within the realm. Aſcham's Schoolmaſier.
MA'Kepeace. m. ſ. [make and peace.] Peacemaker; recon-
ciler. -
To be a makepeace ſhall become my age. Shakeſp.
MA'KEweight. n.ſ.. [make and weight.] Any ſmall thing
thrown in to make up weight.
Me lonely fitting, nor the glimmering light
Qf makeweight candle, nor the joyous taſk
Of loving friend delights. Philips.
Malachi'TE. m. ſ.
This ſtone is ſometimes intirely green, but lighter than
that of the nephritick ſtone, ſo as in colour to reſemble the
leaf of the mallow, p.2x2x", from which it has its name;
though ſometimes it is veined with white, or ſpotted with
blue or black. JWºodward's Meth. Fºſſili.
MATAdy. m.ſ. (maladie, French.] A diſeaſe; a diſtemper;
a diſorder of body; ſickneſs.
Better it is to be private
In ſorrow's torments, than ty'd to the pomp of a palace,
Nurſe inward maladies, which have not ſcope to be breath'd
Out. Sidney, b. i.
Wiſe phyſicians firſt require, that the malady be known
thoroughly, afterwards teach how to cure and redreſs it.
Spenſer's State of Ireland.
Say, can you faſt 2 your ſtomachs are too young:
And abſtinence engenders maladies. Shakeſpeare.
An uſual draught, or accidental violence of motion, has
removed that malady that has baffled the ſkill of phyſicians.
Soutb's Sermons.
Matts's Logick.
Love's a malady without a cure;
Fierce love has pierc'd me with his fiery dart,
He fires within, and hiſſes at my heart. Dryden.
Mala'Nders. n. / [from mal andare, Italian, to go ill.] A
dry ſcab on the paſtern ef horſes.
MA'LAPERT. adj. [mal and pert.] Saucy; quick with impu-
dence; ſprightly without reſpect or decency.
Peace, maſter marquis, you are malapert;
Your fire-new ſtamp of honour is ſcarce current. Shałºń.
If thou dar'ſt tempt me further, draw thy ſword.
—What, what? nay, then, I muſt have an ounce or two
of this malapert blood from you. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
Are you growing malapert P Will you force me make uſe
of my authority ? - Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
MA'LAPerrness. n.ſ.. [from malapert.] Livelineſs of reply
without decency; quick impudence; ſaucineſs.
MA(LAPERTLY. adv. [from malapert.] Impudently; ſaucily.
To MALA(xATE. v. a. [waazºla.] To ſoften, or knead to
ſoftneſs, any body.
MAlaxation. m. ſ. [from malaxate.] The aât of ſoftening.
MALE. adj. [male, French; maſculus, Lat.] Of the ſex that
begets young; not female. -
Which ſhall be heir of the two male twins, who, by the
diſſeåtion of the mother, were laid open to the world? }.
You are the richeſt perſon in the commonwealth; you
have no male child; your daughters are all married to weal-
thy patricians. Swift's Examiner, Nº. 27.
MAle. n.ſ. The he of any ſpecies.
In moſt the male is the greater, and in ſome few the fe-
male. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. N°.852.
There be more males than females, but in different pro-
portions, Graunt's Bills of Mortality.
MALE, in compoſition, ſignifies ill, from male, Latin; male,
old French. *.
MaleADMINITRATION. m. ſ. Bad management of affairs.
From the practice of the wiſeſt nations, when a prince
was laid aſide for maleadininiſtration, the nobles and people
did reſume the adminiſtration of the ſupreme power. Swift.
A general canonical denunciation, is that which is made
touching ſuch a matter as properly belongs to the eccleſiaſti-
cal court, for that a ſubject denounces his ſuperior, or ſome
criminal prelate, for maleadminiſtration, or a wicked life.
Ayliff's Parergom.
MALE conte'N'r. }* [male and content.] Diſcontented;
MALE conte’NTED. diſſatisfied.
Brother Clarence, how like you our choice,
That you ſtand penſive, as half malecentent. Shai-ſpeare.
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M A L * - Poor Clarence 1 Is it for a wife That thou art malecontent # I will provide thee. . Shakespeare, The king, for the better ſecuring his ſtate againſt muti- nous and malecontent:4 ſubjects, who might have their refuge An Scotland, ſent a ſolemn ambaſſage unto James III. to con- cludc a peace. Bacon's Henry VII. They cannot ſignalize themſelves as malecontents, without breaking through all the foſter virtues. Addiſon's Freeholder. - ūſual way in deſpotick governments is to confine the - º to tº: caſtle. Addiſon's Freeholder. MAleconte'NTEDLX. adv. [from malecontent.] With diſcon- Mºore Nºredness. n.ſ.. [from malecontent.] Diſcontent- ºneſs; want of affection to government. - - They would aſcribe the laying down my paper to a ſpirit of malcontentedneſs. - - Speciator, Nº. 445. Maledicted, adj. [malediºus, Latin.] Accurſed. Dict. Mºorction. n.ſ.. [maledićion, French ; maledidio, Lat.] Curſe; execration; denunciation of evil. . . . Then let my life long time on earth maintained be, To wretched me, the laſt, worſt maledician. Sidney. The true original cauſe thereof, divine maledićtion, laid by the ſin of man upon theſe creatures which God hath made for the uſe of man, was above the reach of their natural ca- pacity. - - Hooker, b. i. In Spain they ſtayed near eight months, during all which time Buckingham lay under millions of maledictions 5. which yet, upon the prince's ſafe arrival in the weſt, did *; into - ^otton. Mººr. n.ſ.. [male and facio, Latin.] A crime; an offence. - Guilty creatures at a play Have, by the very cunning of the ſcene, Been ſtruck ſo to the ſoul, that preſently They have proclaim'd their malefactions. Shakeſp. Hamlet. MALEFA'ctor. m. ſ. [male and facio, Latin.] An offender againſt law; a criminal; a guilty perſon. Ajaylor to bring forth - Some monſtrous malefactor. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. Fear his word, As much as malefactors do your ſword. Roſcommon. It is a ſad thing when men ſhall repair to the miniſtry, not for preferment but refuge; like malefactors flying to the altar, only to ſave their lives. South's Sermons. If their barking dog diſturb her eaſe, Th'unmanner'd malefactor is arraign'd. Dryden's juv. The malfador goat was laid On Bacchus' altar, and his forfeit paid. Dryden. MALE'Fick. }*. [maleficus, Latin.] Miſchievous; hurtful. MALE'FIQUE. § . Dić7. MALEPRA’ctice. n.ſ.. [male and pračice..] Pračtice contrary to rules. MALE'volence. m. ſ. [malevolentia, Latin.] Ill will; inclina- tion to hurt others; malignity. The ſon of Duncan lives in the Engliſh court; and is receiv'd Of the moſt pious Edward with ſuch grace, That the malevolence of fortune nothing Takes from his high reſpect. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Malevolent. adj. [malevolus, Latin.] Ill-diſpoſed towards others; unfavourable; malignant, I have thee in my arms, - Though our malevolent ſtars have ſtruggled hard, ... And held us long aſunder. Dryden's King Arthur. Malevolently. adv. [from malevolence..] M alignly ; ma- lignantly. - The oak did not only reſent his fall, but vindicate him from thoſe aſperſions that were malevolently caſt upon him. Howel's Vocal Foreſ. MA'lice. n. /.. [malice, French; malitia, Latin.] 1. Badneſs of deſign; deliberate miſchief. God hath forgiven me many ſins of malice, and therefore ſurely he will pity my infirmities. Taylor's holy living. 2. Ill intention to any one; deſire of hurting. 5: is in his grave; Malice domeſtick, foreign levy, nothing Can touch him further Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. TºMA'lice. v. a. [from the noun.] To regard with ill will. Obſolete. The cauſe why he this fly ſo maliced, Was that his mother which him bore and bred, The moſt fine-fingered workman on the ground, Arachne, by his means, was vanquiſhed. Spenſer. Ali'cious. adj. [malicieux, French; malitioſus, Latin.] Ill- diſpoſed to any one; intending ill; malignant. - We muſt not ſtint Qur neceſſary actions in the fear • To cope malicious cenſurers; which ever, As rav'nous fiſhes do a veſſel follow That is new trimm'd. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. I grant him bloody, * ended in my utter deſtruction. M A I, ºf Sudden, malicious, ſmacking of ev'ry ſin That has a name. Shakespeare. Macbeth. Stand up, O Lord, and be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedneſs, Thou know'ſt what malicious foe, Envying our happineſs, and of his own Deſpairing, ſeeks to work us woe and ſhame. The air appearing ſo malicious in this morbifick exacts a more particular regard. MALI'ciously. adv. intention of miſchief. Pſal, lix. 5. Milton. conſpiracy, : , Harvey on Conſumptions. [from malicious.] With malignity; with An intrigue between his majeſty and a junto of miniſters maliciouſly bent againſt me, broke out, and had like to have Gulliver's Travels. MALI'ciousness. n.ſ.. [from malicious.] Malice; intention of miſchief to another. MALI'GN. adj. [maligne, French; malignus, Latin: Not out of envy or maliciouſneſs, Do I forbear to crave your ſpecial aid. mute or liqueſcent.] I. Unfavourable; ill-diſpoſed to any one ; malicious. Witchcraft may be by a tacit operation of malign ſpirits. goods, or murdering them. might timely have kept under. be great, and to be able to diſpoſe of mens fortunes. Two planets, ruſhing from aſpect malign Of fierceſt oppoſition, in mid ſky, Herbert: the g is - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, If in the conſtellations war were ſprung, - - - - Should combat, and their jarring ſpheres confound. Mile. Of contempt, and the malign hoſtile influence it has upon government, every man's experience will inform him. South. 2. Infectious; fatal to the body; peſtilential. He that turneth the humours back, and maketh the wound bleed inwards, endangereth malign ulcers and pernicious im- poſtumations. To Mali'an. v. a. [from the adječtive.] 1. To regard with envy or malice. The people practiſe what miſchiefs and villanies they will againſt private men, whom they malign, by º; their Bacon's Eſſays. Spenſer on Ireland. It is hardly to be thought that any governor ſhould ſo ma- lign his ſucceſſor, as to ſuffer an evil to grow up which he Spenſer on Ireland. Strangers conſpired together againſt him, and maligned him in the wilderneſs. If it is a pleaſure to be envied and ſhot at, to be maligned ſtanding, and to be depiſed falling; then is it a pleaſure to 2. To miſchief; to hurt; to harm. MALI(GNANcy. n.ſ.. [from malignant..] : 1. Malevolence; malice; unfavourableneſs. My ſtars ſhine darkly over me; the malignancy of my fate might, perhaps, diſtemper yours; therefore I crave your leave, that I may bear my evils alone. 2. Deſtructive tendency. The infečtion doth produce a bubo, which, according to the degree of its malignancy, either proves eaſily curable, or - elſe it proceeds in its venom. MALI'GNANT. adj. [malignant, French.] 1. Malign; envious; unpropitious; malicious ; miſchievous; intending or effecting ill. ſented in a falſe and malignant light; whereupon *::::::::: and condemn at once. Watts's Improvement of the O malignant and ill-boading ſtars 1 Now art thou come unto a feaſt of death. Eccluſ. xlv. 18. South. Shakeſpeare. Wiſeman's Surgery. Shakeſpeare. Not friended by his wiſh to 3. high perſon, His will is moſt malignant, and it ſtretches Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. To good malignant, to bad men benign. Beyond you to your friends. Milton. They have ſeen all other notions beſides their own repre- 2. Hoſtile to life: as, malignant fevers. They hold, that the cauſe of the gout, is a malignant va- Ind. pour that falls upon the joint; that the ſwelling is a kindneſs in nature, that calls down humours to damp the malignity of the vapours, and thereby aſſuage the ſharpneſs of the pain. Temple's Miſtel. Let the learn'd begin Th' enquiry, where diſeaſe could enter in ; How thoſe malignant atoms forc'd their way, What in the faultleſs frame they found to make their prey ! Dryden to the ducheſs of Ormond. MALI'GN ANT. n.ſ. , I . A man of ill intention; malevolently diſpoſed. Occaſion was taken, by certain malignants, ſecretly to un- dermine his great authority in the church of Chriſt. Hooker. 2. It was a word uſed of the defenders of the church and mo- narchy by the rebel ſe&taries in the civil wars. MALI'd NANTLY. adv. [from malignant..] With ill intention; - maliciouſly; miſchievouſly. Now arrivin At place of potency, and ſway o' th' ſtate, If he ſhould ſtill malignantly remain New --
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- 2. A kind of beater or hammer. [mail, French.]
*. : - + - ight
to the Plebeians, your voices ºng", -
i. to yourſelves. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanuſ.
Mali'GNER. n.f. [from malign.] One who regards another
ith ill will. -
wº w theſe are philoſophy’s maligners, who pronounce
the moſt generous contemplations, needleſs unprofitable ſub-
tleties Glanville's Apology.
I thought it neceſſary tº juſtify my character in point of
- - iºners call in queſtion.
cleanlineſs, which ſome of my mas t?’s C ... Traveli,
. Sarcaſtical cenſurer.
i. n.ſ.. [malignité, French.]
1. Malice; maliciouſneſs. -
Deeds are done which man might charge aright
On ſtubborn fate, or undiſcerning might,
Had not their guilt the lawleſs ſoldiers know", - *
And made the whole malignity their own. Tickell.
- trariety to life; deſtructive tendency.
2 Cº.; any tokens of poiſon did appear, "Pºº va-
rious; his phyſicians diſcerned an invincible malignity in his
diſeaſe. - Hayward.
No redreſs could be obtained with any vigour P.9Pº."
able to the malignity of that far-ſpread diſeaſe. K. Charles.
ilneſs of nature. -
- º the high malignity of fraud, that in the natural
courſe of it tends to the deſtruction of common life, by de-
ſtroying truſt and mutual confidenº. South's Sermºnſ.
Mali'6N.Y. adv. [from malign:l Enviouſly; with ill will ;
miſchievouſly. -
Left you think I railly more than teach,
Or praiſe maligny arts I cannot reach;
Let me for once preſume t' inſtruct the times. . . Pope.
MA'lkIN. n.ſ.. [from mal, of Mary, and kin, the diminutive
termination.] A kind of mop made of clouts for ſweeping
ovens; thence a frightful figure of clouts dreſſed up; thence
a dirty wench. - Hanmer.
The kitchen malkin pins
Her richeſt lockram 'bout her reechy neck, -
Clamb'ring the walls to eye him. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
MAll. n.ſ. ſmalleus, Lat, a hammer.]
1. A ſtroke; "a blow.
With mighty mall,
The monſter mercileſs him made to fall.
Give that rev'rend head a mall
Or two, or three, againſt a wall.
Fairy Queen.
Hudibras, p. ii.
He took a mall, and after having hollowed the handle, and
that part which ſtrikes the ball, he encloſed in them ſeveral
drugs. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 195.
3. A walk where they formerly played with malls and balls.
Mºll is, in Iſlandick, an area or walk ſpread with ſhells.
This the beau monde ſhall from the mall ſurvey,
And hail with muſick its propitious ray. Pope.
To MALL. v. a. [from the noun..] To beat or ſtrike with a
mall.
MA'LLARD. n.ſ.. [malart, French..] The drake of the wild
duck.
- Antony
Claps on his ſea-wing, like a doating mallard,
Leaving the fight in height. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
The birds that are moſt eaſy to be drawn are mallard,
ſhoveler, and gooſe. Peacham on Drawing.
Arm your hook with the line, and cut ſo much of a brown
mallard's feather as will make the wings. Walton's Angler.
MALLEAbi'lity. n.ſ.. [from malleable.j Quality of enduring
the hammer; quality of ſpreading under the hammer.
Suppoſing the nominal eſſence of gold to be a body of
fuch a peculiar colour and weight, with the malleability and
fuſibility, the real eſſence is that conſtitution on which theſe
qualities and their union depend. Locke.
MA'll EABLE. adj. [malleable, French; from malleus, Latin,
a hammer.] Capable of being ſpread by beating: this is a
quality poſſeſſed in the moſt eminent degree by gold, it be-
ing more dućtile than any other metal ; and is oppoſite to
friability or brittleneſs. Sºuincy.
Make it more ſtrong for falls, though it come not to the
degree to be malleable. Bacon.
The beaten ſoldier proves moſt manful,
That like his ſword endures the anvil;
And juſtly 's held more formidable,
The more his valour's malleable. Hudibras, p. ii.
If the body is compačt, and bends or yields inward to
preſſion without any ſliding of its parts, it is hard and elaſ-
tick, returning to its figure with a force riſing from the mu-
tual attraction of its parts: if the parts ſlide upon one an-
other, the body is malleable or ſoft. Newton's Opticks.
MIA'Lº BLENEss. n.ſ. [from malleable.] Quality of enduring
the hammer; malleability; dućtility.
The bodies of moſt uſe that are ſought for out of the
earth are the metals, which are diſtinguiſhed from other bo-
diº by their weight, fuſibility, and milliablºnſ. Locke.
To MALLEATE. v. a. [from malºus, Latin.] To hammer;
to forge or ſhape by the hammer. …)
He firſt found out the art of melting and mallating me-
tals, and making them uſeful for tools.
Malier. n.ſ.. [malleus, Latin.) A wooden hammer.
The veſſel foddered up was warily ſtruck with a wooden
Derham,
mallet, and thereby compreſſed. Bºyle.
Their left-hand does the calking iron guide,
The rattling mallet with the right they lift. Dryden.
MA'llows. n.ſ. [maka, Latin ; melepe, Saxon.]
The mallow has a fibrous root; the leaves are round or
angular: the flower conſiſts of one leaf, is of the expanded
bell-ſhaped kind, and cut into five ſegments almoſt to the
bottom: from the centre riſes a pyramidal tube, for the moſt
part loaded wtth many ſmall threads or filaments: from the
centre of the flower-cup rifes the pointal in the tube, which
becomes the fruit, and this is flat, round, and ſometimes
pointed, wrapt, for the moſt part, within the flower-cup,
and divided into ſeveral cells ſo diſpoſed round the axle, that
each little lodge appears moſt artificially jointed within the
correſponding ſtriae or channels: the ſeed is often ſhaped like
a kidney: the ſpecies are ſix, of which the firſt is found
wild, and uſed in medicine. Miller.
Shards or mallows for the pot,
That keep the looſen'd body ſound, HDryden.
MA'LM's EY. n.ſ.
1. A ſort of grape. See WINE.
2. A kind of wine.
White-handed miſtreſs, one ſweet word with thee.
—Honey, and milk, and ſugar, there is three.
—Nay then two treys; and if you grow ſo nice,
Metheglin, wort, and malmſey. Shakeſpeare:
MALT, n.ſ.. [meale, Saxon; mout, Dutch..] Grain ſteeped
in water and fermented, then dried on a kiln.
Beer hath malt firſt infuſed in the liquor, and is afterwards
boiled with the hop. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 308.
MA(LTDust. n.ſ.. [malt and duſt.]
Malt-duſt is an enricher of barren land, and a great im-
prover of barley. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Malt Floor. n.ſ.. [malt and floor.] A floor to dry malt.
Empty the corn from the ciſtern into the malt-floor. Mart.
To MALt. v. n.
1. To make malt.
2. To be made malt.
To houſe it green it will mow-burn, which will make it
malt worſe. Martimer's Huſbandry.
MA'LTDRINk. n.ſ.. [malt and drink.]
All maltdrinks may be boiled into the conſiſtence of a ſlimy
ſyrup. Floyer on the Humours.
MA’lthorse. n.ſ.. [malt and horſe.] It ſeems to have been,
in Shakeſpeare's time, a term of reproach for a dull dolt.
You peaſant ſwain, you whoreſon, you malthorſe drudge.
Shakeſpeare's Taming of the Shrew.
- Mome, malthorſe, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch. Shakespeare
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§: }n. ſ. [from thalt..] One who makes malt.
Sir Arthur the malfter 1 how fine it will ſound 1 Swift.
Tom came home in the chariot by his lady's ſide; but
he unfortunately taught her to drink brandy, of which ſhe
died; and Tom is now a journeyman mal!/?er. Swift.
MAlva'ceous. adj. [malva, Latin.] Relating to mallows.
MAL versation. n.ſ. [French..] Bad ſhifts; mean artifices;
wicked and fraudulent tricks.
MAM. !" ſ' [mamma, Latin: this word is ſaid to be
MAMMA’. found for the compellation of mother in all lan-
guages; and is therefore ſuppoſed to be the firſt ſyllables that
a child pronounces.] The fond word for mother.
Poor Cupid ſobbing ſcarce could ſpeak;
Indeed, mamma, I did not know ye:
Alas! how eaſy my miſtake *
I took you for your likeneſs Cloe. Prior.
Little maſters and miſles are great impediments to ſervants;
the remedy is to bribe them, that they may not tell tales to
papa and mamma. Swift's Rules to Servants.
MAMME’E tree. n. ſ.
The mammee tree hath a roſaceous flower, which conſiſts
of ſeveral leaves placed in a circular order, from whoſe cup
ariſes the pointal, which afterwards becomes an almoſt ſphe-
rical fleſhy fruit, containing two or three ſeeds incloſed in
hard rough ſhells. Miller.
MA'MMET. m. ſ. [from mam or mamma.] A puppet, a figure
dreſſed up.
- &n/?grº".
Kate ; this is no world
To play with mammets, and to tilt with lips. Shakeſp.
MA(MMIForM. adj. [mammiforme, French; mamma and forma,
Latin.] Having the ſhape of paps or dugs.
MAMMI'LLARY, adj. Imammillair, Fr. mammillaris, Latin.]
Belonging to the paps or dugs.
MAMMOCK. n.ſ. A large ſhapeleſs piece.
The ice was broken into large mammocks. James's Voyage.
To MA(MMock. v. a. [from the noun..] To tear; to break;
to pull to pieces. p
I ſaw him run after a gilded butterfly; and he did ſo ſet
his teeth, and did tear it! Oh, I warrant, how he man-
mockt it ! Shak • - -
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M A N M A N MAN. n.ſ.. [man, mon, Saxon.] 1. Human being. - - * - . The king is but a man as I am ; the violet ſmells to him as it doth to me; the element ſhews to him as it doth to me, all his ſenſes have but human conditions. Shakeſp. All the weſt bank of Nilus is poſſeſſed by an idolatrous, man-eating nation. , Brerewood on Languages. A creature of a more exalted kind Was wanted yet, and then was man deſign'd, Conſcious of thought. Dryden's Ovid. Nature in man capacious ſouls hath wrought, And given them voice expreſſive of their thought; In man the God deſcends, and joys to find The narrow image of his greater mind. Creech's Manilius. A combination of the ideas of a certain figure, with the powers of motion, and reaſoning joined to ſubſtance, make the ordinary idea of a man. Locke. On human actions reaſon though you can, It may be reaſon, but it is not man. Pope's Epiſtles. 2. Not a woman. Bring forth men children only For thy undaunted metal ſhould compoſe Nothing but males. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. I .# not ſo much of man in me, - But all my mother came into mine eyes, And gave me up to tears. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Every man child ſhall be circumciſed. Gen. xvii. Io. Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man, But ending in the ſex ſhe firſt began. Dryden's An. A long time ſince the cuſtom began, among people of qua- lity, to keep men cooks of the French nation. Swift. 3. Not a boy. The nurſe's legends are for truths receiv'd, And the man dreams but what the boy believ'd. Dryden. 4. A ſervant; an attendant; a dependant. Now thanked be the great god Pan, Which thus preſerves my loved life, Thanked be I that keep a man, Who ended hath this bloody ſtrife: For if my man muſt praiſes have, What then muſt I that keep the knave My brother's ſervants Were then my fellows, now they are my men. Shakeſp. | Such gentlemen as are his majeſty's own ſworn ſervants Íhould be preferred to the charge of his majeſty's ſhips; , choice being made of men of valour and capacity rather than Sidney, b. i. to employ other mens men. Raleigh's Eſſays. I and my man will preſently go ride Far as the Corniſh mount. Cowley. 5. A word of familiarity bordering on contempt. You may partake of anything we ſay: - - We ſpeak no treaſon, man. Shakeſp. Richard III. 6. It is uſed in a looſe ſignification like the French on, one, any One. This ſame young ſober-blooded boy doth not love me, nor a man cannot make him laugh. Shakeſp. Henry IV. A man in an inſtant may diſcover the aſſertion to be im- poſſible. More's Divine Dialogues. He is a good-natured man, and will give as much as a man would deſire. Stillingfleet. By ten thouſand of them a man ſhall not be able to ad- vance one ſtep in knowledge. Tillotſon's Sermons. Our thoughts will not be direéted what obječts to purſue, nor be taken off from thoſe they have once fixed on ; but run away with a man, in purſuit of thoſe ideas they have in view. Locke. A man would expect to find ſome antiquities; but all they have to ſhow of this nature is an old roſtrum of a Roman ſhip. Addiſon. A man might make a pretty landſcape of his own planta- tion. Addison. 7. One of uncommon qualifications. Manners maketh man. JPilliam of Wickham. I dare do all that may become a man; - Who dares do more is none. —What beaſt was’t then That made you break this enterpriſe to me? When you durſt do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would Be ſo much more the man. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. He tript me behind, being down, inſulted, rail'd, And put upon him ſuch a deal of man, That worthied him. "Shakespeare's King Lear. Will reckons he ſhould not have been the man he is, had not he broke windows, and knocked down conſtabies, when he was a young fellow. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 105. * A human being qualified in any particular manner. Thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. I Sam. xvii. 33. º, individual. In matters of equity between man and man, our Saviour r has taught us to put my neighbour in the place of myſelf, ..";º: ". the place of my neighbour. J/atts's Lºgick. ... Thy face, bright Centaur, autumn's heats retain, The ſofter ſeaſon ſuiting to the man. Creech's Manitius. II. Wealthy or independant perſon: to this ſenſe ſome refer the following Paſſage of Shakespeare, others to the ſenſe next foregoing. - There would this monſter make a man ; any ſtrange beaſt there makes a man. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. What poor man would not carry a great burthen of gold to be made a man for ever. Tillºtſºn's Sermoniº 12. When a perſon is not in his ſenſes, we ſay, he is not his own man. Ainſ 13. A moveable piece at cheſs or draughts. I4. MAN of war. A ſhip of war. - 3. º man ºf war lighted upon them, and overmaſ. tered them. Carew's Survey of •. To MAN. v. a. [from the noun.] y of Cornwall. 1. To furniſh with men. Your ſhips are not well mann'd; Your mariners are muliteers, or reapers. Shakeſpeare. A navy, to ſecure the ſeas, is mann'd; And forces ſent. Daniel's Civil War. It hath been agreed, that either of them ſhould ſend certain ſhips to ſea well manned, and apparelled to fight. Hayward. Their ſhips go as long voyages as any, and are for their burdens as well manned. Raleigh's Eſſays. He had manned it with a great number of tail ſoldiers, more than for the proportion of the caſtle. Bacon. They man their boats, and all their young men arm. //aller. The Venetians could ſet out thirty men of war, a hundred gallies, and ten galeaſes; though I cannot conceive how they could man a fleet of half the number. Addiſon on Italy. Timoleon forced the Carthaginians out, though they had manned out a fleet of two hundred men of war. Arbuthnot. 2. To guard with men. - Šee, how the ſurly Warwick mans the wall. Shakeſp. There ſtands the caſtle by yond tuft of trees, Mann'd with three hundred men. Shakeſp. Richard II. The ſummons take of the ſame trumpet’s call, To ſally from one port, or man one publick wall. Tate. 3. To fortify; to ſtrengthen. Adviſe how war may be beſt upheld, - Mann'd by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage. Milton, Theodoſius having mann'd his ſoul with proper reflexions, exerted himſelf in the beſt manner he could, to animate his penitent. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 164. 4. To tame a hawk. - Another way I have to man my haggard, To make her come, and know her keeper's call; That is, to watch her. Shakeſpeare. 5. To attend; to ſerve ; to wait on. - Thou whoreſon mandrake, thou art fitter to be worn in my cap than to wait at my heels: I was never manned with agate till now. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. They diſtill their huſbands land In decoctions, and are mann'd With ten empyricks in their chamber, - - - Lying for the ſpirit of amber. Benj. johnſºn's Fºreſ. 6. To direét in hoſtility; to point; to aim. An obſolete word. Man but a ruſh againſt Othello's breaſt, And he retires. Shakeſpeare's Othello. MA/NACLES. m. ſ. [manicles, French, manica from manus, Latin.] Chain for the hands; ſhackles. - For my ſake wear this glove; It is a manacle of love. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Thou Muſt, as a foreign recreant, be led - With manacles along our ſtreet. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Such a perſon Could fetch your brother from the manacles Of the all-holding law. Shakeſp. Meaſ fºr Maſure. Dočtrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like mana- cles on the right-hand. Ecºlºſ. xxi. I 9a The bounds of the law good men count their ornament and protection; others, their manacles and oppreſſion. King Charles. To MA’s Acle. v. a. [from the noun.] To chain the hands; to ſhackle. - We'll bait thy bears to death, And manacle the bearward in their chains. Shakeſpeare. I'll manacle thy neck and feet together. Shakeſpeare. Is it thus vou uſe this monarch, to manacle and ſhackle him hand and foot. A, buthnot and Pope's Mart. Scrib. To MAN AGF. v. a. [monºger, French.] I. To conduct ; to carry oil. - The father, had managed the charge of idolatry againſt the hcathens. Stillingſ et: - - 16 A Tell
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- - - - rulgar ſtrain,
And tell the nations in no Yū's ~ : .*
whº war. Image, and what wreaths I gain. Prior.
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. To train a horſe to graceful aC - - -
2 Tº: rode up and down gallantly mounted, managiºg his
-ſ- an in, and diſcharging his lance. Knolles.
horſe, and charging c---> > 1%ung
They vault from hunters to the manag'd Reed. oung.
3. To govern; to make tractable. - I'll
I ºf us ſtick to our point, and we will manage Bull >
vºrrant You. Arbuthnot's Hiſt, of Jºhn Bull.
4. To wicld; to move or uſe eaſily. -
Long tubes are cumberſome, and ſcarce to be eaſily ma-
* mored. Newtºn.
5. To huſband; to make the obječt of caution.
There is no more to manage! If I fall,
It ſhall be like myſelf; a ſetting ſun -
should leave a träck of glory in the ſkies. Dryden.
The leſs he had to loſe, the leſs he card,
To manage loathſome life, when love was the reward. Dryd.
6. Tº treat with caution or decency: this is a Ph." mcrely
Gallick; not to be imitated. -- - - -
Notwithſtanding it was ſo much, his intercſt to manage his
proteſtant ſubjects in the country, he made over his princi-
pality to France. - Addison on Italy.
T.M.'s Ace. ... n. To ſuperintend affairs; to tranſact.
Leave them to manage for thee, and to grant
what their unerring wiſdom ſees thee want. Dryden.
MAs Yo E. v. a. ſmeſsage, meſſage, French.]
1. Conduct; adminiſtration.
To him put
The manage of my ſtate. Shakeſpeare's Tempº.
This might have been prevented,
With very eaſy arguments of love,
Which now the manage of two kingdoms muſt
With fearful, bloody iſſue arbitrate. Shakeſp. K. jºhn.
For the rebels which ſtand out in Ireland,
Expedient manage muſt be made, my liege,
Eré further leiſure yield them further means. Shakeſpeare.
Young men, in the conduſt and manage of actions, em-
brace more than they can hold, and ſtir more than they can
quiet. Bacon's Eſſays.
The plea of a good intention will ſerve to ſanctify the
worſt actions; the proof of which is but too manifeſt from
that ſcandalous doćtrine of the jeſuits concerning the direc-
tion of the intention, and likewiſe from the whole manage of
the late rebellion. South's Sermons.
Whenever we take a ſtrong biaſs, it is not out of a moral
incapacity to do better, but for want of a careful manage and
diſcipline to ſet us right at firſt. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
2. Uſe ; inſtrumentality.
To think to make gold of quickſilver is not to be hoped;
for quickſilver will not endure the manage of the fire. Bacon.
3. Government of a horſe.
In thy ſlumbers
I heard thee murmur tales of iron wars,
Speak terms of manage to the bounding ſteed. Shakeſp.
The horſe you muſt draw in his career with his manage
and turn, doing the curvetto. Peacham.
MA/NAGEABLE. adj. [from manage.]
1. Eaſy in the uſe; not difficult to be wielded or moved.
The conditions of weapons and their improvement are,
that they may ſerve in all weathers; and that the carriage
may be light and manageable. Bacon's Eſſays.
Very long tubes are, by reaſon of their length, apt to
bend, and ſhake by bending ſo as to cauſe a continual trem-
bling in the objećts, whereas by contrivance the glaſſes are
readily manag, able. Newton's Opticks.
2. Governable; tractable.
MANAGEABLENEss. n. ſ. [from manageable.]
1. Accommodation to eaſy uſe.
This diſagreement may be imputed to the greater or leſs ex-
aëneſs or manageablemſ of the inſtruments employed. Boyle.
2. Tractableneſs; eaſineſs to be governed.
MANAGEMENT. n.ſ.. [menagement, French.]
1. Conduct; adminiſtration.
Mark with what management their tribes divide;
Some ſtick to you, and ſome to tºother ſide. Dryden.
An ill argument introduced with deference, will procure
more credit than the profoundeſt ſcience with a rough, info-
lent, and noiſy management. Locke on Education.
The wrong management of the earl of Godolphin was the
only cauſe of the union. Swift's Miſcel.
2. Practice; tranſačtion; dealing.
- º º management with eccleſiaſticks in the view of
Mºč inced to the pontificate. Addiſon on Italy.
** NAGFR. n.ſ.. [from manage.]
. One who has tº iwº ºr 4-ca: -
1. A ſkilful ...sº or direétion of any thing.
ears to hear º of the rabble, ſº long as they have but
dºndº' * never enquire whether they have any un-
so." South's Ser”
w 7'ºnºra
The manager opens his fluice evº nig'
the water into the town.
An artful manager, that crept between.
His friend and ſhame, and was a kind of ſcreen. Pope.
2. A man df frugality; * good huſband. . - -
A prince of great aſpiring thoughts: in the man, a 7"a-
nager of his treaſure, and yet bountiful, from his own mo;
tion, wherever he diſcerns merit. Temple s Aſſeſ.
The moſt ſevere cenſor cannºt but be pleaſed. with the
prodigality of Ovid's wit; though he could have wiſhed, that
the maſte of it had been a better mºnºgºr. Dryden.
MX's Agery. n.ſ.. [menagerie, French.]
1. Conduct; direction; adminiſtration. - -
They who moſt exactly deſcribe that battle, give ſo ill an
account of any conduct or diſcretion in the managery of that
affir, that poſterity would receive little benefit in the moſt
particular relation of it. Clarendon, b. viii.
2. Huſbandry; frugality. - -
The court of Rome has, in other inſtances, ſo well at-
teſted its good managery, that it is not credible crowns are
conferred gratis. Decay of Piety:
3. Manner of uſing. * -
No expert general will bring a company of raw, untrained
men intº the field, but will, by little bloodleſs ſkirmiſhes,
inſtruct them in the manner of the fight, and teach them the
ready managery of their weapons. 1):gy ºf Piety.
MARX-rron, n.ſ. (manatio, Latin.] The at of iſſuing from
ſomething elſe. -
MANCHE. n.ſ. [French..] A fleeve. -
Mºscher. n.ſ. (michet, French. Sinter.] A ſmall leaf of
fine bread. -
Take a ſmall toaſt of marchet, dipped in oil of ſweet al-
monds. Baczn.
I love to entertain my friends with a frugal collation; a
cup of wine, a diſh of fruit, and a mºnchet. Mºre's HDial.
MANcriNE'el tree. n.ſ.. [man-anilla, Latin.]
The manchinzel tre, has male flowers, or katkins, which
are produced at remote diſtances from embºios, which be-
come round fleſhy fruit, in which is contained a rough woody
nut, incloſing four or five flat ſeeds: it is a native of the
Weſt Indies, and grows equal to the ſize of an oºk; its
wood, which is fawn out into planks, and brought to Eng-
land, is of a beautiful grain, will poliſh well and laſt long.
and is therefore much eſteemed in cabinet-makers work: in
cutting down thoſe trees, the juice of the bark, which is of
a milky colour, muſt be burnt out before the work is begun;
for its nature is ſo corroſive, that it will raiſe bliſters on the
ſkin, and burn holes in linen; and if it ſhould happen to flie
into the eyes of the labourers, they are in danger of loſing
their fight: the fruit is of the colour and ſize of the golden
pippen, by which many Europeans have been deceived; ſome
of whom have greatly ſuffered, and others loſt their lives by
ating it, which will corrode the mouth and throat: the
leaves of theſe trees alſo abound with a milky juice of the
ſame nature, ſo that the cattle never ſhelter themſelves under
them, and ſcarcely will any vegetable grow under their ſhade;
et the goats eat this fruit without any injury. AMiller.
To MA(NCIPATE. v. a. [mancipo, Latin.] To enſlave; to
bind; to tie. -
Although the regular part of nature is ſeldom varied, yet
the meteors, which are in themſelves more unſtable, and leſs
mancipated to ſtated motions, are oftentimes employed to va-
it, and diſtributes
Addiſon.
rious ends. Halº's Origin of Mankind.
MANcIPA’tion. m. ſ. [from mancipate.] Slavery; involuntary
obligation.
MA'Nciple. n.ſ.. [mancºps, Latin.] The ſteward of a com-
munity; the purveyor: it is particularly uſed of the purveyor
of a college.
Their manciple fell dangerouſly ill,
Bread muſt be had, their griſt went to the mill:
This fimkin moderately ſtole before,
Their ſteward ſick, he robb'd them ten times more.
Betterton's Miller of Trompington.
MANDA'MUS. n.ſ. [Latin.]. A writ granted by the king,
ſo called from the initial word. -
MANDAR1'N. m. ſ. A Chineſe nobleman or magiſtrate.
MA'NDATARY. n.ſ.. [mandataire, Fr. from mando, Latin.]
He to whom the pope has, by virtue of his prerogative,
and his own proper right, given a mandate for his benefice.
Ayliffe's Parergon.
MA'NDATE. m. ſ. [mandatum, Latin.]
1. Command.
Her force is not any where ſo apparent as in expreſs man-
dates or prohibitions, eſpecially upon advice and conſultation
going before. Hooker, b. i.
The neceſſity of the times caſt the power of the three
eſtates upon himſelf, that his mandates ſhould paſs for laws
whereby he laid what taxes he pleaſed. Hºwell's Wocal Fore -
2. Precept; charge; commiſſion, ſent or tranſmitted.
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M A N M A N Who knows, , , If the ſcarce bearded Caeſar have not ſent His powerful mandate to you, Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra. This Moor, Your ſpecial mandate, for the ſtate affairs, Hath hither brought. Shakeſpeare's Othello. He thought the mandate forg’d, your death conceal’d. Dryd. This dream all powerful Juno ſends, I bear Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear: . . Haſte, arm your Ardeans. - Dryden's Zn. MANDATOR. n.ſ. [Latin.] Director. . - A perſon is ſaid to be a client to his advocate, but a maſ- ter and mandator to his proctor. Ayliffe's Parergon. MANdAtoRY. adj. [mandare, Latin.] Preceptive ; directory. MA'Ndible. m. ſ. [mandibula, Latin.] The jaw; the inſtru- ment of manducation. - He faith, only the crocodile moveth the upper jaw, as if the upper mandible did make an articulation with the cra- nium. Grew's Muſeum. MANDI'BULAR. m.ſ.. [from mandibula, Latin.] Belonging to the jaw. MANDI'lion. ii. ſ. [mandiglione, Italian.] A ſoldier's coat. Skinner. A looſe garment; a ſleeveleſs jacket. Ainſ. MA'NDREl. n.ſ. [mandrin, French.] Mandrels are made with a long wooden ſhank, to fit ſtiff into a round hole that is made in the work, that is to be turned; this mandrel is called a ſhank, or pin-mandrel; and if the hole the ſhank is to fit into be very ſmall, and the work to be faſtened on it pretty heavy, then turners faſten a round iron ſhank or pin, and faſten their work upon it. . - * Mºxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. MA'NDRAKE.. n.ſ.. [mandragoras, Lat. mandragºre, Fr.] The flöwer of the mandrake conſiſts of one leaf in the ſhape of a bell, and is divided at the top into ſeveral parts; the pointal afterwards becomes a globular ſoft fruit, in which are contained many kidney-ſhaped ſeeds : the roots of this plant is ſaid to bear a reſemblace to the human form. The reports of tying a dog to this plant, in order to root it up, and prevent the certain death of the perſon who dares to at- tempt ſuch a deed, and of the groans emitted by it when the violence is offered, are equally fabulous. Miller. Among other virtues, mandrakes has been falſely celebra- ted for rendering barren women fruitful: it has a ſoporifick Huality, and the ancients uſed it when they wanted a nar- totick of the moſt powerful kind. Hill's Mat. Mid. Would curſes kill, as doth the mandrake's groan, I would invent as bitter ſearching terms, As curſt, as harſh, and horrible to hear. Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowſy ſyrups of the world, Shall ever med'cine thee to that ſweet ſleep. Shakeſpeare. And ſhrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth, , That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. showſ. Give me of thy ſons mandrakes. Gen. xxx. 14. Go, and catch a falling ſtar, Get with child a mandrake root. . Donne. To MA'NducATE. v. a. [manduco, Lat.] To chew; to eat. MANPucA’rios. n.ſ. [mandicatio, Latin.] Eating. Mandutation is the action of the lower jaw in chewing the food, and preparing it in the mouth before it is received into the ſtomach. 2:...incy. As he who is not a holy perſon does not feed upon Chriſt, it is apparent that our manducation muſt be ſpiritual, and therefore ſo muſt the food, and conſequently it cannot be na- tural fleſh. Taylor's J/orthy Communicant. MARE. m.ſ. (maene, Dutch..] The hair which hangs down on the neck of horſes, or other animals. Dametas was toſſed from the ſaddle to the mane of the horſe, and thence to the ground. Sidney, b. ii. A currie comb, maine comb, and whip for a jade. Tuffer. The weak wanton Cupid Shall from your ſieck unlooſe his am’rous fold; And, like a dew-drop from the lion's mane, Be ſhook to air. Shakeſp. Trail. and Creſſida. The horſes breaking looſe, ran up and down with their tails and manes on a light-fire. Knolles's Hiſł. of the Turks. A lion ſhakes his dreadful mane, And angry grows. - J7aller. For quitting both their ſwords and reins, They graſp'd with all their ſtrength the manes. Hudibras. MA'NEATER. n. f: [man and eat..] A cannibal; an anthropo- phagite ; one that feeds upon human fleſh. - MA'NED. adj. [from the houn..] Having a mane. MA NES. m. ſ. [Latin.] Ghoſt; ſhade ; that which remains of man after death. Hail, O ye holy manes / hail again Paternal aſhes. Dryden's Wirg. MANFUL. adj. [man and full.] Bold; ſtout; daring. A handful It had devour'd 'twas ſo manful. FIudibras. MA'sfully, adv. [from manful..] Boldly; ſtoutly. Shakespeare care. Artimeſia behaved herſelf manfully in a great fight at ſea, when Xerxes ſtood by as a coward. Abbot. r: I ſlew him manfully in fight, . . Without falſe 'vantage, or baſe treachery. Shakeſpeare. - He that with this Chriſtian armour rtanfully fights againſt, and repels, the temptations and aſſaults of his ſpiritual ene- Inies; he that keeps his conſcience void of offence, ſhall en- joy peace here, and for ever. - Ray on Creation. MA'N Fulness. "...ſ.. [from mauful..] Stoutneſs; boldneſs, MANgco'RN. n: ſ ſºlengen, Dutch, to mingle..] Corn of ſe- veral kinds mixed: as, wheat and rye. . . - MA'No ANEse. n: / [wiangºſa, low Latin.] . - Aſanganeſe is cktremely well known by name, though the glaſſinen uſe it for many different ſubſtances, that have the ſame effect in clearing the foul colour of their glaſs: it is properly an iron ore of a poorer ſort; the moſt perfeót ſort is of a dark iron grey, very heavy but brittle. Hill, 44anganºſe is rarely found but in an iron vein. Iſºodºrº. Mºgº n: / [de mangeaiſon, French..] The itch or ſcab in Cattle. - The ſheep died of the rot, and the ſwine of the mangº. -- - - , , Benj. ‘fohnſºn, Tell what criſis does divine - J. f. ſ . . The rot in ſheep, or mange in ſwine. Hudibras, p. i. MA'NGER. m. ſ. [mangeoire, French..] The place or veſſel in which animals are fed with corn. She brought forth her firſt-born ſon, and laid him in a manger. - - - Luke ii. 7. A churliſh cut got into a hanger, and there lay growling to keep the horſes from their provender. L'Eſtrange's Fab. MA'NGINEss. n.ſ.. [from mangy.] Scabbineſs; infection with the mange. - . To MA/NGLE. v. a. [mangelen, Dutch, to be wanting; man- cus, Latin.] To lacerate ; to cut or tear piece-meal; to butcher. - - - Caſſio, may you ſuſpe& º Who they ſhould be, that thus have ranged you?' Shakespeare Your diſhonour * - Mangles true judgment, and berea: es the ſtate Of that integrity which ſhould become it. Shakeſ car. Thoughts my tormentors arm'd with deadly ſting, Mangle my apprehenſive tendereſt parts, Exaſperate, exulcerate, and raiſe Dire inflammation, which no cooling herb, - Or medicinal liquor can aſſuage. Milton's Agoniſes. The triple porter of the Stygian ſeat, - with lolling tonguc, lay fawning at thy fect, - { And, ſeiz'd with fear, forgot his fiangled meat. Dryden. What could ſwords or poiſon, racks or flame, . But mangle and disjoint this brittle frame ! } More fatal Henry's words; they murder Emma's fame. - Prior, It is hard, that not one gentleman's daughter ſhould read or underſtand her own natural tongue; as any one may find, who can hear them when they are diſpoſed to mangle a play or a novel, where the leaſt word out of the common road diſconcerts them. Swift to a young Lady. They have joined the moſt obdurate conſonants without one intervening vowel, only to ſhorten a ſyllable; ſo that moſt of the books we ſee now-a-days, are full of thoſe manglings and abbreviations. Swift's Let. to the L4. Treaſurer. Inextricable difficulties occur by mangling the ſenſe, and curtaiſing authors. Baker's Refleciions on Learning. MA'NGLE.R. n.ſ.. [from mangle.] A hacker; one that deſtroys bunglingly. Since after thee may riſe an impious line, Coarſe manglers of the human face divine; Paint on, till fate diſſolve thy mortal part, And live and die the monarch of thy art. Tickeſ, MA'NGo. n.ſ.. [mangºſlam, Fr.] A fruit of the iſle of Java, brought to Europe pickled. - - The fruit with the buſk, when very young, makes a good preſerve, and is uſed to pickle like mangoes. A1artimer. What lord of old wou'd bid his cook prepare -- Mangzes, potaſgo, champignons, cavare. King. MA'NGY &dj. [from manºr.) Infected with the mange; ſcabby. Away, thou iſſue of a mangy dog' - I ſwoon to ſee thee. S.2%. Tººn of Athens. MANHATER. n.ſ.. [man and hater.] Milanthrope ; one that hatcs mankind. MA'NHooD. m. ſ. [from man.] 1. Human nature. . . . . In Seth was the church of God cſabliſhed; from whom Chriſt deſcended, as touching his manhººd. Raleigh. - Not therefore joins the ſon Manhood to Godhead, with more ſtrength to foil Thy enemy. 41ilton's Par. Loft, b. xii. 2. Virility; not womanhood. - - - “ſis in my pow'r to be a ſovereign now, And, knowing º to make his manºvod bow. Dryden. 7irility: not childhood. 3. Virility; no Tetchy :
TM A N
M A N
{
{:º
d wayward was thy infancy;. ! ----
Fº frightful, deſpraº, wild and furious ;
# prime of ºddaring, bºld and venturous. Shaº.
By fraud or force the ſuitor train deſtroy,
And ſtarting into manhood, ſcorn the boy. Pope's Odyſſey.
4. Courage; bravery ; reſolution; fortitude.
Nothing ſo hard but his valour overcame 3 which he ſo
ided with virtue, that although no man was ſpoken of but
i.e. for manhood, he was called the courteous Amphialus.
Sidney.
MANI’AC. adj. [maniacus, Lat..] Raging with madneſs ;
MAN1'AcAL- } mad to rage.
Epilepſies and maniacal jūnacies uſually conform to the age
of the moon. Grew's Coſmol. b. iii.
MA’NIFest, adj. [manifeſtus, Latin.] -
1. Plain; open ; not concealed; not doubtful; apparent. .
They all concur as principles, they all have their forcible
operations therein, although not all in like apparent and ma-
niftſ manner: - Hºoker, b. i.
fhat which may be known of God is manifſ in them;
for God hath ſhewed it unto them. Rom. i. 19.
He was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world,
but was manify in theſe laſt tim; for you. 1 Pet. i. 20.
He full
Reſplendent all his father manif/ -
Expreſs'd. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. x.
Thus manifſ to fight the God appear'd. Dryden's &n.
I ſaw, I ſaw him manifeſt in view,
His voice, his figure, and his geſture knew. Dryden.
2. Detected, with of
Califfho there flood maniff of ſhame,
And turn’d a bear, the northern ſtar became. Dryden.
Manife'sT. n.ſ.. [manifeſte, Fr. manifflº, Italian.] Declara-
tion; publick proteſtation.
You authentick witneſſes I bring,
Of this my maniff; that never more
This hand ſhall combat on the crooked ſhore. Dryden.
To MANIFest. v. a. [manifeſter, Fr. manifeſto, Lat.) To
make appear; to make publick; to ſhºw plainly; to diſcover.
Thy life did manifeſt, thou lov’dſt me not ;
And thou wilt have me die aſſured of it. Shakeſpeare.
He that loveth me I will love him, and manifeſt myſelf to
him. john xiv. 21.
He was pleaſed himſelf to aſſume, and manify his will in,
our fleſh, and ſo not only as God from heaven, but God vi-
ſible on earth, to preach reformation among us. Hammond.
This perverſe commotion
Muſt manifſ thee worthieſt to be heir
Of all things. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. vi.
were he not by law withſtood,
He'd maniftſ his own inhuman blood. Dryden's juv.
It may be part of our employment in eternity, to contem-
plate the *:: of God, and give him the glory of his wiſ-
dom manifeſted in the creation. Ray on Creation.
MANIF esta’rion. m. ſ. (manifflation, Fr. from manifeſt.]
Diſcovery; publication; clear evidence.
Though there be a kind of natural right in the noble, wiſe
and virtuous, to govern them which are of ſervile diſpoſition;
nevertheleſs, for maniſſation of this their right, the aſſent of
them who are to be governed ſeemeth neceſſary. Hooker.
As the nature of God is excellent, ſo likewiſe is it to know
him in thoſe glorious manifeſtations of himſelf in the works
of creation and providence. Tillotſºn's Sermons.
The ſecret manner in which ačts of mercy ought to be
performed, requires this publick manifºſlation of them at the
great day. Atterbury's Sermons.
Mººr. adj. [properly manifftable.] Eaſy to be made
evident.
This is maniſłill in long and thin plates of ſteel perfo-
rated in the middle, and equilibrated. Brown's Wulg. Err.
MANIFEstly. adv. [from manifft.] Clearly; evidently 5
plainly.
We ſee manifºli, that ſounds are carried with wind. Bac.
Sećts, in a ſtate, ſeem to be tolerated becauſe they are
already ſpread, while they do not maniſſily endanger the con-
ſtitution. Swift.
Mºrse. n: ſ [from manifºſ!..] Perſpicuity; clear evi-
MANIFESTO. m. ſ. [Italian.] Publick proteſtation; decla-
ration.
It was propoſed to draw up a manifºlo, ſetting forth the
grounds and motives of our taking arms. Addison.
MA’s Isold. adj. [many and fºld.] Of different kinds; many
in number; multiplied; complicated.
H When his eyes did her behold,
"...heart did ſeem to melt in pleaſures manifºld. Fa. Qu.
T error of the torments manifold, -
In which the damned ſouls he did behold. Sponſer.
Hay If that the king
**ny way yºur good deſerts forgot
Which he confeſſeth to be manifold, »
He bids you name your griefs. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
If any man of quality will maintain upon Edward carſ of
Glºſiº, that he is a manifºld traitor, let him *PPº: Shaft.
They receive manifold more in this preſent time, and in the
world to come life everlaſting. Luke xviii. 3o.
To repreſent to the life the manifºld uſe of friendſhip, ſce
how manythings a man cannot do himſelf. Bacon's Eſſays.
They not obeying:
Incurr'd, what cou’d they leſs? the penalty;
And manifold in fin deſerv'd to fall. Milton's Par. Lºft.
My ſcope in this experiment is manifold. Boyle an Colours:
we are not got further than the borders of the mineral
kingdom, ſo very ample is it, ſo various and manifold Its
productions. JWºodward's Nat. Hiſ?.
MANIFolded. adj. [many and fºld.] Having many complica-
tions or doubles.
His puiſſant arms about his noble breaſt,
And manifolded ſhield, he bound about his wriſt. Fa. 34.
Ma'ºro.pl. adv. [from manifold.]. In a manifold manner.
They were manifoldly acknowledged the ſavers of that
country. Sidney, b. ii.
MAN1ctions. n.ſ.. [in gunnery.] Two handles on the back
of a piece of ordnance, caſt after the German form. Bailey.
MA'NikiN. m. ſ. [manniken, Dutch..] A little man.
This is a dear manikin to you, Sir Toby.
—I have been dear to him, ſad, ſome two thouſand ſtrong.
Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
MA'Niple. n.ſ.. [manipulus, Latin.]
1. A handful.
2. A ſmall band of ſoldiers.
Mani'pular. adj. [from manipulus, Lat..] Relating to a ma-
niple.
Manki’ller. n.ſ.. [man and Hiller.] Murderer.
To kill mankillers man has lawful pow'r,
But not th' extended licence to devour. Dryden's Fables.
MANki'ND. n.f. [man and kind.]
1. The race or ſpecies of human beings.
Plato witneſſeth, that ſoon after mankind began to increaſe,
they built many cities. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the World.
All mankind alike require their grace,
All born to want; a miſerable race. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. Reſembling man not woman in form or nature.
A mankind witch hence with her, out o' door :
A moſt intelligency bawd! Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
MA’s like. adj. [man and like..] Having the completion of
unan.
Such a right manlike man, as nature often erring, yet
ſhews ſhe would fain make. Sidney, b. ii.
MA'NLEss. adj. [man and left.] Without men; not manned.
Sir Walter Raleigh was wont to ſay, the Spaniards were
ſuddenly driven away with ſquibs; for it was no more but a
ſtratagem of fire-boats manlſ, and ſent upon the armada at
Calais by the favour of the wind in the night, that put them
in ſuch terror, as they cut their cables. Bacon.
MA'NLINEss. n.ſ.. [from manly..] Dignity; bravery; ſtout-
neſs.
Young maſter, willing to ſhew himſelf a man, lets him-
ſelf looſe to all irregularities; and thus courts credit and
manlineſ; in the caſting off the modeſty he has till then been
kept in. Locke.
MA'NLY. adj. [from man.]. Manlike; becoming a man; firm;
brave; ſtout; undaunted; undiſmayed.
As did Æneas old Anchiſes bear,
So I bear thee upon my manly ſhoulders.
Let's briefly put on manly readineſs,
And meet i' th' hall together. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
I’ll ſpeak between the change of man and boy
With a reed voice; and turn two mincing ſteps
Into a manly ſtride. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice.
Serene and manly, harden'd to ſuſtain
The load of life, and exercis'd in pain.
See great Marcellus! how inur'd in toils,
He moves with manly grace. Dryden's Zn.
MA'NLY. adv. [from man.] With courage like a man.
MA'NNA. n.ſ.
Manna is properly a gum, and is honey-like juice con-
creted into a ſolid form, ſeldom ſo dry but it adheres more or
leſs. to the fingers in handling : its colour is whitiſh, yel-
lowiſh, or browniſh, and it has in taſte the ſweetneſs of ſu-
gar, and with it a ſharpneſs that renders it very agreeable:
we are ſupplied with manna from Calabria and Sicily, which
is the produćt of two different trees, but which are of the
ſame genus, being both varieties of the aſh : when the heats
of ſummer are free from rain, the leaves, the trunks, and
branches of both theſe trees, exſudate a white honey juice
which concretes into what we call manna, forming itſelf a.
it runs; and according to its different quantity, into ſmall
roundiſh drops, or long flakes: what flows out of the leaves
of theſe trees is all natural, but the Italians procure a forced
kind by wounding the trunks and branches: the fineſt manna
of all is that which oozes naturally out of the leaves in Au-
guſt, after the feaſon of collecting the common manna is
over: the French have another ſort of manna, produced from
the
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden's juv.
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M A N the larch tree, of a very different genus of the aſh, and the very tree which produces oil of turpentine ; this is called Briançon manna, from the country where it is produced: our black thorn, or ſloe tree, ſometimes yield a true manna from the ribs of the leaves in Autumn, but it is in a very ſmall quantity: there is another ſort called the manna Perſia, pro- duced from a ſmall prickly ſhrub about four or five feet high, rowing in Egypt, Armenia, Georgia, and Perſia. The #., who had been acquainted with the laſt mentioned fort of manna, when they found a miraculous food in the de- ſert reſembling it, did not ſcruple to call it manna : this was a conjeaure the more natural to them, as they ſaw plainly that this deſcended from the heavens in form of a dew, and concreted into the globules in which they found it; and the received opinion at that time was, that the Oriental manna was formed in the ſame manner; that it was a dew from the clouds concreted on the plant, none ſuppoſing, in thoſe early times, that it was the natural juice of the ſhrub upon which it was found: it is however evident, that this was not of the nature of manna, becauſe it melted away as the fun grew hot, whereas manna hardens in that heat. It is but lately that the world were convinced of the miſtake of manna being an aerial produce, by an experiment being made by covering a tree with ſheets in the manwa ſeaſon, and the find- ing as much manna on it afterwards as on thoſe which were open to the air and dew. Manna is celebrated, both by the ancients and moderns, as a gentle and mild cathartick. Hill. It would be well inquired, whether manha doth fall but upon certain herbs, or leaves only. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. The manna in heaven will ſuit every man's palate. Locke. MANNER. n.f. [maniere, French.j 1. Form; method. . In my divine Emilia make me bleſt. Find thou the manner, and the means prepare; Poſſeſſion, more than conqueſt, is my care. Dryden. 2. Cuſtom; habit; faſhion. As the manner of ſome is. Wew Teſtament. 3. Certain degree. It is in a manner done already ; For many carriages he hath diſpatch'd - To the ſea-ſide. Shakespeare King john. The bread is in a manner common. I Sam. xxi. 5. If the envy be general in a manner upon all the miniſters of an eſtate, it is truly upon the ſtate itſelf. Bacon's Eſſays. This univerſe we have poſſeſt, and rul’d In a manner at our will, th’ affairs of earth. Paradiſe Reg. Antony Auguſtinus does in a manner confeſs the charge. Baker’s Reflections on Learning. 4. Sort; kind. - All manner of men aſſembled here in arms againſt God's peace and the king's: we charge you to repair to your dwel- ling-places. Shakeſpeare Henry VI. p. i. A love that makes breath poor, and ſpeech unable, Beyond all manner of ſo much I love you. Shakeſpeare. What manner of men were they whom ye ſlew judges. The city may flouriſh in trade, and all manner of outward advantages. Atterbury. 5, Mien; caſt of the look. Air and manner are often more expreſſive than words. Clariſſa. Some men have a native dignity in their manner, which will procure them more regard by a look, than others can obtain by the moſt imperious commands. Clariffa. 6. Peculiar way. . If I melt into melancholy while I write, I ſhall be taken in the manner; and I ſit by one too tender to theſe impreſ- ſions. Donne’s Letters. It can hardly be imagined how great a difference was in the humour, diſpoſition, and manner, of the army under Eſ- ſex, and the other under Waller. Clarendon, b. viii. Some few touches of your lordſhip, which I have endea- voured to expreſs after your manner, have made whole poems of mine to paſs with approbation. Dryden's juv. As man is known by his company, ſo a man's company may be known by his manner of expreſfing himſelf. Swift. 7. Way; ſort. The temptations of proſperity infinuate themſelves after a gºtle, but very powerful, manner. Atterbury. 8. Character of the mind. His princes are as much diſtinguiſhed by their manners as by their dominions ; and even thoſe among them, whoſe characters ſeem wholly made up of courage, differ from one another as to the particular kinds. Addiſon. ** in the plural. General way of life; morals; ha- its. The kinds of muſick have moſt operation upon manners t **, to make them warlike; to make them ſoft and effemi- nate, Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. No. 114. Every fool carries more or leſs in his face the ſignature of his manners, though more legible in ſome than others. L’Eſtrange's Fables. MA'NNERLY. adv. We bring our manners to the bleſt abodes, And think what pleaſes us muſt pleaſe the gods. Dryden, 19. [In the plural.] Ceremonious behaviour; ſtudied civil lity. The time will not allow the compliment, - which very manners urge. Shakeſp. King Lear, Theſe bloody accidents muſt excuſe my manners, That ſo neglected you. Shakeſpeare's Othello. Our griefs and not our manners reaſon now. Shakeſpeare. - Ungracious wretch, Fit for the mountains and the barbarºus caves, Where manners ne'er were preach'd. Shakeſpeare. - Dear Kate, you and I cannot be confined within th: weak liſt of a country's faſhion: we are the makers of manners; Kate. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Good manners bound her to invite The ſtranger dame to be her gueſt that night. Dryden. None but the careleſs and the confident would ruſh rudely into the preſence of a great man: and ſhall we, in our ap- plications to the great God, take that to be religion, which the common reaſon of mankind will not allow to be man- ners P South's Sermons, Your paſſion bends Its force againſt your neareſt friends; Which manners, decency, and pridc, Have taught you from the world to hide. Swift. - MANNERLINEss. n.ſ. [from mannerly.] Civility; ceremonious complaiſance. - Others out of mannerlingſ and reſpect to God, though they deny this univerſal ſoul cf the univerſe, yet have deviſed ſeveral ſyſtems of the univerſe. Halº's Origin of Mankind. MANNERLY. adj. [from manner.] Civil; ceremonious; com- plaiſant. Tut, tut; here is a mannerly forbearance. + Let me have - What thou think'ſt meet, and is moſt mannerly. Shakeſp. Fools make a mock at ſin, affront the God whom we ſerve, and vilify religion; not to oppoſe them, by whatever mannerly names we may palliate the offence, is not modeſty but cowardice, and a traiterous deſertion of our allegiance to Chriſt. Rogers's Sermons, Civilly; without rudeneſs. When we've ſupp'd, We'll mannerly demand thee of thy ſtory. Shakeſpeare. Shakespeare eare: MA'NNIKIN. m. ſ. [ºnan and Åſein, German.] A little man; a dwarf. MA'NN1sh. adj. [from man.] Having the appearance of a man; bold; maſculine; impudent. Nature had proportioned her without any fault, yet alto- gether ſeemed not to make up that harmony that Cupid de- lights in; the reaſon whereof might ſeem a manniſh counte- nance, which overthrew that lovely ſweetneſs, the nobleſt power of womankind, far fitter to prevail by parley than by battle. Sidney. A woman, impudent and manniſh grown, Is not more loath'd than an effeminate man. Shakeſpeare, When manniſh Mevia, that two-handed whore, Aſtride on horſeback hunts the Tuſcan boar. Dryden. MANor. n.ſ.. [manoir, old French; namerium, low Latin 3 maner, Armorick.] - Manor ſignifies, in common law, a rule or government which aman hath over ſuch as hold land within his fee. Touch- ing the original of theſe manºr, it ſeems, that, in the begin- ning, there was a certain compaſs or circuit of ground grant- ed by the king to ſome men of worth, for him and his heirs to dwell upon, and to exerciſe ſome juriſdiction, more or leſs, within that compaſs, as he thought good to grant; per- forming him ſuch ſervices, and paying ſuch yearly rent for the ſame, as he by his grant required : and that afterward this great man parcelled his land to other meaner men, in- joining them again ſuch ſervices, and rents as he thought good; and by that means, as he became tenant to the king, Îo the inferiors became tenants to him : but thoſe great men, or their poſterity, have alienated theſe manſions and lands ſo given them by their prince, and many for capital offences have forfeited them to the king; and thereby they ſtill re- main in the crown, or are beſtowed again upon others. But whoſoever poſſeſſes theſe manors, the liberty belonging to them is real and predial, and therefore remains, though the owners be changed. In theſe days, a ** rather ſignifies the juriſdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or ſite: for a man may have a manor in groſs, as the law terms it, that is, the right and intereſt of a court-baron, with the per- quiſites thereto belonging. . Cowel. My parks, my walks, my manºrs that I had; Ev’n now forf.ke me; and of all my lands - Is nothing left me. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI, Kinſmen of mine, By this ſo ſicken'd their eſtates, that never %. ſhall abound as formerly. Q many 16 B Haye
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ilave broke their backs with laying manor, on them
. . For this great journey. Shakeſpeare's Rich. II.
MANQUE'LLER. m. / [man and crellan, Saxon.] A murderer;
a mankiller; a manſlayer.
This was not Kayne the manqueller, but one of a gentler
, ſpirit and milder ſex, to wit, a woman. Carew.
MANse. n.ſ. (mºſº, Latin.] A parſonage houſe.
MA'ssion. n.ſ. [manſio, Latin.]
1. Place of reſidence; abode; houſe.
All theſe are but ornaments of that divine ſpark within
ou, which being deſcended from heaven, could not elſe-
where pick out ſo ſweet a manſiºn. Sidney.
A fault no leſs grievous, if ſo be it were true, than ºf ſome
king ſhould build his manſion-houſe by the model of Solo-
mon's palacc. - Hooker, b. v.
To leave his wife, to leave his babes,
His manſºn, and his title in a place,
From whence himſelf does ſly he loves us not. Shakeſ?.
Thy manſion wants thee, Adam, riſe
Firſt man, of men innumberable ordain'd ;
Firſt father call'd by thee, I come thy guide
To the garden of bliſs, thy ſeat prepard.
A manſion is provided thce; more fair
Than this, and worthy heav'n's peculiar care,
Not fram'd of common earth.
2. Reſidence; abode. -
Theſe poets near our princes ſleep,
And in one grave their manſions keep.
MAN sla'UGHTER. m. / [man and ſlaughter.]
1. Murder; deſtruction of the human ſpecies.
The whole pleaſure of that book ſtandeth in open man-
/aughter and bold bawdry. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter.
To overcome in battle, and ſubdue
Nations, and bring home ſpoils, with infinite
Manſlaughter, ſhall be held the higheſt pitch
Of human glory. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi.
2. [In law.] The act of killing a man not wholly without
, fault, though without malice.
MAN SLA’YER. m. ſ. [man and ſlay.] Murderer; one that has
killed another.
Cities for refuge for the manſlayer. Num. xxxv. 6.
MANSU'ETE. adj. [manſuetus, Lat..] Tame; gentle; not fe-
rocious; not wild.
This holds not only in domeſtick and manſaete birds; for
then it might be thought the effect of cicuration or inſtitu-
tion, but alſo in the wild. Ray on Creation.
MANSUETUDE. n.ſ.. [manſuetude, French; manſuetudo, Lat.]
Tameneſs; gentleneſs.
The angry lion did preſent his paw,
Which by conſent was given to manſuetude;
, The fearful hare her ears, which by their law
- Humility did reach to fortitude. Herbert.
MA'NTEL. m. ſ. [mantel, old Fr.] Work raiſed before a chim-
ney to conceal it, whence the name, which originally ſigni-
fies a cloak.
From the Italians we may learn how to raiſe fair mantel;
within the rooms, and how to diſguiſe the ſhafts of chim-
nies. . J/otton's Architecture.
If you break any china on the mantletree or cabinet, gather
up the fragments. - Swift.
Milton.
Dryden.
Denham.
MANTELE'i. m. ſ. [mantelet, French.]
1. A ſmall cloak worn by women.
2. [In ſortification.] A kind of moveable penthouſe, made of
pieces of timber ſawed into planks, which being about three
inches thick, are nailed one over another to the height of
almoſt ſix feet: they are generally cated with tin, and ſet
upon little wheels; ſo that in a ſiege they may be driven be-
forc the pioneers, and ſerve as blinds to ſhelter them from
the enemy's ſmall-ſhot: there are other mantelets covered on
the top, whereof the miners make uſe to approach the walls
of a town or caſtle. Harris.
MANT1'GER. n. ſ. [man and tiger.] A large monkey or ba-
boon. -
Near theſe was placed, by the black prince of Monomo-
tapas's ſide, the glaring cat-a-mountain, and the man-mi-
micking mantiger. Arbuth, and Pope.
MA’NTLE. m. ſ. [mantell, Welſh.] A kind of cloak or gar-
ment thrown over the reſt of the dreſs.
We, well-cover'd with the night's black mantle,
At unawares may beat down Edward's guard,
And ſeize himſelf. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI.
Poor Tom drinks the green mantle of the ſtanding pool,
Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
The day begins to break, and night is fled,
Whoſe pitchy mantle over-veil'd the earth. Shakeſpeare.
Their attions were covered and diſguiſed with mantles,
very uſual in times of diſorder, of religion and juſtice.
Hayward's Edward VI.
The herald and children are cloathed with mantles of
water green fattin ; but the herald's mantle is ſtreamed with
gold. Bacon's New Atlantis,
- Before the ſun,
Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice
Of God, as with a mantle, didſt inveſt
The riſing world of waters dark and deep,
Won from the void and formleſs infinite. Milton.
By which the beauty of the earth appears,
The divers-colour'd mantle which ſhe wears. Sandys.
Upon looſening of his mantle the eggs fell from him at un-
awares, and the eagle was a third time defeated. L'E/trange.
Dan Pope for thy misfortune griev'd,
With kind concern and ſkill has weav'd
A ſilken web ; and ne'er ſhall fade
Its colours: gently has he laid
The mantle o'er thy ſad diſtreſs,
And Venus ſhall the texture bleſs. -
A ſpacious veil from his broad ſhoulders flew,
That ſet the unhappy Phaeton to view ;
The flaming chariot and the ſteeds it ſhew’d, - -
And the wºole fable in the mantle glow’d. Addiſon.
To MANT1 E. v. a. [from the noun.J. To cloke; to cover;
to diſguiſe.
As the morning flea's upon the night,
Melting the darkneſs; ſo their riſing ſenſes
Begin to chace the ign'rant fumes, that mantle
Their clearer reaſon. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſ'.
. I left them
I' th' filthy mantled pool beyond your cell,
There dancing up to th’ chins. Shakeſpeare's Tempc/?.
To MA'NTLE. v. n. [The original of the ſignification of this
word is not plain. Skinner conſiders it as relative to the ex-
panſion of a mantle: as, the hawk mantleth ; ſhe ſpreads her
wings like a mantle.]
1. To ſpread the wings as a hawk in pleaſure.
The ſwan with arched neck,
Between her white wings mantling, rows
Her ſtate with oary feet. 41ilton's Par. Lºft, b. viii.
2. To joy; to revel.
My frail fancy fed with full delight
Doth bathe in bliſs, and mantleth moſt at eaſe;
Ne thinks of other heaven, but how it might
Her heart's deſire with moſt contentment pleaſe.
3. To be expanded; to ſpread luxuriantly.
The pair that clad
Each ſhoulder broad, came mantling o'er his breaſt
With regal ornament. 44ilton's Par. Loft, b. v.
The mantling vine
Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps
Luxuriant. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv.
I ſaw them under a green mantling vine,
That crawls along the ſide of yon ſmall hill,
Plucking ripe cluſters.
You'll ſometimes meet a fop, of niceſt tread,
Whoſe mantling peruke veils his empty head. Gay.
He with the Nais went to dwell,
Leaving the neétar'd feaſts of Jove;
And where his mazy waters flow,
He gave the mantling vine, to grow
A trophy to his love. Fenton's Ode to Lord Gower.
4. To gather any thing on the ſurface; to froth.
There are a ſort of men, whoſe viſages
Do cream and mantle like a ſtanding pond;
And do a wilful ſtillneſs entertain,
With purpoſe to be dreſt in an opinion
Of wiſdom, gravity, profound conceit. Shakeſpeare.
It drinketh freſh, flowereth, and mantleth exceedingly.
Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. N°. 46.
From plate to plate your eye-balls roll, -
And the brain dances to the mantling bowl. Pope's Hºrace.
5. To ferment; to be in ſprightly agitation.
When mantling blood
Flow’d in his lovely cheeks; when his bright eyes
Sparkl’d with youthful fires; when ev'ry grace
Shone in the father, which now crowns the ſon. Smith.
MA'NTUA. m. ſ. [this is perhaps corrupted from manteau, Fr.]
A lady's gown.
Not Cynthia, when her mantua's pinn’d awry,
E’er felt ſuch rage, reſentment, and deſpair,
As thou, ſad virgin for thy raviſh'd hair. Pope.
How naturally do you apply your hands to each other's
lappets, ruſhes, and mantuas. Swift.
MA'NTUAMAKER. m. ſ. [mantua and maker.] One who makes
gowns for women.
By profeſſion a mantuamaker : I am employed by the moſt
faſhionable ladies. Addiſon's Guardian.
MA'NUAL. adj. [manualis, Latin ; manuel, French.]
1. Performed by the hand.
The ſpeculative part of painting, without the aſſiſtance of
manual operation, can never attain to that perfeótion which
is its object, Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Priºr.
Spºnſºr.
Milton.
2. Uſed
__- - M A N I the hand. - * * ~ * - - r , , 2. tº: obliged himſelf to expiate the injury, to me declaration under his majeſty's ſign manual. Clarendon. Mastal. n.ſ. A ſmall book, ſuch as may be carried in the *. manual of laws, ſtiled the confeſſor's laws, contains but few heads. Hale's Common Law of England. In thoſe prayers which are recommended to the uſe of the devout perſons of your church, in the manuals, and offices allowed them in our own language, they would be careful to have nothing they thought ſcandalous. , Stillingfleet. MANU's AL. adj. [manuliae, Lat.] Belonging to ſpoil; º 1d. procure ſo in war. - MANU'BRIUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] A handle. Though the fucker move eaſily enough up and down in the cylinder by the help of the manubrium, yet if the manu- jºun be taken off, it will require a conſiderable ſtrength to move it. - - - - Boyle. MANupu‘ction. n.ſ.. [manududio, Latin.] Guidance by the hand. we find no open tract, or conſtant manudućtion, in this labyrinth. Prºſace to Brown's Vulgar Errours. That they are carried by the manudućtion of a rule, is evi- dent from the conſtant ſteadineſs and regularity of their mo- tion. Glanville. This is a direét manudućtion to all kind of fin, by abuſing the conſcience with undervaluing perſuaſions concerning the malignity and guilt even of the fouleſt. South's Sermons. MANUFA'cture. n.f. [manus and facio, Latin; manufacture, French.] 1. The practice of making any piece of workmanſhip. 2. Anything made by art. - Heav'n's pow'r is infinite : earth, air, and ſea, -- The manufacture maſs the making pow'r obey. Dryden. The peaſants are clothed in a coarſe kind of canvas, the manufaāure of the country. Addiſon on Italy. To MANUFA'cture. v. a. [manufaāurer, French.] To make by art and labour; to form by workmanſhip. MANUFA'cturer. n.ſ. ſºir, French; manufacturus, Lat.] A workman; an artificer. In the practices of artificers and the manufaāurers of va- rious kinds, the end being propoſed, we find out ways of compoſing things for the ſeveral uſes of human life. Watts. To MANUMI'se. v. a. [manumitto, Latin.] To ſet free; to diſmiſs from ſlavery. . . . . . - A conſtant report of a danger ſo eminent run through the whole caſtle, even into the deep dungeons, by the compaſ- fion of certain manumiſed ſlaves. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. He preſents To thee renown'd for piety and force, . Poor captives manumis'd, and matchleſs horſe. JWaller. MANUMI'ssion. n.ſ.. [manumiſſion, Fr. manumiſſio, Lat.] The act of giving liberty to ſlaves. Slaves wore iron rings until their manumiſſion or prefer- ment. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iv. The pileus was ſomewhat like a night-cap, as the ſymbol of liberty, and therefore given to ſlaves at their manumiſſion. Arbuthnot on Coins. T; MANUMI’t. v. a. [manumitto, Latin.] To releaſe from aVery. . Help to manumit and releaſe him from thoſe ſervile drudge- Ties to vice, under which thoſe remain who live without od. - Government of the Tongue. Thou wilt beneath the burthen bow, And glad receive the manumitting blow On thy ſhav’d ſlaviſh head. Dryden's juvenal. Masºrails, adj. [from manure.] Capable of cultivation. This book gives an account of the manurable lands in every Thanor. Hale's Origin of Mankind. MANURANCE. n.ſ. [from manure.] Agriculture; cultivation. An obſolete word, worthy of revival. Although there ſhould none of them fall by the ſword, yet they being kept from manurance, and their cattle from run- "g abroad, by this hard reſtraint they would quickly de- VOur one another. Spenſer on Ireland. To MANURE.J. a. [manouvrer, French.] * To cultivate by manual labour. They mock our ſcant manuring, and require Mºſt hands than ours to lop their wanton growth. Mill. * Tº dung; to fatten with compoſts. *gments of ſhells, reduced by the agitation of the ſea "Powder, are uſed for the manaring of land. Woodward. Revenge her ſlaughter'd citizens, Q: ſhare their fate; the corps of half her ſenate Aſanure the fields of Theſſaly, while we M * here, deliberating in cold debates. Addiſon's Cato. in *: "...ſ [from the verb.] Soil to be laid on lands; $9 compoſt to fatten land. When the Nile from Pharian fields is fled, he fat manure with heav'nly fire is warm'd. 3 Dryden, *- : - • * M A N Mud makes an extraordinary manure for land that is ſaidy. “. … -- - Mortimer's Huffind;. MANU'REMENT. n.ſ. [from manure.] Cultivation; imprové. ment. . . . - - - The manurement of wits is like that of ſoils, where before the Pains of tilling or ſowing, men conſider what the mould - will bear. - - //otton on Education. MANU'RER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] He who manures land; a huſbandman. . MA'Nuscript. n.ſ.. [manuſcrit, Fr. manuſcriptum, book written, not printed. - A colle&tion of rare manuſcripts, cxquiſitely writter; in Ara- bick, and ſought in the moſt remote parts by the diligence of Erpenius, the moſt excellent linguiſt, were upon ſale to the jeſuits. . . . . - . Iſºtton. Her majeſty has peruſed the manuſcript of this opera, and given it her approbation. Dryden's Dedication to K. Arthur. MANY., adj. comp. more, ſuperl, moſ, ſmaenig, Saxon.] 1. Conſiſting of a great number; numerous; more than few. Our enemy, and the deſtroyers of our country, ſlew many of us. - . judg. xvi. 24. When many atoms deſcend in the air, the ſame cauſe which makes them be many, makes them be light in proportion to their multitude. Digby on the Soul. The apoſtles never give the leaſt dire&tions to Chriſtians to appeal to the biſhop of Rome for a determination of the many differences which, in thoſe times, happened among them. - Tillotſºn's Sermons. 2. Marking number indefinite. - Both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, brought bracelets. Exod. Xxxv.22. 3. Powerful; with too, and in low language. They come to vie power and expence with thoſe that are too high, and too many, for them. L’Eſtrange's Fables. MA'NY. n.ſ. [This word is remarkable in the Saxon for its frequent uſe, being written with twenty variations: mæne- zeo, maenezo, maeniseo, maenſzºo, maenizu, maenio, mae- nuu, maenyaeo, manezeo, manºu, mange, manizo, me- nexeo, menezo, menezu, menu&eo, menigo, menugu, me- nio, menu.] Latin. A 1. A multitude; a company; a great number; people. After him the raſcal many ran, Heaped together in rude rabblement. Fairy Queen. O thou fond many / with what loud applauſe Did'ſt thou beat heav'n with bleſfing Bolingbroke. Shakeſp. I had a purpoſe now. To lead our many to the holy land; Leſt reſt and lying ſtill might make them look - Too near into my ſtate. Shakeſp. Henry IV. A care-craz'd mother of a many children. Shakeſpeare. The vulgar and the many are fit only to be led or driven, but by no means fit to guide themſelves. South's Sermons. There parting from the king the chiefs divide, And wheeling Eaſt and Weſt, before their many ride. Dryd. He is liable to a great many inconveniences every moment of his life. Tillotſon's Sermons. Seeing a great many in rich gowns, he was amazed to find that perſons of quality were up ſo early. Addiſon's Freeholder. 2. Many, when it is uſed before a ſingular noun, ſeems to be a ſubſtantive. Thou art a collop of my fleſh, And for thy fake have I ſhed many a tear. Shakeſpeare. He is beſet with enemies, the meaneſt of which is not without many and many a way to the wreaking of a malice. L’Eſtrange's Fables. Rroad were their collars too, and every one Was ſet about with many a coſtly ſtone. Dryden. Many a child can have the diſtinct clear ideas of two and three long before he has any idea of infinite. Locke. . Many is uſed much in compoſition. ANY colour ED. adj. [many and colour.] Having many co- lours. Hail manycoloured meſſenger, that ne'er Do'ſt diſobey the voice of Jupiter. He hears not me, but on the other ſide A manycolour'd peacock having ſpy'd, - Shakespeare Tempeſt. Leaves him and me. Donne. The hoary majeſty of ſpades appears; Puts forth one manly leg, to fight reveal’d, The reſt his manycoloured robe conceal’d. Pope. MANyco'RNERED. adj. [many and corner.] Polygonal; having many corners. - - Search thoſe manycorner'd minds, - . Where woman's crooked fancy turns and winds. Dryden. MANYHe’ADED. adj. [many and head.] Having many heads. Some of the wiſer ſeeing that a popular licente is indeed the manyheaded tyranny, prevailed with the reſt to make Muſi- dorus their chief. Sidney, b. iii. The proud Dueſſa came High mounted on her manyheaded bcaſt. Fairy Queen. The
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º t Or ſhaken from his head, the royal yoke. Denham.
º, Thoſe were the preludes of his fate,
ºf That form'd his manhood to ſubdue
| - The hydra of the manyheaded hiſſing crew. Dryden.
MA NYLA'NGUAGED. adj. [many and language.] Having many
languages. -
Seek Atrides on the Spartan ſhore;
He, wand'ring long, a wider circle made, -
And manylanguag'd nations has ſurvey'd. Pope's Odyſſey.
Mºrrorize. adj. [many and people.] Numerouſly popu-
OUIS.
He from the manypeºpl"d city flies;
- Contemns their labours, and the drivers cries. Sandys.
* MANYTI'MEs, an adverbial phraſe. Often ; frequently.
They are Roman catholick in the device and legend, which
are both of them manytimes taken out of the ſcriptures.
º Addiſon on ancient Medals.
". . MAP. m.ſ.. [mappa, low Latin.] A geographical pićture on
which lands and ſeas are delineated according to the longi-
tude and latitude. -
Zelmane earneſtly entreated Dorus, that he would beſtow
" . a map of his little world upon her, that ſhe might ſee whe-
- ther it were troubled with ſuch unhabitable climes of cold
deſpairs, and hot rages, as her’s was. Sidney.
- I will take the map of Ireland, and lay it before me, and
make mine eyes my ſchoolmaſters, to give my underſtanding
to judge of your plot. Spenſer on Ireland.
- Old coins are like ſo many maps for explaining the ancient
geography. Addiſon on ancient Coins.
O'er the map my finger taught to ſtray,
Croſs many a region marks the winding way;
From ſea to ſea, from realm to realm Irove,
And grow a mere geographer by love. - Tickell.
To MAP. v. a. [from the noun..] To delineate; to ſet down.
I am near to the place where they ſhould meet, if Piſanio
have mapp'd it right. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
MAPLE tree. n: /,
The maple tree hath jagged or angular leaves; the ſeeds
grow two together in hard-winged veſſels: there are ſeveral
ſpecies, of which the greater maple is falſly called the ſyca-
more tree : the common maple is a tree frequent in hedge-
º - IOWS. - Miller.
The platane round,
| The carver holme, the mapple ſeldom inward ſound. Spenſ.
Of the rotteneſt maple wood burnt to aſhes they make a
ſtrong lye. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
MAPPERY. m. ſ. [from map.] The art of planning and de-
ſ ſigning. Hanmer.
- The ſtill and mental parts,
That do contrive how many hands ſhall ſtrike
When fitneſs calls them on ;
They call this bedwork, mapp'ry, cloſet war. Shakeſpeare.
To MAR. v. a. ſamyrnan, Saxon.] To injure; to ſpoil; to
hurt; to miſchief; to damage. Obſolete. -
Loſs is no ſhame, nor to be leſs than foe,
But to be leſſer than himſelf, doth mar -
: Both looſer's lot, and vićtar's praiſe alſo. Fairy Queen.
The maſter may here only ſtumble, and perchance fall in
teaching, to the marring and maiming of the ſcholar in learn-
ing. - Aftham's Schoolmaſter.
When prieſts are more in words than matter,
When brewers marr their malt with water. Shakeſpeare.
I pray you mar no more trees with writing ſongs in their
barks.
—I pray you mar no more of my verſes with reading them
ill-favouredly. Shakeſpeare’s As you like it.
Beware thine honour, be not then diſgrac'd,
Take care thou mar not when thou think'ſt to mend. Fairf.
Aumarle became the man that all did mar,
Whcther through indiſcretion, chance, or worſe. Daniel.
The ambition to prevail in great things is leſs harmful
than that other, to appear in every thing; for that breeds
confuſion, and marrs buſineſs, when great in dependencies.
Bacon’s Eſſays.
... O ! could we ſee how cauſe from cauſe doth ſpring !
How mutually they link'd and folded are:
And hear how oft one diſagreeing ſtring
The harmony doth rather make than marr 1
Ire, envy, and deſpair,
Marr'd all his borrow'd viſage, and betray'd
Him counterfeit. Milton's Par. Lºft,
Had ſhe been there, untimely joy through all
Mens hearts diffus'd, had marr'd the funeral. Waller,
- Mother
'Tis much unſafe my fire to diſobey:
Not only you provoke him to your coſt,
But mirth is marr'd, and the good cheer is loſt. Dryden.
MARAN47 H.A. n.ſ. [Syriack.] It fignifies, the Lord comes,
or, the Lord is come: it was a form of the denouncing or
anathematizing among the Jews. St. Paul pronounces, If
any love not the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, let him be anathema ma-
Davies.
M A R
ranatha, which is as much as to ſay, May'ſt thou be devoted
to the greateſt of evils, and to the utmoſt ſeverity of God's
judgments; may the Lord come quickly to take vengeance
of thy crimes. Calººct.
MARA's Mus. n.ſ. ſuzºzºwº, from uzºzºw.] A conſumption,
in which perſons waſte much of their ſubſtance. &ºy.
Pining atrophy,
Maraſmus, and wide-waſting peſtilence. Mit. Par. Left.
A maraſmus imports a conſumption following a ſever; a
conſumption or withering of the body, by reaſon of a na-
tural extinction of the native heat, and an extenuation of the
body, cauſed through an immoderate heat. Harvey.
MARBLE, n.ſ. (viarbre, French ; marmor, Latin. J -
1. Stone uſed in ſtatues and elegant buildings, capable of a
bright poliſh, and in a ſtrong heat calcining into lime.
He plies her hard, and much rain wears the marble.
Shakeſpeare's Henry VI.
Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. Shakeſp.
Thou marble hew'ſt, ere long to part with breath,
And houſes rear'ſt, unmindful of thy death. Sandys.
Some dry their corn infected with the brine,
Then grind with marbles, and prepare to dine. Dryden.
The two flat ſides of two pieces of marble will more eaſily
approach each other, between which there is nothing but
water or air, than if there be a diamond between them; not
that the parts of the diamond are more ſolid, but becauſe the
parts of water being more eaſily ſeparable, give way to the
approach of the two pieces of marble. - Locke.
2. Little balls of marble with which children play.
Marbles taught him percuſſion, and the laws of motion ;
nut-crackers the uſe of the leaver. Arbuthnot and Pºpe.
3. A ſtone remarkable for the ſculpture or inſcription; as, the
Oxford marbles.
MARBLE. adj.
1. Made of marble.
Pygmalion's fate reverſt is mine,
His marble love took fleſh and blood,
All that I worſhipp'd as divine,
That beauty, now 'tis underſtood,
Appears to have no more of life,
Than that whereof he fran'd his wife.
2. Variegated, or red like marble.
Shall I fee far-fetched inventions ſhall I labour to lay
marble colours over my ruinous thoughts f or rather, though
the pureneſs of my virgin-mind be ſtained, let me keep the
true ſimplicity of my word. Sidney, b. ii.
The appendix ſhall be printed by itſelf, ſtitched, and with
a marble cover. Swift.
To MARBLE. v. a. [marbrer, French, from the noun..] To
variegate, or vein like marble.
A ſheet of very well ſleeked marbled paper did not caſt any
of its diſtinét colours upon the wall with an equal diffuſion.
Boyle on Cºlours.
Jºllar.
Marian
Marbled with ſage the hard'ning cheeſe ſhe preſs'd,
And yellow butter Marian's ſkill profeſs'd. Gay's Paſtoral.
MARBLE HEARTED. adj. [marble and heart..] Crucl; inſenſi-
ble; hard-hearted. - -
Ingratitude thou marblehearted fiend,
More hideous, when thou ſhew'ſt thee in a child,
Than the ſea monſter. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
MA'Re Asi TE. m. ſ. - s
The term marcaſte has been very improperly uſed by ſome
for biſmuth, and by others for zink: the more accurate
writers however always expreſs a ſubſtance different from
either of theſe by it, ſulphureous and metallick. The mar-
ca/ite is a ſolid hard foſſil, of an obſcurely and irregularly for
liaceous ſtructure, of a bright glittering appearance, and na-
turally found in continued beds among the veins of ores, or
in the fiſſures of ſtone: the variety of forms this mineral puts
on is almoſt endleſs: as it is generally found among the ores
of metals, it is frequently impregnated with particles of them,
and of other foſſile bodies, and thence aſſumes various colours
and degrees of hardneſs. There are however only three di-
ſtinét ſpecies of it; one of a bright gold colour, another of
a bright ſilver, and a third of a dead white : the ſilvery one
ſeems to be peculiarly meant by the writers on the Materia
Medica. Marcoſite is very frequent in the mines of Corn-
wall, where the workmen call it mundick, but more ſo in
Germany, where they extract vitriol and ſulphur from it, be-
ſides which it contains a quantity of arſenick. Hill,
The writers of minerals give the name pyrites and marca-
ſites indifferently to the ſame ſort of body: I reſtrain the name
of pyrites wholly to the nodules, or thoſe that are found
lodged in ſtrata that are ſeparate: the marcoſite is part of the
matter that either conſtitutes the ſtratum, or is lodged in the
perpendicular fiſſures. Woodward Met. Foſſils.
The acid ſalt diſſolved in water is the ſame with oil of ful.
phur per campanam, and abounding much in the bowels of
the earth, and particularly in marcaſtes, unites itſelf to the
other ingredients of the marcºſite, which are bitumen, iron,
coPPors
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M A R M A R copper, and earth, and with them compounds alum, vitriol, and ſulphur : with the earth alone it compounds alum; with the metal alone, or metal and earth together, it compounds vitrio, and with the bitumen and earth it compounds ſul- phur : whence it comes to paſs, that marcoſites abound with thoſe three minerals. Newton's Opticks. Herc marcaſtes in various figures wait, -> . To ripen to a true metallick ſtate. Garth's Diſpenſatory. Masch. ... ſ. [from Mars..] The third month of the year. March is drawn in tawny, with a fierce aſpect, a helmet upon his head, to ſhew this month was dedicated to Mars. Peacham on Drawing. To MARch. v. n. [marcher, French, for varicare, Menage, from Mars, junius.] 1. To move in military form. Well march we on, - - To give obedience where 'tis truly ow'd. Shakeſpeare, He marched in battle array with his power againſt Ar- phaxad. % 1. I3. Maccabeus marched forth, and ſlew five-and-twenty thou- ſand perſons. 2 AMac. xii. 26. My father, when ſome days before his death He ordered me to march for Utica, Wept o'er me. Addiſon's Cato. 2. To walk in a grave, deliberate, or ſtately manner. Plexirtus finding that if nothing elſe, famine would at laſt bring him to deſtruction, thought better by humbleneſs to creep where by pride he could not march. Sidney, b. ii. Doth York intend no harm to us, That thus he marcheſh with thee arm in arm. Shakeſp. Our bodies, ev'ry footſtep that they make, March towards death, until at laſt they die. Pavies: Like thee appear, Like thee, great ſon of Jove, like thee, When clad in riſing majeſty, Thou marcheſt down o'er 5. hills. ... " Prior. The power of wiſdom march'd before. Pope's Odyſſey. To MARch. v. n. 1. To put in military movement. - Cyrus marching his army for divers days over mountains of ſnow, the dazzling ſplendor of its whiteneſs prejudiced the fight of very many of his ſoldiers. Boyle on Colours. 2. To bring in regular proceſſion. March them again in fair array, And bid them form the happy day; The happy day deſign'd to wait On William's fame, and Europe's fate. MARCH. n.ſ. ſmarcher, French.] 1. Movement; journey of ſoldiers. - Theſe troops came to the army harraſſed with a long and weariſome march, and caſt away their arms and garments, and fought in their ſhirts. Bacon's War with Spain. Who ſhould command, by his Almighty nod, Theſe choſen troops, unconſcious of the road, And unacquainted with th' appointed end, Their marches to begin, and thither tend. Blackmore. Their march begins in military ſtate. Wan. of hu. Wiſhes. 2. Grave and ſolemn walk. Waller was ſmooth, but Dryden taught to join Pope. } Prior, The varying verſe, the full reſounding line, The long majeſtick march, and energy divine. 3. Deliberate or laborious walk, - We came to the roots of the mountain, and had a very troubleſome march to gain the top of it. Addiſon on Italy. 4. Signals to move. The drums preſently ſtriking up a march, they make no longer ſtay, but forward they go direétly towards Neoſtat. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. 5. Marches, without fingular. [marcu, Gothick; meanc, Saxon; marche, French.] Borders; limits; confines. They of thoſe marches Shall be a wall ſufficient to defend Qur inland from the pilferring borderers. Shakeſpeare. The Engliſh colonies were enforced to keep continual guards upon the borders and marches round them. Davies. |ſt is not fit that a king of an iſland ſhould have any marches or borders but the four ſeas. Davies on Ireland. *RCHER... n. ſ. [from marcheur, French.] Preſident of the marches or borders. Many of our Engliſh lords made war upon the Welſhmen * their own charge; the lands which they gained they held to their own uſe ; they were called lords marchers, and had rºyal liberties. Davies on Ireland. **CHION Ess. n.ſ.. [feminine, formed by adding the Engliſh *male termination to the Latin marchio.] The wife of a marquis. The king's majeſty Does purpoſe honour to you, no leſs flowing han marchionſ of Pembroke. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. 9m a private gentlewoman he made me a marchionſ, and from a marshionºſ, a queen, and now he intends to crown my innocency with the glory of martyrdom. Bacon's Apºphi}. - The lady marchioneſs, his wife, follicited very diligently the timely preſervation of her huſband. Cºrºndºn, iſ viii. MººchPAN.E. n.ſ.. [maſſ pane, French.] A kind ºf fººt bread, or biſcuit. - Along whoſe ridge ſuch bones are met, Like comfits round in marchpan, ſet. Sidney, b. ii. MA'RCID. adj. [marcidus, Latin.] Lean; pining; widered. A burning colliquative ſever, the foſter parts being melted away, the heat continuing its aduſtion upon the drier and fleſhy parts, changes into a marrid fever. Harvey on Conſ: He on his own fiſh pours the nobleſt oil; That to your marcid dying herbs aſſign'd, . . . By the rank ſmell and taſte betrays its kind. MA'Reou R. m. ſ. [marror; Latin.] Leanneſs; the flat thering; waſte of fleſh. Conſidering the exolution and langior enſuing the action of venery in ſome, the extenuation and marcour in others it much abridgeth our days. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iii. A marcour is either imperfeót, tending to a leſſer wither- ing, which is curable ; or perfeót, that is, an entire waſting of the body, excluding all means of cure. Harvey on cºnj. MARE. m. ſ. [mane, Saxon.] 1. The female of a horſe. º ...A pair of courſers born of heav'nly-breed, Whom Circe ſtole from her celeſtial fire, By ſubſtituting mares, produc’d on earth, - Whoſe wombs conceiv'd a more than mortal birth. Dryd. 2: [From mara, the name of a ſpirit imagined by the nations of the north to torment ſleepers.]. A kind of torpor or flag- nation, which ſeems to preſs the ſtomach with a weight; the night hag. º g Mab, his merry queen by night, Beſtrides young folks that lie upright, In elder times the mare that hight, r Which plagues them out of meaſure. Drayton's Nymphid. Muſhrooms cauſe the incubus, or the mare in the ſtomach. * - - - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 546. MA'Reschal. n.{ [mareſchal, French, derived by junius from mare, the female of an horſe.] A chief commander of an arin W. 'o William, may thy arms advance, That he may loſe Dinant next year, - - And ſo be mareſchal of France. Prior. MA'RGARITE. n.ſ.. [margarita, Latin; marguerite, French.] * A pearl. - Silver is the ſecond metal, and ſignifies ... among the planets it holdeth with luna, among precious ſtones with the margarite or pearl. Peacham on Blazoning. MA'Ro A RITEs. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſ. MARGE. - MA'RCENT. {../ [margo, Latin; marge, French.] Dryden. e of wi- MA'RGIN. 1. The border; the brink; the edge; the verge. He drew his flaming ſword, and ſtruck At him ſo fiercely, that the upper marge Of his ſevenfold ſhield away it took. Fairy Queen, b. ii. Never ſince Met we on hill, in dale, foreſt, or mead, Or on the beached margent of the ſea. Shakeſpeare, An airy crowd came ruſhing where he ſtood, Which fill'd the margin of the fatal flood. Dryden's Ain, 2. The edge of a page left blank, or fill'd with a ſhort note. As much love in rhime, As would be cramm'd up in a ſheet of paper Writ on both ſides the leaf, margent and all. Shakeſpeare, Reconcile thoſe two places, which both you and the mar- gins of our bibles acknowledge to be parallel. Hammond. He knows in law, nor text, nor margent. Swift, . The edge of a wound or ſore. All the advantage to be gathered from it is only from the evenneſs of its margin, the purpoſe will be as fully anſwered by keeping that under only. Sharp's Surgery. MA'RGINAL.. n.ſ.. [marginal, French, from margin..] Placed, or written on the margin. We cannot better interpret the meaning of theſe words than pope Leo himſelf expoundeth them, whoſe ſpecch con- cerning our Lord's aſcenſion may ſerve inſtead ºf a marginal gloſs. - Hooker, b. V. What remarks you find worthy of your riper obſervation note with a marginal ſtar, as being worthy of vour ſecond year's review. atts's Logick. MA'Ro1N ATFD. adj. [marginatas, Lat. from margin..] Having a margin. - Margrave. n.ſ.. [marck and graff, German.] A title of ſo- vereignty in Germany ; in its original import, keeper of the marches or borders. - - MA'RIETS. m. ſ. A kind of violet. Dic?. MARIgold. m.ſ. [Mary and gold.] A yellow flower, devoted, I ſuppoſe, to the virgin. 16 C - The
M A R
M A R
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The marizº! hath a radiated diſcous flower; the petals of
them are, for the moſt part, crenated, the ſeeds ºrogked and
rough; thoſe which are uppermoſt long, and thoſe within
ſhoºt 'the leaves are long, intire, and, for the moſt part,
Iucculent. - - - A Miller.
Your circle will teach you to draw truly all ſpherical bo-
dies. The moſt of flowers; as, the roſe and marigºld. Peach.
The marigola, whoſe courtier's face
Echoes the ſun, and doth unlace
Her at his rie. Cleaveland.
Fair is the gilliflower, of gardens ſweet,
Fair is the marigold, for pottage meet. Gay's Paſłoral.
To MARINATE. v. a. [mariner, French.J. To ſalt fiſh, and
then preſerve them in oil or vinegar.
Why am I ſtyl'd a cook, if I’m ſo loath
To marinate my fiſh, or ſeaſon broth. King's Cookery.
MAR1'NE. adj. [marinus, Latin.] Belonging to the ſea.
The king was deſirous that the ordinances of England and
France, touching marine affairs, might be reduced into one
form. Hayward.
Vaſt multitudes of ſhells, and other marine bodies, are
found lodged in all ſorts of ſtone. J/oodward.
No longer Circe could her flame diſguiſe,
But to the ſuppliant God marine replies.
MARINE. m. ſ. [la marine, French.]
Garth's Ovid.
1. Sea-affairs.
Nearchus, who commanded Alexander's fleet, and One-
ficrates his intendant-general of marine, have both left rela-
tions of the ſtate of the Indies at that time. Arbuthnot.
2. A ſoldier taken on ſhipboard to be employed in deſcents upon
the land.
MA'RINER. m. / [from mare, Latin; marinier, French.) A
feaman; a ſailor.
The merry mariner unto his word
Soon hearkened, and her painted boat ſtraightway
Turn'd to the ſhore. Fairy Queen, b. ii.
Your ſhips are not well mann'd,
Your mariners are muliteers, or reapers. Shakeſpeare.
We oft deceive ourſelves, as did that mariner who, miſ-
taking them for precious ſtones, brought home his ſhip
fraught with common pebbles from the remoteſt Indies.
Glanville's Scºp.
His buſy mariners he haſtes,
His ſhatter'd ſails with rigging to reſtore.
What mariner is not afraid,
To venture in a ſhip decay’d. Swift's Miſel.
MA'RJoRAM. n.ſ.[marjorana, i. marjolaine, Fr.] A fragrant
plant of many kinds; the baſtard kind only grows here.
The nymphs of the mountains would be drawn upon their
heads garlands of honeyſuckles, woodbine, and ſweet marjo-
7'0771. Peacham on Drawing.
MA'RISH. n.ſ.. [marais, French ; merre, Saxon; maerſche,
Dutch. A bog; a fen; a ſwamp; watry ground; a marſh;
a moraſs; a more.
The flight was made towards Dalkeith; which way, by
reaſon of the mariſ, the Engliſh horſe were leaſt able to
purſue. Hayward.
When they had avenged the blood of their brother, they
turned again to the marſh of Jordan. 1 Mac. ix. 42.
Lodronius, carried away with the breaking in of the
horſemen, was driven into a mariſh; where, after being fore
wounded, and faſt in the mud, he had done the uttermoſt.
Knolles's Hiſ of the Turks.
His limbs he coucheth in the cooler ſhades;
Oft, when heaven's burning eye the fields invades,
To mariſhes reſorts. Sandys's Paraphraſe.
- From the other hill
To their fix’d ſtation, all in bright array,
The cherubim deſcended; on the ground
Gliding meteorous, as ev'ning miſt
Ris’n from a river, o'er the mariſh glides,
And gathers § faſt at the labourer's heel.
MA’R Is H. adj. Moriſh; fenny ; boggy ; ſwampy.
It hath been a great endangering to the health of ſome
plantations, that they have built along the ſca and rivers, in
mariſh and unwholeſome grounds. Bacon's Effºys.
The fen and quamire ſo mariſh by kind, - -
Are to be drained. Tºſºr's Huſſandry.
MA'RIT Al. n.ſ.. [maritus, Latin ; marital, French..] Pertain-
ing to a huſband; incident to a huſband.
If any one retains a wife that has been taken in the aët of
adultery, he hereby incurs the guilt of the crime of bawdry.
But becauſe repentance does, for the moſt part, conſiſt in the
mind, and ſince Chriſtian charity, as well as marital affec-
tion, eaſily induces a belief thereof, this law is not obſerved.
- Ayliff's Parergon.
It has been determined by ſome unpolite profeſſors of the
law, that a huſband may exerciſe his marital authority ſo far,
as to give his wife moderate corre&tion. Art of Tormenting.
MA'RITATED. adj. [from maritus, Latin.] Having a huſ-
band. Dić.
Dryden.
Milton.
MARI'rix, AL. . - - - - - - -
}a}. [maritimus, Latin; maritime, Fr.]
MA'RITIME.
I. Performed on the ſea ; marine. -
I diſcourſed of a maritiºnal voyage, and the paſſages and
incidents therein. - Aaleigh's Ejigs.
2. Relating to the ſea; naval.
At the parliament at Oxford, his youth, and want of ex-
perience in maritime ſervice, had ſomewhat been ſhrewdly
touched. J/ºtton's Buckingham.
3. Bordering on the ſea.
The friend, the ſhores maritimal
Sought for his bed, and found a place upon which play'd
The murmurring billows. Chapman's Iliad.
Ercoco, and the leſs maritime kings
Monbaza and Quiloa. 4/ilton's Par. L3/?, b. xi.
Neptune upbraided them with their ſtupidity and igno-
rance, that a maritime town ſhould neglect the patronage of
him who was the god of the ſeas. Addiſon's Freehºlder.
MARK. m. / [marc, Welſh ; mearc, Saxon; mercke, Dutch ;
marque, French.) -
1. A token by which any thing is known.
Once was proclaimed throughout all Ireland, that all men
ſhould mark their cattle with an open ſeveral mark upon their
flanks or buttocks, ſo as if they happened to be ſtolen they
º appear whoſe they were. Spenſºr on Ireland.
n the preſent form of the earth there are certain mark,
and indications of its firſt ſtate; with which, if we compare
thoſe things that are recorded in ſacred hiſtory, we may diſ-
cover what the earth was in its firſt original. Burnet.
The urine is a lixivium of the ſalts in a human body, and
the proper mark of the ſtate and quantity" of ſuch ſalts; and
therefore very certain indications for the choice of diet may
be taken from the ſtate of urine. Arbuthnot on Airmenis.
2. A token; an impreſſion.
But cruel fate, and my more cruel wife,
To Grecian ſwords betray'd my ſleeping life:
Theſe are the monuments of Helen's love, º
The ſhame I bear below, the marks I bore above. Dryden.
'Twas then old ſoldiers cover'd o'er with ſcars,
The marks of Pyrrhus, or the Punick wars,
Thought all paſt ſervices rewarded well,
If to their ſhare at leaſt two acres fell. Dryden's juvenal.
At preſent there are ſcarce any marks left of a ſubterra-
neous fire; for the earth is cold, and over-run with graſs and
ſhrubs. Addison on Italy.
3. A proof; an evidence.
As the confuſion of tongues was a mark of ſeparation, ſo
the being of one language is a mark of union. Bacon.
The Argonauts ſailed up the Danube, and from thence
paſſed into the Adriatick, carrying their ſhip Argo upon their
ſhoulders; a mark of great ignorance in geography among
the writers of that time. Arbuthnot on Coins.
4. Notice taken.
5. Conveniency of notice.
Upon the north ſea bordereth Stow, ſo called, per emi-
nentiam, as a place of great and good mark and ſcope.
* Carew's Survey ºf Cornwall.
6. Anything at which a miſſile weapon is directed.
France was a fairer mark to ſhoot at than Ireland, and
could better reward the conqueror. Davies on Ireland.
Be made the mark
For all the people's hate, the prince's curſes.
7. The evidence of a horſe's age.
At four years old cometh the mark of tooth in horſes,
which hath a hole as big as you may lay a pea within it;
and weareth ſhorter and ſhorter every year, till at eight years
old the tooth is ſmooth. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. N. 754.
8. [Marque, French.J Licence of repriſals. -
9. [Marc, French..] A ſum of thirteen ſhillings and four-
pence. -
We give thee for reward a thouſand marks. Shakespeare.
Thirty of theſe pence make a mancus, which ſome think
to be all one with a mark, for that manca and mancuſa is
tranſlated, in ancient books, by marca. Camden's Remains.
Upon every writ for debt or damage, amounting to forty
pounds or more, a noble is paid to fine; and ſo for every
hundred marks more a noble. Bacon.
10. A character made by thoſe who cannot write their names.
Here are marriage vows for ſigning;
Set your marks that cannot write. Dryden's King Arthur.
To MAR K. v. a. ſmerken, Dutch ; meaſ:can, Saxon; marquer,
French.] -
1. To impreſs with a token, or evidence.
Will it not be received,
When we have mark'd with blood thoſe ſleepy two
Of his own chamber, and us’d their very daggers,
That they have don't. Shakespeare. Åſachºth.
For our quiet poſſeſſion of things uſeful, they are naturally
marked where there is need. Grew's Cºſmol.
2. To diſtinguiſh as by a mark.
Denham.
That
- - - - M A R M A R That which was once the index to point out all virtues, The gates he order'd all to be unbarr'd, * * * * does now mark out that part of the world where leaſt of them And from the marketplace to draw the guard. Diyā;. reſides. - Decay of Piety. *Rehold the marketplace with poor oºſpread, - 3. To note; to take notice of. t The man of Roſs divides the weekly bread. Pope: Alas, poor country' - where fighs, and groans, and ſhrieks, that rend the air, Are made, not mark'd / Shakeſp. Macbeth. Mark them which cauſe diviſions contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them. Rom: xvi. 17. Now ſwear, and call to witneſs Heav'n, hell, and earth, I mark it not from one That breaths beneath ſuch complicated guilt. To MARK. v. n. To note ; to take notice. - Men mark when they hit, and never mark when they miſs, as they do alſo of dreams. - Bacon's Eſſays. Mīr; a little why Virgil is ſo much concerned to make this marriage; it is to make way for the divorce which he intended afterwards. Dryden's An. MARKER. n.ſ.. [marqueur, French, from mark.] 1. One that puts a mark on any thing. 2. One that notes, or takes notice. * . MARKET. n.ſ.. [anciently written mercat, of mercatus, Lat.] 1. A publick time of buying and ſelling. - It were good that the privilege of a market were given, the rather to enable them to their defence ; for there is nothing doth ſooner cauſe civility than many market towns, by reaſon the people repairing often thither will learn civil manners. Spenſer on Ireland. Miſtreſs, know yourſelf, down on your knees, And thank heav'n, faſting, for a good man's love: For I muſt tell you friendly in your ear, Sell when you can, you are not for all markets. Shakeſp. They counted our life a paſtime, and our time here a market for gain. - J/iſd. xv. 12. If one buſhel of wheat and two buſhels of barley will, in the market, be taken one for another, they are of equal worth. Locke. Smith. 2. Purchace and ſale, - With another year's continuance of the war, there will hardly be money left in this kingdom to turn the common markets, or pay rents. . Temple. The precious weight Of pepper and Sabaean incenſe take, And with poſt-haſte thy running market make, Be ſure to turn the penny. Dryden's Perſus, 3. Rate; price. [marché, French..] ... - - - "rwa, then old ſoldiers, cover'd o'er with ſcars, Thought all paſt ſervices rewarded well, If, to their ſhare, at leaſt two aeres fell, Their country's frugal bounty; ſo of old - Was blood and life at a low market ſold. Dryden's juv. To MARKET, v. n. To deal at a market; to buy or ſell ; to make bargains. MARKET-Bell. n.ſ. [market and bell.] The bell to give no- tice that trade may begin in the market. Enter, go in, the marketbell is rung. Shakeſp. Henry VI. MARKET-cRoss. n.ſ.. [market and croſs.] A croſs ſet up where the market is held. - Theſe things you have articulated, Proclaim'd at marketcroſſes, read in churches, To face the garment of rebellion With ſome fine colour. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. MARKET-DAY. n.ſ.. [market and day.] The day on which things are publickly bought and ſold. Fool that I was, I thought imperial Rome, Like Mantua, where on marketdays we come, - And thither drive our lambs. Dryden's Virgil. He ordered all the Lucqueſe to be ſeized that were found on a marketday in one of his frontier towns. Addiſon on Italy. MARKET-Folks. n.ſ.. [market and folks.] People that come to the market. Poor marketſºlks, that come to ſell their corn. Shakespeare. MA'RKET-MAN. n.ſ. [market and man.] One who goes to the market to ſell or buy. Be wary how you place your words, Talk like the vulgar ſort of marketmen, That come to gather money for their corn. Shakeſpeare. The marketman ſhould act as if his maſter's whole eſtate ought to be applied to that ſervant's buſineſs. Swift. MARKET-MAID. n.ſ.. [market and maid.]. A woman that goes to buy or ſell. You are come A marketmaid to Rome, and have prevented The oſtentation of our love. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. MA'RKET-place. n.ſ. [market and plate.] Place where the market is held. The king, thinking he had put up his ſword, becauſe of the noiſe, never took leiſure to hear his anſwer, but made him priſoner, meaning the next morning to put him to death in the marketplace. Sidney, b. ii. MARKET-price. ; n.ſ.. [mark t and price or rate.] The price MA'RKET-RATE, ; at which anything is currently ſold. ºy governs the world, and the marketprice is the mea. ſure of the worth of men as well as of fiſhes. L’Eſtrange. He that wºnts a veſſel, rather than loſe his market will not ſtick to have it at the marketrate. - Locke. MA'RKET-Town. m. ſ. A town that has ſtated market; not a village. Nothing doth ſooner cauſe civility in any country than markettowns, by reaſon that people repairing often thither will learn civil manners of the better ſort. Sponſºr. No, no; the pope's mitre my maſter Sir Roger ſeized; when they would have burnt him at our marketiºn. Gº. MARKETABLE, adj. [from market.] 1. Such as may be ſold; ſuch for which a buyer may be found. A plain fiſh, and no doubt marketable. Shakeſpeare. 2. Current in the market. The pretorian ſoldiers arrived to that impudence, that after the death of Pertinax they made open port ſale of the empire; as if it had been of common marketable wares. Decay of Piety. The marketable value of any quantities of two commodities are equal, when they will exchange one for another. Locºe: MA'RKMAN. Un. ſ. [mark and man.] A man ſkilful to hit a MA'RKSMAN. ; mark. In ſadneſs, couſin, I do love a woman. —I aim’d ſo near when I ſuppos'd you lov’d. —A right good markſman. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet, Whom nothing can procure, When the wide world runs bias from his will, To writhe his limbs, and ſhare, not mend the ill. This is the markſman, ſafe and ſure, Who ſtill is right, and prays to be ſo ſtill. Herbert. An ordinary markſman may know certainly when he ſhoots leſs wide at what he aims. Dryden's Ded, to the Sp. Fryar. MARL. m. ſ. ſmart, Welſh; mergel, Dutch ; marga, Latin; marle, marne, Fr. in Saxon, men; is marrow, with an allu- five ſignification, marl being the fatneſs of the earth.] Marl is a kind of clay, which is become fatter, and of a more enriching quality, by a better fermentation, and by its having lain ſo deep in the earth as not to have ſpent or weakened its fertilizing quality by any produćt. Marl is ſuppoſed to be much of the nature of chalk, and is believed to be fertile from its ſalt and oily quality. &#incy. We underſtand by the term marls ſimple native earths, leſs heavy than the boles or clays, not ſoft and unétuous to the touch, nor dućtile while moiſt, dry and crumbly between the fingers, and readily diffuſible in water. Hill, Marl is the beſt compoſt, as having moſt fatneſs, and not heating the ground too much. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 596. Uneaſy ſteps - º Over the burning mari, not like thoſe ſteps On heaven's azure. Milton's Par. Loft, b, i. To MARL. v. a. [from the noun..] To manure with marl. Thoſe improvements by marling, liming, and draining, have been been made ſince money was at five and ſix per CC ºt. Child's Diſcourſe of Trade. Sandy land marled will bear good white or blue ſeaſe. Mortimer's Huſbandry. To MAR L. v. a. [from marline.] To faſten the ſails with mar- line. Ainſ. MA'RLINE. m. ſ. ſmeann, Skinner.] Long wreaths of untwiſt- ed hemp dipped in pitch, with which the ends of cables are guarded againſt frićtion. Some the gall'd ropes with dawby marline bind, Or ſearcloth maſts with ſtrong tarpawling coats. Dryden. MAR LINEspik E. m. ſ. A ſmall piece of iron for faſtening ropes together, or to open the bolt rope when the ſail is to be ſewed in it. Bailey. MAR lp IT. n.ſ.. [mari and pit.] Pit out of which marl is dug. Several others, of different figures, were found; part of them in a rivulet, the reſt in a may pit in a field. //oodward. MA'RLY. adj. [from marl.] Abounding with marl. The oak thrives beſt on the richeſt clay, and will penetrate ſtrangely to come at a marly bottom. 442ntimer. MARMALADE. Un. ſ. [marinelade, Fr. marmelº, Portugueſe, MA'RMALE’r. ; a quince.] Marmalade is the pulp of quinces boiled into a conſiſtence with ſugar: it is ſubaſtingent, and grateful to the ſtomach. &incy. MARMoRA^TIon. n.ſ. ſmarmor, Latin.] Incruſtation with marble. Dić7. MARMo'REAN. adj. [marmoreus, Lat.] Made of marble. Dicſ. MA'RMoser. n.ſ. ſnarmºuſet, French..] A ſmall monkey. I will inſtruct thee how To ſhare the nimble marmºzct. Sašºſpeare's Tºmpºſł. MARMOT. the privilege of a
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The marmotto, or mus alpinus, as big or bigger that a
rabbit, which abſconds all winter, doth live upon its own
fat. Ray on Creation.
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MA'Rºſs. n. / [marquis, French; marchio, Lat, margrave,
German.]
1.In England one of the ſecond order of nobility, next in rank
to a duke.
Peace, maſter marquis, you are malapert;
Your fire-new ſtamp of honour is ſcarce current. Shakespeare .
" None may wear ermine but princes, and there is a certain
number of ranks allowed to dukes, marquiſes, and earls,
which they muſt not exceed. Peacham on Drawing.
2. Marquis is uſed by Shakeſpeare for marchioneſ. [marquiſe, Fr.]
You ſhall have
Two noble partners with you: the old ducheſs
Of Norfolk, and the lady marqueſ; Dorſet. Shakespeare.
MA'Royisate. n.ſ. (marquiat, French.] The ſeigniory of a
marquis.
º n. ſ. [from mar.] One who ſpoils or hurts any
thing.
s You be indeed makers, or marrers, of all mens manners
within the realm. Aftham's Schoolmaſter.
MARRIAge. n. ſ: [mariage, French ; maritagium, low Latin,
.." maritus.) The act of uniting a man and woman for
- life.
* The marriage with his brother's wife
Has crept too near his conſcience. Shakespeare . Henry VIII.
- | If that thy bent of love be honourable,
Thy purpoſe marriage, ſend me word to-morrow. Shakeſp.
The French king would have the diſpoſing of the marringe
of Bretagne, with an exception, that he ſhould not marry her
º himſelf. Bacon.
Some married perſons, even in their marriage, do better
pleaſe God than ſome virgins in their ſtate of virginity: they,
- by giving great example of conjugal affection, by preſerving
º their faith unbroken, and by educating children in the fear
of God, pleaſe God in a higher degree than thoſe virgins
whoſe piety is not anſwerable to their opportunities. Taylor.
I propoſe that Palamon ſhall be
In marriage join'd with beauteous Emily. Dryden.
MA'RRIAGE is often uſed in compoſition.
º Neither her worthineſs, which in truth was great, nor his
- own ſuffering for her, which is wont to endear affection,
could fetter his fickleneſs; but, before the marriage-day ap-
pointed, he had taken to wife Baccha, of whom ſhe com-
plained. Sidney, b. ii.
I by the honour of my marriage-bed,
After young Arthur, claim this land for mine. Shakeſp.
Thou ſhalt come into the marriage chamber. Tºb. vi. 16.
There on his arms and once lov’d portrait lay,
Thither our fatal marriage-bed convey.
To theſe whom death again did wed,
This grave's the ſecond marriage-bed:
For though the hand of fate could force
- *Twixt ſoul and body a divorce,
º It could not ſever man and wife,
Becauſe they both liv'd but one life. Craſhaw.
Give me, to live and die,
A ſpotleſs maid, without the marriage-tie. Dryden.
In a late draught of marriage-articles, a lady ſtipulated
with her huſband, that ſhe ſhall be at liberty to patch on
which ſide ſhe pleaſes. Addison's Speci. N°.81.
- Virgin awake! the marriage-hour is nigh. Pope.
MA'RRIAGEABLE. adj. [from marriage.]
1. Fit for wedlock; of age to be married.
~ * Every wedding, one with another, produces four children,
and conſequently that is the proportion of children which
any marriageable man or woman may be preſumed ſhall have.
Graunt's Bills of Mortality.
I am the father of a young heireſs, whom I begin to look
upon as marriageable. Speci. Nº. 237.
When the girls are twelve years old, which is the mar-
riageable age, their parents take them home. Swift.
2. Capable of union.
- They led the vine
To wed her chm; ſhe ſpous’d about him twines
Her marriageable arms, and with her brings
Her dow'r, th’ adopted cluſters to adorn
His barren leaves. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v.
MARRIEp. adj. [from marry..] Conjugal; connubial.
Thus have you ſhun'd the marry'd ſtate. Dryden.
M :* n, ſ. [me]:3, Saxon; ſmerr, Erſe; ſmergh, Scot-
túh.
All the bones of the body which have any confiderable
thickneſs have either a large cavity, or they are ſpongious,
and full of little cells: in both the one and the other there is
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an oleagenous ſubſtance, called marrow, contained in proper
veſicles or membranes, like the fat: in the larger bones this
fine oil, by the gentle heat of the body, is exhaled through
the pores of its ſmall bladders, and cnters ſome narrow paſ-
ſages, which lead to ſome fine canals excavated in the ſub-
ſtance of the bone, that the marrow may ſupple the fibres of
the bones, and render them leſs apt to break. &inty.
Would he were waſted, marrow, bones, and all,
That from his loins no hopeful branch may ſpring. Shakespeare
The ſkull hath brains as a kind of marrow within it: the
back-bone hath one kind of marrow, and other bones of the
body hath another: the jaw-bones have no marrow ſevered,
but a little pulp of marrow diffuſed. Bacon.
Pamper'd and edify'd their zeal -
With marrow puddings many a meal. Hudibrar, p. ii.
He bit the dart, and wrench'd the wood away,
The point ſtill buried in the marrow lay. … ſon's Ovid.
MA'RRow, in the Scottiſh dialect, to this day, denotes a fel-
low, companion, or alſociate ; as alſo equal match, he met
with his marrow.
Though buying and ſelling doth wonderful wel,
Yet chopping and changing i. commend
With theef of his marrow for fear of il end.
MARR’owbone. n. ſ. [bone and marrow.]
1. Bone boiled for the marrow.
2. In burleſque language, the knees.
Upon this he fell down upon his marrowbones, and begged
of Jupiter to give him a pair of horns. L'Eſtrange's Fables.
Down on your marrowbones, upon your allegiance; and
make an acknowledgement of your offences; for I will have
ample ſatisfaction. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
MARR’ow FAT. n.ſ. A kind of pea.
MARRowless. adj. [from marrow.] Void of marrow.
Avaunt
Thy bones are marrowleſ, thy blood is cold;
Thou haſt no ſpeculation in thoſe eyes,
Which thou doſt glare with. . Shakeſp. Macbeth.
To MARRY. v. a. ſmarier, French; maritor, Latin.]
1. To join a man and woman.
What! ſhall the curate controul me? Tell him, that he
ſhalſ marry the couple himſelf. Gay's J/hat d'ye call it.
2. To diſpoſe of in marriage.
When Auguſtus conſulted with Mecanas about the mar:
riage of his daughter Julia, Mecaenas took the liberty to tell
him, that he muſt either marry his daughter to Agrippa, or
take away his life; there was no third way, he had made
him ſo great. Bacon's Eſſays, Nº. 28.
3. To take for huſband or wife.
You'd think it ſtrange if I ſhould marry her. Shakeſ?.
Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her. Gen. xxxviii.
As a mother ſhall ſhe meet him, and receive him as a
wife married of a virgin. a Eccluſ. xv. 2.
To MA'RRY. v. n. To enter into the conjugal ſtate.
He hath my good will,
And none but he, to marry with Nan Page. Shakeſpeare.
Let them marry to whom they think beſt. Num. xxxvi. 6.
Virgil concludes with the death of Turnus; for after that
difficulty was removed, Æneas might marry, and eſtabliſh
Tuſſºr.
the Trojans. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Mºº are derived from the Saxon memrc, a fen, or fenny
MAs.” place. Gilſon's Camden.
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MARSH. n.ſ.. [menrc, Saxon. See MARISH.] A fen; a
bog; a ſwamp; a watry tract of land.
In their courſes make that round,
In meadows, and in marſhes found,
Of them ſo call'd the fayry ground,
Of which they have the keeping. Drayton's Nymphid.
Worms, for colour and ſhape, alter even as the ground
out of which they are got ; as the marſh worm and the flag
WOrn. Walton's Angler.
We may ſee in more conterminous climates great variety
in the people thereof; the up-lands in England yield ſtrong,
finewy, hardy men; the marſh-lands, men of large and high
ſtature. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Your low meadows and marſh-lands you need not lay up
till April, except the Spring be very wet, and your marſhes
very poachy. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
MARSH-MAllow. n.ſ.. [althaea, Lat..] It is in all reſpects like
the mallow, but its leaves are generally more foſt and woolly.
Miller.
MARSH-MARIGold. n.ſ. [populago, Lat.] This flower con-
ſiſts of ſeveral leaves, which are placed circularly, and ex-
pand in form of a roſe, in the middle of which riſes the
pointal, which afterward becomes a membranaceous fruit, in
which there are ſeveral cells, which are, for the moſt part,
bent downwards, colle&ted into little heads, and are full of
ſeeds. Miller.
And ſet foſt hyacinths with iron-blue,
To ſhade marſh-marigolds of ſhining hue. Dryden.
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MARSHAL n.ſ. [marſhal, Fr. marſhallus, low Lat. from
maſſal, old French; a word compounded of mare, which,
in ºld French, ſignificq a horſe, and ſcale, a ſort of ſervant;
ºne that has the charge of horſes.]
1. The chief off er of arms. * -
- The duke of Suffolk claims -
To be high ſteward; next the duke of Norfolk
To be earl marſhal. - Shakeſpeare.
2. An officer who regulates combats in the liſts.
Dares their pride preſume againſt my laws,
As in a liſted field to fight their cauſe :
Unaik'd the royal grant; no marſhal by,
As kingly rites require, nor judge to try. Dryden.
. Any one who regulates rank or order at a feaſt, or any other
bly.
"º. the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marſhal of the ſame, -
Whoſe name was Appetite; he did beſtow
Both gueſts and meats, whenever in they came,
And knew them how to order without blame. Fa. Queen.
4. An harbinger; a purſuivant; one who goes before a prince
to declare his coming, and provide entertainment.
Her face, when it was faireſt, had been but as a marſhal
to lodge the love of her in his mind, which now was ſo well
placed as it needed no further help of outward harbinger.
Sidney.
To MARSHAL. v. a. [from the noun.]
I. To arrange ; to rank in order.
Multitude of jealouſies, and lack of ſome predominant
deſire, that ſhould marſhal and put in order all the reſt,
maketh any man's heart hard to find or ſound. Bacon.
It is as unconceivable how it ſhould be the dire&trix of ſuch
intricate motions, as that a blind man ſhould marſhal an ar-
my. Glanville's Scep.
Anchiſes lock'd not with ſo pleas'd a face, -
In numb'ring o'er his future Roman race,
And marſhalling the heroes of his name,
As, in their order, next to light they came. Dryden.
2. To lead as an harbinger.
Art thou but
A dagger of the mind, a falſe creation.
Thou marſhal'ſ me the way that I was going. Shakeſp.
MA'RSHALLER. n.ſ.. [from marſhal.] One that arranges; one
that ranks in order.
Dryden was the great refiner of Engliſh poetry, and the
beſt marſhaller of words. Trapp's Prºf. to the Æneis.
MA'RSHALSEA. n.ſ. [from marſhal.] The priſon in Southwark
belonging to the marſhal of the king's houſhold.
MARSHALSHIP. m. ſ. [from marſhal.] The office of a mar-
ſhal.
MARShe'ldER. n.ſ. A gelderroſe, of which it is a ſpecies.
MARSHRocket. n.ſ. A ſpecies of watercreſſes.
'A RSHY, adj. [from marſh.)
1. Boggy; wet; fenny; ſwampy.
Though here the marſhy grounds approach your fields,
And there the ſoil a ſtony harveſt yields. Dryden's Pirg,
It is a diſtemper of ſuch as inhabit marſhy, fat, low, moiſt
ſoils, near ſtagnating water. A buthnºt on Diet.
2. Produced in marſhes. * *
Feed
With delicates of leaves and marſhy weed.
MART, n.f. [contracted from market.
1. A place of publick traffick.
Chriſt could not ſuffer that the temple ſhould ſerve for a
place of mart, not the apoſtle of Chriſt that the church ſhould
be made an inn. - Hoºker, b. v.
If any born at Epheſus
He ſeen at Syracuſan mart; and fairs,
He dies. Shakeſpeare.
Ezechiel, in the deſcription of Tyre, and the exceeding
trade that it had with all the Eaſt as the only mart town, re-
citeth both the people with whom they commerce, and alſo
what commodities every country yielded. Raleigh.
Many may come to a great mart of the beſt horſes.
Temple's Miſtel.
The French, fince the acceſſion of the Spaniſh monarchy,
Dryden.
ſpply with cloth the beſt mart we had in Europe. Addison.
2. Bargain; purchaſe and ſale. -
I play a merchant's part,
And venture madly on a deſperate mart. Shakeſp.
3. Letters of mart. See MARK.
ºr. v. a. [from the noun..] To traffick; to buy or
Čll. -
Sooth when I was young I wou'd have ranſack'd
The pedlar's filken treaſury, you've let him go,
And nothing marted with him.
Caſſius, you yourſelf,
Do ſell and mart your offices for gold
To undeſervers. Shakespeare . julius Caſar.
If he ſhall think it fit,
A ſaucy ſtranger in his court to mart,
As in a flew. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale.
MA(RT EN.
MA'RTERs }n. ſ: [marte, martre, Fr. martes, Lát.]
1. A large kind of weeſe, whoſe fur is much valued.
2. [4/artelet, Fr.] A kind of ſwallow that builds in houſes;
a martlet.
A churchwarden, to expreſs St. Martin's in the Fields,
cauſed to be engraved, on the communion cup, a martin,
a bird like a ſwallow, fitting upon a mole-hill between two
trees. Peacham on Blazoning.
MARTIAL. adj. [martial, Fr. martialis, Latin.]
1. Warlike ; fighting; given to war; brave.
- Into my feeble breaſt
Come gently, but not with that mighty rage
Wherewith the martial troopes thou doſt infeſt,
And hearts of great heroes doſt enrage.
The queen of martials,
And Mars himſelf conducted them. Chapman's Iliad.
It hath ſeldom been ſeen, that the far ſouthern people have
invaded the northern, but contrariwiſe; whereby it is mani-
feſt, that the northern tračt of the world is the more martial
region. Bacon's Eſſays.
His ſubjećts call’d aloud for war;
But peaceful kings o'er martial people ſet,
Each other's poize and counterbalance are.
2. Having a warlike ſhow; ſuiting war.
See
His thouſands, in what martial equipage
They iſſue forth ! Steel bows and ſhafts their arms,
Of equal dread in flight or in purſuit. Milton's Par. Rºg.
When our country's cauſe provokes to arms,
How martial muſick ev'ry boſom warms. Pope.
3. Belonging to war; not civil ; not according to the rules or
practice of peaceable government.
Let his neck anſwer for it, if there is any martial law in
the world. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
They proceeded in a kind of martial juſtice with their ene-
mies, offering them their law before they drew their ſword.
Bacon's holy War.
4. Borrowing qualities from the planet Mars.
The natures of the fixed ſtars are aſtrologically differenced
by the planets, and eſteemed martial or jovial according to
the colours whereby they anſwer theſe planets. Brown.
5. Having parts or properties of iron, which is called Mars by
the chemiſts. -
MARTIALIST. n.ſ.. [from martial.] A warrior; a fighter.
Many brave adventrous ſpirits fell for love of her; amongſt
others the high-hearted martial/?, who firſt loſt his hands,
then one of his chiefeſt limbs, and laſtly his life. Howell.
MARTING AL. n.ſ.. [martingale, French..] It is a broad ſtrap
made faſt to the girths under the belly of a horſe, and runs
between the two legs to faſten the other end, under the noſe-
band of the bridle. Harrir.
MARTI'NMAs. n.ſ. ſmartin and maſ...] The feaſt of St. Mar-
tin; the eleventh of November, commonly corrupted to mar-
tilmaſ, or martlemaſ.
Martilmas beefe doth bear good tacke,
When countrey-folke do dainties lacke.
MA’RTINET.
MA'RTLET.
Fairy Queen.
Dryden.
Tuſer's Huſº.
}n. ſ: [martinet, French.] A kind of ſwallow.
This gueſt of Summer,
The temple-haunting martlet does approve
By his lov'd manſionry, that heaven's breath
Smells wooingly here. No jutting frieze,
Buttrice, nor coigne of vantage, but this bird
Hath made his pendant bed, and procreant cradle.
Where they moſt breed and haunt, I have obſerv'd
The air is delicate. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
As in a drought the thirſty creatures cry,
And gape upon the gather'd clouds for rain;
Then firſt the martlet meets it in the ſky,
And with wet wings joys all the feather'd train. , Dryden.
MA'RTNETs, n. ſ. They are ſmall lines faſtened to the lectch
of the ſail, to bring that part of the leetch which is next to
the yard-arm cloſe up to the yard, when the ſail is to be
furled. Bailº,
MARTYR. m. ſ. ſºlve; martyr, French..] One who by
his death bears witneſs to the truth. -
Prayers and tears may ſerve a good man's turn ; if not to
conquer as a ſoldier, yet to ſufferas a martyr. King Charles.
Thus could not the mouths of worthy martyrs be ſilenced.
Brown.
Nearer heav'n his virtues ſhone more bright,
Like riſing flames expanding in their height, {
The marãr's glory crown'd the ſoldier's fight. Dryden.
To be a martyr ſignifies only to witneſs the truth of Chriſt;
but the witneſling of the truth was then ſo generally attended
with perſecution, that martyrdom now ſignifies not only to
witneſs, but to witneſs by death. South's Sermons.
The firſt martyr for Chriſtianity was encouraged, in his
laſt moments, by a viſion of that divine perſon for whom he
ſuffered. Addison on the Chriſtian Religion.
16 D
Socrates,
M A S
Socrates, -
Truth's early champion, martyr for his God.
To MA's ry R. v. a. [fºom the noun.]
1. To put to death for virtue.
. To murder; to deſtroy.
2 ' ' You could not beg for grace.
wretches, how I mean to martyr you:
#: one hand yet is left to cut your throats. Shakeſpeare.
If to every common funeral, •
By your eyes martyr'd, ſuch grace were allow'd, -
Your face would wear not patches, but a cloud. Suckling.
MARTYR Dom. n.ſ.. [from martyr..] The death of a martyr;
the honour of a martyr. - -
If an infidel ſhould purſue to death an heretick profeſſing
Chriſtianity only for Chriſtian profeſſion ſake, could we deny
unto him the honour of martyrdom * Hooker, b. v.
Now that he hath left no higher degree of earthly honour,
he intends to crown their innocency with the glory “,º:
r alcºl.
tyrdom. Herod, whoſe unbleft
Hand, O ! what dares not jealous greatneſs tore
A thouſand ſweet babes from their mother's breaſt,
Thomſºn.
The blooms of martyrdom. Craſhaw.
What miſts of providence are theſe,
So faints, by ſupernatural pow'r ſet free,
Are left at laſt in martyrdom to die. Dryden.
MARTYRO'LooY. m.ſ.. [martyrolºge, Fr. martyrologium, Lat.]
A regiſter of martyrs. -
In the Roman martyrolºgy we find at one time many thou-
ſand marty's deſtroyed by Diocleſian, being met together in a
church, rather than eſcape by offering a little incenſe at their
coming out. - Stillingfleet.
MARTY Rºlogist. n.ſ. ſmartyrologifte, French.] A writer of
martyrology.
MARVEL: n, ſº [merveille, French.] A wonder; any thing
aſtoniſhing. Little in uſe.
A marvel it were, if a man could eſpy, in the whole ſcrip-
ture, nothing which might breed a probable opinion, that
divine authority was the ſame way inclinable. Hooker.
I am ſcarce in breath, my lord.
- No marººſ, you have ſo beſir'd your valour; you
cowardly raſcal Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
No marvel
My lord protector's hawks do towre ſo well. Shakeſpeare.
MARVEL of Peru. A flower. Ainſ.
To MARVEL. v. n. [merveille, French..] To wonder; to Ée
aſtoniſhed. Diſuſed.
You make me marvel. Shakeſpeare.
Harry, I do not only marvel where thou ſpendeſt thy time,
but alſo how thou art accompanied. Shakeſpeare.
—The army marvelled at it. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
The countries marvelled at thee for thy ſongs, proverbs,
and parables. Eccluſ xlvii. 17.
MARVELlous. adj. [merveilleux, French.]
1. Wonderful; ſtrange; aſtoniſhing.
She has a marvellous white hand, I muſt confeſs. Shakeſp.
This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
Pſal. cxviii. 23.
2. Surpaſſing credit.
The marvellous fable includes whatever is ſupernatural, and
cſpecially the machines of the gods. Pope's Prºf. to the Iliad.
3. The marvellous is uſed, in works of criticiſm, to expreſ; any
thing exceeding natural power, oppoſed to gº. probable.
MARVEL Lously. adv. [from marvellous.] Wonderfully;
ſtrangely;
You look not well, ſeignior Antonio;
You have too much reſpect upon the world;
They loſe it that do buy it with much care.
Believe me, you are marvelºuſy chang'd. Shakeſpeare.
The encouragement of his two late ſucceſſes, with which
he was marvellouſly elated. Clarendon, b. viii.
MARVELlousness. n. ſ. [from marvellous.] Wonderfulneſs 5
ſtrangeneſs; aſtoniſhingneſs.
MASCULINE. adj. [maſculin, Fr. maſculinus, Latin.]
i. Male; not female.
* Pray God, ſhe prove not *iºſculine ere long Shakeſp.
His long beard noteth the air and fire, the two maſculine
clements exerciſing their operation "Pon nature being the fe-
minine. Peacham on Drawing.
O! why did God,
Seator wiſe that peopl’d higheſt heav'n
With ſpirits maſculine, create at laſt
his "ovelty on earth, this fair defea
- f nature : 44ilton's Par. Loft, b. x.
2. Reſembling man ; virile; not ſoft; not effeminate.
You find ſomething bold and maſculine in the air and poſ-
ture of the firſt figure, which is that of virtue. Addiſon.
3. ſº §ºnar.] It denotes the gender appropriated to the
M". º though not always expreſſing ſex.
Aurelia tells Ine, you h -
"d play the cº ave done moſt maſculinely,
MA'sculin ENEss. n.ſ.. [from mºſtuline.] Manniſhneſs; male
figure or behaviour.
MASH. n.ſ.. [maſche, Dutch..] - -
1. The ſpace between the threads of a net, commonly written
*. defend one's ſelf againſt the ſtings of becs, have a net
knit with ſo ſmall maſhes, that a bee cannot get through.
A ſortimer's Huſbandry.
. Any thing mingled or beaten together into an undiſtinguiſh-
2 § 3. ... body. [from miſchen, Dutch, to mix, of mºſ-
cher, French.]
3. A mixture for a horſe. - -
Put half a peck of ground malt into a pale, then put to it
as much ſcalding water as will wet it well; ſtir it about for
half an hour till the water is very ſweet, and give it the horſe
lukewarm : this maſh is to be given to a horſe after he has
taken a purge, to make it work the better; or in the time
of great ſickneſs, or after hard labour. Farrier's Dić7.
When mares foal, they feed them with maſhes, and other
moiſt food. 4 ſortiºner's Hiſtandry.
To MASH. v. a. ſmaſher, French.]
I. To beat into a confuſed maſs. º
The preſſure would be intolerable, and they would even
maſh themſelves and all things elſe apieces. More.
To break the claw of a ſobſter, clap it between the ſides
of the dining-room door : thus you can do it without maſh-
ing the meat. *iſt’. Directions to the Feet, ar.
2. To mix malt and water together in brewing.
What was put in the firſt mºſhing-tub draw off, as alſo
that liquor in the ſecond maſhing-tub. Mºti,..., , 11./Janary.
MASK. n.ſ. (moſque, French.)
I. A cover to diſguiſe the face; a viſor.
Now love pulled off his maſº, and ſhewed his face Ulſhte
her, and told her plainly that ſhe was his Priſoner. Sidney.
Since ſhe did negléét her looking-glaſs,
And throw her ſun-expelling maſ. away;
The air hath ſtarv'd the roſes in her cheeks,
And pitch'd the lily tinéture of her face. Shakeſpeare.
Could we ſuppoſe that a maſk repreſented never ſo natu-
rally the general humour of a character, it can never ſuit
with the variety of paſſions that are incident to every ſingle
Perſon in the whole courſe of a play. Addiſon on Italy.
2. Any pretence or ſubterfuge.
Too plain thy nakedneſs of ſoul eſpy'd,
Why doſt thou ſtrive the conſcious ſhàmé to hide, }
By maſks of eloquence, and veils of pride Prior.
3. A feſtive entertainment, in which the company is maſked.
Will you prepare for this maſque to-night. Shakeſpeare.
4. A revel; a piece of mummery; a wild bºile.
They in the end agreed,
That at a mºſque and common revelling,
Which was ordain'd, they ſhould Perform the deed. Daniel.
This º might lead me through this world's ºil,
maſk,
Content, though blind, had I no other guide. Milton.
5. A dramatick performance, written in a tragick ſtile without
attention to rules or probability.
Thus I have broken the ice to invention, for the lively re-
Preſentation of floods and rivers neceſſary for our painters and
Poets in their piéturs, poems, comedies, and maſº. Praham.
To MAsk. v. a. [mºſquer, French.]
1. To diſguiſe with a maſk or viſor.
What will grow out of ſuch errors as go maſked under the
cloke of divine authority, impoſſible it is that ºver the wit of
man ſhould imagine, till time have brought forth the fruits of
them. Hooker.
'Tis not my blood
Wherein thou ſee'ſ me maſked. Shukſ). Coriolanus.
Him he knew well, and gueſs'd that it was ſhe ,
But being maſ'd he was not ſure. Shakeſpeare.
The old Vatican Terence has, at the head of every ſcene, the
figures of all the Perſons, with their particular diſguiſes; and
I ſaw in the Villa di Mattheio an antique ſtatue mººd, which
was Perhaps deſigned for Gnatho in the eunuch, for it agrees
exactly with the figure he makes in the manuſcript. Addisons
2. To cover; to hide.
I to your aſſiſtance do make love,
448/king the buſineſs from the common eye,
For fundry weighty reaſons. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
As when a piece of wanton lawn,
A thin aerial vail is drawn
O'er beauty's face, ſeeming to hide,
More ſweetly ſhows the bluſhing bride:
A ſoul whoſe intellectual beams
No miſts do maſk, no lazy ſteams.
To Mask. v. n.
1. To revel; to play the mummer.
Thy gown Why, ay; come, taylor, let us ſee’t;
Craſaw.
What maſking ſtuff's heré Shakeſpeare.
44.3/king habits, and a borrow'd name,
Contrive to hide my plenitude of ſhºe. Prior.
2. To be diſguiſed any way.
MA's KER,
M A S == TTT MAskER. n.ſ.. [from maſk.] One who revels in a maſk; a cſ. muſi).In Tell falſe Edward, ſłe, That Lewis of France is ſending over maſters, To revel it with him and his new bride. Shakeſpeare. Let the ſcenes abound with light, and let the maſters that are to come down from the ſcene have ſome motions, upon the ſcene before their coming down. - .. Bacon. c The maſkers come late, and I think will ſtay, .. Like fairies, till the cock crow them away. . Donne. MASON. n.ſ. (maſon, French; machio, low Latin.] A builder with ſtone. Many find a reaſon very wittily before the thing be true; that the materials being left rough, are more manageable in the maſºn's hand than if they had been ſmooth. Wotton. A maſºn that makes a wall meets with a ſtone that wants no cutting, and places it in his work. More. M.sossy... n.ſ. (maſonerie, Fr.] The craft or performance of a maſon. MASQUERADE., n.ſ. [from maſque.] ... A diverſion in which the company is maſked. What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight maſquerades, Safe from the treach'rous friend, and daring ſpark, - .. The glance by day, the whiſper in the dark. Pope. 2. Diſguiſe. - - I was upon the frolick this evening, and came to viſit thee in maſquerade. - Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Truth, of all things the plaineſt and ſincereſt, is forced to gain admittance to us in diſguiſe, and court us in maſquerade. Felton on the Claſſicks. To Masquer A/DE. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To go in diſguiſe. - A freak took an aſs in the head, and away he goes into the woods, mºſquerading up and down in a lion's ſkin. L’Eſtrange's Fables. 2. To aſſemble in maſks. I find that our art hath not gained much by the happy re- vival of maſquerading among us. Swift. Masquer Aper. n.J. [from maſquerade..] A perſon in a maſk. The moſt dangerous ſort of cheats are but maſqueraders un- der the vizor of friends. D’E/irange. MAss. n.ſ.. [maſſe, Fr. maſſa, Latin.] 1. A body; a lump; a continuous quantity. If it were not for theſe principles the bodies, of the earth, planets, comets, ſun, and all things in them, would grow cold and freeze, and become inačtive maſſes. Newton's Opt. Some paſſing into their pores, others adhering in lumps or miſes to their outſides, ſo as wholly to cover and involve it in the maſ; they together conſtituted. Woodward’s Nat. Hiſł. 2. A large quantity. Thy ſumptuous buildings, and thy wife's attire, Have coſt a maſs of publick treaſury. Shakeſp. Henry VI. He had ſpent a huge maſs of treaſure in tranſporting his army. Davies on Ireland. 3. Bulk; vaſt body. The Creator of the world would not have framed ſo huge a mºſt of earth but for ſome reaſonable creatures to have their habitation. Abbot's Deſcription of the //orld. This army of ſuch maſs and charge, Led by a delicate and tender prince. Shakeſp. Hamlet. He diſcovered to me the richeſt mines which the Spaniards have, and from whence all the maſs of gold that comes into Spain is drawn. Raleigh's Eſſays. 4. Congeries; aſſemblage indiſtinét. - The whole knowlege of groupes, of the lights and ſha- dows, and of thoſe maſſes which Titian calls a bunch of grapes, is, in the prints of Rubens, expoſed clearly to the fight. Dryden. At diſtance, through an artful glaſs, To the mind's eye things well appear; - They loſe their forms, and make a maſ; Confus'd and black, if brought too near. Prior. here flowers grow, the ground at a diſtance ſeems cover- ed with them, and we muſt walk into it before we can di- ſtinguiſh the ſeveral weeds that ſpring up in ſuch a beautiful mºſ of colours. - Addison's Freeholder. 5. Groſs body; the general. Comets have power over the groſs and maſs of things; but they are rather gazed upon than wiſely obſerved in their ef- fects. Bacon's Eſſays. Where'er thou art, he is ; th’ eternal mind Ağs through all places; is to none confin'd : Fills ocean, earth, and air, and all above, And through the univerſal maſs does move. Dryden. The maſs of the people have opened their eyes, and will not be governed by Clodius and Curio at the head of their | myrmidons. Swift. º If there is not a ſufficient quantity of blood and ſtrength of circulation, it may infect the whole maſs of the fluids. é, IM - - Arbuthnot on Aliments. ſºilº, Latin.] The ſervice of the Romiſh church, ~ ... Burniſhed gold is that manner of gilding which we ſee id old parchment and maſs books, done by monks and prieſts; who were very expert herein. Peacham on Drawing, He inſers, that then Luther muſt have been unpardonably wicked in uſing maſs for fifteen years. . Atterbury, To Mass, v. n. [from the noun.J. To celebrate maſs. All their maſſing furniture almoſt they took from the law; leaſt having an altar and a prieſt they ſhould want veſtments. * . - - Hooker, b. iv. Tº Mass; º; a. [from the noun..] It ſeems once to have ſigni- fied to thicken ; to ſtrengthen. - They feared the French might, with filling or maſſing the houſe, or elſe by fortifying, make ſuch a piece as might ari- , noy the haven. - Hayward. MASSACRE, n.ſ. [maſſacre, French, from mazzare, Italian.] I. Carnage; ſlaughter; butchery; indiſcriminate deſtruction. Of whom ſuch maſſacre Make they, but of their brethren, men of men. Milton. Slaughter grows murder, when it goes too far, And makes a maſſacre what was a war. Dryd. Ind. Emp: 2. Murder. . - The tyrannous and bloody ačt is done; The moſt arch deed of piteous maſſacre, That ever yet this land was guilty of Shakeſp. Rich. III. To MA'ssacRE. v. a. [maſſacrer, French, from the noun J To butcher; to ſlaughter indiſcriminately. I'll find a day to maſſacre them all, - And raze their faction, and their family. Shakeſpeare. Chriſtian religion, now crumbled into fraćtions, may, like duſt, be irrecoverably diffipated, if God do not countermine us, or we recover ſo much ſobriety as to forbear to maſſacre what we pretend to love. - Decay of Piety. After the miſerable ſlaughter of the Jews, at the deſtruction of Jeruſalem, they were ſcattered into all corners, oppreſſed and deteſted, and ſometimes maſſacred and extirpated. Atterb. MASSICOT. m. ſ. [French.] - Maſſicot is ceruſs calcined by a moderate degree of fire; of this there are three ſorts, the white, the yellow, and that of a golden colour, their difference ariſing from the different de- grees of fire applied in the operation. White maſcot is of a yellowiſh white, and is that which has received the leaſt cal- cination; yellow maſſicot has received more, and gold-colour- ed maſſicot ſtill more; all of them ſhould be an impalpable powder, weighty and high-coloured: they are uſed in paint- ing. Trevoux. MA’ssINess. }*ſ [from maſſ), maſſive..] Weight; bulk; MA'ssive NESS. ponderouſneſs. It was more notorious for the daintineſs of the proviſion which he ſerved in it, than for the maſſineſ of the diſh. Hakewill on Providence. MASSIVE. adj. [maſſif, French.) Heavy; weighty; pon- MASSY. } derous; bulky; continuous. - If you would hurt, Your ſwords are now too maſſy for your ſtrength, And will not be uplifted. Shakeſpeare's Tempg/?: Perhaps theſe few ſtones and ſling, uſed with invocation of the Lord of Hoſts, may countervail the maſſive armour of the uncircumciſed Philiſtine. . . Government of the Tongue. No ſideboards then with gilded plate were preſs'd, No ſweating ſlaves with maſſive diſhes dreſs'd. Dryden. The more groſs and maſſive parts of the terreſtrial globe, the ſtrata of ſtone, owe their preſent order to the deluge. Woodward's Nat. Hi/?. If theſe liquors or glaſſes were ſo thick and maſy that no light could get through them, I queſtion not but that they would, like all other opaque bodies, appear of one and the ſame colour in all poſitions of the eye. Newton's Opticks. Th’ intrepid Theban hears the burſting ſky, Sces yawning rocks in maſſ fragments fly, And views aſtoniſh'd from the hills afar, The floods deſcending, and the wat'ry war. Pºpe's Statius. Swift the ſignal giv'n, They ſtart away, and ſweep the maſſy mound That runs around the hill. Thomſºn's Spring. MAST. n.ſ.. [moſt, mat, French ; marc, Saxon.]. 1. The beam or poſt raiſed above the veſſel, to which the ſail is fixed. Ten moſ's attach'd make not the altitude - That thou haſt perpendicularly fallen. Shakºſº, King Lear. He dropp'd his anchors, and his oars he ply'd ; Furl’d every ſail, and drawing down the mºſt, , , His veſſel moor'd. Dryden's Homer. 2. The fruit of the oak and beech. The oaks bear maſs, the briars ſcarlet hips: The bounteous houſewife, nature, on each buſh Lays her full meſs before you. Shakeſp., Timon of Athens. Trees that bear moſt, and nuts; are more laſting than thoſe that bear fruits; as oaks and beeches laſt longer than apples and pears. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Nº. 583. When ſheep fed like men upon acorns, a ſhepherd drove his flock into a little oak wood, and up he went to ſhake them down ſome ma/?s. L’Eſtrange's * t
M A S M A S ; º : - breaking down an old frame of gºver”: and * sº *... like the cutting down an old * * planting a young one : it is true, the grandſon may . t * ſhade and the maſſ, but the planter, beſides the plea ure o imagination, has no other benefit. Temple's Miſcel. As a ſavage boar, with foreſt maſ? and fat'ning marſhes fed, when once he ſees himſelf in toils inclos'd, Whets his tuſks. - wond'ring dolphins o'er the palace glide; On leaves and maſt of mighty oaks they brouze, And their broad fins entangle in the boughs. Dryden. Masted. adj. [from maſ?..] Furniſhed with maſts: - MASTER. n.ſ.. [meſter, Dutch; majºre, French; magiſter, Latin. 1. One º has ſervants; oppoſed to man or ſervant. But now I was the lord Of this fair manſion, maſter of my ſervnats, Queen o'er myſelf; and even now, but now, This houſe, theſe ſervants, and this ſame myſelf V--> Are yours my lord. Shakeſp. Merchant ºf Penice. Take up thy maſter. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. My lord Băſânio gave his ring away Unto the judge that begg'd it 3. - The boy, his clerk, begg'd mine ; And neither man nor maſter would take aught - But the two rings. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice. irečtor; a governor. 2. Aºi. be º: the maſter of a feaſt, be among them as one of the reſt. - Eccluſ. xxxii. 1. My friend, my genius, come along, Thou maſter of the poet, and the ſong. Pºpe. 3. Owner; proprietor. - - An orator, who had undertaken to make a panegyrick on Alexander the Great, and who had employed the ſtrongeſt figures of his rhetorick in the praiſe of Bucephalus, would do quite the contrary to that which was expected from him; becauſe it would be believed, that he rather took the horſe for his ſubječt than the maſter. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 4. A lord; a ruler. Wiſdom and virtue are the proper qualifications in the maſter of a houſe, Guardian, Nº. 165. ere Caeſar, grac'd with both Minerva's, ſhone, Caeſar, the world's great maſter, and his own. Pope, Excuſe The pride of royal blood, that checks my ſoul: You know, alas ! I was not born to kneel, To ſue for pity, and to own a maſter. Philips. 5. Chief; head. Chief maſter-gunner am I of this town, Something I muſt do to procure me grace. Shakeſpeare. As a wiſe maſter-builder I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. I Cor. iii. Io. The beſt ſets are the heads got from the very tops of the root; the next are the runners, which ſpread from the maſter rootS. Mortimer's Huſbandry. . Poſſeſſor. - - When I have thus made myſelf maſter of a hundred thou- ſand drachms, I ſhall naturally ſet myſelf on the foot of a prince, and will demand the grand vizier's daughter in marriage. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 547. The duke of Savoy may make himſelf maſter of the French dominions on the other ſide of the Rhone. Addiſon. Dry dºn's AFn. - 6 7. Commander of a trading ſhip. An unhappy maſter is he that is made cunning by many ſhipwrecks; a miſerable merchant, that is neither rich nor wiſe, but after ſome bankrouts. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. A ſailor's wife had cheſnuts in her lap ; Her huſband's to Aleppo gone, maſter o' th' Tyger. Shakespeare 8. One uncontrouled. Let ev'ry man be maſter of his time Till ſeven at night. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Great, and increaſing; but by ſea He is an abſolute maſter. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. 9. A compellation of reſpect. A//ºr doctor, you have brought thoſe drugs. Shakeſp. Stand by, my maſterſ, bring him near the king. Shakespeare . 4/ſters play here, I will content your pains, Something that's brief; and bid, good morrow, general. Shakeſpeare's Othello. **. A young gentleman. If gaining does an aged fire entice, hen my young maſter ſwiftly learns the vice: Dryden. 4:/ºr lay with his bedchamber towards the ſouth ſun; *..!?dged in a garret, expoſed to the north wind. Ariuſ. Where there are little mºſlers and miſſes in a houſe, they * ****Pediments to the diverſions of the ſervants; the only remedy is to bribe them, that they may not tell tales. Swift's Rules to Servants A 1. Ore who teaches; a teacher. iſ Wºry few men are wiſe by their own counſel, or learned by their own teaching; for he that was only taught by him- gºlf had a fool to his mºſter. Benj. jºhnſon's Pif, ºvery. To the Jews join the Egyptians, the firſt maſters of learn- g- South’s Sermºns. Aſaſters and teachers ſhould not raiſe difficulties to their ſcho- lars; but ſmooth their way, and help them forwards. Locke. 12. A man eminently ſkilful in practice or ſcience. The great mocking maſler mock'd not then, When he ſaid, Truth was buried here below. Davies. Spenſer and Fairfax, great maſters of our language, ſaw much farther into the beauties of our numbers than thoſe who folk,wed. Dryden. A man muſt not only be able to judge of words and ſtyle, but he muſt be a maſter of them too; he muſt perfectly un- derſtand his author's tongue, and abſolutely command his in own. - Dryden. He that does not pretend to painting, is not touched at the commendation of a maſter in that profeſſion. Cºllier. No care is taken to improve young men in their own lan- guage, that they may thoroughly underſtand, and be maſters of it. Locke on Education. 13. A title of dignity in the univerſities; as, maſter of arts. To MA(st ER. v. a. [from the noun.J 1. To be a maſter to ; to rule; to govern. - Ay, good faith, And rather father thee, than maſter thee. 2. To conquer; to overpower; to ſubdue. Thrice bleſſed they that meſter ſo their blood, `To undergo ſuch maiden pilgrimage. Shakespeare. The princes of Germany did not think him ſent to com- mand the empire, who was neither able to rule his inſolent ſubječts in England, nor maſter his rebellious people of Ire- land. Davies on Ireland. Then comes ſome third party, that maſters both plaintiff and defendant, and carries away the booty. L’Eſtrange. Honour burns in me, not ſo fiercely bright, But pale as fires when maſter'd by the light. Dryden. Obſtinacy and wilful neglects muſt be maſtered, even though it coſt blows. Locke on Education. A man can no more juſtly make uſe of another's neceſſity, than he that has more ſtrength can ſeize upon a weaker, maſter him to his obedience, and, with a dagger at his throat, offer him death or ſlavery. Locke. The reformation of an habitual ſinner is a work of time and patience; evil cuſtoms muſt be maſtered and ſubdued by degrees. Calamy's Sermons. 3. To execute with ſkill. - I do not take myſelf to be ſo perfe&t in the tranſačtions and privileges of Bohemia, as to be fit to handle that part: and f will not offer at that I cannot maſter. Bacon. MA's TERDOM. n.ſ.. [from maſter.] Dominion; rule. Not in uſe. Shakespeare. You ſhall put This night's great buſineſs into my diſpatch, Which ſhall to all our nights and days to cogne Give ſolely ſovereign ſway and maſterdom. Shakeſp. Mich. MASTER-HAND. n. ſ. The hand of a man eminently ſkilful. Muſick reſembles poetry, in each - Are nameleſs graces which no methods teach, And which a maſter-hand alone can reach. Pope. MASTER-JEST. n. ſ. Principal jeſt. Who ſhall break the maſter-jº/?, And what, and how, upon the reſt. Hudibras, p. iii. MASTER-key; m. ſ. The key which opens many locks, of which the ſubordinate keys open each only one. This maſter-key Frees every lock, and leads us to his perſon. Dryden. MASTER-LEAVER. n.ſ. One that leaves or deſerts his maſter. Oh Antony, Nobler than my revolt is infamous, Forgive me in thine own particular; Butlet the world rank me in regiſter A maſter-leaver, and a fugitive. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleºpatra. MasTER-siNEw. n.ſ. The maſterſnew is a large ſinew that ſurrounds the hough, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the wind-galls are uſually ſeated, which is the largeſt and moſt viſible finew in a horſe's body; this oftentimes is relaxed or reſtrained. Farrier's Didž. MAster-striNG. n.ſ. Principal ſtring. He touch'd me Ev’n on the tend reſt point; the maſterºffring That makes moſt harmony or diſcord to me. I own the glorious ſubject fires my breaſt. MASTER-STRokE. m. ſ. Capital performance. Ye ſkilful maſters of Machaon's race, Who nature's mazy intricacies trace; Tell how your ſearch has here eluded been, How oft amaz'd, and raviſh'd you have ſeen, The conduct, prudence, and ſtupendous art, And maſter:/?rºkes in each mechanick part. Blackmore. MA's TER less. Rowe. •.- º º º -:
M A S M A T MA'sterless. adj. [from maſter.] 1. Wanting a maſter or owner. when all was paſt took up his forlorn weed, His filver ſhield now idle maſterleſs. Fairy Queen. The foul opinion You had of her pure honour, gains, or loſes, Your ſword or mine; or maſterleſs leaves both To who ſhall find them. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. 2. Ungoverned; unſubdued. - - Masterliness. n.ſ. [from maſterly.] Eminent ſkill. MA's TERLY. adv. With the ſkill of a maſter. Thou doſt ſpeak maſterly Young though thou art. I read a book; I think it very maſterly written. MA'stERLY. adj. [from maſter.] 1. Suitable to a maſter; artful; ſkilful. As for the warmth of fanſy, the maſterly figures, and the copiouſneſs of imagination, he has exceeded all others. Dryd. That clearer ſtrokes of maſterly deſign, Of wiſe contrivance, and of judgment ſhine, In all the parts of nature we aſſert, Than in the brighteſt works of human art. Blackmore. A man either diſcovers new beauties, or receives ſtronger impreſſions from the maſterly ſtrokes of a great author every time he peruſes him. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 409. 2. Imperious; with the ſway of a maſter. MA'stERPIEcE. m. ſ. [maſter and piece.] 1. Capital performance; anything done or made with extra- ordinary ſkill. This is the maſterpiece, and moſt excellent part, of the work of reformation, and is worthy of his majeſty's pains. Davies on Ireland. 'Tis done; and 'twas my moſterpiece, to work My ſafety, 'twixt two dangerous extremes: Scylla and Charybdis. Denham's Sophy. Let thoſe conſider this who look upon it as a piece of art, and the maſterpiece of converſation, to deceive, and make a prey of a credulous and well-meaning honeſty. South. This wond’rous maſterpiece I fain would ſee; This fatal Helen, who can wars inſpire. Dryden's Aureng. The fifteenth is the maſterpiece of the whole metamor- phoſes. Dryden. In the firſt ages, when the great ſouls, and maſterpieces of human nature, were produced, men ſhined by a noble ſim- Shakeſpeare. Swift. plicity of behaviour. Addiſon. 2. Chief excellence. Beating up of quarters was his maſterpiece. Clarendon. Diffimulation was his maſterpiece; in which he ſo much- excelled, that men were not aſhamed with being deceived but twice by him. Clarendon, b. viii. MA'stERSHIP. n.ſ.. [from maſter.] 1. Dominion; rule; power. 2. *:::::: pre-eminence. For Python ſlain he Pythian games decreed, Where noble youths for maſterſhip ſhould ſtrive, To quoit, to run, and ſteeds and chariots drive. Dryden. 3. Chief work. Two youths of royal blood, renown'd in fight, The maſterſhip of heav’n in face and mind. Dryden. 4. Skill; knowledge. You were uſed To ſay extremity was the trier of ſpirits; That when the ſea was calm all boats alike Shew'd maſterſhip in floating. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 5. A title of ironical reſpect. How now, Signior Launce what news with your maſter- ſhip P Shakeſp. Two Gentlemen of Werona. MASTER-teeth. m.ſ.. [maſter and teeth..] The principal teeth. Some living creatures have their mafter-teeth indented one within another like ſaws; as lions and dogs. Bacon, MasTERwort. n.ſ. (moſler, and pine, Saxon.] The mafterwort is a plant with a roſe and umbellated flower, conſiſting of ſeveral petals, which are ſometimes heart-ſhaped, and ſometimes intire, ranged in a circle, and reſting on the empalement; which afterward becomes a fruit, Sompoſed of two ſeeds, which are plain, almoſt oval, gently ſtreaked and bordered, and generally caſting their cover; to theſe marks muſt be added, that their leaves are winged, and Pretty large: the root is uſed in medicine. Miller. AMoſlerwort is raiſed of ſeeds, or runners from the roots. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Mastery. n.ſ. [maſſiriſ, French, from maſter.] 1. Dominion; rule. If divided by mountains, they will fight for the maſtery of the paſſages of the tops, and for the towns that ſtand upon the roots. Raleigh's Eſſays. * Superiority; pre-eminence. If a man ſtrive for moſleries, yet is he not crowned except he ſtrive lawfully. 2 Tin. ii. 5. This is the caſe of thoſe that will try maſſeries with their "Periors, and bite that which is too hard. L'Eſtrange. Good men I ſuppoſe to live in a ſtate of mortification, inder, a perpetual conflict with their bodily appetites, and 3 ºrs to get the maſtery over them. Atterbury. • OKlll. . . . Chief maſºry to diſſed, With long and tedious havock, fabled knights, In battles feign'd. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. ix. ... He could attain to a maſtery in all languages, and ſound the depths of all arts and ſciences. Tillotſon's Serm. To give ſufficient ſweetneſs, a maſtery in the language is required : the poet muſt have a magazine of words, ind have the art to manage his few vowels to the beſt advantage. Dry 4. Attainment of ſkill or power. Sº - The learning and maſtery of a tongue being unpleaſant i itſelf, ſhould not be cumbered with i. . º - - Locke on Education. MA'stful. adj. [from maſ?..] Abounding in maſt, or fruit ºf oak, beech or cheſnut. - Some from ſeeds inclos'd on earth ariſe, - For thus the moſful cheſnut mates the ſkies. Dryden. Mastication. n. ſ. [moſłicatio, Lat.) The aët of chewing. In birds there is no maſtication, or comminution of the meat in the mouth; but in ſuch as are not carnivorous it is immediately ſwallowed into the crop or craw, and thence transferred into the gizzard. Ray on the Creation. Maſtication is a neceſſary preparation of ſolid aliment, with: out which there can be no good digeſtion. Arbuthnot. MA'sticatory. m. ſ. ſmaſticatoire, French..] A medicine to be chewed only, not ſwallowed. Remember maſticatories for the mouth. Bacon. Salivation and mg/licatories evacuate conſiderably; ſaliva- tion many pints of phlegm in a day, and very much by chew- ing tobacco. Floyer on Humours. MA'stich. n.ſ.. [maſſic, French.] *ś kind of gum gathered from trees of the ſame name in CIO. We may apply intercipients upon the temples of maſtich; frontals may alſo be applied. J/ſeman's Surgery. 2. A kind of mortar or cement. As for the ſmall particles of brick and ſtone, the leaſt moiſtneſs would join them together, and turn them into a kind of maſtich, which thoſe inſects could not divide. Addiſon. MA's Ticot. m. ſ. [marum, Latin.] See MAssicot. Grind your mo/licot with a ſmall quantity of ſaffron in gum Water. Peacham on Drawing. Mofficot is very light, becauſe it is a very clear yellow, and very near to white. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. MA's TIFF. m. ſ. mºſłives, plural... [maſſin, French; mafting, Italian.] A dog of the largeſt ſize; a bandog; dogs kept to watch the houſe. ...As ſavage bull, whom two fierce meſſives bait, When rancour doth with rage him once engore, Forgets with wary ward them to await, But with his dreadful horns them drives afore. Fairy Qu. When rank Therſites opes his maftiff jaws, We ſhall hear muſick, wit, and oracle. Shakeſpeare. When we knock at a farmer's door, the firſt anſwer ſhall be his vigilant maſtiff. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm. Soon as Ulyſſes near th’ encloſure drew, With open mouths the furious maſſives flew. Pope's Odyſ. Let the mºſtiffs amuſe themſelves about a ſheep's ſkin ſtuff. ed with hay, provided it will keep them from worrying the flock. - * - - - Swift. MA'stLEss. adj. [from maſ?..] Bearing no maſt. Her ſhining hair, uncomb'd, was looſely ſpread, A crown of maſſleſ; oak adorn'd her head. Dryden. MA's TLIN. n.ſ.. [from meſſer, French, to mingle, or rather corrupted from miſcellane..] Mixed corn; as, wheat and rye. The tother for one lofe hath twaine Of maſſlin, of rie and of wheat. Tuſcr's Huſø. MAT. m. ſ. [meatre, Saxon; matte, German; matta, Lat.] A texture of ſedge, flags, or ruſhes. The women and children in the weſt of Cornwall make mats of a ſmall and fine kind of bents there growing, which ſerve to cover floors and walls. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. In the worſt inn’s worſt room, with mat half hung, ... The floors of plaiſter, and the walls of dung. Pope. To MAT. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To cover with mats. Keep the doors and windows of your conſervatories well matted, and guarded from the piercing air. Evelyn's Kalendar. 2. To twiſt together; to join like a mat. I on a fountain light, Whoſe brim with pinks was platted; The banks with daffadillies dight, With graſs like ſleave was matted. Drayt. Qu. of Cynthia. Sometimes beneath an ancient oak, r Or on the matted graſs he lies; No god of ſleep he did invoke, The ſtream that o'er the pebbles flies, With gentle ſlumber crowns his eyes. Dryden. 16 E He
M A T
º
look'd a lion with a gloomy ſtare, -
alº his º hung his matted hair. Dryden.
The ſpleen conſiſteth of muſcular fibres, all matted, as in
the ſkin, but in more open work. Grew s {...,
MATADöRE. m. ſ. [mated” " murderer, Spaniſh.] A han
of cards ſo called from its efficacy againſt the adverſe player.
Now move to war her ſable matadºreſ,
In ſhow like leaders of the ſwarthy Moors. Pope.
M4.7%HIN. m. ſ. [French..] An old dance. - -
wn, ever ſaw a matachin dance to imitate fighting; this
was a fight that did imitate the matachin ; for they being but
three that fought, every one had two adverſaries iking him
who ſtruck the third. - - Sidney.
MATCH. n.ſ.. [meche, French ; miccia, Italian; pºly
from mice, to ſhine, Latin: ſurely not, as Skinner conjº
from the Saxon maca, a companion, becauſe * match is
companion to a gun.] Anything that catches fire; generally
a card, rope, or ſmall chip of wood dipped in melted ſul-
hur, -
- p Try them in ſeveral bottles matches, and ſee which of them
Iaſt longeſt without ſtench. f matches to ſet Druina º:
er trees as of matches to fe -
He made uſe of h Hºwel's Vocal Foreſ?.
Being willing to try ſomething that would not cheriſh much
fire at ºnce, and would keep fire much longer than a coal,
we took a piece of match, ſuch as ſoldiers uſe. Boyle.
2. [From ºx", a fight, or from maca. Saxon, one equal to
another.] A conteſt; a game; any thing in which there is
conteſt or oppoſition. -
Shall we play the wantons with our woes,
And make ſome pretty match with ſhedding tears? Shakespeare .
The goat was mine, by finging fairly won.
A ſolemn match was made ; he loſt the prize. Dryden.
3. [From maca, Saxon.] One equal to another; one able to
conteſt with another.
Government mitigates the inequality of power among par-
ticular perſons, and makes an innocent man, though of the
oweſt rank, a match for the mightieſt of his fellow-ſubječts.
Addiſon's Freeholder.
The old man has met with his match. Speciator.
The natural ſhame that attends vice, makes them zealous
to encourage themſelves by numbers, and form a party againſt
religion; it is with pride they ſurvey their increaſing ſtrength,
and begin to think themſelves a match for virtue. Rogers.
4. One that ſuits or tallies with another.
5. A marriage.
- The match
Were rich and honourable; beſides, the gentleman
Is full of virtue, bounty, worth, and qualities,
Beſeeming ſuch a wife as your fair daughter. Shakeſpeare.
Love doth ſeldom ſuffer itſelf to be confined by other matches
than thoſe of its own making. Boyle.
With him ſhe ſtrove to join Lavinia's hand,
But dire portents the purpos'd match withſtand. Dryden.
6. One to be married.
She inherited a fair fortune of her own, and was very rich
in a perſonal eſtate, and was looked upon as the richeſt match
of the Weſt. - Clarendon, b. viii.
To MATch. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To be equal to.
No ſettled ſenſes of the world can match
The pleaſure of that madneſs. Shakespeare Winter's Tale.
O thou good Kent, how ſhall I live and work
To match thy goodneſs life will be too ſhort,
And every meaſure fail me. Shakeſp. King Lear.
2. To ſhew an equal.
No hiſtory or antiquity can match his policies and his con-
dućt. South's Sermons.
3. To equal; to oppoſe.
- Eternal might
To match with their inventions they preſum'd -
So eaſy, and of his thunder made a ſcorn. Milton.
What though his heart be great, his ačtions gallant,
He wants a crown to poiſe againſt a crown,
Birth to match birth, and power to balance power. Dryden.
The ſhepherd's kalendar of Spenſer is not to be matched in
any modern language. Dryden.
4. To ſuit; to proportion.
Let poets match their ſubjećt to their ſtrength,
And often try what weight they can ſupport. Roſcommon.
Mine have been ſtill
Match'd with my birth; a younger brother's hopes. Rowe.
Employ their wit and humour in chufing and matching of
patterns and colours. Swift's Miftel.
5. To marry; to give in marriage.
Great king,
I would not from your love make ſuch a ſtray,
To match you where I hate. Shakeſp. King Lear.
**oſt proteſ thy love, and would'ſ; it ſhow
By *ing her, as ſhe would much her foe, Donne.
Them willingly they would have ſtill retain'd, , .
And match’d unto the prince. Daniel’s Civil //ar.
When a man thinks himſelf matched to one who ſhould be
a comfort to him, inſtead thereof he finds in his boſom a
beaſt. - South's Sermons.
A ſenator of Rome, while Rome ſurviv'd,
would not have match'd his daughter with a king. Addison.
To MATch. v. m.
1. To be married. -
A thing that may luckily fall out to him that hath the bleſ-
ſing to match with ſome heroical-minded lady. Sidney, b. ii.
I hold it a fin to match in my kindred. Shakeſpear.
Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with ſheep, .
And every creature couple with his foe. Dryd. Sp. Fryar.
All creatures elſe are much unworthy thee,
They match'd, and thou alone art left for me.
2. To ſuit; to be proportionate; to tally.
Matchable. adj. [from match.]
1. Suitable; equal; fit to be joined.
Ye, whoſe high worths ſurpaſſing Paragon,
Could not on earth have found one fit for mate,
Ne but in heaven matchable to none, -
Why did ye ſtoop unto ſo lowly ſtate Spenſer, Sonnet 66,
2. Correſpondent.
Thoſe at land that are not matchable with any upon our
ſhores, are of thoſe very kinds which are found no where but
in the deepeſt parts of the ſea. Woodward's Nat. Hył.
MA’rchless. adj. [from match..] Without an equal.
This happy day two lights are ſcén,
A glorious ſaint, a matchlºſs queen. JPaller.
Much leſs, in arms, oppoſe thy matchleſs force,
When thy ſharp ſpurs ſhall urge thy foaming horſe. Dryd.
MA(Tchlessiy. n.ſ.. . In a manner not to be equalled.
MA'tchlessNess. n.ſ.. [from matchlºſs.] State of being with-
out an equal.
MA’tch.MAKER. m. ſ. [match and make.]
1. One who contrives marriages.
You came to him to know
If you ſhould carry me, or no;
And would have hir'd him and his imps,
To be your matchmakers and pimps.
2. One who makes matches to burn.
MATE. n.ſ.. [maca, Saxon; matt, Dutch.]
1. A huſband or wife.
I that am frail fleſh and earthly wight,
Unworthy match for ſuch immortal mate,
Myſelf well wote, and mine unequal fate. Fairy Queen.
2. A companion, male or female.
Go, baſe intruder over-weening ſlave l
Dryden.
Hudibras, p. iii.
Beſtow thy fawning ſmiles on equal mater. Shakeſpeare.
My competitor
In top of all deſign, my mate in empire,
Friend and companion in the front of war. Shakeſpeare.
You knew me once no mate
For you; there fitting where you durft not ſoar. Milton.
Damon, behold yon breaking purple cloud;
Hear'ſt thou not hymns and ſongs divinely loud:
There mounts Amyntas, the young cherubs play
About their godlike mate, and ſing him on his way. Dryd.
Leave thy bride alone:
Go, leave her with her maiden mates to play
At ſports more harmleſs, till the break of day.
3. The male or female of animals.
Part ſingle, or with mate;
Graze the ſea-weed their paſture, and through groves
Of coral ſtray. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vii.
Pliny tells us, that elephants know no copulation with any
other than their own proper mate. Ayliffe's Parergon.
4. One that ſails in the ſame ſhip.
What vengeance on the paſſing fleet ſhe pour’d,
The maſter frighted, and the mates devour’d. Roſcommon.
5. One that eats at the ſame table.
6. The ſecond in ſubordination; as, the maſter's mate; the
chirurgeon's mate.
To MATE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To match ; to marry.
Enſample make of him your hapleſs joy,
And of myſelf now mated as you ſee,
Whoſe prouder vaunt, that proud avenging boy,
Did ſoon pluck down, and curb'd my liberty. Fairy Qu.
The hind, that would be mated by the lion,
Muſt die for love. Shakeſp. All's well that ends well.
2. To be equal to.
Some from ſeeds inclos'd on earth ariſe,
For thus the maſtful cheſnut mates the ſkies.
Parnaſſus is its name; whoſe forky riſe
Mounts through the clouds, and mates the lofty ſkies:
High on the ſummit of this dubious cliff,
Deucalion wafting moor'd his little ſkiff. Dryden.
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M A T M A T - oſe; to equal. - 3. To º: th’ way j loyalty and truth, - Dare mate a ſounder man than Surrey can be, * - - And all that love his follies. ... Shakeſpeare's Henry viii. - 4. [Matter, French; matar, Spaniſh.] To ſubdue ; to con- found; to cruſh. . - - - That is good deceit - - - which mates him firſt, that firſt intends deceit. Shakespeare. The great effects that may come of induſtry and perſe: verance who knoweth not For audacity doth almoſt bind and mate the weaker fort of minds. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. My ſenſe ſhe as mated, and amaz'd my fight. Shakeſp. Why this is ſtrange; go call the abbeſs hither ; I think you are all mated, or ſtark mad. . . Shatſhears. MATERIAL. adj. [materiel, French; materialis, Latin.] 1. Conſiſting of matter; corporeal; not ſpiritual. - when we judge, our minds we mirrors make, And as thoſe glaſſes which material be, Forms of material things do only take, • * … " For thoughts or minds in them we cannot ſee. Davies, That theſe trees of life and knowlege were material trees, though figures of the law and the goſpel, it is not doubted by the moſt religious and learned WriterS. Raleigh. 2. Important; momentous; effential. . • , t "... - - We muſt propoſe unto all men certain petitions incident, and very material in cauſes of this nature. , Hooker, b. v. Hold them for catholicks or hereticks, it is not a thing either one way or another, in this preſent queſtion, material. Hooker, b. iv. What part of the world ſoever we fall into, the ordinary uſe of this very prayer hath, with equal continuance, ac- companied the ſame, as one of the principal and moſt mate- rial duties of honour done to Chriſt. - , , Hooker, b.v. It may diſcover ſome ſecret meaning and intent therein, very material to the ſtate of that government. Spenſer. The queſtion is not, whether you allow or diſallow that book, neither is it material. JWhitgift. He would not ſtay at your petitions made ; His buſineſs more material. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. Neither is this a queſtion of words, but infinitely material in nature. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Nº. 98. I paſs the reſt, whoſe ev'ry race and name, And kinds are leſs material to my theme. Dryden's Virg. As for the more material faults of writing, though I ſee many of them, I want leiſure to amend them. Dryden. I ſhall, in the account of ſimple ideas, ſet down only ſuch as are moſt material to our preſent purpoſe. Locke. In this material point, the conſtitution of the Engliſh go- vernment far exceeds all others. Swift. MATERIALs. n.ſ.. [this word is ſcarcely uſed in the ſingular; materiaux, French.] The ſubſtance of which any thing is made. The Weſt-Indians, and many nations of the Africans, finding means and materials, have been taught, by their own neceſſities, to paſs rivers in a boat of one tree. Raleigh. Intending an accurate enumeration of medical materials the omiſfion hereof affords ſome º it was not uſed by the ancients. Brown's Vulg. Errours, b. i. David, who made ſuch rich proviſion of materials for the building of the temple, becauſe he had dipt his hands in blood, was not permitted to lay a ſtone in that ſacred pile. South. That lamp in one of the heathen temples the art of man might make of ſome ſuch material as the ſtone aſbeſtus, which being once enkindled will burn without being conſumed. Wilk. The materials of that building very fortunately ranged themſelves into that delicate order, that it muſt be a very great chance that parts them. Tillotſon. Simple ideas, the materials of all our knowlege, are ſug- geſted to the mind only by ſenſation and reflection. Locke. Such a fool was never found, Who pull'd a palace to the ground, Only to have the ruins made - - Materials for an houſe decay’d. Swift's Miſcel. MATERIAlist. n.ſ.. [from material.] One who denies ſpi- ritual ſubſtances. - He was bent upon making Memmius a materialiſ?. Dryd. Materiality. n.ſ.. [materialité, Fr. from material.] Cor- porcity; material exiſtence; not ſpirituality. Conſidering that corporeity could not agree with this uni- yerſal ſubſiſtent nature, abſtraćting from all materiality in his ideas, and giving them an ačtual ſubſiſtence in nature, he made them like angels, whoſe effences were to be the eſſence, and to give exiſtence to corporeal individuals; and ſo each idea was embodied in every individual of its ſpecies. Digby. MATERIALLY. adv. [from material.] 1. In the ſtate of matter. I do not mean, that anything is ſeparable from a body by fire that was not materially pre-exiſtent in it. Boyle. 2. Not formally. Though an ill intention is certainly ſufficient to ſpoil and 6 corrupt an act in itſelf materially good, yet no good intention whatſoever can rectify or infuſe a moral goodneſs into an act otherwiſe evil. . - South's Sermons. 3. Importantly; eſſentially. - ... All this concerneth the cuſtoms of the Iriſh very materially; as well to reform thoſe which are evil, as to confirm and con- ...tinue thoſe which are good. Spenſer on Ireland. MATF'krainess. n.ſ. (from material.] State of being mate. rial; importance. - MATE'RIATE. }*. [materiatus, Latin.j Conſiſting of mat- MATE’RIATED. ter. After long enquiry of things immerſe in matter, interpoſe ſome ſubjećt which is immateriate or leſs material, ſuch as this of ſounds, to the end that the intelle&t may be reëtified, and become not partial. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ. No. 114. Materiation, n.ſ. [from materia, Lat.] Théâa offº ing matter. - - Creation is the produćtion of all things out of nothing; a formation not only of matter but of form, and a materiation even of matter itſelf. - - Brown. MATE'RNAL. adj.. [materne, Fr. maternus, Lat.] Motherly; befitting or pertaining to a mother. he babe had all that infant care beguiles, And early knew his mother in her ſmiles: At his firſt aptneſs the maternal love Thoſe rudiments of reaſon did improve. Dryden. MATE'RNITY.. n. ſ' [maternité, French, from maternus, Lat.j The charaćter or relation of a mother. MAt-felon. n.ſ.. [matter, to kill, and flon, a thief.] A ſpecies of knap-weed growing wild. - MATHEMATICAL ladi. [mathematicus, Lat.] Confidered MATHEMATICK. according to the doćtline of the mathematicians. The Eaſt and Weſt, Upon the globe, a mathematick point Only divides: thus happineſs and miſery, - And all extremes, are ſtill contiguous. Denham's Sophy. It is as impoſſible for an aggregate of finites to comprehend or exhauſt one infinite, as it is for the greateſt number of ma- thematick points to amount to, or conſtitute a body. Boyle. I ſuppoſe all the particles of matter to be ſituated in an exact and mathematical evenneſs. Bentley's Serm. MATHEMA'rie Ally; adv.[from mathematick.] According to the laws of the mathematical ſciences. - We may be mathematically certain, that the heat of the ſun is according to the denſity of the ſun-beams, and is reci- procally proportional to the ſquare of the diſtance from the - body of the ſun. Bentley's Sermons. MATHEM ATI'c1AN. m. ſ. [mathematicus, Lat. mathematicien, French.] A man verſed in the mathematicks. One of the moſt eminent mathematicians of the age aſſured me, that the greateſt pleaſure he took in reading Virgil was in examining Æneas's voyage by the map. Addison's Spezi. MATHEMA'ticks. n.ſ. ſººnwalixà.] That ſcience which contemplates whatever is capable of being numbered or mea- fured; and it is either pure or mixt: pure conſiders abſtračt- ed quantity, without any relation to matter; mixt is inter- woven with phyſical conſiderations. . Harris. The mathematicks and the metaphyſicks Fall to them, as you find your ſtomach ſerves you. Shakespeare See myſtery to mathematicks fly. Pope. MA"thes. n.ſ. An herb. - Ainſ. MATHE's 1s. n. ſ. [wºmai;,] The doćtrine of mathematicks. Mad Matheſis alone was unconfin'd. Pope. MATIN. adj. [matine, French; matutinui, Latin:] Morning; uſed in the morning. Up roſe the vićtor angels, and to arms The matin trumpet ſung. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vi. I waſte the matin lamp in fighs for thee; Thy image ſteals between my god and me. Pope. MATIN. n.ſ. Morning: The glow-worm ſhews the mattin to be near, And gins to pale his uneffectual fire. Shakeſpeare. MATINs. n.ſ.. [matines, French.] Morning worſhip. The winged choriſters began To chirp their mattins, Cleaveland. By the pontifical, no altar is conſecrated without reliques: the vigils are celebrated before them, and the noćturn and mattins, for the ſaints whoſe the reliques are. . . Stillingfleet. That he ſhould raiſe his mitred creſt on high, And clap his wings, and call his family To ſacred rites; and vex th’ etherial powers With midnight mattins, at uncivil hours. Dryden. MA/TRAss. n.ſ.. [matras, French.] Matraſ, is the name of a chemical glaſs veſſel made for digeſtion or diſtillation, being ſometimes bellied, and ſome- times riſing gradually taper into a conical figure. 3:tincy. Protećt from violent ſtorms, and the too parching darts of the ſun, your pennached tulips and ranunculus's, covering them with mairaſſes. Evelyn's Kalendar. MA'TR1c E.
M A T
M A T
Marrice. n.ſ. (matrix, Latin.) -
1. The womb ; the cavity whº the foetus is formed.
If the time required in vivification be of any length, º:
ſpirit will exhale before the creature be mature, except f .
ºn loſed in a place where it. "“). have continuance º d i.
heat, and cloſeneſs that may keep it ſom exhaling; and us
places are the wombs and matrices of the females. Bacon.
2. A mould ; that which gives form to ſomething incloſed. d
Stones that carry a reſemblance of cockles, were forme
in the cavities of ſhells; and theſe ſhells have ſerved as %.
trices or moulds to them. J/oodward.
MA’rricide. m. ſ. [matricidium, Latin.]
1. Slaughter of a mother. -
Nature compenſates the death of the father by the matri-
cide and murther of the mother. Brown's Pulg. Erreurs.
2. [Matricida, Latin; matricide, Fr.]. A mother killer. Ainſ.
To MATR1'cular E. v. a. [from matricula: a matrix: quod ea
velut matrice contincantur militum nomina 4"|| To enter
or admit to a memberſhip of the univerſities of England; to
enliſt; to enter into any ſociety by ſetting down the name.
He, after ſome trial of his manners and learning, thought
fit to enter himſelf of that college, and after to matriculate
him in the univerſity. I/alton's Life of Sanderſºn.
Mat Ri'culate. n.f. [from the verb.] A man matriculated.
Suffer me, in the name of the matriºidate" of that famous
univerſity, to aſk them ſome plain queſtions. Arbuthnot.
MATRI'cèi Arios. n.ſ.. [from matriculate.] The act of ma-
iculating.
tl º ſchºlar abſent from the univerſity for five years, is ſtruck
out of the matriculation book; and, upon his coming de novo
to the univerſity, ought to be again matriculated. Ayliff.
MATRIMo'Nial. adj. [matrimonial, Fr. from matrimonium,
Latin.] Suitable to marriage; pertaining to marriage; con-
nubial; nuptial; hymeneal.
If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at cur-
teſy, and have rather a matrimonial than a regal power, the
right remaining in his queen. Bacon's Henry VII.
So ſpake domeſtick Adam in his care,
And matrimonial love. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. ix.
Since I am turn'd the huſband, you the wife ;
The matrimonial vićtory is mine,
Which, having fairly gain'd, I will reſign. Dryden.
MATRIMo'N1ALLY. adv. [from matrimonial. According to the
manner or laws of marriage.
He is ſo matrimonially wedded unto his church, that he
cannot quit the ſame, even on the ſcore of going unto a re-
ligious houſe. Ayliffe's Parergon.
MATRIMONY, n.ſ.. [matrimonium, Lat.] Marriage; the
nuptial ſtate ; the contraćt of man and wife ; nuptials.
If any know cauſe why this couple ſhould not be joined in
holy matrimony, they are to declare it. Common Prayer.
M4'TRIX. n.ſ. [Lat. matrice, Fr.] Womb ; a place where
any thing is generated or formed.
If they be not lodged in a convenient matrix, they are
not excited by the efficacy of the ſun. Brown's Pulgar Err.
MA'TRON. m. ſ. [matrone, French; matrona, Latin.]
1. An elderly lady.
- Come, civil night,
Thou ſober-ſuited matron, all in black. Shakeſpeare.
Your wives, your daughters,
Your matrons and your maids, could not fill up
The ciſtern of my luſt. Shakeſpeare’s Macbeth.
She was in her early bloom, with a diſcretion very little
inferior to the moſt experienced matrons. Tatler, N°. 53.
2. An old woman.
A matron ſage
Supports with homely food his drooping age. Pope's Odyſ.
MATRos AL. adj. (matronalis, Latin.) Suitable to a matron;
conſtituting a matron.
He had heard of the beauty and virtuous behaviour of the
queen of Naples, the widow of Ferdinando the younger, be-
ing then of matronal years of ſeven and twenty. Bacon.
MA"r RoNLY. adj. matron and like..] Elderly; ancient.
- The matronly wife plucked out all the brown hairs, and
the younger the white. L’É/irange's Fables.
MAn Ross. n.ſ.
- Aºtrºſſes, in the train of artillery, are a ſort of ſoldiers
Fºxt in degree under the gunners, who aſſiſt about the guns
in traverfing, ſpunging, firing, and loading them : they carry
firelocks, and march along with the ſtore-waggons as a guard,
and as aſſiſtants, in caſe a waggon ſhould break.
Mººk. m. ſ. ſmaliere, French; materia, Latin.]
1. Body } ſubſtance extended.
If then the ſoul another ſoul do make,
Becauſe her pow'r is kept within a bound,
Sºº muſt ſome former ſtuff or matter take,
Pºt in the ſoul there is no matter found. Davies.
I. ſeems probable to me, that God in the beginning form-
º *** in foºd, maſy, hard, impenetrable, moveable par-
º'º, of fºll ſize; and figures, and with ſuch other proper-
Bailey.
ties, and in ſuch proportion to ſpace, as moſt conduced to
the end for which he formed them; and that thoſe primitive
particles being ſolids are incomparably harder than any porous
bodies compounded of them, even ſo very hard as never to
wear or break in pieces, no ordinary Power being able to di-
wide what God himſelf made one in the firſt creation. Newt.
Some have dimenſions of length, breadth, and depth, and
have alſo a power of reſiſtance, or exclude every thing of the
ſame kind from being in the ſame place : this is the proper
character of matter or body. - J/atts's Lagick.
2. Materials; that of which any thing is compoſed.
The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the
matter of tempeſts before the air here below. Bacon.
3. Subject; thing treated. - -
The ſubject or matter of laws in general is thus far forth
conſtant, which matter is that for the ordering whereof laws
were inſtituted. Hooker, b. i.
I have words to ſpeak in thy ear will make thee dumb ;
yet are they much too light for the matter. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Son of God, Saviour of men Thy name
Shall be the copious matter of my ſong. Milt. Par. Lºſt.
It is matter of the greateſt aſtoniſhment to obſerve the
common boldneſs of men. Decay of Piety.
I ſhall turn
Full fraught with joyful tiding of theſe works,
New matter of his praiſe, and of our ſongs. Dryden.
He grants the deluge to have come ſo very near the mat-
ter, that but very few eſcaped. Tillotſon.
This is ſo certain in true philoſophy, that it is matter of
aſtoniſhment to me how it came to be doubted.
Be thou the copious matter of my ſong.
4. The whole; the very thing ſuppoſed.
5. Affair; buſineſs: in a familiar ſenſe.
To help the matter, the alchemiſts call in many vanities
out of aſtrology. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
atters ſucceeded ſo well with him, that every-body was
in admiration to ſee how mighty rich he was grown. L'E/ir.
Never was anything gotten by ſenſuality and ſloth in mat-
ter of profit or reputation. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
A fawn was reaſoning the matter with a ſtag, why he
ſhould run away from the dogs. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
Some young female ſeems to have carried matters ſo far,
Cheyne.
Phillips.
that ſhe is ripe for aſking advice. Speciator.
If chance herſelf ſhould vary,
Obſerve how matters would miſcarry. Prior.
6. Cauſe of diſturbance.
Where art thou? What's the matter with thee *
What's the matter, you diſſentious rogues,
That rubbing the poor itch of your opinion,
Make yourſelves ſcabs. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
7. Subject of ſuit or complaint.
Slender, I broke your head; what matter have you againſt
me *
—Marry, Sir, I have matter in my head againſt you. Shakespeare
If the craftſmen have a matter againſt any man, the law is
open; let them implead one another. Cls xix. 38.
In armies, if the matter ſhould be tried by duel between
two champions, the vićtory ſhould go on the one ſide; and
yet if tried by the groſs, it would go on the other. Bacon.
8. Import; conſequence; importance; moment.
If I had had time to have made new liveries, I would have
beſtowed the thouſand I borrowed of you : but it is no mat-
ter, this poor ſhew doth better. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
And pleaſe yourſelves this day;
No matter from what hands you have the play.
A prophet ſome, and ſome a poet cry,
No matter which, ſo neither of them lye,
From ſteepy Othrys' top to Pilus drove
His herd.
Pleas'd or diſpleas'd, no matter now 'tis paſt;
The firſt who dares be angry breaths his laſt.
Shał.
Dryden.
Dryden.
Granville.
9. Thing; obječt; that which has ſome particular relation, or
is ſubject to particular conſideration.
The king of Armenia had in his company three of the
moſt famous men for matters of arms. Sidney, b. ii.
Plato reprehended a young man for entering into a diſſolute
houſe; the young man ſaid, Why for ſo ſmall a matter P
Plato replied, But cuſtom is no ſmall matter. Bacon.
Many times the things deduced to judgment may be meum
and tuum, when the reaſon and conſequence thereof may
trench to point of eſtate. I call matter of eſtate not only the
parts of ſovereignty, but whatſoever introduceth any great
alteration, or dangerous precedent. Bacon's Eſſays.
It is a maxim in ſtate, that all countries of new acqueſt,
till they be ſettled, are rather matters of burden than of
ſtrength. Bacon's I/ar with Spain.
Io. Queſtion confidered.
Upon the whole matter, it is abſurd to think that conſcience
can be kept in order without frequent examination. South.
6 x 1. Space
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M A T
11. Space or quantity nearly computed. .*
Away he goes to the market town, a matter of jº mii CS
off, to enquire if any had ſeen his aſs. - L'Eſ?range.
I have thoughts to tarry a ſmall matter in town, to learn
ſomewhat of your lingo. Congreve's I/cy of the IWorld.
12. Purulent running; that which is formed by ſuppuration.
" in an inflamed tubercle in the great angle of the left eye,
the matter being ſuppurated I opened it. Wiſeman's Surgery.
13. Upon the MATTER. A low phraſe now out of uſe, import-
ing, conſidering the whole; with reſpect to the main ; nearly.
in their ſuperiors it quencheth jealouſy, and layeth their
competitors aſleep; ſo that upon the matter, in a great wit
deformity is an advantage to riſing. Bacºn's Effy;
Upon the matter, in theſe prayers I do the ſame thing I did
befºre, ſave only that what before I ſpake without book I
now read. Biſhop Sanderſºn.
The elder, having conſumed his whole fortune, when forced
to leave his title to his younger brother, left upon the matter
nothing to ſupport it. . Clarendºn.
waïer, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horſe, but
were, upon the matter, equal in foot. Clarendon, b. viii.
If on one ſide there are fair proofs, and no pretence of
proof on the other, and that the difficulties are moſt preſſing
on that ſide which is deſtitute of proof, I deſire to know,
whether this be not upon the matter as ſatisfactory to a wife
man as a demonſtration. Tillotſon's Sermons.
To MATTER. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To be of importance; to import.
It matters not, ſo they deny it all;
And can but carry the lye conſtantly. Benj. johnſon's Catal.
It matters not how they were called, ſo we know who they
are. Locke.
If Petrarch's muſe did Laura's wit rehearſe;
And Cowley flatter'd dear Orinda's verſe;
She hopes from you–Pox take her hopes and fears,
I plead her ſex's claim: what matters hers?
2. To generate matter by ſuppuration.
Deadly wounds inward bleed, each ſlight ſore mattereth.
Sidney, b. i.
The herpes beneath mattered, and were dried up with com-
mon epuloticks. I/iſeman's Surgery.
To MATTER. v. a. [from the noun..] To regard; not to
neglect: as, I matter not that calumny.
MATTERy. adj. [from matter.] Purulent; generating matter.
The putrid vapours colliquate the phlegmatick humours of
the body, which tranſcending to the lungs, cauſes their mat-
tery cough. Harvey on Conſumptions.
MAT-rock. n.ſ.. [matzuc, Saxon.]
1. A kind of toothed inſtrument to pull up wood. -
Give me that mattack, and the wrenching iron. Shakeſp.
2. A pickax. -
You muſt dig with mattock and with ſpade,
And pierce the inmoſt centre of the earth. Shakeſpeare.
The Turks laboured with mattocks and pick-axes to dig up
the foundation of the wall. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks.
To deſtroy mountains was more to be expected from
earthquakes than corroſive waters, and condemneth the judg-
ment of Xerxes, that wrought through mount Athos with
mattocks. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vii.
MATTREss. n.ſ. (matras, French; attras, Welſh.] A kind
of quilt made to lie upon.
Their mattreſſes were made of feathers and ſtraw, and
Prior.
, ſometimes of furs from Gaul. Arbuthnot.
Nor will the raging fever's fire abate,
With golden canopies and beds of ſtate ;
But the poor patient will as ſoon be found
On the hard mattreſs, or the mother ground. Dryden.
MATURA'tion. n. ſ. [from maturo, Latin.]
1. The aët of ripening; the ſtate of growing ripe.
One of the cauſes why grains and fruits are more nouriſh-
ing than leaves is, the length of time in which they grow to
maturation. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. N°. 466.
There is the maturation of fruits, the maturation of drinks,
and the maturation of impoſtumes; as alſo other maturations
cf metals. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ'. Nº. 312.
We have no heat to ſpare in Summer; it is very well if it
be ſufficient for the matura:ion of fruits. Bentley's Serm.
2. (In phyſick.] Maturation, by ſome phyſical writers, is ap-
plied to the ſuppuration of excrementitious or extravaſated
juices into matter, and differs from conco&tion or digeſtion,
which is the raiſing to a greater perfection the alimentary and
...natural juices in their proper canals. &tiny.
ºur Arive. adj. [from maturo, Latin.]
1. Ripening; conducive to ripeneſs.
. Between the tropicks and the equator their ſecond Summer
is hotter, and more maturative of fruits than the former.
- Brown's Wulgar Errours, l. iv.
* Cºnducive to the ſuppuration of a fore.
Butter is maturative, and is profitably mixed with anodynes
and ſuppuratives. - //ſeman's Surgery.
ATURE. adj. [naturus, Latin.]
* Riſe; perfected by time.
M A U
When once he was mature for man:
In Britain where was he,
That could ſtand up his parallel,
Or rival objećt be
Their prince is
Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
is a man of learning and virtue, mature in
years and experience, who has ſeldom any vanity to gratify.
- - Addison on Italy.
A ſature the virgin was of Egypt's race,
Grace ſhap'd her limbs, and beauty deck'd her face. Prior.
How ſhall I meet, or how accoſt the ſage
Unſkill'd in ſpecch, nor yet mature of aº'
2. Brought near to completion. ~
This lics glowing,
Out.
Pope's Odyſ.
and is mature for the violent breaking
Shakespeare's Criolanº.
Here i' th' ſands º
Thee I’ll rake up; and in the mature time,
With this ungracious paper ſtrike the fight
Of the death-practis'd duke. Shakespeare King Lear.
3: Well-diſpoſed; fit for execution; well-digeſted. . o
To MATURE. v. a. [nature, Latin.] To ripen; to advance
to ripeneſs.
Pick an apple with a pin full of holes, not deep, and
ſmear it a little with ſack, to ſee if the virtual heat of the
wine will not mature it. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Love indulg'd my labours paſt, -
4atures my preſent, and ſhall bound my laſt.
MAEU'RELY. adv. [from mature.]
1. Ripely; completely.
2. With counſel well-digeſted.
A prince ought maturely to confider, when he enters on a
war, whether his coffers be full, and his revenues clear of
debts. Swift.
3. Early; ſoon.
We are ſo far from repining at God, that he hath not ex-
tended the period of our lives to the longevity of the ante-
diluvians; that we give him thanks for contračting the days
of our trial, and receiving us more maturely into thoſe ever-
laſting habitations above. Bentley's Sermons.
MATURITY... n.ſ.. [maturité, French; maturitas, Lat..] Ripe:
neſs; completion.
It may not be unfit to call ſome of young years to train up
for thoſe weighty affairs, againſt the time of greater matu-
rity. * Bacon's Advice to Pilliers.
Impatient nature had taught motion
To ſtart from time, and cheerfully to fly
Before, and ſeize upon maturity. Craſhaw.
Various mortifications muſt be undergone, many difficul-
ties and obſtructions conquered, before we can arrive at a
juſt maturity in religion. Rogers's Sermons.
MA/UDLIN. adj. [Maudlin is the corrupt appellation of Mag-
delen, who being drawn by painters with ſwoln eyes, and diſ-
ordered look, a drunken countenance, ſeems to have been ſo
named from a ludicrous reſemblance to the pićture of Mag-
delen.] Drunk; fuddled.
And the kind maudling crowd melts in her praiſe.
Southern's Spartan Dame.
And largely, what ſhe wants in words, ſupplies
With maudlin eloquence of trickling eyes. Roſcommon.
MA/UDLIN. m. ſ. ſageratum, Latin.] A plant.
The flowers of the maudlin are digeſted into looſe umbels,
but in other reſpects it is very like the coſtmary. The ſpe-
cies are three. AMiller.
MA'u GRE. adj. [malgré, French..] In ſpite of; notwithſtand-
ing. It is now out of uſe.
Maugre all the world, will I keep ſafe;
Or ſome of you ſhall ſmoke for it in Rome. Shakeſpeare.
Maugre thy ſtrength, place, youth, and eminence;
Thy valour, and thy heart; thou art a traitor. Shakespeare
I through the ample air in triumph high
Shall lead hell captive; maugre hell and ſhow
The pow'rs of darkneſs bound. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. x.
Maugre all which, 'twas to ſtand faſt, -
As long as monarchy ſhould laſt. Hudibras, p. i.
He propheſied of the ſucceſs of his goſpel; which, after
his death, immediately took root, and ſpread itſelf every-
where, matgre all oppoſition or perſecution. Burnet.
MA’y is. m. ſ. [mauvis, French..] A thruſh. . An old word.
The world that cannot deem of worthy things,
When I do praiſe her, ſay I do but flatter;
So doth the cuckow, when the navis ſings, . . .
Begins his witleſs note apace to clear. Speyer's Sonnet.
In birds, kites have a reſemblance with hawks, and black-
birds with thruſhes and maviſes. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Pope.
To MAUL. v. a. [from mallets, Latin.] To beat; to bruiſe;
to hurt in coarſe or butcherly manner.
Will he who ſaw the ſoldier's mutton fiſt,
And ſaw thee mail'd, appear within the liſt,
To witneſs truth Dryden's juvenal.
Once ev'ry week poor Hannibal is maul’d, -
The theme is given, and ſtrait the council's call’d,
Whether he ſhºuld to Remic directly go. Dryden' juv.
16 F I had
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M A Y
M A Y
I had ſome repute for º date
And, till they drove me out o > ..., A.”. 747'
Č. maid . of flate: - º J. ::::.
But fate with butchers plac'd thy prieſtly ſtall, Pope
Meek modern faith to murder, hack and maid. *é.
º Maul. n.ſ. [maſſeus, Latin.] A heavy hammer. d. and
! A maſſ that beareth falſe witneſs is a maul, f ſword, .
. roºſ. XXV. I. C.
; arrow.
sº ſmanb, Saxon; mande, Fr.] A hand-baſket.
To MA(UNDER. v. n. [mauaire, French.] To grumble ; to
rnur. - - -
º made me many viſits, maunding as if I had lºne hin
a diſcourteſy in leaving ſuch an opening. Iſºſºman's Surgery.
| MA(UNDERER. n.ſ. (from raunder.] A murmurer; a grum-
| bler. -
º MAUNDY-THURSDAY. n ſ. [derived by Spelman º º
* - - -: ºr. l -
n a hand-baſket, in which the king was accuſtomed to g
to the poor.] The Thurſday before Good-friday.
- aſſº; ; /.. [Latin ; matſ:lºe, French. A.
. which was firſt given to a ſtately monument erected Č. . 1s
queen Artimeſia to her huſband Mauſolus, king of Caria.]
A pompous funeral monument.
| MAw. n.ſ. (maga, Saxon; maeghe, Dutch..] . . -
1. The ſtomach of animals, and of human beings, in con-
- t.
º oſt in feaſis with coſtly changes clad, -
To crammed maws a ſprat new ſtomach brings. Sidney.
We have heats of dungs, and of bellies and maws of Kving
creatures, and of their bloods. - Bacon.
Though plentcous, all too little ſeems,
To ſtuff this maw, this vaſt unhid-bound corps. Milºn.
The ſerpent, who his maw obſcene had fill'd,
The branches in his curl’d embraces held.
2. The craw of birds. - -
Granivorous birds have the mechaniſm of a mill; their
maw is the hopper which holds and ſoftens the grain, letting
it down by degrees into the ſtomach, where it is ground by
two ſtrong muſcles; in which ačtion they arc aſſiſted by ſmall
ſtones, which they ſwallow for the purpoſe. - Arbuthnot.
MA'wkish. adj. [perhaps from maw.] Apt to give ſatiety;
apt to cauſe loathing. - -
Flow, Welſted flow, like thine inſpirer beer,
Dryden.
So ſweetly mawiſh, and ſo ſmoothly dull. Pope.
MA'wkishNEss. n.ſ.. [from mawkiſh..] Aptneſs to cauſe loath.
º ing.
MA'w MET. n.ſ. [or mammºt, from mam or mother.] A pup-
pet, anciently an idol. - -
MAwMISH, adj. [from mawm or maw.met..] Fooliſh; idle;
nauſeous.
It is one of the moſt nauſeous, mawmiſh mortifications,
for a man of ſenſe to have to do with a punctual, finical fop.
L'A/irange.
º MAw-worm. n.ſ. ſmaw and wºrm.]
Ordinary gut-worms looſen, and ſlide off from, the intern
º tuniºk of the guts, and frequently creep into the homa. for
nutriment, being attracted thither by the ſweet chyle; whence
they are called ſtomach or maw-wºrmſ. Harvey on Conſ:
MA(xill AR. I adj. [maxillaris, Latin.] Belonging to the
| MA(xilla Ry. jaw-bone. - -
! The greateſt quantity of hard ſubſtance continued is to-
* wards the head; there is the ſkull, the teeth, and the maxi-
lary bones. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. No. 74.
MAXIM. n.ſ. ſmaxime, French ; maximum, Lat.] An axiom;
a general principle; a leading truth.
his maxim out of love I teach. Shakeſpeare.
It is a maxim in ſtate, that all countries of new acqueſt,
till ſettled, are rather matters of burden than of ſtrength.
Bacon's J/ar with Spain.
Yet, as in duty bound, they ſerve him on ;
Nor eaſe, nor wealth, nor if itſelf regard,
fºr 'tis their maxim, love is love's rewiri. Dryden.
That the temper, the ſentiments, the morality of men,
is influenced by the examplc and diſpoſtion of thoſé they con-
verſe with, is a reflexion which has long fince paſſed into
proverbs, and been ranked among the ſtanding maxims of hu-
man wiſdom. - - - Rºger's Sermons.
MAY, auxiliary verb, preterite *** [majan, Saxon; mag/ex,
Dutch.]
1. To be at liberty; to be permitted; to be allowed
"º do for me ſper ºne Hect] all you can.
He that is ſent out to travel with the thoughts of a man,
de gºing to improve himſelf, ”) get into the converſation
ºf Perſons of condition. Lºcke on Education.
2. To be poſſible; with the words may be.
* the workmen what they may be, let us ſpeak of the
3 as, you
t work. Bacon's Effys.
* 3. To be by chance. acon's Effy's
º - If ”y ſº, I ſhall otherwiſe bethink me. Shakespeare .
1. How old may Phillis º, you aſk,
Whoſe beauty thus alih. engages :
- - c -
To anſwer is no caſy taſk,
For ſhe has really two ages. Prior,
avc nover. -
4. Tº tendeth to no more but what the king may de :
for what he may do is of two kinds; what he may do as juſt,
and what he may do as poſſible. Bacon.
Make the moſt of life you mºy. Lºurne.
xpreſiing deſire.
5. *::::::::: hºly and long for the ſervice of your coun-
try. *yºn's Dedicat. to the ƺ.
!-be. Perhans.
MAY ‘īz'. º better reaſon will aſſwage
The raſh revenger's heart, words well diſpos'd
Have ſecret pow'r t” appeaſe inflamed rage. Fairy Q:een.
A ſoy-be, the am’rous count ſolicits her
In the unlawful purpoſe. Shakeſp. A", waſ that ends well.
'Tis nºthing yet, yet all thou haſt to give;
Then add thoſe may-be years thou haſt to live. Dryden.
What they offer is bare may-be and ſhift, and ſcarce ever
amounts to a tolerable reaſon. Creech.
MAY. m.ſ. [Mains, Latin.] The fifth month of the year; the
confine of Spring and Summer; the early or gay Párt of life.
On a day, alack the day !
Love, whoſe month is ever May,
Spied a bloſſom paſſing fair,
Playing in the wanton air. Shakeſp. Love's Lalºur l:/?.
Maids are May when they are maids,
But the ſky changes when they are wives. Shakespeare
My liege
Is in the very May-morn of his youth,
Ripe for exploits. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
I'll prove it on his body, if he dare;
Deſpight his nice fence, and his active practice, ,
His 4/ºy of youth, and bloom of luſtihood. Shakeſp.
44°y muſt be drawn with a ſweet and amiable counte-
nance, clad in a robe of white and green, embroidered with
dafidils, hawthorns, and blue-bottlé. Peacham.
Hail! bounteous My, that do'ſ. inſpire
Mirth and youth, and warm deſire;
Woods and groves are of thy dreſſing,
Hill and dale doth boaſt thy bleſfing. Milton.
To M.A.Y. v. n. [from the noun..] To gather flowers on 41-y
morning.
When merry May firſt early calls the morn,
With merry maids a maying they do go. Sidney.
Cupid with Aurora Playing,
As he met her once a maying. Milton.
MAX-bug. n.ſ. [May and bug..] A chaffer. Ainſ.
Max-DAY. n.ſ. [May and dy.j The firſt of May.
'Tis as much impoſſible,
ºnleſs we ſwept them from the door with cannons,
To ſcatter 'em, as 'tis to make 'em ſleep
On May-day morning.
MAY-Flower. n.ſ. [May and flower.] A plant.
The plague, they report, hath a ſcent of the 4%ay-flower.
Bacon's Naí. Hiſt.
Shakeſpeare.
MAY-FLY. n.ſ. [May and fly.] An inſe&.
He loves the Mayº, which is bred of the cod-worm or
cAddison Walton's Angler.
MAY-GAME. n.ſ. [May and game.] Diverſion; ſport, ſuch
as are uſed on the firſt of M.y. -
The king this while, though he ſeemed to account of the
deſigns of É. but as a May-game, yet had given order
for the watching of beacons upon the coaſts. Bacon.
Like early lovers, whoſe unpractis'd hearts
Yere long the May-game of malicious arts,
When once they find their jealouſies were vain,
With double héat renew their fires again.
MAY-Lily. m.ſ. The ſame with ly ºf the valley.
MAY-Pole. n.ſ. [May and Pºl Pole to be danced round in
&y.
Amid the area wide ſhe took her ſtand,
Where the tall May-pole once o'er loºd the ſtrand. Pope.
MAY-WEED. a. ſ. [May and *] A ſpecies of chamomie,
called alſo flinking chamomile, which grows wild. Miller.
The Maie-weed doth burne, and the thiſtle doth freat,
The fitches pul downward both ric and the wheat. Tuſſºr.
MA'YOR. m. ſ. [major, Lat..] The chief magiſtrate of a cor-
Poration, who, in London and York, is called Lord Mayor.
My Lord, the mayºr of London comes to greet you.
Shakeſpeare's Rich. III.
When the king once heard it; out of anger, -
He ſent command to the lord mayor ſtrait
To ſtop the rumour. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
The mayor of this town locked |P the gates of the city.
Anoles's H//, of the Tiaº,
Wou'd'ſt thou not rather chuſe a ſmall renown,
To be the mayor of ſome Poor, paltry town. Dryden.
MA’yor ALTY. m. ſ. [from *ayor.] The office of a mayor.
It is incorporated with a ”)"rºy, and nameth burgeſſes
to the parliament. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
There was a ſharp proſecution againſt Sir William Capel,
for miſgovernment in his mayoralty.
Mºxok Ess. n.ſ. [from ””.] The wife of the mayor.
MA’z.A.F.D.
Drydºn.
Bacon's Henry VII.
M. E. A zzar p. m. ſ. ſmaſhzire, French..] A jaw. Hammer. MA'z ºw º º ãº, i. knockt about the mazard with a ſexton's ſpade. Shakeſp. Hamlet. where thou might'ſt ſtickle without hazard . - Of outrage to thy hide and mazard. Hudibras, p. i. MAZE. m.ſ. [miſſen, Dutch, to miſtake; mare, a whirlpool, 7te?". I º * a place of perplexity and winding paſſages. - #. like a copious river, pour'd his ſong O'er all the mazes of enchanted ground. Thomſºn. 2. Confuſion of thought; uncertainty ; perplexity. . He left in himſelf nothing but a maze of longing, and a dungeon of ſorrow. w Sidney, b. ii. While they ſtudy how to bring to paſs that religion may ſeem but a matter made, they loſe themſelves in the very maze of their own diſcourſes, as if reaſon did even purpoſely forſake them, who of purpoſe forſake God, the author thereof. Hooker, b. v. I have thruſt myſelf into this maze, Haply to wive and thrive as beſt I may. Shakeſpeare. To MAze. v. a. [from the noun.] To bewilder; to confuſe. Much was I maz'd to ſee this monſter kind, In hundred forms to change his fearful hue. Spenſer. MA’zy. adj. [from maze.j Perplexed ; confuſed. The Lapithae to chariots add the ſtate Of bits and bridles, taught the ſteed to bound, To run the ring, and trace the mazy round. Dryden. MA'zer. n.ſ.. [masſer, Dutch, a knot of maple..] A maple Cup. p Then, lo! Perigot, the pledge which I plight, A mazer ywrought of the maple ware, Wherein is enchaſed many a fair fight Of bears and tygers that make fierce war. Spenſer's Poſt. Virgil obſerves, like Theocritus, a juſt decorum, both of the ſubjećt and the perſons, as particularly in the third paſto- ral, where one of his ſhepherds deſcribes a bowl, or mazer, curiouſly carved. Dryden's Wirgil. M. D. Medicinae doćior, doćtor of phyſick. Me, 1. The oblique caſe of I. Me, only me, the hand of fortune bore, Unbleſt to tread an interdićted ſhore. Pope's Odyſſey. For me the fates ſeverely kind, ordain A cool ſuſpenſe. Pope. 2. Me is ſometimes a kind of ludicrous expletive. He thruſts me himſelf into the company of three or four gentlemanlike dogs, under the duke's table. Shakeſpeare. He preſently, as greatneſs knows itſelf, Steps me a little higher than his vow Made to my father, while his blood was poor. Shakespeare. I, having been acquainted with the ſmell before, knew it was Crab, and goes me to the fellow that whips the dogs. Shakeſp. Two Gentlemen of Perona. I followed me cloſe, came in foot and hand, and, with a thought, ſeven of the eleven I paid. Shakeſp. Henry IV. 3. It is ſometimes uſed ungrammatically for I; as, methinks. Me rather had, my heart might feel your love, Than my unpleas'd eye ſee your courteſy. Shakeſpeare. Me'acock. h. ſ. [mes cog, Skinner.] An uxorious or effemi- Hate man. ME'Acock. adj. Tame; tımorous; cowardly. 'Tis a world to ſee, How tame, when men and women are alone, A meacock wretch can make the curſteſt ſhrew. Shakeſp. MFAD. n.ſ.. [masco, Saxon; meethe, Dutch; meth, German; bydromeli, Lat.] A kind of drink made of water and honey. Though not ſo ſolutive a drink as mead, yet it will be more grateful to the ſtomach. Bacon. He ſheers his over-burden'd ſheep; Or mead for cooling drink prepares, Of virgin honey in the jars. Dryden. MEAp. m.ſ.. [maebe, Sax.] Ground ſomewhat watery, not ME'ADow. ; plowed, but covered with graſs and flowers. Where al thing in common do reſt, Corne feeld with the paſture and mead, Yet what doth it ſtand you in ſtead A band ſele&t from forage drives A herd of beeves, fair oxen, and fair kine, From a fat meadow ground. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. Paints her, 'tis true, with the ſame hand which ſpreads, ike glorious colours, through the flow'ry meads, When laviſh nature with her beſt attire Tºſºr's Hºff. Cloaths the gay ſpring, the ſeaſon of deſire. Jſ’aller, Yet ere to-morrow's ſun ſhall ſhew his head, The dewy paths of meadows we will tread, { For crowns and chaplets to adorn thy bed. Dryden. MEApow-safros. n. ſ. ſcalchicum, Lat.] A plant. The meadºw-ſaffron hath a flower conſiſting of one leaf, ſhaped like a lily, riſing in form of a ſmall tube, and is gra- dually widened into fix ſegments: it has likewiſe a ſolid, bul- bous root, covered with a membranous ſkin. Miller. **Pow-swer r. n.ſ. [ulinaria, Lat..] A plant. The meadow-ſweet hath a flower compoſed of ſeveral leaves Placed in a circular order, and expanding in form of a roſe, * of whoſe empalement riſes the pointāl, which becomes . fruit compoſed of many little membranous crooked huſks ga- º into an head, each of which generally contains one ecC. - Miller. MEAGER. adj. [maigre, French; macer, Latin.] I. Lean ; wanting fleſh; ſtarven. Thou art ſo lean and meagre waxen late, That ſcarce thy legs uphold thy feeble gate. Hubberd. Now will the canker ſorrow eat my bud, And Shaſe the native beauty from his check, And he will look as hollow as a ghoſt, - As dim and meagre as an ague's fit. Shakeſp. King john, AMeager were his looks, o Sharp miſery had worn him to the bones. - - Shakeſpeare. Whatſoever their neighbour gets, they loſe, and the very bread that one eats makes tother meagºr. 1. Eſtrange. The recking entrails He to his meagre maſtiffs made a prey. Dryden. Fierce famine with her meagre face, And fevers of the fiery race, In ſwarms th’ offending wretch ſurround, All brooding on the blaſted ground: And limping death, laſh'd on by fate, Comes up to ſhorten half our date. 2. Poor; hungry. Canaan's happy land, when worn with toil, Requir'd a Sabbath year to mend the meagre ſoil. Dryden. To MEAGER. v. a. [from the noun..] To make lean. It cannot be, that I ſhould be ſo ſhamefully betrayed, and as a man meagered with long watching and painful labour, laid himſelf down to ſleep. Knolles's Hiff. of the Turks. MEAGERNess. n.ſ. [from meager.] I. Leanneſs; want of fleſh. 2. Scantneſs; bareneſs. Poynings, the better to make compenſation of the meager- tieſ of his ſervice in the wars by acts of peace, called a par- liament. Bacon's Henry VII. MEAK. m. ſ. A hook with a long handle. A mease for the peaſe, and to ſwing up the brake. Tuff. MEAL. n.ſ.. [male, Saxon, repaſt or portion.] I. The act of eating at a certain time. Boaz ſaid unto her at meal time, Come eat, and dip thy morſel. Ruth ii. I4. The quantity of aliment neceſſary to keep the animal in a due ſtate of vigour, ought to be divided into meals at proper intervals. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. A repaſt. Dryden- What ſtrange fiſh - Hath made his meal on thee ? Shakeſp. Tempeſ. Give them great meals of beef, and iron and ſteel, they will cat like wolves, and fight like devils. Shakeſp. Henry V. They made m'a miſer's feaſt of happineſs, And cou’d not furniſh out another meal, 3. A part; a fragment. That yearly rent is ſtill paid into the hanaper, even as the former caſualty itſelf was wont to be, in parcel meal, brought in, and anſwered there. Bacon. 4. [Maelepe, Saxon; meel, Dutch ; mahlen, to grind, Ger- man.] The flower or edible part of corn. - In the bolting and fifting of near fourteen years of ſuch power and favour, all that came out could not be expected to be pure and fine meal, but muſt have a mixture of padar and bran in this lower age of human fragility. J/otton. An old weazel conveys himſelf into a meal-tub for the mice to come to her, ſince ſhe could not go to them. L’Eſtrange's Fables. To MEAL. v. a. [meler, French.] To ſprinkle; to mingle. Were he meal’d With that which he corrects, then were he tyrannous. Shakeſpeare's Maſ for A/eaſure. ME’ALMAN. m. ſ. [meal and man.] One that deals in meal. ME’ALY. adj. [from meal.] - 1. Having the taſte or ſoft inſpidity of meal; having the qua- lities of meal. The mealy parts of plants diſſolved in water make too viſ- cid an aliment. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Beſprinkled, as with meal. . . . With four wings, as all farinaceous and mº-winged ani- mals, as butterflies and moths. Brºwn's Pulgar Errours. Like a gay inſect, in his ſummer ſhine, - * The fop light fluttering ſpreads his mºſtly wings, Thomſºn. Mealy-Môu'ſ Hep. adj. [imagined by Skinner to be corrupt- ed from mild-mouthed or mellow-mouthed; but perhaps from the fore mouths of animals, that, when they are unable to com- minute their grain, muſt be fed with meal.] Soft mouthed ; unable to ſpeak freely. She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature ſpeaks ſo plain. L’Eſtrange. MEALyxo'Uthe DNess. m. ſ. [from the adjective..] Baſhful- neſs; reſtraint of ſpecch. Pryden. MFAN,
M E A M É Ā Mr AN. adj. [mºne, Saxon.] t irth 1. Wanting dignity; cf. low rank or birth. *g) tº thº in laſt She was ſtricken with moſt obſtinat: love to a young pla but of mean parentage, in her father's court, named Anti- philus; ſo mean, as that he was but the ſon of hº ..". and by that means, without other deſert, became. known o her. Sidney, b. ii. This faireſt maid of fairer mind; - - By fortune mean, in nature born a queen. Sidney. Let pale-fac’d fear keep with the mean-born mº, And find no harbour in a royal heart. Shakespeare . Henry VI, True hope is ſwift, and files with ſwallow wings; k Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures, kings. Shakespeare . 2. Low-minded; baſe; ungenerous; ſpiritleſs. The ſhepherd knows not thunder from a tabor, More than I know the ſound of Marcius' tongue. , From every meaner man. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Can you imagine I ſo mean could ſº Dryde To ſavé my life by changing of my love ryaen. * We faſt not to pleaſe men, nor to promote any mean, worldly intereſt. Smalridge's Sermons. 3. Contémptible; deſpicable. The Roman legions, and great Caeſar found --- Our fathers no mean foes. - Philips. I have ſacrificed much of my own ſelf-love, in preventing not only many mean things from ſeeing the light, but many which I thought tolerable. - Pope. 4. Low in the degree of any property; low in worth ; low in power, - Some things are good, yet in ſo mean a degree of good. neſs, that many are only not diſproved nor diſallowed of God for them. Hooker, b. ii. The lands be not holden of her majeſty in chief, but by a mean tenure in ſoccage, or by knight's ſervice at the moſt. - Bacon's Office of Alienation. By this extortion he ſuddenly grew from a mean to a mighty eſtate, inſomuch that his ancient inheritance being not one thouſand marks yearly, he became able to diſpend ten thou- ſand pounds. Davies on Ireland. To peaceful Rome new laws ordain; Call'd from his mean abode a ſceptre to ſuſtain. Dryden. 5. [Moyen, French..] Middle; moderate; without exceſs. He ſaw this gentleman, one of the propereſt and beſt- graced men that ever I ſaw, being of middle age and a mean ſtature. Sidney, b. ii. Now read with them thoſe organick arts which enable men to diſcourſe and write, and according to the fitteſt ſtyle of lofty, mean, or lowly. Milton on Education. 6. Intervening; intermediate. - In the mean while the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. I Kings xviii. 45. There is French wheat, which is bearded, and requireth the beſt ſoil, recompenſing the ſame with a profitable plenty; and not wheat, ſo termed becauſe it is unbearded, is content- ed with a meaner earth, and contenting with a ſuitable gain. Carew on Cornwall. MEAN. m. ſ. ſm:yen, French.] 1. Mediocrity; middle rate; medium. Oft 'tis ſeen, Our mean ſecurities, and our mere defečts Prove our commodities. Shakespeare . King Lear Temperance with golden ſquare, Betwixt them both can meaſure out a mean. Shakeſp. There is a mean in all things, and a certain meaſure wherein the good and the beautiful conſiſt, and out of which they never can depart. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. But no authority of gods or men Allow of any mean in poefie. Roſcommon. Againſt her then her forces prudence joins, And to the golden mean herſelf confines. Denham. 2. Meaſure; regulation. - The rolling ſea reſounding ſoft, In his big baſe them fitly anſwered, And on the rock the waves breaking aloft, A ſolemn mean unto them meaſured. 3. Interval; interim; mean time. Bat fith this wretched woman overcome, Of anguiſh rather than of crime hath been, Reſerve her cauſe to her eternal doom, And in the mean vouchſafe her honourable tomb. Fairy Queen. 4. Hºnºr, meaſure; that which is uſed in order to any CInd. - Fairy Queen. Pamela's noble heart would needs gratefully make known the valiant mean of her ſafety. Sidney, b. i. As long as that which Chriſtians did was good, and no ”y ſubject to juſt reproof, their virtuous converſation waſ *** work the Heathens converſion unto Chriſt. Hºi. - It is no excuſe unto him who, being drunk, committeth inceſt, and alledgeth that his wits were not his own; in as ** as himſelf might have choſen whether his wits ſhould by that mean have been taken from him. Hocker, b, i. a * II. tempering goodly well Their contrary diſlikes with loved means, Did place them all in order, and compeii To keep themſelves within their fundry Teºns, Together link'd with adamantine chains. Sºſer. f deviſe a mean to draw the Moor Out of the way, that your converſe and buſineſs May be more free. Sºftware'. Oi!-lº. . No place will pleaſe me ſo, no mean of death, As here by Caeſar and by you cut off. Sha'ſ care. Nature is made better by no mºcan, But nature makes that "team ; ſo over that art Which, you ſay, adds to nature, is an art That nature makes. Shakeſp. II inter's Tº.. Your doctrine leads them to look on this end as eſſentia, and on the means as indifferent. Lord Bolingbrooke to Sºiſt. 5. It is often uſed in the plural, and by ſome not very grºin- matically with an adjective ſingular. The more baſe art thou, To make ſuch means for her as thou haſt done, - And leave her on ſuch ſlight conditions. Shaº ſpeare. By this means he had them the more at vantage, being tired and harraſſed with a long march. Bacºn’s Hºnry III. Becauſe he wanted means to perform any great action, he made means to return the ſooner. Davies on Ireland. - Strong was their plot, Their parties great, means good, the ſeaſon fit, Their practice cloſe, their faith ſuſpected not. Daniel. By this means not only many helpleſs perſons will be pro- vided for, but a generation will be bred up not perverted by any other hopes. Sprat's Sermons. Who is there that hath the leiſure and means to colle&t all the proofs concerning moſt of the opinions he has, ſo as ſafely to conclude that he hath a clear and full view. Locke. A good character, when eſtabliſhed, ſhould not be reſted in as an end, but only employed as a means of doing ſtill farther good. Atterbury's Sermons. It renders us careleſs of approving ourſelves to God by re- ligious duties, and, by that means, ſecuring the continuance of his goodneſs. Atterbury's Sermons. 6. By all MEANs. Without doubt; without heſitation; with- out fail. 7. By no MEANs. Not in any degree; not at all. The wine on this ſide of the lake is by no means ſo good as that on the other. Addiſon on Italy. 8. Aſans are likewiſe uſed for revenue; fortune; probably from deſmenes. - Your means are very ſlender, and your waſte is great. - Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Ruſt ſword; cool bluſhes; and, parolles, live Safeſt in ſhame ! being fool'd, by fool'ry thrive; - There's place and means for every man alive. Shakºſº, For competence of life I will allow you, That lack of means enforce you not to evil; And, as we hear you do reform yourſelves, - Give you advancement. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Eſſex did not build or adorn any houſe; the queen per- chance ſpending his time, and himſelf his means. J/otton. 9. MEAN-TIME. {* the intervening time: ſometimes an MEAN-whiLE. adverbial mode of ſpeech. Mean-while The world ſhall burn, and from her aſhes ſpring New heav'n and earth. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. iii. Mean-time the rapid heav'ns rowl'd down the light, And on the ſhaded ocean ruſh'd the night. Dryden. Mean-time her warlike brother on the ſeas, His waving ſtreamers to the winds diſplays. Dryden. Mean time, in ſhades of night AEneas lies; Care ſeiz'd his ſoul, and ſleep forſook his eyes. Dryden. A ſcan-while I'll draw up my Numidian troops, And, as I fee occaſion, favour thee. Addison's Cato. The Roman legions were all recalled to help their country againſt the Goths; mean-time the Britons, left to ſhift for themſelves, and daily harraſſed by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence. - Swift. To MEAN. v. n. [incetºn, Datch..] To have in the mind; to intend ; to purpoſe. - When your children ſhall ſay, What mean you by this ſer- vice ye ſhall ſay, It is the paſſover. Exod. xii. 26. Theſe delights if thou canſ give, Mirth, with thee I mean to live. Milton. To MEAN. v. a. 1. To purpoſe ; to intend ; to deſign. Ye thought evil againſt me; but God meant it unto good, to ſave much people alive. - Gen. l. 20. And life more perfest have attain'd than ſate Meant me, by venturing higher than my lot. A ſilion. I practis'd it to make you taſte your cheer With double pleaſure, firſt prepard by fear: So loyal ſubjects often ſeize their prince, Yet mean his ſacred perſon not the leaſt offence. Drydºn. ; 2. To
M E. A M E A —- º *-------- _* º 2. To intend ; to hint covertly; to underſtand. "I more eaſily forſake an argument on which I could delight to dwell; I mean your judgment in your choice of friends. Dryden's Aurengzebe, Whatever was meant by them, it could not be that Cain, as elder, had a natural dominion over Abel. Lecke. Mºder. n.ſ. [Meander is a river in Phrygia remarkable for its winding courſe.] Maze; labyrinth; flexuous paſſage; ſerpentine winding; winding courſe. . - - - - Phyſicians, by the help of anatomical diſſections, have ſearched into thoſe various meander of the veins, arteries, and integrals of the body. Hale's Origin of Mankind. 'Tis well, that while mankind Through ſate's perverſe meander errs, He can imagin'd pleaſures find, To combat againſt real cares. - While ling ring rivers in meanders glide, They ſcatter verdant life on either ſide; The vallies ſmile, and with their flow'ry face, And wealthy births confeſs the floods embrace. Blackmore. Law is a bottomleſs pit: John Bull was flattered by the lawyers, that his ſuit would not laſt above a year; yet ten long years did Hocus ſteer his cauſe through all the meanders of the law, and all the courts. Arbuthnot. MEA'Ndrous. adj. [from meander.] Winding; flexuous. MEANING.. n.ſ.. [from mean.] 1. Purpoſe; intention. I am no honeſt man, if there be any good meaning toward Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Priºr. Ou. 1. Habitual intention. Some whoſe meaning hath at firſt been fair, Grow knaves by uſe, and rebels by deſpair. 3. The ſenſe; the thing underſtood. The meaning, not the name, I call: for thou, Not of the Muſes nine. Milton's Par. Loft, b. vii. Theſe loſt the ſenſe their learning to diſplay, And thoſe explain'd the meaning quite away. Pope. No word more frequently in the mouths of men than con- ſcience; and the meaning of it is, in ſome meaſure, under- ſtood: however, it is a word extremely abuſed by many, who apply other meanings to it which God Almighty never in- tended. Swift's Miſtel. MEANLY. adv. [from mean.] 1. Moderately; not in a great degree. Dr. Metcalfe, maſter of St. John's College, a man meanly learned himſelf, but not weanly affectioned to ſet forward learning in others. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. In the reign of Domitian, poetry was but meanly cultiva- ted, but painting eminently flouriſhed. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 2. Without dignity; poorly. It was the winter wild, While the heav'n-born child, Roſcommon. All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. Milton. The Perſian ſtate will not endure a king So meanly born. Denham's Sophy. 3. Without greatneſs of mind; ungenerouſly. Would you meanly thus rely On power, you know I muſt obey. Prior. 4. Without reſpect. Our kindred, and our very names, ſeem to have ſome- thing deſireable in them: we cannot bear to have others think many of them. JWatts's Logick. MEANNess. n.ſ. [from mean.] 1. Want of excellence. The miniſter's greatneſs or meanneſ of knowledge to do other things, ſtandeth in this place as a ſtranger, with whom our form of common prayer hath nothing to do. Hooker. This figure is of a later date by the meanneſ of the work- manſhip. Addiſon on Italy. * Want of dignity; low rank; poverty. No other nymphs have title to mens hearts, But as their meanneſ, larger hopes imparts. J/aller. Poverty, and meanneſs of condition, expoſe the wiſeſt to Korn, it being natural for men to place their eſteem rather "Pon things great than good. South's Sermons. 3. Lowneſs of mind. The nane of ſervants has of old been reckoned to imply * “rtain meanºſ; of mind, as well as lowneſs of condition. South's Sermons. 4, Schidneſs; niggardlineſs. ***T, ſerf. and part. paſſ of to mean. B, Siya if thy charming ſelf be meant; Jſ friendihip be thy virgin vows extent: 9. let me in Aminta's praiſes join ; Her’s my eſteem ſhall be, my paſſion thine. Prior. IEASE, n.ſ. [probably a corruption of meaſure: as, a meaſe ºf herrings is five hundred. Ainſ. MEASLES. n.ſ. (mºrli, Latin.] *ſes are a critical eruption in a fever, well known in *Common practice, and bear this name, which is a dimi- * of morbus, becauſe it hath been accounted a ſpecies of ſuch malignant and peſtilential fevers, to which compara- tively this is ſo in a much inferior degree. Quincy. - My lungs Sºin words till their decay, againſt thoſe meaſes, Which we diſdain ſhould tetter us, yet ſeek The very way to catch them. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal, as likewiſe the meaſles. Arbuthnot. 2. A diſeaſe of ſwine. - One, when he had an unlucky old grange, would needs ſell it, and proclaimed the virtues of it; nothing ever thrived i. it, % º: i. hever . in his g ; the ſwine died of the meaſles, and the ſheep of the rot. B. Fohnſon's Di - 3. A diſeaſe of trees. p johnſon's Diſcovery Fruit bearers are often infected with the meaſes, by being ſcorched with the ſun. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Me’Asled, adj. [from meaſles.] Infected with the meaſles. . Thou vermin wretched, As e'er in meaſed pork was hatched; Thou tail of worſhip, that doſt grow On rump of juſtice as of cow. Hudibras, p. i. Me’Asly, adj. [from meaſles.] Scabbed with the meaſles. Laſt trotted forth the gentle ſwine, To eaſe her againſt the ſtump, And diſmally was heard to whine, All as ſhe ſcrubb'd her meaſy rump. ME'Asu RABLE. adj. 1. Such as may be meaſured; ſuch as may admit of computa- tion. God's eternal duration is permanent and indiviſible, not meaſurable by time and motion, nor to be computed by num- ber of ſucceſſive moments. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Moderate; in ſmall quantity. Me'Asur ABLE Ness. n.ſ.. [from meaſurable.] Quality of ad- mitting to be meaſured. ME'Asurably, adv. [from meaſurable.] Moderately. Wine meaſurably drunk, and in ſeaſon, bringeth gladneſs of the heart. Eccluſ xxxi. 28. MEASURE. m. ſ. [mºſure, French; menſura, Latin.] 1. That by which anything is meaſured. A taylor's news, Who ſtood with ſhears and meaſure in his hand, Standing on ſlippers, which his nimble haſte Had falſely thruſt upon contrary feet, Told of many a thouſand. Shakeſp. King john. A concave meaſure, of known and denominated capacity, ſerves to meaſure the capaciouſneſs of any other veſſel. Holder. All magnitudes are capable of being meaſured; but it is the application of one to another which makes aétual mea- fures. Holder on Time. When Moſes ſpeaks of meaſures, for example, of an ephah, he preſumes they knew what meaſure he meant: that he him- ſelf was ſkilled in weights and meaſures, arithmetick and geo- metry, there is no reaſon to doubt. Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. The rule by which anything is adjuſted or proportioned. God’s goodneſs is the ; of his providence. More. I expect, from thoſe that judge by firſt fight and raſh mea- ſures, to be thought fond or inſolent. Glanville's Scep. 3. Proportion; quantity ſettled. Meaſure is that which perfecteth all things, becauſe every thing is for ſome end; neither can that thing be available to any end, which is not proportionable thereunto; and to pro- portion as well exceſſes as defects are oppoſite. Hacker. I enter not into the particulars of the law of nature, or its meaſures of puniſhment; yet it is certain there is ſuch a law. Locke. Swift. 4. A ſtated quantity: as, a meaſure of wine. Be large in mirth, anon we'll drink a meaſure The table round. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 5. Sufficient quantity. I'll never pauſe again, Till either death hath clos'd theſe eyes of mine, Or fortune given me meaſure of revenge. Shakeſpeare. 6. Allotment; portion allotted. Good Kent, how ſhall I live aud work To match thy goodneſs? life will be too ſhort, ... And ev'ry meaſure fail me. Shakeſp. King Lear. We will not boaſt of things without our meaſure, but ac- cording to the meaſure of the rule which God hath diſtribu- ted to us, a meaſure to reach even unto you. 2 Car. x. I 3. If elſe thou ſeek'ſt Ought, not ſurpaſing human meaſure, ſay: Miltºn, Our religion ſets before us not the example of a ſtupid ſtoick, who had, by obſtinate principles, hardened himſelf againſt all pain beyond the commºn meaſures of humanity, but an example of a man like ourſelves. Tillºn's Sermº, 7. Degree. - - - I have laid down, in ſome meaſure, the deſcription of the old world, - - Abbot's Deſcription of the JP'orld. There is a great meaſure of diſcretion to be uſed in the Per- formance of confeſſion, ſo that you neither omit it when X* 16 G QY, Il 4. Wººl
M E A M E C * - 4. To adjuſt; to proportion. ou that there is ſomething . ". :* *** Ie not COn!CIOuS ‘...."; '... †: wº Guide to a Penitent. º º: but preparatory in ſome meaſº, and i. violence and conſummatio" of the deluge depended }. º: diſruption of the great abyſs. - Burnet's Theory of the tart”. 8. Proportionate time; muſical time. - Amaryllis breathes thy ſecret pains, - Pri And thy fond heart beats meaſure to thy ſtrains. r107". 9. Motion harmonically regulated. . - My legs can keep no meaſure in delight, . when my poor heart no meaſure keeps in grief: hak Therefore no dancing, girl, ſome other ſport. Shakeſp. As when the ſtars in their aethereal race, At length have roll'd around the liquid ſpace, From the ſame point of heav'n their courſe advance, And move in meaſures of their former dance. Dryden. Io. A ſtately dance. This ſenſe is, I believe, obſolete. . Wooing, wedding, and reperting, “...”.” Scotch jig, a meaſure and a cinque pace; the firſt ſuit is hot and haſty, like a Scotch jig, and full as fantaſtical; the wedding mannerly, modeſt as a meaſure, full of ſtate and anchentry. Shakeſpeare. Now are our brows bound with vićtorious wreaths, ur ſtern alarms chang'd to merry meetings, 3. dreadful marches i. delightful meaſures. Shakeſpeare. 11. Moderation; not exceſs. O love, be moderate, allay thy ecſtaſy; In meaſure rein thy joy, ſcant this exceſs; I feel too much thy bleſfing, make it leſs, - For fear I ſurfeit. Shakeſp. Merchant of Wenice. Heil hath enlarged herſelf, and opened her mouth without meaſure. - Iſa. vi. 14. 12. Limit; boundary. In the ſame ſenſe is Mirpov Tºsſ, irſøy 3:492; ſpºº, 3%, ºrpov ºnzzº ‘Huſſiºn: Bális Pºlis; 29:Fior. 'Apxswai Târoitw. Lºrd, make me to know mine end, and the meaſure of my days what it is, that I may know how frail I am. Pſal. 13. Any thing adjuſted. - He only lived according to nature, the other by ill cuſ- toms, and meaſures taken by other mens eyes and tongues. Taylor's holy living. Chriſt reveals to us the meaſures according to which God will proceed in diſpenſing his rewards. Smalridge's Sermons. 14. Syllables metrically numbered; metre. I addreſſed them to a lady, and affected the ſoftneſs of ex- preſſion, and the ſmoothneſs of meaſure, rather than the own heart may tell y height of thought. Dryden. The numbers themſelves, though of the heroick meaſure, ſhould be the ſmootheſt imaginable. Pope. 15. Tune; proportionate notes. The joyous nymphs and light-foot fairies, Which thither came to hear their muſick ſweet, And to the meaſures of their melodies Did learn to move their nimble-ſhifting feet. Spenſºr. 16. Mean of action; mean to an end. His majeſty found what wrong meaſures he had taken in the conferring that truſt, and lamented his error. Clarendon. 17. To have hard meaſure ; to be hardly dealt by. To ME'Asur E. v. a. [mºſurer, French ; menſuro, Latin.] 1. To compute the quantity of anything by ſome ſettled rule. Archidamus having received from Philip, after the vićtory of Cheronea, proud letters, writ back, that if he meaſured his own ſhadow he would find it no longer than it was before his vićtory. Bacon's Apophth. 2. To paſs through; to judge of extent by marching over. A true devoted pilgrim is not wea To meaſure kingdoms with his feeble ſteps. Shakeſpeare. I'll tell thee all my whole device At the park-gate; and therefore haſte away, For we muſt meaſure twenty miles to-day. Shakeſpeare. The veſſel ploughs the ſea, And meaſures back with ſpeed her former way. Dryden. 3. To judge of quantity or extent, or greatneſs. Great are thy works, Jehovah; infinite Thy pow'rl What thought can meaſure thee, or tongue Relate thee * Milton's Par. Loſt, b. vii. o ſecure a contented ſpirit, meaſure your deſires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your deſirés. Taylor. Silver is the inſtrument as well as meaſure of commerce; and 'tis by the quantity of filver he gets for any commodity in exchange that he meaſures the value of the commodity he ſells. Locke 5. Tº mark out in ſtated quantities. - What thou ſeeſt is that portion of eternity which is called time, meaſured out by the ſun, and reaching from the begin- ning of the world to its conſummation. Addiſon's S 6. To allot or diſtribute by meaſure. Addison's Speciator, with what meaſure you mete, it ſhall be meaſured to you again AMatth. vii. 2. M. seless. adj. [from meaſure.] Immenſe; immeaſure- , able. He ſhut up the meaſurelſ; content. Shakeſpeare. MeasureMENT. n.ſ.. [from meaſure.] Menſuration; act of meaſuring. Mºsuº. n.ſ. [from meaſure.] One that meaſures. Mºasuring. adj. [from meaſure.] It is applied to a caſt not to be diſtinguiſhed in its length from another but by mea- ſuring. When luſty ſhepherds throw The bar by turns, and none the reſt out-go So far, but that the beſt are meas'ring caſts, Their emulation and their paſtime laſts. JWaller. MEAT. n. ſ. [met, French.] 1. Fleſh to be eaten. To his father he ſent ten ſhe aſſes laden with corn, and bread, and meat, for his father by the way. Gen. xlv. 23. Carnivorae, and birds of prey, are no good meat ; but the reaſon is, rather the cholerick nature of thoſe birds than their feeding upon fleſh; for pewets and ducks feed upon fleſh, and yet are good meat. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ?. Nº. 859. There was a multitude of exciſes; as, the vectigal macelli, a tax upon meat. Arbuthnot. 2. Food in general. Never words were muſick to thine ear, And never meat ſweet-ſavour'd in thy taſte, Unleſs I ſpake or carv'd. Shakeſp. Comedy of Errourt. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats; but God ſhall deſtroy both. I Cor. vi. 13. Me'ated. adj. [from meat..] Fed; foddered. Strong oxen and horſes, wel ſhod and wel clad, Wel meated and uſed. Taſer's Huſº. MEATHE. m. ſ. [medd, Welſh, unde mede, meddwi ebrius ſum.] Drink. For drink the grape She cruſhes, inoffenſive muſt, and meather From many a berry. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v. ME'Azling, part, generally called mizzling. See Mizzle. The air feels more moiſt when the water is in ſmall than in great drops; in meazling and ſoaking rain, than in great ſhowers. Arbuthnot on Air. MechA'N1cAL. adj. [mechanicus, Lat, mechanique, French; MechA’Nick. from ºnx2y?..] 1. Mean; ſervile; of mean occupation. Know you not, being mechanical, you ought not walk upon a labouring day, without the ſign of your profeſſion ? Shakespeare Hang him, mechanical ſalt-butter rogue; I will ſtare him out of his wits; I will hew him with my cudgel. Shakeſp. Mechanick ſlaves, With greaſy aprons, rules, and hammers, ſhall Uplift us to the view. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra. To make a god, a hero, or a king, Deſcend to a mechanick dialečt. 2. Conſtructed by the laws of mechanicks. Many a fair precept in poetry is, like a ſeeming demon- ſtration in mathematicks, very ſpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanick operation. Dryden. The main buſineſs of natural philoſophy, is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheſes, and to deduce cauſes from effects till we come to the very firſt cauſe, which cer- tainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the mecha- niſm of the world, but chiefly to reſolve theſe, and ſuch like queſtions. Newton's Opticks. 3. Skilled in mechanicks. MechA’Nick. m. ſ. A manufacturer; a low workman. Do not bid me Diſmiſs my ſoldiers, or capitulate Again with Rome's mechanicks. Shakespeare Coriºlanur. A third proves a very heavy philoſopher, who poſſibly would have made a good mechanick, and have done well enough at the uſeful philoſophy of the ſpade or the anvil. South. MEcHA'Nicks. n.ſ. "[mechanica, Latin.] Dr. Wallis defines mechanicks to be the geometry of mo- tion, a mathematical ſcience, which ſhews the effects of powers, or moving forces, ſo far as they are applied to en- gines, and demonſtrates the laws of motion. Harris. . The rudiments, of geography, with ſomething of mecha- nicks, may be eaſily conveyed into the minds of acute young perſons. Iłatts's Improvement of the Mind. Salmoneus was a great proficient in mechanicks, and inven- tor of a veſſel which imitated thunder. Broome. MEcHA'Nically, adv. [from mechanick.] According to the laws of mechaniſm. They ſuppoſe even the common animals that are in being, to have been formed mechanically among the reſt. Ray. Later philoſophers feign hypotheſes for explaining all things mechanically, and refer other cauſes to metaphyſicks. Newtºn. Rºſcommon. MECHA'N1calNEss.
M E. D M E D * * * chanicalness. n.ſ.. [from mechanick.] !". to the laws of mechaniſm. anneſs. fºss. n.ſ.. [mechanicien, French.] A man profeſ- fing or ſtudying the conſtruction of machines. ś were figured like male, others like female ſcrews, as mechanicians ſpeak. . . Boyle. MechA'NISM. º. f. mechaniſme, French.] 1. Aćtion according to mechanick laws. - "After the chyle has paſſed through the lungs, nature con- - uál mechaniſm, to convert it into animal ſub- ** uſ iſºn, Arbuthnot on Aliments. He acknowledges nothing beſides matter and motion; ſo that all muſt be performed either by mechaniſm or accident, either of which is wholly unaccountable. - Bentley. 2. Conſtrućtion of parts depending on each other in any com- plicated fabrick. Micho'AcAN. m. ſ. - Michoacan is a large root, twelve or fourteen inches long, and of the thickneſs of a man's wriſt, uſually divided into two branches at the bottom: what we ſee of it is commonly ºut tranſverſely into ſlices for the conveniency of drying it; its firſt introduction into Europe was about two hundred and twenty years ago; it is brought from the province of Me- choacan in South America, from whence it has its name: the plant which affords it is a ſpecies of bindweed, and its ſtalks, which are angular, and full of a reſinous milky juice, climb upon every thing which ſtands near them: the root in pow- der is a gentle and mild purgative. Hill's Mat, Med. MEco'Nium. n.ſ. [ºnzáviº.] 1. Expreſſed juice of poppy., . 2. The firſt excrement of children. Infants new-born have a meconium, or ſort of dark-colour- ed excrement in the bowels. Arbuthnot on Diet. Medal. n.ſ.. [medaille, Fr. probably from metallum, Lat.] 1. An ancient coin. The Roman medals were their current money : when an action deſerved to be recorded on a coin, it was ſtampt, and iſſued out of the mint. Addiſon's Guard. Nº. 96. 2. A piece ſtamped in honour of ſome remarkable performance. ‘MEDA'llick. n.ſ.. [from medal.] Pertaining to medals. You will never, with all your medallick eloquence, perſuade Eugenius, that it is better to have a pocketful of Otho's than of Jacobus's. Addiſon on ancient Medals. MEDA'llion. n.ſ.. [medaillon, Fr.] A large antique ſtamp or medal. - Medalions, in reſpect of the other coins, were the ſame as modern medals in reſpect of modern money. Addiſon. MEDA'llist. n.ſ.. [medailliſie, Fr.] A man ſkilled or curious in medals. In the language of a medallift, you are not to look upon a cabinet of medals as a treaſure of money, but of knowledge. Addiſon on ancient Medals. To Me'DDLE. v. n. [middelen, Dutch.] 1. To have to do: in this ſenſe it is always followed by with. It is reported that caſſia, when gathered, is put into the ſkins of beaſts newly flayed, which breeding worms, they devour the pith and marrow, and ſo make it hollow ; but middle not with the back, becauſe it is bitter. Bacon. Hith the power of it upon the ſpirits of men we will only meddle. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 945. I have thus far been an upright judge, not meddling with the deſign nor diſpoſition. Dryden. 2. To interpoſe; to act in any thing. For my part, I’ll not meddle nor make any farther. Shakespeare In every turn of ſtate, without meddling on either ſide, he has always been favourable to merit. Dryden. The civil lawyers have pretended to determine concerning the ſucceſſion of princes; but, by our author's principles, have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them. Locke. What haſt thou to do to meddle with the affairs of my fa- mily? to diſpoſe of my eſtate, old boy Arbuthnot. 3. To interpoſe or intervene importunely or officiouſly. Why ſhould'ſt thou meddle to thy hurt. 2 Kings xiv. 10. It is an honour for a man to ceaſe from ſtrife; but every fool will be meddling. Prov. xx. 3. This meddling prieſt longs to be found a fool. Row. Let me ſhake off th’ intruſive cares of day, And lay the meddling ſenſes all aſide. Thºmſºn's Winter. 9 Mºppie. v. a. [from mºſkr, Fr.] To mix', to mingle. Obſolete. A meddled ſtate of the orders of the goſpel, and the cere- monies of popery, is not the beſt way to baniſh popery. Hooker, b. iv. He that had well ycon'd his lere, M ..Thus medled his talk with many a teare. Spenſer. *PDLER. m. ſ. [from meddle.] One who buſies himſelf with things in which he has no concern. 9 not drive away ſuch as bring thee information, as med- *::, but accept of them in good part. Bacon. his may be applicd to thoſe that aſſume to themſelves the merits of other mens ſervices, meddlers, boaſters, and impertinents. L'E/irange. TE'polesome. adj. Intermeddling: as, a meddleſºme, bºy body. - - - Aſia - MEDIA 'STINE, n.ſ. [French; media/?inum, Latin.] #. fimbriated body about which the guts are convolved. None of the membranes whičh inveſt the inſide of the breaft but may be the ſeat of this diſea well as the pleura. To MEDIATE. v. n. [from medius, Latin.] I. To interpoſe as an equal friend to both parties; to ağt in- differently between contending parties; to intercédè. The º of manners in the world, we ſhall find owing to ſome mediating ſchemes that offe different intereſts of #. religion. r to comprehend the 2. To be between two. By being crowded, they exclude all other bodies that be- fore mediated between the parts of their body. Digh To MEDI’ATE. v. a. 4-goy. 1. To form by mediation. The earl made many profeſſions of his deſire to interpoſe and mediate a good peace between the nations. Carº. I poſſeſs chemiſts and corpuſcularians of advantages by the confederacy I am mediating between them. Boyle. 2. To limit by ſomething in the middle. They ſtyled a double ſtep, that is, the ſpace from the elevation of one foot to the ſame foot ſet down again, me- diated by a ſtep of the other foot a pace equal to five fººt. - Halder on Time. Me'DIATE. adj. [mediat, French; medius, Latin.] I. Interpoſed; intervening. - Soon the mediate clouds ſhall be diſpell’d; fe, the medio/line as Arbuthnot on Diet. Rogers. The ſun ſhall ſoon be face to face beheld. Prior, 2. Middle; between two extremes. Anxious we hover in a mediate ſtate, Betwixt infinity and nothing. Prior. 2. Aćting as a means. Unuſual. The moſt important care of a new and vigorous king, was his marriage for mediate eſtabliſhment of the royal line. Watton's Life of Buckingham. ME'DIATELY. adv. [from mediate.]. By a ſecondary cauſe; in ſuch a manner that ſomething acts between the firſt cauſe and the laſt effect. God worketh all things amongſt us mediately by ſecondary means; the which means of our ſafety being ſhipping and ſea-forces, are to be eſteemed as his gifts, and then only available and beneficial when he vouchſafeth his grace to uſe them aright. Raleigh's Eſſays. Peſtilent contagion is propagated immediately by converſing with infected perſons, and mediately by peſtilent ſeminaries propagated through the air. Harvey on Conſumptions. MEDIATION. m. ſ. [mediation, French, from medius, Lat.] 1. Interpoſition; intervention; agency between two parties, practiſed by a common friend. Some nobler token I have kept apart For Livia and Oétavia, to induce Their mediation. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. Noble offices thou may’ſ effect Of mediation, after I am dead, Between his greatneſs and thy other brethren. Shakeſpeare. The king ſought unto them to compoſe thoſe troubles be- tween him and his ſubjects ; they accordingly interpoſed their mediation in a round and princely manner. Bacon. 2. Agency; an intervenient power. The paſſions have their reſidence in the ſenſitive appetite: for inaſmuch as man is a compound of fleſh as well as ſpirit, the ſoul, during its abode in the body, does all things by the mediation of theſe paſſions. South's Serm. It is utterly unconceivable, that inanimate brute matter, without the mediation of ſome immaterial being, ſhould ope- rate upon other matter without mutual conta&t. Bently. 3. Interceſſion; entreaty for another. MEDIATOR. m. ſ. [mediateur, French.] 1. One that intervenes between two parties. You had found by experience the trouble of all mens con- fluence, and for all matters to yourſelf, as a mediator between them and their ſovereign. Bacon's Advice to Williers. 2. An interceſſor; an entreater for another; one who uſes his influence in favour of another. - It is againſt the ſenſe of the law, to make ſaints or angels to be mediators between God and them. Stillingfleet. 3. One of the characters of our bleſſed Saviour. Man's friend, his mediator, his deſign'd, Both ranſom and redeemer voluntary. A4iltºn. Mediato'RIAL. ladj. [from mediator.] Belonging to a me- ME'DIA Tor Y. } diator. All other effects of Chriſt's mediatorial office are accounted for from the truth of his reſurrection. Fidles's Sera.ns. MEDIA/Torship. m.ſ.. [from mediator.] The office of a me- diator. - ME DIA't Rix. m. ſ. [mºdius, Lat..] A famale mediator. 4"/. ME Dic.
M E D
M E D
-
ºpic. m. ſ. ſmedica, Latin.] A Plant.
ME "É..ſ.º. a papilionaceous or buttterfly flower, out
- ment riſes the pointal, which afterward be-
. . pod, ſometimes like a ram's horn, in which
are lodged kidney-ſhaped ſeeds. - Miller.
Mºnica. adj. ſº." Lat.) Phyſical; relating to the art
ino ; medicinal. -
•' º attempts will exceed performances, it being
compoſed by ſnatches of time, as medical vacation would per-
mit. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs.
Medically. adv. [from medical] Phyſically; medicinally.
That which promoted this conſideration, and medically ad-
vanced the ſame, was the doctrine of Hippocrates. Browne.
MedicaMENT. n. ſ. [medicament, Fr. mediamentum, Latin.]
Anything uſed in healing; generally topical application:
Ädmonitions, fraternal or paternal, then more publick.º-
prehenſions; and, upon the unſucceſsfulneſs of theſe milder
'nedicaments, the uſe of that ſtronger phyſick, the cenſures.
Hammond's Fundamental.
A cruel wound was cured by ſcalding medicaments, after it
was putrified; and the violent ſwelling and bruiſe of another
was taken away by ſcalding it with milk: Temple'; Miſcel.
Medic AMENTAL. adj. [medicamenteux, Fr. from medicament.]
Relating to medicine, internal or topical.
Medicameºstally. m.ſ.. [fºom medicamental.] After the man-
ner of medicine; with the power of medicine.
The ſubſtance of gold is invincible by the powerfulleſt ac-
tion of natural heat; and that not only alimentally in a ſub-
ſtantial mutation, but alſo medicamentally in any corporeal
converſion. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. ii.
To Me'dicate. v. a. [medico, Lat.] To tincture or impreg-
nate with anything medicinal.
The fumes, ſteams, and ſtenches of London, do ſo medi-
cate and impregnate the air about it, that it becomes capable
of little more. Graunt's Bill of Mortality.
To this may be aſcribed the great effects of medicated wa-
ters. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
She ſecured the whiteneſs of my hand by medicated gloves.
Rambler.
Medication. m. ſ. [from mudicate.]
I. The ačt of tinéturing or impregnating with medicinal ingre-
dients.
The watering of the plant with an infuſion of the medi-
cine may have more force than the reſt, becauſe the medica-
tion is oft renewed. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
2. The uſe of phyſick.
He adviſeth to obſerve the times of the equinoxes and ſol-
ſtices, and to declare medication ten days before and after.
Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iv.
MEpiſcinable, adj. [medicinalis, Lat.] Having the power of
phyſick.
Old oil is more clear and hot in medicinable uſe. Bacon.
Accept a bottle made of a ſerpentine ſtone, which gives
any wine infuſed therein for four and twenty hours the taſte
and operation of the Spaw water, and is very medicinable for
the cure of the ſpleen. Wotton.
The jaw-bones, hearts, and galls of pikes are medicinable.
Walton's Angler.
Mzbici'NAL. adj. [medicinalis, Latin: this word is now com-
monly pronounced medicinal, with the accent on the ſecond
ſyllable; but more properly, and more agreeably to the beſt
authorities, medicinal.]
1. Having the power of healing; having phyſical virtue.
Come with words as medicinal as true,
Honeſt as either; to purge him of that humour
That preſſes him from ſleep. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
Thoughts my tormentors arm'd with deadly ſtings,
Mangle my apprehenſive tendereſt parts;
Exaſperate, exulcerate and raiſe
Dire inflammation, which no cooling herb
Nor medicinal liquor can aſſuage. Milton's Agoniſter.
The ſecond cauſes took the ſwift command,
The medicinal head, the ready hand;
All but eternal doom was conquer'd by their art. Dryden.
2. Belonging to phyſick.
Learn'd he was in med'cinal lore,
For by his ſide a pouch he wore,
Replete with ſtrange hermetick powder,
That wounds nine miles point-blank with ſolder. Butler.
Such are called medicinal-days by ſome writers, wherein no
ºttis or change is expected, ſo as to forbid the uſe of medi-
*: but it is moſt properly uſed for thoſe days wherein
Pºgºng, or any other evacuation, is more conveniently com-
plied with. $21ſtncy
* Medicinal-hours are thoſe wherein it is ſuppoſed that medi:
Sines may be taken, commonly reckoned in the morning faſt-
ing, about an hour before dinner, about four hours after din-
*** *nd going to bed; but times are to be governed by the
* *Pºins and aggravation of the diſtemper.
spiciº Ally. adv. [from medicinal.] Phyſically.
sº . that lecch-like liv'd on blood,
...”g or them were medicinally good. Dryden.
ME"Dic1Ne. n: ſ [medicine, Fr. media, Latin. It is :
&tincy,
rally pronounced as if only of two ſyllables, medicine.] Thy-
ſick; any remedy adminiſtered by a phyſician.
O, my dear father' reſtauration, hang
Thy medicine on my lips; and let this kiſs -
Repair thoſe violent harms. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Let's make us medicines of our great revenge,
To cure this deadly grief. Sakeſpeare's Macbeth.
A merry heart doth good like a medicine; but a broken
ſpirit drieth the bones. Prov. xvii. 22.
I wiſh to die, yet dare not death endure;
Deteſt the medicine, yet deſire the cure. Dryden.
To Medicine. v. a. [from the noun..] To operate as phyſick.
Not uſed.
Not all the drowſy ſyrups of the world,
Shall ever medicine thee to that ſweet ſleep
Which thou owedſt yeſterday. Shakeſpeare.
MED1'er Y. n.ſ.. [medietſ, Fr. medietas, Lat.] Middle ſtate ;
participation of two extremes; half. -
They contained no fiſhy compoſure, but were made up of
man and bird; the human mediety variouſly placed not only
above but below. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Medio'cR1TY. m. ſ. [mediocrité, French ; mediocritas, Lat.]
1. Small degree; middle rate; middle ſtate.
Men of age ſeldom drive buſineſs home to the full period,
but content themſelves with a mediocrity of ſucceſs. Bacon.
There appeared a ſudden and marvellous converſion in the
duke's caſe, from the moſt exalted to the moſt depreſſed, as
if his expedition had been capable of no mediocrities. J/otton.
He likens the mediocrity of wit to one of a mean fortune,
who manages his ſtore with great parſimony; but who, with
fear of running into profuſeneſs, never arrives to the magnifi-
cence of living. Dryden's State of Innocence.
Getting and improving our knowledge in ſubſtances only
by experience and hiſtory, is all that the weakneſs of our
faculties in this ſtate of mediocrity, while we are in this world,
can attain to. Locke.
2. Moderation; temperance. Obſolete.
Leſt appetite, in the uſe of food, ſhould lead us beyond
that which is meet, we owe, in this caſe, obedience to that
law of reaſon which teacheth mediocrity in meats and drinks.
Hooker, b. i.
When they urge us to extreme oppoſition againſt the
church of Rome, do they mean we ſhould be drawn unto it
only for a time, and afterwards return to a mediocrity. Hooker.
To ME'DITATE. v. a. [mediter, French; meditor, Lat.] To
plan; to ſcheme; to contrive.
Bleſſed is the man that doth meditate good things in wiſ-
dom, and that reaſoneth of holy things by his underſtanding.
Eccluſ, xiv. 20.
Some affirmed that I meditated a war; God knows, I did
not then think of war. King Charles.
Like a lion that unheeded lay,
Diſſembling ſleep, and watchful to betray, }
With inward rage he meditates his prey. Dryden.
Before the memory of the flood was loſt, men meditated
the ſetting up a falſe religion at Babel. Forbes.
2. To think on ; to revolve in the mind.
Them among
There ſet a man of ripe and perfect age,
Who did them meditate all his life long. Fairy Queen.
To Me"pitate. v. n. To think; to muſe; to contemplate;
to dwell on with intenſe thought. It is commonly uſed of
pious contemplation.
His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth
he meditate night and day. Pſal. i. 2.
I will meditate alſo of all thy work, and talk of all thy
doings. Pſal. lxxvii. 12.
Meditate till you make ſome a&t of piety upon the occaſion
of what you meditate; either get ſome new arguments againſt
a fin, or ſome new encouragements to virtue. aylor.
To worſhip God, to ſtudy his will, to meditate upon him,
and to love him; all theſe being great pleaſure and peace.
Tillotſon's Sermons.
MEDITATION. n.ſ.. [meditation, Fr. meditatio, Žº
1. Deep thought; cloſe attention; contrivance; contemplation.
I left the meditations wherein I was, and ſpake to her in
anger. 2 Eſd. x. 5.
Some thought and meditation are neceſſary; and a man
may poſſibly be ſo ſtupid as not to have God in all his
thoughts, or to ſay in his heart, there is none. Bently.
2. Thought employed upon ſacred objects.
His name was heavenly contemplation;
Of God and goodneſs was his meditation. Fairy Qu. l. i.
'Tis moſt true,
That muſing meditation moſt affects
The penſive ſecreſy of deſert cell. Milton.
Thy thoughts to nobler meditations give,
And ſtudy how to die, not how to live. Granville.
3. A ſeries of thoughts, occaſioned by any object or cccurrence.
MEDITATIVE. adj. [from meditate.]
I. Addićted to meditation. Aimſ,
2. Expreſſing intention or deſign,
ME'DITERRAN,
M E D MEpite RRA'NE. - . - ~ MEDITFRRA'NEAN. & adj.[medius and terra; mediterranée, Fr.] MEDITERRA'NEOUS. 1. Encircled with land. - In all that part that lieth on the north ſide of the mediter- rane ſea, it is thought not to be the vulgar tongue. Brerewood. 2. Inland; remote from the ſea. It is found in mountains and mediterraneous parts; and ſo it is a fat and unétuous ſublimation of the earth. Brown. We have taken a leſs height of the mountains than is re- quiſite, if we reſpect the mediterraneous mountains, or thoſe that are at a great diſtance from the ſea. Burnet. ME'dium. n.ſ.. [medium, Latin.] 1. Anything intervening. - - Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cauſe a diverſity of ſound from water, it may be tried. Bacon. I muſt bring together All theſe extremes; and muſt remove all mediums, That each may be the other's objećt. Denham. Seeing requires light and a free medium, and a right line to the objects; we can hear in the dark, immured, and by curve lines. Holder. He, who looks upon the ſoul through its outward actions, often ſees it through a deceitful medium, which is apt to diſ- colour the obječt. Addiſon's Spect Nº. 257. The parts of bodies on which their colours depend, are denſer than the medium which pervades their interſtices. Newt. Againſt filling the heavens with fluid mediums, unleſs they be exceeding rare, a great objection ariſes from the regular and very laſting motions of the planets and comets in all manner of courſes through the heavens. Newton's Opticks. 2. Anything uſed in ratiocination, in order to a concluſion; the middle term in an argument, by which propoſitions are connected. a This cannot be anſwered by thoſe mediums which have been uſed. Dryden's juvenal. We, whoſe underſtandings are ſhort, are forced to colle&t one thing from another, and in that proceſs we ſeek out pro- per mediums. Baker's Refteåions on Learning. 3.The middle place or degree; the juſt temperature between extremes. - The juſt medium of this caſe lies betwixt the pride and the abječtion, the two extremes. L’Eſtrange. ME'DLAR. m. ſ. [meſpilus, Latin.] 1. A tree. The leaves of the medlar are either whole, and ſhaped like thoſe of the laurel, as in the manured ſorts; or laciniated, as in the wild ſorts: the flower conſiſts of five leaves, which expand in form of a roſe : the fruits are umbilicated, and are not eatable till they decay; and have, for the moſt part, five hard ſeeds in each. Miller. 2. The fruit of that tree. You'll be rotten ere you be half ripe, And that's the right virtue of the medlar. Shakeſpeare. Now will he ſit under a medlar tree, And wiſh his miſtreſs were that kind of fruit, Which maids call medlars. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. I was fain to forſwear it; they would elſe have married me to the rotten medlar. Shakeſpeare. Oćtober is drawn in a garment of yellow and carnation; with a baſket of ſervices, medlars, and cheſnuts. Peacham. No rotten medlars, whilſt there be Whole orchards in virginity. Cleaveland. Men have gather'd from the hawthorn's branch - Large medlars, imitating regal crowns. Philips. }. *:::::: }v. a. To mingle. Spenſer. ME'dly, n.ſ. [from meddle for mingle.] A mixture; a miſcel- lany; a mingled maſs. It is commonly uſed with ſome de- gree of contempt. Some imagined that the powder in the armory had taken fire; others, that troops of horſemen approached: in which medy of conceits they bare down one upon another, and joſtled many into the tower ditch. Hayward. Love is a medley of endearments, jars, Suſpicions, quarrels, reconcilements, wars; Then peace again. Walſh. They count their toilſome marches, long fatigues, Unuſual faſtings, and will bear no more This medley of philoſophy and war. Addiſon's Cato. Mahomet began to knock down his fellow citizens, and to fill all Arabia with an unnatural medley of religion and bloodſhed. Freeholder, Nº. 50. There are that a compounded fluid drain From different mixtures: the blended ſtreams, Each mutually correcting each, create A pleaſurable medley. Philips. ME'DLEY, adj. Mingled; confuſed. I'm ſtrangely diſcompos'd ; Qualms at my heart, convulſions in my nerves, Within my little world make medley war. Dryden. MEDU’llar. \ adj. [medullaire, Fr. from medulla, Latin.] Medu'll ARY. } Pertaining to the marrow. 3 *— - Theſe little emiſſaries, united together at the conical part of the brain, make the medullar part, being a bundle of we ſmall, thread-like chanels or fibres. Cheyne's Phil. Principles. The back, for the ſecurity of that medullary ſubſtance that runs down its cavity, is bent after the manner of the catena- - rian curve. Cheyne's Phil. Principles. Me ED. m. ſ. ſmeo, Saxon; miete, Teutonick..] Reward; re- compence. Now rarely uſed. - He knows his meed, if he be ſpide, To be a thouſand deaths, and ſhame beſide. Hubberd. Whether in beauties glory did exceed, A roſy garland was the victor's meed. Fairy Queen. . Thanks to men ~ Of noble minds is honourable meed. Shakeſpeare. He muſt not float upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of ſome melodious tear. Milton. º If ſo a cloak and veſture be my meed 11:07 Till his return, no title ſhall I plead. Pope's Odyſſey. - 2. Preſent; gift. Plutus, the god of gold, Is but his ſteward: no mººd but he repays Seven-fold above itſelf. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. Meek. adi, [minºr, Iſlandick..] Mild of temper; not proud; not rough; not eaſily provoked; ſoft; gentle. Moſes was very meek above all men. Numb. xii. 3. But he her fears to ceaſe, Sent down the meek-ey'd peace. Milton. : We ought to be very cautious and meek-ſpirited, till we are aſſured of the honeſty of our anceſtors. Callier. To Me"#keN. v. a. [from meek.] To make meek; to ſoften. . This word I have found no where elſe. The glaring lion ſaw, his horrid heart Was meeken'd, and he join’d his fullen joy. Thomſºn. Me’ekly. adv. [from meek.] Mildly; gently; not ruggedly; not proudly. Be therefore, O my dear lords, pacify'd, And this miſ-ſeeming diſcord meekly lay aſide. Fairy Qu. No pride does with your riſing honours grow, You meekly look on ſuppliant crowds below. Stepney. Me’ekNess. n.ſ.. [from meek.] Gentleneſs; mildneſs; ſoftneſs of temper. That pride and meekneſs mixt by equal part, Do both appear tº adorn her beauty's grace. Hubberd. You fign your place and calling, in full ſeeming, With meekneſs and humility; but your heart Is cramm'd with arrogancy, ſpleen and pride. Shakeſp. When his late diſtemper attack'd him, he ſubmitted to it ... with great meekneſs and reſignation, as became a Chriſtian. º Atterbury's Sermons. Meer. adj. See MERE. Simple; unmixed. Meer. n. ſ. [See Me Re.] A lake; a boundary. Me'ERED. adj. Relating to a boundary; meer being a boun- dary, or mark of diviſion. Hanmer. What, although you fled ' why ſhould he follow you ? The itch of his affection ſhould not then r Have nickt his captainſhip; at ſuch a point, When half to half the world oppos'd, he being The meered queſtion. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. MEET. adj. [of obſcure etymology.] Fit; proper; qualified. Now rarely uſed. º Ah! my dear love, why do you ſleep thus long, When meeter were that you ſhould now awake Spenſer. If the election of the miniſter ſhould be committed to every pariſh, would they chuſe the meeteſ?. Whitgift. I am a tainted wether of the flock, Meeteſt for death. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice. To be known ſhortens my laid intent, My boon I make it, that you know me not, Till time and I think meet. Shakeſp. King Lear. What, at any time have you heard her ſay * —That, Sir, which I will not report after her. —You may to me, and 'tis moſt meet you ſhould. Shah. York is meeteſt man To be your regent in the realm of France. Shakeſpeare. I am in your hand; do with me as ſeemeth good and meet ; xxvi. I4. unto you. The eye is very proper and meet for ſeeing. Bentley. 2. Meet with. Even with. [from meet, the verb.] A low expreſſion. > Niece, you tax Signior Benedick too much; but he'll be meet with you. Shakeſpeare. To Meet. v. a. pret. I met; I have met; particip: met. [me- zan, Saxon, to find; moeten, Dutch.] 1. To come face to face; to encounter. Met/? thou my poſts f . . . Shakeſpeare: His daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and dances. - iſ". xi. 34. Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David. 1 Sam. xxi. 2. To join another in the ſame place. When ſhall we three meet again, In thunder, light'ning, or in rain Shakeſp. Macbeth. Well, ſend him word to meet us in the field. Shakeſp. 16 H I knew
M E L M E L | I knew not, till I met My friends, at Cºre tº deſerted ſeat. Not look back to ſee, When what we love we never mº o cloſe one with another. 3. Tº: nearer you come to the end of the lake, the moun- tains on each ſide grow higher, till at laſt they meet. Addison. 4. To find , to be treated with 5 to light on. - Had I a hundred mouths, a hundred tongues, I cºld not half thoſe horrid crimes repeat, N. half the puniſhments thoſe crimes have met. Dryden. Of vice or virtue, whether bleſt or curſt, which meets contempt, or which compaſſion firſt. Pope. To me no greater joy, Dryden. ſt meet again. Dryden. Than that your labours meet a proſp'rous end. Granville. 5. To aſſemble from different parts. Their choice nobility and flower - Milton. Met from all parts to ſolemnize this feaſt. To MEET. v. n. 1. To encounter; to cloſe face to face. 2. To encounter in hoſtility. 3. To aſſemble; to come together. - They appointed a day to nºt in together. 2 Mac; xiv. 21; The materials of that building happily. " together, and very fortunately ranged themſelves into that delicate ºrder, that it muſt be a very great chance that P* them. Tillotſon. 4. T. MEET with. To light on tº find. When he cometh to experience of ſervice abroad, he maketh as worthy a ſoldier as any nation he mºteth with: Spenſer. wº., with many things worthy of obſervation. Bacon. A little ſum you mourn, while moſt have met I/7th twice the loſs, and by as vile a cheat. Creech. Hercules' meeting with pleaſure and virtue, was invented by Prodicus, who lived before Socrates. #. What a majeſty and force does one meet with in theſe Ort inſcriptions: are not you amazed to ſee ſo much hiſtory ga- thered into ſo ſmall a compaſs? Addiſon on ancient Medals. 5. To Meet with. To join. Falſtaff at that oak ſhall meet with us. Shakeſpeare. 6. Tº MEET with. To encounter; to engage. He, that hath ſuffered this diſordered ſpring, Hath now himſelf met with the fall of leaf. Shakeſpeare. Royal miſtreſs, Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury From the fierce prince. Rowe's Ambitious Step-mother. 7. A latiniſm. To obviate; occurrere ºbjeće. Before I proceed farther, it is good to meet with an objec- tion, which if not removed, the concluſion of experience from the time paſt to the preſent will not be ſound. Bacon. 8. To advance half way. He yields himſelf to the man of buſineſs with reluctancy, but . himſelf to the viſits of a friend with facility, and all the meeting readineſs of deſire. South. Our meeting hearts Conſented ſoon, and marriage made us one. Rowe. 9. To unite; to join: as, theſe rivers meet at ſuch a place and Join. ME'ETERs. n.ſ.. [from meet.] One that accoſts another. There are beſide Laſcivious meeters, to whoſe venom'd ſound The open ear of youth doth always liſten. Shakeſpeare. ME'ETING. m. ſ. [from meet.] 1. An aſſembly; a convention. - If the fathers and huſbands of thoſe, whoſe relief this your meeting intends, were of the houſhold of faith, then their relićts and children ought not to be ſtrangers to the good that is done in it, if they want it. Sprat's Sermons. Since the ladies have been left out of all meetings except parties at play, our converſation hath degenerated. Swift. 2. A congreſs. Let's be revenged on him; let's appoint him a meeting, and lead him on with a fine baited delay. Shakeſpeare. 3. A conventicle; an aſſembly of Diſſenters. 4. A conflux: as, the meeting of two rivers. MEETING-House. n.f. [meeting and houſe..] Place where Diſ. ſenters aſſemble to worſhip. His heart miſgave him that the churches were ſo man meeting-houſes; but I ſoon made him eaſy. Addiſon. Meetly. [from the adjective..] Fitly; properly. §. n. ſ. |..."; Fitneſs; propriety. E"GRIM. m. ſ. ſ from Hemi - - • * viz.] Diſor& | the ºw, migrain, megrum, nºixpa- ºn every negrim or vertigo there is an obtenebration joined with a ſemblance of turning round. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. There ſcreen'd in ſhades from day's deteſted glare, §pleen fighs for ever on her penſive bed, T M. at her ſide, and megrim at her head. Pope. 9 Minish. V. a. To mingle. w ME'INY. n. ſ. (menişu, Saxon. See MANy. Meſnie, Fr.] A retinue; domeſtičk ſervants. They ſummon'd u - - - p their meiny; ſtrait took horſe; Commanded me to fºllow, and attend. Shakeſpeare. MELAN.Aco'gues. n. ſ. [from w£2.2%; and &y….] Such medi- cines as are ſuppoſed particularly to purge off black choler; Melancho'Lick, adj. [from melancholy.] Diſordered with melancholy ; fanciful; hypochondriacal; gloomy. The king found himſelf in the head of his army, after ſo many accidents and melanchclick perplexities. Clarendan. If he be mad, or angry, or melancholick, or ſprightly, he will paint whatſoever is proportionable to any one. Dryden. The commentators on old Ari- Stotle, 'tis urg'd, in judgment way: They to their own conces have brought The image of his general thought : Juſt as the melancholick eye - Šees fleets and armies in the ſky: Prior. MELANCHOLY. n.ſ. ſmelancalie, Fr. from **s and x*] 1. A diſeaſe, ſuppoſed to proceed from a redundance of black bile; but it is better known to ariſe from too heavy and too viſcid blood: its cure is in evacuation, nervous medicines, and powerful ſtimuli. $2ttincy. 2. A kindneſs of madneſs, in which the mind is always fixed on one obječt. I have neither the ſcholar's melancholy, which is emulation ; nor the muſician's, which is fantaſtical; nor the courtier's, which is proud; nor the ſoldier's, which is ambitious; nor the lawyer's, which is politick; nor the lady's, which is nice; nor the lover's, which is all theſe ; but it is a melan- choly of mine own, compounded of many ſimples, extracted from many objects, and, indeed, the fundry contemplation of my travels, in which my often rumination wraps me in a moſt humorous ſadneſs. Shakeſp. A you like it. 3. A gloomy, penſive, diſcontented temper. He proteſted unto them, that he had only been to ſeek ſo- litary places by an extreme melancholy that had poſſeſſed him. Sidney, b. ii. All theſe gifts come from him ; and if we murmur here, we may at the next melancholy be troubled that God did not make us angels. Taylor's holy Living. This melancholy flatters, but unmans you; What is it elſe but penury of ſoul, A lazy froſt, a numbneſs of the mind Dryden. MELAN cho'LY. adj. [melancoligue, French.] 1. Gloomy; diſmal. Think of all our miſeries But as ſome melancholy dream, which has awak'd us To the renewing of our joys. Denham's Sophy. If in the melancholy ſhades below, The flames of friends and lovers ceaſe to glow; Yet mine ſhall ſacred laſt, mine undecay’d, Burn on through death, and animate my ſhade. Pope. 2. Diſeaſed with melancholy; fanciful; habitually deječted. How now, ſweet Frank; art thou melancholy. Shakeſp. He obſerves Lamech more melancholy than uſual, and ima- gines it to be from a ſuſpicion he has of his wife Adah, whom he loved. Locke. MELICE’RIS. n. ſ. [wºx"pls.] Meliceris is a tumour incloſed in a cyſtis, and conſiſting of matter like honey : it gathers without pain, and gives way to preſſure, but returns again. If the matter forming it reſembles milk curds, the tumour is called atheroma ; if like honey, meliceris; and if compoſed of fat, or, a ſuety ſub- ſtance, ſteatomata. Sharp's Surgery. Melilot. n.ſ.. [melilot, Fr. melilotus, Latin.] A plant. . The melilot hath a papilionaceous flower, out of whoſe empalement ariſes the pointal, which afterward becomes a naked capſule, that is, not hid in the empalement, as in tre- foil, pregnant with one or two roundiſh ſeeds : the leaves grow by threes on the foot-ſtalks, and the flowers are pro- duced in a ſpike. Miller. To Mell'orate. v. a. [meliorer, Fr. from melior.] To bet- ter; to improve. Grafting meliorates the fruit; for that the nouriſhment is better prepared in the ſtock than in the crude earth. Bacon. But when we graft, or buds inoculate, Nature by art we nobly meliorate. Denham. A man ought by no means to think, that he ſhould be able ſo much as to alter or meliorate the humour of an ungrateful perſon by any ačts of kindneſs. South's Sermons. Caſtration ſerves to meliorate the fleſh of thoſe beaſts that ſuffer it. Graunt. Much labour is requir'd in trees. - Well muſt the ground be digg'd, and better dreſs'd, New ſoil to make, and meliorate the reſt. Dryden's Wirg. MELIoRA'tion. n.ſ.. [melioration, Fr. from meliorate.] Im- provement; ačt of bettering. For the melioration of muſick there is yet much left, in this point of exquiſite conſorts, to try. Bacon. Melio'RITY.. n.ſ.. [from melior.] State of being better. Men incline unto them which are ſofteſt, and leaſt in their way, in deſpight of them that hold them hardeſt to it; ſo that this colour of meliority and pre-eminence is a ſign of weak- neſs. Bacon'; Collection of Good and Evil. Tae
M E L The order and beauty of the inanimate parts of the world, the diſcernable ends of them, the meliority above what was neceſſary to be, do evince, by a reflex argument, that it is the workmanſhip not of blind mechaniſm, but of an intelli- gent and benign agent. - Bentley. T. Mell. v. n. [meler, ſº meler, Fr.] To mix ; to meddle. Obſolete. - - with fathers fits not with ſuch things to mell. Spenſºr, Here is a great deal of good matter Loſt for lack of telling. Now I ſee thou doſt but clatter, - Harm may come of melling. Spenſer's Paſłorals, Melli'FERous. adj. Productive of honey. Dić7, MEllification. n.ſ.. [mellifico, Latin.] The art or practice of making honey; production of honey. - In judging of the conſtitution of the air, many things be- fides the weather ought to be obſerved: in ſome countries, the filence of graſhoppers, and want of mellification in bees. Arbuthnot on Air. Melli'Fluence. n.ſ.. [mel and fluo, Latin.] A honied flow; a flow of ſweetneſs. - Melli'Fluent. adj. [mel and fluo, Latin.] Flowing with * MELLI'FLU0 U.S. } honey; flowing with ſweetneſs. A mellifluous voice, as I am a true knight. Shakeſpeare. As all thoſe things which are moſt mellifluous are ſooneſt changed into choler and bitterneſs, ſo are our vanities and pleaſures converted into the bittereſt ſorrows and repentances. - Raleigh's Hiſ of the World. Innumerous ſongſters, in the freſhening ſhade Of new-ſprung leaves, their modulations mix - Mellifluous. Thomſºn's Spring, l. 605. ME'llow. adj. º: ſoft, Saxon, Skinner: more nearly from mollis, molle, mollow, mellow; though r is indeed eaſily changed into lin common ſpeech.] 1. Soft with ripeneſs; full ripe. A ſtorm, or robbery, call it what you will, Shook down my mellow hangings, nay, my leaves. Shakespeare An apple in my hand works different effects upon my ſenſes: my eye tells me it is n; my noſe, that it hath a mellºw ſcent; and my taſte, that it is ſweet. Digby. • A little longer, And nature drops him down without your ſin, Like mellow fruit, without a winter ſtorm. Dryden. 2. Soft in ſound. - Of ſeven ſmooth joints a mellow pipe I have, - Which with his dying breath Damaetas gave. Dryden. 3. Soft; unétuous. - Camomile ſheweth mellow grounds fit for wheat. Bacon. 4. Drunk; melted down with drink. Greedy of phyſicians frequent fees, - From female mellow praiſe he takes degrees. Roſcommon. In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt ſuch a teſty, touchy, pleaſant fellow; Haſt ſo much wit, and mirth, and ſpleen about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Addiſon. To Me'llow. v. a. [from the noun.] - 1. To ripen; to mature; to ſoften by ripeneſs; to ripen by age. Lord Aubrey Were Was done to death, and more than ſo, my father; Even in the downfal of his mellow'd years. Shakeſpeare. The royal tree hath left us royal fruit, Which mellow'd by the ſtealing hours of time, Will well become the ſeat of majeſty. Shakespeare Rich. III. On foreign mountains may the ſun refine The grape's ſoft juice, and mellow it to wine. Addiſon. 2. To ſoften. They plow in the wheat ſtubble in December; and if the weather prove froſty to mellow it, they do not plow it again till April. Mortimer's Huſh. 3. To mature to perfeótion. This epiſode is not only now the moſt pleaſing entertain- ment of the AEneis, but was ſo accounted in his own age, and before it was mellowed into that reputation which time has given it. Dryden. To Me'llow. v. n. To be matured; to ripen. Though no ſtone tell thee what I was, yet thou In my grave's infide ſee'ſt, what thou art now ; Yet thou'rt not yet ſo good, till us death lay To ripe and mellow there, we're ſtubborn clay. Donne. Fºllow Ness. n.ſ.. [from mellow.] 1. Maturity of fruits; ripeneſs; ſoftneſs by maturity. My reaſon can confider greenneſs, mellowneſs, ſweetneſs, er coldneſs, ſingly, and without relation to any other quali that is painted in me by the ſame apple. Digby of Bodies. The Spring, like youth, freſh bloſſoms doth produce, But Autumn makes them ripe, and fit for uſe: So age a mature mellowneſ, doth ſet On the green promiſes of youthful heat. Denham. 3. Maturity; full age. Élocoton. m. ſ. ſmelocotone, Spaniſh; malum cotoneum, Latin.] A quince. Obſolete. In apricots, peaches, or melecotones upon a wall, the greateſt fruits are towards the bottom. Bacon, ELo'Dious. adj. [from melody..] Muſical; harmonious. Fountains ! and ye that warble, as ye flow, AMelodious murmurs." warbling tune his praiſe. Milton. And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears; A muſick more melºdious than the ſpheres. Dryden, Mºvºx. adv. [from melodious.] Muſically; harmo- niouſly. Melo'diousness. n. ſ: [from melodious.] Harmoniouſneſs ; muſicalneſs. - ME/LQDY. m. ſ. ſº...] Muſick; harmony of ſound. The prophet David having fingular knowledge not in poe- try alone but in muſick alſo, judged them both to be things moſt neceſſary for the houſe of God, left behind him for that Purpoſe a number of divinely indited poems, and was farther the author of adding unto poetry melody in publick prayer, melody both vocal and inſtrumental, for the raiſing up of mens hearts, and the ſweetening of their affections towards God. Hooker, b. v. Singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord. Eph. v. 19. Why rather, ſleep, lieſt thou in ſmoky cribs, And huſht with buzzing night flies to thy ſlumber; Than in the perfum’d chambers of the great, And lull'd with ſounds of ſweeteſt melody. Shakeſpeare, Lend me your ſongs, ye nightingales: Oh pour The mazy-running ſoul of melody Into my varied verſe. Thomſon's Spring, l. 576, ME'LoN. m. ſ. ſmelon, Fr. melo, Latin.] 2 I. A plant. The flower of the melon conſiſts of one leaf, which is of the expanded bell ſhape, cut into ſeveral ſegments, and ex- aćtly like thoſe of the cucumber: ſome of theſe flowers are barren, not adhering to the embrio; others are fruitful, grow- ing upon the embrio, which is afterwards changed into a fruit, for the moſt part of an oval ſhape, ſmooth or wrinkled, and divided into three ſeminal apartments, which ſeem to be cut into two parts, and contain many oblong ſeeds. Miller, 2. The fruit. We remember the fiſh which we did eat in Egypt freely, the cucumbers and the melons. Num, xi. 5. MeloN-thi'stle. m. ſ. ſmelocočius, Latin.] The whole plant of the melon-thiftle hath a fingular ap- pearance, is very ſucculent, and hath many angles, which are beſet with ſharp thorns. - Miller. To Melt. v. a. [myltan, Saxon.] 1. To diſſolve ; to make liquid; commonly by heat, How they would melt me out of my fat drop by drop, and liquor fiſhermens boots with me ! Shakeſpeare, When the melting fire burneth, the fire cauſeth the waters to boil. Iſa. lxiv. 2. This price, which is given above the value of the ſilver in our coin, is given only to preſerve our coin from being melt- ed down. Locke, Will a goldſmith give one ounce and a quarter of coined ſilver for one ounce of bullion, when, by putting it into his meltin: pot, he can make it bullion ? Locke. The rock's high ſummit in the temple's ſhade, Nor heat could melt, nor beating ſtorm invade. Pope. If your butter when melted taſtes of braſs, it is your maſ- ter's fault, who will not allow you a filver ſaucepan. Swift, 2. To diſſolve; to break in pieces. To take in pieces this frame of nature, and melt it down into its firſt pfinciples; and then to obſerve how the divine wiſdom wrought all theſe things into that beautiful compoſi- tion; is a kind of joy, which pierceth the mind. Burnet. 3. To ſoften to love or tenderneſs. The mighty maſter ſmil'd to ſee That love was in the next degree: 'Twas but a kindred ſound to move, For pity melt, the mind to love. Dryd. Alexander's Feaſt, Alas! thy ſtory melts away my ſoul. Addison's Cato. 4. To waſte away. - Thou would'ſt have plung'd thyſelf In general riot, melted down thy youth In different beds of luſt, Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, , To Melt. v. n. • 1. To become liquid; to diſſolve; to be made fluid. Let them melt away as waters which run continually. Pſal. The roſe is fragrant, but it fades in time ; - The violet ſweet, but quickly paſt the prime ; While lilies hang their heads and ſoon decay, And whiter ſnow in minutes melts away. Dryden. 2. To be ſoftened to pity, or any gentle paſſion; to grow ten- der, mild, or gentle. I melt, and am not Of ſtronger earth than others. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Dighton and Forreſt; Albeit, they were fleſht villains, bloody dogs, Melting with tenderneſs and mild compaſſion, Wept like two children in their death's ſad ſtory. Shakeſp. This ſaid; the mov’d aſſiſtants melt in tears. Dryden.…. , Mºllins º º - " . . . º, Priº - * * wº * - - - - six * --> ºº: º / 2 / ... 2 *. **** º * º
M E. M. M E. M. M.hing into tears, the pious ma" vdºn. Deplor’d ſo ſad a fight. ſubſt Drydº , T iſſolved ; to loſe ſubſtance. ...a..., 3. To be diſſo “Whº are they vaniſh'd? ... . what ſeem'd corporal º º the wind. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Beauty is a witch, - Againſt whoſe º faith melºth into blood. Shaky?. ...i, ſubdued by affliction. 4. "ß heavineſs: ſtrengthen thou me. Pſal. Mººr. n.ſ. [from melt.] One that melts metals. Miſo and Mopſa, like a couple of foreſwat melters, were getting the pure ſilver of their bodies out of the . of * armentS. tancy, p. ii. “. the author attributes to the remiſſneſs of the former mchers, in not exhauſting the ore. - Derham': Phyſiº-Theol. Mºltingly. adv. [from melting.] Like ſomething melting. Zelmane lay upon a bank, with her face ſo bent over La- don, that her tears falling into the water, one might have thought ſhe began meltingly to be metamorphoſed to the run- ning river. Sidney, b. ii. MElwel. n.ſ. A kind of fiſh. - Ainſ. MEMBER. n.f. [membre, French; membrum, Latin.] 1. A limb; a part appendant to the body. - The tongle is a little member, and boaſteth great things. -> jam. iii. 5. 2. A part of a diſcourſe or period; a head; a clauſe. where the reſpondent limits or diſtinguiſhes any propº- ſtion, the opponent muſt prove his own propoſition accord- ing to that member of the diſtinction in which the reſpondent denied it. IWatts's Improvement of the Mind. 3. Any part of an integral. In poetry as in architecture, not only the whole but the principal members, and every part of them, ſhould be great. Addison's Speci. Nº. 267. 4. One of a community. My going to demand juſtice upon the five memberſ, my enemies loaded with obloquies. King Charles. Mean as I am, yet have the Muſes made Me free, a member of the tuneful trade. Dryden. Sienna is adorned with many towers of brick, which, in the time of the commonwealth, were erected to ſuch of the members as had done any conſiderable ſervice to their country. Addiſon on Italy. ME'MBRANE, n.ſ.. [membrane, Fr. membrana, Latin.] A membrane is a web of ſeveral ſorts of fibres, interwoven together for the covering and wrapping up ſome parts: the fibres of the membranes give them an elaſticity, whereby they can contraćt, and cloſely graſp, the parts they contain, and their nervous fibres give them an exquiſite ſenſe, which is the cauſe of their contračtion; they can, therefore, ſcarcely ſuffer the ſharpneſs of medicines, and are difficultly united when wounded. - &aincy. The chorion, a thick membrane obſcuring the formation, the dam doth after tear aſunder. Brown's Vulgar Errours. They obſtacle find none Of membrane, joint, or limb, excluſive bars: Eaſier than air with air, if ſpirits embrace, Total they mix. Milton. The inner membrane that involved the ſeveral liquors of the egg remained unbroken. Boyle. MEMBRANA'ceous. - MEMBRA'NEous adj. [membraneux, Fr. from membrana, ME M BRANous Lat.] Conſiſting of membranes. Lute-ſtrings, which are made of the membraneous parts of the guts ſtrongly wreathed, ſwell ſo much as to break in wet weather. Boyle. Great conceits are raiſed of the involution or membranºus covering called the filly-how. Brown's Wulgar Errours. Such birds as are carnivorous have no gizzard, or muſcu- lous, but a membranous ſtomach; that kind of food being torn into ſmall flakes by the beak, may be eaſily concoded by a membranous flomach. Ray on Creation. Anodyne ſubſtances, which take off contractions of the membranows parts, are diuretick. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Birds of Prey have membranaceous, not muſcular ſtomachs. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 31EMENTO. m. ſ. [Latin.] A memorial notice; a hint to awaken the memory. Our gracious maſter, for his learning and piety, is not only a precedent to his own ſubjects, but to foreign princes; }* he is ſtill but a man, and ſeaſonable mement,’s may be uſeful. Bacon’s Advice to Williers. * not the frequent ſpectacle of other peoples deaths a me- ” ſufficient to make you think of your own L’Eſtrange. ****, *. ſ. [memoire, French.] o * An account of tranſactions familiarly written. .* great maſter's future charge ** his own memoirs, and leave his heirs l r - “hºmes of government and plans of wars. Prior. "otice; account of anything. To Hig 2. Hint; There is not in any author a computation of the revenues of the Roman empire, and hardly any memºirs from whence it might be collected. Arbuthnot on Cºins. c - Memor Able. adj. [memorable, Fr. memorabilis, Lat.] Wor- thy of memory ; not to be forgotten. Nothing I ſo much deſight to recount, as the memºrable friendſhip that grew betwixt the two. princes. . Sidney. From this deſire, that main deſire proceeds, Which all men have ſurviving fame to gain, By tombs, by books, by memorable deeds, For ſhe that this deſires doth ſtill remain. Davies. Dares Ulyſſes for the prize contend, In fight of what he durſt not once defend; But baſely fled that memorable day, When I from Hector's hands redeem'd the flaming prey. Dryden's Ovid. ME'MoRABLY. adv. [from memorable.] In a manner worthy of memory. MEMORANDU.M. n.ſ. [Latin.] A note to help the me- Inor W. I reſolved to new pave every ſtreet within the liberties, and entered a memorandum in my pocket-book accordingly. Guardian, N°. 166. Nature's fair table-book, our tender ſouls, We ſcrawl all o'er with old and empty rules, Stale memorandums of the ſchools. Swift's Aſſel. MEMo'RIAL. adj. [memorial, Fr. memorials, Latin.] 1. Preſervative of memory. Thy maſter now lies thinking in his bed Of thee and me, and fighs, and takes my glove, And gives memorial dainty kiſſes to it. Shakespeare. May I, at the concluſion of a work, which is a kind of monument of Pope's partiality to me, place the following lines as an inſcription memorial of it. Brzone. The tomb with manly arms and trophies raiſe; There high in air memorial of my name Fix the ſmooth oar, and bid me live to fame. Pope. 2. Contained in memory. - The caſe is the ſame with the memorial poſſeſſions of the greateſt part of mankind: a few uſeful things mixed with many trifles fill up their memorics. J/atts. MEMORIAl. n.ſ. 1. A monument; ſomething to preſerve memory. All churches have had their names; ſome as memorials of peace, ſome of wiſdom, ſome in memory of the trinity itſelf, ſome of Chriſt under ſundry titles; of the bleſſed Virgin not a few ; many of one apoſtle, ſaint, or martyr; many of all. Hooker. A memorial unto Iſrael, that no ſtranger offer incenſe be- fore the Lord. Num. xvi. 43. All the laws of this kingdom have ſome monuments or memorials thereof in writing, yet all of them have not their original in writing; for ſome of thoſe laws have obtained their force by immemorial uſage. . Hale. In other parts like deeds deſerv'd Memorial, where the might of Gabriel fought. Milton. Reflect upon a clear, unblotted, acquitting conſcience, and feed upon the ineffable comforts of the memorial of a con- quered temptation. South's Sermons. Medals are ſo many monuments conſigned over to eterni- ty, that may laſt when all other memorials of the ſame age are worn out or loſt. Addiſon on ancient Medals. 2. Hint to affiſt the memory. He was a prince ſad, ſerious, and full of thoughts and ſe- cret obſervations, and full of notes and memorials of his own hand touching perſons. Bacon's Henry VII. Memorials written with king Edward's hand ſhall be the ground of this hiſtory. Hayward. MeMo'RIALIST. n.ſ. [from memorial.] One who writes me- morials. I muſt not omit a memorial ſetting forth, that the memo- rial/? had, with great diſpatch, carried a letter from a cer- tain lord to a certain lord. Speciator, Nº. 629. ME MoR 17 E. v. a. [from memory..] To record; to commit to memory by writing. They neglect to memorize their conqueſt of the Indians, eſpecially in thoſe times in which the ſame was ſuppoſed. Spenſer on Ireland. Let their names that were bravely loſt be rather memo- rized in the full table of time; for my part, I love no ambi- tious pains in an eloquent deſcription of miſeries. Watton. MEMORY.. n. ſ. [memoire, Fr. memoria, Latin.] 1. The power of retaining or recollecting things paſt; reten- tion ; reminiſcence; recolle&tion. AMemory is the power to revive again in our minds thoſe ideas which after imprinting have diſappeared, or have been laid aſide out of ſight. Locke. The memory is perpetually looking back, when we have no- thing preſent to entertain us: it is like thoſe repoſitories in animals that are filled with ſtores of food, on which they may ruminate, when their preſent paſture fails. Addiſon's Speciator. 2. Exemption
M E N
M E N
2. Exemption from oblivion. -
That ever-living man of memory,
Henry the Fifth !
3. Time of knowledge. • *
Thy requeſt think now fulfill’d, that aſk'd
How firſt this world, and face of things, began, -
And what, before thy "...; was done. Milton.
rial; monumental record.
4. Memo Be better ſuited;
Theſe weeds are memories of thoſe worſer hours i.
I prythee put them off. Shakeſp. King Lear.
A ſwan in memory of Cycnus ſhines; -
The mourning ſiſters weep in wat'ry ſigns. Addiſon.
5 |Reflection; attention. Not in uſe. -
- When Duncan is aſleep, his two chamberlains
Will I with wine and waſſel § º
emory, the warder of the brain,
º : 2. Ém. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
MEN, the plural of man. -
Mº its #. obſcurely men know not how ; or die obſcurely
men mark not when. Aſcham.
For men, there are to be conſidered the valour and nuin-
ber: the old obſervation is not untrue, that the Spaniards va-
lour lieth in the eye of the looker-on; but the Engliſh va-
lour leth about the ſoldiers heart. Bacon's I/ar with Spain.
He thought fit that the king's affairs ſhould entirely be con-
dućted by the ſoldiers and men of war. Clarendon, b. viii.
Mºn-File:Aser. n.ſ.. [men and pleaſer.] One too careful to
pleaſe others. -
Servants be obedient to them that are your maſters : not
with eye-ſervice, as men-pleaſers; but as the ſervants of Chriſt,
doing the will of God from the heart. Eph. vi. 6.
To Mººn AcE. v. a. [menacer, Fr.] To threaten; to threat.
Who ever knew the heavens menace ſo Shakespeare.
Your eyes do menace me: why look you pale :
Who ſent you hither? Shakeſpeare's Richard III.
My maſter knows not but I am gone hence,
And fearfully did menace me with death,
If I did ſtay to look on his intents.
From this league
Peep'd harms that menac'd him. Shakespeare. Henry VIII.
What ſhou'd he do? 'Twas death to go away,
And the god menac'd if he dar'd to ſtay. Dryden's Falles.
ME'NAce. n.ſ.. [menace, Fr. from the verb.] Threat.
He that would not believe the menace of God at firſt, it
may be doubted whether, before an ocular example, he be-
lieved the curſe at laſt. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. i.
The Trojans view the duſty cloud from far,
And the dark menace of the diſtant war. Dryden's AFneis.
ME'NAcER. n.ſ.. [menaceur, Fr. from menace.] A threatener;
one that threats.
Hence menacer / nor tempt me into rage:
This roof protećts thy raſhneſs. But begone ! Philips.
MENAEGE. n.ſ. [French.] A collection of animals.
I ſaw here the largeſt menage that I met with any-where.
- Addiſon on Italy.
ME'N.Acocu E. m. ſ. ſºvº; and 372.] A medicine that pro-
motes the flux of the menſes.
To MEND. v. a. [emcºido, Latin.)
1. To repair from breach or decay.
Shakespeare . Henry VI.
Shakeſpeare.
They gave the money to the workmen to repair and mend
the houſe.
2. To correót; to alter for the better.
The beſt ſervice they could do to the ſtate, was to mend
the lives and manners of the perſons who compoſed it.
2 Chron. xxxiv. 10.
Temple's Miſcel. '
You need not deſpair, by the aſſiſtance of his growing
reaſon, to maſter his timorouſneſs, and mend the weakneſs of
his conſtitution.
Though in ſome lands the graſs is but ſhort, yet it mends
garden herbs and fruit. Mortimer's Huſandry.
Their opinion of Wood, and his project, is not mended.
3. To help; to advance.
hatever is new is unlooked for; and ever it mends ſome,
and impairs others: and he that is holpen takes it for a for-
tune, and he that is hurt for a wrong. Bacon.
lf, to avoid ſucceſſion in eternal exiſtence, they recur to
the punctum ſtans of the ſchools, they will thereby very little
mend the matter, or help us to a more poſitive idea of infinite
duration. Locke.
4. To improve; to increaſe.
Death comes not at call; juſtice divine
Mºnds not her ſloweſt pace, for pray’r, or cries. Milton.
When upon the ſands the traveller,
Sces the high ſea come rolling from afar,
The land grow ſhort, he mend; his weary pace,
While death behind him covers all the place. Dryden.
He ſaw the monſter mend his pace; he ſprings,
As terror had increas'd his feet with wings. Dryden.
To MEND. v. n. To grow better; to advance in any good;
to be changed for the better.
ME'NSTRUAL. adj. [menſirial, Fr. meðſtruus, Latin.]
Locke on Education.
Swift.
Name a new play and he's the poet's friend ; -
Nay, ſhow'd his faults—but when wou'd poets mend?
a - Pºpe's Eſſay on Criticiſm.
ME'NDABLE. adj. [from mend.] Capable of being mended. ſº
low word.
MESPA'ºr Y. m. ſ. [from mandax, Latin.] Falſehood.
th In this . *. were additional mendacities; for
* Commandment forbid not to touch th - -
fitively ſaid, Ye ſhall ſure! Ouc e fruit, and po
plied, Leftye die. Brºwn's Pulgar Errour, b, i.
Mº.; / [from mend..] One who makes any change for
What trade art thou? A trade that I m
conſcience; a mender of bad foals.
ME's Dica NT. adj. [mendicans,
ſtate of beggary.
Be not righteous over-much, is applicable to thoſe who,
out of an exceſs of zeal, practiſe mortifications, whereby
they macerate their bodies; or to thoſe who voluntarily re-
duce themſelves to a poor, and perhaps mendicant, flate.
a - Fiddes's Sermons.
Mº's Dicast. * f [mendiant, Fr.] A beggar; one of ſome
begging fraternity in the Romiſh church.
To MENDICATE. v. a. [mendio, Lat. mender, Fr] To beg;
to aſk alms. - - - -S
MEspícity. m. ſ. [mendicitas, Lat. mendicité, Fr.] The life
of a beggar.
MENDs for amends.
Let her be as ſhe is: If ſhe be fair, 'tis the better for her;
and if ſhe be not, ſhe has the mend; in her own hands. Shać.
MENIAL. ad. [from meiny or many; men, Saxon,
old French.
I. Belonging to the retinue, or train of ſervants.
Two menial dogs before their maſter preſs'd;
Thus clad, and guarded thus, he ſeeks his kingly gueſt.
- Dryden’s AEmeis.
2. sºft ſeems not to have known the meaning of this word.
he women attendants perform only the moſt menial of.
fices. Gulliver's Travels.
ME/NIAL. m. ſ. One of the train of ſervants.
MEN1'NGES. n.ſ. ſuaviſ, CP.] The meninges are the two mem-
brancs that envelope the brain, which are called the pia ma-
ter and dura mater; the latter being the exterior involucrum,
is, from its thickneſs, ſo denominated. - Dići.
The brain being expoſed to the air groweth fluid, and is
thruſt forth by the contračtion of the meninges. //ſeman.
ay uſe with a ſafe
Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
Latin.] Begging; poor & 2
or meſnie,
MENology, n.ſ. [www.oxylov; menolage, French.] A regiſter
of months.
. In the Roman martyrology we find, at one time, many
thouſand martyrs deſtroyed by Diocleſian: the menology faith
they were twenty thouſand. - Stillingfleet.
ME'Now. n. ſ. commonly minnow. A fiſh. Ainſ.
MENSA L. adj. [menſalis, Lat.] Belonging to the table; tranſ-
ačted at table. A word yet ſcarcely naturaliſed.
Converſation either mental or menſal. Clariſa.
1. Monthly; happening once a month; laſting a month.
She turns all her globe to the ſun, by moving in her men-
ſtrual orb, and enjoys night and day alternately, one day of
her's being equal to about fourteen days and nights of ours.
- Bentley's Sermons.
2. Pertaining to a menſtruum. [menſirueux, Fr.]
The diſſents of the men/trual or ſtrong waters hinder the
incorporation, as well as thoſe of the metal. Bacon.
ME'NSTRU ous, adj. [mºrums, Lat.] Having the catamenia.
O thou of late belov’d,
Now like a men/?ruous woman art remov’d. Sandys's Par.
Many, from being women, have proved men at the firſt
point of their men/iruous eruptions. Brown.
ME'NSTRUUM. n.ſ. [This name probably was derived from
ſome notion of the old chemiſts about the influence of the
moon in the preparation of diſſolvents.] -
All liquors are called men/?raums which are uſed as diſſol-
vents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infuſion, de-
coction. 3:ſincy.
Inquire what is the proper men/ruum to diſſolve metal, what
will touch upon the one and not upon the other, and what
ſeveral men/ºrua will diſſolve any metal. Bacon's Phyſical Rem.
White metalline bodies muſt be excepted, which, by rea-
ſon of their exceſſive denſity, ſeem to reflect almoſt all the
light incident on their firſt ſuperficies, unleſs by ſolution in
mºnſ, uſuns they be reduced into very ſmall particles, and then
they become tranſparent. --- Newtºn's Opticº.
MENsu RAbi'lity. n.ſ. (meſſarabilité, French..] Capacity of
being meaſured.
ME/NSURABLE. adj. [menſiora, Latin.] Meaſurable ; that may
be meaſured.
We meaſure our time by law and not by nature. The ſo-
lar month is no periodical motion, and not eaſily meſſurable,
and the months unequal among themſelves, and not to be
meaſured by even wecks or days. Holder.
16 I º ME'N SURAL.
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y die; but ſhe, extenuating, re-
M E R M E R ! ME'Nsur AL. adj. [from menſºrd, Latin.] Relating to mea- tºº TE. v. a. [from º, Latin.] To meaſure; imenſion of any thing. r Mº. n.ſ. ſº Lat.] The aët or prac- - uring ; reſult of meaſuring. º: .. menſuration and argumentation of Dr. Cum- berland, it would not have been fair to have ſuppreſſed thoſe of another prelate. - Arhuthnot on Coins. Mºral. aft. [mental, French; mentis, Lat.] Intellectual; exiſting in the mind. What a mental power This eye ſhoots forth How big imagination Moves in this lip : To the dumbneſs of the geſture One might interpret. Shakeſp. Timº of Athens. So deep the pow'r of theſe ingredients picre'd, Ev’n to the inmoſt ſeat of mental ſight, That Adam now enforc'd to cloſe his eyes, • Sunk down, and all his ſpirits became entranc d. Milton. The metaphor of taſte would not have been ſo gene- ral, had there not been a very great conformity between the mental taſte and that ſenſitive taſte that affects the Palate. Addison's Speci. N° 469. If the ideas be not innate, there was a time when the mind was without thoſe principles; for where the ideas are not, there can be no knowledge, no afient, no mental or ver- bal propoſitions about them. Locke. She kindly talk'd, at leaſt three hours, - Of plaſtick forms, and mental pow'rs. Prior. Thoſe inward repreſentations of ſpirit, thought, love, and hatred, are pure and mental ideas, belonging eſpecially to the mind, and carry nothing of ſhape or ſenſe in them. JWatts's Logick. ME'NTALLY. adv. [from mental.] Intelle&tually; in the mind; not pračtically, but in thought or meditation. - If we confider the heart the firſt principle of life, and mentally divide it into its conſtituent parts, we find nothing but what is in any muſcle of the body. Bentley. ME'Ntion. n. ſ. [mention, Fr. mentio, Latin.] Oral or writ- ten expreſſion, or recital of any thing. Think on me when it ſhall be well with thee; and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this houſe. Gen. xl. 14. The Almighty introduces the propoſal of his laws rather with the mention of ſome particular acts of kindneſs, than by reminding mankind of his ſeverity. Rogers's Sermons. To Me"Ntion. v. a. [mentionner, Fr. from the noun..] To write or expreſs in words or writing. I will mention the loving-kindneſſes of the Lord, and the praiſes of the Lord. Iſa. lxiii. 7. Theſe mentioned by their names were princes in their fami- lies. - 1 Chron. iv. 38. The reſt of the aëts of Jehoſhaphat are written in the book of Jehu, who is mentioned in the book of Kings. 2 Chron. All his tranſgreſſions ſhall not be mentioned. Ezek. xviii. MEPHITICAL, adj. [mephitis, Lat..] Ill favoured; ſtinking. Mephitical exhalations are poiſonous or noxious fleims iſſuing out of the earth, from what cauſe ſoever. &Mincy. MERA'cious, adj. [meracus, Latin.] Strong; racy. MERCABLE, adj. [merºor, Lat J. To be ſold or bought. Dià. MERCANTANT. n.ſ.. [mercatante, Ital.] This word in Shake- feare ſeems to ſignify a foreigner, or foreign trader. What is he - A mercantant, or elſe a pedant. I know not what but formal in apparel. ME'RCANTIL E. adj. Trading; commercial. The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. Arbuthnot on Coins. Let him travel and fulfil the duties of the military or mer- cantile life; let proſperous or adverſe fortune call him to the moſt diſtant parts of the globe, ſtill let him carry on his knowledge, and the improvement of his ſoul. //atts. ME/RCA.T. n. ſ. [mercatus, Latin.] Market; trade. With irreſiſtible majeſty and authority our Saviour removed Shakeſpeare. the exchange, and drove the mercat out of the temple. Sprat. . MF'RCATURE. m.ſ. [mercatura, Latin.] The practice of buy- ing and ſelling. MERCENARIN: ss; n.ſ.. [from mercenary.] Venality; reſpect to hire or reward. To ſorego the pleaſures of ſenſe, and undergo the hard- ſhips that attend a holy life, is ſuch a kind of mercenarineſ, * * but a reſigned, believing ſoul is likely to be guilt of : if fear itſelf, and even the fear § hell, may %. º: Tºº of mens actions. Boyle. MERCENARY. ... ſmercenaire, Fr. mercenarius, Lat..] Ve- nal ; hired; ſold for money; acting only for hire. º ºf our princes,' woe the while 5. drown d, and ſoked in *ercenary blood. , Shakeſpeare. | Vers Almains, who ſerved in the gariſons, being merely mºnary, did eaſily incline to the ſtrongeſt. Playwood. The appellation of Grant imports a mercenary temper, and denotes ſuch an one as makes his reward both the ſole motive and meaſure of his obedience. c:::h's Sermons. 'Twas not for nothing I the crown reſign'd; * I ſtill muſt own a mercenary mind. , Dryden's fºrenzº. ME’Rce NARY. m. ſ. [mercenaire, Fr.] A hireling; one retain- ed or ſerving for pay. He a poor mercenary ſerves for bread; • r For all his travel, only cloth'd and fed. , Sandys': Parapſ. MERCER. n.ſ. [mercier, French..] One who ſells ſilks. * The draper and mercer may meaſure religion as they pleaſe, and the weaver may caſt her upon what loom he pleaſe. Howel's England's Tears. ME'RcERY. m. ſ. ſmercerie, Fr. from mercer.] Trade of mer- cers; dealing in ſilks. The mergery is gone from out of Lombard-ſtreet and Cheapſide into Paternoſter-row and Fleet-ſtreet. Graunt. To Me'RchAND. v. n. [marchander, French..] To tranſact by traffick. Ferdinando merchanded with France for the reſtoring Rouſ- figlion and Perpignan, oppignorated to them. Bacon. MERCHAN dise. n.ſ. ſmarchandje, French.] 1. Traffick; commerce; trade. If a ſon, that is ſent by his father about merchandſ, fall into ſome leud action, his wickedneſs, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed upon his father. Shakespeare Henry V. If he pay thee to the utmoſt farthing, thou haſt forgiven nothing: it is merchandiſe, and not forgiveneſs, to reſtore him that does as much as you can require. Taylor. 2. Wares; any thing to be bought or ſold. Fair when her breaſt, like a rich laden bark With precious merchandiſe, ſhe forth doth lay. Spenſºr. Thou ſhalt not ſell her at all for money; thou ſhalt not make merchandiſe of her. - Deut. xxi. 14. As for any merchandiſe you have brought, ye ſhall have your return in merchandiſe or in gold. Bacon. So active a people will always have money, whilſt they can ſend what merchandiſes they pleaſe to Mexico. Addiſon. To Me'RcHAN DISE. v. n. To trade; to traffick; to exerciſe CommercC. The Phoenicians, of whoſe exceeding merchandſ, g we read ſo much in ancient hiſtories, were Canaanites, whoſe very name ſignifies merchants. Brerewood on Languages. MERCHANT. m. ſ. ſmarchand, French.) One who trafficks to remote Countries. - France hath flaw'd the league, and hath attach'd Qur merchants goods at Bourdeaux. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. The Lord hath given a commandment againſt the merchant city to deſtroy the ſtrong holds thereof. Iſa. xxiii. 11. The moſt celebrated merchants in the world were fituated in the iſland of Tyre. Aldſon's Freeholder, N°. 42. ME'RchANTLY. adj. [from merchant..] Like a merchant. ME’RcHANT LIKE. } Ainſ. MERCHANT-MAN. m. ſ. [merchant and man.] A ſhip of trade. Pirates have fair winds and a calm ſea, when the juſt and peaceful merchant-man hath them. Taylor. In the time of Auguſtus and Tiberius, the ſouthern coaſts of Spain ſent great fleets of merchant-men to Italy. Arbuthnot. MERCHANTABLE, adj. [mercabilis, Lat. from merchant.J F it to be bought or ſold. Why they placed this invention in the beaver, beſide the medical and merchantable commodity of caſtor, or parts con- ceived to be bitten away, might be the ſagacity of that ani- mal. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iii. ME’RCIABLE. adj. [from mercy.] This word in Speyer ſignifies merciful. Nought but well mought him betight: He is ſo meek, wife, merciable, And with his word his work is convenable. Spenſºr's Pºſ. MERCIFUL. adj. [mercy and full.] Compaſjonſte; tender ; kind; unwilling to puniſh ; willing to pity and ſpare. Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people thou haſ redeemed. Deut. xxi. 8. MER ciru LLY. adv. [from merciful.] Tenderly; mildly; with P". with compaſſion. ake the true uſe of thoſe afflićtions which his hand, mer- ciftly ſevere, hath been pleaſed to lay upon thee. Aircrary. MERCIFULN Ess. n.ſ.. [from merciful..] Tenderneſs; willing- neſs to ſpare. The band that ought to knit all theſe excellencies together is a kind merciſiºnſ to ſuch a one, as is in his ſoul dºotel to ſuch perfections. Sidney. Uſe the means ordinary and lawful, among which zerº. fulneſs and liberality is one, to which the promiſe of ſecular wealth is moſt frequently made. Harmond. ME’Reilless, adj. [from mercy.] Void of mercy; pitiles; hard hearted; cruel; ſevere. - His mother mercilſ, Moſt mergil'ſ of women Wyden hight, Her other ſon faſt ſleeping did oppreſs, And with moſt cruel hand him murdered pitileſs, Pa. º. The foe is mercilſ, and will not pity. Shakeſpeare. Thinks
M E R —ºr- Think not their rage ſo deſperate t'eſſay An element more mercileſ than they. What God ſo mean, So mercilſ, a tyrant to obey ! Dryden's juvenal. Whatever ravages a mercileſs diſtemper may commit, ſhe Denham. ſhall have one man as much her admirer as ever. Pope. The torrent º: imbibes - Commiſſions, perquiſites, and bribes. Swift. Mesci'lessly. adv. [from mercileſ...] In a manner void of Mºrrissess. n. ſ. [from mercileſ...] Want of pity. Mercurial. adj. [mercurialis, Lat.] - - 1. Formed under the influence of mercury; active; ſprightly. I know the ſhape of 's leg: This is his hand, His foot mercurial, his martial thigh, The brawns of Hercules. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. This youth was ſuch a mercurial, as could make his own part, if at any time he chanced to be out. Bacon's Hen. VII. Tully confidered the diſpoſitions of a ſincere, more igno- rant, and leſs mercurial nation, by dwelling on the pathetick part. Swift's Miſcel. 2. Conſiſting of quickſilver. - - MERcuRification. adj. [from mercury.] The aët of mixing * thing with quickſilver. add the ways of mercurification. Boyle. MERCURY. n.ſ.. [mercurius, Latin.] 1. The chemiſt's name for quickſilver is mercury. Hill. The gall of animals and mercury kill worms; and the water in which mercury is boiled has this effect. Arbuthnot. , Sprightly qualities. 2. Sp ºthe mercury of man is fix’d, Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix’d; The droſs cements what elſe were too refin'd, And in one int’reſt body acts with mind. Pope. 3. A news-paper. - Ainſ. 4. It is now applied, in cant phraſe, to the carriers of news and pamphlets. - Mercury, n.ſ.. [mercurialis, Latin.] A plant. The leaves of the mercury are crenated, and grow by pairs oppoſite: the cup of the flower conſiſts of one leaf, which expands and is cut into three ſegments; theſe are male and female in different places: the flowers of the male grow in long ſpikes, and conſiſt of many ſtamina and apices, which are loaded with farina: the ovary of the female plant be- comes a teſticulated fruit, having a ſingle round ſeed in each cell. Miller. Herb mercury is of an emollient nature, and is eaten in the manner of ſpinach, which, when cultivated in a garden, it greatly excels. Hill's Mat. Med. M; CY. m. ſ. [merci, French, contračted from miſericordia, atin.] 1. Tenderneſs; goodneſs; pity; willingneſs to ſave; clemency; mildneſs; unwillingneſs to puniſh. Oh heav'n have mercy on me ! —I ſay, amen. And have you mercy too Shakeſpeare. Mercy is not ſtrain'd; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heav'n, Upon the place beneath. It is twice bleſs'd ; It bleſſeth him that gives and him that takes. Shakeſp. Ariſe, and have mercy upon Zion. Thou, O God, art gracious, long-ſuffering, and in mercy ordering all. JPiſd. xv. 1. Examples of juſtice muſt be made for terror to ſome; ex- amples of mercy for comfort to others: the one procures fear, and the other love. Bacon's Advice to Williers. Good heav'n, whoſe darling attribute we find Is boundleſs grace, and mercy to mankind, Abhors the cruel. Dryden. We adore his undeſerved mercy towards us, that he made us the chief of the viſible creation. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Pardon. *Twere a paper loſt, As offer'd mercy is. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Cry mercy lords, That you have ta'en a tardy ſluggard here. Shakeſpeare. I cry thee mercy with all my heart, for ſuſpecting a friar of the leaſt good-nature. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. 3. Diſcretion; power of ading at pleaſure. Condition | What good condition can a treaty find I' th' part that is at mercy? Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. . The moſt authentick record of ſo ancient a family ſhould lie at the mercy of every infant who flings a ſtone. Pope. A lover is ever complaining of cruelty'while any thing is denied him; and when the lady ceaſes to be cruel, ſhe is, from the next moment, at his mercy. Swift. **º-seat. n.ſ.. [mercy and ſeat.j The mercy-ſeat was the covering of the ark of the cove- *ht, in which the tables of the law were depoſited : it was * gold, and at its two ends were fixed the two cherubims, * the ſame metal, which with their wings cxtended for- 4. Pſal, cii. 13. . M E R wards, ſeemed to form a throne for the majeſty of God, who in ſcripture is repreſented as fitting between the cherubims, and the ark was his footſtool: it was from hence that God gave his oracles to Moſes, or to the high-prieſt that conſult- ed him. Calmet. Make a mercy-ſeat of pure gold. Exod. xxv. 17. MERE. adj. [merus, Latin.] That or this only ; ſuch and no- thing elſe; this only. This avarice Strikes deeper, grows with more pernicious root Than Summer-teeming luſt; and it hath been The ſword of our ſlain kings: yet do not fear Scotland hath foiſons to fill up your will > Of your mere own. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth, I have engag'd myſelf to a dear friend, Engag'd my friend to his mere enemy, To feed my means. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice. The mere Iriſh were not admitted to the benefit of . laws of England, until they had purchaſed charters of deni- zation. Davies on Ireland. From mere ſucceſs nothing can be concluded in favour of any nation upon whom it is beſtowed. 4tterbury. What if the head, the eye, or car repin'd, To ſerve mere engines to the ruling mind. Pope. Let Eaſtern tyrants from the light of heav'n Seclude their boſom ſlaves, meanly poſſeſs'd Of a mere, lifeleſs, violated form. Thomſon's Spring. MERE or mer, whether in the beginning, middle, or cind, al- ways ſignify the ſame with the Saxon mene, a pool or lake. Gilſon's Camden. MERE. m. ſ. [mene, Saxon.] I. A pool; commonly a large pool or lake: as, JWinander filtre. I may ſay nothing of meres ſtored both with fiſh and fowl. Camden's Remains. 2. A boundary. - The miſlayer of a mere-ſtone is to blame: but it is the unjuſt judge that is the capital remover of land-marks, who defineth amiſs of lands. Bacon. ME’RELY. adv. [from mere.] Simply ; only; thus and no other way; for this and for no other end or purpoſe. Which thing we ourſelves would grant, if the uſe thereof had been merely and only myſtical. Hooker, b. v. Theſe external manners of laments Are merely ſhadows to the unſeen grief, That ſwells with ſilence in the tortur’d ſoul. Shakespeare It is below reaſonable creatures to be converſant in ſuch diverſions as are merely innocent, and have nothing elſe to recommend them. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 93. Above a thouſand bought his almanack merely to find what he ſaid againſt me. Swift. Prize not your life for other ends Than merely to oblige your friends. Swift. MERETRICIOUS. adj. [ meretricius, meretrix, Latin. J Whoriſh ; ſuch as is practiſed by proſtitutes; alluring by falſe ſhow. Our degenerate underſtandings having ſuffered a ſad divorce from their deareſt object, defile themſelves with every mere- tricious ſemblance, that the variety of opinion preſents them with. - Glanville's Scep. Not by affected, meretricious arts, But ſtrict harmonious ſymmetry of parts. Roſcommon. MERETR1'ciously. adv. [from meretricious.] Whoriſhly ; aſter the manner of whores. MERETRi'cious N Ess. n.ſ.. [from meretricious.] Falſe allure- ment like thoſe of ſtrumpets. MERIDIAN. m. ſ. [meridien, French; meridies, Lat.] 1. Noon; mid-day. He promis'd in his Eaſt a glorious race, Now ſunk from his meridian, ſets apace. Dryden. 2. The line drawn from North to South, which the Sun croſſes at noon. The true meridian is a circle paſſing through the poles of the world, and the zenith or vertex of any place, exactly di- viding the Eaſt from the Weſt. Brown's Pug. Errours, b. ii. The Sun or Moon, riſing or ſetting, our idea repreſents bigger than when on the meridian, J/atts's Lºgick. 3. The particular place or ſtate of anything. - All other knowledge merely ſerves the concerns of this life, and is fitted to the meridian thereof: they are ſuch as will be of little uſe to a ſeparate ſoul. Hale. 4. The higheſt point of glory or power. - I’ve touch'd the higheſt º of : my greatneſs, And from that full meridian of my glory I haſte now to my ſetting. Shakespeare Henry VIII. Your full majeſty at once breaks forth In the meridian of your reign. MERI’DIAN. º oint of noon. 1. At "..." tow’rds Eden, which now in his view Lay pleaſant, his griev'd look he fixes ſad ; J/aller. Sometimes
M E R - M E. R. - - :- ! - - tin Sometimes to wºrds heas n, and the full blazing S Miºn which now at high ". º tow I. - a t-ºf- North to South. 2. Extended from Notº º, - - Compare the meridian line afforded by magnetical ...; with onc mathematically drawn, and obſerve the variation o * - - - -- - - - - - the needle, or its declimation from the true meridian line. Bºyle. 3. Raiſed to the higheſt point. Ritºnos AL. adj. [meridiana', French.] 1. Southern. - - in the ſouthern coaſt of America or Africa, the ſºuthern being diſpoſed that way by point varieth toward the land, as * - I’... 1 `---- the meridional or proper hemiſphere. Brºw” ſugar Errours. 2. Southerly; having a ſouthern aſpect. - - d All offices that require heat, as kitchens, ſilºſojº, an flowes, would be meridional. //ºtton’s Architec/. M. º.o.º.ºry. m. ſ. [from meridional.] Poſition " the S : aſpect towards the South. - Miº. adv. [from meridional.] With a ſouth.crh aſpect. ---- - The Jews, not willing to li place their bed from North to ---....” - ſº ** b. ii meridiºnally. - - Brown's Julgar Errours, b. ii. MERIT. m. ſ. [meritum, Latin; merite, French.] 1. Deſert; excellence deſerving honour of reward. You have the captives; uſe them As we ſhall find their merits and our ſafety -- May equally determine. - - Shaft. King Lear. She deem'd I well deſerv'd to die, And made a merit of her cruelty. Dryden. Roſcommon, not more learn'd than good, With manners gen’rous as his noble blood; To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known, And ev'ry author's merit but his own. he valu'd nothing leſs Than titles, figure, ſhape, and dreſs ; That merit ſhould be chiefly plac'd In judgment, knowledge, wit, and taſte. 2. Reward deſerved. Thoſe laurel groves, the merits of thy youth, Which thou from Mahomet didſt greatly gain, While bold aſlertor of reſiſtleſs truth, • Thy ſword did godlike liberty maintain. 3. Claim ; right. - As I am ſtudious to promote the honour of my native country, I put Chaucer's merits to the trial, by turning ſome of the Canterbury tales into our language. Dryden. When a point hath been well examined, and our own judgment ſettled, after a large ſurvey of the merits of the cauſe, it would be a weakneſs to continue fluttering. J/atts. To MERIT. v. a. [meriter, French.] 1. To deſerve; to have a right to claim anything as deſerved. Amply have merited of me, of all Th’ infernal empire. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. x. A man at beſt is uncapable of meriting anything from God. South's Sermons. 2. To deſerve; to earn : it is uſed generally of good, but ſome- times of ill. Whatſoever jewels I have merited, I am ſure I have re- ccived none, unleſs experience be a jewel; that I have pur- chaſed at an infinite rate. Shakespeare Merry I/ives of Windſºr. If ſuch rewards to vanquiſh'd men are due, What prize may Niſus from your bounty claim, Who micrited the firſt rewards, and fame * Dryden. MERITORIOUs, adj. [meritoire, Fr. from merit..] Deſerving of reward; high in deſert. e as their temple flood, do South, and delight to ſleep Pope. Swift. Prior. Inſtead of ſo great and meritorious a ſervice, in bringing all the Iriſh to acknowlege the king for their liege, they did great hurt. - The war that hath ſuch a foundation will not only be re- puted juſt, but holy and meritorious. Raleigh's Eſſays. A moſt ſufficient means of redemption and ſalvation, by the ſatisfactory and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jeſus Chriſt, God bleſſed for ever. Biſhop Sanderſºn. This is not only the moſt prudent, but the moſt meritorious charity, which we can practice. Addiſon's Spect. MERITO'Riously. adv. [from meritorious.] In ſuch a manner as to deſerve reward. . He carried himſelf meritariouſly in foreign employments in time of the interdićt, which held up his credit among the patriots. J/otton. MERITO'Riousness. n.ſ. [from meritorious.] The act or ſtate of deſerving well. There was a full perſuaſion of the high meritoriouſneſ; of what they did , but ſtill there was no law of God to ground tº upon, and conſequently it was not conſcience. South. MERIror. * / ſºft illum, Lat.] A kind of play. MERLIN. m. ſ. A kind of hawk. Not yielding over to old age his country delights, he was Sidney. at that time following a merlin. ME'Rx: AID.’ n.ſ. Imer, the ſca, Spenſer on Ireland. Ainſ. and waid.] A ſea woman ; an animal with a woman's head and fiſh's tail. - iſ dºwn more ſailºrs than the mºnºid ſkall. Sºft. Thou re...cºntreſt, Since once I ſat upon a promºntºry. And heard a merºad on 4 dolphin's back Uttering ſuch duiset and harmºnious breath, That the rude ſca grew civil at her ſong. Did ſenſe perſuade Ulyſſes nºt to hear. The nº ſongs, which ſo his men did pleaſe, That they were all perſuaded, through the ear, - To quit the ſhip and leºp into the ſeas f - Davies. Few eyes have eſcaped the picture of a mermaid : Horace his monſter, with woman's head above and fiby extreinity below, anſwers the ſhape of the ancientſ ſens hat attempt- ed upon Ulyſſes. Brown's /uſgar Errour, b. v. Mr. RMA id's Rum PET. n.ſ. A kind of fiſh. Anſ. ME’RRILY. adv. [from mºry.) - 1. Gaily; civily ; chectfully; with mirth; with gaiety; with laughter. A ferrily, merrily, ſhall we live now, Under the bloſſom that hangs on the bough. Shakeſp. When men come to borrow of your maſters, they ap- proach ſadly, and go away merrily. . . Shakespeare. Timºn ºf Athens. You have ended my buſineſs, and I will merrily accompany you home. Shakespeare's Cricianus. A paiſan of France thinks of no more than his coarſe bread and his onions, his canvaſs clothes and wooden ſhoes, labours contentedly on working days, and dances or plays merrily on holidays. Tem, lº's Aliſºel. Merrily ſing, and ſport, and play, For 'tis Oriana's nuptial day. Granville. ME(RR1MAKE.. n.ſ. (merry and make..] A feſtival; a meeting for mirth. Thenot now nis the time of merrymake, Nor Pan to herie, nor with love to play, Sike mirth in May is meeteſt for to make, Or Summer ſhade, under the cocked hay. Spenſºr's Pºſt. - The knight did not forbear, - Her honeſt mirth and pleaſure to partake, But when he ſaw her gibe, and toy, and geare, And paſs the bounds of modeſt merrimake, Her dalliance he deſpiſed. Fairy Queen, b. ii. To MERRIMAKE. v. a. To feaft; to be jovial. With thee 'twas Marian's dear delight To moil all day, and merrimaše at night. Gay's Paſtorals. ME'RRIMENT. ...} [from merry.j Mirth; gaiety; cheerful- neſs; laughter. Who when they heard that piteous ſtrained voice, In haſte forſook their rural merriment. Fairy Queen, b. i. A number of merriments and jeſts, wherewith they have pleaſantly moved much laughter at our manner of ſerving God. Hooker, b. v. Shaºcare. Methought it was the ſound Of riot and ill-managed merriment. Milton. ME’RR IN Ess. n.ſ. [from merry..] Mirth ; merry diſpoſition. The ſtile ſhall give us cauſe to climb in the merrineſs. Shakespeare ME’RRY. adj. 1. Laughing; loudly cheerful; gay of heart. They drank and were merry with him. ºn. xliii. 34. The vine languiſheth, all the merry-hearted figh. Iſa. xxiv. Some that are of an ill and melancholy nature, incline the company into which they come to be ſad and ill-diſpoſed ; and others that are of a jovial nature, do diſpoſe the coin- pany to be merry and cheerful. acon's Nat. H/?. Man is the merrieſt ſpecies of the creation; all above and below him are ſerious. Addison. 2. Cauſing laughter. - You kill'd her huſband, and for that vile fault Two of her brothers were condemn'd to death; My hand cut off, and made a merry jeſt. Shakeſpeare. 3. Proſperous. - In my ſmall pinnace I can ſail, Contemming all the bluſtring roar; And running with a merry gale, With friendly ſtars my ſafety ſeek, Within ſome little winding creek, And ſee the ſtorm aſhore. To make MERRY. To junket; to be jovial. They trod the grapes and made merry, and went into the houſe of their God. judg. ix. 27. A fox ſpy’d a bevy of jolly, goſſiping werches making merry over a diſh of pulicts. - L'E/irange. MERRY-ANPR Ew. n.ſ. A buffoon; a zany; a jack-pudding. He would be a ſtateſman becauſe he is a buffoon; as if there went no more to the making of a counſellor than the faculties of a merry-andrew or tumbler. L'E/ºrange. The firſt who made the experiment was a merry-on- drew. - Sºccator, N°. 599. Dryden. MERRY-THow GHT.
M. E. S
M E T
Merry though T. m. ſ. ſnºy and thºght.] A forked bonc
on the body of fowls; ſo called becauſe boys and girls pull
in play at the two ides, the longeſt part broken off betoken-
ing priority of marriage. -
Let him not be breaking merrythought under the table with
my couſin. EachardJ. Contempt of the Clergy.
Mºser Ack, "... ſ. [virºzov : meſaraique, Fr. analogy re-
uires it meſaraick.] Belonging to the myſentery.
It taketh leave of the permeant parts at the mouths of the
mºrnic#, and accompanieth the inconvertible portion into
the ſiege. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs.
The moſt ſubtile part of the chyle paſſeth immediately 1I]to
the blood by the abſorbent veſſels of the guts, which diſcharge
themſelves into the meſºraiek veins: Arbuthnot.
MERsion. n.ſ. [merſio, Lat.] The act of ſinking, or thruſt-
ing over head. - Aimſ.
MES5'EMS, imperſonal verb. [me and ſeems, or it ſeems to 7776 :
for this word it is now too common tº uſe methinks or me-
thºught, an ungrammatical word..] I think; it appears to me;
thinks. -
int Alas, of ghoſts I hear the gaſtly cries;
Yet there, meſeems, I hear her ſinging loud. Sidney.
Mºſiemed by my ſide a royal maid, w
Her dainty limbs full ſoftly down did lay. Fairy Queen.
To that general ſubjection of the land meſeems that the
cuſtom or tenure can be no bar nor impeachment.... Spenſer.
MESENTERY. n.ſ. [we'rifliptov; meſentere, Fr.] That round
which the guts are convolved. - - -
when the chyle paſſeth through the meſentery, it is mixed
with the lymph. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Mºst NTH/Kick, adj. [meſenterique, French, from meſentery.]
Relating to the meſentery. -
They are carried into the glands of the meſentery, receiving
a fine ſymph from the lymphatick duets, which dilutes this
chylous fluid, and ſcours its containing veſſels, which, from
the mºſentericº glands, unite in large channels, and paſs di-
realy into the common receptacle of the chyle. Chyne.
MESH. m.ſ.. [maſche, Dutch ; mache, old French : it were
therefore better written, as it is commonly pronounced, maſh.]
The interſtice of a net; the ſpace between the threads of a
The drovers hang ſquare nets athwart the tide, thorough
which the ſhoal of pilchard paſſing, leave many behind en-
tangled in the meaſhes. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Such a hare is madneſs the youth, to ſkip o'er the meſhes of
good counſel the cripple: Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice.
He ſpreads his ſubtle nets from fight,
With twinkling glaſſes to betray
The larks that in the meſhes light. Dryden.
With all their mouths the nerves the ſpirits drink,
Which through the cells of the fine ſtrainers ſink:
Theſe all the channel'd fibres ev'ry way,
For motion and ſenſation, ſtill convey :
The greateſt portion of th’ arterial blood,
By the cloſe ſtructure of the parts withſtood, }
Whoſe narrow meſhes ſtop the groſſer flood. Blackmore.
T. MFSH. v. a. [from the noun..] To catch in a net; to en-
name.
The flies by chance meſht in her hair,
By the bright radiance thrown
From her clear eyes, rich jewels were,
They ſo like diamonds ſhone. - Drayton.
M.'s HY. adj. [from meſh..] Reticulated; of net-work.
Some build his houſe, but thence his iſſue barre,
Some make his mea/hy bed, but reave his reſt. Carew.
Caught in the meſhy ſnare, in vain they beat
Their idle wings. - Thomſºn.
ME'slix. n.ſ. [from meſſer, French, to mix; or rather cor-
ruptly pronounced for miſcellane. See MASLIN.] Mixed corn:
as, wheat and rie.
What reaſon is there which ſhould but induce, and there-
fore much leſs enforce, us to think, that care of old diſfimi-
litude between the people of God and the heathen nations
about them, was any more the cauſe of forbidding them to
Put on garments of fundry ſtuff, than of charging them withal
not to ſow their fields with meſſin. Hooker, b. iv.
If worke for the threſher ye mind for to have, -
Of wheat and of meſlin unthreſhed go ſave. Tºſºr.
MEsoleucy's. m. ſ. [º.sréxsuzº.] A precious ſtone, black,
with a ſtreak of white in the middle. Dić7.
Mºso'Logarithms. n. f, ſus, Gº, 237&’, and 2p(9|wº.]
The logarithms of the coſines and tangents, ſo denominated
by Kepler. - Harris.
*9 MELAs. n.ſ. [º.sgop.3.2;..] A precious ſtone with a black
wn Parting every colour in the midſt. Bailey.
M ºist. n.ſ. [probably miſprinted for mºſºriſ, ; mºſpris, Fr.]
Contempt; ſcºrn.
ammon was much diſpleas'd, yet note he choſe
But bear the rigour of his bold mºſpiſe,
And thence him forward led, him fürther to entice.
- Fairy Queen, b. ii.
- - - *
Mess. m. ſ. ſmes, old French; mºſº, Italian; miſſis, Latin;
mes, Gothick; mere, Saxon, a diſh. J A diſh; a quantity
of food ſent to table together.
The bounteous huſwife, nature, on each buſh
Lays her full ºngſ before you. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
Now your traveller, -
He and his toothpick at my worſhip's meſ. Shakeſpeare.
I had as lief you ſhould tell me of a mºſ, of porridge.
Shakeſpeare's A4erry //ives of Windſor.
Herbs, and other country mºs,
Which the neat-handed Phillis dreſſes. Milton.
Had either of the crimes been cooked to their palates,
they might have changed meſſes. Decay of Piety.
From him he next receives it thick or thin,
As pure a meſ, almoſt as it came in.
To Mess. v. m. To cat; to feed.
ME'ss AGE. m. ſ. [mºſage, Fr.] An errand ; any thing commit-
ted to another to be told to a third.
She doth diſplay
The gate with pearls and rubies richly dight,
...Through which her words ſo wiſe do make their way, .
To bear the meſſage of her ſpright. - Spenſer, Sonnet 81.
May one, that is a herald and a prince,
Do a fair mºſage to his kingly ears' Shakeſpeare.
She is fair, and, fairer than that word,
Of wond’rous virtues; ſometimes from her eyes
I did receive fair ſpeechleſs meſſages. Shakeſpeare.
Gently haſt thou told
Thy meſſage, which might elſe in telling wound,
And in performing end us. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi.
Let the miniſter be low, his intereſt inconſiderable, the
word will ſuffer for his ſake; the meſſage will ſtill find recep-
tion according to the dignity of the meſſenger. South.
The welcome meſſage made, was ſoon receiv'd ;
'Twas to be wiſh'd and hop'd, but ſcarce believ'd. Dryden.
ME'ss ENGER. m. ſ. [meſſager, French..] One who carries an
errand ; one who comes from another to a third ; one who
brings an account or foretoken of any thing; an harbinger;
a forerunner.
Came running in, much like a man diſmaid,
A meſſenger with letters, which his meſſage ſaid. Pa. Qg.
Yongrey lines,
Pope.
That fret the clouds, are meſſengers of day. Shakeſpeare.
Run after that ſame peeviſh meſſenger,
The duke's man. Sºftware.
The earl diſpatched meſſengers one after another to the king,
with an account of what he heard and believed he ſaw, and
yet thought not fit to ſtay for an anſwer. Clarendon.
Joy touch'd the meſſenger of heav'n ; he ſtay’d
Entranc'd, and all the bliſsful haunt ſurvey’d. Pope.
MESSIAH. n.ſ. [from the Hebrew.] The Anointed; the
Chriſt; the Saviour of the world; the Prince of peace.
Great and publick oppoſition the magiſtrates made againſt
Jeſus the man of Nazareth, when he appeared as the Meſ-
ſiah. //atts's Improvement of the Mind.
MESS/EURS. n.ſ. [Fr. plural of monſieur..] Sirs; gentle-
inen. -
ME'ssMATE. n.ſ.. [mºſ, and mate.] One who eats at the ſame
table.
ME’ss UAGE. m. ſ [m ºffudgium, law Latin; formed perhaps
meſnage by miſtake of the n in court-hand for u, they being
written alike, mºſhage from maſon, French..] The houſe and
ground ſet apart for houſhold uſes.
MET, the preterite and part. of meet.
A ſet of very well-meaning gentlemen in England, not to
be met with in other countries, take it for granted they can
never be in the wrong ſo long as they can oppoſe miniſters of
ſtate. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 48.
METAGRAMMAT is M. m. ſ. [...: 2 and yºzºu...]
Anagrammatiſm, or metagrammatiſm, is a diſſolution of a
name truly written into its letters, as its elements, and a new
connexion of it by artificial tranſpoſition, without addition,
ſubſtraction, or change of any letter into different words,
making ſome perfect ſenſe applicable to the perſon named.
- Camden’s Remains.
META BASIS. n.ſ. [Greck.] In rhetorick, a figure by which
the orator paſſes from one thing to another. Dià.
META'bol A. m. ſ. [...]2éox;,] In medicine, a change of time,
air, or diſeaſe.
METAcA'RPus. n.ſ.. [wºxºprow.l. In anatomy, a bone of
the arm made up of four bones, which are joined to the fin-
gers. Dićf.
The conjunétion is called ſynarthroſis; as in the joining of
the carpus to the metacarpus. Iłºſeman's Surgery.
METAcA'RPAL. adj. [from metacarpus.] Belonging to the me-
tacarpus. - - Dić7.
It will facilitate the ſeparation in the joint, when you cut
the finger from the metacarpal bone. Sharp's Surgery.
METAL. n.ſ.. [metal, French ; metallum, Latin.]
We underſtand by the term metal a firm, heavy, and hard
ſubſtance, opake, fuſible by fire, and concreting again when
16 K cold
M E T
M E T
into a ſolid body ſuch as it was before, which is malleable
º hammer, and is of a bright, gloſſy, and glittering
ſubſtance where newly cut or broken. The metal are fix 1Il
number: 1; gold; 2. ſilver; 3. copper ; 4. tin; , 5. Iron;
and, 6, lead; of which gold is the heavieſt, lead the ſecond
in weight, then ſilver, then copper, and iron is the lighteſt
except tin; ſome have added mercury or quickſilver to the
number of metals; but as it wants º º
it is more properly ranked among the ſemi me-
º, properly Hill's Mat. Med.
Metalliſts uſe a kind of terrace in their veſſels for fining
metals, that the melted metal run not out. Mºxon.
2. Courage ; ſpirit. In this ſenſe it is more frequently written
mettle. See METTLE.
Being glad to find their companions had ſo much metal,
after a long debate the major part carried it. . . Clarendon.
3. Upon this ſignification the following ambiguity is founded.
~ Both kinds of metal he prepar’d,
Either to give blows or to ward;
Courage and ſteel both of great force, -
Prepañd for better or for worſe. - - Hudibras, p. 1.
METAlepsis. m.ſ. ſºlzanº.] A continuation of a trope in
one word through a ſucceſſion of ſignifications. - Bailey.
META'llical. ladi (from metallum, Lat. metallique, French.]
META(LLIck. } Partaking of metal; containing metal;
conſiſting of metal. - -
The antients obſerving in that material a kind of metallical
nature, or fuſibility, ſeem to have reſolved it to nobler uſe;
an art now utterly loſt. //otton's Architecture.
The lofty lines abound with endleſs ſtore
Of min'ral treaſure, and metallick oar. Blackmore.
METAFLI FERous. adj. [metallum and fero, Latin.] Producing
metals. Die?.
METALLINE., adj. [from metal.] º
1. Impregnated with metal.
Metalline waters have virtual cold in them ; put therefore
wood or clay into ſmith's water, and try whether it will not
harden. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 84.
2. Conſiſting of metal.
Though the quickſilver were brought to a very cloſe and
lºvely metalline cylinder, not interrupted by interſperſed bub-
bles, yet having cauſed the air to be again drawn out of the
receiver, ſeveral little bubbles diſcloſed themſelves. Boyle.
METALlist. n.ſ. [from metal; metalliſie, Fr.] A worker in
metals; or ſkilled in metals.
44;talliſ’i uſe a kind of terrace in their veſſels for fining
metals, that the melted metal run not out; it is made of
quick lime and ox blood. 4%xon's Mech. Exerciſº.
METAllography. n.ſ.. [metallum and Ypºpw.] An account
or deſcription of metals. Dić7.
Mºtºrolºr. "...ſ. (metallum and #yor.] A worker in me.
tals.
META'llurgy. n.ſ.. [metallum and #7 ov.] The art of work-
ing metals, or ſeparating them from their ore.
To MetaMo'RPHose. … a. [nºmºrphºſer, Fr. Pºlagoppé...]
To change the form or ſhape of anything.
Thou, Julia, thou haſt metamorphos'd me;
Made me neglect my ſtudies, loſe my time. . . Shakeſpeare.
They became degenerate and ºnetamorphoſed like Nebu-
chadnezzar, who, though he had the face of a man, had the
heart of a beaſt. Davies on Ireland.
. The impoſſibility to conceive ſo great a prince and favou-
rite ſo ſuddenly *tamorphoſed into travellers, with no greater
train, was enough to maké any man unbelieve his five ſenſes.
//otton's Buckingham.
From ſuch rude Principles our form began;
And earth was metamorphos'd into man. Dryden's Ovid.
METAMo'Rphosis. n. ſ. [ºnetamorphoſ, Fr. Pºlzºtzals.]
I. Transformation; change of ſhape. i
His whole oration ſtoºd upon a ſhort narration, what was
the cauſer of this metamorphoſis. Sidney.
Obſcene talk is grown ſo common, that one would think
** wer; fallen into an age of *ietamorphoſis, and that the
brutes did not ©nly poetically but really ſpeak. G. Tongue.
The fifteenth book is the matter-piece of the whole mºral
morphoſis. Dryden.
What' my noble colonel in metamorphoſis / On what oc-
**ºn are you transformed; Pryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
There are Probable machines in epick Poems, where the
#* are no leſs actors than the men; but the leſs credible
fºrt, ſuch as *etamºrphoſes, are far more rare. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. It is applied, by Harvey, to the changes an animal under-
goes, both in its formation and growth; and by ſeveral to the
...tous ſhapes ſome infº. in particular paſs through, as the
§wºm, and the like. S &#incy.
METAPHOR. "; ſº [metaphore, Fr. Pºlºpop..] The appli-
- * to an uſe to which, in its original import,
it cannot be put: *S, he bridles his anger ; he deadens the
found ; the ſpring awake; the flowers. A metaphor is a
ſimile comprized in . Woºd; the ſpring putting in action the
º: of vegetation, which were torpid in the winter, as
the powers of a **ping animal are excited by awaking him,
The work of tragedy is on the paſſions, and in a dialogue:
both of them abhor ſtrong metºphers, in which the epopoea
delights. Dryden's Ded. to Pirgil's Zheir.
METAPHo'RICAL. U ad;... [metaphorique, Fr. from metaphor.]
METAPHo'Rick. } Not literal; not according to the pri-
mitive meaning of the word; figurative.
The words which were do continue; the only difference
is, that whereas before they had a literal, they now have a
metaphorical uſe. Hooker.
METAPHRA'se. n.ſ. [****park.] A mere verbal tranſlation
from one language into another.
This tranſlation is not ſo looſe as paraphraſe, nor ſo cloſe
aS metaphraſe. Dryden.
METAPHRA's T. n.ſ.. [metaphraſe, Fr. *#14922; nº.] A literal
tranſlator; one who tranſlates word for word from one lan-
guage into another.
METAPHY's IcAl. } d;
METAPHY'sick.
1. Verſed in metaphyſicks; relating to metaphyſicks.
2. In Sºakeſpeare it means ſupernatural or preternatural.
Hie thee hither,
To chaſtiſe with the valour of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round,
Which fate, and metaphyſical aid, doth ſeem
To have crown'd thee withal. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
METAPHY sick. Un. ſ. [metaphyſique, Fr. Pºlzºvriz.] On-
METAPHY'sicks. ; tology; the doctrine of the general af-
fections of ſubſtances exiſting.
The mathematicks and the metaphyſiº,
Fall tº them as you find your ſtomach ſerves you. Shakeſp.
Call her the metaphyſicis of her ſex,
And ſay the tortures wits, as quartans vex
Phyſicians. Cleaveland.
If fight be cauſed by intromiſſion, or receiving in, the form
of contrary ſpecies ſhould be received confuſedly together,
which how abſurd it is, Ariſtotle ſhews in his metaphyſicks.
Peacham on Drawing.
See phyſick beg the Stagyrite's defenceſ
See metaphyſick call for aid on ſenſe Pope's Dunciad.
The topicks of ontology or metaphyſics, are cauſe, effect,
aćtion, paſſion, identity, oppoſition, ſubject, adjunét, and
ſign. J/atts's Logick.
META(physis. n.ſ. [p.32?Jr...] Transformation; metamor-
phoſis. Dićf.
METAPLASM. n.ſ.. [affarxagº;..] A figure in rhetorick,
wherein words or letters are tranſpoſed contrary to their na.
tural order. IDiº.
MetA'st Asis. * / ſºflarºis-J Tranſlation or removal.
His diſeaſe was a dangerous aſthma, the cauſe a meta/aſs,
or tranſlation of tartarous humours from his joints to his
lungs. Harvey on Conſumptions.
METATA'Rsal. adj. [from metatarſus.] Belonging to the me-
tatarſus.
The bones of the toes, and part only of the metatarſal
bones, may be carious ; in which caſe cut off only ſo much
of the foot as is diſordered. Sharp's Surgery.
MHTATA®sus. n.ſ. [witz and r2:23:..] The middle of:
fºot, which is compoſed of five ſmall bones connead'.
thoſe of the firſt part of the foot, Dić.
The conjunction is called ſynarthroſis, as in the joining
the tarſus to the metatarſus. Mºſeman's Surgery.
META"thesis. n.ſ.. [as &Sigis.] A tranſpoſition.
To METE. v. a. ſmelior, Latin.] To meaſure; to reduce to
meaſure.
I will divide Shechem, and mete the valley of Succoth. Pſal.
To meaſure any diſtance by a line, apply ſome known
meaſure wherewith to mate it. Holder.
Though you many ways purſue
To find their length, you’ll never mete the true,
But thus ; take all that ſpace the ſun
4%tes out, when every daily round is run. Creech.
Met EwAND. } */ [ºte and yard, or wand.] A ſtaff of a cer.
METEY ARD. tain length wherewith meaſures are taken.
* true touchſtone, a fire met wanjith before their eyes.
Aſcham's Schoolmaſter.
Ye ſhall do no unrighteouſneſs in meteyard, weight, or
meaſure. Lev. xix. 35.
To METEMPsychose. v.a. [from metempſychoſis.] To tran-
ſlate from body to body. A word not received.
The ſouls of uſurers after their death, Lucian affirms to
be meterºpſychºſed, or tranſlated into the bodies of aſſes, and
there remain certain years, for poor men to take their penny-
worth out of their bones. Peacham on Blazoning.
METEMPsychosis, *ſ ſºlºbºzarts.] The tranſmigratiºn
of ſouls from body to body.
From the opinion of metempſychoſis, or tranſmigration of
the ſouls of men into the bodieſ of beaſts, moſt ſuitable unto
their human °ndition, after his death Orpheus the muſician
became a ſwan. Brºwn's Wulgar Errours, b. iii.
*Tºok. n.ſ. [meteorº, Fr. Pºliºpa.] Any bodies in the air
or *y that are of a flux and tranſitory nature,
Look’d
!
º
M E T
M E T
flook'd he or red, or pale, or ſad, or merrily
What obſervation mad'ſt thou in this caſe,
Of his heart's meteors tilting in his face Shakeſpeare,
She began to caſt with herſelf from what coaſt this blazing
flar muſt riſe upon the horizon of Ireland; for thers had the
like meteor ſtrong influence before. Bacon's Henry VII,
Theſe burning fits but meteors be,
Whoſe matter in thee ſoon is ſpent: .
Thy beauty, and all parts which are in thee,
Aream unchangeable firmament. . Donne.
Then flaming meteors, hung in air, were ſeen,
And thunders rattled through a ſky ſerene. Dryden’s AFn.
Why was I rais'd the meteºr of the world,
Hung in the ſkies, and blazing as I travell’d,
Till all my fires were ſpent ; and then caſt downward
To be trod out by Cæſar? .. Dryden's All for Love.
O poet, thou hadſt been diſcreteer,
Hanging the monarch's hat ſo high,
If thou hadſt dubb'd thy ſtar a meteor,
which did but blaze, and rove, and die. Priºr.
Mrreorological. adj. [from meteorolºgy.] Relating to the
ine of meteors.
º, others are conſiderable in meteorological divinity.
Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vii.
Make diſquiſition whether theſe unuſual lights be new-
come gueſts, or old inhabitants in heaven, or meteorological
impreſſions not tranſcending the upper region, or whether to
be ranked among celeſtial bodies. Howe's Vocal Foreſ.
Mºreorologist. n.ſ. [from meteorology.] A man ſkilled in
meteors, or ſtudious of them.
The meteorologiſis obſerve, that amongſt the four elements
which are the ingredients of all ſublunary creatures, there is
a notable correſpondency. Howel's Vocal Foreſ.
MºreoRo"logy, n.ſ. ſºflewpz and Aiya.] The doctrine of
meteOTS.
In animals we deny not a natural meteorology, or innate
preſentation of wind and weather Brown's Pulgar Errours.
METE'orous. adj, [from meteor.] Having the nature of a me-
to Or.
From the o'er hill
To their fixt ſtation, all in bright array,
The cherubim deſcended, on the ground
Gliding meteorous, as ev'ning miſt,
Ris’n from a river. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. xii.
ME'TER. m. ſ. [from mete.] A meaſurer: as, a coal-meter, a
land-meter.
Methe'GLIN, m. ſ. [meddyglyn, Welſh, from medd and glyn,
glutinare ait Minſhew, vel a medclyg medicus & llyn potus
quia potus medicinalis.) Drink made of honey boiled with
water and fermented. -
White handed miſtreſs, one ſweet word with thee.
—Honey, and milk, and ſugar, there is three.
—Nay then two treys; and if you grow ſo nice,
Methºglin, wort, and malmſey. Shakeſpeare.
T’allay the ſtrength and hardneſs of the wine,
And with old Bacchus new metheglin join. Dryden.
ME'THINks, verb imperſonal. [me and thinks. This is ima-
gned to be a Norman corruption, the French being apt to
confound me and I.] I think; it ſeems to me; meſeems.
See MESEEMs, which is more ſtrictly grammatical, though
leſs in uſe. Methinks was uſed even by thoſe who uſed like-
wiſe meſeems. -
In all ages poets have been had in ſpecial reputation, and,
methinks, not without great cauſe ; for, beſides their ſweet
inventions, and moſt witty lays, they have always uſed to ſet
forth the praiſes of the good and virtuous. Spenſer on Ireland.
If he chooſe out ſome expreſſion which does not vitiate the
ſenſe, I ſuppoſe he may ſtretch his chain to ſuch a latitude;
but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. Dryd.
There is another circumſtance, which, methinks, gives us
a very high idea of the nature of the ſoul, in regard to what
paſſes in dreams, that innumerable multitude and variety of
ideas which then ariſe in her. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 487.
Methinks already I your tears ſurvey. Pope.
METHOD. m. ſ. [methode, Fr. LášoãGP.]
Method, taken in the largeſt ſenſe, implies the placing of
ſeveral things, or performing ſeveral operations in ſuch an
order as is moſt convenient to attain ſome end. Watts.
To ſee wherein the harm which they feel conſiſteth, the
ºrds from which it ſprang, and the method of curing it, be-
longºth to a ſkill the ſtudy whereof is full of toil, and the
Practice beſet with difficulties. Hooker, b. v.
If you will jeſt with me know my aſpect,
ànd faſhion your demeanour to my looks,
9; I will beat this method in your ſconce. Shakeſpeare.
It Will be in vain to talk to you concerning the method I
think beſt to be obſerved in ſchools. Locke on Education.
Notwithſtanding a faculty be born with us, there are
ſeveral fiethºds for cultivating and improving it, and without
which it will be very uncertain. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 409.
ºpical. adi, [methodique, Fr. from method..] Ranged
* Proceeding in due or juſt order,
5
–
The obſervations follow one another without that method.
cal regularity requiſite in a proſe author. Addiſon's Speci.
He can take a body to pieces, and diſpoſe of them where
he pleaſes 3 to us, perhaps, not without the appearance of
irretrievable confuſion; but, with reſpect to his own know-
lege, into the moſt regular and methodical repoſitories. Rogers,
Let me appear, great Sir, I pray,
Methodical in what I ſay.
ETHo'DIcALLY. adv.
thod and order.
All the rules of painting are methodically, conciſely, and
clearly delivered in this treatiſe. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
To begin methodically, I ſhould enjoin you travel; for ab-
ſence doth remove the cauſe, removing the objea, Suckling.
To ME"thodise. v. a. [ſom method.] To regulate ; to diſ-
poſe in order.
Reſolv’d his unripe vengeance to defer,
The royal ſpy retir’d unſeen,
To brood in ſecret on his gather'd ſpleen, -
And methodize revenge, Dryden's Boccace:
The man who does not know how to methodiſe his thoughts,
has always a barren ſuperfluity of words; the fruit is loſt
amidſt the exuberance of leaves. Spectator, Nº. 476.
One who brings with him any obſervations which he has
made in his reading of the poets, will find his own reflec-
tions methodized and explained, in the works of a good
critick. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 291.
Thoſe rules of old diſcover'd, not devis'd,
Are nature ſtill, but nature methodis'd,
ME"thodist. n.ſ.. [from method.]
1. A phyſician who practiſes by theory.
Our warieſt phyſicians, not only chemiſts but methodi/?:,
give it inwardly in ſeveral conſtitutions and diſtempers. Boyle.
2. One of a new kind of puritans lately ariſen, ſo called from
their profeſſion to live by rules and in conſtant method.
METHO'UGHT, the preterite of methinks. See METHINks and
Mesee Ms. I thought; it appeared to me. I know not
that any author has meſeemed, though it is more grammati-
cal, and deduced analogically from meſeems.
Methought, a ſerpent eat my heart away,
And you ſat ſmiling at his cruel prey.
Since I fought
By pray’r th’ offended deity t'appeaſe;
Kneel'd, and before him humbl’d all my heart.
Methought, I ſaw him placable, and º,
Bending his ear: perſuaſion in me grew
That I was heard with favour; peace return'd
Home to my breaſt; and to my memory . -
His promiſe, “That thy ſeed ſhall bruiſe our foe.” Milt.
In theſe
I found not what, methought, I wanted ſtill. Milton,
Methought I ſtood on a wide river's bank,
Which I muſt needs o'erpaſs, but knew not how. Dryden.
Metony'Mical. adj. [from metonymy.] Put by metonymy for
ſomething elſe.
MEtony'MIcAlly, adv. [from metonymical.] By metonymy;
not literally.
The diſpoſition of the coloured body, as that modifies the
light, may be called by the name of a colour metonymically, or
efficiently; that is, in regard of its turning the light that re-
bounds from it, or paſſes through it, into this or that parti-
cular colour. - Boyle on Colours.
METO'NYMY. n.ſ.. [metonymie, Fr. ašlovugſz.] A rhetori-
cal figure, by which one word is put for another, as the mat-
ter for the materiate; he died by ſteel, that is, by a ſword.
They differ only as cauſe and effect, which by a metonymy
uſual in all ſorts of authors, are frequently put one for an-
other. - Tillotſºn.
Metopo'scopy. m. ſ. ſmetopoſcopie, Fr. wºrwrov and aximilw.]
The ſtudy of phyſiognomy; the art of knowing the charac-
ters of men by the countenance.
METRE. m. ſ. [metrum, Latin; wºrpov.] Speech confined to
a certain number and harmonick diſpoſition of ſyllables ;
verſe; meaſure; numbers.
For the metre ſake, ſome words be driven awry which re-
quire a ſtraighter placing in plain proſe. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter.
He taught his Romans in much better metre,
To laugh at fools. Pope,
MetRica L. adj. [metricus, Latin; metrique, Fr.] Pertaining
to metre or numbers.
METRO'POLIS. n.ſ.. [metropolis, Latin ; metrºpole, French;
Fºrmp and wóAug.] The mother city; the chief city of any
country or diſtrićt.
His eye diſcovers unaware . .
The goodly proſpect of ſome foreign land,
Firſt ſeen: or ſome renown'd metrºpolis,
With gliſtering ſpires and pinnacles adorn'd.
Reduc’d in careful watch -
Round their metropolis. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x.
We ſtopped at Pavia, that was once the metropolis of a
kingdom, but at preſent a poor town. Addiſon on Italy.
METR opo'LITAN,
Addiſon's Roſamon.
[from methodical.] According to me-
Pope.
Shakeſpeare,
Miltºn.
A 7"s º
M E W
º The ſteps of wrong, then move
Mei Ropo'LITAN. m. ſ. ſº Latin.] A biſhop of
sh, an archbiſhop.
"...º to Canterbury upon the death of Dr.
Bancroft, that metropolitan, who underſtood the church ex-
Çiğ. and countenanced men of the greateſ parts 111
learnin g - - Clarendon.
Mºrra N. adj. Belonging to a metropolis. . .
Their patriarch, of a covetous deſire to enrich himſelf,
had forborn to inſtitute metrºpolitan biſhops. - Raleigh.
METRopoliticAL. adj. [from metropolis.] Chief or principal
of cities. • *- -
He fearing the power of the Chriſtians was gone as far
as Gratia, the metropolitical city of Stiria. Knolles.
METTLE. m. ſ. [corrupted from metal, but commonly writ-
ten ſo when the metaphorical ſenſe is uſed.]
1. Spirit; ſpritelineſs; courage. -
What a blunt fellow is this grown to be
He was quick mettle when he went to ſchool. Shakeſpeare.
I had rather go with fir prieſt than fir knight: I care not
who knows ſo much of my mettle. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
Upon this heavineſs of the king's forces, interpreted to
be ſcar and want of metile, divers reſorted to the ſeditious.
- Hayward's Edw. VI.
He had given ſo frequent teſtimony of fignal courage in
ſeveral actions, that his meule was never ſuſpected. Clarendon.
'Tis more to guide than ſpur the muſe's ſteed,
Reftrain his fury, than provoke his ſpeed ;
The winged courſer, like a gen'rous horſe,
Shows moſt true meule when you check his courſe. Pºpe.
2. Subſtance: this at leaſt ſhould be metal.
Oh thou ! whoſe ſelf-ſamc mettle,
Whercof thy prºud child, arrogant man, is puft,
Engenders the black toad, and adder blue. Shakeſpeare.
ME". TL.E.D. adj. [from mettle.J Spritely; courageous; full of
ardour; full of fire.
Such a light and metall'd dance
Saw you never. - Benj. johnſºn.
Nor would you find it eaſy to compoſe
The mettled fleeds, when from their noſtrils flows {
The ſcorching fire that in their entrails glows. Addison.
Me'ºrlesom E. adj. [from mettle..] Spritely; lively; gay;
briſk; airy; fiery; courageous.
Their force differs from true ſpirit, as much as a vicious
from a mettleſome horſe. Tatler, Nº. 61.
Mettlesomély. adv. [from mettleſome.] With ſpritelineſs.
Mew. n.ſ.. [mue, French.]
I. A cage; an incloſure; a place where anything is confined.
Forth-coming from her darkſom mew,
Where ſhe all day did hide her hated hew. Fairy Queen,
There then ſhe does transform to monſtruous hues,
And horribly miſ-ſhapes with ugly fights,
Captiv'd eternally in iron mews,
And darkſom dens, where Titan his face never ſhews.
Fai ueen, b. ii.
Her lofty hand would of itſelf refuſe ry Queen,
To touch the dainty needle or nice thread;
She hated chambers, cloſets, ſecret 2news,
And in broad fields preſerv'd her maidenhead. Fairfax.
2. [Maep, Saxon.] A ſea-fowl.
Among the firſt ſort we reckon Coots, ſanderlings, and
Alltatºeſ.
The veſſel ſticks, and ſhews her open'd ſide,
And on her ſhatter'd maſt the mº, i. triumph ride. Dryd.
To Mew. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To ſhut up ; to confine; to impriſon; to incloſe.
- He in dark corners mew'd,
Mutter'd of matters as their books them ſhew'd. Hubbard.
Unto the buſh her eye did ſudden glance, -
In which vain Braggadocio was mewº,
And ſaw it ſtir.
Fairy Queen, b. ii.
Why ſhould your fears, which y &teen, b. ii
» as they ſay, attend
r - you to mew up
Your tender kinſman. Shake *_ _ cº-
fair Hermia, queſtion your deſires ; ºff. King john.
Show of your youth, examine wi your blood,
Whether if you yield not to your father's choice,
You can endure the livery of a nun;
For aye to be in ſhady cloiſter mew'd,
To live a barren ſiſter all your life,
°hanting faint hymns to the cold, fruitleſs moon. Shakeſ,
ºr pity that the eagle ſhould be mew'd, -
hile kites and buzzards prey at liberty.
~ Feign them ſick,
Sloſe mew'd in theft ſedans, for fear of air. Dryden', juv
* 's not poſſible to keep a young gentleman from . -
Shakeſpeare.
- ce b
*:::::::::: it, unleſs you will all his life mº, hº
olºt, and never 1 - -
2. To ſhed the fº. et him go into company. Locke.
It is, I believe, uſed in this ſenſe,
becauſe birds are, by cloſe confinement, brought to ſhed theiſ
feathers.
I ſhould diſcourſe of ha
- - ***, and then treat of their avr
**ś, cuſting, and reno. heir ayries,
°vation of their feathers. //alton.
Carew.
The ſun hath mºv’d his beams from off his lamp,
And majeſty defac'd the royal ſtamp. Cleaveland.
Nine times the moon had mew'a her horns, at length
With travel weary, unſupply'd with ſtrength,
And with the burden of her womb oppreſt,
Sabean fields afford her necdful reſt. Dryden.
3. [Mauler, French.) To cry as a cat.
Let Hercules himſelf do what he may,
The cat will new, the dog will have his day. Shakeſp.
They are not improveable beyond their own genius: 'a
dog will never learn to mew, nor a cat to bark. Grº, Coſ.
To MEwl. v. m. [ºniauler, French..] To ſquall as a child.
The infant
44-wling and puking in the nurſe's arms.
MEzº. 5 EoN. n.ſ. A ſpecies of purge lawrel.
A4ezercon is common in our gardens, and on the Alps and
Pyrenean mountains: every part of this ſhrub is acrid and
Pungent, and inflames the mouth and throat. Hill.
A/EZZO'ſ 1NTO. n.ſ. [Italian.] A kind of graving, ſo named
as nearly reſembling paint, the word importing half-painted:
it is done by beating the whole into aſperity with a hammer,
and then rubbing it down with a ſtone to the reſemblanº in:
tended.
MEYNT. adv. Mingled. Obſolete.
The ſalt Medway, that trickling ſtreams
Adown the dales of Kent,
Till with the elder brother Thames
His brackiſh waves be meynt. Speyer's Pººral.
Mi Asm. n. / [from ººzºo, inquino, to infect.] Such parti-
cles or atoms as are ſuppoſed to ariſe from ditempered, pu-
trefying, or poiſonous bodies, and to affect people at a diſ-
tance.
The plague is a malignant ſever, cauſed through peſt.len-
tial miºſ” inſinuating into the humoral and confrºnt parts
of the body. Harvey on Cºmptiºns.
Mice, the plural of mouſ.
A4ice that mar the ſand. I Sem. vi. 5.
Micha'ELMAss. m. ſ. [...] ſichael and mºſ...] The feaſt of the
archangel 41ichael, celebrated on the twenty-ninth of Sep-
tember.
They compounded to furniſh ten oxen after Michaelmaſ;
Shakespeare.
for thirty pounds price. Carew.
To MICHE. v. n. To be ſecret or covered ; to lie hid.
- Hanmer.
Marry this is miching malken; it means miſchief sſ.
Mi'che R. m. ſ. [from miche.) A lazy loiterer, who ſkulks
about in corners and by-places, and keeps out of fight; a
hedge-creeper. Fiammer.
4/ich or 44;ck is ſtill retained in the cant language for an
indolent, lazy fellow.
How tenderly her tender hands between
In ivory cage ſhe did the mi.h., bind. Sidney.
Shall the bleſied fun of heav'n prove a micher, and eat
blackberries : a queſtion not to be aſked. Shall the ſon of
England prove a thief, and take purſes a queſtion to be aſk.
ed. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV, p. i.
M1'cKLE., adj. [micel, Saxon.] Much, great. Obſolete. In
Scotland it is pronounced muckle.
This reade is rife that oftentime
Great cumbers fall unſoft : º
In humble dales is footing faſt,
The trode is not ſo tickle, -
And though one fall through heedleſs Haſle,
Yet is his miſs not mickle. Spenſºr's Paſłorals.
Many a little makes a mickle. Camden's Remains.
If I to-day die with Frenchmens rage,
To-morrow I ſhall die with mizºle age Shakeſp. Henry VI.
O, mickie is the pow'rful grace, that lies
In plants, herbs, ſtones, and their true qualitics. Shakespeare.
All this tract that fronts the falling ſun,
A noble peer, of mickle truſt and power, -
Has in his charge. Milton.
MºRoco's M. m. ſ. [wſkº and ×áTuº.] The little world.
Man is ſo called as being imagined, by ſome fanciful philo-
ſophers, to have in him ſomething analogous to the four ele-
II, CIntS. *
Yº ſee this in the map of my microcoſm. Shakespeare Cºriolanus.
She to whom this world muſt itſelf refer,
As ſuburbs, or the microcoſm of her;
She, ſhe is dead; ſhe's dead, when thou know'ſ this,
Thou know'ſt how lame a creeple this world is. Donne.
As in this our microcoſm, the heart
Heat, ſpirit, motions gives to every part:
So Rome's victorious influence did diſperſe
All her own virtues through the univerſe. Denham.
Philoſophers ſay, that man is a microcoſm, or little world,
reſembling in miniature every part of the great ; and the
body natural may be compared to the body politick. Swift.
MI'cRog RAPHY. * / [Fºxe', and 20.422.) The deſcription
of the parts of ſuch very ſmall objects as are diſcernable only
with a microſcope. 3
The
M I D
M I D
a
The honey-bag is the ſtomach, which they always fill to
ſatisfy and to ſpare, vomiting up the greater part of the honey
to be kept againſt winter: a curious deſcription and figure of
the ſting ſee in Mr. Hook's micrography. º Grew's Muſeum.
Mſ.CROSCOPE. n. ſ. ſºciºpº” and rxo~£2 : micrºſcope, Fr.]
An optick inſtrument, contrived various ways to give to the
eye a large appearance of many objects which could not
otherwiſe be ſeen. - -
If the eye were ſo acute as to rival the fineſt microſcopes,
and to diſcern the ſmalleſt hair upon the leg of a gnat, it
would be a curſe, and not a bleſfing, to us; it would make
all things appear rugged and deformed; the moſt finely po-
liſhed cryſtal would be uneven and rough ; the fight of our
ewn ſelves would afiright us; the ſmootheſt ſkin would be
beſet all over with ragged ſcales and briſtly hairs. Bently.
The critick eye, that microſcope of wit,
Sees hairs and pores, examines bit by bit. Dunciad, b. iv.
Micro/METER. n.ſ. ſuikpº and ºrpov ; micrometre, French,)
An inſtrument contrived to meaſure ſmall ſpaces.
*::::::::::::: {n-ſ [from micrºſcope.]
1. Made by a microſcope.
Make microſcopical obſervations of the figure and bulk of
the conſtituent parts of all fluids. Arbuthnot and Pope.
2. Aſſiſted by a microſcope. -
Evading even the microſcopic eye |
Full nature ſwarms with life. Thomſon's Summer.
3. Reſembling a miſcroſcope. . -
why has not man a micrºſcopick eye *
For this plain reaſon, Man is not a fly.
Say what the uſe, were finer opticks given,
Tinſpect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n Pope.
MID. adj. [contracted from middle, or derived from mid,
Dutch..]
1. Middle; equally between two extremes.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne ſings,
Shall, lifting in mid air, ſuſpend their wings. Pope.
Ere the mid hour of night, from tent to tent,
Unweary'd, through th’ num’rous hoſt he paſt. Rºwe.
2. It is much uſed in compoſition.
MID-course. n.ſ.. [mid and courſe.] Middle of the way.
Why in the Eaſt
Darkneſs ere day's mid-courſe * and morning light,
More orient in yon weſtern cloud, that draws
O'er the blue firmament a radiant white. Milton.
MID-DAY. m. ſ. [mid and day.] Noon; meridian.
Who ſhoots at the mid-day ſun, though he be ſure he ſhall
never hit the mark, yet as ſure he is he ſhall ſhoot higher
than he who aims but at a buſh. Sidney, b. ii.
His ſparkling eyes, replete with awful fire,
More dazzled and drove back his enemies,
Than mid-day ſun fierce bent againſt their faces. Shakeſp.
Who have before, or ſhall write after thee,
Their works, though toughly laboured, will be
Like infancy or age to man's firm ſtay,
Or early or late twilights to mid-day. Donne,
Did he not lead you through the mid-day ſun,
And clouds of duſt? Did not his temples glow
In the ſame ſultry winds and ſcorching heats Addison.
Mi'DDFst, ſuperl. of mid, middſ, mid/l.]
Yet the ſtout fairy 'mongſt the middeſſ crowd,
Thought all their glory vain in knightly view. Fa. Qu.
M. PDLE, adj. [mibole, Saxon.]
1. Equally diſtant from the two extremes.
The loweſt virtues draw praiſe from the common people;
the middle virtues work in them aſtoniſhment; but of the
higheſt virtues they have no ſenſe. Bacon's Eſſays.
A middle ſtation of life, within reach of thoſe convenien-
cies which the lower orders of mankind muſt neceſſarily
want, and yet without embarraſſment of greatneſs. Rogers.
To deliver all his fleet to the Romans, except ten middle-
ſized brigantines. Arbuthnot on Coins.
I like people of middle underſtanding and middle rank. Sw.
2. Intermediate; intervening.
Will, ſeeking good, finds many middle ends. Davies.
3. Middle finger; the long finger.
You firſt introduce the middle finger of the left-hand. Sharp.
ſ'DDLE, n.ſ.
I. Part equally diſtant from two extremities; the part remote
from the verge.
There come people down by the middle of the land. Judg.
With roof ſo low that under it
They never ſtand, but lie or fit;
And yet ſo foul, that whoſo is in,
ls to the middle leg in priſon. Hudibras, p. i.
2. The time that paſſes, or events that happen, between the
ginning and end.
The cauſes and deſigns of an action are the beginning;
the cheets cf theſe cauſes, and the difficulties that are met
with in the execution of theſe deſigns, are the middle ; and
the unravciling and reſolution of theſe difficulties are the end.
Dryden and Let's Oedipus.
Aſ PDLE-AGED. adj. [middle and age.] Placed about the mid-
dle of life.
A middle-aged man, that was half grey, half brown, took
a fancy to marry two wives. L'E/?range's Fables.
...The middle-aged ſupport faſting the beſt, becauſe of the
oily parts abounding in the blood. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
I found you a very young man, and left you a middle-aged
one : you knew me a middle-aged man, and now I am an
old one. Swift to Pope.
Mi'DDLEMost. adj. [from middle.] Being in the middle.
Why have not ſome beaſts more thin four feet, ſuppoſe
fix, and the middlemºſt ſhorter than the reſt. AMore.
The outmoſt fringe vaniſhed firſt, and the middlemo/? next,
and the innermoſt laſt. Newton's Opticks.
The outward ſtars, with their ſyſtems of planets, muffine-
ceſſarily have deſcended toward the middlemoſt ſyſtem of the
univerſe, whither all would be moſt ſtrongly attracted from
all parts of a finite ſpace. Bentley's Sermons.
Mi'DDLING. adj. [from middle.]
I. Of middle rank.
A middling ſort of a man, left well enough to paſs by his
father, could never think he had enough ſo long as any man
had more. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
2. Of moderate ſize; having moderate qualities of any kind.
The bigneſs of a church ought to be no greater than that
unty which the voice of a preacher of middling lungs will
eaſily extend. Graunt's Bills of Mortality.
Longinus preferred the ſublime genius that ſometimes errs,
to the middling or indifferent one, which makes few faults,
but ſeldom riſes to any excellence. Dryden.
44iddling his head, and prone to earth his view. Tickell.
Mi'DLAND. adj. [mid and land.]
1. That which is remote from the coaſt.
The ſame name is given to the inlanders, or midland in-
habitants of this iſland, by Caeſar. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
The midland towns abounding in wealth, ſhews that her
riches are intern and domeſtick. Howel's Vocal Foreſt.
The various dialects of the Engliſh in the North and
Weſt, render their expreſſions many times unintelligible to
the other, and both ſcarce intelligible to the midland. Hale.
2. In the midſt of the land; mediterranean. -
There was the Plymouth ſquadron now come in,
Which twice on Biſcay's working bay had been, .
And on the midland ſea the French had aw’d. Dryden.
MIDGE. n.ſ.. [miege, Saxon.] A gnat.
Mid-HEAVEN. n.ſ.. [mid and heaven.] The middle of the ſky.
But the hot hell that always in him burns,
, Though in mid-heaven, ſoon ended his delight. Milton.
MI'DLEG. m. ſ. [mid and leg.] Middle of the leg.
He had fifty attendants, young men all, in white ſatten,
looſe coats to the midleg, and ſtockings of white ſilk. Bacon.
Mi'DMost. adj. [from mid, or contracted from middlemoſt :
this is one of the words which have not a comparative,
though they ſeem to have a ſuperlative degree.] The mid-
dle.
Now van to van the foremoſt ſquadrons meet,
• The midmoſ' battles haſting up behind. Dryden.
Hear himſelf repine
At fate’s unequal laws; and at the clue,
Which, mercileſs in length, the midmoſ' ſiſter drew. Dry.
What dulneſs dropt among her ſons impreſt,
Like motion, from one circle to the reſt:
So from the midmoſt the nutation ſpreads
Round, and more round o'er all the ſea of heads. Pope.
MI’DNIGHT. m. ſ. [mid and night. Milton ſeems to have ac-
cented this laſt ſyllable.] The noon of night; the depth of
night; twelve at night.
To be up after midnight, and to go to bed then, is early ;
ſo that to go to bed after midnight, is to go to bed betimes.
Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
How now, you ſecret, black and midnight hags:
What is't you do? Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
I hope my midnight ſtudies, to make our countries flouriſh
in myſterious and beneficent arts, have not ungratefully af-
fečted your intelle&ts. Bacon.
By night he fled, and at midnight returned -
From compaſſing the earth; cautious of day. Milton.
After this time came on the midnight of the church, wherein
the very names of the councils were forgotten, and men did
only dream of what had paſt. Stillingfleet.
Some ſolitary cloiſter will I chuſe,
Coarſe my attire, and ſhort ſhall be my ſleep,
Broke by the melancholy midnight bell. Dryden's Sp. Fryar.
In all that dark midnight of popcry there were ſtill ſome
gleams of light, ſome witneſſes that aroſe to give teſtimony
to the truth. Atterbury.
They can tell preciſely what altitude the dog-ſtar had at
midnight or midnoon in Rome when Julius Caeſar was ſlain.
//atty’s Logick.
MI'd RIFF. n.ſ. ſmithripe, Saxon.] The diaphragm.
The midriff divides the trunk of the body into two cavi-
ties, the thorax and abdomen: it is compoſed of two muſcles;
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M I G
- erior of theſe ariſes from the ſternum, and
º: º . ribs on each ſide : , its fibres, from this
femicircular origination, tend towards their centre, and ter-
minate in a tendon or aponsºº which hath always been
taken for the nervous part of the midriff. The ſecond and
inferior muſcle comes from the vertebræ of the loins by two
produćtions, of which that on the right ſide comes from the
firſt, ſecond, and third vertebrae of the loins; that on the
left ſide is ſomewhat ſhorter; and both theſe productions join
and make the lower part of the midriff, which joins its ten-
dons with the tendon of the other, ſo as that they make but
one menbrane, or rather partition. &inºy.
Whereat he inly rag'd, and as they talk'd,
Smote him into the midriff with a ſtone -
That beat out life. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi.
In the gullet, where it perforateth the midriff, the carnºus
fibres of that muſcular part are inflected. Ray.
Mid-sea. n.ſ.. [mid and ſea.] The Mediterranean ſea.
Our Tyrrhene Pharos, that the mid-ſea meets
with its embrace, and leaves the land behind. Pryden.
Midship MAN. m. ſ. [from mid, ſhip, and man.] . .
Midſhipmen are officers aboard a ſhip, whoſe ſtation, when
they are on duty, is ſome on the quarter-deck, others on the
poop, &c. Their buſineſs is to mind the braces, to look
out, and to give about the word of command, from the cap-
tain and other ſuperior officers: they alſo aſſiſt on all occa-
fions, both in ſailing the ſhip, and in ſtoring and rummaging
the hold. They are uſually young gentlemen, who having
ſerved their time as volunteers, are now upon their prefer-
ment. Harris.
MIDs.T. n.ſ. Middle.
All is well when nothing pleaſes but God, being thankful
in the mid/? of his afflictions. Taylor's Guide to Devotion.
Ariſe, ye ſubtle ſpirits, that can ſpy
When love is enter'd in a female's eye;
You that can read it in the midſt of doubt,
And in the midſt of frowns can find it out. Dryden.
MIDs.T. adj. [contracted from middſ?, the ſuperlative of mid.]
Midmoſt ; being in the middle.
On earth join all ye creatures to extol
Him firſt, Him laſt, Him mid/l, and without end. Milton.
In the Slighted Maid, there is nothing in the firſt act but
what might have been ſaid or done in the fifth ; nor any
thing in the mid/? which might not have been placed in the
beginning. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
MIDs.TRE’AM. n.ſ.. [mid and ſtream.] Middle of the ſtream.
The midfiream's his ; I creeping by the ſide,
And ſhoulder'd off by his impetuous tide. Dryden.
M1'dsUMMER. m. ſ. [mid and ſummer.] The ſummer ſolſtice,
popularly reckoned to ſail on June the twenty-fourth.
However orthodox my ſentiments relating to publick affairs
may be while I am now writing, they may become criminal
enough to bring me into trouble before Midſummer. Swift.
At eve laſt Midſummer no ſleep I ſought. Gay's Pāſī.
M1'Dw AY. m. ſ. [mid and way.] The part of the way equally
diſtant from the beginning and end.
No midway 'twixt theſe extremes at all.
Shakeſpeare.
He were an excellent man that were made in the midway
between him and Benedick; the one is too like an image,
and ſays nothing; and the other too like my lady's eldeſt ſon,
evermore tattling. Shakeſp. Much ado about nothing.
Pity and ſhame! that they, who to live well
Stood ſo fair, ſhould turn aſide to tread
Paths indirect, or in the midway faint | Milton's Par. Loſt.
The hare laid himſelf down about midway, and took a
nap ; for I can fetch up the tortoiſe when I pleaſe.
L’Eſtrange's Fahles.
How didſt thou arrive at this place of º, sº
ſo many rivers of the ocean lie in the midway.
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MI'dway, adj. Middle between two places. es on the Odyſſey.
/ How fearful
And dizzy 'tis, to caſt one's eyes ſo low
The crows and choughs that wing the midway air,
Shew ſcarce ſo groſs as beetles. Shakeſpeare.
Mi'Dw AY. adv. In the middle of the paſſage.
Sh With dry eyes, and with an open look,
She met his glance midway. Dryden’ cc (74."
MPDwife. m. ſ. [This is derived, both by §. ſº:
**, from mºb or meed, a reward, and pir, Saxon.] A wo-
man who aſſiſts women in childbirth.
When man doth die, our body, as the womb,
And as a midwife, death directs it home. Donne.
A Wºº a midwife theſe their throws ſuſtain,
nd bowing, bring their iſſue forth with pain. Sandys.
A. tº ſon lab'ring in the traitor's thought,
**'ſ time the ripen'd plot to murder brought.
I had as clea - Dryden's Knight's Tale.
l aw a r a notion of the relation of brothers between
t *. as if I had all the ſkill of a midwife. Lºcke.
There ſaw I how the ſecret felon wrought, {
But no man, ſure e'er left his houſe
And ſaddl’d ball with thoughts ſo wild,
To bring a midwife to his ſpouſe,
Before he knew ſhe was with child.
MI'dwifery. n.ſ.. [from midwife.]
1. Aſſiſtance given at childbirth. - - -
2. A& of production; help to produćtion ; co-operation in
production. - - -
So haſty fruits, and too ambitious flow’rs,
Scorning the midwifry of rip'ning ſhow’rs,
In ſpight of froſts, ſpring from th' unwilling earth. Stepney.
There was never any thing propounded for publick good,
that did not meet with oppoſition ; ariſing from the humour of
ſuch as would have nothing brought into the world but by their
Child's Diſcourſe on Trade.
Prior.
own midwifty.
. Trade of a midwife. -
šiº. n. ſ. ſmid and winter.] The winter ſolſtice.
Begin when the ſlow waggoner deſcends,
- Nor ceaſe your ſowing till Midwinter ends. Dryden.
MIEN. m. ſ. [mine, French.] Air; look; manner.
In her alone that owns this book is ſeen
Clorinda's ſpirit, and her lofty mien. J/aller.
What can have more the figure and mien of a ruin than
craggs, rocks, and cliffs. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
One, in whom an outward mien appear'd,
And turn ſuperior to the vulgar herd. Prior,
What winning graces, what majeſtick mirn,
She moves a goddeſs, and ſhe looks a queen. Pºpe.
MiGHT, the preterite of may.
Matters of ſuch conſequence ſhould be in plain words, as
little liable as might be to doubt. Locke.
MiGHT. n.ſ.. [mºpt, Saxon.) Power; ſtrength; force.
What ſo ſtrong,
But wanting reſt, will alſo want of might. Spenſºr.
Quoth ſhe, great grief will not be told,
And can more eaſily be thought than ſaid;
Right ſo, quoth he, but he that never would,
Could never; will to might gives greateſt aid. Fa. 94.
An oath of mickle might. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Wherefore ſhould not ſtrength and might
There fail, where virtue fails. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. vi.
With might and main they chac'd the murd’rous fox,
With brazen trumpets and inflated box. Dryden.
This privilege the clergy in England formerly contended
for with all might and main. Ayliffe's Parergon.
M1'GHT1LY. adv. [from mighty.]
. 1. With great power; powerfully; efficaciouſly; forcibly.
With whom ordinary means will prevail, ſurely the power
of the word of God, even without the help of interpreters,
in God's church worketh mightily, not unto their confirma-
tion alone which are converted, but alſo to their converſion
which are not. Hooker, b. v.
2. Vehemently; vigorouſly; violently.
Do as adverſaries do in law, ſtrive mightily, but eat and
drink as friends. Shakeſpeare.
. In a great degree; very much. This is a ſenſe ſcarcely to
be admitted but in low language.
Therein thou wrong't thy children mightily.
There's ne'er a one of you but truſts a knave,
That mightily deceives you. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus.
An aſs and an ape conferring grievances: the aſs complain-
ed mightily for want of horns, and the ape for want of a tail.
L’Eſtrange's Fables.
Theſe happening nearer home made ſo laſting impreſſions
upon their minds, that the tradition of the old deluge was
mightily obſcured, and the circumſtances of it interwoven
and confounded with thoſe of theſe later deluges. Woodward.
I was mightily pleaſed with a ſtory applicable to this piece
of philoſophy. Speciator, Nº. 578.
M1'GHT IN Ess. n.ſ.. [from mighty.] Power; greatneſs; height
of dignity.
Shakeſp.
Think you ſee them great,
And follow'd with gen'ral throng and ſweat
Of thouſand friends; then in a moment ſee,
How ſoon this mightingſ, meets miſery Shakespeare Henry VIII.
Will't pleaſe your mightingſ; to waſh your hands? Shaft.
Mighty, adj. [from might.]
1. Powerful; it ong.
Nimrod began to be a mighty one in the earth. Gen. x. 8.
Great is truth, and mighty above all things. 1 Eſd. iv. 41.
He is wife in heart and mighty in ſtrength. job ii. 1.
2. Excellent, or powerful in any ačt.
The mighty maſter ſmil’d. Dryden.
Mi'GHTY. adv. In a great degree. Not to be uſed but in
very low language.
Lord of his new hypotheſis he reigns:
He reigns; How long Till ſome uſurper riſe,
And he too mighty thoughtful, mighty wiſe:
Studies new lines. Prior,
*. n. ſ. [migratio, migre, Lat.] Aét of changing
C.
Ariſtotle
M I L M I L —m-T — == Ariſtotle diſtinguiſheth their times of generation, latitancy, and migration, ſanity, and venation. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Although ſuch alterations, tranſitions, migrations of the centre of gravity, and elevations of new iſlands, had actually happened, yet theſe ſhells could never have been repoſed thereby in the manner we find them. Woodward's Nat. Hiſt. Milch. adj. [from milk.) Giving milk. . . Herne doth, at ſtill of midnight, Walk round about an oak, with ragged horns; And then he blaſts the tree, and takes the cattle, And makes mileh kine yield blood. Shakeſpeare. When ſhe ſaw Pyrrhus make malicious ſport, In mincing with his ſword her huſband's limbs, The inſtant burſt of clamour that ſhe made, would have made mileh the burning eyes of heav'n. Shakespeare The beſt mixtures of water in ponds for cattle, to make them more milch, fatten, or keep them from murrain, may be chalk and nitre. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 778. Not above fifty-one have been ſtarved, excepting infants at nurſe, cauſed rather by careleſſneſs and infirmity of the milch women. Graunt's Bills of Mortality. With the turneps they feed ſheep, milch-cows, or fatting cattle. Mortimer's Huſbandry. MILD. adj. [milo, Saxon.] - - 1. Kind; tender; good; indulgent; merciful; compaſſionate; clement; ſoft; not ſevere; not cruel. The execution of juſtice is committed to his judges, which is the ſeverer part; but the milder part, which is mercy, is wholly left in the king. Bacon's Advice to Williers. If that mild and gentle god thou be, Who doſt mankind below with pity ſee. Dryden. It teaches us to adore him as a mild and merciful being, of infinite love to his creatures. Rogers's Sermons. 2. Soft; gentle; not violent. The roſy morn reſigns her light, And milder glory to the noon. J/aller. Nothing reſerv'd or ſullen was to ſee, But ſweet regards, and pleaſing ſančtity; ; Mild was his accent, and his action free. Dryden. Sylvia's like autumn ripe, yet mild as May, More bright than noon, yet freſh as early day. Pope. The folding gates diffus’d a ſilver light, And with a milder gleam refreſh'd the ſight. Addison. 3. Not acrid; not corroſive; not acrimonious ; demulcent; aſſuaſive; mollifying; lenitive. Their qualities are changed by rendering them acrimonious or mild. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 4. Not ſharp; mellow ; ſweet; having no mixture of acidity. The Iriſh were tranſplanted from the woods and mountains into the plains, that, like fruit trees, they might grow the milder, and bear the better and ſweeter fruit. Davies. Suppoſe your eyes ſent equal rays Upon two diſtant pots of ale, Not knowing which was mild or ſtale. . Prior. Mi'LDERNAx. n.ſ. Cannabum nauticum. - Aimſ. Mildew. m. ſ. ſmilbeape, Saxon.] Mildew is a diſeaſe that happens in plants, and is cauſed by a dewy moiſture which falls on them, and continuing, for want of the ſun's heat, to draw it up, by its acrimony cor- rodes, gnaws, and ſpoils, the inmoſt ſubſtance of the plant, and hinders the circulation of the nutritive ſap ; upon which the leaves begin to fade, and the bloſſoms and fruit are much prejudiced: or, mildew is rather a concrete ſubſtance, which exſudes through the pores of the leaves. What the garden- ers commonly call mildew is an inſect, which is frequently found in great plenty, preying upon this exſudation. Others ſay, that mildew is a thick, clammy vapour, exhaled in the Spring and Summer from the plants, bloſſoms, and even the carth itſelf, in cloſe, ſtill weather, where there is neither ſun cnough to draw it upwards to any conſiderable height, nor wind of force ſtrong enough to diſperſe it: it condenſes and falls on plants, and with its thick, clammy ſubſtance ſtops the pores, and by that meansprevents perſpiration. Miller thinks the true cauſe of the mildew appearing moſt upon plants which are expoſed to the Eaſt, is a dry temperature in the air when the wind blows from that point, which ſtops the pores of the plants, and prevents their perſpiration; whereby the juices of the plants are concreted upon the ſurface of their leaves, which being of a ſweetiſh nature, inſe&ts are inticed thereto, where find- ing proper nutriment they depoſite their eggs, and multiply ſo faſt as to cover the whole ſurfaces of the plants, and, by corroding the veſſels, prevent the motion of the ſap. It is obſervable, that whenever a tree has been greatly affected by this mildew, it ſeldom recovers it in two or three years, and many times never is intirely clear from it after. Hill. Down fell the mildew of his ſugred words. Fairfax. The mildew cometh by cloſeneſs of air; and therefore in hills, or champain grounds, it ſeldom cometh. Bacon. Soon blaſting mildew, black'ned all the grain. Dryden. To Mi'ldew. v. a. To taint with mildew. Here is your huſband, like a mildew'd ear, Blaſting his wholeſome brother. Shakeſp. Hamlet. He mildews the white wheat, and hurts the poor creatures of the earth. Shakeſp. King Lear. Morals ſnatch from Plutarch's tatter'd page, A mildew'd Bacon, or Stag ra's ſage Gay's Trivia. MI'LDLY. adv. [from hij gyra stag y 1. Tenderly; not ſeverely. Prince, too milly reigning, Ceaſe thy ſorrow and complaining. Pryden. 2. Gently; not violently. The air once heated maketh the flame burn more mildly, and ſo helpeth the continuance. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. N°. 375. Mi'LDN Ess. n.ſ.. [from mild.] - - I. Gentleneſs; tenderneſs; mercy; clemency. This milky gentleneſs and courſe of yours; You are much more at taſk for want of wiſdom, Than prais'd for harmful mildneſs. Shakeſp. King Lear. The ſame majeſtick mildneſ; held its place, - Nor loſt the monarch in his dying face. Dryden, His probity and mildneſs ſhows His care of friends and ſcorn of foes. Addison. I ſaw with what a brow you brav'd your fate; Yet with what mildneſ; boré your father's hate. Dryden. 2. Contrariety to acrimony. MILE, n.ſ. ſmille paſus, Latin.] The uſual meaſure of roads in England, one thouſand ſeven hundred and ſixty yards, or, five thouſand two hundred and eighty feet. We muſt meaſure twenty miles to-day. Shakeſpeare. Within this three mile may you ſee it coming, A moving grove. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. When the enemy appeared, the foot and artillery was four miles behind. Clarendon, b. ii. Millions of miles, ſo rapid is their race, To cheer the earth they in few moments paſs. Blackmore. Mi'LEstone. m. ſ. [mile and ſtone..] Stone ſet to mark the miles. Mi'l Foil. n.ſ.. [mill fºlium, Latin.] A plant, the ſame with yarrow. Milfoil and honey-ſuckles pound, With theſe alluring favours ſtrew the ground. Dryden. Mi'LIARy. adj. [milium millet, Latin; miliaire, Fr.] Small; reſembling a millet ſeed. - The ſcarf-ſkin is compoſed of ſmall ſcales, between which the excretory dućts of the miliary glands open. Cheyne. M111ARY fiver. A fever that produces ſmall eruptions. MI'LICE. n.ſ. [French.J Standing force. A word innovated by Temple, but unworthy of reception. The two-and-twentieth of the prince's age is the time aſ- ſigned by their conſtitutions for his entering upon the publick charges of their milice. Temple's Miſcel. M1'LITANT. adj. [militans, Latin; militante, Fr.] 1. Fighting; proſecuting the buſineſs of a ſoldier. Againſt foul fiends they aid us militant; They for us fight; they watch and duly ward, And their bright ſquadrons round about us plant. Fa. Q. 2. Engaged in warfare with hell and the world. A term ap- plied to the church of Chriſt on earth, as oppoſed to the church triumphant. Then are the publick duties of religion beſt ordered, when the militant church doth reſemble, by ſenſible means, that hidden dignity and glory wherewith the church triumphant in heaven is beautified. - Hºoker, b. v. The ſtate of a Chriſtian in this world is frequently com- pared to a warfare : and this alluſion has appeared ſo juſt, that the character of militant has obtained as the common di- ſtinction of that part of Chriſt's church ſojourning here in this world from that part of the family at reſt. Rogers. MI'litAR. Q adj. [militaris, Latin; militaire, Fr. Militar M1'LITARY. } is now wholly out of uſe.] 1. Engaged in the life of a ſoldier; ſoldierly. In the time of Severus and Antoninus, many, being ſol- diers, had been converted unto Chriſt, and notwithſtanding continued ſtill in that military courſe of life. Hºer, b. ii. He will maintain his argument as well as any military man in the world. Shakeſp. Henry V. 2. Suiting a ſoldier; pertaining to a ſoldier; warlike. Although he were a prince in militar virtue approved, yet his cruelties weighed down his virtues. Bacon's Henry VII. Numbers numberleſs The city gates out-pour’d, light-armed troops - In coats of mail and military pride. 4/ilton's Par. Reg. The wreaths his grandſire knew to reap By active toil, and military ſweat, - Pining incline their ſickly leaves. Prior, 3. Effected by ſoldiers. - - - He was with general applauſe, and great cries of joy, in a kind of militar election or recognition, ſaluted king. Bacon. A/ILI'TIA'. :
M I L
M I L
MILPTIM. n.ſ. [Latin.] The trainbands; the ſtanding force
"ºne think ſobcrly of his forces, except * mi-
litia be gºod and valiant ſºlº. Bacon's Eſſays, Nº. 30.
The jºia was ſo ſettled by law, that a ſudden army
could be drawn together. Clarendon.
Unnumbered ſpirits round thee fly,
The light militia of the lower ſky: Pope's Rape of the Lock.
MILK. n.J. ſmeelc, Saxon; melº, Dutch.]
1. The liquor with which animals feed their young from the
breaſt.
Come to my woman's breaſts, - - I
And take my milk for .. º miniſters
Where-ever in your fightleſs ſubſtances
You wait on º miſchief. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
I fear thy º dneſ:
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindneſs -
To catch the neareſt way. Shakespeare . Kºr
Milk is the occaſion of many tumours º,
When milk is dry'd with heat,
In vain the milkmaid tugs an empty teat. Dryden.
I concluded, if the gout continued, to confine myſelf
wholly to the milk diet. Temple's Miſeſ.
Brºths and milk-meats are windy to ſtomachs troubled with
acid ferments. Floyer on the Humours,
2. Emulſion made by contuſion of ſeeds. - - -
Piſłachoes, ſo they be good and not muſty, joined with
almonds in almond milk, or made into a milk of themſelves,
like unto almond milk, are an excellent nouriſher. Bacon.
To Milk. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To draw milk from the breaſt by the hand.
Capacious chargers all around were laid
Full pails, and veſſels of the milking trade. Pºpe's Odyſſey.
2. To ſuck.
I have given ſuck, and know
How tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me.
MI'lkEN, adj. [from milk.] Conſiſting of milk.
The remedies are to be propoſed from a conſtant courſe of
the milken diet, continued at leaſt a year. Temple.
MI'lker. n.ſ.. [from milk.] One that milks animals.
His kine with ſwelling udders ready ſtand,
And lowing for the pail invite the milker's hand. Dryden.
MI'lkINess. n.ſ.. [from mily.] Softneſs like that of milk;
approach to the nature of milk.
Would I could ſhare thy balmy, even temper,
And milkingſ of blood. Dryden's Cleºmenes.
The ſaltneſs and oylineſs of the blood abſorbing the acid
of the chyle, it loſes its milkinſ. Floyer on the Humours.
M1'LK live RED. adj. [milk and liver.] Cowardly; timorous;
faint-hearted.
Shakeſp.
Milklivered man
That bear'ſt a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs. Shakespeare
MI'lkMAID. m. ſ. [milk and maid.] Woman employed in the
dairy.
y When milk is dry with heat,
In vain the milkmaid tugs an empty teat. Dryden's Virg.
A lovely milkmaid he began to regard with an eye of
mercy. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 44.
MI'lkMAN. n.ſ.. [milk and man.] A man who ſells milk.
Mi'i. KPAIL. m. ſ. [milk and pail.] Veſel into which cows are
milked.
That very ſubſtance which laſt week was grazing in the
field, waving in the milºpail, or growing in the garden, is
now become part of the man. Hatts's Impr. of the Mind.
Mi'iKPAN. n.ſ.. [milk and pan.] Veſſel in which milk is kept
in the dairy.
Sir Fulke Grevil had much and private acceſs to Queen
Elizabeth, and did many men good; yet he would ſay mer-
rily of himſelf, that he was like Robin Goodfellow ; for
s when the maids ſpilt the milºpans, or kept any racket, they
would lay it upon Robin : ſo what tales the ladies about the
queen told her, or other bad offices that they did, they would
put it upon him. Bacon's Apºphth.
MilKpo"tt AGE. n.ſ.. [milk and pottage.] Food made by boil-
ing milk with water and oatmeal.
For breakfaſt and ſupper, milk and millpottage are very fit
for children. Locke.
Mºlkscore. n.ſ. [milk and ſºre..] Account of milk owed
for, ſcored on a board.
He ordered the lord high treaſurer to pay off the debts of
the crown, particularly a mily-ore of three years ſtanding.
- Addison's Freeho der, N. 36.
He is better acquainted with the milkſcore than his ſteward's
accounts. Addiſon's Spect. No. 482.
M11 Lksop, n. ſ. [milk and ſºp.] A ſoft, mild, effeminate, fee-
ble-minded man.
Q: a moſt notorious thicſ, which lived all his life-time of
ſpoils, one of their bards in his praiſe will ſay, that he was
none of the idle milºſºps that was brought up by the fire-ſide,
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MI'lkwor T. m. ſ. [milk and wort.j
but that moſt of his days he ſpent in arms, and that he did
never eat his meat before he had won it with his ſword.
Speºſer or Ireland.
A milºſºp, one that never in his life - -
Felt ſo much cold as over ſhoes in ſnow. Shaft. Rich. III.
We have as good patiºns as yourſelf; and a wºman wº
never deſigned to be a miſja”. Addison's Specj.
But give him port and pºtent ſack; -
From milkſºp he ſtarts up mohack. Prior.
". . . H. ii. ſ. ſmilk and tooth.]
MI "j}. º ſmall teeth which come forth before
when a foal is about three months old, and which he begins
to caſt about two years and a half atter, in the ſame ord, as
they grew. Farrier's Diº.
Milk ſhistle. n.ſ.. [milk and thiſłle: plants that have a white
juice are named milky.] An herb.
Milkt REFoil. n. ſ. An herb. .
Milkvetch. n.ſ.. [affragalus, Latin.]
The milkvetch hath a papilionaceous flower, conſiſting of
the ſtandard, the keel, and the wings; out of the flower-cup
ariſes the pointal covered with a ſheath, which becomes a bi-
capſular pod filled with kidney-ſhaped ſeeds: the leaves grow
by pairs along the middle rib, with an odd one at the end.
Miller.
Milkweed, n. / [milk and woºd.] A plant.
Milkwhite. adj. [milk and white.] White as milk.
She a black ſilk cap on him begun
To ſet, for foil of his milkwhite to ſerve. Sidney.
Then will I raiſe aloft the milkwhite roſe,
With whoſe ſweet ſmell the air ſhall be perfum’d. Shakeſp.
Where the bull and cow are both milkwhite,
They never do beget a cole-black calf.
The bolt of Cupid fell,
It fell upon a little weſtern flower;
Before milkwhite, now purple with love's wound ;
Shakeſpeare.
And maidens call it love in idleneſs. shafteur.
A milkwhite goat for you I did provide ;
Two milkwhite kids run friſking by her ſide. Dryden.
Milkwort is a bell-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of one leaf,
whoſe brims are expanded, and cut into ſeveral ſegments;
from the centre ariſes the pointal, which afterward becomes
a round fruit or huſk, opening from the top downwards, and
filled with ſmall ſeeds. Miller.
Milkwoman. n.ſ. [milk and woman.] A woman whoſe bu-
fineſs is to ſerve families with milk.
Even your milkwoman and your nurſery-maid have a fel-
low-feeling. Arbuthnot's Hy?, of John Bull.
Milk Y. adj. [from milk.]
1. Made of milk.
2. Reſembling milk.
Not taſteful herbs that in theſe gardens riſe,
Which the kind ſoil with milky ſap ſupplies,
Can move the god. Pope.
Some plants upon breaking their veſſels yield a milky juice.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
3. Yielding milk.
Perhaps my paſſion he diſdains,
And courts the milky mothers of the plains. Roſcommon.
4. Soft; gentle; tender; timorous.
Has friendſhip ſuch a faint and mily heart,
It turns in leſs than two nights. Shakeſpeare.
This milky gentleneſs and courſe of yours,
You are much more at taſk for want of wiſdom,
Than prais'd for harmful mildneſs. Shakeſp. King Lear:
MILKY-w AY. m. ſ. [milky and way.] The galaxy.
The milky-way, or via lactea, is a broad white path or track,
encompaſſing the whole heavens, and extending itſelf in ſome
places with a double path, but for the moſt part with a ſingle
one. Some of the ancients, as Ariſtotle, imagined that this
path conſiſted only of a certain exhalation hanging in the air;
but, by the teleſcopical obſervations of this age, it hath been
diſcovered to conſiſt of an innumerable quantity of fixed ſtars,
different in ſituation and magnitude, from the confuſed mix-
ture of whoſe light its whole colour is ſuppoſed to be occa-
fioned. It paſſes through the conſtellations of Caſſiopeia,
Cygnus, Aquila, Perſeus, Andromeda, part of Ophiucus and
Gemini, in the northern hemiſphere ; and in the ſouthern it
takes in part of Scorpio, Sagittarius, Centaurus, the Argo
Navis and the Ara. The galaxy hath uſually been the re-
gion in which new ſtars have appeared ; as that in Caſſiopeia, .
which was ſeen in A. D. 1572; that in the breaſt of the
Swan, and another in the knee of Serpentarius; which have
appeared for a while, and then become inviſible again. Harris.
Nor need we with a prying eye ſurvey
The diſtant ſkies to find the milky-way : -
It forcibly intrudes upon our fight. Creech's Manilius.
How many ſtars there muſt be, a naked eye may give us
ſome faint glimpſe, but much more a good teleſcopé, directed
towards that region of the ſky called the mily-way. Cheyne.
M.ILL.
M I L
M I M
MILL, n.ſ. [ºan; mola, Lat. melin, welſh; mºln, Saxon;
..min, Fr. molen, Dutch..] An engine or fabrick in which
com is ground to meal, or any other body is comminuted.
The table, and we about it, did all turn round by water
chran under, and carried it about as a mill. Sidney.
More water glideth by the mill
Than wots the miller of Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus.
Olives ground in mills their fatneſs boaſt. Dryden.
A miller had his arm and ſcapula torn from his body by a
twiſted round his wriſt, and ſuddenly drawn up by the
*#. Surgery.
andick.]
whi
rop
mill. - -
To Mill. v. a. [from the noun; ºvativ; mila,
1. To grind; to comminute. -
2. To beat up chocolate. .
To ſtamp coin in the mints. . -
It would be better for your milled medals, if they carried
the whole legend on their edges; but at the ſame time that
they are lettered on the edges, they have other inſcriptions on
the face and the reverſe. Addiſon.
wood's halfpence are not milled, and therefore more eaſily
nterfeited. Swift.
Mº. n. ſ. [mill and cºg.] The denticulations on #.
circumference of wheels, by which they lock into other
els.
wº timber is uſeful for mill-cogs. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Mi'il-pam. n.ſ.. [mill and dam..] The mound, by which the
water is kept up to raiſe it for the mill.
A layer of lime and of earth is a great advantage in the
making heads of ponds and mill-dams. Mortimer.
Mi'il-Horse. m. ſ. Horſe that turns a mill.
His impreſa was a mill-horſe, ſtill bound to go in one circle.
Sidney, b. ii.
Mill:10'UNTAINs. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſ.
MI'll-TEETH. n.ſ.. [mill and teeth..] The grinders; denies
molares, double teeth.
The beſt inſtruments for cracking bones and nuts are
grinders or mill-teeth. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
MilleNA'RIAN. n.ſ.. [from millenarius, Lat. millenaire, Fr.]
One who expects the millennium.
Mi'll ENARY. adj. [millenaire, Fr. millenarius, Latin.] Con-
ſiſting of a thouſand.
The millenary ſeſtertium, in good manuſcripts, is marked
with a line croſs the top thus HS. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Mi'il ENIST. n. ſ. [from mille, Lat.] One that holds the mil-
lennium. *
MILLENNIUM. n.f. [Latin.] A thouſand years; generally
taken for the thouſand years, during which, according to an
ancient tradition in the church, grounded on a doubtful text
in the Apocalypſe, our bleſſed Saviour ſhall reign with the
faithful upon earth after the reſurrečtion, before the final com-
pletion of beatitude.
We muſt give a full account of that ſtate called the millen-
mium. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Mill E'NNIAL. adj. [from millennium, Lat..] Pertaining to the
millennium.
To be kings and prieſts unto God, is the charaćteriſtick
of thoſe that are to enjoy the millennial happineſs. Burnet.
MillePEDEs. n.ſ.. [mill pieds, French; mille and pes, Latin.]
Wood-lice, ſo called from their numerous feet.
If pheaſants and partridge are ſick give them mill pedes
and earwigs, which will cure them. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Mi'iter. n.ſ. [from mill.] One who attends a mill.
More water glideth by the mill
Than wots the miller of Shakeſpeare.
Gillius, who made enquiry of millers who dwelt upon its
ſhore, received anſwer, that the Euripus ebbed and flowed
four times a day. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vii.
Mi'ileR. m.ſ. A fly. Ainſ.
MILLER's-THUMB. m.ſ.. [miller and thumb.] A ſmall fiſh found
in brooks, called likewiſe a bulhead.
Mille's MAL. adj. [millºſimus, Latin.] Thouſandth ; confiſt-
ing of thouſandth parts.
To give the ſquare root of the number two, he laboured
long in millſmal fractions, till he confeſſed there was no end.
J/atts's Improvement of the Mind.
Lat. mil and millet, Fr.]
Mi'ilet. m. ſ. ſmilium
I. A plant. ſ. [. 3.
The millet hath a looſe divided panicle, and each ſingle
flower hath a calyx, conſiſting of two leaves, which are in-
ſtead of petals, to protećt the ſtamina and piſtillum of the
flºwer, which afterwards becomes an oval, ſhining ſeed.
his plant was originally brought from the eaſtern countries,
where it is ſtill greatly cultivated, from whence we are an-
nually furniſhed with this grain, which is by many perſons
much eſtcented for puddings. Miller.
In two ranks of cavities is placed a roundiſh fludd, about
the bigneſs of a grain of millet. //oodward on Foſſils.
Millet is diarrhetick, cleanſing, and uſeful, in diſeaſes of
the kidneys. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. A kind of fiſh.
. Some fiſh are gutted, ſplit, and kept in pickle; as whit-.
"g, mackerel, millet. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
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Mi'i. LINER. º [I believe from Milaner, an inhabitant of
Milan, as a Lombard is a banker.] One who ſells ribands
and dreſſes for women.
He was perfumed like a milliner;
And, 'twixt his finger and his thumb, he held
A Pouncet box, which ever and anon
He gave his noſe. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i.
Th ---- -
- * mercers and milliners complain of her want of pub-
lick ſpirit. Tatler, Nº. 52.
Mi'illion. n.ſ.. [million, Fr. milliogne, Italian.]
1. The ºmber of an hundred myriads, or ten hundred thouſand.
Within thine eyes ſat twenty thouſand deaths,
In thy hands clutch'd as many millions, in
Thy lying tongue both numbers. Shakeſpeare.
2. A proverbial name for any very great number.
That the three angles of a triangle are equal to two right
ones, is a truth more evident than many of thoſe propoſitions
that go for principles; and yet there are millions who know.'
not this at all. Locke.
There are millions of truths that a man is not concerned to
know. Locke.
She found the poliſh’d glaſs, whoſe ſmall convex
Enlarges to ten millions of degrees
The mite, inviſible elſe. Philips.
Midſt thy own flock, great ſhepherd, be receiv'd;
And glad all heav'n with millions thou haſt ſav’d. Prior.
MI'llionth. adj. [from million.] The ten hundred thouſandth.
The firſt embrion of an ant is ſuppoſed to be as big as that
of an elephant; which nevertheleſs can never arrive to the
millionth part of the other's bulk. Bentley's Sermons.
MI'llstone. m. ſ. [mill and/lone.] The ſtone by which corn
is comminuted.
No man ſhall take the nether or the upper millſione to
pledge. -- - Deut. xxiv. 6.
AEſop's beaſts ſaw farther into a millſtone than our mobile,
L'E/irange's Fables.
MILT. n.ſ.. [mildt, Dutch.]
1. The ſperm of the male fiſh. -
You ſhall ſcarce take a carp without a melt, or a female
without a roe or ſpawn. J/alton's Angler.
2. [Milt, Saxon.] The ſpleen. -
To Milt. v. a... [from the noun..] To impregnate the roe or
ſpawn of the female fiſh.
MILTER, n. ſ. [from mill.] The he of any fiſh, the ſhe being
called ſpawner.
The ſpawner and milter labour to cover their ſpawn with
ſand. J/alton's Angler.
M/LtwoRT. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſ.
MIME. m. ſ. [mime, Fr. PºpCP; mimus, Latin.] A buffoon
who practiſes geſticulations, either repreſentative of ſome
aćtion, or merely contrived to raiſe mirth.
Think'ſt thou, mime, this is great
To MIME. v. n. To play the mime.
Think'ſt thou, mime, this is great f or that they ſtrive
Whoſe noiſe ſhall keep thy miming moſt alive,
Whilſt thou doſt raiſe ſome player from the grave, -
Out-dance the babion, or out-boaſt the brave. B. johnſºn.
Mi'MER. n.ſ.. [from mime.] A mimick; a buffoon.
Jugglers and dancers, anticks, mummers, mimers.
- A4ilton's Samſon Agoniſes.
Mi'Mical. adj. [mimicus, Latin.] Imitative 3 befitting a mi-
mick; ačting the mimick.
Man is of all creatures the moſt mimical in geſtures, ſtyles,
ſpeech, faſhion, or accents. //otton on Education.
A mimical daw would needs try the ſame experiment; but
his claws were ſhackled. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
Singers and dancers entertained the people with light ſongs
and mimical geſtures, that they might not go away melancholy
from ſerious pieces of the theatre. Dryden's juvenal.
M1'Mically. adv. [from mimical.] In imitation; in a mimi-
cal manner.
Mi'Mick. n. ſ. [mimicus, Latin.]
1. A ludicrous imitator; a buffoon who copies another's act or
manner ſo as to excite laughter.
Like poor Andrew I advance,
Falſe mimick of my maſter's dance:
Around the cord a while I ſprawl,
Benj. johnſºn,
And thence, though ſlow, in earneſt fall. Prior.
2. A mean or ſervile imitator.
Of France the mimick, and of Spain the prey. Anon.
MI'Mick. adj. [mimicus, Latin.] Imitative.
The buſy head with mimick art runs o'er
The ſcenes and actions of the day before. Swift's Miſcel.
To Mi'Mick. v. a. [from the noun..] To imitate as a buffoon;
to ridicule by a burleſque imitation.
Morpheus expreſs'd
The ſhape of man, and imitated beſt ;
The waik, the words, the geſture, could ſupply,
The habit mimick, and the mien belye. Dryden.
Who wou'd with care ſome happy fiction frame;
$o mimick; truth, it looks the very fame. Granville,
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Mºſickry. n.ſ. ſºom mimick.] Burleſ
By an excellent faculty in mimickry, my sº º:
me he can aſſume my air, and give, my facturnity a tºº
which diverts more than any thing I could ſay. - Spºtatºr.
Mimoſo RAPHER. m.ſ. [** and 7;&p..] A writer of º;
MINAſcious, adj. [mºna” Lat.] Full of threats. . .
Mºrry. n.ſ. [from minax, Latin.] Diſpoſition to uſe
S.
Mºx. adj. [minor, Latin.] Threatening.
The king made a ſtatute monitory and minatory, towards
juſtices of peace, that they ſhould duly execute their offiº,
inviting complaints againſt them. Bacºn's Henry VII.
To MINCE. v. a. [contracted, as it ſeems, from miniſh, or
from mincer; mince, French, ſmall.] -
1. To cut into very ſmall parts.
She ſaw Pyrrhus make malicio's ſpºrt,
In mincing with his ſword her huſband's limbs. Shakespeare
with a good chopping-knife mince the twº cº º º
as ordinary minced meat. Bacºn's Naţ. H/?.
what means the ſervice of the church ſo imperſeilly, and
by halves, read over? What makes them mince and mangle
that in their practice, which they could ſwallow whºle in their
ſubſcriptions : he wi South's Sermonſ.
Revive the wits; -
But murder firſt, and mince them all to bits. Dunciad.
2. To mention any thing ſcrupulouſly, by * little at a time ; to
alliate : to extenuate.
p I knºw no ways to mince it in love, but direétly to ſay I
love you. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
Think it a baſtard, whom the oracle
Hath doubtfully pronounc'd thy throat ſhall ºut,
And mince it. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
Behold yon ſimpering dame, whoſe face between her forks
preſages ſnow; that minces virtue, and does ſhake, the head
to hear of pleaſure's name. I Shakeſp. King Lear.
aſ O, -
Thy honeſty and love doth minº, this matter,
Making it light to Cañio. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
Theſe gifts,
Saving your mincing, the capacity
Of your ſoft cheveril conſcience would receive,
If you might pleaſe to ſtretch it. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
I'll try to force you to your duty :
For ſo it is, howe'er you mince it,
Ere we part, I ſhall evince it.
Siren ; now mince the ſin,
And mollify damnation with a phraſe.
Say you conſented not to Sancho's death,
But barely not forbade it. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted ſome part
of what he ſaid, or taken from the ſtrength of his expreſſion,
I certainly had wronged him. Dryden.
Theſe, ſeeing no where water enough to effect a general
deluge, were forced to mince the matter, and make only a
partial one of it, reſtraining it to Aſia. //oodward.
Hºra, p. ii.
To MINCE. v. n.
1. To walk nicely by ſhort ſteps; to ačt with appearance of
ſcrupulouſneſs and delicacy; to affect nicety.
By her ſide did fit the bold Sanſloy,
Fit mate for ſuch a mincing minion,
Who in her looſeneſs took exceeding joy. Fairy Qºzen.
I'll turn two mincing ſteps
Into a manly ſtride. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice.
A harlot form ſoft ſliding by,
With mincing ſtep, ſmall voice, and languid eye. Dunciad.
2. To ſpeak ſmall and imperfectly.
The reeve, miller, and cook, are as much diſtinguiſhed
from each other, as the mincing lady prioreſs and the broad-
ſpeaking wife of Bath. Dryden's Fables.
MI'NCINGLY. adv. [from mince.] In ſmall parts; not fully.
Juſtice requireth nothing mincingly, but all with preſſed,
and heaped, and even over-enlarged meaſure. Hoºr, b. i.
MIND. m. ſ. [Femino, Saxon.]
1. The intelligent power.
I am a very fooliſh, fond old man;
I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Shałºff. King Lear.
This word being often uſed for the ſoul giving life, is at-
tributed abuſively to madmen, when we ſay that they are of
a diſtracted mind, inſtead of a broken underſtanding: which
Word, mind, we uſe alſo for opinion; as, I am of this or
that mind: and ſometimes for mens conditions or virtues;
as, he is of an honeſt mind, or a man of a juſt mind: ſome-
times for affection; as, I do this for my mind's ſake: ſome-
times for the knowledge of principles, which we have with-
Out diſcourſe; oftentimes for ſpirits, angels, and intelligences:
but as it is uſed in the proper ſignification, including both the
..". Agºnt and paſſible, it is deſcribed to be a pure,
imple, ſubſtantial ağ, not depending upon matter, but having
relation § that which is intelligible, as to his firſt object; or
more at large thus ; a part of particle of the ſoul, whereby it
doth underſtand, not depending upon matter, nor needing
any organ, free from paſſign coming from without, and apt
to be äſevered as eternal from that which is mortal. Raleigh.
2. Liking; choice; inclination; propenſiºn; affection.
Our queſtion is, whether all be ſin which is done without
direction by ſcripture, and not whether the Iſraelites did
at any time amiſ, by following their own mind; without aſ:-
ing counſel of God. - Hººker, b. ii.
We will conſider of your ſuit:
And come ſome other time to know our mind. Shakeſpeare.
Being ſo hard to me that brought your mind, -
I fear ſhe'll prove as hard to you in telling her mind.
Shakeſpeare.
I will have nothing elſe but only this;
And now methinks I have a mind to it. Shakeſpeare.
Be of the ſame mind one towards another. Rom. xii. 16.
Haſt thou a wife after thy mind? forſake her not. Eccluſ.
They had a mind to French Britain; but they have let fall
their bit. Bacon's Jºar with Spain,
Sudden mind aroſe
In Adam, not to let th' occaſion paſs,
Given him by this great conference, to know
Of things above this world. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. v.
Waller coaſted on the other ſide of the river, but at ſuch
a diſtance that he had no mind to be engaged. Clarendon.
He had a great mind to do it. Clarendon.
All the arguments to a good life will be very inſignificant
to a man that hath a mind to be wicked, when remiſſion of
fins may be had upon ſuch cheap terms. Tillºtſºn's Sermons.
Suppoſe that after eight years peace he hath a mind to in-,
fringe any of his treaties, or invade a neighbouring ſtate,
what oppoſition can we make : Addison.
3. Thoughts; ſentiments.
Th’ ambiguous god,
In theſe myſterious words, his mind expreſt,
Some truths reveal’d, in terms involv'd the reſt. Dryden.
4. Opinion.
The earth was not of my mind,
If you ſuppoſe as fearing you, it ſhook. Shakeſpeare.
Theſe men are of the mind, that they have clearer ideas
of infinite duration than of infinite ſpace, becauſe God has
exiſted from all eternity; but there is no real matter coex-
tended with infinite ſpace. Lºcke.
The gods permitting traitors to ſucceed,
Become not partics in an impious deed;
And, by the tyrant's murder, we may find,
That Cato and the gods were of a mind. Granville.
5. Memory; remembrancy.
The king knows their diſpoſition; a ſmall touch will put
him in mind of them. Bacon's Advice to hilliers.
When he brings
Over the earth a cloud, will therein ſet
His triple-coloured bow, whereon to look, -
And call to mind his covenant. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi.
Theſe, and more than I to mind can bring,
Menalcas has not yet forgot to ſing. Dryden.
The cavern's mouth alone was hard to find,
Becauſe the path diſus’d was out of mind. Dryden.
They will put him in mind of his own waking thoughts,
ere theſe dreams had as yet made their impreſſions on his
fancy. Aftterbury's Sermony.
A wholeſome law time out of mind;
Had been confirm'd by fate's decree.
To MIND. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. "To mark; to attend.
His mournful plight is ſwallowed up unwares,
Forgetful of his own that minds another's cares. Fa. Q.
Not then miſtruſt, but tender love injoins, -
That I ſhould mind thee oft; and mind thou me ! Milton,
If, in the raving of a frantick muſe,
And minding more his verſes than his way,
Swift's Aſſºl.
Any of theſe ſhould drop into a well. Raſºommon.
Ceaſe to requeſt me; let us mind our way;
Another ſong requires another day. Dryden.
He is daily called upon by the word, the miniſters, and
inward ſuggeſtions of the holy ſpirit, to attend to thoſe pro-
ſpects, and mind the things that belong to his peace. Rºgers.
2. To put in mind; to remind.
Let me be puniſhed, that have minded you
Of what you ſhould forget. Shakeſp. Winter's Ta'z.
I deſire to mind thoſe perſons of what Saint Auſtin hath
ſaid. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
This mind me of a cobbling colonel of famous memory.
L’E/irange.
I ſhall only mind him, that the contrary ſuppoſition, if it
could be proved, is of little uſe. Locłe.
To MIND. v. n. To incline; to be diſpoſed.
When one of them mindeth to go into rebellion, he will
convey away all his lordſhips to feoffees in truſt. Spe’ſºr.
Mi'NDE D.
M I N
M, spep. adj. [from mind..] Diſpoſed; inclined; affeded.
We come to know f
ou ſtand minded in the weighty diff'rence
lº the king and you. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Whoſe fellowſhip therefore unmeet for thee,
Good reaſon was thou freely ſhould't diſlike, ---
And be ſo minded ſtill. - A Milton’s Par. Loſi, b. viii.
If men were minded to live virtuouſly, to believe a God
would be no hindrance to any ſuch deſign, but very much for
its advancement. Tillºtſºn's Sermons.
Pyrrhus is nobly minded; and I fain ---
Would live to thank him. - - Philips.
MI'Ndful. adi. [mind and full.] Attentive; having memory.
I acknowledge the uſefulneſs of your directions, and I
promiſe you to be mindful of your admonitions. Hammºnd.
Mi'NDFULLY. adv. [from mindful.] Attentively.
Mºsdful NEss. m. ſ. [from mindful...] Attention; regard.
Mºsbless. adj. [from mind.] -
1. Inattentive; regardleſs.
Curſed Athens, mindleſ of thy worth,
Forget now thy great deeds, when neighbour ſtates,
But for thy ſword and fortune, trod upon them. Shakeſp.
As the ſtrong eagle in the ſilent wood,
Mindleſs of warlike rage, and hoſtile care,
Plays round the rocky cliff, or cryſtal flood. Prior.
2. Not enducd with a mind; having no intelle&tual powers.
- Pronounce thee a groſs lowt, a mindleſs ſlave,
Or elſe a hovering temporizer. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
God firſt made angels bodileſs, pure, mind; ;
Then other things, which mindleſs bodies be:
Laſt, he made man. . - Davies.
Mrsp-strick EN. adj. [mind and ſtricken..] Moved; affected
in his mind. - -
He had becn ſo mind-ſtricken by the beauty of virtue in that
noble king, though not born his ſubject, he ever, profeſſed
himſelf his ſervant. Sidney, b. ii.
MINE, pronoun poſſeſſive. . [myn, Saxon; mein, German ;
miºn, French; meus, Latin. It was anciently the practice
to uſe my before a conſonant and mine before a vowel, which
cuphony ſtill requires to be obſerved. Mine is always uſed
when the ſubſtantive precedes: as, this is my cat; this cat is
mine.] Belonging to me.
The devil himſelf could not pronounce a title
More hateful to mine ear. Shakeſpear's Macbeth.
Thou art a ſoul in bliſs, but I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire; that mine own tears
JDo ſcald like molten lead. Shakespeare King Lear.
When a wiſe man gives thee better counſel, give me mine
again. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
If thou beſt ſlain, and with no ſtroke of mine,
My wife and children's ghoſts will haunt me ſtill.
Shakeſpeare.
A friend of mine is come to me, and I have nothing to
ſet before him. Luke xi. 6.
That palm is mine. Dryden.
MINE. m.ſ. ſmine, French ; mtvyn or mon, Welſh, from maen
lapis, in the plural meini.]
1. A place or cavern in the earth which contains metals or mi-
nerals. -
Though ſtreighter bounds your fortune did confine,
In your large heart was found a wealthy mine. //aller.
A workman, to avoid idleneſs, worked in a groove or mine-
pit thereabouts, which was little eſteemed. Boyle.
A mine-digger may meet with a gem, which he knows not
what to make of. Boyle.
The heedleſs mine-man aims only at the obtaining a quan-
tity of ſuch a metal as may be vendible. Boyle.
2. A cavern dug under any fortification that it may ſink for
want of ſupport, or, in modern war, that powder may be
lodged in it, which being fired at a proper time, whatever is
over it may be blown up and deſtroyed.
By what colipſe ſhall that ſun be defac’d
What mine bath erſt thrown down ſo fair a tower
What ſacrilege hath ſuch a ſaint diſgrac'd : Sidney, b. ii.
Build up the walls of Jeruſalem, which you have broken
down, and fill up the mines that you have digged. Iſhitgift.
Others to a city ſtrong
Lay ſiege, encamp'd ; by batt'ry, ſcale and mine,
Aſſaulting. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi.
• MINE. v. n. Iſrom the noun..] To dig mines or burrows;
to form any hollows underground.
The ranging ſtork in ſtately beeches dwells;
The climbing goats on hills ſecurely feed;
The mining coneys ſhroud in rocky cells. //otton.
. Of this various matter the terreſtrial globe conſiſts, from
its ſurface down to the greateſt depth we ever dig or mine.
Iłoodward's Nat. Hiſ'.
To MINE. v.a. To ſap ; to ruin by mines; to deſtroy by
flow degrees, or ſecret means.
It will but ſkin and film the ulcerous place,
While rank corruption mining all within,
Infects unſeen. Shakespeare eare's Haml. t.
Mi'NER. m. ſ. ſmineur, Fr. from mine.]
MI'NERAL. m. ſ. ſminerale, Lat..] Foſſile body; matter
MI'NERAL. adj. Conſiſting of foſſile bodies.
They mined the walls, laid the powder, and rammed the
mouth ; but the citizens made a countermine. Hayward.
The ſlow fever mines the conſtitution Balingbroke.
I. One that digs for metals.
By me kings palaces are puſh'd to ground,
And miners cruſh'd beneath their mines are found. Dry 'en.
2. One who makes military mines.
As the bombardeer levels his miſchief at cities, the mºner
buſies himſelf in ruining private houſes. 7 utler.
dug
out of mines. All metals are minerals, but all minerals are
not metals. -
She did confeſs, ſhe had
For you a mortal mineral; which, being took,
Should by the minute feed on life, and ling’ring
By inches waſte you. Shºarº Cyßilcline.
The minerals of the kingdom, of lead, iron, copper, and
tin, are of great value. Bacon’s Advice tº Williers.
Part hidden veins digg’d up, nor hath this carth
Entrails unlike, of mineral and ſtone. Milton's Par. Lºft.
44inerals; nitre with vitriol; common ſalt with alum ; and
ſulphur with vitriol. //oodward.
By experience upon bodies in any mine, a man may
conjećture at the metallick or mineral ingredients of any maſs
found there. J/oodward's Naf. Hi/?.
Mi'NERAL1st, adj. [from mineral.] One ſkilled or employed
in minerals.
A mine-digger may meet with a gem or a mineral, which
he knows not what to make of till he ſhews it a jeweller or
a mineral/?. Boyle.
The metals and minerals which are lodged in the perpen-
dicular intervals do ſtill grow, to ſpeak in the mineraliſi's
phraſe, or receive additional increaſe. J/oodward.
MIN ERA'Log IST. n.ſ. ſmineralogie, French; from mineral and
2.676*.] One who diſcourſes on minerals.
Many authors deny it, and the exacteſt mineralºſ's have
rejected it. Brown's Pulgar Errºrs, b. ii.
MINERALogy. m. ſ. [from mineral and 7.6%.] The doctrine
of minerals.
MiNE’v ER. m. ſ. A ſkin with ſpecks of white. Ainſ.
To MI'NGLE. v. a. To mix; to join; to compound; to
unite with ſomething ſo as to make one maſs.
Wo unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men
of ſtrength to mingle ſtrong drink. Iſa. v. 22.
Lament with me! with me your ſorrows join,
And minºle your united tears with mine ! I/a/.
The beſt of us appear contented with a mingled, imperfeót
virtue. Rºgers's Sermonſ.
Our ſex, our kindred, our houſes, and our very names,
we are ready to mingle with ourſelves, and cannot bear to
have others think meanly of them. //atts's Logick.
He wooes the bird of Jove
To mingle woes with his. Thomſon's Spring, l. 1035.
To Mi'NGLE. v. n. To be mixed; to be united with.
Ourſelf will mingle with ſociety,
And play the humble hoſt. Shakespeare’s Macheath.
Alcimus had defiled himſelf wilfully in the times of their
mingling with the Gentiles.
Nor prieſts, nor ſtateſmen,
Could have completed ſuch an ill as that,
If women had not mingled in the miſchief.
She, when ſhe ſaw her ſiſter nymphs, ſuppreſs'd
Her riſing fears, and mingled with the reſt. Addison.
M1'NGLE. m. ſ. [from the verb..] Mixture; medley; confuſed
maſs.
2 Mac. xiv. 13.
Rozcz.
- Trumpeters,
With brazen din blaſt you the city's ear,
Make mingle with our rattling tabourines. Shºre.
Neither can I defend my Spaniſh Fryar; though the comi-
cal parts are diverting, and the ſerious moving, yet they are
of an unnatural mingle. Dryden's Dyrºſiº.
M1'NGLE.R. m. ſ. [from the verb.] He who mingles.
M1'NIATURE. m. ſ. [miniature, French.]
1. Repreſentation in a ſmall compaſs; repreſentation leſs than
the reality.
The water, with twenty bubbles, not content to have the
pićture of their face in large, would in each of thºſe bubbles
ſet forth the miniature of them. Sidney, b. ii.
If the ladies ſhould once take a liking to ſuch a diminutive
race, we ſhould ſee mankind epitomized, and the whole ſpe-
cies in miniature: in order to keep our poſterity ſºon dwin;
dling, we have inſtituted a tall club. Addſºn's Gard.
The hidden ways
All things in miniature” thy ſpecular orb
Apply to well diffected kernel: ; lo'
Stränge forms ariſe, in each a little plant
Unfolds its boughs: obſerve the ſlender threads
Of firſt beginning trees, their roots, their leaves,
In narrow ſects deſcrib'd.
M I N M I N improperly made it a ſubſtantive: 2. Gay i. bid its colours flow, Gay iniature creation grow. - - - - Mº" '."j. diminutive, Uſed in ſlight con- t. "sºft, or wakeſt thou, jolly ſhepherd, Thy ſheep be in the corn ; , ... Å. . one blaſt of thy minikin mouth, - Thy ſheep ſhall take no harm. Shakeſp. King Lear. Mr.Nikºn. n.J. A ſmall ſort of pins. Mºnim. n.ſ.. [from minimus, Lat.] 1. A ſmall being; a dwarf. Not all Minims of nature; ſome of ſerpent-kind, » Wond’rous in length, and corpulence, involv’d Their ſnaky folds, and added wings. Milton's Par. Loft. 2. This word is applied, in the northern counties, º.º. ſmall fort of fiſh, which they pronounce menhim. See MINNow. Aftwääts ºf [Latin. A being of the leaſt ſize. Get you gone, you dwarf, You minimus of hind'ring knot graſs made 3 r You bead, you acorn. - Shakeſpeare. Miſsiº. ..], [mignºn, French..] A favourite: * 'lºng; low dependant; one who pleaſes rather than benefits. A word of contempt, or of ſlight and familiar kindneſs. Minion, ſaid ſhe ; indeed I was a pretty one in thoſe days; I ſee a number of lads that love you. . . Sidney, b. ii. They were made great courtiers, and in the way of mi- nions, when advancement, the moſt mortal offence to envy, ſtirred up their former friend to overthrow them. Sidney. One, who had been a ſpecial minion of Andromanas, hated us for having diſpoſſeſſed him of her heart Sidney, b. ii. Go rate thy minions; Becomes it thee to be thus bold in terms Before thy ſovereign. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. Duncan's horſes, Beauteous and ſwift, the minions of the race, Turn'd wild in nature. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. His company muſt do his minions grace, Whilſt I at home ſtarve for a merry look. Shakeſpeare. Edward ſent one army into Ireland; not for conqueſt, but to guard the perſon of his minion Piers Gaveſton. Davies. if a man ſhould launch into the hiſtory of human nature, we ſhould find the very minions of princes linked in conſpira- cies againſt their maſter. L’Eſtrange's Fables. The drowſy tyrant by his minions led, To regal rage devotes ſome patriot's head. Swift. MI'Nious. adj. [from minium, Latin.] Of the colour of red lead or vermilion. Some conceive, that the Red Sea receiveth a red and mi- mious tinčture from ſprings that fall into it. Brown. To MINISH. v. a. [from diminiſh; minus, Latin.] To leſſen; to lop; to impair. Ye ſhall not miniſh ought from your bricks of your daily taſk. Exod. v. 19. They are miniſhed and brought low through oppreſfion. Pſal. cvii. 39. Another law was to bring in the ſilver of the realm to the mint, in making all clipt, miniſhed, or impaired coins of ſil- ver, not to be current in payments. Bacon's Henry VII. MINISTER. n.ſ.. [miniſter, Latin; miniſłre, Fr.] 1. An agent; one who is employed to any end; one who ačts not by any inherent authority, but under another. You, whom virtue hath made the princeſs of felicity, be not the miniſter of ruin. Sidney, b. ii. Rumble thy belly full; ſpit fire, ſpout rain, Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters; I tax not you, you elements, with unkindneſs: But yet I call you ſervile miniſters, That have with two pernicious daughters join'd Your high-engender'd battles, gainſt a head So old and white as this. Shakeſp. King Lear. Th’ infernal miniſter advanc'd, Seiz'd the due vićtim. Dryden's Theodore and Honoria. Other ſpirits govern'd by the will, Shoot through their tracks, and diſtant muſcles fill; This ſovereign, by his arbitrary nod, Reſtrains or ſends his miniſters abroad. Blackmore. 2. º: who is cmployed in the adminiſtration of govern- Inent. Kings muſt be anſwerable to God, but the miniſters to kings, whoſe eyes, ears, and hands they are, muſt be an- fwerable to God and man. Bacon. 3. ſº ſerves at the altar; one who performs ſacerdotal Epaphras, a faithful miniſter of Chriſt. 1 Col. i. 7. The miniſters are always preaching, and the governours putting forth edićts againſt dancing and gaming. Addiſon. The miniſters of the goſpel are eſpecially required to ſhine * lights in the world, becauſe the diſtinction of their ſtation renders their condućt more obſervable; and the preſumption of their knowledge, and the dignity of their office, gives a peculiar force and authority to their example. Fogers. 4. A delegate ; an official. If ..". He Let God revenge; for I may never li - An angry arm :* his miniſter. Shakespeare . Rich, II. . An agent from a foreign power, without the dignity of an ambaſſador. - - To Mºnister. v. a. [miniſtro, Latin.] To give; to ſupply; to afford. - - All the cuſtoms of the Iriſh would miniſter occaſion of a moſt ample diſcourſe of the original and antiquity of that people. Spenſer on Ireland. Now he that miniſtereth ſeed to the ſower, both miniſter bread for your food and multiply your ſeed ſown. 2 Cor. ix. The wounded patient bears The artiſt's hand that miniſters the cure. Otway's Orphan, To Mi'N 1st ER. v. m. 1. To attend; to ſerve in any office. Certain of them had the charge of the miniſtering veſſels, to bring them in and out by tale. 1 Chron. ix. 28. They which miniſter about holy things, live of the things of the temple. 1 Cor. ix. 13. At table Eve Miniſher'd naked, and their flowing cups With pleaſant liquors crown'd. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v. 2. To give medicines. Can'ſt thou not miniſter to a mind diſeas'd, Pluck from the memory a rooted ſorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain Shakespeare Macb. 3. To give ſupplies of things needful; to give aſſiſtance; to contribute ; to conduce. Others miniſtered unto him of their ſubſtance. Luke viii. 3. He who has a ſoul wholly void of gratitude, ſhould ſet his ſoul to learn of his body; for all the parts of that miniſter to one another. South's Sermont, There is no truth which a man may more evidently make out than the exiſtence of a God; yet he that ſhall con- tent himſelf with things as they miniſter to us pleaſures and paſſions, and not make enquiry a little farther into their cauſes and ends, may live long without any notion of ſuch a being. Locke. Thoſe good men, who take ſuch pleaſure in relieving the miſerable for Chriſt's ſake, would not have been leſs forward to miniſter unto Chriſt himſelf. Atterbury. Faſting is not abſolutely good, but relatively, and as it miniſters to other virtues. Small idge's Sermony. 4. To attend on the ſervice of God. Whether propheſy, let us propheſy according to the pro- portion of faith; or miniſtry, let us wait on our miniſtring. Fom. xii. 7. MINISTE’RIAL. adj. [from miniſter.] I. Attendant; acting at command. Underſtanding is required in a man; courage and vivacity in the lion; ſervice, and miniſterial officiouſneſs, in the ox. Brown's Wulgar Errours. From eſſences unſeen, celeſtial names, Enlight'ning ſpirits, and miniſterial flames, Lift we our reaſon to that ſovereign cauſe, Who bleſs'd the whole with life. Prior, 2. Aćting under ſuperior authority. For the miniſterial officers in court there muſt be an eye unto them. Bacon's Advice to Williers. Abſtinence, the apoſtle determines, is of no other real value in religion, than as a miniſterial cauſe of moral effects; as it recalls us from the world, and gives a ſerious turn to our thoughts. Rogers's Sermons. 3. Sacerdotal; belonging to the eccleſiaſticks or their office. Theſe ſpeeches of Jerom and Chryſoſtom plainly allude unto ſuch miniſterial garments as were then in uſe. Hooker. 4. Pertaining to miniſters of ſtate, or perſons in ſubordinate au- thority. MI'NISTERY. m. ſ. [miniſterium, Lat..] Office; ſervice. This word is now contracted to miniſtry, but uſed by Milton as four ſyllables. They that will have their chamber filled with a good ſcent, make ſome odoriferous water be blown about it by their ſer- vants mouths that are dextrous in that miniſtery. Digby. This temple to frequent With miniſteries due, and ſolemn rites. Milton, b. xii. M1'N 1st R.A.L. adj. [from miniſter.] Pertaining to a miniſter. MI'NISTRANTs. adj. [from miniſter.] Attendant; acting at command. Him thrones, and pow'rs, Princedoms, and dominations miniſtrant, Accompany'd to heav'n-gate. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. x. Miniſłrant to their queen with buſy care, Four faithful handmaids the ſoft rites prepare. Pope. MINISTRATION.
M I N
M I N
Ministration. n. ſ. [from miniſtro, Latin.] -
Agency; intervention; office of an agent delegated of corn-
miſſioned by another. - -
God made him the inſtrument of his providence to me, as
he hath made his own land to him, with this difference, that
God, by his miniſtration to me, intends to do him a favour.
Taylor's living holy.
Though ſometimes effected by the immediate fiat of the
divine will, yet I think they are moſt ordinarily done by the
miniſtration of angels. Halº's Origin of Mankind.
2. Service; office; eccleſiaſtical funètion. -
If the preſent miniſtration be more glorious than the for-
mer, the miniſter is more holy. Atterbury's Sermons.
NIUM. m. ſ. [Latin.
MI \!. lead º ſ: º earthen veſſel unglazed, and ſtir it
continually till it be calcined into a grey powder; this is
called the calx of lead; continue the fire, ſtirring it in the
fame manner, and it becomes yellow; in this ſtate it is uſed
in painting, and is called maſticot or maficot; after this put
it into a reverberatory ſurnace, and it will calcine further,
and become of a fine red, which is the common minium or
red lead: among the ancients minium was the name for cin-
nabar: the modern minium is uſed externally, and is excel-
lent in cleanſing and healing old ulcers. Hill's Mat. Med.
Ministry. n.ſ.. [contracted from miniſtery; miniſterium, Lat.]
1. Office; ſervice.
So far is an indiſtinétion of all perſons, and, by conſe-
quence, an anarchy of all things, ſo far from being agree-
able to the will of God, declared in his great houſhold, the
world, and eſpecially in all the miniſtries of his proper houſe-
hold the church, that there was never yet any time, I be-
lieve, ſince it was a number, when ſome of its members
were not more ſacred than others. Sprat's Sermons.
2. Office of one ſet apart to preach ; eccleſiaſtical function.
Their miniſłry perform'd, and race well run,
Their doctrine and their ſtory written left,
They die. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii.
Saint Paul was miraculouſly called to the miniſtry of the
goſpel, and had the whole doctrine of the goſpel from God
by immediate revelation; and was appointed the apoſtle of
the Gentiles for propagating it in the heathen world. Locke.
3. Agency; interpoſition.
The natural world he made after a miraculous manner;
but directs the affairs of it ever fince by ſtanding rules, and
the ordinary miniſtry of ſecond cauſes. Atterbury.
The poets introduced the miniſtry of the gods, and taught
the ſeparate exiſtence of human ſouls. Bentley's Sermons.
4. Buſineſs.
He ſafe from loud alarms,
Abhorr'd the wicked miniſtry of arms. Dryden's Án.
5. Perſons employed in the publick affairs of a ſtate.
I converſe in full freedom with many conſiderable men of
both parties; and if not in equal number, it is purely acci-
dental, as happening to have made acquaintance at court
more under one miniſtry than another. Swift.
MI'NNock, n.ſ. Of this word I know not the preciſe mean-
ing. It is not unlikely that minnock and minx are originally
the ſame word.
An aſs’s mole I fixed on his head;
Anon his Thiſbe muſt be anſwered,
And forth my minnock comes. Shakeſpeare.
Mi's Now. m. ſ. [menue, French.] A very ſmall fiſh; a pink:
a corruption of minim, which ſee.
Hear you this triton of the minnows? Shakeſpeare.
The minnow, when he is in perfect ſeaſon, and not ſick,
which is only preſently after ſpawning, hath a kind of dappled
or waved colour, like a panther, on his ſides, inclining to a
greeniſh and ſky-colour, his belly being milk-white, and his
back almoſt black or blackiſh: he is a ſharp biter at a ſmall
worm in hot weather, and in the Spring they make excellent
minnow tanfies; for being waſhed well in ſalt, and their heads
and tails cut off, and their guts taken out, being fried with
yolks of eggs, primroſes and tanſy. J/alton's Angler.
The nimble turning of the minnow is the perfection of min-
now fiſhing. J/alton's Angler.
Al NOR, adj. [Latin.]
1. Petty; inconſiderable.
If there are petty errours and minor lapſes, not confider-
ably injurious unto faith, yet is it not ſafe to contemn infe-
riour falſities. Brown's Wulgar Erreurs, b. v.
2. Leſs; ſmaller. -
They altered this cuſtom from caſes of high concernment
º the moſt trivial debates, the minor part ordinarily entering
their proteſt. Clarendon.
The difference of a third part in ſo large and collective an
*&^\int is not ſtrange, if we conſider how differently they
** ſet forth in minor and leſs miſtakeable numbers.
M17 Browne's Vulgar Errours.
|NOR. m. ſ.
* 9” unºr age; one whoſe youth cannot yet allow him to
"manage his own affairs,
*—
King Richard the Second, the firſt ten years of his reigh,
W2S a 27117:r. Davies on Ireland.
He and his muſe might be minors, but the libertines are
full grown. Cºllier's View of the Stage.
Long as the year's dull circle ſeems to run,
When the briſk minor pants for twenty-one. Pope.
The nobleſt blood of England having been ſhed in the
grand rebellion, many great families became extinét, or ſup-
ported only by minorſ. Swift,
A minor or infant cannot be ſaid to be contumacious, be-
cauſe he cannot appear as a defendant in court, but by his
guardian. Ayliff's Parérgon.
2. The ſecond or particular propoſition in the ſyllogiſm.
The ſecond or minºr propoſition was, that this kingdom
hath cauſe of juſt fear of overthrow from Spain. Bacon.
He ſuppoſed that a philoſopher's brain was like a foreſt,
where ideas are ranged like animals of ſeveral kinds; that
the major is the male, the minor the female, which copulate
by the middle term, and engender the concluſion. Arbithnºt.
To Mi'Nok At E. v. a. [from minor, Lat.] To leſſen; to di-
miniſh. A word not yet admitted into the language.
This it doth not only by the advantageous aſſiſtance of a
tube, but by ſhowing in what degrees diſtance minorates the
object. Glanville's Scepſ.
MINor ATION. m. ſ. [from minorate.] The act of leſſening;
diminution ; decreaſe. A word not admitted.
Bodies emit virtue without abatement of weight, as is moſt
evident in the loadſtone, whoſe efficiences are communicable
without a minoration of gravity. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
We hope the mercies of God will conſider our degenerated
integrity unto ſome minoration of our offences. Brown.
MINo'RITY. m. ſ. (minorité, Fr. from minor, Latin.]
1. The ſtate of being under age.
I mov'd the king, my maſter, to ſpeak in the behalf of
my daughter, in the minority of them both. Shakeſpeare:
He is young, and his minority
Is put into the truſt of Richard Gloſter. Shakeſpeare.
Theſe changes in religion ſhould be ſtaid, until the king
were of years to govern by himſelf: this the people appre-
hending worſe than it was, a queſtion was raiſed, whether,
during the king's minority, ſuch alterations might be made or
In O. Hayward's Edw. VI.
Henry the Eighth, doubting he might die in the minority of
his ſon, procured an act to paſs, that no ſtatute made during
the minority of the king ſhould bind him or his ſucceſſors, ex-
cept it were confirmed by the king at his full age. But the
firſt ačt that paſſed in king Edward the Sixth's time, was a
repeal of that former act; at which time nevertheleſs the
king was minor. Bacon's Henry VII.
If there be evidence, that it is not many ages ſince nature
was in her minority, this may be taken for a good proof that
ſhe is not eternal. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Their counſels are warlike and ambitious, though ſome-
thing tempered by the minority of their king. Temple.
2. The ſtate of being leſs.
From this narrow time of geſtation may enſue a minority,
or ſmallneſs in the excluſion. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iii.
3. The ſmaller number: as, the minority held for that queſtion
in oppoſition to the majority.
MI'Not AUR. n.ſ.. [minotaure, French; minos and taurus.J. A
Inonſter invented by the poets, half man and half bull, kept
in Daedalus's labyrinth. -
Thou may’ſt not wander in that labyrinth,
There minotaurs, and ugly treaſons lurk. Shakeſpeare.
M1'Nst ER. m. ſ. ſmunrºene, Saxon.] A monaſtery; an eccle-
fiaſtical fraternity; a cathedral church. The word is yet re-
tained at York and Lichfield.
Mi'NSTREL. m. ſ. [ment/?ril, Spaniſh ; meneſ?rallus, low Latin.]
A muſician; one who plays upon inſtruments.
Hark how the minſtrels 'gin to ſhrill aloud
Their merry muſick that reſounds from far,
The pipe, the tabor, and the trembling croud, , ,
That well agree withouten breach or jar. Spenſer's Epithal.
I will give you the minſtrel.
—Then I will give you the ſerving creature. Shakeſpeare.
I to the vulgar am become a jeſt;
Eſteemed as a minſtrel at a feaſt.
Theſe fellows
Were once the min/rels of a country ſhow ;
Follow'd the prizes through each paltry town,
By trumpet-cheeks and bloated faces knºwn.
Often our ſeers and poets have confeſs'd,
That muſick's force can tame the furious beaſt;
Can make the wolf, or foaming boar reſtrain
His rage; the lion drop his creſted mane,
Attentive to the ſong; the lynx forget -
His wrath to man, and lick the win/lre's feet. Prior.
M1'NSTRELSEY. m. ſ. [from minſtrel.]
1. Muſick; inſtrumental harmony.
Apollo's ſelf will envy at his play,
And all the world applaud his rain/frºy.
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Dryden.
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That loving wretch that ſwears,
Tis not the bodies marry, but the minds,
which he in her angelick finds,
would ſwear as juſtly, that he hears,
In that day's rude hoarſe minſtrelſey, the ſpheres. Donne.
I began,
wrapt in a pleaſing fit of melancholy,
To meditate my rural minſtrelſy,
Till fancy had her fill. Milton.
2. A number of muſicians.
Miniſhing ſpirits train'd up in feaſt, and ſong' ...
Milton.
Such haſt thou arm'd the min/?reſſey of heav'n. -
MINT. n.ſ.. [munze, Saxon; mºnths, Fr. mentha, Latin.] A
plant. -
The mint is a verticillate plant with labiated flowers, con-
ſiſting of one leaf, whoſe upper-lip is arched, and the under-
lip divided into three parts; but both of them are ſo cut,
that the flower ſeems to be divided into four parts, the "9
lips ſcarcely appearing: theſe flowers are collected into thick
whorles in ſome ſpecies, but in others they grow in d ſpike;
each flower having four ſeeds ſucceeding it, which are in-
cloſed in the flower-cup : it hath a creeping root, and the
whole plant has a ſtrong aromatick ſcent. - Miller.
Then rubb'd it o'er with newly-gather'd mint,
A wholeſome herb, that breath'd a grateful ſcent. Pryden.
MINT. n.ſ. (munte, Dutch; mynexian, tº *, Saxon.]
1. The place where money is coined. - -
what is a perſon's name or face, that receives all his re-
putation from the mint, and would never have been known
had there not been medals. Addiſon on ancient Medals.
2. Any place of invention.
A man in all the world's new faſhion planted,
That hath a mint of phraſes in his brain. Shakeſpeare.
As the mints of calumny are at work, a great number of
curious inventions are iſſued out, which grow current among
the party. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 7.
To MINT. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To coin; to ſtamp money.
Another law was, to bring in the ſilver of the realm to
the mint, in making all clipped coins of ſilver not to be cur-
rent in payments, without giving any remedy of weight;
and ſo to ſet the mint on work, and to give way to new coins
of ſilver which ſhould be then minted. Bacon's Henry VII.
2. To invent; to forge.
Look into the titles whereby they hold theſe new portions
of the crown, and you will find them of ſuch natures as may
be eaſily minted. Bacon's J/ar with Spain.
M1'N TA GE. n.ſ.. [from mint.]
1. That which is coined or ſtamped.
Its pleaſing poiſon
The viſage quite transforms of him that drinks,
And the inglorious likeneſs of a beaſt
Fixes inſtead, unmoulding reaſons mintage
Charaćter'd in the face.
2. The duty paid for coining.
M1'N TER. m. ſ. [from mint..] Coiner.
Sterling ought to be of ſo pure ſilver as is called leaf ſilver,
and the minter muſt add other weight, if the ſilver be not
pure. Camden's Remains.
MINT MAN. n.ſ. (mint and man.] One ſkilled in coinage.
He that thinketh Spain to be ſome great over-match for
this eſtate, is no good mintman ; but takes greatneſs of king-
doms according to their bulk and currency, and not after
their intrinſick value. Bacon's War with Spain.
Mi'NTMASTER. m. ſ. [mint and maſter.]
1. One who preſides in coinage.
That which is coined, as mintmaſters confeſſed, is allayed
with about a twelfth part of copper. Boyle.
2. One who invents.
The great mintmoſfers of theſe terms, the ſchoolmen and
metaphyſicians, have wherewithal to content him. Locke.
Mi'Nu E.T. m. ſ. [menuet, French..] A ſtately regular dance.
The tender creature could not ſee his fate,
With whom ſhe'd danc'd a minuet ſo late. Stepney.
John Trot has the aſſurance to ſet up for a minuet dancer.
Spectator, N°. 308.
Milton.
Ainſ.
Mi'NUM. r. ſ. -
i. [With printers..] A ſmall ſort of printing letter.
* [With muſicians.) A note of ſlow time, two of which
make a ſemibrief, as two crotchets make a minum; two
‘luºxers a crotchet, and two ſemiquavers a quaver. Bailey.
h, he's the courageous captain of compliments; he fights
as you fing prickſongs, keeps time, diſtance, and proportion;
reſts his minum, one, two, and the third in your boſom.
Shakeſpeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Lat..] Small ; little ; ſlender; ſmall
quence.
MINU'EF. adj. [minutu,
in bulk; ſmall in conſ.
Into ſmall parts the wond’rous ſtone divide,
Ten thouſand of minutºſ' ſize expreſs -
The ſame propenſion which the large poſſeſs. Białºre,
The ſerum is attenuated by circulation, ſo as to pºſs Into
the minuteſ? channels, and become fit nutriment for the
body. Arbuthnot ºn Aiment.
In all diviſions we ſhould conſider the larger and more im-
mediate parts of the ſubject, and not divide it at once into
the more minute and remote parts. J/atts's Lºgick.
MINUTE. n.ſ. (minutum, Latin.]
1. The ſixtieth part of an hour.
This man ſo complete,
Who was enroll'd 'mongſt wonders, and when we,
Almoſt with liſt'ning raviſh'd, could not find
His hour of ſpeech a minute. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
2. Any ſmall ſpace of time.
They walk’d about me ev'ry minute while ;
And if I did but ſtir out of my bed,
Ready they were to ſhoot me to the heart.
The ſpeed of gods -
Time counts not, though with ſwifteſt minutes wing’d.
Milton's Par. L9/?, b. x.
Gods ! that the world ſhould turn
On minutes and on moments. Denham's Sophy.
Experience does every minute prove the ſad truth of this
aſlertion. South's Sermons.
Tell her, that I ſome certainty may bring;
I go this minute to attend the king. Dryden's Aurengzebe.
3. The firſt draught of any agreement in writing; this is com-
mon in the Scottiſh law : as, have you made a minute of that
contract
To Mi'NUTE. v. a. [minuter, French..] To ſet down in ſhort
hints.
I no ſooner heard this critick talk of my works, but I mi-
muted what he had ſaid, and reſolved to enlarge the plan of
my ſpeculations. Spectator, Nº. 4 8.
M1'Nur E-Book. n.ſ. (minute and book.] Book of ſhort hints.
Mi'NUTE-G LAss. n.ſ.. [minute and glaſs.] Glaſs of which the
ſand meaſures a minute. -
MINUTELY. adv. [from miniſte.] To a ſmall point; exactly;
to the leaſt part ; nicely.
In this poſture of mind it was impoſſible for him to keep
that ſlow pace, and obſerve minutely that order of ranging all
he ſaid, from which reſults an obvious perſpicuity. Lºcke.
Change of night and day,
And of the ſeaſons ever ſtealing round,
Minutely faithful. Thºmſºn's Summer, 1. 40.
MI'NUTELY. adv. [from minute, the ſubſtantive.]
I. Every minute; with very little time intervening.
What is it but a continued perpetuated voice from heaven,
reſounding for ever in our ears : As if it were minutely pro-
claimed in thunder from heaven, to give men no reſt in their
fins, no quiet from Chriſt's importunity till they ariſe from
ſo mortiferous a ſtate. Hammond's Fundamentals.
2. In the following paſſage it ſeems rather to be an adjective,
as hourly is both the adverb and adjective.
Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach,
Thoſe he commands, move only in command,
Nothing in love. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
MINUTEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from minute.] Smallneſs; exility; in-
confiderableneſs.
The animal ſpirit and inſenſible particles never fall under
our ſenſes by reaſon of their minuteneſs. Bentley's Sermons.
M1'NUT E-watch. n.ſ.. [minute and watch..] A watch in which
minutes are more diſtinctly marked than in common watches
which reckon by the hour.
Caſting our eyes upon a minute-watch, we found that from
the beginning of the pumping, about two minutes after the
coals had been put in glowing, to the total diſappearing of
the fire, there had paſſed but three minutes. Boyle.
MINx. m. ſ. [contracted, I ſuppoſe, from minnock.] A young,
pert, wanton girl.
Shakeſpeare.
Lewd minx /
Come, go with me apart.
Some torches bore, ſome links,
Before the proud virago minx. Hadibras, p. ii.
She, when but yet a tender minx, began
To hold the door, but now ſets up for man.
MI’RACLE. m. ſ. [miracle, Fr. miraculum, Latin.]
I. A wonder; ſomething above human power. -
Nothing almoſt ſees miracles
But miſery. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Virtuous and holy, choſen from above,
To work exceeding miracles on earth. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
Be not offended, nature's miracle,
Thou art allotted to be ta'en by me. Shakespeare Henry VI.
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
Some minute 2. [In theology. An effect above human or natural power,
Philoſophers pretend,
T - - - performed in atteſtation of ſome truth. º
| º *"...º. º º and pleaſures end. Denham. The miracles of our Lord are peculiarly eminent above the º
i providence over all . à. ency has the eye and hand of lying wonders of demons, in that they were not made out of º
| things. ~, e moſt minute and inconſiderable vain oſtentation of power, and to raiſe unprofitable amaze- tº
--- South's Sermons. ment; but for the real benefit and advantage of men, by º
4. feeding º
º
º
M I R
M f S .
feling the hungry, healing all ſorts of diſeaſes, ejecting of
devils, and reviving the dead. Bentley's Sermons.
Mºsculous. adj. [miraculeux, Fr. from miracle.] Done by
miracle; produced by miracle; effected by power more than
ral.
"ſºmetical progreſſion might eaſily demonſtrate how faſt
mankind would increaſe, overpaſſing as miraculous, though
indeed natural, that example of the Iſraelites, who were mul-
tiplied in two hundred and fifteen years from ſeventy unto
fix hundred thouſand able men. Raleigh's Eſſays.
Reſtore this day, for thy great name,
Unto his ancient and miraculous right.
Why this ſtrength
Mirac'lous yet remaining in thoſe locks :
His might continues in thee not for naught. Milton's Aſg.
At the firſt planting of the Chriſtian religion in the world,
God was pleaſed to accompany it with a miraculous power.
Tillotſºn.
MiRA'culously. adv. [from miraculous.] By miracle ; by
power above that of nature.
It was a fingular providence of God, to draw thoſe nor-
thern heathen nations down into thoſe Chriſtian parts, where
they might receive Chriſtianity, and to mingle nations, ſo re-
mote miraculouſly, to make one blood and kindred of all peo-
ple, and each to have knowledge of him. Spenſer on Ireland.
Turnus was to be ſlain that very day; and Æneas, wound-
ed as he was, could not have engaged him in ſingle combat,
unleſs his hurt had been miraculouſly healed. Dryden.
MIRA'culousness. n.ſ. [from miraculous.) The ſtate of be-
ing effected by miracle; ſuperiority to natural power.
MIRADOR. n.ſ. [Spaniſh, from mirar, to look.] A balco-
ny; a gallery whence ladies ſee ſhews.
Mean time your valiant ſon, who had before
Gain’d fame, rode round, to ev'ry mirador;
Beneath each lady's ſtand a ſtop he made,
And bowing, took th’ applauſes which they paid. Dryden.
IMIR F. n.ſ. [...wer, Dutch..] Mud ; dirt at the bottom of
Watc.'.
Herbert.
He his rider from her lofty fleed
. Would have caſt down, and trod in dirty mire. Fa. Qu.
Here's that, which is too weak to be a ſinner, honeſt wa-
ter, which ne'er left man i' th' mire. Shakespeare. Timon of Athens.
I'm Ralph himſelf, your truſty ſquire,
Wh' has dragg'd your donſhip out o' th' mire. Hudibras.
I appeal to any man's reaſon, whether it be not better that
there ſhould be a diſtinction of land and ſea, than that all
ſhould be mire and water. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
Now plung'd in mire, now by ſharp brambles torn.
Roſcommon.
To MIRE. v. a. [from the noun..] To whelm in the mud; to
ſoil with mud.
Why had I not, with charitable hand,
Took up a beggar's iſſue at my gates ?
Who ſmeered thus, and mir'd with infamy,
I might have ſaid no part of it is mine. Shakeſpeare.
MIRE. m.ſ. (myr, Welſh; myra, Saxon; mier, Dutch..] An
ant; a piſmire.
Mi'RINEss. n.ſ.. [from miry..] Dirtineſs; fullneſs of mire.
Mi'RKSoME. n.ſ.. [morºk, dark, Daniſh. In the derivatives
of this ſet, no regular orthography is obſerved: it is common
to write murky, to which the reſt ought to conform.] Dark;
obſcure,
Through mir'ſome air her ready way ſhe makes. F. Qu.
Mi'RROR. m. ſ: [miroir, French ; mirar, Spaniſh, to look.]
1. A looking-glaſs; any thing which exhibits repreſentations of
objects by reflection.
And in his waters which your mirror make,
Behold your faces as the cryſtal bright. Spenſer's Epith.
That pow'r which gave me eyes the world to view,
To view myſelf infus'd an inward light,
Whereby my ſoul, as by a mirror true,
Of her own form may take a perfect fight. Davies.
Leſs bright the moon,
But oppoſite in levell'd Weſt was ſet
His mirror, with full face borrowing her light
From him. AZilton's Par. Loſt, b. vii.
Mirroir of poets, mirroir of our age, -
Which her whole face beholding on thy ſtage,
Pleas'd and diſpleas'd with her own faults, endures
A remedy like thoſe whom muſick cures. JValler.
By chance he ſpy'd a mirroir while he ſpoke,
And gazing there beheld his alter'd look;
Wond'ring, he ſaw his features and his hue,
So much were chang'd, that ſcarce himſelf he knew.
Dryden's Knight's Tale.
Late as I rang'd the cryſtal wilds of air,
In the clear mirroir of thy ruling ſtar,
! ſaw, alas! ſome dread event impend. Pope.
2. It is uſed for pattern; for that on which the eye ought to be
*.d.; an exemplar; an archetype.
The works of nature are no leſs exact, than if ſhe did
both behold and ſtudy how to expreſs ſome abſolute ſhape or
”r always preſent before her. Hooker, b, i.
O goddeſs, heavenly bright,
Mirrour of grace and majeſty divine. Fairy Queen, J. i.
How far'ſt thou, mirror of all martial men Shakeſp.
Mirroir of ancient faith in early youth. Dryden.
Mºkok-stos E. m.ſ.. [ſelenites, Lat.j ‘A kind of tranſparent
Ainſ.
Saxon.] Merriment; jollity; gaiety;
ſtone.
MIRTH. n.ſ.. [my] poe,
laughter.
To give a kingdom for a mirth, to fit,
And keep the turn of tippling with a ſlave.
Be large in mirth, anon we'll drink a meaſure
The table round.
His eye begets occaſion for his wit;
For every object that the one doth catch,
The other turns to a mirth-moving jeſt.
guiſe.
With genial joy to warm the ſoul,
Bright Helen mix’d a mirth-inſpiring bowl. Pope's Odyſſey.
Mi'RTH FUL. adj. [mirth and full.] Merry; gay; cheerfuſ.
o ſimple word,
That ſhall be utter'd at our mirthful board,
Shall make us ſad next morning. B. johnſon, Epigr. 101.
The feaſt was ſerv'd; the bowl was crown'd ;
To the king's pleaſure went the mirthſil round. Prior.
MI'RTHLEss. adj. [from mirth.] Joyleſs; cheerleſs.
MI'RY. adj. [from mire.]
1. Deep in mud; muddy.
Thou ſhould'ſt have heard how her horſe fell, and ſhe un-
der her horſe: thou ſhould'ſt have heard in how miry a place,
how ſhe was bemoiled.
Shakeſp. Tarning of the Shrew.
All men who lived lazy lives, and died natural deaths, by
ſickneſs or by age, went into vaſt caves under-ground, all
dark and miry, full of noiſone creatures, and there grovel ed
in endleſs ſtench and miſery. Temple.
Deep, through a miry lane ſhe pick'd her way,
Above her ancle roſe the chalky clay.
So have I ſeen ill-coupled hounds
Drag diff'rent ways in mily grounds. Swift.
2. Conſiſting of mire.
Shall thou and I ſit round about ſome fountain,
Looking all downwards to behold our cheeks,
How they are ſtain’d like meadows, yet not dry;
With miry ſlime left on them by a flood Shakeſpeare.
MIs, an inſeparable particle uſed in compoſition to mark an ill
fenſe, or depravation of the meaning : as, chance, luck;
miſchance, ill luck; computation, reckoning; miſcomputation,
falſe reckoning; to like, to be pleaſed ; to miſlike, to be of—
fended ; from mes in Teutonick and French, uſed in the ſame
ſenſe. Of this it is difficult to give all the examples; but
thoſe that follow will ſufficiently explain it.
MIs Accept A'tion. n.ſ.. [mis and acceptation.] The act of
taking in a wrong ſenſe.
Misadve’NTURE. m.ſ. (mºſaventure, Fr. mis and adventure.]
1. Miſchance; misfortune; ill luck; bad fortune.
Your looks are pale and wild, and do import
Some miſadventure. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
When a commander, either upon neceſſity or miſadventure,
falleth into danger, it much advanceth both his reputation
and enterprize, if bravely he behaveth himſelf. Hayward.
The body conſiſted, after all the loſſes and miſadventures,
of no leſs than ſix thouſand foot. Clarendon, b. viii.
Diſtinguiſh betwixt actions of miſadventure and of deſign.
L’Eſtrange's Fables.
The trouble of a miſadventure now and then, that reaches
not his innocence or reputation, may not be an ill way to
teach him more caution. - Locke on Education.
2. [In law.] Manſlaughter. Ainſ.
MISADVENTURED. adj. [from miſadventure.] Unfortunate.
From forth the fatal loins of theſe two foes,
A pair of ſtarcroft. lovers take their life;
Whoſe miſadventur'd piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents ſtrife. Shakeſp.
Mis Advi's ED. adj. [mis and adviſed.] Ill directed.
M1s A‘IMED. adj. [mis and aim.J. Not aimed rightly.
The idle ſtroke enforcing furious way,
Miſſing the mark of his my aimed fight, ... . -
Did fall to ground. Fairy Queen, b. i.
M1's ANTH Rope. Un. ſ. [miſanthrºpe, French; wizavšºwn GP.)
Misa'N THR opos. { A hater of mankind.
I am miſanthropos, and hate mankind.
Alas, poor dean his only ſcope
Was to be held a miſanthrope; - - -
This into gen'ral odium drew him. Swift's Miſel,
MISA'N THR opy. n. ſ. [myanthropie, Fr. from myanthrope.]
Hatred of mankind. - - -
Misapplicatºr 1 on. n.ſ.. [nis and application.] Application to
a wrong purpoſe. - -
The indiſtinction of many in the community of name, or
the miſapplication of the act of one unto another, hath made
ſome doubt thereof. Brown's ſugar Erreuri, i.
º:
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
- - Shakeſpeare.
Moſt of the appearing mirth in the world is not mirth but
art: the wounded ſpirit is not ſeen, but walks under a diſ-
South's Sermons.
Gay's Trivia.
M I S
M H S
io oſe who preſide over theſe charitics is
ſ Tºº, ... to do good can entertain
ſº . of the miſapplication of their bounty. Attºriury.
It is our duty to be provident for the future, and wiſely to
guard againſ whatever may lead us into *::::::::::".
To Mis Apply, w. a. ſºli; and apply..] To apply to wrong
purpoſes. - - - - -
Virtue itſelf turns vice, being miſapplied,
And vice ſometime by action's dignified. Shakeſpeare.
The holy treaſure was to be reſerved, and iſſued for holy
uſes, and not miſapplied to any other ends. Hºwel.
He that knows, that whiteneſs is the name of that colour
he has obſerved in ſnow, will not miſapply that word as long
as he retains that idea. Locke.
To MIs APPRE'HEND. v. a. [mis and apprehend, J Not to un-
derſtand rightly. - -
That your reaſonings may loſe none of their force by my
miſapprehending or miſrepreſenting them, I ſhall give the reader
your arguments. - Lºcke.
M is Apprehe'N's Ion. n.ſ.. [mis and apprehenſion.] Miſtake;
not right apprehenfion. - -
It is a good degree of knowledge to be acquainted with
the cauſes of our ignorance : and what we have to ſay under
this head, will equally concern our miſapprehenſons and errors.
Glanville's Scep.
To MisascR1'BE. v. a. ſmi, and aſ rile.] To aſcribe falſly.
That may be miſºſcribed to art which is the bare produc-
tion of nature. Boyle.
To M19Ass 1'GN. v. a. ſini, and aſſign J. To aſſign erroneouſly.
We have not miſſiºned the cauſe of this phenomenon. r
Boyle.
To Misſ Ecg'ME. v. a. ſmi, and become.] Not to become; to
be unſeemly; not to ſuit.
Either ſhe has a poſſibility in that which I think impoſſible,
or elſe impoſſible loves need not miſºme me. Sidney.
What to the dauphin from England
--Scorn and defiance, flight regard, contempt,
And any thing that may not miſbecome
The mighty ſender. Shakespeare Henry V.
That boldneſs which lads get amongſt their play-fellows,
has ſuch a mixture of rudeneſs and an ill-turn'd confidence,
that thoſe miſbecoming and diſingenuous ways of ſhifting in the
world muſt be unlearned to make way for better principles.
Locke.
Portius, thou may’ſ rely upon my conduct;
Thy father will not act what miſbecºmes him. Addison.
Misſ Ego"t. }* [begot or begotten with mir.] Unlawfully
M is BEGo"TEN. or irregularly begotten.
Contaminated, baſe,
And miſºgºtten blood, I ſpill of thine. Shakespeare. Henry VI.
Your words have taken ſuch Pains, as if they labour'd
To bring man-ſlaughter into form, ſet quarrelling
Upon the head of valour; which, indeed,
is valour *gºt, and came into the world
When ſects and factions were but newly born.
The miſbegotten infant grows,
And, ripe for birth, diſtends with deadly throes
The ſwelling rind, with unavailing ſtrife,
To leave the wooden womb, and puſhes into life. Dryden.
To Misſ EHA've. v. n. [mi, and *ave.] To act ill or im-
properly.
ISBE HAVED. adj. [mis and *aved.] Untaught; ill-bred :
uncivil. c 3.
Happineſs courts thee in her beſt array;
But, like a miſbehav'd and ſuicn wench,
Thou pout'ſt upon thy fortune and thy love. Shakeſpeare.
º VIOUR. m. ſ. [mis and *ehaviour.] Ill conducí; bad
The miſbehaviour of particular Perſons does not at all affed
their cauſe, fince a man may at laudably, in ſome reſpects
who does not ſo in others. Addison's Frº.
Mººr, F. n.ſ.. [mis and belieſ.] Falſe religion; a wrong
Misſ ELI'EveR. n.ſ. ſni; and *..] One that holds a falſe
religion, or believes wrongly.
Yes, if I drew it with a curſ intent
To take a miſdeliever to my bed,
It muſt be ſo. Pyden's Don Sebaſtian.
T.*culare. v. a. [mis and calculate.] To reckon
r ng.
After all the care I have taken, there may be, in ſuch a
multitude of Paſlages, ſeveral miſquoted, miſinterpreted, and
*niſcalculated. Arbuthnot on Coins.
*****'. v. a. ſmi, and call.] To name improperly.
My heart will figh when I miſcal it ſo. Shº Kift. II.
‘.." act, which connºis propoſitions and deduceth
º from them, the ſchools call diſcourſe; and we
ilºt . miſal it iſ We name it reaſon. Glanville's Scep.
at you miſcal their folly is their care. Dryden.
Shakeſp.
Miºca RR LAGE. m. ſ. ſmi, and carriage.] -
1. Unhappy event of our undertaking; failure; ill cond...?.
Reſolutions of future reforming do not always ſatisfy
juſtice, nor prevent vengeance for former miſarriages
King Charles.
When a counſellor, to ſave himſelf,
Would lay miſcarriages upon his prince,
Expoſing him to publick rage and hate,
O, 'tis an act as infamouſly baſe,
As, ſhould a common ſoldier ſculk behind,
And thruſt his general in the front of war. Dryd. Sp. Fr.
If the neglect or abuſe of the liberty he had, to examine
what would really make for his happineſs, miſleads him, the
"iſcarriages that follow on it muſt be imputed to his own
election. Locke.
A great part of that time which the inhabitants of the for-
mer earth had to ſpare, and whereof they made ſo ill uſe,
was now employed in digging and plowing; and the exceſs
of fertility which contributed ſo much to their miſcarriages,
was retracted and cut off. //?odward's Nat. Hiſt. p. ii.
Your cures aloud you tell,
But wiſely your miſcarriages conceal. Garth's Diſpenſatory.
How, alas! will he appear in that awful day, when even
the failings and miſcarriages of the righteous ſhall not be con-
cealed, though the mercy of God be magnified in their par-
don. Rogers's Sermony.
2. Abortion; ačt of bringing forth before the time.
There muſt be flying and death, as well as miſcarriages
and abortions; for there died many women with child.
Graunt's Bill of Mºrtality.
To MiscA'RRY. v. n. [mis and carry.]
1. To fail; not to have the intended event; not to ſucceed; to
be loſt in an enterpriſe; not to reach the effect intended.
Have you not heard of Frederick, the great ſoldier, who
miſcarried at ſea Shakeſpeare's Å. for Meaſure.
Our ſiſter's man is certainly miſcarried. Shakeſpeare.
Is it concluded he ſhall be protector
--It is determin'd, not concluded yet:
But ſo it muſt be if the king miſcary. Shakespeare. Rich. III.
If you miſcarry,
Your buſineſs of the world hath ſo an end,
And machination ceaſes. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Sweet Baſſanio, my ſhips have all miſcarried, my creditors
grºw cruel, my eſtate is very low. Shakespeare Merchant of Penice.
I could mention ſome projects which I have brought to
mºtºrity, and others which have miſcarried. Addison's Guard.
No wonder that this expedient ſhould ſo often miſcarry,
which requires ſo much art and genius to arrive at any per-
feótion in it. Swift's Miſcel.
2. To have an abortion.
Give them a miſcarrying womb and dry breaſts. Hºſ. ix. I4.
So many politick conceptions ſo elaborately formed and
Wrought, and grown at length ripe for a delivery, do yet, in
the iſſue, miſcarry and prove abortive. South's Sermons.
His wife miſcarried; but the abortion proved a female fº
tus. Pope and Arbuthnot's A/art. Scriò,
You have proved yourſelf inore tender of another's em.
brios, than the fondeſt mothers are of their own ; for you
have preſerved every thing that I miſcarried of. Pope.
MiscFILA'NE. m. ſ. [miſcellaneus, Lat. This is corrupted into
mºſtlin or mºſłlin.] Mixed corn: as, wheat and rye.
It is thought to be of uſe to make ſome miſcellane in corn;
as if you ſow a few beans with wheat, your wheat will be
the better. Bacon's Nat. H/. Nº. 6;0.
Miscell A'N Fous. adj. [miſcellaneus, Latin.] Mingled; coin-
poſed of various kinds.
Being miſcellaneous in many things, he is to be received
with ſuſpicion; for ſuch as amaſs all relations muſicº in
ſome, and without offence be unbelieved in many. Browne.
And what the people but a herd confus'd,
A miſcellaneous rabble, who extol
Things vulgar, and well weigh’d ſcarce worth the praiſe.
A/ilton's Par. Rºg. b. ii.
Miscell A'NEousNess. n.ſ. [from miſcellaneous.] Compoſition
of various kinds.
Mºllany. adj. [miſcellaneus, Latin.] Mixed of various
IIldS.
The Power of Spain confiſeth in a veteran army, com-
Pounded of miſcellany forces of all nations. Bacon.
Miſsºllā N.Y. m. ſ. A maſs formed out of various kinds.
I muſt acquit myſelf of the preſumption of having lent my
***Commend any miſcellanies or works of other men.
- Pote.
When they have join'd their pericranies, - f
Out ſkips a book of miſcellanies. Swift.
To Macaº. ** [mi; and caſt.] To take a wrong account
Oſ.
Men miſcaſt their days; for in their age they deduce the
ºccount not from the day of their birth, but the year of our
Lord wherein they were born. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Mischa'scs.
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M I S M I S Tº - Mischa'Nce. n.ſ.. [mis and chance.] Ill luck; ill fortune; misfortune; miſhap. - - The lady Cecropia ſent him to excuſe the miſchance of her beaſts ranging in that dangerous fort. Sidney, b. i. Extreme dealing had driven her to put herſelf with a great lady, by which occaſion ſhe had ſtumbled upon ſuch miſhances as were little for the honour of her family. Sidney, b. ii. View theſe letters, full of bad miſchance. France is revolted. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. i. Sleep rock thy brain, And never come miſchance between us twain. Shakeſpeare. Nothing can be a reaſonable ground of deſpiſing a man but ſome fault chargeable upon him ; and nothing can be a fault that is not naturally in a man's power to prevent; otherwiſe, it is a man's unhappineſs, his miſchance or calamity, but not his fault. South's Sermons. MISCHIEF. n.ſ. (mºſchef, old French.] ... Harm; hurt; whatever is ill and injuriouſly done. "The law in that caſe puniſheth the thought; for better is a miſthief than an inconvenience. Spenſer on Ireland. Come you murth ring miniſters | wherever in your fightleſs ſubſtances You wait on nature's miſchief. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Thy tongue deviſeth miſchiefs. Pſal, lii. 2. Was f the cauſe of miſchief, or the man, - Whoſe lawleſs juſt the fatal war began Dryden's Zn. Come not thou with miſchief-making beauty, To interpoſe between us, look not on him. Rowe. 2. Ill conſequence; vexatious affair. States call in foreigners to aſſiſt them againſt a common enemy; but the miſchief was, theſe allies would never allow that the common enemy was ſubdued. Swift. To Mi'schief. v. a. [from the noun..] To hurt; to harm ; to injure. - If the greateſ inward heat be not ſweetened by meekneſs, or not governed by prudence, can it bring to our ſouls any benefit? rather it miſchief; them. Sprat's Sermons. Mischief MAKER. n.ſ.. [from miſchief and make..] One who cauſes miſchief. Mi'schievous. adj. [from miſchief.] 1. Harmful; hurtful; deſtructive ; noxious; pernicious; inju- rious ; wicked. This falſe, wily, doubling diſpoſition is intolerably miſ- chievous to ſociety. South's Sermons. I’m but a half-ſtrain’d villain yet; But mongrel miſchievous. Dryden. He had corrupted or deluded moſt of his ſervants, telling them that their maſter was run mad; that he had diſinheret- ed his heir, and was going to ſettle his eſtate upon a pariſh- boy; that if he did not look after their maſter he would do ſomervery miſchievous thing, Arbuthnot's Hi/f. of John Bull. 2. Spiteful; malicious. Ainſworth. Mi'schievously. adv. [from miſchief.] Noxiouſly; hurtfully; wickedly. - Nor was the cruel deſtiny content To ſweep at once her life and beauty too; But like a harden’d felon took a pride To work more miſchievouſly ſlow, And plundered firſt, and then deſtroy'd. Dryden. Mi'schievous Ness. n.ſ.[from miſchievous.] Hurtfulneſs; per- niciouſneſs; wickedneſs. Compare the harmleſſneſs, the tenderneſs, the modeſty, and the ingenuous pliableneſs, which is in youth, with the miſchievouſneſs, the flyneſs, the craft, the impudence, the falſhood, and the confirmed obſtinacy found in an aged, long- practiſed ſinner. - South's Sermons. Miscible. adj. [from miſco, Latin.] Poſſible to be mingled. Acid ſpirits are ſubtile liquors which come over in diſtilla- tions, not inflammable, miſcible with water. Arbuthnot. Miscitation. m. ſ. [mis and citation.] Unfair or falſe quo- tation. Being charged with miſcitation and unfair dealing, it was requiſite to ſay ſomething; for honeſty is a tender point. Collier's View of the Stage. To Misci'TE. v. a. [mis and cite.] To quote wrong, MiscLA'IM. m. ſ. [mis and claim.J. Miſtaken claim. Error, miſclaim and forgetfulneſs, become ſuitors for ſome remiſſion of extreme rigour. Bacºn. Isco MPUTA'tion. m.ſ.[mis and computation.] Falſe reckoning. It was a general misfortune and miſcomputation of that time, that the party had ſo good an opinion of their own reputa- tion and intereſt. Clarendon. To Misconceive. v. a. [mis and conceive.] To mis-judge; to have a falſe notion of. Ne let falſe whiſpers, breeding hidden fears, Break gentle ſleep with miſconceived doubt. Spenſºr. Our endeavour is not ſo much to overthrow them with whom we contend, as to yield them juſt and reaſonable cauſes of thoſe things, which, for want of due conſideration here- tofore, they miſconceived, JHooker, b. v. - - - - Miſconceived Joan of Arc hath been A virgin from her tender infancy. Shakeſp. Henry Vſ. Misco Nch’it. n, ſ. [mis and conceit, and conception.] Falſe Misconce'Ption. ; opinion; wrong notion. - The other which inſtead of it we are required to accept, 1S only by error and miſconceit named the ordinance of Jeſus Chriſt; no one proof, as yet brought forth, whereby it may clearly appear to be ſo in very deed. Hooker, It cannot be that our knowledge ſhould be other than an help of miſconception and error. Glanville's Scºp. Great errors and dangers reſult out of a miſconception of the names of things. It will be a great ſatisfaction to ſee thoſe pieces of moſt ancient hiſtory, which have been chiefly preſerved in ſcrip- ture, confirmed anew, and freed from thoſe miſconceptions or miſrepreſentations which made them fit uneaſy upon the ſpirits even of the beſt men. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. Misco'NDuc T. n.ſ. [mis and conduct.] Ill behaviour; ill ma- nagement. They are induſtriouſly proclaimed and aggravated by ſuch as are guilty or innocent of the ſame ſlips or miſcondié's in their own behaviour. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 256. It highly concerned them to reflect, how great obligations both the memory of their paſt miſconduct, and their preſent advantages, laid on them, to walk with care and circum- ſpection. Rºgers's Sermons. To Miscon Du'ct. v. a. ſºni, and conduci.] To manage amiſs; to carry on wrong. Miscon JE"ctur E. m. ſ. [mis and conječiure.] A wrong gueſs. I hope they will plauſibly receive our attempts, or candidly correct our miſconjectures. Brown's Pulgar Errotiri. To MisconjectURE. v. a. [mis and conjecture.] To gueſs wrong. Misconstru’ction. n.ſ.. [mis and conſtruction.] Wrong in- terpretation of words or things. It pleas'd the king his maſter very lately To ſtrike at me upon his miſconſtruction, When he conjunct, and flatt’ring his diſpleaſure, Tript me behind. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Others conceive the literal acceptation to be a miſcon- ſtruction of the ſymbolical expreſſion. Brown's Wugar Err. Thoſe words were very weakly inſerted where they are ſo liable to miſconſtruction. Stillingfeet. To Misco'NSTRUE. v. a. [mis and conſtruc.] To interpret wrong. - That which by right expoſition buildeth up Chriſtian faith, being miſconſtrued breedeth error; between true and falſe con- itrućtion the difference reaſon muſt ſhew. Hooker, b. iii. We would have had you heard - The manner and the purpoſe of his treaſons; That you might well have ſignified the ſame Unto the citizens, who, haply, may Miſconſtrue us in him. Shakespeare. Rich. III. Many of the unbelieving Iſraelites would have miſconſtrued this ſtory of mankind. - Raleigh. Do not, great Sir, miſconſirue his intent, Nor call rebellion what was prudent care, To guard himſelf by neceſſary war. Dryden's Aurengzele. A virtuous emperor was much afflicted to find his actions miſconſtrued and defamed by a party. Misco NT1'NUANCE. n.ſ. [mis and continuance.] Ceſſation; intermiſſion. To Misco'UN sel. v. a. [mis and counſel.] To adviſe wrong. Every thing that is begun with reaſon Will come by ready means unto his end, - But things miſcounſeled muſt needs miſwend. Spºnſºr. To Misco'UNT. v. a. [mºſcounter, French, mis and count.] To reckon wrong, - - Mi'scREANce. \m. ſ. [from meſºrcance or mºſroiance, ſuſpicion, MI'scRE ANcy. } French.] Unbelief; falſe faith; adherence to a falſe religion. If thou wilt renounce thy miſèreance, And my true liegeman yield thyſelf for ay, Life will I grant thee for thy valiance. Sponſºr. The more uſual cauſes of deprivation are murther, man- ſlaughter, hereſy, miſèreancy, athciſm, ſimony. Ayliffe. MISCREANT. n.ſ.. [nºſtreaſt, French.] 1. One that holds a falſe faith; one who believes in falſe gods. Their prophets juſtly condemned them as an adulterous ſeed, and a wicked generation of inſcrºti, which had for- ſaken the living God. Hºoker, b. v. 2. A vile wretch. Now by Apollo, king, - Thou ſwear'ſt thy gods in vain. , -- —O vaſſai 1 miſreant / - Shaºffeare's King Lear. If extraordinary lenity proves ineffectual, thoſe rijärcan: ought to be made ſenſible that our conſtitution is armed with force, - Addiſon's Freeholder, N°. 52. Misc Ry.'A'ſ F, - 16 O Harvey on Conſumptions. Addison.
M I S
M I S
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off. [mi, and created.J. Formed unnaturally or
- w
MiscREATE. } illegitimately; made as by a blunder of
Miscre’ATED.
Ilatuſe. - - -
Then made he head againſt his enemies,
ſlew or Logris miſcreate.
Aºi. took that miſcreated fair,
And that falſe other ſprite, on whom he ſpread
A ſeeming body of the ſubtile air. Spenſer.
God forbid, my lord, -
That you ſhould faſhion, wreſt, or bow your reading;
With opening titles miſcreate, whoſe right
Suits not in native colours ; º #.
Isde'ED. m. ſ. [mis and deed.] Evil action.
M ſ: [ O God
Fa. Qu. b. ii.
Shakeſpeare.
2
If thou wilt be aveng'd on my miſdeed,
Yet execute thy wrath on me alone.
Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Evils, which our own miſdeed, have wrough; Milton.
Chas'd from a throne, abandon'd, and exil d
For foul miſdeed, were puniſhments too mild. Dryden.
To Misde'EM. v. a. [mis and deem.] To judge ill of; to miſ.
take. º al
All unweeting an enchanter bad -
His ſenſe abus'd, and made him to miſdeen. -
My loyalty, not ſuch as it did ſeem. Fairy Queen, i. i.
#. were we unchangeable in will,
And of a wit that nothing could miſdeem;.
Equal to God, whoſe wiſdom ſhineth ſtill -
And never errs, we might ourſelves eſteem. Davies.
To Misdeme’AN. v. a. [mis and demean.] To behave ill.
From frail
And want of wiſdom, you, that beſt ſhould teach us,
Have miſdemean'd yourſelf. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
ISDEMEA Nor. n.ſ.. [mis and demean.] Offence; ill beha-
viour; ſomething leſs than an atrocious crime.
The houſe of commons have only power to cenſure the
members of their own houſe, in point of election or miſde-
meanors, in or towards that houſe, Bacon. -
It is no real diſgrace to the church merely to loſe her pri-
vileges, but to forfeit them by her fault or miſdemeanor. South.
Theſe could never have touched the head, or ſtopped the
fource of theſe unhappy miſdemeanors, for which the puniſh-
ment was ſent. Woodward's Nat. Hj. p. ii.
Misdevotion. n.ſ.. [mis and devotion.] Miſtaken piety.
A place, where miſdevotion frames
A thouſand prayers to ſaints, whoſe very names
The church knew not, heav'n knows not yet.
Misdi'Ét. n.ſ.. [mis and diet.] Improper food.
A dropſy through his fleſh did flow,
Which by miſdict daily greater grew. Fairy Queen, b. i.
To Misbist (Nguish. v... [miſſand diſtinguiſh..] To make
wrong diſtinétions.
If we imagine a difference where there is none, becauſe
we diſtinguiſh where we ſhould not, it may not be denied
that we miſdiſlinguiſh. Hooker, b. iii.
To Misdo'. v. a. Imis and dº..] To do wrong; to commit a
crime; to offend.
Afford me place to ſhew what recompence
Tºwards thee I intend for what I have miſdone.
To Misboſ. v. n. To commit faults.
Try the erring ſoul
Not wilfully miſdºing, but unaware
Miſled. Paradiſ Regain'd, i. i.
The worſt is, to think ourſelves ſafe ſo long as we keep
our injuries from the knowledge of men, and it of Our OWIl
view, without any awe of that all-ſeeing eye that obſerves all
our miſdoings. L'Eſtrange.
I have miſdone, and I endure the ſmart,
Loth to acknowledge, but more loth to part. Dryden.
Mispoſer. n.ſ.. [from miſde.] An offender; a criminal; a
malefactor.
Were they not contained in duty with a fear of law, which
inflicteth ſharp puniſhments to miſdeers, no man ſhould enjoy
any thing. Spenſer on Ireland.
To Misdo'UBT. v.a. ſmis and doubt..] To ſuſpect of deceit
or danger. r
It ſhe only miſdoubted me, I were in heaven; for quickly I
would bring ſufficient aſſurance. Sidney, b. ii.
I dº not miſdoubt my wife, but I would be loth to turn
them both together; a man may be too confident. Shakeſp.
The bird that hath been liſhed in a buſh,
With trembling Wings miſdoubteth ev'ry buſh;
And I, the hapleſs male to one ſweet bird,
*We now the fatal obječt in my eye,
here my P99 young was lim’d, was caught, and kill’d.
- Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. p. iii.
If you "iſłoubt me that I 3 In .# ſhe, y p
know not how I ſhall aſſure
IXonne.
Milton.
- - ou farther. Shakeſpeare.
To believe his wiles my ū can move, ºff.
Is to miſdoubt ºy ſeaſon or my love. Dryden.
Misdoºr. "...ſ.. [mis and doubt.]
i. Suſpicion of crime or danger.
He cannot ſo Preciſely weed this land,
As his miſdºubts preſent occaſion;
His foes are ſo enrooted with his friends,
That, plucking to unfix an enemy, -
He doth unfaſten ſo and ſhake a friend. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
2. Irreſolution; heſitation.
York, ſteel thy fearful thoughts,
And change miſdoubt to reſolution. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
MISE. m. ſ. [French..] Iſſue. Law term. Dićf.
To Misemplo'Y. v. a. [mis and employ..] To uſe to wrong
purpoſes.
Their frugal fathers gains they miſimply,
And turn to point and pearl, and ev'ry female toy. Dryd.
Some taking things upon truſt, mi/employ their power by
lažly enſlaying their minds to the dićtates of other. "...
That vain and fooliſh hope, which is miſemployed on tem-
Poral objects, produces many ſorrows. Addiſon's Speef.
They grew diſſolute and prophane; and by miſemploying the
advantages which God had thrown into their lap, provoked
him to withdraw them. Atterbury.
Mise MPlo'YMENT. n.ſ.. [mi, and employment.] Improper ap-
plication.
An improvident expence, and miſ-mployment of their time
and faculties. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Miſser. n.ſ.. [miſer, Latin.]
1. A wretched perſon; one overwhelmed with calamity.
Po not diſdain to carry with you the woful woºds of a
tniſer now deſpairing; neither be afraid to appear before her,
bearing the baſe title of the ſender. Sidney, b. ii.
1 with that it may not prove ſome ominous fºr tºeſ, of
misfortune to have met with ſuch a *iſer as I am. Sidney.
Fair ſon of Mars, that ſeek with warlike ſpoil
And great atchievements, great yourſelf to make,
Vouchſafe to ſtay your ſteed for humble miſer's ſake.
Fairy Queen, b. ii.
2. A wretch ; a mean fellow.
Decrepit miſer / baſe ignoble wretch I
I am deſcended of a gentler blood. Shakespeare Henry VI.
3. A wretch covetous to extremit ; one who in wealth makes
himſelf miſerable by the fear o poverty.
Though ſhe be dearer to my ſoul than reſt
To weary pilgrims, or to miſers gold,
Rather than wrong Caſtalio I'd forgether. Otway's Orphan.
... No ſilver ſaints by dying miſers giv'n,
Here brib'd the rage of ill requited heav'n ; -
But ſuch plain roofs as piety could raiſe,
And only vocal with the N. praiſe. Pope.
MiſsERAble, adj. (miſèrable, French; miſer, Latin.]
1. Unhappy; calamitous; wretched.
O nation miſerable,
With an untitled tyrant, bloody ſcepter'd
When ſhalt thou ſee thy wholeſome days again? Shakeſp.
Mºſt miſèrable is the defire that's gloſions. Shakeſpeare.
What's more miſerable than diſcontent Shakeſpeare.
It is probable that there will be a future ſtate, and then
how miſerable is the voluptuous unbeliever left in the lurch.
South's Sermons.
What hopes delude thee, miſèrable man Dryden's AFn.
2. Wretched; worthleſs.
A4iſerable comforters are ye all. job xvi. 2.
3. Culpably parſimonious; ſtingy.
MI's ERABLE Ness. n.ſ.. [from miſerable.] State of miſery.
MiſsERABLY. adv. [from miſerable.]
1. Unhappily; calamitouſly.
Of the five employed by him, two of them quarrelled, one
of which was ſlain, and the other hanged for it; the third
drowned himſelf; the fourth, though rich, came to beg his
bread; and the fifth was miſerably ſtabbed to death. Sºuth.
2. Wretchedly; meanly.
As the love I bear you makes me thus invite you, ſo the
ſame love makes me aſhamed to bring you to a place, where
you ſhall be ſo, not ſpoken by ceremony but by truth, miſer-
ably entertained. Sidney. h. ii.
3. Covetouſly. Ainſworth.
MºERY.. n.ſ. (miſºria, Latin; miſère, French.]
I. Wretchedneſs; unhappineſs.
My heart is drown'd with grief,
My body round engirt with miſery. Shakespeare. Henry VI.
Happineſs, in its full extent, is the utmoſt pleaſure we are
“apable of, and miſery the utmoſt pain. Locke.
2. Cakamity; misfortune; cauſe of miſery.
When we our betters ſee bearing our woes, -
We ſcarcely think our miſeries our foes. Shakeſpeare.
The gods from heav'n ſurvey the fatal ſtrife, º
And mourn the miſeries of humani. Dryden's Án.
3 [Prº "iſºr.] Covétouſneſs; avºic. Not in .
. He look'd upon things precious, as they were
The common muck o' th' world. he covets leſs
Than miſery itſelf would give. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
In a fabrick of forty thouſand Pounds charge, I wiſh thirty
Pounds laid out before in an exact model; for a little miſery
may eaſily breed ſome abſurdity of greater charge. Iſºtton.
MISESTE’EM.
M I S M IS a Misssrººm. n.ſ. ſmi, and ºftem.] Piñegard; flight. To Misra'shion. v. a. [mis and faſhion.] To form wrong. A thing in reaſon impoſſible, thorough their miſaſhioned onceit, appeared unto them no leſs certain, than if nature †† it in the very foreheads of all the creatures of God. Hakewill on Providence. To Misfo'R.M. v.a. [mis and form.] To put in an ill form. His monſtrous ſcalp down to his teeth it tore, And that misformed ſhape misſhaped more. Spenſer. Misfortune. m. ſ. [mir and fortune.] Calamity; ill luck; want of good fortune, - Fortune thus 'gan ſay, miſery and misfortune is all one, And of misfortune, fortune hath º the gift. Sidney, What world's delight, or joy of living ſpeech, Can heart ſo plung'd in ſea of ſorrows deep, And heaped with ſo huge misfortunes reach Fa. Qa. Confider why the change was wrought, You'll find it his misfortune, not his fault. Addiſon. To Msgrºve. v. a. [mi, and give.] To fill with doubt; to deprive of confidence. It is uſed always with the reciprocal pronoun. - As Henry's late preſaging propheſy - Did glad my heart with hope of this young Richmond; So doth my heart miſgive me in theſe conflicts what may befal him, to his harm or ours. Shakeſpeare. This is ſtrange Who hath got the right Anne? My heart miſgives me: , Shakeſp. Merry hºrves ºf Windſor, ſet oft his heart divine of ſomething ill, Miſgave him. - - Milton. If a conſcience thus qualified, and informed, be not the meaſure by which a man may take a true eſtimate of his ab- folution, the finner is left in the plunge of infinite doubts, ſuſpicions, and miſgivings, both as to the meaſures of his preſent duty, and the final iſſues of his future reward. South. His heart miſgave him, that theſe were ſo many meeting- houſes; but, upon communicating his ſuſpicions, I ſoon made him eaſy. ddſon's Freeholder, N°. 47. To Miscover N. v. a. [mis and govern..] To govern ill; to adminiſter unfaithfully. Solyman charged him bitterly, that he had miſgoverned the ſtate, and inverted his treaſures to his own private uſe. Knollei's Hiff. of the Turks, Misco’verNED. adj. [from miſgovern.J Rude; unciviliſed. Rude, miſgovern'd hands, from window tops, Threw duſt and rubbiſh on king Richard's head. Shakeſp. Miscover NANCE. n.ſ.. [mis and governance.] Irregularity. Thy muſe too long ſlumbereth in .."; Lulled aſleep through love's miſgovernance. Spenſer's Paſ?, Misco'v ERNMENT. n.ſ.. [mis and government.] 1. Ill adminiſtration of publick affairs. Men lay the blame of thoſe evils whereof they know not the ground, upon publick miſgovernment. Raleigh's Eſſays. 2. Ill management. Men are miſerable, if their education hath been ſo undiſ- ciplined, as to leave them unfurniſhed of ſkill to ſpend their time; but moſt miſerable, if ſuch miſgovernment and unſkil- fulneſs make them fall into vicious company. Taylor. 3. Irregularity; inordinate behaviour. * There is not chaſtity enough in language Without offence to utter them: thus, pretty lady, I am ſorry for thy much miſgovernment. Shakeſpeare. Misqu'iDANCE. n.f [mis and guidance.] Falſe direction. The Nicene council fixed the equinox the twenty-firſt of March for the finding out of Eaſter; which has cauſed the miſguidance from the ſun which we lie under in reſpect of Eaſter, and the moveable feaſts. " Holder on Time. Whoſoever deceives a man, makes him ruin himſelf; and by cauſing an error in the great guide of his ačtions, his judg- ment, he cauſes an error in his choice, the miſguidance of which muſt naturally engage him to his deſtrućtion. South. To Misgui'de. v. a. [mi, and guide.] To direct ill; to lead the wrong way. Hunting after arguments to make good one ſide of a Queſtion, and wholly to neglečt thoſe which favour the other, is wilfully to miſguide the underſtanding; and is ſo far from giving truth its due value, that it wholly debaſes it. Locke, Miſguided prince no longer urge thy fate, Nor tempt the hero to unequal war. Prior. . Of all the cauſes which conſpire to blind . Man's erring judgment, and miſguide the mind, What the weak head with ſtrongeſt biaſs rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Pope. Misha'e. n. ſ. [mis and hap.] Ill chance; ill luck; cala- mity. To tell you what miſerable miſhaps fell to the young prince ºf Macedon his couſin, I ſhould too much fill your ears with trange horrours. Sidney, b. ii. Since we are thus far entered into the confideration of her "ſºaps, tell me, have there been any more ſuch tempeſts wherein ſhe hath thus wretchedly been wrecked. Spenſer. Sir knight, take to you wonted ſtrength, * * And maſter theſe miſhaps with patient might, Fa. Qºzen. Rome's readieſt champions, repoſe you here, Secure from worldly chances and ºftºp. Shakeſpeare. - It cannot be But that ſucceſs attends him if miſhap, Ere this he had return'd, with fury driv'n 3. º ..i. ſince no place like this *** fit his puniſhment, or your revenge. Milton', P. Loſt. If the worſt of all º hath failén, Milton's P. Lºft Speak; for he could not die unlike himſelf. Mi'shMash. m. ſ. Ainſ. A low word. potch. To MisiNEE’R. v. a. ſmi, and infºr.] To infer wrong. Neſtorius teaching rightly, that God and man ar: diſtina natures, did thereupon miſinfer, that in Chriſt thoſe natures can by no conjunétion make one perſon. Hooker, b. v. To Mišinfo'R.M. v. a. [mi, and iform.] To deceive by falſe 3CCOunts. Some belonged to a man of great dignity, and not as that wicked Simon had miſinformed. 2 Mac. iii. 11. By no means truſt to your ſervants, who miſlead you, or miſinform you; the reproach will lie upon yourſelf. Bacon, - Bid her well beware, Left by ſome fair-appearing good ſurpriz'd, She dićtate falſe; and miſinfºrm the will To do what God expreſsly hath forbid. Milton's Par. Loft. Denham. A mingle or hotch- Misſ Nformation. n.ſ.. [from miſinform.] Falſe intelligence; falſe accounts. Let not ſuch be diſcouraged as deſerve well, by miſinfor- mation of others, perhaps out of envy or treachery. Bacon. The vengeance of God, and the indignation of men, will join forces againſt an inſulting baſeneſs, when backed with greatneſs, and ſet on by miſinformation. South's Sermons. To Misinte'RPRet. v. a. ſmi; and interpret.] To explain to a wrong ſenſe. The gentle reader reſts happy to hear the worthieſt works miſinterpreted, the cleareſt actions obſcured, and the inno- centeſt life traduced. Benj. johnſon. After all the care I have taken, there may be ſeveral paſ- ſages miſquoted and miſinterpreted. Arbuthnot on Coins. To Misjoin. v. a. [mis and join..] To join unfitly or impro- perly. In reaſon's abſence mimick fancy wakes To imitate her; but misjoining ſhapes, Wild work produces oft, and moſt in dreams; Ill-matching words, and deeds, long paſt, or late. Milton. Luther, more miſtaking what he read, - Misjoins the ſacred body with the bread. Dryden. To Misju'DGE. v. a. [mis and judge.] To form falſe opinions; to judge ill. - Where we misjudge the matter, a miſcarriage draws pity after it; but when we are tranſported by pride, our ruin lies at our own door, L'Eſtrange. You misjudge; You ſee through love, and that deludes your ſight; As, what is ſtraight, ſeems crooked through the water. Dryden's All for Love. By allowing himſelf in what is innocent, he breeds offence to his weak and misjudging neighbour. Atterbury's Sermons. Inſenſate | Too long misjudging have I thought thee wiſe, But ſure relentleſs folly ſteels thy breaſt. Pope. To Misl.A'Y. v. a. [mis and lay.] To lay in a wrong place. Mean time my worthy wife, our arms miſlay'd, And from beneath my head my ſword convey'd. Dryden. The fault is generally miſſaid upon nature; and there is often a complaint of want of parts, when the fault lies in want of a due improvement. Locke. If the butler be the tell-tale, miſſay a ſpoon, ſo as he may never find it. Swift's Rules to Servants. Misla'YER. m. ſ. [from miſlay.] One that puts in the wrong lace. P The miſlayer of a mere-ſtone is to blame: but the unjuſt judge is the capital remover of land-marks, when he defineth amiſs of lands. - Bacon's Eſſays. To Misle’AD. v., a, [mis and lead..] To guide a wrong way : to betray to miſchief or miſtake. Take, oh take thoſe lips away, That ſo ſweetly were forſworn; And thoſe eyes, the break of day, Lights that do miſlead the morn. Thoſe we love, That are miſſed upon your couſin's part. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Poor miſſed men: your ſtates are yet worthy pity. If you would hear, and change yo; ſavage minds, Leave to be mad. Benj. johnſon's Cataline. Truſt not to your ſervants who miſlead or miſinform you. - JBacon's Advice to Pilliers. Shakeſpeare. O thieviſh
M I S M I S O thicviſh night, why ſhould'ſ; thou but for ſome fclonious end, #y jar. Ianthorn thus cloſe up the ſtars, - lº. hung in heav'n, and fill'd their lamps with everlaſting oil, to give due light To the miſſed and lonely traveller - Miltºn. what can they teach and not miſlead: - Ignorant of themſelves, of God much more ? Milton. Thou who haſt taught me to forgive the ill, And recompenſe, as friends, the good miſled; If mercy be a precept of thy will, Return that mercy on thy ſervant's head. - Dryden. The imagination, which is of ſimple perception, doth never of itſelf, and directly, miſlead us; yet it is the almoſt fatal means of our deception. Giºviº Sºp. Whatever ..". determines to the purſuit of real bliſs, the ſame neceſſity eſtabliſhes ſuſpence, and ſcrutiny of each ſucceſſive deſire, whether the ſatisfaction of it does not intcr- fere with our true happineſs, and miſlead us from it. Lºcke. 'Tis hard to ſay, if greater want of ſkill Appear in writing or in judging ill; But of the two leſs dang rous is th’ offence To tire our patience, than miſlead our ſenſe. ... Pºpe. Misle'AdFR. m.ſ. [from miſad..] One that leads to ill. ' When thou doſt hear I am as I have been, Approach me, and thou ſhalt be as thou waſt, The tutor and the feeder of my riots; Till then I baniſh thee on pain of death, As I have done the reſt of my miſleaders. Shakespeare. They have diſclaimed and abandoned thoſe heretical phan- taſies touching our Saviour, wherein by their miſleader; they had been anciently plunged. Brerewood on Languages. To Misli'K E. v. a. [mis and like.] To diſapprove ; to be not pleaſed with ; to diſlike. It was hard to ſay, whether he more liked his doings, or miſliked the effect of his doings. Sidney. Tertullian was not deceived in the nature of the place; but Aquinas, who miſliked this opinion, followed a worſe. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the Hºrld. Judge not the preacher, for he is thy judge : - If thou miſlike him, thou conceiv'ſt him not. Herbert. Misli'KE. m. ſ. [from the verb.) Diſapprobation; diſtaſte. Setting your ſcorns and your miſlike aſide, Tell me ſome reaſon, why the lady Gray - Should not become my wife. Shakespeare Henry VI. Their angry geſtures with miſſike diſcloſe, How much his ſpeech offends their noble ears. Fairfax. Misl.iſkER. m. ſ. [from miſlike..] One that diſapproves. Open flatterers of great men, privy miſſikers of good men, fair ſpeakers with ſmiling countenances. Aſham. M1's LEN. m. ſ. [corrupted from miſcellane..] Mixed corn: as, wheat and ric. They commonly ſow thoſe lands with wheat, miſºn, and barley. Mortinier's Hºſhandry. To Mi's E. v. n., [from miſ:..] To rain in imperceptible drops, like a thick miſt: properly miſtle. - Ynough, thou mourned haſt, Now ginnes to mizzle, hic we homeward faſt. Spenſºr. The very ſmall drops of a miſling rain deſcending through a freezing air, do each of them ſhoot into one of thoſe figured icicles. Grew's Coſmol. b. i. This cold precipitates the vapours either in dews, or, if the vapours more copiouſly aſcend, they are condenſed into miſing, or into ſhowers of ſmall rain, falling in numerous, thick, ſmall drops. Derham's Phyſico-Theol. In miſſing days when I my threſher heard, With nappy beer I to the barn repair’d. Gay's Paſłorals. To Miº. I'v E. v. n. Inis and live.] To live ill. Should not thiſke God, that gave him that good, Eke cheriſh his child if in his ways he ſtood, b For if he miſſive in leudneſs and ſuſt, Little boots all the wealth and the truſt. Spenſºr's Pºſt. To Mi's MANAGE. v. a. ſºli; and manage.] To manage ill. The debates of moſt princes councils would be in danger to be miſºlaged, ſince thoſe who have a great ſtroke in them are not always perfectly knowing in the forms of ſyllogiſm. - Locke. Mi's MANAGEMENT. m. ſ. [mis and management.] Ill manage- ment; ill condućt. S It is miſmanagement more than want of abilities, that men have reaſon to complain of in thoſe that differ from them. Locke. The falls of favºrites, proječts of the great, **iſmanagements, taxations new, All neither wholly falſe, nor wholly true. Pope. To MISMA'RK. v. - - • *. a. ºnis and mark. - ken. [ J To mark with the wrong Thino miſmarked : - - of a . are iſºlaried in contemplation and life for want PPºtion or integrity. Collier on human Reaſon. To Mism A^Tch * Lº - r " , - ‘J. - - r - - ably. a. [ºnis and match..] To match unſuit- what at my years forſaker' had I Ugly, or old, miſmatcht to my deſires, My natural deſcèts had taught me Tó ſet me down contented. Southern's Spartan Dame. To Miss A'ME. v. a. [mis and name.] To call by the wrong anne. n They make one man's fancies, or perhaps failings, confining laws to others, and convey them as ſuch to their ſucceeders, who are bold to miſname all unobſcquiouſneſs to their incogi- tancy, preſumption. Boyle on Colours. MISNOMER. n.ſ. [French.] In law, an indićtment, or any other act vacated by a wrong name. To Misops E(Rv E. v. a. [ºnis and aſſerve.] Not to obſerve ac- curately. - They underſtand it as early as they do language; and, if I miſclºſerve not, they love to be treated as rational creatures ſooner than is imagined. Locke on Education. Miso G AM 1st. n.ſ. ſºlº and yºu?..] A marriage hater. Misogy N.Y. m. ſ. ſu -, and yuwº.] Hatred of women. To Miso's DER. v. a. ſini, and order.] To conduct ill; to ma- nage irregularly. If the child miſs either in forgetting a word, or miſºrder- ing the ſentence, I would not have the maſter frown. Aſcham. Yet few of them come to any great age, by reaſon of their miſºrdered life when they were young. Aftham. The time miſºrder'd doth in common ſenſe Crowd us, and cruſh us to this monſtrous form, - To hold our ſafety up. Shakeſ?. Henry IV. p. ii. Miso'RDER. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Irregularity; diſorderly pro- ceedings. When news was brought to Richard the ſecond, that his uncles, who ſought to reform the miſºrders of his counſel- lors, were aſſembled in a wood near unto the court, merrily demanded of one Sir Hugh a Linne, who had been a good military man, but was then ſomewhat diſtraught of his wits, what he would adviſe him to do? Iſſue out, quoth Sir Hugh, and ſlay them every mother's ſon; and when thou haſt ſo done, thou haſt killed all the faithful friends thou haſt in England. Camden's Remains. Miso'RDERLY. adj. [from miſºrder.] Irregular. His oyer-much fearing of you drives him to ſeek ſome miſ- orderly ſhift, to be helped by ſome other book, or to be prompted by ſome other ſcholar. Aſcham's Schoolmg/ier. To Misp E"l. v. a. [mis and ſpell.] To ſpell wrong. * - She became a profeſt enemy to the arts and ſciences, and ſcarce ever wrote a letter to him without wilfully miſpelling his name. Speciator, Nº. 635. To MISPEND. W. a. preterite and part, paſſive miſpent. [mis and ſpend.] - 1. To ſpend ill; to waite; to conſume to no purpoſe; to throw away. What a deal of cold buſineſs doth a man miſpend the bet- ter part of life in In ſcattering compliments, tendering viſits, gathering and venting news. Firſt guilty conſcience does the mirrour bring, Then ſharp remorſe ſhoots out her angry ſting; And anxious thoughts, within themſelves at ſtrife, Upbraid the long miſpent, luxurious life. Dryden: I this writer's want of ſenſe arraign, w Treat all his empty pages with diſdain, } And think a grave reply miſpent and vain. Blackmore. He who has lived with the greateſt care will find, upon a review of his time, that he has ſomething to redeem; but he who has miſpent much has ſtill a greater concern. Rogers. Wiſe men retrieve, as far as they are able, every miſpent or unprofitable hour which has ſlipped from them. Rºgers. 2. To waſte, with the reciprocal pronoun. Now let the arched knife their thirſty limbs Diſſever, for the genial moiſture due To apples, otherwiſe miſpend; itſ ºf In barren twigs. Philips. Misp;'NDER. m. ſ. [from miſpend..] One who ſpends ill or prodigally. I very much ſuſpect the excellency of thoſe mens parts who are diſſolute, and careleſs miſpenders of their time. Norris's Miſcel. MISPERSUA'sion. n.ſ.. [mis and perſuaſiºn.j Wrong notion; falſe opinion. Some miſperſuaſions concerning the Divine Attributes tend to the corrupting mens manners. Decay of Piety. To MISPLA’ce. v. a. [mis and place.] To put in a wrong place. I'll have this crown of mine cut from my ſhoulders, Before I'll ſee the crown ſo foul miſplac'd, Shakeſpeare. What little arts govern the world ! we need not An armed enemy or corrupted friend, When ſervice but miſplac'd, or love miſtaken, Performs the work. Denham's Sophy. Is a man betrayed by ſuch agents as he employs He miſ- placed his confidence, took hypocriſy for fidelity, and ſo re- lied upon the ſervices of a pack of villains. Sºuth's Sermons. Shall Benj. johnſon's Diſcovery. 5
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Shall we repine at a little miſplaced charity; we, who could no way foreſee the effect? - Atterbury's Sermons. To Mispo'INT. v. a. [mi; and point.] To confuſe ſentences by wrong punctuation. - - - - - To Mispri’s E. v. a. Sometimes it. fignifies miſtaken, from the French verb mºſprendre; ſometimes undervalued or. diſ. dained, from the French verb mepriſer. Hanmer. It is in both ſenſes wholly obſolete. iſtake. 1. To . ſpend your paſſion on a miſºris'd mood; I am not guilty of Lyſander's blood. Shakeſpeare. 2. To ſlight; to ſcorn; to deſpiſe. - Hºo much in the heart of the world, and eſpecially, of my own people who beſt know him, that I am altogether miſpriſed. Shakeſp. As you like it. Pluck indignation on thy head; By the miſpriſing of a maid, too virtuous For the contempt of empire. Misprºsion. n.ſ. (from miſpriſe.] 1. Scorn; contempt. > Here take her hand, Proud ſcornful boy, unworthy this good gift' That doth in vile miſtriſon ſhackle up My love, and her deſert. 2. Miſtake; miſconception. - Thou haſt miſtaken quite, And laid thy love : º true love's fight; miſpriſion muſt perforce enſue 9. .. not a falſe turn'd true. Shakespeare we feel ſuch or ſuch a ſentiment within us, and herein is no cheat or miſpriſion; it is truly ſo, and our ſenſe concludes nothing of its riſe. - Glanville s Scep. 3. (In common law.] It ſignifies neglect, negligence, or over- Shakeſpeare. Shakeſpeare. fight. Miſriſiºn of treaſon is the concealment, or not diſ- cloſing, of known treaſon; for the which the offenders are to ſuffer impriſonment during the king's pleaſure, loſe their goods and the profits of their lands during their lives. Miſ- priſºn of felony, is the letting any perſon, committed for treaſon or felony, or ſuſpicion of either, to go before he be indićted. Cowel. To Mispropo'RTIon. v. a. [mis and proportion.] To join without due proportion. Misproud, adj. [mis and proud.] Vitiouſly proud. Obſolete. Now I fall, thy tough commixtures melt, Impairing Henry, ſtrength'ning miſproud York. Shakeſp. To Misquote. v. a. [mis and quote.] To quote falſly. Look how we can, or ſad, or merrily, Interpretation will miſquote our looks. Shakeſp. Henry IV. After all the care I have taken, there may be ſeveral paſ- ſages miſquoted. Arbuthnot on Coins. To MISREcI'TE. v. a. [mis and recite.] To recite not accord- ing to the truth. He miſrecites the argument, and denies the conſequence, which is clear. Biſhop Bramhall againſt Hobbes. To Misr Eckon. v. a. [mis and reckon.] To reckon wrong; to compute wrong. Whoever finds a miſtake in the ſum total, muſt allow him- ſelf out, though after repeated trials he may not ſee in which article he has miſreckoned. Swift. To **** v. a. Imis and relate.] To relate inaccurately or falſy. To ſatisfy me that he miſrelated not the experiment, he brought two or three ſmall pipes of glaſs, which gave me the opportunity of trying it. Boyle. Miss ELA'tion. n.ſ. iron miſrelate.] Falſe or inaccurate nar- rative. Mine aim was only to preſs home thoſe things in writing, which had been agitated between us by word of mouth; a courſe much to be preferred before verbal conferences, as be- ing leſs ſubječt to miſtakes and miſrelations, and wherein pa- ralogiſms are more quickly detected. Biſhop Bramhall. To Misr EME'MBER. v.a. Ímis and remember.] To miſtake by truſting to memory. If I much miſremember not, I had ſuch a ſpirit from peas kept long enough to loſe their verdure. Boyle. • MiskEpo'Rt. v. a. [mis and report.] To give a falſe ac- count of; to give an account diſadvantageous and falſe. His doćtrine was miſreported, as though he had every- where preached this, not only concerning the Gentiles, but alſo touching the Jews. Hooker, b. iv. - A man that never yet Did, as he vouches, miſreport your grace. Shakeſpeare. The wrong judgment that miſleads us, and makes the will ºn faſten on the worſe fide, lies in miſreporting upon the Various compariſons of theſe. Locke. *Po'Rt. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Falſe account; falſe and malicious repreſentation. We defend him not, 9nly deſire to know his crime: 'tis poſſible * may be ſome miſtake or miſreport, Some falſe ſuggeſtion, or maficious ſcandal. Denham. As by flattery a man is uſually brought to open his boſom to his mortal enemy, ſo by detraćtion, and a ſlanderous miſ- report of perſons, he is often brought to ſhut the ſame even to his beſt and trueſt friends. South's Sermons. To Misr EPRese/NT. v. a. [mi, and repreſint.] To repreſent not as, it is ; to falſify to diſadvantage'; mix often fignifies not only error, but malice or miſchief Two qualities neceſſary to a reader before his judgment ſhould be allowed are, common honeſty and common ſenſe; and that no man could have miſrepreſented that paragraph, unleſs he were utterly deſtitute of one or both. Swift. While it is ſo difficult to learn the ſprings of ſome facts, and ſo eaſy to forget the circumſtances of others, it is no wonder they ſhould be ſo groſly miſrepreſented to the publick by curious and inquiſitive heads, who proceed altogether upon conjećtures. Swift. Misrepresentation, n.ſ. [from miſrepreſent.] 1. The act of miſrepreſenting. They have prevailed by miſrepreſentations, and other arti- fices, to make the ſucceſſor look upon them as the only per- ſons he can truſt. Swift. 2. Account maliciouſly falſe. Since I have ſhewn him his foul miſtakes and injurious miſrepreſentations, it will become him publickly to own and retract them. - Atterbury. Misk U'LE. n.ſ.. [mis and rule.] Tumult; confuſion; reveſ; unjuſt domination. In the portal plac'd, the heav'n-born maid, Enormous riot, and miſrule ſurvey’d. Pope. And through his airy hall the i. miſrule Of driving tempeſt, is for ever heard. Miss. n.ſ. [contračted from miſreſ. Bailey.] 1. The term of honour to a young girl. Where there are little maſters and miſes in a houſe, they are great impediments to the diverſions of the ſervants. Siú. 2. A ſtrumpet; a concubine; a whore; a proſtitute. All women would be of one piece, The virtuous matron and the miſs. This gentle cock, for ſolace of his life, Six miſes had beſides his lawful wife. Dryden. To Miss. v. a. [miſſen, Dutch and German.] Miſſed preter. miſt part. 1. Not to hit by the mind; to miſtake. Nor can I miſ; the way, ſo ſtrongly drawn By this new-felt attraction, and inſtinét. Milton. 2. Not to hit by manual aim. The life you boaſted to your jav'lin giv'n, Prince, you have miſs'd, - Pope. 3. To fail of obtaining. - - If ſhe deſired above all things to have Orgalus, Orgalus feared nothing but to miſs Parthenia. Sidney. So may j, blind fortune leading me, Miſs that, which one unworthier may attain; And die with grieving. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice. Where ſhall a maid's diſtraćted heart find reſt, Hudibras, p. iii. If ſhe can miſ; it in her lover's breaſt Dryden. When a man miſſes his great end, happineſs, he will ac- knowledge he judged not right. Locke. 4. To diſcover ſomething to be unexpectedly wanting. Without him I found a weakneſs, and a miſtruſtfulneſs of myſelf, as one ſtrayed from his beſt ſtrength, when at any time I miſſed him. Sidney. In vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilder- neſs, ſo that nothing was miſſed. 1 Sam. xxv. 21. 5. To be without. We cannot miſs him; he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. 6. To omit. She would never miſ, one day, A walk ſo fine, a ſight ſo gay. Prior. 7. To perceive want of. My redoubl’d love and care, May ever tend about thee to old age With all things grateful cheard, and ſo ſupply'd, - That what by me thou haſt loſt thou leaſt ſhalt miſ. Milt. He who has a firm, fineere friend, may want all the reſt without miſſing them. South's Sermony. To Miss. v. n. 1. To fly wide; not to hit. Flying bullets now To execute his rage, appear too ſlow, They miſ, or ſweep but common ſouls away. JWaller. 2. Not to ſucceed. The general root of ſuperſtition is, that men obſerve when things hit, and not when they miſ; ; and commit to memory the one, and forget and paſs over the other. Bacon. 3. To fail; to miſtake. . 4. To be loſt; to be wanting: My lord, Upon my lady's miſſing, came to me With his ſword drawn. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. I6 P Thy Thomſon.
M I S M I S | * Thy ſhepherds we hurt not, neither was there ought miſ- ſing unto them. 1 Sam. xxv. 7. For a time caught up to God, as once Moſes was in the mount, and miſſing long, And the great Thiſbite, who on fiery wheels : 1 Rode up to heaven, yet once again to come. Milt. Par. R. 5. To miſcarry; to fail. - Th’ invention all admir'd, and each, how he To be th’ inventor miſs'd, ſo eaſy it ſeem’d, Once found, which yet unfound moſt would have thought Impoſſible. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v. 6. To fail to obtain, learn, or find: ſometimes with ºf before the objećt. Grittus miſſing of the Moldavian fell upon Maylat. Knolles. The moraí and relative perfections of the Deity are eaſy to be underſtood by us ; upon the leaſt reflection we cannot miſs of them. º Atterbury's Sermons. Miss. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Loſs; want. In humble dales is footing faſt, The trode is not ſo tickle, And though one fall through heedleſs haſte, Yet is his miſe not mickle. Spenſºr's Paſtorals. I could have better ſpar'd a º º Oh, I ſhould have a heav miſs of thee, If I were much in love º vanity. Shakespeare . Henry IV. If theſe papers have that evidence in them, there will be no great miſs of thoſe which are loft, and my reader may be ſatisfied without them. Locke. 2. Miſtake ; crroun. He did without any great miſ; in the hardeſt points of grammar. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. Missal. n.ſ.. [miſſale, Lat. miſſel, Fr.] The maſs book. By the rubrick of the miſal, in every ſolemn maſs, the prieſt is to go up to the middle of the altar. Stillingfleet. To Miss A'Y. v. m. [mis and ſay..] To ſay ill or wrong. Their ill haviour garres men miſay, Both of their doćtrine and their fay. Diggon Davie, I bid her godday, Or Diggon her is, or I miſay. Spenſºr's Paſº. We are not dwarfs, but of equal ſtature, if Vives miſſay not. Hakewill on Providence. To MissE(EM. v. n. [mis and ſeem.] 1. To make falſe appearance. Foul Dueſſa meet, Who with her witchcraft and miſſeeming ſweet Inveigled her to follow her deſires unmeet. Fairy Queen, 2. To miſbecome. Obſolete both. Never knight I ſaw in ſuch miſſeming plight. Fa. Qu. To Misse'Rve. v. a. [mis and ſerve.] To ſerve unfaithfully. Great men, who miſſerved their country, were fined very highly. Arbuthnot on Coins. To MisshA'PE. v. a. part, miſhaped and miſhapen. [mis and ſhape.] To ſhape ill; to form ill; to deform. A rude miſhapen, monſtruous rabblement. Fa. Qu. His monſtruous ſcalp down to his teeth it tore, And that misformed ſhape, misſhaped more. Fairy Queen. Him then ſhe does transform to monſtruous hues, And horribly misſhapes with ugly ſights, Captiv'd eternally in iron mews. Fairy Queen, b. ii. This misſhaped knave, His mother was a witch. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. And will ſhe yet debaſe her eyes on me, On me that halt and am miſhapen thus. Shakespeare Rich. III. Let the misſhaped trunk that bears this head Be round impaled with a glorious crown. Shakeſpeare. Pride will have a fall: the beautiful trees go all to the wreck here, and only the misſhapen and deſpicable dwarf is left ſtanding. L’Eſtrange. Pluto hates his own misſhapen race, o Her ſiſter furies fly her hideous face. Dryden's An. They make bold to deſtroy ill-formed and miſhaped pro- dućtions. Locke. The Alps broken into ſo many ſteps and precipices, form one of the moſt irregular, miſhapen ſcenes in the world. Addison We ought not to believe that the banks of the ocean are really deformed, becauſe they have not the form of a regular bulwark; nor that the mountains are miſhapen, becauſe they are not exact pyramids or cones. Bentley's Sermons. Some figures monſtrous and miſhap'd appear Sonſider'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which but proportion'd to their ſite or place, Due diſtance reconciles to form and TāCe. P In Shak - 9 grace. . ope. 2. An Shakeſpeare, perhaps, it once ſignifies ill directed: as, to Jhape #..". > *hy wit, that ornament to ſhape #ſºapen in the conduct of them i. love, ** Powder in a ſkill-leſs ſoldiers fiaſ. I ſet on fire. Sº - - Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. p - - - Mºº -n. Lat.] Thrown by the hand; ſtriking We bend the bow, Spenſºr's Paſt. or wing the miſſile dart. Pope. M1'ssion. m. ſ. miſſio, Latin.] *:::::::ſ,ſº of being ſent by ſupreme authority. Her ſon tracing the deſart wild, All his great work to come before him ſet, How to begin, how to accompliſh beſt, His end of being on earth, and miſſion high. Milt. Pa. Reg. The divine authority of our miſſion, and the powers veſted in us by the high-prieſt of our profeſſion, Chriſt Jeſus, are publickly diſputed and denied. Atterbury. 2. Perſons ſent on any account, uſually to propagate religion. In theſe ſhips there ſhould be a miſſion of three of the bre- thren of Solomon's houſe, tº give us knowledge of the ſciences, manufactures, and inventions of all the world, and bring us books and paterns; and that the brethren ſhould ſtay abroad till the new miſſion. Bacon's New Atlantis. 3. Diſmiſſion; diſcharge. Not in uſe. - In Ceſar's army, ſomewhat the ſoldiers would have had, yet only demanded a miſſion or diſcharge, though with no in- tention it ſhould be granted, but thought to wrench him to their other deſires; whereupon with one cry they aſked miſ- fon. Bacon's Apophth. 4. Faëtion; party. Not in uſe. Glorious deeds, in theſe fields of late, Made emulous miſſions 'mongſt the gods themſelves, And drove great Mars to faction. Shakeſpeare. Mi'ssion ARY. Un.ſ.. [miſſionaire, French..] One ſent to propa- M1'ssion ER. ; gate religion. You mention the preſbyterian miſſionary, who hath been perſecuted for his religion. Swift. Like mighty miſſioner you come, Ad partes infidelium. Dryden. M1'ssive. adj. [miſſive, French.] 1. Such as may be ſent. The king grants a licence under the great ſeal, called a congé d'eſlire, to elect the perſon he has nominated by his letters miſſive. Ayl/e's Parergon. 2. Uſed at diſtance. In vain with darts a diſtant war they try, Short, and more ſhort, the miſſive weapons fly. Dryd, n. MISSIPE. n.ſ. [French.] 1. A letter ſent: it is retained in Scotland in that ſenſe. Great aids came in to him ; partly upon miſſives, and partly voluntaries from many parts. Bacon's Henry VII. 2. A meſſenger. Rioting in Alexandria, you Did pocket up my letters; and with taunts Did gibe my miſſive out of audience. Shakeſpeare. While wrapt in the wonder of it came miſſives from the king, who all hail'd me thane of Cawder. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Misspe’Ak. v. a. [mis and ſpeak.) To ſpeak wrong. It is not ſo; thou haſt miſpoke, miſheard; Tell o'er thy tale again. Shakeſp. King Lear. A mother delights to hear Her early child miſjeak half-utter'd words. Donne. Mist. n.ſ.. [mirz, Saxon.] 1. A low thin cloud; a ſmall thin rain not perceived in ſingle drops. Old Chaucer, like the morning ſtar, To us diſcovers day from far ; His light thoſe miſts and clouds diſſolv’d Which our dark nation long involv’d. Denham. And miſis condens'd to clouds obſcure the ſky, And clouds diſſolv'd, the thirſty ground ſupply. Roſcommon. As a miſt is a multitude of ſmall but ſolid globules, which therefore deſcend; ſo a vapour, and therefore a watry cloud, is nothing elſe but a congeries of very ſmall and concave glo- bules, which therefore aſcend to that height, in which they are of equal weight with the air, where they remain ſuſpend- ed, till by ſome motion in the air, being broken, they de- ſcend in ſolid drops; either ſmall, as in a miſt, or bigger, when many of them run together, as in rain. Grew. But hov'ring miſts around his brows are ſpread, And night with ſable ſhades involves his head. Dryden. A cloud is nothing but a miſt flying high in the air, as a miſt is nothing but a cloud here below. Locke. 2. Any thing that dims or darkens. My peoples eyes were once blinded with ſuch miſts of ſuſ- picion, they are ſoon miſled into the moſt deſperate actions. King Charles. His paſſion caſt a miſt before his ſenſe, And either made or magnify'd th’ offence. Dryden. To Mist. v. a. [from the noun..] To cloud; to cover with a vapour or ſteam. Lend me a looking-glaſs ; If that her breath will miſt or ſtain the ſtone, Why then ſhe lives. Shakeſp. King Lear. M1st A'KABLE. adj. [from miſtake..] Liable to be conceived wrong. It is not ſtrange to ſee the difference of a third part in ſo large an account, if we conſider how differently they are ſet forth in minor and leſs miſtakable numbers. Brown. To :
M I S M I S To Mista'ke. v. a. [mis and take.] To conceive wrong; to take ſomething for that which it is not. - The towns, neither of the one ſide nor the other, willingly opening their gates to ſtrangers, nor ſtrangers willingly eil- tºring for fear of being miſtaken. - Sidney. Theſe did truly apprehend a great affinity between their practice of invocation of ſaints and the heathen idolatry, or lſe there was no danger one ſhould be miſtaken for the other. Stillingfleet. This if neglected will make the reader very much miſłake, and miſunderſtand his meaning, and render the ſenſe very perplexed. - ... ... Lºcke. Fancy paſſes for knowlege, and what is prettily ſaid is miſ- taken for ſolid. Locke. Fools into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all : Aſk your own heart, and nothing is ſo plain, 'Tis to miſlake them coſts the time and pain. Pope. To Mist AſkE. v. n. To err; not to judge right. Seeing God found folly in his angels; mens judgments, which inhabit theſe houſes of º cannot be without their miſłaking. - aleigh's Hiſł. of the //orld. Seldom any one miſłakes in his names of ſimple ideas, or applies the name red to the idea green. Locke. Servants miſtake, and ſometimes occaſion miſunderſtand- ing, among friends. - - Swift. Misra'ex. pret, and part, paſſ of miſtake for miſtaken, and ſo retained in Scotland. This dagger hath miſta'en ; for lo ! the ſheath Lies empty on the back of Mountague, The point misſheathed in my daughter's boſom. Shakeſp. Tº be Mista/KEN. To err. England is ſo idly king'd. t —You are too much miſtaken in this king: Queſtion, your grace, the late embaſſadors, How modeſt in exception, and withal How terrible in conſtart reſolution. Shakeſp. Henry V. Aſſiaken Brutus thought to break their yoke, But cut the bond of union with that ſtroke. J/aller. Mist Aſke. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Miſconception; error. He never ſhall find out fit mate; but ſuch - As ſome misfortune brings him, or miſtake. Milton. Infallibility is an abſolute ſecurity of the underſtanding from all poſſibility of miſtake in what it believes. Tillotſon. Thoſe terrors are not to be charged upon religion, which proceed either from the want of religion, or ſuperſtitious miſ- takes about it. Bentley's Sermons. Misr A'KINGLY. adv. [from miſtaking.] Erroneouſly; falſly. The error is not in the eye, but in the eſtimative faculty, which miſtakingly concludes that colour to belong to the wall which does indeed belong to the objećt. Boyle on Colours. To Mista't E. v.a. [mis and ſtate.] To ſtate wrong. They miſtate the queſtion, when they talk of preſſing cere- monies. Biſhop Sanderſon. To Miste’Ach. v. a. [mis and teach.] To teach wrong. Such guides ſhall be ſet over the ſeveral congregations as will be ſure to miſleach them. Biſhop Sanderſon. The extravagances of the lewdeſt life are the more con- ſummate diſorders of a miſlaught or neglected youth. L’Eſtrange's Fables. To Mistºl. v. a. [mis and tell.] To tell unfaithfully or in- accurately. To MisTEMPER. v. a. [mis and temper.] To temper ill; to diſorder. This inundation of miſſemper'd humour Reſis by you only to be qualified. Shakeſp. King john. MistER. diff. [from meſſier, trade, French.J What miſler, what kind of. The redcroſs knight toward him croſſed faſt, To weet what miſter wight was ſo diſmay’d, There him he finds all ſenſeleſs and aghaſt. Spenſer. • Misre'R.M. v. a. [mis and term.] To term erroneouſly. Hence baniſhed, is baniſh’d from the world; And world exil'd is death. That baniſhed Is death miſlerm'd. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. Tº Misthi'NK. v. a. ſmi, and think.] To think ill; to think wrong. How will the country, for theſe woful chances, Miſhink the king, and not be ſatisfy'd. Shakeſpeare. We, the greateſt, are miſthought For things that others do. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. Thoughts which how found they harbour in thy breaſt, Adam | Miſthought of her to thee ſo dear AMilton. *Mistrºme. v. a. ſmi, and time.] Not to time right; not M º adapt properly with regard to time. Mistiness. n. / [from miſſy..] Cloudineſs; ſtate of being Overcaſt. The ſpeedy depredation of air upon watry moiſture, and Yerſion of the ſame into air, appeareth in the ſudden vaniſh- * not at all detain or imbibe the moiſture, for the miſinſ, ſcattereth immediately. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 91. *ś of vapours from glaſs, or the blade of a ſword, ſuch as . Misſiºn, n. ſ. [from miſlus, Latin.] The ſtate of being mingled. . In animals many actions are mixt, and depend upon their living form as well as that of miſſion, and though they wholly ſeem to retain unto the body, depart upon diſunion. Browne. Both bodies do, by the new texture reſulting from their miſſion, produce colour. Boyle on Colours MISTLE to E. m. ſ. [myrzelcan, Saxon; miſſel, Daniſh, bird- line, and can, a twig.] A plant. The flower of the miſletoe conſiſts of one leaf, which is ſhaped like a baſon, divided into four parts, and beſet with warts; the ovary which is produced in the female flowers is placed in a remote part of the plant from the male flowers, and conſiſts of four ſhorter leaves; this becomes a round berry full of a glutinous ſubſtance, incloſing a plain heart-ſhaped ſeed : this plant is always produced from ſeed, and is not to be cultivated in the earth, as moſt other plants, but will always grow upon trees; from whence the ancients account- ed it a ſuper-plant, who thought it to be an excreſcence on the tree without the ſeed being previouſly lodged there, which opinion is now generally confuted. The manner of its pro- pagation is as follows, viz. the miſletoe thruſh, which feeds upon the berries of this plant in winter when it is ripe, doth open the ſeed from tree to tree; for the viſcous part of the berry, which immediately ſurrounds the ſeed, doth ſometimes faſten it to the outward part of the bird’s beak, which, to get diſengaged of, he ſtrikes his beak at the branches of a neighbouring tree, and ſo leaves the ſeed ſticking by this viſ- cous matter to the bark, which, if it lights upon a ſmooth part of the tree, will faſten itſelf, and the following winter put out and grow : the trees which this plant doth moſt rea- dily take upon are the apple, the aſh, and ſome other ſmooth rind trees: it is obſervable, that whenever a branch of an oak tree hath any of theſe plants growing upon it, it is cut off, and preſerved by the curious in their collections of na- tural curioſities. AMiller. If ſnowe do continue, ſheepe hardly that fare Crave miſle and ivie for them for to ſpare. Tuffer's Huſø. A barren and deteſted vale, you ſee it is: The trees, though Summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with moſs, and baleful miſèlto. Shakeſpeare. Miſſeltoe groweth chiefly upon crab trees, apple trees, ſome- times upon hazles, and rarely upon oaks; the miſſeltoe whereof is counted very medicinal: it is ever green Winter and Sum- mer, and beareth a white glidering berry; and it is a plant utterly differing from the plant upon which it groweth. Bacon. All your temples ſtrow With laurel green, and ſacred miſletoe. Gay's Trivia. MI's rlike. adj. [miſ; and like..] Reſembling a miſt. * Good Romeo, hide thyſelf. —Not I, unleſs the breath of heart-ſick groans, Miſilike infold me from the ſearch of eyes. Shakeſpeare. Misto'LD, particip. paſſ of miſfell. Misto'ok, particip. paſt. of miſtake. Look nymphs, and ſhepherds look, What ſudden blaze of majeſty, Too divine to be miſłook. M1's TREss. n.ſ. [mai/?reſſe, maitrºff, French.] 1. A woman who governs: correlative to ſubjećt or to ſer- - Vant. Here ſtood he in the dark, his ſharp ſword out, Mumbling of wicked charms, conj'ring the moon To ſtand 's auſpicious miſireſ. Shakeſp. King Lear. Let us prepare Some welcome for the miſèreſs of the houſe. Like the lily, That once was miſèreſ of the field and flouriſh'd, I'll hang my head and periſh. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. He'll make your Paris louvre ſhake for it, Were it the miſłr'ſ court of mighty Europe. Shakeſpeare. I will not charm my tongue; I’m bound to ſpeak ; My miſtreſ; here lies murther'd in her bed. Shakeſ?. Othell. ºr. late queen's gentlewoman a knight's daughter To be her miſtreſs' miſireſ 1 the queen's queen. Shakespeare. Rome now is miſireſ of the whole world, ſea and land, to either pole. Benj. jºhnſºn's Catiline. Wonder not, ſov’reign miſèreſ / if perhaps - Thou can'ſt, who art ſole wonder; much leſs arm Thy looks, the heav'n of mildneſs, with diſdain. Milton. Thoſe who aſſert the lunar orb preſides O'er humid bodies, and the ocean guides; Whoſe waves obſequious ebb, or ſwelling run With the declining or encreaſing mºon; With reaſon ſeem her empire to inaintain As miſtreſs of the rivers and the main. Blackmore. What a miſerable ſpectacle, for a nation that had been miſèreſ; at ſea ſo long Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. A woman who poſſeſſes faculties uninjured. - There had ſhe enjoyed herſelf while ſhe was miſłrºſs of herſelf, and had no other thoughts but ſuch as might ariſe out of quiet ſenſes. Sidney, b. ii. Ages Shakeſpeare. 4. Milton. ~7,
M I S M I T Ages to come, that ſhall your bounty hear, Wilſ think you miſireſ of the Indies were ; Though ſtreighter bounds your fortune did confine, In your large heart was found a wealthy mine. 3. A woman ſkilled in any thing. A letter deſires all young wives to make themſelves miſ- treſſes of Wingate's Arithmetick. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 92. 4. A woman teacher. Erect publick ſchools, provided with the beſt and ableſt maſters and miſtreſſes. Swift. 5. A woman beloved and courted. They would not ſuffer the prince to confer with, or very rarely to ſee, his miſtreſs, whom they pretended he ſhould forthwith marry. Clarendon. Nice honour ſtill engages to requite Falſe miſłreſſes and proud with ſlight for ſlight. Granville. 6. A term of contemptuous addreſs. Look you, pale miſtreſ, Do you perceive the ghaſtneſs of her eye * * A whore; a concubine. Mistru'st. n.ſ. (mis and truſt.] Diffidence; ſuſpicion; want of confidence. He needs not our miſtru/?, ſince he delivers Our offices, and what we have to do, To the direction juſt. Shakespeare Macbeth. Not then miſtrift, but tender love, injoins That I ſhould mind thee oft; and mind thou me! Milton. To M1st RU's r. v. a. [mis and truſ?..] To ſuſpect; to doubt; to regard with diffidence. - Will any man alledge thoſe mentioned human infirmitics, as reaſons why theſe things ſhould be miſtruſted or doubted of. Hooker, b. ii. By a divine inflinét, mens minds miſirſ’ Enſuing danger; as by proof we ſee, Waller. Shakeſpeare. The waters well before a boiſterous ſtorm. Shakeſpeare. Fate her own book miſtruſted at the fight, On that ſide war, on this a ſingle fight. Cowley. The relation of a Spartan youth, that ſuffered a fox con- cealed under his robe to tear out his bowels, is miſłruſted by men of buſineſs. Brown. The gen'rous train complies, Nor fraud miſtruſt; in virtue's fair diſguiſe. Pope's Odyſſey. Mistru’s TFul. adj. [miſfruſt and full.J. Diffident; doubting. I hold it cowardice To reſt miſlruſtful, where a noble heart Hath pawn'd an open hand in ſign of love. Shakespeare care. Here the miſtruſtful fowl no harm ſuſpects, So ſafe are all things which our king protećts. JValler. Mistru's TFULNEss. n. ſ. [from miſłruſtful..] Diffidence; doubt. Without him I found a weakneſs, and a miſtruſtfulneſs of myſelf, as one ſtrayed from his beſt ſtrength, when at any time I miſt him. Sidney, b. ii. Mist Ru's TFULLY. adv. [from miſłruſſul..] With ſuſpicion; with mitruſt. Mist RU'stless. adj. [from miſłruſt.] Confident; unſuſpect- 1ſ19ſ, - where he doth in ſtream miſłruffleſ, play, Weil'd with night's robe, they ſtalk the ſhore abroad. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. M1's TY. adj. [from miſł.] 1. Clouded; overſpread with miſts. The morrow fair with purple beams Diſpers'd the ſhadows of the miſty night. Loud howling wolves arouſe the jades, That drag the tragick melancholy night; Who with their drowſy, ſlow, and flagging wings Clip dead mens graves; and from their miſſy jaws Breathe foul contagious darkneſs in the air. Shakeſpeare. Parents overprize their children, while they behold them through the vapours of affection which alter the appearance, as things ſeem bigger in miſfy mornings. Wotton. Now ſmoaks with ſhow'rs the miſly mountain ground, And floated fields lie undiſtinguiſh’d round. Pºpe. 2. Obſcure; dark; not plain. To Misu NDERSTA'ND. v. a. [mis and underſtand.] To miſ- conceive; to miſtake. The words of Tertullian, as they are by them alledged, are miſunderſtood. Hooker, b. ii. He failed in diſtinguiſhing theſe two regions, both called Eden, and he altogether miſunderſtood two of the four rivers. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the World. In vain do men take ſančtuary in ſuch miſunderſtood expreſ- fions as theſe ; and from a falſe perſuaſion that they cannot reform their lives never go about it. South. This if it be neglected, will make the reader very much miſtake and miſunderſtand his meaning. Locke. Were they only deſigned to inſtruct the three ſucceeding generations, they are in no danger of being miſunderſtood. Addiſon on ancient Medal. Fairy Queen. The example of a good man is the beſt direétion we caſi follow in the performance of our duty; the moſt exact rules and precepts are ſubječt to be miſunderſtood; ſome at leaſt will miſtake their meaning. Rogers's Sermons. Misu NDER sta’NDING. m. ſ. [from miſunderſtand.] 1. Difference; diſagreement. There is a great miſunderſtanding betwixt the corpuſcular philoſophers and the chemiſts. Boyle. Servants miſtake, and ſometimes occaſion miſunderſtandings among friends. Swift's Miſcel. 2. Error; miſconception. - Sever the conſtruction of the injury from the point of con- tempt, imputing it to miſunderſtanding or fear. Bacon. Misu’s AGF. n. / [from miſuſe.] 1. Abuſe; ill uſe. 2. Bad treatment. To Misu’s E. v. a. [mºſuſer, Fr. mis and uſ...] To treat or uſe improperly; to abuſe. You miſuſe the rev'rence of your place, As a falſe favourite doth his prince's name In deeds diſhon'rable. Shakespeare Henry IV. It hath been their cuſtom ſhamefully to miſij, the ſervent zeal of men to religious arms, by converting the monics that have been levied for ſuch wars to their own ſervices. Raleigh. Bacchus, that firſt from out the purple grape Cruſh'd the ſweet poiſon of miſuſed wine. Milton. Machiavel makes it appear, that the weakneſs of Italy, which was once ſo ſtrong, was cauſed by the corrupt prac- tices of the papacy, in depraving and miſuſing religion. - South's Sºrmºns, Misu’sp. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Bad uſe ; bad treatment. Upon whoſe dead corpſe there was ſuch mily, Such beaſtly, ſhameleſs transformation, - By thoſe Welſhwomen done, as may not be Without much ſhame retold. Shakespeare. Henry IV’. How much names taken for things miſlead the underſtand- ing, the attentive reading of philoſophical writers would diſ. cover, and that in words little ſuſpected of any ſuch riſi. e. Łocke. We have reaſon to humble ourſelves before God by faſting and prayer, left he ſhould puniſh the mºſt of our inercies, by ſtopping the courſe of them. Atter bury's Sermons. To Miswe’EN. v. n. [mis and ween.] To misjudge, to diſtruſt. Latter times things more unknown ſhall ſhow, Why then ſhould witheſs man ſo much miſween. Fa. .2%. To Miswe’s D. v. n. [mis and penoan, Saxon.] To go wrong. Every thing begun with reaſon, Will come by ready means unto his end : But things miſcounſelled muſt needs miſwºnd. Hulberd. In this maze ſtill wand’red and miſwant, For heaven decreed to conceal the ſame, To make the miſcreant more to feel his ſhame. Miſsy. n.ſ. A kind of mineral. Miſy contains no cupreous vitriol but only that of iron: it is a very beautiful mineral, of a fine bright yellow colour, and of a looſe and friable ſtructure, and much reſembles the golden marcaſtes. Hill's A1at. Med. Mir E. m. ſ. ſuite, French ; miſt, Dutch; midas, Lat.] 1. A ſmall infect found in cheeſe or corn; a weevil. Virginity breeds miteſ, much like a cheeſe, conſumes itſelf to the very paring, and ſo dies with feeding its own ſtomach. Shakeſpeare's All's well that end, well. The poliſh’d glaſs, whoſe ſmall convex Enlarges to ten millions of degrees, The mite inviſible elſe, of nature's hand Leaſt animal. Philips. The idea of two is as diſtinét from the idea of three, as the magnitude of the whole earth is from that of a mite. Locke. Fairfax. 2. The twentieth part of a grain. The Seville piece of eight contains thirteen pennyweight twenty-one grains and fifteen mites, of which there aré twenty in the grain, of ſterling ſilver, and is in value forty-three Engliſh pence and eleven hundredths of a penny. Arbuthnºt. 3. Anything proverbially ſmall; the third part of a farthing. Though any man's corn they do bite, They will not allow him a mite. Tuſer's Huſø. Are you defrauded, when he feeds the poor, Our mite decreaſes nothing of your ſtore. Dryden. Did I e'er my mite with-hold From the impotent and old. Swift's Miſcel. 4. A ſmall particle. Put blue-bottles into an ant-hill they will be ſtained with red, becauſe the ants thruſt in their ſtings, and inſtil into them a ſmall mite of their ſtinging liquor, which hath the ſame effect as oil of vitriol. Ray on Creation. MITE(LL.A. m. ſ. A plant. The mitella hath a perennial root; the cup of the flower conſiſts of one leaf, and is divided into five parts; the flower conſiſts of five leaves, which expand in form of a roſe; the ; ovary
M I X M O B ovary becomes a roundiſh fruit, which terminates in a pºint, gaping at the top, in form of a biſhop's mitre, and full of roundiſh ſeeds. . . . . . . Miller. Mºthridate. n.ſ. ſmithridate, Fr.] . . Äähridate is one of the capital medicines of the ſhops, conſiſting of a great number of ingredients, and has its name from its inventor Mithridates, king of Pontus. Quincy. But you of learning and religion, And virtue, and ſuch ingredients, have made A mithridate, whoſe operation - Keeps off, or cures, what can be done or ſaid. Mºrgrid Ate muffard, n. ſ. [thlaſpi, Latin.] - The flower of the mithridate conſiſts of four leaves placed in form of a croſs, out of whoſe cup riſes the pointal, which afterward becomes a ſmooth roundiſh fruit, having common- ly a leafy border, and ſlit on the upper fide, divided into two &lls by an intermediate partition placed obliquely with re- - ſpect to the valves, and furniſhed with ſmooth roundiſh ſeeds; tº which may be added the undivided leaves, which diſtin- Donne. uiſh it from creſſes. Miller. Mitigant. adj. [mitiganj. Lat.] Lenient; lenitive. To Mitigate. v. a. ſmitigo, Lat. mitiger, Fr.] ~ - 1. To ſoften ; to make leſs rigorous. - we could greatly wiſh, that the rigour of their opinion were allayed and mitigated. Hooker, b. v. 2. To alleviate; to make mild ; to aſſuage - Miſhaps are maſter'd by advice diſcreet, - And counſel mitigates the greateſt ſmart. Fairy Queen. All it can do is, to deviſe how that which muſt be endured may be mitigated, and the inconveniences thereof counter- valled as near as may be, that, when the beſt things are not poſſible, the beſt may be made of thoſe that are. Hooker. 3. To molliſy; to make leſ, ſevere. - I undertook Before thee: and, not repenting, this obtain Of right, that I may mitigate their doom, Online deriv'd. . . . . . AMilton's Par. Loft, b. x. 4. To cool; to moderate. - * A man has frequent opportunity of mitigating the fierce- neſs of a party, of ſoftening the envious, quieting the angry, and reëlifying the prejudiced. Addiſon's Spediator. MiticA'tion, n.ſ.. [mitigatio, Lat. mitigation, Fr. from miti- gate.]. Abatement of any thing penal, harſh, or painful. . The king would not have one penny, abated of that grant- ... ed to him by parliament, becauſe it might encourage other countries to pray the like releaſe or mitigation. Bacon. They cauſed divers ſubjećts to be indićted of ſundry crimes; and when the bills were found they committed them, and ...ſuffered them to languiſh long in priſon, to extort from them great fines and ranſoms, which they termed compoſitions and mitigations. - Bacon's Henry VII. MITRE. m. ſ. [mitre, Fr. mitra, Latin.] 1. An ornament for the head. ... Nor Pantheus, thee, thy mitre nor the bands Of awful Phoebus, ſav'd from impious hands. Dryden. 2. A kind of epiſcopal crown. : " - 2 . . Biſhopricks or burning, mitres or faggots, have been the rewards of different perſons, according as they pronounced theſe conſecrated ſyllables, or not. //atty. MITRE. l. n.ſ. [Among workmen.] A kind of joining two Miſter. } boards together. o- Miller. Mi'TRED. adj. [mitre, Fr. from mitre.] Adorned with a mitre. Shall the loud herald our ſucceſs relate, Or mitred prieſt appoint the ſolemn day ! . Prior. Alitred abbots, among us, were thoſe that were exempt from the dioceſan's juriſdićtion, as having within their own precinéis epiſcopal authority, and being lords in parliament were called abbots ſovereign. Ayliffe's Parergon. MITTENT. adj. [mittens, Lat..] Sending forth; emitting. The fluxion proceedeth from humours peccant in quantity or quality, thruſt forth by the part mittent upon the inferior weak parts. - - Wiſeman's Surgery. Mittens... n.ſ.. [mitaines, French.] 1. Coarſe gloves for the Winter. December muſt be expreſſed with a horrid aſpe&t, as alſo January clad in Iriſh rug, holding in furred mittens the ſign of Capricorn. Peacham on Drawing. 2. Gloves that cover the arm without covering the fingers. 3. To handle one without mittens. To uſe one roughly. A low phraſe. Ainſ. ſittimus. [Latin.] A warrant by which a juſtice commits an offender to priſon. To MIX. v. a. Ímiſchen, Dutch; miſcio, Latin.] 1. To unite different bodies into one maſs; to put various in- gredients together. Ephraim hath mixed himſelf among the people. Hoſ. vii. 8. A mixed multitude went up with them, and flocks and herds. Exod. xii. 38. - He ſent out of his mouth a blaſt of fire, and out of his lips, a flaming breath, and out of his tongue he caſt out ſparks and tempeſts; and they were all mixt together, 2 Eſdr, * To form of different faiths. 3. To join ; to mingle. MI'xEN. m. ſ. [mixen, Mixtion. n.ſ.. [mixtion, Fr. from mix.] Mixture; confuſion which makes one rarer than another. Mixtix. adv. [from mix.] Wi Mixture. n.ſ.. [mixtura, Latin.] I. The aët of mixing; the ſtate of being mixed. . A maſs formed by mingled ingredients. . That which is added and mixed. ſtitution. MI'zz EN. m. ſ. [mezaen, Dutch.] Mo. adv. To MoA.N. v. n. I have choſen an argument, mixt of religious and civil confiderations; and likewiſe mixt between contemplative and aćtive. Bacon's holy War. Brothers, you mix your ſadneſs with ſome fear; This is the Engliſh not the Turkiſh court. Shakeſpeare. Saxon.]. A dunghil; a layſtal. of one body with another. Others perceiving this rule to fall ſhort, - - - have pieced it out by the mixtion of vacuity among bodies, believing it is that Digby on Bodier. yet are they not to be or ſubterraneous mixtions. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs, b. ii. th coalition of different parts Though we want a proper name, lightly paſt over as elementary into one. O happy mixture, wherein things contrary do ſo qualify and correct the one the danger of the other's exceſs, that neither boldneſs can make us preſume, as well as we are kept under with the ſenſe of our own wretchedneſs; nor, while we truſt in the mercy of God through Chriſt Jeſus, fear be able to tyrannize over us! . - * Hooker, b. v. Thoſe liquors are expelled out of the body which, by their mixture, convert the aliment into an animal liquid. Arbuth. I, by baleful furies led, With monſtrous mixture ſtain'd my mother's bed. Pºpe. Come vial--What if this mixture do not work at all 2 Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet. Neither can God himſelf be otherwiſe underſtood, than as - a mind free and diſentangled from all corporeal mixtures, per- ceiving and moving all things. Stillingfleet. Cicero doubts whether it were poſſible for a community to exiſt, that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its con- Addison's Freehºlder, Nº. 29. While we live in this world, where good and bad men are blended together, and where there is alſo a mixture of good and evil wiſely diſtributed by God, to ſerve the ends of his providence. Atterbury's Sermons. MizMAzE. m. ſ. [A cant word, formed from maze by redu plication.] A maze; a labyrinth. Thoſe who are accuſtomed to reaſon have got the true key of books, and the clue to lead them through the mizmaze of variety of opinions and authors to truth. Locke. The mizzen is a maſt in the ſtern or back back of a ſhip: in ſome large ſhips there are two ſuch maſts, that ſtanding next the main maſt is called the main mizzen, and the other near the poop the bonaventure mizzen : the length of a miz- zen maſt is half that of the main maſt, or the height of it is the ſame with that of the maintop maſt from the quarter- deck, and the length of the mizzen topmaſt is half that. Bail. A commander at ſea had his leg fractured by the fall of his mizzen topmaſt. Jºſeman's Surgery. MI'zzy... n.ſ. A bog; a quagmire. Ainſ. MNEMo'Nicks. n.f. [www.ovº.) The act of memory. Mo. adj. [ma, Saxon; mae, Scottiſh.] Making greater num- ber ; more. Callicpe and muſes mo, Soon as your oaken pipe begins to ſound Their ivory lutes lay by. Spenſºr. With oxbows and oxyokes, with other things mo, For oxteem and horſeteem in plough for to go. Tuffer. Further; longer. Sing no more ditties, ſing no mo Of dumps ſo dull and heavy; The frauds of men were ever ſo, Since Summer was firſt leafy. Shakeſpeare. To MOAN. v. a. [from maenan, Saxon, to grieve..] To la- ment; to deplore. - To grieve; to make lamentation. The gen’rous band redreſſive ſearch'd Into the horrors of the gloomy jail, Unpity'd and unhear'd, where miſery means. Thomſºn. MoAN. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Lamentation; audible ſorrow ; grief expreſſed in words or cries. I have diſabled mine eſtate, By ſhewing ſomething a more ſwelling port, Than my faint means would grant continuance; Nor do Í now make moan to be abridg'd From ſuch a noble rate. Shakesp. Merchant of Penice. The freſh ſtream ran by her, and murmur'd her moans; The ſalt tears fell from her, and foſt'ned the ſtones. Shakespeare Sullen moans, Hollow groans, And cries of tortur'd ghoſts. Pope's St. Caecilia. MoAT. n.ſ.. [motte, French, a mound; mota, low Latin.) A canal of water round a houſe or caſtle for defence. 16 Q. The
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The caſtle I found of good ſtrength, having a great meat
round about it, the work of a noble gentleman, of whoſe
unthrifty ſon he had bought it: Sidney, b. ii.
The fortreſs thrice himſelf in perſon ſtorm'd ;
Your valour bravely did th'aſſault ſuſtain, .*
And fill'd the moats and ditches with the ſlain. Dryden.
No walls were yet, nor fence, nor mote, nor mound,
Nor drum was heard. . Dryden's Ovid.
To MoA r. v. a. . [motter, French, from the noun..] To ſur-
round with canals by way of defence.
I will preſently to St. Luke's; there at the moated Grange
reſides this dejected Mariana. Shakeſp. Meaſ for Meaſure.
An arm of Lethe, with a gentle flow,
The palace moats, and o'er the pebbles creeps, -
And with ſoft murmurs calls the coming ſleeps. Dryden.
He ſees he can hardly approach greatneſs, but, as a moated
caſtle, he muſt firſt paſs the mud and filth with which it is
encompaſſed. Dryden's Prºf. to Aurengzebe.
Mob. n.ſ.. [contraćted from mobile, Latin.] The croud; a tu-
multuous rout.
Parts of different ſpecies jumbled together, according to
the mad imagination of the dawber; a very monſter in a
Bartholomew-fair, for the mob to gape at. Dryden.
Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes,
When monarch reaſon ſleeps, this mimick wakes;
Compounds a medley of disjointed things,
A court of coblers, and a mob of kings. Dryden.
A cluſter of mob were making themſelves merry with their
betters. Addiſon's Freeholder, N°. 44.
Mob. n.ſ. A kind of female head-dreſs.
To Mob. v. a. [from the noun..] To harraſs, or overbear by
tumult.
Mo‘BBish, adj. [from mob.] Mean; done after the manner of
the mob.
To Moble. v. a. [ſometimes written mable, perhaps by a lu-
dicrous alluſion to the French je m' habille.] To dreſs groſsly
or inelegantly.
, But who, oh! hath ſeen the mobled queen,
... Run barefoot up and down. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Mo’BBy... n. ſ. An American drink made of potatoes.
Mo‘BILE. m. ſ. [mobile, French..] The populace; the rout;
the mob. - -
... Long experience has found it true of the unthinking mo-
bik, that the cloſer they ſhut their eyes the wider they open
their hands. South's Sermons.
... The mobile are uneaſy without a ruler, they are reſtleſs
... with one. L'E/irange's Fables.
MoBI'lity. n.ſ.. [mobilité, Fr. mobilitas, Latin.]
1. Nimbleneſs; ačtivity.
Mobility is the power of being moved. Locke.
... Iron, having ſtood long in a window, being thence taken,
and by a j in water, where it may have a free
mobility, will bewray a kind of inquietude. . . . Wotton.
... The preſent age hath attempted perpetual motions, whoſe
revolutions might out-laſt the exemplary mobility, and out-
meaſure time itſelf. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. v.
The Romans had the advantage by the bulk of their ſhips,
and the fleet of Antiochus in the ſwiftneſs and mobility of
theirs, which ſerved them in great ſtead in the flight. Arbuth.
You tell, it is ingenite, active force,
Mobility, or native power to move
Words, which mean nothing. Blackmore.
2. [In cant language.] The populace.
She ſingled you out with her eye as commander in chief of
the mobility. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
. Fickleneſs; inconſtancy. Ainſ.
Kºº. n. ſ. [from Mocha, therefore more properly
Mocha-ſtone.]
Mocho-ſtones are nearly related to the agat kind, of a clear
horny grey, with declinations repreſenting moſſes, ſhrubs,
and branches, in black, brown, or red, in the ſubſtance of
the ſtone. I/oodward.
To MOCK. v. a. [mocquer, French; moccio, Welſh.]
1. To deride; to laugh at ; to ridicule.
All the regions
Do ſeemingly revolt; and who reſiſt
Are mock'd for valiant ignorance,
And periſh conſtant fools. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
- Many thouſand widows, -
Shall this his mock, mock out of their dear huſbands;
Mock mothers from their ſons, mock caſtles down. Shakeſp.
We'll diſhorn the ſpirit,
And mock him home to Windſor. - Shakeſpeare.
Others had trial of cruel mockings and ſcourgings. Heb. xi.
I am as one mocked of his neighbour; the juſt, upright
man is mocked to ſcorn. - - j.ºb xii. 4.
2. To deride by imitation; to mimick in contempt.
I long, till Edward fall by war's miſchance,
For mºcking marriage with a dame of France, Shakespeare,
3. To defeat; to elude. -
- My father is gone into his grave,
And with his ſpirit ſadly I ſurvive,
To mock the expectations of the world ;
To fruſtrate prophecies, and to raze out
Rotten opinion. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. ii.
4. To fool; to tantalize; to play on contemptuouſly,
- He will not
Mock us with his bleſt fight, then ſnatch him hence,
Soon we ſhall ſee our hope return. Milton's Par. Rºg.
Why do I overſive
Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out
To deathleſs pain AMilton's Par. Left, b. x.
Heav'n's fuller influence mocks our dazzl'd fight,
Too great its brightneſs, and too ſtrong its light. Prior.
To Mock. v. n. To make contemptuous ſport.
Pluck down my officers, break my decrees;
For now a time is come to mock at form. Shakeſpeare.
A ſtallion horſe is as a mocking friend; he neigheth under
every one. Eccluſ, xxiii. 6.
A reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all coun-
tries. Ezek. xxii. 4.
After I have ſpoken, mock on. job xxi. 3.
When thou mockeft, ſhall no man make thee aſhamed !
job xi. 3.
Mock. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Ridicule; ačt of contempt; fleer; ſheer; gibe; flirt.
, Tell the pleaſant prince this mock of his
Hath turn'd his balls to gun-ſtones. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Oh, 'tis the ſpight of hell, the fiend's arch mock,
To lip a wanton, and ſuppoſe her chaſte. Shakeſpeare.
Fools make a mock at fin. Prev. xiv. 9.
What ſhall be the portion of thoſe who have affronted
God, derided his word, and made a mock of . thing that
is ſacred 2 Tillotſºn's Sermont.
Colin makes mock at all her piteous ſmart,
A laſs that Cic'ly hight, had won his heart. Gay.
2. Imitation; mimickry.
Now reach a ſtrain, my lute,
Above her mock, or be for ever mute. Craſhaw.
Mock. adj. Falſe; counterfeit; not real. - -
The mock aſtrologer, El aſtrologo fingido. Dryden.
That ſuperior greatneſs and mock majeſty, which is aſcribed
to the prince of fallen angels, is admirably preſerved. Spect.
Moºckable. adj. [from mock.] Expoſed to derifion. -
Thoſe that are good manners at the court, are as ridicu-
lous in the country, as the behaviour of the country is moſt
M: at Court. Shakeſp. A you like it.
OCK-PRI'VET. ) ** * A. -
Mock-wi'llow. }n./ Flants. Ainſworth.
Mo'ckel. adj. [the ſame with mickle. See Mickle. This
word is variouſly written mickle, mickel, methil, motbel, muc-
#le.] Much; many.
. . The body bigg, and mightily pight,
Thoroughly rooted, and wond’rous height,
Whilom had been the king of the field,
And mockell maſt to the huſband did yield. Spenſer.
Mo'cker. n.ſ.. [from mock.]
1. One who mocks; a ſcorner; a ſcoffer; a derider.
Our very prieſts muſt become mockers, if they ſhall en-
counter ſuch ridiculous ſubjects as you are. Shakeſpeare.
Let them have a care how they intrude upon ſo great and
holy an ordinance, in which God is ſo ſeldom mocked but it
is to the mocker's confuſion. South's Sermons.
2. A deceiver; an eluſory impoſtor.
Mo'cKERY. m. ſ. [mocquerie, Latin.]
1. Deriſion; ſcorn; ſportive inſult.
The forlorn maiden, whom your eyes have ſecn
The laughing-ſtock of fortune's mockeries,
Am the only daughter of a king and queen. Fa. Qu.
Why ſhould publick mockery in print be a better teſt of
truth than ſevere railing ſarcaſms. JWatts.
2. Ridicule; contemptuous merriment. *
A new method they have of turning things that are ſerious
into mockery; an art of contradiction by way of ſcorn, where-
with we were long ſithence forewarned. Hooker, b. v.
3. Sport; ſubječt of laughter.
- What cannot be preſerv'd when fortune takes,
Patience her injury a mockery makes. Shakeſp. Othello.
Of the holy place they made a mockery. 2 Mac. viii. 17.
4. Vanity of attempt; deluſory labour; vain effort.
. . It is as the air, invulnerable;
And our vain blows malicious mockery. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
5. Imitation ; counterfeit appearance; vain ſhow.
To have done, is to hang quite out of faſhion,
Like ruſty mail in monumental mockery. * Shakeſpeare.
What though no friends in ſable weeds appear,
Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year,
: And bear about the močkery of woe - -
To midnight dances. Pope's 'Miſtel.
MoºckING-BIRD. n.ſ.. [mocking and bird..] An American bird,
'which imitates the note of other birds. -
Moºcking LY: adv. [from motºry.] In contempt; 'petulantly;
with inſult.
*Mo'ckING-
*
:
—- - Mocking-stock, ºf ſmºking and ſºcł.] A but for merri- Mºi. adj. [modale, Fr. medalis, Latin.] Relating to the form or mode, not the eſſence. . . . . * when we ſpeak of faculties of the ſoul, we aſſert not with the ſchools their real diſtinétion from it, but only a modal di- verſity. - Glanville's Scepſ. MoDAftity. n. ſ. [from modal.] Accidental difference; mo- dal accident. - - - - - - - - - The motions of the mouth by which the voice is diſcrimi- nated, are the natural elements of ſpeech ; and the applica- tion of them in their ſeveral compoſitions, or words made of them, to fignify things, or the modalities of things, and, ſo jerſe for communication of notions, is artificial. Hºlder. MODE. n.ſ.. [mode, Fr. modus, Latin.] - A- - - - - - ... form; external variety; accidental diſcrimination; acci- *: made is that which cannot ſubſiſt in and of itſelf, but is always eſteemed as belonging to, and ſubſiſting £ the help of ſome ſubſtance, which, for that reaſon, is called its ſub- ject. J/atts's Logick, p. i. Few allow mode to be called a being in the ſame perfect ſenſe as a ſubſtance is, and ſome mºdes have evidently more of real entity than others. Watts's Logick. 2. Gradation; degree. - ---. What modes of fight betwixt each wide extreme, The mole's dim curtain, and the linx's beam ; Of ſmell, the headlong lioneſs between, And hound ſagacious on the tainted green. 3. Manner; method; form; faſhion. Our Saviour beheld A table richly ſpread, in regal mode, With diſhes pil’d. Milton's Par. Reg. b. ii. The duty itſelf being reſolved upon, the mode of doing it may eaſily be found. Taylor's Guide to a Penitent. 4. State; appearance. '. Pºpe. My death Changes the mode; for º: in me was purchas'd, Falls upon thee in a much fairer ſort, For thou the garland wear'ſt ſucceſſively. 5. [Mºde, French.] Faſhion; cuſtom. There are certain garbs and modes of ſpeaking, which vary with the times; the faſhion of our clothes being not more ſubjećt to alteration than that of our ſpeech. Denham. We are to prefer the bleſfings of Providence before the ſplendid curioſities of mode and imagination. L’Eſtrange. They were invited from all parts; and the favour of learn- ing was the humour and mode of the age, Temple. As we ſee on coins, the different-faces of perſons, we ſee too their different habits and dreſſes, according to the mode that prevailed. Addiſon on ancient. Medals. If faith itſelf has diff'rent dreſſes worn, What wonder modes in wit ſhould take their turn ? Pope. MODEL. n.ſ.. [modele, French ; madulus, Latin.] 1. A repreſentation in miniature of ſomething made or done. I'll draw the form and model of our battle; Limit each leader to his ſeveral charge, ...And partin juſt proportion our ſmall ſtrength. Shakeſp. You have the models-of-ſeveral ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are periſhed. Addiſan. 2. A copy to be imitated. A fault it would be if ſome king ſhould build his manſion- houſe by the madel of Solomon's palace, They cannot ſee fin in thoſe means they uſe, with intent to reform to their models what they call religion. K. Charles. 3. A mould; any thing which ſhows or gives the ſhape of that which it incloſes. Nothing can we call our own but death; ‘And that ſmall model of the barren earth, Which ſerves as paſte and cover to our bones. Shakeſp. 4. Standard; that by which any thing is meaſured. --- As he who preſumes ſteps into the throne of God, ſo he that deſpairs meaſures providence by his own little contračted model. South's Sermans. Shakeſpeare. 5. in Shakeſpeare it ſeems to have two unexampled ſenſes. Something formed or produced. I have commended to his goodneſs The model of our chaſte loves, his young daughter. Shakespeare 6. Something ſmall and diminutive; which, perhaps, is like- wiſe the meaning of the example affixed to the third ſenſe. England 1 model to thy inward greatneſs, Like little body with a mighty heart. Shakeſpeare. Tº Mºdel. v.a.[modºr, French.) To plan; to ſhape, to mould; to form; to delineate. - When they come to model heav'n, And calculate the ſtars, how they will wield The mighty frame. he government is modelled after the ſame, manner with * of the Cantons, as much as ſo ſmall a community can imitate thoſe of ſo large an extent. Addiſon on Italy. ... I : Hooker, b. v. . Milton's I?ar. Loſº, b. viii. . * "...ſ.. [from model.] Planner; ſchemer; con- river. . . . - - º : º of gardens have their magazines of plants to diſpoſe of. - Spediat. Nº. 414. MºRATE"... […, Lt. ººj” 1. Temperate ; not exceſſive. $ound ſleep cometh of moderate eating, belly are with an inſatiable man. - 2. Not hot of temper. - - A number of moderafe members managed with ſo much art * tº ºbtain a majority, in a thin houſe, for paſſing a vote, that the king's conceſſions were a ground for a future ſettle. ment. - Swift. 3. Not luxurious ; not expenſive. - * * * There's not ſo much left as to furniſh out - A moderate table. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. Not extreme in opinion; not ſanguine in a tenet. º Theſe are tenets which the moderatºft. of the Romaniſts will not venture to affirm. , Smalridge. Fix'd to one part, but mod’rate to the reſt. Pope. 5. Placed between extremes; holding the mean. - - Quietly conſider the trial that hath been thus long had of both kinds of reformation; as well this moderate kind, which the church of England hath taken, as that other more ex- treme and rigorous, which certain churches elſewhere have better liked. - Hooker, b. iv. 6. Of the middle rate, - - More moderate gifts might have prolong’d his date, Too early fitted for a better ſtate. Dryden. To Mo'derate. v. a. {moderor, Latin; moderer, Fr.] I. To regulate; to reſtrain; to ſtill; to pacify 5 to quiet; to repreſs. - - With equal meaſure ſhe did moderate - The ſtrong extremities of their rage. Spenſer; By its aſtringent quality it moderates the relaxing quality of Warm water. Arbuthnot ºn Alimentſ. 2. To make temperate. --> Yeſwarthy nations of the torrid zone, . . . How well to you is this great bounty known For frequent gales from the wide ocean riſe - - To fan your air, and maderate your ſkies. Blackmore, Moderat ELY. adv. [from moderate.] 1. Temperately; mildly. . . . . . . . . . . 2. In a middle degree. - - Each nymph, but moderately fair, Commands with no leſs rigor here. Waller, Blood in a healthy ſtate, when let out, its red part ſhould congeal ſtrongly and ſoon, in a maſs moderately tough, and ſwim in the ſerum. . . Arbuthnot on Aliments, MoºneraTENEss. n.ſ.. [from moderate.] State of being mo- derate; temperateneſs. . . . . . . . . . . Modera"tion. n.ſ.. [moderatio, Latin.] : 1. Forbearance of extremity; the contrary temper to party vio- lence; ſtate of keeping a due mean betwixt extremes. Was it the purpoſe of theſe churches, which aboliſhed all popiſh ceremonies, to comeback again to the middle point of evenneſs and moderation?. - Hooker, b. iv. A zeal in things pertaining to God, according to know- ledge, and yet duly tempered with candor and prudence, is the true notion of that much talked of, much miſunderſtood but pangs of the Eccluſ; xxxi. 20. º virtue, moderation. - , Atterbury's Sermohs. In moderation placing all my glory, . . While tories call me whig, and whigs a tory. Pope, 2. Calmneſs of mind; equanimity. [moderation, Fr.] Equally inurºd. By moderation either ſtate to bear, - Proſperous, or adverſe. Milt. Par. Loft, b. xi. š. Frugality in expence. - - - Ainſworth, oDERA'toR. n.ſ.. [moderator, Lat. moderateur, Fr.]" . -1. The perſon or thing that calms or reſtrains. Angling was, after tedious ſtudy, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of paſſions, and a procurer of content- edneſs. Walton's Angier. 2. One who preſides in a diſputation, to reſtrain the contend- sing parties from indecency, and confine them to the queſtion, Sometimes the moderator is more troubleſome than the ac- tor. - - Bacon's Eſſayr. “How does Philopolis ſeaſonably commit the opponent with a the reſpondent, like a long-practiſed moderator?. More. - The firſt perſon who ſpeaks when the court is ſet, opens the caſe to the judge, chairman, of moderator of. the aflem- bly, and gives his own reaſons for his opinion. ºatts. -MODERN. n.ſ.. [moderne, Fr. from modernus, low Latin, ſuppoſed a caſual corruption of hodiernus. Vel potius ab ad- verbio modă, modernus, ut a die diurnus. Ainſ.] - 21. Late; recent; not ancient; not antique. Some of the ancient, and likewiſe divers of the modern writers, that have laboured in natural magick, have noted a ſympathy between the ſun and certain herbs, . , Bacon. The glorious parallels then downward bring To modern wonders, and to Britain's king. º 2. iſ]
M O D
M O H
i
2. In Shakeſpeare, vulgar; mean ; common. -
Trifles, ſuch as we preſent modern friends withal. Shakeſ?.
- - * *
* -" The juſtice
. . . with eyes ſevere and beard of formal cut,
Full of wiſe ſaws and modern inſtances. Shakeſpeare.
We have our philoſophical perſons to make modern and fa-
miliar things ſupernatural and cauſeleſs. Shakeſpeare.
Mode RNs. n.ſ. Thoſe who have lived lately, oppoſed to
the ancients. -
: There are moderns who, with a ſlight variation, adopt the
opinion of Plato. Boyle on Colours.
Some by old words to fame have made pretence;
*:::Ancients in phraſe, mere moderns in their ſenſe Pope.
Mo'D ERNISM. m. ſ. [from modern.] Deviation from the an-
cient and claſſical manner. A word invented by Swift.
Scribblers ſend us over their traſh in proſe and verſe, with
abominable curtailings and quaint moderniſms. Swift.
To Mo'DeRNIse. v. a. [from modern..] To adapt ancient com-
poſitions to modern perſons or things; to change ancient to
modern language.
MODEST. adj. [modefte, Fr. modeſus, Latin.]
‘Mo'd RNN Ess. n.ſ.. [from modern..] Novelty. -
1. Not arrogant; not preſumptuous; not boaſtful; baſhful.
... Of boaſting more than of a tomb afraid;
* . . A ſoldier ſhould be modeſ! as a maid. 1%ung.
.2. Not impudent; not forward.
Reſolve me with all modeſ? haſte, which way
Thou might'ſt deſerve, or they impoſe this uſage. Shakeſp.
... . . . Her face, as in a nymph, diſplay'd
A fair fierce boy, or in a boy betray'd
... . The bluſhing beauties of a modeſt maid. Dryden's Ovid.
. Not looſe; not unchaſte.
Mrs. Ford, the honeſt woman, the modeft-wife, the vir-
… stuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her huſband.
i. Shakeſ?, Merry Wives of I/indſºr.
4. Not exceſſive; not extreme ; moderate; within a mean.
There appears much joy in him, even ſo much that jo
could not ſhew itſelf modeft enough without a badge of bit.
terneſs. - Shakeſp. Much ado about nothing.
During the laſt four years, by a modeſt computation, there
have been brought into Breſt above ſix millions ſterling in
ballion. Addison's State of the ſºar.
Modestly, adv. [from mod/?..] --> -
1. Not arrogantly; not preſumptuouſly. -- - - - - - - -
Though learn'd, well bred; and though well bred, fin-
. . Cere, a sº a - -
! . . Modºſtly bold, and humanly ſevere. Pope.
i I may modeftly conclude, that whatever errors there may
... be in this play, there are not thoſe which have been obječted
to it. - . . . . Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
Firſt he modeſhly conjećtures, -
His pupil might be tir'd with lectures:
which help'd to mortify his pride, -
Yet gave him not the heart to chide. Swift's Miſcel.
"2. Not impudently; not forwardly; with modeſty.
-- c2 .. I, your glaſs,
Will mode/fly diſcover to yourſelf * , ,
. . . That of yourſelf, which yet you know not of Shakespeare
3. Not locſely; not lewdly. - ". . . .
4. Not exceſſively; with moderation. . . .
Mo'DEs.T.Y. m.ſ.. [modeſtie, Fr. mode/?as, Latin.]
1. Not arrogance; not preſumptuouſneſs.
. They cannot, with modeſy, think to have found out abſo- .
lutely the beſt which the wit of men may deviſe. Hooker.
2. Not impudence; not forwardneſs.
3. Moderation; decency.
A lord will hear you play;
But I am doubtful of your mode/lies,
Leſt over eying of his odd behaviour,
You break into ſome merry paſſion. Shakeſpeare.
4. Chaſtity; purity of manners.
Would you not ſwear,
All you that ſee her, that ſhe were a maid,
By theſe exterior ſhews But ſhe is more,
Her bluſh is guiltineſs, not mod/ly. Shakeſpeare.
Of the general character of women, which is modeſy, he
has taken a moſt becoming care; for his amorous expreſſions
go no farther than virtue may allow. Dryden.
Talk not to a lady in a way that mode/ly will not permit
her to anſwer. Clariſſa.
MoD'Est Y-PIEcE. m. ſ.
A narrow lace which runs along the upper part of the
ſtays before, being a part of the tucker, is called the mode/ty-
piece. - Addiſon's Guard. N°. I 18.
Mo'Dicu M. m. ſ. [Latin.j Small portion ; pittance.
What modicums of wit he utters: his evaſions have ears
thus long. Shakeſp. Troil, and Creſſida.
Though hard their fate,
A cruiſe of water, and an ear of corn,
Yet ſtill they grudg’d that modicum. Dryden.
Moorfi'Able, adj. [from modify.] That may be diverſified by
accidental differences. . -
It appears to be more difficult to conceive a diſtinét, viſible
| image in the uniform, invariable, eſſence of God, than in
variouſly modifiable matter; but the manner how I ſee either
ſtill eſcapes my comprehenſion. Locke.
Moºdificable. adj. [from modify..] Diverſifiable by various
modes. -
Modific A'tiox. m.ſ.. [modification, French.] The aët of mo-
difying any thing, or giving it new accidental differences of
form or mode. -
The chief of all ſigns is human voice, and the ſeveral mo-
difications thereof by the organs of ſpeech, viz. the letters of
the alphabet, formed by the ſeveral motions of the mouth.
Holder's Elements of Speech.
The phaenomena of colours in refracted or reflected light,
are not cauſed by new modifications of the light variouſly im-
preſſed, according to the various terminations of the light
and ſhadow. Newton's Opticºs.
- If theſe powers of cogitation, volition and ſenſation, are
neither inherent in matter as ſuch, nor acquirable to matter
by any motion and modifiation of it, it neceſſarily follows
that they proceed from ſome cogitative ſubſtance, ſome in-
corporeal inhabitant within us, which we call ſpirit. Bently.
To Mo'dify. v. a. [mºdifier, French.] " " -
1. To change the form or accidents of any thing; to ſhape.
Yet there is that property in all letters, of aptneſs to be
conjoined in ſyllables and words through the voluble motions
of the organs, that they modify and diſcriminate the voice
without appearing to diſcontinue it. Holier.
The middle parts of the broad beam of white light which
fell upon the paper, did, without any confine of ſhadow to
modify it, become coloured all over with one uniform colour,
the colour being always the ſame in the middle of the paper
as at the edges. Newton's Opticks.
2. To ſoften ; to moderate.
After all this diſcanting and modifying upon the matter,
there is hazard on the yielding ſide. L'Eſtrange,
- Of his grace
He modifies his firſt ſevere decree, -
The keener edge of battle to rebate. Dryden.
Modi'llo N. m. ſ. [French ; modiolus, Lat.]
* Modillons, in architecture, are little brackets which are
often ſet under the corinthian and compoſite orders, and ſerve
to ſupport the projecture of the larmier or drip : this part
muſt be iº from the great model, which is the dia-
meter of the pillar; for, as the proportion of an edifice in
general depends on the diameter of the pillar, ſo the ſize and
number of the modillons, as alſo the interval between them,
ought to have due relation to the whole fabrick. Harris.
The modillons or dentelli make a noble ſhow by their grace-
ful projections. Speciator, Nº. 415.
Mo'dish. adj. [from mode..] Faſhionable; formed according
to the reigning cuſtom. - -
But you, perhaps, expect a modiſh feaſt, -
With am’rous ſongs, and wanton dances grac'd, Dryd.
Hypocriſy, at the faſhionable end of the town, is very dif-
ferent from hypocriſy in the city; the modiſh hypocrite endea-
vours to appear more viticus than he really is, the other kind
of hypocrite more virtuous. Addison's Spei. N°. 399.
Mo'dishly, adv. [from modiſh..] Faſhionably. " ' '
Young children ſhould not be much perplexed about put-
ting off their hats, and making legs modiſhly. Locke.
Mo'ois HNess. n.ſ. [from modiſh.] Affectation of the faſhion.
To ModulATE. v. a. [modulor, Latin.] To form ſound to a
certain key, or to certain notes. -
The noſe, lips, teeth, palate, jaw, tongue, weaſan, lungs,
muſcles of the cheſt, diaphragm, and muſcles of the belly,
all ſerve to make or modulate the ſound. Grew's Cºſmol.
Could any perſon ſo modulate her voice as to deceive ſo
many. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey.
Echo propagates around - -
Each charm of modulated ſound. Anon.
MoDULATION. m. ſ. [from modulate ; modulation, Fr.]
1. The act of forming any thing to certain proportion.
The number of the ſimple original minerals have not been
rightly fixt: the matter of two or more kinds being mixed
together, and by the different proportion and modulation of
that matter variouſly diverſified, have been reputed all dif-
ferent kinds. J%2dward.
The ſpecch, as it is a ſound reſulting from the modulation
of the air, has moſt affinity to the ſpirit, but, as it is uttered
by the tongue, has immediate cognation with the body, and
ſo is the fitteſt inſtrument to manage a commerce between
the inviſible powers of human ſouls cloathed in fleſh.
Government of the Tongue.
2. Sound modullated; agreeable harmony.
Innumerous ſongſters, in the freſhening ſhade,
Their modulations mix, mellifluous. Thomſon's Spring.
Mo'DULAToR.
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M O I - Modulator. n.ſ.. [from modulate.] He who forms ſounds to a certain key; a tuner; that which modulates. The tongue is the grand inſtrument of taſte, the faithful judge of all our nouriſhment, the artful modulator of our voice, and the neceſſary ſervant of maſtication. Derham. Module. n.ſ.. [modulus, Latin.] An empty repreſentation; a model. My heart hath one poor ſtring to ſtay it by, Which holds but till thy news be uttered; And then, all this thou ſeeſt, is but a clod And module of confounded royalty. Shakeſp. King john, Mo'Dus. n.ſ. [Latin.] Something paid as a compenſation for tithes on the ſuppoſition of being a moderate equivalent. One terrible circumſtance of this bill, is turning the tithe of flax and hemp into what the lawyers call a modus, or a certain ſum in lieu of a tenth part of the product. Swift. Mo'Dw All. n. ſ. A bird. Ainſ. Moe. adj. [ma, Saxon. See Mo..] More; a greater number. The chronicles of England mention no moe than only ſix kings bearing the name of Edward ſince the conqueſt, there- fore it cannot be there ſhould be more. Hooker, b. ii. Mo’HAIR. m. ſ. [mohere, moire, Fr.] Thread or ſtuff made of camels or other hair. She, while her lover pants upon her breaſt, Can mark the figures on an Indian cheſt, And when ſhe ſees her friend in deep deſpair, Obſerves how much a chintz exceeds mohair. Pope. Mohock. n.ſ. The name of a cruel nation of America given to ruffians who infeſted, or rather were imagined to infeſt, the ſtreets of London. From milk-ſop he ſtarts up mohock, Prior. Who has not trembled at the mohock's name * Gay. Thou haſt fallen upon me with the rage of a mad dog, or a mohock. Dennis. Moi'DERED. adj. Crazed. Ainſ. Moſidor E. n.ſ.. [moede, Fr.] A Portugal coin, rated at one pound ſeven ſhillings. Moſiety. m. ſ. [moitié, French, from moien, the middle.] Half; one of two equal parts. This company being divided into two equal moieties, the one before, the other ſince the coming of Chriſt; that part which, ſince the coming of Chriſt, partly hath embraced, and partly ſhall embrace, the Chriſtian religion, we term as by a more proper name, the church of Chriſt. Hooker, b. iii. The death of Antony Is not a ſingle doom, in that name lay A moiety of the world. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. Say, that ſhe were gone, Given to the fire, a moiety of my reſt Might come to me. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. Touch'd with human gentleneſs and love, Forgive a moiety of the principal. Shakeſpeare. The militia was ſettled, a moiety of which ſhould be nomi- nated by the king, and the other moiety by the parliament. Cl. As this is likely to produce a ceſſation of arms among one half of our iſland, it is reaſonable that the more beautiful moiety of his majeſty's ſubjects ſhould eſtabliſh a truce. Addison To Moil. v. a. [mouiller, French.] 1. To dawb with dirt. All they which were left were moiled with dirt and mire by reaſon of the deepneſs of the rotten way. Knolles. 2. To weary. - No more tug one another thus, nor moil yourſelves, re- ceive Prize equal. To Moil. ii. n. [mouiller, French.] 1. To labour in the mire. Mail not too much under-ground, for the hope of mines is very uncertain. Bacon's Eſſays. 2. To toil; to drudge. They toil and moil for the intereſt of their maſters, that in requital break their hearts; and the freer they are of their fleſh, the more ſcandalous is the bondage. L’Eſtrange. Oh the endleſs miſery of the life I lead cries the moiling huſband; to ſpend all my days in ploughing. L’Eſtrange. Now he muſt moil, and drudge, for one he loaths. Dry. With thee 'twas Marian's dear delight To moil all day, and merry-make at night. Gay's Paſº. MOIST. adj. [moiſie, moite, French.] 1. Wet, not dry; wet, not liquid; wet in a ſmall degree. Why were the moiſt in number ſo outdone, That to a thouſand dry they are but one. Blackmore. Many who live well in a dry air, fall into all the diſeaſes that depend upon a relaxation in a moiſt one. Arbuthnot. Nor yet, when moiſt Aréturus clouds the ſky, The woods and fields their pleaſing toils deny. Pope. 2: Juicy; ſucculent. Ainſ. To Móist. v. a. [from moiſt.] To make damp; to make To Moist EN. { wet to a ſmall degree; to damp. Write till your ink be dry; and with your tears 44.jt it again; and frame ſome feeling line. Shakeſ rare. 2. Chapman's Iliad. His breaſts are full of milk, and his bones are moiſtened with marrow. - job xxi. 24. * Pipe a little moiſtened on the inſide, ſo as there be no drops left, maketh a more ſolemn found than if the pipe were dry. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, N°. 23o. - When torrents from the mountains fall no more, the ſwel- ling * * reduced into his ſhallow bed, with ſearce water to moiſten his own pebbles. Dryden's AFn. Mo'1st ENER. n. ſ. [from moiſten..] The perſon or thing that moiſtens. - Mººrsºs, "...ſ [from mei?..] Dampneſs; wetneſ, in a ſmall *; . Pleaſure both kinds take in the moiſineſ, and denſity of the air. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 823. The ſmall particles of brick or ſtone the feaſt moiſineſ; would join together. Addiſon's Guard. Moistur E. n.ſ.. [moiteur, Fr. from moiſt.] Smalſ quantity of water or liquid. Sometimes angling to a little river near hand, which, for the moiſture it beſtowed upon roots of ſome flouriſhing trees, was rewarded with their ſhadow. Sidney. All my body's moiſture Scarce ſerves to quench my furnace-burning heat. Shah. Set ſuch plants as require much moiſiure upon ſºy, d grounds. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. N°. §3. While dryneſs moiſture, coldneſs heat reſiſts, All that we have, and that we are, ſubſiſts. Denham. If ſome penurious ſource by chance appear'd Scanty of waters, when you ſcoop'd it dry, And offer'd the full helmet up to Cato, Did he not daſh th' untaſted moiſture from him. Addiſon. Mokes of a net. The meſhes. Ainſ. Mo’ky. adj. Dark: as, moky weather. Ainſ. It ſeems a ºption of murky: and in ſome places they call it muggy, ulky. MOLE. m. ſ. [moel, Saxon; mole, Fr. mola, Lat.] I. A mole is a formleſs concretion of extravaſated blood, which grows unto a kind of fleſh in the uterus, and is called a falſe conception. Quincy. 2. A natural ſpot or diſcolouration of the body. - To nouriſh hair upon the moles of the face, is the perpe- tuation of a very antient cuſtom. Brown's Pulgar Erroirs. Such in painting are the warts and moles, which adding a likeneſs to the face, are not therefore to be omitted. Dryden. That Timothy Trim and Jack were the ſame perſon, was proved, particularly by a mole under the left pap. Arbuthnot. The peculiarities in Homer are marks and moles, by which every common eye diſtinguiſhes him. Pope. 3. [From moles, Lat. mole, Fr.] A mound; a dyke. Sion is ſtreightened on the north ſide by the ſea-ruined wall of the mole. Sandys. With aſphaltick ſlime the gather'd beach They faſten’d ; and the mole immenſe wrought on Over the foaming deep high-arch'd; a bridge Of length prodigious. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. x. The great quantities of ſtones dug out of the rock could not eaſily conceal themſelves, had they not been conſumed in the moles and buildings of Naples. Addiſon on Italy. Bid the broad arch the dang'rous flood contain, The mole projected break the roaring main. Pope. 4. A little beaſt that works under-ground. Tread ſoftly, that the blind mole may not .* Hear a foot fall; we now are near his cell. Shakeſpeare, What is more obvious than a mole, and yet what more palpable argument of Providence More. Moles have perfect eyes, and holes for them through the ſkin, not much bigger than a pin's head. Ray on the Creation. Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plow, the worm to weave. Pope. Mo'LEB At. m. ſ. A fiſh. Ainſ. Molecast. m. ſ. [mole and caff.] Hillock caſt up by a mole. In Spring let the molecaſts be ſpread, becauſe they hinder the mowers. Martimer's Huſbandry, Moſlecatch ER. n.ſ.. [male and catcher.] One whoſe employ- ment is to catch moles. - Get moul-catcher cunningly moule for to kill, And harrow and caſt abroad every hill. Tuſer's Huſø. Mo'lehill. n.ſ.. [mole and hill.] Hillock thrown up by the mole working underground. - You feed your ſolitarineſs with the conceits of the poets, whoſe liberal pens can as eaſily travel over mountains as male- hills. Sidney. The rocks, on which the ſalt-ſea billows beat, And Atlas’ tops, the clouds in height, that paſs, - Compar'd to his huge perſon molehills be. Fairfax. A churchwarden, to expreſs Saint Martin's in the Fields, cauſed to be engraved a martin ſitting upon a molehill between two treeS. Peacham on Blazoning. Our politician having baffled conſcience, muſt not be non- pluſed with inferior obligations; and, having leapt over ſuch mountains, lie down before a molehill. South's Sermons. 16 R Mountains,
M O L M O M Mountains, which to your Maker's view Seem leſs than molehill; do to you. Roſcommon. Strange ignorance that the ſame man who knows How far yond’ mount above this molehill ſhows, Should not perceive a difference as great Between ſmall incomes and a vaſt eſtate Dryden's juv. To Molºst. v. a. (mol/ler, Fr. moleſłus, Lat.J To diſturb; to trouble ; to vex. If they will firmly perfiſt concerning points which hitherto have been diſputed of, they muſt agree that they have moleſł- ed the church with needleſs oppoſition. Hooker, b. iii. No man ſhall meddle with them, or melºft them in any natter. 1 Mac. x. 35. Pleaſure and pain ſignify whatſoever delights or mole's us. Lacée. Both are doom'd to death; And the dead wake not to moleſ the living. Rowe. MoLEstation. n.ſ. (mol/lia, Latin, from moleft.] Diſtur- bance; uneaſineſs cauſed by vexation. Though uſeleſs unto us, and rather of moleſłation, we re- frain from killing ſwallows. Brown's Vulgar Errours. An internal ſatisfaction and acquieſcience, or diſſatisfaction and moleſłation of ſpirit, attend the practice of virtue and vice reſpectively. Norris's Miſc/. Mole's rer. n.ſ.. [from mol%.] One who diſturbs. Mo'LETRAck, n.ſ. (mole and track..] Courſe of the mole un- der-ground. The pot-trap is a deep earthen veſſel ſet in the ground, with the brim even with the bottom of the moletracks. Mort. Mo'LEwArp. m. ſ. (mole and peoppan, Saxon.] A mole. The molewarp's brains mixt therewith all, And with the ſame the piſmire's gall. Drayton's Nymphid. Mo'lli ENT. adj. [molliens, Latin.] Softening. Mo'llifiable. adj, [from molliſy.) That may be ſoftened. Mollification, n.ſ. [from molliff.] 1. The act of mollifying or ſoftening. For induration or mollification, it is to be inquired what will make metals harder and harder, and what will make them foſter and ſofter. Bacon. 2. Pacification; mitigation. Some mollification, ſweet lady. Mo'llifier. n.ſ. (from mollify.] 1. That which ſoftens; that which appeaſes. The root hath a tender, dainty heat; when, when it cometh above ground to the ſun and air, vaniſheth; for it is a great mollifier. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 863. 2. He that pacifies or mitigates. To Mo'LLIF Y. v. a. ſmallio, Latin; mollir, Fr.] I. To ſoften ; to make ſoft. 2. To aſſwage. Neither herb, nor mollifying plaiſter, reſtored them to Shakeſpeare. health. JWiſd. xvi. 12. Sores have not been cloſed, neither bound up, neither mol- lified with ointment. Iſa. i. 6. 3. To appeaſe; to pacify; to quiet. Thinking her ſilent imaginations began to work upon ſome- what, to moll'ſ; them, as the nature of muſick is to do, I took up my harp. Sidney, b. ii. He brought them to theſe ſavage parts, And with ſweet ſcience molliff'd their ſtubborn hearts. Fairy Queen, b. ii. The crone, on the wedding-night, finding the knight's • averſion, ſpeaks a good word for herſelf, in hope to mollify the ſullen bridegroom. Dryden. 4. To qualify; to leſſen any thing harſh or burdenſome. . They would, by yielding to ſome things, when they re- fuſed others, ſooner prevail with the houſes to mollify their demands, than at firſt to reform them. Clarendon, b. viii. Cowley thus paints Goliah: The valley, now, this monſter ſeem'd to fill, And we, methought, look’d up to him from our hill; where the two words, ſeem'd and methought, have mollified the figure. Dryden's Prºf. to his State of Innocence. Mo'LTEN. part. paſſ from melt. Braſs is molten out of the ſtone. job xxviii. 2. In a ſmall furnace made of a temperate heat; let the heat be ſuch as may keep the metal molten, and no more. Bacon. Love's myſtick form the artizans of Greece In wounded ſtone, or molten gold expreſs. Prior. Mo'LY. m. ſ. [moly, Latin; moly, French.] The molly hath pinnated leaves, like thoſe of the lentiſcus, but are terminated by an odd lobe: the flower expands in the form of a roſe, and the fruit reſembles a grain of pepper. AMiller. AMºly, or wild garlick, is of ſeveral ſorts; as the great may of Homer, the Indian moly, the moly of Hungary, ſer- pent's moly, the yellow moly, Spaniſh purple moly, Spaniſh filver-capped moly, Dioſcorides's moly, the ſweet may of Mont- Pelier: the roots are tender, and muſt be carefully defended 5 from froſts: as for the time of their flowering, the moly of Homer flowers in May, and continues till July, and ſo do all the reſt except the laſt, which is late in September: they are hardy, and will thrive in any ſoil. Mortimer's Huſb. The ſovereign plant he drew, And ſhew’d its nature, and its wond’rous pow'r, lack was the root, but milky white the flow'r ; Molly the name. Pope's Odyſſey. Molo'sses. n.ſ. ſmellazzo, Italian, J Treacle; the ſpume or Mol A'sses. ; ſcum of the juice of the ſugar-cane. MoME. m. ſ. A dull, ſtupid blockhead, a ſtock, a poſt : this owes its original to the French word momen, which ſignifies the gaming at dice in maſquerade, the cuſtom and rule of which is, that a ſtrict ſilence is to be obſerved; whatſoever ſum one ſtakes another covers, but not a word is to be ſpoken; from hence alſo comes our word mum for ſilence. - Hanmer. Mame, malthorſe, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch Either get thee from the door, or fit down at the hatch. Shakeſpeare's Comedy of Erroars. MOMENT. n.ſ.. [moment, Fr. momentum, Latin.] 1. Conſequence; importance; weight; value. We do not find that our Saviour reproved them of error, for thinking the judgment of the ſcribes to be worth the ob- jećting, for eſteeming it to be of any moment or value in mat- ters concerning God. Hooker, b. ii. I have ſeen her die twenty times upon far poorer moment. Shakeſpeare's Antony and Cleopatra. What towns of any moment but we have Shakeſp. It is an abſtruſe ſpeculation, but alſo of far leſs moment and conſequence to us than the others; ſeeing that without this we can evince the exiſtence of God. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Force; impulſive weight; actuating power. The place of publick prayer is a circumſtance in the out- ward form, which hath moment to help devotion. Hooker. Can theſe or ſuch be any aid to us Look they as they were built to ſhake the world 2 Or be a moment to our enterprize Benj. johnſon. Touch with lighteſt moment of impulſe His free-will, to her own inclining left In even ſcale. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. He is a capable judge ; can hear both ſides with an indif- ferent ear; is determined only by the moments of truth, and ſo retracts his paſt errors. Norris's Miſcel. 3. An indiviſible particle of time. If I would go to hell for an eternal moment, or ſo, I could be knighted. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of J/indſor. The flighty purpoſe never is o'ertook, Unleſs the deed go with it: from this moment The very firſtlings of my heart ſhall be The firſtlings of my hand. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The imaginary reaſoning of brutes is not a diſtinct reaſon- ing, but performed in a phyſical moment. Hale. Yet thus receiving and returning bliſs In this great moment, in this golden now, When ev'ry trace of what, or when, or how, Shou'd from my ſoul by raging love be torn. Prior. MoME'NTAlly. adv. [from momentum, Latin.] For a mo- Inent. Air but momentally remaining in our bodies, hath no pro- portionable ſpace for its converſion, º; of length enough to refrigerate the heart. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iii. MoMENTANEous. Nadj. [momentanée, Fr. momentaneus, Lat.] Mo’MENT ANY. } Laſting but a moment. Small difficulties, when exceeding great good is ſure to en- ſue; and, on the other fide, momentary benefits, when the hurt which they draw after them is unſpeakable, are not at all to be reſpected. Hooker, b. i. Flame above is durable and conſiſtent; but with us it is a ſtranger and momentary. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. N°. 31. Mo'MENTARY. adj. [from moment..] Laſting for a moment; done in a moment. Momentary as a ſound, Swift as a ſhadow, ſhort as any dream. Scarce could the ſhady king The horrid ſum of his intentions tell, But ſhe, ſwift as the momentany wing Of light'ning, or the words he ſpoke, left hell. Craſhaw. Swift as thought the flitting ſhade Through air his momentary journey made. Dryden. Onions, garlick, pepper, ſalt and vinegar, taken in great quantities, excite a momentary heat and fever. Arbuthnot. MoME'N Tous. adj. [from momentum, Latin.] Important; weighty ; of conſequence. Great Anne, weighing th' events of war AMomentous, in her prudent heart thee choſe. Philips. If any falſe ſtep be made in the more momentous concerns of life, the whole ſcheme of ambitious deſigns is broken. Addison Shakeſpeare. Mo'MMERY. ! º º t - ºf
M O N M O N - | ! MoMMERY. n.ſ. [or mummery, from mummer, monerie, Fr.] An entertainment in which maſkers play frolicks. See MoMe. All was jollity, Feaſting and mirth, light wantonneſs and laughter, Piping and playing, minſtrelſy and maſking, Till life fled from us like an idle dream, A ſhew of mommery without a meaning. Rowe. Mo'NAchAL. adj. [monacal, Fr. monachalis, Lat. Movºx.ºxês.] Monaſtick; relating to monks, or conventual orders. Mo'NAchism. n.ſ.. [monachiſme, Fr.] The ſtate of monks; the monaſtick life. §. }n. ſ: [uovº;..] An indiviſible thing.] Diſunity is the natural property of matter, which of itſelf is nothing elſe but an infinite congeries of phyſical monads. More's Divine Dialogues. MONARCH. n.ſ.. [monarch, Fr. Pºvo.pxos.] 1. A governor inveſted with * authority; a king. Was A morſel for a monarch. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. Your brother kings and monarchs of the earth Do all expe&t that you ſhould rouſe yourſelf. Shakeſpeare. The father of a family or nation, that uſes his ſervants like children, and adviſes with them in what concerns the com- monweal, and thereby is willingly obeyed by them, is what the ſchools mean by a monarch. Temple's Miſcel. 2. One ſuperior to the reſt of the ſame kind. - The monarch oak, the patriarch of the trees, Three centuries he grows, and three he ſtays Supreme in ſtate, and in three more decays. With eaſe diſtinguiſh'd is the regal race, One monarch wears an open, honeſt face; Shap'd to his ſize, and godlike to behold, His royal body ſhines with ſpecks of gold. Dryden's Pīrg. Return'd with dire remorſeleſs ſway, - The monarch ſavage rends the trembling prey. Pope's Odyſ. 3. Preſident. Come, thou monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus, with pink eyne, In thy vats our cares be drown'd. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleop. MonA'RCHAL. adj. [from monarch..] Suiting a monarch ; re- gal; princely; imperial. Satan, whom now tranſcendent glory rais'd Above his fellows, with monarchal pride, Conſcious of higheſt worth, unmov’d thus ſpake. Milton. MonArchical. adj. [monarchique, Fr. Poyzºxx0s, from mo- narch..] Weſted in a ſingle ruler. That ſtorks will only live in free ſtates, is a pretty con- ceit to advance the opinion of popular policies, and from an- tipathies in nature to diſparage monarchical government. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b, iii. The decretals reſolve all into a monarchical power at Rome. Baker's Reflections on Learning. To Mo'NARchise. v. n. [from monarch..] To play the king. Allowing him a breath, a little ſcene To monarchize, be fear'd, and kill with looks. Mo'NARchy. n. ſ. [monarchie, Fr. Poyzpx|2.] I. The government of a ſingle perſon. While the monarchy flouriſhed, theſe wanted not a protec- tor. Atterbury's Sermons. 2. Kingdom; empire. Dryden. Shakeſp. - I paſt Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. The firſt that there did greet my ſtranger ſoul, Was my great father-in-law, renowned Warwick, Who cried aloud, What ſcourge for perju Can this dark monarchy afford falſe Clarence. Shakeſpeare. This ſmall inheritance Contenteth me, and 's worth a monarchy. Shakeſpeare. Mo'NAstery. n.f. [monaſtere, Fr. monaſterium, Lat.] Houſe of religious retirement; convent. It is uſually pronounced, and often written, monaſry. Then courts of kings were held in high renown; There, virgins honourable vows receiv'd, But chaſte as maids in monaſteries liv'd. Dryden. In a monaſtery your devotions cannot carry you ſo far toward the next world, as to make this loſe the ſight of you. Pope. Mona'stick. . . adj. [monaſtique, Fr. monoſticus, Latin.] Re- oNA'stical. 3 ligiouſly recluſe ; pertaining to a monk. I drave my ſuitor to forſwear the full ſtream of the world, and to live in a nook merely monaſtick. Shakespeare As you like it. The ſilicious and hairy veſts of the ſtrićteſt orders of friers derive the inſtitution of their monaſtick life from the example of John and Elias. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. v. When young, you led a life monaſtick, And wore a vaſt eccleſiaſtick; { Now in your age you grow fantaſtick. Denham. Mona'stically. Adé. [from monaſtick.] Recluſely; in the manner of a monk. I have a dozen years more to anſwer for, all monaſtically Paſſed in this country of liberty and delight. Swift. - - - Mºv. n: ſ [from moon and day.] The ſecond day of the week. Mo'NEY. m. ſ. ſmonnoye, French; moneta, Latin. It has pro- perly no plural except when money is taken for a ſingle piece; but monies was formerly uſed for ſums.] Metal coined for the purpoſes of commerce. Importune him for monies; be not ceaſ: with ſlight denial. Shakeſp. Timen of Athens. The jealous wittolly knave hath maſſes of money. Shakeſ, You need my help, and you ſay, Shylock, we would have mºnies. w I will give thee the worth of it in money. Wives the readieſt helps To betray heady huſbands, rob the eaſy, And lend the monies on return of luſt. Benj. johnſºn. AMoney differs from uncoined ſilver, in that the quantity of ſilver in each piece of money is aſcertained by the ſtamp it bears, which is a publick voucher. Locke. My diſcourſe to the hen-peck'd has produced many corre- ſpondents ; ſuch a diſcourſe is of general uſe, and every mar- ried man's money. Addison's Speef, N° 482. People are not obliged to receive any monies, except of their own coinage by a publick mint. Swift. Thoſe huckſterers or money jobbers will be found neceſſary, if this braſs money is made current in the exchequer. Swift. Mo'NEYBAG. m. ſ. [money and bag..] A large purſe. Look to my houſe; I am right loth to go; There is ſome ill a brewing towards my reit, For I did dream of moneybags to-right. Shakeſpeare. My place was taken up by an ill-bred puppy, with a zºo- meybag under each arm. Addiſon's Guard. Nº. 106. Mo'NEY Box. m. ſ. [money and box.] A till. Mo'N E Y CHANGER. m. ſ. [money and change.] A broker in money. The uſerers or moneychangers being a ſcandalous employment at Rome, is a reaſon for the high rate of intereſt. Arbuthnot. Mo'NE YED. adj. [from money..] Rich in money: often uſed in oppoſition to thoſe who are poſſeſſed of lands. Invite moneyed men to lend to the merchants, for the con- tinuing and quickening of trade. Bacon's Effeys. If exportation will not balance importation, away muſt your ſilver go again, whether moneyed or not moneyed; for where goods do not, ſilver muſt pay for the conºmodities you ſpend. Locke. Several turned their money into thoſe funds, merchants as well as other moneyed men. Swift. With theſe meaſures fell in all monied men ; ſuch as had raiſed vaſt ſums by trading with ſtocks and funds, and lend- ing upon great intereſt. • Swift. Mo'Neyer. n.ſ.. [monnoyer-eur, Fr. from money.] 1. One that deals in money; a banker. 2. A coiner of money. - Mo'N EY less. adj. [from money..] Wanting money; pennileſs. The ſtrong expectation of a good certain ſalary will out- weigh the loſs by bad rents received out of lands in mºneyleſ; time. Swift. Mo'NEYMAtter. m. ſ. [money and matter.] Account of debtor and creditor. What if you and I Nick ſhould enquire how moneymatter: ſtand between us Arbuthnot's Hiff. of john Bill. Mo'NEYscRiven ER. n.ſ.. [money and ſcrivener.] One who raiſes, money for others. - Suppoſe a young unexperienced man in the hands of money- friveners; ſuch fellows are like your wire-drawing mills, if they get hold of a man's finger, they will pull in his whole body at laſt. Arbuthnot's Hiſt, of john B...'. Mo'N E Y wor T. n.ſ. A plant. - Mo'N EY sworth. n.ſ.. [money and worth.] Something value- able; ſomething that will bring money. There is either money or moneyſworth in all the controver- fies of life; for we live in a mercenary world, and it is the price of all things in it. L’Eſtrange. Mo'NGcoRN. n.ſ.. [mang, Saxon, and corn.] Mixed corn: as, wheat and rie. Mo'NG ER. m. ſ. [mangere, Saxon, a tradºr; from mangan, Saxon, to trade.] A dealer; a ſeller. It is uſed after the name of any commodity to expreſs a ſeller of that commo- dity: as, a fiſhmonger; and ſometimes a medier in anything: as, a whoremºnger; a newſmanger. Th’ impatient ſtates manger - --- Could now contain himſelf no longer. Hudibra', p. iii. Mo'N cRE L. adj. [as mongcorn, from man33 Saxon, or mengºn, to mix, Dutch...] Of a mixed breed. This zealot Is of a mongrel, divers kind, 4. - Clerick ... and lay behind. - Hudibras, p. i. Ye mongrel work of heav'n, with human ſhapes, That have but juſt enough of ſenſe to know - The maſter's voice. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. I'm but a half-ſtrain’d villain yet, But monºrel miſchievous. Shakeſpeare. 1 Kings xxi. 2.
M O N
M O N
Baſe, groveling, worthleſs wretches;
Mongrel, in faction; poor faint-hearted traitors. Addison.
His friendſhip ſtill to few confin'd,
Were always of the middling kind;
No fools of rank, or mongrel breed,
Who fain wou'd paſs for lords indeed. Swift's Miſcel.
Mo'NIMENT. n.ſ.. [from moneo, Lat.] It ſeems here to ſignify
inſcription.
Some others were driven and diſtent
Into great ingots and to wedges ſquare,
Some in round plates withouten moniment. Fairy Queen.
To Mo'Nish. v. a. [moneo, Lat.] To admoniſh, of which it
is a contračtion.
Moniſh him gently, which ſhall make him both willing to
amend, and glad to go forward in love. Aſcham's Schoolmaſier.
Mo'NishER. m. ſ. [from moniſh.] An admoniſher; a monitor.
Mon I'tion. n.f. [monitia, Latin; monition, Fr.]
1. Information; hint.
We have no viſible monition of the returns of any other
periods, ſuch as we have of the day, by ſucceſſive light and
darkneſs. Holder on Time.
2. Inſtruction ; document.
Unruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends,
but to the counſels and monitions of reaſon itſelf. L'Eſtrange.
After ſage monitions from his friends,
His talents to employ for nobler ends,
He turns to politicks his dang'rous wit. Swift.
Mo'Nitor. m. ſ. [Latin.] One who warns of faults, or in-
forms of duty; one who gives uſeful hints. It is uſed of an
upper ſcholar in a ſchool commiſſioned by the maſter to look
to the boys in his abſence.
You need not be a monitor to the king; his learning is
eminent: be but his ſcholar, and you are ſafe. Bacon.
It was the privilege of Adam innocent to have theſe notions
alſo firm and untainted, to carry his monitor in his boſom, his
law in his heart, and to have ſuch a conſcience as might be
its own caſuiſt. Sºuth's Sermons.
We can but divine who it is that ſpeaks; whether Perſius
himſelf, or his friend and monitor, or a third perſon. Dryden.
The pains that come from the neceſſities of nature, are
monitors to us to beware of greater miſchiefs. Locke.
Mo'NitoRY. adj. [monitoire, Fr. monitorius, Lat.] Conveying
uſeful inſtruction; giving admonition.
Loſſes, miſcarriages, and diſappointments, are monitory
and inſtrućtive. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
He is ſo taken up ſtill, in ſpite of the monitory hint in my
eſſay, with particular men, that he neglects mankind. Pope.
Mo'NitoRY. n.ſ. Admonition; warning.
A king of Hungary took a biſhop in battle, and kept him
priſoner; whereupon the pope writ a monitory to him, for
that he had broken the privilege of holy church. Bacon.
MONK. n.ſ.. [monec, Saxon; monachus, Latin; wovaxºs.]
One of a religious community bound by vows to certain ob-
ſervances.
'Twould prove the verity of certain words,
Spoke by a holy monk. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
Abdemeleck, as one weary of the world, gave over all,
and betook himſelf to a ſolitary life, and became a melan-
choly Mahometan monk. Knolles's Hiſ of the Turks.
The droniſh monks, the ſcorn and ſhame of manhood,
Rouſe and prepare once more to take poſſeſſion,
And neſtle in their ancient hives again. Rowe.
Monks, in ſome reſpects, agree with regulars, as in the
ſubſtantial vows of religion; but in other reſpects, monks and
regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied
up to ſo ſtrićt a rule of life as monks are. Ayliffe's Parergon.
Mo'NKEY. m. ſ. [monikin, a little man.]
1. An ape; a baboon; a jackanapes. An animal bearing ſome
reſemblance of man.
One of them ſhewed me a ring that he had of your daugh-
ter for a monkey: Tubal, it was my turquoiſe; I would not
have given it for a wilderneſs of monkeys. Shakeſpeare.
More new-fangled than an ape ; more giddy in my deſires
than a monkey. Shakeſp. As you like it.
Other creatures, as well as monkeys, deſtroy their young
ones by ſenſeleſs fondneſs. Locke on Education.
With glittering gold and ſparkling gems they ſhine,
But apes and monkeys are the gods within. Granville.
2. A word of contempt, or ſlight kindneſs.
This is the monkey's own giving out; ſhe is perſuaded I
will marry her. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
Poor monkey / how wilt thou do for a father Shakeſp.
Mo'NKERY. m. ſ. [from monk.] The monaſtick life.
Neither do I meddle with their evangelical perfeótion of
vows, nor the dangerous ſervitude of their raſh and impotent
votaries, nor the inconveniences of their monkery. Hall.
Mo'NKHooD. m.ſ.. [monk and hood.] The character of a monk.
He had left off his monkhood too, and was no longer obliged
to them. 4tterbury.
Mo Nkus H. adj. [from monk..] Monaſtick; pertaining to monks;
taught by monks.
Thoſe publick charities are a greater ornament to this city
than all its wealth, and do more real honour to the reformed
religion, than redounds to the church of Rome from all thoſe
monkiſh and ſuperſtitious foundations of which ſhe vainly
boaſts. Atterbury's Sermoni.
Riſe, riſe, Roſcommon, ſee the Blenheim muſe,
The dull conſtraint of mankiſh rhyme refuſe. Smith.
Monk's-Hoop. m. ſ. A plant. Ainſ.
Monk's-R H U BARB. m. ſ. A ſpecies of dock: its roots are
uſed in medicine.
Mo'NccHoRD. n. ſ. ſu dº and zºº.]
1. An inſtrument of one ſtring: as, the trumpet marine. Har.
2. A kind of inſtrument anciently of ſingular uſe for the regu-
lating of founds: the ancients made uſe of it to determine
the proportion of ſounds to one another: when the chord was
divided into two equal parts, ſo that the terms were as one
to one, they called them uniſons; but if they were as two
to one, they called them octaves or diapaſons; when they
were as three to two, they called them fifths or diapentes;
if they were as four to three, they called them fourths or dia-
teſterons; if the terms were as five to four, they called it
diton, or a tierce major; but if the terms were as fix to five,
then they called it a demi-diton, or a tierce minor; and,
laſtly, if the terms were as twenty-four to twenty-five, they
called it a demiton or dieze: the monochord being thus divid-
ed, was properly that which they called a ſyſtem, of which
there were many kinds, according to the different diviſions of
the monochord. Harris.
Monoco LAR. {*. ſu%GP and oculus.] One-eyed; having
Moso'culous. only one eye.
He was well ſerved who, going to cut down an antient
white hawthorn tree, which, becauſe ſhe budded before
others, might be an occaſion of ſuperſtition, had ſome of the
prickles flew into his eyes, and made him monocular. Hºwel.
Thoſe of China repute all the reſt of the world monoculous.
Glanville's Scep.
Mo'Nody. m. ſ. [wowºſz; monodie, Fr.] A poem ſung by one
perſon not in dialogue.
Mono"G A Mist. n.ſ. [44,6} and you GP; monogame, Fr.] One
who diſallows ſecond marriages.
Mono"GAMY. m. ſ. [monogamie, Fr. ºvo; and Yzºº.] Mar-
riage of one wife.
Mo'Nog RAM. m. ſ. p. 696, and yºzºv 2: ; monºgramme, Fr.] A
cypher ; a charaćter compounded of ſeveral letters.
Mo'NoloGUE. m. ſ. ſº ovº- and 2,673, ; monologue, Fr.] A
ſcene in which a perſon of the drama ſpeaks by himſelf; a
ſoliloquy.
He gives you an account of himſelf, and of his returning
'from the country, in monologue; to which unnatural way of
narration Terence is ſubject in all his plays. Dryden.
Mo'NoMAchy. n.ſ. ſuovoº ºxia ; ºvć,” and *3%m.] A duel;
a ſingle combat.
Mo'NoME. m. ſ. [monome, Fr.] In algebra, a quantity that has
but one denomination or name; as, ab, a ab, a aab. Harris.
Monope’t Alous. adv. [monopetale, Fr. govć” and wéraxon.]
It is uſed for ſuch flowers as are formed out of one leaf, how-
ſoever they may be ſeemingly cut into many ſmall ones, and
thoſe fall off together. &#incy.
Mono'Polist. n.ſ. (monopolºur, French.] One who by en-
groſſing or patent obtains the ſole power or privilege of vend-
ing any commodity.
To Moso'Poliz E. v. a. ſºvº” and woxiw; monopoler, Fr.]
To have the ſole power or privilege of vending any commo-
dity.
H. has ſuch a prodigious trade, that if there is not ſome
ſtop put, he will monopolize; nobody will ſell a yard of dra-
pery, or mercery ware, but himſelf. Arbuthnot.
Mono'Pol Y. m. ſ. [wovorwaſa ; monopole, Fr. Powó” and wa-
Xiw.] The excluſive privilege of ſelling any thing.
Doſt thou call me fool, boy
—All thy other titles haſt thou given away; that thou
waſt born with.
—Lords and great men will not let me; if I had a mono-
poly on't they would have part on't. Shakeſp. King Lear.
One of the moſt oppreſſive monopolies imaginable ; all
others can concern only ſomething without us, but this faſ-
tens upon our nature, yea upon our reaſon. Go. of the Tongue.
Shakeſpeare rather writ happily than knowingly and juſtly;
and Johnſon, who by ſtudying Horace, had been acquainted
with the rules, yet ſeemed to envy to poſterity that know-
ledge, and to make a monopoly of his learning. Dryden's juv.
Mono'Ptore... n.ſ.. [wov(GP and wºrk.] Is a noun uſed only
in ſome one oblique caſe. Clarke's Latin Grammar.
Mono'stic H. m. ſ. ſºová;12&ov.] A compoſition of one verſe.
Monosy LLA’BIcAL. adj. [from monoſyllable.] Conſiſting of
words of one ſyllable.
MONOSYLLABLE. n.ſ.. [monoſyllabe, Fr. & 3.C, and rvX-
2.267.] A word of only one ſyllable.
- My name of Ptolemy
It is ſo long it aſks an hour to write it :
I'll change it into Jove or Mars 1
Or any other civil monoſyllable, -
That will not tire my hand. Pryde.’s Clezmeries,
Theſe,
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M O N — =- – Theſe, although not inſenſible how much our language was already over-ſtocked with monoſyllables, yet, to ſave time and pains, introduced that barbarous cuſtom of abbreviating words, to fit them to the meaſure of their verſes. - Swift. Monºſyllable lines, unleſs artfully managed, are ſtiff or lan- guiſhing; but may be beautiful to expreſs *%. Monosy'll ABLED. adj. [monoſyllabe, Fr. from monoſyllable.} Conſiſting of one ſyllable. - Nine taylors, if rightly ſpell'd, Into one man are monºſyllabled. r Cleaveland. Mono"roNY. m.ſ. [º.sváloviz; P.évo; and révos : monotonie, Fr.] Uniformity of ſound; want of variety in cadence. - - - I could object to the repetition of the ſame rhimes within four lines of each other as tireſome to the ear through their mºnotony. Pope's Letters. MONSIEUR. m. ſ. [French.] A term of reproach for a Frenchman. - A Frenchman his companion; An eminent monſieur, that, it ſeems, much loves A Gallian girl. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Monsoon. n.J. [monſºn, mangon, Fr.] - Mºnſºons are ſhifting trade winds in the Eaſt Indian ocean, which blow periodically; ſome for half a year one . ethers but for three months, and then ſhift and blow for ſix or three months directly contrary. Harris. The monſoons and trade winds are conſtant and periodical even to the thirtieth degree of latitude all around the globe, and ſeldom tranſgreſs or fall ſhort of thoſe bounds. Ray, MONSTER. m.J. [monſtre, Fr. monſtrum, Latin.] 1. Something out of the common order of nature. It ought to be determined whether monſters be really a di- ſin& ſpecies; we find, that ſome of theſe monſtrous pro- dućtions have none of thoſe qualities that accompany the effence of that ſpecies from whence they derive. Locke. 2. Something horrible for deformity, wickedneſs, or miſchief. If ſhe live long, And, in the end, meet the old courſe of death, Women will all turn monſters. Shakeſp. King Lear. All human virtue Finds envy never conquer'd but by death: The great Alcides ev'ry labour paſt, Had ſtill this monſter to ſubdue at laſt. Pope. To Mo'Nster. v. a. [from the noun..] To put out of the common order of things. Not in uſe. Her offence Muſt be of ſuch unnatural degreee That monſters it. Shakeſp. King Lear. I had rather have one ſcratch my head i' th' ſun, When the alarum were ſtruck, than idly ſit To hear my nothings monſter'd. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Mosstro'sity. A n.f. [from monſtrous.] The ſtate of being Monstru'osity. } monſtrous, or out of the common order of the univerſe. Monſtroſity is more analogous. This is the monſtruoſity in love, that the will is infinite, and the execution confin'd. Shakeſp. Troil, and Creſſida. Such a tacit league is againſt ſuch routs and ſhoals of peo- pie, as have utterly degenerated from nature, as have in their verybody and frame of eſtate a monſtroſity. Bacon. We read of monſtrous births, but we often ſee a greater "ºrºſity in educations: thus, when a father has begot a man, he trains him up into a beaſt. South's Sermons. . By the ſame law monſtroſity could not incapacitate from mar- Hºge, witneſs the caſe of hermaphrodites. Arbuthnot and Pope. MºstRous. adj. [mm:ſtrueux, Fr. monſtroſus, Latin.] 1. Deviating from the ſtated order of nature. Fyerything that exiſts has its particular conſtitution; and Yet ſºme moſirous produćtions have few of thoſe qualities which accompany the effence of that ſpecies from whence they derive their originals. Locke. 2. sº wonderful. Generally with ſome degree of diſ- 1&c. Is it not monſºrous that this player here ut in a fiétion, in a dream of paſſion, Could force his ſoul ſo to his conceit, That, from her working, all his viſage wan'd. Shakespeare , 9 mºnſtraus! but one halfpenny worth of bread to this intolerable deal of ſack. Shakeſpeare. 3. Irregular; cnormous. No monſtrous height, or breadth, or length appear, The whole at once is bold and regular. Pope. 4. Shocking; hateful. his was an invention given out by the Spaniards, to ſave the monſtrous ſcorn their nation received. Bacon. * Rous, adv. Exceedingly; very much. A cant term. Oil of vitriol and petroleum, a dram of each, turn into a mouldy ſubſtance, there reſiding a fair cloud in the bottom, ** a monſtrous thick oil on the top. Bacon. She was eaſily put off the hooks, and monſtrous hard to be pleaſed again. L’Eſtrange. Add, that the rich have ſtill a gibe in ſtore, And will be monſlrous witty on the poor. Dryden's juv. M O N Mo'Nstrousty, adv. [from monſºrets.] - 1. In a manner out of the common order of nature; ſhock- ingly; terribly; horribly. He walks; And that ſelf chain about his neck, Which he forſwore moſt monſtrouſly to have. Shakeſpeare. Tiberius was bad enough in his youth, but ſuperlatively and monſtrouſly ſo in his old age. - South's Sermons. 2. To †#. Or . degree. heſe truths with his example you diſprov Who with his wife is jº, #. ...? Boº, juv. Mo'Nst Rousness. n.ſ.. [from nºſtrous.] Enorinity; irregu- lar nature or behaviour. See the monſtrouſneſs of man, When he looks out in an ungrateful ſhape MONTANT. n.f. [French..] A term in fencing. Vat be all you, one, two, tree, four, come for --To ſee thee fight, to ſee thee paſs thy punao, thy Shakespeare. ſtock, thy traverſe, thy diſtance thy montant. Shakespeare, MONTE-RO. n.ſ. [Spaniſh.j A horſeman. cap. 'ſp His hat was like a helmet, or Spaniſh montº. Bacon. Monteſt H. m. ſ. [from the name of the inventor.] A veſſel in which glaſſes are waſhed. New things produce new words, and thus Mºnteth Has by one veſſel ſav'd his name from death. King, MONTH. n.ſ.. [monas, Saxon.] A ſpace of time either me. ſured by the ſun or moon: the lunar month is the time be- tween the change and change, or the time in which the moon comes to the ſame point: the ſolar month is the time in which the ſun paſſes through a ſign of the zodiack: the calendar months, by which we reckon time, are unequally of thirty or one-and-thirty days, except February, which is of twenty-eight, and in leap year of twenty-niné, Till the expiration of your month, Sojourn with my ſiſter. Shakeſp. King Lear: From a month old even unto five years old. Tev. xxvii. 6. Months are not only lunary, and meaſured by the moon, but alſo ſolary, and determined by the motion of the fun, in thirty degrees of the ecliptick. Brown's Pulgar Errours, i.iv. As many months as I ſuſtain’d her hate, So many years is ſhe condemn’d by fate To daily death. - Dryden's Theo. and Honoria, Month's mind. m. ſ. Longing deſire. You have a month's mind to them. For if a trumpet ſound, or drum beat, Who has not a month's mind to combat Mo'NTHLY. adj. [from month.] 1. Continuing a month; performed in a month. I would aſk concerning the monthly revolutions of the moon about the earth, or the diurnal ones of the earth upon its own axis, whether theſe have been finite or infinite. Bentley. 2. Happening every month. The youth of heav'nly birth I view'd, For whom our monthly vićtims are renew’d. Mo'NTHLY. adv. Once in a month. If the one may very well monthly, the other may as well even daily, be iterated. Hooker, b.v. O ſwear not by the moon, th’ inconſtant moon, That changes monthly in her circled orb ; Leſt that thy love prove likewiſe variable. Shakeſpeare. MONTOIR. m.ſ. [French..] In horſemanſhip, a ſtone as high as the ſtirrups, which Italian riding-maſters mount their horſes from, without putting their foot in the ſtirrup. Dić. Mont Ro'ss. "ſ. An under gunner, or aſſiſtant to a gunner, engineer, or fire-maſter. Dić”. MONUMENT. m. ſ. [monument, Fr. monumentum, Latin.] 1. Any thing by which the memory of perſons or things is pre- ſerved; a memorial. In his time there remained the monument of his tomb in the mountain Jaſius. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the J/orld, He is become a notable monument of unproſperous diſ- loyalty. King Charles. § many grateful altars I would rear Of graſſy turf; and pile up every ſtone Of luſtre from the brook; in memory, Or monument to ages: and thereon Offer ſweet-ſmelling gums. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi, Of ancient Britiſh art A pleaſing monument, not leſs admir’d Than what from Attick or Etruſcan hands Aroſe. Philips. Collect the beſt monuments of our friends, their own images in their writings. - Pope to Swift. 2. A tomb; a cenotaph; ſomething erected in memory of the dead. - On your family's old monument . . Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites That appertain unto a burial. Shakeſpeare, The flowers which in the circling valley grow, Shall on his monument their odours throw. Sandys's Paraph. In a heap of ſlain, Shakeſpeare. Hudibras, p. i. Dryden. Two youthful knights they found beneath a load oppreſt 16 S Of
M O O M O O == Of ſlaughter'd foes, whom firſt to death they ſent, The trophics of their ſtrength, a bloody monument. Dryd. With thee on Raphael's monument I mourn, Or wait inſpiring dreams at Maro's urn. Pope's Miſel. Monume'NTAl. adj. [from monument.] Memorial; preſerving memory. When the ſun begins to fling His flaring beams, me, goddeſs, bring To arched walks of twilight groves, And ſhadows brown that Sylvan loves, Of pine or monumental oak. Milton. The deſtrućtion of the earth was the moſt monumental proof that could have been given to all the ſucceeding ages of mankind. Hºodward's Nat. Hiſł. p. ii. The poliſh'd pillar different ſculptures grace, A work outlaſting monumental braſs. Pope. 2. Raiſed in honour of the dead; belonging to a tomb. Perſeverance keeps honour bright: To have done, is to hang quite out of faſhion, Like ruſty mail in monumental mockery. Shakeſpeare. I'll not ſcar that whiter ſkin of her than ſnow, And ſmooth as monumental alabaſter. Shakeſp. Othello. Therefore if he needs muſt go, And the fates will have it ſo, Softly may he be poſſeſt Of his monumental reſt. MOOD. m. ſ. [mode, Fr. modus, Latin.] 1. The form of an argument. Mood is the regular determination of propoſitions accord- ing to their quantity and quality, i. e. their univerſal or par- ticular affirmation or negation. l/atts's Logick. Ariſtotle reduced our looſe reaſonings to certain rules, and made them conclude in mode and figure. Baker on Learning. 2. Stile of muſick. Craſhaw. They move In perfeót phalanx, to the Dorian mood - Of flutes, and ſoft recorders. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. i. - - - Their ſound ſeems a tune - Harſh, and of diſſonant mood from his complaint. Milton. . The change the verb undergoes in ſome languages, as the Greek, Latin, and French, to ſignify various intentions of the mind, is called mood. . Clarke's Lat. Grammar. 4. [From mod, Gothick; mob, Saxon; mord, Dutch ; and generally in all Teutonick diale&ts.] Temper of mind ; ſtate of mind as affected by any paſſion; diſpoſition, The trembling ghoſts, with ſad amazed mood, Chattering their iron teeth, and ſtaring wide With ſtony eyes. Fairy Queen, b. i. The kingly beaſt upon her gazing ſtood, With pity calm’d, down º his angry moºd. Fairy Qu. CS, Albeit unuſed to the miliº, Drop tears as faſt as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum. Shakeſp. Othello. Clorinda changed to ruth her warlike mood, Few ſilver drops her vermil cheeks depaint. Fairfax. Solyman, in a melancholy mood, walked up and down in his tent a great part of the night. Knolles. She was in fitteſt mood For cutting corns, or letting blood. Hudibra, p. ii. Theſe two kids tº appeaſe his angry mood I bear, of which the furies give him good. Dryden. He now profuſe of tears, In ſuppliant mood fell proſtrate at our feet. Addison. 5. Anger; rage; heat of mind. Mod, in Gothick, ſignifics habitual temper. That which we move for our better inſtruction's ſake, turn- cºh into anger and choler in them; yet in their mood they caſt forth ſomewhat wherewith, under pain of greater diſpleaſure, we muſt reſt contented. Hooker, b. v. Moody. adj. [from mood.] 1. Angry ; out of humour. How now, moody ? What is't thou canſt demand 2 Chide him rev'rently, When you perceive his blood inclin'd to mirth; But being moody, give him line and ſcope, Till that his paſſions, like a whale on ground, Confound themſelves with working. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Every peeviſh, moody malecontent Shall ſet the ſenſeleſs rabble in an uproar: Rowe. 2. Mental; intellectual : mob in Saxon ſignifies the mind. Give me ſome muſick; muſick, moºdy food Of us that trade in love. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleºpatra. MOON. n.ſ. ſºvº; mena, Gothick; mena, Saxon ; mona, Iſlandick; maine, Daniſh; mane, German ; maen, Dutch.] 1. The changing luminary of the night, called by poets Cyn- thia or Phoebe. The moon ſhines bright: 'twas ſuch a night as this, When the ſweet wind did gently kiſs the trees, And thcy did make no noiſe. O ſwear not by the moon, th’ inconſtant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Left that thy love prove likewiſe variable. Shakespeare. Tempeſ?. Shakeſpeare. Shakespeare. Diana hath her name from moiſten, which is the property of the moon, being by nature cold and moiſt, and is feigned to be a goddeſs huntreſs. p. Ye moon and ſtars bear witneſs to the truth ! Drydºn. 2. A month. A...ſ. 3. [In fortification.] It is uſed in compoſition to denote a figure reſembling a creſcent: as, a half moon. Moon-be AM. n.ſ.. [moon and beam.] Rays of lunar light. The diviſion and quavering, which pleaſe ſo much in miſ- fick, have an agreement with the glittering of light, as the moon-beams playing upon a wave. Bacºn's Nat. Hiſt. On the water the moon-beams played, and made it appear like floating quickſilver. Dryden on Dramatick Poeſy. Moos-cALF. m. ſ. ſmoon and calf.] 1. A monſter; a falſe conception: ſuppoſed perhaps anciently to be produced by the influence of the moon. How cam'ſt thou to be the fiege of this moºn-calf. Shakespeare 2. A dolt; a ſtupid fellow. - The potion works not on the part deſign'd, But turns his brain, and ſtupifies his mind; The ſotted moon-caf gapes. Dryden's juvenal. Moon-EYED. adj. [moon and eye. 1. Having eyes affected by the revolutions of the moon. 2. Dim eyed; purblind. Ainſ. Moon FERN.] m. ſ. A plant. - Ainſ. Moon-Fish. m. ſ. Mºon-fiſh is ſo called, becauſe the tail fin is ſhaped like a half moon, by which, and his odd truſſed ſhape, he is ſuf- ficiently diſtinguiſhed. Grew's A Muſæurn. Mo'onless, adj. [from moon.] Not enlightened by the moon. Aſſiſted by a friend, one moonleſs night, This Palamon from priſon took his flight. Dryden. Mo'on LIGHT. n.ſ. (moon and light.] The light afforded by the moon. Their biſhop and his clergy, being departed from them by mººnlight, to chooſe in his room any other biſhop, had been altogether impoſſible. H.&#er. Thou haſt by moonlight at her window ſung, * With feigning voice, verſes of feigning love. Shakeſpeare. Mo'on LIGHT. adj. Illuminated by the moon. If you will patiently dance in our round, And ſee our moonlight revels, go with us. Shakeſpeare. What beck'ning ghoſt along the moonlight ſhade Invites my ſteps, and points to yonder glade 2 Pºpe. Moon-see D. n.ſ.. [meniſpermum, Latin.] The moon-ſeed hath a roſaceous flower, confifting of ſeveral ſmall leaves, which are placed round the embrio in a circular order: the pointal, which is divided into three parts at the top, afterward becomes the fruit or berry, in which is in- cluded one flat ſeed, which is, when ripe, hollowed hike the appearance of the moon. 41ſºr. Mo'onsº INE. n.ſ. [moon and ſhine.] 1. The luſtre of the moon. Pinch him, and burn him, and turn him about, , Till candles, and ſtarlight, and mºonſhine be out. Sºakeſh. I, by the moonſhine, to the windows went : And, ere I was aware, figh’d to myſelf. Dryd. Span. Fr. 2. [In burleſque.) A month. I am ſome twelve or fourteen moonſhines Lag of a brother. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Mo'oss H1Ne. Uadi. [moon and/hine.] Illuminated by the moon: Mo'o NSHINY. } both ſeem a popular corruption of moon- ſhining. Fairies, black, grey, green, and white, You moonſhine revellers, and ſhades of night. Shakespeare. Althought it was a fair moonſhine night, the enemy thought not fit to aſſault them. Clarendon, b. viii. I went to ſee them in a moonſhiny night. Addison. Mo'osston E. m. ſ. A kind of ſtone. Ainſ. Mo'onstruck. adj. [moon and ſtruck.] Lunatick; affected by thc moon. - Demoniack phrenſy, moaping melancholy, And moonſtruck madneſs. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi. Moos-TREFoil. n. ſ. [medicago, Latin.] A plant. The moon-trefoil hath a papilionaceous flower, out of whoſe empalement ariſes the pointal, which afterwards becomes a plain orbiculated fruit, ſhaped like an half moon. Miller. Mo'on wort. m. ſ. [moon and wort.] Stationſlower; honeſty. The flower of the moonwort conſiſts of four leaves in form of a croſs; the ovary which ariſes in the centre of the flower becomes a compreſſed perfectly-ſmooth fruit, divided into two cells, and filled with ſeeds. Miller. Mo'os Y. adj. [from moon.] Lunated; having a creſcent for the ſtandard reſembling the moon. Encountring fierce The Solymean ſultan, he o’erthrew His moony troops, returning bravely ſmear'd With Panim blood. Philips. The Soldan galls th’ Illyrian coaſt; But ſoon the miſcreant moºny hoſt Before the victor-croſs ſhall fly. Fenton. MOOR. m. ſ. ſmoer, Dutch; modder, Teutonick, clay.] 1. A marſh ; a fen; a bog; a tract of low and watry grounds. While . º s * - --—
__ –- * - M O P While in her girliſh age ſhe kept ſheep on the moor, it chanced that a London, merchant paſſing by ſaw her, and i.d her, begged her of her poor parents, and carried her to his home, Carew's Survey of Cornwall. In the great level near Thorny, ſeveral trees of oak, and firſtand in firm earth below the mºor. Hale. Let the marſh of Elſham Bruges tell, What colour were their waters that ſame day, - And all the moor 'twixt Blverſham and Dell. Fairy Q4. 2. [Maurus, Latin.] A negro; a black-a-moor. . I ſhall anſwer that better than you can the getting up of the negro's belly; the moor is with child by you. Shakeſp. To MooR. v. a. [morer, French..] To faſten by anchors or wife. º, more fierce Eurus in his angry mood Daſh'd on the ſhallows of the moving ſand, And in mid ocean left them moor'd at hand. To MooR. v. n. To be fixed; to be ſtationed. AEneas . . bay: t length on oozy ground his gallies moor, #. arc ... to ſea, their ſterns to ſhore. Dryd. My veſſel, driv'n by a ſtrong guſt of wind;... - Mor'd in a Chian creek. Addiſon's Ovid. He viſited the top of Taurus and the famous Ararat, where Noah's ark firſt moor'd. ... Arbuthnot and Pope's Mart. Scrib. T, hºw a Moor. [at the fall of a decr; corrupted from a mort, French.] To ſound the horn in triumph, and call in the whole company of hunters. Ainſ. Moorcock. n.ſ.. [moor and cock.J. The male of the moorhen. Moorhen, n.ſ.. [moor and hen..] A fowl that feeds in the fens, without web feet. water fowls, as ſea-gulls and moorhens, when they flock and fly together from the ſea towards the ſhores, foreſhew rain and wind. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 823. MooRISH. n.ſ.. [from moor.] Fenny; marſhy; watry. In the great level near Thorny, ſeveral oaks and firs have lain there till covered by the inundation of the freſh and ſalt Dryden. waters, and mooriſh earth exaggerated upon them. Hale. Along the mooriſh fens Sighs the ſad genius of the coming ſtorm, Thomſºn. MoſoríAND. m. ſ. [moor and land.] Marſh ; fen ; watry ground. . - In the ſouth part of Staffordſhire they go to the north for ſeed corn, and they of the north to the ſouth, except in the moorlands. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Or like a bridge that joins a mariſh To moorlands of a different pariſh. Mo'oRStone. m. ſ. A ſpecies of granite. The third ſtratum is of great rocks of moorſtone and ſandy earth. J/oodward on Fºſſils. MooRy. adj. [from moor.] Marſhy; fenny; watry. The duſt the fields and paſtures covers, As when thick miſts ariſe from moory vales. Fairfax. In Eſſex, moory-land is thought the moſt proper. Mortimer. Moose. n.ſ. The large American deer ; the biggeſt of the ſpecies of deer. To Moot. v. a. [from morian, moz, žemot, meeting together, Saxon, or perhaps, as it is a law term, from mot, French.] To plead a mock cauſe ; to ſtate a point of law by way of exerciſe, as was commonly done in the inns of court at ap- pointed times. Moot caſe or point. A point or caſe unſettled and diſputable, ſuch as may properly afford a topick of diſputation. In this moot caſe your judgment to refuſe, Is preſent death. Dryden's juvenal. Would you not think him crack'd, who would require another to make an argument on a moot point, who under- ſtands nothing of our laws : Locke on Education. Let us drop both our pretences; for I believe it is a moot pºint, whether I am more likely to make a maſter Bull, or you a maſter Strut. Arbuthnot's Hiſt, of john Bull. Mºored, adj. Plucked up by the root. Ainſ. §ºoter, n.ſ. (from moot.) A diſputer of moot points. * m. ſ. mºppa, Welſh; mappa, Latin.] * Pieces of cloth, or locks of wool, fixed to a long handle, With which maids clean the floors. Such is that ſprinkling which ſome careleſs quean Flirts on you from her map, but not ſo clean. You fly, invoke the gods; then turning, ſtop To rail; ſhe ſinging ſtill whirls on her mop. Swift. 2. º corrupted from mock.] A wry mouth made in con- empt. Each one, tripping on his toe, T Will be here with mop and mow. Shakeſp. Tempeſ?. * Mop. v. a. [from the noun..] To rub with a mop. .."9", v. n. [from mock.] To make wry mouths in con- tempt. - H We fiends have been in poor Tom at once; of luſt, as Obidicut; Hobbididen, prince of dumbneſs; Mahu, of ſteal- "É Mohu, of murder; and Flibbertigibbet, of mopping *nowing, who fince poſſeſſes chamber maids. Shakoff. *Aſ fell a mopping and braying at a lion. L'Eſtrange. * MOPE. v. n. [Öf this word'ſ cannot find a probable ety- Swift. M O R. mology.] To be ſtupid; to drowſe; to be in a conſtant day- dream; to be ſpiritleſs, unactive and inattentive; to be ſtu- pid and delirious. What a wretched and peeviſh fellow is this king of Fng- land, to mºpe with his fat-brain'd followers. Shakespeare. Eyes without feeling, feeling without ſight, Ears without hands or eyes, ſmelling fans all, Or but a fickly part of one true ſenſ. - Could not ſo mope. Shakeſpeare’s Hamlet. Ev’n in a dream, were we divided from them, And were brought moping hither. Shakeſp. Tempeſt. Inteſtine ſtone, and ulcer, cholick pangs, Demoniack phrenſy, moping melancholy, And moon-ſtruck madneſs. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi. The buſy craftſman and o'erlabour'd hind, Forget the travel of the day in ſleep; Care only wakes, and moping penſiveneſs; With meagre diſcontented looks they fit, And watch the waſting of the midnight taper. To Mope. v. a. powers. They ſay there are charms in herbs, ſaid he, and ſo threw a handful of graſs; which was ſo ridiculous, that the young thief took the old man to be moped. L’Eſtrange. Severity breaks the mind; and then in the place of a diſ- orderly young fellow, you have a low-ſpirited moped crea- , ture. Locke on Education. Mope-EYED. adj. Blind of one eye. | Ainſ. / - * * Mo'PPET. }*ſ [perhaps from mop.] A puppet made of rags, Mo'Psey. as a mop is made; a fondling name for a girl. Our ſovereign lady: made for a queen With a globe in one hand, and a ſceptre in tother ? A very pretty moppet ! Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Mo'pus. n.ſ. [A cant word from mope.] A drone; a dreamer. I’m grown a mere mopus ; no company comes But a rabble of tenants. Swift's Miſcel. MORAL. adj. [moral, Fr. moralis, Latin.] 1. Relating to the practice of men towards each other, as it may be virtuous or criminal; good or bad. Keep at the leaſt within the compaſs of moral ačtions, which have in them vice or virtue. Hooker, b. ii. Laws and ordinances poſitive he diſtinguiſheth from the laws of the two tables, which were moral. Hooker, b. iii. In moral actions divine law helpeth exceedingly the law of reaſon to guide man's life, but in ſupernatural it alone guideth. - Hooker, b. i. Now, brandiſh’d weapons glitt'ring in their hands, Mankind is broken looſe from moral bands ; No rights of hoſpitality remain, - The gueſt, by him who harbour'd him, is ſlain. Dryden. 2. Reaſoning or inſtructing with regard to vice and virtue. France ſpreads his banners in our noiſeleſs land, With plumed helm thy ſlay’r begins his threats, Whilſt thou, a moral fool, fit'ſt ſtill and crieſt. Shakeſp. 2. Popular ; ſuch as is known or admitted in the general buſi- neſs of life. We have found it, with a moral certainty, the ſeat of the Moſaical abyſs. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Mathematical things are capable of the ſtricteſt demon- ſtration; concluſions in natural philoſophy are capable of proof by an indućtion of experiments; things of a moral na- ture by moral arguments, and matters of fačt by credible teſti- mony. Tillotſon's Sermons. A moral univerſality, is when the predicate agrees to the greateſt part of the particulars which are contained under the univerſal ſubject. JWatts's Logick. Mo‘RAL. m. ſ. 1. Morality; pračtice or doćtrine of the duties of life: this is rather a French than Engliſh ſenſe. Their moral and oeconomy, - Moſt perfectly they made agree. Prior. 2. The doćtrine inculcated by a fiction; the accommodation of a fable to form the morals. - Get you ſome diſtill'd carduus benedićtus, and lay it to your heart; it is the only thing for a qualm. - —Benedićtus why benedictus you have ſome moral in this benedićtus. –Moral/ No, by my troth I have no moral meaning; I meant plain holy thiſtle. Shakeſp. Much ad about nothing. Left behind to expound the meaning or mºral of his ſigns and tokens. Shakeſp. Taming ºf the Shrew. The moral is the firſt buſineſs of the poet, as being the ground-work of his inſtruction; this being formed, he con- trives ſuch a deſign or fable as may be moſt ſuitable to the moral. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. I found a moral firſt, and then ſtudied for a fable, but could do nothing that pleaſed me. Swift to Gay. To Mo'RAL. v. n. [from the adjective.] To moraliſe; to make moral refle&tions. Rowe. To make ſpiritleſs; to deprive of natural When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools ſhould be ſo deep contemplative. Shakeſpeare. 6 Mo'RALIST- **
M O N M O N Moralist. m. ſ. [moraliſie, French.J One who teaches the duties of life. The advice given by a great moraliſt to his friend was, that he ſhould compoſe his paſſions; and let that be the work of reaſon, which would certainly be the work of time. Addison. MoRALITY... n.ſ.. [moralité, Fr. from moral.] 1. The doćtrine of the duties of life; ethicks. The ſyſtem of morality, to be gathered out of the writings of ancient ſages, falls very ſhort of that delivered in the goſ- pel. Swift's Miſcel. A neceſſity of ſinning is as impoſſible in morality, as any the greateſt difficulty can be in nature. Baker on Learning. 2. The form of an action which makes it the ſubject of re- ward, or puniſhment. The morality of an action is founded in the freedom of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the agent's power, having all things ready and requiſite to the performance of an aćtion, either to perform or not perform it. South's Sermons, To Mo'RA Liz E. v. a. [moraliſer, French.] 1. To apply to moral purpoſes; to explain in a moral ſenſe. He 'as left me here behind to expound the meaning or moral of his ſigns and tokens. —I pray thee moralize them. Shaft. Taming of the Shrew. Did he not moralize this ſpectacle : —O yes, into a thouſand ſimilies. Shakeſpeare. This fable is moralized in a common proverb. L’Eſhrange. 2. In Spenſºr it ſeems to mean, to furniſh with manners or ex- amples. Fierce warres and faithful loves ſhall moralize my ſong. Fairy Queen, b, i. . In Prior, who imitates the foregoing line, it has a ſenſe not eaſily diſcovered, if indeed it has any ſenſe. High as their trumpets tune his lyre he ſtrung, And with his prince's arms he moraliz’d his ſong. Prior. To Mo'RALiz E. v. n. To ſpeak or write on moral ſubjećts. MoRALI'z ER. m. ſ. [from moralize.] He who moralizes. Mo'RALLY. adv. [from moral.] 1. In the ethical ſenſe. - By good, good morally ſo called, bonum honeſtum, ought chiefly to be underſtood; and that the good of profit or plea- ſure, the bonum utile or jucundum, hardly come into any account here. South's Sermons. Becauſe this, of the two brothers killing each other, is an aćtion morally unnatural ; therefore, by way of preparation, the tragedy would have begun with heaven and earth in diſ- order, ſomething phyſically unnatural. Rymer. 2. According to the rules of virtue. To take away rewards and puniſhments, is only pleaſing to a man who reſolves not to live morally. Dryden. 3. Popularly ; according to the common occurrences of life; according to the common judgment made of things. It is morally impoſſible for an hypocrite to keep himſelf long upon his guard. L’Eſtrange. The concurring accounts of many ſuch witneſſes render it morally, or, as we might ſpeak, abſolutely impoſſible that theſe things ſhould be falſe. Atterbury’s Sermons. Mo‘RALs. n. ſ. [without a ſingular.] The practice of the du- ties of life; behaviour with reſpect to others. Some, as corrupt in their morals as vice could make them, have yet been ſolicitous to have their children ſoberly, vir- tuouſly, and piouſly brought up. South's Sermons. Learn then what morals criticks ought to ſhow : 'Tis not enough wit, art, and learning join; In all you ſpeak, let truth and candor ſhine. MoRA'ss. n.f. [marais, French..] Fen; bog; moor. Landſchapes point out the faireſt and moſt fruitful ſpots, as well as the rocks, and wilderneſſes, and moraſſes of the coun- try. //atts's Improvement of the Mind. Nor the deep moraſ; Refuſe, but through the ſhaking wilderneſs Pick your nice way. Thomſon's Autumn, 1. 480. Mo'RBID. m. ſ. [morbidus, Latin.] Diſeaſed; in a ſtate con- trary to health. Though every human conſtitution is morbid, yet are there diſeaſes conſiſtent with the common functions of life. Arbuth. Mo'RBIDNEss. n. ſ. [from morbid.] State of being diſeaſed. MoRBI'FIca L. Ün. ſ. ſnorbus and facio, Lat. morbifique, Fr.] MoRBI'FIck. : Cauſing diſeaſes. The air appearing ſo malicious in this morbifick conſpiracy, exačts a more particular regard; wherefore initiate conſump- tives muſt change their air. Harvey on Conſumptions. This diſeaſe is cured by the critical reſolution, concoction, and evacuation of the ...?. matter. Arbuthnot. MoRRo’sp. n.ſ. [morboſus, Latin.] Proceeding from diſeaſe; not healthy. Malphighi, under galls, comprehends all preternatural and morbºſe tumours and excreſcencies of plants. Ray on Creation. Mosºg's: " Y. M. ſ. (from morbeſus, Lat.] Diſeaſed ſtate. A word not in uſe. - - The inference is fair, from the organ to the aëtion, that they have eyes, therefore ſome fight was deſigned, if we ex- cept the caſual iſopediments or morioſities in individuals. Brown. 4. - Pope. MoRDA'cious, adj. mordax, Latin.] Biting; apt to bite. MoRDA'city. n.ſ.. [mordacitas, mordacité, Fr. from mordax, Latin.] Biting quality. It is to be inquired, whether there be any menſtruum to diſſolve any metal that is not fretting or corroding, and open- eth the body by ſympathy, and not by mordacity, or violent penetration. - Bacon's Phyſical Remains. Mo'RDIcAN r. n.ſ. (mordeo, Lat. mordicant, Fr. J Biting; acrid. He preſumes, that the mordicant quality of bodies muſt proceed from a fiery ingredient; whereas the light and in- flammable parts muſt be driven away by that time the fire has reduced the body to aſhes. Boyle. MoR picATIos. m. ſ. [from mordicant..] The aët of corroding or biting. Another cauſe is mordication of the orifices, eſpecially of the meſentery veins; as any thing that is ſharp and biting doth provoke the part to expel, and muſtard provoketh ſneez- ing. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. N°. 37. MORE. adj. [mare, Saxon, the comparative of ſome or great.] 1. In greater number; in greater quantity; in greater degree. Wrong not that wrong with more contempt. Shakeſp. Their riches were more than that they might dwell toge- ther. Gen. xxxvi. 7. Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may la- bour. Exod. v. 9. 2. Greater. Now out of uſe. The more part adviſed to depart. Acts xxvi. 12. MoR.E. adv. 1. To a greater degree. He loved Rachel more than Leah. Gen. xxix. 30. The ſpirits of animate bodies are all, in ſome degree, more or leſs kindled. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Nº. 601. Some were of opinion, that feeling more and more in him- ſelf the weight of time, he was not unwilling to beſtow upon another ſome part of the pains. Wotton. The more the kindled combat riſes higher, The more with fury burns the blazing fire. Dryden's Án. As the blood paſſeth through narrower channels, the red- neſs diſappears more and more. Arbuthnot on Aliments. The more God has bleſſed any man with eſtate or quality, juſt ſo much leſs in proportion is the care he takes in the edit- cation of his children. Swift's Miſcel. 2. The particle that forms the comparative degree. I am fall’n out with my more headier will, To take the indiſpos'd and ſickly fit For the ſound man. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. May you long live a happy inſtrument for your king and country: happy here, and more happy hereafter. #. The advantages of learning are more laſting than thoſe of arinS. Collier on Pride. 3. *i. a ſecond time. ittle did I think I ſhould ever have buſineſs of this kind on my hands more. Tatler, Nº. 83. 4. Longer; yet continuing ; with the negative particle. Caſſius is no more / Oh, ſetting ſun As in thy red rays thou doſt ſink to-night, So in his red blood Caſſius' day is ſet. Shakeſpeare. MoRE. m. ſ. [A kind of comparative from ſome or much.] 1. A greater quantity; a greater degree. Perhaps ſome of theſe examples which are adduced under the adverb, with the be- fore more, ſhould be placed here. Theſe kind of knaves in this plainneſs Harbour more craft, and more corrupter ends Than twenty ſilky ducking obſervants. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Were I king, I ſhould cut off the nobles for their lands; And my more having would be as a fauce To make me hunger more. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. An heroick poem requires ſome great action of war; and as much or more of the active virtue than the ſuffering, Dryd. The Lord do ſo, and much more, to Jonathan. 1 Sam. From hence the greateſt part of ills deſcend, When luſt of getting more will have no end. Dryden. They that would have more and more can never have enough ; no, not if a miracle ſhould interpoſe to gratify their avarice. L’E/?range's Fables. A mariner having let down a large portion of his ſounding line, he reaches no bottom, whereby he knows the depth to be ſo many fathoms and more ; but how much that more is, he hath no diſtinét notion. Locke. 2. Greater thing; other thing. They, who ſo ſtate a queſtion, do no more but ſeparate the parts of it one from another, and lay them ſo in their due order. Locke. 3. Second time; longer time. 4. It is doubtful whether the word, in ſome caſes, be a noun or adverb. The dove returned not again unto him any more. Gen. viii. Pr'ythee be ſatisfy'd; he ſhall be aided, Or I'll no more be king. Dryden's Cleomenes. Delia, the queen of love, let all deplore Delia, the queen of beauty, is now no more. Walſh. MoRE'L. º º: º º *: tº
M o R MoRE'l. n.f. [ſºlanum, Latin.] ... The mºral is a plant, of which there are ſeveral ſpecies: one ſort has a black fruit, the root of which is a foot long, waving, of a darkiſh white colour and ſtringy; its ſtalk, which is full of pith, riſes to the height of a foot and an half, of a greeniſh caſt and angular form, divided into ſeve- ral branches, with alternate leaves, oblong, pointed, undu- lated, of a darkiſh green and ſhining colour: the flowers proceed from the branches, a little below the leaves: they row from five to about eight in a bunch, of an inch and an falf; each flower is white, of a ſingle leaf, cut in form of a baſin, divided into five parts as far as the middle, being long, pointed, and arranged like a ſtar: when the flower ſheds there ſucceeds a ſpherical fruit, pretty hard, at firſt green like an olive, then black, full of a limpid juice and a great num- ber of ſeeds. There is a ſort of morel that has a red fruit; and likewiſe another that has a yellow fruit. Trevoux. Spungy morel; in ſtrong ragouſts are found, And in the ſoup the ſlimy ſnail is drown'd. 2. A kind of cherry. • . Mºrel is a black cherry, fit for the conſervatory before it be thorough ripe, but it is bitter eaten raw. Mortimer. Moreland. n.ſ.. [monlano, Saxon; mon, a mountain, and lans.] A mountainous or hilly country: a tract of Stafford- ſhire is called the Morlands. - MoREo've R. n.ſ.. [more and over.]. Beyond what has been mentioned; beſides; likewiſe; alſo ; over and above. Gay's Trivia. Mºreover, he hath left you all his walks. Shakeſp. He did hold me dear Above this world; adding thereto, moreover, That he would wed me, or elſe die my lover. Shakeſp. Moreover by them is thy ſervant warned. ... Pſal. xix. 1 r. MoRGLA'Y. n.ſ. A deadly weapon. Ainſ. Glaive and morte, French, and gay mihr, Erſe, a two-handed broad-ſword, which ſome centuries ago was the highlander's weapon. MoRI'GERous, adj. [morigerus, Lat.] Obedient; obſequious. Mo'Rion. n / [Fr.] A helmet; armour for the head; a caſque. For all his majeſty's ſhips a proportion of ſwords, targets, morians, and cuiras of proof ſhould be allowed. Raleigh. Poliſh’d ſteel that caſt the view aſide, And creſted morions with their plumy pride. IDryden. MoR1'sco. m.ſ.. [moriſco, Spaniſh..] A dancer of the morris or mooriſh dance. - - I have ſeen Him caper upright like a wild moriſco, . Shaking the bloody darts, as he his bells. Shakespeare Henry VI. Mo'RKIN. m.ſ. [Among hunters..] A wild beaſt, dead through ſickneſs or miſchance. Bailey. Mo'RLING. m. ſ. [mort, French.] Wool plucked from a Mo'RTLING. ; dead ſheep. Ainſ. MORMO. m. ſ. ſº wopwº.] Bugbear; falſe terrour. MORN. m. ſ. [manne, Saxon.] The firſt part of the day; the morning. Morn is not uſed but by the poets. The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn, Doth with his lofty and ſhrill-ſounding throat, Awake the god of day. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. I was of late as petty to his ends, As is the morn dew on the myrtle leaf To his grand ſea. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. Can you forget your golden beds, Where you might ſleep beyond the morn. Lee. Friendſhip ſhall flill thy evening feaſts adorn, And blooming peace ſhall ever bleſs thy morn. Prior. Mo'RNING. m. ſ. [morgen, Teutonick; but our morning ſeems rather to come from morn.] The firſt part of the day, from the firſt appearance of light to the end of the firſt fourth part of the ſun's daily courſe. One maſter Brook hath ſent your worſhip a morning's draught of ſack. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſor. By the ſecond hour in the morning Deſire the earl to ſee me. Shakeſp. Richard III. She looks as clear As morning roſes newly waſh’d with dew. Shakeſpeare. Your goodneſs is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. #}. 5. Let us go down after the Philiſtines by night, and ſpoil them until the morning light. 1 Sam. xiv. 36. Morning by morning ſhall it paſs over. Iſa. xxviii. 19. What ſhall become of us before night, who are weary ſo early in the morning 2 Taylor's Guide to Devotion. The morning is the proper part of the day for ſtudy. Dryd. The twining jeſſamine and bluſhing roſe, With laviſh grace their morning ſcents diſcloſe. All the night they ſtem the liquid way, And end their voyage with the morning ray. Pope's Odyſſey. 9'RNING-Gow N. m. ſ. A looſe gown worn before one is formally dreſſed. Seeing a great many in rich morning-gowns, he was amazed to find that perſons of quality were up ſo early. Addiſon. Mo *NING-STAR. n.ſ. The planet Venus when ſhe ſhines in the morning. Prior. **-ºn--- - - - - - -a- Bright as doth the morning-ſtar appear Out of the Eaſt, with flaming locks bedight, - Tº tell the dawning day is drawing near. Fairy Qu. Mººse. adj. [moroſus, Latin.] Sour of temper; peeviſh; en. . Without theſe precautions, the man degenerates into a cy- nick, the woman into a coquette; the man grows ſullen and morºſe, the woman impertinent. Addiſon's Spectator. . Some have deſerved cenſure for a moroſe and affected ta- citurnity, and others have made ſpeechés, though they had nothing to ſay. JWatts’s Improvement of the Mind. MoRoºsely, adv. [from moroſ...] Sourly; peeviſhly. Too many are as moroſely poſitive in their age, as they were childiſhly ſo in their youth. Gov. of the Tongue. MoR9'seness. n.ſ. [from moroſe..] Sourneſs; peºviſhneſs. Learn good humour, never to oppoſe without juſt reaſon; he ſhould abate ſome degrees of pride and moroſineſ. Watt. MoRoſsity. n.ſ.. [moroſtas, Lat. from moroſe.j Moroſeneſs; ſourneſs; peeviſhneſs Why then be ſad, But entertain no moroſity, brothers, other Than a joint burthen laid upon us, Shakeſpeare. Some moroſities We muſt expećt, ſince jealouſy belongs To age, of ſcorn, and tender ſenſe of wrongs. Denham. The pride of this man, and the popularity of that ; the levity of one, and the moroſity of another. Clarendon. Mo'RR1s. - - . Mºose: }nſ [that is mooriſh or moriſco-dance.] I. A dance in which bells are gingled, or ſtaves or ſwords claſh- ed, which was learned by the Moors, and was probably a kind of Pyrrhick or military dance. The queen ſtood in ſome doubt of a Spaniſh invaſion, though it proved but a morris-dance upon our waves. Wotton. One in his catalogue of a feigned library, ſets down this title of a book, The morris-dance of hereticks. Bacon. The ſounds and ſeas, with all their finny drove, Now to the moon in wavering morrice move. Milton. I took delight in pieces that ſhewed a country village, mor- rice-dancing, and peaſants together by the ears. Peacham. Four reapers danced a morrice to oaten pipes. Speciator. 2. Nine mens MoRRIs. A kind of play with nine holes in the ground. The folds ſtand empty in the drowned field, And crows are fatted with the murrain flock; The nine mens morris is filled up with mud. Shakeſpeare. Mo'RRis-DAN cer. m. ſ. [morris and dance..] One who dances a la moreſco, the mooriſh dance. There went' about the country a ſet of morrice-dancers, compoſed of ten men, who danced a maid marian and a ta- bor and pipe. Temple. Mo'RPHEw. n.ſ.. [morphee, French..] A ſcurf on the face. Mo'RRow. ,"ſº. Saxon; morghem, Dutch; morphaea, low Latin; morfa, Italian. The original meaning of mor- row ſeems to have been morning, which being often referred to on the preceding day, was underſtood in time to ſignify the whole day next following.] 1. The day after the preſent day. º I would not buy Their mercy at the price of one fair word; To have 't with ſaying, good morrow. Shake?. Coriolanus. - hou Canſt pluck night from me, but not lend a morrow. Shakespeare The Lord did that thing on the morrow. Exod. ix. 6. Peace, good reader, do not weep, Peace, the lovers are aſleep; They, ſweet turtles, folded lie, In the laſt knot that love could tie : Let them ſleep, let them ſleep on, Till this ſtormy night be gone, And the eternal morrow dawn, Then the curtains will be drawn, And they waken with the light, Whoſe day ſhall never ſleep in night. Craſhaw. Beyond the Indies does this morrow lie. Cowley. 2. To Mo'RRow. [This is an idiom of the ſame kind, ſup- poſing morrow to mean originally morning ; as, to night ; to day.] On the day after this current day. To morrow comes; 'tis noon; 'tis night 5 This day like all the former flies; Yet on he runs to ſeek delight - To morrow, till to night he dies. P; ; ºr, 3. To morrow is ſometimes, I think improperly, uſed as a noun. We by to morrow draw out all our ſtore, Till the exhauſted well can yield no more. Cowley. Tº morrow is the time when all is to be rectified. Speciat. Morse. m. ſ. A ſea-horſe. That which is commonly called a ſea-horſe is properly called a morſe, and makes not out that ſhape. Brown. It ſeems to have been a tuſk of the moºſe or waltron, called by ſome the ſea-horſe. J3%dward on Fºſs. 16 T Mo'R's EL.
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M O R M O R m Morsel. n.f ſmarſºllus, low Latin, from mºſai.J 1. A piece fit for the mouth; a mouthful. Yet cam'ſ thou to a morſel of this feaſt, Having fully din'd * Shakeſp. Coriolanuſ. Was A morſºl for a monarch. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. And me his parent would full ſoon devour For want of other prey, but knows that I Should prove a bitter morſel, and his bane. Milton. Every morſel to a ſatisfied hunger, is only a new labour to a tired digeſtion. South's Sermons. He boils the fleſh, And lays the mangled morſel in a diſh. Dryden. A wretch is pris'ner made, Whoſe fleſh torn off by lumps, the rav'nous foe In morſel, cut, to make it farther go. Tate's juvenal. A letter to the keeper of the lion requeſted that it may be the firſt morſel put into his mouth. Addiſon, 2. A piece; a meal. On theſe herbs, and fruits and flow'rs, Feed firſt; on each beaſt next, and fiſh and fowl, No homely morſel. " Milton's Par. Lºſt, b. x. A dog croſſing a river with a morſel of fleſh in his mouth, ſaw, as he thought, another dog under the water, upon the very ſame adventure. L'Eſtrange's Fables. 3. A ſmall quantity. , Not proper. Of the morſel of native and pure gold, he had ſeen ſome weighed many pounds. Boyle. Mo'Rsure. n.ſ.. [morſure, Fr. morſura, Latin.] The act of biting. MORT. n.ſ.. [morte, French.] 1. A tune ſounded at the death of the game. To be making practis'd ſmiles, As in a looking-glaſs, and to figh as 'twere The mort o' th' deer; oh that is entertainment My boſom likes not. Shakespeare. Winter's Tale. 2. [Morgt, Iſlandick.] A †. quantity. Not in elegant uſe. Mo'Rt al. adj. [mortalis, Lat, mortel, Fr.] 1. Subjećt to death; doomed ſometime to die. Nature does require Her times of preſervation, which, perforce, I her frail ſon amongſt my breth’ren mortal Muſt give my attendance to. Shakespeare . Henry VIII. This corruptible muſt put on incorruption, and this mortal muſt put on immortality. I Cor. xv. 53. Heav'nly powers, where ſhall we find ſuch love Which of ye will be mortal to redeem Man's mortal crime; and juſt, th' unjuſt to ſave. Milton. Know, The day thou eat'ſt thereof, my ſole command Tranſgreſt, inevitably thou ſhalt die; From that day mortal: and this happy ſtate Shalt loſe. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. viii. 2. Deadly; deſtrućtive; procuring death. Come all you ſpirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unſex me here, And fill me from the crown to th' toe, top full Of cruelty. Shakeſpeare's Macketh. The mortalſ? poiſons pračiſed by the Weſt Indians, have ſome mixture of the blood, fat, or fleſh of man. Bacon. The fruit Of that forbidden tree, whoſe mortal taſte Brought death into the world, and all our woe. Milton. Some circumſtances have been great diſcouragers of trade, and others are abſolutely mortal to it. Temple. Hope not, baſe man' unqueſtion'd hence to go, For I am Palamon, thy mortal foe. Dryden. 3. Bringing death. Safe in the hand of one diſpoſing pow'r, Or in the natal, or the mortal hour. Pope's Eſſay on Man. 4. Human; belonging to man. They met me in the day of ſucceſs; and I have learned by the perfected report, they have more in them than mortal knowledge. Shakeſprare's Macbeth. Macbeth Shall live the leaſe of nature, pay his breath - To time and mortal cuſtom. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. The voice of God - To mortal ear is dreadful; They beſeech, That Moſes might report to them his will, And terror ceaſe. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xii. Succeſs, the mark no mortal wit, Or ſureſt hand can always hit. - Butler. No one enjoyment but is liable to be loſt by ten thouſand accidents, out of all mortal power to prevent. South's Serm. 5. Extreme; violent. A low word. The birds were in a mortal apprehenſion of the beetles, till the ſparrow reaſoned them into underſtanding. L'Eſtrange. The nymph grew pale and in a mortal fright, Spent with the labour of ſo long a flight; And now deſpairing, caſt a mournful look Upon the ſtreams. IDryden. Mo'RTAL. m. ſ. 1. Man; human being. Warn poor mortals left behind. Tickel. 2. This is often uſed in ludicrous language. I can behold no mortal now ; For what's an eye without a brow Prior. MoRTA'LITY. m. ſ. [from mortal.] 1. Subjection to death ; ſtate of a being ſubječt to death. I point out miſtakes in life and religion, that we might guard againſt the ſprings of error, guilt, and ſorrow, which ſurround us in every ſtate of mortality. J%atts's Logick. 2. Death. I beg mortality, Rather than life preſerv'd with infamy. Shakeſpeare, Gladly would I meet Mortality my ſentence. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. 3. Power of deſtrućtion. Mortality and mercy in Vienna Live in thy tongue and heart. Shakeſp. Meaſ fºr Meaſure. 4. Frequency of death. The riſe of keeping thoſe accounts firſt began in the year 1592, being a time of great mortality. Graunt. 5. Human nature. A ſingle viſion ſo tranſports them, that it makes up the happineſs of their lives; mortality cannot bear it often. Dryd. Take theſe tears, mortality's relief, And till we ſhare your joys, forgive our grief. Pope. Mortally, adv. [from mortal.] 1. Irrecoverably; to death. In the battle of Landen you were not only dangerouſly, but, in all appearance, mortally wounded. Dryden. 2. Extremely; to extremity. Adrian mortally envied poets, painters, and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel. Bacon's Eſſays. Know all, who wou'd pretend to my good grace, I mortally diſlike a damning face. Granville. Mo'RTAR. m.{ [mortarium, #. mortier, Fr.] 1. A ſtrong veſſel in which Laterials are broken by being pound- ed with a peſtle. Except you could bray Chriſtendom in a mortar, and mould it into a new paſte, there is no poſſibility of an holy war. Bacon's holy War. The aâion of the diaphragm and muſcles ſerves for the comminution of the meat in the ſtomach by their conſtant agitation upwards and downwards, reſembling the pounding of materials in a mortar. Ray on Creation. 2. A ſhort wide cannon out of which bombs are thrown. Thoſe arms which for nine centuries had brav'd The wrath of time on antique ſtone engrav'd, Now torn by mortars ſtand yet undefac'd On nobler trophies by thy valour rais'd. Granville. Mo'RTAR. n.ſ.. [morter, Dutch; mortier, French.j Cement made of lime and ſand with water, and uſed to join ſtones or bricks. Mortar, in archite&ture, is a preparation of lime and ſand mixed up with water, ſerving as a cement, and uſed by ma- ſons and bricklayers in building of walls of ſtone and brick. Wolfius obſerves, that the ſand ſhould be dry and ſharp, ſo as to prick the hands when rubbed, yet not earthy, ſo as to foul the water it is waſhed in : he alſo finds fault with ma- ſons and bricklayers as committing a great error, in letting their lime ſlacken and cool before they make up their mortar, and alſo in letting their mortar cool and die before they uſe it; therefore he adviſes, that if you expect your work to be well done, and to continue long, to work up the lime quick, and but a little at a time, that the mortar may not lie long before it be uſed. I will tread this unbolted villain into mortar, and daub the wall of a jakes with him. Shakeſp. King Lear. They had brick for ſtone, and ſlime for mortar. Gen. xi. 3. Lime hot out of the kiln mixed ſoft with water, putting ſand to it, will make better mortar than other. Mortimer. Mo'RTGAGE. m. ſ. [mort and gage, French.] 1. A dead pledge; a thing put into the hands of a creditor. Th' eſtate runs out, and mortgages are made, Their fortune ruin'd, and their fame betray’d. Dryden. The Romans do not ſeem to have known the ſecret of pa- per credit, and ſecurities upon mortgages. Arbuthnot. The broker, Bent on ſome mortgage, to avoid reproach, He ſeeks bye-ſtreets, and ſaves th’ expenſive coach. Gay: 2. The ſtate of being pledged. The land is given in mortgage only, with full intention to be redeemed within one year. Bacon's Office of Alienation. To Mo'RTGAGE. v. a. [from the noun..] To pledge; to put to pledge; to make over to a creditor as a ſecurity. Let men contrive how they diſentangle their mortgaged ſouls. Decay of Piety. They make the widows mortgag'd ox their prey. Sandyſ. Their not abating of their expenſive way of living, has forced them to mortgage their beſt manors. Arbuthnot. Mortgage'E. : 8
M O R
M O S
Morrgage's. n.ſ.. [from mortgage.] He that takes or receives
a mortgage. - -- - -
An act may paſs for publick regiſtries of land, by which
all purchaſers or mortgagees may be ſecured of all monies they
lay out. Temple's Miſcel.
MoºrgageR. m. ſ. [from mortgage.] He that gives a mort-
e. -
Mºrrinovs. adj. [mortiſer, Latin.] Fatal; deadly; de-
ſtructive.
What is it but a continued perpetuated voice from heaven,
to give men no reſt in their fins, no quiet from Chriſt's im-
portunity, till they awake from the lethargick ſleep, and ariſe
from ſo dead, ſo mortiferous a ſtate, and permit him to give
them life. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Theſe murmurings, like a mortiferous herb, are poiſonous
even in their firſt ſpring. Government of the Tongue, ſ. 10.
Mortification. m. ſ. [mortification, Fr. from mortify.]
1. The ſtate of corrupting, or loſing the vital qualities; gan-
ene.
It appeareth in the gangrene, or mortification of fleſh, either
by opiates, or intenſe colds. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 333.
My griefs ferment and rage,
Nor ſeſs than wounds immedicable,
Rankle and feſter, and gangrene,
To black mortification.
2. Deſtrućtion of ačtive qualities.
Inquire what gives impediment to union or reſtitution,
which is called mortification ; as when quickſilver is mortified
with turpentine. Bacon's Phyſical Remains.
. The ač of ſubduing the body by hardſhips and macerations.
A diet of ſome is more rich and alkaleſcent than that
of fleſh, and therefore very improper for ſuch as practiſe mor-
tification. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
4. Humiliation; ſubjećlion of the paſſions.
The mortification of our lufts has ſomething in it that is
troubleſome, yet nothing that is unreaſonable. Tillotſon.
5. Wexation; trouble.
It is one of the moſt vexatious mortifications of a ſtudious
man, to have his thoughts diſordered by a tedious viſit.
L’Eſtrange.
We had the mortification to loſe the fight of Munich, Augſ-
burg, and Ratiſbon. Addiſon on Italy.
To Mo'RTIFY. v. a. [mortifier, French.]
1. To deſtroy vital qualities.
2. To deſtroy ačtive powers, or eſſential qualities.
What gives impediment to union or reſtitution is called
mortification, as when quickſilver is mortified with turpentine
or ſpittle. Bacon.
He mortified pearls in vinegar, and drunk them up. Hakew.
Oil of tartar per deliquium has a great faculty to find out
and mortify acid ſpirits. Boyle.
3. To ſubdue inordinate paſſions.
The breath no ſooner left his father's body,
But that his wildneſs mortified in him,
Seem'd to die too. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Their dear cauſes
Would to the bleeding and the grim alarm
Excite the mortified man. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Suppreſs thy knowing pride,
Mortify thy learned luſt,
Vain are thy thoughts, while thou thyſelf art duſt. Prior.
He modeſtly conječtures,
His pupil might be tir'd with le&tures,
Which help'd to mortify his pride. Swift.
4. ºute or harraſs the body to compliance with the
Inlind.
... We mortiff ourſelves with fiſh, and think we fare coarſely
if we abſtain from fleſh. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Mortiff'd he was to that degree,
Milton's Agoniſt. l. 617.
A poorer than himſelf he would not ſee. Dryden.
5. To humble; to depreſs; to vex. *
Let my liver rather heat with wine,
Than my heart cool with mortifying groans. Shakeſpeare.
He is controuled by a nod, mortified by a frown, and tran-
ſported by a ſmile. Addiſon's Guard. Nº. 113.
How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very
praiſes he receives, if they do not riſe ſo high as he thinks
they ought. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 256.
o Mo'RTIFY. v. m.
1. To gangrene; to corrupt.
..Try it with capon laid abroad, to ſee whether it will mor-
tify and become tender ſooner; or with dead flies with water
caſt upon them, to ſee whether it will putreſy. Bacon.
2. To be ſubdued; to die away.
Mo'Rtise. n. J. [mortaſe, mortoiſe, Fr.] A hole cut into
Wood that another piece may be put into it and form a
Joint.
A fuller blaſt ne'er ſhook our battlements;
If it hath rufian'd ſo upon the ſea,
What ribs of oak, when mountains melt on them,
Can hold the mortiſe. Shakeſp. Othello.
Under one ſkin are parts variouſly mingled, ſome with ca-
vities, as morteſſes to receive, others with tenons to fit cavi-
ties. Ray.
To Mo'Rtise. v. a.
I. To cut with a mortiſe; to join with a mortiſe.
'Tis a maſſy wheel,
To whoſe huge ſpoke ten thouſand leſſer things
Are mortis'd and adjoin'd. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
The walls of ſpiders legs are made,
Well mortiſed and finely laid. Drayton's Nymphid.
2. It ſeems in the "...i. improperly uſed.
. The one half of the ſhip being finiſhed, and by help of a
ſcrew launched into the water, the other half was joined by
great braſs nails mortiſed with lead. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Mo'RTMAIN. m. ſ. [morte and main, Fr.] Such a ſtate of poſ-
ſeſſion as makes it unalienable; whence it is ſaid to be in a
dead hand, in a hand that cannot ſhift away the property.
It were meet that ſome ſmall portion of lands were allot-
ted, ſince no more mortmains are to be looked for. Spenſer.
Mo'RTPAY. m. ſ. [mort and pay.] Dead pay; payment not
made.
This parliament was merely a parliament of war, with
ſome ſtatutes conducing thereunto; as the ſevere puniſhing of
mortpayes, and keeping back of ſoldiers wages. Bacon.
Mo'Rtress. n. ſ. [from mortier de ſageſ. Skinner.] A diſh
of meat of various kinds beaten together.
A mortreſ made with the brawn of capons, ſtamped,
ſtrained, and mingled with like quantity of almond butter,
is excellent to nouriſh the weak. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Mo‘RTUARY. n.ſ.. [mortuaire, Fr. mortuarium, Latin.] "A
gift left by a man at his death to his pariſh church, for the
recompence of his perſonal tythes and offerings not duly paid
in his life-time. - Harris.
Mosa'ick._adj. [moſaique, French, ſuppoſed corrupted from
muſeus, Latin.] -
Moſaick is a kind of painting in ſmall pebbles, cockles,
and ſhells of fundry colours; and of late days likewiſe with
pieces of glaſs figured at pleaſure; an ornament in truth, of
much beauty, and long life, but of moſt uſe in pavements and
floorings. Wotton's Architecture.
Each beauteous flow'r,
Iris all hues, roſes, and jeſſamin,
Rear'd high their flouriſh’d heads between, and wrought
Moſaick. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv.
The moſt remarkable remnant of it is a very beautiful mo-
ſaick pavement, the fineſt I have ever ſeen in marble; the
parts are ſo well joined together, that the whole piece looks
like a centinued pićture. Addiſon on Italy.
Mo'schATEL. n.ſ.. [moſchatellina, Lat..] A plant.
The moſchatel hath a flower conſiſting of one leaf, which
is divided at the brim into many parts, from whoſe cup ariſes
the pointal, fixed like a nail in the middle of the flower,
which becomes a ſoft ſucculent berry, in which are contain-
ed many flat ſeeds. AMiller.
Mosque. n.ſ.. [moſquée, French; moſchit, Turkiſh.] A Ma-
hometan temple.
MOSS. n.ſ.. [muſcus, Lat. meor, Saxon.]. A plant.
Though moſs was formerly ſuppoſed to be only an excreſ-
cence produced from the earth and trees, yet it is no leſs a
perfect plant than thoſe of greater magnitude, having roots,
flowers, and ſeeds, yet cannot be propagated from ſeeds by
any art: the botaniſts diſtinguiſh it into many ſpecies: it
chiefly flouriſhes in cold countries, and in the winter ſeaſon,
and is many times very injurious to fruit trees: the only re-
medy in ſuch caſes, is to cut down part of the trees, and
plough up the ground between thoſe left remaining ; and in
the Spring, in moiſt weather, you ſhould with an iron inſtru-
ment ſcrape off the moſs. Miller.
Moſs is a kind of mould of the earth and trees; but it
may be better ſorted as a rudiment of germination. Bacon.
Houſes then were caves, or homely ſheds,
With twining oziers fenc'd, and moſ; their beds. Dryden.
Such moſſes as grow upon walls, roofs of houſes, and other
high places, have ſeeds that, when ſhaken out of their veſ-
ſels, appear like vapour or ſmoke. Ray on Creation.
The cleft tree
Offers its kind concealment to a few,
Their food its inſects, and its moſs their neſts. Thomſºn.
To Moss. v.a. [from the noun..] To cover with moſs.
An oak whoſe boughs were moſ'd with age,
And high top bald with dry antiquity. Shakeſpeare.
Will theſe moſs'd trees,
That have out-liv'd the eagle page thy heels,
And ſkip when thou point'it ºut. Shakeſpeare.
Mo'ssiness. n.ſ. [from moſſy..] The ſtate of being covered or
overgrown with moſs.
#. herbs withered at the top, ſheweth the earth to be
very cold, and ſo doth the meſſineſs of trees. Bacon.
Moſsgy. aff. [from moſ...] Overgrown with moś; covered
with moſs. Old
M O T M O T old trees are more mºſ, far than young; " . º: . is not ſo frank as to riſe | to the boughs, }. '#. nd putteth out mols. - - way, +. . fountains and the Sylvan *,ope's Mºſiah - O more. Moś. 'i. ſuperlative of more. [maert, Saxon ; meeff, . adſ - ateſt number; conſiſting of the Dutch..] Conſiſting of the gre > tity. - *świa have any acrimony in them, and nº forts of berries, will produce diarrhoeas. - *. He thinks moſt ſorts of learning flouriſhed among." º; and I, that only ſome ſort of learning was kept *;º hem. - M: adv. [maiſh, Gothick; maert, Saxon; mesſ, Dutch ; meſ, Daniſh.] - 1. The particle noting the ſuperlative degree. - - Competency of all other proportions is the mºſt incentive ... to induſtry; too little makes men deſperate, and too much careleſs. Decay of Piety. The faculties of the ſupreme ſpirit mºſt certainly, may be enlarged without bounds. Cheyne's Phil. Principles. 2. In the greateſt degree. Coward dogs Mºſt ſpend their mouths, when what they ſeem to threaten Runs far before them. Shakeſpeare. He for whoſe only ſake, Or moſt for his, ſuch toils I undertake. Dryden's Aºn. Whilſt comprehended under that conſciouſneſs, the little finger is as much a part of itſelf as what is mºſt ſo. Locke. That which will moſt influence their carriage will be the company they converſe with, and the faſhion of thoſe about them. Locke on Education. Most. [this is a kind of ſubſtantive, being, according to its ſig- nification, ſingular or plural.] 1. The greateſt number : in this ſenſe it is plural. Many of the apoſtles immediate diſciples ſent or carried the books of the four evangeliſts to moſt of the churches they had planted. Addiſon on the Chriſtian Religion. Gravitation not being eſſential to matter, ought not to be reckoned among thoſe laws which ariſe from the diſpoſition of bodies, ſuch as moſt of the laws of motion are. Cheyne. 2. The greateſt value: in this ſenſe ſingular, The report of this repulſe flying to London, the moſt was made of that which was true, and many falſities added. Hayw. A covetous man makes the moſt of what he has, and of what he can get, without regard to Providence or Nature. L’Eſtrange's Fables. 3. The greateſt degree; the greateſt quantity. A Spaniard will live in Iriſh ground a quarter of a year, or ſome months at the moſt, Bacon. Mostick. m. ſ. A painter's ſtaff on which he leans his hand when he paints. Ainſ. Mo's rºy, adv. [from moſt.] For the greateſt part. This image of God, namely, natural reaſon, if totally or mºſtly defaced, the right of government doth ceaſe. Bâcon. Mºnar. n.ſ, [mºſt and what..] For the moſt part. Ob- Olete. God's promiſes being the ground of hope, and thoſe pro- miſes being but ſeldom abſolute, mo/what conditionate, the Chriſtian grace of hope muſt be proportioned and attempe- rate to the promiſe; if it exceed that temper and proportion, it becomes a tympany of hope. Hammond. MºTATION. n.ſ. Act of moving, Dićf. MoTE. n.ſ.. [mor, Saxon; atomus, Lat..] A ſmall particle of matter; any thing proverbially little. You found his mote, the king your mote did ſee; But I a beam do find in each of three. Shakeſpeare. .The little motes in the ſun do ever ſtir, though there be no wind. . Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Nº. 879. MoTE for might. Obſolete. Moſt ugly ſhapes, Such as dame Nature ſelf note fear to ſee, 9. º º ever ſhould ſo foul defe&ts rom her moſt cunning hand eſcaped be. Fairy Queen, MoTH. n.ſ.. [mos, Saxon.] A ſmall winged inſect 㺠eats cloths and hangings. All the yarn Penelope ſpun in Ulyſſes's abſence, did but fill Ithaca full of moths. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Every ſoldier in the wars ſhould do as every ſick man in his bed, waſh every math out of his conſcience, Shakeſp. * * * *otten thing conſumeth, as a garment that is mºth Caten, job xiii. 28. Let moths through pages eat their way, ** **, your loves, your praiſes be forgot Mołº, of all an lº . ºydºn, juv. Dutc R. m. ſ. ſmºon, Saxon; moder, Daniſh; mºder utch.] > I. A woman that daughter. Let thy mother rather feel Thy dangerous ſtoutneſs. * born a child; correlative to ſon or thy pride, than fear Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Come ſit down every mother's ſon, And rehearſe your parts. - I had not ſo much of man in me, But all my mother came into mine eyes, And gave me up to tears. - 2. That which has produced any thing. Alas, poor country ! It cannot Be call'd our mother, but our grave. Shakeſpeare. The reſemblance of the conſtitution and diet of the inha- bitants to thoſe of their mother country, occaſion a great af- finity in the popular diſeaſes. Arbuthnot on Air. The ſtrongeſt branch leave for a ſtandard, cutting off the reſt cloſe to the body of the mother plant. Mortimer's Huſø. 3. That which has preceded in time: as, a mother church to chapels. 4. #. which requires reverence and obedience. The good of mother church, as well as that of civil ſo- ciety, renders a judicial practice neceſſary. Ayliffe's Parergon. 5. Hyſterical paſſion; ſo called, as being imagined peculiar to Wonnen. This ſtopping of the ſtomach might be the mother; foraſ- much as many were troubled with mother fits, although few returned to have died of them. Graunt's Bills. 6. A familiar term of addreſs to an old woman; or to a wo– man dedicated to religious auſterities. - 7. MoTHER in law. huſband's or wife's mother. Ainſ. I am come to ſet at variance the daughter in law againſt the mother in law. Matth. x. 35. 8. [Moeder, Dutch, from modder, mud..] A thick ſubſtance concreting in liquors; the lees or ſcum concreted. If the body be liquid, and not apt to putrefy totally, it will caſt up a mother, as the mothers of diſtilled waters. Bacon. Potted fowl, and fiſh come in ſo faſt, That ere the firſt is out the ſecond ſtinks, And mouldy mother gathers on the brinks. Dryden. 9. [More properly modder; modde, Dutch..] A young girl. Now totally obſolete. A ſling for a mother, a bow for a boy, Shakeſpeare. Shakeſp. Henry V. A whip for a carter. Tuſcr's Huſbandry. Mo‘THER. adj. Had at the birth; native. For whatſoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof. Hubberd's Tale. Where did you ſtudy all this goodly ſpeech —It is extempore, from my mother wit. Shakeſpeare. Boccace, living in the ſame age with Chaucer, had the ſame genius, and followed the ſame ſtudies: both writ no- vels, and each of them cultivated his mother tongue. Dryden. Cecilia came, Inventreſs of the vocal frame, Enlarg’d the former narrow bounds, And added length to ſolemn ſounds, With nature's mother wit, and arts unknown before. Dryd. To Mo'THER. v. n. To gather concretion. They oint their naked limbs with mother'd oil. Dryden. Mo‘THER of pearl. A kind of coarſe pearl; the ſhell in which pearls are generated. His mortal blade In ivory ſheath, yearv'd with curious ſlights, Whoſe hilt was burniſh'd gold, and handle ſtrong Of mother-pearl. Fairy Qu. b. i. They were made of onyx, ſometimes of mother of pearl. Hakewill on Providence. Mo‘THER Hood. n.ſ.. [from mother.] The office or character of a mother. Thou ſhalt ſee the bleſſed mother-maid Exalted more for being good, Than for her intereſt of motherhood. Donne. Mo‘THER less. adj. [from mother.] Deſtitute of a mother ; orphan of a mother. - I might ſhew you my children, whom the rigour of your juſtice would make complete orphans, being already mother- 1eſs. J/aller's Speech to the Houſe of Commons. My concern for the three poor motherleſ children obliges me to give you this advice. Arbuthnot's Hiſ of j. Bull. Mo‘THERLY. adj. [from mother and like..] Belonging to a mo- ther ; ſuitable to a mother. They can owe no leſs than child-like obedience to her that hath more than motherly power. Hooker, b. v. They termed her the great mother, for her motherly care in cheriſhing her brethren whilſt young. Raleigh. Within her breaſt though calm, her breaſt though pure, Motherly cares and fears got head, and rais'd -- Some troubled thoughts. Milton's Par. Reg. b. ii. When I ſee the motherly airs of my little daughters when playing with their puppets, I cannot but flatter myſelf that their huſbands and children will be happy in the poſſeſſion of ſuch wives and mothers. Addiſon's Sped. Nº. 500. Though ſhe was a truly good woman, and had a ſincere motherly love for her ſon John, yet there wanted not thoſe who endeavoured to create a miſunderſtanding between them. Arb. Mo'THERLY.
M O T
M O V
z ly. adv. [from mother.] In manner of mother.
Mo rº air doth [. motherly ſit on the earth,
To hatch her ſeaſons, and give all things birth Donne.
Mother of thyme. n. ſ. [ſerpyllum, Latin..] It hath trailing
branches, which are not ſo woody and hard as thoſe of thyme,
but in every other reſpect is the ſame. Miller.
Mººrherwort. n.ſ. [caráiaca, Latin.] A plant. -
The flower of the motherwort conſiſts. of one leaf, and is
of the lip kind, whoſe upper lip is imbricated and much lon-
... than the under one, which is cut into three parts; from
in flower-cup ariſes the pointal, fixed like a nail in the hin-
der part of the flower, attended by four embrios which be-
come angular ſeeds, occupying the flower-cup. Miller.
Moºrhery. adj. [from mother.] Concreted; full of concre-
tions; dreggy; feculent: uſed of liquors.
Mººrhºu’li Ein. m. ſ. [blattalia, Latin.] A plant.
The leaves of the mothmullein are placed alternately upon
the branches; the cup of the flower conſiſts of one leaf,
which is divided into five ſegments; the flower conſiſts of one
leaf, which ſpreads open, and is divided alſo into five ſeg-
ments: they are produced in long ſpikes, and are ſucceeded
by round veſſels, which are divided into cells, and contain
many ſmall ſeeds in each. Miller.
Motºwort. n.ſ. [moth and wort.] An herb.
Moºrhy, adj. [from moth.] Full of moths. -
His horſe hipp'd with an old mothy ſaddle, the ſtirrups of
no kindred. Shakeſpeare's Taming of the Shrew.
MOTION. n.ſ.. [motion, French; motia, Latin.]
1. The act of changing place.
2. Manner of moving the body; port; gait.
Virtue too, as well as vice, is clad
In fleſh and blood ſo well, that Plato had
Beheld, what his high fancy once embrac'd,
Virtue with colours, ſpeech and motion grac'd,
3. Change of poſture; action. - -
Encourag'd thus ſhe brought her younglings nigh,
Watching the motions of her patron's eye. Dryden.
4. Tendency of the mind; thought. -
Let a good man obey every good motion riſing in his heart,
knowing that every ſuch motion proceeds from God. South.
5. Propoſal made.
He compaſſed a motion of the prodigal ſon, and married a
tinker's wife within a mile where my land lies. Shakeſp.
What would you with me?
—Your father and my uncle have made motions; if it be
my luck, ſo ; if not, happy man be his dole. Shakeſpeare.
If our queen and this young prince agree,
I'll join my younger daughter, and my joy,
To him forthwith, in holy wedlock bands.
—Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. Shakeſp.
6. Impulſe communicated. -
Whether that motion, vitality and operation, were by incu-
bation, or how elſe, the manner is only known to God. Ral.
Carnality within raiſes all the combuſtion without : this is
the great wheel to which the clock owes it motion. Dec. of Pi.
Love awakes the ſleepy vigour of the ſoul,
And bruſhing o'er adds motion to the pool.
To Motion. v. a. [from the noun..] To propoſe.
Motionless. adj. [from motion.] Wanting motion; being
without motion.
We cannot free the lady that ſits here,
In flony fetters fixt, and motionleſs.
Ha! Do I dream Is this my hop'd ſucceſs
I grow a ſtatue, ſtiff and motionleſs. Dryden's Aurengzebe.
Should our globe have had a greater ſhare
Of this ſtrong force, by which the parts cohere;
Things had been bound by ſuch a pow'rful chain,
That all would fix’d and motionleſs remain. Blackmore.
Mo'Tive. adj. [motivus, Latin.]
1. Cauſing motion; having moment.
Shall every motive argument uſed in ſuch kind of confe-
rences be made a rule for others ſtill to conclude the like by,
concerning all things of like nature, when as probable in-
ducements may lead them to the contrary Hooker, b. iv.
* Having the power to move; having power to change place;
having power to paſs foremoſt to motion. "
J/aller.
Dryden.
Milton.
The nerves ſerve for the conveyance of the motive faculty
fºom the brain; the ligatures for the ſtrengthening of them,
that they may not flag in motion. Wilkins.
We aſk you whence does motive vigour flow Blackmore.
That fancy is eaſily diſproved from the motive power of ſouls
embodied, and the gradual increaſe of men and animals. Bentl.
Mºrive. n.ſ. [motif, French.j
1. º: which determines the choice; that which incites the
2Ction.
-
Hereof we have no commandment, either in nature or
Kripture, which doth exact them at our hands; yet thoſe
* there are in both, which draw moſt effectually our
minds unto them. Hooker, b. ii.
...Why in that rawneſs left you wife and children,
T hoſe precious mºtives, thoſe ſtrong knots of love,
Without leave-taking? Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
2. Mover.
Motley. adi, [ſuppoſed to be corrupted from me
Motor. m. ſ. [moteur, Fr. from moveo, Latin.] A mover.
To Move. v. a. [moveo, Latin.]
2. To give an impulſe to.
3. To propoſe; to recommend.
4. To perſuade; to prevail on the mind.
-º-, - -
What can be a ſtronger motive to a firm truſt on our
Maker, than the giving us his ſon to ſuffer for us. Addiſon.
The motive for continuing in the ſame ſtate is only the pre-
ſent ſatisfaction in it; the motive to change is always ſome
uneaſineſs. Locke,
Heaven brought me up to be my daughter's dower;
As it hath fated her to be my ... & >
And helper to a huſband. Shakeſp. All's well that end, well.
Her wanton ſpirits look out -
At every joint, and motive of her body. Shakeſpeare.
dley, perhaps
from mothlike coloured, ſpotted or variegated like a garden
moth.] Mingled of various colours.
The motley fool thus moral'd on the time,
My lungs began to crow like chanticleer,
That fools ſhould be ſo deep contemplative.
They that come to ſee a fellow
In a long motley coat, guarded with yellow,
Will be deceiv'd. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
Expence and after-thought, and idle care,
And doubts of motley hue, and dark deſpair.
Enquire from whence this mothy ſtyle
Did firſt our Roman purity defile.
Traulus, of amphibious breed,
Motley fruit of mungril ſeed;
By the dam from lordlings ſprung,
By the fire exhal'd from dung.
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
Dryden's Perſius.
Swift.
Thoſe bodies being of a congenerous nature do readily re-
ceive the impreſſions of their motor, and, if not fettered by
their gravity, conform themſelves to ſituations, wherein they
beſt unite unto their animator. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. ii.
Mo'Tor Y. adj. [motorius, Latin.] Giving motion.
The bones, were they dry, could not, without great dif-
ficulty, yield to the plucks and attractions of the motºry muſ-
cles. Ray on Creation.
Motto. m. ſ. [motto, Italian.] A ſentence added to a device,
or prefixed to any thing written.
It may be ſaid to be the motto of human nature, rather to
ſuffer than to die. L'E/irange's Fables.
We ought to be meek-ſpirited, till we are aſſured of the
honeſty of our anceſtors; for covetouſneſs and circumvention
make no good motto for a coat. Collier.
It was the motto of a biſhop eminent for his piety and good
works in king Charles the ſecond's reign, Inſervi Deo & le-
tare, Serve God and be chearful. Addiſon's Freeholder.
1. To put out of one place into another; to put in motion.
Sinai itſelf was moved at the preſence of God. Pſal. lxviii.
At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
job xxvii. 1.
The pretext of piety is but like the hand of a clock, ſet
indeed more conſpicuouſly, but directed wholly by the ſecret
movings of carnality within. Decay of Piety.
If the firſt conſultation be not ſufficient, the will may move
a review, and require the underſtanding to inform itſelf bet-
ter. Biſhop Bramhall againſt Hobbes.
They are to be blamed alike, who move and who decline
war upon particular reſpects. Hayward's Edw. VI.
They find a great inconvenience in moving their ſuits by an
interpreter. Davies on Ireland.
To Indamora you my ſuit muſt move. Dryden.
The will being the power of directing our operative facul-
ties to ſome action, for ſome end, cannot at any time be
moved towards what is judged at that time inattainable.
La-ke.
A thouſand knees,
Ten thouſand years together, naked, faſting,
Upon a barren mountain, and ſtill Winter
In ſtorm perpetual, could not move the gods
To look that way thou wert. Shakespeare . If inter's Tale.
Grittus offered the Tranſylvanians money, but minds de-
ſirous of revenge were not moved with gold. Knolles.
Sometimes the poſſibility of preferment prevailing with the
credulous, expectation of leſs expence with the covetous,
opinion of eaſe with the fond, and aſſurance, of remoteneſs
with the unkind parents, have moved them without diſcretion,
to engage their children in adventures of learning, by whoſe
return they have received but ſmall contentment. J/otton.
Could any power of ſenſe the Roman move
To burn his own right hand Davies.
That which mºves a man to do any thing, muſt be the ap-
prehenſion and expediation of ſome good from the thing
which he is about to do. - South's Sermons.
When ſhe ſaw her reaſons idly ſpent,
And could not move him from his fix’d intent,
She flew to rage. Dryden's &n.
16 U. But
— ) - M O V But when no female arts his miº" could mºle, , , She turn'd to furious hate her impº” love. Dryden's Aºn. what can thy mind to this long journey.” Or need'ſt thou abſence to renºw thy love ? Dryden. So affect; to touch pathetically; to ſtir paſſion. If he ſee aught in you that makes him like, That any thing he fees, which mºves his liking, º, º/ I ºn with caſe tranſlate it to my will. Sºdºſ?. K. jºhn. It was great ign'rance, Gloſter's eyes being out, To let him live; where he arrives he mºves - All hearts againſt us. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Should a ſhipwreck'd ſailor ſing his woe, wou'd'ſt thou be mov'd to pity, or beſtow An alms ? Dryin' Perſus. Images are very ſparingly to be introduced; their proper place is in poems and orations, and their uſe is to "." Pºy §r terror, compaſſion and reſentment. Jºn " the Claſſicks. O let thy filter, daughter, handmaid, move Or all thoſe tender names. Pope. . To make angry. 5. T & from thoſe bloody hands Throw your diſtemper'd weapons to the ground, And hear the ſentence of your mºved Prince: Shakespeare. They have moved me to jealouſy. Deut. xxxii. 21. ut into commotion. - 6. "º. they were come to Bethlehem, all the city was moved about them. Ruth i. 19. 7. To conduct regularly in motion. They, as they mºve Their ſtarry dance in numbers that compute . Days, months, and years, towrds his all cheering lamp, Turn ſwift their various motions. 41ſton. To Move. v. m. 1. To go from one place to another. I look'd toward Birham, and anon, methought, The wood began to mºve. Within this three mile may you ſee it coming; I ſay a moving grove. Shaſ, ſpeare's Macbeth. In him we live, mºve, and have our being. Acis xvii. 28. Every moving thing that liveth ſhall be meat for you. Gen. On the green bank I ſat and liſten’d long, Nortill her lay was ended could I move, But wiſh'd to dwell for ever in the grove. Dryden. The ſenſes repreſent the earth as immoveable ; for though it do move in itſelf, it reſts to us who are carried with it. Glan. This ſaying, that God is the place of ſpirits, being lite- ral, makes us conceive that ſpirits move up and down, and have their diſtances and intervals in God, as bodies have in ſpace. Locke. When we are come to the utmoſt extremity of body, what is there that can put a ſtop, and ſatisfy the mind, that it is at the end of ſpace, when it is ſatisfied that body itſelf can move into it Locke. Anything that mºves round about in a circle in leſs time than our ideas are wont to ſucceed one another in our minds, is not perceived to move, but ſeems to be a perfect entire circle of that matter. Lºcke. The goddeſs moves To viſit Paphos, and her blooming groves. Pope's Odyſſey. 2. To walk; to bear the body. See great Marcellus how inur'd in toils He moves with manly grace, how rich with recal ſpoils. Dryden's Żn. 4. T 3. To go forward. Through various hazards and events we mºve To Latium. Dryden's Zn. 4. To change the poſture of the body in ceremony. When Haman ſaw Mordecai that he ſtood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation. Jºh. v. 9. Mo'v EABLE. adj. [from move. } - 1. Capable of being moved ; not fixed; portable ; ſuch as may be carried from place to place. In the vaſt wilderneſs, when the people of God had no ſettled habitation, yet a moveable tabernacle they were com- manded of God to make. TLoker, b. v. When he made his prayer, he found the boat he was in moveable and unbound, the reſt remained ſtill faſt. Bacon. Any heat whatſoever promotes the aſcent of mineral mat- ter, which is ſubtile, and is conſequently moveable more eaſily. //codward's Nat. Hi/?. p. iv. ... Any who ſees the Teverone muſt conclude it to be one of the moſt moveable rivers in the world, that is ſo often ſhifted out of one channel into another. Addiſon on Italy. 2. Changing the time of the year. The lunar month is natural and periodical, by which the ”veable feſtivals of the Chriſtian church are regulated. Hºlder. Movº Agiºs. * f [meubles, Fr.) Goods; furniture ; diſtin- gººd from real or immoveable poſſeſſions: as, lands or houſe. We ſeize The plate, coin, revenues, and mºveables, Whereof our uncle Gaunt did ſtand poſſes'd. Shakespeare. M O U Let him that moved you hither, Remove you hence; I knew you at the firſt You were a moveable. —Why, what's a moveable? - —A join'd ſtool. Shakespeare. Taming of the Shrew. Surveys rich moveables with curious eye, Beats down the price, and threatens ſtill to buy. Dryden. Move Ables Ess. n.ſ. [from mºveable.] Mobility; poſſibility to be moved. Moveably. adv. [from moveable.] So as it may be moved. His back-piece is compoſed of eighteen plates, moveably joined together by as many intermediate ſkins. Grew. Mo/veless. adj. Unmov’d ; not to be put but of the place. The lungs, though untouched, will remain movelſ; as to any expanſion or contraction of their ſubſtance. Boyle. The Grecian phalanx, moveleſs as a tow'r, On all ſides batter’d, yet reſiſts his power. Mo’v EMENT. m. ſ. [mouvement, French.] 1. Manner of moving. What farther relieves deſcriptions of battles, is the art of introducing pathetick circumſtances about the heroes, which raiſe a different movement in the mind, compaſſion and pity. Pope's Eſſay on Homer. Under workmen are expert enough at making a ſingle wheel in a clock, but are utterly ignorant how to adjuſt the ſeveral parts, or regulate the movement. Swift. 2. Motion. Mo'y ENT. adj. [movens, Latin.] Moving. If it be in ſome part movent, and in ſome part quieſcent, it muſt needs be a curve line, and ſo no radius. Grew's Cºſ. Mo'y ENT. n.ſ. [movens, Lat.) That which moves another. That there is a motion which makes the viciſłitudes of day and night, ſenſe may aſſure us; but whether the ſun or earth be the common movent, cannot be determined but by a Pope's Iliad. further appeal. Glanville's Scºp. Mo’v ER. m. ſ. [from move. J 1. The perſon or thing that gives motion. O thou eternal mover of the heav'ns, Look with a gentle eye upon this wretch. Shakeſpeare. The ſtrength of a ſpring were better aſſiſted by the labour of ſome intelligent ºn:ver, as the heavenly orbs are ſuppoſed to be turned. //ilkins's Math. Magick. 2. Something that moves, or ſtands not ſtill. You as the ſoul, as the firſt mover, you Vigour and life on ev'ry part beſtow. J/aller. So orbs from the firſt mover motion take, Yet each their proper revolutions make. Dryden. 3. A propoſer. See here theſe movers, that do prize their honours At a crack'd drachm; cuſhions, leaden ſpoons, Ere yet the fight be done, pack up. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. If any queſtion be moved concerning the doctrine of the church of England expreſſed in the thirty-nine articles, give not the leaſt ear to the movers thereof. Bacon. Mo’v ING. participial adj. [from move..] Pathetick; touching; adapted to affect the paſſions. Great Jupiter, The moving pray’r of AEacus did grant, And into men and women turn'd the ant. Blackmore. Mo’v INGLY. adj. [from moving.] Pathetically; in ſuch a man- ner as to ſeize the paſſions. The choice and flower of all things profitable in other books, the Pſalms do both more briefly and more movingly expreſs, by reaſon of that poetical form wherewith they are written. Hooker, b. v. I would have had them writ more movingly. Shakeſp. His air, his voice, his looks, and honeſt ſoul, Speak all ſo movingly in his behalf, I dare not truſt myſelf to hear him talk. MoU GHT. for might. Obſolete. MoULD. m. ſ. [moegel, Swediſh.] 1. A kind of concretion on the top or outſide of things kept, motionleſs and damp; now diſcovered by microſcopes to be perfect plants. All moulds are inceptions of putrefaction, as the moulds of pies and fleſh, which moulds turn into worms. Bacon. Moſs is a kind of mould of the earth and trees, but may be better ſorted as a rudiment of germination. Bacon. Another ſpecial affinity is between plants and mould, or pu- trefaction; for all putrefaction, if it diſſolve not in arefaction, will, in the end, iſſue into plants. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. The malt made in Summer is apt to contract mould. Mort. A hermit, who has been ſhut up in his cell in a college, has contracted a ſort of mould and ruſt upon his ſoul, and all his airs have aukwardneſs in them. //atts. 2. [Molo, Saxon.] Earth; ſoil; ground in which any thing TOWS. Thoſe mould, that are of a bright cheſnut or hazelly colour are accounted the beſt; next to that, the dark grey and ruffet moulds are accounted beſt; the light and dark aſh-colour are reckoned the worſt, ſuch as are uſually found on common or heathy Addison's Catz.
M O U heatly ground: the clear tawny is by no means to be ap: roved, but that of a yellowiſh colour is reckoned the worſt ... all; this is commonly found in wild and waſte, parts of the country, and for the moſt part produces nothing but goſs, furz, and fern. All good lands after rain, or breaking up by the ſpade, will emit a good ſmell; that being always the bºſt that is neither too unctuous or too lean, but ſuch as will eaſily diſſolve; of a juſt conſiſtence between ſand and clay AMiller. y. Though worms devour me, though I turn to mould, Yet in my fleſh I ſhall his face behold. Sandys's Paraph. The black earth, every-where obvious on the ſurface of the ground, we call mould. J/oodward. ter of which any thing is made. 3. Matte When the world began, One common maſs compos'd the mould of man. Dryden. Nature form'd me of her ſofteſt mould, Enfeebled all my ſoul with tender paſions, And ſunk me even below my weak ſex. Addiſon's Cato. 4. I Mille, Spaniſh; mouk, French.] The matrix in which anything is caſt; in which any thing receives its form. if the liturgies of all the ancient churches be compared, it may be eaſily perceived they had all one original mould. Hooker, b. v. A dangerous preſident were left for the caſting of prayers into certain poetical mould. - Hooker, b. v. French churches all caſt according unto that mould which Calvin had made. Hooker. My wife comes foremoſt ; then the honour'd mould Wherein this trunk was fram'd. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. New honours come upon him, Like our ſtrange garments cleave not to their mould, But with the end of uſe. Shakeſp. AMacbeth. You may have fruit in more accurate figures, according as you make the mould. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 502. The liquid ore he drain'd Into fit mould prepar'd ; from which he form'd Firſt his own tools: then what might elſe be wrought Fuſile, or grav’n in metal. 41ilton's Par. Loſi, b. xi. We may hope for new heavens and a new earth, more pure and perfect than the former; as if this was a refiner's fire, to purge out the droſs and coarſe parts, and then caſt the maſs again into a new and better mould. Burnet. Sure our ſouls were near allied, and thine Caſt in the ſame poetick mould with mine. Dryden. Here in fit moulds to Indian nations known, Are caſt the ſeveral kinds of precious ſtone. Blackmore. 4. Caſt; form. No mates for you, Unleſs you were of gentler, milder mould. Shakeſpeare. William earl of Pembroke was a man of another mould, and making, and of another fame, being the moſt univerſally beloved of any man of that age; and, having a great office in the court, he made the court itſelf better eſteemed, and more reverenced in the country. Clarendon. Learn What creatures there inhabit, of what mould, Or ſubſtance, how endu'd, and what their pow'r, And where their weakneſs. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. ii. So muſt the writer, whoſe produćtions ſhould Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould. From their main-top joyful news they hear Of ſhips, which by their mould bring new ſupplies. Dryd. Hans Carvel, impotent and old, Married a laſs of London mºuld. Prior. 5. The ſuture or contexture of the ſkull. Ainſ. To Mould. v. a. [from the noun..] To contraćt concreted matter; to gather mould. - In woods, in waves, in wars ſhe wants to dwell, And will be found with peril and with pain; Ne can the man that mould, in idle cell Unto her happy manſion attain. Fairy Queen, b. ii. There be ſome houſes wherein ſweet meats will relent, and baked meats will mould, more than in others. Bacon. • Mogld. v. a. To cover with mould ; to corrupt by mould. Very coarſe, hoary, mºulded bread the ſoldiers thruſt upon their ſpears, railing againſt Ferdinand, who made no better proviſion. Knolles's Hiji. of the Turks. To Mould. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To form; to ſhape; to model. I feel Of what coarſe metal ye are moulded. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Here is the cap your worſhip did beſpeak; Why this was mºulded on a poringer, A velvet diſh ; fie, fie, 'tis lewd. Shakespeare. The king had taken ſuch liking of his perſon, that he re- ſolved to make him a maſter-piece, and to mould him plato- nically to his own idea. //otton's Buckingham. id I requeſt thee, Makerſ from my clay. To mould me man : Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. He forgeth and mouldeth metals, and builds houſes. Hale. J/aller. By the force of education we may mould the minds and ºanners of youth into what ſhape we pleaſe, and give them the impreſſions of ſuch habits as ſhall ever afterwards remain. Atterbury's Sermons. Then roſe the ſeed of chaos, and of night, Of dull and venal a new world to mould, And bring Saturnian days of lead and gold. Dunciad, b. iv. A faction in England, under the nanº of puritan, moulded up their new ſchemes of religion with republican principles in government. Swift. For you alone he ſtole The fire that forms a manly ſoul; Then, to compleat it ev'ry way, - He maulied it with female clay. Swift's Miſcel. Fabellus would never learn any moral leſſons iſ. were mºulted into the form of ſome fiction or fable like thoſe of AEſop. //atts's Improvement of the Mind, p. i. 2. To knead: as, to mould bread. Ainſ. Mo‘ULDABLE. adj. [from mould..] What may be moulded. The differences of figurable and not figurable, mºuldale and not mouldable, are plebeian notions. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Movide R. n.ſ. (from mould.] He who moulds. To Mºulder. v. n. [from mºld.] To be turned to duſt; to periſh in duſt; to be diminiſhed. If he had ſat ſtill, the enemies army would have mouldered to nothing, and been expoſed to any advantage he would take. Clarendon, b. viii. Whatſoever moulders, or is waſhed away, is carried down into the lower grounds, and nothing ever brought back again. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Thoſe formed ſtones deſpoiled of their ſhells, and expoſed upon, the ſurface of the ground, in time decay, wear, and mºulder away, and are frequently found defaced, and broken to pieces. //codward's Nat. Hiſł. p. v. To them by ſmiling Jove 'twas giv'n, Great William's glories to recall, When ſtatues moulder, and when arches fall. Prior. Finding his congregation moulder every Sunday, and hear- ing what was the occaſion of it, he reſolved to give his pariſh a little Latin in his turn. Addison's Speci. N°. 221. To Moſul DER. v. a. [from mould..] To turn to duſt; to crumble. The natural hiſtories of Switzerland talk of the fall of thoſe rocks when their foundations have been mouldered with age, or rent by an earthquake. Addiſon on Italy. With nodding arches, broken temples ſpread, The very tombs now vaniſh'd like their dead; Some felt the ſilent ſtroke of mould'ring age, - Some, hoſtile fury. Pope. Mo'ul. DiNess. n.ſ.. [from mouldy.] The ſtate of being mouldy. Fleſh, fiſh, and plants, after a mouldineſs, rottenneſs, or corrupting, will fall to breed worms. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Mo‘ULDING.. n.ſ.. [from mould..] Ornamental cavities in wood or ſtone. - Hollow mouldings are required in the work. M.vcn. Mo'ULDwAR P. m. ſ. [molo and peo pan, Saxon.] A mole; a ſmall animal that throws up the earth. Above the reach of loathful ſinful luſt, Whoſe baſe effect through cowardly diſłruſt Of his own wings, dare not to heaven flie, But like a mould warp in the earth doth lie. Speºſer. While they play the mould warps, unſavory damps diſtém- per their heads with annoyance only for the preſent. Carew. With gins we betray the vermin of the earth, namely, the fichat and the mould warp. //alton's º: Mo'ULDY. adj. [from mould..] Overgrown with concretions. Is thy name mouldy ? - —Yea. —'Tis the more time thou wert us'd. —Ha, ha, ha; moſt excellent: things that are mouldy lack uſe. Well ſaid, Sir John. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The marble looks white and freſh, as being expoſed to the winds and ſalt ſea-vapours, that by continually fretting it preſerves itſelf from that mouldy colour which others contrast. Adáſon's Remarks on Italy. To MoULT. v. n. [muyten, Dutch..] To ſhed or change the feathers ; to loſe feathers. Some birds upon moulting turn colour, as Robin-red-breaſts, after their mouling, grow to be red again by degrees. Bacon. Time ſhall moult away his wings, E'er he ſhall diſcover In the wide whole world again Such a conſtant lover. - - Sackling. The widow'd turtle hangs her reaking wings, And to the woods in mournful murmur ſings. Garth. To Mou Nch. v. a. [mouch, to eat much. 4, ºſ. This word To MAUNCH. is retained in Scotland, and denotes the ob- tunded action of toothleſs guins on a hard cruit, or any thing eatable: it ſeems to be a corruption of the French word manger. Macbean. co - - - - A ſailor's wife bad cheſnuts in her lap, And m.º.º.ht, and "...tº.ht, and ra.un.ºz. Shakespeare . Macbeth. - Mous 2.
M O U
M O U
sp. n.ſ. ſmunbian, Saxon, to defend..] Anything raiſed
Mºº ſ !". : uſually a bank of earth and ſtone.
His broad branches laden with rich fee,
Did ſtretch themſelves without the utmoſt bound . .
Of this great garden, coinpaſs'd with a mound. Fairy Qu.
The ſa’s a thieſ, whoſe liquid ſurge reſolves
The mounds into ſalt tears. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
God had thrown -
That mountain as his garden mound, high rais'd. Milton.
Such as broke through all mounds of law, ſuch as laughed
at the ſword of vengeance which divine juſtice brandiſhed in
their faces. South's Sermons.
Nor cold ſhall hinder me with horns and hounds
To thrid the thickets, or to leap the mounds. Dryden.
The ſtate of Milan is like a vaſt garden ſorrounded by a
noble mound-work of rocks and mountains. - Addiſon.
To MoUN D. v. a. [from the noun..] To fortify with a mound.
MOUNT. m. ſ. [mont, French; mons, Latin.]
I. A mountain; a hill.
Jacob offered ſacrifice upon the mount.
Behold yon mountain's hoary height,
Made higher with new mounts of ſnow. Dryden.
2. An artificial hill raiſed in a garden, or other place.
He might ſee what mounts they had in ſhort time caſt, and
what a number there was of brave and warlike ſoldiers.
Knolles's Hſi. of the Turks.
3. A publick treaſure; a bank. Now obſolete.
Theſe examples confirmed me in a reſolution to ſpend my
time wholly in writing; and to put forth that poor talent
God hath given me, not to particular exchanges, but to
banks or mounts of perpetuity, which will not break. Bacon.
To MOUNT. v. n. [monter, French.]
1. To riſe on high.
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her
neſt On high jºb iii. 27.
I'll ſtrive, with troubl’d thoughts, to take a map;
Ieſt leaden ſlumber poize me down to-morrow,
When I ſhould mount with wings of victory. Shakespeare care.
A baſe ignoble mind,
That mounts no higher than a bird can ſoar. Shakeſpeare.
The fire of trees and houſes mounts on high,
And meets half-way new fires that ſhow'r from ſky. Cowley.
If the liturgy ſhould be offered to them, it would kindle
jealouſy, and as the firſt range of that ladder which ſhould
ſerve to mount over all their cuſtoms. Clarendon.
Ambitious meteors ſet themſelves upon the wing, taking
every occaſion of drawing upward to the fun ; not conſider-
ing, that they have no more time allowed them in their
mºunting than the ſingle revolution of a day; and that when
the light goes from them, they are of neceſſity to fall. Dryd.
2. To tower; to be built up to great elevation.
Though his excellency mºunt up to the heavens, and his
head reach unto the clouds, yet he ſhall periſh. job xx. 6.
3. To get on horſeback. H
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Like a full acorn'd boar, a churning on,
Cry’d, oh! and mounted. - Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
4. [For amount..] To riſe in value.
Bring then theſe bleſings to a ſtrićt account,
Make fair deductions, ſee to what they mount. Pºpe.
To MoUNT. v. a.
1. To raiſe aloft; to liſt on high.
The fire that mounts the liquor till 't runs o'er,
Seeming to augment, waſtes it. Shakeſpeare.
What power is it which mºunts my love ſo high,
That makes me ſee, and cannot feed mine eye ; Shakeſp.
The air is ſo thin, that a bird has therein no feeling of
hº wings, or any reſiſtance of air to mºn, herſelf by. R.
2. To aſcend; to climb.
Shall we mount again the rural throne,
And rule the ºntºy kingdoms, once our own Dryden.
3. To place on horſeback.
Three hundred horſes, in high ſtables fed,
Of theſe he choſe the faireſt and the beſt,
To mount the Trojan troop. Dryden's An.
Clear reaſon, acting in conjunction with a well-diſciplined
but ſtrong and vigorous fancy, ſeldom fail to attain thiſ end.
fancy without reaſon, is like a horſe without a rider; and
reaſon without fancy is not well mounted. Grew's Cºſ. b. ii.
4. To embelliſh with ornaments.
5.7° Mount guard. To do duty and watch at any particu-
lar poſt.
Gen. xxxi. 54.
* ** Moust a cannon. To ſet a Piece on its wooden frame
fºr the more “aſy carriage and management in firing it.
Mo'UNTAIN. * / ſºuntaigne, French. A large hi. a vaſt
Protuberance of the earth. - b >
I had been drowned; a death that I abhor; for the water
fwells a man, and what a thing ſhould I have been when I
had been ſwelled ; I thould have been a nºuntain of mummy.
Shakeſpeare's Merry //ives of //indſºr.
ature with ſome bribe,
To make an envious mºuntain on my back,
Where fits deformity to mock my body. Shakespeare care.
From Acmon's hands a rolling-ſtone there came,
So large, it half deſerv'd a mountain's name Dryden.
Mo'UNTAIN. adj. [montanus, Latin.) Found on the moun-
tains; pertaining to the mountains; growing on the moun-
tains. - -
Now for our mountain ſport, up to yond hill,
Your legs are young. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
You may as well forbid the mountain pines
To wag their high tops, and to make a noiſe,
When they are fetºd with the guits of heav'n. Shaiſ.
Mount AIN E E R. n. / [from mountain.]
1. An inhabitant of the mountains.
A few mountaineers may eſcape, enough to continue human
race; and yet illiterate ruſticks, as mountaineers always are.
Bentley's Sermons.
Amiternian troops, of mighty fame,
And mountaineers, that from Severus came. Dryden's AFn.
2. A ſavage; a free booter; a ruſtick.
Yield, ruſtick mountaineer. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
No ſavage, fierce banditti, or mountaineer,
Will dare to ſoil her virgin purity. Milton.
Mo‘UNTAINET. m. ſ. [from mºuntain..] A hillock; a ſmall
mount. Elegant, but not in uſe.
Her breaſts ºtly roſe up like two fair mountainst; in the
pleaſant vale of Tempe. Sidney.
Moºg NTAINous. adj. [from mountain.]
1. Hilly; full of mountains.
The aſcent of the land from the ſea to the foot of the
mountains, and the height of the mountains from the bottom
to the top, are to be computed, when you meaſure the height
of a mountain, or of a mountainous ſand, in reſpect of the
ſea. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
2. Large as mountains; huge; bulky.
What cuſtom wills in all things, ſhou’d we do’t,
4/ºntainous error wou'd be too highly heapt
For truth to o'erpeer. Shakeſpeare,
On earth, in air, amidſt the ſeas and ſkies,
Mºuntainºus heaps of wonders riſe;
Whoſe tow'ring ſtrength will ne'er ſubmit
To reaſon's batteries, or the mines of wit. Prior.
3. Inhabiting mountains.
In deſtructions by deluge and earthquake, the remnant
which hap to be reſerved are ignorant and mºtº..., people,
that can give no account of the time paſt. B.,’, Eſſays.
Mo'º. NTA isoussess. n.ſ.. [from mountainous.] State of being
full of mountains.
Armenia is ſo called from the mountainouſheſ of it.
- Are…weed on Learning.
Mount AIN-PARsley. n.ſ. [oreºſºlinum, Lat..] A plant.
The mountain-parſley hath a roſe-ſhaped umbellated flower,
conſiſting of ſeveral leaves, placed in a circular order, reſting
on the empalement, which afterwards becomes a fruit COIn-
poſed of two ſeeds, which are oval, Plain, large, ſtreaked and
bordered, and ſometimes caſt off their cover ; the leaves are
like parſley. Miller.
Motºr AIN-Rose. n.ſ.. [chamaerhododendron, Lat.] A plant.
The mountain-roſe hath a tubulous flower, conſiſting of one
leaf, ſhaped ſomewhat like a funnel; from whoſe cup ariſes
the pointal, fixed like a nail in the hinder part of the flower,
which afterwards becomes an oblong fruit, divided into five
cells, in which are contained many very ſmall ſeeds. Miller.
Mo‘UNTANT: adj. [montans, Lat.] Riſing on high.
Hold up, you ſluts,
Your aprons mºuntant; you're not oathable,
Although, I know, you'll ſwear. Shakespeare. Timon of Athens.
Mo'UNTEBANK. m. ſ. [montare in bance, Italian.]
I. A doctor that mounts a bench in the market, and boaſts his
infallible remedies and cures.
I bought an unction of a mountebank
$9 mortal, that but dip a knife in it,
Where it draws blood, no cataplaſm ſo rare,
Can ſave the thing from death. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
She, like a mountebank, did wound
And ſtab herſelf with doubts profound,
Only to ſhew with how ſmall pain
The fores of faith are cur'd again. Hudibras, p. i.
But AEſchylus, ſays Horace in ſome page, *
Was the firſt mountebank that trod the ſtage. Dryden.
It looks ſo like a mountebank to boaſt of infallible cures.
Baker's Rºſections on Learning.
2. Any boaſtful and falſe pretender.
As nimble jugglers, that deceive the eye,
Diſguiſed cheaters, prating mountebanks,
And many ſuch like libertines of fin. Shakeſpeare.
There are mountebanks, and ſmatterers in ſtate. L'E//range.
Nothing ſo impoſſible in nature but mountebanks will under-
take. Arbuthnot's Hi/?. of John Bull.
To Mo'UNTEBANK. v. a. [from the noun..] To cheat by falſe
boaſts or pretences. -
I'll mountebank their loves,
Cog their hearts from them. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Mo'unff NANce. n.ſ. Amount of a thing, Spenſer.
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M O U *-* M O Ú Mounter. n.ſ.. [from mount..] One that mounts. Though they to the earth were thrown, Yet quickly they regain'd their own, Such nimbleneſs was never ſhown ; . They were two gallant mounters. Drayton's Nymphid. Few bankers will to heav'n be mounters. Swift. Mounty. n.ſ.. [montée, French..] The riſe of a hawk. The ſport which Baſilius would ſhew to Zemane, was the mºunty at a heron, which getting up on his waggling win with pain, as though the air next to the earth were not fit to fly through, now diminiſhed the fight of himſelf. Sidney, To Mourn. v. n. [munnan, Saxon.] 1. To grieve; to be ſorrowful, Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep. Geneſ. I mourn in my complaint. Pſal. ly. 2. This day is holy; mourn not, nor weep. Neh. viii. 9. The people ſhall mourn over it. Hºſ. X, 5. tr. X11. My Vineyard being deſolate, mourneth unto me. They made an appointment to mourn with him, and to comfort him. job ii. 11. They rejoice at the preſence of the ſun, and mourn at the abſence thereof. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 493. 2. To wear the habit of ſorrow. We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood? Shakespeare Friends in ſable weeds appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps they mourn a year; They bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances, and the puppet-ſhow. 3. To preſerve appearance of grief. Pope. The days of mourning for my father are at hand, then will Iſlay Jacob. Gen. xxvii. 41. Feign thyſelf to be a mourner, and put on mourning ap- parel. 2 Sam. xiv. 2. Publiſh it that ſhe is dead; Maintain a mourning oſtentation, Hang mournful epitaphs. Shakeſp. Much about nothing. To MoURN. v. a. 1. To grieve for; to lament. The muſe that mourns him now his happy triumph ſung. D - ryden. Portius himſelf oft falls in tears before me, As if he mourn'd his rival's ill ſucceſs. Addiſon's Cato, 2. To utter in a ſorrowful manner. The love-lorn nightingale Nightly to thee her ſad ſong mourneth well. Milton. Mourne. n.ſ.. [morne, French.] The round end of a ſtaff; the part of a lance to which the ſteel part is fixed, or where it is taken off. He carried his lances, which though ſtrong to give a lancely blow indeed, yet ſo were they coloured with hooks near the mourne, that they prettily repreſented ſheep hooks. Sidney. Mo‘URNER. m. ſ. [from mourn.] 1. One that mourns; one that grieves. The kindred of the queen muſt die at Pomfret. —Indeed I am no mourner for that news, Becauſe they have been ſtill my adverſaries. Shakeſpeare. To cure thy woe, ſhe ſhews thy fame; Leſt the great mourner ſhould forget That all the race whence Orange came, Made virtue triumph over fate. 2. One who follows a funeral in black. A woman that had two daughters buried one, and mourners were provided to attend the funeral. L’Eſtrange's Fables. He lives to be chief mourner for his ſon; Before his face his wife and brother burns. 3. Something uſed at funerals. The mourner eugh and builder oak were there. Dryden, Mournful. adj. [mourn and full.] 1. Having the appearance of ſorrow. No funeral rites, nor man in mournful weeds, Nor mournful bell ſhall ring her burial. Shakeſpeare, The winds within the quiv'ring branches play'd, And dancing trees a mournful muſick made. Dryden, 2. Cauſing ſorrow. Prior. Dryden. Upon his tomb Shall be engrav'd the ſack of Orleans; The treach'rous manner of his mournful death. 3. Sorrowful; feeling ſorrow. The mournful fair, Oft as the rolling years return, With fragrant wreaths and flowing hair, Shall viſit her diſtinguiſh’d urn. 4. Betokening ſorrow ; expreſſive of grief. No mourful bell ſhall ring her burial. On your family's old monument Hang mournful epitaphs. Shakeſpeare. Mournfully. ado' [from mournful..] Sorrowfully; with ſor- IOW. Shakeſp. Prior. Shakeſpeare. * Beat the drum, that it ſpeak mournfully. Mournfulness. n. ſ. [from mournful.] I. Sorrow; grief. * Show of gricſ; appearance of ſorrow, Shakeſpeare. ~ --- a--a -- a Mourning. n.ſ.. [from mourn.] 1. Lamentation; ſorrow. wo is F. who will deliver me in thoſe days? the bes inning of ſorrows and great mournings. dr. xvi 2. *. dreſs of ſorrow. great mourning • Eſdr. xvi. 18. They through the maſter-ſtreet the corps convey'd The houſes to their tops with black ..". y d, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. Dryden. Mo'URNINGLY. adv. [from mourning.] With the appearance of ſorrowing. The king ſpoke of him admiringly and mourningly. Shakespeare Mouse, plural mice. n.ſ.. [mur, Saxon; mus, Latin.] The ſmalleſt of all beaſts; a littlé animal haunting houſes and corn fields, deſtroyed by cats. _The eagle England being in prey, To her unguarded neſt the weazel'Scot Somes ſneaking, and ſo ſucks her princely eggs; Playing the mouſe in abſence of the cat. Shakeſheare Theſe ſhall be unclean; the weaſle, the mºuſ, . the tortoiſe. - Where mice and rats devout'd poetick bread, And with heroick verſe luxuriouſly were fed. Dryden. This ſtructure of hair I have obſerved in the hair of Cats, rats, and mice. To Mouse. v. n. [from the noun.] I. To catch mice. - An eagle tow'ring, in his pride of place Was by a mouſing owl hawk'd and kili'd. 2. I ſuppoſe it means, in the following paſſage, or predatory, rapacious; intereſted. A whole aſſembly of mouſing ſaints, under the maſk of zeal and good nature, lay many kingdoms in blood. L'E/irange. Mouse-EAR. n.ſ.. [myoſotis, Lat.] - - - The mouſe-ear hath the whole appearance of chick-weed; but the flower is larger, and the fruit ſhaped like an ox's horn, gaping at the top, and full of ſmall round ſeeds. Miller. MouseHunt, n.ſ.. [mouſe and hunt.] Mouſer; one that hunts II11CC, You have been a mouſe-hunt in your time, But I will watch you. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. Mo'use-Hole. n.ſ.. [mouſe and hole..] Small hole; hole at which a mouſe only may run in. " - - He puts the prophets in a mouſe hole: the laſt man ever ſpeaks the beſt reaſon. Dryden and Lee's Oedipus. He can creep in at a mouſe-hole, but he ſoon grows too big ever to get out again. Stillingfleet. Lev. xi. 29. Shakeſpeare. ſly; inſidious; Mo‘user. n.ſ.. [from mouſe.] One that catches mice. Puſs, a madam, will be a monſer ſtill. L’Eſtrange. When you have fowl in the larder, leave the door open, in pity to the cat, if ſhe be a good mouſer, Swift. Mo‘Uset AIl. n. ſ. An herb. Mouse-tRAP. m.ſ.. [mouſe and trap.] A ſnare or gin in which mice are taken. Many analogal motions in animals, I have reaſon to con- elude, in their principle are not ſimply mechanical, although a mouſe-trap, or Architas dove, moved mechanically. Hale. Madam, With her own hand the mouſe-trap baited. MOUTH. n.ſ.. [mus, Saxon.j 1. The aperture in the head of any animal at which the food is received. - The dove came in ; and lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf. - - Gen. viii. II. There can be no feaſon given, why a viſage ſomewhat longer, or a wider mouth, could not have conſiſted with a ſoul. Locke. 2. The opening; that at which anything enters; the entrarce; the part of a veſſel by which it is filled and emptied. He came and lay at the mouth of the haven, daring them to fight. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. Set a candle lighted in the bottom of a baſon of water, and turn the mouth of a glaſs over the candle, and it will make the water riſe. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. N°. 889. The mouth is low and narrow ; but, after having entered pretty far in, the grotto opens itſelf in an oval figure. Addison. The navigation of the Arabick gulf being more dangerous toward the bottom than the mouth, Ptolemy built Berenice at the entry of the gulf. Arbuthnot on Coins. 3. The inſtrument of ſpeaking. Riotous madneſs, - To be entangled with theſe mouth-made vows, Which break themſelves in ſwearing. Either our hiſtory ſhall with fell mouth Speak freely of our acts ; or elſe our grave, Like Turkiſh mute, ſhall have a tongueleſs mouth, - Not worſhipp'd with a waxen epitaph. Shakeſp. Henry V. We will call the damſel, and inquire at her mouth. Gen. xxiv. 57. Every body's mouth will be full on it for the firſt four days, and in four more the ſtory will talk itſelf aſleep. L'Eſtrange. In the innocent age of the world, it was in º body's mouth that the ſon was about to marry. I’Eſtrange. - 16 X Having Prior. ~ * Shakeſpeare. Derham's Phyſico-Theol.
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Having frequently in our mouth; the name eternity, we
think we have a poſitive idea of it. Locke.
There is a certain ſentence got into every man's mouth, that
God accepts the will for the deed, South's Sermons.
4. A ſpeaker; a rhetorician; the principal orator. In burleſque
language.
Every coffee-houſe has ſome particular ſtateſman belong-
ing to it, who is the mouth of the ſtreet where he lives. Addison
5. Cry; voice. -
- Coward dogs
Moſt ſpend their mouths, when what they ſeem to threaten
Runs far before them. . Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
- The boar
Deals glancing wounds; the fearful dogs divide,
All ſpend their mouth aloft, but none abide. Dryden.
You don't now thunder in the capitol,
With all the mouths of Rome to ſecond thee. Addiſon.
6. Diſtortion of the mouth; wry face, in this ſenſe, is ſaid to
make mouths.
Perſevere, counterfeit ſad looks,
Make mouth, upon me when I turn my back. Sha&ſtrate.
Againſt whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the
tongue P ſa. lvii. 4.
Why they ſhould keep running aſſes at Coleſhill, or how
making mouths turns to account in Warwickſhire more than
any other parts of England, I cannot comprehend. Addiſon.
7. Down in the Mouth. Dejećted; clouded in the counte-
nance. -
But, upon bringing the net aſhore, it proved to be only
one great ſtone, and a few little fiſhes: upon this diſappoint-
ment they were down in the mouth. L’Eſtrange.
To Mouth. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſpeak big ; to ſpeak
in a ſtrong and loud voice; to vociferate.
Nay, an thou'lt mouth
I'll rant as well as thou. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
When Progne's or Thyeſtes' feaſt they write,
And for the mouthing ačtor verſe indite;
Thou neither like a bellows ſwell'ſt thy face,
Nor canſt thou ſtrain thy throat. Dryden's Perſus.
I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,
And mouth at Caeſar till I ſhake the ſenate. Addiſon,
To Mouth. v. a. -
1. To utter with a voice affectedly big; to roll in the mouth
with tumult.
Speak the ſpeech as I pronounced it, trippingly on the
tongue: but if you mouth it, I had as lieve the town-crier
had ſpoke my lines. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
witch'd by the ſleeve he mouth; it more and more,
Till with white froth his gown is ſlaver'd o'er, Dryden.
2. To chew; to eat; to grind in the mouth.
Corne carried let ſuch as be poore go and glean,
And after thy cattel to mouth it up clean. Taſer's Huſø.
Death lines his dead chaps with ſteel,
The ſwords of ſoldiers are his teeth, his phangs;
And now he feaſts mouthing the fleſh of men. Shakeſp.
3. To ſeize in the mouth.
He keeps them, like an apple, in the corner of his jaw ;
firſt mouth'd to be laſt ſwallow'd. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Lucilius never fear'd the times;
Mutius and Lupus both by name he brought,
He mouth'd them, and betwixt his grinders caught. Dryden.
4. To form by the mouth.
In regard the cub comes forth involved in the chorion, a
thick membrane obſcuring the formation, and which the dam
doth after tear aſunder; the beholder at firſt ſight imputes the
enſuing form to the mouthing of the dam. Br. Vulgar Err.
Mo'UTHED. adj. [from mouth.] -
1. Furniſhed with a mouth.
One tragick ſentence if I dare deride,
Which Betterton's grave action dignify'd,
Or well mouth'd Booth with emphaſis proclaims. Pope.
2. In compoſition, foul mouthed or contumelous; mealy mouthed
or baſhful; and a hard mouthed horſe, or a horſe not obedient
to the bit.
Mo'u'rh-FRIEND. m. ſ. [mouth and friend..] One who profeſſes
friendſhip without intending it.
May you a better feaſt never behold,
You knot of mouth-friends: ſmoke and lukewarm water
Is your perfection. Shakeſpeare.
Mo'u'riful. n.ſ.. [mouth and full.]
1. What the mouth contains at once.
... 2. Any proverbially ſmall quantity.
Mow. n.ſ.. [mope, Saxon, a heap.] A loft or chamber where
hay or corn is laid up : bay in mow, is hay laid up in a
houſe; hay in rick, is hay heaped together in a field.
Learne ſkilfullie how
Each grain for to laie by itſelf on a mow. 7 ºffer's Hºſ.
Where’er I gad, I Blouzelind ſhall view,
Woods, dairy, barn, and mows our paſſion knew. Gay.
Beans when moiſt give in the mow. Mºrtimer’s Huſb.
Te Mow. v. a. preter. mowed, part. mown. [mapan, Saxon.
Mow the noun is pronounced as now ; mow verb as mo.]
1. To cut with a ſcythe.
Of all the ſeed that in my youth was ſowne,
Was nought but brakes and brambles to be mown. Spenſºr.
The care you have
To mow down thorns that would annoy our ſoot,
Is worthy praiſe. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. iii.
Forth he goes,
Like to a harveſt man, that's taſk'd to mow
Or all, or loſe his hire. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
It was the latter growth after the king's mowings. Amos vii.
* Whatever
The ſcythe of time mow, down, devour unſparºd. Mºon.
Beat, roll and mow carpet-walks and cammomile. Evelyn.
2. To cut down with ſpeed and violence.
He will mow down all before him, and leave his paſſage
poll’d. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
What valiant foemen, like to autumn's corn,
Have we mow’d down. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
Thou and I, marching before our troops,
May taſte fate to 'em ; mow 'em out a paſſage,
Begin the noble harveſt of the field. Dryden's All for Love:
Stands o'er the proſtrate wretch, and as he lay,
Vain tales inventing, and prepar'd to pray,
Mows off his head. Dryden's AFn.
To Mow. v. a. [from the noun..] To put in a mow.
To Mow. v. n. To gather the harveſt.
Gold, though the heavieſt metal, hither ſwims:
Ours is the harveſt where the Indians mow,
We plough the deep, and reap what others ſow. J/aller.
Mow. n.ſ. [probably corrupted from mouth; moué, French.]
Wry mouth; diſtorted face. This word is now out of uſe,
but retained in Scotland.
The very abjects came together againſt me unawares,
making mows at me. Pſal. xxxv. 15. Common Prayer.
Apes and monkeys,
'Twixt two ſuch ſhe's, would chatter this way, and
Contemn with mows the other. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
Thoſe that would make mowes at him while my father lived,
give twenty ducats apiece for his picture in little. Shakeſp.
To Mow. v. n. [from the noun..] To make mouths; to di-
ſtort the ſace.
Some Smithfield ruffian takes up ſome new mowing with
the mouth, ſome wrenching with the ſhoulder, ſome freſh,
new oath, that is not ſtale, but will run round in the mouth.
A cham's Schoolmg/?er.
Mohu, of murder; and Flibbertigibbet, of mopping and
mowing. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
For every trifle are they ſet upon me;
Sometimes like apes that mow and chatter at me,
And after bite me. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſ?.
To Mo'w BURN. v. n. [now and burn..] To ferment and heat
in the mow for want of being dry.
Houſe it not green, left it mowburn. Mºrtimer's Huſº.
Moſwer. m. ſ. [from mow.] One who cuts with a ſcythe.
Set mowers a mowing, where medow is grown. Tuſſºr.
The ſtrawy Greeks, ripe for his edge,
Fall down before him like the mower's ſwath. Shakespeare .
All elſe cut off,
As Tarquin did the poppy-heads, or mowers
A field of thiſtles. Benj. johnſºn's Catiline.
Mowers and reapers, who ſpend the moſt part of the hot
Summer days expoſed to the ſun, have the ſkin of their hands
of a darker colour than before. Boyle.
Mo‘xA. m. ſ. An Indian moſs, uſed in the cure of the gout
by burning it on the part aggrieved. Temple.
Mo’YLE. m. ſ. A mule; an animal generated between the
horſe and the aſs.
Ordinary huſbandmen ſhould quit breeding of horſes, and
betake themſelves to royles; a beaſt which will fare hardly,
live very long, draw indifferently well, carry great burthens,
and hath alſo a pace ſwift and eaſy enough. Carew.
'Twould tempt a moyle to fury. May.
A goat going out for a mouthful of freſh graſs, charged her Much. adj. [mycker, Swediſh; mucho, Spaniſh.] Large in
kid not to open the door till ſhe came back. L'É/trange.
... You to your own Aquinum ſhall repair,
To take a mouthful of ſweet country air. ... Dryden's juv.
- Mo'UTH-HoNour. n.ſ.. [mouth and honour. J Civility outwardly
cxpreſſed without ſincerity.
Honour, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I muſt not look to have ; but in their ſtead,
Curſes not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath. Shakespeare .
Mo‘UTHLESS. adj. [from mouth.] Without a mouth.
quantity ; long in time ; many in number.
Let us know
If 'twill tie up thy diſcontented ſword,
And carry back to Sicily much tall youth,
That elſe muſt periſh here. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra.
Thou ſhalt carry much ſeed out, and ſhalt gather but little
in ; for the locuſt ſhall conſume it. Deut. xxiv. 38.
I am well ſerved, to take ſo much pains for one reſolved to
make away with himſelf. J.'A/ºrange,
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M U C - You were preſſed for the ſea-ſervice, and got off with much ado. - Swift's Rules to Servants. Much. adv. eat degree; by far. I. º . * mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. Excellent ſpeech becometh not a fool, much leſs do lying lips a prince. - Prov. xvii. 17. We have had fathers of our fleſh which correóted us, and we gave them reverence; ſhall we not much rather be in ſub- icºn unto the Father of ſpirits, and live Heb. xii. 9. If they eſcaped not who refuſed him that ſpoke on earth, anch more ſhall not we eſcape, if we turn away from him that ſpeaketh from heaven. - Heb. xii. 25. Somewhat aw'd, I ſhook with holy fear, Yet not ſo much but that I noted well who did the moſt in ſong and dance excel. ertain degree. 2. T; 㺠#. that they ſhould tell no man: but the more he charged them, ſo much the more a great deal. they publiſhed it. d Mark vii. 36. reat degree. . 3. To § ſpake, . wiſh'd much humbled Eve, but fate Dryden. Subſcrib'd not. Milt. To thee thy much-afflićted mother flies, * . And on thy ſuccour and thy faith relies. Dryden. Your much-lov'd fleet ſhall ſoon Beſiege the petty monarchs of the land. Dryden. If his rules of reaſon be not better than his rules for health, he is not like to be much followed. Baker's Ref. on Learning. Oh much experienc'd man Pope's Odyſſey. Sad from my natal hour my days have ran, A much afflićted, much enduring man. Pope's Odyſſey. 3. Often, or long, - You pine, you languiſh, love to be alone, Think much, ſpeak little, and in ſpeaking, figh. Dryden. Homer ſhall laſt, like Alexander, long, As much recorded, and as often ſung. 4. Nearly. - All left the world much as they found it, ever unquiet, ſub- Granville. jećt to changes and revolutions. Temple. Much. n.ſ. - 1. A great deal; multitude in Kumber; abundance in quan- titv. They gathered againſt Moſes and Aaron, and ſaid, Ye take too much upon you. Num. xvi. 3. Nor grudge I thee the much the Grecians give, Nor murm'ring take the little I receive. Dryden's Iliad. They have much of the poetry of Mecaenas, but little of his liberality. Dryden's Prºf. to All for Love. The fate of love is ſuch, That ſtill it fees too little or too much. Much ſuff'ring heroes next their honours claim; Thoſe of leſs noiſy and leſs guilty fame, Fair virtue's ſilent train. Pope's Temple of Fame. 2. More than enough ; a heavy ſervice or burthen. Thou think'ſt it much to tread the ooze Of the ſalt deep. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. Dryden. He thought not much to clothe his enemies. Milton. This gracious ačt the ladies all approve, Who thought it much a man ſhould die for love, And with their miſtreſs join'd in cloſe debate. Dryden. 3. Any aſſignable quantity or degree. he waters covered the chariots and horſemen; there re- mained not ſo much as one. Exod. xiv. 28. We will cut wood out of Lebanon as much as thou ſhalt need. 2 Chron. ii. 16. The matter of the univerſe was created before the flood; and if any more was created, then there muſt be as much an- nihilated to make room for it. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Who is there of whom we can with any rational aſſurance, or perhaps ſo much as likelihood, affirm, here is a man whoſe nature is renewed, whoſe heart is changed. South's Sermons. 4. An uncommon thing; ſomething ſtrange. It was much that one that was ſo great a lover of peace ſhould be happy in war. Bacon's Henry VII. It is much, if men were from eternity, that they ſhould not find out the way of writing all that long duration which had Paſt before that time. Tillotſon's Sermons. 5. To make Much of. To treat with regard; to fondle; to pamper. - Though he knew his diſcourſe was to entertain him from * more ſtreight parley, yet he durſt not but kiſs his rod, and gladly make much of that entertainment which ſhe allotted intº him, Sidney, b. ii. The king underſtanding of their adventure, ſuddenly falls * take a pride in making much of them, extolling them with infinite praiſes. - Sidney, b. ii. When thou cameſt firſt, Thou ſtroak'd'ſt, and mad'ſt much of me; and would'ſt give me Water with berrics in't. t Shakespeare's Tempeſ?. Much at one. Of equal value; of equal influence. Then prayers are vain as curſes, much at one In a ſlave's inouth, againſt a monarch's pow'r, MU'cHw HAT. adv. º and what..] Nº. The motion being conveyed from the bráin of man to the fancy of another, it is there received; and the ſame kind of ſtrings being moved, and muchwhat after the ſame manner as in the firſt imaginant. Glanville's Seep. c. 24. The bigneſs of her body and bill, as likewiſe the form of them, is muchwhat as ſwallows. More's Antidote ag. Atheiſm. If we will diſbelieve every thing, becauſe we cannot cer- tainly know all things, we ſhall do muchwhat as wiſely as he who would not uſe his legs becauſe he had no wings to fly. Locke. Unleſs he can prove caelibatum a man or a woman, this Latin will be muchwhat the ſame with a ſoleciſin. Atterbury. Mu'cHEL. adj. for muckle or mickle. [mycel, Saxon.] Much. He had in arms abroad won muchel fame, . And fill'd far lands with glory of his might. Fairy Queen. MU'CID. m. ſ. [mucidus, Lat. mucre, Fr.] Slimy ; muſty. Muſcipness. n. ſ. [from mucid.]. Slimineſs; muſtineſs. Ainſ. MU’CILAGE. n. ſ. [mucilage, French..] A ſlimy or viſcous body; a body with moiſture ſufficient to hold it together. Diſſolution of gum tragacanth, and oil of ſweet almonds, do commingle, the oil remaining on the top till they be ftirred, and make the mucilage ſomewhat more liquid. Bacon. Your alaternus ſeed move with a broom, that the ſeeds clog not together, unleſs you will ſeparate it from the mucilage, for then you muſt a little bruiſe it wet. Evelyn. Both the ingredients improve one another; for the mucilage adds to the lubricity of the oil, and the oil preſerves the mu- cilage from inſpiſſation. J&ay on the Creation. Mucila'GINous. adj. [mucilagineux, French, from mucilage.] Slimy; viſcous; ſoft with ſome degree of tenacity. There is a twofold liquor prepared for the inundtion and lubrification of the heads or ends of the bones: an oily one, furniſhed by the marrow; and a mucilaginous, ſupplied by certain glandules ſeated in the articulations. Ray on Creation. There is a ſort of magnetiſm in all, not mucilaginous but reſinous gums, even in common roſin. Grew's Coſmol. MucILA'GINous glands. Mucilaginous glands are of two ſorts; ſome are ſmall, and in a manner milliary glands, becauſe glandules are placed all upon the ſame ſurface of the membranes which lie over the articulations; the other ſort are conglomerated, or many glandules colle&ted and planted one upon another, ſo as to make a bulk appear conſpicuouſly. Quincy. Mucila'GINousness. m. ſ. [from mucilaginous.] Slimineſs; viſcoſity. - Muck. n.ſ.. [meox, Saxon; myer, Iſlandick.] 1. Dung for manure of grounds. - - Hale out thy mucke, and plow out thy ground. Tuſſer. It is uſual to help the ground with muck, and likewiſe to recomfort with muck put to the roots; but to water it with muck water, which is like to be more forcible, is not prac- tiſed. " Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. N°. 403. The ſwine may ſee the pearl, which yet he values but with the ordinary muck. Glanville's Apology. There are, who - Rich foreign mold, on their ill-natur'd land Induce laborious, and with fat'ning muck Dryden: Beſmear the roots. - - Philips: Morning inſe&ts that in muck begun, * Shine, buzz and fly-blow in the ſetting ſun. Pope. 2. Any thing low, mean, and filthy. . . . Reward of worldly muck doth foully blend; And low abaſe the high heroick ſpirit * . That joys for crowns: - Fairy Queen, b. ii. 3. To run a Muck, ſignifies, I know not from what deriva- tion, to run madly and attack all that we meet. Frontleſs and ſatire-proof he ſcow’rs the ſtreets, And runs an Indian muck at all he meets. Dryden. Satire's my weapon, but I am too diſcrect - To run a muck, and tilt at all I meet. Pope's Hºrace. To Muck. v. a. [from the noun..] To manure with muck; to dung. - Thy garden plot lately wel trenched and muckt Would now be twifallowed. Tuſſºr. Mu'ck ENDER. m. ſ. [mouchoir, French ; mocadero, Spaniſh ; muccinium, low Latin.] A handkerchief. For thy dull fancy a muſkender is fit, .. º To wipe the ſlabberings of thy ſnotty wit. . Dorſet. To Mu'ckeR. v. n. [from muck.] To ſcramble for money; to hoard up; to get or ſave meanly: a word uſed by Chaucer, and ſtill retained in converſation. * - Mu'ckeRER. m. ſ. [from mucker.] One that muckers. MU'ckhill. n.ſ.. [muck and hill.] A dunghil. Old Euclio in Plautus, as he went from home, ſeeing a crowſerat upon the muck-hill, returned in all haſte, taking it for an ill ſign his money was digged up. Burton. Mu'ckINEss.
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M U F
Mu'ckiness; n.ſ.. [from mucky.] Naſtineſs; filth.
Mu'ckle. adj. [mycel, Saxon.J. Much. . .
Mu'ckswear. n.ſ. ſnuck and ſweat - in this low word, muck
ſignifies wet, moiſt.] Profuſe ſweat.
MU'ckwor M. m. ſ. ſnuck and worm.]
1. A worm that lives in dung.
2. A miſer; a curmudgeon.
Worms ſuit all conditions;
Miſers are muckworms, ſilkworms beaus,
And death-watches phyſicians.
Mu'cky. adj. [from muck.] Naſty; filthy.
Mucky filth his branching arms annoys,
And with uncomely weeds the gentle wave accloys.
Fairy Sºeen.
. Mu'cous. adj. [mucoſus, Latin.] Slimy; viſcous.
The ſalamander being cold in the fourth, and moiſt in the
third degree, and having alſo a mucous humidity above and
under the ſkin, may a while endure the flame. Brown.
About theſe the nerves and other veſſels make a fine web,
covered over with a mucous ſubſtance, to moiſten theſe pa-
pillae pyramidales. Cheyne's Philoſºphical Principles.
Mu'cousness. n.ſ.. [from mucous.] Slime; viſcoſity.
MU'CRO. n.ſ. [Latin.] A point.
The mucro or point of the heart inclineth unto the left,
by this poſition it giving way unto the aſcenſion of the mid-
riff. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iv.
Mu'cRoNATED. n.ſ.. [mucro, Latin.] Narrowed to a ſharp
Olſht.
p Gems are here ſhot into cubes conſiſting of ſix ſides, and
mucronated or terminating in a point. Woodward.
Mu'cule NT. adj. [from mucus, Lat.] Viſcous; ſlimy. Die?.
MU'CUS. n.ſ. [Latin.] Is moſt properly uſed for that which
flows from the papillary proceſſes through the os cribriforme
into the noſtrils; but it is alſo uſed for any ſlimy liquor or
moiſture, as that which daubs over and guards the bowels
and all the chief paſſages in the body; and it is ſeparated by
the mucilaginous glands. uincy,
In the action of chewing, the mucus mixeth with the ali-
ment: the mucus is an humour different from the ſpittle, and
the great quantity of air which it contains helps to diſſolve
the aliment. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
MUD. m. ſ. [modder, Dutch..] The ſlime and uliginous matter
at the bottom of ſtill water.
The pureſt ſpring is not ſo free from mud,
As I am clear from treaſon. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. iii.
Water in mud doth putrefy, as not able to preſerve itſelf.
Bacon's Nat. H/. N°. 696.
The channel was dried up, and the fiſh left dead and ſtick-
ing in the mud. . . L’E/?range.
The force of the fluid will ſeparate the ſmalleſt particles,
ſo as to leave vacant interſtices, which will be again filled up
by particles carried on by the ſucceeding fluid, as a bank by
the mud of the current, which muſt be reduced to that figure
which gives leaſt reſiſtance to the current. Arbuthnot,
A fountain in a darkſome wood,
Nor ſtain'd with falling leaves nor riſing mud.
To Mud. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To bury in the ſlime or mud.
I wiſh
Myſelf were mudded in that oozy bed,
Where my ſon lies. Shakeſpeare's Tempe/?.
2. To make turbid; to pollute with dirt ; to daſh with dirt;
to fowl by ſtirring up the ſediment.
I ſhall not ſtir in the waters which have been already mud-
ded by ſo many contentious enquiries. Glanville's Scep.
Mu'ddily. adv. [from muddy..] Turbidly; with foul mix-
ture.
Lucilius writ not only looſely and muddily, with little art,
and much leſs care, but alſo in a time which was not yet
ſufficiently purged from barbariſm. Dryden.
Mu'DD) NFss. n.ſ.. [from muddy..] Turbidneſs; foulneſs cauſed
by mud, dregs, or ſediment.
Our next ſtage brought us to the mouth of the Tiber: the
ſeaſon of the year, the muddineſs of the ſtream, with the
many green trees hanging over it, put me in mind of the de-
Jightful image that Virgil has given when Æneas took the
firſt view of it. Addison's Remarks on Italy.
Turn the bottle upſide down ; by this means you will not
loſe one drop, and the froth will conceal the muddingſ. Sw,
To Mu'DDLE. v. a. [from mud.]
1. To make turbid; to foul; to make muddy.
The neighbourhood told him, he did ill to muddle the wa-
ter and ſpoil the drink. L'Eſtrange's Fables.
Yet let the goddeſs ſmile or frown,
Bread we ſhall eat, or white or brown;
And in a cottage, or a court,
Drink fine champagne, or muddl’d port.
2. To make half drunk; to cloud or ſtupify.
I was for five years often drunk, always muddled; they
carried me from tavern to tavern. Arbuth. Hiſł. of j. Bull.
Epicurus ſeems to have had his brains ſo muddled and con-
founded, that he ſcarce ever kept in the right way, though
Swift's Mºſtel.
Addison,
Prior.
the main maxim of his philoſophy was to truſt to his ſenſes,
and follow his noſe. Bently's Sermons.
Mu‘DDY. adj. [from mud.]
1. Turbid; foul with mud.
A woman mov’d is like a fourtain troubled,
Muddy, ill-ſeeming, thick, bereft of beauty. Shakespeare.
Her garments, heavy with their drink,
Pull'd the poor wretch from her melodious lay
To muddy death. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
Carry it among the whitſters in Datchet mead, and there
empty it in the muddy ditch cloſe by the Thames. Shakeſp.
Who can a pure and cryſtal current bring
From ſuch a muddy and polluted ſpring Sandys' Paraph.
I ſtrove in vain th’ infected blood to cure,
Streams will run muddy where the ſpring's impure. Ryºza.
Till by the fury of the ſtorm full blown,
The muddy bottom o'er the clouds is thrown. . Dryden.
Out of the true fountains of ſcience painters and ſtatuaries
are bound to draw, without amuſing themſelves with dipping
in ſtreams which are often muddy, at leaſt troubled; I mean
the manner of their maſters after whom they creep. Dryden.
2. Impure; dark; groſs.
There's not the ſmalleſt orb which thou behold'ſt,
But in his motion like an angel ſings,
Still quiring to the young ey'd cherubims;
Such harmony is in immortal ſounds;
But whilſt this muddy veſture of decay
Doth groſly cloſe us in, we cannot hear it. Shakespeare.
If you chuſe, for the compoſition of ſuch ointment, ſuch
ingredients as do make the ſpirits a little more groſs or muddy,
thereby the imagination will fix the better. * Bacon.
2. A bird ſo called. - Ainſ.
3. Soiled with mud.
His paſſengers
Expos'd in muddy weeds, upon the miry ſhore. Dryden,
4. Dark ; not bright.
The black
A more inferior ſtation ſeeks,
Leaving the fiery red behind,
And mingles in her muddy cheeks. Swift's Miſeſ.
5. Cloudy; dull.
Do'ſt think I am ſo muddy, ſo unſettl’d, -
To appoint myſelf in this yºn. Shać. Winter’s 7ale.
et I,
A dull and muddy mettled raſcal, peak,
Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cauſe,
And can ſay nothing. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
To Mu'DDY. v. a. [from mud..] To make muddy; to cloud;
to diſturb.
The people muddied
Thick and unwholeſome in their thoughts and whiſpers.
Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
Exceſs, either with an apoplexy, knocks a man on the
head; or with a fever, like fire in a ſtrong-water-ſhop, burns
him down to the ground; or if it flames not out, charks him
to a coal; muddies the beſt wit, and makes it only to flutter
and froth high. Grew's Coſmol. b. iii,
MU’dsuck E.R. m. / [mud and ſick.] A ſea fowl.
In all water-fowl, their legs and feet correſpond to that
way of life; and in mudſuckerſ, two of the toes are ſome-
what joined, that they may not eaſily ſink. Derham.
MUDw A'll. n. / [mud and wall.]
1. A wall built without mortar, by throwing up mud and ſuf-
fering it to dry.
If conſcience contračt ruſt or ſoil, a man may as well ex-
pećt to ſee his face in a mudwall, as that ſuch a conſcience
ſhould give him a true report of his condition. South's Serm.
2. A bird ſo called. Ainſ.
MUDw A'll ED. adj. [mud and wall.] Having a mudwall.
As folks from mudwall'd tenement
Bring landlords pepper-corn for rent ;
Preſent a turkey, or a hen,
To thoſe might better ſpare them ten. Prizr.
To MUE. v. a. [muer, Fr.] To moult; to change feathers.
MUFF. m. ſ. ſmºff, Swediſh..] A ſoft cover for the hands in
Winter.
Feel but the difference ſoft and rough,
This a gantlet, that a muff.
What! no more favours, not a ribbon more,
Not fan, not muff. Suckling.
The lady of the ſpotted muff began. Dryden.
A child that ſtands in the dark upon his mother's mºff, ſays
he ſtands upon ſomething, he knows not what. Locke.
To Mu'FFLE. v. a. (from mouffe, French, a winter glove.]
1. To cover from the weather.
His muffed feature ſpeaks him a recluſe,
Cleaveland.
His ruins prove him a religious houſe. Cleaveland.
You muſt be muffica up like ladies. Dryden.'
The face lies miſfied up within the garment. Addiſon.
2. To blindfold.
Alas that love, whoſe view is muffed ſtill,
Should without eyes ſee pathways to his ill, Shał, peare.
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Our underſtandings lie grovelling in this lower region, muf-
fied up in miſts and darkneſs. . . e Glanville's Scºp.
Loſs of fight is the miſery of life, and uſually the forerun-
ner of death; when the malefactor comes once to be muffled,
and the fatal cloth drawn over his eyes, we know that he is
not far from his execution. South's Sermons.
Bright Lucifer
That night his heav'nly form obſcur'd with tears;
And ſince he was forbid to leave the ſkies,
He muffed with a cloud his mournful eyes. - Dryden.
One muffled up in the infallibility of his ſect, will not en-
ter into debate with a perſon that will queſtion any of thoſe
things which to him are ſacred. Locke.
3. To conceal; to involve. -
This is one of the ſtrongeſt examples of a perſonation that
ever was: although the king's manner of ſhewing things by
pieces, and by dark lights, hath ſo muffled it, that it hath left
it almoſt as a myſtery. -
No muffling clouds, nor ſhades infernal, can
From his inquiry hide offending man. Sandys's Paraph.
The thoughts of kings are like religious groves,
The walks of muffled gods. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
They were in former ages muffled up in darkneſs and ſuper-
ftition. Arbuthnot's Hiſt, of john Bull.
To Muffle. v. n. [maſſelen, moſfelen, Dutch..] To ſpeak
inwardly; to ſpeak without clear and diſtinét articulation.
The freedom or apertneſs and vigour of pronouncing, as
in the Bocca Romana, and giving ſomewhat more of aſpi-
ration; and the cloſeneſs and muffling, and lazineſs of ſpeak-
ing, render the ſound of ſpeech different. Holder.
Mu'ifleR. m. ſ. [from mufte.]
1. A cover for the face.
Fortune is painted with a muffler before her eyes, to fig-
nify to you that fortune is blind. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Mr. Hales has found out the beſt expedients for preventing
immediate ſuffocation from tainted air, by breathing through
muffers which imbibe theſe vapours. Arbuthnot on Air.
2. A part of a woman's dreſs by which the face was co-
vered.
There is no woman's gown big enough for him; other-
wiſe he might put on a hat, a muffler, and a handkerchief,
and ſo eſcape. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſºr.
The Lord will take away your tinkling ornaments, chains,
bracelets, and mufflers. Iſa. iii. 19.
Mufti. n.ſ.. [a Turkiſh word.] The high prieſt of the Ma-
hometans. -
MUG. n.ſ.. [Skinner derives it from mugſ, Welſh, warm.]
A cup to drink in.
Ah Bowzybee, why didſt thou ſtay ſo long
The mugs were large, the drink was wond’rous ſtrong.
- Gay.
MU'GGY.
Mu'GG is H.
Cover with ſtones, or muggy ſtraw, to keep it moiſt.
- Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Mu'GHouse. n.ſ. ſmug and houſe..] An alehouſe; a low houſe
of entertainment.
Our ſex has dar'd the mughouſe chiefs to meet,
And purchas'd fame in many a well fought ſtreet. Tickell.
Mu'GIENT. adj. [magieni, Latin.] Bellowing.
That a bittern maketh that mugient noiſe or bumping, by
putting its bill into a reed, or by putting the ſame in water
or mud, and after a while retaining the air, but ſuddenly ex-
cluding it again, is not eaſily made out. Brown.
Mu'gwort. n.ſ.. [muspynx, Saxon; artemiſa, Lat.]
The flowers and fruit of the mugwort are very like thoſe
of the wormwood, but grow erect upon the branches: the
flowers are of a purpliſh colour, and the leaves terminate in
ſharp points cut into many ſegments; they are of a dark green
on the upper ſide, and hoary on the under ſide.
Some of the moſt common ſimples with us in England are
comfry, bugle, Paul’s-betony, and mugwort.
MULATTO, n.ſ. [Spaniſh; mulat, French, from mulus, Lat.]
ład. [A cant word.] Moiſt; damp; mouldy.
One begot between a white and a black, as a mule between -
different ſpecies of animals.
Mu'lberRY. !
MU'LBERRY tree. §
The mulberry tree hath large, rough, roundiſh leaves; the
male flowers, or katkins, which have a calyx conſiſting of
four leaves, are ſometimes produced upon ſeparate trees, at
other times at remote diſtances from the fruit on the ſame
tree: the fruit is compoſed of ſeveral protuberances, to each
of which adhere four ſmall leaves; the ſeeds are roundiſh,
growing ſingly in each protuberance; it is planted for the de-
licacy of the fruit. The white mulberry is commonly culti-
wated for its leaves to feed ſilkworms, in France and Italy,
though the Perſians always make uſe of the common black
mulberry for that purpoſe. . AMiller.
Morton, archbiſhop of Canterbury, was content to uſe
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n. ſ. [monbenz, Saxon; morus, Lat.]
Bacon’s Henry VII.
Miller. .
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*2. upon a tºn ; and ſometimes a mulberry tree, called morus
in Latin, out of a tun. Camden's Remains.
The ripeſt mulberry,
That will not hold the handling. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
A body black, round, with ſmall grain like tubercles on
the ſurface; not very unlike a mulberry. Woodward's Foſſils.
Mulct. n. ſ. [muléia, Latin.] A fine; a penalty: uſed com-
monly of pecuniary penalty.
Becauſe this is a great part, and Euſebius hath yet ſaid
nothing, we will, by way of mulā or pain, lay it upon him.
Bacon's holy JWar.
Look humble upward, ſee his will diſcloſe -
The forfeit firſt, and then the fine impoſe;
A mule; thy poverty could never pay,
Had not eternal wiſdom found the way. Dryden.
To MULct. v. a. [mulcio, Lat. multier, Fr.] To puniſh with
fine or forfeiture. -
Marriage without conſent of parents they do not make
void, but they mule; it in the inheritors; for the children of
ſuch marriages are not admitted to inherit above a third part
of their parcnts inheritance. Bacon's New Atlantis.
MUL.E. n.ſ. [mule, mulet, Fr. mula, Latin.] An animal gene-
rated between a he aſs and a mare, or ſometimes between a
horſe and a ſhe aſs.
You have among you many a purchas'd ſlave,
Which, like your aſſes, and your dogs, and mules,
You uſe in abjećt and in ſlaviſh part. Shakeſpeare.
Five hundred aſſes yearly took the horſe,
Producing mules of greater ſpeed and force. Sandys.
Thoſe effluvia in the male ſeed have the greateſt ſtroke in
generation, as is demonſtrable in a mule, which doth more
reſemble the parent, that is, the aſs, than the female. Ray.
Twelve young mules, a ſtrong laborious race. Pope.
MULETEER. m. ſ. muletier, Fr. mulio, Lat.] Mule-driver;
horſe-boy,
Baſe muleteers,
Like peaſant foot-boys, do they keep the walls,
And dare not take up arms like gentlemen. Shakespeare eare.
Your ſhips are not well mann'd,
Your mariners are muleteers, reapers. Shakeſpeare.
MULIE"BRITY.. n.ſ.. [muliebris, Lat.j Womanhood; the con-
trary to virility; the manners and charašter of woman.
To Mull. v. a. [mollitus, Latin.]
1. To ſoften and diſpirit, as wine is when burnt and ſweeten-
ed. - Hanmer.
Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy
Mull'd, deaf, ſleepy, inſenſible. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
2. To heat any liquor, and ſweeten and ſpice it.
Drink new cyder mull'd, with ginger warm. Gay.
Mu'll AR. m. ſ. [mouleur, French..] A ſtone held in the hand
with which any powder is ground upon a horizotal ſtone. It
is now often called improperly mullet.
The beſt grinder is the porphyry, white or green marble,
with a mullar or upper ſtone of the ſame, cut very even
without flaws or holes; you may make a mullar alſo of a flat
pebble, by grinding it fmooth at a grind-ſtone. Peacham.
MULLE'IN. m. ſ. [verbaſcum, º A plant.
The flower of the mullein conſiſts of one leaf, which ex-
pands in a circular form, and is cut into ſeveral ſegments; out
of the centre ariſes the pointal, which afterward becomes an
oval-pointed fruit, divided into two cells by a middle parti-
tion filled with ſmall angular ſeeds. Miller.
Mu’llet. n. ſ. [mullus, Lat. mulet, Fr.] A ſea fiſh.
Of carps and mullets why prefer the great 2
Yet for ſmall turbots ſuch eſteem profeſs. Pope's Horace.
MU LL'GRUBs. n.ſ. Twiſting of the guts. Ainſ.
Mu'llock. n.ſ. Rubbiſh. Ainſ.
Mulse. m. ſ. Wine boiled and mingled with honey. Dićt.
MULTA'NGULAR. [multus and angulus, Lat.] Many corner-
ed; having many corners; polygonal.
Mult A'NGULARLY. adv. [from multangular.] Polygonally;
with many corners. -
Granates are multangularly round. Grew's Coſmol, b, i.
MULTANGULARN Ess. [from multangular.] The ſtate of being
polygonal, or having many corners.
Multic A'psular. adj. [multus and capſula, Latin.] Divided
Dić7.
into many partitions or cells.
Multic Aſvöus. adj. [multus and cavus, Lat..] Full of holes.
Dićf.
MultiFA'Rious. adj. [multifarius, Lat..] Having, great mul-
tiplicity; having different reſpects; having great iverſity in
itſelf.
There is a multifarious artifice in the ſtructure of the
meaneſt animal. More's Divine Dialogues.
When we conſider this ſo multifarious congruity of things
in reference to ourſelves, how can we with-hold from infer-
ring, that that which made both dogs and ducks made them
with a reference to us? Mºre's Antidotes againſt Atheiſm.
His ſcience is not moved by the guſts of fancy and hu-
mour, which blow up and down the multifarious opinioniſts.
Glanville to Albius.
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We could not think of a more comprehenſive expedient,
whereby to aſſiſt the frail and torpent memory through ſo
multifarious and numerous an employment. Evelyn's Kalend.
MultiFA'Riously. adv. [from multifarious.] With multi-
licity.
p iº, twenty-four parts may be ſo multifariouſly placed,
as to make many millions of millions of differing rows: in
the ſuppoſition of a thouſand parts, how immenſe muſt that
capacity of variation be 2 Bentley's Sermons.
Multifa'riousness. n. ſ. [from multifarious.] Multiplied
diverſity.
According to the multifariouſneſ of this imitability, ſo are
the poſſibilities of being. Norris's Miſceſ.
Multi'Fidous. adj. [multifidus, Latin.] Having many parti-
tions; cleft into many branches.
Theſe animals are only excluded without ſight which are
multiparous and multifidous, which have many at a litter,
and have feet divided into many portions. Brown.
Mu'ltiform. adj. [multiformis, Lat..] Having various ſhapes
or appearances.
Ye that in quaterion run
Perpetual circle, multiform. Milton.
The beſt way to convince is proving, by ocular demon-
ſtration, the multiform and amazing operations of the air-
pump and the load-ſtone. //atts.
Multifo'RMITY.. n.ſ.. [multifºrmis, Lat.] Diverſity of ſhapes
or appearances ſubſiſting in the ſame thing.
Multila"TERAL. adj. [multus and lateralis, Latin.] Having
many ſides, Dicf.
Multi'loquous, adj. [multiloquus, Latin.] Very talkative.
Dićf.
MULTINo'MINAL. adj, [mulius and nomen, Lat.] Having many
names. Dić7.
Multi'PARous. n.ſ.. [multiparus, Lat.] Bringing many at a
birth.
Double formations do often happen to multiparous genera-
tions, more eſpecially that of ſerpents, whoſe conceptions be-
ing numerous, and their eggs in chains, they may unite into
various ſhapes, and come out in mixed formations. Brown.
Animals feeble and timorous are generally multiparous ;
or if they bring forth but few at once, as pigeons, they com-
penſate that by their often breeding. Ray on the Creation.
MultipE'de. n.ſ.. [multipeda, Latin.] An inſect with many
feet; a ſow or wood-louſe. Bailey.
Mu‘LTIPLE. adj. [multiplex, Latin.] A term in arithmetick,
when one number contains another ſeveral times: as, nine
is the multiple of three, containing it three times. Manifold.
Mu'ltipliable. adj. [multipliable, Fr. from multiply..] Ca-
pable to be multiplied.
Multipli’ableNEss. m. ſ. [from multipliable.] Capacity of
being multiplied.
MultiPLIcA’BLE, adj. [from multiplico, Latin.] Capable of
being arithmetically multiplied. -
Multiplica'ND. m. ſ. [multiplicandus, Latin.] The number
to be multiplied in arithmetick.
Multiplication hath the multiplicand, or number to be mul-
plied; the multiplier, or number given, by which the multi-
plicand is to be multiplied, and the produćt, or number pro-
duced by the other two. Cocker's Arithmetick.
MULTIPLICA"TE. n. / [from multiplico, Latin.] Conſiſting of
more than one.
In this multiplicate number of the eye, the objećt ſeen is
not multiplied, and appears but one, though ſeen with two
or more eyes. Derham's Phyſico-Theol.
MULTIPLICA"TION. n.ſ.. [multiplication, Fr. multiplicatio, Lat.]
1. The act of multiplying or increaſing any number by addi-
tion or produćtion of more of the ſame kind. *
Although they had divers ſtiles for God, yet under many
appellations they acknowledged one divinity; rather conceiving
thereby the evidence or acts of his power in ſeveral ways
than a multiplication of eſſence, or real diſtraćtions of unity
in any one. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. i.
2. [In arithmetick.]
Multiplication is the increaſing of any one number by an-
other, ſo often as thers are units in that number, by which
the one is increaſed. Cocker's Arithmetick.
A man had need be a good arithmetician to underſtand
this author's works: his deſcription runs on like a multiplica-
tion table. Addiſon on ancient Medals.
Multiplica'roR. n.ſ.. [multiplicateur, Fr. from multiplico,
Lat.] The number by which another number is multiplied.
Multilpi'city. m. ſ. [multiplicité, French.]
I. More than one of the ſame kind.
Had they diſcourſed rightly but upon this one principle,
... that God was a being infinitely perfeót, they could never
have aſſerted a multiplicity of gods: for, can one God include
in him all perfection, and another God include in him all
perfections too Can there be any more than all? And if this
all be in one, can it be alſo in another ? South's Sermons.
Company, he thinks, leſſens the ſhame of vice, by ſharing
it; and abates the torrent of a common odium, by deriving
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it into many channels; and therefore if he cannot wholly
avoid the eye of the obſerver, he hopes to diſtract it at leaſt
by a multiplicity of the objećt. Sºuth's Sermons.
2. State of being many.
You equal Donne in the variety, multiplicity, and choice
of thoughts. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal.
Multiplicious. m. ſ. [multiplex, Latin.] Manifold. Not
uſed.
Amphiſbaena is not an animal of one denomination; for
properly that animal is not one, but multiplicious or many,
which hath a duplicity or gemination of principal parts.
Brown.
MULTIPL1’ER. n.ſ.. [from multiply.]
1. One who multiplies or increaſes the number of any thing.
Broils and quarrels are alone the great accumulators and
multipliers of injuries. Decay of Piety.
2. The multiplicator in arithmetick.
Multiplication hath the multiplicand, the multiplier, or
number given, by which the multiplicand is to be multi-
plied. Cocker's Arithmetick.
To MU'LTIPLY. v. a. [multiplier, Fr. multiplico, Lat.]
1. To increaſe in number; to make more by generation, ac-
cumulation, or addition.
He clappeth his hands amongſt us, and multiplieth his words
againſt God. job xxxiv. 37.
He ſhall not multiply horſes. Deut. xvii. 16.
His birth to our juſt fear gave no ſmall cauſe,
But his growth now to youth's full flower diſplaying
All virtue, grace, and wiſdom, to atchieve
Things higheſt, greateſt, multiplies my fears. Milton.
2. To perform the proceſs of arithmetical multiplication.
From one ſtock of ſeven hundred years, multiplying ſtill by
twenty, we ſhall find the product to be one thouſand three
hundred forty-ſeven millions three hundred ſixty-eight thou-
ſand four hundred and twenty. Brown's Wulgar Err. b. vi.
To Mu'LTIPLY. v. n.
1. To grow in number.
The multiplying brood of the ungodly ſhall not thrive.
J/ſa. iv. 3.
2. To increaſe themſelves.
The multiplying villanies of nature
Do ſwarm upon him. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
We ſee the infinitely fruitful and produćtive power of this
way of ſinning; how it can increaſe and multiply beyond all
bounds and meaſures of actual commiſſion. South's Sermons.
Multipotent. adj. [multus and potens, Lat.] Having mani-
fold power; having power to do many different things.
By Jove multipotent,
Thou ſhould'ſt not bear from me a Greekiſh member.
Shakeſpeare's Troil, and Creſſida.
MultipRE'sence. n.ſ.. [multus and praeſentia, Latin.] The
power or act of being preſent in more places than one at the
ſame time.
This ſleeveleſs tale of tranſubſtantiation was ſurely brought
into the world, and upon the ſtage, by that other fable of the
multipreſence of Chriſt's body. Hall.
Multi'scious. adj. [multiſcius, Latin.] Having variety of
knowledge.
Multisili'quous. adj. [multus and filigua, Lat.] The ſame
with corniculate: uſed of plants, whoſe ſeed is contained in
many diſtinét ſeed-veſſels. Baily.
MULTI’sonous. adj. [multiſonus, Lat.] Having many ſounds.
ić7.
MULTITUDE. m.ſ. (multitude, Fr. multitude, Lat.]
1. The ſtate of being many; the ſtate of being more than one.
2. Number; many; more than one.
It is impoſſible that any multitude can be adually infinite,
or ſo great that there cannot be a greater. Hale.
3. A great number; looſely and indefinitely.
It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly
neglect method in their harangues. //atts.
4. A crowd or throng ; the vulgar.
He the vaſt hiſſing multitude admires. Addiſon.
MULTITU'DINous. adj. [from multitude.]
1. Having the appearance of a multitude.
Will all great Neptune's ocean waſh this blood
Clean from my hand 2 No, this my hand will rather
Thy multitudinous ſea incarnardine,
Making the green one red. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
2. Manifold.
At once pluck out
The multitudinous tongue, let them not lick
The ſweet that is their poiſon. Shakeſpeare.
MULTI’v AG ANT. U adj. [multivaguſ, Latin.] That wanders or
MULTI’v AGotys. } ſtrays much abroad. Dić?.
MULTI'vious, adj. [multuſ and via, Lat..] Having many ways;
manifold. Dić7.
MULto'cular, adj. [multus and oculus, Latin.] Having more
cyes than two.
Flies are multocular, having as many eyes as there are per-
forations in their corneae. Perhan's Phyſic-77 eq/ogy.
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Mum. interječ. [Of this word I know not the original: it
may be obſerved, that when it is pronounced it leaves the
lips cloſed.] A word denoting prohibition to ſpeak, or reſo-
lution not to ſpeak; ſilence; huſh.
Mum then, and no more proceed. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
Well ſaid, maſter; mum ! and gaze your fill. Shakeſp.
The citizens are mum, ſay not a word. Shakespeare Rich. III.
Intruſt it under ſolemn vows
Of mum, and ſilence, and the roſe. Hudibras, p. iii.
MuM. n.ſ.. [mumume, German.] Ale brewed with wheat.
In Shenibank, upon the river Elbe, is a ſtorehouſe for the
wheat of which mum is made at Brunſwick. Mortimer.
Sedulous and ſtout
With bowls of fat'ning mum. Philips.
The clam’rous crowd is huſh'd with mugs of mum,
Till all tun'd equal ſend a general hum. Pope.
To Mu'Mble. v. n. [mompelen, Dutch ; mutio, Lat.]
I. To ſpeak inwardly; to grumble; to mutter; to ſpeak with
imperfect ſound or articulation.
As one then in a dream, whoſe drier brain
Istoſt with troubled fights, and fancies weake
He mumbled ſoft, but would not all his ſilence break.
Fairy Queen, b. i.
Peace, you mumbling fool;
Utter your gravity o'er a goſſip's bowl. Shakeſpeare.
A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,
Picking dry ſticks, and mumbling to herſelf. Otway.
2. To chew; to bite ſoftly; to eat with the lips cloſe.
The man, who laugh’d but once to ſee an aſs
Mumbling to make the groſs-grain'd thiſtles paſs,
Might laugh again to ſee a jury chaw
The prickles of unpalateable law.
To MU’MBLE. v. a.
1. To utter with a low inarticulate voice.
Some carrytale, ſome pleaſeman, ſome ſlight zany,
Some mumble-news; told our intents before. Shakeſpeare.
Here ſtood he in the dark,
Mumbling of wicked charms, conj'ring the moon
To ſtand 's auſpicious miſtreſs. Shakeſp. King Lear.
He
With mumbl’d pray'rs attones the deity.
2. To mouth gently.
Spaniels civilly delight
In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Pope.
3. To ſlubber over; to ſuppreſs; to utter imperfeółly.
The raiſing of my rabble is an exploit of conſequence;
and not to be mumbled up in ſilence for all her pertneſs. Dry.
Mu'MBler. n.ſ.. [from mumble.] One that ſpeaks inarticu-
lately; a mutterer.
Mu'MBlingly, adv. [from mumbling.] With inarticulate ut-
terance. -
To MUMM. v. a. [mumme, Daniſh.] To maſk; to frolick in
diſguiſe.
Dryden.
Dryden's juv.
The thriftleſs games
With mumming and with maſking all around. Hubberd.
Mu'MMER. m. ſ. [mumme, Daniſh.] A maſker; one who per-
forms frolicks in a perſonated dreſs.
If you chance to be pinch'd with the colick, you make
faces like mummers. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Jugglers and dancers, anticks, mummers. Milton.
I began to ſmoke that they were a parcel of mummers. Addison
Peel'd, patch'd and pyebald, linſey-woolſey brothers;
Grave mummers / Pope's Dunciad, b. iii.
MU'MMERY. n. ſ. [momerie, French.] Maſking; frolick in
maſks; foolery.
Here mirth's but mummery,
And ſorrows only real be. JWotton.
This open day-light doth not ſhew the maſques and mum-
tneries, and triumphs of the world, half ſo ſtately as candle-
light. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 1.
- Your fathers
Diſdain'd the mummery of foreign ſtrollers. Fenton.
Mu'MMY. n.ſ. [mumie, Fr. mumia, Lat, derived by Salmaſius
from amomum, by Bochart from the Arabick.]
I. A dead body preſerved by the Egyptian art of embalming.
We have two different ſubſtances preſerved for medicinal
uſe under the name of mummy: one is the dried fleſh of hu-
man bodies embalmed with myrrh and ſpice; the other is
the liquor running from ſuch mummies when newly prepared,
or when affected by great heat, or by damps: this is ſome-
times of a liquid, ſometimes of a ſolid form, as it is pre-
ſerved in vials well ſtopped, or ſuffered to dry and harden in
the air; the firſt kind is brought to us in large pieces, of a
lax and friable texture, light and ſpungy, of a blackiſh brown
colour, and often black and clammy on the ſurface; it is of
3 ſtrong but not agreeable ſmell: the ſecond ſort, in its
liquid ſtate, is a thick, opake, and viſcous fluid, of a blackiſh
and a ſtrong, but not diſagreeable ſmell : in its indurated
itate it is a dry, ſolid ſubſtance, of a fine ſhining black co-
lour and cloſe texture, eaſily broken, and of a good ſmell :
this ſort is extremely dear, and the firſt ſort ſo cheap, that as
all kinds of mummy are brought from Egypt we are not to
imagine it to be the ancient Egyptian mummy. What our
druggiſts are ſupplied with is the fleſh of executed criminals,
or of any other bodies the Jews can get, who fill them with
the common bitumen ſo plentiful in that part of the world,
and adding aloes, and ſome other cheap ingredients, ſend
them to be baked in an oven till the juices are exhaled, and
the embalming matter has penetrated ſo thoroughly that the
fleſh will keep. Mummy has been eſteemed reſolvent and
balſamick ; and beſides it, the ſkull, and even the moſs grow-
ing on the ſkulls of human ſkeletons, have been celebrated
for antiepileptick virtues; the fat alſo of the human body has
been recommended in rheumatiſms, and every other part or
humour have been in repute for the cure of ſome diſeaſe: at
preſent we are wiſe enough to know, that the virtues aſcribed
to the parts of the human body are all either imaginary, or
ſuch as may be found in other animal ſubſtances: the mummy
and the ſkull alone of all theſe horrid medicines retain their
places in the ſhops, Bill's Mat. Med.
The ſilk
Was dy'd in mummy, which the ſkilful
Conſerv'd of maidens hearts. Shakeſp. Othello.
It is ſtrange how long carcaſes have continued uncorrupt,
as appeareth in the mummies of Egypt, having laſted ſome of
them three thouſand years. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Nº. 771.
Say’d by ſpice, like mummies, many a year,
Old bodies of philoſophy appear. Lunciad, b. i.
2. Aſummy is uſed among gardeners for a ſort of wax uſed in
the planting and grafting of trees. Chambers.
3. To beat to a MUMMY. To beat ſoundly. Ainſ.
To MUMP. v. a. [mompelin, Dutch.]
I. To nibble; to bite quick; to chew with a continued mo-
tlOn.
Let him not pry nor liſten,
Nor friſk about the houſe -
Like a tame mumping ſquirrel with a bell on.
2. To talk low and quick.
3. [In cant language.] To go a begging. Ainſ.
MU'MPER. m. ſ. [In cant language.] A beggar. -
MUMPs. n.ſ.. [mompelen, Dutch..] Sullenneſs; ſilent anger.
- Skinner.
MUMPs. n.ſ. The ſquinancy. Ainſ.
To Munch. v. a. [manger, French.] To chew by great mouth-
fuls.
Otway.
Say, ſweet love, what thou deſir'ſt to eat?
—Truly, a peck of provender; I could munch, you good
dry oats. Shakeſpeare's Midſummer Night's Dream.
To MUNch. v. n. To chew eagerly by great mouthfuls.
It is the ſon of a mare that's broken looſe, and munching
upon the melons. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
Mu'Ncher. n.ſ.. [from munch.] One that munches.
MUND. n.ſ. -
Mund is peace, from which our lawyers call a breach of
the peace, mundbrech: ſo Eadmund is happy peace; AEthel-
mund, noble peace; Almund, all peace; with which theſe
are much of the ſame import: Irenaeus, Heſychius, Lenis,
Pacatus, Sedatus, Tranquillus, &c. Gibſon's Camden.
MUNDA’NE. adj. [mundanus, Lat.] Belonging to the world.
The platonical hypotheſis of a mundane ſoul will relieve
ll.S. Glanville's Scºp.
The atoms which now conſtitute heaven and earth, being
once ſeparate in the mundane ſpace, could never without God,
by their mechanical affections, have convened into this pre-
ſent frame of things. Bentley’s Sermons.
MUNDATION. m. ſ. [mundus, Lat.] The aët of cleanſing.
MUNDA’tor Y. adj. [from mundus, Lat..] Having the power
to cleanſe.
MU'NDIck. n. ſ. A kind of marcaſite or ſemimetal found in
tin mines.
When any metals were in conſiderable quantity, theſe bo-
dies loſe the name of marcaſtes, and are called ores: in
Cornwal and the Weſt they call them mundick. Wºodward.
Beſides ſtones, all the ſorts of mundick are naturally figur-
ed. Grew's Coſmol. b. i.
MUNDIfica'tion. m. ſ. ſmundus and facio, Latin.] Cleanſing
any body, as from droſs, or matter of inferior account to
what is to be cleanſed. $2Hincy.
MUNDi’FIcative. adj, [mundus and facio, Lat.] Cleanſing;
having the power to cleanſe. - -
Gall is very mundificative, and was a proper medicine to
clear the eyes of Tobit. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. i.
We incarned with an addition to the fore-mentioned mun-
dicative. JWiſeman's Surgery.
To MU’NDIFY. v. a. ſmundus and facio, Lat.] To cleanſe;
to make clean. -
Simple wounds, ſuch as are mundified and kept clean, do
not need any other hand but that of nature. Brown.
The ingredicnts actuate the ſpirits, abſorb the inteſtinal
ſuperfluities, reclude oppilation, and mundify the blood.
Harvey on the Plague.
MUNDI’v AG ANT.
M : U R
M U R
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Mundi’vagant, adj. [mundſvagus, Lat..] Wandering through
the world. - - - Diet.
MUNDU'Ngus. n.ſ. Stinking tobacco. Bailey.
Mu'NERARY. adj. [from munus, Lat..] Having the nature of a
ift.
Māºri. n/ [frequently written mongrel. See MonoREL.]
Anything generated between different kinds ; any thing par-
taking of the qualitics of different cauſes or parents.
Maſtiff, greyhound, mungrel grim,
Hound or ſpaniel, brache or hym,
Or bobtail tike, or trundle tail. Shakeſp.
Mu'NGREL. adj. Generated between different natures; baſe-
born; degenerate.
Thou art nothing but the compoſition of a knave, beggar,
coward, pander, and the ſon and heir of a mungrel bitch.
Shakeſp. King Lear.
My people are grown half wild, they would not precipitate
themſelves elſe into ſuch a mixt mungrel war. Howel.
Mungrel curs bawl, ſnarle and ſnap, where the fox flies
before them, and clap their tails between the legs when an
adverſary makes head againſt them. 'E/ºrange.
A foreign ſon is ſought and a mix’d mungrel brood. Dºy.
MUN1'cIPAL. adj. [municipal, Fr. municipalis, manicipium, Lat.]
Belonging to a corporation.
A counſellor, bred up in the knowledge of the municipal
and ſtatute laws, may honeſtly inform a juſt prince how far
his prerogative extends. Dryden.
MuNi‘ficence. n.ſ.. [munificence, Fr. munificentia, Lat..] Li-
berality; the aët of giving.
A ſtate of poverty obſcures all the virtues of liberality and
munificence. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 257.
2. In Spenſer it is uſed, as it ſeems, for fortification or ſtrength,
from munitiones facere.
heir importune ſway
This land invaded with like violence,
Until that Locrine for his realms defence,
Did head againſt them make, and ſtrong munificence.
Fairy Queen, b. ii.
Liberal ; gene-
MUNIFICENT. adj. [munificus, Lat.]
IOuS. -
Is he not our moſt munificeut benefactor, our wiſeſt coun-
ſellor and moſt potent protector. Atterbury.
Mu NificeNTLY. adv. [from muniſcent.] Liberally; gene-
rouſly.
Mu'NIMENT. n.ſ.. [munimentum, Lat.]
1. Fortification ; ſtrong hold.
2. Support; defence.
The arm our ſoldier,
Or ſteed the leg, the tongue our trumpeter;
With other muniments and petty helps
Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
In this our fabrick.
To MUNI'TE. v. a. [munio, Lat..] To fortify; to ſtrengthen.
A word not in uſe.
Heat doth attenuate, and the more groſs and tangible parts
contračt, both to avoid vacuum, and to munite themſelves
againſt the force of the fire. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Men, in the procuring or muniting of religious unity, muſt
not diſſolve the laws of charity and human ſociety. Bacon.
MUN1"rio N. m. / [munition, Fr. munitio, Lat.]
1. Fortification; ſtrong hold.
Victors under-pin their acqueſts jure belli, that they might
not be loſt by the continuation of external forces of ſtanding
armies, caſtles, garriſons, munitions. Hale.
2. Ammunition; materials for war.
What penny hath Rome borne,
What men provided, what munition ſent,
To underprop this action Shakeſp. King John.
The king of Tripolie in every hold
Shut up his men, munition and his treaſure. Fairfax.
It is a little city, ſtrong and well ſtored with munition. .
Sandys’ journey.
MU's N10N. n.ſ.
The upright poſts, that divide the ſeveral lights in a win-
dow frame, are called munitions. AMoxon.
Mu'R.A.G.E. n. J. [from murus, Lat.] Money paid to keep
walls in repair. . -
Mu'RAL. adj. [muralis, urus, Lat.] Pertaining to a wall.
- And repair'd
Her mural breach, returning whence it rowl'd.
In the nectarine and the like delicate mural fruit, the later
your pruning, the better. Evelyn's Kalendar.
A ſoldier would venture his life for a mural crown. Addison
MU'RDER. n.ſ.. [monton, nonben, Sax, murdrum, law Lat.
the etymology requires that it ſhould be written, as it an-
cicntly often was, murther; but of late the word itſelf has
commonly, and its derivatives univerſally, been written with
d.] The act of killing a man unlawfully; the act of killing
criminally.
Kill men i' th' dark' where be theſe bloody thieves
Ho murder / murder /
Now witchcraft celebrates
Pale Hecate's offerings; and wither'd murder,
Milton. .
Sºft. Othell.
With Tarquin's raviſhing ſtrides, towards his deſign
Moves like a ghoſt. Shakeſp. A/abeth.
Blood hath been ſhed ere now, i' th' olden time,
Ere human ſtatute purg'd the general weal;
Ay, and ſince too, murders have been perform'd
Too terrible for th' ear. Shakeſp. Alſacbeth.
Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far,
And makes a maſſacre what was a war. Dryden.
The killing of their children had, in the account of God,
the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols had the guilt
of idolatry. Locke.
To Mu'r df. R. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To kill a man unlawfully.
If he dies, I murder him, not they. Dryden.
2. To deſtroy ; to put an end to.
Can't thou quake and change thy colour,
Murder thy breath in middle of a word, -
And then again begin, and ſtop again. Sºft.
Let the mutinous winds
Strike the proud cedars to the fiery ſun ;
Aſurd"ring impoſſibility, to make
Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
What cannot be, ſlight work.
Mu'RDERER. m. ſ. [from murder.] One who has ſhed human
blood unlawfully; one who has killed a man criminally.
Thou doſt kill me with thy unkind falſehood, and it grieves
me not to die; but it grieves me that thou art the murderer.
Sidney, b. ii.
I am his hoſt,
Who ſhould againſt his murd’rer ſhut the door,
Not bear the knife myſelf. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Thou tell'ſt me there is murder in mine eyes;
'Tis pretty ſure,
That eyes, that are the frail'ſt and ſofteſt things,
Who ſhut their coward gates on atomies,
Should be call'd tyrants, butchers, murderers. Shaft.
The very horrour of the fact had ſtupified all curioſity, and
ſo diſperſed the multitude, that even the murderer himſelf
unight have eſcaped. ºtton.
Like ſome rich or mighty murderer,
Too great for priſon, which he breaks with gold,
Who freſher for new miſchiefs does appear,
And dares the world to tax him with the old. Drydºn.
This ſtranger having had a brother killed by the conſpi-
rator, and having till now ſought in vain for an opportunity
of revenge, chanced to meet the murderer in the temple.
- Addiſon's Guardian, N° 177.
With equal terrors, not with equal guilt,
The murderer dreams of all the blood he ſpilt. Swift.
Mu'RDFR Ess. n.ſ.. [from murderer.] A woman that commits
murder.
When by thy ſcorn, O murd"reſ, " I am dead,
Then ſhall my ghoſt come to thy bed,
And thee feign'd veſtal in worſe arms ſhall ſec.
Diana's vengeance on the vićtor ſhown,
The murd’reſ mother, and conſuming ſon. Dryden.
Art thou the murd’reſs then of wretched Laius. Dryden.
Mu'rder MENT. n. / [from murder.] The act of killing un-
lawfully.
To her came meſſage of the murderment. Fairfax.
Mu'RDERous. adj. [from murder.] Bloody; guilty of mur-
der; addićted to blood.
Upon thy eye-balls murd’rous tyranny
Sits in grim majeſty to fright the world. Shakespeare
Oh murd"rous coxcomb what ſhould ſuch a fool
Do with ſo good a wife 2 Shakeſpeare's Othell.
Enforc'd to fly
Thence into Egypt, till the murd’rous king
Were dead, who ſought his life; and miſſing, fill’d
With infant blood the ſtreets of Bethlehem.
If ſhe has deform'd this earthly life
With murd’rous rapine and ſeditious ſtrife;
In everlaſting darkneſs muſt ſhe lie. Prior.
MURE. m. ſ. [mur, Fr. murus, Lat.] A wall. Not in uſe.
The inceſſant care and labour of his mind
Hath wrought the mure, that ſhould confine it in,
So thin, that life looks through and will break out. Shakespeare
To MURE. v. a. [murer, Fr. from murus, Lat..] To incloſe
in walls.
All the gates of the city were mured up, except ſuch as
were reſerved to fally out at. Knolley's Hi/?. of the Turks.
Mu'RENGER. m. ſ. (murus, Latin.] An overſeer of a wall.
Ainſ.
MURI A(TICK. adj. Partaking of the taſte or nature of º:
ar any ſuch like pickles, from muria, brine or pickle. &inºy.
If the ſcurvy be entirely muriatick, proceeding from a diet
of ſalt fleſh or fiſh, antiſcorbutick vegetables may be given
with ſucceſs, but tempered with acids. Arbuthnot.
MUR K. m. ſ. ſmarck, Daniſh, dark.J. Darkneſs: want of
light.
Donne.
AMilton.
Ere twice in murk and occidental damp,
Moiſt Heſperus hath quench'd his ſleepy lamp. Sº...?.
Mu'RK. m. ſ. Huſks of fruit. Ainſ.
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M U.S Mu'rky. adj. [morck, Daniſh.] Dark; cloudy ; wanting light. - The murkieſ! den, - - The moſt opportune place, the ſtrong'ſt ſuggeſtion Shall never melt mine honour into luſt. Shakeſp. Tempºff. So ſcented the grim feature, and up-turn'd His noſtrils wide into the murky air, - Sagacious of his quarry. . . . . Milton's Par. Loft. "A murky ſtorm deep low'ring o'er our heads Hung imminent, that with impervious gloom Oppos'd itſelf to Cynthia's filver ray. MURMUR. n. ſ. murmur, Lat. murmure, Fr.] 1. A low ſhrill noiſe. . . Flame as it moveth within itſelf, or is blown by a bellows, giveth a murmur or interiour ſound. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. When the wing'd colonies firſt tempt the ſky, Or ſetting, ſeize the ſweets the bloſſoms yield, Then a low murmur runs along the field. Pope. 2. A complaint half ſuppreſſed; a complaint not openly ut- red. te Some diſcontents there are ; ſome idle murmurs; How idle murmurs / - The doors are all ſhut up; the wealthier ſort, With arms acroſs, and hats upon their eyes, Walk to and fro before their filent ſhops. To Mu'RMUR. v. n. [murmuro, Lat. murmurer, Fr.] 1. To give a low ſhrill ſound. The murmuring ſurge, - That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chaſes, Can ſcarce be heard ſo high. Shakeſp. King Lear. Amid an iſle around whoſe rocky ſhore The foreſts murmur, and the ſurges roar, Addiſon. Dryden. A goddeſs guards in her enchanted dome. .. Pope. The buſy bees with a ſoft murmuring ſtrain, Invite to gentle ſleep the lab'ring ſwain. Dryden. 2. To grumble; to utter ſecret and fullen diſcontent. With at before things, and againſt before perſons. - The good we have enjoy'd from heav'n's free will; And ſhall we murmur to endure the ill Dryden, Murmur not at your ſickneſs, for thereby you will ſin againſt God's providence. JWake's Prep. for Death. The good conſequences of this ſcheme, which will exe- cute itſelf without murmuring againſt the government, are very viſible. - Swift. Mu'RMURER. m. ſ. [from murmur.] One who repines ; one who complains fullenly ; a grumbler ; a repiner; a com- plainer. - Heav'n's peace be with him That's chriſtian care enough; for living murmurers There's places of rebuke. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The murmurer is turned off to the company of thoſe dole- ful creatures, which were to inhabit the ruins of Babylon. Government of the Tongue. Still might the diſcontented murmurer cry, Ah hapleſs fate of man l ah wretch doom'd once to die. Blackmore on the Creation. Mu'rnival. n.ſ.. [mornſle, Fr. from morner, to ſtun.] Four cards of a ſort. - Skinner and Ainſworth. u'RRAiN. m. ſ. [The etymology of this word is not clear ; mur is an old world for a catarrh, which might well anſwer to the glanders; muriana, low Latin. Skinner derives it from mori, to die.] The plague in cattle. - Away ragg'd rams, care I what murrain kill. Sidney. Some trials would be made of mixtures of water in ponds for cattle, to make them more milch, to fatten, or to keep them from murrain. Bacon. A hallowed band Cou'd tell what murrains, in what months begun. Garth. MURRE. m. ſ. A kind of bird. - - Among the firſt ſort we reckon coots, meawes, murres, creyſers and curlews. - Carew. Mu KREY. adj. [morée, Fr. mºrello, Italian; from moro, a moor.] Darkly red. - - - The leaves of ſome trees turn a little murrey or reddiſh. - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. They employ it in certain proportions, to tinge their glaſs both with red colour, or with a purpliſh or murrey. Boyle. Painted glaſs of a ſanguine red, will not aſcend in powder above a mirrey. Brown's Wulgar Errours. Cornelius jumps out, a ſtocking upon his head, and a waiſtcoat of murry-coloured ſattin upon his body. Arbuth. "RRION. n.ſ. [often written marion. See MoRION, junius derives it from murus, a wall.] A helmet; a caſque 3 ar- mour for the head. - - - - Their beef they often in their murrions ſtew’d, And in their baſket-hilts their bev'rage brew’d. King. Mºrn of Corn, n.ſ. Plenty of grain. Ainſ. º'scapel. adj. [muſcat, muſcadel, Fr. moſcatello, Italian ; USCADIN E. } either from the fragance reſembling the nut- *š, nux moſata, or from maſca, a fly; flies being eager of . grapes.] A kind of ſweet grape, ſweet wine and ſweet - –----- --- 1M U S He quafft off the muſtadel, - - - And threw the ſops all in the ſexton's face. Shakeſp. MUSCLE. "...ſ ſmuſcle, Fr. muſculus, Lat. muſcula, Sax.j 44 ſºle is a bundle of thin and parallel plates of fleſhy threads or fibres, incloſed by one common membrane: all the fibres of the ſame plate are parallel to one another, and tied tºgether at extremely little diſtances by ſhort and tranſverſe fibres ; the fleſhy fibres are compoſed of other ſmaller fibres, incloſed likewiſe by a common membrane; each effer fibre conſiſts of very ſmall veſicles or bladders, into which we ſup- poſe the veins, arteries and nerves to open, for every muſcle receives branches of all thoſe veſſels, which muſt be diſtri- buted to every fibre : the two ends of each muſcle of the ex- tremities of the fibres are, in the limbs of animals, faſtened to two bones, the one moveable, the other fixed; and there- fore, when the muſcles contračt, they draw the moveable bone according to the direction of their fibres. &uincy. The inſtruments of motion are the muſcles, the fibres whereof, contracting themſelves, move the ſeveral parts of the body. . . . Locke. 2. A bivalve ſhell-fiſh. Of ſhell-fiſh, there are wrinkles, limpers, cockles and muſcles. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. It is the obſervation of Ariſtotle, that oyſters and muſcles grow fuller in the waxing of the moon. Hatewill. Two pair of ſmall muſcle ſhells was found in a limeſtone quarry. Woodward on Foſſils. Musco's ITY. m. ſ. [muſtoſus, Lat.] Moſfineſs. MU'scular, adj. [from muſculus, Latin.] muſcles. By the muſcular motion and perpetual flux of the liquids, a great part of the liquids are thrown out of the body. Arb. Muscula'RITY. m. ſ. [from muſcular.] The ſtate of having Inuſcles. The guts of a ſturgeon, taken out and cut to pieces, will ſtill move, which may depend upon their great thickneſs and ... muſcularity. - Grew's Muſaeum. Musculous, adj. [muſculeux, Fr. muſculoſus, Latin.] 1. Full of muſcles ; brawny. 2. Pertaining to a muſcle. The uvea has a muſculous power, and can dilate and con- tract that round hole, called the pupil of the eye, for the better moderating the tranſmiſfion of light. Muse. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - 1. Deep thought; cloſe attention; abſence of mind; brown ſtudy. - ”The tidings ſtrange did him abaſhed make, That ſtill he ſat long time aſtoniſhed Performed by More. As in great muſe, ne word to creature ſpake. Fa. Queen. - He was fill’d With admiration and deep muſe, to hear . . Of things ſo high and ſtrange. Milton. 2. The power of poetry. Begin my muſe. Cowley. The muſ-inſpired train Triumph, and raiſe their drooping heads again. Ipal 7". Lodona's fate, in long oblivion caſt, The muſe ſhall ſing. Pope. To MUSE. v. n. [mujer, Fr. muyſen, Dutch ; muſa, Latin.] 1. To ponder; to think cloſe ; to ſtudy in ſilence. If he ſpake courteouſly, he angled the people's hearts; if he were ſilent, he muſed upon ſome dangerous plot. Sidney. St. Auguſtine, ſpeaking of devout men, noteth, how they daily frequented the church, how attentive ear they give unto the chapters read, how careful they were to remember the ſame, and to muſe thereupon by themſelves. PHooker. Caeſar's father oft, When he hāth mus’d of taking kingdoms in, Beſtow'd his lips on that unworthy place, As it rain'd #. Shakeſp. My mouth ſhall ſpeak of wiſdom; and my heart muſe of underſtanding. - - - - - - - - Pſalm xlix. v. 3. Her face upon a ſudden glittered, ſo that I was afraid of her, and muſed what it might be. 2 Eſdras x. 25. Áll men muſed in their hearts of John, whether he were the Chriſt or not. - Luče iii. I5. On theſe he mus'd within his thoughtful mind. Pryde". We muſe ſo much on the one, that we are apt to overlook and forget the other. , - Atterbury's Sermons. Man ſuperiour walks Amid the glad creation, muſing praiſe, • - And looking lively gratitude. - Thomſon's Spring. 2. To be abſent of mind; to be attentive to ſomething not preſent; to be in a brown ſtudy: - ? Why haſt thou loſt the freſh blood in thy checks And given my treaſures and my rights of thee, To thick-ey’d muſing and cursº inelancholy. Shakeſpeare. You ſuddenly aroſe and walk’d about, Muſing and fighing with yours arms acroſs. The ſad king Feels ſudden terror and cold ſhivering, Liſts not to eat, ſtill muſe, ſleeps unſound. 16 2. Shakeſpeare. Daniel. 3. To
M U S
M US
3. To wonder ; to be amazed. -
Maſ not that I thus ſuddenly proceed;
For what I will, I will. Shakeſ?.
Do not muſt at me,
I have a ſtrange infirmity. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
Museful. adj. ſtrom muſe. J Deep thinking; filently thought-
ful.
Full of muſ'ſid mopings, which preſage -
The loſs of reaſon, and conclude in rage. Dryden.
MU's ER. m.ſ.. [from muſe..] One who muſes; one apt to be
abſent of mind. -
MU set. n.ſ.. [in hunting.] The place through which the
hare goes to relief. Bailey.
Mu's EU M. m. ſ. ſºarsºw.j A repoſitory of learned curioſities.
MU's HRoom. m. ſ. mouſ heron, French..]
1. Muſhrooms are by curious naturaliſts eſteemed perfeót plants,
though their flowers and ſeeds have not as yet been diſcovered:
the true champignon or muſhroom appears at firſt of a roundiſh
form like a button, the upper part of which, as alſo the ſtalk,
is very white, but being opened, the under part is of a livid
fleſh colour, but the fleſhy part, when broken, is very white;
when they are ſuffered to remain undiſturbed, they will grow
to a large ſize, and explicate themſelves almoſt to a flatneſs,
and the red part underneath will change to a dark colour:
in order to cultivate them, open the ground about the roots
of the muſhrooms, where you will find the earth very often full
of ſmall white knobs, which are the off-ſets or young muſhrooms;
theſe ſhould be carefully gathered, preſerving them in lumps
with the earth about them, and planted in hot beds. Miller.
An upſtart; a wretch riſen from the dunghill; a director of
a company.
Muſhrooms come up in a night, and yet they are unſown ;
and therefore ſuch as are upſtarts in ſtate, they call in reproach
muſhrooms. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Tully, the humble muſhroom ſcarcely known,
The lowly native of a country town. Dryden.
MU's H Roomston E. m. ſ. [muſhroom and /fone..] A kind of
foſſil.
Fifteen muſhroomſtones of the ſame ſhape. //zza'ward.
MUSICK. n.ſ. [pºstizº ; muſique, Fr.] -
1. The ſcience of harmonical ſounds.
The man that hath no muſick in himſelf,
Nor is not mov’d with concord of ſweet ſounds, -
Is fit for treaſons. Shakeſp. Merchant ºf J’ºnice.
Now look into the muſ...}-maſter's gains,
Where noble youth at vaſt expence is taught,
But eloquence not valu'd at a groat. Dyden's juvenal.
2. Inſtrumental or vocal harmony. -
When ſhe ſpake,
Sweet words, like droping honey, ſhe did ſhed;
And 'twixt the pearls and rubies ſoftly brake
A ſilver ſound, that heavenly muſick ſeem'd to make. F. Q.
Such muſick -
Before was never made,
But when of old the ſons of morning ſung. Milton.
By muſick minds an equal temper know,
Nor ſwell too high, nor ſink too low;
Warriours ſhe fires with animated ſounds,
Pours balm into the bleeding lover's wounds. Pope.
We have dancing-maſters and muſick-maſters. Arb. and Pope.
MU's IcAL. adj. [muſical, Fr. from muſick.]
1. Harmonious ; melodious; ſweet ſounding.
- The merry birds -
Chanted above their chearful harmony,
And made emongſt themſelves a ſweet conſort,
That quicken'd the dull ſprit with muſical comfort F. Q.
Sweet bird that ſhunn'ſt the noiſe of folly, -
Moſt muſical, moſt melancholly;
Thee chauntreſs oft the wood among, - -
I woo to hear thy even-ſong. - A/ilton.
Neither is it enough to give his author's ſenſe, in poetical
expreſſions and in muſical numbers. . . Dryden.
2. Belonging to muſick. - -
: Several muſical inſtruments are to be ſeen in the hands of
Apollo's muſes, which might give great light to the diſpute
between the ancient and modern muſic. Addiſon.
Mu'sicALLY. adv. [from muſical J Harmoniouſly; with ſweet
ſound. -
Valentine, muſically coy,
Shun'd Phaedra's arms.
MU'sic All NEss. n. / [from muſical.] Harmony.
MU'sicia N. m. ſ. [muſicus, Lat. muſician, Fr.] One ſkilled in
harmony; one who performs upon inſtruments of muſick.
Though the muſicians that ſhall play to you, -
Hand in the air a thouſand leagues from hence;
Yet ſtrait they ſhall be here. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
The nightingale, if ſhe ſhould fing by day, -
When every gooſe is cackling, would be thought
No better a muſician than the wren. Shakeſ?.
A painter may make a better face than ever was ; but he
muſt do it by a kind of felicity, as a muſician that maketh an
excellent air in muſick, and not by rule, Bacon's Effyi.
Addison.
-
The praiſe of Bacchus then the ſweet miſian fung;
Of Bacchus ever fair and ever young. Dryden.
*
MUSK. m. ſ. ſm'ſ hio, Italian; mºſé, Fr.]
Muſk is a dry, light and friable ſubſtance of a dark blackiſh
colour, with ſome tinge of a purpliſh or blood colour in it,
feeling ſomewhat ſtudoth or unctuous: its ſinci is highly per-
fumed, and too ſtrong to be agreeable in any large quantity:
its taſte is bitteriſh: it is brought from the Eaſt Indies, moſtly
from the kingdom of Bantam, ſome from Tonquin and Co-
chin China: the animal which produces it is of a very fin-
gular kind, not agreeing with any eſtabliſhed genus ; it is of
the ſize of a common goat but taller; its head reſembles that
of the greyhound, and its ears ſtand erect like thoſe of the
rabbit: its tail is alſo erect and ſhort, its legs moderately
long, and its hoofs deeply cloven : its hair is a duſky brown,
variegated with a faint caſt of red and white, every hair being
partycoloured : the bag which contains the muſk, is three
inches long and two wide, and ſituated in the lower part of
the creature's belly; it conſiſts of a thin membrane covered
thinly with hair, reſembling a ſmall purſe, and when genuine,
the ſcent is ſo ſtrong as to offend the head greatly: toward
the orifice of the bag there are ſeveral glands, which ſerve
for the ſecretion of this precious perfume, for the ſake of
which the Indians kill the animal. Płill.
Some putrefactions and excrements yield excellent odours;
as civet and muſk. Bacon's Natural Hylory.
Musk. n. / [muſca, Lat.] Grape hyacinth or grape flower.
Muff hath a bulbous ſhoot; the leaves are long and nar-
row; the flower is hermaphroditical, conſiſting of one leaf,
and ſhaped like a pitcher, and cut at the top into ſix ſegment,
which are reflexed ; the ovary becomes a triangular fruit, di-
vided into three cells, which are full of round ſeeds. Miller.
MU's KApple. n. ſ. A kind of apple, Ainſ.
MU's KCAT. n.ſ.. [muſ; and cat...] The animal from which
muſk is got.
Mu's kch FRRY. m. ſ. A ſort of cherry. Ainſ:
MUSKET. n.ſ.. [mouſºuet, Fr. moſquetto, Italian, a ſmall hawk.
Many of the fire-arms are named from animals.]
1. A ſoldier's handgun.
- Thou
Waſt ſhot at with fair eyes, to be the mark
Of ſmoky misſets. Shakeſp. All's well that end, well.
Pračtiſe to make ſwifter motions than any you have out of
Bacon.
your muſkets.
They charge their muſkets, and with hot deſire
//aller.
Of full revenge, renew the fight with fire.
He perceived a body of their horſe within muſºrt-ſhot of
him, and advancing upon him. Clarendon.
One was brought to us, ſhot with a muſket-ball on the right
ſide of his head. Jºſeman's Surgery.
2. A male hawk of a ſnall kind, the female of which is the
ſparrow hawk; ſo that eyas muſket is a young unfledged male
hawk of that kind. Hanmer.
Here comes little Robin.—
—How now my eyas muſket, what news with you. Shakespeare
The muſket and the coyſtrel were too weak,
Too fierce the falcon ; but above the reſt,
The noble buzzard ever pleas'd me beſt. Dryden.
Musketee'R. m. ſ. [from muffet..] A ſoldier whoſe weapon
is his muſket.
Notwithſtanding they had lined ſome hedges with muſketeers,
they purſued them till they were diſperſed. Clarendon.
MuskEToo'N. n.ſ.. [mouſºueton, Fr. J A blunderbuſs; a ſhort
- Die?.
gun of a large bore.
Muskiness. n.ſ.. [from muff..] The ſcent of muſk.
grant melon.
Musk M E/Lo N. m. ſ. ſmuſ; and melon.] A frag
The way of maturation of tobacco muſt be from the heat
of the earth or ſun; we ſee ſome leading of this in muſkmelons,
which are ſown upon a hot bed dunged below, upon a bank
turned upon the South ſun. - º Bacon.
Musk PEAR. m. ſ. [muſk and pear.] A fragrant pear.
Mu's KRose. n.J. [muſ, and rºſe.] A roſe ſo called, I ſuppoſe,
from its fragrance.
In May and June come roſes of all kinds, except the
muſ, which comes later. Bacon's Eſſays.
Thyrſis, whoſe artful ſtrains have oft delay'd
The huddling brook to hear his madrigal,
And ſweeten’d every muſkroſe of the dale. Milton:
The muſkrºſe will, if a luſty plant, bear flowers in Autumn
without cutting. Bºyle.
Musky. adj. [from muſ...] Fragrant; ſweet of ſcent.
There eternal ſummer dwells, -
And Weſt winds, with muſy wing,
About the cedar'n allies fling
Nard and Caſſia's balmy ſmells.
MU's LIN. m. ſ. A fine ſtuff made of cotton.
By the uſe of certain attire made of cambrick or muſin
upon her head, ſhe attained to ſuch an evil art in the motion
Tatler, N9 IIo.
Milton,
of her eyes.
In half-whipt miſſin needles uſeleſs lie,
And ſhuttle-cocks acroſs the counter fly. Gay.
Mu's Rol.
–- * - *º-º-º-º:
M U - S M U T
Mussol. n.ſ. (muſcrole, French Jº The noſeband of a horſe's I could muſer up, as well as you,
bridle. - Bailey. My giants and my witches too. . Donne,
ss. n. ſ. A ſcramble.
Muss. n.ſ. When I cry’d hoa'
Like boys unto a muſ, kings would ſtart forth,
And cry, your will? Shakeſp. /nt and Cleopatra.
Messitarios. m. ſ. ſmºſitº, Lat.], Murmur; grumble.
MU'ssul MAN. m. ſ. A Mahometan believer. -
MUST. verb imperfect. [muſen, Dutch.J. To be obliged. It
is only uſed before a verb. Muft is of all perſons and tenſes,
and uſed of perſons and things.
Do you confeſs the bond?
— I do.
—Then muſt the Jew be merciful.
—On what compulſion muſt I? tell me that. Shakeſpeare.
Muſ, I needs bring thy ſon unto the land from whence thou
cameſt? Gen. xxiv. 5.
Fade, flowers, fade, nature will have it ſo ;
'Tis but what we muſt in our Autumn do. J/aller.
Becauſe the ſame ſelf-exiſtent being neceſſarily is what he
is, 'tis evident that what he may be, or hath the power of
being, he muſt be. Grew.
Every father and brother of the convent has a voice in the
election, which muſt be confirmed by the pope. Add ſon.
MUST. n.ſ.. [muſium, Latin.] New wine; new wort.
If in the muſi of wine, or wort of beer, before it be tunned,
the burrage ſtay a ſmall time, and be often changed, it makes
a ſovereign drink for melancholy. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
As a ſwarm of flies in vintage time,
About the wine-preſs where ſweet mºſt is pour'd,
Beat off, returns as oft with humming ſound. Milton.
The wime itſelf was ſuiting to the reſt,
Still working in the muſt, and lately preſs'd. Dryden.
A frugal man that with ſufficient muſt
His caſks repleniſh'd yearly; he no more
Deſir'd, nor wanted. Philips.
Liquors, in the act of fermentation, as muſt and new ale,
produce ſpaſms in the ſtomach. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
To Must. v. a. [mws, Welſh, ſtinking; mos, Dutch, mouldi-
neſs; or perhaps from moiſt.] To mould; to make mouldy.
Others are made of ſtone and lime; but they are ſubject to
give and be moiſt, which will muſt corn. Mortimer.
To Must. v. m. To grow mouldy.
Must A'ches. n.ſ.. [muſtaches, French..] Whiſkers; hair on
the upper lip. -
This was the manner of the Spaniards, to cut off their
beards, ſave only their muſtaches, which they wear long. Spenſ.
Mu'st ARD. n.ſ.. [mw/lard, Welſh; mouſlard, Fr.] A plant.
The flower conſiſts of four leaves, which are placed in form
of a creſt, out of whoſe flower-cup riſes the pointal, which
afterward becomes a fruit or pod, divided into two cells by an
intermediate partition, to which the valves adhere on both
ſides, and are filled with roundiſh ſeeds: theſe pods generally
end in a fungous horn, containing the like ſeeds. To theſe
marks muſt be added, an acrid burning taſte, peculiar to
muſtard. Miler.
The pancakes were naught, and the muſard was good. Shakespeare
Sauce like himſelf, offenſive to its foes,
The roguiſh muſtard, dang'rous to the noſe. King.
Mºffard, taken in great quantities, would quickly bring
the blood into an alkaline ſtate, and deſtroy the animal.
Arbuthnot.
'Tis your's to ſhake the ſoul, *
With thunder rumbling from the muſard bowl. Pope.
Stick your candle in a bottle, a coffee cup, or a muſtard
pot. - Swift.
Common muſtard ſeed is attenuant and reſolvent: it warms
the ſtomach, and excites appetite; but its principal medicinal
uſe is external in finapiſms. Hill's Mat. Med.
To Must ER. v. n. iio aſſemble in order to form an army.
Why does my blood thus muſer to my heart,
So diſpoſſeſſing all my other parts
Of neceſſary fitneſs? - Shakeſp. Meaſ for Meaſure.
They reach the deſtin'd place,
And muffer there, and round the centre ſwarm,
And draw together. Blackmore's Creation.
To MUSTER. J. a. [mouſieren, Dutch.]
1. To review forces.
The captain, half of whoſe ſoldiers are dead, and the other
quarter never muſiered nor ſeen, demands payment of his
whole aCCOunt. Spenſer on Ireland.
The principal ſcribe of the hoſt muſtered the people. 2 Kings.
- Old Anchiſes
Review'd his muſter'd race, and took the tale. Dryden.
A man might have three hundred and eighteen men in his
family, without being heir to Adam, and might muſter them
º, and lead them out againſt the Indians. Locke.
* To bring together.
Had we no quarrel to Rome, but that
Thou art thence baniſh'd, we would muſler all
Frºm twelve to ſeventy. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
I'll muſicr up my friends, and meet your grace. Shakeſp.
-
A daw tricked himſelf up with all the gay feathers he could
27tſ/rer. - L'Eſtrange.
All the wiſe ſayings and advices which philoſophers could
*/ter up to this purpoſe, have proved ineff&tual to the com-
mon people. Tillotſon.
Having muſtered up all the forces he could think of, the
clouds above, and the deeps below: theſe, ſays he, are all
the ſtores we have for water ; and Moſes directs us to no other
for the cauſes of the deluge. J/o.dward's Natural Hy?ory.
Mu‘st ER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] -
1. A review of a body of forces.
All the names -
Of thy confederates too, be no leſs great
In hell than here: that when we would repeat
Our ſtrengths in muſeſ, we may name you all. Ben.johnſ.
2. A regiſter of forces muſtered.
Ye publiſh the muffers of your own bands, and proclaim
them to amount to thouſands. Ho ker.
Deception takes wrong meaſures, and makes falſe muſters,
which ſounds a retreat inſtead of a charge, and a charge inſtead
of a retreat. Sºuth's Sermons.
3. A collection: as, a muſter of peacocks. Ainſworth.
4. To paſs Must ER. To be allowed.
Such excuſes will not paſs muſter with God, who will allow
no man's idleneſs to be the meaſure of poſſible or impoſſible. .
South's Sermons.
Double dealers may paſs muffer for a while; but all parties
waſh their hands of them in the concluſion. L’Eſtrange.
MU'st ER book. n.ſ.. [muſter and book.] A book in which the
forces are regiſtered.
Shadow will ſerve for Summer: prick him; for we have a
number of ſhadows to fill up the muſterbook. Shakeſp. H IV.
MU’s 1 ER MASTER. n. ſ. [muſter and maſter.] One who luper-
intends the muſter to prevent frauds.
A noble gentleman, then muſtermaſ?-r, was appointed em-
baſſador unto the Turkiſh emperor. Knolles's H/?ory.
A/u/lermaſters carry the beſt and ableſt men in their pockets.
Raleigh's Eſſays.
Mu'stER-Roll. n.ſ.. [muſter and roll.] A regiſter of forces.
How many inſignificant combatants are there in the Chriſ-
tian camp, that only lend their names to fill up the muſter-
roll, but never dream of going upon ſervice 3 Decay ºf Piety.
One tragick ſentence, if I dare deride,
Which Betterton's grave a&tion dignify'd;
Or well-mouth'd Booth with emphaſis proclaims,
Though but perhaps a myſter-roll of names. P pe.
MU'stily adv. [from muſly..] Mouldily.
MU's TIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from muſty..] Mould; damp foulneſs.
Keep them dry and free from muſineſ. Evelyn's Kalendar.
MU'sty. adj. [from muſt.]
1. Mouldy; ſpoiled with damp; moiſt and fetid.
Was’t thou fain, poor father,
To hovel thee with ſwine and rogues forlorn,
In ſhort and muſt, ſtraw. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Piſtachoes, ſo they be good and not muſty, made into a
milk, are an excellent nouriſher. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. Stale; ſpoiled with age.
While the graſs grows—the proverb is ſomewhat muſy. Shakespeare
Let thoſe that go by water to Graveſend prefer lying upon
the boards, than on muſty infectious ſtraw. 11arvey.
3. Vapid with fetidneſs.
Let not, like Naevius, every error paſs;
The muſty wine, foul cloth, or greaſy glaſs. Pope.
4. Dull; heavy; wanting activity; wanting practice in the oc-
currences of life.
Xantippe, being married to a bookiſh man who has no
knowledge of the world, is forced to take his affairs into her
own hands, and to ſpirit him up now and then, that he may
not grow muſly and unfit for converſation. Adddison Speciator.
MUTAB 1'LITY.. n.ſ.. [mutabilité, Fr. mutabilis, Latin.]
1. Changeableneſs; not continuance in the ſame ſtate.
The mutability of that end, for which they are made,
maketh them alſo changeable. Płocker.
My fancy was the air, moſt free,
And full of mutability, y -
Big with chimeras. Suckling.
Plato confeſſes that the heavens and the frame of the world
are corporeal, and therefore ſubjećt to mutability. Stillingfect.
2. Inconſtancy; change of mind. - - - - -
Ambitions, covetings, change of prides, diſdain, -
Nice longings, ſlanders, mutability. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
MUTABLE. adj. [mutabilis, Latin.]
1. Subject to change; alterable. -
Of things of the moſt accidental and mutable nature, acci-
dental in their produćtion, and mutable in their continuance,
yet God's preſcience is as certain in him as the memory is or
can be in us. South's Sermonſ.
2. Inconſtant; unſettled.
For the mutable rank-ſcented many,
Let them regard nie, as I do not flatter. Shakºſº. cºif;
aW
M UT
M : U T
m-
hee mutable - ..
Of fancy, º: left one day thou would'ſt leave me. Milt,
Mu'irableNess. m. ſ. [from mutable.] Changeableneſs; un-
* intv: inſtability. -
Mº...". ºntº, French; mutatio, Lat.] Change;
alteration.
His honour. d that
Was nothing but mutation, ay, and tha -
}. one bad thing to ... Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
The viciſſitude or mutatiºns in the ſuperior globe are nº fit
matter for this preſent argument. Bacon's Eſſays.
To make plants grow out of the ſun or open air is a great
mutation in nature, and may induce a change in the ſeed. Bacon.
MUTE. adj. [muet, French; mutus, Latin.] -
I. Silent; not vocal; not having the uſe of voice.
Why did he reaſon in my ſoul implant,
And ſpeech, th’ effect of reaſon 2 To the mute
My ſpeech is loſt; my reaſon to the brute. . Dryden.
Mute ſolemn ſorrow, free from female noiſe,
Such as the majeſty of grief deſtroys. , Dryden.
2. Having nothing to ſay. -
- § ſhe º, ind will not ſpeak a word,
Then I'll commend her volubility. Shakeſpeare.
All ſat mute, -
Pondering the danger with deep thoughts. Milton.
All the heav'nly choir ſtood mute, ---
And ſilence was in ... Milt. Paradiſe Loft, b, iii.
The whole perplex'd ignoble crowd,
Mute to my queſtions, in my praiſes loud, -
Echo'd the word. - Prior.
Mute. n.ſ.
1. One that has no power of ſpeech.
Either our hiſtory ſhall with full mouth
Speak freely of our ačts; or elſe our grave,
Like Turkiſh mute, ſhall have a tongueleſs mouth. Shakespeare
Your mute I'll be;
When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not ſee. Shakespeare
He that never hears a word ſpoken, no wonder if he remain
ſpeechleſs; as one muſt do, who from an infant ſhould be
bred up amongſt mute, and have no teaching. Holder.
Let the figures, to which art cannot give a voice, imitate
the mutes in their actions. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
2. A letter which without a vowel can make no ſound.
Grammarians note the eaſy pronunciation of a mute before
a liquid, which doth not therefore neceſſarily make the preced-
ing vowel long. Halder's Elements of Speech.
To MyTE. v. f. [mutir, French.] To dung as birds.
Mine eyes being open, the ſparrows muti warm dung into
mine eyes. Tab. ii. 10.
I could not fright the crows,
Q: the leaſt bird from muting on my head. Ben. johnſºn.
The bird not able to digeſt the fruit, from her inconverted
muting ariſeth this plant. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Mu'Telly, adv. [from mute J Silently; not vocally.
Priving dumb filence from the portal door, -
Where he had mutely ſat two hours before. Milton.
To Mu't ILATE. v. a. ſmutiler, Fr. mutilo, Latin.] To de-
prive of ſome eſſential part.
Such fearing to concede a monſtrofity, or mutilate the inte-
grity of Adam, preventively conceive the creatiºn of thirteen
ribs. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Sylburgius juſtly complains that the place is mutilated. Still.
Among the mutilated poets of antiquity there is none whoſe
fragments are ſo beautiful as thoſe of Sappho. Addiſon.
Ariſtotle's works were corrupted, from Strabo's account of
their having been mutilated and &onſumed with moiſture. Baker.
M |Titation. n.ſ.. [mutilatiºn, Fr. mutilatio, from mutile, Lat.]
Deprivation of a limb, or any eſſential part.
The ſubjećt had been oppreſſed by fines, impriſonments,
*tiºn, pillories, and baniſhment. Clarendon.
Mutilations are not tranſmitted from father to ſon, the blind
... 3S Can : a Cripples, mutilate in their own
Fºº,” Sºme out perfect in their generations. Brown.
MUTINE. n: ſ [mutin, French..] A #: a mover of in-
ſurrection. Not in uſe.
In my heart there was a kind of fighting,
That would not let me ſleep; methought Ila
Worſe than the mutine, in the bilboes, Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Like the mutines of Jeruſalem,
Be friends a while.
Mutine’ER. m.ſ. [from mutin, Frenc
tion; an oppoſer of lawful authority.
The war ºf the duke of Urbin, head of the Spaniſh muti-
hºrs, was unjuſt. Bacon's War with Spain.
Set wide the mufti's garden-gate;
#.or there our ºutineers appoint to meet. Dryden.
h hey have caſhiered ſeveral of their followers as mutineers,
who have contradicted them in political converſations. Addison
Mu't INous, ai, • , - -
- '* *4. . [ mutiné, French. Seditious; buſy i
inſurrečtion; turbulent, 2 J 2. y in
Shakespeare's King john.
h.] A mover of ſedi-
- It tauntingly replied
To th’ diſcontented members, th’ mutinºus parts,
That envied his receipt. *a*ſp. Coriolanus.
The laws of England ſhould be adminiſtered, and the .
inous ſeverely ſuppreſſed. Hayward.
finau Lend #. º guards, that if perſuaſion fail, ºw
Force may againſt the mutinous prevail. Waller.
My ears are deaf with this impatient crowd;
Their wants are now grown mutinous and loud. Dryden.
Mu't INously. adv. [from mutinous. J Seditiouſly; turbu-
lently.
ºwman, a young woman, a fair woman, was to govern
a people in nature mutinouſly proud, and always before uſed to
hard governours. - - Sidney.
Men imprudently often, ſeditiouſly and mutinouſly ſome-
times, employ their zeal for perſons. Spratt's Sermons.
MUTINousNess. n.ſ. [from mutinous.] Seditiouſneſs; tur-
bulence.
To Mu't IN Y. v. n. [mutiner, French.] To riſe againſt autho-
rity; to make inſurrection; to move ſedition.
The ſpirit of my father begins to mutiny againſt this ſer-
witude. Shakeſpeare's A, you like it.
The people mutiny, the fort is mine,
And all the ſoldiers to my will incline. Waller.
When Caeſar's army mutinied, and grew troubleſome, no
argument could appeaſe them. South's Sermons.
Muºny, n.ſ. (from the verb.] Inſurreàion; ſºition.
The king fled to a ſtrong caſtle, where he was gathering
forces to ſuppreſs this mutiny. Sidney.
I' th' war, -
Their mutinies and revolts, wherein they ſhew’d
Moſt valour, ſpoke not for them. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
In moſt ſtrange poſtures
We've ſeen him ſet himſelf.
-There is a mutiny in's mind. Shakespeare Henry VIII.
º Leſs than if this frame
Of heav'n were falling, and theſe clements
In mutiny had from her axle torn
The ſtedfaſt earth. 4Miltºn's Parad. Loft, b. ii.
Soldiers grow pernicious to their maſter who becomes their
ſervant, and is in danger of their mutinies, as much as an
government of ſeditious. Temple.
To MUTTER. v. n. [mutire, muſare, Latin.] To grumble,
to Inurmur.
What would you aſk me, that I would deny,
Or ſtand ſo muti'ring on? Shakeſpeare's Othele.
How ! what does his caſhier'd worſhip matter f" Shaieſ:
Sky lowr'd, and mutt'ring thunder ſome fad drops
Wept, at completing of the mortal fin
Original A4ilton's Par. Loft, b. ix.
They may freely treſpaſs, and do as they pleaſe; no man
dare accuſe them, no, not ſo much as mutiº. againſt them.
Burton on Melanchey.
Bold Britons, at a brave bear-garden fray,
Are rous’d; and clatt'ring ſticks cry, play, play, play:
Mean time your filthy foreigner will ſtare,
And mutter to himſelf, ha, gens barbare /
And it is well he mutters, well for him;
Qur butchers elſe would tear him limb from limb. Dryden.
When the tongue of a beautiful female was cut out, it could
not forbear muttering. Addison's Speciator.
To Mu'tter. v. a. To utter with imperfect articulation; to
grumble forth.
Amongſt the ſoldiers this is muttered,
That here you maintain ſev'ral factions. Shakespeare Hen. VI.
A kind of men, ſo looſe of ſoul,
That in their ſleep will mutter their affairs. Shakespeare Othello.
Your lips have ſpoken lies, your tongue hath muttered per-
verſeneſs.
Iſ lix. 2.
A hateful prattling tongue,
That blows up jealouſies, and heightens fears,
By muttering poisºnous whiſpers in mens ears. Creech.
Mu'tt ER. n.f. [from the verb.] Murmur; obſcure ut-
terance.
Without his rod revers'd,
And backward mutters of diſſevering power,
We cannot free the lady. Milton,
Mu'tter ER. m. ſ. [from mutter.] Grumbler; murmurer.
MUTTERING LY. adv. [from muttering l With a low voice;
without diſtinčt articulation.
MUTTON. n.ſ.. [mouton, French.j
I. The fleſh of ſheep dreſſed for food.
The fat of roaſted mutton or beef, falling on the birds, will
baſte them. Swift's Direáions to the Cook.
2. A ſheep: now only in ludicrous language.
Here's too ſmall a paſture for ſuch ſtore of muttºn. Shat.
The fleſh of muttons is better taſted where the ſheep feed
upºn wild thyme and wholeſome herbs. Bacon's Nº. Hi/?.
Within a few days were brought out of the country two
thouſand muttons. Hayward's Edv. VI.
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ºr ~~~~~ = ----------- : *==- N A K. A ſemivowel,has in Engliſh an invariable found; as, no, name, net ; it is ſometimes after m al- moſt loſt; as, condemn, contemn. To NAB. v. a. [nappa, Swediſh.] To catch unexpectedly; to ſeize without warning. TA word ſeldom uſed but in low language. NADIR. n.ſ. [Arabick.] The point under foot direétly op- poſite to the zenith. - - As far as four bright ſigns comprize, The diſtant zenith from the nadir lies. NAFF. n.ſ. A kind of tufted ſea-bird. Nag. n.ſ. ſnagge, Dutch..] ~ 1. A ſmall horſe. A horſe in familiar language. Creech. A hungry lion would fain have been dealing with good horſe-fleſh; but the nag would be too fleet. L’Eſtrange. Thy nags, the leaneſt things alive, So very hard thou low'ſt to drive. Prior. 2. A paramour; in contempt. Your ribauld nag of Egypt Hoiſts ſails, and flies. Shakeſpeare's Ant. and Cleopatra. NAIL. n.ſ. ſnoegl, Saxon ; nagel, German.] 1. The hard cruſt or horny ſubſtance at the ends of the fingers and toes. My nail, can reach unto thine eyes. The meaneſt ſculptor in th’AEmilian ſquare, Can imitate in braſs, the nails and hair ; Expert in trifles. Dryden. The nails of our fingers give ſtrength to thoſe parts in the various functions they are put to ; and defend the numerous nerves and tendons that are under them. 2. The talons of birds and beaſts. 3. A ſpike of metal by which things are faſtened together. As one nail by ſtrength drives out another; So the remembrance of my former love Is by a newer objećt ſoon forgotten. Shakeſ rare. For the body of the ſhips, no nation doth equal England, nor for the oaken timber to build them ; and we need not borrow iron for ſpikes or nails, to faſten them together. Bacon's Advice to Williers. The load-ſtone mines in the ſhore of India, are ſo placed in abundance and vigor, that it proves an adventure of ha- zard to paſs thoſe coaſts in a ſhip with iron nails. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 3. A beechen pail Hung by the handle, on a driven nail. Drydºn. An equivocal word uſed for the nail of the hand or foot, and for an iron nail to faſten any thing. //atts. 4. A Stud; a boſs. 5. A kind of meaſure; two inches and a quarter. 6. On the nail. Readily; immediately ; without delay. I ſuppoſe from a counter ſtudded with nails. We want our money on the mail, The banker's ruin’d if he pays. To NAIL. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To faſten with nails. To the croſs he mails thy enemies, The law that is againſt thee, and the fins Of all mankind, with him are crucify’d. Milton's P. Loft. He claſp'd his hand upon the wounded part. The ſecond ſhaft came ſwift and uneſpy'd, And pierc'd his hand, and nail'd it to his ſide. Ray. Swift's Poems. Dryden. 2. To ſtud with nails. In golden armour glorious to behold, The rivets of your arms were nail'd with gold. Dryden. All ER. m. ſ. [from nail.] One whoſe trade is to forge nails; a nail-maker. NAKED. adj. ſnacos, Saxon.] * Wanting cloaths; uncovered"; bare. A philoſopher being aſked in what a wiſe man differed from * fool? anſwered, ſend them both naked to thoſe who know them not, and you ſhall perceive. Bacon, Apophth. 242. He pitying how they ſtood Before him naked to the air, that now Shakeſpeare. - * * N A M Muſt ſuffer change; - As father of his family, he clad Their nakedneſs with ſkins of beaſts. Ungrateful men, Behold my boſom naked to your ſwords, And let the man that's injur’d ſtrike the blow. 2. Unarmed ; defenceleſs; unprovided. Had I but ſerv'd my God with half the zeal I ſerv'd my king, he would not in mine age Have left we naked to mine enemies. Shakespeare Henry VIII. 3. Plain; evident; not hidden. The truth appears ſo naked on my ſide; That any purblind eye may find it out. Shakespeare Hºn. VI. 4. Mere; bare; wanting the neceſſary additions; ſimple; ab- ſtraćted. - Not that God doth require nothing unto happineſs at the hands of men, ſaving only a naked belief, for hope and cha- rity we may not exclude; but that without belief all other things are as nothing, and it is the ground of thoſe other di- vine virtues. Hooker, b. i. p. 37. NA'ke DLY. adv. 1. Without covering. 2. Simply ; merely; barely; in the abſtraćt. Though ſeveral ſingle letters nakedly conſidered, are found to be articulations only of ſpirit or breath, and not of breath vocalized ; yet there is that property in all letters of aptneſs, to be conjoined in ſyllables. - Milton, P. Loft. Addiſon. Holder. 3. Diſcoverably; evidently. - So blinds the ſharpeſt counſels of the wiſe This overſhadowing Providence on high, - And dazzleth all their cleareſt fighted eyes, That they ſee not how nakedly they lie. Daniel Civil War, NA'KEDNESS. m. ſ. [from naked.] 1. Nudity; want of covering. My face I'll grime with filth ; And with preſented nakedneſs out-face The winds and perſecutions of the ſky. Sha. K. Lear. Nor he their outward only, with the ſkins Of beaſts; but inward nakedneſs, much more Opprobrious ! with his robe of rightcouſneſs Arraying, cover'd from his father's fight. Milton. I entreat my gentle readers to ſow on their tuckers again, and not to imitate the nakedneſs, but the innocence of their mother Eve. Addison's Guard. Nº. 100. Thou to be ſtrong muſt put off every dreſs, Thy only armour is thy nakedneſs. Prior. 2. Want of proviſion for defence. Spies, to ſee the nakedneſs of the land are come. Gen. xlii. 9. 3. Plainneſs; evidence; want of concealment. Why ſeek'ſt thou to cover with excuſe That which appears in proper nakedneſs * Shakespeare NALL. m. ſ. An awl, ſuch as collar-makers uſe. Tuffer. Whole bridle and ſaddle, whitleather and mall, With collars and harneſs. Tiſºr's Huff. NAME. m. ſ. [nama, Saxon ; naem, Dutch ; an un, Erſe.] 1. The diſcriminative appellation of an individual. What is thy name * - Thou'lt be afraid to hear it. No : though thou call it thyſelf a hotter name Than any is in hell. My name's Macbeth. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. He called their name; after the marrie; his father had called them. Gen. xxvi. 18. I know thee by name. - - - - Ex. xxxiii. 17. 2. The term by which any kind or ſpecies is diſtinguiſhed. What's in a name * That which we call a roſe, By any other name would ſmell as fwect. Shakespeare If every particular idea that we take in, ſhould have a diſtinét name, 71.7///cj muſt be endleſs. Locke. 3. Perſon. They liſt with women each degen'rate name, Who dates not hazard life for future faine. Dryden. 4. Reputation ; character. 13 A The
N A M N A P was the laſt encmy the weſt had been d had left no good name behind. --- Clarendon, b. viii. 5. Renown; fame; celebrity; eminence; praiſe; remembrance; memory; diſtinctiºn ; honour. - what men of name reſort to him Sir walter Herbert, a renowned ſoldier; And Rice ap Thomas with a valiant crew, And many others of great name and worth. Shakespeare viſit eminent perſons of great name abroad; to tºll how the life agreeth with the fame. Bacºn's Eſſays, Nº. 19. Here reſt thy bones in rich Heſperia's plains, The king's army - acquainted with, an Thy name, ’tis all a ghoſt can have, remains. Dryden. A hundred knights d Approv’d in fight, and men of mighty name. Dryden. Theſe ſhall be towns of mighty fame, Tho' now they lie obſcure, and lands without a name. Dryden, Æn. vi. Bartolus is of great name; whoſe authority is as much valued amongſt the modern lawyers, as Papinian's was among the ancients. Båker's Rºffect. on Learning. º - - 6. Power delegated; imputed character. In the name of the people, . And in the power of us the tribunes, we - Baniſh him. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. 7. Fićtitious imputation. - When Ulyſſes with fallacious arts, Had forg’d a treaſon in my patron's name, My kinſman fell. 8. Appearance; not reality; aſſumed character. I'll to him again, in the name of Brook; He'll tell me all his purpoſe. Sha. Mr. JP, of I/indſor. There is a friend which is only a friend in name. -- Ecclus. xxxvii. Dryden, AEn. 9. An opprobrious appellation. Bids her confeſs; calls her ten thouſand names ; In vain ſhe kneels. Granvil's Poems. Like the watermen of Thames I row by, and call them names. To NAME. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To diſcriminate by a particular appellation. I mention here a ſon of the king's whom Florizel I now name to you; and with ſpeed ſo pace To ſpeak of Perdita. Shakeſpeare's J/in. Tale. Thou haſt had ſeven huſbands, neither waſt thou named after any of them. Tob. iii. 8. His name was called Jeſus, which was ſo named of the angel before he was conceived. Luke ii. 21. 2. To mention by name. Accuſtom not thy mouth to ſwearing: neither uſe thyſelf to the naming of the Holy One. Ecclus. xxiii. 9. 3. To ſpecify; to nominate. Did my father's godſon Rºck your life? He whom my father nam'd your Edgar. Shakeſpeare. Bring me him up whom I ſhall name. I Sam. xxviii. 8. Let any one name that propoſition, whoſe terms or ideas were either of them innate. - Locke. 4. To utter; to mention. Let my name be named on them. NAMELEss. adj. [from name.] 1. Not diſtinguiſhed by any diſcriminative appellation. On the cold earth lies th’ unregarded king, A headleſs carcaſs, and a nameleſ, thing. The milky way, Fram'd of many namelſ; ſtars. - JWaller. Thy reliques, Rowe, to this fair ſhrine we truſt, And ſacred, place by Dryden's awful duſt; Beneath a rude and namelſ; ſtone he lies, To which thy tomb ſhall guide enquiring eyes. Pope. 2. One of which the name is not known or mentioned. Little credit is due to accuſations of this kind, when they come from ſuſpected, that is, from namelſ; pens. w Atterbury's Sermons. NAMELY. adv. [from name.] Particularly; ſpecially; to men- tion by name. It can be to nature no injury, that of her we ſay the ſame which diligent beholders of her works have obſerved ; "amely, that ſhe provideth for all living ratures nouriſh. ment which may ſuffice. - Hoºker, b. iii. ſ. 4. Which of theſe ſorrows is he ſubject to ? To none of theſe, except it be the laſt; X*}, ſome love that drew him of from home. Sha. * council making remonſtrances unto queen Elizabeth, º: Continual ºnſpiracies againſt her life; and namely, danger...'. taken, who ſtood ready in a very to go leſs º º manner to do the deed; adviſed her ſwered, ü, d º weakly attended. But the queen an- • * the had rather be dead, than put in cuſtody. Bacon, Apophth. 14. namely, its power of di- cral ſuch divinations have been Addison's Spºlator, Swift's Miſel. Gen. xlviii. 16. Denham. For the Excellency of the ſoul - - > vining in dreams; that few made, none can queſtion. Solomon's choice does not only inſtruct us in that point of hiſtory, but furniſhes out a very fine moral to us; namely, that he who applies his heart to wiſdom, does at the ſame time take the moſt proper method for gaining long life, riches, and reputation. Addison's Guardian. NAMER. m. ſ. [name.] One who calls or knows any by name. NAMESAKE. m. ſ. One that has the ſame name with another. Nor does the dog fiſh at ſea, much more make out the dog of land, than that his cognominal, or nameſake in the heavens. Brown's Pºdgar Errours, b. iii. One author is a mole to another: it is impoſſible for them to diſcover beauties; they have eyes only for blemiſhes: they can indeed ſee the light, as is ſaid of their nameſakes; but immediately ſhut their eyes. Addiſon's Speciator. NAP. m. ſ. [pnoeppan, Saxon, to ſleep.] 1. Slumber; a ſhort ſleep. - Mopſa ſat ſwallowing of ſleep with open mouth making ſuch a noiſe, as no body could lay the ſtealing of a nap to her charge. Sidney, b. ii. Let your bounty - Take a nap, and I will awake it anon. The ſun had long ſince in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap. Judibras, p. ii. So long as I'm at the forge you are ſtill taking your map. L'A/ºrange, Fab. 2. [pnoppa, Saxon.] Down: villous ſubſtance. Amongſt thoſe leaves ſhe made a butterfly With excellent device and wondrous flight; The velvet nap, which on his wings doth lie, The filken down, with which his back is dight. Spenſer, Jack Cade the clothier, means to dreſs the Common- wealth, and ſet a new nap upon it. Shakespeare Plants, though they have no prickles, have a kind of downy or velvet rind upon their leaves; which down or map cometh of a ſubtil ſpirit, in a ſoft or fat ſubſtance. Bacon. Ah! where muſt needy poet ſeek for aid When duſt and rain at once his coat invade; His only coat! where duſt confus'd with rain - Roughens the nap, and leaves a mingled ſtain. Swift. To NAPP. v. a. [phoeppan, Saxon.] To ſleep; to be drowſy or ſecure. They took him natping in his bed. Hudibras, p. i. A wolf took a dog napping at his maſter's door. L’E/iran. What is ſeriouſly related by Helmont, that foul linen, ſtopt in a veſſel that hath wheat in it, will in twenty-one days time turn the wheat into mice; without conjuring, one may gueſs to have been the philoſophy and information of ſome houſewife, who had not ſo carefully covered her wheat, but that the mice could come at it, and were there taken mapping, juſt when they had made an end of their good chear. Bentley's Sermons. NAPTAKING. m. ſ. ſnap and take..] Surprize; ſeizure on a ſudden; unexpected onſet, like that made on men aſleep. Naptakings, aſſaults, ſpoilings, and firings, have in our fore- father's days, between us and France, been very common. Carew. NAPE. m. ſ. [Of uncertain etymology. Skinner imagines it to come from nap, the hair that grows on it ; Junius, with his uſual Greek ſagacity, from vºwn, a hill; perhaps from the ſame root with Knob.] The joint of the neck behind. Turn your eyes towards the napes of your necks, and make but an interiour ſurvey of your good ſelves. Shakespeare Domitian dreamed, the night before he was ſlain, that a golden head was growing out of the nape of his neck. Bacon. NA'PERY. m. ſ. ſnaperia, Italian.] Table-linen. Dić7. NA/PHEw. m. ſ. ſnapus, Lat..] An herb. NA‘PH THA. m. ſ. [naphtha, Latin.] Naphtha is a very pure, clear, and thin mineral fluid, of a very pale yellow, with a caſt of brown in it. It is ſoft and oily to the touch, of a ſharp and unpleaſing taſte, and of a briſk and penetrating ſmell; of the bituminous kind. It is extremely ready to take fire, and in places where it is frequent, it exhales a vapour that takes fire at the approach of any flame, and burns to a great diſtance, ſometimes ſpread- ing in an inſtant over half a mile or more of ground, and continuing alight a great while. It is found floating on the waters of ſ rings. It is principally uſed externally in para- lytick caſes, and in pains of the limbs. Hill's Mat. Med. Strabo repreſents it as a liquation of bituinea. It ſwims on the top of the water of wells and ſprings. That found about Babylon is in ſome ſprings whitiſh, tho' it be gene- rally black, and differs little from Petroleum. //codward. NA'PPIN Ess. m. ſ. ſnappy..] The quality of having a nap. NAPKIN. m. ſ. [from map; which etymology is oddly favoured by Wirgil, Tanſſue ſerunt mantilia villis; naperia, Italian.] 1. Cloaths uſed at table to wipe the hands. By art were weaved napkins, ſhirts, and coats, inconſump- tible by fire. Brown's Wulgar Errours. The ſame matter was woven into a napkin at Louvain, which was cleanſed by being burnt in the fire. J//ºns. Napkins, Heliogabalus had of cloth of gold, but they were moſt commonly of linnen, or ſoft wool. A buthnot. Shakeſpeare. - 2. A
N. A R
N A R
2. A hankerchief. Obſolete. This ſenſe is retained in Scot-
d.
lan I am glad I have found this napkin ;
This was her firſt remembrance from the moor. Shakespeare
NA'pless. adj. [from map.] Wanting nap ; threadbare.
Were he to ſtand for conſul, ne'er would he
Appear in th’ market place, nor on him put -
The mapleſs veſture of humility. Shakespeare Coriolanus.
NA‘ppy. adj. [from nap. Mr. Lye derives it from nappe, Saxon,
a cup.] Frothy; , ſpumy; from map; whence apples and
ale are called lamb's wooll.
When I my threſher heard,
With nappy beer I to the barn repair’d. Gay's Paſº.
NARCI'SSU.S. m. ſ. [Latin; narciſe, Fr.] A daffodil.
or Narciſſus fair
As o'er the fabled mountain hanging ſtill. Thomſºn.
NAR coſtick, adj. [v2% ; narcotique, Fr.] Producing tor-
por, or ſtupefaction. *
Narcotic; includes all that part of the materia medica, which
any way produces ſleep, whether called by this name, or
hypnoticks, or opiates. 9ttincy.
The ancients eſteemed it narcotick or ſtupefactive, and it is
to be found in the liſt of poiſons by %;
Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. vi.
NARD. m. ſ. ſnardus, Lat, vºCº, Gr.]
1. Spikenard; a kind of ointment.
2. An odorous ſhrub.
Smelt o'the bud o'the briar,
Or the nard in the fire.
- He now is come
Into the bliſsful field, thro' groves of myrrh,
And flow'ring odours, caſfia, nard and balm. Milton.
NARE. m. ſ. [naris, Latin.]. A noſtril not uſed, except as in
the following paſſage, in affectation.
There is a Machiavelian plot,
Though every nare olfact it not. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 1.
NA'Rwhale. n.ſ. A ſpecies of whale.
Thoſe long horns preſerved as precious beauties, are but
the teeth of narwhales. Brown's Vulg. Err. b. iii.
NARRABLE. adj. [from narro.] Capable to be told or re-
lated.
NA'RRATE. v. a. [narro, Latin.] To relate ; to tell ; a
word only uſed in Scotland.
NARRATION. n.ſ.. [narratio, Latin; narration, Fr.] Ac-
count ; relation; hiſtory.
He did doubt of the truth of that narration. Abbot.
They that deſire to look into the narrations of the ſtory,
for the variety of the matter we have been careful might
have profit. 2 Mac. ii. 24.
Homer introduces the beſt inſtructions, in the midſt of the
plaineſt narrations. Notes on the Odyſſy.
NARRATIVE. adj. [narratif-ve, Fr. from narro, Lat.]
1. Relating; giving an account.
The words of all judicial acts are written narratively, un-
leſs it be in ſentences diſpoſitive and enaëting; therefore cre-
dit ought to be given to theſe acts, though the words be
Marratt Ue. Ayliffe's Parergon.
2. Storytelling; apt to relate things paſt.
Age, as Davenant ſays, is always narrative.
The poor, the rich, the valiant and the ſage,
r And boaſting youth, and narrative old age.
NARRATIve. n.ſ. A relation; an account; a ſtory.
In the inſtructions I here give to others, concerning what
they ſhould do, take a narrative of what you have done.
South's Sermons.
f Cynthio was much taken with my narrative. Tatler, Nº. 58.
NARRATIVELY. adv. [from narrative..] By way of relation.
The words of all judicial acts are written narratively, un-
leſs it be in ſentences wherein diſpoſitive and enaëting terms
are made uſe of. Ayliffe's Parergon.
NARRA Tok. n.ſ. [narrateur, French; from narro, Latin.] A
teller; a relater.
Conſider whether the narrator be honeſt and faithful, as
well as ſkilful; whether he hath no peculiar gain or profit
by believing or reporting it. Watts's Logick.
• NARRIFY. v. 3. [from narro, Latin.] To relate; to give
account of ; not in uſe.
I ever marrify'd my friends,
º: . * is chief, with all the ſize that verity
... Would without lapſing ſuffer. Shakeſpeare.
NA'RROW. adj. ſneanu, Saxon, from nyn, near.] ºff,
I. sº or wide, having but a ſmall diſtance from ſide to
1Ge.
Ben. johnſon's Underwoods.
Dryden.
Pºpe.
Edward from Belgia,
Hath paſs'd in ſafety thro’ the narrow ſeas. Shakeſpeare.
he Angel ſtood in a narrow place, where was no way
to turn either to the right hand or to the left. Numb. ii. 26.
***arrºw-bottom'd ditch cattle cannot turn themſelves.
2, S Mortimer's Huſbandry.
- mall; of no great extent.
From this narrow time of geſtation may enſue a ſmallneſs
in the excluſion ; but this inferreth no informity. Brown,
4. Cºtrºsted, of cºnfined ſentiments; ungenerous.
5. Near; within a ſmall diſtance.
6. Cloſe; vigilant; attentive.
5. Avaritiouſly; ſparingly.
3. Covetous; avaritious.
To narrow breaſts he comes all wrapt in gain, - *
To ſwelling hearts he ſhines in honour's fire. Sidney,
Nothing more ſhakes any ſociety than mean diviſions be-
tween the ſeveral orders of its members, and their narrow-
hearted repining at each other's gain. Sprat's Serm.
... The greateſt underſtanding is narrow. How much of
God and nature is there, whereof we never had any idea ;
- Grew, Coſmol. b. ii. c. 8.
The hopes of receiving good from thoſe whom we gra-
tify, would produce but a very narrow and ſtinted charity.
Smallridge's Sermons.
A ſalamander grows familiar with a ſtranger at firſt fight,
and is not ſo narrow-ſpirited as to obſerve, whether the per!
ſon ſhe talks to, be in breeches or in petticoats. Addiſon.
It is with narrow-ſoul’d people as with narrow-neck’d
bottles; the leſs they have in them the more noiſe they make
in pouring it out. Swift's Miſcellanies.
Then Mneſtheus to the head his arrow drove,
But made a glancing ſhot, and miſs'd the dove;
Yet miſs'd ſo narrow, that he cut the cord
Which faſten’d by the foot the flitting bird. Dryden.
The orb he roam'd
With narrow ſearch; and with inſpection deep
Conſider'd ev'ry creature, which of all
Moſt opportune might ſerve his wiles. Milt. Par. Loft.
Many malicious ſpies are ſearching into the actions of a
great man, who is not always the beſt prepared for ſo nar-
row an inſpection. Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 265.
To NA’RRow. v. a. [from the adjećtive.]
1. To diminiſh with reſpect to breadth or wideneſs.
In the wall he made narrowed reſts, that the beams ſhould
not be faſtened in the walls of the houſe. I Kings vi. 6.
By reaſon of the great Continent of Braſilia, the needle
deflecteth toward the land twelve degrees; but at the Straits
of Magellan, where the land is narrowed, and the ſea on
the other ſide, it varieth about five or ſix. Brown's W. Err.
A government, which by alienating the affections, loſing
the opinions, and crofling the intereſts of the people, leaves
out of its compaſs the greateſt part of their conſent, may
juſtly be ſaid, in the ſame degrees it loſes ground, to narrow
its bottom. Temple's Miſcel.
. To contračt; to impair in dignity of extent or influence.
One ſcience is incomparably above all the reſt, where it
is not by corruption narrowed into a trade, for mean or ill
ends, and ſecular intereſts; I mean, theology, which con-
tains the knowledge of God and his creatures. Locke's/Works.
. To contračt in ſentiment or capacity of knowledge.
Deſuetude does contračt and narrow our faculties, ſo that
we can apprehend only thoſe things in which we are con-
verſant. Government of the Tongue.
How hard it is to get the mind, narrowed by a ſcanty
collection of common ideas, to enlarge itſelf to a more co-
pious ſtock. Locke's J/orks.
Lo! ev'ry finiſh’d ſon returns to thee!
Bounded by nature, narrow'd ſtill by art,
A trifling head, and a contracted heart. Pope's Dunc. b. iv.
4. To confine; to limit.
By admitting too many things at once into one queſtion,
the mind is dazzled and bewildered; whereas by limiting
and narrowing the queſtion, you take a fuller ſurvey of the
whole. Watts's Logick.
Our knowledge is much more narrow'd, if we confine
ourſelves to our own ſolitary reaſonings, without much read-
ing. JWatts.
... [In farriery.] A horſe is ſaid to narrow, when he does not
take ground enough, and does not bear far enough out to
the one hand or to the other. Farr. Dićf.
NA'RRowly. adv. [from narrow.] . -
1. With little breadth or wideneſs; with ſmall diſtance between
the ſides.
2. Contractedly; without extent.
The church of England is not ſo narrowly calculated, that
it cannot fall in with any regular ſpecies of government.
Swift's Sentim, of the Church ºf England.
. Cloſely; vigilantly; attentively.
My fellow-ſchoolmaſter
Doth watch Bianca's ſteps ſo narrowly. Shakeſpeare,
If it be narrowly confidered, this colour will be repre-
hended or encountered, by imputing to all excellencies in
compoſitions a kind of poverty. - Bacon.
For a conſiderable treaſure hid in my vineyard, ſearch
narrowly when I am gone. - L'Eſtrange.
A man's reputation draws eyes upon him that will narrºwly
inſpect every part of him. Addiſon.
4. Nearly , within a little.
Some private veſſels took one of the Aquapulca ſhips, and
very narrowly miſſed of the other. Swift.
NA'RRow-
N A T
N A T
NA’rrow Ness. m. ſ. ſº º
... Want of breadth or widents: -
I In our Gothic cathedrals, the narrownſ of the arch makes
it riſe in height, or run out in length. Addiſon on Italy.
2. want of extent; want of comprehenſion. -
That prince, who ſhould be ſo wife and godlike, as by
eſtabliſhed laws of liberty to ſecure protection and encourage-
ment to the honeſt induſtry of mankind, againſt the ºppreſ-
ſion of power, and narrowneſs of party, will quickly be too
hard for his neighbours. Locke's 17%, ki.
. Confined ſtate; contračtedneſs.
The moſt learned and ingenious ſociety in Europe, con-
feſs the narrowneſs of human attainments. Glanv. Scept.
Cheap vulgar arts, whoſe narrownſ affords
No flight for thoughts, but poorly ſticks at words. Denham.
The latin, a moſt ſevere and compendious language, oſ-
ten expreſſes that in one word, which either the barbarity
or the narrownſ of modern tongues cannot ſupply in more.
Dryden.
. Meanneſs ; poverty.
4. If God *i. ñº. for this paſſage, by taking off thy load,
and emptying thy bags, and ſo ſuit the narrowneſs of thy for-
tune to the narrowneſs of the way thou art to paſs, is there
any thing but mercy in all this? South's Sermons.
5. Want of capacity. - -
Another diſpoſition in men, which makes them improper
for philoſophical contemplations, is not ſo much from the
narrºwnſ of their ſpirit and underſtanding, as becauſethey
will not take time to extend them. Burn. Theo. of the Earth.
NAs. [from me has, or has not.]
For pity'd is miſhap that nas remedy,
But ſcorn'd been deeds of fond foolery. Spenſer.
NA's AL. adj. [noſus, Latin.] Belonging to the noſe.
To pronounce the naſals, and ſome of the vowels ſpiri-
tally, the throat is brought to labour, and it makes a gut-
tural pronunciation. Holder's Elements of Speech.
When the diſcharge leſſens, paſs a ſmall probe through
the naſal dućt into the noſe every time it is dreſt, in order
to dilate it a little. Sharp's Surgery.
NA's icor Nous, adj. [noſus and cornu.] Having the horn on
the noſe.
Some unicorns are among inſe&ts; as thoſe four kinds of
maficornous beetles deſcribed by Muffetus. Brown's W. Err.
NASTY. adj. [na/l, mat, German, wet.]
1. Dirty ; filthy; ſordid; nauſeous; polluted.
Sir Thomas More, in his anſwer to Luther, has thrown
out the greateſt heap of naſty language that perhaps ever was
put together. Atterbury.
A nice man, is a man of naſty ideas. . Swift.
2. Obſcene ; leud.
NA's TILY. adv. [from naſty.]
1. Dirtily; filthily; nauſeouſly.
The moſt pernicious infection next the plague, is the ſmell
of the jail, when priſoners have been long and cloſe and
naſily kept. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. Obſcenely; groſsly.
NA's TINESS. m. ſ. [from maſºy.
1. Dirt; filth. /.. [. !ſty.]
This cauſed the ſeditious to remain within their ſtation,
which by reaſon of the naftingſ of the beaſtly multitude,
might more fitly be termed a kennel than a camp. Hayward.
Haughty and huge, as high Dutch bride,
Such naffineſ and ſo much pride
Are oddly join'd by fate, Swift.
2. Obſcenity; groſsneſs of ideas.
Their naſtineſs, their dull obſcene talk and ribauldry,
cannot but be very nauſeous and offenſive to any who does
11Ot baulk his own reaſon, out of love to their vice. South.
A divine might have employed his pains to better pur-
poſe, than in the naffinſ of Plautus and Ariſtophanes. Dry.
NATAL. adj. Inatal, Fr. natalis, Latin.] Native, relating to
nativity.
Since the time of Henry III. princes children took names
from their natal places, as Edward of Carnarvon, Tij
of Brotherton. cº,
Propitious ſtar' whoſe ſacred pow'r -
º o'er the monarch's natal hour,
hy radiant voyages for ever run. -
NATA'tion. n.ſ. ſnaiatio, Latin.] The act of º
In progreſſive motion, the arms and legs move ſucceſſ
but in natation both together. Brown's Vulgar Errº.
***Ess, ad [na, that is, not the le J3 Saxon.] Never.
theleſs; formed thus, matheleſ, math’leſs. Obſolete
Nathlºft, my brother ſince we paſſed are -
Unto this Point, we will appeaſe our jar.
- The torrid clime
m fore beſides, vaulted with fire.
* endur'd, 'tiſ on the beach
med ſea he ſtood, and call’d
Spen er.
Smote on hi
Nathleſ, he
Of that infl
r is legions.
NATH MoR.E. adv. ſha the more.] Ne
Yet natºr, by histºl. the more.
ſpeech,
Milton's Paradſ: Lº/?.
Could his blood-frozen heart embolden'd be. Spenſ r.
NATION. m. ſ. ſnation, Fr. natio, Latin.]. A people diſtin-
guiſhed from another people ; generally by their language,
original, or government. - -
if Edward III. had proſpered in his French wars, and
peopled with Engliſh the towns which he won, as he began at
Calais driving out the French, his ſucceſſors holding the ſame
courſe, would have filled all France with our nation. ... Rºº.
A nation properly ſignifies a great number of families dºº-
rived from the ſame blood, born in the ſame country, ard
living under the ſame government. ºf emple.
NA’rron AL. adj. [natiºnal, Fr. from nation.]
1. Publick; general; not private ; not particular.
They in their earthly Canaan plac'd,
Long time ſhall dwell and proſper: but when ſins
National interrupt their public peace. Milton's P. Loft.
Such a national devotion inſpires men with ſentiments of
religious gratitude, and ſwells their hearts with joy and ex-
ultation. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 49.
The aſtoniſhing vićtories our armies have been crowned
with, were in ſome meaſure the bleſlings returned upon that
national charity which has been ſo conſpicuous. Addison.
God, in the execution of his judgments, never viſits a people
with public and general calamities, but where their fins are
public and natiºnal too. Rogers's Sermons.
2. Bigotted to one's own country.
NATIONALLY. adv. [from national.] With regard to the
nation.
The term adulterous chiefly relates to the Jews, who
being nationally eſpouſed to God by covenant, every fin of
theirs was in a peculiar manner ſpiritual adultery. South.
NATIONALN Ess. m. ſ. [from national. J Reference to the
eople in general.
NATIVE. adj. [nativus, Latin; natif-ve, Fr.] Produced by
nature; natural, not artificial.
She more ſweet than any bird on bough,
Would oftentimes amongſt them bear a part,
And ſtrive to paſs, as ſhe could well enough,
Their native muſick by her ſkilful art. Fairy Q. b. ii.
This doćtrine doth not enter by the ear,
But of itſelf is native in the breaſt.
2. Natural; ſuch as is according to nature.
The members retired to their homes, reaſſume the native
ſedateneſs of their temper. Swift.
3. Conferred by birth.
But ours is a privilege ancient and native,
Hangs not on an ordinance, or power legiſlative;
And firſt, 'tis to ſpeak whatever we pleaſe. Denham.
4. Relating to the birth; pertaining to the time or place of birth.
If theſe men have defeated the law, and outrun native
puniſhment; though they can outſtrip men they have no
wings to fly from God. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
Many of our bodies ſhall, no doubt,
Find native graves.
5. Original; natural.
Have I now ſeen death is this the way
I muſt return to native duſt O fight
Of terror, foul, and ugly to behold.
NA"riv F. m. ſ.
1. One born in any place ; original inhabitant.
Th’ accuſation,
All cauſe unborn, could never be the native
Of our ſo frank donation. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Make no extirpation of the natives, under pretence of
planting religion, God ſurely will no way be pleaſed with
ſuch ſacrifices. Bacon's Advice to Williers.
Tully, the humble muſhroom ſcarcely known,
The lowly native of a country town. Dryden's juv.
There ſtood a monument to Tacitus the hiſtorian, to the
emperors Tacitus and Florianus, all natives of the place.
Addiſon on Italy.
t
Davies.
Shakespeare Hen. V.
Milt. Par. Loft.
2. Offspring.
NATIVEN Ess. n. ſ. [from native.J State of being produced
by nature.
NA'tivity. m. ſ. [nativité, French.]
I. Birth; iſſue into life.
Concluding cwer with a thankſgiving for the nativity of
our Saviour, in whoſe birth the births of all are only bleſſed.
Bacon.
2. Time, place, or manner of birth.
Miy huſband, and my children both,
And you the calenders of their nativity,
Go to a goſſip's feaſt. Shakespeare Com. of Errors.
They ſay there is divinity in odd numbers, either in na–
tivity, chance, or death. Shakespeare Merr. W. of Iſin.
When I vow, I weep ; and vows ſo born,
In their nativity all truth appears. Shafeſ...Mid. N. Dream.
Thy birth and thy nativity is of Canaan. Ezek. xvi. 3.
3. State or place of being produced.
Theſe, in their dark nativity, the deep
Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.
NATURAL. adj. [naturel, French, from nature.]
Milton.
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1. Pro-
N A T —- - 1. Produced or effe&ted by nature. There is no natural motion of any particular heavy body, which is perpetual, yet it is poſſible from them to contrive ſuch an artificial revolution as ſhall conſtantly be the cauſe of itſelf. Wilkins's Dedalus. 2. Illegitimate: This would turn the vein of that we i. natural, to jº agation; which has ever been encouraged as of .. . disfavoured by all inſtitutions. Żmple. owed by nature. - If there be any difference in natural parts, it ſhould ſeem that the advantage lies on the ſide of children born from noble and wealthy parents. - Swift. 4. Not forced; not farfetched; dićtated by nature. I will now deliver a few of the propereſt and naturalleſ? confiderations that belong to this piece. JWotton’s Arch. 5. Conſonant to natural notions, Such unnatural connections become, by.cuſtom, as na- tural to the mind as ſun and light: fire and warmth go to- gether, and ſo ſeem to carry with them as natural an evi- àence as ſelf-evident truths themſelves. Locke. 6, Tender; affectionate by nature. To leave his wife, to leave his babes, He wants the nat'ral touch. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 7. Unaffected; according to truth and reality. What can be more natural than the circumſtances in the behaviour of thoſe women who had loſt their huſbands on this fatal day. Addiſon. 8. Oppoſed to violent; as, a natural death. NATURAL. n.f. [from nature.] 1. An idiot; one whom nature debars from underſtanding; a fool. That a monſter ſhould be ſuch a natural. Shakeſpeare. Take the thoughts of one out of that narrow compaſs he has been all his life confined to, you will find him no more capable of reaſoning than a perfect natural. Locłe. 2. Native; original inhabitant. The inhabitants and natural of the place, ſhould be in a ſtate of freemen. Abbot's Deſcription of the World. Oppreſſion, in many places, wears the robes of juſtice, which domineering over the naturals may not ſpare ſtrangers, and ſtrangers will not endure it. Raleigh's Eſſays. 3. Gift of nature; nature; quality. The wretcheder are the contemners of all helps ; ſuch as preſuming on their own naturals, deride diligence, and mock atterms when they underſtand not things. Ben.johnſon. To conſider them in their pure naturals, the earl's intel- lectual faculties were his ſtronger part, and the duke, his prac- tical. Wotton. NATURALIST. n.ſ.. [from natural.] A ſtudent in phyſicks, or natural philoſophy. Admirable artifice where with Galen, tho' a mere na- turaliſi, was ſo taken, that he could not but adjudge the honour of a hymn to the wiſe creator. More. It is not credible, that the natural/? could be deceived in his account of a place that lay in the neighbourhood of Rome. ddiſºn on Italy. NATURA lization. m. ſ. [from naturalize.] The aët of inveſting aliens with the privileges of native ſubječts. The Spartans were nice in point of naturalization; where- by, while they kept their compaſs, they ſtood firm; but when they did ſpread, they became a windfal. Bacon's Eſ. ncouragement may be given to any merchants that ſhall come over and turn a certain ſtock of their own, as natura- lization, and freedom from cuſtoms the two firſt years. Temple. Enemies, by taking advantage of the general naturalization at, invited over foreigners of all religions. Swift. To NATURALIZE. v. A. (from natural.] 1. To adºpt into a community; to inveſt with the privileges of native ſubjects. The great lords informed the king, that the Iriſh might not be naturalized without damage to themſelves or the crown. Davies on Ireland. 2. To make natural; to make eaſy like things natural. He riſes freſh to his hammer and anvil; cuſtom has na- titralized his labour to him, South's Sermons. *TURALLY. adv. [from natural.] 1. According to the power or impulſes of unaffiſted nature. Our ſovercign good is defined naturally; God, the author ºf that natural deſire, hath appointed natural means whereby to fulfil it; but man having utterly diſabled his nature unto theſe means, hath had other revealed, and hath received from heaven a law to teach him, how that which is deſired *rally, muſt now ſupernaturally be attained. Hooker. If ſenſe be not certain in the ſeports it makes of things to the mind, there can be naturally no ſuch thing as certainty or knowledge. South's Sermon. * According to nature; without affectation. That part . Was aptly fitted, and naturally perform'd. Shakeſpeare. his anſwers fitly and naturally to the place of the abyſs 2 *ºr A -- before the deluge, inclos'd within the vault of the carth. - Burnet's Theory ºf the Farth. The thoughts are to be meaſured only by their propriety; that is, as they flow more or leſs naturally from the perſons and occaſions. Dryden. 3. Spontaneouſly. NATURALNess. m. ſ. [from natural.] I. The ſtate of being given or produced by nature. The naturalneſs of a defire, is the cauſe that the ſatisfac- tion of it is pleaſure, and pleaſure importunes the will; and that which importunes the will, puts a difficulty on the will refuſing or forbearing it. South" 2. Conformity to truth and reality; not affectation. He muſt underſtand what is contained in the temperament of the eyes, in the naturalneſs of the eyebrows. Dryden. Horace ſpeaks of theſe parts in an ode that may be reckoned among the fineſt for the naturalneſof the thought, and the beauty of the expreſſion. Addiſon. NATURE. m. ſ. [natura, Latin; nature, French.j I. An imaginary being ſuppoſed to preſide over the material and animal world. Thou, nature, art my goddeſs; to thy law My ſervices are bound. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear. When it was ſaid to Anaxagoras, the Athenians have condemned you to die ; he ſaid again, and nature them. ; Sermons. Bacon. Let the poſtilion nature mount, and let The coachman art be ſet. Cowley. Heav'n beſtows At home all riches that wiſe nature needs. Cowley. Simple nature to his hope has giv'n, Beyond the cloud-topt hill an humbler heav'n, Pope. 2. The native ſtate or properties of any thing, by which it is diſcriminated from others. Between the animal and rational province, ſome animals have a dark reſemblance of the influxes of reaſon: ſo be- tween the corporeal and intellectual world, there is man participating much of both natures. Hale's Orig. of Mankind. 3. The conſtitution of an animated body. Nature, as it grows again tow'rd earth, Is faſhion'd for the journey, dull and heavy. Shakespeare We're not ourſelves, When nature, being oppreſt, commands the mind To ſuffer with the body. Shakeſpeare’s King Lear. 4. Diſpoſition of mind; temper. - Nothing could have ſubdu'd nature To ſuch a lowneſs but his unkind daughters. Shakespeare A credulous father, and a brother noble, Whoſe nature is ſo far from doing harms, That he ſuſpects none; on whoſe fooliſh honeſty My pračtices ride eaſy. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. 5. The regular courſe of things. My end Was wrought by nature, not by vile offence. Shakespeare 6. The compaſs of natural exiſtence. If their dam may be judge, the young apes are the moſt beautiful things in nature. - Glanv. 7. Natural affection, or reverence; native ſenſations. Have we not ſeen The murd'ring ſon aſcend his parent's bed, Thro’ violated nature force his way, And ſtain the ſacred womb where once he lay Pope. 8. The ſtate or operation of the material world. He binding nature faſt in fate, Left conſcience free and will. Pope. 9. Sort; ſpecies. A diſpute of this nature cauſed miſchief in abundance be- twixt a king and an archbiſhop. Dryden. 10. Sentiments or images adapted to nature, or conformable to truth and reality. Only nature can pleaſe thoſe taſtes which are unprejudiced and refined. Addison. Nature and Homer were he found the ſame. Pope. 11. Phyſics; the ſcience which teaches the qualities of things. Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night, God ſaid, let Newton be, and all was light. Pope. NATURITY. m. ſ. [from nature.] The ſtate of being pro- duced by nature. A word not uſed. t This cannot be allowed, except we impute that unto the firſt cauſe which we impoſe not on the ſecond ; or what we deny unto nature we impute unto naturity. Browne’s W. Err. NA'v Āl. adj. [naval, Fr. navalis, Latin.] 1. Conſiſting of ſhips. - Encamping on the main, Our naval army had beſieged Spain ; y They that the whole world's monarchy deſign d, Are to their ports by our bold fleet confin'd. As our high veſſels paſs their watry way, Let all the naval world due homage pay. Prior. 2. Belonging to ſhips. - Maſters of ſuch numbers of ſtrong and valiant men, as 18 B - well JP aller.
N A V
N A U
well as of all the naval ſtores that furniſh the world. Temple.
ſnar, Saxon.
Nºftſ; of the * in which the axle moves.
Out, out, thou ſtrumpet fortune ! all you gods
In general ſynod take away her pow'r;
Bråkall the ſpokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heav'n, -
As low as to the fiends. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
In the wheels of waggons the hollows of the naves, by
their ſwift rotations on the ends of the axle-trees, produce
a heat ſometimes ſo intenſe as to ſet them on fire. Ray.
2. [From navis, nave, old Fr.] The middle part of the church
diſtinét from the aiſles or wings.
It comprehends the nave or body of the churgh, together
N: the chancel. f la. S J Ayliffe's Par.
A’vel. m. ſ. ſnapela, navela, Saxon. -
I. The º: | É. middle of the belly, by which embryos
communicate with the parent. -
The uſe of the navel is to continue the infant unto the
mother, and by the veſſels thereof to convey its aliments.
Brown's Pagar Errours, b. v.
As children, while within the womb they live, -
. Feed by the navel: here they feed not ſo. Davies.
There is a ſuperintending Providence, that ſome animals
will hunt for the teat before they are quite gotten out of the
ſecundines and parted from the nave/tring. ' Derham.
2. The middle; the interiour part.
Being preſt to the war,
Even when the navel of the ſtate was touch'd,
They would not thread the gates. Shakespeare Cor.
Within the navel of this hideous wood,
Immur'd in cypreſs ſhades, a ſorcerer dwells. Milton.
NA'velo All. n.ſ.
Navegall is a bruiſe on the top of the chine of the back,
behind the ſaddle, right againſt the navel, occaſioned either
by the ſaddle being ſplit behind, or the ſtuffing being want-
ing, or by the crupper buckle fitting down in that place, or
ſome hard weight or knobs lying directly behind the ſaddle.
NA'velwort. n.ſ. -
It hath the appearance of houſebeck; from which it differs
only in having an oblong tubulous flower of one leaf, di-
vided at the top into five parts. This plant is uſed in me-
dicine, and grows wild upon old walls. Miller.
NA'vEw. n.ſ.. [napus, Lat. navet, naveau, Fr.]
It agrees in moſt reſpects with the turnep; but has a
leſſer root, and ſomewhat warmer in taſte. The ſpecies are
three. In the iſle of Ely the third ſpecies, which is wild,
is very much cultivated, it being the cole ſeed from which
they draw the oil. Miller.
NAUGHT. adj. Inape, nappipe, Saxon ; that is, ne atght,
not anything.] Bad; corrupt; worthleſs.
With them that are able to put a difference between things
naught and things indifferent in the church of Rome, we
are yet at controverſy about the manner of removing that
which is naught. Hooker, b. iv.
Thy ſiſter's naught : Oh Regan ſhe hath tied
Sharp-tooth’d unkindneſs like a vulture here. Shakespeare
Naught. m. ſ. Nothing. This is commonly, though impro-
perly, written nought. See AUGHT and Ought.
- Be you contented
To have a ſon ſet your decrees at naught,
r To pluck down juſtice from your awful bench. Shakespeare
NAuchtily. adv. [from naughty.] Wickedly; corruptly.
NAVGHTINESS. m. ſ. [from naughty.] Wickedneſs; bºdieſ.
Slight wickedneſs or parveſcuity, as of children.
No remembrance of naughtingſ; delights but mine own;
and methinks the accuſing his traps might in ſome manner
excuſe my fault, which certainly ſloth to do. Sidney, b. ii.
NA'UGHTY. adj. [See NAUGHT.]
I. Bad 3 wicked ; corrupt.
A prince of great courage and beauty, but foſtered up in
blood by his naughty father. Sidney, b. ii
> * * * i.
Theſe naughty times
Put bars between the owners and their rights.
How far that little candle throws his beams
So ſhines a good deed in a naughty world.
2. It is now ſeldom uſed but in ludicrous cenſure.
If gentle ſlumbers on thy temples Creep,
But naughty man, thou doſt not mean to ſleep,
Betake thee to thy bed. Dryden
... ºutsk, dd, ſnavicularis, Lat. naviculaire, Fr.] In an.
**), the third bone in each foot that lies between the
IN *ślus and offa cuneiformia. Dić7.
AVIGABLE. adj. [navigable, Fr. navigabilis, Latin.] Ca-
pable of being paſſed by ſhips or boats.
**peopled cities were all founded upon theſe na-
** rivers, or their branches by whi -
- by which the one might
give ſuccour to the other. Aaleigh's Hiſt, of the ſºld.
Earth Almighty Jove ſurveys
** air, and ſhores, and navigable ſeas,
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Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Dryden.
NA'vic ABLENFss. n. ſ. [from navigable.]
paſſed in veſſels. - - -
Tô Navigate. v. n. [navige, Lat. naviger, Fr.] To faii;
to paſs by water. - -
The Phoenicians navigated to the extremities of the weſ.
tern Ocean. Arbuthnot on Coins.
To NA’vro Ate. v. a. To paſs by ſhips or boats. -
Druſus, the father of the emperor Claudius, was the firſt
who navigated the northern ocean. Arbuthnot on Cºins.
NAvig A Tion. n.ſ.. [navigation, Fr. from navigate.] .
1. The act or practice of paſſing by water. - .
Our ſhipping for number, ſtrength, mariners, pilots, and
all things that appertain to navigation, is as great as *:::
- tº. 32.
The loadſtone is that great help to navigation, Aſare.
Rude as their ſhips, was navigation then,
No uſeful compaſs or meridian known ;
Coaſting, they kept the land within their ken, -
And knew no north but when the poleſtar ſhone. Drydºn.
When Pliny names the Poeni as inventors of navigatiºn,
it muſt be underſtood of the Phoenicians, from whom the
Carthaginians are deſcended. Arbuthnot on Coins.
2. Veſſels of navigation.
Tho' you untie the winds, and let them fight
Againſt the churches, tho’ the yeſty waves
Confound and ſwallow navigation up. Shakespeare Mac.
NAVIGA tor. m. ſ. ſnavigateur, Fr. from navigate.] Sailor;
ſeaman; traveller by water.
By the founding of navigators, that ſea is not three hun-
dred and ſixty foot deep. Brerezo.
The rules of navigators muſt often fail. Brown’s P. Err.
The contrivance may ſeen difficult, becauſe theſe ſubma-
rine navigators will want winds, tides, and the fight of the
heavens, J/ilkin's Math. Aſagic.
This terreſtrial globe, which before was only a globe in
ſpeculation, has ſince been ſurrounded by the boldneſs of many
navigators. Tºple.
Nº. n. ſ. [naulum, Lat.] The freight of paſſengers in
a 1nip.
NAU'MACHY, n. ſ. [naumachie, Fr. naumachia, Latin.] A mock
ſea fight.
To NAU'SEATE. v. n. [from mauſºn, Latin.] To grow
ſqueamiſh; to turn away with diſguſt.
Don't over-fatigue the ſpirits, left the mind be ſeized with
a laſtitude, and natſcate, and grow tired of a particular ſub-
jećt before you have finiſhed it. Watt's Improv. of the Alind.
To NAU's EATE. v. a.
1. To loath; to reject with diſguſt.
While we ſingle out ſeveral diſhes, and rejećt others, the
ſelection ſeems arbitrary; for many are cryed up in one age,
which are decryed and nauſeated in another. Brown's P. Err.
Old age, with filent pace, comes creeping on,
Nauſeates the praiſe, which in her youth ſhe won,
And hates the muſe by which ſhe was undone. Drydºn.
Thoſe heads, as ſtomachs, are not ſure the beſt,
Which nauſeate all, and nothing can digeſt. Pope.
2. To ſtrike with diſguſt.
He let go his hold and turned from her, as if he were
nauſcated, then gave her a laſh with his tail. Swift.
NAU's Eous. adi, [from mauſºa, Latin ; nauſeé, Fr.] Loath-
ſome ; diſguſtful; regarded with abhorrence.
Thoſe trifles wherein children take delight,
Grow nauſeous to the young man's appetite.
And from thoſe gaieties our youth requires
To exerciſe their minds, our age retires. Denham.
Food of a wholeſom juice is pleaſant to the taſte and
agreeable to the ſtomach, 'till hunger and thirſt be well ap-
peaſed, and then it begins to be leſs pleaſant, and at laſt
even nauſeous and loathſome. Ray.
Old thread-bare phraſes, will often make you go out of
your way to find and apply them, and are mauſºils to ra-
tional hearers. Swift.
NAusEously. adv. [from nauſeous.] Loathſomely; diſguſtfully.
This, though cunningly concealed, as well knowing how nail-
Capacity to be
fouſly that drug would go down in a lawful monarchy, which
was preſcribed for a rebellious commonwealth, yet they al-
ways kept in reſerve. Drydºn.
Their ſatire's praiſe ;
So nauſeouſly and ſo unlike they paint. Garth's Diſp.
NAU's EousNEss. n.ſ.. [from nauſeous.] Loathſomeneſs; qua-
lity of raiſing diſguſt.
The nauſeouſneſs of ſuch company diſguſts a reaſonable
man, when he ſees he can hardly approach greatneſs but as
a moated caſtle; he muſt firſt paſs through the mud and filth
with which it is encompaſſed. Dryden's Aurengzebe.
NAUTIcAL.
NAU"Tick.
He elegantly ſhewed by whom he was drawn, which de-
ainted the nautical compaſs with aut magnes, aut magna. Cam.
NAUTILUS. m. ſ. [Latin; nautile, Fr.] A ſhellfiſh furniſhed
with ſomething analogous to oars and a fail.
łaj. [nauticus, Latin.] Pertaining to ſailors.
Learn
N E A N E A —- - * *-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Learn of the little nautilus to ſail, - Spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale. - Pope. Navy, n.ſ.. [from navis, Lat.] An aſſembly of ſhips, com- monly ſhips of war; a fleet. - - - On the weſtern coaſt rideth a puiſſant navy. Sha. Rich. III. Levy money, and return the ſame to the treaſurer of the navy for his majeſty's uſe. - Clarendon. The narrow ſeas can ſcarce their navy bear, Or crowded veſſels can their ſoldiers hold. NAY. adv. [na, Saxon, or me aye.] 1. No; an adverb of negation. - Diſputes in wrangling ſpend the day, whilſt one ſays only yea, and t'other nay. . 2. Not only ſo but more. A word of amplification. A good man always profits by his endeavour, yea, when he is abſent; nay, when dead, by his example and memory; ſo good authors in their ſtile. Ben. johnſon's Diſcov. This is then the allay of Ovid's writings, which is ſuf- ficiently recompenſed by his other excellencies; may, this very fault is not without its beauties; for the moſt ſevere cenſor cannot but be pleaſed. Dryden. If a ſon ſhould ſtrike his father, not only the criminal but his whole family would be rooted out, nay, the inhabitants of the place where he lived, would be put to the ſword, noy, the place itſelf would be razed. Addison Spect. Nº. 189. 3. Word of refuſal. - They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Ro- mans, and have caſt us into priſon; and now do they thruſt us out privily nay verily ; but let them come themſelves and fetch us out. Acis xvi. 37. The fox made ſeveral excuſes, but the ſtork would not be ſaid nay; ſo that at laſt he promiſed him to come. L’Eſtrange, Fable 31. Dryden, Denham: He that will not when he may, When he would he ſhall have nay. NA'yword. m. ſ. ſnay and word.] 1. The ſide of denial; the ſaying nay. You would believe my ſaying, Howe'er you lean to th’ mayword. 2. A proverbial reproach; a bye word. If I do not gull him into a nayword, and make him a common recreation, do not think I have wit enough to lie ſtraight in my bcd. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night. . A watchword. Not in uſe. I have ſpoke with her; and we have a mayword how to know one another. I come to her in white, and cry mum; ſhe cries budget; and by that we know one another. Sha. NE. adv. [Saxon. This particle was formerly of very frequent uſe, both ſingly and by contračtion in compound words; as, mill for ne will or will not ; mas for me has or has not ; mis for me is or is not..] Neither; and not. His warlike ſhield all cover'd cloſely was, Ne might of mortal eye be ever ſeen, Not made of ſteel, nor of enduring braſs. NEAF, n. ſ. [nºff, Iſlandick.] A fiſt. land; and in the plural neaves. Give me thy meaf, Monſieur Muſtardſeed. Shakeſpeare. To Neal. v. a. [ondelan, Saxon; to kindle.] To temper by a gradual and regulated heat. The workmen let it cool by degrees in ſuch relentings of fire, as they call their nealing heats; leſt it ſhould ſhiver in pieces by a violent ſucceeding of air in the room of fire. Digby on Bodies. This did happen for want of the glaſſes being gradually cooled or nealed. Boyle. If you file, engrave, or punch upon your ſteel, neal it firſt, becauſe it will make it ſofter, and conſequently work eaſier. The common way is to give it a blood-red heat in the fire, then let it cool of itſelf. Moxon's Mech. Exer. To NEAL. v. m. To be tempered in fire. Redućtion is chiefly effected by fire, wherein if they ſtand and neal, the imperfeót metals vapour away. Bacon. NEAP, adj. [neprics, Saxon; naertig, poor.] Low; decre- ſcent. Uſed only of the tide, and therefore ſometimes uſed ſubſtantively. - The mother of waters, the great deep, hath loſt nothing of her ancient bounds. Her motion of ebbing and flowing, of high ſprings and dead neaps, are as conſtant as the changes of the moon. Hałewill on Providence. How doth the ſea conſtantly obſerve its ebbs and flows, its ſprings and neop-tides, and ſtill retain its ſaltneſs, ſo con- venient for the maintenance of its inhabitants. Ray. NEAR. prºp. [ner, Saxon; naer, Dutch and Scottiſh.] At no great diſtance from ; cloſe to ; nigh. I have heard thee ſay, No grief did ever come ſo near thy heart, As when thy lady and thy true love died. Shakeſpeare. Thou thoughtſ to help me, and ſuch thanks I give, Prov. Shakespeare JWin. Tale. Fairy Qu. It is retained in Scot- As one near death to thoſe that wiſh him live. Shakespeare With blood the dear alliance ſhall be bought, And both the people near deſtruction brought. Dryden. To the warlike ſteed thy ſtudies bend, - - Near Piſa's flood the rapid wheels to guide. Dryden's Pºrg. This child was very near being excluded out of the ſpecies of man, barely by his ſhape. Locke. NEAR. adv. I. Almoſt. 2. At hand; not far off. Unleſs it be rather in this ſenſe an ad- jećtive. Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. jer. xii. 2. He ſerv'd great Hečtor, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his ſpear. Dryden's Zn. 3. Within a little. Self-pleaſing and humourous minds are ſo ſenſible of eve reſtraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and ſhackles. Bacon's Eſſays, No. 8. This eagle ſhall go near, one time or other, to take you for a hare. L’Eſtrange, Fable ſo-. He that paid a buſhel of wheat per acre, would pay now about twenty-five pounds per annum ; which would be near about the yearly value of the land. Lockc. The Caſtilian would rather have died in ſlavery himſelf, than paid ſuch a ſum as he found would go near to ruin him. Addiſon's Speciator. NEAR. adj. - - 1. Not diſtant. [Sometimes it is doubtful whether near be an adjećtive or adverb.] This city is near to flee unto. Gen. xix. 20. The will, free from the determination of ſuch deſires, is left to the purſuit of nearer ſatisfactions. Locke. After he has continued his doubling in his thoughts, and enlarged his idea as much as he pleaſes, he is not one jot nearer the end of ſuch addition than at firſt ſetting out. Loºke. 2. Advanced towards the end of an enterpriſe or diſquiſition. Unleſs they add ſomewhat elſe to define more certainly what ceremonies ſhall ſtand for beſt, in ſuch ſort that all churches in the world ſhall know them to be the beſt, and ſo know them that there may not remain any queſtion about this point; we are not a whit the nearer for that they have hitherto ſaid. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 13. 3. Cloſe; not rambling; obſervant of ſtile or manner of the thing copied. Hannibal Caro's, in the Italian, is the neareſ?, the moſt poetical, and the moſt ſonorous of any tranſlation of the AEneid. Yet though he takes the advantage of blank verſe, he commonly allows two lines for one in Virgil, and does not always hit his ſenſe. Dryden. 4. Cloſely related. If one ſhall approach to any that is near of kin to him. Lev. xviii.6. 5. Intimate; familiar; admitted to confidence. If I had a ſuit to maſter Shallow, I would humour his men with the imputation of being near their maſter. Shakespeare 6. Touching; preſſing; affecting; dear. Ev'ry minute of his being thruſts Againſt my near'ſ of life. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. He could never judge that it was better to be deceived than not, in a matter of ſo great and near concernment. Locke. 7, Parſimonious, inclining to covetouſneſs; as, a near man. NEAR hand. Cloſely; without acting or waiting at a diſtance. The entring near hand into the manner of performance of that which is under deliberation, hath overturned the opinion of the poſſibility or impoſſibility. Bacon's Hºly War. NEA'RLY. adv. [from near.] 1. At no great diſtance; not remotely. - Many are the enemies of the prieſthood: they are diligent to obſerve whatever may nearly or remotely blemiſh it. Atterbury. 2. Cloſely; preſſingly. Nearly it now concerns us, to be ſure - Of our omnipotence. Milton's Paradiſ? Lºft, b. v. It concerneth them nearly, to preſerve that government which they had truſted with their money. Swift's Miſcel. 3. In a niggardly manner. NEA'RN Ess. n. ſ. [from near.] 1. Cloſeneſs; not remoteneſs; approach. - • 1 God, by reaſon of nearneſs, forbad them to be like the Canaanites or Egyptian. Hºer, b. iv. ſ. 6. Fine and delicate ſculptures be helped with nearmſ, and roſs with diſtance; which was well ſeen in the controverſy fº Phidias and Alcmenes about the ſtatue of Venus. //ºtton’s Archite&ure. Thoſe bleſſed ſpirits that are in ſuch a nearlieſ to God, may well be all fire and love, but you at ſuch a diſtance cannot find the effects of it. Duppa. The beſt rule is to be guided by the nearneſ, or diſtance at which the repetitions are placed in the original. Pºpe. 2. Alliance of blood or affection. Whether there be any ſecret paſſages of ſympathy be- tween perſons of near blood; as, parents, children, brothers and ſiſters. There be many reports in hiſtory, that upºn tne
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N E C
3.I.sºjº. d. See NIB.
NEBUL.A. n.ſ. [Lat.] It is r ce IN IB
ns of ſuch nearneſ, men have had an in-
*:::::: . º ſ Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
3. Tendency to avarice; caution of expence. • . . -
It ſhews in the king a nearneſs, but yet with a kind of
juſtneſs. So theſe little grains of gold and ſilver, helped
not a little to make up the great heap. Bacºn'; Hen. VII.
NEAT. m. ſ. ſneat nyren, Saxon; naut, Iſlandick and Scot.]
1. Black cattle ; oxen. It is commonly uſed collectively.
The ſteer, the heifer, and the calf,
Are all call'd meat. Shakeſpeare's I/in. Tak.
A preſent for any emperor that ever trod on meat; leather.
Shakeſpeare's 7 empy?.
Smoak preſerveth fleſh; as we ſee in bacon, meat, tongues,
and martlemas beef. Bacon's Natural Hi/lory.
His droves of aſſes, camels, herds of meat,
And flocks of ſheep, grew ſhortly twice as great. Sandy.
What care of neat, or ſheep is to be had, -
I ſing, Mecanas. May's Wirgi's Georgics.
Some kick'd until they can feel, whether
A ſhoe be Spaniſh or meats leather.
As great a drover, and as great -
A critick too, in hog or meat. Hud, p. i. cºnt. 2.
Set it in rich mould, with meats dung and lime mingled.
Martimer's Art of Huſbandry.
Huaidras, p. i.
2. A cow or ox. -
Who both by his calf and his lamb will be known,
May well kill a neat and a ſheep of his own. Hiſ Hºſ.
Go and get me ſome repaſt.—
What ſay you to a meat's foot ”
'Tis paſſing good; I prythee, let me have it. Shakespeare .
NEAT, adj. [net, French; nitidus, Latin.]
1. Elegant, but without dignity.
The thoughts are plain, yet admit a little quickneſs and
paſſion ; the expreſſion humble, yet as pure as the language
will afford; neat, but not florid; eaſy, and yet lively. Pºpe.
2. Cleanly.
Herbs and other country meſſes,
Which the meat-handed Phyllis dreſſes. Milt. Poems.
3. Pure ; unadulterated; unmingled; in the cant of trade.
Tuns of ſweet old wines, along the wall;
Nºat and divine drink, kept to chear withal
Ulyſſes’ old heart. Chapman's Odyſſy, b. ii.
NEATHERD. m. ſ. [neaºrb, Saxon.] A cowkeeper ; one
who has the care of black cattle. Bézºos, bubulcus.
There metherd with cur and his horn,
Be a fence to the meadow and corn. Tuſ Hºſ.
The ſwains and tardy neatherds came, and laſt
Menalcas, wet with beating winter maſt. Dryden.
NEATLY. adj. [from meat.]
1. Elegantly, but without dignity; ſprucely.
I will never truſt a man again for keeping his ſword clean;
nor believe he can have everything in him, by wearing his
apparel neatly. Shakeſpeare's All's well that end, wi.
To love an altar built,
Qf twelve vaſt French romances neatly gilt. Pope.
2. Cleanlily.
NEATNEss. n.ſ.. [from meat.]
1. Spruceneſs; elegance without dignity.
Pelagius carped at the curious neatneſs of men's apparel.
Hooker, b. v. ſ. 20.
2. Cleanlineſs. Jø/ºr v. ſ. 29
NFB. m. ſ. [nebbe, Saxon.]
I. Noſe; beak; mouth. Retained in the north.
How ſhe holds P the nth ! the bill to him,
And arms her with the boldneſ of . wife. Shakespeare
Take a glaſs with a belly and a long neb. Bacon.
- *RPlied to appearances, like a
cloud in the human body; as alſo to films upon th: eyes.
NEpulous. adj. [nebuloſis, Latin.] Miſty; cloudy.
NE'cEssa R1Es. * ... [from neceſſary.j Things not only con-
venient but needful; things not to be left out of daily uſe.
&uibus dolcat natura negatis.
The ſupernatural neceſſaries are,
and renewing grace of God, whic
tº annex to the revelation of his
that with obedient humb]
brace it.
The right a ſon has, to be main
the neceſſaries and Conveniencies o
ſtock, gives him a right to ſucce
or his own good.
Necessariº. dv. ſſ. -
I. Indiſpenſably. dal'U. [from neceſſary.]
the preventing, aſſiſting,
h we ſuppoſe God ready
- will, in the hearts of ail
• ſpirits receive and ſincerely em-
Hammond's Fundamántal.
tained and provided with
f life, out of his father's
ed to his father's property
Locke.
would know by ſome ſpecial ſ -
** * * . - Pºcial inſtance, what one article
of Chriſtian faith, or what duty required hº unto all
**n there is, which the Very reading of the word
is not apt to nºt; H.
- - - ook - W -
2. By inevitable cºnfº. ºr, b. v. ſ. 22.
They who recall the church unto that which Was at the
firſt, muſt neceſſari; ſet bounds and limits unto their ſºeches.
Hºoker, b. iv. ſ. 2.
They ſubjected God to the fital chain of cau e, whereas
they ſhould have reſolved the neceſſity of all thic flour events
into the free determination of God himſelf; who executes
neceſſarily, that which he firſt propoſed frº!y. South's Sººn,
Necess ARINEss. n. / [from neºſary.] The ſtate of being
ecefary.
Nº. #sºry. adj. ſnerºſarius, Latin.]
1. Needful; indiſpenſably requiſite.
All greatneſs is in virtue underſtood;
'Tis only neceſſary to be good. Dryden's *eng.
A certain kind of temper is neceſſary to the pleaſure and
quiet of our minds, conſequently to our happines; and that
is holineſs and goodneſs. - 77/2/2n.
The Dutch would go on to challenge the military go-
vernment and the revenues, and reckon them among what
ſhall be thought neceſſary for their barrier. Swift's Miſiel.
2. Not frce ; fatal; impelled by ſate.
3. Concluſive ; deciſive by inevitable conſequence.
No man can ſkew by any neceſſary argument, that it is
naturally impoſſible that all the relations concerning America
ſhould be falſe. Tillºtſon's Prºſace.
To NECE'ss. TAT E. v. a. [from neceſſitas, Latin.] To make
neceſſary; not to leave free; to exempt from choice.
Haft thou proudly aſcribed the good thou haſt done to thy
own ſtrength, or imputed thy fins and follies to the neceſſitating
and inevitable decrees of God. Dºg's Rules fºr Dev.
The marquis of Newcaſtle being preſſed on both ſides,
was neceſſitated to draw all his army into York. Clarend.
Man ſeduc’d,
And flatter'd out of all, believing lies
Againſt his maker: no decree of mine
Concurring to neceſſitate his fall.
Our voluntary ſervice he requires,
Not our neceſſitated. 44 ſton's Paradiſe Loft, b. v.
Neither the Divine Providence, or his determinations,
perſuaſions, or inflexions of the underſtanding or will of
rational creatures doth deceive the underſtanding, or pervert
the will, or neceſ ate or incline either to any moral evil.
Hale's Origin of Mankind.
The politician never thought that he might fall danger-
*y tick, and that ſickneſs neceſſitate his removal from the
Court. South's Serm.
Th’ eternal, when he did the world create
And other agents did neceſſitate;
So what he order'd they by nature do;
Thus light things mount, and heavy downward go,
Man only boaſts an arbitrary ſtate. Dryden.
The perfections of any perſon may create our veneration;
his power, our fear; and his authority ariſing thence, a ſer-
vil; and neºſitated cbedience; but love can be produced
only by kindneſs. Rogers.
NEcEssitATION. m. ſ. [from neceſſitate.] The act of making
neceſſary; fatal compulſion. -
This neceſſity, grounded upon the neceſſitation of a man's
will without his will, is ſo far from leſſening thoſe difficulties
which flow from the fatal deſtiny of the Stoicks, that it in-
creaſeth them. Bramhall againſ; Hobbs.
Where the law makes a certain heir, there is a neceſſitation
to one ; where the law doth not name a certain heir, there
is no neceſſitation to one, and there they have power or liberty
to chooſe. Bramhall againſ? Hobbs.
NECE'ssified, adj. [from neceſſity.] In a ſtate of want. Not
uſed.
This ring was mine, and when I gave it Helen,
I bad her, if her fortunes ever ſtood
ºfted to help, that by this token
I would relieve her. Shake ſpeare's All's well that ends well.
NEcº'ss rous. adj. [from ; Preſſed with poverty.
They who were envied, found no ſatisfación in what
they were envied for, being poor and neceſſitous. Clarend.
There are multitudes of neceſſitous heirs and penurious pa-
* Parlº in pinching circumſtances, with numerous 'ſa-
milies of children. Arbuthnot.
Necrºsiº ousness. n.ſ. [from neceſſitous.] Poverty; want;
need.
Univerſal Peace is demonſtration of univerſal plenty, for
where there is want and neceſſitouſneſs, there will be quar-
relling. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
NESE'ssiTUDE, n.ſ. [neceſtud, Latin.]
I. Want; need. -
The mutual neceſſitudes of human nature neceſſarily main-
tain mutual offices between them. Hale's Orig. of Man.
2. Friendſhip.
NEcE'ssiTY. m. ſ. [neceſſitas, Latin.]
1. Cogency; compulſion; fatality.
Neceſſity and chance
Approach not me; and what I will is fate. A/i" m.
2. State of being neceſſary; indiſpenſableneſs.
Urge the neceſſity, and ſtate of times. Shakespeare Ricº. 'II.
Milton's Par. Loft.
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5.
Racine
M Y O M Y S —- - Murrorfi's r. n. ſ. [mutton and fift.] A hand large and red. Will he who ſaw the ſoldiers muttonſ/?, And ſaw thee maul'd appear within the liſt To witneſs truth. Dryden's juvenal, ſat. 16. MUTUAL. adj. [mutuel, French ; mutuus, Lat..] Recipro- cal; each acting in return or correſpondence to the other. Note a wild and wanton herd, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, If they perchance but hear a trumpet ſound, You #. perceive them make a mutual ſtand, By the ſweet power of muſick. Shakeſp. Merch. of Venice. What ſhould moſt excite a mutual flame, Your rural cares and pleaſures are the ſame. Pope. Mu'tually. adv. [from mutual.] Reciprocally ; in return. He never bore Like labour with the reſt; where th' other inſtruments Did ſee, and hear, deviſe, inſtruct, walk, feel, And mutually participate. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Dear love I bear to fair Anne . Who mutually hath anſwer'd my affection. Shakeſpeare. The tongue and pen mutually affiſt one another, writing what we ſpeak, and ſpeaking what we write. Holder. Pellucid ſubſtances aét upon the rays of light at a diſtance, in refracting, reflecting and inflecting them, and the rays mu- tually agitate the parts of thoſe ſubſtances at a diſtance for heating them. Newton's Opticks. They mutually teach, and are taught, that leſſon of vain confidence and ſecurity. Atterbury's Sermons. May I the ſacred pleaſures know Of ſtrióteſt amity, nor ever want A friend with whom I mutually may ſhare Gladneſs and anguiſh. Mutuality. n.ſ.. [from mutual.] Reciprocation. Villanous thoughts, Roderigo! when theſe mutualities ſo marſhal the way, hard at hand comes the incorporate con- Shakeſpeare's Othello. Philips. cluſion. Mu'zzle. n.ſ.. [muſeau, French.] 1. The mouth of any thing; the mouth of a man in contempt. t But ever and anon turning her muzzle toward me, ſhe threw ſuch a proſpect upon me, as might well have given a ſurfeit to any weak lover's ſtomach. Sidney, b. ii. Huygens has proved, that a bullet continuing in the velocity with which it leaves the muzzle of the cannon, would re- quire twenty-five years to paſs from us to the ſun. Cheyne. If the poker be out of the way, or broken, ſtir the fire with the tongs; if the tongs be not at hand, uſe the muzzle of the bellows. Swift's Rule, to Servants. 2. A faſtening for the mouth, which hinders to bite. The Harry from curbed licence plucks The muzzle of reſtraint; and the wild dog Shall fleſh his tooth on ev'ry innocent. Shakeſp. Hºnry IV. Greyhounds, ſnowy fair, And tall as ſtags, ran looſe, and cours'd around his chair; With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound. Dryden. To Mu'zzle. v. n. To bring the mouth near. The bear muzzles, and ſmells to him, puts his noſe to his mouth and to his ears, and at laſt leaves him. L'E/irange. To Mu'zzle. v. a. 1. To bind the mouth. This butcher's cur is venom mouth'd, and I Have not the pow'r to muzzle him; therefore beſt Not wake him in his ſlumber. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. My dagger muzzled, Leſt it ſhould bite its maſter, and ſo prove, As ornaments oft do, too dangerous. Shakespeare JWinter's Tale. The bear, the boar, and every ſavage name, Wild in effect, though in appearance tame, Lay waſte thy woods, deſtroy thy bliſsful bow'r, And muzzled though they ſeem, the mutes devour. Dryden. Through the town with ſlow and ſolemn air, Led by the noſtril, walks the muzzled bear. 2. To fondle with the mouth cloſe. A low word. The nurſe was then muzzling and coaxing of the child. L'Eſtrange's Falles. My. pronoun poſſeſſive. [See MINE.] Belonging to me. My is uſed before a ſubſtantive, and mine anciently and properly before a vowel. My is now commonly uſed indifferently be- fore both. My is uſed when the ſubſtantive follows, and *ine when it goes before: as, this is my book; this book is mine. Gay's Paſº. Her feet ſhe in my neck doth place. Spenſer. I conclude my reply with the words of a Chriſtian poet. Bramhall. If my ſoul had free election - To diſpoſe of her affection. J/aller. I ſhall preſent my reader with a journal. Addiſon. Ynchen, n.ſ. [mynchen, Saxon.] A nun. Dić?. ºarny. n. ſ. ſºvoypºſpíz.] A deſcription of the muſ- Cles, Yology, n.ſ. [myologie, French.] The deſcription and doc- trine of the muſcles. º” To inſtance in all the particulars, were to write a whoſe ſyſtem of myology. - Cheyne's Phil. Principles. My'opy. m. ſ. Shortneſs of ſight. MYRIAD. n. ſ. [º.ſpto...] 1. The number of ten thouſand. 2. Proverbially any great number. Aſſemble thou, Of all thoſe ºyriadi, which we lead, the chief. Milton. Are there legions of devils who are continually deſigning and working our ruin there are alſo myriads of good angels who are more cheerful and officious to do us good. Tillotſon. Safe ſits the goddeſs in her dark retreat; Around her, myriads of ideas wait, And endleſs ſhapes. Prior. MYRMIpos: n.ſ. ſºvº.] Any rude rufian; ſo named from the ſoldiers of Achilles. The maſs of the people will not endure to be governed by Clodius and Curio, at the head of their myrmidºns, though theſe be ever ſo numerous, and compoſed of their own repre- ſentatives. Swift. My Robal AN. n.ſ. [myrobalanus, Latin.] A fruit. The myrobalans are a dried fruit, of which we have five kinds: they are fleſhy, generally with a ſtone and kernel, having the pulpy part more or leſs of an auſtere acrid taſte: they are the produćtion of five different trees growing in the Eaſt Indies, where they are eaten preſerved: they ſerve alſo for making and for dreſfing leather : they have been long in great eſteem for their quality of opening the bowels in a gentle manner, and afterwards ſtrengthening them by their aſtringency; but the preſent pračtice reječts them all. Hill. The myrobalan hath parts of contrary natures; for it is ſweet, and yet aſtringent. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 644. MYRo'Polist. n.ſ. [...ºpov and waxiw.] One who ſells un- guents. MYRRH. n.ſ.. [myrrha, Latin; myrrhe, Fr.] A gum. Myrrh is a vegetable product of the gum reſin kind, ſent to us in looſe granules from the ſize of a pepper corn to that of a walnut, of a reddiſh brown colour, with more or leſs of an admixture of yellow : its taſte is bitter and acrid, with , a peculiar aromatick flavour, but very nauſeous: its ſmell is ſtrong, but not diſagreeable: it is brought from Ethiopia, but the tree which produces it is wholly unknown. Our myrrh is the very drug known by the ancients under the ſame name: internally applied it is a powerful reſolvent, and ex- ternally applied it is diſcutient and vulnerary. Hill's M. Med. The myrrhe ſweet bleeding in the bitter wound. Spenſºr. I dropt in a little honey of roſes, with a few drops of tinc- ture of myrrh. - Wiſeman's Surgery. MY'RRHINE. adj. [myrrhynus, Latin.] Made of the myrrhine ſtone. How they quaff in gold, Cryſtal and myrrhine cups imboſs'd with gems And ſtuds of pearl. Milton's Par. Reg. b. iv. MY'RTIFor M. n.ſ.. [myrtus and form.] Having the ſhape of myrtle. Mº. m. ſ. [myrtus, Latin; myrte, Fr.] A fragrant tree ſacred to Venus. The flower of the myrtle conſiſts of ſeveral leaves diſpoſed in a circular order, which expand in form of a roſe; upon the top of the foot-ſtalk is the ovary, which has a ſhort ſtar- like cup, divided at the top into five parts, and expanded; the ovary becomes an oblong umbilicated fruit, diº into three cells, which are full of kidney-ſhaped ſeeds. Miller. There will I make thee beds of roſes, With a thouſand fragrant poſies; A cap of flowers, and a girdle Imbroider'd all with leaves of myrtle. Shakeſpeare. I was of late as petty to his ends, As is the morn dew on the myrtle leaf To his grand ſea. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. Democritus would have Concord like a fair virgin, hold- ing in one hand a pomegranate, in the other a bundle of myrtle; for ſuch is the nature of theſe trees, that if they be planted though a good ſpace one from the other, they will mcet, and with twining one embrace the other. Peacham. Nor can the muſe the gallant Sidney paſs The plume of war ! with early lawrels crown'd, The lover's myrtle and the poet's bay. Thomſon's Summer. Myself. n. ſ. [my and ſelf.] - - 1. An emphatical wofa added to 1; as, I myſelf do it; that is, not I by proxy ; not another. As his hoſt, I ſhould againſt his murth’rer ſhut the door, Not bear the knife myſelf. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 2. The reciprocal of I. in the oblique caſe. They have miſſed another pain, againſt which I ſhould have been at a loſs to defend myſelf. Swift's Examiner. Myst A Go"GUE. m. ſ. ſºvszywyð; ; myſłagogus, Latin.] One who interprets divine myſteries; alſo one who keeps church relicks, and ſhews them to ſtrangers. Bailey, MystE’RIARCH. n.ſ. ſºvºgo, and ºx".) One Preſiding over myſteries. 17 A–1.7 Z MystE’Rious,
M Y T
M Y S
Myste'rious, adj. [myſterieux, French, from myſtery.]
1. Inacceſſible to the underſtanding; awfully obſcure.
God at laſt
To Satan, firſt in fin, his doom apply'd,
Though in myſterious 'terms. Milton's Par. Loft. b. K.
ºn the true Son of knowledge firſt appear'd,
And the old dark myſterious clouds were clear'd. Denham.
2. Artfully perplexed: - - - - -
Thoſe princes who were moſt diſtinguiſhed for their myſte-
rious ſkill in government, found, by the event, that they had
eſs of their people.
ill conſulted their own quiet, or the happin
Sºft, Thought on the State ºf Affairs.
Mysteriously. adv. [from myſleri”]
1. In a manner above underſtanding:
2. Obſcurely; enigmatically. - -
Our duty of preparation contained in this one word, tºy
or examiné, being after the man” of myſteries, myſleriouſly
and ſecretly deſcribed, there is reaſon to believe that there is
in it very much duty. Taylºr's I/orthy Communicant.
Each ſtair myſeriouſly was mºnº Milton.
Mysteriousness. n.ſ.. [from myſterious.]
1. Holy obſcurity.
§, ºi, to gather together into an union all thoſe
ſeveral portions of truth, and differing apprehenſions of my-
Taylor's Worthy Communicant.
feriouſneſs. -
2. Artful difficulty or perplexity.
To Mysterize. v. a. [from myſtery.] To explain as enigmas.
w Myſlerizing their enſigns; they make the particular ones of
the tºelve tribes accommodable unto th; twelve ſigns of the
zodiack. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. v.
MystERY. n.ſ. ſºvräftov; myſtere, Fr.] *
I. Something above human intelligence ; ſomething awfully
obſcure.
They can judge as fitly of his worth,
As I can of thoſe myſteries which heav'n
Will not have earth to know. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Upon holy days, let the matter of your meditations be ac-
cording to the myſtery of the day; and to your ordinary de-
votions of every day, add the prayer which is fitted to the
myſtery. Taylor.
iföod ſhould pleaſe to reveal unto us this great myſtery of
the trinity, or ſome other myſteries in our holy religion, we
ſhould not be ableto underſtand them, unleſs he would be-
ſlow on us ſome new faculties of the mind. Swift's Serm,
2. An enigma; any thing artfully made difficult.
To thy great comfort in this myſlery of ill opinions, here's
the twin brother of thy letter. Shakespeare Mer, Wives of Windſor,
Important truths ſtill let your fables hold,
And moral myſeries with art unfold. Granville.
. A trade; a calling: in this ſenſe it ſhould, according to
Izarburton, be written miſlery, from mºſtiero, French, a trade,
And that which is the nobleſt myſterie,
Brings to reproach and common infamy. Hubberd's Tale.
Inſtrućtion, manners, myſteries and trades,
Degrees, obſervances, cuſtoms and laws,
Decline to your confounding contraries.
*
§: łaj. [myſticus, Latin.]
1. Sacredly obſcure.
Let God himſelf that made me, let not man that knows
not himſelf, be my inſtructor concerning the myſtical way to
heaven. Hooker, b. i.
From ſalvation all fleſh being excluded this way, God hath
revealed a way myſtical and ſupernatural. Hooker, b. i.
2. Involving ſome ſecret meaning; emblematical.
Ye five other wand'ring fires' that move
In myſtick dance not without ſong, reſound
His praiſe, who out of darkneſs call’d up light. Milton.
It is Chriſt's body in the ſacrament and out of it; but in
the ſacrament not the natural truth, but the ſpiritual and my-
ical. Taylor's Worthy Communicant.
It is plain from the Apocalypſe, that myſtical Babylon is to
be conſumed by fire. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
3. Obſcure ; ſecret.
Leſt new fears diſturb the happy ſtate,
Know, I have ſearch'd the myſtick rolls of fate. Dryden.
Mystically. adv. [from myſtical.] In a manner, or by an
act, implying ſome ſecret meaning.
Theſe two in thy ſacred boſom hold,
Till myſtically join'd but one they be. Dunne.
Mystical Ness. n.ſ.. [from myſtical.] Involution of ſome ſe-
cret meaning.
Mythological. adj. [from mythology.] Relating to the ex-
plication of fabulous hiſtory.
The original of the conceit was probably hieroglyphical,
which after became mythological, and by tradition ſtole into a
total verity, which was but partially true in its covert ſenſe
and morality. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Mythologically. adv. [from mythological.] In a manner
ſuitable to the ſyſtem of fables.
Mythologist. n. ſ. [from mythology.] A relator or expoſitor
of the ancient fables of the heathens.
The grammarians and mythologiſts ſeem to be altogether
unacquainted with his writings. Creech.
It was a celebrated problem among ancient mythologiſts,
What was the ſtrongeſt thing, what the wiſeſt, and what the
greateſt ? Norris's Miſcel.
To Mythologize. v. n. [from mythology.] To relate or ex-
plain the fabulous hiſtory of the heathens.
Mythology. n.ſ. [p.3G and AdyGº mytholºgie, French-l
Syſtem of fables; explication of the fabulous hiſtory of the
gods of the heathen work.
The modeſty of mythology deſerves to be commended : the
ſcenes there are laid at a diſtance; it is once upon a time, in
the days of yore, and in the land of Utopia. #intly,
Shakeſpeare.
r- N E E Racine uſed the chorus in his Eſther, but not that he found any neceſſity of it: it was only to give the ladies an occaſion of entertaining the king with vocal muſick. Dryden's Dufreſhoy. we ſee the neceſſity of an augmentation, to bring the enemy to reaſon. Addison. 3. Wall. need; poverty. . . . - The art of our neceſſities is ſtrange, That can make vile things precious. Shakespeare K. Lear. The cauſe of all the diſtraćtions in his court or army, roceeded from the extreme poverty, and neceſſity his ma- jeſty was in. Clarendon, b. viii. we are firſt to conſult our own neºſities, but then the neceſſities of our neighbours have a chriſtian right to a part of what we have to ſpare. .. L’Eſtrange, Fable 217. 4 Things neceſſary for human life. - Theſe ſhould be hours for neceſſities, Not for delights; times to repair our nature with comforting repoſe, and not for us - To waſte theſe times. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. . Cogency of argument; inevitable conſequence. - There never was a man of ſolid underſtanding, whoſe apprehenſions are ſober, and by a penſive inſpection adviſed, but that he hath found by an irreſiſtible neceſſity, one true God and everlaſting being. Raleigh's Hiſtory. Good nature or beneficence and candour, is the product of right reaſon, which of neceſſity will give allowance to the failings of others. Dryden. NECK n.ſ. [pneca, Saxon; neº, Dutch.] 1. The part between the head and body. He'll beat Bufidius' head below his knee, And tread upon his neck. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. The length of the face twice exceedeth that of the neck. Brown's Vulgar Errourr. She clapp'd her leathern wing againſt your towr’s, And thruſt out her long neck, ev'n to your doors. Dryd. I look on the tucker to be the ornament and defence of the female neck. Addiſon's Guardian, N°. Io9. 2. A long narrow part. The acceſs of the town was only by a neck of land, be- tween the ſea on the one part, and the harbour water on the other. Bacon. Thou walk'ſt as on a narrow mountain's neck, A dreadful height, with ſcanty room to tread. Dryden. 3. On the neck; immediately after ; from one following an- other cloſely. He depos'd the king, And, on the neck of that, taſk'd the whole ſtate. Shakespeare Inſtantly on the neck of this came news, that Ferdinando and Iſabella, had concluded a peace. Bacon. 4. To break the neck of an affair; to hinder any thing being done; or, to do moue than half. NE'ckbeef, n, ſ. [neck and beef.] The coarſe fleſh of the neck of cattle, ſold to the poor at a very cheap rate. They'll ſell (as cheap as neckbeef) for counters at cards. Swift. NE'ckcloatH. m. ſ. [neck and cloath..] That which men wear on their neck. Will ſhe with huſwife's hand provide thy meat, And ev'ry ſunday morn thy neckcloath plait Gay. Nºcerchief. Un. ſ. A gorget; handkerchief for a woman's NE'ckAtee. } neck. Nºcklace. n.ſ.. [neck and lace.] An ornamental ſtring of beads or precious ſtones, worn by women on their neck. Ladies, as well then as now, wore eſtates in their ears. Both men and women wore torques, chains, or necklaces of filver and gold ſet with precious ſtones. Arbuthnot on Coins. Or loſe her heart, or necklace, at a ball. Pope. NEckweed. m. ſ. [neck and weed.] Hemp. Nº'ºromance R. n.ſ. [vizp?; and waſ 13. ] One who by charms can converſe with the ghoſts of the dead; a con- Jurer; an inchanter. . I am employed like the general who was forced to kill his enemies twice over, whom a necromancer had raiſed to life. Swift's ºna. NecroMANcy. n: ſ [vizp?; and ºli; ; necromance, Fr J 1. The art of revealing future events, by communication with the dead. - The reſurre&tion of Samuel is nothing but deluſion in the Practice of necromancy and popular conception of ghoſts. Brown's Wugar Errours, b. i. 2. Enchantment; conjuration. He did it partly by necromancy, wherein he was much ſkilled. Abbot's Deſcription of the J/orld. This palace ſtandeth in the air, By necromancy placed there, , That it no tempeſts needs to fear. Drayt. Nym. ***A*E.D. adj. [from mediar..] Tinged with nećtar; ming- led with neétar; abounding with nectar. He gave her to his daughters to imbathe In mediar'd lavers ſtrew’d with aſphodil, Milton. How charming is divine philoſophy Not harſh and crabbed, as dull fools ſuppoſe, But muſical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual ſciſt of nºtarºd ſwects, Where no crude ſurfeit reigns. A ſilton's Poems. He with the Nais wont to dwell, Leaving the nečiar'd feaſts of Jove. Fentom: NECTA'Reous. adj. [neºlarcus, Latin.] Reſembling nectar; ſweet as nećtar. Annual for me, the grape, the roſe renew, - The juice neéfareous and the balmy dew. . Pope. NE"ct ARINE. adj. [from nectar.] Sweet as nećar. To their ſupper-fruits they fell; Nečiarine fruits. Milt. Par. Lºft. Nºise. m. ſ. [mediarine, French.] A fruit of the plum lil (1. This fruit differs from a peach in having a ſmooth rind and the fleſh firmer. Miller. The only ne&arines are the murry and the French; of the laſt there are two ſorts, one, which is the beſt, very round, and the other ſomething long; of the murry theſe are ſeveral ſorts. Temple. NEED. m. ſ. [neob, Saxon; nood, Dutch.] 1. Exigency; preſſing difficulty; neceſſity. The very ſtream of his life, and the buſineſs he hath helmed, muſt, upon a warranted need, give him a better proclamation. Shakeſpeare's Meaſure for Meaſure. That ſpirit that firſt ruſh'd on thee, In the camp of Dan, Be efficacious in thee now at need. A4ilton's Agoniſtes. In thy native innocence proceed, And ſummon all thy reaſon at thy need. Dryden. 2. Want; diſtreſsful poverty. Famine is in thy cheeks; Need and opprefion ſtare within thine eyes, Contempt and beggary hang upon thy back. Shakespeare Defer not to give to him that is in need. Ecclus. iv. 3. The diſtant heard, by fame, her pious deeds; And laid her up for their extreameſt needs ; A future cordial for a fainting mind. Dryden. God ſometimes calls upon thee to relieve the needs of thy brother, ſometimes the neceſſities of thy country, and ſome- times the urgent wants of thy prince. South's Sermons. 3. Want; lack of any thing for uſe. God grant we never may have need of you. Shakespeare God who ſees all things intuitively, neither ſtands in need of logic, nor uſes it. - Baker. To NEED. v. a. [from the noun..] To want; to lack; to be in want of ; to require. Baſeſt beggars Are in the pooreſt thing ſuperfluous; Allow not nature more than nature needs. Man's life is cheap as beaſts. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear. The whole need not a phyſician, but the fick. Matt ix. 12. Thou thy regal ſceptre ſhalt lay by, For regal ſceptre then no more ſhall need. Milt. P. Loft. To aſk whether the will has freedom f is to aſk, whether one power has another A queſtion too abſurd to need an anſwer. Locke. To NEED. v. n. 1. To be wanted; to be neceſſary. More ample ſpirit than hitherto was wont, Here needs merie whiles the famous anceſtors Of my moſt dreadful ſovereign I recount. Spenſer. When we have done it, we have done all that is in our power, and all that needs. Locke. 2. To have neceſſity of anything; to be in want of anything. We have inſtances of perception whilſt we are aſleep : but how incoherent and how little conformable to the per- fečtion of a rational being, thoſe who are acquainted with dreams need not be told. Locke. He that would diſcourſe of things, as they agreed in the complex idea of extenſion and ſolidity, needed but uſe the word body. - Locke. NEEDER. m. ſ. [from need.] One that wants any thing. If the time thruſt forth A cauſe for thy repeal, we ſhall not ſend O'er the vaſt world, to ſeek a ſingle man; And loſe advantage, which doth cwer cool - In th’ abſence of the needer. Shakespeare eare's Criolanus. NEEDFul. adj. [ need and full. J Neceſſary 5 indiſpenſably requiſite. Give us all things that be needſul, both for our ſouls and bodies. Common Prayer. Do you conſent we ſhall acquaint him with it, As needful in our loves, fitting our duty 2 Sha. Ham. All things needful for defence abound, - Mneſtheus, and brave Sereſthus walk the round. Dryden. To my preſent purpoſe it is not needful to uſe arguments, to evince the world to be finite. Locke. lv deſart and an empty land A lone y º” pty » Shall
N F. G
Shall ſcarce afford, for needful hours of reſt,
. A ſingle houſe to their benighted gueſt. Addison on Italy.
SEEDFully. adv. [from needful.] Neceſſarily.
They who
º º: º poems, yet both aſk and read,
nd like them too; muſt needſall *
N Be of the beſt.`` eedſully, tho' few,
#Epfulness. ºf [from needful..] Neceſſity.
NEE'd 11.Y. adv. [from needy..] In º 5 *.
NEERIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from needy..] Want; poverty.
Wherea
all * men have many reaſons to perſuade; to uſe them
at once, weakneth them. For it argueth a needingſ; in
*Very of the reaſons, as if one did not tuft to any of them,
..but fled from one to another. Bacon.
NEEDLE. n: ſ [naeol, Saxon.]
* A ſmall inſtrument pointed at one end to pierce cloath, and
Perforated at the other to receive the thread, uſed in ſewing.
For him you waſte in tears your widow’d hours,
For him your curious nºde paints the flowers. Dryden.
2. The ſmall ſteel bar which in the mariners compaſs ſtands
regularly north and ſouth.
The uſe of the loadſtone, and the mariners needſ, was not
then known. Burne's Theory ºf the Earth.
Nºt prº-Fi's", n, ſ. (reºle and fiſh.) A kind of ſea-fiſh.
One rhomboidal bony ſcale of the needle-ſ/h. Iłºodicard.
NF = plk v L. m. ſ. ſº and full.] As much thread as is
generally put at one time in the needle.
N. L.L.R. n: / [from needle. J He who makes
N E E D LEMA KIR. } needles.
NEE(DLEwok K. m. ſ. [needle and wºrk.]
1. The buſineſs of a fempſtreſs.
2. Embroidery by the needle.
In nººdleworks and embroideries, it is more pleaſing to
have a lively work upon a lightſome ground, than a dark
and melancholy work upon a lightſome ground. Bacon.
In a curious brede of needlework, one colour falls away
by ſuch juſt degrees, and another riſes ſo inſenſibly, that we
ſce the variety without being able to diſtinguiſh the total va-
niſhing of the one from the firſt appearance of the other.
Addiſon's Eff. on the Georgicks.
NEE’BLESLY. adv. [ſrom needleſs.] Unneceſſarily ; without
nced.
We render languages more difficult to be learnt, and need-
lºſſy advance orthography into a troubleſome art. Holder.
NEEDLESSN Ess. m. ſ. [from needleſ...] Unneceſſarineſs.
To explain any of St. Paul's Epiſtles, after ſo great a
train of expoſitors, might ſeem cenſurable for its needleſſneſs,
did not the daily examples of pious and learned men juſtif
it. Locke's E/ on St. Paul's Epiſtles.
NEEDLEss. adj. [from need.]
1. Unneceſſary ; not requiſite.
Their exception againſt eaſineſs, as if that did nouriſh
ignorance, proceedeth altogether of a needleſs jealouſy. Hook.
This ſudden ſtab of rancour I miſdoubt;
Pray God, I ſay, I prove a needleſ, coward. Sha. R. III.
Would not theſe be great and needleſs abatements of their
happineſs, if it were confined within the compaſs of this
life only Atterbury.
2. Not wanting ; out of uſe.
For his weeping in the need'ſ ſtream,
Poor dear, quoth he, thou mak’ſt a teſtament,
As worldings do, giving thy ſum of more
To that which had too much. Sha. Aſ you Like it.
NEF'DMENT. n. ſ. [from need.] Something neceſſary.
Behind
His ſcrip did hang, in which his needments he did bind.
fairy Queen, b. i. cant. 6.
NEEDs, adv. [ neber, Saxon, unwilling. J Neceſſarily ; by
compulſion; indiſpenſably.
The general and perpetual voice of men is as the ſentence
of God himſelf; for that which all men have at all times
learned, nature herſelf muſt needs have taught. Hooker.
God muſt need, have done the thing which they imagine
was to be done. Hooker, b. iii.
I muſt nºet, after him, madam, with my letter. Sha.
Another being elected and his ambaſſadors returned, he
would herd, know the cauſe of his repulſe in that competition.
- Davies on Ireland.
Ben. Johnſon.
I perceive
Thy mortal ſight to fail : objects divine
Muſt need, impair, and weary human ſenſe. Milt. P. Lºft.
To ſay the principles of nature muſt needs be ſuch as our
philoſophy makes them, is to ſct bounds to omnipotence.
Glanville, Sceptſ, c. 25.
I have affairs below,
Which I muſt need, diſpatch before I go. Dryden.
NF Fox, aft. [from need. J Poor ; neceſſitous ; diſtreſſed by
poverty.
Their gates to all were open evermore,
And one ſat waiting ever them before, {
To call in coiners by, that needy were and poor. Fa. $2.
- In his mºdy ſhop a tortoiſe hung,
An alligator fluffd, and other ſkins
Of ill-ſhap'd fiſhes. Shakeſpeare's Rºº, and Yuji."
P - J/ - -
The poor and needy praiſe thy name. 1./. ixxiv. 21.
We bring into the world a poor need, uncertain life, ſhor
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at the longeſt, and unquitt at the beſt. Temple.
Nuptials of form, of intº reſt, or of ſlate,
Thoſe ſeeds of pride are fruitful in debate :
Let happy men for gen'rous love declare,
And chuſe the needy virgin, chaſte and fair. Granv.
To relieve the needy, and conſort the afflicted, are duties
that fall in our way every day. 4.4/on's Spect. N°. 93.
NE’ER. [for never.] -
It appears I am no horſe,
That I can argue and diſcourſe; -
Have but two legs, and ne'er a tail. J/udibras.
To NEESE. v. n. [ºſe, Daniſh ; nigſen, Dutch..] To ſneeſe,
to diſcharge flatulencies by the noſe. Retained in Scotland.
He went up and firetched himſelf upon him ; and the
child nºſed ſeven times, and opened his cyes. 2 King, iv. 25.
By his neºſing: a light doth finine, and his eyes are like the
eye-lids of the morning. jºb xli. 18.
NEF. m. ſ. ſold French, from nave.] The body of a church.
The church of St. Juſtina, deſigned by Palladio, is the
moſt handſome, luminous, diſencumbered building in Italy.
The long nºf conſiſts of a row of five cupola's, the croſs
one has on each fide a ſingle cupola deeper than the others.
Adºllſºn's Remarks on Italy.
NEFA'Rious, adj. [nºfºrius, Latin.] Wicked ; abominable.
The moſt nefarious baſtards, are they whom the law ſtiles
inceſtuous baſtards, which are begotten between aſcendants
and deſcendants, and between collateral, as far as the di-
vine prohibition extends. Ayliffe's Parergon.
NEGATION. m. ſ. [negatio, Lat. negation, Fr.]
1. Denial; the contrary to affirmation.
Chance properly ſignifies, that all events called caſual,
among inanimate bodies, are mechanically and naturally pro-
duced according to the determinate figures, textures, and
motions of thoſe bodies, with this only negation, that thoſe
inanimate bodies are not conſcious of their own operations.
Bentley.
Our aſſertions and negations ſhould be yea and nay, for
whatſoever is more than theſe is fin. Rºgers, Serm, 9.
2. Deſcription by negative.
Negation is the abſence of that which does not naturally be-
long to the thing we are ſpeaking of, or which has no right, ob-
ligation, or neceſſity to be preſent with it; as when we ſay
a ſtone is inanimate, or blind, or deaf. //atts's Logick.
NE'GATIVE. adj. [negatif, Fr. negativus, Latin.]
1. Denying; contrary to affirmative.
2. Implying only the abſence of ſomething.
There is another way of denying Chriſt with our mouths,
which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and con-
feſs him. South's Sermons.
Conſider the neceſſary connection that is between the ne-
gative and poſitive part of our duty. Tillotſºn, Serm. 1.
3. Having the power to withhold, though not to compel.
Denying me any power of a negative voice as king, they
are not aſhamed to ſeek to deprive me of the liberty of uſing
my reaſon with a good conſcience. King Charles,
NE'GAtiv E. m. ſ. -
1. A propoſition by which ſomething is denied.
Of negatives we have far the leaſt certainty ; and they
are uſually hardeſt, and many times impoſſible to be proved.
Tillotſon, Sern. I.
2. A particle of denial ; as, not.
A purer ſubſtance is defin'd,
But by an heap of negatives combin'd;
Aſk what a ſpirit is, you’ll hear them cry,
It hath no matter, no mortality. Cleaveland's Poemſ.
NE/GATIVELY. adv. [from negative.]
1. With denial; in the form of denial; not affirmatively.
When I aſked him whether he had not drunk at all he
anſwered negatively. Bºyle.
2. In form of ſpeech implying the abſence of ſomething.
The fathers draw arguments from the Scripture negatively
in reproof of that which is evil ; Scriptures teach it not,
avoid it therefore. Hooker, b. ii.
I ſhall ſhew what this image of God in man is, negatively,
by ſhewing wherein it does not conſiſt; and poſitively, by
ſhewing wherein it does. South's Serm.
To NEGLECT. v. a. [negleefus, Latin.]
1. To omit by careleſſneſs.
If he neglecſ to hear them, tell it unto the church. --
Alſat. xviii. 17.
2. To treat with ſcornful heedleſſneſs.
3. To poſtpone.
I have been long a ſleeper; but I truſt
My abſence doth neglect no great deſign,
Which by my preſence might have been concluded. Ska.
NE'GLEcT. n. / [neglectus, Latin.] -
1. Inſtance of inattention. -
2. Careleſs treatment; ſcornful imattention.
3 I have
N E G N E I I have perceived a moſt faint negle: of late, which I have rather blamed as my own jealous curioſity, than as a very pretence or purpoſe of unkindneſs. Shakespeare King Lear. 3. Negligenºe; frequency of neglect. ... Age breeds neglect in all, and aćtions Remote in time, like objects - Remote in place, are not beheld at half their greatneſs. - Denham. 4. State of being unregarded. - Reſcue my poor regains from vile negleći, with virgin honours let my herſe be deck’t, • And decent emblem. Prior. seclecteR. n.ſ.. [from negle?..] One who neglects. Nº. #. [neglect and full.] FHeedleſs; careleſs ; inattentive. Moral ideas not offering themſelves to the ſenſes, but be- ing to be framed to the underſtanding, people are negle&ful of a faculty they are apt to think wants nothing, Locke. Though the Romans had no great genius, for trade, yet they were not entirely negleeful of it. Arbuth. on Coins. . Treating with indifference. If the father careſs them when they do well, ſhew a cold and negle&ſul countenance to them upon doing ill, it will make them ſenſible of the difference. Locke on Education. Nolf'ction. n. ſ. [from neglect.] The ſtate of being neg- igent. Nºvºx. adv. [from negle:ſul..] With heedleſs in- attention; careleſs indifference. Sleeping neglection doth betray to loſs The conqueſts of our ſcarce cold conqueror. Shakespeare NEGLE'ctive. adj. [from neglect.] Inattentive to, or regardleſs of. I wanted not probabilities ſufficient to raiſe jealoufies in any king's heart, not wholly ſtupid, and neglective of the tº blick peace. King Charles. NEGLIGENCE. n.f. [negligence, Fr. negligentia, Latin.] 1. Habit of omitting by heedleſſneſs, or of acting careleſly. 2. Inſtance of neglect. - She let it drop by negligence, And, to th'advantage, I being here, took’t up. NE/GligENT. adj. [negligent, Fr. negligens, Latin.] 1. Careleſs; heedleſs; habitually inattentive. My ſons, be not now negligent; for the Lord hath choſen you to fland before him, 2 Chron. xxix. I 1. 2. Careleſs of any particular. We have been negligent in not hearing his voice. 3. Scornfully regardleſs. Let ſtubborn pride poſſeſs thee long, And be thou negligent of fame; With ev'ry muſe to grace thy ſong, May'ſt thou deſpiſe a poet's name. NE'GLIGENTLY. adv. [from negligent.] 1. Careleſsly; heedleſsly; without exactneſs. Infects have voluntary motion, and therefore imagination; and whereas ſome of the ancients have ſaid that their mo- tion is indeterminate, and their imagination indefinite, it is negligently obſerved; for ants go right forwards to their hills, and bees know the way to their hives. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Of all our elder plays, This and Philaſter have the loudeſt fame; Great are their faults, and glorious is their flame. In both our Engliſh genius is expreſt, Lofty and bold, but negligently dreſt. In comely figure rang'd my jewels ſhone, Or negligently plac'd for thee alone. 2. With ſcornful inattention. To NEGo"TIATE. v. n. [negocier, French; from negotium, La- tin.] To have intercourſe of buſineſs; to traffick; to treat. Have you any commiſſion from your lord to negotiate with my face Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night. She was a buſy negotiating woman, and in her withdraw- ing chamber had the fortunate conſpiracy for the king againſt king Richard been hatched. Bacon's Hen. VII. It is a common error in negotiating ; whereas men have many reaſons to perſuade, they ſtrive to uſe them all at once, which weakeneth them. - Bacon. A ſteward to embezzle thoſe goods he undertakes to ma- nage; an embaſſador to betray his prince for whom he ſhould negotiate ; are crimes that double their malignity from the quality of the actors. Decay of Piety. can diſcover none of theſe ficquent intercourſes and ne- gotiations, unleſs that Luther negotiated with a black boar. 2 Shakespeare Bar. i. 19. Swift's Miſcel. J/aller. Prior. A ſerbury. Negºtiation. n.ſ. ſnºgo.jation, Fr. from negotiate.] Treaty of buſineſs. Oil is ſlow, ſmooth, and ſolid; ſo are Spaniards obſerved to be in their motion : Though it be a queſtion yet unreſolved, whether their affected gravity and flowneſs in their negotia- s.tiºns have tended more to their prejudice or advantage. Hºw. Fºotiator. m. ſ. [negºciateur, Fr. from negotiate. One em. * to treat with others. . Thoſe who have defended the proceedings of our nº- *tors at Gertruydenburg, dwell much upon their zeal in Nei 4. Intimate; confidant. To NE1'GHBour. v. a. [from the noun.] 2. To acquaint with ; to make near to. NE1'GHBour HooD. n. ſ. [from neighbour.] 2. State of being near each other. 3. Thoſe that live within reach of communication. NE1'GHBou RLY. adj. [from neighbour.] Becoming a neigh- endeavouring to work the French up to their demands, but ! ſay nothing to juſtify thoſe demands. Swiſł. ºise. adj. [from negotiate.] Employed in negotia. . Of 1. Negºo, n: ſ [Spaniſh; negrº, Fr.] A blackmoore. Negroes tranſplanted into cold and flegmatic habitations, continue their hue in themſelves and their ºnerton. Brzºn. NEIF. n. ſ. ſniff, Iſlandick; re. - Scottiſh. Fiſt. Sweet knight, I kiſs thy meſ. Shakespeare Hen. IV. p. ii. + r w - - To Neigh. * * [hnae;an, Saxon; negºn, Dutch..] To utter the voice of a horſe or mare. Note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud. Ska. They were as fed horſes, every one neighed. ~ jer. v. 8. Run up the ridges of the rocks amain ; And with ſhrill neighings fill the neighbouring plain. The gen’rous horſe, that nobly wild, Neighs on the hills, and dares the angry lion. Smith. GH. n. ſ. [fiom the verb.] The voice of an horſe. - It is the prince of palfreys; his neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage. Sha. Dry. NEIGHBOUR. n.ſ.. [nehgebun, Saxon.] 1. One who lives near to another. He ſent ſuch an addition of foot, as he could draw out of Oxford and the neighbour garriſons. Clarendon. 2. One who lives in familiarity with another; a word of ci- vility. Maſters, my good friends, mine honeſt neighbours, Will you undo yourſelves Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 3. Anything next or near. This man ſhall ſet me packing ; I'll lug the guts into the neighbour room. Shakeſpeare. The deep revolving witty Buckingham No more ſhall be the neighbour to my counſels. Shakespeare 5. [In divinity.] One partaking of the ſame nature, and there- fore entitled to good offices. The Goſpel allows no ſuch term as a ſtranger; makes every man my neighbour. Sprat's Sermons. 1. To adjoin to ; to confine on. The ſtrawberry grows underneath the nettle, And wholſome berries thrive and ripen beſt, Neighbour’d by fruit of baſer quality. Shakespeare Hen. V. Give me thy hand, - Be pilot to me, and thy places ſhall Still neighbour mine. Shakeſpeare's Winter’s Tale. Theſe grow on the leiſurely aſcending hills that neighbour the ſhore. Sandy's journey. Things nigh equivalent and neighbouring value, By lot are parted. Anon. That being of ſo young days brought up with him, And ſince ſo neighbour'd to his youth and 'haviour. Sha. 1. Place adjoining. I could not bear To leave thee in the neighbourhood of death, - But flew in all the haſte of love to find thee. Addison Cato. Conſider ſeveral ſtates in a neighbourhood; in order to pre- ſerve peace between theſe ſtates, it is neceſſary they ſhould be formed into a balance. Swift, bour; kind ; civil. The Scottiſh lord, hath a neighbourly charity in him ; for he borrowed a box of the ear of the Engliſh man, and ſwore he would pay when he was able. Sºakeſ Merch. of /en. He ſteals away my cuſtomers ; twelve he has under bonds never to return ; judge you if this be neighbourly dealing. Arbuthnºt, H.A. of j. Bull. NEI'd H bow R.I.Y. adv. [from neighbour.] With ſocial civility. NEIT HF.R. cºrjanº. [naſte), Saxon, me ºther.] 1. Not either. A particle uſed in the firſt branch of a ne- gºtive ſentence, and anſwered by nor. - Fight neither with ſmall nor great, ſave only with the king. 1 Kin s xxii. 31. 2. It is ſºmetimes the ſecond branch of a negºtive or prohibi- tion to any entence. * • - !, 1, ... ſlº - ?" --> - *, * Ye ſhaft nºt eat of it, neither ſhº!' yº tºuch it. Gen. iii. 3. 3. Sometimes at the end of a 'catch ºf follows as a negative ; ~ * : * ~ **** * ~ * : and often, though not very grammaticatº, yet emphatically, ... Fr. ºther ncrative. • * after anºthe negati it is the greatneſs of diſt. h If it be thought that it is the greatneſs ºf diſtance, where- by the ſound cannot be heard ; we ſee that ſightning, and córuſcations, near at hand, yield no found neither. Bacºn. Men come not to the knowledge of whic's are thought innate, 'til they corne to the uſe of reaſon, nor then neither. Locke. NE1'THE R.
N E. R. N F. T Nº atº, brºwn. Not either; nor one nor other. He neither loves, Nor either cares for him. Shakeſpeare's Ant. and Clio. Which of them ſhall I take Both, one, or neither neither can be enjoy’d If both remain alive. Shakeſpeare’s K. - Suffice it that he's dead; all wrongs ... * ºr Thus I abſolve myſelf, and excuſe him, Who ſav'd my life and honour, but praiſe neither. Dryd. Experience makes us ſenſible of both, though our narrow underſtandings can comprehend neither, to Locke. They lived with the friendſhip and equality of brethren, neither lord, neither ſlave to his brother ; but independent of each other. Locke. Neo'PHYTE. "...ſ [neºphyte, Fr. vº; and puw.] One regene- rated; a convert, Neº Rick, adj. [neotericus, Latin.] Modern; novel; late. We are not to be guided either by the miſreports of ſome ancients, or the capricio's of one or two neotericks. Grew. NEP. n.f. [nepeta, Lat.] An herb. NeºENTHF. n.f. [yº and TáSG”.] A drug that drives away all pains. There where no paſſion, pride, or ſhame tranſport, Lull'd with the ſweet nepenthe of a court; There where no fathers, brothers, friends diſgrace, Qnce break their reſt nor ſtir them from their place. Pope. NEPHEW, n.ſ. [nºpos, Latin; neveu, French.] I. The ſon of a brother or ſiſter. Immortal offspring of my brother Jove; My brighteſt nephew and whom beſt I love. Dryden. I aſk, whether in the inheriting of this paternal power, the grandſon by a daughter, hath a right before a nephew by a brother Locke. 2. The grandſon. Out of uſe. With what intent they were firſt publiſhed, thoſe words of the nephew of Jeſus do plainly enough ſignify, after that my grand-father Jeſus had given himſelf to the reading of the law and the prophets, and other books of our fathers, and had gotten therein ſufficient judgment, he propoſed al- ſo to write ſomething pertaining to learning and wiſdom. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 21. Her fire at length is kind, Prepares his empire for his daughter's eaſe, And for his hatching nephews ſmooths the ſeas. 3. Deſcendant, however diſtant. Out of uſe. All the ſons of theſe five brethren reign'd By due ſucceſs, and all their nephews late, Even thrice eleven deſcents the crown retain'd. Fairy Q. NERHRI'Tick, adj. [viºlizGP; nephretique, Fr.] 1. Belonging to the organs of urine. 2. Troubled with the ſtone. The diet of nephritic perſons ought to be ſuch as is op- poſite to the alkaleſcent nature of the ſalts in their blood. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Dryden. 3. Good againſt the ſtone. The nephritic ſtone is commonly of an uniform duſky green; but ſome ſamples I have ſeen of it that are variegated with white, black, and ſometimes yellow. Woodw. Mett. Foſſ. NE'potis M. m. ſ. ſnºpotiſme, French ; nepos, Latin.] Fond- neſs for nephews. To this humour of nepotiſm Rome owes its preſent ſplendor; for it would have been impoſſible to have furniſhed out ſo many glorious palaces with ſuch a profuſion of pictures and ſtatues, had not the riches of the people fallen into different families. Addiſon on Italy. NERVE. m. / [nervus, Latin; nerſ, Fr.] The organs of ſen- ſation paſſing from the brain to all parts of the body. The nerves do ordinarily accompany the arteries through all the body; they have alſo blood-veſſels, as the other parts of the body. Wherever any nerve ſends out a branch, or receives one from another, or where two nerves join toge- ther, there is generally a ganglio or plexus. &uincy. - What man dare, I dare: Approach thou like the rugged Ruſſian bear; Take any ſhape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 2. It is uſed by the poets for ſinew or tendon. Strong Tharyſmed diſcharged a ſpeeding blow Full on his neck, and cut the nerves in two. Pope's Odyſſ. NE’RVELEss. adj. [from nerve..] Without ſtrength. There ſunk Thalia, nerveleſs, faint and dead, Had not her ſiſter Satire held her head. Dunciad, b. iv. NE’R vous. adj. [nervºſus, Latin.] Well ſtrung; ſtrong; vi- gorous. What nervous arms he boaſts, how firm his tread, His limbs how turn'd. Pope's Odyſſey, b. viii. 2. Relating to the nerves; having the ſeat in the nerves. 3. [In medical cant..] Having weak or diſeaſed nerves. Poor, weak, Plerº)0t's Creaturcs. Cheney. NERVY. &. [from nerve..] Strong; vigorous. Not in uſe. Death, that dark ſpirit, in his nervy arm doth lie, Which being advanc'd, declines, and then men dić. Sha. NEscIENCE. m. ſ. [from meſcia, Latin.] Ignorance; the ſtate of not knowing. Many of the moſt accompliſhed wits of all ages, have reſolved their knowledge into Socrates his ſum total, and after all their pains in queſt of ſcience, have ſat down in a profeſſed meſcience. Glanv. Scepſ. c. ii. NESH. adj. [nerc, Saxon.] Soft; tender; eaſily hurt. Skin. ESS. I. A termination added to an adječtive to change it into a ſub- ſtantive, denoting ſtate or quality; as, poiſºnous, poiſºnouſneſs; turbid, turbidneſs ; lovely, lovelineſ; ; from nirre, Saxon. 2. The termination of many names of places where there is a headland or promontory; from nere, Saxon; a nºſe of land, or headland; as IN v ERN Ess. NEST. m. ſ. ſnerº, Saxon.] 1. The bed formed by the bird for incubation and feeding her young. If a bird's meſ' chance to be before thee in the way, thou ſhalt not take the dam with the young. Deut. xxii. 6. 2. Any place where animals are produced. Redifound that all kinds of putrefaction did only afford a nºff and aliment for the eggs and young of thoſe inſects he admitted. Bentley. 3. An abode ; place of reſidence ; a receptacle. Generally in a bad ſenſe: as, a neſt of rogues and thieves. - Come from that ne/? Of death, contagion, and unnatural ſleep. Shakespeare. 4. A warm cloſe habitation, generally in contempt. Some of our miniſters having livings offered unto them, will neither, for zeal of religion, nor winning ſouls to God, be drawn forth from their warm neſts. Spenſer. 5. Boxes or drawers; little pockets or conveniences. To NEST. v. n. [from the noun..] To build neſts. The cedar ſtretched his branches as far as the moun- tains of the moon, and the king of birds ne/ded within his leaves. Howel's Pocal Forg/?. NE'stEGG. m. ſ. ſneft and egg.] An egg left in the neſt to keep the hen from forſaking it. Books and money laid for ſhew, Like neſteggs, to make clients lay. Hudibrar. To NE'stle. v. n. [from ne/?..] To ſettle ; to harbour; to lie cloſe and ſnug, as a bird in her neſt. Their purpoſe was, to fortify in ſome ſtrong place of the wild country, and there nº/ile ’till greater ſuccours came. Bacon's War with Spain. A cock got into a ſtable was neſtling in the ſtraw among the horſes. L'Eſtrange. The king's fiſher wonts commonly by the waterſide, and neſtles in hollow banks. L'E/ºrange. Flutt'ring there they neſtle near the throne, And lodge in habitations not their own. Dryden. The floor is ſtrowed with ſeveral plants, amongſt which the ſnails ne/fle all the winter. Addiſon on Italy. Mark where the ſhy directors creep, Nor to the ſhore approach too high , The monſters neſtle in the deep, To ſeize you in your paſſing by. To Nestle. v. a. 1. To houſe, as in a neſt. Poor heart! That labour'ſt yet to neſtle thee, Thou Jink'ſt by hov'ring here to get a part, Swift's Miſel. In a forbidden or forbidding tree. IXcnne. Cupid found a downy bcd, - And ne/fl'd in his little head. Prior. 2. To cheriſh, as a bird her young. This Ithacus, ſo highly is endear'd To this Minerva, that her hand is ever in his deeds : She, like his mother, nº/iles him. Chapman's Iliads. NE's TLING. m. ſ. [from weſtle..] A bird juſt taken out of the neſt. NET. n.ſ.. [nati, Gothick; ner, Saxon.] A texture woven with large interſtices or meſhes, uſed commonly as a ſhare for animals. Poor bird ' thoud'ſt never fear the net, nor lime, The pitfall nor the gin. Shakeſpeare's Aſacbeth. He made nets of chequer-work for the chapiters, upon the top of the pillars. - 1 Kings vii. 17. Impatience intangles us like the fluttering of a bird in a net, but cannot at all eaſe our trouble. Taylor's Holy Living. The vegetative tribes, - Wrapt in a filmy net, and clad with leaves. Thomſon. NETHER. adj. [neoter, Saxon; meder, Dutch. It has the form of a comparative, but is never uſed in expreſſed, but only in implied compariſon; for we ſee the nether part, but never ſay this part is mether than that, nor is any poſitive in uſe, though it ſeems compriſed in the word beneath. Nether is not now much in uſe.] - 1. Lower; not upper. * No
N E V N E U -- No man ſhall take the nether or the upper millſtone to ledge; for he taketh a man's life to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6. In his picture are two principal errors, the one in the com- lexion and hair, the other in the mouth, which commonly they draw with a full and nether great lip. Peacham. This odious offspring, Thine own begotten, breaking violent way Tore through my entrails; that with fear and pain Diſtorted, all my mether ſhape thus grew Transform'd. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. ii. The upper part thereof was whey, - The mether, orange mix’d with grey. Hudibras, p. i. A beauteous maid above, but magic arts, With barking dogs deform'd her mether parts. Roſcommon. As if great Atlas from his height Shou'd ſink beneath his heav'nly weight, And with a mighty flaw, the flaming wall Shou'd gape immenſe, and ruſhing down o'erwhelm this nether ball. Dryden. Two poles turn round the globe; The firſt ſublime in heaven, the laſt is whirl’d Below the regions of the nether world. Dryden. 2. Being in a lower place. This ſhews you are above, - You juſtices, that theſe our nether crimes, - So ſpeedily can venge. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Numberleſs were thoſe bad angels, ſeen Hov'ring on wing under the cope of hell, *Twixt upper, nether, and ſurrounding fires. 3. Infernal; belonging to the regions below. No leſs deſire To found this nether empire, which might riſe, In emulation, oppoſite to heav'n. Milton's Par. Loſt. The gods with hate beheld the nether ſky, The ghoſts repine. Dryden's AEm. NETHERMost. n.ſ.. [ſuper. of nether.] Loweſt. Great is thy mercy toward me, and thou haſt delivered my ſoul from the nethermoſí hell. Pſalm lxxxvi. 13. Undaunted to meet there whatever pow'r, Or ſpirit, of the nethermoſt abyſs Might in that noiſe reſide. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt, b, ii. All that can be ſaid of a liar lodged in the very nethermg/? hell, is this, that if the vengeance of God could prepare any place worſe than hell for finners, hell itſelf would be too good for him. South's Sermons. Heraclitus tells us, that the eclipſe of the ſun was after the manner of a boat, when the concave, as to our fight, appears uppermoſt, and the convex nethermoſt. Keilaga. Bur. NETTING.. n.ſ. A reticulated piece of work. .NETTLE, n.ſ.. [nevel, Saxon.] A ſtinging herb well known. It hath an apetalous flower, conſiſting of many ſtamina included in an empalement; but theſe are barren ; for the embryos are produced either on different plants, or on dif- ferent parts of the ſame plant, without any viſible flower, which becomes a bivalve ſeed-veſſel, ſometimes gathered in- to round heads, and at other times ſmall and hairy, incloſing ſeveral ſeeds. Miller. The ſtrawberry grows underneath the nettle, And wholſom berries thrive and ripen beſt, Neighbour’d by fruit of baſer quality. Shakespeare Hen. V. Some ſo like to thorns and nettles live, That none for them can, when they periſh, grieve. J/aller. To NETTLE. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſting; to irritate; to provoke. The princes were ſo nettled at the ſcandal of this affront, that every man took it to himſelf. L’E/irange. Although at every part of the Apoſtles diſcourſe ſome of them might be uneaſy and nettled, yet a moderate ſilence and attention was ſtill obſerved. Bentley. SETwork. m. ſ. ſnet and work.] Any thing reticulated or decºted, at equal diſtances, with interſtices between the in- terſections. Nor any ſkill'd in workmanſhip emboſs'd ; Nor any ſkill'd in loops of fing ring fine; Might in their diverſe cunning ever dare, With this ſo curious network to compare. Spenſºr. A large cavity in the ſinciput was filled with ribbons, lace, and embroidery, wrought together in a curious piece of net- - º, - Addiſon's Speciator. NEVER. adº. [ne cºver, naerne, Saxon; me aerne, not ever.] 1. At no time. * It is uſed in a form of ſpeech handed down by the leſt Writers, but lately accuſed, I think, with juſtice, of ſole- sºn; as, he is miſtaken though never ſo wiſe. It is now main- tained, that propriety requires it to be expreſſed thus, he is "Vlašen though ever ſo wiſe; that is, he is miſlaken how wiſe ſever he be. The common mode can only be defended fiv "PP'ying a very harſh and unprecedented ellipſis ; he is miſ- taken though ſo wiſe, as never was any : ſuch however is ...e “ommon uſe of the word among the beſt authors. - By its own force deſtroy'd, fruition ceas'd, And always weary'd, I was never pleas'd. Milton. - Prior. Never any thing was ſo unbred as that odious man. - Congreve's Jºy ºf the Iſºrº, Be it never ſo true which we teach the world to believe, yet if onse their affections begin to be alienated, a ſmall thing perſuadeth them to change their opinions. Hocker. Aſk. me never, ſº much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye ſhall ſay. Gen. xxxiv. 12. In a living creature, though never ſo great, the ſenſe and the affects of any one part of the body, inſtantly make a tranſcurſion throughout the whole body. Bacon's Nat. Hiff. They deſtroyed all, were it never ſo pleaſant, within a mile of the town. Knolles's Hiſł. of the Turks. He that ſhuts his eyes againſt a ſmall light, would not be brought to ſee that which he had no mind to ſee, let it be placed in never ſo clear a light, and never ſo near him. Atterbury’s Sermons. That prince whom you eſpouſe, although never ſo vigor- ouſly, is the principal in war, you but a ſecond. Swift. 3. In no degree. Whoſoever has a faithful friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man's head, and yet ſee never the worſe. South's Sermons. 4. It ſeems in ſome phraſes to have the ſenſe of an adjective. Not any. He anſwered him to never a word, inſomuch that the go- vernour marvelled. 4ſatt. xxvii. 14. 5. It is much uſed in compoſition; as, never-ending, having no end; of which ſome examples are ſubjoined. Nature aſſureth us by never-failing experience, and reaſon by infallible demonſtration, that our times upon the earth have neither certainty nor durability. Raleigh. Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never fear, I come to pluck your berries harſh and crude. Milton. Your never-failing ſword made war to ceaſe, And now you heal us with the aëts of peace. J/aller, So corn in fields, and in the garden flow’rs, Revive and raiſe themſelves with mod’rate ſhow’rs; But over-charg’d with never-ceaſing rain, Become too moiſt. JWaller. Our heroes of the former days, Deſerv'd and gain'd their never-fading bays. Roſcommon. Not Thracian Orpheus ſhould tranſcend my lays, Nor Linus crown'd with never-fading bays. Dryden. Leucippus, with his never-erring dart. Dryd. Ovid. Farewel, ye never-opening gates. Lryden. He to quench his drought ſo much inclin'd, May ſnowy fields and nitrous paſtures find ; Meet ſtores of cold ſo greedily purſu’d, And be refreſh'd with never-waſting food. Blackmore. Norton hung down his never-bluſhing head, And all was huſh'd, as folly's ſelf lay dead. Pope's Dunc. What the weak head with ſtrongeſt biaſs rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Thy buſy never-meaning face, Thy ſcrew'd up front, thy ſtate grimace. Swift. NE've Rt Heless. adv. [never the leſs.] Notwithſtanding that. They plead that even ſuch ceremonies of the church of Rome as contain in them nothing which is not of itſelf agreeable to the word of God, ought nevertheleſs to be aboliſhed. Hooker, b. iv. Many of our men were gone to land, and our ſhips ready to depart ; nevertheleſs the admiral, with ſuch ſhips only as could ſuddenly be put in readineſs, made forth towards them. Bacon. Creation muſt needs infer providence; and God's making the world, irrefragably proves that he governs it too; or that a being of a dependent nature remains nevertheleſs in- dependent upon him in that reſpect. South's Sermons. NEU'Rology, n.ſ. ſysºpov and 2.472;..] A deſcription of the nerves. NEU'RotoMY. n.ſ. [ytºpov and two.] The anatomy of the nerves. NEU'TER. adj. [neuter, Latin; neutre, Fr.] 1. Indifferent ; not engaged on either ſide. - The general diviſion of the Britiſh nation is into whigs and tories; there being very few, if any, who ſtand neuter in the diſpute, without ranging themſelves under one of theſe denominations. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 54. 2. [In grammar.] A noun that implies no ſex. The adjectives are neuter, and animal muſt be underſtood to make it grammar. Dryden. A verb neuter is that which ſignifics neither action nor paſſion, but ſome ſtate or condition of being; as, fedeo, I fit. Clarke's Latin Grammar. Neu’t ER. n.ſ. One indifferent and unengaged. The learned heathens may be looked upon as neuters in the matter, when all theſe prophecies were new to them, and their education had left the interpretation of them in- different. Addison on the Chriſtian Religion. Pope. NFu"TRAI. 18 D
N E w N E VV NEu't RAI. adj. [neutral, French.) 1. Indifferent; not acting; not engaged on either ſide. Who can be wiſe, amaz'd, temp'rate and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment : 'No man. Shakeſpeare. He no ſooner heard that king Henry was ſtººd by his - Victory, but forthwith he ſent ambaſſadors unto him, to pray that he would ſtand neutral. Bacon's Hen. VII. The allies may be ſupplied for money, from Denmark and other neutral ſtates. Addison on the iPar. 2. Indifferent; neither good nor bad. Some things good, and ſome things ill do ſeem, - And neutral ſome, in her fantaſtic eve. 3. Neither acid nor alkaline. - ... Salts which are neither acid nor alkaline, are called neu- tral. Arbuthnot. Nº. TRAL. m. ſ. One who does not act nor engage on either Aue. The treacherous who have miſled others, and the neutral; and the falſe-hearted friends and followers, who have ſtarted aſide like a broken bow, are to be noted. Bacon. EUTRA'lity, n. /.. [neutralité, French.] 1. A ſtate of indifference; of neither friendſhip nor hoſtility. Men who poſſeſs a ſtate of neutrality in times of publick danger, deſert the common intereſt of their fellow-ſubjects. Addison. Davies. The king, late griefs revolving in his mind, Theſe reaſons for neutrality aſſign'd. Garth's Ovid. All pretences to neutrality are juſtly exploded, only in- tending the ſafety and eaſe of a few individuals, while the publick is embroiled. This was the opinion and practice of the latter Cato. Swift. 2. A ſtate between good and evil. There is no health: phyſicians ſay, that we At beſt enjoy but a neutrality. Donne. NEu’rrally, adv. [from neutral.] Indifferently; on neither part. NEW. adj. [newyd, Welſh; neop, Saxon ; neuf, Fr.] 1. Not old ; freſh ; lately produced, made or had 5 novel. It is uſed of things: as, young of perſons. What's the neweſt grief? —That of an hour's age doth hiſs the ſpeaker; Each minute teems a new one. Shakeſpeare's Macheth. Do not all men complain how little we know, and how much is ſtill unknown And can we ever know more, un- leſs ſomething new be diſcovered Burnet. 2. Modern; of the preſent time. - Whoever converſes much among old books, will be ſome- thing hard to pleaſe among new. Temple's Miſcellanies. 3. Not antiquated; having the effect of novelty. There names inſcrib'd unnumber'd ages paſt, From time's firſt birth, with time itſelf ſhall laſt; Theſe ever new, nor ſubject to decays, Spread and grow brighter with the length of days. Pope. 4. Not habituated; not familiar. Such aſſemblies, though had for religion's ſake, may ſerve the turn of heretics, and ſuch as privily will inſtil their poi- ſon into new minds. Hooker, b. v. Seiz'd with wonder and delight, Gaz'd all around me, new to the tranſporting fight. Dryd. Twelve mules, a ſtrong laborious race, New to the plough, unpractis'd in the trace. Pope. 5. Renovated ; repaired, ſo as to recover the firſt ſtate. Men after long emaciating diets, wax plump, fat, and almoſt 7tatu. Bacon's Natural Hyłory. 6. Freſh after anything. Nor dare we truſt ſo ſoft a meſſenger, New from her ſickneſs to that northern air. 7. Not of ancient extraction. A ſuperior capacity for buſineſs, and a more extenſive knowledge, are ſteps by which a new man often mounts to favour, and outſhines the reſt of his contemporaries. Addison NEw. adv. This is, I think, only uſed in compoſition for newly, which the following examples may explain. As ſoon as ſhe had written them, a new ſwarm of thoughts flinging her mind, ſhe was ready with her foot to give the new-born letters both to death and burial. Sidney, b. ii. God hath not then left this to chuſe that, neither would reječt that to chuſe this, were it not for ſome new-grown occaſion, making that which hath been better worſe. Hooker. So dreadfully he towards him did paſs, Forelifting up aloft his ſpeckled breaſt, And often bounding on the bruiſed graſs, As for great joyance of his new-come gueſt. Fairy Q, Who are the violets now That ſtrow the green lap of the new-come ſpring. Shakſ. Your maſter's lincs Are full of new-found oaths ; which he will break As eaſily as I do tear this paper. Shakespeare. Will you with thoſe infirmities ſhe owes, Unfriended, new-adopted to our hate, Dower'd with our curſe, and ſtranger'd with our oath, Dryden. Take her or leave her? Lºſt by a multitude The new-heal’d wouñd of malice ſhould break out. Slak. Bow, ſtubborn knees; and heart with ſtrings of fleel Be foſt as finews of the new-born babe. Shakespeare. Hºm Now hath my ſoil brought forth her prodigy, - And I a gaſping, rew-deliver'd mother, c. Haye woe to woe, ſorrow to ſorrow join'd. I am in parliament pledge for his truth, And laſting fealty to the nºw-made king. Sha. R. II He ſaw heav'n bloſion with a new born light, - On which, as on a glorious ſtranger gaz'd The golden eyes of night; whoſe beams ma The way to Beth'iem, and as boldly blaz'd; Nor aſk'd leave of the ſun, by day as night. I've ſeen the morning's lovely ray Hover o'er the new-born day; With roſy wings ſo richly bright, As if he ſcorn'd to think of night, When a ruddy ſtorm, whoſe coul Made heaven's radiant face lock ſoul, Call'd for an untimely night To blot the newly bloſſom'd light. Crºſaw. Some tree, whoſe broad ſmooth leaves together ſow'd, And girded on our loins, may cover round Thoſe middle parts; that this new-comer ſhame, There fit not, and reproach us as unclean. Milt. P. Lºft. Their father's ſtate, And new-entruſted ſceptre. Milton's Poems, The new-created world, which fame in heav'n Long had foretold. 44;tan's Paradiº Lºft. * * - Shakespare's King Izar, Shakesp. R. II. ºr? de bright Crºſław. His cyil Thou uſeſt, and from thence createſt more good, Witneſs this new-made world, another heav'n. All clad in livclieſt colours, freſh and fair As the bright flowers that crown'd their brighter hair; All in that new-blown age which does inſpire Warmth in themſelves, in their beholders fire. While from above adorn'd with radiant hght, A new-born ſun ſurpriº'd the dazzled fight. Rºſſommºn. If it could, yet that it ſhould always run them into ſuch a machine as is already extant, and not often into ſome new- faſhioned one, ſuch as was never ſeen before, no reaſon can be aſſigned or imagined. Ray on the Creation. This Engliſh edition is not ſo properly a tranſlation, as a new compoſition, there being ſeveral additional chapters in it, and ſeveral new-moulded. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. New-found lands accrue to the prince whoſe ſubject makes the firſt diſcovery. Burmet's Theory of the Earth. Let this be nature's frailty, or her fate, Or Iſgrim's counſel, her new-choſen mate. When the flood in its own depths was drown'd, It left behind it falſe and ſlipp'ry ground; And the more ſolemn pomp was ſtill deferr'd, *Till new-born nature in freſh looks appear'd. Shewn all at once you dazzled ſo our eyes, As new-born Pallas did the Gods ſurpriſe ; When ſpringing forth from Jove's new-cloſing wound, Milton. Cowley. Dryd. W. Dryden. She ſtruck the warlike ſpear into the ground. Dryden. A bird new-made, about the banks ſhe plics, Not far from ſhore, and ſhort excurſions tries. Dryden. Our houſe has ſent to-day Tº inſure our mew-built veſſel, call'd a play. Dryden. ‘Twas eaſy now to gueſs from whence aroſe, Her new-made union with her ancient focs. Dryden. Then curds and cream, And new-laid eggs, which Baucis' buſy care Turn’d by a gentle fire, and roaſted rare. Dryd. Boccace. When pleading Matho, born abroad for air, With his fat paunch fills his new-faſhioned chair. Dryd. A new-form'd faction does your power oppoſe, The fight's confus'd, and all who met were foes. Dryden. If thouken'ſł from far Among the Pleiads a new-kindled ſtar; If any ſparkles than the reſt more bright, 'Tis ſhe that ſhines in that propitious light. Dryden. If we conſider new-born children, we ſhall have little rea- ſon to think that they bring many ideas into the world with them. Locke. Drummers with vellom-thunder ſhake the pile, . . To greet the new-made bride. Gay's Trivia. An Blouzelind I love thee more by half, Than does their fawns, or cows the new-fall'n calf. Gay's Paſtoral. The prodor exhibits his proxy from the dean and chapter, and preſents the new-elected biſhop to the vicar-general. A liffe's Parergon. The new-fallen young here bleating for their dams, The larger here, and there the leſſer lambs. Pope. A new-married man and an aſs, are bride led ; an old- married man and a pack-horſe, ſadd-led. Arbuth. “... carn
N E W N I B * - I - fearn all the new-faſhion words and oaths, - Swift. Nºwºsoled, adj. In w and fangle. Formed with vain or fooliſh love of novelty. At Chriſtmas I no more defire a roſe, Than wiſh a ſnow in May's newfangled ſhows; { But like of each thing, that in ſeaſon grows. . Shakespeare . Thoſe charities are not nr. fangled devices of yeſterday, but are moſt of them as old as the reformation., 4tterbury; NFwFA'NGLEDNESS. ; n: / [from newfangkd. J. Vain and NewFAN'GLENESS. fooliſh love of novelty. - $o to nºwfanglºngſ, both of manner, apparel, and each thing elſe, by the cuſtom of ſelf-guilty evil, glad to change though often for a worſe. - Sidney, b. ii. S. he them in newfingleneſ, did paſs, , . Hºbberd's Tale. The women would be loth to come behind the faſhion in newfanglednºſ, of the manner, if not in coſtlineſs of the matteſ. ſ. .. Carew. “w EL. m. J. Nº. mpaſs round which the ſtaircaſe is carried. . . Let the ſtairs to the upper rooms be upon a fair open rival, and finely railed in. Bacon, Eſſay 46. 2. Nºwel; novelty: Spenſer. N. Wisc. n.ſ. (from new..] Yeſt or barm. Ainſ. Nºy. adv. [from new.] Freſhly ; lately. Such is the power of that ſweet paſſion, That it all ordid baſeneſs doth repel, And the refined mind doth newly faſhion Into a fairer form. Spenſer's Hymn on Love. Her breath indeed thoſe hands have newly ſtopp'd. Sha. They newly learned by the king's example, that attainders do not interrupt the conveying of title to the crown. Bacon. Her lips were red, and one was thin, Compar'd to that was next her chin ; Some bee had ſtung it newly. Suckling. Then rubb'd it o'er with newly º mint. Dryd. NºwNess. n.f. [from new.] Freſhneſs; lateneſs; novelty; recentneſs; ſtate of being new. His device was to come without any device, all in white like a new knight, but ſo new as his newneſs ſhamed moſt of the others long exerciſe. Sidney, b. ii. Away, my friends, new flight; And happy newneſs that intends old right. Shakeſpeare. Words borrowed of antiquity do lend majeſty to ſtile, they have the authority of years, and out of their intermiſſion do win to themſelves a kind of grace-like newneſs. B. john. Their ſtories, if they had been preſerved, and what elſe was then performed in that newneſs of the world, there could nothing of more delight have been left to poſterity. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the J/orld. In theſe diſturbances, And newneſ of a wav'ring government, Tº avenge them of their former grievances. Dan. C. War. Newneſs in great matters, was a worthy entertainment for a ſearching mind; it was an high taſte, fit for the reliſh. South's Sermons. There are ſome newneſs of Engliſh, tranſlated from the beauties of modern tongues, as well as from the elegances of the latin; and here and there ſome old words are ſprinkled, which for their ſignificance and ſound, deſerved not to be an- tiquated. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. When Horace writ his ſatyrs, the monarchy of his Ceſar was in its newneſ, and the government but juſt made eaſy to his conquered people. Dryden's juvenal. NEWS. n.ſ. without the fingular, [from new, notivelles, Fr.] 1. Freſh account of any thing; ſomething not heard before. As he was ready to be greatly advanced for ſome noble pieces of ſervice which he did, he heard news of me. Sidney. When Rhea heard theſe news, ſhe fled from her huſband to her brother Saturn. Raleigh's Hiſ of the ſºorld. Evil news rides faſt, while good news baits. Milt. Agoniſł. With ſuch amazement as weak mothers uſe, And frantick geſture, he receives the news." JWaller. Now the books, and now the bells, And now our act the preacher tells, To edify the people; All our divinity is news, And we have inade of equal uſe - The pulpit and the ſteeple. Denham. The amazing news of Charles at once was ſpread, At once the general voice declared tir gracious prince was dead. Dryden. It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the ſtrong and rich. L’Eſtrange. . They have news-gatherers and intelligencers diſtributed intº their ſeveral walks, who bring in their reſpective quotas, *nd make them acquainted with the diſcourſe of the whole kingdom. Spedator, Nº. 439. * Papers which give an account of the tranſactions of the Preſent times. Their papers, filled with a different party ſpirit, divide tha People into different ſentiments, who generally conſider ra- - ****—e--- ther the principles than the truth of the news-writer. Addison Advertiſe both in every news-paper; and let it not be . your fault or mine, if our country-men will not take warn- ing. Swift's Drapiers Letters. Wood is generally his own news-writer. I cannot but obſerve from that paragraph, that this public enemy treats this kingdom with contempt. Swift's Drapiers Letters. , Pamphlets and news-papers have been full of me. Pope. NE'ws-Mon GER. n.ſ.. [news and monger.] One that deals in news; one whoſe employment it is to hear and to tell news." Many tales devis'd, Which of the ear of greatneſs needs muſt hear, By ſmiling pick-thanks and baſe news-mangers. Shakespeare This was come as a judgment upon him for laying aſide his father's will, and turning ſtock-jobber, news-mºnger, and buſy body, meddling with other peoples affairs. Arbuthnot. Newt. n.ſ. ſerete, Saxon. Newt is ſuppoſed by Skinner to be contracted from an evet.]. Eſt; ſmall lizard: they are ſuppoſed to be appropriated ſome to the land, and ſome to the water. Oh thou! whoſe ſelf-ſame mettle, Whereof thy proud child, arrogant man, is puft, Engenders the black toad, and adder blue, The gilded newt, and eyeleſs venom'd worm. Newts and blind worms do no wrong; Come not near our fairy queen. Sha. M. Night's Dream. Such humidity is obſerved in newts and water-lizards, eſpe- cially if their ſkins be perforated or pricked. Brown's W. Err. New-YEAR’s-GIFT. n.ſ.. [new, year, and gift.] Preſent made on the firſt day of the year. If I be ſerved ſuch a trick, I'll have my brains taken out and buttered, and give them to a dog for a new-year's-gift. Shakeſpeare's Merry Wives of I/indſºr. When he ſat on the throne diſtributing new-year's-gifts, he had his altar of incenſe by him, that before they received gifts they might caſt a little incenſe into the fire; which all good chriſtians refuſed to do. Stilling feet. NEXT, adj. [next, Saxon, by a colloquial change from neprz or nypre, the ſuperlative of nep or nyp ; neeſ, Scottiſh.] 1. Neareſt in place; immediately ſucceeding in order. - Want ſupplieth itſelf of what is next, and many times the next way. Bacon, Eſſay 14. Shakespeare The queen already ſat High on a golden bed; her princely gueſt * Was next her ſide, in order ſat the reſt. Dryd. Wirg. Æn. The next in place and puniſhment were they, ' ' Who prodigally throw their ſouls away. Dryden, AEn, vi. 2. Neareſt in any gradation. If the king himſelf had ſtayed at London, or, which had been the next beſt, kept his court at York, and ſent the army on their proper errand, his enemies had been ſpeedily ſubdued. Clarendon. O fortunate young man at leaſt your lays Are next to his, and claim the ſecond praiſe. Dryden. Finite and infinite, being by the mind looked on as mo- difications of expanſion and duration, the next thing to be conſidered, is, how the mind comes by them. Locke. That's a difficulty next to impoſſible. Rowe. Next. adv. At the time or turn immediately ſucceeding. Th’ unwary nymph Deſir'd of Jove, when next he ſought her bed, To grant a certain gift. Addiſon's Ovid Metam; b. iii. N1'As. n.ſ.. [niais, French..] Simple, ſilly, and fooliſh, A mias hawk is one taken newly from the neſt, and not able to help itſelf; and hence niſey, a ſilly perſon. Bailey. NIB. m. ſ. ſneb, Saxon, the face; nebbe, Dutch, the bill.] I. The bill or beck of a bird. See NEB. 2. The point of any thing, generally of a pen. A tree called the bejuco, which twines about other trees, with its end hanging downwards, travellers cut the nib off it, and preſently a ſpout of water runs out from it as clear as cryſtal. Derham. NI’BBEd. adj. [from nib.] Having a nib. To NIBRLE. v. a. [from nib, the beak or mouth.] 1. To bite by little at a time; to eat ſlowly. Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling ſheep, And flat méads thatch'd with ſtover them to keep. Sha, It is the roſe that bleeds, when he - Nibbles his nice phlebotomy. Claveland's Poems. Had not he better have born wats nibbling of his plants and roots now, than the huntſman's eating of him out of houſe and home. L’E/ºrange, Fable 387. Many there are who nibble without leave ; But none, who are not born to taſte, ſurvive. Granvil. 2. To bite as a fiſh does the bait. The roving trout. Greedily ſucks in the twining bait, And tugs and nibbles at the fallacious meat. Gay, To Ni‘BBLE. v. n. I. To bite at. - - - - - As pidgeons bill, ſo wedlock would be ribbling. *f; - hey
N I C
N I C
They gape at rich revenues which you hold,
And fain would nibble at your grandame gold. Dryden.
But if you would be nibbling, here is a hand to ſtay your
ſtomach. - - 12-yden's Don Señoftian.
Plunging himſelf in mud, and then lifting up his head a
little, he caſts out the ſaid ſtring; which "the little fiſhes
taking for a worm, and nibbling at it, he immediately plucks
them both in together. -
2. º º to find fault with.
* of Teturning a full anſwer to my b i-
feſtly falls a milling at one ſingle paſſage i . *...";
Nº ER... n.ſ. [from nibble.] One that bites by little at a time.
NIQE ad, ſnere, Saxon, ſoft.]
1. Accurate in judgment to minute exactneſs ; ſuperfluouſly
exact. It is often uſed to expreſs a culpable delicacy.
Such a man was Argalus, as hardly the nice/ eye can find
a ſpot in. Sidney.
He that ſtands upon a ſlipp'ry place,
Makes nice of no vile hold', ſtay him up. Sha, K. jºhn.
Nor be ſo nice in taſte myſelf to know,
If what I ſwallow be a thruſh or no. Dryd. Perſus.
Thus critics, of leſs judgment than caprice,
Curious, not knowing, not exact, but nice,
Form ſhort ideas, and offend in arts,
As moſt in manners, by a love to parts. Pope on Crit.
Qur, author, happy in a judge ſº.,
Produc’d his play, and beggid the knight's advice. Pope.
2. Delicate; ſcrupulouſly and minutely cautious.
The letter was not nice, but fift of charge
Of dear import. Shakeſp. Romeo and Juliet.
Dear love continue nice and chaſe
For if you yield, you do me wrong;
Let duller wits to love's end haſte,
I have enough to woo thee long. Donne.
honour men at firſt like women nice, -
Raiſe maiden ſcruples at unpračtis’d vice. E. Halifax.
Having been compiled by Gratian, in an ignorant age, we
ought not to be too nice in examining it. Baker
3. Faſtidious; ſqueamiſh.
God hath here
Varied his bounty ſo with new delights,
As may compare with heaven; and to taſte,
Think not I ſhall be nice. Milt. Par. Loft.
;
4. Eaſily injured; delicate.
With how much eaſe is a young muſe betray'd?
How nice the reputation of the maid? Roſcommon.
5. Formed with minute exactneſs.
Indulge me but in love, my other paſſions
Shall riſe and fall by virtue's nicº rules. Addison's Cato.
6. Requiring ſcrupulous exactneſs.
Suppoſing an injury done, it is a nice point to proportion
the reparation to the degree of the indignity. L'E/ºrange.
My progreſs in making this nice and troubleſome experi-
ment, I have ſet down more at large. Newton's Opt.
7. Refined.
A nice and ſubtile happineſs I ſee
Thou to thyſelf propoſeſt, in the choice
Of thy aſſociates, Adam; and wilt taſte
No pleaſure, tho' in pleaſure ſolitary. Milº. P. Lºft.
8. Having lucky hits. This ſignificatioſ is not in uſe.
When my hours
Were nice and lucky, men did ranſom lives
... Of me for jeſts. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleopatra.
NicELY. adv. [from nice.]
1. Accurately ; minutely; ſcrupulouſly.
Theſe kind of knaves in this plainneſs
Harbour more craft, and more corrupter ends,
Than twenty filky ducking obſervants
That ſtretch their duties nicely. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear.
What mean thoſe ladies which, as tho’
They were to take a clock to pieces, go
So nicely about the bride Donne.
He ought to ſtudy the grammar of his own tongue, that
he may underſtand his own country-ſpeech nicely, and ſpeak
it properly. Locke.
The next thing of which the doſes ought to be nicely de-
termined, are opiates. - Arbuthnot on Coins.
At nicely carving ſhew thy wit;
But ne'er preſume to eat a bit.
2. Delicately.
The inconveniences attending the beſt of governments,
We quickly feel, and are nicely ſenſible of the ſhare that we
bear in them. Atterbury.
Nic FNEss. n: ſ [from nice.]
1. Accuracy; minute exactneſs.
Where's now that labour'd niceneſ in thy dreſs,
And all thoſe arts that did the ſpark expreſs. Dryden.
2. Superfluous delicacy or exactneſs.
A ſtrange nizenſ were it in me to refrain that from the
cars of a perſon repreſenting ſo much worthineſs, which I
in glad even to rocks and woods to utter. Sidney.
Swift's Miſcell.
Grew's Muſæum.
Unlike the nicenºſ of our modern danies,
Affected ". with new affected names. Dryden.
or place them where
Roaſt crabs offend the niceny, of their noſe. Drydºn.
Niºry. m. ſ. [from mice.]
1. Minute accuracy of thºught.
No! was this nicety of his judgment confined only to litera-
tºre, but was the ſame in all other parts of art. Prior.
2. Accurate performance.
As for the workmanſhip of the old Roman pillars, the
ancients have not kept to the miraty of proportion and the
rules of art ſo much as the moderns. Addison on Italy.
3. Faſtidious delicacy; ſqueamiſhneſs.
He them with ſpeeches meet
Docs fair intreat; no courting nicety,
But ſimple true, and eke unfeigned ſweet. Fairy 9,
So love doth loath diſdainful nicety. Speºſer.
4. Minute obſervation; punctilious diſcrimination; ſubtilty.
If reputation attend theſe conqueſts, which depend on the
fineneſs and niceties of words, it is no wonder if the wit of
men ſº employed, ſhould perplex and ſublitize the ſignifica-
tion of ſounds. Locke.
His concluſions are not built upon any nicetics, or ſolitary
and uncommon appearances, but on the moſt ſimple and
obvious circumſtances of theſe terreſtrial bodies. J/oodw.
5. Pelicate management; cautious treatment.
Love ſuch nicety requires,
One blaſt will put out all his fires.
6. Effeminate ſoftneſs.
7. Niceties, in the plural, is generally applied to dainties or
delicacies in eating.
Swift's Poems.
NichAR. n.ſ.
The characters are: it hath a polypetalous or a monope-
talous flower, cut very deeply into ſeveral ſegments, but is
almoſt of an anomalous figure; from whoſe calyx ariſes the
pointal, which afterwards becomes a pod, beſet all over with
Prickles, in which are contained one or two round hard ſeeds.
AMiller.
NICHE. m. ſ. [French.] A hollow in which a ſtatue may
be placed.
Niches, containing figures of white ſtone or marble, ſhould
not be coloured in their concavity too black. //otton.
They not from temples, nor from gods refrain,
But the poorlares from the niches ſeize,
If they be little images that pleaſe. Dryden.
On the ſouth a long majeſtic race
Qf Ægypt's prieſts, the gilded niches grace. Pope.
The heirs to titles and large eſtates are well enough qua-
lified to read pamphlets againſt religion and high-flying;
whereby they fill their niches, and carry themſelves through
the world with that dignity which beſt becomes a ſenator
and a ſquire. Swift's Miſcellanies.
NICK. m. ſ. [nicke, Teutonick, the twinkling of an eye.]
1. Exact point of time at which there is neceſſity or convenience.
That great inſtrument of ſtate had foreknowledge of it,
but ſuffered the fatal thread to be ſpun out to that length
for ſome politick reſpects, and then to cut it off in the ve
nick. Howel's Pocal Foreſt.
What in our watches that in us is found,
So to the height and nick we up be wound, -
No matter by what hand or trick. Suckling.
That trick,
Had it come in the nick, }
Had touch'd us to the quick. Denham.
Though dame fortune ſeem to ſmile,
And leer upon him for a while;
She'll after ſhew him in the nick
Of all his glories a dog trick. Hudibras, p. i. cant, 3.
And ſome with ſymbols, ſigns, and tricks,
Engraved in planetary nicks,
With their own influences will fetch them
Down from their orbs, arreſt and catch them. Hºd.
This nick of time is the critical occaſion for the gaining
of a point. L'E/trange.
2. A notch cut in any thing. [Corrupted from mock or notch.]
3. A ſcore; a reckoning.
Launce his man told me, he lov’d her art of all nick. Shaft.
4. A winning throw. [niche, Fr. a ludicrous trick.]
Come, ſeven's the main,
Cries Ganymede ; the uſual trick -
Seven, ſlur a ſix, eleven a nick. Prior.
To Nick. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To hit; to touch luckily; to perform by ſome ſlight artifice
uſed at the lucky moment.
Is not the winding up of witneſs -
A nicking more than half the busineſs . Hudibras, p. ii.
The juſt ſeaſon of doing things muſt be nick'd, and aſ ac-
cidents improved. L'Eºrange, Fable 38.
Take away paſſion while it is predominant and afloat, and
juſtin the critical height of it, nick it with ſome luckyor unluck
word, and you may certainly over-rule it. South.
2. To cut in nicks or notches. -
2 His
N I G N I G His beard they have ſing'd off with brands of fire; And ever as it blaz'd they threw on him - Great pails of puddled mire to quench the hair. My maſter preaches patience, and the while His man with ſciſſars nicks him like a fool. Shakeſpeare. Breaks watchmen's heads, and chairmen's glaſſes, And thence proceeds to nicking faſhes. Prior. 3. To ſuit, as tallies cut in nicks. - words nicking and reſembling one another, are applicable to different ſignifications. .. ... Camden's Remains. To defeat or cozen, as at dice ; to diſappoint by ſome trick or unexpected turn. Why ſhould he follow you ? The itch of his affection ſhould not then Have niºd his captainſhip, at ſuch a point. Shakeſpeare. NickRAME. n.ſ.. [nom de nique, French..] A name given in koff or contempt; a term of deriſion; an opprobious or con- temptuous appellation. - - - The time was when men were had in price for learning; now letters only make men vile. He is upbraidingly called a poet, as if it were a contemptible nickname. Ben.johnſºn. My mortal enemy hath not only falſely ſurmiſed me to be aſºned perſon, giving me nicknames, but alſo hath offered large ſums of money to corrupt the princes with whom I tº been retained. Bacon's Hen. VII. So long as her tongue was at liberty, there was not a word to be got from her, but the ſame nickname in deriſion. L'E/irange. To NickNA’ME. v. a. To call by an opprobrious appellation. You nickname virtue vice; For virtue's office never breaks men's troth. Shakespeare Leſs ſeem theſe facts which treaſons nickname force, Than ſuch a fear'd ability for more. Denham. To Nyct. At E. v. a. ſničío, Latin.] To wink. There are ſeveral parts peculiar to brutes, which are want- ing in man; as the ſeventh or ſuſpenſory muſcle of the eye, the ničating membrane, and the ſtrong aponeuroſes on the ſides of the neck. R NIDE. n.ſ. ſnidus, Lat..] A brood: as, a nide of pheaſants. NIDGET. n.ſ. [corrupted from nithing or niding. The op- probrious term with which the man was anciently branded who refuſed to come to the royal ſtandard in times of exi- gency..] A coward; a daſtard. There was one true Engliſh word of greater force than them all, now out of all uſe; it ſignifieth no more than ab- jećt, baſeminded, falſe-hearted, coward, or nidget. Camden. Nidific ATION. m. ſ. ſnidificatio, Latin.] The aët of build- ing neſts. That place, and that method of midification, doth abun- dantly anſwer the creature's occaſions. Derham. Ni'DING. adj. [from nº, Saxon, vileneſs.] - Niding, an old Engliſh word ſignifying abjećt, baſe-minded, falſe-hearted, coward, or nidget. Carew. Nido Rous, adj., [nidoreux, from nidor.] Reſembling the ſmell or taſte of roaſted fat. Incenſe and nidorous ſmells, ſuch as of ſacrifices, were thought to intoxicate the brain, and to diſpoſe men to de- votion; which they may do by a kind of contriſtation of the ſpirits, and partly alſo by heating and exalting them. Bac. The ſigns of the functions of the ſtomach being depraved, are erućtatious either with the taſte of the aliment, acid, mid-rºſe, or foetid, reſembling the taſte of rotten eggs. Arbuthnot on Aliments. N'DoRosity. n. ſ. [ from nidorous. J Eructation with the taſte of undigeſted roaſt-meat. The cure of this nidorºſity is, by vomiting and purging. Floyer on the Humours. NipUI.A'tion. m. ſ. ſnidular, Latin.] The time of remain- ing in the neſt. The ground of this popular practice might be the com- mon opinion concerning the virtue prognoſtic of theſe birds, the natural regard they have unto the winds, and they unto them again, more eſpecially remarkable in the time of their nidulation, and bringing forth their young. Brown's W. Err. Nºce. n.ſ. [ niece, mºre, French ; nºtis, Latin. J . The daughter of a brother or ſiſter. My niece Plantagenet, Led in the hand of her kind aunt of Gloſter. While he thus his niece beſtows, About our iſle he builds a wall. JWaller. NIGGARD. n.ſ. [ninggr, Iſlandick.] A miſer; a curmud- Sººn a ſordid, avaricious, parcimonious fellow. If thou do, then let thy bed be turned from fine gravel to weeds or mud. If thou do, let ſome unjuſt niggards make weres to ſpoil thy beauty. Sidney, b. ii. Be not a niggard of your ſpeech. Shakespeare Macbeth. Serve him as a grudging maſter, As a penurious niggard of his wealth. Be niggards of advice on no pretence; For the worſt avarice is that of ſenſe. Nico ARD. adj. * Sordid; avaricious ; parcimonious. Sha. R. III. Milton's Poems. Pope on Crit. =-lºº-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-nºis - - - One ſhe found With all the gifts of bounteous nature crown'd, Of gentle blood; but one whoſe niggard fate Had ſet him far below her higheſt. 2. Sparing ; wary. sº Moſt free of queſtion, but to our demands - Niggard in his reply. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. To NIGGARD. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtint. The deep of night is crept upon our talk And nature muſt obey neceſſity; » Which we will niggard with a little reſt. Ni'GGARDISH. adj. [from niggard.] Having ſom to avarice. Dryden. Shakeſpeare. e diſpoſition NI'GGARDLINEss. n. ſ. [from niggardly..] Avarice; ſordid partimony. - Niggardlineſ is not good huſbandry, nor generoſity, pro- fuſion. Addiſon's Spediator, Nº. 443. NI'gg ARply. adj. [from niggard.] I. Avaricious ; ſordidly parc;monious. Where the owner of the houſe will be bountiful, it is not for the ſteward to be niggardly. Hall. Love is like a penurious god, very niggardly of his oppor- tunities: he muſt be watched like a hard-hearted treaſurer. - Dryden’s Spaniſh Friar. Why are we ſo niggardly to ſtop at one fifth why do we not raiſe it one full moiety, and thereby double our money? Locke. Here laviſhly beſtows, and there denies, That by each other's virtues we may riſe. Granvil. } Tiberius was noted for his niggardly temper; he uſed only to give to his attendants their diet. Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. Sparing ; wary. I know your mind, and I will ſatisfy it; neither will I do . it like a niggardly anſwerer, going no farther than the bounds of the queſtion. Sidney. NI'GGARDLY. adv. Sparingly ; parcimoniouſly. I have long loved her, followed her, ingroſs'd opportu- nities to meet her; feed every ſlight occaſion that could but niggardly give me fight of her. Shakespeare M. W. of I/indſor. NI'GGARDN Ess. n.ſ.. [from niggard.] Avarice; ſordid par- cimony. All preparations, both for food and lodging, ſuch as would make one deteſt niggardneſs, it is ſo ii. a vice. Sidney. NIGH. prep. [nyp, Saxon.] At no great diſtance from. They ſhone Stars diſtant, but nigh hand ſeem'd other worlds. Providence not niggardly but wiſe, Milton. Nigh this receſs, with terror they ſurvey, Where death maintains his dread tyrannic ſway. Garth. NIGH. adv. - 1. Not at a great diſtance. The day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand, jo. ii. 1. He was ſick nigh unto death. Phil. ii. 27. 2. To a place near. He drew nigh, and to me held, Ev’n to my mouth, of that ſame fruit held part Which he had pluck'd. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. v. I will defer that anxious thought, And death, by fear, ſhall not be nigher brought. Dryd. NIGH. adj. 1. Near; not diſtant; not remote. The loud tumult ſhews the battle nigh. Prior. 2. Allied cloſely by blood. He committed the protećtion of his ſon Aſanes to two of his nigh kinſmen and aſſured friends. Knolles. His uncle or uncle's ſon, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family, may redeem him. Lev. xxv. 49. His ſiſter a virgin, that is nigh unto him. Lev. xxi. 3. To NIGH. v. n. [from the particle.] To approach ; to ad- vance; to draw near. Now day is done, and night is nighing faſt. Hulherd. Ni‘GHLY. adv. [from nigh the adjective.] Nearly; within a little. A man born blind, now adult, was taught by his touch to diſtinguiſh between a cube and a ſphere of the ſame me- tal, and nighly of the ſame bigneſs. - Locke. Ni‘GHN Ess. n.ſ.. [from nigh..] Nearneſs; proximity. NIGHT. n.ſ.. [nauts, Gothick; nipe, Saxon ; nuit; Fr.] 1. The time of darkneſs; the time from fun-ſet to ſun-riſe: The duke of Cornwall, and Regan his dutcheſ, will be here this night. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear. In the morning he ſhall devour the prey, and at night di- vide the ſpoil. Gen. xlix. 27. Pharaoh roſe up in the night. . . Exodus xii. 30. They did eat and drink, and tarried all might. Gen. xxiv. 54. Let them ſleep, let them ſleep on, *Till this ſtormy night be gone, And th' eternal morrow dawn, Then the curtains will be drawn; And they waken with that light, whoſe day ſhall never ſleep in night. Craſhew. 18 E Dire
N I G Dire Tiſiphone there keeps the ward, Girt in her ſanguine gown by night and day, Obſervant of the ſouls that paſs the downward way. Dryd. 2. It is much uſed in compoſition. To-NIGHT. adverbially. In this night; at this night. There came men in hither to-night of the children of Iſ. rael, to ſearch out the country. joſ. ii. 2. NighthkAwler. n.ſ.. [night and brawler.] One who raiſes diſturbances in the night. You unlace your reputation, And ſpend your rich opinion for the name Of a night-brawler. Shakespeare Othel. Nightcap. n, f, [night and cap.] A cap worn in bed, or in undreſs. The rabblementhouted, and clapt their chopt hands, and threw up their ſweaty night-caps. Shakeſ ful. Caſar. Great mountains have a perception of the diſpoſition of the air to tempeſts ſooner than the vallies below; and there- fore they ſay in Wales, when certain hills have their night- caps on, they mean miſchief. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. How did the humbled ſwain deteſt His prickly beard, and hairy breaſt His night-cap border'd round with lace, Could give no ſoftneſs to his face. Swift's Poems. TNightcrow. n. ſ. (night and crow.] A bird that cries in the night. The owl ſhriek'd at thy birth, an evil ſign; The night-crow cry’d, a boding luckleſs time. Shakespeare NightDEw. n.ſ. (night and dew.j Dew that wets the ground in the night. All things are huſh'd, as nature's ſelf lay dead, The mountains ſeem to nod their drowſy head; The little birds in dreams their ſongs repeat, And ſleeping flowers beneath the night-dew ſweat; { E’en luſt and envy ſleep. Dryden's Ind. Emperor. Ni'GHT Dog. n.ſ. (night and dog..] A dog that hunts in the night. Uſed by deer-ſtealers. - When night-dogs run, all ſorts of deer are chaſed. Sha. Night dress. n.ſ. ſnight and dreſs.] The dreſs worn at night. The fair ones feel ſuch maladies as theſe, When each new night-dreſ, gives a new diſeaſe. Pope. NI'GHTED. adj. [from night.j Darkened; clouded; black. It was great ign'rance, Gloſter's eyes being out, To let him live: Edmund, I think, is gone ; In pity of his miſery to diſpatch His nighted life. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Good Hamlet, caſt thy nighted colour off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Sha. Nºise. m. ſ. [night and fare.] Travelling in the night. g Will-a-Wiſp miſleads night-faring clowns, O'er hills, and ſinking bogs, and pathleſs downs. Gay. NI'GHT FIRE. m. ſ. ſnight and fire.] Ignis futuus; Will-a- Wiſp. Fooliſh night-fires, womens and childrens wiſhes, Chaſes in arras, gilded emptineſs: Theſe are the pleaſures here. JHerbert. Ni‘GHTFLY. m. ſ. ſnight and fly.] Moth that flies in the night. § Why rather, ſleep, lieſt thou in ſmoaky cribs, And huſh't with buzzing night-flies to thy ſlumber; Than in the perfum’d chambers of the great, And lull'd with ſounds of ſweeteſt melody ? Shakespeare. Ni‘GHTFoundERED. m. ſ. [from night and fºunder.] Loſt or diſtreſſed in the night. Either ſome one like us night-foundered here, Or elſe ſome neighbour woodman, or at worſt, Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Miłow. NI'GHTGowN. m. ſ. ſnight and gown.] A looſe gown uſed for an undreſs. Since his majeſty went into the field, I have ſeen her riſe from her bed, throw Her night-gown upon her. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. They have put me in a ſilk night-gown, and a gaudy fool's cap. Addiſon's Guardian, N°. 1 13. No meagre muſe-rid mope, aduſt and thin, In a dun night-gown of his own looſe ſkin. Pope's Dunc. Ni‘GHTHAG. n. / [might and hag.] Witch ſuppoſed to wan- der in the night. Nor uglier follows the night-hag, when called In ſecret, riding through the air ſhe comes Lur'd with the ſmell of infant-blood, to dance With Lapland witches. Milton's Paradiſe Lo/?, b. ii. Nighting Ale. n.ſ.. [from night and galan, Saxon, to ſing; galm, Teutonick, is a ſound or echo.J 1. A ſmall bird that ſings in the night with remarkable me- lody; Philomel. º I think, The nightingale, if ſhe ſhould fing by day, When every gooſe is cackling, would be thought No better a muſician than the wren. Shakespeare. Although the wezon, throte, and tongue, be the inflru- ments of voice, and by their agitations concur in thoſe de- lightful modulations, yct cannot we aſſign the cauſe unto any particular formation ; and I perceive the rightingale hath ſome jiſadvantage lin the tongue. Brown's J. Err. Thus the wiſe nightingate that leaves her home, Purſuing conſtantly the chearful ſpring, To foreign groves does her old muſick bring. J/.../er. 2. A word of endearment. My nightingale" We'll beat them to their beds. Shakespeare Alt. and Cleºpatra. Nightly. adv. [from night.] 1. By night. Thee, Sion and the flow'ry brooks hereath, That waſh thy hallow'd feet, and warbling flow, Nightly I viſit. Aſit…"; Paradjº Lºft, b. iii. Soon as the evening ſhades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the liſtning earth Repeats the ſtory of her birth. Addiſon's Speſſator. 2. Every night. Let all things ſuffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and ſleep In the afflićtion of thoſe terrible dreams That ſhake us nightly. Shakespeare's Macbeth. Nightly. adj. . [from night.] Done by night; acting by night; happening by night. May the ſtars and ſhining moon attend Your nightly ſports, as you vouchſafe to tell What nymphs they were who mortal forms excel. Dryd. Soon as the flocks ſhook off the nightly dews, Two ſwains, whom love kept wakeful and the muſe, Pour'd o'er the whit'ning vale their fleecy care. Pope. Ni‘cit MAN. m. ſ. ſnight and man.] One who carries away ordure in the night. NighTMARE. n.ſ. (night, and according to Temple, mara, a ſpirit that, in the heathen mythology, was related to torment or ſuffocate ſleepers. J A morbid oppreſſion in the night, reſembling the preſſure of weight upon the breaſt. Saint Withold footed thrice the would, He met the nightmare, and her name he told ; Bid her alight, and her troth plight. Shakespeare K. Lear. The forerunners of an apoplexy are, dulneſs, drowſineſs, vertigoes, tremblings, oppreſſions in ſleep, and night-mares. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Ni‘GHT PIE ce. n.ſ. ſnight and piece..] A pićture ſo coloured as to be ſuppoſed ſeen by candle light; not by the light of the day. He hung a great part of the wall with night-pieces, that ſeemed to ſhow themſelves by the candles which were lighted up; and were ſo inflamed by the ſun-ſhine which fell upon them, that I could ſcarce forbear crying out fire. Addison. Ni‘GHTRAIL. m. ſ. [night and re;l, Saxon, a gown or robe.] A looſe cover thrown over the dreſs at night. An antiquary will ſcorn to mention a pinner or night-rail; but will talk as gravely as a father of the church on the vitta and peplus. Addison on ancient Medals. NI'GHTRA v EN. m. ſ. ſnight and raven.] A bird ſuppoſed of ill omen, that cries loud in the night. The ill-fac’t owl, death's dreadful meſſenger, The hoarſe night-raven, trump of doleful drere. Spenſer. I pray his bad voice bode no miſchief: I had as lief have heard the night-raven, Come what plague would have come after it: Shakespeare NIGHT Robber. m. ſ. [ might and robber.] One who ſteals in the dark. Highways ſhould be fenced on both ſides, whereby thieves and night-robbers might be more eaſily purſued and encoun- tered. Spenſºr's Ireland. NI'GHTRULE. m. / [might and rule.] A tumult in the night. ow now, mad ſprite, What night-rule now about this haunted grove 2 Shakespeare NI'GHTs HADE. m. ſ. ſnip2 rcaba, Saxon.] 1. A plant of two kinds, common and deadly night-ſhade. The flower conſiſts of one leaf, which is divided into five parts, and expands in form of a ſtar: from the flower-cup riſes the pointal, which afterward becomes a round, oval, ſoft, ſucculent fruit, containing many flat ſeeds in each. The fpecies are nine. This the phyſicians have directed to be uſed in medicine, under the title of ſºlanum hortenſe. Miller. 2. Deadly. Deadly might-ſhade (belladona) a plant. The flower is bell-ſhaped, of one leaf, divided into five acute ſegments at the top, and ſucceeded by a globular ſoft fruit, divided into two cells which contain the ſeeds. It is a very ſtrong poiſon. Miller. Nichts HINING. m. ſ. ſnight and /ºine.] Shewing brightneſs in the night. r 2 None
N I M None of theſe noćtiluca, or night-ſhining bodies, have been obſerved in any of the antient ſepulchres. Wilkin's Dardalus. Nightshriek. m. ſ. ſnight and ſhriek.] A cry in the night. I have almoſt forgot the taſte of fears: The time has been, my ſenſes would have cool’d To hear a night-ſhriek; and my fell of hair Would at a diſmal treatiſe’rouſe and ſtir, As life were in’t. *::::::: Macbeth. Night TRIPPING. m. ſ. ſnight and trip.] Going lightly in the night. Could it be prov’d, That ſome night-tripping fairy had exchang'd In cradle cloaths, our children where they lay, Then would I have his Harry, and he mine. Shakespeare Nightwalk. n.ſ.. [night and walk..] Walk in the night. If in his night-walk he met with irregular ſcholars, he took their names, and a promiſe to appear, unſent for, next morn- ing. J/alton's Life of Sanderſon. Nightwalk ER. n.ſ.. [night and walk..] One who roves in the night upon ill deſigns. Men that hunt ſo, be either privy ſtealers, or night-walkers. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. Nightwarblin G. [night and warble.] Singing in the night. Now is the pleaſant time, The cool, the filent, ſave where ſilence yields To the night-warbling bird. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. v. Nightward. adj. [night and ward.] Approaching towards night. * Their night-ward ſtudies, wherewith they cloſe the day's work. Milton on Education. NI'GHTwAtch. n. ſ. ſnight and watch..] A period of the night as diſtinguiſhed by change of the watch. remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the might-watches. Pſalms lxiii. 6. Nigre'scENT. adj. [nigreſcens, Latin.] Growing black; ap- proaching to blackneſs. Nigrification. n.ſ. ſniger and facio..] The act of making black. NIHI'lity. n.ſ. ſnihilité, Fr. nihilum, Latin.] Nothingneſs; the ſtate of being nothing. Not being is conſidered as excluding all ſubſtance, and then all modes are alſo neceſſarily excluded ; and this we call pure nihility, or mere nothing. JWatts's Logick. To Nill. v. a. [from ne will, nillan, Saxon.] Not to will; to refuſe; to reječt. Certes, ſaid he, I mill thine offer'd grace, Ne to be made ſo happy do intend, Another bliſs before mine eyes I place, Another happineſs, another end. Spenſer's Fairy Q. In all affections ſhe concurreth ſtill; If now, with man and wife to will and mill The ſelf-ſame things, a note of concord be, I know no couple better can agree. Ben. johnſon. Nill. n.ſ. The ſhining ſparks of braſs in trying and melting the ore. To NIM. v. a. [nemen, Dutch, to take.] To take. In cant, to ſteal. They'll queſtion Mars, and by his look Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak. Hudibras, p. i. They could not keep themſelves honeſt of their fingers, but would be nimming ſomething or other for the love of thieving. L'Eſtrange, Fable 241. N'MBLE, adj. [from nim, or numan, Saxon, tractable.] Quick; active; ready; ſpeedy; lively; expeditious. They being nimbler-jointed than the reſt, And more induſtrious, gathered more ſtore. Spenſºr. You nimble lightnings, dart your blinding flames Into her ſcornful eyes. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear. You have dancing ſhoes With nimble ſoles. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet. His off ring ſoon propitious fire from heaven, Conſum'd with nimble glance and grateful ſteam; The others not, for his was not fincere. Milt. P. Lºft. Thro' the mid ſeas the nimble pinnace ſails, , Aloof from Crete before the northern gales. Pope. NºMELENEss. n.ſ. [from nimble.] Quickneſs; activity; ſpeed; º readineſs; dexterity ; celerity; expedition; ſwift- neſs. - The hounds were ſtraight uncoupled, and ere long the flag thought it better to truſt to the nimbleneſs of his feet, than to the ſlender fortification of his lodging. Sidney. Himſelf ſhewing at one inſtant both ſteadineſs and nimble- nºſs. Sidney, b. ii. All things are therefore partakers of God; they are his offspring, his influence is in them, and the perſonal wiſdom of God is for that very cauſe ſaid to excel in nimbleneſ; or agility, to pierce into all intelle&tual, pure and ſubtile ſpirits, * go through all, and to reach unto every thing which is. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 5. We, lying ſtill, Are ſuil of reſt, defence and nimbleneſ. Shakespeare Ovid ranged over all Parnaſſus with great mimºny; and N I P agility; but as he did not much care for the toil requiſite to climb the upper part of the hill, he was generally roving about the bottom. Addison's Guardion, Nº. 115. Nºrwirrro. adj. [nimble and wit..] Quick; eager to peak. Sir Nicholas Bacon, when a certain nimble-witted coun- fellor at the bar, who was forward to ſpeak, did interrupt him often, ſaid unto him, There is a great difference be- twixt You and me; a pain to me to ſpeak, and a pain to you to hold your peace. Bacon, Apºphth. 124. N1 MELY. adv. [from nimble.], Quickly; ſpeedily; actively. He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber, To the laſcivious playing of a lute. Sha. Rich. III. The air Nimºy and ſweetly recommends itſelf. Shakespeare Moſt legs can nimbly run, tho’ ſome be lame. Davies. The liquor we poured from the cryſtals, and ſet it in a digeſting furnace to evaporate more nimbly. Boyle. Ni‘MBLEss. n.ſ. Nimbleneſs. Spenſer. NIMIETY; n.J. [..imitas, ſchool Latin.] The ſtate of being too much. Ni‘MMER. m. ſ. [from nim.] A thief; a pilferer. NIN compoop. m. ſ. [A corruption of the Latin non compºs.] A fool ; a trifler. An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the beſt language ſhe can afford me. Addiſon. NINE. n. ſ. ſnium, Gothick; nigon, Saxon.] One more than eight; one leſs than ten. The weyward ſiſters, Thus do go about, about, Thrice to thine and thrice to mine, - And thrice again, to make up nine. Shakespeare Macbeth. A thouſand ſcruples may ſtartle at firſt, and yet in conclu- ſion prove but a nine-days wonder. L’Eſtrange. The faults are nine in ten owing to affectation, and not to the want of underſtanding. Swift's Miſcell. NI’Nefold. n.ſ.. [nine and fold.] Nine times; any thing nine times repeated. This huge convex of fire, Outrageous to devour, immures us round ninefºld. Milt. NI'NEPEN ce. m. ſ. [nine and pence.] A ſilver coin valued at nine-pence. Three ſilver pennies, and a nine-pence bent. Gay's Paſº. NI'NEPINs. n.ſ.. [nine and pin..] A play where nine pieces of wood are ſet up on the ground to be thrown down by a bowl. A painter made bloſſoms upon the trees in December, and ſchool-boys playing at nine pins upon the ice in July. Peacham on Drawing. For as when merchants break, o'erthrown Like nine-pins, they ſtrike others down. Hud. p. ii. NI’Nescore. adj. [nine and ſcore.] Nine times twenty. Eugenius has two hundred pounds a year; but never va- lucs himſelf above nine-ſtore, as not thinking he has a right to the tenth part, which he always appropriates to charitable uſes. Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 177. NI'NETEEN. adj. [nigonzyne, Saxon.] Nine and ten ; one leſs than twenty. - Nineteen in twenty of perplexing words might be changed into eaſy ones, ſuch as occur to ordinary men. Swift. Ni’NETEENTH. adj. [n,30nteoča, Saxon.] The ordinal of nineteen; the ninth after the tenth. In the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzer king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan. 2 Kings xxv. 8. N1'NFTY, adj. [bunbnizontig, Saxon.] . Nine times ten. Enos lived ninety years and begat Cainan. Gen. v. 9. NINTH. adj. [ negotia, Saxon.) That which precedes the tenth ; the firſt after the eighth ; the ordinal of nine. Upon a ſtrict obſervation of many, I have not found any that ſee the ninth day. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs. Ni’NTIETH. adj. [punonizonteogota, Saxon.] The ordinal of ninety; the tenth nine times told. NINNY. n.ſ.. [ninno, a child, Spaniſh.] A fool; a ſimpleton: What a pied ninny’s this Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. The dean was ſo ſhabby, and look'd like a ninny, - That the captain ſuppos'd he was curate. Swift. NI'NNYHAMMER. m. ſ. [from ninny..] ... A ſimpleton. - Another vents her paſſion in ſcurrilous terms an old min- ny-hammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the beſt lanºgº ſhe can afford me. Addiſon's Guardian, N°. 199. Have you no more manners º to ... º that has ſaved that clod-pated, numſkull'd, ninny”.9 Yºu". from ruin, and all º 5...] Arbuth. john Bull. To NIP. v. a. ſnijpen, Dutch. - - 1. To pinch § .. the nails i.” . yº . giveth In oranges and lemons, the ºppºg 9' ºngº I r cº, . norè. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, N°. 388. F by any flight means. 2. "ß ‘. that extract the ſap of the moſt lejing branches, muſt be mipt off. Mºrtimer's Huſb. 3. To blaſt 5 to deſtroy before full growth. This is the ſtate of man; tº-day he puts forth - The
N I T
N I T
The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow bloſſoms,
And bears his bluſhing honours thick upon him ;
The third day comes a froſt, a killing froſt;
And when he thinks, good eaſy º: full ſurely
His greatneſs is a ripening, nips his root;
... he falls º I . p Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
A flower doth ſpread and dye,
Thou would'ſt extend me to ſome good,
Before I were by froſt's extremity nipt in the bud. Herb.
His delivery now proves
Abortive, as the firſt-born bloom of ſpring, -
Nipt with the lagging rear of winter's froſt. Milton.
Had he not been nipped in the bud, he might have made a
formidable figure in his own works among poſterity. Addison
From ſuch encouragement it is eaſy to gueſs to what per-
fe&tion I might have brought this great work, had It not bºn
mipt in the bud. Arbuthnot's john Bull.
4. To pinch as froſt. - -
The air bites ſhrewdly, it is very cold. —
—It is a nipping and an eager air: Shakespeare. Hamlet.
when ificies hang by the wall,
And Dick the ſhepherd blows his nail;
When blood is nipt, and ways be foul, - -
Then nighty fings the ſtaring owl. Sła. Lºve's L. Lºft.
5. To vex; to bite. - -
And ſharp remorſe his heart did prick and nº, , .
That drops of blood thence like a well did play. Fairy Q,
6. To ſatiriſe; to ridicule ; to taunt ſarcaſtically.
But the right gentle mind would bite his lip
To hear the javel ſo good men to nip. Hulherd's Tal.
Quick wits commonly be in deſire new-fangled; in pur-
poſe unconſtant; bold with any perſon; buſy in every mat-
ter; ſoothing ſuch as be preſent, nipping any that is abſent.
Aſham's Schoolmaſter.
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Nip. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. A pinch with the nails or tech. -
I am ſharply taunted, yea, ſometimes with pinches, nips,
and bobs. Aftham's Schoolmaſter.
2. A ſmall cut.
What this a ſleeve * 'tis like a demicannon;
What up and down carv'd like an apple-tart 2
Here's ſnip, and nip, and cut, and ſliſh, and ſlaſh,
Like to a cenſer in a barber's ſhop. Shakeſpeare.
3. A blaſt.
So haſty fruits and too ambitious flow’rs,
Scorning the midwifry of rip'ning ſhow’rs,
In ſpight of froſts, ſpring from th’ unwilling earth,
But find a nip untimely as their birth. Stepney.
4. A taunt ; a ſarcaſm.
N1'PPER. n.ſ.. [from nip.] A ſatiriſt. Out of uſe.
Ready backbiters, fore nippers, and ſpiteful reporters privily
of good men. Aſham.
N1(PPERS. m. ſ. [from mip.] Small pincers.
NI'PPINGLY. adv. [from nip.] With bitter ſarcaſm.
NIPPLE. m. ſ. ſnºpele, Saxon.]
1. The teat; the dug; that which the fucking young take in-
to their mouths.
Tho' tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me.—
I would, while it was ſmiling in my face,
Have pluckt my nipple from his boneleſs gums. Shałºff.
In creatures that nouriſh their young with milk, are adapt-
ed the nipples of the breaſt to the mouth and organs of ſuc-
tion. . Ray on the Creation.
2. The orifice at which any animal liquor is ſeparated.
. In moſt other birds there is only one gland, in which are
divers little cells ending in two or three larger cells, lying
under the nipple of the oil bag. Derham's Phyſico Thº.
NIPPLEwok r. n.ſ. [Lampſana.] A very common weed.
Nisi PR1us. n.ſ.
... [In law.] A judicial writ, which lieth in caſe where the
inqueſt is panelled, and returned before the juſtices of the
bank; the one party or the other making petition to have
this writ for the eaſe of the country. It is directed to the
ſheriff, commanding that he cauſe the men impanelled to
come before the juſtices in the ſame county, for the deter-
mining of the cauſe there, except it be ſo difficult that it
need great deliberation : in which caſe, it is ſent again to
the bank. It is ſo called from the firſt words of the writ
nift apud talem locum prius venerint; whereby it appeareth
that juſtices of aſſizes and juſtices of hiſ prius, differ. sº
*juſtices of hiſ prius, muſt be one of them befºre whº,
* cauſe is depending in the bench, with ſºme other good
N men of the county aſſociated to him. Cowel.
IT. ºf [pnitu, Saxon.] The egg of a louſe, or ſmall
animal.
The w - -
he whame, or burrel-fly, is vexatious to horſes in ſum-
nic • {l:... : -
º: .# them, but only by their bombylious
:--> ickling them in ſticking their nits, or eggs, on the
alſ.
z -- - Derham’s Pſ, !
*::::::: *ſ. Initºtia, Latin.) º, Phyſ. Theºl.
1. Luſtre; clear brightneſs.
2. [From the Latin, mitor.] Endeavour; ſpring to expand it-
ſelf. - - -
The atoms of fire accelerate the motion of theſe particles;
from which acceleration their ſpring, or endeavour outward
will be augmented; that is, thoſe zones will have a ſtrong
nitency to By wider open. Boyle.
NI'THING. m. ſ. A coward, daffard, poltroon. 1.
Niſrip. adj. Initidus, Latin.J. Bright; ſhining ; luſtrous.
We reſtore old pieces of dirty gold to a clean and nitid yel-
low, by putting them into fire and aqua fortis, which take
off the adventitious filth. - Boyle on Colours.
NITRE. m. ſ. ſnitre, Fr. nitrum, Latin.]
The ſalt which we know at this time, under the name of
mitre or ſalt-petre, is a cryſtalline pellucid, but ſomewhat
whitiſh ſubſtance, of an acrid and bitteriſh taſte, impreſſing
a peculiar ſenſe of coldneſs upon the tongue. This ſak,
though it affords, by means of fire, an acid Ipirit capable of
diſſolving almoſt every thing, yet manifeſts no ſign of its
containing any acid at all in its crude ſtate. Nitre is of the
number of thoſe ſalts which are naturally blended in imper-
ceptible particles in earths, ſtones, and other foſſile ſub-
ſtances, as the particles of metals are in their ores : it is
ſometimes however found pure, in form of an effloreſcence,
either on its ores or on the ſurface of old walls; theſe ef-
floreſcences diſſolved in proper water, ſhooting into regular
and proper cryſtals of nitre. That this ſalt ſhould be found
on the ſurface of walls is not wonderful, ſince it is found
only on or near the ſurface of the earth where it is produced.
The earth from which nitre is made, both in Perſia and the
Eaſt-Indies, is a kind of yellowiſh marl found in the bare
cliffs of the fides of hills expoſed to the northern and caſtern
winds, and never in any other ſituation. From this marl
the ſalt is ſeparated by water; but the cryſtals into which it
ſhoots, as we receive them from the Eaſt-Indies, are ſmall,
imperfect, and impure. Earths of whatever kind, moiſtened
by the dung and excrement of animals, frequently afford ni-
tre in large quantities. The earths at the bottom of pigeon-
houſes, and thoſe of ſtables and cow-houſes, all afford nitre,
on being thrown into water and boiled. In France, where
very little nitre is imported, they make it from the rubbiſh
of old mortar and plaiſter of buildings; and the mortar of
old walls with us, if moiſtened with urine and expoſed to
the air in a proper ſituation that is open to the north eaſt,
and covered over to defend it from wet, never fails to afford
nitre in a few weeks, and that in proportion of one tenth of
the weight of the ingredients. There is no queſtion but a
manufactory of nitre might be eſtabliſhed in England to as
much advantage as that of France. The place where the
materials are expoſed, is to be carefully examined. It muſt
be moderate as to the great points of moiſture and dryneſs;
if there be too much moiſture the nitre which is already
formed will be waſhed away, and without ſome moiſture
the ſalts will hardly be ever formed. Heat and coldneſ,
unleſs exceſſive, can be of no conſequence. It is on account
of the requiſiteneſs of ſo certain a degree of moiſture to the
materials from which nitre is obtained, that the north eaſt
winds are of ſo much uſe in the production of it. In ſpring
and autumn, which are the ſeaſons when this ſalt is prin-
cipally made, theſe two winds are neither too moiſt nor too
dry, eſpecially in the night ; the ſouth and weſt winds are
deſtructive, becauſe they bring ſtorms and ſhowers. In me-
dicine, nitre is cooling and diuretick, and good in burning fe-
vers. The natrum or nitre of the ancients, is a genuine, na-
tive, and pure ſalt, extremely different from our nitre, and from
all other native ſalts; being a fixed alkali plainly of the na-
ture of thoſe made by fire from vegetables, yet being ca-
pable of a regular cryſtallization, which thoſe ſalts are not.
It is found on or very near the ſurface of the earth, in thin
flat cakes, ſpungy, light, and friable ; and when pure, of
a pale browniſh white colour. It is of an acrid taſte, like
pot-aſhes. About Smyrna and Epheſus, and through a great
part of Aſia Minor, this ſalt is extremely frequent on the
ſurface of the earth, and alſo in Sindy, a province of the
inner Aſia, where they ſweep it up and call it ſoap-earth,
uſing a ſolution or lye of it in waſhing. The natrum or ni-
tre of the ancients, has been by ſome ſuppoſed to be a loſt
ſubſtance, and by others to be the ſame with our nitre or
ſalt-petre ; but both theſe opinions are erroneous, this ſalt
being the true natrum of the ancients, anſwering perfectly
to its deſcription, and having all its uſes and virtues. In
ſcripture we find that the ſalt called nitre would ferment with
vinegar, and had an abſterfive quality, properties which per-
fectly agree with this ſalt but not with ſalt-petre, as do many
different qualities aſcribed to it by the ancients. Hill on F.ſ.
Some tumultuous cloud,
Inſtinét with fire and nitre, hurried him. Milton.
Some ſteep their ſeed, and ſome in cauldrons boil,
With vigorous nitre and with lees of oil. Dryden.
NITRous, adj. Initreux, Fr. from nitre.] Impregnated with
nitre ; conſiſting of nitre.
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N O B Earth and water, mingled by the heat of the ſun, gather a nitrous fatneſs more than either of them have ſeverally. Bacon's Natural Hi/lory. The northern air being more fully charged with thoſe particles ſuppoſed nitrous, which are the aliment of fire, is fitteſt to maintain the vital heat in that activity which is ſuf- ficient to move ſuch an unweildy bulk with due celerity. Ray. He to quench his drought ſo much inclin'd, May ſnowy fields and nitrous paſtures find, Meet ſtores of cold ſo greedily purſu'd, And be refreſh'd with never-waſting food. Blackmore. Nºrry. adj. [from nitre.] Nitrous. - - Winter my theme confines; whoſe nitry wind Shall cruſt the flabby mire, and kennels bind. Gay. Nºrrily. adv. [from nitty.] Louſly. - One Bell was put to death at Tyburn for moving a new rebellion; he was a man nittily needy, and therefore ad- Ventroll.S. - Hayward. Nºrty, adj. [from nit.] Abounding with the eggs of lice. {,'val. adj. Inivais, Latin.] Abounding with ſnow. Dić. Nºvgous. adj. [niveus, Latin.] Snowy : reſembling ſnow. Cimabar becomes red by the acid exhalation of ſulphur, which otherways preſents a pure and niveous white. Brown. Nºzy, n.ſ. A dunce ; a fimpleton. A low word. NO. adv. [na, Saxon.] 1. The word of refuſal. - Our courteous Antony, whom ne'er the word of no, woman heard ſpeak, Being barber'd ten times o'er, goes to the feaſt. Shakespeare Henceforth my wooing mind ſhall be expreſt, In ruſſet yeas and honeſt kerſy noes. Sha. L. Labours Loſt. if you will not conſider theſe things now, the time will ſhortly come when you ſhall conſider them whether you will or 110. 'alamy’s Serm. 2. The word of denial oppoſite to conceſſion or affirmation. I think it would not ſort amiſs, to handle the queſtion, whether a war for the propagation of the Chriſtian faith, without another cauſe of hoſtility, be lawful or no, and in what caſes f Bacon. 3. It ſometimes confirms a foregoing negative. My name's Macbeth: — —The Devil himſelf could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. — —No, nor more fearful. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Never more This hand ſhall combat oh the crooked ſhore: No; let the Grecian pow'rs oppreſt in fight, Unpity'd periſh in their tyrant's fight. Dryd. Homer. 4. It ſometimes ſtrengthensafollowing negative; no not, not even. No not the bow which ſo adorns the ſkies, So glorious is, or boaſts ſo many dies. J/aller. No. adj. I. Not any ; none. Let their be no ſtrife between me and thee. Gen. xiii. 8. , Woman and fool are two hard things to hit, For true no meaning puzzles more than wit. Pope. 2. It ſeems an adjective in theſe phraſes, no longer, no more, no where. When we ſaw that they were no where, we came to Sa- muel. - I Sam. x. 14. In vain I reach my feeble hands to join In ſweet embraces; ah! no longer thine. Dryden. 3. No one; none; not any one. Nº one who doeth good to thoſe only from whom he ex- pe&ts to receive good, can ever be fully ſatisfied of his own ſincerity. Smalridge's Serm. To Nobi'Lit ATF. v. a. [nobilito, Latin.] To ennoble ; to make noble. Nobility. r. ſ. ſnºbilitas, Latin.] I. Antiquity of family joined with ſplendour. When I took up Boccace unawares, I fell on the ſame argument of preferring virtue to mobility of blood, and titles, in the ſtory of Sigiſmunda. Dryden, Fab. Prºf. Long galleries of anceſtors, Challenge, nor wonder, or eſteem from me, “Wirtue alone is true nobility.” Dryden. 2. Rank or dignity of ſeveral degrees, conferred by ſovereigns. Nºbility in England is extended to five ranks; duke, mar- quis, earl, viſcount, baron. 3. The perſons of high rank ; the perſons who are exalted above the commons. It is a purpos'd thing, To curb the will of the mobility. Shakſ. Coriºlenus. 4. Dignity; grandeur; greatneſs. Though the hated Ampialus, yet the nobility of her cou- rage prevailed over it; and ſhe deſired he might be pardoned that youthful errour; conſidering the reputation he had to be the beſt knight in the world; ſo as hereaſter he governed himſelf, as one remembering his fault. Sidney, b. ii. But ah, my muſe, I would thou hadſt facility To work my goddeſs ſo by thy invention, On me to caſt thoſe eyes where ſhine nºbility. Sidney. Baſe men, being in love, have then a nobility in their na- tures more than is native to them. Shakeſpeare's Othello. A hey º it great their ſov’reign to controul, nd nam'd their pride, mobility of ſoul. Dryden. NO'BLE. aff. º nobilis, º y 1. Qf an ancient and ſplendid family. 2. Exalted to a rank above commonalty. - From virtue firſt began, The diff'rence that diſtinguiſh'd man from man: He claim’d no title from deſcent of blood, But that which made him noble, made him good. Dryd. 3. Great; worthy; illuſtrious. - Thus this man died, leaving his death for an exam a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue. 2 - To vice induſtrious, but to nobler deeds sle of 44ac. vi. 3 I- Tim’rous. Miltºn. A noble ſtroke he lifted high, Which hung not, but with tempeſt fell. Milt. Thoſe two great things that ſo engroſs the deſires and del ſigns of both the nobler and ignobler ſort of mankind, are to be found in religion; namely, wiſdom and pleaſure. South. 4. Exalted; elevated; ſublime. My ſhare in pale Pyrene I reſign, And claim no part in all the mighty nine: Statues, with winding ivy crown'd belong To nobler poets, for a nobler ſong. Dryd. 5. Magnificent; ſtately: as, a noble parade. 6. Free; generous; liberal. 7. Principal; capital: as, the heart is one of the noble parts of the body. Noble. n.ſ. - 1. One of high rank. - - - Upon the nobles of the children of Iſrael he laid not his hand. Ex. xxiv. II. How many nobles then ſhould hold their places, That muſt ſtrike ſail to ſpirits of vile ſort Shakeſp. What the nobles once ſaid in parliament, Nolumus leges An- gliae mutari, is imprinted in the hearts of all the people. Bacon. The nobles amongſt the Romans took ſpecial care in their laſt wills, that they might have a lamp in their monuments. ſ?ilkin's Math. Magic. See all our nobles begging to be ſlaves, See all our fools aſpiring to be knaves. Pope, Dial. i. It may be the diſpoſition of young nobles, that they ex- pećt the accompliſhments of a good education without the leaſt expence of time or ſtudy. Swift's Modern Education. The ſecond natural diviſion of power, is of ſuch men who have acquired large poſſeſſions, and conſequently de- pendencies; or deſcend from anceſtors who have left them great inheritances, together with an hereditary authority: theſe eaſily unite in thoughts and opinions. Thus com- mences a great council or ſenate of nobles, for the weighty affairs of the nation. Swift. 2. A coin rated at ſix ſhillings and eight-pence; the ſum of ſix and eight-pence. Shortly after he coined nobles; of noble, fair, and fine gold. Camden's Remains. Many fair promotions Are daily given, to enoble thoſe That ſcárce, ſome two days ſince, were worth a noble. Sha. Upon every writ procured for debt or damage, amounting to forty pounds or more, a noble, that is ſix ſhillings and eight-pence, is, and uſually hath been paid to fine. Bacon. Noble liverwort. [Hepatica.] A plant. - The charaćters are: the root is fibroſe and perennial: the leaf conſiſts of three lobes on a pedicle, which ariſes from the root; as does the pedicle of the flower, which is naked and ſingle: the cup of the flower is, for the moſt part, compoſed of one leaf ſometimes cut into three or four deep diviſions: the flower conſiſts of many leaves, which expand in form of a roſe: the fruit is globular, conſiſting of one ſingle cell curvated. - Miller. Noble MAN. n.ſ.. [noble and man.] One who is ennobled. If I bluſh, It is to ſee a nobleman want manners. Shakeſ ſºn. VIII. The nºbleman is he, whoſe noble mind -- Is fill'd with inborn worth. Dryden's Iſiſ of Bath. No BLEN Ess. m. ſ. [from nºble.] - - 1. Greatneſs; worth ; dignity; magnanimity. The noblemſ of life Is to do this ; when ſuch a mutual pair, , . And ſuch a twain can do.'t. Shagſ. Ant; and Cleºpatra. Any thing That my ability may undergo, "…. . And noblemſ impoſe. Shakespeare's Jºinter’s Yale. ‘īrue rolleneſs would - Learn him forbearance from ſo foul a wrong. Shakeſp. He that does as well in private between God and his own ſoul, as in public, hath given himſelf a good teſtimony that his purpoſes are full of honeſty, noblemſ, and integrity. . Taylor’s Holy Living. + 18 F Great-
N O C N O D Greatneſs of mind, and noblemſ, their ſeat Build in her lovelicſt. Milton's Par. Lºft. There is not only a congruity herein between the nº- neſ; of the faculty and the object, but alſo the faculty is ºn- riched and advanced by the worth of the object. Halº. You have not only been careful of my fortune, which was the effect of your nobleneſs, but you have been ſolicitous of my reputation, which is that of your kindneſs. Dryden. 2. Splendour of deſcent; luſtre of pedigree. No! Bless. m. ſ. [nzblºſſe, French.] 1. Nobility. This word is not now uſed in any ſenſe. Fair branch of nollſ, flower of chivalry, - That with your worth the world amazed make. Fairy Q. 2. Dignity; greatneſs. - Thou whoſe nºbleſ, keeps one ſtature ſtill, And one true poſture, tho' beſieg'd with ill. Ben. Johnſºn. 3. Noblemen collectively. Let us haſte to hear it, And call the mºhirſ to the audience. Shakeſp. Ham. I know no reaſon we ſhould give that advantage tº the commonalty of England to be foremoſt in brave actions, which the hollſ of France would ſever ſuffer in their pea- ſants. Dryden's Prºf. to Ann. Mirab. No BLY. adv. [from noble.] - 1. Of ancient and ſplendid extraction. Only a ſecond laurel did adorn His Collegue Catulus, tho' mally born ; He ſhar'd the pride of the triumphal bay, But Marius won the glory of the day. Dryden. 2. Greatly; illuſtriouſly; magnanimouſly. Did he not ſtraight the two delinquents tear, That were the ſlaves of drink and thralls of ſleep Was not that nably done Shakeſpeare's A ſacketh. This fate he could have 'ſcap'd, but would not loſe Honour for life; but rather nºbly choſe Death from their fears, than ſafety from his own. Dºnham. 3. Grandly ; ſplendidly. - There could not have been a more magnificent deſign than that of Trajan's pillar. Where could an emperor's aſhes have been ſo nobly lodged, as in the midſt of his metropolis, and on the top of ſo exalted a monument. Addiſon on Italy. No'Body. m. / [no and body..] No one ; not any one. This is the tune of our catch plaid by the picture of no- ody. Shakeſpeare's Temptſ?. It fell to ſecretary Coke's turn, for whom nºbody cared, to be made the ſacrifice ; and he was put out of his office. Clarendon, b. ii. If in company you offer ſomething for a jeſt, and nobody ſeconds you on your own laughter, you may condemn their taſte, and appeal to better judgments; but in the mean time you make a very indifferent figure. No'cENT. adj. [noceni, Latin.] 1. Guilty; criminal. The earl of Devonſhire being intercfied in the blood of York, that was rather feared than necent; yet as one, that might be the object of others plots, remained priſoner in the Tower during the king's life. Bacon's Henry VII. 2. Hurtful; miſchievous. His head, well-ſtor'd with ſubtile wiles: Not yet in horrid ſhade, or diſmal den, Norºnt yet; but on the graffy herb, Fearleſs unfear'd he ſlept. AZilton’s Paradiſe Lºſº, b. ix. The warm limbec draws Salubrious waters from the nocent brood. Philiºs. They meditate whether the virtues of the one will exalt or º the force of *; or correct any of its no- cent qualitics. atts's Improvement of the Mind. Nock. m. ſ. ſnocchia, Italian.] tºp ment ºf the Mind I. A ſlit ; a nick ; a notch. 2. The fundament. Les fºſſes. When the date of mºck was out, T off dropt the ſympathetick ſnout. Hudibras. Noct. A MBULO. m. ſ. [nox and ambul, Latin. J One who walks in his ſleep. Reſpiration being carried on in ſleep, is no argument againſt its being voluntary. What ſhall we ſay of º bulo's P There .* Voluntary motions carried on without Nº. to avoid pain. - Arbuthnot on Air. oc. DIAL. adi, [nociis and dies.] Compriſing a night and a day. º nectidial day, the lunar periodic month, and the ſo- Yº", * matural and univerſal; but incommºnſurate each to another, and difficult to be reconciled. Holder. º off... [nox and fro.] Bringing night. Dići. night ****, adj. Inactivºgus, Latin.j Wandering in the No'cru ARY - Die?. "A"Y. m. ſ. [from #2, #; - - paſſes by º [ • Latin.] An account of what have got a parcel of viſ, - - - my no: iſions and other miſcellanics in “” which I ſhall ſend you to enrich your paper. Addison's Spectator, Nº. 586. Swift's Aſſel. Noºcre Rs. n.ſ. ſnºurne, Fr. mºurnu, Latin.] An office of devotion performed in the night. The reliques being conveniently placed before the church- door, the vigils are to be celebrated that night before them, and the nºurn and the mattins for the honour of the ſaints whoſe the reliques are. - . . Stillingfleet. NOCTU'RNAL. adj. [nocłurnº, Latin.] Nightly. From gilded roots depending lamps diſplay Nºurnal beams, that emulate the day. Dryden. I beg leave to make you : preſent of a dream, which ma ſerve to lull your readers 'till ſuch time as you yourſelf ſhall gratify the public with any of your mºurnal diſcoveries. Addison Noctuºs Ai. m. ſ. An inſtrument by which obſervations are made in the night. - - - That projection of the ſtars which includes all the ſtars in our horizon, and therefore reaches to the thirty-eight de- gree and a half of ſouthern latitude, though its centre is the north pole, gives us a better view of the heavenly bodies as they appear every night to us; and it may ſerve for a nor- turnal, and ſhew the truc hour of the night. JWatts. To NOD. v. n. (Of uncertain derivation: vºw, Gr. nuto, Lat. amncidio, Welſh.] 1. To decline the head with a quick motion. Let every feeble rumour ſhake your hearts; Your enemies with nodding of their plumes, Fan you into deſpair. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Cleopatra hath nodded him to her. Shakespeare A. and Cleop. On the faith of Jove rely, When nodding to thy ſuit he bows the ſky. Dryden. 2. To pay a ſlight bow. Caſſius muſt bend his body, If Caeſar careleſly but nod on him. 3. To bend downwards with quick motion. When a pine is hewn on the plains, And the laſt mortal ſtroke alone remains, Labºring in pangs of death, and threatning all, This way and that ſhe nods, conſidering where to fall. Dryden's Ovid, b. x. He climbs the mountain rocks, Fir’d by the nodding verdure of its brow. Thomſ. Spring. 4. To be drowſy. Your two predeceſſors were famous for their dreams and viſions, and contrary to all other authors, never pleaſed their readers more than when they were nodding. Addison Guard. NoD. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A quick declination of the head. Children being to be reſtrained by the parents only in vi- cious things; a look or nod only ought to correct them when they do amiſs. Locke on Education. A mighty king I am, an earthly God; Nations obey my word, and wait my nod: And life or death depend on my decree. Prior. 2. A quick declination. Like a drunken ſailor on a maſt, Ready with every nod to tumble down Into the fatal bowcle of the deep. 3. The motion of the head in drowſneſs. Every drowſy nod ſhakes their doctrine who teach, that the ſoul is always thinking. Locke. 4. A ſlight obeiſance. Will he give you the nod P Shakespeare. Troil, and Creſſida. Since the wiſdom of their choice is rather to have my cap than my heart, I will practiſe the inſinuating nod, and be off to them moſt counterfeitly. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. NoDATION. m. ſ. [from nod...] The ſtate of being knotted, or ačt of making knots. No'DDER. m. ſ. [from nod J One who makes nods. A ſet of nodders, winkers, and whiſperers, whoſe buſineſs is to ſtrangle all other offspring of wit in their birth. Pope. No DDL E. m. ſ. [pnol, Saxon.] A head; in contempt. - Her care ſhall be To comb your noddle with a three-legg'd ſtool. Shakespeare Let our wines without mixture, or ſtain, be all fine, Or call up the maſter and break his dull nodale. B. John. My head's not made of braſs, As friar Bacon's noddle was. Hudibras, p. ii. cant. I. He would not have it ſaid before the people, that images are to be worſhipped with Latria, but rather the contrary, becauſe the diſtinctions neceſſary to defend it are too ſubtile for their noddles. Stillingfleet. Corne, maſter, I have a proječt in my noddle, that ſhall bring my miſtreſs to you back again, with as good will as ever ſhe went from you. L’E/ºrange. Why ſhouldſt thou try to hide thyſelf in youth : Impartial Proſerpine beholds the truth ; And laughing at ſo fond and vain a taſk, Shakespeare jul. Caeſar. Shakeſp. R. III. Will ſtrip thy hoary noddle of its maſk. Addison. Thou that art ever half the city's grace, And add'ſt to ſolemn noddles, ſolemn pace. Fenton. No'DDY. m. ſ. [from naudin, French..] A ſimpleton; an idiot. The
N O I No M The whole race of bawling, fluttering noddies, by what title ſoever dignified, are a-kin to the aſs in this fable. L’Eſtrange, Fable 150. Nope. m. ſ. ſnºduſ, Latin.] 1. A knot; a knob. 2. A ſwelling on the bone. - - - If nodes be the cauſe of the pain, foment with ſpirit of wine wherein opium and ſaffron have been diſſolved. - //ſeman's Surgery. 3. Interſection. - - - All theſe variations are finiſhed in nineteen years, nearly agreeing with the courſe of the nodes; i. e. the points in the cºliptic where the moon croſieth that circle as ſhe paſſeth to her northern or ſouthern latitude; which nodes are called the head and tail of the dragon. - Holder. Nodoſsity. n.ſ.. [from nºdºſus, Latin.] Complication; knot. Theſe the midwife cutteth off, contriving them into a knot cloſe unto the body of the infant; from whence en- ſueth that tortuoſity, or complicated nodºſity we call the na- vel. Brown’s Pulgar Errours, b. v. No pous, adj. [nodºſius, Latin.] Knotty ; full of knots. This is ſeldom affected with the gout, and when that be- cometh nodous, men continue not long after. Brown's / Err. Nopule. n.ſ. [modulus, Latin.] A ſmall lump. Thoſe minerals in the ſtrata, are either found in grains, or elſe they are amaſſed into balls, lumps, or nodules: which nodules are either of an irregular figure, or of a figure ſome- what more regular. JJ’oodward's Nat. Hiſ?. Nocces. adj. Hard; rough 3 harſh. He put on a hard, coarſe, nºggen ſhirt of pendrel. - Eſcape of King Charles. Noocin. m. ſ. ſnºſºl, German.] A ſmall mug. All this while Frog laughed in his ſleeve, gave the eſquire the other naggin of brandy, and clapped him on the back. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of J. Bull. No1'Ance. n.ſ. [See ANNoLAN ce.] Miſchief; inconvenience. To borrow to-day, and to-morrow to mis, For lender and borrower noiance it is. Tuff. Huſø. The ſingle and peculiar life is bound, With all the ſtrength and armour of the mind, To keep itſelf from noiance. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. To NOIE. v. a. To annoy. An old word diſuſed. Let ſervant be ready with mattock in hand, To ſtub out the buſhes that moieth the land. Tuff. Huſø. No1'ER. m. ſ. [from moie..] One who annoys. An old word in diſuſe. The north is a moier to graſs of all ſuits, The eaſt a deſtroyer to herbs and all fruits. Tuſ. Huſ, Noi'ous. adj. [noioſo, Italian.] Hurtful; miſchievous ; trouble- ſome ; inconvenient. Obſolete. Being bred in a hot country, they found much hair on their faces to be noious unto them. Spenſºr. The falſe Dueſſa leaving noious night, - Return'd to ſtately palace of dame Pride. Fairy Q. But neither darkneſs foul, nor filthy bands, Nor nciºus ſmell his purpoſe could withhold. Fairy 3, NOISE. m. ſ. [noiſe, French.] 1. Any kind of ſound. - Noiſes, as of waters falling down, ſounded about them, and ſad viſions appeared unto them. I//d. xvii. 4. Whether it were a whiſtling ſound, or a melodious moie of birds among the ſpreading branches, theſe things made them ſwoon. ///d. xvii. 18. Great motions in nature paſs without ſound or noiſ. The heavens turn about in a moſt rapid motion, without noiſe to us perceived; though in ſome dreams they have been ſaid to make an excellent muſick. Bacon's Nat. Hi/f. Fear Shakes your hearts, while thro’ the iſle they hear A laſting noiſ, as horrid and as loud As thunder makes, before it breaks the cloud. 2. Outcry; clamour; boaſting or importunate talk. What noiſ, have we had about tranſplantation of diſeaſes, and transfuſion of blood. Baker on Learning. 3. Occaſion of talk. Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague, which has made ſo much noiſe through all ages, and never caught the leaſt infection. Addison's Speciator, N°. 195. To Noise. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſound loud. Harm Thoſe terrors, which thou ſpeak'ſt of, did me none; Tho' nºiſing loud and threatning nigh. Milt. P. Rºg. To Noise. v. ... To ſpread by rumour, or report. All theſe ſayings were noiſed abroad throughout all the hill country. Luke i. 65. I ſhall not necd to relate the affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain, after the voice of our prince's being there had been quickly noiſed. //otton. . They might buz and whiſper it one to another; and ta- ity withdrawing from the preſence of the apoſtle, they then it up their voices and noiſed it about the city. Lently. JWaller. Norseful. adj. [nºſe and full.] Loud ; clamourous. That cunuch, guardian of rich Holland's trade, Whoſe nºiſful valour does no foe invade, + And weak aii ſtance will his friends deſtroy. Nol'sºlºss ºff. [from nºiſ...] Silent, withoſt ſound. On our quick’ſ decrees, Th’ inaudible and nºiſeleſs foot of time Dryden. Steals, ere we can effect them. Shakeſpeare. So nºiſeleſs would I live, ſuch death to find, Like timely fruit, not ſhaken by the wind, But ripcly dropping from the ſapleſs bough. Dryden. No1's IN Ess. n. ſ. [from nºiſy..] Loudneſs of ſound ; impor- tunity of clamour. No1's EMAKER. m. ſ. ſnoiſ and maker.] Clamourer. The iſſue of all this noiſe is, the making of the noiſe- makers ſtill more ridiculous. L’Éiº. NOISOME. adj. [noioſo, Italian.] I. Noxons; miſchievous; unwholeſome. In caſe it may be proved, that among the number of rites and orders common unto both, there are particulars, the uſe whereof is utterly unlawful in regard of ſome ſpecial bad and noiſºme quality; there is no doubt but we ought to re- linquiſh ſuch rites and orders, what freedom ſoever we have to retain the other ſtill. Hooker, b. iv. All my plants I ſave from nightly ill Of noiſome winds, and blaſting vapours chill. Milton. Graviſca noiſºme from the neighb'ring fen, And his own Caere ſent three hundred men. Dryden, The moiſome peſt’lence, that in open war Terrible, marches thro’ the mid-day air, And ſcatters death. Prior. 2. Offenſive ; diſguſting. The ſeeing theſe effects, will be Both noiſome and infectious. Shakespeare Cymbeline. The brake and the cockle are noiſºme too much. Tuſſ. Foul words are but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is no ſome. Shakeſpeare’s M. Ad. Ab. The filthineſs of his ſmell was noiſome to all his army. 2 Mac. ix. 9. An error in the judgment, is like an impoſtem in the head, which is always noiſome, and frequently mortal. South. No1'soMELY. adv. [from noiſome.] With a foetid ſtench ; with an infectious ſteam. No1'som EN Ess. n.ſ.. [from noiſome.] Aptneſs to diſguſt; of fenſiveneſs. If he muſt needs be ſeen, with all his filth and noiſºmneſ; about him, he promiſes himſelf however, that it will be ſome allay to his reproach, to be but one of many to march in a troop. South's Serm. Noisy, adj. [from noiſe.] 1. Sounding loud. 2. Clamorous ; turbulent. - - O leave the noiſy town, O come and ſee Our country cotts, and live content with me! Dryden. To nºiſy fools a grave attention lend. Smith. Although he employs his talents wholly in his cloſet, he is ſure to raiſe the hatred of the noiſy crowd. Swift. Noll. m. ſ. [pnol, Saxon.] A head; a noddle. An aſs’s mol/I fixed on his head. Shakeſpeare. NO'LI me tangere. [Latin.] 1. Kind of cancerous ſwelling, exaſperated by applications. 2. A plant. Noli me tangere may be planted among your flowers, for the rarity of it. Mortimer’s Huſb. NoLI(Tros. m. ſ. [ nolitio, Latin. J Unwillingneſs ; oppoſed to volition. The proper acts of the will are, volition, molition, choice, reſolution, and command, in relation to ſubordinate faculties. Hale's Origin of Mankind. Noºn: A N.cx. m. ſ. ſnomance, nomancie, Fr. nomen, Latin ; and pºſsiz, Greek.] The art of divining the fates of perſons by the letters that form thcir names. Dićf. No'MBLEs. m. ſ. The entrails of a deer. - NOMENCAA TOR. m. ſ. [Lat. momenclateur, Fr.] One who calls things or perſons by their proper names. There were a ſet of men in old Rome called nºmencla- tors; that is, men who could call every man by his name. Addiſon's Guardian, N°. I of. Are envy, pride, avarice, and ambition, ſuch ill nomenclatºrs that they cannot furniſh appellations for their owners ; Śiviſt. NoMEN ci. A ruRE. m. ſ. ſnºmenclature, Fr. nºn-fatara, Lat.] 1. The act of naming. - To ſay where notions cannot fitly be reconciled, that there wanteth a term or nomenclature for it, is but a ſhift of igno- ran CC. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. 2. A vocabulary; a dictionary: The watry plantations fall not under that momenclature of Adam, which unto terreſtrious animals aſſigned a name ap- propriate unto their natures: Brown's J/. Err. Nó'MiNAL. adj. [nominalis, Latin.] Refering to names ra- ther than to things; not real; titular. Profound
N O N
N O N
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º
*
Profound in º Hudibras, p. i.
And ...}. of gold is that complex idea the word
- º for ; as a body yellow, of a certain weight,
jº, fuſible and fixed. But the real effence º: .
ſtitution of º inſenſibie parts of that body on whic jº:
- - ild. -**'.
º: . people as anxious for the doctrines eſſential to
the church of England, as they are for the nominal diſtinc-
tion of adhering to its intereſts. Aliſon,
No'MINALLY. adv. [from nominal.] By name; with regard
to a name ; titularly.
To NOMINATE. v. a. [nomino, Latin.]
1. To name; to mention º
nly to nominate them all, ---
It . Shakespeare Inry VI. p. itſ.
One lady, I may civilly ſpare to nominate, for her ſex's
ſake, whom he termed the ſpider of the court. J/otton.
2. To entitle.
Aread, old father, why of late -
Didſt thou behight me born of Engliſh blood, -
Whom all a fairy's ſon º 710/minate. Fairy Q.
t down ; to appoint by name. -
3. To i. º rºy º º a day, let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound
Of your fair fleſh to be cut off. Shakespeare.
Never having intended, never deſigned any heir in that
ſenſe, we cannot expect he ſhould nºminate or appoint any
perſon to it. - - - Locke.
NoMINATION. m. ſ. ſnomination, Fr. from nominate.]
1. The act mentioning by name.
The forty-one immediate cle&ors of the duke, muſt be
all of ſeveral families, and of them twenty-five at leaſt con-
cur to this nºmination. J/otton's D. of Wenice.
2. The power of appointing. - -
The nomination of perſons to places, being ſo principal
and inſeparable a flower of his crown, he would reſerve to
himſelf. Clarendon.
In England the king has the nomination of an archbiſhop;
and after ſuch nomination, he ſends a congé d'elire to the
dean and chapter, to elect the perſon thus elected by him.
Ayliff's Parergon.
No'MINATIVE. [ in grammar, nºminatiſ, Fr. J The caſe that
primarily deſignates the name of any thing, and is called
right, in oppoſition to the other caſes called oblique.
NON. v. a. [Latin.] Not. It is never uſed ſeparately, but
ſometimes prefixed to words with a negative power.
Since you to non-regardance caſt my faith,
And I partly know the inſtrument
That ſcrews me from my true place in your favour;
Live you the marble-breaſted tyrant ſtill. Shakespeare
A mere inclination to matters of duty, men reckon a will-
ing of that thing; when they are juſtly charged with an ac-
tual non-performance of what the law requires 2 South.
For an account at large of biſhop Sanderſon’s laſt judg-
ment concerning God's concurrence, or non-concurrence with
the acticus of men, and the poſitive entity of ſins of com-
miſſion, I refer you to his letters. Pierce.
The third ſort of agreement or diſagreement in our ideas,
which the perception of the mind is employed about, is co-
exiſtence, or non-exiſtence in the ſame ſubject. Locke.
It is not a non-act, which introduces a cuſtom, a cuſtom
being a common uſage. 4:/º's Parergen.
In the imperial chamber this anſwer is not admitted, viz.
I do not believe it as the matter is alledged. And the ſea-
ion of this nºn-admiſſion is, becauſe of it. great uncertainty.
. Aliff's Parergon,
An apparitor came to the church, and informed the par-
{º} that he muſt pay the tenths to ſuch a man; and the
biſhop certified the eccleſiaſtical court under his ſeal on the
**:Payment of them, that he refuſed to pay them. Aylºft.
The non-appearance of Perſons to ſupport the united ſºft
of both houſes of Parliament, can never be conſtrucd as a
general diffidence of being able to ſupport the charge againſt
the patent and patentee. Swift.
This may be accounted for by the turbulence of paſſions
upon the various and ſurpriſing turns of good and evil for-
tºe, in a long evening at play; the mind being wholl
N tºken up, and the conſequence of non-attention ſo fati. Swift.
i. n. ſ. [non and *S*] Minority; time of life before
egal maturity.
In him there is a hope of government;
hich tº his nonage, counſeſ under him,
nd in his full and ripen'd years, himſelf
hall govern well Shakeſpeare', P,
- Sºakeſpeare's Richard III.
Belove but there, let poor fix .#
§ pos'd with the matureſt fears
º º ** we ſtraight ſhall find
.*.*.* no manage not the mind. Craſhaw.
e have a miſtaken a - -
t ſo ...l.: - - ..","PPrehenſion of antiquity, cajin
that ſo which in ºn * the world's nonage q % |g
c. * * kºvº.
Thoſe charters were not avoidable for the king's nonage;
and if there could have been any ſuch pretence, that alone
would not avoid them. - Hale.
After Chaucer there was a Spenſer, a Harrington, a Fair-
fax, before Waller and Denham were in being; and our
numbers were in their nonage 'till theſe laſt appeared. Dryd.
In their tender nonage, while they ſpread
Their ſpringing leaves, and lift their infant head,
Indulge their childhood, and the nurſing ſpare. Dryden.
NoNCE. m. ſ. [The original of this word is uncertain; Skinn,
imagines it to come from own or ºnce; or from natz, German,
need or uſe : junius derives it leſs probably from noiance, to
do for the nonce; being, according to him, to do it merely
fºr miſchief.] Purpoſe ; intent; deſign. Not now in uſe.
I ſaw a wolf
Nurſing two whelps; I ſaw her little ones
In wanton dalliance the teat to crave,
While ſhe her neck wreath'd from them for the nonce. Spen.
They uſed at firſt to fume the fiſh in a houſe built for the
24077te. Carew.
When in your motion you are hot,
And that he calls for drink, I'll have prepar'd him
A chalice for the mance. Shafeſ. Hamlet.
Such a light and metall'd dance,
Saw you never;
And they lead men for the nonce,
That turn round like grindle-ſtones. Ben. Johnſºn.
A voider for the nonce,
I wrong the devil ſhould I pick their bones. Cleaveland.
Coming ten times for the nonce,
I never yet could ſee it flow but once. Cotton.
NoN con Fo'RMITY.. n.ſ.. [non and conformity.]
1. Refuſal of compliance.
The will of our maker, whether diſcovered by reaſon or
revelation, carries the higheſt authority with it; a confor-
mity or mºnºſºrmity to it, determines their actions to be
morally good or evil. //atts's Logick.
2. Refuſal to join in the eſtabliſhed religion.
Since the liturgy, rites, and ceremonies of our church, are
ſo much ſtruck at, and all upon a plea of conſcience, it will
concern us to examine the force of this plea, which our ad-
verſaries are ſtill ſetting up as the grand pillar and buttereſs
of nonconfºrmity. South's Sermons.
The lady will plead the toleration which allows her".
conformity in this particular. Addiſon's Speciator.
No Ncos Fo'RM1st. n.ſ.. [non and confºrmi/?..] One who re-
fuſes to join in the eſtabliſhed worſhip.
On his death-bed he declared himſelf a non-confºrmiſt, and
had a fanatic preacher to be his ſpiritual guide. Swift.
NoNE, adj. [ne one, nan, ne ane, Saxon. J
I. Not one.
Ye ſhall flee when none purſueth you. Lev. xxvi. 17.
That fowl which is none of the lighteſt, can eaſily move
itſelf up and down in the air without ſtirring its wings. J/i/É.
Another, which is none of the leaſt advantages of hope
is, its great efficacy in preſerving us from ſetting too high a
value on preſent enjoyments. Addiſon's Speciator.
2. Not any. *
Six days ſhall ye gather it, but on the ſabbath there ſhal!
be nºne. Exodus xvi. 26.
Thy life ſhall hang in doubt, and ſhalt have none aſſurance
of this life. Deutr. xxii. 66.
Before the deluge, the air was calm ; none of thoſe tu-
multuary motions of vapours, which the mountains and
winds cauſe in ours. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
The moſt glaring and notorious Paſſages, are none of the
fineſt. Fenton on the Claſſicks.
3. Not other.
This is none other but the houſe of God, and the gate of
heaven. Gen. xxviii. 17.
4. Nºne of ſometimes ſignifies only emphatically not.
My people would not hearken to my voice: and Iſrael
would none of me. Pſ. lxxxi. 11.
NoNENTITY. m. ſ. [non and entity.]
1. Nonexiſtence.
When they ſay nothing from nothing, they muſt under-
ſtand it as excluding all cauſes. In which ſenſe it is moſt
evidently true ; being equivalent to this propoſition, that no-
thing can make iticiſ, or, nothing cannot bring its no-ſelf
out of nonentity into ſomething. Bcºtley's Serm.
2. A thing not exiſting.
There was no ſuch thing as rendering evil for evil, when
evil was truly a nºnentity, and no where to be found. South.
We have heard, and think it pity that your inquiſitive genius
ſhould not be better employed, than in looking after that
theological monentity. Arbut, and Pope's Mart. Scrib.
NoNEXI's TENCE. m. ſ. [ non and exiſtence, J Inexiſtence;
ſtate of not exiſting.
A method of many writers, which depreciates the eſteem
of miracles is, to faive not only real verities, but alſo non-
exiſłences. Brºwn's Pulgar Errours, h. iv,
6 NoNJU'RING,
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N O R Nexiu'RInc. adj. [non and juro, Latin.] Belonging to thoſe who will not ſwear allegiance to the Hanoverian family. This objection was offered me by a very pious, learned, and worthy gentleman of the nonjuring party. . Swift. Noryu'RoR. m. ſ. [from non and juror.] One who conceiving James II. unjuſtly depoſed, refuſes to ſwear allegiance to thoſe who have ſucceeded him. NoNNA"t URALs. m. ſ. [non naturalia.] r Phyſicians reckon theſe to be ſix, viz. air, meat and drink, ſleep and watching, motion and reſt, retention and excretion, and the paſſions of the mind. The ſix nonnaturals are ſuch as neither naturally conſti- tutive, nor merely deſtrućtive, do preſerve or deſtroy accord- ing unto circumſtance. - NoNPARE'il. n. ſ. [non and pareil, French.] 1. Excellence unequalled. * My lord and maſter loves you : O ſuch love Could be but recompens'd tho' you were crown'd , , , The nonpareil of beauty. Shakespeare Twelfth Night. 2. A kind of apple. , - . Printers letter of a ſmall ſize, on which ſmall Bibles and Common Prayers are printed. . . . . . NONPLUS. r. ſ. [non and plus, Latin.] Puzzle ; inability to ſay or do more. A low word. Let it ſeem never ſo ſtrange and impoſſible, the nonplus of my reaſon will yield a fairer opportunity to my faith. South. One or two rules, on which their concluſions depend, in moſt men have governed all their thoughts: take theſe from them and they are at a loſs, and their underſtanding is per- fečtly at a mºlus. Locke. Sºch an artiſt did not begin the matter at a venture, and when put to a nonplus, pauſe and heſitate which way he "ſhould proceed; but he had firſt in his comprehenſive in- tellect a compleat idea of the whole organical body. Bentley. To No NPLUs. v. a. [from the noun..] To confound ; to puzzle; to put to a ſtand; to ſtop. - Nor is the compoſition of our own bodies the only won- der; we are as much nonpluſ? by the moſt contemptible worm and plant. Glanv. Scept. c. vii. His parts were ſo accompliſht, That right or wrong he ne'er was nonpluſ”. Hudibras. Thatſin that is a pitch beyond all thoſe, muſt needs be ſuch an one as muſt nonplus the devil himſelf to proceed farther. South. What, you are confounded, and ſtand mute Somewhat nonphy? to hear you deny your name, Dryden. Tom has been eloquent for half an hour together, when he has been nonpluyed by Mr. Dry's deſiring him to tell what it was that he endeavoured to prove. Spect. 471. Noss E's DEN.cf. n.ſ. (non and reſidence..] Failure of reſidence. If the charaćter of perſons choſen into the church had been regarded, there would be fewer complaints of non- reſºlºr:e. - Swift. NoNRE's DENT. m. ſ. ſnon and reſident.] One who neglects to live at the prop, r place. As to nonreſidence, there are not ten clergymen in the kingdom who can be termed nonreſidents. Swift. N N RESI's TANCE. m. ſ. [non and reſiſtance.] The principle of not oppoſing the king ; ready obedience to a ſuperior. NONSENSE. m. ſ. [non and ſenſe.] 1. Unmeaning or upgrammatical language. 'Till underſtood, all tales, Iike monſºrſe, are not true nor falſe. Hud. p. iii. Many copies diſperſed gathering new faults, I ſaw more * than I could have crammed into it. Dryden. his nonſenſe got into all the following editions by a miſ- take of the ſtage editors. Pºpe's Notes on Shakesp. 2. Trifles; things of no importance, What's the world to him, - 'Tis nonſenſe all. - Thºmſºn. NossF Nsic AL. adj. [from nonſenſe..] Unmeaning; fooliſh. They had produced many other inept combinations, or aggregate forms of particular things, and nonſenſical ſyſtems of the whole. Ray on the Creation. SCNSE'Nº ALN Ess, n. ſ. [from noiſenſical.] Ungrammatical jºrgon; fooliſh abſurdity. - - Nºssolv ENT, n. ſ. [...on and ſºlve it..] One who cannot pay his debts. - Nossoluºrio N. m. ſ. [non and ſolution.] Failure of ſolution. Athenæus inſtances a nigmatical propoſitions, and the for- feitures and rewards upon their ſolution and nonſolution. Broone. ONSPA RAN G. adj. [non and ſparing.] Mercileſs; all-deſtroying. - Is’t I expoſe Thoſe tender limbs of thine to the event Of the nonparing war. Shakespeare Ali's well that Ends well. To NoN sui'i. v. a. [non and ſuit.j To deprive of the be- neſt of a legal proceſs for ſome failure in the management. The addreſſes of both houſes of parliament, the council, and the declarations of moſt counties and corporations, are laid aſide as of no weight, and the whole kingdom of Ireland nonſuited, in default of appearance. Swift. Noodle. n.ſ. [from noddle or noddy..] A fool; a ſimpleton. Nook. m. ſ. [from een hoeck, German.] A corner; a covert made by an angle or interſe&tion. - Brown's W. Err. ‘. . . Safely in harbour #i. king ..!hip, in the deep nooſ, where once i. call'dſt me up. - Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. ty a foggy and a dirty farm hº nook ſhotten º of Albion. . . . Shakeſ Hºn. V. e la Vages were drive -- - - little nook of and near º out of the great Ards, into a - river of Strangford: - now poſſeſs a little territory. gford; where they Unſphere: Davies. The ſpirit of Plato to unfold, What worlds or what vaſt regions hold Th’ immortal mind that hath forſook Her manſion in this fleſhly nook. Milton's Poems, Ithuriel and Zephon, Search thro’ this garden, leave unſearch'd no nook. A third form'd within the ground A various mold; and from the boiling cells, - - By ſtrange conveyance, fill'd each hollow nook. Milton. NOON. *J., [non, Saxon; nawn, Welſh; none, Erſe; ſup- poſed to be derived from mona, Latin, the ninth hour, at which their cana or chief meal was eaten ; whence the other nations called the time of their dinner or chief meal, though earlier in the day, by the ſame name.] - c I. The middle hour of the day; twelve; the time when the ſun is in the meridian. - Fetch forth the ſtocks, there ſhall he ſit ’till noon.— 'Till noon / 'till night, my lord, Shakespeare K. Lear. The day already half his race had run, And ſummon'd him to due repaſt at noon. Drydºn. If I turn my eyes at nºon towards the ſun, I cannot avoid the ideas which the light or ſun produces in me. Locke. 2. It is taken for midnight. - - Full before him at the noon of night, He ſaw a quire of ladies. - Dryden. Noo's DAY. m. ſ. Inzan and day.] Midday. The bird of night did ſit, Ev’n at noonday, upon the market-place, Houting and ſhrieking. Shakespeare jul. Caeſar, The dimneſs of our intellectual eyes, Ariſtotle fitly com- pares to thoſe of an owl at noonday. • Boyle, Noo'NDAY. adj. Meridional. The ſcorching fun was mounted high, In all its luſtre to the noonday ſky. Addison's Ovid, Noo'NING. m. ſ. [from noon..] Repoſe at noon. Noo NTIDE. m. ſ. ſnoon and tide..] Midday; time of noon. Sorrow breaks ſeaſons and repoſing hours, Makes the night morning, and the noontide night. Sha. Noo'NTIDE. adj. Meridional. Phaeton hath tumbled from his car, And made an evening at the noontide prick. All things in beſt order to invite Noonſide repaſt, or aſternoon’s repoſe. We expect the morning red in vain; 'Tis hid in vapours, or obſcur'd in rain. The moontide yellow we in vain require; 'Tis black in ſtorm, or red in light'ning fire. Prior, NOOSE. n.ſ.. [nºſada, entangled; a word found in the gloſſes of Lipſius. Mr. Lye.] A running knot which the more it is drawn binds the cloſer. Can'ſt thou with a weak angle ſtrike the whale? Catch with a hook, or with a nooſe inthral Sandys. Where the hangman does diſpoſe, Milt. Shakeſpeare. Mill. Par. Lyl. To ſpecial friend the knot of nooſe. Hud. p. i. They run their necks into a nooſe, They'd break 'em after, to break looſe. Hud, p. iii. Falſely he falls into ſome dangerous noºſe, And then as meanly labours to get looſe. Dryden. A rope and a nºſe are no jeſting matters. j. Bull. To Noose. v. a. [from the noun..] To tie in a nooſe ; to catch ; to entrap. The fin is woven with threads of different ſizes, the leaſt of them ſtrong enough to mooſe and entrap us. Gºv. Tºngue. Nope. n.ſ. A kind of bird called a bullfinch or redtail. Nor. conjunct. [ne or..] 1. A particle marking the ſecond or ſubſequent branch of a negative propoſition; correlative to neither or not; I neither love, nor fear thee. Shakeſpeare. Neither love will twine, nor hay. . . 2Marvel. 2. Two negatives are ſometimes joined, but ill. Mine eyes, Which I have darted at thee, hurt thee not ; - Nor, I am ſure there is no force in eyes - That can do hurt. Shakeſheare's A you like it. 3. Neither is ſometimes included in nor, but not elegantly. Pow'r, diſgrace, nºr death could ought divert - Thy glorious tongue thus to reveal thy heart. Daniel. Sinois nºr Xanthus ſhall be wanting there; A new Achilles ſhall in arms appear. 4. Nor is ſometimes uſed in the firſt branch for ncil her. Idle nymph, I pray thee, be 2 Modeſt, and not follow me, C- I rer love myſelf, nor thee. B.a. Jºhnſºn, ) 18 G. - ... Y ~ * D2.yºn.
N O S
N O T
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Nor did they not perceive their evil plight, Milton
Or the fierce pains not feel ? twº 277.
- Varice, nor plealu 3.
}º tº: ſlave to love. Iłalſh.
NORTH. n.ſ.. [nonº, Saxon.] The point oppoſite to the
fun in the meridian.
More unconſtant than the wind; who wooes
Ev’n now the frozen boſom of the north;
And being anger'd puffs away from thence,
Turning his face to the dew dropping ſºuth. Shakespeare
The tyrannous breathing of the north,
Shakes all our buds from blowing: Shakespeare Cymb.
Fierce Boreas iſſues forth
Tº invade th' frozen waggon of the nºrth. Dryd.
North. adj. Northern ; being in the north.
This ſhall be your north border from the great ſea to mount
Hor. Num. xxxiv. 7.
NorthEA's r. n.ſ. ſnoordeaſ, Dutch. J The point between
the north and eaſt. -
The inferiouſ ſea towards the ſoutheaſt, the Ionian to-
wards the ſouth, and the Adriatick ºn the northeaſt ſide,
were commanded by three different nations. Arbuthnot.
No'ºrºad. [from north.] Being towards the north.
The northerſy and ſoutherly winds, commonly eſteemed
the cauſes of cold and warm weather, are really the effects
of the cold or warmth of the atmoſphere. Derham.
Northers. adj. [from north.J. Being in the north.
Proud northernlord, Clifford of Cumberland. Shakespeare
If we erect a red-hot wire until it cool, and then hang it
up with wax and untwiſted ſilk, where the lower end which
cooled next the earth doth reſt, that is the northern point.
Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Northsta'R. n.ſ.. [north and ſtar.] The poleſtar; the lode-
ſtar.
If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there
were no living near her, ſhe would infect to the nºrth/ar.
Shakeſpeare's M. Ad. Ab.
NorthwARD. adj. [ north and pearb, Saxon. J Being to-
wards the north.
No'RTHw ARD. adv. [north and peanb, Saxon.] Towards
No'RTHw ARDs. } the north.
Miſlike me not for my complexion,
The ſhadow’d livery of the burniſh'd ſun.
Bring me the faireſt creature northward born,
Where Phoebus' fire ſcarce thaws the icicles,
And prove whoſe blood is reddeſt. Shakeſpeare.
Going northward aloof, as long as they had any doubt of
being purſued, at laſt they croſſed the ocean to Spain. Bacon.
Northward beyond the mountains we will go,
Where rocks lie cover'd with eternal ſnow. Dryden.
A cloſe priſoner in a room, twenty foot ſquare, being at
the north ſide of his chamber, is at liberty to walk twenty
foot ſouthward, not walk twenty foot northward. Locke.
NoRTH we'sT. m. ſ. [north and weſt.] The point between the
north and weſt.
The bathing places that they may remain under the ſun
until evening, he expoſeth unto the ſummer ſetting, that is
northweſt. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vi.
Northw1ND. n.ſ.. [north and wind.] The wind that blows
from the north. -
The clouds were fled,
Driven by a keen northwind.
When the fierce northwind, with his airy forces
Rears up the Baltick to a foaming fury.
NOSE. m. ſ. ſnoere, nora, Saxon.]
1. The prominence on the face, which is the organ of ſcent
and the emunétory of the brain. -
Down with the noſe,
Take the bridge quite away
Of him that, his particular to foreſend,
Smells from the gen'ral weal. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
Noſe of Turks and Tartars lips. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Our decrees,
Dead to inflićtion, to themſelves are dead;
And liberty plucks juſtice by the noſe. Sha. M. of Wen.
There can be no reaſon given why a viſage ſomewhat
longer, or a noſe flatter, could not have conſiſted with ſuch
a ſoul. Locke.
Poetry takes me up ſo entirely, that I ſcarce ſee what
paſſes under my noſe. Pope's Letters.
2. The end of any thing.
the lº are as bellows, the aſpera arteria is the noſe of
*ws, or as a channel in the ſound board of an organ.
Holder's Elements of Speech.
Milton.
JWatts.
3. Scent; ſagacity.
mº are not offended with a dog for a better noſe than his
4. To ind by the Nose. T Collier on Envy.
. . S.E. - -
ring...To lead blindly. o drag by force: as, a bear by his
Yet ho' authority be a ſtubborn bear,
* is of led by the noſe with grid. Sha, IP. T.I.
In ſuits which a man doth not underſtand, it is good fo
refer them to ſome friend, but let him chuſe well his refe-
ºndaries, elſe he may be led by, the * Bacz't.
That ſome occult deſign doth lie
In bloody cynarétomachy,
Is plain enough to him that knows, -
Hºw faints lead brothers by the "ſº Hudºras, p. i.
This is the method of all popular ſhams, when the mul-
titude are to be led by the nºſes into a fool's paradiſe. L’E/2.
5. To thruſt one's Nose intº the affairs of others. To be med-
dling with other people's matters; to be a buſy body.
6. To put one's Nose out ºf joint. To put one out in the affec-
tions of another.
To Nose. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To ſcent; to ſmell. -
Nºſe him as you go up the ſtairs.
2. To face; to oppoſe.
To Nose. v. n. To look big; to bluſter.
Adult'rous Anthony
Gives his potent regiment to a trull
That noſes it againſt us. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
Nose’bleed. n.ſ.. [noſe and bleed.] A kind of herb.
Noºsegay. n.ſ.. [noſe and gay.] A poſie ; a bunch of flowers.
She hath made me four and twenty noſegays for the ſhearers.
Shakeſpeare's J/inter's Tale.
Ariel ſought
The cloſe receſſes of the virgin's thought;
As on the noſegay in her breaſt reclin'd,
He watch'd th’ ideas riſing in her mind. Pope.
Get you gone in the country to dreſs up noſºgays for a holy-
day. Arbuthnot's Hiſ of j. Bull.
No'seless. adj. [from noſe..] Wanting a noſe ; deprived of
the noſe.
Shakſ. Hamlet.
Mangled Myrmidons,
Nºſºlſ, and handleſs, hackt and chipt, come to him. Sha.
Nose’s MART. m. ſ. [noſe and ſmart.] The herb creſſes.
No'sle. n.ſ.. [from noſe.] The extremity of a thing: as, the
noſle of a pair of bellows.
Noſsology, n.ſ. [véro; and x870s.] Dočtrine of diſeaſes.
Nosopoe/tick. adj. [város and roºid.] Producing diſeaſes.
The qualities of the air are noſopoetick; that is, have a
pow'r of producing diſeaſes. Arbuthnot on Air.
Nostril. n. ſ. [ noſe and Syril, a hole, Saxon. J. The ca-
vity in the noſe. -
Turn then my freſheſt reputation to
A favour that may ſtrike the dulleſt no/?ril. Shakeſp.
Stinks which the noſtrils ſtraight abhor, are not the moſt
pernicious. Bacon's Nat. Hjø.
He form'd thee, Adam, and in thy no/trils breath'd
The breath of life. Milton's P. Loft, b. vii.
The ſecondary action ſubſiſteth not alone, but in conco-
mitancy with the other ; ſo the nºſtrils are uſeful both
for reſpiration and ſmelling, but the principal uſe is ſmelling.
Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iii.
Theſe ripe fruits recreate the nº/tril; with their aromatick
ſcent. More's Divine Dialogues.
NOSTRUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] A medicine not yet made pub-
lick, but remaining in ſome ſingle hand.
Very extraordinary, and one of his moſłrums, let it be writ
upon his monument, Hic jacet auctor hujus argumenti; for no
body ever uſed it before. Stillingfleet.
What drop or noſtrum can this plague remove : Pope.
Not. adv. [ne aupt, Saxon ; niet, Dutch.]
1. The particle of negation, or refuſal.
If thou be the world's great parent,
How falls it then that with thy furious fervour
Thou doſt afflićt as well the not deſerver,
As him that doth thy lovely heſts deſpiſe Spenſºr.
His countenance likes me not. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
The man held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had
made his journey proſperous or not. Gen. xxiv. 21.
Let each man do as to his fancy ſeems;
I wait, not I, 'till you have better dreams. Dryden.
This objection hinders not but that the heroic action en-
terpriſed for the Chriſtian cauſe, and executed happily, may
be as well executed now as it was of old. Dryden.
Grammar being to teach men not to ſpeak, but to ſpeak
correctly: where rhetoric is not neceſſary, grammar may be
ſpared. Locke on Education.
This day, be bread and peace my lot;
All elſe beneath the ſun -
Thou know'ſt if beſt beſtow'd or not,
And let thy will be done. Pope's Univerſal Prayer.
2. It denotes cellation or extinction. No more.
Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. job vii. 8.
NOTABLE. adi, [notable, Fr. notabils, Latin.] Remarkable;
memorable; obſervable,
The ſucceſs of thoſe wars was too notable to be unknown
to your ears; which, it ſeems, all worthy fame hath glory to
come unto, Sidney, b. ii.
The
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The ſame is notified in the nºtable places of the dioceſs.
Iſhitgifte.
In the parliament at Kilkenny, many notable laws were
enacted, which ſhew, for the law doth beſt diſcover enor-
mitics, how much the Engliſh colonies were corrupted.
Davies on Ireland.
Two young men appeared notable in ſtrength, excellent in
beauty, and comely in apparel. 2 Mac. iii. 26.
They bore two or three charges from the horſe with not-
able courage, and without being broken. Clarendon.
Both armies lay ſtill without any notable action, for the
ſpace of ten days. Clarendon, b. viii.
Varro's aviary is ſtill ſo famous, that it is reckoned for
one of thoſe notables which men of foreign nations record.
Addiſon.
Caeſar, whoſe great ſagacity and condućt put his ſucceſs
as much out of the power of chance as human reaſon could
well do, yet upon occaſion of a notable experiment, that
had like to have loſt him his whole army at Dyrrachium,
tells us the power of it in his commentaries. South's Serm.
It is impoſſible but a man muſt have firſt paſſed this notable
ſtage, and got his conſcience thoroughly debauched and
hardened, before he can arrive to the height of fin. South.
2. Careful; buſtling, in contempt and ironw.
This abſolute monarch was as notable a guardian of the
fortunes, as of the lives of his ſubjećts. When any man
grew rich, to keep him from being dangerous to the ſtate, he
ſent for all his goods. Addiſon's Freeholder, N°. 10.
Not ABLE Ness. n.ſ.. [from notable.] Appearance of buſineſs;
importance. In contempt.
Not ABLY. adv. [from notable.]
1. Memorably; remarkably.
This we ſee notably proved, in that the oft polling of
hedges conduces much to their laſting. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
2. With conſequence; with ſhew of importance; ironically.
Mention the king of Spain or Poland, and he talks very
notably; but if you go out of the gazette, you drop him.
Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 105.
No"TARIAL. adj. [from notary.] Taken by a notary.
It may be called an authentick writing, though not a pub-
lick inſtrument, through want of a notarial evidence. Alyliffe.
NotARY. m. ſ. [notaire, Fr. from notarius, Latin.] An officer
whoſe buſineſs it is to take notes of any thing which may
concern the publick.
There is a declaration made to have that very book, and
no other ſet abroad, wherein their preſent authoriſed notaries
do write thoſe things fully and only, which being written and
there read, are by their own open teſtimony acknowledged
to be their own. PHooker.
Go with me to a notary, ſeal me there
Your bond. Shakespeare M. of Venice.
One of thoſe with him, being a notary, made an entry of
this act. Bacon's New Atlantis.
So I but your recorder am in this,
Or mouth and ſpeaker of the univerſe,
A miniſterial notary; for 'tis
Not I, but you and fame that make this verſe. Donne.
They have in each province, intendants and notaries. Temp.
NoTA'tion. n.ſ.. [notatio, Latin.]
1. The act or practice of recording any thing by marks: as,
by figures or letters.
Notation teaches how to deſcribe any number by certain
notes and charaćters, and to declare the value thereof being
ſo deſcribed, and that is by degrees and periods. Cocker.
2. Meaning; ſignification.
A foundation being primarily of uſe in archite&ture, hath
no other literal notation but what belongs to it in relation to
a building. Hammond.
Conſcience, according to the very notation of the word,
imports a double knowledge; one of a divine law, and the
other of a man's own action; and ſo is properly the applica-
tion of a general law, to a particular inſtance of practice.
South's Sermons.
NOTCH. n.ſ.. [nocchia, Italian.] A nick; a hollow cut in
any thing.
. The convex work is compoſed of black and citrin pieces
in the margin, of a pyramidal figure appoſitely ſet, and with
tranſverſe notches. Grew's Muſæum.
From his rug the ſkew'r he takes,
And on the ſtick ten equal notches makes:
There take my tally of ten thouſand pound. Swift.
He ſhew’d a comma ne'er could claim
A place in any Britiſh name; -
Yet making here a perfect botch,
Thruſts your poor vowel from his notch. Swift.
* Notch. v. a. [from the noun.J. To cut in ſmall hol-
OWs.
He was too hard for him direétly : before Corioli, he
ſcotcht him and notcht him like a carbonado. Shakespeare
The convex work is compoſed of black and citrin pieces,
cancellated and tranſverſely notched. Grew's Mij.eum.
* ,
From him whoſe quills ſtand quiver'd at his ear,
To him who notches ſticks at Weſtminſter. Pope.
Notchwee'D. m. ſ. [notch and weed.] An herb called orach.
Note. [for ne motº.] May not.
Ne let him then admire,
But yield his ſenſe to be too blunt and baſe,
That note without an hound fine footing trace.
NOTE. n.ſ.. [nota, Lat. notte, Fr.]
1. Mark; token.
Whoſoever appertain to the viſible body of the church,
they have alſo the notes of external profeſſion whereby the
world knoweth what they are. Hooker, b. iii.
2. Notice; heed. >
Give order to my ſervants that they take
No note at all of our being abſent hence. Shakeſp.
I will beſtow ſome precepts on this virgin,
Worthy the note. Shakeſp. All's well that ends well.
3. Reputation; conſequence.
Divers men of note have been brought over into England.
Abbot's Deſcription of the World.
Andronicus, and Junia are of note among the apoſtles.
Fairy Q.
Rom. xvi. 7.
As for metals, authors of good note aſſure us, that even
they have been obſerved to grow. Boyle.
4. Reproach; ſtigma.
The more to aggravate the note,
With a foul traytor's name ſtuff Ithy throat. Shakeſp.
5. Account; information ; intelligence.
She that from §. -
Can have no note; unleſs the ſun were poſt,
The man i'th’ moon’s too ſlow. Shakeſp. Tempeſ?.
In ſuits of favour, the firſt coming ought to take little
place; ſo far forth conſideration may be had of his truſt,
that if intelligence of the matter could not otherwiſe have
been had but by him, advantage be not taken of the note,
but the party left to his other means, and in ſome ſort re-
compenſed for his diſcovery. Bacon, Eſſay 49.
6. Tune; voice. -
Theſe are the notes wherewith are drawn from the hearts
of the multitude ſo many fighs; with theſe turies their minds
are exaſperated againſt the lawful guides and governors of
their ſouls. Hooker, b. iv.
The wakeful bird tunes her noćturnal note. AMilton.
I now muſt change thoſe notes to tragick. Milton.
You that can tune your ſounding ſtrings ſo well,
Of ladies beauties and of love to tell;
Once change your note, and let your lute report
The juſteſt grief that ever touch'd the court.
One common note on either lyre did ſtrike,
And knaves and fools we both abhorr'd alike.
7. Single ſound in muſick.
From harmony, from heavenly harmony
This univerſal frame began:
From harmony to harmony, -
Thro' all the compaſs of the notes it ran,
The diapaſon cloſing full in man.
8. State of being obſerved.
Small matters come with great commendation, becauſe
they are continually in uſe and in note; whereas the occaſion
of any great virtue cometh but on feſtivals. Bacon.
9. Short hint ; ſmall paper.
He will'd me .
In heedfull'ſt reſervation to beſtow them,
As notes whoſe faculties incluſive were,
More than they were in note.
In the body's priſon ſo ſhe lies,
As through the body's windows ſhe muſt look,
Her divers pow'rs of ſenſe to exerciſe, - -
By gath'ring notes out of the world's great book. Davies.
10. Abbreviation; ſymbol. -
Contračt it into a narrow compaſs by ſhort notes and ab-
breviations. Baker on Learning.
II. A ſmall letter.
A hollow cane within her hand ſhe brought,
But in the concave had inclos'd a note. Dryden.
12. Written paper. - * - -
I cannot get over the prejudice of taking ſome little of.
fence at the clergy, for perpetually reading their ſermons ;
perhaps my frequent hearing of foreigneº, who never make
uſe of notes, may have i. to º * Swift.
I 2. A paper given in confeſſion of a debt. -
3 #. . will go farther than my bond. John Bull.
- atory annotation. - -
I4 *::::: º have been perplexed with notes, and ob-
ſcured with illuſtrations. Filton on the Cahºki.
Notebook. n.ſ. [note and *] A book in which notes
and memorandums are ſet down.
Caſius all his faults obſerv'd ;
Set in a mºtº, learn'd, and conti’d by Tote,
To caſt into my teeth. . F sº }. Caſar.
To Not E. v. a. [note, Latin ; nºtºr, French J 1. To
Waller.
Dryden.
Dryden,
Shakeſpeare,
I
*** * * * –--- º
N O T
N O T
To obſerve; to remark: * heed; to attend; to take no-
I. 2
tice of.
The fool hath much pined away. l
No more of that, I #. noted it well.
you note him
y Fº him. > Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
I began to nºte - -
The ſtormy Hyades, the rainy goat. Ali'ſ Ovid.
wandring from clime to clime, obſervant ſtray'd,
Their manners noted, and their ſtates ſurvey'd. Pºpe.
iver; to ſet down.
2. "... ſpeaking of devout men, not-th how they
daily frequented the church, how attentive eaſ they gave
untô the leſſons and chapters read. Hoºker, b. Y.
Nºte it in a book, that it may be for ever and ever. Iſ. xxx.8.
arge with a crime.
3. º Dianam, agrees better with Livia, who had the
fame of Chaffity, than with either of the Julia's, who were
both noted of incontinency. Dryden.
4. [In muſick.] To ſet down the notes of a tune.
No'ºrd. part, adj. [from note.] Remarkable; eminent ; ce-
lebrated. - -
A nºted chymiſt procured a privilege, that none but he
Shakeſ K. Lear.
ſhould vend a ſpirit. - Boyle.
Juſtinian's laws, if we may believe, a noted author, have
not the force of laws in France or Holland. Baker.
Not ER. n.ſ. [ſrom note.] He who takes notice:
Nothing. n.ſ. ſno and thing ; nathing, Scottiſh.]
1. Negation of being; nonentity; univerſal negation; oppoſed
to ſomething. -
It is moſt certain, that there never could be nothing. For,
if there could have been an inſant, wherein there was no-
thing, then either nothing made ſomething, or ſomething
made itſelf; and ſo was, and acted, before it was. But if
there never could be nothing; then there is, and was, a be-
ing of neceſſity, without any beginning. Grew's Cºſ.
We do not create the world from nothing and by nothing;
we aſſert an eternal God to have been the cfficient cauſe of
it. - Bentley's Serm.
This nothing is taken either in a vulgar or philoſophical
ſenſe; ſo we ſay there is nothing in the cup in a vulgar ſenſe,
when we mean there is no liquor in it; but we cannot ſay
there is nothing in the cup, in a ſtrict philoſophical ſenſe,
while there is air in it. J/atts's Logick.
2, Nonexiſtence.
Mighty ſtates characterleſs are grated
To duſty nothing. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida.
3. Not anything; no particular thing.
There ſhall nothing die.
Yet had his aſpect nothing of ſevere,
But ſuch a face as promis'd him ſincere. Dryden.
Philoſophy wholly ſpeculative, is barren and produces no-
thing but vain ideas. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
Nothing at all was done, while any thing remained un-
done. Addiſon on the J/ar.
+. No other thing.
Nothing but a ſteady reſolution brought to praćtice; God's
grace uſed, his commandments obeyed, and his pardon
begged; nothing but this will intitle you to God's acceptance.
- j/akes's Prep. fºr Death.
Words are made to declare ſomething; where they are,
by thoſe who pretend to inſtruct, otherwiſe uſed, they con-
ceal indeed ſomething; but that which they conceal, is no-
thing but the ignorance, error, or ſophiſtry of the talker,
tº there is, in truth, nothing elſe under them. Ilocke.
5. No quantity or degree.
The report which the troops of horſe make, would add
nºthing of courage to their fellows. Clarendon.
6. Nº importance; no uſe ; no value.
The outward ſhew of churches, draws the rude people to
the reverencing and frequenting thereof, whatever ſome of
our late too nice fools ſay, there is nothing in the ſeemly form
of the church. Spenſer's Ireland.
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of naught.
" . Iſaiah xli. 24.
Ex. ix. 4.
7. No poſſeſſion or fortune.
. A moſt homely ſhepherd; a man that from very nothing
is grown into an unſpeakable eſtate. Shakespeare JP. Tale,
8. No difficulty; no trouble.
We are induſtrious to preſerve our bodies from ſlavery,
*; we make nºthing of ſuffering our ſouls to be flavºs tº
luſts. - Ray on the Creation.
9. A thing of no proportion. -*
*Sharge of making the ground, and otherwiſe is great,
but nºthing to the profit. Bacon’s Nat. Hiſt.
Io. Trifle; ſomething of no conſideration or importance.
w had rather have one ſcratch my head i'th’ ſun,
hen the alarum were ſtruck, than idly fit,
To hear my nºthings monſterd. Shakespeare's Cor.
My dear nothings, take your leave
° longer muſt you me deceive, 2 -
5
'Tis nºthing, ſays the fool; but ſays the friend,
This nothing, Sir, will bring you to your end.
Do I not ſee your dropſy-bclly ſwell ? Drydºn.
That period includes more than a hundred ſentences that
might be writ to expreſs multiplication of nºtºings, and all
the fatiguing perpetual buſineſs of having no buſineſs to do.
Pope's Letter.
11. Nothing has a kind of adverbial ſignification. In no de-
gree; not at all.
Who will make me a liar, and make my ſpeech nothing
worth job xxiv. 25.
Auria nothing diſmayed with the greatneſs of the Turks’
fleet, ſtill kept on his courſe. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks.
But Adam with ſº hºcºunſel nothing ſway’d. Milton.
Nothin GN Ess. n.ſ.. [from nothing.]
1. Nihility; nonexiſtence.
His art did expreſs
A quinteſſence even from nºthingneſs, }
From dull privations, and lean emptineſs. Domne.
2. Nothing; thing of no value.
I a nºthingneſ; in deed and name,
Did ſcorn to hurt his forfeit carcaſe. Hudibras, p. i.
Notice. n. ſ. [ nºtice, French; notitia, Latin. J
1. Remark ; heed ; obſervation; regard.
The thing to be regarded in taking notice of a child's miſ-
carriage is, what root it ſprings from. Locºe.
This is done with little notice : very quick the actions of
the mind are performed. Locke.
How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we
take of other perſons ! J/atts.
2. Information; intelligence given or received. -
I have given him nºtice, that the duke of Cornwal and his
dutcheſs will be here. Shakespeare’s K. Lear.
Notificatios s. n.ſ. [ notification, F. from notify. J Act of
making known ; repreſentation by marks or ſymbols. ,
Four or five torches elevated or depreſſed out of their or-
der, either in breadth or longways, may, by agreement, give
great variety of notifications. Holder's Elements of Spºch.
To No"TIFY. v. a. [notifier, Fr. notifico, Latin. To declare;
to make known; to publiſh.
There are other kind of laws, which notify the will of
God. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 2.
The ſame is notified in the notableſt places of the whole
dioceſs. Jºhitgifte.
Good and evil operate upon the mind of man, by thoſe
reſpective appellations by which they are notified and conveyed
to the mind. South's Serm.
This ſolar month is by civil ſančtion notified in authentic
calendars the chief meaſure of the year: a kind of ſtandard
by which we meaſure time. Holder.
NOTION. n.ſ.. [notion, Fr. natio, Latin.]
1. Thought; repreſentation of any thing formed by the mind;
idea; image; conception.
Many actions are puniſhed by law, that are a&ts of in-
gratitude ; but this is merely accidental to them, as they are
ſuch acts; for if they were puniſhed properly under that no-
tion, and upon that account, the puniſhment would equally
reach all actions of the ſame kind. South's Serm.
The fiction of ſome beings which are not in nature; ſe-
cond notions, as the logicians call them, has been founded
on the conjunction of two natures, which have a real ſepa-
rate being. Dryden's State of Innocence.
What hath been generally agreed on, I content myſelf to
aſſume under the nation of principles, in order to what I have
farther to write. Newt. Opt.
There is nothing made a more common ſubječt of diſcourſe
than nature and it's laws; and yet few agree in their notions
about theſe words. Cheyne's Phil. Prin.
That nºtion of hunger, cold, ſound, colour, thought,
wiſh, or fear, which is in the mind, is called the idea of
hunger, cold, ſound, wiſh, &c. JWatts's Lºgick.
2. Sentiment; opinion.
God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares,
And not moleſt us; unleſs we ourſelves
Seek them with wand'ring thoughts and notions vain. Milt.
It would be incredible to a man who has never been in
France, ſhould one relate the extravagant motion they enter-
tain of themſelves, and the mean opinion they have of their
neighbours. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 30.
Senſual wits they were, who, it is probable, took pleaſure
in ridiculing the notion of a life to come. Atterbury.
3. Senſe; underſtanding ; intellectual power. This ſenſe is
frequent in Shakeſpeare, but not in uſe.
His notion weakens, his diſcernings
Are lethargy'd Shakespeare’s K. Lear.
So told, as earthly notion can receive. ” A4iii. P. Lºft.
Notion Al. adj. [from notion.]
I. Imaginary; ideal ; intellectual ; ſubſiſting only in idea ;
viſionary; fantaſtical.
The general and indefinite contemplations and notions,
of the elements and their conjugations, of the influences of
heaven,
N O T
N O Ú
heaven, are to be ſet aſide, being but notional and ill-limited ;
and definite axioms are to be drawn out of meaſured inſtances.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, N°. 835.
Happineſs, objećt of that waking dream
Which we call hie, miſtaking; fugitive theme
Of my purſuing verſe, ideal ſhade, -
National good, by fancy only made. Prior.
we muſt be wary, left we aſcribe any real ſubſiſtence or
perſonality to this nature or chance; for it is merely a no-
final and imaginary thing; an abſtract univerſal, which is
properly nothing; a conception of our own making, occa-
foied by our reflecting upon the ſettled courſe of things;
gºaoting only thus much, that all thoſe bodies move and act
according to their eſſential properties, without any conſci-
ouſneſs or intention of ſo doing. Bentley's Serm.
2. Dealing in ideas, not realities: -
The moſt forward notional dićtators ſit down in a content-
ed ignorance. - Glanv. Scepſ, c. xx.
Nºrrønality. m. ſ. [ from notional.] Empty, ungrounded
opinion. A word not in uſe. - - -
I aimed at the advance of ſcience, by diſcrediting empty
and talkative motionality. - ... Glanv, to Abius.
Nºtionally. adv. [from notional.] In idea ; mentally; in
our conception, though not in reality.
The whole rational nature of man conſiſts of two facul-
ties, underſtanding and will, whether really or notionally diſ-
tinë, I ſhall not diſpute. , - Norris's Miſtel.
Noroº’ety. n.ſ.. [notºrieté, Fr. from notorious.] Publick know-
ledge; publick expoſure. - - -
We ſee what a multitude of pagan teſtimonies may be
produced for all thoſe remarkable paſſages; and indeed of
feveral, that more than anſwer your expectation, as they
were not ſubjects in their own nature ſo expoſed to publick
notoriety. Addiſon on Chriſt. Relig.
NOTORIOUS..adj.[notorius, Lat.notoire,Fr.] Publickly known;
evident to the world; apparent ; not hidden. It is commonly
uſed of things known to their diſadvantage; whence by thoſe
who do not know the true ſignification of the word, an atro-
cious crime is called a notorious crime, whether publick or
ſecret.
What need you make ſuch ado in cloaking a matter too
notorious. - Whitgifte.
The goodneſs of your intercepted packets
You writ to the pope againſt the king ; your goodneſs,
Since you provoke me, ſhall be moſt notorious. Shakespeare
I ſhall have law in Epheſus,
To your notorious ſhame. Shakespeare Com. Err.
In the time of king Edward III. the impediments of the
conqueſt of Ireland are notorious. Davies.
What notorious vice is there that doth not blemiſh a man's
reputation ? Tillotſºn.
The inhabitants of Naples have been always very noto-
rious for leading a life of lazineſs and pleaſure, which ariſes
partly out of the plenty of their country, and partly out
of the temper of their climate. Addiſon on Italy.
The biſhops have procured ſome ſmall advancement of
rents; although it be notorious that they do not receive the
third penny of the real value. Swift's Miſcell.
Noto'Riously. adv. [from notorious.] Publickly; evidently;
openly.
The expoſing himſelf notoriouſly, did ſometimes change
the fortune of the day. Clarendon, b. viii.
This is notoriouſly diſcoverable in ſome differences of brake
or fern. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. ii.
Ovid tells us, that the cauſe was notoriouſly known at Rome,
though it be left ſo obſcure to after ages. Dryden.
Should the genius of a nation be more fixed in govern-
ment, than in morals, learning, and complexion; which do
all nºtºriouſly vary in every age. Swift.
NoTo RiousNess. n.f. [from notorious.] Publick fame; no-
toriety.
To Nott. v. a. To ſhear.
No'Twheat. n. ſ. [not and wheat.]
Of wheat there are two ſorts ; French, which is bearded,
and requireth the beſt ſoil, and notwheat, ſo termed becauſe
it is unbearded, being contented with a meaner earth. Carew.
9TWITHSTA's DING. conj. [This word, though in confor-
mity to other writers called here a conjunction, is properly
* Participal adjective, as it is compounded of not and with-
Jºnding, and anſwers exactly to the Latin non ol/ante; it
moſt properly and analogically uſed in the ablative caſe
*ſolute with a noun ; as, he is rich notwithſtanding his
º; it is not ſo proper to ſay, he is rich notwithſtanding
he has lºſt much ; yet this mode of writing is too frequent,
*ſºn has uſed it: but when a ſentence follows, it is more
§ammatical to inſert that ; as, he is rich no withſtanding that
he has ſºft much. When notwitſ/ſanding is uſed abſolutely,
the expreſſion is elliptical, this or that being underſtood, as
tº the following paſſages of Hooker.]
I. Without hindrance or obſtruction from.
*hole on whvin Chriſt beſtowed miraculous cures, were
Ainſ.
ſo tranſported that their gratitude made them, notwith/land-
"g his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done for
them. Decay of Piety.
2. Although. This uſe is not proper.
A perſon languiſhing under an ill habit of body, may loſe
ſeveral *ºs of blood, notwithſtanding it will weaken him
for ** in order to put a new ferment into the remain-
ing maſs, and draw into it freſh ſupplies. Addison.
3. Nevertheleſs ; however.
They which honour the law as an image of the wiſdom of
God himſelf, are nºtwit!/anding to know that tº jº
end in Chriſt. Hooker, b. iv.
The knowledge is ſmall, which we have on earth Co.
cerning things that are done in heaven : notwith/landing this
much we know even of ſaints in heaven, that they pray.
- Hooker, b. v. J. 23.
He hath a tear for pity, and a hand
Open as day, for melting charity:
Yet notwithſtanding, being incens'd, he's flint;
As humourous as winter. Shakespeare . Henry IV.
NOTUS. m. ſ. [Latin.] The ſouthwind.
With adverſe blaſt upturns them from the ſouth,
Notus and Afer black, with thund’rous clouds
From Sierra Liona. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x.
NoyATION. n.ſ. [novatio, Latin.] The introduction of ſome-
thing new.
N9/.430R. m. ſ. [Latin.] The introducer of ſomething new.
NOVEL. adj. [novellus, Latin ; nouvelle, French.]
1. New ; not ancient; not uſed of old; unuſual.
The Preſbyterians are exacters of ſubmiſſion to their no-
vel injunctions, before they are ſtamped with the authority
of laws. King Charles.
It is no novel uſurpation, but though void of other title,
has the preſcription of many ages. Decay of Piety.
2. [In the civil law.] Appendant to the code, and of later enac-
tion.
By the novel conſtitutions, burial may not be denied to
any one. Ayliffe's Parergon.
No've L. m. ſ. ſnouvelle, French.]
I. A ſmall tale, generally of love.
Nothing of a foreign nature; like the trifling novel, which
Arioſto inſerted in his poems. Dryden.
Her mangl’d fame in barb’rous paſtime loſt,
The coxcomb's novel and the drunkard's toaſt. Prior.
2. A law annexed to the code.
By the civil law, no one was to be ordained a preſbyter
till he was thirty-five years of age : though by a later novel
it was ſufficient, if he was above thirty. Ayliffe's Par.
Novelist. n.ſ.. [from novel.]
I. Innovator; aſſertor of novelty. -
Teleſius, who hath renewed the philoſophy of Parmenides,
is the beſt of noveliſts. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 69.
Ariſtotle roſe, -
Who nature's ſecrets to the world did teach,
Yet that great ſoul our noveliſ's impeach. Denham.
The fooleries of ſome affected noveliſt have diſcredited new
diſcoveries. Glanv. Scepſ.
2. A writer of novels. -
Novelty. m. ſ. [nouveauté, French..] Newneſs; ſtate of be-
ing unknown to former times.
They which do nothing but that which men of account
did before them, are, although they do amiſs, yet the leſs
faulty, becauſe they are not the authors of harm ; and do-
ing well, their actions are freed from prejudice or novelty.
Hooker, b. v. ſ. 7.
Novelty is only in requeſt ; and it is dangerous to be
aged in any kind of courſe. Shakespeare Meaſure for Meaſure.
As religion entertains our ſpeculations with great obječts,
ſo it entertains them with new ; and novelty is the great pa-
rent of pleaſure; upon which account it is that men are ſo
much pleaſed with variety. South's Sermons.
NOVEMBER. m. ſ. [Latin.] The eleventh month of the
year, or the ninth reckoned from March, which was, when
the Romans named the months, accounted the firſt.
November is drawn in a garment of changeable green, and
black upon his head. Peacham on Drawing.
Nov ENARY. m. ſ. [ novenarius, Latin. J Number of nine ;
nine collectively. - -
Ptolomy by parts and numbers implieth climajerical
years; that is, ſeptenaries and novenaries. Brºwn's K. Brr;
Looking upon them as in their original differences and
combinations, and as ſelected out of a natural ſtock of nine
quaternions, or four nºvenaries, their nature and differences
lie moſt obvious to be underſtood. - Holder.
Nove RcAL. adj. [niverealis, from noverca, Latin...] Having
the manner of a ſtepmother; beſeeming a ſtepmother.
When the whole tribe of birds by incubation, produce
their young, it is a wonderful deviation, that ſome few fa-
milies ſhould do it in a more nºvº way: Derham.
Novgºr. m. ſ. ſhe aupt, not any thing, Saxon; as therefore
we write argº not ought for anything, we ſhould, according
18 H LQ
N O U
N O VV
- ht, for nothing ; but a cuſ-
analogy, write naught nºt *š". , c
: ..., prevailed of uſing naught for lad, and
nought for nothing.]
thing ; nothing. -
I. Nº. Rinaldo fºrce deſires he ſpy d,
ble heart, of reſt impatient, -
#. or ſovereign power he nought apply'd. Fairfax.
who cannot ſee this palpable device
Yet who ſo bold, but ſays he ſees it not?
Bad is the world, and it will come to nought,
when ſuch ill dealings muſt be ſeen in thought. Shakespeare .
Such ſmiling rogues as theſe ſooth ev'ry paſſion ;
Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks
With ev'ry gale and vary of their maſters,
As knowing nought, like dogs, but following: Shakespeare
Ye are of nothing, and your werk of nought. Iſ xli. 24.
Be fruſtrate all ye ſtratagems of hell,
And deviliſh machinations come to nought. Par. Rºg.
2. To ſet at nought; not to value; to ſlight; to ſcorn; to diſ-
regard.
Ye have ſet at nought all my counſel, and would none of
my reproof. - - - Prov. i. 25.
Novice. n.ſ.. [novice, French ; nºvitius, Latin. J -
1. One not acquainted with any thing; a freſh-man; one in
the rudiments of any knowledge. -
Triple-twin'd whore 'tis thou
Haſt ſold me to this novice. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopat.
Brave plantagenet,
That princely novice was ſtruck dead by thee. Shakeſp.
Bring me to the ſight of Iſabella,
A novice of this place. Shakespeare Meaſure for Meaſ:
You are novices; 'tis a world to ſee
How tame, when men and women are alone,
A meacock wretch can make the curſteſt ſhrew. Shakespeare
We have novices and apprentices, that the ſucceſſion of
the former employed men do not fail. Bacon.
If any unexperienced young novice happens into the fatal
neighbourhood of ſuch peſts, preſently they are plying his
full purſe and his empty pate. South's Sermons.
I am young, a novice in the trade,
The fool of love, unpractis'd to perſuade;
And want the ſoothing arts that catch the fair,
But caught myſelf lie ſtruggling in the ſnare.
And ſhe I love, or laughs at all my pain,
Or knows her worth too well, and pays me with diſdain. Dry.
In theſe experiments I have ſet down ſuch circumſtances
by which either the phenomenon might be rendered more
conſpicuous, or a novice might more eaſily try them, or by
which I did try them only. Newt. Opt.
2. One who has entered a religious houſe, but not yet taken
the vow.
Novitiate. m. ſ. [noviciat, French.]
1. The ſtate of a novice; the time in which the rudiments are
learned.
This is ſo great a maſterpiece in ſin, that he muſt have
paſſed his tyrocinium or novitiate in finning, before he come
to this, be he never ſo quick a proficient. South's Sermons.
2. The time ſpent in a religious houſe, by way of trial, before
the vow is taken.
Novity. n.ſ.. [novitas, Latin.] Newneſs; novelty.
Some conceive ſhe might not yet be certain, that only
man was privileged with ſpeech, and being in the novity of
the creation and unexperience of all things, might not be
affrighted to hear a ſerpent ſpeak. Brown's W. Err.
Noui. The crown of the head. See Noll. Spenſer.
Nould. Ne would; would not. Spenſer.
Noun. m. ſ. [ nom, French ; nomen, Latin. ) The name of
any thing in grammar.
A noun is the name of a thing, whether ſubſtance, mode
or relation, which in ſpeech is uſed to ſignify the ſame when
there is occaſion to affirm or deny any thing about it, or to
expreſs any relation it has in diſcourſe to any other thing.
Clarke's Lat. Grammar.
Thou haſt men about thee, that uſually talk of a noun
and a verb, and ſuch abominable words as no chriſtian ear
can endure to hear. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI.
The boy, who ſcarce has paid his entrance down,
To his proud pedant, or declin’d a noun. Dryden.
To NOU/RISH. v. a. [nourrir, French; nutrio, Latin.]
1. To encreaſe or ſupport by food, or aliment of any kind.
He planteth an aſh, and the rain doth nouriſh it. lſ, xliv. 14.
Thro' her nouriſh’d powers enlarg’d by thee,
She ſprings aloft. Thomſon's Summer.
2. To ſupport; to maintain.
Whilſt I in Ireland nouriſh a mighty band,
I will ſtir up in England ſome black ſtorm. Shakeſpeare.
haraoh's daughter took him up, and nouriſhed him for her
own ſon. Acts vii. 21.
3: "ºncourage; to foment.
tent, * madneſs was it with ſuch proofs to neuriſh their con-
* When there were ſuch effectual means to end all
controverſy Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 7.
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In ſoothing them, we nouriſh 'gainſt our ſenate
The cockle of rebellion. - Shakespeare .
Gorgias hired ſoldiers, and nouriſhed war continually with
the Jews. 24/ac. x. 14.
4. To train, or educate. - - - - -
Thou ſhalt be a good miniſter of Jeſus Chriſt, nºuriſhed
up in the words of faith: 1 Tim. iv. 6.
I travel not, neither do Incariſh up young men, nor bring
up virgins. lſ. Xxiii. 4.
5. To promote growth or ſtrength, as food. - - -
In vegetables there is one part more nouriſhing than
another; as grains and roots nouriſh more than their leaves.
Bacon's Nat. Hi/i. N°. 45-
To Nou'Rish. v. n. To gain nouriſhment. Unuſual.
Fruit trees grow full of moſs, which is cauſed partly by
, the coldneſs of the ground, whereby the parts nouriſh leſs.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Nº. 544.
Nou'Rishable. adj. [from nouriſh. J Suſceptive of nouriſh-
ment.
The chyle is mixed herewith, partly for its better con-
verſion into blood, and partly for its more ready adheſion to
all the nouriſhable parts. Grew's Coſmol. b. i. e. 5.
Nou'Rish ER. m. ſ. [from nouriſh.J. The perſon or thing that
nouriſhes.
Sleep, chief nouriſher in life's feaſt. Shakespeare.
A reſtorer of thy life, and a nouriſher of thine old age.
Ruth iv. 15.
Milk warm from the cow is a great neuriſher, and a good
remedy in conſumptions. Bacon's Nat. Hiſlory.
Bran and ſwine's dung laid up together to rot, is a very
great nouriſher and comforter to a fruit tree. Bacon.
Pleaſe to taſte
Theſe bounties, which our nouriſher hath caus'd
The earth to yield. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft, b. v.
Nou'Rish MENT. n.ſ.. [nouriſement, French.]
1. That which is given or received, in order to the ſupport or
encreaſe of growth or ſtrength ; food ; ſuſtenance; nutri-
Inent.
When the nouriſhment grows unfit to be aſſimilated, or the
central heat grows too feeble to aſſimilate it, the motion ends
in confuſion, putrefaction, and death. Newt. Opt.
2. Nutrition; ſupport of ſtrength.
By temperance taught,
In what thou eat'ſt and drink'ſt ; ſeeking from thence
Due nouriſhment, no gluttonous delight. Milt. Par. Loft.
3. Suſtentation; ſupply of things needful.
He inſtructeth them, that as in the one place they uſe to
refreſh their bodies, ſo they may in the other learn to ſeek
the nouriſhment of their ſouls. Hooker, b. v.
No'URsliNG. m. ſ. The nurſe; the nurſling. Spenſer.
Nou'Ritu RE. m. ſ. ſnourriture, French : this was afterwards
contracted to nurture.] Education; inſtitution.
Thither the great magician Merlin came,
As was his uſe, oftimes to viſit me ;
For he had charge my diſcipline to frame,
And tutors nouriture to overſee. Fairy Queen, b. i.
To NOU'SEL. v. a. [The ſame I believe with nuzzel, and
both, in their original import, corrupted from nurſle.] To
nurſe up.
Bald friars and knaviſh ſhavelings ſought to nouſl the com-
mon people in ignorance, left being once acquainted with
the truth of things, they would in time ſmell out the un-
truth of their packed pelf and maſſpenny religion. Spenſ.
To Nou'sel. v. a. ſ. muzzle, noozle, noºſe. J. To entrap; en-
ſnare ; as in a nooſe or trap. They nuzzle hogs to prevent
their digging.
NOW. adv. [nu, Sax. nun, Germ.]
1. At this time; at the time preſent.
Thy ſervants trade hath been about cattle, from our youth
even until now. Gen. xlvi. 34.
The Lord ſhall raiſe him up a king over Iſrael that day:
but what evennow. 1 Kings xiv. 14.
Refer all the actions of this ſhort and dying life to that
ſtate which will ſhortly begin, but never have an end; and
this will approve itſelf to be wiſdom at laſt, whatever the
world judge of it now. - Tillotſon.
'ow that languages abound with words ſtanding for ſuch
combinations, an uſual way of getting theſe complex ideas,
is by the explication of thoſe terms that ſtand for them. Locke.
. A little while ago.
Now the blood of twenty thouſand men
Did triumph in my face, and they are fled. Shakespeare
How frail our paſſions !
They that but now for honour and for plate,
Made the ſea bluſh, with blood reſign their hate. Waller.
. At one time or reſpect; at another time.
Now high, now low, now maſter up, now miſs. Pope.
. It is ſometimes a particle of connection, like the French or,
and Latin autºm; as, if this be true, he is guilty; now this
is true, therefore he is guilty.
Now whatſoever he did or ſuffered, the end thereof was
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N O W N U L to open the doors of the kingdom of heaven, which our ini- quities had ſhut up. - Hooker, b. v. ſ. 44. He ſeeks their hate with greater devotion than they can render it him. Now to affect the malice of the people, is as bad as that which he diſlikes, to flatter them. Shakespeare Then cried they all again, ſaying, not this man but Ba- rabbas; now Barabbas was a robber. .. - St. John. Now by theſe numbers he implieth climaéterical years. Bro. Pheaſants which are granivorous birds, the young live moſtly upon ants eggs. Now birds, being of a hot nature, are very voracious, therefore there had need be an infinite number of inſects produced for their ſuſtenance. Ray. The other great and undoing miſchief which befals men, is by their being miſrepreſented. Now by calling evil good, a mán is miſrepreſented to others in the way of ſlander and detraćtion. South's Sermons. Helim bethought himſelf, that the firſt day of the full moon of the month Tizpa, was near at hand. Now it is a received tradition among the Perſians, that the ſouls of the royal family, who are in a ſtate of bliſs, do, on the firſt full moon after their deceaſe, paſs through the eaſtern gate of the black palace. - Addiſon's Guardian. The praiſe of doing well Is to the ear, as ointment to the ſmell. Nºw if ſome flies, perchance, however ſmall Into the alabaſter urn ſhould falls - The odours die. Prior. The only motives that can be imagined of obedience to laws, are either the value and certainty of rewards, or an apprehenſion of juſtice and ſeverity. Now neither of theſe, excluſive of the other, is the true principle of our obedience to God. - Rogers, Serm. 1. A human body a forming in ſuch a fluid in any imaginable poſture, will never be reconcilable to this hydroſtatical law. *There will be always ſomething lighter beneath, and ſome- thing heavier above. Now what can make the heavier particles of bone aſcend above the lighter ones of fleſh, or depreſs theſe below thoſe, againſt the tendency of their own nature. r - Bentley's Sermons. 5. After this; ſince things are ſo, in familiar ſpeech, How ſhall any man diſtinguiſh now betwixt a paraſite and a man of honour, where hypocriſy and intereſt look ſo like duty and affection? L’Eſtrange, 6. Now and then; at one time and another uncertainly. This word means, with regard to time, what is meant by here and there, with reſpect to place. Now and then they ground themſelves on human authority, even when they moſt pretend divine. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 7. Nºw and then ſomething of extraordinary, that is any thing of your production, is requiſite to refreſh your cha- raćter. Dryden. A moſt effectual argument againſt ſpontaneous generation is, that there are no new ſpecies produced, which would now and then happen, were there any ſuch thing. Ray. He who reſolves to walk by the goſpel rule of forbearing all revenge, will have opportunities every now and then to exerciſe his forgiving temper. Atterbury. They now and then appear in the offices of religion, and avoid ſome ſcandalous enormities. Rogers, Serm. 13. Now. n.ſ. Preſent moment. Nothing is there to come, and nothing paſt, But an eternal now does ever laſt. She vaniſh'd, we can ſcarcely ſay ſhe dy'd, For but a now did heav'n and earth divide: - This moment perfect health, the next was death. Dryden, Not leſs ev’n in this deſpicable now, Than when my name fill'd Africk with affrights. Dryden. Nowadays, adv. TThis word, though common and uſed by the beſt writers, is perhaps barbarous.] In the preſent age. Not ſo great as it was wont of yore, It's nowadays, ne half ſo ſtraight and ſore. Hubberd. Reaſon and love keep little company together nowadays. Shakeſpeare's Midſummer's N. Dream. It was a veſtal and a virgin fire, and differed as much from that which paſſes by this name nowadays, as the vital heat from the burning of a fever. South's Sermons. Such are thoſe principles, which by reaſon of the bold cavils of perverſe and unreaſonable men, we are nowadays put to defend. Tillotſon, Serm. 1. What men of ſpirit nowadays, Come to give ſober judgment of new plays. Garrick's Ep. Nowed, adj. Inoue, French.] Knotted; inwreathed. Reuben is conceived to bear three barres waved, Judah a lion rampant, Dan a ſerpent nowed. Brown's W. Err. Nºwes, n.ſ. (from nou, old IFrench..] The marriage knot. Out of uſe. Thou ſhalt look round about and ſee Thouſands of crown'd ſouls throng to be Themſelves thy crown, ſons of thy nowes; The virgin births with which thy ſpouſe Made fruitful thy fair ſoul. Cowley, Craſhaw. º - 4-7 v_1 Now Her E. adv. [n, and where.] Not in any place. Some men, of whom we think very reverendly, have in their books and writings nowhere mentioned or taught that ſuch things ſhould be in the church. Hooker, b. ii. True pleaſure and perfect freedom are nowhere to be found but in the practice of virtue. Tillotſon, Serm. 28. Now is E. n.ſ.. [no and wife : this is commonly ſpoken and written by ignorant barbarians, noways.] Not in any man- ner or degree. : power of º gravitation, without contact or im- Pulſe, can in noviſe be attributed to mere matter. - Nôºot."...º.º. r. Bentley I . Hurtful ; harmful; baneful; miſchievous ; deſtructive ; per- nicious ; unwholſome. Preparation, and correótion, is not only by addition of other bodies, but ſeparation of noxious parts from their own. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iv. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to ſave, This only juſt prerogative we have. See pale Orion ſheds unwholſome dews, Ariſe, the pines a noxious ſhade diffuſe; Sharp Boreas blows, and nature feels decay, - Time conquers all, and we muſt time obey. Pope. , Top frequent an appearance in places of much reſort, is noxious to ſpiritual promotions. Swift's Miſcell. 2. Guilty; criminal. Thoſe who are noxious in the eye of the law, are juſtly puniſhed by them to whom the execution of the law is com- mitted. Bramhall againſt Hobbs. Noxiousness. n.ſ. [from noxious.] Hurtfulneſs; inſalubrity. The writers of politicks have warned us of the noxiouſºſ, of this doctrine to all civil governments, which the chriſtian religion is very far from diſturbing. Hammond. Noxiously. adv. [from noxious.] finally, perniciouſly. No'zle. n.ſ.. [from noſe.] The noſe; the ſnout; the end. It is nothing but a paultry old ſconce, with the nozle broke off. -- - Arbuthnot and Pope's Mart. Scrib. To NU'Eble. v. a. To bruiſe with handy cuffs. Ainſ: Nu'BIFERous. adj. [nubifer, Latin.] Bringing clouds. Diſt. To NU'BILATE. v. a. ſnubilo, Latin.] To cloud. Dić7. Nu‘bile. adj. [nubile, Fr. nubilis, Latin.] Marriageable; fit for marriage, - The cowſlip ſmiles, in brighter yellow dreſt, Than that which veils the nubile virgin's breaſt. Prior. Nu'cIFERous. adj. [nuces and fero, Latin.] Nutbearing. Dići. NUCLEUS. n.ſ. [Latin.] A kernel; any thing about which matter is gathered or conglobated. The cruſts are each in all, parts nearly of the ſame thick- neſs, their figure ſuited to the nucleus, and the outer ſurface of the ſtone exačtly of the ſame form with that of the nu- cleus. - - - Woodward on Foſſils. Nu'D'Ation, n. ſ. [nudation nudo, Latin.] The act of making bare or naked. - Nu‘DITY.. n.ſ. ſnudité, Fr. nudus, Latin.J. Naked parts. 'There are no ſuch licences permitted in poetry any more than in painting, to deſign and colour obſcene nudities. Dryd. NU'El. See Newel. NUGA'city. n.ſ. ſnugacis, Latin.] Futility; trifling talk or behaviour. - Nug A'tion. m. ſ. [ nugor, Latin. J. The aët or practice of trifling. #. received opinion, that putrefaction is cauſed either by cold, or peregrine and preternatural heat, is but nugation. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Nu'GAtoRY. adj. Inugatorius, Latin.] Trifling; futile; in- ſignificant. - Some great men of the laſt age, before the mechanical philoſophy was revived, were too much addićted to this nu- gatory art: when occult quality, and ſympathy and antipathy were admitted for ſatisfactory explications of things. Bently, NUI's ANCE. m. ſ. ſnuiſance, French.] I. Something noxious or offenſive. This is the liar's lot, he is accounted a peſt and a nuiſance; a perſon marked out for infamy and ſcorn. South's Serm. A wiſe man who does not aſſiſt with his counſels, a rich man with his charity, and a poor man with his labour, are perfect nuiſances in a commonwealth. Swift's Miſcell. 2. [In law.] Something that incommodes the neighbourhood- To NULL. v. a. [nullus, Latin.] To annul; to annihilate; to deprive of efficacy or exiſtence. - Thy fair enchanted cup, and warbling charms, - No more on me have power, their force is null'd. ... Milt. Reaſon hath the power of nulling or governing all other operations of bodies. Grew's Coſmºl. b. ii. NULL. adj. [nullus, Latin.] Void; of no force ; ineffectual. With what impatience muſt the muſe behold The wife, by her procuring huſband ſold 2 For tho’ the law makes null th’ adulterer's deed Of lands to her, the cuckold may ſucceed. Dryden. The pope's confirmation of the church lands to thoſe who hold them by king Henry's donation, was null and fraudulent. Swift's Miſcell. NULL. Dryden.
N U M N U M T, - . Something of no power, or nº meaning. Marks *:::::... ` º for nothing, and are inſerted * calle - º º: be ſomewhat in the eleētion, you * : , or ciphers in the privation or tran- i. make them null p E. //ar with Spain. Nºrty. m. ſ. [from nullibi, Latin.] The ſtate of being C. T. Sºx. v. a. [from nullus, Latin. J. To annul; to make void. Nu'llity. m. ſ. ſnullité, French.] 1. Want of force or efficacy. - - - - - It can be no part of my buſineſs to overthrow this diſting- tion, and to ſhew the nullity of it; which has been ſolidly done by moſt of our polemick writers. - Sºuth's Sermºns. The juriſdiction is opened by the party, in default of juſ- tice from the ordinary, as by appeals or nullities. Ayliffe. 2. Want of exiſtence. --- - A hard body ſtruck againſt another hard body, will yield an exteriour ſound, in ſo much º: º percuſſion . over ſoft, it may induce a nullity of ſound; but ºver anº ſound. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. NUMB. adj. [benumen, benumbed, Saxon.] 1. Torpid; deprived in a great meaſure of the power of mo- tion and ſenſation; chill ; motionleſs. Like a ſtony ſtatue, cold and nurſ. . . Shakeſpeare. Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb and aſleep; for that the compreſſion of the part ſuffereth not the ſpirits to have free acceſs; and therefore when we come out of it, we feel a ſtinging or pricking, which is the re-entrance of the ſpirits. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. 2. Producing chillneſs ; benumbing, - When we both lay in the field, Frozen almoſt to death, how he did lap me Ev’n in his garments, and did give himſelf All thin and naked to the numb cold night. Shakespeare To NUMB. v. a. To make torpid ; to make dull of motion or ſenſation; to deaden; to ſtupify. Bedlam beggars, with roaring voices Strike in their numb’d and mortify’d bare arms, Pins, wooden pricks, nails, ſprigs of roſemary; And with this horrible object, from low farms, Inforce their charity. Shakespeare K. Lear. She can unlock The claſping charm, and thaw the numbing ſpell. Milt. Plough naked, ſwain, and naked fow the land, For lazy winter numbs the lab’ring hand. Nought ſhall avail The pleaſing ſong, or well repeated tale, When the quick ſpirits their warm march forbear, And numbing coldneſs has unbrac'd the ear. Prior. The fool numbs me like the torpor. Bolingb. to Swift. Nu'MBFDNess. n.ſ. [from numbed.] Torpor; interruption of ſenſation. If the nerve be quite divided, the pain is little, only a kind of ſtupor or numbedneſs. Jºſeman's Surgery. To NUMBER. v. a. [nombrer, French ; numero, Latin.j 1. To count; to tell; to reckon how many. If a man can number the duſt of the earth, then ſhall thy ſeed alſo be numbered. Gen. xiii. 16. Number them by their armies. Numbers i. 3. I will number you to the ſword. Iſ, lxv. 12. alſº ºff, the tripods number'd o'er, theſe he jound. Pope's Odyſſey, b. 12. 2. To reckon as one of the ſame kind. p #ſºy, b. 13 He was numbered with the tranſgreſſors, and bare the fin of many. Iſ, liii. 12. Nu'MBER. n. ſ. ſnombre, French; numerus, Latin.] 1. The ſpecies of quantity by which it is computed how many. Hye thee, from this ſlaughter-houſe, Left thou increaſe the number of the dead. Sha. Rich. III. The ſilver, the gold, and the veſſels, were weighed by number and by weight. Ezra viii. 34. º ſhalt take a few in number, and bind them in ây irtS. Ezek. v. 2. There is but one gate for ſtrangers to enter at, that it h; be known what numbers of them are in the town. Addiſon. 2. Any particular aggregate of units, as even or odd. This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd num- hers : they ſay there is divinity in odd numbers, either in na- tivity, chance, or death. Shakeſp. M. J/. of Wind. 3. Many more than one. Much of that we are to ſpeak may ſeem to a number per- haps tedious, perhaps obſcure, dark, and intricate. Hººker. Water lily hath a root in the ground; and ſo have a nºn- ber of other herbs that grow in ponds. Bacon. Ladies are always of great uſe to the party they eſpouſe and ºver fail to win over numbers. Mijºn. 4. Mºlitude that may be counted. º ºne nations and tribes out of number. 2 Eſd. iii. 7. ** from numbers without number. Milton. 5. Comparative multitude. - N7 - - Number itſelf *Porteth not much in armies, where the Dryden. people are of weak courage : for, as Virgil ſays, it never troubles a wolf how many the ſheep be. Bacon. 6. Aggregated multitude. If you will, ſome few of you ſhall ſee the place; and then you may ſend for your ſick, and the reſt of your number, which ye will bring on land. Bacon's N. Milanti. 7. Harmony; proportions calculated by number. They, as they move Their ſtarry dance in numbers that compute Days, months, and jears, tow’rds his all-chearing lamp, Turn ſwift. 44ilton. 8. Verſes; poetry. Should the muſes bid my numbers roll Strong as their charms. Pope. 9. [In grammar.] - In the noun is the variation or change of termination to ſignify a number more than one. When men firſt invented names, their application was to fingle things; but ſoon find- ing it neceſſary to ſpeak of ſeveral things of the ſame kind together, they found it likewiſe neceſſary to vary or alter the noun. Clark's Lat. Grammar. How many numbers is in nouns : — — Two. Shakeſp. Merry IV. of I/indſºr. Nu'MBERER. m. ſ. [from number.] He who numbers. Nu‘MBER lºss. adj. [from number.] Innumerable; more than can be reckoned. I forgive all; There cannot be thoſe numberleſs offences 'Gainſt me. About his chariot numberly, were pour’d Cherub and feraph. Milton's Paradiſ. L9/?. Deſerts ſo great, Though numberleſ, I never ſhall forget. Denham. The ſoul converſes with numberleſ beings of her own crea- tion. Addison's spectator, Nº. 488. He travels then a hundred leagues, And ſuffers numberleſs fatigues. Swift's Mºſell. Nu'Meles. n.ſ. (nombles, Fr.] The entrails of a deer. Baily. Nu'MBNEss. n.ſ.. [from numb.J. Torpor; interruption of ac- tion or ſenſation; deadneſs; ſtupefaction. Stir, nay, come away; Bequeath to death your numbneſs; for from him Dear life redeems you. Shakespeare Winter's Tale. *Till length of years - Ard ſedentary numbneſs craze my limbs To a contemptible old age obſcure. Cold numbneſs ſtrait bereaves Her corps of ſenſe, and th’ air her ſoul receives. Denham. Silence is worſe than the fierceſt and loudeſt accuſations; ſince it may proceed from a kind of numbneſs or ſtupidity of conſcience, and an abſolute dominion obtained by fin over the ſoul, ſo that it ſhall not ſo much as dare to complain, or make a ſtir. South's Sermons. Nu'MERABLE. adj. [numerabilis, Latin.] Capable to be num- bered. Nu'MERAL. adj. [numeral, Fr. from numerus, Latin.] Relating to number ; conſiſting of number. Some who cannot retain the ſeveral combinations of num- bers in their diſtinct orders, and the dependance of ſo long a train of numeral progreſſions, are not able all their life time regularly to go over any moderate ſeries of numbers. Locke. Nu'MERALLY. adv. [from numeral.] According to number. The blaſts and undulary breaths thereof, maintain no cer- tainty in their courſe; nor are they numerally fear'd by na- vigators. Brown's Wugar Errours, b. vii. Nu'MERARY. adj. [numerus, Lat.] Anything belonging to a certain number. A ſupernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, be- comes a numerary canon. Ayliffe's Parergon. NUMERA'TION. m. ſ. [numeration, Fr. numeratic, Latin.] 1. The art of numbering. Numeration is but ſtill the adding of one unite more, and giving to the whole a new name or ſign, whereby to know it from thoſe before and after. Locke. 2. Number contained. In the legs or organs of progreſſion in animals, we may ob- ſerve an equality of length, and parity of numeration. Brown. 3. The rule of arithmetick which teaches the notation of num- bers, and method of reading numbers regularly noted. NUAMERA'ſ OR. m. ſ. [Latin.] 1. He that numbers. 2. [Numerateur, Fr.] That number which ſerves as the common meaſure to others. NUMERICAL. adj. [from numerus, Latin.] 1. Numeral; denoting number; pertaining to numbers. The numerical characters are helps to the memory, to re- cord and retain the ſeveral ideas about which the demonſtra- tion is made. Locke. 2. The ſame not only in kind or ſpecies, but number. Contemplate upon his aſtoniſhing works, particularly in the reſurrection and reparation of the ſame numerical Body, by a re-union of all the ſcattered parts. South. 7 NUMERICALLY. Shakespeare. Milt. Agon.
N U P. Nume'Rically, adv. [from numerical. J Reſpecting ſame- neſs in number. . . - I muſt think it improbable, that the ſulphur of antimony would be but numerically different from the diſtilled butter or oil of roſes. - Boyle. Nºerist. n.ſ. [from numerus, Latin.] One that deals in mbers. - - - - - º: e cannot aſſign a reſpective fatality unto each which is concordant unto the doćtrine of the numeriſts. Brown. Numero'sity: ". ſ. [from numeroſus, Latin.] Number ; the ſtate of being numerous. - 1. of affºrtion if numerſity of aſſerters were a ſufficient de- monſtration, we might fit down herein as an unqueſtion- able truth. Brown's W. Errours. : numerous flow. 2. Harmony; nº - NUMEROUS. adj. [numeroſus, Latin.] "...taining many; conſiſting of many; not few ; many. I. º 㺠was not %. º for ſº. 3. as a wife council. We reach our foes, Who now appear ſo numerous and bold. JWaller. 2. Harmonious; conſiſting of parts rightly numbered; melo- ious; muſical. * heart, no ruder than the rugged ſtone, I might, like Orpheus, with my num'rous moan Melt to compaſſion. Waller. His verſes are ſo numerous, ſo various, and ſo harmonious, that only Virgil, whom he profeſſedly imitated, has ſurpaſſed him. Dryden. Nu'MERousness, n. ſ. [from numerous.] 1. The quality of being numerous. 2. Harmony 5 muſicalneſs. . - - That which will diſtinguiſh his ſtyle is, the numerouſneſ; of his verſe. There is nothing ſo delicately turned in all the Roman language. - - Dryden. NºMMARy. adj. [from nummus, Latin.] Relating to money: The money drachma in proceſs of time decreaſed ; but all the while the ponderal drachma continued the ſame, juſt as our ponderal libra remains as it was, though the nummary hath much decreaſed. Arbuthnot on Coins. NUMMulAR. adj. [nummularius, Latin.] Relating to money. Die?. Nu'mskull. n.ſ. [Probably from numb, dull, torpid, inſen- ſible, and ſkull.] 1. A dullard; a dunce; a dolt; a blockhead. Or toes and fingers, in this caſe, numerºuj, Bacon. Of Numſkulls ſelf ſhould take the place. Prior. 2. The head. In burleſque. - They have talked like numſkulls. Arb. and Pope. Nu'mskulie D. adj. [from numſkull.] Dull; ſtupid ; doltiſh. Hocus has ſaved that clod-pated, numſkulled, ninnyham- mer of yours from ruin, and all his family. j. Bull. Nun. n. j. A woman dedicated to the ſeverer duties of re- ligion, ſecluded in a cloiſter from the world, and debarred by a vow from the converſe of men. My daughters - Shall be praying nuns, not weeping queens. Shakeſp. The moſt blooming toaſt in the iſland might have been a ???in. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 4. Ev'ry ſhepherd was undone, To ſee her cloiſter'd like a nun. Swift's Miſell. Nus. n.ſ. A kind of bird. Ainſworth. Nu'NciaTURE. m. ſ. [from nuncio, Latin.] The office of a nuncio. NU'NCIO. m. ſ. [Italian, from nuncio, Latin.] 1. A meſſenger; one that brings tidings. She will attend it better in thy youth Than in a nuncio of more grave aſpect. Shakeſpeare. They honoured the nuncios of the ſpring; and we find the Rhodians had a ſolemn ſong to welcome in the ſwallow. Bro. 2. A kind of ſpiritual envoy from the pope. This man was honoured with the charaćter of nuncio to the Venetians. Atterbury. Nu'Nchio N. n.ſ. A piece of vićtuals eaten between meals. Laying by their ſwords and trunchions, They took their breakfaſts or their nunchions. Hud. NuNcupA"tive. } adj. [ nuncupatus, Lat. nuncupatif, Fr. J NuNcupatory. Publickly or ſolemnly declaratory; ver- bally pronounced. Nu'NdINAL. U adj. [nundinal, Fr. from nundinae, Lat..] Be- Nu'NDINARY. } longing to fairs. Dić7. u'NNERY. n.ſ.. [from nun.] A houſe of nuns; of women under a vow of chaſtity, dedicated to the ſeverer duties of religion. - I put your ſiſter into a nunnery, with a ſtrićt command not to ſee you, for fear you ſhould have wrought upon her to have taken the habit. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. NUPTIAL. adj. [ nuptial, French ; nuptialis, Latin.] Per- taining to marriage; conſtituting marriage; uſed or done in marri; ge. Confirm that amity -- N U R With nuptial knot, if thou vouchſafe to grant Bona to England's king. Becauſe propagation of families proceedeth from the nip- * “opulation, I deſired to know of him what laws and cº- toms they had concerning marriage. - Shakeſp. Bacon. - Then all in heat They light the nuptial torch. Milton's Paradiſ, Lºft. Whoever will partake of God's ſec rets, muſt firſt pare off and not eat of this ſacrifice with a de- filed head, nor come to this feaſt without a nuptial garment. Taylor. whatſoever is amiſs, Fir'd with her love, and with ambition led, The neighb'ring princes court her nuptial bed. Let our eternal peace be ſeal’d by this, With the firſt ardour of a nuptial kiſs. Dryd, Aurengzebe. Nu'PTIALs, n.ſ. like the Latin withoutfingular [nuptia, Lat.] Marriage. Dryden. This is the triumph of the nuptial day, My better nuptials, which in ſpite of fate, For ever join me to my dear Morat. Dryd. Aurengz. 2. It is in Shakeſpeare ſingular, but contrarily to uſe. Lift up your countenance, as 'twere the day Of celebration of that nuptial, which We two have ſworn ſhall come. Shakespeare W. Tale. NURSE. m. ſ. ſnourrice, French.] I. A woman that has the care of another's child. Unnatural curioſity has taught all women, but the beggar, to find out nurſes, which neceſſity only ought te commend. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the World. 2. A woman that has care of a ſick perſon. Never maſter had, A page ſo kind, ſo duteous, diligent, - So feat, ſo nurſe-like. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. One Mrs. Quickly, which is in the manner of his nurſe, or his dry nurſe or his cook. Shakespeare M. W. of Wind. 3. One who breeds, educates, or protećts. Rome, the nurſe of judgment, Invited by your noble ſelf, hath ſent One general tongue unto us. Shakespeare Henry VIII. . We muſt loſe The country, our dear nurſe, or elſe thy perſon, Our comfort in the country. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 4. An old woman in contempt. Can tales more ſenſeleſs, ludicrous, and vain, . . By winter-fires old nurſes entertain Blackmore. 5. The ſtate of being nurſed. - Can wedlock know ſo great a curſe, - As putting huſbands out to nurſe * Cleaveland. 6. In compoſition, any thing that ſupplies food. Put into your breeding pond three melters for one ſpawner; but if into a nurſe pond or feeding pond, then no care is to be taken. JWalton's Angler. To NURSE. v. a. [from the noun, or by contračtion from nouriſh; nourrir, Fr.] 1. To bring up a child not one’s own. Shall I call a nurſe of the Hebrew women, that ſhe may nurſe the child? Ex. ii. 7. 2. To bring up any thing young. I was nurſed in ſwaddling cloaths with cares. Wiſd. vii. 7. Him in Egerian groves Aricia bore, And nurs'd his youth along the marſhy ſhore. Dryden. 3. To feed; to keep 5 to maintain. Thy daughters ſhall be nurſed at thy ſide. Iſ lx. 4. The Niſeans in their dark abode, Nurs'd ſecretly with milk the thriving God. Addison. 4. To tend the fick, 5. To pamper; to foment; to encourage; to ſoften ; to cheriſh. And what is ſtrength, but an effect of youth, which if time nurſe, how can it ever ceaſe ? Davier. By what fate has vice ſo thriven amongſt us, and by what hands been nurs'd up into ſo uncontrouled a dominion ? Locke on Education. Our monarchs were acknowledged here, That they their churches nurſing fathers were. Denham. Nu'RSER. n.ſ.. [from nurſe.] I. One that nurſes. See where he lies, inherſed in the arms Of the moſt bloody nurſer of his harms. Shakeſp. 2. A promoter; a fomenter. Nu'R's ERY. m. ſ. [from nurſe.] º 1. The aët or office of nurſing. I lov'd her moſt, and thought to ſet my reſt - On her kind nurſery. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear. 2. That which is the objećt of a nurſe's care. She went forth among her fruits and flow’rs, To viſit how they proſper'd, bud and bloom Her nurſery: they at her coming ſprung, And touch'd by her fair tendance gladlier grew. Miltºn. 3. A plantation of young trees to be tranſplanted to other ground. Your nurſery of ſtocks ought to be in a more barren ground than the ground is whereunto you remove them. Bacon. 18 I My
N U T N U T. - ind of nurſery for authors, and ſome who *.. º: ": #. '...i hereafter flouriſh under their own names. - Addiſon's Guard. 4. Place where young children are nurſed and brought up. I' th' ſwathing cloaths, the other from their nur ery .. Were ſtol’n. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. You ſee before you the ſpectacle of a lantagenet, who hath been carried from the nurſery to the ſanctuary, from the ſanétuary to the direful priſon, from the priſon to the hand of the cruel tormentor, and from that hand to the wide wil- derneſs; for ſo the world hath been to me. Bacon. Forthwith the devil did appear, Not in the ſhape in which he plies At miſs's elbow when ſhe lies; 9r ſtands before the nurs'ry doors, - . To take the naughty boy that roars. Prior. They have public nurſeries, where all parents are obliged to ſend their infants to be educated. Gull. Trav. 5. The place or ſtate where anything is foſtered or brought up, from a nurſery of children, or whence any thing is to be ré! ved from a nurſery of trees. º, keeping & tº. is of itſelf a very idle life, and a fit nurſery for a thief. Spenſºr on Ireland. To ſee fair Padua, nurſºry of arts, I am arriv'd from fruitful Lombardy. Shakeſpeare. A luxurious court is the nurſery of diſeaſes; it breeds them, it encourages, nouriſhes, and entertains them. L'Eſtrange. A nurſery erects its head, Where queens are form'd and future heroes bred; Where unfledg'd actors learn to laugh and cry. Dryden. Nu'RSLING. m. ſ. [from nurſe.] One nurſed up ; a fondling. Then was ſhe held in ſovereign dignity, And made the nurſing of nobility. Spºnſºr. . I was his nurſing once, and choice delight, His deſtin'd from the womb. A4ilt. Agon://es. In their tender nonage, while they ſpread Their ſpringing leaves and liſt their infant head, Indulge their childhood, and the nurſing ſpare. Dryden. NURTURE. m. ſ. [contracted from nzurriture, French.j 1. Food ; diet. For this did th’ angel twice deſcend ? Ordain’d thy nurture holy, as of a plant . Select and ſacred. 2. Education; inſtitution. Little uſed. - She ſhould take order for bringing up of wards in good ”ture, not ſuffer them to come into had hands. Speºſer. The thorny point Qf bare diſtreſs, hath ta'en from me the ſhew Of ſmooth civility; yet am I inland bred, And know ſome nurture. Shakespeare A you like it, To NU'RTURE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To educate; to train; to bring up. Thou broughteſt it up with thy righteouſneſs, and nºr- *% it in thy law, and reformed; it with thy judgment. . 2 Eſdr. viii. 12. He was nurtured where he had been born in his firſt ru- diments, till the years of ten. //otton. When an inſolent deſpiſer of diſcipline, nurtured into im- Pudºnce, ſhall appear before a church governour, ſeverity and reſolution are that governour's virtues. South. 2. To nurture up, tº bring by care and food to maturity. They ſuppoſe mother eith to be a great animal, and to have nurtured up her Young offspring with a conſcious tenderneſs. Bentley's Serm. o NU'stle. v. a. To fondle; to cheriſh. Corrupted from huſk. Ainſ. NUT. n. / [hnut, Saxon ; nºot, Dutch ; noix, Fr.] - +. The fruit of certain *: ; it conſiſts of a kernel covered by a hard ſhell. If the ſhºji and kernel are in the center of d pulpy fruit, *y then make not a nut but a ſtone. he chanc'd to find a nut In the end of which a hole was cut, Which lay upon a hazel-root, There ſcatteºd by a ſquirrel; Which out the kºrº gotten had ; When quoth this Fay, dear queen be glad, Let Oberon be ne'er ſo mad, - !!! ſet you ſafe from peril. Drayt. Nymp}}... Nuts * hard of digeſtion, yet poſſeſ, ſome good medici- mal qualities. Arbuthnot ou Aliments. 2. A ſmall body with teeth, which correſpond with the teeth of wheels. - b º force *f this faculty may be more conveniently uſed i. ‘."ultiplication of ſeveraj Wheels, together with . *"Sunto each, that jej ſº the roaſting of me. - //ilkin's Mathem. Å7, ick. Clocks and º though the ſcrews and teeth º: •. .* never ſo ſmooth, yet if they be not of Nº. *: º t and b > y y % º 3. - ...'..." brºwn.] Brown like a nutk £- Young and old Come forth i. play, ept long Milton's Agonſler. Till the live-long daylight fail, Then to the ſpicy nutbrºwn ale. When this nutbrown ſword was out, With ſtomach huge he laid about. Zºras, 2, i. Two milk-white kids run friſking by her ſide, For which the nutbrown laſs, Erithacié, 4 º' P.cº. Full often offer'd many a favoury kiſs. - Dºlen. King Hardicnute, midſt Danes and Saxons ſtout, Carous'd in nutbrown ale, and din'd on grout. Ajº. Nu'rcRAckers. m. ſ. ſnut and *]. An inſtrument uſed to encloſe nuts and break them by preſſure. He caſt every human feature out of his Sountenance, and became a pair of nutcrackers. Addison's Speciator. Nu'rg All. n.ſ. ſnut and gall.] Excreſcence of an oak. In vegetable excretions, maggots terminate in flies of Con- flant ſhapes, as in the nuſgaſk of the outlandiſh oak. Brown. NU'THAT&H. - NU't job BER. } n. ſ. A bird. Ainſ. NU'tp:Ecker. - - - . Nu'THook. n.ſ. ſnut and *...] A ſtick with a hook at the end tº pull down boughs that the nºt. may be gathered. Muthook, Nuthº, you lie. Sºp. Henry IV. Nu‘TMEG. m. ſ. ſnut and miguit, French.j The nutmeg is a kernel of a large fruit not unlike the peach, and ſeparated from that and from its inveſtient coat, the mace before it is ſent over to * } except that the whole fruit is ſometimes ſent over in preſerve, by Way of ſweet-meat or ** a curioſity. The nutmeg is of a roundiſh or oval figure, of a compact or firm texture, and its ſurface furrowed: it is of an extremely agreeable ſmell and an aromatick taſte. There are two kinds of *g ; the male which is long and cylindrical, but it has leſs of the fine aromatick flavour than the female, which is of the ſhape of an olive. The Dutch import the nutmegs and mace from the Eaſt-Indies, and ſup- ply all Europe with them. Th: *** which produces them is not unlike our Pear-tree in its manner of growth : its leaves, whether green or dried, have, when bruiſed, a very fragrant ſmell; and the trunk or branches, cut or broken off, yield a red liquor like blood. This tree is carefully cultivated. But that which produces the male *g grows wild in the mountainous parts of the Moluccas. Nutmeg is much uſed in ºr foods, and is of excellent Virtues as a medicine. Hill. The ſecond a dry and floſculous cºat, commonly called mace; the fourth a kernel included in the ſhell, which Heth under the mace, is the ſame we call *g. Brown's W. Err, I to my pleaſant gardens went, Where nutmeg breathea fragrant ſcent. Sandys. Nutshell. n.ſ. ſnu, and /*] The hard ſubſtance that in- cloſes the kernel of the nut. I could be bounded in a nuº/elſ, and count myſelf a king of infinite ſpace. - Sºakeſpeare's Hanº. A fox had me by the back, and a thouſand pound to a nºel, I had never got off again. 4'Aºrange. It ſeems as eaſy to me, to have the idea of ſpace empty of body, as to think of the hollow of a */ºil without a ker. nel. Locke. NU/TTREE. n. / [nut and tree..] A tree that bears nuts; ahazle. 9f trees you ſhall have the nº. and the oak. Peach. Like beating nuttrees, makes a larger crop. Dryden. Nutrication, n.ſ. [*icatiº, Lat.] Mainer of feeding or being fed. Beſides the teeth, the *gue of this animal is a ſecond argument to overthrow this airy nutrication. Brown. NU/TRIMENT. n. J. [nutrimentum, Latin. J That which feeds or nouriſhes ; food ; aliment. This ſlave Has my lord's meat in him, Why ſhould it thrive and turn to nutriment 2 Shakespeare . The ſtomach returns what it has received, in ſtrength and nutriment, diffuſed into all the Parts of the body. South. Does not the body thrive and grow, By food of twenty years ago And is not virtue in mankind, The nutriment that feeds the mind Swift's Miſc/. NUTRIME’NTAL. adj. [from nutriment.] Having the qualities of food ; alimental. By virtue of this oil vegetables are nutrimental, for this oil is extracted by animal digeſtion as an emulſion. Arb. NUTRI'tion. n. J. [from nutritio, "ſtriº, Lat. nutrition, Fr.] The aët or quality of nouriſhing, ſupporting ſtrength, or en- creaſing growth. New parts are added to our ſubſtance to ſupply our con-. tinual decayings; nor can we give a certain account how the aliment is ſo prepared for nutrition, or by what mecha- miſm it is ſo regularly diſtributed. Glanv Scepſ, c. iii. The obſtruction of the glands of the meſentery is a great impediment to nutrition ; for the lymph in thoſe glands is a neceſſary conſtituent of the aliment before it mixeth with . the blood. - Arbithnot on Aliment. Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar ſpot, - To draw nutrition, Propagate, and rot, Pope: Nutri’ſ 100s,
N U Z
N Y S
Nutri'Tious. adj. [from nutrio, Latin.] Having the quality
of nouriſhing.
O may'ſt thou often ſee
Thy ſurrows whiten’d by the woolly rain ---
Nutritious / ſecret nitre lurks within. - - Philips.
The heat equal to incubation is only nutritious ; and the
nutritious juice itſelf reſembles the white of an egg in all its
qualities. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
NU'TRitive. adj. [from nutrio, Latin.] Nouriſhing; nutri-
mental; alimental.
Nutriture. n.ſ. [ from nutrio, Latin. J The power of
nouriſhing.
Mever make a meal of fleſh alone, have ſome other meat
with it of leſs nutriture. Harvey on Conſump.
To NU'zzle. v.a. [This word, in its original ſignification,
ſeems corrupted from nurſe; but when its original meaning
was forgotten, writers ſuppoſed it to come from nozzle or nºſe,
and in that ſenſe uſed it.]
1. To nurſe; to foſter.
Old men long muzzled in corruption, ſcorning them that
would ſeek reformation. Sidney.
2. Tº go with the noſe down like a hog.
He charged through an army of lawyers, ſometimes with
ſword in hand, at other times nuzzling like an eel in the
mud. Arbuthnot's john º'.
Sir Roger ſhook his ears, and nuzzi.d along, wººl ſtified
that he was doing a charitable work. Arº. J. Baſſ.
The bleſſed benefit, not there confin'd,
Drops to the third, who ruzzles cloſe bchind. Pºe.
NYMPH. m. ſ. [vſ. pn ; nympha, Lat.] r
I. A goddeſs of the woods, meadows, or waters.
And as the moiſture which the thirſty earth
Sucks from the ſea, to fill her empty veins,
From out her womb at laſt doth take a birth,
And runs a nymph along the graſſy plains.
2. A lady. In poetry.
This reſolve no mortal dame,
None but thoſe eyes cou’d have o'erthrown ;
The nymph I dare not, need not name. J/allºr,
NYs. [A corruption of me is...] None is ; not is. Obſolete.
Thou findeſt fault, where ny; to be found,
Spenſºr.
Davies.
And buildeſt ſtrong work upon a weak ground.
O.
.
O A K
Has in Engliſh a long ſound; as, drone, groan, ſºone,
alone, clºſe, broke, coal, drºll; or ſhort, gº, Anot,
ſhot, prong, long. It is uſually denoted long by
a ſervile a ſubjoined ; as, moan, or by e at the
end of the ſyllable; as, bone : when theſe vowels
are not appended, it is generally ſhort, except before ll ; as,
droll, ſcroll, and even then ſometimes ſhort; as, ll.
1. O is uſed as an interjećtion of wiſhing or exclamation.
O that we, who have reſiſted all the deſigns of his love,
would now try to defeat that of his anger Decay ºf Piety.
O / were he preſent, that his eyes and hands
Mightſee, and urge, the death which he commands. Dryd.
2. O is uſed with no great elegance by Shakeſpeare for a circle
or oval.
Can this cockpit hold
The vaſty field of France or may we cram
Within this wooden O, the very caſks
That did affright the air at Agincourt Shakeſp.
OAF. n.ſ. [This word is variouſly written ; auff, of , and
oph; it ſeems a corruption of euph, a demon or fairy, in
German alf, from which elf; and means properly the ſame
with changeling; a fooliſh child left by malevolent ouphs or
fairies, in the place of one more witty, which they ſteal
away.
I. A ãº. a fooliſh child left by the fairies.
Theſe, when a child haps to be got,
Which after proves an idiot,
When folk perceives it thriveth not,
The fault therein to ſmother:
Some ſilly doating brainleſs calf,
That underſtands things by the half,
Says that the fairy left this oaf,
And took away the other.
2. A dolt; a blockhead; an idiot.
OA'Fish. adj. [from oaf.] Stupid; dull; doltiſh.
QAFISHNESS. n.ſ.. [from oafiſh.] Stupidity; dullneſs.
OAK. m. ſ. [ac, aec, Saxon ; which, ſays Skinner, to ſhew
how eaſy it is to play the fool, under a ſhew of literature
and deep reſearches, I will, for the diverſion of my reader,
Jerive from ºxos, a houſe; the oak being the beſt timber
for building. Skinner ſeems to have had junius in his thoughts,
who on this very word has ſhewn his uſual fondneſs for Greek
etymology, by a derivation more ridiculous than that by which
Skinner has ridiculed him. A or oak, ſays the grave critick,
ſignified among the Saxons, like robur among the Latins, not
only an oak but ſtrength, and may be well enough derived,
ºn incommºde deduci potſ, from 2xx}, ſtrength; by taking
the three firſt letters and then ſinking the x, as is not un-
common.]
The oak-tree hath male flowers, or katkins, which conſiſt of
a great number of ſmall ſlender threads. The embryos, which
Produced at remote diſtances from theſe on the ſame tree, do
afterwards become acorns, which are produced in hard ſcal
cups: the leaves are ſinuated. The ſpecies are five. Miller.
He return'd with his brows bound with oak. Shakeſp.
He lay along -
Under an oak, whoſe antique root peeps out
Upon the brook that brawls along this wood. Shakeſp.
No tree beareth ſo many baſtard fruits as the oak" for be-
fides the acorns, it beareth galls, oak apples, oak nuts, which
are inflammable, and oak berries, ſticking cloſe to the body
of the tree without ſtalk. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
The monarch oak, the patriarch of the trees,
Shoots riſing up and ſpreads by ſlow degrees :
Three centuries he grows, and three he ſtays
- Drayt. Nymphid.
Supreme in flate; and in three more decays. Dry.
l An oak grºwing from a plant to a great tree, and then
opped, is ſtill the ſame oak. Locke.
. . A light earthy, ſt -
affixed . oak tº. S. ony, and ſparry matter, incruſted and
the days of Homer every grove, river, fountain, and
//oodward on Fºſſ.
O A R
ca; tree, were thought to have their peculiar deities. Odſ.
Let India boaſt her plants, nor envy we
The weeping amber and the balmy tree,
While by our oaks the precious loads are born,
And realms commanded which thoſe trees adorn. Pºpe.
OAk. [Evergreen.]
The leaves are, for the moſt part, indented, or ſinuated,
and in ſome the edges of the leaves are prickly, and are ever-
green: it hath amentaceous flowers, which are produced at
remote diſtances from the fruit on the ſame tree: the fruit is
an acorn like the common cak. The wood of this tree is
accounted very good for many ſorts of tools and utenſils;
and affords the moſt durable charcoal in the world. A ſiller.
OAKA'PPLE, n.ſ. ſoak and apºle..] A kind of ſpongy excre-
ſcence on the oak.
Another kind of excreſcence is an exudation of plants
joined with putrefaction, as in oakapples, which are found
chiefly upon the leaves of oaks. Bacon's Nat. Hji.
OA'k FN. adj. [from oak..] Made of oak ; gathered from oak.
No nation doth equal England for caken timber where with
to build ſhips. Bacon's Advice to Jilliers.
By lot from Jove I am the pow'r
Of this fair wood, and live in caken bow’r. Milton.
Clad in white velvet all their troop they led,
With each an oaken chaplet on his head. Dryden.
An oaken garland to be worn on feſtivals, was the recom-
penſe of one who had covered a citizen in battle. Addiſon.
He ſnatched a good tough oaken cudgel, and began to
brandiſh it. Arbuthnot's j. Buil.
OA'KENPIN. m. ſ. An apple.
Oakenpin, ſo called from its hardneſs, is a laſting fruit,
yields excellent liquor, and is near the nature of the Weſt-
bury apple, though not in form. A ſortimer.
OA'ku.M. n.ſ. [A word probably formed by ſome corruption.]
Cords untwiſted and reduced to hemp, with which, mingled
with pitch, leaks are ſtopped.
They make their oakum, wherewith they chalk the ſeams
of the ſhips, of old ſeer and weather beaten ropes, when they
are over ſpent and grown ſo rotten as they ſerve for no other
uſe but to make rotten oakum, which moulders and waſhes
away with every ſea as the ſhips labour and are toſſed. Ral.
Some drive old oakum thro’ each ſeam and rift;
Their left hand does the calking-iron guide ;
The rattling mallet with the right they lift. Dryden.
OAR. m.ſ.. [ane, Saxon; perhaps by alluſion to the common
expreſſion of plowing the water, from the ſame root with car,
to plow, aro, Lat..] A long pole with a broad end, by which
veſſels are driven in the water, the reſiſtance made by water
to the oar puſhing on the veſſel.
Th' oars were ſilver,
Which to the tune of flutes kept ſtroke, and made
The water which they beat, to follow faſter,
As amorous of their ſtrokes. Shakeſp. jul. Caſar.
So tow'rds a ſhip the oar-finn'd gallies ply,
Which wanting ſea to ride, or wind to fly,
Stands but to fall reveng’d. Denham's Poems.
In ſhipping ſuch as this, the Iriſh kern -
And untaught Indian, on the ſtream did glide,
E’er ſharp-keel’d boats to ſtem the flood did learn,
Or fin-like oars did ſpread from either ſide. Dryden.
Its progreſſive motion may be effected by the help of ſe-
veral oars, which in the outward ends of them ſhall be like
the fins of a fiſh to contract and dilate. JWilkins.
To OAR. v. n. [from the noun..] To row.
He more undaunted on the ruin rode,
And oar'd with labouring arms along the flood. Pºpe.
To OAR. v. a. To impel by rowing. º
His bold head
'Bove the contentious waves he kept, and card
Himſelf with his good arms in luffy ſtrokes
To th’ ſhore. Shakeſpeare's Terrºg/?.
2 OA'RY.
O B D O B E OA'Ry. adj. [from oar.] Having the form or uſe of oars. His hair transforms to down, his fingers meet, - In ſkinny films, and ſhape his oary feet. Addiſon. The ſwan with arched neck, Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her ſtate with cary feet. Oasir. n.ſ. A kiln. Not in uſe. - Empty the binn into a hog-bag, and carry them imme- diately to the oaſi or kiln, to be dried. Mortimer, OATcA'ke. n.ſ. ſeat and cake.] Cake made of the meal of Milton. “Fake a blue ſtone they make haver or oatcakes upon, and lay it upon the croſs bars of iron. . . - Peacham. OA're N. adj. [from eat.] Made of oats; bearing oats. When ſhepherds pipe on caten ſtraws, And merry larks are ploughmens clocks. ... Shakespeare . OATH. m. ſ. [aith, Gothick; a S, Saxon. The diſtance be- tween the noun oath, and the verb fwear, is very obſervable, as it may ſhew that our oldeſt dialect is formed from different languages.] An affirmation, negation, or promiſe, corrobo- rated by the atteſtation of the Divine Being. Rºad over Julia's heart, thy firſt beſt love, For whoſe dear ſake thou then did'ſt rend thy faith Into a thouſand oaths; and all thoſe oaths Deſcended into perjury to love me. Shakeſpeare. He that ſtrikes the firſt ſtroke, I'll run him up to the hilts as I am a ſoldier. —An oath of mickle might; and fury ſhall abate. Sha. We have conſultations, which inventions ſhall be publiſhed, which not: and take an oath of ſecrecy for the concealing of thoſe which we think fit to keep ſecret. Bacon. Thoſe called to any office of truſt, are bound by an oath to the faithful diſcharge of it: but an oath is an appeal to God, and therefore can have no influence, except upon thoſe who believe that he is. Swift. OA'Thable, adj. [from oath. A word not uſed.] Capable of having an oath adminiſtered. You're not oathable, Altho' I know you'll ſwear Into ſtrong ſhudders th’ immortal gods. Shakeſpeare. Oathbrea'King. n.ſ. [oath and break.] Perjury; the vid- lation of an oath. - His oathbreaking he mended thus, By now forſwearing that he is forſworn. Shakespeare Hen. IV. OA'TMAlt. m. ſ. [oat and malt.] Malt made of oats. In Kent they brew with one half oatmalt, and the other half barleymalt. Mortimer's Huſø. OATMEAL. m. ſ. ſoat and meal.] Flower made by grinding Oats. Oatmeal and butter, outwardly applied, dry the ſcab on the head. Arbuthnot on Aliment. Our neighbours tell me oft, in joking talk, Of aſhes, leather, oatmeal, bran, and chalk. Gay. QATMEAL n. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. OATs. n.ſ.. [aten, Saxon.] A grain, which in England is generally given to horſes, but in Scotland ſupports the people. It is of the graſs leaved tribe ; the flowers have no petals, and are diſpoſed in a looſe panicle : the grain is eatable. The meal makes tolerable good bread. Miller. The oats have eaten the horſes. Shakeſpeare. It is bare mechaniſm, no otherwiſe produced than the turning of a wild oatbeard, by the inſinuation of the particles of moiſture. Locke. For your lean cattle, fodder them with barley ſtraw firſt, and the cat ſtraw laſt. Mortimer's Huſbandry. His horſe's allowance of oats and beans, was greater than the journey required." Swift. QA't thistle. n.ſ. [oat and thiſ le.] An herb. Ainſ. OºAMBulation. n.ſ. [obambulatio, from obambula, Latin.] The act of walking about. Dić. To Obdu'ce. v. a. ſolduco, Latin.] To draw over as a co- vering. No animal exhibits its face in the native colour of its ſkin but man; all others are covered with feathers, hair, or a - Cortex that is obduced over the cutis. Hale. Obduction. n. f. [from obduélio, obduco, Latin.] The aët of covering, or laying a cover. OBDu'RAcy. n. ſ. [ from obdurate. J Inflexible wickedneſs; impenitence; hardneſs of heart. Thou think'ſt me as far in the Devil's book, as thou and Falſtaff, for obduracy and perfiſtency. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. God may, by a mighty grace, hinder the abſolute com- Fletion of ; in final obsluracy. South's Serm. OBDU/RATE. adj. [obduratus, Latin.] * Hard of heart; inflexibly obſtinate in ill; hardned; impe- nitent. Oh! let me teach thce for thy father's ſake, That gave thee life, when well he might have ſlain thee; Be not obdurate, open thy deaf ears. Shakeſpeare. If when you make your pray'rs, God ſhould be ſo obdurate as yourſelves, How would it fare with your departed ſouls Women are ſoft, mild, pitiful, and flexible; Thou ſtern, obdurate, flinty, rough, remorſeleſs. Shakeſp. To convince the proud what ſigns avail, Or wonders move th’ obdurate to relent; They harden'd more, by what might more reclaim. Mih. &durate as you are, oh! hear at leaſt My dying prayers, and grant my laſt requeſt. 2. Hardned; firm; ſtubborn. Sometimes the very cuſtom of evil makes the heart old,- Shakeſp. Dryden. rate againſt whatſoever inſtructions to the contrary. Hooker. A pleaſing forcery could charm Pain for a while, or anguiſh, and excite Fallacious hope, or arm th’ obdurate breaſt With ſtubborn patience, as with triple ſteel. Milton. No ſuch thought ever ſtrikes his marble, obdurate heart, but it preſently flies off and rebounds from it. It is impoſſiblé for a man to be thorough-paced in ingratitude, till he has ſhook off all fetters of pity and compañon. South. 3. Harſh; rugged. They joined the moſt obdurate conſonants without one in- tervening vowel. Swift. OBDU’RAtely. adv. [from obdurate.] Stubbornly; inflexibly; impenitently. OBDu'RATEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from obdurate.] Stubbornneſs; in- flexibility; impenitence. OBDURA’tion. n.ſ. [from obdurate. J Hardneſs of heart; ſtubbornneſs. What occaſion it had given them to think, to their greater obduration in evil, that through a froward and wanton deſire of innovation, we did conſtrainedly thoſe things, for which conſcience was pretended ? Hooker, b. iv. Obdu'RED. adj. [ obduratus, Latin. J Hardned; inflexible; impenitent. - This ſaw his hapleſs foes, but ſtood obdur’d, And to rebellious fight rallied their pow'rs Inſenſate. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft, b. vi. Obe'DIEN ce. m. ſ. ſobedience, Fr. obedientia, Lātin.j Obſe- quiouſneſs; ſubmiſſion to authority; compliance with com- mand or prohibition. If you violently proceed againſt him, it would ſhake in pieces the heart of his obedience. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear. Thy huſband Craves no other tribute at thy hands, But love, fair looks, and true obedience. Shakeſp. His ſervants ye are, to whom ye obey, whether of ſin unto death, or of obedience unto righteouſneſs. Rom. vi. 16. It was both a ſtrange commiſſion, and a ſtrange obedience to a commiſſion, for men ſo furiouſly affailed, to hold their hands. - Bacon's ſºar with Spain. ** Nor can this be, But by fulfilling that which thou didſt want, Obedience to the law of God, impos'd On penalty of death. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt, b. xii. OBE DIENT. adj. [obediens, Latin.]. Submiſſive to authority; compliant with command or prohibition; obſequious. To this end did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. 2 Cor. ii. 9. To this her mother's plot She, ſeemingly obedient, likewiſe hath Made promiſe. Shakeſp. M. W. of I/ind. He humbled himſelf, and became obedient unto death. Phil. ii. 8. Religion hath a good influence upon the people, to make them obedient to government, and peaceable one towards another. Tillotſon, Serm. 3. The chief his orders gives; th’ obedient band, With due obſervance, wait the chief's command. Pope. OBE'DIENTIAL. adj. [obedientiel, Fr. from obedient.] Accord- ing to the rule of obedience. Faith is ſuch as God will accept of, when it affords fidu- cial reliance on the promiſes, and obediential ſubmiſſion to the command. Hammond. Faith is then perfeół, when it produces in us a fiduciary aſſent to whatever the goſpel has revealed, and an obediential ſubmiſſion to the commands. ſtate's Prep. for Death. OBE DIENTLY. adv. [from obedient J. With obedience. We ſhould behave ourſelves reverently and obediently to- wards the Divine Majeſty, and juſtly and charitably towards Inen. - Tillotſºn. Obeisance. n.ſ. [obeiſance, Fr. This word is formed by cor- ruption from abaiſance, an act of reverence.] A bow ; a cour- teſy; an act of reverence made by inclination of the body or knee. - Bartholomew my page, See dreſt in all ſuits like a lady; - Then call him Madam, do him all obeiſance. Shakeſpeare, Bathſheba bowed and did obeiſance unto the king. I K. i. 16. 18 K , ; Th {- -> .
O B J
O B L
The lords and ladies ;: d }
Their homage, with a low obeiſance made 5
*:. jthe ſacred ſhade. Dryden.
'aelisk, n. ſ. ſobeliſcus, Latin.]
I. º: of ſolid marble, or other fine ſtone,
having uſually four faces, and leſſening upwards by degrees,
till it ends in a point like a pyramid. Harris.
Between the ſtatues obeliſks were plac'd,
And the learn'd walls with hieroglyphicks grac'd, Pope.
2. A mark of cenſure in the margin of a book, in the form of
a dagger [f]. - -
He publiſhed the tranſlation of the Septuagint, having
compared it with the Hebrew, and noted by aſteriſks what
was defective, and by obeliſks what redundant. º;
Obequitation. n.ſ.. [from olequito, Latin.] The act o
riding about. - f
Operation. n.ſ.. [from olerre, Latin.] The aćt of wan-
dering about. - ſh
OBESE. adj. [obeſus, Latin.] ... Fat; loaden with fleſh.
Oasseness. n.f. [from alſ. J Morbid fatneſs; incum-
OBE’s 1TY. } brance of fleſh. -
On theſe many diſeaſes depend; as on the ſtraitneſs of the
cheſt, a phthiſis; on the largeneſs of the veins, an atrophy;
on their ſmallneſs, obeſity. Grew's Coſmol. b. ii.
To Obey. v. a. ſoleir, French ; obedie, Latin. )
1. To pay ſubmiſſion to ; to comply with, from reverence to
authority.
The will of heav'n
Be done in this and all things! I obey. Shakespeare Hen.VIII.
I am aſham’d, that women are ſo ſimple
To ſeek for rule, ſupremacy, and ſway,
When they are bound to ſerve, love, and obey. . Shºff.
Let not fin reign in your mortal body, that ye ſhould obey
it in the luſts thereof. Rom. vi. 12.
Was ſhe thy God, that her thou didſt obey,
Before his voice Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. x.
Africk and India ſhall his pow'r obey,
He ſhall extend his propagated ſway }
Beyond the ſolar year, without the ſtarry way. Dryden.
2. It had formerly ſometimes to before the perſon obeyed, which
Addiſon has mentioned as one of Milton's latiniſms; but it is
frequent in old writers; when we borrowed the French word
we borrowed the ſyntax, obeirau roi.
He commanded the trumpets to ſound; to which the two
brave knights obeying, they performed their courſes, breaking
their ſtaves. Sidney.
The flit bark, obeying to her mind,
Forth launched quickly, as ſhe did defire. Fairy Q.
His ſervants ye are, to whom ye obey. Rom. vi. 16.
Nor did they not perceive the evil plight
In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel,
Yet to their general's voice they ſoon obey'd. Milton.
O'BJECT. n.ſ. [objet, Fr. obječium, Latin.]
1. That about which any power or faculty is employed.
Pardon
The flat unrais'd ſpirit, that hath dar'd,
On this unworthy ſcaffold to bring forth
So great an objeći. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
They are her fartheſt reaching inſtrument,
Yet they no beams unto their obječis ſend;
But all the rays are from their objects ſent,
And in the eyes with pointed angles end. Davies.
The object of true faith is, either God himſelf, or the
word of God: God who is believed in, and the word of
God as the rule of faith, or matter to be believed. Hamm.
Thoſe things in ourſelves, are the only proper objects of
our zeal, which, in others, are the unqueſtionable ſubjećts
of our praiſes. Sprat's Serm.
Truth is the object of our underſtanding, as good is of the
will. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
2. Something preſented to the ſenſes to raiſe any affection or
emotion in the mind.
Diſhonour not your eye
By throwing it on any other objeći. Shakeſp.
Why elſe this double obječ in our fight,
Of flight purſu'd in the air, and o'er the ground. Milton.
This paſſenger felt ſome degree of concern, at the fight
of ſo moving an objeći, and therefore withdrew. Atterbury.
3. [In grammar.] Any thing influenced by ſomewhat elſe.
The accuſative after a verb tranſitive, or a ſentence in
room thereof, is called, by grammarians, the object of the
verb. Clarke's Latin Grammar.
OBJEctolass. n.ſ. Glaſs remoteſt from the eye.
... An ºbječiglaſs of a teleſcope I once mended, by grinding
* on Pitch with putty, and leaning caſily on it in the grind-
ingº left the putty ſhould ſcratch it. Newt. Opt.
To QTJEcºr. v. a. ſolºr, Fr. objicio, obječium, Latin.]
* Tºppoſe; to preſent in oppoſition.
lowers growing ſcattered in divers beds, will ſhew more
ſo as that they be object to view at once. Bacon.
Pallas to their eyes -
The miſt objected, and condens'd the ſkies. Pope.
2. To propoſe as a charge criminal; or a reaſon adverſe: with
to or again/l. -
were it not ſome kind of blemiſh to be like unto Infidels
and Heathens, it would not ſo uſually be obſeéted; men would
not think it any advantage in the cauſe of religion to be able
therewith juſtly to charge their adverſaries. Hooker.
The book requireth due examination, and giveth liberty
to object any crime againſt any ſuch as are to be ordered. -
I?%itgift.
Men in all deliberations find eaſe to be of the nega-
tive ſide, and affect a credit to obječ; and foretel difficulties:
for when propoſitions are denied, there is an end of them;
but if they be allowed, it requireth a new work; which
falſe point of wiſdom is the bane of buſineſs. Bacon.
This the adverſaries of faith have too much reaſon to cº-
ject againſt too many of its profeſſors ; but againſt the faith
itſelf nothing at all. Sprat's Serm.
It was objected againſ? a late painter, that he drew many
graceful pictures, but few of them were like. Dryden.
Others object the poverty of the nation, and difficulties in
furniſhing greater ſupplies. Addison's State of the J/ar.
There was but this ſingle fault that Eraſinus, though an
enemy, could objeć to him. 4tterbury.
Objection., n.ſ.. [objection, Fr. obječijo, Latin.]
1. The act of preſenting any thing in oppoſition.
2. Criminal charge.
Speak on, Sir,
I dare your worſt objections.
3. Adverſe argument.
There is ever between all eſtates a ſecret war. I know
well this ſpeech is the objection and not the deciſion; and that
it is after refuted. Bacon's Jºar with Spain.
Whoſoever makes ſuch objections againſt an hypotheſis,
Shałºff. Henry VIII.
hath a right to be heard, let his temper and genius be what
it will. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
4. Fault found.
I have ſhewn your verſes to ſome, who have made that al-
jºian to them. J/a/h's Letter.
O'BJECTIVE. adj. [obječijf, Fr. obješius, Latin.] -
1. Belonging to the object; contained in the obječt.
Certainty, according to the ſchools, is diſtinguiſhed into
objećlive and ſubjećtive. Objective certainty is when the pro-
poſition is certainly true in itſelf; and ſubječtive, when we
are certain of the truth of it. The one is in things, the
other in our minds. J/atts's Logick.
2. Made an object; propoſed as an objećt. -
If this one ſmall piece of nature ſtill affords new mat-
ter for our diſcovery, when ſhould we be able to ſearch out
the vaſt treaſuries of obječive knowledge that lies within
the compaſs of the univerſe Hale's Origin of Man.
O'Bjectively. adv. [from obječive.] .
1. In manner of an ebjećt. º
This may fitly be called a determinate idea, when, ſuch
as it is at any time objectively in the mind, it is annexed, and
without variation determined to an articulate ſound, which is
to be ſteadily the ſign of that very ſame objećt of the mind.
Locke's Epiſtle to the Reader.
2. In a ſtate of oppoſition.
The baſiliik ſhould be deſtroyed, in regard he firſt re-
ceiveth the rays of his antipathy and venomous emiſſion,
which objeffively move his ſenſe. Brown’s W. Err.
O'Bjective Ness. n. ſ. [from objeclive.] The ſtate of being
an object. -
Is there ſuch a motion or objećliveneſ of external bodies,
which produceth light The faculty of light is fitted to re-
ceive that impreſion or objectiveneſs, and that obječiiveneſs
fitted to that faculty. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Objector. m. ſ. [from obječ7.] One who offers objections ;
one who raiſes difficulties. . .
But theſe objectors muſt the cauſe upbraid,
That has not mortal man, immortal made. Blackm.
Let the objectors conſider, that theſe irregularities muſt have
come from the laws of mechaniſm. Bentley's Serm.
OBIT. [a corruption of obiit, or obivit.] Funeral obſequies. Ainſ.
To OBJU'RGATE. v. a. [objurgo, Latin.] To chide; to
reprove. -
oº::cation. m. ſ. [objurgatio, Lat..] Reproof; reprehen-
1Oil.
If there be no true liberty, but all things come to paſs by
inevitable neceſſity, then what are all interrogations and objur-
gations, and reprehenſions and expoſtulations : Bramh.
OBJU'RG AtoRY. adj. [objurgatorius, Latin.] Reprehenſory;
culpatory; chiding.
OBLATE, adj. [oblatus, Latin.] Flatted at the poles. Uſed
of a ſpheroid. -
By gravitation bodies on this globe will preſs towards its
center, though not exactly thither, by reaſon of the oblate
ſpheroidical
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O B L O B L ſpheroidical figure of the earth, ariſing from its diurnal rota- tion about its axis. Cheyne's Phil Prin. Ontarios. n.ſ. [oblation, Fr. oblatuſ, Latin.] An offering; a ſacrifice; anything offered as an act of worſhip or reverence: with that ſhe looked upon the pićture before her, and flraight fighed, and ſtraight tears followed, as if the idol of duty ought to be honoured with ſuch oblations. - Sidney. Many conceive in this oblation, not a natural but a civil kind of death, and a ſeparation from the world. Brown. The will gives worth to the oblation, as to God's accept- ſets the pooreſt giver upon the ſame level with the ance, - South's Sermons. richeſt I wiſh The kind oblation of a falling tear. Dryden. Behold the coward, and the brave, All make oblations at this ſhrine. Swift's Poems. Ostºcration... n.ſ. ſollāſatio, [at] Delight; pleaſure. To OBLIGATE. v. a. [obligo, Latin.] To bind by con- tract or duty. - - - - - - Obligation. n.ſ. [obligatio, from obligo, Lat. obligation, Fr.] 1. The binding power of any oath, vow, duty; contract. - Your father loſt a father; That father his ; and the ſurvivor bound In filial obligation, for ſome term, To do obſequious ſorrow. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. There was no means for him as a chriſtian, to ſatisfy all obligations both to God and man, but to offer himſelf for a mediator of an accord and peace. Bacon's Henry VII. The better to ſatisfy this double obligation, you have early cultivated the genius you have to arms. Bryden. No ties can bind, that from conſtraint ariſe, Where either's forc'd, ail obligation dies. Granvile. 2. An act which binds any man to ſome performance. The heir of an obliged perſon is not bound to make re- ſtitution, if the obligation paſſed only by a perſonal act; but if it paſſed from his perſon to his eſtate; then the eſtate paſſes with all its burthen. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. 3. Fayour by which one is bound to gratitude: Where is the obligation of any man's making me a preſent of what he does not care for himſelf? D'Eſtrange. So quick a ſenſe did the Iſraelites entertain of the merits of Gideon, and the obligation he had laid upon them, that they tender him the regal and hereditary government of that people. - South's Sermons. Obligatory. adj. [obligatione, Fr. from obligate.] Impoſing an obligation ; binding; coercive ; with to or on. And concerning the lawfulneſs, not only permiſſively, but whether it be not obligatory to Chriſtian princes and ſtates. Bac. As long as the law is obligatory, ſo long our obedience is due. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. A people long uſed to hardſhips, look upon themſelves as creatures at mercy, and that all impoſitions laid on them by a ſtronger hand, are legal and obligatory. Swift. If this patent is obligatory on them, it is contrary to acts of rliament, and therefore void. Swift. To OBLIGE. v. a. [obliger, Fr. obligo, Latin.] 1. To bind; to impoſe obligation ; to compel to ſomething. Religion obliges men to the practice of thoſe virtues which conduce to the preſervation of our health. Tillotſon. The law muſt oblige in all precepts, or in none. lf it oblige in all, all are to be obeyed ; if it oblige in none, it has no longer the authority of a law. Rogers, Serm. 15. 2. To indebt; to lay obligations of gratitude. He that depends upon another, muſt Oblige his honour with a boundleſs truſt. Since love obliges not, I from this hour Aſſume the right of man's deſpotic power. Vain º creature, how art thou miſled, To think thy wit theſe godlike notions bred Theſe truths are not the produćt of thy mind, But dropt from heav'n, and of a nobler kind: &eveal’d religion firſt inform'd thy fight, And reaſon ſaw not, till faith ſprung the light. Thus man by his own ſtrength to heaven wou'd ſoar, Waller. Dryden. And wou'd not be oblig'd to God for more. Dryden, When int’reſt calls off all her ſneaking train, When all th’ oblig'd deſert, and all the vain, She waits or to the ſcaffold or the cell. Pope, To thoſe hills we are obliged for all cur metals, and with them for all the conveniencies and comforts of life. Bentley. 3. To pleaſe; to gratify. . A great man gets more by obliging his inferiour, than by diſdaining him ; as a man has a greater advantage by ſowing and dreſling his ground, than he can have by trampling upon it. South's Sermons. Some natures are ſo ſour and ſo ungrateful, that they are never to be obliged. L’Eſtrange. Happy the people, who preſerve their honour By the ſame duties that oblige their prince Addison Cato. 9°11'5EE. n.ſ. [from oblige.] The perſon bound by a legal or written contract. Oblic EMENT. n. /.. [obligenent, French..] Obligation. - ºr--º-º-º- º g = - I will not reſiſt, whatever it is, either of divine or human obligenent, that you lay upon me. AMilton's Education. Let this fair princeſs but one minute ſtay, ... A look from her will your obligements pay. Dryden. QBLIGER. m. ſ. He who binds by contraa. - Obliºging, part, adj. [obligeant, Fr. from oblige.] Civil; com- plaiſant ; reſpectful; engaging. ... Nothing could be more obliging and reſpeaſul than the . : was, in appearance; but there was death in the ue intent. - L'Eſtrange. Fab. 54. Monſeigneur Strozzi has many aſ: : is .# obliging to a ſtranger who deſires the fight of them. Addiſon. Obliging creatures make me ſee All that diſgrac'd my betters, met in me. Pope. . . . . So obliging that he ne'er oblig'd. Pope. OBLI'Gingly. adv. [from obiging.] Civilly; complaiſantly. Eugenius informs me very obligingly, that he never thought he ſhould have diſliked any paſſage in my paper. Addiſon. I ſee her taſte each nauſeous draught, - And ſo obligingly am caught; . I bleſs the hand from whence they came, , , Nor dare diſtort my face for ſhame. Swift's Miſcell. OBLI'GING Ness. n.ſ.. [from obliging.] 1. Obligation; force. - . They look into them not to weigh the obligingneſ, but to quarrel the difficulty of the injunctions: not to direét prac- tice, but excuſe prevarications. Decay of Piety. 2. Civility; complaiſance. OBLIQUA'tion. n.ſ.. [obliquatio, from oblique, Latin.] Decli- nation from perpendicularity; obliquity. The change made by the obliquation of the eyes, is leaſt in colours of the denſeſt than in thin ſubſtances: Newt. Opt. OBLI'QUE. adj. [oblique, Fr. obliquus, Latin.] I. Not direct; not perpendicular ; not parallel. One by his view Mought deem him born with ill-diſpos'd ſkies, - When oblique Saturn ſat in the houſe of th’ agonies. Fairy Q. If ſound be ſtopped and repercuſſed, it cometh about on the other ſide in an oblique line. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. May they not pity us, condemn'd to bear The various heav'n of an obliquer ſphere; While by fix’d laws, and with a juſt return, They feel twelve hours that ſhade, for twelve that burn. Prior. That fatal day the mighty work was done, } With rays oblique upon the gallic ſun. Prior. It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. Cheyne's Phil. Prin. Criticks form a general charaéter from the obſervation of particular errors, taken in their own oblique or imperfeót views; which is as unjuſt, as to make a judgment of the beauty of a man's body, from the ſhade it caſts in ſuch and ſuch a poſition. Notes on the Odyſſey. 2. Not direct. Uſed of ſenſe. Has he given the lie In circle, or oblique, or ſemicircle, - Or direct parallel; you muſt challenge him. Shakeſp. 3. [In grammar.] Any caſe in nouns except the nominative. Obli'QUELY. adv. [from oblique.] 1. Not direétly; not perpendicularly. Of meridian altitude, it hath but twenty-three degrees; ſo that it plays but obliquely upon us, and as the ſun doth about the twenty-third of January. Brown's Wular Err. Declining from the noon of day, The ſun obliquely ſhoots his burningray. 2. Not in the immediate or direct meaning. His diſcourſe tends obliquely to the detraćting from others, or the extolling of himſelf. Addiſon's Spediator, N°. 255. 3:::::::::: { m. ſ. ſolbiquité, Fr. from oblique.] 1. Deviation from phyſicial reëtitude; deviation from paral- leliſm or perpendicularity. Which elſe to ſeveral ſpheres thou muſt aſcribe, Mov’d contrary with thwart obliquities. Milt. P. Lºft. 2. Deviation from moral reëtitude. - a - - - - There is in rectitude, beauty; as contrariwiſe in obliquity, deformity. Hooker, b. i. ſ 8. Count Rhodophill cut out for government and high affairs, and balancing all matters in the ſcales of his high under- ſtanding, hath rectified all obliquities. Hºwel's Vocal For. For a rational creature to conform himſelf to the will of God in all things, carries in it a rational restitude or good- neſs; and to diſobey or oppoſe his will in anything, imports a moral obliquity. South; Sermons. To OBLITERATE. v. a. ſoblitero, ob and litera, Latin.] 1. To efface anything written. 2. To wear out; to deſtroy; to efface. Wars and deſolations obliterate many ancient monuments. Hae's Origin of Mankind. Let men conſider themſelves as enſnared in that unhappy 4. contract, Bavaria's ſtars muſt be accus’d which ſhone Po. Ra. Locke.
O B S
O B N
, which has rendered them part of the Devil's pºſ.
*:::::::: how they may obliterate that reproach,
and diſentangle their mortgaged ſouls. Decay of Piety.
Theſe ſimple ideas, the underſtanding can no more refuſe
to have, or alter, or blot them out, than a mirrour can re-
fuſe, alter, or obliterate the images, which the objects ſet
before it produce. - - - Locke.
Osire RA’tion. n.ſ.. [obliteratio, Latin.] Effacement; **
tinčtion. - -
Conſidering the caſualties of wars, tranſmigrations, eſpe-
cially that of the general flood, there might probably be an
oblitºration of all thoſe monuments of antiquity that "gº Pº:
cedent at ſome time have yielded. Hale's origin ºf Mankind.
Oblivion. m. ſ. [oblivio, }.
1. Forgetfulneſs; ceſſation of remembrance.
Water-drops have worn the ſtones of Troy,
And blind oblivion º cities up, d
- tes characterleſs are graft
hº - sº Troil. and Crºſſida.
Thou ſhouldſ have heard many things of worthy memory:
which now ſhall die in oblivion, and thou return unexperienced
to thy grave. Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew.
Knowledge is made by oblivion, and to purchaſe a clear
and warrantable body of truth, we muſt forgºt and part with
much we know. Brown's Vulgar Err. Prºf.
Can they imagine, that God has therefore forgot their
fins, becauſe they are not willing to remember them? Or
will they meaſure his pardon by their own oblivion. South.
Among our crimes oblivion may be ſet ;
But 'tis our king's perfection to forget. Dryden.
2. Amneſty; general pardon of crimes in a ſtate. -
By the act of oblivion, all offences againſt the crown, and
all particular treſpaſſes between ſubject and ſubject, were par-
doned, remitted, and utterly extinguiſhed. Davies.
Oblivious. adj. [oblivioſus, Latin.] Cauſing forgetfulneſs.
Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
And with ſome ſweet oblivious antidote
Cleanſe the ſtuff'd boſom. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
- The Britiſh ſouls
Exult to ſee the crouding ghoſts deſcend
Unnumber'd ; well aveng'd, they quit the cares
Of mortal life, and drink th’ oblivious lake. Philips.
Oh born to ſee what none can ſee awake
Behold the wonders of th’ oblivious lake. Pope's Dunc.
OBLO'NG. adj. [allong, Fr. oblongus, Latin.] Longer than
broad; the ſame with a rečtangle parallelogram, whoſe ſides
are unequal. - Harr.
The beſt figure of a garden I eſteem an oblong upon a de-
ſcent. Temple's Miſcell.
Every particle, ſuppoſing them globular or not very oblong,
would be above nine million times their own length from any
other particle. Bentley's Sermons.
Oblo'NGLY. adv. [from oblong.] In an oblong direction.
The ſurface of the temperate climates is larger than it
would have been, had the globe of our earth or of the pla-
nets, been either ſpherical, or oblongly ſpheroidical. Cheyne.
Oblo'NGNess. n.ſ.. [from oblong..] The ſtate of being oblong.
O'Bloquy, n. ſ. [obloquor, Lat.]
1. Cenſorious ſpeech ; blame; ſlander; reproach.
Reaſonable moderation hath freed us from being deſervedly
ſubjećt unto that bitter kind of obloquy, whereby as the church
of Rome doth, under the colour of love towards thoſe things
which be harmleſs, maintain extremely moſt hurtful corrup-
tions; ſo we peradventure might be upbraided, that under
colour of hatred towards thoſe things that are corrupt, we
are on the other ſide as extreme, even againſt moſt harm-
leſs ordinances. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 14.
Here new aſperſions, with new obloquies,
Are laid on old deſerts. Daniel's Civil War.
Canſt thou with impious obloquy condemn
The juſt decree of God, pronounc'd and ſworn ? Milton.
Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth, be
mentioned with obloquy and detraction Addiſon.
Every age might perhaps produce one or two true genius,
if they were not ſunk under the cenſure and obloquy of plod-
ding, ſervile, imitating pedants. Swift.
2. Cauſe of reproach ; diſgrace. Not proper.
My chaſtity's the jewel of our houſe,
Bequeathed down from many anceſtors;
Which were the greateſt obloquy i'th' world
In me to loſe. Shakeſpeare's All's well that ends well.
OBMUTE'scence. n. ſ. [from obmuteſco, Latin.] Loſs of ſpeech.
A Yehement fear often produceth obmuteſcence. Brown.
QPNQºIOU.S. n.ſ. ſolnºxius, Latin.]
1. Subject. -
! Propound a character of juſtice in a middle form, be-
** the ſpeculative diſcourſes of philoſophers, and the
* ºf lawyers, which are tied and obnoxious to their
particular laws. > l
2. Liable to puniſhment. Bacon's Holy War.
All are obnoxious, and this faulty land,
Like fainting Heſter, does before you ſtand, * -- .
Watching your ſceptre. Iſailºr.
we knowóurſelves obnoxious to God's ſevere juſtice, and that
he is a God of mercy and hateth fin; and therefore that we
might not have the leaſt ſuſpicion of his unwillingneſs to for-
give, he hath ſent his only begotten ſon into the world, by
his diſmal ſufferings and curſed death, to expº” or offences.
Calamy’s Sermons.
Thy name, O Varus, if the kinder pow'rs
Preſerve our plains, and ſhield the Mantuan tow’rs,
Obnoxious by Cremona's neighb'ring crime,
The wings of ſwans, and ſtronger pinion'd rhyme
Shall raiſe aloft. Dryd.
3. Liable; expoſed. - - -
Long hoſtility had made their friendſhip weak in itſelf,
and more obnoxious to jealouſes and diſtruſts. Hayward.
But what will not ambition and revenge
Deſcend to ? who aſpires, muſt down as low
As high he ſoar'd; obnoxious firſt or laſt,
To baſeſt things. Milton's Paradiſ: Lºſ!,
Beaſts lie down, -
To dews obnoxious on the graſſy floor. Dryden.
OBNoxiousNess. n. ſ. [from obnoxious.] Subjećtion ; liable-
neſs to puniſhment.
OBNo'xiously. adv. [from obnoxious.] In a ſtate of ſubjec-
tion; in the ſtate of one liable to puniſhment.
To O'BNubilate. v. a. [ obnubilo, Latin. J. To cloud ; to
obſcure.
O'Bole. m. ſ. ſololus, Lat.] In pharmacy, twelve grains. Ainſ.
OBRE'ption. m. ſ. ſobreptio, Latin.] The act of creeping on.
To OBR o'GATE. v. a. [abrogo, Lat. J. To proclaim a con-
trary law for the diſſolution of the former. Die?.
OBSCE/NE. adj. [obſcene, Fr. olfaenus, Latin.]
1. Immodeſt; not agreeable to chaſtity of mind; cauſing lewd
ideas. -
Chemos th’ obſcene dread of Moab's ſons. Milton.
Words that were once chaſte, by frequent uſe grow oftene
and uncleanly. J/atts's Logick.
2. Offenſive ; diſguſting.
A girdle foul with greaſe binds his obſcene attire. Dryden.
ome as they went, the ſad diſcourſe renew'd,
Of the relentleſs dame to death purſu'd, }
And of the fight obſcene ſo lately view'd. Dryden.
3. Inauſpicious ; ill omined.
Care ſhuns thy walks, as at the chearful light
The groaning ghoſts, and birds obſºne take flight. Dryd.
It is the ſun's fate like your’s, to be diſpleaſing to owls
and obſcene animals, who cannot bear his luſtre. Pope's Lett.
Obsce’NELY. adj. [from ol/cene.] In an impure and unchaſte
Inanner.
Obsce'N EN Ess. U n.ſ.. [alſºenité, Fr. from olſcene..] Impurity of
Obsce’N1TY. } thought or language ; unchaſtity; lewdneſs.
Mr. Cowley aſſerts plainly, that obſcenity has no place in
wit. - Dryden.
Thoſe fables were tempered with the Italian ſeverity, and
free from any note of infamy or alſceneneſs. Dryden.
Thou art wickedly devout,
In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day,
To waſh th' obſcenities of night away. Dryden.
No pardon vile obſcenity ſhould find,
Tho' wit and art conſpire to move your mind. Pope.
Obscur ATION. m. ſ. [obſcuratio, Lat.]
1. The act of darkening. º
As to the ſun and moon, their cºſturation or change of
colour happens commonly before the eruption of a fiery moun-
tain. Burnet.
2. A ſtate of being darkened.
OBSCU’RE. adj. [obſcur, Fr. obſcurus, Latin.]
1. Dark ; unenlightened ; gloomy, hindring fight.
Whoſo curſeth his father or mother, his lamp ſhall be put
out in obſcure darkneſs. Prov. xx. 20.
Who ſhall tempt with wand'ring feet
The dark unbottom'd infinite abyſs,
And thro’ the palpable obſcure find out
His uncouth way : Milton's Parad'ſ Lºſ!.
2. Living in the dark. -
The alſº ure bird clamour'd the live-long night. Shaft.
3. Not eaſily intelligible; abſtruſe; difficult.
I explain ſome of the moſt obſcure paſſages, and thoſe
which are moſt neceſſary to be underſtood, and this accord-
ing to the manner wherein he uſed to expreſs himſelf. Dryd.
4. Not noted; not obſervable.
He ſays, that he is an obſcure perſon; one, I ſuppoſe, that
is in the dark.
Aiterbury,
To QBscu'R.E. v. a. ſolſcuro, Latin.]
1. To darken; to make dark.
Sudden the thunder blackens all the ſkies,
And the winds whiſtle, and the ſurges roll
Mountains on mountains, and obſcure the pole. Pope.
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2. To
O B S O B S 2. To make leſs viſible. They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with alſ ared lights; which at the very inſtant of Falſtaff’s and our meeting, they will at once diſplay to the night. Shakespeare What muſt I hold a candle to my ſhames : They in themſelves, good ſooth, are too, too light. why, 'tis an office of diſcovery, love, And I ſhould be obſcur'd. Shakespeare M. of Venice. Thinking by this retirement to obſcure himſelf from God, he infringed the omniſciency and eſſential ubiquity of his maker. Brown's /ulgar Errours. 3. To make leſs intelligible. - By private conſent it hath been uſed in dangerous times to obſcure writing, and make it hard to be read by others not acquainted with the intrigue. Holder. There is ſcarce any duty which has been ſo ºbſcured by the writings of learned men, as this. - J/ake, 4. To make leſs glorious, beautiful, or illuſtrious. Think'ſt thou, vain ſpirit, thy glories are the ſame, And ſeeſt not fin obſcures thy godlike frame * I know thee now by thy ungrateful pride, That ſhows me what thy faded looks did hide. Oescu'RELY. adv. [from ºbſcure.] 1. Not brightly; not luminouſly. - 2. Out of fight; privately ; without notice; not conſpicuouſly. Such was the riſe of this prodigious fire, which in mean buildings firſt cºcurely bred, Dryden. From thence did ſoon to open ſtreets aſpire. Dryden. There live retir’d, Content thyſelf to be obſcurely good. Addison's Catc. Let him go, purſued by filent wrath, Meet unexpected daggers in his way, And in ſome diſtant land obſcurely die. Irene. 3. Not clearly ; not plainly. gº }n. / [olſ uritas, Lat. obſcurité, Fr.] 1. Darkneſs; want of light. Lo a day of darkneſs and obſcurity, tribulation and an- guiſh, upon the earth. Eſther xi. 8. Should Cynthia quit thee, Venus, and each ſtar, It would not form one thought dark as mine are: I could lend them obſcuruneſ; now, and ſay, Out of myſelf there ſhould be no more day. Donne. 2. Unnoticed ſtate; privacy. You are not for obſcurity deſign'd, But, like the ſun, muſt cheer all human kind. Dryd. 3. Darkneſs of meaning. Not to mention that obſcureneſs that attends prophetic rap- tures, there are divers things knowable by the bare light of nature, which yet are ſo uneaſy to be ſatisfactorily underſtood by our imperfect intellects, that let them be delivered in the cleareſt expreſſions, the notions themſelves will yet appear obſcure. Boyle on Colours. That this part of ſacred ſcripture had difficulties in it: many cauſes of obſcurity did readily occur to me. Locke. What lies beyond our poſitive idea towards infinity, lies in obſcurity, and has the undeterminate confuſion of a nega- tive idea, wherein I know I do not comprehend all I would, it being too large for a finite capacity. Locke. Obsecration. m. ſ. [obſecratio, from obſecro, Lat..] Intreaty ; ſupplication. That theſe were comprehended under the ſacra, is mani- feſt from the old form of obſecration. Stillingfleet. Osseſquies. n. ſ. [ obſeques, French. I know not whether this word be not anciently miſtaken for exequies, exequiae, Latin: this word, however, is apparently derived from ol- Jequium.] . 1. Funeral rites; funeral ſolemnities. There was Dorilaus valiantly requiting his friends help, in a great battle deprived of life, his obſequies being not more ſolemnized by the tears of his partakers, than the blood of his enemies. Sidney, b. ii. Fair Juliet, that with angels doſt remain, Accept this lateſt favour at my hand; That living honour'd thee, and being dead, With fun'ral obſequies adorn thy tomb. Theſe tears are my ſweet Rutland's obſequies. I ſpare the widows tears, their woful cries, And howling at their huſbands obſequies; How Theſeus at theſe fun'rals did affiſt, And with what gifts the mourning dames diſmiſt. Dryden. His body ſhall be royally interr'd, I will, myſelf, Be the chief mourner at his obſequies. Alas! poor Poll, my Indian talker dies, Go birds and celebrate his obſequies. Creech. 2. It is found in the fingular, perhaps more properly. Or tune a ſong of vićtory to me, Or to thyſelf, fing thine own obſequy. Him I'll ſolemnly attend, With filent obſequy and funeral train, Home to his father's houſe. Shakeſp. Shakeſp. Dryden. Craſhaw. Miltºn's Agenſes, OBSEQUIOUS. adj. [from obſequium, Latin.] 1. Obedient; compliant; not reſiſting. Adore not ſo the riſing ſon, that you forget the father, who raiſed you to this height; nor be you ſo abſequious to the fa- ther, that you give juſt cauſe to the ſon to ſuſpect that you neglect him. Bacon’s Advice to Williers. At his command th’ up-rooted hills retir’d Each to his place; they heard his voice, and went Obſequious. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. I follow'd her; ſhe what was honour knew, And with abſequious majeſty, approv’d My pleaded reaſon. AZilton's Paradiſ. Lºft, b. viii. A genial cheriſhing heat acts ſo upon the fit and obſequi- cus matter, as to organize and faſhion it according to the exigencies of its own nature. Boyle. His ſervants weeping, Olſequious to his orders, bear him hither. Addison Cato. The vote of an aſſembly, which we cannot reconcile to public good, has been conceived in a private brain, afterwards ſupported by an obſequious party. Swift. 2. In Shakeſpeare it ſeems to ſignify, funereal; ſuch as the rites of funerals require. Your father loſt a father; That father his ; and the ſurviver bound In filial obligation, for ſome term, To do obſequious ſorrow. Shakeſp. Hamlet. OBSE'QUIously. adv. [from obſequious. J 1. Obediently; with compliance. They riſe, and with reſpectful awe, At the word giv'n, obſequiouſly withdraw. Dryden. We cannot reaſonably expect, that any one ſhould readily and obſequiouſly quit his own opinion, and embrace ours with a blind reſignation. Locke. 2. In Shakeſpeare it ſignifies, with funeral rites; with reverence for the dead. I a while obſequiouſly lament The untimely fall of virtuous Lancaſter. Shakeſp. R. III. Obse"QuiousNEss. n.ſ.. [from obſequious.] Obedience; com- pliance. They apply themſelves both to his intereſt and humour, with all the arts of flattery and obſequiouſneſs, the ſureſt and the readieſt ways to advance a man. South's Sermons. Obse'Rv Able. adj. [from obſervo, Lat..] Remarkable ; emi- nent; ſuch as may deſerve notice. They do bury their dead with obſervable ceremonies. Abbot. Theſe propricties affixed unto bodies from conſiderations deduced from eaſt, weſt, or thoſe obſervable points of the ſphere, will not be juſtified from ſuch foundations. Brown. I took a juſt account of every obſervable circumſtance of the earth, ſtone, metal, or other matter, from the ſurface quite down to the bottom of the pit, and entered it carefully into a journal. Iłoodward's Nat. Hiſł. The great and more obſervable occaſions of exerciſing our courage, occur but ſeldom. Rogers. OBSERVABLY. adv. [from obſervable.] In a manner worthy of note. It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear ſky, as is ob- Frvably recorded in ſome hiſtories. Brown's Vulgar Err. Obse(Rv ANce. n.ſ. [obſervance, Fr. obſervo, Latin.] 1. Reſpect; ceremonial reverence. . In the wood, a league without the town, Where I did meet thee once with Helena, To do obſervance on the morn of May. Shakeſpeare. Arcite left his bed, reſolv'd to pay Obſervance to the month of merry May. Dryden. 2. Religious rite. Some repreſent to themſelves the whole of religion as con- ſiſting in a few eaſy obſervances, and never lay the leaſt re- ſtraint on the buſineſs or diverſions of this life. Rogers. 3. Attentive practice. Uſe all th' obſervance of civility, Like one well ſtudied in a ſad oſtent To pleaſe his grandam. Shakeſp. M. of Penice. If the divine laws were propoſed to our obſervance, with no other motive than the advantages attending it, they would be little more than an advice. Rogers, Sermon I. 4. Rule of pračtice. There are other ſtrićt obſervances; As, not to ſee a woman. Shakeſp. L. Labours Lºſt. 5. Careful obedience. - We muſt attend our creator in all thoſe ordinances which he has preſcribed to the abſervance of his church. Rogers. 6. Obſervation; attention. - There can be no obſervation or experience of greater cer- tainty, as to the increaſe of mankind, than the ſtričt and vigilant obſervance of the calculations and regiſters of the bills of births and deaths. Hale's Origin of Mankind. 7. Obedient regard. - - Having had ſuch experience of his fidelity and obſºrvance abroad, he found himſelf engaged in honour to ſupport him. Wotton. 18 J, - Lowers
O B S O B S . Love rigid honeſty And ſtriá obſervance of impartial laws. onsºr, aft. [elſervant, Hat".] i.e. diligent; watchful. - - I. A. which gave themſelves to follow and imi- r iſºam ſectators of thoſe maſters they ad- º were obſ, Raleigh's Hiſtory of the JWorld. Wandring from clime to clime obſervant ſtray d, Their manners noted, and their ſtates ſurvey'd. Pope. dient; reſpectful. - 2. o: are told i. obſervant Alexander was of his maſter Ariſtotle. Digby on the Soul, Dedicat. 3. Reſpectfully attentive. - She now obſervant of the parting ray, Eyes the calm ſun-ſet of thy various day. 4. Meanly dutiful : ſubmiſſive. - How could the moſt baſe men attain to honour but by ſuch an obſervant ſlaviſh courſe. jº Observant. n. ſ. [This word has the accent on .." ſyllable in Shakeſpeare.] A ſayiſh attendant. Not in uſe. Theſe kind of knaves in this plainneſs, Harbour more craft, and º corrupter ends, an twenty ſilky ducking obſervants #. jº nicely. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Oeservation. n.ſ. [obſervatiº, from obſervo, Lat, obſerva- tion, Fr.] - - 1. The act of obſerving, noting, or remarking. The cannot be infuſed by obſervation, becauſe they are the rules by which men take their firſt apprehenſions and obſervations of things; as the being of the rule muſt be be- fore its application to the thing directed by it. South's Serm. The rules of our practice are taken from the conduct of ſuch perſons as fall within our obſervation. - Rogers. 2. Notion gained by obſerving; note; remark; animadverſion. In matters of human prudence, we ſhall find the greateſt advantage by making wiſe obſervations on our conduct, and of the events attending it. Watts's Logick. Observator. n.ſ.. [alſervateur, Fr. from obſervo, Lat.] One that obſerves; a remarker. The obſervator of the bills of mortality, hath given us the beſt account of the number that late plagues have ſwept away. Hale's Origin of Mankind. She may be handſome, yet be chaſte, you ſay,+ Good obſervator, not ſo faſt away. Dryden. Obse'Rvatory. n.ſ.. [alſervatoire, French..] A place built for aſtronomical obſervations. Another was found near the obſervatory in Greenwich Park. Woodward on Foſſils. To OBSERVE. v. a. [obſerver, Fr. obſervo, Latin.] 1. To watch; to regard attentively. Remember, that as thine eye obſerves others, ſo art thou obſerved by angels and by men. Taylor. 2. To find by attention; to note. If our idea of infinity be got from the power we obſerve in ourſelves, of repeating without end our own ideas, it may be demanded why we do not attribute infinity to other ideas, as well as theſe of ſpace and duration. Locke. One may obſerve them diſcourſe and reaſon pretty well, of ſeveral other things, before they can tell twenty. Locke. 3. To regard or keep religiouſly. A night to be much obſerved unto the Lord, for bringing them out of Egypt. Ex. xii. 42. 4. To obey; to follow. To Observe. v. n. 1. To be attentive. Olſerving men may form many judgments by the rules of ſimilitude and proportion, where cauſes and effects are not entirely the ſame. Watts's Logick. 2. To make a remark. Wherever I have found her notes to be wholly another's, which is the caſe in ſome hundreds, I have barely quoted the true proprietor, without obſerving upon it. Pope's Lett. O'Bserver, n. ſ. [from obſerve.] 1. One who looksvigilantlyon perſons and things; cloſe remaker. He reads much ; He is a great obſerver; and he iooks Quite thro' the deeds of men. Shakeſp. jul, Ceſar. Angelo, There is a kind of charaćter . thy life, That to th' obſerver doth thy hiſtory Fully unfold. Careful obſervers may foretel the hour, Rºſcommºn. Pope. y ſure prognoſtics when to dread a ſhow'r, Swift. 2. One who'looks on ; the beholder. F If a ſlow pac’d ſtar had ſtol’n away, Tom the obſerver's marking, he might ſtay hree hundred years to ſee’t again Donne. *Pºny, he thinks, leſſens the ſhame of vice, by ſharing obſerver, h cannot wholly avoid the eye of the * he hopes to diſtrađ it at left by a multiplicity of South's Sermons. it; and therefore, if he obj ečts - Shakeſpeare's Meaſure for Meaſure. . One who keeps any law or cuſtom or practice. - Many nations are ſuperſtitious, and diligent ºbſerver of old cuſtoms, which they receive by continual tradition from their parents, by recording of their bards and chronicles. Spen er on Ireland. The king after the vićtory, as one that had been bred un- der a devout mother, and was in his nature a great obſerver of religious forms, cauſed Te Deum to be ſolemnly ſung in the preſence of the whole army upon the place. Bacon. He was ſo ſtrict an obſerver of his word, that no conſide- ration whatever could make him break it. Prior. Himſelf often read uſeful diſcourſes to his ſervants on the Lord's day, of which he was always a very ſtrict and ſolemn obſerver. - Atterbury's Serm. Observingly. adv. [from obſerving.] Attentively; carefully. There is ſome ſoul of goodneſs in things evil, - Would men obſervingly diſtil it out. Shakeſp. Henry V. Obsession. m. ſ. [obſeſſio, Latin.] 1. The aët of beſiging. 2. The firſt attack of Satan, antecedent to poſſeſſion. Obs1'DIona L. adj. [cºſidionalis, Lat.] Belonging to a ſiege. Diº. OBSOLETE. adj. [obſoletus, Lat..] Worn out of uſe; diſ- uſed; unfaſhionable. Obſolete words may be laudably revived, when either they are more ſounding, or more ſignificant than thoſe in practice. Dryden's juvenal Ded. What if there be an old dormant ſtatute or two againſt him, are they not now obſolete P Swift. ObsoleteNess. n.ſ. [from obſolete. J State of being worn out of uſe; unfaſhionableneſs. Obstacle. n. ſ. ſol/lacle, Fr. obſtaculum, Lat.] Something oppoſed; hindrance; obſtruction. Conſcience is a bluſhing ſhame-fac’d ſpirit, That mutinies in a man's boſom : it fills One full of obſtacles. Shakeſpeare's Rich. III. If all obſtacles were cut away, And that my path were even to the crown, As the ripe reverence and due of birth. Shakespeare R. III. Diſparity in age ſeems a greater obſtacle to an intimate friendſhip than inequality of fortune: For the humours, bu- fineſs, and diverſions, of young and old, are generally very different. Collier on Friendſhip. Some conjećtures about the formation of ſand-ſtone, the origin of mountains and iſlands, I am obliged to look into that they may not remain as obſtacles to the leſs ſkilful. Woodw. Nat. Hiſt. What more natural and uſual obſtacle to thoſe who take voyages, than winds and ſtorms. Pope. Obstetrication. m. ſ. [from obſtetricor, Lat.] The office of a midwife. Obstetrick, adj. [from obſtetrix, Lat.] Midwifiſh; befit- ting a midwife; doing the midwife's office. There all the learn'd ſhall at the labour ſtand, And Douglas lend his ſoft obſtetrick hand. Dunciad, b. iv. O'BSTINAcy.m. ſ. ſolſtination, Fr. ob/linatio, Lat. from obſtinate.] Stubbornneſs ; contumacy; pertinacy ; perſiſtency. Chuſing rather to uſe all extremities, which might drive men to deſperate obſtinacy, than to apply moderate remedies. King Charles. Moſt writers uſe their words looſely and uncertainly, and do not make plain and clear dedućtions of words one from another, which were not difficult to do, did they not find it convenient to ſhelter their ignorance, or obſtinacy, under the obſcurity of their terms. Locke. What crops of wit and honeſty appear, From ſpleen, from obſtinacy, hate or fear. Pope's Eſ. O'BSTINATE. adj. [obſtinatus, Lat.] Stubborn ; contuma- cious; fixed in reſolution. Abſolutely uſed, it has an ill ſenſe ; but relatively, it is neutral. The queen is obſtinate, Stubborn to juſtice, apt tº accuſe it, and Diſdainful to be try’d º: Shakeſp. Henry VIII. ield, Except you mean with obſtinate repulſe, To ſlay your ſov’reign. Shakeſp. I have known great cures done by obſtinate reſolutions of drinking no wine. Temple. Her father did not fail to find In all ſhe ſpoke, the greatneſs of her mind; Yet thought ſhe was not ob/linate to die, Nor deem'd the death ſhe promis'd was ſo nigh. Dryden. Look on Simo's mate; No aſs ſo meek, no aſs ſo ob/?inate. Pope's Ep. ii. O'BSTINATELY. adv. [from obſtinate.] Stubbornly; inflexibly; with unſhaken determination. Pembroke abhorred the war as al/linately, as he loved hunting and hawking. Clarendon, b. ii. A Greek made himſelf their prey, T'impoſe on their belief, and Troy betray; Fix'd on his aim, and obſtinately bent To dic undaunted, or to circumvent, Dryden. Inflexibl:
O B. T
O B 'T
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Inflexible to ill, and ol/linately juſt. Addiſon.
My ſpouſe maintains her royal truſt,
Tho' tempted chaſte, and ol/linately juſt. Pope.
f NATENess. n.f. [from ol/linate.] Stubbornneſs.
3.º. n. ſ. ſſrom ol/lipo, Lat.] The act of ſtop-
- any paſſage.
oº: ãº. [olffreperus, Lat.] Loud ; clamorous;
noiſy; turbulent 5 vociferous. - - -
*heſe abſºrperous ſcepticks are the bane of divinity, who
are ſo full of the ſpirit of contradiction, that they raiſe dail
new diſputes. Howel's Vocal É.
Theſe abſtraperous villainsſhout, and knownot for what they
make a noiſe. - - Dryden.
The players do not only connive at his obſ?reperous appro-
bation, but repair at their own coſt whatever damages he
º Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 235.
Opstre'PERously. adv. [from ol/?reperous.] Loudly ; cla-
morouſly; noiſily.
Onstre'PERousN ESS...”. ſ. [ from ol/freperous. J Loudneſs ;
glamour; noiſe; turbulence. - - -
o, rºcrios. m. ſ. [ from ºričius, Latin. J Obligation;
d.
bon He hath full right tº exempt
whom ſo it pleaſes him by choice,
From national obſirićtion.
To OBSTRUCT. v. a. ſol/rue, Lat.]
1. To hinder; to be in the Way of; to block up; to bar.
- He them beholding, ſoon
Comes down to ſee their city, ere the tow’r
Obſtruči Heav'n-tow’rs. Milton’s Paradiſe Left.
Fat people are moſt ſubject to weakneſs in ſevers, becauſe
the fat, melted by the feveriſh heat, ol/truć's the ſmall canals.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Milton's Agoniſtes,
. To oppoſe; to retard. -
ãº. n. ſ. [from obſtruct. J One that hinders or
oppoſes. - - -
Oașºru'ction. m. ſ. ſobſtructio, Lat. clºſłrućtion, Fr. from ob-
ruč7.
indrance; difficulty.
1. Hi Sure God by †. diſcoveries did deſign,
That his clear light thro' all the world ſhould ſhine ;
But the obſtruction from that diſcord ſprings,
The prince of darkneſs makes 'twixt Chriſtian kings. Denh.
2. Obſtacle; impediment; that which hinders.
All obſlrutions in parliament, that is, all freedom in differ-
ing in votes, and debating matters with reaſon and candour,
muſt be taken away. King Charles.
In his winter quarters the king expe&ted to meet with all
the obſtructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay
in his way. Clarendon, b. viii.
Whenever a popular aſſembly free from obſtructions, and
already poſſeſſed of more power than an equal balance will
allow, ſhall continue to think that they have not enough, I
cannot ſee how the ſame cauſes can produce different effects
amongus, from what they did in Greece and Rome. Swift.
3. [In phyſick.]
The blocking up of any canal in the human body, ſo as to
prevent the flowing of any fluid through it, on account of the
increaſed bulk of that fluid, in proportion to the diameter of
the veſſel. Quincy.
4. In Shakeſpeare it once ſignifies ſomething heaped together.
Aye but to die, and go we know not where;
To lie in cold obſtruction, and to rot;
This ſenſible warm motion to become
A kneaded clod. Shakeſpeare's Meaſure for Meaſure.
Obstructive. adj. [olſtructif, Fr. from ol/iruči.] Hindering;
cauſing impediment.
Having thus ſeparated this doćtrine of God's predetermin-
ing all events from three other things confounded with it, it
will now be diſcernible how noxious and obſtructive this doc-
trine is to the ſuperſtructing all good life. Hammond.
Obstructive. m. ſ. Impediment; obſtacle.
The ſecond obſlrućtive is that of the fiduciary, that faith
is the only inſtrument of his juſtification, and excludes good
works from contributing anything toward it. Hammond.
ObstruENT. adj. [obſtruens, Lat..] Hindering; blocking up.
OBstupef Action. m. ſ. [ohſiupefacio, Latin.] The act of
inducing ſtupidity, or interruption of the mental powers.
OBstupef Active. adj. [from obſtupefacio, Lat..] Obſtruct-
ing the mental powers; itupifying.
The force of it is obſlupefactive, and no other.
Abbot.
To OBTAIN. v. a. [obtenir, Fr. obtineo, Latin.]
I. To gain; to acquire; to procure.
May be that I may obtain children by her. Gen. xvi. 2.
We have obtained an inheritance. Eph. i. 11.
Whatever once is denied them, they are certainly not to
obtain by crying. Locke's Education.
. The juices of the leaves are obtained by expreſſion, which
is the nutritious juice rendered ſomewhat more oleaginous.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. To impetrate; to gain by the conceſſion or excited kindneſs
of another.
In ſuch our prayers cannot ſerve us as means to obtain the
thing we deſire. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 48.
By his own blood he entered in once into the holy place,
having obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb. ix. 12.
If they could not be obtained of the proud and craftyty-
rant, then to conclude peace with him upon any conditions.
- Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
Some pray for riches, riches they obtain;
But watch'd by robbers for their wealth are ſlain.
Dryden.
The concluſion of the ſtory I forbore, becauſeſ cº not
obtain from myſelf to ſhew Abſalom unfortunate. Dryden.
To OBTAI'N. v. n.
1. To continue in uſe.
The Theodoſian Code, ſeveral hundred years after Juſ-
tinian's time, did obtain in the weſtern parts of Europe. Bak.
2. To be eſtabliſhed.
Our impious uſe no longer ſhall obtain,
Brothers no more, by brothers, ſhall be ſlain. Dryden.
The ſituation of the ſun and earth, which the theoriſt ſup-
poſes, is ſo far from being preferable to this which at preſent
obtains, that this hath infinitely the advantage of it. Woodw.
The general laws of fluidity, elaſticity, and gravity, obtain
in animal and inanimate tubes. Cheyne's É. Prin.
3. To prevail; to ſucceed.
There is due from the judge to the advocate, ſome com-
mendation where cauſes are fair pleaded; eſpecially towards
the ſide which obtaineth not. Bacon,
OBTA'INABLE. adj. [from obtain.] To be procured.
Spirits which come over in diſtillations, miſcible with wa-
ter, and wholly combuſtible, are obtainable from plants by
previous fermentation. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
OetA'INER. n.f. [from obtain..] He who obtains.
To OETE'MPERATE. v. a. [obtemperer, Fr. obtempero, Lat.] To
obey,
Diff.
To OBTE'ND. v. a. [obtendo, Lat.]
1. To oppoſe; to hold out in oppoſition.
2. To pretend ; to offer as the reaſon of anything.
Thou doſt with lies the throne invade,
Obtending Heav'n for whate'er ills befal. Dryden.
OBTENEBRATION. m. ſ. [ob and tenebrae, Latin.] Darkneſs;
the ſtate of being darkened; the act of darkening ; cloudineſs.
In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration joined
with a ſemblance of turning round. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt,
OBTE'Nsion. m. ſ. [from obtend..] The aët of obtending.
To OBTE's T. v. a. [obteſtor, Latin.] To beſeech; to ſup-
plicate.
Suppliants demand
A truce, with olive branches in their hand;
Obteſt his clemency, and from the plain
Beg leave to draw the bodies of their ſlain. Dryden.
OBTEst Aºtion. m. ſ. [obteſtatio, Lat, from obteſt.] Supplica-
tion; entreaty.
ObtrecTA'tion. n.ſ. [obtrečio, Lat.] Slander; detračtion;
calumny.
To OBTRU'DE. v. a. [obtrudo, Latin.] To thruſt into any
place or ſtate by force or impoſture ; to offer with unreaſon-
able importunity.
It is their torment, that the thing they ſhun doth follow
them, truth, as it were, even obtruding itſelf into their know-
ledge, and not permitting them to be ſo ignorant as they
would be. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 2.
There may be as great a vanity in retiring and withdraw-
ing men's conceits from the world, as in obtruding them. Bac.
Some things are eaſily granted ; the reſt ought not to be
obtruded upon me with the point of the ſword. King Charles.
Who can abide, that againſt their own doćtors ſix whole
books ſhould, by their fatherhoods of Trent, be under pain
of a curſe, imperiouſly obtruded upon God and his duº, º
- all-
Why ſhouldſt thou then obtrude this diligence
In vain, where no acceptance it can find Milton.
Whatever was not by them thought neceſſary, muſt not
by us be obtruded on, or forced into that catalogue. Hamm.
A cauſe of common error is the credulity of men; that
is, an eaſy aſſent to what is obtruded, or believing at firſt ear
what is delivered by others. Brown'. W. Err.
The objects of our ſenſes obtrude their particular ideas upon
our minds, whether we will or no ; and the operations of
our minds will not let us be without ſome obſcure notions of
them. Locke,
Whether thy great forefathers came
From realms that bear Veſputio’s name 3
For ſo conjectures would obtrude, -
And from thy painted ſkin conclude. Swift.
Optru/DER. n.ſ. [from obtrude..] One that obtrudes.
They will do juſtice to the inventors or publiſhers of the
true experiments, as well as upon the ºbtruder of falſe ones.
Boyle.
OETRU's Ios,
O B U - O C C
OBTRU'SION. n.ſ. [ from obtruſº, Latin. J The ad of ob- The rays of royal majeſty reverberated ſo ſtrongly upon
truding. Villerio, diſpelled all thoſe clouds which did hang over and
chumbrate him. Howe's Pocal &re/?.
No man can think it other than the badge and method of
ſlavery, by ſavage rudeneſs and importunate obtruſiºns of vio- OBUMBRATION. m. ſ. [from clumbro, Latin.] The act of
lence, to have the miſt of his errour and paſſion diſpelled. darkening or clouding.
King Charles. OCCASION. m. ſ. ſoccaſion, Fr. occaſio, Lat.] -
1. Occurrence; caſualty; incident.
OBTRU'sſy E. aff. [from obtrude..] Inclined to force one's ſelf
or any thing elie, upon others. The laws of Chriſt we find rather mentioned by a -
Not obvious, not cl/iruſive, but retir’d in the writings of the Apoſtles, than any ſolemn ...” ºn
- The more deſirable. Milton's Paradiſe Lost, h. viii. rectly written to comprehend them in legal ſort. *: di-
; To OBTU'ND. v. a. [obtundo, Latin.] To blunt; to dull; to 2. Opportunity ; convenience. 22ker. \ .
º Unweeting, and unware of ſuch miſhap, -
quel; to deaden.
* - Avicen countermands letting blood in cholerick bodies, be- She brought to miſchief through occaſion,
cauſe he eſteems the blood a bridle of gall, obtunding its Where this ſame wicked villain did me ligh -
; : - - o t -
acrimony and fierceneſs. Harvey on Con ump. That woman that cannot make her ..". #. 3.
- OBTURATION, n.ſ.. [from olturatus, Lat..] The act of ſtop- coſan, let her never nurſe her child herſelf, for ſhe º S ºc-
ping up anything with ſomething ſmeared over it. it like a fool. Shakeſp. As you like it.
oº: º: º [from obtuſe and angle.] Having angles Becauſe of the money returned in our ſacks are we brought
larger than right angles. in, that he may ſeek occaſion, fall upon us, and take us for Gen. xliii. 18.
º º U SE. º fºliº, Latin.] iºninen. y on, rail upon us, *::::::: . :: *
º 1. Not pointed ; not acute. Uſe not liberty for an occaſion •
2. Not quick; dull; ſtupid. Leºme nº icºſ, Gal. v. 13. * -
! - Thy ſenſes then Occaſion which now ...” Milton. P - … "
Ottº, all taſte of pleaſures muſt forego. Milton. P. Lost. I'll take th’ occaſion which he gives to bring
3. Not ſhrill; obſcure : as, an obtuſe ſound. Him to his death.
º º adv. ſºon obtiſe.] tº a mind as great as theirs he came JWaller. ---
Without a point. o find at home occaſion for his fa * * *
! 2. Dully, ſtupidly. - Where dark confuſions did the . hid * -
Ontu's ENEss. m. ſ. ſſrom obtuſe..] Bluntneſs; dulneſs. From this admonition they took OIlS hide. //aller. * *
OB'ru's Ion. n. / [from obtuſe.] - ºy took only occaſion to redoub - - -
| 1. The act of dulling, their fault, and to ſleep again. . -
| 2. The ſtate of being dulled, wº f: of obſerving more than once . º
i 9.fuſion of the ſenſes, internal and external. Harvey. c s of antiquity, that are ſtill to be ſeen in Rome. º
| Obve'N'T Ion. n.ſ. [ obvenia, Latin. J. Something happening 3. Accidental cauſe. Addison on Italy. º
ºnly and regularly, but uncertainly ; incidental ad: Have you ever heard what was th ſ tº a -º
i. vantage. - - ... -- - e occaſion and firſt be. º
: When the country grows more rich and better inhabited gunning º: cuſtom Spenser on Ireland tº --
s the tythes and oth ****** - > he fair for whom they ſtrove - Tº
º i. . . er obventions, will alſo be more augmented Northought, when ſhe j. fi h from f. it: :
and better valued. Spen > ght from far --
| To Obve'Rt. v. a. [obverto, Lat.] To ºtºº Ireland. 4. R". beauty was th’ occaſion of the war. > Dryden. tº .
h The laborant with an iron rod ſtirred the kindled part of - . º º: ſº
t the nitre, that the fire might b - inels calls on you -
t parts might be obverted to i. .. more diffuſed, and #. 3. you embrace th' occaſion to depart. Shakeſpeare "…-
º . A man can from no place behold, but there will be anºt º: i. lodged in the memory, and upon º: (, .
innumerable ſuperficieculae, that look ſome one way, and i. impreſſi y the mind, it takes notice of them as of a former :*
another, enough of them obverted to hi 2 preſſion. Locke
º fuſed idea of light. S *; jº. 5. Incidental need; caſual exigence. ºr. ! ::
| An erect come placed in an hori oyle on Colours. . Never maſter had * -
diſtance from the eye, we judge ... º º a great A page ſo kind, ſo duteous, diligent, fºre ...
if its baſe be obverted towards us. § }. º So tender over his ºccaſions. Shakeſpeare's Cymbel; *:::::
To O'BVIATE. v. a. [from obvius, Lat. obvior, F J T agick. Antony will uſe his affection where it #. 9moeline. * -- .
in the way; to prevent. > *-ai- er, Fr.] To meet He married but his occaſion here. Shakeſpeare. Ant. and C. º
To lay down every thing in its full light, ſo as to obvi My ºccaſions have found time to uſe them toward. ſ. . &
all º, and remove every dº; wº &º: of +...º.º. deſ f Shakeſpeare. Timon of Žſ * -
Out too far. » ey who are deſirous o " _ " - - - - * .
oº:: adj. [obvius, Latin.] J/oodward's Nat. Hyl. with diligence, and make h..."; º . . . .
i - - . • - - CIl th “. . . .
I. Meeting any *; 5 º in front to any thing º find for their purpoſe, and of which they may . J
- To the evil turn - “yº. . . . Dryden's Dufreſh, *:::::
}ſº º ; .# to overcome lº..." on occaſion to diſcover #;
uffering, and earn reſt from lab - - - . . .
| - 2. Open; expoſed. d DOur WOn. Milton. The ancient canons were very well fitted for the º
Whether ſuch room i - cf the church in its purer ages B ions - - - - , w,
- m in nature unpoſteſt God h - ges. aker on Learning. ºf
9nly to ſhine, yet ſcarce to contribute od hath put us into an imperfect ſtate, where we have
Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute
perpetual occasion of each other's assistance Swift.
Each orb a glimpſe of light, convey'd ſo far perpetual occaſion of each other's aſſiſtance.
Down to this habitable, which º A prudent chief not always muſt diſpla . º
- Light back to them, is ºil. to †. His pow'rs in equal ranks, and fair ...' “ º .
3. Eaſily diſcovered; plain ; evident; .. foun d Milton. §: ...'. ion and the place comply, ºfº
- Whv w - onceal his force, nay, ſeem ſometi --es of ,
To ſuch a tender §. ... fin'd To Occa's Ion. v. a. ''...}. º * Pope. ºpen
So obvious and ſo eaſy to be .." > 1. To cauſe caſually. ..] ºt.
Wh b Entertain'd with ſolitude, Milton. º: º find # reaſonable that the ſoul ſhould, in its re- º nºſ
ere obvious duty ere whil • - ent, during ſleep, never light on any of thoſe i - º
They are ſuch ſº aS * jº Milton. borrowed not from ſenſation, preſerve #. º i. S it º º, ſ
ſenſe, who loves poetry and underſtands i tº Dryden to every man of ideas but ſuch, which being occaſioned from the b }. no ºn; tº
I am apt to think many wº † bſ. ºtºº. º be leſs natural to a ſpirit C DO yº. **
are obvious to ſcholars or obſcure, which he good Pſalmift condemns the fooliſh though ºte.
Theſe ſentiments - h - Swift. a reflection on the proſperous ſtate of hi ou g ts, which
or ariſe as obvious ...; ..º. On º º times occaſioned in ...? of his affairs ly º:
cauſe they have been found i | alon, I call natural, be- 2. To cauſe ; to produce. ervury.
- I ages >
º All the great lines of in all ages. Rogers. I doubt not, whether the great encreaſ -
extent of it ºft. i. º are clear and obvious ; the not have been ºn by 3. j º diſeaſe may
the wiſdom of complying win. |. º and troduced into our common tables ll Cll wº: .
r c - - - - - -n - -
". adv. [from obvious.] É. º J. ſ By its ſtyptic quality it affects the nerves, very cº
- - - > - 1971.1%lg t - vºca-
cº. ... Propoſitions obviouſly and at firſt ºn, 3. To i. - 4, Arbuthnot on Aliments.
'ºviousness. , J. º - Locke. If we enquire what it i
• *. J. from obv - - we enq at it is that occaſions men t ke ſev
or apparent [ ious...] State of being evident combinations of fimple i - - *-- o make ſeveral
- - - - ple ideas into d
light $xperiments - lect others which have as much º iſtinét modes, and neg-
thought the are more eaſily and cheaply tried; I ſhall n aptneſs to be combined,
jº “ſineſs or obviouſneſ; y > we ſhall find the reaſon to be the end of 1 -
“Preciate them *viouſneſs fitter to recommend than OccA'sional. adj. [2. of language. Locke,
To OBU'MBRAT: 9. a. [ob Boyle, i, Incidental : ă. occaſionel, Fr. from occaſion.]
" * * Løbumbro, Lat. I To ſhade : - - - Nº. .
2 J ade ; to cloud, Thus much is ſufficient out of ſcripture, to verify our ex-
Plication
O C C O C C m- *—------ * == ºr plication of the deluge, according to the Moſtical hiſtory of the flood, and according to many occaſional reflections diſperſed in other places of ſcripture concerning it. Burnet. 2. Producing by accident. - The ground or occaſional original hereof, was the amaze- ment and ſudden ſilence the unexpected appearance of wolves does often put upon travellers. Brown's Wulgar Errours. 3. Produced by occaſion or incidental exigence. Thoſe letters were not writ to all ; Nor firſt intended but occaſional, Their abſent ſermons. Dryd. Hind, and Panth. OccA'sion All Y. adv. [from occaſional.] According to inci- dental exigence; incidentally. - Authority and reaſon on her wait, As one intended firſt, not after made Occaſionally. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft, b. viii. I have endeavoured to interweave with the aſſertions ſome of the proofs whereon they depend, and occaſionally ſcatter ſeveral of the more important obſervations throughout the work. J/oodw. Nat. Hiſt. Occasion ER. m. ſ. [from occaſion.] One that cauſes, or pro- motes by deſign or accident. - She with true lamentations made known to the world, that her new greatneſs did no way comfort her in reſpect of her brother's loſs, whom ſhe ſtudied all means poſſible to revenge upon every one of the occaſioners. Sidney, b. ii. Some men will load me as if I were a wilful and reſolved occaſioner of my own and my ſubjećts miſeries. K. Charles. In caſe a man dig a pit and leave it open, whereby it happeneth his neighbour's beaſt to fall thereinto and periſh, the owner of the pit is to make it good, in as much as he was the occaſioner of that loſs to his neighbour. Sanderſon. Occecatios. n. ſ. ſoccaccatio, from occaco, Latin.] The aët of blinding or making blind. Thoſe places ſpeak of obduration and occeration, ſo as if the blindneſs that is in the minds, and hardneſs that is in the hearts of wicked men, were from God. Sanderſon. Occident. m. ſ. [from occidens, Latin.] The weſt. The envious clouds are bent To dim his glory, and to ſtain the tract Of his bright paſſage to the occident. Shakespeare R. II. OccIDE'NTAL. adj. [occidentalis, Latin.] Weſtern. Ere twice in murk and occidental damp, Moiſt Heſperus hath quench'd his ſleepy lamp. Shakeſp. If ſhe had not been drained, ſhe might have tiled her pa- laces with occidental gold and ſilver. Howel. Eaſt and weſt have been the obvious conceptions of phi- loſophers, magnifying the condition of India above the ſet- ting and occidental climates. Brown's Pulgar Err. Occi'Duous. adj. [occidens, Latin.] Weſtern. Occi'pital. adj. [occipitalis, Latin. J Placed in the hinder part of the head. - 000IPUT. n.ſ. [Latin.] The hinder part of the head. His broad-brim’d hat Hangs o'er his occiput moſt quaintly, To make the knave appear more ſaintly. Butler. Occ.(sion. m. ſ. [from occiſio, Latin.] The act of killing. To Occlu'd E. v. a. [occludo, Latin.] To ſhut up. They take it up, and roll it upon the earths, whereby ºluding the pores they conſerve the natural humidity, and ſo prevent corruption. Brown. Occluse. adj. [occluſus, Latin.] Shut up; cloſed. The appulſe is either plenary and occluſe, ſo as to preclude all paſſages of breath or voice through the mouth; or elſe partial and pervious, ſo as to give them ſome paſſages out of the mouth. Holder's Elements of Speech. Occlu'sion. n.ſ.. [from occluſio, Latin.] The act of ſhutting up. CCCULT. adj. [occulte, Fr. occultus, Lat..] Secret; hidden; unknown; undiſcoverable. If his occult guilt Do not itſelf unkennel in one ſpeech, It is a damned ghoſt that we have ſeen. Shakeſp. Ham. . An artiſt will play a leſſon on an inſtrument without mind- ing a ſtroke; and our tongues will run diviſions in a tune not miffing a note, even when our thoughts are totally en- gaged elſewhere: which effects are to be attributed to ſome ſecret act of the ſoul, which to us is utterly occult, and with- out the ken of our intelle&ts. Glanv. Scepſ c. iv. Theſe inſtincts we call occult qualities; which is all one with ſaying that we do not underſtand how they work. L'Eſt. Theſe are manifeſt qualities, and their cauſes only are oc- *. And the Ariſtotelians gave the name of occult qualitics lot to manifeſt qualities, but to ſuch qualities only as they "PPoſed to lie hid in bodies, and to be the unknown cauſes of manifeſt effects. Newt. Opt. Occultation. n. ſ. ſoccultatio, Latin.] In aſtronomy, is the tine that a ſtar or planet is hid from ºut fight, when eclipſed by interpoſition of the body of the "99m, or ſome other planet between it and us. Harris. ***Thess. n.ſ. (from occult..] Secretneſs; ſtate of being hid. Cºeurºscy. "...ſ.. [from occupans, Latin: The act of tak- ing poſſeſſion. - Of moveables, ſome are things natural ; others, things ar- tificial. Property in the firſt is gained by occupancy, in the latter by improvement. Jºrourton of Literary Property. Occupant. n.ſ. [occupant, Latin.] He that takes poſſeſſion of any thing. - Of beaſts and birds the Property paſſeth with the poſſeſſion, and goeth to the occupant; but of civil people not ſo. Bacon. To Occupate. v.a. [occupo, Latin.] To poſſeſs; to hold; to take up. Drunken men are taken with a plain deſtitution in volun- tary motion; for that the ſpirits of the wine oppreſs the ſpi- rits animal, and occupate part of the place whºre they are, and ſo make them weak to move. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. Occupa"TION. m. ſ. [from occupation, Fr. occupatio, Lat.] 1. The act of taking poſſeſſion. Spain hath enlarged the bounds of its crown within this laſt ſixſcore years, much more than the Ottomans: I ſpeak not of matches or unions, but of arms, occupations, invaſions. Bacon. 2. Employment; buſineſs. Such were the diſtreſſes of the then infant world; ſo in- cefiant their occupations about proviſion for food, that there was little leiſure to commit any thing to writing. Woodw. In your moſt buſy occupations, when you are never ſo much taken up with other affairs, yet now and then ſend up an ejaculation to the God of your ſalvation. J/ake. 3. Trade ; calling; vocation. The red peſtilence ſtrike all trades in Rome, - And occupations periſh. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. He was of the ſame craft with them, and wrought, for by their occupation they were tent-makers. Acis xviii. 3. Occupier, n.ſ.. [from occupy.] I. A poſſeſſor; one who takes into his poſſeſſion. If the title of occupiers be good in a land unpeopled, why ſhould it be bad accounted in a country peopled over thinly Raleigh's Eſſays. 2. One who follows any employment. Thy merchandiſe and the occupiers of thy merchandiſe, ſhall fall into the midſt of the ſeas. Ezek. xxvii. 27. To O'CCUPY. v. a. ſoccuper, Fr. occupo, Latin.] 1. To poſſeſs ; to keep 5 to take up. How ſhall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned ſay amen at thy giving of thanks, ſeeing he underſtandeth not what thou ſayeſt ? º I Cor. xiv. 16. Powder being ſuddenly fired altogether, upon this high ra- refaction, requireth a greater ſpace than before its body oc- cupied. Brown's Wulgar Err. b. ii. He muſt aſſert, that there were infinite generations before that firſt deluge; and then the earth could not receive them, but the infinite bodies of men muſt occupy an infinite ſpace. Bentley's Sermons. 2. To buſy; to employ. They occupied themſelves about the ſabbath, yielding ex- ceeding praiſe to the Lord. 2 Mac. viii. 27. How can he get wiſdom that driveth oxen and is occupied in their labours, and whoſe talk is of bullocks Ecc. xxxviii. 25. He that giveth his mind to the law of the moſt high, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will ſeek out the wiſ- dom of all the ancient, and be occupied in propheſies. Eccus xxxix. I. 3. To follow as buſineſs. - They occupy their buſineſs in deep waters. Comm. Prayer. Mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandiſe. Ez.xxvii. 9. 4. To uſe; to expend. All the gold occupied for the work, was twenty and nine talents. Exodus xxxviii. 24. To Occu'PY. v. n. To follow buſineſs. He called his ten ſervants, and delivered them ten pounds, and ſaid unto them, occupy till I come. Luke xix. 13. To OCCU'R. v. n. [occurro, Latin.] 1. To be preſented to the memory or attention. There doth not occur to me any uſe of this experiment for. profit. Bacon’s Nat. Hiſł. The mind ſhould be always ready to turn itſelf to the ya- riety of objećts that occur, and allow them as much confide- ration as ſhall be thought fit. Locke. The far greater part of the examples that occur to us, are ſo many encouragements to vice and diſobedience. Kºgºr. 2. To appear here and there. - In ſcripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no ſuch thing as heir in our author's ſenſe. Locke. 3. To claſh; to ſtrike againſt; to meet. - - All bodies have a determinate motion according to the de- grees of their external impulſe, their inward principle of gra- Vitation, and the reſiſtance of the bodies they ºctºr with. Bentley's Sermons. 4. To obviate; to make oppoſition to. A lafiniſm. . . . Before I begin that I muſt occur to one ſpecious objection againſt this propoſition. Bentley's Serm. 18 M Occu'RRENc E.
o c T am- - - - s - …rance, Fr. from occur: this was perhap t)ccu'RRENce. n.ſ. ſoccurrº” F - - ºrmrrentury. originally occur. J ident; accidental event. - - - I. lº. ji time is to be beſtowed on that which is ſt conſequence in the ordinary courſe and occur- ... |. º: man is deſigned for. Locke. reſentation. 2. º: the mind by the perpetual ** expectation of ſomething new. I º º Occu'RRENT. n.ſ. ſoccurrent, Fr. occurrens, Lat..] Incident; - happens. - *... º as yet never able to prevent two evils, the one a mutual exchange of unſeemly and unjuſt diſgraces, the other a common hazard of both to be made, a . by ńch as ſtudy how to work upon all *; wº º: - in private. ooker's Leacaſ. **. "...it certify all the news and occurrents . every particular, from Calice, to the º º º London. aco - - - - -º a n.ſ. ſoccurſºm, Latin.] Claſh; mutual blow. “ºff. of tº. by fire, ſome of the diſſipated parts may, by their various occurſion occaſioned by the jº - oſely. tºle; *: ºld thoſe a&ive particles, ever, and anºn juſtled by the occurſion of other bodies, ſo orderly keep, their cells without alteration of ſite. - Glanv. Scepſ. OCEAN. m. ſ. [ocean, Fr. oceanu, Latin.] 1. The main; the great ſea. The golden ſun ſalutes the ..", nd, having gilt the ocean with his beams, - § ... Shakeſp. Tit, and Andronicus. will all great Neptune's ocean waſh this blood Clean from my hand Shakeſp. Macbeth. 2. Any immenſe expanſe. Time, in general, is to duration, as place to expanſion, They are ſo much of thoſe boundleſs oceans of eternity and immenſity, as is ſet out and diſtinguiſhed from the reſt, to denote the poſition of finite real beings, in thoſe uniform, infinite oceans of duration and ſpace. Locke. O'cEAN. adj. [This is not uſual, though conformable to the original import of the word..] Pertaining to the main or great ſea. In bulk as huge as that ſea-beaſt Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugeſt that ſwim th’ ocean ſtream. Milt. P. Lºft. Bounds were ſet - To darkneſs, ſuch as bound the ocean wave. Miltºn. Ocea'Nick, n. ſ. [from ..") Pertaining to the ocean. Die!. Oce'llATED. adj. [ocellatus, Latin.] Reſembling the eye. The white butterfly lays its offspring on cabbage leaves; a very beautiful reddiſh ocellated onc. Derham's Phyſico-Theol. O'chr E. m. ſ. [ochre, ocre, Fr. ºx; 2.] The earths diſtinguiſhed by the name of ochres are thoſe which have rough or naturally duſty ſurfaces, are but ſlightly coherent in their texture, and are compoſed of fine and loft argillaceous particles, and are readily diffuſible in water. They are of various colours; ſuch as red, yellow, blue, green, black. The yellow ſort are called ochres of iron, and the blue ochres of copper. Hill's Mat. Med. O'CHREous. adj. [from ochre.] Conſiſting of ochre. In the interſtices of the flakes is a grey, chalky, or ochre- 6tts matter. //oodward on Foſſils. O'CHREY. adj. [from ochre.] Partaking of ochre. This is conveyed about by the water; as we find in earthy, ochrey, and other looſe matter. Woodw. on Fºſſ. O'cHIMY. m. ſ. [formed by corruption from alchimy.] A mixed baſe metal. OCTAGON. m. ſ. [3:12 and yovſz.] In geometry, a figure conſiſting of eight ſides and angles; and this, when all the ſides and angles are equal, is called a regular oélagon, which may be inſcribed in a circle. Harris. oº::cºat. adj. [from octagon.] Having eight angles and Oct ANGULAR. adj. [acio and angulus, Lat.] Having eight angles. Die?. Oct ANGULARNFss. n. ſ. [from oélangular.] The quality of having eight angles. Dićf. Oct ANT. ; adj. In aſtrology, is, when a planet is in ſuch Octite. an aſpect or poſition with reſpect to another, that their places are only diſtant an eighth part of a circle or forty-five degrees. Dic?. Ocºve. n, f: [ºave, Fr. offavus, Lat.] * The eighth day after ſome peculiar feſtival. 2. In muſick..] An eighth or an interval of eight ſounds. 3: Eight days together after a feſtival. Ainſ. OCTA 10. […] A book is ſaid to be in octavo when a ſheet is folded into eight leaves. Dić7. They now accompany the ſecond edition of the original *Pºrtments, which were printed firſt in Engliſh in viavº. - Boyle. Octº's N1A1. adj. [from zélennium, Lat.] 1. Happening every cighth year. - 2. Laſting eight years. - OCTOBER. m. ſ. [Octºber, Lat. cºchre, Fr.] The terth moºth of the year, or the eighth numbered from March. - - …” - Oºzier is drawn in a garment of yellow and carnation; upon his head a garland of oak leaves, in his right hand the ſign ſcorpio, in his left a baſket of ſerviſes. Peach ºn. Octoe D'Rica L. adi. Having eight ſides. J.J. f. Octo'GENARY. adj. [actºni, Lat J Of eighty years of age. - 12/c2. O'cron ARY. adj. [ºnarius, Lat.] Belonging to the nun- ber eight. 12:...'. Octoso'cular, adj. ſo.” and arºs.' . Having eight eyes. Moſt animals are binocular ; ſpiders for the moſt part of o- nocular, and ſome ſenocular. Derham's Phyſico-Theol. Octope". Alous. adj. [3,43 and Tilzº, Gr.] Having eight flower leaves. Dict. Octostyle. n.ſ. (2.42 and sºº’, Gr.] In the ancient ar- chitecture, is the face of a building or ordonnance containing cight columns. Barriſ. Ocºuple. adj. [oël:plus, Lat.] Eight fold. Dić7. O'CULAR. adj. [oculaire, Fr. from oculus, Lat.] Depending on the eye; known by the eye. Prove my love a whore, Be ſure of it : give me the ocular proof, Or thou hadſt better have been born a dog. Shakeſpeare. He that would not believe the menace of God at firſt, it may be doubted whether before an ocular example he be- lieved the curſe at firſt. Brown's W. Err. O'cul ARLY. adv. [from ocular.] To the obſervation of the eye. The ſame is ocularly confirmed by Vives upon Auſtin. Bro. O'culate. adj. [oculatus, Latin.] Having eyes; knowing by the eye. oº: n: ſ [from oculus, Latin.] One who profeſſes to cure diſtempers of the eyes. If there be a ſpeck in the eye, we take them off; but he were a ſtrange oculiſt who would pull out the eye. Bacon. I am no oculīſī, and if I ſhould go to help one eye and put out the other, we ſhould have but an untoward buſineſs of it. L'//trange. O CULUS beli. [Latin.] - The oculus beli of the modern jewellers, and probably of Pliny, is only an accidental variety of the agat kind; hasing a grey horny ground, with circular delineations, and a ſpot in the middle of them ſomething reſembling the fight of the eye; whence the ſtone had its name. //oodw. ODD. adj. [udda, Swediſh.] 1. Not even ; not diviſible into equal numbers. This is the third time; I hope Good luck lies in odd numbers. Shakeſpeare. What verity there is in that numeral conceit, in the lateral diviſion of man by even and odd; aſcribing the odd unto the right ſide, and the even unto the left; and ſo by parity, or imparity of letters in mens names, to determine misfortunes. Brown's /ular Errours, b. iv. 2. More than a round number ; indefinitely exceeding any number ſpecified. The account of the profits of Ulſter, from the fifth year of Edward IIId. until the eighth, do amount but to nine hundred and odd pounds. Davies on Ireland. Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was deſtroyed in a deluge of water. Burnet's Theory. The year, without regard to days, ends with an odd day and odd hours, odd minutes and odd ſeconds of minutes; ſo that it cannot be meaſured by any even number of days, hours, or minutes. Holder on Time. 3. Particular; uncouth; extraordinary ; not like others; not to be numbered among any claſs. In a ſenſe of contempt or diſlike. Her madneſs hath the oddſ? frame of ſenſe, Such a dependency of thing on thing, As e'er I heard in madneſs. Shakespeare Meaſure fºr Maſ. Of thee, kind boy, I aſk no red and white, To make up my delight, No odd becoming graces, Black eyes, or little know not what's in faces. Suckling. This blue colour being made by nothing elſe than by re- flexion of a ſpecular ſuperficies, ſecms ſo odd a phenomenon and ſo difficult to be explained by the vulgar hypotheſis of philoſophers, that I could not but think it deſerved to be taken notice of. Newt. Opt. When I broke looſe from writers who have employed their wit and parts in propagating of vice, I did not queſtion but I ſhould be treated as an odd kind of a fellow. Speciator. No fool Pythagoras was thought; He made his liſt’ning ſcholars ſtand, Their mouth ſtill cover'd with their hand : Elſe, may be, ſome odd thinking youth, Might have refus’d to let his ears - Attend the muſic cf the ſpheres. Priºr. So I
O D D -- -º So proud I am no ſlave, So impudent I own myſelf no knave, } So odd, my country's ruin makes me grave. Pope. 4. Not noted not taken into the common account; unheeded. I left him cooling of the air with fighs, In an odd angle of the iſle. - Shakeſp. Tempeſt. There are yet miſfing ſome few odd lads that you remem- ber not. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. 5. Strange ; unaccountable; fantaſtical. É. ſtrange or odd ſoe’er I bear myſelf, As I, perchance, hereafter ſhall think meet, To put an antick diſpoſition on. Shakespeare Hamlet, It is an odd way of uniting parties to deprive a majority of part of their ancient right, by conferring it on a fačtion, who had never any right at all. Swift. Patients have ſometimes coveted odd things which have re- lieved them; as ſalt and vinegar. Arbuthn. on Aliments. 6. Uncommon ; particular. The odd man to perform all three perfectly is, Joannes Sturmius. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. 7. Unlucky. - - The truſt Othello puts him in, On ſome odd time of his infirmity, Will ſhake this iſland. 8. Unlikely; in appearance improper: . Mr. Locke's Eſſay would be a very odd book for a man to make himſelf maſter of, who would get a reputation by cri- tical writings. Addiſon's Spediator, Nº. 291. Opply, adv. [from odd. This word and oddneſs, ſhould, I think, be written with one dº but the writers almoſt all com- bine againſt it.] 1. Not evenly. 2. Strangely ; particularly ; unaccountably ; uncouthly. How oddly will it ſound, that I, Muſt aſk my child forgiveneſs. Shakespeare Tempeſt. One man is preſſed with poverty, and looks ſomewhat oddly upon it. Collier on the Spleen. The dreams of ſleeping men are made up of the waking man's ideas, though for the moſt part oddly put together. Locke. This child was near being excluded out of the ſpecies of man barely by his ſhape. It is certain a figure a little more oddy turned had caſt him, and he had been executed. Locke. The real eſſence of ſubſtances we know not; and there- fore are ſo undetermined in our nominal eſſences, which we make ourſelves, that if ſeveral men were to be aſked con- cerning ſome oddly-ſhaped fetus, whether it were a man or no it is paſt doubt, one ſhould meet with different º: očke. Shakeſp. Othello. Her aukward love indeed was oddly fated; She and her Polly were too near related. As maſters in the clare obſcure, With various light your eyes allure: A flaming yellow here they ſpread; Draw off in blue, or charge in red; Yct from theſe colours oddly mix’d, Your fight upon the whole is fix’d. Prior. They had ſeen a great black ſubſtance lying on the ground very oddly-ſhaped. Gulliv. Trav. Foſſils are very oddly and elegantly ſhaped, according to the modification of their conſtituent ſalts, or the cavities they are formed in. Bentley's Serm. O'DDN Ess. n.ſ.. [from odd.] I, The ſtate of being not even. 2. Strangeneſs; particularity; uncouthneſs. Coveting to recommend himſelf to poſterity, Cicero begged it as an alms of the hiſtorians, to remember his conſulſhip ; and obſerve the oddneſs of the event; all their hiſtories are loſt, and the vanity of his requeſt ſtands recorded in his own writ- ings. - Dryden's Aurengzebe, Prºf. A knave is apprehenſive of being diſcovered; and this ha- bitual concern puts an oddneſs into his looks. Collier. My wife fell into a violent diſorder, and I was a little diſ- compoſed at the oddneſs of the accident. Swift. ODDs. n.ſ.. [from odd.] 1. Inequality; exceſs of either compared with the other. Between theſe two caſes there are great odds. Hooker. The caſe is yet not like, but there appeareth great odds between them. Spenſer on Ireland. I will lay the odds that ere this year expire, We bear our civil ſwords and native fire, As far as France. - Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. ii. Cromwel, with odds of number and of fate, Prior. Remov’d this bulwark of the church and ſtate. Waller. I chiefly who enjoy So far the happier lot, enjoying thee Pre-eminent by ſo much odds. Milton's Paradſ, Loft. Shall I give him to partake Full happineſs with me or rather not ; But keep the odds of knowledge in my pow'r Without co-partner * 44 iton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. ix. All theſe, thus uncºually furniſhed with truth, and ad- vanced in knowledge, I ſuppoſe of cquai natural parts; all the ºdds between them has been the different ſcope that has been given to their underſtandings to range in. / ocłe. Judging is balancing an account, and determining on which ſide the odd, lie. Locke. 2. More than an even wager. - Since every man by nature is very prone to think the beſt ºf himſelf, and of his own condition; it is odd, but he will find a ſhrewd temptation. outh's Serm. The preſbyterian party endeavoured one day to introduce a debate about repealing the teſt clauſe, when there appeared at leaſt four to one odds againſt them. Swift. Some biſhop beſtows upon them ſome inconſiderable Ée- nefice, when 'tis odds they are already encumbered with a numerous family. Swift's Miſcell. 3. Advantage; ſuperiority. And tho’ the ſword, ſome underſtood, In force had much the odds of wood, - - 'Twas nothing ſo; both ſides were balanc'd So equal, none knew which was valiant'ſt. 4. Quarrel; debate; diſpute. I can't ſpeak Any beginning to this peeviſh odds. What is the night Almoſt at odds with the morning, which is which. He flaſhes into one groſs crime or other, That ſets us all at odds. Shakeſp. King Lear, The fox, the ape, and the humble-bee, Were ſtill at odds, being but three; Until the gooſe came out of door, And ſtaid the odds by adding four. Gods of whatſoe'er degree, Reſume not what themſelves have given, Or any brother God in heav'n; , . Which keeps the peace among the Gods, * - Or they muſt always be at odds. Swift's Miſcell. ODE. n.ſ. [dº.] A poem written to be ſung to muſick; a lyrick poem; the ode is either of the greater or leſs kind; The leſs is charaćteriſed by ſweetneſs and eaſe; the greater by ſublimity, rapture, and quickneſs of tranſition. . A man haunts the foreſt that abuſes our young plants with carving Roſalind on their barks; hangs odes upon hawthorns, and elegies on brambles, all forſooth deifying the name of Roſalind. Shakeſp. A you like it. O run, prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his bleſſed feet. What work among you ſcholar Gods ! Phoebus muſt write him am’rous odes; And thou, poor couſin, muſt compoſe His letters in ſubmiſſive proſe. O'Dible. adj. [from odi.] Hateful. O'DIOUS, adj. ſodicux, Fr. odioſus, Latin.j 1. Hateful; deteſtable; abominable. For ever all goodneſs will be moſt charming; for ever all wickedneſs will be moſt odious. Sprat's Serm. Hatred is the paſſion of defence, and there is a kind of hoſtility included in its very eſſence. But then, if there could have been hatred in the world, when there was ſcarce any thing odious, it would have acted within the compaſs of its proper objećt. South's Sermons. Let not the Trojans, with a feign'd pretence Of proffer'd peace, delude the Latian prince : Hudibras. Shakespeare Othell. Shakespeare Sha, L. Lab. Lºft. Milt. Poems. Prior. Die?. Expel from Italy that odious name. Dryden. She breathes the odious fume - Of nauſeous ſteams, and poiſons all the room. Granvi 2.Expoſed to hate. Another means for raiſing money, was, by inquiring after offences of officers in great place, who as by unjuſt dealing they became moſt odious, ſo by juſtice in their puniſhments the prince acquired both love and applauſe. Hayward. He had rendered himſelf odious to the parliament. Clarend. 3. Cauſing hate ; incidious. The ſeventh from thee, The only righteous in a world perverſe, And therefore hated, therefore ſo beſet With foes, for daring fingle to be juſt, And utter odious truth, that God would To judge them with his ſaints. O'Diously. adv. [from odious.] 1. Hatefully ; abominably. j thy love, ſtill odiouſly pretended, - Been as it ought, ſincere, it would have taught thge , Far other reas'nings. A4ilton's Agon}ies. 2. Invidiouſly; ſo as to cauſe hate. - Arbitrary power no ſober man can fear, either from the king's diſpoſition or his practice; or even where you would odiouſly lay it, from his miniſters. Dryden. O'DioGsNess. n.ſ. [from odious.] I. Hatefulneſs. Have a true ſenſe of his fin, of its odiouſneſs, and of its danger IFake's Prºp. for Death. Conne Milton's Par. Lº/?. 2. The
O E I O F 2. The ſtate of being hated. There was left ºf the blood royal, an aged gentleman of approved goodneſs, who had gotten nothing by his couſin's power but danger from him, and odiouſneſs for him. Sidney. ODIUM. n.ſ. [Latin..] Invidiouſneſs; quality of provoking hatc. The odiºm and offences which ſome men's rigour or re. miſneſs had contracted upon my government, I was reſolved to have expiated. King Charles. She threw the odium of the fact on me, n And publickly avowed her love to you. - - Dryden. OdoNTA'icick. adj. [332, and &ayo;..] Pertaining to the tooth-ach. - O'dorate. adj. [oderatus, Latin.] Scented; having a ſtrong ſcent, whether foetid or fragrant. - Smelling is with a communication of the breath, or va- pour of the object odorate. Bacºn'; Nº. Hi/. ODORI'FEROUS. adj. [odoriſer, Lat.J Giving ſcent; uſually, ſweet of ſcent; fragrant; perfumed. - A bottle of vinegar ſo buried, came forth more lively and odoriferous, ſmelling almcº like a violet. alcºhl. Gentle gales Fanning their odoriferºus, wings, diſpenſe Native perfumes, and whiſper whence they ſtole - Theſe balmy ſpoils. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. iv. Smelling bodies ſend forth effluvias of ſteams, without ſen- fibly waſting. Thus a grain of muſk will. ſend forth odori- ferºus particles for ſcores of years, without its being ſpent. - Locke. OpoRI'FERousness. n. ſ. [from odoriferous. J Sweetneſs of ſcent; fragrance. O'Donous. dj. [odorus, Lat. J Fragrant; perfumed; ſweet of ſcent. - Such fragrant flowers do give moſt odorous ſmell, But her ſweet odour did them all excel. Spenſer. Their private roofs on odºrous timber borne, Such as might palaces for kings adorn. //aller. We ſmell, becauſe parts of the odorous body touch the nerves of our noſtrils. Cheyne's Phil. Prin. O'Dour. n.ſ. [odor, Lat. odeur, Fr.] 1. Scent, whether good or bad. Democritus, when he lay a dying, ſent for loaves of new bread, which having opened and poured a little wine into them, he kept himſelf alive with the odour till a certain feaſt was paſt. Bacon. Infuſions in air, for ſo we may call odours, have the ſame diverſities with infuſions in water; in that the ſeveral odours which are in one flower or other body, iſſue at ſeveral times, ſome earlier, ſome later. Bacon. They refer ſapor unto ſalt, and odºur unto ſulphur; they vary much concerning colour. Brown's Vulgar Errours. 2. Fragrance; perfume ; ſweet ſcent. Me ſeem'd I ſmelt a garden of ſweet flow’rs, That dainty odours from them threw around, For damſels fit to deck their lover's bow’rs. Spenſºr. By her interceſſion with the king ſhe would lay a moſt ſea- ſonable and popular obligation upon the whole nation, and leave a pleaſant odour of her grace and favour to the people behind her. Clarend. The Levites burned the holy incenſe in ſuch quantities as refreſhed the whole multitude with its odours, and filled all the region about them with perfume. Addiſon's Freehold. OE. This combination of vowels does not properly belong to our language, nor is ever found but in words derived from the Greek, and not yet wholly conformed to our manner of writing: oe has in ſuch words the ſound of E. OEcono'Micks. n.ſ. ſolzovopºds, a concmique, Fr. from oeco- nomy. Both it and its derivatives are under exonºmy.] Manage- ment of houſehold affairs, A prince's leaving his buſineſs wholly to his miniſters, is as dangerous an errour in politicks, as a maſter's committing all to his ſervant, is in oeconomicks. L’Eſtrange. Oecu'Mºnical. adj. [diaspiyizès, from dºeºtyn.] General 3. reſpecting the whole habitable world. º Nicene ... not received as an oecumenical Council in any of the eaſtern patriarchates ting that of Čº. p » º OEDE MA, n. ſ. [3,3,42, from £13:w, to ſwell.] A tumour. It is now and commonly by ſurgeons confined to a white, ſoft, in- ſenſible tumour, Proceeding from cold and aqueous humours, ſuch as ha - - - - appen to hydropick conſtitutions. - 9tuincy. OEDEMA'tick. ydrop &uincy OF DE'Matous. ! adj. [from oedema..] Pertaining to an oedema. i." º generated out of the effuſion of melancho- a phlegmº or ſecondarily out of the dregs and remainder of p *nous or oedematick tumour. Harvey on Conſump. waſ: º of matter, and the extremity of pain languiſhed. *us ſwellings aroſe in her legs, and ſhe guiſhed and died. //ſeman's Surgery. OE'IL AD. n ſ: [f - - - - - TOIn 6 - ink . - of the eye. [ ºil, French..] Clance; wink; token 7 She cave zºº and moſt ſpeaking loºks - r-. To noble Edmund. Sºakeſp. lºng Lear. O’ER. contracted from ºver. See Over. His tears defic'd the ſurface of the well, with circle after circle as they fºll, And now the lovely face but half aſ Pºrs, - or run with wrinkles and defac'd with tears. . .”. OE’soph Agus. m. ſ. [from Cigá;, wicker, from ſome fini- litude in the ſtructure of this part to the contexture of that ; and taxa to eat J The gullet ; a long, large, and round canal, that deſcenº’s from the mouth, lying all along between the windpipe aid the joints of the neck and back, to the fifth joint of the back, where it turns a little to the right, and gives way to the deſcending artery; and both run by one another, till at the ninth the oeſºphagus turns again to the left, pierces the midriff, and is continued to the left orifice of the ſtomach. - &airy. Wounds penetrating the oeſºphagus and ºffera arteria, re- quire to be ſtitched cloſe, eſpecially thoſe of the oeſºphagus, where the ſuſtenance and ſaliva ſo continually preſſeth into it. ///eman's Surgery. OF. prºp. [or, Saxon.] 1. It is put before the ſubſtantive that follows another in con- ſtruction; as, of theſe part were ſlain ; that is, part of theſe. I cannot inſtantly raiſe up the groſs Of full three thouſand ducats. Shakeſpeare. e to his natural endowments of a large invention, a ripe judgment, and a ſtrong memory, has joined the knowledge of the liberal arts. - Dryden. All men naturally fly to God in extremity, and the moſt atheiſtical perſon in the world, when forſaken of all hopes of any other relief, is forced to acknowledge him. Tillotſºn. They will receive it at laſt with an ample accumulation o intereſt. Smallridge's Serm. Since the rouſing of the mind with ſome degrees of vigour, does ſet it free from thoſe idle companions. ocłe. The value of land is raiſed only by a greater plenty of money. Locke. 2. It is put after comparative and ſuperlative adjećtives. The moſt renowned of all are thoſe to whom the name is given Philippinae. Abbot's Deſtript. of the World. We profeſs to be animated with the beſt hopes of any men in the world. Tillotſon's Serm. At midnight, the moſt diſmal and unſeaſonable time of all other, then all thoſe virgins aroſe and trimmed their lamps. Tillotſºn, Serm. 31. We are not to deſcribe our ſhepherds as ſhepherds at this day really are, but as they may be conceived then to have been, when the beſt of men followed the employment. Pope. Peace, of all worldly bleſfings, is the moſt valuable. Small. - From. - 3 The captain of the Helots, with a blow whoſe violence grew of fury, not of ſtrength, or of ſtrength proceeding of fury, ſtruck Palladius upon the ſide of the head. Sidney. One that I brought up of a puppey, one that I ſav'd from drowning. Shakespeare Two Gent. of Verona. He borrowed a box of the ear of the Engliſhman, and ſwore he would pay him again when he was able. Shakespeare It was called Corcyra ºf Corcyra, the daughter of AEſopus. Sandy's Travels. 4. Concerning; relating to. The quarrel is not now ºf fame and tribute, Or of wrongs done unto confederates, But for your own republick. Ben. Jºhnſºn's Cat. This cannot be underſtood of the firſt diſpoſition of the waters; as they were before the flood. Burnet. All have this ſenſe of war. Smallridge's Serm. 5. Out of. - Yet of this little he had ſome to ſpare, To feed the famiſh’d and to clothe the bare. Dryden. Look once again, and for thy huſband loſt, Lo all that's left of him, thy huſband's ghoſt. Dryden. 6. Among. He is the only perſon of all others for an epic poem. Dryd. Of all our heroes thou canſt boaſt alone, That Jove, whene'er he thunders, calls thee ſon. Dryd. Neither can I call to mind any clergyman of my own ac- quaintance who is wholly exempt from this error. Swift. 7. By. This ſenſe was once very frequent, but is not now in uſe. She dying Shall be lamented, pitied, and excus'd Of every bearer. Shakeſpeare. Like heav’n in all, like earth in this alone, That tho' great ſtates by her ſupport do ſtand, Yet ſhe herſelf ſupported is of none, But by the finger of the Almighty's hand. Bavier. I was friendly entertained of the Éngliſh conſul. Sandys. Leſt a more honourable man than thoſe be bidden of him. N. F./?. 8. Accord-
O F ding to. - - 8. According tº The ſenate And people of Rome, of their accuſtom'd greatneſs, will ſharply and ſeverely vindicate Not only any fact, but any practice 'Gainſt the ſtate. Ben. jºhnſºn's Catiline. They do of right belong to you, being moſt of them firſt reached amongſt you. - Tillotſon's Ded. p Tancred, whoſe delight was plac'd in his fair daughter's daily ſight, Of cuſtom, when his ſtate affairs were done, Would paſs his pleaſing hours with her alone. - Dryden. 9. Noting power, ability, choice, or ſpontaneity. With the re- ciprocal pronoun. - Some ſoils put forth odorate herbs of themſelves; as wild Wme. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. ‘of himſelf man is confeſſedly unequal to his duty. Steph. The Venice glaſſes would crack of themſelves. Boyle. Of himſelf is none, But that eternal infinite and one, Who never did begin, who ne'er can end ; On him all beings, as their ſource, depend: The thirſty cattel, of themſelves obtain'd From water, and their graſſy fare diſdain'd. Dryden. To aſſert mankind to have been of himſelf, and without a cauſe, hath this invincible objećtion againſt it, that we plainly ſee every man to be from another. Tº No particle of matter, nor any combination of particles; that is, no bodies can either move of themſelves, or of them- ſelves alter the direction of their motion. Cheyne. A free people met together, as ſoon as they fall into any acts of civil ſociety, do of themſelves divide into three powers. Swift. th Dryden. It was civil in angel or elf, For he ne'er could have filled it ſo well of himſelf. Swift. Io. Noting properties or qualities: He was a man ºf a decayed fortune, and ºf no good educa- tion. Clarend. The colour of a body may be changed by a liquor which of itſelf is of no colour, provided it be ſaline. Boyle. The freſh eglantine exhal'd a breath, Whoſe odours were of pow'r to raiſe from death. Dryd. A man may ſuſpend the act of his choice from being de- termined for or againſt the thing propoſed, till he has exa- mined whether it be really of a nature, in itſelf and con- ſequences, to make him happy or no. Locke. The value of land is raiſed, when remaining of the ſame fertility it comes to yield more rent. Locke. 11. Noting extraction. Lunsford was a man of an ancient family in Suſſex. Clar. Mr. Rowe was born of an ancient family in Devonſhire, that for many ages had made a handſome figure in their country. Rowe's Life. 12. Noting adherence, or belonging. Tubal, a wealthy Hebrew of my tribe, Will furniſh me. Shakespeare Merch. of Wenice. Pray that in towns and temples of our own, The name of great Anchiſes may be known. 13. Noting the matter of any thing. The chariot was all of cedar, gilt and adorned with cryſ- tal, ſave that the fore end had pannels of ſaphires ſet in bor- ders of gold, and the hinder end the like of emeralds of the Peru colour. Bacon’s New Atlantis. The common materials which the ancients made their ſhips of, were the wild aſh, the evergreen oak, the beech, and the alder. Arbuthnot on Coins: 14. Noting the motive. - It was not of my own choice that I undertook this work. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Our ſov’reign Lord has ponder'd in his mind The means to ſpare the blood of gentle kind; And of his grace and inborn clemency, He modifies his ſevere decree. 15. Noting form or manner of exiſtence. As if our Lord, even of purpoſe to prevent this fancy of extemporal and voluntary prayers, had not left of his own framing, one which might both remain as a part of the church liturgy, and ſerve as a pattern whereby to frame all other prayers with efficacy, yet without ſuperfluity of words: Hooker, b. v. ſ. 2. 16. Noting ſomething that has ſome particular quality. Mother, ſays the thruſh, never had any ſuch a friend as I have of this ſwallow. No, ſays ſhe, nor ever mother ſuch a fool as I have of this ſame thruſh. L’Eſtrauge. 17. Noting faculties of power granted. If any man miniſter, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth. 1 Peter iv. 11. 18. Noting preference, or poſtponence. Your highneſs ſhall repoſe you at the Tower. —I do not like the Tower of any place. 19. Noting change of one ſtate to another. O miſcrable of happy is this the end Dryden. Dryden. Shakeſp. Of this new glorious world, and me ſo late --- - The glory of that glory, who now become Accurs'd, of bleſſed '''Fan” ºr - 2. .. 20. Noting cauſality. - A4ilton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. x. ood nature, by which I mean beneficence and - - . . - candour is the product of right reaſon; which of neceſſity will give allowance to the failures of others, b - - is nothing perfect in mankind. by conſidering *; º: 21. Noting proportion. ryaen. How many are there lars themſelves. 22. Noting kind or ſpecies. To cultivate the advantages of ſucceſ, cabinet; and the neglect of this ſucceſs fatal conſequence to a nation. 23. It is put before an indefinite expreſſion of time: in late times. Of late, divers learned men have ad ſtatical principles. OFF: adv. [af, Dutch.] 1. Of this adverb the chief uſe is to conjoin it with verbs: to come ºff; to fly off; to take off; verbs. ºf an hundred, even amongſt ſcho- Locke. , is an affair of the may be of the moſt Swift. as, of late, opted the three hypo- Boyle on Colours. as, which are found under the . It is generally oppoſed to on ; as, to lay on ; to take off. In this caſe it ſignifies, diſunion; ſeparation; breach of conti. nuity. Since the wiſdom of their choice is rather t than my heart, I will practice the infinuating nod, and be off to them moſt counterfitly. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Where are you, Sir John º off with your boots. Sha. o have my cap - - ce The lurking gold upon the fatal tree; Then rend it off. - Dryden, AEn. vi. A piece of ſilver coined for a ſhilling, that has half the or ſilver clipped off, is no more a ſhilling thin a piece of wood, which was once a ſealed yard, is ſtill a yard, when one half of it is broke off. Locke. 3. It ſignifies diſtance. Weſt of this foreſt, ſcarcely off a mile, - In goodly form comes on the enemy. Shakeſpeare. About thirty paces off were placed harquebuſiers. Knoller. 4. In painting or ſtatuary it ſignifies proječtion or relief. 'Tis a good piece; This comes off well and excellent. Shakeſpeare. 5. It ſignifies evaneſcence; abſence or departure. Competitions intermit, and go off and on as it happens, upon this or that occaſion. L’Eſtrange. 6. It ſignifies any kind of diſappointment; defeat; interruption; adverſe diviſion: as, the affair is off; the match is off. 7. In favour. The queſtions no way touch upon puritaniſm, either off Or on. Sanderſon. 8. From ; not toward. Philoclea, whoſe delight of hearing and ſeeing was beforé a ſtay from interrupting her, gave herſelf to be ſeen unto her with ſuch a lightening of beauty upon Zelmane, that neither ſhe could look on, nor would look ºff. Sidney, b. ii. 9. Off hand; not ſtudied. Several ſtarts of fancy off hand look well enough. L'Eſ. OFF. interject. An expreſſion of abhorrence, or command to depart. Off, or I fly for ever from thy fight. OFF. prep. 1. Not on. t I continued feeling again the ſame pain; and finding it grow violent I burnt it, and felt no more after the third time; was never off my legs, nor kept my chamber a day. Temple. 2. Diſtant from. Cicero's Tuſculum was at a place called Grotto Ferrate, about two miles off this town, though moſt of the modern writers have fixed it to Freſcati. Addiſon on Italy. OFFAL. n.ſ. [off fall, ſays Skinner, that which falls from the table: perhaps from offa, Latin.] - 1. Waſte meat; that which is not eaten at the table. - He let out the offal; of his meat to intereſt, and kept a regiſter of ſuch debtors in his pocket-book. Arbuthnot. 2. Carrion ; coarſe fleſh. - I ſhould have fatted all the region kites With this ſlave's offal. h burſt Cram’d, and gorg'd, nigh burſt, * P. --> With ſuck’d º offal. - Milton's Par. Loft. 3. Refuſe; that which is thrown away as of no value. - To have right to deal in things ſacred, was accounted an argument of a noble and illuſtrious deſcent ; God would Smith's Phaedr. Shaieff. Hamlet. l; of other profeſſions. South. not accept the * a mall iºn his lot, That after death his mouldring limbs ſhall rot, A ſecret ſting remains within his mind; The fool is to his own caſt offal; kind. Dryden. They commonly fat hogs with offal corns. Mort. 4. Anything of no eſteem. * - 5 ſh is Rome? what rubbiſh and what offalº, Sºd. W. tra * sºme U O'FFENCE. -__Y -
O F F
O F F
OFFENCE. m. ſ. [ºffinſ, Fr. ºffºnſº, from offendo, Lat.]
1. Crime; act of wickedneſs. •,
Thither with ſpeed their haſty courſe they ply d, .
where Chriſt the Lord for our ºffences dy'd. Fairfax.
Thou haſt ſtol’n that, which after ſome few hours
were thine without ºffence. ` Shakespeare . Henry IV.
2. A tranſgreſſion.
If, by the law of nature, every man hath not a power to
puniſh ºffences againſt it, I ſee not how the magiſtrates of any
&ommunity can puniſh an alien of another county. Locke.
3. Injury. - -
I have given my opinion againſt the authority of two great
men, but I hope without ºffence to their memories; for
loved them living, and reverence them dead. Dryden.
4. Diſpleaſure given ; cauſe of diſguſt; ſcandal. . .
Giving no ºffence in anything, that the miniſtry be not
blamed. 2 Cor. vi. 3.
He remcmbered the injury of the children of Bean, who
had been a ſhare and an office unto the people. ," Mac. iv.
The pleaſures of the touch are gºater than thoſe of the
other ſenſes; as in warming upon cold, or refrigeºt”, “P”
heat: for as the pains of the touch are greater than the of
fences of other ſenſes, ſo º are the pleaſures. Bacºn.
. Anger; diſpleaſure conceived. -
5 film'ſ º preſent humour, and making himſelf brave
in his liking, he was content to give them juſt cauſe of ºſ-
ºnce when they had power to make juſt revenge. Sidney.
6. Attack; act of the affailant.
Courteſy that ſeemed incorporated in his heart, would not
be perſuaded to offer any ºffence, but only to ſtand upon the
beſt defenſive guard. - Sidney.
O. Fºrceful. adj. [offence and full.] Injurious; giving diſ-
pleaſure.
It ſeems your moſt offence/ul act
Was mutually committed. Shakespeare . Meaſure fºr Mºoſ.
OFFE's celess. adj. [from ºffence.) Unoffending; innocent.
You are but now caſt in his mood, a puniſhment more in
policy than in malice ; even ſo as one would beat his offence-
lºſs dog to affright an imperious lion. Shakeſp. Othell.
To OFFEND. v. a. [ºffend, Latin.]
1. To make angry.
If much you note him
You ſhall ºffend him, and extend his paſſion,
Feed and regard him not. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Three ſorts of men my ſoul hateth, and I am greatly ºf
finded at their life. Ecclus xxv.2.
The emperor himſelf came running to the place in his ar-
mour, ſeverely reproving them of cowardice who had for-
faken the place, and grievouſly offended with them who had
kept ſuch negligent watch. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks.
2. To aſſail; to attack.
He was ſain to defend himſelf, and withal ſo to offind him,
that by an unlucky blow the poor Philoxenus fell dead at his
fect. Sidney.
3. To trangreſs; to violate.
4. To injure.
Cheaply you fin, and puniſh crimes with eaſe,
Not as th’ ºffended, but th' offenders pleaſe. Dryden.
To OFFEND. v. n.
1. To be criminal; to trangreſs the law.
This man that of earthly matter maketh graven images,
knoweth himſelf to ºffend above all others. J//d. xiv. 13.
Whoſoever ſhall, keep the whole law, and yet offend in
one point, he is guilty of all. james ii. Io.
2. To cauſe anger.
I ſhall offend, either to detain or give it.
3. To commit tranſgreſſion.
Our language is extremely imperfect, and in many in-
ſtances it ºffends againſt every part of grammar. Swift.
OFFENDER. n.ſ.. [from offend.]
1. A criminal ; one who has committed a crime; a tranſgreſſor;
a guilty perſon. c
All that watch for iniquity are cut off, that make a man
an offender for a word. Iſ, xxix. 21.
So like a fly the poor offender dies; -
But like the waſp, the rich eſcapes and flies.
How ſhall I loſe the fin, yet keep the ſenſe,
And love th' offender, yet déteſt th' offence Pope.
The conſcience of the offender ſhall be ſharper than an
Shakeſp. Lear.
Denham:
avenger's ſword. Clariſſa.
2. One who has done an injury. iſ:
V All vengeance comes too ſhort,
Which can purſue th' offender. Shakeſp. King Lear.
º n: ſ [from offender.] A woman that offends.
Out º murthers itſelf, and ſhould be buried in highways
ture anctified limit, as "...º.º. againſt na-
º: - bakeſp. All’s well that ends well.
º * adj. [ºf enſif, Fr. i...ºft. Lat.]
I. s ing anger ; diſpleaſing; diſguſting.
- º .." Can do ill with a good conſcience, the con-
* * We herein ſeem to find is but a meer deceitful
ſºlves in error, which at the length muſt needs
turn to our greater gricſ, if that which we do to pleaſe God
moſt, be for the minifold defects thereof ºffenſive unto him.
Hºoker, b. v. ſ. 4.
It ſhall ſuffice, to touch ſuch cuſtoms of the Iriſh as ſeem
offenſive and repugnant to the good government of the realm.
Speyer on Ireland.
pleaſing of our
2. Cauſing pain ; injurious. -
It is in excellent opener for the liver, but ºff nſive to the
ſtomach. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Some particular acrimony in the ſtomach ſometimes makes
it ºffen we, and which cuſtom at laſt will overcome. Arbuth.
3. Affailant; not defenſive.
He recounted the benefits and favours that he had done
him, in provoking a mighty and opulent king by an offenſive
war in his quarrel. Bºon.
We enquire concerning the advantages and diſadvantages
betwixt thoſe military offenſive engines uſed among the an-
cients, and thoſe of the:e latter ages. Jäää.
Off Fºssiy ELY. adv. [from ºff ºve.]
1. Miſchievouſly ; injuriouſly.
In the leaſt thing done ºffenſively againſt the good of men,
whoſe benefit we ought to ſeek for as our own, we plainly
ſhew that we do not acknowledge God to be ſuch as indeed
he is. Hooker, b. v. J. 2.
2. So as to cauſe uneaſineſs or diſpleaſure.
A lady had her fight diſordered, fo that the images in her
hangings did appear to her, if the room were not extraordi-
º, darkened, embelliſhed with ſeveral ºff iſſueſy vivid co-
lours. Bºyle on C.Jours.
3. By way of attack; not defenſively.
OFFE'Nsiv EN Ess. m. ſ. [from 2fº/ve.]
1. Injuriouſneſs; miſchief. - º
2. Cauſe of diſguſt.
The muſcles of the body, being preſerved found and lim-
ber upon the bones, all the motions of the parts might be
explicated with the greateſt caſe and without any offº/veneſ.
- Grew's 41aſcetim.
To OFFER. v. a. [ºffºrd, Lat. offir, Fr.]
1. To preſent to any one ; to cxhibit anything ſo as that it may
be taken or received.
The heathen women under the Mogul, offir themſelves
to the flames at the death of their huſbands. Collier.
Some ideas forwardly offer themſelves to all mens under-
ſtandings; ſome ſort of truths reſult from any idea, as ſoon
as the mind puts them into propoſitions. Locke-
Servants placing happineſs in ſtrong drink, make court to
my young maſter, by offering him that which they love. Lºcke.
2. To ſacrifice ; to immolate; to preſent as an act of worſhip.
They offered unto the Lord of the ſpoil which they had
brought, ſeven hundred oxen. 2 Chron. xv. 11.
He ſhall offer of it all the fat thereof. Lev. vii. 3.
An holy prieſthood to offer up ſpiritual ſacrifices. 1 Pet. ii. 5.
Whole herds of offer'd bulls about the fire,
And briſtled boars and woolly ſheep expire. Drydºn.
When a man is called upon to offer up himſelf to his con-
ſcience, and to reſign to juſtice and truth, he ſhould be ſo
far from avoiding the liſts, that he ſhould rather enter with
inclination, and thank God for the honour. Collier.
3. To bid, as a price or reward.
Nor ſhouldſt thou offer all thy little flore,
Will rich Iolas yield, but offer more.
4. To attempt; to commence.
Lyſimachus armed about three thouſand men, and began
firſt to offer violence. 2 A/a. iv. 40.
5. To propoſe.
In all that great extent wherein the mind wanders in re-
mote ſpeculations, it ſtirs not one jot beyond thoſe ideas
which ſenſe or reflection have offired for its contemplation.
H.2.Ér.
Our author offers no reaſon. - i.ocke.
To O'FFER. v. n.
1. To be preſent; to be at hand; to preſent itſelf.
No thought can imagine a greater heart to ſee and con-
temn danger, where danger would offir to make any wrong-
ful threatning upon him. Sidney, b. ii.
Th’ occaſion offers, and the youth complies. Drydºn.
2. To make an attempt.
We came cloſe to the ſhore, and offered to land. Bacon.
One offers, and in off ring makes a ſtay; -
Another forward ſets, and doth no more. Dan. Civ. J’ar.
I would treat the pope and his cardinals roughly, if they
Drydºn.
offered to ſee my wife without my leave. Dryden.
3. With at.
I will not offer at that I cannot maſter. Bacon.
I hope they will take it well that I ſhould offer at a new
thing, and could forbear preſuming to meddle where any of
the learned pens have ever touched before. Graunt.
Write down and make ſigns to him to pronounce them,
and guide him by ſhewing him by the motion of your own
lips
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lips to offer at one of thoſe letters; which being the eaſieſt,
he will ſtumble upon one of them. Holder.
The maſquerade ſucceeded ſo well with him, that he would
be offring at the ſhepherd's voice and call too, L'Eſtrange.
It contains the grounds of his doctrine, and offers at ſome-
what towards the diſproof of mine. Atterbury.
Without offering at any other remedy, we haſtily engaged
in a war, which hath coſt us ſixty millions. Swift.
OFFER. m. ſ. [offre, Fr. from the verb.]
1. Propoſal of advantage to another. -
Some nymphs there are, too conſcious of their face;
Theſe ſwell their proſpects, and exalt their pride,
When offers are diſdain'd, and love deny'd.
2. Firſt advance.
Force compels this offer,
And it proceeds from policy, not love. —
— Mowbray, you overween to take it ſo :
This offer comes from mercy, not from fear.
What wouldſt beg, Laertes,
That ſhall not be my offer, not thy aſking 2
3. Propoſal made.
Th' offers he doth make,
Were not for him to give, nor them to take. Daniel.
I enjoined all the ladies to tell the company, in caſe they
had been in the ſiege and had the ſame offer made them as
the good women of that place, what every one of them
would have brought off with her, and have thought moſt
worth the ſaving. Addiſon's Spectator.
It carries too great an imputation of ignorance, or folly,
to quit and renounce former tenets upon the offer of an ar-
gument which cannot immediately be anſwered. Locke.
4. Price bid ; act of bidding a price.
When ſtock is high, they come between,
Making by ſecond hand their offers;
Then cunningly retire unſeen,
With each a million in his coffers.
5. Attempt; endeavour.
Many motions, though they be unprofitable to expel that
which hurteth, yet they are offers of nature, and cauſe mo-
tions by content; as in groaning, or crying upon pain. Bacon.
It is in the power of every one to make ſome eſſay, ſome
offer and attempt, ſo as to ſhew that the heart is not idle or
inſenſible, but that it is full and big, and knows itſelf to be
ſo, though it wants ſtrength to bring forth. South's Serm.
One ſees in it a kind of offer at modern architecture, but
at the ſame time that the archite&t has ſhown his diſlike of
the gothic manner, one may ſee that they were not arrived
at the knowledge of the true way. Addison on Italy.
6. Something given by way of acknowledgment.
Fair ſtreams that do vouchſafe in your clearneſs to repre-
ſent unto me my blubbered face, let the tribute offer of my
tears procure your ſtay a while with me, that I may begin
yet at laſt to find ſomething that pities me. Sidney, b. ii.
O'FFERFR. m. ſ. [from offer.]
1. One who makes an offer.
2. One who ſacrifices, or dedicates in worſhip.
If the mind of the offerer be good, this is the only thing
God reſpcółeth. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 34.
When he commanded Abraham to ſacrifice Iſaac, the place
of the offering was not left undetermined, and to the offerer's
diſcretion. South's Sermons.
OFFERING. m. ſ. [from offer.] A ſacrifice; anything immo-
lated, or offered in worſhip.
Plucking the entrails of an offering forth,
Pope.
Shakeſp.
Shakeſp.
Swift.
They could not find a heart within the beaſt. Shakeſp.
They are polluted offerings, more abhorr'd
Than ſpotted livers in the ſacrifice. Shakeſpeare.
When thou ſhalt make his ſoul an offering for fin, he ſhall
ſee his ſeed. Iſ, liii. Io.
The gloomy god
Stood mute with awe, to ſee the golden rod;
Admir'd the deſtin'd off"ring to his queen,
A venerable gift ſo rarely ſeen.
What nations now to Juno's pow'r will pray,
Or off"rings on my ſlighted altars lay Dryd. Wirg.
I'll favour her,
That my awaken'd ſoul may take her flight,
Renew’d in all her ſtrength, and freſh with life,
An offering fit for heaven. Addison's Cato.
OFFE'RTöRY. n.ſ.. [affºrtoire, Fr.] The thing offered; the
act of offering.
He went into St. Paul's church, where he made offertory
of his ſtandards, and had orizons and Te Deum ſung. Bacon.
OFFE'RTURE. m. ſ. [from offer.] Offer; propoſal of kindneſs.
A word not in uſe.
Thou haſt prevented us with offºrtures of thy love, even
when we were thine enemies. King Charles.
O'FFICE. m. ſ. ſaffice, Fr. officium, Latin.]
* A publick charge or employment.
You have contriv'd to take
From Rome all ſeaſon'd office, and to wind
Yourſelf into a power tyrannical. Shakespeare. Coriolanus.
Dryden.
Methought this ſtaff, mine offee-badge in court,
as broke in twain. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. ii.
The inſolence of off.e. Shakeſpeare.
2. Agency; peculiar uſe. ~
All things that you ſhould uſe to dome wrong,
Deny their off.e. Shakeſp. King Lear.
In this experiment the ſeveral intervals of the tººth of the
comb do the affice of ſo many priſms, every interval producing
the phenomenon of one priſm. Newt. Opt.
3. Buſineſs; particular employment.
The ſun was funk, and after him the flar
Qf Heſperus, whoſe office is to bring
Twilight upon the earth. Milt. Par. Lºft, b. ix.
4. Aćt of good or ill voluntarily tendered. >
Wolves and bears
Caſting their ſavageneſs aſide, have done
Like offices of pity. Shakespeare . Jºinter’, ‘Tale,
Mrs. Ford, I ſee you are obſequious in your love, and I
profeſs requital to a hair's breadth; not only in the ſimple
office of love, but in all the accouſtrement, complement, and
ceremony of it. Shakespeare. Merry //, ºf Iſºnºr.
I would I could do a good office between you. Shakeſp.
The wolf took this occaſion to do the fox a good ºff.e.
L'A/ºrange.
You who your pious offees employ
To ſave the reliques of abandon'd Troy. Dryd. Pirg,
5. Aćt of worſhip.
This gate
Inſtructs you how tº adore the heavens, and bows you
To morning's holy office. Shºp. Cymbeline.
6. Formulary of devotions.
Whoſoever hath children or ſervants, let him take care
that they ſay their prayers before they begin their work: the
Lord's prayer, the ten commandments, and the creed, is a
yery good ºffice for them, if they are not fitted for more regu-
lar offices. Taylor's Devotion.
7. Rooms in a houſe appropriated to particular buſineſs.
What do we but draw anew the model
In fewer offices * at leaſt defiſt
To build at all. Shakespeare Henry IV. p. ii.
Let ºffices ſtand at diſtance, with ſome low galleries to paſs
from them to the palace itſelf. Bacon.
8. Place where buſineſs is tranſacted. [Officina, Lat.]
What ſhall good old York ſee there,
But empty lodgings and unfurniſh’d walls,
Unpeopled ºffices, untroden ſtones 2 Sha. Rich. II.
Empſon and Dudley, though they could not but hear of theſe
ſcruples in the king's concience, yet as if the king's ſoul
and his money were in ſeveral offices, that the one was not
to intermeddle with the other, went on with as great rage as
ever. Bacon's Henry VII.
To O'FFIce. v. a. [from the noun..] To perform ; to diſ-
charge ; to do.
I will be gone, altho’
The air of Paradiſe did fan the houſe,
And angels offic'd all. Sha. All's well that ends well.
O'FFICER. m. ſ. [ºffsier, French.]
1. A man employed by the publick.
'Tis an office of great worth,
And you an officer fit for the place.
Submit you to the people's voices,
Allow their officers, and be content
To ſuffer lawful cenſure. Shakeſ?. Coriolanus.
The next morning there came to us the ſame officer that
came to us at firſt to conduct us to the ſtranger's houſe. Bac.
If it ſhould fall into the French hands, all the princes
would return to be the ſeveral officers of his court. Temple.
As a magiſtrate or great officer he locks himſelf up from
all approaches. - South's Sermºns.
Birds of prey are an emblem of rapacious ºffers. A ſu-
perior power takes away by violence from them, that which
by violence they took away from others. L’Eſtrange.
2. A commander in the army.
If he did not nimbly ply the ſpade,
His ſurly officer ne'er fail'd to crack
His knotty cudgel on his tougher back.
I ſummon'd all my ºfficers in haſte,
All came reſolv'd to die in my defence. - Dryden.
The bad diſpoſition he made in landing his men, ſhews
him not only to be much inferiour to Pompey as a ſea ºfficer,
but to have had little or no ſkill in that element. Arb.
3. One who has the power of apprehending criminals.
The thieves are poſſeſt with fear
So ſtrongly, that they dare not meet each other;
Each takes his fellow for an ºfficer. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
We charge you
To go with us unto the ºffer; Shaft. Henry VI.
O'FFIce Rep. adj. [from ºfficer.] Commanded; ſupplied with
manders. - -
º could we expe&t from an army officered by Iriſh pa-
piſts and outlaws. Addison's Freeholder.
OFFICIAL,
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
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O F F O G L – Officia L. a.ſ.. [ſia!, Fr. from ºffee.] - 1. Conducive; appropriate with regard to their uſe. In this animal are the guts, the ſtomach, and other parts official unto nutrition, which, were its aliment the empty re- ception of air, their º had been ſuperfluous. Brown. . Pertaining to a publick charge. 2. Pe § P The tribunes Endue you with the people's voice. Remains That in th' official marks inveſted, you Anon do meet the ſenate. OFF1'cIAL. n.ſ. - Official is that perſon to whom the cognizance of cauſes is committed by ſuch as have eccleſiaſtical juriſdiction, Ayl. A poor man found a prieſt over familiar with his wife, and becauſe he ſpake it abroad and could not prove it, the prieſt ſued him before the biſhop's ºfficial for defamation. Camden. OFFI'cIAlty. n. ſ. [officialite, Fr. from ºfficial.] The charge or poſt of an official. - #. office of an ºfficialty to an archdeacon. - A/ºff. To OFF:(c1ATE. v. a. [from ºffice.] To give, in conſequence of office. All her number'd ſtars that ſeem to rowl Spaces incomprehenſible, for ſuch - Their diſtance argues, º ſwift return Diurnal, merely to ºfficiate light Round thi. jº #. this punctual ſpot. Milton. To OFFI'cIATE. v. n. - - 1. To diſcharge an office, commonly in worſhip. No miniſter ºfficiating in the church, can with a good con- ſcience omit any part of that which is commanded by the aforeſaid law. ... Who of the biſhops or prieſts that officiates at the altar, in the places of their ſepulchres, ever ſaid we offer to thee Peter or Paul ? Stillingſleet. To prove curates no ſervants, is to reſcue them from that contempt which they will certainly fall into under this no- tion; which conſidering the number of perſons officiating this way, muſt be very prejudicial to religion. Collier. 2. To perform an office for another. OFFIci'NAL. adj. [from ºff ina, a ſhop.] Uſed in a ſhop, or belonging to it: thus ºfficinal plants and drugs are thoſe uſed in the ſhops. OFFICIOU.S. adj. [effieux, Fr. offioſis, Lat.] 1. Kind ; doing good offices. Yet, not to earth are thoſe bright luminaries Officious; but to thee, earth's habitant, Aſik. P. Lºft. 2. Importunely forward. You are too offious - In her behalf that ſcorns your ſervices. Shakeſp. At Taunton they killed in fury an ºfficious and eager com- miſſioner for the ſubſidy. Bacon's Henry VII. Cato, perhaps I'm too ºfficious, but my forward cares Would fain preſerve a life of ſo much value. Addison. OFFI'ciously. adv. [from a icious.] 1. Importunately forward. The moſt corrupt are moſt obſequious grown, And thoſe they ſcorn'd, officiouſly they own. Dryden. - Flatt'ring crouds officiouſly appear, - To give themſelves, not you, an happy year. Dryd. 2. Kindly; with unaſked kindneſs. Let thy goats ºfficiouſly be nurſt, And led to living ſtreams to quench their thirſt. Dryd. OFFI'ciousNess. m. ſ...[from officious.] 1. Forwardneſs of civility, of reſpect, or endeavour. Com- monly in an ill ſenſe. I ſhew my officiouſneſ; by an offering, though I betray my poverty by the meaſure. - South's Serm. 2. Service. In whom is ſequired underſtanding as in a man, and Vivacity as in a lion, ſervice and miniſterial officiouſneſs as in the ox, and expeditiºn as in the cagle. Brown's P. Err. OFFING.. n.ſ. [from Ø.] The act of ſteering to a diſtance from the land. Q'FFSET. n. ſ. [off and ſº..] Sprout; ſhoot of a plant. They are multiplied ºf only by the ſeed, but many alſo by the root, producing ºffsets or creeping under ground. Ray. Some plants are raiſed from any part of th: root, others by ºffets, and in others the branches ſet in the ground will take root. Locke ºu'RING.. n.ſ. [off and ſour.] Recrement; part rubbed *Wºy in cleaning any thing. of * * us as the ºfficouring and refuſe in the midſt - ple. --- 9;spring. n. ſ. [off and ſpring.] Lam. iii. 45. i. *º generation. **gs coveting to be lik - - - which Cannot ñº, *i. ...'...º. at ‘ºle itſelf by off prin. A d “y, 11- 2. The thing 'p.'" Propagation. Hooker. CInt3, & Pºgated or generated. children; deſcend- Shakeſp. Coriolanus. COu rage When the fountain of mankind Did draw corruption, and God's curſe, by ſin; This was a charge, that all his heirs did bind, And all his ºff pring grew corrupt therwin. Davies. To the Gods alone Our future off pring, and our wives are known. Dryd. His principal actor is the ſon of a goddeſs, not to men- tion the offspring of other deities. Addison's Spectator. 3. Produćtion of any kind. - Tho' both fell before their hour, Time on their ºffspring hath no pow'r ; Nor fire nor fate their bays ſhall blaſt, Nor death's dark vail their days o'ercaſt. Denham. To OFFU'SCATE. v. a. ſºft ſco, Lat. ºff ſºuer, Fr.] To dim ; to cloud ; to darken. OFFUscATION. "gſ [from ºff-ſate.] The act of darkening. OFT, adº, ſoft, Saxon.] Often frequently ; not rarely; not ſeldom. In labours more abundant, in ſtripes above meaſure, in priſons more frequent, in deaths oft. - 2 Cor. ii. 23. It may be a true faith, for ſo much as it is; it is one part of true faith, which is of miſtaken for the whole. Hºan. Favours to none, to all ſhe ſmiles extends, Oft ſhe rejects, but never once offends. Po. Ra. Locke. O'FTEN. adv. [from orz, Saxon; in the comparative, oftner; ſuperlative, oftneſt.] Oft; frequently ; many times; not ſeldom. The queen that bore thee, Oftner upon her knees than on her feet, Died ev'ry day ſhe liv'd. Shakespeare. Mºſh: Uſe a little wine for thy ſtomach's ſake, and thine often infirmities. I ſim. v. 23. In journeying ºften, in perils in the wilderneſ. 2 Cº. ii. 25. Who does not more admire Cicero as an author, than as a conſul of Rome, and does not ºftner talk of the celebrated writers of our own country in former ages, than of any among their contemporaries? Alºjan's Freeholder. OF TENT I'MEs. adv. ſoften and times. From the compoſition of this word it is reaſonable to believe, that ºft was once an adjective, of which often was the plural; which ſeems re. tained in the phraſe thine often injīrmities. See OF TEN.] Frequently ; many times; often. Is our faith in the bleſſed trinity a matter needleſs, to be ſo £º mentioned and opened in the principal part of that uſy which we owe to God, our public prayer? Hººker. The difficulty was by what means they could ever arrive to places oftentime, ſo remote from the ocean. //codw. It is equally neceſſary that there ſhould be a future ſtate, to vindicate the juſtice of God, and ſolve the preſent irre- gularities of providence, whether the beſt mºn be often- times only, or always the moſt miſèrable. Atterbury. OFTT1'MEs. adv, ſºft and times.] Frequently; often. Oſºtimes nothing profits more Than ſelf-eſteem, grounded on juſt and right, Well manag’d. Aſilton's Paradiſe Lºſº, b. viii. Ofttimes before I hither did reſort, Charm'd with the converſation of a man Who led a rural life. Dryden and Lee. QGE'E. W. n.ſ. Is a ſort of moulding in architecture, conſiſt- OGive. } ing of a round and a hollow : it is almoſt in the form of an S, and is the ſame with what Vitruvius calls cima. Cima reverſa, is an ogee with the hollow downwards. Harris. To O’GLE. v. a. […gº, an eye, Dutch..] To view with fide glancº, as in fondneſs; or with a deſign not to be heeded. From their high ſcaffold with a trumpet cheek, And ogling all their audience, then they ſpeak. Dryden. If the female tongue will be in motion, why ſhould it not be ſet to go right Could they talk of the different aſpects and conjunctions of the planets, they need not be at the Pains to comment upon aglings and clandeſtine marriages. Addison's Guardian, Nº. 155. Whom is he agling yonder himſelf in his looking-glaſs. Martinus Scriblerius. O'GLER. m. ſ. ſoºghcler, Dutch..] A ſly gazer; one who views by ſide glances. Upon the diſuſe of the neck-piece, the whole tribe of *gºr ſtared the fair ſex in the neck rather than in the face. Addison's Guardian, N°. Ioo. Jack was a prodigious ogler; he would ogle you the out- ſide of his eye inward, and the white upward. j. Bull. O'GLIo. m. ſ. [from olla, Spaniſh.] A diſh made by mingling different kinds of meat; a medley ; a hotchpotch. Theſe general motives of the common good, I will not ſo much as once offer up to your lordſhip, though they have ſtill the upper end ; yet, like great oglio's, they rather make a ſhew than provoke appetite. Suckling. - Where is there ſuch an oglio or medley of various opinions in the World again, as thoſe men entertain in their ſervice, without any ſcruple as to the diverſity of their ſe&ts and opini- ons f King cº; c 3
He that keeps an open houſe, ſhould confider that there are oglio's of gueſts, as well as of diſhes, and that the liberty of a common table is as good as a tacit invitation to all ſorts of intruders, - - - - L’Eſtrange. OH. interject. An exclamation denoting pain, ſorrow, or fur- riſe. P He, Like a full acorn'd boar, a churning on, Cry’d, oh!, and mounted. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Oh me! all the horſe have got over the river, what ſhall we do? Walton's Angler. My eyes confeſs it, My every action ſpeaks my heart aloud; But oh, the madneſs of my high attempt - Speaks louder§: ! Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. OIL. n.ſ. [ooel, Saxon; oleum, Latin.] 1. The juice of olives expreſſed. Bring pure oil olive beaten for the light. 2. Any fat, greaſy, unctuous, thin matter. - In moſt birds there is only one gland; in which are di- vers cells, ending in two or three larger cells, lying under the nipple of the oil bag. Derham's Phyſico-Theol. 3. The juices of certain vegetables, expreſſed or drawn by the ſtill without fermentation, or after the ſpirit. Oil with chemiſts called ſulphur, is the ſecond of their hy- poſtatical, and of the true five chymical principles. It is an inflammable, unctuous, ſubtile ſubſtance, which uſually riſes after the ſpirit. The chemiſts attribute to this principle all the diverſity of colours, and all the * and deformity. It ſweetens the acrimony of ſalts, and by ſtopping or filling up the pores of a mixt body, keeps it longer from corrup- tion, where it abounds. There are two ſorts of oil which feem to be mixt with ſpirit; for it can never be drawn pure, and which will ſwim upon water, ſuch as oil of aniſeed and lavender, which the chemiſts call eſſential, and is commonly drawn in a limbeck with ſtore of water : and another kind which probably is mixt with ſalts; and theſe will ſink in water, ſuch as the oil of guiacum and cloves. Płarris. After this expreſſed oil, we made trial of a diſtilled one; and for that purpoſe made choice of the common oil or ſpirit. Boyle. To Oil. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſmear or lubricate with oil. The men fell a rubbing of armour, which a great while had lain oiled. Wotton. Amber will attract ſtraws thus oiled, it will convert the needles of dials, made either of braſs or iron, although they be much oiled, for in thoſe needles conſiſting free upon their center there can be no adheſion. Brown's W. Err. Swift oils many a ſpring which Harley moves. Swift. O'LColour, n. ſ. [oil and colour.] Colour made by grinding coloured ſubſtances in oil. Oileolours, after they are brought to their due temper, may be preſerved long in ſome degree of ſoftneſs, kept all the while under water. Boyle. O'LINEss. n.ſ. [from oily.] Unétuouſneſs; greaſineſs; qua- lity approaching to that of oil. Baſil hath fat and ſucculent leaves; which oilineſs, if drawn forth by the ſun, will make a very great change. Bacon. Wine is inflammable, ſo as it hath a kind of oilineſs. Bac. Smoke from unctuous bodies and ſuch whoſe oilineſs is evi- dent, he nameth nidor. Brown's Wulgar Err. Chyle has the ſame principles as milk, viſcidity from the caſeous parts, an oilineſs from the butyraceous parts, and an acidity from the tartareous. Flyer. The fleſh of animals which live upon other animals, is moſt antiacid ; though offenſive to the ſtomach ſometimes by reaſon of their oilineſs. Arbuthnot on Aliments. O'LMAN. m. ſ. ſoil and man.] One who trades in oils and pickles. - Oilshop. m. ſ. ſoil and ſhºp.] A ſhop where oils and pickles are ſold. Or'LY. adj. [from oil.] I. Conſiſting of oil; containing oil ; having the qualities of oil. The like cloud, if it were oily or fatty, will not diſcharge; not becauſe it ſticketh faſter, but becauſe air preyeth upon water and flame, and fire upon oil. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Flame is groſſer than groſs fire, by reaſon of the mixture with it of that viſcous oily matter, which, being drawn out of the wood and candle, ſerves for fewel. Digby. Watry ſubſtances are more apt to putrify than oily. Bacon, 2. Fat; greaſy. This oily raſcal is known as well as Paul's; Go call him forth. Shakespeare. Henry IV. O'LYGRAIN. n. ſ. A plant. The flowers are produced from the wings of the leaves with- out any footſtalk ; the flower cup conſiſts of one leaf, divided into five long ſlender ſegments; the flower is of one leaf, in ſhape like thoſe of the fox-glove ; the pointal, which ſites in the middle of the flower, afterward becomes an ob- long four cornered pod, divided into four diſtinct cells, which are replete with eſculent ſeeds. AMiller, Ex. xxvii. 20. Or'LYPALM. r. ſ. ... • - * 5 * It gºw; in great plenty on the coaſt of Guiney; as alſº in Cape Verd iſland, where it grows as high as the main maſt of a ſhip. . But theſe trees have been tranſplanted to Jamaica and Barbados, in both which places they thrive very well The inhabitants make an oil from the pulp of the fruit, an draw a wine from the body of the trees, which inebriates; and with the rind of theſe trees they make mats to lie on. f :- — . " Miller. To OINT. v. a. ſoint, French.] To anoint; to ſmear with ſomething unctuous. They ºint their naked limbs with mother'd oil, Or from the founts where living ſulphurs boil, They mix a med'cine to foment their limbs. Dryden. Iſmarus was not wanting to the war, - Direčting ointed arrows from afar; And death with poiſon arm'd. Dryden's Fnei. O'NTMENT. n. ſ. [from oint.] Unguent; unctuous matter to ſmear any thing. Life and long health that gracious ointment gave, And deadly wounds could heal, and rear again The ſenſeleſs corpſe appointed for the grave. Fairy Q. O'KER. n. ſ. [See Ochre..] A colour. And Klaius taking for his younglings cark, Leſt greedy eyes to them might challenge lay, Buſy with oker did their h. mark. Sidney. Red after is one of the moſt heavy colours; yellow oxer is not ſo, becauſe it is clearer. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. OLD. adj. [eale, Saxon ; all, German.] 1. Paſt the middle part of life; not young. To old age fince you your ſelf aſpire, Let not old age diſgrace my high deſire. Sidney. He wooes high and low, rich and poor, young and old. Shakeſp. Merry I/ive of Ilºnd, 2. Of long continuance; begun long ago. When Gardiner was ſent over as embaſſador into France, with great pomp, he ſaid unto an old acquaintance of his that came to take his leave of him, Now I am in my gloria patri. Yea, ſaid his friend, and I hope, et nunc et ſemper. Or, replied the biſhop, if it pleaſe the king my maſter, ſcat erat in principio, a poor ſcholar of Cambridge again. Camden's Remains. 3. Not new. - The vine beareth more grapes when it is young; but grapes that make better wine when it is old; for that the juice is better concočted. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. 4. Ancient; not modern. - The Genoeſe are cunning, induſtrious, and inured to hard- ſhip ; which was likewiſe the chara&ter of the old Ligurians. - Addiſon on Italy. 5. Of any ſpecified duration. How old art thou ? Not ſo young, Sir, to love a woman for ſinging; nor ſo old to doat on her for any thing. I have years on my back forty-eight. Shakeſp. King Lear. Plead you to me, fair dame, I know you not. In Epheſus I am but two hours old, - As ſtrange unto your town as to your talk. ºft. Any man that ſhall live to ſee thirty perſons deſcended of his body alive together, and all above three years old, makes this feaſt, which is done at the coſt of the ſtate. Bacon. 6. Subſiſting before ſomething elſe. - The Latian king, unleſs he ſhall ſubmit, Own his old promiſe, and his new forget, Let him in arms the pow'r of Turnus prove. Dryd. He muſt live in danger of his houſe falling about his ears, and will find it cheaper to build it again from the ground in a new form ; which may not be ſo convenient as the old. Swift's Proj.for the Advan. of Relig. 7. Long practiſed. Then ſaid I unto her that was old in adulteries, will they now commit whoredoms with her Ezek. xxiii. 43. * 8. A word to ſignify in burleſque language, more than enough. Here will be old Utis; it will be an excellent ſtratagem. • Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. ii. Here's a knocking indeed; if a man were porter of hell gate, he ſhould have old turning the key. Shakeſp. . Of old; long ago; from ancient times. - ri . - - Theſe things they cancel, as having been inſtituted in re- gard of occaſions peculiar to the times of old, and as being now ſuperfluous. Hºly b. v. ſ. 35. Whether ſuch virtue ſpent of old now fail'd - More angels to create. AMilt. P. Lºft, b. ix. A land there is, Heſperia nam'd of ºld, The ſoil is fruitful, and the men are bold; Now call'd Italia, from the leader's name. Dryden. In days of old there liv'd of mighty ame, - A valiant prince, and Theſeus was his name. Dryd. Oldfashios D. adj. ſold and fº/ion.] Formed according to obſolete cuſtom. - Some are offended that I turned theſe tales into modern 18 O Engliſh ;
O M I
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:
O L I
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Engliſh; becauſe they look on Chaucer as a dry, º:
wº wººwned men of wit and º
dº ſº.
Oºpen adj. [from *3. perhaps the Saxon plural.]
- - now in u!C. -
Thiº ..". ſhed ere now, i'th' olden time, , -
Ere human ſtatute purg'd the gen'ral weal. Shakeſp.
O'LDNess. m. ſ. [from º Old age; antiquity ; not new-
* . ity of being old. -
*#". and ºve of ages, makes the world bitter
to the beſt of our times; keeps our fortunes from is º, our
oldneſ cannot reliſh them. Shakeſp. King fany".
OLEAGINous, adj. [cleaginus, Lat. from oleum, oleagineux, Fr.]
ilº - ‘tuous.
Oil le º it firſt enters the root, is earthy, watery,
poor, and ſcarce cleaginºſ. - Arbuthnºt on Aliment.
Ofra'61Nousness. n.ſ.. [from oleaginous.) Oilineſs. !
In ſpeaking of the º of urinous ſpirits, I º
ord moſt rather than all. - - 'læ.
oº:: n.ſ. ſoleandre, Fr.] The plant roſeby. -
OLEASTER. A. J. [Latin. J Wild olive; a 'ſpecies of
olive. It is a native of Italy, but hardy, and will endure
the cold of our climate, and grow to the height of ſixteen
or eighteen feet. It blooms in June, and perfumes the cir-
cumambient air to a great diſtance. Its leaves *::::::
coloured. 1. It’r.
OLE'ose. adj. ſokºſus, Lat.] Oily. -
Rain water may be endued with ſome vegetating or pro-
lifick virtue, derived from ſome ſaline ". clºſe º It
ontains. ay on the Creation.
c In falcons is a ſmall quantity of ga!!, the oleous parts of the
chyle being ſpent moſt on the fat. Floyer on the Hamours.
To OLFA'ct. v. a. ſofacius, Lat.] To ſmell. A burleſque
word.
There is a machiavilian plot,
Tho' every nare alfa: it not. - Hudibras, p. i.
OLFA’ctory. adj. ſolfactoire, Fr. from olfacio, Lat..] Having
the ſenſe of º -
Effluvias, or inviſible particles that come from bodies at
a diſtance, immediately affect the olfactory nerve. Locke.
3:...} aſ Liu, Laº) sinking, ſaid.
The fixt ſalt would have been not unlike that of men's
urine ; of which clid and deſpicable liquor I choſe to make
an inſtance, becauſe chemiſts are not wont to care for ex-
tracting the fixt ſalt of it. - Boyle.
In a civet cat a different and offenſive odour proceeds partly
from its food, that being eſpecially fiſh, whereof this humour
may be a garous excretion and oldous ſeparation. Brown.
OLGARCHY, n.ſ. [ćayzezſz.] A form of government which
places the ſupreme power in a ſmall number; ariſtocracy.
The worſt kind of oligarchy, is, when men are govern-
ed indeed by a few, and yet are not taught to know what
thoſe few be, to whom they ſhould obey. Sidney, b. ii.
We have no ariſtocracies but in contemplation, all oligar-
chies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they liſt. Burt.
After the expedition into Sicily, the Athenians choſe four
hundred men for adminiſtration of affairs, who became a
body of tyrants, and were called an oligarchy, or tyranny of the
º f º which hateful denomination they were º after
epolcd. 101ſt,
O'LIo. ! { ſella, Span.] A mixture; a medly. See oś
Ben Johnſon, in his Sejanus and Cataline, has given us
this ſº of a play, this unnatural mixture of comedy and
tragedy. - Dryd, on Dram. Poetry.
1 gm in a very chaos to think I ſhould ſo forget myſelf.
But I have ſuch an olio of affairs, I know not whit to jo.
Congreve's Hay of the I/orld.
O'LITORY. m. ſ. ſolitar, Latin.] Belonging to the kitchen
gaden.
Gather your olitory ſeeds. Evelyn's Kalendar.
Oliv A's TER. adj. [olivaſ're, Fr.] Darkly brown; tawny.
The countries of the Abyſenes, Barbary, and Peru, where
they are tawny, olivºſler and pale, are generally more ſandy.
- Bacon's Nat Hſiery, No. 399.
O'LIVE. m. ſ. ſolive, Fr. clea, Lat..] A plant producing oil ; the
emblem of peace.
The leaves are for the moſt part oblong and ever-green;
the flower conſiſts of one leaf, the lower part of which is
hollowed, but the upper Pºrt is divided into four parts; the
'''“Y, which is fixed in the center of the flowe: cup, be-
**; an oval, ſoft, pulpy fruit, abounding with a fat liquor
incloſing an hard rough ſtone.
o ti h h Miller.
.*.*, heav'ns, in thy nativi
º: d an olive branch and i. ºrown,
s likely to be bleſt in peace and war. Sha. Hen. VI.
A . the purlews of this foreſt, ſtands -
- #. ºned about with złº, trCCS. Shakeſpeare.
* Thou ſhalt let it reſt. In like Inanner
thou ſhalt deal with thy vineyard and alive yard. Ex. xxiii. 11.
He led
Mutuſcans from their olive bearing town,
And all th’Eretian pow'rs. Dryden's Aºn. viii.
It is laid out into a grove, a vineyard, and an allotment
for olives and herbs. Notes on the 0. "y.
O'MBRE. m. ſ. [hombre, Spaniſh..] A game of cards played by
three.
He would willingly carry her to the play; but ſhe had ra-
ther go to lady Centaure's and play at ombre. ‘ſatier.
O'MEGA. m. ſ. [...ºz.) The laſt letter of the alphabet, there-
fore taken in the Holy Scripture for the laſt.
I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the ending.
Rev. i. 8.
O’MELET. m. ſ. ſomelette, Fr.] A kind of pancake made with
egºs.
Oºsed. adj. [from omen.] Containing prognoſticks.
Fame may prove,
Or omen'd voice, the meſſenger of Jove,
Propitious to the ſearch. Pope's Oºſy, b. i.
O’MEN. m. ſ. ſomen, Latin.] A ſign good or bad, a prog-
noſtick.
...When young kings begin with ſcorn of juſtice,
They make an omen to their after reign.
The ſpeech had omen that the Trojan race
Should find repoſe, and this the time and place. Dryden.
Chooſe out other ſmiling hours,
Such as have lucky omens ń.
Q'er forming laws and empires riſing.
OMENTUM. n.ſ. [Latin.]
The cawl, called alſo reticulum, from its fºrućture, re-
ſembling that of a net. When the peritona um is Cut, as
uſual, and the cavity of the abdomen iaid open, the amºn,
or cawl preſents itſelf firſt to view. This membrane, which
is like a wide and empty bag, covers the greateſt part of the
guts. &tincy.
O'MER. m. ſ. A Hebrew meaſure about three pints and hiſt
Engliſh. Bailey.
To O'MINATE. v. a. ſominor, Lat.] To foretoken; to ſhºw
prognoſticks.
This ºminates ſadly, as to our diviſions with the Romaniſts.
Decay ºf Aey.
OMINA"rios. m. ſ. [from ominor, Lat.] Prognoſtick.
The falling of ſalt is an authentick preſagement of ill luck,
yet the ſame was not a general prognoſtick of future evi
among the ancients; but a particular ominatiºn concerning
the breach of friendſhip. Brown's /. Err. b. v.
O'MINous, adj. [from omen.]
1. Exhibiting bad tokens of futurity; foreſhewing ill; inau-
ſpicious. -
Let me be duke of Clarence;
For Glo'ſter's dukedom is ominous.
Pomfret, thou bloody priſon,
Fatal and ominous to noble peers. Shake!}. Rich. III.
Theſe accidents the more rarely they happen, the more
ominous are they eſteemed, becauſe they are never obſerved
but when ſad events do enſue. Hayward.
Roving the Celtic and Iberian fields,
He laſt betakes him to this ominous wood.
Dryden.
Prizr.
Shakesp. Henry VI.
A ſil. Poems.
As in the heathen worſhip of God, a ſacrifice without an-
heart was accounted ominous; ſo in the chriſtian worſhip of
him, an heart without a ſacrifice is worthleſs. South's Sºrm.
Pardon a father's tears,
And give them to Charinus’ memory;
May they not prove as ominous to thee.
2. Exhibiting tokens good or ill. -
Though he had a good ominous name to have made a peace,
nothing followed. Bacon's Henry VII.
O'MINously, adv. [from ominous.] With good or bad omen.
OMI'NousNess. n.ſ. [from ominous...] The quality of being
ominous,
OMI'ssion. m. ſ. ſomiſus, Lat.]
1. Neglect to do ſomething ; forbearance of ſomething to be
done.
Would it not impoſe a total omiſſion of phyſic. Brown.
If he has made no proviſion for this great change, the
omiſſion can never be repaired, the time never redeemed.
Roger's Serm. 12. '
2. Negle&of duty, oppoſed to commiſſion or perpetration of crimes.
Omiſſion to do what is neceſſary,
Seals a commiſſion to a blank of danger. Shakeſpeare.
The moſt natural diviſion of all offences, is into thoſe of
omiſſion and thoſe of commiſſion. Aldſºn's Freeholder.
To O'MIT. v. a. ſomºto, Lat.]
1. To leave out; not to mention. *
Theſe perſonal compariſºns I omit, becauſe I would ſay
nothing that may favour of a ſpirit of flattery. Bacon.
Great Cato there, for gravity renown'd,
Who can omit the Gracchi, who declare
The Scipio's worth -
2. To neglect to pračtiſe.
Her father omitted nothing in her education, that º:
II] 3 KC
Dryden.
Dryden, Aºi. vi.
O M N
make her the moſt accompliſhed woman of her age.
OMITTANce. n.ſ.. [from omit.], Forbearance: . - .
He ſaid, mine eyes were black, and my hair black;
And now I am remember'd, ſcorn’d at me !
I marvel why I anſwer'd not again ;
But that's all one, omittance is no quittance. Shakeſp.
OMNIFA'Rious. adj. [omnifariam, Lat..] Of all varieties or
inds. -
*... particles could never of themſelves, by omnifarious
kinds of motion, whether fortuitous or mechanical, have
fallen into this viſible ſyſtem. Bentley’s Serm.
But if thou ..". drinks wou'dſt brew ;
Beſides the orchard, ev'ry hedge and buſh ---
Affords aſſiſtance. - Philips,
OMNIFERous, adj. ſomnis and fero, Lat..] All-bearing. Dićf.
OMNI'Fick. adj. ſomni, and facia, Lat.] All-creating.
Silence, ye troubled waves, and thou deep, peace *
Said then th' omnific word, your diſcord end. Milton,
OMNIFoRM. adj. [omnis and forma, Lat.] Having every º:
1Cº.
OMNI/GENous. adj. [onnigenus, Lat.] Conſiſting of all 'º';
16tf:
OMNI'potence. \ n.ſ. ſomnipºtentia, Lat.] Almighty power;
OMNI'Pot ENCY. } unlimited power.
Whatever fortune
Can give or take, love wants not, or deſpiſes : -
Or by his own omnipotence ſupplies. Denham.
As the ſoul bears the image of the divine wiſdom, ſo this
part of the body repreſents the omnipotency of God, whilſt it
is able to perform ſuch wonderful effects. JWilkins.
The greateſt danger is from the greateſt power, and that
is omnipotency. Tillotſon, Serm. 1.
Will ºmnipotence negle&t to ſave,
The ſuffering virtue of the wife and brave: Pope.
oMN1'pot ENT. adj. [omnipotens, Lat..] Almighty; powerful
without limit,
You were alſo Jupiter, a ſwan, for the love of Leda :
oh omnipotent love ! how near the god drew to the complexion
of a gooſe?. Shakeſp. Merry IPves of J/ind.
The perfeót being muſt needs be omnipotent; both as
ſelf-exiſtent and as immenſe : for he that is felf-exiſtent, hav-
ing the power of being, hath the power of allbeing; equal
to the cauſe of all being, which is to be omnipotent.
Grew's Coſmol. b. i. e. 1.
OMNIPRE's EscE. m. ſ. ſomnis and praſens; Lat.] Ubiquity;
unbounded preſence. -
He alſo went
Inviſible; yet ſtaid, ſuch privilege . . - - -
Hath omnipreſence. Milton's Par Loft, b. vii.
Adam, thou know'ſt his omnipreſence fills
Land, ſea, and air. Milton's Par. Loft. b. ix.
The ſoul is evolved and preſent to every part: and if my
ſoul can have its effectual energy upon my body with eaſe,
with how much more facility can a being of immenſe exiſ-
tence and omnipreſence, of infinite wiſdom and power, govern
a great but finite univerſe Hale.
OMNIPRE's ENT. adj. [omnis and praſºns, Latin.] Ubiquitary;
preſent in every place.
Omniſcient maſter, omnipreſent king,
To thee, to thee, my laſt diſtreſs I bring. Prior.
º: n. ſ. [ommis and ſcientia, Lat.] Boundleſs
OMNI'scIENCY. § knowledge; infinite wiſdom.
In all this miſconſtruction of my actions, as I have no judge
but God above me, ſo I can have comfort to appeal to his
ºmniſcience. King Charles.
Thinking by this retirement to obſcure himſelf from God,
he inſtinged the omniſciency and eſſential ubiquity of his maker,
who as he created all things, ſo is he beyond and in them all.
Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. i.
An immenſe being does ſtrangely fill the ſoul; and om-
nipotency, omniſciency, and infinite goodneſs, enlarge the
Aidſ.
ſpirit while it fixtly looks upon them. Burnet.
Since thou boaſt'ſt th' omniſcience of a God,
Say in what cranny of Sebaſtian's ſoul,
Unknown to me, ſo loath'd a crime is lodg’d Dryden.
OMNI'scient, adj. [ominis and ſcio, Lat..] Infinitely wiſe;
knowing without bounds; knowing every thing.
By no means truſt to your own judgment alone; for no
man is omniſcient. Bacon's Adv. to Williers.
What tan 'ſcape the eye
Of God all-ſeeing, or deceive his heart
Omniſcient? Milton's Paradiſ. Loft, b. x.
Whatſoever is known, is ſome way preſent ; and that
which is preſent, cannot but be known by him who is om-
miſcient. South's Sermons.
Omniſcient maſter, omnipreſent king,
To thee, to thee, my laſt diſtreſs I bring. Prior.
*MN, scious. adj. [omni, and ſcio, Lat..] All-knowing.
I dare not pronounce him omniſciouſ, that being an attri-
bute individually proper to the Godhead, and incommunicable
º
O N -
to any created ſubſtance. Hakewill on Providence
QMNI'vorous. adj. [omni; and vora, Lat.] All-devouring. Die?.
OMo'PLATE. n.f. [...a6, and rac10:..] The ſhoulder blade.
- Dićt.
9****Tick. m. ſ. . [...????; and cºlº;..] An optic
glaſs that is convex on both fides, commonly called a convex
lens. Die?.
ON, prep. ſaen, Dutch; ar, German.]
1. It is put before the word, which fignifics that which is un-
der, that by which any thing is ſupported, which anything
covers, or where anything is fixed.
He is not lolling on a lewd love bed, .
But on his knees at meditation. Shaft:%. Rich. III.
What news — w
—Richmond is on the ſeas:-
-There let him ſink and be the ſeas on him. Shakeſp.
Diſtracted terror knew not what was beſt;
On what determination to abide. Daniel's Civ. IMar.
How ſoon hath time, the ſuttle thief of youth,
Stol'n on his wing my three and twentieth year,
My haſting days fly on with full career. Milton.
As ſome to witneſs truth heav'n's call obey;
So ſome on earth muſt, to confirm it, ſtay. Dryden,
- They ſtooping low,
Perch’d on the double tree. Pryden’s AFn. vi.
2. It is put before any thing that is the ſubject of action.
Th’ unhappy huſband, huſband now no more,
Did on his tuneful harp his loſs deplore.
3. Noting addition or accumulation.
- Miſchiefs on miſchiefs, greater ſtill and more,
The neighb'ring plain with arms is cover'd o'er. Dryden.
4. Noting a ſtate of progreſſion.
- Ho Maeris! whither on thy way ſo faſt :
This leads to town.
5. It ſometimes notes elevation.
Chuſe next a province for thy vineyard's reign,
Dryden.
Dryden.
On hills above, or in the lowly plain. Dryden.
6. Noting approach or invaſion.
Their navy ploughs the wat'ry main,
Yet ſoon expect it on your ſhores again. Drydºn.
On me, on me let all thy fury fall,
Nor err from me, ſince I deſerve it all. Pope.
7. Noting dependance or reliance.
On God's providence and on your bounty, all their preſent
ſupport and future hopes depend. Sºo'ſ idge.
8. At, noting place.
On each ſide her,
Stood pretty dimpled boys, like ſmiling
Cupids. - Sha. At aid Cleo.
9. It denotes the motive or occaſion of any thing.
The ſame prevalence of genius, the world cannot pardom
your concealing, on the ſame conſideration ; becauſe we
neither have a living Varus nor a Horace. Dryden.
The joy of a monarch for the news of a vićtory, muſt not
be expreſſed like the ecſtaſy of a harlequin on the receipt of
a letter from his miſtreſs. Dryden's Diſrſity.
The beſt way to be uſed by a father on any occaſion, to
reform any thing he wiſhes mended in his ſon. Locke.
We abſtain on ſuch ſolemn occaſions from things lawful,
out of indignation that we have often gratified ourſelves in
things unlawful. - Smallridge's Sermons.
10. It denotes the time at which any thing happens: as, this
happened on the firſt day. On is uſed, I think, only before
dav or hour. -
II. f is put before the objećt of ſome paſſion.
Compaſſion ºn the king commands me ſtoop. Sºft.
Cou'd tears recal him into wretched life,
Their ſorrow hurts themſelves; on him is loſt. Dryden.
12. In forms of denunciation it is put before the thing threatned.
Hence on thy life; the captive maid is mine,
Whom not for price or pray'rs I will reſign. Prydºn.
13. Noting imprecation.
_Sorrow on thee, and all the pack of you,
That triumph thus upon my miſery ! Shakespeare.
14. Noting invocation. -
On thee, dear wiſe, in deſcrts all alone
He call’d. Dryden's Pirg, Georg. iv.
15. Noting the ſtate of any thing.
—The earth ſhook to ſee the heav'ns on fire,
And not in fear of your nativity. Shakespeare. Henry IV.
The horſes burnt as they ſtood faſt tied in the ſtables, or
by chance breaking looſe ran up and dºwn with their tails
and mains on a light fire. Knºllº'. Hiſ ºf the Turks.
His fancy grows in the progreſs, and becomes on fire like
a chariot wheel by its own rapidity. Pºp. Prºf. to Iliad.
16. Noting ſtipulation or condition.
I can be ſatisfied on more eaſy terms.
17. Noting diſtinction or oppoſition. - -
The Rhodians, on the other ſide, mindful of their former
honour, valiantly repulſed the enemy. Knºes.
- I S. Before
Dryden.
O N C
O N E
it, by corruption, it ſtands for ºf
18. Before it, by p This tempeſt,
- c garment of this peace, aboded r
ſº breach on't. Shakespeare's Henry VII ſ-
A thriving gameſter has but a poor trade on't, who fills his
ckets at the price of his reputation. Locke's Educat.
19. Noting the manner of an event.
- Note,
How much her grace is alter'd on the ſudden Shakeſp.
20. On, the ſame with upon. See Upon.
ON. adv.
1. Forward; in ſucceſſion.
As he forbore one act, ſo he night have foreborn another,
and after that another, and ſo on, till he had by degrees
weakened, and at length mortified and extinguiſhed the habit
moon paſſes over them and eclipſes them, their light vaniſhes,
not gradually like that of the planets, but all at ºnce. Newt.
4. At a point of time indiviſible.
Night came on, not by degrees prepared,
But all at once ; at once the winds ariſe,
The thunders roll. Dryden's Cimon and Iphig.
5. One time, though no more. -
Fuſcinus, thoſe ill deeds that ſully fame,
In blood once tainted, like a current run
From the lewd father to the lewder ſon. Dryden.
6. At the time immediate.
This hath all its force at once, upon the firſt impreſſion,
and is ever afterwards in a declining ſtate. Atterbury.
7. Formerly; at a former time.
Thereon his arms and once-lov’d portrait lay,
itſelf. South's Sermons. Thither our fatal marriage-bed convey. Denham.
1. # de tenant fail the landlord, he muſt fail his creditor, My ſoul had once ſome fooliſh fondneſs for thee, -
and he his, and ſo on Docke. But hence 'tis gone. 4 diſºn.
» -
Theſe ſmaller particles are again compoſed of others much
ſmaller, all which together are equal to all the pores or
empty ſpaces between them; and ſo on perpetually till you
come to ſolid particles, ſuch as have no pores. e10t.
2. Forward; in progreſſion.
On indeed they went ; but oh! not far;
What kindled in the dark the vital flame,
Andere the heart was form'd, puſh'd on the red'ning ſtream.
Blackmore on Creation.
Go to, I did not mean to chide you;
On with your tale.
3. In continuance; without ceaſing.
Let them ſleep, let them ſleep on,
Till this ſtormy night be gone,
And th’ j. dawn. Craſhaw.
Sing on, ſing on, for I can ne'er be cloy'd. Dryden.
You roam about, and never are at reſt;
By new deſires, that is, new torments ſtill poſeſt:
As in a fey'riſh dream you ſtill drink on,
And wonder why your thirſt is never gone. Dryden.
The Peaſants defy the ſun; they work on in the hºſt
part of the day without intermiſſion. Locke's Educat.
Rowe's J. Shore.
8. Once ſeems to be rather a noun than an adverb, when it has
at before it, and when it is joined with an adjective: as, thi,
once, that once.
ONE. aff. [an, cene, Saxon; ºn, Dutch ; ein, German; º,
Greek.]
1. Leſs than two ; ſingle ; denoted by an unite.
all things. Aaleigh.
If one muſt be rejected, one ſucceed,
Make him my Lord, within whoſe faithful breaſt
is fix'd my image, and who loves me beſt. Dryden.
Love him by parts in all your num’rous race,
And from thoſe parts form ºne collected grace;
Then when you have refin'd to that degree,
Imagine all in one, and think that one; hº Dryden.
2. Indefinitely; any.
- - - - - -
A fatal ſtop travers'd their head-long courſe. Daniel. The man he knew was one that willingly,
§. on he led his radiant files. Miltºn. For one good look would hazard all. - c Daniel.
Hopping and flying, thus they led him on Pindarus the poet, and one of the wiſeſt, acknowledged
To the ſlow lake. Dryden, alſo one God the moſt high, to be the father and creator of
We ſhall
Preſent our ſervices to a fine new prince,
One of theſe days. Shakeſpeare.
I took pains to make thee ſpeak, taught thee each hour
One thing or other. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and un-
derſtandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one and catcheth
4. Not off. away that which was ſown in his heart. 44att. xiii. 19.
5. Upon the body, as part of dreſs. If any one prince made a felicity in this life, and left fair
A long cloak he had on. Sidney. fame after death, without the love Óf his ſubjects, there were
Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in ſtays,
Her patches, paint, and jewels on ;
All day let envy view her face,
And Phyllis is but twenty-one. Prior.
6. It notes reſolution to advaňce,
Since 'tis decreed, and to this period lead
A thouſand ways, the nobleſ: path we'll tread ;
And bravely on, till they or wë, or all,
A common ſacrifice to honour fall. Denham.
ON. interject. A word of incitement or encouragement to at-
tack; elliptically for go on.
Therefore on, or ſtrip your ſword ſtark-naked; for meddle
you muſt. Shakeſpeare's Tw.fi/. Night.
Cheerly on, couragious friends,
To reap the harveſt of perpetual peace,
By this one bloody trial of ſharp war.
ONCE. adv. [from one.]
1. One time.
Trees that bear maſt, are fruitful but once in two years;
the cauſe is, the expence of ſap. Bacon.
Forthwith from out the aſk a raven flies,
And after him the ſurer meſſenger,
A dove, ſent forth once and again to ſpy
Green trees or ground. 44ilton's Paradſ: Lº/?, b. ix.
You came out like ſome #"at monarch, to take a town
but ºnce a year, as it were for Yºur diverſion, though you
had no need to extend your territories. Dryden.
O virgin' daughter of eterm. night,
Give me this once thy labour, to ſuſtain
Shakeſp. R. III,
ſome colour to deſpiſe it. Suckling.
3. Different; diverſe; oppoſed to another.
What a precious comfort to have ſo many, like brothers,
commanding one another's fortunes. Shakeſpeare.
It is ºne thing to draw outlines true, the features like, the
Proportions exact, the colouring tolerable, and another thing
to make all theſe graceful. Dryden.
Suppoſe the common depth of the ſea, taking one place
with another, to be about a quarter of a mile. Burmet.
It is one thing to think right, and another thing to know
the right way to lay our thoughts before others with ad.
tage and clearneſs. Locłc.
My legs were cloſed together by ſo many wrappers one
over another, that I looked like an Egyptian mummy. Addison
Two bones rubbed hard againſt one another, or with a file,
produce a fetid ſmell. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
At one time they keep their patients ſo warm, as almoſt to
ſtifle them, and all of a ſudden the cold regimen is in vogue.
- Baker on Learning.
4. One of two oppoſed to the other.
Aſk from the one ſide of heaven unto the other, whether
there hath been any ſuch thing as this. Deutr. iv. 32.
Both the matter of the ſtone and marchaſite, had been at
once fluid bodies, till one of them, probably the marchaſite,
firſt growing hard, the other, as being yet of a more yield-
ing couſiſtence, accommodated itſelf to the harder's fº,
2yte.
There can be no reaſon why we ſhould prefer any one ac-
tion to another, but becauſe we have greater hopes of ad-
My right, and execute my juſt diſdain. Dryden. Vantage from the one than from the other. Smallridge.
In your tuneful lays, 5. Particularly one.
Once more reſound the great Apollo's praiſe. Pope. One day when Phaebe fair,
2. A ſingle time. . . - With all her band was following th’ chaſe,
Who this heir is, he does not once tell us. Locke. This nymph quite tird with heat of ſcorching air,
3. The ſame time.
- At once with him the roſe :
Their "ſing all at once was a à. ſound
f hunder heard remote. AMilton's Par. Loft, b. ii,
i. * this thought, at once he ſtrain'd the breaſt,
OW º * a burning kiſs impreſs'd. . . Dryden.
tance, * ºlars, by reaſon of their immenſe diſ-
lated by refri l * Points, unleſs ſo far as their light is di-
y *tion may “PPcar from hence, that when the
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Sat down to reſt.
6. Some future.
Heav'n waxeth old, and all the ſpheres above
Shall one day faint, and their ſºft motion ſtay;
And time itſelf, in time ſhall ceaſe to move,
But the ſoul ſurvives and lives for aye. Davies.
ONE. n.ſ. [There are many uſes of the word one, which ſerve
to denominate it a ſubſtantive, though ſome of them may
ſeen rather to make it a Pronoun relative, and ſome may
perhaps
Fairy Queen, b. i.
O N E
perhaps be conſidered as conſiſtent with the nature of an ad-
jective.]
1. A ſingle perſon.
If one by one you wedded all the world,
She you kill'd would be unparallel’d. Shakeſpeare.
Although the beauties, riches, honours, ſciences, virtues,
and perfections of all men were in the preſent poſſeſſion of
one, yet ſomewhat beyond and above all this there would ſtill
be ſought and earneſtly thirſted for. Hooker, b. i.
From his lofty ſteed he fiew,
And raiſing one by one the ſuppliant crew, -
To comfort each. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
When join'd in one, the good, the fair, the great,
Deſcends to view the muſe's humble ſeat. Granvile.
2. A fingle maſs or aggregate.
It is one thing only as a heap is one. Blackmore.
3. The firſt hour.
Till 'tis one o'clock, our dance of cuſtom
Let us not forget. Shakespeare . M. Wives of JPind.
4. The ſame thing. -
I marvel, why I anſwer'd not again ;
But that's all one, omittance is no quittance. Shakespeare
To be in the underſtanding, and not to be underſtood, is
all one as to ſay any thing is, and is not in the underſtand-
ing. Locke.
5. A perſon. - -
A good acquaintance with method will greatly aſſiſt every
one in ranging human affairs. JWatts's Logick.
6. A perſon by way of eminence.
Ferdinand
My father, king of Spain, was reckon'd one,
The wiſeſt prince that there had reign'd.
7. A diſtinct or particular perſon.
That man ſhould be the teacher is no part of the matter;
for birds will learn one of another. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
No nations are wholly aliens and ſtrangers the one to the
other. Bacon's Holy War.
One or other ſees a little box which was carried away with
her, and ſo diſcovers her to her friends. Dryden.
8. Perſons united.
As I have made ye one, lords, one remain:
So I grow ſtronger, you more honour gain. Shakespeare
9. Concord; agreement; one mind.
The king was well in ſtructed how to carry himſelf be-
tween Ferdinando and Philip, reſolving to keep themat one
within themſelves. Bacon's Henry VII.
He is not at one with himſelf what account to give of it.
Tillotſºn.
10. [On, "on, French. It is uſed ſometimes a general or in-
definite nominative for any man, any perſon. For one the
Engliſh formerly uſed men; as, they live obſcurely men knºw
nºt hºw, or die alſºarely, men mark not when. Aftham. For
which it would now be ſaid, one knows not how, one knºws
nºt when ; or, it is not known how.] Any perſon ; any man
indefinitely.
It is not ſo worthy to be brought to heroical effects by for-
tune or neceſſity, like Ulyſſes and Æneas, as by one's own
choice and working. Sidney, b. ii.
One may be little the wiſer for reading this dialogue, ſince
it neither ſets forth what Erona is, nor what the cauſe ſhould
be which threatens her with death. Sidney, b. ii.
One would imagine theſe to be the expreſſions of a man
bleſſed with eaſe, affluence and power; not of one who had
been juſt ſtripped of all thoſe advantages. Atterbury.
For provoking of urine, one ſhould begin with the gentleſt
- - Arbuthnot on Aliments.
For ſome time one was not thought to underſtand Ariſtotle,
Shakeſp.
unleſs he had read him with Averroe's comment. JBaker.”
II. A perſon of particular character.
Then muſt you ſpeak
Of one that lov’d not wiſely, but too well;
Of one not eaſily jealous; but being wrought
Perplex'd in the extreme. Shakeſp. Othello.
With lives and fortunes truſting one
Who ſo diſcreetly us'd his own. //aller.
Edward I. was one that very well knew how to uſe a vic-
tory, as well as obtain it. Hale.
One who contemned divine and human laws. Dryden.
12. One has ſometimes a plural, either when it ſtands for
perſons indefinitely; as, the great ones of the world: or when
it relates to ſome thing going before, and is only the repre-
ſentative of the antecedent noun. This relative mode of
ſpeech, whether ſingular or plural, is in my ear not very
elegant, yet is uſed by good authors.
Be not found here; hence with your little ones. Shakespeare .
Theſe ſucceſſes are more glorious which bring benefit to
the world, than ſuch ruinous ones as are d yed in human blood.
Glanvie's Scepſ. Prºf.
. He that will overlook the true reaſon of a thing which
but one, may eaſily find many falſe ones, error being in-
finite, ‘liºtſºn, Serm. I.
Tº following plain rules and direáions, are not the leſs
uſeſul becauſe they are plain ones. Atterbury.
There are many whoſe waking thoughts are wholly em-
ployed on their ſleeping ones. Addiſon's Speciator.
Arbitrary Power tends to make a man a bad ſovereſ. n, who
might Poſibly have been a good one, had he been inj
with an authority limited by law. Addiſon's Freeholder.
This evil fortune which attends extraºy men, hath
becn imputed to divers cauſes that need not be ſet down,
when ſo obvious an one occurs, th
- ... that when a great genius ap-
pears the dunges are all in conſpiracy againſt him. Swift.
ONE'Exed. adj. [one and eye.] Having only one eye.
A ſign-poſt dauber wou'd diſdain to paint
The one-y’d heroe on his elephant.
The mighty family
Of oneey’d brothers haſten to the ſhore. Addison.
OSEIRocki'TICAL. adj. [3-epox; flºor, Gr. onirocritique, Fr. it
ſhould therefore according to analogy be written chirºcritical
and onirocritick.] Interpretative of dreams.
If a man has no mind to paſs by abruptly from his imagined
to his real circumſtances, he may employ himſelf in that
new kind of obſervation which my oneirocritical correſpondent
has directed him to make. Addiſon's Speciator.
ONEIRocR1'Tick. m. ſ. [ºvipox?ſixõ, Gr.] An interpreter of
dreams.
Dryden.
Having ſurveyed all ranks and profeſſions, I do not find
in any quarter of the town an oneirocritick, or an interpreter
of dreams. Addison's Spediator, Nº. 505.
ONE'NEss; n.ſ.. [from one..] Unity; the quality of being one.
Our God is one, or rathcr very oneneſ; and mere unity,
having nothing but itſelf in itſelf, and not conſiſting, as all
things do beſides God, of many things. Hooker.
The oneneſs of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, referring to the ſe-
veral hypoflaſes, is the one eternal indiviſible divine nature,
and the eternity of the ſon's generation, and his co-eternity,
and his conſubſtantiality with the father when he came down
from Heaven and was incarnate. Hammond.
O'N ERARY. adj. [enerarius, Lat. oneraiſe, Fr.] Fitted for car-
riage or burthens.
To O'NERATE. v. a. [onero, Lat.] To load; to burthen.
ONERATION. m. ſ. [from onerate.] The act of loading. Dić.
O'NEROUS. adj. [onereux, Fr. onerºſis, Lat..] Burthenſome ;
oppreſſive. * :
A baniſhed perſon, that is abſent out of neceſſity, retains
all things onerous to himſelf, as a puniſhment for his crime.
Ayliffe's Parergon.
Osion. n.ſ. ſoignon, French.] -
It hath an orbicular, coated, bulbous root; the leaves are
hollow or pip; the ſtalk alſo hollow and ſwells out in the
middle; the flowers conſiſting of ſix leaves are collected in-
to a ſpherical head; the ſtyle of the flower becomes a roundiſh
fruit divided into three cells, containing roundiſh ſeeds. Mill.
If the boy have not a woman's gift
To rain a ſhower of commanded tears,
An oniºn will do well. . Sha. I aming of the Shrew.
I an aſs, am onion-ey'd. Sha. Ant. and Cleºpatra.
This is ev'ry cook's opinion,
No ſav'ry diſh without an onion :
But leſt your kiſſing ſhould be ſpoil'd,
Your aniºns muſt be throughly boil’d. Swiſt,
O'NLY. adj. [from one, one!y, or onelike.]
1, Single ; one and no more.
Of all whom fortune to my ſword did bring,
This only man was worth the conquering.
2. This and no other.
The logick now in uſe has long poſſeſſed the chair, as the
only art taught in the ſchools for the direction of the mind
in the ſtudy of the ſciences. Locke.
3. This above all other: as, he is the only man for muſick.
O'NLY. adv.
1. Simply ; ſingly ; merely ; barely.
I propoſe my thoughts only as conjcółures. Bºrnet.
The poſterity of the wicked inherit the fruit of their fa-
ther's vices; and that not only by a juſt judgment, but from
the natural courſe of things. Jillotſon, Serm. 4.
All who deſerve his love, he makes his own;
And to be loy'd himſelf, needs only to be known. Dryd.
Nor muſt this contrition be exerciſed by us, ºnly for ºf
evils; but when we live the beſt. J/ake.
2. So and no otherwiſe. -
Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart, was only
evil continually. Gen. vi. 5.
3. Singly without more: as, only isºtº; . . .
O's ox: As cy. m. ſ. [...o.º. 2 and … ſº...] Divination by a name.
Deſtinies wºre ſuperſtitiouſly by **** deciphered out
of names, as though the namº and natures of men were
ſuitable, and fatal neceſſities concurred herein with vºluntary
motion. f - - - Camden.
O'ºrical...a... [...ov 2 and wº." Prediting y hºmes:
Theodatus, when curious to know the ſucceſs of his wars
againſ, the Romans, an enºmentical or name-wiłº Jews
-> 18 P w;...".
Dryden.
O N Y O P E .. :-- f * *11 - ſhut up a number of ſwine and give ſome o ...º Gothiſh names with ſeveral marks, and there to leave them. Camden. O'NSET. m. ſ. [on and ſet.] ... Attack; ſtorm; aſſault; firſt brunt, - "...If the ſoldier dieth, which ſtandeth ſtill, as he that gives the braveſt onſet. - Sidney, b. ii. All breathleſs, weary, faint, Him ſpying, with freſh onſet he affail'd, . And kindling new his courage, ſeeming queint, . Struck him ſo hugely, that through great conſtraint -- He made him ſtoop. Fairy Queen, b. ii. The ſhout Of battle now began, and ruſhing ſound . - Of onſet. Milton's Paradiſ? Lºft, b. vi. Sometimes it gains a point; and preſently it finds itſelf baffled and beaten off; yet ſtill it renews the cºſt, attacks the difficulty afreſh; plants this reaſoning and that argument, like ſo many intellectual batteries, till at length it forces a way into the obſtinate encloſed truth. South. Without men and proviſions it is impoſſible to ſecure con: queſts that are made in the firſt onſets of an invaſion. Addison Obſerve The firſt impetuous onſets of his grief; --- Uſe every artifice to keep him ſtedfaſt. Philips. 2. Something added by way of ornamental appendage. This ſenſe, ſays Nicholſºn, is ſtill retained in Northumberland, where onſet means a tuft. I will with deeds requite thy gentleneſs; And for an onſet, Titus, to advance Thy name and honourable family, Lavinia will I make my empreſs. Shakespeare . Tit. And. To O'Ns E.T. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſet upon ; to begin. This for a while was hotly onſetted and a reaſonable price offered, but ſoon cooled again. Carew. O'NSLAUGHT. m. ſ. [on and ſlay. See SLAUGHTER.] At- tack; ſtorm ; onſet. They made a halt To view the ground, and where t'aſſault, Then call'd a council, which was beſt, By ſiege or onſlaught to inveſt The enemy; and 'twas agreed By ſtorm and onſlaught to proceed. IIudibras, p. i. ONTo'Logist. n. / [from ontolºgy.] One who conſiders the affections of being in general; a metaphyſician. ONTology, n. ſ. [3,72 and x870;..] The ſcience of the af- fections of being in general; metaphyſicks. The modes, accidents and relations that belong to various beings, are copiouſly treated of in metaphyſicks, or more properly ontology. // atti's Lºgick. O'Nward, adv. [onºpeans, Saxon.] I. Forward; progreſſively. My lord, When you went onward on this ended ačtion, I look'd upon her with a ſoldier's eye. Satan was now at hand, and from his ſeat The monſter moving onward came as faſt, With horrid ſtrides. Milt. Par. Lºft, b. ii. Him thro’ the ſpicy foreſt onward come Adam diſcern'd, as in the door he ſat Of his cool bow'r, Milt. Paradiº Lºſº, b. v. Not one looks backward, onward ſtill he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward farther than his noſ. Pope 2. In a ſtate of advanced progreſſion. 1'-- Philoxenus came to ſee how onward the fruits were of his Shakespeare. friends labour. Sidney You are already ſo far onward of your way, that you have forſaken the imitation of ordinary converſe. Dryden. 3. Somewhat farther. A little ºnward lend thy guiding hand r To theſe dark ſteps, a little farther on. Milton. O'NYCHA. n.ſ. It is found in two different ſenſes in ſcrip- ture. — The odoriferous ſnail or ſhell, and the ſtone named onyx. The gºateſt part of commentators explain it b thº, ºnyx or odoriferous ſhell, like that of the ſhellfiſh called purpura. The onyx is fiſhed for in watry places of the Indies, where grows the ſpicanardi, which is the food of this fiſh and what makes its ſhell ſo arématick. Calnet. * -- Take ſweet ſpices, ºa, and galbanum. Ex. xxx. 34. O'Nyx, m. ſ. ſºvá.] The onyx, is a ſemipellucid gem, of which there are ſeveral ſpecies, but the blueiſh white kind, wº brown and white zones, is the true onyx legitima of the º, It is a very elegant and beautiful gem, and the for their º and diſpoſition of its colours make amends ant of ſhow. Hill's Mat. Mºd. For . º ner rare endowments to be ſold, T * º by Ophir ſhown, The onyx i. aphir, or rich onyx ſtone. Sandys. of a dark horn ºl variety of the agat kind: it is and ſometimes y º º, in which is a plate of a bluiſh white, * * * : when on one or both ſides the white, there happens to lie alſo a plate of a reddiſh or freſh colour, the jewellers call the ſtone a ſardonyx. Mºodward on Fºſſ. OOZE. m. ſ. [cither from eaux, waters, French ; or Paeſ, wetneſs, Saxon.] 1. Soft mud; mire at the bottom of water; ſºme. My ſon i' th' ooze is bedded. Shakespeare. Tempeſ. Some carried up into their grounds the coze or ſalt water mud, and found good profit thereby. Carew. Old father Thames rais'd up his rev'rend head, Deep in his coze he ſought his ſedgy bed, And ſhrunk his waters back into his urn. Drydºn. 2. Soft flow; ſpring. This ſeems to be the meaning in Priºr. From his firſt fountain and beginning ooze, Down to the ſea each brook and torrent flows. Priºr, 3. The liquor of a tanner's vat. - To Ooze. v. n. [from the noun..] To flow by ſtealth; to run gently ; to drain away. When the contracted limbs were cramp'd, even then A wat'riſh humour ſwell'd and ooz'd agen. Dryden. Where creeping waters ooze, Where marſhes ſtagnate, and where rivers wind, Cluſter the rolling fogs. Tºomſ. Autumn. The lilly drinks The latent rill, ſcarce oozing thro' the graſs. Thomſºn. O'ozY. adj. [from ooze.] Miry; muddy; ſlimy. From his oozy bed, Old father Thames advanc'd his rev'rend head. Pope. To OPA'cate. v. a. [ºpaco, Lat..] To ſhade; to cloud; to darken; to obſcure. - The ſame corpuſcles upon the unſtopping of the glaſs, did opacate that part of the air they moved in. Boyle. OPA'city. m. ſ. [opacité, Fr. opacitas, Lat: J Cloudineſs; want of tranſparency. Can anything eſcape the perſpicacity of thoſe eyes in whoſe opticks there is no opacity ? Brown. Had there not been any night, ſhadow or opacity, we ſhould never have had any determinate conceit of darkneſs. Glanv. How much any body hath of colour, ſo much hath it of opacity, and by ſo much the more unfit is it to tranſmit the ſpecies. Ray on the Creation: The leaſt parts of almoſt all natural bodies, are in ſome meaſure tranſparent; and the opacity of thoſe bodies ariſeth from the multitude of reflexions cauſed in their internal parts. Newt. Opt. OPA'cous. adj. [opacus, Latin.] Dark ; obſcure ; not tran- ſparent. When he perceives that theſe opacous bodies do not hinder the eye from judging light to have an equal diffuſion through the whole place that it irradiates, he can have no difficulty to allow air, that is diaphanous, and more ſubtile far than they, and conſequently, diviſible into leſſer atoms ; and having leſſer pores, gives leſs ſcope to our eyes to miſs light. Digby. Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world, whoſe firſt convex divides The luminous inferior orbs, inclos'd From chaos, and th’ inroad of darkneſs old, Satan alighted. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft, b. iii. O'PAL. m. ſ. The opal is a very elegant and a very ſingular kind of ſtone, it hardly comes within the rank of the pellucid gems, being much more opake, and leſs hard. It is found always in the pebble ſhape of various ſizes, from the head of a pin to the bigneſs of a walnut. It is naturally bright, ſmooth and gloſſy, and ſhows all its beauty without the help of the lapidary : in colour it much reſembles the fineſt mo- ther of pearl; its baſis ſeeming a bluiſh or greyiſh white, but with a property of reflecting all the colours of the rain- bow, as turned differently to the light, among which the green and the blue are particularly beautiful, but the fiery red is the fineſt of all. This ſtone is found in the Eaſt-Indies, in Egypt, Perſia and Tartary, and in ſome parts of Europe, particularly in Bohemia; but the oriental is much the fineſt. Hill's Aſat. Med. Thy mind is a very opal. Th’ empyreal heav'n, extended wide In circuit, undetermin'd ſquare or round; With opal tow’rs, and battlements adorn'd Of living ſaphir. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. ii. We have this ſtone from Germany, and is the ſame with the opal of the ancients. //oodw, on Fºſſ. OPA'QUE, adj. [opacus, Lat.] The Shot upward ſtill direét, whence no way round Shadow from body opaque can fall. Aſit. Par. Loft. Theſe diſappearing fixt ſtars were aétually extinguiſhed and turned into more opaque and groſs planet-like bodies. Cheyne's Phil. Prin. To OP E. } v. a. [open, Saxon; op, Iſlandick, a hole. Ope To OPEN. ; is uſed only in poetry, when one ſyllable is more convenient than two.] - 1. To uncloſe ; to unlock; to put into ſuch a flate as that the inner parts may be ſeen or entered. The contrary to ſhºt. The Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. º, - º T. t Nº M. Tº
O P E
– -------> --> . -7-y I
. The world's mine oyſter, -
which I with ſword will open. Shakeſp. M. W. of J/ind.
Before you fight, ope this letter. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
They conſent to work us harm and woe,
To ope the gates, and ſo let in our foe. Fairfax.
If a man open a pit and not cover it, and an ox fall there-
in, the owner of the pit ſhall make it good. Ex. xxi. 23.
Let us paſs through your land, and none ſhall do you any
hurt; howbeit they would not open unto him. I Mac. v. 48.
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cauſe of all ſuch as
are appointed to deſtrućtion. Prov. xxxi. 8.
often to me the gates of righteouſneſs. Pſ. cxviii. 19.
Adam, now ope thine eyes; and firſt behold -
Th’ effects which thy original crime hath wrought
In ſome to ſpring from thee. Milt. Par. Loft, b. xi.
Our fleet Apollo ſends,
Where Tuſcan Tyber rolls with rapid force,
And where Numicus opes his holy ſource. Dryden.
when firſt you ope your doors, and paſſing by
The ſad ill-omen'd objećt meets your eye. Dryden.
When the matter is made, the ſide muſt be opened to let
it out. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. To ſhow; to diſcover. -
The Engliſh did adventure far for to open the north parts
of America. Abbot's Deſcription of the IWorld.
3. To divide; to break.
The wall of the cathedral church was opened by an earth-
quake, and ſhut again by a ſecond. Addiſon on Italy.
4. To explain ; to diſcloſe.
Some things wiſdom openeth by the ſacred books of ſcrip-
ture, ſome things by the glorious works of nature. Hooker.
Paul reaſoned with them out of the ſcriptures, opening and
alleging, that Chriſt muſt needs have ſuffered and riſen again
from the dead. Aéïs xvii. 3.
After the earl of Lincoln was ſlain, the king opened him-
ſelf to ſome of his council, that he was ſorry for the earl's
death, becauſe by him he might have known the bottom of
his danger. Bacon's Henry VII.
Gramont governour of Bayonne, took an exquiſite notice
of their perſons and behaviour, and opened himſelf to ſome
of his train, that he thought them to be gentlemen of much
more worth than their habits bewrayed. //otton.
A friend who relates his ſucceſs, talks himſelf into a new
pleaſure; and by opening his misfortunes, leaves part of them
behind him. Collier on Friendſhip.
5. To begin.
You retained him only for the ºpening of your cauſe, and
your main lawyer is yet behind. Dryd. Ep. to the J/higs.
Homer opens his poem with the utmoſt ſimplicity and mo-
deſty, he continually grows upon the reader. Notes on Odyſſ.
To OPE.
To O'PEN. } ‘U. 77.
1. To uncloſe itſelf; not to remain ſhut ; not to continue cloſed.
The hundred doors
Ope of themſelves; a ruſhing whirlwind roars
Within the cave. Dryden, AEn. vi.
My old wounds are open'd at this view,
And in my murd’rer's preſence bleed anew. Dryden.
Unnumber'd treaſures ope at once,
From each ſhe nicely culls with curious toil,
And decks the goddeſs. Pope's Rape of the Lock.
2. To bark. A term of hunting.
If I cry out thus upon no trail, never truſt me when I open
again. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of I/indor.
The night reſtores our actions done by day;
As hounds in ſleep will open for their prey. Dryden.
Cytheron loudly calls me to my way;
Thy hounds, Taygetus, open and purſe their prey. Dryd.
Hark! the dog opens, take thy certain aim ;
The woodcock flutters. Gay's Rural Sports.
OpE. adj. [Ope is ſcarcely uſed but by old authors, and by
O'PEN. } them in the primitive not figurative ſenſe.]
1. Uncloſed; not ſhut.
The gates are ope; now prove good ſeconds;
'Tis for the followers fortune widens them ;
Not for the fliers. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Moſt ſacrilegious murther hath broke ope
The lord's anointed temple, and ſtole thence
The life o' th' building. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Then ſent Sanballat his ſervant, with an open letter in his
hand. Neh. vi. 5.
With the ſame key ſet ope the door
Wherewith you lock'd it faſt before. Cleaveland.
Thro' the gate,
Wide open and unguarded, Satan paſs'd. Milt. P. Loft.
They meet the chiefs returning from the fight,
And each with open arms embrac'd her choſen knight. Dry.
He, when Æneas on the plain appears, -
Meets him with open arms and falling tears. Dryden.
The bounce broke ope the door. Dryden.
The door was ope, they blindly grope the way. Dryden.
2. Plain; apparent; evident. - - -
They crucify to themſelves the ſon of God afreſh, and put
him to an open ſhame. - Hebr. vi. 6.
Th’ under-work, tranſparent, ſhews too plain:
Where ºpen acts accuſe, th’ excuſe is vain. Daniel.
3. Not wearing diſguiſe; clear; artleſs; ſincere.
He was ſo ſecret therein, as not daring to be open, that to
no creature he ever ſpake of it. Sidney.
- Lord Cordes, the hotter he was againſt the Engliſh in
time of war, had the more credit in a negotiation of peace;
and beſides was held a man open and of good faith. Bacon.
The French are always open, familiar, and talkative; the
Italians ſtiff, ceremonious, and reſerved. Alºn.
This reſerved myſterious way of acting towards perſons,
who in right of their poſts expected a more ºpen treatment,
was imputed to ſome hidden deſign. Swift.
His generous, open, undeſigning heart,
Has begg'd his rival to ſollicit for him. Addiſon's Cato.
4. Not clouded; clear.
With dry eyes, and with an open look,
She met his glance midway. Dryden's Boccace.
Then ſhall thy Craggs
On the caſt ore another Pollio ſhine;
With aſpect open ſhall erect his head. Pope.
5. Not hidden; expoſed to view.
In that little ſpot of ground that lies between thoſe two
great oceans of eternity, we are to exerciſe our thoughts,
and lay open the treaſures of the divine wiſdom and goodneſs
hid in this part of nature and providence. Burnet.
Theſe innate notions ſhould lie open fairly to every one's
View. Locke.
Moral principles require reaſoning and diſcourſe to diſcover
the certainty of their truths : they lie not open as natural
chara&ters engraven on the mind. Locke.
6. Not reſtrained ; not denied.
If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a matter againſt any
man, the law is open and there are deputies; let them im-
plead one another. Acts xix. 38.
7. Not cloudy; not gloomy. . . .
An open and warm winter portendeth a hot and dry ſum-
mer. Bacon's Nai. Hiſſ.
8. Uncovered.
Here is better than the open air. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
And when at laſt in pity, you will die,
I'll watch your birth of immortality;
Then, turtle-like, I'll to my mate repair,
And teach you your firſt flight in open air. Dryden.
9. Expoſed; without defence. - -
The ſervice that I truly did his life,
Hath left me open to all injuries. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Io. Attentive.
Thine eyes are ºpen upon all the ſons of men, to give every
one according to his ways. jer. xxxii. 19.
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears
are open unto their cry. Pſ, xxxiv. 15.
O'PENER. m. ſ. [from open.] . . -
1. One that opens; one that unlocks; one that uncloſes.
True opener of mine eyes,
Much better ſeems this viſion, and more hope.
Of peaceful days portends, than thoſe two paſt. Milt.
2. Explainer; interpreter.
To us, th’ imagin'd voice of heav'n itſelf;
The very opener and intelligencer
Between the grace, the ſanctities of heav'n, -
And our dull workings. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
3. That which ſeparates; diſuniter. - *
There may be ſuch openers of compound bodies, becauſe
there wanted not ſome experiments in which it appeared.
Boyle.
OPENEYED. adj. [open and eye.] Vigilant; watchful.
While you here do ſnoring lie,
Openeyed conſpiracy -
- His time doth take. - Shakeſpeare's Tempºff.
OPENHA'NDED. adj. [open and hand.] Generous ; liberal ;
munificent.
Good heav'n who renders mercy back for mercy,
With openhanded bounty ſhall repay you. Rowe.
OPENHEARTED. adj. [open and heart J. Generous ; candid;
not meanly ſubtle. -
I know him well; he's free and openhearted. Pryden,
Of an openhearted generous miniſter you are not to ſay that
he was in an intrigue to betray his county ; but, in an in;
trigue with a lady. - 4 ºthner's j. Bull.
OPEN HEA'RTEDN Ess. n. ſ. [ºpen and heart.] Liberality; nau-
nificence ; generoſity.
O'PENING.. n.ſ. [from open.]
I. Aperture ; breach. - - - . . .
The fire thus up, makes its way through the cracks and
openings of the earth. - Wºodw. Nat. Hiſł.
2. Diſcovery at a diſtance; faint knowledge; dawn.
God has been pleaſed to diſſipate this confuſion and º
2.I.
O P E
O P I
- *** * * e dawnings of liberty and
e us ſome ofening, ſom >
and to give * “s South's Sermons.
“...". of your glory, was like that of light; .
ſhone to us from afar and diſcloſed your firſt º:
tant nations.
ºy, adv. [from open.]
º, not ſecretly; in fight; not obſcurely.
Tijrºadions always ſpoken of with great honour,”
now called openly into queſtion. Hºcker, b. v.
Prayers are faulty, not whenſocver they be openly made,
but when hypocriſy is the cauſe of open praying: Hºoker.
Why ſhould you have put me to deny
This claim which now you wear ſo ºpen}.
- I knew the time,
Now full, that I no more ſhould live obſcure,
But openly begin, as beſt becomes
#...; which I derivá from heav'n. ... Per §3.
How groſy and ºpenly do many º º,"
- ur ungodlineſs and Worldly -
precepts of the goſpel, by o o Tillotſºn, Serm. 5.
we expreſs our thanks by of ºnly owning our parentage,
and paying our common devotions to God on this day's ſo-
lemnity. Aftterbary's Sermons.
Shakespeare ?.
2. Plainly ; apparently : evidently; without diſguiſe.
Darah
Too ºpenly does love and hatred ſhow :
A bounteous maſter, but a deadly foe. Dryden.
Orºmov'thep. adj. [ºpen and mouth.J Greedy; ravenous;
clamorous; vociferous.
Up comes a lion ºpenmouthed toward the aſs. L'//ºrange.
O'FENNess. n.ſ.. [from of en.]
1. Plainneſs; clearneſs; freedom from obſcurity or ambiguity.
Deliver with more openn'ſ your anſwers
To my demands. Shalºft. Cºlcline.
2. Plainneſs; freedom from diſguiſe.
The noble openneſs and freedom of his reflexions, arc cz-
preſſed in lively colours. Felton on the Cºfficks.
Theſe, letters all written in the oyºnº's of friendſhip, will
rove what were my real ſentiments. Pººr's Letters.
OPERA. m. ſ. [Italian.]
An opera is a poetical tale or fition, repreſented by vocal
and inſtrumental muſick, adorncil with ſcenes, machines,
and dancing. Dryden's Prºf. to Albiºn.
O'PERABLE. adj. [from ºperºr, Latin.] To be done; prac-
ticable.
Being uncapable of operahle circumſtances, or rightly to
judge the prudentiality of affairs, they only gaze upon the vi-
fible ſucceſs, and thereafter condemn or cry up the whole
progreſſion. Brºwn's Pulgar Errours, b. i.
O'PER ANT. adj. [operant, French..] Active ; having power
to produce any effect. A word not in uſe.
Earth, yield me roots |
Who ſeeks far better of thee, ſauce his palate
With thy moſt ºperant poiſon Shakespeare. Tim, of Athens.
I muſt leave thee, love, and ſhortly too :
My operant powers their functions leave to do. Shakeſp.
To QPERATE. v. n. [operor, Latin; operºr, French..] To
act; to have agency; to produce effects.
The virtues of private perſons ºperate but on a few ; their
ſphere of action is narrow, and their influence is confined to
it. . . . . Atterbury's Sermons.
Bodies produce ideas in us, manifeſtly by impulſe, the
only way which we can conceive bodies operate in. Locke.
t can ºperate on the guts and ſtomach, and thereby pro-
duce diſtinct ideas. - Lºcke.
A plain cºnvincing reaſon operate; on the mind, both of
a lºaned and ignorant hearer is long as they live. Swift.
Where cauſes operate freely, with a liberty of indifference
to this or the contrary, the effect will be contingent, and
the certain knowledge of it belongs only to God. J/atts.
f -
OPERATION. m. ſ. [operatio, Lat ºperation, French.]
1. Agency; production of effects; influence.
There are in men operations, ſome natural,
ſome ſupernatural, ſome politick, ſome finally ſome rational,
eccleſiaſtical.
By all the operatiºns of the orbs, Hooker.
From whom we do exiſt and ceaſe to be
Here I diſclaim all my paternal care. > Shakespeare . Lear
All operations by tranſmiſſion of ſpirits and imºn.
work at diſtance and not at touch. Bacon's Nº. fift.
Waller's preſence had an extraordinary operation to º
any thing deſired. Clarendºn, b. viii
The tree whoſe operation brings x * - v iii.
Knowledge of good and ill, ſhun to taſte. Mk. P. Lºft.
the ºperation of theſe ſalts be in convenic
moted by warmth
and reduced i
- nt glaſſes pro-
• the aſcending ſteams may eaſily be º
The pain º a penctrant ſpirit. Bº
* and ſickneſs cauſed by manna, are the effects of
its ºperation on th
- e ſto : -
figure of its infºni, mach and guts by the ſeize, motion and
2. Action; effect. ble parts. Locke.
Repentanc
° and renovation
lo - - -
6 a conſiſt not in the firiſe, wiſh,
or purpoſe, but in the aqual operations of good life. Hamm.
That falſe fruit
Far other operation firſt diſplay'd,
Carnal deſire inflaming. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ix.
Speculative painting, without the aſſiſtance of manual ope-
ratiºn, can never attain to perfection, but ſlothfully languiſhes;
for it was not with his tongue that Apciles performed his
noble works. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
In this underſtanding piece of clock-work, his body as
well as other ſenſeleſs matter has colour, warmth and ſoft-
neſs. But theſe qualities are not ſubſiſtent in thoſe bodies,
but are operations of fancy begotten in ſomething elſe. Bently.
3. [In chirurgery.] The part of the art of healing which de-
pends on the uſe of inſtruments.
4. The motions or employments of an army.
O'PERATIVE. adj. [from ºperate.] Having the power of aq-
ing ; having forcible agency.
To be over curious in ſearching how God's all-piercing
and operative ſpirit diſtinguiſhing gave form to the matter ºf
the univerſal, is a ſearch like unto his, who not contented
with a known ford, will preſume to paſs over the greateſt
rivers in all parts where he is ignorant of their depths. Ral.
Many of the nobility endeavoured to make themſelves po-
pular, by ſpeaking in parliament againſt thoſe things which
were moſt grateful to his majeſty; and he thought a little
diſcountenance upon thoſe perſons would ſuppreſs that ſpirit
within themſelves, or make the poiſon of it leſs operative upon
others. - Clarendon.
In adions of religion we ſhould be zealous, active and
oferative, ſo far as prudence will permit. Taylor.
This circumſtance of the promiſe muſt give life to all the
reſt, and make them operative toward the producing of good
life. Decay of Piety.
It holds in all operative principles, eſpecially in morality;
in which, not to proceed, is certainly to go backward. South.
The will is the concluſion of an operative ſyllogiſm. Norr.
OPERATOR. m. ſ. [operateur, Fr. from of crate.] One that per-
forms any act of the hand ; one who produces any effect.
An imaginary operator opening the firſt with a great deal
of nicety, upon a curſory view appeared like the head of
another. Aliſon's Speciator, Nº. 275.
To adminiſter this doſe, there cannot be fewer than fifty
thouſand ºperators, allowing one ºperator to every thirty. Swift.
OPERo's E. adj. [operºſus, Latin.] Laborious; full of dº
and tediouſneſs.
Such an explication is purcly imaginary, and alſo very
operaſe, and would affect a great part of the univerſe; they
would be as hard put to it to get rid of this water, when
the deluge was to ceaſe, as they were at firſt to procure it.
Burmet's Theory of the Earth.
Written language, as it is more of creas, ſo it is more di-
geſted, and is permanent. Holder.
Opinio'PHAcous. adj. [??:, and £3.22. J. Serpenteating.
Not uſed.
All ſnakes are not of ſuch poiſonous qualities as common
opinion preſumeth; as is confirmable from ophiophagous na-
tions, and ſuch as feed upon ſerpents. Brºwn's W. Err.
OPH1'TEs. n. ſ. A ſtone.
Ophites has a duſky greeniſh ground, with ſpots of a lighter
green, oblong, and uſually near ſquare. //oodw, on Fºſſ.
OpH THA'LMick. adj. (ophthalmique, Fr from 32327 wo;, Gr.]
Relating to the eye.
O'pH THALMY. m. ſ. [ophthalmie, Fr. from 3:33.xwo;, Gr.] A
diſeaſe of the eyes, being an inflammation in the coats, pro-
ceeding from arterious blood gotten out of the veſſels and col-
lected into thoſe parts. Diff.
The uſe of cool applications, externally, is moſt eaſy to
the eye; but after all, there will ſometimes enſue a trouble-
ſome ophthalmy. Sharp's Surgery.
O'PIATE. m. ſ. A medicine that cauſes ſleep.
They choſe atheiſm as an opiate, to ſtill thoſe frightning
apprehenſions of hell, by inducing a dulneſs and lethargy of
mind, rather than to make uſe of that native and ſalutary
medicine, a hearty repentance. Bently’s Serm.
O'PIAT. E. adj. Soporiferous; ſomniferous; narcotick; cauſing
ſleep.
The particular ingredients of thoſe magical ointments,
are opiat, and ſoporiferous. For anointing of the forehead
and back bone, is uſed for procuring dead Îleeps. Bacon.
All their ſhape
Spangled with eyes, more num'rous than thoſe
Of Argus, and more wakeful than to drouze,
Charm'd with Arcadian pipe, the paſtºral reed
Of Hermes, or his opiate rod. A filton’s Par. Lºſ’.
Lettuce, which has a milky juice with an anodyne or
opiate quality reſolvent of the bile, is prºper for melancholy.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
O'PIFICE. m. ſ. ſopificium, Lat..] Workmanſhip ; º:
*C/.
Opificer. m. ſ. [epiſºx, Lat..] One that performs any work ;
artiſt. A word not received. A
n
O P I
O P O
There is an infinite diſtance betwixt the poor mortal artiſt, .
and the almighty opifºr: Bentley's Serm.
Opis ABLE. adj. [of inor, Lat.J Which may be thought. Dić.
OpinA'tion. n.ſ.. [ºpinor, Lat.) Opinion ; notion. Dief.
OPINA'roR. n.ſ.. [opiner, Lat. One who holds an opinion.
Conſider againſt what kind of opinators the reaſon above
iven is levelled. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Tô Opi'NE. v. n. [opinor, Latin.] To think 3 to judge ; to
be of opinion.
Fear is an ague, that forſakes
And haunts by fits thoſe * it takes;
And they’ll opine they feel the pain -
And ... £, felt {.. again. Hudibras, p. i.
In matters of mere ſpeculation, it is not much material to
the welfare of government, or of themſelves, whether they
opine right or wrong, and whether they be philoſophers or no.
1. South's Serm.
But I, who think more highly of our kind,
Opine, that nature, as in duty bound,
Deep hid the ſhining miſchief under ground.
Opi'N1A rive. adj. [from opinion.]
1. Stiff in a preconceived notion.
2. Imagined; not proved. . . - -
It is the more difficult to find out truth, becauſe it is in
ſuch inconſiderable proportions ſcattered in a maſs of opinia-
tive uncertainties; like the ſilver in Hiero's crown of gold.
- Glanv. Scepſ, c. 9.
Opix1A"roR. m. ſ. ſopiniatre, French.] One fond of his own
notion; inflexible; adherent to his own opinion.
What will not opiniators and ſelf-believing men diſpute of
and make doubt of Kaleigh.
Eſſex left lord Roberts governour; a man of a ſour and
ſurly nature, a great opiniator, and one who muſt be over-
come before he would believe that he could be ſo. Clarend.
For all his exact plot, down was he caſt from all his great-
neſs, and forced to end his days in a mean condition; as it
is pity but all ſuch politick opiniators ſhould. South's Serm.
OPINIATRE, adj. [French.] Obſtinate; ſtubborn.
Inſtead of an able man, you deſire to have him an in-
ſignificant wrangler, opiniatre in diſcourſe, and priding him-
ſelf in contradicting others. Locke.
OPINIA'TRETY. } n: ſ [opiniatret?, French.] Obſtinacy; in-
OPI'NIATRY. flexibility; determination of mind ; ſtub-
bornneſs. This word, though it has been tried in different
forms, is not yet received, nor is it wanted. -
Leſt popular opiniatry ſhould ariſe, we will deliver the chief
opinions. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. vii.
The one ſets the thoughts upon wit and falſe colours, and
not upon truth ; the other teaches fallacy, wrangling and
opiniatry. Locke’s Education.
So much as we ourſelves conſider and comprehend of truth
and reaſon, ſo much we poſſeſs of real and true knowledge.
The floating of other men's opinions in our brains, make us
not one jot the more knowing, though they happen to be
true: what in them was ſcience, is in us but opiniatrety.
* Locke.
I can paſs by opiniatry and the buſy meddling of thoſe who
thruſt themſelves into every thing. //oodw. Letters.
I was extremely concerned at his opiniatrety in leaving me;
but he ſhall not get rid ſo. Pope.
OPINION. m. ſ. [opinion, Fr. opinio, Lat.]
1. Perſwaſion of the mind, without proof or certain knowledge.
Opinion is a light, vain, crude and imperfect thing, ſettled
in the imagination, but never arriving at the underſtanding,
there to obtain the tincture of reaſon. Ben. johnſon.
Opinion is, when the aſſent of the underſtanding is ſo far
gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inclines to
one perſwaſion than to another, yet not altogether without
Pope.
a mixture of incertainty or doubting. Hale.
Stiff in opinion, ever in the wrong. Dryden.
Bleſt be the princes who have fought
For pompous names, or wide dominion,
Since by their error we are taught,
That happineſs is but opinion. Prior,
2
. Sentiments; judgment; notion.
Can they make it out againſt the common ſenſe and opinion
of all mankind, that there is no ſuch thing as a future ſtate
of miſery for ſuch as have lived ill here. South.
Charity itſelf commands us, where we know no ill, to
think well of all ; but friendſhip, that always goes a pitch
higher, gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good
opinion of his friend. South's Sermons,
We may allow this to be his opinion concerning heirs, that
where there are divers children the eldeſt ſon has the right to
be heir. Locke.
Philºſophers are of opinion, that infinite ſpace is poſſeſſed
by God's infinite omnipreſence. Locke,
I ſhall conclude my paper with a ſtory out of Boccalini,
which ſufficiently ſhews us the opiniºn that judicious author
“ntertained of the ſort of critics I have been here mentioning.
Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 291.
3. Favourable judgment. * - - -
In actions of arms ſmall matters are of great moment,
eſpecially when they ſerve to raiſe an opinion of commanders.
I.ſay ward.
Howſoever I have no opinion of thoſe things; yet º much
I conceive to be true, that itrong imagination bath more
... force upon things living, than things merely inanimate. Bacon.
To OPI'Nios. v. a. [from the noun..] To opine; to think.
A word out of uſe, and unworthy of revival. *
The ſtoicks ºpinioned the ſouls of wiſe men dwell about the
moon, and thoſe fools wandered about the earth: whereas
the Epicureans held that death was nothing, nor after death.
- - - - Brown's W. Lºrr.
That the ſoul and the angels are devoid of quantity and
dimenſion, is generally opinioned. Glanv. Sººpſ. c. xiii.
It is opinioned, that the earth reſts as the world's centre;
while the heavens are the ſubject of the univerſal motions.
Glanv. Scepſ c. xi.;
Opi'NIon ATIVE: adj. [from opinion.] Fond of preconceived
notions; ſtubborn, -
Striking at the root of pedantry and opinionative aſſurance;
would be no hindrance to the world's improvement. Glanv.
One would rather chuſe a reader without art, than one
ill inſtructed with learning, but opinionative and without judg-
Inent. Burnet's Theory of the Earth,
QPI'NIon Atively. adv. [from opinionative..] Stubbornly.
OP1’NIon ATIVEN Ess. m. ſ. [from opinionative..] Obſtimacy.
OPI'NIonist. m. ſ. [opinioniſie, Fr. from opinion.] One fond of
his own notions.
Every conceited opinionſ? ſets up an infallible chair in his
own brain. º Glanv. to Albius.
OPI(PARous. adj. [opiparus, Lat.] Sumptuous. IXićf.
OPITULATION. m. ſ. ſopitulatio, Lat..] An aiding ; a help-
ing. Dić?.
O'PIUM. n.ſ. A juice, partly of the reſinous, partly of the
gummy kind. It is brought to us in flat cakes or maſſes;
uſually of a roundiſh figure, very heavy and of a denſe tex-
ture, not perfectly dry: its colour is a dark browniſh yellow;
its ſmell is very unpleaſant, of a dead faint kind; and its
taſte very bitter and very acrid. It is brought from Natolia,
from Egypt, and from the Eaſt-Indies, where it is produced
from the white garden poppy; a plant of which every part
is full of a milky juice, and with which the fields of Aſia-
Minor are in many places ſown as ours are with corn. When
the heads grow to maturity, but are yet ſoft, green and full
of juice, inciſions are made in them, and from every one of
theſe a few drops flow of a milky juice, which ſoon hardens
into a ſolid conſiſtence. Theſe drops are gathered with great
care, and the fineſt opium proceeds from the firſt inciſions.
In the countries where opium is produced, multitudes are em-
ployed in preparing it with water, honey and ſpices, and
working it up into cakes ; but what we generally have is the
mere crude juice, or at moſt worked up with water, or a
ſmall quantity of honey fufficient to bring it into form. The
ancients were greatly divided about the virtues and uſe of
opium; ſome calling it a poiſon, and others the greateſt of
all medicines. At preſent it is in high eſteem, and exter-
nally applied it is emolient, relaxing and diſcutient, and
greatly promotes ſuppuration. A moderate doſe ºf ºpium
taken internally, is generally under a grain, yet cuſtom will
make people bear a dram as a moderate doſe; but in that
caſe nature is vitiated. Its firſt effect is the making the pa-
tient cheerful, as if he had drank moderately of wine; it
removes melancholy, excites boldneſs, and diſſipates the
dread of danger; and for this reaſon the Turks always take
it when they are going to battle in a larger doſe than ordi-
nary : it afterward quiets the ſpirits, eaſes pain, and diſpoſes
to ſleep. After the effect of a doſe of opium is over, the
pain generally returns in a more violent manner; the ſpirits,
which had been elevated by it, become lower than before,
and the pulſe languid. An immoderate doſe of opium brings
on a ſort of drunkenneſs, cheerfulneſs and loud laughter, at
firſt, and, after many terrible ſymptoms, death itſelf. Thoſe
who have accuſtomed themſelves to an immoderate uſe of
of ium, are ſubject to relaxations and weakneſſes ºf all the
parts of the body; they are apt to be faint, idle and thought-
leſs, and are generally in a ſtupid and uncomfortabl; ſtate,
except juſt after they have taken a freſh doſe they loſe their
appetite, and in fine grow old before their time. Hill.
Sleep hath forſook and giv'n Ine o'er -
To death's benumbing opium as my only cure. . Milton.
The colour and taſte of opium are, as well as its ſoporific
Or anodyne virtues, mere powers dependin On 11S prunary
qualities, whereby it is fitted to produce different operations
on different parts of our bodies. - Lºcke
O'ple-tre F. n.ſ.. [ºple and tree J. A ſºrt of tº: Ainſ,
OPOBALSAMU.M. m. ſ. [Latin.j Balm of Gilead.
OPO PONZX. n.ſ. [Latin.]. A gum reſin of a tºlerably firm
texture, in ſmall looſe granules, and ſometimes in large maſſes
which are impure. It is of a ſtrong diſagreeable incll, and
an acrid and extremely bitter taile. It is brought to us from
18 Q. the
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O P P
the Eaſt, and was well known to the Greeks ; but we *
entirely ignorant of the plant which produces this *s,
is atteñuating and diſcutient, and gently purgative. . Hitſ.
. O'PP11)AN. nj. [ºppidanus, Lat..] A townſman ; an inhabi-
a to WI1. - - -
Tºr. v. a. [ºppignero, Lat.] To pledge; to
*11. -
Pº, duke of Guiſe Henry was the greateſt uſurer in France,
for that he had turned all his eſtate into obligations; meaning
that he had ſold and oppignorated all his patrimony, to give
large donatives to other men. Bacon.
Ferdinando merchanded at this time with F"... the
- - ignan, oppignorated to them.
reſtoring Rouſfillion and Perpignan, opp *... Henry VII.
To OPPILATE. v. a. [ºppiº, Lat. oºpiler, Fr.] To heap
up obſtruction. - •. Ob
Oppil. ATION. m. ſ. [ #. Fr. from of pilate. J -
ućtion ; matter heaped together.
tº: ingredients º in their ſubſtance adº the
ſpirits, reclude oppilations, and mundify the blood. Harvey.
Oppilative. adj. [oppilative, Fr. J. Qbſtructive.
Opple’TED. adj. [oppletus, Lat.] Filled; crouded.
Oppo's ENT, adj. [opponens, Lat..] Oppoſite; adverſe.
Ere the foundations of this earth were laid,
It was opponent to our ſearch ordain'd, * -
That joy, ſtill ſought, ſhould never be attain'd.
Oppo'NENT. n.ſ.. [opponens, Lat.]
º 1. Antagoniſt; adverſary. - - - -
* 2. One who begins the diſpute by raiſing obječtions to a tenet.
Inaſmuch as ye go about to deſtroy a thing which is in
force, and to draw in that which hath not as yet been re-
ceived, to impoſe on us that which we think not ourſelves
bound unto; that therefore ye are not to claim in any con-
ference other than the plaintiffs or opponents part. Hooker.
How becomingly does Philopolis exerciſe his office, and
ſeaſonably commit the opponent with the reſpondent, like a
long practiſed moderator. More.
OPPORTUNE, adj. [opportune, Fr. opportunus, Latin.] Sea-
ſonable; convenient; fit; timely; well-timed; proper.
There was nothing to be added to this great king's fe-
licity, being at the top of all worldly bliſs, and the perpetual
conſtancy of his proſperous ſucceſſes, but an opportune death
to withdraw him from any future blow of fortune. Bacon.
Will lift us up in ſpite of fate,
Nearer our ancient ſeat; perhaps in view
Of thoſe bright confines, whence with neighb'ring arms
And ºpportune excurſion, we may chance
Re-enter heav'n. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt, b. ii.
Conſider'd every creature, which of all
oft ºppºrtune might ſerve his wiles; and found
The ſerpent ſubtleſt beaſt of all the field. • Milton.
Opportu'NELY. adv. [from ºportune.] Seaſonably; conve-
niently; with opportunity either of time or place.
He was reſolved to chuſe a war rather than to have Bre-
tagne carried by France, being ſituate ſo opportunely to annoy
England either for coaſt or trade. Bacon's Henry VII.
Againſt theſe there is a proper objećtion, that they offend
ºnifºrmity; whereof I am therefore oppºrtinº, induced ,
º ſomewhat. #otton's Architecture.
This experiment does opportuneſ, ſupply the deficiency. Boyle.
Opportunity. * / [ºpportunité, Fr. ºpportunitas, Lat..] Fit
fit place; time; convenience ; ſuitableneſs of circumſtances to
any end.
* * man will make more oppºrtunitia, than he finds.
Mens behaviour ſhould be like ič, not too ſtraight
but frce for exerciſe. Bacon, Eſſay 53.
* Opportunity, like a ſudden guſt,
Hath ſwell’d my calmer thoughts into a tempeſt.
Accurſed ºpportunity /
That work ſt our thoughts into defires, deſires
To reſolutions ; thoſe being ripe and quicken'd,
Thou giv'ſt them birth, and bring't them forth to adion.
Denham.
Prior.
... Tho' their advice be good, their counſel wiſe
Yet length ſtill loſes oppºrtunitiº. 3. Denham
Neglect no ºpportunity of doing good, nor check th de:
fire ºf doing it, by a vain fear of What may happen. Atterb.
All º º taken an opportunity to give long deſcrip-
...tions of the night. Broome's Notes on the offſ.
To OPPOSE. J. a. [ºppºſer, French; oppono, Latin. Odyſſey.
i. To act againſt; to be adverſe; to hinder ; to reſiſt.
There's no bottom, none
In my voluptuouſneſs: and my deſire
lººtinent impediments would o'erbear,
That did ºppoſe my will. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
2. T; * | 9PPoſition; to offer as an antagoniſt or rival.
en ar -
and then I ma **9t naturally equal, I am ſure all ſlaves are ;
...” without preſumption, ºppºſe my ſingle opini.
3. To place as an obſtacle. Locke.
Since he ſta
And that no
nds obdurate,
*wful means can carry me
O'pposit EN Ess. n. / [from ºppºſite.]
Out of his envy's reach, I do optºſ, -
My patience to his fury. Shakespeare Merch. ºf Penice.
I thro’ the ſeas purſu'd their exil'd race,
Engag'd the heav'ns, fº'd the ſtormy main ;
But billows roar'd and tempeſts rag'd in vain. Dryden.
i. To place in front.
4. To p Her grace ſat down
In a rich chair of ſtate; oppºſing freely
The beauty of her perſon to the people. Shakeſpeare.
To OPPo's E. v. n.
1. To act adverſely. -
A ſervant, thrill'd with remorſe,
Oppos'd againſt the act, bending his ſword
To his great maſter.
He practiſed to diſpatch ſuch of the nobility as were like
to oppoſe againſt his miſchievous drift, and in fiſh for to en-
cumber and weaken the reſt, that they ſhould be no imped:-
ments to him. Hayward.
2. To object in a diſputation; to have the part of raiſ. dif-
ficulties againſt a tenet ſuppoſed to be right. º
Oppo's Eless. adj. [from oppoſe.] Irreſiſtible ; not to be oppoſed
I could bear it longer, and not fall -
To quarrel with your great oppºly, wills. Sº,
Oppo's ER. m. ſ. [from oppoſe..] Ohé that oppoſes; anta
enemy; rival.
ſpeare.
goniſt;
Now the fair goddeſs fortune
Fall deep in love with thee, and her great charms
Miſguide thy oppºſers ſwords: bold gentleman
Proſperity be thy page. *a*.ſp. Coriolanus.
Brave wits that have made eſſays worthy of immortality;
yet by reaſon of envious and more popular ºppºſers, have it."
mitted to fate, and are almoſt loſt in oblivion. Glanv.
I do not ſee how the miniſters could have continued in
their ſtations, if their ºppºſers had agreed about the methods
by which they ſhould be ruined. Swift.
A hardy modern chief,
A bold oppoſer of divine belief.
OPPOSITE. adj. [oppoſite, Fr. oppºſius, Lat.]
I. Placed in front; facing each other.
To th’ other five,
Their planetary motions and aſpects,
In ſextile, ſquare, trine and oppoſite,
Of noxious efficacy. 41ſton's Paradſ: 1%, b. x.
2. Adverſe; repugnant.
Nothing of a foreign nature, like the trifling novels, by
which the reader is miſled into another ſort of pleaſure,
oppºſite to that which is deſigned in an epick poem. Dryd.
This is a proſpect very uneaſy to the liſts and paſſions,
and oppºſite to the ſtrongeſt deſires of fleſh and blood. Roger.
. Contrary.
In this fallen ſtate of man religion begins with repentance
and converſion, the two oppºſite terms of which are God and
ſin. Tilºtſon, Serm. 1.
Particles of ſpeech have divers, and ſometimes almoſt op-
poſite ſignifications. Zocke.
OPPosit E. a. ſ. Adverſary; opponent; antagoniſt; enemy.
To the beſt and wiſeſt, while they live, the world is con-
tinually a froward oppoſite, a curious obſerver of their de-
fečts and imperfections; their virtues it afterwards as much
admireth. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 7.
He is the moſt ſkilful, bloody, and fatal oppºſite that you
could have found in Illyria. Shakespeare ?. I welfth N.ht.
The knight whom fate or happy chance
Shall grace his arms ſo far in equal fight,
From out the bars to force his ºppoſiº,
The prize of valour and of lové ſhall gain.
Blackmore.
Dryden.
Oppositely, adv. [from oppºſite.]
1. In ſuch a ſituation as to face each other.
The leſler pair are joined edge to edge, but not oppoſitely
with their points downward, but upward. Grew's Muſ.
2. Adverſely.
And now in dry, and brittle ſtraw did grow,
Winds from all quarters oppºſitely blow. May, Wirgil.
The ſtate of being op-
I oft have ſeen, when corn was ripe to mow, ;
poſite.
Opposition, n. ſ. [oppºſition, Fr. oppºſitio, Lat.]
1. Situation ſo as to front ſomething oppoſed.
2. Hoſtile reſiſtance.
He
Sry'd oh! and mounted; found no ºppºſitiºn
From what he look'd for ſhould oppoſe. Shakespeare.
Virtue which breaks thro' all oppºſition,
And all temptation can remove,
Moſt ſhines, and moſt is acceptable above. AZ ſtºn.
He conſiders Lauſus reſcuing his father at the hazard of
his own life, as an image of himſelf when he took Anchiſes
on his ſhoulders, and bore him ſafe thro' the rage of the fire
and the oppoſition of his enemies. Dryden's Dufreſnºy,
3. Contrariety of affection.
They who never tried the experiment of a holy life, mea-
- ſure
Shakespeare. King Lear.
3.
O P P * fire the laws of God not by their intrinſical goodneſs, but by the reluctancy and oppºſition which they find, in their own hearts. Tillotſon, Serm. 6. . Contrariety of intereſt; contrariety of meaſures. 5- Contrariety of meaning; diverſity of meaning. The parts of every true oppoſition do alway both concern the ſame ſubjećt, and have reference to the ſame thing, fith otherwiſe they are but in ſhew oppoſite, and not in truth. . . . Hoºker, b. v. ſ. 48. Reaſon can never permit the mind to rejećt a greater cvi- dence, to embrace what is leſs evident, nor allow it to enter- tain probability in ºppºſition to knowledge and certainty. Locke. To OPPRESS. v. a. [of preſſus, Lat..] . 1. To cruſh by hardſhip or unreaſonable ſeverity. Iſrael and Judah were oppreſſed together, and all that took them captives held them faſt, they refuſed to let them go. . er. l. - Alas! a mortal moſt oppreſt of thoſe } 33 whom fate has loaded with a weight of woes. erpower; to ſubdue. 2. To overp were not ourſelves, - When nature, being oppreſ?, commands the mind To ſuffer with the body. Shakeſp. King Lear. In º of noon, The ſun oppreſs'd, is plung d in thickeſt gloom. oº: [oppreſſion, Fr. from oppreſs.] 1. The ad of oppreſſing; cruelty; ſeverity. 2. The ſtate of being oppreſſed; miſery. . . . - Famine is in thy cheeks; Need and oppreſſion ſtare within thine ‘...; Contempt and beggary hang upon thy back. Caeſar himſelf has work, and our oppreſſion Exceeds what we expected. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleop. 3. Hardſhip; alamiº * * . - We are all ſubječt to the ſame accidents; and when we ſee any under particular oppreſſion, we ſhould look upon it as e common lot of human nature. Addison Speciator. ‘. of ſpirits; laffitude of body. - Drouſineſs, oppreſſion, heavineſs, and laſfitude, are ſigns of a too plentiful meal. Arbuthnot on Aliment. Oppre'ssive. adj. [from oppreſs.] 1. Cruel; inhuman; unjuſtly exactious or ſevere. 2. Heavy ; overwhelming. . . . - - Alicia, reach thy friendly arm, And help me to ſupport that feeble frame, That nodding totters with oppreſſive wee, *.* And ſinks beneath its load. Rowe's jane Shore. OppRE'ssoR. n.ſ. [oppreſſeur, Fr. from oppreſs.] One who harraſſes others with unreaſonable or unjuſt ſeverity. I from oppreſſors did the poor defend, Pope. Thomſ. Shaiºſ. 4. The fatherleſs, and ſuch as had no friend. Sandys. The cries of orphans, and th' oppreſſor's rage, Had reach'd the ſtars. . Dryden. Power when employed to relieve the oppreſſed, and to puniſh the oppreſſor, becomes a great bleſfing. Swift. OPPRO'BRIOUS. adj. [from opprobrium, Lat..] Reproach- ful; diſgraceful; cauſing infamy; ſcurrilous. Himſelf pronounceth them bleſſed, that ſhould for his name ſake be ſubjećt to all kinds of ignominy and opprobrious maledićtion. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 48. I will not here defile My unſtain’d verſe with his opprobrions name. Solomon he led by fraud to build His temple right againſt the temple of God, On the approbrious hill. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. i. They ſee themſelves unjuſtly aſperſed, and vindicate them. ſelves in terms no leſs opprobrious than thoſe by which they are attacked. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 137. Oppro'Briously. ad. [from opprobrious.] Reproachfully ; ſcurrilouſly. Think you, this little prating York Was not incenſed by his ſubtle mother, To taunt and ſcorn you thus opprobriouſly. Shakeſp. R. III. OPPro'BRious Ness. n.ſ.. [from opprobrious.] Reproachfulneſs; ſcurrility. - To §§ GN. v. a. [oppugno, Lat.] To oppoſe; to attack; to reſiſt. For the eccleſiaſtical laws of this land we are led by a great reaſon to obſerve, and ye be by no neceſſity bound to oppugn them. Hooker's Prºf. They ſaid the manner of their impeachment they could Daniel. not but conceive did oppugn the rights of parliament. Clar. If nothing can oppugn his love, And virtue invious ways can prove, What cannot he confide to do That brings both love and virtue too Hud. p. i. The ingredients reclude oppilations, mundify the blood, and oppugn putrefaction. Harvey, 9°ru'GNANcy. n.ſ. [from oppugn.] Oppoſition. Take but degree away, untune that ſtring, And hark what diſcord follows, each thing meets In meer oppugnancy. Shakeſpeare's. Troil, and Creſ. O R OPP.GNER. m. ſ. [from oppugn.] One who oppoſes of attacks, The modern and degenerate Jews be, upon the ſcore of being the great patrons of man’s free will, not cauſeleſsly eſteemed the great ºff-gºers of God’s free grace. Bºyle. oºths. "...ſ. [3]+232.] Late education ; late eru- . Clition. 9 ºrios. m. ſ. ſepſinati, Latin.) Catering; a buying proviſions. - - c f:. QPTABLE. adj...[aptabilis, Lat..] Deſirable; to be wiſhed. O'ptative. adj. Iºtativus, Lat.j Expreſſive of deſire. [In grammar.] . . - ..The verb undergoes in Greek a different formation to ſig- nify wiſhing, which is called the optative mood. Clarke. Optical. n.ſ. [3alizos.] Relating to the ſcience of optics. It ſeems not agreeable to what anatomiſts and optical wri- ters deliver, touching the relation of the two eyes to each other. - - Boyle. QPTIcIAN. m. ſ...[from optick.] One ſkilled in opticks." O'PTIck. ad;. Tèrºlixo; ; optiºue, Fr.] 1. Viſual; producing viſion; ſubſervient to viſion. May not the harmony and diſcord of colours ariſe from the proportions of the vibrations propagated through the fibres of the optic nerves into the brain, as the harmony and diſ- cord of ſounds ariſe from the proportions of the vibrations of the air Newt. Opt. 2. Relating to the ſcience of viſion. Where our maſter handleth the contračtions of pillars, we have an optic rule, that the higher they are the leſs ſhould be always their diminution aloft, becauſe the eye itſelf doth naturally contract all objects, according to the diſtance. //otton's Architecture. Optick, n, ſ: An inſtrument of fight; an organ of fight. Can any thing eſcape the perſpicacity of thoſe eyes which were before light, and in whoſe optick; there is no opacity. - - - Brown. Our corporeal eyes we find Dazzle the opticks of our mind. Denham. You may neglect, or quench, or hate the flame, Whoſe ſmoke too long obſcur'd your riſing name, And quickly cold indiff'rence will enſue, When you love's joys thro’ honour's optick view. Prior. Why has not man a microſcopick eye * For this plain reaſon, man is not a fly. Say what the uſe, were finer opticks giv'n, T'inſpect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n. Pope. O'ptick. n.ſ. [3+lizº.] The ſcience of the nature and laws of viſion. - No ſpherical body of what bigneſs ſoever illuminates the whole ſphere of another, although it illuminate ſomething more than half of a leſſer, according unto the doćtrine of opticks. . . . Brown's Vulgar Err. b. vi. Thoſe who deſire ſatisfaction in the appearance, muſt go to the admirable treatiſe of opticks by Sir Iſaac Newton. Cheyne's Phil. Prin. O'PTIMAcy. m. ſ. [optimates, Lat.] Nobility; body of nobles. In this high court of parliament there is a rare co-ordina- tion of power, a wholeſome mixture betwixt monarchy, optimacy, and democracy. Howel. Opti'Mity. n.ſ.. [from optimus.] The ſtate of being beſt, O'ption. m. ſ. [optio, Lat.) Choice; election. - Tranſplantation muſt proceed from the option of the people, elſe it ſounds like an exile; ſo the colonies muſt be raiſed by the leave of the king and not by his command. Bacon. Which of theſe two rewards we will receive, he hath left to our option. Smallridge's Serm. Opulence. Un. ſ. [opulence, Fr. opulentia, Latin.] Wealth ; O'PULENCY. } riches; affluence. It muſt be a diſcovery of the infinite flatteries that follow youth and opulency. Shakeſp. Tim. of Athens. After eight years ſpent in outward opulency and inward mur- mur, that it was not greater; after vaſt ſums of money and great wealth gotten, he died unlamented. Clarendon. He had becn a perſon not only of great opulence, but au- thority. Atterbury, There in full opulence a banker dwelt, Who all the joys and pangs of riches felt ; His fide board glitter'd with imagin'd plate, r_... r And his proud fancy held a vaſt eſtate. Swiſt: O'pulent. aft. [ºpulent, Fr. ºpulentus, Lat.] Rich; wealthy affluent. r He made him his ally, and provoked a mighty and ºpulent king by an offenſive war in his quarrel. - *- - & Cº.71. To begin with the ſuppoſed policy of gratifying only the rich and ºpulant. Does our wiſe man think that the grandee whom he courts does not ſee through all the little plots of his courtſhip. South's Sermons. O'rulestly adv. [from opulent.] Richly; with ſplendor. OR. conjunº. [oser, Saxon.] . - - - - - - 1. A disjunctive particle, marking diſtribution, and ſometimes oppoſition. - - - Inquire what the antients thought concerning this world, whether it was to periſh or no ; whether to be de; ſtroyed
O R A
O R A
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oved or to fland eternally? -
ſtroy #: i. . ſhou'd receive, h
If I cou’d write or Holles cou’d forgive. . Garth.
Every thing that can be divided by the mind into two or
more ideas, is called coinplex. - JWatts's Logick.
2. It correſponds to either ; he muſt either fall or fly. itted
o, is ſometimes redundant, but is then more properly omitted.
How great ſoever the fins of any unreformed perſon are,
Chriſt died for him becauſe he died for all; only he muſt re-
form and forſake his ſins, or elſe he ſhall never receive bene-
fit of his death. - Hammond's Fund.
4. [on, or aene, Saxon.] Before ; or ever, is befºre rººr.
Ör we go to the declaration of this pſalm, it ſhall be con-
venient to ſhew who did write this pſalm. Fiſher.
The dead man's knell * --
Is there ſcarce aſk'd for whom, and good men's lives
Expire before the flowers in their caps,
#. or ere they ſicken. º: 4.
Léarn before thou ſpeak, and uſe Phyſic A....'...'.
fick.
- h.] Gold.
OR. m.ſ. [French.] †. ſhow'ry arch
with liſted colours gay, or, azure, gules, - - -
Delights and º: beholders eyes. Philips.
O'Rach. n.ſ. The flower is without lºves, but conſiſts of
many ſtamina ariſing from a five leav'd empalement; the
pointal becomes a flat orbicular feed, encloſed 1n the en-
palement, which becomes a foliaceous capſule, including two
forts of ſeeds. There are thirteen ſpecies ; of which the
firſt called garden orach, was cultivated as a culinary herb,
and uſed as ſpinach, though it is not generally liked by the
Engliſh, but ſtill eſteemed by the French. It was formerly
uſed in medicine. Miller.
O'RACLE. m. ſ. [oracle, Fr. oraculum, Lat.]
1. Something delivered by ſupernatural wiſdom. -
The main principle whereupon our belief of all things
therein contained dependeth, is, that the ſcriptures are the
oracles of God himſelf. Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 8.
2. The place where, or perſon of whom the determinations
of heaven are enquired.
Why, by the verities on thee made good,
May they not be my oracles as well,
And ſet me up in hope f Shakeſp. Macbeth.
God hath now ſent his living oracle
Into the world to teach his final will,
And ſends his ſpirit of truth henceforth to dwell
In pious hearts, an inward oracle,
To all truth requiſite for men to know. Par. Reg.
3. Any perſon or place where certain deciſions are obtained.
There mighty nations ſhall enquire their doom,
The world's great oracle in times to come. Pope.
4. One famed for wiſdom; one whoſe determinations are not
to be diſputed.
To O'Racle. v. n. [from the noun..] To utter oracles. A
word not received.
No more ſhalt thou by oracling abuſe
The gentiles. Paradiſe Regained, b. i.
QRA'cular. 1 adi, [from oracle.] Uttering oracles; reſem-
ORA'culous. } bling oracles.
Thy counſel would be as the oracle of
Urim and thummim, thoſe oraculous gems
On Aaron's breaſt, or tongue of ſeers old
Infallible. Milton's Paradiſe Reg. b. iii.
Here Charles contrives the ord'ring of his ſtates,
Here he reſolves his neighb'ring princes fates ;
What nation ſhall have peace, where war be made,
Determin'd is in this oraºlous ſhade. /Walker.
Though their general acknowledgments of the weakneſs
of human underſtanding look like cold and ſceptical diſcourage-
ments; yet the particular expreſſions of their ſentiments are
as oraculous as if they were omniſcient. Glanv Scepſ.
They have ſomething venerable and oracular, in that uſ.
adornº gravity and ſhortneſs in the expreſſion. Pop. Prºf.
Th' oraclous ſeer frequents the Pharian coaſt,
- Proteus a name tremendous o'er the main. Pope.
"ORA'culously. adv. [from oraculous...] In manner of an
Oracle.
The teſtimony of antiquity, and ſuch as paſs oraculouſly
amongſt us, were not always ſo exact as to examine the
doctrine they delivered. Brown's Pulgar Err. b. i.
Hence riſe the branching beech and vocal oak,
Barnet.
ORA’ here Jove of old oraculouſly ſpoke. Dryden.
ººvses. n: ſ [from oraciliar..] The ſtate of being
Ullar.
() §ºos. m. ſ. [araiſon, Fr. oratio, Lat.] Prayer; verbal
"ºn. 9 oral worſhip: more frequently written oriſon.
". let’s hear the oraiſons he makes. Shakeſpeare.
H uſineſs might ſhorten, not diſturb her pray’r ;
* R had the beſt, if not the greater ſhare:
An active life, long oraiſºns forbids,
*** Pºiſſºya by deed. Dodº.
ORAL. adj. [oral, Fr. os, orris, Latin.] Delivered by mouth ;
not written.
Oral diſcourſe, whoſe tranſient faults dying with the ſound
that gives then life, and ſo not ſubject to a ſtrict review,
more eaſily eſcapes obſervation. Locke's Educat.
St. John was appealed to as the living oracle of the church;
and as his oral teſtimony laſted the firſt century, many have
obſerved, that by a particular providence ſeveral of Čur Sa-
viour's diſciples, and of the early converts, lived to a very
great age, that they might perſonally convey the truth of the
goſpel to thoſe times which were very remote. Addison.
O'RAI. LY. adv. [from oral.] By mouth ; without writing.
Oral tradition were incompetent without written monu-
ments to derive to us the original laws of a kingdom, be-
cauſe they are complex, not orally traducible to ſo great a
diſtance of ages. Hale's Comm. Law; of Eng.
ORANGE. m. ſ. [orange, Fr. aurentia, Latin.] The leavis
have two lobes or appendages at their baſe like ears, and cut
in form of a heart; the fruit is round and depreſſed, and of
a yellow colour when ripe, in which it differs from the cil
tron and lemon. The ſpecies are eight. 44iller.
I will diſharge it in your ſtraw-colour'd beard, your orange
tawny beard. Shakeſp. Midſ. Night's Drea.
The notary came aboard, holding in his hand a fruit like
an orange, but of colour between orange tawny and ſcarlet,
which caſt a moſt excellent odour, and is uſed for a preſerva.
tive againſt infection. Bacon's New Atlantis.
Fine oranges, ſauce for your veal,
Are charming when ſqueez'd in a pot of brown ale. Swift.
The ideas of orange colour and azure, produced in the
mind by the ſame infuſion of lignum nephriticum, are no
leſs diſtinct ideas than thoſe of the ſame colours taken from
two different bodies. Locke.
O'RANGERY. m. ſ. [orangerie, Fr.] Plantation of oranges.
A kitchen garden is a more pleaſant fight than the fineſt
orangery, or artificial green houſe. Spºtator, Nº. 477.
QRANGEMusk. n.ſ. See PEAR, of which it is a ſpecies.
O’RANGEwife. n.ſ. [orange and wife.] A woman who ſells
oranges. -
You wear out a good wholeſome forenoon in hearing a
cauſe between an orangewife and a foſſet feller. Shakespeare
ORATIon. m. ſ. [oration, Fr. oratio, Lat.] A ſpeech made ac-
cording to the laws of rhetorick; a harangue; a declarnation.
There ſhall I try,
In my oration, how the people take
The cruel iſſue of theſe bloody men. ... Shakespeare 7d. Ceſ:
This gives life and ſpirit to every thing that is ſpoken,
awakens the dulleſt ſpirits, and adds a fingular grace and
excellency both to the perſon and his oration. J/atts.
ORATO'Rical. adj. [froin oratour.] Rhetorical; befitting an
CIa tour.
Where he ſpeaks in an oratorical, affecting, or perſuaſive
way, let this be explained by other places where he treats of
the ſame theme in a doctrinal way. J/atts.
O'RA tour. m. ſ. [orateur, Fr. orator, Lat.]
1. A publick ſpeaker; a man of eloquence,
Poor queen and ſon | your labour is but koſt;
For Warwick is a ſubtle orator. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
As when of old ſome orator renown'd,
In Athens or free Rome, where eloquence
Flouriſh'd, fince mute to ſome great cauſe addreſs'd,
Stood in himſelf collected; while each part,
Motion, each act, won audience. Milton's Par. Loft.
The conſtant deſign of both theſe orators in all their
ſpeeches, was to drive ſome one particular point. Swift.
I have liſtened to an orator of this ſpecies, without being
able to underſtand one ſingle ſentence. Swift.
Both orators ſo much renown'd,
In their own depths of eloquence were drown'd. Dryden.
2. A petitioner. This ſenſe is uſed in addreſſes to chancery.
O'RAtoRY. m. ſ. [oratoria, ars, Lat.]
1. Eloquence ; rhetorical ſkill. -
Each paſture ſtored with ſheep feeding with ſober ſecurity,
while the pretty lambs with bleating oratory craved the dams
comfort. Sidney.
When a world of men
Could not prevail with all their oratory,
Yet hath a woman's kindneſs over-rul’d.
When my oratory grew tow'rd end,
I bid them that did love their country's good,
Cry, God ſave Richard. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Sighs now breath'd
Unutterable, which the ſpirit of pray’r
Inſpir’d, and wing'd for heav'n with ſpeedier flight
Than loudeſt oratory. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. xi.
By this kind of oratory and profeſſing to decline their own
inclinations and wiſhes, purely for peace and unity, they
prevailed over thoſe who were ſtill ſurpriſed. . Clarend.
Shakeſpeare.
The former who had to deal with a people of much more -
politeneſs, learning, and wit, laid the greateſt weight of his
oratory upon the ſtrength of his arguments. Swift.
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O R B O R D Come harmleſs charaćters, that no one hit, Come Henley's oratory, Oſborn's wit. 2. Exerciſe of eloquence. - The Romans had ſeiſed upon the fleet of the Antiates, among which there were fix armed with roſtra, with which the conſul Menenius adorned the publick place of oratory. Arb. , [Oratoire, French.) - - - - Oratory ſignifies a private place, which is deputed and al- lotted for prayer alone, and not for the general celebration of divine ſervice. Aliff's Parergon. They began to ere&t to themſelves oratºries not in any ſumptuous or ſtately manner, which neither was poſſible by reaſon of the poor eſtate of the church, and had been peril- ous in regard of the world's envy towards them. Hooker. Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory or place to pray in ; nor thy duty for want of temporal en- couragements. Taylor's Guide to Devotion. ORB. r. ſ. ſorbe, Fr. orbis, Latin.] 1. Sphere; orbicular body; circular body. A mighty colle&tion of water incloſed in the bowels of the earth, conſtitutes an huge orb in the interior or central parts; upon the ſurface of which crb of water the terreſtrial ſtrata are expanded. I?’oodw. Nat. Hiſt. The with a ſtorm of darts to diſtance drive The Trojan chief; who held at bay from far, On his Vulcanian orb ſuſtain'd the war. 2. Mundane ſphere; celeſtial body; light of heaven. nſ the floor of heav'n There's not the ſmalleſt orb which thou behold'ſt, But in his motion like an angel ſings, Still quiring to the young-ey'd cherubims. 3. Wheel; any rolling body. The orbs Of his fierce chariot roll'd as with the ſound Of torrent floods. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt, b. vi. 4. Circle; line drawn round. 5. Circle deſcribed by any of the mundane ſpheres. Aſtronomers, to ſolve the phenomena, framed to their conceit eccentricks and epicycles, and a wonderful engine of orbs, though no ſuch things were. Bacon. With ſmiling aſpect you ſerenely move, In your fifth orb, and rule the realm of love. 6. Period; revolution of time. Self-begot, ſelf-rais'd, By our own quick’ning pow'r, when fatal courſe Had circled his full orb, the birth mature Of this our native heav'n. Milt. Par. Loſº, b. v. 7. Sphere of ačtion. Will you again unknit This churliſh knot of all abhorred war, And move in that obedient orb again, Where you did give a fair and nat'ral light. Shakeſp. 8. It is applied by Milton to the eye, as being luminous and ſpherical. A drop ſerene hath quench'd their orbſ, Or dim ſuffuſion veil’d. Milton. ºries. m. ſ. [orbatus, Lat.] Privation of parents or chil- Ien. O'RPFD. adj. [from orb.] 1. Round; circular; orbicular. All thoſe ſayings will I overſwear, And all thoſe ſwearings keep as true in ſoul, As doth that orbed continent the fire, That ſevers day from night. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. 2. Formed into a circle. Truth and juſtice then Will down return to men, - Orb’d in a rainbow, and like glories wearing. 3. Rounded. Pope: Dryden. Shakeſp. Dryden. Milton. A golden axle did the work uphold, Gold was the beam, the wheels were orb’d with gold. Addison CRP1 cu LAR. adj. [orbiculaire, Fr. orbiculatus, Lat.] 1. Spherical. He ſhall monarchy with thee divide Qf all things, parted by th’ empyreal bounds, His quadrature from thy orbicular world. 2. Circular. The form of their bottom is not the ſame; for whereas before it was of an articular make, they now look as if they were preſſed. Addiſon's Guardian, N°. 1 14. . By a circle I underſland not here a perfect geometrical circle, but an orbicular figure, whoſe length is equal to its breadth, and which as to ſenſe may ſeem circular. Newt. ºcul ARLY. adj. [from orbicular.) Spherically; circularly. **'Sularn Ess. m. ſ. [from orbicular.] The ſtate of being orticular, '**'cular ED. adj. [ºrbiulatus, Latin.] Moulded into an orb. O Rp11. n, f, ſorbite, Fr. orbita, Latin.] The line deſcribed by the revolution of a planet. - ºppoſe more ſuns in proper orbits roll'd, pºd the ſnows and chac'd the polar cold. Blackm. - Suppoſe the earth placed nearer to the ſun, and revolve for - inſtance in the orbit of Mercury; there the whole ocean Milton. O - * - - - - - - - - - - - - would even boil with extremity of heat, and be all exhaled into vapours; all plants and animals would be ſcorched. Bent. ORRITY. m. ſ. ſorbus, Latin.] Loſs, or want of parents or children. ORc. n. / [orca, Lat. devya..] A ſort of ſea-fiſh. Ainſ. An iſland ſalt and bare, The haunt of ſeals and orcs, and ſea-maws clang. Milt. Qºchal. * / A ſtone from which a blue colour is made. Ainſ. QRchANET. n.ſ.. An herb. Ainſ. O'RCHARD. m. ſ. ſeither hortyard or wortyard, ſays Skinner; ontgearb, Saxon. Junius.] A garden of fruit trees, Planting of orchards is very profitable, as well able. : as pleaſur- - - Bacºn's Advice to Williers. They overcome their riches, not by making Baths, orchards, fiſh pools. Ben. johnſºn. Her private orchard, wall'd on ev'ry fide, To lawleſs Sylvans all acceſs deny'd. Pope. O'RCHESTRE. m. ſ. [French, dºxºrg.z.] The place where the muſicians are ſet at a publick ſhow. ORD. m. ſ. An edge or ſharpneſs; as in ordheim, ordbright, &c. and in the Iſlandiſh tongue, ord ſignifies a ſpear or dart. Gib. Ord, in old Engliſh, ſignified beginning; whence probably the proverbial phraſe odds [ords] and ends, ſor ſcraps or rem- nants. To O'RDAIN. v. a. ſordino, Lat, ordonner, Fr.] 1. To appoint; to decree. Know the cauſe why muſick was ordain'd; Was it not to refreſh the mind of man - After his ſtudies, or his uſual pain Shakeſpeare. Jeroboam ordained a feaſt. I Kings xii. 32. He hath alſo prepared for him the inſtruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows againſt the perſecutors. Pſ. vii. 13. As many as were ordained to eternal life, believed. Aćis xiii. 48. He commanded us to teſtify that it is he which was or- dained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. A:is X. 42. The fatal tent, - The ſcene of death, and place ordain'd for puniſhment. Dryd. To ſouls oppreſs'd and dumb with grief, The Gods ordain this kind relief, That muſick ſhould in ſounds convey What dying lovers dare not ſay. JWaller. My reaſon bends to what thy eyes ordain; For I was born to love, and thou to reign. Prior. 2. To eſtabliſh; to ſettle ; to inſtitute. Mulmutius Ordain'd our laws, whoſe uſe the ſword of Caeſar Hath too much mangled. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. I will ordain a place for Iſrael. I Chron. xvii. 9. God from Sinai deſcending, will himſelf In thunder, lightning, and loud trumpets ſound, Ordain them laws. Milton's Par. Loft, b, xii. For thee I have ordain’d it, and Have ſuffer'd, that the glory may be thine Of ending this great war; fince none but thou Can end it. Milton's Par. Loft, b. vi. Some laws ordain, and ſome attend the choice Of holy ſenates, and elect by voice. 3. To ſet in an office. All ſignified unto you by a man, who is ordained over the affairs, ſhall be utterly deſtroyed. Eſther, xiii. 6. 4. To inveſt with miniſterial function, or ſacerdotal power. Meletius was ordained by Arian biſhops, and yet his ordi- nation was never queſtioned. Stillingſleet. O'RDAINER. m. ſ. [from ordain..] He who ordains. O'RDEAL. n.ſ. [onbal, Sax. ordalium, low Lat. ordalie, Fr.] A trial by fire or water, by which the perſon accuſed appealed to heaven, by walking blindfold over hot bars of iron; or being thrown, I ſuppoſe, into the water ; whence the vulgar trial of witches. Their ordeal laws they uſed in doubtful caſes, when clear proofs wanted. Hakewill on Providence. In the time of king John, the purgation per ignem et aquam, or the trial by ordeal continued; but it ended with this king. Hale. O'RDER. m. ſ. [ordo, Lat., ordre, Fr.] 1. Method; regular diſpoſition. - To know the true ſtate of Solomon's houſe, I will keep this order; I will ſet forth the end of our foundation, the inſtruments for our works, the ſeveral employments aſſigned, and the ordinances we obſerve. Bacon's New Atlantis. As St. Paul was full of the doćtrine of the goſpel; ſo it lay all clear and in order, open to his view. ocke: 2. Eſtabliſhed proceſs. - The moderator, when either of the diſputants breaks the rules, may interpoſe to keep them to order. JWatts. 3. Proper ſtate. Dryden. Any of the faculties wanting, or out of order, produce ſuitable defects in mens underſtandings. Locke. 4. Regularity; ſettled mode. This order with her ſorrow ſhe accords, Which orderleſs all form of order brake. Daniel. 18 R 5. Mandate ;
O R D 5. Mandate; precept; command. Give order to my ſervants, that they take - No note of our being abſent. Shakeſp. Mer. of Ven. If the lords of the council iſſued out any order againſt them, or if the king ſent a proclamation for their repair to their houſes, preſently ſome nobleman deputed by the tables publiſhed a proteſtation againſt thoſe order; and proclamations. - Clarendon. Upon this new fright, an order was made by both houſes for diſarming all the papiſts in England; upon which, and the like orders, though ſeldom an thing was after done, yet it ſerved to keep up the apprehenſions in the people, of dan- gers and deſigns, and to diſincline them from any reverence or affection to the queen. Clarendon. I have received an order under your hand for a thouſand pounds in words at length. - Tatler, N°. 6o. 6. Rule; regulation. The church hath authority to eſtabliſh that for an order at one time, which at another time it may aboliſh, and in both do well. %. b. v. ſ. 8. 7. Regular government. The night, their number, and the ſudden act Would daſh all order, and protećt their fact. Daniel. 8. A ſociety of dignified perſons diſtinguiſhed by marks of ho- nour. Elves, The ſeveral chairs of order look you ſcour, With juice of balm and ev'ry precious flow’r. Shakeſp. Princes many times make themſelves deſires, and ſet their hearts upon toys; ſometimes upon a building; ſometimes upon erecting of an order. Bacon. She left immortal trophies of her fame, And to the nobleſt order gave the name. Dryden. By ſhining marks, diſtinguiſh'd they appear, And various orders various enſigns bear. Granville. 9. A rank, or claſs. The king commanded the high prieſt and the prieſts of the ſecond order, to bring forth out of the temple all the veſſels. 2 Kings xxiii. 4. Th’Almighty ſeeing, From his tranſcendent ſeat the ſaints among, To thoſe bright orders utter'd thus his voice. Milton. 10. A religious fraternity. Find a bare foot brother out, One of our order to aſſociate me, Here viſiting the ſick. Shakeſp. Rom. and juliet. 11, f(n the plural.] Hierarchical ſtate. If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themſelves, they are all in ſome ſort parties. Dryden. Having in his youth made a good progreſs in learning, that he might dedicate himſelf more intirely to religion he entered into holy orders, and in a few years became renown- ed for his ſanétity of life. Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 164. 12. Means to an end. Virgins muſt remember, that the virginity of the body is only excellent in order to the purity of the ſoul; for in the ſame degree that virgins live more ſpiritually than other per- ſons, in the ſame degree is their virginity a more excellent ſtate. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. We ſhould behave reverently towards the Divine Majeſty, and juſtly towards men; and in order to the better diſcharge of theſe duties, we ſhould govern ourſelves in the uſe of ſen- ſual delights, with temperance. Tillotſon, Serm. 6. The beſt knowledge is that which is of greateſt uſe in or- der to our eternal happineſs. Tillotſon, Serm. 1. What we ſee is in order only to what we do not ſee; and both theſe ſtates muſt be joined together. Atterbury. One man purſues power in order to wealth, and another wealth in order to power, which laſt is the ſafer way, and generally followed. Swift's Exam. N°. 27. 13. Meaſures; care. It were meet you ſhould take ſome order for the ſoldiers, which are now firſt to be diſcharged and diſpoſed of ſome way; which may otherwiſe grow to as great inconvenience as all this that you have quit us from. Spenſer on Ireland. Provide me ſoldiers, Whilſt I take order for mine own affairs. Shakespeare. The money promiſed unto the king, he took no order for, albeit Soſtratus required it. 2 Mac. iv. 27. If any of the family be diſtreſſed, order is taken for their relief and competent means to live. Bacon. 14. [In architecture.] A ſyſtem of the ſeveral members, or- naments, and proportions of columns and pilaſters; or it is a regular arrangement of the projecting parts of a building, eſpecially thoſe of a column; ſo as to form one beautiful whole: or order is a certain rule for the proportions of co- lumns, and for the figures which ſome of the parts ought to have, on the account of the proportions that are given them. There are five orders of columns; three of which are Greek, viz. the doric, ionic, and corinthian ; and two Italian, viz. the tuſcan and compoſite. The whole is compoſed of two parts at leaf', the column and the entablature, and of four arts at the moſt ; where there is a pedeſtal under the co- ſº and one acroter or little pedeſtal on the top of the entablature. The column has three parts ; the baſe, the ſhaft, and the capital; which parts are all different in the ſeveral orders. - - In the tuſcan order, any height being given, divide it into ten parts and three quarters, called diameters, by diameters is meant the thickneſs of the ſhaft at the bottom, the pe- deſtal having two ; the column with baſe and capital, ſeven ; and the entablature one and three quarters. In the doric order, the whole height being given, is divided into twelve diameters or parts, and one third; the pedeſtal having two and one third, the column eight, and the enta- blature two. In the ionic order, the whole height is dividedinto thirteen diameters and a half, the pedeſtal having two and two thirds, the column nine, and the entablature one and four fifths. In the corinthian order, the whole height is divided into fourteen diameters and a half, the pedeſtal having three, the column nine and a half, and the entablature two. In the compoſite order, the whole height is divided into fif- teen diameters and one third; the pedeſtal having three and one third, the column ten, and the entablature two. In a colonnade or range of pillars, the intercolumination or ſpace between columns in the tuſcan order, is four diameters. In the doric order, two and three quarters; in the ionic or- der, two and a quarter; in the corinthian order, two ; and in the compoſite order, one and a half. Builder's Dićf. To O'RDeR. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To regulate; to adjuſt ; to manage; to condućt. To him that ordereth his converſation aright, will I ſhew the ſalvation of God. Pſ. 1. 23. As the ſun when it ariſeth in the heaven, ſo is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her houſe. Ecclus xxvi. 16. Thou haſt ordered all in meaſure, number, and weight. ///d. xi. 20. Bias being aſked how a man ſhould order his life an- ſwered, as if a man ſhould live long, or die quickly. Bacon. 2. To manage ; to procure. The kitchin clerk that hight digeſtion, Did order all the cates in ſeemly wiſe. Fairy Queen. 3. To methodiſe; to diſpoſe fitly. Theſe were the orderings of them in their ſervice, to come into the houſe of the Lord. 1 Chron. xxiv. 19. 4. To direét; to command. 5. To ordain to ſacerdotal funètion. The book requireth due examination, and giveth liberty to obječt any crime againſt ſuch as are to be ordered. Whitgift. O'RDERER. n.ſ. [from order.] One that orders, methodiſes, or regulates. That there ſhould be a great diſpoſer and orderer of all things, a wiſe rewarder and puniſher of good and evil, hath appeared ſo equitable to men, that they have concluded it neceſſary. Suckling. O'RDER less. adj. [from order.] Diſorderly; out of rule. All form is formleſs, order orderleſ, Save what is oppoſite to England's love. Shakespeare. O'RDERLINEss. n.ſ.. [from orderly.] Regularity; methodi- calneſs. O'RDERLY. adj. [from order.] 1. Methodical; regular. The book requireth but orderly reading. Hooker. 2. Not tumultuous; well regulated. Balfour, by an orderly and well-governed march, paſſed in the king's quarters without any confiderable loſs, to a place of ſafety. Clarendon, b. viii. 3. According with eſtabliſhed method. • v. As for the orders eſtabliſhed, fith the law of nature, of God and man, do all favourthat which is in being, till or- derly judgment of deciſion be given againſt it, it is but juſtice to exact obedience of you. Hooker's Prºf. A clergy reformed from popery in ſuch a manner, as hap- pily to preſerve the mean between the two extremes, in doğtrine, worſhip, and government, perfected this reforma- tion by quiet and orderly methods, free from thoſe confuſions and tumults that elſewhere attended it. Atterbury. O'RDERLY. adv. [from order.] Methodically; according to order ; regularly ; according to rule. - All parts of knowledge have been thought by wiſe men to be then moſt orderly delivered and proceeded in, when they are drawn to their firſt original. - Hºoker, b. i. Aſk him his name, and orderly proceed To ſwear him. Shakesp. Rich. III. Make it orderly and well, According to the faſhion of the time. Shakeſpeare. It is walled with brick and ſtone, intermixed orderly. Sandys. How ſhould thoſe active particles, ever and anon juſtled by the occurſion of other bodies, whereof there is an infinite ſtore, ſo orderly keep their cells without any alteration of fite. - Glanville. In the body, when the principal parts, the heart and li- ver, do their offices, and all the inferior ſmaller veſſels. oz ºf '' r: w º ** i º º : t .º º ! !, |
- * * * * O R D ºrſ, and duly, there ariſes a ſweet enjoyment upon the º which % call health. South's Serm. O'RDINABLE. adj. [ordino, Lat.] Such as may be appointed. All the ways of deconomy God hath uſed toward a ra- tional creature, to reduce mankind to that courſe of living which is moſt perfeótly agreeable to our nature, and by the mercy of God ordinable to eternal bliſs. - Hamm. O'RDINAL. adj. [ordinal, Fr. ordinalis, Lat.] Noting order: 2S3 ſecond, third. - - - The moon's age is thus found, add to the epačt the day of the month and the ordinal number of that month from March incluſive, becauſe the epačt begins at March, and the ſum of thoſe, caſting away thirty or twenty-nine, as as it ariſeth, is the age of the moon. Hºlder. oº: m. ſ. £rini, Fr. ordinale, Latin.] A ritual; a book containing orders: Ainſ. OºpinAscF. n.ſ.. [ºrdºnnance, French.] 1. Law; rule; preſcript. - --- - it ſéemeth hard to plant any ſound ordinance, or reduce them to a civil government; ſince all their ill cuſtoms are ermitted unto them- Spenſer on Ireland. P Let Richard and Elizabeth, The true ſucceeders of each royal houſe; By God's fair ordinance conjoin together' 2. Obſervance commanded. One ordinance ought not to exclude the other, much leſs to diſparage the other, and leaſt of all to undervalue that which is the moſt eminent. Taylor. intment. 3. Arº created to ſhew bare heads, When one but of my ordinance ſtood up, "… * To ſpeak of peace or war. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 4. A cannon. It is now generally written for diſtinétion ord- nance; its derivation is not certain. Caves and womby vaultages of France, Shall chide your treſpaſs and return your mock, - In ſecond accent to his ordinance. Shakeſp. Hen. V. O'RDINARILY. adv. [from ordinary.] 1. According to eſtabliſhed rules ; according to ſettled method. We are not to look that the church ſhould change her publick laws and ordinances, made according to that which is judged ordinarily, and commonly fitteſt for the whole, al- though it chance that for ſome particular men the ſame be found inconvenient. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 12. Springs and rivers do not derive the water which they ar: dinarily refund, from rain. Woodward's Nat. Hiſt. 2. Commonly; uſually. - The inſtances of human ignorance were not only clear ones, but ſuch as are not ſo ordinarily ſuſpected. Glanv. Prayer ought to be more than ordinarily fervent and vi- gorous before the ſacrament. South's Sermons. ORDINARY. adj. [ordinarius, Latin.] 1. Eſtabliſhed; methodical ; regular. - Though in arbitrary governments there may be a body of laws obſerved in the ordinary forms of juſtice, they are not ſufficient to ſecure any rights to the people; becauſe they may be diſpenſed with. Addiſon's Freeholder. The ſtanding ordinary means of conviction failing to in- fluence them, it is not to be expected that any extraordinary means ſhould be able to do it. Atterbury. 2. Common ; uſual. Yet did ſhe only utter her doubt to her daughters; think- ing, ſince the worſt was paſt, ſhe would attend a further occaſion, leaſt over much haſte might ſeem to proceed of the ordinary miſlike between ſiſters in law. Sidney. It is ſufficient that Moſes have the ordinary credit of an hiſtorian given him. Tillotſon, Serm. 1. This deſignation of the perſon our author is more than ordinary obliged to take care of, becauſe he hath made the conveyance, as well as the power itſelf, ſacred. Locke. There is nothing more ordinary than children's receiving into their minds propoſitions from their parents; which be- ing faſtened by degrees, are at laſt, whether true or falſe, riveted there. Locke. Method is not leſs requiſite in ordinary converſation, than in writing. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 476. 3. Mean; of low rank. Theſe are the paths wherein ye have walked, that are of the ordinary ſort of men; theſe are the very ſteps ye have trodden, and the manifeſt degrees whereby ye are of your guides and directors trained up in that ſcheol. Hooker. Men of common capacity, and but ordinary judgment, are not able to diſcern what things are fitteſt for each kind and ſtate of regiment." Hooker, b. i. ſ. 10. Every ordinary reader, upon the publiſhing of a new poem, has will and ill-nature enough to turn ſeveral paſſages of it into ridicule, and very often in the right place. Addiſon. My ſpeculations, when ſold ſingle, are delights for the rich and wealthy; after ſome time they come to the market in great quantities, and are every ordinary man's money. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 488. Shakeſp. 4. Regular price of a meal. You will wonder how ſuch an ordinary fºllow as Wood, could get his majeſty's broad ſeal. Swift. 4. Ugly; not handſome : as ſhe is an ordinary woman. O'RDINARY. m. ſ. 1. Eſtabliſhed judge of eccleſiaſtical cauſes. t •' The evil will Of all their pariſhioners they had conſtrain'd, whoto the ordinary of them complain'd. Hubberd. If fault be in theſe things any where Juſtly found, law hath refered the whole diſpoſition and redreſs ºthereof to the ar. dinary of the place. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 12. 2. Settled eſtabliſhment. Spain had no other wars ſave thoſe which were grown in- to an ordinary; now they have coupled therewith the extra- ordinary of the Waltoline and Palatinate. Bacon. 3. Aćtual and conſtant office. Villiers had an intimation of the king's pleaſure to be his cup-bearer at large ; and the ſummer following he was admitted in ordinary. J/ott. Our courteous Antony, Being barber'd ten times o'er, goes to the feaſt; And for his ordinary pays his heart For what his eyes eat only. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopat. 5. A place of eating eſtabliſhed at a certain price. - They reckon all their errors for accompliſhments; and all the odd words they have picked up in a coffee-houſe, or a gaming ordinary, are produced as flowers of ſtyle. Swift. To O'RDINATE. v. a. [ordinatus, Latin.] 1. To appoint. - Finding how the certain right did ſtand, With full conſent this man did ordinate - The heir apparent to the crown and land. Daniel. O'RDINATE. adj. [ordinatus, Lat..] Regular ; methodical. Ordinate figures are ſuch as have all their ſides, and all their angles equal. Ray on the Creation. ORDINATION. m. ſ. [ordinatic, Lat. from ordinate.] 1. Eſtabliſhed order or tendency. Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the happineſs and miſery of life reſpectively. 2. The aët of inveſting any man with ſacerdotal power. Though ordained by Arian biſhops, his ordination was ne- wer queſtioned. Stilling fleet. St. Paul looks upon Titus as advanced to the dignity of a prime ruler of the church, and entruſted with a large dioceſe under the immediate government of their reſpective elders; and thoſe deriving authority from his ordination. South. O'RDNANce. n.ſ. [This was anciently written more frequently. ordinance; but ordnance is uſed for diſtinétion.] Cannon; great É. ave I not heard great ordnance in the field And heav'n's artillery thunder in the ſkies : ... Shakeſp. When a ſhip feels or rolls in foul weather, the breaking looſe of ordnance is a thing very dangerous. Raleigh. There are examples now of wounded perſons that have roared for anguiſh and torment at the diſcharge of ordnance, though at a very great diſtance. - Bentley's Serm. ORDO’NNANCE. n.ſ. [French.j Diſpoſition of figures in a pićture. oº: URE. n.ſ. [ordure, French; from ſordes, Lat. Skinner.] Dung; filth. - Gard’ners with ordure hide thoſe roots That ſhall firſt ſpring and be moſt delicate. Shakeſp. Working upon human ordure, and by long preparation rendering it odoriferous, he terms it zibetta occidentalis. Brown. We added fat pollutions of our own, Norris. Tº encreaſe the ſteaming ordures of the ſtage. Dryden. Renew'd by ordure's ſympathetick force, As oil'd with magic juices for the courſe, Pope. , Vigºrous he riſes. ORE. n.ſ. [one, or ona, Saxon; oor, Dutch, a mine.] 1. Metal unrefined ; metal yet in its mineral ſtate. Round about him lay on every ſide, Great heaps of gold that never would be ſpent ; Of which ſome were rude ore not purify'd , . . . . Of Mulciber's devouring element. Fairy £ueen. They would have brought them the gold or aboard their ſhips. - Raleigh's Apology. - A hill not far, Shone with a gloſſy ſcurf, undoubted ſign That in his womb was hid metallic ore, - - The work of ſulphur. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft, b. i. Who have labour'd more . To ſearch the treaſures of the Roman ſtore, Or dig in Grecian mines for purer ºf P We walk in dreams on fairy land, Rºſcommºn. where golden ore lies mixt with commºn ſand. Dryden. Thoſe who unripe veins in mines explore, On the rich bed again the warm turf lay, Till time digeſts the yet imperfect ore, And know it.will be gold another day. "F. *C*- I
O R G O R. I Thoſe profounder regions they explore, Where metals ripen invaſt cakes of ore. Garth. 2. Metal. The liquid ore he drain'd Firſt his own tools; then what might elſe be wrought, Fuſile, or grav’n in metal. *Mii. P. iºſi, b. xi. QRewi ed. !" f. A weed either growing upon the rocks un- 9*kwoºp, 5 der high water mark, or ºn frºm the bot- Tom, of the ſea by rough weather, and caſt upon the next by the wind and flood. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. O'Ro AL. m. ſ. Lees of wine. Ainſ. O'RGAN. ºf [organe, Fr. 3;7&voy. 1. Natural inſtrument; as the tongue is the organ of ſpeech, the lungs of reſpiration. When he ſhall hear ſhe died upon his words, The ever lovely organ of her life Shall come apparell'd in more precious habit, Than when ſhe liv'd indeed. Shakeſpeare. For a mean and organ, by which this operative virtue might be continued, God appointed the light to be united, and gave it alſo motion and heat. The aptneſs of birds is not ſo much in the conformity of the organs of ſpeech, as in their attention. Bacon. Wit and will Can judge and chuſe, without the body's aid; Tho' on ſuch objećts they are working ſtill, As thro' the body's organs are convey'd. Davies. 2. An inſtrument of muſick conſiſting of pipes filled with wind and of ſtops, touched by the hand. [Orgue, Fr.] A hand of a vaſt extenſion, and a prodigious number of fingers playing upon all the organ pipes in the world, and making every one ſound a particular note. Keil. While in more lengthen’d notes and ſlow, The deep, majeſtick, ſolemn organs blow. Pope. ORGA'Nic Al. ORGA'Nick. } adj. [organique, Fr. organicus, Lat.] 1. Conſiſting of various parts co-operating with each other. He rounds the air, and breaks the hymnick notes In birds, heav'n's choriſters, organick throats; Which, if they did not die, might ſeem to be A tenth rank in the heavenly hierarchy. Donne. He with ſerpent tongue Organick, or impulſe of vocal air, His fraudulent temptation thus began. Mill. P. Loft. The organical ſtructure of human bodies, whereby they live and move and are vitally informed by the ſoul, is the workmanſhip of a moſt wiſe, powerful, and beneficent be- ing. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Inſtrumental; ačting as inſtruments of nature or art, to a certain end. - Read with them thoſe organick arts which enable men to diſcourſe and write perſpicuouſly, elegantly, and according to the fitteſt ſtyle of lofty, mean, or lowly. Milton. 3. Reſpecting organs. She could not produce a monſter of anything that hath more vital and organical parts than a rock of marble. Roy. They who want the ſenſe of diſcipline, or hearing, are alſo by conſequence deprived of ſpeech, not by any imme- diate, organical indiſpoſition, but for want of diſcipline. Halder's Elements of Speech. ORGANIcally, adv. [from organical.] By means of organs or inſtruments; by organical diſpoſition of parts. All ſtones, metals, and minerals, are real vegetables; that is, grow organically from proper ſeeds, as well as plants. Locke on Nat. Philoſºphy. ORGANICALNEss. n.ſ.. [from organical.] State of being or- ganical. O'RoANISM. n.ſ.. [from organ.] Organical ſtrućture. How admirable is the natural ſtructure or organiſm of bo- dies. Grew's Cºſnol. b. i. c. 4. O'Ro ANIST. m. ſ. [organiſłe, Fr. from organ.] One who plays on the organ. He is an organjº, and ſerves that office in a publick choir. . Boyle on Colours. Org ANIZATION. m. ſ. [from organize.] Conſtruction in which the parts are ſo diſpoſed as to be ſubſervient to each other. Every man's ſenſes differ as much from others in their figure, colour, ſite, and infinite other peculiarities in the organiza- tion, as any one man's can from itſelf, through divers acci- dental variations. Glanv. Scepſ c. xxvi. That being then one plant, which has ſuch an organiza- tiºn of parts in one coherent body, partaking of one con- mon life, it continues to be the ſame plant, though that life be communicated to new particles of matter, in a like con- tinued organization. Locke. To O'RGANIZE. v. a. [organiſer, Fr. from organ.] To con- ſiručt ſo as that one part co-operates with another; to form organically. As the ſoul doth organize the body, and give unto every member thereof that ſubſtance, quantity, and ſhape, which Raleigh. . nature ſeeth moſt cxpedient, ſo the inward grace of ſacra- thents may teach what ſerveth beſt for their outward form. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 58. A genial and cheriſhing heat ſo ačts upon the fit and obſequious matter, wherein it was harboured, as to organize and faſhion that diſpoſed matter according to the exigencies of its own nature. Boyle. Thoſe nobler faculties in the mind, matter organized could never produce. Ray on the Creation. The identity of the ſame man conſiſts in a participation of the ſame continued life, by conſtantly fleeting particles in ſucceſſion vitally united to the ſame organized body. Locke. O'RoANLoft. m. ſ. [organ and lºft.] The loſt where the or- gans ſtand. - Five young ladies of no ſmall fame for their great ſeve- rity of manners, would go no where with their lovers but to an organloft in a church, where they had a cold treat and ſome few opera ſongs. Tatler, N°. 61. O'Ro ANPipe. n.ſ. [organ and pipe.] The pipe of a muſical organ. The thunder, That deep and dreadful organpipe pronounc'd The name of Proſper. Shakespeare's Tempeſt. O'Ro ANY. m. ſ. [origanum, Lat..] An herb. Ainſ. ORGA's M. m. ſ. [orgoſme, Fr. 3,727ac:..] Sudden vehemence. By means of the curious lodgment and inoſculation of the auditory nerves, the ºrgaſms of the ſpirits ſhould be allayed, and perturbations of the mind quieted. Derham's Phyſic:-Theol. O'RGeis. n.ſ. A ſea-fiſh, called likewiſe organing. Both ſeem a corruption of the orkenyling, as being taken on the Or- kenv coaſt. Ainſ. ORGI'llous. adj. [argueilleux, French.] Proud; haughty. From iſles of Greece The princes orgillous, their high blood chaſed, Have to the port of Athens ſent their ſhips. Shakeſp. O'RGies. m. ſ. [orgies, Fr. orgia, Lat.] Madrites of Bacchus; frantick revels. Theſe are nights Solemn to the ſhining rites, Of the fairy prince and knights, While the moon their orgies lights. She feign'd noćturnal orgies; left my bed, And, mix'd with Trojan dames, the dances led. Dryd. O'RichalcH. m. ſ. [orichaleum, Lat.] Braſs, Not Bilbo ſteel, nor braſs from Corinth fet, Nor coſtly crichalch from ſtrange Phoenice, But ſuch as could both Phoebus' arrows ward, And th’ hailing darts of heav'n beating hard. Spenſºr. O'RIENT. adj. [oriens, Latin.] 1. Riſing as the ſun. Moon that now meet'ſt the orient ſun, now fly'ſt With the fix’d ſtars. Milton's Par. Lo/?, b. v. When fair morn orient in heav'n appear'd. Milton. 2. Eaſtern; oriental. 3. Bright; ſhining; glittering; gaudy; ſparkling. The liquid drops of tears that you have ãº, Shall come again transform'd to orient pearl; Advantaging their loan with intereſt, Oftentimes double gain of happineſs. Shakeſp. There do breed yearly an innumerable company of gnats, whoſe property is to fly unto the eye of the lion, as being a bright and orient thing. Abbot on the JWorld. We have ſpoken of the cauſe of orient colours in birds; which is by the fineneſs of the ſtrainer. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Morning light More orient in yon weſtern cloud, that draws - O'er the blue firmament a radiant white. Milton. In thick ſhelter of black ſhades imbowr’d, He offers to each weary traveller His orient liquor in a cryſtal glaſs, To quench the drouth of Phoebus. Milton. The chiefs about their necks the ſcutcheons wore, With orient pearls and jewels powder'd o'er. Dryden. O'RIENT. n.ſ.. [orient, Fr.] The eaſt; the part where the ſun firſt appears. ORIETNTAL. adj. [oriental, French.] Eaſtern; placed in the eaſt; proceeding from the eaſt. Your ſhips went as well to the pillars of Hercules, as to Pequin upon the oriental ſeas, as far as to the borders of the eaſt Tartary. Bacon's New Atlantis. Some aſcribing hereto the generation of gold, conceive the bodies of this ſituation to receive ſome appropriate in- fluence from the ſun's aſcendent, and oriental radiations. Brown's Pulgar Err. b. vi. ORIE’NTAL. m. ſ. An inhabitant of the eaſtern parts of the world. They have been of that great uſe to following ages, as to be imitated by the Arabians and other orientals. Grezv. ORIE’NTALISM. n. / [from oriental.] An idiom of the ea- ſtern languages; an eaſtern mode of ſpeech. Ben. johnſºn. ORIE’NTALITY. * t . - º !ºr tº: A: -- º lº º tº: stºº º Tº ºx 2
O R I O R P Orientality, n.ſ.. [from oriental.] State of being oriental. To OR1'ginate. v. a. [from origin..] To bring into exiſ- His revolution being regular, it hath no power nor effiacy tence. © c peculiar from its orientality, but equally diſperſeth his beams. OrigiNation. n. / [originatio, Lat. from originate.] The aët Brown’s W. Err. b. vi. of bringing into exiſtence; firſt produćtion. O'Ririct. m. ſ. [orifice, Fr. orificium, Lat.] Any opening or - º the origination of mankind ſeems to be rforation. - univerſal ; but the particular igination ex- The prince of Orange, in his firſt hurt by the Spaniſh cogitated by the ... wº º *::: boy, could find no means to ſtanch the blood, but was fain This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit but. to have the orifice of the wound ſtopped by men's thumbs, terflies, after the common origination of all caterpillar. R ſucceeding one another for the ſpace of two days. Bacon. Deſcartes firſt introduced the fancy of making a wº. Their mouths and deducing the origination of the univerſe from #º: With hideous orifice gap'd on us wide, principles. Keil Portending hollow truce. Milton's Par. Loft, b. vi. O'Risons. m. ſ. . [oraiſºn, French: this word is variouſly acº Etna was bored through the top with a monſtruous ori- cented ; Shakeſpeare has the accent both on the firſt º ſe- fre: Add on's Guardian, Nº. 103. cond ſyllables; Milton and Craſhaw on the firſt, others on Blood-letting, Hippocrates faith, ſhould be done with the ſecond..] A prayer ; a ſupplication. broadlancets or ſwords, in order to make a large orifice by Nymph, in thy oriſons ſtabbing or pertuñon. - Arbuthnot on Coins. Be all thy fins remember'd. Shakeſp. Hamlet. O'RIFLAMB. m. f probably a corruption of auriflamma, Lat. Alas! your too much love and care of me, or famme d'or, Fr. in like manner as orpiment is corrupted.] Are heavy oriſons º this poor wretch. Shakeſp. A golden flandard. - - aimſ. He went into St. Paul's church, where he had oriſons and oº::AN. n.ſ. [origan, Fr. organum, Lat..] Wild majorum. Te Deum ſung. Bacon's Henry VII. I ſaw her in her proper hue, ~ : My wakeful lay ſhall knock Bathing herſelf in origan and thyme. Fairy Queen, #.th’ . š. and duly mock IN. - - ori e early larks ſhrill oriſons, to be §. {n. ſ: [origine, Fr. origo, Lat.] An intº at the day's #. Craſhaw. J. Beginning; firſt exiſtence. - - - - - His daily oriſºns attract our ears. Sandys on job. She ſacred hiſtorian only treats of the origins of terreſtrial Lowly they bow'd, adoring, and began animals. - . Bentley's Sermons. Their oriſons, each morning duly paid. Milton. 2. Fountain; ſource; that which gives beginning or exiſtence. ' So went he on with his wriſons, Nature which contemns its origin, Which, if you mark them well, were wife ones. Cotton. Cannot be border'd certain in itſelf. . . Shakeſp. King Lear. Here at dead of night - If any ſtation upon earth be honourable, theirs was ; and The hermit oft, mid his oriſons, hears - their poſterity therefore have no reaſon to bluſh at the me- Aghaſt the voice of time diſparting tow’rs. Dyer. mory of ſuch an original. - -- - Atterbury. O'RLop. n.ſ. ſoverloop, Dutch..] The middle deck. Skinn. Original of beings' pow'r divine! A ſmall ſhip of the king's called the Penfie, was affailed by Since that I live and that I think, is thine. Prior. the Lyon, a principal ſhip of Scotland; wherein the Penfie Theſe great orbs, - ſo applyed her ſhot, that the Lyon's oreloop was broken, her Primitive founts, and origins of light. Prior. ſails and tackling torn ; and laſtly, ſhe was boarded and 3. Firſt copy; archetype; that from which any thing is tran- taken. Hayward. ſcribed or tranſlated. In this ſenſe origin is not uſed. O'RNAMENT, n.ſ. [ornamentum, Lat, ornament, Fr.] Compare this tranſlation with the original, and the three 1. Embelliſhment; decoration. firſt ſtanzas are rendered almoſt word for word, and not only So may the outward ſhows be leaſt themſelves; with the ſame elegance, but with the ſame turn of expreſſion. The world is ſtill deceiv'd with ornament. Shakeſp. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 229. The Tuſcan chief, to me has ſent External material things, as the objećts of ſenſation; and Their crown, and ev'ry regal ornament. Dryden. the operations of our minds within, as the objećts of re- No circumſtances of life can place a man ſo far below the fledion; are the only originals from whence all our ideas take notice of the world, but that his virtues or vices will render their beginnings. - Locke. him, in ſome degree, an ornament or diſgrace to his pro- 4. Derivation; deſcent. - - - feſſion. - Rogers, Serm. 9. They, like the ſeed from which they ſprung, accurſt 2. Honour; that which confers dignity. Againſt the gods immortal hatred nurſt ; The perſons of different qualities in both ſexes, are in- An impious, arrogant, and cruel brood, deed allowed their different ornaments; but theſe are by no Expreſſing their original from blood. Bryden. means coſtly, being rather deſigned as marks of diſtinétion ORIGINAL. adj. [originel, Fr. originalis, Latin.] Primitive; than to make a figure. Addiſon on Italy. priſtine; firſt. - ORNAME’NTAL. adj. [from ornament.] Serving to decoration; The original queſtion was, whether God by this law hath giving embelliſhment. forbidden the giving any worſhip to himſelf by an image 2 Some think it moſt ornamental to wear their bracelets on Stillingfleet on Idolatry. their wriſts, others about their ancles. Brown. Had Adam obeyed God, his ºriginal perfection, the know- If the kind be capable of more perfeótion, though rather ledge and ability God at firſt gave him, would ſtill have in the ornamental parts of it, than the eſſential, what rules continued. Make's Prep. for Death. of morality or reſpect have I broken, in naming the defects You ſtill, fair mother, in your offspring trace that they may hereafter be amended ? Dryden. The ſtock of beauty deſtin'd for the race; Even the Heathens have eſteemed this variety not only Kind nature, forming them the pattern took, ornamental to the earth, but a proof of the wiſdom of the From heav'n's firſt work, and Eve's original look. Prior. creator. JWoodw. Nat. Hiſt. ORI'GINALLY. adv. [from original.] If no advancement of knowledge can be had from univer- 1. Primarily; with regard to the firſt cauſe: ſities, the time there ſpent is loſt; every ornamental part of A very great difference between a king that holdeth his education is better taught elſewhere. Swift on Religion. crown by a willing ačt of eſtates, and one that holdeth it ORNAME'NTAlly. adv. [from ornamental.] In ſuch a man- ºriginally by the law of nature and deſcent of blood. Bacon. ner as may confer embelliſhment. A preſent bleſfing upon our faſts, is neither originally due ORNAMENTED. adj. . [from ornament. J. Embelliſhed ; be- from God's juſtice, nor becomes due to us from his vera- decked. city. Smallridge's Sermons. O'RNATE. adj. [ornatus, Lat.] Bedecked; decorated ; fine. ' 1. At firſt. What thing of ſea or land, The metallic and mineral matter, found in the perpendi- Female of ſex it ſeems, eular intervals of the ſtrata, was originally, and at the time That ſo bedeck'd, ornate and gay, - of the deluge, lodged in the bodies of thoſe ſtrata: Moodw. Comes this way ſailing. Miltºn's Agoniſes. 3. As the firſt author. O'RNATENess. n.f. [from ornate.] Finery; ſtate of being For what originally others writ, embelliſhed. - - May be ſo well diſguis’d and ſo improv’d, ORNA'TURE. m. ſ. [ornatus, Lat.] Decoration. Ainſ. That with ſome juſtice it may paſs for yours. Roſcomm. ORNI'scopist. n.ſ. (38.1; and irzazz.] One who examines Orrginalness. n. ſ. [from original.] The quality or ſtate the flight of birds in order to foretel futurity. of being original. Ornithology. n.ſ. [#vi, and Aºyo. A diſcourſe on birds. ORI'oin ARY. adj. [originaire, Fr. from origin.] O'RPHAN. n.ſ. [šépx?s orphºlin, Fr.] A child who has i. Produćtive; cauſing exiſtence. loft father or mother, or both. The produćtion of animals in the originary way, requires Poor orphan in the wide world ſcattered, a certain degree of warmth, which proceeds from the ſun's As budding branch rent from the native tree, influence. Cheyne's Phil. Prin. And thrown forth until it be withered : . . * - -- 2. Primitive; that which was the firſt ſtate. Such is the ſtate of man. Fairy Queen, b. ii. Remember I am built of clay, and muſt - who can be bound by any ſolemn Vow Reſolve to my originary duſt. Sandy's Par. on job. To reave º º of his patrimony, To I
O R T O S C To wring the widow from her cuſtom'd right, And have no other reaſon for his wrong, But that he was bound by a ſolemn oath Shakeſp. Sad widows, by thee rifled, weep in vain, And ruin’d orphans of thy rapes complain. Sandys. The ſea with ſpoils his angry bullets ſtrow, Widows and orphans making as they go. I/aller. Pity, with a parent's mind, This helpleſs orphan whom thou leav'ſ behind. Dryden. O'RPHAN., adj. [orphelin, Fr.) Bereſt of parents. This king left orphan both of father and mother, found his cſtate, when he came to age, ſo disjointed even in the nobleſt and ſtrongeſt limbs of government, that the name of a king was grown odious. Sidney, b. ii. QRPHANAGE. n.ſ. [orphelinage, Fr. from orphan.] State O'RPHANISM. ; of an orphan. ORF1'MENT. n. ſ. ſauripigmentum, Lat, orpiment, orpin, Fr.] True and genuine orpiment is a foliaceous foſſil, ſometimes found in maſles of two or three inches diameter, and one inch in thickneſs; but it is oftener met with in ſmaller con- geries of flakes from an eighth of an inch to a third in dia- meter, lodged in zarnich. See ZARN1ch. It is of a fine and pure texture, remarkably heavy, and its colour is a bright and beautiful yellow, like that of gold. It is not hard but very tough, eaſily bending without breaking: ſome have declared orpiment to be only muſcovy talk, ſtained by acci- dent. But talk is always elaſtick, but orpiment not ſo; talk alſo remains unaltered in the ſtrongeſt fire, whereas orpiment melts readily, and as readily burns away. Orpiment has been ſuppoſed to contain gold, and is found in mines of gold, ſilver, and copper, and ſometimes in the ſtrata of marl. t is frequent in, the Eaſt-Indies and the Turkiſh dominions, the fineſt coming from Smyrna. We have it alſo in Ger- many and Saxony. The ancients were well acquainted with this drug, which they called arſenicon ; and though they were utterly unacquainted with the poiſonous ſubſtance called arſenick, yet orpiment has been by ſome very unjuſtly deemed a poiſon; but it appears to be an innocent medicine which the ancients preſcribed internally. The painters are very fond of it as a gold colour. Hill's Mat. Med. For the golden colour, it may be made by ſome ſmall mixture of orpiment, ſuch as they uſe to braſs in the yellow alchymy; it will eaſily recover that which the iron loſeth. Bacon. ORPHAsot RoPHY. n.ſ. [3; favº; and 1:29;..] An hoſpital for orphans. O'RPIN F. n.ſ. ſorpin, Fr.] Liverer or roſe root, anacamtſeros, Tºplium, or Rhodia radis. A plant. It hath a roſe ſhaped flower, conſiſting of ſeveral leaves placed orbicularly ; out of whoſe many-leaved empalement riſes the pointal, which after- ward becomes a three-cornered fruit, conſiſting of one cell, which is filled with roundiſh ſeeds: the leaves are placed alter- nately on the branches. It is a low plant, whoſe branches trail on the ground; the leaves are ſmall and roundiſh, of a glau- cous colour, and of a pretty thick conſiſtence. The flowers are ſmall, and of a whitiſh green colour. Miller. Cool violets and orpine growing ſtill, Embathed balm and cheerful galingale. Spenſºr. O'RRERY. m. ſ. An inſtrument which by many complicated movements repreſents the revolutions of the heavenly bodies. It was firſt made by Mr. Rowley, a mathematician born at Litchfield, and ſo named from his patron the earl of Orrery: by one or other of this family almoſt every art has been en- couraged or improved. O'RR1s. r. ſ. [oris, Latin.] A plant and flower. It hath no leaves to the flower, but conſiſts of many ſta- mina ariſing from a five-leaved empalement. The pointal becomes the ſeed, which is flat and orbicular, and incloſed in the empalement, which becomes a foliaceous capſule, in which are included two ſorts of ſeeds. Miller. The nature of the orris root is almoſt ſingular; for roots that are in any degree ſweet, it is but the ſame ſweetneſs with the wood or leaf; but the orris is not ſweet in the leaf; neither is the flower any thing ſo ſweet as the root. Bacon. O'RRIs, m. ſ. ſold Fr.] A ſort of gold or filver lace. CRTs. m. ſ. ſeldom with a ſingular. [This word is derived by Sinner from ort, German, the fourth part of any thing; by Mr. Lye more reaſonably from orda, Iriſh, a fragment. In Anglo Saxon, ord ſignifies the beginning; whence in ſome provinces odds and end; ; for ords and ends ſignify remnants, ſcattered picces, refuſe ; from ord thus uſed probably came ort..] Refuſe; things left or thrown away. - He muſt be taught, and train'd, and bid go forth ; A barren-ſpirited fellow, one that feeds On abject orts and imitations. Shakeſp. jul. Crſ. The fraćtions of her faith, orts of her love, he fragments, ſcraps, the bits, and greaſy, reliques Of her o'er eaten faith, are bound to Diomede. Shakeſp. Much good do't you then; Brave pluſh and velvet men, Can feed on orts and ſafe in your ſtage-cloths, are quit, upon your oaths, The ſtagers, and the ſtage-wrights too. Ben. johnſºn, O'RTHODOX. adj. [#30; and 3.x: ; orthodox, Fr.] Sound in opinion and doćtrine ; notheretical. - - Be you perſuaded and ſettled in the true proteſtant religion profeſſed by the church of England; which is, as ſound and orthodox in the doćtrine thereof, as any Chriſtian church in the world. - Bacon. Eternal bliſs is not immediately ſuperſtructed on the moſt orthodox beliefs; but as our Saviour faith, if ye know theſe things, happy are ye if ye do them ; the doing muſt be firſt ſuperſtructed on the knowing or believing, before any hap- pineſs can be built on it. Hammond. O'RTHopox LY. adv. [from orthodox. J. With ſoundneſs of opinion. The doćtrine of the church of England, expreſſed in the thirty-nine articles, is ſo ſoundly and ſo orthodoxly ſettled, as cannot be queſtioned without extreme danger to the honour of our religion. Bacon. O'Rthodoxy. n.ſ. [3:303%iz; orthodoxie, Fr. from orthodox.] Soundneſs in opinion and doctrine. I do not attempt explaining the myſteries of the chriſtian religion, fince Providence intended there ſhould be myſteries, it cannot be agreeable to piety, orthodoxy, or good ſenſe, to go about it. Swift. ORTHopkomicks, n.ſ.. [from *Šć” and 3:麺.J. The art of ſailing in the ark of ſome great circle, which is the ſhorteſt or ſtraighteſt diſtance between any two points on the ſur- face of the globe. Harris. O'RTHodromy. n. ſ. [3:3&P and 3:#,GP; orthodromie, Fr.] Sailing in a ſtraight courſe. ORTHOGON. n.ſ. [4:30; and yov, 2.] A reëtangled figure. The ſquare will make you ready for all manner of com- partments : your cylinder for vaulted turrets and round build- ings; your orthogon and pyramid, for ſharp ſteeples. Peach. O'Rt Hocosal. adj. [orthogonel, Fr. from orthogon.] Rectan- gular. O'RTHog RAPHER. m. ſ. [3:30; and y:4?...] One who ſpells according to the rules of grammar. He was wont to ſpeak plain, like an honeſt man and a ſoldier; and now he is turn'd orthographer, his words are juſt ſo many ſtrange diſhes. Shakeſpeare. ORTHog RAPHical. n.ſ. [from orthºgraphy.] 1. Rightly ſpelled. 2. Relating to the ſpelling. I received from him the following letter, which, after having rectified ſome little orthographical miſtakes, I ſhall make a preſent of to the public. Addiſon's Spectator. 3. Delineated according to the elevation, not the ground-plot. In the orthographical ſchemes there ſhould be a true de- lineation and the juſt dimenſions of each face, and of what belongs to it. Mortimer's Huſø. ORTHog RAPHIcAlly. adv. [from orthographical.] 1. According to the rules of ſpelling. 2. According to the elevation. - ORTHO'GRAPHY. n.ſ. (#32; and yeºto; orthographie,Fr.] 1. The part of grammar which teaches how words ſhould be ſpelled. This would render languages much more eaſy to be learned, as to reading and pronouncing, and eſpecially as to the writ- ing them, which now as they ſtand we find to be trouble- ſome, and it is no ſmall part of grammar which treats of orthography and right pronunciation. Holder. 2. The art or practice of ſpelling. In London they clip their words after one manner about the court, another in the city, and a third in the ſuburbs; all which reduced to writing, would entirely confound ortho- graphy. Swift. 3. The elevation of a building delineated. You have the orthography or upright of this ground-plat, and the explanation thereof with a ſcale of feet and inches. Moxon's Mech. Exer. ORTHo'PNoe A. m. ſ. [3e3%rvoix; orthopnée, Fr.] A diſorder of the lungs, in which reſpiration can be performed only in ue upright poſture. His diſeaſe was an aſthma oft turning to an orthopnara; the cauſe a tranſlation of tartarous humours from his joints to his lungs. - Harvey on Conſumptions. O'RTIve. adj. [ortive, Fr. ortivus, Lat..] Relating to the riſing of any planet or ſtar. O'RTOLAN. n. / [French..] A ſmall bird accounted very de- licious. Nor ortolans nor godwits. Cowley. O'Ryal. n.ſ. [orvale, Fr. orvala, Lat.] The herb clary. Dict. OR v IETAN. m. ſ. [orvietano, Italian; ſo called from a moun- tebank at Orvieto in Italy.] An antidote or counter poiſon; a medicinal compoſition or electuary, good againſt poiſon. Bailey. OscHEo'cELE. m. ſ. [3axtov and xxxn.] A kind of hernia when the inteſtines break into the ſcrotum. Pićf. Oscillation. n. / [oſcillum, Latin.] The act of moving backward and forward like a pendulum. Osci’ll AtoRy. adj. [oſcillum, Lat.] Moving backwards and forwards like a pendulum. - The t !
O S T O S T –- —------- 4-7-7. |- The aëtions upon the ſolids are ſtimulating or increaſing their vibrations, or oſcillatory motions. Arbuthnot. Osci’t ANcy. m. ſ. [oſcitantia, Lat.] 1. The act of yawning. 2. Unuſual ſleepineſs; careleſſneſs. If perſons of ſo circumſpect a piety, have been thus over- taken, what ſecurity can there be for our wreckleſs oſcitancy? Government of the Tongue. It might proceed from the oſcitancy of tranſcribers, who, to diſpatch their work the ſooner, uſed to write all numbers in cyphers. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 470. Osciºr ANT. adj. [oſitans, Latin.] 1. Yawning; unuſually ſleepy. 2. Sleepy; ſluggiſh. - Our oſcitant lazy piety, gave vacancy for them, and they will now lend none back again for more a&tive duty. Decay of Piety. Oscitation. m. ſ. [oſcito, Lat.]. The act of yawning. I ſhall defer conſidering this ſubječt till I come to my trea- tiſe of oſcitation, laughter, and ridicule. Tatler, Nº. 63. Osier. n.ſ. ſofter, French.] A tree of the willow kind, grow- ing by the water, of which the twigs are uſed for baſket- work. The rank of oſiers, by the murmuring ſtream, Left on your right hand, brings you to the place. Shakespeare Ere the ſun advance his burning eye, I muſt fill up this ofter cage of ours With baleful weeds and precious juiced flowers. Shakeſp. Bring them for food ſweet boughs and offers cut, Nor all the winter long thy hay rick ſhut. May's Wirg. Like her no nymph can willing offers bend, - In baſket-works, which painted ſtreaks commend. Dryd. Along the marſhes ſpread, We made the ofter fringed bank our bed. Po. Odyſſ. O’s MUND. m. ſ. A plant. It is ſometimes uſed in medicine. It grows upon bogs in divers parts of England. Miller. O'sPRAY. n.ſ.. [corrupted from off fraga, Latin.] The ſea- eagle, of which it is reported, that when he hovers in the air, all the fiſh in the water turn up their bellies, and lie ſtill for him to ſeize which he pleaſes. Hanmer. I think he'll be to Rome As is the oſpray to the fiſh who takes it, By ſovereignty of nature. Shakeſp. Goriolanus. Among the fowls ſhall not be eaten, the eagle, the offifrage, and the oſpray. Numbers xi. 13. 0SSELET. n.ſ. [French. J A little hard ſubſtance ariſing on the inſide of a horſe's knee, among the ſmall bones; it grows out of a gummy ſubſtance which faſtens thoſe bones together. - Farrier’s Dićf. O'ssicle. n ſ. [officulum, Latin.] A ſmall bone. There are three very little bones in the ear, upon whoſe right conſtitution depends the due tenſion of the tympanum ; and if the aëtion of one little muſcle, which ſerves to draw one of theſe officles, fixt to the tympanum, be loſt or abated, the tenſion of that membrane ceaſing, ſound is hindred from coming into the ear. Holder on Speech. O'ssifick... adj. [oſa and facio, Lat.] Having the power of making bones, or changing carnedus or membranous to bony ſubſtance. If the caries be ſuperficial, and the bone firm, you may by medicaments conſume the moiſture in the caries, dry the bone, and diſpoſe it, by virtue of its offick faculty, to thruſt out a callus, and make ſeparation of its caries. Wiſeman. Ossification. m. ſ. [from oſſy. ] Change of carneous, membranous, or cartilaginous, into bony ſubſtance. Oſſifications or indurations of the artery, appear ſo con- ſtantly in the beginnings of aneuriſms, that it is not eaſy to judge whether they are the cauſe or the effect of them. Sharp, Ossi'FRAGE. m. ſ. [oſſraga, Lat, oſſrague, Fr.] A kind of eagle, whoſe fleſh is forbid under the name of gryphon. The off- fraga or oſpray, is thus called, becauſe it breaks the bones of animals in order to come at the marrow. It is ſaid to dig up bodies in church-yards, and eat what it finds in the bones, which has been the occaſion that the Latins called it avis buffaria. Calmet. Among the fowls ſhall not be eaten the eagle and the eſſage, and the oſpray. Numb. xi. 13. To Q'ssify. v. a. [oſa and facio..] To change to bone. . The dilated aorta every where in the neighbourhood of the cyſt is generally ºffed. Sharp's Surgery. Ossivorous. adj. [off, and voro.] Devouring bones. The bore of the gullet is not in all creatures alike an- ſwerable to the body or ſtomach : as in the fox, which feeds on bones, and ſwallows whole, or with little chewing; and next in a dog and other offivorous quadrupeds, it is very large. Derham's Phyſico-Theol. 9'sſary. m. ſ. [oſarium, Lat.] A charnel houſe; a place oº: the bones of dead people are kept. Dić?. ST. OUst. }n. f. A veſſel upon which hops or malt are dried. Dià. OstE'Nsive. adj. [ºftentif, Fr. offendo, Lat.] . Showing; be- tokening. - - - O's rent, n.ſ. [offentum, Latin.] . 1. Appearance; air; manner; mien: Uſe all th’ obſervance of civility, Like one well ſtudied in a ſad oftent, To pleaſe his grandam., Shakeſp. Merch. of Wen. 2. Show; token. Theſe ſenſes are peculiar to Shakeſpeare. Be merry, and employ your chiefeſt thoughts. To courtſhip, and ſuch fair oftents of love - As ſhall conveniently become you there. Shakeſp. 3. A potent; a prodigy; any thing ominous. Latinus, frighted with this dire oftent, For counſel to his father Faunus went; And ſought the ſhades renown'd for prophecy, Which near Albunia's ſulph’rous fountain lie. Dryden, Ostentation. m. ſ. [ºffentation, Fr. offentatio, Lat.] I. Outward ſhow ; appearance. If theſe ſhows be not outward, which of you But is four Volſcians ? — —March on my fellows; - Make good this offentation, and you ſhall Divide in all with us. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. You are come A market-maid to Rome, and have prevented The oſientation of our love. Shakeſpeare. *A* diſplay; boaſt; vain ſhow. This is the uſual enſe. If all theſe ſecret ſprings of detraćtion fail, yet a vain 6/ientation of wit ſets a man on attacking an eſtabliſhed name, and ſacrificing it to the mirth and laughter of thoſe about him. Addiſon's Spediator, Nº. 256. He knew that good and bountiful minds were ſometimes inclined to offentation, and ready to cover it with pretence of inciting others by their example, and therefore checks - this vanity: Take heed, ſays he, that you do not your alms before men, to be ſeen. Atterbury. 3. A ſhow; a ſpectacle. Not in uſe. The king would have me preſent the princeſs with ſome delightful oſientation, ſhow, pageant, antick, or firework. Shakeſpeare's Love's Lab. Lºſt. OSTENTATIOUS. adj. [oftento, Latin.] Boaſtful ; vain; fond of ſhow ; fond to expoſe to view. Your modeſty is ſo far from being offentatious of the good you do, that it bluſhes even to have it known; and therefore I muſt leave you to the ſatisfaction of your own conſcience, which, though a ſilent panegyrick, is yet the beſt. Dryden. They let Ulyſſes into his diſpoſition, and he ſeems to be ignorant, credulous, and offentatious. Broome on the Odyſſ. Ostentatiously. adv. [from offentatious.] Vainly ; boaſt- fully. Ostent Aºtiousness. m. ſ. [from offentatious.] Vanity; boaſt- fulneſs. Ostent.A.Tour. m. ſ. [offentateur, Fr. offento, Lat.] A boaſter ; a vain ſetter to ſhow. - Osteo'colla. n. ſ. [3rtov and x0xxº~ ; ºffeocolle, Fr.] Qſteocolla is frequent in Germany, and has long been famous for bring- ing on a callus in fraćtured bones; but the preſent, practice with us takes no notice of it. Hill's Mat. Med. Q/leocolla is a ſpar, generally coarſe, concreted with earthy or ſtony matter, precipitated by water, and incruſted upon ſticks, ſtones, and other like bodies. I/oodward. Osteoſcope. n.ſ. [3rtov and x offeocºpe, Fr.] Pains in the bones, or rather in the nerves and membranes that en- compaſs them. - Pict. Osteology. n.ſ. [3; toy and Xiya ; oſteologie, Fr.] A deſcrip- tion of the bones. Richard Farloe, well known for his acuteneſs in diſſection of dead bodies, and his great ſkill in offeology, has now laid by that practice. - Tatler, Nº. 62. Osri'ARY. n.ſ. ſoftium, Lat.] The opening at which a ri- ever diſembogues itſelf. . - - It is generally received, that the Nilus hath ſeven offiarieſ, that is, by ſeven channels diſburtheneth itſelf unto the ſea. . Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. vi. O'stler, n.ſ. [hºſtelier, French.] The man who takes care of horſes at an inn. - The ſmith, the effler, and the boot-catcher, ought to par- take. - Swift's Direct. tº the Groom. Ostlery. n.ſ. [hoſtelerie, French.] The place belonging tº the oſtler. - O'stracism. n.ſ. [ćrpaxiaº; ; oftraciſme, Fr.] A. of paſſing ſentence, in which the note of. acquital or condem- nation was marked upon a ſhell which the voter threw into a veſſel. Baniſhment; publick cenſure. Virtue in courtiers hearts Suffers an oſtraciſm, and departs : Profit, eaſe, fitneſs, plenty, bid it gº, But whither, only knowing you, I know. 1)onne. Publick envy is as an o/raciſm, that eclipſeth. men when they grow too great; and therefore it is a bridle to keep them within bounds. - Bacon's Eſſays, Nº. 9. Hyperbolus by ſuffering did traduce - Theºſºn, and ſham'd it out of uſe. civil 18
O T H O V E This man, upon a ſight and falſe accuſation of favouring arbitrary power, was baniſhed by gſtraciſm; which in Engliſh would ſignify, that they voted he ſhould be removed from their preſence and council for ever. Swift. Ostra'cites. n.ſ. Q/iracites expreſſes the common oyſter in its foſſil ſtate, under whatever circumſtances it has been pe- trified. Hill's Mat. Med. O'strich, n. ſ. ſautruche, Fr. ſtruthio, Lat. J Oſlrich is ranged among birds. It is very large, its wings very ſhort, and the neck about four or five ſpans. The feathers of its wings are in great eſteem, and are uſed as an ornament for hats, beds, canopies : they are ſtained of ſeveral colours, and made into pretty tufts. They are hunted by way of courſe, for they never fly; but uſe their wings to aſſiſt them in running more ſwiftly. The oſtrich ſwallows bits of iron or braſs, in the ſame manner as other birds will ſwallow ſmall ſtones or gravel, to aſſiſt in digeſting or comminuting their food. It . its eggs upon the ground, hides them under the ſand, and the ſun hatches them. Calmet. I'll make thee eat iron like an ºſtrich, and ſwallow my ſword like a great pin, ere thou and I part. Shakeſp. Gaveſt thou the goodly wings unto the peacock? or wings and feathers unto the oſtrich. job xxxix. 13. The Scots errant fight, and fight to eat, Their ſtrich ſtomachs make their ſwords their meat. Cleav. Modern ſtriches are dwindled to meer larks, in compa- riſon with thoſe of the ancients. Arbuthnot. O' Acoustick. n.ſ. (ºr, and 2x42; otacouſique, Fr.] An inſtrument to faciſitate hearing. In a hare, which is very quick of hearing, it is ſupplied with a bony tube; which, as a natural otacºuſtick, is ſo di- rected backward, as to receive the ſmalleſt and moſt diſtant found that comes behind her. Grew's Coſmol. i. i. OTHER: pron. [oºer, Sax, autre, Fr.] 1. Not the ſame; not this ; different. Of good ačtions ſome are better than other ſome. Hooker, Will it not be received That they have don't, Who dares receive it other 2 Shakeſp. K. Lear. He that will not give juſt occaſion to think, that all go- Vernment in the world is the product only of force and vio- knce, and that men live together by no ºther rules but that of beaſts, where the ſtrongeſt carries ; and ſo lay a founda- tion for perpetual diſorder and miſchief, tumult, ſedition and rebellion ; things that the followers of that hypotheſis ſo loudly cry out againſt, muſt of neceſſity find out another ſtate of government. Locke. No leaſes ſhall ever be made other than leaſes for years not exceeding thirty-one, in poſſeſſion, and not in reverſion or remainder. Swift. 2. Not I, or he, but ſome one elſe. - Were I king, I ſhould cut off the nobles for their lands; Deſire his jewels and this other's houſe. Shakeſp. Phyſicians are ſome of them ſo conformable to the hu- mour of the patient, as they preſs not the true cure of the viſeaſe ; and fome other are ſo regular in proceeding accord- ing to art, as they reſpect not the condition of the patient. Bacon, Eſſay 31. The diſmayed matrons and maidens, ſome in their houſes, other ſome in the churches with floods of tears and lament- able cries, poured forth their prayers to the Almighty, craving his help in that their hard diſtreſs. Jºnolles. The king had all he crav'd, or could compel, And all was done—let others judge how well. Daniel. 3. Not the one, not this, but the contrary. There is that controling worth in goodneſs, that the will cannot but like and deſire it; and on the other ſide, that odious deformity in vice, that it never offers itſelf to the aſ- fºctions of mankind, but under the diſguiſe of the other. South. 4. Correlative to each. In lowlineſs of mind let eacheſteem other better than them- ſelves. Phil. ii. 3. Scotland and thou did each in other live, - Nor would'ſt thou her, nor could ſhe thee ſurvive. Dryd. 5. Something befides. - The learning of Latin being nothing but the learning of words, join as much other real knowledge with it as you can. - Locke on Education, ſ. 169. 6. The next. Thy air, Thou other gold bound brow, is like the firſt; A third is like the former. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 7. The third paſt. Bind my hair up ; as 'twas yeſterday: No, nor the t'other day. Ben. Johnſon. 8. It is ſometimes put elliptically for other thing; ſomething different, I can expect no other from thoſe that judge by ſingle ſights - and raſh meaſures, than to be thought fond or inſolent. Glanv. OTHERGates, adv. [other and gate, for way.] In another II14 Ilner. If fir Toby had not been in drink, he would have tickled . . you otbergates than he did. O't HERGUIs E. adj. [other and guiſe. This is often miſtaken, and ſometimes written othergueſs.] Of another kind. O'THERw HERE. adv. [other and where.] In other places. As Jews they had acceſs to the temple and ſynagogues, but as Chriſtians they were of neceſſity forced otherwhere to aſſemble themſelves. Hoºker, b. v. ſ. 11. His godlike acts, and his temptations fierce, And former ſufferings, otherwhere are found. Milton. OTHER while. adv. [other and while..] At other times. OTHERwise. adv. [other and wiſe.] 1. In an indifferent manner. They only plead, that whatſoever God revealeth, as ne- ceſſary for all Chriſtian men to do and believe, the ſame we ought to embrace, whether we have received it by writing or otherwiſe, which no man denieth. Hooker, b. i. The whole church hath not tied the parts unto one and the ſame thing, they being therein left each to their own choice, may either do as others do, or elſe otherwiſe, with- out any breach of duty at all. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 13. In theſe good things, what all others ſhould practiſe, we ſhould ſcarce know to practiſe otherwiſe. Sprat. Thy father was a worthy prince, And merited, alas ! a better fate ; But heaven thought otherwiſe. Addison's Cato. 2. By other cauſes. Sir John Norris failed in the attempts of Liſborn, and re- turned with the .. ſickneſs and otherwiſe, of eight thou- ſand men. " Raleigh. 3. In other reſpects. It is ſaid truly, that the beſt men otherwiſe, are not always the beſt in regard of ſociety. - Hooker, b. i. Men ſeldom confider God any otherwiſe than in relation to themſelves, and therefore want ſome extraordinary bene- fits to excite their attention and engage their love. Roger. O'tter. m. ſ. [oter, Saxon. J. An amphibious animal that preys upon fiſh. The toes of the otter's hinder feet, for the better ſwim- ming, are joined together with a membrane, as in the bevir; from which he differs principally in his teeth, which are ca- nin; and in his tail, which is felin, or a long taper: ſo that he may not be unfitly called putoreus aquaticus, or the water pole-cat. He makes himſelf burrows on the water ſide, as a bevir ; is ſometimes tamed and taught, by nimbly ſur- rounding the fiſhes to drive them into the net. Grew. At the lower end of the hall is a large otter's ſkin ſtuffed with hay. Addiſon’s Speciator, Nº. 115. Would you preſerve a num’rous finny race Let your fierce dogs the rav'nous otter chaſe ; Th’ amphibious monſter ranges all the ſhores, - Darts thro' the waves, and ev'ry haunt explores. Gay. Oval. adj. [ovale, Fr. ovum, an egg.] Oblong; reſembling the longitudinal ſection of an egg. The mouth is low and narrow, but, after having entered pretty far in the grotto, opens itſelf on both ſides in an ºval figure of an hundred yards. Addiſon on Italy. Mercurius, neareſt to the central ſun, Does in an oval orbit, circling run; But rarely is the object of our ſight, In ſolar glory ſunk. Blackmore on Creat. b. ii. O'v Al. n.ſ. A ſynonimous word, or a mere negation of the contrary; a tranſlation of the word into another tongue, or a gramma- tical explication of it, is ſometimes ſufficient ; as a triangle is that which has three angles, or an oval is that which has the ſhape of an egg. Watts's Logick. Ov A'Rious. adj. [from ovum.] Confiſting of eggs. He to the rocks Dire clinging gathers his ovarious food. Thomſon. O'v ARY. n.ſ.. [ovaire, Fr. ovarium, Latin.] The part of the body in which impregnation is performed. The ovary or part where the white involveth it, is in the ſecond region of the matrix, which is ſomewhat long and inverted. - Brown's W. Err. b. iii. Ov A'TIon. m. ſ. [ovation, Fr. ovatio, Lat..] A leffer triumph among the Romans allowed to thoſe commanders who had won a vićtory without much blood ſhed, or defeated ſome leſs formidable enemy. Dićf. 3. }n. J. A ſort of caterpillar; an inſect. Dič. Ouch. m. ſ. An ornament of gold or jewels. Ouches or ſpangs, as they are of no great coſt, ſo they are of moſt glory. Bacon, Eſſay 38. Ouch of a boar. The blow given by a boar's tuſk. Ainſ. Oven. m. ſ. ſoren, Saxon.] An arched cavity heated with fire to bake bread. - He loudly bray'd, that like was never heard, And from his wide devouring oven ſent A flake of fire, that flaſhing in his beard, Him all amaz'd. Fairy Queen. Here's yet in the word hereafter, the kneading, the making Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. 5
O V E -- " - of the cake, the heat of the oven, and the baking. Shakeſ?. Bats have been found in ovens and other hollow cloſe places, mattted one upon another; and therefore it is likely that they ſleep in the winter, and eat nothing. Bacon. Over hath a double ſignification in the names of places, ac- cording to the different ſituations of them. If the place be upon or near a river, it comes from the Saxon orne, a brink or bank: but if there is in the neighbourhood another of the Hºme name, diſtinguiſhed by the addition of nether; then over is from the Gothick uſar, above. Gibſon's Camden. OVER. prºp. [ufar, Gothick ; ,orre, Saxon.] ... Above; with reſpect to excellence or dignity. - How happy ſome, o'er other ſome can be l Thro' Athens I am thought as fair as ſhe. Shakeſp. Young Pallas ſhone conſpicuous º'er the reſt; Gilded his arms, embroider'd was his yeſt. Dryden, High, ºver all, was your great condućt ſhown, You ſought our ſafety, but forgot your own. Dryden. The commentary which attends this poem, will have one advantage over moſt commentaries, that it is not made upon conjectures. Advert. to Pope's Dunciad. Ånd it will afford field enough for a divine to enlarge on, by ſhewing the advantages which the Chriſtian world has vier the Heathen. - Swift. 2. Above, with regard to rule or authority. * The church has over her biſhops, able to filence the fac- tious, no leſs by their preaching than º their authority. South. Captain, yourſelf are the fitteſt to live and reign not over, but next and immediately under the people. Dryden. in place. 3. Aºi. wº more than over ſhoes in love. Shakespeare. The ſtreet ſhould ſee as ſhe walkt over head. Shakeſp. Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care; Over whoſe heads thoſe arrows fly, Of ſad diſtruſt and jealouſy. JWaller. Acroſs: as, he lºped over the brook. Certain lakes and pits, ſuch as that of Avennes poiſon birds which fly over them. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. The geeſe fly o'er the barn, the bees in arms Drive headlong from their waxen cells in ſwarms. Dryd. 5. Through. - All the world over, thoſe that received not the commands of Chirſt and his doctrines of purity and perſeverance, were ſignally deſtroyed. Hammond. 6. Upon. Wiſe governours have as great a watch over fames, as they have of the ačtions and deſigns. Bacon. - Angelic quires Sung heav'nly anthems of his vićtory O'er tcpmptation and the tempter proud. 7. Before. This is only uſed in over night: On their intelided journey to proceed, And o'er night whatſo thereto did need. O'VER. adv. 1. Above the top. Give, and it ſhall be given unto you; good meaſure, preſſed down and ſhaken together and running over, ſhall men give. Luke vi. 38. Milton. PHubberd. 2. More than a quantity aſſigned. Even here likewiſe the laws of nature and reaſon be of neceſſary uſe; yet ſomewhat over and beſides them is ne- ceſſary, namely human and poſitive law. Hooker, b. i. And when they had mete it, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack. - Ex. xvi. 18. The ordinary ſoldiers having all their pay, and a month's pay over, were ſent into their countries. Hayward. The eaſtern people determined their digit by the breadth of barley corns, ſix making a digit, and twenty-four a hand's breadth: a ſmall matter over or under. Arbuthnot. 3. From ſide to ſide. The fan of an Indian king, made of the feathers of a pea- cock's tail, compoſed into a round form, bound altogether with a circular rim, above a foot over. Grew. 4. From one to another. This golden cluſter the herald delivereth to the Tirſan, who delivereth it over to that ſon that he had formerly choſen. Bacon's New Atlantis. 5. From a country beyond the ſea. It hath a white berry, but is not brought over with the coral. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. They brought new cuſtoms and new vices o'er; Taught us more arts than honeſt men require. 6. On the ſurface. The firſt came out red all over, like an hairy garment. Gen. xxv. 25. 7. Paſt. This is rather the ſenſe of an adječtive. Soliman pauſing a little upon the matter, the heat of his fury being ſomething over, ſuffered himſelf to be intreated. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. Philips. Meditate upon the effects of anger; and the beſt time to do this, is to look back upon anger when the fit is over. Bacon, What the garden choiceſt bears To fit and taſte, till this meridian heat Be ºver, and the ſun more cool decline. Milton. The act of ſtealing was ſoon over, and cannot be undone, and for it the finner is only anſwerable to God or his vice. gerent. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. He will, as ſoon as his firſt #. is % ; § to wonder how ſuch a favour came to be beſtowed on him. 4tterbury's Sermons. There youths and nymphs in conſort 9ay» y Priozzy Shall hail the riſing, cloſe the parting day, With me, alas! with me thoſe joys are ºr, For me the vernal garlands bloom no more. P 8. Throughout; completely. ope. Well, Have you read o'er the letters I ſent you? Shakeſp. Let them argue over all the topicks of divine goodneſs and human weakneſs, yet how trifling muſt be their plea South's Sermons. 9. With repetition ; another time. He o'er and o'er divides him, 'Twixt his unkindneſs and his kindneſs. Sitting or ſtanding ſtill confin'd to roar, In the ſame verſe, the ſame rules o'er and o'er. Longing they look, and gaping at the fight, Devour her o'er and o'er with vaſt delight. Thou, my Hector, art thyſelf alone, My parents, brothers, and my lord in one: O kill not all my kindred o'er again, Nor tempt the dangers of the duſty plain; But in this tow'r, for our defence, remain. Bryden. Whenever children forget, or do an action aukwardly, make them do it over and over again, till they are perfect. - Locke on Education. If this miracle of Chriſt's riſing from the dead, be not ſufficient to convince a reſolved libertine, neither would the riſing of one now from the dead be ſufficient for that purpoſe ; ſince it would only be the doing that over again which hath been done already. Atterbury. The moſt learned will never find occaſion to act over again what is fabled of Alexander the Great, that when he had conquered the eaſtern world, he wept for want of more worlds to conquer. JWatts. Shakeſpeare. Dryden. Dryden. 10. Extraordinary; in a great degree. The word ſymbol ſhould not ſeem to be over difficult. Baker. 11. Over and above. Beſides; beyond what was firſt ſup- poſed or immediately intended. Moſes took the redemption money of them that were over and above. Numb. iii. 49. He gathered a great maſs of treaſure, and gained over and &bove the good will and eſteem of all people wherever he Caine. L’Eſtrange. 12. Over againſ. Oppoſite; regarding in front. . . In Ticinum is a church with windows only from above. It reporteth the voice thirteen times, if you ſtand by the cloſe end of the wall, over againſt the door. Bacon. I viſit his picture, and place myſelf over againſ? it whole hours together. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 241. Over againſt this church ſtands a large hoſpital, erected by a ſhoemaker. Addiſon on Italy. 13. In compoſition it has a great variety of ſignifications; it is arbitrarily prefixed to nouns, adjectives, or other parts of ſpeech in a ſenſe equivalent to more than enough; too much. Deviliſh Macbeth, By many of theſe trains hath ſought to win me Into his pow'r: and modeſt wiſdom plucks me From over-credulous haſte. Shakeſp. Macbeth. St. Hierom reporteth, that he ſaw a ſatyr; but the truth hereof I will not raſhly impugn, or over-boldly affirm. Peach. Theſe over-buſy ſpirits, whoſe labour is their only reward, hunt a ſhadow and chaſe the wind. Decay of Piety. If the ferment of the breaſt be vigorous, an over-fermenta- tion in the part, produceth a phlegmon. Iſºſºman. A gangrene doth ariſe in phlegmons, through the unſea- ſonable application of over-cold medicaments. Jºſeman. Poets, like lovers, ſhould be bold and dare, They ſpoil their buſineſs with an over-care : And he who ſervilely creeps after ſenſe, Is ſafe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. Dryden. Wretched man o'erfeeds His cramm'd deſires, with more than nature needs. Dryd. Bending o'er the cup, the tears ſhe ſhed, Seem'd by the poſture to diſcharge her head, • O'er-fill'd before. Dryden's Boccace. Crude humour or phlegm, are produced by over-dige/?ion. Floyer. As they are likely to over-ſºuriſh their ºwn caſe, ſo their flattery is hardeſt to be diſcovered ; for who would imagine 18 T that
O V E. O V E. that himſelf was guilty of putting tricks upon himſelf - º Collier. He has afforded us only the twilight of probability; ſuit- able to that ſtate of mediocrity he has placed us in here; wherein, to check our over-confidence and preſumption, we might, by every day's experience, be made ſenſible of our ſhortfightedneſs. Locke. This part of grammar has been much neglected, as ſome others over-diligently cultivated. It is eaſy for men to write one after another, of caſes and genders. Locke. It is an ill way of eſtabliſhing this truth, and ſilencing atheiſts, to take ſome men's having that idea of God in their minds, for the only proof of a deity; and out of an over- Jºſs of that darling invention, caſhier all other arguments. - 12, Ke. A grown perſon ſurfeiting with honey, no ſooner hears the name of it, but his fancy immediately carries ſickneſs and qualms to his ſtomach : had this happened to him by an over-doſe of honey, when a child, all the ſame effects would have followed, but the cauſe would have been miſ- taken, and the antipathy counted natural. Locke. He over-acted his part; his paſſions, when once let looſe, were too impetuous to be managed. . Atterbury. Take care you over-burn not the turf; it is only to be burnt ſo as may make it break. ..}/zrtiºner. Don't over-fatigue the ſpirits, left the mind be ſeized with a laſtitude, and thereby nauſeate and grow tir’d of a parti cular ſubject. J; aftſ. The memory of the learner ſhould not be too much crowded with a tumultuous heap of ideas, one idea effaces another. An over greedy graſp does not retain the largeſt handful. Watts. To O'v ER-A Bous D. v. n. [over and abound..] To abound more than enough. * - Both imbibe Fitting congenial juice, ſo rich the ſoil, - So much does fructuous moiſture o'cr-abound. Philips. The learned, never over-abounding in tranſitory coin, ſhould not be diſcontented. Pºpe's Letters. To OvºR-Act. v. a. ſover and dº..] To ad more than enough. You over-aēţ, when you ſhould underdo: A little call yourſelf again, and think. Bºn. jºhnſºn. Princes courts may over-act their reverence, and make themſelves laughed at for their fooliſhneſs and extravagant relative worſhip. Stillingfleet. Good men often blemiſh the reputation of their piety, by over-aēſing ſome things in religion; by an indiſcreet zeal about things wherein religion is not concerned. Tillotſon. To O'v ER-ARCH. v. a. [over and reach..] To cover as with - an arch. - Where high Ithaca o'erlooks the floods, Brown with o'er-arching ſhades and pendent woods. Pope. To Over-Awe. v. a. [over and awe.] To keep in awe by ſuperiour influence. The king was preſent in perſon to overlook the magiſtrates, and to over-awe theſe ſubjects with the terror of his ſword. Spenſºr on Ireland. er graceful innocence, her every air Of geſture, or leaſt action, over-aw'd His malice. Milton's Par. Lºſº, b. ix. I could be content to be your chief tormentor, ever pay- ing you mock reverence, and founding in your ears, the empty title which inſpired you with preſumption, and over- awed my daughter to comply. Addiſon's Guardian. A thouſand fears Still over-awe when ſhe appears. Granvile’s Pºem:. To O'v ER-BALANCE. v. a. To weigh down; to preponderate. Not doubting but by the weight of reaſon I ſhould con- terpoiſe the over-balancings of any factions. King Charles. The hundred thouſand pounds per annum, wherein we over-balance them in trade, muſt be paid us in money. Locke. When theſe important conſiderations are ſet before a ra- tional being, acknowledging the truth of every article, ſhould a bare ſingle poſſibility be of weight enough to over-balance them. Rogers, Serm. xii. O've R-BALANCE. m. ſ. ſºver and balance..] Something more than equivalent. Our exported commoditics would, by the return, encreaſe the treaſure of this kingdom above what it can ever be by other means, than a mighty over-balance of our exported to our imported commoditics. Temple. The mind ſhould be kept in a perfect indifference, not inclining to either ſide, any further than the over-balance of probability gives it the turn of aſſent and belief. Locke. O'w ER-BATTLE. adj. [Of this word I know not the deriva- tion; batten is to grow fat, and to battle, is at Oxford to feed on truſt.] Too fruitful; exuberant. * In the church of God ſometimes it cometh to paſs, as in over-battle grounds; the fertile diſpoſition whereof is good, yet becauſe it exceedeth due proportion, it bringeth abun- dantly through too much rankneſs, things leſs profitable, whereby that which principally it ſhould yield, being either prevented in place or defrauded of nouriſhment, faileth. * Hºoker. To O'v FR-BEAR. v. a. ſover and bear.] To repreſs; to ſubdue ; to whelm ; to bear down. What more ſavage than man, if he ſee himſelf able by fraud to over-reach, or by power to over-bear the laws. Hzzé. My deſire All continent impediment would over-bear, That did oppoſe my will. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The ocean o'er-peering of his liſt, - Eats not the flats with more impetuous haſte Than young Laertes, in a riotous head O'er-bears your officers. Our counſel, it pleas'd your highneſs To over-bear. Shakeſp. King john. Gloſter, thou ſhalt well perceive, That nor in birth or for authority, The biſhop will be over-borne by thee. Shakespeare The Turkiſh commanders, with all their forces, affaijéd the city, thruſting their men into the breaches by heaps, as it they would, with very multitude, have diſcouraged or over-born the Chriſtians. Knolls. The point of reputation, when news firſt came of the battle loſt, did over-bear the reaſon of war. Shakespeare care. Bacon. Yet fortune, valour, all is over-born, By numbers; as the long reſiding bank By the impetuous torrent. Denham. A body may as well be cºor-born by the violence of a ſhallow, rapid ſtream, as ſwallowed up in the gulph of ſmooth water. L'E/irange. Crowding on the laſt the firſt impel; Till over-born with weight the Cyprians fell. Dryden. The judgment, if ſwayed by the over-bearing of paſſion, and ſtored with lubricous opinions inſtead of clearly con- ceived truths, will be erroneous. Glanv. Scºtſ, c. 27. Take care that the memory of the learner be not too much crowded with a tumultuous heap, or over-bearing multitude of docu:nents at one time. //atts. The horror or loathſomneſs of an objećt may over-bear the pleaſure which reſults from its greatneſs, novelty, or beauty. Addiſon's Spe?ator. To Over-BID. v. a. [over and bid.] To offer more than equivalent. You have o'er-bid all my paſt ſufferings, And all my future too. 12 yd. Sºan. Friar. To O've R-Blow. v. 7... [over and blow.] To be paſt its vio- lence. To O'v ER-Blow. v. a. [over and lºw.] To drive away as clouds befo:e the wind. Led with delight, they thus beguile the way, Until the bluſtring ſtorm is over-blown. Fairy Q ſeen. All thoſe tempeſts being over-blºwn, there long after aroſe a new ſtorm which over-run all Spain. Spenſer. This ague fit of fear is over-blºwn, An eaſy taſk it is to win our own. Shakespeare. Rich. II. Some angel that beholds her there, Inſtruct us to record what ſhe was here ; And when this cloud of ſorrow's o'er-blown, Thro' the wide world we'll make her graces known. JPaller. Seiz'd with ſecret joy, When ſtorms are over-blown. Dryden's Pīrg. O'y ER-BoA.R.D. adv. [over and board. See BoARD.] Off the ſhip; cut of the ſhip. The great aſſembly met again; and now he that was the cauſe of the tempeſt being thrown over-board, there were hopes a calm ſhould enſue. Hºwel. A merchant having a veſſel richly fraught at ſea in a ſtorm, there is but one certain way to ſave it, which is, by throw- ing its rich lading over-bºard. South's Serºn. The trembling dotard, to the deck he drew, And hoiſted up and over-board he threw ; This done, he ſeiſed the helm. Dryden. He obtained liberty to give them only one ſong before he leaped over-bºard, which he did, and then plunged into the ſea. L’Eſtrange. Though great ſhips were commonly bad ſea-boats, they had a ſuperiour force in a ſca engagement: the ſhock of thern being ſometimes ſo violent, that it would throw the crew on the upper deck of leſſer ſhips over-beard. Arbuthnot. To O'VER-Bulk. v. a. ſover and buſ...] To oppreſs by bulk. The feeding pride, In rank Achilles, muſt or now be cropt, - Or ſhedding, breed a nurſery of like evils, To over-bulk us all. Shakeſp. Trail and Crºftd. To O've R-BUR DEN. v. a. [over and burthen...] To load with too great weight. If ſhe were not cloyed with his company, and that ſhe thought not the earth over-burthered with him, ſhe would cool his fiery grief. Sidney, b. ii. º
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To over-buy. v. a. ſover and buy.J. To buy too dear.
He, when want requires, is only wiſe,
Who ſlights not forcign aids, nor over-bºys ; {
But on our native ſtrength, in time of need, relies. Dryd.
To Over-cARRY. v. 6. Lºver and carry..] To hurry too far;
to be urged to any thing violent or dangerous. -
He was the king's uncle, but yet of no capacity to ſtic-
ceed; by reaſon whereof his natural affection and duty was
, is eaſy to be over-carried by ambition. Hayward.
T. Over-cast. v. 6, part. over-cºſt, ſover and ca/.]
1. To cloud ; to darken; to cover with gloom.
- As they paſt,
The day with clouds was ſudden over-coſ’. Fairy Qºn.
Hie, Robin, over-caſt the night;
The ſtarry welkin cover thou anon,
with drooping fogs, as black as Acheron. Shakeſp.
Our days of age are ſad and over-caſt, in which we find that
of all out vain paſſions and affections paſt, the ſorrow onl
abideth. Raleigh's Hiſł. of the World.
I of fumes and humid vapours made,
No cloud in ſo ſerene a manſion find,
To over-caſt her ever-ſhining mind.
J/aller.
Thoſe clouds that over-coſt our morn ſhall fly,
Diſpell'd to fartheſt corners of the ſky. Dryden.
The dawn is over-coſt, the morning lours,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addiſon.
2. To cover. This ſenſe is hardly retained but by needle-wo-
men, who call that which is incircled with a thread, over-
tal When malice would work that which is evil, and in work-
ing avoid the ſuſpicion of an evil intent, the colour where-
with it over-coſteth itſelf is always a fair and plauſible pre-
tence of ſeeking to further that which is good. Hooker.
Their arms abroad with gray moſs over-caſt,
And their green leaves trembling with every blaſt. Spenſºr.
3. To rate too high in computation.
The king in his accompt of peace and calms, did much
over-caſt his fortunes, which proved full of broken ſeas,
tides, and tempeſts. Bacon’s Henry VII.
To Over-charge. v. a. ſover and charge.]
J. To oppreſs; to cloy; to ſurcharge.
On air we feed in every inſtant, and on meats but at times;
and yet the heavy load of abundance, wherewith we oppreſs
and over-charge nature, maketh her to fink unawares in the
mid-way. Raleigh's Hiſł. of the I/orld.
A man may as well expect to grow ſtronger by always
eating, as wifer by always reading. Too much over-charges
nature, and turns more into diſeaſe than nouriſhment. Collier.
2. To load; to crowd too much.
* *
Our language is over-charged with conſonants.
Pope.
3. To burthen.
He whiſpers to his pillow,
The ſecrets of his over-charged ſoul. Shakeſp.
4. To rate too high.
Here's Glo'ſter, a foe to citizens,
O'er-charging your free purſes with large fines. Shałęſp.
5. To fill too full.
Her heart is but o'er-charg’d; ſhe will recover. Shakeſp.
The fumes of paſſion do as really intoxicate, and con-
found the judging and diſcerning faculty, as the fumes of
drink diſcompoſe and ſtupify the brain of a man over-charged
with it. South's Sermons.
If they would make diſtinét abſtraćt ideas of all the va-
rieties in human actions, the number muſt be infinite, and
the memory over-charged to little purpoſe. Locke.
The action of the Iliad and AEneid in themſelves exceeding
ſhort, are ſo beautifully extended by the invention of epiſodes,
that they make up an agreeable ſtory ſufficient to employ the
memory without over-charging it. Addiſon's Speciator.
6. To load with too great a charge.
- They were
As canons over-charg’d with double cracks. Shakeſp.
Who in deep mines, for hidden knowledge toils,
Like guns o'er-charg’d, breaks, miſſes, or recoils. Denham.
To Over-cloud. v. a. ſover and cloud.] To cover with
clouds. -
The filver empreſs of the night
O'er-clouded, glimmers in a fainter light. Tickel.
To OvºR-cloy, v. a. ſover and clºy..] To fill beyond ſatiety.
A ſcum of Britons and baſe lackey peaſants,
Whom their o'er-cloyed country vomits forth
To deſperate adventures and deſtruction. Shakeſp.
To Overcom E. v. a. pret. I overcame; part paſſ overcome;
anciently overcomen, as in Speºſer. [overcomen, Dutch.]
1. To ſubdue ; to conquer; to vanquiſh.
They overcommen, were deprived
Qf their proud beauty, and the one moiet
Transformed to fiſh, for their bold ſurquédry.
This wretched woman, overcome
Of anguiſh rather than of crime hath been.
Spenſºr.
Sponſºr.
5
Iº-º-º- ---
. Of whom a man is ºvercºe, of the ſame is he brought
in bondage. 2 Pet. ii. 9.
H re by thicker air o'ercome,
And downward forc’d in earth's capacious womb,
Alters its particles; is fire no more.
Priºr.
2. To over-flow ; to ſurcharge.
Th’ unfallow’d glebe
Yearly o'ercomes the granaries with ſtores. Philips.
3. To come over or upon ; to invade ſuddenly. Not in uſe.
Can't ſuch things be
- tº ~~2
And overcome us like a ſummer's cloud,
Without our ſpecial wonder Shakespeare. Macbeth.
To Qy ERcom E. v. m. To gain the ſuperioriº.
That thou mighteſt be juſtified in thy ſayings, and mighteſt
overcome when thou art judged. Rºm. iii. 4.
OVER.com ER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] He who overcome.
To Over-count. v. a. ſover and count..] To rate above
the true value.
Thou know'ſt how much
We do o'er-count thee. Shakespeare . Ant, and Cleop.
To Over-cover. v. a. ſover and cover.] To cover compleatly.
Shut me nightly in a charnel houſe,
Q'er-cover'd quite with dead mens rattling bones, -
With recky ſhanks and yellow chapleſ, ſkulls. Shakespeare .
To O'VER-cRów. v. a. ſºver and crow.] To crow as in tri-
umph.
A baſe varlet, that being but of late grown out of the
dunghil, beginneth now to over-crow ſo high mountains, and
make himſelf the great protector of all out-laws. Spen er.
To Over Do. v. a. ſover and do..] To do more than enough.
Any thing ſo ºver-dine is from the purpoſe of playing ;
whoſe end is to hold the mirrour up to nature. Shakespeare.
Nature ſo intent upon finiſhing her work, much oftner
over-dºes than under-does. You ſhall hear of twenty ani-
mals with two heads, for one that hath none. Grew.
When the meat is over-done, lay the fault upon your lady
who hurried you. Swift.
To Q'VER-DREss. v. a. ſover and drºſ...] To adorn laviſhly.
In all, let nature never be forgot;
But treat the goddeſs like a modeſt fair,
Nor over-drºſ, nor leave her wholly bare. Pope.
To O've R-DRIVE. v. a. [over and drive.] To drive too hard,
or beyond ſtrength. -
The flocks and herds with young, if men ſhould over-drive
one day, all will die.
To Over-EYE. v. a. ſºver and eye.]
1. To ſuperintend. *
2. To obſerve ; to remark. -
I am doubtful of your modeſtics,
Left over eying of his odd behaviour,
You break into ſome merry paſſion.
Gen. xxxiii. 13.
Shakeſp.
To Over-EMPTY. v. a. ſover and empty..] To make too
empty.
The women would be loth to come behind the faſhion
in new-fangledneſs of the manner, if not in coſtlineſs of the
matter, which might over-empty their huſbands purſes. Carew.
Over FAL. m. ſ. [over and fall.] Cataraćt.
Toſtatus addeth, that thoſe which dwell near thoſe falls of
water, are deaf from their infancy, like thoſe that dwell near
the overſals of Nilus. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the IWorld.
To Ov ER-Flo Ar. v. n. [ºver and float.] To ſwim ; to float.
The town is fill'd with ſlaughter, and o'er-ficats
With a red deluge, their increaſing moats.
To Ov ER-Flow. v. m. ſover and flow.]
I. To be fuller than the brim can hold.
While our ſtrong walls ſecure us from the foe,
E’er yet with blood our ditches over-flow. Dryden.
Had } the ſame conſciouſneſs that I ſaw Noah's flood, as
that I ſaw the over-flºwing of the Thames laſt winter, I
could not doubt, that I who ſaw the Thames over fººd, and
viewed the flood at the general deluge, was the ſame ſelf. Locke.
2. To exuberate. -
A very ungrateful return to the author of all we enjoy,
but ſuch as an over-flowing plenty too much inclines men to
make. Rºgers, Sermon 2.
To OvIR-FLow. v. a.
1. To fill beyond the brim. * -
Suppoſe thyſelf in as great a ſadneſs as ever did load thy
ſpirit, wouldſt thou not bear it chearfully if thou wert ſure
that ſome excellent fortune would relieve and recompenſe
Drydºn.
thee ſo as to over-fow all thy hopes. - Taylor.
New milk that all the winter never fails,
And all the ſummer over-flows the pails. Dryden.
2. To deluge; to drown ; to over-run to over-power:
The Scythians, at ſuch time, as the northern nations ºver-
ſºwed all Chriſtendom, came down to the ſea-coaſt. Spenſer.
Clanius over-fow'd th’ unhappy coaſt. Dryden.
Do not the Kile and the Niger make yearly inundations
in our days, as they have formerly done and are not the
countries
O V E
O V E
countries ſo over-flown, ſtill ſituate between the tropicks
Bentley's Sermons.
Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made,
it was over-flowed and deſtroyed in a deluge of water, that
overſpread the face of the whole earth, from pole to pole,
and from eaſt to weſt. Burnet.
Thus oft by mariners are ſhewn, -
Earl Godwin's caſtles over-flown. Swift.
O'v ER-Flow. n.ſ. [over and flow.] Inundation; more than
fulneſs ; ſuch a quantity as runs over; exuberance.
Did he break out into tears —
In great meaſure— -
-A kind over-fiew of kindneſs. Shakespeare,
Where there are great over-flows in fens, the drowning of
them in winter maketh the ſummer following more fruitſ, ;
for that it keepeth the ground warm. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
It requires pains to find the coherence of abſtruſe writ-
ings: ſo that it is not to be wondered, that St. Paul's
epiſtles have, with many, paſſed rather for disjointed pious
diſcourſes, full of warmth and º º: º
rather than ſtrong, coherent reaſonings all through:
rather than for calm, £5 Locke's Eff, on St. Paul's Epift.
After every ºverflºw of the Nile, there was not always a
menſuration. Arbuthnot on Coins.
If this ſoftens not the expreſſion, it may be aſcribed to
an over-flow of gratitude in the general diſpoſition of Ulyſſes.
Broome’s Notes on the Odyſſey.
O'v ER-FLow ING. m. ſ. [from overſiov.] Exuberance; co-
piouſneſs. - - -
When men are young, they might vent the over-fowings
of their fancy that way. Denham's Dedicat.
When the over-ſlowings of ungodlineſs make us afraid,
the miniſters of religion cannot better diſcharge their duty
of oppoſing it. Rogers, Serm. 17.
Over-Flow INGLY, adv. [from over-ſowing.j Exuberandy;
in great abundance. A word not elegant nor in uſe.
Nor was it his indigence that forced him to make the
world; but his goodneſs preſſed him to impart the goods
which he ſo overflowingly abounds with. Boyle.
To Over-FLY. v. a. ſover and fly.] To croſs by flight.
A failing kite
Can ſcarce o'er-fy them in a day and night. Dryden.
Over-Forwar DNäss. m. ſ. ſover and forwardrºſ...] Too
great quickneſs; too great readineſs.
By an over-fºrwardneſ in courts to give countenance to ſi-
volous exceptions, though they make nothing to the true
merit of the cauſe, it often happens that cauſes are not de-
termined according to their merits. Hale.
To O YER-FREIGHT. v. a. pret. over-freighted; part. over-
Jraight. [over and freight.] To load too heavily ; to fill with
too great quantity.
A boat over-freighted with people, in rowing down the
river, was, by the extreme weather, ſunk. Carew.
Grief, that does not ſpeak,
Whiſpers the o'er-fraught heart and bid, it break. Shakeſp.
Sorrow has ſo o'er-fraught
This ſinking barque, I ſhall not five to ſhew
... How I abhor my firſt raſh crime. Denham.
To Over-ger. * * ſºver and get.] To reach; to come
up with.
With fix hours hard riding, through ſo wild places, as it
was rather the cunning of my horſe ſometimes, than of my-
ſelf, ſo rightly to hit the way, I ºver-got them a little before
night. Sidney, b. ii
To O'v ER-G LAN - a-- % ºf
°F. v. a. ſover and glance.] To look haſtily
OVer.
I have, but with a curſory eye,
, O'er-glanc'd the articles. Shakeſp. Hen. V.
O *†. v. a. [over and gºl To ſurpaſs; to excel.
ſo f hinking t beyond the degree of humanity to have a wit
'''", *S*S his age, and ſuch dreadfuſ terror proceed
from ſo excellent beauty. Sidney.
- Great nature hath laid down at laſt,
That mighty birth wherewith ſo long ſhe went,
And over-went the times of ages paſt,
Here to lye in upon our ſoft content. Daniel.
Tºº-cºrer. ‘U. a. [… and gorge.] To gorge too
Art thou grown great
And, like ambitious Sylä, º, Shakeſp.
VER-GREAT. adj. Lover and great..] Too great.
hough putting the mind unprepared upon an unſual
{treſs *ght to be avoided; yet this ºft f n it, b
*-great ſhyneſs of diff ić. His muſt not run it, by an
obvious º culties, into a lazy *;
9.Q'VERGRów. 9. a. ſover and row.] QcAfe.
1. To cover with growth. grow.
ut ...” floor, and walls were all of gold,
††".” with duſt and old deca
And hid in darkneſs that y? ld
he hue thereof at none could behold --
º Fairy Queen, b. ii.
The woods and deſart caves,
With wild thyme and the gadding vine o'er-grown,
And all their echo's mourn. Milton.
2. To riſe above.
If the binds be very ſtrong and much over-grown the poles,
ſome adviſe to ſtrike off their heads with a long ſwitch. Mºrº.
To Over-G Row. v. n. To grow beyond the fit or natural
ſize.
One part of his army, with incredible labour, cut a way
thorough the thick and over-grown woods, and ſo came tº
Solyman. Knolles's Aſſº. of the Tarº.
A huge over-grown ox was grazing in a meadow. I.”Eff.
Him for a happy man I own,
Whoſe fortune is not over-grown. Swift.
Over-Growth. m. ſ. ſºver and growth.] Exuberant growth.
The over-growth of ſome complexion,
Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reaſon. Shakeſp.
The fortune in being the firſt in an invention, doth.
ſometimes a wonderful over-growth in riches. Bacon.
Suſpected to a ſequent king, who ſeeks
To ſtop their over-growth, as in-mate gueſts
Too numerous. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. xii.
To Q'veR-HALE. v. a. ſover and hale.]
1. To ſpread over.
The welked Phoebus gan availe
His weary wain, and now the froſty night
Her mantle black thro’ heaven gan over-hale. Spenſ.
2. To examine over again: as, he over-halid my account.
To Over-HANG. v. a. ſºver and hang.j ió jut over; to
impend over.
Lend the eye a terrible aſpect,
Let the brow overwhelm it,
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'er-hang and jutty his confounded baſe. Shakespeare
Hide me ye forcſts, in your cloſeſt bow’rs,
Where flows the murm'ring brook, inviting dreams,
Where bord'ring hazle over-hangs the ſtreams. Gay.
If you drink tea upon a promontory that over-hangs the
ſea, it is preferable to an aſſembly. Pope.
To O'v FR-HANG. v. n. To jut over.
The reſt was craggy cliff, that over-hung
Still as it roſe, impoſſible to climb. A4ilt. P. Loft.
To Over-HARDEN. v. a. ſover and *arden.] To make too
hard.
By laying it in the air, it has acquired ſuch a hardneſs,
that it was brittle like over-hardened ſteel. Boyle.
O'v ER-HEAD. adv. [aver and head..] Aloft; in the zenith;
above; in the cieling.
Over-head the moon
Sits arbitreſs, and nearer to the earth
Wheels her pale courſe. 44ilton's Par. Loft, b. i.
The four ſtars over-head, repreſent the four children. Addison
To Over-HEAR. v. a. ſover and hear.] To hear thoſe whº
do not mean to be heard.
I am inviſible,
And I will over-hear their conference. Shakeſpeare.
They had a full fight of the Infanta at a maſk dancing,
having over-heard two gentlemen, who were tending towards
that fight, after whom they preſſed. //otton.
That ſuch an enemy we have who ſeeks
Our ruin, both by thee inform'd I learn,
And from the parting angel over-heard. Milton.
They were ſo loud in their diſcourſe, that a black-berry
from the next hedge over-heard them. L’Eſtrange.
The nurſe,
Though not the words, the murmurs over-heard. Dryden.
The witneſs over-hearing the word pillory repeated, ſunk
away privately. Addiſon.
To Over-HEAT. v. a. ſover and heat..] To heat too much.
Pleas'd with the form and coolneſs of the place,
And over-heated by the morning chace. Addison.
It muſt be done upon the receipt of the wound, before
the patient's ſpirits be over-heated with pain or fever. Jºſeman.
To Over-HEND. v. a. ſover and hend] To overtake 3 to
reach.
Als his fair Leman flying through a brook,
He over-hemt nought moved with her piteous look. Spenſ.
To O'v ER-Joy. v. a. ſover and joy.] To tranſport; to raviſh.
He that puts his confidence in God only, is neither over-
joyed in any great good things of this life, nor ſorrowful for
a little thing. Taylor's Guide to Devºtion.
The biſhop, partly aſtoniſhed and partly over-joyed with
theſe ſpeeches, was ſtruck into a ſad ſilence for a time. Bayw.
This love-ſick virgin, over-joy'd to find
The boy alone; ſtill follow'd him behind. Addison.
O've R-Joy. m. ſ. Tranſport; ecſtaſy.
The mutual conf'rence that my mind hath had,
Makes me the bolder to ſalute my king
With ruder terms ; ſuch as my wit affords,
And over-joy of heart doth miniſter. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
To O'VER-RIPEN. v. a. ſover and ripen.] Tomášek. ripe.
Why
O V E Why droops my lord, like over-ripen'd corn, - Hanging the head with Ceres' plenteous load Shakespeare To Overla'bour. v. a. ſover and labour.] To take too much pains on anything; to harraſs with toil. She without noiſe will over-ſee His children and his family; . And order all things till he come, - Sweaty and over-labour'd home. - - Dryden. To OvertA'DE. v. a. ſover and lad..] To over-burthen. Thus to throng and over-lade a ſoul With love, and then to have a room for fear, That ſhall all that controul, What is it but to rear • Our paſſions and our hopes on high, That thence they may deſcry - a - The nobleſt way how to deſpair and die 2 Suckling. Overla'RGE. adj. ſover and large.] Larger than enough. Our attainments cannot be over-large, and yet we ma- nage a narrow fortune very unthriftily. Collier. Overla'shingly. m. ſ. ſºver and laſh.] With exaggeration. A mean word, now obſolete. - Although I be far from their opinion who write too over- laſhingly, that the Arabian tongue is in uſe in two third parts of the inhabited world, yet I find that it extendeth where the religion of Mahomet is profeſſed. Brerewood. To Overla Y. v. a. ſover and lay.] - 1. To oppreſs by too much weight or power. Some commons are barren, the nature is ſuch, And ſome over-layeth the commons too much. Tºff: Not only that mercy which keepeth from being over-laid and oppreſt, but mercy which ſaveth from being touched with grievous miſeries. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 48. When any country is over-laid by the multitude which live upon it, there is a natural neceſſity compelling it to diſ- burthen itſelf and lay the load upon others. Raleigh, We praiſe the things we hear with much more willingneſs than thoſe we ſee; becauſe we envy the preſent, and reve- rence the paſt; thinking ourſelves inſtructed by the one, and over-laid by the other. Ben. johnſon. Good laws had been antiquated by the courſe of time, or over-laid by the corruption of manners. King Charles. Our ſins have over-laid our hopes. King Charles. The ſtrong Emetrius came in Arcite's aid, ...And Palamon with odds was over-laid. 2. To ſmother with too much or too cloſe covering. Nor then deſtroys it with too fond a ſtay, Like mothers, which their infants over-lay. Milton. 3. To ſmother; to cruſh; to overwhelm. Ships burnt in fight, or forc'd on rocky ſhores, The new-born babes by nurſes over-laid. Dryden. They quickly ſtifled and over-laid thoſe infant principles, of piety and virtue, ſown by God in their hearts; ſo that they brought a voluntary darkneſs and ſtupidity upon their minds. South's Sermons. The gods have made your noble mind for me, And her inſipid ſoul for #. A heavy lump of earth without deſire, Dryden. A heap of aſhes that o'er-lays your fire. Dryden. The ſtars, no longer over-laid with weight, Exert their heads from underneath the maſs, - And upward ſhoot. Dryden. Seaſon the paſſions of a child with devotion, which ſeldom Hies; though it may ſeem extinguiſhed for a while, it breaks out as ſoon as misfortunes have brought the man to himſelf. The fire may be covered and over-laid, but cannot be entirely quenched and ſmothered. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 291. In preaching, no men ſucceed better than thoſe who truſt to the fund of their own reaſon, advanced but not over-laid º with books. Swift. o cloud; to over-caſt. Phoebus' golden face it did attaint, As when a cloud his beams doth over-lay. 5. To cover ſuperficially. - The over-laying of their chapiters was of ſilver, and all the pillars were filleted with filver. Ex. xxxviii. 17. By his preſcript a ſančtuary is fram'd Of cedar, over-laid with gold. 4. To join by ſomething laid over. Thou us impower'd To fortify thus far, and over-lay, With this portentous bridge, the dark abyſs. Milton. Tº Overle AP. v. a. ſover and leap. J. To paſs by a Jump. 4. Fairy Queen. Milt. Par. Loft. A ſtep Qn which I muſt fall down or elſe o'er-leap, : or in my way it lies. Shakeſp. Macbeth. In vain did nature's wiſe command ivide the waters from the land; If daring ſhips and men prophane, Th’eternal fences over-leap, And paſs at will the boundleſs deep. Dryden. O V E Over LEATHER. m. ſ. ſover and leather.] The part of the ſhoe that covers the foot. - -- . I have ſometimes more feet than ſhoes; or ſuch ſhoes as my toes look through the over-leather. Shakeſp. Overdi GHT. m. ſ. ſover and light.] Too ſtrong light. ... An ºr-light maketh the eyes dark, inſomuch as perpe- tual looking againſt the ſun would cauſéblindneſs. Bacon. To Over live. v. a. ſover and live.] To live longer than another; to ſurvive; to out-live. . . . - Muſidorus, who ſhewed a mind not to over-live Pyrocles; prevailed. - - - . Sidney, b. ii. He concludes in hearty prayers, - That your attempts may over-live the hazard And fearful meeting of their oppoſite. ; Shakeſp. They over-lived that envy, and had their pardons after- wards. - - - - Hayward. To Overli’ve. v. n. To live too long. Why do I over-live * º - Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out , Te deathleſs pain . . . Milton's Par. off, b. x. Over liver. n.f. [from over-live..] Survivor; that which lives longeſt. - - A peace was concluded, to continue for both the kings lives, ... and the over-liver of them. . . . Bacon's Hºn. VII. To Overload. v. a. [over and load.] To burthen with too muth. - - The memory of youth is charged and over-loaded, and all they learn is meer jargon. - - Felton. Cºverlong. adj. [ºver and long.] Too long. . . I have tranſgreſſed the laws of oratory, in making my periods and parentheſes over-long. Boyle. To Overlo’ok. v. a. ſover and look.] 1. To view from a higher place. . . The pile o'er-look'd the town, and drew the ſight, . Surpris’d at once with rev'rence and delight. Dryden. I will do it with the ſame reſpect to him, as if he were alive, and over-looking my paper while I write. Dryden. 2. To view fully; to peruſe. Wou'd I had o'er-look'd the letter. Shakeſpeare. 3. To ſuperintend; to over-ſee: ". . . He was preſent in perſon to over-look the magiſtrates, and to over-awe thoſe ſubjećts with the terror of his ſword. Spenſ. In the greater out pariſhes many of the poor pariſhioners through neglect do periſh, for want of ſome heedful eye to over-look them. Graunt. 4. To review. - - - The time and care that are required, j To over-look and file, and poliſh well, - Fright poets from that neceſſary toil. Roſcommon. 5. To paſs by indulgently. * - - This part of good-nature which conſiſts in the pardoning and over-looking of faults, is to be exerciſed only in doing ourſelves juſtice in the ordinary commerce of life. . Addiſon. In vain do we hope that God will over-look ſuch high con- tradićtion of ſinners, and pardon offences committed #. the plain convićtions of conſcience. ogers. 6. To neglect; to flight. Of the two relations, Chriſt over-looked the meaner, and en- titled and denominated them ſolely from the more honourable. f - ... South's Sermons. To over-look the entertainment before him, and languiſh for that which lies out of the way, is ſickly and ſervile, Collier. The ſuffrage of our poet laureat ſhould not be over-looked. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 488. Religious fear, when produced by juſt apprehenſions of a divine power, naturally over-looks all human greatneſs that ſtands in competition with it, and extinguiſhes every other terror. Addison's Guardian, Nº. 117. The happieſt of thankind, over-looking thoſe ſolid bleſſings which they already have, ſet their hearts upon ſomewhat they want, Atterbury's Sermons. They over-look truth in the judgments they paſs on ad- verſity and º The temptations that attend the former they can eaſily ſee, and dread at a diſtance; but they have no apprehenſions of the dangerous conſequences of the latter. Atterbury's Sermons. O've RLookeR. m. ſ. ſove" and look.] - . . . . . The original word fignifies an over-lºoker, or on...who ſtands higher than his fellows and over-looks them. Watts. Overloop. m. ſ. The ſame with orlop. - * , In extremity we carry our ordnance better than we were wont, becauſécur nether over-loops are raiſed commonly from the water; to wit, between the lower Part of the port and the ſea. - - Raleigh. OVERMºsten. adj. [over and moſºl. Having too much maſt. Cloanthus better mann'd, purſu'd him faſt, But his o'er-maſted gally check'd his haſte. Dryden. To Over MAster. v. a. ſover and mºſter.] To ſubdue to govern. • * : For your deſire to know what is between us, O'er-maſter it as you may, Shakespeare eare's Hamlet. 18 U. So
O V E
O V E
t
So ſleeps a pilot, whoſe poor bark is preſt
wº º, ... o'er-maſ?'ring wave. - craſhaw.
Over-maſtered with a ſcore of drunkards: the only ſoldiery
left about them, or elſe to comply with all rapines and vio-
lences. Milton on Education.
To Over MA'tch. v. a. ſover and match..] To be too power-
ful; to conquer; to oppreſs by ſuperior force.
- I have ſeen a ſwan
With bootleſs labour ſwim againſt the tide,
And ſpend her ſtrength with over-matching waves. Shakeſ?.
Sir William Lucy, with me -
Set from our o'er-match'd forces forth for aid. Shakeſp.
Aſſiſt, leſt I who erſt
Thought none my equal, now be over-match'd Par. Rºg.
How great ſoever our curioſity be, our exceſs is grººter,
and does not only over-match, but ſupplant it. Dec. ºf Piety.
He from that length of time dire omens drew,
Of Engliſh ºver-match'd, and Dutch too ſtrong,
Who never fought three days but to purſue:
It moves our wonder, that a foreign gueſt.
Should over-match the moſt, and match the beſt. Drydºn.
Over MA’tcH. n.ſ. ſover and match..] One of ſuperior powers;
one not to be overcome. - -
Spain is no over-match for England, by that which leadeth
Dryden.
all men; that is, experience and reaſon. Bacon.
Eve was his over-match, who ſelf-deceiv'd
And raſh, before-hand had no better weigh'd
The ſtrength he was to cope with or his own. Miltºn.
In a little time there will ſcarce be a woman of quality in
Great-Britain, who would not be an over-match for an Iriſh
prieſt. Addiſon's Freeholder, N°. 89.
Over-ME'Asure. m. ſ. [over and medure.] Something given
over the due meaſure.
To Oy ER-MI'x. v. a. ſover and mix.] To mix with too
much.
Thoſe things theſe parts o'er-rule, ho joys ſhall know,
Or little pleaſure over-mist with woe. Creech.
Over Most adj. [over and mºſt.] Higheſt; over the reſt in
authority. Aftſ.
Over Muſch. adj. [over and much..] Too much; more thin
enough.
It was the cuſtom of thoſe former ages, in their over-much
gratitude, to advance the firſt authors of any uſeful diſcovery
among the number of their gods. Wilkins.
An ºver-much uſe of ſalt, beſides that it occaſions thirſt
and ºver-much drinking, has other ill effects. Locke.
Over Muſch, adv. . In too great a degree.
The fault which we find in their is, that they over-much
abridge the church of her power in theſe things. Where-
"pon they re-charge us, as if in theſe things we gave the
church a liberty which hath no limits or boºids. Hooker.
- Perhaps
I alſo erred, in over-much admiring
What ſeem'd in thce ſo perfect, that I thought
No evil durit attempt thee. Aikºn's Par. Lºft, b. ix.
Deject not then ſo over-much thyſelf,
Who haſt of ſorrow thy full load beſides, Milton.
OvºRMº'ch. m. ſ. More than enough.
By attributing over-much to things -
Leſs excellent, as thou thyſelf perceiv'ſ. Milton.
With reſpect to the bleſfings the world enjoys, even good
* may aſcribe over-much to themſelves. Grew.
Over Mu & HNess. n. J. [from ºver-much..] Exuberance ; ſu-
perabundance.
There *Words that do as much raiſe a ſtile, as others
can depreſs it; ſuperlation and over-muchnºſ, amplifies. It
may t; above faith, but not above a mean. Ben. johnſon.
Ov ERNI'GHT. m. ſ. ſover and ºt. This ſeems to be uſed
}. * * *@un, but by Addison more properly, as
beº: tºº it, as * noun with a prepoſition.] Night
If I had given you this at over-ni ht
; rhight have been o’erta'en. §bt, Shakeſpeare.
| Will confeſſes, * for half his life his head j every
morning with reading men over-night. Addiſon.
To º MP. v. a. ſover and name.] To name in a ſeries.
...” them; and as thou nameſt them I will deſcribe
To tºne. v. a. ſover and $/aftſp. Merch. of Penice.
of an office. • * Lºver and ºfte.] To lord by virtue
This might be the ſate of a Politician which this aſ over-
6//ices.
Ove Roffreto • ?- . Shakeſp. Hamlet.
- ***OU.S. adj. ſover and 24; ; - * .
importunate. §. [. ºfficus.] Too buſy ; too
his is an on * -
* * truth, and is always at a man's
heels; ſo that if he > y
1t ooks about him, he muſt take notice of
Collier ºn Human Reaſon.
"I o over f
ASS. v. a. [ºver and 143.J
1. To croſs.
I ſtood on a wide ri
Which I muſt º, r1
ver’s *ank,
y
° er-, y-,
When on a ſudden Torriſmond appear'd,
Gave me his hand, and led me lightly o’er.
What have my Scyllas and my Syrtes done, *
When theſe they der-paſ, and thoſe they ſhun ? Doºn.
2. To over-look ; to paſs with diſregard.
The complaint about pſalms and hymns might as well be
over-poſt without any anſwer, as it is without any cauſe
brought forth. . . Boºker, b. v. J. 37.
Remember that Pellean conqueror,
A youth, how all the beauties of the eaſt
He flightly view'd, and ſlightly over-paſs'd. Milton.
3. To omit in a reckoning. -
Arithmetical progreſſion demonſtrates how faſt mankind
would increaſe, over-poſing as miraculous, though indeed na-
tural, that example of the Iſraelites who were muhiplied in
two hundred and fifteen years, from ſeventy to ſixty thouſand
able men. - Aaleigh.
4. To omit ; not to receive.
If the grace of him which ſaveth over-pºſ, ſome, ſo that
the prayer of the church for them be not received, this we
may leave to the hidden judgments of fighteouſneſs. H.i.
Over PA'st. part, adj. [from *Pºſil Gone; paſt. *
What canſt thou ſwear by now —
—By time to come,
That thou haſt wronged in the time o'er-paſı. Shakeſ,
To Over PAY.v.a.[over and pay.] To º the º:
Take this purſe of gold, -
And let me buy your friendly help thus far,
Which I will over-pay, and pay again,
When I have found it.
You have yourſelf, your kindneſs over-paid,
He ceaſes to oblige who can upbraid.
Wilt thou with pleaſure hear thy lover's ſtrains,
And with one heav'nly finile o'er-pay his pains.
To Oviº PERCH. n.ſ. ſºver and perſh. Tº fly over.
With love's light wings did I o'er-perch theſe walls,
For ſtony limits cannot hold love out. Shakeſp.
Tº Ovelºpe'ER. v. a. ſover and peer.] To over-lo. 5 to
hover above. It is now out of uſe.
The ocean over-peering of his liſt,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haſte,
Than young Laertes, in a riotous head,
O'er-bears your officers.
Your Argoſies with portly ſail,
Do over-peer the petty traffickers,
That curt’ſy to them, do them reverence.
Mountainous error wou'd be too highly heapt,
Dryden.
Shakespeare care.
Dryden.
Prior.
~
Shakespeare, Hamlet.
Shakespeare .
For truth to o'er-peer. Shakeſp. Coriolanus,
Thus yields the cedar to the ax's edge,
Whoſe top branch o'er-peer'd Jove's ſpreading tree,
And kept low ſhrubs from winter's pow'rful wind. Shake?.
They are invincible by reaſon of the over-pºering moun-
tains that back the one, and ſlender fortificatios of the other
to land-ward. Sandys's journey.
O'VERPLUs. m. ſ. ſover and plus.] Surplus ; what remains
more than ſufficient.
Some other finners there are, from which that overplus of
ſtrength in perſuaſion doth ariſe. Hoºker's Prºf.
A great deal too much of it was made, and the overplus
remained ſtill in the mortar. L'E/trange.
It would look like a fable to report, that this gentleman
gives away all which is the overplus of a great fortune. Addison
To Ovr RPLY. v. a. ſover and ply.] To employ too laboriouſly.
What ſupports me, doſſ thou aſk? -
The conſcience, friend, t' have loſt them over-ply'd,
In libery's defence. 44;ſton's Poems.
To Qy ERPoise., v. a. ſover and poiſ...] To outweigh.
Whether cripples who have loſt their thighs will float;
their lungs being able to waft up their bodies, which are in
others over-poiſed by the hinder legs; we have not made ex-
periment. - Brown's Pulgar Err. b. iv.
- The ſcale
O'er-pois'd by darkneſs, lets the night prevail 5
And day, that lengthen’d in the ſummer's height,
Shortens till winter, and is loſt in night. Creech.
Overpoise. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Preponderant weight.
Horace, in his firſt and ſecond book of odes, was ſtill ri-
ſing, but came not to his meridian till the third. After
which his judgment was an over-poiſe to his imagina.
He grew too cautious to be bold enough, for he deſcended
in his fourth by ſlow degrees. Dryden.
. Some over-poiſe of way, by turns they ſhare,
In peace the people, and the prince in war. Dryden.
To OVERPO'w ER. v. a. ſover and Pºwer.] To be predo-
minant over ; to oppreſs by ſuperiority.
Now in danger try’d, now known in arms
Not to be over-power'd. A/iſt. Par. Lºft.
As much light over-powers the eye, ſo they who have weak
“yes, when the ground is covered with ſhow, are wont to
complain of too much light. Boyle.
Reaſon allows none to be confident, but him only who
govcſils
O V E - governs the world, who knows all things, and can do all things; and therefore can neither be ſurpriſed nor over-powered. South's Sermons. After the death of Craſſus, Pompey found himſelf out- witted by Caiar; he broke with him, over-pºwered him in in ſenate, and cauſed many unjuſt decºcºs to paſs againſt him. - Dryden's Dedicat. to Æneid. Inſpiration is, when ſuch an over-pºwering impreſſion of any propoſition is made upon the mind by God himſelf, that iſes a convincing and indubitable evidence of the truth and divinity of it. - • - Watts's Logick. Thé hiſtorian makes theſe mountains the ſtandards of the riſe of the water; which they could never have been, had they not been ſtanding, when it did ſo riſe and over-pºwer the earth. Iłºdaw. Nat. Hiſt. Tº over PRE'ss. v. a. ſover and preſs.] To bear upon with irreſiſtible force ; to overwhelm ; to cruſh. - Having an excellent horſe under him, when he was over- preſſed by ſome, he avoided them. - Sidney. Mićhael's arm main promontories flung, And b-er-preſs'd whole legions weak with fin. Roſcomm. When a prince enters on a war, he ought maturely to confider whether his coffers be full, his people rich by a long peace and free trade, not over-preſſed with many bur- thenſome taxes. - - Swift. Tº overprize. v. a. ſºver and prize.] To value at too high price. - - - - - - paſſents over-prize their children, while they behold them through the vapours of affection. Wotton. Oyssex'Nk. n.ſ. [over and rank.] Too rank. It produces over-rank binds. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Over RATE. v. a. ſover and rate.] To rate at too much. While vain ſhows and ſcenes you over-rate, 'Tis to be fear'd, That as a fire the former houſe o'erthrew, Machines and tempeſts will deſtroy the new. Dryden, To avoid the temptations of poverty, it concerns us not to over-rate the conveniencies of our ſtation, and in eſtimat- ing the proportion fit for us; to fix it rather too low than too high; for our deſires will be proportioned to our wants, real or imaginary, and our temptations to our deſires. - - Rogers. To Over RE'AcH. v. a. [over and reach.] º 1. To riſe above. - The mountains of Olympus, Atho and Atlas, over-reach and ſurmount all winds and clouds. Raleigh. Sixteen hundred years after the earth was made, it was overflowed in a deluge of water in ſuch exceſs, that the floods over-reached the tops of the higheſt mountains:-. Burnet. 2. To deceive ; to go beyond; to circumvent. A ſagacious man is ſaid to have a long reach. - - - What more cruel than man, if he ſee himſelf able by fraud to over-reach, or by power to over-bear the laws where- unto he ſhould be ſubječt. Hacker, b. v. ſ. 2. I have laid my brain in the ſun and dried it, that it wants matter to prevent ſo groſs over-reaching. Shakeſp. Shame to be overcome, or over-reach'd, Would utmoſt vigour raiſe, and rais'd unite. A man who had been matchleſs held In cunning, over-reach'd where leaſt he thought, To ſave his credit, and for very ſpight - - Still will be tempting him who foils him ſtill. Milion: There is no pleaſanter encounter than a trial of ſkill be- twixt ſharpers to over-reach one another. L’Eſtrange. Forbidding oppreſfion, defrauding and over-reaching one another, perfidiouſneſs and treathery. Tillotſon. Such a principle is ambition, or a deſire of fame, by which many vicious men are over-reached, and engaged contrary to their natural inclinations in a glorious and laudable courſe of aćtion. - John had got an impreſſion that Lewis was ſo deadly cun- ning a man, that he was afraid to venture himſelf alone with him; at laſt he took heart of grace ; let him come up, quoth he, it is but ſticking to my point, and he can never over- reach me. - , Hiſtory of j. Bull, To Over RE'AcH. v. n. A horſe is ſaid to over-reach, when he brings his hinder feet too far forwards, and ſtrikes his toes againſt his fore ſhoes. Farr. Dić7. Over REACHER. m. ſ. [from over-reach..] A cheat; a de- ceiver. - To Over RE'AD. v. a. ſover and read..] To peruſe. The contents of this is the return of the duke; you ſhall anon over-read it at your pleaſure. Shakeſpeare. To Over-RED. v. a. ſover and red.] To ſmear with red. Prick thy face and over-red thy fear, Thou lilly liver'd boy. Shakeſp. Macbeth. To Over Rośst. v. a. ſover and rooft.] To roaſt too much. 'Twas burnt and dried away, And better 'twere, that both of us did faſt, Since of ourſelves, ourſelves are cholerick, Than feed it with ſuch over-roafted fleſh. 6 Milton. Shaº. To Qver Ruſie. v. a. ſover and rule.] Addiſon's Speciator, N°. 255. O V E * To influence with predominant power; to be ſuperior in authority. , Which humour perceiving to over-rule me, I ſtrave againſt it. - - Sidney. That which the church by her eccleſiaſtical authority ſhall probably think and deſire to be true or good, muſt in con- guity of reaſon over-rule all other inferior arguments what- ſoever. - - - Hoºker, b. v. f 8. Except our own private, and but probable reſolutions, be by the law of publick determinations over-ruled, we take away all poſſibility of ſociable life in the world. Płocker. What if they be ſuch as will be over-ruled with ſomeone whom they dare not diſpleaſe. - jº. So much his paſſion and animoſity over-rided his conſcience. - Clarendon, b. viii. w A wiſe man ſhall over-rule his ſtars, and have a greater influence upon his own content, than all the conſteiations and planets of the firmament. Taylor. He is acted by a paſſion which abſolutely over-rules him ; and ſo can no more recover himſelf, than a bowl rolling down an hill ſtop itſelf in the midſt of its career. South. 'Tis temerity for men to venture their lives upon unequal encounters; unleſs where they are obliged by an over-ruling impulſe of conſcience and duty. I.’Eſtrange. . A man may, by the influence of an over-ruling planet, be inclined to luſt, and yet by the force of reaſon overcome that bad influence. Swift. 2. To govern with high authority; to ſuperintend. Wherefore does he not now come forth and openly over- rule, as in other matters he is accuſtomed Hayward. 3. To ſuperſede: as in law to over-rule a plea is to rejećt it as incompetent. Thirty acres make a farthing land, nine farthings a Cor- niſh acre, and four Corniſh acres a knights fee. But this rule is over-ruled to a greater or leſſer quantity, according to the fruitfulneſs or barrenneſs of the ſoil. Carew. To Over RU'N. v. a. ſover and run.] 1. To harraſs by incurſions; to ravage; to rove over in a ho- ſtile manner. Thoſe barbarous nations that over-ran the world, poſſeſſed thoſe dominions, whereof they are now ſo called. Spenſer. Till the tears ſhe ſhed, Like envious floods o'er-ran her lovely face, She was the faireſt creature in the world. . . They err, who count it glorious to ſubdue By conqueſt far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win; Great cities by aſſault. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. The nine Their fainting foes to ſhameful flight compell'd, And with reſiſtleſs force o'er-run the field. Dryden. ... Guſtavus Adolphus could not enter this part of the em- pire after having over-run moſt of the reſt. Addiſon. A commonwealth may be over-run by a powerful neigh- bour, which may produce bad conſequences upon your trade and liberty. Swift's Miſcell. Shakeſ?, 2. To out-run. Pyrocles being come to fixteen, over-run his age in growth; ſtrength, and all things following it, that not Muſidorus could perform any action on horſe or foot more ſtrongly, or deliver that ſtrength more nimbly, or become the délivery more gracefully, or employ all more virtuouſly. Sidney, b. ii. We may out-run By violent ſwiftneſs, that which we run at, And loſe by over-running. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Ahimaz ran by the way of the plain, and over-ran Cuſhi. 2 Sam. xviii. 23. Galilaeus noteth, that if an open trough, wherein water is, be driven faſter than the water can follow, the water ga- thereth upon an heap towards the hinder end, where the motion began; which he ſuppoſeth, holding confidently the motion of the earth to be the cauſe of the ebbing and flow- ing of the ocean; becauſe the earth over-runneth the water. - - - - Bacon's Nat. Hiſłory. 3. To overſpread; to cover all over. With an over-running flood he will make an utter end of the place. Nah. 1. 8. This diſpoſition of the elements and the parts of, the earth, ſhews us the footſteps of ſome kind of ruin which happened in ſuch a way, that at the ſame time * general flood of waters would neceſſarily over-run the whole earth. OOC. On Wa º Theory of the Earth. 4. To miſchief by great numbers; to peſter. To flatter fooliſh men into a hope of life where there is none, is much the ſame with betraying people into an opinion, that they are in a virtuous and happy ſtate, when they are over-run with paſſion and drowned in their luffs. L’Eſtrangr. were it not for the inceſlant labours of this induſtrious animal, Egypt would be ºver-run with crocodiles. Addiſon. such prºviſion made, that a country ſhould not want ſprings - aS
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O V E
°.9%RSHA now.
as were convenient for it; nor be over-run with them, and
afford little or nothing elſe; but a ſupply every where ſuit-
able to the neceſſities of each climate and region of the
globe. 3Woodw. Nat. Hiſt.
5. To injure by treading down.
His tears defac'd the ſurface of the well,
And now the lovely face but half appears, * * * *
O'er-run with wrinkles and deform'd with tears. Addison.
6. Among printers, to be obliged to change the diſpoſition of
the lines and words in correcting, by reaſon of the inſertions.
To CVERRU'N. v. m. To overflow ; to be more than full.
Though you have left me, -
Yet ſtill my ſoul o'er-runs with fondneſs towards you. Smith.
Cattle in incloſures ſhall always have freſh paſture, that
now is all trampled and over-run. Spenſer.
To Overse'E. v. a. ſover and ſee.]
1. To ſuperintend; to overlook.
He had charge my diſcipline to frame,
And tutors nouriture to overſee. Fairy Queen.
She without noiſe will overſee
His children and his family. Dryden.
2. To overlook; to paſs by unheeded; to omit.
I who reſolve to overſee
No lucky opportunity, , ,
Will go to council to adviſe - ---
Which way tº encounter, or ſurpriſe. Hud, p. iii.
bverseen. part. [from overſee..] Miſtaken; deceived.
A common received error is never utterly overthrown,
till ſuch times as we go from ſigns unto cauſes, and ſhew
ſome manifeſt root or fountain thereof common unto all,
whereby it may clearly appear how it hath come to paſs that
ſo many have been overſeen. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 8.
They rather obſerved what he had done, and ſuffered for
the king and for his country, without farther enquiring what
he had omitted to do, or been overſeen in doing. Carend.
Overse'ER. n.ſ.. [from overſe.]
1. One who overlooks; a ſuperintendent.
There are in the world certain voluntary overſers of all
books, whoſe cenſure, in this reſpect, would fall ſharp on us.
- - Hºcker, b. v. ſ. 31.
Jehiel and Azariah were overſeers under Cononiah.
2 Chron. xxxi. 13.
To entertain a gueſt, with what a care
Wou'd he his houſhold ornaments prepare;
Harraſs his ſervants, and as o'erſeer ſtand,
To keep them working with a threat'ning wand.
Clean all my plate, he cries. Dryden.
2. An officer who has the care of the parochial proviſion for
the poor.
The church-wardens and overſeers of the poor might find
it poſſible to diſcharge their duties, where's now in the
greater out-pariſhes many of the poorer pariſhioners, through
*eglect, do periſh for want of ſome heedful eye to overlook
them. Graunt's Bill of Mort.
To Overset. v. a. ſover and ſet.]
1. To turn the bottom upwards; to throw off the baſis.
. The tempeſts met,
The ſailors maſter'd, and the ſhip o'er-ſet. Dryden.
It is forced through the hiatus's at the bottom of the ſea
With ſuch vehemence, that it puts the ſea into the moſt hor-
rible perturbation, even when there is not the leaſt breath
of wind; over-ſetting ſhips in the harbours, and ſinking them.
- Poodw. Nat. Hi/.
Would the confederacy exert itſelf, as much to annoy the
enemy, as they do for their defence, we might bear them
down with the weight of our armies, and overſet the whole
power of France. Addiſon on the War.
. To throw out of regularity.
* *tion againſt Catiline ruined the conſul, when it
ſaved the city; for it ſo fºclied his ſoul, that ever after-
wards it was apt to be over-ſet with º Dryden.
To Qv ERSE"t. v. n. To fºil off the baſis.
Part of the weight will be under the axle-tree, which
will ſo far counterpoiſe what is above it, that it will ve
much prevent the over-ſetting. AMortimer's #.
To Oversh Ade. v. a. ſºver and ſhade.] To cover with
any thing that cauſes darkneſs.
Black night o'er-ſhade thy day, and death thy life. Shakespeare
Dark cloudy death º, his beams . life, ſº
And he nor ſees, nor hears us. - Shakespeare.
l *śl and mighty ſubject might eclipſe or over-ſhade
* imperial power. - Bacon.
I ºf a wood of leaves o'er-ſhade the tree,
" **n the hind ſhall vex the threſhing floor,
‘...." chaff and ſtraw will be thy ſtore. Dryden.
...}} y º our friendly talk,
*4 in that ſavºrite w,
Both Pleas'd with ... walk
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e thought we wanted. Prior.
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3 throw a ſhadow, ºver any thing.
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* nouriſhment. Bacon,
Death,
Let the damps of thy dull breath
Over-ſhadow even the ſhade,
And make darkneſs ſelf afraid. . . . . . Craſhaw:
Darkneſs muſt over-ſhadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkneſs, and blot out three days. Milton.
2. To ſhelter; to protect ; to cover with ſuperiour influence.
My over-ſhadowing ſpirit and might, with thee
I ſend along : ride forth and bid the deep
Within appointed bounds. 44ilton's Par. Left.
On her ſhould come
The holy ghoſt, and the power of the higheſt -
O'er ſhadow her. Paradiſe Regain'd, b. i.
To Over shoot. v. n. [over and ſhoot..] To fly beyond the
mark. -
Often it drops, or over-ſhoots by the diſproportions of diſ.
tance or application. Collier on Human Reaſon:
To Overshoot. v. a.
1. To ſhoot beyond the mark.
Every inordinate appetite defeats its bwn ſatisfaction, by
over-ſhooting the mark it aims at. Tillotſºn.
2. [With the reciprocal pronoun.] To venture too far; to af.
fert too much.
Leave it to themſelves to conſider, whether they have in
this Point or not over-ſhot themſelves ; which God doth
know is quickly done, even when our meaning is moſt ſinceſ.
Booker, b. ii. ſ. 8.
In finding fault with the laws I doubt me, you ſhall much
over-ſhoot yourſelf, and make me the more diffike your other
diſlikes of that government. Spenſer on Ireland.
For anything that I can learn of them, you have over-ſhot
yourſelf in reckoning. Jºhitgifte.
Oversight... n.ſ.. [from over and ſight.]
I. Superintendence.
They gave the money, being told unto them that had the
over-ſight of the houſe. 2 Kings xii. 11:
Feed the flock of God, taking the over-ſight thereof, not
by conſtraint, but willingly. I Pet. v. 2.
2. Miſtake; error.
Amongſt ſo many huge volumes, as the infinite pains of
St. Auguſtine have brought forth, what one hath gotten
greater love, commendation, and honour, than the book
wherein be carefully owns his over-ſights and ſincerely con-
demneth them. Płocker's Prºf.
His ſon mark'd this over-ſight, -
And then miſtook reverſe of wrong for right. Pope.
To OvºRs1'ze. v. a. ſover and ſize.]
I. To ſurpaſs in bulk.
Thoſe bred in a mountainous country, over-ſº, thoſe that
dwell on low levels. Sandys journey.
2. ſover and ſize, a compoſt with which maſons cover walls.]
To plaſter over.
He thus o'er-ſiz'd with coagulate gore, -
Old grandfire Priam ſeeks. Shakespeare. Hamlet.
To Overski'p. v. a. ſover and ſºp.]
1. To paſs by leaping.
Preſume not ye that are ſheep, to make yourſelves guides
of them that ſhould guide you; neither ſeek ye to over-ſkip
the fold, which they about you have pitched. Booker.
2. To paſs over.
Mark if to get them ſhe o'er-ſkip the reſt,
Mark if ſhe read them twice, or kiſs the name. Donne.
3. To eſcape.
When that hour o'er-ſºps me in the day,
Wherein I figh not, Julia, for thy ſake;
The next enſuing hour ſome foul miſchance º
Torment me. Shakespeare . Two Gent. of Perona.
Who alone ſuffers, ſuffers moſt i' th' mind;
But then the mind much ſuffrance does o'er-ſºp,
When grief hath mates and bearing fellowſhip. Shakespeare
To Qversie'Ep. v. a. ſover and ſleep.j To ſleep too long.
To Oversli'p. v. a. ſover and ſlip.j To Paſs undone, un-
noticed, or unuſed; to neglect.
The careleſſneſs of the juſtices in impoſing this rate, or the
negligence of the conſtables in collecting it, or the back-
wardneſs of the inhabitants in paying the ſame, over- ipped
the time. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
It were injurious to over-ſlip a noble ačt in the duke during
this employment, which I muſt celebrate above all his ex:
pences. * J/otton.
To Over SNow. v. a. ſover and ſnow..] To cover with ſnow.
Theſe I wielded while my bloom was warm,
Ere age unſtrung my nerves, or time o'er-ſnow'd my head.
Dryden's Æneis.
Overso'LD. part. [from overſel] Sold at too high a price.
Life with eaſe I can diſclaim,
And think it over-ſold to purchaſe fame. Drydºn,
Over soºn: adv. [over and ſoon.] Too ſoon.
The lad may prove well enough, if he sº-can think not
too well of himſelf, and will bear away that he heareth of
his elders. Sidney, b. ii.
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O V E O V E Overspe’Nr. part. [over and ſend.] Wearied; harraſſed; foreſpent. The verb overſpend is not uſed. Theſtylis, wild thyme, and garlick beats, For harveſt-hinds, o'erſpent with toil and heats. Dryden. To oversprea'd. v. a. ſover and ſpread..] To cover over ; to fill; to ſcatter over. - - - whether they were Spaniards, Gauls, Africans, Gothes, or ſome other which did overſpread all chriſtendom, it is im- poſſible to affirm. Spenſer. Of the three ſons of Noah was the whole earth overſpread. - Gen. ix. 19. Darkneſs Europe's face did overſpread, From lazy cells, where ſuperſtition bred. Denham. Not a deluge that only over-run ſome particular region; but that overſpread the face of the whole earth from pole to pole, and from eaſt to weſt. Burnet. Tº Overst A'ND. V. a. ſover and ſtand.] To ſtand too much upon conditions. - Her’s they ſhall be, ſince you refuſe the price; What madman would o'erfland his market twice. Dryd. To Overst A(Re. v. a. ſover and fare.] To ſtare wildly. Some warlike ſign muſt be uſed; either a ſlovenly buſkin, or an overſaring frounced head. Aſcham. To Overstock. v. a. [over and ſtock.] To fill too full ; to ud. º raillery had entered the old Roman coins, we ſhould have been ºver/locked with medals of this nature. . Addiſon. Some biſhop, not overſtocked with relations, or attached to fa- vourites, beſtows ſome inconſiderable benefice. Swift. Since we are ſo bent upon enlarging our flocks, it may be worth enquiring what we ſhall do with our wool, in caſe Barnſtaple ſhould be ever overſtocked. Swift. To Oversto'RE. v.a. [over and ſtore.] To ſtore with too much. Fiſhes are more numerous than beaſts or birds, as appears by their numerous ſpawn; and if all theſe ſhould come to maturity, even the ocean itſelf would have been long ſince overflored with fiſh. Hale's Origin of Mankind. To OverstRAI'N. v. n. [over and ſtrain..] To make too violent efforts. Craſſus loſt himſelf, his equipage, and his army, by over- aiming for the Parthian gold. Collier. He wiſhed all painters would imprint this leſſon deeply in their memory, that with overſtraining and earneſtneſs of finiſhing their pieces, they often did them more harm than good. Pryden's Dufreſnoy. To OverstRAI'N. v. a. To ſtretch too far. Confeſſors were apt to overſ'rain their privileges, in which St. Cyprian made a notable ſtand againſt them. Ayliffe. To Overswa’y. v. a. ſover and ſway.] To over-rule ; to bear down. When they are the major part of a general aſſembly, then their voices being more in number, muſt overſway their judgments who are fewer. Hooker. Great command o'erſways our order. Shakeſp. To Overswell. v. a. [over and ſwell.] To riſe above. Fill, Lucius, ’till the wine o'erſwell the cup ; I cannot drink too much of Brutus' love. Shakeſp. When his banks the prince of rivers, Po, Doth overſwell, he breaks with hideous fall. Fairfax. Overt, adj. [ouvert, Fr.] Open; publick; apparent. To vouch this, is no proof, Without more certain and more overt teſt, Than theſe thin habits and poor likelihoods. Shakeſp. Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praiſe; but there be ſecret and hidden virtues that bring forth fortune; certain deliveries of a man's ſelf. Bacon. My repulſe at Hull, was the firſt overt eſſay to be made how patiently I could bear the loſs of my kingdoms. K. Charles. The deſign of their deſtruction may have been projected in the dark; but when all was ripe, their enemies proceeded to ſo many overt ačts in the face of the nation, that it was obvious to the meaneſt. Swift. Whereas human laws can reach no farther than to reſtrain the overt action, religion extends to the ſecret motions of the foul. Rogers, Serm. 17. Overtly. adv. [from the adječtive..] Openly. To Overt AſkE. v. a. ſover and take.] 1. To catch anythingby purſuit; to come up to ſomething go- ingbefore. We durſt not continue longer ſo near her confines, leſt her plagues might ſuddenly overtake us before we did ceaſe to be partakers with her ſins. Hooker. If I had given you this at over-night, She might have been o’ertaken; and yet ſhe writes Purſuit would be but vain. Shakeſpeare. I ſhall ſee The winged vengeance overtake ſuch children. Shakeſp. . The enemy ſaid, I will purſue, I will overtake, I will di- vide the ſpoil. Ex. xv. 9. My ſoul, more earneſtly releas'd, Will out-ſtrip hers, as builets flown before A later bullet may o'ertake, the powder being more. Donne. To thy wiſhes move a ſpeedy pace, Or death will ſoon o’ertäke thee in the chace. Drydºn. . How muſt he tremble for fear vengeance ſhould overtake him, before he has made his peace with God? Rºº. 2. To take by ſurprize. • If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are ſpiritual reſtore ſuch an one in the ſpirit of meekneſs. Gal. vi. 1. To Over TA'sk. v. a. ſover and taſk.] To burthen with too heavy duties or injunctions. That office is performed by the parts with difficulty, becauſe they were overtaſked. Harvey on Conſumptions. To QVERTA(x, y, a. ſover and tax.] To tax too heavily. To OVERTHROW. v. a. [ever and throw ; preter, ºver- threw; part. overthrown.] 1. To turn upſide down. Pittacus was a wife and valiant man, but his wife over- threw the table when he had invited his friends. Taylor. 2. To throw down; to ruin; to demoliſh. When the walls of Thebes he overthrew, His fatal hand my royal father ſlew. Dryden. 3. To defeat; to conquer; to vanquiſh. Our endeavour is not ſo much to overthrow them with whom we contend, as to yield them juſt and reaſonable cauſes. - Hooker, b. v. J. I. To Sujah next, your conquering army drew, Him they ſurpris'd, and eaſily o'erthrew. 4. To deſtroy ; to miſchief; to bring to nothing. She found means to have us accuſed to the king, as though we went about ſome practiſe to overthrow him in his own eſtate. . Sidney, b. ii. Dryden. Here’s Glo'ſter Q'er-charging your free purſes with large fines, That ſeeks to overthrow religion. Shakeſp. Hen. VI. Thou walkeſt in peril of thy overthrowing. Éce. Xiii. 13. God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedneſs. Prov. xxi. 12. Overthrow. m. ſ. [from the verb.] . 1. The ſtate of being turned upſide down. 2. Ruin; deſtruction. Of thoſe chriſtian oratories, the overthrow and ruin is de- fired, not by infidels, pagans, or Turks, but by a ſpecial re- fined ſect of chriſtian believers. JHooker, b. v. ſ. 17. They return again into Florida, to the murther and over- throw of their own countrymen. Abbot. I ſerve my mortal foe, The man who caus'd my country's overthrow. 3. Deſeat; diſcomfiture. - From without came to mine eyes the blow, Whereto mine inward thoughts did faintly yield; Both theſe conſpir’d poor reaſon's overthrow; Falſe in myſelf, thus have I loſt the field. Quiet ſoul, depart; - For I have ſeen our enemies overthrow. Shakeſp. From theſe divers Scots feared more harm by vićtory than they found among their enemies by their overthrow. Hayw. Poor Hannibal is maul’d, The theme is giv'n, and ſtrait the council's call’d, Whether he ſhould to Rome directly go, Drydºn. Sidney. To reap the fruit of the dire overthrow. Dryden. 4. Degradation. His overthrow heap'd happineſs upon him; For then, and not 'till then he felt himſelf, And found the bleſſedneſs of being little. Shakeſp. Over THRow ER. m. ſ. [from overthrow.] He who overthrows. OVERTHWART. adj. [over and thwart.] 1. Oppoſite; being over againſt. We whiſper, for fear our overthwart neighbours Should hear us, and betray us to the government. Dryd. 2. Croſſing any thing perpendicularly. 3. Perverſe ; adverſe ; contradictious. Two or three acts diſpoſed them to croſs and oppoſe any propoſition; and that overthwart humour was diſcovered to rule in the breaſts of many. - Clarendon. OverthwA'RTLY. adv. [from overthwart.] - 1. Acroſs; tranſverſely. The brawn of the thigh ſhall appear, by drawing ſmall hair ſtrokes from the hip to the knee, ſhadowed again over- thwartly. Peacham on Drawing. 2. Pervicaciouſly; perverſely. . . . OverthwARTNess. n. ſ. [from overthwart.] Pervicacity ; perverſeneſs. - Over took. pret. and part. paſſ of overtake. To Overto'P. v. a. ſover and top.] 1. To riſe above; to raiſe the head above. Pile your duſt upon the quick and dead, Tº o'er top old Pelion or the ſkyiſh head Of blue Olympus. Shakeſp. Hamlet. In the dance the graceful goddeſs leads - The quire of nymphs, and overtºp, their heads. 2. To excel; to ſurpaſs. Who ever yet Have ſtood to charity, and diſplay'd th’ effects 18 X - Of Dryd.
O V E O V E : iſsoſition gentle and of wiſdom, º: power. Shakespeare Hen. VIII. As far as the ſoul º'er” the body, ſo far its pains, or rather mournful ſenſations, exceed thoſe of the carcaſe. Harv. 1. obſcure; to make of leſs importance by ſuperiour ex- cellence. Whereas ſhould now grow leſs, junction. he had been heretofore an arbiter of Europe, he and be over-topped by ſo great a Sºº- Bacon's Henry VII. One whom you love, Had champion kill'd, or trophy won, Rather than thus be overtºt, - wou'd you not wiſh his laurels cropt? Swift. To over trip. v. a. ſover and trip.] walk lightly over. To trip over ; to In ſuch a night, Did Thiſbe fearfully o’ertrip the dew, And ſaw the lion's ſhadowere himſelf, - And ran diſmay’d away. Shakeſp. Merch. of Venice. Overture. n.ſ. ſouverture, French.] 1. Opening; diſcloſure ; diſcovery. I wiſh d You had only in your filent judgment try’d it, Without i. . Shakeſp. Win. Tale. 2. Propoſal; ſomething offered to conſideration. MacMurugh moved Henry to invade Ireland, and made anºture unto him for obtaining of the ſovereign lordſhip thereof. . Davies on Ireland. All theſe fair overtures, made by men well eſteemed for honeſt dealing, could not take place; Hayward. We with open breaſt Stand ready to receive them, if they like Our overtüre, and turn not back perverſe. Milton. The earl of Pembroke, who abhorred the war, promoted all overtures towards accommodation with great impor- tunity. Clarendon. If a convenient ſupply offers itſelf to be ſeiſed by force or gained by fraud, human nature perſuades us tº hearken to the inviting overture. Rogers, Serm. 2. Suppoſe five hundred men propoſing, debating, and voting, according to their own little or much reaſon, abundance of indigeſted and abortive, many pernicious and fooliſh ºverturº would ariſe. Swift. To Overtu'RN. v. a. ſover and turn.] 1. To throw down; to topple down ; to ſubvert; to ruin. He is wiſe in heart and mighty in ſtrength—which removeth the mountains, and overturneth them in his anger. job ix.5. Theſe will ſometimes overturn, and ſometimes ſwallow up towns, and make a general confuſion in nature. . Burnet. This he obviates, by ſaying we ſee all the ideas in God; which is an anſwer to this obječtion, but ſuch an one as overturns his whole hypotheſis, and renders it uſeleſs and as unintelligible, as any of thoſe he has laid afide. Locke. If we will not encourage publick works of beneficence, till we are ſecure that no ſtorm ſhall overturn what we help to build; there is no room left for charity. Atterbury. A monument of deathleſs fame, A woman's hand o'erturns. Rowe. 2. To over-power; to conquer. Pain exceſſive overturns all patience. Milton. Over TU'RNER. n.ſ.. [from overturn..] Subverter. I have brought before you a robber of the publick treaſure, an overturner of law and juſtice, and the deſtruction of the Sicilian province. Swift. To Overv A'LUE. v. a. ſover and value.] To rate at too high a price. We have juſt cauſe to ſtand in ſome fear, leaſt by thus overvaluing their ſermons they make the price and eſtima- tion of ſcripture, otherwiſe notified, to fall. Hooker. To Overve I'l. v. a. [over and veil..] To cover: The day begins to break, and night is fled ; Whoſe pitchy mantle overveil'd the earth. Shakeſp. To Qveryo'TE. v. a. ſover and vote.] To conquer by pia- rality of votes. - The lords and commons might be content to be overvoted by the major part of both houſes, when they had uſed each their own freedom. King Charles. To Over watch, v. n. [over and watch..] To ſubdue with long want of reſt. Morpheus is diſpatch'd; Which done, the lazy º *whº'd, Down from his propping elbow drops his head, Diſſolvd in ſleep, and firinks within his bed. Dryden. oº:: TCHED. adj. Tired with too much watching, tº. the dog hunted in the river, he had withdrawn him- OVER lºy with ſleep his over-watched eyes. Sidney. º i º [over and weak.] Too weak; too feeble. original gi perſuaſions, after mankind began to forget the * gºver of life, became in all overweak to reſiſt the firſt inclination of evil; or after, when it became habitual, to conſtrain it. Raleigh's Hi/?. of the ſºrld. To OverweA'RY. adj. [over and weary..] To ſubdue with fatigue. Might not Palinurus fall aſleep and drop into the ſea, having been over-wearied with watching. Dryden. To Ove Rw EA’t HER. v. a. [over and weather.] To batter by violence of weather. How like a younker or a prodigal, The ſkarfed bark puts from her native bay, Hugo'd and embraced by the ſtrumpet wind How like the prodigal doth ſhe return, With over-weather'd ribs and ragged fails, Lean, rent, and beggar'd by the ſtrumpet wind. Shakespeare To Overwee’N. v. n. [over and ween.] To think too highly; to think with arrogance. e”.7 x To reach beyond the truth of any thing in thought; eſpecially in the opinion of a man's ſelf. Hº. Oft have J ſeen a hot o'erweening cur, Run back and bite, becauſe he was with-held. Shakespeare . My maſter hath ſent for me, to whoſe feeling ſorrows I might be ſome allay, or I o'erween to think ſo. -> Shakeſp. Laſh hence theſe overweening rags of France, Theſe famiſh'd beggars, weary of their lives. Shakespeare . My eye's too quick, my heart o'erweens too much, Unleſs my hand and ſtrength could equal them. Shakespeare . Take heed of overweening, and compare Thy peacock's feet with thy gay peacock's train; Study the beſt and higheſt things that are, But of thyſelf an humble thought retain. Davies. They that overween, And at thy growing virtues fret their ſpleen, No anger find in thee. Milton. He might have learnt Leſs overweening, ſince he fail'd in Job, Whoſe conſtant perſeverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Par. Reg. No man is ſo bold, raſh, and overweening of his own works, as an ill painter and a bad poet. Dryden. Enthuſiaſm, though founded neither on reaſon nor reve- lation, but riſing from the conceits of a warmed or over- werning brain, works more powerfully on the perſuaſions and actions of men, than either or both together. Locke- Men of fair minds and not given up to the overweening of ſelf-flattery, are frequently guilty of it: and, in many caſes, one with amazement hears the arguings, and is aſtoniſhed at the obſtinacy of a worthy man who yields not to the evi- dence of reaſon. Locłe. Now enters overweening pride, And ſcandal ever gaping wide. Swift. Overwee’NINGly. adv. [from overween.] With too much arrogance; with too high an opinion. To Overwei'GH. v. a. ſover and weigh..] To preponderate. Sharp and ſubtile diſcourſes of wit, procure many times very great applauſe, but being laid in the balance with that which the habit of ſound experience delivereth, they are over- weighed. Hºer, b. v. ſ. 7. My unſoil'd name, the auſtereneſs of my life, Will ſo your accuſation overweigh, That you ſhall ſtifle in your own report. Shakespeare. Overweight. m. ſ. [over and weight.] Preponderance, Sinking into water is but an overweight of the body, in reſpect of the water. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ?. To Overwhelm. v. a. ſover and whelm.] 1. To cruſh underneath ſomething violent and weighty. What age is this, where honeſt men, Plac'd at the helm, A ſea of ſome foul mouth or pen, Shall overwhelm ? Back do I toſs theſe treaſons to thy head, With the hell hated lie o'erwhelm thy heart. Shakespeare How trifling an apprehenſion is the ſhame of being laughed at by fools, when compared with that everlaſting ſhame and aſtoniſhment which ſhall overwhelm the ſinner, when he ſhall appear before the tribunal of Chriſt. Rogers. Blind they rejoice, though now even now they fall; Death haſtes amain; one hour o'erwhelms them all. Pºpe. 2. To overlook gloomily. Let the brow o'erwhelm it, As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded baſe. Shakespeare. An apothecary late I noted, In tatter'd weeds with overwhelming brows, Culling of fimples. Shakeſp. Rom, and juliet. Overwhe'LMINGLY. adv. [from overwhelming.] In ſuch a manner as to overwhelm. Men ſhould not tolerate themſelves one minute in any known fin, nor impertinently betray their ſouls to ruin for that which they call light and trivial; which is ſo indeed in 8 reſpect Ben. Johnſºn.
O U N reſpect of the acqueſt, but overwhelmingly ponderous in re- gard of the pernicious conſequents. .... Decay of Piety. OWER wi's E. v. a. ſover and wiſe.] Wiſe to affectation. Make not thyſelf overwiſe. Eccl. vii. 16. Overwrou'GHT. part. [ºver and wrought.] 1. Laboured too much. Apelles ſaid of Protogenes, that he knew not when to give o'er. A work may be overwrought, as well as under- wrought: too much labour often takes away the ſpirit, by ...i. to the poliſhing; ſo that there remains nothing but ...iſ correctneſs, a piece without any conſiderable faults, but with few beauties. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 2. Worked all over. Of Gothic ſtructure was the northern ſide, O'erwrought with ornaments of barbarous pride. Pope. 3. It has in Shakeſpeare a ſenſe which I know not well how to reconcile to the original meaning of the word, and therefore conclude it miſprinted for overraught; that is, overreached or cheated. By ſome device or other, The villain is o'erwrought of all my money: They ſay this town is full of cozenage. Overwo'RN. part. [over and worn.] 1. Worn out; ſubdued by toil. with watching overworn, with cares oppreſt, Unhappy I had laid me down to reſt. 2. Spoiled by time. - The jealous o'erworn widow and herſelf, Are mighty goſſips in this monarchy. Overy EA'RED. adj. [over and year.] Too old. Among them dwelt A maid, whoſe fruit was ripe, not overyeared. Fairfax. Overze A'Lous. adj. [over and zealour.] Too zealous. It is not of ſuch weighty neceſſity to determine one way or the other, as ſome overzealous for or againſt the imma- teriality of the ſoul, have been forward to make the world believe. Locke. Oucht. n.ſ.. [aphie, that is, a whit, Saxon. . This word is therefore more properly written aught. See Aught.] Any thing; not nothing. For ought that I can underſtand, there is no part but the bare Engliſh pale, in which the Iriſh have not the greateſt footing, Spenſºr on Ireland. He aſked him if he ſaw ought. Mark viii. 23. To do ought good never will be our taſk ; But ever to do ill our ſole delight. Milton's Par. Loft. Univerſal Lord! be bounteous ſtill To give us only good; and if the night Have gather'd ought of evil, or conceal’d, Diſperſe it, as now light diſpels the dark. Milton. Ought, verb imperfeół. [This word the etymologiſts make the preterite of owe, but it has often a preſent ſignification.] 1. [Preterite of owe.] Owed; was bound to pay; have been indebted. - Apprehending the occaſion, I will add a continuance to that happy motion, and beſides give you ſome tribute of the love and duty I long have ought you. Spelman. This blood which men by treaſon ſought, - That followed, ſir, which to myſelf I ought. Dryden. 2. To be obliged by duty. Judges ought to remember, that their office is to interpret w, and not to make or give law. Shakeſp. Dryden. Shakeſp. Bacon. Morals criticks ought to ſhow. Pope. She aëts juſt as ſhe ought, But never, never reach'd one generous thought. Pope. 3. To be fit; to be neceſſary. If grammar ought to be taught, it muſt be to one that can ſpeak the language º Locke. Oviro'R.M. adj. [ovum and forma, Lat..] Having the ſhape of an egg. This notion of the mundane egg, or that the world was ovi- form, hath been the ſenſe and language of all antiquity. Burn. O'viPARous. adj. [ovum and pario, Latin.] Bringing forth eggs; not viviparous. That fiſhes and birds ſhould be oviparous, is a plain ſign of providence. More's Ant. againſt Atheiſm. Birds and oviparous creatures have eggs enough at firſt conceived in them to ſerve them for many years laying. Ray. UNCE. m. ſ. [once, Fr. uncia, Latin.] A name of weight of different value in different denominations of weight. In troy weight, an ounce is twenty penny-weight ; a penny-weight, twenty-four grains. The blood he hath loſt, Which I dare vouch is more than that he hath By many an ounce, he dropt it for his country. Shakeſp. A ſponge dry weigheth one ounce twenty-ſix grains; the ſame ſponge being wet, weigheth fourteen ounces fix drams and three quarters. Bacon. OUNce. n. J. [once, French ; onza, Spaniſh..] A lynx ; a panther. a. *º- O U T - The ounce, The libbard, and the tiger, as the mole Riſing, the crumbled earth above them threw In hillocks. Milton's Par. Loft, b. vii. OUPHE. m. ſ. [auff, Teutonick.] A fairy; a goblin. Lik an #. and º little ſon, we'll dreſs ike urchins, ouphes, and fairi - z. Ou'phen. n.ſ. frºm ºh.] ; green and white. Shakespeare Fairies, black, gray, green, and whi Ye moon ſhine revellers and ſh white, ades of ni You ouphen heirs of fixed deſtiny es of night, Attend your office. y? OUR. pron. poſſ [une, Saxon.] Shakeſpeare. 1. Pertaining to us; belonging to us. You ſhall Lead our firſt battle, brave Macduff, and we Shall take upon us what elſe remains. Shakeſpeare. Our wit is given almighty God to know, Our will is given to love him being known ; But God could not be known to us below, But by his works which through the ſenſe are ſhown. So in our little world this ſoul of ours Being only one, and to one body ty'd, Doth uſe on divers objećts divers powers, And ſo are her effects diverſify’d. 2. When the ſubſtantive goes before, it is written ours. Edmund, whoſe virtue in this inſtance, So much commands itſelf, you ſhall be ours. Shakeſp. Thou that haſt faſhion'd twice this ſoul of ours, So that ſhe is by double title thine, Davies. Davies. Be ours, who e'er thou art, Forget the Greeks. Denham. Taxallan, ſhook by Montezuma's powers, Has, to reſiſt his forces, call’d in ours. Dryden. Reading furniſhes the mind only with materials of know- ledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours : it is not enough to cram ourſelves with a great load of colle&tions, unleſs we chew them over again, they will not give us ſtrength. Locke. Their organs are better diſpoſed than ours, for receiving grateful impreſſions from ſenſible objećts. Atterbury. OUR se’lves. reciprocal pronoun. [the plural of myſelf.] I. We ; not others. We ourſelves might diſtinétly number in words a great deal farther than we uſually do, would we find out but ſome fit denominations to ſignify them by. Locke. 2. Us; not others, in the oblique caſes. Safe in ourſelves, while on ourſelves we ſtand, The ſea is ours, and that defends the land. Dryden. OURSELF is uſed in the regal ſtile. To make ſociety The ſweeter welcome, we will keep ourſelf Till ſupper-time alone. Shakeſp. Macbeth. We ourſelf will follow In the main battle. Shakeſpeare. Not ſo much as a treaty can be obtained, unleſs we would denude ourſelf of all force to defend us. Clarendon. Ouse. n.ſ. Tanners bark. Ainſworth. Ou'sel. n.ſ. [orle, Saxon.] A blackbird. The merry lark her mattins fings aloft, The thruſh replies, the mavis deſcant plays, The ouſel ſhrills, the ruddock warbles ſoft; So goodly all agree, with ſweet conſent, To this day's merriment. The ouſel cock ſo black of hue, With orange tawney bill. Shakeſpeare. Thruſhes and ouſels, or blackbirds, were commonly ſold for three pence a-piece. Hakewill on Providence. To Oust. v. a. [ouſter, 6ter, French.] To vacate ; to take away. Miriation of a&ions upon the caſe were rare formerly, and thereby wager of law ouſted, which diſcouraged many ſuits. Hale. Out. adv. [ut, Saxon; uyt, Dutch I 1. Not within. - The gown with ſtiff embroid'ry ſhining, Looks charming with a ſlighter lining; The out, if Indian figures ſtain, The inſide muſt be rich and plain. 2. It is generally oppoſed to in. • That blind raſcally boy, that abuſes every one's eyes be- cauſe his own are out, let him be judge h9W deep I am in love. Shakeſp. 3. In a ſtate of diſcloſure. - - Fruits and grains are half a year in concoëting; whereas ſ Spenſºr. Prior. leaves are out and perfect in a month. Bacon. 4. Not in confinement or concealment. Nature her cuſtom holds, ſet ſhame ſay what it will; when theſe are gone, The woman will be ºut. Shakespeare. 5. From -----, -, - " -
O U T O U T. * . From the place or houſe. out with the dog, ſays "... other: whip him out, ſº the third. º the inner part. - - - 6. Fº is the place where the prieſts ſhall boil the treſpaſs bear it not out into the utter court, to Ezek. xlvi. 20. what cur is that? ſays an- Shakeſp. offering; that they ſanétify the people. . Not at home. . . . $. In a ſtate of extinótion. - - It was great ign'rance, Gloſer's eyes being out, To let him live; where he arrives he moves. ... All hearts. Shakespeare . King Lear. This candle burns not clear; 'tis I muſt ſnuff it, Then out it goes. Shakespeare Henry VIII. Bid thy ceremony give thee cure | Thinkſt thou the firy fever will go out With titles blown from adulation. Her candle goeth not out by night. 9. In a ſtate of being exhauſted..., , . when the butt is out we will drink water, not a drop be- fore; bear up and board them. Shakeſp. Tempeſt. Large coals are propereſt for dreſſing meat; and when they are out, if you happen to miſcarry in any diſh, lay the fault upon want of coals. Swift. 10. Not in an affair. So we'll live and hear poor rogues Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too, Who loſes, and who wins; who's in, who's out. Shakespeare The knave will ſtick by thee: he will not out, he is true bred. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. I am not ſo as I ſhould be; But I’ll ne'er out. 11. To the end. Shakespeare . Hen. V. Prov. xxxi. 18. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleºp. Hear me out ; He reap'd no fruit of conqueſt, but theſe bleſfings. Dryd. You have ſtill your happineſs in doubt, Or elſe 'tis paſt, and you have dream'd it out. Dryden. The tale is long, nor have I heard it out; Thy father knows it all. Addison's Cato. 12. Loudly; without reſtraint. At all I laugh, he laughs no doubt; The only difference is, I dare laugh out. Pope. 13. Not in the hands of the owner. If the laying of taxes upon commodities does affect the land that is out at rack rent, it is plain it does equally affect all the other land in England too. Locke. Thoſe lands were out upon leaſes of four years, after the expiration of which term the tenants were obliged to renew. - Arbuthnot on Coins. 14. In an errour. You are mightily out to take this for a token of eſteem, which is no other than a note of infamy. L'Eſtrange. As he that hath been often told his fault, And ſtill perſiſts, is as impertinent, As a muſician that will always play, And yet is always out at the ſame note. Roſcommon. . According to Hobbes's compariſon of reaſoning with caſt- ing up accounts, whoever finds a miſtake in the ſum total, muſt allow himſelf out, though after repeated trials he may not ſee in which article he has miſreckoned. Swift. 15. At a loſs; in a puzzle. Like a dull actor now : ! have forgot my part, and I am out, Even to a full diſgrace. Shakeſp. Cºriolanus. This youth was ſuch a mercurial, as the like hath ſeldom been known ; and could make his own part, if at any time he chanced to be out. Bacon's Hºn. VII. 16. With torn cloaths. - Evidences ſwore; Who hither coming out at hecla and knees, For this had titles. 17. Away; at a loſs. I never was out at a mad frolick, though this is the maddeſt I ever undertook. - Dryden. let all perſons avoid niceneſs in their clothing or diet, Dyden. becauſe they dreſs and comb out all their opportunities of . "ing devotion, and ſleep out the care for their ſouls. Taylor. 18. It is uſed emphatically before alas. Out, alas / no ſea, I find, Is troubled like a lover's mind. 19. It is added emphatically to verbs of diſcovery. If ye will not do ſo, be ſure your fin will find you out. OUT. int... : Num. xxxii. 23. " 'º';*. An expreſſion of abhorrence or expulſion. **on this half-ſacºd fºllowſhip. Shakeſp. %. º **, rude man thou doſt ſhame thy mother. Sha. %. arlet from my fight. Shakeſp. K. Lear. of ſ." mad headed ape a weazel hath not ſuch a deal Out of Shakeſp. Hen. IV. lºt, out "Y door, you witch you hag! » 04t, out. Shakespeare . M. JP, of JPind. Suckling. Out, out, hyena; theſe are thy wonted arts, To break all faith. 44 ſton's 4.njºe. Out upon it, I have lov’d Three whole days togethcr; And am like to love three more, If it prove fair weather. Suckling. Out of prep. [Of ſeems to be the prepoſition, and out only to modify the ſenſe of ºf..] - 1. From ; noting produce. So many Neroes and Caligulas, Out of theſe crooked ſhores muſt daily raiſe. Spºnſ. Thoſe bards coming many hundred years after, could not know what was done in former ages, nor deliver certainty of any thing, but what they feigned out 3..." OWn un- learned heads. penſer on Ireland. Alders and aſhes have been ſeen to grow out of ſteeples; but they manifeſtly grow out of clefts. Bacon. He is ſofter than Ovid ; he touches the paſſions more de- licately, and performs all this out ºf his own fund, without diving into the ſciences for a ſupply. Dryden. 2. Not in ; noting excluſion or diſmiſſion. The ſacred nymph Was out of Dian's favour, as it then befel. Fa. Queen. Guiltineſs *~, Will ſpeak, though tongues were out of uſe. Shałęſ. The cavern's mouth alone was hard to find, J Becauſe the path diſus’d was cut of mind. Dryden. My retreat the beſt companions grace, Chiefs out of war, and ſtateſmen out ºf place. Pºpe. Does he fancy we can fit, To hear his out of faſhion wit? But he takes up with younger folks, Who, for his wine, will bear his jokes. Swift. They are out ºf their element, and logic is none of their talent. Baker on Learning. 3. No longer in. - Enjoy the preſent ſmiling hour; And put it out of fortune's pow'r. 4. Not in ; noting unfitneſs. He is witty out of ſeaſon ; leaving the imitation of nature, and the cooler dićtates of his judgment. Dryden. Thou'lt ſay my paſſion's out of ſeaſon, That Cato's great example and misfortunes Should both conſpire to drive it from my thoughts. Aidſ. 5. Not within ; relating to a houſe. Court holy water in a dry houſe, is better than the rain waters out of door. Shakeſp. King Lear. 6. From ; noting extračtion. Juices of fruits are watry and oily: among the watry are all the fruits out of which drink is expreſſed; as the grape, the apple, the pear, and cherry. Bacon. 7. From ; noting copy. St. Paul quotes one of their poets for this ſaying, not- withſtanding T. G.'s cenſure of them out of Horace. Stiling. 8. From ; noting reſcue. Chriſtianity recovered the law of nature out of all thoſe errors with which it was overgrown in the times of pa- ganiſm. Addison's Freeholder. 9. Not in ; noting exorbitance or irregularity. Why publiſh it at this juncture; and ſo, out of all me- thod, apart and before the work. Swift. Uſing old thread-bare phraſes, will often make you go out of your way to find and apply them. Swift. 10. From one thing to ſomething different. He that looks on the eternal things that are not ſeen, will, through thoſe opticks, exactly diſcern the vanity of all that is viſible; will be neither frighted nor flattered out of his duty. Decay ºf Piety. Words are able to perſuade men out of what they find and feel, and to reverſe the very impreſſions of ſenſe. South. 11. To a different ſtate from ; in a different ſtate, noting diſorder. That noble and moſt ſovereign reaſon, Like ſweet bells jang!'d out of tune and harſh ; That unmatch'd form and feature of blown youth, Blaſted with extaſy. Shakespeare. Hamlet. When the mouth is out of taſte, it maketh things taſte ſometimes ſalt, chiefly bitter, and ſometimes loathſome, but never ſweet. Bacon. By the ſame fatal blow, the earth fºll out of that regular form wherein it was produced at firſt, into all theſe irregula- rities in its preſent form. Burmet on the Earth. They all at once employ their thronging darts, But out of order thrown, in air they join, And multitude makes fruſtrate the deſign. Dryden. 12. Not according to. - That there be an equality, ſo that no man aéts or ſpeaks out of character. Pope's View of Ep. Poem. 13. To a different ſtate from ; noting ſeparation. Whoſoever doth meaſure by number, muſt needs be greatly out ºf love with a thing that hath ſo many faults; whoſoever by Dryden. * : . º - sº*
O U T by weight cannot chuſe but eſteem very highly of that where- in the wit of ſo ſcrupulous adverſaries hath not hitherto ob- ſerved any defect, which themſelves can ſeriouſly think to be of moment. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 27. If ridicule were employed to laugh men out of vice and folly, it might be of ſome uſe; but it is made uſe of to laugh men out of virtue and good ſenſe, by attacking every thing ſolemn and ſerious. Addiſon's Spectator. I4. Beyond. - - - - Amongſt thoſe things which have been received with great reaſon, ought that to be reckoned, which the antient practiſe of the church hath continued out of mind. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 9. What, out of hearing gone no ſound, no word 2 Alack, where are you ? Shakeſpeare. I have been an unlawful bawd, time out of mind. Shakespeare Few had the leaſt ſuſpicion of their intentions, till they were both out ºf diſtance to have their converſion attempted. Clarendon, b. viii. with a longer peace, the power of France with ſo great revenues, and ſuch application, will not encreaſe every year out of proportion to what ours will do. Temple. He ſhall only be priſoner at the ſoldiers quarters; and when I am out of reach, he ſhall be releaſed. Dryden. We ſee people lulled aſleep with ſolid and elaborate diſ- courſes of piety, who would be tranſported out of themſelves by the bellowings of enthuſiaſm. Addiſon. Milton's ſtory was tranſačted in regions that lie out of the reach of the ſun and the ſphere of the day. Addiſon. Women weep and tremble at the fight of a moving preacher, though he is placed quite out of their hearing. Addiſon. 15. Deviating from : Noting irregularity. Heaven defend but ſtill I ſhould ſtand ſo, So long as out of limit, and true rule, You ſtand againſt anointed majeſty Shakeſp. The ſupream being has made the beſt arguments for his own exiſtence, in the formation of the heavens and the earth, and which a man of ſenſe cannot forbear attending to, who is out of the noiſe of human affairs. Addiſon. 16. Paſt; without ; noting ſomething worn out or exhauſted. I am out of breath : —How art thou out of breath, when thou haſt breath To ſay to me that thou art out of breath? Shakeſp. Out of hope to do any good, he directed his courſe to Corone. Knolles. He found himſelf left far behind, Both out of heart and out of wind. Hudibras. I publiſhed ſome fables, which are out of print. Arbuth. 17. By means of. Out of that will I cauſe thoſe of Cyprus to mutiny. Shakespeare 18. In conſequence of; noting the motive or reaſon. She is perſuaded I will marry her, out of her own love and flattery, not out of my promiſe. Shakeſp. Othello. The pope, out of the care of an univerſal father, had in the conclave divers conſultations about an holy war againſt the Turk. - Bacon's Hen. VII. Not out of cunning, but a train Of atoms juſtling in his brain, As learn'd philoſophers give out. Hudibras, p. ii. Cromwell accuſed the earl of Mancheſter, of having be- trayed the parliament out of cowardice. Clarendon. Thoſe that have recourſe to a new creation of waters, are ſuch as do it out of lazineſs and ignorance, or ſuch as do it cut of neceſſity. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Diſtinguiſh betwixt thoſe that take ſtate upon them, purely •ut ºf pride and humour, and thoſe that do the ſame in com- pliance with the neceſſity of their affairs. L’Eſtrange. Make them conformable to laws, not only for wrath and out of fear of the magiſtrate's power, which is but a weak principle of obedience; but out of conſcience, which is a firm and laſting principle. Tillotſºn. What they do not grant out of the generoſity of their na- ture, they may grant out of mere impatience. Smallridge. Our ſucceſſes have been the conſequences of a neceſſary war; in which we engaged, not out of ambition, but for the defence of all that was dear to us. Atterbury. 19. Out of hand; immediately; as that is eaſily uſed which IS *; in the hand. e bade to open wide his brazen gate, * Which long time had been ſhut, and out of hand, Proclaimed joy and peace through all his ſtate. Fa. $24een. No more ado, But gather we our forces out of hand, And ſet upon our boaſting enemy. To Out. v. A. To expel; to deprive. The members of both houſes who withdrew, were counted deſerters, and outed of their places in parliament. K. Charles. $o many of their orders, as were ºuted from their fat poſ- ºffions, would endeavour à re-entrance againſt thoſe whom they account hereticks. Dryden. *"...in compoſition, generally ſignifics ſomething beyond or more than another, Shakeſp. O U T Out-fawn as much, and out-comply, And ſeem as ſcrupulouſly juſt, To bait the hooks for greater truſt. Hud. p. ii. can. 3. To Ouºla'ºt. v. a. [out and aº.] To do beyond. - He has made me heir to treaſures, Would make me out-act a real widow's whining. Otway. To Outba'LANce. v. a. [out and balance.] To over-weigh; to preponderate. Let dull Ajax bear away my right, When all his days outbalance this one night. Dryden. To OuTBA'R. v. a. [out and bar.] To ſhutout by fortification. Theſe to outbar with painful pionings, - From ſea to ſea he heap'd a mighty mound. Fa. Queen. To Qutbi'D. v. a. [out and bid.] To over-power by bidding a higher price. - If in thy heart New love created be by other men, Which have their ſtocks entire, and can in tears, In ſighs, in oaths, in letters outbid me, This new love may beget new fears. Donne. For Indian ſpices, for Peruvian gold, Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope. Out BI'd DeR. m. ſ. [out and bid.] One that out-bids. Outblo'wed. adj. [out and blow.] Inflated; ſwollen with wind. At their roots grew floating palaces, Whoſe outblow'd bellies cut the yielding ſeas. Dryden. Outbor N. adj. [out and born.] Foreign; not native. Outbound. adj. [out and bound..] Deſtinated to a diſtant voyage. Triumphant flames upon the water float, And outbound ſhips at home their voyage end. Dryden. To Out BRA've. v.a. [out and brave.] To bear down and diſgrace by more daring, inſolent, or ſplendid appearance. We ſee the danger, and by fits take up ſome faint reſolu- tion to outbrave and break through it. L’Eſtrange. I would out-ſtare the ſterneſt eyes that look, Outbrave the heart moſt daring on the earth, To win thee, lady. Shakeſpeare. Here Sodom's tow’rs raiſe their proud tops on high, The tow’rs, as well as men, out-brave the ſky. Cowley. To Out Bra'zeN. v. a. [out and brazen.] To bear down with impudence. Out BREAK. m. ſ. [out and break.] That which breaks forth; eruption. Breathe his faults ſo quaintly, That they may ſeem the taints of liberty, The flaſh and outbreak of a fiery mind. To OutREATHE. v. a. [out and breath.] 1. To weary by having better breath. Mine eyes ſaw him Rendering faint quittance, wearied and outbreath'd, Shakeſ?. To Henry Monmouth. Shakeſpeare. 2. To expire. That ſign of laſt outbreathed life did ſeem. Spenſer. Outcast, part. [out and caſt. It may be obſerved, that both the participle and the noun are indifferently accented on either ſyllable. It ſeems moſt analogous to accent the participle on the laſt, and the noun on the firſt.] 1. Thrown into the air as refuſe, as unworthy of notice. Abandon ſoon, I lead, the caitive ſpoil - Of that ſame outcaſt carcaſs. Fairy Queen, b. ii. c. 8. 2. Baniſhed; expelled. . Behold, inſtead Of us outcaſt exil'd, his new delight - Mankind created. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. iv. OutcA'st. n.ſ. Exile; one reječted; one expelled. Let's be no ſtoicks, nor no ſtocks, Or ſo devote to Ariſtotle, As Ovid, be an outcaſt quite abjur'd. Shakeſp. O blood-beſpotted Neapolitan, Outcaſt of Naples, England's bloody ſcourge Shakespeare For me, outcaſt of human race, - Love's anger only waits, and dire diſgrace: º,tºr. He dies ſad outcaſt of each church and ſtate ope. - ning. To Outcraft. v. a. [out and craft.] To excel in “”é Italy hath outcrafted him, And he's at ſome hard point. O'UtcRY. ić [out and º diſtreſs; clamour 1. Cry of vehemence ; cry of diſtreſs ; clº - r #. outcries the #jº there ſhun, i. readily hearkened unto here. d 㺺 - So ſtrange thy outcry, º ... o itrang - Ul - - - *:::::::::. that my Milt. Par. Loſt, b. ii. I make my way Where noiſes, tumults, autºr” I heard. 2. Clamour of deteſtation. . . . - There is not any one Vice- incident to the mind of man, againſt which the world has raiſed ſuch a loud * univerſal circry, as againſt ingratitude: South’s Serm. 18 Y 3. A pub- Shakeſp. Cymbeline. and alarms Denham.
O U T
O U T
3. A publick ſale; an auction. Ainſ.
Out DA; F. v. a. ºut and dare.] To venture beyond.
Myſelf, my brother, and his ſon,
That brought you home, and boldly did outdare
The dangers of the time. Shakeſpeare.
To OUTDATE. v. a. [out and date.] To antiquate.
works and deeds of the law, in thoſe places, ſignify le-
galobedience, or circumciſion, and the like judaical outdated
ceremonies; faith, the evangelical grace of giving up the whole
hcart to Chriſt, without any ſuch judaical obſervances. Hamm.
To OUT Do". V. a. [cut and do..] To excel; to ſurpaſs ; to
perform beyond another.
He hath in this action outdone his former decds doubly, Shakespeare
What brave commander is not proud to ſee
Thy brave Melantius in his gallantry
Our greateſt ladies love to ſee their ſcorn
Outdone by thine, in what themſelves have worn. J/aller.
Heav'nly love ſhall outdo helliſh hate,
Giving to death, and dying to redeem,
So dearly to redeem what helliſh hate
So eaſily deſtroy'd. - Alſºſton.
Here let theſe who boaſt in mortal things,
Learn how their greateſt monuments of fame,
And ſtrength, and art, are eaſily outdone
Miltºn.
By ſpirits reprobate.
An impoſłor outdoes the original. L'Aſirange.
Now all the gods reward and bleſs my ſon;
Thou haſt this day thy father's youth outdone. Dryden.
I muſt confeſs the encounter of that day
Warm'd me indeed, but quite another way;
Not with the fire of youth, but generous rage,
To ſee the glories of my º age
So far outdone. Dryden.
The boy's mother deſpiſed for not having read a ſyſtem
of logick, outdºes him in it. Locke.
I grieve to be outdone by Gay,
In my own humourous biting way. Swift.
To Our Dwe'l. v. a. [out and dwell.] To ſtay beyond.
He cutawel; his hour,
For lovers ever run bcfore the clock. Sha'eſh.
OU'TER. adj. [from out..] That which is without ; oppoſed
to inner.
The kidney is a conglomerated gland only in the outer
part: for the inner part, whereof the papillae are compoſed,
is muſcular. Grew's Coſmol. b. i. e. 5.
OU/TERLY. adv. [from outer.] Towards the outſide.
In the lower jaw, two tuſks like thoſe of a boar, ſtanding
outcrly, an inch behind the cutters. Grew's Muſeum.
Out ERMost. adj. [ſuperlative, from outer.] Remoteſt from
the midſt.
Try if three bells were made one within another, and air
betwixt each; and the outermºſt bell were chimed with a
hammer, how the found would differ from a ſingle bell. Bacon.
The outermºſt corpuſcles of a white body, have their va-
rious little ſurfaces of a ſpecular nature. Boyle.
To OUTFA'ce. v. a. [out and face.]
1. To brave; to bear down by ſhew of magnanimity; to bear
down with impudence.
We ſhall have old ſwearing
That they did give the rings away to men;
But we'll cuſate them and out-ſwear them too. Shakespeare
Doſt thou come hither
To outface me with leaping in her grave?
Be buried quick with her, and ſo will I. Shakeſp.
Be fire with fire;
Threaten the threatner; and cuſace the brow
Of bragging horror. - Shakespeare. King jºhn.
They bewrayed ſome knowledge of their perſons, but
were outfaced. //ottom.
2. To ſtare down.
We behold the ſun and enjoy his light, as long as we look
towards it circumſpectly : we warm ourſelves ſafely while we
ſtand near the fire; but if we ſeek to outface the one, to en-
ter into the other, we forthwith become blind or burnt. Ral.
To Out FA'WN. v. 4. [ºut and fawn..] To cxcel in fawning.
In affairs of leſs import, >
That neither do us good nor hurt,
And they receive as little by,
Outflºwn as much and out-comply. Hudibras.
To OUTFLY'. v. a. [out and fly.] To leave behind in flight.
His evaſion wing'd thus ſwift with ſcorn, º
Cannot outfly our apprehenſions.
• * Horoſcop's great ſoul,
Rais'd on the pinions of the bounding wind,
Outflºw the rack, and left the hours behind Garth
Outrº. * f [ºut and form.] External appearance art/?.
...” % took vain delight -
* *ſº, until he loſt his fight
Hath chang'd his ſoul, and made hija you. B. Johnſ
To OUT FRows
• *. 6. out and frozcº: * f \ w, ºr
to over-bear by º and ſº wº.] To frown down;
Shakeſpeare.
Mºº king, am I caſt down, -
oº: º f e outfrown falſe fortune's frown. Shakeſ,
• * / [ºut and gate.] Outlet; paſſage Outwards
Thoſe places are ſo fit for trade, having moſt convenieſ
*-gate; by divers ways to the ſea, and in-gates to the §
parts of the land, that they would ſoon be enriched. '. e
o OUTGI've. v. a. [out and give.] To ſurpaſs in gº.”
To º play’r outgave the pinching lord. Bºº.
. TV. a. ... a fºr tº exºr :
1. To ſurpaſs; to &ºi cutivent; part. outgone. [out and go-l
For frank, well ordered and continual hoſpitality, he out-
went all ſhew of competence. Carew
While you practiſed the rudiments of war, you out-wºm
all other captains; and have ſince found noné but yourſelf
alone to ſurpaſs. Dryden.
Where they apply themſelves, none of their neighbours
out-go them. Locke on Education.
2. To go beyond; to leave behind in going.
Many ran afoot thither out of all cities, and out-went them,
and came unto him. 4.ſaw vi. 33.
3. To circumvent; to overreach.
Mollcſion
Thought us to have out-gone
With a quaint invention. Denham.
To OurGRow. v. a. [out and grºw.] To ſurpaſs in growth;
to grow too great or too old for anything.
Much their work outgrew,
The hands diſpatch of two, gard’ning ſo wide. Milton.
When ſome virtue much outgrows the reſt,
It ſhoots too faſt and high. Dryden.
This eſſay wears a dreſs that poſſibly is not ſo ſuitable to
the graver geniuſes, who have outgrown all gaieties of ſtile
and youthful reliſhes. Glanv. Scºpſ. Prºf.
The lawyer, the tradeſman, the mechanic, have found ſo
many arts to deceive, that they far outgrow the common
prudence of mankind. Swift.
Oºto UARD m. ſ. [out and guard.] Cne poſted at a diſtance
from the main body, as a defence. -
As ſoon as any foreign object preſſes upon the ſenſe, thoſe
ſpirits which are poſted upon the out-guards, immediately
ſcowre off to the brain. South.
You beat the outguards of my maſter's hoſt. Dryden.
Theſe cut-guards of the mind are ſent abroad,
And ſtill patrolling beat the neighb'ring road,
Or to the parts remote obedient fly
Keep poſts advanc'd, and on the frontier lye. . Blackmºre,
CUTJE's r. v. a. [out and jº/?..] To over-power by jeſting.
The fool labours to outjy?
His heart ſtruck injuries. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
To OUTKNA’ve. v. a. [out and #nave.] To ſurpaſs in knavery.
The world calls it out-witting a man, when he's only
out; naved. L’E/irange.
CUTLA'NDIsh. adj. [out and land.] Not native ; foreign.
Yourſelf tranſplant
A while from hence: perchance outlandiſh ground
Bears no more wit than ours; but yet more ſcant
Are thoſe diverſions there which here abound. Donne.
Tedious waſte of time to fit and hear
So many hollow compliments and lies,
Outlandiſh flatteries. Milt. Par. Reg. b. iv.
Upon the approach of the king's troops under General
Wills, who was uſed to the outlandiſh way of making war,
we put in praśtice paſſive obedience. daiſon.
To OUTLA'st. v. a. [out and laſt.] To ſurpaſs in duration.
Good houſewives, to make their candles burn the longer,
lay them in bran, which makes them harder; inſomuch as
they will out-lºſt other candles of the ſame ſtuff, half in half.
Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Nº. 371.
Summer's chief honour, if thou hadſt outlaſted,
Bleak winter’s force that made thy bloſſoms dry. Milt.
The preſent age hath attempted perpetual motions, whoſe
revolutions might outly? the exemplary mobility, and out-
meaſure time itſelf. Brown's W. Err.
- What may be hop'd,
When not from Helicon's imagin'd ſpring,
But ſacred writ, we borrow what we fing 2
This with the fabrick of the world begun,
Elder than light, and ſhall outloft the ſun. Waller.
Ovt.LAw, n ſ. ſutlaža, Saxon.] One excluded from the
bcnefit of the law. A blunderer; a robber; a bandit.
An outlaw in a caſtle keeps. Shakeſp. Hen. VI
Gathering unto him all the ſcatterlings and outlaws out of
. woods and mountains, he marched forth into the Engliſh
pale. Spenſºr on Ireland
As long as they were out of the protection of the I...".
as every Engliſhman might kill them, how ſhoj i. :
other than outlaws and enemies to the º of £º e
r avies on Ireland.
o”.... | ſpread out the unſun'd heaps
- y an outlaw's den,
And
O U T
O U. T
And tell me it is ſafe, as bid me hope
Danger will let a helpleſs maiden, paſs. Milton.
- A junkard is outlawed from all worthy and creditable
converſe: men abhor, loath, and deſpiſe him. South.
To Ou'rlaw. v. a. To deprive of the benefits and protec-
tion of the law. -
- I had a ſon -
Now outlaw'd from my blood; he ſought my life. Shakespeare
He that is drunken,
Is cutlaw'd by himſelf: all kind of ill -
Did with his liquor ſlide into his veins. Herbert.
Like as there are particular perſons outlawed and pro-
fibed by civil laws, ſo are there nations that are outlawed
and proſcribed by the law of nature and nations. Bacon.
All thoſe ſpiritual aids are withdrawn, which ſhould aſſiſt
him to good, or fortify him againſt ill; and like an out-lawed
* perſon he is expoſed to all that will aſſault him.
Decay of Piety.
Outlaw Ry. [from outlaw.] A decree by which any man
is cut off from the community, and deprived of the protec-
tion of the law. -
By proſcription and bills of outlawry,
Oétávius, Antony, and Lepidus,
Have put to death an hundred ſenators. Shakeſp.
Divers were returned knights and burgeſſes for the par-
liament; many of which had been by Richard III. at-
tainted by cutlawries. Bacon's Henry VII.
To Outlº Aſp. v. a. [out and leap.] To paſs by leaping ;
to ſtart beyond. -
Out LEA'p. n.ſ.. [from the verb..] ... Sally ; flight; eſcape.
Since youth muſt have ſome liberty, ſome outleaps, they
might be under the eye of a father, and then no very great
harm can come of it. - Locke on Education.
Ou'rlet. n.ſ. [out and let.] Paſſage outwards; diſcharge out-
wards; egreſs; paſſage of egreſs.
Colonies and foreign plantations, are very neceſſary, as
outlets to a populous nation. Bacon.
The enemy was deprived of that uſeful out-let. Clarend.
So 'ſcapes th’ inſulting fire his narrow jail,
And makes ſmall outlets into open air. Dryden.
Have a care that theſe members be neither the inlets nor
outlets of any vices; that they neither give admiſſion to the
temptation, nor be expreſſive of the conception of them. Ray.
Ou'tiiNE. m. ſ. [out and line.] Contour; line by which any
figure is defined ; extremity.
Painters, by their outlines, colours, lights, and ſhadows,
repreſent the ſame in their pictures. Dryden.
To Outlive. v. a. [out and live.] To live beyond ; to
ſurvive.
Will theſe moſſed trees,
That have outliv'd the eagle, page thy keels,
And ſkip when thou point'ſt out. Shakeſp.
Die two months ago, and not forgotten,
Yet then there is hopes a great man's memory
May outlive his life half a year. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
He that outlives this day, and comes ſafe home,
Will ſtand a tiptoe when this day is nam'd. Shakeſp.
His courage was ſo ſignal that day, that too much could
not be cxpected from it, if he had outlived it. Clarend.
- Thou muſt outlive
Thy youth, thy ſtrength, thy beauty, which will change
To wither'd, weak, and gray. Milt. Par. Loft.
Time, which made them their fame outlive,
To Cowley ſcarce did ripeneſs give. Denham.
The ſoldier grows leſs apprehenſive, by computing upon
the diſproportion of thoſe that outlive a battle, to thoſe that
fall in it. L’Eſtrange.
Since we have loſt
Freedom, wealth, honour, which we value moſt,
I wiſh they would our lives a period give;
They live too long who happineſs outlive. Dryden.
It is of great conſequence where noble families are gone
to decay; becauſe their titles outlive their eſtates. Swift.
Pray outlive me, and then die as ſoon as you pleaſe. Swift.
QUTL1'VEH. n.ſ. [out and live..] A ſurviver.
To Outlook. v. a. [cut and look.] To face down; to
browbeat.
I cull'd theſe fiery ſpirits from the world,
To outlock conqueſt, and to win renown,
Ev’n in the jaws of danger and of death. Shakeſp.
O ºrwºrki. v. a. [out and lu/lre.] To excel in bright-
Ilêſs.
She went before others I have ſecn, as that diamond of
Yours outlºſtres many I have beheld. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
"Tºy ING. part, adj. [out and lie.] Not in the common
courſe of order. Removed from ſomething elſe.
The laſt ſurvey I propoſed of the four out-lying empires,
was that of the Arabians. Temple,
We have taken all the out-Wing parts of the Spaniſh rºo-
"ºrchy, and made impreſſions upon the very heart of it. Addison
99UTMEA'suke. v. a. [cut and meaſure.] To exceed in
meaſure.
The preſent age hath attempted perpetual motions and
**ś, and thoſe revolutions might out-laſt the exemplary
mºbility, and out-meaſure time itſelf. Brown's V. Err.
To Out NU'MBER, v.a. [out and number.] To exceed in
number.
The ladies came in ſo great a body to the opera, that they
outnumbered the enemy. Addiſon's Spediator.
To OutMARCH. v. a. [out and march..] To leave behind
in the march.
The horſe out-marched the foot, which, by reaſon of the
heat, was not able to uſe great expedition. Clarend.
Out Most. adj. [out and mºſt.] Remoteſt from the middle.
Chaos retir’d,
As from her outmoſ' works a broken foe. Milton.
If any man ſuppoſe that it is not reflected by the air, but
by the outmºſ' ſuperficial parts of the glaſs, there is ſtill the
ſame difficulty. Newt. Opt.
The generality of men are readier to fetch a reaſon from
the immenſe diſtance of the ſtarry heavens, and the out-
moſt walls of the world. - Bentley's Sermons.
OUTPA'RISH. n.ſ. [out and pariſh.] Pariſh not lying with-
in the walls.
In the greater outpariſhes many of the poorer pariſhioners,
through neglect, do periſh for want of ſome heedful eye to
overlook them. . Graunt's Mort.
Outpa'RT. m. ſ. [out and part.] Part remote from the cen-
ter or main body.
He is appointed to ſupply the biſhop's juriſdićtion and other
judicial offices in the outparts of his dioceſe. Ayliffe.
To OUTPA’ce. v. a. ſoul and pace.] To outgo; to leave be-
hind.
- Arion's ſpeed
Could not outpace thee; or the horſe Laomedon did breed.
Chapman's Iliads.
To Outpou'R. v. a. [out and power.] To emit; to ſend
forth in a ſtrain.
He looked and ſaw what number, numberleſs
The city gates outpour’d; light arm'd troops
In coats of mail and military pride. Milt. Par. Reg:
To OUTPRI'ze. v. a. [out and prize.] To exceed in the
value ſet upon it.
Either your unparagon'd miſtreſs is dead, or
She's outprized by a trifle. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
To OU'TRAGE. v. a. ſoutrager, Fr.] To injure violently or
contumeliouſly; to inſult roughly and tumultuouſly; to en-
dangering life.
Ah heavens ! that do this hideous ačt behold,
And heavenly virgin thus outraged ſee ;
How can the vengeance juſt ſo long withhold ! Fa. 9aeen.
The news put divers young bloods into ſuch a fury, as the
Engliſh embaſſadors were not without peril to be outraged.
Bacon's Henry VII.
Baſe and inſolent minds outrage men, when they have hopes
of doing it without a return. Atterbury.
This interview outrages all decency; ſhe forgets her mo-
deſty, and betrays her virtue, by giving too long an audience.
Pope's Odyſſey, b. vi.
To OUTRAGE. v. m. To commit exorbitancies.
Three or four great ones in court will outrage in apparel,
huge hoſe, monſtrous hats, and gariſh colours. Aſcham.
OU'TRAGE. n. ſ. ſoutrage, Fr.]
1. Open violence; tumultuous miſchief.
He wrought great outrages, waſting all the country where
he went. • Spenſer on Ireland.
He doth himſelf in ſecret ſhrowd,
To fly the vengeance for his outrage due.
In that beaſtly fury
He has been known to commit outrage,
And cheriſh factions. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens,
Uncharitably with me have you dealt,
And ſhamefully my hopes by you are butcher'd ;
My charity is outrage. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
2. This word ſeems to be uſed by Philips for mere commotion,
without any ill import, contrary to the univerſal uſe of writers.
See with what outrage from the froſty north,
The early valiant Swede draws forth his wings ---
In battailous array. Philips.
OUTRAGIOUS. adj. [outrageux, French. It ſhould, I think,
be written outrageous; but the cuſtom ſeems otherwiſe.]
1. Violent; furious; raging; exorbitant; tumultuous; turbulent.
Under him they committed divers the moſt outragiaiſ: vil-
lanies, that a baſe multitude can imagine. Sidney.
As ſhe went her tongue did walk,
In ſoul reproach and terms of vile deſpight,
Provoking him by her outragious talk, -
To heap more vengeance on that wretched wight. F. Qx.
They view'd the vaſt immeaſurable abyſs, -
Outragious as a ſea, dark, waſteful, wild. Milton.
when he knew his rival freed and gone,
He ſwells with wrath; he makes outragious moan :
He frets, he fumes, he ſtares, he ſtamps the ground;
The hollow tow'r with clamours rings around. Dryde".
- - - 2. Exceſſive ,
Fa. Queen.
O U T
O U T.
2. º: gº reaſon or decency.
Characte t
flºº. to t *...". sº though they are
º g of outragious panegyrick.
3. *::::: ; atrocious. Dryden's Dufreſnoy,
hink not, although in writi •
The manner of thy º . . d
O T hat therefore I have forg'd. Shaiſ. Hen, VI.
UTRA Giously. adv, [f - -
º ; furiouſly. [from ourageous.] Violently; tumul-
*P* will have colour of employment given them,
by which they will poll and ſpoil ſo º: º the very
chemy cannot do worſe. Spºnſºr on Ireland.
...Let luſt burn never ſo outragiouſly for the preſent, yet age
will in time chill thoſe heats. outh's Sermons.
****'Siousness. m. ſ. [from outragious.] With fury; with
violence.
.Virgil, more diſcreet than Homer, has contented himſelf
With the partiality of his deities, without bringing them to
the outragiouſneſ of blows. Dryden.
To QuTREA'chi. v. a. ſout and reach.] To go beyond.
This uſage is derived from ſo many deſcents of ages, that
the cauſe and author outreach remembrance. Carew.
Our forefathers could never dream ſo high a crime as par-
ricide, whereas this outreaches that fačt, and exceeds the re-
gular diſtinétions of murder. Brown.
To Our RI DE. v. a. [out and ride.J. To paſs by riding.
This advantage age from youth hath won,
As not to be outridan, though out-run. Dryden.
OuTRI'GHT. adv. [out and right.]
1. Immediately; without delay.
When theſe wretches had the rope about their necks, the
firſt was to be pardoned, the laſt hanged outright. j. Bull.
2. Completely.
By degrees accompliſh’d in the beaſt,
He neigh’d cutright, and all the ſteed expreſt. Addison.
To Out Roa'R. v. a. ſout and roar.] To exceed in roaring.
O that I were
Upon the hºll of Baſan, to outroar
The horned herd I Shakeſ?. Ant. and Cleop.
OUTR o'DE. m. ſ. [out and rode.J Excurſion.
He ſet horſemen and footmen, to the end that iſſuing out,
they might make outrodes upon the ways of Judea.
1 Mac. xv. 41.
To OutRoot. v. a. [out and root.] To extirpate ; to era-
dicate.
Pernicious diſcord ſeems
Outreated from our more than iron age; -
Since none, not ev'n our kings, approach their temples
With any mark of war's deſtructive rage,
But ſacrifice unarm'd. Rowe's Amb. Step-Mather.
To OutRu'N. v. a. [cut and run.]
1. To leave behind in running.
By giving th' houſe of Lancaſter leave to breathe,
It will outrun you, father, in the end. Shakeſp.
The expedition of my violent love
Outruns the pauſer reaſon.
We may outrun,
By violent ſwiftneſs, that which we run at. Shakeſp.
When things are come to the execution, there is no ſe-
crecy comparable to celerity, like the motion of a bullet in
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
the air, which flieth ſo ſwift as it outruns the eye. Bacon.
This advantage age from youth hath won,
As not to be out-riden, though outrun. Dryden.
2. To exceed.
We outrun the preſent income, as not doubting to reim-
burſe ourſelves out of the profits of ſome future project. Addison
To OUTSAI'll, v. a... [out and ſail.] To leave behind in ſailing.
The word ſignifies a ſhip that outſails other ſhips. Broome.
To Outsco'RN. v. a. [out and ſcorn.) To bear down or con-
front by contempt ; to deſpiſe ; not to mind.
He ſtrives in his little world of man t’ outſ orn
The to and fro conflićting wind and rain. Shakeſp.
To Outseºl. v. a. [out and ſell.]
1. To excecd in the price for which a thing is ſold ; to ſell at a
higher rate than another.
it would ſºon improve to ſuch a height, as to outſºl our
neighbours, and thereby advance the proportion of our ex-
ported commodities. Temple.
2. To gain an higher price. -
Her pretty action did outſel her gift,
And yet enrich'd it too.
To QuTshi'NE. v. a. [out and ſhine.]
1. To emit luſtre.
Witneſs my ſon, now in the ſhade of death;
Whoſe bright outſhining beams thy cloudy wrath
Hath in eternal darkneſs folded up. Shakeſp. R. III.
2. To excel in luſtre.
By Shakeſpeare's, Johnſon's, Fletcher's lines,
Our ſtage's luſtre Rome's outſhines. Denham.
Beauty and greatneſs are ſo eminently joined in your royal
highneſs, that it were not eaſy for any but a poet to deter-
Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
mine which of them out/hines the other. Dryden.
Homer does not only outſhine all other poets in the variety
but alſo in the novelty of his characters. Addison
We ſhould ſee ſuch as would outſhine the rebellious part
of their fellow-ſubjects, as much in their gallantry as in their
cauſe. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 24.
Such accounts are a tribute due to the memory of thoſe
only, who have outſhone the reſt of the world by their rank
as well as their virtues. 4tterbury's Sermons.
Happy you!
Whoſe charms as far all other nymphs outſhine,
As others gardens are excell'd by thine. Pope.
To Outshoot. v. a. [out and ſhoot.]
1. To exceed in ſhooting.
The forward youth
Will learn to outſhoot you in your proper bow. -
2. To ſhoot beyond. y y Dryden,
Men are reſolved never to outſhoot their forefathers mark :
but write one after another, and ſo the dance goes round i.
a circle. Norris.
Outsi'DE. m. ſ. [out and ſide.]
1. Superficies; ſurface; external part.
What pity that ſo exquiſite an outſide of a head ſhould not
have one grain of ſenſe in it. L'Eſtrange.
The leathern outſide, boiſt'rous as it was,
Gave way and bent. Dryden,
2. Extreme part; part remote from the middle.
Hold an arrow in a flame for the ſpace of ten pulſes, and
when it cometh forth, thoſe parts which were on the outſides
of the flame are blacked and turned into a coal. Bacon.
3. Superficial appearance.
You ſhall find his vanities foreſpent
Were but the outſide of the Roman Brutus,
Covering diſcretion with a coat of folly. Shakeſpeare.
The ornaments of converſation, and the outſide of faſhion-
able manners, will come in their due time. Locke.
Created beings ſee nothing but our outſide, and can there-
fore only frame a judgment of us from our exterior actions.
Addiſon's Speciator, N9. 257.
4. The utmoſt. A barbarous uſe.
Two hundred load upon an acre, they reckon the outſide
of what is to be laid. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
5. Perſon; external man.
Fortune forbid, my outſide have not charm'd her l Shaf.
Your outſide promiſeth as much as can be expected from
a gentleman. Bacon.
What admir'ſt thou, what tranſports thee ſo
An outſide º fair, no doubt, and worthy well
Thy cheriſhing and thy love. Milton's Par. Loft, b. viii.
6. Cuter ſide; part not i.
I threw open the door of my chamber, and found my fa-
mily ſtanding on the outſide. Sped. N°. 577
To Outsi'T. v. a. [out and ſit..] To ſit beyond the time of
any thing.
He that prolongs his meals and ſacrifices his time, as well
as his other conveniences, to his luxury, how quickly does
he outſit his pleaſure ? South.
To Outsleep. v. a. [out and ſleep.] To ſleep beyond.
Lovers, to bed; 'tis almoſt fairy time:
. I fear we ſhall outſkep the coming morn. Shakeſp.
To Outspeak. v. a. [out and ſpeak.] To ſpeak ſomething
beyond; to exceed.
Rich ſtuffs and ornaments of houſhold
I find at ſuch proud rate, that it outſpeaks
Poſſeſſion of a ſubject. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII.
To Outspo'RT. v. a. [out and ſport.] To ſport beyond.
Let's teach ourſelves that honourable ſtop,
Not to outſport diſcretion. Shakeſp. Othells.
To Outsprea’D. v. a. [out and ſpread..] To extend; to diffuſe.
With ſails outſpread we fly. Pope.
To Outsta‘ND. v. a. [out and ſland.]
1. To ſupport; to reſiſt.
Each could demoliſh the other's work with eaſe enough,
but not a man of them tolerably defend his own; which was
ſure never to outſtand the firſt attack that was made. Woodw.
2. To ſtand beyond the proper time.
I have outſiood my time, which is material
To th’ tender of our preſent. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
To Outsta‘Nd. v. n. To protuberate from the main body.
To Outsta‘RE. v. a. [out and /fare.] To face down; to
brow-beat; to outface with effrontery.
I would out/lare the ſterneſt eyes that look,
To win thee, lady. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wenice.
Theſe curtain'd windows, this ſelf-priſon'd eye,
Outſtares the lids of large-lookt tyranny. Craſhaw.
Outstree".T. m. ſ. [out and ſtreet.] Street in the extremities
of a town.
To Outstre'rch. v. a. [out and ſtretch..] To extend ; to
ſpread out.
Make him ſtand upon the mole-hill,
That caught at mountains with out-ſtretched arms. Shakeſp.
Out-
O U T O U T. Out-ſtretch'd he lay, on the cold ground, and oft Curs'd his creation. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. A mountain, at whoſe verdant . acious plain, out-ſtretch'd in circuit wide . *: #. , outſ? - Milt. Par. Reg. b. iii. Does Theſeus burn ? And muſt not ſhe with out-ſtretch'd arms receive him - And with an equal ardour meet his vows? Smith. To ou’rstrip. v. a. [This word Skinner derives from out and ſpritzen, to ſpout, German. I know not whether it might ot have been originally out-trip, the ſ being afterward in- ſºrted.] To outgo; to leave behind. If thou wilt out-ſtrip death, go croſs the ſeas, And live with Richmond from the reach of hell. Shakespeare Do not ſmile at me, that I boaſt her off; For thou ſhalt find, ſhe will out-ſtrip all praiſe, And make it halt behind her. Shakeſp. Tempeſt. Thou both their graces in thyſelf haſt more Outſtript, than they did all that went before. B. Johnſon. My ſoul, more earneſtly releas'd, will outſirip hers; as bullets flown before A latter bullet may o'ertake, the powder being more. Donne. A fox may be out-witted, and a hare out-ſtript. L’Eſtran. He got the ſtart of them in point of obedience, and thereby ºut-ſlript them at length in point of knowledge. South. With ſuch array Harpalice beſtrode Her Thracian courſer, and out-ſirip'd the rapid flood. Dryd. To Ou'r-sweeten. v. a. [out and ſweeten..] To excel in ſweetneſs. The leaf of eglantine, which not to ſlander, Out-ſweeten’d not thy breath. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. To Outswea'R. v. a. [out and ſwear.] To over-power by ſwearing. - We ſhall have old ſwearing, But we'll out-face them, and out-ſwear them too. Shakeſp. To Out-To'NGUE. v. a. [out and tongue.] To bear down by noiſe. Let him do his ſpite: My ſervices which I have done the ſignory, Shall out-tongue his complaints. Shakeſp. Othello. To Outt A'LK. v. a. [out and talk.] To over-power by talk. This gentleman will out-talk us all. Shakeſpeare. To Out-va'LUE. v. a. ſout and value.] To tranſcend in price. He gives us in this life an earneſt of expected joys, that out-values and tranſcends all thoſe momentary pleaſures it requires us to forſake. - Boyle. To Outve'NoM. v. a. [out and venom.] To exceed in poiſon. 'Tis ſlander; Whoſe edge is ſharper than the ſword, whoſe tongue Out-venoms all the worms of Nile. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. To Outv1'E. v. a. [out and vie.] To exceed; to ſurpaſs. For folded flocks, on fruitful plains, Fair Britain all the world outvies. Dryden. The farmers uſed to make gratias to the Engliſh mer- chants, endeavouring ſometimes to out-vie one another in ſuch indulgencies. Addiſon. One of theſe petty ſovereigns will be ſtill endeavouring to equal the pomp of greater princes, as well as to out-vie thoſe of his own rank. Addiſon. To Out-viſ LLAIN. v. a. [out and villain.] To exceed in villainy. He hath out-villain'd villainy ſo far, that the rarity redeems him. Shakeſp. All's well that ends well. To Outvoice. v. a. [out and voice.] To out-roar; to ex- ceed in clamour. The Engliſh beach Pales in the flood with men, with wives and boys, Whoſe ſhouts and claps out-voice the deep-mouth'd ſea. Sha. To Outvote. v. a. [out and vote.] To conquer by plura- lity of ſuffrages. They were out-voted by other ſe&ts of philoſophers, neither for fame, nor number leſs than themſelves. South. To Outwalk. [out and walk.] To leave one in walking. OUTwA'll n.ſ. [out and wall.] I. Outward part of a building. 2. Superficial appearance. For confirmation that I am much more Than my out-wall, open this purſe and take What it contains. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Outward. adj. [utpeanb, Saxon.] 1. External: oppoſed to inward. If theſe ſhews be not outward, which of you But is four Volſcians ? Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Oh what may man within him hide, Though angel on the outward fide Shakeſp. He took a low'ring leave; but who can tell What outward hate might inward love conceal? Dryden. 2. Extrinſick; adventitious. Princes have their titles for their glories, An outward honour, for an inward toil. Shakeſp. Part in peace, and having mourn'd your fin For outward Eden loſt, find paradiſe within. Dryden, OU’tward. adv. To Outwei'oh. v. a. [out and weigh.] 3. Foreign, not inteſtine. It was intended to raiſe an outward war to join with ſome ſedition within doors. - Hayward. 4. Tending to the out-parts. The fire will force its outward way, Or, in the priſon pent, conſume the prey. Dryden. 5. [In theology.] Carnal; corporeal; not ſpiritual. When the ſoul being inwardly moved to lift itſelf up by prayer, the outward man is ſurprized in ſome other poſture; God will rather look to the inward motions of the mind, than to the outward form of the body. Duppa. OU'Twar D. m. ſ. External form. I do not think So fair an outward, and ſuch ſtuff within, Endows a man but him. Shakeſp. Cymbeline: 1. To foreign parts. As a ſhip outward bound. 2. To the outer parts. Outwar DLY. adv. [from outward.] 1. Externally: oppoſed to inwardly. - That which inwardly each man ſhould be, the church outwardly ought to teſtify. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 6. Griev'd with diſgrace, remaining in their fears: However ſeeming outwardly content, - Yet th’ inward touch their wounded honour bears. Daniel. 2. In appearance not ſincerely. Many wicked men are often touched with ſome inward reverence for that goodneſs which they cannot be perſuaded to practiſe ; nay, which they outwardly ſeem to deſpiſe. Sprat. OU'Twards. adv. Towards the out-parts. Do not black bodies conceive heat more eaſily from light than thoſe of other colours do, by reaſon that the light fail- ing on them is not reflected outwards, but enters the bodies, and is often reflected and refracted within them until it be ſtifled and loſt 2 Newton's Opticks. To OuTweA'R. v. a. [out and wear.] To paſs tediouſly. Thus ſpent already how ſhall nature bear By the ſtream, if I the night out-wear, The dews deſcending and noćturnal air. Pope. ; To OUTweed. v. a. ſout and weed.] To extirpate as a P weed. Wrath is a fire, and jealouſy a weed ; The ſparks ſoon quench, the ſpringing weed out-weed, Spenſ. 1. To exceed in gravity. Theſe inſtruments require ſo much ſtrength for the ſup- porting of the weight to be moved, as may be equal unto it, beſides that other ſuper-added power whereby it is out-weighed and moved. - Wilkins's Math. Mag. 2. To preponderate; to excel in value or influence. If any think brave death out-weighs bad life, Let him expreſs his diſpoſition. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. All your care is for your prince I ſee, Your truth to him out-weighs your love to me. Dryden. Whenever he finds the hardſhip of his ſlavery out-weigh the value of his life, it is in his power, by reſiſting the will of his maſter, to draw on himſelf the death he deſires. Locke. The marriage of the clergy is attended with the poverty of ſome of them, which is balanced and out-weighed by many ſingle advantages. Atterbury. To Out we'll. v. a. [out and well.] To pour out. As when old father Nilus 'gins to ſwell, With timely pride about the AEgyptian vale, His fattie waves do fertile ſline out-well, And overflow each plain and lowly dale. Fa. Queen. To OU′twit. v. a. [out and wit..] To cheat; to overcome by ſtratagem. A fox may be out-witted, and a hare out-ſtript. L’Eſt. The truer hearted any man is, the more liable he is to be impoſed on ; and then the world calls it out-witting a man, when he is only out-knaved. L’Eſtrange. Nothing is more equal in juſtice, and indeed more na- tural in the direct conſequence of effects and cauſes, than for men wickedly wiſe to out-wit themſelves; and for ſuch as wreſtle with providence, to trip up their own heels. South. After the death of Craſſus, Pompey found himſelf out- witted by Caeſar and broke with him. Dryden. OU'twoRk. n.ſ. [out and work.] The parts of a fortification next the enemy. - Take care of our out-work, the navy royal, which are the walls of the kingdom ; and every great ſhip is an impregnable fort; and our many ſafe and commodious ports as the re- doubts to ſecure them. - Bacon; Death hath taken in the out-wºº. . . . And now affails the fort; I feel, I feel him Gnawing my heart-ſtrings. Denham, Outwo'RN. part. [from out-wear.] Conſumed or deſtroyed by uſe. - - - - - Better at home lie bed-rid, idle, Inglorious, unemploy'd, with age out-worn. Miltºn, 18 Z To
| O X O W N To Ourwrest. v.a. [out and wreſt.] To extort by violence. The growing angui Rankled ſo fore .. ; ñº, U Till that the truth thereof I did surºn. Fa. Queen TWROU’ - - ceed ; .." [* and wrought.j Outdone, ex. In your violent ads The fall of toº. and the noiſe of tempeſts The boyling of Carybdis, the ſea's wildneſs, > B he ºating force of flames, and wings of winds, O e all *-wrought by your tranſcendent furies. B. johnſ. ° Outwo RTH. v. a. ſºut and warth.] To excel in value. A beggar's book Out-worth; a noble's Éood. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. o Owe. *.*. [eg aa, I owe, or I ought, Iſlandick.] 1. To be obliged to pay; to be indebted. I owe you much, and, like a witheſs youth, That which I owe is loſt. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wen. Let none ſeek needleſs cauſes to approve The faith they owe. Milt. Par. Loſt, b. ix. All your parts of pious duty done, - You owe your Ormond nothing but a ſon, Dryden. Thou haſt deſerv'd more love than I can ſhow, But 'tis thy fate to give, and mine to owe. Dryden. If, upon the general balance of trade, Engliſh merchants owe to foreigners one hundred thouſand pounds, if commo- dities do not, our money muſt go out to pay it. Locke. 2. To be obliged to aſcribe; to be obliged for. By me upheld, that he may know how frail His fall'n condition is, and to me owe - All his deliv'rance, and to none but me. Milton. 3. To have from any thing as the conſequence of a cauſe. O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree, Jove hated Greece, and puniſh'd Grecce in thee. Pope. 4. To poſſeſs; to be the right owner of For ove, which is, in this ſenſe, obſolete, we now uſe own. Thou doſt here uſurp The name thou ow'ſ not, and haſt put thyſelf Upon this iſland as a ſpy. Shakeſp. Tempºff. Fate, ſhew thy force; ourſelves we do not owe ; What is decreed muſt be ; and be this ſo. Shakeſp. Not poppy nor mandragora, Nor all the drowſy firups of the world, Shall ever med'cine thee to that ſweet ſleep Which thou owed'ſ yeſterday. Shakeſp. Othello. If any happy eye This roving wanton ſhall deſcry, ..Let the finder ſurely know Mine is the wag; 'tis I that owe . The winged wand'rer. Craſhaw. 5. A pračtice has long prevailed among writers, to uſe owing, the ačtive participle of owe, in a paſſive ſenſe, for owed or due. Of this impropriety Bolinbroke was aware, and, having no quick ſenſe of the force of Engliſh words, has uſed due, in the ſenſe of conſequence or imputation, which by other writers is only uſed of debt. We ſay, the money is due to me; Bolinbroke ſays, the effect is due to the cauſe. 6. Conſequential. This was owing to an indifference to the pleaſures of life, and an averſion to the pomps of it. Atterbury. . Due as a debt. You are both too bold; I'll teach you all what's owing to your queen. Dryden. The debt, owing from one country to the other, cannot be paid without real effects ſent thither to that value. Locke. 8. Imputable to, as an agent. If we eſtimate things, what in them is owing to nature, and what to labour, we ſhall find in moſt of them , 23 to be on the account of labour. Locke. The cuſtom of particular impeachments was not limited any more than that of ſtruggles between nobles and com- mons, the ruin of Greece was owing to the former, as that of Rome was to the latter. Swift. Owl. Un. ſ. [ule, Saxon; hulate, French and Scottiſh.] A O'WLET. } Adder's fork, and blind worm's ſting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing For a charm. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Return to her | - - No! rather I abjure all roofs, and chuſe To be a comrade with the wolf and owl. Shakeſp. 'Twas when the dog-ſtar's unpropitious ray Smote ev'ry brain, and wither'd every bay; Sick was the ſun, the owl forſook his bow’r. Dunciad. Owl ER. m. ſ. One who carries contraband goods. Perhaps from the neceſſity of carrying on an illicit trade by night. By running goods, theſe graceleſs owlers gain. ... Swift. We underſtand by ſome owlers, old people die in France. - Tatler, N°. 56. OWN. n.ſ.. [axen, Saxon ; eygen, Dutch..] ' - 1. This is a word of no other uſe than as it is added to the poſſeſſive pronouns, my, thy, his, our, your, their. It ſeems 7 bird that flies about in the night and catches mice.” to be a ſubſtantive; as, my own, my peculiar: but is, in reality, the participle paſſive of the verb owe, in the parti- ciple owen or own: my own; the thing owned by, or belong- ing to me. Inachus in his cave alone, Wept not another's loſſes, but his own. Dryden. 2. It is added generally by way of emphaſis or corroboration. I yet never was forſworn, Scarcely have coveted what was my own. Shakeſp. Every nation made gods of their own, and put them in high places. 2 Kings xvii. 29. For my own ſhare one beauty I deſign, Engage your honours that ſhe ſhall be mine. Dryden. It is conceit rather than underſtanding, if it muſt be un- der the reſtraint of receiving and hoſding opinions by the authority of anything but their own perceived evidence. Locke. Will ſhe thy linen waſh, or hoſen darn, And knit thee gloves made of her own ſpun yarn. Gay. Paſſion and pride were to her ſoul unknown, Convinc'd that virtue only is our own. Pope. 3. Sometimes it is added to note oppoſition or contradiſtinétion; domeſtick; not foreign; mine, his, or yours; not another's. Theſe toils abroad, theſe tumults with his own, Fell in the revolution of one year. Daniel. There's nothing fillier than a crafty knave out-witted, and beaten at his own play. L'Eſtrange. To Own. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To acknowledge ; to avow for one's own. When you come, find me out, And own me for your ſon. Dryden's Cleomenes. 2. To poſſeſs ; to claim ; to hold by right. Tell me, ye Trojans, for that name you own; Nor is your courſe upon our coaſts unknown. Dryden. Others on earth o'er human race preſide, Of theſe the chief, the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the Britiſh throne. Pope. 3. To avow. I'll venture out alone, Since you, fair princeſs, my protection own. Dryden. 4. To confeſs; not to deny. Make this truth ſo evident, that thoſe who are unwilling to own it may yet be aſhamed to deny it. Tillºtſºn. Others will ºwn their weakneſs of underſtanding. Locke. Ow'NER ship. n.ſ.. [from owner.] Property ; rightful poſſeſſion. In a real action, the proximate cauſe is the property or ownerſhip of the thing in controverſy. Ayliffe's Par. O'wN.E.R. n.ſ. [from own.] One to whom anything belongs; maſter; rightful poſſeſſor. A bark Stavs but till her owner comes aboard. Shakespeare . . it not enough to break into my garden, Climbing my walls in ſpight of me the owner, But thou wilt brave me. Shakespeare . Here ſhew favour, becauſe it happeneth that the owner hath incurred the forfeiture of eight years profit of his lands, before he cometh to the knowledge of the proceſs againſt him. Bacon. They intend advantage of my labours, With no ſmall profit daily to my owners. Milton, Theſe wait the owners laſt deſpair, And what's permitted to the flames invade. Dryden. A freehold, though but in ice and ſnow, will make the owner pleaſed in the poſſeſſion, and ſtout in the defence of it. Aldſon's Freeholder, Nº. I. That ſmall muſcle draws the noſe upwards, when it ºx- preſſes the contempt which the owner of it has upºn ſeeing any thing he does not like. Addiſon's Spectator. W. hath not made us inſolent, nor have we taken advantage to gain any thing beyond the honour of reſtoring every one's right to their juſt owners. Atterbury. What is this wit, which muſt our cares employ The owner's wife, that other men enjoy. - Pope. Owre. n.ſ. [urus jubatus, Lat..] A beaſt. Ainſworth. Ox. n.ſ. plur. Oxen. [oxa, Saxon; oxe, Daniſh.] 1. The general name for black cattle. The black ox hath not trod on his foot. Camden. Sheep run not half ſo tim’rous from the wolf, Or horſe or oxen from the leopard, - As you fly from your oft-ſubdued ſlaves. Shakeſp. I ſaw the river Clitumnus, celebrated by the poets for making cattle white that drink of it. The inhabitants of that country have ſtill the ſame opinion, and have a great many oxen of a whitiſh colour to confirm them in it. Addison 2. A caſtrated bull. The horns of oxen and cows are larger than the bulls; which is cauſed by abundance of moiſture. Bacon. Although there be naturally more males than females, yet artificially, that is, by making geldings, oxen and wea- thers, there are fewer. Graunt. The field is ſpacious I deſign to ſow, - With oxen far unfit to draw the plough. Dryden. Th;
O Y E
O Z O
The frowning bull
And ox half-rais'd. Thomſon's Summer.
Oxba'NE. m. ſ. A plant. Ainſworth.
ãºs. m.ſ. (Buphthalmus.] The whole, face of the plant is
iike tanſy; the flowers are radiated, and the moſt part pro-
duced fimply; the flowers of the diſk are ſeparated with an
imbricated little leaf. - Miller.
Oxgang of Land. n.ſ. Twenty acres. Ainſworth.
Oxhe'al. n.ſ. A plant. - Ainſworth.
Öºrly. n.ſ.. [ox and fly.]. A fly of a particular kind.
Öxiºr. n.ſ. The ſame with cowſlip; a vernal flower.
A bank whereon the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlip and the nodding violet grows. Shakeſp.
Oxsta'll. n.ſ. [ox and ſtall.] A ſtand for oxen. ..
Oxtongue. n.ſ. A plant. , Ainſworth.
Öxycrate. n.ſ. ſoºngalow, oxycrat, Fr. ogºs and xsha'w.]
A mixture of water and vinegar. -
Apply a mixture of the ſame powder, with a compreſs
preſt out of oxycrate, and a ſuitable bandage. - Wiſeman.
Oxymel. n. ſ. [3%usa, oś, and ºtal.] A mixture of vi-
negar and honey.
fevers, the aliments preſcribed by Hippocrates, were
ptiſans and decoctions of ſome vegetables, with oxymel or
the mixture of honey and vinegar. Arbuthnot.
Oxymo'RoN. n.ſ.. [oftºpov.] A rhetorical figure, in which
an epithet of a quite contrary ſignification is added to any
word. Dić7.
Oxy"RRhodine. n.ſ. ſoftwºodwov, 330; and dºov.] A mix-
ture of two parts of oil of roſes with one of vinegar of roſes.
The ſpirits, opiates, and cool things, readily compoſe
oxyrrhodines. Floyer on the Humours.
O'yer. n.ſ. [oyer, old French, to hear.] A court of oyer and
terminer, is a judicature where cauſes are heard and deter-
mined.
OYE's. n.ſ. ſoyez, hear ye, French.] Is the introdućtion to
any proclamation or advertiſement given by the publick criers
both in England and Scotland. It is thrice repeated.
Fairies, black, grey, green, and white,
Attend your office and your quality.
Crier hobgoblin make the fairy Oye!, Shakeſ,
Q yes / if any happy eye
This roving wanton ºfficky,
Let the finder ſurely know
f Mine is the wag. Craſhaw,
OYLETHøle. a. ſ. See Oyler. [It may be written oylet,
from oeillet, French ; but eylet ſeems better.]
Diſtinguiſh'd flaſhes deck the great,
As each excels in birth or ſtate;
His oyletholes are more and ampler,
The king's own body was a ſamplar. Prior.
O'Yster. n.ſ. [oſter, Dutch ; huitre, Fr.:] A bivalve teſta.
ceous fiſh.
I will not lend thee a penny-
—Why then the world's mine oyſter which
I with ſword will open. Shakeſp. Merr. W. of Wind.
Rich honeſty dwells like your miſer, ſir, in a poor houſe;
as your pearl in your foul oyſter. - Shakeſp.
Another maſs held a kind of oyſter ſhell, and other bivalves.
Woodward on Foſſils.
There may be as many ranks of beings in the inviſible
world ſuperior to us, as we are ſuperior to all the ranks of
being in this viſible world; though we deſcend below the
oyſter to the leaſt animated atoms diſcovered by microſcopes.
Watts's Improv. of the Mind.
Where oyſter tubs in rows 4.
Are rang'd beſide the poſts, there ſtay thy haſte. Gay.
O'Ysterwench. }". [oyſter and wench, or woman.]. A
O'ysterwoman. woman whoſe buſineſs is to ſell oyſters.
Proverbially. A low woman.
Off goes his bonnet to an oyſterwench. Shakeſp.
The oyſterwomen lock'd their fiſh up, -
And trudg'd away to cry no biſhop. Hudibras.
Oz A:"NA. m. ſ. [3 ×iva, from 3% ; ozºne, Fr.] An ulcer in
the inſide of the noſtrils that gives an ill ſtench. Quincy,
& 7 V_l
P A C
Is a labial conſonant, formed by a ſlight compreſſion of
the anterior part of the lips; as, pull, pelt. It is con-
founded by the Germans and Welſh with b : it has an
uniform ſound: it is ſometimes mute before t; as, ac-
compt, receipt; but the mute p is in modern orthogra-
phy commonly omitted.
Pa'bulAR. adj. [pabulun, Lat.] Affording aliment or pro-
vender.
Pabulation, n.ſ. [pabulum, Lat.] The aâ of feeding or
procuring provender.
PA'bulous. adj. [pabulum, Lat.] Alimental ; affording ali-
Inent.
We doubt the air is the pabulous ſupply of fire, much leſs
that flame is properly air kindled. Brown's Vulgar Err.
PACE. n.ſ. [pas, French.]
I. Step; ſingle movement in walking.
Behind her death,
Cloſe following pace for pace, not mounted yet
On his pale horſe. Milton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. x.
2. Gait; manner of walk.
He himſelf went but a kind of languiſhing pace, with his
eyes ſometimes caſt up to heaven, as though his fancies
ſtrove to mount higher. Sidney.
He ſaw Menalcas come with heavy pace;
Wet were his eyes, and chearleſs was his face. Addison.
3. Degree of celerity. To keep pace, is not to be left behind.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to-day,
To the laſt ſyllable of recorded time;
And all our yeſterdays have lighted fools
The way to duſky death.
Bring me word
How the world goes, that to the pace of it
I may ſpur on my journey. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
His teachers were fain to reſtrain his forwardneſs; that his
brothers, under the ſame training, might hold pace with him.
//otton's Buckingham.
The beggar ſings ev'n when he ſees the place,
Beſet with thieves, and never mends his pace. Dryden.
Juſt as much
He mended pace upon the touch. Hudibras, p. i.
Marcia could anſwer thee in ſighs, keep pace
With all thy woes, and count out tear for tear. Addiſon.
Hudibras applied his ſpur to one fide of his horſe, as not
doubting but the other would keep pace with it. Addiſon.
4. Step; gradation of buſineſs. A galliciſm. - -
The firſt pace neceſſary for his majeſty to make, is to fall
into confidence with Spain. Temple.
5. A meaſure of five feet. The quantity ſuppoſed to be meal
ſured by the foot from the place where it is taken up to that
where it is ſet down.
Meaſuring land by walking over it, they ſtyled a double
ſtep; i. e. the ſpace from the elevation of one foot, to the
ſame foot ſet down again, mediated by a ſtep of the other
foot; a pace equal to five foot; a thouſand of which paces
made a mile. Holder on Time.
The violence of tempeſts never moves the ſea above fix
paces deep. //ilkin's Math. Magic.
6. A particular movement which horſes are taught, though ſome
have it naturally, made by lifting the legs on the ſame ſide
together. - -
They rode, but authors having not
Petermin'd whether pate or trot;
That's to ſay, whether tollutation,
As they do term it, or ſuccuſation.
To Pace. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To move on ſlowly.
He ſoft arrived on the graſſie plain,
And fairly paced forth with eaſy pain. Hubberd.
U. ... As we pac'd alon
pon the giddy footing of the hatches,
Methought, that Gloſter ſtumbl’d. Shakeſp. R. III.
I beheld
Criſpinus, both in birth and manners vile,
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Hudibras.
P A C
Pacing in pomp with cloak of Tyrian dye,
Chang'd oft a day. Dryden's juvenal.
The moon roſe in the cleareſt ſky I ever ſaw, by whoſe
ſolemn light I paced on ſlowly without interruption. Pope.
The nymph, obedient to divine command,
To ſeek Ulyſſes, pac'd along the ſand. Pope.
2. To move.
Remember well, with ſpeed ſo pace,
To ſpeak of Perdita. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
3. [Uſed of horſes.] To move by raiſing the legs on the ſame
fide together.
To PAce. v. a.
1. To meaſure by ſteps. -
Where is the horſe that doth untread again
His tedious meaſures with th' unbated fire,
That he did pace them firſt. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wen.
2. To direct to go. -
If you can, pace your wiſdom ... .
In that good path that I would wiſh it go,
And you ſhall have your boſom on this wretch. Shakeſp.
PA'ced, adj. [from pace..] Having a particular gait,
Revenge is ſure, though ſometimes ſlowly par d;
Awake, awake, or ſleeping ſleep thy laſt. Dryden.
PA'cer. n.ſ.. [from pace..] He that paces. -
Pacification. n. J. ſpacification, Fr. from pariff.]
1. The act of making peace. - * -
He ſent forthwith to the French king his chaplain, chufing
him becauſe he was a churchman, as beſt ſorting with an
ambaſſy of pacification. Bacon's Hºn. VII.
David, by an happy and ſeaſonable pacification, was took
off from ačting that bloody tragedy. South.
2. The act of appeaſing or pacifying.
A world was to be ſaved by a pacification of wrath, through
the dignity of that ſacrifice which ſhould be offered. Hooker.
PAcIFICA/Tor. m. ſ. [pacificateur,Fr. from paciſy.) Peace-maker.
He ſet and kept on foot a continual treaty of peace ; be-
ſides he had in confideration the bearing the bleſſed perſon of
a pacificator. Bacon's Henry VII.
PA'cificatory. adj. [from pacificator.] Tending to make
peace. -
PAcI'Fick. adj. [pacifique, Fr. pacificus, Lat.] Peace-making;
mild ; gentle; appeaſing.
God now in his gracious pacifick manner comes to treat
with then. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Returning, in his bill -
An olive leaf he brings, pacift ſign Milton.
PACIFIER. m. ſ. [from pacify.] One who pacifies:
To PACIFY. v. a. ſpacifier, Fr. pacifto, Lat.] To appeaſe;
to ſtill reſentment; to quiet an angry perſon; to compoſe any
deſire. -
While the dog hunted in the river, he had withdrawn to
pacify with ſleep his over-watched eyes. Sidney, b. ii.
Menelaus promiſed Ptolemy money, if he would pacify
the king. 2 Maº. iv. 4.
The moſt high is not pacified for fin by the multitude of
ſacrifices. ccius xxxiv. I 9.
Although in his journey he heard news of the Victory, yet
he went on as far as York, to pacify and ſettle thoſe Countries.
- - - - - - Bacon's Henry VII.
O villain to have wit at will upon all other occaſions
and not one diverting ſyllable now at a pinch to pacify our
miſtreſs. * F/?.....
Nor William's pow'r, nor Mary's charms L'Eſi, 4/96.
Could or repel, or pacify his arms.
PACK. m. ſ. ſpack, Dutch.j
I. A.lºgº bundle of any thing tied up for carr;
Tºmiºſidº...","...". ſ
like cloth of Arras, opened". . ."...º. was
imagery appears in figures; wº ...ſoad, whereby the
> S 111 thoughts they lie but
as in packs.
Had ſly Ulyſſes at the ſack Bacon, Aſſays 28.
Cleaveland.
Prior.
Of Troy, brought thee his dlar'
Qur knight did bear no ..d º
Of his own buttocks on hi. back.
4. Hudibras, P. i.
2. A burden 5
P A C
- P A D
2. A burden ; a load.
I rather choſe
To croſs my friend in his intended drift,
Than, by concealing it, heap on your head - -
A pack of ſorrows. Shakeſp. March. of Wen.
But when they took notice how ſtupid a beaſt it was, they
loaded it with packs and burdens, and ſet boys upon the
back of it. D'Eſtrange.
. A due number of cards.
3 Women to cards may be compar'd, we play
A round or two, when us'd we throw away,
Take a freſh pack. Granville.
It is wonderful to ſee perſons of ſenſe paſſing away a dozen
hours together in ſhuffling and dividing a pack of cards. Addison
. A number of hounds hunting together.
Two ghoſts join their packs to hunt her o'er the plain. Dryd.
The fury fires the pack; they ſnuff, they vent,
And feed their hungry noſtrils with the ſcent.
The ſavage ſoul of game is up at once,
The pack full-opening various. Thomſon's Summer.
5. A number of people confederated in any bad deſign or
raćtice.
p You panderly raſcals there's a knot, a gang, a pack, a
conſpiracy, againſt me. Shakeſp. Mer. //, of I/ind.
Never ſuch a pack of knaves and villains, as they who
now governed in the parliament. Clarendon.
Bickerſtaff is more a man of honour, than to be an
accomplice with a pack of raſcals that walk the ſtreets on
nights. - Swift.
6. Any great number, as to quantity and preſſure: as a pack
or world of troubles. Ainſworth.
To Pack. v. a. ſpacken, Dutch.]
1. To bind up for carriage.
A poor merchant driven on unknown land,
That had by chance pack'd up his choiceſt treaſure
Dryden.
In one dear caſket, and ſav'd only that. Otway.
Reſolv'd for ſea, the ſlaves thy baggage pack, º
Each ſaddled with his burden on his back. Dryden.
What we looked upon as brains, were an heap of ſtrange
materials, packed up with wonderful art in the ſkull.
Addiſon.
2. To ſend in a hurry. -
He cannot live, I hope, and muſt not die, *
Till George be pack'd with poſt horſe up to heav'n. Shakeſp.
3. To ſort the cards ſo as that the game ſhall be iniquitouſly ſe-
cured. It is applied to any iniquitous procurement of colluſion.
Enos has
Packt cards with Caeſar, and falſe play'd. Shakeſp.
There be that can pack cards and yet cannot play well; ſo
there are ſome that are good in canvaſſes and factions, that
are otherwiſe weak men. Bacon's Eſſays, N°. 23.
The judge ſhall jobb, the biſhop bite the town,
And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown.
4. To unite picked perſons in ſome bad deſign.
When they have pack'd a parliament,
Will once more try th’ expedient:
Who can already muſter friends,
To ſerve for members to our ends. Hudibras.
Brutes, called men, in full cry pack'd by the court or
country, run down in the houſe of commons, a deſerted
Pope.
horned beaſt of the court. JWychery.
So many greater fools than they,
Will pack a crowded audience the third day. Southern.
The expected council was dwindling into a conventicle;
a pack'd aſſembly of Italian biſhops, not a free convention of
fathers from all quarters. Atterbury.
o PAck. v. n.
1. To tie up goods.
The marigold, whoſe courtier's face
Ecchoes the ſun, and doth unlace
Her at his riſe, at his full ſtop
Packs and ſhuts up her gaudy ſhop.
2. To § bff in a hurry; to remove in haſte.
ew farmer thinketh each hour a day,
Until the old farmer be packing away. Tuff. Huſø.
Rogues, hence, avaunt'
Seek ſhelter, pack. Shakeſp. M. Iſ of Iłżnd.
The wind no ſooner came good, but away pack the gallies
with all the haſte they could. Carew.
A thief kindled his torch at Jupiter's altar, and then robbed
the temple: as he was packing away with his ſacrilegious
burden, a voice purſued him. L’Eſtrange.
If they had been an hundred more, they had been all ſent
packing with the ſame anſwer. Stillingfect.
Pack hence, and from the cover'd benches riſe,
This is no place for you.
Poor Stella muſt pack off to town, -
(on purling ſtreams and fountains bubblin
To Liffy's ſtinking tide at Dublin. Swift.
3. To concert bad meaſures ; to confederate in ill ; to practiſe
unlawful confederacy or colluſion,
Cleaveland.
Dryden,
go
That this ſo profitable a merchandize, riſeth not to a
proportionable enhauncement with other leſs beneficial com-
modities, they impute partly to the eaſtern buyers packing,
partly to the owners not venting the ſame. Carew.
º Go pack with him. Shakeſp. Titus Audronicus.
PA'ckçLoATH. m. ſ. ſpack and cleath..] A cloath in which
goods are tied up.
PA’cKER. m. ſ. [from pack.] One who binds up bales for
Carri age.
PA'cket. n.ſ. ſpacquet, French.] A ſmall pack; a mail of
letters.
In the dark
Grop'd I to find out them,
Finger'd their packet, and in fine withdrew.
There paſſed continually packets and diſpatches between
the two kings. Bacon's Henry VII,
Upon your late command
To guard the paſſages, and ſearch all packets,
This to the prince was intercepted. Denham.
People will wonder how the news could come, eſpecially
if the wind be fair when the packet goes over. Swift.
To PA(cket. v. a. [from the noun..] To bind up in parcels.
My reſolution is to ſend you all your letters, well ſealed
and packeted. Swift.
PA'ck Horse. m. ſ. ſpack and horſe.] A horſe of burden; a
horſe employed in carrying goods.
Ere you were queen, ay, or your huſband king,
I was a packhorſe in his great affairs. Shakeſp.
It is not to be expe&ted that a man, who drudges on in a
laborious trade, ſhould be more knowing in the variety of
things done in the world, than a packhorſ who is driven con-
ſtantly forwards and backwards to market, ſhould be ſkilled
in the geography of the country. Locke.
PA'cks Addle. n.ſ. ſpack and ſaddle.] A ſaddle on which
burdens are laid.
Your beards deſerve not ſo honourable a grave as to ſtuff
a butcher's cuſhion, or to be entombed in an aſſes packſaddle.
Shakeſpeare's Cortolanus.
That brave prancing courſer, hath been ſo broken and
brought low by her, that he will patiently take the bit and
bear a packſaddle or panniers. Howel's Wocal Forg/?.
The bunch on a camel's back may be inſtead of a packſaddle
to receive the burthen. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
PA'ckthread. m. ſ. ſpack and thread..] Strong thread uſed
in tying up parcels.
About his ſhelves
Remnants of packthread, and old cakes of roſes
Were thinly ſcatter'd. Shakeſp. Rom. and juliet.
Girding of the body of the tree about with packthread,
reſtraineth the ſap. Bacon’s Nat. Hiſł. N°. 419.
I can compare ſuch produćtions to nothing but rich pieces
of patchwork, ſewed together with packthread. Felton.
His horſe is vicious, for which reaſon I tie him cloſe to
his manger with a packthread. Addiſon's Speciator.
The cable was about as thick as packthread. Swift.
PA'ckw Ax. n.ſ.
Several parts peculiar to brutes, are wanting in man ; as the
ſtrong aponeuroſes on the ſides of the neck, called packwax.
Ray on the Creation.
PAct. n.ſ. [paſt, Fr. pačium, Latin.] A contract; a bar-
gain; a covenant.
The queen, contrary to her pač; and agreement concern-
ing the marriage of her daughter, delivered her daughters out
of ſanétuary unto king Richard. Bacon.
PA’ction. n.ſ. [paciion, Fr. pačfio, Latin.] A bargain ; a
covenant.
The French king ſent for Matthew earl of Levenox, en-
couraging him to remove the earl of Arraine from the re-
gency of Scotland, and reverſe ſuch pačions as he had made.
Hayward.
There never could be any room for contračts or paiº,
between the ſupreme being and his intelligent creatures. Cheyne.
PAct 1'tious. m. ſ. [pacio, Lat.] Settled by covenant.
PAD. n.ſ. [from paab, Sax. whence likewiſe path, or PaaS.]
1. The road ; a foot path.
We have ſeen this to be the diſcipline of the ſtate, as
well as of the pad. L’E/irange.
The ſquire of the pad and the knight of the poſt,
Find their pains no more battlk'd, and their hopes no more
croft. Prior.
2. An eaſy paced horſe.
Let § walk a foot with his pad in his hand; but let not
them be accounted no poets who motiºt and ſhew their horſe-
manſhip. Dryden's Ded. to juvenaſ.
A grey pad is kept in the ſtable with great care, out of
regard to his paſt ſervices. - Addison.
I would have ſet you on an eaſier ſad, and relieved ths wan-
dering knight with a night's lodging. Pope's Letters,
3. A robber that infeſts the roads on foot. -
4. A low ſoft ſaddle : properly a ſaddle or bolſter ſtuffed with
ſtraw. [Pajado, Spaniſh, of pºja, ſtraw- -
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P A G P A I Tremellius was called ſcropha or ſow, becauſe he hid his neighbour's ſow under a pad, and commanded his wife to lie thereon ; he ſware that he had no ſow but the great ſow that lay there, pointing to the pad and the ſow his wife. Camden. We ſhall not need to ſay what lack Of leather was upon his back; For that was hidden under pad. To PAD. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To travel gently. 2. To rob on foot. 3. To beat a way ſmooth and level. PA'D.A.R. m. ſ. Grouts; coarſe flower. In the bolting and fifting of near fourteen years of ſuch power and favour, all that came out could not be expected to be pure and fine meal, but muſt have amongſt it padar and bran in this lower age of human fragility. //otton. PA'DDER. m. ſ. [from pad.] A robber; a foot highwayman. Spurr'd as jockies uſe, to break, Or padders to ſecure a neck. Hud. p. iii. cant. I. Worſe than all the clatt'ring tiles, and worſe Than thouſand padders, is the poet's curſe; Rogues that in dog days cannot rhime forbear; But without mercy read, to make you hear. Dryden. If he advanced himſelf by a voluntary engaging in unjuſt quarrels, he has no better pretence to honour than what a reſolute and ſucceſsful padder may challenge. Collier. To PA’ddle. v. n. [patouiller, Fr.] 1. To row ; to beat water as with oars. As the men were paddling for their lives. JHudibras, p. i. L’Eſtrange. Paddling ducks the ſtanding lake defire. Gay. . 2. To play in the water. The brain has a very unpromiſing aſpect for thinking: it looks like an odd ſort of bog for fancy to paddle in. Cºllier. A wolf lapping at the head of a fountain, ſpyed a lamb paddling a good way off. L’Eſtrange, 3. To finger. Paddling palms, and pinching fingers, And making practis'd ſmiles, As in a looking-glaſs. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale. PA'pdl.e. n.ſ. [pattil, Welſh.] I. An oar, particularly that which is uſed by a ſingle rower in a boat. 2. Anything broad like the end of an oar. ave a paddle upon thy weapon. Deut. xxiii. 13. PA'DDLER. m. ſ. [from paddle.] One who paddles. Ainſ. PA'DDock. n.ſ. [paba, Saxon; padde, Dutch..] A great frog or toad. Where I was wont to ſeek the honey bee, Working her former rooms in waxen frame; The griſly toad ſtool grown there mought I ſee, And loathing paddocks lording on the ſame. Spenſºr. The paddock, or frog paddock, breeds on the land, is bony and big, eſpecially the ſhe. //alton. The water ſnake whom fiſh and paddocks fed, With ſtaring ſcales lies poiſon'd. Dryden. PA'DDock. n.ſ.. [corrupted from parrack..] A ſmall incloſure for deer. PADELI'oN. n. ſ. ſpas de lion, Fr. pe; leonis, Lat.] An herb. Ain. PA'DLOCK. n.), [padde, Dutch..] A lock hung on a ſtaple to hold on a link. Let all her ways be unconfin'd; And clap your padlock on her mind. Prior. To PA'pločK. v. a. [from the noun..] To faſten with a padlock. - Some illiterate people have padlock'd all thoſe pens that were to celebrate their heroes, by ſilencing grub-ſtreet. j. Bull. PA'Dow PIPE. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. P+(AN. m. ſ. [from the ſongs ſung at feſtivals to Apollo, be- gining Jo param.] A ſong of triumph. Q may, I live to hail the glorious day, And ſing loud paan, thro' the crouded way. Roſcomm. See from each clime the learn'd their incenſe bring : Hear, in all tongues conſei:ing paan, ring. Pope. PAGAN. m. ſ. [paganirc, Saxon; paganus, Latin ; from pa- gus, a village; the villages continuing heathen after the cities were chriſtian.] A Heathen ; one not a Chriſtian. PA'GAN. adj. Heatheniſh. Their cloaths are after ſuch a pagan cut too, That ſure they have worn out Chriſtendom. Shakespeare The ſecret ceremonies I conceal, §ncouth, perhaps unlawful, to reveal ; But ſuch they were as Pagan uſe requir’d. Dryden. PA'GAN is M. n. ſ. [paganiſm, Fr. from pagan.] Heatheniſm. The name of popery is more oft. than very paganiſºn amongſt divers of the more ſimple ſort. Hooker, b. iv. cº labarum, in a ſtate of paganiſm you have on a coin PAGE *: It ſtands between two other enſigns. Addison • *ſ. [page, French.] I. One ſide of the leaf of a book. vi If a º °ould have opened one of the pages of the di- ne counſel, and ſeen the event of Joſeph’s being ſold to the merchants, he might have dried up the young man's tears. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. Thy name to Phoebus and the muſes known Shall in the front of ev'ry page be ſhown. > Dryde A printer divides a book into ſheets, the ſheets into ! Wr. the pages into lines, and the lines into letters. à. 2. [page, Fr.] A young boy attending on a great perſon J. The fair goddeſs Fortune, - Fºll deep in love with thee, and her great charms Miſguide thy oppoſers ſwords ! - Proſperity be º page / ages following him, Even at the heels in golden multitudes. Shakespeare. He had two pages of honour, on either hand one. #. Where is this mankind now who lives to age Skałºż. Coriolanus. Fit to be made Methuſalem his page. Donne. This day thou ſhalt my rural pages ſee, For I have dreſs'd them both to wait on thee. Dryden. Philip of Macedon had a page attending in his chamber, to tell him every morning, Remember, O king, that thou art mortal. J/ake's Prep. fºr Death. To PAGE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To mark the pages of a book. 2. To attend as a page. Will theſe moſs'd trees That have out-liv'd the eagle, page thy heels And ſkip when thou point'ſt out? Shakeſp. PA'GEANT. n.ſ. [Of this word the etymologiſts give no ſa- tisfactory account. It may perhaps be payen geant, a pagan giant, a repreſentation of triumph uſed at return from holy wars; as we have yet the Saracen's head.] 1. A ſtatue in a ſhow. 2. Any ſhow ; a ſpectacle of entertainment. When all our pageants of delight were plaid, Our youth got me to play the woman's part, And I was trim’d in madam Julia's gown. I'll play my part in fortune's pageant. This wide and univerſal theatre, Preſents more woful pageants than the ſcene - - - Wherein we play. Shałºff. A yºu like it. The poets contrived the following pageant or machine for the pope's entertainment; a huge floating mountain that was ſplit in the top in imitation of Parnaſſus. . Addison. PA'GEANT. adj. Showy; pompous; oſtentatious; ſuperficial. Were ſhe ambitious, ſhe'd diſdain to own The pageant pomp of ſuch a ſervile throne. . . . . Dryden. To PAGEANT. J. a. [from the noun..] To exhibit in ſhow ; to repreſent. With ridiculous and aukward ačtion, Which, ſlanderer, he imitation calls, - He pageants us. Shakeſp. Troil, and Crºſſida. PA'GEANTRY. n.ſ.. [from pageant.] Pomp; ſhow. . . All theſe inconveniences are conſequent to this dogmatizing, ſuppoſing men in the right; but if they be in the wrong: what a ridiculous pageantry is it to ſee ſuch a philoſophical gravity ſet man out a ſoleciſm. Governm. of the Tongue. Such pageantry be to the people ſhown ; There boaſt thy horſe's trappings and thy own. Dryden. PA'GINAL.. n.ſ. [pagina, Latin.] Conſiſting of pages. . An expreſſion proper into the paginal books of our times, but not ſo agreeable unto volumes or rolling books, in uſe among the Jews. Brown's Wular Errours. PA'God. m. ſ. [probably na Indian word.] 1. An Indian idol. They worſhip idols called pagod, after ſuch a terrible re- preſentation as we make of devils. Stillingfeet. 2. The temple of the idol. - See thronging millions to the pagºd run Shakespeare. Shakeſp. And offer country, parent, wife, or ſon. Pope. PAID. adj, the preterite and participle paſſive of pay. This puniſhment purſues the unhappy maid, And thus the purple hair is dearly paid. Dryden. PAI'GLEs. m. ſ. Flowers; alſo called cowſlips. Dići. PAI l. n. ſ. [paila, Spaniſh..] A wooden veſſel in which milk or water is commonly carried. In the country when their wool is new ſhorn, they ſet fail of water by in the ſame room, to increaſe the weight. - Bacon's Nat. Hj. Nº. 78, New milk that all the winter never fails, w And all the ſummer overflows the pail. Drydºn. Pººl. m. ſ. [pail and full.] The quantity that a paiſ will O) (1. Yond ſame cloud cannot chuſe but fall by failful, ºak. PAILMA'il. n.ſ. [This is commonly written peſſmely: I know which of the too is right.] W.; .." do f A ſtroke with a pailmail bººtle upon a bowl, makes i. H IOIn 11. … - - Póły on the Souſ PAIN. m. ſ. [peine, Fr. pin, Sax. 34) ºn the Soz/. 1. Puniſhment dº. 2 Pººna, Lat.] There, the princeſſes determining - * - - to bathe the thought it was ſo priviledged a pºe, upon pain ..". as no body durſt preſume to come thither. Sidney, i. i. oº: tain of death no perſon being ſo bold y; b. 11. dating hardy, as to touch the liſt. sº. Rich. III Interpoſe,
P A I Interpoſe, on pain of my diſpleaſure, - - Betwixt your ſwords. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. None ſhall preſume to fly under pain, of death, with wings of any other man's making. Addiſon's Guardian. 2. Penalty; puniſhment. - Becauſe Euſebius hath yet ſaid nothing, we will by way of mulét or pain, lay it upon him. Bacon. 3. Senſation of uneaſineſs. - As the pains of the touch are greater than the offences of the other ſenſes; ſo likewiſe are the pleaſures. Bacon. Pain is perfect miſery, the worſt Of evils; and exceſſive, overturns All patience. Ikon's Par. Loft, b. vi. He would believe, but yet is ſtill in pain, Preſſes the pulſe, and feels the leaping vein. 4. [In the plural.] Labour; work; toil. Many have taken the pains to go out of Europe to reſide as friars in America. Abbot's Deſcrip. of the World. One laboureth and taketh pains, and maketh haſte, and is ſo much the more behind. - Ecclus xi. 11. The pains they had taken, was very great. Clarend. If philoſophy be uncertain, the former will conclude it vain; and the latter may be in danger of pronouncing the ſame on their pains, who ſeek it, if after all their labour they Dryden. muſt reap the wind, mere opinion and conjecture. Glanv. She needs no weary ſteps aſcend, All ſeems before her feet to bend ; And here, as ſhe was born ſhe lies, High without taking pain, to riſe. //aller. The deaf perſon muſt be diſcreetly treated, and by plea- fant uſage wrought upon, to take ſome pains at it, watching your ſeaſons and taking great care, that he may not hate his taſk, but do it chearfully. Holder. If health be ſuch a bleſfing, it may be worth the pains to diſcover the regions where it grows, and the ſprings that feed it. Temple. They called him a thouſand fools for his pains. , L’Eſtran. Some natures the more pains a man takes to reclaim them, the worſe they are: L’Eſtrange, Fab. 242. Her nimble feet refuſe Their wonted ſpeed, and ſhe took pains to loſe. Dryden. The fame with pains we gain, but loſe with eaſe, Sure ſome to vex, but never all to pleaſe. Pope. A reaſonable clergyman, if he will be at the pains, can make the moſt ignorant man comprehend what is his duty, and convince him that he ought to perform it. Swift. 5. Labour; talk. The fingular, is, in this ſenſe, obſolete. He ſoft arrived on the graſſy plain, And fairly paced forth with eaſy pain. Hubberd. Tone paine in a cottage doth take, - When tother trim bowers do make. Tuffer's Huſø. When of the dew, which th' eye and ear do take, From flow’rs abroad and bring into the brain, She doth within both wax and honey make : This work is hers, this is her proper pain. When a lion ſhakes his dreadful mane, And angry grows, if he that firſt took pain To tame his youth, approach the haughty beaſt, He bends to him, but frights away the reſt. 6. Uneaſineſs of mind. It bid her feel No future pain for me; but inſtant wed A lover more proportion'd to her bed. 7. The throws of child-birth. She bowed herſelf and travailed; for her pains came upon her. I Sam. iv. 19. To PAIN. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To afflićt; to torment; to make uneaſy. I am pained at my very heart, becauſe thou haſt heard, O my ſoul, the ſound of the trumpet. jer. iv. 19. She drops a doubtful word that pains his mind, And leaves a rankling jealouſy behind. Exceſs of cold as well as heat, pains us, becauſe it is equally deſtructive to that temper which is neceſſary to the preſervation of life. Locke. Pleaſure aroſe in thoſe very parts of his leg, that juſt be- fore had been ſo much pained by the fetter. Addiſon. 2. With the reciprocal pronoun..] To labour. Though the lord of the liberty do pain himſelf to yield equal juſtice unto all, yet can there not but great abuſes lurk in ſo abſolute a privilege. Spenſer on Ireland. . He pained himſelf to raiſe his note. Dryden, PA'INFUL. adj. [pain and full.] 1. Full of pain; miſerable; beſet with afflićtion. _ Is there yet no other way, beſides Theſe painful paſſages, how we may come To death. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi. 2. Giving pain; afflićtive. Evils have been more painful to us in the proſped, than by their actual preſſure. Addison's Speciator. I am ſick of this bad world ! The day light and the ſun grow painful to me, 6 Davies. JPaller. Prior. Addison, Dryden. . Long abſtinence may be painful to acid conſtitutions, by the uneaſy ſenſation it creates in the ſtomach. Arbuthnot. 3. Difficult; requiring labour. . . The painful ſervice, - The extreme dangers, and the drops of blood Shed for my thankleſs country, are requited But with that ſurname. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. When I thought to know this, it was too É%; for me. Pſalm Ixxiii. 16. Surat he took, and thence preventing fame, By quick and painful marches hither came. > Dryden. Ev’n I, tho' ſlow to touch the painful ſtring, Awake from ſlumber, and attempt to fing. Smith. 4. Induſtrious ; laborious. - c To dreſs the vines new labour is requir’d, Nor muſt the painful huſbandman be tir’d. Dryden. Great abilities when employed as God directs, do but make the owners of them greater and more painful ſervants to their neighbours : however, they are real bleſfings when in the hands of good men. Swift. AINFU'LLY. adv. [from painful.] 1. With great pain or afflićtion. 2. Laboriouſly; diligently. Such as fit in eaſe at home, raiſe a benefit out of their hunger and thirſt, that ſerve their prince and country pain- fully abroad. - - Raleigh's Eſſays. Robin red-breaſt painfully P Did cover them with leaves. AINFU'LNESs. m. ſ. ſfrom painful. I. Afflićtion; º: .# iful.] With diamond in window-glaſs ſhe graved, Erona die, and end this ugly ; Sidney. No cuſtom can make the painfulneſs of a debauch eaſy, or pleaſing to a man; ſince nothing can be pleaſant that is unnatural. South's Sermons. 2. Induſtry; laboriouſneſs. Painfulneſs, by feeble means ſhall be able to gain that which in the plenty of more forcible inſtruments, is through ſloth and negligence loſt. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 22. PAI'NIM. n.ſ. (payen, French.] Pagan ; infidel. The croſs hath been a very ancient bearing, even before the birth of our Saviour, among the Painims themſelves. - ... Peacham on Blazoning. Such dire atchievements ſings the bard that tells Of palfrey'd dames, bold knights, and magic ſpells; Where whole brigades one champion's arms o'erthrow, Children in the Wood. Slay Painims vile that force the fair. Tickel. Pá1'NIM. adj. Pagan; infidel. Champions bold, ... Defy'd the beſt of Painim chivalry, , . To mortal cembat, or carriere with lance. Milton. The Solymean ſultan he o'erthrew, His moony troops returning bravely ſmear'd With Painim blood effus’d. Philips. PAI'NLess. adj. [from pain..] Without pain; without trouble. The deaths thou ſhow'ſt are forc'd ; Is there no ſmooth deſcent no painleſs way Of kindly mixing with our native clay Dryden: PAINst AſkER. m. ſ. [pains and take..] Labourer; laborious perſon. - O Thomas, Thomas, hazard not thy life, I'll prove a true painſtaker day and night; - I’ll ſpin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay. PAINst A/KING. adj. [pains and take.] Laborious; induſtrious, To PAINT. v. a. ſpeindre, French.] 1. To repreſent by delineation and colours. Live to be the ſhew and gaze o'th’ time, We'll have thee as our rarer monſters are, Painted upon a pole. Shakespeare. Mºleth. 2. To cover with colours repreſentative of ſomething. Who fears a ſentence or an old man's ſaw, Shall by a painted cloth be kept in awe. 3. To repreſent by colours, appearances, or images. - Till we from an author's words paint his very thoughts in our minds, we do not underſtand him. Locke, 4. To deſcribe; to repreſent. The lady is diſloyal. — — Diſloyal — - - • * * — The word is too good to paint out her wickedneſs, S^3. 5. To colour; to diverſify. | Such is his will that paints The earth with colours freſh, The darkeſt ſkies with ſtore Of ſtarry lights, 6. To deck with artificial colours. . . . . Hath not old cuſtom made this life more ſweet Than that of painted pomp are not theſe woods More free from peril than the court? Shakeſ?. Jezebeel painted her face and tired her head. 2 King ix. 32. To PAINT. v. n. To lay colours on the face. Such a fin to paint, Pop'. Shakespeare. Spºnſºr. PAINT. * ==
P A L
P A L
PAINT. m. ſ. [from the verb.] hing:
1. Colours repreſentative of any thing.
Poets are limners
t ideas in the mind, -
word are the paint by which their thoughts are º,
And nature is their object to be drawn. - Granvi *.
The church of the annunciation looks beautiful in the in-
ſide, all but one corner of it being covered with º:
gilding, and pºint. - Addison an Italy.
Her charms in breathing paint engage,
Her modeſt cheek ſhall warm a future age. Pope.
2. Colours laid on the face. - Alic
Together lay her pray’r book and her pºint. ...
PAI'NTER. m. ſ. [peintre, Fr. from paint.] One who profeſſes
the art of repreſenting objects by colours: - did
In the placing let ſome care be taken how the painter di
ſtand in the working. Iſºttºn's Ashtº:
Beauty is only that which makes all things as they are º
their proper and perfect nature; which the beſt *}. -
ways 'chuſe by contemplating the forms of each. Dryden.
PA1'NTING. m.ſ.. [from paint. J - - -
1. The art of repreſenting objects by delineation and colours.
If painting be acknowledged for an art, it follows that no
arts are without their precepts. - - Dryden.
'Tis in life as 'tis in painting, -
Much may be right, yet much be wanting. Prizr.
2. Pićlure; the painted reſemblance. -
This is the very painting of your fear;
This is the air-drawn dagger which you ſaid,
Led you to Duncan. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Painting is welcome;
The painting is almoſt the natural man:
For ſince diſhonour trafficks with man's nature,
He is but outſide : pencil'd figures are
Ev’n ſuch as they give out. Shakespeare . Timon of Athens.
3. Colours laid on.
If any ſuch be here
That love this painting, wherein you ſee me ſmear'd,
Let him expreſs his diſpoſition, Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
PAI'NTURE. m. ſ. [peinture, French..] The art of painting.
A French word.
To the next realm ſhe ſtretch'd her ſway,
For painture near adjoining lay,
A plenteous province. Dryden.
The ſhow'ry arch
With liſted colours gay, or, azure, gules,
Delights and puzzles the beholders eye,
That views the watry brede with thouſand ſhews
Of painture vary’d. Philips.
PAIR... n.ſ. [paire, Fr. par, Latin.]
1. Two things ſuiting one another, as a pair of gloves.
2. A man and wife.
O when meet now,
Such pairs in love and mutual honour join'd? Milton.
Baucis and Philemon there
Had liv'd long marry'd and a happy pair;
Now old in love. Dryden.
3. Two of a ſort; a couple; a brace.
All his lovely looks, his pleaſing fires,
All his ſweet motions, all his taking ſmiles,
To copy ou
He does into one pair of eyes convey. Suckling.
The many pairs of nerves branching themſelves to all the
parts of the body, are wonderful to behold. Ray.
To PAIR. v. n. [from the noun.]
I. To be joined in pairs; to couple.
Our dance, I pray;
Your hand, my Perdita; ſo turtles pair. Shakeſp.
2. To ſuit; to fit as a counterpart.
Had our prince ſeen the hour, he had pair’d
Well with this lord; there was not a full month
Between their births. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
- - Ethelinda |
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine,
Simple and plain, and fraught with artleſs tenderneſs. Rowe.
To PAIR. v. a.
1. To join in couples.
Minds are ſo hardly match'd, that ev'n the firſt,
Tho' pair’d by heav'n, in Paradiſe were cursd. Dryden,
2. To inite as correſpondent or oppoſite.
Turtles and doves with diffring hues unite,
PA't gloſſy jet is pair'd with ſhining white. Pope.
E. m. ſ: [balais, Fr. palatium, Lat..] A royal houſe;
an houſe “minently ſplendid.
You f
§: ...] º ſpread, orgot,
***, the city to the palace gates.
T*::::: and º do i. Š
º, º: to their foundations. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
And .. f; †. yard is fill'd with floating tides,
F. i. bear the former to the ſides. Dryden.
* tailes, and villas riſe, Anon.
Shakeſpeare.
The ſuns bright palace on high columns rais'd,
With burning gold and flaming jewels blaz'd. Aidº.
And gardens ſmile around. Thomſºn's Summer.
The old man early roſe, walk'd forth and ſate
On poliſh'd ſtone before his palace gate. Pºpe.
PALA’cious. adj. [from palace..] Royal ; noble; magnificent.
London encreaſes daily, turning of great palacious houſes
into ſmall tenements. Graunt’s Bill; of Mºrt.
PALA(NQUIN. m. ſ. Is a kind of covered carriage uſed in the
eaſtern countries that is ſupported on the ſhoulders of ſlaves,
and wherein perſons of diſtinction are carried.
PA'LATABLE. adj. [from palate.] Guſtful ; pleaſing to the
taſte.
There is nothing ſo difficult as the art of making advice
agreeable. How many devices have been made uſe of to
render this bitter potion palatable. Addison.
They by th’ alluring odour drawn in haſte,
Fly to the dulcet cates, and crowding ſip
Their palatable bane. Philips.
PA'LATE. m. ſ. [palatum, Latin.]
1. The inſtrument of taſte.
Let their beds
Be made as ſoft as yours, and let their palates
Be ſeaſon'd with ſuch viands. Shakeſp. Merch. of J’ºn.
Theſe ivory feet were carved into the ſhape of lions;
without theſe their greateſt dainties could not reliſh to their
palates. Hakewill on Providence.
Light and colours come in only by the eyes; all kind of
founds only by the ears; the ſeveral taſtes and ſmells by the
noſe and palate. Locke.
By nerves about our palate plac'd,
She likewiſe judges of the taſte:
Elſe, diſmal thought ! our warlike men
Might drink thick port for fine champagne. Prior.
The vulgar boil, the learned roaſt an egg;
Hard taſk to hit the palate of ſuch gueſts. Pºpe.
2. Mental reliſh; intellectual taſte. -
It may be the palate of the ſoul is indiſpoſed by liſtleſſneſs
or ſorrow. Taylor.
The men of nice palates could not reliſh Ariſtotle, as dreſt
up by the ſchoolmen. Baker on Learning.
PA'LA Tick. adj. [from palate.] Belonging to the palate; a
roof of the mouth.
The three labials, P. B. M. are parallel to the three gin-
gival T. D. N. and to the three palatic K. G. L. PHºlder.
PALATINE. m. ſ. [palatin, Fr. from palatinus of palatium, Lat.]
One inveſted with regal rights and prerogatives.
Many of thoſe lords, to whom our kings had granted thoſe
petty kingdoms, did exerciſe jura regalia, inſomuch as there
were no leſs than eight counties palatines in Ireland at one
time. Davies on Ireland.
Theſe abſolute palatines made barons and knights, did ex-
erciſe high juſtice in all points within their territories. Davies.
PA'LATINE. adj. Poſſeſſing reyal privileges.
PALE. adj. [pale, Fr. pallidus, Lat.]
1. Not ruddy; not freſh of colour; wan; white of look.
Look I ſo pale, lord Dorſet, as the reſt ?
Ay, my good Lord ; and no man in the preſence;
But his red colour hath forſook his checks. Shakespeare.
Was the hope drunk
Wherein you dreſt yourſelf; hath it ſlept fince
And wakes it now to look ſo green and pale. Shaft.
Tell pale-hearted fear, it lies;
And ſleep in ſpite of thunder. Shakespeare Macbeth.
2. Not high coloured; approaching to colourleſs tranſparency-
When the urine turns pale, the patient is in danger. Arbuth.
3. Not bright; not ſhining; faint of luſtre; dim.
The night, methinks, is but the day-light ſick, -
It looks a little paler. Shaft. Mºrch ºf Pºniº.
To PAL.E. v. a. [from the adjective.] To make Pale.
The glowworm ſhews the matin to be near, -
And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire. Shakeſp. Haml.t.
To teach it good and ill, diſgrace or fame, -
Pale it with rage, or redden it with ſhame. Prior.
PALE. m. ſ. ſpalus, Latin.]
1. Narrow piece of wood joined above and below to a rail,
- : grounds.
to §: . rail, I’ll peck you o'er the pales clſe. Shakespeare
As their example ſtill prevails, -
She tempts the ſtream, or leaps the pales. Priºr.
Deer creep through when a pale tumbles down. Mortimer.
2. Any incloſure. - -
A ceremony, which was then judged very convenient for
the whole church even by the whole, thoſe few excepted,
which brake out of the common pale. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 13.
Let my due feet never fail
To walk the ſtudious cloiſter's pale, -
And love the high embowed roof. Al Milton.
He hath propoſed a ſtanding revelation, ſo well confirmed
by miracles, that it ſhould be needleſs to recur to them for
the conviction of any man born within the baſe of chriſtianity.
Atterbury's Sermons.
Confine
P A L
P A L
Confine the thoughts to exerciſe the breath;
And keep them in the pale of words till death.
3. Any diſtrict or territory. - -
There is no part but the bare Engliſh pale, in which the
Iriſh have not the greateſt footing. Spenſer.
The lords juſtices put arms into the hands of divers noble-
men of that religion, within the pale. Clarendon,
The pale is the third and middle part of the ſcutcheon,
being derived from the chief to the baſe, or nether part of the
ſcutcheon, with two lines. Peacham.
To PALE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To incloſe with pales. -
The diameter of the hill of twenty foot, may be paled in
with twenty deals of a foot broad. Mart. Huſb.
2. To incloſe; to encompaſs.
Whate'er the ocean pales, or ſky inclips,
Is thine. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopat.
The Engliſh beach
Pales in the flood with men, with wives and boys.
Will you pale your head in Henry's glory,
And rob his temples of the diadem,
Now in his life 2 Shakeſp. Henry IV.
PA'lery Ed. adj. [pale and eye.] Having eyes dimmed.
No nightly trance, or breathed ſpell,
Inſpires the paleey'd prieſt from the prophetic cell. Milton.
Shrines, where their vigils paleey'd virgins keep,
And pitying ſaints, whoſe ſtatues learn to weep. Pope.
PALEFA'ced. adj. [pale and face..] Having the face wan.
- Why have they dar'd to march
So many miles upon her peaceful boſom,
Frighting her palefac’d villages with war.
Let palfac’d fear keep with the mean born man,
And find no harbour in a royal heart. Shakeſp.
PA'LELY. adv. [from pale.J Wanly; not freſhly ; not ruddily.
PA'LENEss. n.ſ.. [from pale.]
1. Wanneſs; want of colour; want of freſhneſs; ſickly white-
neſs of look. -
Her blood durſt not yet come to her face, to take away
the name of paleneſ from her moſt pure whiteneſs. Sidney.
The blood the virgin's cheek forſook,
A livid palentſ; ſpreads o'er all her look.
2. Want of colour; want of luſtre.
The paleneſs of this flow'r
Bewray'd the faintneſs of my maſter's heart.
PA'LENDAR. m. ſ. A kind of coaſting veſſel.
Solyman ſent over light horſemen in greatpalendars, which
running all along the ſea coaſt, carried the people and
the cattle. Knolles's Hiff. of the Turks.
PALFous. n.ſ. [palea, Latin.] Huſky; chaffy.
This attraction have we tried in ſtraws and paleous bodies.
Brown's Vulgar Errours.
PA'LETte. n. ſ. [palette, French..] A light board on which
a painter holds his colours when he paints.
Let the ground of the pićture be of ſuch a mixture, as
there may be ſomething in it of every colour that compoſes
Dunciad.
4.
Shakespeare
Shakeſp.
Po. Ra. Lock.
Shakeſp.
your work, as it were the contents of your palette. Dryden.
Ere yet thy pencil tries her nicer toils,
Or on thy palette lie the blended oils,
Thy careleſs chalk has half atchiev'd thy art,
And her juſt image makes Cleora ſtart. Tickell.
When ſage Minerva roſe,
From her ſweet lips ſmooth elocution flows,
Her ſkilful hand an iv'ry pallette grac'd,
Where ſhining colours were in order plac'd. Gay.
PALFREY. m. ſ. [palfroy, French..] A ſmall horſe fit for la-
tº: it is always diſtinguiſhed in the old books from a war
orſe.
Her wanton palfrey all was overſpread
With tinſel trappings, woven like a wave. Fa. Queen.
The damſel is mounted on a white palfrey, as an emblem
of her innocence. Addiſon's Spectator, N°. 99.
The ſmiths and armorers on palfreys ride, ryden.
PALFREYED. adj. [from palfrey.] Riding on a palfrey.
Such dire atchivements ſings the bard that tells,
Of palfrey'd dames, bold knights, and magick ſpells;
Where whole brigades one champion's arms o'erthrow,
And cleave a giant at a random blow. Tickell.
PALIFIcArios. m. ſ. ſpalus, Latin.] The aët or practice
of making ground firm with piles.
I have ſaid nothing of palification or piling of the ground-
Plot commanded by Vitruvius, when we build upon a moiſt
ſºil. Wotton.
PA'LINDRome. n. ſ. [Tzawºeopatz, rºw and pop, w.] A
word or ſentence which is . ſame read backward or for-
Wards; as, madam; or this ſentence, Subi dura a rudibus.
PA'LINo
D.E. -
PA'linody ; m. ſ. [72Aww32.] A recantation.
I, of thy excellence, have oft been told;
But now my raviſht eyes thy face behold:
Who therefore in this weeping palinod
Abhor myſelf, that have diſpleas'd my God,
In duſt and aſhes mourn. Sandys's Paraph. on job,
PALISADE. */ ſpaſſade, Fr. paliſad, Span. from paluſ,
PALISADO. } it'ſ É ſet §§ of intº :
The Trojans round the place a rampire caſt,
And paliſades about the trenches plac'd, Dryden.
The wood is uſeful for palliſades for fortifications, being
very hard and durable. Martimer's Huſbandry.
The city is ſurrounded with a ſtrong wall, and that wall
guarded with paliſades. Broom’s Notes on the Odyſſey.
Tº PALISA'DE. v. a. [from the noun.J. To incloſe with pá-
liſades.
PA'LISH, adj. [from pale.] Somewhat pale.
Spirit of nitre makes with copper a palſh blue; ſpirit of
urine a deep blue. Arbuthnot on Air.
PALL. n.ſ. [pallium, Latin.]
I. A cloak or mantle of ſtate.
With princely pace,
As fair Aurora in her purple pall,
Out of the Eaſt the dawning day doth call;
So forth ſhe comes.
Let gorgeous tragedy
In ſcepter'd pall come ſweeping by.
2. The mantle of an archbiſhop.
An archbiſhop ought to be conſecrated and anointed, and
Milton.
after conſecration he ſhall have the pall ſent him. Ayliffe.
3. The covering thrown over the dead. -
The right ſide of the pall old Egeus kept, -
And on the left the royal Theſeus wept. Dryden.
To PALL. v. a. [from the noun..] To cloak; to inveſt.
Come thick night
And pall thee in the dunneſt ſmoak of hell,
That my keen knife ſee not the wound it makes. Shakeſp.
To PALL. v. n. [Of this word the etymologiſts give no rea-
ſonable account: perhaps it is only a corruption of pale, and
was applied originally to colours..] To grow vapid ; to be-
come inſipid.
Empty one bottle into another ſwiftly, left the drink pall. Bac.
Beauty ſoon grows familiar to the lover,
Fades in the eye, and pall; upon the ſenſe.
To PALL. v. a.
1. To make inſipid or vapid.
Reaſon and reflection, repreſenting perpetually to the mind
the meanneſs of all ſenſual gratifications, blunt the edge of
his keeneſt deſires, and pall all his enjoyments. Atterbury.
Wit, like wine, from happier climates brought,
Daſh'd by theſe rogues, turns Engliſh common draught,
They pall Moliere's and Lopez’ ſprightly ſtrain. Swift.
2. To impair ſpritelineſs; to diſpirit.
- A miracle
Their joy with unexpected ſorrow pall'd,
Ungrateful man,
Baſe, barbarous man, the more we raiſe our love
The more we pall, and cool, and kill his ardour. Dryden.
3. To weaken; to impair. -
For this,
I'll never follow thy pall'd fortunes more.
4. To cloy. -
Palled appetite is humorous, and muſt be gratified with
ſauces rather than food. Tatler, N°. 54.
PA’llet. n.ſ. Fpaillet, in Chaucer, which was probably the
French word from paille, ſtraw, and ſecondarily, a bed.]
I. A ſmall bed; a mean bed.
Why rather, ſleep, lieſt thou in ſmoaky cribs,
Upon uneaſy pallets ſtretching thee,
And huſht with buzzing night flies to thy ſlumber;
Than in the perfum’d chambers of the great,
Under the canopies of coſtly ſtate,
And lull'd with ſounds of ſweeteſt melody ? Shakeſp.
His ſecretary was laid in a pallet near him for ventilation of
his thoughts. J7%tton's Buckingham.
If your ſtray attendance be yet lodg’d,
Or ſhroud within theſe limits, I ſhall know
Ere morrow wake, or the low-rooſted lark -
From her thatch’t pallet rouſe. Milton.
2. [palette, French..] A ſmall meaſure, formerly uſed by
chirurgeons.
A ſurgeon drew from a patient in four days, twenty-ſeven
pallets, every pallet containing three ounces. ... Hºº'.
PALLMA'Ll. n.ſ. [pila and malleus, Lat. pale maille, French]
A play in which the ball is ſtruck with a mallet through an
iron ring.
PA'lliament. n.ſ. ſpallium, Lat..] A dreſs; a robe.
The people of Rome,
Send thee by me their tribune,
This º of white and ſpotleſs hue. . . Shakeſp.
PA'LLIARDISE. m. ſ. [pailliardſº, Fr.] Fornication; whor-
ing. Obſolete.
Addiſon.
Dryden.
Shakeſp.
To FALLIATE. v. a. ſpallio, Lat. from pallium, a cloak ;
pallier, French.]
1. To cover with excuſe. - - -
They never hide or palliate their vices, but cxpoſe them
freely to view. Swift's Advan. of Religion;
19 B 2. To
Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. 4.
& 7"V
a
P A L
P A L
. To extenuate; to ſoften by favourable repreſentations.
2 Tº: . is to ... palliate, and indulge. Dryden.
3. To cure imperfectly or temporarily, not radically ; to eaſe,
u re.
Pºios. m. / [palliation, Fr. from palliate.].
1. Extonnation; alleviation ; favourable repreſentation. .
I ſaw clearly through all the pious diſguiſes and ſoft pallia-
tions of ſome men. King Charles.
Such bitter invečtives againſt other mens faults, and indul-
gence or palliation of their own, ſº their tº: }. their
fileen. 'overnment of the Tongue.
2. lºa or temporary, not radical cure; mitigation, not
Cure.
If the juſt cure of a diſeaſe be full of peril, let the phy-
fician reſort to palliation. Bacon's Nat. Hy!.
PA LLIATIVE. adj. ſpalliatiſ, Fr. from palliate.]
1. Extenuating; favourably repreſentative. -
2. Mitigating, not removing; temporarily or partially, not ra-
dically curative.
Conſumption pulmonary º º º tº than
a falliative cure, and is generally incurable when here tary.
- Aráuthnot on 12ict.
PA'LLIATIVE. m. ſ. [from palliate.] Something mitigating ;
ſomething alleviating.
It were more ſafe to truſt to the general averſion of our
people againſt this coin, than apply thoſe palliatives which
weak, perfidious, or abject politicians adminiſter. Swift.
PA'llid. adj. ſpallidus, Latin.j Pale; not high-coloured ;
not bright: pallid is ſeldom uſed of the face.
Of every ſort, which in that meadow grew,
They gather'd ſome ; the violet pallid blue. Spenſºr.
When from the pallid ſky the ſun deſcends. Thomſon.
PALM. m. ſ. [palma, Latin; palmier, Fr.]
1. A tree of great variety of ſpecies; of which the branches
were worn in token of vićtory.
The Pºtree hath a ſingle imbranched ſtalk; the leaves
are diſpoſed in a circular form on the top, which, when they
withºr or fall off, are ſucceeded by new ones out of the
middle of thoſe which remain ; among which ſheaths or
plain twigs break forth, opening from the bottom to the top,
very full of flowers and cluſters of embryos. There are
twenty-one ſpecies of this tree, of which the moſt remark-
able are, the greater palm or date-tree. The dwarf palm
grows in Spain, Portugal, and Italy, from whence the
leaves are ſent hither and made into flag-brooms. The oil
palm is a native of Guinea and Cape Verd iſland, but has
been tranſplanted to Jamaica and Barbadoes, it grows as
high as the main maſt of a ſhip. Miller.
Get the ſtart of the majeſtick world,
And bear the palm alone. Shakespeare. jul. Caſar.
Go forth into the mount and fetch palm-branches.
Neh. viii. 15.
Nothing better proveth the excellency of this ſoil, than
the abundant growing of the palm-trees without labour of
man: , This tree alone giveth into man whatſoever hi. life
beggeth at nature's hand. Raleigh.
Above others who carry away the palm for excellence, is
Maurice Landgrave of Heſs. Peacham of Muſik.
Fruits of palm-tree, pleaſanteſt to thirſt
And hunger both. Milton's Par. I ºft.
Thou youngeſt virgin, daughter of the ſkies,
Whoſe palms new pluck'd from Paradiſe,
With ſpreading branches more ſublimely riſe. Dryden.
2. Victory; triumph. [palme, Fr.]
Namur ſubdu'd is England's palm alone;
...The reſt beſieg'd ; but we conſtrain'd the town. Dryden.
3. The hand ſpread out; the inner part of the hand. [palma, Lat.]
By this virgin palm now kiſſing thine,
I will be thine. - - Shakeſpeare.
Drinks of extreme thin parts fretting, put upon the back
of your hand, will, with a little ſtay, paſs through to the
Pºlº, and yet taſte mild to the mouth. Bacon.
Seeking my ſucceſs in love to know,
I try’d th’ infallible prophetick way,
^ºpy-leaf upon my palm toia. Dryden.
4. A hand, or meaſure Öf length, compriſing three inches,
[palme, Fr.]
The length of a foot is a ſixth part of the ſtature; a ſpan
* eighth of it; a palm or hand's breadth one twenty-fourth;
* thumb's breadth or inch one ſeventy-ſecond; a fºrefinger.
bºth one ninety-fixth. filler on fin.
Henry VIII. of England, Francis I. of France, and Charles
2- º, were ſo Provident, as ſcarce a palm of ground
. ** gotten by ºther, but that the other two would ſet
the balance of Europe upright again. Bacon.
... ºd intº iſºloſ,
ich inſtantly a Palm expanded ſhows. Denham.
[from the noun.
he palm of the hand, as jugglers.
! play amongſt gameſters. Dryden.
rick that loſt the game. Prior.
2. To impoſe by fraud.
If not by ſcriptures, how can we be ſure,
Reply'd the panther, what traditions pure ? -
For you may palm upon us new for old. Dryden.
Miſſ White has made the country ring with ſeveral ima-
ginary exploits palmed upon her. Addison's Speciator.
3. To handle. - -
Frank carves very ill, yet will palm all the meat. Prior.
4. To ſtroak with the hand. - Ainſworth.
PALMER. n.ſ.. [from palm..] A pilgrim : they who returned
from the holy land carried branches of palm.
My ſceptre, for a palmer's walking ſtaff. Shakespeare
Behold yon iſle, by palmers, pilgrims trod,
Men bearded, bald, cowl'd, uncowl'd, ſhod, unſhod. Pºpe.
PA'I, MFR. n.ſ. A crown encircling a deer's head.
PA'LMER worm. n.ſ. [palmer and *..] A worm covered
with hair, ſuppoſed to be ſo called becauſe he wandels OVer
all plants.
A fleſh fly, and one of thoſe hairy worms that reſemble
caterpillars and are called palmerwººs, being conveyed into
one of our ſmall receiver, the bee and the fly ſay with
their bellies upward, and the worm ſeemed ſuddenly ſtruck
dead. Bºyle.
PALM E/Tro. n.ſ. A ſpecies of the palm-tree: It grows
in the Weſt-Indies to be a very large tree; with the leaves
the inhabitants thatch their houſ. Theſe leaves, b--
fore they are expanded, are cut and brought into England to
make womens plaited hats; and the bºries of this trces
were formerly much uſed for buttons.
Broad o'er my head the verdant cedars Wavc,
And high palmettos lift their graceful ſhade. Thomſºn.
PALM1'FERöus. adj. [palma and/ºr”. Lat J Bearing.jºs. 15.
PALMIPEDE. adj. [palma and .., Lat...] Webfooted; having
the toes joined by a membrane.
It is deſcribed like fiſſipedes, whereas it is a fahmipede or
fin-footed like ſwans. Brown's ſºlºr Err. h. v.
Water-fowl which are palmipede, are whole footed, have
very long necks, and yet but ſhort legs, as ſwans. Rºy.
PALM1st ER. n. J. [from Paºla.J One who deals in pil-
miſtry. Dicf.
PA'ſ Mistry. n.ſ. ſpalºa, Latin.] -
1. The cheat of foretelling fortune by the lines of the palm.
We ſhall not query what truth there is in palmiſtry, or divi-
nation, from thoſe lines of our hands of high denomination.
Brºwn's /ugar Errours, b. v.
Here while his canting drone-pipe ſcand,
The myſtick figures of her hand,
He tipples paniſłry, and dines
On all her fortune-telling lines. Cleaveland.
With the fond maids in palmi/?ry he deals;
They tell the ſecret firſt which he reveals. Prior.
2. 4d/ºr uſes it for the action of the hand.
Going to relieve a common beggar, he found his pocket
was Picked; that being a kind of palmiſtry at which this ver-
min are very dextrous. Addison's Speciator.
PALMY. adj. [from palm.] Bearing palms.
In the moſt high and famy ſtate of Rome,
A little cre the mightieſ: Julius fell,
The graves flood tenantlöß. Shaft. Hamlet.
She paſs'd the region which Panchea join'd,
And flying, left the palmy plains behind. Dryden.
PALPABI'lity. n.ſ.. [from papable.] Quality of being per-
ceivable to the touch.
He firſt found out palpability of colours; and by the de-
licacy of his touch, could diſlinguiſh the different vibrations
of the heterogeneous rays of light. Aſart. Scriberius.
PALPABLE. m. ſ. [palpable, Fr. paper, Latin.]
I. Perceptible by the touch. -
Art thou but
A dagger of the mind, a º *
I ſee thee yet in form as palpable,
As this which now I º: p Shakespeare . Macbeth.
Darkneſs muſt overſhadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkneſs and blot out three days. Milton.
2. Groſs; coarſe; eaſily detected. -
That groſſer kind of heatheniſh idolatry, whereby they
worſhipped the very works of their own hands, was an ab-
ſurdity to reaſon ſo palpable, that the prophet David, com-
paring idols and idolaters together, maketh almoſt no odds
between them. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 8.
They grant we err not in palpable manner, we are not
openly and notoriouſly impious. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 27.
He muſt not think to ſhelter himſelf from ſo palpºle in
abſurdity, by this impertinent diſtinétion. Tillotſºn.
Having no ſurer guide, it was no wonder that they fell into
groſs and palpable miſtakes.
3. Plain ; eaſily perceptible.
That they all have ſo teſtified, I ſee not how we ſhould
Poſſibly wiſh a proof more palpable, than this manifeſtly re-
ceived and every where continued cuſtom of reading them
publickly. Hooker, b. v. /.22.
//oodward's Nai. H/ory. .
Since
P A N
-
Since there is ſo much diffimilitude between cauſe and
effect in the more palpable phaenomena, we can expect no leſs
between them and their inviſible efficients. Glanville.
Palpa’b, E Ness. m. ſ. [from palpable.] Quality of being pal- .
pable ; plainneſs; groſſneſs.
PA 1 PAbiy, adv. [from palpable.]
1. In ſuch a manner as to be perceived by the touch.
2. Groſsly ; plainly.
Clodius was acquitted by a corrupt jury, that had palpably
taken ſhares of money, before they gave up their verdict,
they prayed of the ſenate a guard, that they might do their
conſciences juſtice. - Bacon.
PALFA’rios. m. ſ. [palpatio, palpor, Lat..] The aët of feeling.
To PALPITATE. v. a. ſpalpito, Latin; palpiter, Fr.] To
beat as the heart; to flutter; to go pit a pat.
Palpit Arion. m. ſ. [fa'pitation, Fr. from palpitate.] Beating
or panting; that alteration in the pulſe of the heart, upon frights
or any other cauſes, which makes it felt : for a natural
uniform pulſe goes on without diſtinction.
The heart ſtrikes five hundred ſort of pulſes in an hour;
and hunted into ſuch continual palpitations, through anxiety
and diſtraction, that fain would it break. Harvey.
I knew the good company too well to feel any palpitations
at their approach. Tatler, Nº. 86.
Anxiety and palpitations of the heart, are a ſign of weak
fibres. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Her boſom heaves
with palpitations wild. Thomſºn's Spring.
PA'iscº A&E, n. ſ. [pal/graff, German.] A count or earl
who has the overſeeing of a prince's palace. Dić?.
PA'isical. adj. [from palſy..] Afflicted with the palſy ; para-
lytick.
Pºp. adj. [from palſ,..] Diſeaſed with a palſy.
- Pall'd, thy blazed youth
Becomes aſſuaged, and doth beg the alms
Of paſſed eld. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
Though ſhe breaths in a few pious peaceful ſouls, like a
paſſed perſon, ſhe ſcarce moves a limb. Decay of Piety.
Let not old age long ſtretch his paſſy'd hand,
Thoſe who give late are importun'd each day. Gay.
PALSY. m. ſ. ſparalyſis, Lat. thence paralyſy, paraſy, palaſy,
paff.] A privation of motion, or ſenſe of feeling, or both;
proceeding from ſome cauſe below the cerebellum, joined
with a coldneſs, ſoftneſs, flaccidity, and at laſt waſting of
the parts. If this privation be in all the parts below the
head, except the thorax and heart, it is called a paraplegia;
if in one ſide only, a hemiplegia; if in ſome parts only of
one ſide, a paralyſis. There is a three fold diviſion of a
paſſy; the firſt is a privation of motion, ſenſation remaining:
Secondly, a privation of ſenſation, motion remaining. And
laſtly, a privation of both together. &uincy.
The palſy, and not fear, provokes me. Shakeſp.
A paſſy may as well ſhake an oak, as ſhake the delight of
conſcience. º South's Sermons.
To PALTER. v. n. [from paltron, Skinner.] To ſhift; to
dodge; to play tricks. -
---> play I muſt
To the young man ſend humble treaties,
And palter in the ſhift of lowneſs.
Be theſe juggling fiends no more believ'd,
That palter with us in a double ſenſe;
That keep the word of promiſe to our ear,
And break it to our hope. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Romans, that have ſpoke the word,
Shakespeare. jul. Caſar.
Shakeſpeare.
And will not palter 8
To PALTER. v. a. To ſquander: as, he palters his fortune.
Ainſworth.
PALTERER. m. ſ. [from palter.] An unſincere dealer; a ſhifter.
PA'LTRINEss. m. ſ. [from paltry.] The ſtate of being paltry.
PA'LTRY. adj. [poltron, French; a ſcoundrel; paltrocca, a low
whore, Italian.] Sorry ; worthleſs ; deſpicable ; contemp-
tible ; mean.
Then turn your forces from this paltry ſiege,
And ſtir them up againſt a mightier taſk. Shakeſp.
A very diſhoneſt paltry boy, as appears in leaving his
friend here in neceſſity, and denying him. Shakeſp.
Whoſe compoſt is paltry and carried too late,
Such huſbandry uſeth that many do hate. Tºſſ. Huſø.
For knights are bound to feel no blows,
From paltry and unequal foes. Hudibras. p. iii.
It is an ill habit to ſquander away our wiſhes upon paltry
fooleries. L’Eſtrange, Fab. 140.
When ſuch paltry ſlaves preſume
To mix in treaſon, if the plot ſucceeds,
They're thrown neglected by ; but if it fails, -
They're ſure to die like dogs. Addison's Cato.
PA'ly, adj. [from pale.] Pale. Uſed only in poetry.
. ...Fain would I go to chaſe his paly lips,
With twenty thouſand kiſſes.
From camp to camp,
Fire anſwers fire, and through their pay flames
Each battle ſees the others umber'd face.
Shakeſp.
PAM. n. / [probably from palm,
To PA(MPER. v. a. ſpambera, e, Italian.] To
Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
The roſes in thy lips and cheeks ſhall fäde
To pay aſhes. Shakespeare Romeo and juiet.
A dim gleam the pay lanthorn throws -
O'er the mid pavement. Gay.
- vićtory ; as trump from
triumph.] The knave of clubs. ry ; p
Ev’n mighty Pºm that kings and queens o'erthrew,
And mow’d down armies in the fights of lu. Pope.
lut; to fill
with food ; to ſaginate ; to feed luxuriouſly. glut ; *
It was even as two phyſicians ſhould take one ſick body in
hand, of which the former would miniſter all things meet to
purge and keep under the body, the other to pamper and
ſtrengthen it ſuddenly again ; whereof what is tº be looked
for but a moſt dangerous relapſe
- wº - Spenſer.
You are more intemperate in your blood
Than Venus, or thoſe pampered animals -
That rage in ſavage ſenſuality. Sha'eſp.
They are contented as well with mean food, as thoſe that
with the rarities of the earth do pamper their voracities. Sandys.
Praiſe ſwelled thee to a proportion ready to burſt, it
brought thee to feed upon the air, and to ſtarve thy ſoul,
only to pamper thy imagination. South's Sermons.
With food
Diſtend his chine and pamper him for ſport. Dryden.
His lordſhip lolls within at eaſe,
Pamp'ring his paunch with foreign rarities. Dryden.
To pamper'd inſolence devoted fall,
Prime of the flock and choiceſt of the ſtall. Pºpe.
PA'MPHLET. m. ſ. ſpar un fict, Fr. Whence this word is
written anciently, and by Caxton paunſet.] A ſmall book,
properly a book ſold unbound, and only ſtitched. -
Com'ſt thou with deep premeditated lines,
With written pamphlets ſtudiouſly deviš'd : Shakeſp.
I put forth a ſlight pamphlet about the elements of architec-
ture. //otton.
He could not, without ſome tax upon himſelf and his
miniſters for the not executing the laws, look upon the bold
licence of ſome in printing pamphlets. Clarendon.
As when ſome writer in a publick cauſe,
His pen, to ſave a ſinking nation draws,
While all is calm, his arguments prevail,
*Till pow'r diſcharging all her ſtormy bags,
Flutters the feeble pamphlet into rags. Swift.
To PA'MPHLET. v. n. [from the noun..] To write ſmall books.
I put pen to paper, and ſomething I have done, though in
a poor pamphleting way. Howe's Pre-eminence of Parliament.
PAMPHLETEE/R. m. ſ. [from pamphlet.] A ſcribbler of ſmall
books. -
The ſquibs are thoſe who in the common phraſe are called
libellers, lampooners, and pamphleteers. Tatler.
With great injuſtice I have been pelted by pamphleteers. Swift.
To PAN. v. a. An old word denoting to cloſe or join together.
Ainſworth.
PAN. m. ſ. ſponne, Saxon.] - - -
1. A veſſel broad and ſhallow, in which proviſions are dreſſed
or kept. -
This were but to leap out of the pan into the fire. Spenſer.
The pliant braſs is laid -
On anvils, and of heads and limbs are made,
Pans, cans.
Dryden.
2. The part of the lock of the gun that holds the powder.
Our attempts to fire the gun-powder in the pan of the piſtol,
ſucceeded not. Boyle.
3. Anything hollow ; as, the brain pan.
PANAce’A. m. ſ. ſpanacée, Fr. Tzvºzsiz, from 72, &zo;..] An
univerſal medicine.
PANAce’A. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
PANCAKE. m. ſ. ſpan and cake.] Thin pudding baked in the
frying-pan. -
A certain knight ſwore by his honour they were good?"-
cakes, and ſwore by his honour the muſtard was naught. Shaº.
The flour makes a very good pancake, mixed with a ſittle
wheat flour. Mºrtimer's Huſandry.
PANA'Do. n.ſ. [from panis, thread..] Food made by boiling
bread in water.
Their diet ought to be very ſparing; gruels, panadºs, and
chicken broth. //iſeman's Surgery.
PAN cRA'tical. adj. [rz, and xp:13;..] Excelling in all the
gymnaſtick exerciſes.
He was the moſt pancratical man of Greece, and, as Galen
reporteth, able to perfiſt erect upon an oily plank, and not
to be removed by the force of three mº: Brºwn.
PAN cREAs. n. ſ." [+3, and zpix.] The pancrºar or ſweet
bread, is a gland of the conglomerate ſort, ſituated be-
tween the bottom of the ſtomach and the vertebrae of the
loins: it lies acroſs the abdomen, reaching from the liver to
the ſpleen, and is ſtrongly tied to the peritonaeum, from
which it receives its common membranes. It weighs com-
monly four or five ounces. It is about ſix fingers breadth
long, two broad, and one thick. Its ſubſtance is a little
ſoft and ſupple. - *::::
P A N
P A N
* 'rick.aff. [from pancreas.] Contained in the pancreas.
º .. º ãº, the food moiſtened with
the ſaliva is firſt chewed, then ſwallowed into the ſtomach,
and ſo evacuated into the inteſtines, where being mixed with
the choſer and pancreatick juice, it is further ſubtilized, and
eaſily finds its way in at the ſtreight orifices of the lacteous
veins. Ray on the Creation.
The bile is ſo acrid, that nature has furniſhed the pancrea-
tie jutce to temper its bitterneſs. Arbuthnot.
PA's cy. Un, ſ. [corrupted, I ſuppoſe, from panacy, panacea.]
PA'ssy. ; A flower: a kind of violet.
The daughters of the flood have ſearch'd the mead
For violets pale, and cropp'd the poppy's head :
Pancies to pleaſe the fight, and caſia ſweet to ſmell. Dryd.
The real effence of gold is as impoſſible for us to know,
as for a blind man to tell in what flower the colour of a
paſſy is, or is not to be found, whilſt he has no idea of the
Locke.
colour of a parſy.
PANDEct. n.ſ. ſtandºa, Latin.] -
1. A treatiſe that comprehends the whole of any ſcience.
It were to be wiſhed, that the commons would form a
panded of their power and privileges, to be confirmed by the
entire legiſlative sº Swift.
2. The digeſt of the civil law. - -
PAN de'Mick, adj. [rz, and 37.2:..] Incident to a whole
people. - -
Thoſe inſtances bring a conſumption, under the notion of
a pandemick or endemick, or rather º "... Eng-
land. arvey on Conſumptiºns.
PANDER. m. ſ. [This word is derived from Pandarus, the pimp
in the ſtory of Troilus and Crºſſida; it was therefore originally
written pandar, till its etymology was forgotten..] A pimp. ;
a male bawd; a procurer.
Let him with his cap in hand,
Like a baſe pander, hold the chamber door
Whilſt by a ſlave
His faireſt daughter is contaminated. Shakespeare Hon. V.
If thou fear to ſtrike, and to make me certain it is done,
thou art the pander to her diſhonour, and º to me diſ-
loyal. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
'i. ever you prove falſe to one another, ſince f have taken
ſuch pains to bring you together, let all pitiful goers-between
be call'd panders after my name. Shalºp. Trail and Crºft da.
Camillo was his help in this, his pander,
There is a plot againſt my life. Shakeſp. //int. Tale.
The ſons of happy Punks, the pander's hºir,
Are privileged
To clap the firſt, and rule the theatre.
Thou hak confeſs'd thyſelf the conſcious pandar
Of that pretended paſſion;
A ſingle witneſs infamouſly known,
^º two perſons of unqueſtion'd ſame:
y obedient honeſty was made
The pander to thy luſt and black ambition. Rowe.
To PANDER. v. a. [from the noun..] To pimp 5 to be ſub-
ſervient to luſt or paſſion.
Proclaim no ſhame,
When the compulſive ardour gives the charge,
Since firſt itſelf as actively doth burn,
/ And reaſon panders will. - - Shakespeare . Hamlet.
PANDERLY. adj. [from pander.] Pimping; pimplike.
Oh you panderly raſcals there's a conſpiracy againſt me:
Shakeſp. Merry Iłże, of 1/indſºr.
PANdiculation. n. ſ. ſtandiculans, Lat...] The reſtleſsneſs,
ſtretching, and uncafineſs that uſually accompany the cold
fits of an intermitting fever.
Windy ſpirits, for want of a due volatilization, produce
in the nerves a pandiculation, or oſcitation, or ſtupor, or
cramp in the muſcles. Floyer on the Hºmº,
PANE. m. ſ. ſpaneau, French.] e
I. A ſquare of glaſs. -
The letters appear'd reverſe thro' the pane,
But in Stella's bright eyes they were plac'd right again. Sw.
The face of Eleanor owes more tº that fingle pane than
to all the glaſſes ſhe ever conſulted. Pºpº Letters.
2. A piece mixed in Variegated works with other pieces.
Him all repute
For his device in handſoming a ſuit,
. judge of lace, pink, panºs, print, and plait,
PANº. *º to}* the beſt conceit. Donne.
• 77. /. anegyri. wº -
*Y; an encomiaſtick ſº que, Fr. way"Yvéſ;..] An
ain º §ºn. met at the ſepulchres of thoſe who were
**rathon, and there made panegyricks upon them.
Dryden.
Dryden.
That which i Stillingfleet.
to your lºſſ. a ſatyr to other men muſt be a *;
she conti - - -
may be ..". the exerciſes of theſe eminent virtues, he
.**it men that our age has bred; and
leave materials f -
ſome future É." * Panegyrick, not unworthy the º:
7°107".
PANEgy/R1st. n.ſ. [from panegyrick panºgyrºe, Fr.] One
that writes praiſe; encomiaft. -
Add theſe few lines out of a far more ancient panegyriſt in
the time of Conſtantine the great. Camden.
PA'NEL. m. ſ. [ panellum, law Latin ; pancau, French. J
1. A ſquare, or piece of any matter inſerted between other
bodies. -
The chariot was all of cedar, ſave that the fore end had
panels of ſapphires, ſet in borders of gold. Bacon.
Maximilian, his whole hiſtory is digeſted into twenty-four
ſquare panels of ſculpture in bas relief. Addison's Italy.
This fellow will join you together as they join wainſcot;
then one of you will prove a ſhrunk panel, and, like green
timber, warp. Shakespeare's 4 you lize it.
A bungler thus, who ſcarce the naiſ can hit,
With driving wrong will make the panel ſplit. Swift.
He gave the panel to the maid. . Prior.
2. [Panel, panellum, Lat. of the French, panne, id eſt, pelli; or
panean, a piece or pane in Engliſh..] A ſchedule or roll,
containing the names of ſuch jurors, as the ſheriff provides
to paſs upon a trial. And empannelling a jury, is nothing
but the entering them into the ſheriff's roll of bºok. Cowel.
Then twelve of ſuch as are indifferent, and are returned
upon the principal panel, or the tales, are ſworn to try the
ſame, according to evidence. Iille's Hi/i. ºf England.
PANG. m. ſ. [cither from pain, or bang, Dutch, uneaſy.]
Extreme pain; ſudden paroxiſm of torment.
Say, that ſome lady
Hath for your love as great a panº of heart,
As you have for Olivia. Shakespeare's ſwº'ºh Night.
See how the pangs of death do inake him grin S.K.
- Suff’rance made
Almoſt each pang a death. Shºp. H. n. VIII.
Earth trembl’d from her entrails, as again
In pang; ; and nature gave a ſecond groan. ..] liſt. Par. Lºft.
Juno pitying her diſaſtrous fate,
Seuds Iris down, her pangs to initigate.
My ſon advance
Still in new impudence, new ignorance.
Succeſs let others teach, learn thou from me
Pangs without birth, and fruitleſs induſtry.
I will give way
To all the pang; and fury of deſpair.
I ſaw the hoary traitor
Grin in the pang of death, aſid bite the ground. Addison.
Ah! come not, write not, think not once of me,
Nor ſhare one pang of all I felt for thee. Pope.
To PANG. v. a. [from the noun..] To torment cruelly.
If fortune divorce
It from the bearer; 'tis a ſuffrance panging,
Denham.
Drydºn.
Alºn.
As ſoul and bodies parting. Shakeſp.
I grieve myſelf
To think, when thou ſhalt be diſedg’d by her,
Whom now thou tirºſt on, how thy memory -
Will then be pang'd by me. Shakeſpeare.
PA'Nick. adj. [from pan, groundleſs fears being ſuppoſed to be
ſent by Pan.] Violent without cauſe.
The ſudden ſtir and panical fear, when chantecleer was
carried away by reynard. Camden’s Remains.
Which many reſpect to be but a panick terror, and men
do fear, they juſtly know not what. Brown's Pulgar Errors.
I left the city in a panic fright;
Lions they are in council, lambs in fight. Dryden.
PANNADE. m. ſ. The curvet of a horſe. Ainſwoºth.
PANNEL. m. ſ. ſpanneel, Dutch; paneau, French.] A kind of
ruſtick ſaddle.
A pannel and wanty, pack-ſaddle and ped,
With line to fetch litter, and halters for hed. Tiſſºr.
His ſtrutting ribs on both ſides ſhow'd,
Like furrows he himſelf had plow'd ;
For underneath the ſkirt of pannel,
*Twixt every two there was a channel.
PA'NNEL. n.ſ. The ſtomach of a hawk.
PA'NN1cLE.
PA'NN1ck. } n, ſ. A plant. - - - A- -
The pannicle is a plant of the millet kind, differing from
that, by the diſpoſition of the flowers and ſeeds, which, of
this, grow in a cloſe thick ſpike : It is ſowed in ſeveral parts
of Europe, in the fields, as corn for the ſuſtenance of the in-
habitants; it is frequently uſed in particular places of Ger-
many to make bread. Miller.
September is drawn with a chearful countenance; in his
left hand a handful of millet, oats, and pannicle. Peacham.
Panick affords a ſoft demulent nouriſhment. Arbuth.
PANNI'ER. m. ſ. ſpanier, French..] A baſket; a wicker veſicl,
in which fruit, or other things, are carried on a horſe.
The worthleſs brute
Turns a mill, or drags a loaded life,
Beneath two panniers, and a baker's wife. Dryden.
We have reſolved to take away their whole club in a pair
of panniers, and impriſon them in a cupboard. *;
Hudibras.
Ainſworth.
P A P
P A P
bread well.
PANo'PI.Y. m. ſ. [Tºyor’ſz.] Complete armour.
In arms they ſtood -
Of golden tanopy, refulgent hoſt
Soon banded. Milton's Paradiſ, Lºft.
We had need to take the chriſtian panoply, to put on the
whole armour of God. Ray on the Creation.
To PANT. v. n. [panteler, old French.]
1. To palpitate; to beat as the heart in ſudden terror, or after
hard labour. - -
Yet might her piteous heart be ſeen to pant and quake.
Fairy Queen.
Below the bottom of the great abyſs,
There where one centre reconciles all things,
The world's profound heart pants. Craſhaw.
If I am to loſe by fight the ſoft pantings, which I have al-
ways felt, when I heard your voice, pull out theſe eyes before
they lead me to be ungrateful. Tatler.
2. To have the breaſt heaving, as for want of breath.
Pluto pants for breath from out his cell,
And opens wide the grinning jaws of hell. Dryden.
3. To play with intermiſſion.
The whiſp'ring breeze
Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. Pope.
4. To long; to wiſh ſº -
They pant after the duſt of the earth, on the head of the
poor. - - - Amos i. 7.
Who pants for glory, finds but ſhort repoſe,
A breath revives him, and a breath o'erthrows. Pope.
PANT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Palpitation; motion of the heart.
º: attire and all,
Through proof of harneſs, to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing. Shakespeare.
PA'Nºt Aloon. n.ſ. [pantalon, French.] A man's garment
anciently worn, in which the breeches and ſtockings were
all of a piece. Hanmer.
The fixth age ſhifts
Into the lean and ſlipper'd pantaloon,
With ſpectacles on noſe, and pouch on ſide. Shakespeare
The French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons, - -
The length of breeches and the gathers. Hudºras.
PANTEss. n.ſ. The difficulty of breathing in a hawk. Ainſ.
PANTHE'on. n.ſ. [rzyTS slow.] A temple of all the gods.
PANTHER. m. ſ. [72.3%, panthera, Lat. panthere, Fr.] A
ſpotted wild beaſt; a lynx; a pard.
An it leaſe your majeſty,
To hunt the panther and the hart with me,
With horn and hound. Shakeſpeare.
Pan, or the univerſal, is painted with a goat's face, about
his ſhoulders a panther's ſkin. Peacham.
The panther's ſpeckled hide,
Flow'd o'er his armour with an eaſy pride. Pope.
PANTILE. m. ſ. A gutter tile.
PANTINGLY. adv. [from panting.] With palpitation.
She heav'd the name of father
Pantingly forth, as if it preſt her heart. Shakeſpeare.
PANTHER. m. ſ. ſpanetier, French.] The officer in a great
family, who keeps the bread. Hanmer.
When my old wife liv'd,
She was both pantler, butler, cook. Shakeſpeare.
He would have made a good pantler, he would have chipped
Shakeſpear's Henry IV.
º ºn. ſ. [pantoiſe, French; pantoſula, Italian.j A
Ipper.
Melpomene has on her feet, her high cothurn or tragick
fantaſies of red velvet and gold, beſet with pearls. Peacham.
PANTOMIMF. n.ſ. [rz; and tºo; ; pantºnine, Fr.]
1. One who has the power of univerſal minickry; one who
expreſſes his meaning by mute ačtion; a buffoon.
Not that I think thoſe pantomimes,
Who vary action with the times,
Are leſs ingenious in their art,
Than thoſe who duly act one part. Hudibras.
2. A ſcene; a tale exhibited only in geſture and dumb-ſhew.
He put off the repreſentation of pantomimes till late hours,
on market-days. Arbuthnot.
Exulting folly hail'd the joyful day,
And pantomime and ſong confirm'd her ſway. Anon.
PANToN. n.ſ. A ſhoe contrived to recover a narrow and
hoof-bound heel. Farrier’s Dié.
ANTRY. m. ſ. ſpan terie, Fr. panarimm, Lat.] The room in
which proviſions are repoſited.
The Italian artizans diſtribute the kitchin, pantry, bake-
houſe under ground. Iſºtton's Żºliº.
What work would they make in the fantry and the larder.
L’Eſtrage.
. He ſhuts himſelf up in the pantry with an old gipſy, once
P In a º Addison's Speci.
^*...”. J. [Papa, Italian; pºpe, Dutch; papilla, Latin.
1. The ſº the dug ...tº » papilla’, J
Some were ſo from their ſource endu'd,
By great dame nature, from whoſe fruitful pap,
Their well-heads ſpring. Fairy Q'een.
Out ſword, and wound
The pop of Pyramus.
Ay, that left pap, where heart doth hop; -
Thus die I. Shakeſpear's Midſummer Night's Dream.
An infant making to the paps would preſs, -
And meets inſtead of milk, a falling tear. Dryden.
In weaning young creatures, the beſt way is never to let
them ſuck the pºps. - Ray on the Creation.
That Timothy Trim, and Jack were the ſame perſon,
was proved particularly by a mole under the left pop. Arbuth.
2. Food made for infants, with bread boiled in water.
Sleep then a little, pop content is making. Sidney.
The noble foul by age grows luſtier;
We muſt not ſtarve, nor hope to pamper her
With woman's milk and pap unto the end. Donne.
Let the powder, after it has done boiling, be well beaten up
with fair water to the conſiſtence of thin pap. Boyle.
3. The pulp of fruit. - Ainſ.
PA/PA. m. ſ. [Tz772; ; papa, Lat.] A fond name for father,
uſed in many languages.
Where there are little maſters and miſſes in a houſe, bribe
them, that they may not tell tales to papa and mamma. Swift.
PAPA’cy. m. ſ. [pdfat, papauté, Fr. from papa, the pope.]
popedom; office and dignity of biſhops of Rome.
Now there is aſcended to the papacy a perſonage, that though
he loves the chair of the papay well, yet he loveth the car-
pet above the chair. Bacon.
PA(PAL: adj. [papal, French.] Popiſh ; belonging to the pope;
annexed to the biſhoprick of Rome.
The pope releaſed Philip from the oath, by which he
was bound to maintain the privileges of the Netherlands; this
papal indulgence hath been the cauſe of ſo many hundred
thouſands ſlain. Raleigh.
PA'PAw, n. ſ. ſpapaya, low Lat. papaya, papayer, Fr.]
The papaw hath a ſimple ſtalk; the flowers are male and
female in different plants: the male flowers, which are bar-
ren, are tubulous, conſiſting of one leaf, and expand in form
of a ſtar : the female flowers conſiſt of ſeveral leaves, which
expand in form of a roſe, out of whoſe flower-cup riſes the
pointal, which afterwards becomes fleſhy fruit, ſhaped like a
cucumber or melon. Miller.
The fair papaw,
Now but a ſeed, preventing nature's law,
In half the circle of the hafty year,
Projects a ſhade, and lovely fruits does wear. JWaller.
PAPA viºus. adi, [papavereus, from papaver, Lat. a poppy.]
Reſembling poppies.
Mandrakes afford a papaverous and unpleaſant odour, whe-
ther in the leaf or apple. Brown's Vulgar Errors.
PA'PER. n.ſ. ſpapier, French; papyrus, Latin.]
1. Subſtance on which men write and print; made by macerating
linen rags in water, and then ſpreading them in thin ſheets.
I have ſeen her unlock her cloſet, take forth paper. Shakespeare.
2. Piece of paper.
'Tis as impoſſible to draw regular chara&ters on a trembling
mind, as on a ſhaking paper. Locke on Education.
3. Single ſheet printed, or written. It is uſed particularly of eſſays
or journals, or any thing printed on a ſheet. [Feuille volante.]
What ſee you in thoſe papers, that you loſe
So much complexion ? look ye how they change |
Their checks are paper. Shakespeare ear’s Hon. V.
Nothing is of more credit or requeſt, than a petulant paper,
or ſcoffing verſes. Ben Johnſon.
They brought a paper to me to be ſign'd. Dryden.
Do the prints and papers lie Swift.
PA'PER. adj. Any thing ſlight or thin.
There is but a thin paper wall between great diſcoveries
and a perfect ignorance of them. Burnet.
To PAPER. v. a. [from the noun.]. To regiſter.
He makes up the file
Of all the gentry: and his own letter
Muſt fetch in him he papers. Shakeſ car's Hºn. VIII.
PA'PERMAKER. m. ſ. ſpaper and make..] One who makes paper.
PA'PERMILL. m. ſ. ſpaper and mill.] A mill in which rags are
ground for paper. -
Thou haſt cauſed printing to be uſed; and contrary to the
king, and his dignity, thou haſt built a paper-mill. Shakeſp.
PAPE sces T. adj. Containing pap; inclinable to Pap.
Demulcent, and of eaſy digeſtion, moiſtening and reſol-
vent of the bile, are vegetable ſopes; as honey, and the
juices of ripe fruits, ſome of the cooling, lacieſcent, pºp ſcent
plants; as cichory and lettuce. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
PAPILIO. m. ſ. [Lat. papillon, Fr.] A butterfly ; a moth of
various colours. - --- -
Conjecture cannot eſtimate all the kinds of papilios, natives
of this iſland, to fall ſhort of three hu, dred. Ray.
PAPILios A(cEous. adj. [from papilio, Latin.]
The flowers of ſome plants are called papilionaceºus by bo-
taniſts, which repreſent ſomething of the figure of a butterfly,
with its wings diſplayed : and here the petala, or flower leaves,
are always of a diform figure: they are four in number, but
joined together at the extremitics; one of theſe is uſually
jarger than the reſt, and is erected in the middle of the flower.
- 19 C - and
P A R
P A R
and by ſome called vexillum : the plants, that have this flower,
are of the leguminous kind; as peaſe, vetches, &c. Quincy.
Papillary. adj. [from papilla.] Having emulgent veſſels,
PA'Pillous. ; or reſemblances of paps.
Malpighi concludes, becauſe the outward cover of the
tongue is perforated, under which lie papillary parts, that in
theſe the taſte lieth. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
The papillous inward coat of the inteſtines is extremely
ſenſible. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
PAPIST. n ſ. ſpapſe, Fr. papiſła, Latin.] One that adheses
to the communion of the pope and church of Rome. .
The principal clergymen had frequent conferences with the
prince, to perſuade him to change his religion, and become
a papiſt. - Clarendon.
Papi'sſical. adj. [from papiſi.J. Popiſh; adherent to Pºpºly.
There are ſome papſtical practitioners among you. J/hitg.
Papistry. n.ſ.. [from papſ...] Popery; the doctrine of the
Romiſh church.
Papiſtry, as a ſtanding pool, cover
England.
ed and overflowed all
Aftham's Shcoolmaſter.
Ågreat number of pariſhes in England conſiſt of.” and
- sº - ‘ſtry. Whitgifte.
ignorant men, drowned in pºp:/º - &
PAirpoºs, adj. ſpappaſus, low Latin.J. Having that ſoft light
down, growing out of the ſeeds of ſome plants ; ſuch as
thiſtles, dandelyon, hawk-weeds, which buoys them up
ſo in the air, that they can be blown any where about with
tº wind; and, therefore, this diſtinguiſhes one kind of plants,
which is called pappoſa, or pappoſi flores. - &uincy.
Another thing argumentative of providence is, that pappous
plumage growing upon the tops of ſome ſeeds, whereby
they are wafted with the wind, and by that means diſſemi-
nated far and wide. Ray on the Cneation.
Dandelion, and moſt of the pappous kind, have long nu-
merous feathers, by which they are wafted every way, Derh.
PA'ppy, adj. [from pap.]. Soft; ſucculent ; eaſily divided.
Theſe were converted into fens, where the ground, being
fpungy, ſucked up the water, and the looſen'd earth ſwell'd
into a ſoft and pappy ſubſtance. Burnet.
Its tender and pappy fleſh cannot, at once, be fitted to be
nouriſhed by ſolid diet. Ray on the Creation.
PAR. m. ſ. [Latin.] State of equality; equivalence; equal
value. This word is not elegantly uſed, except as a term of
traffick.
To eſtimate the par, it is neceſſary to know how much
filver is in the coins of the two countries, by which you
charge the bill of exchange. Locke.
My friend is the ſecond after the treaſurer; the reſt of the
great officers are much upon a par. Gulliver's Travels.
PARA'Ble. adj. [parabilis, Latin.J Eaſily procured. Not in
uſe.
They were not well wiſhers unto parable phyſic, or remedies
eaſily acquired, who derived medicines from the phoenix.
Brown's Vulgar Errours.
PARABLE. n.ſ.. [Tzézéox?; parabole, Fr.] A fimilitude;
a relation under which ſomething elſe is figured.
Balaam took up his parable, and ſaid. Numbers, xxiii. 7.
He ſpake many things in parables. Matt. xiii. 3.
What is thy fulſome parable to me?
My body is from all diſeaſes free. Dryden.
PARABOL.A. n.ſ. [Latin.]
The parabola is a conick ſection, ariſing from a cone's being
cut by a plane parallel to one of its ſides, or parallel to a
plane that touches one ſide of the cone. Harris.
Had the velocities of the ſeveral planets been greater or leſs
than they are now, at the ſame diſtances from the ſun, they
would not have revolved in concentrick circles as they do, but
have moved in hyperbola's or parabola's, or in ellipſes, very
excentrick. Bentley's Sermons.
PARAbo'lical. - - -
PARAbo'Lick. } adj. [parabolique, Fr. from parable.]
1. Expreſſed by parable or ſimilitude.
Such from the text deſcry the parabolical expoſition of
Cajetan. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
The whole ſcheme of theſe words is figurative, as being a
parabolical deſcription of God's vouchſafing to the world the
invaluable bleſfing of the goſpel, by the ſimilitude of a king.
- South's Sermons.
2. Having the nature or form of a parabola. [from parabola.]
The pellucid coat of the eye doth not lie in the ſame ſuper-
ficies with the white of the eye, but riſeth up a hillock above
**onvexity, and is of an hyperbolical or parabolical figure.
The inci - - &ay on the Creation.
he incident ray will deſcribe, in the refracting medium,
x the parabolick curve. Cheyne's Phil. Prin.
PA **olicAlly, adv. [from parabolical.]
I. º of º: or ſimilitude.
.*** words, notwithſtandin 'abolically i -
mit no literal iniºn. 1ng tºº, ad
i. In the form of a parabola. gar tryours.
*...*.*.* / 1* algebra, the diviſion of the terms
of an equation, by d kn W Q tity that is invo ved OI mul
- -- - OWn Ulal - - -
tiplied In the firſt term. lilti 1S 1 l IDić
!C/ .
PARA boloid. n. ſ. [rzºzº and fººl. A Paraboliform
curve in geometry, whoſe ordinates are ſuppoſed to be in
ſuptriplicate, ſubquadruplicate, &c. ratio of their reſpective
abſciſie: There is another ſpecies 3 for if you ſuppoſe the
parameter, multiplied into the ſquare of the abſciſſa, to be
equal to the cube of the ordinate ; then the curve is called a
ſemicubical paraboloid. * º Harris.
PARAcENTE's Is. n. ſ. [rz:2xiſzzº, ºrzºzzºtia, to pierce.
paracentºſe, Fr.] That operation, whereby any of the ven-
ters are perforated to let out any matter; as tapping in a
tympany. - - r . . &inºy.
Pakače'NTR1cAl. Nadi, [T2:2 and xivrºv.] Deviating from
PARAce"NTRICK. } circularity. - - -
Since the planets move in the elliptick orbits, in one of
whoſe foci the ſun is, and, by a radius from the ſun, deſcribe
equal areas in equal times, we muſt find out a law for the
paracentrical motion, that may make the orbits elliptic. Cheyne.
PARADE. n.ſ. [parade, Fr.]
1. Shew; oftentation.
He is not led forth as to a review, but as to a battle; nor
adorned for parade, but execution. Granville.
The rites perform’d, the parſon paid,
In ſtate returned the grand parade. Swift.
Be rich ; but of your wealth make no parade,
At leaſt, before your maſter's debts are paid. Swift.
2. Military order.
The cherubim ſtood arm'd
To their night-watches in warlike parade. Milton.
3. Place where troops draw up to do duty and mount guard.
4. Guard; poſture of defence.
Accuſtom him to make judgment of men by their inſide,
which often ſhews itſelf in little things, when they are not
in parade, and upon their guard. Locke on Education.
PARADIGM. n.ſ. [rzºzºwyaz.]. Example.
PARADISI Acal. adj. [from paradſ?..] Suiting paradiſe; making
paradiſe.
The antients expreſs the ſituation of paradiſiacal earth in re-
ference to the ſea. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Such a mediocrity of heat would be ſo far from exalting the
earth to a more happy and paradſiacal ſtate, that it would
turn it to a barren wilderneſs. Woodw. Nat. Hiſł.
The ſummer is a kind of heaven, when we wander in a
paradiſiacal ſcene, among groves and gardens; but, at this
ſeaſon, we are like our poor firſt parents, turned out of that
agreeable, though ſolitary life, and forced to look about for
more people to help to bear our labours, to get into warmer
houſes, and hive together in cities. Pope.
PARADISE., n.ſ. [rzºzºgo; ; paradiſe, Fr.]
1. The bliſsful regions, in which the firſt pair was placed.
Longer in that paradiſe to dwell,
The law I gave to nature him forbids. Milton.
2. Any place of felicity.
What fool is not ſo wiſe,
To loſe an oath to win a paradiſe. Shakeſpeare.
Confideration, like an angel, came,
And whipt th' offending Adam out of him; .
Leaving his body as a paradiſe,
T” invelope and contain celeſtial ſpirits. Shakeſpeare.
If ye ſhould lead her into a fool's paradiſe,
It were very groſs behaviour. Shakeſp. Romeo andjuliet.
Why, nature, bower the ſpirit of a fiend
In mortal paradiſe of ſuch ſweet fleſh. Shakeſpeare.
The earth
Shall all be paradiſe, far happier place, -
Than this of Eden, and far happier days. Milton.
PARADOX. m. ſ. ſparadoxe, Fr. ratzjogos.] A tenet con-
trary to received opinion; an aſſertion contrary to appearance;
a poſition in appearance abſurd. -
A gloſſe there is to colour that paradºx, and make it appear
in ſhew not to be altogether unreaſonable. Hooker.
You undergo too ſtrict a paradºx, .
Striving to make an ugly deed look fair. Shakeſp.
In their love of God, men can never be too affectionate:
it is as true, though it may ſeem a paradºx, that in their
hatred of fin, men may be ſometimes too paſſionate. Sprat.
Paradoxic AL. adj. [from paradox.]
1. Having the nature of a paradox. . . -
what hath been every where opinioned by all men, is more
than paradoxical to diſpute. . Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Strange it is, how the curioſity of men, that have been
aćtive in the inſtruction of beaſts, among thoſe many para-
dºxical and unheard-of imitations, ſhould not attempt to
make one ſpeak. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
• Theſe will ſeem ſtrange and paradoxical to one that takes
a proſpect of the world. - Norris.
2. Inclined to new tenets, or notions contrary to received
opinions.
PARADo'x1cALLY. adv. [from paradox.] In a paradoxical
manner; in a manner contrary to received opinions.
If their vanity of appearing fingular puts them upon ad-
vancing paradoxes, and proving them as paradºxically, they
are uſually laught at. Collier on Prise.
PARADoxI-
P A R - P A R PAR adoxic AlNess. m. ſ. [from paradox.] State of being paradoxical. PARADoxology, n.ſ.. [from paradox.] The uſe of paradoxes. Perpend the difficulty, which obſcurity, or unavoidable paradoxolºgy, muſt put upon the attempter. Brown. PARAgoge. . n. ſ. [rzºzºwº , paragogº, Fr.] A figure whereby a letter or ſylſable is added at the end of a word, without adding any thing to the ſenſe of it. Dićf. PARAgon. n.ſ. [paragon, from parage, equality, old French; paragone, Italian.] - 1. A model; a pattern; ſomething ſupremely excellent. An angel ! or, if not, An earthly paragon. Shakeſpeare. Tunis was never grac'd before with ſuch a paragon to their queen. Shakeſp. Tempºſł. 2. Companion; fellow. - Álone he rode without his paragon. Spenſer. To PARAGoN. v. a. [parangonner, French.] 1. To compare. - - The picture of Pamela, in little form, he wore in a tablet, purpoſing to paragon the little one with Arteſia's length, hot doubting but even, in that little quantity, the excellency of that would ſhine through the weakneſs of the other. Sidney. I will give thee bloody teeth, If thou with Caeſar paragon again My man of men. Proud ſeat Of Lucifer, ſo by alluſion call’d Of that bright ſtar to Satan paragon'd. Milt. Par. Loft. 2. To equal. Shakeſpeare. He hath atchiev’d a maid That paragons deſcription and wild fame; One that excels the quirks of blazoning pens. Shakeſp. We will wear our mortal ſtate with her, Catharine our queen, before the primeſt creature That's paragon'd i' th' world. Shakespeare Hen. VIII. PARAGRAPH. n.ſ. [paragraphe, Fr. ratz7624”.] A di- ſtinét part of a diſcourſe. Of his laſt paragraph, I have tranſcribed the moſt impor- tant parts. Swift. PARAGRA'phically. adv. [from paragraph..] By paragraphs; with diſtinét breaks or diviſions. PARALLA'cticAL. Nadj. [from parallax.] Pertaining to a PARALLA'ctick. } parallax. PARALLAX. n.ſ. [rzeźx2.É...]. The diſtance between the true and apparent place of the ſun, or any ſtar viewed from the ſurface of the earth. By what ſtrange parallax or optick ſkill Of viſion multiply'd Milton's Paradiſe Regained. Light moves from the ſun to us in about ſeven or eight minutes time, which diſtance is about 70,000,ooo Engliſh miles, ſuppoſing the horizontal parallax of the ſun to be about twelve ſeconds. Newton's Optics. PARALLEL adj. [rotºxxºxo; ; parallele, Fr.] 1. Extended in the ſame direétion, and preſerving always the ſame diſtance. Diſtorting the order and theory of cauſes perpendicular to their effects, he draws them aſide unto things whereto they run parallel, and their proper motions would never meet to- gether. Brown's Vulgar Errours. 2. Having the ſame tendency. When honour runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it cannot be too much cheriſhed; but when the dićtates of honour are contrary to thoſe of religion and equity, they are the great depravations of human nature. Addison. 3. Continuing the reſemblance through many particulars; equal; like. The foundation principle of peripateticiſm is exactly pa- rallel to an acknowledged nothing. Glanville. I ſhall obſerve ſomething parallel to the wooing and wed- ding ſuit in the behaviour of perſons of figure. Addiſon. &º: the words and phraſes in one place of an author, with the ſame in other places of the ſame author, which are generally called parallel places. JWatts. PARAllel. n.ſ.. [from the adjećtive.] 1. Lines continuing their courſe, and ſtill remaining at the ſame diſtance from each other. Who made the ſpider parallels deſign, - Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line? Pope. 2. Lines on the globe marking the latitude. 3. Direction conformable to that of another line. Diſſentions, like ſmall ſtreams, are firſt begun, Scarce ſeen they riſe but gather as they run; So lines, that from their parallel decline, More they proceed, the more they ſtill disjoin. Garth. 4. Reſemblance; conformity continued through many particu- lars; likeneſs. Such a reſemblance of all parts, Life, death, age, fortune, nature, arts; She lights her torch at theirs to tell, And ſhew the world this parallel. Denham. Twixt earthly females and the moon, All parallel exactly run. Swift's Miſcel. 5. Compariſon made. The parallel holds in the gainleſneſs, as well as laboriouſ- neſs of the work. Decay of Piety. A reader cannot be more rationally entertained, than by Cºmparing and drawing a parallel between his own private character, and that of other perſons. Addiſon. 6. Any thing reſembling another. Thou ungrateful brute, if thou wouldſ, find thy parallel, ge to hell, which is both the region and the emblem of ingrati- tude. . . . . . - South's Sermons. For works like theſe, let deathleſs journals tell, None but thyſelf can be thy parallel. To PA’RALLEL. v.a. [from the noun.] 1. To place, ſo as always to keep the ſame direction with another line. The Azores having a middle ſituation between theſe conti- nents and that vaſt tract of America, the needle ſeemeth equally diſtraćted by both, and diverting unto neither, doth parallel and place itſelf upon the true meridian. Brown. 2. To keep in the ſame direction; to level. º His life is parallel'd - Ev’n with the ſtroke and line of his great juſtice. Shakeſp. 3. To correſpond to. - That he ſtretched out the north over the empty places, ſeems to parallel the expreſſion of David, he ſtretched out the earth upon the waters. Burnet. 4. To be equal to ; to reſemble through many particulars. - In the fire, the deſtruction was ſo ſwift, ſudden, vaſt and miſerable, as nothing can parallel in ſtory. Dryden. 5. To compare. - - - I parallel'd more than once, our idea of ſuſtance, with the Indian philoſopher's he-knew-not-what, which ſupported the tortoiſe. Locke. PARALLE'lism.. n.ſ. [parallelſne, Fr. from parallel.] State of being parallel. The paralleliſm and due proportionated inclination of the axis of the earth. More's Divine Dialogues: Speaking of the paralleliſm of the axis of the earth, I de- mand, whether it be better to have the axis of the earth ſteady and perpetually parallel to itſelf, or to have it careleſsly tumble this way and that way. Ray on the Creation. PARALLELOGRAM. m. ſ. [rzeżaxnao; and yeagua; parallelograme, Fr.] In geometry, a right lined quadrilate- ral figure, whoſe oppoſite ſides are parallel and equal. Harris. The experiment we made in a loadſtone of a parallelelograms or long figure, wherein only inverting the extremes, as it came out of the fire, we altered the poles. Brown, We may have a clear idea of the area of a parallogram, without knowing what relation it bears to the area of a tri- angle. JWatts's Logick. PARAllelogra'Mical... adj. [from parallelogram.] Having the properties of a parallelogram. PARALLELo'PIPED. m. ſ. . [from parallelopipede, Fr.] A ſolid figure contained under fix parallelograms, the oppoſites of which are equal and parallel; or it is a priſm, whoſe baſe is a parallelogram : it is always triple to a pyramid of the ſame baſe and height. - - - Harris. Two priſms alike in ſhape I tied ſo, that their axes and oppoſite fides being parallel, they compoſed a parallelopiped. - Newton's Optics. Cryſtals that hold lead are yellowiſh, and of a cubic or parallelopiped figure. JWoodward. PAR Alo Gis M. m. ſ. [rzézaćyiguo; ; paralogiſme, Fr.] A falſe argument. That becauſe they have not a bladder of gall, like thoſe we obſerve in others, they have no gall at all, is a paralogiſm not admittible, a fallacy that dwells not in a cloud, and needs not the ſun to ſcatter it. . Brown's Wulgar Errours. Modern writers, making the drachma leſs than the dena- rius, others equal, have been deceived by a double paralogiſm, in ſtanding too nicely upou the bare words of the ancients, without examining the things. Arbuthnot. If a ſyllogiſm agree with the rules given for the conſtruction Pope. of it, it is called a true argument: if it diſagree with theſe rules, it is a paralogiſm, or falſe argument. J/atts. PARALogy, n. ſ. Falſe reaſoning. - - That Methuſelah was the longeſt liver of all the poſterity of Adam, we quietly believe; but that he muſt needs be ſo, is perhaps below paralogy to deny. Brown, PARAL1 SIS. [rzézava is ; paralyſe, Fr.] A palſy. - PARALY'tical. Uddj. [from paralyſis; paralytique, Fr.] Pal. PARALY"Tick. } £d ; inclined to palſy. . - Nought ſhall it profit, that the charming fair, Angelic, foſteſt work of heav'n, draws near To the cold ſhakingparalytick hand, - Senſeleſs of beauty. - Prior. If a nerve be cut, or ſtreightly bound, that goes to any muſcle, that muſcle ſhall immediately loſe its motion; which is the caſe of paralyticé. . . Dºrham. The difficulties of breathing and ſwallowing, without any tumour after long diſeaſes, proceed commonly from a reſolu- tion or paralytical diſpoſition of the parts. Arbuthnot. PARAMETER. .
P A R
P A R
* Šium of a parabola, is a third
TER. m. ſ. The latus ree -
PARA ME ſ ła and any ordinate ; ſo that the
ional to the abſciſ -
§º º is always equal to the rectangle under
the parameter and abſciſſa; but, in the ellipſis and hyperbola,
it has a different pº J Harris.
(UNT. adj. [her and motint.
º ; fift. the higheſt juriſdićtion; as lord para-
mount, the chief of the ſeigniory. -
Leagues within the ſtate are ever pernicious to monarchies;
for they raiſe an obligation, paramount to obligation of ove-
reignty, and make the king, tanquam unus ex nobis. Bacon.
The dogmatiſt's opinioned aſſurance is paramount tº argº-
ment, - Glanville.
If all power be derived from Adam, by divine inſtitution, this
is a right antecedent and paramºunt to all government; and
therefore the poſitive laws of men cannot determine that
which is itſelf the foundation of all law. Locke.
Mankind, ſeeing the apoſtles poſſeſſed of a power plainly
paramount to the powers of all the known, beings, whether
angels or daemons, could not queſtion their being inſpired by
God. Iſºſt on the Reſurreółion.
2. Eminent; of the higheſt order. - -
John a Chamber was hanged upon a gibbet raiſed a ſtage
higher in the midſt of a ſquare gallows, as a traitor fara.
mºunt; and a number of his chief accomplices were hanged
upon the lower ſtory round him. Bacon.
PA'RAMount. m. ſ. The chief.
In order came the grand infernal peers,
"Midſt came their mighty paramount.
PA'R A MoUR. m. ſ. [far and amour, Fr.]
I. A lover or woer. -
Upon the floor
A lovely bevy of fair ladies ſat,
Courted of many a jolly paramour,
The which them did in modeſtwiſe amate,
Milton's P. L.
And each one ſought his lady to aggrate. Fa. Queen.
No ſeaſon then for her -
To wanton with the ſun her luſty paramour. Milt.
2. A miſtreſs. It is obſolete in both ſenſes, though not inele-
gant or unmuſical.
Shall I believe
That unſubſtantial death is amorous,
And that the lean abhorred monſter keeps
Thee here in dark to be his paramour. Shakeſpeare.
PAR ANYM pH. n.ſ. [. 72:2 and wºº; paranymphe, Fr.]
1. A brideman; one who leads the bride to her marriage.
The Timnian bride
Had not ſo ſoon prefer'd
Thy paranymth, worthleſs to thee compar'd,
Succeſſor in thy bed. Miltºn's 4ºzniſłes.
2. One who countenances or ſupports another.
Sin hath got a paranymph and a ſolicitor, a warrant and an
advocate. Taylor's Hºrthy Communicant.
PARA'PEGM. n.ſ. [Tzºzºyuz, Tzºzºwº.] A brazen
table fixed to a pillar, on which laws and proclamations were
anciently engraved; alſo a table ſet up publickly, containing
an account of the riſing and ſetting of the ſtars, eclipſes of
the ſun and moon, the ſeaſons of the year, &c. whence
aſtrologers give this name to the tables, on which they draw
figures according to their art. Philips.
Our forefathers, obſerving the courſe of the ſun, and mark-
ing certain mutations to happen in his progreſs through the
zodiac, ſet them down in their parapegms, or aſtronomical
CanonS. Brown's Pulgar E. rours.
PA(RARET. m. ſ. [parapet, Fr. farapetto, Italian.] A wall
breaſt high.
There was a wall or parapet of teeth ſet in our mouth to
reſtrain the petulancy of our words. Ben {...} on.
PARAPHIMo'sis. m. ſ. [wºzºſº wris ; faraphimoſe, Fr.] A
diſeaſe when the praeputium cannot be drawn over the glans.
PARAPHERNALIA, n.ſ. [Lat. paraphernaux, Fr.] Goods
in the wife's diſpoſal.
PARAPHRASE, n.ſ. [72;ɳ ; paraphraſe, Fr.] A looſe
interpretation; an explanation in many words.
All the laws of nations were but a faraphraſe upon this
fanding rečtitude of nature, that was ready to enlarge itſelf
into ſuitable determinations, upon all emergent objects and
occaſions. South's Sermons.
In paraphraſe, or tranſlation with latitude, the author's
words are not ſo ſtrictly followed as his ſenſe, and that too
ºffed, but not altered: ſuch is Mr. waiie's tranſlation
of Virgi's fourth AEneid. Dryden.
ºr. v. a. [paraphraſer, Fr. T26%362&.] To
pºet with laxity of expreſſion; to tranſlate looſely.
...' * * put to conſtrue and paraphrae our own words, to
º º ignorange and malice of our adver.
What needs ºft s Def of Diſ. on Romiſh Idolatry.
C were at wº t ºrge On what we mean,
Where tranſlati * wanton; he's obſcene. Dryden.
But it is into ''''''.impracticable, they may paraphraſe.—
*able, that under a ret f thr
pretence of paraphraſing
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f
and tranſlating, a way ſhould be ſuffered of treating authors
to a manifeſt diſadvantage. Fºlton on the Claſſic/s.
PARAPHRAST. n. ſ. [paraphraſe, Fr. 726.2% zº;..] A lax
interpreter; one who explains in many words.
The fitteſt for publick audience are ſuch, as following a
middle courſe between the rigor of literal tranſlators and the
liberty of paraphraſ's, do, with great ſhortneſs and plaineſs,
deliver the meaning. Hooker.
The chaldean paraphraſ' renders Gerah by Meath. Arbuth.
PARAPHRA'stical. Najd. [from paraphraſe..] Lax in inter-
PARAPHRA's TIC. } pretation; not literal ; not verbal.
PARAPHREN1'Tis. n.ſ. [+232 and ºviri: ; paraphrenºſe, Fr.]
Paraphrenitis is an inflammation of the diaphragm. The
ſymptoms are a violent fever, a moſt exquiſite pain in-
creaſed upon inſpiration, by which it is diſtinguiſhed from a
pleuriſy, in which the greateſt pain is in expiration. Arbuth.
PAR As ANG. m. ſ. [paraſanga, low Latin.] A Perſian meaſure
of length.
Since the mind is not able to frame an idea of any ſpace
without parts, inſtead thereof it makes uſe of the common
meaſures, which, by familiar uſe, in each country, have
imprinted themſelves on the memory; as inches and feet, or
cubits and paraſangs. Locée.
PARASITE. n.ſ. [paraſite, Fr. paraſºta, Latin.] One that
frequents rich tables, and earns his welcome by flattery.
He is a flatterer,
A paraſite, a keeper back of death,
Who gently would diſſolve the bands of life,
Which falſe hopes linger.
Moſt ſmiling, ſmooth, deteſted parºſtes,
Courteous deſtroyers, affable wolves, ineck bears,
You fools of fortune. Shakeſpeare.
Come, you paraſite, anſwer me
Dire&tly to this queſtion. Shakeſpeare.
Diogenes, when mice came about him, as he was eating,
ſaid, I ice, that even Diogenes nouriſheth paraſies. Bacon.
Thou, with trembling fear,
Or like a fawning paraſite, obeyed;
Shakeſpeare.
Then to thyſelf aſcrib'ſt the truth foretold. Miltºn.
The people ſweat not for their king's delight,
Tº enrich a pimp, or raiſe a paraſite. Dryden.
PARAsiſtical. adj. . [paraſtique, Fr. from paroſte.J Flat-
PARASITIck. ; tering; wheedling.
The biſhop received ſmall thanks for his paraſtick preſen-
tation. - Hakewill on Providence.
Some paraſitick preachers have dared to call thoſe martyrs,
who died fighting againſt me. King Charles.
PAR Asol. n.ſ. A ſmall ſort of canopy or umbrello carried
over the head, to ſhelter from rain and the heat of the ſun.
Dić7.
PARASYNA'xis. n. ſ. In the civil law, a conventicle or un-
lawful meeting. Dićf.
To PAR Boil. v. a. ſparbouiller, French..] To half boil;
to boil in part.
Parboil two large capons upon a ſoft fire, by the ſpace of
an hour, till, in effect, all the blood be gone. Bacon.
From the ſea into the ſhip we turn,
Like parbeil'd wretches, on the coals to burn. Donne.
Like the ſcum, ſtarved men did draw,
From parboi"d ſhoes and boots. Donne.
To PARBREAK. v. n. [brecker, Ditch..] To vomit.
PAR BREAK, n.f. [from the verb.] Vomit.
Her filthy parbreak all the place defiled has. Fa: Queen.
PARCEL. m.ſ. parcelle, French; particula, Latin.]
I. A ſmall bundle.
2. A part of the whole taken ſeparately.
Women, Silvius, had they mark'd him
In parcels, as I did, would have gone near
To fall in love with him. Shaftºffeare.
I drew from her a prayer of earneſt heart,
That I would all my pilgrimage dilate;
Whereof by parcels ſhe had ſomething heard, y
But not diſtinctively. - Shakeſ car's Othell.
An inventory º
The ſeveral farcels of his plate, his treaſure,
Rich ſtuffs lſº OrnamentS ; houſhold. Shakeſpeare.
I have known penſions given to particular perſons, any one
of which, if divided into ſmaller parcels, and diſtributed to
thoſe, who diſtinguiſh themſelves by wit or learning, would
anſwer the end. Swift.
The ſame experiments ſucceed on two parcel of the white
of an egg, only it grows ſomewhat thicker upon mixing with
an acid. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
3. A quantity or maſs. - -
What can be rationally conceived in ſo tranſparent a ſub-
- ſtance as water for the production of theſe colours, beſides
the various ſizes of its fluid and globular parceli. Newton.
4. A number of perſons, in contempt.
This youthful parcel
Of noble batchelors ſtand at my beſtowing. Shakeſ?.
5. Any
P A R P A R - number or quantity in contempt. - 5 Aº came i. tº: that, unleſs they could, by a pared of fair words and pretences, engage them into a con- federacy, there was no good to be done. L’Eſtrange. To PA/Rce l. v. a. {from the noun.] 1. To divide into portions. - If they allot and parcel out ſeveral perſedions to ſeveral deities, do they not, by this, aſſert contradićtions, making deity only to ſuch a meaſure perfect; whereas a deity implies perfection beyond all meaſure. South's Sermons. Thoſe ghoſtly kings would parcel out my pow'r, And all the fatneſs of my land devour. Dryden. 2. To make up into a maſs. What a wounding ſhame, That mine own ſervant ſhould Parcel the ſum of my diſgraces by - Addition of his envy." Shakeſp; PA'RCENER. m. ſ. [In common law.] When one dies poſſeſſed of an eſtate, and having iſſue only daughters, or his ſiſters be his heirs; ſo that the lands deſcend to thoſe daughters or ſiſters: s theſe are called parceners, and are but as one heir. Dići. PARcE/NERY. m. ſ. [from parſonier, Fr.] A holding or occupy- ing of land by more perſons pro indiviſo, or by joint tenants, otherwiſe called coparceners: for if they refuſe to divide their common inheritance, and chuſe rather to hold it jointly, they are ſaid to hold in parcinarie. Cowel. To PARch. v. a. [from Tsézziew, ſays Junius; from percoquo, ſays Skinner; neither of them ſeem ſatisfied with their con- jećture: perhaps from peruſus, burnt, to peruſ, to parch ; perhaps from parchment, the effect of fire upon parchment being almoſt proverbial.] To burn ſlightly and ſuperficially; to ſcorch ; to dry up. Hath thy fiery heart ſo parcht thine entrails, That not a tear can fall Shakeſp. Did he ſo often lodge in open field In winter's cold, and ſummer's parching heat, To conquer France Shakeſp. Hen. IV. Torrid heat, And vapours as the Libyan air aduſt, Began to parch that temperate clime. Milton's Par. Loſt. I’m ſtupify'd with ſorrow, paſt relief Of tears; parch’d up and wither'd with my grief. Dryden. Without this circular motion of our earth, one hemiſphere. would be condemned to perpetual cold and darkneſs, the other continually roaſted and parched by the ſun beams. Ray. The Syrian ſtar With his ſultry breath infects the ſky; The ground below is parch'd, the heav'ns above us fry. Dryden's Horace, Full fifty years I have endur'd the biting winter's blaſt, And the ſeverer heats of parching ſummer. Rowe. He is like a man diſtreſſed with thirſt in the parched places of the wilderneſs, he ſearches every pit, but finds no water. - Rogers's Sermons. To PAR ch. v. n. To be ſcorched. We were better parch in Africk ſun, Than in the pride and ſalt ſcorn of his eyes. Shakeſpeare. If to prevent the acroſpiring, it be thrown thin, many corns will dry and parch into barley. Mo, t. Huſh. PA/R chMENT. n.ſ. [ parchemin, French ; pergamena, Latin.] Skins dreſſed for the writer. Among traders, the ſkins of ſheep are called parchment, thoſe of calves vellum. ls not this a lamentable thing, that the ſkin of an innocent lamb ſhould be made parchment; that parchment, being ſcrib- bied o'er, ſhould undo a man Shakeſp. Hen. VI. In the coffin, that had the books, they were found as freſh as if newly written, being written in parchment, and covered with watch candles of wax. Bacon. Like flying ſhades before the clouds we ſhew, We ſhrink like parchment in conſuming flame. Dryden. PARCHMENT-MAKER. m. ſ. [parchment and maker.] He who dreſſes parchment. PAR d. n. ſ. ſtardus, pardalis, Latin.] The leopard ; PA'RDALE. ; in poetry, any of the ſpotted beaſts. The pardale ſwift, and the tyger cruel. Fa. Q'een. As fox to lambs, as wolf to heifer's calf; As pa d to the hind, or ſtep-dame to her ſon. Shakeſpeare. Ten brace of greyhounds, ſnowy fair, And tall as ſtags, ran looſe, and cours'd around his chair, A match for pard, in flight, in grappling for the bear. Dryden. To PA'RDON. v. a. ſpardonnel, French.] 1. To excuſe an offender. When I beheld you in Cilicia, An enemy to Rome, I pa don'd you. Dryden. 2. To forgive a crime. 3. To remit a penalty. That thou may’ſ ſee the diff'rence of our ſpirit, I ſardon thee thy ife before thou aſk it. Shakeſpeare. 4. Pardºn me, is a word of civil denial, or ſlight apology. Sir, padºn me, it is a letter from my brother. Shakeſp. **Box. . / Ifa ºn, Fr. from the verb.j * ! orgi, ca: of an offender, 2. Fºlgiveneſ of a crime; indulgence. He that pleaſeth great men, ſhall get pardon for iniquity, - t Eccluſ, xx. 27. A flight pamphlet, about the elements of architecture, hath been entertained with ſome pardon among my friends. Jºotton. 3. Remifion of penalty. - 4. Forgiveneſs received. A man may be ſafe as to his condition, but, in the mean time, dark and doubtful as to his apprehenſions, ſecure in his fºrdan, but miſerable in the ignorance of it; and ſo paſſing all his days in the diſconſolate, uneaſy viciſłitudes of hop; and fears, at length go out of the world, not knowing whi- ther he goes. South's Sermons. 5. Warrant of forgiveneſs, or exemption from puniſhment. The battle done, and they within our power, Shall never ſee his pardon. Shakeſp. K. Lear. PA'RD9Nable. adj. [pardonable, Fr. from pardonjºveniai, excuſable. That which we do being evil, is notwithſtanding by ſo much more pardºnable, by how much the exigences of ſo doing, or the difficulty of doing otherwiſe is greater, unleſs this neceſſity or difficulty have originally riſen from our- ſelves. JHooker. A blind man fitting in the chimney corner is pardonable enough, but ſitting at the helm, he is intolerable. South. What Engliſh readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe me, when we confeſs we derive all that is par- donable in us from ancient fountains Dryden. PA'RD9NABLENess. n.ſ.. [from pardonable.] Venialneſs; ſuſ- ceptibility of pardon. - Saint John's word is, all ſin is tranſgreſſion of the law; Saint Paul's, the wages of fin is death: put theſe two toge- ther, and this conceit of the natural pardonableneſs of fin va- niſhes away. Hall. PA'RDoNABLY. adv. [from pardonable.] Venially; excuſably. I may judge when I write more or leſs pardonably. Dryden. PA'RDoNER. m.ſ.. [from pardon.] 1. One who forgives another. - This is his pardon, purchas'd by ſuch ſin, For which the pardoner himſelf is in. Shakeſp. 2. Fellows that carried about the pope's indulgencies, and ſold them to ſuch as would buy them, againſt whom Luther in- cenſed the people of Germany. Cowel. To PARE. v. a. [This word is reaſonably deduced by Skinner from the French phraſe, parer les ongles, to dreſs the horſes hoofs when they are ſhaved by the farrier : thus we firſt ſaid, pare your nails; and from thence transfered the word to ge- neral uſe.] To cut off extremities or the ſurface; to cut away by little and little ; to diminiſh. The creed of Athanaſius, and that ſacred hymn of glory, than which nothing doth ſound more heavenly in the ears of faithful men, are now reckoned as ſuperfluities, which we muſt in any caſe pare away, leſt we cloy God with too much ſervice. Hooker. I have not alone Imploy'd you where high profits might come home; But par'd my preſent havings to beſtow - My bounties upon you. Shakespeare. Hen. VIII. I am a man, whom fortune hath cruelly ſcratch'd. —"Tis too late to pare her nails now. Shakespeare The lion, mov’d with pity, did endure To have his princely paws all par'd away. Shakeſp. The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy, or- daining that clerks convićt, ſhould be burned in the hand. - Bacon's Hen. VII. Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the fin. He pares his apple, that will cleanly feed. Herbert. Whoever will partake of God's ſecrets, muſt firſt look into his own, he muſt pare off whatſoever is amiſs, and not without holineſs approach to the holieſt of all holies. Tayºr. All the mountains were pared off the earth, and the fur- . face of it lay even, or in an equal convexity every where with the ſurface of the ſea. Burnet. The moſt poetical parts, which are deſcription and images, were to be pared away, when the body was ſwollen into too large a bulk for the repreſentation of the ſtage. Dryden. The ſword, as it was juſtly drawn by us, ſo can it ſarcº ſafely be ſheathed, 'till the power of the great troubler of our peace be ſo far parcd and reduced, as that we, may be under no apprehenſions. - Atterbury. 'Twere well if ſhe would pare her nails: Pºpe. PAR eco'Rick. adj. [rzewyotº?..] Having the Power in ºne- dicine to comfort, mollify and aſſuage. Dic?. PARE/NCHYMA. n.ſ. [rzºzºz.] A ſpongy or porous ſubſtance; in phyſick, a part through which the blood is ſtrained for its better fermentation and perfection. - Die?. PAR EN, hy'MAT ous. adj. [from parenchyma.] Relating to PA R F NC HYMO U.S. ; the parenchyma 5 ſpongy. Ten thouſand ſecos of the plant, hart's-tongue, hardly make the bulk of a pepper-corn. Now the covers and true body of each ſeed, the parenchymatous and ligneous parts of both moderately multiplica, afford an hundred thouſand mil- lions of formed atoms in the ſpace of a pepper corn. Grew. 19 D Thoſe
P A R
P A R
ts, former! reckoned parenchymateus, are now
ºf: º of jºy ſmall threads. Cheyne.
Paºis. n.ſ. [rzºzººl Perſuaſion. Die?,
PARENT. n.ſ. ſparent, Fr. Paren', Latin.] A father or
mº. virtues are to honour true religion as their parent,
and all well-ordered commonweales to love her as º,
chiefeſt ſtay. Hooker.
As a publick parent of the ſtate,
My juſtice, and thy crime, requires thy fate. Pryden.
Ín vain on the diſſembl’d mother's tongue
Had cunning art, and ſly perſuaſion hung;
And real care in vain and native love -
In the true parent's panting breaſt had ſtrove: P. 107°. .
PARENTAGF. n.ſ. ſparentage, Fr. from parent.] Extraction ;
birth; condition with . to the rank of parefits.
A gentleman of noble parentage, r
Of }. demeafns, youthfūl and nobly allied. Shakeſp.
Though men eſteem thee low of parentº,
Thy father is th eternal king. Milton's Par. Reg.
To his levee go,
And from himſelf your parentage may know. Dryden.
We find him not only boaſting of his parentage, as an
Iſraelite at large, but particularizing his deſcent from Ben-
jamin. Alterbury's Sermons.
PARE's Tal. adj. (from parent.] Becoming parents; Pertain-
ing to parents. -
it o'erthrows the careful courſe and parental proviſion of
nature, whereby the young ones newly excluded, are ſuſtain-
ed by the dam. Brown's ſugar Errours.
Theſe cºgs hatched by the warmth of the ſun into little
worms, feed without any need of parental care: Der/ m.
Young ladies, on whom parental controul ſits heavily,
give a man of intrigue room to think, that they waſ to be
parents. - Cºiffa.
PAREN ration. n.ſ. (from parento, Latin.] Something done
or ſaid in honour of the dead.
PARENTHESIS. m. ſ. ſparentheſe, Fr. 72°2, ty and +3rº...]
A ſentence ſo included in another ſentence, as that it may
be taken out, without injuring the ſenſe of that which in-
cloſes it: being commonly marked thus, ().
In vain is my perſon excepted by a far entheſis of words,
when ſo many hands are armed againſt me with ſwords.
King Charles.
In his Indian relations, are contained ſtrange and incredible
accounts ; he is ſeldom mentioned, without a derogatory
parenthºſis, in any author. Brown's ſugar Errours.
Thou ſhalt be ſeen,
Tho' with ſome ſhort parentheſis between,
High on the throne of wit. Dryden.
Don't ſuffer every occaſional thought to carry you away
into a long parenthºſis, and thus ſtretch out your diſcourſe,
and divert you fiom the point in hand. JP atts's Logick.
Pa REN THE'ſ icº L. adj. [from parenthſ, J Pertaining to a
parentheſis.
PA'RER. n.ſ. [from pare.] An inſtrument to cut away the
ſurface. -
A hone and a parer, like ſole of a boot,
To pare away grade, and to raiſe up the root. Tºſºr.
PARERGY. m. ſ. […: 2 and #7 ov.] Something unimportant;
ſomething done by the by.
The ſcripture being ſerious, and commonly omitting ſuch
parergies, it will be unreaſonable to condemn all laughter.
- Brown's Wulgar Errours.
PARGET. m. ſ. Plaſter laid upon roofs of rooms.
Gold was the parget, and the cieling bright
Did ſhine all ſcaly with great plates of gold ;
The floor with jaſp and emerald was dight. Spenſºr.
Of Engliſh tale, the coarſer ſort is called plaſter or parget;
the finer, ſpaad. //oodward.
To PA's GET. v. a. [from the noun.] To plaſter; to cover
with plaſter.
There are not more arts of diſguiſing our corporeal ble-
miſhes than our moral; and yet, while we thus paint and
farget our own deformities, we cannot allow any the leaſt
imperfection of another's to remain undetected.
* Gºvernment of the Tongue.
FARGETER. m. ſ. [from parge.] A plaſterer.
PARHºlios. m. ſ. 7282 and #xicº. A mock ſun.
To neglect that ſupreme reſplendency, that ſhines in God,
* thoſe dim repreſentations of it, that we ſo doºr on in th:
****, is as abſurd, as it were for a Perſian to offer his
P º º :#"; inſtead of adoring the ſun. Boyle.
or wāli, j [from paries, Latin.] Conſtituting the ſides
The lower part of the parietal and upper part of the tem-
poºl bones were fraćtured. Sharp's Surgery.
AR1 ETARY. n.ſ. [tarietaire, Fr. taries, Lat.] An herb. Ainſ.
PA/RING.. n. - --- - - -
º ...ſ.º. *..] That which is pared off any
Virginity breeds mit
- es; much lik -
itſelf to the very parin > e a cheeſe; and conſumes
- Shakeſpeare.
2.
To his gueſt, tho’ no way ſpating,
He eat himſelf the rind and paring. Pºp.
In May, after rain, pare off the ſurface of the earth, and
with the parings raiſe your hills high, and enlarge their
breadth. 41.rtimer’s Huſſandry.
PA/F Is. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſ.
PARISH, n.ſ. [parochia, low Lat, paroiſ, Fr. of the Greek
wzéoºkſz, i. e. accolarum conventus, accolatus, ſacra vicinia.]
The particular charge of a ſecular prieſt. Every church is ei-
ther cathedral, conventual, or parochial : cathedral is that,
where there is a biſhop ſeated, ſo called a cathedra: conven-
tual conſiſts of regular clerks, profeſſing ſome order of reli-
gion, or of a dean and chapter, or other college of ſpiritual
men: parochial is that which is inſtituted for ſaying divine ſer-
vice, and adminiſtring the holy ſacraments to the people, dwel-
ling within a certain compaſs of ground near unto it. Our
realm was firſt divided into pariſhes by Honorius, archbiſhop
of Canterbury, in the year of our Lord 636. Cowel.
Dametas came piping and dancing, the merrieſt man in a
pariſh. Sidney:
The tythes, his pariſh freely paid, he took ;
But never ſu'd, or curs'd with bell or book. Dryden.
PA'Rºsh. adj.
1. Belon ing to the pariſh; having the care of the pariſh.
A tariſh prieſt was of the pilgrim train,
An awful, reverend and religious man. Dryden.
Not pariſh clerk, who calls the pſalms ſo clear. Gay.
The office of the church is performed by the pariſh prieſt,
at the time of his interment. Ayliff.
A man, after his natural death, was not capable of the leaſt
pariſh office. A buthnot and Pope's A1art. Scrib.
Maintained by the pariſh.
The ghoſt and the pariſh girl are entire new charašters. Gay.
PAR.'s Hio N.E.R. m. ſ. [parºiſien, Fr. from pariſh.] One that
belongs to the pariſh.
I praiſe the Lord for you, and ſo may my pariſhinºrs ; for
their ſons are well tutor’d by you. Shakeſpeare.
Hail biſhop Valentine, whoſe day this is,
All the air is thy dioceſe;
And all the chirping choriſters
And other birds are thy pariſhioners. Donne.
In the greater out pariſhes, many of the pariſhioners, thro'
neglect, do periſh. Grant.
I have depoſited thirty marks, to be diſtributed among the
poor pariſhioners. Addison's Speciatºr.
PA'RIT cr. n. f. [for apparitor.] A beadle; a ſummoner of
the courts of civil law.
You ſhall be ſummon'd by an hoſt of paritours; you ſhall
be ſentenced in the ſpiritual court. Dryden.
PA'RITY. m. ſ. ſparité, Fr. paritas, Lat...] Equality; reſemblance.
We may here juſtly tax the diſhoneſty and ſhamefulneſs of
the mouths, who have upbraided us with the opinion of a
certain ſtoical parity of fins. Hall.
That Chriſt or his apoſtles ever commanded to ſet up ſuch
a party of preſbyters, and in ſuch a way as thoſe Scots endea-
vour, I think is not very diſputable. K. Charles.
Survey the total ſet of animals, and we may, in their legs
or organs of progreſſion, obſerve an equality of length and
parity of numeration; that is, not any to have an odd leg, or
the movers of one ſide not exactly anſwered by the other.
- Brown's Walgar E roºrs.
Thoſe accidental occurrences, which excited Socrates to
the diſcovery of ſuch an invention, might fall in with that
man that is of a perfect parity with Socrates. Hale.
Their agreement, in eſſential characters, makes rather
an identity than a parity. Glanville.
Women could not live in that parity and equality of expence
with their huſbands, as now they do. ... Grant.
By an exact parity of reaſon, we may argue, if a man has
no ſenſe of thoſe kindneſſes that paſs upon him, from ºne like
himſelf, whom he ſees and knows, how much leſs ſhall his
heart be affected with the grateful ſenſe of his favours, whom
he converſes with only by imperfect ſpeculations, by the diſ-
courſes of reaſon, or the diſcoveries of faith Sºuth's Sermon.
By parity of reaſon, we muſt expect a peace ſº much worſe
about two years hence. Swift's Miſcellanies.
PARK. n.ſ. ſpearruc, Sax, parº, Fr.] A piece of ground in-
cloſed and ſtored with wild beaſts of chaſe, which a man may
have by preſcription or the king's grant. Manwood, in his
foreſt-ſaw, defines it thus: a park is a place for privilege for
wild beaſts of venery, and alſo for other wild beaſts that
are beaſts of the foreſt and of the chaſe: and thoſe wild
beaſts are to have a firm peace and protection there, ſo that
no man may hurt or chaſe them within the park, without li-
cenſe of the owner: a park is of another nature, than either
a chaſe or a warren ; for a park muſt be incloſed, and may
not lie open ; if it does, it is a good cauſe of ſeizure into the
king's hands: and the owner cannot have action againſt ſuch
as hunt in his park, if it lies open. Cowel.
We have parks and incloſures of all ſorts of beaſts and
birds, which we uſe not only for view or rareneſs, but like-
wiſe for diffections and trials. Bacon.
9 To PARK.
P A R. P A R f To PARK. v. a. [from the noun..] To incloſe as in a park. How are we park'd, and bounded in a pale : A little herd of England's tim’rous deer, Maz'd with a yelping kennel of French curs. Shakespeare PARKER. n.ſ. (from park.] . A park-keeper. Ainſworth. parkle Aves. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. PAR le. n.ſ.. [from parler, French.] Converſation; talk; oral treaty; oral diſcuſſion of any thing. Of all the gentlemen, That every day with parle encounter me, In thy opinion, which is worthieſt love? Our trumpet call'd you to this general park. The biſhop, by a parle, is, with a ſhow Of combination, cunningly betray'd. Daniel. why meet we thus, like wrangling advocates, To urge the juſtice of our cauſe with words? I hate this parle; 'tis tame: if we muſt meet, Give me my arms. . . Rowe's Ambitious Step-mother. To PAZRLEY. v. n. [from parler, French..] To treat by word of mouth; to talk; to diſcuſs any thing orally. It is much uſed in war for a mecting of enemies to talk. A Turk deſired the captain to ſend ſome, with whom they might more conveniently parley. Knolles's Hiff. of the Turks. He parly with her a while, as imagining ſhe would adviſe him to proceed. Broome." PA'Riley, n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Oral treaty; talk; confe- rence; diſcuſſion by word of mouth. - Seck rather by parley to recover them, than by the ſword. Sid. Well, by my will, we ſhall admit no parley : Shakeſpeare. Shakeſp. A rotten caſe abides no handling. Shakeſpeare. In ſuch a parly ſhould I anſwer thee. Shakeſp. Summon a parley, we will talk with him. Shakeſp. Let us reſolve never to have any parley with our luſts, but to make ſome conſiderable progreſs in our repentance. Calamy. No gentle means could be eſſay’d; ‘Twas beyond parly when the ſiege was laid. Dryden. Force never yet a generous heart did gain; We yield on parley, but are ſtorm'd in vain. Dryden. Yet when ſome better fated youth Shall with his am’rous parley move thee, Reflect one moment on his truth, Who, dying thus, perſiſts to love thee. - Prior. PARLIAMENT. n.ſ. [ parliamentum, low Latin; parlement, French..] In England, is the aſſembly of the king and three eſtates of the realm ; namely, the lords ſpiritual, the lords temporal, and commons, for the debating of matters touch- ing the commonwealth, eſpecially the making and correcting of laws; which aſſembly or court is, of all others, the high- eſt, and of greateſt authority. Cowel. The king is fled to London, To call a preſent court of parl ament. Shakeſpeare. Far be the thought of this from Henry's heart, To make a ſhambles of the parliament houſe. Shakeſpeare. The true uſe of parliaments is very excellent ; and be often called, and continued as long as is neceſſary. Bacon. I thought the right way of parliaments the moſt ſafe for my crown, as beſt pleaſing to my people. King Charles. Theſe are mob readers: if Virgil and Martial ſtood for parliament-men, we know who would carry it. Dryden. PARLIAM E/NTARY. adj. [from parliament.] Enačted by par- liament; ſuiting the parliament; pertaining to parliament. To the three firſt titles of the two houſes, or lines, and conqueſt, were added two more; the authoritics parliamentary and papal. Bacon. Many things,' that obtain as common law, had their ori- ginal by parliamentary acts or conſtitutions, made in writings by the king, lords, and commons. Hale. Credit to run ten millions in debt, without parliamentary ſecurity, I think to be dangerous and illegal. Swift. PA/R Lou R. m. ſ. ſtarlºir, French ; parlatorio, Italian.] 1. A room in monaſteries, where the religious meet and converſe. 2. A room in houſes on the firſt floor, clegantly furniſhed for reception or entertainment. Can we judge it a thing ſeemly for a man to go about the building of an houſe to the God of heaven, with no other appearance than if his end were to rear up a kitchen or a parlour for his own uſe : Iłooker. Back again fair Alma led them right, And ſoon into a goodly parlour brought. Fairy Queen. It would be infinitely more ſhameful, in the dreſs of the kitchen, to receive the entertainments of the parlour. South. Roof and ſides were like a parlour made, A ſoft receſs, and a cool ſummer ſhade. Dryden. PA'RLOUS. adj. [This might ſeem to come from parler, Fr. to ſpeak; but junius derives it, I think, rightly, from peri- !ºus, in which ſenſe it anſwers to the Latin imprºvus.] Keen; ſprightly ; waggiſh. Midas durſt communicate To none but to his wife his ears of ſtate; One muſt be truſted, and he thought her fit, As paſſing prudent, and a parlous wit. Dryden. Paºloissess. n.ſ. [from parlou.J Quiskneſs; keenneſs of temper. * FARMA citry. m. ſ. Corruptedly for ſherma ceti. Ainſw. PA's SFL. m.ſ. [The diminutive of petrºlla.] A punk; a ſlut. Obſolete. Skinner. PAR o'cHAL. adj. [parochialis, from parochia, low Latin.] Belonging to a pariſh. The married ſtate of parochial paſtors hath given them the º of º ..". exact and univerſal pattern of º!y lºg, to the people committed to their charge. Atterb. PA'RODY. n.ſ. [parojic, Fr. 72°23'2.] A kind of writing, in which the words of an author or his thoughts are taken, and by a ſlight change adapted to ſome new purpoſe. The imitations of the ancients are added together with ſome of the parodies and alluſions to the moſt excellent of the moderns. Pope's Dunciad. To PA'Rody. v. a. [ parodier, Fr. from parody..] To copy by way of parody. I have tranſlated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace, in which I introduce you adviſing me. Pope. PARo'NYMous. adj, ſixtºwo;..] Reſembling another word. Shew your critical learning in the etymology of terms, the ſynonimous and the paronymºus or kindred names. ///atts. PA'Rol E. m. ſ. [parole, French.] Word given as an aſſurance; promiſe given by a priſoner not to go away. Love's votaries enthral each other's ſoul, *Till both of them live but upon parole. Cleaveland. Be very tender of your honour, and not fall in love; be- cauſe I have a ſcruple whether you can keep your parole, if you become a priſoner to the ladies. Swift. PA RonoMA's IA. m.ſ. [rzgºwogarſz.] A rhetorical figure, in which, by the change of a letter or ſyllable, ſeveral things are alluded to. It is called, in Latin, agnominatio. Die?. PA'Roquet. n.ſ. [parroquet, or per oguet, French..] A ſmall ſpecies of parrot. The great, red and blue, are parrots; the middlemoſt, called popinjays; and the leſler, parroquets: in all above twenty ſorts. Grew. I would not give my paroquet For all the doves that ever flew. Prior. PARoNY'cHIA. n.ſ. ſ rzºvzz; paronychie, Fr. J. A pre- ternatural ſwelling or fore under the root of the nail in one's finger; a felon; a whitlow. Dićf. PA'Rot (D. adj. [parotide, Fr. Twº.1%, T252 and Żrz.] Sali- vary: ſo named becauſe near the ears. Beaſts and birds, having one common uſe of ſpittle, are furniſhed with the parotid glands, which help to º the mouth with it. rew. PA'Rotus. n.ſ. [rzº".] A tumour in the glandules behind and about the ears, generally called the emunétories of the brain; though, indeed, they are the external fountains of the ſaliva of the mouth. - Wiſeman. PA'Roxysm. n.ſ. [Tzºugač; ; paroxyſme, French..] A fit; periodical exacerbation of a diſeaſe. - I fancied to myſelf a kind of eaſe, in the change of the paroxyſm. Dryden. Amorous girls, through the fury of an hyſterick paroxyſm, are caſt into a trance for an hour. Harvey. The greater diſtance of time there is between the paroxyſmi, the fever is leſs daugerous, but more obſtinate. Arbuthnot. PA'RRicide. n.ſ. [parricide, French 3 par ricida, Latin.] I. One who deſtroys his father. I told him the revenging gods. 'Gainſt parricides did all the thunder bend; Spoke with how manifold and ſtrong a bond The child was bound to th' father. - 2. One who deſtroys or invades any to whom he owes particu- lar reverence ; as his country or patron. 3. [Parricide, Fr. parricidium, Lat..] The murder of a father; murder of one to whom reverence is due. Although he were a prince in military virtue approved, and likewiſe a good law-maker; yet his cruelties and particides weighed down his virtues. Bacon. Morat was always bloody, now he's baſe ; And has ſo far in uſurpation gone, He will by parricide ſecure the throne. Drydºn. PARR1c1/DIAL. Nadj. [from parricida, Latin.]. Relating to PARR1c1'Dio Us, ; particide; committing particide. - He is now paid in his own way, the parricidious animal, and puniſhment of murtherers is upon him. Brown. PA'RRoT. n.ſ. [perroquet, French.) A particoloured bird of the ſpecies of the hooked bill, remarkable for the exact ini- tation of the human voice. - Some will ever nicle peep through their eyes, And laugh like parrots at a bag-piper. Shakeſpeare. who taught the parrot human notes to try * ‘Twas witty want, fierce hunger to appeaſe. Dryden. The great, red, and blue, ſº of theſe, the middle- moſt are called popinjays; and the leſler, Parroquets: in all above twenty ſouts. Grew. To PARRY. v. n. [parer, French.] To put by thruſts; to fence: A man of courage, who cannot fence, and will put all upon one thruſt, and not ſtand parrying, has the odds againſt a moderate fencer. Locke. - I could Shakespeare. >.
P A R
P A R
i
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I could
By dist of logick ſtrike the mºtº .
With learned ſkill, nºw puſh, now parry,
From Darii to Bocardo vary.
To F. º. a. ſtrom Paris Hºt
into the clements or parts of ſpeech.
in grammar ſchools. - - -
ill i. in conſtruc the letter into Engliſh, and parſ; it over
perfectly. Mºham's º
J. f.holars reduce the words to their original, to the fir
caſe of nouns, or firſt tenſe of verbs, and give an account of
their formations and changes, their ſyntax and dependencies,
which is called parſing. Iſaats's Improv. of the Mind.
Panjºo's rous. aff. [from paſmºny.] Covetous; frugal;
ſparing. It is ſometimes of a good, ſometimes of a bad ſenſe.
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant, than a parſimºnieks;
for fire at home draweth not his contemplations abroad, but
want ſupplieth itſelf of what is next. - Bacon.
Extraordinary funds for one campaign mºy ſpare us the ex:
pence of many years, whereas a long paſmonious war will
drain us of more men and money. Addiſon.
Paſmoniºus age and rigid wiſdom. . - Rowe.
Passrºo’iously. adv. [from paſmºniºuſ.] Covetouſly;
ally ; ſparingly.
ſº iº * parſmoniºſ, becauſe they only ſpent
their own treaſure for the good of their poſterity; whereas
we ſquandered away the treaſures of our poſterity. - Swift.
Parsºo'Niousness. n. / [from parſimoniºuſ.] A diſpoſition
to ſpare and ſave. - - -
PARSIMONY. n.ſ. ſparſimonia, Latin.] Frugality; cove-
touſneſs; niggardlineſs; ſaving temper.
The ways to enrich are many: parſimony is one of the
beſt, and yet is not innocent; for it withholdeth men from
works of liberality. Bacon.
Theſe people, by their extreme parſimony, ſoon grow into
wealth from the ſmalleſt beginnings. Swift.
PA'Rsley. m. ſ. [ perſºl, Fr. apium, Lat. perſi, Welſh.] The
leaves are divided into wings, growing upon a branched rib,
and for the moſt part cut into ſmall ſegments: the petals of
the flowers are whole and equal, each flower being ſucceeded
by two gibbous channelled ſeeds. A/iller.
A wench married in the afternoon, as ſhe went to the gar-
den for parſley to ſtuff a rabbit. Shakeſpeare.
Green beds of parſley near the river grow. Dryden.
Sempronia dug Titus out of the parſley-bed, as they uſe to
tell children, and thereby became his mother. Locke.
PA'RSNEP. m. ſ. [paſtinaca, Latin.] A plant with roſe and
umbellated flowers, conſiſting of many petals or leaves placed
orbicularly, and reſting on the empalement, which turns to
a fruit compoſed of two ſeeds, which are oval, and generally
caſting off their cover; to which you may add, that the leaves
are winged and large. Miller.
November is drawn in a garment of changeable green,
and black bunches of parſnºps and turneps in his right hand.
Peacham on Blazoning.
PA'RSON. m. ſ. [Derived cither from perſºna, becauſe the
parſºn omnium perſºnan in eccleſia ſuſtinct; or from paro-
cheamus, the pariſh prieſt. J
1. The prieſt of a pariſh ; one that has a parochial charge or
cure of ſouls.
Abbot was preferred by king James to the biſhoprick of Co-
wentry and Litchfield, before he had been parſon, vicar, or
Prior.
in..] To reſolve a ſentence
It is a word only uſed
curate of any pariſh church. Clarendon.
2. A clergyman.
Sometimes comes ſhe with a tithe pig's tail,
Tickling the parſon as he lies aſleep;
Then dreams he of another benefice. Shakeſp.
3. It is applied to the teachers of the preſbyterians.
PA'Rºsa GE. m. ſ. I from parſºn. j. The benefice of a
pariſh.
I have given him the parſºnage of the pariſh.
PART. n. ſ. ſpars, Latin.]
1. Something leſs than the whole;
from a larger quantity.
Helen's checks, but not her heart,
Atalanta's better part. Shake?.
The people ſtood at the nether part of the mount.
- Exodus xix. 17.
This law wanted not parts of prudent and deep forefight;
for it took away occaſion to pry into the king's title. Bacon.
The citizens were for the moſt part ſlain or taken. Knolles.
Henry had divided
The perſon of himſelf into four parts. Daniel.
but .. conclude that to happen often, which happeneth
that º 3 that never, which happeneth but ſeldom; and
º happeneth for the moſt part. Brown.
had º As a ſoldier, which were eminent, he
the politial º, º being a very sº
When your judgment i.i. grow ſtronger, it will be ne.
ceſſary to examiné, part b - -
º - y Part, thoſe works which ha
gºven reputation to the maſºn." ' W B.
Addison.
a portion ; a quantity taken
Of heavenly part, and part of earthly blood;
A mortal woman mixing with a god. Drydºn.
Our ideas of extenſion and number, do they not contain a
ſecret relation of the parts 2 Lºcke.
2. Member. -
He fully poſſeſſed the revelation he had received from God:
all the parts were formed, in his mind, into one harmonious
body. Lºcke.
3. That which, in diviſion, falls to each.
Go not without thy wife, but let me bear
My part of danger, with an equal ſhare. Dryden.
Had I been won, I had deſerv'd your blame;
But ſure my part was nothing but the ſhame. Dryder.
4. Share; concern.
Foraſmuch as the children are partakers of fleſh and blood,
he alſo took part of the ſame. Hebrews ii. 14.
Sheba ſaid, we have no part in David, neither have we in-
heritance in the ſon of Jeſſe. 2 Samuel xx. 1.
The ungodly made a covenant with death, becauſe they
are worthy to take part with it. ///dom i. 16.
Agamemnon provokes Apollo, whom he was willing to
appeaſe afterwards at the coſt of Achilles, who had no part
in his fault. Pope.
5. Side; party.
Michael Caſio,
When I have ſpoken of you diſpraiſingly,
Hath ta'en your part. Shakeſpeare.
And that he might on many props repoſe,
He ſtrengths his own, and who his part did take. Daniel.
Let not thy divine heart
Forethink me any ill;
Deſtiny may take thy part,
And may thy fears fulfill. Donne,
Some other pow'r
Might have aſpir'd, and me, tho' mean,
Drawn to his part. Milton.
Call up their eyes, and fix them on your example; that ſo
natural ambition might take part with reaſon and their intereſt
to encourage imitation. Glanville.
A brand preſerv'd to warm ſome prince's heart,
And make whole kingdoms take her brother's part. If aller.
The arm thus waits upon the heart,
So quick to take the bully's part;
That one, tho' warm, decides more ſlow,
Than t’ other executes the blow.
6. Something relating or belonging.
For Zelmane's part, ſhe would have been glad of the fall,
which made her bear the ſweet burden of Philoclea, but that
ſhe feared ſhe might receive ſome hurt. Sidney.
For my part, I would entertain the legend of my love
with quiet hours. sºft. Henry IV.
For your part, it not appears to me,
That you ſhould have an inch of any ground
To build a grief upon. Shake?. Henry IV.
For my part, I have no ſervile end in my labour, which
may reſtrain or embaſe the feedom of my poor judgment. .
//otton.
For my part, I think there is nothing ſo ſecret that ſhall
not be brought to light, within the compaſs of the world.
Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Prior.
7. Particular office or charader.
The pneumatical part, which is in all tangible bodies, and
hath ſome affinity with the air, performeth the parts of the
air: as, when you knock upon an empty barrel, the ſound
is, in part, created by the air on the outſide, and, in part,
by the air in the inſide. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Accuſe not nature, ſhe hath done her part ; -
Do thou but thine. Milton's Paradº e Lºſ’.
8. Character appropriated in a play.
That part
was aptly fitted, and naturally performed. Shakespeare.
Have you the lion's part written ? give it me, for an ſlow
of ſtudy. Shakespeare, Midſummer Night's Dream.
God is the maſter of the ſcénes: we muſt not chuſe which
part we ſhall act; it concerns us only to be careful, that we
do it well. Taylor's holy Living.
eſs ; duty.
9. º them i. ſo furniſhed and inſtructed for the military
part, as they may defend themſelves. Bacon.
10. Action; conduct.
Find him, my lord,
And chide him hither ſtraight: this part of his
Conjoins with my diſeaſe.
11. Relation reciprocal. -
Inquire not whether the ſacraments confer grace by their
own excellency, becauſe they, who affirm they do, require ſo
much duty on our parts, as they alſo do, who attribute the
effect to our moral diſpoſition. Tºlº
The ſcripture tells us the terms of this covenant on Gºd's
part and our's ; namely, that he will be our Gºd, and we ſhall
be his people. Tillotſon's Sº man.
Shakeſpeare.
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** º, º, º, :) º: #, P A R It might be deem’d, on our hiſtorian's part, Or too much negligence, or want of art, If he forgot the vaſt magnificence Of royal Theſeus, Dryden, 12. In good part 3 in ill part; as well done; as ill done. God accepteth it in good part, at the hands of faithful men. Hooker. 13. [In the plural.] Qualities; powers ; faculties; or accom- liſhments. Who is courteous, noble, liberal, but he that hath the example before his eyes of Amphialus; where are all he- roical parts, but in Amphialus Sidney. Such licentious parts tend, for the moſt part, to the hurt of the Engliſh, or maintenance of their own lewd liberty. Spenſer on Ireland. I conjure thee, by all the parts of man, Which honour does acknowledge. Shakeſp. Solomon was a prince adorned with ſuch parts of mind, and exalted by ſuch a concurrence of all proſperous events to make him magnificent. South's Sermons. The Indian princes diſcover fine parts and excellent endow- ments, without improvement. Felton on the Claſſicks. 14. [In the plural.] Quarters; regions; diſtricts. Although no man was, in our parts, ſpoken of, but he, for his manhood; yet, as though therein he excelled himſelf, he was called the courteous Amphialus. Sidney. When he had gone over thoſe parts, he came into Greece. Acts xx. 2. All parts reſound with tumults, plaints, and fears, And griefly death, in ſundry ſhapes, appears. Dryden, PART. adv. Partly ; in ſome meaſure. For the fair kindneſs you have ſhew'd me, And part being prompted, by your preſent trouble, I'll lend you ſomething. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night. To PART. v. a. 1. To divide; to ſhare; to diſtribute. All that believed, ſold their goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. Act; ii. 45. Jove himſelf no leſs content wou'd be To part his throne, and ſhare his heav'n with thee. Pope. 2. To ſeparate; to diſunite. A chariot of fire parted them both aſunder, and Elijah went up into heaven. 2 Kings ii. II. Nought but death ſhall part thee and me. Ruth i. 17. All the world, As 'twere the bus'neſs of mankind to part us, Is arm'd againſt my love, Dryden. 3. To break into pieces. Part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon. 4. To keep aſunder. In the narrow ſeas, that part The French and Engliſh, there miſcarried A veſſel of our country. Shakeſp. 5. To ſeparate combatants. Who ſaid King John did fly, an hour or two before The ſtumbling night did part our weary powers. Shakeſp. Jove did both hoſts ſurvey, And, when he pleas'd to thunder, part the fray. Waller. 6. To ſecern. The liver minds his own affair, And parts and ſtrains the vital juices. Prior. To PART. v. m. 1. To be ſeparated. Powerful hands will not part Eaſily from poſſeſſion won with arms. 'Twas for him much eaſier to ſubdue Thoſe foes he fought with, than to part from you. Dryd. 2. To quit each other. He wrung Baſſanio's hand, and ſo they parted. Shakeſp. This was the deſign of a people, that were at liberty to part aſunder, but deſired to keep in one body. Locke. What! part, for ever part P. unkind Iſmena; Oh! can you think, that death is half ſo dreadful, As it would be to live without thee. Smith. If it pleaſes God to reſtore me to my health, I ſhall make a third journey; if not, we muſt part, as all human creatures have parted. Swift. 3. To take farewel. Leviticus ii. 6. Milt. Par. Rºg. Ere I could Give him that parting kiſs, which I had ſet Betwixt two charming words, comes in my father. Shakepſ. Nuptial bow'r by me adorn'd, from thee How ſhall I part, and whither wander. Milton. Upon his removal, they parted from him with tears in their eyes. Swift. 4. To have ſhare. As his part is, that goeth down to the battle, ſo ſhall his part be, that tarrieth by the ſtuff; they ſhall part alike. Iſaiah xxx, 24. 5 [Partir, Fr.] To go away; to ſet out. – - - —- - - - - - 6. To PART with. P A R So parted they ; the angel up to heaven From the thick ſhade, and Adam to his bow'r. Aſhen. > Thy father Pºbrac'd me, parting for the Etrurian land. Dryden. To quit; to reſign; to loſe ; to be ſeparated from. For her ſake, I do rearu her boy : And for her ſake, I will º part º him. Shakespeare . An affectionate wiſe, when in fear of parting with her be- loved huſband, heartily deſired of God'his fire or ſociety, upon any conditions that were not finful. Taylor Celia, for thy ſake, I part yuor. With all that grew ſo near my heart; And that I may ſucceſsful prove, Transform myſelf to what you love. Iłaller Thou marble hew'ſt, ere long to part with breath, - And houſes rear'ſt, unmindful of thy death. Sandys. Pixiviate ſalts, though, by piercing the bodies of vege- tables, they diſpoſe them to part readily with their tin&ture; 3. ſome tinétures they do not only draw out, but likewiſe ºf . - Boyle. The ideas of hunger and warmth are ſome of the firſt that children have, and which they ſcarce ever part with. Locke. What a deſpicable figure muſt mock-patriots make, who venture to be hang'd for the ruin of thoſe civil rights, which their anceſtors, rather than part with, choſe to be cut to pieces in the field of battle? Addison's Freeholder. The good things of this world ſo delightin, as remember, that we are to part with them, to exchange them for more durable enjoyments. Atterbury's Sermons. As for riches and power, our Saviour plainly determines, that the beſt way to make them bleſfings, is to part with them. Swift's Miſcellanies. PARTA ble. adj. [from part.] Diviſible; ſuch as may be parted. - His hot love was partable among three other of his mi- ſtreſſes. Camden’s Remains. PARTAGE. m. ſ. [partage, Fr.] Diviſion; ačt of ſharing or parting. A word merely French. Men have agreed to a diſproportionate and unequal poſſeſ- ſion of the earth, having found out a way, how a man may fairly poſſeſs more land, than he himſelf can uſe the produćt of, by receiving, in exchange, for the overplus, gold and ſilver: this partage of things, in an equality of private poſ- ſeſſions, men have made pračticable out of the bounds of ſo- ciety, without compact, only by putting a value on gold and ſilver, and tacitely agreeing in the uſe of money. Locke. To PA(RTAkE. v. m. Preterite, I partook : participle paſſive, p ple p partaken. ſpart and take..] 1. To have ſhare of anything; to take ſhare with. Partake and uſe my kingdom as your own, And ſhall be yours while ; command the crown. Dryden. How far brutes partake in this faculty, is not eaſy to deter- mine. Locke. 2. To participate; to have ſomething of the property, nature, claim, or right. The attorney of the dutchy of Lancaſter partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney-general. Bacon. 3. To be admitted to ; not to be excluded. You may partake of anything we ſay : - We ſpeak no treaſon. Shakeſp. Rich. III. 4. Sometimes with in before the thing partaken of I took occaſion to conječture, how far brutes partook with men, in any of the intelle&tual faculties. Locke. Truth and falſhood have no other trial, but reaſon and * proof, which they made uſe of to make themſelves knowing, and ſo muſt others too, that will partake in their knowledge. Locke. 5. To combine; to enter into ſome deſign. An unuſual ſenſe. As it prevents factions and partakings, ſo it keeps the rule and adminiſtration of the laws uniform. Hale. To PARTA’KE. v. a. 1. To ſhare; to have partin. By and by, thy boſom ſhall partake The ſecrets of my heart. Shakespeare At ſeaſon fit, - Let her with thee partake, what thou haſt heard. Milton. My royal father lives, Let ev'ry one partake the general joy. Dryden. 2. To admit to part; to extend participation. Obºlº” My friend, hight Philemon, I did partake Of all my love, and all my privity, - Who greatly joyous ſeemed for my fake. Fa. Queen. Your exultation partake to every one. Shakeſp. PARTA'KER. n.ſ.. [from partaše.] - - 1. A partner in £º. ; a ſharer of any thing; an aſſociate with. - "hey whom earneſt lets hinder from being partakers of the whole, have yet, through length of divine ſervice, op- portunity for acceſs unto ſome reaſonable part thereof. Hooker: 19 E Didſt
P A R P A R Didſt thou Make us partaºrſ of a little gain ; That now our loſs might be º: º º Shakeſp. in ſuch ſhe muſt return at ſetting light, - With ſuc Prior. - artaker, witneſs of their night. ſº jºinies were partakers of his kindneſs, and he ſtill continued to entreat them to accept of life from him, with tears of compaſſion, bewailed their infidelity. Calamy’s Sermons. 2. Sometimes with in before the thing partaken. Wiſh me partaker in thy happineſs, When thou do'ſt meet good hap. Shakeſp. If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood ºf the prophets. Matthew xxiii. 39. and, 3. Accomplice; aſſociate. - Thou conſentedt, and haſ been partaker with adulteers: Pſalm l. 18. He took upon him the perſon of the duke of ork, and Bacon. drew with him complices and partaºri. PARTER. m. ſ. [from part.) One that parts or ſeparates. The chief parter of the fray was night, which, with her black arms, pulled their malicious fights one from the other. Sidney. PARTERRE. m. ſ. ſparterre, Fr.] A level diviſion of ground, that, for the ſº faces the ſouth and beſt front of an houſe, and is generally furniſhed with greens, flowers, &c. Miller. There are as many kinds of gardening, as of poetry; your makers of parterres and flower gardens are epigramatiſts and ſonneteers. Spectator, N° 477. The vaſt parterres a thouſand hands ſhall make ; Loſ Cobham comes, and floats them with a lake. PA'RTIAL, adj. [partial, French.] 1. Inclined antecedently to favour one party in a cauſe, or one ſide of the queſtion more than the other. - - - Ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. 44al. ii. 9. 2. Inclined to favour without reaſon. - Self-love will make men partial to themſelves and friends, and ill nature, paſſion, and revenge will carry them too far in puniſhing others; and hence, God hath appointed govern- Pope. ments to reſtrain the partiality and violence of men. Locke. Authors are partial to their wit, 'tis true, But are not criticks to their judgment too. Pope. In theſe, one may be fincerer to a reaſonable friend, than to a fond and partial parent. Pope. 3. Affecting only one part; ſubſiſting only in a part; not ge- neral; not univerſal; not total. If we compare theſe partial diſſolutions of the earth with an univerſal diſſolution, we may as eaſily conceive an uni- verſal deluge from an univerſal diſſolution, as a partial deluge from a partial. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. That which weakens religion, will at length deſtroy it; for the weakening of a thing is only a partial deſtruction of it. South's Sermons. All diſcord, harmony, not underſtood; All partial evil, univerſal good. Pope. PARTIALity. n. ſ. ſpartialité, Fr. from partial.] Unequal ſtate of the judgment and favour of one above the other, with- out juſt reaſon. - - Then would the Iriſh party cry out partiality, and com- plain he is not uſed as a ſubject, he is not ſuffered to have the free benefit of the law. Spenſer on Ireland, Partiality is properly the underſtanding's judging according to the inclination of the will and affections, and not according to the exact truth of things, or the merits of the cauſe. South. As there is a partiality to opinions, which is apt to miſlead the underſtanding; ſo there is alſo a partiality to ſtudies, which is prejudicial to knowledge. Locke. To PARTIALiz E. v. a. ſtartialjºr, Fr. from partial.] To make partial. A word, perhaps, peculiar to Shakeſpeare, and not unworthy of general uſe. Such neighbour-nearneſs to our ſacred blood Shºuld nothing privilege him, nor partialize Th'unſtooping firmneſs of my upright ſoul. PARTIALLY. adv, [from partial.] -> 1. With unjuſt favour or diſlike. 2. In part; not totally. . That ſtole into a total verity, which was but partially true in its covert ſenſe. Brown's Pulgar Errours. T he meſſage he brought, opened a clear proſpect of eternal ºvation, which had been but obſcurely and partially figured P in the ſhadows of the law. w Rogers’s Sºmºn. º 111 Y. m. ſ. [from partible.] Diviſibility; ſeparabi- PA *:::::: adj. [from part.] Diviſible; ſeparable. that ºº º moulds partille, glued or cemented together, T he * . them, when you take out the fruit. Bacon. and, in .*}” in one circumſtance, is more weighty, •," another, is more partible. Digby on the Soil. PART1cipAB -- - *E. adj. [from - - - or part. ken, j. [ Participate.] Such as may be ſhared Shakespeare. Plato, by his ideas, means only the divine eſſence with this connotation, as it is variouſly imitable or participable by created beings. Norris's Miſcellanieſ. PART1'cIPANT. adj. [participant, Fr. from participate.] Shar- ing; having ſhare or part. - During the parliament, he publiſhed his proclamation, of. fering pardon to all ſuch as had taken arms, or been partici- pant of any attempts againſt him ; ſo as they ſubmitted them- ſelves. Bacon. The prince ſaw he ſhould conſer with one participant of more than monkiſh ſpeculations. //atton. If any part of my body be ſo mortified, as it becomes like a rotten branch of a tree, it putrefies, and is not participant of influence derived from my ſoul, becauſe it is now no longer in it to quicken it. - - Hale. To PARTicipate. v. n. (participo, Lat, participer, Fr.] 1. To partake; to have ſhare. Th' other inſtruments Did ſee, and hear, deviſe, inſtruct, walk, feel; And mutually participate. Shakeſp. 2. With of. An aged citizen brought forth all his proviſions, and ſaid, that as he did communicate unto them his ſtore, ſo would he participate of their wants. Hayward. 3. With in. His delivery, and thy joy thereon, In both which we, as next, participate. Milton. 4. To have part of more things than one. Few creatures participate of the nature of plants and metals both. Bacon. God, when heav'n and earth he did create, Form'd man, who ſhould of both participate. Denham. Thoſe bodies, which are under a light, which is extended and diſtributed equally through all, ſhould participate of each others colours. Dryden. 5. To have part of ſomething common with another. The ſpecies of audibles ſeem to participate more with local motion, like percuſſions made upon the air. Bacon. To PART1'cIPATE. v. a. To partake; to receive part of; to ſhare. As Chriſt's incarnation and paſſion can be available to no man's good, which is not made partaker of Chriſt, neither can we participate him without his preſence. Hooker. The French ſeldom atchieved any honourable acts without Scottiſh hands, who therefore are to participate the glory with them. Camden's Remains. Fellowſhip, Such as I ſeek, fit to participate All rational delight; wherein the brute Cannot be human conſort. Mill. Par. Loft. PARTICIPA’tion. n.ſ. [participation, Fr. from participate.] 1. The ſtate of ſharing ſomething in common. Civil ſociety doth more content the nature of man, than any private kind of ſolitary living; becauſe, in ſociety, this good of mutual participation is ſo much larger. Hooker. Their ſpirits are ſo married in conjunction, with the par- ticipation of ſociety, that they flock together in conſent, like ſo many wild geeſe. Shakeſp. Henry IV. A joint coronation of himſelf and his queen might give any countenance of participation of title. Bacon. 2. The aët or ſtate of partaking or having part of ſomething. All things ſeek the higheſt, and covet more or leſs the par- ticipation of God himſelf. Hooker. Thoſe deities are ſo by participation, and ſubordinate to the ſupreme. Stillingfleet. What an honour, that God ſhould admit us into ſuch a bleſſed participation of himſelf f Atterbury. Convince them, that brutes have the leaſt participation of thought, and they retract. Bently's Sermons. Your genius ſhould mount above that miſt, in which 1tS participation and neighbourhood with earth long involved it. Pope. 3. Diſtribution; diviſion into ſhares. - - It ſufficethnot, that the country hath wherewith to ſuſtain even more than to live upon it, if means be wanting whereby to drive convenient participation of the general ſtore into a great number of well-deſervers. - Raleigh. PART1cipial. adj. [participialis, Lat.] Having the nature of a participle. - - PART1c1 Pi All Y. adv. [from participle.] In the ſenſe or man- ner of a participle. - - - PARTICIPLE. n.ſ. [participium, Lat.] 1. A word partaking at once the qualities of a noun and verb. A participle as is a particular fort of adjective, formed from a verb, and together with its ſignification of action, paſſion, or ſome other manner of exiſtence, ſignifyingthe time thereof. Clarke's Latin Grammar. 2. Anything that participates of different things. The participles or confiners between plants and living crea- tures, are ſuch as are fixed, though they have a motion in their parts: ſuch as, oyſters and cockles. Bacon. PARTICLE. m. ſ. ſtarticule, Fr. particula, Lat.] 1. Any ſmall portion of a greater ſubſtance. I There
P A R , : From any of the other unreaſonable demands, the houſes had not given their commiſioners authority in the leaſt particle to recede. - Clarendon. There is not one grain in the univerſe, either too much or too little, nothing to be added, nothing to be ſpared ; nor ſo much as any one particle of it, that mankind may not be either the better or the worſe for, according as 'tis applied. L’Eſtr. - With particles of heav'nly fire, The God of nature did his ſoul inſpire. Dryden. Curious wits, With rapture, with aſtoniſhment refle&t, On the ſmall ſize of atoms, which unite To make the ſmalleſt particle of light. Blackmore. It is not impoſſible, but that microſcopes may, at length, be improved to the diſcovery of the particles of bodies, on which their colours depend. Newton's Opticks. Bleſt with more particles of heav'nly flame. Granville. 2. A word unvaried by inflexion. *Till Arianiſm had made it a matter of great ſharpneſs and ſubtility of wit to be a ſound believing chriſtian, men were not curious what ſyllables or particle of ſpeech they uſed. Hooker, b. v. The Latin varies the ſignification of verbs and nouns, not as the modern languages, by particles prefixed, but by chang- ing the laſt ſyllables. Locke on Education. Particles are the words, whereby the mind ſignifies what connection it gives to the ſeveral affirmations and negations, that it unites in one continued reaſoning or narration. Locke. In the Hebrew tongue, there is a particle, conſiſting but of one fingle letter, of which there are reckoned up above fifty ſeveral ſignifications. Locke. PART.’cular. adj. [particulier, French.] 1. Relating to ſingle perſons; not general. He, as well with general orations, as particular dealing with men of moſt credit, made them ſee how neceſſary it was. Sidney. As well for particular application to ſpecial occaſions, as alſo in other manifold reſpects, infinite treaſures of wiſdom are abundantly to be found in the holy ſcripture. Hooker. 2. Individual; one diſtinét from others. Whereſoever one plant draweth ſuch a particular juice out of the earth, as it qualifieth the earth, ſo as that juice, which remaineth, is fit for the other plant; there the neighbourhood doth good. Bacon. This is true of a&tions conſidered in their general nature or kind, but not conſidered in their particular individual in- ſtances. South's Sermons. Artiſts, who propoſe only the imitation of ſuch a particular perſon, without elečtion of ideas, have often been reproached for that omiſſion. Dryden. 3. Noting properties or things peculiar. Of this prince there is little particular memory; only that he was very ſtudious and learned. Bacon. 4. Attentive to things ſingle and diſtinét. I have been particular in examining the reaſon of chil- dren's inheriting the property of their fathers, becauſe it will give us farther light in the inheritance of power. Locke. 5. Single; not general. Rather performing his general commandment, which had ever been, to embrace virtue, than any new particular, ſprung out of paſſion, and contrary to the former. Sidney. 6. Odd ; having ſomething that eminently diſtinguiſhes him from others. This is commonly uſed in a ſenſe of contempt. PART1'cula R. n.ſ. 1. A fingle inſtance; a ſingle point. I muſt reſerve ſome particulars, which it is not lawful for me to reveal. Bacon. Thoſe notions are univerſal, and what is univerſal muſt needs proceed from ſome univerſal conſtant principle; the ſame in all particulars, which can be nothing elſe but human Inature. South's Sermons. Having the idea of an elephant or an angle in my mind, the firſt and natural enquiry is, whether ſuch a thing does exiſt and this knowledge is only of particulars. Locke. And if we will take them, as they were directed, in parti- cular to her, or in her, as their repreſentative, to all other wo- men, they will, at moſt, concern the female ſex only, and import no more but that ſubjection, they ſhould ordinarily be in, to their huſbands. Locke. The maſter could hardly fit on his horſe for laughing, all the while he was giving me the particulars of this ſtory. Addison Veſpaſian he reſembled in many particulars. Swift. 2. Individual; private perſon. It is the greateſt intereſt of particulars, to advance the good of the community. L’Eſtrange. 3. Private intereſt. - ... Our wiſdom muſt be ſuch, as doth not propoſe to itſelf tº tº our own farticular, the partial and immoderate deſire whereof poiſoneth wherefoever it taketh place; but the ſcope *nd mark, which we are to aim at, is the publick and com- mon good. Hooker. They apply their minds even with hearty aftection and zeal, at the leaſt, unto thoſe branches of publick prayer, wherein their own particular is moved. 11.2%er, b. 5: His general lov’d him In a moſt dear particular. Shakeſp. 4. Private character'; ſingle ſelf; ſtate of an individual. For his particular, I'll receive him gladly; But not one follower. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear. 5. A minute detail of things ſingly enumerated. The reader has a particular of the books, wherein this law was written. Ayliffe's Parergon. 6. Diſtinét not general recital. tyliff. & - Invention is called a muſe, authors aſcribe to each of them, in particular, the ſciences which they have invented. Dryden. Pasticularity. m. ſ. [particularité, Fr. from particular.] 1. Diſtinét notice or enumeration; not general aſſertion. So did the boldneſs of their affirmation accompany the greatneſs of what they did affirm, even deſcending tº particu- !arities, what kingdoms he ſhould overcome." 2. Singleneſs; individuality. Knowledge imprinted in the minds of all men, whereby both general principles for directing of human actions are com- prehended, and concluſions derived from them, upon which concluſions groweth, in particularity, the choice of good and evil. Hoºker, b. ii. 3. Petty account; private incident. To ſee the titles that were moſt agreeable to ſuch an em- peror, the flatteries that he lay moſt open to, with the like particularities only to be met with on medals, are certainly not a little pleaſing. Addiſon. 4. Something belonging to ſingle perſons. Let the general trumpet blow his blaſt, Particularities and petty ſounds To ceaſe. Shakeſp. Henry VI. 5. Something peculiar. I ſaw an old heathen altar, with this particularity, that it was hollowed like a diſh at one end; but not the end on which the ſacrifice was laid. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. He applied himſelf to the coquette's heart; there occurred many particularities in this diſſection. Addiſon. o PART1'cularize., v. a...[particulariſer, Fr. from particu- dar.] To mention diſtinétly; to detail; to ſhew minutely. The leanneſs that afflicts us, is an inventory to particularize their abundance. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. He not only boaſts of his parentage as an Iſraelite, but par- ticularizes his deſcent from Benjamin. Atterbury's Sermons. PART1'cular LY. v. a. [from particular.] 1. Diſtinétly; ſingly; not univerſally. Providence, that univerſally caſts its eye over all the crea- tion, is yet pleaſed more particularly to faſten it upon ſome. South's Sermons, Sidney. .2. In an extraordinary degree. This exact propriety of Virgil, I particularly regarded as a great part of his charaćter. Dryden. With the flower and the leaf I was ſo particularly pleaſed, both for the invention and the moral, that I commend it to the reader. Dryden. To PARticulate. v. a. [from particular.] To make men- tion ſingly. Obſolete. I may not particulate of Alexander Hales, the irrefra- gable doćtor. Camden's Remains. PARTIs AN. n.ſ. [pertiſan, French.] 1. A kind of pike or halberd. Let us Find out the prettieſt dazied plot we can, And make him with our pikes and partiſans A grave. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. Shall I ſtrike at it with my partiſan. Shakeſp. Hamlet. 2. [From parti, French..] An adherent to a faction. Some of theſe partiſans concluded, the government had hired men to be bound and pinnioned. Addiſon. I would be glad any partiſan would help me to a tolerable reaſon, that, becauſe Clodius and Curio agree with me in a few fingular notions, I muſt blindly follow them in all. Swift. 3. The commander of a party. - 4. A commander's leading ſtaff. Ainſworth. PART1"rio N. m. ſ. [partition, Fr. tartitio, Latin.] 1. The act of dividing; a ſtate of being divided. We grew together, Like to a double cherry, ſeeming parted, * But yet an union in partition. Shakeſp. 2. Diviſion; ſeparation ; diſtinction. . . - We have, in this reſpect, our churches divided by certain partition, although not ſo many in number as theirs. Hooker. Can we not 'tion make with ſpectacles ſo precious #: . and foul º Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. We ſhall be winnow'd with ſo rough a wind, That ev’n our corn ſhall ſeem as light as chaff, And good from bad find no partitiºn. Shaft. The day, month and year, meaſured by them, are uſed as ſtandard meaſures, as likely others arbitrarily deduced from them by partitiºn or collection, Holder on Time. 3. Part
P A R
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To PARTI'tion. v. a.
P A R
2. Part divided from the reſt; ſeparate part.
- . . . . . . . he reſt
Lodg’d in a ſmall parºt"; } and t
Ordain’d * uſes to his Lord beſt known: Milton.
fifth different parts are ſeparated.
4. º, ..., that God, without reſpect, doth teach
us to erect between us and them a partition wall of difference,
in ſuch things indifferent as have hitherto been diſputed of
Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 6.
Make partitions of wood in a hogſhead, with holes in
them, and mark the difference of their ſound from that of an
hogſhead without ſuch partitions. Bacon.
Partition firm and ſure,
The waters underneath from thoſe above -
Dividing. Miltºn's Paradiſe Lºſ’.
fncloſures our factions have made in the church, becom"
- ll t ke other -
a great par futlozz Wa O ep th S Out of It y ºf
A I f - - - - l ſi l f
Addiſon.
opera.
The partition
where one ſin has entere
between good and evil is broken down; and
d, legions will force their way.
Rºgers's Sermonſ.
5. Part where ſeparation is made.
The mound was newly made, no fight could Paſs
Betwixt the nice partitions of the graſs,
The well-united ſods ſo cloſely lay. ... Dryden.
To divide into diſtinét parts.
Theſe fides are uniform without, though ſeverally partitioned
within. Bacon.
PARTIET. n.ſ. A name given to a hen; the original ſignifi-
cation being a ruff or band, or covering for the neck.
Hanmer.
Thou dotard, thou art woman tir’d; unrooſted
By thy dame partlet here. - Shakeſp.
Tir'd with pinn'd ruffs, and fans, and partlet ſtrips. Hall.
Dame partlet was the ſovereign of his heart ;
He feather'd her. Dryden's Fables.
PA'Rtly. adv. [from part.] In ſome meaſure; in ſome de-
gree; in part.
That part, which, ſince the coming of Chriſt, partly hath
enº, and partly ſhall hereafter embrace the chriſtian re-
ligion, we term, as by a more proper name, the church of
Chriſt. Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 1.
The inhabitants of Naples have been always very noto-
rious for leading a life of lazineſs and pleaſure, which I take
to ariſe out of the wonderful plenty of their country, that
does not make labour ſo neceſſary to them, and partly out of
the temper of their climate, that relaxes the fibres of their
bodies, and diſpoſes the people to ſuch an idle indolent hu-
In Our. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
PA'RTNER. m. ſ. [from part.]
I. Partaker; ſharer; one who has part in anything; aſſociate.
My noble partner,
You greet with preſent grace,
That he ſeems rapt withal.
Noble partners
Touch you the ſowreſt points with ſweeteſt terms. Shakeſp.
Thoſe of the race of Sem were no partners in the unbe-
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
lieving work of the tower. Raleigh's Hiſtory.
To undergo
Myſelf the total crime; or to accuſe
My other ſelf, the partner of my life. Milton.
Sapor, king of Perſia, had an heaven of glaſs, which,
proudly fitting in his eſtate, he trod upon, calling himſelf
brother to the fun and moon, and partner with the ſtars.
Peacham of Geometry.
The ſoul continues in her ačtion, till her ſº is .
qualified to bear her company. Adãºn.
2. One who dances with another.
Lead in your ladies every one; ſweet partner,
* I muſt not yet forſake you. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
To PARTNER. v. a. [from the noun..] Tº join ; to aſſociate
with a partner.
~ A lady who
So fair, and faſten’d to an empery,
Would make the great'ſ king double: to be partner'd
With tomboys, hir'd with ſelf-exhibition,
, Which your own coffers yield. Shakeſp.
PARTNERSHIP. m. ſ. [from partner.]
* Joint intereſt or property.
- He does poſſeſſion keep,
...And is too wiſe to hazard partnerſhip. Dryden
2. The union º or more in the ſame trade. -
***Ceſſary rule in alliances, partnerſhips and all man-
ner of civil dealings, to have a ſtrict regard & the diſpoſition
ºf thoſe we have jo withal. L’Eſtrange.
PA'Rtook P -
• I’reterite of
PA'RTRIDGE. partake.
A bird of g "...ſ. [perdrix, Fr. pertris, Welſh; perdix, Lat.]
anne.
he king i
a partrid g is come out to ſeek a flea, as when one doth hunt
- $* in the mountains, - i Sam, xxvi, 29
party P
PAR ru'RIFN.T. adj. [parturiens, Lat.] About to bring forth, -
PARTUR1'tion. m. ſ. [from parturio, Latin.] The ſtate of
being about to bring forth.
Conformation of parts is required, not only unto the pre-
vious conditions of birth, but alſo unto the parturition or very
birth. Brown's Pulgar Errourſ.
PA'Rºry. n.ſ. [partić, French..]
1. A number of perſons confederated by ſimiliarity of deſigns
or opinions in oppoſition to others; a faction.
when any of theſe combatants ſtrips his terms of ambi-
guity, I ſhall think him a champion for truth, and not the
iſlave of vain glory or a party. Locke.
This account of party patches will appear improbable to
thoſe, who live at a diſtance from the faſhionable world. Addison
Party writers are ſo ſenſible of the ſecret virtue of an in-
nuendo, that they never mention the q—n at length. Speciat.
This party rage in women only ſerves to aggravate animo-
ſities that reign among them. Addison Spect. Nº 81.
As he never leads the converſation into the violence and
rage of party diſputes, I liſtened to him with pleaſure. Tatler.
Diviſion between thoſe of the ſame party, expoſes them to
their enemies. Pope.
The moſt violent party men are ſuch, as, in the condućt of
their lives, have diſcovered leaſt ſenſe of religion or mora-
'3. Swift.
ne of two litigants.
When you are hearing a matter between party and party,
if pinched with the cholick, you make faces like mummers,
and diſmiſs the controverſy more entangled by your hearing:
all the peace you make in their cauſe, is calling both parties
knaves. Shakeſp.
The cauſe of both parties ſhall come before the judges.
Exodus xxii. 9.
If a biſhop be a party to a ſuit, and excommunicates his
adverſary; ſuch excommunication ſhall not bar his adver-
ſary from his action. Ayliffe's Parergon.
3. One concerned in any affair.
The child was priſoner to the womb, and is
Free’d and erfranchis'd; not a party to
The anger of the king, nor guilty of
The treſpaſs of the queen. Shakespeare.
I do ſuſpect this traſh
To be a party in this injury. Shakeſp.
4. Side; perſons engaged againſt each other.
Our Foes compell'd by need, have peace embrac'd:
The peace, both parties want, is like to laſt. Dryden.
5. Cauſe; ſide.
A:gle came in, to make their party good. Dryden.
6. A ſelect aſſembly.
Let me extol a cat, on oyſters fed,
I'll have a party at the Bedford-head. Pope.
If the clergy would a little ſtudy the arts of converſation,
they might be welcome at every party, where there was the
leaſt regard for politeneſs or good ſenſe. Swift.
7. Particular perſon; a perſon diſtinct from, or oppoſed to,
another.
As ſhe paced on, ſhe was ſtopped with a number of trees,
ſo thickly placed together, that ſhe was afraid ſhe ſhould,
with ruſhing through, ſtop the ſpeech of the lamentable party,
which ſhe was ſo deſirous to underſtand. Sidney.
The miniſter of juſtice may, for publick example, vir-
tuouſly will the execution of that party, whoſe pardon another,
for conſanguinity's fake, as virtuouſly may deſire. Hooker.
If the jury found, that the party ſlain was of Engliſh r3CC2
it had been adjudged felony. Bavies on Ireland.
How ſhall this be compaſt? canſt thou bring me to the
Shakeſpear's Tempeſt.
The ſmoke received into the noſtrils, cauſes the party to
lie as if he were drunk. Abbot's Deſcript. of the //orld.
The imagination of the party to be cured, is not needful to
concur; for it may be done without the knowledge of the
party wounded. Bacon's Natural Hyłory.
He that confeſſes his fin, and prays for Pardo", hath pu-
niſhed his fault: and then there is nothing left to be done by
the offended party, but to return to charity. Taylor.
Though there is a real difference between ºn and
another, yet the party, who has the advantage, uſually mag-
nifies the inequality. Collier on Pride.
8. A detachment of ſoldiers: as, he commanded that party ſent
thither.
Party-colourED. adj. [party and coloured.] Having diverſity
f colours.
Of COIO The fulſome ewes,
Then conceiving, did, in yearſing time, -
Fall party-colour'd lambs. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wenice.
The leopard was valuing himſelf upon the luſtre of his
party-coloured ſkin. L’Eſtrange.
From one father both,
Both girt with gold, and clad in party-colour'd cloth. Dryd.
Conſtrain’d him in a bird, and made him fly
With parly-colºur'd plumes a chattering pie. Dryden.
I looked
I looked with as much pleaſure upon the little fºrty-colºured 4. To vaniſh; to be loſt, aſſembly, as upon a bed of tulips. Addiſon's Spect. Truſt not too much to that enchanting face; Nor is it hard to beautify each month ---- Beauty's a charm, but ſoon the charm will paſs. Dryden, With files of party-colour'd fruits. Phillips. 5. To be ſpent; to go away. Four knaves in garb ſuccinét, a truſty band, The time, when the thing exiſted, is the idea of that And party-coloured troops, a ſhining train, ſpace of duration, which paffed between ſome fixed period Draw forth to combat on the velvet plain. Pope. and the being of that thing. PARTy-Ju'ry. m. ſ. [in law.] A jury in ſome trials half fo- reigners and half natives. - PA'Rºry-MAN. n.ſ. [party and man.] A fačtious perſon; an abettor of a party. Party-wall. n.ſ. [party and wall.] Wall that ſeparates one houſe from the next. - 'Tis an ill cuſtom among bricklayers to work up a whole flory of the party-walls, before they work up the fronts. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. PAR/IS. n.ſ. [Fr.] A church or church porch : applied to the mootings or law-diſputes among young ſtudents in the inns of courts, and alſo to that diſputation at Oxford, called diſpu- tatio in parvis. - - Bailey. Parvitude. m. ſ. . [from parvus, Latin.] Littleneſs; mi- nuteneſs. The little ones of parvitude cannot reach to the ſame floor with them. - Glanville. PA/Rv1TY. m. ſ. [from parvus, Lat..] Littleneſs; minute- neſs. - What are theſe for fineneſs and parvity, to thoſe minute animalcula diſcovered in pepper-water. Ray. PAS. n.ſ. [French.] Precedence; right of going foremoſt. In her poor circumſtances, ſhe ſtill preſerv'd the mien of a gentlewoman; when ſhe came into any full aſſembly, ſhe would not yield the pas to the beſt of them. Arbuthnot. PA'sch Al. adj. [paſtal, French ; paſchalis, Latin.] 1. Relating to the paſſover. 2. Relating to Eaſter, Pash. n.ſ. [paz, Spaniſh.]. A kiſs. Hammer. Thou want'ſt a rough paſh, and the ſhoots that I have, To be full like me. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. To PAsh. v. a. [perſen, Dutch..] To ſtrike 5 to cruſh. With my armed fiſt I'll paſh him o'er the face. Thy cunning engines have with labour rais'd My heavy anger, like a mighty weight, To fall and paſh thee dead. Pasque-Flower. m.ſ. ſºlº Latin.] * - ** The flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves, which are placed in a circular order, and expand in form of a roſe; out of the middle of which riſes a pointal, beſet, for the moſt part, with chives, which afterward becomes a fruit, in which the ſeeds are gathered, as it were in a little head, each ending in a ſmall hair: to which muſt be added ſome little leaves, encompaſſing the pedicle below the flower; as the anemone, from which the paſque-flower differs in the ſeed, ending in a Shakeſpeare. Dryden. tail. AMiller. PA's QUIL. m. ſ. [from paſıuino, a ſtatue at Rome, to PA's QUIN. } which they affix any lampoon or paper of PA'sq; INADE. ) ſatirical obſervation.j A lampoon. He never valued any paſºuis that were dropped up and down, to think them worthy of his revenge. Howel. The paſquils, lampoons, and libels, we meet with now-a- days, are a ſort of playing with the four and twenty letters, without ſenſe, truth, or wit. Tatler, N° 92. To Pass. v. n. [paſſer, French; paſſis, a ſtep, Latin.] 1. To go; to move from one place to another; to be pro- greſſive. Tell him his long trouble is paſſing . . Out of this world. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. If I have found favour in thy fight, paſs not away from thy ſervant. Geneſis. While my glory paſſeth by, I will put thee in a cliſt of the rock, and will cover thee, while I paſs by. Exodus xxxiii. 22. Thus will I cut off him that paſſeth out, and him that returneth. Ezekiel xxxv. 7 They took the fords of Jordan, and ſuffered not a man to poſs over. udges iii. 28. This heap and this pillar be witneſs, that I will not paſ; over to thee, and that thou ſhall not paſs over it and this pillar unto me for harm. Geneſs xxxi. 52. An idea of motion not paſſing on, is not better than idea of motion at reſt. Locke. Heedleſs of thoſe cares, with anguiſh ſtung, He felt their fleeces as they paſs'd along. Pope. If the cauſe be viſible, we ſtop at the inſtrument, and ſel- dom paſs on to him that direéted it. Jºake's Prep. for Death. 2. To go; to make way. Her face, her bands were torn With paſſing through the brakes. Dryden. 3. To make tranſition from one thing to another. Others diſſatisfied with what they have, and not truſting to hoſe innocent ways of getting more, fall to others, and paſ; from juſt to unjuſt. Temple's Miſcellanies. - Locke. We ſee, that one who fixes his thoughts very intently on one thing, ſo as to take but little notice of the ſucceſſion of ideas that pºſ, in his mind, whilſt he is taken up with that earneſt contemplation, lets ſlip out of his accounta good part of that duration, and thinks that time ſhorter than it is. Lockr. 6. To be at an end; to be over. Their officious haſte, Who would before have born him to the ſky, Like eager Romans, ere all rites were paſt, Did let too ſoon the ſacred eagle fly. 7. To die; to paſs from the preſent life to another ſtate. The pangs of death do make him grin ; Diſturb him not, let him paſs peaceably. 8. To be changed by regular gradation. Inflammations are tranſlated from other parts to the lungs; a pleuriſy eaſily paſſeth into a peripneumony. Arbuthnot. 9. To go beyond bounds. Obſolete. Why this paſſes, Mr. Ford —you are not to go looſe any longer, you muſt be pinnioned. Shakeſp. 10. To be in any ſtate. I will cauſe you to paſs under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. Ezekiel xx. 37. II. To be enaëted. - Many of the nobility ſpoke in parliament againſt thoſe things, which were moſt grateful to his majeſty, and which ſtill paſſed, notwithſtanding their contradićtion. Clarendon. either of theſe bills have yet paſſed the houſe of commons, and ſome think they may be rejected. Swift. This pernicious projećt, if paſſed into a law, would have been of the worſt conſequence. Swift. 12. To be effe&ted ; to exiſt. Unleſs this may be thought a noun with the articles ſuppreſſed, and be explained thus: it came to the paſs that. , I have heard it enquired, how it might be brought to paſ; that the church ſhould every where have able preachers to in- ſtruct the people. - Hooker, b. v. ſ. 3. When the caſe required diſfimulation, if they uſed it, it came to paſs that the former opinion of their good faith made them almoſt inviſible. - Bacon's Eſſays. 13. To gain reception; to become current: as, this money will not paſs. - That trick, ſaid ſhe, will not paſ twice. Hudibrar. Their excellencies will not paſs for ſuch in the opinion of the learned, but only as things which have leſs of error in them. * Dryden. Falſe eloquence paſſeth only where true is not underſtood, and no body will commend bad writers, that is acquainted with good. Felton on the Claſſickr. The groſſeſt ſuppoſitions paſ; upon them, that the wild Iriſh were taken in toyls; but that, in ſome time, they would grow tame. - - Swift. 14. To be pračtiſed artfully or ſucceſsfully. This pračtice hath moſt ſhrewdly paſt upon thee; But when we know the grounds and authors of it, Thou ſhalt be both the plaintiff and the judge. Shakeſ?. Though frauds may paſs upon men, they are as open as the light to him that ſearches the heart. L’Eſtrange. 15. To be regarded as good or ill. He rejected the authority of councils, and ſo do all the re- formed ; ſo that this won't paſs for a fault in him, 'till 'tis proved one in us. Atterbury, 16. To occur; to be tranſacted. If we would judge of the nature of ſpirits, we muſt have recourſe to our own conſciouſneſs of what paſſes within our own mind. Watts's Logick. 17. To be done. - Zeal may be let looſe in matters of direét duty, as in prayers, provided that no indirect act paſs upon them to dº- file them. . Taylor's Rule of Living Hºly. 18. To heed; to regard. As for theſe ſilken-coated ſlaves, I poſs not; It is to you, good people, that I ſpeak, Dryden, Shakeſp. O'er whom, in time to come, I hope to reign. Shakespeare ?. 19. To determine finally; to judge capitally. , Though well we may not paſs upon his life, Without the form of juſtice; yet our Powr ," Shall do a court’ſy to our wrath. Shakeſp. 20. To be ſupremely excellent. - 21. To thruſt; to make a puſh in fencing. º To ſee thee fight, to ſee thee paſs thy punéto. Shakeſp. Both advance Againſt each other, and with ſword and lance * * * They laſh, they foin, they pºſ, they ſtrive to borº, Their corſlets. 19 F 22. To omit. *** Dryden.
P A S P A S 4, -- - 22. To omit. Full piteous ſeems young Alma's caſe, As in a luckleſs gameſter's place, She would not play, yet muſt not paſs. 23. To go through the alimentary dućt. - Subſtances hard cannot be diſſolved, but they will pºſi; ..but ſuch, whoſe tenacity exceeds the powers of digeſtion, will neither paſs, nor be converted into aliment. Arbuthnot. 24. To be in a tolerable ſtate. - A middling ſort of man was left well enough to paſs by his father, but could never think he had enough, ſo long as any had more. L’Eſtrange. 25. To PAss away. To be loſt; to glide off. Defining the ſoul to be a ſubſtance that always thinks, can ſerve but to make many men ſuſpect, that they have no ſouls at all, ſince they find a good part of their lives paſs away without thinking. Locke. 26. Tº Pass away. To vaniſh. To PAss. v. a. 1. To go beyond. As it is advantageable to a phyſician to be called to the cure of a declining diſeaſe; ſo it is for a commander to ſuppreſs a ſedition, which has paſſed the height: for in both the noxious humour doth firſt weaken, and afterwards waſte to nothing. - Hayward. 2. To go through as, the horſe paſſed the river. . To ſpend ; to live through." were I not aſſured he was removed to advantage, I ſhould Prior. paſs my time extremely ill without him. Collier. You know in what deluding joys we paſt The night that was by heav'n decreed our laſt. Dryden. We have examples of ſuch, as paſs moſt of their nights without dreaming. Locke. The people, free from cares, ſerene and gay, Paſs all their mild untroubled hours away. Addiſon. In the midſt of the ſervice, a lady, who had paſſed the winter at London with her huſband, entered the congrega- tion. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 129. 4. To impart to any thing the power of moving. Dr. Thurſton thinks the principal uſe of inſpiration to be, to move, or paſs the blood, from the right to the left ven- tricle of the heart. Derham's Phyſico-Theology. 5. To carry haſtily. I had only time to paſs my eye over the medals, which are in great number. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. 6. To transfer to another proprietor. He that will paſ; his land, As I have mine, may ſet his hand And heart unto this deed, when he hath read ; And make the purchaſe ſpread. 7. To ſtrain; to percolate. They ſpeak of ſevering wine from water, paſſing it through ivy wood. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 8. To vent; to let out. How many thouſands take upon them to paſ; their cenſures on the perſonal actions of others, and pronounce boldly on the affairs of the publick. J/atts. They will commend the work in general, butpoſ, ſo many ſly remarks upon it afterwards, as ſhall deſtroy all their cold praiſes. //atts's Improvement of the Mind. 9. To utter ceremoniouſly. Many of the lords and ſome of the commons paſſed ſome tompliments to the two lords. Clarendon. 10. To utter ſolemnly. He paſt his promiſe, and was as good as his word. L'E/ºrange. Herbert. 11. To tranſmit. Waller paſſed over five thouſand horſe and foot by New- bridge. Clarendon, b. viii. 12. To put an end to. This night We'll paſs the buſineſs privately and well. 13. To ſurpaſs ; to excel. She more ſweet than any bird on bough Would ºſtentimes emongſt them bear apart, ...And ſtrive to paſs, as ſhe could well enough, Their native muſic by her ſkilful art. Fairy Queen Wh9m de'ſt thou paſs in beauty : Ezekiel xxxii. 16. Martial, thou gav'ſt far nobſer epigrams • I9. To thy Domitian, than I can my James; º ". .# ſubject I paſs thee, Yºu flattered'ſt thine, mine cannot fl y The anceſtor and all his heirs, atter'd be. B. Johnſ. hough they in numb > ãºmbs tº the flat of hewn, I4. *: to neglect. ... Yºondly paſs our proffer'd offer Tis ºf the rounder of your old fac’d walls an hide you -. Shakeſpeare's King Gohn. Put *: erleap that cuſtom ; for I ... ing jo pp. É.” “and naked, and entreat them; Pleaſe you that I may paſ; this doing. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſpeare. Da vies - &: Ipaſ the wars, that ſpotted linx's make - With their fierce rivals. - Dryden. I paſs their warlike pomp, their proud array. Dryden. 15. To tranſcend; to tranſgreſs. - They did pºſs thoſe bounds, and did return ſince. that time. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 16. To admit; to allow. The money of every one that paſſeth the account, let the prieſts take. 2 Kings xii. 4. I'll paſ; them all upon account, As if your nat'ral ſelf had don't. 17. To enact a law. - How does that man know, but the decree may be already paſſed againſt him, and his allowance of mercy ſpent. South. Among the laws that paſs'd, it was decreed, That conquer’d Thebes from bondage ſhould be freed. Dryden's Knight's Tale. Could the ſame parliament which addreſſed with ſo much zeal and earneſtneſs againſt this evil, paſ; it into a law? Swift. His majeſty's miniſters propoſed the good of the nation, Hudibras. when they adviſed the paſſing this patent. Swift. 18. To impoſe frandulently. Th’ indulgent mother did her care employ, And paſs'd it on her huſband for a boy. Dryden. 19. To practice artfully ; to make ſucceed. - Time lays open frauds, and after that diſcovery there is no paſſing the ſame trick upon the mice. L’Eſtrange. 20. To ſend from one place to another: as, paſs that beggar to his own pariſh. - 21. To Pass away. To ſpend ; to waſte. The father waketh for the daughter, leſt ſhe paſs away the flower of her age. Eccluſ, xlii. 9. 22. To PAss by. To excuſe; to forgive. - However God may paſs by ſingle ſinners in this world; yet when a nation combines againſt him, the wicked ſhall not go unpuniſhed. Tillotſon's Sermons. 23. To PAss by. To neglect; to diſregard. How far ought this enterprize to wait upon theſe other matters, to be mingled with them, or to paſs by them, and give law to them, as inferior unto itſelf? Bacon. It conduces much to our content, if we paſs by thoſe things which happen to our trouble, and conſider that which is proſ- perous; that, by the repreſentation of the better, the worſe may be blotted out. Taylor's Holy Living. Certain paſſages of ſcripture we cannot, without injury to truth, paſs by here in ſilence. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 24. To Pass over. To omit; to let go unregarded. Better to paſs him o'er, than to relate The cauſe I have your mighty fire to hate. Dryden. It does not belong to this place to have that point debated, nor will it hinder our purſuit to paſs it over in ſilence. Watts. The poet paſſes it over as haſtily as he can, as if he were afraid of ſtaying in the cave. Dryden. The queen aſked him, who he was ; but he paſſes over this without any reply, and reſerves the greateſt part of his ſtory to a time of more leiſure. Broome. PAss. n. ſ. [from the verb.] I. A narrow entrance; an avenue. The ſhaight paſs was damm'd With dead men. Shakeſpear's Cymbeline. It would be eaſy to defend the paſſes into the whole coun- try, that the king's army ſhould never be able to enter. Clar. Truth is a ſtrong hold, fortified by God and nature, and diligence is properly the underſtanding's laying ſiege to it; ſo that it muſt be perpetually obſerving all the avenues and paſs to it, and accordingly making its approaches. South. 2. Paſſage; road. The Tyrians had no paſ to the Red Sea, but through the territory of Solomon, and by his ſufferance. Raleigh. Pity tempts the paſs; But the tough metal of my heart reſiſts. Dryden. . A permiſſion to go or come any where. 3 +. ſhall : all that "... in, and ſend them to the lord deputy, with their ſafe conduct or paſs, to be at his diſpoſition. Spenſer on Ireland. We bid this be done, when evil deeds have their permiſſive pºſ, And not the puniſhment. Shakeſpeare. Give quiet paſs - - Through your dominions for this enterprize. Shakeſpeare. A gentleman had a poſs to go beyond the ſeas. Claren. If they ſhould ſend for a pºſs to France, the ceremony in aſking and granting it would be liable to the ſame objećtions of delay. - Clarendon. 4. An order by which vagrants or impotent perſons are ſent to their place of abode. 5. Puſh; thruſt in fencing. 'Tis dangerous when the baſer nature comes Between the paſs, and fell incenſed points Of mighty oppoſites. Shakeſp. Hamlet. The king hath laid, that in a dozen paſſes between you and him, he ſhall not exceed you three hits. Shakeſpeare. With
P A S
P A S
With ſeeming innocence the crowd beguil'd;
But inade the deſperate paſſes, when he ſmil’d.
6. State; condition.
To what a paſs are our minds brought, that, from the right
line of virtue, are wryed to theſe crooked ſhifts : Sidney.
After King Henry united the roſes, they laboured to re-
duce both Engliſh and Iriſh, which work, to what paſs and
perfection it was brought, in queen Elizabeth's reign, hath
been declared. Davies's State of Ireland.
I could ſee plate, hangings and paintings about my houſe
till you had the ordering of me, but I am now brought to
ſuch paſs, that I can ſee nothing at all. L’Eſtrange.
Matters have been brought to this paſs, that if one
among a man's ſons had any blemiſh, he laid him aſide for the
miniſtry, and ſuch an one was preſently approved. South.
PA'ssable. adj. [paſſible, Fr. from paſs.]
1. Poſſible to be paſſed or travelled through or over.
Antiochus departed in all haſte, weening in his pride to
make the land navigable, and the ſea paſſable by foot. 2 Mac.
2. Supportable ; tolerable; allowable.
His body is a paſſable carkaſs, if he be not hurt. It is a
thoroughfare for ſteel. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
They are crafty and of a paſſable reach of underſtanding.
Howel.
In counterfeits, it is with men as with falſe money; one
piece is more or leſs paſſable than another. L’Eſtrange.
Lay by Virgil, my verſion will appear a paſſable beauty
when the original muſe is abſent. Dryden.
White and red well mingled on the face, make what was
before but paſſable, appear beautiful. Dryden.
3. Capable of admiſſion or reception.
Theſe ſtage advocates are not only without truth, but
without colour: could they have made the ſlander paſſable,
we ſhould have heard farther. Collier.
4. Popular; well received. This is a ſenſe leſs uſual.
Where there is no eminent odds in ſufficiency, it is better
to take with the more paſſable, than with the more able. Bac.
A man of the one faction, which is moſt paſſable with the
other, commonly giveth beſt way. Bacon's Eſſays.
PASSADO. m. ſ. [Italian.] A puſh; a thruſt.
A duelliſt, a gentleman of the very firſt houſe; ah the
immortal paſſado. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet.
PA'ss AGE. n.ſ. [paſſage, French.]
1. Aćt of paſſing; travel; courſe; journey.
The ſtory of ſuch a paſſage was true, and Jaſon with the
reſt went indeed to rob Colchos, to which they might arrive
by boat. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the I/orld.
So ſhalt thou beſt prepar'd endure
Thy mortal paſſage when it comes. Milton.
Live like thoſe who look upon themſelves as being only on
their paſſage through this ſtate, but as belonging to that which
is to come. Atterbury's Sermons.
Though the paſſage be troubleſome, yet it is ſecure, and
ſhall in a little time bring us eaſe and peace at the laſt. Wake.
2. Road; way.
Human actions are ſo uncertain, as that ſeemeth the beſt
courſe, which hath moſt paſſages out of it. Bacon.
The land enterprize of Panama was grounded upon a falſe
account, that the paſſages towards it were no better fortified
D ryden -
than Drake had left them. Bacon.
Is there yet no other way beſides
Theſe painful paſſages, how we may come -
To death, and mix with our connatural duſt Milton.
Againſt which open'd from beneath
A paſſage down to th' earth, a paſſage wide. Milton.
When the paſſage is open, land will be turned moſt to great
cattle; when ſhut, to ſheep. Temple.
The Perſian army had advanced into the ſtraight paſſages
of Cilicia, by which means Alexander with his ſmall army
was able to fight and conquer them. South's Seromns.
The paſſage made by many a winding .
Reach'd e'en the room, in which the tyrant lay. Dryden.
He plies him with redoubled ſtrokes;
Wheels as he wheels; and with his pointed dart
Explores the neareſt paſſage to his heart. Dryden.
I wiſhed for the wings of an eagle, to fly away to thoſe
happy ſeats; but the genius told me there was no paſſage to
them, except through the gates of death. Addison.
I have often ſtopped all the paſſages to prevent the ants
going to their own neſt. Addiſon's Guardian, N° 157.
When the gravel is ſeparated from the kidney, oily ſub-
ſtances relax the paſſages. Arbuthnot on Diet.
3. Entrance or exit; liberty to paſs. -
What, are my doors oppos'd againſt my paſſage * Shakespeare
4. The ſtate of decay. Not in uſe.
Would ſome part of my young years
Might but redeem the paſſage of your age
5. Intellectual admittance; mental acceptance.
I would render this treatiſe intelligible to every rational man,
however little verſed in ſcholaſtick learning, among whom I
$xpect it will have a fairer paſſage than among thoſe deeply im-
bucd with other principles. Digby.
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6. Occurrence; hap.
It is no act of common paſſage, but
A ſtrain of rareneſs.
7. Unſettled ſtate; a
the place of abode.
Moſt traders in Ireland are but factors; the cauſe muſt be
rather an ill opinion of ſecurity than of gain: the laſt intices
the Poorer traders, young beginners, orthoſe of paſſage; but
without the firſt, the rich will never ſettle in the country.
Temple's Miſcellanies.
In man the judgment ſhoots at flying : iſ.
A bird of paſſage 7 loſt as ſoon as found;
Now in the noon perhaps, now under ground.
8. Incident; tranſaction.
This buſineſs as it is a very high paſſage of ſtate, ſo it is
worthy of ſerious conſideration. Hayward.
Thou doſt in thy paſſages of life
Make me believe that thou art only mark'd -
For the hot vengeance of heav'n. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
9. Management : conduct. -
Upon conſideration of the condućt and paſſage of affairs
in former times, the ſtate of England ought to be cleared of
an imputation caſt upon it. Davies on Ireland.
Io. Part of a book; ſingle place in a writing. Endroit, Fr.
A critic who has no taſte nor learning, ſeldom ventures
to praiſe any paſſage in an author who has not been before re-
ceived by the publick. Addiſon's Spediator, N° 291.
As to the cantos, all the paſſages are as fabulous as the
viſion at the beginning. Pope.
PA'ssED. Preterite and participle of paſs.
Why ſayeſt thou my way is hid from the Lord, and my
judgment is paſſed over from my God Iſaiah xl. 27.
He affirmed, that no good law paſſed fince king William's
acceſſion, except the act for preſerving the game. Addiſon.
The deſcription of a life, paſſed away in vanity and among
the ſhadows of pomp, may be ſoon finely drawn in the ſame
place. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 210.
PA'ss ENGER. m. ſ. [paſſager, French.]
I. A traveller; one who is upon the road; a wayfarer.
All the way, the wanton damſel found
New mirth, her paſſenger to entertain.
What hollowing, and what ſtir is this 2
Theſe are my mates that make their wills their law,
Shakeſpeare:
ptneſs by condition or nature to change
Pope.
Fairy Queen.
Have ſome unhappy paſſenger in chaſe. Shakeſpeare.
The nodding horror of whoſe ſhady brows -
Threats the forlorn and wand'ring paſſenger. Milton.
Apelles, when he had finiſhed any work, expoſed it to the
ſight of all paſſengers, and concealed himſelf to hear the cen-
ſure of his faults. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
2. One who hires in any vehicle the liberty of travelling.
The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempeſt doth attend the
unſkilful words of a paſſenger. Sidney.
PAssenger falcon. m. ſ. A kind of migratory hawk. Ainſ.
P'Asser. n. ſ. [from paſs.] One who paſſes; one that is upon
the road.
Under you ride the home and foreign ſhipping in ſo near a
diſtance, that, without troubling the paſſer or borrowing
Stentor's voice, you may confer with any in the town. Carew.
Have we ſo ſoon forgot,
When, like a matron, butcher'd by her ſons,
And caſt beſide ſome common way a ſpectacle
Of horror and affright to paſſers by,
Our groaning country bled at every vein. Rowe.
PAssibi‘LITY.. n.ſ. ºft. Fr. from paſſible.] Quality of
receiving in preſſions from external agents.
The laſt doubt, touching the paſſibility of the matter of
the heavens, is drawn from the eclipſes of the ſun and
in OOil. Hakewill on Providence.
PA'ssible. adj. [paſſible, Fr. paſſibilis, Lat..] Suſceptive of im
preſſions from external agents.
Theodoret diſputeth with great earneſtneſs, that God can-
not be ſaid to ſuffer; but he thereby meaneth Chriſt's divine
nature againſt Apollinarius, which held even deity itſelf
paſſible. Hooker, b. v. 53.
PA'ssibleNEss. n. ſ [from paſſible.] Quality of receiving im-
preſſions from external agents. -
It drew after it the hereſy of the paſſibleneſ of the deity,
becauſe the deity of Č; was become, in their conceits,
the ſame naturé with the humanity that was paſſible.
Brerewood on Languages.
PAssiNG. participial adj. [from paſs.]
1. Supreme ; ſurpaſſing others; eminent.
No ſtrength of arms ſhall win this noble fort,
Or ſhake this puiſſant wall, ſuch paſſing might
Have ſpells and charms, if they be ſaid aright. Fairfax.
Sir Hudibras his paſſing worth, -
The manner how he fallied forth. Hudibras.
2. It is uſed adverbially to enforce the meaning of another word.
Exceeding.
“ºn is pºſing ſell and wroth. Shakeſpeare.
Many
P A S P A S **** | Many in each region poſing fair n ſky; more like to goddeſſes - - - #. ãº. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. She was not only pºſſing fair, But was withal diſcreet and debonair. Dryden. while thus we ſtood as in a ſtound, Full ſoon by bonfire and by bell, we learnt our liege was paſſing well. . . Gay. Passing bell. m. ſ. ſpaſing and bell.] The bell which rings ...the hour of departure, to obtain prayers for the paſſing ſoul: it is often uſed for the bell, which rings immediately after death. Thoſe loving papers, Thicken on you now, as pray'rs aſcend To heaven in troops at a good man's paſſingbell. Donne. A talk of tumult, and a breath - Would ſerve him as his paſſingbell to death. Daniel. Before the paſſingbell begun, - The news through half the town has run. Swift. PASSION. m. ſ. [pºſion, French ; paſſie, Latin.] . Any effect cauſed by external agency. I #. differences . .# ...} not mouldable, ſciſſible and not ſciſſible, and many other paſſions of matter are ple- beian notions, applied to the inſtruments men ordinarily pračtiſe. - - Bacon. A body at reſt affords us no idea of any aćtive power to move, and when, ſet in motion, it is rather a paſſion than an action in it. Locke. 2. Violent commotion of the mind. All the other paſſions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts and raſh embrac'd deſpair. Shakeſp. Thee every thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weep: whoſe every paſſion fully ſtrives To make itſelf in thee fair and admired. Shakeſpeare. Vex'd I am Of late, with paſſions of ſome difference. Shakeſpeare. I am doubtful, leſt You break into ſome merry paſſion, And ſo offend him: If you ſhould ſmile, he grows impatient. Shakeſp. n loving thou do'ſt well, in pºſion not; Wherein true love conſiſts not, Milton's Par. Loft. Cruel his eye, but caſt Signs of remorſe and paſºn, to behold The fellows of his crime condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain. Milton's Par. Loft, Paſſion's too fierce to be in fetters bound, And nature flies him like enchanted ground. Dryden. All the art of rhetorick, beſides order and perſpicuity, only moves the paſſions, and thereby miſleads the judgment. Locke. 3. Anger. The word paſſion ſignifies the receiving any action in a large philoſophical ſenſe; in a more limited philoſophical ſenſe, it ſignifies any of the affections of human nature; as love, fear, joy, ſorrow: but the common people confine it only to anger. Watts. 4. Zeal; ardour. Where ſtateſmen are ruled by faction and intereſt, they can have no paſſion for the glory of their country, nor any con- cern for the figure it will make. Addiſon on Å. 5. Love. For your love, You kill'd her father: you confeſs'd you drew A mighty argument to prove jº. for the daughter. - Dryden and Lee's Oedipus. - He, to grate me more, Publickly own'd his pajion for Ameſtris. Rowe. Survey yourſelf, and then forgive your ſlave, Think what a paſſion ſuch a form muſt have. Granvil. 6. Eargerneſs. Abate a little of that violent paſſion for fine cloaths, ſo pre- dominant in your ſex. Swift. 7. Emphatically. The laſt ſuffering of the redeemer of the world. He ſhewed himſelf alive after his paſſion, by many infallible proofs. Aé?, i. 3. To PA'ssion. v. n. [paſſionner, Fr. from the noun..] To be ºnely agitated ; to expreſs great commotion"of mind, Obſolete. 'Twas Ariadne paſſioning For Theſeus' perjury and unju flight. Shakeſpeare. ^*.*Lºwer, n.ſ. [granadilla, Latin.] th †: ºwer hath a double calyx, the firſt conſiſting of . i. the other of five, which expand in form ºf a º i. flowers conſiſt of five leaves each, and are of a ro- with . 9m in the centre of the flower ariſes the pointal, tender .. fringed at the bottom, but furniſhed with a which are . à. the top, ºn which ſtand three clubs, under ways iniº *na, with rough obtuſe apices, which al- globular i. *...*. the embryo turns to an oval or ulty º, and conſiſting of one cell, which is full of ſeeds adhering to the ſides, and covered with a ſort of hood or veil. Miller. PA'ssion-week. m. ſ. The week immediately preceding Eaſter, named in commemoration of our Saviour's crucifixion. PA'ssion at E. adj. [paſſionné, French.] 1. Moved by paſſion; cauſing or expreſſing great commotion of mind. My whole endeavour is to reſolve the conſcience, and to ſhew what, in this controverſy, the heart is to think, if it will follow the light of found and ſincere judgment, without either cloud of prejudice or miſt of paſſionate affection. Hooker. Thucydides obſerves, that men are much more paſſionate for injuſtice than for violence; becauſe the one coming as from an equal ſeems rapine ; when the other proceeding from one ſtronger is but the effect of neceſſity. Clarendon. Good angels looked upon this ſhip of Noah's with a paſſionate concern for its ſafety. Burnet. Men, upon the near approach of death, have been rouzed up into ſuch a lively ſenſe of their guilt, ſuch a paſſionate de- gree of concern and remorſe, that, if ten thouſand ghoſts had appeared to them, they ſcarce could have had a fuller convićtion of their danger. Atterbury's Sermons. 2. Eaſily moved to anger. Homer's Achilles is haughty and paſſionate, impatient of any reſtraint by laws, and arrogant in arms. Prior. To PA'sssionate. v. a. [from paſſion.] An old word. Obſolete. 1. To affect with paſſion. Great pleaſure mix'd with pitiful regard, That godly king and queen did paſſionate, Whilſt they his pitiful adventures heard, That oft they did lament his luckleſs ſtate. Fairy Queen. 2. To expreſs paſſionately. Thy neice and I want hands, And cannot paſſionate our tenfold grief With folded arms. Shakeſpeare's Titus Andronicus. PA'ssion ATELY. adv. [from paſſionate.] 1. With paſſion ; with defire, love or hatred; with great com- motion of mind. Whoever paſſionately covets any thing he has not, has loſt his hold. L’Eſtrange. If ſorrow expreſſes itſelf never ſo loudly and fº. and diſcharge itſelf in never ſo many tears, yet it will no more purge a man's heart, than the waſhing of his hands can cleanſe the rotteneſs of his bones. South's Sermons. I made Meleſinda, in oppoſition to Nourmahal, a woman paſſionately loving of her huſband, patient of injuries and con- tempt, and conſtant in her kindneſs. Dryden. 2. Angrily. They lay the blame on the poor little ones, ſometimes paſſionately enough, to divert it from themſelves. Locke. Pa'ssion AT ENEss. n.ſ.. [from paſſionate.] 1. State of being ſubject to paſſion. 2. Vehemence of mind. To love with ſome paſſionateneſ; the perſon you would marry, is not only allowable but expedient. Boyle. PASSIVE. adj. [paſſif, French; paſſivus, Latin.] 1. Receiving impreſſion from ſome external agent. High above the ground Their march was, and the paſse air upbore Their nimble tread. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. The active informations of the intellect, filling the paſſive reception of the will, like form cloſing with matter, grew aćtuate into a third and diſtinct perfection of practice. Sºuth. As the mind is wholly paſſive in the reception of all its ſimple ideas, ſo it exerts ſeveral acts of its own, whereby, out of its ſimple ideas, the other is formed. Locke; The vis inertia is a paſſive principle by which bodies perſiſt in their motion or reſt, receive motion in proportion to the force impreſſing it, and reſiſt as much as they are reſiſted: by this principle alone, there never could have been any mo- tion in the world. Newton's Opticks. 2. Unreſiſting; not oppoſing: Not thoſe alone, who paſſive own her laws, - But who, weak rebels, more advance her cauſe. Punciad. 3. Suffering; not acting. ... [In grammar. 4. I Aš. ...}} is that which ſignifies paſſion or the effect of aćtion: as, doceor, I am taught. ... Clarke's Lat. Gram. Passively. adv. [from paſſive..] With a paſſive nature. Though ſome are pºſſively inclin'd, , , The greater part degenerate from their kind. Dryden. PA'ssive Ness. n.ſ. [from paſſive.] 1. Quality of receiving impreſſion from external agents. 2. Paſibility; power of ſuffering. - - we ſhall loſe our paſſiveneſ with our being, and be as in- capable of ſuffering as heaven can make us. Decay of Piety. Passivity. n.ſ.. [from paſſive..] Paſſiveneſs. An innovated word. There being no mean between penetrability and impene- trability, between paſſivity and activity, theſe being contrary and oppoſite, the infinite rarefaction of the one quality, is the poſition of its contrary. Cheyne's Philºſºphical Principles. - PA'ssoy E.R. -
P A S
P A S
Flº,
PA'ssover. m. ſ. ſpaſ, and over.]
1. A feaſt inſtituted among the Jews in memory of the time
when God, ſmiting the firſt-born of the Egyptians, paffed
over the habitations of the Hebrews,
The Jews paſſover was at hand, and Jeſus went up. jo. ii. 13.
The Lord's paſſover, commonly called Eaſter, was or-
dered by the common law to be celebrated every year on a
Sunday. Ayliffe's Parergon.
2. The ſacrifice killed.
• Take a lamb, and kill the paſſºver. Exodus xii. 21.
PA'ssport. n. ſ. ſpaſſport, Fr. J. Permiſſion of egreſs.
Under that pretext, fain ſhe would have given a ſecret
affort to her affection. Sidney.
Giving his reaſon paſſport for to paſs
Whither it would, ſo it would let him die. Sidney.
Let him depart; his paſſport ſhall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purſe. Shakeſpeare.
Having uſed extreme caution in granting paſſports to Ire-
land, he conceived that paper not to have been delivered. Clar.
The goſpel has then only a free admiſſion into the aſſent
of the underſtanding, when it brings a paſſport from a rightly
diſpoſed will, as being the faculty, of dominion, that com-
mands all, that ſhuts out, and lets in, what objećts it
pleaſes. South's Sermons.
Admitted in the ſhining throng,
He ſhows the paſſport which he brought along;
His paſſport is his innocence and grace,
Well known to all the natives of the place. Dryden.
- At our meeting in another world;
For thou haſt drunk thy paſſport out of this. Dryden.
Past. participial adj. [from paſs.]
I. Not preſent; not to come.
Paſi, and to come, ſeem beſt; things preſent worſt. Shakespeare
For ſeveral months paſſ, papers have been written upon the
beſt publick principle, the love of our country. Swift.
This not alone has ſhone on ages paſt, -
But lights the preſent, and ſhall warm the laſt. Pope.
2. Spent ; gone through ; undergone.
- A life of glorious labours paſt. Pope.
Past. n.ſ. Elliptically uſed for paſt time.
The paſt is all by death poſſeſt,
And frugal fate that guards the reſt,
By giving bids us live to-day. Fenton.
PAST. prºpoſition.
1. Beyond in time. - - -
Sarah was delivered of a child, when ſhe was paſt age.
- - Hebrews xi. 1 1,
2. No longer capable of. -
Fe: vºt prayers he made, when he was eſteemed paſſ ſenſe,
and do ſpent his latt breath in committing his ſoul unto the
. Almighty. - - - Hayward.
3. Beyond; out of reach of. * * -
- We muſt not
Proſtitute our paſt cure malady - - :
To empiricks. Shakeſpear’s All's well that ends well.
- What's gone, and what's paſt help,
Should be paſt grief. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale.
Many men have not yet finned themſelves poſt all ſenſe or
feeling, but have ſome regrets; and when their ſpirits are at
any time diſturbed with the ſenſe of their guilt, they are for
a little time more watchful over their ways; but they are
ſoon diſheartened. Calamy's Sermons.
Love, when once paſt government, is conſequently paſt
ſhame. L’Eſtrange.
Her life ſhe might have had ; but the deſpair
Of ſaving his, had put it paſt her care, Dryden.
I’m ſtupify'd with ſorrow, paſt relief -
Of tears. Dryden.
That the bare receiving a ſum ſhould ſink a man into a
ſervile ſtate, is paſt my comprehenſion. Collier on Pride.
That he means paternal power, is paſt doubt from the in-
ference he makes. Locke.
4. Beyond; further than.
We will go by the king's high way, until we be poſt thy
borders. Numbers xxi. 22.
5. Above; more than. -
The northern Iriſh Scots have bows not paſt three quarters
of a yard long, with a ſtring of wreathed hemp and their
arrows not much above an ell. Spenſer on Ireland.
The ſame inundation was not deep, not paſt forty foot
from the ground. Bacon.
PASTE. n.ſ. [paſſe, French.]
1. Anything mixed up ſo as to be viſcous and tenacious : ſuch
as flour and water for bread or pies ; or various kinds of earth
mingled for the potter. -
Except you could bray Chriſtendom in a mortar, and
mould it into a new poſte, there is no poſſibility of an holy
War. Bacon's Hºly J/ar.
With particles of heav'nly fire
The God of nature did his ſoul inſpire;
Which wife Prometheus temper'd into poſſe,
And, mixt with living ſtreams, the godlike image caſt, Dryd.
–
When the gods moulded up the paſie of man, -
Some of their dough was left upon their hands. Dryden.
He has the whiteſt hand that ever you ſaw, and raiſes paſte
better than any woman. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 482.
2. Flour and water boiled together ſo as to make a cement.
3: Artificial mixture, in imitation of precious flones.
To PASTE. v. a. ſpaſter, Fr. from the noun..] To faſten
with paſte. -
By paſting the vowels and conſonants on the ſides of dice,
his eldeſt ſon played himſelf into ſpelling. - Locke.
... Young creatures have learned their letters and ſyllables, by
having them paſted upon little flat tablets. JWatts.
PA's reboard. n ſ. ſpaſte and board.] Maſſes made anciently
by paſting one paper on another: now made ſometimes by
macerating paper and caſting it in moulds, ſometimes by
pounding old cordage, and caſting it in forms.
Tintoret made chambers of board and paſteboard, propor-
tioned to his models, with doors and windows, through which
he diſtributed; on his figures, artificial lights. Dryden.
, I would not make myſelf merry even with a piece of paſſe-
board, that is inveſted with a publick character. Addiſon.
PA's TEBoARD. adj. Made of paſteboard. -
Put ſilkworms on whited brown paper into a paſteboard
box. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
PA'stel: n.ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
PA's TERN. m. ſ. [paſturon, French.] -
1. The knee of an horſe. - | -
I will not change my horſe with any that treads on four
poſterns. . - Shakeſpear’s Henry V.
The colt that for a ſtallion is deſign'd,
Upright he walks on paſterns firm and ſtraight,
His motions eaſy, prancing in his gait. Dryden,
Being heavy, he ſhould not tread ſtiff, but have a paſtern
made him, to break the force of his weight: by this his body
hangs on the hoof, as a coach doth by the leathers. Grew.
2. The legs of an human creature in contempt.
So ſtraight ſhe walk'd, and on her paſterns high :
If ſeeing her behind, he lik'd her pace, -
Now turning ſhort, he better lik'd her face. . Dryden,
PA's TIL. m. ſ. [poſtillus, Lat. paſtille, Fr.] A roll of paſte.
To draw with dry colours, make long paſſils, by grinding
red led with ſtrong wort, and ſo roll them up like pencils,
drying them in the ſun. Peacham on Drawing.
PA's TIME. n.ſ. [pdſ, and time.] Sport; amuſement ; diverſion.
It was more requiſite for Zelmane's hurt to reſt,' than
ſit up at thoſe paſtimes; but ſhe, that felt no wound but one;
earneſtly deſired to have the paſtorals. Sidney, b. i.
I'll be as patient as a gentle ſtream,
And make a poſime of each weary ſtep, .
*Till the laſt ſtep has brought me to my love. Shakespeare
- Paſtime paſſing excellent,
If huſbanded with modeſty. - Shakeſpeare,
- With theſe
Find paſſime, and bear rule; thy realm is large. , Milton.
A man, much addićted to luxury, recreation and paſſime,
ſhould never pretend to devote himſelf entirely to the ſciences,
unleſs his ſoul be ſo refined, that he can taſte theſe entertain-
ments eminently in his cloſet. - Watts.
PA's roR. m. ſ. [paſtor, Latin; paſſeur, old French.]
I. A ſhepherd. - . .
Receive this preſent by the muſes made,
The pipe on which the Aſcraean paſtor play’d. Dryden.
The paſtor ſhears their hoary beards,
And eaſes of their hair the loaden herds. Dryden.
2: A clergyman who has the care of a flock; one who has ſouls
to feed with ſound doctrine. - - -
The paſtor maketh ſuits of the people, and they with
one voice teſtify a general aſſent thereunto, or he joyfully
beginneth, and they with like alacrity follow, dividing be:
tween them the ſentences wherewith they ſtrive, which ſhall
much ſhew his own, and ſtir up others zeal to the glory of
God. - Hooker, b. v. ſ. 39.
The firſt branch of the great work belonging to a paſtor
of the church, was to teach. South's Sermons.
A breach in the general form of worſhip was reckoned too
unpopular to be attempted, neither was the expedient then
found out of maintaining ſeparate paſtors out of Privº
purſes. Swift.
PA's roRAL. adj. [poſioralis, Latin; paſtoral, French.] -
1. Rural; ruſtick; beſeeming ſhepherds; imitating ſhepherds.
In thoſe paſtoral paſtimes, a great many days were ſent to
follow their flying predeceſſors. Sidney.
2. Relating to the care of ſouls. -
Their lord and maſter taught concerning the paſtoral care
he had over his own flock. - Hººker, b. v. ſ. 19.
The biſhop of Saliſbury recommended the tenth ſatire of
Juvenal, in his poſioral letter, to the ſerious peruſal of the
divines of his dioceſe. - - Dryden.
PA's roRAL. m. ſ. A poem in which any action or pation is
repreſented by its effects upon a country life; or according to
the common practice in which ſpeakers take uron them the
character of ſhepherds; an idyl; a bucolick.
19 G Paſtoral
P A T
P A T
- imitation of the aëtion of a ſhepherd, the
a... ..". dramatick or narrative, or mixed
of both, the fable ſimple, the manners not too polite *.º
- wº beſt adors in the world, for tragedy, comedy, hi-
ſtory pa/foral. - Shakeſp. º
Théré ought to be the ſame difference between paſtorals
and elegies: as between the life of the country and the court;
the latter ſhould be ſmooth, clean, tender and paſſionate :
the thoughts may be bold, more gay, and more *jº
in pa/Poral. alſ/2.
pºſ: n. ſ. ſpaſiſerie, Fr. from paſſe.]
1. The act of making pies.
Let never freſh machines your pa/lry try,
Unleſs grandees or magiſtrates are by, --
Then you may put a dwarf into a pye. King.
2. Pies or baked paſte.
- Remember
The ſeed cake, the paſtries and the furmenty pot. Tiſz.
They call for dates and quinces in the pºſity. Shakeſp.
Beaſts of chaſe, or º º game,
affry built, or from the ſpit, or boil'd,
§º: ſteam'd. P A4ilton's Paradiſe Regain'd.
3. The place where paſtry is made. -
PA's TRY-cook. n. / [pºſtry and cook.] One whoſe trade is
to make and ſell things baked in paſte.
I wiſh you knew what my huſband has paid to the paſtry-
cooks and confectioners. Arbuthnot.
PA's rurable. adj. [from pºſture.] Fit for paſture.
PA's rur Age. n.ſ. [paſturage, French.]
1. The buſineſs of feeding cattle.
I wiſh there were ſome ordinances, that whoſoever keepeth
twenty kine, ſhould keep a plough going; for otherwiſe all
men would fall to paſturage, and none to huſbandry.
Spenſer on Ireland.
2. Lands grazed by cattle. -
France has a ſheep by her to ſhew, that the riches of the
cºuntry conſiſted chiefly in flocks and poſiurage. Addiſon.
3. The uſe of paſture.
Cattle fatted by good poſiurage, after violent motion, die
ſuddenly. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
PA's Tuke. m. ſ. ſpaſture, French.J
1. Food; the act of feeding.
Unto the conſervation is required a ſolid paſture, and a food
congenerous unto nature. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
2. Ground on which cattle feed.
A careleſs herd,
Full of the paſture, jumps along by him,
And never ſtays. Shakeſpeare's As you like it.
When there was not room for their herds to fººd together,
they, by conſent, ſeparated and enlarged their poſiure where
it beſt liked them. Locke.
The new tribes look abroad
On nature's common, far as they can ſee
Or wing, their range and poſiur.
3. Human culture; education.
- From the firſt paſtures of our infant age,
To elder cares and man's ſeverer page
We laſh the pupil. Dryden.
o PA'sture. v. a. [from the houn..] To place in a paſture.
To Pasture. v. n. [from the noºn J To graze on the
ground. -
...The cattle in the fields and meadows green
Thºſe rare and ſolitary; theſe in floº,
Poſluring at once, and in broad herds upſprung. Milton.
PA sty. n. j. [pºſte, French.] A Pye of cruſt raiſed without
Thomſºn's Spring.
, - a diſh.
Of the paſte a coffin will I rear,
And make two paſić of your ſhameful heads: Shakeſp.
I will confeſs what I know ; if ye pinch me like a paſty, I
can ſay no more. Shakespeare
ºf you'd fight an alderman and mayor, shakeſpeare.
Within a paſ; lodge a living hare. King.
- A man of ſober life,
Not quite a madman, though a poſſy fell,
And much too wiſe to walkintº well. Pope.
^T, ºff. [from pas, Dutch, Skinner.] Fit, Convenient:
exactly ſuitable either as to time * Place. This is a low word.
and ſhould not be uſed but in burleſque writings.
Pat pat; and here's a marvellous convenient place for our
- rehearſal, - Shakeſpear's 44idſummer Night's prº.
Now I might do it ſº, now he is praying. Shakeſp.
hey never ſaw two things ſo pat,
In all ºſpects, as this and that. Hudibras, p. ii.
ſinglius dreamed of at - -
doctrine of the Fºſſ. ext, which he found Very pat to his
- Atterbury.
e e . "rely put to't at the end of a verſe, y
* he could find nowo; to come pat in. Swift.
A.T. a. ſ. -
- with the !º Fr. is a foot, and thence Pat may be a blow
- f. A light quick blow; a tap.
he leaſt noiſe * *ough to diſturb the operation of his
brain; the pat of a ſhuttle-cock, or the creaking of a jack
will do. Collier on human Reaſon.
2. Small lump of matter beat into ſhape with the hand.
To PAT. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtrike lightly ; to tap.
Children prove, whether they can rub upon the breaſt
with one hand, and pat upon the forehead with another, and
ſtraightways they pat with both. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Gay pats my ſhoulder, and you vaniſh quite. Pope,
PATAcHE. m. ſ. A ſmall ſhip. Ainſworth.
PATAcoon. "...ſ.. A Spaniſh coin worth four ſhillings and
eight pence Engliſh. Anſworth.
To PATch. v. n. [pudiaer, Daniſh; Pezzare, Italian.j
I. To cover with a piece ſewed on. -
They would think themſelves miſerable in a patched coat,
and yet their minds appear in a pie-bald livery of coarſe patches
and borrowed ſhreds. Locke.
2. To decorate the face with ſmall ſpots of black ſilk.
In the middle boxes, were ſeveral ladies who patched both
ſides of their faces. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº 81.
We begg'd her but to patch her face,
She never hit one proper place. Swift.
3. To mend clumſily; to mend ſo as that the original itrength
or beauty is loſt.
Anything mended, is but patch'd. Skałºff.
Phyſick can but mend our crazy ſtate,
Patch an old building, not a new create. Dryden.
Broken limbs, common prudence ſends us to the ſurgeons
to piece and patch up. L'Aſtrange.
4. To make up of ſhreds or different pieces. Someti. with
ap emphatical.
If we ſeek to judge of thoſe times, which the ſcriptures ſet
us dºwn without error, by the reigns of the Aſſyrian princes,
we ſhall but patch up the ſtory at adventure, and le.". in
confuſion. Raleigh's Hiſtory ºf the World.
His glorious end was a patch'd work of fate,
Ill ſorted with a ſoft effeminate life. Dryden.
There is that viſible ſymmetry in a human body, as gives
an intrinſick evidence, that it was not formed ſucceſſively and
patched up by piece-meal. Bentley's Sermon.
Enlarging an author's ſenſe, and building fancies of our
own upon his foundation, we may call Paraphraſing; but
more properly changing, adding, patching, Piccing. Felton.
PATCH. n.ſ. ſpezzº, Italian.]
I. A piece ſewed on to cover a hole.
Patches ſet upon a little breach,
Diſcredit more in hiding of the flaw,
Than did the flaw before it was ſo patch'd. Shakespeare .
If the ſhoe be ript, or patches put;
He's wounded! ſee the plaiſter on his foot. Dryden.
They ſuffer their minds to appear in a pie-bald livery of
cºarſe patches and borrowed ſhreds, ſuch as the common opi-
nion of thoſe they converſe with clothe them in. Locke.
2. A piece inſerted in maſaick or variegated work.
3. A ſmall ſpot of black filk put on the face.
How I providence 1 and yet a Scottiſh crew
Then madan nature wears black patches too. Cleaveland.
If to every common funeral, -
By your eyes martyr'd, ſuch grace were allow'd,
Yºur face wou'd wear not patches, but a cloud. Suckling.
They were patched º and caſt hoſtile glances
"Pon one another, and their patches were placed in different
ſituations as party-ſignals to diſtinguiſh friends from foes. Addison
This the morning omens ſeem'd to tell;
Thrice from my trembling hand the patch-box fell. Pope.
4. A ſmall particle; a parcel of land.
We go to gain a little patch of ground,
That hath in it no profit but the name. Shakespeare .
. A paltry fellow. Obſolete.
5. A p W. a py'd ninny's this thou ſcurvy patch / Shakeſp.
PA'Tcher. m. / [from patch..] One that patches; a botcher.
PA'tch ERY. n.J. [from patch..] Botchery; bungling work.
Forgery. A word not in uſe.
You hear him cogg, ſee him diſſemble, , , ,
Know his groſs patchery, love him, and feed him,
Yet remain aſſur'd that he's a made-up villain. Shakespeare .
PA'tchwork. n.ſ. ſpatch and work.] Work made by ſewing
ſmall pieces of different colours interchangeably together.
When my cloaths were finiſhed, they loºked like the
patchwork, only mine were all of a colour. Gulliver's Travel.
Whoever only reads to tranſcribe ſhining remarks, without
entering into the genius and ſpirit of the author, will be apt
to be miſled out of the regular way of thinking; and all the
produćt of all this will be found a manifeſt incoherent piece
of patchwork. . . - Swift.
Foreign her air, her robe's diſcordant pride -
In patchwork flut’ring. Dunciad.
PATF. n.ſ.. [This is derived by Skinner from tête, Fr.] The
head. Now commonly uſed in contempt or ridicule, but an-
tiently in ſerious language.
Senſeleſs man, that himſelf doth hate,
To love another;
Here take thy lover's token on thy pate. Fairy ń
P A T
:
Behold the deſpaire,
Py cuſtome and covetous pates,
By gaps and opening of gates. Tuffer.
He is a traitor, let him to the tower,
And crop away that factious pate of his. Shakeſp.
Steal by line and level is an excellent paſs of pate. Shakeſp.
e That ſly devil,
That broker that ſtill breaks the pate of faith,
That daily breakvow. Shakeſp.
I had broke thy pate,
And aſk'd thee mercy for’t. Shakesp.
* Who dares
Say this man is a flatterer. The learned pate
Ducks to the golden fool. Shakeſp.
Thank your gentler fate,
That, for a bruis'd or broken pate,
Has freed you from thoſe knobs that grow
Much harder on the married brow. Hudibras.
If only ſcorn attends, men for aſſerting the church's dig-
nity, many will rather chuſe to neglect their duty, than to
et a broken pate in the church's ſervice. South's Sermons.
If any young novice happens into the neighbourhood of
flatterers, preſently they are plying his full purſe and empty
pate with addreſſes ſuitable to his vanity. South.
P{Trp. adj. [from fate.] Having a pate. It is uſed only in
compoſition; as, long-pated or cunning; ſhallow-pated or
oliſh.
pºetion. n. ſ. [patºſačio, Latin.] Aét or ſtate of
opening. Ainſworth.
Paºren. n.ſ. [patina, Latin.] A plate. Not in uſe.
The floor of heav'n
Is thick inlaid with patens of bright gold;
There's not the ſmalleſt orb which thou behold'ſt,
But in his motion like an angel ſings. Shakeſp.
PATENT. adj. [patens, Latin; patent, French.]
1. Open to the peruſal of all : as, letters patent.
2. Something appropriated by letters patent.
Madder is eſteemed a commodity that will turn to good
profit; ſo that, in king Charles the firſt's time, it was made
a patent commodity, Mortimer's Huſbandry.
PATENT. n.ſ. A writ conferring ſome excluſive right or pri-
vilege.
; you are ſo fond over her iniquity, give her patent to of—
fend; for if it touch not you, it comes near no body.
Shakeſpeare.
So will I grow, ſo live, ſo die,
Ere I will yield my virgin patent up
Unto his lordſhip. Shakeſpeare's Midſum. Night's Dream.
We are cenſured as obſtinate, in not complying with a
royal patent. Swift.
PATENTEE. n.ſ.. [from patent.] One who has a patent.
If his tenant and patentee diſpoſe of his gift, without his
kingly conſent, the lands ſhall revert to the king. Bacon.
In the patent granted to lord Dartmouth, the ſecurities
obliged the patentee to receive his money back upon every
demand. Swift.
PATER-NOSTER, n.ſ. (Lat.] The Lord's prayer.
No penny no pater-noſfer. Camden's Remains.
PATE'RNAL. adj. [paternus, Lat. paternel, Fr.]
1. [Fatherly ; having the relation of a father; pertaining to a
father.
I diſclaim all my paternal care,
Propinquity and property of blood,
And as a ſtranger to my heart and me
Hold thee. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Admonitions fraternal or paternal of his fellow chriſtians
or governors of the church. Hammond.
They ſpend their days in joy unblam'd; and dwell
Long time in peace, by families and tribes,
Under paternal rule. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
2. Hereditary; received in ſucceſſion from one's father.
Men plough with oxen of their own
Their ſmall paternal field of corn. Dryden.
He held his paternal eſtate from the bounty of the con-
queror. Dryden.
Retreat betimes
To thy paternal ſeat, the Sabine field,
Where the great Cato toil'd with his own hands. Addison.
Pate'RNITY.. n.ſ.. [from paternus, Lat. paternité, Fr.] Fa-
therſhip; the relation of a father.
The world, while it had ſcarcity of people, underwent no
other dominion than paternity and elderſhip. Raleigh,
A young heir, kept ſhort by his father, might be known
by his countenance; in this caſe, the paternity and filiation
leave very ſenſible impreſſions. Arbuthnot.
ATH. n.ſ. [paş, Saxon.] Way; road; track. In conver-
ſation it is uſed of a narrow way to be paſſed on foot; but in
ſolemn language means any paſſage.
For darkneſs, where is the place thereof; that thou ſhouldſt
know the paths to the houſe thereof. job xxxviii. 20.
On the glad earth the golden age renew,
And thy great father's paih to heav'n purſue, Dryden.
—-- - = *_ſ
The dewy path of meadows we will tread,
For crowns and chaplets. Dryden's Theocritus.
There is but one road by which to climb up, and they
have a very ſevere law againſt any that enters the town by
another path, leſt any new one ſhould be worn on the
mountain. * Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
####$!!. }: pathetique, Fr.] Affecting
the paſſions; paſſionate; moving.
- His page that handful of wit;
'Tis a moſt pathetical neat. Shakeſp.
How pathetiik is that expoſtulation of Job, when, for the
trial ºf his patience, he was made to look upon himſelf in
this deplorable condition. Speciator, N° 571.
Tully confidered the diſpoſitions of a ſincere and leſs mer-
curial nation, by dwelling on the pathetick part. Swift.
While thus pathetick to the prince he ſpoke,
From the brave youth the ſtreaming paſſion broke. Pope.
PATHETICALLY. adv. [from pathetical.] In ſuch a maaner
as may ſtrike the paſſions. y
Theſe reaſons, ſo pathetically urged and ſo admirably raiſed
by the proſopopoia of nature, ſpeaking to her children with
ſo much authority, deſerve the pains I have taken. Dryden.
Pathetical Ness. n.ſ.. [from pathetical.] Quality of being
pathetick; quality of moving the paſſion. -
PA'thless, adj.[from path.] Untrodden; not marked with paths.
Aſk thou the citizens of pathleſs woods ;
What cut the air with wings, what ſwim in floods. Sandys.
Like one that had been led aſtray
Through the heav'ns wide pathleſs way. Milton.
In fortune's empire blindly thus we go,
And wander after pathleſs deſtiny,
Whoſe dark reſorts ſince prudence cannot know ;
In vain it would provide. Dryden.
Through miſts obſcure, ſhe wings her tedious way,
Now wanders dazzl'd with too bright a day;
And from the ſummit of a pathleſs coaſt
. . Sees infinite, and in that fight is loſt. Prior.
PathognomoNick, adj. [rz$oyvapovixes, ra:30; and yivár-
xz.] Such ſigns of a diſeaſe as are inſeparable, deſigning the
eſſence or real nature of the diſeaſe; not ſymptomatick. Quincy.
He has the true pathognomonick fign of love, jealouſy; for
nobody will ſuffer his miſtreſs to be treated ſo. Arbuthnot.
Pathological. adj. [pathologique, Fr. from pathology.] Re-
lating to the tokens or diſcoverable effects of a diflemper.
PATHologist. n.ſ. [ºrg SGP and afyw.] One who treats of
pathology.
Fºogy. n. ſ. [rzºo; and Aéyw; #. Fr.]
That part of medicine which relates to the diſtemper, with
their differences, cauſes and effects incident to the human
body. Quincy:
Pathway. m. ſ. [path and way.] A road; ſtrićtly a narrow
way to be paſſed on foot,
Alas, that love, whoſe view is muffl'd ſtill,
Should without eyes ſee pathways to his ill. Shakeſp.
In the way of righteouſneſs is life, and in the pathway
thereof there is no death. Proverbs xii. 28.
When in the middle pathway baſks the ſnake;
O lead me, guard me from the ſultry hours. ay.
PATIBLE. adj. [from pation, Lat..] Sufferable; tolerable. Die?.
PATIBULARY. adj. [patibulaire, Fr. from patibulum, Latin.]
Belonging to the gallows. - Dić7.
PATIENCE. m. ſ. ſpatience, French ; patientia, Latin.]
1. The power of ſuffering ; indurance; the power of expect-
ing long without rage or diſcontent; the power of ſupporting
faults or injuries without revenge; long ſuffering.
The king becoming graces,
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude;
I have no reliſh of them. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Neceſſary patience in ſeeking the Lord, is better than he
that leadeth his life without a guide. Eccluſ; xx. 32.
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matthew.
Chriſtian fortitude and patience have their opportunity in
times of afflićtion and perſecution. Sprat's Sermons.
Frequent debauch to habitude prevails, -
Patience of toil and love of virtue fails. Prior.
2. Sufferance; permiſſion.
By their patience, be it ſpoken, the apoſtles preached, as
well when they wrote, as when they ſpake the goſpel. Hooker.
3. An herb. A ſpecies of dock. -
Patience, an herb, makes a good boiled ſallad. Mortimer.
PA'tient. adj. [patient, Fr. patiens, Latin.]
I. Having the quality of enduring. -
W. ...'. the ºn of grain, of which the
pureſt bread is made, is patient of heat and cold. Ray.
2. Calm under pain or affliction.
Be º: and I will ſtay. - Shakeſp. Henry V I.
Griev'd, but unmov’d, and patient of your ſtorm, .
I die. Dryden's Theocritus.
3. Not revengeful againſt injuries.
4. Not eaſily provoked. -
warn them that are unruly, ſupport the weak, be fatient
toward all men. 1 Theſſalºnians v. 14.
5. Not
P A T
P A T
not viciouſly eager of impetuous.
Too induſtrious º * great,
*T ºnt to expect the turns of fate,
}: º deform'd by civil fight.
PATIEN F. n.ſ. ſtatiº Fr.]
1. That which receives impreſſions from external agents. -
Malice is a paſſion ſo impetuous and precipitate, that it
often involves the agent and the fatient. Gov. of the Tongue.
To proper patient; he kind agents brings,
In various leagues binds diſagreeing things. Creech.
Action and paſſion are modes which belong to ſubſtances:
when a finith with a hammer ſtrikes a picce of iron, the
hammer and the ſmith are both agents or ſubjects of action ;
the one ſupreme, and the other ſubordinate: the iron is the
patient or the ſubject of paſſion, in a philoſophical ſenſe, be-
cauſe it receives the operation of the agent. Iłatts's Logick.
2. A perſon diſcaſed. It is commonly uſed of the relation be-
tween the ſick and the phyſician.
You deal with me like a phyſician, that ſeeing his patient
in a poſilent fever, ſhould chide inſtead of adminiſtring help,
and bid him be ſick no more. Sidney.
Through ignorance of the diſeaſe, through unreaſonable-
neſs of the time, inſtead of good he worketh hurt, and out
of one evil throweth the patient into many miſeries. Spenſer.
A phyſician uſes various methods for the recovery of ſick
perſons; and though all of them are diſagreeable, his patients
are never angry. Addiſon.
3. It is ſometimes, but rarely uſed abſolutely for a ſick perſon.
Nor will the raging fever's fire abate
With golden canopies or beds of ſtate;
But the poor patient will as ſoon be ſound
5. Not naſty;
Prior.
On the hard matreſs or the mother ground. Dryden.
To PATIENT. v. a. ſpatienter, Fr.] To compoſe one's ſelf;
to behave with patience. Obſolete.
Patient yourſelf, madam, and pardon me. Shakespeare .
PA’rif NTLY. adv. [from patient.]
1. Without rage under pain or affliction.
- Lament not, Eve, but patiently reſign
What juſtly thou haſt loſt. Milton's Paradſe Lºft.
- Ned is in the gout,
Lics rack'd with pain, and you without,
How patiently you hear him groan
How glad the caſe is not your own. Swift.
That which they grant, we gladly accept at their hands,
and wiſh that patiently they would examine how little cauſe
they have to deny that which as yet they grant not. Hooker.
Could men but once be perſuaded patiently to attend to the
dićtates of their own minds, religion would gain more pro-
ſelytes. - Calamy's Sermons.
2. Without vicious impetuoſity.
PATINE. m. ſ. ſpatina, Lat.] The cover of a chalice. Ainſ.
PATLY: adv... [from pat..] Commodiouſly; fitly.
PATRIARCH. n.ſ. [patriarche, Fr. patriarchi, Latin.]
1. One who governs by paternal right; the father and ruler of
a family.
So ſpake the patriarch of mankind; but Eve -
Perſiſted, yet ſubmiſs. Milton's Paradſ: Loſſ.
The monarch oak, the patriarch of the trees,
Shoots riſing up, and ſpreads by ſlow degrees,
Three centuries he grows, and three he ſtays
Supreme in ſtate; and in three more decays.
2: A biſhop ſuperior to archbiſhops.
The patriarch; for an hundred years had been of one houſe,
to, the prejudice of the church, and there yet remained oné
biſhop of the ſame kindred. Raleigh.
Where ſecular primates were heretofore given, the ecieſ
ſiaſtical laws have ordered fatriarch, and eccleſiaſtical primates
to be placed. Ayliffe's Parergon.
PATRIARCHAL. adj. [patriarchal, Fr. from patriarch.J
Dryden.
i. Belonging to patriarchs; ſuch as was poſſeſſed or cnoyed by
patriarchs.
Such drowſy ſedentary ſouls have they,
Who would to º years live on,
Fix'd to hereditary clay,
And know no climate but their own. Norris.
Nimrod enjoyed this patriarchal power; but he againſt right
enlarged his cinpire, by ſeizing violently on the rights of
other lords. Lºci,
2. Belonging to hierarchical patriarchs. -
Archbiſhops or metropolitans in France are immediately
ſubject to the pope's juriſdiction; and, in other places, they are
"mediately ſubject to the patriarchal fees. » }}.
- º | : º }* ſ: [Patriarchat, Fr. from patriarcſ.]. A
§3. b biſhoprick ſuperior to archbiſhopricks.
the º e terms the greater benefices; as that of
Aºi...” a flat. iº and archbiſhoprick. Ayliffe.
alabria º Jºn of a patriarch; patriarchate.
appeareth in the º 1. the patriarch of Conſtantinople, aS
of metropolitans i. of Leo Sophus, touching the precedence
-- ºgºng to that patriarchy. Brerewood.
PATRIci As - -
ºff. [patriciºn, F - -
- - I. -
rial; noble ; not ſºcian. 2 Patricia, Lat..] Senato-
I ſee -
Th’ inſulting tyrant prancing o'er the field,
His horſe's hoofs wet with patrician blood | Addison,
PATRI'c1AN. m. ſ. A nobleman.
Noble patricians, patrons of my right,
Defend the juſtice of my cauſe with arms. Shakeſp.
You'll find Gracchus, from patrician grown
A fencer and the ſcandal of the town. Dryden.
Your daughters are all married to wealthy patricians. Swift.
PATRIMo'NIAL. adj. [patrimonial, Fr. from patrimony.] Páſ-
ſeſſed by inheritance.
The expence of the duke of Ormond's own great patri-
monial eſtate, that came over at that time, is of no ſmall
conſideration in the ſtock of this kingdom. Temple.
Their patrimonial ſloth the Spaniards keep, -
And Philip firſt taught Philip how to ſleep. Dryden.
PATRIMONY. m. ſ. [patrimonium, Latin; patrimoine, Fr.]
An eſtate poſſeſſed by inheritance.
Incloſures they would not forbid, for that had been to forbid
the improvement of the patrimony of the kingdom. Baton:
So might the heir, whoſe father hath, in play,
Waſted a thouſand pounds of ancient rent,
By painful earning of one groat a day,
- Hope to reſtore the patrimony ſpent.
In me all
Poſterity ſtands curs'd fair patrimony
That I muſt leave ye, ſons.
For his redemption, all my patrimony
I am ready to forego and quit. Milton's Agoniſter.
Their ſhips like waſted patrimonies ſhew ;
Where the thin ſcatt'ring trees admit the light,
Davies.
Milton's Par. Lºft.
And ſhun each other's ſhadows as they grow. Dryden.
The ſhepherd laſt appears,
And with him all his patrimony bears;
His houſe and houſhold gods, his trade of war,
His bow and quiver, and his truſty cur. Dryden.
PATRIOT. n.ſ. One whoſe ruling paſſion is the love of
his country.
Patriots who for ſacred freedom ſtood. Tickel.
The firm patriot there,
Who made the welfare of mankind his care,
Shall know he conquer'd. Addiſon's Cato.
Here tears ſhall flow from a more gen’rous cauſe,
Such tears as patriots ſhed for dying laws. Pope.
PA't Riotism. n.ſ.. [from patriot..] Love of one's country;
zeal for one's country.
To PATRo'cin At E. v. a. ſpatrocinor, Latin; patrociner, old
French..] To patroniſe; to protećt; to defend. Dic?.
PATRol. n.ſ. [patrouille, patouille, old French.]
1. The act of going the rounds in a garriſon to obſerve that
orders are kept.
2. Thoſe that go the rounds.
O thou ! by whoſe almighty nod the ſcale
Of empire riſes, or alternate falls,
Send forth the ſaving virtues round the land
In bright patrol. Thomſon's Summer.
To PATRol. v. n. [patrouiller, Fr.] To go the rounds in a
camp or gariſon. -
Theſe out guards of the mind are ſent abroad
And ſtill patrolling beat the neighb'ring road,
Or to the parts remote obedient fly,
Keep poſts advanc'd, and on the frontier lie.
PATRON. n.ſ. [patron, Fr. patronus, Latin.]
1. One who countenances, ſupports or protects. Commonly a
wretch who ſupports with inſolence, and is paid with flattery.
Blackmore.
I'll plead for you, as for my patron. Shakeſp.
Ne'er let me paſs in filence Dorſet's name 3
Ne'er ceaſe to mention the continu'd debt, -
Prizr.
Which the great patron only would forget.
2. A guardian faint. -
Thou amongſt thoſe ſaints, whom thou do'ſt ſee,
Shall be a ſaint, and thine own nation's friend. -
And patron. Fairy Queen, b. i
St. Michael is mentioned as the patron of the Jews, and is
now taken by the Chriſtians, as the protector general of our
religion. - - Dryden.
3. Advocate; defender ; vindicator. -
we are no patrons of thoſe things; the beſt defence where-
of is ſpeedy redreſs and amendment. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 1.
whether the minds of men have naturally imprinted on
them the ideas of cxtenſion and number, I leave to thoſe who
are the patrons of innate principles. Locke.
4. One who has donation of eccleſiaſtical preferment.
PATRoN A.G.E. n.ſ. [from patron.]
1. Support; protection. ... .
Lady, moſt worthy of all duty, how falls it out, that you,
in whom all virtue ſhines, will take the patronage of fortune,
the only rebellious handmaid againſt virtue. Sidney.
Here's patronage, and here our art deſcries,
What breaks its bonds, what draws the cloſer ties,
Shows what rewards our ſervices may gain,
Creech.
And how too often we may court in vain.
O 2. Guardianſhip
#. it, iſ, º, all º, k-º'- P A T 2, Guardianſhip of ſaints. From certain paſſages of the poets, ſeveral ſhips made choice of ſome god or other for their guardians, as among the Roman Catholicks every veſſel is recommended to the patronage of ſome particular ſaint. Addison. ."Donation of a benefice; right of conferring a benefice. To PATRoN AGE. v. a. [from the noun..] To patroniſe; to protećt. A bad word. Dar'ſt thou maintain the former words thou ſpak'ſt Yes, ſir, as well as you dare patronage The envious barking of your ſaucy tongue. Shakeſp. An out-law in a caſtle keeps, And uſes it to patronage his theft. , Shakeſp. PATRo’NAL. adj. [from patronus, Lat.] Protećting; ſupport- ing; guarding; defending; doing the office of a patron: The name of the city being diſcovered unto their enemies, their penates and patronal gods might be called forth by charms. Brown's Pulgar Errours. PA'rgoNess. n.ſ.. [feminine of patron ; patrona, Lat.] 1. A female that defends, countenances or ſupports. Of cloſe eſcapes the aged patroneſ, Blacker than earſt, her ſable mantle ſpred, When with two truſty maids in great diſtreſs, * Both from mine uncle and my realm I fled. Fairfax. All things ſhould be guided by her direétion, as the ſove- reign patroneſ, and protećtreſs of the enterpriſe. Bacon. Befriend me night, beſt patroneſ of grief, Over the pole thy thickeſt mantle throw. Milton. He petitioned his patroneſs, who gave him for anſwer, that providence had affigned every bird its proportion. L’Eſtrange. It was taken into the protection of my patroneſſes at court. - Swift. 2. A female guardian ſaint. - - To PATRoNise. v. a. [from patron.] To protećt; to ſup> port; to defend; to countenance. Churchmen are to be had in due reſpe&t for their work ſake, and protećted from ſcorn; but if a clergyman be looſe and ſcandalous, he muſt not be patroniſed nor winked at. Bac. All tenderneſs of conſcience againſt good laws, is hypocriſy, and patroniſed by none but men of deſign, who look upon it as the fitteſt engine to get into power. South's Sermons. I have been eſteemed and patroniſed by the grandfather, the father and the ſon. Dryden. PATRoNYMick. n.f. [Tortovywizjs, patronymique, Fr.] Name expreſſing the name of the father or anceſtor: as, Tydides, the ſon of Tydeus. It ought to be rendered the ſon, Teółonides being a patronymick. Broome. Patten of a pillar. n.ſ. Its baſe. - Ainſworth. PATTENMAKER. m. ſ. [patten and maker.] He that makes pattens. - P:. n. ſ. ſpatin, Fr.] A ſhoe of wood with an iron ring, worn under the common ſhoe by women to keep them from the dirt. - - - - Their ſhoes and pattens are ſnouted and piked more than a finger long, crooking upwards, which they call crackowes, which were faſtened to the knees with chains of gold and ſilver. Camden's Remains. Good houſewives Underneath th' umbrella's oily ſhed, Safe through the wet on clinking pattens tread. Gay. To PATTER. v. m. [from patte, Fr. the foot..] To make a noiſe like the quick ſteps of many feet. Patt'ring hail comes pouring on the main, When Jupiter deſcends in harden'd rain. . Dryden. The ſtealing ſhower is ſcarce to patter heard By ſuch as wander through the foreſt walks. Thomſºn. PA’rtº RN. m. ſ. [patron, Fr. patroon, Dutch.] 1. The original propoſed to imitation; the archetype; that which is to be copied ; an exemplar. As though your deſire were, that the churches of old ſhould be patterns for us to follow, and even glaſſes wherein we might ſee the practice of that which by you is gathered out of ſcripture. º - Hooker. I will be the pattern of all patience; I will ſay nothing. "Shakeſp. King Lear. A pattern to all princes living with her, And all that ſhall ſucceed. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The example and pattern of the church of Rome. Claren. Loſe not the honour you have early won, But ſtand the blameleſs pattern of a ſon. Dryden. Meaſure the excellency of a virtuous mind; not as it is the copy, but the pattern of regal power. Grew. ...This pattern ſhould be our guide, in our preſent ſtate of pilgrimage. Atterbury's Sermons. Chriſtianity commands us to act after a nobler pattern, than the virtues even of the moſt perfect men. Rogers. , Take pattern by our ſiſter ſtar, Delude at once and bleſs our fight; . . When you are ſeen, be ſeen fromiſar, And chiefly chuſe to ſhine by night. 'Swift. P A U 2. A ſpecimen; a part ſhown as a ſample of the reſt. ... A gentleman ſends to my ſhop for a pattern of ſtuff; if he like it, he compares the pattern with the whole piece, and probably we bargain. Swift. 3. An inſtance; an example. What God did command touching Canaan, the ſame con- cerneth not us otherwiſe than only as a fearful pattern of his juſt diſpleaſure againſt finful nations. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 17. 4: Anything cut out in paper to direct the cutting of cloth. To PATTERN. v. a. ſpatronner, Fr. from the noun.] I. To make in imitation of ſomething; to copy. Ay, ſuch a place there is, where we did hunt, Pattern'd by that the poet here deſcribes. 2. To ſerve as an example to be followed. now much in uſe. When I that cenſure him do ſo offend, Let mine own judgment pattern out my death, Shakespeare Neither ſenſe is And nothing come in partial. Shakeſ PA'v AN. - - - - p. PA’v IN. } n. ſ. A kind of light tripping dance. Ainſ. PAU'ciloq9Y. m. ſ. ſpauciloquium, Lat..] Sparing and rare ſpeech. Dić7. Pauſcity. [paucitas, from paucus, Latin.] I. Fewneſs; ſmallneſs of number. - The multitude of pariſhes, and paucity of ſchools. Hooker. In ſuch flender corpuſcles as thoſe of colour, may eaſily be conceived a greater paucity of protuberant corpuſcles. Boyle. Socrates well underſtood what he ſaid touching the rarity and paucity of friends. L'Eſtrange. 2. Smallneſs of quantity, This paucity of blood is agreeable to many other animals: as, lizzards, frogs and other fiſhes. Brown's Vulgar Errours. To PAVE. v. a. [pavio, Lat, paver, Fr.] 1. To lay with brick or ſtone; to floor with ſtone. Should ſhe kneel down, Her brother's ghoſt his paved bed would break, And take her hence in horrour. Shakeſp. Let not the court be paved, for that ſtriketh up a greatheat in ſummer, and much cold in winter. Bacon. From this chymic flame I ſee a city of more precious mold, With ſilver pav'd, and all divine with gold. Drydºn. The ſtreets are paved with brick or freeſtone. Addison. 2. To make a paſſage eaſy. - It might open and pave a prepared way to his own title. Bäc. PA’v EMENT. n.f. [pavimentum, Lat.] Stones or bricks laid on the ground ; ſtone floor. . . . . . . . . . . . The marble pavement cloſes, he is enter'd Into his radiant roof. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. A broad and ample road, whoſe duſt is gold, And pavement ſtars ſeen in the galaxy. Milton. The long laborious pavement here he treads, - That to proud Rome th’ admiring nations leads. Addison. The foundation of Roman ways was made of rough ſtone joined together with cement; upon this was laid another layer, conſiſting of ſmall ſtones and cement, to plane the inequali- ties of the lower ſtratum in which the ſtones of the upper pavement were fixed: for there can be no very durable pave- ment, but a double one. Arbuthnot on Coins. *A f #: }n. J. [from pave..] One who lays with ſtones. For thee the ſturdy paver thumps the ground, Whilſt ev'ry ſtroke his lab’ring lungs reſound. Gay. PAvi'lion. n.ſ. [pavillon, French..] A tent; a temporary or moveable houſe. - - . - Flowers being under the trees, the trees were to them a pavillion, and the flowers to the trees a moſaical floor. Sidney. - She did lie -a - In her pavilion, cloth of gold, of tiſſue. Shakespeare He, only he, heaven's blew pavilion ſpreads, And on the ocean's dancing billows treads. Sandy. It was uſual for the enemy, when there was a king in the field, to demand by a trumpetin what part of the camp he reſided, that they might avoid firing upon the royal pavilion. Addison's Freeholder, N° 23, The glowing fury ſprings, Once more invades the guilty dome, and ſhrouds Its bright pavilions in a veil of clouds. Pope. To PAVI'lion. v. a. [from the noun.] -1. To furniſh with tents. Jacob in Mahanaim ſaw The field pavilion'd with his guardians bright. Milton, 2. To be ſheltered by a tent. - With his batt'ning flocks the carefli ſwain Abides pavilion'd on the graſſy plain. ... - Pausch. n.ſ. [panſ, French; fanga, Spaniſh; fante*, Latin.] The belly; the region of the guts. .. - Demades, the orator, was talkative, and would cat hard ; Antipater would ſay of him, that he was like a ſacrifice, that nothing was left of it but the tongue and the faunch. Bacon, 10 FI Pleading *s-
P A W
P A Y
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To Paw. v. n. [from the noun..] To
ing Matho born abroad for air, • -
wº paunch fills his new-faſhion'd chair. Dryden.
- in the
To PA UNch. v. a. [from the noun..] To º or rip t
belly; to exenterate; º: º paunch ; to eviſcerate.
Batter his ſkull, or faunch him with a ſtake. Shakeſp.
Chiron attack'd Talthibitis with ſuch might,
One paſs had faunch'd the huge hydropick knight. Garth.
Pau’re R. n. ſ. [Latin.] A poor perſon; one who receives
alms.
Patise. n.ſ.. [falſe, Fr. pauſa, low Latin; wav2.]
1. A ſtop; a place or time of intermiſſion.
Neither could we ever come to any pauſe, whereon to reſt
our aſſurance this way. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 4.
Comes a fellow crying out for help,
And Caſſio following with determin'd ſword,
To execute upon him; this gentleman
Steps in to Caſio, and intreats his pauſe.
Some pauſe and reſpite only I require,
Till with my tears I ſhall have quench'd my fire. Denham.
The puniſhment muſt always be rigorouſly exacted, and
the blows by pauſes laid on till they reach the mind, and you
perceive the ſigns of a true ſorrow. Locke.
Whilſt thoſe exalted to primeval light,
Only perceive ſome little pauſe of joys
In thoſe great moments, when their god employs
Shakeſp.
Their miniſtry. Prior.
What pauſe from woe, what hopes of comfort bring -
The names of wiſe or great. Prior.
Our diſcourſe is not kept up in converſation, but falls into
more pauſes and intervals than in our neighbouring countries.
Addiſon's Speciator, N° 13 3.
2. Suſpenſe; doubt.
Like a man to double buſineſs bound,
I ſtand in pauſe where I ſhall firſt begin,
And both neglect. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
3. Break; paragraph ; apparent ſeparation of the parts of a
diſcourſe.
He writes with warmth, which uſually neglects method,
and thoſe partitions and pauſes which men, educated in the
ſchools, obſerve. Locke.
4. Place of ſuſpending the voice marked in writing.
5. A ſtop or intermiſſion in muſick.
To PAUSE. v. n.
1. To wait; to ſtop; not to proceed; to forbear for a time,
Tarry; pauſe a . or two,
Before you hazard: for in chu ing wrong
I loſe your company; therefore foibear a while. Shakeſp.
Give me leave to read philoſophy.
And, while I pauſe, ſerve in your harmony: Shakeſ?.
Pauſing a while, thus to herſelf ſhe mus’d. AMilton,
2. To deliberate.
Bear Worceſter to death, and Vernon too.
Other offenders we will pauſe upon. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Solyman pauſing a little upon the matter, the heat of his
fury being over, ſuffered himſelf to be intreated. Knoller.
3. To be intermitted.
What awe did the ſlow ſolemn knell inſpire,
The pealing organ, and the pauſing choir,
And the laſt words, that duſt to diſt convey'd Tickell.
PAusER. n.ſ. [from pai, *] He who pauſes; he who delibe.
rates.
The expedition of my violent love
Outruns the pauſer, reaſon. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
PAW. m. ſ. [patten, Welſh.]
I. The foot of a beaſt of prey.
One choſe his ground,
Whence ruſhing he might ſureſt ſeize them both
Grip'd in each paw. Milton's Paradiſ, Lºft.
The bee and ſerpent know their ſtings, and the bear the
uſe of his paws, 44ore's Antidote againſ Atheiſm.
If lions had been brought up to Painting, where you have
one lion under the feet of a man, you ſhould have had twen
men under the paw of a lion.
L’E/irange.
Each claims poſſeſſion, :/trang
Both their paws are faſtened on the prey. Dryden.
2. Hand. In contempt. -
Be civil to the wretch imploring,
And lay your paws upon him without roaring, Dryden.
draw the fore foot along
the ground. e tore foot along
The fiery courſer, when he hears from far,
The ſprightly trumpets and the ſhouts of war,
Picks up his ears, and trembling with delight
Shifts place, and Pºw', and hopes the promis'd fight.
Th’ i - - - * Dryden.
And mpatient courſer pants in every vein,
Hill **3, ſeems to beat the diſtant plain,
* Wales, and floods ºppear already croſs'd,
..º. a thouſand ſteps are loſt. Pope.
in my mini.” Pºwing with his hoof, ſtruck a jºi.
9 -- Swift,
To PAw. v. a.
1. To ſtrike with a draught of the fore foot.
His hot courſer paw'd th’ Hungarian plain,
And adverſe legions ſtood the ſhock in vain. 7.…",
2. To handle roughly.
3. To fawn ; to flatter. Ainſwºrth.
PAWN. m. ſ. ſpand, Dutch; pan, French.] Something given
to pledge as a ſecurity for money borrowed or promiſe maj.
Her oath for love, her honour's pawn. Shakeſp.
As for mortgaging and pawning, men will not take pawns
without uſe; or they will look for the forfeiture. Bacon.
He retains much of his primitive eſteem, that abroad his
very word will countervail the bond or pawn of another. Howel.
Here's the very heart, and ſoul, and life-blood of Go-
mez; pawns in abundance, ’till the next bribe helps their
huſbands to redeem them. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
2. The ſtate of being pledged.
Sweet wife, my honour is at pawn,
And, but my going, nothing can redeem it. Shakespeare .
Redeem from broking pawn the blemiſh'd crown,
Wipe off the duſt that hides our ſceptre's gilt. Shaft.
3. A common man at cheſs. Ainſworth.
PA'wed, adj. [from paw.]
I. Having paws.
2. Broad footed. Ainſworth.
To Pawn. . v.a. [from the noun.] To Pledge; to give in
Pledge. It is now ſeldom uſed but of Pledges given for
money.
I hold it cowardiſe
To reſt miſtruſtful, where a noble heart
Hath pawn'd an open hand in ſign of love. Shakespeare .
Let's lead him on with a fine baited delay, 'till he hath
Pºw"; his horſes. ... Shalºftcore, Merry ſlº, J. //indſor.
Pawn me to this your honour, ſhe is his. Shakeſp.
I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this
to feel my affection to your honour. Shakeſpeare.
Will you thus break your faith ?—
I pawn'd you none:
I promis'd you redreſs. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
I'll pawn the little blood which I have left,
To ſave the innocent. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tal.
If any thought annoys the gallant youth,
'Tis dear remembrance of that fatal glance,
For which he lately pawn'd his heart. Waller.
She who before had mortgag’d her eſtate,
And pawn'd the laſt remaining piece of plate. Dryden.
One part of the nation is pawned to the other, with hardly
3 poſſibility of being ever redeemed. Swift.
PA'ws brokeR., n. J. ſpawn and broker.] One who leńd.
money upon pledge.
The uſurers or money-changers were a ſort of a ſcanda-
lous employment at Rome; thoſe money-ſcriveners ſeem to
have been little better than our pawnbrokers. Arbuthnot.
To PAY. v. a. [paier, Fr. apagar, Spaniſh; parare, Lat.]
1. To diſcharge a debt.
You have done enough, and have perform'd
A ſaint-like ſorrow; and indeed paid down
More penitence, than done trepaſs. Shakeſp.
Your ſon has paid a ſoldier's debt;
He only liv'd but till he was a man. Shakeſp.
She does what ſhe will, ſay what ſhe will, take all, pay
all. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of I/injor.
The king and prince -
Then paid their off rings in a ſacred grove
To Hercules. Dryden.
An hundred talents of ſilver did the children of Ammon
pay. 2 Chronicle; xxvii. 5.
I have peace offerings with me ; this day have I paid my
WOWs. Proverbs vii. 14.
Have patience, and I will pay thee all. Matthew viii. 26.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. Pſ. Xxxvii. 21.
2. To diſmiſs one to whom anything is due with his money.
3. To attone; to make amends by ſuffering; with for before the
cauſe of payment.
If this prove true, they’ll pay for't. , Shakespeare
Bold Prometheus, whoſe untam'd deſire
Rival'd the ſun with his own heav'nly fire,
Now doom'd the Scythian vulture's endleſs prey,
Severely pays for animating clay. Roſcommon.
Men of parts, who were to act according to the reſult of
their debates, and often pay for their miſtakes with their
heads, found thoſe ſcholaſtick forms of little uſe to diſcover
truth. - Locke.
4. To beat.
I follow'd me cloſe, and, with a thought, ſcwen of the
eleven I paid. Shakeſp, Henry IV.
- Forty things more, - -
For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. B. Johnſ.
5. To reward; to recompenſe.
She I love, or laughs at all my pain,
. Or knows her worth too well; and pay; me with diſdain.
Dryden's Knight's Tale.
6. To give
P. E. A dº, ºf ºff. iii. | ty % 6. To give the equivalent for any thing bought. --- Riches are got by conſuming leſs of foreign commodities, than what by commodities or labour is paid for. - Locłe. PAY. m. ſ. [from the verb.J Wages; hire; money given in return for ſervice. Come on, brave ſoldiers, doubt not of the day; And, that once gotten, doubt not of large pay. . Shakespeare The ſoldier is willing to be converted, for there is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L’Eſtrange. Money, inſtead of coming over for the pay of the army, has been tranſmitted thither for the pay of thoſe forces called from thence. - Temple. Here only merit conſtant pay receives, Is bleſt in what it takes, and what it gives. Pope. PA'y Able. adj. [paiable, Fr. from pay.] 1. Due; to be paid. - The marriage-money, the princeſs brought, was payable ten days after the ſolemnization. Bacon's Henry VII. The farmer rates or compounds the ſums of money payable to her majeſty, for the alienation of lands, made without or by licence. Bacon. 2. Such as there is power to pay. . - - To repay by a return equivalent, is not in every one's power; but thanks are a tribute payable by the pooreſt. South. PAYDAY. n.ſ. [pay and day.] Day on which debts are to be diſcharged or wages paid. - * . . . Labourers pay away all their wages, and live upon truſt till next payday. Locke. PAYER. m.ſ. [paieur, Fr. from pay.] One that pays. PA'y MastER. n.ſ. ifay and maſter.] One who is to pay; one from whom wages or reward is received. Howſoever they may bear ſail for a time, yet are they ſo ſure paymaſters in the end, that few have held out their lives ſafely. - - - Hayward. If we deſire that God ſhould approve us, it is a ſign we do his work, and expect him our paymg/ler. Taylor. PA'YMENT. n.ſ.. [from pay.] 1. The aët of paying. - 2. The diſcharge of debt or promiſe. Thy huſband commits his body To painful labour both by ſea and land, And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks, and true obedience; Too little payment for ſo great a debt. Shakespeare. Perſons of eminent virtue, when advanced, are leſs envied, for their fortune ſeemeth but due unto them ; and no man envieth the payment of a debt. Bacon. 3. A reward. Give her an hundred marks. —An hundred marks by this light I'll ha'more. An ordinary groom is for ſuch payment. Shakeſp. The wages that fin bargains with the finner, are life, plea- ſure and profit; but the wages it pays him with, are death, torment and deſtruction: he that would underſtand the falſe- hood and deceit of fin thoroughly, muſt compare its promiſes and its payments together. South's Sermons. 4. Chaſtiſement; ſound beating. Ainſworth. To PAYse. v. n. [Uſed by Spenſºr for poiſe.] To balance. Ne was it iſland then, ne was it pays'd Amid the ocean waves, But was all deſolate. - PA'Yser. n.ſ.. [for poiſer.] One that weighs. To mange this coinage, porters bear the tin, poizers weigh it, a ſteward, comptroller and receiver keep the account. Carew. PEA. m. ſ. [piſum, Latin; pira, Saxon; pois, French.] A pea hath a papilionaceous flower, and out of his empale- ment riſes the pointal, which becomes a long pod full of roundiſh ſeeds; the ſtalks are fiſtulous and weak, and ſeem to perforate the leaves by which they are embraced; the other leaves grow by pairs along the midrib, ending in a tendril. 1. The ſpecies are ſixteen: the greater garden pea, with white flowers and fruit. 2. Hotſpur pea. 3. Dwarf pea. 4. French dwarf pea. 5. Pea with an eſculent huſk. 6. Sickle pea. 7. Common white pea. 8. Green rouncival pea. 9. Grey pea. Io. Maple rouncival pea. 11. Roſe pea. 12. Spaniſh moretto pea. 13. Marrowfat or Dutch admiral pea, 14. Union pea. 15. Sea pea. 16. Pig pea. AMiller. PEACE. m. ſ. [paix, French; tax, Latin.] 1. Reſpite from war. The Dane and Swede rouz'd up to fierce alarms, Bleſs the wiſe condućt of her pious arms; Soon as her fleets appear, their terrours ceaſe, And all the northern world lies huſh'd in peace. No joys to him pacifick ſcepters yield, War ſounds the trump, he ruſhes to the field, Peace courts his hand, but ſpreads her charms in vain. Anon. 2. Quiet from ſuits or diſturbances. - The king gave judgment againſt Warren, and commanded that Sherborn ſhould hold his land in peace. Davies. 3. Reſt from any commotion. 4. Stilneſs from riots or tumults. Keep peace upon your lives; he dies that ſtrikes again. Sha. Fairy Queen. Addison. P. E. A , All aſſembled here in arms againſt God's peace and the king's; we charge you to repair to your dwelling places. Shakespeare Shallow, you have yourſelf been a great fighter, though now a man of peace. Shakeſp. Merry JPives of //indſor. 5. Reconciliation of differences. " . Let him make peace with me. 6. A ſtate not hoſtile. If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with: me, let the enemy perſecute my foul. Iſaiah xxvii. 5. Pſalm vii. 4. There be two falſe peaces or unities: the on: grounded upon an implicit ignorance. Bacon. 7. Reſt; quiet; content; freedom from terrour; heavenly reſt. Well, peace be with him that hath madeu - –Peace be with us, leſt we be heavier Shakeſpeare. Peace be unto thee, fear not, thou ſhalt not die. judg. vi. 23. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believ- ing, that ye may abound in hope. Romans xv. 13. Religion directs us rather to ſecure inward peace than out- ward eaſe, to be more careful to avoid everlatting torment than light afflićtions. Tillotſon's Sermons. 8. Silence; ſuppreſſion of the thoughts. - 'Twill out;—I peace / - No, I will ſpeak as liberal as the air. Shakeſpeare. In an examination, a freed ſervant, who had much power with Claudius, very ſaucily had almoſt all the words; and amongſt other things, he aſked in ſcorn one of the exa- minates, who was a freed ſervant of Scribonianus; I pray, Sir, if Scribonianus had been emperor, what would you have done he anſwered, I would have ſtood behind his chair and held my peace. - - Bacon. She ſaid ; and held her peace: AEneas went Sad from the cave. - Dryden. PEACE. interjećtion. A word commanding ſilence. Peace / fear, thou comeſt too late, when already the arm is taken. - Sidney, b. ii. Hark! peace / It was the owl that ſhriek'd, the fatal bellman, Which gives the ſtern'ſ good night. Shake?. Peace, good reader do not weep; . . . Peace, the lovers are aſleep; They, ſweet turtles, folded lie, In the laſt knot that love could tie. Let them ſleep, let them ſleep on, *Till this ſtormy night be gone; And th’ eternal morrow dawn, Then the curtains will be drawn, And they waken with that light, Whoſe day ſhall never ſleep in night. But peace, I muſt not quarrel with the will Of higheſt diſpenſation. AMilton's Agoniſer. Silence, ye troubled waves, and, thou deep, peacef Said then th' omnific word. Milton. I prythee peace / - Perhaps ſhe thinks they are too near of blood. Dryden. Peace-offer ING. m. ſ. [peace and offer.] Among the Jews, a ſacrifice or gift offered to God for attonement and recon- ciliation for a crime or offence. A ſacrifice of peace-offering offer without blemiſh. Lev. iii. 1, PEA'ce ABLE. adj. [from peace.] 1. Free from war; free from tumult. The moſt peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is to let him ſhew himſelf, and ſteal out of your company. Shakespeare The reformation of England was introduced in a peaceable manner, by the ſupreme power in parliament. Swift. 2. Quiet; undiſturbed. - The laws were firſt intended for the reformation of abuſes and peaceable continuance of the ſubject. Speyer. Lie, Philo, untouch'd on my peaceable ſhelf, Nor take it amiſs, that ſo little I heed thee; I've no envy to thee, and ſome love to myſelf, Then why ſhould I anſwer; ſince firſt I muſt read thce. Pri. 3. Not violent; not bloody. The Chaldaeans flattered both Caeſar and Pompey with long lives and a happy and peaceable death; both which fell out extremely contrary. - Hale's Origin ºf Mankind. 4. Not quarrelſome ; not turbulent. . . . Theſe men are peaceable, therefore let them dwell in the land and trade. Geneſis xxxiv. 21. PFA'ce AELENEss. n. ſ. [from peaceable.] Quietneſs; diſpo- ſition to peace. - - - - Plant in us all thoſe precious fruits of piety, juſtice, and charity, and peaceableneſs, and bowels of mercy toward all . others. . Hammond's Fundamentals. PFA'ce ABLY. adv. [from peaceable.] 1. Without war; without tumult. . To his crown, ſhe him reſtor'd, • * In which he dy’d, made ripe for death by eld, And after will'd it ſhould to her remain, - Who praceably the ſame long time did weld. Fa. Qººn. The balance of power was provided for, elſe Pſittatus could never have governed ſo peaceably, without changing any of Solon's laws. -- - Swiſ. 2. \\ ...ho…" s heavy Craſhaw. __ 7W
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Dº i. let him paſs peaceably. Shakeſp.
Peaceful. adj. [Peacº and full.]
iet : not in war. -
I. Qºţi. fouz'd the Tyrrhene realm with loud alarms,
And peaceful Italy involv’d in arms. Dryden.
ifick; mild.
2. Pºiº one diſarm'd, his anger all he loſt; -
And thus with peaceful words uprais'd her ſoon. Milton.
The peaceful power that governs love repairs,
To feaſt upon ſoft vows and ſilent pray'rs. Dryden.
3. Undiſturbed; ſtill ; ſecure. - -
Succeeding monarchs heard the ſubjects cries,
Nor ſaw diſpleas'd the peaceful cottage riſe. Pope.
PEA'cefully. adv. [from peaceful.]
1. Quietly; without diſturbance.
Our lov’d earth; where peacefully we ſlept,
And far from heav'n quiet poſſeſſion kept. Dryden.
2. Mildly; gently. - -
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diſturbance. -
PeaceMaker, n.ſ. [peace and maker.] One who reconciles
differences.
Peace, good queen;
And whet not on theſe too too furiºus peers,
For bleſſed are the peacemakers. Shakeſp.
Think us,
Thoſe we profeſs, peacemakers, friends and ſervants. Shakespeare
PeacePA'RTED. adj. [peace and parted.] Diſmiſled from the
world in peace.
We ſhould prophane the ſervice of the dead
To fing a requiem, and ſuch reſt to her
As to peaceparted ſouls. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
PEach. n.ſ. [peſche, Fr. malum perſicum, Lat.]
A peach hath long narrow leaves; the flower conſiſts of ſe-
veral leaves, which are placed in a circular order, and expand
in form of a roſe; the pointal, which riſes from the center
of the flower cup, becomes a roundiſh fleſhy fruit, having a
longitudinal furrow incloſing a rough rugged ſtone. Miller.
September is drawn with a chearful countenance : in his
left hand a handful of millet, withal carrying a cornucopia of
ripe peaches, pears and pomegranates. Peacham.
The ſunny wall,
Preſents the downy peach. Thºmſon's Autumn.
To Peach. v. n. [Corrupted from impeach..] To accuſe of
ſome crime.
If you talk of peaching, I’ll peach firſt, and ſee whoſe oath
will be believed; I'll trounce you. Dryden
Peach-colour Ed. adj. [peach and colour.] Of a colour like
a peach.
One Mr. Caper comes, at the ſuit of Mr. Threepile the
mercer, for ſome four ſuits of peach-coloured ſattin, which now
peaches him a beggar. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
PEA'chick. m. ſ. ſpea and chick.] The chicken of a peacock.
Does the ſniveling peachick think to make a cuckold of
me. Southern.
PEA'cock. m. ſ. [paya, Saxon, pavo, Lat.] Of this word the
etymology is not known : perhaps it is peak cock, from the
tuft of feathers on its head; the peak of women being an
ancient ornament: if it be not rather a corruption of beaucº,
Fr. from the more ſtriking luſtre of its ſpangled train..] A
fowl eminent for the beauty of his feathers, and particularly
of his tail.
Let frantick Talbot triumph for a while ;
And, like a peacock, ſweep along his tail. Shakeſp.
The birds that are hardeſt to be drawn, are the tame
birds; as cock, turky-cock and peacock. Peacham.
The peacock, not at thy command, aſſumes
His glorious train; nor eſtrich her rare plumes. Sandys.
The peacock's plumes thy tackle muſt not fail, -
Nor the dear purchaſe of the ſable's tail. Gay.
PEA'HEN. m. ſ. ſpea and hen; pava, Lat.] The female of the
peacock.
PEA... n.ſ. ſpeaç, Saxon; pique, pic, French.]
1. The top of a hill or eminence.
Thy fifter ſeek,
Or on Meander's bank or Latmus' peak, Prior.
2. Anything acuminated.
3. The riſing forepart of a head-dreſs.
To Peak. v. m. ſpequeno, Spaniſh, little, perhaps lean : but I
believe this word has ſome other derivation: we ſay a wi-
thered man has a ſharp face; Falſtaff dying, is ſaid to have
**/*as ſharp as a pen : from this obſervation, a ſickly man
is ſaid to peak or grow acuminated.
I. To look fickly.
Wºry ſºnnights, nine times nine,
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine.
2. To make a mean figure ; to ſneak.
#. adºl and muddy mettled raſcal, peak,
ºke John a dreams, unpregnant of my cauſe, Shakespeare
° peaking cornuto her huſband, dwelling in a continúal
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larum of jealouſy, comes me in the inſtant of our en-
Counter. Shakeſp.
PEAL. m. ſ. [Perhaps from pello, pellere tympana.]
1. A ſucceſſion of loud ſounds: as, of bells, thunder, can-
non, loud inſtruments.
They were ſaluted by the way, with a fair peal of artillery
from the tower. Hayward.
The breach of faith cannot be ſo highly expreſſed, as in
that it ſhall be the laſt peal to call the judgments of God upon
Incil. Bacon's Eſays.
Woods of oranges will ſmell into the ſea perhaps twenty
miles; but what is that, ſince a peal of ordnance will do as
much, which moveth in a ſmall compaſs : Bacon.
A peal ſhall rouſe their ſleep;
Then all thy ſaints aſſembled, thou ſhalt judge
Bad men and angels. Milt. Par. R*g.
I myſelf,
Wanquiſh'd with a peal of words, O weakneſs;
Gave up my fort of ſilence to a woman. Milton.
From the Moors camp the noiſe grows louder ſtill;
Peals of ſhouts that rend the heav'n's, Dryden.
Oh! for a peal of thunder that would make
Earth, ſea and air, and heaven and Cato tremble! Addison
2. It is once uſed by Shakeſpeare for a low dull noiſe, but improperly.
Ere to black Hecar's ſummons -
The ſhard-born beetle with his drowſy hums,
Hath rung night's yawning peaſ, there ſhall be done
A deed of dreadful note. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
To PEAL. v. m. [from the noun..] To play ſolemnly and loud.
Let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voic’d quire below,
In ſervice high and anthems clear,
As may with ſweetneſs through mine ear,
Diſlolve me into extafies,
And bring all heav'n before my eyes. Milton.
The pealing organ, and the pauſing choir;
And the laſt words, that duſt to duſt convey'd. Tickell.
To PEAL. v. a. -
1. To aſſail with noiſe.
Nor was his ear leſs peal’d -
With noiſes loud and ruinous, than when Bellona ſtorms,
With all her batt’ring engines bent to raſe .
Some capital city. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
2. To ſtir with ſome agitation: as, to peal the pot, is when tt
boils to ſtir the liquor therein with a ladle. Aiºſ.
PEAR. m. ſ. ſpoire, French; pyrum, Latin.]
The flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves, placed in a circular
order, and expand in form of a roſe, whoſe flower cup be-
comes a fleſhy fruit, which is more produced toward the foot-
ſtalk than the apple, but is hollowed like a navel at the ex-
treme part ; the cells, in which the ſeeds are lodged, are ſe-
parated by ſoft membranes, and the ſeeds are oblong. The
ſpecies are eighty-four: 1. Little muſk pear, commonly
called the ſupreme. 2. The Chio pear, commonly called the
little baſtard muſk pear. 3. The haſting pear, commonly
called the green chiſel. 4. The red muſcadelle, it is alſo
called the faireſt. 5. The little muſcat. 6. The jargonelle.
7. The Windſor pear. 8. The orange muſk. 9. Great blanket.
Io. The little blanket pear. I 1. Long ſtalked blanket pear.
12. The ſkinleſs pear. 13. The muſk robin pear. 14. The
muſk drone pear. 15. The green orange pear. 16. Caſſo-
lette. 17. The Magdalene pear. 18. The great onion
pear. 19. The Auguſt muſcat. 20. The roſe pear. 21.
The perfumed pear. 22. The ſummer bon chrétien, or good
chriſtian. 23. Salviati. 24. Roſe water pear... 25. The
choaky pear. 26. The ruſſelet pear. 27. The prince's
pear. 28. The great mouth water pear. 29. Summer pur-
gamot. 30. The Autumn burgamot. 31. The Swiſs bur-
gamot. 32. The red butter pear. .. 33. The dean's pear.
34. The long green pear; it is called the Autumn month
water pear. 35. The white and grey monſieur John. 36.
The flowered muſcat. 37. The vine fear. 38. Rouſſeline
pear. 39. The knave's pear. .40. The green. ſugar pear.
41. The marquis's pear. 42. The burnt cat; it is alſo called
the virgin of Xantônee. 43. Le Beſidery; it is ſo called
rom Heri, which is a foreſt in Bretagne between Bennes and
Nantes, where this pear was found. 44. The craſane, or
burgamot craſane; it is alſo called the flat butter fear. 45.
Th: lanſac, or dauphin pear, 46. The dry martin. 47.
The villain of Anjou ; it is alſo called the tulip pear and the
great orange. 48. The large ſtalked fear. 49. The Ama-
dot pear. 50. Little lard pear. 51. The good Lewis pear.
52. The colmar pear; it is alſo called the manna pear and
the late burgamot. 53. The winter long green pear, or the
landry wilding. , 54. La virgoule, or la virgoleuſe. 55. Poire
d'Ambrette; this is ſo called from its muſky flavour, which
reſembles the ſmell of the ſweet ſultan flower, which is called
Ambrette in France. 56. The winter thorn pear. 57. The
St. Germain pear, or the unknown of la Fare; it being firſt
diſcovered upon the banks of a river called by that name in
the pariſh of St. Germain. , 58. The St. Auguſtine. 59.
The Spaniſh bon chrétien. 62. The pound pear. 61. The
- wilding
P. E. A P E C º m | — - wilding of Caſſoy, a foreſt in Brittany, where it was diſ- covered. 62. The lord Martin pear. 63. The winter citron pear ; it is alſo called the muſk orange pear in ſome places. 64. The winter roſelet. , 65. The gate pear: this was diſcovered in the province of Poićtou, where it was much eſteemed. 66. Bergamotte Bugi ; it is alſo called the Eaſter burgamot. 67. The winter bonchretien pear. 68. Catillac or cadillac. 69. La paſtourelle. 70. The double flowering pear. 71. St. Martial; it is alſo called the ange- lic pear. 72: The wilding of Chaumontelle. 73. Carme- lite, 74. The union pear. , 75. The aurate. , 76. The fine preſent; it is alſo called St. Sampſon. 77. Le rouſſelet de reims. 78. The ſummer thorn pear. 79. The egg pear; ſo called from the figure of its fruit, which is ſhaped like an egg. 80. The orange tulip pear. 81. La manſuette. 82. The German muſcat. 83. The Holland burgamot. 84. : The pear of Naples. Miller. They would whip me with their fine wits, till I were as creſt-faln as a dried pear. Shakeſpeare's Merch. of Penice. Auguſt ſhall bear the form of a young man, of a choleric aſpect, upon his arm a baſket of pears, plums and apples. Peac. - The juicy pear Lies in a ſoft profuſion ſcatter'd round. Thomſºn. PEARL. n.ſ. [perle, Fr. perla, Spaniſh; ſuppoſed by Salmaſius, to come from ſpherula, Latin.] . Pearl, though eſteemed of the number of gems by our jewellers, are but a diſtemper in the creature that produces them: the fiſh in which pearls are moſt frequently found is the Eaſt Indian berbes or pearl oyſter: others are found to pro- duce pearl; ; as the common oyſter, the muſcle, and various other kinds; but the Indian pearls are ſuperior to all: ſome pearls have been known of the ſize of a pigeon's egg; as they increaſe in fize, they are leſs frequent and inore valued: the true ſhape of the pearl is a perfeót round; but ſome of a confiderable ſize are of the ſhape of a pear, and ſerve for ear-rings: their colour ought to be a pure, clear and brilliant white, and they bring their natural poliſh with them, to which art can never attain: it is reported, that pearl, natu- rally of a yellowiſh caſt, never, alter, that this tinge never grows deeper, and that the luſtre of the pearl never fades, which is therefore juſtly preferred by the Orientals to ſuch as are purely white : from the name unio given to the pearl, ſome have been led to believe, that there was only one found in each ſhell; this is indeed uſually the caſe in oyſters and muſcles; but in the oriental pearl ſhell ſix or eight are frequent, and ſometimes twenty or more. Hill. A pearl-julep was made of a diſtilled milk. Wiſeman. - Flow'rs purſled, blue and white, Like ſaphire, pearl, in rich embroidery Buckled below fair knighthood's bending knee. Shakeſp. Catalaćts pearl-coloured, and thoſe of the colour of bur- niſhed iron, are eſteemed proper to endure the needle. Sharp. PEARL. m. ſ. [albugo, Lat.]. A white ſpeck or film growing on the eye. - - - Ainſworth. PEARLED. adj. [from pearl.] Adorned or ſet with pearls. The water nymphs Held up their pearled wriſts, and took her in, Bearing her ſtraight to aged Nereus’ hall. Milton. PEARLEYED. adj. [pearl and eye.] Having a ſpeck in the eye. PEARLGRAss. PEA'RPLANT. }/ Plants. PEARL wort. PEA'RLY. adj. [from pearl.] 1. Abounding with pearls ; containing pearls. Some in their pearly ſhells at eaſe, attend Moiſt nutriment. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft. Another was inveſted with a pearly ſhell, having the ſu- Ainſworth. tures finely diſplayed upon its ſurface. //oodward. 2. Reſembling pearls. Which when ſhe heard, full pearly floods I in her eyes might view. Drayton. 'Tis ſweet the bluſhing morn to view, And plains adorn'd with pearly dew, Dryden. For what the day devours, the nightly dew Shall to the morn in pearly drops renew. Dryden. PEARMAI'N. m. ſ. An apple. Pearmain is an excellent and well known fruit. Mortimer. PFA'RTREE, n.ſ. [pear and tree.] The tree that bears pears. The peartree criticks will have to borrow his name of wwe, fire. - - - Bacon. PEA/SANT. m. ſ. [paiſant, Fr.] A hind; one whoſe buſineſs is rural labour. He holdeth himſelf a gentleman, and ſcorneth to work, which, he faith, is the life of a peaſant or churl. Spenſer. Our ſuperfluous kacqueys and our peaſants, Who in unneceſſary action ſwarm About our ſquares of battle. Shakeſp. I had rather coin my heart, than wring From the hard hands of peaſants their vile traſh. Shakeſp. 'Tis difficult for us,who are bred up with the ſame infirmities about us with which we were born, to raiſe our thoughts and imaginations to thoſe intellectual perfections that attended our nature in the time of innocence, as it is for a peaſant bred up PEBELESTONE. in the ºbſcurities of a cottage, to fancy in his mind the un- ſeen ſplendours of a court. South's Sermons. he citizens would bring two thouſand men, with which they could make head againſt twelve thouſand peaſants. w Addiſon. PEA'sANTRY. m. ſ. Peaſants; ruſticks ; country people. How many then ſhould cover, that ſtand bire? How much low peaſantry would then be gleaned From the true ſeed of honour how much honour Pickt from the chaff Shakespeare , Merch. of Venice. The peaſantry in France under a much heavier preſſure of want and poverty than the day-labourers of England of the reformed religion, underſtood it much better than thoſe of a higher condition among us. Locke. PEA'scod. }". J. [pea, cod and ſhell.] The huſk that con- PEA's Hell. § tains peas. Thou art a ſheal’d peaſºod. Shakeſp. King Lear. I ſaw a green caterpillar as big as a ſmall peaſºod. Walton. As peaſºods once I pluck'd, I chanc'd to ſee One that was cloſely fill'd with three times three. I o'er the door the ſpell in ſecret laid. Gay. PEASE. m. ſ. [Pea, when it is mentioned as a ſingle body, makes peas; but when ſpoken of collectively, as food or a ſpecies, it is called peaſe, anciently peaſon ; pira, Saxon; pois, French ; piſo, Italian ; piſum, Latin.] Food of peaſe. Sowe peaſon and beans in the wane of the moon; Who ſoweth them ſooner, he ſoweth too ſoone. Tuſſer. Peaſe, deprived of any aromatic parts, are mild and de- mulcent; but, being full of aerial particles, are flatulent. Arb. PEAT. n. ſ. A ſpecies of turf uſed for fire. Turf and peat, and cowſheards are cheap fuels and laſt long. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Carew, in his ſurvey of Cornwall, mentions nuts found in peat-earth two miles #. of St. Michael's mount. Wºodw. Pr:AT. n.ſ.. [from petit, Fr.] A little fondling; a darling; a dear play thing. It is now commonly called pet. A pretty peat it is beſt put finger in the eye, An ſhe knew why. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew. A citizen and his wife Both riding on one horſe, upon the way I overtook; the wench a pretty peat. Donne. PE'BBLE. n. ſ. ſpaebolreana, Saxon.] A ſtone di- } ſtinét from flints, being not in layers, but in one homogeneous maſs, though ſometimes of many colours. Popularly a ſmall ſtone. Through the midſt of it ran a ſweet brook, which did both hold the eye open with her azure ſtreams, and yet ſeek to cloſe the eye with the purling noiſe it made upon the pebble- Jiones it ran over. Sidney, b. i. The biſhop and the duke of Glo'ſter's men, Forbidden late to carry any weapon, . . . Have fill'd their pockets full of pebbleſtones. Shakeſp. Suddenly a file of boys deliver'd ſuch a ſhower of pebbles looſe ſhot, that I was fain to draw mine honour in. Shakeſp. You may ſee pebbles gathered together, and a cruſt of ce- ment between them, as hard as the pebbles. Bacon. Colle&ting toys, As children gath'ring pebbles on the ſhore. Milton. Providence permitted not the ſtrength of the earth to ſpend itſelf in baſe gravel and pebbles inſtead of quarries of ſtones. More's Antidote againſ? Atheiſm. Winds murmur'd through the leaves your long delay; And fountains o'er the pebbles chid your ſtay. Dryden. Another body, that hath only the reſemblance of an ordi- nary pebble, ſhall yield a metallic and valuable matter. Woodw. PEEBre-crystAL. m. ſ. - The cryſtal, in form of nodules, is found lodged in the earthy ſtrata left in a train by the water departing at the con- cluſion of the deluge: this ſort, called by the lapidaries pebble-cryſłal, is in ſhape irregular. Woodward. PE’BBLED. adj. [from pebble.] Sprinkled or abounding with pebbles. - This bank fair ſpreading in a pebbled ſhore. Thomſºn. PEBBLY. adj. [from pebble.] § of pebbles. Strow'd bibulous above I ſee the ſands, The pebbly gravel next. Thomſºn, PeccAbi'lity. n.ſ.. [from peccable.] State of being ſubject to ſin. Where the common peccability of mankind is urged 9 in- duce commiſeration towards the offenders; if this be of force in fin, where the concurrence of the will renders the per- ſon more inexcuſable, it will ſurely hold much more in bare error which is purely º ... Decay of Piety. PE'CCABLE. adj. [from pecco, Lat.] Incident to ſin. Pecca pºllo. [Spaniſh; peccadille, French.] A petty fault; a ſlight crime; a venial offence. - H. means thoſe little vices, which we call follies and the defects of the human underſtanding, or at moſt the peccadillº of life, rather than the tragical vices to which men are hur- ried by their unruly paſſions. Dryden. 'Tis low ebb with his accuſers, when ſuch peccadilos as theſe are put in to ſwell the charge. Atterbury. 19 I PE'ccANC Y. w v. 1
P E C
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..] Bad quality.
Prº ...ſ..."... !, .. ºuin, be-
aft diſai took its original merely from the º
of the part, and not from the peccancy of the humours. 1ſt???.
PECCANT. adj. ſº Fr. peccans, Latin.]
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1. Guilty; c From them I will not º
judgments, how with mankind I proceed ; -
º with peccant angels late they ſaw. Milton.
That ſuch a peccant creature ſhould diſapprove and repent
of every violation of the rules of juſt and honeſt, this right
reaſon could not but infer. South', Sermºns.
2. Ill diſpoſed; corrupt; bad; offenſive to the body; injur-
ious to health. It is chiefly uſed in medical writers.
With laxatives preſerve your body ſound,
And purge the pectant humours that abound. Dryden.
Such as have the bile peccant or deficient are relieved by
bitters, which are a ſort of ſubſidiary gall. Arbuthnot.
3. Wrong; bad; deficient; unformal. - - -
Nor is the party cited bound to appear, if the citation be
peccant in form or matter. Ayliff's Parergon.
Peck. n.ſ.. [from pocca, or perhaps from Fat, a veſſel. Skinner.
1. The fourth part of a buſhel.
Burn our veſſels, like a new -
Seal’d peck or buſhel, for being true. Hudibras.
To every hill of aſhes, ſome put a peck of unſacked lime,
which they cover with the aſhes till rain ſlacks the lime, and
then they ſpread them. Martimer's Huſhandry.
He drove about his turnips in a cart;
And from the ſame machine ſoldpecks of peaſe. King.
2. Proverbially. [In low language.] A great deal.
Her finger was ſo ſmall, the ring
Would not ſtay on which they did bring;
It was too wide a peck;
It look’d like the great collar juſt
About our young colt's neck.
To PECK. v. a. [becquer, French; picken, Dutch.]
1. To ſtrike with the beak as a bird.
2. To pick up food with the beak.
She was his only joy, and he her pride,
She, when he walk'd, went pecking by his fide. Dryden.
Can anything be more ſurpriſing, than to conſider Cicero
obſerving, with a religious attention, after what manner the
chickens pecked the grains of corn thrown them. Addiſon.
3. To ſtrike with any pointed inſtrument.
With a pick-ax of iron about ſixteen inches long, ſharpened
at the one end to peck, and flat headed at the other to drive
little iron wedges to cleave rocks. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
4. To ſtrike; to make blows.
Two contrary factions, both inveterate enemies of our
church, which they are perpetually pecking and ſtriking at
with the ſame malice. South's Sermons.
They will make head againſt a common enemy, whereas
mankind lie pecking at one another, till they are torn to
pieces. L’Eſtrange.
Suckling.
5. The following paſſage is perhaps more properly written to
peck, to throw.
,, . Get up o' th' rail, I'll peck you o'er the pales elſe. Shakeſp.
PE's KER, n. ſ. [from peck.]
1. One that pecks.
2. A kind of bird: as, the wood-pecker.
The titmouſe and the peckers hungry brood,
And º with her boſom ſtain'd in blood. Dryden.
Pºp. *j [corrupted from ſpeckled.] Spotted; varied with
pots.
Some are peckled, ſome greeniſh.
Pectºr's AL. m. ſ. [from petiºn, Lat. a comb.]
There are other fiſhes whoſe eyes regard the heavens, as
Plain, and cartilaginous fiſhes, as pedinal, or ſuch as have
their bones made laterally like a comb. Brown.
PE"ct INATED. ºff...[from pºten..] Put one within anotheraj.
ternately. This ſeems to be the meaning.
J/alton’s Angler.
To fit croſs leg'd or with our fingers pećinated, is ac-
counted bad. Brown's Pulgar Errour
z J.
Pectin Aºtion, n. ſ. The ſtate of being º
l º: º of Pºlination of the fingers was an hiero-
glyphic of impediment. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
**10*AL. adj. [from pećioralis, Latin.] Belonging to the
breaſt.
Being troubled with a
p and he was thereby relieve
. sº n: ſ ſpectorale, Lat. pºral, Fr.] A breaſt plate.
pº. * }*{ ſpeculatus, Latin; peculat, Fr..] Robbery
º Pº. of the publick; theft of publick money.
pictº. (Latin.] Robber of the publick.
* Appropia. ºil. ſpecidiaris, from peculium, fat. pecule, Fr.]
d º ..º. any one with excluſion of others.
is $º. .. s: William Temple, that the word humour
is peculiar to . º tongue; but not that the thing itſelf
in many's ... *gliſh, becauſe the contrary may be found
...Pºliſh, Italian and Fºn. productions. Swift.
ngs.
$ough, pectoral were preſcribed,
I
- J/ſeman.
The only ſacred hymns they are that chriſtianity hath pecu-
liar unto itſelf, the other being ſongs too of praiſe and of
thankſgiving, but ſongs wherewith as we ſerve God, ſo the
Jews likewiſe. Hooker, b. v. J. 39.
Space and duration being ideas that have ſomething very
abſtruſe and peculiar in their nature, the comparing them one
with another may be of uſe for their illuſtration. Locke.
3. Particular; ſingle. To join mºſt with peculiar, though found
in Dryden, is improper. -
One peculiar nation to ſelect
From all the reſt, of whom to be invok'd. Milton.
I neither fear, nor will provoke the war;
My fate is Juno's moſt peculiar care. Dryden.
Peculiar. n.
1. The property; the excluſive property.
By tincture or reflection, they augment
Their ſmall peculiar. Milt. Par. Left.
Revenge is ſo abſolutely the peculiar of heaven, that no
conſideration whatever can empower even the beſt men to
aſſume the execution of it. South's Sermons.
2. Something abſcinded from the ordinary juriſdiction.
Certain peculiars there are, ſome appertaining to the digni-
ties of the cathredral church at Exon. Carew.
Peculia's 1TY. n.ſ. [from peculiar..] Particularity; ſomething
found only in one.
If an author poſſeſſed any diſtinguiſhing marks of ſtyle or
peculiarity of thinking, there would remain in his leaſt ſucceſ:-
ful writings ſome few tokens whereby to diſcover him. Swift.
Peçu'll ARLY. adv. [from peculiar.]
1. Particularly ; ſingly.
That is peculiarly the effect of the ſun's variation. Iſºodw.
2. In a manner not common to others.
PECU'N1ARY. adj. ſpecuniarius, from pecunia, Lat. pecuniaire,Fr.]
1. Relating to money.
Their impoſtures delude not only unto pecuniary defrau-
dations, but the irreparable deceit of death. Brown.
2. Conſiſting of money.
Pain of infamy is a ſeverer puniſhment upon ingenuous na-
tures than a pecuniary mulét. Bacon.
The injured perſon might take a pecuniary mulá by way
of attonement. Broome.
PED. m. ſ.
I. A ſmall packſaddle. A ped is much ſhorter than a pannel,
and is raiſed before and behind, and ſerves for ſmall burdens. ,
A pannel and wanty, packſaddle and ped. Tiſſºr.
2. A baſket; a hamper.
A haſk is a wickerped, wherein they uſe to carry fiſh. Spenſ.
PEDAGoºgical. adj. [from pedagogue.] Suiting or belonging
to a ſchoolmaſter.
PEDAGOGUE. m. ſ. ſpedagogus, Lat. rai&yºyº;, ºral; and
3rw.] One who teaches boys; a ſchoolmaſter; a pedant.
Few pedagogues but curſe the barren chair, --
Like him who hang'd himſelf for mere deſpair
And poverty. Dryden.
To PE'dagogue. v. a. [rzºzywyſo, from the noun..] To
teach with ſuperciliouſneſs. -
This may confine their younger ſtiles,
Whom Dryden pedagogues at Will's ;
But never cou’d be meant to tie -
Authentic wits, like you and I. Prior.
PE'DAGoGY. m. ſ. [wai3xycyſz.] The maſterſhip; diſcipline.
In time the reaſon of men ripening to ſuch a pitch, as to
be above the pedagºgy of Moſes's rodſ and the diſcipline of
types, God thought fit to diſplay the ſubſtance without the
adow. South's Sermons.
PE'DAL. adj. [pedalis, Lat.] Belonging to a foot. Dić.
PE'DALs. m. ſ. [pedalis, Lat. pedales, Fr.] The large pipes
of an orgān; ſo called becauſe played upon and ſtopt with
the foot. - - Diº.
PEDA'Neous. adj. [pedaneus, Lat.J. Going on foot. Die?.
PE'DANT. m. ſ. [pedant, French.]
1. A ſchoolmaſter.
Apedant that keeps a ſchooli' th' church. Shakeſp.
The boy who ſcarce has paid his entrance down
To his proud pedant, or declin’d a noun. Dryden.
2. A man vain of low knowledge; a man awkwardly oſtenta-
tious of his literature. - -
The pedant can hear nothing but in favour of the conceits
he is amorous of. Glanville.
The preface has ſo much of the pedant, and ſo little of the
converſation of men in it, that I ſhall paſs it over. Addison.
In learning let a nymph delight, -
The pedant gets a miſtreſs by’t. Swift.
Pr DA'N TIc. adj. [pedantºſue, Fr. from pedant..] Awk-
PEDA'N TIcAL. } wardly oſtentatious of learning.
Mr. Checke had eloquence in the Latin and Greek tongues;
but for other ſufficiencies pedantick enough. Hayward.
When we ſee any thing in an old ſatyriſt, that looks forced
and pedantick, we ought to conſider how it appeared in the
time the poet writ. Addiſon.
The obſcurity is brought over them by ignorance and age,
made yet more ºbſcure by their pedantical élucidators. Fºſtºn,
A ſpirit
i A ſpirit of contradićtion is ſo pedantic and hateful, that a man ſhould watch againſt every inſtance of it. Watts. We now believe the Copernican ſyſtem; yet we ſhall ſtill uſe the popular terms of ſun-riſe and ſun-ſet, and not intro- duce a new pedantuck deſcription of them from the motion of the earth. Bentley's Sermons. PEDANT1cALLY. adv. [from pedantical.] With awkward oſtentation of literature. The earl of Roſcommon has excellently rendered it; too faithfully is, indeed, pedantically; 'tis a faith like that, which proceeds from ſuperſtition. Dryden. PEDANTRY. m. ſ. [pedanterie, Fr.] Awkward oſtentation of needleſs learning. - 'Tis a pračice that ſavours much of pedantry, a reſerve of puerility we have not ſhaken off from ſchool. Brown. Horace has enticed me into this pedantry of quotation. Cowl. Make us believe it, if you can : it is in i. if I may be allowed the pedantry of a quotation, non perſuadebis, etimaſ; perſuaſeris. Addiſon's Freeholder. From the univerſities the young nobility are ſent for fear of contracting any airs of pedantry by a college education. Swift. To Peddle. v. n. To be buſy about trifles. Ainſ. It is com- monly written piddle ; as, what piddling work is here. PEDERE'Ro. m. ſ. [pedrero, Spaniſh, from piedra, a ſtone with which they charged it..] A ſmall cannon managed by a ſwivel. It is frequently written paterero. Pe'Dest Al. n. ſ. [pied/tal, Fr.] The lower member of a pillar; the baſis of a ſtatue. - The poet bawls And ſhakes the ſtatues and the pede/fals. Dryden. In the centre of it was a grim idol; the forepart of the pedeſłal was curiouſly emboſſed with a triumph. Addiſon. So ſtiff, ſo mute ſome ſtatue you would ſwear Stept from its pedeſial to take the air. Pope. PFDE'strious. adj. [pedeſiris, Latin.] Not winged ; going on foot. Men conceive they never lie down, and enjoy not the po- ſition of reſt, ordained unto all pedeſirious animals. Brown. PE'Dicle. n.ſ.. [from pedis, Lat. pedicule, Fr.] The footſtalk, that by which a leaf or fruit is fixed to the tree. The cauſe of the holding green, is the cloſe and compačt ſubſtance of their leaves and pedicles. Bacon. PEDI'cular, adj. ſpedicularis, Lat. pediculaire, Fr.] ... Having the phthyriaſis or louſy diſtemper. Ainſworth. PE'digree. m. ſ. [pere and degré, Skinner.] Genealogy; li- neage; account of deſcent. I am no herald to enquire of men's pedegrees, it ſufficeth me if I know their virtues. Sidney. You tell a pedigree Of threeſcore and two years, a ſilly time. Shakeſpeare. Alterations of firnames, which in former ages have been very common, have obſcured the truth of our pedigrees, that it will be no little hard labour to deduce many of them. Cam. To the old heroes hence was giv'n A pedigree which reach'd to heav'n. JValler. The Jews preſerved the pedigrees of their ſeveral tribes, with a more ſcrupulous exactneſs than any other nation. Atter. PE'DIMENT. m. ſ. [pedis, Lat..] In architecture, an ornament that crowns the ordonances, finiſhes the fronts of buildings, and ſerves as a decoration over gates, windows and niches: it is ordinarily of a triangular form, but ſometimes makes the arch of a circle. Dić?. PE'DLER. m. ſ. [a petty dealer; a contračtion produced by fre- quent uſe..] One who travels the country with ſmall com- modities. All as a poor pedler he did wend, Bearing a trufle of trifles at his backe; As bells and babies and glaſſes in his packe. Spenſºr. If you did but hear the pedler at the door, you would never dance again after a tabor and pipe Shakeſpeare. He is wit’s pedler, and retails his wares At wakes and waſſals, meetings, markets, fairs. Shakeſp. Had ſly Ulyſſes at the ſack Of Troy brought thee his pedler's pack. Cleaveland. A narrow education may beget among ſome of the clergy in poſſeſſion ſuch contempt for all innovators, as merchants have for pedlers. Swift. Atlas was ſo exceeding ſtrong, He bore the ſkies upon his back, Juſt as a pedler does his pack. Swift. PE'dleRY. adj. [from pedler...] Wares ſold by pedlers. The ſufferings of thoſe of my rank are trifles in compari- ſon of what all thoſe who travel with fiſh, poultry, pedlery ware to ſell. - - Swift. PE'opling. adj. Petty dealing; ſuch as pedlers have. So ſlight a pleaſure I may part with, and find no miſs; this peddling profit I may reſign, and 'twill be no breach in my eſtate. Decay of Piety. Pºpoba Prism. n.ſ. [rzºo; and 32.14.2.] Infant baptiſm. Dić?. PE'Dobaptist. n.ſ. [rz,30; and 32:1;;..] Onc that holds or Practiſes infant baptiſm. - - . - * To Peel. v. a. ſpeler, Fr. from peli,.] 1. To decorticate; to flay. The ſkilful ſhepherd peel'd me certain wands, And ſtuck them up before the fulſome ewes. Shºff. 2. [From piller, to rob.] To Blunder. According to analó this ſhould be *i. P sº gy Who once juſt and temp'rate conquer'd well, But govern ill the nations under yoke, Peeling their provinces, exhauſtēd all But luſt and rapine. Milton's Paradiſe Regained. Lord-like at eaſe, with arbitary pow'r, To peel the chiefs, the people to devour; Theſe, traitor, are thy talents. Dryden, PEEL. m. ſ. [pellis, Latin; pelure, French..] The ſkin or thiri rind of anything. PEEL. m. ſ. ſpaelle, Fr.] A broad thin board with a long handle, uſed by bakers to put their bread in and out of th: * Owen. - Peeler. n.ſ.. [from peel.] 1. One who ſtrips or flays. 2. A robber; a plunderer. Yet otes with her ſucking a peeler is found, Both ill to the maiſter and worſe to ſome ground. * Tu e?", As 'tis a peeler of land, ſow it upon lands that are rank. Martimer's Huſbandry. To PEEP. v. n. [This word has no etymology, except that of Skinner, who derives it from opheſºn, Dutch, to lift up; and of Caſaubon, who derives it from 3rriſºe, a ſpy; perhaps it may come from pip, pipio, Latin, to cry as young birds : when the chickens firſt broke the ſhell and cried, they were ſaid to begin to pip or peºp; and the word that expreſſed the aćt of crying, was by miſtake applied to the aët of appearing that was at the ſame time: this is offered till ſomething better may be found.] 1. To make the firſt appearance. She her gay painted plumes diſordered, Seeing at laſt herſelf from danger rid, - Peeps forth and ſoon renews her native pride. Fa. Queen. Your youth And the true blood, which peeps forth fairly through it, . Do plainly give you out an unſtain'd ſhepherd. Shakeſp. England and France might through their amity, Breed him ſome prejudice; for from this league, Peep’d harms that menac'd him. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. I can ſee his pride - Peep through each part of him. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The tim’rous maiden-bloſſoms on each bough Peept forth from their firſt bluſhes; ſo that now A thouſand ruddy hopes ſmil'd in each bud, And flatter'd every greedy eye that ſtood. Craſhaw. With words not hers, and more than human ſound, She makes th’ obedient ghoſts peep trembling through the ground. Roſcommon. Earth, but not at once, her viſage rears, - And peeps upon the ſeas from upper grounds. Dryden. When flowers firſt peep'd, and trees did bloſſoms bear, And winter had not yet deform'd th’ inverted year. Dryd. Printing and letters had juſt peeped abroad in the world; and the reſtorers of learning wrote very eagerly againſt one another. Atterbury. Though but the very white end of the ſprout peep out in the outward part of the couch, break it open, you will find the ſprout of a greater largeneſs. Mortimer's Huſbandry, So pleas'd at firſt the tow'ring Alps we try, And the firſt clouds and mountains ſeem the laſt; But thoſe attain'd, we tremble to ſurvey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way; Th’ increaſing proſpect tires our wand'ring eyes, Fair as the face of nature did appear, { Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps ariſe. Pope. Moſt ſouls but prep out once an age, Dull ſullen pris’ners in the body's cage. Pope. 2. To look ſlily, cloſely or curiouſly; to look through any crevice. - Who is the ſame, which at my window preºs. Sfeſſºr. Come thick night ! That my keen knife ſee not the wound it makes; Nor heav'n peep through the blanket of the dark, - To cry hold. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Nature hath fram'd ſtrange fellows in her time ; Some that will evermore prºp through their eyes, And laugh like parrots, at a bag-piper. Shaft. A fool will peep in at the door. - Axiºſ XXi. 23. The trembling leaves through which he play'd, Dappling the walk with light and ſhade, Like lattice-windows give the ſpy Room but to perp with half an eye. Cleaveland. All doors are ſhut, no ſervant peºps abroad, While others outward went on quick diſpatch. Dryden. The ;
P E E P. E. G. : ! i PEF. R Dom. n [f - • *. J. from peer. PEE’REss. ..? fºr.] Peerage. The daring flames peptin, and ſaw from far The awful beauties of the ſacred quire ; But ſince it was prophan'd by civil war, Heav'n thought it fit to have it purg'd by fire. Dryden. From each tree The feather'd people look down to peep on me. Dryden. Thoſe remote and vaſt bodies were formed not merely to be peept at through an optick glaſs. Bentley's Sermons. O my muſe, juſt diſtance keep ; Thou art a maid, and muſt not peep. Prior. In vain his little children peeping out Into the mingling ſtorm, demand their fire. Thomſºn. PEEP. n.ſ. 1. Firſt appearance: as, at the peep and firſt break of day. 2. A ſly look. Would not one think, the almanackmaker was crept out of his grave to take t'other peep at the ſtars. Swift. PEE/PER. n.ſ. Young chickens juſt breaking the ſhell. Diſhes Ichuſe, though little, yet genteel; Snails the firſt courſe, and peeper crown the meal. Brºſ. Pee'PHole. n.ſ. ſpeep and hºle.J Hole through which PEE'PINGHole. } one may look without being diſcovered. By the peepholes in his creſt, Is it not virtually confeſt, - -- . That there his eyes took diſtant aim. Prior. The fox ſpied him through a peepinghole he had ſound out to ſee what news. L'Eſtrange. PEER. n.ſ. [pair, French.] 1. Equal; one of the ſame rank. - His peers upon this evidence Have found him guilty of high treaſon. Shakº/p. Amongſt a man's peers, a man ſhall be ſure of familiarity; and therefore it is good a little to keep ſtate. Bacon. Oh! what is man, great maker of mankind That thou to him ſo great reſpect do'ſt bear ! That thou adorn'ſt him with ſo bright a mind, Mak'ſt him a king, and ev’n an angel's peer. Davies. 2. One equal in excellence or endowments. In ſong he never had his peer, From ſweet Cecilia down to chanticleer. Dryden. 3. Companion: fellow. He all his peers in beauty did ſurpaſs. Fairy Queen. If you did move to-night, In the dances, with what ſpight Of your peers you were beheld, That at every motion ſwell’d. Benj. johnſºn. Who bear the bows were knights in Arthur's reign, Twelve they, and twelve the peers of Charlemagne. Dryd. 4. A nobleman; of nobility we have five degrees, who are all nevertheleſs called peers, becauſe their effential privileges are the ſame. - I ſee thee compaſt with thy kingdom's peers, That ſpeak my ſalutation in their minds: Hail king of Scotland King Henry's peers and chief nobility Deſtroy'd themſelves, and loſt the realm of France. Shakespeare Bejuſt in all you ſay, and all you do ; Whatever be your birth, you're ſure to be Shakeſp. Macbeth. A peer of the firſt magnitude to me. Dryden. To PEER. v. n. [By contraction from appear.] 1. To come juſt in fight. As the fun breaks through the darkeſt clouds, So honour ferreth in the meaneſt habit. Shakeſp. Yet a many of your horſemen peer, And gallop o'er the field. Shakespeare's Henry V. Ev’n through the hollow cyes of death - I ſpy life peering - Shakeſp. See how his gorget peers above his gown, To tell the people in what danger he was. Ben. Johnſºn. Hell itſelf will paſs away, And leave her dolorous manſion to the peering day. Milt. 2. To look narrowly; to peep. o Now for a clod-like hare in form they peer, Now bolt and cudgel ſquirrels leap do move, Now the ambitious lark with mirror clear They catch, while he, fool to himſelf makes love. Sidn. £eering in maps for ports, and Peers, and roads, And every objećt that might make me fear Misfortune to my venturºs. Shakºpſ. Merch, of Penice. *AGF. n.ſ. ſºirie, Fr. iſom peer.] I. The dignity of a peer. ºffiéndſhips he to few confind 3 * O fools of rank or mongrel breed, ho ºn would paſs for Lords indeed 3. '''''' titles give no right or power, And peera e i it * 2. The body º: º her'd flower. Swift. Not only the Penal laws are in force againſt papiſts, and their n - - º º **temptible, but alſo the Peerage and com- are excluded from parliament. Dryden Ainſworth. man ºfemale of p“r.] The lady of a Peer ; a wo- Pee'vishiy. adv. [from perviſh.] neither aſk nor hear the advice of any. PEE'vish Ness. n.ſ. [from peeviſh.] Iraſcibility; querulouſ- Stateſman and patriot ply alike the ſtocks; Peereſ; and butler ſhare alike the box. - Pope. Peerless. adj. [from peer.] lººk ; having no peer. - 1nd, • On pain of puniſhment, the world to weet, We ſtand up peerleſs. You, So perfeót, and ſo peerleſs, are created - Of every creature's beſt. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. Her peerleſs feature, joined with her birth, Approves her fit for none, but for a king. Heſperus, that led The ſtarry hoſt, rode brighteſt; till the moon, Riſing in clouded majeſt, yat length, Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerleſs light. Such muſic worthieſt were to blaze The peerleſ light of her immortal praiſe, Whole luſtre leads us. Her dreſs, her ſhape, her matchleſs grace, Were all obſerv'd, as well as heav'nly face; With ſuch a peerleſ majeſty ſhe ſtands, As in that day ſhe took the crown. Dryden. PEER+EssNess. n.ſ.. [from peerleſ...] Univerſal ſuperiority. PEE"VISH, adj. [This word junius, with more reaſon than he commonly diſcovers, ſuppoſes to be formed by corruption from Perverſe; Skinner rather derives it from ſeeiſh, as we ſay waſpiſh.] Petulant; waſpiſh; eaſily offended; irritable; iraſcible; ſoon angry; perverſe; moroſe; querulous; full of expreſſions of diſcontent; hard to pleaſe. For what can breed more perviſh incongruities, Than man to yield to female lamentations. She is previſh, fullen, froward, Proud, diſobedient, ſtubborn, lacking duty. If thou haſt the metal of a king, Being wrong'd as we are by this perviſh town, Turn thou the mouth of thy artillery, As we will ours, againſt theſe faucy walls. Shakeſp. I will not preſume To ſend ſuch peeviſh tokens to a king. Shakeſp. Thoſe deſerve to be doubly laugh'd at, that are perviſ! and angry for nothing to no purpoſe. L’Eſtrange. Neither will it be ſatire or peeviſh invečtive to affirm, that infidelity and vice are not much diminiſhed. Swift. Angrily; querulouſly; Shakeſp. Shakeſp. Milton. Milton. Sidney. Shakeſp. moroſely. - He was ſo perviſhly opiniative and proud, that he would Hayward. neſs; fretfulneſs; perverſeneſs. Some miſcarriages in government might eſcape through the ferº/heſ of others, envying the publick ſhould be managed without them. King Charles. It will be an unpardonable, as well as childiſh peewiſhneſs, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and neg- lect to improve it. Locke. You may find Nothing but acid left behind: From paſſion you may then be freed, When peeviſhneſs and ſpleen ſucceed. Swift. PEG. m. ſ. [pegghe, Teutonick.] I. A piece of wood driven into a hole, which does the office of an iron nail. Solid bodies foreſhew rain; as boxes and pegs of wood, when they draw and wind hard. Bacon. The teeth are about thirty in each jaw; all of them clavi- culares or peg teeth, not much unlike the tuſks of a maſtiff. Grew's Muſæum. If he pretends to be cholerick, we ſhall treat him like his little friend Dicky, and hang him upon a peg till he comes to himſelf. Addison's Guardian, N° 108. The pegs and nails in a great building, though they are but little valued in themſelves, are abſolutely neceſſary to keep the whole frame together. Addison Spectator. A finer petticoat can neither make you richer, more vir- tuous or wiſe, than if it hung upon a peg. Swift. 2. The pins of an inſtruinent in which the ſtrings are ſtrained. You are well tun’d now ; but I'll let down The pegs that make this muſick. Shakeſp. Othello. 3. To take a PEG lower; to depreſs; to ſink: perhaps from re- laxing the cords of muſical inſtruments. jºr how in arms and politicks, We ſtill have worſted all your holy tricks, Trepann'd your party with intrigue, And took your grandees down a peg. Hudibrar. 4. The nickname of Margaret, To PEG. v. a. To fatten with a peg. I will rend an oak, And peg thee in his knotty entrails, ’till T.# howl'd away twelve winters. Shakespeare . Tempºff. Taking the ſhoots of the paſt ſpring, and pegging them down in very rich earth, by that time twelvemonth they will be º to rein OVC. Evelyn's *::::
P. E. L. P E N l º, ºt Pelf. n. ſ. [In low Latin, pel/ra, not known whence derived; peuffº. in Norman, is frippery.] Money : riches. The thought of this doth paſs all worldly peſ. Sidney. Hardy elf, Thou dareſt view my direful countenance, I read thee raſh and heedleſs of thyſelf, To trouble my ſtill ſeat and heaps of precious pelf. Fairy Queen. Immortal gods, I crave no pelf; I pray for no man but myſelf. Shakeſpeare. He call'd his money in ; But the prevailing love of pelſ Soon ſplit him on the former ſhelf: - He put it out again. Dryden's Horace. To the poor if he refus'd his pelf, He us’d them full as kindly as himſelf. Swift. Pelican. n.ſ. [pelicanus, low Lat. pelliºn, Fr.] - There are two ſorts of pelicans ; one lives upon the water and feeds upon fiſh; the other keeps in deſerts, and feeds upon ſerpents and other reptiles: the pelican has a peculiar tºnderneſs for its young; it generally places its neſt upon a craggy rock: the pelican is ſuppoſed to admit its young to fuck blood from its breaſt. Calmet. Should diſcarded fathers Have this little mercy on their fleſh; 'Twas this fleſh begot thoſe pelican daughters. Shakeſp. The pelican hath a beak broad and flat, like the ſlice of apothecaries. Hakewill on Providence, PELLET. n. ſ. [from pila, Lat. pelote, Fr.] 1. A little ball. - - That which is ſold to the merchants, is made into little pellets, and ſealed. - - Sandys. I dreſſed with little pellets of lint. Wiſeman's Surgery. 2. A bullet; a ball. - The force of gunpowder hath been aſcribed to rarefaction of the earthy ſubſtance into flame, and ſo followeth a dilata- tion; and therefore, leſt two bodies ſhould be in one place, there muſt needs alſo follow an expulſion of the pellet or blowing up of the mine: but theſe are ignorant ſpeculations; for flame, if there were nothing elſe, will be ſuffocated with any hard body, ſuch as a pellet is, or the barrel of a gun; ſo as the hard body would kill the flame. Bacon. A cube or pillet of yellow wax as much as half the ſpirit of wine, burnt only eighty-ſeven pulſes. Baton. How ſhall they reach us in the air with thoſe pellets they can hardly roll upon the ground. L’Eſtrange. In a ſhooting trunk, the longer it is to a certain limit, the more forcibly the air paſſes and drives the pellet. Ray: Pelleted. adj. [from pellet.]. Conſiſting of bullets. - My brave Egyptians all, By the diſcandying of this felleted ſtorm, Lie graveleſs. - PE'llicle. m. ſ. ſpellicula, Lat.] 1. A thin ſkin. After the diſcharge of the fluid, the pellicle muſt be broke. - Sharp's Surgery. 2. It is often uſed for the film which gathers upon liquors im- pregnated with ſalts or other ſubſtances, and evaporated by heat. , PE'llitory. m. ſ. [parietaria, Lat.] An herb. The pellitory hath an apetalous flower, whoſe flower cup is divided into four parts, which is ſometimes bell-ſhaped like a funnel, with four ſtamina or threads ſurrounding the pointal, which becomes for the moſt part an oblong ſeed, ſurrounded by the flower cup 5 to which may be added, the flowers are produced from the wings of the leaves. Miller. PE’ll Mell. n.ſ. [peſe mºſle, Fr.] Confuſedly ; tumultuouſly; one among another. When we have daſh'd them to the ground, Then defie each other; and pell mell - Make work upon ourſelves. Shakeſpeare's King john. Never yet did inſurrection want Such moody beggars, ſtarving for a time Shakeſp care. Of pelimell havock and confuſion. Henry IV. He knew when to fall on pellmell, To fall back and retreat as well. Hudibras. Pells. n. ſ. [pellis, Lat.] - Clerk of the pells, an officer belonging to the exchequer, who enters every teller's bill into a parchment roll called pelli: acceptorum, the roll of receipts; and alſo makes another roll called pellis exituum, a roll of the diſburſements. Bailey. PELLU'CID. adj. [pellucidus, Lat.] Clear; tranſparent ; not opake; not dark. - The colours are owing to the intermixture of foreign matter with the proper matter of the ſtone: this is the caſe of agates and other coloured ſtones, the colours of ſeveral whereof may be extraćted, and the bodies rendered as pellucid as cryſtal, without ſenſibly damaging the texture. JWoodward. If water be made warm in any pellucid veſſel emptied of air, the water in the vacuum will bubble and boil as vehe- mently as it would in the open air in a veſſel ſet upon the fire, till it conceives a much greater heat. Newton's Opticks. PELLu'cidity. }" ſ: [from pellucid.] Tranſparency; clear- Pellº'cidNess. neſs; not opacity. . The air is a clear and pellucid menſtruum, in which the inſenſible particles of diſſolved matter float, without troubling the pellucidity of the air; when on a ſudden by a precipitation they gather into viſible miſty drops that maké clouds. Locke. We conſider their pellucidneſ; and the vaſt quantity of light, that paſſes through them without reflection. Kil PELT. n.ſ.. [from pellis, Lat.] - 1. Skin; hide. The camels hair is taken for the ſkin or pºl, with the hair upon it. Brown's Vulgar E A ſcabby tetter on their pells will ſt . ulgar Errours. When the raw rain has pierc'd them to the quick. Dryd. 2. The quarry of a hawk all torn. quic ºff. PELT-Mon GER. m. ſ. ſpellio, Lat. pelt and monger.] A dealer. in raw hides. To Pelt. v. a. [poltern, German, Skinner; contraded from pellet, Mr. Lye.] It is generally uſed of ſomething thrown, rather with teazing frequency than deſtrućtive violence. 1. To ſtrike with ſomething thrown. Poor naked wretches wherefoe'er you are That bide the pelting of this pitileſs ſtorm How ſhall your houſeleſs heads and unfed ſides, Your loop'd and window’d raggedneſs defend you. Shakespeare . Do but ſtand upon the foaming ſhore, The chiding billows ſeem to pelt the clouds. Shakeſp. No zealous brother there would want a ſtone To maulus cardinals, and pelt pope Joan. Dryden. Obſcure perſons have inſulted men of great worth, and pelted them from coverts with little obječtions. Atterbury. The whole empire could hardly ſubdue me, and I might eaſily with ſtones pelt the metropolis to pieces. Gulliver. 2. ‘To throw ; to caſt. - My Phillis me with pelted apples plies, Then tripping to the woods the wanton hies. Dryden. PE'LTING. adj. This word in Shakeſpeare ſignifies, I know not why, mean ; paltry; pitiful. - Could great men thunder, Jove could ne'er be quiet; For every pelting petty officer Would uſe his heav’n for thunder. , Shakeſpeare. Fogs falling in the land, Have every pelting river made ſo proud, That they have everborn their continents. Shakeſp. They from ſheepcotes and poor pelting villages - Enforce their charity. Shakeſp. A tenement or pelting farm. Shakeſp. PELVIS. n.ſ. [Latin.] The lower part of the belly. PEN. n.ſ. [penna, Latin.] 1. An inſtrument of writing. . Never durſt poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's ſighs. Shakeſp. Eternal deities 1 Who write whatever time ſhall bring to paſs, With pens of Adamant on plates of braſ. Dryden. He takes the papers, lays them down again; And, with unwilling fingers, tries the pen. Dryden. I can, by deſigning the letters, tell what new idea it ſhall exhibit the next moment, barely by drawing my pen over it, which will neither appear, if my hands ſtand ſtill ; or though I move my pen, if my eyes be ſhut. Locke. 2. Feather. - The pegs that did his pinnions bind, Were Hike main-yards with flying canvas lin'd. - Fairy Queen. 3. Wing; though even here it may mean father. Feather'd ſoon and fledg'd, They ſumm'd their pens ; and ſoaring th' air ſublime, With clang deſpis'd the ground. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſt. 4. [From pennan, Saxon.] A ſmall incloſure; a coop, My father ſtole two geeſe out of a pen. Shakeſp. The cook was ordered to dreſs capons for ſupper, and take the beſt in the pen. L’Eſtrange. She in pens his flocks will fold. Dryden's Horace. Ducks in thy ponds, and chickens in thy pens, - And be thy turkeys num’rous as thy hens. King, The gather'd flocks Are in the wattled pen innumerous preſs'd, Head above head. Thomſºn's Summer. To Pen. v. a. ſpennan and pinban, Saxon.] - 1. To coop; to ſhut up; to incage; to impriſon in a narrow place. - Away with her, - And pen her up. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. My heavy ſon Private in his chamber pens himſelf. Shalºft. The plaiſter alone would pen the humour already contained in the part, and forbid new humour. Bacºn. 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led cotes, amid the field ſecure -
łº, the ºn. with caſe into the fold, - Milton.
The glaſs, wherein it is penued up, hinders it to deliver
itſelf by an expanſion of its parts. - Boyle.
The prevention of miſchief is preſcribed by the Jewiſh
cuſtom ; they ſº up their daughters, and permit them to be
acquainted with none. Harvey on Conſumptions.
Ah! that your bus'neſs had been mine,
To pen the ſheep. Dryden.
2. [From the noun..] To write. It probably meant at firſt
only the manual exerciſe of the pen, or méchanical part of
writing ; but it has been long uſed with relation to the ſtile
or compoſition.
For prey theſe ſhepherds two he took,
Whoſe metal ſtiff he knew he could not bend
With hearſay pictures, or a window look, -
With one good dance or letter finely penn'd. Sidney,
I would be loth to caſt away my ſpeech; for, beſides that
it is excellently well penn'd, I have taken great pains to con
it. Shakeſpeare's ſweſh Night.
Read this challenge, mark but the fººning of it. Sha&ſp.
A ſentence ſpoken by him in Engliſh, and penned out of
his mouth by four good fecretaries, for trial of our orthogra-
phy, was ſet down by them. Camden's Remains.
He frequented ſermons, and penned notes with his own
- hand. Hayward on Edward VI.
The digeſting my thoughts into order, and the ſetting them
down in writing was neceſſary; for without ſuch ſtrict exa-
mination, as the penning them affords, they would have been
disjointed and rowing ones. Digby on the Soul.
Almoſt condemn'd, he mov'd the judges thus:
Hear, but inſtead of me, my Oedipus;
The judges hearing with applauſe, at th' end
Freed him, and ſaid, no fool ſuch lines had penn'd. Denh.
Gentlemen ſhould extempore, or after a little meditation,
ſpeak to ſome ſubject without penning of anything. Locke.
Should I publiſh the praiſes that are ſo well penn'd, they
would do honour to the perſons who write them. Addiſon.
Twenty fools I never ſaw
Some with petitions fairly penn'd,
Deſiring I ſhould ſtand their friend. Swift,
PENAL. adj. [penal, Fr. from pana, Lat.]
1. Denouncing puniſhment; enacting puniſhment.
Gratitude plants ſuch generºſity in the heart of man, as
ſhall more effectually incline him to what is brave. be-
coming than the terror of any penal law. South.
2. Uſed for the purpoſes of puniſhment; vindiğive.
Adamantive chains and penal fire. 41ilton.
ſº#. }n. / [from penalité, old French.]
1. Puniſhment; cenſure; judicial inflićtion.
Many of the ancients denied the Antipodes, and ſome unto
the penality of contrary affirmations; but the experience of na-
Vºtiºns, can now aiert them beyond all dubitation. Brown.
Political power is a right of making laws with penalties of
death, and conſequently all leſs penalties, for preſerving pro-
Perty, and employing the forcé of the community in the exe-
cution of laws. Locke.
Beneath her footflool, ſcience groans in chains,
And wit dreads exile, penalties and pains. Dunciad.
2. Forfiture upon non-performance.
Lºnd this money, not as to thy friend,
But lend it rather to thine enemy,
Who, if he break, thou may'ſt with better face
Exact the penalty. Shakeſp. March. ºf Penice.
PENNANce, * / [penence, old French; for penitence..] In-
fliction either publick or Private, ſuffered as an txpreſſion of
rcpentance for ſin.
And bitter pennance, with an iron whip,
Was wont him once to diſciple every day. Fairy Queen
Mew her up, -
And make her bear the pennance of her tongue. Shakespeare
- No Penitentiary, though he had enjoined him never
ſo ſtraight pennance to expiate his firſt offence, would have
counſelled him to have given over the Purſuit of his right.
The ſcourge Bacon.
º and the torturing hour
'alls us to pennance. A4ilton's Parad;
A Lorain ſurgeon, who whipped the naked part : %
rod of nettles till all over blitered, perſuaded him ..
ºrm this pennance in a ſharp fit he had. }. 7.
ENCE. n. The plural of Pºly; formed from pennies -
“‘ºtraction uſual in the rapidity of colloquial ſpeech. > Dy
ed **me ſervant found one of his fellow ſervants, which
p...” all hundred fence, and took him by the throat. Alſat.
I. A im. {{ ſpºilium, Latin.]
- "ºuth of hair which Pºinters dip in their colours.
Pencil, can ": one ſlight touch reſtºre
In 11es t -
For . Shanged face, that wept before, Dryden.
or thee d * goves greeſ, ivºřic. wear,
And mº, : lead the dancing hours, -
S ſea ºncil pai ºx y
6 * * paints the flows, Dryden,
A ſort of pićtures there is, wherein the colours, as laid by
the pencil on the table, mark out very odd figures. Locke.
The faithful pencil has deſign'd
Some bright idea of the matter's mind,
Where a new world leaps out at his command,
And ready nature waits upon his hand. Pope.
One dips the pencil, tº other ſtrings the lyre. Pope.
2. A black lead pen, with which cut to a Point they write with-
out ink.
Mark with a pen or pencil the moſt conſiderable things in
the books you deſire to remember. // atts.
3. Any inſtrument of writing without ink.
To PENCIL. v. n. [from the noun..] To paint.
Painting is almoſt the natural man;
For ſince diſhonour trafficks with man's nature,
He is but outſide: pencil'd figures are
Ev’n ſuch as they give out. Shakeſpeare's Timon ºf Athens,
PE's DANT. m. ſ. [pendant, French.j
I. A jewel hanging in the ear.
The ſpirits
Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair,
Some hang upon the pendents of her ear.
* Any thing hanging by way of ornament.
Unripe fruit, whoſe verdant ſtalks do cleave
Cloſe to the tree, which grieves no leſs to leave
The ſmiling pendant which adorns her io,
And until Autumn, on the bough ſhould grow.
3. A pendulum. Obolete.
To make the ſame pendant gº twice as faſt as it did, or
make every undulation of it in hºlf the time it did, make the
line, at which it hangs, double in geometrical proportion to
the line at which it hanged before. Digby ºn the Saul.
4. A ſmall flag in ſhips.
PENDENCE. m. ſ. [from P*. Lat.] Slopeneſs ; inclination.
The Italians give the cover a gºaceful pendence or ſlope-
neſs, dividing the whole breadth intº nine parts, whereof two
ſhall ſerve for the elevation of the higheſt top or ridge from
the loweſt. //otton's Architeclare,
Pºnésex. a. ſ. [from perio, Lat.) Suſpenſe; delay of
deciſion.
The judge ſhall pronounce in the Principal cauſe, nor can
the appellant allege pendency of ſuit. Ayliffe.
***Pºst ad; ſpenden, Latin; ſome write pendant, from
the French.j
1. Hanging.
Quaint in green ſhe ſhall be looſe enrob’d
Pope.
JWaller,
With ribbans pendent, flaring 'bout herhead. Shakespeare .
I ſometimes mournful verſe indite, and ſing
Qf deſperate lady near a Purling ſtream,
Or lover pºndent on a willow tree. Phillips.
2. Jutting over. . -
A pendent rock,
A forked mountain, or blue promonto
With trees upon't, that nod unto the world,
And mock our eyes with air. Shakespeare.
3. Supported above the ground.
They brought, by wond’rous art
Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock
Over the vex'd abyſs. Aſilion's Paradiſ. Lºft.
PF'N BING... n.ſ. ſpendente lite.] Pepending; remaining yet
undecided.
* Perſºn pending ſuit with the dioceſan, ſhall be defended
in the poſſeſſion. Ay/ºffe.
Pendulo's 1TY. }": [from pendulous.] The ſtate of hang-
Ps NPulousNess. 3 ing; ſuſpenſion.
His ſlender legs he encreaſed by riding, that is, the humours
deſcended upon their Pendulºfty, having no ſupport or ſuppe-
daneous ſtability. Brown's /u/gar Errours.
PENDULOUS. adj. ſpendulus, Lat.] Hanging ; not ſup-
ported below. -
All the plagues, that in the pendulous air
Hang fated o'er men's faults, light on thy daughters. Shaf.
Bellerophon's horſe, fram'd of iron, and placed between
two loadſtones with wings expanded, hung pendulous in the
air. - Brown's Pulgar Errours.
The grinders are furniſhed with three roots, and in the
upper jaw often four, becauſe theſe are pendulºus. Roy.
PE'NDulu M. n. ſ. ſpendulus, Lat. pendule, Fr.] Any weight
hung ſo as that it may eaſily ſwing backwards and forwards,
of which the great law is, that its oſcillations are always
performed in equal time. .
Upon the bench I will ſo handle 'em,
That the vibration of this pendulum
Shall make all taylors yards of one
Unanimous opinion. Hudibrar.
PENETRABLE. adj. [penetrable, Fr. penetrabī, Latin.]
1. Such as may be pierced ; ſuch as may admit the entrance of
another body.
Let him try thy dart,
And pierce his only penetrable part. Dryden,
2. Suſceptive of moral or intellectual impreſſion.
I am not made of ſtone, -
But penetrable to your kind entreatics. Shakeſp.
Peace,
P E N i Peace, And let we wring your heart, for ſo I ſhall, - If it be made of penetrable ſtuff. Shakeſp. Hamlet. PENETRABI'LITY. m. ſ. [from penetrable.] Suſceptibility of impreſſion from another body. There being no mean between penetrability and impenetra- bility, paſſivity and activity, they being contrary ; therefore . the infinite rarefaction of the one quality is the poſition of its contrary. Cheyne's Philoſophical Principles. Pe’NETRAIL. n.ſ. [penetralia, Latin.] Interiour parts. Not in uſe. The heart reſiſts purulent fumes, into whoſe penetrails to infinuate ſome time muſt be allowed. Harvey. PENETRANCY. n.ſ.. [from penetrant..] Power of entering or piercing. The ſubtlitiy, activity and penetrancy of its effluvia no ob- ſtacle can ſtop or repel, but they will make their way through all bodies, Ray on the Creation. PE'NETRANT. adj. [penetrant, Fr.] Having the power to pierce or enter; ſharp; ſubtile. If the operation of theſe ſalts be in convenient glaſſes pro- moted by warmth, the aſcending ſteams may eaſily be caught and reduced into a penetrant ſpirit. Boyle. The food, mingled with ſome diſſolvent juices, is evacuated into the inteſtines, where it is further ſubtilized and rendered io fluid and penetrant, that the finer part finds its way in at the ſtreight orifices of the lacteous veins. Ray. To PENETRATE. v. a. penetro, Lat. penetrer, Fr.] 1. To pierce; to enter beyond the ſurface; to make way into a body. Māow is, of all other oily ſubſtances, the moſt penetra- ting. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. To affect the mind. 3. To reach the meaning. 'ío PENETRATE. v. n. To make way. There ſhall we clearly ſee the uſes of theſe things, which here were too ſubtile for us to penetrate. Ray. If we reached no farther than metaphor, we rather fancy than know, and are not yet penetrated into the inſide and reality of the thing. Locke. PENETRATION. n.ſ. [penetration, Fr. from penetrate.] 1. The act of entering into any body. It warms The univerſe, and to each inward part With gentle penetration though unſeen Shoots inviſible virtue even to the deep. Milton's Par. Loft. 2. Mental entrance into any thing abſtruſe. A penetration into the abſtruſe difficulties and depths of mo- dern algebra and fluxions, is not worth the labour of thoſe who deſign either of the three learned profeſſions. Watts. 3. Acuteneſs; ſagacity. The proudeſt admirer of his own parts might conſult with others, though of inferior capacity and penetration. //atts. PE's ETRATIVE. adj. [from penetrate.] 1. Piercing ; ſharp; ſubtile. Let not air be too groſs, nor too penetrative, nor ſubjećt to any foggy noiſomeneſs from fens. //otton. 2. Acute; ſagacious; diſcerning. O thou, whoſe penetrative wiſdom found The ſouth ſea rocks and ſhelves, where thouſands drown'd. Swift's Miſcellanies. 3. Having the power to impreſs the mind. Would'ft thou ſee Thy maſter thus with pleacht arms, bending down His corrigible neck, his face ſubdu'd To penetrative ſhame. Shakeſpeare. Pe’NETRATIven Ess. m. ſ. [from penetrative.] The quality of being penetrative. PE NGUIN. n.ſ.. [anſer magellanicus, Latin.] 1. A bird. This bird was found with this name, as is ſup- poſed, by the firſt diſcoverers of America; and penguin ſigni- iying in Welſh a white head, and the head of this fowl being white, it has been inmagined, that America was peopled from Wales; whence Hudibras: - Britiſh Indians nam'd from penguins. Grew gives another account of the name, deriving it from pinguis, Lat. fat; but is, I believe, miſtaken. The penguin is ſo called from his extraordinary fatneſs: for though he be no higher than a large gooſe, yet he weighs ſometimes fixteen pounds: his wings are extreme ſhort and little, altogether unuſeful for flight, but by the help whereof he ſwims very ſwiftly. Grew's Muſæum. 2. A fruit. The penguin is very common in the Weſt Indies, where the juice of its fruit is often put into punch, being of a ſharp acid flavour: there is alſo a wine made of the juice of this fruit, but it will not keep good long. Miller. PENINSULA, n. ſ. [Lat. pene inſula; peninſule, Fr.] . A piece of land almoſt ſurrounded by the ſea, but joined by a narrow neck to the main. Afide of Milbrooklieth the peninſula of Inſwork, on whoſe neckland ſtandeth an ancient houſe. Carew. P E N Pºrto. adj. [from peninſula.] Almoſt ſurrounded 9. Water...., PENITENCE. n.ſ. [penitence, Fr. paenitentia, Lat.] Repen- *; ſorrow for crimes; contrition for fin, with amend- ments of life or change of the affections. Death is deferr'd, and penitence has room To Initigate, if not reverſe the doom. Pryden. May. penitence fly round thy mournful bed, And wing thy lateſt Prayer to pitying heav'n. Irene. PENITENT: adj. [penient, Fr. paenitens, Lat.] Repentant; contrite for ſin; ſorrowful for paſt tranſgreſſions, and reſo- lutely amending life. tº- Much it joys me To ſee you become ſo penitent. Shakespeare - Give me Shakeſpeare. The penitent inſtrument to pick that bolt. Shakeſpeare. Nor in the land of their captivity Humbled themſelves, or penitent beſought The God of their forefathers. Milton's Par. Regain'd. Provoking God to raiſe them enemies; From whom as oft he ſaves them penitent. Milton. The proud he tam’d, the penitent he cheer'd, Norto rebuke the rich offender fear'd. His preaching much, but more his practice wrought . . A living ſermon of the truths he taught. Dryden. PE'NITENT. n.ſ. I. One ſorrowful for ſin. - Concealed treaſures ſhall be brought into uſe by the in- duſtry of converted penitents, whoſe carcaſes the impartial laws ſhall dedicate to the worms of the earth. Bacon. The repentance, which is formed by a grateful ſenſe of the divine goodneſs towards him, is reſolved on while all the ap- petites are in their ſtrength: the penitent conquers the tempta- tions of fin in their full force. Rogers's Sermons. 2. One under cenſures of the church, but admitted to pennance. The counterfeit Dionyſius deſcribes the practice of the church, that the catechumens and penitents were admitted to the leſſons and pſalms, and then excluded. Stillingfeet. 3. One under the direction of a confeſſor. PENITE(NTIAL. adj. [from penitence..] Expreſfing penitence; enjoined as pennance. I have done pennance for contemning love, Whoſe high imperious thoughts have puniſh'd me With bitter faſts and penitential groans. Shakeſpeare. Is it not ſtrange, that a rational man ſhould adore leeks and garlick, and ſhed penitential tears at the ſmell of a deified onion ? South's Sermons. PENITE(NTIAL. m. ſ. [penitenciel, Fr. panitentiale, low Latin.] A book dire&ting the degrees of pennance. The penitentials or book of pennance contained ſuch mat- ters as related to the impoſing of pennance, and the reconci- liation of the perſon that j pennance. Ayliffe. PENIT ENTIARY. m. ſ. [penitencier, Fr. paenitentiarius, low Latin.] 1. One who preſcribes the rules and meaſures of pennance. Upon the loſs of Urbin, the duke's undoubted right, no penitentiary, though he had enjoined him never ſo ſtraight pen- nance to expiate his firſt offence, would have counſelled him to have given over purſuit of his right, which he proſperouſly re-obtained. Bacon. The great penitentiary with his counſellors preſcribes the meaſure of pennance. Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. A penitent; one who does pennance. A priſon reſtrained John Northampton's liberty, who, for abuſing the ſame in his unruly mayoralty of London, was condemned hither as a perpetual penitentiary. Carew. To maintain a painful fight againſt the law of fin, is the work of the penitentiary. Hammond. 3. The place where pennance is enjoined. Ainſworth. PE'NIT ENTLY. adv. [from penitent.] With repentance ; with ſorrow for fin; with contrition. PENKNIFE. n.ſ. [pen and knife.] A knife uſed to cut pens. Some ſchoolmen, fitter to guide penknives than ſwords, pre- ciſely ſtand upon it. Bacon. PENMAN. n.ſ. [pen and man.] 1. One who profeſſes the act of writing. 2. An author; a writer. - . . .” The four evangeliſts, within fifty years after our Saviour s death, conſigned to writing that hiſtory, which had been pub- liſhed only by the apoſtles and diſciples: the further confide- ration of theſe holy penmen will fall under another part of this diſcourſe. Addiſon ozz the Chriſtian Religion. The deſcriptions which the evangeliſts give; the " that both our bleſſed Lord and the holy penmºn of his ſtory were deeply affected. - Atterbury. PE'NNAchED. adj. [pennachi, Fr.] Is only applied to flowers when the ground of the natural colour of their leaves is ra- diated and diverſified neatly without any confuſion. Trevaux. Carefully protea from violent rain your pennached ulips, covering them with matraſies. Evelyn. PE'NNANT.
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Pr's NaNT. n.ſ. ſpennon, Fr.]
1. A ſmall flag, enſign of colours.
2. A tackle for hoiſting thingº on. board.
prºp. adj. [pennatu, Latin J
. Winged.
!. }º, amongſt botaniſts, are thoſe leaves of plants as
row direétly one againſt another on the ſame rib or ſtalk; as
Ainſworth.
#. of aſh and walnut-tree. &minºy.
PENNER. m.ſ.. [from pen.]
1. A writer.
2. A pencaſe. Ainſ. So it is called in Scotland.
Penni'less. adj. [from fenny..] Moneyleſs : poor; wanting
money.
Pe’NNoN. a. ſ. [pennon, Fr.] A ſmall flag or colour.
Her yellow locks criſped like golden wire,
About her ſhoulders weren looſely ſhed,
And when the wind amongſt them did inſpire,
They waved like a pennon wide diſpred. Fairy Queen.
Harry ſweeps through our land
with pennons painted in the blood of Harfleur. Shakeſp.
High on his pointed lance his pºinon bore,
His Cretan fight, the conquer'd Minotaur. Dryden.
PENNY. n.ſ. plural pence. [penić, Saxon.]
1. A ſmall cóin, of which twelve make a ſhilling: a penny is
the radical denomination from which Engliſh coinis numbered,
the copper halfpence and farthings being only nummorum fa-
muli, a ſubordinate ſpecies of coin. - -
She fighs and ſhakes her empty ſhoes in vain,
No filver penny to reward her pain. Dryden.
One frugal on his birth-day fears to dine,
Does at a penny's coſt in herbs repine. Dryden.
2. Proverbially. A ſmall ſum.
You ſhall hear
The legions, now in Gallia, ſooner landed
In our not fearing Britain, than have tidings
Of any penny tribute paid. Shakeſpear's Cymbeline.
We will not lend thee a penny. Shakeſpeare.
* Becauſe there is a latitude of gain in buying and ſelling,
take not the utmoſt penny that is lawful, for although it be
lawful, yet it is not ſafe. Taylor's Living Holy.
3. Money in general.
Pepper and Sabean incenſe take;
And with poſt-haſte thy running markets make ;
Be ſure to turn the penny. Dryden.
It may be a contrivance of ſome printer, who hath a mind
to make a penny. - Swift's Miſcellanics.
PENNY Royal, or puddin: graſ. n.ſ. [pulgium, Lat..] .
Pennyroyal hath a labiated flower conſiſting of one leaf,
whoſe upper lip or creſt is entire, but the lower lip or beard
is divided into three parts; out of the flower cup riſes the
pointal attended by four embryos, which afterwards become
ſo many ſeeds: to which may be added, that the flowers grow
in ſhort thick whorles. Miller.
PENNY weight. m. ſ. ſpenny and weight.] A weight contain-
ing twenty-four grainstroy weight.
The Sevil piece of Eight is 1 ; pennyweight in the pound
worſe than the Engliſh ſtandard, weighs fourteen pennyweight,
contains thirteen pennyweight, twenty-one grains and fifteen
mites, of which there are twenty in the grain of ſterling
filver, and is in value forty-three Engliſh pence and eleven
hundredths of a penny. Arbuthnot on Coins.
PENNY WISE. adj. [penny and wiſe.] One who ſaves ſmall
ſums at the hazard of larger; one who is a niggard on
improper occaſions. cº-
Be not pennywiſe; riches have wings and fly away of them-
ſelves. Bacon.
PENNY woº TH. m. ſ. ſpenny and worth.]
1. As much as is bought for a penny.
2. Any purchaſe ; any thing bought or ſold for money.
As for corn it is nothing natural, ſave only for barley and
oats, and ſome places for rye; and therefore the larger penny-
worths may be allowed to them. Spenſºr * Ireland.
Pirates may make cheap penn'worths of their pillage,
And purchaſe friends. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI.
You know I ſay nothing to him, for he hath neither
Latin, French nor Italian, and you may come into court
and ſwear that I have a poor pennywºrth of the Engliſh.
Shakeſpeare.
Lucian affirms, that the ſouls of uſurers after º
te º into the bodies of aſſes, and there remain cer.
tain days for poor men to take their pennyworth -
bones and fides by cudgel and ſpur. pennyworths º
Though in purchaſes of church lands men have uſuall th.
º Pennyworths, yet they have not always the beſt bar.
s: , , South's Sermons.
*iºneºuſ; bought; a purchaſe got for leſs
For fame he pray'd, but let the event declare
He had no mighty 'arin - y
4. A ſmall º y penn'vorth of his pray’r.
My friendſhip I diſtrib
and who diſpleaſe me .
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Dryden.
in pennyworths to thoſe about me
Swift.
PENSILF. adj. ſpenſilis, Latin.]
1. Hanging; ſuſpended. -
There are two trepidations; the one manifeſt and local, as of
the bell when it is pegſile; the other, ſecret of the minute parts. .
This ethereal ſpace,
Yielding to earth and ſea the middle place,
Anxious I aſk you, how the penſile ball -
should never ſtrive to riſe, nor never fear to fall. Prior.
2. Supported above the ground. -
The marble brought, erects the ſpacious dome,
Or forms the pillars long-extended rows,
On which the planted grove and penſile garden grows. Prior.
PE'ssile Ness. n.ſ.. [from penſile.] The ſtate of hanging.
PENSION. m. ſ. ſpenſion, Fr.] An allowance made to any
one without an equivalent. In England It is generally under-
flood to mean pay given to a ſtate hireling for treaſon to his
country. -
. A charity beſtowed on the education of her young ſubjećts
has more merit than a thouſand penſions to thoſe of a higher.
fortune. Addison's Guardian, N° 105.
He has liv'd with the great without flattery, and been a
friend to men in power without penſiºns. Pope.
To PE Nsion. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſupport by an arbi-
trary allowance.
One might expect to ſee medals of France in the higheſt
perfection, when there is a ſociety penſioned and ſet apart
for the deſigning of them. Addiſon on Ancient Medals.
The hero William and the martyr Charles,
One knighted Blackmore, and one penſion'd Quarles. Pope.
PE'Nsion ARY. adj. [perſionnaire, French..] Maintained by
penſions.
Scorn his houſhold policies,
His filly plots and penſionary ſpies. Donne.
They were devoted by penſionary obligations to the olive.
Howel's Pocal Forſt.
PE'ssion eR. m. ſ. [from penſion.]
1. One who is ſupported by an allowance paid at the will of
another; a dependant.
Prices of things neceſſary for ſuſtentation, grew exceſſive
to the hurt of peſſioners, ſoldiers, and all hired ſervants. Camd.
Hovering dreams,
The fickle penſioners of Morpheus' train. Milton.
The rector is maintained by the perquiſites of the curate's
office, and therefore is a kind of penſioner to him. Collier.
2. A ſlave of ſtate hired by a ſtipend to obey his maſter.
In Britain's ſenate he a ſeat obtains,
And one more penſioner St. Stephen gains. Pope.
PENSIVE. adj. ſpenſif, French ; penſivo, Italian.]
1. Sorrowfully thoughtful; ſorrowful; mournfully ſerious; me-
lancholy.
Think it ſtill a good work, which they in their penſive care
for the well beſtowing of time account waſte. Hooker.
Are you at leiſure, holy father,
—My leiſure ſerves me, penſive daughter, now. Shakeſp.
Anxious cares the penſive nymph oppreſt,
And ſecret paſſions labour'd in her breaſt. Pope.
2. It is generally and properly uſed of perſons; but Prior has
applied it to things. -
We at the ſad approach of death ſhall know
The truth, which from theſe penſive numbers flow, }
That we purſue falſe joy, and ſuffer real woe. Prior.
PE'ssively. adv. [from peºve..] With melancholy; ſorrow-
fully; with gloomy ſeriouſneſs.
So fair a lady did I ſpy,
On herbs and flowers ſhe walked penſively
Mild, but yet love ſhe proudly did forſake. Spenſºr.
PE'ssives ess. n.ſ. [from penſive..] Melancholy; ſorrowful-
neſs; gloomy ſeriouſneſs.
Concerning the bleſſings of God, whether they tend unto
this life or the life to come, there is great cauſe why we
ſhould delight more in giving thanks than in making requeſts
for them, inaſmuch as the one hath penſiºnſ and fear, the
other always joy annexed. Hooker, b. v. f. 43.
Would'ſt thou unlock the door
To cold deſpairs and gnawing penſiveneſs,
PEN.T. part. paſſ of pen. Shut up.
part, pa d my lace aſunder,
That my pent heart may have ſome ſcope to beat. Shakespeare
The ſoft of Clarence have I pent up cloſe. Shakespeare eare.
Pent to linger
But with a grain a day, I would not buy • • *
Their mercy. Shakespeare's Coriolanus.
Their armour help'd their harm, cruſh'd in, and bruis'd
Herbert.
Into their ſubſtance pent. A ſiltan.
The ſoul pure fire, like ours, of equal force ;
But pent in fleſh, muſt iſſue by diſcourſe. Dryden.
Pent up in Utica he vainly forms * -
A poor epitome of Roman greatneſs. Addiſon's Cata.
PENTA&Apsular, adj. [riſi and capſular..] Having five
cavities. - -
PENTAchorp. adj. [+º] and xogº.] An inſtrument with
five ſtrings. - -
PENTAE DRO U.S.
P E P
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PENTAE'drous. adj. [ré's and ºx.] Having five ſides.
The pentaedrous columnar coralloid bodies are compoſed of
plates ſet lengthways, and paſſing from the ſurface to the
axis. JWoodward on Foſſils.
PENTAGON. n. f, ſpentagon, Fr. rá'ís and Yoviz.] A
figure with five angles.
I know of that famous piece at Capralora, caſt by Baroccio
into the form of a pentagon with a circle inſcribed. Wotton.
PENTAG on AL. adj. [from pentagon.] Quinquangular; having
five angles. - -
The body being cut tranſverſely, its ſurface appears like a
net made up of pentagonal maſhes, with a pentagonal ſtar in
each maſh. J/oodward on Foſſils.
PENTA'METER. m. ſ. ſpentametre, Fr. pentametrum, Lat.] A
Latin verſe of five feet.
Mr. Diſtich may poſſibly play ſome pentameters upon us,
but he ſhall be anſwered in Alexandrines. Addiſon.
PENTA NGULAR. adj. [wiſ’s and angular.] Five cornered.
His thick and bony ſcales ſtand in rows, ſo as to make
the fleſh almoſt pentangular. Grew.
PENTAPETAlous. adj. [ré's and petala, Lat.) Having five
etals.
Fºras. adj. ſpentaſpaſie, Fr. riſe and Crºw.] An
engine with five pullies. \ Dić7.
PENTA'stick. m. ſ. [rºſs and rixº~..] A compoſition con-
ſiſting of five verſes.
PENTAstyle. n. ſ. [rá's and ČrvXGP.] In archite&ture, a
work in which are five rows of columns. Dić?.
PENTAteuch. n.ſ. (Täls and reºxo; ; pentateuque, Fr.] The
five books of Moſes. *
The author in the enſuing part of the pentateuch makes not
unfrequent mention of the angels. Bentley.
PE'N TECOST. n.ſ. [riſixcº pentacoſie, Fr.] A feaſt
among the Jews.
Pentecºſt ſignifies the fiftieth, becauſe this feaſt was cele-
brated the fiftieth day after the ſixteenth of Niſan, which was
the ſecond day of the feaſt of the paſſover: the Hebrews call
it the feaſt of weeks, becauſe it was kept ſeven weeks after the
paſſover: they then offered the firſt fruits of the wheat harveſt,
which then was completed: it was inſtituted to oblige the
Iſraelites to repair to the temple, there to acknowledge the
Lord's dominion, and alſo to render thanks to God for the
law he had given them from mount Sinai, on the fiftieth day
after their coming out of Egypt. Calmet.
'Tis ſince the nuptial of Lucentio,
Come pentecoſt as quickly as it will
Some five and twenty years. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet.
PENteco stal. adj. [from pentecoſt.j Belonging to Whitſun-
tide.
I have compoſed ſundry colle&ts, made up out of the
church collects with ſome little variation; as the collects ad-
ventual, quadrageſimal, paſchal or pentecoſłal. Sanderſon.
PENTHouse. n. J. [pent, irom pente, Fr. and houſe..] A ſhed
hanging out aſlope from the main wall.
This is the penthouſe under which Lorenzo deſir'd us to
make a ſtand. Shakeſpeare's Merchant of Wenice.
Sleep ſhall neither night nor day
Hang upon his penthouſe lid. Shakeſpeare.
The Turks lurking under their penthouſe, laboured with
mattocks to dig up the foundation of the wall. Knolles.
A blow was received by riding under a penthonſ. Iłiſeman.
Thoſe defenſive engines, made by the Romans into the
form of penthouſes to cover the affailants from the weapons of
the beſieged, would he preſently batter in pieces with ſtones
and blocks. JWilkins.
My penthouſe eye-brows and my ſhaggy beard
Offend your fight; but theſe are manly ſigns. Dryden.
The chill rain
Drops from ſome penthouſe on her wretched head.
Rowe.
PENTIce. m. ſ. [appentir, French ; pendice, Italian. It is
commonly ſuppoſed a corruption of penthouſe ; but perhaps
pentice is the true word..] A ſloping roof.
Climes that fear the falling and lying of much ſnow, ought
to provide more inclining pentices. /Wotton.
FNTILE. m. ſ. [f ent and tile. J A tile formed to cover the
ſloping part of the roof.
Pentiles are thirteen inches long, with a button to hang on
the laths; they are hollow and circular. Mºxon.
Pºst up, part, adj. pent, fºom pen and up..] Shut up.
Cloſe pent up guilts
Rive your concealing continents. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
PENU'L'i LMA. n. ſ. [Latin.] The laſt ſyllable but one.
*NUMBRA. m. ſ. [pene and umbra, Latin.] An imperfect
ſhadow.
The breadth of this image anſwered to the ſun's diameter,
*nd was about two inches and the cighth part of an inch,
including the penumbra. Newton.
*NU'Rious. adj. [from penuria, Latin.]
* Niggardly; ſparing; not liberal; ſordidly mean.
What more can our penurious reaſon grant
To the large whale or caſtled elephant, Prior.
2. Scant; not plentiful.
Some penurious ſpring by chance appear'd
Scanty of water.
PENU'RIously. adv.
tifully.
PENu'Riousness. n.ſ. [from penurious.] Niggardlineſs; par-
ſimony. -
If we confider the infinite induſtry and penuriouſneſs of that
people, it is no wonder that, notwithſtanding they furniſh as
great taxes as their neighbours, they make a better figure.
Addiſon on the State of the War.
PE'NURY. m. ſ. ſpenuria, Lat.] Poverty; indigence.
The penury of the eccleſiaſtical eſtate. - Hooker.
Who can perfectly declare
The wondrous cradle of thy infancy
When thy great mother Venus firſt thee bare,
Begot of plenty and of penury. Spenſer.
Sometimes am I king;
Then treaſon makes me wiſh myſelf a beggar;
And ſo I am : then cruſhing penury
Perſuades me, I was better when a king;
Then I am king'd again. Shakeſp. Richard III.
All innocent they were expoſed to hardſhip and penury,
which, without you, they could never have eſcaped. Sprat.
Let them not ſtill be obſtinately blind,
Still to divert the good deſign'd,
Or with malignant penury
To ſtarve the royal virtues of his mind.
May they not juſtly to our climes upbraid
Shortneſs of night, and penury of ſhade. Prior.
PE'on Y. m. ſ. [paronia, Latin.]
The peony hath a flower compoſed of ſeveral leaves, which
are placed orbicularly, and expand in form of a roſe, out of
whoſe empalement riſes the pointal, which afterwards be-
comes a fruit, in which ſeveral little horns bent downwards
are gathered, as it were, into a little head covered with down
opening lengthways, containing many globular ſeeds. Miller.
A phyſician had often tried the peony root unſeaſonably
gathered without ſucceſs; but having gathered it when the
decreaſing moon paſſes under Aries and tied the ſlit root about
the necks of his patients, he had freed more than one from
epileptical fits. Boyle.
PE'ople. n.ſ. ſpeuple, Fr. populus, Lat.]
1. A nation; theſe who compoſe a community.
Propheſy again before many peoples and nations and
tongues. Revelations x. II.
Ants are a people not ſtrong, yet they prepare their meat in
ſummer. Proverbs xxx. 25.
What is the city but the people *
True the people are the city.
2. The vulgar.
Addiſon.
[from penurious.] Sparingly; not plen-
Dryden.
Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The knowing artiſt may
Judge better than the people, but a play
Made for delight,
If you approve it not, has no excuſe. Waller.
3. The commonalty; not the princes or nobles.
4. Perſons of a particular claſs.
If a man temper his ačtions to content every combination
of people, the muſick will be the fuller. Bacon.
A ſmall red flower in the ſtubble fields country people call
the wincopipe. Bacon.
5. Men, or perſons in general. In this ſenſe, the word people
is uſed indefinitely, like ou in French.
The frogs petitioning for a king, bids people have a care of
ſtruggling with heaven. L’Eſtrange.
People were tempted to lend by great premiums and large
intereſt. Swift's Miſcellanies.
Watery liquor will keep an animal from ſtarving by di-
luting the fluids; for people have lived twenty-four days upon
nothing but water. Arbuthnot on Alimentſ.
People in adverſity ſhould preſerve laudable cuſtoms. Clariſa.
To People. v. a. ſpeupler, French..] To ſtock with inha-
bitants. -
Suppoſe that Brute, or whoſoever elſe that firſt peopled this
iſland, had arrived upon Thames, and called the iſland after
his name Britannia. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the World.
He would not be alone, who all things can;
But peopled Heav'n with angels, earth with man. Pryden.
Beauty a monarch is,
Which kingly power magnificently proves
By crouds of ſlaves, and peopled empire loves.
A peopl"d city made a deſert place:
Imperious death directs his ebon lance ; 3.
Peoples great Henry's tombs, and leads up Holben's dance.
Prior.
spasticks. m. ſ. ſriraſ, 2.] Medicines which] are good to
P help the fººd the ſtomach º º crudities. Dić7.
- . m. ſ. ſpiper, Lat, poivre, Fr.
PE º {{ #: kinds sº the black, the white, and
the long, which are three different fruits produced . three
diſtinct plants: black pepper is a dried fruit of the ſize of a
vetch and roundiſh, but rather of a deep brown than a black
19 L colour:
Dryden.
Dryden.
P. E. R.
P E. R.
with this we are ſupplied by the Dutch from their Eaſt
i. iº in Java, Malabar and Sumatra, and the plant
has the ſame heat and fiery taſte that we find in the pepper :
whitepepperis commonly factitious, and prepared from the black
by taking off the outer bark, but there is a rarer ſort, which
is a genuine fruit naturally white: long pepper is a fruit gº.
thered while unripe and dried, of an inch or an inch and half
in length, and of the thickneſs of a large gooſe quill: it
much reſembles the catkins of ſome of our trees, and conta"
ſeveral ſeeds fingly in ſmall membranaceous cells, and theſe
ſeeds are of an acrid, hot and bitteriſh taſte : the whole fruit
is of a browniſh grey colour and cylindrick in its fig". Hill.
Scatter o'er the blooms the pungent duſt
Of pepper, fatal to the froſty tribe.
To PeppER. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To ſprinkle with pepper.
2. To beat; to mangle with ſhot or blows. - -
I have peppered two of them; two I have paid, two rogues
in buckram ſuits. Shakespeare Henry IV.
Peppersox. n.ſ. [pºpper and box.] A box for holding pepper.
I will not take the leacher; he cannot creep into half-
penny purſe nor into a pepperbox. - Shakeſp.
Prºpºdorn. n.ſ. [pepper and corn.) Anything of inconfi-
derable value. -
Our performances, though dues, are like thoſe peppercorns
which feeholders pay their landlord to acknowledge that they
Thomſºn's Spring.
hold all from him. Boyle.
Folks from mud-wall'd tenement
Bring landlords peppercorn for rent. Prior.
Pepper MiNT. n.ſ. [pepper and mint.] Mint eminently hot.
Pepperwort. n.ſ. ſtepper and wort.] A plant.
Pepperwort hath a flower conſiſting of four leaves, which
are placed in form of a croſs, from whoſe cup ariſes the pi-
ſtillum, which afterward becomes a ſpear-ſhaped fruit, which
is divided in the middle by a partition into two cells, which
contain many oblong ſeeds. Miller.
Peptick. adj. [rºs.) What helps digeſtion. Ainſ.
Per Acute. n.ſ. [peracutus, Lat.] Very ſharp; very violent.
Malign, continual peracute fevers, after moſt dangerous at-
tacks, ſuddenly remit of the ardent heat. Harvey.
PER Adve'N'TURE. adv. [par adventure, Fr.]
1. Perhaps; may be ; by chance.
That wherein they might not be like unto either, was ſuch
peradwenture as had been no whit leſs unlawful. PHooker.
As you return, viſit my houſe; let our old acquaintance be
renew'd ; perativenture I will with you to court. Shakespeare
What peradventure may appear very full to me, may ap-
pear very crude and maimed to a ſtranger. Digby.
2. Doubt; queſtion. It is ſometimes uſed as a noun, but not
gracefully nor properly. -
Though men's perſons ought not to be hated, yet without
all peradventure their practices juſtly may. South.
To PERA GRATE. v. a. [peragro, Lat..] To wander over;
to ramble through. Disi.
PERAGRA'tion. n.ſ.. [from peragrate.] The act of paſſing
through any ſtate or ſpace.
A month of peragration is the time of the moon's revolu-
tion from any part of the zodiac unto the ſame again, and
this containeth but twenty-ſeven days and eight hours. Brown.
The moon has two accounts which are her months or
years of revolution; one her periodic month, or month of
fºragration, which chiefly reſpects her own proper motion or
place in the zodiack, by which ſhe like the ſun performs her
revolution round the zodiack from any one point to the ſame
again. Holder on Time.
To PERAMBULATE. v. a. ſperambulo, Lat.]
1. To walk through.
2. To ſurvey, bypaſſing through.
Perſons the lord deputy ſhould nominate to view and per-
ambulate Iriſh territories, and thereupon to divide and limit the
fame. Davies on Ireland.
Peº AMBULATION. m. ſ. [from perambulate.]
1. The act of paſſing through or wandering over.
The duke looked ſtill for the coming back of the Armada, -
even when they were wandering and making their perambula.
tion of the northern ſeas. Bacon.
2. A travelling ſurvey.
F rance is a ſquare of five hundred and fifty miles traverſe,
thronging with ſuch multitudes, that the general calcul, made
sº the laſt perambulatiºn exceeded eighteen millions. Hºwe,
***ASE, adv, ſpar and caſe.] Perchance; perhaps. Not uſed.
. A virtuous man will be virtuous in ſolitudine, and not only
. *atro, though percaſe it will be more ſtrong by glory and
Pº. * an heat which is doubled by reflexion. * fla.ºn.
w. 3. [perſant, Fr.] Piercing ; penetrating.
As eagl * quick and perceant was his ſpright
Prº. that can behold the ſun. Fairy Queen.
aft under per...ſºm perceive..] Perceptible; ſuch as
The body, though it 1] -
ceivable diſtă º really moves, yet not changing per-
**tance with ſome other bodies, as faſt as the ideas of
our own minds w;
the hands . ºw one another, ſeems to ſtand ".
Qu'Ate.
That which we perceive when we ſee figure, as perceivah.
by fight, is nothing but the termination of colour. Locke.
PER ceivably. adv. [from perceivable.] In ſuch a manner as
may be be obſerved or known.
To PERCEIVE. v. a. [percipio, Lat.]
1. To diſcover by ſome ſenſible effects.
Conſider,
When you above perceive me like a crow,
That it is place which leſiens and ſets off.
2. To know ; to obſerve.
Jeſus perceived in his ſpirit, that they ſo reaſoned within
themſelves. AZark ii. 8.
His ſons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they
are brought low, but he perceiveth it not. job xiv. 21.
'Till we ourſelves ſee it with our own eyes, and perceive it
Shakeſ,
by our own underſtandings, we are ſtill in the dark. Locke.
How do they come to know that themſelves think, when
they themſelves do not perceive it. Locke.
3. To be affected by.
The upper regions of the air perceive the colle&tion of the
matter of tempeſts before the air here below. Bacon.
PERceptibi'LITY.. n.ſ.. [from perceptible.]
1. The ſtate of being an object of the ſenſes or mind; the ſtate
of being perceptible.
2. Perception; the power of perceiving.
The illumination is not ſo bright and fulgent, as to obſcure
or extinguiſh all perceptibility of the reaſon. AMore.
PERCEPTIBLE. adj. [perceptible, Fr. perceptus. Lat..] Such
as may be known or obſerved.
No ſound is produced but with a perceptible blaſt of the air,
and with ſome reſiſtance of the air ſtrucken. Bacon.
When I think, remember or abſtract; theſe intrinſick ope-
rations of my mind are not perceptible by my fight, hearing,
taſte, ſmell or feeling. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
It perceives them immediately, as being immediately ob-
jećted to and perceptible to the ſenſe ; as I perceive the ſun by
my fight. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
In the anatomy of the mind, as in that of the body, more
good will accrue to mankind by attending to the large, open
and perceptible parts, than by ſtudying too much finer nerves.
Pope's Eſſay on Man.
Perce'PTIBLY. adv. [from perceptible.] In ſuch a manner as
may be perceived.
The woman decays perceptibly every week. Pope.
PERCE'ption. n.ſ. [perception, Fr. perceptiº, Lat.]
1. The power of perceiving; knowledge ; conſciouſneſs.
Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conſcious of
its own exiſtence. Bentley's Sermons.
Perception is that ačt of the mind, or rather a paſſion or
impreſſion, whereby the mind becomes conſcious of any thing;
as when I feel hunger, thirſt, cold or heat. Watts.
2. The act of perceiving; obſervation.
3. Notion ; idea.
By the inventors, and their followers that would ſeem not
to come too ſhort of the perceptions of the leaders, they are
magnified. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
4. The ſtate of being affected by ſomething.
Great mountains have a perception of the diſpoſition of the
air to tempeſts ſooner than the vallies below; and therefore
they ſay in Wales, when certain hills have their night caps
on, they mean miſchief. Bacon.
This experiment diſcovereth perception in plants to move
towards that which ſhould comfort them, though at a di-
ſtance. • Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
PERCEPTIVE. adj. [perceptus, Lat.] Having the power of
perceiving.
There is a difficulty that pincheth: the ſoul is awake and
ſollicited by external motions, for ſome of them reach the
perceptive région in the moſt filent repoſe and obſcurity of
night: what is it then that prevents our ſenſations? Glanvil.
Whatever the leaſt real point of the eſſence of the percep-
tive part of the ſoul does perceive, eyºry, real point of the
perceptive muſt perceive at once. . 4%rº Divine Dialºgues.
Pérceptivity. n.ſ. [from perceptive.] The power of per-
ception or thinking. Locke.
PER&H. n.ſ. [perca, Lat. perche, Fr.] - -
The perch is one of the fiſhes of prey, that, like the pike
and trout, carries his teeth in his mouth, he dare venture to
kill and deſtroy ſeveral other kinds of fiſh: he has a hooked
or hog back, which is armed with ſtiff briſtles, and all his
ſkin armed with thick hard ſcales, and hath two fins on his
back: he ſpawns but once a year, and is held very nutri-
tive. //alton's Angler.
Perch. n.ſ. [pertica, Lat. perche, Fr.]
1. A meaſure of five yards and a half; a pole.
2. [perche, Fr.] Something on which birds rooſt or fit.
For the narrow perch I cannot ride. Dryden.
To Perch. v. n. [percher, Fr. from the noun..] To fit or
rooſt as a bird.
He percheth on ſome branch thereby,
To weather him and his moiſt wings to dry. Speºſer.
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The world is grown ſo bad,
That wrens make prey, where eagles dare not perch. Shakespeare
The morning muſes perch like birds, and ſing
Among his branches. Craſhaw.
Let owls keep cloſe within the tree, and not perch upon
the upper boughs. South's Sermons.
They wing'd their flight aloft, then ſtooping low,
Perch'd on the double tree, that bears the golden bough. Dry.
Glory like the trembling eagle ſtood
Perch’d on my beaver: in the Granic flood;
When fortune's ſelf my ſtandard trembling bore,
And the pale fates ſtood frighted on the ſhore. Lee.
Hoſts of birds that wing the liquid air,
Perch’d in the boughs, had nightly lodging there. Dryden.
To PERCH. v. a. To place on a perch.
It would be notoriouſly perceptible, if you could perch
yourſelf as a bird on the top of ſome high ſteeple, More.
As evening dragon came,
Aſſailant on the perched roots,
And neſts in order rang'd
Of ſome villatic fowl. Milton's Agoniſłes.
PERchA'Nce. adv. [per and chance.] Perhaps; peradventure.
How long within this wood intend you ſtay –
—Perchance till after Theſeus' wedding day, Shakeſp.
Finding him by nature little ſtudious, ſhe chuſe rather to
endue him with ornaments of youth ; as dancing and fenc-
ing, not without aim then perchance at a courtier's life. Wotton.
Only Smithfield ballad perchance to embalm the memory
of the other. L’Eſtrange.
PE'rchers. n. ſ. Paris candles uſed in England in ancient
times; alſo the larger ſort of wax candles, which were uſu-
ally ſet upon the altar. Bailey.
PERé1'PIENT. adj. [percipiens, Lat..] Perceiving; having the
power of perception.
No article of religion hath credibility enough for them ;
and yet theſe cautious and quickfighted gentlemen can wink
and ſwallow down this ſottiſh opinion about percipient atoms.
Bentley's Sermons.
Senſation and perception are not inherent in matter as ſuch;
for if it were ſo, every ſtock or ſtone would be a percipient
and rational creature. Bentley's Sermons.
Pe'RcIPIENT. n.ſ. One that has the power of perceiving.
The ſoul is the ſole percipient, which hath animadverſion
and ſenſe properly ſo called, and the body is only the re-
ceiver of corporeal impreſſions. Glanville's Scett.
Nothing in the extended percipient perceives the whole,
but only part. More's Divine Dialogues.
PERclose. m. ſ. [per and cloſe..] Concluſion ; laſt part.
By the percloſe of the ſame verſe, vagabond is underſtood
for ſuch an one as travelleth in fear of revengement, Raleigh.
To PERCOLATE. v. a. [percolo, Lat..] To ſtrain.
The evidences of fact are percolated through a vaſt period
of ages. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Percolation. m. ſ. [from percolate.] The act of ſtraining ;
purification or ſeparation by ſtraining. -
Experiments touching the ſtraining and paſſing of bodies
one through another, they call percolation. , Bacon.
Water paſſing through the veins of the earth is rendered
freſh and potable, which it cannot be by any percolations we
can make, but the ſaline particles will paſs through a tenfold
filtre. Ray on the Creation.
To PERCU'ss. v. a. ſpercuſſia, Lat.] To ſtrike.
Flame percuſſed by air giveth a noiſe; as in blowing of the
fire by bellows; and ſo likewiſe flame percuſſing the air
ſtrongly Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
PERcussion, n.ſ. [percuſſia, Lat. percuſſion, Fr.]
1. The act of ſtriking ; ſtroke.
With thy grim looks, and
The thunder-like percuſſion of thy ſounds,
Thou mad'ſt thine enemies ſhake. Shakeſpeare.
The percuſſion of the greater quantity of air is produced by
the greatneſs of the body percuſſing. Bacon.
Some note, that the times when the ſtroke or percuſſion of
an envious eye doth moſt hurt are, when the party envied is
bcheld in glory. Bacon's Eſſays.
The vibrations or tremors excited in the air by percuſſion,
continue a little time to move from the place of percuſſion in
concentric ſpheres to great diſtances. Newton's Opticks.
Marbles taught him percuſſion and the laws of motion, and
tops the centrifugal motion. Pope and Arbuthnot's Scriblerus.
2. Effect of ſound in the ear.
In double rhymes the percuſſion is ſtronger. Rymer.
Pºrcu tiest. m. ſ. [printiens, Latin.) Striking; having the
power to ſtrike. -
Inequality of ſounds is accidental, either from the roughneſs
or obliquity of the paſſage, or from the doubling of the
percutient. - Bacon.
1. Deſtruction; ruin; death.
Upon tidings now arrived, importing the meer perdition
of the Turkiſh fleet, every man puts himſelf in triumph.
2 Shakeſp.
We took ourſelves for free men, ſeeing there was no dan-
ger of our utter perdition, and lived moſt joyfully; going abroad,
and ſeeing what was to be ſeen. Bacon.
Quick let us part! Perdition's in thy preſence,
And horror dwells about thee Addiſon's Cato.
2. Loſs.
There's no ſoul loſt,
Nay not ſo much perdition as an hair
Betid to any creature in the veſſel
Thou ſaw'ſt ſink. Shakespeare
3. Eternal death. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
As life and death, mercy and wrath, are matters of
knowledge, all men's ſalvation and ſome men's endleg perdi-
tion are things ſo oppoſite, that whoever doth affirm the one,
muſt neceſſarily deny the other. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 49.
Men once fallen away from undoubted truth, do after wan-
der for ever more in vices unknown, and daily travel towards
their eternal perdition. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the IWorld.
PERDUE, adv. [This word, which among us is adverbially
taken, comes from the French perdue, or forlorn hope: as per-
due or advanced centinel..] Cloſe; in ambuſh.
Few minutes he had lain perdue,
To guard his deſp'rate avenue. Hudibras,
PE'RDulous. adj. [from perdo, Lat.] Loſt; thrown away.
There may be ſome wandering perdulous wiſhes of known
impoſſibilities; as a man who hath committed an offence, may
wiſh he had not committed it: but to chuſe efficaciouſly and
impoſſibly, is as impoſſible as an impoſſibility. Bramhall.
PERDu Rable. adj. [perdurable, Fr. perduro, Lat..] Laſt-
ing; long continued. A word not in uſe, nor accented ac-
cording to analogy.
Confeſs me knit to thy deſerving with
Cables of perdurable toughneſs. Shakeſp. Othello.
Operdurable ſhame; let's ſtab ourſelves. Shakeſp.
PERDURABLY. adv. [from perdurable.] Laſtingly.
Why would he for the momentary trick,
Be perdurably fin'd? Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
PERDURATION. m. ſ. [perduro, Lat..] Long continuance. Ainſ.
PERE GAL. adj. [French..] Equal. Obſolete.
Whilom thou waſt peregal to the beſt,
And wont to make the jolly ſhepherds glad ;
With piping and dancing, did paſs the reſt. Spenſer.
To PE’REGRINATE. v. n. [peregrinus, Lat..] To travel; to
live in foreign countries. Dić7.
PEREGRINATION. m. ſ. [from peregrinus, Lat.] Travel;
abode in foreign countries,
It was agreed between them, what account he ſhould give
of his peregrination abroad. Bacon's Henry VII.
That we do not contend to have the earth paſs for a para-
diſe, we reckon it only as the land of our peregrination, and
aſpire after a better country. Bentley's Sermons.
PE REGRINE. adj. [peregrin, old Fr. peregrinus, Lat.] Fo-
reign; not native ; not domeſtick. -
The received opinion, that putrefaction is cauſed by cold
or peregrine and preternatural heat, is but nugation. Bacon.
To PERE'MPT. v. a. [peremptus, Late] To kill; to cruſh.
A law term.
Nor is it any obječtion, that the cauſe of appeal is perempted
by the deſertion of an appeal; becauſe the office of the judge
continues after ſuch inſtance is perempted. Ayliffe.
PE’REMPTION. n.ſ. [peremptio, Lat. peremption, Fr.] Cruſh;
extinction. Law term.
This peremption of inſtance was introduced in favour of the
publick, left ſuits ſhould otherwiſe be rendered perpetual.
Ayliffe's Parergon.
PERE'MPToRILY. adv. [from peremptory..] Abſolutely ; poſi-
tively; ſo as to cut off all farther debate.
Norfolk denies them peremptorily. Daniel.
Not to ſpeak peremptorily or concluſively, touching the point
of poſſibility, till they have heard me deduce the means of
the execution. Bacon’s Holy War.
Some organs are ſo peremptorily neceſſary, that the extin-
guiſhment of the ſpirits doth ſpeedily follow, but yet, ſo as
there is an interim. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
In all conferences it was inſiſted peremptorily, that the king
muſt yield to what power was required. Clarendon.
Some talk of letters before the deluge ; but that is a matter
of mere conjecture, and nothing can be peremptorily deter-
mined either the one way or the other. Woodward.
Never judge peremptorily on firſt appearances. . Clariſſa.
PeremptóRINess. n.ſ. (from peremptory.J Poſitiveneſs; ab-
ſolute deciſion; dogmatiſm. - - - -
Peremptorineſs is of two ſorts; the one a magiſterialneſs in
matters of opinion; the other a poſitiveneſs in relating mat-
ters of fact. Government of the Tongue.
Self-conceit and peremptorinºſ; in a man's own opinion are
not commonly reputed vices. - Tillotſon's Sermons.
PEREMPTORY. adj. [peremptorius, low Lat. peremptoire,
Fr. from peremptus, killed.]. Dogmatical; abſolute ; ſuch
as deſtroys all further expoſtulation.
As touching the apoſtle, wherein he was ſo reſolute and
peremptory, our Lord Jeſus Chriſt made manifeſt unto him,
even
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even by intuitive revelation, wherein there was no rºy
of errour. 00ker.
He may have fifty-ſix exceptions peremptory againſt the ju-
rors, of which he ſhall ſhew no cauſe. Spenſer.
To-morrow be in readineſs to go ;
Excuſe it not for I am peremptory. Shakeſpeare.
Not death himſelf
In mortal fury is half ſo peremptory, -
As we to § this city. Shakeſ car's King john.
Though the text and the doćtrine run peremptory and ab-
ſolute, whoſoever denies Chriſt, ſhall aſſuredly be denied by
him; yet ſtill there is a tacit condition, unleſs repentance
intervene. South's Sermons.
The more modeſt confeſs, that learning was to give us a
fuller diſcovery of our ignorance, and to keep us from being
peremptory and dogmatical in our determinations. Cºllier.
He would never talk in ſuch a peremptory and diſcou-
raging manner, were he not aſſured that he was able to
ſubdue the moſt powerful oppoſition againſt the doctring which
he taught. Addiſon on the Chriſtian Religion.
PERE'NNIAL. adj. ſperennis, Latin.]
1. Laſting through the year. - -
If th: †, º: preciſely the ſame in theſe perennial
fountains, the difficulty would be greater. Cheyne.
2. Perpetual ; unceaſing. - - -
The matter wherewith theſe perennial clouds are raiſed, is
the ſea that ſurrounds them. Harvey.
PERE'NNITY. m. ſ. [from perennitas, Lat.] Equality of laſting
through all ſeaſons; perpetuity.
That ſprings have their origin from the ſea, and not from
rains and vapours, I conclude from the perennity of divers
ſprings. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
PETF É&T. adj. [perfäus, Lat, parfait, Fr.]
1. Complete; conſummate; finiſhed; neither defective nor re-
dundant.
We count thoſe things perfeº, which want nothing requi-
fite for the end, whereto they were inſtituted. Hooker.
2. Fully informed; fully ſkilful.
Within a ken our army lies;
Our men more perfeół in the uſe of arms,
Our armour all as ſtrong, our cauſe the beſt ;
Then reaſon wills our hearts ſhould be as good.
Fair dame ! I am not to you known,
Though in your ſtate of honour I am perſº. Shakeſpeare.
I do not take myſelf to be ſo perfºr in the privileges of Bo-
hemia, as to handle that part; and will not offer at that I
Shakeſp.
cannot maſter. Bacon.
3. Pure ; blameleſs; clear; immaculate. This is a ſenſe
º
y Parts, my title, and my perfºr ſoul
Shall manifeſt me rightly. Shakeſp. Othello.
Thou ſhalt be perſº with the Lord thy God. Deutr. xviii.
4. Safe; Out of danger.
Thou art perfºr then, our ſhip hath touch’d upon
The deſerts of Bohemia. Shakeſpeare's Winter’s Tale.
Tº PE’RFEcT. v. a. [perfectus, from perficio, Latin; parſaire,
French.] -
1. To finiſh; to complete; to conſummate; to bring to its
due ſtate.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love
is perfected in us. I john iv. 12.
Beauty now muſt perfeół my renown;
With that I govern'd him that rules this iſle. //aller.
In ſubſtances reſt not in the ordinary complex idea com-
monly received, but enquire into the nature and properties of
the things themſelves, and thereby perſed our ideas of their
diſtinét ſpecies. Locke.
Endeavour not to ſettle too many habits at once, left by
variety you confound them, and ſo perfeół none. Locke.
What toil did honeſt Curio take
To get one medal wanting yet,
And perſº all his Roman’ſét? Prior.
2. To make ſkilful; to inſtruct fully.
Her cauſe and yours
I'll perfeół him withal, and he ſhall bring you
Before the duke. Shºffear's Meaſure fºr Meaſure.
PE's Ecter. [from perfe?..] One that makes perfect.
t º º: was altered; they offered not to Mercury, but
* Jupiter the perfeółer. Pope's Odyſſey.
PERFECTION. . [perfeółio, Lat. perfäion. # º//e}
1. The ſtate of tº > perfeółion, Fr.]
in º ſeek a triple perſºčion; firſt a ſenſual, conſiſting
'ºff." things which Very life itſelf requireth, either as nº
le 㺠ºppºnents 9 *s ornaments thereof; then an intel-
is ca º "thoſe things which none inderneath man
º wº laſtly, a ſpiritual and divine, conſiſting in thoſe
cannot her. º tend by ſupernatural º *
2ker, b. 1.
It is *judgment maim
- m’d and moſt i
That will confeſs perfection ſo i. ºperfeół,
Againſt all rules of nature,
* Virtue being united t
makes up the higheſt perſºn
Shakeſp. Othello.
° the heavenly grace of faith
- 44i/ºon on Education.
No human underſtanding being abſolutely ſecured from
miſtake by the perſºlion of its own nature, it follows that
no man can be infallible but by ſupernatural aſſiſtance. Tillotſ.
Many things impoſſible to thought,
Have been by need to full perfection brought. Dryden.
2. Something that concurs to produce ſupreme excellence.
What tongue can her perfections teil, -
In whoſe each part all pens may dwell ? Sidney.
You knot of mouth-friends ; ſmoke and lukewarm water
Is your perfection. - Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
An heroick poem requires, as its laſt perfection, the a CCOIn-
pliſhment of ſome extraordinary undertaking, which requires
more of the active virtue than the ſuffering. Dryden.
3. Attribute of God. -
If God be infinitely holy, juſt and good, he muſt take de-
light in thoſe creatures that reſemble him moſt in theſe per-
fee?ions. - Atterbury's Serºons.
To PERF 2"ction ATE. v. a. ſperfectionner, Fr. from perfection.]
To make perfect; to advance to perfection. This is a word
propoſed by Dryden, but not received nor worthy of reception.
Painters and ſculptors, chufing the moſt elegant natural
beauties, perfectionate the idea, and advance their art above
nature ºft in her individual productions; the utmoſt maſtery
of human performance. Dryden.
He has ſounded an academy for the progreſs and perfºjion-
ating of painting. - Dryden.
Perfective. adj. [from perfect.] Conducing to bring to
perfection.
Praiſe and adoration are actions perfective of our ſouls. Mr.
Eternal life ſhall not conſiſt in endleſs love; the other fa.
culties ſhall be employed in actions ſuitable to, and perfºive
of their natures. Ray on the Creation.
PERfectively, adv. [from perfective..] In ſuch a manner
as brings to perfection.
As virtue is feated fundamentally in the intelled, ſo per-
fºčively in the fancy; ſo that virtue is the force of reaſon in
the conduct of our actions and paſſions to a good end. Grºw.
PERFEctly. adv. [from perfº.]
1. In the higheſt degree of excellence.
2. Totally; completely.
Chawing little ſponges dipt in oil, when perfº, under
water, he could longer ſupport the want of reſpiration. Boyle.
Words recal to our thoughts thoſe ideas only which they
have been wont to be ſigns of, but cannot introduce any per-
ſºily new and unknown ſimple ideas. Locke.
3. Exactly; accurately.
We know bodies and their properties moſt perfectly. Locke.
PERF ectNess. n.ſ.. [from perfº.j
1. Completeneſs.
2. Goodneſs; virtue. A ſcriptural word.
S Put on charity, which is the bond of perſecineſ. Col. iii. 14.
. Skill.
3 Is this your perfäneſ 2 Shakespeare.
PERFIDIQU.S. adj. [perfidus, Lat. perfidº, Fr.] Treache-
rous; falſe to truſt; guilty of violated faith.
Tell me, perfidious, was it fit
To make my cream a perquiſite,
And ſteal to mend your wages. JWidow and Cat.
PERF1 piously, adv. [from perfidious.] Treacherouſly; by
breach of faith.
Perfidiouſly
He has betray'd your buſineſs, and given up
For certain drops of ſalt, your city Rome. Shakespeare.
They eat perfidiouſly their words. Hudibras.
Can he not deliver us poſſeſſion of ſuch places as would put
him in a worſe condition, whenever he ſhould perfidiouſly re-
new the war * Swift's 44ftellanies.
PERFI'dious N Ess. n. ſ. [from perfidious.] The quality of
being perfidious. - - -
Some things have a natural deformity in them; as perjury,
perfidiouſneſs and ingratitude. ſillotſºn's Sermons.
PERFI’DY. n.ſ. [perfidia, Lat. perfidie, Fr.] Treachery;
want of faith; breach of faith. - - -
PE RFLAble. adj. [from perfo, Lat.] Having the wind driven
through.
To PERFLATE. v. a. ſperflo, Lat.]. To blow through.
If Eaſtern winds did perfiºte our climates more frequently,
they would clarify and refreſh our air. Harvey.
The firſt conſideration in building of cities, is to make
them open, airy and well perflated. Arbuthnot on Air.
PER FLATION. m. ſ [from perfate.] The act of blowing
through. - - - -
Miners, by perſations with large bellows, give motion to
the air, which ventilates and cools the mines. Woodward.
To PERFORATE. v. a, [perforo, Lat..] To pierce with a
tool ; to bore.
Draw the bough of a low fruit tree newly budded without
twiſting, into an earthern pot perforate at the bottom, and
then cover the pot with earth, it will yield a very large
fruit. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
A perforated bladder does not ſwell. Boyle.
The labour’d chyle pervades the pores,
In all the arterial perforated ſhores. Blackmore.
The
The aperture was limited by an opaque circle placed be- tween the eye-glaſs and the eye, and perforated in the middle with a little round hole for the rays to paſs through to the eye. Newton's Opticks. Worms perforate the guts. Arbuthnot on Diet. PERFoRA'tion. n.ſ.. [from perforate.] 1. The act of piercing or boring. The likelieſt way is the perforation of the body of the tree in ſeveral places one above another, and the filling of the holes. Bacon. The induſtrious perforation of the tendons of the ſecond joints of fingers and toes, and the drawing the tendons of the third joints through them. More's Divine Dialogues. 2. Hole; place bored. That the nipples ſhould be made ſpongy, and with ſuch perforations as to admit paſſage to the milk, are arguments of providence. Ray on the Creation. PERFor A'ToR. m. ſ. [from perforate.] The inſtrument of boring. The patient placed in a sonvenient chair, dipping the tro- car in oil, ſtab it ſuddenly through the teguments, and with- drawing the perforator, leave the waters to empty by the canula. Sharp's Surgery. PERFo'Rce. adv. [per and force..] By violence; violently. Guyon to him leaping, ſtaid His hand, that trembled as one terrifyd ; And though himſelf were at the fight diſmayd, Yet him perforce reſtrain'd. Fairy Queen. Jealous Oberon would have the child, But ſhe perforce withholds the loved boy. Shakeſp. She amaz'd, her cheeks All trembling and ariſing, full of ſpots, And pale with death at hand, perforce ſhe breaks Into the inmoſt rooms. Peacham on Poetry. To PERFORM. v. a. [performare, Italian.] To execute; to do; to diſcharge; to atchieve an undertaking; to accom- liſh. P All three ſet among the foremoſt ranks of fame for great minds to attempt, and great force to perform what they did attempt. Sidney, b. ii. Haſt thou, ſpirit, Perfºrm'd to point the tempeſt that I bad thee? Shakespeare What cannot you' and I perform upon Th'unguarded Duncan Shakeſp. Macbeth. I will cry unto God that performeth all things for Inc. - Pſalms lyii. 2: Let all things be perfºrmed after the law of God dili- gently. 1 Eſdras viii. 21. Thou, my love, Perform his fun'rals with paternal care. You perform her office in the ſphere, Born of her blood, and make a new Platonick year. Dryd. To PERFo'RM. v. n. To ſucceed in an attempt. When a poet has performed admirably in ſeveral illuſtrious places, we ſometimes alſo admire his very errors. JWatts. Perfo'RMABLE. adj. [from perform.] Practicable; ſuch as mº, done. enforget the relations of hiſtory, affirming that elephants have no joints, whereas their actions are not performable without them. Brown's Vulgar Errours. PERFo'RMAN.cf. m. ſ. [from perform.] 1. Completion of ſomething deſigned; execution of ſomething promiſed. ` His promiſes were, as he then was, mighty; But his performance, as he now is, nothing. Shakeſp. Promiſing is the very air o' th' time; it opens the eyes of expe&tation: performance is ever the duller for his ačt, and but in the plainer kind of people, the deed is quite out of uſe. . Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. Perform the doing of it; that as there was a readineſs to will, ſo there may be a performance. 2 Cor. viii. 1 I. The only means to make him ſucceſsful in the performance of theſe great works, was to be above contempt. South. 2. Compoſition; work. In the good poems of other men, I can only be ſure, that 'tis the hand of a good maſter; but in your performances 'tis ſcarcely poſſible for me to be deceived. Dryden. Few of our comic performances give good examples. Clariſ. 3. Aćtion; ſomething done. - In this ſlumbry agitation, beſides her walking and other actual performances, what have you heard her ſay? Shakeſp. PERFo'RMER. m. ſ. [from perform.] 1. One that performs anything. The merit of ſervice is ſeldom attributed to the true and exact performer. Shakeſp. 2. It is generally applied to one that makes a publick exhibition of his ſkill. To PERFR1 cate. v. n. [perfrico, Lat.] To rub over. Dià. P:RFu Matory. adj. [from perfume.] That which perfumes. PERFU/ME. m. ſ. [parfume, Fr.] "...g odour of ſweetneſs uſed to give ſcents to other 1119.S. & Dryden. Pomanders and knots of powders for drying rheums are not {o ſtrong as perfumes; you may have them continually in your hand, whereas perfume’ you can take but at times. Bacon: sº º groſs bodies that may be ſenſibly waſted, rºom where a perfume is burned, but we ſmell it. Digby. 2. Sweet odour; fragrance. No rich perfines refreſh the fruitful field, Nor fragrant herbs their native incenſe yield. Popc. To PERFU Me. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſcent; to impreg- nate with ſweet ſcent. Your papers Let me have them very well perfin'd, For ſhe is ſweeter than perfume itſelf To whom they go. Shakeſpeare's Taming of the Shrew. Why rather, ſleep, lieſt thou in ſmoky cribs, And huſht with buzzing night-flies to thy ſlumber, Than in the perfum’d chambers of the great, Under the canopies of coſtly ſtate, - And lull'd with ſounds of ſweeteſt melody ? Then will I raiſe aloft the milk-white roſe, With whoſe ſweet ſmell the air ſhall be perſum'd. Shakeſp. The diſtilled water of wild poppy, mingled at half with roſe water, take with ſome mixture of a few cloves in a per- fuming pan. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Smells adhere to hard bodies; as in perfuming of gloves, which ſheweth-them corporeal. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. The pains ſhe takes are vainly meant, To hide her amorous heart, 'Tis like perfuming an ill ſcent, The ſmell's too ſtrong for art. See ſpicy clouds from lowly Sharon riſe, And Carmel's flow'ry top perfumes the ſkies Pope. PERFU'MER. m. ſ. [from perfume.] One whoſe trade is to ſell things made to gratify the ſcent. A moſs the perfumers have out of apple trees, that hath an excellent ſcent. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Firſt iſſued from perfumers ſhops A croud of faſhionable fops. Swift. PERFU'NctoRILY. adv. [perfunctorie, Lat.] Careleſly; neg- ligently. ºny caſting his eye perfunèſſorily upon it, and be- lieving it had been drawn by mature advice, no ſooner received it, than he delivered it to the lord-keeper. Clarendon. Whereas all logic is reducible to the four principal opera- tions of the mind, the two firſt of theſe have been handled by Ariſtotle very perfundiorily ; of the fourth he has ſaid no- thing at all. Baker's Reflection on Learning: Per FUNctor Y. adj. [perfumé!orie, Lat.j Slight; careleſs ; negligent. A tranſient and perfund?ory examination of things leads men into conſiderable miſtakes, which a more correct and ri- gorous ſcrutiny would have detected. JWoodward. To PERFU's E. v. a. [perfuſus, Lat J. To tinéture; to over- ſpread. - Theſe dregs immediately perfuſe the blood with melancholy, and cauſe obſtructions. Harvey on Conſumptions. PERHA'Ps. adv. [per and hap.] Peradventure ; it may be. Perhaps the good old man that kiſs'd his ſon, And left a bleſfing on his head, His arms about him ſpread, - Hopes yet to ſee him ere his glaſs be run. Flatman. Somewhat excellent may be invented, perhaps more excel- lent than the firſt deſign, though Virgil muſt be ſtill excepted, when that perhaps takes place. Dryden. His thoughts inſpir'd his tongue, And all his ſoul receiv'd a real love. Perhaps new graces darted from her eyes, Perhaps ſoft pity charm'd his yielding ſoul, Perhaps her love, perhaps her kingdom charm'd Shakeſp. Granville. him. Smith. Pe'RIApt. m. ſ. [rs;1&rro.] Amulet; charm worn as pre- ſervatives againſt diſeaſes or miſchief. PHammer. The regent conquers, and the Frenchmen fly: Now help, ye charming ſpells and periapts. Shaºffeare. PERISARDIUM. m. ſ. [rigi and xzéºz; pericarde, Fr.] The pericardium is a thin membrane of a conick figure that reſembles a purſe, and contains the heart in its cavºy. its baſis is pierced in five places, for the paſſage of the veſſels which enter and come out of the heart: the uſe of the peri- cardium is to contain a ſmall quantity of clear water, which is ſeparated by ſmall glands in it, that the ſurface §. the heart may not grow dry by its continual motion. 3uincy. PERIcarpſum. a. ſ. ſpºricarpe, Fr.]. In botany, a pellicle or thin membrane encompaſſing the fruit or grain of a plant, or that part of a fruit that envelops the ſeed. - Beſides this uſe of the pulp or perica”um for the guard of the ſeed, it ſerves alſo for the ſuſtenance of animals. Ray. Peºcºration. n.ſ. [from periditor, Lat, perichter, Fr.] 1. The ſtate of being in danger. 2. Trial ; experiment. 19 M Pºrtcranium. ſo that we can put our noſe in no part of the
P E R
P. E. R.
Perick wºux. 7. ſ: [from re; and cranium ; periorate, Fºl
The periºranium is the membrane that covers the ſkull; it
is a very thin and nervo's membrane of an exquiſite ſenſe,
ſuch as covers immediately not only the cranium, but all the
bones of the body, except the teeth; for which reaſon It is
alſo called the perioſteum. - - Sºny.
Having divided the periºranium, I ſaw a fiſſure running the
whole length of the wound. Iſºſºman's Surgery.
PERI'culous. adj. [periculºſus, Lat.] Dangerous; jeopar-
dous ; hazardous. A word not in uſe.
As the moon every ſeventh day arriveth unto a contrary
ſign, ſo Saturn, which remaineth about as many years in one
ſign, and holdeth the ſame conſideration in years as the moon
in days, doth cauſe theſe periculous periods. Brown.
PERIER GY. m. ſ. [+º, and #7 ov.] Needleſs caution in an
operation; unneceſſary diligence. . . - -
PERIGEE. m. ſ. [rs; and 7: ; perigée, Fr.]. Is a point in
PERIGE'UM. { the heavens, wherein a planet is ſaid to be in
its neareſt diſtance poſſible from the earth. Harris.
By the proportion of its motion, it was at the creation,
at the beginning of Aries, and the perigeum ºf neareſt point
in Libra. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
PERIHE'LIUM. m. ſ. [ref] and *: ; perihelie, Fr.] Is that
point of a planet's orbit, wherein it is neareſt the ſun. Harris.
Sir Iſaac Newton has made it probable, that the comet,
which appeared in 1680, by approaching to the ſun in its
perihelium, acquired ſuch a degree of bºat, as to be 50000
years a cooling. Cheyne's Philºſºphical Principles.
PERIL. m. ſ. [peril, Fr. perikel, Dutch ; periculum, Lat.]
1. Danger; hazard; jeopardy.
Dear Pyrocles, be liberal unto me of thoſe things, which
have made you indeed precious to the world, and now doubt
not to tell of your perils. Sidney, b. ii.
- How many perils do infold -
The righteous man to make him daily fall. Fairy Queen.
In the act what perils ſhall we find,
If either place, or time, or other courſe,
Cauſe us to alter th' order now aſſign'd. Daniel.
The love and pious duty which you pay,
Have paſs'd the perils of ſo hard a way. Dryden.
Strong, healthy and young people are more in peril by
peſtilential fevers, than the weak and old. Arbuthnot.
2. Denunciation; danger denounced.
I told her,
On your diſpleaſure's peril,
She ſhould not viſit you. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale,
PERIlous. adj. [perileux, Fr. from peril.
1. Dangerous; hazardous; full of danger.
Alterations in the ſervice of God, for that they impair the
credit of religion, are therefore perilºus in common-weals,
which have no continuance longer than religion hath all re-
werence done unto it. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 2.
Her guard is chaſtity,
She that has that is clad in compleå ſteel,
And like a quiver'd nymph with arrows keen
May trace huge foreſts and unharbour'd heaths,
Infamous hills and ſandy perilous wilds. Milton.
Dictate propitious to my duteous ear,
What arts can captivate the changeful féer:
For perilous th’ affay, unheard the toil
Tº elude the preſcience of a God by guile. Pope.
Into the perilous flood
Bear fearleſs. Thomſºn.
2. It is uſed by way of emphaſis, or ludicrous exaggeration of
any thing bad. co
Thus was th’ accompliſh'd ſquire endu'd
With gifts and knowledge per’lºus ſhrewd. Hudibras.
3. Smart; witty. In this ſenſé it * I think, only applied to
children, and probably obtained its ſignification from the
notion, that children eminent for wit, do not live; a witty
boy was therefore a perilºus boy, or a boy in danger. It is
vulgarly parlous. e
'Tis a per’lºus boy,
Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable;
He's all the mother's from the top to toe.
Fººtously. adv. [from perilous.] Dangerouſly.
PE RitousN Ess. n.ſ. [from Pºriºus...] Dangerouſneſs.
PERI METER. n: / [Tse, and Pºrgio 3 perimetre, Fr.] The
$ºſs ºr ſum of aſ the ſides which’i. any figure of
what kind ſoever, whether rectilinear or mixed.
.*) compreſſing the glaſſes ſtill more, the diameter of this
.* increaſe, and the breadth of j or perimeter
...” until another new colour emerged in the centre of
- Mewton's Opticks.
PERIOD. ... f -
I. A .*/ [period, Fr. ºrigſ…}o;..].
2. Time in whi * -
- ch any thi - -
in the ſame º "g is performed, ſo as to begin again
Tell theſe, that th
earth with i the º
*iºd; they cannºt ad
Shakeſp.
n is fixed in the Centre, that the
*."oll round the ſun in their ſeveral
" * ſyllable of this new doctrine.
J/ats,
3. A ſtated number of years; a round of time, at the end of
which the things compriſed within the calculation ſhall return
to the ſtate in which they were at beginning.
A cycle or period is an account of years that has a begin-
ning and end too, and then begins again as often as it ends.
Holder on Time.
We ſtile a leſſºr ſpace a cycle, and a greater by the name
of period; and you may not improperly call the beginning of
a large period the epocha thereof. 11:1.4er on Time.
4. The end or concluſion. - -
If my death might make this iſland happy,
And prove the period of their tyranny,
I would expend it with all willingneſs;
But mine is made the prologue to their play. Shakſ).
There is nothing ſo ſecret that ſhall not be brought to light
within the compaſs of our world; whatſoever concerns this
ſublunary world in the whole catent of its duration, from the
chaos to the laſt period. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth.
What anxious moments paſs between
The birth of plots and their laſt fatal periºd.
Oh! 'tis a dreadful interval of time.
5. The ſtate at which any thing terminates.
Beauty's empires, like to greater ſtates,
Have certain periºds ſet, and hidden fates. Sºlº.
Light-conſerving ſtones muſt be ſet in the ſun before they
retain light, and the light will appear greater or leſſºr, until
they come to their utinoſt period. 19 gly,
6. Length of duration.
Some experiment would be made how by art to make plants
more laſting than their ordinary period; as to make a ſtalk
of wheat laſt a whole year. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
7. A complete ſentence from one full ſtop to another.
Periods are beautiful, when they are not too long : for ſo
they have their ſtrength too as in a pike or javelin. 3, johnſ.
Is this the confidence you gave me,
Lean on it ſafely, not a periºd
Shall be unſaid for me. Milton.
Syllogiſm is made uſe of to diſcover a fallacy, cunningly
A.º 'ſºn -
wrapt up in a ſmooth period. Locke.
For the aſſiſtance of weak memories, the firſt words of
every period in every page may be written in diſtinét colours.
//atts's Improvement ºf the Mind.
From the tongue
Th’ unfiniſh'd period falls. Thomſºn's Spring.
To PE’Rio D. v. a. [from the noun..] To put an end to. A
bad word.
Your letter he deſires
To thoſe have ſhut him up, which failing to him,
Period; his comfort. Shakeſp. Timon ºf Athens.
; ºi. } adj. [periodique, Fr. from period.]
I. Circular; making a circuit; making a revolution.
Was the earth's periºdick motion always in the ſame plane
with that of the diurnal, we ſhould miſs of thoſe kindly in-
creaſes of day and night. Derham.
Four moons perpetually roll round the planet Jupiter, and
are carried along with him in his periodical circuit round the
ſun. //atts's Improvement of the Mind.
2. Happening by revolution at ſome ſtated time. -
Aſtrological undertakers would raiſe men out of ſome ſlimy
foil, impregnated with the influence of the ſtars upon ſome
remarkable and periodical conjunctions. Bently.
3. Regular ; performing ſome action at ſtated times. -
The confuſion of mountains and hollows furniſhed me with
a probable reaſon for thoſe periodical fountains in Switzerland,
which flow only at ſuch particular hours of the day. Addison.
4. Relating to periods or revolutions. . . . . . -
It is implicitly denied by Ariſtotle in his politicks, in that
diſcourſe againſt Plato, who meaſured the viciſiitude and mu-
tation of ſtates by a periodical fatality of number. Brºwn.
PERIO'Dically. adv. [from periodical.] At ſtated periods.
The three tides ought to be underſtood of the ſpace of the
night and day, and then there will be a regular flux and re-
flux thrice in that time every eight hours periºdically.
Broome.
PER1'osteu M. m. ſ. [zig; and 3; sº, 3 periºr, Fr.]
All the bones are covered with a very ſenſible membrane,
called the perio/ſeum. Cheyne's Philºſºphical Principles.
PERI PHERY. n.ſ. [Tiº and bi:2 5 peripherie, Fr.] Circum-
ference. - -
Neither is this ſole vital faculty ſufficient to exterminate
noxious humours to the peri, hery or outward parts. Harvey.
To PER1'PHRASE. v. a. ſperiphraſer, Fr.] To expreſs one
word by many ; to expreſs by circumlocution. -
PERI'PHRAsis. m. ſ. [regºris ; periphraſe, Fr.]. Circum-
locution; uſe of many words to expreſs the ſenſe of one:
as, for death, we may ſay, the loſs of life. -
They make the gates of Thebes and the mouths of this
river a conſtant periphraſs for this number ſeven. Brown.
She contains all bliſs,
And makes the world but her periphraſs. Craveland.
They
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They ſhew their learning uſeleſly, and make a long peri-
phraſſ, on every word of the book they explain. //atts.
The periphraſes and circumlocutions, by which Homer cx-
preſſes the ſingle act of dying, have ſupplied ſucceeding poets
with all their manners of phraſing it. Pope
PERIPHRA'stic AL. adj. [from periphraſs.] Circumlocutory;
expreſſing the ſenſe of one word in many. - -
PERIPNEU'Mon Y. Un. ſ. [re: and rvivºv; peripneumonie,
PERIPNEU Mo'NiA. ; Fr.] An inflammation of the lungs.
Lungs oft imbibing phlegmatick and melancholick hu-
mours, are now and then deprehended ſchirrous, by diſſipa-
tion of the ſubtiler parts, and lapidification of the groſſer
that remain, or may be left indurated, through the groſs re-
liques of peripheumonia or inflammation of the lungs.
Harvey.
A peripneumony is the laſt fatal ſymptom of every diſeaſe ;
for no body dies without a ſtagnation of the blood in the
lungs, which is the total extinction of breath. Arbuthnot,
To PE R1s H. v. m. ſperir, Fr. pereo, Lat.]
1. To die; to be deſtroyed; to be loſt; to come to nothing.
I burn, I pine, I periſh,
If I atchieve not this young modeſt girl. Shakeſp.
If I have ſeen any periſh for want of cloathing, then let
mine arm fall from my ſhoulder-blade. job xxxi. 29.
He keepeth back his ſoul from the pit, and his life from
periſhing by the ſword. job xxxiii. 18.
They periſh quickly from off the good land. Deut. xi. 18.
I periſh with hunger. Luke xv. 17.
The ſick, when their caſe comes to be thought deſperate,
are carried out and laid on the earth to periſh without aſſiſtance
or pity. Locke.
Charaćters drawn on duſt, that the firſt breath of wind ef-
faces, are altogether as uſeful as the thoughts of a ſoul that
periſh in thinking Locke.
Expoſing their children, and leaving them in the fields to
periſh by want, has been the practice. Locke.
Still when the luſt of tyrant pow'r ſucceeds,
Some Athens periſhes, or ſome Tully bleeds. Pope.
In the Iliad, the anger of Achilles had cauſed the death of
ſo many Grecians; and in the Odyſſey, the ſubjects periſhed
through their own fault. Pope.
2. To be in a perpetual ſtate of decay.
Duration, and time which is a part of it, is the idea we
have of periſhing diſtance, of which no two parts exiſt to-
gether, but follow in ſucceſſion ; as expanſion is the idea of
laſting diſtance, all whoſe parts exiſt together. Locke.
3. To be loſt eternally.
Theſe, as natural brute beaſts made to be deſtroyed, ſpeak
evil of the things they underſtand not, and ſhall utterly
periſh. 2 Peter ii. 12.
O ſuffer me not to periſh in my fins, Lord careſt thou not
that I periſh, who wilt that all ſhould be ſaved, and that none
ſhould periſh. Moreton's Daily Exerciſe,
To PERISH. v. a. To deſtroy; to decay. Not in uſe.
- The ſplitting rocks cow’r'd in the ſinking ſands,
And would not daſh me with their ragged ſides;
Becauſe thy flinty heart, more hard than they,
Might in thy palace periſh Margaret. Shakespeare . Henry VI.
site, prepar'd in black, to mourn thy periſh'd lord.
Dryden.
He was ſo reſerved, that he would impart his ſecrets to no-
body; whereupon this cloſeneſs did a little periſh his under-
ſtandings. - Collier on Friendſhip.
Familiar now with grief your ears refrain,
And in the publick woe forget your own,
You weep not for a periſh'd lord alone. Pope.
PERISHABLE, adj. [from periſh..] Liable to periſh; ſubject to
decay; of ſhort duration.
We derogate from his eternal power to aſcribe to them
the ſame dominion over our immortal ſouls, which they have
over all bodily ſubſtances and periſhable natures. Raleigh.
To theſe purpoſes nothing can ſo much contribute as ine-
dals of undoubted authority not periſhable by time, nor con-
fined to any certain place. Addiſon.
It is princes greateſt preſent felicity to reign in their ſub-
jects hearts; but theſe are too periſhable to preſerve their me-
mories, which can only be done by the pens of faithful hi-
ſtorians. Swift.
Human nature could not ſuſtain the reflection of having
all its ſchemes and expectations to determine with this frail
and periſhable compoſition of fleſh and blood. Rogers.
Thrice has he ſeen the periſhable kind
Of men decay. Pope's Odyſſey.
PERISHABLE Ness. n.ſ. [from periſhable.] Liablencſs to be
deſtroyed; liableneſs to decay.
Suppoſe an iſland ſeparate from all commerce, but having
nothing becauſe of its commoneſs and periſhableneſ, fit to
"Pply, the place of money; what reaſon could any have
to enlarge his poſſeſſions beyond the uſe of his family.
- - Locke.
PERIsra'i rºck. adj. [Tºw; perſialtique, Fr.]
*rīſīaltick motion is that vermicular motion of the guts;
which is made by the contraction of the ſpiral fibres, whereby
thº.ºxcrements are preſſed downwards and voided. Quincy.
The fºr:/altick motion of the guts, and the cºntinºis.
preſſion of the fluids, will not ſuffer the leaſt matter to be
applied to one point the leaſt inſtant: Arbuthnot.
PERISTE’Rios. m. ſ. The herb very in. JDiº.
PERISTYLE. m. ſ. ſperiſtile, Fr.
The Villa G ! A circular range of pillars.
ordiana had a periſtyle of two hundred pillars.
z w Arbuthnot on Coins.
PE Rºystole. n.ſ. [+º, and Cºrox”.] The pauſe or inter-
val betwixt the two motions of the heart or pulſe; namely,
that of the ſyſtole or contraction of the heart, and that of
diaſtole or dilatation. D:/?.
PERITONE'UM. m. ſ. [reirãºzlow ; peritaine, Fr.] This lies
immediately under the muſcles of the lower belly, and is a
thin and ſoft membrane, which encloſes all the bowels
contained in the lower belly, covering all the inſide of its
cavity. Diet.
Wounds penetrating into the belly, are ſuch as reach no
farther inward than to the peritoneum. Jºſeman.
PERJURE. m. ſ. [perjurus, Lat..] A perjured or foſſwºrn
perſon. A word not in uſe.
Hide thee, thou bloody hand,
Thou perjure, thou ſimular of virtue, -
Thou art inceſtuous. Sha'eſh. King Lear.
To PERJURE. v. a. ſperjuro, Lat.] To forſwear; to
taint with perjury. It is uſed with the reciprocal pronoun.
Who ſhould be truſted now, when the right hand
Is perjur'd to the boſom. Shakeſp.
The law is not made for a rightcous man, but for the
lawleſs and diſobedient, for perjured perſons. ſºn. i. 16.
PE'RJu RER. m. ſ. [from perjure.] One that ſwears falſely.
The common oath of the Scythians was by the ſword and
fire; for that they accounted thoſe two ſpecial divine powers,
which ſhould work vengeance on the perjurers. Spenſer.
PER JURY. m. ſ. [perjurium, Lat.] Falſe oath.
My great father-in-law, renowned Warwick,
Cried aloud—What ſcourge for perjury
Can this dark monarchy afford falſe Clarence,
And ſo he vaniſh’d. Shakeſp. Richard III.
Pe'Riwig. n.ſ. [perruque, Fr.] Adſcititious hair; hair not
natural, worn by way of ornament or concealment of bald-
neſs.
Her hair is auburn, mine is perfect yellow ;
If that be all the difference in his love,
I'll get me ſuch a colour’d periwig. Shakeſp.
It offends me to hear a robuſteous periwig-pated fellow tear
a paſion to tatters, to ſplit the ears of the groundlings.
Shakeſpeare.
The ſun’s
Diſhevel’d beams and ſcatter'd fires
Serve but for ladies periwigs and tires
In lovers ſonnets. Donne.
Madam time, be ever bald,
I'll not thy periwig be call’d. Cleaveland.
For vailing of their viſages his highneſs and the marquis
bought each a periwig, ſomewhat to overſhadow their fore-
heads. J/otton.
They uſed falſe hair or periwigs. Arbuthnot on Coins.
From her own head Megara takes -
A feriwig of twiſted ſnakes,
Which in the niceſt faſhion curl’d,
Like toupets. Swift's Miſcellanies.
To PE'RIwig. v. a. [from the noun..] To dreſs in falſe hair,
Now when the winter's keener breath began
To cryſtallize the Baltick ocean,
To glaze the lakes, to bridle up the floods,
And periwig with ſnow the bald-pate woods.
Near the door an entrance gapes,
Crouded round with antick ſhapes,
Diſcord periwig'd with ſnakes,
See the dreadful ſtrides ſhe takes.
PE'RiwiNKLE. m. ſ.
1. A ſmall ſhell fiſh; a kind of fiſh ſnail. -
Thetis is repreſented by a lady of a browniſh complexion,
her hair diſheveled about her ſhoulders, upon her head a co-
ronet of periwinkle and eſcalop ſhells. Peacham.
2. A plant.
The periwinkle hath a flower cup, conſiſting of one leaf,
that is divided into five long narrow ſegments: the flower alſo
conſiſts of one leaf, which expands in form of a ſalver, and
is cut into five broad ſegments: the pointal, which ariſes from
the center of the flower cup, becomes a fruit compoſed of two
huſks or pods, which contain oblong, cylindrical, furrowed
ſeeds; to which may be added, that this plant ſhoots out
many long creeping branches that ſtrike out roots at their
joints. - A Miller.
There are in uſe, for the prevention of the cramp, bands
of green periwinkle tied about the calf of the leg. Bacon.
The common ſimples with us are comfry, bugle, ladies
mantle, and periwinkle. Jºſnan's Surgery.
Sylvº ºr.
Swift's Miſcellanies.
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P E R P E R To Prºk. v. n. (from pºº", Skinner.] To hold up the head 3. ected briſkneſs. - with an aff i you think it a diſgrace, ºrna, Edward's miſs thus perks it in your face, I hat Edward's fleſh and blood, To ſee a piece of failing I.e. the modeſt matrons of the town Cºme here in crouds, and ſtare the ſtrumpet down. Pºpe. To P, sg. v. a. To dreſs; to prank; 'Tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, than to be perk'd up in a gliſt'ring grief, And wear a golden ſorrow. Shakespeare . Henry VIII. PERK. adj. Pert; briſk; airy. Obſolete. My ragged ronts - wont in the wind, and wag their wriggle tails, Park as a peacock, but nought avails. Spenſºr. PE's lous. adj. [from perilºus.] Dangerous; full of hazard. A perious paſſage lies, - Where many maremaids haunt, making falſe melodies. Spenſer's Fairy Queen. Late he far'd In Phaedria's fleet bark over the periºus ſhard. Fa. &een. Pe'RMAGY.. n.ſ. A little Turkiſh boot. Dići. m. ſ. [from permanent.] . Duration; conſi- PE/RMAN ENCE. - - ſtency; continuance in the ſame ſtate ; laſt- PE/RMAN ENCY. ingneſs. - -- - Salt, they ſay, is the baſis of ſolidity and permanency in compound bodies, without which the other four elements might be variouſly blended together, but would remain im- compačted. Boyle. Shall I diſpute whether there be any ſuch material being that hath ſuch a permanence or fixedneſs in being. Hale. From the permanency and immutability of nature hitherto, they argued its permaneny and immutability for the future. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. | Such a punctum to our conceptions is almoſt cquivalent to permanency and reſt. Bentley. PERMANENT. adj. [permanent, Fr. permanens, Lat..] Du- rable; not decaying; unchanged. If the authority of the maker do prove unchangeableneſs in the laws which God hath made, then muſt all laws which he hath made be neceſſarily forever permanent, though they be but of circumſtance only. Hooker. b. iii. ſ. 1d. That eternal duration ſhould be at once, is utterly uncon- ceivable, and that one permanent inſtant ſhould be commen- ſurate or rather equal to all ſucceſſions of ages. More. Pure and unchang'd, and needing no defence From fins, as did my frailer innocence; Their joy ſincere, and with no more ſorrow mixt, Eternity ſtands permanent and fixt. Dryden. PE'RMAN ENTLY. adv. [from permanent.] Durably; laſtingly. It does, like a compact or conſiſtent body, deny to mingle fermanently with the contiguous liquor. Boyle. PERMANsion. n.ſ. [from permane?, Lat.] Continuance. Although we allow that hares may exchange their ſex ſome- times, yet not in that viciſſitude it is preſumed ; from female unto male, and from male to female again, and ſo in a circle without a permanſion in either. Brown's Wulgar Errours. PERMEABLE, adj. [from permeo, Lat..] Such as may be paſſed through. The pores of a bladder are not eaſily permeable by air. Boyle. To PERMEATE. v. a. [permeo, Lat..] To paſs through. This heat evaporates and elevates the water of the abyſs, pervading not only the fiſſures, but the very bodies of the ſtrata, permeating the interſtices of the ſand or other matter whereof they conſiſt. lººdward's Natural Hiſtory. PE'RMEANT. adj. [permeans, Lat.] Paſſing through. It entercth not the veins, but taketh leave of the permeant parts at the mouths of the meſeraicks. Brown. PERMEAtion. m. ſ. [from permeate.] The aa of paſſing through. So Pºir. adj. [from permiſceo, Lat.] Such as may be 5'--- Pººr, adj [permiſus, Lat..] What may be per- PERMI'ssion. m. ſ. ſpermiſſion, Fr. Permiſus, Lat.] Allow- ance; grant of liberty. With thy permiſſion then, and thus forewarn'd, The willinger I go. Milton º, jº - Fº: - TODation. º: SSIVE. adj. [from permitte, jº On Dryden. - r ºr liber ---- - - lºgº, not favour; not hindering, though not When evil We bid this be done, A º eVl deeds have their permiſſive paſs, ". the puniſhment. Shakeſp. 44eaſure fºr Meaſure Iº. , the only evil that walks - i...Sº alone y his permiſſive will, thrºugh heav'n and earth. Miltºn. 2. Granted"; ſuff, - - > ered wit - voured. hout hindrance; not authoriſed or fa. If this doth authoriſe uſu 3 "Y, which before was but permiſſive, it is better to mitigate uſury by declaration, than to ſuffer it to rage by connivance. Bacon's Eſſays. Thus I embolden’d ſpake, and freedom us’d Permiſſive, and acceptance found. A ſiſtan’, Par. Loſt. Clad With what permiſſive glory ſince his fall Was left him, or falſe glitter. Milton's Par. Loft. PERMI'ssively. adv. [from permiſſive..] By bare allowance; without hindrance. As to a war for the propagation of the chriſtian faith, I would be glad to hear ſpoken concerning the lawfulneſs, not only permiſſively, but whether it be not obligatory to chriſtian princes to deſign it. Bacon's Hºly I/ar. PERMI'stion. m. ſ. [permiſłus, Lat.] The act of mixing. To PERMIT. v. a. [permitto, Lat. permettre, Fr.] 1. To allow without command. What things God doth neither command nor forbid, the ſame he permitteth with approbation either to be done or left undone. Hooker, b. ii. J. 4. 2. To ſuffer, without authoriſing or approving. 3. To allow ; to ſuffer. Women keep ſilence in the churches; for it is not per- mitted unto them to ſpeak. 1 Corinthians xiv. 34. Ye gliding ghoſts, permit me to relate The myſtick wonders of your filent ſtate. Dryden. Age oppreſſes us by the ſame degrees that it inſtructs us, and permits not that our mortal members, which are frozen with our years, ſhould retain the vigour of our youth. Dryden. We ſhould not permit an allowed, poſſible, great and weighty good to ſlip out of our thoughts, without leaving any reliſh, any deſire of itſelf there. Locke. After men have acquired as much as the laws permit them, they have nothing to do but to take care of the publick. Swift. 4. To give up ; to reſign. Nor love thy life, nor hate ; but what thou liv'ſt, Live well; how long, how ſhort, permit to heav'n. AMilton. If the courſe of truth be permitted unto itſelf, it cannot eſcape many errours. Brown's Pulgar Errours. To the gods permit the reſt. Dryden. Whate’r can urge ambitious youth to fight, She pompouſly diſplays before their fight; Paws, empire, all permitted to the ſword. Dryden. Let us not aggravate our ſorrows, But to the gods permit th' event of things. Addison's Catz. PERMIT. n.ſ. A written permiſſion from an officer for tranſ- porting of goods from place to place, ſhowing the duty on them to have been paid. PERMitt Ance. n. ſ. [from permit.] Allowance; forbear- ance of oppoſition; permiſſion. A bad word. When this ſyſtem of air comes, by divine permittance, to be corrupted by poiſonous acrimonious ſteams, what havock is made in all living creatures Derham's Phyſico-Theology. PERMI'xtion. m. ſ. [from permiſłus, Lat..] The act of ming- ling; the ſtate of being mingled. They fell into the oppoſite extremity of one nature in Chriſt, the divine and human natures in Chriſt, in their con- ceits, by permixtion and confuſion of ſubſtances, and of pro- perties growing into one upon their adunation. Brerewood. PERMUTATION. m. ſ. [permutation, Fr. permutatio, Lat.] Exchange of one for another. A permutation of number is frequent in languages. Bentley. Gold and filver, by their rarity, are wonderfully fitted for this uſe of permutation for all ſorts of commodities. Ray. To PERMU'TE. v. a. [permuto, Lat. permuter, Fr.] To ex- change. PERMUTER. m. ſ. ſpermutant, Fr. from permute.] An ex- changer ; he who permutes. PERNI'CIOUS. adj. [perniciºſºs, Lat. pernicieux, Fr.] 1. Miſchievous in the higheſt degree ; deſtructive. To remove all out of the church, whereat they ſhew them- ſelves to be ſorrowful, would be, as we are perſuaded, hurt- ful, if not perniciºus thereunto. Hooker, b. iv. f. Io. I call you ſervile miniſters, . . That have with two pernicious daughters join'd Your high engender'd battles, gainſt a head. ... So old and white as this. ' Shakeſp. King Lear. Let this pernicious hour r Stand ay accurſed in the kalendar! . . Shakeſp. 2. [Pernix, Latin.] Quick. An uſe which I have found only in Miltºn, and which, as it produces an ambiguity, ought not to be imitated. Part incentive reed Provide, pernicious with one touch to fire. Milton. PERNI'ciously. adv. [from pernicious.] Deſtruštively; miſ- chievouſly; ruinouſly. Some wilful wits wilfully againſt their own knowledge, perniciouſly againſt their own conſcience, have openly taught. Aftham's Schoolmaſter. All the commons Hate him perniciouſly, and wiſh him Ten ... deep. Shakespeare Henry VIII. PERNiciousness. m. ſ. [from pernicious. The quality of being pernicious. g P PERNI'city.
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P. E. R. PERNI'city. n. ſ. [from permix.], Swiftneſs; celerity. Others armed with hard ſhells, others with prickles, the reſt that have no ſuch armature endued with great ſwiftneſs or pernicity. Ray on the Creation. PERöRA'tion. m. ſ. [peroratio, Lat.] The concluſion of an oration. - What means this paſſionate diſcourſe ? This peroratian with ſuch circumſtances True woman to the laſt—my peroration I come to ſpeak in ſpite of ſuffocation. Smart. To Perpe'ND. v. a. [perpendo, Lat.] To weigh in the mind; to conſider attentively. Thus it remains and the remainder thus ; Perpend. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. Perpend, my princeſs, and give ear. Shakeſp. Conſider the different conceits of men, and duly perpend the imperſe&tion of their diſcoveries. - PERPENDER. n.ſ. [perpigne, Fr.] A coping ſtone. PERPEN Dicle. m. ſ. [perpendicule, Fr. perpendiculum, Lat.] Any thing hanging down by a ſtrait line. Dić7. PERPENDICULAR. adj. [perpendiculaire, Fr. perpendicularis, Latin. 1. cºil. any other line at right angles. Of two lines, if one be perpendicular, the other is perpendicular too. If in a line oblique their atoms rove, * Or in a perpendicular they move; If ſome advance not ſlower in their race, And ſome more ſwift, how could they be entang!'d. Shakeſp. Brown. Blackmore. The angle of incidence, is that angle, which the line, de- ſcribed by the incident ray, contains with the perpendicular to the refle&ting or refracting ſurface at the point of incidence. Newton's Opticks. 2. Cutting the horizon at right angles. Some define the perpendicular altitude of the higheſt moun- tains to be four miles. Brown's Vulgar Errours. PERPENDI'cular. n.ſ. A line croſſing the horizon at right angles. *gh the quantity of water thus riſing and falling be nearly conſtant as to the whole, yet it varies in the ſeveral parts of the globe; by reaſon that the vapours float in the atmoſphere, and are not reſtored down again in a perpendi- cular upon the ſame preciſe tract of land. Woodward. PERPENDI'cularly. adv. [from perpendicular.] 1. In ſuch a manner as to cut another line at right angles. 2. In the direction of a ſtrait line up and down. Ten maſts attacht make not the altitude reach, Which thou haſt perpendicularly fall’n. Shakeſp. Irons refrigerated North and South, not only acquire a di- rečtive faculty, but if cooled upright and perpendicularly, they will alſo obtain the ſame. Brown's Vulgar Errours. Shoot up an arrow perpendicularly from the earth, the ar- row will return to your foot again. More. All weights naturally move perpendicularly downward. Ray. PERPENDIcula'RITY.. n.ſ.. [from perpendicular.] The ſtate of being perpendicular. The meeting of two lines is the primary eſſential mode or difference of an angle; the perpendicularity of theſe lines is the difference of a right angle. Watts's Logick. PERPE NSION. n.ſ.. [from perpend.] Conſideration. Not in uſe. - Unto reaſonable perpenſions it hath no place in ſome ſciences. Brown's Vulgar Errours. To PERPETRATE. v.a. [perpetro, Lat. perpeirer, Fr.] 1. To commit; to act. Always in an ill ſenſe. Hear of ſuch a crime As tragick poets, ſince the birth of time, Ne'er feign'd a thronging audience to amaze; But true and perpetrated in our days. * Tate's juvenal. My tender infants or my careful fire, - Theſe they returning will to death require, Will perpetrate on them the firſt deſign, And take the forfeit of their heads for mine. . . Dryden. The foreſt, which in after-times, Fierce Romulus, for perpetrated crimes, A ſacred refuge made. Dryden. 2. It is uſed by Butler in a neutral ſenſe, in compliance with his verſe, but not properly. - Succeſs, the mark no mortal wit, Or ſureſt hand can always hit; For whatſoe'er we perpetrate, We do but row, we're ſteer'd by fate. Perpetration. n.ſ.. [from perpetrate.] 1. The act of committing a crime. - A deſperate diſcontented aſſaſſinate would, after the perpe- tration, have honeſted a meer private revenge. //otton. A woman, who lends an ear to a ſeducer, may be º Hudibras. drawn into the perpetration of the moſt violent acts. Clar 2. A bad action. The ſtrokes of divine vengeance, or of men's own con- ſciences, always attend injurious perpetrations. King Charles. ERPETUAL. adj. [perpetuel, Fr. perpetuus, Latin.] 1. Never ceaſing; eternal with reſpect to futurity. iſſa. Mine is a love, which muſt perpetual be, If you can be ſo juſt as I am true. - Dryden. 2. Continual ; uninterrupted; perennial. ry Within thoſe banks rivers now - Stream, and perpetual draw their humid train. Milton. By the muſcular motion and a great part of them is thrown 3. Perpetual ſcrew. A ſcrew wh wheel, and continues its ačtio out of the body. Arbuthnot. ich acts againſt the teeth of a n without end. A perpet” ſcrew hath the motion of a wheel and the force of a ſcrew, being both infinite. h'ilkin's Math. Magick. Perpetually, adv. [from Perpetual.] Conſtantly; conti- nually; inceſſantly. This verſe is every where ſounding the very thing in your ears; yet the numbers are perpetually varied, ſo that the ſame ſounds are never repeated twice. Dryden. In paſſing from them to great diſtances, doth it not grow denſer and denſer perpetually; and thereby cauſe the ravity of thoſe great bodies towards one another. Newton's 6pticº. The bible and common prayer book in the vulgar tongue, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of ſtandard for language, eſpecially to the common people. Swift, To PERPETUATE. v. a. ſpirpetuer, Fr. perpetuº, Lat.]" . 1. To make perpetual; to preſerve from extinction; to eter- nize. Medals, that are at preſent only mere curioſities, may be of uſe in the ordinary commerce of life, and at the ſame time perpetuate the glories of her majeſty's reign. Addison. Man cannot deviſe any other method ſo likely to preſerve and perpetuate the knowledge and belief of a revelation, ſo neceſſary to mankind. Forbes. 2. To continue without ceſſation or intermiſſion. What is it, but a continued perpetuated voice from heaven, reſounding for ever in our ears to give men no reſt in their ſins, no quiet from Chriſt's importunity, 'till they awake from their lethargick ſleep and ariſe from ſo mortiferous a ſtate, and permit him to give them life. Hammond. Perpetuaº to N. n.ſ. [from perpetuate.] The act of making perpetual; inceſſant continuance. Nouriſhing hair upon the moles of the face, is the per- petuation of a very ancient cuſtom. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Perpetuity. m. ſ. [perpetuité, Fr. perpetuitas, Lat..] . 1. Duration to all futurity. For men to alter thoſe laws, which God for *; hath eſtabliſhed, were preſumption moſt intolerable. - ooker. Yet am I better Than one that's ſick o' th' gout, ſince he had rather Groan ſo in perpetuity, than be cur'd - a “ . . By the ſure phyſician, death. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. - Time as long again Would be fill’d up with our thanks ; • * And yet we ſhould, for perpetuity, -- I Go hence in debt. - Shakeſpeare's Winter's Tale. Nothing wanted to his noble and heroical intentions, but only to give perpetuity to that which was in his time ſo hap- pily eſtabliſhed. Bacon. 2. Exemption from intermiſſion or ceſſation. - A cycle or period begins again as often as it ends, and ſo obtains a perpetuity. Holder. 3. Something of which there is no end. - A meſs of pottage for a birth-right, a preſent repaſt for a perpetuity. South's Sermons. The ennobling property of the pleaſure, that accrues to a man from religion, is, that he that has the property, may be alſo ſure of the perpetuity. South's Sermons. The laws of God as well as of the land Abhor a perpetuity ſhould ſtand; Eſtates have wings, and hang in fortune's power. To PERPLEX. v. a. [perplexus, Latin.] - 1. To diſturb with doubtful notions; to entangle; to make anxious; to teaze with ſuſpenſe or ambiguity; to diſtraćt ; to embarraſs; to puzzle. Being greatly perplexed in his mind, he determined to go into Perſia. - 1 Mac. iii. 31. Themſelves with doubts they day and night perplex. Denh. He perplexes the minds of the fair ſex with nice ſpe- culations of philoſophy, when he ſhould engage their hearts. - - ryden. We can diſtinguiſh no general truths, or at leaſt ſhall be apt to perplex the mind. . Docke. 2. To make intricate; to involve; to complicate. " - Their way - Lies through the perplex'd paths of this drear wood. Milt. We both are involv’d . . * /* --> In the ſame intricate perplext diſtreſ. Addiſon's Cata, What was thought obſcure, perplexed, and too hard. for our weak parts, will lie open to the underſtanding in a fair view. Locks. 3. To plague; to torment; to vex: A ſenſe not proper. Chloe's the wonder of her ſex, 'Tis well her heart is tender, How might ſuch killing eyes perplex, With virtue to defend her. 19 N Pope. Granville. Ps RPLEX. perpetual flux of the liquids,'
P E R P E. R. Perplex. adj. [perple"; " perplexus, Lat.] Intricate; - lºsed is the word in uſe. - difficult. *:::::.. the ſpirits for the motion of the body, How the ſou - - - - - al animal exigents, is perplex in the º to the ſeveral a gents, §, Scºpt. pºrary. adv. [from perplexed.] Intricately; with in- volution. Pejºxedness. n. ſ. [from perplexed.] 1. Embaraſſment ; anxiety. 2. Intricacy; involution ; difficulty. Paul’ Obſcurity and perplexedneſs have been caſt upon St. . s Epiſtles from without. - - - - Docke, Perple'xity... n.ſ. [perplexité, Fr.] 1. Anxiety; diſtraćtion of mind. - - The fear of him ever fince hath put me into ſuch?"Pºiº), as now you found me. - Sidney, b. ii. Perpláxity not ſuffering them to be idle, they think and do, as it were, in a phrenſy. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 3. The royal .#. ; º: from far, enſive plight and ſad perplexity, iº. :::::::::::::: i. this doubtful war, Came running faſt to greet his victory. Fairy Queen. nglement; intricacy. 2. H. #. loºk for the ſayinth, for I cannot diſcern any, unleſs in the perplexity of his own .."; Stillingfleet, Perror Aºtion. n. ſ. [per and pote, Latin.] The act of inking largely. - rº. [perquiſitus, Lat..] Something gained by a place or office over and above the ſettled wages. Tell me, perfidious, was it fit To make my cream a perquiſite, And ſteal to mend your wages. JWidow and Cat. To an honeſt mind, the beſt perquiſites of a place are the advantages it gives a man of doing good. Addison. To what your lawful perquiſites amount. Swift. Perquisition. n.ſ. [perquiſitus, Lat.] An accurate enquiry; a thorough ſearch. Ainſworth. PE(RRY. m. ſ. ſpoire, Fr. from poire.] Cyder made of pears. Perry is the next liquor in eſteem aſter cyder, in the or- dering of which, let not your pears be over ripe before you grind them; and with ſome ſorts of pears, the mixing of a few crabs in the grinding is of great advantage, making perry equal to the redſtreak cyder. AMortimer. To PERSECUTE. v. a. ſperſecuter, Fr. perſecutus, Lat.] 1. To harraſs with penalties; to perſue with malignity. It is generally uſed of penalties inflicted for opinions. I perſecuted this way unto the death. Aéis Xxii. 4. 2. To perſue with repeated acts of * or enmity. They might have fallen down, being perſecuted of ven- geance, and ſcattered abroad. //ſdom xi. 20. Relate, For what offence the queen of heav'n began To perſecute ſo brave, ſo juſt a man Dryden. 3. To importune much: as, he perſecutes me with daily ſolici- tationS. PERSEcu'tion, n. ſ. [perſecution, Fr. perſecutia, Lat. from perſecute.] 1. The act or pračtice of perſecuting. ... The Jews raiſed perſecution againſt Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them. Acis Xiii. 59. - Heavy perſecution ſhall ariſe On all, who in the worſhip perſevere Of ſpirit and truth. Milton. The deaths and ſufferings of the primitive chriſtians had a great ſhare in the converſion of thoſe learned Pagans, who lived in the ages of perſecution. Addiſon. 2. The ſtate of being perſecuted. Our necks are under perſecution; we labour and have no reſt. - Lam. v. 5. Chriſtian fortitude and patience had their opportunity in times of afflićtion and perſecution. Sprat's Sermons. PERsecutor. n.ſ. [perſeciteur, Fr. from perſecute.] One who harraſſes others with continued malignity. What man can do againſt them, not afraid, Though to the death; againſt ſuch cruelties With inward conſolations recompens'd; And oft ſupported ſo, as ſhall amaze Their proudeſt perſecutors. Milton's Paradiſe Left. Henry rejected the pope's ſupremacy, but retained ever , corruption beſides, and became a cruel perſecutor. Swift. ***VB'RANCE. m. ſ. [perſeverance, Fr. perſeverantia, Lat. This word was once improperly acceented on the ſecond ſyl- lable.] Perſiſtence in any deſign or attempt ; ſteadineſs in º conſtancy in progreſs. It is applied alike to good ... dnd ill. * - The king becoming graces, - Bounty, perſev’rance, mercy, lowlineſs ; ... I have no reliſh of them. - Pºſeverance keeps honour bright: To have done, is to hang quite out ; faſhion, Like ruſty mail in monumental mockery. Shakeſpeare. They hate repentance more than perſeverance in a fault. Aing Charles. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Wait the ſeaſons of providence with patience and perºe- rance in the duties of our calling, what difficulties foever we may encounter. L'E/ºrange. atience and perſeverance overcome the greateſt diſh- culties. - Clariſſa. And perſeverance with his batter'd ſhield. Brooke. Perseve RANT. adj. [perſeverant, Fr. perſeverans, Lat.) Per- ſiſting; conſtant. Ainſworth. To Perseve'R.E. v. n. [perſevero, Lat. perſeverer, Fr. This word was anciently accented leſs properly on the ſecond ſyllable.] To perſiſt in an attempt; not to give over; not to quit the deſign. But my rude muſick, which was wont to pleaſe Some dainty ears, cannot with any ſkill The dreadful tempeſt of her wrath appeaſe, Nor move the dolphin from her ſtubborn will ; But in her pride ſhe doth perſevere ſtill. Spenſºr. Thrice happy, if they know Their happineſs, and perſºvere upright! Milton. Thus beginning, thus we perſevere; Our paſſions yet continue what they were. Dryden. To perſevere in any evil courſe, makes you unhappy in this life, and will certainly throw you into everlaſting tor- ments in the next. Jºake's Preparation for Death. PER seve'RINGLY. adv. [from perſevere.] With perſeverance. To PERSIST. v. n. [perſºo, Lat: perſiſter, Fr.j To perſe- vere; to continue firm ; not to give over. Nothing can make a man happy, but that which ſhall laſt as long as he laſts; for an immortal ſoul ſhall perſ? in being not only when profit, pleaſure and honour, but when time itſelf ſhall ceaſe. South's Sermons. If they perſºft in pointing their batteries againſt particular perſons, no laws of war forbid the making repriſals. Addison. PERs1'stance. Un. ſ. [from perſºft. Perftence ſeems more PERs1'stENcy. } proper.] 1. The ſtate of perſiſting; ſteadineſs; conſtancy; perſeverance in good or bad. The love of God better can conſiſt with the indeliberate commiſſions of many fins, than with an allowed perſ/lance in any one. Government ºf the Tongue. 2. Obſtimacy; obduracy; contumacy. Thou think'ſt me as far in the devil's book, as thou and Falſtaff, for obduracy and perſiſtency. Shakeſp. Persi'stive. adj. [from perft.J Steady; not receding from a purpoſe; perſevering. The protractive tryals of great Jove, To find perſ/live conſtancy in men. Shakespeare . PERSON. n.ſ. [perſonne, Fr. perſona, Lat.] 1. Individual or particular man or woman. A perſon is a thinking intelligent being, that has reaſon and reflection, and can conſider itſelf as itſelf, the ſame thinking thing, in different times and places. Locke. 2. Man or woman conſidered as oppoſed to things, or diſtinct from them. A zeal for perſons is far more eaſy to be perverted, than a zeal for things. Sprat's Sermons. To that we owe the ſafety of our perſons and the propriety of our poſſeſſions. Atterbury's Sermons. 3. Human Being; conſidered with reſpect to mere corporal ex- iſtence. 'Tis in her heart alone that you muſt reign; You'll find her perſon difficult to gain. Dryden. 4. Man or woman conſidered as preſent, ačting or ſuffering. If I am traduc’d by tongues which neither know My faculties nor perſon; 'Tis but the fate of place, and the rough brake That virtue muſt go through. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The rebels maintained the fight for a ſmall time, and for their perſons ſhewed no want of courage. Bacon. - 5. A general looſe term for a human being ; one ; a man. Be a perſon's attainments ever ſo great, he ſhould always remember, that he is God's creature. Clarift. 6. One's ſelf; not a repreſentative. When I purpoſed to make a war by my lieutenant, I mad: declaration thereof to you by my chancellor; but now that I mean to make a war upon France in perſon, I will decla.e.t to you myſelf. Bacon's Henry VII. The king in perſon viſits all around, Comforts the fick, congratulates the ſound, And holds for thrice three days a royal feaſt. Dryden. 7. Exteriour appearance. For her own perſon, - It beggar'd all deſcription. Shake?. 8. Man or woman repreſented in a fiétitious dialogue: All things are lawful unto me, faith the apoſtle, ſpeak- ing, as it ſeemeth, in the perſon of the chriſtian gentile for the maintenance of liberty in things indifferent. Hºr. Theſe tables Cicero pronounced under the perſºn of Craſſus, were of more uſe and authority than all the books of the philoſophers. Baker's Reflections on Learning. 9. Character. a" From his firſt appearance upon the ſtage, in his new fºº of a ſycophant of jugler, inſtead of his torner “f” of * Prince,
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prince, he was expoſed to the deriſion of the courtiers and
the common people, who flocked about him, that one might
know where the owl was, by the flight of birds. Bacon.
He hath put on the perſon not of a robber and a murtherer,
but of a traitor to the ſtate. Hayward.
10. Character of office.
I then did uſe the perſon of your father;
The image of his power lay then in me:
‘And in th’ adminiſtration of his law,
While I was buſy for the commonwealth,
Your highneſs pleaſed to forget my place. Shakespeare.
How different is the ſame man from himſelf, as he ſuſtains
the perſon of a magiſtrate and that of a friend. South.
11. [In grammar.] The quality of the noun that modifies the
verb. -
Dorus the more bluſhed at her ſmiling, and ſhe the more
ſmiled at his bluſhing; becauſe he had, with the remem-
brance of that plight he was in, forgot in ſpeaking of himſelf
the third perſon. Sidney.
If ſpeaking of himſelf in the firſt perſºn fingular has ſo va-
rious meanings, his uſe of the firſt perſon plural is with greater
latitude. Docke.
PE'Rsonable, adj, [from perſon.]
1. Handſome ; graceful ; of good appearance.
Were it true that her ſon Ninias had ſuch a ſtature, as that
Simiramis, who was very perſonable, could be taken for him ;
yet it is º that ſhe could have held the empire forty-
two years after by any ſuch ſubtilty. Raleigh.
2. [In Fº One that may maintain any plea in a judicial
Court. Ainſworth.
Perso'NAge. n. ſ. [perſonage, Fr.]
I. A conſiderable perſon ; man or woman of eminence.
It was a new fight fortune had prepared to thoſe woods, to
ſee theſe great perſonages thus run one after the other. Sidney.
It is not eaſy to reſearch the actions of eminent perſonages,
how much they have blemiſhed by the envy of others, and
what was corrupted by their own felicity. /Wotton,
2. Exteriour appearance; air; ſtature.
- She hath made compare
Between our ſtatures, ſhe hath urg’d his height;
And with her perſonage, her tall perſonage,
She hath prevail'd with him. Shakeſpeare.
The lord Sudley was fierce in courage, courtly in faſhion,
in perſºnage ſtately, in voice magnificent, but ſomewhat empty
of matter. Hayward.
3. Character aſſumed.
The great diverſion is maſking: the Venetians, naturally
#. love to give into the follies of ſuch ſeaſons, when
iſguiſed in a ài. tºw. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
4. Character repreſented.
Some perſons muſt be found out, already known by hiſto-
ry, whom we may make the actors and perſonages of this
fable. Broome's Wiew of Epic Poems.
Pe'Rsonal, adj. [perſonel, Fr. perſonalis, Lat.]
1. Belonging to men or women, not to things; not real.
Every man ſo termed by way of perſonal difference only.
Hooker, b. v. ſ. 13.
2. Afte&ting individuals or particular people; peculiar ; proper
to him or her; relating to one's private ačtions or character.
For my part,
I know no perſonal cauſe to ſpurn at him;
But for the general. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
It could not mean, that Cain as elder had a natural do-
minion over Abel, for the words are conditional; if thou
doeſt well, and ſo perſonal to Cain. Locke.
Publick reproofs of fin are general, though by this they
loſe a great deal of their effect; but in private converſations
the application may be more perſonal, and the proofs when ſo
directed come home. Rogers,
3. Preſent; not acting by repreſentative.
The favºrites that the abſent king
In deputation left,
When he was perſonal in the Iriſh war. Shakeſp.
4. Exteriour; corporal. -
This hero.ck conſtancy determined him to deſire in mar-
riage a princeſs, whoſe perſºnal charms were now become
the leaſt part of her character. Addiſon.
5. [In law.] Something moveable; ſomething appendant to
the perſon, as money; not real, as land. -
This fin of kind not perſonal
But real and hereditary was. Davies.
6. [In grammar.] A perſonal verb is that which has all the
regular modification of the three perſons; oppoſed to imper-
ſonal that has only the third.
* Rsonality. n. ſ. [from perſonal.] The exiſtence or indi-
viduality of any one. -
Perſon belongs only to intelligent agents, capable of a law,
and happineſs and miſery: this perſonality extends itſelf be-
yond preſent exiſtence to what is paſt, only by conſciouſneſs,
whereby it imputes to itſelf paſt actions, juſt upon the ſame
ground that it does the preſent. Locke,
J.
Personally, adv. [from perſºnal.]
1. In perſon; in preſence; not by repreſentative.
APProbation not only they give, who perſonally declare their
aſſent by voice, fign or act, but alſo when others do it in
their names, Hooker, b. i. ſ. 10.
I could not perſonally deliver to her
What you commanded me, but by her woman
I ſent your meſſage. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
There are many reaſons, why matters of ſuch a wonder-
ful nature ſhould not be taken notice of by thoſe Pagan wri-
ters, who lived before our Saviour's diſciples had perſonally
appeared among them. adiſon.
2. With reſpect to an individual; particularly.
She bore a mortal hatred to the houſe of Lancaſter, and
-tºº. to the king. Bacon's Henry VII.
ith regard to numerical exiſtence.
The converted man is perſºnally the ſame he was before,
and is neither born nor created a-new in a proper literal
ſenſe. Rogers's Sermons.
To Pe'Rsonate. v. a, [from perſona, Latin.]
1. To repreſent by a fićtitious or aſſumed charaćter, ſo as to
paſs for the perſon repreſented,
This lad was not to perſonate one, that had been long be-
fore taken out of his cradle, but a youth that had been
brought up in a court, where infinite eyes had been upon
him. Bacon's Henry VII.
2. To repreſent by ačtion or appearance; to act.
Herſelf a while ſhe lays aſide, and makes
Ready to perſonate a mortal part. Craſhaw.
3. To pretend hypocritically, with the reciprocal pronoun.
It has been the conſtant pračtice of the Jeſuits to ſend over
cmiſſaries, with inſtrućtions to perſonate themſelves members
of the ſeveral ſcºts amongſt us. a Swift.
4. To counterfeit ; to feign. Little in uſe.
Piety is oppoſed to that perſonated devotion, under which
any kind of impiety is diſguiſed. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Thus have I played with the dogmatiſt in a perſonated
ſcepticiſm. Glanvill's Scepſ.
3.
5. To reſemble.
The lofty cedar perſonates thee. Shakeſp. Cymbeline,
6. To make a repreſentative of, as in pićture. Out of uſe.
Whoſe eyes are on this ſovereign lady fixt,
One do I perſonate of Timon's frame,
Whom fortune with her iv'ry hand wafts to her. Shakespeare
7. To deſcribe. Out of uſe.
I am thinking, what I ſhall ſay; it muſt be a perſonating
of himſelf; a ſatyr againſt the ſoftneſs of proſperity. Shakeſp.
I will drop in his way ſome obſcure epiſtles -
Of love, wherein, by the colour of his beard, the
Shape of his leg, the manner of his gait, the . .
Expreſſure of his eye, forehead and complexion,
He ſhall find himſelf moſt feelingly perſonated. Shakeſpeare.
PersonA'tion. n.ſ.. [from perſonate.] Counterfeiting of an-
other perſon.
This being one of the ſtrangeſt examples of a perſonation
that ever was, it deſerveth to be diſcovered and related at
the full. Bacon's Henry VII.
PERsonific A'tion. n.ſ.. [from perſoniff.] Proſopopoeia; the
change of things to perſons: as,
Confuſion heard his voice. Milton.
To PE'Rson ºf Y. v. a. [from perſon.] To change from a thing
to a perſon. r
PE’Rspective. m. ſ. [perſpe?if, Fr. perſpicio, Lat.]
1. A glaſs through which things are viewed. -
If it tend to danger, they turn about the perſpeciive, and
fhew it ſo little, that he can ſcarce diſcern it. Denham.
It may import us in this calm, to hearken to the ſtorms
raiſing abroad; and by the beſt perſpectives, to diſcover from
what coaſt they break, . . . . . . . ' ' Temple,
You hold the glaſs, but turn the perſpective, -
And farther off the leſſen'd obječt drive. - Drydºn.
Faith for reaſon's glimmering light ſhall give , , , ,
Her immortal perſpeñive. " - Prior.
2. The ſcience by which things are ranged in pićture, according
to their appearance in their real ſituation. .
Medals have repreſented their buildings according to the
rules of perſpečfive. Addiſon on Ancient Medals.
3. View ; viſto. * .
Lofty trees, with ſacred ſhades, -
And perſpectives of pleaſant glades,
Where nymphs of brighteſt form appear. . . . Prydºn.
PE’Rspectivá. Adj. Relating to the ſcience of viſion; optick #
optical. . . . ‘. . . . . . . . .
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- i. of all lights and radiations; and out of things unco,
* 'loured and tranſparent, we can repreſent unto you all ſeveral
colours. - - . . . Bacºn,
PERSPICACIOUS, adj. [perſpirax, Lat.] Quickfighted ;
ſharp of fight.
It is as nice and tender in feeling, as it can be perſ?icacious
and quick in ſeeing. South's Sermons,
PERSP1c Acious N ESS,
P E R P. E. R. ſ?icacious. uickneſs of Perspicaciousness. n.ſ. [from * J Qu ſight. - - - - - ſight. a rſpiracité, Fr.] Quickneſs of fig Prº % §: of 3. earth cannot be , ex- cluded the ſecrecy of the mountains; nor can there any º eſcape the perſpiracity of thoſe eyes, which were before light, ... in whéſe opticks there is no ºpacity. f : Perspicience. "...ſ. [perſpiciens, Lat.] The aćt o º; rºi. n.ſ. [perſpicillum, Lat.] A glaſs through which things are viewed; an optick glaſs. Let truth be Ne'er ſo far diſtant, yet chronology, Sharp-fighted as the eagle's eye, that can Out'ſtare the broad-beam'd day's meridian, Will have a perſpiciº to find her out, And through the night of error and dark doubt, Diſcern the dawn of truth's eternal ray, As when the roſy morn buds into day: Craſhaw. The perſpicil, as well as the needle, hath enlarged the ha- bitable world. Glanvill's Scepſ. Perspicu'ity. n.ſ. [perſpicuité, Fr. from perſ?iº.] 1. Clearneſs to the mindſ; eaſineſs to be underſtood ; freedom from obſcurity or ambiguity. The verſes containing piecepts, have not ſo much need of ornament as of tº." Dryden. Perſpicuity conſiſts in the uſing of proper terms for the thoughts, which a man would have paſs from his own mind into that of another's. Locke's Thoughts on Reading. 2. Tranſparency; tranſlucency; diaphantity. . As for diaphaneity and perſpicuity it enjoyeth that moſt eminently, as having its earthy and ſalinous parts ſo exactly reſolved, that its body is left imporous. Brown. PERSPICUOUS. adj. º Latin.] - 1. Tranſparent; clear; ſuch as may be ſeen through 5 diapha- nous; tranſlucent; not opake. As contrary cauſes produce the like effects, ſo even the ſame proceed from black and white; for the clear and per- ſpicuous body effeáeth white, and that white a black. Peacham. 2. Clear to the underſtanding; not obſcure ; not ambiguous. • The purpoſe is perſpicuous even as ſubſtance, Whoſe groſſneſs little characters ſum up. Shakeſp. All this is ſo perſpicuous, ſo undeniable, that I need not be over induſtrious in the proof of it. Sprat's Sermons. PERspicuously. adv. [from perſpicuous.] Clearly ; not ob- ſcurely. - º #. caſe is no ſooner made than reſolved; if it be made not enwrapped, but plainly and perſpicuouſly. Bacon. Perspicuous Ness. n.ſ.. [from perſpicuous...] Clearneſs; free- dom from obſcurity. PERSPI'RABLE. adj. [from perſpire.] 1. Such as may be emitted by the cuticular pores. That this attraction is performed by effiuviums, is plain and granted by moſt ; for electricks will not commonly at- tračt, unleſs they attract or become perſpirable. Brown. In an animal under a courſe of hard labour, aliment too vaporous or perſpirable will ſubjećt it to too ſtrong a perſpira- ‘ tion, debility and ſudden death. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Perſpiring; emitting perſpiration. Not proper. - Hair cometh not upon the palms of the hands or ſoles of the feet, which are parts more perſpirable: and children are not hairy, for that their ſkins are moſt perſpirable. Bacon. PERSPIRA'tion. n ſ. [from perſpire.J Excretion by the cuti- cular pores. Inſenſible perſpiration is the laſt and moſt perfeół action of animal digeſtion. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Perspi'Rative. adj. [from perſpire.] Performing the act of perſpiration. - To PERSPIRE. v. n. [perſpiro, Lat.J. 1. To perform excretion by the cuticular pores 2. To be excreted by the }. Water, milk, whey taken without much exerciſe, ſo as to make them perſpire, relax the belly. Arbuthnot. To PERSTRI'NGE. v. a. [perſhingo, Lat.] To graze upon; to glance upon. - - Dić?. rºaº. adj. [from perſuade.] Such as may be per- Lladed. . . . . . - To PERSUADE. v. a. ſperſuadeo, Lat. perſuader, Fr.] 1. To bring to any particular opinion. Let every man be fully perſuaded in his own mind. - . . . . Romans. - We are perſuaded better things of you, and things that ac- company ſalvation.” “º . . . . Hebrews vi. 9 -, }. ºver them that are perſuaded to ſalvation. 2 Eſdras vii. ... ." § man be ever ſo welſ perſuaded of the advantages of ! ..". till he hungers and thirſts after righteouſneſs, his Jº not be determined to any action in purſuit of this . . . “great good. - - Lock Men ſhould ſeriouſly perſuade themſel h 0t/ºe, here no abiding place, i. ſelves, that they have heavenly i. e, but are ºnly, in their paſſage to the . . . . * * ----- 4. %ake's Preparation fºr Death. 2. To influence by argument or expoſtulation. Perſuaſiºn ſeems rather applicable to the paſſions, and argument to the reaſon ; but this is not always obſerved. Philoclea's beauty not only perſuaded, but ſo perſuaded as all hearts muſt yield : Pamela's beauty uſed violence, and ſuch as no heart could reſiſt. Sidney. They that were with Simon, being led with covetouſneſs, were perſuaded for money. 2 Mac. x. 20. To fit croſs-leg'd, or with our fingers pećtinated, is ac- counted bad, and friends will perſuade us from it. Brown. I ſhould be glad, if I could perſuade him to write ſuch an- other critick on any thing of mine ; for when he condemns any of my poems, he makes the world have a better opinion of them. Dryden. . To inculcate by argument or expoſtulation. To children, afraid of vain images, we perſuade confidence by making them handle and look nearer ſuch things. Taylor. 4. To treat by perſuaſion. A mode of ſpeech not in uſe. Twenty merchants have all perſuaded with him; But none can drive him from the envious plea Of forfeiture. Shakeſpeare. Persuader. n.ſ. (from perſuade.] One who influences by perſuaſion; an importunate adviſer. The earl, ſpeaking in that imperious language wherein the king had written, did not irritate the people, but make them conceive by the haughtineſs of delivery of the king's errand, that himſelf was the author or principal perſuader of that counſel. Bacon's Henry VII. He ſoon is mov’d By ſuch perſuaders as are held upright. Daniel's Civil War. Hunger and thirſt at once, Pow'rful perſuaders / quicken'd at the ſcent Of that alluring fruit, urg'd me ſo keen. Milton. PERSUASIBLE. adj. [perſuaſibilis, Lat. perſuaſible, Fr. from *:::::: Latin.] To be influenced by perſuaſion. t makes us apprehend our own intereſt in that obedience, makes us tractable and perſuaſible, contrary to that brutiſh ſtubborneſs of the horſe and mule, which the Pſalmiſt re- proaches. Government of the Tongue. PERsua'sible Ness. m. ſ. [from perſuaſible.] The quality of being flexible by perſuaſion. PERsu A'sion. n. ſ. [perſuaſion, Fr. from perſuaſus, Lat.] 1. The aët of perſuading; the act of influencing by expoſtu- lation; the act of gaining or attempting the paſſions. If't prove thy fortune, Polydore, to conquer, For thou haſt all the arts of fine perſuaſion, Truſt me, and let me know thy love's ſucceſs. 2. The ſtate of being perſuaded ; opinion. The moſt certain token of evident goodneſs is, if the ge- neral perſuaſion of all men does ſo account it. Hooker, You are a great deal abus'd in too bold a perſuaſion. Shakeſpeare. When we have no other certainty of being in the right, but our own perſuaſions that we are ſo; this may often be but making one error the gage for another. Gov. of the Tongue, The obedicnt and the men of practice ſhall ride upon thoſe clouds, and triumph over their preſent imperfections; till - #. paſs into knowledge, and knowledge advance into aſſurance, and all come at length to be compleated in the beatifick viſion. South's Sermons. PERsu Aſsive. adj. [ferſuaſiſ, Fr. from perſuade.] Having the power of perſuading; having influence on the paſſions, In prayer, we do not ſo much reſpect what precepts art de- livereth, touching the method of perſuaſive utterance in the preſence of great men, as what doth moſt avail to our own edification in piety and godly zeal. Płocker. Let Martius reſume his farther diſcourſe, as well for the perſuaſive as for the conſult, touching the means that may conduce unto the enterprize. Bacon, Notwithſtanding the weight and fitneſs of the arguments to perſuade, and the light of man's intelle&t to meet this per- ſud/ive evidence with a ſuitable aſſent, no aſſent, followed, not were men thereby actually perſuaded. Sºut” ”. Persuasively. adv. [from perſuaſive..] In ſuch a manner as to perſuade. Otway. The ſerpent with me Perſuaſively hath ſo prevail'd, that I Have alſo taſted. Many who live u Milton. pon their eſtates cannot ſo much as tell a leſs ſpeak clearly and perſuaſively in any ...” eſs 1p Lº on Education. Persºxsiveness. n.ſ. [from perſuaſive..] Influence on the ſlions. - pa Aſſºinion of the ſucceſsfulneſs of the work being as ne- ceſſary to found a purpoſe of undertaking it, as either the all- thority of commands, or the perſuaſiveneſs of promiſes, or pungency of menaces can be. Hammond's Fundamentals. Prºsogy. adj. [perſuaſarius, Lat. from perſuade.] Ha- ving the power to perſuade. - Neither is this perſuaſary. Brown. PERT.
P E R P. E. R. i m PERT adj. [pert, Welſh; pert, Dutch ; appert, French.] 1. Lively ; briſk; ſmart. Åwake the pert and nimble ſpirit of mirth; Turn melancholy forth to funerals. Shakeſp. - On the tawny ſands and ſhelves, Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves. Milton. 2. Saucy; petulant; with bold and garrulous loquacity. All ſervants might challenge the ſame liberty, and grow pert upon their maſters; and when this ſaucineſs became uni- verſal, what leſs miſchief could be expected than an old Scy- thian rebellion : Collier on Pride. A lady bids me in a very pert manner mind my own affairs, and not pretend to meddle with their linnen. Addiſon. Vaneſſa Scarce liſt'ned to their idle chat, Further than ſometimes by a frown, When they grew pert, to pull them down. Swift. To PERTAIN. v. n. [pertinez, Lat.] To belong; to relate. As men hate thoſe that affect that honour by ambition, which pertaineth not to them, ſo are they much more odious, who through fear betray the glory which they have. Hayward. A cheveron or rafter of an houſe, a very honourable bear- ing, is never ſeen in the coat of a king, becauſe it pertaineth to a mechanical profeſſion. Peacham. Perter ebRATION. m. ſ. [per and terebratio, Lat.] The adt of boring through. Ainſworth. PERTINA'cious. adj. [from pertinax.] 1. Obſtinate; ſtubborn; perverſely reſolute. One of the diſſenters appeared to Dr. Sanderſon to be ſo bold, ſo troubleſome and illogical in the diſpute, as forced him to ſay, that he had never met with a man of more per- inacious confidence and leſs abilities. Walton. 2. Reſolute ; conſtant; ſteady. Diligence is a ſteady, conſtant and pertinacious ſtudy, that naturally leads the ſoul into the knowledge of that, which at firſt ſeemed locked up from it. South's Sermons. PERTINA'ciously. adv. [from pertinacious.] Oſtinately ; ſtubbornly. They deny that freedom to me, which they pertinaciouſly challenge to themſelves. King Charles. Metals pertinaciouſly reſiſt all tranſmutation; and though one would think they were turned into a different ſubſtance, yet they do but as it were lurk under a vizard. Ray. Others have ſought to eaſe themſelves of all the evil of afflićtion by diſputing ſubtilly againſt it, and pertinaciouſly maintaining, that afflićtions are no real evils, but only in imagination. Tillotſon's Sermons. PERTINA'cITY. n. ſ. [pertinacia, Lat. from pertina- PERTINA'cious Ness. cious.] 1. Obſtinacy; ſtubbornneſs. In this reply, was included a very groſs miſtake, and if with pertinacity maintained, a capital errour. Brown. 2. Reſolution; conſtancy. PERTINACY. n.ſ.. [from pertinax.] 1. Obſtinacy; ſtubbornneſs; perſiſtency. Their pertinacy is ſuch, that when you drive them out of one form, they aſſume another. Duppa. It holds forth the pertinacy of ill fortune, in purſuing people into their graves. L'Eſtrange. 2. Reſolution ; ſteadineſs; conſtancy. St. Gorgonia prayed with paſſion and pertinacy, till ſhe obtained relief. Taylor. They with a pertinacy unmatch'd, For new recruits of danger watch'd. - Hudibrar. Pe'RTINENCE. Un. ſ. [from pertineo, Lat.]. Juſtneſs of rela- PE’RTINENcy. } tion to the matter in hand; propriety to the purpoſe; appoſiteneſs. I have ſhewn the fitneſs and pertinency of the apoſtle's diſ- courſe to the perſons he addreſſed to, whereby it appeareth that he was no babbler, and did not talk at random. Bentley. PERTINENT. adj. [pertinens, Lat. pertinent, Fr.] 1. Related to the matter in hand; juſt to the purpoſe; not uſe- leſs to the end propoſed; appoſite; not foreign from the thing intended. My caution was more pertinent - Than the rebuke you give it. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. I ſet down, out of experience in buſineſs, and converſation in books, what I thought pertinent to this buſineſs. Bacon. Here I ſhall ſeem a little to digreſs, but you will % and by find it pertinent. - - acow. If he could find pertinent treatiſes of it in books, that would reach all the particulars of a man's behaviour; his own ill- faſhioned example would ſpoil all. Locke. 2. Relating; regarding ; concerning. In this ſenſe the word now uſed is pertaining. Men ſhall have juſt cauſe, when any thing pertinent unto faith and religion is doubted of, the more willingly to incline their minds towards that which the ſentence of ſo grave, wiſe and learned in that faculty ſhall judge moſt ſound. Hooker. Pºrtinently, adv. [from pertinent.] Appoſitely; to the Purpoſe. Be, modeſt and reſerved in the preſence of thy betters, ſpeaking little, anſwering pertinently, not interpoſing without leave or reaſon. Taylor's Rule of Liviug Holy. PE *ºneNTNess, n. f. [from pertinent.]_Appoſiteneſs. Diä. Perti'NGENT. adj. [pertingeni, Lat.] Reaching to; touch- ing. - Dić7. PERTEY. adv. [from pert.] - 1. Briſkly; ſmartly. - I find no other difference betwixt the common town-wits and the downright country fools, than that the fift al. ertly in the wrºng, with a little more gaiety; and the laſt neith'ſ in the º nor the wrong. Pope, 2. Saucily; petulantly. Yonder walls, that pertly front your town, Yond towers, whoſe wanton tops do buſs the clouds, Muſt kiſs their own feet. Shakeſpeare. When you pertly raiſe your ſnout, Fleer, and gibe, and laugh, and flout; This, among Hibernian aſſes, - For ſheer wit, and humour paſſes. Swift. Pe'RTNess. n.ſ.. [from pert.] I. Briſk folly; ſaucineſs; petulance. Dulneſs delighted ey'd the lively dunce, Remembring #. herſelf was pertneſ; once. Dunciad. 2. .." livelineſs; ſpritelineſs without force, dignity or ſoli- ity. - - - There is in Shaftſbury's works a lively perineſ, and a pa- rade of literature ; but it is hard that we ſhould be bound to admire the reveries. Watts's Improvement of the wind. Pertra'NSIF Nt. adj. [pertranſiens, Lat.] Paſſing over. Dić. ſº tº gº, Iaº Pain; To PERTU'RBATE. ‘U. 4. [perturbo, Latin.] - 1. To diſquiet; to diſturb; to deprive of tranquility. Reſt, reſt, perturbed ſpirit. Shakeſp. His waſting fleſh with anguiſh burns, And his perturbed ſoul within him mourns. Sandys. 2. To diſorder; to confuſe; to put out of regularity. They are content to ſuffer the penalties annexed, rather than perturb the publick peace. King Charles. The inſervient and brutal faculties controul'd the ſugge- ſtions of truth ; pleaſure and profit overſwaying the inſtruc- tions of honeſty, and ſenſuality perturbing the reaſonable commands of virtue. Brown's Wulgar Errours. The acceſſion or ſeceſſion of bodies from the earth's ſur- face perturb not the equilibration of either hemiſphere. Brown. PERTURBA’tion, n.ſ.. [perturbatio, Lat. perturbation, Fr.] 1. Diſquiet of mind; deprivation of tranquillity. Love was not in their looks, either to God, Nor to each other; but apparent guilt, And ſhame, and perturbation, and deſpair. Milton. The ſoul as it is more immediately and ſtrongly affected by this part, ſo doth it manifeſt all its paſſions and perturbations by it. Ray on the Creation. 2. Kieſheſ, of paſſions. Natures, that have much heat, and great and violent de- ſires and perturbations, are not ripe for action, till they have paſſed the meridian of their years. Bacon's Eſſays. 3. Diſturbance; diſorder; confuſion ; commotion. - . Although the long diſſentions of the two houſes had had lucid intervals, yet they did ever hang over the kingdom, ready to break forth into new perturbations and calamities. Bacon. 4. Cauſe of diſquiet. O poliſh'd perturbation / golden care 1 That keep'ſt the ports of ſlumber open wide To many a watchful night: ſleep with it now, Yet not ſo ſound, and half ſo deeply ſweet, As he, whoſe brow with homely biggen bound, Sleeps out the watch of night. Shakeſp. Henry IV. 5. Commotion of paſſions. **- Reſtore yourſelves unto your temper, fathers; And, without perturbation, hear me ſpeak. Ben. Johnſºn. PERTURBA'Tour. n.ſ. [perturbator, Lat. perturbvteur, Fr.] Raiſer of commotions." - PERTUsed. adj. [pertuſus, Lat.] Bored; punched ; pierced with holes. -- - - - - - - Dić7. PERTU'sion. n.ſ.. [from pertuſus, Latin.] I. The act of piercing or punching. - The manner of opening a vein in Hippocrates's time, was by ſtabbing or pertuſion, as it is performed in horſes. Arbuth. 2. Hole made by punching or piercing. - An empty pot without earth in it, may be put over * fruit the better, if ſome few pertuſions be made in the Pot. Bacon. To PERVA/DE. v. a. [pervado, Lat.] 1. To paſs through an aperture; to permeate. The labour’d chyle pervades the pores In all the arterial perforated ſhores. Blackmore. Paper dipped in water or oil, the oculus mundi ſtone ſteeped in water, linen-cloth oiled Or varniſhed, and many other ſubſtances ſoaked in ſuch liquors as will intimately per- Jade their little pores, become by that means more tranſpa- rent than otherwiſe. -T = Newton's opticki. 19 O 2. 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aſ through the whole extenſion. -
2. T. . bereaved of motion, cannot of itſelf, ac-
quire it again, nor till it be ſtruck by ſome other body from
without, or be intrinſically moved by an immaterial ſelf-aētive
ſubſtance, that can penetrate and pervade it. Bentley.
What but God
Pervades, adjuſts and agitates the whole. Thomſon.
PERVA'sion. n.f. [from pervade.] The act of pervading ºf
affing through.
P If É. . made rather by the ingreſs and tranſcurſions of
the atoms of fire, than by the bare propagation of that mo-
tion, with which fire beats upon the outſide of the veſº, hº
contain the matter to be melted; both thoſe kinds of flui"),
aſcribed to ſaltpetre, will appear to be cauſed by the pervaſion
of a foreign body. Boyle.
PERVERSE. adj. [pervers, Fr. perverſus, Lat.]
1. Diſtorted from the right.
And nature breeds -
Milton.
Perverſe, all monſtrous, all prodigious thing;
2. Obſtinate in the wrong; ſtubborn ; untractable.
Then for the teſtimony of truth haſt born
Univerſal reproach ; far worſe to bear
Than violence; for this : º i. h ld
To ſtand approv’d in ſight of God, though Wºrld's
Judg'd jº. § - Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
To ſo perverſ, a ſex all grace is vain,
It gives them courage to offend again.
3. Petulant; vexatious.
Oh gentle Romeo,
If thou doſt love, pronounce it faithfully,
Or if you think I am too quickly won,
I'll frown and be perverſe, and ſay thee nay,
So thou wilt wooe: but elſe not for the world. Shaky?.
Perve'Rsely, adv. [from perverſe.] With intent to vex;
peeviſhly; vexatiouſly; ſpitefully; croſsly ; with petty ma-
lignity.
*. perverſely take up picques and diſpleaſures at others,
and then every opinion of the diſliked perſon muſt partake of
his fate. Decay of Piety.
Men that do not perverſely uſe their words, or on purpoſe
ſet themſelves to cavil, ſeldom miſtake the ſignification of
Dryden.
the names of ſimple ideas. Locke.
A patriot is a dangerous poſt,
When wanted by his country moſt,
Perverſely comes in evil times,
Where virtues are imputed crimes. Swift.
PERVERSE Ness. n.ſ. [from perverſe.]
1. Petulance; peeviſhneſs; ſpiteful croſſneſs.
A wholeſome tongue is a tree of life; perverſeneſ, therein
is a breach in the ſpirit. Proverbs xv. 4.
Virtue hath ſome perverſeneſs; for ſhe will
Neither believe her good, nor others ill.
He whom he wiſhes moſt, ſhall ſeldom gain
Through her perverſeneſs; but ſhall ſee her gain'd
By a far worſe. . Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
The perverſeneſ of my fate is ſuch,
That he's not mine, becauſe he's mine too much. Dryden.
When a friend in kindneſs tries
To ſhew you where your error lies,
Convićtion does but more incenſe;
Perverſeneſs is your whole defence, Swift.
2. Perverſion; corruption. Not in uſe.
Neither can this be meant of evil governours or tyrants;
for they are often eſtabliſhed as lawful potentates; but of
ſome perverſºnſ; and defection in the very nation itſelf.
- Bacon.
PERVE'Rsion. n.ſ. [perverſion, Fr. from perverſe.] The aët
of perverting; change to ſomething worſe.
Women to govern men, ſlaves freemen, are much in the
ſame degree; all being total violations and perverſions of the
laws of nature and nations. Bacon.
... He ſuppoſes that whole reverend body are ſo far from diſ-
liking popery, that the hopes of enjoying the abby lands
P would be an effectual incitement to their pºverſion. Swift.
ERVERSITY. m. ſ. [perverſité, Fr. - e-
neſs; croſſneſs. f [perverſité, Fr. from perverſe.J Perverſe
What ſtrange perverſity is this of man
When 'twas a crime to taſte th’ inlightning tree,
He could not then his hand refrain. o
To PERVERT. v. a. ſperverto, Lat. pervertir, Fr.]
1. To diſtort from the true end of purpoſe. - -
Inſtead of good they may work ill, and pervert juſtice to
extreme injuſtice. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
If * ſeeſ the oppreſſion of the poor, and viºlent per-
”g of juſtice in a province, marvel not. Eccluſ. v. 8.
Out of If then his providence
Our º: evil ſeek to bring forth good,
And º be to pervert that end,
- #. º 9 good ſtill to find means of evil. Milton.
reted * Perverted my meaning by his gloſſes; and inter-
ſº my word, into blaſphemy, of which they were not
guilty. Pryden.
Donne.
Norris,
4.
Porphyry has wrote a volume to explain this cave of the
nymphs with more piety than judgment; and another perſon
has perverted it into obſcenity; and both allegorically. Broome.
2. To corrupt; to turn from the right ; oppoſed to convert,
which is to turn from the wrong to the right.
The heinous and deſpiteful act
Of Satan, done in Paradiſe, and how
He in the ſerpent had perverted Eve,
Her huſband ſhe, to taſte the fatal fruit,
Was known in heav'n. Milton's Paradiſ, Lºft.
PER ve'RTER. m. ſ. [from pervert.]
1. One that changes anything from good to bad; a corrupter.
Where a child finds his own parents his perverters, he can-
not be ſo properly born, as damned into the world. South.
2. One who diſtorts any thing from the right purpoſe.
He that reads a prohibition in a divine law, had need be
well ſatisfied about the ſenſe he gives it, left he incur the
wrath of God, and be found a per verter of his law. Stillingſ.
Perve'RT1ble. adj. [from pervert.] That may be eaſil
erverted. Jº.
PERVICACIOUS. adj. [pervicax, Lat.J Spitefully obſtinate;
peeviſhly contumacious.
May private devotions be efficacious upon the mind of one
of the moſt pervicacious young creatures' Clariſſa.
PER vica'ciously. adv. [from pervicacious.] With ſpiteful
obſtinacy.
PER v IcA'cious Ness.
PER vicA'city.
PEP vicAcy.
PERVICU.S. adj. [pervius, Latin.]
1. Admitting paſſage; capable of being permeated.
The Egyptians uſed to ſay, that unknown darkneſs is the
firſt principle of the world; by darkneſs they mean God,
whoſe ſecrets are pervious to no eye. Taylor.
Leda's twins
Conſpicuous both, and both in act to throw
Their trembling lances brandiſh'd at the foe,
Nor had they miſs'd ; but he to thickets fled,
Conceal’d from aiming ſpears, not pervious to the ſteed.
Dryden.
Thoſe lodged in other earth, more lax and pervious, de-
cayed in tract of time, and rotted at length. Woodward.
2. Pervading; perm eating. This ſenſe is not proper.
What is this little, agile, pervious fire,
This flutt'ring motion which we call the mind? Prior.
PE'Rvious N Ess. n.ſ.. [from pervious.] Quality of admitting
a paſſage.
The perviouſneſ of our receiver to a body much more
ſubtile than air, proceeded partly from the looſer texture of
that glaſs the receiver was made of, and partly from the enor-
mous heat, which opened the pores of the glaſs. Boyle.
There will be found another difference beſides that of per-
viouſneſs. Holder's Elements of Speech.
PERU’k E. m. ſ. ſperuque, Fr.] A cap of falſe hair; a periwig
I put him on a linen cap, and his peruke over that.
Wiſeman.
To PERU'KE. v. a. [from the noun..] To dreſs in adſcititious
hair.
PERU'KEMAKER. m. ſ. [peruše and maker.] A maker of pe-
rukes; a wigmaker.
PERU's Al. [from peruſe.] The act of reading.
As pieces of miniature muſt be allowed a cloſer inſpection,
ſo this treatiſe requires application in the peruſal. Woodward.
If upon a new peruſal you think it is written in the yery
ſpirit of the ancients, it deſerves your care, and is capable of
being improved. Atterbury,
To PERU-SE. v. a. [per and uſe.]
1. To read. -
Peruſ; this writing here, and thou ſhalt know
The treaſon. Shakeſp. Richard II.
The petitions being thus prepared, do you *} ſet
apart an hour in a day to peruſe thoſe petitions. altºn,
Carefully obſerve, whether he taſtes the diſtinguiſhing per-
fe&tions or the ſpecifick qualities of the author whom he
pe' uſes. Addiſon's Speciatºr, N° 409.
2. To obſerve; to examine, -
I hear the enemy;
Out ſome light horſemen, and periſe their wings. Shakespeare .
I've perus'd her well;
Beauty and honour in her are ſo mingled,
That they have caught the king.
Myſelf I then perus'd, and limb by limb -
Survey’d. AMilton's Paradiſe Lºſt.
Peru's ER. n.f. [from peruſ...] A reader; examiner.
The difficulties and heſitations of every one will be ac-
cording to the capacity of each peruſer, and as his penetra-
tion into nature is greater or leſs. //codward.
Pesa D. F. n.ſ.
Peſade is a motion a horſe makes in raiſing or lifting up his
forequarters, keeping his hind legs upon the ground without
ſtirring. Farrier's Diº,
n.ſ. [pervicacia, Lat. from pervicacious.]
Spiteful obſtinacy.
Shakespeare eare.
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Pe'ssARY. n.f ſpeſſarie, Fr.] Is an oblong form of medicine,
made to thruſt up into the uterus upon ſome extraordinary
occaſions.
Of cantharides he preſcribes five in a peſſary, cutting off
their heads and feet, mixt with myrrh. Arbuthnot.
PEST. n.ſ. ſpefte, Fr. peſtis, Lat.j
1. Plague; peſtilence.
Let fierce Achilles
The god propitiate, and the peſº aſſuage. Pope.
2. Any thing miſchievous or deſtrućtive.
The peſt a virgin's face and boſom bears,
High on her crown a riſing ſnake appears, }
Guards her black front, and hiſſes in her hairs. Pope.
At her words the helliſh peſt
Forbore. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
Of all virtues juſtice is the beſt;
Valour without it is a common peſt.
To PE'ster. v. a. ſpe/ter, Fr.]
1. To diſturb; to perplex; to haraſs; to turmoil.
Who then ſhall blame
His pºſter'd ſenſes to recoil and ſtart,
When all that is within him does condemn
Itſelf for being there. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
He hath not fail'd to peſter us with meſſage,
Importing the ſurrender of thoſe lands. Shakeſpeare.
We are feſtered with mice and rats, and to this end the
cat is very ſerviceable. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
They did ſo much pºſter the church and groſsly delude the
people, that contradićtions themſelves aſſerted by Rabbies were
equally revered by them as the infallible will of God.
South's Sermons.
A multitude of ſcribblers daily peſter the world with their
inſufferable ſtuff. Dryden.
At home he was purſu'd with noiſe;
Abroad was pºſter'd by the boys. Swift.
2. To encumber.
J/aller.
Fitches and peaſe
For peſtring too much on a hovel they lay. Tuſſer.
Confin'd and peſter'd in this pinfold here,
Strive to keep up a frail and feveriſh being. Milton.
Pe'sterer. n.ſ.. [from peſter.] One that peſters or diſturbs.
Pe'sTeRous, adj. [from peſter.] Encumbering; cumberſome.
In the ſtatute againſt vagabonds note the diſlike the par-
liament had of goaling them, as that which was chargeable,
pºſterous, and of no open example. Bacon's Henry VII.
PE'sthouse. n.ſ...[from peſt and houſe..] An hoſpital for per-
ſons infected with the plague.
Pesti'Ferous. adj. [from peſtifer, Lat.]
1. Deſtrućtive; miſchievous.
Such is thy audacious wickedneſs,
Thy leud, pe/lifºrous and diſſentious pranks,
The very infants prattle of thy pride. Shakeſp.
You, that have diſcover'd ſecrets, and made ſuch pe/lift-
raus reports of men nobly held, muſt die. Shakeſp.
2. Peſtilential ; malignant; infectious.
It is eaſy to conceive how the ſteams of peſtiferous bodies
taint the air, while they are alive and hot. Arbuthnot.
PE's rilence. m. ſ. [pºſtilence, Fr. pºſilentia, Lat.] Plague;
peſt; contagious diſtemper.
The red pºſłilence ſtrike all trades in Rome,
And occupations periſh. Shakeſp.
When my eyes beheld Olivia firſt,
Mcthought ſhe purg'd the air of peſſilence. Shakeſp.
PE's ril. ENT. adj. [pe/tiltnt, Fr. pºſſilens, Lat.]
1. Producing plagues; malignant.
Great ringing of bells in populous cities diffipated pºſſilent
air, which may be from the concuſſion of the air, and not
from the ſound. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
To thoſe people that dwell under or near the equator, a
perpetual ſpring would be a moſt pºſſilent and inſupportable
ſummer. Bentley's Sermons.
2. Miſchievous ; deſtructive.
There is nothing more contagious and pºſſilent than ſome
kinds of harmony; than ſome nothing more ſtrong and potent
unto good. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 38.
Hoary moulded bread the ſoldiers thruſting upon their
ſpears railed againſt king Ferdinand, who with ſuch corrupt
and pºſſilent bread would feed them. Knolles.
Which preſident, of pe/filent import,
Againſt thee, Henry, had been brought. Daniel.
The world abounds with pºſſilent books, written againſt
this doćtrine. Swift's Miſcellanies.
3. In ludicrous language, it is uſed to exaggerate the meaning
of another word.
One pºſſilent fine,
His beard no bigger though than thine,
Walked on before the reſt.
Pºſile Ntial. adj. [pºſſilencil, Fr. pºſilens, Lat.]
1. Partaking of the nature of peſtilence; producing peſtilence;
infectious; contagious.
Theſe with the air paſſing into the lungs, infect the maſs
of blood, and lay the foundation of pºſſilential fevers. Woodw.
Suckling.
-- - Fire involv’d
In pºſſilential vapours, ſtench and ſmoak.
2. Miſchievous; deſtrućtive; pernicious.
If government depends upon religion, then this ſhews the
pºſſilential deſign of thoſe that attempt to disjoin the civil and
eccleſiaſtical intereſts. South's Sermons.
º adv. [from pºſſilent.] Miſchievouſly; de-
Pestill Ation. m. ſ. [piſillum, Lat.] The aâ of pounding
or breaking in a mortar.
The beſt diamonds are comminuble, and ſo far from
breaking hammers, that they ſubmit unto pºſtillation, and re-
ſiſt not any ordinary peſtle. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
PE'stle. n.ſ. [piſillum, Lat.] An inſtrument with which
any thing is broken in a mortar.
What real alteration can the beating of the pºſtle make in
any body, but of the texture of it. Locke.
Upon our vegetable food the teeth and jaws act as the pºſil,
and mortar. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Pestle of Pork. n.ſ. A gammon of bacon. Ainſ.
PET. n.ſ.. [This word is of doubtful etymology; from deſpit,
Fr. or impetus, Lat., perhaps it may be derived ſome way
from petit, as it implies only a little fume or fret.]
1. A ſlight paſſion; a ſlight fit of anger. -
If all the world
Should in a pet of temperance feed on pulſe,
Drink the clear ſtream, and nothing wear but freeze,
Th’ all-giver would be unthankt, would be unprais'd.
AMilton.
If we cannot obtain every vain thing we aſk, our next bu-
fineſs is to take pet at the refuſal. L'Eſtrange.
Life, given for noble purpoſes, muſt not be thrown up in
Addiſon.
a pet, nor whined away in love. Collier.
They cauſe the proud their viſits to delay,
And ſend the godly in a pet to pray. Pope.
2. A lamb taken into the houſe, and brought up by hand. A
cade lamb. [Probably from petit, little.] Hanmer.
PETAL. m. ſ. [petalum, Latin. J
Petal is a term in botany, ſignifying thoſe fine coloured
leaves that compoſe the flowers of all plants: whence plants
are diſtinguiſhed into monopetalous, whoſe flower is one con-
tinued leaf; tripetalous, pentapetalous and polypetalous,
when they conſiſt of three, five or many leaves. &Hinºy.
Pet A'lous. adj. [from petal.] Having petals.
#º. }n. / [petard, Fr. petardo, Italian.]
A petard is an engine of metal, almoſt in the ſhape of an
hat, about ſeven inches deep, and about five inches over at
the mouth : when charged with fine powder well beaten, it
is covered with a madrier or plank, bound down faſt with
ropes, running through handles, which are round the rim
near the mouth of it: this petard is applied to gates or bar-
riers of ſuch places as are deſigned to be ſurprized, to blow
them up: they are alſo uſed in countermines to breakthrough
into the enemies galleries.
'Tis the ſport to have the engineer
Hoiſt with his own petar.
Find all his having and his holding,
Reduc’d t' eternal noiſe and ſcolding;
The conjugal petard that tears
Down all portcullices of ears. Hudibras.
Pete'chi AL. adj. [from petéchiae, Lat..] Peſtilentially ſpotted.
In London are many fevers with buboes and carbuncles,
and many petechial or ſpotted fevers. Arbuthnot.
PE"Te R-wort. n.ſ. This plant differs from St. John's-wort,
only in having a pyramidal ſeed-veſſel, divided into five
cells. Miller.
PETIT. adj. [French..] Small ; inconſiderable.
By what ſmall petit hints does the mind recover a vaniſhing
notion South's Sermons.
PETITION. n.ſ. [petitio, Latin.] -
1. Requeſt; intreaty ; ſupplication; prayer. - -
We muſt propoſe unto all men certain petitions incident
Military Dić.
Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
and very material in cauſes of this nature. Płooker.
My next poor petition
Is, that his noble grace would have ſome pity
Upon my wretched women. Shakeſp.
Let my life be given at tition, and my people at my
requeſt. y II given at my pe > y Eſther vii. 3.
Thou didſt chooſe this houſe to be called by thy name, and
to be a houſe of prayer and petition for thy people. 1 Mac. vii.
2. Single branch or article of a prayer. -
Then pray'd that ſhe might ſtill poſſeſs his heart,
And no pretending rival ſhare a Part 3,
This laſt petition heard of all her Prayº - - Dryden.
To Petition. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſolicite; to ſup-
plicate.
You have petition'd all the gods -
For my proſperity. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The mother petitioned her goddeſs to beſtow upon them the
greateſt gift that could be given. . Addiſon.
PETITIo'NARILY.
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- 'tionary. ay of begging
Periſtionarily. adv. [from petitiºnary.] By way gging
*:::: but petitionarily infer a dextrality in the heavens,
and we may as reaſonably conclude a right and left laterality
in the ark of Noah.
Petition ARY. m. ſ. [from petition.]
1. Supplicatory; coming with petitions.
Pardon thy petitionary countrymen. Shakeſp.
It is our baſe petitionary breath
That blows 'em to this greatneſs. Ben. Johnſºn.
. Containing petitions or requeſts. -
2 jº. tº only to ſuch as are in them-
ſelves impotent, and ſtand in need of relief from others. Hooker.
I return only yes or no to queſtionary and petitionary epiſtles
of half a yard long. Swift.
PETI'tion ER. m. ſ. Ifrom petition.] One who offers a pe-
tition. - - - -
When you have received the petitions, and it will pleaſe
the petitioners well to deliver them into your own hand, let
your ſecretary firſt read them, and draw lines under the ma-
terial parts. ... Bacon.
What pleaſure can it be to be encumbered with depen-
dences, thronged and ſurrounded with petitioners - South.
Their prayers are to the reproach of the petitioners, and
to the confuſion of vain deſires. - L'E/irange.
His woes broke out, and begg'd relief
With tears, the dumb petitioner of grief. Dryden.
The Roman matrons preſented a petition to the fathers;
this raiſed ſo much raillery upon the petitioners, that the
ladies never after offered to direct the lawgivers of their
country. - - Addiſon.
PET1 Tory. adj. [petitorius, Lat. petitoire, Fr.] Petitioning;
claiming the property of any thing. Ainſ.
PE, TRE. m. ſ. [from petra, a ſtone.] Nitre; ſaltpetre. Sée
NITRE.
Powder made of impure and greaſy petre, hath but a weak
emiſſion, and gives but a faint report. Brown.
The veſſel was firſt well nealed to prevent cracking, and
covered to prevent the falling in of any thing, that might
unſeaſonably kindle the petre. Boyle.
Nitre, while it is in its native ſtate, is called petre-ſalt,
when refined ſalt-petre. JWoodward.
PETRE scent. adj. [petrºſen, Lat.] Growing ſtone; be-
coming ſtone.
A cave, from whoſe arched roof there dropped down a
Petrºſent liquor, which oftentimes before it could fall to the
ground congealed. Boyle.
PET ºf Actſ N. m. ſ. [from petrift, Lat.]
"tº act of turning to ſtone; the ſtate of being turned to
One.
Its concretive ſpirit has the ſeeds of petriſaćtion and gorgon
within itſelf. Brown.
2. That which is made ſtone.
Look over the variety of beautiful ſhells, petriſations,
orcs, minerals, ſtones, and other natural curioſities. Cheyne.
PET 81'Factive. [from Petrºſariº, Lat.] Having the power
to form ſtone.
There are many to be found, which are but the lapi-
deſcenses and petrifactive mutation of bodie. Brown.
PETRificatios. i. ſ. IPetrification, Fr. from petriff.] A body
formed by changing other matter to ſton.
In theſe ſtrange pet ificatiºn, the hardening of the bodies
ſeems to be effected Principally, if not only, as in the indu-
ration of the fluid ſubſtances ºf an “gg into a chick, by al-
tering the diſpoſition of their parts. Boyle.
Pet RIFIck. Adj. [Petrificus, Lat.] Having the power to
change to ſtone.
- The aggregated ſoil
Death with his mace Petrifick, cold and dry,
As with a trident, ſmote. A filtºn's Parad'ſ Lºº.
To PETRIFY. v. a. ſpetrifier, Fr. Petra and fo, Lat.] To
change to ſtone. -
Schiſm is markt out by the apoſtle to the Hebrews, as a kind
of #. crime, which induces induration. Decay of Piety.
hough their ſouls be not yet, wholly petrified, y
Ct every
aćt of fin makes gradual approaches to it. Decay of Pictſ
A few reſemble petrified wood. ſºdiumſ.
"...he midſt of Euclid dip at once, * * * * * * * *
And petrify a genius to a dunce. Pope
o PETRIFY. v. n. To becom. ſtone. -
Like Niobe we marble grow,
And petrify with grief.
PetRol.
Petroleum. }n. J. [petrole, Fr.]
Petrol or Petroleum is a liquid bitu -
- - men, black, fl
...; of ſprings. Q 2 Dlack, }.”
NEL. m. ſ. - - !-----, “.
by a hº{ [Petrinal, Fr.] A piſtol; a ſmall gun uſed
And he with Petronel upheav’
- eav'd
Inſtead of ſhield the tº."
§§ºn recoil'd as well it might.”
PE"ttico AT */, peti
- - • * /. petaf and
man's dreſs, £ coat.J
Dryden.
Hudibras.
The lower part of a wo-
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PETT coy. m. ſ. An herb. -
PETULANCE. Un. ſ. [petulance, Fr. petulantia, Lat.] Sauci-
PETULAN cy.
PETULANT. adi, [petulani, Lat. petulant, Fr.]
1. Saucy; perverſe.
What trade art thou, Fuble —a woman's taylor, ſir.—
Wilt thou make as many holes in an enemy's battle, as thou
haſt done in a woman's petticoat P Shakeſpeare.
Her feet beneath her petticoat,
Like little mice, ſtole in and out,
As if they fear'd the light. Suckling.
It is a great compliment to the ſex, that the virtues are
generally ſhewn in petticoats. Addiſon,
To fifty choſen ſylphs, of ſpecial note,
We truſt th’ important charge, the petticoat;
Oft have we known that ſevenfold fence to fail,
Though ſtiff with hoops, and arm'd with ris of whale.
Pope's Rape ºf the Lock.
Pettifo'gg E.R. n.ſ.. [corrupted from pettivoglier; Petit and
vºgº, Fr.] A petty ſmall-rate lawyer.
The worſt conditioned and leaſt cliented petivoguers get
under the ſweet bait of revenge, more plentiff Protecution ºf
actions. Carew's Survey ºf Cornwań.
Your pettifºggers damn their ſouls
To ſhare with knaves in cheating fools.
Conſider, my dear, how indecent it is to aban
ſhop and follow pettifºggers; there is hardly a plea between
two country eſquires about a barren acre, but you draw your-
ſelf in as bail, ſurety or ſolicitor. Arbuthnº, H% of J. Bull.
Phyſicians are apt to deſpiſe empiricks, lawyers, petti-
Jºggers, merchants and pedlars. - Swift.
Perri Ness. n.ſ. [from petty.] Smallneſs; littleneſs; incon.
ſiderableneſs; unimportance.
The loſſes we have borne, the ſubječas we
Have loſt, and the diſgrace we have digeſted ;
To anſwer which, his Pettineſ would bow under. Shakeſ,
PETrish. adj. [from pet.J Fretful; peewiſh.
Nor doth their childhood prove their innocence;
They're froward, pettiſh, and unus’d to ſmile. Creech.
PETTI's HNess. m. ſ. [from pettiſh.] Fretfulneſs; peeviſhneſs.
Like children, when we loſe"our favourite Plaything, we
throw away the reſt in a fit of pettiſhneſs. Collier.
PETT1'Toes. n.ſ. [petty and toe.]
1. The feet of a ſucking pig.
2. Feet in contempt.
My good clown grew ſo in love with the wenches ſong,
that he would not ſtir his Pettitoes, till he had both tune a.
words. Shakeſpeare's Winter's Taº,
ºſQ. [Italian.] The breaſt; figurative by privacy.
Pºy. adj. [petit, Fr.] Small; inconſiderable; inferiour;
1ttle.
Audibrar.
don your
When he had no power;
But was a petty ſervant to the ſtate,
He was your enemy. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
It is a common experience, that dogs know the dog-killer;
whº as in time of infection, ſome petty fellow is ſent out
to kill the dogs. Bacon's Nat. H/.
It importeth not much, ſome petty alteration or difference
it may make.
Bacon.
ill God incenſe his ire
For ſuch a petty treſpaſs. Milton.
From thence a thouſand leſſºr poets ſprung,
Like petty princes from the faii of Rom. enham.
They believe one only chief and great God, which hath
been from all eternity; who when he propoſed to make the
world, made firſt other gods of a principal order; and after,
the fun, moon and ſtars, as petty gods. Stillinfeet.
By all I have read of petty commonwealths, as well as the
gºat ones, it ſeems to me, that a free people do of them-
ſelves divide into three powers. Swift.
Bolonia water'd by the petty Rhine. Addiſon.
Can there an example Ée given, in the whole courſe of
this war, where we have treated the pettieſ? prince, with
whom we have had to deal, in ſo contemptuous a manner.
Swift's Miſcellanies.
Ainſworth.
neſs ; peeviſhneſs ; wantonneſs.
It was excellently ſaid of that philoſopher, that there was
a wall or parapet of teeth ſet in our mouth, to reſtrain the
petulancy of our words. - Ben.johnſºn.
Such was others petulancy, that they joyed to ſee their bet-
ters ſhamefully outraged and abuſed. King Charles.
Wiſe men knew that which looked like pride in ſome, and
like petulance in others, would, by experience in affairs and
converſation amongſt men, be in time wrought off. Clarendon.
However their numbers, as well as their inſolence and per-
verſeneſs increaſed, many inſtances of petulancy and ſcurrility
are to be ſeen in their pamphlets. Swift.
There appears in our age a pride and fetulancy in youth,
zealous to caſt off the ſentiments of their fathers and
teachers. Watts's Logick.
If the opponent ſees vićtory to incline to his ſide, let him
ſhew the force of his argument, without too importunate and
petulant demands of an anſwer. JWatts.
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The tongue of a man is ſo petulant, and his thoughts ſo
variable, that one ſhould not lay too great ſtreſs upon any
preſent ſpeeches and opinions. Speciator, N° 439.
Peru'LANTLY. adv. [from petulant..] With petulance: with
ſaucy pertneſs. - - -
Pew. n.ſ. [puye, Dutch.J. A ſeat incloſed in a church.
When Sir Thomas More was lord chancellor, he did uſe,
at maſs, to fit in the chancel, and his lady in a pew. Bacon.
Should our ſex take it into their heads to wear trunk
breeches at church, a man and his wife would fill a whole
pew. Addiſon.
Pºwer. n.ſ. ſpiewit, Dutch.]
I. A water fowl.
We reckon the dip-chick, ſo named of his diving and
littleneſs, puffins, pewets, meawes. Carew.
2. The lapwing. Ainſ.
PE/WTER. m. ſ. ſpeauter, Dutch..] A compound of metals;
an artificial metal.
Coarſe pewter is made of fine tin and lead. Bacon.
The pewter, into which no water could enter, became
more white, and liker to ſilver, and leſs flexible. Bacon.
Pewter diſhes, with water in them, will not melt eaſily,
but without it they will ; nay, butter or oil, in themſelves
inflammable, yet, by their moiſture, will do the like. Bacon.
2. The plates and diſhes in a houſe.
The eye of the miſtreſs was wont to make her pewter
ſhine. Addiſon.
PEw'TERER. n.ſ.. [from pewter.] A ſmith who works in
pewter.
He ſhall charge you and diſcharge you with the motion of
a pewterer's hammer, • Shakeſpear's Henry IV.
We cauſed a ſkilful pewterer to cloſe the veſſel in our
preſence with ſoder exquiſitely. Boyle.
PHA. No Menon. m. ſ. This has ſometimes phenomena in the
plural. [ſp2iyousov.] An appearance in the works of nature.
The paper was black, and the colours intenſe and thick,
that the phaenomenon might be conſpicuous: Newton.
Theſe are curioſities of little or no moment to the under-
ſtanding the phanomenon of nature. Newton.
PHAGEDE’NA. m. ſ. [payáðzivo: ; from (paya, edo, to eat.]
An ulcer, where the ſharpneſs of the humours eats away the
fleſh. -
f
; :::::::: łaj. [phagedºnique, Fr.] Eating; corroding.
Phaged nick medicines, are thoſe which eat away fungous
or proud fleſh.
... A bubo, according to its malignancy, either proves eaſily
curable, or terminates in a phagedenous ulcer with jagged.
lips. Wiſeman's Surgery.
When they are very putrid and corroſive, which circum-
ſtances give them the name of foul phagedenick ulcers, ſome
ſpirits of wine ſhould be added to the fomentation. Sharp.
PHA'lanx... n.ſ., ſphalanx, Lat. phalange, Fr.] A troop of
men cloſely embodied.
Far otherwiſe th’ inviolable ſaints,
In cubic phalanx firm, advanc'd entire -
Invulnerable, impenetrably arm'd. Milton's Par. Loft.
Who bid the ſtork, Columbus-like explore
Heav'ns not his own, and worlds unknown before ?
Who calls the council, ſtates the certain day?
Who forms the phalanx, and who points the way Pope,
The Grecian phalanx, moveleſs as a tow'r,
On all ſides batter’d, yet reſiſts his pow'r. Pope.
PHANTA's M. }": [?&laruz, paſzaſz ; phantaſme, phan-
PHANTA's MA. td/le, Fr.] Vain and airy appearance; ſome-
thing appearing only to imagination.
All the interim is -
Ilike a phantaſma or a hideous dream. Shakeſpeare.
This armado is a Spaniard that keeps here in court
Aphantaſm, a monarcho, and one that makes ſport
To the prince and his book-mates. Shakeſpeare.
They believe, and they believe amiſs, becauſe they be but
phantaſms or apparitions. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the IWorld.
If the great ones were in forwardneſs, the people were
in fury, entertaining this airy body or phantaſm with incredible
affection; partly out of their great devotion to the houſe of
York, partly out of proud humour. Bacon's Henry VII.
- Why
In this infernal vale firſt met, thou call’ſt
Me father, and that phanta'm call'ſt my ſon. Milton.
Aſſaying, by his deviliſh art, to reach
The organs of her fancy, and with them forge -
Illuſions, as he liſt, phantaſms and dreams. Milton.
Phanta'stical.
PHANTA'stick. : See FANTASTIcAL.
PHANTom. n.ſ. ſphantone, French.]
1. A ſpectre; an apparition.
If he cannot help believing, that ſuch things he ſaw and
heard, he may ſtill have room to believe that; what this airy
phantom ſaid is not abſolutely to be relied on. Atterbury.
A conſtant vapour o'er the palace flies;
Strange thantoms riſing as the miſts ariſe;
Dreadful as hermit's dreams in haunted ſhadas, -
Or bright, as viſions of expiring maids. Pºpe.
2. A fancied viſion.
Reſtleſs and im
- Patient to try every ſcheme and overture of
preſent happineſs,
he hunts a phantºn he can never overtake.
Roger's Sermons.
As Pallas will'd, along the ſable ſkies,
To calm the queen, the phantom ſiſter flies. Pope.
PHARISA'IcAL. adj. [from phari fe.]. Ritual ; externally reli-
iºus, from the ſect of the Phariſees, whoſe reliº -
#. almoſt wholly in ceremonies.” oie religion con
The cauſes of ſuperſtition are pleaſing and ſenſual rites,
exceſs of outward and phariſaical holineſſ, over-great reve-
rence of traditions, which cannot but load the chirch. Bacon.
Suffer us not to be deluded with phariſaical waſhings in-
ſtead of chriſtian reformings. King Charles.
PHARMAce'utical. }*. [?&ºaxiſlizès, from ©26*2xsww.]
PHARMAce'utick. § Relating to the knowledge or art of
pharmacy, or preparation of medicines.
PHARMAco'Logist. n.ſ. ſpatuaxo, and xyz.] One who
writes upon drugs. -
The oſteocolla is recommended by the common pharma-
colºgiſts as an abſorbent and conglutinator of broken bones.
Jºaodward on Foſſils:
PHARMacology, n. ſ. [92.6%axov and Xiyw.] The know-
ledge of drugs and medicines.
PHARMAcopoei'A. m. ſ. [926%axov and rolío, ; pharmacopée,
Fr.]. A diſpenſatory; a book containing rules for the com:
poſition of medicines.
PHARMAco'Polist. n. ſ. [?*xov and raxiw ; pharmace-
pole, Fr.] An apothecary; one who ſells medicines.
PHARMACY. m.ſ. [from paeºzzow, a medicine; pharmacie,
Fr.] The art or practice of preparing medicines; the trade
of an apothecary.
Each doſe the goddeſs weighs with watchful eye,
So nice her art in impious pharmacy. Garth.
PHA Ros. ln. ſ. [from pharos in Egypt.] A light-houſe; a
PHARE. } lantern from the ſhore to direct ſailors.
He augmented and repaired the port of Oſtia, built a
pharos or light-houſe. Arbuthnot on Coins.
PHARYNgo Tomy, n.ſ. [prºvyč and ríava.] The act of
making an inciſion into the wind-pipe, uſed when ſome tu-
mour in the throat hinders reſpirations
PHA'sels. n.ſ. [phaſeoli, Lat..] French beans. Ainſ.
PHA'sis. a. ſ. In the plural phaſes. [paris; phaſe, Fr.] Ap-
pearance exhibited by any body; as the changes of the moon.
All the hypotheſes yet contrived, were built upon too nar-
row an inſpection of the phaſes of the univerſe. Glanvill.
He o'er the ſeas ſhall love, or fame purſue;
And other months, another phaſis view;
Fixt to the rudder, he ſhall boldly ſteer,
And paſs thoſe rocks which Tiphysus’d to fear. Creech.
PHASM. m. ſ. [pºrºz.] Appearance; phantom; fancied ap-
parition.
Thence proceed many aereal fićtions and phaſins, and chy:
maeras created by the vanity of our own hearts or ſedućtion of
evil ſpirits, and not planted in them by God. Hammond.
PHE'AsANT. n.ſ.. [faiſan, Fr. phaſianus, from Phaſis, the river
of Cholchos.] A kind of wild cock.
The hardeſt to draw are tame birds; as the cock, peacock
and pheaſant. Peacham on Drawing.
Preach as I pleaſe, I doubt our curious men
Will chuſe a pheaſant ſtill before a hen. Pope.
PheeR. n. ſ. A companion. See Feer. . Spenſer.
To PHEEse. v. a. [perhaps to feaze.] To comb; to fleece;
to curry.
An he be proud with me, I'll pheeſe his pride. Shakeſp.
PHEN1'copter. n.ſ. [(powix< GP ; phaenicopterus, Lat..] A
kind of bird, which is thus deſcribed by Martial:
Dat mihi penna rubens nomenſed lingua guloſis
Noſtra ſapit; quidſ, garrula lingua foretº -
He blended together the livers of guiltheads, the brains of
pheaſants and peacocks, tongues of phenicopters, and the melts
of lampres. Hairwill on Providence.
PHe'Nix. n.ſ.. [ſpólvº: ; phaenix, Lat..] The bird which is
ſuppoſed to exiſt fingle, and to riſe again from its own aſhes.
There is one tree, the phenix throne; one phenix
At this hour reigning there. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
To all the fowls he ſeems a phenix. Milton.
Having the idea of a phenix in my mind, the firſt enquiry
is, whether ſuch a thing does exiſt : Locke.
PHENG MENoN. m. ſ. [pañozºvoy; phenoment, Fr..it is therefore
often written phanomenon; but being naturaliſed, it has changed
the ae, which is not in the Engliſh language, to e.]
- earance : viſible quality. -
I *::::::::: .." arC ài. to make philoſophers, whoſe
buſineſs it is to deſcribe in comprehenſive theories, the pheno-
mena of the world and their cauſes. - Burnet,
The moſt conſiderable phenomenºn, belonging to terreſtrial
bodies, is gravitation: whereby all bodies in the vicinity of
the earth preſs towards its centre. Bentley's Sermons.
2. Anything that ſtrikes by any new appearance. f
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P H L
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PHIAL. m. ſ. ſphiala, Lat. pºlº, Fr.] A ſmall bottle.
Upon my ſecure hour thy uncle ſtole Shakeſ
With juice of curſed hebenon in a phial. ...” jº
He proves his º . º, lº. w: º:
- - Of glal's fille 1. -
full of water, and with globes of g Newton's Opticks.
Phila's thropy. n, ſ. [?ixão, and 3,360no;..] Love of man-
ind : good nature. -
kiº. tranſient temporary good nature is not that philan-
thropy, that love of mankind, which deſerves the §: of a
moral virtue. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 177.
Philippick adj. [from the invectives of Demoſthenes againſt
Philip of Macedon.] Any invečtive declamation.
Philo'LoGER. n. ſ. [???oyoº.] 9. whoſe chief ſtudy is
language ; a grammarian; a critick.
Philliºr, and critical diſcourſers, who look beyond the
ſhell and obvious exteriors of things, will not be angry with
our narrower explorations. -- Brown.
You expect, that I ſhould diſcourſe of this matter like a
naturaliſt, not a philologer. - - Boyle.
The beſt philºloger; ſay, that the original word does not
only ſignify domeſtick, as oppoſed to foreign, but alſo pri-
vate, as oppoſed to common. ... , Sprat's Sermons.
Philological. adj. [from philology.] Critical ; gramma-
tical. -
Studies, called philological, are hiſtory, language, grammar,
rhetorick, poeſy and criticiſm. - Watts.
He who pretends to the learned profeſſions, if he doth not
ariſe to be a critick himſelf in philological matters, ſhould fre-
quently converſe with dićtionaries, paraphraſts, commentators
or other criticks, which may relieve any difficulties. Watts.
PHILo'Logist... n.ſ.. [bºxéaoyos.] A critick ; a grammarian.
PHILO'LOGY. m. ſ. [pixoxoyſz; philologie, Fr.] Criticiſm;
grammatical learning.
Temper all diſcourſes of philology with interſperſions of
morality. - JWalker.
PH1'lom E.L. "iſ [from Philomela, changed into a bird.]
PhiloME'LA. } he nightingale.
Time drives the flocks from field to fold,
When rivers rage, and rocks grow cold,
And philomel becometh dumb. Shakeſp.
Hears the hawk, when philomela fings Pope.
Liſtening philomela deigns
To let them joy. Thomſºn:
PHI'lomot. adj. [corrupted from feuille morte, a dead leaf.]
- Coloured like a dead leaf.
One of them was blue, another yellow, and another phi-
*mºt, the fourth was of a pink colour, and the fifth of a pale
green. Addiſon's Spediator, N° 265.
Philosopheme. n.ſ.. [bºxerſpraz.j Principle of reaſon-
ing; theorem. An unuſual word.
You will learn how to addreſs yourſelf to children for their
benefit, and derive ſome uſeful philºſºphemes for your own
entertainment. Watts.
Philo'sopher, n. ſ. [philºſºphus, Lat. philoſºphe, Fr.] A
man..deep in knowledge, either moral of natºa.
Many ſound in belief have been alſo great philoſºphers.
Booker's Eccleſiaſtical Polity.
That ſtone ºſoft ty
Philºſºphers in vain ſo long have ſought. Milton.
Adam, in the ſtate of innocence, came into the world a
philoſopher, which ſufficiently appeared by his writing the na-
*9; things upon their names; he could view j in
themſelves, and read forms without the comment of their re-
ſpective properties. South's Sermons.
They all our fam'd philoſºpher, defie,
And would our faith by force of reaſon try. Dryden.
If the philºſºphers by fire had been ſº wary in their obſer-
Xàtions and ſincere in their reports, as thoſe, who call them-
ſºlves philºſºphers, ought to have been, our acquaintance with
the bodies here about us had been yet much greater. Locke.
Philosophers Jºne. n.ſ. A ſtone dreamed ºf by alchemiſts
which, by its touch, converts baſe metals into gold. >
PHILoso'PHick. - - -
tº.{a}. Ifhºſphin, F. Ron philoſºphy.]
i. Belonging to Philoſophy; ſuitable to a Philoſopher; formed
by philoſophy.
Others in virtue plac'd felicity:
The ſtoic laſt in philoſophick pride
By him call'd virtue; and his virtuous man,
Wºº, perfect in himſelf, and aſ poſſeſſing. Milton.
T ºw.cºuld our chymick friends go on
* * the philºſºphiº ſtone. Prior.
en the ſafety of the publick is endangered
ance of - - - gered, the appear-
fººd indº.
2. Skilled in ºn. Addiſon's Freeholder.
'e have ãº.
miliar, i...ºl Pºiſons to make modern and fa-
C
Acquaintance º º cauſeleſs. Shakeſp.
buil * 's not a ſpeculative k
*. *º *aſonings aº his º: º
• - phi ºnal minds often buſy themſelves in,
without reaping from thence any advantage towards tegulating
their paſſions, but practical knowledge. Atterbury's Sermon.
3. Frugal; abſtemious.
This is what nature's wants may well ſuffice:
But ſince among mankind ſo few there are,
Who will conform to philoſophick fare,
I'll mingle ſomething of our times to pleaſe. Dryden,
Philosophically. adv, (from philºſºphical.] In a philoſo-
phical manner ; rationally ; wiſely. - -
The law of commonweales that cut off the right hand of
malefactors, if philºſºphically executed, is impartial; other.
wiſe the amputation not equally puniſheth all. Brown.
No man has ever treated the paſſion of love with ſo much
delicacy of thought and of expreſſion, or ſearched into the .
nature of it more philoſophically than Ovid. Dryden.
If natural laws were once ſettled, they are never to be re-
verſed; to violate and infringe them, is the ſame as what We
call miracle, and doth not found very philºſºphical, out of .
mouth of an atheiſt. entley's Sermons.
To Philosophize. v. a. [from philoſºphy.] To play the
philoſopher; to reaſon like a philoſopher; to moralize ; to
enquire into the cauſes of effe&ts.
Qualities, that were occult to Ariſtotle, muſt be ſo to uS ;
and we muſt not philºſºphize beyond ſympathy and antipathy.
Glanvill's Scept.
The wax philoſophized upon the matter, and finding out at
laſt that it was burning, made the brick ſo hard, ºff itſelf
into the fire. L’Eſtrange.
Two doctors of the ſchools were philoſºphizing upon the -
advantages of mankind above all other creatures. L'E/trange.
Some of our philoſºphizing divines have too much exaſ.
the faculties of our ſouls, when they have maintained, that
by their force mankind has been able to find out God. Dryd.
PHILOSOPHY. n.ſ. [philoſºphie, Fr. philoſophia, Latin.]
1. Knowledge natural or moral.
I had never read, heard nor ſeen any thing, I had never
any taſte of philoſºphy nor inward feeling in myſelf, which for
a while I did not call to my ſuccour. Sidney.
Hang up philoſophy;
Unleſs philoſºphy can make a Juliet,
Diſplant a town, reverſe a prince's doom,
It helps not. Shakespeare .
The progreſs you have made in philoſºphy, hath enabí:
you to benefit yourſelf with what I have written. Digby.
2. Hypotheſis or ſyſtem upon which natural effeas are ...
plained.
We ſhall in vain interpret their words by the notions of
our philºſºphy, and the doćtrines in our ſchools. Locke.
3. Reaſoning; argumentation.
Of good and evil much they argu'd then -
Vain wiſdom all and falſe philºſºphy. Milton.
His deciſions are the judgment of his paſſions and not of
his reaſon, the philºſºphy of the finner and not of the man.
Rogers's Sermons.
4. The courſe of ſciences read in the ſchools.
Phi'ite R. m. ſ. [pºleoy; philtre, Fr.] Something to cauſe love.
The melting kiſs that ſips
The jellied philtre of her lips. Cleaveland.
This cup a cure for both our ills has brought,
You need not fear a philter in the draught. Dryden.
A philter that has neither drug nor enchantment in it, love
if you would raiſe love. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 38.
To PHI’lter. v. a. [from the noun..] To charm to love.
Let not thoſe that have repudiated the more inviting ſins,
ſhew themſelves philtred and bewitched by this. Gov. of Tong.
PHIz. m. ſ. [This word is formed by a ridiculous contračtion
from phyſiognomy, and ſhould therefore, if it be written at all,
be written phyz.] The face, in a ſenſe of contempt.
His air was too proud, and his features amiſs,
As if being a traitor had alter'd his phiz. Stepney;
PHLE Botomist. n. ſ. ſphlebotomiſle, Fr. from pxáp and
Téºva.] One that opens a vein; a bloodletter.
To PHLE BotoMize. v. a. [phlebotomiſer, Fr. from phlebotomy.]
To let blood. - -
The frail bodies of men muſt have an evacuation for their
humours, and be phlebotomized. a How. Tears.
PHLEBOTOMY. n.ſ. [pzigorouz, pafly, ſpxt{39, vena,
and ripava, ; phlebotomie, Fr.] Bloodletting; the act or prac-
tice of opening a vein for medical intentions,
Although in indiſpoſitions of the liver or ſpleen, conſidera-
tions are made in phlebotomy to their ſituation, yet, when the
heart is affected, it is thought as effectual to bleed on the
right as the left. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Pains for the ſpending of the ſpirits, come neareſt to the co-
pious and ſwift loſs of ſpirits by phlebotomy. Harvey.
PHLEGM. n.ſ. ſpx?pg , phlegm, Fr.] - -
1. The watry humour of the body, which, when it predomi-
nates, is ſuppoſed to produce ſluggiſhneſs or dulneſs.
Make the proper uſe of each extreme, .
And write with fury, but correct with phlegm. Roſcommon.
He who ſupreme in judgment, as in wit, -
Might boldly cenſure, as he boldly writ,
Yet judg’d with coolneſs, though he ſung with fire;
Our
P H R
P H Y
.
Our critics take a contrary extreme, -
They judge with fury, but they write with phie'm. Pope.
Let melancholy rule ſupreme,
Choler preſide, or blood or phlegm. Swift.
2. Water. - -
A linen cloth, dipped in common ſpirit of wine, is not
burnt by the flame, becauſe the phlegm of the liquor defends
the cloth. Boyle.
PHLEGMAGogues. n.ſ. (£2.Éyuz and &yo; phlegmagogue,
Fr.] A purge of the milder ſort, ſuppoſed to evacuate
phlegm and leave the other humours.
The pituitous temper of the ſtomachick ferment muſt be
corrected, and phlegmagogues muſt evacuate it. Floyer.
Pºlegmatick, adj. [ºxytºlizes; phlegmatique, Fr. from
phlegm.] - -
1. Abounding in phlegm.
A neat's foot,
I fear, is too phlegmatick a meat. Shakeſp.
The putrid vapours, though exciting a fever, do colliquate
the phlegmatick humours of the body. Harvey.
Chewing and ſmoaking of tobacco is only proper for phleg-
matick people. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. Generating phlegm,
Negroes, tranſplanted into cold and phlegmatick habitations,
continue their hue in themſelves and generations. Brown.
3. Watry. - - - - -
• Spirit of wine is inflammable by means of its oily parts,
and being diſtilled often from ſalt of tartar, grows by every
diſtillation more and more aqueous and phlegmatick. Newton.
4. Dull; cold; frigid. -
As the inhabitants are of a heavy phlegmatick temper, if any
leading member has more fire than comes to his ſhare, it is
quickly tempered by the coldneſs of the reſt. Addiſon.
Who but a huſband ever could perſuade
His heart to leave the boſom of thy love,
For any phlegmatick deſign of ſtate. Southern.
Phlegmon. n.ſ.. [ſpxty-own.] An inflammation; a burn-
ing tumour.
Phlegmon or inflammation is the firſt degeneration from
good blood, and neareſt of kin to it. Wiſeman.
PHle GMonous. adj. [from phlegmon.] Inflammatory; burn-
IIlg.
§ is generated ſecondarly out of the dregs and remainder
of a phlegmonous or ordematick tumour. Harvey.
PHLEME. m. ſ. [from phlebotomus, Lat.]. A fleam, ſo it is
commonly written; an inſtrument which is placed on the
vein and driven into it with a blow ; particularly in bleeding
of horſes.
PhloGI'ston. m. ſ. [oxoyºs, from £2.Éyw.]
1. A chemical liquor extremely inflammable.
2. The inflammable part of any body.
Pho'Nicks. n. ſ. [from pown.] The doćtrine of ſounds.
Phonoca’MPtick. adj. [povº and xapawla.] Having the
power to inflect or turn the ſound, and by that to alter it.
The magnifying the ſound by the polyphoniſms or reper-
P cuffions of the rocks, and other phonocamptick objects. Derham.
HO SPHOR.
#... }n.ſ [phºſphorus, Lat]
1. The morning ſtar.
Why ſit we ſad when phoſphor ſhines ſo clear, Pope.
2. A chemical ſubſtance which, expoſed to the air, takes fire.
Of lambent flame you have whole ſheets in a handful of
phoſphor. - Addiſon.
iquid and ſolid phoſphorus ſhow their flames more con-
ſpicuouſly, when expoſed to the air. Cheyne.
PHRASE, n.ſ. [462aºs.]
1. An idiom ; a mode of ſpeech peculiar to a language.
2. An expreſſion; a mode of ſpeech.
Now mince the ſin,
And mollify damnation with a phraſe :
Say you conſented not to Sancho's death,
But barely not forbad it. Dryden.
To fear the Lord, and depart from evil, are phraſes which
the ſcripture uſeth to expreſs the ſum of religion. Tillotſon.
3. Stile; expreſſion. .
Thou ſpeak'ſt -
In better phraſe and matter than thou didſt. Shakeſp.
To PHRase. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtile ; to call; to
term. --
Theſe ſuns,
For ſo they phraſe them, by their heralds challenged
The noble ſpirits to arms. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
PHRASEology. n. ſ. [Péza is and 2.Éyw.]
I. Stile; dićtion.
The ſcholars of Ireland ſeem not to have the leaſt con-
ception of a ſtile, but run on in a flat phraſeology, often
mingled with barbarous terms. Swift's Miſcellanies.
2. A phraſe book. Ainſ.
Pºrts. n. ſ. [?givºrs.] Madneſs; inflammation of the
Taln.
It is allowed to prevent a phrenitis. JWiſeman's Surgery.
HRENE Tick. adj. [tesvilize; ; phrenitique, Fr.] Mad ;
PHRENTick. ; inflamed in the brain ; frantick.
- Phroneticis imagine they ſee that without, which their
imagination is affected with within. Harvey,
What ceſtrum, what phrenetic mood, - *
Makes you thus laviſh of your blood. , Hudibrar.
fi *. was little better than a common fold of phren-
tº and pedlams. JWoodward’s Natural Hiſtory.
PHRE NSY. n.ſ.. [from ©ésyſtis ; phreneſe, Fr. º §
cºntraction, phren/y.] Madneſs; frantiékneſs. This is toº,
often written frenzy. See FRENzy.
Many never think on God, but in extremity of fear, and
then perplexity not ſuffering them to be idle, they think and
do as it were in a phrenſ. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 3.
Demoniack phrenſ, mooping melancholy. Milton.
Would they only pleaſe themſelves in the deluſion, the
- phrenſ, were more innocent; but lunaticks will needs be
kings. - - * Decay of Piety.
hrenſ, or inflammation of the brain, profuſe hemorrhages
from the noſe reſolve, and copious bleeding in the temporal
arteries. . - Arbuthnot on Aliments.
º adj. [Sirixò; ; phyſique, Fr. from phthiſick.]
waiting. .
Collection of purulent matter in the capacity of the breaſt,
if not ſuddenly cured, doth undoubtedly impell the patient
into a phthiſical conſumption. Harvey on Conſumptions.
PHTHI'SICK. m. ſ. [2Sigis ; phyſie, Fr.] A conſumption.
. His diſeaſe was a phthiſick or aſthma oft incurring to an
orthopnea. Harvey on Conſumptions.
PHTH1'sis. n.ſ. [03% is...] A conſumption.
. If the lungs be wounded deep, though they eſcape the firſt
nine days, yet they terminate in a phthiſis or fiſtula. Wiſeman.
PHILA’cter Y. n. /. (puxaxingtov; phylaciere, Fr.] A bandage
on which was inſcribed ſome memorable ſentence.
The philačieries on their wriſts and foreheads were looked
on as ſpells, which would yield them impunity for their
diſobedience. - Hammond.
- Golden ſayings
On large phylačieries expreſſive writ, -
Were to the foreheads of the Rabbins ty'd. Prior.
PHY'sical. adj. [phyſique, Fr. from phyſick.j
1. Relating to nature or to natural philoſophy; not moral.
The phyſical notion of neceſſity, that without which the
work cannot poſſibly be done; it cannot be affirmed of all
the articles of the creed, that they are thus neceſſary. Hamm.
To reflect on thoſe innumerable ſecrets of nature and phy- .
ſcal philoſophy, which Homer wrought in his allegories, what
a new ſcene of wonder may this afford us ! Pope.
Charity in its origin is a phyſical and neceſſary conſequence
of the principle of re-union. "Cheyne's Philoſophical Principles.
2. Pertaining to the ſcience of healing.
3. Medicinal; helpful to health.
Is Brutus ſick and is it phyſical
To walk unbraced, and ſuck up the humours
Of the dank morning. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar,
. The blood, I drop, is rather phyſical
Than dangerous to me.
4. Reſembling phyſick.
PHY'sically, adv. [from phyſical.] According to nature; by
natural operation; in the way or ſenſe of natural philoſophy;
not morally.
Time meaſuring out their motion, informs us of the pe-
riods and terms of their duration, rather than effecteth of
phyſically produceth the ſame. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
The outward act of worſhip may be conſidered phyſically
and abſtraćtly from any law, and ſo it depends upon the na-
ture of the intention, and morally, as good or evil: and ſo it
receives its denomination from the law. Stillingfleet.
Though the act of the will commanding, and the act of
any other faculty, executing that which is ſo commanded, be
phyſically and in the preciſe nature of things diſtinct, yet mo-
rally as they proced from one entire, free, moral agent, may
paſs for one and the ſame action. South's Sermons.
I do not ſay, that the nature of light conſiſts in ſmall round
globules, for I am not now treating phyſically of light or
colours. locke.
Physician. n.ſ. [phyſicien, Fr. from phyſick.] One who pro-
feſſes the art of healing.
- Truſt not the phyſician,
His antidotes are poiſon, and he ſlays
More than you rob. Shakespeare . Timon of Athens.
Some phyſicians are ſo conformable to the humour of the Pa-
tient, as they preſs not the true cure of the diſeaſe, and others
are ſo regular, as they reſpect not ſufficiently th: condition of
the patient. - Bacon's Eſſays.
His gratulatory verſe to king Henry, is not more witty than
the epigram upon the name of Nicolaus an ignorant phyſician,
who had been the death of thouſands. Pºtham ºf Poetry.
Taught by thy art divine, the ſage phyſician -
Eludes the urn; and chains, or exiles death. Prior.
PHYSICK. n.ſ.. [buzzº, which: originally ſignifying natural
philoſophy, has been transferred in many modern languages
to medicine.] The ſcience of healing.
Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Were
P I C P I A - - frº- ld not the it my buſineſs to underſtand phyſł, would no º: º y conſult nature herſelf in the hiſtory of diſeaſes and their cures, than eſpouſe the principles of the dogmatiſts, - ke. methodiſts or chymiſts. Loc 2. Medicines ; remedies. - deſire health, phyſick only for health's ſake. In itſelf we • ? 'i. b. v. ſ. 48. jºſek or ever thou be ſick. Eccluſ xviii. 19. #: the beſt phyſick for many melancholy diſeaſes. - - Peacham. He'ſcapes the beſt, who nature to repair - Draws phyſick from the fields in draughts of vital air. Dryd. [In common rºl A purge. The people uſe phyſick to purge themſelves of humours: Ahbºr's Deſcription of the World. To Phy'sick: v. a. [from the noun..] To purge ; to treat with phyſick; to cure. The labour we delight in, phyſicks pain. Shakeſp. It is a gallant child; one that indeed phyſick; the ſubject, makes old hearts freſh. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. Give him allowance as the worthier man; For that will phyſick the great myrmidon Who broils in loud applauſe. Shakeſp. In virtue and in health we love to be inſtructed, as well as phyſicked with pleaſure. L’Eſtrange. Physico'theology. n.ſ.. [from phyſico and theology.] Divi- º, nity enforced or illuſtrated by natural philoſophy. PHYSIo'GNoMER. ": phyſionomiſle, Fr. [from phyſiognomy.] Physio'GNoMist. } ne who judges of the temper or future fortune by the features of the face. Digonius, when he ſhould have been put to death by the Turk, a phyſiognomer wiſhed he might not die, becauſe he would ſow much diſſention among the Chriſtians. Peacham. Apelles made his pićtures ſo very like, that a phyſiognomiſt and fortune-teller, foretold by looking on them the time of their deaths, whom thoſe pićtures repreſented. Dryden. Let the phyſiognomiſis examine his features. Arb. and Pope. Physiogno'Mick. }*. [Övroyvºu ovºx'); ; from phyſiog- PHYSIog No'Monick. 5 nomy..] Drawn from the contempla- tion of the face; converſant in contemplation of the face. PHYSIOGNQM.Y. m. ſ. [for phyſiognomony; purio/vapoyſ. ; phyſonomie, Fr.] 1. The act of diſcovering the temper, and foreknowing the fortune by the features of the face. In all phyſiognomy, the lineaments of the body will diſcover thoſe natural inclinations of the mind which diſfimulation will conceal, or diſcipline will ſuppreſs. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, 2. The face; the caſt of the look. The aſtrologer, who ſpells the ſtars, Miſtakes his globes and in her brighter eye Interprets heaven's phyſiognomy. Cleaveland. They'll find i'th’ phyſiognomies O' th' planets all men's deſtinies. Hudibras. The end of portraits conſiſts in expreſſing the true temper of thoſe perſons which it repreſents, and to make known their phyſiognomy. - - - - Dryden's Dufreſnoy. - The diſtinguiſhing charaćters of the face, and the li- neaments of the body, grow more plain and viſible with time and age ; but the peculiar phyſiognomy of the mind is moſt diſcernible in children. Locke. PHYSIo'Logical. adj. [from phyſiology.] Relating to the doc- trine of the natural conſtitution of things. Some of them ſeem rather metaphyſical than phyſiological In Ottons - º: oyle. PHY slo LoGisT. n.ſ.. [from phyſiology.) One verſed in º fiology; a Writer of natural philoſophy. - PHYSIOLOGY. "..f. [?vris and Aiyo; phyſiologie, Fr.] The doºrine of the conſtitution of the works of nature. * Phyſiºlºgy is of no accommodation to your de- 10 ns. Philoſophers adapted their deſcripti - - ption of the deity to th vulgar, otherwiſe the conceptions of mankind e.' º . D accounted for from their phyſiolºgy. Bentley's Sermons l º m. ſ. º the ſame with fuſee..] See Fusee - * Watches are made with four wheels, ſ - p ſtrings and phyſics, and others none. > *; **Tºyokous, adj. [?!?, and voro, Lat. - or any vegetable. [4 varº, Lat.] That eats graſs Hairy animals with only two large f teeth • ** P ºrous, and called the iº. ge foreteeth, are *: **To GRAPHY. m. ſ. [pſ, and %20w.] A deſcription of plants. PHY tology m. ſ. ſ * * • *. J. [2013, and yea:02. The doćtri pº botanical diſcourſe. 7.62% J oćtrine of ACL - - . In Ot .*/ Ltiºn, Lat.] An enormous crime. A word To tear th e greater piacle .. that gave them ſuck, can there be a and horrid thi gºt nature, can there be a more execrable ng : Płowel's England's Tears. PIA'cula R. * - - }a}. [Piacularis, from piaculum, Lat.] PIA'culous. 1. Expiatory; *ing the power to attone, expiation. Glanvill’s Scept. It was piaculous unto the Romans to pare their nails upon the nundinae, obſerved every ninth day. Brown. 3. Criminal; atrociouſly bad. - While we think it ſo piaculous to go beyond the ancients, we muſt neceſſarily come ſhort of genuine antiquity and truth. Glanvill's Scept. PIA-MATER. m. ſ. [Lat..] A thin and delicate membrane, which lies under the dura mater, and covers immediately the ſubſtance of the brain. PIANET, n.ſ. 1. A bird ; the leſſer wood-pecker. Baily. 2. The magpie. This name is retained in Scotland. PIA's TER. m. ſ. [piaſtra, Italian.] An Italian coin, about five ſhillings ſterling in value. Die?. PIAZZZ. n.ſ. [Italian.] A walk under a roof ſupported by pillars. He ſtood under the piazza. Arb. and Pope's Scriblerus. Pica. m. ſ. Among printers, a particular ſize of their types or letters. This dićtionary is in ſmall pica. Picaro'on. n.ſ.. [from picare, Italian.] A robber; a plun- derer. - Corſica and Majorca in all wars have been the neſts of pisaroons. Temple's Miſcellanies. Piccace. n.ſ. ſpiragium, low Lat.] Money paid at fairs for breaking ground for booths. Ainſ. To Pick. v. a. [picken, Dutch.] 1. To cull; to chuſe; to ſelect; to glean; to gather here thé there. This fellow picks up wit as pigeons peas. He hath pick'd out an att, Under whoſe heavy ſenſe your brother's life Falls into forfeit. Shakeſp. Meaſure fºr Meaſure. Truſt me, ſweet, Out of this filence yet I pick’d a welcome; And in the modeſty of fearful duty I read as much, as from the rattling tongue Of ſaucy and audacious eloquence. Shakeſp. Contempt putteth an edge upon anger more than the hurt itſelf; and when men are ingenious in picking out circum- ſtances of contempt, they do kindle their anger much. Bacon. The want of many things fed him with hope, that he ſhould out of theſe his enemies diſtreſſes pick ſome fit occa- ſion of advantage. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. They muſt pick me out with ſhackles tir’d, Shakeſp. To make them ſport with blind activity. Milton. What made thee pick and chuſe her out, Tº employ their ſorceries about Hudibrar. How many examples have we ſeen of men that have been picked up and relieved out of ſtarving neceſſities, afterwards conſpire againſt their patrons. L'Eſtrange. If he would compound for half, it ſhould go hard but he'd make a ſhift to pick it up. L’Eſtrange. A painter would not be much commended, who ſhould pick out this cavern from the whole AEneids; he had better leave them in their obſcurity. Dryden. Imitate the bees, who pick from every flower that which they find moſt proper to make honey. Dryden. He that is nouriſhed by the acorns he picked up under an oak in the wood, has certainly appropriated them to himſelf. Locke. He aſked his friends about him, where they had picked up ſuch a blockhead. Addiſon's Spediator, N° 167. The will may pick and chuſe among theſe objects, but, it cannot create any to work on. Cheyne's Philoſºphical Principleſ. Deep through a miry lane fle pick'd her way, Above her ankle roſe the chalky clay. - Gay. Thus much he may be able to pick out, and willing to tran. fer into his new hiſtory; but the reſt of your character will probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated ſtile they are delivered in. Swift. Heav'n, when it ſtrives to poliſh all it can Its laſt, beſt work, but forms a ſofter man, Picks from each ſex, to make the fav'rite bleſt, Pope. 2. To take up ; to gather; to find induſtriouſly - You owe me money, Sir John, and now you pick a qº- rel to beguile me of it. Shakeſp. Henry IV. It was believed, that Perkin's eſcape was not without. the king's privity, who had him all the time of his flight in a line; and that the king did this, to pick a quarrel to put him. to death. - Bacon's Henry VII. They are as peeviſh company to themſelves as to their neighbours; for there's not one circumſtance in nature, but they ſhall find matters to pick a quarrel at. L’Eſtrange. Pick the very refuſe of thoſe harveſt fields. Thomſºn. 3. To ſeparate from any thing uſeleſs or noxious, by gleaning out either part; to clean by picking away filth. For private friends: his anſwer was, He could not ſtay to pick them in a pile - Of muſty chaff. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. It hath been noted by the ancients, that it is dangerous to pick one's ears whilſt he yawneth; for that in yawning, the minor parchment of the ear is extended by the drawing of 2. Such as requires R the breath. Bacon's Natural Hiſ#. ie .
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4.
He picks and culls his thoughts for converſation, by ſup-
preſſing ſome, and communicating others. Addiſon.
You are not to waſh your hands, till you have picked
your ſallad. - - Swift.
To clean, by gathering off gradually anything adhering.
Hope is a pleaſant premeditation of enjoyment; as when
a dog expects: till his maſter has done picking a bone. More.
... [Piquer, Fr.] To pierce; to ſtrike with a ſharp inſtrument.
Pick an apple with a pin full of holes not deep, and ſmear
it with ſpirits, to ſee if the virtual heat of the ſtrong waters
will not mature it. Bacon.
In the face, a ſmall wart or fiery puſtule, being healed by
ſcratching or picking with nails, will terminate corroſive.
J/ſeman's Surgery.
6. To ſtrike with bill or beak; to peck.
The eyethat mocketh at his father, the ravens of the valley
ſhall pick out. Proverbs xxx. 17.
7. [Picare, Italian.] To rob.
The other night I fell aſleep here, and had my pocket pickt ;
this houſe is turn'd bawdy-houſe, they pick pockets. Shakeſp.
They have a deſign upon your pocket, and the word con-
ſcience is uſed only as an inſtrument to pick it. South.
8. To open a lock by a pointed inſtrument.
Did you ever find
That any art could pick the lock, or power
Could force it open. Denham.
9. To Pick a hole in one's cºat. A proverbial expreſſion for
one finding fault with another.
To PICK. v. n.
1. To eat ſlowly and by ſmall morſels. -
Why ſtand'ſt thou picking P is thy palate ſore,
That bete and radiſhes will make thee roar. Dryden.
2. To do any thing nicely and leiſurely. -
He was too warm on picking work to dwell,
But faggoted his notions as they fell, }
And if they rhym'd and rattl’d, all was well. Dryden.
Pick. n.ſ. A ſharp-pointed iron tool.
What the miners call chert and whern, the ſtone-cutters
nicomia, is ſo hard, that the picks will not touch it; it will
not ſplit but irregularly. JWoodward on Foſſils.
Pi cKAPAck. adv. [from pack, by a reduplication very common
in our language.] In manner of a pack.
In a hurry ſhe whips up her darling under her arms, and
carries the other a pickapack upon her ſhoulders. L’Eſtr.
Pick Axe. m. ſ. ſtick and axe.] An axe not made to cut but
pierce; an axe with a ſharp point.
Their tools are a pickaxe of iron, ſeventeen inches long,
ſharpened at the one end to peck, and flat-headed at the other
to drive iron wedges. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
I'll hide my maſter from the flies, as deep
As theſe poor pickaxes can dig. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
As when bands
Of pioneers, with ſpade and pickaxe arm’d,
Forerun the royal camp, to trench a field. Milton.
PickBAck. adj. [corrupted perhaps from pickpack..] On the
back.
As our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pickback on the old, -
Much farther off. Hudibras.
Pi'cKED. adj. [pique, Fr.] Sharp; ſmart.
Let the ſtake be made picked at the top, that the jay may
not ſettle on it. Martimer's Huſbandry.
To Pickee R. v. a. ſpiccare, Italian.]
1. To pirate; to pillage; to rob.
2. To make a flying ſkirmiſh. Ainſworth.
No ſooner could a hint appear,
But up he ſtarted to pickeer,
And made the ſtouteſt yield to mercy,
When he engag'd in controverſy. Hudibras.
Picker. m. ſ. [from pick.]
1. One who picks or culls.
The pickers pick the hops into the hair-cloth. Mortimer.
2. A pickax; an inſtrument to pick with.
With an iron picker clear all the earth out of the hills.
AMortimer's Huſbandry.
Picke'REL. m. ſ. [from pike..] A ſmall pike.
Picker El-weed. m. ſ. [from pike..] A water plant, from
which pikes are fabled to be generated.
The luce or pike is the tyrant of the freſh waters; they
are bred, ſome by generation, and ſome not; as of a weed
called pickerel-weed, unleſs Goſner be miſtaken. Walton.
Pickle. n.ſ. ſpekel, Dutch.]
1. Any kind of ſalt liquor, in which fleſh or other ſubſtance is
preſerved.
Thou ſhalt be whipt with wire, and ſtew’d in brine,
Smarting in lingring pickle. Shakeſpeare.
Some fiſh are gutted, ſplit and kept in pickle; as whiting
and mackerel. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Heinſtructs his friends that dine with him in the beſt pickle
for a walnut. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 482.
A third ſort of antiſcorbuticks are called aſtringent ; as
**Pers, and moſt of the common pickles prepared with
vinegar. Arbuthnot on Aliments,
2. Thing kept in pickle. -
3. Condition; ſtate. A word of contempt and ridicule.
How cam'ſt thou in this pickle P Shakeſpeare.
A Phyſician undertakes a woman with fore eyes; his way
was to dawb 'em with ointments, and while ſhe was in that
pickle, carry off a ſpoon.
L’Eſtrange,
Poor Umbra, left in this abandon'd pickle, :/irang
Een fits him down. Swift's Mºſellanies.
Pi'ckle or Pight'. m.ſ. A ſmall parcel of land inclºſed with
a hedge, which in ſome countries is called a pingle. Phillips.
To Pickle. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To preſerve in pickle.
Autumnal cornels next in order ſerv’d, -
In lees of wine well picki'd and preſervá. Dryden.
They ſhall have all, rather than make a war,
The Straits, the Guiney-trade, the herrings too;
. . Nay, to keep friendſhip, they ſhall pickle you. Dryden.
2. To ſeaſon or imbue highly with anything bad: as, a pickled
rogue, or one conſummately villainous. -
Pr'ckleHERRING. m. ſ. [pickle and herring.] Ajack-pudding ;
a merry-andrew ; a zany; a buffoon.
Another branch of pretenders to this art, without horſe or
piršleherring, lie ſnug in a garret. Spediator, N° 572.
The pickleherring found the way to ſhake him, for upon
his whiſtling a country jig, this unlucky wag danced to it
with ſuch a variety of grimaces, that the countryman could
not forbear ſmiling, and loſt the prize. Addison Spect.
Picklock. n.ſ. [pick and lock.]
1. An inſtrument by which locks are opened without the key.
We take him to be a thief too, Sir ; for we have found
upon him, Sir, a ſtrange picklock. Shakeſpeare.
Scipio, having ſuch a picklock, would ſpend ſo many years
in battering the gates of Carthage. Brown.
It corrupts faith and juſtice, and is the very picklock that
opens the way into all cabinets. L’Eſtrange.
Thou raiſedſt thy voice to deſcribe the powerful Betty or
the artful picklock, or Vulcan ſweating at his forge, and ſtamp-
ing the queen's image on viler metals. Arbuthnot.
2. The perſon who picks locks.
Pickpocket. n.ſ. [pick and pocket.] A thief who ſteals,
PI'ckPURse. ; by putting his hand privately into the pocket
or purſe.
I think he is not a pickpurſe nor a horſeſtealer Shakeſ carr.
It is reaſonable, when Eſquire South is loſing his money
to ſharpers and pickpockets, I ſhould lay out the fruits of my
honeſt induſtry in a law ſuit. Arbuthnot's Hiff. of j. Buſ.
Pickpockets and highwaymen obſerve ſtrict juſtice among
themſelves. Bentley's Sermons.
His fellow pickpurſe, watching for a job,
Fancies his fingers in the cully's fob. Swift.
A pickpurſe at the bar or bench. Swift.
If a court or country's made a job,
Go drench a pickpocket, and join the mob. Pope.
PickToo"TH. n. ſ. [pick and tooth.] An inſtrument by which
the teeth are cleaned.
If a gentleman leaves a picktooth caſe on the table after
dinner, look upon it as part of your vails. Swift.
Pickth A'NK. m. ſ. [pick and thank.] An officious fellow,
who does what he is not deſired; a whiſpering paraſite.
With pleaſing tales his lord's vain ears he fed,
A flatterer, a pickthank, and a lyer. . Fairfax.
Many tales devis'd,
Oft the ear of greatneſs needs muſt hear,
By ſmiling pickthanks and baſe newſmongers. Shakeſp.
The buſineſs of a pickthank is the baſeſt of offices.
L’Eſtrange.
If he be great and powerful, ſpies and pickthanks generally
provoke him to perſecute and tyrannize over the innocent and
the iuſt. South's Sermons.
Pict. m. ſ. ſpičius, Lat..] A painted perſon.
Your neighbours would not look on you as men,
But think the nations all turn'd pić's again. Lee.
Picto'RIAL. adj. [from piéfor, Lat.] - Produced by a painter.
A word not adopted by other writers, but elegant and uſeful.
Sea horſes are but groteſco delineations, which fill up
empty ſpaces in maps, as many pictorial inventions, not any
phyſical ſhapes. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
PI'ctURE. m. ſ. [pictura, Latin.]
1. A reſemblance of perſons or things in colours.
Madam, if that your heart be ſo obdurate,
Vouchſafe me yet your picture for my love,
The pi-sure that is hanging in your chamber. Shakespeare "
Pićures and ſhapes are but ſecondary objects, and pleaſe
or diſpleaſe but in memory. Hºn. Natural Hjºry.
i)evouring what he ſaw ſº well deſign'd,
He with an empty picture fed his mind. - Dryden.
As ſoon as he begins to ſpell, as many piāures of animals
ſhould be got him as can be found with the printed names to
them. Locke.
2. The ſcience of painting.
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P I E P I E c works of painters. ** Tº: !. he ſaw any well-expreſſed image of - - in piiure or ſculpture, would uſually weep. //ott. "#,...; ſatisfy him, but having it under my hand, that I had no deſign to ruin the company of picture-drawers' I do hereby give it him. Stillingſleet. cºmbiance or repreſentation. 4. Aº. this pičiure of thy ſoul to ſee : - - Dryden. 'Tis ſo far good, as it reſembles thee. . _y It º . the unity of any idea, that it be conſidered . Ver one repreſentation or picture, though made up of *: A. many particulars. 4. Ka'. To Picture. v. a. [from the noun.] . To paint; to repreſent by painting: * - I } have not ſeen him ſo pictur'd Shakespeare Cymbeline. He who cauſed the ſpring to be pictured, “.."; rhyme for an expoſition. crew's Survey of Cornwall. It is nºt allowable, what is obſervable of Raphael Urban ; -* - Magdalen is pictured before our Saviour. waſh- sº *::: knces, ‘. will not conſiſt with the ſtrict letter of the text. Brºwn'; Pulgar Erreurs. Love is like the painter, who, being to draw the picture of a friend having a blemiſh in one eye, would pºuſe only the other ſide of his face. South's Sermons. t. 2. To repreſen h theſe rueful ſpectacles of ſo many wretched All filled wit - cº ñº, that even I, that do but hear it from you, and dopičiure it in my mind, do greatly pity it. Speºſer. }.ond man, - r + -- See here thy piºur'd life. Thomſºn's JPinter. To PIDDLE. v. n. [This word is obſeure in its º ; sing, derives it from picciolo, Italian; or petit, Fr. little ; Mr. Lye thinks the diminutive of the Welſh brºta, to eat; perhaps it comes from peddle, for skinner gives for its primi- tive ſignification, to deal in little things.] - - 1. To pick at table; to feed ſqueamiſhly, and without appetite. From ſtomach ſharp, and hearty feeding, To piddle like a lady breeding. Swift's Miſſellanies. 2. To trifle; to attend to ſmall parts rather than to the ". 1/1/. Pippler. n.ſ.. [from piddle.) One that eats ſqueamiſhly, and without appetite. - - - PIE. n.ſ. [This word is derived by Skinner from kiczan, to build, that is to build of paſte ; by junius derived by contraction from paſſy; if paſties, doubled together without walls, were the firſt pies, the derivation is eaſy from pie, a foot; as in fome provinces, an apple paſty is ſtill called an apple foot.] 1. Any cruſt baked with ſomething in it. No man's pie is freed From his ambitious finger. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. Mincing of meat in pies ſaveth the grinding of the teeth, and therefore more nouriſhing to them that have weak tecth. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. He is the very Withers of the city; they have bought more editions of his works, than would ſerve to lay under all their pies at a lord mayor's Chriſtmas. Dryden. Chuſe your materials right; From thence of courſe the figure will ariſe, And elegance adorn the ſurface of your pies. King. Eat beef or pic-cruſt, if you'd ſerious be. Ring. 2. [Pica, Lat.] A magpie ; a particoloured bird. The pie will diſcharge thee for pulling the reſt. Tiſſºr. The raven croak'd hoarſe on the chimney's top, And chattering pies in diſmal diſcords ſung. Shakeſp. Who taught the parrot human notes to try, Qr with a voice endu'd the chatt’ringpie? 'Twas witty want. Dryden. 3. The old popiſh ſervice book, ſo called, as is ſuppoſed, from the different colour of the text and rubrick. 4. Cock and pie was a ſlight expreſſion in Shakeſpeare's time, of which I know not the meaning. Mr. Slender, come ; we ſtay for you.- – I'll eat nothing, I thank you, Sir.— –By cock and pie, you ſhall not chuſe, Sir ; come, COInc. Shakespeare Merry Wives of I/indſºr. PIE BAL.D. adj. [from pie.] Of various colours; diverſified in colour. It was a particoloured dreſs, Of patch'd and piebald languages. Hudibrar. They would think themſelves miſerable in a patched coat, *nd yet contentedly ſuffer their minds to appear abroad in a fººd livery of coarſe patches and borrowed ſhreds. L. They aré pleaſed to hear of a piebald horſe that is ſtrayed ** a field near Iſlington, as of a whole troop that has been lºgged in any foreign adventure. Spediator, No 452. cº * lº, and piebald, linſey-woolſey brothers, PIECE. m. * ſome, and ſhirtleſs others. Pope. I. A patch. 2. A part of a whole ; a fragment. ſing it out piece by piece Ezekiel xxiv - - - (xiv. 26. in º tearing leſt Paul ſhould have bech pulled * > *w. * “mmanded to take him by force. ‘Aci. Ainſworth. Theſe leſſer rocks or great bulky ſtones, that lie ſcattered in the ſea or upon the land, are they not manifeſt fragment, and pieces of theſe greater maſſes. - Burnet. A man that is in Rome can ſcarce ſee an objećt, that does not call to mind a piece of a Latin poet or hiſtorian. Addiſon. 3. A part. - It is accounted a piece of excellent knowledge, to know the laws of the land. Tilºſºn. 4. A piéture. If unnatural, the fineſt colours are but dawbing, and the piece is a beautiful monſter at the beſt. Dryden. Each heav'nly piece unweary'd we compare, Match Raphael's grace with thy lov'd Guido's air. Pope. 5. A compoſition; performance. He wrote ſeveral pieces, which he did not aſſume the ho- nour of. Addiſon. 6. A fingle great gun. A piece of ord'nance 'gainſt it I have plac'd, Shake?care. Many of the ſhips have braſs pieces, whereas every piece at leaſt requires four gunners to attend it. Raleigh's Hºys. Pyrrhus, with continual battery of great pieces, did batter the mount. Kncle's Hiſtory % the Turks. 7. A hand gun. When he cometh to experience of ſervice abroad, or is put to a piece or a pike, he maketh as worthy a ſoldier as any nation he meeteth with. Spenſer. The ball goes on in the direétion of the flick, or of the body of the piece out of which it is ſhot. Cheyne. 8. A coin; a ſingle piece of money. When once the poet's honour ceaſes, From reaſon far his tranſports rove; And Boileau, for eight hundred pieces, Makes Louis take the wall of Jove. Prior. 9. In ridicule and contempt: as, a piece of a lawyer or ſmatterer. 1c. A-PIEcE. To each. I demand, concerning all thoſe creatures that have eyes and ears, whether they might not have had only one eye and one ear a-piece. More's Antidote againſ, Atheiſm. 11. Of a Piece with. Like; of the ſame ſort; united; the ſame with the reſt. Truth and fiction are ſo aptly mix’d, That all ſeems uniform and of a piece. Roſammon. When Jupiter granted petitions, a cockle made requeſt, that his houſe and his body might be all of a piece. L’Eſtr. My own is of a piece with his, and were he living, they are ſuch as he would have written. Dryden. I appeal to my enemies, if I or any other man could have invented one which had been more of a piece, and more de- pending on the ſerious part of the deſign. Dryden. Too juſtly vaniſh’d from an age like this; Now ſhe is gone, the world is of a piece. Dryden. Nothing but madneſs can pleaſe madmen, and a poet muſt be ºf a piece with the ſpectators, to gain a reputation. Dryden. To Piece. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To enlarge by the addition of a piece. I ſpeak too long, but 'tis to piece the time, To draw it out in length, Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice. If aught within that little ſeeming ſubſtance, Or all of it with our diſpleaſure picº’d, And nothing more may fitly like your grace, She is yours. Shakeſp. King Lear. Plant it with women as well as men, that it may ſpread into generations, and not be pieced from without. Bacon. 2. To join; to unite. 3. To Piece out. To encreaſe by addition. He pieces out his wife's inclination; he gives her folly mo- tion and advantage. Shakeſp. Merry Iłives of I/indſor. Whether the picting out of an old man's life is worth the pains, I cannot tell. - Temple. To Piece. v. n. [from the noun..] To join; to coaleſce; to be compacted. Let him, that was the cauſe of this, have power To take off ſo much grief from you, as he - Will piece up in himſelf. Shakespeare The cunning prieſt choſe Plantagenet to be the ſubject his pupil ſhould perſonate; becauſe he was more in the pre- ſent ſpeech of the people, and it pieced better and followed more cloſe upon the bruit of Plantagenet's eſcape. Bacon. Piercer. n.ſ.' [from piece..] One that pieces. PIE cel Ess. %; [from piece..] Whole ; compact; not made *Darate D16 CCS. of "... poor types of God, round circles; ſo - Religion's types the piece'ſ centers flow, } And are in all the lines which all ways go. Donne. PieceMEAl. adv. ſpice and mel; a word in Saxon of the ſame import.] In pieces; in fragments. Why did I not his carcaſs piecemeal tear, And caſt it in the ſea. I'll be torn piecemeal by a horſe, - E’er I'll take you for better or worſe. * Hudibras. Neither was the body then ſubject to diſtempers, to die by piecemeal, and languiſh under coughs or conſumptions, §: Denham.
eſcº tºt, rºl, ſlow P I E Stage editors printed from the common piecemeal written parts in the playhouſe. Pope. Piecemeal they win this acre firſt, then that; Glean on and gather up the whole eſtate. Pope. 'PIECEMEAL. adj. Single; ſeparate ; divided. Other blaſphemies level; ſome at one attribute, ſome at an- other: but this by a more compendious impiety, ſhoots at his very being, and as if it ſcorned theſe piecemeal guilts, ſets up a ſingle monſter big enough to devour them all. Gov. of the Tong. Pied. adj. [from pie ] Variegated ; particoloured. They deſire to take ſuch as have their feathers of pied, orient and various colours. Abbot's Deſcript. of the IWorld. All the yeanlings, which were ſtreak'd and pied, Should fall as Jacob's hire. Shakeſp. Merch. of Venice. Pied cattle are ſpotted in their tongues. Bacon. The ſeat, the ſoft wool of the bee, The cover, gallantly to ſee, The wing of a fied butterfly, I trow 'twas ſimple trimming. Drayton. Meadows trim with daiſies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide. Milton. Pie'DNEss. n.ſ.. [from pied.] Variegation; diverſity of colour. There is an art, which in their piedneſ, ſhares With great creating nature. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. PIE'LED. adj. Perhaps for peeled, or bald; or piled, or having ſhort hair. Piel'd prieſt, doſt thou command me be ſhut out I do. Shakeſp. Henry VI. PI'Epowder court. n.ſ. [from pied, foot, and pouldre, duſty.] A court held in fairs for redreſs of all diſorders committed therein. PIE.R. m. ſ. [tierre, Fr.] The columns on which the arch of a bridge is raiſed. Oak, cedar and cheſnut are the beſt builders, for piers ſometimes vet, ſometimes dry, take elm. Bacon. The Engliſh took the galley, and drew it to ſhore, and uſed the ſtones to reinforce the pier. Hayward. The bridge, conſiſting of four arches, is of the length of ſix hundred and twenty-two Engliſh feet and an half: the dimenſions of the arches are as follows, in Engliſh meaſure; the height of the firſt arch one huridred and nine feet, the diſtance between the piers ſeventy-two feet and an half; in the ſecond arch, the diſtance of the piers is one hundred and thirty feet; in the third, the diſtance is one hundred and nine feet; in the fourth, the diſtance is one hundred and thirty- eight feet. - Arbuthnot on Coins. To PIERCE. v. a. [percer, Fr.] 1. To penetrate; to enter; to force. Steed threatens ſteed in high and boaſtful neighs, Piercing the night's dull ear. Shakeſp. Henry V. The love of money is the root of all evil; which while ſome coveted after, they have pierced themſelves through with many ſorrows. 1 Tim. vi. Io. With this fatal ſword, on which I dy'd, I pierce her open'd back or tender ſide. Dryden. The glorious temple ſhall ariſe, And with new luſtre pierce the neighb'ring ſkies. Prior. 2. To touch the paſſions: to affect. Did your letters pierce the queen; She read them in my preſence, And now and then an ample tear trill'd down. Shakeſp. To Pierce. v. n. 1. To make way by force. Her ſighs will make a batt'ry in his breaſt; Her tears will pierce into a marble heart. Shakeſp. There is that ſpeaketh like the piercings of a ſword; but the tongue of the wiſe is health. Proverbs xii. 18. Short arrows, called ſprights, without any other heads, ſave wood ſharpened, were diſcharged out of muſkets, and would pierce through the ſides of ſhips, where a bullet would not pierce. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 2. To ſtrike; to move; to affect. Say, ſhe be mute, and will not ſpeak a word; Then I'll commend her volubility; And ſay ſhe uttereth piercing eloquence. Shakeſp. 3. To enter; to dive. She would not pierce further into his meaning, than him- ſelf ſhould declare, ſo would ſhe interpret all his doings to be accompliſhed in goodneſs. Sidney, b. ii. All men knew Nathaniel to be an Iſraelite; but our Sa- viour piercing deeper, giveth further teſtimony of him than men could have done. Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 1. 4. To affect ſeverely. They provide more piercing ſtatutes daily to chain up the poor, Shakeſp. Piercer. m. ſ. [from pierce.] 1. An inſtrument that bores or penetrates. Cart, ladder and wimble, with perſer and pod. Tuſſºr. 2. The part with which inſects perforate bodies. The hollow inſtrument, terebra, we may engliſh piercer, wherewith many flies are provided, proceeding from the womp, with which they perfor e the tegument of leaves, and though the hollow of it inject their eggs into the holes they have made. " R., on the Creation, P I G 3. One who perforates. £1ERcingly, adv. [from pierce..] Sharply. Pie Rºing Ness. n.ſ.. [from piercing.] Power of piercing. We contemplate the vaſt reach and compaſs of our undef- ſtanding, the Prodigious quickneſs and piercingneſ of its thought. - - Derham's Phyſico-Theology. Pl'E.T.Y. m. ſ. ſpietas, Lat. pieté, Fr.] 1. Diſcharge of duty to Gód. What piety, pity, fortitude did Æneas poſſeſs beyond his companions Peacham on Poetry. , 'Till future infancy, baptiz'd by thee, Grow ripe in years, and old in piety. Prior. There be who faith prefer and piety to God. AMilton. 2: Duty to parents or thoſe in ſuperiouſ rélation. Pig. n.ſ.. [bigge, Dutch.] I. A young ſow or boar. Some men there are, love not a gaping pig, Some that are mad, if they behold a cat. - Alba, from the white ſow nam’d, That for her thirty ſuckingpigs was fam'd. Dryden. The fleſh-meats of an eaſy digeſtion, are pig, lamb, rab- bit and chicken. Floyer on the Humours. Shakeſpeare. 2. An oblong maſs of lead or unforged iron. A nodding beam or pig of lead, May hurt the very ableſt head. Pope, , To Pig. v. a. [from the noun..] To farrow; to bring pigs. Pigeon. n.ſ. Ipigeon, Fr.] A fowl bred in cots or a ſmall houſe : in ſome places called dovecote. - This fellow picks up wit as pigeons peas. Shakeſp. A turtle, dove and a young pigeon. Gen. xv. 9. Perceiving that the pigeon had loſt a piece of her taff, through the next opening of the rocks rowing with all their might, they paſſed ſafe, only the end of their poop was bruiſed. Raleigh. Fix'd in the maſt, the feather'd weapon ſtands, The fearful pigeon flutters in her bands. Dryden. See the cupola of St. Paul's covered with both ſexes, like the outſide of a pigeon-houſe. Addiſon's Guardian. This building was deſign’d a model, Or of a pigeon-houſe or oven, To bake one loaf, or keep one dove in. Swift. Pi'GeoN Foot. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. Pi'GeoNLivered, adj. ſpigeon and liver.] Mild; ſoft ; gentle. I am pigeonliver'd, and lack gall - To make oppreſſion bitter. Shakeſp. Hamlet. PI'GGIN. n.ſ. In the northern provinces, a ſmall veſſel. Pight, old preter, and paſt, paſſ of pitch..] Pitched; placed; fixed; determined. - * An hideous rock is pight, Of mighty Magnes ſtone, whoſe craggy clift, Depending from on high, dreadful to fight, - Over the waves his rugged arms doth lift. Spenſer. The body big and mightily pight, Thoroughly rooted and wondrous height, Whilom had been the king of the field, And mockle maſt to the huſband did yield. Spenſer. Then brought ſhe me into this deſart vaſt, And by my wretched lover's ſide me pight. Stay yet, you vile abominable tents, Thus proudly pight upon our Phrygian plains. Shakeſp. When I diſſuaded him from his intent, I found him pight to do it. Shakesp. Pi'GMENT. n. / [pigmentum, Lat..] Paint; colour to be laid on any body. Conſider about the opacity of the corpuſcles of black pig- ments, and the comparative diaphaneity of white bodies. Bºyle. PI'GMY. m. ſ. ſpigmée, Fr. pigmaus, Lat..] A ſmall nation, fabled to be devoured by the cranes; thence anything mean or inconſiderable. When cranes invade, his little ſword and ſhield The pigmy takes. Dryden's juvenal. The criticks of a more exalted taſte, may diſcover ſuch beauties in the antient poetry, as may eſcape the comprehen- fion of us pigmies of a more limited genius. Garth. But that it wanted room, - It might have been a pigmy's tomb. Swift. PIGNora’tion. n.ſ. (pigmera, Lat.] The aët of pledging. Pi GNUT. n.ſ. ſpig and nut.]. An earth nut. I with my long nails will dig thee pignuts. Shakeſp. PI'GsNEY. n. ſ ſpiga, Sax. a girl...] . A word of endearinent to a girl. It is uſed by Butler for the eye of a woman, I be- lieve, improperly. Shine upon me but benignly - - With that one, and that other pigſhey. Hudibrar: Piawi doeon. n.ſ. This word is uſed by Drayton as the name of a fairy, and is a kind of cant word for any thing petty or ſmall. - Where's the Stoick can his wrath appeaſe, To ſee his country ſick of Pym's diſeaſe ; By Scotch invaſion to be made a prey To ſuch figwig-on myrmidons as they Fa. Queen. 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PIKE. n.ſ. ſpique, Fr. his ſnout being ſharp. Skinner and
I º:i. or pike is the tyrant of the freſh waters: they are
bred ſome by generation, and ſome not ; as namely of a
weed called pickerel-weed, unleſs Geſner be much miſtaken;
for he ſays, this weed and other glutinous matter, with the
help of the ſun's heat in ſome particular months, and in ſome
ords apted for it by nature, do become pikes : doubtleſ, di-
vers pikes are bred after this manner, or are brought into ſome
ponds ſome other ways, that is paſt man's finding out; Sir
Francis Bacon obſerves the pike to be the longeſt lived of any
freſh water fiſh, and yet he computes it to be not uſually
above forty years ; and others think it to be not above ten
ears: he is a ſolitary, melancholy and bold fiſh; he breeds
}. once a year, and his time of breeding or ſpawning is
uſually about the end of February, or ſomewhat later, in
March, as the weather proves colder or warmer; and his
manner of breeding is thus; a he and a ſhe fire will uſually
go together out of a river into ſome ditch or creek, and there
the ſpawner caſts her eggs, º the º: º: º her
ime ſhe is caſting her ſpawn, but touches her not.
all the ti * c pawn, J/alton's Angler.
In a pond into which were put ſeveral fiſh and two pike;
upon drawing it ſome years afterwards there were left no fiſh,
but the pikes grown to a prodigious ſize, having devoured the
other fiſh and their numerous ſpawn. Hale.
The rise the tyrant of the floods, - Pope.
2. [Pique, Fr.] A long lance uſed by the foot ſoldiers, to keep
off the horſe, to which bayonets have ſucceeded.
Beat you the drum that it ſpeak mournfully,
Trail your ſteel pikes. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Let us, revenge this with our pike, ere we become rakes;
for I ſpeak this in hunger for bread, not for revenge. Shakeſp.
He wanted pikes to ſet before his archers. Shakeſp.
They cloſed, and locked ſhoulder to ſhoulder, their
pikes they ſtrained in both hands and therewith their buckler
in the left, the one end of the pike againſt the right foot, the
other breaſt-high againſt the enemy. Hayward.
A lance he bore with iron piis;
Th’one half would thruſt, the other ſtrike.
3. A fork uſed in huſbandry.
A rake for to rake up the fitches that lie,
A pike to pike them up handſome to drie. Tºr.
4. Among turners, two iron ſprigs between, which any thing
to be turned is faſtened. -
Hard wood, prepared for the lathe with raſping, they pitch
between the pikes. Mºxon.
Pi'KEd. adj. [fiqué, Fr.] Sharp; accuminated; ending in a
point. In Shakeſpeare, it is uſed of a man with a pointed
beard.
Why then I ſuck my teeth, and catechiſe
My pixed man of countries. Shakeſp. King john.
PrºEMAN. m. ſ. ſpike and man.] A ſoldier inj with a
pike. -
Three great ſquadrons of pikemen were placed againſt the
enemy. Knºlley's Hiſtory ºf the Turks.
Pi KEsta FF. m. ſ. ſpike and ſtaff] The wooden frame of a
pike.
To me it is as plain as a fiłºſłaff, from what mixture it is,
that this daughter ſilently lowers, t'other ſteals a kind look.
Tatler, Nº. 75.
Pira'stER. m. ſ. ſpilo/re, Fr. pilºſºro, Italian.] A ſquare 65.
lumn ſometimes inſulated, but oftner ſet within a wall, and
only ſhewing a fourth or a fifth part of its thickneſs. Diº.
Pilº/lers muſt not be too till and ſlender, leſt they re-
ſemble pillars; nor too dwarfiſh and groſs, left they imitate
Hudibras.
the piles or piers of bridges. J/otton.
Bailt like a temple, where piloffers round - -
Were ſet. Milton.
The curtain riſes, and a new frontiſpiece is ſeen, joined
to the great piloffers each ſide of the ſtage. Dryden.
Clap four ſlices of pilaſter on't,
That laid with bits of ruſtic makes a front. Pope.
PitchER. m. ſ. [Warhºrº ºys we ſhould read pilºhe, which
ſignifies a cloke or coat of ſkins, meaning the ſcabbard: this
is $onfirmed by junius, who renders fity, a garment of ſkins.
pylece, Sax. pellice, Fr. felliccia, Italian; pellis, Lat.] >
I. *::::: º ... any thing lined with fur.
ck your ſword out of his pilcher
2. A fiſh i. a herring. p by the cars.
PiLF. m. ſ. [pile, Fr. pyle, Dutch.]
* A ſtrong piece of wood driven into the ground to make firm
d º c -
* "Fidge the Turks before broke b -
certain piles, and taking away of the ... *.*.*
the r d * . -
* driving iº be hollow or weak, he ſtrengthens it by
Hammer.
Shakeſp.
- A%xon.
wºn º º: the church of Harlem is ſupported by
es; as the ouſes i -
2. A heap; an arº." Amſterdam dTC, Locke.
hat is the Wºy to lay the city fl
And bury all which y the city flat,
In heaps and ...? et diſtinctly ranges
- ruin. -
What piles of wealth hath he accumulated . Shakeſp.
To his own portion what expence by th’ honr
Seems to flow from him how i' th' name of thrift,
Does he rake this together. Shakeſp.
By the water paſſing through the ſtone to its perpendicular
intervals, was brought thither all the metallic matter Ilow
lodged therein, as well as that which lies only in an undi-
geſted and confuſed pile. - //oodward.
3. Anything heaped together to be burned.
I'll bear your logs the while ; pray give me it,
I'll carry't to the pile. Shºp. Tempº.
Woe to the bloody city, I will even make the pile for fire
reat. Ezekiel xxiv. 9.
In Alexander's time, the Indian philoſophers, whe.
of living, lay down upon their funeral pile without any viſible
Concern. Collier on the /alue ºf Life.
The wife, and counſellor or prieſt,
Prepare and light his fun'ral fire,
And cheerful on the pile expire. Prior.
4. An edifice; a building.
Th' aſcending file ſtood fix’d her ſately height. Mill.
Not to look back ſo far, to whom this iſle
Owes the firſt glory of ſobrave a pile. Denham.
The pile o'erlook'd the town, and drew the fight. Dryd.
Fancy brings the vaniſh'd piles to view,
And builds imaginary Rome anew. Pope's 44 ſellanies.
No longer ſhall förſaken Thames
Lament his old Whitehall in flames; -
A pile ſhall from its aſhes riſe;
Fit to invade or prop the ſkies. Swift's Miſellanieſ.
5. A hair. ſpilus, Lat.]
Yonder's my lord, with a patch of velvet on', face; his
left cheek is a cheek of two pile and a half, but his right
cheek is worn bare. Sºakeſp. All's well that end, well.
6. Hairy ſurface; nap.
Many other ſorts of ſtones are regularly figured; the ami-
anthus of parallel threads, as in the pile of velvet. Grew.
7. [Pium, Lat..] The head of an arrow.
His ſpear a bent,
The pile was of a horſe fly's tongue,
Whoſe ſharpneſs nought revers'd. Drayton's Nymph.
8. [Pile, Fr. pila, Italian-J One ſide of a coin; the reverſe
of croſs.
Other men have been, and are of the ſame opinion, a
man may more juſtifiably throw up croſs and pile for his
opinions, than take them up ſo. Locke.
9. In the plural, piles.] The haemorrhoids.
Wherever there is any uneaſineſs, ſolicit the humours to-
wards that part, to procure the piles, which ſeldom miſs to
relieve the head. Arbuthnot.
To Pil. E. v. a.
1. To heap; to coacervate.
The fabrick of his folly, whoſe foundation
Js piºd upon his faith, and will continue
The ſtanding of his body. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale,
Let them pull all about my ears,
Pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock,
That the precipitation might downſtretch
Below the beam of fight, yet will I ſtill
Be thus. - Shakespeare
Againſt beleagur'd heav'n the giants move;
Hills fil'd on hills, on mountains mountains lie, -
To make their mad approaches to the ſky. Dryden.
Men piſd on men, with active leaps ariſe,
And build the breathing fabrick to the ſkies. Addison.
In all that heap of quotations which he has piled up,
nothing is aimed at. Atterbury.
All theſe together are the foundation of all thoſe heaps of
Comments, which are piled ſo high upon authors, that it is
difficult ſometimes to clear the text from the rubbiſh. Felton.
2. To fill with ſomething heaped. -
Attabaliba had a great houſe piled upon the fides with great
wedges of gold. Abbot's Deſcript. of the J/orld.
PILEATED. adj. [pileus, Lat..] In the form of a cover or hat.
A pileated echinus taken up with different ſhells of ſeveral
kinds, - - - //oodward on Fºſſils.
Pr'LER. m. ſ. [from pik.J He who accumulates. -
To Pi'l FER. v. a. ſpiller, Fr.] To ſteal; to gain by petty
robbery. -
#. not only ſteal from each other, but pilfer away all
things that they can from ſuch ſtrangers as do land. Abbot.
He would not pilfer the victory ; and the defeat was
eaſy. - Bacon's Eſſays.
Leaders, at an army's head,
Hemm'd round with glories, pilfer cloth or bread,
As meanly plunder, as they bravely fought. Pºpe.
To Pi LFER. v. n. To pračtiſe petty theft.
Your purpos'd low correction
Is ſuch as baſeſt and the meaneſt wretches,
For pilfrings and moſt common treſpaſſes, * *
Are puniſh'd with. Shakespeare . Åing Lear.
They of thoſe marches -
Shall be a wall ſufficient to defend
Our inland from the pilfering borderers, Shakespeare
I came
P I L
P I M
I came not here on ſuch a trivial toy,
As a ſtray'd eve, or to purſue the ſtealth
Of pilfering wolf. - Milton.
When theſe plagiaries come to be ſtript of their pilfered
ornaments, there's the daw of the fable. L’Eſtrange.
Ev'ry ſtring is told,
For fear ſome pilf’ring hand ſhould make too bold. Dryden.
PI'lfe Re R. m. ſ. [from pilfer.] One who ſteals petty things.
Haft thou ſuffered at any time by vagabonds and pilferers *
Promote thoſe charities which remove ſuch peſts of ſociety
into priſons and workhouſes. Atterbury's Sermons.
P'LF ERINGLY. adv. With petty larceny ; filchingly.
Pi LF ERY. m. ſ. [from pilfer.] Petty theft.
A wolf charges a fox with a piece of pifery; the fox de-
nies, and the ape tries the cauſe. L’Eſtrange.
Pilgrim. n.ſ. [pelgrim, Dutch ; pelerin, Fr. pelegrino, Italian;
peregrinus; Lat. A traveller; a wanderer; particularly one
who travels on a religious account.
Two pilgrims, which have wandered ſome miles together,
have a hearts-grief when they are near to part. Drummond.
Granting they could not tell Abraham's footſtep from an
ordinary pilgrim's ; yet they ſhould know ſome difference be-
tween the foot of a man and the face of Venus. Stillingfleet.
Like pilgrims to th’ appointed place we tend ;
The world's an inn, and death the journey's end. Dryden.
To Pi'lgrim. v. m. [from the noun..] To wander; to ramble.
The ambulo hath no certain home or diet, but pilgrims up
and down every where, feeding upon all ſorts of plants. Grew.
Pilo RIMAGE. m. ſ. ſpelerinage, Fr.]
1. A long journey; travel ; more uſually a journey on account
of devotion.
We are like two men
That vow a long and weary pilgrimage. Shakeſp.
In priſon thou haſt ſpent a pilgrimage,
And, like a hermit, overpaſt thy days. Shakeſp.
Moſt miſerable hour, that time ere ſaw -
In laſting labour of his pilgrimage. Shakespeare. Henry VI.
Painting is a long pilgrimage; if we do not actually begin
, the journey, and travel at a round rate, we ſhall never arrive
at the end of it. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
2. Shakeſpeare uſed it for time irkſomely ſpent, improperly.
PILL. m. ſ. ſpilula, Lat. pillule, French..] Medicine made into
a ſmall ball or maſs.
In the taking of a potion or pills, the head and the neck
Thake. - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
When I was ſick, you gave me bitter pills. Shakeſpeare.
The oraculous doctor's myſtick bills,
Certain hard words made into pills. Craſhaw.
To Pill. v. a. ſpiller, Fr.]
1. To rob ; to plunder.
So did he good to none, to many ill; -
So did he all the kingdom rob and pill. Hubberd.
The commons hath he pill'd with grievous taxes,
And loſt their hearts. Shakeſp. Richard II.
Large-handed robbers your grave maſters are,
And pill by law. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
You wrangling pirates, that fall out
In ſharing that which you have pill'd from me. Shakeſp.
Suppoſe pilling and polling officers, as buſy upon the people,
as thoſe flies were upon the fox. L'Eſtrange.
He who pil"d his province 'ſcapes the kaws,
And keeps his money, though he loſt his cauſe.
2. For peel; to ſtrip off the bark.
Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and pilled white
ſtreaks in them. Geneſis xxx. 37.
To Pill. v. n. To be ſtript away; to come off in flakes or
ſcoriae. This ſhould be peel; which ſee.
The whiteneſs pilled away from his cyes.
PILLAGE. m. ſ. ſpillage, Fr.]
1. Plunder ; ſomething got by plundering or pilling.
- Others, like ſoldiers,
Make boot upon the ſummer's velvet buds;
Dryden.
Tab. xi. 13.
Which pillage they with merry march bring home. Slai.
2. The act of plundering. -
Thy ſons make pillage of her chaſtity. Shakeſp.
To Pi'LLAGE. v. a. [from the noun..] To plunder ; to ſpoil.
The conſul Mummius, after having beaten their army,
took, pillaged and burnt their city. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Fºl.A.G.E.R. m. ſ. [from pillage.] A plunderer; a ſpoiler.
PI'LLAR. m. ſ. [pilier, Fr. pilar, Spaniſh; filºſºro, Italian ;
piler, Welſh and Armorick.j
I. A column.
Pillars or columns, I could diſtinguiſh into ſimple and com-
pounded. //otton's Architecture.
The palace built by Picus vaſt and proud,
Supported by a hundred pillars ſtood. Dryden.
2. A ſupporter; a maintainer.
Give them leave to fly, that will not ſtay; -
And call them pillars that will ſtand to us. Shakeſp.
Note, and you ſhall ſee in him
The triple pillar of the world transform'd --
Into a ſtrumpet's ſtool. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
I charge you by the law,
Whereof you are a well deſerving pillar,
Proceed to judgment. Shakeſp. Mºrch. of Venice.
Pi'ila Red. adj. from pillar.]
1. Supported by columns. -
A pillar'd ſhade
High overarch'd, and echoing walks between. Milton.
- If this fail,
The pillar'd firmament is rottenneſs,
And earth's baſe built on ſtubble. Milton.
2. Having the form of a column. -
Th’infuriate hill ſhoots forth the pillar'd flame. Thomſ.
PI'llion... n.ſ. [from pillow.]
I. A ſoft ſaddle ſet behind a horſeman for a woman to fit on.
The houſe and pillion both were gone;
Phyllis, it ſeems, was fled with John.
2. A pad ; a pannel; a low ſaddle.
I thought that the manner had been Iriſh, as alſo the furni-
ture of his horſe, his ſhank pillion without ſtirrups. Spenſer.
3. The pad of the ſaddle that touches the horſe.
Pi'ilory. n.ſ. [pillori, Fr. pillorium, low Latin.] A frame
erected on a pillar, and made with holes and folding boards,
through which the heads and hands of criminals are put.
I have ſtood on the pillory for the geeſe he hath killed.
- Shakeſpeare.
As thick as eggs at Ward in pillory. Pope.
The jeers of a theatre, the pillory and the whipping-poſt
are very near a-kin, Matts's Improvement of the Mind.
To Pi'llor Y. v. a. ſpillorier, Fr. from the noun.j To puniſh
with the pillory. .
To be burnt in the hand or pillored, is a more laſting re-
a proach than to be ſcourged or confin'd. Gov. of the Tongue.
PILLOW., n. ſ. [pyle, Saxon; pulewe, Dutch..] A bag of
down or feathers laid under the head to ſleep on.
Pluck ſtout men's pillows from below their heads.
Shakeſpeare.
Swift.
One turf ſhall ſerve as pillow for us both,
One heart, one bed, two boſoms, and one troth. Shakeſp.
A merchant died that was very far in debt, his goods and
houſhold ſtuff were ſet forth to ſale ; a ſtranger would needs
buy a pillow there, ſaying, this pillow ſure is good to ſleep on,
ſince he could ſleep on it that owed ſo many debts. Bacon.
- Thy melted maid,
Corrupted by thy lover's gold, :
His letter at thy pillow laid. Donne.
Their feathers ſerve to ſtuff our beds and pillows, yielding
us ſoft and warm lodging. - Ray on the Creation.
To P1’llow. v. a. To reſt any thing on a pillow.
When the ſun in bed,
Curtain'd with cloudy red,
Pillows his chin upon an orient waves
The flocking ſhadows pale
Troop to th’infernal jail.
§:...}ºf The cover of a pillow:
When you put a clean pillowcaſe on your lady's pillow,
faſten it well with pins. - Swift.
Pilo'sity. n.ſ.. [from piloſus, Lat..] Hairineſs. . .
At the years of puberty, all effects of heat do then come
on, as piloſity, more roughneſs in the ſkin. Bacon.
PIT.OT. n.ſ. [pilote, Fr. piloot, Dutch..] He whoſe office is
to ſteer the ſhip. -
When her keel ploughs hell,
And deck knocks heaven; then to manage her,
Becomes the name and office of a pilot. Ben. Johnſon.
To death I with ſuch joy reſort,
As ſeamen from a tempeſt to their port;
Yet to that port ourſelves we muſt not force,
Milton.
Denham:
Before our pilot, nature, ſteers our courſe.
What port can ſuch a pilot find, -
Who in the night of fate muſt blindly ſteer? Dryden.
The Roman fleet, although built by ſhipwrights, and con-
dućted by pilots without experience, defeated that of the
Carthaginians. Arbuthnot on Coins.
To Pi'lot. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſteer ; to direct in
the courſe. -
Pi Lot AGE. m. ſ. ſpi’.”ge, French, from pilot.]
1. Pilot's ſkill; knowledge of coaſts. . -
We muſt for ever abandon the Indies, and -
knowledge and pilºtage of that part of the world. Kaº.
2. A pilot's hire. . Ainſ.
Pilser. n.ſ. The moth or fly that runs into a candle flame.
Ainſ.
loſe all Our
PIME'NTA. m. ſ. [piment, French.] A kind of ſpice. • .
Pimento, from its round figure, and the place whence it is
brought, has been called Jamaica pepper, and from its mixt
flavour of the ſeveral aromaticks, it has obtained the name of
all-ſpice : it is a fruit gathered before it is ripe, and dried for
medicinal and culinary uſe, of the ſize of a ſmall pea, with
a brown and rough ſurface, and it reſembles that of cloves
more than any other ſingle ſpice. Hill's Materia Medica.
iQ R - PIMP.
P I N
P I N
twr. a. ſ. ſpinº, Fr. Skinner.] One who provides gratifica-
"...ſº É of jº * a pander.
I’m courted by a - - A- r n - A -
As principal pimp to the mighty king Harry. Addison.
Lords keep a pimp to bring a wench ;
Somen of wit are but a kind
Of panders to a vicious mind;.
who proper objects muſt provide ~ : -
To gratify their luſt of pride. . . - Swift.
To Pimp. v. a. [from the noun..] To provide gratifications
for the luſt of others; to pander ; to procure.
But he's poſſeſt with a thouſand imps, -
To work whoſe ends his madneſs pimps. Swift.
Yet bards like theſe aſpir'd to laſting praiſe,
And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Anonymous.
PI'MPERNel. n.ſ. ſpinpºnſila, Latin; £imprenelle, French.]
A plant. -
A }. flower of the pimpernel conſiſts of one leaf ſhaped like
a wheel and cut into ſeveral ſegments; the pointal, which
riſes out of the empalement, is fixed like a nail in the middle
of the flower, and afterwards becomes a roundiſh fruit, which,
when ripe, opens tranſverſely into two parts, one incumbent
on the other, incloſing many angular ſeeds, which adhere to
the placenta. Miller.
Pi'Mping. adj. [himple menſch, a weak man, Dutch..] Little;
petty: as, a pimping thing. Skinner.
Prºmpte. n.ſ. [pompette, Fr.] A ſmall red puſtule. -
If Roſalinda is unfortunate in her mole, Nigranilla is as
unhappy in a pimple. Addiſon's Spee?.
If e'er thy gnome could ſpoil a grace,
Or raiſe a pimple on a beauteous face. Pope.
PI'mpled, adj. [from pimple..] Having red puſtules; full of
pimples: as, his face is pimpled.
- PIN. n.ſ. ſeſſingle, Fr. ſpina, ſpinula, Lat. ſpilla, Italian; ra-
ther from pennum, low Latin. Iſidore.]
1. A ſhort wire with a ſharp point and round head, uſed by
women to faſten their cloaths.
I'll make thee eat iron like an oſtridge, and ſwallow my
ſword like a great pin, ere thou and I part. Shakeſp.
Whatever ſpirit, careleſs of his charge,
His poſt neglects, or leaves the fair at large,
Shall feel ſharp vengeance ſoon o’ertake his fins,
Be ſtopt in vials, or transfixt with pins. Pope.
2. Anything inconſiderable or of little value.
Soon after comes the cruel Saracen,
In woven mail all armed warily,
And ſternly looks at him, who not a pin
Does care for look of living creature's eye. Fairy Queen.
His fetch is to flatter to get what he can ;
His purpoſe once gotten, a pin for thee than. Tuſſºr.
Tut, a pin; this ſhall be anſwer'd. Shakeſpeare.
'Tis fooliſh to appeal to witneſs for proof, when 'tis not a
pin matter whether the fact be true or falſe. L’Eſtrange.
3. Anything driven to hold parts together; a peg; a bolt.
With pins of adamant
And chains, they made all faſt. Milton's Par. Loft.
4. Any ſlender thing fixed in another body.
Bedlam beggars with roaring voices,
Sticks in their numb’d and mortified bare arms,
ſºns, woºden pricks, nails, ſprigs of roſemary. , Shakeſp.
Theſe bullets ſhall reſt on the pins; and there muſt be other
pins to keep them. Wilkins.
5. That which locks the wheel to the axle; a linch pin.
6. The central part.
Romeo is dead, the very pin of his heart cleft with the
blind hautboy's butſhaft. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
7. The pegs by which muſicians intend or relax their ſtriñºs.
8. A note; a ſtrain. In low language. º
A fir tree, in a vain ſpiteful humour, was mightily upon
the pin of commending itſelf, and deſpiſing the bramble. L’É/l.
As the woman was upon the peeviñ pin, a poor bod
comes, while the froward fit was upon her, to beg. L'E/ir.
9. A horny induration of the membranes of the eye. Hanmer.
Skinner ſeems likewiſe to fay the ſame. I ſhould rather think
it an inflammation, which cauſes a pain like that of a pointed
body piercing the eye.
Wiſh all eyes
Blind with the pin and web.
ić. A º roller made of wood.
hey drew his brownbread face on pretty gins
And made him ſtalk upon two rolling ; gins, Corbet.
*I. A noxious humour in a hawk's foot. Ainſ.
To PIN. v. a. [from the noun.] -
I. To faſten with pins.
*". º or two more are added upon the chief offenders,
*Y* Paper pinn'd upon the breaſt. Pope.
Not Cynthia when h x . *
* - Čr IIlanteau >
E’er felt ſuch rage. spinn'd awry,
2. To faſten; to make faſt.
Shakeſpeare.
Pope.
- Our gates,
*ºws baſinºxid nº
* - 's Pen of themſelves, Shakeſp. Macbeth.
. To join ; to fix.
She lifted the princeſs from the earth, and ſo locks her in
embracing, as if ſhe would pin her to her heart. Shakeſp.
If removing my conſideration from the impreſſion of the
cubes to the cubes themſelves, I ſhall pin this one notion upon
every one of them, and accordingly conceive it to be really
in them; it will fall out, that I allow exiſtence to other en-
tities, which never had any. Digby of Bodies.
I’ve learn'd how far I'm to believe
Your pinning oaths upon your ſleeve. Hudibras.
They help to cozen themſelves, by chufing to pin their
faith on ſuch expoſitors as explain the ſacred ſcripture, in fa-
vour of thoſe opinions that they beforehand have voted or-
thodox. Locke.
It cannot be imagined, that ſo able a man ſhould take ſo
much pains to pin ſo cloſely on his friend a ſtory which, if he
himſelf thought incredible, he could not but alſo think ridi-
culous. Locke.
4. [Pinban, Sax.] To ſhut up 3 to incloſe ; to confine: as,
in pinfold.
If all this be willingly granted by us, which are accuſed to
pin the word of God in ſo narrow room, let the cauſe of the
accuſed be referred to the accuſer's conſcience. Hooker.
Pi'NcAs E. m. ſ. ſpin and caſe.] A pincuſhion. Ainſ.
Pi Nc ERs. n.ſ. [pincette, Fr. J
1. An inſtrument by which nails are drawn, or any thing is
griped, which requires to be held hard.
As ſuperfluous fleſh did rot,
Amendment ready ſtill at hand did wait,
To pluck it out with pincers fiery hot,
That ſoon in him was left no one corrupt jot, Fa. Queen,
2. The claw of an animal.
Every ant brings a ſmall particle of that earth in her pin-
cers, and lays it by the hole. Addiſon's Guardian.
To PINch. v. a. ſpincer, Fr.]
1. To ſqueeze between the fingers, or with the teeth.
When the doćtor ſpies his vantage ripe,
To pinch her by the hand,
The maid hath given conſent to go with him. Shakespeare .
2. To hold hard with an inſtrument.
3. To ſqueeze the fleſh till it is pained or livid.
Thou ſhalt be pinch'd
As thick as honey-combs, each pinch more ſtinging
Than bees that made them. Shakeſpeare's Tempe?.
He would pinch the children in the dark ſo hard, that he
left the print in black and blue. Arbuthnot's Hiſt, of j. Bull.
4. To preſs between hard bodies.
5. To gall; to fret.
As they pinch one another by the diſpoſition, he cries out,
no inore. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra.
6. To gripe; to oppreſs; to ſtraiten.
Want of room upon the earth pinching a whole nation,
begets the remedileſs war, vexing only ſome number of par-
ticulars, it draws on the arbitrary. Raleigh's Eſſays.
She pinch'd her belly with her daughter's too,
To bring the year about with much ado. Dryden.
Nic. Frog would pinch his belly to ſave his pocket. Arb.
7. To diſtreſs ; to pain. -
Avoid the pinching cold and ſcorching heat. Milton.
Afford them ſhelter from the wintry winds.
As the ſharp year pinches. Thomſºn's Autumn.
8. To preſs; to drive to difficulties.
The beaver, when he finds himſelf hard pinch'd, bites 'em
off, and by leaving them to his purſuers, ſaves himſelf.
L’Eſtrange.
When the reſpondent is pinched with a ſtrong objection,
and is at a loſs for an anſwer, the moderator ſuggeſts ſome
anſwer to the objection of the opponent. . Hatti.
9. To try throughly ; to force out what is contained within.
This is the way to pinch the queſtion ; therefore, let what
will come of it, I will ſtand the teſt of your method. Collier.
To Pi Nch. v. n.
1. To act with force, ſo as to be felt; to bear hard upon; to
be puzzling,
Å difficity pinchºth, nor will it eaſily be reſolved. Glanvi
But ‘. hold the ſcal
Know'ſt with an equal hand to hold the ſcalº, . .
See'ſt where the jº pinch, and where they fail. Dryd.
; to be frugal. - - - - -
2. Tº: is that waxeth rich by his warineſs and pinching.
Eccluſ. xi. 18.
The poor that ſcarce have wherewithal to eat,
will pinch and make the finging boy a treat. Dryden.
The bounteous player outgave the pinching lord. Dryden.
Pinch. n.ſ. ſpingon, French, from the verb.]
1. A painful ſqueeze with the fingers.
If any ſtraggler from his rank be found,
A pinch muſt for the mortal fin compound. Dryden.
. A gripe; a pain given.
2. A g #: ãº: be a pinch in death
More ſharp than this is. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
3. Oppreſſion;
P I N P I N º } º, l, it, #4, lſ, ji, 3. Oppreſſion; diſtreſs inflićted. Return to her: no, rather Ichuſe To be a comrad with the wolf and owl, - - Neceſſity's ſharp pinch. Shakespeare. King Lear. A farmer was put to ſuch a pinch in a hard winter, that he was forced to feed his family upon the main ſtock. L’Eſtr. 4. Difficulty; time of diſtreſs. - A good ſure friend is a better help at a pinch, than all the ſtratagems of a man's own wit. Bacon. The devil helps his ſervants for a ſeaſon; but when they come once to a pinch, he leaves 'em in the lurch. L’Eſtrange. The commentators never fail him at a pinch, and muſt ex- cuſe him. - Dryden. They at a pinch can bribe a vote. Swift's Micellanies. ... ; n. ſ. ſpinch, fift, and penny..] A miſer. Ainſ pºscushion. n.ſ. ſpin, and cuſhion.]. A ſmall bag ſtuffed with bran or wool on which pins are ſtuck. She would ruin me in ſilks, were not the quantity, that goes to a large pincuſhion, ſufficient to make her a gown and etticoat. Addiſon's Guardian, No 27 I. Thou art a retailer of phraſes, and doſt deal in remnants of remnants, like a maker of pincuſhions. Congreve. Pi's Dust. n. ſ. ſpin and duff..] Small particles of metal made by cutting pins. - The little parts of pinduſ, when mingled with ſand, can- not, by their mingling, make it lighter. Digby. PINE. n.ſ. ſpinus, Lat. pin, French.] The pine-tree hath amentaceous flowers or katkins, which are produced, at remote diſtances from the fruit, on the ſame tree'; the ſeeds are produced in ſquamous cones: to which ſhould be added, that the leaves are longer than thoſe of a fir-tree, and are produced by pairs out of each ſheath. Miller. You may as well forbid the mountain pines To wag their high tops, and to make a noiſe, when they are fretted with the guſts of heaven. Shakeſp. Thus droops this lofty pine, and hangs his ſprayes; Thus Eleanor's pride dies in her younger days. Shakeſp. Go forth unto the mount, and fetch pine-branches. Nehem. To PIN.E. v. a. ſpiman, Sax. pijnen, Dutch.] 1. To languiſh; to wear away with any kind of miſery. My hungry eyes through greedy covetiſe, With no contentment can themſelves ſuffice; But having, pine, and having not, complain. Spenſºr. I burn, I pine, I periſh, If I atchieve not this young modeſt #. Shakeſp. Since my young lady's going into France, the fool hath much pined away. Shakeſp. King Lear. See, ſee the pining malady of France, Behold the moſt unnat'ral wounds, Which thou thyſelf haft giv'n her woful breaſt. Shakeſp. Ye ſhall not mourn, but pine away for your iniquities. Ezekiel xxiv. 23. The wicked with anxiety of mind Shall pine away; in fighs conſume their breath. Sandys, To me who with eternal famine pine, Alike is hell, or paradiſe, or heav'n. Milton's Par. Loſt. Farewell the year, which threaten’d ſo The faireſt light the world can ſhow ; Welcome the new, whoſe ev'ry day, Reſtoring what was ſnatch'd away By pining ſickneſs from the fair, That matchleſs beauty does repair. //aller. This night ſhall fee the gaudy wreath decline, The roſes wither, and the lilies pine. Tickell. 2. To languiſh with deſire. We may again Frce from our feaſts and banquets bloody knives, Do faithful homage and receive free honours: All which we pine for. Shakeſp. Macbeth. We ſtood amaz'd to ſee your miſtreſs mourn, Unknowing that ſhe pin'd for your return. Dryden. Your new commander need not pine for action. Philips. To PIN.E. v. a. 1. To wear out; to make to languiſh. Part us; I towards the north, Where ſhivering cold and ſickneſs pines the clime. Shakespeare Beroe pin'd with pain, Her age and anguiſh from theſe rites detain. Dryden. Thus tender Spencer liv'd, with mean repaſt Content, depreſs'd with penury, and pin'd In foreign realm : yet not debas'd his verſe. Philips. 2. To grieve for; to bemoan in filence. Abaſh'd the devil ſtood, Virtue in her ſhape how lovely, ſaw ; and pin'd His loſs. Milton’s Paradiſe Loſt, b. iv. Pi'NEAPPLE. n.ſ. The pineapple hath a flower conſiſting of one leaf, divided into three parts, and is funnel-ſhaped: the embryos are pro- duced in the tubercles: theſe become a fleſhy fruit full of juice: the ſeeds, which are lodged in the tubercles, are very ſmall and almoſt kidney-ſhaped. Miller. Try if any words can give the taſte of a pineapple, and make one have the true idea of its reliſh. Locke. If a child were kept where he never ſaw but black and white, he would have no more ideas of ſcarlet, than he that never taſted a pineapple, has of that particular reliſh. Locke. PI NEAL. adj. ſpineale, Fr.] Reſembling a pineapple. An epi- thet given by Des Cartes from the form, to the gland which he imagined the ſeat of the ſoul. Courtiers and ſpaniels exactly reſemble one another in the pineal gland. . . . Arbuthnot and Pope. Pi’NFEATHERED. adj. [pin and feather.] Not fledged ; having the feathers yet only beginning to ſhoot. We ſee ſome raw pinfather'd thing Attempt to mount, and fights and heroes fing; Who for falſe quantities was whipt at ſchool. Dryden. PINFoED. m. ſ. ſpinban, Sax. to ſhut up, and ſold.] A place in which beaſts are confined. The Iriſh never come to thoſe raths but armed; which the Engliſh nothing ſuſpecting, are taken at an advantage, like ſheep in the pinfold. Spenſer on Ireland. I care not for thee.— —If I had thee in Lipſbury pinfold, I would make thee care for me. Shakeſp. King Lear. Confin’d and peſter'd in this Éſ. here, Strive to keep up a frail and feveri being. AMilton. Oaths were not purpos'd more than law To keep the good and juſt in awe, But to confine the bad and ſinful, Like moral cattle in a pinfold. Hudibras. PI'NGLE. n.ſ. A ſmall cloſe; an incloſure. Ainſ. Pr'NMoney, n. ſ. ſpin and money..] Money allowed to a wife for her private expences without account. The woman muſt find out ſomething elſe to mortgage, when her pinmoney is gone. Addiſon's Guardian. PINGUID. adj. [pinguis, Lat.] Fat; unétuous. Little uſed. Some clays are more pinguid, and other more ſlippery; yet all of them are very tenacious of water on the ſurface. Mortimer's Huſbandry. PI'NHole. m. ſ. ſpin and hole..] A ſmall hole, ſuch as is made by the perforation of a pin. The breaſt at firſt broke in a ſmall pinhole. Pi'NIon. m. ſ. ſpignon, Fr. 1. The joint of the wing remoteſt from the body. 2. Shakeſpeare ſeems to uſe it for a feather or quill of the wing. He is pluckt, when hither JWiſeman. He ſends ſo poor a pinion of his wing. Shakeſp. 3. wift ow oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting ſkies, like flying purſuivant. Fairy Queen. The God, who mounts the winged winds, Faſt to his feet the golden pinions binds, That high through fields of air his flight ſuſtain. Pope. Though fear ſhould lend him pinions like the wind, Yet ſwifter fate will ſeize him from behind. Swift. 4. The tooth of a ſmaller wheel, anſwering to that of a larger. 5. Fetters for the hands. Ainſ. To P1’NIon. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To bind the wings. Whereas they have ſacrificed to themſelves, they become themſelves ſacrifices to the inconſtancy of fortune, whoſe wings they thought by their ſelf-wiſdom to have pinioned. - Bacon's Eſſays, N° 24. 2. To confine by binding the wings. 3. To bind the arm to the body. A ſecond ſpear ſent with equal force, His right arm pierc'd, and holding on, bereſt His uſe of both, and pinion'd down his left. 4. To confine by binding the elbows to the ſides. Swarming at his back the country cry’d, And ſeiz'd and pinion'd brought to court the knight. Dryden. Dryden. 5. To ſhackle; to bind. Know, that I will not wait pinion'd at your maſter's court; rather make my country's high pyramids my gibbet, and hang me up in chains. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleºpatra, You are not to go looſe any longer, you muſt be ºnion d. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of Windſor. O looſe this frame, this knot of man untie! That my free ſoul may uſe her wing, Which now is pinion'd with mortality, As an entangled, hamper'd thing. Herbert. In vain from chains and fetters free, The great man boaſts of liberty; - - He's pinion'd up by formal rules of ſtate. Norris. 6. To bind to. - A heavy lord ſhall hang at ev'ry wit: And whilé on fame's triumphant car they ride, Some ſlave of mine be pinion'd to their ſide. Danciad. P.N.K. - * > 1
P I O
P I P
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Pist. n.ſ. ſpin-, Sax. pinte, Fr. pinta, low Lat. J
Pink. m. ſ. ſpince, Fr. from pink, Dutch, an eye; whence
tº a > ord aillet. F. . . -
I. º lº. ſº of the gilliflower kind. - h
In May and June come pink, of all forts; eſpecially the
bluſh pink. - Bacon's Eſſays.
2. An eye; commonly a ſmall eye: as, pink-eyed.
- Come, thou monarch of the vine,
mpy Bacchus, with pink cyne, -
º ** our cares be drown'd. Shakespeare.
3. Any thing ſupremely excellent. I know not whether from
the flower or the eye, or a corruption of finace.
I am the very pink of courteſy. Shakeſp. Rom. and jul.
4. A colour uſed by painters. -
Pink is very ſuſceptible of the other colours by the mixture;
if you mix brown-red with it, you will make it a very earthy
colour. - Dryden's Dyrºney.
- 5. [Pinque, Fr.] A kind of heavy narrow-ſterned ſhip.
This pink is one of Cupid’s carriers;
Gº: ſhe is my prize. Sha'ſ ſp. Merry */ J/indſ.
6. A fiſh ; the minow. iſworth.
To PIN K. v. a. [from pink, Dutch, an eye.] To work in oy-
let holes; to pierce in ſmall holes. - - -
A haberdaſher's wife of ſmall wit rail'd upon me, till her
pinºd portinger fell off her head. Shºp. Henry VIII.
The ſea-hedgehog is encloſed in a round ſhell, handſomely
wrought and pink'd. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Happy the climate, where the beau
Wears the ſame ſuit for uſe and ſhow ;
And at a ſmall expence ?. wife, - -
If once well pink'd, is cloath'd for life. Priºr.
To PINK. v. n. Lpincken, Dutch ; from the noun..] To wink
with the eyes. - - - -
A hungry fox lay winking and pinking, as if he had fore
CVCS. L'E/?range's Falles.
Pi NMAKER. m. ſ. ſpin and make.] He who makes pins.
PIN's AcE. m. ſ. ſpinaſe, Fr. pinnacia, Italian; finaga, Span.]
A boat belonging to a ſhip of war. It ſeems formerly to
have ſignified rather a ſmall ſloop or bark attending a larger ſhip.
Whilſt our pinnace anchors in the downs, -
Here ſhall they make their ranſom bn the ſand. Shafe?.
For fear of the Turks great fleet, he came by night in a
ſmall pinnace to the Rhodes. Knolles's Hiſ of the Tºrº.
I ſent a pinnace or poſt of advice, to make a diſcovery of
the coaſt, before I adventured my greater ſhip. Spelman.
Thus to ballaſt love,
I ſaw I had love's pinnace overfraught. Donne.
I diſcharged a bark, taken by one of my pinnaces, coming
from cape Blanch. Raleig's Apolºgy.
A pinnace anchors in a craggy bay. 4ſilon.
Swift as a ſwallow ſweeps the liquid way,
The winged pinnace ſhot along the ſea.
“PºsNAcLF. n.ſ. ſpinnacle, Fr. pinna, Lat.]
1. A turret or elevation above the reſt of the building.
My letting ſome men go up to the pinnacle of the temple,
was a temptation to them to caſt me dºwn headlong. K. Char.
He who deſires only heaven, laughs at that enchantment,
which engages men to climb a tottering pinnacle, where the
ſtanding is uneaſy, and the fall deadly. Decay of Piety.
He took up ſhip-money where Noy left it, and, being a
jºgº, Carried it up to that pinnacle, from when he almoſt
Pope.
broke his neck. Clarendon.
Some metropolis
With gliſºring ſpires and pinnacle, adorn'd. Milton.
2. A high ſpiring point. º -
- The flipp'ry tops of human ſtate,
The gilded finnacles of fate. Cowley.
Pi'SNER. m. ſ. ſtrom pinna or pinion.]
1. The appet of a head which flies looſe.
He goodly countenance I've ſeen, -
Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd, and pinners clean. Gay.
An antiquary will ſcorn to mention 4 pinner or a night-raíl,
but will talk on the vitta. 4ddiſºn on Ancient Maº.
2. A pinmaker. Ainſworth.
ºr's Nock. m. ſ. The tom-tit. Ainſworth.
Half a
‘"art; in medicine, twelve ounces ; a liquid meaſure.
Well, you'll not believe me generous, till I crack half a
fint with you at my own charges. Dryden.
..º. n: / In aſtronomy, the fights of an aſtrolabe. Dž.
******: '... ſ. ſpicnier, from pion, obſolet. Fr. pion, accord-
"g to Scaliger, comes from Peo for pedito, a foot ſoldier, who
** ſºmerly employed in digging for the army. A pioneer
is in Dutch, ſhagenier, from ſpagº, a ſpade; whence junius
imagines that the French borrowed Pºgenier, which was after-
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Well à. ld S5 º ink mines in military Operations.
A worthy. O jmo e, can'ſt work i'th ground ſo faſt :
y pioneer : Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
Three try *** ~~! - - -
theſe we § ** **periments, ſuch as themſelves think good ;
pianº Or miners. Bacon.
is pioneers
Even the pat
Cºns - - -
6 Paths, and make the highways plain. Fairfax.
Of labouring pioneers
A multitude with ſpades and axes arm’d,
To lay hills plain, fell woods or vallies fill. Milton.
The Romans, after the death of Tiberius, ſent thither an
army of pioneers to demoliſh the buildings, and deface the
beauties of the iſland. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
PI(oNING. m. ſ. Works of pioneers. Spenſer.
P1 on Y. m. ſ. ſpaconia, Lat.] A large flower. See PeoNy.
PI'OUS. adj. [pius, Lat. pieux, Fr.]
1. Careful of the duties owed by created beings to God; godly;
religious ; ſuch as is due to ſacred things.
Pious awe that fear'd to have offended. Milton.
2. Careful of the duties of near relation.
As he is not called a juſt father, that educates his children
well, but pious ; ſo that prince, who defends and well rules
his people, is religious. Taylor's Rule ºf Living Holy.
Where was the martial brother's pious caré
Condemn'd perhaps ſome foreign ſhore to tread.
3. Practiſed under the appearance of religion.
I ſhall never gratify ſpightfulneſs with any finiſter thoughts
of all whom pious frauds have ſeduced. King Charles.
Pi'ously. adv. [from pious.] In a pious manner; religiouſly;
with regard; ſuch as is due to ſacred things.
The prime act and evidence of the Chriſtian hope is, to
ſet induſtriouſly and piouſly to the Performance of that coſidi.
tion, on which the promiſe is made. 11ammond.
See lion-hearted Richard, with his force -
Drawn from the North, to Jury's hallow'd plains ;
Pope.
Piouſly valiant. Philips.
This martial preſent piºuſly deſign'd,
The loyal city give their beſt-loºd king. Dryden.
Let freedom never periſh in your hands
But piºuſly tranſmit it to your children. Addison's Catz.
PiP. m. ſ. ſtippe, Dutch ; pºie, Fr. deduced by Skinner from
pituita ; but probably °ning from pipio or pipil, on account
of the complaining cry.]
I. A defluxion with which fowls are troubled; a horny pellicle
that grows on the tip of their tongues.
When murrain reigns in hogs or ſheep,
And chickens languiſh of the pip.
A ſpiteful vexatious gipſy died of the pip. L'A/irange.
2. A ſpot on the cards. Tknow not from what original, unleſs
from pie?, painting; in the country, the pictured or court
cards are called picts.
When our women fill their imaginations with pips and
counters, I cannot wonder at a new-born child, that was
marked with the five of clubs. Addison's Guardian.
To PIP. v. a. ſpipio, Lat.] To chirp or cry as a bird.
It is no unfrequent thing to hear the chick pip and cry in the
Hudibrar.
egg, before the ſhell be broken. Boyle.
PIPE. m. ſ. [pil, Welſh; Pipe, Saxon.] -
1. Any long hollow body; a tube.
The veins unfill'd, our blood is cold, and then
We powt upon the morning, are unapt
Tº give or to forgive; but when wºve fluff'd
º Theſe pipes, and theſe conveyances of blood
With wine and feeding, we have ſuppler ſouls. Shakespeare
The Part of the pipe, which was lowermoſt, will become
higher; ſo that water aſcends by deſcending. J/ilkins.
It has many ſprings breaking out of the ſides of the hills,
and vaſt quantities of wood to make pipes of. Addiſon.
An animal, the nearer it is to its original, the more pipes
it hath, and as it advanceth in age, ſtill fewer. Arbuthnot.
2. A tube of clay through which the fume of tobacco is drawn
into the mouth. -
Try the taking of fumes by pipes, as in tobacco and other
things, to dry and comfort. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
His ancient pipe in ſable dy'd,
And half unſmoak'd lay by his ſide. Swift.
My huſband's a ſot, -
With his pipe and his pot. Swift.
3. An inſtrument of hand muſick. - - - -
I have known, when there was no muſick with him but the
drum and the fire, and now had he rather hear the taber and
the pipe. Shakeſp.
The ſolemn pipe and dulcimer. . . A4ilton.
The ſhrill ſound of a ſmall rural pipe,
Was entertainment for the infant ſtage. Roſcommon.
There is no reaſon, why the ſound of a pipe ſhould leave
traces in their brains. - - - Locke.
4. The organs of voice and reſpiration; as, the wind-pipe.
The exerciſe of ſinging openeth the breaſt and pipes. Peac.
5. The key of the voice.
My throat of war be turn'd, -
Which quired with my drum, into a pipe
Small as an eunuch. Sºſº. Coriolanus.
6. An office of the exchequer.
That office of her majeſty's exchequer, we, by a metaphor,
call the pipe, becauſe the whole receipt is finally conveyed
into it by the means of divers final pºe; or quilis, as water
into a ciſtern. Bacºn.
- 7. [Peºp,
P I Q.
P I S
7. [Peep, pº pipe, Fr.] A liquid meaſure containing twä
OgſheadS.
h ſ". I ſhall drink in pipe wine with Falſtaff; I'll make
him dance. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſor.
To Pipe. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To play on the pipe. -
Merry Michael the Corniſh poet piped thus upon his oaten
pipe for merry England. Camden's Remains.
We have piped unto you, and you have not danced. Mat.
In ſinging, as in piping, you excel. Dryden.
Gaming goats, and fleecy flocks,
And lowing herds, and piping ſwains,
Come dancing to me. Swift,
2. To have a ſhrill ſound.
His big manly voice,
Turning again toward childiſh treble, pipes
And whiſtles in his ſound. Shakeſp. As Pou like it.
Pr'PER. n.ſ.. [from pipe.] One who plays on the pipe.
Piper; and trumpeters ſhall be heard no more in thee. Rev.
PI'PETREE. m. ſ. The lilac tree. -
Pi'PING. adj. [from pipe. This word is only uſed in low
language.]
1. Weak ; feeble; ſickly: from the weak voice of the ſick.
I, in this weak piping time of peace,
Have no delight to paſs away the time,
Unleſs to ſpy my ſhadow in the ſun. Shakeſp.
2. Hot; boiling: from the ſound of anything that boils.
Pipkin. n.ſ. [diminutive of pipe, a ſº veſſel.] A ſmall
earthern boiler.
A pipkin there like Homer's tripod walks. Pope.
Some officer might give conſent
To a large cover'd pipkin in his tent. King.
Pi'PPIN. m. ſ. [puppynghe, Dutch. Skinner.] A ſharp apple.
Pippins take their name from the ſmall ſpots or pips that
uſually appear on the ſides of them : ſome are called ſtone
pippins from their obdurateneſs; ſome Kentiſh pippins, be-
cauſe they agree well with that ſoil; others French pippins,
having their original from France, which is the beſt bearer
of any of theſe pippin: ; the Holland pippin and the ruſſet
pippin, from its ruſſet hue; but ſuch as are diſtinguiſhed by
the names of grey and white pippins are of equal goodneſs:
they are generally a very pleaſant fruit and of good juice,
but ſlender bearers. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
You ſhall ſee mine orchard, where, in an arbour, we will
eat a laſt year's pippin of my own graffing. Shakeſp.
At ſupper entertain yourſelf with a pippin roaſted.
Harvey.
The ſtory of the pippin-woman, I look upon as fabulous.
- Addiſon's Spectator, N° 247.
His foaming tuſks let ſome large pippin grace,
Or midſt thoſe thund'ring ſpears an orange place. King.
This pippin ſhall another trial make;
See from the core two kernels brown I take. Gay.
Piſquant. adj. [piquant, French.]
1. Pricking; piercing ; ſtimulating.
There are vaſt mountains of a tranſparent rock extremely
ſolid, and as piquant to the tongue as ſalt. Addiſon on Italy.
2. Sharp; tart ; pungent; ſevere.
Some think their wits aſleep, except they dart out ſome-
what that is piquant, and to the quick: that is a vein that
would be bridled ; and men ought to find the difference be-
tween ſaltneſs and bitterneſs. Bacon's Eſſays.
Men make their railleries as piquant as they can to wound
the deeper. Government of the Tongue.
Pi'QUAN cy. m. ſ. [from piquant..] Sharpneſs; tartneſs.
Pi'QUANTLY. adv. [from piquant.] Sharply; tartly.
A ſmall miſtake may leave upon the mind the laſting me-
mory of having been piquantly, though wittily taunted. Locke.
PIQUE. m. ſ. [pique, French.]
1. An ill will; an offence taken; petty malevolence.
He had never any the leaſt pique, difference or jealouſ
with the king his father. Bacon’s Henry VIII.
Men take up piques and diſpleaſures at others, and then
every opinion of the diſliked perſon muſt partake of his
fate. Decay of Piety.
Out of a perſonal pique to thoſe in ſervice, he ſtands as a
looker-on, when the government is attacked. Addiſon.
2. A ſtrong paſſion. -
Though he have the pique, and long,
'Tis ſtill for ſomething in the wrong;
As women long, when they're with child,
For things extravagant and wild.
3. Point; nicety; punctilio.
Add long preſcription of eſtabliſh’d laws,
And pique of honour to maintain a cauſe,
And ſhame of change.
To Pique. v. a. ſpiquer, Fr.]
1. To touch with envy or virulency; to put into fret.
Piqu'd by Protogenes's fame,
From Co to Rhodes Apelles came
To ſee a rival and a friend,
Prepar'd to cenſure or commend. Prior.
Płudibras, p. iii.
Dryden.
nº lady was piqued by her indifference, and began to.
&ntion going away. Female 9tuixote.
2. To offend ; É. *. Quixote
Why pique all mortals, that affect a name *
A fºol to pleaſure, yet a ſlave to fame Pope.
3. [With the reciprocal "...º. To value ; to fix reputa-
tion as on a point. [ſe piquer, rench.]
Children, having made it eaſy to part with what they
have may pique themſelves in being kind. Locke.
Men apply themſelves to two or three foreign, dead, and
which are called the learned, languages; and pique ºffive,
upon their ſkill in them. Locke on Education.
To Pique ER. See Pickeert.
Piºrek: m. ſ. A robber; a plunderer. Rather pickerer.
When the guardian profeſſed to engage in faction, the word
was given, that the guardian would ſoon be ſeconded by
ſome other piqueerers from the ſame camp. Swift.
PIQUE"T. m. ſ. ſpirquet, Fr.] A game at cards.
She commonly went up at ten,
Unleſs piquet was in the way. Prior.
Inſtead of entertaining themſelves at ombre or piquet, they
would wreſtle and pitch the bar. Spediator.
PI’Racy, "{ [rutaliſz ; piratica, Lat. piraterie, Fr. from
pirate.] The act or praćtice of robbing on the ſea.
Our gallants, in their freſh gale of fortune, began to ſkum
the ſeas with their piracies. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Now ſhall the ocean, as thy Thames, be free,
From both thoſe fates of ſtorms and piracy. Waller.
Fame ſwifter than your winged navy flies,
Sounding your name, and telling dreadful news
To all that piracy and rapine uſe. Waller.
His pretence for making war upon his neighbours was their
piracies ; though he pračtiſed the ſame trade. Arbuthnot.
PIRATE. n.ſ.. [we'gariſ; ; pirata, Lat. pirate, Fr.]
1. A ſea-robber.
Wrangling pirates that fall out
In ſharing that which you have pill'd from me. Shakeſp.
Pirates all nations are to proſecute, not ſo much in the
right of their own fears, as upon the band of human ſo-
ciety. Bacon.
Relate, if buſineſs or the thirſt of gain
Engage your journey o'er the pathleſs main,
Where ſavage pirates ſeek through ſeas unknown
The lives of others, vent’rous of their own. Pope.
2. Any robber; particularly a bookſeller who ſeizes the copies
of other men.
To Pi'RAt E. v. n. [from the noun..] To rob by ſea.
When they were a little got out of their former condition,
they robbed at land and pirated by ſea: Arbuthnot.
Nabis poſſeſſed himſelf of the coaſt near to Sparta, and
there pirated outrageouſly upon all the Peloponneſian trade.
Arbuthnot on Coins.
To P1’RATE. v. a. ſpirater, Fr.] To take by robbery.
They publickly advertiſed, they would pirate his º:
ope.
PIRA'tical. adj. ſpiraticus, Lat. from pirate.] Predatory ;
robbing; conſiſting in robbery.
Having gotten together ſhips and barks, fell to a kind of
piratical trade, robbing, ſpoiling and taking priſoners the
ſhips of all nations. Bacon's Henry VII.
The errors of the preſs were multiplied by piratical printers;
to not one of whom I ever gave any other encouragement,
than that of not proſecuting them. Pope.
PiscA’tion. n.ſ. [piſcatio, Lat.] The act or pračtice of
fiſhing.
ºre are extant four books of cynegeticks, or venation;
five of halieuticks, or piſcation, commented by Ritterhuſius.
Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Pr'scARY. m. ſ. A privilege of fiſhing. Dićf.
PI'scAtoRY. adj. [piſcatorius, Lat.] Relating to fiſhes.
On this monument is repreſented, in bas-relief, Neptune
among the ſatyrs, to ſhew that this poet was the inventor of
piſcatory eclogues. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
Pisci’vorous, adj. [piſºis and voro..] Fiſheating; living on
In birds that are not carnivorous, the meat is ſwallowed
into the crop or into a kind of anteſtomach, obſerved in piſci-
vorous birds, where it is moiſtened and mollified by ſome
proper juice. Ray on the Creation.
Pish. interj. A contemptuous exclamation. This is ſometimes
ſpoken and written pſhaw. I know not their etymology, and
imagine them formed by chance.
There was never yet philoſopher .
That could endure the toothach Patiently :
However they have writ,
And made ſº at chance or ſufferance. Shakeſp.
She frowned and cried piſh, when I ſaid a thing that I
ſtole. Speñator, N° 268.
To Pish. v. n. [from the interjection.] To expreſs contempt.
He turn'd over your Homer, ſhook his head, and piſh'd at
every line of it. - Pope.
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P I T
P I T
Pºrt F. n.ſ. (myra, Sax. pſiniere, Dutch..] An ant; an
tºnnet. - -
His cloaths, as atoms might prevail, -
Might fit a piſmire or a whale. - - Prior.
Prejudicial to fruit are piſmires, caterpillars and mice. Mort.
To PISS. v. m. ſpºr, Fr. piſſºn, Dutch..] To make water.
I charge the fiftng conduit run nothing but claret. Shakespeare
One aſs piſs, the reſt piſs for company. L'E/irange.
Once poſſeſs'd of what with care you ſave,
The wanton boys would piſ; upon your grave. Dryden.
Piss. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Urine; animal water.
My ſpleen is at the little rogues, it would vex one more to
be knock'd on the head with a pºſs-pot than a thunder
bolt. Pºpe to Swift.
Piss ABED. m. ſ. A yellow flower growing in the graſs.
Ri'ssby R.N.T. adj. Stained with urine. ... - - - - -
Pista'chio. n.ſ. [p:/ºache, Fr. piſacchi, Italian ; pi/?achia,
Latin.
º p:/achi, is a dry fruit of an oblong figure, pointed at
both ends about half an inch in length, and a third of an inch
in thickneſs: it has a double ſhell, the exteriour one mem-
branaceous and thin, and the inner hard, tough and woody:
the kernel is of a green colour and a ſoft and unctuous ſub-
ſtance, much like the pulp of an almond, of a pleaſant taſte:
p:/?achios were known to the ancients, and the Arabians call
them pºſłuch and/º/luch, and we ſometimes fºich nuts. Hill.
P://achios, ſo they be good, and not muſty, joined with al-
monds, are an excellent nouriſher. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?.
PISTA. m. / [French..] The track or tread a horſeman makes
upon the ground he goes over.
PSTI'll Arios. m. ſ. ſpi/illum, Lat.] The act of pounding
In a mortar.
The beſt diamonds we have are comminuible, and ſo far
from breaking hammers, that they ſubmit unto piſillatiºn,
and reſiſt not an ordinary peſtle. Brown's /u/gar Errours.
Pistol. n. ſ. ſpiſtole, piſhlet, Fr.] A ſmall handgun.
Three watch the door with fiftol, that none ſhould iſſue
out. Shakeſpeare's Merry Jºves of Iłżnd/or.
The whole body of the horſe paſſed within pººl-ſhot of
the cottage. Claren lon, b. viii.
Quickſilver diſcharged from a pºol will hardly pierce
through a parchment. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
A woman had a tubercle in the great canthus of the eye, of
the bigneſs of a piſtol-bullet. //iſeman's Surgery.
To Pistol. v. a. ſºlºr, Fr.] To ſhoot with a piſtol.
Pi's role m / [p://zle, Fr.] A coin of many countries and
many degrees of value.
I ſhall diſburden him of many hundred piñºles, to make
him lighter for the journey. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
Pisto'Lº T. m. ſ...[diminutive of fiſſol.J A little piſtol.
Thoſe unlickt bear-whelps, unil'd piſtolets
That, more than cannon-ſhot, avails or lets. Donne.
Piston. "...ſ. ſºn, Fr.] The movable part in ſeveralma.
chines; as in pumps and ſyringes, whereby the ſuction or at-
traction is cauſed ; am embolus.
PIT. n.ſ. ſpir, Saxon.]
I. A hole in the ground.
Get you gone,
And from the pit of Acheron -
Meet me i' th' morning. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Tumble me into ſome loathſome pit, - 4
Where never man's eye may behold my body. Shakespeare .
Qur enemies have beat us to the pit ;
It is more worthy to leap in ourſelves,
Than tarry 'till they puſh us. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
. Pit; upon the ſea-ſhore turn into freſh water, by percola-
tion of the ſalt through the ſand; but in ſome places of Africa,
the water in ſuch pits will become brackiſha. -
2. Abyſs; profundity. CKlih again. Bacon.
Into what pit thou ſeeſ:
From what height fillen. Milton.
3. The grave.
O Lord, think no ſcorn of me, leſ. I become like them
* go down into the pit. Pſalm xxviii. I
4. the jº on which cocks fight; whence the phraſe, to fly
Make him glad, at leaſt, to quit
His victory, and fly the pº qui
. They managed thé diſpute as fiercely,
in the pit.
5. The middle part of the theatre.
Hºt Cully, Cockwood, Fopli -
- y: pling charm the pit
And in their folly ſhew the . wit. pit,
Hudibrar.
as two game-cocks
Zºe on Education.
Dryden.
Nº. º: * us, and a kind hearty pit; ryden
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6. [Pis, feis, .."i. CS, never fails of wit. Dryden.
r from peºfus, Lat.] Any hollow of the
9dy: as, the pit of the ſtomach; the arm £it.
... A dint made b the fing
- - Cr.
To º #. To fink in hollows.
"*"Say a ſpecies of dropſy, is characteriſed by the
mining a - - -
'º º of the ſkin, which gives way to the leaſt
» and remains Pitted for ſome time S/ rp
- Ozi) p.
PiTAPA+.
APA.T. m. ſ. [Probably from ** Paſ, or patte patte, Fr.]
1. A flutter; a palpitation.
A lion meets him, and the fox's heart went pilafat. L'Eºr.
2. A light quick ſtep.
Now I hear the pitäfat of a pretty foot through the dark
alley: no, 'tis the ſon of a mare that's broken looſe, and
munching upon the melons. Drydºn's Don Sebaſtian,
PITCH. m. ſ. [pic, Sax. pix, Lat..] The reſin of the pine ex-
tracted by fire and inſpiſſated.
They that touch pitch will be defiled. Prover!;.
Of air and water mixed together, and conſumed with fire,
is made a black colour; as in charcoal, oil, pitch and
links. - Peacham on Drawing.
A veſſel ſmear'd round with pitch. Mºſton.
2. [From picº, Fr. Skinner.] Any degree of elevation or
height.
Lovely concord and moſt ſacred peace
Doth nouriſh virtue, and faſt friendſhip breeds,
Weak ſhe makes ſtrong, and ſtrong things does increaſe,
Till it the pitch of higheſt praiſe exceeds.
How high a pitch his reſolution ſoars.
Arm thy heart, and fill thy thoughts
To mount aloft with thy imperial miſtreſs, -
And mount her pitch. Shakeſpeare's 77th's Ardrºn.….
Between two hawks, which flies the higher pitch,
I have, perhaps, ſome ſhallow judgment. Shaft.
Down they fell,
Driv'n headlong from the pitch of heav'n, down
Into this deep. 44ilton's Par. Lºft, b. ii.
Cannons ſhoot the higher pitches,
The lower we let down their breeches. Hidilras.
Alcibiades was one of the beſt orators of his agº, not-
withſtanding he lived at a time when learning was at the
higheſt pitch. 44/on's Jºg Examinºr.
3. Higheſt riſe.
A beauty waining, and diſtreſſed widow,"
Seduc’d the pitch and height of all his thoughts
-
Fairy &#een.
Shakeſp.
To baſe declenſion and loath'd bigamy. Shakespeare.
4. State with reſpect to lowneſs or height.
From this high pitch let us deſcend
A lower flight; and ſpeak of things at hand. A ſiſtan.
By how much from the top of wond’rous glory,
Strongeſt of mortal men,
To loweſt pitch of abject fortune thou art fall'n.
5. Size; ſtature.
That infernal monſter having caſt
His weary foe into the living well,
'Gan high advance his broad diſcoloured breaſt
Above his wonted pitch. Pairy >en.
Were the whole frame here,
It is of ſuch a ſpacious lofty pitch,
Aſia.
Your roof were not ſufficient to contain it. Shakeſp.
It turn'd itſelf to Ralpho's ſhape;
So like in perſon, garb and pitch,
'Twas hard tº interpret which was which. Hudibras.
6. Degree ; rate.
To overcome in battle, and ſubdue
Nations, and bring home ſpoils, with infinite
Manſlaughter, ſhall be held the higheſt pitch
Of human glory. 41ſton's Par. L3/?, b. xi.
Our reſident Tom
From Venice is comc,
And hath left the ſtateſman behind him,
Talks at the ſame pitch,
Is as wife, is as rich,
And juſt where you left him, you find him. Denham.
Princes that fear'd him, grieve; concern'd to ſee .* r *
No pitch of glory from the grave is free. //aller.
Evangelical innocence, ſuch as the goſpel accepts, though
mingled with ſeveral infirmities and defects, yet amounts to
ſuch a pitch of righteouſneſs, as we call ſincerity. . . South.
When the ſun's heat is thus far advanced, 'tis but juſt
come up to the pitch of another ſet of vegetables, and but
great enough to excite the terreſtial particles, which are more
ponderous. 4%advard's Natural Hiſtory.
Tô PITCH. v. a. [appicciare, Italian.]
. To fix ; to plant. -
I On B�ei. plains the Greeks do pitch -
Their brave pavilions. Shakeſpeare's Troilus and Crºftda.
Sharp ſtakes, pluckt out of hedges, y
They pitched in the ground. Shakespeare . Henry VI.
He counſelled him how to hunt his game,
What dart to caſt, what net, what toile to pitch. Fairfax.
David prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for
it a tent. 1 Chron. xv.1.
Mahometes pitched his tents in a little meadow. Knollei.
When the vićtor
Had conquered Thebes, he pitched upon the plain -
His mighty camp. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
* To Chaſſis' pleaſing plains he took his way, -
There pitch'd his tents, and there reſolv'd to ſtay. Dryden.
The trenches firſt they paſs'd, then took their way
Where their proud foes in pitch'd pavilions lay. *
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P I T
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2. To order regularly.
In ſetting down the form of common prayer, there was
no need to mention the learning of a fit, or the unfitneſs of
an ignorant miniſter, more than that he, which deſcribeth
the manner how to pitch a field, ſhould ſpeak of moderation
and ſobriety in diet. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 31.
One pitched battle would determine the fate of the Spaniſh
continent. Addiſon on the State of the J/ar.
3. To throw headlong; to caſt forward.
They'll not pitch me i' th' mire,
Unleſ; he bid 'em. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
They would wreſtle, and pitch the bar for a whole after-
noon. Spectator, N° 434.
. To ſmear with PITCH. [pico, Lat. from the noun.]
The ark pitch within and without. Geneſis vi. 14.
The Trojans mount their ſhips, born on the waves,
And the pitch'd veſſels glide with eaſy force. Dryden.
Some pitch the ends of the timber in the walls, to preſerve
them from the mortar. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſe.
I pitched over the convex very thinly, by dropping melted
pitch upon it, and warming it to keep the pitch ſoft, whilſt
I ground it with the concave copper wetted to make it ſpread
evenly all over the convex. Newton's Opticks.
5. To darken.
The air hath ſtarv'd the roſes in her cheeks,
And pitch'd the lily tincture of her face. Shakeſp.
Damon
Roſe early from his bed; but ſoon he found
The welkin pitch'd with ſullen cloud. Addiſon.
6. To pave. Ainſworth,
To P1 ch. v. n.
1. To light; to drop.
When the ſwarm is ſettled, take a branch of the tree
whereon they pitch, and wipe the hive clean. Mortimer.
2. To fall headlong.
The courſer o'er the pommel caſt the knight;
Forward he flew, and pitching on his head,
He quiver'd with his feet, and lay for dead. Dryden.
3. To fix choice.
We think 'tis no great matter which,
They're all alike, yet we ſhall pitch
On one that fits our purpoſe. Hudibras.
A free agent will pitch upon ſuch a part in his choice, with
knowledge certain. More's Divine Dialogues.
The ſubjećt I have pitched upon may ſeem improper. South.
I pitched upon this conſideration that parents owe their chil-
dren, not only material ſubſiſtence, but much more ſpiritual
contribution to their mind. Digby on the Soul.
The covetous man was a good while at a ſtand; but he
came however by degrees to pitch upon one thing after an-
other. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
Pitch upon the beſt courſe of life, and cuſtom will render
it the moſt eaſy. Tillotſon's Sermons.
I tranſlated Chaucer, and amongſt the reſt pitched on the
wife of Bath's tale. Dryden's Fables.
4. To fix a tent or temporary habitation.
They pitched by Emmaus in the plain. I Mac. iii. 40.
Pitch ER. m. ſ. [picher, French.] n
1. An earthen veſſel; a water pot.
With ſuddain fear her pitcher down ſhe threw
And fled away. Fairy Queen, b. i.
Pitchers have ears, and I have many ſervants;
Beſides old Gremio is hearkening. Shakeſp.
Pyreicus was only famous for counterfeiting all baſe things;
as earthen pitchers and a ſcullery. Peacham on Drawing.
Hylas may drop his pitcher, none will cry,
Not if he drown himſelf. Dryden.
2. An inſtrument to pierce the ground in which any thing is to
be fixed.
To the hills poles muſt be ſet deep in the ground, with a
ſquare iron pitcher or crow. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Pitchfork. m. ſ. [pitch and fºrk.] A fork with which corn
is thrown upon the waggon.
An old lord in Leiceſterſhire amuſed himſelf with mending
pitchforks and ſpades for his tenants gratis. Swift.
Pitchi Ness. n.ſ. (from pitchy..] Blackneſs; darkneſs.
Pitch Y. adj. [from pitch.]
I. Smeared with pitch. -
The planks, their pitchy cov’rings waſh'd away,
Now yield; and now a yawning breach diſplay. Dryden.
2. Having the qualities of pitch.
Native petroleum, found floating upon ſome ſprings, is no
other than this very pitchy ſubſtance, drawn forth of the ſtrata
by the water. JWoodward on Foſſils.
3. Black; dark; diſmal.
Night is fled,
Whoſe fitchy mantle over-veil'd the earth. Shakeſp.
I will ſort a pitchy day for thce. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
Pitchy and dark the night ſometimes appears,
Friend to our woe, and parent of our fears;
Our joy and wonder ſometimes ſhe excites,
With ſtars unnumber'd. P, ior.
Pi Tºi, n.ſ. ſpit and coal.] Foſſile coal.
. The beſt fuel is peat, the next charcoal made of pitcoal of
cinders. * Mortimer's Huſhandry.
Pr "MAN: "...ſ [fit and man.] He that in ſawing timber works
below in the pit.
With the pitſaw they enter the one end of the ſtuff, the
topman at the top, and the pitman under him: the topman
obſerving to guide the ſaw exactly, and the pitman drawing it
with all his ſtrength Perpendicularly down. Mºon.
Piºt-saw. m. ſ. ſpit and ſºw.] The large ſaw uſed by two
men, of whom one is in the pit.
. The Piſº is not only uſed by thoſe workmen that ſaw
timber and boards, but is alſo for ſmall matters uſed by
Joiners. . 440xon's Mechanical Exerciſes.
Pi Teous. adj. [from pity.] -
I. Sorrowful; mournful; exciting pity.
When they heard that piteous ſtrained voice,
In haſte forſook their rural merriment. Fairy Queen.
The moſt arch deed of piteous maſſacre,
That ever yet this land was guilty of Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Which when Deucalion with a piteous look
Beheld, he wept. Dryden.
2. Compaſſionate; tender.
If the ſeries of thy joys
Permit one thought leſs ...?to ariſe,
Piteous transfer it to the mournful ſwain. Prior.
She gave him, piteous of his caſe,
A ſhaggy tap'ſtry.
3. Wretched; paltry; pitiful.
- Piteous amends ! unleſs
Be meant our grand foe. - Milton's Par. Lºft.
Pi'TEously. adv. [from piteous.] In a piteous manner.
I muſt talk of murthers, rapes and maſſacres,
Ruthful to hear, yet piteouſly perform'd. Shakeſp.
Pi'teousNess. n. ſ. [from piteous.] Sorrowfulneſs; tenderneſs.
PITFALL. n.ſ. [pit and fall.] A pit dug and covered, into
which a paſſenger falls unexpectedly.
Poor birdſ thoud'ſt never fear the net nor lime,
The pitfall nor the gin. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Thieves dig concealed pitfalls in his way. Sandys.
Theſe hidden pitfalls were ſet thick at the entrance of the
bridge, ſo that throngs of people fell into them. Addiſon.
PITH. n.ſ. [pitte, Dutch..]
1. The marrow of the plant; the ſoft part in the midſt of the
wood. - -
If a cion, fit to be ſet in the ground, hath the pith finely
... taken forth, and not altogether, but ſome of it left, it will bear
a fruit with little or no core. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Her ſolid bones convert to ſolid wood,
To fith her marrow, and to ſap her blood. Dryden.
2. Marrow.
As doth the pith, which leſt our bodies ſlack,
Strings faſt the little bones of neck and back; -
So by the ſoul doth death ſtring heav'n and earth. Donne.
The vertebres are all perforated in the middle, with a large
hole for the ſpinal marrow or pith to paſs along. Fay.
3. Strength ; force.
Pith in Scotland is ſtill retained as denoting ſtrength, either
corporeal or intellectual: as, that defies all your pith.
Leave your England,
Guarded with grandſires, babies and old women,
Or paſs'd, or not arriv'd to pith and puiſſance. Shakeſp.
Since theſe arms of mine had ſeven years pith. Shakeſp.
4. Energy ; cogency; fulneſs of ſentiment; cloſeneſs and vi-
gour of thought and ſtile.
5. Weight; moment; principal part.
That's my pith of buſineſs
*Twixt you and your poor brother. Shakº.
Enterprizes of great pith and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
Pºpe's Dunciad.
And loſe the name of action. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
6. The quinteſcence; the chief part.
The owner of a foul diſeaſe,
To keep it from divulging, lets it feed
Ev’n on the pith of life. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Pi'thily. adv. [from pithy..] With ſtrength; with cogency;
with force.
PI'THINEss. n.ſ. [from pithy.] Energy ſtrength. . . . . .
No leſs deſerveth his wittineſs in deviſing, his pihineſ, in
uttering, his complaint of love, ſo lovely. Spenſer.
PI'THLEss. adj. [from pith.]
1. Wanting pith. - - -
weak ſhoulders over-born with burthening grief
And pithleſs arms, like to a wither'd vine
That droſs his ſapleſs branches to the ground. Shakeſpeare.
2. Wanting energy; wanting force.
PI'THY. adj. [from pith.]
1. Conſiſting of pith. - - -
The pithy fibres brace and ſtitch together the ligneous in a
plant. Grew's Coſmol. b. i.
- The Herefordian plant that likes
Tº approach the quince, and th' alder's pithy ſtem. Philiº.
2. Strong;
p 1 T
P L A
; forcible; energetick.
2. sº i. º pithy words, and counſel ſad,
Still ſtrove their ſudden rages to revoke :
laſt, ſuppreſſing fury mad
That at the laſt, ſuppreſſing fury mad, Fairy Queen, b. ii.
Th an abſtain. -
.# begin with rudiments of art,
ore pleaſant, pithy and effectual,
}: * #: by any. Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew.
Many rare pithy ſaws concerning -
The worth of aſtrologic learning. Hudibra.
This pithy ſpeech prevail'd, and all agreed. Dryden.
In all theſe, Goodman Fact was very ſhort, but pithy;
for he was a plain home-ſpun man. . Addiſon.
Pi'TIABLE. adj. [pitoyable, Fr. from pity.] Deſerving pity.
The pitiable perſons relieved, are conſtantly under your
eye. Atterbury's Sermont.
Pi'TIFUL. adj. ſpity and full J
1. Melancholy; moving compaſſion.
Some, who have not deſerved judgment of death, have
been for their goods ſake caught up and carried ſtraight to
the bough; a thing indeed very pitiful and horrible. Spenſer.
A fight moſt pitiful in the meaneſt wretch, ...
Paſt ſpeaking of in a king. Shakeſp. King Lear,
Strangely viſited }.
All ſwoln and ulc’rous, pitiful to the eye;
The mere deſpair of ſurgery he cures. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Will he his pitiful complaints renew
For freedom with afflićted language ſue. Sandys.
The conveniency of this will appear, if we confider what
a pitiful condition we had been in. Ray on the Creation.
2. Tender; compaſſionate.
Would my heart were flint, like Edward's,
Or Edward's ſoft and pitiful, like mine. Shakeſp.
Be pitiful to my condemned ſons,
Whoſe ſouls are not corrupted. Shakeſp.
3. Paltry; contemptible; deſpicable.
That's villainous, and ſhews a moſt pitiful ambition in the
fool that uſes it. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
One, in a wild pamphlet, beſides other pitiful malignities,
would ſcarce allow him to be a gentleman. //otton.
The accuſations againſt him contained much frivolous mat-
ter or pitiful. Hayward.
This is the doom of fallen man, to exhauſt his time and
impair his health, and perhaps to ſpin out his days and him-
ſelf into one pitiful controverted concluſion. South.
Sin can pleaſe no longer, than for that pitiful ſpace of time
while it is committing; and ſurely the preſent pleaſure of a
ſinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterneſs which begins
where the action ends, and laſts for ever. South's Sermons.
If theſe pitiful ſhanks were anſwerable to this branching
head, I ſhould defy all my enemies. L’Eſtrange's Fable.
What entertainment can be raiſed from ſo pitiful a ma-
chine, where we ſee the ſucceſs of the battle from the be-
inning. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal.
Pitifully, adv. [from pitiful.]
1. Mournfully; in a manner that moves compaſſion.
He beat him moſt pitifully; nay,
He beat him moſt unpitifully. Shakeſp.
$ome of the philoſophers doubt whether there were any
ſuch thing as ſenſe of pain; and yet, when any great evil has
been upon them, they would figh and groan as pitifully as
other men. Tillotſon's Sermons.
2. Contemptibly; deſpicably.
. Thoſe men, who give themſelves airs of bravery on refle&-
ing upon the laſt ſcenes of others, may behave the moſt piti-
fully in their own. Clariſſa.
PiTIFULNess. n. ſ. [from pitiful.]
I. Tenderneſs; mercy; compaſſion.
Bafilius giving the infinite terms of praiſes to Zelmane's
valour in conquering, and pitifulneſs in Pardoning, commanded
no more words to be made of it. Sidney, b. ii.
2. Deſpicableneſs; contemptibleneſs. 2 -
Plºtilesly, adv. [from pil. ºl. Without mercy.
£º m. ſ. Unmercifulneſs.
*T*Ess, adj. [from pity.) Wanting pit, . -
paſſion; # pity.] & Pity ; wanting com-
Fair be ye ſure, but proud and pitileſ,
As is a ſtorm, that all things doth proſtrate,
Finding a tree alone all comfortleſs,
Beats on it ſtrongly, it to ruinate.
- S e
Hadſt thou in perſon ne'er offended me, 'penſer
Even for his ſake aminow pitileſ. Shakeſp
Hath mad My chance, I ſee, -
made ev'n pity, pitileſ; in thee. -
Upon my livid i. ğ. a kiſs, Fairfax.
*". Your kiſſes can reſtore my breath;
}*.*.* ºf more pitileſ than death. I)
Pi'TTANcé. n J. [pitance, Fr. pietantia, Italian.] ryden.
In a monaſtry.
Then at my lodgi
- - gin
- The worſt is *; that at ſo finds warning
You're like to have a thin and ſlender pittance. ... Shaieff.
The aſs ſaved a miſerable pittance for himſelf. L'E/ºrange.
I have a ſmall pittance left, with which I might retire. Arb.
Many of them loſe the greateſt part of the ſmall pittance
of learning they received at the univerſity. Swift's Miſcellanies.
Pituite. n.ſ. ſpituite, Fr. pituita, Lat..] Phlegm.
Serous defluxions and redundant pituite were the produćt of
the winter, which made women ſubject to abortions. Arb.
Piru'itous. adj. [pituitoſus, Lat. pituiteux, Fr.] Conſiſting
of phlegm. * . . . - - -
It is thus with women, only that abound with pituitous and
watery humours. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iv.
The forerunners of an apoplexy are weakneſs, waterineſs
and turgidity of the eyes, pituitous vomiting and laborious
breathing. - - Arbuthnot on Diet.
PITY.. n.ſ. [pitie, Fr. pieta, Italian.]
1. Compaſſion; ſympathy with miſery; tenderneſs for pain or
uneaſineſs.
Thou haſt ſcourged and taken pity on me.
Wan and meagre let it look,
With a pity-moving ſhape. Waller.
An ant dropt into the water; a woodpigeon took pity of
her, and threw her a little bough. L’Eſtrange.
Leſt the poor ſhould ſeem to be wholly diſregarded by their
maker, he hath implanted in men a quick and tender ſenſe of
pity and compaſſion. Calamy's Sermons.
When Æneas is forced in his own defence to kill Lauſus,
the poet ſhows him compaſſionate; he has pity on his beauty
and youth, and is ioth to deſtroy ſuch a maſterpiece of na'.
- ture. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Tob. xi. 15.
The mournful train
With groans and hands upheld, to move his mind,
Befought his pity to their helpleſs kind. Dryden.
2. A ground of pity; a ſubject of pity or of grief.
That he is old, the more is the pity, his white hairs do
witneſs it. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Julius Cæſar writ a collection of apophthegms; it is pity
his book is loft. Bacon.
'Tis great pity we do not yet ſee the hiſtory of Chaſmir.
Temple.
See, where ſhe comes, with that high air and mien,
Which marks in bonds the greatneſs of a queen,
What pity 'tis.
What pity'tis you are not all divine.
Who would not be that youth what pity is it
That we can die but once to ſerve our country? Addison
3. It has in this ſenſe a plural. In low language.
Singleneſs of heart being a virtue ſo neceſſary, 'tis a thou-
ſand pities it ſhould be diſcountenanced. L’Eſtrange.
To Pi'ſ Y. v. a. [pitoyer, Fr.] To compaſſionate miſery; to
regard with tenderneſs on account of unhappineſs.
When I deſired their leave, that I might pity him, they
Dryden.
Dryden.
took from me the uſe of mine own houſe. Shakeſp.
He made them to be pitied of all. Pſalm cvi. 46.
You I could pity thus forlorn. Milton.
Compaſſionate my pains ! ſhe pities me !
To one that aſks the warm return of love,
Compaſſion's cruelty, 'tis ſcorn, 'tis death. Addison.
To PITY... v. n. To be compaſſionate.
I will not pity nor ſpare, nor have mercy, but deſtroy
them. - eremiah xiii. 14.
Pivor... n.ſ. [pivot, Fr.] A pin on which any thing turns.
When a man dances on the rope, the body is a weight
balanced on its feet, as upon two pivots. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Pix. n.ſ. ſpixis, Lat.] A little cheſt or box, in which the con-
ſecrated hoſt is kept in Roman catholick countries. Hammer.
He hath ſtolen a pix, and hanged muſt a' be. Shakeſp.
Pizzi.e. n.ſ. ſquaſi piſtle. Minſhaw.] . -
The pizzle in animals is official to urine and generation.
Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iii.
PLACABLE. adj. [placabilis, Lat.] Willing or poſſible to
be appeaſed.
Since I ſought
By pray’r th’ offended deity tº appeaſe;
ethought I ſaw him placable and mild, - -
Bending his ear. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft, b. xi.
Thoſe implanted anticipations are, that there is a god, that
he is placable, to be feared, honoured, loved, worſhipped
and obeyed. Hale's Qrigin of Mankind.
PlacAbi'lity. n.ſ.. [from placable.] Willingneſs to be
PLA'cABLENESS. } appeaſed ; poſſibility to be appeaſed.
The various methods of propitiation and atonement {hew
the general conſent of all nations in their opinion of the
mercy and placability of the divine nature. Anonymºus.
PlacA'RD. m. ſ. ſplakaert, Dutch ; placard, Fr.] An edict;
PlacA'RT. ; a declaration; a manifeſto. -
To PlacAt E. v. a. [place0, Lat..] To appeaſe; to reconcile.
This word is uſed in Scotland.
That the effect of an atonement and reconciliation was to
give all mankind a right to approach and rely on the prº-
tection and beneficence of a placated deity, is not deducible
from nature. Forber.
PLACE.
P L A - - - - - PLACE. m. ſ. [place, Fr. piazza, Italian ; from platea, Lat.] 1. Particular portion of ſpace. Search you out a place to pitch your tents. We accept it always and in all places. Here I could frcquent With worſhip, place by place, where he vouchſaf’d Preſence divine. Milton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. xi. I will teach him the names of the moſt celebrated perſons, who frequent that place. Addiſon's Guardian, N° 107. 2. Locality; ubiety; local relation. Place is the relation of diſtance betwixt anything, and any two or more points conſidered as keeping the ſame diſtance one with another; and ſo as at reſt: it has ſometimes a more confuſed ſenſe, and ſtands for that ſpace which any body takes up. Locke. . Local exiſtence. - The earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them. Revelations xx. 11. Deut. i. 33. Acts xxiv. 3. , 4. Space in general. All bodies are confin'd within ſome place; But ſhe all place within herſelf confines. Davies. 5. Separate room. In his brain He hath ſtrange places cram'd with obſervation. Shakeſp. 6. A ſeat; reſidence ; manſion. The Romans ſhall take away both our place and nation. jo. Saul ſet him up a place, and is gone down to Gilgal. 1 Sam. 7. Paſſage in writing, Hoſea faith of the Jews, they have reigned, but not by me; which place proveth, that there are governments which God doth not avow. Bacon's Holy War. I could not paſs by this place, without giving this ſhort ex- plication. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 8. Ordinal relation. What ſcripture doth plainly deliver, to that the firſt place both of credit and obedience is due. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 8. Let the eye be ſatisfied in the firſt place, even againſt all other reaſons, and let the compaſs be rather in your eyes than in your hands. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. We ſhall extinguiſh this melancholy thought, of our being overlooked by our maker, if we conſider, in the firſt place, that he is omnipreſent; and, in the ſecond, that he is omni- ſcient. - Spectator, N° 565. 9. Exiſtence; ſtate of being; validity; ſtate of actual opera- tion. I know him a notorious liar ; Think him a great way fool, ſolely a coward; Yet theſe fix’d evils ſit ſo fit in him, That they take place, when virtue's ſteely bones Look bleak in the cold wind. Shakespeare. Theſe fair overtures, made by men well eſteemed for ho- neſt dealing, could take no place. Hayward. They are defects, not in the heart, but in the brain; for they take place in the ſtouteſt natures. - Bacon. With faults confeſs'd commiſſion'd her to go, If pity yet had place, and reconcile her foe. Dryden. Where arms take place, all other pleas are vain; Love taught me force, and force ſhall love maintain. Dryd 27. To the joy of mankind, the unhappy omen took not place. Dryden's Dedication to his Fables. Somewhat may be invented, perhaps more excellent than the firſt deſign ; though Virgil muſt be ſtill excepted, when that perhaps takes not place. Dryden's Preface to Ovid. Mixt government, partaking of the known forms received in the ſchools, is by no means of Gothick invention, but hath place in nature and reaſon. Swift. It is ſtupidly fooliſh to venture our ſalvation upon an expe- riment, which we have all the reaſon imaginable to think God will not ſuffer to take place. Atterbury's Sermons. 10. Rank; order of priority. The heavens themſ. Ives, the planets, and this center Obſerve degree, priority and place. Shakeſp. 11. Precedence; priority. This ſenſe is commonly uſed in the phraſe take place. Do you think I'd walk in any plot, Where Madam Sempronia ſhould take place of me, And Fulvia come i' the rear. Benj. johnſon's Catiline. There would be left no meaſures of credible and incredible, if doubtful propoſitions take place before ſelf-evident. Locke. As a Britiſh freeholder, I ſhould not ſcruple taking place of a French marquis. Addiſon's Freeholder. 12. Office; publick character or employment. w Do you your office, or give up your place, And you ſhall well be ſpared. Shakeſp. If I'm traduc’d by tongues that neither know My faculties nor perſon; Tis but the fate of place, and the rough brake - That virtue muſt go through. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The horſemen came to Lodronius, as unto the moſt valiant captain, beſeeching him, inſtead of their treacherous gene- ral, to take upon him the place. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. Is not the biſhop's bill deny'd, And we ſtill threaten’d to be try'd : You ſee the king embraces Thoſe counſels he approv’d before ; Nor doth he promiſe, which is more, That we ſhall have their places. Denham, Penſions in private were the ſenate's aim; And Patriots for a place abandon'd fame. Garth. Some magiſtrates are contented, that their places ſhould adorn them ; and ſome ſtudy to adorn their places, and reflect back the luſtre they receive from thence. . Atterbury. 13. Room ; way; ſpace for appearing or ačting given by ceſſion; not oppoſition. Avenge not yourſelves, but rather give place unto wrath. - Romans xii. 19. He took a ſtride, and to his fellows cry'd, Give place, and mark the diff'rence if you can, Between a woman warrior and a man. Dryden. Vićtorious York did firſt, with fam'd ſucceſs, To his known valour, make the Dutch give place. Dryd. The ruſtick honours of the ſcythe and ſhare, Give place to ſwords and plumes the pride of war. Dryd. 14. Ground ; room. - Ye ſeek to kill me, becauſe my word hath no place in you. jo. viii. 37. There is no place of doubting, but that it was the very ſame. Hammond's Fundamentals. To Place. v. a. [placer, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To put in any place, rank or condition. Place ſuch over them to be rulers. Ex. xviii. 21. He placed forces in all the fenced cities. 2 Chro. xvii. 2. Thoſe accuſations had been more reaſonable, if placed on inferior perſons. - Dryáen's A trengz. 2. To fix; to ſettle; to eſtabliſh. God or nature has not any where placed any ſuch juriſ- dićtion in the firſt born. Locke. 3. To put out at intereſt. 'Twas his care To place on good ſecurity his gold. Pope. PLA'ce R. n.ſ.. [from place J One that places. Sovereign lord of creatures all, Thou placer of plants, both humble and tall. Spenſer. PLACID. adj. [placidus, Latin.] I. Gentle ; quiet; not turbulent. It conduceth unto long life and to the more placid motion of the ſpirits, that men's actions be free. Bacon." 2. Soft; kind; mild. That placid aſpect and meek regard, Rather than aggravate my evil ſtate, - Would ſtand between me and thy father's ire. Milton. PLA'cIDLY. adv. [from placid.] Mildly; gently. If into a phial, filled with good ſpirit of nitre, you caſt a piece of iron, the liquor, whoſe parts moved uniformly and placidly before, by altering its motion, it begins to penetrate and ſcatter abroad particles of the iron. Boyle. The water eaſily inſinuates itſelf into, and placidly diſtends the tubes and veſſels of vegetables. J/oodward. PLA'cit. n.ſ. [placitum, Lat..] Decree; determination. We ſpend time in defence of their placits, which might have been employed upon the univerſal author. Glanvill. PLACKET, or plaquet. n.ſ. A petticoat. - You might have pinch'd a plaquet, it was ſenſeleſs. Shakespeare The bone-ach is the curſe dependant on thoſe that war for a plaquet. Skakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida. PLA(GIARISM. n.ſ.. [from plagiary.] Theft; literary adop- tion of the thoughts or works of another. - With great impropriety, as well as plagiariſºn, they have moſt injuriouſly been transferred into proverbial maxims. Swi. PLA(GIARY. n.ſ. [from plagium, Lat.] 1. A thief in literature; one who ſteals the thoughts or writings of another. - The enſuing diſcourſe, leſt I chance to be traduced for a plagiary by him who has played the thief, was one of thoſe that, by a worthy hand, were ſtolen from me. South. Without invention, a painter is but a copier, and a poet but a plagiary of others; both are allowed ſometimes to copy and tranſlate. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 2. The crime of literary theft. Not uſed. - Plagiary had not its nativity with printing, but began when the paucity of books ſcarce wanted that invention. Brown. PLAGUE. m. ſ. [plaghe, Dutch ; plage, Teut. plaga, Latin ; Tanyn ..] - - - 1. Peſtilence; a diſeaſe eminently contagious and deſtructive. Thou art a bile, ] A plague-fore or imboſs'd carbuncle #; corrupted blood. Shakespeare . King Lear, The general opinion is, that years hot and moiſt are moſt peſtilent; yet many times there have been great plagues in dry years. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Snakes, that uſe within thy houſe for ſhade, Securely lurk, and, like a plague, invade ... . Thy cattle with venom. May's Wirgil's Georgicks. 19 T A.! ~ º
P L A P L A All thoſe plagues, which earth and air had brooded, Firſt on inferior creatures try'd their force, And laſt they ſeized on man, 2. State of miſery. I am ſet in my plag fight. 3. Anything troubleſome or vexatious. 'Tis the time's plague, when madmen lead the blind. Sha. I am not mad, too well I feel The diff'rent plague of each calamity, Shakeſp. K. john. Good or bad company is the greateſt bleſfing or greateſt plague of life. L’Eſtrange. Sometimes my plague, ſometimes my darling. Prior. To PLAGUE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To infect with peſtilence. 2. To trouble ; to teaze; to vex; to harraſs; to torment; to afflićt; to diſtreſs; to torture; to embarraſs; to excruciate ; to make uneaſy; to diſturb. If her nature be ſo, That ſhe will plague the man that loves her moſt, And take delight to encreaſe a wretch's woe, Then all her nature's goodly gifts are loſt. Say my requeſt's unjuſt, | And ſpurn me back; but if it be not ſo, Thou art not honeſt, and the gods will plague thee. Shakespeare Thus were they plagu'd And worn with famine. Milton. People are ſtormed out of their reaſon, plagued into a com- pliance, and forced to yield in their own defence. Collier. When a Neapolitan cavalier has nothing elſe to do, he gravely ſhuts himſelf up in his cloſet, and falls a tumbling over his papers, to ſee if he can ſtart a law ſuit, and plague any of his neighbours. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. PLA Guily. adv. [from plaguy..] Wexatiouſly ; horribly. A low word. This whiſpering bodes me no good; but he has me ſo pla- guily under the laſh, I dare not interrupt him. Dryden. You look’d ſcornful, and ſnift at the dean; But he durſt not ſo much as once open his lips, And the doćtor was flaguily down in the hips. Swift. PLA'Guy. adj. [from plague.] Wexatious ; troubleſome. A low word. Lee and Dryden. tle, and my heavineſs is ever in my Pſalm xxxviii. 17. Spenſer. Of heats, Add one more to the plaguy bill. What perils do environ The man that meddles with cold iron, What plaguy miſchiefs and miſhaps Do dog him ſtill with after-claps. Plaice. n.ſ. [plate, Dutch..] A flat fiſh, Of flat fiſh there are ſoles, flowkes, dabs and plaice. Carew. | PLAID. m. ſ. A ſtriped or variegated cloth; an outer looſe weed worn much by the highlanders in Scotland: there is a particular kind worn too by the women; but both theſe modes ſeem now nearly extirpated among them ; the one b ačt of parliament, and the other by adopting the § dreſſes of the ſex. PLAIN. adj. [planus, Latin.] 1. Smooth; level; flat ; free from protuberances or excreſ- cencies. In this ſenſe, eſpecially in philoſophical writings, it is frequently written plane : as, a plane ſuperficies. It was his policy to leave no hold behind him; but to make all plain and waſte. Spenſer. The South and South-Eaſt ſides are rocky and mountainous, but plain in the midſt. Sandys's journey. Thy vineyard muſt employ thy ſturdy ſteer To turn the glebe ; beſides thy daily pain To break the clods, and make the ſurface plain. Dryden. Hilly countries afford the moſt entertaining proſpects, though a man would chuſe to travel through a plain one. Addison 2. Void of ornament; ſimple. A crown of ruddy gold inclos'd her brow, Plain without pomp, and rich without a ſhow. 3. Altleſs; not ſubtle; not ſpecious; not learned; fimple. In choice of inſtruments, it is better to chuſe men of a plainer ſort, that are like to do that that is committed to them and to report faithfully the ſucceſs, than thoſe that are gun. ning to contrive ſomewhat to grace themſelves, and will help the matter in report. Bacon's E - - - - J alyj. Of many plain, yet pious chriſtians, this cannot º: firmed. - Hammond's Fundamentals. The experiments alledged with ſo much confiden. and º an author that writ like a plain man, and one whº, r . º was to tell truth, helped me to reſolve upon making Temple. My heart was made to fit and pair within, emple §º tº: and fraught with artleſs tenderneſ, °º beat an army in plain fight and open fi id T. then at once, the charaćter to ſave, pen field. Felt. 4. Hjá.h hero turn a cr afty knave ive me i. º fincere; not ſoft in language. juſt cauſe of ſcandal be plain with You, that yourſelf give no Donne. Hudibras. Dryden. Rowe. Pope. Bacon, 5. Mere ; bare. He that begull'd you in a plain accent, was a pºſin knave, which, for my part, I will not be. Shakespeare ?. King Lear. Some have at firſt for wits, then poets paſt, Turn'd criticks next, and prov’d plain fools at laſt. Pºpe. 6. Evident; clear; diſcernible ; not obſcure. They wondered there ſhould appear any difficulty in any expreſſions, which to them ſeemcd very clear and plain. Clar. Expreſs thyſelf in plain, not doubtful words, That ground for quarrels or diſputes affords. Denham. I can make the difference more plain, by giving you my method of proceeding in my tranſlations ; I confidered the genius and diſtinguiſhing character of my author. , Dryden. 'Tis plain in the hiſtory, that Eſau was never ſubject to Jacob. - Locke. That children have ſuch a right, is plain from the laws of God; that men are convinced, that children have ſuch a right, is evident from the law of the land. Locke. It is plain, that theſe diſcourſes are calculated for none, but the faſhionable part of womankind. Addison's Speciator. To ſpeak one thing mix’d dialects they join; Divide the ſimple, and the plain define. Prior. 7. Not varied by much art. A plaining ſong plain-ſinging voice requires, - For warbling notes from inward cheering flow. Sidney. Plain. adv. 1. Not obſcurely. 2. Diſtinctly; articulately. The ſtring of his tongue was looſed, and he ſpake plain. Aſar. vii. 35. 3. Simply ; with rough ſincerity. - Goodman Faët is allowed by every body to be a plain- ſpoken perſon, and a man of very few words ; tropes and figures are his averſion. Addi,on's Count Tariff. PLAiN. n. ſ. [plaine, Fr.) Level ground ; open ; flat; often, a field of battle. In a plain in the land of Shinar they dwelt. Gen. xi. 2. The Scots took the Engliſh for fooliſh birds fallen into their net, forſook their hill, and marched into the plain di- rectly towards them. Hayward. They erected their caſtles and habitations in the plains and open countries, where they found moſt fruitful lands, and turned the Iriſh into the woods and mountains. Davies. Pour forth Britannia's legions on the plain. Arbuthnot. While here the ocean gains, In other parts it leaves wide ſandy plains. Pope. The impetuous courſer pants in ev'ry vein, And pawing ſeems to beat the diſtant plain. Pope. To PLAIN. v. a. [from the noun..] To level; to make even. Upon one wing, the artillery was drawn, every piece ha- ving his guard of pioners to plain the ways. Hayward. To PLAIN. v. n. [plaindre, je plains, Fr.] To lament; to wail. Long ſince my voice is hoarſe, and throat is ſore, With cries to ſkies, and curſes to the ground; But more I plain, I feel my woes the more. Sidney. A plaining ſong plain-ſinging voice requires For warbling notes from inward cheering flow. Sidney. The fox, that firſt this cauſe of grief did find, *Gan firſt thus plain his caſe with words unkind. Hubberd. The inceſlant weeping of my wife, And piteous plainings of the pretty babes, Forc'd me to ſeek delays. Shakeſp. He to himſelf thus plain'd. Milton. PLAINDE A/LING. adj. [plain and deal.] Aéting without art. Though I cannot be ſaid to be a flattering honeſt man; it muſt not be denied, but I am a plaindealing villain. Shakespeare . Bring a plaindealing innocence into a conſiſtency with ne- ceſſary prudence. L’Eſtrange. Pla'indéALING.. n.ſ. Management void of art. I am no politician; and was ever thought to have too little wit, and too much plaindealing for a ſtateſman. Denham. It looks as fate with nature's law may ſtrive To ſhew plaindealing once an age would thrive. Dryden. PLA'INLY. adv. [from plain.] 1. Levelly; flatly. 2. Not ſubtilly; not ſpeciouſly. 3. Without ornament. 4. Without gloſs; ſincerely. You write to me with the freedom of a friend, ſetting down your thoughts as they occur, and dealing plainly with me in the matter. Pope. 5. In earneſt; fairly. - They charged the enemies horſe ſo gallantly, that they gave ground; and at laſt plainly run to a ſafe place. Clarenå. 6. Evidently ; clearly ; not obſcurely. St. Auguſtine acknowledgeth, that they are not only ſet down, but alſo plainly ſet down in ſcripture; ſo that he which heareth or readeth, may without difficulty underſtand. Hooker. Coriolanus neither cares whether they love or hate him ; and out of his careleſſneſs, let's them piań, ſººt. Shatſ. By
P L A P L A !. By that ſeed is meant thy great deliverer, who ſhall bruiſe The ſerpent's head; whereof to thee anon Plainlier ſhall be reveal’d. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii. We ſee plainly that we have the means, and that nothing but the application of them is wanting. Addiſon. Pla’in Ness. n.ſ. [from plain.] 1. Levelneſs; flatneſs. 2. Want of ornament; want of ſhow. If ſome pride with want may be allowed, We in our plainneſs may be juſtly proud, Whate'er he's pleas'd to own, can need no ſhow. Dryden. As ſhades moſt ſweetly recommend the light, So modeſt plainneſs ſets off ſprightly wit. Openneſs ; rough ſincerity. - Well, ſaid Baſilius, I have not choſen Dametas for his fighting nor for his diſcourſing, but for his plainnſ, and ho- neſty, and therein I know he will not deceive me. Sidney. Your plainneſs and your ſhortneſs pleaſe me well. Shakeſp. Think'ſt thou, that duty ſhall have dread to ſpeak, When pow'r to flatt'ry bows; to plainn'ſ honour Is bound, when majeſty to folly falls. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Plainnſ, and freedom, an epiſtolary ſtile required. Wake. 4. Artleſsneſs; ſimplicity. All laugh to find Unthinking plainneſs ſo o'erſpreads thy mind, That thou could'ſt ſeriouſly perſuade the crowd To keep their oaths. Dryden's juvenal. PLAINT. n.ſ. [plainte, French.] 1. Lamentation; complaint ; lament. Then pour out plaint, and in one word ſay this ; Helpleſs his plaint, who ſpoils himſelf of bliſs. Sidney. Bootleſs are plaints, and cureleſs are my wounds. Shakespeare From inward grief His burſting paſſion into plaints thus pour’d. 2. Exprobration of injury. There are three juſt grounds of war with Spain; one of plaint, two upon defence. Bacon. 3. Expreſſion of ſorrow. How many childrens plaints, and mother's cries Where though I mourn my matchleſs loſs alone, And none between my weakneſs judge and me; Yet even theſe gentle walls allow my moan, Whoſe doleful echoes to my plaints agree. Liſtening where the hapleſs pair Sat in their ſad diſcourſe, and various plaint, Thence gather'd his own doom. Milton's Par. Loft. For her relief, Vext with the long expreſſions of my grief, Receive theſe plaints. Waller. Pla INTFUL. adj. [plaint and full.] Complaining; audibly ſorrowful. To what a ſea of miſeries my plaintful tongue doth lead Inc. Sidney, b. ii. Pla'INTIFF. n.ſ. [plaintif, Fr.] He that commences a ſuit in law againſt another; oppoſed to the defendant. The plaintiff proved the debt by three poſitive witneſſes, and the defendant was caſt in coſts and damages. L'Eſtrange. You and I ſhall talk in cold friendſhip at a bar before a Pope. 3. Milton. Daniel. Wotton. judge, by way of plaintiff and defendant. Dryden. In ſuch a cauſe the plaintiff will be hiſs'd, My lord, the judges º and you're diſmiſs'd. Pope. PLA'INTIFF. adj. [plaintif, Fr.] Complaining. A word not in uſe. His younger ſon on the polluted ground, Firſt fruit of death, lies plaintiff of a wound Giv'n by a brother's hand. - Prior. Pla’intive. adj. [plaintif, Fr.] Complaining; lamenting; expreſfive of ſorrow. His careful mother heard the plaintive ſound, Encompaſs'd with her ſea-green ſiſters round. Dryden. The goddeſs heard, Roſe like a morning miſt, and thus begun To ſooth the ſorrows of her plaintive ſon. Dryden. Can nature's voice Plaintive be drown'd, or leſſen'd in the noiſe, Though ſhouts as thunder loud afflićt the air. Prior. Leviathans in plaintive thunders cry. Young. Pla'1N work. n.ſ. [plain and work.] Needlework as diſtin- guiſhed from embroidery; the common practice of ſewing or making linen garments. She went to plainwork, and to purling brooks. Pope. PLAIT, n.ſ. [corrupted from plight or pyght, from to ply or ſold.] A fold; a double. Should the voice direétly ſtrike the brain, It would aſtoniſh and confuſe it much ; Therefore theſe plaits and folds the ſound reſtrain, That it the organ may more gently touch. Davies. Nor ſhall thy lower garments artful plait, From thy fair ſide dependent to thy feet, Arm their chaſte beauties with a modeſt pride, And double ev'ry charm they ſeek to hide. Prior. To PLAIT. 'Tis very difficult to trace out the figure of a veſt through , all the plaits and foldings of the drapery. Addiſon. tº a; [from the noun.] I. To fold; to double. The buſy ſylphs ſurround their darling care, Some fold the ſleeve, while others plait the gown; ^º. Prais'd for labours not her own. - ill ſhe on funday morn th k - 2. To weave; to braid. y y neckcloth plait. Let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair. 1 Peter iii. 3. Pope. Gay, What ſhe demands, inceſſant I'll prepare ; I'll weave her garlands, and I'll plait her hair; My buſy diligence ſhall deck her board, For there at leaſt I may approach my lord. Prior, 3. To intangle; to involve. Time ſhall unfold what plaited cunning hides, ho covers faults at laſt with ſhame derides. Shakeſpeare. PLAI ter. n.ſ. [from plait..] He that plaits. PLAN. n.ſ. [plan, French.] I. A ſcheme; a form; a model. Remember, O my friends, the laws, the rights, The generous plan of power delivered down From age to age to your renown'd forefathers. Addison 2. A plot of any building or ichnography; form of any thing laid down on paper. Artiſts and plans reliev'd my ſolemn hours; I founded palaces, and planted bow'rs. Prior. To PLAN. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſcheme; to form in deſign. Vouchſafe the means of vengeance to debate, And plan with all thy arts the ſcene of fate. PLA(NARY. adj. Pertaining to a plane. Pla'Nched. adj. [from planch.] Made of boards. He hath a garden circummur'd with brick, Whoſe Weſtern ſide is with a vineyard backt, And to that vineyard is a planched gate, That makes his opening with this bigger key. Shakeſp. Pla'Ncher. n.ſ. [plancher, French.] A board; a plank. Oak, cedar and cheſnut are the beſt builders; ſome are beſt for planchers, as deal; ſome for tables, cupboards and deſks, as walnuts. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. PLA'Nching. m. ſ. In carpentry, the laying the floors in a building. Dićf. PLANE. m. ſ. [planus, Latin. Plain is commonly uſed in popu- lar language, and plane in geometry.] 1. A level ſurface. Comets, as often as they are viſible to us, move in planes in- clined to the plane of the ecliptick in all kinds of angles. Bent. Proječijls would ever move on in the ſame right line, did. not the air, their own gravity, or the ruggedneſs of the plane, on which they move, ſtop their motion. Cheyne. 2. [Plane, Fr.] An inſtrument by which the ſurface of boards is ſmoothed. The iron is ſet to make an angle of forty-five degrees with the ſole of the plane. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. To PlaNE. v. a. [planer, Fr. from the noun.] I. To level; to ſmooth from inequalities. The foundation of the Roman cauſeway was made of rough ſtone, joined with a moſt firm cement; upon this was laid another layer of ſmall ſtones and cement, to plane the inequa- lities of rough ſtone, in which the ſtones of the upper pave- ment were fixt. Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. To ſmooth with a plane. Theſe hard woods are more properly ſcraped than planed. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. PlaNE-TREE. n.ſ. [platanus, Lat. plane, platane, Fr.] The plane-tree hath an amentaceous flower, conſiſting of ſeveral ſlender ſtamina, which are all colle&ted into ſpherical little balls and are barren; but the embryos of the fruit, which are produced on ſeparate parts of the ſame trees, are turgid, and afterwards become large ſpherical balls, containing many oblong ſeeds intermixed with down: it is generally ſup- poſed, that the introdućtion of this tree into England, is owing to the great lord chancellor Bacon. Miller. The beech, the ſwimming alder and the plane. Dryd. PLA(NET. n.ſ. [planeta, Lat. .xzºzº; planette, Fr.] Planets are the erratick or wandering ſtars, and which are not like the fixt ones always in the ſame poſition to one another: we now number the earth among the primary planetº, becauſe we know it moves round the ſun, as Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury do, and that in a path or circle between Mars and Venus: and the moon is accounted among the ſe- condary planets or ſatellites of the Primary, ſince ſhe moves round the earth: all the planets have, beſides their motion round the ſun, which makes their year, alſo a motion round their own axes, which makes their day; as the earth's re- volving ſo makes our day and night: it is more than probable, that the diameters of all the planets are longer than their axes: we know 'tis ſo in our earth; and Flamſteed and Caſſini found it to be ſo in Jupiter: Sir Iſaac Newton aſſerts our earth's equatorial diameter to exceed the other about *. Quºr Pope. Die?. 3
P L A P L A four miles; and indeed elſe the motion of the carth would make the ſea riſe ſo high at the equator, as to drown all the parts thereabouts. Harris. Barbarous villains ! hath this lovely face Rul’d like a wand'ring planet over me, And could it not inforce them to relent. Shakeſp. And flanetſ, planet-ſtruck, real eclipſe Then ſuffer'd. Milton's Paradºſ. Loft, b. x. There are ſeven planets or errant ſtars in the lower ofbs of heaven. Brown's ſugar Erraurs, b. iv. PLANETARY. adj. [planetaire, Fr. from planet.] 1. Pertaining to the planets. - - Their planetary motions and aſpects. Milton. To marble and to braſs, ſuch features give, Deſcribe the ſtars and planetary way, - And trace the footſteps of eternal, day. Granvill. 2. Under the denomination of any particular planet. Darkling they mourn their fate, whom Circe's power, That watch'd the moon and planetary hour, With words and wicked herbs, from human kind Had alter’d. Dryden. I was born in the planetary hour of Saturn, and, I think, I have a picce of that leaden planet in me I am no way facetious. Addiſon's Speciata , N° 487. 3. Produced by the planets. Here's gold, go on ; Be as a planetary plague, when Jove - - Will o'er ſome high-vic'd city hang his poiſon In the ſick air. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. We make guilty of our diſaſters the fun, the moon and ſtars, as if we were villains by an enforced obedience of pla- metary influence. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. 4. Having the nature of a planet; erratick. We behold bright planetary Jove, Sublime in air through his wide province move ; Four ſecond planets his dominion own, And round him turn, as round the garth the moon. Blackm. PLANE"rical. adj. (from flanet.] ...Pertaining to planets. Add the two Egyptian days in every month, the interlunary and plenilunary exemptions, the eclypſes of ſun and moon, conjunctions and oppoſitions planetical. Brown. PLANETs rRuck. adj. [planet and ſtrike..] Blaſted; ſidere affiatuſ. Wonder not much if thus amaz'd I look, Since I ſaw you, I have been planet/truck; - A beauty, and ſo rare, I did deſcry. Suckling. PLANIFo'L16Us, adj. [planus and folium, Lat..] Flowers are ſo called, when made up of plain leaves, ſet together in cir- cular rows round the center, whoſe face is uſually uneven, rough and jagged. Dići. PLANIME TRICAL. adj. [from planimetry.) Pertaining to the menſuration of plane ſurfaces. PLANIMETRY. n.ſ. [planus, Lat, and wºrkio planimetric, Fr.] The menſuration of plane ſurfaces. - PLANIPE(TAlous. adj. [planus, Lat. and Târzxcy.] Flat- leaved, as when the ſmall flowers are hollow only at the bot- tom, but flat upwards, as in dandelion and ſuccory. Dići. To PLAN is H. v. a. [from plane.] To poliſh ; to ſmooth. A word uſed by manufacturers. PLAN is PHERE. n.ſ. [planus, Lat. and ſphere.] A ſphere pro- jected on a plane; a map of one or both hemiſpheres. PLAN K. m. ſ. [planthe, Fr.] A thick ſtrong board. They gazed on their ſhips, ſeeing them ſo great, and con- fiſting of divers planks. Allot's Deſcript. of the J/ºrld. The doors of plank were ; their cloſe exquiſite, Kept with a double key. Chapman's Odyſſey. The ſmoothed plank new rub'd with balm. AMilton. Some Turkiſh bows are of that ſtrength, as to pierce a plank of ſix inches. JWilkins. Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light, And through the yielding planks a paſſage find. Dryden. Be warn'd to ſhun the watry way, For late I ſaw adrift disjointed planks, And empty tombs erected on the banks. Dryden. To PLANK. v. a. [from the noun..] To cover or lay with planks. If you do but flank the ground over, it will breed ſalt- petre. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. A ſteed of monſtrous height appeard; iſtory The fides were plank'd with pine. Dryden. *** ****AL. gº. [planus and conus.] Level on ong fide “nd conical on others. ºw, are flanºconical, whoſe ſuperficies is in part level betwee ween both ends. Grew's 4/uſa-um. ** Noco NV Ex ****, *ſ, [planus and convexus.] Fla ſide and $9"vex on the other. J t on the one t took tw i.e.: - teen feet ..ºgºs, the one a planoconvex for a four- ... " the other a large double convex for one of about fifty - y feet. > : . lºst. ... ſ. [plant, Fr. planta, Latin.] Newton's Opticks. I. A. - % thing produció from ſeed; any we getable produćtion. What comes under this denomination, Ray has diſtributed under twenty-ſeven genders or kinds: 1. The imperfect plants, which do either totally want both flower and feed, or elſe ſeem to do ſo. 2. Plants producing either no flower at all, or an imperfeót one, whoſe feed is ſo ſmall as not to be diſ- cernible by the naked eye. 3. Thoſe whoſe ſeeds are not ſo ſmall, as ſingly to be inviſible, but yet have an imperfect or ſtaminous flower; i.e. ſuch a one, as is without the petala, having only the ſtamina and the perianthium. 4. Such as have a compound flower, and emit a kind of white juice or milk when their ſtalks are cut off or their branches broken off. , 5. Such as have a compound flower of a diſcous figure, the ſeed pappous, or winged with downe, but emit no milk. 6. The herbae capitatae, or ſuch whoſe flower is compoſed of many ſmall, long, fiſtulous or hollow flowers gathered round together in a round button or head, which is uſually covered with a ſquamous or ſcaly coat. 7. Such as have their leaves entire and undivided into jags. 8. The corymbiferous plants, which have a compound diſcous flower, but the ſeeds have no downe adhering to them. 9. Plants with a perfect flower, and having only one fingle ſeed belonging to each ſingle flower. Io. Such as have rough, hairy or briſtly ſeeds. I 1. The umbelliferous plants, which have a pentapetalous flower, and belonging to each ſingle flower are two ſeeds, lying naked and joining together; they are called umbellife- rous, becauſe the plant, with its branches and flowers, hath an head like a lady's umbrella : [1..] Such as have a broad flat ſeed almoſt of the figure of a leaf, which are encompaſſed round about with ſomething like leaves. [2.] Such as have a longiſh ſeed, ſwelling out in the middle, and larger than the former. [3.] Such as have a ſhorter ſeed. [4.] Such as have a tuberoſe root. [5.] Such as have a wrinkled, channe- lated or ſtriated ſeed. 12. The ſtellate plants, which are ſo called, becauſe their leaves grow on their ſtalks at certain in- tervals or diſtances in the form of a radiant ſtar: their flowers are really monopetalous, divided into four ſegments, which look like ſo many petala; and each flower is ſucceeded by two ſeeds at the bottom of it. 13. The aſperifolia, or rough leaved plants : they have their leaves placed alternately, or in no certain order on their ſtalks; they have a monopetalous flower cut or divided into five partitions, and after every flower there ſucceed uſually four ſeeds. 14. The ſuffrutices, or verticilate plants: their leaves grow by pairs on their ſtalks, one leaf right againſt another; their leaf is monopetalous, and uſually in form of an helmet. I 5. Such as have naked ſeeds, more than four, ſucceeding their flowers, which there- fore they call polyſpermae plantae ſemine nudo ; by naked feeds, they mean ſuch as are not included in any ſeed pod. 16. Bacciferous plants, or ſuch as bear berries. 17. Multi- ſiliquous, or corniculate plants, or ſuch as have, after each flower, many diſtinct, long, ſlender, and many times crooked caſes or ſiliquae, in which their ſeed is contained, and which, when they are ripe, open themſelves and let the ſeeds drop out. 18. Such as have a monopetalous flower, either uni- form or difform, and after each flower a peculiar ſeed-caſe containing the ſeed, and this often divided into many di- ſtinct cells. 19. Such as have an uniform tetrapetalous flower, but bear theſe ſeeds in oblong ſiliquous caſes. 20. Vaſculiferous plants, with a tetrapetalous flower, but often anomalous. 21. Leguminous plants, or ſuch as bear pulſe, with a papilionaceous flower. 22. Vaſculiferous plants, with a pentapetalous flower; theſe have, beſides the common ca- lix, a peculiar caſe containing their ſeed, and their flower conſiſting of five leaves. 23. Plants with a true bulbous root, which conſiſts but of one round ball or head, out of whoſe lower part go many fibres to keep it firm in the earth : the plants of this kind come up but with one leaf; they have no foot ſtalk, and are long and ſlender : the ſeed veſicls are divided into three partitions: their flower is ſexapetalous. 24. Such as have their fruits approaching to a bulbous form : theſe emit, at firſt coming up, but one leaf, and in leaves, flowers and roots reſemble the true bulbous plant. 25. Cul- miferous plants, with a grafly leaf, are ſuch as have a ſmooth hollow-jointed ſtalk, with one ſharp-pointed leaf at each joint, encompaſſing the ſtalk, and ſet out without any foot ſtalk: their ſeed is contained within a chaffy huſk. 26. Plants with a grafly leaf, but not culmiferous, with an imperfect or ſtami- nous flower. 27. Plants whoſe place of growth is uncertain. and various, chiefly water plants. Butchers and villains, How ſweet a plant have you untimely cropt. Shakeſp. Between the vegetable and ſenſitive province there are plant- animals and ſome kind of inſects ariſing from vegetables, that ſeem to participate of both. Hale's Origin ºf Mankind. The next ſpecies of life above the vegetablé, is that of ſenſe; wherewith ſome of thoſe productions, which we call plant-animals, are endowed. Grew's Coſmol. It continues to be the ſame plant, as long as it partakes of the ſame life, though that life be communicated to new par- ticles of matter, vitally united to the living plant, in a like continued organization, conformable to that ſort of plants. Locke. 7 Once
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Once I was ſkill'd in ev'ry herb that grew,
And ev'ry plant that drinks the morning dew.
2. A ſapling.
A man haunts the foreſt, that abuſes our young plants with
carving Roſalind on their barks. Shakeſp. As You like it.
Take a plant of ſtubborn oak,
And labour him with many a ſtubborn ſtroke.
3. [Planta, Lat.] The ſole of the foot.
To Plant. v. a. ſplanto, Lat. planter, Fr.]
1. To put into the ground in order to grow; to ſet; to cultivate.
Plant not thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of
the Lord. Deutr. xvi. 21.
2. To procreate ; to generate.
The honour'd gods the chairs of juſtice
Pope.
Dryden.
Ainſworth.
Supply with worthy men, plant love amongſt you. Shakespeare
It engenders choler, planteth anger;
And better 'twere, that both of us did faſt;
Than feed it with ſuch overroaſted fleſh. Shakeſp.
3. To place ; to fix.
The fool hath planted in his memory
An army of good words. Shakeſp. Merch. of Venice.
In this hour,
I will adviſe you where to plant yourſelves. Shakeſp.
The mind through all her powers
Irradiate, there plant eyes. Milton.
When Turnus had aſſembled all his pow'rs,
His ſtandard planted on Laurentum's tow’rs;
Trembling with rage, the Latian youth prepare
To join th' allies. Dryden's AEneir.
4. To ſettle ; to eſtabliſh: as, to plant a colony.
If you plant where ſavages are, do not only entertain them
with trifles and jingles, but uſe them juſtly.
Create, and therein plant a generation. Milton.
To the planting of it in a nation, the ſoil may be mellowed
with the blood of the inhabitants; nay, the old extirpated,
and the new colonies planted. Decay of Piety.
5. To fill or adorn with ſomething planted: as, he planted the
garden or the country.
To build, to plant, whatever you intend,
In all let nature never be forgot. Pope.
6. To direct properly: as, to plant a cannon.
PLA(NTAGE. n.ſ. [plantago, Lat.] An herb.
Truth, tir'd with iteration, --
As true as ſteel, as plantage to the moon. Shakeſp.
PLA'NTAIN... n.ſ. [plantain, Fr. plantago, Lat.]
1. An herb. -
The toad, being overcharged with the poiſon of the ſpider,
as is ordinarily believ'd, has recourſe to the plantain leaf.
More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
The moſt common ſimples are mugwort, plantain and
horſetail. JWiſeman's Surgery.
2. A tree in the Weſt Indies, which bears an eſculent fruit.
I long my careleſs limbs to lay
Under the plantain's ſhade.
Pla'sta L. adj. [from plant.] Pertaining to plants.
There's but little ſimilitude betwixt a terreous humidity and
plantal germinations. - Glanvill’s Scepſ.
PLANTATION. n.ſ. [plantatio, from planto, Latin.]
1. The ačt or pračtice of planting.
2. The place planted.
As ſwine are to gardens and orderly plantations, ſo are tu-
mults to parliaments. King Charles.
Some peaſants
Of the ſame ſoil their nurſery prepare,
With that of their plantation ; left the tree
Iſailºr.
Tranſlated ſhould not with the ſoil agree. Dryden.
whoſe riſing foreſts, not for pride or ſhow,
But future buildings, future navies grow :
Let his plantations ſtretch from down to down,
Firſt ſhade a country, and then raiſe a town. Pope.
Virgil, with great modeſty in his looks, was ſeated by
Calliope in the midſt of a plantation of laurel. Addison.
3. A colony. -
Planting of countries is like planting of woods; the prin-
cipal thing, that hath been the deſtruction of moſt plantations,
hath been the baſe and haſty drawing of profit in the firſt
years; ſpeedy profit is not to be neglected, as far as may ſtand
with the good of the plantation. - Bacon's Eſſays.
4. Introdućtion; eſtabliſhment.
Epiſcopacy muſt be caſt out of this church, after poſſeſ-
ſon here, from the firſt plantation of chriſtianity in this
iſland. King Charles.
PLA(NTED. adj. [from plant.] This word ſeems in Shakeſpeare
to ſignify, ſettled; well grounded.
Our court is haunted
With a refined traveller of Spain;
A man in all the world's new faſhion planted,
That hath a mint of phraſes in his brain. Shakeſp.
Pla'NTER. m. ſ. [planteur, Fr. from plant.]
-1. One who ſows, ſets or cultivates; cultivator.
There ſtood Sabinus, planter of the vines,
And ſtudiouſly ſurveys his gen'rous wines, Bryden.
Bacon.
- What do thy vines avail,
Or olives, when the cruel battle nows
The planters, with their harveſt immature ?
That product only which our paſſions bear,
Eludes the planter's miſerable care, Priºr.
2. One who cultivates ground in the Weſt Indian colonies.
A planter in the Weſt Indies might muſter up, and lead
all his family out againſt the Indians, without the abſolute
dominion of a monarch, deſcending to him from Adam. Locke.
alº to º . tranſported,
One, an no planter courted. - a y ſº. -
3. One who #. or introduces: Swift's Miſcellanies.
Had theſe writings differed from the ſermons of the firſt
planters of chriſtianity in hiſtory or doćtrine, they would have
been rejećted by thoſe churches which they had formed. Addison
PLASH. n.ſ. [plaſche, Dutch; platz, Daniſh.j
I. A ſmall lake of water or puddle.
He leaves
A ſhallow plaſh to plunge him in the deep,
And with ſatiety ſeeks to quench his thirſt. Shakeſp.
Two frogs conſulted, in the time of drought, when many
plaſhes, that they had repaired to, were dry, what was to be
done. - Bacon.
I underſtand the aquatile or water frog, whereof in ditches
and ſtanding plaſhes we behold millions. Brown.
With filth the miſcreant lies bewray'd,
Fall’n in the plaſh his wickedneſs had laid. Pope.
2. [From the verb to plaſh..] Branch partly cut off and bound
to other branches. - -
In the plaſhing your quick, avoid laying of it too low and
too thick, which makes the ſap run all into the ſhoots, and
leaves the plaſhes without nouriſhment. Martimer.
To PLASH. v. a. [pleſſer, Fr.] To interweave branches.
Plant and plaſh quickſets. Evelyn.
PLA's HY. adj. [from plaſh.] Watry; filled with puddles.
Near ſtood a mill in low and plaſhy ground. Betterton.
PLAs.M. m. ſ. [T22*2.] A mould ; a matrix in which any
thing is caſt or formed. -
The ſhells ſerved as plaſms or moulds to this ſand, which,
when conſolidated, and afterwards freed from its inveſtient
ſhell, is of the ſame ſhape with the cavity of the ſhell.
J/oodward's Natural Hiſtory.
PLASTER. m. ſ. ſploſire. Fr. from razºº.]
1. Subſtance made of water and ſome abſorbent matter, ſuch
as chalk or lime well pulveriſed, with which walls are over-
laid or figures caſt.
In the ſame hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and
wrote upon the plaſier of the wall. Dan. v. 5.
In the worſt inn's worſt room, with mat half-hung,
The floors of plaſier, and the walls of dung. Pope.
Maps are hung up ſo high, to cover the naked plaſter or
wainſcot. Watts's Improvement of the Mind.
2. [Emploſirum, Lat., in Engliſh, formerly emplaſter.] A glu-
tinous or adheſive ſalve.
Seeing the ſore is whole, why retain we the plaſier * Hook.
You rub the fore,
When you ſhould bring the plaſier.
Philip, !
Shakeſpeare.
It not only moves the needle in powder, but likewiſe, if
incorporated with plaſiers, as we have made trial. Brown.
Plaſters, that had any effect, muſt be by diſperfing or re-
pelling the humours. Temple's Miſcellanies.
To Pla'stER. v. a. ſplaſºrer, Fr. from the noun.]
1. To overlay as with plaſter.
Boils and plagues
Plaſter you o'er, that one infect another
Againſt the wind a mile. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The harlot's cheek beautied with plaſt’ring art. Shakeſp.
A heart ſettled upon a thought of underſtanding, is as a
fair plaſtering on the wall. Eccluſ. xxii. 17.
With a cement of flour, whites of eggs and ſtone pow;
dered, piſcina mirabilis is ſaid to have the walls plaſtered.
Bacon.
Plaſter the chinky hives with clay. Dryden.
The brain is grown more dry in its conſiſtence, and receives
not much more impreſſion, than if you wrote with.yºu;
finger on a plaſier'd wall. iſ att's Improvement of the 44thd.
2. To cover with a medicated plaſter.
PLA'sterer. m. ſ. ſpaſirier, Fr. from plaſter:)
1. One whoſe trade is to overlay walls with plaſter.
Thy father was a plaſterer,
And thou thyſelf a ſhearman.
2. One who forms figures in plaſter. - -
The plaſierer makes his figures by addition, and the carver
by ſubtraction. - Wºtton.
PLX's Tick, aft. [+xaºxo;..] Having the Power to give form.
Benign creator i º thy plaſtick hand Pri
- - In effect. 2'40/".
º thing ſtrange in the produćtion of the ſaid
formed metals, nor other plaſtick virtue concerned in ſhaping
them into thoſe figures, than merely the configuration of the
particles. 1%odward's Natural Hiſtory.
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P L A P L A º PL4STRON. m. ſ. [French.] A piece of leather ſtuffed, which fencers uſe, when they teach their ſcholars, in order to receive the puſhes made at them. Trevoux. Againſt the poſt their wicker ſhields they cruſh, Flouriſh the ſword, and at the plaſ, on puſh. Dryden. To Plat, v, a [from plait..] To weave, to make by tex- tuſe. ***n neſts of an Indian bird curiouſly interwoven and platted together, Ray on the Creation. I never found ſo much benefit from any expedient, as from * ring, in which my miſtreſs's hair is plºtted in a kind of true lovers knot. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 245. PLAT. n.ſ.. [more properly plot; plot, Sax.] A ſmall piece of ground. Such pleaſure took the ſerpent to behold This flow'ry plat, the ſweet receſs of Eve. Milton. On a plat of riſing ground, I hear the far-off curfeu found, Over ſome wide-water'd ſhore, Swinging ſlow with ſullen roar. AMilton. It paſſes through banks of violets and plats of willow of its own producing. Speciator. PLATANE, n.ſ. ſplatane, Fr. platanus, Lat.] The plane tree. The platane round, The carver holm, the mapple ſeldom inward ſound. Spenſ. I eſpy'd thee, fair and tall, Under a platane. Milton. Plate. m. ſ. [plate, Dutch ; plaque, Fr.] 1. A piece of metal beat out into breadth. In his livery Walk'd crowns and coronets, realms and iſlands were As plates dropt from his pocket. Shakeſp. Make a plate, and burniſh it as they do iron. Bacon. A leaden bullet-ſhot from one of theſe guns, the ſpace of twenty paces, will be beaten into a thin plate. Wilkins. The centers of theſe wretches, who could derive no ſanc- tity to them; yet in that they had been conſecrated by the ſº. incenſe, were appointed to be beaten into" broad plates, and faſtened upon the altar. South's Sermons. Eternal deities' Who rule the world with abſolute decrees, And write whatever time ſhall bring to paſs With pens of adamant on plates of braſs. Dryden, 2. Armour of plates. With their force they pierc'd both plate and mail, And made wide furrows in their fleſhes frail, Fa. Queen. 3. [Plata, Spaniſh.] Wrought filver. They eat on beds of ſilk and gold, And leaving plate, Do drink in ſtone of higher rate. Benj. johnſºn's Cataline. The Turks entered into the trenches ſo far, that they car- ricd away the plate. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. They that but now for honour and for plate Made the ſea bluſh with blood, reſign their hate. JPaller. At your deſert bright pewter comes too late, When your firſt courſe was all ſerv'd up in plate. King. 4. [Plat, Fr. Piatta, Italian.] A ſmall ſhallow veſſel of metal on which meat is eaten. Aſcanius this obſerv'd, and, ſmiling, ſaid, See, we devour'the plates on which we fed. Dryden, To Plate. v. 4. [from the noun.] 1. To cover with plates. The doors are curiouſly cut through and plated. Sandyr. M. Lepidus's houſe had a marble door-caſe ; afterwards they had gilded ones, or rather plated with gold. Arbuthnot. 2. To arm with plates. And the ſt Plate fin with gold, "d the ſtrong lance of juſtice hurtleſ, breaks. - Marſhal, aſk yonder knight in arms, Shakespeare Why plated in habiliments of war; Shakeſ, His goodly eyes, - That o'er the files and muſters of the war Have glow'd like plated Mars. » Shakeſ The bold Aſcalonite p. Éled from his lion ramp, old warriours turn’d Their plated backs under his hecl. AMilt 3. To beat into laminae or plates. 1/147t. If to fame alone thou doſt pretend, The miſer will his empty palace lend, §et wide his doors, adornºd with plated braſ, Dryde If a thinned or plated body, of an uneventhickneſ, ; f . all over of one uniform colour, ſhould be i. ºads of the ſame thickneſs with the plate; into why everyth - I ſee no reaſon PLA'ſ EN. º ead ſhould not keep its colour. Newton. /. Among printers; tı - whereby the & Pºntºrs, the flat part of the pſ. Intyre P PL A"r for M. 7t. preſſion is made. 1. The ſketch .# [plat, flat, Fr; and fºrm.] nography. any thing horizontally delineated; the ich- When the workmen be don, eagles cony £ºn to lay the platfºrm at Chalce- i. onveyed their lines to the 㺠ſide ; i. Sandys's Journey. 2. A place laid out after any model. No artful wildneſs to perplex the ſcene; Grove nods at grove, each alley has a brother, And half the platfºrm juſt reflects the other. Pope. 3. A level place before a fortification. Where was this 2 —Upon the platfºrm where we watch. Shakeſp. 4. A ſcheme ; a plan. Their minds and affections were univerſally bent even againſt all the orders and laws wherein this church is founded, conformable to the platform of Geneva. Hooker. I have made a platform of a princely garden by precept, partly by drawing not a model, but ſome general lines of it. Bacon's Eſſays. They who take in the entire platform, and ſee the chain, which runs through the whole, and can bear in mind the ob. ſervations and proofs, will diſcern how theſe propoſitions flow from them. J/oodward. Pla'tick aſpeci. In aſtrology, is a ray caſt from one planet to another, not exactly, but within the orbit of its own light. - Bailey. PLATO'on. n.ſ.. [a corruption of peloton, Fr.] A ſmall ſquare body of muſketeers, drawn out of a batallion of foot, when they form the hollow ſquare, to ſtrengthen the angles: the grenadiers are generally thus poſted ; yet a party from any other diviſion is called a platoon, when intending to far from the main body. AMilitary Dić. In comely wounds ſhall bleeding worthies ſtand, Webb's firm platoon, and Lumly's faithful band. Tickell. Platt E.R. m. / [from plate.] A large diſh, generally of earth. The ſervants waſh the platter, ſcour the platº, Then blow the fire. Dryden's juvenal. Satira is an adjective, to which lanx, a charger, or large platter is underſtood. Pryden. PLAu’Dut. Un. ſ. [A word derived from the Latin, plaudite, PLAU'DITE. ; the demand of applauſe made by the player, when he left the ſtage.] Applauſe. True wiſdom muſt our actions ſo direct, Not only the laſt plaudit to expect. Denham. She would ſo ſhamefully fail in the laſt act, that inſtead of a plaudite, ſhe would deſerve to be hiſſed off the ſtage. More. Some men find more melody in diſcord than in the ange- lick quires; yet even theſe can diſcern muſick in a conſort of plaudites, eulogies given themſelves, Decay of Piety. Plausibility. n.ſ.. [plauſibilité, Fr. from plauſible.] Spe- ciouſneſs; ſuperficial appearance of right. Two pamphlets, called the management of the war, are written with ſome plauſibility, much artifice and direct falſe- hoods. Swift. The laſt excuſe for the ſlow ſteps made in diſarming the adverſaries of the crown, was allowed indeed to have more plauſibility, but leſs truth, than any of the former. Swift. PLAUSIBLE, adj. [plauſible, Fr. plauſibilis, from plaud, Lat.] Such as gains approbation; ſuperficially pleaſing or taking; ſpecious ; popular; right in appearance. Go you to Angelo, anſwer his requiring with a plauſible obedience, agree with his demands to the point. Shakeſp. Judges ought to be more reverend than plauſible, and more adviſed than confident. Bacon. They found out that plauſible and popular pretext of raiſing an army to fetch in delinquents. King Charles. Theſe were all plauſible and popular arguments, in which they, who moſt deſired peace, would inſiſt upon many con- deſcenſions. Clarendon. No treachery ſo plauſible, as that which is covered with the robe of a guide. L’Eſtrange. The caſe is doubtful, and may be diſputed with plauſible arguments on either ſide. - South. PLAU’s IBLENEss. n.ſ.. [from plauſible.] Speciouſneſs ; ſhow of right. The plauſibleneſs of arminianiſm, and the congruity it hath with the principles of corrupt nature. Sanderſºn. The notion of man's free will, and the nature of ſin bears along with it a commendable plainneſs and plauſibleneſ. - 4%re. PLAU's IBLY. adv. [from plauſible.] 1. With fair ſhow ; ſpeciouſly. They could talk plauſibly about that they did not under- ſtand, but their learning lay chiefly in flouriſh. Collier. Thou can'ſt plauſibly diſpute, Supreme of ſeers, of angel, man and brutc. Prior. 2. With applauſe. Not in uſe. I hope they will plauſibly receive our attempts, or candidly correct our miſconjectures. Brown's Pººr Errº. PLAU'sive, adj. [from plauda, Lat.] 1. Applauding. 2. Plauſible. A word not in uſe. His plauſive words He ſcatter'd not in ears, but grafted them To grow there and to bear. Shaºp. To PLAY.
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To PLAY. v. n. [ple;an, Saxon.]
1. To ſport; to frolick; to do ſomething not as a taſk, but for
3 pleaſure.
On ſmooth the ſeal and bended dolphins play. Milton.
2. To toy; to act with levity.
Thou with eternal wiſdom did'ſt converſe,
Wiſdom thy fiſter and with her didſt play. Milton.
3. To be diſmiſled from work.
I'll bring my young man to ſchool; look where his maſter
comes; 'tis a playing day I ſee. Shakeſp. Mr. JW of Windſ.
4. To trifle; to act wantonly and thoughtleſly.
Men are apt to play with their healths and their lives as
they do with their cloaths. Temple.
5. To do ſomething fanciful.
How every fool can play upon the word Shakeſp.
6. To pračtiſe ſarcaſtick merriment.
I would make uſe of it rather to play upon thoſe I deſpiſed,
than to trifle with thoſe I loved. Pope.
7. To mock; to pračtiſe illuſion.
I ſaw him dead; art thou alive,
Or is it fancy plays upon our eye-ſight. Shakeſpeare.
8. To game; to contend at ſome game.
Charles, I will play no more to-night;
My mind's not on't, you are too hard for me.
—Sir, I did never win of you before. Shakeſp.
When lenity and cruclty play for kingdoms,
The gentler gameſter is the ſooneſt winner. Shakeſp.
O perdurable ſhame !
Are theſe the wretches that we play’d at dice for. Shakeſp.
The low rated Engliſh play at dice. Shakeſp.
The clergyman played at whiſt and ſwobbers. Swift.
9. To do any thing trickiſh or deceitful.
His mother played falſe with a ſmith. Shakeſpeare.
Cawdor, Glamis, all
The wizzard women promis'd ; and, I fear, -
Thou play'd/ moſt fouily for't. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Life is not long cnough for a coquette to play all her
tricks in. Addison's Speciator, N° 89.
10. To touch a muſical inſtrument.
Ev'rything that heard him play,
Ev’n the billows of the ſea
Hung their heads, and then lay by,
In ſweet muſick is ſuch art,
Killing care, and grief of heart,
Fall aſleep, or hearing die. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Thou art as a very lovely ſong of one that hath a plea-
fant voice, and can play well on an inſtrument. Ezekiel.
Tully ſays, there conſiſteth in the practice of finging and
playing on inſtruments great knowledge, and the moſt ex-
cellent inſtruction, which reëtifies and orders our manners,
and allays the heat of anger. Peacham of Muſick.
Wherein doth our pračtice of ſinging and playing with in-
ſtrum e its in our cathédral churches differ from the practice
of David. Peacham of Muſick.
Clad like a country ſwain, he pip'd, he ſung,
And playing drove his '. troop along. Dryden.
Take thy harp and melt thy maid;
Play, my friend'ſ and charm the charmer. Glanvill.
He applied the pipe to his lips, and began to play upon it:
the found of it was exceeding ſweet. Addiſon's Speciator.
11. To operate ; to ačt. Uſed of any thing in motion.
John hath ſeiz'd Arthur, and it cannot be,
That whilſt warm life plays in that infant's veins,
The miſplac'd John ſhould entertain - -
One quiet breath of reſt. - Shakeſp. King john.
My wife cried out fire, and you brought out your buckets,
and called for engines to play againſt it. Dryden.
By conſtant laws, the food is concocted, the heart beats,
the blood circulates, the lungs play. Cheyne.
12. To wanton ; to move irregularly.
Citherea all in ſedges hid,
Which ſeem to move and wanton with her breath, ,
Ev’n as the waving ſedges play with wind. Shakeſp.
This with exhilarating vapour bland
About their ſpirits play'd, and inmoſt powers
Made err. Milton,
In the ſtreams that from the fountain play,
She waſh’d her face. Dryden.
The ſetting ſun
Plays on their ſhining arms and burniſh'd helmets, ,
And covers all the field with gleams of fire. Addison.
13. To perſonate a drama.
A lord will hear you play to-night;
But I am doubtful of your modeſties,
Leſt, over-eying of his odd behaviour,
Fot yet his honour never heard a play,
You break into ſome merry paſſion. Shakeſpeare:
Ev’n kings but play; and when their part is done,
Some other, worſe or better, mount the throne. Dryden.
14. To repreſent a character. -
Courts are theatres, where ſome men play ;
Princes, ſome ſlaves, and all end in one day. Donne,
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15. To act in any certain character.
..Thus, we play the fool with the time, and the ſpirits of the
wiſe fit in the clouds and mockus. Shakeſp.
I did not think to ſhed a tear
In all my miſeries; but thou had fººd 'me, -
Out of thy honeſt truth to play the woman. Shakeſp.
She hath wrought folly to play the whore." Deut. xxii. #.
Be of good courage, and ſet us play the men for our
people. 2 Samuel x. 12.
Alphonſe, duke of Ferrara, delighted himſelf only in
turning and playing the ioiner. Peacham of %.
'Tis poſſible theſe Turks may play the villains. Dººm.
f º man has no pleaſure in proving that he has played the
tool. Collier of Friendſhip.
To Play. v. a. of Friendſhip
I. To put in action or motion: as, he played his cannon.
2. To uſe an inſtrument of muſick.
- He plays a tickling ſtraw within his noſe. Gay.
3. To act a mirthful character.
- Nature here -
Wanton'd as in her prime, and play’d at will
Her virgin fancies. Milton,
4. To exhibit dramatically.
Your honour's players hearing your amendment,
Are come to play a pleaſant comedy. Shakeſp.
5. To act ; to perform.
Doubt would fain have played his part in her mind, and
called in queſtion, how ſhe ſhould be aſſured that Zelmane
was not Pyrocles. Sidney, b. ii.
Play. n.ſ.
1. Aćtion not impoſed; not work; diſmiſſion from work:
2. Amuſement; ſport. -
My dearling and my joy;
For love of me leave off this dreadful play. Fa. gyeºn.
Two gentle fawns at play. Milton.
3. A drama; a comedy or tragedy, or any thing in which cha-
raēters are repreſented by dialogue and action.
Only they,
That come to hear a merry play, -
Will be deceiv'd. Shakespeare Henry VIII.
A play ought to be a juſt image of human nature, repre-
ſenting its humours and the changes of fortune to which it is
ſubjećt, for the delight and inſtruction of mankind. Dryden.
Viſits, plays and powder'd beaux. Swift.
4. Game; practice of gaming; conteſt at a game.
I will play no more, my mind's not on't ;
I did never win of you,
Nor ſhall not when my fancy's on my play. Shakeſp:
5. Pračtice in any conteſt. -
When they can make nothing elſe on’t, they find it the
beſt of their play to put it off with a jeſt. L’Eſtrange.
He was reſolved not to ſpeak diſtinétly, knowing his beſt
play to be in the dark, and that all his ſafety lay in the confu-
ſidin of his talk. Tillotſon.
In arguing the opponent uſes comprehenfive and equivocal
terms, to involve his adverſary in the doubtfulneſs of his ex-
preſſion, and therefore the anſwer on his ſide makes it his play
to diſtinguiſh as much as he can. Locke.
, Bull's friends adviſed to gentler methods with the young
lord; but John naturally lov’d rough play. Arbuthnot.
6. Aćtion; employment ; office.
The ſenſeleſs plea of right by providence
Can laſt no longer than the preſent ſway;
But juſtifies the next who comes in play. Dryden.
7. Pračtice; ačtion; manner of ačting. -
Determinining, as after I knew, in ſecret manner, not to
be far from the place where we appointed to meet, to prevent
any foul play that might be offered unto me. Sidney, b. ii.
8. Aćt of touching an inſtrument. -
9. Irregular and wanton motion.
Io. A ſtate of agitation or ventilation. -
Many have been ſav'd, and many may, -
Who never heard this queſtion brought in play. Dryden,
11. Room for motion.
The joints are let exactly into one another, that they have
no play between them, leſt they ſhake upwards or down-
wards. Mºxon's Michanical Exerciſe.
12. Liberty of a&ting; ſwing. - - - -
Should a writer give the full play to his mirth, without re-
gard to decency, he might pleaſe readers ; but muſt be a very
ill man, if he could pleaſe himſelf. Addiſon's Frºholder.
Playbook. n.ſ. [play and boºk.] Book of dramatick com-
poſitions. • * > . . .
Your's was a match of common good liking, without any
mixture of that ridiculous paſſion, which has no being but
in playbooks and romances. Swift.
PLAYDAY. n.ſ. [play and day.] Day exempt from taſks or
work.
I thought the life of every lady
Should be one continual playday; -
Balls and maſquerades and ſhows. Swift's Miſcellanies.
Pla'Y DEBT.
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P L A
P L E.
Playperr. n, f [play and debt.] Debt contracted by gaming.
There are multitudes of leaſes upon ſingle lives, and play.
debts upon joint lives. - Arbuthnot.
She has ſeveral playdebts on her hand, which muſt be diſ.
charged very ſuddenly. Spectator, N° 295.
Player. n.ſ.. [from play.]
1. One who plays,
2. An idler; a lazy perſon.
- - You're pićtures out of doors,
Saints in your injuries, devils being offended,
Players in your houſewifery. Shakeſpeare's Otheilo.
3. Aćtor of dramatick º ſpeare
Like players plac'd to fill a filthy ſtage,
Where change of thoughts one fool to other ſhews,
5. One who touches a muſical inſtrument.
Command thy ſervants to ſeek out a man, who is a cun-
ning player on the harp. 1 Samuel xvi. 16.
6. A gameſter.
7. One who ačts in play in any certain manner.
The ſnake bit him faſt by the tongue, which therewith
began ſo to rankle and ſwell, that, by the time he had knocked
this foul player on the head, his mouth was ſcarce able to
contain it. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Pla'yfellow. m. ſ. [play and fellow.] Companion in amuſe-
ment. -
Inconſtant in his choice of his friends, or rather never hav-
ing a friend but playfellows, of whom, when he was weary,
he could no otherwiſe rid himſelf than by killing them. Sidn.
She ſeem’d ſtill back unto the land to look,
And her payfellows aid to call, and fear
The daſhing of the waves. . Spenſer.
Your precious ſelf had not then croſs'd the eyes
Of my young playfellow. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
Miſchance and ſorrow go along with you !
Heart's diſcontent and ſour afflićtion
Be playfellows to keep you company Shakeſp.
Sweet playfellow, pray thou for us,
- And good luck grant thee thy Demetrius. Shakeſp.
This was the play at which Nero ſtakedthree thouſand two
hundred and twenty-nine pounds three ſhillings and four
pence upon every caſt; where did he find playfellows 8
Arbuthnot on Coins.
PLAYFUL. adj. ſplay and full.] Sportive ; full of levity.
He is ſcandalized at youth for being lively, and at child-
hood for being playful, Addiſon's Spectator, N° 494.
Playg AMF. n.ſ. ſplay and game.] Play of children.
That liberty alone gives the true reliſh to their ordinary
playgames. Locke.
Pia's House. m. ſ. [play and houſe..] Houſe where dramatick
performances are repreſented.
Theſe are the youths that thunder at a playhouſe, and fight
for bitten apples. Shakeſp. Henry Viſi.
He hurries me from the playhouſe and ſcenes there, to the
bear-garden. . . Stillingfeet.
..I am a ſufficient theatre to myſelf of ridiculous actions
without expecting company either in a court or playhouſe. By.
Shakeſpear, whom you and ev'ry playhouſe bill º
Stile the divine. Pope's Epiſłſes of Horace.
PLAYPLEASURE. m. ſ. ſplay and pºſure.] Idle amuſement.
He taketh a kind of playpſeaſure in looking upon the for-
tunes of others. "Bºº, Eſſay;
#AY.9ME, aſ ſºlº and ſmº) wanton, i.fi.
º n.J. [from playſome.] Wantonneſs; levity.
ºiso. m. ſ. [play and thing.] Toy; thing to play
O Caſtalio ! thou haſt caught
My fooliſh heart; and like a tender child
That truſts his plaything to another hand >
fear its harm, and fain would have it back.
A child knowshi Otway.
a little º º:* and by degrees the *g. ;
*** ſhould be hindered fro - OcA’z.
them, by giving tº fruit and playtº." making * º
Would fortune c º º: 0cre.
And give us pla . * Preſent rage,
4. Playthings for our age. Prior.
And all but jeſts, ſerve only ſorrow's rage. Sidney.
Certain pantomimi will repreſent the voices of players of
interludes ſo to life, as you would think they were thoſe players
themſelves. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
A player, if left of his auditory and their applauſe, would
ſtraight be out of heart. Bacon.
Thine be the laurel then, ſupport the ſtage;
Which ſo declines, that ſhortly we may ſee
Players and plays reduc’d to ſecond infancy. Dryden.
His muſe had ſtarv'd, had not a piece unread,
And by a player bought, ſupply'd her bread. Dryden.
4. A mimick.
Thus ſaid the player god ; and adding art
Of voice and geſture, ſo perform'd his part,
She thought, ſo like her love the ſhade appears,
º That Ceyx ſpake the words. Dryden.
Allow him but the plaything of a pen,
He ne'er rebels or plots. Pope.
PLA'y wRight. m. ſ. ſplay and wright.] A maker of plays.
He ended much in the character he had liv'd in ; and Ho-
race's rule for a play may as well be applied to him as a play-
wright. Pope.
PLEA. m. ſ. [plaid, old French.]
1. The act or form of pleading.
2. Thing offered or demanded in pleading.
The magnificoes have all perſuaded with him;
But none can drive him from the envious plea -
Of forfeiture of juſtice and his bond. Shakespeare
3. Allegation.
They tow'rds the throne ſupreme,
Accountable, made haſte, to make appear
With righteous plea, their utmoſt vigilance. Milton.
4. An apology ; an excuſe.
The fiend, with neceſſity,
The tyrant's plea, excus'd his deviliſh deeds. A ſiltan.
Thou determin'ſt weakneſs for no plea. Milton.
When ſuch occaſions are,
No plea muſt ſerve; 'tis cruelty to ſpare. Denham.
Whoever argues in defence of abſolute power in a fingle
perſon, though he offers the old plauſible plea, that, it is his
opinion, which he cannot help, unleſs he be convinced, ought
to be treated as the common enemy of mankind. Swift.
To Ple Ach. v. a. ſplºſer, Fr.] To bend; to interweave.
A word not in uſe.
Would'ſt thou be window’d in great Rome, and ſee
Thy maſter thus, with pleacht arms, bending down
His corrigible neck. Shakeſpeare.
Steal into the pleached bower,
Where honey-ſuckles ripen'd by the ſun,
Forbid the ſun to enter.
To PLEAD. v. n. [plaider, Fr.]
1. To argue before a court of juſtice.
To his accuſations
He pleaded ſtill not guilty; and alleg'd
Many ſharp reaſons. Shakespeare Henry VIII,
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man
pleadeth for his neighbour ! job. xvi. 21.
Of beauty ſing;
Let others govern or defend the ſtate,
Plead at the bar, or manage a debate. Granvil.
Lawyers and divines write down ſhort notes, in order to
preach or plead. //atti's Improvement ºf the Mind.
2. To ſpeak in an argumentative or perſuaſive way for or againſt;
to reaſon with another.
Shakeſp,
I am
Top'ead for that, which I would not obtain. Shakespeare .
Who is he that will plead with me; for now if I hold my
tongue, I ſhall give up the ghoſt. job. xiii. 19.
If nature plead not in a parent's heart,
Pity my tears, and pity her deſert. Dryden.
It muſt be no ordinary way of reaſoning, in a man that is
pleading for the natural power of kings, and againſt all com-
pačt, to bring for proof an example, where his own account
founds all the right upon compačt. Locke.
3. To be offered as a plea.
Since you can love, and yet your error ſee,
The ſame reſiſtleſs power may plead for me,
With no leſs ardour I my claim purſue;
I love, and cannot yield her even to you.
To Ple AD. v. a.
1. To defend; to diſcuſs.
Will you, we ſhew our title to the crown -
If not, our ſwords ſhall plead it in the field. Shakeſp.
2. To allege in pleading or argument.
Don Sebaſtian came forth to intreat, that they might part
with their arms like ſoldiers; it was told him, that they could
not juſtly plead law of nations, for that they were not lawful
enemies. Spenſºr on Ireland.
If they will plead againſt me my reproach, know that God
hath overthrown me. job xix. 5.
3. To offer as an excuſe.
I will neither plead my age nor ſickneſs, in excuſe of
faults. Dryden.
PLEADABLE. adj. [from plead.] Capable to be alleged in
lea.
p I ought to be diſcharged from this information, becauſe this
privilege is pleadable at law. Dryden.
PLEADER. n.ſ. [plaideur, Fr. from plead.]
1. One who argues in a court of juſtice.
The brief with weighty crimes was chargd,
On which the pleader much enlarg’d. Swift's Mºſel.
2. One who ſpeaks for or againſt.
If you
Would be your country's pleader, your good tongue
Might ſtop our countryman. Shakeſp. Čºriolanus.
So fair a pleader any cauſe may gain. Dryden.
Dryden.
- PLEADING,
P L E P L E #, 5, i. * º, #, PLEADING. m. ſ. [from plead..] Aét or form of pleading. If the heavenly folk ſhould know Theſe pleadings in the court below. Swift's Miſcel. Ple A's ANCE. n.ſ. [plaiſance, Fr.] Gaiety; pleaſantry; mer- riment. The lovely pleaſance and the lofty pride Cannot expreſſed be by any art. Spenſer. Her words ſhe drowned with laughing vain, And wanting grace in utt'ring of the ſame, That turned all her pleaſance to a ſcoffing game. F. Queen. Oh that men ſhould put an enemy into their mouths, to ſteal away their brains ! that we ſhould with joy, pleaſance, revel and applauſe transform ourſelves into beaſts. Shakeſp. PLEASANT. adj. [plaiſant, French.] 1. Delightful; giving delight. The gods are juſt, and of our pleaſant vices Make inſtruments to ſcourge us. Shakeſp. King Lear. What moſt he ſhould diſlike, ſeems pleaſant to him; What like, offenſive. Shakeſp. King Lear. How good and how pleaſant it is for brethren to dwell in unity Pſalms. Verdure clad Her univerſal face with pleaſant green. Milton. 2. Gratcſul to the ſenſes. - Sweeter thy diſcourſe is to my ear, Than fruits of palm-tree pleaſanteſt to thirſt. Milton. . Good humoured ; cheerful. - In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt ſuch a touchy, teſty, pleaſant fellow. Addiſon. 4. Gay , lively ; merry. Let neither the power nor quality of the great, or the wit of the pleaſant prevail with us to flatter the vices, or applaud the prophaneneſs of wicked men. Rogers's Sermons. 5. Trifling; adapted rather to mirth than uſe. They, who would prove their idea of infinite to be poſi- tive, ſeem to do it by a pleaſant argument, taken from the ne- gation of an end, which being negative, the negation of it is poſitive. - Locke. Pleasantly, adv. [from pleaſant.] 1. In ſuch a manner as to give delight. 2. Gayly ; merrily; in good humour. - King James was wont pleaſantly to ſay, that the duke of Buckingham had given him a ſecretary, who could neither write nor read. Clarendon. 3. Lightly; Iudicrouſly. Euſtathius is of opinion, that Ulyſſes ſpeaks pleaſantly to Elpenor. - - Broome. PLEA sant N Ess. n. ſ. [from pleaſant.] 1. Delightfulneſs; ſtate of being pleaſant. Doth not the pleaſantneſs of this place carry in itſelf ſuffi- cient reward. Sidney. 2. Gaiety; checrfulneſs; merriment. It was refreſhing, but compoſed, like the pleaſantneſs of youth tempered with the gravity of age. South. He would fain put on ſome pleaſantneſs, but was not able to conceal his vexation. Tillotſon. Plf A's ANTRY. m. ſ. [plaiſanterie, Fr.] 1. Gaiety ; merriment. The harſhneſs of reaſoning is not a little ſoftened and ſmoothed by the infuſions of mirth and pleaſantry. Addiſon. Such kinds of pleaſantry are diſingenuous in criticiſm, the greateſt maſters appear ſerious and inſtructive. Addiſon. 2. Sprightly ſaying; lively talk. The grave abound in pleaſantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 487. To Ple As E. v. a. [place0, Lat. plaire, Fr.] 1. To delight; to gratify ; to humour. They pleaſe themſelves in the children of ſtrangers. Iſii. 6. Whether it were a whiſtling wind, or a pleaſing fall of water running violently. Jºſdom xvii. 18. Thou can'ſt not be ſo pleas'd at liberty, As I ſhall be to find thou dar'ſt be free. Dryden. Leave ſuch to trifle with more grace and eaſe, Whom folly pleaſes, and whoſe follies pleaſe. Pope. 2. To ſatisfy 3 to content. Dočtor Pinch Eſtabliſh him in his true ſenſe again, And I will pleaſe you what you will demand. Shakeſp. What next I bring ſhall pleaſe Thy wiſh exactly to thy heart's deſire. Milton. 3. To obtain favour from ; to be pleaſed with, is to approve ; to favour. This is my beloved ſon, in whom I am well pleaſed. Mat. I have ſeen thy face, and thou waſt pleaſed with me. Gen. Fickle their ſtate whom God Moſt favours: who can pleaſe him long Milton. 4. To be Pleased. To like. A word of ceremony. Many of our moſt ſkilful painters were pleaſed to recom- mend this author to me, as one who perfectly underſtood the rules of painting. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. To Please. v. n. I. To give pleaſure. What pleaſing ſeem’d, for her now pleaſes more. Milton. 1ſoundſomething that was more plaine in them ordinary . pleaſing em, º: 2. T; #. approbation. eir wine-offerings ſhall n - 3. To like ; to chuſe. g ot be pleaſing unto him. Hºſta. Spirits, freed from mortal laws, with eaſe Aſſume what ſexes and what ſhapes they pleaſe. Pope. 4. To condeſcend; to comply. A word of ceremony. Pleaſe you, lords, In fight of both our battles we may meet. Shakeſp. The firſt words that I learnt were, to expreſs my deſire, that he would pleaſe to give me my liberty. Gulliver. PLEA'ser. m. ſ. [from pleaſe.] One that courts favour. PLEA singly adv. [from pleaſing.] In ſuch a manner as to give delight. Pleaſingly troubleſome thought and remembrance have been to me ſince I left you. Suckling. Thus to herſelf ſhe pleaſingly began. Milton. The end of the artiſt is pleaſingly to deceive the eye. Dryd. He gains all points, who pleaſingly confounds, Surprizes, varies, and conceals the bounds. Pope. *:singNess. n.ſ.. [from pleaſing.] Quality of giving de- ight. PLEA'seMAN. n.ſ. [pleaſe and man.] A pickthank; an off- cious fellow. Some carry tale, ſome pleaſeman, ſome ſlight zany, That knows the trick to make my lady laugh, Told our intents. Shakeſp. Love's Labour Loſſ. PLEA'surable. adj. [from pleaſure.] Delightful; full of pleaſure. Planting of orchards is very profitable, as well as pleaſur- able. Bacon. It affords a pleaſurable habitation in every part, and that is the line ecliptick. Brown's Pulgar Errours. There are, that the compounded fluid drain From different mixtures: ſo the blended ſtreams, Each mutually correcting each, create A pleaſurable medley. Philips. Our ill-judging thought Hardly enjoys the pleaſurable taſte. Prior. PLEA.º. n. ſ. [plaiſir, French.] 1. Delight; gratification of the mind or ſenſes. Pleaſure, in general, is the conſequent apprehenſion of a ſuitable object, ſuitably applied to a rightly diſpoſed fa- culty. South's Sermons. , A cauſe of men's taking pleaſure in the ſins of others, is, that poor ſpiritedneſs that accompanies guilt. South's Sei mons. In hollow caves ſweet echo quiet lies; Her name with pleaſure once ſhe taught the ſhore, Now Daphne's dead, and pleaſure is no more. Pope. 2. Looſe gratification. Convey your pleaſures in a ſpacious plenty, And wet ſeem cold. Shakeſp. Behold yon dame does ſhake the head to hear of pleaſure's name. Shakeſp. King Lear. Not ſunk in carnal pleaſure. AMilton. 3. Approbation. The Lord taketh pleaſure in them that fear him. Pſalms. 4. What the will dićtates. Uſe your pleaſure ; if your love do not perſuade you to come, let not my letter. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice. He will do his pleaſure on Babylon. If xlviii. Choice; arbitrary will. We aſcribe not only effects depending on the natural period of time unto arbitrary calculations, and ſuch as vary at plea- ſure, but confirm our tenets by the uncertain account of others. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iv. Half their fleet offends His open ſide, and high above him ſhews; Upon the reſt at pleaſure he deſcends, And doubly harm’d, he double harm beſtows. Dryden. Raiſe tempeſts at your pleaſure. Dryden. We can at pleaſure move ſeveral parts of our bodies. Locke- All the land in their dominions being acquired by conqueſt, was diſpoſed by them according to their pleaſure. Arbuthnºt. To Pleasure. v. a. [from the noun..] To pleaſe; to gra- tify. This word, though ſupported by good authority, is, I think, inelegant. Things, thus ſet in order, Shall further thy harveſt, and pleaſtre thee beft. Tºr. I count it one of my greateſt afflictions, that I cannot plea- ſure ſuch an honourable gentleman. Shakeſpeare. If what pleaſes him, ſhall pleaſure you, Fight cloſer, or good faith you'll catch d blow. - Shakespeare When the way of pleaſuring and diſpleaſuring lieth by the favourite, it is impoſſible any ſhould be overgreat. Bacon. Nothing is difficult to love ; it will make a man croſs his own inclinations to pleaſure them whom he loves. Tillotſon. PLEA'sukeful. adj. ſpleaſure and full.] Pleaſant; delightful. Cbſolete. This country, for the fruitfulneſs of the land and the con- veniency of the ſea, hath been reputed a very commodious and pleaſurful country. Abbot's Diſcript. of the ſºrld. 19 X PLE BE AN,
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Plebei’AN. n.ſ. [plebeien, Fr. plebeius, Lat.] One of the lower
people.
Let him
Hoiſt thee up to the ſhouting plebeians. Shakeſpeare.
You're plebeians, if they be ſenators. Shakeſpeare.
Upon the leaſt intervals of peace, the quarrels between
the nobles and the plebeians would revive. Swift.
PLEBE1’AN. adj.
1. Popular; conſiſting of mean perſons. -
As ſwine are to gardens, ſo are tumults to parliaments,
and plebeian concourſes to publick counſels. King Charles.
2. Belonging to the lower ranks.
He through the midſt unmark'd,
In ſhew plebeian angel militant
Of loweſt order. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x.
3. Vulgar; low ; common. -
o apply notions philoſophical to plebeian terms; or to ſay,
where the notions cannot fitly be reconciled, that there
wanteth a term or nomenclature for it, as the ancients uſed,
they be but ſhifts of ignorance. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
The differences of mouldable and not mouldable, ſciſible
and not ſciſſible are plebeian notions. - Bacon.
Diſhonour not the vengeance I deſign'd.
A queen! and own a baſe plebeian mind Dryden.
PLEDGE. m. ſ. ſpleige, Fr. piggio, Italian.]
I. Any thing put to pawn. -
2. A gage ; anything given by way of warrant or ſecurity; a
awn.
p Theſe men at the firſt were only pitied ; the great humility,
zeal and devotion, which appeared to be in them, was in all
men's opinion a pledge of their harmleſs meaning. Hooker.
If none appear to prove upon thy perſon
Thy heinous, manifeſt and many treaſons;
There is my pledge, I'll prove it on thy heart. Shakeſpeare.
That voice their livelieſt pledge
Qf hope in fears and dangers. Milton.
Money is neceſſary both for counters and for pledges, and
carrying with it even reckoning and ſecurity. . Lºcke.
. . Hymen ſhall be aton'd, ſhall join two hearts,
And Aribert ſhall be the pledge of peace. Rowe.
3. A ſirety; a bail; an hoſtage. -
What purpoſe could there be of treaſon, when the Guia-
, nians offered to leave pledges, ſix for one.
Good ſureties will we have for thy return,
And at thy pledges peril keep thy day. Dryden.
To Pledge. v. a. ſpleiger, Fr. Piggiarº, Italian.]
1. To put in pawn.
Aſleep and naked as an Indian lay,
An honeſt factor ſtole a gem away;
He pledg'd it to the knight; the knight had wit,
So kept the diamond. Pope.
2. To give as warrant or ſecurity:
3. To ſecure by a pledge.
- I accept her; -
. ...And here to pledge my vow, I give my hand. Shakespeare.
4. ...is to drink, by *ccepting the cup or health after
another.
Raleigh.
The fellow, that
Parts bread with him, and p'edges
The breath of him in a divided draught,
Is th' readieſt man to kill him. Shakespeare 7inon of Athens.
To you noble lord of Weſtmoreland.
I pledge your grace. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
That flexânimous orator began the king of Homébiº
health; he Preſently pledg'd it. Hºwe's Pocal Forg/?.
PLE ****, *ſ, ſplºgghe, Dutch..] A ſmaīmāſ, of lint.
1 applied a pledget of baſilicon. //iſeman's Surgery.
PLE'IAbs. }" ſº [Pleiades, Lat. *ſadis.] A northern coi.
PLE'IADEs. ; ſellation.
The pleiades before him danc'd,
Shedding ſweet influence. Milton
Then ſailors quarterd heav'n, and found a name -
For pleiadi, hyads and the northern ca. Dryden.
PLE'NARily. adv. [from plenary.] Fully; completely.
The cauſe is made a Plenary cauſe, and ought to be deter-
mined flºarily. Ayliffe's Parergon.
PLE NARY. adj. [from plenus, Lat.] Full; complete. -
I am far from denying that compliance on my part, for
plenary conſent it was not, to his deſtruction. King Č.
he cauſe is made a Plenary cauſe. Ayl; 3.
A treatiſe on a ſubject ſhould be Pºnary or full, ſo that ſo.
c y be anti §: P - -
t in * Ina W tln nothing which 1S pro CI omitted //atts
P LE NAR Y. m. /. - Deciſive procedure.
A bare inſtitution without induction does not make
le - - a
P”y againſt the king, where he has a title to preſent.
PLENARIN Ayliff:
ESS. m. ſ. y | --
* NILUNARY J. [from Plenary.] Fulneſ ; completeneſs.
adj. [from Pienilunium, Lat.] Relating to
gyptian days in every month, the in-
”*mptions, there would ariſe above
Brown's ſugar Errours.
terlunary and Pleniluna
an hundred mºre.
Ple(NIPOTEN ce. m. ſ. [from plenus and potentia, Lat.J Fulnes
of power. - -
PLE'Nipo TENT, adj. [plenipotent, Lat..] Inveſted with full
Wer.
My ſubſtitutes I ſend you, and create
Plenipotent on earth, of matchleſs might
Iſſuing from me. - Milton's Par. Loft, b. x.
PLENI pote'N TIARY. m. ſ. ſplenipotentiaire, Fr.] A negotiator
inveſted with full power. -
They were only the plenipotentiary monks of the patriarchal
monks. Stilingfleet.
PLE'NIST. n. / [from plenus, Lat..] One that holds all ſpace
to be full of matter.
Thoſe ſpaces, which the vacuiſts would have empty, be-
cauſe devoid of air, the pleniſts do not prove repleniſhed with
ſubtle matter by any ſenſible effects. Boyle.
PLE's ſtude. n.ſ. ſplenitude, from Penus, Lat. plenitude, Fr.]
I. Fulneſs; the contrary to vacuity.
If there were every where an abſolute plenitude and denſity
without any pores between the particles of bodies, all bodies
of equal dimenſions would contain an equal quantity of mat-
ter, and conſequently be equally ponderous. Bentley's Sermons.
2. Repletion; animalfulneſs; plethory.
Relaxation from plenitude is cured by ſpare diet. Arbuth.
3. Exuberance; abundance.
The plenitude of the pope's power of diſpenſing was the
main queſtion. Bacon's Henry VII.
4. Completeneſs.
The plenitude of William's fame
Can no accumulated ſtores receive. Prior.
PLENTEous, adj. [from plenty.]
1. Copious ; exuberant; abundant.
Author of evil, unknown till thy revolt
Now plentecus theſe acts of hateful flrife. Milton.
Two plenteous fountains the whole proſpect crown'd;
This through the gardens leads its ſtreams around. Pºpe.
2. Fruitful; fertile. -
Take up the fifth part of the land in the ſeven plenteous
years. Geneſis xli. 34.
Lab'ring the ſoil and reaping plentecus crop. Milton.
PLE'NtEously, adv. [from plenteous.] Copiouſly; abun-
dantly; exuberantly.
Thy due from me is tears,
Which nature, love and filial tenderneſ,
Shall, O dear father, pay thee plenteouſ'. Shakeſp.
God created the great whales and each
Soul living, each that crept, which plenteouſly
The waters generated. Milton's Par. Lºft, p. vii.
God proves us in this life, that he may the more plenteouſly
reward us in the next. Hake's Preparation fºr Death.
PLENTEousNess. n.ſ.. [from plenteouſ.] Abundance; fer-
tility.
%he ſeven years of plenteouſneſ; in Egypt were ended.
- Geneſs.
Prºstiful, adj. [plenty and full.] Copious; abundant; ex:
uberant; fruitful.
To Amalthca he gave a country, bending like a horn;
whence the tale of Amalthea's plentiful horn. Raleigh.
. He that is plentiful in expences, will hardly be preſerved
from decay. Bacon’s Eſſays.
If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentifid
year. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
When they had a plentiful harveſt, the farmer had hardly
any corn. - L’Eſtrange.
Alcibiades was a young man of noble birth, excellent edu-
cation and a plentiful fortune. - Swift.
PLE'N TIFULLY. adv. [from plentiful.] Copiouſly; abundantly.
They were not multiplied before, but they were at that
time plentifully encreaſed. - Brown's /uſgar Errours.
Bern is plentifully furniſhed with water, there being a great
multitude of fountains. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
PLENTIFULNEss. n. /.. [from plentiful.] The ſtate of being
plentiful; abundance; fertility:
PLENTY. m. ſ. [from plenus, full.]
1. Abundance ; ſuch a quantity as is more than enough.
Peace,
Dear nurſe of arts, plenties and joyful birth. Shakespeare
- What makes land, as well as other things, dear, is plenty
of buyers, and but few ſellers; and ſo plenty of ſellers and
few buyers makes land cheap. Locke.
2. Fruitfulneſs ; exuberance.
The teeming clouds
Deſcend in gladſome plenty o'er the world. Thomſºn.
3. It is uſed, I think, barbarouſly for plentiful.
To graſs with thy calves,
Where water is plenty. Tuſer's Huſbandry.
If reaſons were as plenty as black berries, I would give no
man a reaſon on compulſion. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
4. A ſtate in which enough is had and enjoyed. - -
Ye ſhall eat in plenty and be ſatisfied, and praiſe the
Lord, - joe. ii. 26.
5 PLE on ASM.
P L I P L O , Pleſon Asm.. n.ſ. ſpleanaſne, Fr. pleonaſmus, Lat.] A figure of rhetorick, by which more words are uſed than are neceſſary. Plesh. n.ſ. [A word uſed by Spenſer inſtead of plaſh, for the convenience of rhyme..] . A puddle ; a boggy marſh. Out of the wound the red blood flowed freſh, That underneath his feet ſoon made a purple plaſh. Spenſºr. PLE THORA. m. ſ. [from ranSwea.] The ſtate in which the veſſels are fuller of humours than is agreeable to a na- tural ſtate or health ; ariſes either from a diminution of ſome natural evacuations, or from debauch and feeding higher or more in quantity than the ordinary powers of the viſcera can digeſt: evacuations and exerciſe are its remedies. The diſeaſes of the fluids are a plethora, or too great abun- dance of laudable juices. Arbuthnot on Aliments. #. º }a}[from plethora.] Having a full habit. The fluids, as they conſiſt of ſpirit, water, ſalts, oil and terreſtrial parts, differ according to the redundance of the whole or of any of theſe ; and therefore the plethorick are phlegmatick, oily, ſaline, earthy or dry. Arbuthnot. PLETHoRY. m. ſ. [plethore, Fr. from ranSéez.] Fulneſs of habit. In too great repletion, the elaſtick force of the tube throws the fluid with too great a force, and ſubjects the animal to the diſeaſes depending upon a plethory. Arbuthnot. PLE'viN. m. ſ. ſpleuvine, Fr. plevina, law Lat.] In law, a warrant or aſſurance. See Replievin. Dić7. PLEURISY. n.ſ.. [º.svgºri; ; pleurºſe, Fr. pleuritis, Lat.] Pleuriſy is an inflammation of the pleura, though it is hardly diſtinguiſhable from an inflammation of any other part of the breaſt, which are all from the ſame cauſe, a ſtagnated blood ; and are to be remedied by evacuation, ſuppuration or expectoration, or all together. Quincy. URITICAL. - - º łaj, [from pleuriſy.] 1. Diſeaſed with a pleuriſy. The viſcous matter, which lies like leather upon the ex- travaſated blood of pleuritick people, may be diſſolved by a due degree of heat. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Denoting a pleuriſy. His blood was pleuritical, it had neither colour nor con- ſiſtence. - Wiſeman's Surgery. PLIABLE, adj. ſpliable, from plier, Fr. to bend.] 1. Eaſy to be bent; flexible. Though an act be never ſo ſinful, they will ſtrip it of its guilt, and make the very law ſo pliable and bending, that it thall be impoſſible to be broke. South's Sermons. Whether the different motions of the animal ſpirits may have any effect on the mould of the face, when the linea- ments are pliable and tender, I ſhall leave to the curious. Addison 2. Flexible of diſpoſition; eaſy to be perſuaded. Pll'AbleNEss. n.f. [from pliable.] 1. Flexibility; eaſineſs to be bent. 2. Flexibility of mind. Compare the ingenuous pliab'eneſ to virtuous counſels in youth, as it comes freſh out of the hands of nature, with the confirmed obſtinacy in moſt ſorts of ſin, that is to be found in an aged ſinner. - PLI'ANCY. n.f. [from pliant.] Eaſineſs to be bent. Had not exerciſe been neceſſary, nature would not have given ſuch an activity to the limbs, and ſuch a pliancy to every part, as produces thoſe compreſſions and extenſions neceſſary for the preſervation of ſuch a ſyſtem. Addiſon's Spectator. PLIANT. adj. [pliant, French.] - 1. Bending ; tough ; flexile; flexible; lithe ; limber. An anatomiſt promiſed to diffect a woman's tongue, and examine whether the fibres may not be made up of a finer and more pliant thread. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 247. 2. Eaſy to take a form. - Particles of heav'nly fire, Or earth but new divided from the ſky, And pliant ſtill retain'd th' etherial energy. Dryden. As the wax melts that to the flame I hold, Pliant and warm may ſtill her heart remain, Soft to the print, but ne'er turn hard again. Granville. 3. Eaſily complying. - In languages the tongue is more pliant to all ſounds, the joints more ſupple to all feats of activity, in youth than after- wards. - Bacon's Eſſays. Thoſe, who bore bulwarks on their backs, Now practiſe ev'ry pliant geſture, Op'ning their trunk for ev'ry teſter. Swift's Miſcel. 4. Eaſily perſuaded. - - The will was then dućtile and pliant to right reaſon, it met the dićtates of a clarified underſtanding halfway. South. Pll'ANTNess. n.ſ.. [from pliant.] Flexibility; toughneſs. Greatneſs of weight, cloſeneſs of parts, fixation, pliant- nºſ, or ſoftneſs. . . . Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Pircature. ln. ſ. ſplicatura, from plica, Lat.] Fold; double. Plication. } Plication is uſed ſomewhere in Clariſſa. Pll'ERs. n.ſ. (from ply..] An inſtrument by which any thing is laid hold on to bend it. *— South’s Sermons. Piers are of two ſorts, flat-noſed and round-noſed ; their office is to hold and faſten upon a ſmall work, and to fit it in its place; the round-noſed pliers are uſed for turning or boring wire or ſmall plate into a circular form. Moxon. I made a detention by a ſmall pair of plier. JWiſeman To PLIGHT. v. a. º j pite ſeman. 1. To pledge ; to give as ſurety. He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to anotherland. Fairy Queen. Saint Withold Met the night mare, and her name told, Bid her alight, and her troth plight. Shakeſp. King Lear. I again in Henry's royal name, - Give thee her hand for ſign of plighted faith. Shakeſpeare. Here my inviolable faith I plight, Lo, thou be my defence, I, thy delight. Dryden. New loves you ſeek, New vows to plight, and plighted vows to break, Dryden. I'll never mix my plighted hands with thine, While ſuch a cloud of miſchiefs hangs about us. Addiſon. 2. To braid; to weave. [from plico, Lat, whence to ply or bend, and plight, pleight or plait, a fold or flexure.] Her head ſhe fondly would aguiſe With gaudie girlonds, or freſh flowrets dight About her neck, or rings of ruſhes plight. Fairy Queen. I took it for a fairy viſion - - Of ſome gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow live, And play i' th' plighted clouds. * . Milton. Plight. n.J. [This word Skinner imagines to be derived from the Dutch, plicht, office or employment; but junius obſerves, that plihr, Saxon, ſignifies diſtreſs or preſing danger; whence, I º, plight was derived, it being generally uſed in a bad enie. - - 1. Condition; ſtate. When as the careful dwarf had told, And made enſample of their mournful fight Unto his maſter, he no longer would - There dwell in peril of like painful plight. Fa. Queen; I think myſelf in better plight for a lender than you are. --- Shakeſpeare. Beſeech your highneſs, My women may be with me; for, you ſee, My plight requires it. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. They in lowlieſt plight repentant ſtood Praying. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. xi. - Thou muſt not here Lie in this miſerable loathſome flight. Milton: " _ Moſt perfect hero tried in heavieſt plight Of labours huge and hard. Milton. 2. Good caſe. Who abuſeth his cattle and ſtarves them for meat, By carting or plowing, his gaine is not great; Where he that with labour can uſe them aright, Hath gaine to his comfort, and cattel in plight. 3. Pledge ; gage. [from the verb..] . That lord, whoſe hand muſt take my plight, ſhall carry Half my love with him, half my care and duty. Shakeſp. 4. [From to plight.] A fold; a pucker ; a double ; a purſe; a plait. - P Yclad, for fear of ſcorching air, All in a ſilken camus, lilly white, Purfled upon with many a folded plight. . . Fairy Queen. PLINTH. n.ſ.. [waiv$4;..] In architecture, is that ſquare member which ſerves as a foundation to the baſe of a pillar; Vitruvius calls the upper part or abacus of the Tuſcan pillar, a plinth, becauſe it reſembles a ſquare tile: moreover, the ſame denomination is ſometimes given to a thick wall, wherein there are two or three bricks advanced in form of a plat- band. - Harris. To PLOD. v. n. [ploeghen, Dutch. Skinner.] 1. To toil; to moil ; to drudge; to travel. A plodding diligence brings us ſooner to our journey's end, than a fluttering way of advancing by ſtarts. L'E/trange. He knows better than any man, what is not to be written : and never hazards himſelf ſo far as to fall, but plods on de- liberately, and, as a grave man ought, puts his ſtaff before him. - Dryden's State of Innocence. Th’ unletter'd chriſtian, who believes in groſs, Plods on to heav'n, and ne'er is at a loſs. 2. To travel laboriouſly. Rogues, plod º, o’ the hoof, ſeek ſhelter, pack. Sha. If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day. - Haſt thou not held my ſtirrup! Bare-headed, plodded by my foot cloth mule, And thought thee happy when I ſhook my head : Shakespeare . Ambitious love hath ſo in me offended, That barefoot plod I the cold ground upon, With ſainted vow my faults to have amended. Tw ere Dryden. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Shakeſ?. 3. To ſtudy 7
P L O P L O - ſtudy cloſely and dully. 3. To §. %; priſons up The nimble ſpirits in the arteries; As motion and long-during action tires The finewy vigour of the traveller. He plods to turn his am’rous ſuit T’a plea in law, and proſecute. She reaſon'd without plodding long, -- Nor ever gave her judgment wrong. Swift's Miſcel. Plo'DDER. m. ſ. [from plod.] A dull heavy laborious man. Study is like the heav'ns glorious ſun, That will not be deep ſearch'd with ſaucy looks; What have continual plodders ever won, Save baſe authority from other's books : PLOT. n.ſ. ſplot, Saxon. See Plat.] 1. A ſmall extent of ground. It was a choſen plot of fertile land, Amongſt wide waves ſet like a little neſt, As if it had by nature's cunning hand Been choicely picked out from all the reſt. Plant ye with alders or willowes a plot, Where yeerely as needeth mopoles may be got. Many unfrequented plot; there are, Fitted by kind for rape and villainy. Shakeſpeare. Were there but this ſingle plot to loſe, This mould of Marcius, they to duſt would grind it, slaiſ. Hudibras, p. iii. Shakeſp. Fairy Queen. Tuſſºr. And throw't againſt the wind. Shakeſp. When we mean to build, We firſt ſurvey the plot, then draw the model, And when we ſee the figure of the houſe, Then we muſt rate the coſt of the erection. Shakeſp. Weeds grow not in the wild uncultivated waſte, but in garden plots under the negligent hand of a gardener. Locke. 2. A plantation laid out. Some goddeſs inhabiteth this region, who is the ſoul of this ſoil; for neither is any leſs than a goddeſs, worthy to be ſhrined in ſuch a heap of pleaſures; nor any leſs than a god- deſs could have made it ſo perfect a plot. Sidney. 3. A form; a ſcheme; a plan. The law of England never was properly applied unto the Iriſh nation, as by a purpoſed plot of government, but as they could inſinuate and ſteal themſelves under the ſame by their humble carriage. Spenſer on %. 4. [Imagined by Skinner to be derived from platform, but evi- dently contracted from complat, Fr.] A conſpiracy ; a ſecret deſign formed againſt another. - I have o'erheard a plot of death upon him. Shakespeare. Eaſy ſeems the thing to every one, - That nought could croſs their plot, or them ſuppreſs. Dan. 5. An intrigue; an affair complicated, involved and embarraſſed 3. the ſtory of a play, compriſing an artful involution of affairs, unravelled at laſt by ſome unexpected means. If the plot or intrigue muſt be natural, and ſuch as ſprings from the ſubject, then the winding up of the plot muſt be a probable conſequence of all that went before. Pope. Nothing muſt be ſung between the acts, But what ſome way conduces to the plot. Roſcommon. Our author Produc’d his play, and begg'd the knight's advice, Made him obſerve the ſubject and the plot, The manners, paſſions, unities, what not * Pope. - They deny the plºt to be tragical, becauſe its cataſtrophe is a wedding, which hath ever been accounted comical. Gay. 6. Stratagem; ſecret combination to any ill end. Fruſtrate all our plots and wiles. Milton 7. Contrivance; deep reach of thought. - Who ſays he was not A man of much plot, May repent that falſe accuſation; Having plotted and pen'd Six plays to attend The farce of his negociation. º º [from the noun.] 1. To form ſchemes of miſchief again againſt thoſe in authority. gainſt another, commonly - The ſubtle traitor †. º Plºtted in the council houſe 9 murther me. Shakeſpeare's R; The wicked plotteth againſt the juſt. *::::::::: º He who envies now thy ſtate, - - - - Who now is plotting how he may ſeduce *:::from obedience. AMilton's Par. Left i.vi º ". º round th’ incloſure prowl'd 3 vs. v. 1. 2. jº. . * plots not on the fold. C CO - - - prince did . º the marquis of a flying noiſe, that the ſwer'd, th ** “cretly gone; to which the marquis an- i.” hough love had made hi high quis an ...” Sountry, yet fear . is highneſs ſteal out of Spain. Would never make him run out of To Plot. v.a. Watton. 1. To plan; to contrive. Denham. Dryden. With ſhame and ſorrow fill'd : Shame for his folly; ſorrow out of time For plotting an unprofitable crime; 2. To deſcribe according to ichnography. - This treatiſe plateſ; down Cornwall, as it now ſtandeth, for the particulars. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. Plotter. m. ſ. [from plot.] 1. Conſpirator. As for you, Colonel, we ſhall try who's the greater platter of us two; I againſt the ſtate, or you againſt the petticoat. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Dryden. 2. Contriver. - - - - An irreligious moor, Shakeſp. Chief archite&t and plotter of theſe woes. PlovER. m. ſ. [pluvier, Fr. pluvialis, Lat..] A lapwing. A bird. Of wild birds, Cornwall hath quail, rail, patridge, phea- ſant and plover. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. Scarce The bittern knows his time: or from the ſhore, The plovers when to ſcatter o'er the heath And ſing. Thomſºn's Spring. PLOUGH. n.ſ. [plox, Saxon; plog, Daniſh; plºgh, Dutch...] 1. The inſtrument with which the furrows are cut in the ground to receive the ſeed. Look how the purple flower, which the plough Hath ſhorn in ſunder, languiſhing doth die. Peacham. Some plough, differ in the length and ſhape of their beams 5 ſome in the ſhare, others in the coulter and handles. Afrt. In ancient times the ſacred plough employ'd The kings and awful fathers. Thomſºn. 2. A kind of plane. Ainſworth. To Plough. v. n. To practiſe aration ; to turn up the ground in order to ſow ſeed. - Rebellion, inſolence, ſedition We ourſelves have plough'd for, ſow'd and ſcatter'd, By mingling them with us. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. D9th the ploughman plºugh all day to ſow iſ xxviii. 24. They only give the land one ploughing, and ſow white oats, and harrow them as they do black. A/artimer. To Ploug H. v. a. . - 1. To turn up with the plough. Let the Volſcians Plºugh Rome and harrow Italy. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Shou'd any ſlave, ſo lewd, belong to you f - No doubt you'd ſend the rogue, in fetters bound, To work in bridewell, or to plough your ground. Dryden. A man may plough, in ſtiff grounds the firſt time fallowed, an acre a day. Mortimer. You find it ploughed into ridges and ſurrows. Mortimer. 2. To bring to view by the plough. Another of a duſky colour, near black; there are of theſe frequently ploughed up in the fields of Weldon. Iſºodward. 3. To furrow ; to divide. When the prince her fun'ral rites had paid, He plough'd the Tyrrhene ſeas with ſails diſplay’d. Addison With ſpeed we plough the watry way, - My power ſhall guard thee. Pope's Odyſſy. 4. To tear; to furrow. - Let Patient O&tavia plough thy viſage up With her prepared nails. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. Plou'GHBox. n.ſ. [plough and boy..] A boy that follows the plough ; a coarſe ignorant boy. A ploughboy, that has never ſeen anything but thatched houſes and his pariſh church, imagines that thatch belongs to the very nature of a houſe. I/atts's Logicº. Plou'GHER. m. ſ. [from plough..] One who ploughs or culti- vates ground. - . When the country ſhall be repleniſhed with corn, as it will, if well followed; for the country people themſelves are great ploughers and ſmall ſpenders of corn: then there ſhould be good ſtore of magazines erected. Spenſer. Plough LA'ND. n.ſ. [plough and land.]. A farm for corn. Who hath a ploughland caſts all his ſeed-corn there, And yet allows his ground more corn ſhould bear. Donne. In this book are entered the names of the manors or in- habited townſhips, the number of ploughland; that each con- tains, and the number of the inhabitants. Hale. Plou'GHMAN. n.ſ. [plough and man.] 1. One that attends or uſes the plough. When ſhepherds pipe on oaten ſtraws, And merry larks are ploaghmen's clocks, The cuckow then on ev'ry tree. Shakeſpeare. God provides the good things of the world, to ſerve the neeeds of nature by the labours of the ploughman. Taylor. The careful ploughman doubting ſtands. AMilton. Your reign no leſs aſſures the ploughman's peace, Than the warm ſun advances his increaſe. //aller. The merchant gains by peace, and the ſoldiers by war, the ſhepherd by wet ſeaſons, and the ploughmen by dry. Zeºple. 3 Who
P L U P L U Who can ceaſe t'admire The ploughman conſul in his coarſe attire. Dryden. One My plºughman's is, t'other my ſhepherd's ſon. Dryden. 2. A groſs ignorant ruſtick. Her hand ' to whoſe ſoft ſeizure The cignet's down is harſh, and, ſpite of ſenſe, Hard as the palm of ploughman. Shakeſp. 3. A ſtrong laborious man. A weak ſtomach will turn rye bread into vinegar, and a ploughman will digeſt it. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Plou'GH Mon DAY. m. ſ. The monday after twelfth-day. Ploughmunday next after that the twelftide is paſt, Bids out with the plough, the worſt huſband is laſt. Tuſſºr. Ploughsh A'RE. m. ſ. ſplough and ſhare.] The part of the plough that is perpendicular to the coulter. As the earth was turned up, the ploughſhare lighted upon a great ſtone; we pulled that up, and ſo found ſome pretty things. *idney, b. ii. The pretty innocent walks blindfold among burning plough- ſhares without being ſcorched. Addiſon's Speciator. To PLUCK. v. a. [ploccian, Sax. plocken, Dutch.] 1. To pull with nimbleneſs or force; to ſnatch; to pull; to draw; to force on or off; to force up or down; to act upon with violence. It is very generally and licentiouſly uſed, par- ticularly by Shakeſpeare. It ſeemed better unto that noble king to plant a peaceable government among them, than by violent means to pluck them under. Spenſer on Ireland. You were crown'd before, And that high royalty was ne'er pluck'd off. Shakeſp. Pluck down my officers, break my decrees, For now a time is come to mock at form. Shakeſp. Can’ſ thou not Pluck from the memory a rooted ſorrow, And with ſome ſweet oblivious antidote Cleanſe the ſtuff'd boſom. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. When yet he was but tender bodied, when youth with comelineſs plucked all gaze his way. Shakeſp. Macbeth. I gave my love a ring; He would not pluck it from his finger, for the wealth That the world maſters. Shakespeare Merch, of Venice. If you do wrongfully ſeize Hereford's right, You pluck a thouſand dangers on your head. Shakeſp. Dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks. Shakeſp. I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land. 2 Chron. Pluck away his crop with his feathers. Lev. i. 16. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Eccluſ. iii. 2. They pluck off their ſkin from off them. Mic. iii. 2. Diſpatch 'em quick, but firſt pluck out their tongues, Left with their dying breath they ſow ſedition. Addiſon. Beneath this ſhade the weary peaſant lies, Plucks the broad leaf, and bids the breezes riſe. Gay. From the back Of herds and flocks, a thouſand tugging bills Pluck hair and wool. Thomſon's Spring. 2. To ſtrip of feathers. Since I pluckt geeſe, I knew not what it was to be beaten. Shakeſpeare. I come to thee from plume pluck'd Richard. Shakeſp. 3. To pluck up a heart or ſpirit. A proverbial expreſſion for taking up or reſuming of courage. He willed them to puck up their hearts, and make all things ready for a new aſſault, wherein he expected they ſhould with couragious reſolution recompenſe their late cowardice. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. Pluck. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - 1. A pull; a draw ; a ſingle act of plucking. Birds kept coming and going all the day long; but ſo few at a time, that the man did not think them worth a pluck. L’Eſtrange. Were the ends of the bones dry, they could not, without great difficulty, obey the plucks and attractions of the motory muſcles. Ray on the Creation. 2. [Plughk, Erſe. I know not whether derived from the Engliſh, rather than the Engliſh from the Erſe.] The heart, liver and lights of an animal. Plu'ck ER. n.ſ.. [from pluck.] One that plucks. Thou ſetter up and plucker down of kings' Shakespeare Pull it as ſoon as you ſee the ſeed begin to grow brown, at which time let the pluckers tie it up in handfuls. Mortimer. Plug. m. ſ. [plugg, Swediſh ; plugghe, Dutch..] A ſtopple; anything driven hard into another body. Shutting the valve with the plug, draw down the ſucker to the bottom. Boyle. The fighting with a man's own ſhadow, confiſts in the brandiſhing of two ſticks graſped in each hand, and loaden with plugs of lead at either end : this opens the cheſt. Addison In bottling wine, fill your mouth full of corks, together with a large plug of tobacco. Swift's Direct. to the Butler. To Plug. v. a. ſon the noun..] To ſtop with a plug. ^ tent pºging up the orifice, would make the matter re- cur to the part diſpoſed to receive it. Sharp's Surgery. PLUM. n.ſ. [plum, plum-reop, Sax. blumme, Daniſh. A cu- I. 2. 3. º: Prevailed of writing plumb, but improperly. . The flower conſiſts of five leaves, which are placed in a circular order, and expand in flower-cup riſes the Pointal, which afterwards becomes an oval or globular fruit, having a ſoft fleſhy pulp, ſurrounding an hard oblong ſtone, for the moſt part pointed; to which ſhould be added, the footſtalks are long and ſlender, and have but a ſingle fruit upon each : the ſpecies are; 1. The jean- hâtive, or white primordian. 2. The early black damaſk, Commonly called the Morocco plum. 3. The little black damaſk plum. 4. The great damaſk violet of Tours. 5. The Orleans plum. 6. The Fotheringham pum. 7. The Perdrigon plum. 8. The violet Perdrigon pium. 9. The white Perdfigon P'um. Io. The red imperial plum, ſome- times called the red bonum magnum. I 1. The white im- perial bonum magnum ; white Holland or Mogul pur. 12. The Cheſton plum. 13. The apricot plum. 14. The maitre claude. , 15. La roche-courbon, or diaper rouge; the red diaper plum. 16. Queen Claudia. 17. Myrobalan plum. 18. The green gage plum. 19. The cloth of gold pum. 29. St. Catharine plan. 21. The royal plum. 22. "La mi- rabelle. 23. The Brignole plum. 24. The empreſs. 25. The monſieur plum: this is ſometimes called the Wentworth plum, both reſembling the bonum magnum. 26. The cherry plum.,,,27. The white pear plum. 28. The muſcle plum. 29. The St. Julian plum. 36. The black bullace-tree plum. 31. The white bullace-tree plum. 32. The black thorn or ſloe-tree plum. Miller. Philoſophers in vain enquired, whether the ſummum bonum conſiſted in riches, bodily delights, virtue or contemplation : they might as reaſonably have diſputed, whether the beſt re- liſh were in apples, plums or nuts. Locke. Raiſin; grape dried in the ſun. I will dance, and eat pums at your wedding. Shakeſp. [In the cant of the city..] The ſum of one hundred thou- ſand pounds. By the preſent edićt, many a man in France will ſwell into a plum, who fell ſeveral thouſand pounds ſhort of it the day before. Addiſon. The miſer muſt make up his plum, And dares not touch the hoarded ſum. Prior. By fair dealing John had acquired ſome plums, which he might have kept, had it not been for his law-ſuit. Arbuth. Aſk you, Why ſhe and Sapho raiſe that monſtrous ſum ? Alas ! they fear a man will coſt a plum. Pope. 4. A kind of play, called how many plums for a penny. Airy: PLU MAGE. m. ſ. [plumage, Fr.] Feathers; ſuit of feathers. The plumage of birds exceeds the pilofity of beaſts. Bacon. Say, will the falcon, ſtooping from above, Smit with her varying pumage, ſpare the dove. Pope. PLUMB. m. ſ. [plomb, Fr. plumbum, Lat..] A plummet; a leaden weight let down at the end of a line. If the plumb line hang juſt upon the perpendicular, when the level is ſet flat down upon the work, the work is level. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. Plum B. adv. [from the noun..] Perpendicularly to the horizon. If all theſe atoms ſhould deſcend plumb down with equal velocity, being all perfectly ſolid and imporous, and the va- cuum not reſiſting their motion, they would never the one overtake the other. Ray on the Creation. Is it not a ſad thing to fall thus plumb into the grave? well one minute and dead the next. Collier. To Plum B. v. a. . [from the noun.] I. To ſound ; to ſearch by a line with a weight at its end. The moſt experienced ſeamen plumbed the depth of the channel. Swift's Gulliver. 2. To regulate any work by the plummet. PLUMBER. m. ſ. [plombier, Fr.] One who works upon lead. Commonly written and pronounced plummer. Plu MBERY. m. ſ. [from plumber.] Works of lead; the ma- Plu'McAKE.. n.ſ. [plum and cake.] nufactures of a plumber, Commonly ſpelt plummery. ake made with raiſins. He cramm'd them till their guts did ake With caudle, cuſtard and plumcake. FIudibras. PLUME. n.ſ. [plume, Fr. pluma, Lat.] I. 2. Feather of birds. - Let frantick Talbot triumph for a while, And, like a peacock, ſweep along his tail; . We'll pull his plumes, and take away his train. Shakespeare. Wings he wore of many a colour'd plume. Milton. They appear made up of little bladders, like thoſe in the plume or ſtalk of a quill. Grew's Muſeum. Feather worn as an ornament. Let every feeble rumour ſhake your hearts, Your enemies with nodding of their plumes Fan you into deſpair. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 19 Y Eaſtern form of a roſe, from whoſe
P L U — - - - - Eaſtern travellers know that oftridges feathers are common, and the ordinary plume of Janizaries. Brown. The fearful º ſpread ed to ſee a face with ſteel o'erſpread, . high plume that nodded o'er his head. Dryden. ide ; towering mien. 3. Piº. ... Lancaſter, I come to thee From plume pluckt Richard, who with willing ſoul Adopts thee heir. Shakeſpeare's Richard II. 4. Token of honour; prize of conteſt. - Ambitious to win from me ſome plume. Milton. 5. Plume is a term uſed by botaniſts for that part of the ſeed of a plant, which in its growth becomes the trunk; it is in- cloſed in two ſmall cavities, formed in the lobes for its recep, tion, and is divided at its looſe end into divers pieces, all cloſely bound together like a bunch of feathers, whºs It has this name. &ſincy. To PLUME. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To pick and adjuſt feathers. sº muſt º: kept in ſome encloſed pond, where they may have room ºº º º plume themſelves. Mort. . I tºlumer. Fr. O ſtrip of feath CIS. 2 [... ſº, 3S º fleſh, devour ſome part of the feathers of the birds they gorge themſelves with, becauſe they will not take the pains fully to plume them. Ray. To ſtrip : to pill. 3. '#' "... to ſay, that the king cared not to plume the nobility and people to ſcather himſelf. Lacon. . To place as a plume. 4. #. iºd the ſky, and on his creſt - Sat horror plum'd. Milton's Par. L3/?, b. iv. 5. To adorn with plumes. - Farewel the plumed troops, and the big war, That make ambition virtue. Shakeſp. Othello. PLUMEA'LLUM. m. ſ. [alumen plumºſum, Lat..] A kind of aſbeſtus. Plumeallum, formed into the likeneſs of a wick, will ad- miniſter to the flame, and yet not conſume. JWilkins. PLUMI'GEROUS. adj. [pluma and gero, Lat..] Having feathers; feathered. Die?. PLU'MIPEDE. m. ſ. [pluma and pes, Lat..] A fowl that has feathers on the foot. Dicf. PLUMMFT. m. ſ. [from plumb.] - 1. A weight of lead hung at a ſtring, by which depths are ſounded, and perpendicularity is diſcerned. Deeper than did ever plummet ſound, I'll drown my book. - Fly envious time Call on the lazy leaden-ſtepping hours, Whoſe ſpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace. Milton. 2. Any weight. God ſees the body of fleſh which you bear about you, and the plummets which it hangs upon your ſoul, and there. fore, when you cannot riſe high enough to him, he comes down to you. Duppa's Rules for Devotion. The heavineſs of theſe bodies, being always in the aſcend- ing ſide of the wheel, muſt be counterpoiſéd by a plummet faltened about the pulley on the axis: this plummet will de- ſcend according as the ſand doth make the ſeveral parts of the wheel lighter or heavier. //ilkins. £iu Mo'sity. n.ſ. [from plumous...] The ſtate of having feathers. Pig'Mºus, adj. [plumeux, Fr. plumoſus, Lat.J Feathery; re- ſembling feathers. This has a like flumous body in the middle, but finer. //oodward on Foſſils. PLUMP. adj. [Of this word the etymology is not known. 8%inner derives it from pommel, Fr. full likº a ripe apple ; it might be more eaſily deduced from plum, which yet ſeems very harſh. junius omits it...] Somewhat fat; not lean; ſleek; full and ſmooth. The heifer, that valued itſelf upon a ſmooth coat and a flump habit of body, was taken up for a ſacrifice; but the OX, that was deſpiſed for his raw bones, went on with his work ſtill. L'Eſtrange. Plump gentleman, Get out as faſt as e'er you can; Or ceaſe to puſh, or to exclaim, Shakeſp. Tempeſ?. You make the very croud you blame. Prior. The famiſh’d cow - Grows plump and round, and full of mettle. Swift. PLUMP. n: / [from the adjective..] A knot; a tuft; a cluſter; 2 º: joined in one maſs. "gland, Scotland, Ireland lie all i lump togeth acceſſible but by ſea. > n a plump toge º: m *Wick having eſpied certain plumps of Scottiſh horſe- ºn ranging the field, returned towards the arriere to pre- Vent danger. Hayward We reited under a plump of trees. Sandys. Pread upon a lake, with upward eye - A plump of fowl behold their foe on high They cloſe their - ; On whom the ...”ing troop, and all attend *ś eagle will deſcend. Dryden. To PLUMP. v. 7. * - - to make i. [from the *jective.] To fatten ; to ſwell; The particles of air expanding themſelves, plump out the ſides of the bladder, and keep them turgid. Boyle. I'm as lean as carrion ; but a wedding at our houſe will plump me up with good chear. - - L'E/irange. Let them lie for the dew and rain to plump them. Mºt. To Plump. v. n. [from the adverb.] 2. [From the adjective.] To be ſwollen. Ainſworth. 1. To fall like a ſtone into the water. A word formed from the ſound. PLUMP. adv. [Probably corrupted from plumb, or perhaps formed from the ſound of a ſtone falling on the water.] With a ſudden fall. - I would ſain now ſee 'em rowl'd Down a hill, or from a bridge Head-long caſt, to break their ridge; Or to ſome river take 'em Plump, and ſee if that would wake 'em. B. Jºhnſºn. Fluttering his pennons vain plump down he drops. Af. PLU'MPER. m. ſ. [from plump.] Something worn in them. to ſwell out the cheeks. She dextrouſly her plumpers draws, That ſerve to fill her hollow jaws. Swift's Miſal. PLUMPN Ess. n. / [from plump.] Fulneſs; diſpoſition towards fulneſs. Thoſe convex glaſſes ſupply the defect of plumpneſs in the eye, and by encreaſing the refraction make the rays converge ſooner, ſo as to convene at the bottom of the eye. Newtºn. Plum Por R. D.G.E. n.ſ. [plum and Porridge..] Porridge with lums. P A rigid diſſenter, who dined at his houſe on Chriſtmas- day, eat very plentifully of his plumporridge. Addison. PLU MPUDDING.. n.ſ. [plum and Pudding..] Pudding made with plums. PLU'MPY. adj. Plump ; fat. Come, thou monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus, with pink eyne, In thy vats our cares be drown'd. Shakeſp. Piº MX, adj. [from flame.] Feathered; covered with feathers. Satan fell, and ſtraight a fiery globe - Of angels on full ſail of wing flew nigh, Who on their plumy vans receiv'd him ſºft From his uneaſy ſtation, and upbore As on a floating couch through the blithe air. Milton. APPear'd his plumy creſt, beſmear'd with blood. Alliſon. Sometimes they are like a quill, with the pluny part only upon one ſide. Grew's Cºſmol. b. i. To PLUNDER. v. a. [plunderen, Dutch..] 1. To pillage ; to rob in an hoſtile way. Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God, and we find the fatal doom that afterwards befel him. South's Sermons. Ships the fruits of their exaction brought, Which made in peace a treaſure richer far, Than what is plunder'd in the rage of war. Dryden. 2. To rob as a thief. Their country's wealth our mightier miſers drain, Or croſs, to plunder provinces, the main. Pope. PLUNDER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Pillage; ſpoils gotten in war. Let looſe the murmuring army on their maſters, To pay themſelves with plinder. Otway. PLUNDERER. m. ſ. [from plunder.] 1. Hoſtile pillager; ſpoiler. 2. A thief; a robber. It was a famous ſaying of William Rufus, whoſoever ſpares Perjured men, robbers, plunderers and traitors, deprives all good men of their peace and quietneſs. Addiſon. We cannot future violence o'ercome, Nor give the miſerable province eaſe, Since what one plund’rer left, the next will ſeize. Dryden. To PLUNGE. v. 3. [plonger, Fr.] 1. To put ſuddenly under water, or under any thing ſuppoſed liquid. Plunge us in the flames. Milton. Headlong from hence to plunge herſelf ſhe ſprings, But ſhoots along ſupported on her wings. Dryden. 2. To put into any ſtate ſuddenly. I mean to plunge the boy in pleaſing ſleep, And raviſh’d in Idalian bow’rs to keep. Dryden. 3. To hurry into any diſtreſs. O conſcience 1 into what abyſs of fears And horrors haſt thou driv'n me out of which I find no way; from deep to deeper plung’d. Milton. Without a prudent determination in matters before us, we ſhall be plunged into perpetual errors. //atts. . To force in ſuddenly. This word, to what action ſoever it be applied, commonly expreſſes either violence and ſuddenneſs in the agent, or diſtreſs in the patient. At this advanc'd, and ſudden as the word, In proud Plexippus' boſom plung’d the ſword. Dryden. Let them not be too haſty to plunge their enquiries at once into the depths of knowledge. //atts. To PLUNGE. v. n. 1. To ſink ſuddenly into water; to dive. Accoutred as I was, I plunged in. Shakespeare. julius ºft, 8 IS
P L Y P O A His courſer plung’d, And threw him off; the waves whelm'd over him, And helpleſs in his heavy arms he drown'd. Dryden. When thou, thy ſhip o'erwhelm'd with waves, ſhalt be Forc'd to plunge naked in the raging ſea. Dryden. When tortoiſes have been a long time upon the water, their ſhell being dried in the ſun, they are eaſily taken; by reaſon they cannot plunge into the water nimbly enough. Ray. 2. To fall or ruſh into any hazard or diſtreſs. He could find no other way to conceal his adultery, but to plunge into the guilt of a murther. Tillotſon. Bid me for honour plunge into a war Then ſhalt thou ſee that Marcus is not ſlow. Addiſon. Impotent of mind and uncontrould, He plung'd into the gulph which heav'n foretold. Pope. PLUNGE. m. ſ. 1. Act of putting or ſinking under water. 2. Difficulty ; ſtrait; diſtreſs. She was weary of her life, ſince ſhe was brought to that plunge; to conceal her huſband's murder, or accuſe her ſon. Sidney, b. ii. People, when put to a plunge, cry out to heaven for help, without helping themſelves. L'A/irange. Wilt thou behold me ſinking in my woes And wilt thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raiſe me from amidſt this plunge of ſorrows : Addison. He muſt be a good man; a quality which Cicero and Quinétilian are much at a plunge in aſſerting to the Greek and Roman orators. Baker's Reflections on Learning. Plu'NGEoN. m. ſ. [mergus, Lat..] A ſea bird. Ainſ. Plu'NGER. m. ſ. [from plunge.] One that plunges; a diver. Plu'NKET. n.ſ. A kind of blue colour. Ainſworth. PLURAL. adj. [pluralis, Lat.] 1. Implying more than one. Thou haſt no faith left now, unleſs thoud'ſt two ; Better have none Than plural faith, which is too much by one. Shakeſp. 2. [In grammar.] The Greek and Hebrew have two variations, one to ſig- nify the number two, and another to ſignify a number of more than two ; under one variation the noun is ſaid to be of the dual number, and under the other of the plural. Clarke. Plu'RALIST. n.ſ. [pluraliſte, Fr. from plural.] One that holds more eccleſiaſtical benefices than one with: cure of ſouls. If the pluraliſts would do their beſt to ſuppreſs curates, their number might be ſo retrenched, that they would not be in the leaſt formidable. Collier on Pride, PLURALITY. m. ſ. [pluralità, Fr.] 1. The ſtate of being or having a greater number. It is not plurality of parts without majority of parts, that maketh the total greater ; yet it ſeemeth to the eye a ſhorter diſtance of way, if it be all dead and continued, than if it have trees, whereby the eye may divide it. Bacon. 2. A number more than one. Thoſe hereticks had introduced a plurality of gods, and ſo made the profeſſion of the unity part of the ſymbolum, that ſhould diſcriminate the orthodox from them. Hammond. They could forego plurality of wives, though that be the main impediment to the converſion of the Eaſt Indies. Bentl. 'Tis impoſſible to conceive how any language can want this variation of the noun, where the nature of its ſignification is ſuch as to admit of plurality. Clarke's Lat. Grammar. 3. More cures of ſouls than one. 4. The greater number; the majority. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wiſe nor good. L'Eſtrange's Fables. PLURALLY. adv. [from plural.] In a ſenſe implying more than one. Plus H. n.ſ. ſpeluche, Fr.] A kind of villous or ſhaggy cloth; ſhag. The bottom of it was ſet againſt a lining of pluſh, and the ſound was quite deaded, and but mere breath. Bacon. The colour of pluſh or velvet will appear varied, if you ſtroak part of it one way, and part of it another. Boyle. I love to wear cloths that are fluſh, Not prefacing old rags with pluſh. Plu's HER... n.ſ. A ſea fiſh. The pilchard is devoured by a bigger kind of fiſh called a pluſher, ſomewhat like the dog-fiſh, who leapeth above wa- ter, and therethrough bewrayeth them to the balker. Carew. Pluvial. Madj. from pluvià, Latin.] Rainy 3 relating to Plu'vious. } rain. The fungous parcels about the wicks of candles only ſigni- fieth a moiſt and pluvious air about them. Brºwn. Piuvial. n.ſ. [fluvial, Fr.] A prieſt's cope. Ainſ. To Ply. v. a. ſilien, to work at any thing, old Dutch. junius and Skinner.] i. To work on any thing cloſely and importunately. - The ſavage raves, impatient of the wound, The wound's great author cloſe at hand provokes His rage, and plies him with redoubled ſtrokes. Dryden. The hero from afar Plies him with darts and ſtones; and diſtant war. Dryden. Cleaveland. 2. To employ with diligence; to keep buſy; to ſet on work. Her gentle wit ſhe plies -- To teach them truth. Fairy ºfteen. Keep houſe, and ply his book, welcome his friends, Viſit his Countrymen, and banquet them. Shakſº. They their legs ply'd, not ſtaying Until they reach'd the fatal champain. Hudibras. He who exerts all the faculties of his ſoul, and plies a!! means, and opportunities in the ſearch of truth, may reſt upon the judgment of his conſcience ſo informed, as a warrantibie guide. * - South's Sermons. The weary Trojans ply their ſhatter'd oars To neareſt land. Dryden's Wirgil. I have plied my needle theſe fifty years, and by my gºod will would never have it out of my hand. Spectator. 3. To practiſe diligently. He ſternly bad him other buſineſs ply. Spenſºr. Then commune how they beſt may ply - Their growing work. Milton. Their bloody taſk, unweary'd ſtill, they fly. J/aller. 4. To ſolicit importunately. He plies her hard, and much rain wears the marble. Sha. He plies the duke at morning and at night, And doth impeach the freedom of the ſtate, If they deny him juſtice. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wenice. Whoſoever has any thing of David's piety will be perpe- tually plying the throne of grace with ſuch like acknowledg- ments: as, bleſſed be that providence, which delivered me from ſuch a lewd company. South's Sermons. To PLY. v. n. 1. To work, or offer ſervice. He was forced to ply in the ſtreets as a porter for his live- lihood. Addison's Speciator, N° 94. 2. To go in haſte. > 9 Thither he plies undaunted. Milton. 3. To buſy one's ſelf. A bird new-made about the banks ſhe plies, Not far from ſhore, and ſhort excurſions tries. Dryden. 4. [Plier, Fr.] To bend. The willow plied and gave way to the guſt, and ſtill reco- vered itſelf again, but the oak was ſtubborn, and choſe ra- ther to break than bend. L'A/trange. PLY. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Bent; turn ; form; caſt; biaſs. - The late learners cannot ſo well take the ply, except it be in ſome minds that have not ſuffered themſelves to fix, but have kept themſelves open and prepared to receive continual amendment. 2. Plait ; fold. The rugae or plies of the inward coat of the ſtomach de- tain the aliment in the ſtomach. " Arbuthno: on Aliments. PLYERs. n.ſ. See Pll ERs. PNEUM ATIcAl. PNEU MATICK. - 1. Moved by wind; relative to wind. I fell upon the making of pneumatical trials, whereof I gave an account in a book about the air. Bºyle. }a}. [rvivºrºs, from Tysºz.] That the air near the ſurface of the earth will expand itſelf, when the preſſure of the incumbent atmoſphere is taken off, may be ſeen in the experiments made by Boyle in his pneu- matick engine. Locke's Elements of Natural Philºſophy. The lemon uncorrupt with voyage long, To vinous ſpirits added, They with pneumatick engine ceaſeleſs draw. Philips. 2. Conſiſting of ſpirit or wind. All ſolid bodies conſiſt of parts pneumatical and tangible; the pneumatical ſubſtance being in ſome bodies the native ſpirit of the body, and in ſome other, plain air that is gotten in. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The race of all things here is, to extenuate and turn things to be more pneumatical and rare; and not to retrogade, from pneumatical, to that which is denſe. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. PNEUMA"Ticks. n.ſ. [pneumatique, Fr. Tysºzz. 1. A branch of mechanicks, which conſiders the doćtrine of the air, or laws according to which that fluid is condenſed, rarified or gravitates. Harris. 2. In the ſchools, the doćtrine of ſpiritual ſubſtances, as God, angels and the ſouls of men. Dici. PNEUMAtology. m. ſ. [Tysºp, 270x972.] The doctrine of ſpiritual exiſtence. To POACH. v. a. [oetſ, pochez, Fr.] 1. To boil ſlightly. - The yolks of eggs are ſo well prepared for nouriſhment, that, ſo they be pºached or rare boiled, they need no other preparation. Bacon's Natural Hiſtºry. 2. To begin without completing: from the practice of boiling eggs ſlightly. Not in uſe. Of iteſ times, they have rather pºached and offered at a number of enterprizes, than maintained any conſtantly. Bacºn. 3. [Pocher, Fr. to pierce.] To ſtab; to pierce. - The flowk, ſole and plaice follow the tide up into the freſh rivers, where, at low water, the country people poach them with an inſtrument ſomewhat like the ſalmon ſpear. Car. 4. [From Bacon's Eſſays.
P O E P O F. º 4. [From poche, a pocket.] To plunder by ſtealth. §, ſhameleſs, ſo abandoned are their ways: r They poach Parnaſſus, and lay claim for praiſe. Garth. To Poach. v. n. [from poche, a bag, Fr.] - 1. To ſteal game ; tº carry off game privately in a bag. In the ſchools They poach for ſenſe, and hunt for idle rules. Oldham. 2. To be damp. A cant word. - - Chalky and clay lands burn in hot weather, chap in ſum- mer, and poach in winter. Mortimer's Huſbandry. PoacáARD. n.ſ. A kind of water fowl. - Poacher. n.ſ.. [from poach..]. One who ſteals game. You old poachers have ſuch a way with you, that all at once the buſineſs is done. Mºre's Fºundling. PoA'chiness. n.ſ. . [from pºachy.] Marſhineſs; dampneſs. A cant word. The vallies becauſe of the poachinºſ; they keepforgraß. AMort. PoAchy. adj. Damp; marſhy. A cant word. - What uplands you deſign for mowing, ſhut º the begin- ning of February 3, but marſh lands lay nºt up t! April, ex- cept your marſhes be very poachy; Martimer's Huſbandry. Pock. n.ſ.. [from pox.] A puſtule raiſed by the ſmallpox. Pocker. n.ſ. [pocca, Saxon; pochet, Fr.] The ſmall bag inſerted into cloaths. Here's a letter Found in the pocket of the ſlain, Roderigo. Shakeſp. whilſt one hand exalts the blow, And on the earth extends the foe; Tº other would take it wond’rous ill, - If in your pocket he lay ſtill. Prizr. As he was ſeldom without medals in his pocket, he would often ſhew us the ſame face on an old coin, that we ſaw in the ſtatue. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. To Pocker. v. a. ſpocheter, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To put in the pocket. Bleſs'd paper-credit ! Gold, imp'd with this, can compaſs hardeſt things, Can pocket ſtates, or fetch or carry kings. Pope. 2. Tº Pocket up. A proverbial form that denotes the doing or taking any thing clandeſtinely. - If thy pocket were enriched with any other injuries but theſe, I am a villain; and yet you will ſtand to it, you will not pocket up wrongs. Shakeſp. Henry IV. He lays his claim To half the profit, half the fame, } And helps to pocket up the game. Prior. Pocket Book. n.ſ. (pocket and book.] A paper book carricd in the pocket for haſty notes. Licinius let out the offals of his meat to intereſt, and kept a regiſter of ſuch debtors in his pocketbook. Arbuthnot. Note down the matters of doubt in ſome pocketbook, and take the firſt opportunity to get them reſolved. J/atts. Pocket GLAss. m. ſ. [pocket and gloſs.] Portable looking- glaſs. * Powders and pocketglaſ, and beans. Prior. And vanity with pocketglaſs, And impudence with front of braſs. Swift's Miſcel. Pockhole. n.ſ. [pock and hole..] Pit or ſcar made by the ſmallpox. Are theſe but warts and pockholes in the face O' th' earth : Donne. PockINEss. n.ſ.. [from pocky.] The ſtate of being pocky. Po'cKY. m. ſ. adj. [from pox.] Infected with the pox. My father's love lies thus in my bones; I might have loved all the pocky whores in Perſia, and have felt it leſs in my bones. - Denham's Sophy. Pocu'l ENT. adj. [toculum, Lat.] Fit for drink. Some of theſe herbs, which are not eſculent, are notwith- ſtanding poculent; as hops and broom. Bacon. PoD. m. ſ. [bode, boede, Dutch, a little houſe. Skinner.] The capſule of legumes; the caſe of ſeeds. To raiſe tulips, ſave the ſeeds which are ripe, when the the pods begin to open at the top, which cut off with the ſtalks from the root, and keep the pods upright, that the ſeed P do not fall º [ro? 3. Mortimer's Huſbandry. oDA'GRICAL. adj. [Toºzygºs, roºyeº. from pod "jºi. º§ Y;2 ; from podraga, Lat.] From a magnetical activity muſt be made out, that a load- ſtone, held in the hand of one that is podagrical, doth either cure or give great eaſe in the gout. Brown's Pulgar Errours. 2. Gouty ; relating to the gout. PopDER. n.ſ. (from pod.j A gatherer of peaſecods, beans and other pulſe. Die? p. n. ſ. a puddle ; a plaſh. Skinner. - *M. m. ſ. ſpoema, Lat. roſnaz. - - - º t. Troinºz.] The work of a poet ; a . A poem is not alone any work, or compoſition of th **ny or few verſes; but even one . verſe º: º º perſea poem. Benj. johnſon. of Frº º: paſſing through the preſence kiſſing him, ſaid . muſt . a famous poet, faſt aſleep, olden tº hº hºnour the mouth whence ſo many § }. r have proceeded. Peacham on Poetry. ° you the promis'd poem I will pay. Dryden. Pºrsy. n.ſ. [pºſe, Fr. pºſſi, Lat. roºrº J 1. The art of writing poems. - - - - - - A poem is the work of the poet; fºr y is his ſkill or craft of making; the very fiction itſelf, the reaſon or form of the work. Bºy. Johnſºn. - How far have we Prophan'd thy heav'nly gift of poeſy % Made proſtitute and profligate the muſe, whoſe harmony was firſt ordain'd above For tongues of angels. - Dryden. 2. Poem ; metrical compoſition ; poetry. Muſick and aſy uſe to quicken you. Shakespeare. There is an hymii, for they have excellent fºſy; the ſub- jećt is always the praiſes of Adam, Noah and Abraham, concluding ever with a thankſgiving for the nativity of our Saviour. Bacon's New Atlantas. They apprehend a veritable hiſtory in an emblem or piece of chriſtian poey. Brown's hugar Erſaurs. 3. A ſhort conceit engraved on a ring or other thing. A paltry ring, whoſe pocſy was, For all the world like cutler's pasſy Upon a knife : love me, and leave me not. Shakespeare . POET. n.ſ. [pºete, Fr. pºrta, Lat. Toºn';..] An inventir; an author of hetion; a writer of poems; one who writes in meaſure. The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rowling, Doth glance from heav'n to earth, from earth to heav'n ; And, as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them to ſhape, and gives to ev'rything A local habitation and a name. Shakeſp. Our poet ape, who would be thought the chief, His works become the frippery of wit, From brocage he is grown to bold a thief, While we the robb d deſpite, and pity it. 'Tis not vain or fabulous What the ſage poet, taught by the heav'nly muſe Story'd of old in high immortal verſe, Of dire chimeras and enchanted iſles. A filton. A poet is a maker, as the word ſignifies; and he who can- not make, that is invent, hath his name for nothing. Dryden. POETASTER. n.ſ. [Latin.] Avile petty poet. Let no poetºer command or intreat Another extempore verſes to make. Begin not as th' old poetaſier did, Troy's famous war, and Priam's fate I ſing. Roſcommon. Horace hath expoſed thoſe trifling poetaſiers, that ſpend themſelves in glaring deſcriptions, and ſewing here and there ſome cloth of gold on their ſackcloth. Feltºn. Poet Ess. n. ſ. [from pºet ; pica poetria, Lat..] A ſhe poet. PoE'rical. Uadj. [Tomlixás; poetique, Fr. poeticus, Lat..] Ex- PoE'Tick. ; prefied in poetry; pertaining to poetry; ſuitable to poetry. Would the gods had made you poetical. —I do not know what poetical is. B. johnſºn. Benj. Jºhnſon. —The trueſt poetry is moſt feigning. Shakespeare . With courage guard, and beauty warm our age, And lovers fill with like poetick rage. J/aller. The moral of that pactical fiction, that the uppermoſt link of all the ſeries of ſubordinate cauſes is faſtened to Jupiter's chair, ſignifies that almighty God governs and directs ſubor- dinate cauſes and effects. Hale. Neither is it enough to give his author's ſenſe in good Eng- liſh, in poetical expreſſions and in muſical numbers. Dryden. The muſe ſaw it upward riſe, Though mark'd by none but quick poetick eyes. Pope. I alone can inſpire the pºetical crowd. Swift. PoE'Tic ALLY. adv. [from poetical.] With the qualities of poetry; by the fiction of poetry. The criticks have concluded, that the manners of the he- roes are poetically good, if of a piece. Dryden. The many rocks, in the paſſage between Greece and the bottom of Pontus, are poetically converted into thoſe fiery bulls. Raleigh. To Poetſ'z E. v. n. [poetiſºr, Fr. from port.] To write like a poet. I verſify the truth, not poetize, , , Donne. Virgil, ſpeaking of Turnus and his great ſtrength, thus poetizes. Hakewill. PóE TREss. n.ſ.. [from pºeirii, Lat, whence fortridas picas in Perſius.] A ſhe poet, - - Moſt peerleſs poetreſs, - The true Pandora of all heavenly graces. Spenſºr. Poetry. n.ſ. [rain reta from poet.] ... - - 1. Metrical compoſition; the art or practice of writing poems. Strike the beſt invention dead, Till baffled poetry hangs down the head. Cleavelard. Although in poetry it be neceſſary that the unities of time, place and action ſhould be explained, there is ſtill ſomething that gives a greatneſs of mind to the reader, which few of the criticks have conſidered. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 499. 2. Poems ; poctical pieces. She taketh moſt delight In muſick, inſtruments and poetry. Shakºp. - 2. Poi'GNANCY.
P O I P O I Poi'6NANcy. n.ſ.. [from poignant.] 1. The power of ſtimulating the palate; ſharpneſs. I ſat quietly down at my morſel, adding only a principle of hatred to all ſucceeding meaſures by way of ſauce; and one point of conduct in the dutcheſs's life added much poig- nancy to it. Swift. 2. The power of irritation; aſperity. z POIGNANT. adj. [poignant, Fr.] 1. Sharp; ſtimulating the palate. No poignant ſauce ſhe knew, nor coſtly treat, Her hunger gave a reliſh to her meat. Dryden. The ſtudious man, whoſe will was never determined to poignant ſauces and delicious wine, is, by hunger and thirſt, determined to eating and drinking. Locke. 2. Severe; piercing; painful. If God makes uſe of ſome poignant diſgrace to let out the poiſonous vapour, is not the mercy greater than the ſeverity of the cure ? South's Sermons. Full three long hours his tender body did ſuſtain Moſt exquiſite and poignant pain. Norris's Miſel. . Irritating ; ſatirical ; keen. FOINT. n. ſ. [poinci, point, French.] 1. The ſharp end of any inſtrument. The thorny point Of bare diſtreſs hath ta'en from me the ſhew Of ſmooth fidelity. Shakeſp. As Yºu like it. That bright beam, whoſe point now rais'd, Bore him ſlope downward. Milton. A pyramid reverſed may ſtand for a while upon its point, if balanced by admirable ſkill. Temple's Miſcellanies. Doubts if he wielded not a wooden ſpear Without a point; he look'd, the point was there. Dryden. 2. A ſtring with a tag. If your ſon have not the day, For a ſilken point I'll give my baronry. Shakeſp. He hath ribbands of all colours; points more than all the lawyers can learnedly handle. Shakeſpeare. I am reſolved on two points; That if one break, the other will hold; Or if both break, your gaſkins fall. Shakeſp. King James was wont to ſay, that the duke of Buckingham had given him a groom of his bed-chamber, who could not truſs his points. Clarendon. 3. Headland ; promontory. I don't ſee why Virgil has given the epithet of Alta to Pro- chita, which is much lower than Iſchia, and all the points of land that lie within its neighbourhood. Addiſon. 4. A ſting of an epigram ; a ſentence terminated with ſome remarkable turn of words or thought. He taxes Lucan, who crouded ſentences together, and was too full of points. Dryden on Heroick Plays. Studious to pleaſe the genius of the times, With periods, points and tropes he ſlurs his crimes; He robb’d not, but he borrow'd from the poor. Dryden. Times corrupt, and nature ill inclin'd, Produc’d the point that left a ſting behind. Pope. 5. An indiviſible part of ſpace. We ſometimes ſpeak of ſpace, or do ſuppoſe a point in it at ſuch a diſtance from any part of the univerſe. Locke. 6. An indiviſible part of time; a moment. Then neither from eternity before, Nor from the time, when time's firſt point begun, Made he all ſouls. Davies. 7. A ſmall ſpace. On one ſmall point of land, Weary'd, uncertain and amaz'd, we ſtand. Prior. 8. Punétilio ; nicety. Shalt thou diſpute With God the points of liberty, who made Thee what thou art. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. v. 9. . required of time or ſpace; critical moment; exact place. How oft, when men are at the point of death, Have they been merry which their keepers call A lightning before death. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. Eſau ſaid, behold I am at the point to die; and what profit ſhall this birthright do Gen. xxv. 32. Democritus, ſpent with age, and juſt at the point of death, called for loaves of new bread, and with the ſteam under his noſe, prolonged his life till a feaſt was paſt. Temple. They follow nature in their deſires, carrying them no far- ther than ſhe directs, and leaving off at the point, at which exceſs would grow troubleſome. Atterbury's Sermons. 10. Degree; ſtate. The higheſt point outward things can bring one unto, is the contentment of the mind, with which no eſtate is miſer- able. Sidney, b. i. In a commonwealth, the wealth of the country is ſo equally diſtributed, that moſt of the community are at their eaſe, though few are placed in extraordinary points of ſplendor. Addiſon on the State of the JP'ar. 11. Note of diſtinétion in writing; a ſtop. 12. A ſpot; a part of a ſurface divided by ſpots ; diviſion by marks, into which any thing is diſtinguiſhed in a circle or other plane: as, at tables the ace or fiſe point. I3. One of the degrees into which the circumference of the horizon, and the mariner's compaſs is divided. Carve out dials point by point, Thereby to ſee the minutes how they run. Shakeſp. There aroſe ſtrong winds from the South, with a point eaſt, which carried us up. Bacon's New Atlantis. A. ſeaman, coming before the judges of the admiralty for admittance into an office of a ſhip, was by one of the judges much ſlighted; the judge telling him, 㺠he believed he could not ſay the points of his compaſs. Bacon. Vapours fir’d ſhew the mariner From what point of his compaſs to beware Impetuous winds. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv. If you tempt her, the wind of fortune May come about, and take another point, And blaſt your glories. At certain periods ſtars reſume their place, From the ſame point of heav'n their courſe advance. Dryd. 14. Particular place to which any thing is directed. Eaſt and Weſt are but reſpective and mutable points, ac- cording unto different longitudes or diſtant parts of habita- tion. Brown's Vulgar Errours. Let the part, which produces another part, be more ſtrong than that which it produces ; and let the whole be ſeen by Denham, one point of fight. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. The poet intended to ſet the charaćter of Arete in a fair point of light. Broome. 15. Reſpect; regard. A figure like your father, Arm'd at all points exactly cap-a-pe, Appears before them. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. A war upon the Turk is more worthy than upon any other Gentiles, in point of religion and in point of honour. Bacon. He had a moment's right in point of time; Had I ſeen firſt, then his had been the crime. " Dryden. With the hiſtory of Moſes, no book in the world in point of antiquity can contend. Tillotſon's Sermons. Men would often ſee, what a ſmall pittance of reaſon is mixed with thoſe huffing opinions they are ſwelled with, with which they are ſo armed at all points, and with which they ſo con- fidently lay about them. Locke. I have extraćted out of that pamphlet a few of thoſe no- torious falſehoods, in point of fact and reaſoning. Swift. 16. An aim ; the act of aiming or ſtriking. What a point your falcon made, And what a pitch ſhe flew above the reſt. Shakeſp. 17. The particular thing required. You gain your point, if your induſtrious art . Can make unuſual words eaſy. Roſcommon: There is no creature ſo contemptible, but, by reſolution, may gain his point. L’Eſtrange. 18. Particular; inſtance; example. I'll hear him his confeſſions juſtify, And point by point the treaſons of his maſter He ſhall again relate. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. Thou ſhalt be as free As mountain winds; but then exactly do All points of my command. Shakeſp. Tempeſ?. His majeſty ſhould make a peace, or turn the war di- rećtly upon ſuch points, as may engage the nation in the ſup- port of it. Temple. He warn’d in dreams, his murder did foretel, From point to point, as after it befel. Dryden. This letter is, in every point, an admirable pattern of the preſent polite way of writing. Swift. 19. A ſingle poſition; a ſingle aſſertion; a ſingle part of a complicated queſtion; a ſingle part of any whole. Another vows the ſame ; A third tº a point more near the matter draws. Daniel. Strange point and new Dočtrine which would know whence learn'd. Milton. Stanilaus endeavours to eſtabliſh the duodecuple proportion; by comparing ſcripture together with Joſephus; but they will hardly prove his point. Arbuthnot on Coins. There is no point wherein I have ſo much laboured, as that of improving and poliſhing all parts of converſation between perſons of quality. - Swift. The gloſs produceth inſtances that are neither pertinent, nor prove the point. Baker's Reflections on Learning. 20. A note; a tune. You, my lord archbiſhop, Whoſe white inveſtments figure innocence, Wherefore do you ſo ill tranſlate yourſelf Into the harſh and boiſt'rous tongue of war? Turning your tongue divine To a ...} . and a point of war. Shakeſ?. 21. Pointblank; directly: as, an arrow is ſhot to the point- blank or white mark. - This boy will carry a letter twenty mile, as eaſy as a can- non will ſhoot pointblank twelve ſcore. Shakeſp. 19 Z The -msm-
P O I P o I The other level paintblank at the inventing of cauſes and Bacon. *"..., it be the cannon ball, That ſhot th'air pointbank upright, Was born to º: . height, t learn'd philoſophers maintain, -- *º: canne ‘. Hudibras, p. ii. The faculties that were given us for the glory of our maſter, are turned pointblank againſt the intention of them. L'E/ir. Eſtius declares, that although all the ſchoolmen were for Latria to be given to the croſs, yet that it is pointblank againſt the definition of the council of Nice: - Stiltingſleet. 23. Point deviſe ; exact or exactly in the point of view. . . Every thing about you ſhould demonſtrate a careleſs deſo- lation; but you are rather pºint de wiſe in your accoutrements, as loving yourſelf, than the loyer of another. Shakeſp. I will baffle Sir Toby, I will waſh off groſs acquaintance, I will be point deviſe the very man. - Shakeſp. Men's behaviour ſhould be like their apparel, not too ſtraight or point de wiſe, but free for exerciſe. at 0/1. To Point. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſharpen; to forge or grind to a point, The princes of Germany had but a dull fear of the great- neſs of Spain; now that fear is ſharpened and pointed, by the Spaniards late enterprizes upon the Palatinate. Bacon. Part-new grind the blunted ax, and point the dart. Dryd. What help will all my heav'nly friends afford, When to my breaſt I liſt the pointed ſword. Dryden. The two pinnae ſtand upon either ſide, like the wings in the petaſus of a Mercury, but riſe much higher, and are more pointed. Addiſon on Italy. Some on pointed wood Transfix'd the fragments, ſome prepar'd the food. Pope. 2. To direct towards an object, by way of forcing it on the , Ilotl.ce. Alas to make me A fixed” figure, for the hand of ſcorn To joint his ſlow unmeaning finger at. Shaky?. Othell. Mount Hermon, younder ſea, each place behold As I point. A ſilton. 3. To direct the eye or notice. Whoſoever ſhould be guided through his battles by Mi- nerva, and pointed to every ſcene of them, would ſee nothing but ſubjects of ſurprize. Pope. 4. To ſhow as by directing the finger. From the great ſea, you ſhall point out for you mount Hor. Numb. xxxiv. 7. It will become us, as rational creatures, to follow the £ rection of nature, where it ſeems to point us out the way. Locke. I ſhall do juſtice to thoſe who have diſtinguiſhed them- ſelves in * .point out their beauties. Addiſon. s not the elder . . By nature pointed out for preference? Rowe. 5: [Pºinter, Fr.] To direct towards a place: as, the cannon were pointed againſt the fort. - 6: To diſtinguiſh by ſtops or points. To Point. v. n. 1. To note with the finger; to force upon the notice, by di- recting the finger towards it. With a commonly, ſometimes to before the thing indigitated. > Now muſt the world point at poor Catharine, And ſay, lo! there is mad Petºuchio's wife. Shakeſp. Sometimes we uſe one finger only, as in pointing at any thing. Ray on the Creation. Who fortune's fault upon the poor can throw Point at the tatter'd coat and ragged ſhoe. » Rouſe up for ſhame! our brothers of Pharſalia Point at their Wounds, and cry aloud to battle. 2. To diſtinguiſh words or ſentences by points Fond the Jews are of their method of mining 3. To indicate as dogs do to ſportſmen. c. * The ſubtle dog ſcow’rs with ſagacious noſe, Now the warm ſcent aſſures the covey near, 4. 1. with caution, and he points with fear. Gay. To point at what time the balance of power was mo equally held between their lords and tº: in k'." would Perhaps admit a controverſ ...” P - ... y. - Swift. *TED. 6d. or participle. [from point.] * Sharp; having a a ſharp point or pic. . ...Who now reads Cowley ; if he pleaſes, yet His moral pleaſes, not his pointed wit; > y Pote A *** flinty rock, all bare and black ºpe. 2 ºw gibbous from behind. > º ; abounding in conceits. The tº: º In a pointed manner. - tºo pointed, for his *. wit was ſuch, that he often writ of NTE DNess. n, ſ. [ ject. - Dryden. * Sharpneſs; pij. The viciouslä, regular; when it . ...tain and pointedneſ; Dryden. Addiſon. Forbes. Dryden. from pointed.] eſs with aſperity. . *nds to be high, full of rock, moun- - - Benj. johnſon's Diſcovery. "age is vaſt and gaping, ſwelling and ir- 2. Epigrammatical ſmartneſs. - Like Horace, you only expoſe the follies of men; and in this excel him, that you add pointedneſs of thought. Dryden. Poi NTE l. n.ſ. Any thing on a point. Theſe poiſes or pºinteſs are, for the moſt part, little balls, ſet at the top of a ſlender ſtalk, which they can move every way at pleaſure. - Derham's Phyſico-Theology. Pot Nºt ER. m. ſ. [from point.] - 1. Any thing that points. I ought to tell him what are the wheels, ſprings, pointer, hammer and bell whereby a clock gives notice of the time. //atts. 2. A dog that points out the game to ſportſmen. The well taught pointer leads the way, The ſcent grows warm ; he ſtops, he ſprings his prey. Gay. Po1'NTING stock. m. ſ. [painting and /lock.J Something made the object of ridicule. I, his forlorn dutcheſs, Was made a wonder and a pointing/to...? To every idle raſcal follower. Shakespeare. Henry VI. Poi'N T LEss. adj. [from point..] Blunt; not ſharp ; obtuſe. Lay that pointleſs clergy-weapon by, And to the laws, your ſword of juſtice, fly. Dryden. PQISON. m. ſ. [poiſon, Fr.] That which deſtroys or injures life by a ſmall quantity, and by means not obvious to the ſenſes; venom. The tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poiſon. ja. Themſelves were firſt to do the ill, E'er they thereof the knowledge could attain; Like him that knew not poiſºn's power to kill, Until, by taſting it, himſelf was ſlain. Davies. One gives another a cup of poiſon, but at the ſame time tells him it is a cordial, and ſo he drinks it off and dies. South. To Poison. v. a. [from the noun J 1. To infect with poiſon. Envy is a lawleſs enemy, againſt whom poiſoned arrows may be uſed. Anonymous." 2. To attack, injure or kill by poiſon given. He was ſo diſcouraged, that he poiſoned himſelf and died. 2 Mac. x. 13. Drink with Walters, or with Chartres eat; They'll never poiſon you, they’ll only cheat. Pope. 3. To corrupt; to taint. The other meſſenger, Whoſe welcome I perceiv'd, had poiſºn'd mine. Haſt thou not With thy falſe arts poiſºn'd his people's loyalty Rowe. Poiſsos-tREE. n.ſ. [toxicº dendron.] A plant. The flower conſiſts of five leaves, which are placed orbicularly, and ex- pand in form of a roſe, out of whoſe flower cup riſes the pointal, which afterwards becomes a roundiſh, dry, and for the moſt part a furrowed fruit, in which is contained one Shakespeare. compreſſed ſeed. Miller. Poiſsos E.R. m. ſ. [from poiſon.] 1. One who poiſons. I muſt be the poiſoner Of good Polixenes. Shakespeare So many miſchiefs were in one combin’d ; So much one ſingle poisºner coſt mankind. Dryden. 2. A corrupter. Wretches who live upon other men's fins, the common poiſoners of youth, getting their very bread by the damnation of ſouls. South's Sermonſ. Po1'sonous, adj. [from poiſºn.] Venomous; having the qua- lities of poiſon. - Thoſe cold ways, That ſeem like prudent helps, are very poiſºnºuſ, . Where the diſeaſe is violent. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Not firius ſhoots a fiercer flame, When with his poisºnous breath he blaſts the ſky. Pyden. A lake, that has no freſh water running into it, will, by heat and its ſtagnation, turn into a ſtinking rotten piddle, ſending forth nauſeous and poiſºnous ſteams. Cheyne. Poisonously. adv. [from pºiſonous.] Venomouſly. . . . Men more eaſily pardon ill things done, than ill things ſaid; ſuch a peculiar rancour and venom do they leave be- hind in men's minds, and ſo much more poiſonouſly and incu- rably does the ſerpent bite with his tongue than his teeth. South's Sermons. PoisonousNess. n.ſ.. [from poiſonous.] The quality of being poiſonous; venomouſneſs. . . - Port Rel. n.ſ. [poićirel, poitrine, Fr. pettorale, Italian ; pećio- rale, Lat.] 1. Armour for the breaſt of a horſe. 2. A graving tool. Poize. n.ſ. [poids, French.] 1. Weight; force of any thing tending to the genter. He fell, as an huge rockie clift, Whoſe falſe foundation, waves have waſh'd away With dreadful poize, is from the main land reſt. F. & ten. When I have ſuit, It ſhall be full of poize and difficulty, And fearful to be granted. Skinner. Ainſworth. Shakespeare. Othells. 2. Balance ;
P O L P O L º----- 2. Balance ; equipoize ; equilibrium. To do’t at peril of your ſoul, Were equal poize of fin and charity. Shakeſp. Where an equal poize of hope and fear Does arbitrate th' event, my nature is That I incline to hope. Miltºn. The particles that formed the earth, muſt convene from all quarters towards the middle, which would make the whole compound to reſt in a poize. Bentley's Sermons. 'Tis odd to ſee fluétuation in opinion ſo earneſtly charged upon Luther, by ſuch as have lived half their days in a poize between two churches. Atterbury. 3. A regulating power. Men of an unbounded imagination often want the poize of judgment. Dryden. Tº Póize. v. a. ſpeſer, French.] 1. To balance; to hold or place in equiponderance. How nice to couch how all her ſpeeches poized be: A nymph thus turn'd, but mended in tranſlation. As the ſands Of Barca or Cyrene's torrid ſoil, Levy'd to ſide with warring winds; and poize Their lighter wings. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ii. Nor yet was earth ſuſpended in the ſky, Nor poiz'd did on her own foundation lie. Dryden. Our nation with united int’reſt bleſt, Not now content to poize, ſhall ſway the reſt. Dryden. Where could they find another form'd ſo fit, To poize with ſolid ſenſe a ſprightly wit! Dryden. Th'all-perfect mind That pºiz'd, impels and rules the ſteady whole. Thomſºn. 2. To be equiponderant to. If the balance of our lives had not one ſcale of reaſon to poize another of ſenſuality, the baſeneſs of our natures would condu& us to prepoſterous concluſions. Shakeſp. Othello. 3. To weigh. - We poizing us in her defe&tive ſcale Shall weigh thee to the beam. Shakeſpeare. He cannot fincerely conſider the ſtrength, poize the weight and diſcern the evidence of the cleareſt argumentations, where they would conclude againſt his deſires. South's Sermons. 4. To oppreſs with weight. I'll ſtrive, with troubl’d thoughts, to take a nap, Leſt leaden ſlumber poize me down to-morrow, When I ſhould mount with wings of vićtory. Shakespeare. POKE, n.ſ. ſpocca, Sax, poche, Fr.] A pocket ; a ſmall Sidney. º; will not buy a pig in a poke. She ſuddenly unties the poke, Which out of it ſent ſuch a ſmoke, As ready was them all to choke, So grievous was the pother. Drayton's Nym “hid. My correſpondent writes againſt maſter's gowns and foxe ſleeves. Spectator, N° 619. To Poke. v. a. ſpoka, Swediſh.] To feel in the dark; to ſearch anything with a long inſtrument. If theſe preſumed eyes be clipped off, they will make uſe of their protruſions or horns, and poke out their way as before. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iii. Po KER. m. ſ. [from poke.] The iron bar with which men ſtir the fire. Camden's Remains. With poker fiery red Crack the ſtones, and melt the lead. Swift. If the poker be out of the way, ſtir the fire with the tongs. Swift's Rules to Servants. Poſla R. adj. [polaire, Fr. from pole.] Found near the pole; lying near the pole ; iſſuing from the pole. As when two polar winds, blowing adverſe Upon the Cronian ſea, together drive Mountains of ice. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. I doubt If any ſuffer on the polar coaſt, The rage of Arétos, and eternal froſt. Prior. Pola'RITY.. n.ſ.. [from polar.] Tendency to the pole. This polarity from refrigeration, upon extremity and defe&t of a loadſtone, might touch a needle any where. Brown. Po'LARY. adj. [polaris, Lat.] Tending to the pole; having a direction toward the poles. Irons, heated red hot, and cooled in the meridian from North to South, contračt a polary power. Brown. POLE. m. ſ. [polus, Lat. pole, Fr.] 1. The extremity of the axis of the earth; either of the points on which the world turns. From the centre thrice to the utmoſt pole. Milton. From pole to pole The forky lightnings flaſh, the roaring thunders roll. Dry. 2. [Pole, Sax. pal, pau, Fr. pala, Italian and Spaniſh ; palus, Lat.] A long ſtaff. A long pole, ſtruck upon gravel in the bottom of the wa- ter, maketh a ſound. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. If after ſome diſtinguiſh’d leap, He drops his pole, and ſeems to ſlip ; 2 Straight gath'ring all his aai He . ; his active ſtrength, Prizr. He ordered to arm long poles with ſharp hooks, wherewith they took hold of the tackling which held the mainyard to the º they cut the tackling, and brought C DQaid. - 3. A tall piece .# timber erected. 4rbuthnot on Cains. Wither'd is the garland of the war, The ſoldier's pole is fall'n. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleo Live to be the ſhow and gaze o'th. time, - p. We'll have thee as our rarer monſters are Painted upon a pole, and underwrit, Here may you ſee the tyrant. 4. A meaſure of length containing five yards and a half. This ordinance of tithing them b y the pole is not only fit for the gentlemen, but alſo the noblemen. only Shakeſp. nſer. Every pole ſquare of mud, twelve inches deep, *:::. ſix pence a pole to fling out. 44%rtimer's Huſbandry. 5. An inſtrument of meaſuring. A peer of the realm and a counſellor of ſtate are not to be meaſured by the common yard, but by the pole of ſpecial grace. Bacon. To Pole. v. a. [from the noun..] To furniſh with poles. Begin not to pole your hops. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Pole Axe. m. ſ. [pole and axe.] An axe fixed to a long pole. To beat religion into the brains with a poleaxe, is to offer vićtims of human blood. Howl's England's Tears. One hung a poleaxe at his ſaddle bow, And one a heavy mace to ſtun the foe. Dryden. Polecat. m. ſ. [Pole or Poliſh cat, becauſe they abound in Poland.] The fitchew; a ſtinking animal. Polecatiº there are fairer things than polecats. Shakeſp. Out of my door, you witch you hag, you polecat 1 out, out, out; I'll conjure you. Shakeſp. Merry hºves of I/indſor. She, at a pin in the wall, hung like a palecat in a warren, to amuſe them. AL’Eſtrange. How ſhould he, harmleſs youth, Who kill'd but polecats, learn to murder men. Gay Po'LEDA v IFs. m. ſ. A ſort of coarſe cloth. Ainſworth. Pol E Mica L. adj. [roxtº:3;..] Controverſial; diſputative Pol Ex1, cK. !/. ** 12:0s. ontrovertial ; diſputative. I have had but little reſpite from theſe polemical exerciſes, and, notwitt.ſtanding all the rage and malice of the adverſa- ries of our church, I ſit down contented. Stillingſ?-et. The nullity of this diſtinétion has been ſolidly ſhewn by moſt of our polemicé writers of the pro-citant church. South. The beſt method to be uſed with theſe polemical ladies, is to ſhew them the ridiculous ſide of their cauſe. Addiſon. Pole Mick. m. ſ. Diſputant; controvertiſt. Each ſtaunch polemick ſtubborn as a rock, Came whip and ſpur. Danciad, b. iv. Pole"Moscope. r. ſ. [w 4xtu.3° and ſtoria.] In opticks, is a kind of crooked or oblique perſpectiv. º. aſs, contrived for ſeeing objects that do not lie directly befºre ite eye. Dić. Po LESTAR. m. ſ. [pole and ſtar.] 1. A ſtar near the pole, by which navigators compute their nor- thern latitude ; cynoſure; lodeſtar. If a pilot at ſea cannot ſee the poleſłar, let him ſteer his courſe by ſuch ſtars as beſt appear to him. King Charles. I was ſailing in a vaſt ocean without other help than the polyſiar of the ancients. Dryden, 2. Any guide or director. Pole Y-MoUNTAIN. m. ſ. [polium, Lat.] A plant. The poly-mountain hath a labiated flower, conſiſting of one leaf, whoſe ſtamina ſupply the place of a creſt; the beard is divided into five ſegments, as the germander; out of the flower cup riſes the pointal, attended, as it were, by four embryos, which afterward become ſo many ſeeds ſhut up in the flower cup : the flowers are collected into an head upon the top of the ſtalks and branches. Miller. POLICE. m. ſ. [French..] The regulation and government of a city or country, ſo far as regards the inhabitants. PolicED. adj. [from police..] Regulated; formed into a regu- lar courſe of adminiſtration. - Where there is a kingdom altogether unable or indign to govern, it is a juſt cauſe of war for another nation, that is civil or policed, to ſubdue them. Bacon's Holy War. Policy. m. ſ. [Toast six ; politia, Lat.] - 1. The art of government, chiefly with reſpect to foreign powers. 2. Art; prudence; management of affairs ; ſtratagem. . The policy of that purpoſe is made more, in the marriage, than the love of the parties. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleºpatra. If it be honour in your wars to ſeen The ſame you are not, which for your beſt ends You call your policy; how ist leſs or worſe, But it ſhall hold companionſhip in Peace With honour as in war. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. If ſhe be curſt, it is for policy, For ſhe's not froward, but modeſt. Shakeſp. The beſt rule of policy, is to prefer the doing of juſtice before all enjoyments. King cº e
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Tºlish. v. a. ſpolio, Lat. polir, Fr.]
1. To ſmooth; to brighten by attrition; to gloſs.
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Pygmalion, with fatal art,
Poliſh'd the form that ſtung his heart.
2. To make elegant of manners.
Studious they appear
Of arts that poliſh life, inventors rare.
Bid ſoft ſcience poliſh Britain's heroes.
ceive a gloſs.
Po LISH. m. ſ. ſpoli, poliſhire, Fr. from the verb.]
I. Artificial gloſs; brightneſs given by attrition.
poliſh.
2. Elegance of manners. - - - -
What are theſe wond’rous civiliſing arts,
This Roman poliſh, and this ſmooth behaviour,
gives a gloſs.
the ſkill of the poliſher fetches out the colours.
POLITE. adj. [politus, Latin.]
1. Gloſſy ; ſmooth.
lucid medium, be reflected back, the fits of eaſy
cºnvex polite riſings like waves.
; 2. Elegant of manners.
A nymph of quality admires our knight,
He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.
genteely.
manners; gentility; good breeding.
courſe.
Political, adj. [rox1,x2.]
lick affairs.
book of proverbs, than from a thouſand Machiavel.
2. Cunning; ſkilful.
PoliticALLY. adv. [from political.]
I. With relation to Publick adminiſtration.
2. Artfully ; politickly.
crites, empiricks, law-jobbers and politica/fers
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Polit 1'cIAN. n.ſ. [politicien, Fr.]
I. One verſed in the arts of government;
Get thee glaſs eyes,
And, like a ſcurvy politician, ſeen
To ſee things thou doſt not.
While emp'rick politicians uſe deceit,
Hide what they give, and cure but by a cheat,
You boldly ſhow that ſkill, which they pretend,
And work by means as noble as your end.
Soffee, which makes the fºlitician wiſe,
" "Pin vapours to th: baron's brain
2. A . "...ºns, the radiant lock to gain.
" of artifice ; one of deep contrivance.
nd ...ming pºlitician lords,
Å.” of bridal friend. and gueſts
PPºinted to awaiti. thirty ſpies. S------>
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The wiſdom of this world is ſometimes taken in ſcripture
for policy, and conſiſts in a certain dexterity of managing bu-
or policy, South's Sermºns.
3. [Poliga, Spaniſh.] A warrant for money in the publick
He ſetteth to finiſh his work, and poliſheth it perfeótly. Eccl.
To Polish. v. n. To anſwer to the act of poliſhing; to re-
It is reported by the ancients, that there was a kind of ſteel,
which would poliſh almoſt as white and bright as ſilver. Bacon.
Not to mention what a huge colümn of granite coſt in the
quarry, only conſider the great difficulty of hewing it into
any form, and of giving it the due turn, proportion and
Addison's Remarks on Italy.
Another priſm of clearer glaſs and better poliſh ſeemed free
from veins. Newton's Opticks.
That render man thus tractable and tame: Addison's Catc.
Polish Able. adj. [from poliſh.] Capable of being poliſhed.
º Po'LisHER. m. ſ. [from fº/”.] The perſon or inſtrument that
I conſider an human ſoul without education, like marble in
the quarry, which ſhews none of its inherent beauties, till
Some of them are diaphanous, ſhining and polite; others
not pºlite, but as if powder'd over with find irºn iſ. J7%zd:w.
If any ſort of rays, falling on the polite ſurface of an
which they have at the point of reflexion, ſhall ſtill continue
to return. Newton's Opticks.
The edges of the ſand holes, being worn away, theſe are
- left all over the glaſs a numberieſ; company of very little
Newton's Opticks.
Poliſtery. adi, [from pºli.j Wii, elegance of man
Poli'TENEss. n.ſ. [politºſe, Fr. from pºlite.] Elegance of
I have ſeen the dulleſt men aiming at wit, and others, with
as little pretenſions, affecting Pºlitenºſ in manners and diº
1. Relating to politicks; relating to the adminiſtration of pub-
More true political wiſdom may be learned from this fi
The Turks politically mingled certain Janizaries,
buſiers with their horſemen. Knolles's Hiſtºry of the ſº.
PoliticA's TER. n. ſ. A petty ignorant pretender to politicks:
There are quacks of all forts; as bullies, pedants, hypo-
- L'//ºrange.
; one ſkilled in politicks.
Shakespeare Ring Lear.
And,’t be any way, it muſt be with valour; for
hate: I had as lief be a Browniſt as a pºlitiºn. Sha
Although I may ſeem leſs a £ºlitician to men, yet I need no
ſecret diſtinctions nor evaſions beſ. God. Åing Charles.
And ſee through all things with his half-ſhut cycs,
P O L
If a man ſucceeds in any attempt, though undertook with
never ſo much raſhneſs, his ſucceſs ſhall vouch him a politi-
cian, and good luck ſhall paſs for deep contrivance; for give
any one fortune, and he ſhall be thought a wiſe man, South.
POLITICK. adj. [rox1,x2;..] - -
1. Political; civil. In this ſenſe political is almoſt always uſed,
except in the phraſe body politick. -
Virtuouſly and wiſely acknowledging, that he with his
people made all but one politick body, whereof himſelf was
the head ; even ſo cared for them as he would for his own
limbs. - - Sidney, b. ii.
No civil or politick conſtitutions have been more celebrated
than his by the beſt authors. Temple.
2. Prudent; verſed in affairs.
This land was famouſly enrich'd
With politick grave counſel; then the king
Had virtuous uncles. Shakespeare . Richard III.
3. Artful; cunning. In this ſenſe pºlitical is not uſed.
I have trod a meaſure; I have flatter'd a lady; I have been
politick with my friend, ſmooth with mine enemy. Shakeſp.
Authority followeth old men, and favour youth ; but for
the moral part, perhaps youth will have the Preheminence,
as age hath for the politick. Bacon.
No leſs alike the politick and wiſe,
All fly ſlow things, with circumſpective eyes;
Men in their looſe unguarded hours they take. Pope.
Politickly, adv. [from pºlitick.] Artfully; cunningly.
Thus have I pºliticſſy begun my reign,
And 'tis my hope to end ſucceſsfully. Shakeſp.
'Tis politickly done,
To ſend me packing with an hoſt of men. Shakeſp.
The dutcheſs hath been moſt Pºſiticºy employed in ſharp-
ening thoſe arms with which ſhe ſubdued you. Pope.
Po'll ficks. n.ſ. [politique, Fr. ****) The ſcience of
government; the art or practice of adminiſtring publick af.
fairs.
Be pleas'd your poſitiº, to ſpare,
!'m old enough, and can my ºf take care. Dryden.
It would be an ***ing reproach to politicſ, ſhould ſºft
men overturn an eſtabliſhment formed by the wiſeſt laws, and
ſupported by the ableſt heads. Addiſon.
Of crooked counſels and dark politicks. Pope.
Po'Litu RE. m. ſ. [politure, Fr.] The gloſs given by the aët
of poliſhing.
POLITY. W.ſ. [*] A form of government; civil
conſtitution.
Becauſe the ſubject, which this poſition concerneth, is a
form of church gºvernment or church polity, it behoveth us
to conſider the nature of the church, as is requiſite for men's
more clear and plain underſtanding, in what reſpect laws of
pºlity or government are neceſſary thereunto. Hooker.
The polity of ſome of our neighbours hath not thought it
beneath the publick care, to promote and reward the improve-
ººt of their own language. Locke on Education.
POLL. n.ſ. [.Polk, pol, Dutch, the top.]
1. The head.
Look if the withered elder hath not his poll claw'd like a
parrot. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii.
2. A catalogue or liſt of perſons; a regiſter of heads.
Have you a catalogue
Of all the voices that we have procur'd,
Set down by th’ poll. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The muſter file, rotten and ſound, amounts not to fifteen
thouſand poll. Shakeſpeare.
3. A fiſh called generally a chub. A chevin.
To Poll. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To lop the to of trees.
The oft cutting and polling of hedges conduces much to
their laſting. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
May thy woods of pºll'd yet ever wear.
A green, and, when ſhe liſt, a golden hair. Donne.
2. In this ſenſe is uſed polled ſheep.
Żºłęd ſheep, that is ſheep without horns, are reckoned the
beſt breeders, becauſe the ewes yean the polled lamb with the
leaſt danger. Martimer's Huſhandry.
3. To puff off hair from the head; to clip ſhort; to ſhear. -
Neither ſhall they ſhave, only poll their heads. Ezekiel.
. To mow ; to crop.
4. He'll go and Kºi. the porter of Rome gates by th’ ears:
he will mow down all before him, and leave his paſſage
poll’d. Shakeſp. Coriolania.
5. To plunder; to ſtrip; to pill. -
They will poll and ſpoil ſo outrageouſly, as the very enemy
cannot do much worſe. Spenſºr on Ireland.
Take and exact upon them the wild exactions, coignie, li-
very and forehon, by which they poll and utterly undo the
poor tenants. Spenſer on Ireland.
He told the people, that ſubſidies were not to be granted
nor levied for wars in Scotland; for that the law had pro-
vided another courſe by ſervice of eſcuage, much leſs when
war was made but a Pretence to foll and pill the people. Bacon.
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Keither can juſtice yield her fruit with ſweetneſs, amongſt
the briars and brambles of catching and polling clerks and
miniſters. Bacon.
4. To take a liſt or regiſter of perſons. º
5. To enter one's name in a liſt or regiſter.
Who ever brought to his rich daughter's bed,
The man that polled but twelve pence for his head Dryd,
6. To inſert into a number as a voter.
In ſolemn conclave fit, devoid of thought,
And poll for points of faith his truſty vote. Tickell.
Poll ARD. n. ſ. [from poll.]
1. A tree lopped.
Nothing procureth the laſting of trees ſo much as often
cutting; and we ſee all overgrown trees are pollard, or dot-
tards, and not trees at their full height. Bacon.
2. A clipped coin.
The ſame king called in certain counterfeit pieces coined by
the French, called pollards, crocars and roſaries. Camden.
3. The chub fiſh. Ainſworth.
Éolle N. m. ſ. A fine powder, commonly underſtood by the
word farina; as alſo a ſort of fine bran. Bailey.
PolleNGER. m. ſ. Bruſhwood. This ſeems to be the mean-
ing of this obſolete word.
Lop for thy fewel old pollenger grown, -
That hinder the corne or the graiſe to be mown. Tuſſºr.
Poller. n ſ, [from poll.]
1. Robber; pillager; plunderer.
The polier and exacter of fees juſtifies the reſemblance of
the courts of juſtice to the buſh, whereunto while the ſheep
flies for defence, he loſes part of the fleece. Bacon's Eſſays.
2. He who votes or polls.
Poll. Evil. n. ſ. [poll and evil.]
Pollevil is a large ſwelling, inflammation or impoſthume in
the horſe's poll or nape of the neck, juſt between the ears to-
wards the mane. Farrier's Dići.
To'llock. n.ſ. A kind of fiſh. . . .
The coaſt is plentifully ſtored with ſhellfiſh, ſea-hedgehogs,
ſcallops; and flat, as round, pilcherd, herring and pollock.
Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
To POLLUTE. v. a. [polluo, Lat. polluer, Fr.]
1. To make unclean, in a religious ſenſe; to defile.
Hot and peeviſh vows
Are polluted offerings, more abhorr'd
Than ſpotted livers in the ſacrifice. Shakeſp.
2. To taint with guilt.
She woos the gentle air,
To hide her guilty front with innocent ſnow,
And on her naked ſhame, -
Pollute with ſinful blame,
The ſaintly veil of maiden white to throw. Milton.
3. To corrupt by mixtures of ill.
Envy you my praiſe, and would deſtroy
With grief my pleaſures, and pollute my joy Dryden.
4. Milton uſes this word in an uncommon conſtruction.
Polluted from the end of his creation. Milton.
Pollu’re DNFss. n.ſ.. [from pollute.] Defilement; the ſtate
of being polluted.
Pollu’re R. n. ſ. [from pollute.] Defiler; corrupter.
Ev’n he, the king of men,
Fell at his threſhold, and the ſpoil of Troy
The foul folluters of his bed enjoy. Dryden's AEncis.
Pollution. n. ſ. [pollution, Fr. pollutio, Latin.]
1. The aët of defiling. *-
The contrary to conſecration is pollution, which happens in
churches by homicide, and burying an excommunicated per-
ſon in the church. Ayliffe's Parergon.
2. The ſtate of being defiled ; defilement.
Their ſtrife pollution brings
Upon the temple. Milton's Par Loff, b. xii.
Poºr Ros. m. ſ. [police truncato, from the thumb cut off; it
being once a practice of cowards to cut off their thumbs, that
they might not be compelled to ſerve in war. Saumaiſe.
Menage derives it from the Italian poltro, a bed; as cowards
feign themſelves ſick a bed: others derive it from poletro or
poltro, a young unbroken horſe.] A coward ; a nidgit; a
ſcoundrel.
Patience is for poltrons. Shakeſp.
They that are bruis'd with wood or fiſts,
And think one beating may for once
Suffice, are cowards and poltrons. Hudibras, p. ii.
For who but a poltron poſſeſs'd with fear,
Such haughty inſolence can tamely bear. Dryden.
Poly. n.ſ. ſpolium, Lat..] An herb. Ainſworth.
Poly. ["rox.j A prefix often found in the compoſition of
words derived from the Greek, and intimating multitude: as,
pºlygon, a figure of many angles; polypus, an animal with
many feet.
olx|Acoustick. adj. [Toxº; and 2x42.] Any thing that
multiplies or magnifies ſounds. . Dić7.
PolyAnthos. n.ſ. [Toxº; and 3,362.] A plant.
Great varieties of polyanthos are annually produced, and its
flowers are ſo numerous on one ſtalk, and ſo beautifully
ſtriped, that they are not inferior to auriculas in beauty. Miller.
The daiſy, primroſe, violet darkly blue, - - -
And polyanthos of unnumber'd dyes. Thomſºn.
ºokyºpkićal. !ad. [from Tºvsö; GP ; polyedre, Fr.] Ha-
PolyE pRous. $ ving many ſides. '
, ſº Prºbeſant particles may be ſpherical, elliptical, cy-
lindrical, polyedrical, and ſome very irregular ; and accord-
lºg 9 the nature of theſe, and the ſituation of the lucid body;
the light muſt be variouſly effected. Boyle.
A tubercle of a pale brown ſpar, had the exterior ſurface
covered with ſmall polyedrous cryſtals, pellucid, with a caſt of
yellow. - //oodward.
Poly'GAMIST. n. J. [from pºlygamy..] One that holds the law-
fulneſs of more wives than one at a time.
POLY GAMY. m. ſ. [polygamie, Fr. troºvyzºſa..] Plurality
of wives.
Pºlygamy is the having more wives than one at once. Locł.
They allow no polygamy: they have ordained, that none
do intermarry or contract, until a month be paſt from their
firſt interview. Bacon:
Chriſtian religion, prohibiting polygamy, is more agreeable
to the law of nature, that is, the law of God, than maho-
netiſm that allows it; for one man, his having many wives
by law, ſignifies nothing, unleſs there were many women to
one man in nature alſo. Graunt.
Polyglot. adj. [roxvyxorrº”; polyglotte, Fr.] Having
many languages.
The polyglot or linguiſt is a learned man. Howel.
POTYGON. m. ſ. [folygone, Fr. rox); and yºvſz.] A figure
of many angles.
He began with a ſingle line; he joined two lines in an
angle, and he advanced to triangles and ſquares, polygons and
circles. Watts's Improvement ºf the Mind.
PolyGoNAL. adj. [from polygon.] Having many angles.
Po'LYGRAM. n. ſ. [road; and yºzºva.] A figure conſiſting
of a great number of lines. IDicſ.
Poly GRAPHY, n.ſ. [wº, and Yezº ; polygraphie, Fr.] The
art of writing in ſeveral unuſual manners or cyphers; as alſo
decyphering the ſame. Dić7.
PolylogY. n.ſ. [road; and 7.070;..] Talkativeneſs: Dić.
Poly'MATHY, n.ſ. [roxv, and gº, Sayw.] The knowledge
of many arts and ſciences; alſo an acquaintance with many
different ſubjects. Dić7.
Poly'PHoNIsM. m. ſ. [Toxo; and @ww..] Multiplicity of
ſound.
The paſſages relate to the diminiſhing the ſound of his
piſtol, by the rarity of the air at that great aſcent into the at-
moſphere, and the magnifying the ſound by the polyphoniſms
or repercuſſions of the rocks and caverns. Derham.
Polype"TAlous. adj. [Tox); and réraxov.] Having many
petals.
Polypody. m. ſ. ſpolypodium, Latin.] A plant.
Polypody is a capillary plant with oblong jagged leaves, ha-
ving a middle rib, which joins them to the ſtalks running
through each diviſion. AMiller.
Polypody is common on the banks of ditches where there are
ſtumps of old trees, on walls, and by the ſides of woods:
polypody is attenuant and diſſolvent. Hill's Materia Medica.
A kind of polypody groweth out of trees, though it windeth
In Ot. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Po'LYPous. adj. [from polypus.] Having the nature of a poly-
pus ; having many feet or roots,
If the veſſels drive back the blood with too great a force
upon the heart, it will produce polypous concretions in the ven-
tricles of the heart, eſpecially when its valves are apt to grow
rigid. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
POLYPUS. n.ſ. [roxſwe; ; polype, Fr.]
1. Polypus ſignifies any thing in general with many roots or
feet, as a ſwelling in the noſtrils; but it is likewiſe applied
to a tough concretion of grumous blood in the heart and ar-
teries. 9aincy.
The polypus of the noſe is ſaid to be an excreſcence of fleſh,
ſpreading its branches amongſt the laminae of the os eth-
moides, and through the whole cavity of one or both noſtrils.
* Sharp's Surgery.
The juices of all auſtere vegetables, which coagulate the
ſpittle, being mixed with the blood in the veins, form poly-
puſes in the heart. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. A ſea animal with many feet.
The polypus, from forth his cave
Torn with full force, reluctant beats the wave,
His ragged claws are ſtuck with ſtones. - Pºpe.
Po'Lyscope. m. ſ. [road; and (...oria.] A multip gºng
glaſs. - - IDiff.
Poly’spast. n.ſ. [polyſpoſe, Fr.] A machine confifting of
many pullies. Dié?.
Polyspºlous. adj. [rox); and Cºíº...]. Thoſe plants
are thus called, which have more than four ſeeds ſucceeding
each flower, and this without any certain order or number. Qu.
Polysyll. A bical. adj. [from polyſyllable.] Having many ſyl-
lables; pertaining to a polyſyllable.
Polyſyllabical echoes are ſuch as repeat many ſyllables or
words diſtinétly. Dić7.
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POLYSYLLABLE, n.ſ.. [Toxº; and ſº ; polyſyllabe,
d of many ſyllables.
Fºl sº Jºãº, to which ſyllable the emphaſis
- - nd in each ſyllable to which letter. Holder.
IS $... º tº: and makes a noiſe; it ſtalks
upon hard words, and rattles through polyſyllables. Addiſon.
Poly’syNdeton. n.ſ.. [roxv'ſvöslow.] A figure of rhethorick
by which the copulative is often repeated: as, I came, and
w and overcame.
p.º. n. ſ. [road; and 9:0; ; polytheiſme, Fr.] The
dočtrine of plurality of gods. - -
The firſt author of polytheiſm, Orpheus, did plainly aſſert
one ſupreme God. * Stillingfeet.
Polytheist. n. ſ. [rox); and 0:0: ; polythée, Fr.] One that
holds plurality of gods.
have falſely made the Turks, polythei/?s.
Some authors have fa ely Duncomb's Žºf Hughes.
Po'Mace. n. ſ. [pomaceum, Lat.] The droſs of *;
rºle. adj. [from pomum, Latin.] Conſiſting of apples.
Autumn paints - -
Auſonian hills with grapes, whilſt Engliſh plains ---
Bluſh with pomaceous harveſts breathing ſweets. , Philips.
Po'MADE. n. J. [pomade, Fr. pomado, Italian.] A fragrant
ointment.
Po'MANDER. m. ſ. ſpomme d’ambre, Fr.] A ſweet ball; a
perfumed ball or powder. -
I have ſold all my trumpery ; not a counterfeit ſtone, not
a ribbon, glaſs, pomander or browch to keep my Pack from
faſting. Shakeſp.
They have in phyſick uſe of pomander and knots of powders
for drying of rheums, comforting of the heart and provoking
of ſleep. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
POMATUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] An ointment.
I gave him a little pomatum to dreſs the ſcab. Jºſeman.
To Pome. v. n. [pommer, Fr.] To grow to a round head like
an apple. - Diet.
Pom Eci'TRoN. m. ſ. ſpome and citron.] A citron apple. Dicz.
PoMEGRANATE. n.ſ. ſpomum granatum, Lat.]
I. The tree.
The flower of the pomegranate conſiſts of many leaves
placed in a circular order, which expand in form of a roſe,
whoſe bell-ſhaped multifid flower cup afterward becomes a
globular fruit, having a thick, ſmooth, brittle rind, and is
divided into ſeveral cells, which contain oblong hardy ſeeds,
ſurrounded with a ſoft pulp. Miller.
It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That pierc'd the fearful hollow of thine ear;
Nightly ſhe ſings on yon pomegranate tree. Shakeſp.
2. The fruit.
In times paſt they dyed ſcarlet with the ſeed of a pome-
granate. Peacham on Drawing.
Nor on its ſlender twigs
Low bending be the full pomegranate ſcorn'd. Thomſºn.
Po' MeRoy. A ſ - -
Po'MERoy Al. } n. ſ. ort of apple. Ainſworth.
Po'MIFERous. adj. [pomfºr, Lat.] A term applied to plants
which have the largeſt fruit, and are covered with thick hard
rind, by which they are diſtinguiſhed from the bacciferous,
which have only a thin ſkin over the fruit.
All pomiferous herbs, Pumpions, melons, gourds and cu-
cumbers, unable to ſupport themſelves, are either endued with
* fºculty of twining about others, or with claſpers and ten-
drils whereby they catch hold of them. Ray on the Creation.
Other fruits contain a great deal of cooling viſcid juice,
combined with a nitrous ſalt, ſuch are many of the low pomi-
ferºus kind, as cucumbers and Pompions. Arbuth. on Aliments.
Po'MMEL. * /, ſpomeau, Fr. pomo, Italian; appel van t’ſwaerd,
Dutch.]
I. A round ball or knob.
Like pommel round of marble clear,
Where azur’d veins well mixt appear. Sidney, b. ii.
Huram finiſhed the two Pillars and the pommel, and the
chapters which were on the top of the two pillars. 2 Chron.
2. The knob that balances the jade ºf the ſword.
. His chief enemy offered to deliveſ th: pommel of his ſword
in token of yielding. Sidney.
3. The protuberant part of the ſaddle before.
The ſtarting ſteed was ſeiz'd with ſudden fright,
T tº: bounding, o'er the pºmmel caſt the knight. Dryden.
.O º *MEL. v. a. [This word ſeems to come from pommeler,
to º To beat with any thing thick or bulky,
OMP. :*: º: # to bruiſe ; to punch.
I. Splendôur', º: atin.]
Take phyſick, pomp,
feel what wretches feel. Shakeſp.
e bright endour and oſtentation. -
All eyes O {{ aſcended jubilant. AMilton.
f your º po '**', and with the eyes the heart;
mp yºurſelf the greateſt part. Dryden.
* Such a num,
* and innocent multitude, cloathed in the
charity of their benefactors, was a more beautiful expreſſion
fjoy and thankſgiving, than could have been exhibited by
jº. powps of a Roman triumph. Addiſon's Guardian.
'MPHolyx. n.ſ. - -
Po “gº. is a white, light and very friable ſubſtance, found
in cruſts adhering to the domes of the furnaces and to the
covers of the large crucibles, in which braſs is made either
from a mixture of copper and lapis calaminaris, or of copper
and zink. Hill’; Aateria A/edica.
Po Mpion. m. ſ. ſpompon, Fr.] A pumkin. A ſort of large
fruit. Dić.
Po MPIRE. m.ſ. ſtorium and pyruſ: Lat.J.A ſort of pearmain. Ain.
POMPOUS. adj. [pompeux, Fr. J Splendid ; magnificent;
rand. -
g What flatt’ring ſcenes our wand'ring fancy wrought,
Rome's pompous glories riſing to our thought. Pope.
An inſcription in the ancient way, plain, £ompouſ, yet
modeſt, will be beſt. Atterbury to Pope.
Po'Mpously. adv. [from pompous.] Magnificently; ſplen-
didly. -
'white, can urge ambitious youth to fight,
She pompouſly diſplays before their fight. Dryden.
Po'Mpousness. m. ſ. [from pompous.] Magnificence; ſplen-
dour; ſhowineſs; oftentatiouſneſs.
The Engliſh and French raiſe their language with meta-
phors, or by the pompºſitſ of the whole phraſe wear off.
littleneſs that appears in the particular parts. Addiſon.
Pond. m. ſ. [ſuppoſed to be the ſame with pound; pinban, Sax.
to ſhut up.] A ſnall pool or lake of water; a biſon ; Water
not running or emitting any ſtream.
In the midſt of all the place was a fair pond, whoſe ſhak-
ing cryſtal was a perfect mirror to all the other beauties, ſo
that it bare ſhew of two gardens. Sidney.
Through bogs and mires, and oft through pond or pool.
There ſwallow'd up. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ix.
Had marine bodies been found in only one place, it might
have been ſuſpected, that the ſea was, what the Caſpian is, a
great pond or lake, confined to one part. Wºodward.
His building is a town,
His pond an ocean. Pope.
To Posp. v. a. To ponder. A corrupt obſolete word.
O my liege lord, the god of my life,
Pleaſeth you pond your ſuppliant's plaint. Spenſºr.
To Po NDER. v. a. ſpondero, Latin.] To weigh mentally; to
conſider; to attend.
Mary kept all theſe things, and ponder'd them in her
heart. Duke ii. 19.
Colours, popularities and circumſtances ſway the ordinary
judgment, not fully pondering the matter. Bacon.
This ponder, that all nations of the earth
Shall in his ſeed be bleſſed. AMilton's Par. Loft, b. xii.
Intent he ſeem’d, -
Pond'ring future things of wond’rous weight. Dryden.
To Po NDER. v. n. To think; to muſe. With on. This is
an improper uſe of the word. -
This tempeſt will not give me leave to ponder
On things would hurt me more. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Whom, pond'ring thus on human miſeries,
When Venus ſaw, her heav'nly fire beſpoke. Dryden.
Po'NDERAL. adj. [from pondus, Lat] Eſtimated by weight;
diſtinguiſhed from numeral.
Thus did the money drachma in proceſs of time decreaſe;
but all the while we may ſuppoſe the ponderal drachma to
have continued the ſame, juſt as it has happened to us, as
well as our neighbours, whoſe ponderal libra remains as it
was, though the nummary hath much decreaſed. Arbuthnot.
Po'NDERABLE. adj. [from pondero, Lat..] Capable to be
weighed; menſurable by ſcales. -
The bite of an aſp will kill within an hour, yet the im-
preſſion is ſcarce viſible, and the poiſon communicated not
ponderable. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Ponde RATION. m. ſ. [from pondero, Latin.] The act of
eighing. -
W W j we perſpire, we abſorb the outward air, and the
quantity of perſpired matter, found by ponderation, is only
the difference between that and ‘ī alſ. Arbuthnot.
/ RER. m. ſ. [from ponder.] e who pongers. -
; *:::::/ ; /. ſº ponderous.] Weight; gravity;
*ē. will ſink in water, as carrying in its own bulk a
- it doth oc-
ter ponderºſity than the ſpace in any water it
sº p ºſity Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Gold is remarkable for its admirable ductility and ponde-
roſty, wherein it excels all other bodies. Ray.
PONDEROUS. adj. [ponderoſus, from pondus, Lat.]
y; weighty. -
I. # . In Ore #1. to make gold, which is the moſt ponde-
rous and materiate amongſt metals, of other metals leſs pon-
derous and materiate, than, via verſa, to make ſilver of lead or
quickſilver ; both which are more ponderous than ſilver. Bacon.
His pond’rous ſhield behind him caſt. AMilton.
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P O N Upon laying a weight in one of the ſcales, inſcribed eter- nity, though I threw in that of time, proſperity, afflićtion, wealth and poverty, which ſeemed very ponderous, they were not able to ſtir the oppoſite balance. - Addiſon. Becauſe all the parts of an undiſtributed fluid are of equal gravity, or gradually placed according to the difference of it, any concretion, that can be ſuppoſed to be naturally made in ſuch a fluid, muſt be all over of a ſimilar gravity, or have the more ponderous parts nearer to its baſis. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Important; momentous. If your more ponderous and ſettl’d projećt May ſuffer alteration, I’ll point you Where you ſhall have receiving ſhall become you. Shakeſp. . Forcible; ſtrongly impulſive, Imagination hath more force upon things living, than things inanimate; and upon light and ſubtile motions, than upon motions vehement or ponderous. Bacon. Impatient of her load, And lab’ring underneath the pond’rous god, The more ſhe ſtrove to ſhake him from her breaſt, With far ſuperior force he preſs'd. Dryden. Preſs'd with the pond’rous blow, Down ſinks the ſhip within th’ abyſs below. Dryden. Po'NDERously. adv. [from ponderous.] With great weight. Po'NDERousness. n.ſ.. [from ponderous.] Heavineſs; weight; ravity. }. oil and ſpirit place themſelves under or above one an- other, according as their ponderouſneſ, makes them ſwim or ſink. Boyle. Po'Ndweep. m. ſ. A plant. Ainſworth. Po'N ENT. adj. [ponente, Italian.] Weſtern. Thwart of theſe, as fierce, Forth ruſh the levant and the ponent winds Eurus and Zephyr. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x: Po'NiARD. m.ſ. [poignard, Fr. pugio, Lat..] A dagger; a ſhort ſtabbing weapon. She ſpeaks poniards, and every word ſtabs. Shakeſp. Melpomene would be repreſented, in her right hand a naked poniard. Peacham on Drawing. Poniards hand to hand Be baniſh'd from the field, that none ſhall dare With ſhortned ſword to ſtab in cloſer war. Dryden. To Po NIARD. v. a. [poignardier, French..] To ſtab with a poniard. Ponk. n.ſ. [Of this word I know not the original.] A noc- turnal ſpirit ; a hag. Ne let the ponk, nor other evil ſprights, Ne let miſchievous witches. Spenſer. Po'NTAG e. n.ſ. ſpons, pontis, bridge.] Duty paid for the re- paration of bridges. - In right of the church, they were formerly by the common law diſcharged from pontage and murage. Ayliffe. PoſNTIFF. n.ſ. ſpontife, Fr. pontifex, Latin.] 1. A prieſt; a high prieſt. Livy relates, that there were found two coffins, whereof the one contained the body of Numa, and the other, his books of ceremonies, and the diſcipline of the pontiffs. Bacon. 2. The pope. P. NTI'FICAL. adj., ſpontifical, Fr. pontificalis, Lat.] 1. Belonging to an high prieſt. 2. Popiſh. It were not amiſ, to anſwer by a herald the next pontifical attempt, rather ſending defiance than publiſhing anſwers. Ral. The pontifical authority is as much ſuperior to the regal, as the ſun is greater than the moon. Baker. 3. Splendid; magnificent. - Thus did I keep my perſon freſh and new, My preſence, like a robe pontifical, Ne'er ſeen, but wonder'd at. Shakespeare Henry IV. 4. [From pons and facio..] Bridge-building. This ſenſe is, I believe, peculiar to 44;lton, and perhaps was intended as an equivocal ſatire on popery. Now had they brought the work by wond’rous art Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock Over the vex'd abyſs. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. Ponti'Fical n.ſ. ſpontificale, Lat.] A book containing rites and ceremonies eccleſiaſtical. What the Greek and Latin churches did, may be ſeen in pontificals, containing the forms for conſecrations. South. By the pontifical, no altar is to be conſecrated without re- liqués. Stillingfleet. Ponti'Fically. adv. [from pontifical.] In a pontifical Inanner. Pontificate. n.ſ. [pontificat, Fr. pontificatus, Lat..] Papacy; popedom. He turned hermit in the view of being advanced to the pontificate. Addiſon. Painting, ſculpture and archite&ture may all recover them- ſelves under the preſent pontificate, if the wars of Italy will give them leave. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. ° NTIFICE. m. ſ. ſpons and facio..] Bridgework; edifice of a bridge. - º P O O He, at the brink of Chaos, near the foot f this new wond’rous pontifice, unhop'd r Met his offspring dear. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. Po'N'rlevis. n.J. in horſemanſhip, is a diſorderly reſiſting action of a horſe in diſobedience tº his rider, in which he º º º º running, and riſes up ſo upon his hind- egS, that he is in danger of comi iſ.” POWłów. n. ſ. [French. ming over. Bailey. - Ponton is a floating bridge or invention to paſs over water: it is made of two great boats placed at ſome diſtance from one another, both planked over, as is the interval between them, with rails on their ſides: the whole ſo ſtrongly built as to carry over horſe and cannon. Miliº, Dićf. The black prince paſſed many a river without the help of pontons. Speciator, N° 165. *. n. ſ. [I know not the original of this word.j A ſmail Orie. Pool. n.ſ. [pul, Saxon; poel, Dutch..] A lake of ſtanding water. Moſs, as it cometh of moiſture, ſo the water muſt but ſlide, and not ſtand in a pool. - Sea he had ſearch'd, and land, From Eden over Pontus, and the pool Maeotis. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix. Love oft to virtuous ačts inflames the mind, Awakes the ſleepy vigour of the ſoul, Bacon. And bruſhing o'er, adds vigour to the pool. Dryden. The circling ſtreams, once thought the pools of blood, From dark oblivion Harvey's name ſhall ſave. Dryden. After the deluge, we ſuppoſe the vallies and lower grounds, where the deſcent and derivation of the water was not ſo eaſy, to have been full of lakes and pools. Burnet. Poop. m. ſ. [pouppe, Fr. puppis, Lat.] The hindmoſt part of the ſhip. Some ſat upon the top of the poºp weeping and wailing, till the ſea ſwallowed them. Sidney, b. ii. The poop was beaten gold. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. Perceiving that the pigeon had only loſt a piece of her tail through the next opening of the rocks, they paſſed ſafe, only the end of their poop was bruiſed. Raleigh. He was openly ſet upon the poop of the gally. Knolles. With wind in poop, the veſſel ploughs the ſea, And meaſures back with ſpeed her former way. Dryden. POOR. adj. [pauvre, Fr. povre, Spaniſh.] 1. Not rich; indigent; neceſſitous ; oppreſſed with want. Poor cuckoldly knave.—I wrong him to call him poor; . they ſay he hath maſſes of money. Shakeſpeare. Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name ; Go ſearch it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the hiſtory. Pope. 2. Trifling; narrow ; of little dignity, force or value. A conſervatory of ſnow and ice uſed for delicacy to cool wine, is a poor and contemptible uſe, in reſpect of other uſes that may be made of it. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. How poor are the imitations of nature in common courſe of experiments, except they be led by great judgment. Bacon. When he delights in ſin, as he obſerves it in other men, he is wholly transformed from the creature God firſt made him; nay, has conſumed thoſe poor remainders of good that the ſin of Adam left him. South. That I have wronged no man, will be a poor plea or apo- logy at the laſt day; for it is not for rapin, that men are for- mally impeached and finally condemned; but I was an hun- gry, and ye gave me no meat. Calamy's Sermons. 3. Paltry; mean; contemptible. - A poor number it was to conquer Ireland to the pope's uſe. Bacon. And if that wiſdom ſtill wiſe ends propound, Why made he man, of other creatures, king; When, if he periſh here, there is not found In all the world ſo poor and vile a thing? Davier. The marquis, making haſte to Scarborough, embarked in a poor veſſel. Clar endon, b. viii. We have ſeen how poor and contemptible a force has been raiſed by thoſe who appeared openly. Addison Freeholder. 4. Unimportant. - To be without power or diſtinétion, is not, in my pººr opinion, a very amiable ſituation to a perſon of title. Swift. 5. Unhappy; uneaſy. ext ſailors curſe the rain, For which poor ſhepherds pray'd in vain. //allºr. Vain privilege, poor woman have a tongue ; Men can ſtand ſilent, and reſolve on wrong. Dryden. 6. Mean; depreſſed; low ; dejected. - - - A ſº made Aºi. believe, that his genius, which otherwiſe was brave, was, in the Preſence of Octavianus, poor and cowardly. Bacon. 7. [A word of tenderneſs.] Dear. - Poor, little, pretty, flutt’ring thing, Muſt we no longer live together?.. - And doſt thou prune thy trembling wing, - To take thy flight thou know'ſt not whither ? Prior. 8. [A word *— :
P O P P O P - i ſ A uſ ight contempt..] Wretched. 8. tº: never . in: of the decrees and coun- cils he had occaſion to uſe. * Refteå. on Learning. - ; not fit for any purpoſe. 9. Nº. poor and .. brains for drinking: I could wiſh courteſy would invent ſome other entertainment. Shakeſp. 10. The Poor. [collectively. ] Thoſe who are in the loweſt rank of the community; thoſe who cannot ſubſiſt but by the charity of others; but it is ſometimes uſed with laxity for any not rich. From a confin'd well manag'd ſtore, A- You both employ and feed the poor. //aller. Never any time ſince the reformation can ſhew ſo many poor amongſt the widows and orphans of churchmen, as this particular time. - Sprat's Sermons. Has God caſt thy lot amongſt the poor of this world, by denying thee the plenties of this life, or by taking them away? this may be preventing mercy; for much miſchief riches do to the ſons of men. South's Sermons. The poor dare nothing tell but flatt’ring news. Dryden. 11. Barren ; dry : as, a poor ſoil. 12. Lean; ſtarved ; emaciated: as, a poor horſe. - Where juice wanteth, the language is thin, flagging, poor, ſtarved and ſcarce covering the bone. Benj. Johnſon. 13. Without ſpirit; flaccid. Poo'RI.Y. adv. [from poor.] 1. Without wealth. - Thoſe thieves ſpared his life, letting him go to learn to live poorly. Sidney, b. ii. 2. Not proſperouſly; with little ſucceſs. - - - - If you ſow one ground with the ſame kind of grain, it will proſper but poorly. Bacon. 3. Mcanly; without ſpirit. Your conſtancy Hath left you unattended : be not loſt So poorly in your thoughts. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Nor is their courage or their wealth ſo low, - That from his wars they poorly would retire. Dryden. 4. Without dignity. You meaner beauties of the night, That poorly ſatisfy our eyes, More by your number than your light, You common people of the ſkies; - What are you when the ſun ſhall riſe. Wotton. Poor John. n.ſ. A ſort of fiſh. Ainſworth. Poºr Ness. n.J. [from poor.] 1. Poverty; indigence; want. If a prince ſhould complain of the poorneſ of his exche- Suer, would he be angry with his merchants, if they brought him a cargo of good bullion, Burnº, Theory of the Earth. 2. Meanneſs; lowneſs; want of dignity. The Italian opera ſeldom finks intº a poorneſ of language, but, amidſt all the meanneſs of the thoughts, has ſomething - beautiful and ſonorous in the expreſſion. Addiſon. There is a kind of ſluggiſh reſignation, as well as poorneſs *nd degeneracy of ſpirit, in a ſtate of ſlavery. Addiſon. 3. Sterility; barrenneſs. The poornºſ of the herbs ſhews the poornſ of the earth, eſpecially if in colour more dark. Bacon. Enquire the differences of metals which contain other me- tals, and how that agrees with the poornſ; or riches of the metals in themſelves. Bacon. Poo'Rsrikited. *dj ſpºor and ſpirit.] Mean; cowardly. Mirvan' poor ſpirited wreſſitiou haſt deceiv'd me. Den. Poo'Rspirit Epses. m. ſ. Meanneſs; cowardice. A cauſe of men's taking pleaſure in the fins of others, is, from that meanneſs and poolſpiritedneſs that accompanies guilt. South's Sermons. Pop. n.ſ. (Pºſna, Lat.] A ſmall ſmart quick ſound. It is º º º found. *** ſeveral ladies, who could not ive a pop lou tº be heard at the farther end of the .*. º “ſharge a fan, that it ſhalimák: * report like a pocket- piſtol. Addiſon's Spectator, No 102. To Pop. v. n. [from the noun..] To move or enter with a quick, ſudden and unexpected motion. Popt in b He that kill’d my king, ** in between th’ election and my ho CS. / A boat was ſunk and all the folk ... ſaving ...; Woman, that in her firſt *g up again, which moſt living things accuſtom, eſpied the boat riſen likewiſe, and floating . her, got hold of the boat, and ſat aſtride upon one of its l i. - - Carew's Survey of Cornwall. ſtartled at his popping upon me "nexpectedly. Addison. Fº he ſcratched to fetch up thought, Othertº: the ſprite ſo thin. Swift's Miſcellanies. **isk of pºpping up and down every moment, TOIn thei - - - - To Pop. º º *the audience, like an idiº ſchool-boy. Swift. * To put out or ºnly, ſlily or unexpectedly. i. i. i. i** my brother's plea Å; . if he can prove, he * m. Out **om fair five hu. Pound a year. Shakeſp. He popped a paper into his hand. - 4/.427. A fellow, finding ſomewhat prick him, pºpt his finger upon the place. - 1. Eſtrange Fai. The commonwealth pºpped up its head for the third time under Brutus and Caſſius, and then ſunk for ever. Dryaen. Did'ſt thou never pop Thy head into a tinman's ſhop : - Prior. 2. To ſhift. If their curioſity leads them to aſk what they ſhould not know, it is better to tell them plainly, that it is a thing that belongs not to them to know, than to pop them off with a falſhood. - 42-4e on Education. POPE. m. ſ. ſpapa, Lat. Tarra;..] 1. The biſhop of Rome. . I refuſe you for my judge ; and - Appeal unto the pope to be judg’d by him. Sºakeſp. He was organiſt in the pope's chapel at Rome. Pracham. Chriſtianity has been more oppreſſed by thoſe that thus fought for it, than thoſe that were in arms againſt it; upon this ſcore, the pope has done her more harm than the Turk. Decay ºf Piety. 2. A ſmall fiſh. A pope, by ſome called a ruffe, is much like a pearch for ſhape, but will not grow bigger than a gudgeon : he is an excellent fiſh, of a pleaſant taſte, and ſpawns in April. I/alton's Angler. Po Pedom. [pope and dom.] Papacy; papal dignity. - That world of wealth I've dawn together For mine own ends; indeed, to gain the pºpedom. Shakeſp. Po PERY. n.ſ. [from pope.] The religion of the church of Rome. Po, ery for corruptions in doğrine and diſcipline, I look upon to be the moſt abſurd ſyſtem of chriſtianity. , Swift. Po'Pºsey E. m. / [pope and ey..] The gland ſurrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh : why ſo called I know not. Po'PGUN. m. ſ. [pop and gun.j A gun with which children play, that only makes a noiſe. ife is not weak enough to be deſtroyed by this popgun artillery of tea and coffee. Cheyne. Por, NJAY. [papegay, Dutch ; papagayo, Spaniſh.] 1. A parrot. Young tºpinjoys learn quickly to ſpeak. Aſcham. The great red and blue parrot; there are of theſe greater, the middlemoſt called popinjays, and the leſſer called perro- quets. Grew's Muſæum. 2. A woodpecker. So it ſeems to be uſed here. Terpſichore would be expreſſed, upon her head a coronet of thoſe green feathers of the popinjay, in token of that vic- tory which the muſes got of the daughters of Pierius, who were turned into popinjoys or woodpeckers. Peacham. 3. A trifling fop. “ I, all ſmarting with my wounds, being gall’d To be ſo peſter'd by a poºinjay, Anſwer'd neglectingly, I know not what. Shakeſ?. Po'Pish. adj. [from pope.) Taught by the pope; relating to Popery ; peculiar to popery. - In this ſenſe as they affirm, ſo we deny, that whatſoever is pºpiſh we ought to abrogate. Hacker. I know thou art religious, With twenty pºpiſh tricks and ceremonies. Shakeſp. Popishly. adv. [from pºpiſh..] With tendency to popery; in a popiſh manner. - She baffled the many attempts of her enemies, and entirely broke the whole force of that party among her ſubjects, which was popiſhly affected. - Addison's Freeholder. A friend in Ireland, pºpiſhly ſpeaking, I believe conſtantly well diſpoſed towards me. lus, Lat..] A Pope to Swift. Po'PLA.R. m. ſ. [peuplier, Fr. popula, Lat. tree. The º #. poplar . broad, and for the moſt part angular : the male trees produce amentaceous flowers, which have many little leaves and apices, but are barren : the female trees produce membraneous pods, which open into two parts, containing many ſeeds, which have a large quantity of down adhering to them, and are collected into ſpikes. AMiller. Po is drawn with the face of an ox, with a garland of poplar upon his head. Peacham on Drawing. All he deſcrib'd was preſent to their eyes, - And as he rais'd his verſe, the poplars º to riſe. Roſe. So falls a poplar, that in watry groun ºr Rais'd high É head. Pope's Iliad. Poppy. n.ſ. [popig, Sax, paftaver, Lat..] A plant. The flower of the poppy, for the moſt part, conſiſts of four leaves, placed orbicularly, and expanded in form of a roſe, out of whoſe flower cup, conſiſting of two leaves, riſes the poin- tal, which afterwards becomes a fruit or pod that is oval or oblong, and adorned with a little head, under which, in ſome ſpecies, is opened a ſeries of holes quite round into the cavity of the fruit, which is defended lengthwiſe with various leaves or plates, to which a great number of very ſmall ſeeds ad; here : of theſe are eighteen ſpecies : ſome ſort is cultivated for medicinal uſe ; and ſome ſuppoſe it to be the plant *:::: opium is produced. His 3
P O P
His temples laſt with poppies were o'erſpread,
That nodding ſeem'd to conſecrate his head. Dryden.
Dr. Liſter has been guilty of miſtake, in the reflections
he makes on what he calls the ſleeping Cupid with poppy in
his hands. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
Populace. n.ſ. [populace, Fr. from populus, Lat.] The vul-
gar; the multitude.
Now ſwarms the populace, a countleſs throng,
Youth and hoar age tumultuous pour along. Pope.
The tribunes and people having ſubdued all competitors,
began the laſt game of a prevalent populace, to chuſe them-
ſelves a maſter. Swift.
Populacy. n.ſ. [populace, Fr.] The common people; the
multitude. - -
Under colours of piety ambitious policies march, not only
with ſecurity, but applauſe as to the populacy. King Charles.
When he thinks one monarch's luſt too mild a regiment, he
can let in the whole populacy of fin upon the ſoul. D. of Piety.
POPULAR. adj. [populaire, Fr. popularis, Lat.]
1. Vulgar; plebeian.
I was ſorry to hear with what partiality and popular heat
elections were carried in many places. King Charles.
The emmet join’d in her popular tribes
Of commonalty. Milton.
So the popular vote inclines. Milton.
2. Suitable to the common people.
Homilies are plain and popular inſtrućtions.
3. Beloved by the people; pleaſing to the people.
It might have been more fiftſ and plauſible to vulgar
ears, if this firſt diſcourſe had been ſpent in extolling the force
of laws. Hooker, b. i.
Hooker.
Such as were popular,
And well-deſerving, were advanc'd by grace. Daniel.
The old general was ſet aſide, and prince Rupert put into
the command, which was no popular change, Clarendon,
4. Studious of the favour of the people.
A popular man is, in truth, no better than a proſtitute to
common fame and to the people. Dryden.
- His virtues have undone his country;
Such popular humanity is treaſon. Addiſon's Cato.
5. Prevailing or raging among the populace: as, a popular di-
ſtemper.
Popula'RITY. m. ſ. [popularitas, Lat. popularité, Fr. from
popular.]
1. Graciouſneſs among the people; ſtate of being favoured by
the people.
The beſt temper of minds deſireth good name and true ho-
nour; the lighter, popularity and applauſe; the more de-
praved, ſubjection and tyranny. Bacon.
Your mind has been above the wretched affectation of
popularity. Dryden.
Admire we then,
Or popularity, or ſtars, or ſtrings,
The mob's applauſes, or the gifts of kings. Pope.
He could be at the head of no factions and caba's, nor at-
tended by a hired rabble, which his flatterers might repreſent
as popularity. ... * Swift.
2. Repreſentation ſuited to vulgar conception; what affects the
vulgar. -
The perſuader's labour is to make things appear good or
evil, which as it may be performed by ſolid reaſons, ſo it may
be repreſented alſo by colours, popularities and circumſtances,
which ſway the ordinary judgment. Bacon.
PopULARLY. adv. [from popular.]
1. In a popular manner ; ſo as to pleaſe the crowd.
The vićtor knight
Bareheaded, popularly low had bow’d,
And paid the ſalutations of the crowd. Dryden.
Influenc'd by the rabble's bloody will,
With thumbs bent back, they popularly kill. Dryden.
2. According to vulgar conception.
Nor can we excuſe the duty of our knowledge, if we only
beſtow thoſe commendatory conceits, which popularly ſet forth
the eminency thereof. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
To POPULATE. v. n. [from populus, people.] To breed people.
When there be great ſhoals of people, which go on to
populate, without foreſeeing means of life and ſuſtentation, it
is of neceſſity, that once in an age they diſcharge a portion
of their people upon other nations. Bacon's Eſſays.
Population. n.ſ.. [from populate.] The ſtate of a country
with reſpect to numbers of people.
The population of a kingdom, eſpecially if it be not mown
down by wars, does not exceed the ſtock of the kingdom,
which ſhould maintain them ; neither is the population to be
reckoned, only by number; for a ſmaller number, that ſpend
more and earn leſs, do wear out an eſtate ſooner than a
greater number, that live lower, and gather more. Bacon.
Populo'sity. n.ſ. [from populous.) Populouſneſs; multitude
of people.
How it conduceth unto populoſity, we ſhall make but little
doubt; there are two main cauſes of numeroſity in any ſpecies;
a frequent and multiparous way of breeding. Brown.
POPULOUS. ad; [populºſiº, Lat.] Full of people; nume-
rouſly inhabited.
A wilderneſs is pºpulous enough,
So Suffolk had thy heav'nly company.
Far the greater part have kept
Their ſtation; heav'n yet populous, retains
f Number ſufficient to poſſeſ; her realms. Mºon.
Populously. * [from populous.] With much people.
Populousness. * / [from pºpulous.] The ſtate of abound-
ing with people.
This will be allowed by any that confiders the vaſtneſs, the
opulence, the populouſneſs of this region, with the eaſe and
facility where with 'tis governed. Temple's Miſcellanies.
PokcelaiN. n.ſ. [porcelaine, Fr. ſaid to be derived from pour
cent annºë, becauſe it was believed by Europeans, that the
materials of porcelain was matured underground one hundred
years..] *
1. China; china ware; fine diſhes, of a middle nature between
earth and glaſs, and therefore ſemi-pellucid.
We have burials in ſeveral earths, where we put divers ce-
ments, as the Chineſe do their porcelain. Bacon.
We are not thoroughly reſolved concerning porcelain or
china diſhes ; that according to common belief, they are made
of earth, which lieth in preparation about a hundred years
under ground. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
The fine materials made it weak;
Skakeſp.
Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. Dryden.
Theſe look like the workmanſhip of heav'n :
This is the porcelain clay of human kind,
And therefore caſt into theſe noble molds. Dryden.
2. [Portulaca, Lat.] An herb. Ainſworth.
Porch. m. ſ. [porche, Fr. porticus, Lat.]
I. A roof ſupported by pillars before a door; an entrance.
Ehud went forth through the porch, and ſhut the doors of
the parlour. judges iii. 23.
Not infants in the porch of life were free,
The ſick, the old, that could but hope a day
Longer by nature's bounty, not let ſtay.
2. A portico; a covered walk.
All this done,
Repair to Pompey's porch, where you ſhall find us. Shakespeare.
Porcupin E. m. ſ. ſpore ſpi or epic, Fr. porcoſpino, Italian.]
The porcupine, when full grown, is as large as a moderate
pig : the quills, with which its whole body is covered, are
black on the ſhoulders, thighs, ſides and belly; on the back,
hips and loins they are variegated with white and pale brown:
the neck is ſhort and thick, the noſe blunt, the noſtrils ve
large in form of ſlits; the upper lip is ſlit or cleft as in the
hare, and it has whiſkers like a cat: the eyes are ſmall, and
the ears very like thoſe of the human ſpecies: the legs are
ſhort, and on the hinder feet are five toes, but only four upon
the fore feet, and its tail is four or five inches long, beſet
with ſpines in an annular ſeries round it : there is no other
difference between the porcupine of Malacca and that of Eu-
rope, but that the former grows to a larger ſize. Hill.
This ſtubborn Cade
Fought ſo long, till that his thighs with darts
Were almoſt like a ſharp-quill'd porcupine.
Long bearded comets ſtick
Like flaming porcupines to their left ſides,
As they would ſhoot their quills into their hearts. Dryden.
By the black prince of Monomotapa's fide were the glar-
ing cat-a-mountain and the quill-darting porcupine. Ar. and Po.
PORE. m. ſ. ſpore, Fr. roe GP.]
I. Spiracle of the ſkin; paſſage of perſpiration.
Witches, carrying in the air, and transforming themſelves
into other bodies, by ointments and anointing themſelves all
over, may juſtly move a man to think, that theſe fables are
the effects of imagination; for it is certain, that ointments
do all, if laid on any thing thick, by ſtopping of the pores,
ſhut in the vapours, and ſend them to the head extremely. Bac.
Why was the fight
To ſuch a tender ball as th’ eye confin'd?
So obvious and ſo eaſy to be quench'd,
And not, as feeling through all parts diffus'd, -
That ſhe might look at will through every pore. Milton.
2. Any narrow ſpiracle or paſſage.
Pores are ſmall interſtices between the particles of matter
which conſtitute every body, or between certain aggregates
or combinations of them. &uincy.
From veins of vallies milk and nečiar broke,
And honey ſweating through the pores of oak. Dryden.
To Po RE. v. n. [TºGP is the opticº herº; but I imagine pore
to COne by corruption from ſome Engliſh word.] To look
with great intenſeneſs and care; to examine with great at-
tention. -
All delights are vain ; but that moſt vain,
Which with pain purchas'd, doth inherit pain;
As painfully to pore upon a boºk, -
To ſeek the light of truth, while truth the while
Doth falſely blind the eyeſight,
Benj. johnſºn.
Shakeſpeare.
Sha (eſp.
2c B A book
P O R P O R A book was writ, called Tetrachordon, - The ſubject new : it walk'd the town a while, -- Numb'ring good intellects h'. ſeldom tº: On. º: rows weary, with poring perpetually on the lam º eye g y poring Dryden's Dufreſnºy. "Let him with pedants hunt for praiſe in books, Pore out his life amongſt the lazy gownmen, Grow old and vainly proud in fancy'd knowledge. Rºwe. With ſharpen'd fight pale antiquaries pore, Th’ inſcription value, but the ruſt adore. Pºpe. He hath been poring ſo long upon Fox's Martyrs, that he imagines himſelf living in the reign of queen Mary. Swift. The deſign is to avoid the imputation of pedantry, to ſhew that they underſtand men and manners, and have nº poring upon old unfaſhionable books. - } º PóREEliš d. adj. [commonly ſpoken and written fº blind.] Nearfighted; ſhortfighted. - - - - - Por:blind men ſee beſt in the dimmer light, and likewiſe have their fight ſtronger near at hand, than thoſe that are not poreblind, and can read and write ſmaller letters; for that the ſpirits viſual in thoſe that are foreblind are thinner and rarer than in others, and therefore the greater light diſperſeth them. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Poºr in ess. n.ſ.. [from for).] Fullneſs of pores. I took off the dreſſings, and ſet the trepan above the frac- tured bone, conſidering the porineſs of the bone below. It iſºm. Por 1stick method, n.ſ. (Toºrºos.] In mathematicks, is that which determines when, by what means, and how many diffe- rent ways a problem may be ſolved. - Lic?. PORK. m.ſ. ſtore, Fr. porºus, Lat.] Swines fleſh unſalted. . You are no good member of the commonwealth ; for, in converting Jews to chriſtians, you raiſe the price of park. Shakeſpeare's Mer hant of Penice. All fleſh full of nouriſhment, as beef and pork, increaſe the matter of phlegm. Floyer on the Humours. Po RKER. m. ſ. [fºom fork.] A hog ; a pig. Strait to the lodgments of his herd he run, Where the fat porkers ſlept beneath the ſun. Pºpe. Po'RKEATER. m. / [pork and eater.] One who feeds on pork. This making of chriſtians will raiſe the price of hogs; if we grow all to be porkeaters, we ſhall not ſhortly have a raſher on the coals for money. Shakesp. Merch. of Penice. Po RKET. [from pork.] A young hog. A prieſt appears And off rings to the flaming altars bears; { A porket, and a lamb that never ſuffer'd ſhears. Drydºn. Po'RKLING. m. ſ. [from pork.] A young pig. Ove Will ſerve thee in winter, moreover than that, To ſhut up thy porklings, thou meaneſt to fat. Taffºr. Porosity. n.ſ.. [from porous.]. Quality of having pores. This is a good experiment for the diſcloſure of the nature of colours; which of them require a finer poroſity, and which a groſſer. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Porous: adj. [poreux, Fr. from pore.] Having ſmall ſpiraclés or paſſages. The rapid current, which through veins Of porous earth with kindly thirſt updrawn, Roſe a freſh fountain, and with many a rill Water'd the garden. AMilton's Par. Lºft, b. iv. Qf light the greater part he took, and plac'd In the ſun's orb, made porous to receive And drink the liquid light; firm to retain Her gather'd beams; great palace now of light. Milton. Po'Rousness. n. ſ. [from porºus.] The quality of having pores. They will forcibly get into the foratifieſ of it, and paſs between part and part, and ſeparate thé parts of that thing one from another ; as a knife doth a ſolid ſubſtance, by hav- ing its thinneſt parts preſſed into it. Digby on Bodies. Po RPHYRE. }" f: [from Tºpſ;z ; porphyrites, Lat. porphyre, Po'RPHYRY. S. Fr.] Marble of a particular kind, - I like beſt the porphyry, white or green marble, with a mullar or upper ſtone of the ſame. ‘...." on Drawing. Conſider the red and white colours in porphyre; hinder ift but from ſtriking on it, its colours vaniſh, and produce no ſuch ideas in us; but upon the return of light, it produces theſe appearances again. Locke. Po'RPoise. Po'RPUs. {n-ſ ſpore poiſºn, Fr.] The ſea-hog. Amphibious animals link the terreſtrial and aquatick to- gether; ſeals live at land and at ſea, and porpoiſes have the Warm blood and entrails of a hog, Locke. Parch'd with unextinguiſh'd thirſt, Small beer I guzzle till I burſt; And then I drag a bloated corpus P Swell'd with a dropſy like a porpus. Swift. º º “...[fºr accus, Lat. porrace, Fr. Greeniſh. with º º: be wounded, he will be troubled 1ng. 2: • ºr Po'RRET. n. / [porrum, Lat] A ſcallion. t iſeman's Surgery. It is not an eaſy problem to reſolve why garlick, molys 2 and farrets have white roots, deep green leaves and black ſeeds. * - Brown's /mlgar Errºrs, Po'RR IDG E. n.ſ. (more properly forrage; porrata, low Latin, from pºrrun, a leek.J Food made by boiling meat in water; broth. º I had as licf you ſhould fell me of a meſs of fºrriºr. Sº, Po'RR IDG Epot. m. ſ. [foridge and pot.] The pot in which meat is boiled for a family. Po'RRING ER. m. ſ. [from porridge.] 1. A veſſel in which broth is eaten. A ſmall wax candle put in a ſocket of braſs, then ſt up- right in a porringer full of ſpirit of wine, then ſet both tie candle and firit of wine on fire, and you ſhall ſee the flame of the candle become four times bigger than otherwiſe, and appear globular. Bacon's Nat. Hi/. A phyſician undertakes a woman with fore “yes, who dawbs 'em quite up with ointment, and, while ſhe was in that pickle, carries off a porringer. L'E/ºrange. The porringers, that in a row <> Hung high, and made a glitt'ring ſhow, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. Swift. 2. It ſeems in Shakeſpeare's time to have been a word of con. tempt for a headdreſs; of which perhaps the firſt of theſe paſſages may ſhow the reaſon. Here is the cap your worſhip did beſpeak. —Why this was moulded on a porringer. Shakespeare. A haberdaſher's wife of ſmall wit rail'd upon me, till her pink'd porringer fell off her head. Shakespeare . Henry VIII. Pork Eſcºrios. m. ſ. ſpºrrectio, Latin.] The act of reachin forth. Por T. n.ſ. ſport, Fr. fºrtus, Latin.] 1. A harbour ; a ſafe ſtation for ſhips. Her ſmall gondelay her fort did make, And that gay pair iſiuing on the ſhore, Diſburden'd her. * I ſhould be ſtill Peering in maps for ports, and ways and roads. Shakespeare. The earl of Newcaſtle ſeized upon that town; when thºre was not one fort town in England, that avowed their obe- dience to the king. Clarendºn, b. viii. A weather beaten veſſel holds Gladly the port. Miltºn. 2. [Porta, Lat. poºre, Sax. pºrte, Fr.] A gate. Shew all thy praiſes within the ports of the daughter of Sion. Pſalm ix. 14. Deſcend, and open your uncharged ports. Shakesp. He I accuſe, The city forts by this hath entered. Shaft. Coriºlanus. O poliſh'd perturbation golden care That keep'ſt the ports of ſlumber open wide To many a watchful night; ſleep with it now ! Yet not ſo ſound, and half ſo deeply ſweet, As he, whoſe brow with homely biggen bound, Snores out the watch of night. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The mind of man hath two ports ; the one always fre- quented by the entrance of manifold vanities; the other de- ſolate and overgrown with graſs, by which enter our chari- ºr ~ Fairy Queen, b. ii. table thoughts and divine contemplations. Raleigh. From their ivory port the cherubim Forth iſſu’d. Milton. 3. The aperture in a ſhip, at which the gun is put out. At Portſmouth the Mary Roſe, by a little ſway of the ſhip in caiting about, her ports being within fixteen inches of the water, was overſet and loſt. Raleigh. The linſtocks touch, the pond’rous ball expires, The vigºrous ſeaman every port hole plies, And adds his heart to every gun he fires. Dryden. 4. [Porte, Fr.] Carriage ; air; mien ; manner; bearing; external appearance ; demeanour. In that proud port, which her ſo goodly graceth, Whiles her fair face ſhe rears up to the ſky, And to the ground her eyelids low embraceth, Moſt goodly temperature ye may deſcry. Spenſºr. Think you much to pay two thouſand crowns, And bear the name and port of gentleman Shakesp. See Godfrey there in purple clad and gold, - His ſtately port and princely look behold. Fairfax. Their port was more than human, as they ſtood; I took it for a fairy viſion Of ſome gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow live. / Miltºn. A proud man is ſo far from making himſelf great by his haughty.and contemptuous port, that he is uſually puniſhed with neglect for it. Collier on Priaz. Now lay the line, and meaſure all thy court, By inward virtue, not external fort ; And find whom juſtly to prefer above The man on whom my judgment plac'd my love. Dryden. Thy plumy creſt Nods horrible, with noré terrific port - - - Thou walk'it, and ſecm'ſ already in the fight. Phi f : . To Po Ri". !. f ?:
P O R
P O R.
To Poa r. v. a ſpºrto, Lat. pºrter, Fr.] To carry in form.
Th' angelick ſquadron bright
Turn'd fiery red, ſharpning in mooned horns
Their phalanx, and began to hem him round
With ported ſpears. Milton's Par. Lºſ", b. iv.
Po'RTABLE. adj. [fortabilis, Lat.]
1. Manageable by the hand.
2. Such as may be born along with one.
The pleaſure of the religious man is an eaſy and portable
pleaſure, ſuch an one as he carries about in his boſom, with-
out alarming the eye or envy of the world. South.
Such as is tranſported or carried from one place to another.
Moſt other portable commodities decay quickly in their uſe;
but money is by ſlower degrees removed from, or brought into
the free commerce of any country, than the greateſt part of
other merchandize. Locke.
4. Sufferable ; ſupportable.
How light and portable my pains ſeem now, -
When that which makes me bend, makes the king bow.
Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
All theſe are *
With other graces weigh’d. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Po RTABLE N Ess. m. ſ. [from portable.] The quality of being
portable.
Po RTAGE. m. ſ. [portage, Fr.]
1. The price of carriage.
2. [From port.] Porthole.
Lend the eye a terrible aſpect;
Let it pry through the portage of the head,
Like the braſs cannon. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
Po'RTAL. m. ſ. ſportail, Fr. po tella, Italian.] A gate ; the
arch under which the gate opens.
King Richard d9th appear,
As doth the bluſhing diſcontented ſun,
From out the fiery portal of the eaſt.
Though I ſhould run
To thoſe diſcloſing portals of the ſun;
And walk his way, until his horſes ſteep
Their fiery locks in the Iberian deep. Sandys.
He through heav'n
That open'd wide her blazing portals, led
To God's eternal houſe direct the way. Milton.
The ſick for air before the portal gaſp. Dryden.
The portal conſiſts of a compoſite order unknown to the
ancients. Addison's Remarks on Italy.
Po'RTANCE. m. ſ. [from porter, Fr.] Air ; mien ; port; de-
incan Our.
There ſtepped forth a goodly lady,
That ſeem'd to be a woman of great worth,
And by her ſtately portance born of heav'nly birth. F. Qu.
Your loves,
Thinking upon his ſervices, took from you
The apprehenſion of his preſent portance,
Which gibingly, ungravely, he did faſhion. Shakeſp.
PoRTA'ss. m.ſ. [ſometimes called portuis, and by Chaucer port-
hºſe..] A breviary ; a prayer book.
In his hand his porteſe ſtill he bare,
That much was worn, but therein little red;
For of devotion he had little care. Fairy Queen.
An old prieſt always read in his portaſ, mumpſimus domine
for ſumpſimus; whereof when he was admoniſhed, he ſaid that
he now had uſed mumpſimus thirty years, and would not leave
his old mumpſimus for their new ſumpſimus. Camden.
Portcu'llis. n. ſ. ſportecouliffe, Fr. quaſi porta clauſa.] A
Po'RTCLUs E. } ſort of machine like a harrow, hung over the
gates of a city, to be let down to keep out an enemy.
Over it a fair portcullis hong,
Which to the gate directly did incline,
With comely compaſs and compačture ſtrong,
Neither unſeemly ſhort, nor yet exceeding long. F. Qu.
The cannon againſt St. Stephen's gate executed ſo well,
that the portcullis and gate were broken, and entry opened
Shakeſp. Rich. II.
into the city. Hayward.
She the huge portcullis high up drew,
Which but herſelf, not all the Stygian pow'rs
Cou'd once have mov’d. Milton.
Pyrrhus comes, neither men nor walls
His force ſuſtain, the torn portcullis falls. Denham.
The upper eyelid claps down, and is as good a fence as a
portculli, againſt the importunity of the enemy. AMore.
The gates are opened, the portcullis drawn ;
And deluges of armies from the town
Cone pouring in. Dryden.
To Po RT cullis. v. a. [from the noun..] To bar; to ſhut
up.
Within my mouth you have engaol'd my tongue,
Doubly portullis'd with my teeth and lips. Shakeſp.
o'RTFD. adj. [porter, Fr.] Borne in a certain or regular
order.
They hem him round with ported ſpears. A Milton.
To PORTEND. v. a. [portendº, Lat...] To foretoken; to
forcſhow as omens.
As many as remained, he earneſtly exhorteth to prevent
pºrtended calamities. . . Hºoker.
i oth this churiiſh ſuperſcription
*** ſome alteration in goºd will Shakeſp.
A moiſt and a cool ſummer portendeth a hard winter. Bacon.
True opener of mine eyes,
Much better ſeems this viſion, and more ho
Of peaceful days fortends, than thoſe two paſt. Milton.
True poets are the guardians of a ſtate,
And when they fail, portend approaching fate. Roſcommon.
The ruin of the ſtate in the deſtruction of the church, is
not only P** as its ſign, but alſo inferred from it as its
Ca uſe. South's Sermons.
Port E. Nsion. n.f. [from portend J The act of foretokening.
Although the red comets do carry the portenſions of Mars,
the brightly white ſhould be of the influence of Venus B.º.
PORTENT. m. ſ. ſportentum, Lat..] Omen of ill; prodigy
foretokening miſery.
O, what portents are theſe ?
Some heavy buſineſs hath my lord in hand,
And I muſt know it. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
- My loſs by dire portents the god foretold ;
Yon riven oak, the faireſt of the green. Dryden.
Poště Nºrous adj. ſportentºſas, Lat. from portent.] Mon-
ſtrous; prodigious; foretokening ill.
They are portentous things -
Unto the climate, that they point at. Shakeſp.
This portentous figure
Cºmes armed through our watch ſo like the king
That was. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Overlay
With this portentous bridge the dark abyſs. Milton.
No beaſt of more portentous ſize
In the Hercinian foreſt lies. Roſcommon.
Let us look upon them as ſo many prodigious exceptions
from our common nature, as ſo many portentous animals, like
the ſtrange unnatural productions of Africa. South.
Every unwonted meteor is portentous, and ſome divine
prognoſtick. Glanvil.
The petticoat will ſhrink at your firſt coming to town; at
leaſt a touch of your pen will make it contract itſelf, and by
that means oblige ſeveral who are terrified or aſtoniſhed at this
portentous novelty. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 127.
PORTER. n. ſ. ſportier, Fr. from porta, Lat. a gate.]
1. One that has the charge of the gate.
Porter, remember what I give in charge,
And, when you've ſo done, bring the keys to me. Shakeſp.
Arm all my houſhold preſently, and charge
The porter he let no man in till day. Benj. johnſºn.
Nic. Frog demanded to be his pºrter, and his fiſhmonger,
to keep the keys of his gates, and furniſh the kitchen. Arb.
2. One who waits at the door to receive meſſages.
A fav'rite porter with his maſter vie,
Be brib'd as often, and as often lie. Pope.
3. [Porteur, Fr. from porto, Lat. to carry..] One who carries
burthens for hire.
It is with kings ſometimes as with porters, whoſe packs
may joſtle one againſt the other, yet remain good friends
ſtill. Howel.
By porter, who can tell, whether I mean a man who bears
burthens, or a ſervant who waits at a gate JWatts.
Po'RTERAGE. n.ſ.. [from porter..] Money paid for carriage.
Po'RTEsse. m. ſ. A breviary. See Port Ass.
Po'RTGLAve. n.ſ. [porter and glaive, Fr. and Erſe.] A ſword
bearer. Ainſworth.
Po'RT G R A v E. }*{ ſporta, Lat. and grave, Teut. a keeper.]
Po'RT GREVE. The keeper of a gate. Obſolete.
Po's Tico. m. ſ. ſporticus, Lat. portico, Italian ; portique, Fr.]
A covered walk; a piazza.
The rich their wealth beſtow
On ſome expenſive airy portio;
Where ſafe from ſhowers they may be born in ſtate,
And free from tempeſts for fair weather wait. Dryden.
PORTION. n.ſ. [portion, Fr. portio, Latin.]
I. A part. - -
Theſe are parts of his ways, but how little a portion is
heard of him job xxvi. 14.
Like favour find the Iriſh, with like fate
Advanc'd to be a portion of our ſtate. J/aller.
In battles won, fortune a part did claim,
And ſoldiers have their portion in the fame. Jſ/aller.
Thoſe great portions or fragments fell into the abyſs ; ſome
in one poſture, and ſome in another. Burnet.
Pirithous no ſmall portion of the war
Preſs'd on, and ſhook his lance. . . Dryden.
2. A part aſſigned ; an allotment ; * dividend. -
Here their prisºn ordain’d and portion ſet. Miltºn.
Shou'd you no honey vow to taſte,
But what the maſter-bces have plac'd
In compaſs of their cells, how ſmall
A portiºn to your ſhare would fall? JWaller.
Of
P O R P O S ! - - l ; they ſeldom know more than the grammatica ..º. ‘... they º with a poetical Å. - - - ortion amon - ... wºº *º gº : to make a part of their portion of hº they begin to deſire it. - Locke. When he conſiders the manifold temptations of poverty and riches, and how fatally it will affect his happineſs to be overcome by them, he will pº . º in º ortion of a moderate convenience. God for the ſafer p Rogers. One or two faults are eaſily to be remedied with a very ſmall portion of abilities. - - Swift. 3. Part of an inheritance given to a child; a fortune. Leave to thy children tumult, ſtrife and war, Portions of toil, and legacies of care. 4. A wife's fortune. To Po'RTIon. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To divide; to parcel. - The gods who portion out The lots of princes as of private men, Have put a bar between his hopes and empire. Argos the ſeat of ſovereign rule I choſe, where my Ulyſſes and his race might reign, And portion to his tribes the wide domain. 2. To endow with a fortune. - Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans bleſt, The young who labour, and the old who reſt. Portioner. n.ſ. (from portiºn.] One that divides. Portliness. n.ſ.. [from portly..] Dignity of mien ; grandeur of demeanour. - *- - Such pride is praiſe, ſuch partlineſ is honour, That boldneſs innocence bears in her eyes; And her fair countenance like a goodly banner Spreads in defiance of all enemies. Spenſºr. When ſubſtantialneſs combineth with delightfulneſs, ful- neſs with fineneſs, ſeemlineſs with portlineſs, and currantneſs with ſtayedneſs, how can the language ſound other than moſt full of ſweetneſs? Camden's Remains. Po'RTLY. adj. [from port.] 1. Grand of mien. Rudely thou wrong'ſt my dear heart's deſire, In finding fault with her too portly pride. Your Argoſies with portly ſail, Like ſigniors and rich burghers on the flood, Or as it were the pageants of the ſea, Do overpeer the petty traffickers. A partly prince, and goodly to the fight, He ſeem'd a ſon of Anak for his height. 2. Bulky; ſwelling. A goodly, portly man and a corpulent; of a chearful look, a pleaſing eye, and a moſt noble carriage. Shakeſp. Our houſe little deſerves The ſcourge of greatneſs to be uſed on it; And that ſame greatneſs too, which our own hands Have help'd to make ſo portly. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Po'RTMAN. n.ſ. ſport and man.] An inhabitant or burgeſs, as thoſe of the cinque ports. Dići. PortMA'N Te Au. m. ſ. ſportemanteau. Fr.] A cheſt or bag in which cloaths are carried. I deſired him to carry one of my portmanteaus; but he laughed, and bid another do it. - a - Spectator. Po'Rtoise. n. ſ. In ſea language, a ſhip is ſaid to ride a por- tºiſe, when ſhe rides with her yards ſtruck down to the deck. Dić7. Po RTRAIT. n: ſ [pourtrait, Fr.] A pićture drawn after the life. As this idea of perfeótion is of little uſe in portraits, or the reſemblances of particular perſons, ſo neither is it in the cha- raćters of comedy and tragedy, which are always to be drawn with ſome ſpecks of frailty, ſuch as they have been deſcribed in hiſtory. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. The figure of his body was ſtrong, proportionable, beau- tiful; and were his picture well drawn, it muſt deſerve the Praiſe given to the portraits of Raphael. Prior. To Po RTRAIt. v. 4. [portraire, Fr. from the noun..] To draw; to portray. It is perhaps ill copied, and ſhould be written in the following examples portray. - In moſt exquiſite pictures, they blaze and portrait not only the dainty lineaments or beauty, but alſo round about ſhadow the rude thickets and craggy cliffs. Spenſer. | Portrait in Arthur before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private moral §. penſer. Po'RTRAITU RE. m. ſ. [portraiture, Fr. from portray.] Picture; Painted reſemblance. the image of my cauſe I ſee º: of § * Shakeſp. Hamlet. et ſome ſtrange myſterious dream, Waye at his wº. in * ſtream Of lively Portraiture diſplay'd, Sºftly 9" my eye-lids laid. Herein was alſo the Portraiture of a hart, Priºr. Rowe. Pºpe. Pope. Spenſºr. Shaiſp. Dryden. Milton. Brown. This is the portraiture of our earth, drawn without flattery. Burmet's Theory ºf the Earth, Her wry mouth'd portraiture Diſplay'd the fates her confeſſors endure. Pope, He délineates and gives us the portraiture of a perfect orator. Baker’s Refteåions on Learning. To PORTRAY. v. a. ſpourtraire, Fr.] 1. To paint ; to deſcribe by picture. - The Earl of Warwick's ragged ſtaff is yet to be ſeen por- trayed in many places of their church ſteeple. Carew. Take a tilé, and ſo pºrtray upon it the city Jeruſalem. Ez. Our Phenix quicen was portrayed too bright, Beauty alone could beauty take ſo right. Dryden. 2. To adorn with pictures. Shields Various, with boaſtful argument portray'd. AMilton. Po'RTRFss. n.ſ. (from porter J A female guardian of a gate. Jamitrix. The pºrtreſ of hell-gate reply'd. Milton's Par. Lºft. The ſhoes put on, our faithful portreſ; - Admits us in to ſtorm the ſortreſs ; While like a cat with walnuts ſhod, Stumbling at ev'ry ſtep ſhe trod. Swift's Mjøl. Poºglºſ. A tadpole or young frog not yet fully ſhaped. That black and round ſubſtance began to grow oval, after a while the head, the eyes, the tail to be diſcernible, and at laſt to become that which the ancients called gyrinus, we a portvigle or tadpole. Brown's Wºlgar Errours. Poky, ºff. [poreux, Fr. from pore.] Full of pores. To the court arriv'd th’ admiring ſon Beholds the vaulted roofs of pory ſtone. Dryden. To POSE. v. a. (from pºſe, an old word ſignifying heavineſs or ſtupefaction. zepoſe. Skinner.] 1. To puzzle; to gravel; to put to a ſtand or ſtop. Learning was pos'd, philºſºphy was ſet, Sophiſters taken in a fiſher's met. Herbert. How God's eternal ſon ſhould be man's brother, Pºſeth his proudeſt intellectual power. Craſhaw. As an evidence of human infirmities, I ſhall give the fol- lowing inſtances of our intellectual blindneſs, not that I de- ſign to pºſ, them with thoſe common enigma's of magnetiſm. Glanvill's Scºtſ. Particularly in learning of languages, there is leaſt occaſiºn for poſing of children. Locke on Education. 2. To appoſe; to interrogate. She in the preſence of others pºſed him and fifted him, thereby to try whether he were indeed the very duke of York Or no. Bacon's Henry VII. Po's ER. m. ſ. [from poſ...] One that aſketh queſtions to try Capacities ; an examiner. He that queſtioneth much, ſhall learn much ; but let his queſtions not be troubleſome, for that is fit for a poſer. Bacon. Posi TED. adj. [pºſtus, Lat. It has the appearance of a parti- ciple preter, but it has no verb.] Placed ; ranged. That the principle that ſets on work theſe organs is nothing elſe but the modification of matter, or the natural motion thereof thus, or thus pºſited or diſpoſed, is moſt apparently falſe. - Hale's Origin of Mankind. Position, n. ſ. [pºſition, Fr. pºſitio, Latin.] I. State of being placed; ſituation. Iron having ſtood long in a window, being thence taken, and by the help of a cork balanced in water, where it may have a free mobility, will bewray a kind of inquietude till it attain the former pºſition. J/atton. They are the happieſt regions for fruits, by the excellence of ſoil, the poſition of mountains, and the frequency of ſtreams. Temple. Since no one ſees all, and we have different proſpects of the ſame thing, according to our different poſition; to it, it is not incongruous to try whether another may not have notions that eſcaped him. Locke. By varying the poſition of my eye, and moving it nearer to or farther from the direct beam of the ſun's light, the colour of the ſun's reflected light conſtantly varied upon the ſpeculum as it did upon my eye. Newton's Opticks. We have a different proſpect of the ſame thing, according to the different poſition of our underſtandings toward it. Iſatº. Place ourſelves in ſuch a pºſition toward the object, or place the object in ſuch a poſition toward our eye, as may give us the cleareſt repreſentation of it; for a different pºſition greatly alters the appearance of bodies. //atts's Logică. 2. Principle laid down. - - Of any offence or fin therein committed againſt God, with what conſcience can ye accuſe us, when your own poſitions are, that the things we obſerve ſhould every one of them be dearer unto us than ten thouſand lives. Hooker. Let not the proof of any poſitions depend on the poſitiºns that follow, but always on thoſe which go before. //atts. 3. Advancement of any principle. A fallacious illation is to conclude from the pºſition of the antecedent unto the poſition of the conſequent, or the remo- tion of the conſequent to the remotion of the anteceden. ... 4. [In
P os
P O S
4. [In grammar.] The ſtate of a vowel placed before two
conſonants, as pºmpºus; or a double conſonant, as āxle.
Position A L. adj. [from foſition.] Reſpecting poſition.
* The leaves of cataputia or ſpurge plucked upwards or
downwards, performing their operations by purge or vomit;
as old wives ſtill do preach, is a ſtrange conceit, aſcribing unto
lants poſitional operations. Brown's Wulgar krrours.
PÖSITIVE. adj. (pºſitivus, Lat. pºſtiſ, Fr.]
1. Not negative ; capable of being affirmed; real; abſolute.
The power or bloſſom is a poſitive good, although the re-
move of it, to give place to the fruit, be a comparative
ood. Bacon.
Hardneſs carries ſomewhat more of poſitive in it than in-
enetrability, which is negative; and is perhaps more a con-
jejuence of ſolidity, than ſolidity itſelf. - Locke.
Whatſoever doth or can exiſt, or be conſidered as one
thing, is pºſitive; and ſo not only ſimple ideas and ſubſtances,
but modes alſo are poſitive beings, though the parts, of which
they conſiſt, are very often relative one to another. Locke.
2. Abſolute; particular ; direct; not implied.
As for poſitive words, that he would not bear arms againſt
king Edward's ſon ; though the words ſeem calm, yet it was
a plain and direct over-ruling of the king's title. Bacon.
Ijogmatical ; ready to lay down notions with confidence;
ſtubborn in opinion.
I am ſometimes doubting, when I might be pºſitive, and
ſometimes confident out of ſeaſon. Rymer.
Some poſitive perſiſting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always ſo;
But you, with pleaſure own your errors paſt,
And make each day a critick on the laſt. Pope.
4. Settled by arbitrary appointment.
In laws, that which is natural, bindeth univerſally, that
which is pºſitive, not ſo. Hooker.
Although no laws but pºſitive be mutable, yet all are not
rºutable which be pºſitive ; poſitive laws are either permanent
or cle changeable, according as the matter itſelf is, concern-
is, which they were made. Hooker.
c - ſº • •
Laws are but poſitive; love's pow'r we ſee,
Is nature's ſančtion, and her firſt decree. Dryden.
5. Having the power to enact any law.
Not to conſert to the enacting of ſuch a law, which has
no view beſides the general good, unleſs another law ſhall
at the ſame time paſs, with no other view but that of ad-
vancing the power of one party alone; what is this but to
claim a pºſitive voice, as well as a negative. Swift.
6. Certain; aſſured. - Ainſworth.
Positively. adv. [from poſitive.]
1. Abſolutely; by way of direét poſition.
Give me ſome breath, ſome little pauſe,
Before I pºſitively ſpeak in this. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
The good or evil, which is removed, may be eſteemed
good or evil comparatively, and not poſitively or ſimply. Bacon.
2. Not negatively.
It is impoſſible that any ſucceſſive duration ſhould be ac-
tually and poſitively infinite, or have infinite ſucceſſions already
gone and paſt. Bently’s Sermons.
3. Certainly ; without dubitation.
It was abſolutely certain, that this part was poſitively yours,
and could not poſſibly be written by any other. Dryden.
4. Peremptorily; in ſtrong terms.
I would aſk any man, that has but once read the bible,
whether the whole tenor of the divine law does not poſitively
require humility and meekneſs to all men. Sprat.
Po's rives Ess. n.ſ.. [from poſitive.]
i. Actualneſs; not mere negation.
The pºſitivenſ of fins of commiſſion lies both in the habi-
tude of the will and in the executed ačt too; whereas the po-
fitizenſ of fins of omiſſion is in the habitude of the will
only. - Norris.
2. Peremptorineſs; confidence.
This peremptorineſs is of two ſorts; the one a magiſterial-
neſs in matters of opinion and ſpeculation, the other a poſſ-
tiveneſs in relating matters of fact; in the one we impoſe
upon men's underſtandings, in the other on their faith.
Government of the Tongue.
Positi'vity. n.ſ. [from poſitive..] Peremptorineſs; confi-
dence. A low word.
Courage and poſitivity are never more neceſſary than on
ſuch an occaſion; but it is good to join ſome argument with
them of real and convincing force, and let it be ſtrongly pro-
nounced too. //atts's Improvement of the Mind.
Po §ITURE. m. ſ. [poſtura, Lat..] The manner in which any
thing is placed.
Suppoſing the poſture of the party's hand who did throw
the dice, and ſuppoſing all other things, which did concur to
the produćtion of that caſt, to be the very ſame they were,
there is no doubt but in this caſe the caſt is neceſſary. Bramh.
PosNet. n. ſ. [from baſinet, Fr. Skinner.] A little baſon;
a porringer ; a ſkillet.
To Inake proof of the incorporation of filver and tin in
equal quantity, and alſo whether it yield no ſoilineſs more
than ſilver; and again whether it will endure the ordinary
fire, which belongeth to chaffing-diſhes, pºſnets and ſuch
other ſilver veſſels. Bacon,
POSSE. n ſ. [Latin.] An armed power; from poſſe comi-
tatuſ, the Power of the ſhires. A low word.
The poſſe comitatus, the power of the whole county, is
legally committed unto him. Bacon.
• As if the Pathºn that rules, were the ſheriff of the place,
and came with all the pºſſe, the underſtanding is ſeized. Locke.
To POSSESS. v. a. ſpºſºſis, Lat. poſſeder, Fr.]
1. To have as an owner; to be maſter of ; to enjoy or occupy
actually.
She will not let inſtrućtions enter
Where folly now poſſes 2 Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
Record a gift,
Here in the court, of all he dies pºſſy;’d,
Unto his ſon. - Shakeſpeare's Merchant of Venice.
Sundry more gentlemen this little hundred pºſſ ºth and
poſſeſſioneth. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
2. To ſeize ; to obtain.
The Engliſh marched towards the river Eſke, intending to
paſſeſ; a hill called Under-Eſke. Hayward.
3. To give poſſeſſion or command of any thing; to make
maſter of. It has of before that which is poſieſſed; ſome-
times anciently with.
Is he yet pºſſ?,
How much you would
—Ay, ay, three thouſand ducats. Shakespeare .
This man, whom hand to hand I flew in fight,
May be poffſed with ſome ſtore of crowns. Shakeſp.
This pºſſes us of the moſt valuable bleſſing of human
life, friendſhip. Government of the Tongue.
Seem I to thee ſufficiently pºſſ'd
Of happineſs or not, who am alone
From all eternity? Milton's Par. Lºft, b. viii.
I hope to pºſſ, chymiſts and corpuſcularians of the ad-
vantages to each party, by confederacy between them. Boyle.
The intent of this fable is to poſſ; us of a juſt ſenſe of
the vanity of theſe craving appetites. L’Eſtrange.
Whole houſes, of their whole deſires pºſºft,
Are often ruin’d at their own requeſt. Dryden.
Of fortune's favour long pºſſ'd,
He was with one fair daughter only bleſs'd. Dryden.
We paſſed ourſelves of the kingdom of Naples, the dutchy
of Milan and the avenue of France in Italy. Addiſon.
Endowed with the greateſt perfections of nature, and
poſſed of all the advantages of external condition, Solomon
could not find happineſs. Prior.
4. To fill with ſomething fixed.
It is of unſpeakable advantage to poſtſ our minds with an
habitual good intention, and to aim all our thoughts, words
and actions at ſome laudable end. Addiſon.
Thoſe, under the great officers, know every little caſe that
is before the great man, and if they are pºſſed with honeſt
minds, will conſider poverty as a recommendation. Addison
5. To have power over, as an unclean ſpirit.
Beware what ſpirit rages in your breaſt;
For ten inſpir'd, ten thouſand are poſſeſ?. Roſcommon.
Inſpir'd within, and yet paſſeſs'd without. Cleaveland.
I think, that the man is paſſed. Swift.
6. To affect by inteſtine power.
He's poſſeſ? with greatneſs,
And ſpeaks not to himſelf, but with a pride
That quarrels at ſelf-breath. Shakespeare . Trail, and Creſ.
Let not your ears deſpiſe my tongue,
Which ſhall poſſ; them with the heavieſt ſound
That ever yet they heard. Shakeſp.
Poſºft with rumours full of idle dreams,
Not knowing what they fear, but full of fear. Shakespeare
What fury, O ſon, -
Poſſeſſes thee, to bend that mortal dart
Againſt thy father's head Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ii.
With the rage of all their race pºſºft,
Stung to the ſoul the brothers ſtart from reſt. Pope.
PossE'ssion. m. ſ. [poſſeſſion, Fr. poſſio, Lat.]
1. The ſtate of owning or having in one's own hands or power;
property. - -
He ſhall inherit her, and his generation ſhall hold her in
peſſion. Eccluſ, iv. 16.
In paſſion ſuch, not only of right, -
I call you. Milton.
2. The thing poſſeſſed. -
Do nothing to loſe the beſt paſſion of life, that of honour
and truth. - - Temple.
A man has no right over another's life, by his having a
property in land and paſſiſſiºns. Locke.
Tô Pössission. v. a. To inveſt with property. Obſolete.
Sundry more gentlemen this little hundred poſſeſſeth and
fºſſeſſioneth. Carew.
Possession ER. m. ſ. [from paſſion.] Maſter; one that has
the power or property of any thing.
They were people, whom having been of old frcemen and
pºſſ.ſioners, the Laccdemonians had conquered. Sidney.
20 C Po'ss Essive.
– um v_i
P O S
P O S
º, Lat.] Having poſſeſſion:
pjº. ºff, ſºire, Fr. from pºſt/?..] Having poſſeſſion.
This he detains from the ivy much againſt his will; for
he ſhould be the true pºſ/ºry.lord thereof. Hºwel.
Poºr'ssou R. m. ſ. [pajºr, Lat. pºſſ ſºur, Fr.] Owner ;
: Droprict Oſ.
maſter; prop Thou profoundeſt hell -
Receive thy new pºſſeſſºr. Milton.
A conſiderable difference lies between the honour of men
for natural and acquired excellencies and divine graces, that
thoſe having more of human nature in them, the honour doth
more directly redound to the foſſeſſor of them. Stilling fleet.
'Twas the intereſt of thoſe, who thirſted after the pºſſeſ.
º fions of the clergy, to repreſent the poſſeſſºrs in as vile colours
as they could. Atterbury's Sermons.
º f Po'sset. n.ſ. [pºſta, Lat.] Milk curdled with wine or any
acid.
We'll have a pºſt at the latter end of a ſeacoal fire. Shakespeare
In came the bridemaids with the pºſſet, -
- The bridegroom eat in ſpight. Suckling.
I allowed him medicated broths, fººt. ale and pearl
| julep. Jºſeman's Surgery.
A ſparing diet did her health aſſure;
Or fick, a pepper pºſſet was her cure. Dryden.
The cure of the ſtone conſiſts in vomiting with poſſet drink,
in which althea roots are boiled. Floyer on the Humours.
Increaſe the milk when it is diminiſhed by the too great uſe
of fleſh meats, by gruels and pºſſet drink. rbuthnot.
To Po'sset. v. a. [from the noun...] To turn; to curdle:
as milk with acids. Not uſed.
Swift as quickſilver it courſes through
The nat'ral gates and allies of the body;
Possessive. adj. [Pºſºft"
And, with a ſudden vigour, it doth poſſet
And curd, like eager droppings into milk,
The thin and wholeſome blood. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Possibility. n.ſ. [pºſſiblilité, Fr.] The power of being in
any manner; the ſtate of being poſſible.
There is no let, but that as often as thoſe books are read,
and need ſo requireth, the ſtile of their differences may ex-
preſly be mentioned to bar even all poſſibility of error. Hooker.
Brother, ſpeak with poſſibilities,
And do not break into theſe woeful extremes. Shakeſp.
Conſider him antecedently to his creation, while he yet
lay in the barren womb of nothing, and only in the number
| of pºſſibilitieſ ; and conſequently could have nothing to re-
commend him to Chriſt's affection. South's Sermons.
- A bare pºſſibility, that a thing may be or not be, is no juſt
cauſe of doubting whether a thing be or not. Tillotſon.
According to the multifariouſneſs of this imitability, ſo are
the poſſibilities of being. Norris.
Example not only teaches us our duty, but convinces us of
the poſſibility of our imitation. Rogers's Sermons.
POSSIBLE, adj. [poſſible, Fr. pºſſibilis, Lat..] Having the
Power to be or to be done; not contrary to the nature of
things.
Admit all theſe impoſſibilities and great abſurdities to be
foſſible and convenient. JWhitgifte.
With men this is impoſſible, but with God all things are
poſſible. Mat. xix. 26.
All things are pºſſible to him that believeth. Mar. ix. 23.
Firm we ſubſiſt, but poſſible to ſwerve. Milton.
- . It will ſcarce ſeem poſſible, that God ſhould engrave prin-
ſ ciples in men's minds in words of uncertain ſignification. Locke.
Set a pleaſure tempting, and the hand of the Almighty vi-
fibly prepared to take vengeance, and tell whether it be poſſible
for people wantonly to offend againſt the law. Locke.
Po'ssibly, adv. [from poſſible.]
1. By any power really exiſting. -
Within the compaſs of which laws, we do not only com-
Prehend whatſoever may be eaſily known to belong to the
duty of all men, but even whatſoever may poſſibly be known
º to be of that quality Hooker, b. i. ſ. 8.
- Can we poſſibly his love deſert? Milton.
2. Perhaps; without abſurdity.
- */*} he might be found in the hands of the earl of Eſſex,
but he would be dead firſt. Clarendon, b. viii.
Arbitrary power tends to make a man a bad ſovereign, who
might pºſſibly have been a good one, had he been inveſted
With an authority circumſcrib'd by laws. Addiſon.
POST, n. f, ſpºſe, Fr. equis poſiti; curſor.]
1. A haſty nellenger; a courier who comes and goes at ſtated
** 3 commonly a letter carrier.
f In *ain places there be always freſh poſs,
arther which is brought unto them by the other.
- o!'. II. rake up, the poſt unſanétified
murth’rous lechers. Shakeſp. King Lear.
R º º, Julia would not deign my lines,
‘...."; them by ſuch a worthleſs pſ. Shakeſp.
of ..º. in the Way out-travels a footman, or a pºſt. Out
I ſend ºy. he ſa; Benj. johnſon's Diſcov.
fhould º: the fair copy of the poem on dulneſs, which I
Carc to hazard by the common poſt. Pope.
to carry that
Abbot.
2. Quick courſe or manner of travelling. This is the ſenſe in
which it is taken ; but the exprellion ſeems elliptical to ride
poſt, is to ride as a poſt, or to ride in the manner of a poſt ;
courir en poſe ; whence Shakeſpeare, to ride in poſt.
I brought my matter news of Juliet's death,
And then in pºſt he came from Mantua
To this ſame monument. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
Sent from Media poſt to Egypt. 41ilton.
He who rides pºſt through an unknown country, cannot
diſtinguiſh the ſituation of places. Dryden.
3. [Poſſe, Fr. from pºſitus, Lat.] Situation; ſeat.
The waters riſe every where upon the ſurface of the
earth; which new pºſt, when they had once ſeized on, they
would never quit. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
4. Military ſtation.
See before the gate what ſtalking ghoſt
Commands the guard, what ſentries keep the poſt. Dryd.
As I watch'd the gates,
Lodg'd on my poſt, a herald is arriv'd
From Caeſar's camp. -
Whatever ſpirit careleſs of his charge
His poſt neglects, or leaves the fair at large,
Shall feel ſharp vengeance. Pope.
Each of the Grecian captains he repreſents conquering a
ſingle Trojan, while Diomed encounters two at once ; and
when they are engaged, each in his diſtinct poſt, he only is
drawn fighting in every quarter. Pope.
5. Place ; employment; office.
Every man has his poſt aſſigned to him, and in that ſtation
he is well, if he can but think himſelf ſo. L’Eſtrange.
Falſe men are not to be taken into confidence, nor fearful
men into a poſt that requires reſolution. L’Eſtrange.
Without letters a man can never be qualified for any conſi-
derable poſt in the camp; for courage and corporal force, un-
leſs joined with conduct, the uſual effects of contemplation,
Addiſon's Cato,
is no more fit to command than a tempeſt. Collier.
While you, my lord, the rural ſhades admire,
And from Britannia's publick poſts retire,
Me into foreign realms my fate conveys. Addison.
Certain laws, by ſuff'rers thought unjuſt,
Deny'd all poſts of profit or of truſt. Pope.
Many thouſands there are, who determine the juſtice or
madneſs of national adminiſtrations, whom neither God nor
men ever qualified for ſuch a poſt of judgment. //atts.
6. [Poſtis, Lat..] A piece of timber ſet erect.
The blood they ſhall ſtrike on the two ſide pºſs and upper
poſt of the houſe. Ex. xii. 7-
Fir-trees, cypreſſes and cedars being, by a kind of natural
rigour, inflexible downwards, are thereby fitteſt for poſts or
pillars. J/otton's Architecture.
Poſt is equivocal ; it is a piece of timber, or a ſwift meſ-
ſenger. Watts's Logick.
To Post. v. n. [pºſter, Fr. from the noun..] To travel with
ſpeed.
I poſted day and night to meet you. Shakeſp.
Will you preſently take horſe with him,
And with all ſpeed poſt with him tow'rds the North Shakespeare
Poſt ſpeedily to my lord, your huſband,
Shew him this letter. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Moſt wicked ſpeed, to poſt
- With ſuch dexterity to inceſtuous ſheets. Shakeſp.
Then this, then that man's aid, they crave, implore;
Poſt here for help, ſeek there their followers. Daniel.
The Turkiſh meſſenger preſently took horſe, which was
there in readineſs for him, and pºſted towards Conſtantinople
with as much ſpeed as he could. - Knolles.
Themiſtocles made Xerxes poſt apace out of Greece, by
giving out that the Grecians had a purpoſe to break his bridge
of ſhips athwart the Helleſpont. Bacon's Eſſays:
Wer’t thou of the golden-winged hoſt,
Who having clad thyſelf in human weed,
To earth from thy prefixed ſeat did'ſt pº/?. Milton.
Thouſands at his bidding ſpeed, -
And poſt o'er land and ocean without reſt. Milton.
With ſongs and dance we celebrate the day;
At other times we reign by night alone,
And poſting through the ſkies purſue the moon. Dryden.
No wonder that paſtorals are fallen into diſeſteem; I ſee
the reader already uneaſy at this part of Virgil, counting the
pages, and pºſting to the Æncis. //a/h.
This only obječt of my real care,
In ſome few poſłing fatal hours is hurl’d
From wealth, from pow'r, from loye and from the world.
Prior.
To Post. v. a.
1. To fix opprobriouſly on poſts.
Many gentlemen, for their integrity in their votes, were,
by poſſing their names, expoſed to the popular calumny and
fury. King Charleſ.
On pain of being poſted to your ſorrow,
Fail not, at four, to meet me. Granville.
2. To place ;
P O S P O S ſ 2. [Poſſer, Fr.]. To place; to ſtation; to fix. The conſcious prieſt, who was ſuborn'd before, Stood ready poſted at the poſtern door. Dryden. He that proceeds upon other principles in his enquiry into any ſciences, puts himſelf on that ſide, and poſts himſelf in a party, which he will not quit till he be beaten out. Locke. When a man is pºſed in the ſtation of a miniſter, he is ſure, beſide the natural fatigue of it, to incur the envy of ſome, and the diſpleaſure of others. Addiſon's Freeholder. To regiſter methodically; to tranſcribe from one book into another. A term common among merchants. You have not poſted your books theſe ten years ; how ſhould a man of buſineſs keep his affairs even at this rate Arbuthnot. 4. To delay. Obſolete. I have not ſtopt mine ears to their demands, Nor poſed off their ſuits with ſlow delays; Then why ſhould they love Edward more than me. - Shakeſpeare. Postage. n.ſ.. [from pºſt.] Money paid for conveyance of a letter. Fifty pounds for the poſtage of a letterſ to ſend by the church, is the deareſt road in Chriſtendom. Dryden. Postbox. m. ſ. [poſt and boy..] Courier ; boy that rides poſt. This genius came thither in the ſhape of a poſtboy, and cried out, that Mons was relieved. Tatler. To Postdate. v. a. [poſt, after, Lat. and date.] To date later than the real time. Post diluvian. adj. [pºſt and diluvium, Lat.] Poſteriour to the flood. Take a view of the poſtdiluvian ſtate of this our globe, how it hath ſtood for this laſt four thouſand years. Woodw. Post diluvian. n.ſ. [poſt and diluvium, Lat..] One that lived ſince the flood. The antidiluvians lived a thouſand years; and as for the age of the poſtdiluvians for ſome centuries, the annals of Phoenicia, Egypt and China agree with the tenor of the ſa- cred ſtory. Grew's Coſmol. b. iv. Po'stER. m.ſ.. [from poſt.] A courier; one that travels haſtily. Weird ſiſters hand in hand, Poſters of the ſea and land, Thus do go about. Shakeſp. Macbeth. POSTERIOR. adj. [poſterior, Lat. poſterieur, Fr.] I. Happening after ; placed after ; following. - Where the anterior body giveth way, as faſt as the poſterior cometh on, it maketh no noiſe, be the motion never ſo great. Bacon. No care was taken to have this matter remedied by the ex- planatory articles, pºſterior to the report. Addiſon. Heſiod was poſterior to Homer. Broome. This orderly diſpoſition of things includes the ideas of prior, poſterior and fimultaneous. Watts's Logick. 2. Backward. And now had fame's poſterior trumpet blown, And all the nations ſummon'd. Dunciad, b. iv. PostE'Riors. n.ſ. [poſteriora, Lat.] The hinder parts. To raiſe one hundred and ten thouſand pounds, is as vain as that of Rabelais, to ſqueeze out wind from the poſteriors of a dead aſs. Swift. Poste'RiorITY. m. ſ. [poſteriorité, Fr. from poſterior.] The ſtate of being after ; oppoſite to priority. Although the condition of ſex and poſteriority of creation might extenuate the error of a woman, yet it was unexcuſable in the man. Brown's Vulgar Errours. There muſt be a poſteriority in time of every compounded body, to theſe more ſimple bodies out of which it is con- ſtituted. Hale's Origin of Mankind. Poste'RITY. m. ſ. [poſterité, Fr. poſteritas, Lat.] Succeeding generations; deſcendants : oppoſed to anceſtors. It was ſaid, It ſhould not ſtand in thy poſterity; But that myſelf ſhould be the father Of many kings. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Since arms avail not now that Henry's dead! Poſierity await for wretched years. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Poſterity inform'd by thee might know. Milton. Their names ſhall be tranſmitted to pºſterity, and ſpoken of through all future ages. Smalridge's Sermons. To th’ unhappy, that unjuſtly bleed, Heav'n gives poſłerity tº avenge the deed. Pope. Po's TERN. m. ſ. [poterne, Fr. poſterne, Dutch ; janua poſſica, Lat..] A ſmall gate; a little door. E’re dawning light Diſcover'd had the world to heaven wide, He by a privy poſtern took his flight, That of no envious eyes he mote be ſpy'd. Fa. Queen. Go on, good Eglamour, Out at the poſtern by the abby wall. Shakeſpeare. By broken bywayes did I inward paſs, And in that window made a poſtern wide. Fairfax. Theſe iſſued into the baſe court through a privy poſiern, and ſharply viſited the aſſailants with halberds. Hayward. Great Britain hath had by his majeſty a ſtrong addition ; the pºſtern, by which we were ſo often entered and ſurpriſed, is now made up. Raleigh's Eſſays. The conſcious Prieſt, who was ſuborn'd before, Stood ready Poſted at the poſtern door. Dryden. If the nerves, which are the conduits to convey them from without to the audience in the brain, befodiſºrdered, a not to perform their functions, they have no p://ern to be ad- mitted by, no other ways to bring themſelves into view. Locke. A private poſtern opens to iny gardens Through which the beauteous captive might remove. Rowe. PostExistence. n, ſ, ſpo/? and exiſtence.] Future exiſtence. As Simonides has expoſed the vicious part of women from the doctrine of pre-exiſtence, ſome of the ancient philoſo- phers have ſatyrized the vicious part of the human ſpecies from a notion of the ſoul's poſſexiſtence. Addiſon's Spe:1. Post HA'ckNEY. m. ſ. [poſt and hackney..] Hired poſthorſes. Eſpying the French ambaſſador with the king's coach at- tending him, made them balk the beaten road and teach poſt- hackneys to leap hedges. I/otton Postha ste, n.ſ. ſºft and hoſte.J Hafle like that of a cou! rier. This is The ſource of this our watch, and the chief head Of this pºſthaſte and romage in the land. Shakespeare . The duke Requires your haſte, poſthaſe appearance, Ev’n on the inſtant. Shakeſp. Othello. This man tells us, that the world waxes old, though not in poſthaſe. Hakewill on Providence. Post HoRSE. m. ſ. [pºſt and horſe.] A horſe ſtationed for the uſe of couriers. He lay under a tree, while his ſervants were getting freſh poſthorſes for him. Sidney, b. ii. He cannot live, I hope; and muſt not die, Till George be pack'd with poſthorſe up to heav'n Shakeſp. Xaycus was forthwith beſet on every ſide and taken priſo- ner, and by pºſthorſes conveyed with all ſpeed to Conſtan- tinople. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. Post House. m. ſ. [poſt and houſe..] Poſt office; houſe where letters are taken and diſpatched. An officer at the pºſthouſe in London places every letter he takes in, in the box belonging to the proper road. JWatts. Po's THUMous. adj. [poſthumus, Lat. poſthume, Fr.] Done, had, or publiſhed after one's death. In our preſent miſerable and divided condition, how juſt ſoever a man's pretenſions may be to a great or blameleſs re- putation, he muſt, with regard to his poſthumous character, content himſelf with ſuch a conſideration as induced the fa- mous Sir Francis Bacon, after having bequeathed his ſoul to God, and his body to the earth, to leave his fame to foreign nations. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 35. Po'stick. adj. [poſticus, Lat.] Backward. The poſtick and backward poſition of the feminine parts in quadrupeds can hardly admit the ſubſtitution of maſculine ge- neration. Brown's Vulgar Errours. PO'STIL. n.ſ. [poſtille, Fr. poſtilla, Lat.] Gloſs ; marginal notes. To Postil. v. a. [from the noun..] To gloſs; to illuſtrate with marginal notes. I have ſeen a book of account of Empſon's, that had the king's hand almoſt to every leaf by way of ſigning, and was in ſome places pºſtilled in the margin with the king's hand. Bacon's Henry VII. Post I'll ER. n.ſ.. [from poſſil.] One who gloſſes or illuſtrates with marginal notes. It hath been obſerved by many holy writers, commonly delivered by poſtillers and commentators. Brown. Hence you phantaſtick poſtillers in ſong, My text defeats your art, ties nature's tongue. Cleaveland. Post 1'lion. m. ſ. [poſtillon, French.] 1. One who guides the firſt pair of a ſet of ſix horſes in a coach. A young batchelor of arts came to town recommended to a chaplain's place; but none being vacant, modeſtly accepted of that of a poſſilion. Tatler, N° 52. 2. One who guides a poſt chaiſe. - Post limi'Nious. adj. [po/liminium, Lat.] Done or contrived ſubſequently. - - The reaſon why men are ſo ſhort and weak in governing, is, becauſe moſt things fall out to them accidentally, and come not into any compliance with their pre-conceiv d ends, but are forced to comply ſubſequently, and to ſtrike in with things as they fall out, by po/liminious after-applications of them to their purpoſes. South's Sermons. PostMA'st ER. m. ſ. ſpºº and maſter.] One who has charge of publick conveyance of letters. I came yonder at Eaton to marry Mrs. Anne Page ; and 'tis a poſtmaſter's boy. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of //indſor. Without this letter, as he believes that happy revolution had never been effected, he prays to be made poſtmaſter general. Speciator, N° 629. PostMASTER- -
P O S
P O T
PostMA stER-GENERAL, n. / He who preſides over the
C - *
tter carriers. - -
poſts or le - - - - ring in the
PostMERI'diAN. a.º. [Pºmeridianuſ, Lat..] Being i
afternoon. - A - - - - - ... /*
Over haſty digeſtion is the inconvenience of po//meridian
ſleep Bacon's Nat. Hi/?.
Pºrrice. m. / [pº/? and ºffe.] Office where letters are
delivered to the poſt ; a poſthouſe. -
If you don't ſend to me now and then, the po/ºffice wild
think me of no conſequence; for I have no correſpondent
but you. Gay to Swift.
If you are ſent to the pº/ºffle with a letter, put it in care-
fully. - Swift.
To Post Po’NE. v. a. ſpºſipono, Lat. pº/pºſer, Fr.]
1. To put off; to delay. -
You wou'd poſtpone me to another reign,
Till when you are content to be unjuſt. Drydºn.
The moſt trifling amuſement is ſuffered to tºpºne the One
thing neceſſary. A:gers's Sermons.
2. To ſet in value below ſomething elſe.
All other conſiderations ſhould give way, and be poſtponed
to this. Zocºe on Education.
Po's Tscript. m. ſ. ſpeſ; and /criptum, Lat.] The Paragraph
added to the end of a letter. - - -
I think he prefers the publick good to his private opinion ;
and therefore is willing his propoſals ſhould with freedom be
examined : thus I underſtand his pºſt/cript. Locke.
One, when he wrote a letter, would put that which was
moſt material in the pº//cript. Bacon's Eſſays.
The following letter I ſhall give my reader at length, with-
out either preface or pºſſ rift. Addison's Speciator.
Your ſaying that fought to have writ a pºſ/ript to Gay's,
ºš His not content to write leſ, than a whole letter. Pope.
To POSTULATE. . . |Pºulº, Lat. poſtuler, Fr.] To
beg or aſſume without proof.
They moſt Powerfully magnify God, who, not from pº/?ulated
and precarious *nces, entréat a courteºus aſſent, but from
*Periments and undeniable effects. Brown.
Postulate. n. / [pºſtulatum, Lat.J Poſition ſuppoſed or
aſſumed without proof.
This we ſhall induce not from Pºſtulates and intreated
maxims, but from undeniable principles. Brown.
Some have caſt all their learning into the method of mathe-
maticians, under theorems, problems and pºſtulates. If atts.
Postulation. n. ſ: [Pºſtulatio, Lat. Pºſłulation, Fr. from
Pºſtulate.] The act of ſuppoſing without Proof; gratuitous
aſſumption.
A ſecond pºſtulation to elicit my aſſent, is the veracity of
him that reports it. *{ak's Origin of Maº,
Po'st ULA toky. adj. [from pºſtulate.]
1. Aſſuming without proof.
2. Aſſumed without proof.
Whoever ſhall peruſe the Phytognomy of Porta, and ſtrictly
obſerve how “gºtable realities are forced into animal repre-
ſentations, *Y. Perceive the ſemblance is but Pºſtulatory. Bro.
Po's TURE. m. / (fºurt, Fr. pºſtura, Latin.]
i. Place; ſituáticº.
Although theſe ſtudies are not ſo pleaſing as Contemplations
phyſical or mathematical, yet they recompenſe with the 6x-
“ellency of their uſe in ſºlation to man, and his nobleſt poſiure
and flation in this world, a ſtate of regulated ſociety. H.
According to the Pºſłure of our affairs in the laſt campaign,
this prince could have *d the balance on either fift. Addison
2. Voluntary collocation of the Parts of the body with reſpect
to each other,
He ſtarts,
Then lays his finger on his temple; ſtrait
$prings out into fift gait; then ſtops again,
His eyes againſt the *90m, in moſt ſtrange pº/?ures. S/a/.
Where there are affections of reverence, tº will be po-
Jº of reverence. South's Sermºns.
The pºſſure of a Poetick figure is the deſcription of his he
** in the performance of ſº, or ſuch an action. Dryden.
- In the meaneſt marble ſtatue, one fees the faces, £2/!u es,
** and dreſs of thoſe that lived ſo **ny ages before us. Addison
3. State; diſpoſition. S
. The lord Hopton left *Adel-caſtle, before he had put it
* the good pºur, he intended. Clarendon, b. viii.
*"; at the ſame point and Pºtre I was, when they forced
* tº leave Whitehill. Aing Charles.
In this #bject pººre have ye ſworn
*** the conqueror. Milton.
life º º £3% of his devout ſoul in all conditions of
...”.” “diſplayed with great ſimplicity. Atterbury.
9 * STURE. ..., [fr -
... ’.“: lºom the noun. To put in any par-
ticular Place °F diſpoſition. J p y p
%ured, as to move from back to belly
*987, Lºžūz º. Grew.
J. Cºatin.J Poſition aſſumed without
Calumnics often refuted
* * are the Az/?ºla, ible
"Pon which they proceed. • ??ºlatiºns of ſcriblers,
> Uſ Jr. iirſt Principles. Addiſon,
Postur EMA's TER. n.ſ. [tºur, and mººr. One who teache:
or practiſes artificial contortions of the body.
When the ſtudents have accompliſhed themſelves in this
Part, they are to be delivered into the hands ºf . kind of pº-
ſuremaſter. Speciator, Nº 395.
Po's Y. m. /. [contracted from poſſ.]
I. A motto on a ring.
A. paltry ring,
That ſhe did give me, whoſe Pºſ, was,
Like cutler's poetry;
Love me and leave me not. Shakespeare . Aſ rº, ºf J. nice.
You have choſen a very ſhort text to “nlarge upon; I
ſhould as ſoon expect to ſee a critik on the poly of a ring, as
on the inſcription of a medal. - 4a/ºn.
2. A bunch of flowers. Of unknown derivation.
With ſtore of vermeil roſes, -
To deck their bridegroom's pºſſes. Spenſºr,
We make a difference between ſuffering thiſtles to grow
among us, and wearing them for pºſter. Swift.
Pot. n.ſ. ſpot, Fr. in liſh. ſenſes, and Dutch; pºtte, Hää.
dick.
I. A º in which meat is boiled on the fire,
Toad that under the cold ſtone
Swelter'd, venom fleeping got;
Boil thou firſt i'th chirmj pot. $ººp. Aſºlet.
Gigantick hinds, as ſoon as work was done,
2. their huge pots of boiling pulſe would run,
Fell to with eager joy. Dryden.
2. Veſſel to hold liquids.
The woman left her water fºot, and went her way. jºhn.
3. Veſſel made of earth.
Whenever potters meet with *y chalk or marl mixed with
their clay, though it will with the clay hold burning, yet
whenever any water comes near any ſuch pots after they are
burnt, both the chalk and mail will ſlack and ſpoil their
Ware. 4 ſortimer's Hºſandry.
4. A ſmall cup.
But that I think his father loves him not,
I'd have him poiſon'd with a pot of ale. Shaº?.
Suppoſe your eyes ſent equal rays, -
Upon two diſtant pots of ale,
Yot knowing which was mid or ſtale. Prior.
A ſoldier drinks his Pot, and then offers payment. Swift.
5. 73 go to Pot. To be deſtroyed or devoured. A low phraſe.
The ſheep went firſt to P*, the goats next, and afte: them
the oxen, and all little enough to keep life together. L’É/?.
John's ready money went into the lawyers pockets; then
John began to borrow money upon the bank ſtock, now and
then a farm went to pot. 4-butºnot's Hyº. ºf j. Buſ.
To Pot. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To preſerve ſeaſoned in pots.
Potted fowl and fiſh cóme in ſo faſt,
That ere the firſt is out, the ſecond ſtinks,
And mouldy mother gathers on the brinks. Dryden.
2. To incloſe in pots of earth.
Pet them in natural, not forced earth ; a layer of rich
mould beneath, and about this natural earth to nouriſh the
fibres, but not ſo as to touch the bulbs. Evelyn.
Acorns, maſt and other ſeeds may be kept well, by being
barrelled or potted up with moſt ſini. Al/artimer.
POTABLE. adj. [£ºtable, Fr. potabilis, Lat.] Such as may
be drank; drinkable.
Thou beſt of gold are worſt of gold,
Other leſs fine in carrat, is more Precious, -
Preſerving life in medicine potable. Sºare.
Pg 3 Pit upon the ſea ſhore, ſomewhat above the high
water mark, and ſink it as deep as the low water mark; and
as the tide cometh in, it will fill with water freſh and
pºtable. Bacon's Nat. H/?.
Rivers run potable gold. Aſſion's Par. Lºft.
The ſaid potable gold ſhould be endued with a capacity of
being agglutinated and aſſimilated to the innate heat. Harvey.
Where ſolar beams
Parch thirſty human veins, the damaſ'd meads
Unforc'd diſplay ten thouſand painted flow’rs ---
Uſeful in potables. - Pºps.
Po"TABLENEss. n. / [from potable.] Drinkableneſ.
Po'TAGER. n.ſ.. [from pottºge.] A porringer.
An Indian diſh or potager, made of the bark of a tree,
with the ſides and rim ſewed together after the manner of
twiggen-work. - - Grew's 4/uſaeum.
PotARGo. n.ſ. A Weſt Indian pickle. -
What lord of old would bid his cook prepare
Mangos, potargo, champignons, cavarre. King,
Po'TASH. n. / [potaſſé, Fr.]
*/?, in general, is an impure fixed alcaline ſalt, made
by burning from vegetables: we have five j of this ſalt
now in uſe ; 1. The German Pºtº/, made from burnt wood,
and commonly ſold under the name of pearlaſhes. 2. The
Spaniſh called barilia, made by burning a ſpecies of kali, a
Planſ which the Spaniards ſow in th: fields as we do corn.
3. The home-made */*, made from fern and other uſeleſ,
Plaints,
º
plants, colle&ted in large quantities and burnt. 4. The
Swediſh, and 5. Ruſſian kinds, with a volatile acid matter
combined with them ; but the Ruſſian is ſtronger than the
Swediſh, which is made of decayed wood only : potaſh is of
at uſe to the manufacturers of ſoap and glaſs, to bleachers
and to dyers; it is alſo an ingredient in ſome medicinal com-
poſitions, but the Ruſſian potaſh is greatly preferable to all the
other kinds. Hill's Materia Medica.
Cheſhire rock-ſalt, with a little nitre, allum and potaſh, is
the common flux uſed for the running of the plate-glaſs.
J/oodward on Foſſils.
Potation. m. ſ. ſpotatio, Lat.] Drinking bout ; draught.
Roderigo,
whom love hath turned almoſt the wrong ſide out
To Deſdemona, hath to night carouz'd
Potations pottle deep. Shakeſp. Othello.
If I had a thouſand ſons, the firſt human principle I would
teach them, ſhould be to forſwear thin potations, and to ad-
dićt themſelves to ſack. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
Potato. m. ſ. [I ſuppoſe an American word.] An eſculent
root.
The red and white potatoes are the moſt common eſculent
roots now in uſe, and were originally brought from Virginia
into Europe. Miller.
On choiceſt melons and ſweet grapes they dine,
And with potatoes fat their wanton ſwine. //aller.
The families of farmers live in filth and haſtineſs upon
butter-milk and potatoes. Swift.
Leek to the Welch, to Dutchmen butter's dear,
Of Iriſh ſwains potatoe is the chear;
Oats for their feaſts the Scottiſh ſhepherds grind,
Sweet turnips are the food of Blouzelind;
- While ſhe loves turnips, butter I'll deſpiſe,
Nor leeks, nor oatmeal, nor potatoe prize. Gay.
Pot be LLIED. adj. ſpot and belly..] Having a ſwoln paunch.
Porbe'lly. m. ſ. ſpot and belly..] A ſwelling paunch.
He will find himſelf a forked ſhadling animal and a pot-
belly. Arbuthnot and Pope.
To Potch. v. a. ſpocher, Fr. to thruſt out the eyes as with
the thumb.]
1. To thruſt; to puſh.
Where
I thought to cruſh him in an equal force,
True ſword to ſword; I'll patch at him ſome way,
Or wrath or craft may get him. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
2. [Pocher, Fr.] To poach; to boil ſlightly.
In great wounds, it is neceſſary to obſerve a ſpare diet, as
panadoes or a potched egg ; this much availing to prevent in-
flammation. JWiſeman's Surgery.
Potcom PANION. m. ſ. A fellow drinker; a good fellow at
carouſals.
Po're Ncy. m. ſ. ſpotentia, Lat.]
1. Power; influence.
Now arriving
At place of potency and ſway o' th' ſtate,
If he ſhould ſtill malignantly remain
Faſt foe to the plebeians, your voices might
Be curſes to yourſelves. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
I would I had your potency. Shakeſp.
Thou haſt ſought to make us break our vow,
To come betwixt our ſentence and our power,
Which nor our nature nor our place can bear,
Our potency make good. Shakespeare.
By what name ſhall we call ſuch an one, as exceedeth God
in potency. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the J/orld.
2. Efficacy; ſtrength.
Uſe can maſter the devil, or throw him out
With wond’rous potency. $hakeſp. Hamlet.
POTENT. adj. [potens, Latin.]
I. Powerful; forcible; ſtrong; efficacious.
There is nothing more contagious than ſome kinds of har-
mony; than ſome nothing more ſtrong and potent unto
ood. - Hooker.
Why ſtand theſe royal fronts amazed thus
Cry havock, kings; back to the ſtained field,
You equal potents, fiery kindled ſpirits! Shakeſp.
I do believe,
Induc’d by potent circumſtances, that
You are mine enemy.
Here's another
More potent than the firſt. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
One would wonder how, from ſo differing premiſſes, they
ſhould infer the ſame concluſion, were it not that the conſpi-
ration of intereſt were too potent for the diverſity of judg-
inent. Decay of Piety.
When by command
Moſes once more his potent rod extends
Over the ſea; the ſea his rod obeys.
Verſes are the potent charms we uſe,
Heroick thoughts and virtue to infuſe. J/aller.
The magiſtrate cannot urge obedience upon ſuch potent
grounds, as the miniſter can urge diſobedience. South.
Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Milton.
Hºw the effluvia ºf a magnet can be ſo rare and ſubtle, as
to paſs through a plate of glaſs without any reſiſtance or di-
minution of their force, and yet ſo potent as to turn a magne-
tick needle through the glaſs. Newton's Opticks.
The chemical RºParations are more vigorous and point in
their effects than the galenical. Baker.
Cyclop, ſince human fleſh has been thy feaſt
Now drain this goblet potent to digeſt. > Pope:
2. Having great authority or dominion. as, potent monarchs. * -
º m. ſ. [potentat, Fr.] Monarch; prince; ſove-
This gentleman is come to me,
With commendations from great potentates.
Kings and mightieſt potentates muſt die.
Theſe defences are but compliments,
To dally with confining potentates. Daniel.
All obey'd the ſuperior voice
Of their great potentate; for great indeed
His name, and high was his #. in heav'n. Milton.
Exalting him not only above earthly princes and potentates,
but above the higheſt of the celeſtial hierarchy. Boyle,
Each potentate, as wary fear, or ſtrength,
9r emulation urg'd, his neighbour's bounds
Invades.
Poº's TIAL. adi.ſpotenciel, Fr. potentialis, Latin.]
1. Exiſting in poſſibility, not in act.
..This potential and imaginary materia prima cannot exiſt
without form. Raleigh's Hiſ of the I/orld.
2. Having the effect without the external actual property.
The rhagnifico is much belov’d,
And hath in his effect a voice potential,
As double as the duke's. Shakespeare. Othello.
Ice doth not only ſubmit unto actual heat, but indureth
not the potential calidity of many waters. Brown.
3. Efficacious ; powerful.
Thou muſt make a dullard of the world,
If they not thought the profits of my death
ere very pregnant and potential ſpurs
To make thee ſeek it. Shakeſp.
4. In grammar, potential is a mood denoting the poſſibility of
doing any action.
Potenti A'lity. m. ſ. [from potential.] Poſſibility; not ac-
tuality. -
ºn, repreſented to every man the taſte himſelf did like,
but it had in its own potentiality all thoſe taſtes and diſpo-
ſitions eminently. Taylor's JWorthy Communicant.
God is an eternal ſubſtance and act, without potentiality
and matter, the principle of motion, the cauſe of naure. Still.
The true notion of a ſoul's eternity is this, that the future
moments of its duration can never be all paſt and preſent;
but ſtill there will be a futurity and potentiality of more for
ever and ever. Bentley's Sermons.
Pote/NTIALLY. adv. [from potential.]
1. In power or poſſibility; not in act or poſitively.
This duration of human ſouls is only potentially infinite;
for their eternity conſiſts only in an endleſs capacity of conti-
nuance without ever ceaſing to be in a boundleſs futurity, that
can never be exhauſted, or all of it be paſt or preſent; but
their duration can never be poſitively and actually eternal,
becauſe it is moſt manifeſt, that no moment can ever be aſ-
ſigned, wherein it ſhall be true, that ſuch a ſoul hath then
actually ſuſtained an infinite duration. Bentley.
2. In efficacy; not in actuality.
They ſhould tell us, whether only that be taken out of
ſcripture which is actually and particularly there ſet down, or
elſe that alſo which the general principles and rules of ſcrip-
ture potentially contain. Hooker, b. iii.
Blackneſs is produced upon the blade of a knife that has
cut four apples, if the juice, though both actually and poten-
tially cold, be not quickly wiped off. Boyle on Colours.
Potently, adv. [from potent.] Powerfully; forcibly.
You're potently oppos'd ; and with a malice
Of as great ſize. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Metals are hardened by often heating and quenching; for
cold worketh moſt potently upon heat precedent. Bacon.
Oil of vitriol, though a potently acid menſtruum, will yet
precipitate many bodies mineral, and others diſſolved not only
in aquafortis, but in ſpirit of vinegar. Boyle.
Pote'Ntness. n. ſ. [from potent.j Powerfulneſs; might;
OWer.
pº. n. ſ. [by miſtake or corruption uſed for popgun..] A
gun which makes a ſmall ſmart noiſe.
An author, thus who pants for fame, .
Begins the world with fear and ſhane,
When firſt in print, you ſee him dread * * *
Each potgun levell'd at his head. Swift's Miſel.
Pot HA'NGER. m. ſ. ſpot and hanger.] Hook or branch on
which the pot is hung over the fire. - - -
Poºrhecary. n.ſ. [contračted by pronunciation and poetical
convenience from apothecary; from apotheca, Lat..] One who
compounds and ſells phyſick.
Shakeſp.
Shakeſp.
Philips.
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P O T P O U - ern 'pºthecaries, taught the art sº to play the dočtor's part, Bold in the practice of miſtaken rules, pºſite, apply, and call their maſters fools. Pºpe. Po'ºther. n.ſ. [This word is of double orthography and un- certain º : it is ſometimes written podder, ſometimes lººr, and is derived by junius from fºudre, thunder, F I. by Skinner from peuteren or peteren, Dutch, to ſhake or dig : and more probably by a ſecond thought from poudre, Fr. duſt.] 1. Buſtle; tumult; flutter. Such a pother, As if that whatſoever god, who leads him, Were crept into his human pow'rs, - And gave him graceful poſture. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Some hold the one, and ſome the other, - But howſoe'er they make a pother. Hadibras. What a pother has been here with Wood and his braſs, Who would modeſtly make a few halfpennies paſs? Swift. 'Tis yet in vain to keep a pºther About one vice, and fall into the other. Pope. I always ſpeak well of thee, Thou always ſpeak'ſt ill of me; Yet after all our noiſe and pother, - The world believes nor one nor t'other. - Guardian. 2. Suffocating cloud. He ſuddenly unties the poke, Which from it ſent out ſuch a ſmoke, As ready was them all to choke, So grievous was the pother. Drayton. To Po The R. v.a. To make a bluſtering ineffectual effort. He that loves reading and writing, yet finds certain ſeaſons wherein thoſe things have no reliſh, only pothers and wearies himſelf to no purpoſe. Locke. Poſthere. n.ſ. ſpot and herb.] An herb fit for the pot. Sir Triſtram telling us tobacco was a potherb, bid the drawer bring in tother halfpint. Tatler, Nº 57. Egypt baſer than the beaſts they worſhip; Below their potherb gods that grow in gardens. Dryden. Of alimentary leaves, the olera or potherbs afford an excel- lent nouriſhment; amongſt thoſe are the cole or cabbage kind. Arbuthnot. Leaves eaten raw are termed ſallad; if boiled, they be- come potherbs: and ſome of thoſe plants, which are potherbs in one family, are ſallad in another. JWatts. Poſthook. n.ſ. ſpot and hook.] Hooks to faſten pots or kettles with; alſo ill formed or ſcrawling latters or charaćters. Potion. m. ſ. ſpotion, Fr. potio, Lat..] A draught; com- monly a phyſical draught. à º in the taking of a potion or pills, the head and neck Inake. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. The earl was by nature of ſo indifferent a taſte, that % would ſtop in the midſt of any phyſical potion, and after he had licked his lips, would drink off the reſt. J/atton. Moſt do taſte through fond intemperate thirſt, Soon as the potion works, their human countenance, Th’ expreſs reſemblance of the gods, is chang'd Into ſome brutiſh form of wolf or bear. Milton. Po TLD. m. ſ. ſpot and lid.] The cover of a pot. The columella is a fine, thin, light, bony tube; the bot- tom of which ſpreads about, and gives it the reſemblance of a wooden potlid in country houſes. Derham. Poºsh Fºr D. m. ſ. ſpot and ſhard; from ſchaerde; properly pot- ſhard.]. A fragment of a broken pot. At this day at Gaza, they couch potſherds or veſſels of earth in their walls to gather the wind from the top, and paſs it in ſpouts into rooms. Bacon's Nat. Hiſi. He on the aſhes fits, his fate deplores; And with a potſherd ſcrapes the ſwelling forcs. Sandys. Whence come broken potſherds tumbling down, And leaky ware from garret windows thrown; Well may they break our heads. Dryden. PortAGE. m.ſ. ſp.tage, Fr. from pot.] Anything boiled or decoèted for food. See Por RIDGE. f Jacob ſod pottage, and Eſau came from the field faint. Gen. Poºr#. m. ſ. [patier, Fr. from pot.] A maker of earthen WClicls. - My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel. Shakeſp. Some preſs the plants with ſherds of potters clay. Dryd. A potter will not have any chalk or marl mixed with the clay; for though it will hold burning, yet whenever . water comes near any ſuch pots, it will ſlack and ſpoil the ware .. - Mortimer's Huſbandry. He like the potter in a mould has caſt he world’s great frame. Prior. 9TTERN-oRE. m. ſ. - º which for its aptneſs to vitriſy, and ſerve the pot- ore. * their earthen veſſels, the miners call t; Po TTING. m. ſ. ſo Øyſe. po*º { | É. where they are moſt potent in 3. Shakeſp. Othello. Po TTLE n. ſ. [ſ : **** *. J. Liſom pot. - - - - pints. P*] Eiquid meaſure containing four 4. pºt.] Drinking. He drinks you with facility your Dane dead drunk, ere the next pottle can be filled. Shakeſp. Othello. Roderigo hath to might carous'd Potations pottle deep. Shakespeare , The oracle of Apollo Here ſpeaks out of his pottle, Or the Tripos his tower bottle. Benj. johnſºn: Potva'li ANT. adj. [pot and valiant..] Heated with courage by ſtrong drink. & Potu"LENT. adj. ſpotulentus, Lat.] 1. Pretty much in drink. - Dićf. 2. Fit to drink. - Pouch. n.ſ. [poche, Fr.] 1. A ſmall bag; a pocket. Teſter I'll have in pouch, when thou ſhalt lack. Shakeſp. From a girdle about his waiſt, a bag or pouch divided into two cells. Gulliver's Travels. The ſpot of the veſſel, where the diſeaſe begins, gives way to the force of the blood puſhing outwards, as to form a pouch or cyſt. Sharp's Surgery. 2. Applied ludicrouſly to a big belly or paunch. To Pouch. v. a. 1. To pocket. In January huſband that poucheth the grotes, Will break up his lay, or be ſowing of otes. Tuſſºr. 2. To ſwallow. The common heron hath long legs for wading, a long neck to reach prey, and a wide extenſive throat to pouch it. Derham's Phyſico-Theºlºgy. 3. To pout; to hang down the lip. Ainſworth. Pou'cHMouTHED. adj. [pouch and mouthed.] Blubberliped. Ainſ: Pov ERTY. m. ſ. [pauvreté, Fr.] 1. Indigence ; neceſſity; want of riches. My men are the pooreſt, But poverty could never draw them from me. Shakeſp. Such madneſs, as for fear of death to die, Is to be poor for fear of poverty. Denham, Theſe by their ſtrict examples taught, How much more ſplendid virtue was than gold; Yet ſcarce their ſwelling thirſt of fame could hide, And boaſted poverty with too much pride. Prior. There is ſuch a ſtate as abſolute pºverty, when a man is deſtitute not only of the conveniencies, but the ſimple neceſ- ſaries of life, being diſabled from acquiring them, and de- pending entirely on charity. Rogers. 2. Meanneſs; defect. There is in all excellencies in compoſitions a kind of po- verty, or a caſualty or jeopardy. Bacon. Pou'ld Avis. n. ſ. A ſort of ſail cloath. Ainſworth. POULT. n.ſ. [poulet, Fr.] A young chicken. One wou'd have all things little, hence has try’d Turkey poults, freſh from th’ egg, in batter fry'd. King. Pou'lt ER ER. m. ſ. [from poult..] One whoſe trade is to ſell fowls ready for the cook. If thou doſt it half ſo gravely, ſo majeſtically, hang me up by the heels for a poulterer's hare. Shakeſp. Several naſty trades, as butchers, poulterers and fiſh- mongers, are great occaſions of plagues. Harvey. Pou'ltice. n.ſ. [pulte, Fr. pultis, Lat..] A cataplaſm; a ſoft mollifying application. Poultice relaxeth the pores, and maketh the humour apt to exhale. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. If your little finger be ſore, and you think a poultice made of our vitals will give it eaſe, ſpeak, and it ſhall be done. Sw. To Pou'lt Ice. v. a. [from the noun..] To apply a poultice or cataplaſm. Pou'ltive. n.ſ. [A word uſed by Temple..] A poultice. Poultives allayed pains, but drew down the humours, making the paſſages wider, and apter to receive them. Temple. Pou'ltRY. n.ſ. ſpoulet, Fr. pullities, Lat..] Domeſtick fowls. The cock knew the fox to be a common enemy of all poultry. L’E/ºrange. What louder cries, when Ilium was in flames, Than for the cock the widow’d poultry made. Dryden. Soldiers robbed a farmer of his poultry, and made him wait at table, without giving him a morſel. wift: POUNCE. n.ſ. ſponzone, Italian. Skinner.] 1. The claw or talon of a bird of prey. As haggard hawk, preſuming to contend With hardy fowl, about his able might, His weary pounces, all in vain doth ſpend To truſs the prey too heavy for his flight. Fa. Queen. The new-diſſembl’d eagle, now endu'd With beak and pounces Hercules purſu’d. Dryden. 'Twas a mean prey for a bird of his pounces. Atterbury. 2. The powder of gum ſandarach, ſo called becauſe it is thrown upon paper through a perforated box. To Pou Nce. v. a. ſponganare, Italian.] 1. To pierce; to perforate. Barbarous people, that go naked, do not only paint, but pounce and raiſe their ſkin, that the painting may not be taken forth, and make it into works. Bacºn's Nat. Hiſt. 2. To pour
P O U
P O W,
2. To pour or ſprinkle through ſmall perforations. .
It may be tried by incorporating copple-duſt, by pouncing
into the quickſilver. Bacon,
. To ſeize with the pounces or talons.
Pou'Nced. adj. [from pounce.] Furniſhed with claws or talons.
From a craggy cliff,
The royal eagle draws his vigorous young
Strong pounc'd, Thomſon's Spring.
Pou'Nc ET Box. m. ſ. [pounce and box.] A ſmall box perforated,
He was perfumed like a milliner,
And, 'twixt his finger and his thumb, he held
A pouncetbox, which ever and anon
He gave his noſe. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
POUND. n. ſ. ſponb, punb, Sax. from pondo, Lat.]
1. A certain weight, conſiſting in troy weight of twelve, in
averdupois of ſixteen ounces.
He that ſaid, that he had rather have a grain of fortune
than a pound of wiſdom, as to the things of this life, ſpoke
nothing but the voice of wiſdom. South's Sermons.
A pound doth conſiſt of ounces, drams, ſcruples. Wilkins.
Great Hannibal within the balance lay,
And tell how many pounds his aſhes weigh.
2. The ſum of twenty ſhillings.
That exchequer of medals in the cabinets of the great duke
of Tuſcany, is not worth ſo little as an hundred thouſand
pound. Peacham of Antiquities.
3. [From pinban, Sax.]. A pinfold; an incloſure; a priſon in
which beaſts are incloſed.
I hurry,
Not thinking it is levee-day,
And find his honour in a pound,
Hemm'd by a triple circle round. Swift's Miſcel.
To Pound. v. a. ſpunian, Sax. whence in many places they
uſe the word pun.]
I. To beat; to grind with a peſtle.
His mouth and noſtrils pour’d a purple flood,
And pounded teeth came ruſhing with his blood.
Would'ſt thou not rather chuſe a ſmall renown
To be the mayor of ſome poor paltry town,
To pound falſe weights and ſcanty meaſures break.
Dryden,
Tir'd with the ſearch, not finding what ſhe ſeeks,
With cruel blows ſhe pounds her blubber'd cheeks.
Dryden.
Shou'd their axle break, its overthrow }
Dryden.
Dryden,
Would cruſh, and pound to duſt the crowd below ;
Nor friends their friends, nor ſires their ſons could know.
Dryden's juvenal.
Opaque white powder of glaſs, ſeen through a microſcope,
exhibits fragments pellucid and colourleſs, as the whole ap-
peared to the naked eye before it was pounded. Bentley,
She deſcribes
How under ground the rude Riphean race
Mimick briſk cyder, with the brakes produćt wild
Sloes founded. Philips,
Liſted peſtles brandiſhed in the air,
Loud ſtroaks with pounding ſpice the fabrick rend,
And aromatick clouds in ſpires aſcend. Garth,
2. To ſhut up ; to impriſon, as in a pound.
We'll break our walls,
Rather than they ſhall pound us up. Shakeſp.
I ordered John to let out the good man's ſheep that were
pounded by night. Spectator, N° 243.
Pou'NDAGE. m. ſ. [from pound.]
1. A certain ſum dedućted from a pound ; a ſum paid by the
trader to the ſervant that pays the money, or to the perſon
who procures him cuſtomers.
In poundage and drawbacks I loſe half my rent.
2. Payment rated by the weight of the commodity.
Tonnage and poundage, and other duties upon merchan-
Swift.
dizes, were collečted by order of the board. Clarend.
Pou NDER. m. ſ. [from pound.]
1. The name of a heavy large pear.
Alcinous' orchard various apples bears,
Unlike are bergamots and pounder pears. Dryden.
2. Any perſon or thing denominated from a certain number of
pounds : as, a ten pounder; a gun that carries a bullet of ten
pounds weight; or in ludicrous language a man with ten pounds
a year; in like manner, a note or bill is called a twenty
pounder or ten pounder, from the ſum it bears.
None of theſe forty or fifty pounders may be ſuffered to
marry, under the penalty of deprivation. Swift.
3. A peſtle. Ainſworth.
Pou Peton. n. ſ. [poupée, Fr.] A puppet or little baby.
Pog'Picts. m. ſ. In cookery, a meſs of vićtuals made of veal
ſtakes and ſlices of bacon. Bailey.
To POUR. v. a. [ſuppoſed to be derived from the Welſh
bwrw, .
1. To let ſome liquid out of a veſſel, or into ſome place or
receptacle.
If they will not believe thoſe ſigns, take of the water of
the river, and pour it upon the dry land. Exodus iv. 9.
, ºr ºld, pºur out for the people, and there was na harm
in the pot. 2 Kings iv. 41.
He ſtretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the
blood of * grape, he poured out at the foot ºf the altar a
ſweet ſmelling favour into the moſt high. Eccluſ. l. 15.
A Samaritan bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and
wine, and brought him to an inn. Luke x. 34
Yºur fury then boil'd upward to a ſome; -
But ſince this meſſage came, you ſink and ſettle
As if cold water had been pour’d upon you. > Dryden.
2. To emit; to give vent to ; to ſend forth
- - to let out ; t
ſend in a continued courſe. - ; tº
Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my ſpirits in thine ear,
And chaſtiſe with the valour of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round.
Londondoth pour out her citizens;
The mayor and all his brethren in beſt ſort,
With the plebeians ſwarming. Shakeſp. Henry V.
As thick as hail
Came poſt on poſt; and every one did bear
Thy praiſes in his kingdom's great defence,
And pour'd them down before him. Shakeſp. Macbeth,
The devotion of the heart is the tongue of the ſoul; actu-
ated and heated with love, it pours itſelf forth in ſupplications
and prayers. Duppa's Rules for Devotion.
If we had groats or ſixpences current by law, that wanted
one third of the ſilver by the ſtandard, who can imagine, that
our neighbours would not pour in quantities of ſuch money
Shakeſp.
upon us, to the great loſs of the kingdom. Locke.
Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat
Loves of his own and raptures ſwell the note. Pope.
To Pour. v. n.
I. To ſtream ; to flow.
2. To ruſh tumultuouſly.
If the rude throng pour on with furious pace,
And hap to break thee from a friend's embrace,
Stop ſhort. Gay.
All his fleecy flock
Before him march, and pour into the rock,
Not one or male or female ſtay’d behind. Pope.
A ghaſtly band of giants,
Pouring down the mountains, crowd the ſhore. Pope.
A gathering throng,
Youth and white age tumultuous pour along. Pope.
Pou'RER. n.ſ.. [from pour.] One that pours.
Pousse. n.ſ. The old word for peaſe. Spenſer.
But who ſhall judge the wager won or loſt?
That ſhall yonder heard groom and none other,
Which over the pouſe hitherward doth poſt, Spenſer.
Pout. n.ſ.
1. A kind of fiſh; a cod-fiſh.
2. A kind of bird.
Of wild birds, Cornwall hath quail, wood-dove, heath-
cock and pout. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
To Pout. v. n. [bouter, Fr.]
1. To look ſullen by thruſting out the lips.
Like a miſbehav'd and ſullen wench,
Thou pout'ſ upon thy fortune and thy love.
He had not din'd ;
The veins unfill'd, our blood is cold; and then
We pout upon the morning, are unapt
To give or to forgive. Shakeſp. Coriolanur.
I would adviſe my gentle readers, as they conſult the good
of their faces, to forbear frowning upon loyaliſts, and pouting
at the government. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 8.
The nurſe remained pouting, nor would ſhe touch a bit du-
ring the whole dinner. Arbuthnot and Pope:
2. To gape; to hang prominent.
The ends of the wound muſt come over one another, with
a compreſs to preſs the lips equally down, which would other-
wiſe become crude, and pout out with great lips. Jºſeman.
Satyrus was made up betwixt man and goat, with a hu-
man head, hooked noſe and pouting lips. Dryden.
POWDER. n.ſ. [poudre, Fr.]
1. Duſt; any body comminuted. -
The calf which they had made, he burnt in the fire, and
ground it to powder. Ex. xxxii. 20.
2. Gunpowder. -
The ſeditious being furniſhed with artillery, powder and ſhot,
battered Biſhopſgate. Hayward.
As to the taking of a town, there were few conquerors
could ſignalize themſelves that way, before the invention of
Shakeſp.
powder and fortifications. Addiſon,
3. Sweet duſt for the hair. -
when th’ hair is ſweet through pride or luſt,
The powder doth forget the duſt. Herbert,
Our humbler province is to tend the fair,
To ſave the powder from too rude a gale, Pope.
To Powder. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To reduce to duſt; to comminute; to pound ſmall,
2. To ſprinkle
p O W
P O VV
–
3: Ability ; force; reach,
2, [Poudrer, Fr. } To º as with duſt.
der thy radiant hair,
wº wº ſuch aſhes thou would'ſt wear,
Thou who, to all which come to look upon,
Wert meant for Phoebus, would'ſt be Phaeton.
In the galaxy, that milky way
Which nightly, as a circling zone, thou ſee'ſt --
Powder'd with ſtars. A ſilton's Par. Lºft, b. vii.
The powder'd footman -
, Beneath his flapping hat ſecures his hair. Gay.
3. To ſalt; to ſprinkle with ſalt.
If you imbowel me to day, I'll give you leave to powder
me and eat me to-morrow. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Salting of oyſters, and powdering of meat, keepeth them
from putrefaction. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
- My hair I never powder, but my chief
Invention is to get me powder'd beef. . . Clºveland.
Inmoderate feeding upon pºwdered beef, pickled meats,
anchovy, and debauching with brandy do inflame and acuate
the blood. Harvey on Conſumption:.
To Powder. v. n. To come tumultuouſly and violently. A
low corrupt word. - • •
Whilſt two companions were diſputing it at ſword's point,
down comes a kite powdering upon them, and ; up
both. :/trange.
Powder Box, n.ſ. (powder and box.] A box in which pow-
der for the hair is kept.
There ſtands the toillette,
The patch, the powderbox, pulville, perfumes. Gay.
Pow DERHoRN. n.ſ. (powder and horn.] A horn caſe in which
powder is kept for guns.
You may ſtick your candle in a bottle or a pºwderhorn. Sw.
Powder Miil. n.ſ. [powder and mill.] The mill in which
the ingredients for gunpowder are ground and mingled.
Upon the blowing up of a powdermill, the windows of ad-
jacent houſes are bent and blown outwards, by the elaſtick
force of the air within exerting itſelf. , Arbuthnot.
Pºw DER-Room. n.ſ. [powder ind room..] The part of a ſhip
in which the gunpowder is kept.
The flame invades the pºwderrooms, and then
Their guns ſhoot bullets, and their veſſeſsmen. It al.,.
Powpºk-cliests. n.ſ. On board a ſhip, wooden triangular
cheſts filled with gunpowder, pebble-ſtones and ſuch like
* materials, ſet on fire when a ſhip is boarded by an enemy,
which ſoon makes all clear before them. Dicf.
°WPERING-Tu B. m. ſ. [powder and tub.] -
1. The veſſel in which meat is ſalted.
When we view thoſe large bodies of oxen, what can we
better conceit them to be, than ſo many living and walking
£ºriºg-tubs, and that they have animàm ſai. More.
2. The place in which an infected lecher is phyſicked to pre-
ſerve him from putrefaction. -
To the ſpital go,
*nd from the powd'ring tub ºf inſam
... Fetch forth the lazar kite Doll ºffs. Shakeſp.
Powpery, adj. ſpoudreux, Fr. from powder.] Duſty; friable.
h A brown powdery ſpar, which holds iron, is found amongſt
the iron ore. Woodward N-
PoweR. "... ſ. ſpouvoir, Fr.] on Foſſils.
1. Command; authority; dominion; influence.
If law, authority and pow'r deny not,
ſt will go hard with poor Anthonio. Shakespeare
w No man could ever have a iuſt pºwer over the life of anº-
ther, by right of property in land. Locke.
Pºwer is no bleſling in itſelf, but when it is employ'd to
protećt the innocent. Swift
2. Influence; prevalence upon. -
d º * had pºwer with him, to draw him forth to his
eat in. »
Dejeded! no, it never ſhall be ſaid, Bacon's Eſſays.
That fate had Pºwer upon a Spartan ſoul;
My mind on its own centre flâni, unmov’d
And ſtable, as the fabrick of the world.
Donne.
Dryden.
That which moveth God to work is goodneſs, and that
which ordereth his work is wiſdom, and that which perfecteth
- his work is power. - Hooker.
. I have ſuffer'd in your woe:
Nor ſhall be wanting ought within my pow'r,
For your relief in my refreſhing bow'r, Dryden.
You are ſtill living to enjoy the blefings of all the good
...” Performed, and many Prayers that your power of
f º *tions may be as extended as your will. Dry.
to º in the power of the moſt enlarged underſtanding,
the ... ." "Ple idea in the mind, not taken in by
i.Ways aforementioned. Locke.
mićiº * the power of want or ſlavery to make them
Though it be not Addiſon's Guardian.
tion; yet it is in " * Pºwer to make affliction no afflic-
ſteady view of i. pºwer to take off the edge of it, by a
tite. °le divine joys Prepared for us in another
4tterbury's Sermons,
7. Faculty of the mind.
4. Strength; motive force.
Obſerving in ourſelves, that we can at pleaſure move ſº.
veral parts of our bodies, which were at reſt; the effects
alſo that natural bodies are able to produce in one another;
occurring every moment to our ſenſes, we both theſe ways
get the idea of power. - Locke.
5. The moving force of an engine.
By underſtanding the true difference betwixt the weight
and the power, a man may add ſuch a fitting ſupplement to
the ſtrength of the power, that it ſhall move any conceivable
weight, though it ſhould never ſo much exceed that force,
which the power is naturally endowed with. Wilkins.
6. Animal ſtrength; natural ſtrength.
Care, not fear; or fear not for themſelves altered ſome-
thing the countenances of the two lovers: but ſo as any man
might perceive, was rather an aſſembling of powers than diſ-
mayedneſs of courage. Sidney, b. i.
#. died of great years, but of ſtrong health and powers.
Bacon's Henry VII.
If ever
You meet in ſome freſh cheek the power of fancy,
Then you ſhall know the wounds inviſible,
That love's keen arrows make. Shakeſp.
I was in the thought, they were not fairies, and yet the
guiltineſs of my mind, the ſudden ſurprize of my powers drove
the groſineſs of the foppery into a received belief Shakeſp.
In our little world, this ſoul of ours
Being only one, and to one body ty'd,
Doth uſe, on divers objects, divers powers;
And ſo are her effects diverſity'd. Davies.
Maintain the empire of the mind over the body, and keep
the appetites of the one in due ſubjection to the reaſoning
powers of the other. Atterbury's sermon:
The deſign of this ſcience is to reſcue our reaſoning powers.
from their unhappy ſlavery and darkneſs. //atts.
8. Government; right of governing. -
My labour
Honeſt and lawful, to deſerve my food
Of thoſe who have me in their civil pºwer. 4/ilton.
9. Sovereign ; potentate.
'Tis ſurpriſing to conſider with what heats theſe two £27Jers
have conteſted their title to the kingdom of Cyprus, that is in
the hands of the Turk. Addison's Kemarks on Italy.
Io. One inveſted with dominion. -
After the tribulation of thoſe days ſhall the ſun be dark-
ened, and the powers of the heavens ſhall be ſhaken. 4/at.
The fables turn'd ſome men to flow’rs,
And others did with brutiſh forms inveſt;
And did of others make celeſtial pow'r,
Like angels, which ſtill travel, yet ſtill reſt. Davies.
If there's a pow'r above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he muſt delight in virtue. Addison
11. Divinity. - -
Merciful powers /
Reſtrain in me the curſed thoughts, that nature
Gives way to in repoſe. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth,
Caſt down thyſelf, and only ſtrive to raiſe
The glory of thy maker's ſacred name;
Uſe all thy pow'rs, that bleſſed pow'r to praiſe,
Which gives thee pow'r to be and uſe the ſame. Davier,
With indignation, thus he broke
His awful ſilence, and the pow'rs beſpoke. Dryden.
Tell me,
What are the gods the better for this gold 2
The wretch that offers from his wealthy ſtore
Theſe preſents, bribes the pow'r, to give him more. Dryd.
12. Hoſt; army; military force.
He, to work him the more miſchief, ſent over his brother
Edward with a power of Scots and Redſhanks into Ireland,
where they got footing. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
Never ſuch a power,
For any foreign preparation,
Was levied in the body of a land. Shakeſp. K. john.
Young Octavius and Mark Antony -
Come down upon us with a mighty power,
Bending their expedition tow'rd Philippi. Shakeſp.
Who leads his power P
Under whoſe government come they along? Shakeſp.
My heart, dear Harry,
Threw many a northward look, to ſee his father
Bring up his pow'rs ; but he did long in vain. Shakespeare .
Gazellus, upon the coming of the baſſa, valiantly iſſued
forth with all his power, and gave him battle. Knolles.
13. A large quantity ; a great number. In low language: as,
a power of good things.
PoW ERABLE. adj. [from power.] Capable of performing any
thing.
That you may ſee how powerable time is in altering tongues,
I will ſet down the Lord's prayer as it was tranſlated in fundry
ages. Camden.
Powe'RFUL.
P R A Power FUL. adj. [power and ful.] 1. Inveſted with command or authority; potent. 2. Forcible; mighty. We have ſuſtain'd one day in doubtful fight, What heaven's lord hath powerfully? to ſend Againſt us from about his throne. Milton's Par. Loft. Henry II. endeavouring to eſtabliſh his grandfather's laws, met with powerful oppoſition from archbiſhop Becket. Ayliffe. . Efficacious. - - - Foſwer FULLY. adv. [from powerful..] Potently ; mightily; efficaciouſly ; forcibly. - The ſun and other powerfully lucid bodies dazzle our eyes. - - - Boyle. By aſſuming a privilege belonging to riper years, to which a child muſt not aſpire, you do but add new force to your example, and recommend the action more powerfully. Locke. Before the revelation of the goſpel, the wickedneſs and impenitency of the heathen world was a much more excu- ſable thing, becauſe they had but very obſcure apprehenſions of thoſe things which urge men moſt *# to forſake their ſins. illotſon's Sermons. The grain-gold, upon all the golden coaſt of Guinea, is diſplayed by the rains falling there with incredible force, powerfully beating off the earth. J/oodward. Pówekfulness. n.ſ.. [from powerful..] Power; efficacy; ight. *g. much he ſtands upon the powerfulneſs of chriſtian reli- gion, that he makes it beyond all the rules of moral philo- iophy, ſtrongly effectual to expel vice, and plant in men all kind of virtue. Hakewill on Providence. Power less. adj. [from power.] Weak; impotent. I give you welcome with a pow'rlºſ hand, But with a heart full of unſtained love. Shakeſp. Pox, n.ſ. [properly pocks, which originally ſignified a ſmall bag or puſtule; of the ſame original, perhaps, with powke or pouch. We ſtill uſe pock, for a fingle puſtule; poccar, Sax. pocken, Dutch.] 1. Puſtules; effloreſcencies; exanthematous eruptions. 2. The venereal diſeaſe. This is the ſenſe when it has no epithet. "ºugh brought to their ends by ſome other apparent diſ- eaſe, yet the pox hath becn judged the foundation. Jºſeman. Wilt thou ſtill ſparkle in the box, Sill ogle in the ring Can't thou forget thy age and pox. Dorſet. Poy. n.ſ.. [appoyo, Spaniſh; appuy, poids, Fr.] A ropedancer's ole. T. Poze. v. a. To puzzle. See Pos E and Appose. And ſay you ſo then I ſhall poze you quickly. Shakeſp. Of human infirmities I ſhall give inſtances, not that I de- ſign topoze them with thoſe common enigmas of magnetiſm, fluxes and refluxes. Glanvill's Scºpſ. PRA'cticable. adj. [prađicable, Fr.] 1. Performable ; feaſible ; capable to be pračtiſed. This falls out for want of examining what is pračicable and what not, and for want again of meaſuring our force and capacity with our deſign. L'E/ºrange. An heroick poem ſhould be more like a glaſs of nature, figu- ring a more pračicable virtue to us, than was done by the ancients. Dryden on Heroick Plays. This is a pračicable degree of chriſtian magnanimity. Att. Some phyſicians have thought, that if it were practicable to keep the humours of the body in an exact balance of each with its oppoſite, it might be immortal ; but this is impoſſible in the practice. Swift. 2. Aſſailable; fit to be affailed. PRA'cticableNEss. n.ſ.. [from pračicable.] Poſſibility to be performed. - PRAct IcABLY. adv. [from pračicable.] In ſuch a manner as may be performed. - - . The meaneſt capacity, when he ſees a rule fračicably ap- plied before his eyes, can no longer be at a loſs how 'tis to be performed. - Rogers. PRAct IcAL. adj. [pračicus, Lat. pratique, Fr. from practice.] Relating to action; not merely ſpeculative. The image of God was no leſs reſplendent in man's pradii- cal underſtanding; namely, that ſtorehouſe of the ſoul, in which are treaſured up the rules of action and the feeds of morality. South's Sermons. Religion comprehends the knowledge of its principles, and a ſuitable life and practice; the firſt, being ſpeculative, may be called knowledge; and the latter, becauſe 'tis pračical, wiſdom. PRA’ctic All Y. adv. [from pradical.] 1. In ... to action. 2. By practice; in real fact. I honour her, having practically found her among the better ſort of trees. Howel's local Forg/?. PRA’ericals ess. n.ſ. [from practical.] The quality of being practical. - PRACTICE. n.ſ. [+33* , pratique, Fr.] 1. The habit of doing anything. Tillotſon's Sermons. 2. Uſe ; cuſtomary uſe. Obſolete worás may be laudably revived, when they are more ſounding, or more ſignificant than thoſe in practice. Dry. Qf ſuch a practice when Ulyſſ. told : Shall we, cries one, permit yiles told ; This lewd romancer and his bant’rin 3. Dexterity acquired by habit. I'll prove it on his body, if he dare, Deſpite his nice fence and his active practice. Shakeſp. 4. Aétual performance, diſtinguiſhed from theory. There are two functions of the ſoul, contemplation and Pºić, according to that general diviſion of obječts, ſome of which only entertain our ſpeculations, others alſo employ our ačtions; ſo the underſtanding, with relation to theſe, is divided into ſpeculative and practick, South. 5. Method or art of doing any thing. 6. Medical treatment of diſeaſes. This diſeaſe is beyond my practice; yet I have known thoſe which have walked in their ſleep, who have died holily in their beds. - Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 7. Exerciſe of any profeſſion. 8. [Praet, Saxon, is cunning, ſlineſs, and thence prat, in Dou. glaſ, is a trick or fraud; latter times forgetting the orginal of words, applied to prajice the ſenſe of prat.] Wicked ſtrata. gem ; bad artifice. A ſenſe not now in uſe. He ſought to have that by praſtice, which he could not by Prayer; and being allowed to viſit us, he uſed the opportu. * of a fit time thus to deliver us. Sidney, b. ii. artly with ſuſpicion of practice, the king was ſuddenly turned. Sidney, b. ii. It is the ſhameful work of Hubert's hand, The practice and the purpoſe of the king, Shall we thus permit A blaſting and a ſcandalous breath to fall - On him ſo near us? this needs muſt be practice; * : g wit. Tale. Shake?. Who knew of your intent and coming hither Shakespeare Wiſe ſtates prevent purpoſes - Before they come to practice, and foul prašices Before they grow to act. Penham's Sophy. PRA'ctick. adj. [Tézáixº, pračictºr, Lat. pratique, Fr.] I. Relating to action"; not merely theoretical. When he ſpeaks, The air, a charter'd libertine, is ſtill; And the mute wonder lurketh in men's ears, To ſteal his ſweet and honied ſentences; So that the aët and practick part of life Muſt be the miſtreſs to this theorick. Shakeſp. Whilſt they contend for ſpeculative truth, they, by mu- tual calumnies, forfeit the practick. Gov. of the Tongue. True piety without ceſſation toſt By theories, the praiſick part is loſt. 2. In Spen'er it ſeems to ſignify, ſly; artful. She uſed hath the practick pain Of this falſe footman, cloaked with ſimpleneſs. F. Queen, Thereto his ſubtile engines he doth bend, His pračick wit, and his fair filed tongue, With thouſand other ſleights. Fairy £acen, To PRAYCTISE. v. a. [Texx'izö; ; pratiquer, Fr.] 1. To do habitually. Incline not my heart to praºſe wicked works with men that work iniquity. Pſalm cºli. 4. 2. To do ; not merely to profeſs: as, to praćtiſe law or phyſick. 3. To uſe in order to habit and dexterity. To PRA’ct Is E. v. n. 1. To have a habit of ačting in any manner formed. Will truth return unto them that practiſe in her. Eccluſ. They ſhall praefiſe how to live ſecure. AZilton. Oft have we wonder'd How ſuch a ruling ſprit you cou’d reſtrain, And practiſe firſt over yourſelf to reign. IPaler. 2. To tranſact; to negotiate ſecretly. I've practis'd with him, And found a means to let the vićtor know, Penhnm. That Syphax and Sempronius are his friends. Addiſon. 3. To try artifices. - Others by guilty artifice and arts, Of promis'd kindneſs practiſe on our hearts; With expectation blow the paſſion up, - Granvil. She fans the fire without one gale of hope. 4. To uſe bad arts or ſtratagems. If you . in Egypt Did pračiſ on my ſtate, your being in Hºgy #. tº; º - Shakespeare , Ant, and Cleop. If thou do'ſ him any ſlight diſgrace, he will praiſe againſt thee by poiſon. Shakeſpeare's A, 1%u Like it. 5. To uſe medical methods: - - - - I never thought I ſhould try a new experiment, being little inclined to praiſe upon others, and as little that others ſhould practiſe upon me. Temple's Miſcel. 6. To exerciſe any profeſſion. ... PRA'cris ANT. m. ſ. [from pračiſe.] An agent. Here enter'd Pucelle and her practants. Shakeſp. 20 E. PRACTISER.
P R A P. R. A w , n.ſ.. [from practiſe.] - º: º: º any thing; one that does any thing ha- | || "...in, in the principles of the politician, ſhew how " ' - little efficacy they have to advance the practiſer of them to the things they aſpire to. South's Sermons. 2. One who preſcribes medical treatment. Sweet practiſer, thy phyſick I will try, That miniſters thine own death if I die. Shakeſpeare. I had reaſoned myſelf into an opinion, that the uſe of phy- ficians, unleſs in ſome acute diſeaſe, was a great venture, and that their greateſt pratītiſers practiſed leaſt upon *:::. enºr - Practitioner. n.ſ.. [from practice..] . 1. He who is engaged in the actual exerciſeof any art. - The author exhorts all gentlemen practitioners to exerciſe themſelves in the tranſlatory. Arbuthnot. I do not know a more univerſal and unneceſſary miſtake among the clergy, but eſpecially the younger practitioners. Sw. 2. One who uſes any ſly or dangerous arts. - - There is ſome ºº:::::::" among you. Whitgifte. - oes any thing habitually. 3. º: .. # an . thorough-paeed praślitioner of theſe vices himſelf. - South's Sermons. PRAECOGNITA. m. ſ. [Latin.] Things previouſly known in order to underſtanding ſomething elſe; thus the ſtructure of the human body is one of the precognita of phyſick. Either all knowledge does not depend on certain pracognita or general maxims, called principles, or elſe theſe are prin- ciples. - Locke. - PRAGMATICK. }*; [7:27'ºzzz ; pragmatique, Fr.] PRAGMATICAL. J. Meddling; impertinently buſy; aſlu- ming buſineſs without leave or invitation. No ſham ſo groſs, but it will paſs upon a weak man that is pragmatical and inquiſitive. L'E/irange. Common eſtimation puts an ill charaćter upon pragmatick meddling people. Government of the Tongue. He underſtands no more of his own affairs, than a child ; he has got a ſort of a pragmatical filly jade of a wife, that pretends to take him out of my hands. Arbuthnot. The fellow grew ſo pragmatical, that he took upon him the government of my whole family. Arbuthnot. Such a backwardneſs there was among good men to en- gage with an uſurping people, and pragmatical ambitious Orators. Swift. They are pragmatical enough to ſtand on the watch tower, but who aſſigned them the poſt ºft, PRAGMA'tically. adv. [from pragmatical.] Meddlingſy; impertinently. PRAGMATIcALNess. n.ſ.. [from pragmatical.] The quality of intermeddling without right or call. PRAISE. m. ſ. [prijs, Dutch.j I. Renown; commendation; fame; honour; celebrity. w Beſt of fruits, whoſe taſte has taught The tongue, not made for ſpeech, to ſpeak thy praiſ. Milt. Lucan, content with praiſe, may lie at eaſe In coſtly grotts and marble palaces; But to poor Baſſus what avails a name, To ſtarve on compliments and empty fame. 2. Glorification; tribute of gratitude; laud. He hath put a new ſong in my mouth, even praiſe unto our God. - Pſalm xl. 3. To God glory and praiſ. Milton. 3. Ground or reaſon of praiſe. Praiſeworthy ačtions are by thee embrac'd 3 And 'tis my praiſe to make thy praiſes laſt. To PRAISE. v. a. [prijſen, Dutch..] I. To commend; to applaud; to celebrate. Will God incenſe his ire For ſuch a petty treſpaſs, and not praiſe Rather your dauntleſs virtue. Milton. We praiſe not Hector, though his name we know Is great in arms; 'tis hard to praiſe a foe. Dryden. 2. To glorify in worſhip. The ſhepherds returned, glorifying and praiſing God for all the things that they had heard and ſºn. uše ii. 20. One generation ſhall praiſe thy works to another, and de- clare thy mighty works. Pſalm cºlv. 4. Their touch'd their golden harps, and hymning prais'd God and his works. - Milton. ***E*UL. adj. [praiſe and fall.J Laudable; commend. able. Not now in uſe. 9, whoſe high praiſe, and praiſful bliſs, °odneſs the pen, heaven the paper is. G He ordain’d a lady for his priſe, º ºſul, fair and young, and ſkill'd in houſe- - lferies. Chapman's Iliad. *::::::ſºn Praiſe.] One who praiſes; in applauder; *i. * praiſers of men ſhould remember, that if we xcellencies, it is - reaſon to think th ell creatures, of whom we are, CIn “gº. Dryden. Dryden. Sidney. Forgive me, if my verſe but ſay you are A Sidney: but in that extend as far As loudeſt praiſers. B. Johnſºn's Epig. Turn to God, who knows I think this true, And uſeth oft, when ſuch a heart miſſays, To make it good; for ſuch a praiſer prays. PRAISEwo'RTHY, adj. [praiſe and worthy.] Commendable; deſerving praiſe. The Tritonian goddeſs having heard Her blazed fame, which all the world had fill'd, Came down to prove the truth, and due reward For her praiſeworthy workmanſhip to yield. Since men have left to do praiſeworthy things, Moſt think all praiſes flatteries; but truth brings That ſound, and that authority with her name, As to be rais'd by her is only fame. Ben. johnſºn. Firmus, who ſeized upon Egypt, was ſo far praiſeworthy that he encouraged trade. Arbuthnot on C. PRAME. n.ſ. A flat bottomed boat. - Bailey. To PRANCE v. a. [pronken, Dutch, to ſet one's ſelf to ſhow.] 1. To ſpring and bound in high mettie. Here's no fantaſtick maſk, nor dance, But of our kids that friſk and prance; Nor wars are ſeen, Unleſs upon the green, Two harmleſs lambs are butting one the other. J7%tton. With mud fill’d high, the rumbling cart draws near, Now rule thy prancing ſteeds, lac'd ºafiore. Gay. Far be the ſpirit of the chace from them, To ſpring the fence, to rein the prancing ſteed. 2. To ride gallantly and oftentatiouſly. The horſes hoofs were broken by means of the prancings, the prancings of their º OIlcs. tages v. 22. ſee Th’ inſulting tyrant, prancing o'er the field, Strow'd with Rome's citizens, and drench'd in ſlaughter, His horſes hoofs wet with patrician blood. 4./ajan, 3. Tº move in a warlike or ſhowy manner. - We ſhould neither have meat to cat, nor manufacture to cloatheus, unleſs we could prance about in coats of mail, or eat braſs. Swift. Spenſºr. Thomſºn. To PRANK. v. a. [pronken, Dutch..] To decorate; to dº. or adjuſt to oſtentation. Some prank their ruffs, and others timely dight Their gay attire. *airy Queen. In wine and meats ſhe flow'd above the bank, And in exceſs exceeded her own might, In ſumptuous tire ſhe joy'd herſelf to prank, But of her love too laviſh. Fairy &een. Theſe are tribunes of the people, The tongues o' th' common mouth: I deſpiſe them: For they do prank them in authority Againſt all noble ſufferance. Your high ſelf, The gracious mark o' th' land, you have obſcur'd With a ſwain's wearing; and me, poor lowly maid, Moſt goddeſs-like prank'd up. Shakeſp. Winter’s Tale. 'Tis that miracle, and queen of gems, That nature pranks, her mind attracts my ſoul. I had not unlock'd my lips In this unhallowed air, but that this jugler Would think to charm my judgment as mine eyes, Obtruding falſe rules, prankt in reaſon's garb. Milton. PRANK. m. ſ. A frolick; a wild flight; a ludicrous trick; a wicked act. Shakuſp. Shakespeare . Lay home to him; Tell him, his pranks have been too broad to bear with. Sha. Such is thy audacious wickedneſs, Thy lewd, peſtif’rous and diſſentious prank; ; The very infants prattle of thy pride. Shakespeare They cauſed the table to be covered and meat ſet on, which was no ſooner ſet down, than in came the harpies, and played their accuſtomed pranks. Raleigh. They put on their cloaths, and played all thoſe pranks you have taken notice of. Addiſon's Guardian. PRA’son. m. ſ. [Téza ov.] A leek: alſo a ſea weed as green as a leek. Bailey. To PRATE. v. n. [praten, Dutch.j To talk careleſly and with- out weight; to chatter; to tattle ; to be loquacious; to prattle. His knowledge or ſkill is in prating too much. ‘ſuffer. Behold me, which owe A moiety of the throne, here ſtanding To prate and talk for life and honour, 'fore Who pleaſe to hear. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tºle. This ſtarved juſtice hath prated to me of the neſs of his youth, and the feats he hath done about Turnbæ-ſtreet; and every third word a lie. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. After Flammock and the blackſmith had, by joint and ſe- veral pratings, found tokens of conſent in the multitude, they offered themſelves to lead them. Bacon’s Henry VII. Oh liſten with attentive fight To what my prating eyes indite cº at Donne.
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What nonſenſe would the fool thy maſter prate,
When thou, his knave, can'ſt talk at ſuch a rate. Dryden,
She firſt did wit’s prerogative remove,
And made a fool preſume to prate of love. Dryden.
This is the way of the world; the deaf will prate of diſ-
cords in muſick. JWatts.
TRATE. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Tattle ; flight talk; unmean-
ing loguacity.
ing º I i. to him; with his innocent prate,
He will awake my mercy which lies dead. Shakeſp.
Would her innocent prate could overcome me;
Oh what a conflićt do I feel. Denham's Sophy.
PRATER. m. ſ. [from prate.] An idle talker; a chatterer.
When expe&tation rages in my blood,
Is this a time, thou prater; hence be gone. Southern.
PRATINGLY. adv. [from prate.] With tittle tattle; with
loquacity.
PRATTIQUE. n.ſ. [French ; prattica, Italian.] A licence
for the maſter of a ſhip to traffick in the ports of Italy upon
a certificate, that the place, from whence he came, is not
annoyed with any infectious diſeaſe. Bailey.
To PRATTLE. v. m. [diminutive of prate.] To talk lightly;
to chatter; to be trivially loquacious.
But I prattle
Something too wildly, and my father's precepts
I therein do forget. Shakeſpeare's Tempſ?.
What the great ones do, the leſs will prattle of. Shakespeare
A French woman teaches an Engliſh girl to ſpeak and read
French, by only prattling to her. . Locke.
There is not ſo much pleaſure to have a child prattle agree-
ably, as to reaſon well. Locke on Education.
His tongue, his prattling tongue, had chang'd him quite
To ſooty blackneſs, from the pureſt white. Ad. Ovid.
A little lively ruſtick, trained up in ignorance and preju-
dice, will prattle treaſon a whole evening. Addiſon.
I muſt prattle on,
And beg your pardon, yet this half hour. Prior.
Let cred’lous boys and prattling nurſes tell,
How if the feſtival of Paul be clear,
Plenty from libral horn ſhall ſtrow the year. Gay.
PRATTLE, n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Empty talk; trifling lo-
quacity.
In a theatre the eyes of men,
After a well-grac'd actor leaves the ſtage,
Are idly bent on him that enters next,
Thinking his prattle to be tedious.
The bookiſh theorick,
Wherein the toged conſuls can propoſe
As maſterly as he , mere prattle, without praćtice,
Is all his ſoldierſhip. Shakeſp. Othello.
The inſignificant prattle and endleſs garrulity of the philo-
Shakeſp. Rich. II.
ſophy of the ſchools. Glanv.
PRATTLER. n.ſ. [from prattle.] A trifling talker; a chatterer.
Poor prattler 1 how thou talk'ſt Shakeſp.
Prattler, no more, I ſay;
My thoughts muſt work, but like a noiſeleſs ſphere,
#: peace muſt rock them all the day;
No room for prattlers there. Herbert.
PRA'vity. n.ſ. [pravitas, Lat..] Corruption; badneſs; ma-
lignity.
gnity Doubt not but that ſin
Will reign among them, as of thee begot;
And therefore was law given them, to evince
Their natural pravity. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. xii.
More people go to the gibbet for want of timely correction,
than upon any incurable pravity of nature. L'E/hrange.
I will ſhew how the pravity of the will could influence the
underſtanding to a diſbelief of Chriſtianity. South.
PRAwN. m. ſ. A ſmall cruſtaceous fiſh, like a ſhrimp, but
larger.
fia prawns, and borrowed a meſs of vinegar, Shakeſp.
To PRAY. v. n. [prier, Fr. pregare, Italian.]
1. To make petitions to heaven.
I will buy with you, ſell will you; but I will not cat with
you, drink with you, nor pray with you. Shakeſpeare.
Pray for this good man and his iſſue. Shakeſp.
Ne'er throughout the year to church thougo'ſt,
Except it be to pray againſt thy foes. Shakeſp.
I tell him, we ſhall ſtay here at the leaſt a month; and he
heartily prays, ſome occaſion may detain us longer. Shakeſp.
Is any fick? let him call for the elders of the church, and
let them pray over him. jam. v. 14.
Unſkilful with what words to pray, let me
Interpret for him. Milton.
. He that prays, deſpairs not; but ſad is the condition of
him that cannot pray; happy are they that can, and do, and
love to do it. º Guide to Devotion.
Thou, Turnus, ſhalt attone it by thy fate,
And pray to heav'n for peace, but pray too late. Dryden.
He prais'd my courage, pray'd for my ſucceſs;
He was ſo true à father of his country,
To thank me for defending ev’n his foes, Dryden,
Should you pray to God for a recovery, how raſh would it
° tº accuſe, God of not hearing your prayers, becauſe you
found your diſeaſe ſtill to continu. Hake,
2. To entreat; to aſk ſubmiſſively.
You ſhall find
Agonqu'ror that will pray in aid for kindneſs,
Where he for grace is kneel'd to.
Shakespeare.
Pray that in towns and temples of renown, ºft
The name of great Anchiſes may be known. Dryden.
3. I PRAY ; that is, I pray you to left m, is a ſlightly ceremo-
nious form of introducing a queſtion. re
But I pray, in this mechanical formation, when the ſer-
ment was expanded to the extremities of the arteries, why
did it not break through the receptacle : Bentley's Sermons.
4. Sometimes only pray elliptically.
Barnard in ſpirit, ſenſe and truth abounds;
Pray then what wants he? fourſcore thouſand pounds. Pope.
To PRAY. v. a. -
1. To ſupplicate; to implore; to addreſs with ſubmiſſive pc-
titlonS.
How much more, if we pray him, will his ear
Be open, and his heart to pity incline Miltons
2. To aſk for as a ſupplicant.
He that will have the benefit of this act, muſt pray a pro-
hibition before a ſentence in the eccleſiaſtical court. Aliff.
3. To entreat in ceremony or form.
Pray my collegue Antonius I may ſpeak with him;
And as you go, call on my brother Qintus,
And pray him with the tribunes to come to me, B. Johnſ.
PRA'YER. m. ſ. [priere, Fr.]
1. Petition to heaven.
They did ſay their prayers, and addreſs'd them
Again to ſleep. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
O remember, God
O hear her prayer for them as now for us. Shakeſp.
Were he as famous and as bold in war,
As he is fam'd for mildneſs, peace and prayer. Shakeſp.
My heart's deſire and prayer to God for Iſrael is, that they
might be ſaved. Romani X. I.
Sighs now breath'd
Inutterable, which the ſpirit of prayer
Inſpir'd. Milton.
No man can always have the ſame ſpiritual pleaſure in his
prayers ; for the greateſt ſaints have ſometimes ſuffered the
baniſhment of the heart, ſometimes are fervent, ſometimes
they feel a barrenneſs of devotion; for this ſpirit comes and
goes: Taylor's Guide to Devotion:
2. Entreaty; ſubmiſſive importunity.
Prayer among men is ſuppoſed a means to change the per-
ſon to whom we pray; but prayer to God doth not change
him, but fits us to receive the things prayed for. Stillingfleet.
PRAYER Book. n.ſ. [prayer and boºk.j #. of publick or
private devotions.
Get a prayerbook in your hand,
And ſtand between two churchinen ;
For on that ground I’ll build a holy deſcant. Shał ſp.
I know not the names or number of the family which now
reigns, farther than the prayerlook informs me. Swift.
PRE. ſprae, Lat..] A particle which, prefixed to words de-
rived from the Latin, marks priority of time or rank.
To PREACH. v. n. [pradico, Lat. preſcher, Fr.] To pro-
nounce a publick diſcourſe upon ſacred ſubjects.
From that time Jeſus began to preach.
Mat. iv. 17.
Prophets preach of thee at Jeruſalem.
Neh. vi. 7.
Divinity would not paſs the yard and loom, the forge or
anvil, nor preaching be taken in as an eaſier ſupplementary
trade, by thoſe that diſliked the pains of their own. D. of Pir.
As he was ſent by his father, ſo were the apoſtles commiſ-
ſionated by him to preach to the gentile world. D. of Piety.
The ſhape of our cathedral is not proper for our preaching
auditories, but rather the figure of an amphitheatre with
galleries. Graunt.
To PREAch. v. a.
1. To proclaim or publiſh in religious orations.
The Jews of Theſſalonica had knowledge, that the wºrd
of God was preached of Paul. Acłs.
2. To inculcate publickly; to teach with earneſtneſs.
There is not any thing publickly notific, but we my Pro-
perly ſay it is preached. * Hooker.
- He oft to them preach'd -
Converſion and repentance. - Milton.
Can they preach up equality of birth, -
And tell us how we all began from earth. Dryden.
Huge heaps of ſlain;
Among the reſt, the rich Galeſus lies. - -
A good old man while peace hº preach'd in vain,
Amidſt the madneſs of th' unruly train. Dºn.
PR each. n.ſ. [prºſche, Fr. from the verb.] A diſcourſe; a
•liori ation.
ºf... occaſioned the French ſpitefully to term re-
ligion in that fort exerciſed, a mere preach. Hooker.
4. PREA'chi, R.
P R E P R E f , a. ſ. [preſcheur, Fr. from prºach.] *::::::: º publickly upon religious ſubjects. f th The Lord gave the word; great was the company of the reachers. * Pſalm lxviii. II. you may hear the ſound of a preacher's voice, when you cannot diſtinguiſh what he faith. Bacon. Here lies a truly honeſt man, One of thoſe few that in this town Honour all preachers; hear their own. Craſhaw. 2. One who inculcates any thing with earneſtneſs and vehe- mence. No preacher is liſtened to but time, which gives us the ſame train of thought, that elder people have tried in vain to put into our heads before. Swift. PREA'chMENT. n.ſ.. [from preach.J. A ſermon mentioned in contempt ; a diſcourſe affectedly ſolemn: was’t you, that revell'd in our parliament, And made a preachment of your high deſcent. Shakeſp. All this is but a preachment upon the text fe º 'E/?range. PREAMBLE. m. ſ. ſpreamlule, Fr.] Something previous ; introdućtion; preface. How were it poſſible that the church ſhould any way elſe with ſuch eaſe and certainty provide, that none of her chil- dren may, as Adam, diſſemble that wretchedneſs, the penitent confeſſion whereof is ſo neceſſary a preamble, }}...", to Commoil prayer. ooker, b. V. Truth . . this we do not violate, ſo neither is the ſame gainſayed or croſſed, no not in thoſevery preambles placed be- fore certain readings, wherein the ſteps of the Latin ſervice book have been ſomewhat too nearly followed. Hooker. Doors ſhut, viſits forbidden, and divers conteſtations with the queen, all preambles of ruin, though now and then he did wring out ſome petty contentments. J/otton. This preamlie to that hiſtory was not improper for this relation. Clarendon's Hiſt, of the Rebellion. With preamble ſweet Of charming ſymphony they introduce Their ſacred ſong, and waken raptures high. Milton. I will not detain you with a long preamble. Dryden. PREA'MBULARY. }"; [from preamble.] Previous. Not in PREAMBUlous. ! uſe. He not only undermineth the baſe of religion, but de- ſtroyeth the principle preambulous unto all belief, and puts upon us the remoteſt error from truth. Brown. PREAPPREHENSION. m. ſ. [pre and apprehend..] An opinion formed before examination. A conceit not to be made out by ordinary eyes, but ſuch as regarding the clouds, behold them in ſhapes conformable to preapprehenſions. Brown's Pulgar Errours. PREASE. n. ſ. Preſs; crowd. Spenſer. See PREss. A ſhip into the ſacred ſeas, New-built, now launch we ; and from out our preaſe Chuſe two and fifty youths. Chapman. PREA's ING. part. adj. Crowding. Spenſºr. PREBEND. m. ſ. [prabenda, low Latin; prebende, Fr.] 1. A ſtipend granted in cathedral churches. His excellency gave the doctor a prebend in St. Patrick's ca- thedral. - Swift's Miſcellanies. 2. º but improperly, a ſtipendiary of a cathedral; a prebendary. Deans and canons, or prebends of cathedral churches, in their firſt inſtitution, were of great uſe, to be of counſel with the biſhop. - Bacon. Fºr ºf Iºwa, Lºſ A ſºlay of . CC1, 31. º To lords, to principals, to prebendaries. Hubberd A º to . tº: Mr. Grattan, prebendary of s. udeon's, my gold bottle-ſcrew. * . . . * **, * - pº adj. [precarius, Lat. rº,£º. #". becauſe depending on the will of another; y courteſy; changeable or alienable at the pleaſure of another. No word is more unſkilfully uſed than this with its derivatives. It is uſed for uncertain in all its ſenſes ; but it only º: . as dependent on others: thus there are authors who mention the -: - the weather, of a die. Precariouſneſs of an account, of What ſubjects will precariºus kings regard, A beggar ſpeaks too ſoftly to be heard. Dryden. Thoſe who live under an arbitrary tyrannick power, have no other law but the will of their prince, and conſe und *Miivileges but what are precariºus. 2 º: This little happineſs is ſo very precarious, that it wholl epends on the will of others. Addiſon's !. * who rejoices in the ſtrength and beauty of youth, ſhould confider by how precarious a tenure he holds theſ that a thºuſand accidents ma º e º s theſe advantages, theſe glories in the duff y before the next dawn lay all PRECA Riously...?". - Rogers's Sermons. Fendence; dependent on precarious.] Uncertainly by de- y; at the pleaſure of others. Our ſcene precariouſly ſ - ºiſy ſubſiſts too lon on French tianſlation and Italian ſong g ~ * Dare to have ſenſe yourſelves; aſſert the ſtage, Be juſtly warm'd with your own native rage. Pope. PREcA'Rious N Ess. m. ſ. [from precarious.] Uncertainty; de- pendence on others. The following paſſage from a book, otherwiſe elegantly written, affords an example of the impro- priety mentioned at the word precarious. Moſt conſumptive people die of the diſcharge they ſpit up, which, with the precariouſneſs of the ſymptoms of an oppreſſed diaphragm from a mere lodgement of extravaſated matter render the operation but little adviſeable. Sharp's Sº. PREcAU'tion. . m. ſ. precaution, Fr. [from praecautus, Lat.] Preſervative caution ; preventive meaſures. Unleſs our miniſters have ſtrong aſſurances of his falling in with the grand alliance, or not oppoſing it, they cannot be too circumſpect and ſpeedy in taking their precautions againſt an contrary reſolution. Addiſon on the State of the 1/aſ. To PR E cAU"rio N. v. a. [precautioner, Fr. from the noun.] To warn beforehand. By the diſgraces, diſeaſes and beggary of hopeful young men brought to ruin, he may be precautioned. Zºº: PREced AN Eous. adj. [This word is, I believe, miſtaken by the author for praecidaneous ; praecidaneus, Lat. cut or ſlain before. Nor is it uſed here in its proper ſenſe. J previous; antecedent. > That priority of particles of ſimple matter, influx of the heavens and preparation of matter might be antecedent and precedaneous, not only in order, but in time, to their ordinary productions. Hale's Origin ºf Mankind. To PREcE'DE. v. a. [pracedo, Lat. preceder, Fr.J 1. To go before in order of time. ow are we happy, ſtill in fear of harm ; But harm precedes not fin. Milton. Arius and Pelagius durſt provoke, To what the centuries preceding ſpoke: Dryden. The ruin of a ſtate is generally preceded by an univerſal de- generacy of manners and contempt of religion. Swift. 2. To go before according to the adjuſtment of rank. ;::::::::::: {n. J. [from practed, Lat.] 1. The act or ſtate of going before ; priority. 2. Something going before ; ſomething paſt. I do not like but yet ; it does allay The good precedence. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleºp. It is an epilogue or diſcourſe, to make plain Some obſcure precedence that hath tofore been ſain. Shałęſp. 3. Adjuſtment of place. - The conſtable and marſhal had cognizance, touching the rights of place and precedence. 11ale. 4. The foremoſt place in ceremony. None ſure will claim in hell Precedence ; none, whoſe portion is finall Of preſent pain, that with ambitious mind Will covet more. - Milton's Par. Lo/?. The royal olive accompanied him with all his court, and always gave him the precedency. Howel. That perſon hardly will be found, With gracious form and equal virtue crown'd ; Yet if another could precedence claim, My fixt deſires could find no fairer aim. Dryden. 5. Superiority. Books will furniſh him, and give him light and precedency enough to go before a young follower. Locke. Being diſtracted with different deſires, the next inquiry will be, which of them has the precedency, in determining the will, to the next action. Locke. PREcE'DENT. adj. [precedent, Fr. praceden, Lat..] Former ; going before. Do it at once, Or thy precedent ſervices are all - But accidents unpurpos'd. Shakespeare . Ant, and Cleºp. Our own precedent paſſions do inſtruct us. What levity's in youth. Shakeſp. Timon ºf Atheni. When you work by the imagination of another, it is ne- ceſſary that he, by whom you work, have a precedent opinion of you, that you can do ſtrange things. Bacon. Hippocrates, in his prognoſticks, doth make good obſer- vations of the diſeaſes that enſue upon the nature of the pre- cedent four ſeaſons of the year. - Bacon. The world, or any part thereof, could not be precedent to the creation of man. Hale's Origin of Mankind. Truths, abſolutely neceſſary to ſalvation, are to clearly re- vealed, that we cannot err in them, unleſs we be notoriouſly wanting to ourſelves; herein the fault of the judgment is re- ſolved into a precedent default in the will. South. Precedest. h. / [The adjective has the accent on the ſecon" ſyllable, the ſubſtantive on the firſt.] Anything that is a rule or example to future times; anything done before of the ſame kind. * Examples for caſes can but direct as precedent; only. Hººr. Eleven hours I’ve ſpent to write it over, The precedent was full as long a doing. Shakeſpeare. A reaſon
P. R. E. P R E – A reaſon inighty, ſtrong and effectual, A pattern, precedent and lively warrant For me, moſt wretched, to perform the like. Shake?. No pow'r in Venice Can alter a decree eſtabliſhed: *Twill be recorded for a precedent; And many an errour, by the ſame example, Will ruſh into the ſtate. Shakeſp. March. of Penice. God, in the adminiſtration of his juſtice, is not tied to precedents, and we cannot argue, that the providences of God towards other nations ſhall be conformable to his deal- ings with the people of Iſrael. Tillotſon's Sermons. Such precedents are numberleſs ; we draw Our right from cuſtom; cuſtom is a law. Granville. PREcedently. adv. [from precedent, adj.] Beforehand. PREce'NToR. n.ſ. [praecentors. Lat, precenteur, Fr.] He that leads the choir. Follow this precentor of ours, in bleſfing and magnifying that God of all grace, and never yielding to thoſe enemies, which he died to give us power to reſiſt and overcome. Hamm. PRECEPT. n.ſ. [precepte, Fr. praeceptum, Lat..] A rule autho- ritatively given; a mandate ; a commandment; a direction. The cuſtom of leſſons furniſhes the very ſimpleſt and rudeſt ſort with infallible axioms and precepts of ſacred truth, deli- wered even in the very letter of the law of God. Hooker. 'Tis ſufficient, that painting be acknowledged for an art; for it follows, that no arts are without their precepts. Dryden. A precept or commandment conſiſts in, and has reſpect to, ſome moral point of doćtrine, viz. ſuch as concerns our man- ners, and our inward and outward good behaviour. Ayliffe. Prece'PTIAL. adj. [from precept.] Conſiſting of precepts. "A word not in uſe. ‘Men Can counſel, and give comfort to that grief Which they themſelves not feel; but taſting it, Their counſel turns to paſſion, which before Would give *... medicine to rage; Fetter ſtrong madneſs in a ſilken thread, Charm ach with air, and agony with words. Shakeſp. Preceptive. adj. [preceptivus, Lat. from precept.] Containing precepts; giving precepts. The ritual, the preceptive, the prophetick and all other parts of ſacred writ, were moſt ſedulouſly, moſt religiouſly guarded by them. Government of the Tongue. As the preceptive part enjoins the moſt exact virtue, ſo is it moſt advantageouſly enforced by the promiſſory, which, in reſpečt of the rewards, and the manner of propoſing them, is adapted to the ſame end. Decay of Piety. The leſſon given us here, is preceptive to us not to do any thing but upon due conſideration. L’Eſtrange. PreciproR n.ſ. [preceptor, Lat. precepteur, Fr.] A teacher; a tutor. Paſfionate chiding carries rough language with it, and the names that parents and preceptors give children, they will not be aſhamed to beſtow on others. - Docke. It was to thee, great Stagyrite unknown, And thy preceptor of divine renown. Blackmore. PRF ce'ssion. n.ſ.. [from pracedo, praeceſus, Lat..] The aët of going before. Preci'Nct. n.ſ. [pracinéſus, Latin.] Outward limit; boundary. The main body of the ſea being one, yet within divers precinéis, hath divers names; ſo the catholick church is in like ſort divided into a number of diſtinét ſocieties. Hooker. Through all reſtraint broke looſe, he wings his way Not far off heav'n, in the preciné’s of light, Dire&tly towards the new-created world. Milton. PREcio'sity. n.ſ.. [from pretioſus, Lat.] . Value ; preciouſneſs. 2. Any thing of high price. The index or forefinger was too naked whereto to commit their precioſities, and hath the tuition of the thumb ſcarce unto the ſecond joint. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Barbarians ſeem to exceed them in the curioſity of their application of theſe precioſities. More's Divine Dialogues. PRECIOUS. adj. [precieux, Fr. pretioſus, Lat.] 1. Valuable; being of great worth. Many things, which are moſt precious, are neglected only becauſe the value of them lieth hid. Hooker. I cannot but remember ſuch things were, That were moſt precious to me. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Why in that rawneſs left you wife and children, Thoſe precious motives, thoſe ſtrong knots of love, Without leave taking Shakeſp. Macbeth. I never ſaw Such precious deeds in one that promis'd nought But begg'ry and poor luck. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Theſe virtues are the hidden beauties of a ſoul, which make it lovely and precious in his ſight, from whom no ſe- crets are concealed. Addiſon's Spectator. 2. Coſtly ; of great price: as, a precious ſtone, Let none admire That riches grow in hell; that ſoil may beſt Deſerve the precious bane. Milton. 3. Wolthieſ. An epithet of contempt or irony. More of the ſame kind, concerning theſe precious ſaints amongſt the Turks, may be ſeen in Pietro della valle. Locke. PRE'ciously. adv. [from precious.] I. Valuably ; to a great price. 2. Contemptibly. In irony. PRE'ciousness. n.ſ.. [from Precious.] Valuableneſs; worth; price. ºfºſºft equalled the price of pearls. Wilkin; PRECIPICE. m. ſ. [precipitium, Lat. #. Fr.] º: long ſteep ; a fall perpendicular without gradual declivity. You take a precipice for no leap of danger, And woo your own deſtruction. Shakeſp. Henry VIII Where the water daſheth more againſt the bottom there it moveth more ſwiftly and more in precipice; for in the break. ing of the waves there is ever a precipice. Iere long that precipice muſt tread, Whence none return, that leads unto the dead, Sandys. No ſtupendous precipice denies Bacon. Acceſs, no horror turns away our eyes. Denham. Swift down the precipice of time it goes, And ſinks in minutes, which in ages roſe. Dryden. His gen'rous mind the fair ideas drew Of ſame and honour, which in dangers lay; Where wealth, like fruit, on precipices grew, Not to be gather'd but by birds of prey. Dryden. Drink as much as you can get; becauſe a good coachman never drives ſo well as when he is drunk; and then ſhew your ſkill, by driving to an inch by a precipice. Swift. Preci'PITANce. }" / [from precipitant..] Raſh haſte; head- Preci'PITANcy. $ long hurry. Thither they haſte with glad precipitance. Milton. 'Tis not likely that one of a thouſand ſuch precipitancier ſhould be crowned with ſo unexpected an iſſue. Glanvill. As the chymiſt, by catching at it too ſoon, loſt the philo- ſophical elixir, ſo precipitany of our underſtanding is an occa- ſion of error. Glanvill's Scepſ. We apply preſent remedies according unto indications, re- ſpecting rather the acuteneſs of diſeaſe and precipitancy of oc- caſion, than the riſing or ſetting of ſtars. Brown. Hurried on by the precipitancy of youth, I took this oppor- tunity to ſend a letter to the ſecretary. Gulliver's Travels. A raſhneſs, and precipitance of judgment, and haſtineſs to believe ſomething on one ſide or the other, plunges us into many errors. J%atts's Lºgick. PRECI'Pitant. adj. [praecipitans, Lat.] 1. Falling or ruſhing headlong. Without longer pauſe, Downright into the world's firſt region throws His flight precipitant. %. Par. Left, $. iii. The birds heedleſs while they ſtrain Their tuneful throats, the tow'ring heavy lead O'ertakes their ſpeed; they leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. Philips. 2. Haſty; urged with violent haſte. Should he return, that troop ſo blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear, would wing their flight, And curſe their cumbrous pride's unwieldy weight. Pope. 3. Raſhly hurried. The commotions in Ireland were ſo ſudden and ſo violent, that it was hard to diſcern the riſe, or apply a remedy to that precipitant rebellion. King Charles. PRecipitantly, adv, [from precipitant.] In headlong haſte; in a tumultuous hurry. To PRECIPITATE. v. a. [precipito, Lat. precipiter, Fr. in all the ſenſes.] 1. To throw headlong, She had a king to her ſon in law, yet was, upon dark and unknown reaſons, precipitated and baniſhed the world into a nunnery, Bacon's Henry VII. Ere vengeance Precipitate thee with augmented pain. Milton. They were wont, upon a ſuperſtition, to precipitate a man from ſome high cliff into the ſea, tying about him with ſtrings many great fowls. JWilkins. The virgin from the ground Upſtarting freſh, already clos'd the wound, Precipitates her flight. - Dryden. The goddeſs guides her ſon, and turns him from the light, Herſelf involv’d in clouds, precipitates her flight. Dryden. 2. To haſten unexpectedly. - - - Short, intermittent and ſwift recurrent pains do precipitate patients into conſumptions. Harvey. 3. To hurry blindly or raſhly. . - - - As for having them obnoxious to ruin, if they be of fear- ful natures, it may do well ; but if they be ſtout and daring, it may precipitate their deſigns, and prove dangerous. Bacon. Dear Erythraea, let not ſuch blind fury Precipitate your thoughts, nor ſet them working, Till time ſhall lend them better means, Than loſt complaints. Denham's Sophy. 20 F 3. To throw
P R E P. R. E. | . To throw to the bottom. A term of chymiſtry oppoſed to º: endures a vehement fire long without any change, and after it has been divided by corroſive liquors into inviſible parts, yet may preſently be precipitated, ſo as tº appear again in its own form. Grew's Cynol. To PRECIPITATE. v. n. 1. To fall headlong. Had'ſt thou been aught but goſs'mer feathers, So many fathom down precipitating, Thoud'ſt ſhiver like an egg. 2. To fall to the bottom as a ſediment. By ſtrong water every metal will precipitate. Bacon. 3. To haſten without juſt preparation. - Neither did the rebels ſpoil the country, neither on the other fide did their forces encreaſe, which might halten him to precipitate and affail them. - Bacon. PRECIPITATE. adj. [from the verb.] - ly falling. - I *::::::::: ñº, it was neceſſary this paradiſe ſhould be ſet at ſuch a height, becauſe the four rivers, had they not fallen ſo precipitate, could not have had ſufficient force to thruſt themſelves under the great ocean. Aaleigh. When the full ſtores their antient bounds diſdain, Precipitate the furious torrent flows; - In vain would ſpeed avoid, or ſtrength oppoſe. Prior. 2. Headlong ; haſty; raſhly haſty. The archbiſhop, too precipitate in preſſing the reception of that which he thought a reformation, paid dearly for it. Clarendon. Shakespeare . King Lear. 3. Haſty; violent. Mr. Gay died of a mortification of the bowels; it was the moſt precipitate caſe I ever knew, having cut him off in three days. - Pope to Swift. PRECIPITATE. m. ſ. A corroſive medicine made by precipi- tating mercury. - As the eſcar ſeparated, I rubb'd the ſuper-excreſcence of fleſh with the vitriol-ſtone, or ſprinkled it with precipitate. Jºſeman's Surgery. PREc1'PITATELY. adv. [from precipitate.] 1. Headlong ; ſteeply down. 2. Haſtily; in blind hurry. It may happen to thoſe who vent praiſe or cenſure too pre- cipitately, as it did to an Engliſh poet, who celebrated a noble- man for erecting Dryden's monument, upon a promiſe which he forgot, till it was done by another. Swift. Not ſo bold Arnall; with a weight of ſcull Furious he ſinks, precipitately dull. Pope's Dunciad. PRECIPITATION. m. ſ. [precipitation, Fr. from precipitate.] 1. The act of throwing headlong. Let them pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock, That the precipitation might down-ſtretch Below the beam of fight, yet will I ſtill - Be this to them. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 2. Violent motion downward. That could never happen from any other cauſe than the hurry, precipitation and rapid motion of the water, returning at the end of the deluge, towards the ſea. //oodward. 3. Tumultuous hurry; blind haſte. Here is none of the hurry and precipitation, none of the bluſtering and violence, which muſt have attended thoſe ſup- poſititious changes. Hoodward's Nat. Hiſł. 4. In chemiſtry, Subſidency: contrary to ſublimation. - Separation is wrought by precipitation or ſublimation; that 1s, a calling of the Parts up or down, which is a kind of at- traction. Bacon. The precipitation of the vegetative matter, after the deluge, and the burying it in the ſtrata underneath amongſt the ſand, Wº to, refrºnch the luxury of the productions of the earth, which had been ſo ungratefully abuſed by its former inha- bitants. - Woodward's Nat. Hiſł. PRECIPI tous. adj. [pracípites, Lat.] - 1. Headlong ; ſteep. - *º together * º could not but be daſhed in pieces uch a precipitous fall as they iſ w 2. Haſty "...? p y intended. K. Charles. Though the attempts of ſome have been precipitous, and their enquiries ſo audacious as to have loſt themſelves in at- ... humanity, yet have the enquiries of moſt de- - itcte - ***** sºme time is, how *::::::::::::::::: * many things to be done in their juſt ſeaſon, after once * ground is in order. Evelyn's Kalend 3. Raſh ; heady. y it haltz?". º fram'd for ill, he loos'd our triple hold, PR Eğ. **, precipitous and boki. tions. ' * * * having ſtrict and determinate limita- Means more d - - urable to preſe livion and corruption Preſerve the laws of God from ob- - rew in uſ. , , ; }; -e-iſ. A tion from God i. uſe, not without £ºſ. direc- - a Jiaº'er, b. i. Dryden. - You'll not bear a letter for me; you ſtand upon your ho- nour; why, thou unconfinable baſeneſs, it is as much as I can do to keep the term of mine honour preciſe. Shakeſp. The ſtate hath given you licence to ſtay on land ſix weeks, and let it not trouble you if your occaſions aſk farther time; for the law in this point is not preciſe. Bacºn. Let us deſcend from this top Of ſpeculation; for the hour preciſe Exacts our parting. 41ilton's Par. Loft, b. xiii. In human actions there are no degrees and preciſe natural limits deſcribed, but a latitude is indulged. Taylºr. The reaſonings muſt be preciſe, though the practice may admit of great latitude. Arbuthnot on Aliment. The preciſe difference between a compound and collective idea is this, that a compound idea unites things of a different kind, but a collective, things of the faine kind. If atti. 2. Formal; finical; ſolemnly and ſuperſtitiouſly exact. The raillery of the wits in king Charles the Second's reign, upon every thing which they called preciſe, was carried to ſo great an extravagance, that it almoſt put all Chriſtianity out of countenance. Addiſon. PRECI's El Y. adv. [from preciſe.] 1. Exactly ; nicely; accurately. Doth it follow, that all things in the church, from the greateſt to the leaſt, are unholy, which the Lord hath not himſelf preciſely inſtituted 2 Hooker, b. v. When the Lord had once preciſily ſet down a form of exe- cuting that wherein we are to ſerve him, the fault appeareth greater to do that which we are not, than not to do that which we are commanded. Hooker, b. ii. He knows, He cannot ſo preciſely weed this land, As his miſdoubts preſent occaſion, His foes are ſo enrooted with his friends. Shakespeare . Where more of theſe orders than one ſhall be ſet in ſeveral ſtories, there muſt be an exquiſite care to place the columns preciſely one over another. J/otton's Architeciure. In his tract my wary feet have ſtept, His undeclined ways preciſely kept. Sandys. The rule, to find the age of the moon, cannot ſhew pre- ciftly an exact account of the moon, becauſe of the inequality of the motions of the ſun and of the moon. Holder. Meaſuring the diameter of the fifth dark circle, I found it the fifth part of an inch preciſely. Newton's Opticks. 2. With ſuperſtitious formality; with too much ſcrupuloſity; with troubleſome ceremony. - PREcI's EN Ess. n.ſ. [from preciſe.] Exactneſs; rigid nicety. I will diſtinguiſh the caſes; though give me leave, in the handling of them, not to ſever them with too much preciſe- meſs. Bacon. When you have fixed proper hours for particular ſtudies, keep to them, not with a ſuperititious prºjenſ, but with ſome good degrees of a regular conſtancy. //atts. PRECI's 1AN. n.ſ.. [from preciſe.] 1. One who limits or reſtrains. Though love uſe reaſon for his preciſian, he admits him not for his counſellor. Shakeſp. Merry J/ives of // indºr. 2. One who is ſuperſtitiouſly rigorous. - A profane perſon calls a man of piety a preciſian. Watts. PREci'sion, n.ſ. [preciſion, Fr.] Exact limitation. He that thinks of being in general, thinks never of any particular ſpecies of being; unleſs he can think of it with and without preciſion at the ſame time. Lºcke. I have left out the utmoſt preciſions of fračtions in theſe computations as not neceſſary; theſe whole numbers ſhºwing well enough the difference of the value of guineas. Locke. I was unable to treat this part more in detail, without ſacri- ficing perſpicuity to ornament, without wandering from the preciſion or breaking the chain of reaſoning. . . . Pope. Precisive. adj. [from preciſus, Lat..] Exactly limiting, by cutting off all that is not abſolutely relative to the preſent purpoſe. - Preciſive abſtraaion is when we conſider thoſe things apart, which cannot really exiſt apart; as when we conſider Inode, , without conſidering its ſubſtance or ſubject. //atts. To preclude. v. ... [pracludo, Lat.J. To ſhutout or hinder one anti Cipati Oil. º much . obviate and preclude the objections of our adverſaries, that we do not determine the final cauſe of the ſyſtematical parts of the world, merely as they have reſpect to the exigences or conveniences of life. Bentley. If you once allow them ſuch an acceptation of chance, you have precluded yourſelf from any more reaſoning againſt them. Bentley's Sermonſ. I fear there will be no way left to tell you, that I entirely eſteem you; none but that which no bills can preclude, and no king can prevent. ,- - Pope. PRECO'CIOU.S. adj. [pracocis, Lat, precoſe, Fr.] Ripe before the time. - - - - Many precocious trees, and ſuch as have their ſpring in the winter, may be found in moſt parts. Brown. PREcocity. f
P. R. E. P R E PREco'city. n.ſ.. [from precocious.] Ripeneſs before the time. Some impute the cauſe of his fall to a precocity of ſpirit and valour in him; and that therefore ſome infectious ſouthern air did blaſt him. Howel's Pocal Forg/?. To PREco Git Ate. v. a. ſpraecºgito, Lat..] To conſider or ſcheme beforehand. - Precognition, n.f ſpra, and cognitio, Lat..] Previous know- ledge; antecedent examination. Preconce I'T. n. ſ. [pra, and conceit.] An opinion previouſly formed. A thing in reaſon impoſſible, which notwithſtanding through their misfaſhioned preconceit, appeared unto them no leſs cer- tain than if nature had written it in the very foreheads of all the creatures. Hooker. To PREconce 1've. v. a. , ſpra, and conceive.] To form an opinion beforehand; to imagine before...and. In a dead plain the way ſeemeth the longer, becauſe the eye hath preconceived it ſhorter than the truth; and the fruſ- trations of that maketh it ſeem ſo. Bacon. Fondneſs of preconceived opinions is not like to render your reports ſuſpect, nor for want of ſagacity or care, defective. Glanvill's Scepſ. The reaſon why men are ſo weak in governing is, becauſe moſt things fall out accidentally, and come not into any com- pliance with their preconceived ends, but they are forced to comply ſubſequently. South's Sermons. BREconception. n.f ſprae and conception.] Opinion pre- viouſly formed. Cuſtom with moſt men prevails more than truth, according to the notions and preconceptions, which it hath formed in our minds, we ſhape the diſcourſe of reaſon itſelf. Hakewill. PEEco'NTRAct. m. ſ. ſpra, and contrači. This was formerly accented on the laſt ſyllable.] A contračt previous to another. He is your huſband on a precontrači i To bring you thus together, 'tis no fin. Shakeſp. To PR econtract. v. a. [prae and contrači.] To contračt or bargain beforehand. Some are ſuch as a man cannot make his wife, though he himſelf be unmarried, becauſe they are already precontračied to ſome other; or elſe are in too near a degree of affinity or conſanguinity. Ayliffe. PREcu'RSE. m. ſ. [from praecurro, Lat.] Forerunning. The like precurſe of fierce events, As harbingers preceding ſtill the fates, And prologue to the omen coming on, Have heaven and earth together demonſtrated. Shakeſpeare. PREcu'Rsor. n. ſ. [pracurſor, Lat. precurſeur, Fr.] Fore- runner; harbinger. - Jove's lightnings, the precurſºrs Of dreadful thunder claps, more momentary Were not. Shakespeare Tempeſt. This contagion might have been preſaged upon confidera- tion of its precurſors, viz. a rude winter, and a cloſe, ſul- phurous and fiery air. Harvey on the Plague. Thomas Burnet played the precurſºr to the coming of Ho- mer in his Homerides. Pope. PREDA crous. adj. [from praeda, Lat.] Living by prey. As thoſe are endowed with poiſon, becauſe they are preda- ceous ; ſo theſe need it not, becauſe their food is near at hand, and may be obtained without conteſt. Derham. PRE DAL. adj. . [from praeda, Lat..] Robbing ; practiſing plunder. This word is not countenanced from analogy. Sarmatia, laid by predal rapine low, Mourn'd the hard yoke, and ſought relief in vain. Sa. Boyſ. PRE'DAT or Y. adj. [praedatorius, Lat. from praeda, Lat.] 1. Plundering; practiſing rapine. The king called his parliament, where he exaggerated the malice and the cruel predatory war made by Scotland. Bacon. 2. Hungry; preying ; rapacious ; ravenous. The evils that come of exerciſe are, that it maketh the ſpirits more hot and predatory. Bacon. PREDfcEA's ED. adj. [prae and deceaſed.] Dead before. Will you mock at an ancient tradition, began upon an ho- nourable reſpect, and worn as a memorable trophy of prede- ceaſed valour. Shakeſp. Henry V. PREDEcE'ssoR. m. ſ. [predeceſſºur, Fr. prac and decedo, Lat.] 1. One that was in any ſtate or place before another. - In theſe paſtoral paſtimes, a great many days were ſpent to follow their flying predeceſſors. Sidney. There is cauſe, why we ſhould be ſlow and unwilling to change, without very urgent neceſſity, the ancient ordinances, rites and long approved cuſtoms of our venerable predeceſſºrs. Hooker. If I ſeem partial to my predeceſſºr in the laurel, the friends of antiquity are not few. Dryden. The preſent pope, who is well acquainted with the ſecret hiſtory, and the weakneſs of his predeceſſor, ſeems reſolved to bring the project to its perfeółion. Addiſon. The more beauteous Cloe ſat to thee, - Good Howard, emulous of Apclies’ art; But happy thou from Cupid's arrow free, And flames that pierc'd thy predeceſſºr's heart. Prior. 2. Anceſtors. PREDESTINA'RIAN. n.f. [ſ - - - - • ?:, .J. [from predeſtinate. One that holds the doćtrine of predeſtination. predſ J Why does the predºſiinarian ſo adve heaven, to ranſack the celeſtial archives, read God's hidden decrees, when with leſs labour he may ſecure an authentick tranſcript within himſelf. Decay of Piety. Tº PRFP}STINATE. v.a. ſºred/liner, Fr...; deſtine, Lat.] To appoint beforehand by irreverſible decree. fa sºme gentleman or other ſhall ſcape a predeſtinate ſcratcht Ce. hać - Whom he did foreknow, he alſo did Shakeſpeare - - predºſſinate to be con- formed to the image of his ſon. Romans viii. 29. Having predeſtinated us unto the adoption of children't Jeſus Chriſt to himſelf. adop C '. º . To PREDE'st INATE. v. n. To hold predeſtination, i. ludi- crous language. His ruff creſt he rears, And pricks up his predeſtinating ears. Dryden. PREDESTINA"rios. n.ſ. [predºſtination, Fr. from predeſtimate.] Fatal decree; pre-ordination. Predeſtination we can difference no otherwiſe from provi- dence and preſcience, than this, that preſcience only fore- feeth, providence foreſeeth and careth for, and hath reſpect to all creatures, and predºftination is only of men; and yet not of all to men belonging, but of their ſalvation properly in the common uſe of divines; or perdition, as ſome have uſed it. Raleigh's Hſi, of the J/orld. Nor can they juſtly accuſe Their maker, or their making, or their fate; As if predeſtination over-rul’d Their will, diſpos'd by abſolute decree, Or high fore-knowledge. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. iii. PREDESTINA"roR. n.ſ.. [from predeſtinate.] One that holds predeſtination or the prevalence of pre-eſtabliſhed neceſſity. Me, mine example let the Stoicks uſe, Their ſad and cruel doćtrine to maintain; Let all predeſtinators me produce, Who ſtruggle with eternal fate in vain. " Cowley. T; ºpºrts. v. a. [prac and deſline.] To decree before- alloi. Ye careful angels, whom eternal fate Ordains on earth and human acts to wait, Who turn with ſecret pow'r this reſtleſs ball, And bid predeſtin'd empires riſe and fall. Prior. PREDETERMINATIon. n.ſ. [predetermination, Fr. prae and determination.] Determination made beforehand. - This predetermination of God's own will is ſo far from being the determining of ours, that it is diſtinétly the contrary; for ſuppoſing God to predetermine that I ſhall ačt freely; ’tis certain from thence, that my will is free in reſpect of God, and not predetermined. Hammond's Fundamentals. To PREDETERMINE. v. a. [prae and determine.] To doom or confine by previous decree. We ſee in brutes certain ſenſible inſtinčts antecedent to their imaginative faculty, whereby they are predetermined to the convenience of the ſenſible life. Hale. PRE DIAL. [praedium, Lat..] Conſiſting of farms. By the civil law, their predial eſtates are liable to fiſcal payments and taxes, as not being appropriated for the ſervice of divine worſhip, but for profane uſes. Ayliffe. PREDICABLE. adj. [predicable, Fr. praedicabilis, Lat.] Such as may be affirmed of ſomething. - PREDI'cABLE. m. ſ. [pradicabile, Lat.] A logical term, de- noting one of the five things which can be affirmed of any thing. Theſe they call the five predicables; becauſe every thing that is affirmed concerning any being, muſt be the genus, ſpe- cies, difference, ſome property or accident. J/atts. PRE'DICAMENT. n.ſ. [predicament, Fr. praedicamentum, Lat.] 1. A claſs or arrangement of beings or ſubſtances ranked ac- cording to their natures: called alſo categorema or cate- gory. Harris. If there were nothing but bodies to be ranked by them in the predicament of place, then that deſcription. would be al- lowed by them as ſufficient. Digby on Bodies. 2. Claſs or kind deſcribed by any definitive marks. The offender's life lies in the mercy. Of the duke only, 'gainſt all other voice ; nturouſly climb into In which predicament I ſay thou ſtand'ſt. Shaº. I ſhew the line and the predicament, . Wherein you range under this ſubtle king. Shakespeare. Predicameºstal. dj. [from predicament. Relating to pre- dicaments. º PRE'Dicast. n.ſ. [pradianſ, Lat.] One that affirms any hing. t To PREDICATF. v. a. [predico, Lat..] To affirm any thing of another thing. . . - All propoſitions, wherein a part of the complex idea, which any term ſtands for, is predicated of that term, are only verbal ; v. g. to ſay that gold is a metal. Locke. To PRE'DICATE.
P R E P R E PRED1'ction. ſ [predidio, Lat. prediction, y; To PREſpie at E. v. n. To affirm or ſpeak. a preſumption to think, that any thing in any º can bear any perfeót reſemblance of the incoln. prehenſible perfection of the divine nature, very being itſelf dicating univocally touching him and any created :reducating y %. Origin of Mankind. 5* Prºpicate. n.ſ. [predicatum, Lat.] That which is affirmed f the ſubjećt; as man is rational. - O The ºn is that which is affirmed or denied of the ſubjećt. J/atts's Logick. Predication. n.ſ. [predicatio, Lat. from predicate.] Affir- mation concerning anything. Let us reaſon from them as well as we can ; they *... about identical predications and influence. 0ck't'. To PREDICT. v.a. [preditius, Lat. predire, Fr.] To fore- tell; to foreſhow. :ſ, -ºk, “Fane - He is always inveighing againſt ſuch unequal diſtributions; nor does he ever ceaſe to predici publick ruins, till his private are repaired. Government of the Tongue. r. from pre- declaration of ſomething future. Theſe predictions Are to the world in general, as to Caeſar. Shakeſp. The predictions of cold and long winters, hot, and, dry ſummers, are good to be known. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. How ſoon hath thy predićtion, ſeer bleſt Meaſur'd this tranſient world the race of time, -- Till time ſtand fix’d. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii. In Chriſt they all meet with an invincible evidence, as if they were not preditions, but after-relations; and the penmen of them not prophets but evangeliſts. South's Sermons. He, who propheſy'd the beſt, Approves the judgment to the reſt; He'd rather chooſe, that I ſhould die, Than his predićtion prove a lie. dić.] Prophe Swift's Miſcel. PRED1 ctor. m. ſ. [from predić.] Foreteller. Whether he has not been the cauſe of this poor man's death, as well as the predićior, may be diſputed. Swift. PREDIGE'stion. m. ſ. [prae and digº/lion.] Digeſtion too ſoon performed. Predige/lion, or haſty digeſtion, fills the body full of cru- dities and ſeeds of diſeaſes. Bacon's Eſſays. To PREDispo's E. v. a. [prae and diſpoſe.] To adapt previouſly to any certain purpoſe. Vegetable produćtions require heat of the ſun, to prediſpoſe and excite the earth and the ſeeds. Burnet. Unleſs nature be prediſpoſed to friendſhip by its own pro- j. no arts of obligation ſhall be able to abate the ſecret hatreds of ſome perſons towards others. South's Sermons. PREDIsposition. m. ſ. [pra and diſpoſition.] Previous adapta- tion to any certain purpoſe. It was conceived to proceed from a malignity in the con- ſtitution of the air, gathered by the prediſpoſitions of ſeaſons. Bacon's Henry VII. Tunes and airs have in themſelves ſome affinity with the affections; ſo as it is no marvel if they alter the ſpirits, confi- dering that tunes have a prediſpoſition to the motion of the ſpirits. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. External accidents are often the occaſional cauſe of the king's evil; but they ſuppoſe a prediſpoſition of the body. JWiſeman's Surgery. PRedo'MINANce. }*{ [pra and domina, Lat.] Prevalence; PREDo'MINANcy. fuperiority; aſcendency; ſuperior in- fluence. We make guilty of our diſaſters, the ſun, the moon and the ſtars, as if we were knaves, thicves and treacherous by fpherical predominance. * * Shakeſp. King Lear. An inflammation conſiſts only of a ſanguineous affluxion, or elſe is denominable from other humours, according to the predominancy of melancholy, phlegm or choler. * Brown. In human bodies, there is an inceſſant warfare amongſt the humours for predºminancy. Howel's Vocal Foreſt. .The true cauſe of the Phariſees diſbelief of Chriſt's dº. time, was the predºminance of their covetouſneſs and ambi- tion over their will. South's Sermons. The ſeveral rays therefore in that white light do retain their Colorific qualities, by which thoſe of any ſort, whenever they bºome more copious than the reſt, do, by their j and predominance, cauſe their Proper colour to appear. Newton. PREbo'MINANT. ad;... [predominant, Fr. prae and dominor.] *: ſupreme in influence ; aſcendent. affai *ºle were the condition of that church, the weighty *** whereof ſhould be ordered by thoſe deliberations, wº *h an humour as this were predominant. Hooker. A º ſubornation is predºminant, º “quity exil'd your highneſs’ land. Shakeſp. wº. ... that will ſtrike e ‘tis predom; - * ... • * Thoſe i. ; and 'tis powerful. Shakespeare. *weighed by divers things that made • predominant in the king's mind. Bacon. againſt him, and wer PREENGAGEMENT. n.ſ.. [from preengage.] Prece Whether the ſun, predominant in heav'n, - Riſe on the earth ; or earth riſe on the ſun. Milton, I could ſhew you ſeveral pieces, where the beauties of this kind are ſo predominant, that you could never be able to read or underſtand them. Swift. To PR Edo MINATE. v. n. [predominer, Fr. prae and dominor, Lat.] To prevail; to be aſcendent; to be ſupreme in in- fluence. So much did love t' her executed lord Predominate in this fair lady's heart. Daniel. The gods formed womens ſouls out of theſe principles which compoſe ſeveral kinds of animals; and their good or bad diſpoſition ariſes, according as ſuch and ſuch principles predominate in their conſtitutions. Addiſon: The rays, reflected leaſt obliquely, may predominate over the reſt, ſo much as to cauſe a heap of ſuch particles to ap- pear very intenſely of their colour. Newton's Opticº. Where judgment is at a loſs to determine the choice of a lady who has ſeveral lovers, fancy may the more allowabl predominate. Clariſſa. To Pre'Elect. v. a. [pre and elect.] To chuſe by previous decree. PRE'EMIN ENce. m. ſ. [preeminence, Fr. pre and eminence. It is ſometimes written, to avoid the junction of te, prºhe- minence. 1. Superiority of excellence. I plead for the preeminence of epick poetry. Dryden. Let profit have the preeminence of honour in the end of poetry; pleaſure, though but the ſecond in degree, is the firſt in favour. Dryden. The preeminence of chriſtianity to any other religious ſcheme which preceded it, appears from this, that the moſt eminent among the Pagan philoſophers diſclaimed many of thoſe ſuperſtitious follies which are condemned by revealed religion. Addison. 2. Precedence ; priority of place. His lance brought him captives to the triumph of Arteſia's beauty, ſuch, as though Arteſia be amongſt the faireſt, yet in that company were to have the preeminence. Sidney. He toucheth it as a ſpecial preeminence of Junias and An- dronicus, that in chriſtianity they were his ancients. Hooker. I do inveſt you jointly with my power, Preeminence, and all the large effects That troop with majeſty. Shakeſp. King Lear. The Engliſh deſired no preeminence, but offered equality both in liberty and privilege, and in capacity of offices and employments. Bayward. Am I diſtinguiſh'd from you but by toils, Superior toils, and heavier weight of cares ] ... Painful preeminence. Addison's Cato. 3. Superiority of power or influence. That which ſtandeth on record, hath preeminence above that which paſſeth from hand to hand, and hath no pens but the tongues, no book but the ears of men. Hoster. Beyond the equator, the Southern point of the needle is ſovereign, and the North ſubmits his preeminence. Brown. PRE'EMIN ENT. adj. [preeminent, Fr. pre and eminent.] Excel- lent above others. Tell how came I here? by ſome great maker In goodneſs and in pow'r preeminent. - Milton. We claim a proper intereſt above others, in the frºminent rights of the houſhold of faith. Sprat's Sermons. PRE EMPTION. n.ſ. [preemptio, Lat.] The right of purcha- ſing before another. - - r Certain perſons, in the reigns of king Edward VI. and queen Mary, ſought to make uſe of this preemption, but croſſed in the proſecution, or defeated in their expectation, gave it Over. - Carew. To PREENGAGE. v. a. [pre and engage.] To engage by precedent ties or contračts. - The world has the unhappy advantage of preengaging our paſſions, at a time when we have not reflection enough to look beyond the inſtrument to the hand whoſe direction it obeys. Rogers's Sermons. To Cipſeus by his friends his ſuit he mov’d, But he was preengag’d º former ties. Dryden. Not only made an inſtrument ; d But preengaged without my own conſent. aſ: gation. My preengagements to other themes were not unknow. " thoſe for wholm I was to write. - *: The opinions, ſuited to their º: º: Wi ke way to their aſſent, in ſpite of accidental Prºgºść. ºw * * * * Glanvill's Scºpſ. Men are apt to think, that thoſe obediences they Pº) º God ſhall, like a preengagement, diſannull all after cºnſº made by guilt. ſº #. As far as opportunity and former freengagement’." §'. leave. PP y f Cºllier of Friendſhip. 2 * PRER NING. º *
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To PREEN. v. a. [priinen, Dutch, to dreſs or prank up..] To
trim the feathers of birds, to cnable them to glide more eaſily
through the air : for this uſe nature has furniſhed them with
two peculiar glands, which ſecrete an unctuous matter into a
perforated oil bag, out of which the bird, on occaſion, draws
it with its bill. Bailey.
To PREESTABLISH. v. a. ſprae and eſtabliſh.] To ſettle
beforehand. -
PREEst A'BLISHMENT. m. ſ. [from pregſ?abliſh.] Settlement
beforehand.
To PREEx1's T. v. a. [prac and exiſto, Lat..] To exiſt be-
forehand.
If thy preexiſting ſoul
Was form'd at firſt with myriads more,
It did through all the mighty poets roll. Dryden.
PREEx1's TENCE. m. ſ. [preexiſtence, Fr. from preexiſt.] Ex-
iſtence beforehand; exiſtence of the ſoul before its union with
the body.
Wiſdom declares her antiquity and preexiſtence to all the
works of this carth. },...; Theory of the Earth.
As Simonides has expoſed the vicious part of women, from
the doćtrine of preexiſtence; ſome of the ancient philoſophers
have ſatyrized the vicious part of the human ſpecies, from a
notion of the ſoul's poſtexiſtence. Addiſon.
PRE Exist ENT. adj. [preexiſtent, Fr. prae and exiſtent.] Ex-
iſtent beforehand ; preceding in exiſtence.
Artificial things could not be from eternity, becauſe they
ſuppoſe man, by whoſe art they were made, preexiſtent to
them; the workman muſt be before the work. Burnet.
Blind to former, as to future fate,
What mortal knows his preexiſtent ſtate Pope.
If this preexiſtent eternity is not compatible with a ſuc-
ceſſive duration, then ſome being, though infinitely above our
finite comprehenſions, muſt have had an identical, invariable
continuance from all eternity, which being is no other than
God. Bentley's Sermons.
PREFACE. m. ſ. [preface, Fr. prafatio, Lat..] Something
ſpoken introductory to the main deſign; introduction; ſome-
thing proemial.
This ſuperficial tale
Is but a preface to her worthy praiſe. Shakeſp.
Sir Thomas More betrayed his depth of judgment in
ſtate affairs in his Utopia, than which, in the opinion of
Budaeus in a preface before it, our age hath not ſeen a thing
more deep. Peacham of Poetry.
Heav'n's high beheſt no preface needs; -
Sufficient that thy pray'rs are heard, and death
Defeated of his ſeizure. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi.
To PREF AcE. v. n. [prefari, Lat.] To ſay ſomething intro-
dućtory. -
Bºº I enter upon the particular parts of her chara&ter,
it is neceſſary to preface, that ſhe is the only child of a de-
crepid father. Speciator, NY 449.
To PREF Ace. v. a.
1. To introduce by ſomething proemial.
Thou art raſh,
And muſt be prefac’d into government. Southern.
2. To face; to cover. A ludicrous ſenſe.
I love to wear cloaths that are fluſh,
Not prefacing old rags with pluſh. Cleaveland.
PRE'FACE.R. n.ſ. [from preface.] The writer of a preface.
If there be not a tolerable line in all theſe ſix, the prefacer
gave me no occaſion to write better. Dryden.
PRE'FATor Y. adj. [from preface.] Introductory.
If this propoſition, whoſoever will be ſaved, be reſtrained
only to thoſe to whom it was intended, the chriſtians, then
the anathema reaches not the heathens, who had never heard
of Chriſt : after all, I am far from blaming even that prefa-
tory addition to the creed. Dryden.
PRE/FEct. n. ſ. [praftectus, Lat.] Governor; commander.
He is much
The better ſoldier, having been a tribune,
Prºf…?, lieutenant, praetor in the war. Benj. johnſºn.
It was the cuſtom in the Roman empire, for the projects
and vice-roys of diſtant provinces to tranſmit a relation of
every thing remarkable in their adminiſtration. Addiſon.
PREFEct URE. m. ſ. [prefecture, Fr. praftectura, Lat.] Com-
mand ; office of government. \ . -
To PREFER. v. a. [preferer, Fr. praft ro, Lat.]
I. To regard more than another.
With brotherly love, in honour preſer one another.
2. With above before the thing poſtponed.
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the
roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jeruſalem above my chief
Joy. Pſalm czxxvii. 6.
3. With before.
He that cometh after me, is preferred befºre me; for he
was before me. jo. i. 15.
It may worthily ſeem unto you a moſt ſhameful thing, to
have prºft red an infamous peace befºre a moſt juſt war. Knolles.
O ſpirit, that doſt prefer
Before all temples th’ upright heart.
Ro.
Milton.
4. With to.
Would he rather leave this frantick ſcene,
And trees and beaſts prºfer to courts and men.
5. To advance ; to exalt', to raiſe.
By the recommendation of the earl of Dunbar, he was
prºfer'd to the biſhoprick of Coventry and Litchfield. Clarend.
He ſpake, and to her hand prefer'd the bowl. Pope.
6. To offer ſolemnly ; to propoſe publickly; to exhibit,
They flatly diſavouch
To yield him more obedience or ſupport;
And as tº a perjur’d duke of Lancaſter,
Their cartel of defiance they prºfºr.
I, when my ſoul began to faint,
My vows and prayers to thee prefer'd;
. The lord my paſſionate complaint,
Even from his holy temple, heard. Sandys.
Prefer a bill againſt all kings and parliaments ſince the
conqueſt; and if that won't do, challenge the crown and
the two houſes. Collier on Duelling.
Prior.
Daniel.
Take care,
Leſt thou prefer ſo raſh a pray'r;
Nor vainly hope the queen of love
Will e'er thy fav'rite's charms improva. Prior.
Every perſon within the church or commonwealth may
preſer an accuſation, that the delinquent may ſuffer condign
puniſhment. Ayliff's Parergon.
PREFERABLE, adj. [preferable, Fr. from prefer.j Eligible be-
ºthing elſe. With to commonly before the thing re-
uled,
The ſtronger ties we have to an unalterable purſuit of hap-
pineſs, which is greateſt good, the more are we free from
any neceſſary compliance with our deſire, ſet upon any par-
ticular, and then appearing preferable good, till we have duly
examined it. Locke.
Though it be incumbent on parents to provide for their
children, yet this debt to their children does not quite cancel
the ſcore due to their parents; but only is made by nature
preferable to it. Locke.
Almoſt every man in our nation is a politician, and hath a
ſcheme of his own, which he thinks prºferable to that of any
other. Addiſon's Freeholder.
Even in ſuch a ſtate as this, the pleaſures of virtue would
be ſuperior to thoſe of vice, and juſtly preferable. Atterb.
PRE'FERABLENEss. adj. [from preferable.] The ſtate of being
preferable.
PREFERABLY. adv. [from preferable.] In preference; in ſuch
a manner as to prefer one thing to another.
How came he to chuſe a comick preferably to the tragick
poets; or how comes he to chuſe Plautus preferably to Te-
rence. Dennis.
PREFERENce. n.ſ. [preference, Fr. from preſer.]
1. The act of prefering; eſtimation of one thing above an-
other; election of one rather than another.
It gives as much due to good works, as is conſiſtent with
the grace of the goſpel; it gives as much preference to divine
grace, as is conſiſtent with the precepts of the goſpel. Sprat.
Leave the criticks on either ſide, to contend about the pre-
ference due to this or that ſort of poetry. Dryden.
We find in ourſelves a power to begin or forbear ſeveral
aćtions of our minds and motions of our bodies, barely by a .
thought or preference of the mind, ordering the doing, or not
doing ſuch a particular action. Locke.
The ſeveral muſical inſtruments in the hands of the Apollo's,
Muſes and Fauns, might give light to the diſpute for preference
between the ancient and modern muſick. Addiſon.
A ſecret pleaſure touch’d Athena's ſoul -
To ſee the pref'rence due to ſacred age
Regarded. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. With to before the thing poſtponed.
This paſſes with his ſoft admirers, and gives him the pre-
ference to Virgil. Dryden.
It directs one, in preference to, or with neglect of the other,
and thereby either the continuation or change becomes vo-
luntary. Locke:
3. With above. -
I ſhall give an account of ſome of thoſe appropriate and
diſcriminating notices wherein the human body differs, and
hath preference above the moſt perfect brutal nature. Hale.
4. With before. -
Herein is evident the viſible diſcrimination between the hu-
man nature, and its preference before it. Hale.
5. With over. -
The knowledge of things alone gives.” value to our rea-
ſonings, and prºſerence to one man * knowledge over an-
other. Locke.
PREFERMENT. n.ſ. [from prºſºr.]
1. Advancement to a higher ſtation:
I'll move the king
To any ſhape of thy preferment, ſuch
As thou’lt deſire. - -
If you hear of that blind traito’,
Prefºrment falls cn him that cuts him off.
2O Princes
… 'a'
Shakeſp. Cymbeline. • .--
Shaº.
P R E P R E Princes muſt, by a vigoro” exerciſe of that law, make it man's intereſt and honour ta cultivate religion and vir- ...’, rendering vice a diſgrace, and the certain ruin to pre- » ~. - Swift. ferment or pretenſions. Swiſ # honour or profit. 2. *... ſhould be placed upon fit men. L’Eſtrange. : act of prefering. Not in uſe. 3. Pºiº jº', º preferment of the one unto the motion before the other. Brown's /ugar Errours. PREFERER. [from ##". One who prefers. T. PREFIGURATE. v. a. [prae and figure, Lat.] To ſhew by an antecedent repreſentation. Prºfiguration. n.ſ. [from prºfgurate.] Antecedent re- reſentation. - The ſame providence that hath wrought the one, will work the other; the former being pledges, as well as preſi- gurations of the latter. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. The variety of propheſies and prºfigurations had their punc- tual accompliſhment in the author of this inſtitution. Norris. To PREFIGURE. v. a. ſprae and figuro, Lat.] To exhibit by antecedent repreſentation. what the Old Teſtament hath, the very ſame the New containeth; but that which lieth there, as under a ſhadow, is here brought forth into the open ſun; things there prefi- gured, are here performed. Hooker. Such piety, ſo chaſte uſe of God's day, That what we turn to feaſt, ſhe turn'd to pray, And did prefigure here in devout taſte, The reſt of her high ſabbath, which ſhall laſt. Donne. If ſhame ſuperadded to loſs, and both met together, as the ſinners portion here, perfectly prefiguring the two ſaddeſt ingredients in hell, deprivation of the bliſsful viſion, and con- #. of face, cannot prove efficacious to the mortifying of vice, the church doth give over the patient Hammond. To Prefi'NE. v. a. [prefinir, Fr. prafinio, Lat..] To limit beforehand. He, in his immoderate deſires, prefined unto himſelf three years, which the great monarchs of Rome could not perform in ſo many hundreds. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. To PREFI’X. v. a. ſpraft, o, Lat.] 1. To appoint beforehand. At the prefix’d hour of her awaking, Came I to take her from her kindred's vault. Shakespeare A time prefix, and think of me at laſt ! Sandys. Its inundation conſtantly increaſeth the ſeventh day of June; wherein a larger form of ſpeech were ſafer, than that which punctually prefixeth a conſtant day. Brown. Booth's forward valour only ſerv'd to ſhow, He durſt that duty pay we all did owe : Th’ attempt was fair; but heav'ns prefixed hour Not come. 2. To ſettle; to eſtabliſh. Becauſe I would prefix ſome certain boundary between them, the old ſtatutes end with king Edward II. the new or later ſtatutes begin with king Edward III. Hale's Law of England. Theſe boundaries of ſpecies are as men, and not as nature makes them, if there are in nature any ſuch prefixed bounds. Locke. 3. To put before another thing: as, he prefixed an advertiſement to his book. PREF13, n.ſ. [prefixum, Lat.] Some particle put before a word, to vary its ſignification. In the Hebrew language the noun has its prefixa and affixa, the former to fignify ſome few relations, and the latter to de' note the pronouns poſſeſſive and relative. Clarke. It is a prºfix of augmentation to many words in that lan- guage. Brown's Pulgar Errours. PREF1Xion. m. ſ. [prefixion, Fr. from prefix.] The act of prefixing. Dić7. To PREFo'R.M. v. a. [pre and form.] To form beforehand. - If you conſider the true cauſe, why all theſe things change, from their ordinance Their natures and prºformed faculties > To monſtrous quality; why you ſhai find º º º: them inſtröments of fºr into ſome monſtrous ſtate. - - PRE'GNANCY. n.ſ.. [from pregnant.] Shakeſp. julius Cæſar. 1. The ſtate of being with young. The breaſt is encompaſſed with ribs, and the belly left free for reſpiration 3 and in females, for that extraordinary exten: ºn in the time of their pregnancy. Ray on the Creation 2. Fertility ; fruitfulneſs ; inventive power; acuteneſs. - in º is made a tapſter, and hath his quick wit waſted #. reckonings. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. found *. out of the pregnancy of his invention, hath under the i. old way of inſinuating the groſſeſt reflections PRE&Nº of admonitions. Swift's Miſcel. 1. Teeming; §: | [prºgnant, Fr. pragmans, Lat.] ceding. Thou ng on the vaſt abyſs, t. Dryden. Dove-like ſat'ſt brood; di And mad'ſt it OO His town pregnan By Danae, * * *me reports, was buil - - t of ol Prºgnant with amiº, ...” old Milton. Dryden, Through cither ocean, fooliſh man' That pregnant word ſent forth again, Might to a world extend each atom there, For every drop call forth a ſea, a heav'n for ev'ry ſtar. Pri. 2. Fruitful; fertile ; impregnating. All theſe in their pregnant cauſes mixt: Milton. Call the floods from high, to ruſh amain With pregnant ſtreams, to ſwell the teeming grain. Dryden. . Full of conſequence. Theſe knew not the juſt motives, and pregnant grounds, with which I thought myſelf furniſhed. King Charles. An egregious and pregnant inſtance how far virtue ſurpaſſes ingenuity. Iłoodward's Nat. Hſi. O déteſtable, paſſive obedience did I ever imagine I ſhould become thy votary in ſo pregnant an inſtance. Arl. 4. Evident; plain; clear; full. An obſolete ſenſe. This granted, as it is a moſt pregnant and unforc’d poſition, who ſtands ſo eminent in the degree of this fortune as Caño? a knave very voluble. Sºakeſp. Othel's. Were’t not that we ſtand up againſt them all, 'Twere pregnant, they ſhould ſquare between themſelves. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleºpatra. 5. Eaſy to produce any thing. A moſt poor man made tame to fortune's blows, Who by the art of known and feeling ſorrows, Am pregnant to good pity. Shakespeare. King Lear. 6. Free; kind. Obſolete. My matter hath no voice, but to your own moſt pregnant and vouchſafed ear. Shakespeare. PRE'GN ANTLY. adv. [from pregnant.] 1. Fruitfully. 2. Fully; plainly ; clearly. A thouſand moral paintings I can ſhew, That ſhall demonſtrate theſe quick blows of fortune More pregnantly than words. Shakeſp. Timon ºf Athens. The dignity of this office among the Jews is ſo pregnantly ſet forth in holy writ, that it is unqueſtionable; kings and prieſts are mentioned together. South's Sermons. PREGUSTA'tion. m. ſ. [prae and guffo, Lat..] The act of taſting before another. To PREJU'DGE. v.a. [prejuger, Fr. prae and judico, Lat..] To determine any queſtion beforehand ; generally to condemn beforehand. If he ſtood upon his own title of the houſe of Lancaſter, he knew it was condemn’d in parliament, and prejudged in the common opinion of the realm, and that it tended to the diſinheriſon of the line of York. Bacon's Henry VII. The child was ſtrong and able, though born in the eight month, which the phyſicians do prejudge. Bacon. The committee of council hath prejudged the whole caſe, by calling the united ſenſe of both houſes of parliament an univerſal clamour. Swift. Some action ought to be entered, left a greater cauſe ſhould be injured and prejudged thereby. Ayliff. To PREJu'dicate. v. a. [prae and judico, Lat.] To de- termine beforehand to diſadvantage. Our deareſt friend Prejudicates the buſineſs, and would ſeem To have us make denial. Are you, in favour of his perſon, bent Thus to prejudicate the innocent : Sandy. PREJu'dicatz. adj. [from the verb.] 1. Formed by prejudice; formed before examination. This rule of caſting away all our former prejudicate opi- nions, is not propoſed to any of us to be practiſed at once as ſubjects or chriſtians, but merely as philoſophers. //attr. 2. Prejudiced ; prepoſſeſſed. Their works will be embraced by moſt that underſtand them, and their reaſons enforce belief from prºjudicate readers. Brown's /ulgar Errours. PREjudication. m. ſ. [from prejudicate.] The act of judg- ing beforehand. - - - - PREJUDICE. n.ſ. [prejudice, Fr. prºjudicinº, Lat.] - 1. Prºpoſſeſſion; judgment formed beforehand without exami- nation. It is uſed for prepoſſeſſion in favour of anything or againſt it. It is ſometimes uſed with to before that which the prejudice is againſt, but not properly. - The king himſelf frequently confidered more the perſon who ſpoke, as he was in his prºjudice, than the counſel itſelf that was given. - Clarendon, b. viii. My comfort is, that their manifeſt prejudice to my cauſe will render their judgment of leſs authority. Dryden. There is an unaccountable prejudice to proječtors of all kinds, for which reaſon, when I talk of practiſing to fly, filly people think me an owl for my pains. . - Addiſon. 2. Miſèhief; detriment; hurt ; injury. This ſenſe is only ac- cidental or conſequential; a bad thing being called a prejudº, only becauſe prejudice is commonly a bad thing, and is not de- rivéd from the original or etymology of the word; it wº therefore better to uſe it leſs; perhaps prejudice ought ºf to be applied to any miſchief, which does not imply ſome partiality or prepoſſeſſion. In ſome of the following examples its impropriety will be diſcovered. I have Shakeſpeare. : p
P. R. E. P. R. E. f. I have not ſpake one the leaſt word, That might be prejudice of her preſent ſtate, Or touch of her good perſon. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. England and France might, through their amity, Breed him ſome prejudice; for from this league Peep'd harms that menac'd him. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Factions carried too high and too violently, is a ſign of weakneſs in princes, and much to the prejudice of their au- thority and buſineſs. Bacon. How plain this abuſe is, and what prejudice it does to the underſtanding of the ſacred ſcriptures. Locke. A prince of this character will inſtruct us by his example, to fix the unſteadineſs of our politicks; or by his conduct hinder it from doing us any prejudice. Addiſon. To PRE JUDI'cE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To prepoſſeſs with unexamined opinions ; to fill with pre- iudices. J Half-pillars wanted their expected height, And roofs imperfect prejudic'd the fight. Prior. Suffer not any beloved ſtudy to prejudice your mind, ſo far as to deſpiſe all other learning. JWatts. No ſnares to captivate the mind he ſpreads, Nor bribes your eyes to prejudice your heads. 2. To obſtruct or injure by prejudices previouſly raiſed. Companies of learned men, be they never ſo great and re- verend, are to yield unto reaſon; the weight whereof is no whit prejudiced by the ſimplicity of his perſon, which doth alledge it. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 7. Neither muſt his example, done without the book, preju- dice that which is well appointed in the book. Whitgifte. I am not to prejudice the cauſe of my fellow-poets, though I abandon my own defence. Dryden. 3. To injure; to hurt; to diminiſh; to impair; to be detri- mental to. This ſenſe, as in the noun, is often improperly extended to meanings that have no relation to the original ſenſe; who can read with patience of an ingredient that pre- judices a medicine The ſtrength of that law is ſuch, that no particular nation can lawfully prejudice the ſame by any their ſeveral laws and ordinances, more than a man by his private reſolutions, the law of the whole commonwealth wherein he liveth. Hooker. The Danube reſcu'd, and the empire ſav’d, Say, is the majeſty of verſe retriev'd : And would it prejudice thy ſofter vein, To ſing the princes, Louis and Eugene Prior. To this is added a vinous bitter, warmer in the compoſition of its ingredients than the watry infuſion; and, as gentian and lemon-peel make a bitter of ſo grateful a flavour, the only care required in this compoſition was to chuſe ſuch an ad- dition as might not prejudice it. London Diſpenſatory. Anonym. PREJudicial. adj. [prejudiciable, Fr. from prejudice.] 1. Obſtructive by means of oppoſite prepoſſeſſions. 2. Contrary; oppoſite. What one ſyllable is there, in all this, prejudicial any way to that which we hold Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 5. 3. Miſchievous ; hurtful ; injurious ; detrimental. This ſenſe is improper. See PRE JUDice, noun and verb. His going away the next morning with all his troops, was moſt prejudicial and moſt ruinous to the king's affairs. Claren. One of the young ladies reads, while the others are at work ; ſo that the learning of the family is not at all preju- dicial to its manufactures. Addiſon's Guardian. A ſtate of great proſperity, as it expoſes us to various temptations, ſo it is often prejudicial to us, in that it ſwells the mind with undue thoughts. Atterbury's Sermons. PREJUDiſcIALNEss. n.ſ.. [from prejudicial.] The ſtate of being prejudicial; miſchievouſneſs. PRE'LA cy. n.ſ.. [from prelate.] 1. The dignity or poſt of a prelate or eccleſiaſtick of the higheſt order. Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices; as that of the pontificate, a patriarchſhip, an archbiſhoprick and biſhop- rick. Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. Epiſcopacy; the order of biſhops. The preſbyter, puff’d up with ſpiritual pride, Shall on the necks of the lewd nobles ride, His brethren damn, the civil power defy, And parcel out republick prelacy. Dryden. How many are there, that call themſelves proteſtants, who put prelaty and popery together as terms convertible. Swift. 3. Biſhops. Collectively. Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other moſt judicious men, have eſpecially beſtowed their pains about the matter of juriſdiction. Hooker's Dedication. PRELATE. m. ſ. ſprelat, Fr. praclatus, Lat.] An eccleſi- aſtick of the higheſt order and dignity. It beſeemed not the perſon of ſo grave a prelate, to be ei- ther utterly without counſel, as the reſt were, or in a common perplexity to ſhew himſelf alone ſecure. Hooker. Hear him but reaſon in divinity, And, all-admiring, with an inward wiſh You would deſire the king were inade a prelate. Shakeſp. – *** ** – . The Archbiſhop of Vienna, a reverend prelate, ſaid one day to king Lewis XI. of France ; fir, your mortal enemy is dead, what time duke Charles of Burgundy was ſlain. Bacon. Yet Munſter's prelate ever be acºurſ, In whom we ſeek the German faithin vain. P --- - Dryden. ******** adj. [from prelate.] Relating to prelate or prelacy. Die?, PRELATION. m. ſ. [prelatus, one above the other, In caſe the father left only daughters, ceeded as in co-patnerſhip, without an of the eldeſt daughter to a double por Preſlatur E. #": [prelatura, Lat. prelature, Fr.] The PRELATURESHIP. S. ſtate or dignity of a prelate. Dić7. PRELEction, n. ſ. [pracleºlio, Lát.] Reading; le&ture; diſcourſe. He that is deſirous to proſecute theſe aſyſtata of infinitude, let him reſort to the prelections of Faber. Hale. PRELIBA'tion n.ſ. [from pralibo, Lat..] Taſte beforehand, effuſion previous to taſting. - The firm belief of this, in an innocent ſoul, is a high prelibation of thoſe eternal joys. More's Divine Dialogues. PRELI'M INARY. adj. [preliminaire, Fr. prae limine, Lat.] Pre- vious ; introductory; proemial. My maſter needed not the aſſiſtance of that preliminary poet to prove his claim ; his own majeſtick mien diſcovers him to be the king. Dryden. Lat.] Preference; ſetting of they equally ſuc- y prelation or preference tion. Halt. PRELIMINARY. n.ſ. Something previous ; preparatory mea- ſures. The third conſiſts of the ceremonies of the oath on both ſides, and the preliminaries to the combat. Notes on Iliad. PRELUTE. n.ſ. [prelude, Frpreludium, Lat.] I. Some ſhort flight of muſick played before a full concert. 2. Something introdućtory; ſomething that only ſhews what is to follow. To his infant arms oppoſe His father's rebels and his brother's foes ; Thoſe were the preludes of his fate, That form'd his manhood, to ſubdue The hydra of the many-headed hiſing crew. Dryden. The laſt Georgick was a good prelude to the AEmeis, and very well ſhewed what the poet could do in the deſcription of what was really great. Addiſon. One conceſſion to a man is but a prelude to another. Clariſſa. To PRELU'D E. v. a. [preluder, Fr. praeludo, Lat..] To ſerve as an introdućtion; to be previous to. Either ſongſter holding out their throats, And folding up their wings, renew'd their notes, As if all day, preluding to the fight, They only had rehears'd, to fing by night. Dryden, PRELUDious. adj. [from prelude..] Previous ; introductory. That's but a preludious bliſs, Two ſouls pickeering in a kiſs. Cleaveland. PRELUDIUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] Prelude. This Menelaus knows, expos'd to ſhare With me the rough preludium of the war. Dryden. PRELU'sive. adj. [from prelude..] Previous ; introductory; procmial. The clouds Softly ſhaking on the dimpled pool Preluſive drops, let all their moiſture flow. Thomſºn. PREMATU/RE. adj. [prematuré, Fr. praematurus, Lat..] Ripe too ſoon; formed before the time; too early ; too ſoon ſaid, believed, or done; too haſty. 'Tis hard to imagine, what poſſible conſideration ſhould perſuade him to repent, 'till he depoſited that premature per- ſuaſion of his being in Chriſt. Hammond's Fundamentali. PREMATU'RELY. adj. [from premature.] Too early ; too ſoon ; with too haſty ripeneſs. PREMATU'RENEss. }*ſ [from premature.] Too great haſte ; PREMATU'RITY. unſeaſonable earlineſs. - To PREMEDITATE. v. a. [praemeditor, Lat. premediter, Fr.] To contrive or form beforehand; to conceive before- hand. Where I have come, great clerks have purpoſed To greet me with premeditated welcomes. Shakeſp. With words premeditated thus he ſaid. . . Dryden, To PREME'ditate. v. n. To have formed in the mind by previous meditation ; to think beforehand. Of themſelves they were rude, and knew nºt ſo much as how to premeditate; the ſpirit gave hºmº" and eloquent utterance. Hooker's Ecleſiaſtical Polity. PREMEDITA’rion, m. ſ. ſpraemeditatiº, Lat. premeditation, Fr. from premeditate.] Act of meditating beforehand. Arealith unlook'd-for iſſue of their bºdies To take their rooms cre I can place myſelf. A cold premeditation for my purpoſe Shakeſp. Hope is a pleaſant premeditation of enjoyment, as when a dog expects, till his maſter has done picking of the bone. o Mare's Antidºte againſt Ætheſin. y Verſe __-_----------- **
P R E P R E. verſe is not the effect of ſudden thought; but this hinders t ſudden thought may be repreſented in verſe, ſince thoſe thoughts muſt be higher than nature can raiſe without premeditatiºn. - - - Dryden an Dramatiº Poetry. PRE's ices. n.ſ. ſprinitiºn Lat. premices, Fr.) Firſt fruits. A charger, yearly filled with fruits, was offered to the gods at their feſtivals, as the premiers or firſt gatherings. Dry. PREA/IER, adj. [French..] Firſt; chief. The Spaniard challengeth the premier place, in regard of his dominions. Camden's Remains. Thus families like realms, with equal fate, Are ſunk by premier miniſters of ſtate. To PREMI'se. v. a. [pracmiſſils, Lat.] 1. To explain previouſly; to lay down premiſes. The apoſtle's diſcourſe here is an anſwer upon a ground taken; he premiſeth, and then infers. Burnet. I premiſe theſe particulars, that the reader may know I enter upon it as a very ungrateful taſk. Addiſon. 2. To ſend before the time. Not in uſe. O let the vile world . And the premiſed flames of the laſt day Knit .# ... together Shakespeare. Henry VI. To PREME'RIT. v. a. ſpra-mereor, Lat.] To deſerve before. They did not forgive Sir John Hotham, who had ſo much premerited of them. - - - King Charles. Premisrs. n.ſ. [pramiſa, Lat., premiſes, Fri 1. Propoſitions antecedently ſuppoſed or proved. - They infer upon the premiſes, that as great difference as commodiouſly may be, there ſhould be in all outward cere- monies between the people of God, and them which are not his people. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 7. This is ſo regular an inference, that whilſt the premiſes ſtand firm, it is impoſſible to ſhake the concluſion. Decay of Piety. She ſtudy'd well the point, and found Her foes concluſions were not found, From premiſes erroneous brought, And therefore the deduction's nought. Swift's Miſel. 2. In low language, houſes or lands, as, I was upon the pre- miſſes. PRE'Miss. n. ſ. [pra-miſſim, Lat.] Antecedent propoſition. This word is rare in the ſingular. They know the major or minor, which is implied, when you pronounce the other premiſs and the concluſion. Hatts. PREMIUM. m. ſ. ſpraemium, Lat.] Something given to invite a loan or a bargain. . No body cares to make loans upon a new proječt; whereas men never fail to bring in their money upon a land-tax, when the premium or intereſt allowed them is ſuited to the hazard they run. Addison's Freeholder, N° 23. People were tempted to lend, by great premiums and large intereſt; and it concerned them to preſerve that government, which they had truſted with their money. Swift's Aſſel. To PREMONISH. va. [praenonco, Lat..] To warm or admo- niſh beforehand. PREMo'Nish MENT. n.ſ.. [from premoniſh.JPrevious information. After theſe premoniſhments, I will come to the compartition itſelf. //otton's Architecture. PREMONITION. m. ſ. [from fremoniſh.] Previous notice; pre- vious intelligence. What friendly premonitions have been ſpent On your forbearance, and their vain event. Chapman. How great the force of ſuch an erroneous perſuaſion is, we may collect from our Saviour's premonition to his diſciples, when he tells them, that thoſe who killed them ſhould think they did God ſervice. Decay of Piety. PREM2N1 roRY. m. ſ. [from prae and mºnº, Lat..] Previouſly adviſing. Tº PREMio NSTRATE. v. a. [pre and monſtro, Lat.] To ſhow beforehand. PREMUNI RE. m.ſ. [Latin.] I. A writ in the common law, whereby a penalty is incurrable, as infringing ſome ſtatute. Premunire is now grown a good word in our Engliſh laws, by tract of time; and yet at firſt it was merely miſtaken for a premonere. Bramhall againſt Hobbs. Woolſey incurred a premunire, forfeited his honour, eſtate and life, which he ended in great calamity. South. 2. The penalty ſo incurred. 3. A difficulty; a diſtreſs. A low ungrammatical word. PREMU'N ºr 16s. * / [from premunio, Lat..] An anticipation of objection. 9 PRExo'MINATE. v. a. [prºnomino, Lat..] To forename. - He you would ſound, Having ever ſeen, in the prenominate crimes, Prº Yºu breathe of, guilty. - Shakeſ, Hamlet. lege of bein *N. m. ſ. [prac and nomino, Lat.j The privi- - 3. named firſt. they . lº ſhould have the prºnºmination ; and thoſe of the ſea *her derive their names, than nominate - Brown's Wulgar Errours. R ENo"tion. n J. [premot; - - - emotion, Fr. - *- knowledge; preſciºn.” Fr. prae and nºſco, Lat..] Fore not, tha Swi/?. The hedgehog's preſenſion of winds is ſo exad, that it ſtoppeth the north or ſouthern hole of its neſt, according unto prºmotion of theſe winds enſuing. * * > . . . . . . . . B, own. PRENTICE. m. ſ. [contracted, by colloquial licence, from apprentice..] One bound to a maſter, in order to inſtruction in a trade. My accuſer is my prentice, and when I did correct him for his fault, he did vow upon his knees he would be even with me. - Shakeſp. Henry VI. PRE N ticeship. m. ſ. [from prentice.] The ſervitude of an apprentice. He ſerv'd a frenticeſhip, who ſets up ſhop, Ward try’d on puppies, and the poor his drop. Pope. PRENu'NcIATION. n. ſ. [prenuncio, Lat..] The act of telling before. Die?. PREoccupancy. m. ſ. [from preoccupate.] The act of taking poſſeſſion before another. To PREOCCUPATE. v. a. [preoccuper, Fr. preoccupa, Latj 1. To anticipate. Honour aſpireth to death; grief flieth to it; and fear pre- occupieth it. Bacon. 2. To prepoſſeſs; to fill with prejudices. That the model be plain without colours, left the eye preoccupate the judgment. //otton's Architecture. PREoccupation. n.ſ. [preoccupation, Fr. from preoccupate.] 1. Anticipation. 2. Prepoſſeſſion. 3. Anticipation of objećtion. As if, by way of proccupation, he ſhould have ſaid; well, here you ſee your commiſſion, this is your duty, theſe are your diſcouragements; never ſeek for evaſions from worldly afflictions; this is your reward, if you perform it; this is your doom, if you decline it. South's Sermons. To PR Eoccupy. v. a. To prepoſſeſs; to occupy by antici- pation or prejudices. I think it more reſpectful to the reader to leave ſomething to reflections, than preoccupy his judgment. Arbuthnot. To PRE'ominate. v. a. ſpre and ominor, Lat.] To prog- noſticate; to gather from omens any future event. Becauſe many ravens were ſeen when Alexander entered Babylon, they were thought to preominate his death. Brown. PRE'opis ios. m. ſ. [pre and opinio, Lat..] Opinion antece- dently formed ; prepoſſeſſion. Diet holds no ſolid rule of ſelećtion; ſome, in indiſtinčt voracity, eating almoſt any ; others, out cf a timorous pre- opinion, refraining from very many things. Brown. To PRE ORDAIN. v. a. [pra and ordain..] To ordain before- hand. Sin is the contrariety to the will of God, and if all things be preordained by God, and ſo demonſtrated to be willed by him, it remains there is no ſuch thing as fin. Hammond. Few ſouls preordain’d by fate, The race of gods have reach'd that envy'd ſtate. Roſcom. PREo'RDIN AN ce. m. ſ. [prae and ordinance..] Antecedent de- cree; firſt decree. Not in uſe. Theſe lowly courteſies Might ſtir the blood of ordinary men, And turn preordinance and firſt decree Into the law of children. Shakespeare. julius Cæſar. PRECR DINA"rio N. m. ſ. [from preordain..] The act of preor- daining. PREPARA"rios. m. ſ. [preparatio, Lat. preparation, Fr. from prepare.] 1. The act of preparing or previouſly fitting any thing to any purpoſe. Nothing hath proved more fatal to that due preparation for another life, than our unhappy miſtake of the nature and end of this. //afe's Preparation for Death. 2. Previous meaſures. I will ſhew what preparations there were in nature for this at diſſolution, and after what manner it came to Paſs. great diſſolution, Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. 3. Ceremonious introduction. h ſo little t tion, upon you I make bold to preſs, with ſo little prºgraf.” "Ou. —You're .." > Shakeſp. Merry Jºves ºf //inſor. 4. The act of making or fitting by a regular proceſs; In the preparations of cookery, the moſt volatile parts of vegetables are deſtroyed. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 5. Any thing made by proceſs of operation. . - I wiſh the chymiſts had been more ſparing, who magnify their preparations, inveigle the curioſity of Rºy, and delude the ſecurity of moſt. Brown P.ulgar Errours. 6. Accompliſhment; qualification. Out of uſe. - Sir John, you are a gentleman of excellent breeding, au- thentičk in your place and perſon, generally allowed for your many warlike, courtlike and learned preparations. Shaky?. PRE PARAtiv P. adj. [preparatiſ, Fr. from prepare.] Having the power of preparing or qualifying, - Would men have ſpent toilſome days and watchful nights in the laborious queſt of knowledge preparatiº to this work South's Sermons. PRE PARATIVE. 6
P R E % l PRFPA's AT1 v E. m. ſ. ſpreparatiſ, Fr. from prepare.] 1. That which has the power of preparing or previouſly fitting. They tell us the profit of reading is ſingular, in that it ſerveth for a preparative unto ſermons. H22Aer. My book of advancement of learning may be ſome repa- rative or key for the better opening of the inſtauration. Bacon. Reſolvedneſs in fin can, with no reaſon, be imagined a pre- arative to remiſſion. Decay of Piety. 2. That which is done in order to ſomething elſe, The miſeries, which have enſued, may be yet, through thy mercy, preparatives to us of future bleſfings. K. Charles. Such a temper is a contradićtion to repentance, as being founded in the deſtruction of thoſe qualities, which are the only diſpoſitions and pretaratives to it. South's Sermons. What avails it to make all the neceſſary preparatives for our voyage, if we do not actually begin the journey. Dryden. PRFPARATIVELY. adv. [from preparative.J. Previouſly; by way of preparation. It is preparatively neceſſary to many uſeful things in this life, as to make a man a good phyſician. Hale. PREPA's AtoRY. adj. [preparatoire, Fr.] 1. Antecedently neceſſary. The pračtice of all theſe is proper to our condition in this world, and preparatory to our happineſs in the next. Tillotſºn. 2. Introductory; previous ; antecedent. Preparatory, limited and formal interrogatories in writing preclude this way of occaſional interrogatories. Hale. Rains were but preparatory, the violence of the deluge de- pended upon the diſruption of the great abyſs. Burnet. To PREPARE. v. a. ſtraparo, Lat. preparer, Fr.] 1. To fit for anything; to adjuſt to any uſe; to make ready for any purpoſe. Patient Oétavia, plough thy viſage up With her prepared nails. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. Confound the peace eſtabliſh'd, and prepare Their ſouls to hatred, and their hands to war. Dryden. Our ſouls, not yet prepard for upper light, Till doomſday wander in the ſhades of night. Dryden. The beams of light had been in vain diſplay'd, Had not the eye been fit for viſion made; In vain the author had the eye prepar’d With ſo much ſkill, had not the light appear'd. Blackmore. 2. To qualify for any purpoſe. Some preachers, being prepared only upon two or three points of doćtrine, run the ſame round. Addiſon. 3. To make ready beforehand. There he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may pre- pare a city for habitation. Pſalm cviii. 36. Now prepare thee for another ſight. Milton. He took the golden compaſſes, prefar'd In God's eternal ſtore, to circumſcribe This univerſe. Milton. 4. To form ; to make. The woman fled into the wilderneſs, where ſhe hath a place prepared of God to feed her. Rev. xii. 6. He hath founded it upon the ſeas, and prepared it upon the floods. Pſalm xxiv. 2. 5. To make by regular proceſs: as, he prepared a medicine. To PR EPA R E. v. n. 1. To take previous meaſures. Efficacy is a power of ſpeech, which repreſents to our minds the lively ideas of things ſo truly, as if we ſaw them with our eyes; as Lido preparing to kill herſelf. Peacham. 2. To make every thing ready; to put things in order. Go in, firrah, bid them prepare for dinner. Shakeſp. The long-ſuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing. I Peter iii. 2. 3. To make one's ſelf ready ; to put himſelf in a ſtate of ex- pećtation. - - PRE PARE. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Preparation; previous mea- ſures. Not in uſe. - In our behalf Go levy men, and make pretare for war. Shakespeare. PRE PARE DLY. adv. [from prepared.] By proper precedent meaſures. She preparedy may frame herſelf To th’ way ſhe's forc'd to. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. PR EPA'RED Ness. n.ſ. (from prepare.] State or act of being prepared : as, he's in a preparedneſs for his final exit. PRE PARER. m. ſ. [from prepare.] I. One that prepares; one that previouſly fits. The biſhop of Ely, the fitteſt preparer of her mind to re- ceive ſuch a doleful accident, came to viſit her. Wotton. 2. That which fits for any thing. Codded grains are an improver of land, and preparer of it for other crops. Mortimer's Huſbandry. PREPE NSE. adj. [prºfenſus, Lat." Forethought ; precon- PREPE'Nsed. ; ceived; contrived beforehand : as, malice pre- penſe. - To PR Epo's of R. v. a. [from preponderate.] To outweigh. Though pillars by channelling be ſeemingly ingroſſed to Our fight, yet they are truly weakned ; and therefore ought not to be the more ſlender, but the more corpulent, unleſs apparences prºforider truths. //otton’s Archite&ure. ºperance. }*ſ [from prºponderate.] The ſtate of PRE Po sperancy. outweighing; ſuperiority of weight. As to addition of ponderoſity in dead bodies, comparing them unto blocks, this occaſiónal preponderancy is rather an appearance than reality. Brown's Pulgar Errours. The mind ſhould examine all the grounds of probability, and, upon a due balancing the whole, rejećt or receive pro- portionably to the preponderany of the greater grounds of probability. Locke: Little light boats were the ſhips which people uſed, to the ſides whereof this fiſh remora faſtening, might make it ſwag, as the leaſt preponderance on either fide will do, and ſo retarā'i's courſe. Grew’s Muſicum. To PREPO'NDERATE. v. a. [prepondero, Lat.] 1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight. - An, inconſiderable weight, by diſtance from the centre of the balance, will prºponderate greater magnitudes. G.;ſ. The trivialleſt thing, when a paſſion is caſt into the ſcale with it, preponderates ſubſtantial bleſſings. Gov. of the Tongue. 2. To overpower by ſtronger influence. To PREpo'NDERATE. v. n. I. To exceed in weight. He that would make the lighter ſcale preponderate, will not ſo ſoon do it, by adding increaſe of new weight to the emptier, as if he took out of the heavier, what he adds to the lighter. - - - Locke. Unleſs the very mathematical center of gravity of every ſyſtem be placed and fixed in the very mathematical center of the attractive power of all the reſt, they cannot be evenly at- tracted on all ſides, but muſt prºponderate ſome way or other. Bentley's Sermons. 2. To exceed in influence or power analogous to weight. In matters of probability, we cannot be ſure that we have all particulars before us, and that there is no evidence be- hind, which may outweigh all that at preſent ſeems to pre- ponderate with us. Locke. By putting every argument on one ſide and the other into the balance, we muſt form a judgment which ſide prepon- derates. J/atts. PREPONDERATION. m. ſ. [from preponderate.] The act or ſtate of outweighing anything. In matters, which require preſent practice, we muſt con- tent ourſelves with a mere preponderation of probable reaſons. J/atts's Logick. To PREpo'se. v. a. [prºpoſer, Fr. prapono, Lat.] To put before. Dić7. PREPosition. n.ſ. [prapºſition, Fr. prepoſitio, Lat.] In grammar, a particle governing a caſe. A prepoſition ſignifies ſome relation, which the thing ſigni- fied by the word following it, has to ſomething going before in the diſcourſe; as, Ceſar came to Rome. Clarke's Lat. Gram. PREPo's Tor. m. ſ. [prapºſitor, Lat] A ſcholar appointed by the maſter to overlook the reſt. To PREPOSSESS. v. a. [pra and poſſ...] To fill with an opinion unexamined; to prejudice. She was prepaſſed with the ſcandal of ſalivating. Iſºſºm. PREPossessios. n.ſ.. [from prºpoffſ.] I. Preoccupation; firſt poſſeſſion. God hath taken care to anticipate and prevent every man to give piety the prepaſſion, before other competitors ſhould be able to pretend to him ; and ſo to engage him in holineſs firſt and then in bliſs. Hammond's Fundamentals. 2. Prejudice; preconceived opinion. Had the poor vulgar rout only, who were held under the prejudices and prepaſſeſſions of education, been abuſed into ſuch idolatrous ſuperſtitions, it might have been pitied, but not ſo much wondred at. South's Sermons. With thought, from prepaſſion free, reflect On ſolar rays, as they the fight reſpect. PREPOSTEROUS. adj. [prajºſerus, Lat.] 1. Having that firſt which ought to be laſt; wrong; abſurd ; perverted. - Put a caſe of a land of Amazons, where the whole go- vernment, publick and private, is in the hands of women: is not ſuch a prºpoſerous government againſt the firſt order of nature, for women to rule over men, and in itſelf void Bac. Death from a father's hand, from whom I firſt Receiv'd a being 'tis a prºpºſerous gift, An act at which inverted nature ſtarts, Blackmore. And bluſhes to behold herſelf ſo cruel. Denham. Such is the world's prepoſterous fate; Amongſt all creatures, mortal hate -- Denham. Love, though immortal, doth create. - - By this diſtribution of matter, continual proviſion is every where made for the ſupply of bodies, quite contrary to the prºpoſerous reaſonings of thoſe men, whº expected ſo different a reſult. I/oodward's Nat Hi/. The method I take may be cenſured as prepo/?erous, be- cauſe I thus treat laſt of the antediluvian earth, which was firſt in order of nature. J/ºodward’s Nat. Hiſł. 2. Applied to perſons: fooliſh ; abſurd. Prepº/ferous aſs ! that never read ſo far To know the cauſe why muſick was ordain'd. Shakeſp. 2 o H PRE Po's TE Rously.
P R E
P. R. E.
Perro's resously, adv. [from prºpºſ”.] In a wrong ſitua-
. . . . . . urdly.
tioi) ; *f; things do beſt pleaſe me,
That befal prºfºra/#, Shakeſt. Aſº'ſ Night's Dream.
Upon this ſuppoſition, one animal would have its lungs,
wheſe another hath its liver, and all the other members pre-
poſſerº/ſy placed 3. there could not be a like configuration of
parts in any two individuals. Bently's Sermons.
PREpo's rerouss Ess. n. ſ. (from prºpºſerous.) Abſurdity ;
wrong order or method.
PRE Por Ency. m. ſ. [prapotentia, Lat.] Superior power;
redominance.
If there were a determinate prºpotency in the right, and
ſuch as ariſeth from a conſtant root in nature, we might ex-
pect the ſame in other animals. Brown.
PREPU'cf. m. ſ. [prºprice, Fr. prafutiaº, Lat.] That which
covers the glans ; foreſkin.
The prºpice was much inflamed and ſwelled. If iſºman.
To PRE’REQUIRE. v. a. [prae and require.] To demand pre-
viouſly. - *- - - -
Some primary literal ſignification is prerequired to that other
of figurative. - - - Hammond.
PREREQUISITE. adj. [prae and requiſite.] Something previouſly
neceſſary. -
The conformation of parts is neceſſary, not only unto the
prerequiſite and previous conditions of birth, bºt alſo unto the
parturition. Brown's Jºuſsar Errours.
Before the exiſtence of compounded body, there muſt be a
pre-exiſtence of active principles, neceſſarily prerequiſite to
the mixing theſe particles of bodies. ult'.
PRF Roc Ativ F. n.ſ. [prerogative, Fr. praerogativa, low Lat.]
An excluſive or peculiar privilege.
, My daughters and the fair Parthenia might far better put
in their claim for that prerogative. Sidney.
Our prerogative
Cal's not your counſels, but our natural goodneſs
Imparts this. Shakeſp.
How could communities,
The primogeniture, and due of birth,
Prerogative of age, ſceptres, and crowns,
But by degree, ſtand in authentick place Shake?.
The great Caliph hath an old prerogative in the choice and
confirmation of the kings of Aſſyria. Knolles.
They are the beſt laws, by which the king hath the juſteſt
prerºgative, and the people the beſt liberty. Bacon.
Had any of theſe ſecond cauſes deſpoiled God of his pre-
rogative, or had God himſelf conſtrained the mind and will
of man to impious acts by any celeſtial inforcements? Raleigh.
They obtained another royal prerogative and power, to
make war and peace at their pleaſure. Lavies.
The houſe of commons to theſe their prerºgatives over the
lords, ſent an order to the lieutenant of the tower, that he
ſhould cauſe him to be executed that very day. Clarendon.
For freedom ſtill maintain’d alive,
Freedom an Engliſh ſubjects’ ſole prerºgative,
Accept our pious praiſe. Dryden.
All wiſh the dire prerogative to kill,
Ev’n they wou'd have the pow'r, who want the will.
Dryden.
It ſeems to be the prerogative of human underſtanding,
when it has diſtinguiſhed any ideas, ſo as to perceive them to
be different, to conſider in what circumſtances they are ca-
pable to be compared. Locke.
I will not confider only the prerogatives of man above other
animals, but the endowments which nature hath conferred on
his body in common with them. Ray on the Creation.
PRERo GATIVED, adj. [from prerºgative..] Having an exclu-
five privilege ; having prerogative.
'Tis the plague of great ones,
Pºrºgativ'd are they leſs than the baſe;
'Tis deſtiny unſhunable. Shakeſp.
PR Es. Prº, prºft, ſeem to be derived from the Saxon, preorº, a
pº it being uſual in after times to drop the letter o in like
caſes. Gibſon's Camden.
PRESA/GE. ºf [frºſse, Fr. preſgium, Lat.] ſº -
preſenſion of futurity. >
Joy and ſhout preſage of victory. Milton.
Dreams have generally been conſidered by authors only as
revelations of what has already happened, or as preſages of
.*hat is to happen. . Žiºn.
9. RESA’s E. º. a. It reſºger, Fr. freſagio, Latin.]
* To forebode; to foreknow; to forctell; to propheſy.
Henry's late prºſaging propheſy
Did gld my heaſt with hope.
Foreſce: What pow'r of mind
Of i. preſaging from the depth
How º ge ſº or preſent, could have fear'd
As ſtood º force of gods, how ſuch -
Thi OOC! || e theſe, could ever know repulſe. Milton
his contagion might have been prºſaged upo ſid -
tion ºf its precurſors gea upon conſidera-
Wiſh’ freedºm I Harvey on Conſumptions.
I heav'n be inſi" fºſge you ſºon will find,
** be juſt, and iſ to virtue kind.
f
Shakespeare Henry VI.
Dryden.
2, Sometimes with of before the thing foretold.
That by certain ſigns we may frºſage
Of heats and rains, and wind's impetuous rage,
The ſov’reign of the heav'ns has ſet on high
The moon to mark the changes of the ſky. Dryden.
2. To foretoken ; to foreſhow.
If I may truſt the flattering ruth of ſleep,
My dreams preſage ſome joyful news at hand. Shakespeare
Dreams adviſe ſome great good prºſaging. 4/ilton.
That cloud, that hangs upon thy brow, preſages
A greater ſtorm than all the Turkiſh power
Can throw upon us. Denham's Sophy.
When others fell, this ſtanding did preſage
The crown ſhou'd triumph over poplar rage. J/aller.
PRESA/G EMENT. n. ſ. [from preſage.]
1. Forebodement ; preſenſion.
I have ſpent much enquiry, whether he had any ominous
preſagement before his end. J/otton.
2. Foretoken.
The falling of ſalt is an authentick prºſagement of ill luck
from whence nothwithſtanding nothing can be naturally
feared. Brown's Pulgar Errourſ.
PRESBYTER. n. ſ. [preſbyter, Lat. Tºtagſ ºf GP.]
1. A prieſt. >
Preſbyters abſent through infirmity from their churches,
might be ſaid to preach by thoſe deputies who in their flead
did but read homilies. Hºcker, b. v. ſ. 20.
2. A preſbyterian.
And preſbyters have their jackpuddings too. Butler.
PRESBYTER AN. adj. [76-73. Figº..] Conſiſting of elders;
a term for a modern form of eccleſiaſtical government.
Chiefly was urged the abolition of epiſcopal, and the eſtab-
liſhing of preſbyterian government. King Charles.
PRES BYTE RAN. m. ſ. [from preſbyter.] An abettor of preſby-
tery or calviniſtical diſcipline.
One of the more rigid preſbyterians. Swift.
PRESPY TERY. m. ſ. [from preſbyter.] Body of elders, whether
prieſts or laymen.
Thoſe which ſtood for the prºſytery, thought their cauſe
had more ſympathy with the diſcipline of Scotland than the
hierarchy of England. - Bacon.
Flea-bitten ſynod, an aſſembly brew’d
Of clerks and elders ana, like the rude
Chaos of preſbyt'ry, where laymen guide
With the tame woolpack clergy by their ſide. Craveland.
PRE's cresce. m. ſ. [prºſcience, Fr. from prºcient.] Foreknow-
ledge ; knowledge of future things.
They tax our policy, and call it cowardice,
Foreſtall our preſcience, and eſteem no act
But that of hand. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
Preſcience or foreknowledge, conſidered in order and nature,
if we may ſpeak of God after the manner of men, goeth be-
fore providence; for God foreknew all things before he had
created them, or before they had being to be cared for; and
preſcience is no other than an infallible foreknowledge. Ral.
If certain prºſcience of uncertain events imply a contra-
dićtion, it ſeems it may be ſtruck out of the omniſciency of
God, and leave no blemiſh behind. More.
Of things of the moſt accidental and mutable nature, God's
prºſcience is certain. South.
Freedom was firſt beſtow'd on human race,
And preſcience only held the ſecond place. Dryden.
PRESCIENT. adj. [praftiens, Lat..] Foreknowing; pro-
phetick.
Henry, upon the deliberation concerning the marriage of
his eldeſt daughter into Scotland, had ſhewed himſelf ſenſible
and almoſt prºſcient of this event. Bacon.
Who taught the nations of the field and wood *
Prºſcient, the tides or tempeſts to withſtand. Pope.
PRE'scious. adj. [praſcius, Lat.] Having foreknowledge.
Thrice happy thou, dear partner of my bed,
Whoſe holy ſoul the ſtroke of fortune fled;
Preſcious of ills, and leaving me behind,
To drink the dregs of life. Dryden's Żncis.
To PR esci'N p. v. a. [preſcindo, Lat...] To cut off; to ab-
ſtract. -
A bare a&t of obliquity does not only preſcind from, but
poſitively deny ſuch a ſpecial dependence. Norris.
Presci's dest adj. [preſcindens, Lat..] Abſtraćting.
we may, for one ſingle act, abſtract from a reward, which
nobody, who knows the preſcindent faculties of the ſoul, can
deny. Cheyne's Philoſophical Principles.
To PRESCRIBE. v. a. [praeſcribo, Lat.]
1. To ſet down authoritatively ; to order; to direct.
Doth the ſtrength of ſome negative arguments prove this
kind of negative argument ſtrong, by force whereof all things
are denied, which ſcripture affirmeth not, or all things, which
ſcripture preſcribeth not, condemned. Hooker.
To the blanc moon her office they preſcrib'd, 44 ſton.
There's joy, when to wild will you laws prºſcribe,
When you bid fortune carry back her bribe. Dryden.
When parents loves are order'd by a ſon,
Let ſtreams prºfoil, their fountains where to run. Pryden.
2. To direct
P R E P. R. E. º .. n t 2. To direét medically. - The end of ſatire is the amendment of vices by corre&tion; and he who writes honeſtly is no more an enemy to the of— fender, than the phyſician to the patient, when he preſcribes harſh remedies. Dryden. The extremeſt ways they firſt ordain, Preſcribing ſuch intolerable pain, ; As none but Caeſar could ſuſtain. Dryden. By a ſhort account of the preſſing obligations which lie on the magiſtrate, I ſhall not ſo much preſcribe directions for the future, as praiſe what is paſt. Atterbury. Should any man argue, that a phyſician underſtands his own art beſt; and therefore, although he ſhould preſcribe poiſon to all his patients, he cannot be juſtly puniſhed, but is an- ſwerable only to God. Swift. To PREscRI'BE. v. n. 1. To influence by long cuſtom. A reſerve of puerility we have not ſhaken off from ſchool, where being ſeaſoned with minor ſentences, they preſcribe upon our riper years, and never are worn out but with our memories. Brown's Wulgar Errours. 2. To influence arbitrarily. The aſſuming an authority of dićtating to others, and a forwardneſs to preſcribe to their opinions, is a conſtant con- comitant of this biaſs of our judgments. Locke. 3. [Preſcrire, Fr.] To form a cuſtom which has the force of law. That obligation upon the lands did not preſcribe or come into diſuſe, but by fifty conſecutive years of exemption. Arb. 4. To write medical directions and forms of medicine. Modern 'pothecaries, taught the art By doctor's bills to play the doćtor's part, Bold in the practice of miſtaken rules, Preſcribe, apply, and call their maſters fools. Pope. PRE'script., adj. [preſcriptus, Lat...] Direéted; accurately laid down in a precept. Thoſe very laws ſo added, they themſelves do not judge unlawful; as they plainly confeſs both in matter of prºſcript attire, and of rites appertaining to burial. Hooker. PRE'scRIPT. m. ſ. [praeſcriptum, Lat..] Direétion; precept; model preſcribed. By his preſcript, a ſanétuary is fram'd Of cedar, overlaid with gold. Milton. PREscription. n.ſ. [preſcription, Fr. praſcriptio, Lat. from praeſcribo, Lat.] 1. Rules produced and authoriſed by long cuſtom; cuſtom con- tinued till it has the force of law. You tell a pedigree Of threeſcore and two years, a ſilly time To make preſcription for a kingdom's worth. Shakeſp. Uſe ſuch as have prevailed before in things you have em- ployed them ; for that breeds confidence, and they will ſtrive to maintain their preſcription. Bacon's Eſſays. It will be found a work of no ſmall difficulty, to diſpoſſeſs a vice from that heart, where long poſſeſſion begins to plead prºſcription. South's Sermons. Our poet bade us hope this grace to find, To whom by long preſcription you are kind. Dryden. The Lucqueſe plead preſcription, for hunting in one of the duke's foreſts, that lies upon their frontiers. Addiſon. 2. Medical receipt. My father left me ſome prºſºriptions Of rare and prov'd effects; ſuch as his reading And manifeſt experience had collected For general ſov’reignty. Shakeſp. Approving of my obitinacy againſt all common preſcrip- tions, he aſked me, whether I had never heard the Indian way of curing the gout by moxa. Temple. PRE’s E ANce. n.ſ. [prºſeance, Fr.] Priority of place in fitting. The gheſts, though rude in their other faſhions, may, for their diſcreet judgment in precedence and preſeance, read a leſſon to our civileſt gentry. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. PRE's ENc E. m. ſ [preſence, Fr. preſentia, Lat.] 1. State of being preſent; contrary to abſence. To-night we hold a ſolemn ſupper, And I’ll requeſt your preſence. Shakeſp. The preſence of a king engenders love - Amongſt his ſubječts and his loyal friends, As it diſanimates his enemies. Shakeſp. Henry VI. 2. Approach face to face to a great perſonage. The ſhepherd Dorus anſwered with ſuch a trembling voice and abaſhed countenance, and oftentimes ſo far from the matter, that it was ſome ſport to the young ladies, thinking it want of education, which made him ſo diſcountenanced with unwonted preſence. Sidney, b. i. Men that very preſence fear, Which once they knew authority did bear ! Daniel. 3. State of being in the view of a ſuperior. Thou know'ſt the law of arms is ſuch, That, whoſo draws a ſword in th’ preſence 't's death. Sha. I know not by what power I am made bold, In ſuch a preſence here, to plead my thoughts. Shakeſp. Wiſdom thy ſiſter, and with her did'ſt play In preſence of th' Almighty. Milton. Perhaps I have not ſo well conſulted the repute of my in- telle&tuals, in bringing their imperfections into ſuch diſcern- ing preſences. Glanvill's Scepſ. Since clinging cares and trains of inbred fears, Not aw’d by arms, but in the preſence bold, Without reſpect to purple or to gold. I}ryden. 4. A number aſſembled before a great perſon. Look I ſo pale. —Ay; and no man in the preſence, But his red colour hath forſook his checks. Shakeſp Odmar, of all this preſence does contain; - Give her your wreath whom you eſteem mºſt fair. Dryden. 5. Pº alr; i." ; º irtue is beſt in a body that is comely, and - ther dignity of preſence, than beauty of ãº. that hº A graceful preſence beſpeaks acceptance, gives a force to language, and helps to convince by look and poſture. Collier. How great his preſence, how erect his look, How ev'ry grace, how all his virtuous mother Shines in his face, and charms me from his eyes. Smith : 6. Room in which a prince ſhows himſelf to his court. By them they paſs, all gazing on them round, And to the preſence mount, whoſe glorious view Their frail amazed ſenſes did confound. Fairy Queen: An't pleaſe your grace, the two great cardinals Wait in the preſence. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The lady Anne of Bretagne, paſſing through the preſence in the court of France, and eſpying Chartier, a famous poet, leaning upon his elbow faſt aſleep, openly kiſſing him, ſaid, we muſt honour with our kiſs, the mouth from whence ſo many ſweet verſes have proceeded. Peacham. 7. Readineſs at need ; quickneſs at expedients: A good bodily ſtrength is a felicity of nature, but nothing comparable to a large underſtanding and ready preſence of mind. L'Eſtrange. Errors, not to be recall’d, do find Their beſt redreſs from preſence of the mind, º Courage our greateſt failings does ſupply. J/aller: 8. The perſon of a ſuperior. To her the ſov’reign preſence thus reply'd. Milton. PRESENce-chamber. n.ſ. [preſence and chamber or room.] PRESENCE-Room. ; The room in which a great perſon receives company. - If theſe nerves, which are the conduits to convey them from without to their audience in the brain, the mind's pre- fence-room, are ſo diſordered, as not to perform their functions, they have no poſtern to be admitted by. Locke, Kneller, with ſilence and ſurpriſe, We ſee Britannia's monarch riſe, And aw’d by thy deluſive hand, - As in the preſence-chamber ſtand. Addiſon. PRESE'Nsion. n.ſ. [praeſenſio, Lat..] Perception beforehand. The hedgehog's preſenſion of winds is exact. Brown. PRESENT. adj. [preſent, Fr. praſºns, Lat.] 1. Not abſent; being face to face; being at hand. But neither of theſe are any impediment, becauſe the re- gent thereof is of an infinite immenſity more than commen- ſurate to the extent of the world, and ſuch as is moſt inti- mately preſent with all the beings of the world. Hale. Be not often preſent at feaſts, not at all in diſſolute com- pany; pleaſing objects ſteal away the heart. Taylor. Much I have heard Incredible to me, in this diſpleas'd, That I was never preſent on the place Of thoſe encounters. 2. Not paſt ; not future. Thou future things can'ſt repreſent As preſent. Milion. The moments paſt, if thou art wiſe, retrieve With pleaſant mem'ry of the bliſs they gave ; The preſent hours in pleaſant mirth employ, - And bribe the future with the hopes of joy. Prior. The preſent age hath not been leſs inquiſitive than the former ages were. If 3-dward's Nat. H/. 3. Ready at hand ; quick in emergencies. If a man write little, he had need have a great memory = if he confer little, he had need have a preſent wit, and if he read little, he had need have much cunning. Bacon. 'Tis a high point of philoſophy and virtue for a man º be ſo preſent to himſelf, as to be always provided againſ: all accidents. - - L’Eſtrange, 4. Favourably attentive; not neglectful; Propitious. Be preſent to her now, as then, And let not proud and factious men Againſt your wills oppoſe their mights. r The golden goddeſs, preſent at the pray'r, well knew he meant th’inanimated fair, Milton's Agoniſter. Benj. johnſºn. • And gave the ſign of granting his deſire. Drydºn. Nör could I hope in any place but there, To find a god ſo preſent to my pray’r. Dryden. . Unforgotten; not neglectiid. - - - - 5 }. mind keeps the ſeveral obječts all within ſight, and preſent to the ſoul. - //att. 6. Not abſtracted; not abſent of mind; attentive. The
P R E P R. E. T. PREsent. An elliptical expreſſion for the prºſent time ; - ow exiſting. the time n when he ſaw deſcend The ſon of God to judge them, terrify’d º He fled; not hoping to “ºpe. but ſhun The preſent ; fearing guilty, what his wrath º i Might ſuddenly inflict. Mºon. . Mén that ſet their hearts only upon the preſent, without ! looking forward into the end of things are ſtruck at. L’E/?r. Who, ſince their own ſhort underſtandings reach - No further than the preſent, think ev'n the wife, Speak what they think: and tell tales of themſelves. Rowe. A. PRºsent. [a preſent, Fr.] At the preſent time; now ; illiptically, for the preſent time. - - - c %. º is at prºjent very ſenſible of the decay . their trade. aſon. PRE's ENT. n.ſ. [preſent, Fr., from the verb.], . 1. A gift; a donative; ſomething ceremoniouſly given. c Plain Clarence I will ſend thy ſoul to heav'n, If heav'n will take the preſent at our hands. Shakespeare. His dog to-morrow, by his maſter's command, he muſt carry for a preſent to his lady. Shakeſp. He ſent part of the rich ſpoil, with the admiral's enſign, as a preſent unto Solyman. Knolles's H/. of the Turks. Say heav'nly muſe, ſhall not thy ſacred vein Afford a preſent to the infant God - Haſt thou no verſe, no hymn, no ſolemn ſtrain, To welcome him to this his new abode : Milton. They that are to love inclin'd, Sway’d by chance, not choice or art To the firſt that's fair or kind, Make a preſent of their heart. //aller. Somewhat is ſure deſign'd by fraud or force; - Truſt not their preſents, nor admit the horſe. Dryden. 2. A letter or mandate exhibited. To PRESENT. v. a. [praſento, low Lat. preſenter, Fr. in all the ſenſes.] 1. To place in the preſence of a ſuperior. On to the ſacred hill They led him high applauded, and preſent Before the ſeat ſupreme. A4ilton's Par. Loft, b. vi. 2. To exhibit to view or notice. He knows not what he ſays; and vain is it, That we preſent us to him. Shakeſp. King Lear. 3. To offer; to exhibit. Thou therefore now adviſe, Or hear what to my mind firſt thoughts preſent. Milton. Now ev'ry leaf, and ev'ry moving breath Preſents a foe, and ev'ry foe a death. Denham. Lectorides's memory is ever ready to offer to his mind ſomething out of other men's writings or converſations, and is preſenting him with the thoughts of other perſons perpe- tually. hºtts's Improvement of the A.ind. 4. To give formally and ceremoniouſly. Folks in mudwall tenement, Affording pepper-corn for rent, Preſent a turkey or a hen To thoſe might better ſpare them ten. Prior. 5. To put into the hands of another. So ladies in romance aſſiſt their knight, Preſent the ſpear, and arm him for the fight. Dryden. 6. To favour with gifts. To preſent, in the ſenſe of to give, has ſeveral ſtructures: we ſay abſolutely, to preſent a man, to give ſomething to him. This is leſs in uſe. The common Phraſes are to preſent a gift to a man; or, to preſent the man with a gift. Thou ſpendeſt thy time in waiting upon ſuch a great one, and thy eſtate in prºſenting him ; and, after all, haſ no other reward, but ſometimes to be ſmiled upon, and always to be ſmiled at. South's Sermons. He now preſents, as ancient ladies do, That courted long, at length are forc'd to woo. Dryden. Octavia preſented the poet, for his admirable elegy on her ſon Marcellus. Dryden. Should I preſent thee with rare figurd plate, O how thy riſing heart would throb and beat. Dryden. 7. To prefer to eccleſiaſtical benefices. . That he put theſe biſhops in the places of the deceaſed by his own authority, is notoriouſly falſe; for the duke of Saxony always preſented. Atterbury. . To offer openly. He was appointed admiral, and preſented battle to the French navy, which they refuſed. Hayward. 9. To introduce by ſomething exhibited to the view or notice. Not in uſe. Tell on, quoth ſhe, the woful traged The whic * ~~1. - tragedy, T Which theſe reliques ſad preſent unto. Spenſer. "º lay before a court of judicature, as an obječt of en- The grand ju ies were - - ºf - pračiſed effectually with to preſent the ſaid pamphlet, with all *guravating epithets. : Be it known to all men by theſe preſents. Shakeſp. PRESENTA's roºs, adj. [from praft maneus, Lat.] Ready; quick ; immediate. Some plagues partake of ſuch inalignity, that, like a prº- ſentaneous poiſon, they enecate in two hours. Harvey. PRESENTABLE. adj. [from preſent.] What may be preſented. Incumbents of churches preſentable cannot, by tº ir ſole ačt, grant their incumbencies to others; but 1114 y make leaſes of the profits thereof. Ayºff", fºregºn. PR Es ENTATION. m. ſ. [preſentation, Fr. from prºſent.] 1. The act of preſenting, Prayers are ſometimes a prºſºntation of mere deſires, as a mean of procuring deſired effects at the hand, of God. Hºoke, 2. The act of offering any one to an eccleſiaſtical benefice. He made effectual proviſion for recovery of advowſons and preſentations to churches. Hale. What, ſhall the curate controul me? have not I the frca 2ntation ? Gay. 3. Exhibition. Theſe preſentations of fighting on the flage, are neceſſary to produce the effects of an heroick play. Drydºn. 4. This word is miſprinted for pre enſiºn. Although in fundry animals, we deny not a kind of natural meteorology, or innate preſentation both of wind and weather, yet that proceeding from 10nſe, they cannot retain that ap- prehenſion after death. Brºwn's Julgar Errouj. PRESENTATIVE. adj. [from preſnt.] Such as that preſenta- tions may be made of it. Mrs. Gulſton poſſeſſed of the impropriate parſonage of Barº- well, did procure from the king leave to annex the ſame to the vicarage, and to make it prºſenſative, and gave them both to St. John's College in Oxon. & elºnań. PRESENTEE. m. ſ. Ifrom prºſentſ, Fr.] One preſented to a benefice. Our laws make the ordinary a diſturber, if he does not give inſtitution upon the fitneſs of a perſon preſented to him, or at leaſt give notice to the patron of the diſability of his preſentee. 4./cº Paregºn. PR es; NTER. m. ſ. [from preſent.] One that pictents. The thing was acceptable, but not the frºntºr. Lººr. PRESENTIAL. adj. [from preſent J Suppoſing actual preſence. By union, I do not underſtand that which is local or pre- ſential, becauſe I conſider God as omnipreſent. Norris. PRESENTIALITY.. n. J. [from prºſential.J State of being preſent. This eternal, indiviſible ačt of his exiſtence makes all futures actually preſent to him ; and it is the preſentiality of the object, which founds the unerring certainty of his know- ledge. South's Sermons. To PR SE'N TIATE. v. a. [from prºſent.] To make preſent. The fancy may be ſo ſtrong, as to prºſentiate upon one theatre, all that ever it took notice of in times paſt: the power of fancy, in prºſentiating any one thing that is faſt, being no leſs wonderful, than having that power, it ſhould alſo acquire the perfection to preſentiate them all. Grew. PRESENTIFICK. adj. [praſen, and facio, Latin.] Making preſent. Not in uſe. PRESENTIFICKLY. adv. [from prºſentifi...] In ſuch a manner as to make preſent. The whole evolution of times and ages, from everlaſting to everlaſting, is collectedly and preſentifickly repreſented to God at once, as if all things and actions were, at this very inſtant, really preſent and exiſtent before him. 41…e. PRESENTLY. adv. [from preſent.] I. At preſent; at this time; now. The towns and forts you preſently have, are ſtill left unto you to be kept either with or without garriſons, ſo as you alter not the laws of the country. Siaºy. I hope we may preſume, that a rare thing it is not in the church of God, even for that very word which is read to be preſently their joy, and afterwards their ſtudy that hear it. Hººker, b. v. ſ. 2. To ſpeak of it as requireth, would require very long diſ- courſe ; all I will preſently ſay is this. Hoºker, b. i. ſ. 12. Covetous ambition, thinking all too little which pºſºnº, it hath, ſuppoſeth itſelf to ſtand in necd of all which it hath In Ot. Raleigh's Elºy. 2. Immediately; ſoon after. Tell him, that no hiſtory can match his policies, and frº- ſently the ſot ſhall meaſure himſelf by himſelf. Sºuth. PRESENTMENT. n.ſ. [from prºſent.] I. The act of preſenting. When comes your book forth : - - Upon the heels of my preſentment. - Shakespeare . 2. Any thing preſented or exhibited ; repreſentation. Thus I hurl My dazzling ſpells into the ſpungy air, Of power to cheat the eye with blear illuſion, And give it falſe preſentments, left the place And my quaint habits breed aſtoniſhment. - Aſ ſtan. 3. In law, preſentment is a mere denunciation of the jurors ºpen- ſelves or ſome other officer, as juſtice, conſtable, ſearcher, ſu:- veyors, and, without any information, of an offence inquiſ: able in the court to which it is preſented. º 1C T ſ
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P R E P R E - --~~~ The grand juries were praćtiſed effectually with, to preſent the ſaid pamphlet with all aggravating epithets, and their pre- ſentments publiſhed for ſeveral weeks in all the news-papers. Swift to Pope. PRE's ENTNEss. m. ſ. [from preſent.] Preſence of mind; quick- neſs at emergencies. Goring had a much better underſtanding, a much keener courage, and preſentneſs of mind in danger. Clarendon. PRESERVAT ion. n. ſ. [from preſerve.] The aët of preſerv- ing; care to preſerve; act of keeping from deſtruction, de- cay, or any ill. Nature does require Her times of preſervation, which, perforce, I give my tendance to. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protećtion, a preſervation from ſtumbling, and a help from falling. Eccluſ. xxxiv. 16. Ev'ry ſeriſeleſs thing, by nature's light, Doth preſervation ſeek, deſtruction ſhun. Davies. Our allwiſe maker has put into man the uneaſineſs of hun- er, thirſt, and other natural deſires, to determine their wills for the preſervation of themſelves, and the continuation of their ſpecies. - Locke. PRESERVATIve. m. ſ. [preſervatiſ, Fr. from preſerve.] That which has the power of preſerving; ſomething preventive; ſomething that confers ſecurity. If we think that the church needeth not thoſe ancient pre- frvatives, which ages before us were glad to uſe, we de- ceive ourſelves. Hooker. It hath been anciently in uſe to wear tablets of arſenick, as preſervatives againſt the plague; for that being poiſons themſelves, they draw the venom to them from the ſpirits. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Were there truth herein, it were the beſt preſervative for princes, and perſons exalted unto ſuch fears. Brown. Bodies kept clean, which uſe preſervatives, are likely to eſcape inſe&tion. Harvey. The moſt effectual preſervative of our virtue, is to avoid the converſation of wicked men. Rogers. Molly is an Egyptian plant, and was really made uſe of as a prºmºtive againſt enchantment. Broome's Notes on Q&ſ. To PRESERVE. v. a. ſpraeſervo, low Latin; preſerver, Fr.] 1. To ſave; to defend from deſtruction or any evil; to keep. The Lord ſhall deliver me from every evil work, and pre- frve me unto his heavenly kingdom. 2 Tim. iv. 18. God ſent me to preſerve you a poſterity, and ſave your lives. - Gen. xlv. 7. She ſhall lead me ſoberly in my doings, and preſerve me in her power. J//dom ix. 11. He did too frequently gratify their unjuſtifiable deſigns, a guilt all men, who are obnoxious, are liable to, and can hardly preſerve themſelves from. Clarendon. We can pre erve unhurt our minds. Milton. To be indifferent, which of two opinions is true, is the right temper of the mind, that prºſerves it from being im- poſed on, till it has done its beſt to find the truth. Locke. Every petty prince in Germany muſt be intreated to pre- ſerve the queen of Great Britain upon her throne. Swift. 2. To ſeaſon fruits and other vegetables with ſugar and in other proper pickles : as, to preſerve plumbs, walnuts, and cucumbers. PRESERVE. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Fruit preſerved whole in ſugar. º this is eaſily diſcerned in thoſe fruits, which are brought in preſerves unto us. Brown. The fruit with the huſk, when tender and young, makes a good preſerve. Mortimer. PRESE’R v ER. m. ſ. [from preſerve.] 1. One who preſerves; one who keeps from ruin or miſchief. Sit, my preſerver, by thy patient's ſide. Shakeſp. To be always thinking, perhaps, is the privilege of the infinite author and preſerver of things, who never ſlumbers nor ſleeps; but is not competent to any finite being. . Locke. Andrew Doria has a ſtatue erected to him, with the glo- rious title of deliverer of the commonwealth; and one of his family another, that calls him its preſerver. Addison. 2. He who makes preſerves of fruit. To PR E side. v. m. [from pra/ideo, Lat. preſider, Fr.] To be ſet over; to have authority over. Some o'er the publick magazines preſide, And ſome are ſent new forage to provide. Dryden. O'er the plans Of thriving peace, thy thoughtful fires preſide. Thomſon. PRE's DENcy. m. ſ. [preſidence, Fr. from preſident.] Superin- tendence. What account can be given of the growth of plants from mechanical principles, moved without the preſidency and gui- dance of ſome ſuperior agent. Ray on the Creation. PRE's iDest. m. ſ. ſpraftdens, Lat. preſident, Fr.] 1. One placed with authority over others; one at the head of others. As the preſident of my kingdom, will I Appear there for a man. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. The tutor fits in the chair as preſident or moderator, to ſee that the rules of diſputation be obſerved. JWatts. 2. Governour; prefe&t. How might thoſe captive Iſraelites, under the overfight and gºvernment of Aſſyrian preſidents, be able to leave the places they were to inhabit. Breerewood on Languages. 3. A tutelary power. This laſt complaint th’indulgent ears did pierce Of juſt Apollo, preſident of º p JWaller. PRE's DENTSHiP. m.ſ.. [from preſident.] The office and place of preſident. - When things came to trial of praaice, their paſtors learn- ing would be at all times of force to overperſuade ſimple men, who, knowing the time of their own preſidentſhip to be but ſhort, would always ſtand in fear of their miniſters perpetual authority. Hooker's Preface. PRESI'DIAL. adj. [traßdium, Lat..] Relating to a garriſon. To PRESS. v. a. [preſſer, Fr. preno, prºſus, Lat.] 1. To ſqueeze; to cruſh. The grapes I preſſed into Pharaoh's cup. Gen. xl. 1 r. Good meaſure preſſed down, ſhaken together, and running over, ſhall men give into your boſom. Luke vi. 38. From ſweet kernels prºs'd, She tempers dulcet creams, Milton. I put pledgets of lint preſſed out on the excoriation. Wiſem. Their morning milk the peaſants preſs at night, Their evening milk before the riſing light. I Dryden. After preſſing out of the coleſeed for oil in Lincolnſhire, they burn the cakes to heat their ovens. Mortimer. 2. To diſtreſs; to cruſh with calamities. Once or twice ſhe heav'd the name of father Pantingly forth, as if it preſ; her heart. Shakeſp. 3. To conſtrain; to compel; to urge by neceſſity. The experience of his goodneſs in her own deliverance, might cauſe her merciful diſpoſition to take ſo much the more delight in ſaving others, whom the like neceſſity ſhould preſs. PHooker. The poſts that rode upon mules and camels, went out, being haſtened and preſſed on by the king's commands. Eſther. I was prºft by his majeſty's commands, to aſſiſt at the treaty. Temple's Miſcel. He gapes; and ſtraight With hunger preſt, devours the pleaſing bait. Dryden. He preſſed a letter upon me, within this hour, to deliver to you. - Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. 4. To drive by violence. Come with words as medical as true, Honeſt as either, to purge him of that humour That preſſes him from ſleep. Shakeſp. 5. To affect ſtrongly. Paul was preſſed in ſpirit, and teſtified to the Jews that Jeſus was Chriſt. Aës xviii. 5. Wickedneſs condemned by her own witneſs, and preſſed with conſcience, forecaſteth grievous things. JWiſdom xvii. 11. 6. To enforce ; to inculcate with argument or importunity. Be ſure to preſ; upon him every motive. Addison, I am the more bold to preſ; it upon you, becauſe theſe ac- compliſhments fit more handſomely on perſons of quality, than any other. Felton on the Claſſicks. Thoſe who negotiated, took care to make demands im- poſſible to be complied with ; and therefore might ſecurely preſ; every article, as if they were in earneſt. Swift. 7. To urge; to bear ſtrongly on. - Chymiſts I may preſs with arguments, drawn from ſome of the eminenteſt writers of their ſect. Boyle. 8. To compreſs; to hug, as in embracing. - He preſs'd her matron lips With kiſſes pure. Al Milton. - She took her ſon, and preſs'd - Th’ illuſtrious infant to her fragrant breaſt. Dryden. His eaſy heart receiv'd the guilty flame, - And from that time he preſ; her with his paſſion. Smith. Leucothoe ſhook, And preſs'd Palemon cloſer in her arms. Pºpe. 9. To act upon with weight. The place thou preſſ on thy mother earth, Is all thy empire now : now it contains thee. Dryden. Io. To make earneſt. Preſt is here perhaps rather an adjective 5 preſſe, Fr. or from prºſe or empreſse, Fr. - Let them be prºfti, and ready to give ſuccouns to their confederates, as it ever was with the Romans; for if the confederate had leagues defenſive with divers other ſtates, and implored their aids, the Romans would ever be the formoſt. º d thei £º Eſſays. their country’s honour and their King $2 ofºº beaks #, whet their pointed ſtings. Dryd. 11. To fºrce into military ſervice. This is properly imprºft. - Do but ſay to me what I ſhould do, That in your knowledge may by me be done, And I am preſt into it... . • Shakeſp. For every man that Bolingbroke hath preſ'd To lift ſharp ſteel againſt our golden crown, Heav'n for his Richard hath in ſtore - A glorious angel. Shakespeare . Richard II. From London by the king was I prºft forth. Shºſt. 20 I They
P R E P R E nforced of very neceſſity.” preſ; the beſt and º: . their men out of the Weſt countie,wº - - alegn. BS º: to raiſe new men for the recruit of the army by preſſing, found oppoſition in many places. Clarendon. y p ºf he peaceful peaſant to the wars is preſſ, The fields lie fallow in inglorious reſt. Drydºn. Muſt grandſon Filbert to the wars be tº. ff with º: - C &ou were preſſed for the ſea ſervice, and got off wi §. a-do. "To PREss. v. n. - - 1. To act with compulſive violence; to urge ; to diſtreſs. - - ll on If there be fair proofs on the one ſide, and none at all the .. and if §. moſt preſſing difficulties be on that ſide, on which there are no proof, this is ſufficient to render one - - dible, and the other altogether incredible. opinion very credible, Tillotſºn's Sermons, A great many uneaſineſſes always ſolliciting the will, it is º that . greateſt and moſt preſſing ſhould determine it to the next action. - Locke. 2. To go forward with violence to any obječt. I make bold to prºſ; With ſo little preparation. —You're welcome. Shakeſp. I preſ; toward the mark for the prize. - Phil. iii. 14. The Turks gave a great ſhout, and preſſed in on all ſides, to have entered the brºach. Knolles. Thronging crowds preſs on you as you paſs, And with their eager joy make triumph ſlow. Dryden. Th’ inſulting vićtor preſſes on the more, And treads the ſteps the vanquiſh'd trod before. Dryden. She is always drawn in a poſture of walking, it being as natural for Hope to preſs forward to her proper ºbjects, as for Fear to fly from them. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. Let us not therefore faint, or be weary in our journey, much leſs turn back or fit down in deſpair ; but prºſ. chear- fully forward to the high mark of our calling. Rºgers. 3. To make invaſion; to encroach. On ſuperior powers were we to preſs, inferior might on ours. Pºpe. 4. To croud; to throng. For he had healed many, inſomuch that they preſſed upon him for to touch him. Mar. iii. 1 o. Counſel ſhe may ; and I will give thy ear The knowledge firſt of what is fit to hear: what I tranſact with others or alone, Beware to learn; nor preſs too near the throne. Dryden. 5. To come unſeaſonably or importunately. 6. To urge with vehemence and importunity. He reſid upon them greatly; and they turned in. Gen. The leſs blood he drew, the more he took of treaſure ; and, as ſome conſtrued it, he was the more ſparing in the one, that he might be the more preſſing in the other. Bacon. So thick the ſhiv'ring army ſtands, And preſs for paſſage with extended hands. Dryden. 7. To act upon or influence. when arguments preſs equally in matters indifferent, the ſafeſt method is to give up ourſelves to neither. Addiſon. 8. To PREss upon. To invade; to puſh againſt. Patroclus preſſes upon Hector too boldly, and by obliging him to fight, diſcovers it was not the true Achilles. Pope. PREss. n.ſ. [preſſoir, Fr. from the verb.] 1. The inſtrument by which any thing is cruſhed or ſqueezed. The preſs is full, the fats overflow. joel iii. 13. When one came to the preſs fats to draw out fifty veſſels out of the preſs, there were but twenty. Hag. ii. 16. The ſtomach and inteſtines are the preſs, and the lačteal veſſels the ſtrainers, to ſeparate the pure emulſion from the faeces. - Arbuthnot. They kept their cloaths, when they were not worn, con- ſtantly in a preſs, to give them a luſtre. Arbuthnot. 2. The inſtrument by which books are printed. Theſe letters are of the ſecond edition; he will print them out of doubt, for he cares not what he puts into the preſs, when he would put us two in. Shakeſp. 3. Croud; tumult; throng. Paul and Barnabas, when infidels admiring their virtues, went about to ſacrifice unto them, rent their garments in token of horror, and as frighted, ran crying through the preſs of the people, O men wherefore do ye theſe things. Hºoker. She held a great gold chain ylinked well, Whoſe upper end to higheſt heaven was knit, And lower part did reach to loweſt hell, And all that preſs did round about her ſwell, To Satchen hold of that long chain. Who is it in the preſ; that calls on me? I hear a tongue, ſhriller than all the muſick, Cry, Caeſar. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar. Death having prey’d upon the outward Parts, Leaves them intenſible; his fiege is now {\gainſt the mind ; the which he pricks and wounds With many legions of ſtrange fantafies; Fairy Queen. which in their throng, and preſs to that laſt hold, Confound themſelves. Shakeſp. King Lear. Ambitious Turnus in the preſs appears, And aggravating crimes augment their fears. Dryden. A new expreſs all Agra does affright, Darah and Aurengzebe are join'd in fight; The preſs of people thickens to the court, Th’ impatient croud .#. report. Dryden. Through the preſs enrag’d Thaleſtris flies, - And ſcatters deaths around from both her eyes. Pope. 4. A kind of wooden caſe or frame for cloaths and other uſes. Creep into the kill hole.—Neither preſs, coffer, cheſt, trunk; but he hath an abſtraćt for the remembrance of ſuch places. Shałºff. Merry Wives of Windſor. 5. A commiſſion to force men into º ſervice. For impreſs. If I be not aſhamed of my ſoldiers, I am a ſowc'd gurnet; I have miſus’d the king's preſs damnably. Shakeſp. Concerning the muſters and preſe; for ſufficient mariners to ſerve in his majeſty's ſhips, either the care is very little, or the bribery very great. Raleigh. PRE'ssor D. n.ſ. [prºſ, and bed.] Bed ſo formed, as to be ſhut up in a caſe. PRE'sser. n.ſ.. [from prºſ...] One that preſſes or works at a preſs. Of the ſtuffs I give the profits to dyers and prºſers, Swift. PRE'sscANG. m. ſ. [preſs and gang.]. A crew that ſtrols about the ſtreets to force men into naval ſervice. PRE'ssingly. adv. [from preſſing..] With force; cloſely. The one contracts his words, ſpeaking preſſingly and ſhort; the other delights in long-breathed accents. Howel. PRE'ssion. n.J. [from prºft.] The act of preſſing: If light conſiſted only in prºftºn, propagated without adual motion, it would not be able to agitate and heat the bodies, which refract and reflect it: if it conſiſted in motion, propa- gated to all diſtances in an inſtant, it would require an infinite force every moment, in every ſhining particle, to generate that motion: and iſ it conſiſted in prºfton or motion, propa- gated either in an inſtant or in time, it would bend into the ſhadow. Newton's Opticks. PRE'ssit ANT. adj. Gravitating; heavy. A word not in uſe. Neither the celeſtial matter of the vortices, nor the air, nor water are preſſitant in their proper places. More. PRE'ssMAN. n.ſ. preſs and man.] 1. One who forces another into ſervice; one who forces away- One only path to all; by which the preſſmen came. Chº?: 2. One who makes the impreſſion of print by the preſs: di- ſtinét from the compoſitor, who ranges the types. PRE'ssmoney. n.ſ. [preſs and money..] Money given to a ſol- dier when he is taken or forced into the ſervice. Here Peaſcod, take my pouch, 'tis all I own, 'Tis my preſinoney.—Cañ this ſilver fail? Gay. PRE'ssure. m. ſ. [from £3. 1. The aët of preſſing or cruſhing. 2. The ſtate of being preſſed or cruſhed. 3. Force ačting againſt anything; gravitation; preſſion. - The inequality of the prajure of parts appeareth in this ; that if you take a body of ſtone, and another of wood of the ſame magnitude and ſhape, and throw them with equal force, you cannot throw the wood ſo far as the ſtone. - Bacon. Although the glaſſes were a little convex, Yº! this tranſpa- rent ſpot was of a conſiderable breadth, which breadth ſeemed principally to proceed from the yielding inwards of the parts of the glaſſes, by reaſon of their mutual preſſure. Newtºn. The blood flows through the veſſels by the exceſs of the force of the heart above the incumbent prºſºrº, whº " fat people is exceſſive. Arbuthnot. 4. Violence inflićted ; oppreſſion. - A wiſe father ingenuouſly confeſſed, that thoſe, which per; ſuaded preſſure of conſciences, were commonly intereſted therein. Bacon's Eſſayſ. 5. Affliction; grievance; diſtreſs. - Mine own and my people's preſures are gº”. and peace would be very pleaſing: Ring Charles. The genuine price of lands in England would be twº years purchaſe, were it not for accidental preſſures under which it labours. Child's Diſ-ourſ ºf Trade. To this confideration he retreats, in the midſt of all his preſſures, with comfort ; in this thought, notwithſtanding the fad afflićtions with which he was overwhelmed, he mightily exults. Atterbury's Sermon: Excellent was the advice of Elephas to Jº...? the midſt of his great troubles and preſſureſ, acquaint thyſelf nºw with God, and be at peace. - Atterbury. 6. Impreſſion; ſtamp; character made by impreſſion. From my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond recºrds, All ſaws of books, all forms, all pr:/* paſt, P That youth and º copy'd there. Shakespeare REst. adj. ſpreſ? or prét, Fr. - - 1. Ready º º º, ſaid to have been the original ſenſe of the word preſ' men ; men, not forced into the ſervice, as now we underſtand it, but men, for * * ſum re- ceived, prºſt or ready to march at command. Each
P R E P. R. E. Each mind is preſſ, and open every ear, To hear new tidings, though they no way joy us. Fairfax. Grittus deſired nothing more than, at his firſt entrance, to have confirmed the opinion of his authority in the minds of the vulgar people, by the preſ; and ready attendance of the Vayuod. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. 2. Néat; tight. In both ſenſes the word is obſolete. More wealth any where, to be breefe More people, more handſome and preſ? Where find ye Tuſſer's Huſbandry. PREst. n.ſ. [preſt, Fr.] A loan. He required of the city a preſt of fix thouſand marks; but, after many parlees, he could obtain but two thouſand pounds. - Bacon's Henry VII. PREstigation. m. ſ. [prºſtigatio, Lat..] A deceiving; a jug- gling; a playing legerdemain. Dić7. rº. 71. y [prºſtigiae, Lat..] Illuſions; impoſtures; juggling tricks. Dić7. Presto. n.ſ. [preſto, Italian.] Quick; at once. A word uſed by thoſe that ſhow legerdemain. Preſio 1 begone ! 'tis here again ; There's ev'ry piece as big as ten. Swift. PREsu"MABLY. adv. [from preſume.] Without examination. Authors preſumably writing by common places, wherein, for many years, promiſcuouſly amaſſing all that make for their ſubjećt, break forth at laſt into uſeleſs rhapſodies. Brown. To PRESU'ME. v. n. [preſumer, Fr. praſumo, Lat.] 1. To ſuppoſe; to believe previouſly without examination. O much deceiv'd, much failing, hapleſs Eve 1 Of thy preſum’d return event perverſe! Milton. Experience ſupplants the uſe of conjećture in the point; we do not only preſume it may be ſo, but ačtually find it is ſo. Government ſ the Tongue. 2. To ſuppoſe; to affirm without immediate proof. Although in the relation of Moſes there be very few perſons mentioned, yet are there many more to be preſumed. Brown. I preſume, That as my hand has open'd bounty to you, My heart dropp'd love; my pow'r rain’d honour more On you, than any. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. 3. To venture without poſitive leave. There was a matter we were no leſs deſirous to know, than fearful to aſk, left we might preſume too far. Bacon. I to the heav'nly viſion thus preſum’d. Milton. 4. To form confident or arrogant opinions. The life of Ovid being already written in our language, I will not preſume ſo far upon myſelf, to think 1 can add any thing to Mr. Sandys his undertaking. Dryden. This man preſumes upon his parts, that they will not fail him at time of need, and ſo thinks it ſuperfluous labour to make any proviſion beforehand. Locke. 5. To make confident or arrogant attempts. In this we fail to perform the thing, which God ſeeth meet, convenient and good; in that we preſume to ſee what is meet and convenient, better than God himſelf. Hooker. God, to remove his ways from human ſenſe, Plac'd heav'n from earth ſo far, that earthly ſight, If it preſume, might err in things too high, And no advantage gain. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. viii. 6. It has on or upon ſometimes before the thing ſuppoſed, or cau- ſing preſumption. He, that would not deceive himſelf, ought to build his hy- potheſis on matter of fact, and not preſume on matter of fact, becauſe of his hypotheſis. Locke. Luther preſumes upon the gift of continency. Atterbury. 7. It has of ſometimes, but not properly, Preſuming of his force, with ſparkling eyes, Already he devours the promis'd prize. Dryden. PREsu MER. n ſ. [from preſume.] One that preſuppoſes; an arrogant perſon. - Heavy with ſome high minds is an overweight of obliga- tion ; otherwiſe great deſervers do grow intolerable pre- ſumers. - J/otton. PREsu Mption. n.ſ. ſpraſamptus, Lat, prºſºmption, Fr.] 1. Suppoſition previouſly formed. Thou haſt ſhewed us how unſafe it is to offend thee, upon preſumptions afterwards to pleaſe thee. King Charles. Though men in general believed a future ſtate, yet they had but confuſed preſumptions of the nature and condition of it. Rog. 2. Confidence grounded on any thing preſuppoſed. A preſumption, upon this aid, was the principal motive for the undertaking. Clarendon, b. viii. Thoſe at home held their immoderate engroſſments of power by no other tenure, than their own preſumption upon the neceſſity of affairs. Swift's Miſcellanies. 3 tº argument ſtrong, but not demonſtrative; a ſtrong pro- ability. #. error and unſufficience of their arguments doth make it, on the contrary ſide againſt them, a ſtrong preſumption, that God hath not moved their hearts to think ſuch things, as he hath not enabled them to prove. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 10. 4. Arrogance; confidence blind and adventurous ; preſump- tuculneſs. - Let my preſumption not provoke thy wrath; For I am ſorry, that with reverence I did not entertain thee as thou ar. Shakeſp. It warns awarier carriage in the thing, Left blind preſumption work their ruining. Daniel. . I had the preſumption to dedicate tº you a very unfiniſhed piece. Dryden. 5. Unreaſonable confidence of divine favour. The awe of his majeſty will keep us from preſumption, and the promiſes of his mercy from deſpair. Rogers. PREsu"mptive. adj. [preſomptive, Fr. from preſume.] 1. Taken by previous ſuppoſition. ... We commonly take ſhape and colour for ſo prºfimptive ideas of ſeveral ſpecies, that, in a good pićture, we readily ſay this is a lion, and that a roſe. Locke. 2. Suppoſed; as, the preſumptive heir : oppoſed to the heir ap- parent. 3. Confident; arrogant; preſumptuous. There being two opinions repugnant to each other, it may not be preſumptive or ſceptical to doubt of both. Brown. Presu'Mptuous. adj. [preſumptueux, prºſomptueux, Fr.] I. *g. confident; inſolent. reſumptuous prieſt, this place commands my patience. Shakeſp. Henry VI. I follow him not With any token of preſumptuous ſuit; Nor would I have him, till I do deſerve him. Shakeſp. The boldneſs of advocates prevail with judges; whereas they ſhould imitate God, who repreſſeth the preſumptuous, and giveth grace to the modeſt. Bacon's Eſſays. Their minds ſomewhat rais'd By falſe preſumptuous hope. Milton. Some will not venture to look beyond received notions of the age, nor have ſo preſumptuous a thought, as to be wiſer than their neighbours. Locke. 2. Irreverent with reſpect to holy things. Thus I preſumptuous : and the viſion bright, - As with a ſmile more brighten'd, thus reply'd. Milton, The pow'rs incens'd Puniſh'd his preſumptuous pride, That for his daring enterprize ſhe dy'd. Dryden. Can'ſt thou love Preſumptuous Crete, that boaſts the tomb of Jove. Pope. PRESU'Mptuously. adv. [from preſumptuous.] 1. Arrogantly ; irreverently. * Do you, who ſtudy nature's works, decide, Whilſt I the dark myſterious cauſe admire; Nor, into what the gods conceal, preſumptuouſly enquire. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. 2. With vain and groundleſs confidence in divine favour. I entreat your prayers, that God will keep me from all premature perſuaſion of my being in Chriſt, and not ſuffer me to go on preſumptuouſly or deſperately in any courſe Hamm. PREsu"Mptuousness. m. ſ... [from preſumptuous.] Quality of being preſumptuous; confidence; irreverence. PREsuppo's AL. m. ſ. [prae and ſuppoſal.] Suppoſal previouſly formed. All things neceſſary to be known that we may be ſaved, but known with preſuppoſal of knowledge concerning certain principles, whereof it receiveth us already perſuaded. Hooker. To PRESUPPO'se. v. a. [preſuppoſer, Fr. prae and ſuppoſe.] To ſuppoſe as previous. In as much as righteous life preſuppoſeth life, in as much as to live virtuouſly it is impoſſible except we live; therefore the firſt impediment, which naturally we endeavour to remove, is penury and want of things, without which we cannot live. - Hooker, b. i. ſ. 10. All kinds of knowlege have their certain bounds; each of them preſuppoſeth many neceſſary things learned in other ſciences, and known beforehand. Hooker, b. i. PRESUPPosition. n.ſ. ſpre, uppoſition, Fr. prae and ſuppoſition.] Suppoſition previouſly formed. PRESURMI'se. m. ſ. [prae and ſurmiſe.] Surmiſe previouſly formed. It was your preſurmiſe, That, in the dole of blows, your ſon might drop. Shakeſ?. PRETE'Nce. m. ſ. [praetenſus, Lat.] 1. A falſe argument grounded upon fićtitious poſtulates. This pretence againſt religion will not only be baffled, but we ſhall gain a new argument to perſuade men over. Tillotſ. 2. The act of ſhowing or alleging what is not real. With flying ſpeed and ſeeming great pretent. Came running in a meſſenger. . Fairy Queen. So ſtrong his appetite was to thoſe executions he had been accuſtom'd to in Ireland, without any kind of commiſſion or pretence of authority. . . Clarendon. O worthy not of liberty alone, - Too mean pretence, but honour. Miller. Let not the Trojans, with a feign'd pretence Of proffer'd peace, delude the Latian prince. Dryden. I ſhould have dreſſed the whole with greater care ; but I had little time, which I am ſure you know to be more than pretence. Wake's Preparation fºr Death. 5 3. Aſſumption ; ~.
P R E P. R. E. 3. Aſſumption; claim tº notice. Deſpiſe not theſe few enſuing pages; for ºve ". y thing of this prºtºtice more ingenuouſly imparted. velyn, 4. Claim true or falſe. - • 1 Spirits in our juſt pretences arm'd l Fell with us. Milton. Primogeniture cannot have any pretence to a right of ſolely inheriting property or power. . - - - - 5. º uſes this word with more affinity to the original in for ſomething threatened, or held out to terrify. Lºft. conceived a moſt faint negle&t of late, which I have rather blamed as my own jealous curioſity, than as 4 Veſy pretence and purpoſe of unkindneſs. Shakeſp. In the great º : God I º and thence Againſt the undivulg’d pretence I fight ğ treas'nous . p Shakeſp. Macbeth. He hath writ this to feel my affection for your honour, and to no other pretence of danger. To PRETEND. v. a. [pretendo, Lat., pretendre, Fr.] . . 1. To hold out; to ſtretch forward. This is mere Latinity, and not uſed. Lucagus, to laſh his horſes, bends Prone to the wheels, and his left foot pretendi. Dryden. 2. To portend; to foreſhow. Not in uſe. All theſe movements ſeemed to be pretended by moving of the earth in Suſſex. Hayward. 3. To make any appearance of having; to allege falſely. This let him know, Leſt wilfully tranſgreſſing he pretend Surpriſal. Milton. What reaſon then can any man pretend againſt religion, when it is ſo apparently for the benefit, not only of human º but of every particular perſon. Tillotſºn. 4. To ſhow hypocritically. 'Tis their intereſt to guard themſelves from thoſe riotous effects of pretended zeal, nor is it leſs their duty. D. of Piety. 5. To hold out as a deluſive appearance ; to exhibit as a cover of ſomething hidden. This is rather Latin. Warn all creatures from thee Henceforth; left that too heav'nly form, pretended To helliſh falſhood, ſnare them. Milton's Par. Loft. 6. To claim. In this ſenſe we rather ſay, pretend to. Chiefs ſhall be grudg’d the part which they pretend. Dry. Are they not rich what more can they pretend ? Pope. To PRETEND. v. n. 1. To put in a claim truly or falſely. It is ſeldom uſed without ſhade of cenſure. What peace can be, where both to one pretend ? But they more diligent, and we more ſtrong. Dryden. . In thoſe countries that pretend to freedom, princes are ſub- jećt to thoſe laws which their people have choſen. Swift. 2. To ſºme on ability to do any thing; to profeſs preſump- tuouſly. Of the ground of redneſs in this ſea are we not fully ſatis- fied ; for there is another red ſea, whoſe name we pretend not to make out from theſe principles. Brown. PRETENDER. m. ſ. [from pretend.j One who lays claim to any thing. The prize was diſputed only till you were ſeen; now all pretenders have withdrawn their claims. Dryden. Whatever vićtories the ſeveral pretenders to the empire ob- tained over one another, they are recorded on coins without the leaſt refle&tion. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. The numerous pretenders to places would never have been kept in order, if expectation had been cut off. Swift. o juſt contempt ye vain pretenders fall, The people's fable and the ſcorn of all. Pope. Pretenders to philoſophy or good ſenſe grow fond of this ſort of learning. - JWatts. Fºx. adv. [from pretending.] Arrogantly; pre- umptuouſly. I have a particular reaſon to look a little pretendingly at preſent. Collier on Pride, PRETE'ssion. m. ſ. [pretenſo, Lat. pretention, Fr.] - I, Claim true or falſe. But if to unjuſt things thou doſt pretend, Ere they begin, let thy pretenſiºns end. Denham. Men indulge thoſe opinions and practices, that favour their pretenſons. L’E/irange. The commons demand that the conſulſhip ſhould lie in Sºmmon to the pretenſions of any Roman. Swift. 2. Fictitious appearance. A Latin phraſe or ſenſe. sº but an invention and pretenſion given out by the janiards. Bacon. Fºsº*ſº º A particle, which prefixed to PRETERIM per n origina : ſignifies beſide. P perfectl ...' *** adj. In grammar, denotes the tenſe not ; IT. adj. [preterit, Fr. practeritus, Lat.] Paſt. f ºr TION. n.ſ. [preterition, Fr. from preterit..] The aët 9 going paſt; the ſtate of bei. paſt. S PRETERITN **S. m. ſ. [from preſſeſſit - - not preſence; not futurity. pre J State of being paſt; Locke. - Shakeſp. King Lear. We cannot conceive a preteritneſs ſtill backwards in infl- nitum, that never was preſent, as we can an endleſs futurity, that never will be preſent; ſo that though one is potentiall infinite, yet nevertheleſs the other is poſitively finite: and this reaſoning doth not at all affect the eternal exiſtence of the adorable divinity, in whoſe invariable nature there is no paſt nor future. Bentley's Sermons. PRETER LA'ps ED. adj. [practerlapſis, Lat.] Paſt and gone. We look with a ſuperſtitious reverence upon the accounts of preterlapſed ages. Glanvill's Scºpſ. Never was there ſo much of either, in any preterlapſed age, as in this. //alier. PRETER LEGAL. adj. [preter and legal.] Not agreeable to law. I expe&ted ſome evil cuſtoms preterlegal, and abuſes per- ſonal, had been to be removed. King Charles. PRETERMI'ssion. m. ſ. [pretermiſſion, Fr. practerinſio, Lat] The aët of omitting. To PRETERMIT. v. a. [practermitto, Lat..]. To paſs by. The ſees, that are termly given to theſe deputies, for re- compence of their pains, I do purpoſely pretermit; becauſe they be not certain. Bacon. PRETERNATURAL. adj. [practer and natural.] Different. from what is natural; irregular. We will enquire into the cauſe of this vile and preternatural temper of mind, that ſhould make a man pleaſe himſelf with that, which can no ways reach thoſe faculties, which nature has made the proper ſeat of pleaſure. South's Sermons. That form, which the earth is under at preſent, is preter- natural, like a ſtatue made and broken again. Burnet. PRETERNATURALLY. adv. [from preternatural.] In a man- ner different from the common order of nature. Simple air, preternaturally attenuated by heat, will make itſelf room, and break and blow up all that which reſiſteth it. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. PRETERNATURALNEss. n. ſ. [from preternatural.] Manner different from the order of nature. PRETER PERFEct. adj. [practeritum perfectum, Lat..] A gram- matical term applied to the tenſe which denotes time abſolutely aſt. P The ſame natural averſion to loquacity has of late made a conſiderable alteration in our language, by cloſing in one ſyl- lable the termination of our preterperfect tenſe, as drown'd, walk'd, for drowned, walked. Addison's Speciator. PRETERPLUPERF Ect. adj. [practeritum pluſ/uam perfectum, Lat.] The grammatical epithet for the tenſe denoting time relatively paſt, or paſt before ſome other paſt time. - PRETEx T. n.ſ. [practextus, Lat. pretexte, Fr.] Pretence; falſe appearance; falſe allegation. My pretext to ſtrike at him admits - A good conſtruction. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Under this pretext, the means he ſought - To ruin ſuch whoſe might did much exceed - - His pow'r to wrong. Daniel's Civil War. As chymiſts gold from braſs by fire would draw, Pretexts are into treaſon forg'd by law. Denham. I ſhall not ſay with how much, or how little pretext of ſea- fon they managed thoſe diſputes. Decay of Piety. They ſuck the blood of thoſe they depend upon, under a pretext of ſervice and kindneſs. L'Eſtrange. PRE tor. n.ſ. [practor, Lat. preteur, Fr.] The Roman judge. It is now ſometimes taken for a mayor. Good Cinna, take this paper; . And look you lay it in the pretor's chair. Shakespeare. Porphyrius, whom you Egypt's pretor made, Is come from Alexandria to your aid. Dryden. An advocate, pleading the cauſe of his client before one of the pretors, could only produce a ſingle witneſs, ** point where the law required two. Spectatºr, Nº. 555. PRE toRIAN. adj. [pretorianus, Lat. pretorien, Fr.] Judicial ; exerciſed by the pretor. - The chancery had the pretorian power for equity; the ſtar- chamber had the cenſorian power for offences. Bacon. PRE'ttily. adv. [from pretty..] Neatly; elegantly; pleaſingly without dignity or elevation. How prettily the young ſwain ſeems to waſh... . . The hand was fair before. Shakeſp. /Pinter's Tale. One faith prettily; in the quenching of the flame of a pe- ſtilent ague, nature is like people that come to quench the fire of a houſe; ſo buſy, as one letteth another. Bº: Children, kept out of ill company, take a pride to º: Jºkt'. themſelves prettily, after the faſhion of others. - - PRETTIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from pretty..] Beauty without dignity ; neat elegance without elevation. - - There is goodlineſs in the bodies of animals, as in the ox, greyhound and ſtag; or majeſty and ſtatelineſs, as in the lion, horſe, eagle and cock; grave awfulneſs, as in nº." elegancy and prettingſ, as in leſſer dogs and moſt ſort of º * all which are ſeveral modes of beauty. Aſ tº Thoſe drops of prettineſ, ſcatteringly ſprinkled amongſt the creatures, were deſigned to defecate and exalt our º: tions, not to inveigle or detain our paſſions. oyſt. PRETTY. .
P R E P. R. E. PRETTY. adj. [praet, finery, Sax, pretto, Italian ; prat, prat- tigh, Dutch...] 1. Neat; elegant ; pleaſing without ſurpriſe or elevation. Of theſe the idle Greeks have many pretty tales. Raleigh. They found themſelves involved in a train of miſtakes, by taking up ſome pretty hypotheſis in philoſophy. J/atts. 2. Beautiful without grandeur or dignity. The pretty gentleman is the moſt complaiſant creature in the world, and is always of my mind. Speciator. 3. It is uſed in a kind of diminutive contempt in poetry, and in converſation: as, a pretty fellow indeed! A pretty taſk; and ſo I told the fool, Who needs muſt undertake to pleaſe by rule. Dryden. He'll make a pretty figure in a triumph, And ſerve to trip before the vićtor's chariot. Addiſon. 4. Not very ſmall. This is a very vulgar uſe. - A knight of Wales, with ſhipping and ſome pretty com- pany, did go to diſcover thoſe parts. . . . Abbot. & off the ſtalks of cucumbers, immediately after their bearing, cloſe by the earth, and then caſt a pretty quantity of earth upon the plant, and they will bear next year before the ordinary time. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. I would have a mount of ſome pretty height, leaving the wall of the encloſure breaſt high. Bacon's Eſſays. Of this mixture we put a parcel into a crucible, and ſuffered it for a pretty while to continue red hot. Boyle. A weazle a pretty way off ſtood leering at him. L’E/?r. PRETTY. adv. In ſome degree. This word is uſed before adverbs or adječtives to intend their ſignification: it is leſs than very. The world begun to be pretty well ſtocked with people, and human induſtry drained thoſe unhabitable places. Burnet. J ſhall not enquire how far this lofty method may advance the reputation of learning; but I am pretty ſure 'tis no great addition to theirs who uſe it. Collier. A little voyage round the lake took up five days, though the wind was pretty fair for us all the while. Addiſon. I have a fondneſs for a projećt, and a pretty tolerable genius that way myſelf. Addiſon's Guardian, N° 107. Theſe colours were faint and dilute, unleſs the light was trajećted obliquely; for by that means they became pretty vivid. Newton's Opticks. . This writer every where inſinuates, and, in one place, pretty plainly profeſſes himſelf a ſincere chriſtian. Alterbury. The copper halfpence are coined by the publick, and every piece worth pretty near the value of the copper. . . Swift. The firſt attempts of this kind were pretty modeſh. Baker. To PREVAIL. v. n. [prevaloir, Fr. pracualºre, Lat.] 1. To be in force; to have effect; to have power; to have in- fluence. This cuſtom makes the ſhort-ſighted bigots, and the wa- rier ſcepticks, as far as it prevails. Locke. 2. To overcome; to gain the ſuperiority. With on or upon, ſometimes over or againſ?. They that were your enemies, are his, And have prevail'd as much on him as you. Shakespeare Nor is it hard for thee to preſerve me amidſt the unjuſt ha- tred and jealouſneſs of too many, which thou haſt ſuffered to prevail upon me. King Charles. I told you then he ſhould prevail, and ſpeed On his bad errand. - Milton. The millenium prevailed long againſ? the truth upon the ſtrength of authority. Decay of Piety. While Malbro's cannon thus prevail; by land, Britain's ſea-chiefs by Anna’s high command, Reſiſtleſs o'er the Thuſcan billows ride. Blackmore. Thus ſong could prevail O'er death and o'er hell, A conqueſt how hard and how glorious ; Though fate had faſt bound her With Styx nine times round her, Yet muſick and love were victorious. - Pope. This kingdom could never prevail againſt the united power of England. Swift. 3. To gain influence; to operate effectually. 4. To perſuade or induce by entreaty. It has with, upon or on before the perſon perſuaded. //ith minds obdurate nothing prevaileth, as well they that preach, as they that read unto ſuch, ſhall ſtill have cauſe to complain with the prophets of old, who will give credit unto our teaching Hooker, b. lſ 22. He was prevailed with to reſtrain the earl of Briſtol upon his firſt arrival. Clarendon. The ſerpent with me Perſuaſively have ſo prevail'd, that I - Have alſo taſted. Milton. They are more in danger to go out of the way, who are marching under the conduct of a guide, that it is an hundred to one will miſlead them, than he that has not yet taken a ſtep, and is likelier to be prevailcº on to enquire after the right way. Locke. There are four ſorts of arºunents that men, in their rea- ſonings with others, make uſe of to prevail on them. Locke. The gods pra He would reſume the é. º: the day, Nor let the world be loſt in endleſs night ; Prevail'd upon at laſt, again he took The harneſs'd fleeds, that ſtill with horror ſhook. Addison JP'ſ aſſurances of revolt, the queen was prevailed with to fºnd her forces upon that expedition. Swift. Prevail upon ſome judicious friend to be your conſtant hearer, and allow him the utmoſt freedom. Swift. Prevai'LING. adj. [from prevail.] moſt influence. - Probabilities, which croſs men's appetites and prevailing ſº run the ſame fate : let never ſo much probability ang on one ſide of a covetous man's reaſoning, and money on the other, it is eaſy to foreſee which will outweigh. Locke. Save the friendleſs infants from oppreſſion; Saints ſhall aſſiſt thee with prevailing prayers, Predominant; having And warring angels combat on thy ſide. Rowe, PREva I'lm ENT, n.ſ.. [from prevail.j Prevalence, Meſſengers Of ſtrong prevailment in unharden'd youth. Shakeſp. PRE’v Alence. !" / [prevalence, Fr. prevalentia, low Lat.] PRE'y Alency. $ Superiority; influence; predominance. The duke better knew, what kind of arguments were of prevalence with him. Clarendon. Others finding that, in former times, many churchmen were employed in the civil government, imputed their want- ing of theſe ornaments their predeceſſors wore, to the power and prevalency of the lawyers. Clarendon. Animals, whoſe forelegs ſupply the uſe of arms, hold, if not an equality in both, a prevalency oſt times in the other. - Brown's Pulgar Errours, Why, fair one, would you not rely On reaſon's force with beauty's join'd; Could I their prevalence deny, I muſt at once be deaf and blind. Prior. Leaſt of all does this precept imply, that we ſhould com- ply with any thing that the prevalence of corrupt faſhion has made reputable. Rogers's Sermons. PRE'VALENT. adj. [praevalens, Lat.] Vićtorious; gaining ſu- periority. - Brennus told the Roman ambaſſadors, that prevalent arms were as good as any title, and that valiant men might ac- count to be their own as much as they could get. Raleigh. On the foughten field, Michael and his angels prevalent encamping. Milton. The conduct of a peculiar providence made the inſtruments of that great deſign prevalent and vićtorious, and all thoſe mountains of oppoſition to become plains. South's Sermons. 2. Predominant; powerful. Eve 1 eaſily may faith admit, that all The good which we enjoy, from heav'n deſcends; But, that from us ought ſhould aſcend to heav'n, So prevalent, as to concern the mind Of God high-bleſt; or to incline his will ; t Hard to belief maw ſeem. Milton's Par. Loft. This was the .. received and prevalent opinion, when I firſt brought my collection up to London. //oodward. PRE'v ALENTLY. adv. [from prevalent.] Powerfully; forcibly. The ev'ning-ſtar ſo falls into the main, To riſe at morn more prevalently bright. Prior. To PREVA RICATE. v. n. [praevaricor, Lat. prevariquer, Fº To cavil; to quibble; to ſhuffle. aws are either diſannulled or quite prevaricated through change and alteration of times, yet they are good in them- ſelves. Spenſer. He prevaricates with his own underſtanding, and cannot ſeriouſly conſider the ſtrength, and diſcern the evidence of ar- gumentations againſt his deſires. South. Whoever helped him to this citation, I deſire he will never truſt him more; for I would think better of himſelf, than that he would wilfully prevaricate. Stillingfleet. PREva Rication. n.ſ. [pravaricatio, Lat, prevarication, Fr. from prevaricate J Shuffle; cavil. Several Romans, taken priſoners by Hannibal, were re- leaſed upon obliging themſelves by an oath to return again to his camp: among theſe was one, who, thinking to elude the oath, went the ſame day back to the camp, on pretence of having forgot ſomething; but this prevaricatiºn was ſo ſhock- ing to the Roman ſenate, that they ordered him to be deli- vered up to Hannibal. Addiſon's Freeholder. PREva Rica’ tor. m. ſ. ſpravaricator, Lat. Prevaitate”, Fr. from prevariate.] "A caviller ; a ſhuffle. - PREve'Niest. adj. [praveniens, Lat.] Preceding; going before; preventive. From the mercy-ſeat above - Prevenient grace deſcending, had remov’d The flony from their hearts, and made new fleſh Regenerate grow inſtead. Milton's Par. Lºft, To PREVEN c. ... a. ſpravenia, Lat..] To hinder. If thy indulgent care Had not pre:en'd, among unbody'd ſhades - - - I now had wander'd. Philips. 2 o K. To PREVE"NT.
P R E
P R I
To PREVENT. v. a. [prºvenia, Lat, prevenir, Fr.]
1. To go before as a guide; to go before, making the way
eaſy. - - i-
Are we to forſake any true opinion, or to ſhun any requi
ſite action, only becauſe we have in the prºtice thereof been
prevented by idolaters. Hoºker, b. v. J. I 2.
prevent him with the bleſfings of goedneſs. Pſalm xxi 3.
Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy moſt gra-
cious favour. Common Prayer.
Let thy grace, O Lord, always prevent and follow us.
Common Prayer.
2. To go before ; to be before ; to anticipate. -
Mine eyes prevent the night-watches, that I might be oc-
cupied in thy words. Palm CXIX. 4.
The ſame officer told us, he came to conduct us, and that
he had prevented the hour, becauſe we might have the whole
day before us for our buſineſs. - Bacon.
Nothing engendred doth prevent his meat:
Flies have their tables ſpread, ere they appear;
Some creatures have in winter what to eat ;
Others do ſleep. Herbert's Temple of Sacred Poems.
Soon ſhalt thou find, if thou but arm their hands,
Their ready guilt preventing thy commands;
Coud'ſt thou ſome great proportion'd miſchicf frame,
They'd prove the father from whoſe loins they came. Pope.
. To preoccupy; to preengage ; to attempt firſt.
Thou haſt prevented us with offertures of love, even when
we were thine enemies. Aing Charles.
. To hinder ; to obviate; to obſtruct. This is now almoſt
the only ſenſe.
They prevented me in the day of my trouble ; but the
Lord was my upholder. Pſalm xviii. 18.
I do find it cowardly and vile,
For fear of what might fall, ſo to prevent
The time of life. Shakespeare. julius Cæſar.
This your ſincereſt care could not prevent,
Foretold ſo lately what would come to paſs. Milton.
Too great confidence in ſucceſs is the likelieſt to prevent
it; becauſe it hinders us from making the beſt uſe of the ad-
vantages which we enjoy. Atterbury.
To PREVENT. v. m. To come before the time. A latiniſm.
Strawberries watered with water, wherein hath been ſteeped
ſheep's dung, will prevent and come early. Bacon's Nat. Hºº.
PREv EºN TER. m. ſ. [from prevent.]
1. One that goes before.
The archduke was the affailant, and the preventer, and
had the fruit of his diligence and celerity. Bacºn.
2. One that hinders; an hinderer; an obſtrušter.
PREVENTION. m. ſ. [prevention, Fr. from preventum, Lat.]
1. The act of going before.
The greater the diſtance, the greater the prevention; as in
thunder, where the lightning precedeth the crack a good
ſpace. Bacon.
No odds appear'd *
In might or ſwift prevention. Miltºn.
2. Preoccupation; anticipation.
Atchievements, plots, orders, preventions,
Succeſs or loſs. Shakespeare .
3. Hinderance; obſtruction.
Half way he met
His daring foe, at this prevention more
Incens'd. - Miltºn.
Prevention of fin is one of the greateſt mercies God can
vouchſafe. South's Sermons.
4. Prejudice; prepoſſeſſion. A French expreſſion.
In reading what I have written, let them bring no parti-
cular guſto or any prevention of mind, and that whatſoever
judgment they make, it may be purely their own. Dryden.
PREve's ri 9NAL. adj. [from prevention.] Tending to pre-
VentlOn. Dić.
PREVENTIVE. adj. [from prevent.]
I. Tending to hinder.
Wars preventive upon juſt fears are true defenſives, as well
as upon actual invaſions. Bacon.
2. Preſervative; hindering ill. It has ºf before the thing pre-
vented.
h Phyſick is curative or preventive of diſeaſes; preventive is
that which, by purging noxious humours, preventeth ſickneſs.
P - Brown.
b º: a due degree of ſweat and perſpiration, is the
et preventive of the gout. A, ºut/not
R r * - -
. NTIVE. m. ſ. [from prevent.] A preſervative; that
Which prevents; an antidote.
R E V E (NT -
ºtiv FLY. adv. [from Preventive..] In ſuch a manner
**nds to prevention.
Such as fear
integrity of Å. to concede a monſtrofity, or mutilate the
S * Preventively conceive the creation of thir-
teen ribs. * --
PREVIOUS - -. Brown's Pulgar Errºrs.
fore ; º adj. [previus, Lat.] Anteccdent; going be-
By this trºom, irº......
the * ºn we may gather ſome hopes, that
Sound Ilot º . Burmet's Theory of the Earth.
*** mountain, previous to the ſtorm,
R *.. * -->
olls o'er the muttering Earth. Thomſºn
PRE'viously. adv. [from previous.] Beforehand; antecedently.
Darting their ſtings, they previouſly declare
Deſign'd revenge, and ficree intent of war. Prior.
It cannot be reconciled with perfect ſincerity, as previouſly
ſuppoſing ſome neglect of better information. Fiddes.
PRE'vious N Ess. m. ſ. [from previvas...] Antecedence.
PREY. m. ſ. [praeda, Lat.]
1. Something to be devoured; ſomething to be ſeized; food gotten
by violence; ravine ; wealth gotten by violence ; plunder.
A garriſon ſupported itſelf, by the prey it took from the
neighbourhood of Ayleſbury. Clarendon, b. viii.
The whole included race his purpos'd prey. Milton.
She ſees herſelf the monſter's prey,
And feels her heart and intrails torn away. Dryden.
Pindar, that eagle, mounts the ſkies,
While virtue leads the noble way;
Too like a vulture Boileau flies,
Where ſordid int’reſt ſhews the prey. Prior.
2. Ravage; depredation.
Hog in ſloth, fox in ſtealth, lion in prey. Shakesp.
3. Animal of prey, is an animal that lives on other animals.
There are men of prey, as well as beaſts and birds of prey,
that live upon, and delight in blood. L'E/irange.
To PR EY. v. m. [predor, Lat.]
1. To feed by violence. With on before the obječt.
A lioneſs
Lay couching head on ground, with cat-like watch,
When that the ſleeping man ſhould ſtir : for 'tis
The royal diſpoſition of that beaſt
To prey on nothing that doth ſeem as dead. Shakespeare.
Put your torches out; -
The wolves have prey'd, and look the gentle day
Dapples the drowſy caſt. Shakeſp.
Jove venom firſt infus'd in ſerpents fell,
Taught wolves to prey, and ſtormy ſeas to ſwell, May.
Their impious folly dar'd to prey
On herds devoted to the god of day. Pope.
2. To plunder ; to rob.
They pray continually unto their ſaint the commonwealth,
or rather not pray to her, but prey on her; for they ride up
and down on her, and make her their boots. Shakeſp.
3. To corrode : to waſte.
Language is too faint to ſhow
His rage of love; it preys upon his life;
He pines, he ſickens, he deſpairs, he dies. Addison.
PRE'YER. n.ſ.. [from prey.] Robber; devourer; plunderer.
PRI APIs M. n.ſ. [priapſinus, Lat. piapiſme, Fr.] A preter-
natural tenſion.
Luſt cauſeth a flagrancy in the eyes and friapiſm. Bacon.
The perſon every night has a priapiſm in his ſleep. Flºyer.
PRICE. m. ſ. ſprix, Fr. praelium, Lat. J
1. Equivalent paid for any thing.
I will buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-
offerings unto the Lord my God, of that which coſt me no-
thing. 2 Samuel xxiv. 24.
From that which hath its price in compoſition, if you take
away any thing, or any part do fail, all is diſgrace. Bacºn.
If fortune has a niggard been to thee,
Devote thyſelf to thrift, not luxury ;
And wiſely make that kind of food thy choice,
To which neceſſity confines thy price. Dryden.
2. Value ; cſtimation; ſuppoſed excellence. - -
We ſland in ſome jealouſy, left by thus overvaluing their
ſermons; they make the price and eſtimation of ſcripture,
otherwiſe notified, to fall. Hooker.
Sugar hath put down the uſe of honey, inaſmuch as wº
have loſt thoſe preparations of honey which the ancients had,
when it was more in price. Bacon.
3. Rate at which any thing is ſold. -
Suppoſing the quantity of wheat, in reſpect to its vent be
the ſame, that makes the change in the price of wheat. Locke.
4. Reward ; thing purchaſed at any rate.
Sometimes virtue ſtarves, while vice is fed ;
What then f is the reward of virtue bread :
That, vice may merit; 'tis the price of toil;
The knave deſerves it, when he tills the ſoil. Pºpe,
To PR1c E. v. a. To pay for. -
Some ſhall pay the price of others guilt ;
And he the man that made fans foy to fall. . .
Shall with his own blood price that he hath ſpilt. F. 34&n.
To PRICK. v. a. [prician, Saxon.]
1. To pierce with a ſmall puncture.
Leave her to heav'n,
And to thoſe thorns that in her boſon lodge, }.4
To prick and ſting her. Shakespeare Hamlet.
There ſhall be no more a pricking brier unto the houſe of
Iſrael, nor any grieving thorn. Ezekiel XXVI 11. ź.
If ſhe preſidher finger, Jack laid the pin in the way. 44.
2. To form or erect with an acuminated point.
The poets make fame a monſter; they ſay, look hºw
many feathers ſhe hath, ſo many eyes ſhe hath underneath,
ſo many tongues, ſo many voices, ſhe priº,"P o may
C4IS. Bacon's Hºſey.
A hunted
P R I }, – - A hunted panther caſts about - - Her glaring eyes, and prick, her liſt'ning ears to ſcout. Dry. His rough creſt he rears, And pricks up his predeſtinating ears. The fiery courſer, when he hears from far The ſprightly trumpets and the ſhouts of war, Pricks up his ears. Dryden's Wirgil's Georg. A greyhound bath pricked ears, but thoſe of a hound hang down; for that the former hunts with his ears, the latter Dryden. only with his noſe. Grew. The tuneful noiſe the ſprightly courſer hears, Paws the green turf, and pricks his trembling ears. Gay. Keep cloſe to ears, and thoſe let aſſes prick; 'Tis nothing–nothing; if they bite and kick. Pope. . To fix by the point. I cauſed the edges of two knives to be ground truly ſtrait, and pricking their points into a board, ſo that their edges might look towards one another, and meeting near their points contain a rečtilinear angle, I faſtened their handles to- gether with pitch, to make this angle invariable. Newton. 4. To hang on a point. - The cooks ſlice it into little gobbets, prick it on a prong of iron, and hang it in a furnace. Sandys. 5. To nominate by a puncture or mark. Thoſe many then ſhall die, their names are pric{t. Shakeſpeare: Some who are pricked for ſheriffs, and are fit, ſet out of the bill. Bacon. 6. To ſpur; to goad; to impel ; to incite. When I call to mind your gracious favours, My duty pricts me on to utter that, Which elſe no worldly good ſhould draw from me. Shakeſp. Well, 'tis no matter, honour pricks me on ; - But how if honour prick me off, when I come on. Shakeſp. Henry IV. His high courage prick'd him forth to wed. Pope. . To pain; to pierce with remorſe. When they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and ſaid, men and brethren what ſhall we do? A:is ii. 37. 8. To make acid. They their late attacks decline, And turn as eager as prick'd wine. 9. To mark a tune. To PRick. v. n. [prijken, Dutch.] 1. To dreſs one's ſelf for ſhow. 2. To come upon the ſpur. This ſeems to be the ſenſe in Speºſer. After that Varlet's flight, it was not long, Ere on the plain faſt pricking Guyon ſpied, One in bright arms embattled full ſtrong. Fa. Queen. A gentle knight was pricking on the plain, Yclad in mighty arms of filver ſhield. Fa. Queen. They had not ridden far, when they might ſee One pricking towards them with haſty heat. Fa. 9;ſeen. The Scottiſh horſemen began to hover much upon the Engliſh army, and to come pricking about them, ſometimes Hudibras, p. ii. within length of their ſtaves. Hayward. Before each van Prick forth the airy knights. Miltºn. In this king Arthur's reign, A luſty knight was pricking o'er the plain. Dryden. PR1cK. m. ſ. [pricca, Saxon.] 1. A ſharp ſlender inſtrument; any thing by which a punéture is made. The country gives me proof Of bedlam beggars, who, with roaring voices, Strike in their numb’d and mortified bare arms Pins, wooden pricks, nails, ſprigs of roſemary. Shakeſp. It is hard for thee to kick againſt the pricks. Aéis ix. 5. If the Engliſh would not in peace govern them by the law, nor could in war root them out by the ſword, nauſt they not be pricks in their eyes, and thorns in their fides. Davies. If God would have had men live like wild beaſts, he would have armed them with horns, tuſks, talons or pricks. Bramh. 2. A thorn in the mind; a teafing and tormenting thought; re- morſe of conſcience. My conſcience firſt receiv'd a tenderneſs, Scruple, and prick, on certain ſpeeches utter'd - By th’ biſhop of Bayon. Shakeſp. Henry VIII, 3. A ſpot or mark at which archers aim. For long ſhooting, their ſhaft was a cloth yard, their pricks twenty-four ſcore; for ſtrength, they would pierce any ordi- nary armour. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. 4. A point; a fixed place. Now gins this goodly frame of temperance Fairly to riſe, and her adorned head To prick of higheſt praiſe forth to advance. Spenſºr. Phaeton hath tumbled from his car, And made an evening at the noon-tide prick. Shakeſp. 5. A puncture. No aſps were diſcovered in the place of her death, only two ſmall inſenſible pricks were found in her arm. Brown. 6. The print of a hare in the ground. Pri'ck ER. m. ſ. [from pricſ.] I. A ſharp-pointed inſtrument. Pricker is vulgarly called an awl; yet, for joiner's uſe, it hāth moſt commonly a ſquare blade. Aſ wºn; M. `-- 2. A light horſeman: y a touare blade xon's Mechan. Exer. They had horſemen, prickers as they are termed, fitter to make excurſions and tò chace, than to ſuſtain any ſtrong P charge. - - Hayward. Rººker. ºſ. [from prick.] A buck in his ſecond year. I've call'd the deer; the princeſs kid a pricket. Shakeſp. The buck is called the firſt year a fawn, the ſecond year a pricket. AManivozd ºf the Laws of the Forg/?. *::::::: * / [from prick.J Small ſharp point, like that of a drier. The prickles of trees are a kind of excreſcence; the plants that have prickles, are black and white, thoſe have it in the bough ; the plants that have prickles in the leaf, are holly and juniper; nettles alſo have a ſmall venomous prickle. jacon. An herb growing in the water, called lincoſtis, is full of prickles: this putteth forth another ſmall herb out of the leaf, imputed to moiſture gathered between the prickles. Bacon. A fox catching hold of a bramble to break his fall, the prickles ran into his feet. L'E/irange. The man who laugh’d but once to ſee an aſs Mumbling to make the croſs-grain'd thiſtles paſs, Might laugh again, to ſee a jury chaw The prickles of unpalatable law. Dryden. The flower's divine, where'er it grows, Neglect the prickles, and aſſume the roſe. JWatts. PRI'cklin Ess. m. ſ. [from prickly..] Fullneſs of ſharp points. PR1'cklous E. m. ſ. [prick and loºſe J A word of contempt for a taylor. A low word. A taylor and his wife quarreling; the woman in contempt called her huſband pricºlouſe. L'E/irange. PRI'ckson G. m. ſ. [prick and ſºng..] Song ſet to muſick. He fights as you ſing pricſongs, keeps time, diſtance and proportion. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. PRI'ckly. adj. [from prick.] Full of ſharp points. Artichoaks will be leſs prickly and more tender, if the ſeeds have their tops grated off upon a ſtone. Bacon. I no more - Shall ſee you browzing, on the mountain's brow, The prickly ſhrubs. Drydeni How did the humbled ſwain deteſt His prickly beard, and hairy breaſt ! Swift's Miſcel, PRI'ckMADAM. m. ſ. A ſpecies of houſeleek, which ſee. PRI'cKPUNCH. n.ſ. - Prickpunch is a piece of tempered ſteel, with a round point at one end, to prick a round mark in cold iron. Moxon. PRI'ckwooD. m. ſ. A tree. Ainſworth. PRIDE. n.ſ. [pric or pnyo, Saxon.] 1. Inordinate and unreaſonable ſelf-eſteem. I can ſee his pride Peep through each part of him. - Pride hath no other glaſs To ſhew itſelf, but pride ; for ſupple knees Shakeſp. Henry VIII, Feed arrogance, and are the proud man's fees. Shakespeare. He his wonted pride ſoon recollects. A4ilton. Vain aims, inordinate deſires Blown up with high conceits engend'ring pride. , Milton. 2. Inſolence; rude treatment of others; inſolent exultation. That witch Hath wrought this helliſh miſchief unawares; That hardly we eſcap'd the pride of France. They undergo This annual humbling certain number'd days, To daſh their pride and joy for man ſeduc’d. Wantonneſs and pride Raiſe out of friendſhip, hoſtile deeds in peace, 3. Dignity of manner; loftineſs of air. 4. Generous elation of heart. The honeſt pride of conſcious virtue. 5. Elevation ; dignity. º A falcon, tow'ring in her pride of place, Was by a mouſing owl hawkt at and kill’d. 6. Ornament ; ſhow ; decoration. - Whoſe lofty trees, yelad with ſummer's triº, Did ſpread ſo broad, that heavens light did hide. Smalleſt lineaments exact, . In all the liveries deck'd of ſummer's ºride. Be his this ſword, - - Whoſe ivory ſheath, inwrought with curious pride, Adds graceful terror to the wearer's ſide. Splendour; oftentation. - In this array the war of either. ſide, Through Athens paſs'd with military pride. 8. The flat of a female beaſt ſoliciting the male. It is impoſſible you ſhould ſee this, were they as ſalt as wolves in priº. Shakeſ?. To PRIDE. v.a. [from the noun..] To make proud; to rate himſelf high. It is only uſed with the reciprocal pronoun. He could have made the moſt deformed beggar as rich, as thoſe who moſt pride them, elves in their wealth. Go, of the †† is Shake?, Miltºn. Milfº/a Smith, Shakeſ?. G) F. Qi. Milton, Pº ée 7 Dryders
º— P R I is little impudent hardware-man turns into ridicule the º sº of the whole kingdom, priding himſelf as the cauſe of them. - Swift's Miſcel. PRIE. m.ſ. I ſuppoſe an old name of privet. - Lop popler and fallow, elme, maple and prie, Wel ſaved from cattel, till ſummer to lie. PRIEF for proof. Spenſer. - PRI’ER. m.ſ.. [from pry.] One who enquires too narrowly. PRIEST. n.ſ. ſpheore, Sax. preſire, Fr.] 1. One who officiates in ſacred offices. I'll to the vicar, Bring you the maid, you ſhall not lack a prieſ. Shakeſ?. The high prieſt ſhall not uncover his head. Zev. xxi. 13. Our practice of ſinging differs from the practice of David, the prieſts and Levites. - - Peacham. Theſe pray'rs I thy prieſ? before thee bring. Milton. 2. One of the ſecond order in the hierarchy, above a deacon, below a biſhop. No neighbours, but a few poor ſimple clowns, Honeſt and true, with a well-meaning prieſ. . Rowe. PRI'Estcraft. m. ſ. [prieſ and craft. J Religious frauds; management of wicked prieſts to gain power. Puzzle has half a dozen common-place topicks; though the debate be about Doway, his diſcourſe runs upon bigotry and prieſ?craft. - Speciator. From prieſ?craft happily ſet free, Lo ev'ry finiſh’d ſon returns to thee. Pope. PRIE’st Ess. n.ſ.. [from prieſ?..] A woman who officiated in heathen rites. Then too, our mighty fire, thou ſtood'ſt diſarm’d, When thy rapt ſoul the lovely prieſ'ſ charm’d, - That Rome's high founder bore. Addison. Theſe two, being the ſons of a lady who was prieſtſ to uno, drew their mother's chariot to the temple. Speciator. She as priſiſ, knows the rites, Wherein the God of earth delights. Swift's Miſcel. Th' inferior prieſtſ, at her altar's ſide, Trembling, begins the ſacred rites of pride. Pope. PRIE’sthood. n.ſ.. [from prieſ.] 1. The office and charaćter of a prieſt. Jeroboam is reproved, becauſe he took the prieſthood from the tribe of Levi. Jºhitgifte. The prieſthood hath in all nations, and all religions, been held highly venerable. Atterbury's Sermons. 2. The order of men ſet apart for holy offices. Is your prieſthood grown ſo perémptory Shakeſp. He pretends, that I have fallen foul on priº/hood. Dryden. . The ſecond order of the hierarchy. Sce Pries r. Riº's TLINEss; n.ſ. [from priſily.] The appearance or man- ner of a prieſt. - - PRIESTLY, adj. [from prieſ...] Becoming a prieſt; ſacerdotal; belonging to a prieſt. In the Jewiſh church, none that was blind or lame was capable of the priſily office. South's Sermons. How can inceſt ſuit with holineſs, Or prieſtly orders with a princely ſtate Dryden. PRIE’s TRIdden. adj. [prieſ and ridden.] Managed or go- verned by prieſts. Such a cant of high-church and perſecution, and being prieſ ridden. Swift. To PRIEve for prove. Senſºr. Pric. n. ſ. [A cant word derived perhaps from prick, as he Pricks up, he is pert; or from prickeared, an epithet of re- proach beſtowed upon the Preſbyterian teachers.] A pert, conceited, ſaucy, pragmatical, little fellow. The little man concluded, with calling monſeur Meſnager an inſignificant prig. Spectator, N9 482. There have I ſeen ſome aétive prig, To ſhew his parts, beſtride a twig. ;: m. ſ. A birt or turbot. ** 64. [by contraction from primitive. - iſe . ja:; §. p e.] Formal; preciſe; A ball of new dropt horſe's dung, Mingling with apples in the throng, §aid to the pippin, plump and prim, See, brother, how we apples ſwim. Swift's Mićel. To PRIM. v. a. [from the adjective.] To deck up preciſely; 6 to form to an affected nicety. P& IMA cy. n /... [primatic, primace, Fr. primatus, L - - rs - in - - at. Th chief eccleſiaſtical ſtation. y p > l e When he had now the primacy in his own hand, he thought Swift's Mºſel. Ainſwºrth. 5. Spring. 7. The firſt canonical hour. P R I Theſe confiderations ſo exactly ſuiting the parable of the wedding-ſupper to this ſpiritual banquet of the goſpel, if it does not primarily, and in its firſt deſign, intend it; yet cer- tainly it may, with greater advantage of reſemblance, be ap- plied to it, than to any other duty. South's Sermont. Tºſºr. PRI MARINEss. n.ſ. [from primary..] The ſtate of being firſt in act or intention. That which is peculiar, muſt be taken from the primari- nºſ. and ſecondarineſs of the perception. PRIMARY. adj. [primarius, Lat.] 1. Firſt in intention. The figurative notation of this word, and not the primary or literal, belongs to this place. AHammond 2. Original; firſt. - Before that beginning, there was neither primary matter to be informed, nor form to inform, nor any being but the eternal. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the //orld. When the ruins both primary and ſecondary were ſettled the waters of the abyſs began to ſettle too. Birº. Theſe I call original or primary qualities of body, which produce ſimple ideas in us, viz. ſolidity, extenſión, figure and motion. 5 3. Firſt in dignity; chief; principal. As the ſix primary planets revolve about him, ſo the ſe- condary ones are moved about them in the ſame ſeſquialteral ... proportion of their periodical motions to their orbs. Bently. PRIMATE. n.ſ. [primat, Fr. primas, Lat J The chief ecclé. ſiaſtick. When the power of the church was firſt eſtabliſhed the archbiſhops of Canterbury and York had then no prºm: nence one over the other; the former being primate over the Southern, as the latter was over the Northerſ, Parts. Ayliff. The late and preſent primate, and the lord archbiſhop of Dublin hath left memorials of his bounty. Swift. PRI'MATESHIP. n.ſ. [from primate.] The dignity or office of a primate. PRIME. m. ſ. [primus, Lat. 1. The firſt part of the day; the dawn; the morning. His larum bell might loud and wide be heard * When cauſe requir’d, but never out of time, Early and late it rung at evening and at prime. Spenſºr. Sure pledge of day, that crown'ſt the ſmiling morn With thy bright circlet, praiſe him in thy ſphere While day ariſes, that ſweet hour of prim. 2. The beginning ; the early days. Quickly fundry arts mechanical were found out in the very prime of the world. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 16. Nature here wanton'd as in her prime. Milton. 3. The beſt part. - Give no more to ev'ry gueſt, Than he's able to digeſt, Give him always of the prime, And but little at a time. Swift. 4. The ſpring of life; the height of health, ſtrength or beauty. Make haſte, ſweet love, whilſt it is prime, For none can call again the paſſed time. Will ſhe yet debate her eyes on me, That cropt the golden prime of this ſweet prince, And made her widow to a woful bed : Shakeſp. Rich. III. Youth, beauty, wiſdom, courage, virtue, all That happineſs and prime can happy call. Likelieſt ſhe ſeem'd to Ceres in her prime. No poet ever ſweetly ſung, Unleſs he were, like Phoebus, young; Nor ever nymph inſpir'd to rhyme, - Unleſs, like Venus, in her prime. . - Swift. Short were her marriage joys; for in the prime orris. Locke. Milton: Spenſer. Shakeſp. Milton. Of youth, her lord expir’d before his time. Dryden, Hope waits upon the flow'ry prime, And ſummer, though it be leſs gay, Yet is not look'd on as a time Of declination or decay. - - JValler. The poet and his theme in ſpite of time, - Granville. For ever young enjoys an endleſs prime. . The height of perfection. - The it. ... now appear in the . i. *: - - and flouriſhing together at the yº. e been all in prime, § //codward. - Ainſworth. he ſhould be to blame if he did not apply remedies. Clarºid. 8. The firſt part; the beginning: as, the prime ºf the moon. ..º. n. ſ. The freight of a ſhip. Ainſworth. P RIME. adj. [primus, Lat.] **MAL. adj. Ibrimus, Lat.] Firſt. A word not in uſe, but I. Early ; blooming. "Cry Cornmodious for poetry. It hath been taught us from the primal ſtate, hat º which is, was wiſh'd, until he wer. It h º *) offence is rank, it ſmells to heav'n, * the primal, eldeſt cºrſ. upon't. Shakeſp. PRI'MARily. adv. ſſ. - - - - intention; in the fººd Originally; in the firſt In fevers, where the hea medicines unto the wriſts. 4. rt primarily ſuffereth, we apply Brown's Vulgar Errºrſ. His ſtarry helm unbuckl’d, ſhew'd him prime 1 In º, where youth ended. Milton's Par, Lºft. Shakeſp. 2. Principal; firſt rate. - - ... • - for re- Divers of prime quality, in ſeveral counties, weſºło fuſing to pay the ſame, committed to priſon. Clarendon. 'Nor can I think, that God will ſo deſtroy Milton We his prime creatures dignify’d ſo high. fº. Humility and reſignation are our prime virtues. 3. Firſt 5 }
P R I P R I We ſmother'd The moſt repleniſhed ſweet work of nature, That from the prime creation e'er ſhe fram'd. Shakeſp. Moſes being choſen by God to be the ruler of his people, will not prove that prieſthood belonged to Adam's heir, or the rime fathers. Locke. . Excellent. It may, in this looſe ſenſe, perhaps admit, though ſcarcely with propriety, a ſuperlative. We are contented with Catharine our queen, before the prim'ſ creature That's paragon'd i' th' world. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. To PRIME. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To put in the firſt powder; to put powder in the pan of a 3. Firſt ; original. Il. s", piſtol of about a foot in length, we primed with well- dried gunpowder. Boyle. Prime all your firelocks, faſten well the ſtake. Gay. His friendſhip was exactly tim’d, He ſhot before your foes were prim'd. Swift's Miſcel. 2. [Primer, Fr. to begin..] To lay the firſt colours on in paint- ing. A Galliciſm. PRIMELY. adv. [from prime.] 1. Originally; primarily; in the firſt place; in the firſt inten- tion. Words ſignify not immediately and primely things them- ſelves, but the conceptions of the mind about them. South 2. Excellently ; ſupremely well. A low ſenſe. PRIMENEss. n.ſ.. [from prime.] 1. The ſtate of being firſt. 2. Excellence. PRIMER. m. ſ. 1. An office of the bleſſed Virgin. Another prayer to her is not only in the manual, but in the primer or office of the bleſſed Virgin. Stillingfleet. 2. [Primarius, Lat.] . A ſmall prayer book in which children are taught to read, ſo named from the Romiſh book of devo- tions; an elementary book. The Lord's prayer, the creed and ten commandments he ſhould learn by heart, not by reading them himſelf in his primer, but by ſomebody's repeating them before he can read. Locke on Education. PRIME’RO. m. ſ. [Spaniſh.] A game at cards. I left him at prime, o With the duke of Suffolk. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. PRIME'v AL. ladj. [primavus, Lat..] Original; ſuch as was PRIME'vous. } at firſt. Immortal dove, Thou with almighty energy did'ſt move On the wild waves, incumbent did'ſt diſplay Thy genial wings, and hatch primeval day. All the parts of this great fabrick change; Quit their old ſtations and primeval frame, And loſe their ſhape, their eſſence, and their name. Prior. PRIMITIAL. adj. [frimitius, primitia, Lat..] Being of the firſt produćtion. Ainſworth. PRIMITIVE. adj. [primitiſ, Fr. primitivus, Lat.] 1. Ancient; original; eſtabliſhed from the beginning. Their ſuperſtition pretends, they cannot do God greater ſervice, than utterly to deſtroy the primitive apoſtolical go- vernment of the church by biſhops. King Charles. David reflects ſometimes upon the preſent form of the world, and ſometimes upon the primitive form of it. Burmet. The doćtrine of purgatory, by which they mean an eſtate of temporary puniſhments after this life, was not known in the primitive church, ror can be proved from ſcripture. Tillotſ. 2. Formal ; affectedly ſolemn; imitating the ſuppoſed gravity of old times. 3. Original; primary; not derivative: as, in grammar, a pri- mitive verb. Our primitive great fire, to meet His godlike gueſt, walks forth. PRIM1Tively. adv. [from primitive.] 1. Originally; at firſt. Solemnities and ceremonies, primitively enjoined, were af- terward omitted, the occaſion ceaſing. Brown. 2. Primarily ; not derivatively. 3. According to the original rule; according to ancient practice. The pureſt and moſt primitively reformed church in the world was laid in the duſt. South's Sermons. PRI'M ITIVEN Ess. n.ſ. (from primitive..] State of being ori- ginal ; antiquity; conformity to antiquity. PRIMNEss. n.ſ. [from prim.j Affected niceneſs or formality. PRIMogº'NIAL. diff. [primigºnius, Lat. it ſhould therefore have been written primigenial.] Firſtborn; original; primary ; conſtituent; elemental. The primogenial light at firſt was diffuſed over the face of the unfaſhioned chaos. Glanvill's Scepſ. It is not eaſy to diſcern, among many differing ſubſtances obtained from the ſame matter, what primogenial and fi ple bodies convened together compoſe it. Boyle. The firſt or primºgenial earth, which roſe out of the chaos, was not like the preſent earth. Barnet's Theory of the Earth. Blackmore. Milton. PRIMogº'Nirur e. n. ſ ſprimogeniture, Fr. from primogenitut Lat.] Seniority ; elderſhip ; ſtate of being }. g y sº affordeth the priority of order unto *The firi provotº: º infer his primogeniture. Brown. - 3, by his ſeniority and primogeniture, a. double portion of the guilt. Government of the Tongue. P RIM&R DIAL. adj. [primordial, Fr. primordium, Lat.] Ori- ginal ; exiſting from the beginning. - Salts may be either ºnſinuted or otherwiſe produced, and ſo may not be primordial and immutable beings. Boyle. Fº *ſ [from the adj.] Origin; firſt principle. he primordial of the world are not mechanical, but ſper- matical and vital. More's Divine Dialogues. £º "ſ; i. PLUM, of which it is a ſpecies. RIM O'RDIATE. adj. [from primordium, Lat. riginal ex- iſting from the #. p > Lat..] Original; ex Not every thing chymiſts will call ſalt, ſulphur or ſpirit, that needs always be a primardiate and ingenerable body. Boyle. PRIMRose. n.ſ. [primula veris, Lat.) A plant. The flower of the primroſe conſiſts of one leaf, the lower Part of which is tubuloſe, but the upper part expands itſelf flat in form of a ſalver, and is cut into ſeveral ſegments; from the flower-cup, which is fiſtulous, ariſes the pointal, which, when the flower is decayed, becomes an oblong fruit or huſk, lying almoſt concealed in the flower-cup, and opens at the top, in which are contained many roundiſh ſeeds faſtened to the placenta. Miller. Pale primroſs, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his ſtrength. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. I would look pale as primroſe. Shakeſp. Hºrry VI. There followeth, for the latter part of January, primroſes, anemonies, the early tulip. Bacon's Eſſays. 2. Primrºſe is uſed by Shakeſpeare for gay or flowery. I had thought to have let in ſome of all profeſſions, that go the primroſe way to the everlaſting bonefire. Shakeſp. PRINCE. n.ſ. [prince, Fr. princeps, Lat.] I. A fovereign; a chief ruler. Coeleſtial whether among the thrones, or nam'd Qf them the higheſt; for ſuch of ſhape may ſeem Prince above princes. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi. Forces come to be uſed by good princes, only upon neceſſity of providing for their defence. Temple. Eſau founded a diſtinct people and government, and was himſelf a diſtinét prince over them. Locke. The ſucceſſion of crowns, in ſeveral countries, places it on different heads, and he comes, by ſucceſſion, to be a prince in one place, who would be a ſubject in another. Locke. Had we no hiſtories of the Roman emperors, but on their money, we ſhould take them for moſt virtuous princes. Addiſon. Our tottering ſtate ſtill diſtraćted ſtands, While that prince threatens, and while this commands. Pope. 2. A ſovereign of rank next to kings. 3. Ruler of whatever ſex. Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her ſex for her princely virtues. Camden. God put it into the heart of one of our princes, towards the cloſe of her reign, to give a check to that ſacrilege. Atter. 4. The ſon of a king; in England only the eldeſt ſon; the kinſman of a ſovereign. A prince of great courage and beauty, but foſtered up in blood by his naughty father. Sidney, b. ii. Heav'n forbid, that ſuch a ſcratch ſhould drive The prince of Wales from ſuch a field as this. Shakespeare 5. The chief of any body of men. To uſe the words of the prince of learning hereupon, only in ſhallow and ſmall boats, they glide over the face of the Virgilian ſea. Peacham on Poetry. To PRINCE. v. n. To play the prince ; to take ſtate. Nature prompts them, In ſimple and low things, to prince it, much Beyond the trick of others. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. PRINCE Dom. n.ſ.. [from prince.] The rank, eſtate or power of the prince; ſovereignty. Next Archigald, who, for his proud diſdain, Depoſed was from princedom ſovereign. Fairy Queen. Under thee, as head ſupreme Thrones, princedoms, pow'rs, dominions, I reduce. Milton. PRINCEL KE. adj. [prince and like..] Becoming a prince. The wrongs he did me were nothing princelike. Shakeſ?. PRINCE LINEss. n.ſ. [from princely..] The ſtate, manner or dignity of a prince. PRI Nc ELY. adj. [from prince.] 1. Having the appearance of one highborn. n war, was never lion rag'd more fierce, In peace, was never gentle lamb, more mild, Than was that young and prince', gentleman. 2. Having the rank of princes. - - - Meaning only to do honour to their prin.ey birth, they flew among them all. Sidney, b. ii. Be oppoſite all planets of good luck To my proceeding; if with pure heart's love, I tender not thy beauteous princely daughter. Shakeſp. 20 L T he Shakeſp. :
P R I P R I The prince, hierarch left his pow'rs to ſcize Poſſeſſion of the garden. d Milton. - ed her commands - T! # lords and princely dames. JValler. º So fied the dame, and o'er the ocean bore • , ºf - Her princely burthen to the Gallick ſhore. Jſ aller. 3. Becoming a prince; royal ; grand 3. auguſt. I, that but now refus'd moſt princely gifts, : Am bound to beg of my lord general. Shakespeare Princely counſel in his face yet ſhone. AMilton. Born to command, your princely virtues ſlept //aller 'a, le?". Like humble David's, while the flock he kept. PRI's cely. adv. [from prince..] In a princelike manner. , PRINces-Feath ER. n. 7. The herb amaranth. Ainſ. PRI'Ncess. n. ſ. [princeſſe, Fr.], . - 1. A ſovereign lady; a woman having ſºvereign command. Aſk why God's anointed he revil'd ; A king and princeſ dead. - Dryden. Princeſ ador'd and lov’d, if verſe can give - A deathleſs name, thine ſhall for ever live. Granvil. Under ſo excellent a princeſ, as the preſent queen, wº ſup- poſe a family ſtrictly regulated. Swift. | 2. A ſovereign lady of rank, next to that of a queen. - 3. The daughter of a king. - Here the bracelet of the trueſt princeſ, - - That ever ſwore her faith. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 4. The wife of a prince: as, the princeſs of Wales. PRINCIPAL. adj. [principal, Fr. principali, Lat.] . 1. Princely. A ſenſe found only in Spenſer. A Latiniſm. Suſpicion of friend, nor fear of foe, That hazarded his health, had he at all; But walk’d at will, and wandred to and fro, In the pride of his freedom principal. Spenſºr. 2. Chief; of the firſt rate; capital; eſſential; important; con- ſiderable. This later is ordered, partly and as touching principal matters by none but precepts divine only; partly and as con- cerning things of inferior regard by ordinances, as wełl hu- man as divine. , Hooker, b. v. ſ. 4. Can you remember any of the principal evils, that he laid to the charge of women. Shakeſp. As You like it. PRI'NCIPAL. n.ſ.. [from the adj.] 1. A head; a chief; not a ſecond. Seconds in factions do many times, when the fastion ſub- divideth, prove principali. Bacon. 2. One primarily or originally engaged; not an acceſſary or auxiliary. We were not principals, but auxiliarics in the war. Swift. In judgment, ſome perſons are preſent as principals, and others only as acceſſaries. Ayliffe's Parergom. 3. A capital ſum placed out at intereſt. Thou wilt not only looſe the forfeiture, But touch'd with human gentleneſs and love, Forgive a moiety of the principal. Shakespeare. Taxes muſt be continued, becauſe we have no other means for paying off the principal. Swift's Miſcellanies. 4. The preſident or governour. PRINcipA(lity. n: /, ſprincipaulté, Fr. J 1. Sovereignty; ſupreme power. - Divine lady, who have wrought ſuch miracles in me, as to make a prince none of the baſeſt, to think all principalities bağ, in reſpect of the ſheephook. Sidney, b. ii. Nothing was given to Henry, but the name of king; all º i other abſolute power of principality he had. Spenſer. 2. A prince; one inveſted with ſovercignty. Then ſpeak the truth by her ; if not divine, Yet let her be a principality, Sov’reign to all the creatures on the earth. Shakespeare Niſroch of principalities the prime. Miltºn. sº which gives title to a prince: as, the principa- To the boy Caeſar ſend this grizled head, And he will fill thy wiſhes to the brim With principalities. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºp. The little frincipality of Epire was invincible by the whole pºwer of the Turks. Temple's Miſcellanies. 4. Superiority; predominance. In the chief work of elements, water hath the principality - and exceſs over earth. Digby on Bodies. . If any myſtery be effective of ſpiritual bleſfings, then this is much more, as having the prerogative and principality above lº, º: ce. Taylºr's Jºrthy Communicant. above dtºº. [from principal.] Chiefly ; above all; 1. º: of divine offices ſhall take upon him that º ing for covetous or ambitious ends, or ſhall not de- ºr. e glory of God principally, he polluteth his heart. Tayl. its *...*. miſtake the nature of criticiſm, who think The f º p incipally to find fault. Dryden. tiae of j * of water ariſes principally from the vis iner- as denſe º and by conſequence, if the heavens were than water * ***, they would not have much leſs reſiſtance - Newton's Opticks. What I principally inſiſt on, is due exccution. Swift. PRI'NcIPALNFss. m. ſ. [from principal.] The ſtate of being principal or chief. PRI'Ncipiation; n.ſ. (from principium, Lat..] Analyſis into conſtituent or elemental parts. A word not received. The ſeparating of any metal into its original or element we will call principiation. Biº. PRINCIPLE. m. ſ. [principium, Lat. principe, Fr.] 1. Element; conſtituent part; primordial ſubſtance. Modern philoſophers ſuppoſe matter to be one ſimple prin- citle, or ſolid extenſion diverſified by its various ſhapes. If atti. 2. Original cauſe. - Some few, whoſe lamp ſhone brighter, have been led, From cauſe to cauſe to nature's ſecret head, And found that one firſt principle muſt be. Dryden. For the performance of this, a vital or dire&tive principle ſeemeth to be aſſiſtant to the corporeal. Grew's Coſmol. 3. Being productive of other being ; operative cauſe. The ſoul of man is an active principle, and will be em- ployed one way or other. 7illotſon's Sermons. 4. Fundamental truth ; original poſtulate ; firſt poſition from which others are deduced. Touching the law of reaſon, there are in it ſome things which ſtand as principles univerſally agreed upon; and out of thoſe principles, which are in themſelves evident, the greateſt moral duties we owe towards God or man, may, without any great difficulty, be concluded. Hooker. All of them may be called principles, when compared with a thouſand other judgments, which we form under the regu- lation of theſe primary propoſitions. J/atts's Logick. 5. Ground of action ; motive. Farewel, young lords; theſe warlike principle; Do not throw from you. Shakeſp. As no principle of vanity led me firſt to write it, ſo much leſs does any ſuch motive induce me now to publiſh it. Iſake. There would be but ſmall improvements in the world, were there not ſome common principle of action, working equally with all men. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 255. 6. Tenet on which morality is founded. I'll try If yet I can ſubdue thoſe ſtubborn principles Of faith, of honour. Addison's Catz. A feather ſhooting from another's head, Extracts his brain, and principle is fled. Pope. To PRI Nciple. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To eſtabliſh or fix in any tenet; to impreſs with any tenet good or ill. Wiſeſt and beſt men full of beguil'd, With goodneſs principl’d not to reject The penitent, but ever to forgive, Are drawn to wear out miſerable days. Milion. It is the concern of his majeſty, and the peace of his go- vernment, that the youth be principled with a thorough per- ſuaſion of the juſtneſs of the old king's cauſe. South. There are ſo many young perſons, upon the well and ill principling of whom next under God, depends the happineſs or miſery of this church and ſtate. South's Sermons. Governors ſhould be well principled and good-natured. L'E/l. Men have been principled with an opinion, that they muſt not conſult reaſon in things of religion. Locke. Let an enthuſiaſt be principled, that he or his teacher is in- ſpired, and you in vain bring the evidence of clear reaſons againſt his doctrine. Locke. He ſeems a ſettled and principled philoſopher, thanking for- tune for the tranquility he has by her averſion. Pºpe to Swift. 2. To eſtabliſh firmly in the mind. The promiſcuous reading of the bible is far from being of any advantage to children, either for the perfecting their read- ing, or principling their religion. Locke. PRI'N cock. Un. ſ. [from prink or prim cock; perhaps pre:ox or PRI'N.cox. } pracaquum ingenium, Lat.] A coxcomb; a conceited perſon ; a pert young rogue. You are a ſaucy boy; - - This trick may chance to ſcathe you I know what; You muſt contrary me ! you are a princox, go. Shakeſ?. To PRINk. v. n. [pränken, Dutch..] To prank; to deck for ſhow. - - Hold a good wager ſhe was every day longer prinking in the glaſs than you was. Art of Hormºnting. To PRINT. v. a. [imprimer, emº reint, Fr.] 1. To mark by preſſing any thing upon another. On his fiery ſteed betimes he rode, That ſcarcely prints the turf on which he trod. 2. To impreſs anything, ſo as to leave its form. 3. To form by impreſſion. Your mother was moſt true to wedlock, prince, For ſhe did print your royal father off, - - - Conceiving you. Shakespeare Jºinter s Tale. Ye ſhall not make any cuttings in your fleſh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you. Lev. ix. 28. Perhaps ſome footſteps printed in the clay, Will to my love direct your wand'ring way. t Dryden - R2ſ arm”. 15
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And in their minds ſo deep did print the ſenſe,
That if their ruins ſadly they regard,
'Tis but with fear. Dryden,
4. To impreſs words or make books, not by the pen, but the
reſs.
! Thou haſt cauſed printing to be uſed ; and, contrary to the
king, his crown and dignity, built a paper-mill. Shakeſp.
This nonſenſe got in by a miſtake of the ſtage editors, who
printed from the piecemeal written parts. Pope.
Is it probable, that a promiſcuous jumble of printing letter
ſhould often fall into a method, which ſhould ſtamp on paper
a coherent diſcourſe. Locke.
As ſoon as he begins to ſpell, pićtures of animals ſhould be
got him, with the printed names to them. Locke.
To PRINT. v. n. To publiſh a book.
From the moment he prints, he muſt expect to hear no
more truth. Pope,
PRINT. n.ſ. ſempreinte, Fr.]
1. Mark or form made by impreſſion.
Some more time
Muſt wear the print of his remembrance out. Shakeſp.
Abhorred ſlave,
Which any print of goodneſs wilt not take,
Being capable of all ill ! Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
Attend the foot,
That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks. Shakeſp.
Up they toſt the ſand,
No wheel ſeen, nor wheels print was in the mould impreſt
Behind them. - Chapman's Iliads.
Our life ſo faſt away doth ſlide,
As doth an hungry eagle through the wind;
Or as a ſhip tranſported with the tide,
Which in their paſſage leave no print behind. Davies.
My life is but a wind,
Which paſſeth by, and leaves no print behind. Sandys.
O'er the ſmooth enamell'd green,
Where no print of ſtep hath been. Milton.
While the heav'n, by the ſun's team untrod, -
Hath took no print of the approaching light,
And all the ſpangled hoſt keep watch. Milton.
Before the lion's den appeared the footſteps of many that
had gone in, but no prints of any that ever came out. South.
Winds bear me to ſome barren iſland,
Where print of human feet was never ſeen. Dryden.
From hence Aſtrea took her flight, and here
The prints of her departing ſteps appear. Dryden.
If they be not ſometimes renewed by repeated exerciſe of
the ſenſes or reflection, the print wears out. - Locke.
2. That which being impreſſed leaves its form.
3. Pictures cut in wood or copper to be impreſſed on paper. It
is uſual to ſay wooden prints and copper plates.
4. Picture made by impreſſion.
From my breaſt I cannot tear
The paſſion, which from thence did grow;
Nor yet out of my fancy raſe -
The print of that ſuppoſed face. JWaller.
The prints, which we ſee of antiquities, may contribute to
form our genius, and to give us great ideas. Dryden.
Words ſtanding for things, ſhould be expreſſed by little
draughts and prints made of them. Locke.
5. The form, ſize, arrangement, or other qualities of the types
uſed in printing books.
To refreſh the former hint;
She read her maker in a fairer print. Drydºn.
6. The ſtate of being publiſhed by the printer.
I love a ballad in print, or a life. Shakeſp.
It is ſo rare to ſee
Ought that belongs to young nobility
In print, that we muſt praiſe. Suckling.
His natural antipathy to a man, who endeavours to ſignalize
his parts in the world, has hindered many perſons from mak-
ing their appearance in print. Addiſon.
I publiſhed ſome tables, which were out of print. Arbuth.
The rights of the chriſtian church are ſcornfully trampled
on in print. Atterbury.
7. Single ſheet printcd and ſold.
The prints, about three days after, were filled with the
ſame terms. - Addiſon.
The publick had ſaid before, that they were dull; and they
were at great pains to purchaſe room in the prints, to teſtify
under their hands the truth of it. - Pope.
Inform us, will the emperor treat,
Or do the priºts and papers lie : Pºpe.
8. Formal method.
Lay his head ſometimes higher, ſometimes lower, that he
may not feel every little change, who is not deſigned to have
his maid lay all things in print, and tuck him in warm. Locke.
PRI'N TER. m. ſ: [from print.J
I. One that prints books.
I find, at reading all over, to delive: to the printer, in that
which I ought to have done to comply with my deſign, I am
fallen very iliort, - Digby.
To buy books, only becauſe they were publiſhed by an
ºnent printer, is much as if a man ſhould buy cloaths that
did not fit him, only becauſe made by ſome famous taylor.
Y sº the frinter's boy below ;
e hawkers all your voices lift. Swift.
2. One that ſtains ić. wift
PRI'stless. * [ſion print..] That which leaves no im-
preſſion.
Ye elves,
And ye, that on the ſands with print'ſ foot
Do chaſe the ebbing Neptune. Shakeſp. Tºm’ ºff.
Whilſt from off the waters fleet, -
Thus I ſet my printleſ, feet
O'er the cowſlip's velvet head,
That bends not as I tread. - AMilton.
PRI'OR. ad. [prior, Lat.] Former; being before ſomething
elſe; antecedent; anterior. c
Whenever tempted to do or approve any thing contrary to
the duties we are enjoined, let us reflect that we have a riºr
and ſuperior obligation to the commands of Chriſt. Rºgers.
PRI'oR. n.ſ. [prieur, Fr.]
I. The head of a convent of monks, inferior in dignity to an
abbot.
Neither ſhe, nor any other, beſides the prior of the con-
vent, knew any thing of his name. Addiſon's Spectator.
2. Prior is ſuch a perſon, as, in ſome churches, preſides over
others in the ſame churches. Ayliffe's Parergon.
PRI'oREss. n.ſ. [from prior.] A lady ſuperior of a convent
of nuns.
When you have vow’d, you muſt not ſpeak with men,
But in the preſence of the prioreſ. Shakeſp.
The reeve, miller and cook are diſtinguiſhed from each
other, as much as the mincing lady prioreſ; and the broad
ſpeaking wife of Bath. Dryden.
PRIo'RITY.. n. ſ. [from prior, adj.]
1. The ſtate of being firſt ; precedence in time.
From ſon to ſon of the lady, as they ſhould be in priority
of birth. Hayward.
Men ſtill affirm, that it killeth at a diſtance, that it poi-
ſoneth by the eye, and by priority of viſion. Brown.
This obſervation may aſſiſt, in determining the diſpute con-
cerning the priority of Homer and Heſiod. Broome.
Though he oft renew'd the fight,
And almoſt got priority of fight, ;
He ne'er could overcone her quite. Swift. ).
2. Precedence in place.
Follow, Cominius; we muſt follow you,
Right worthy your priority. Shakeſ?.
PRI'QRSHIP. m. ſ. [from prior.] The ſtate or office of
prior.
PRI'oR Y. m. ſ. [from prior.]
1. A convent, in dignity below an abbey.
Our abbies and our priories ſhall pay
This expedition's charge. Shakespeare. King john.
2. Priories are the churches which are given to priors in titulum,
or by way of title. Ayliffº's Parergon.
PRI's AGE. n.ſ.. [from priſe.] -
Priſage, now called butlerage, is a cuſtom whereby the
prince challenges out of every bark loaden with wine, con-
taining leſs than forty tuns, two tuns of wine at his price.
Cowel.
PRISM. m. ſ. [priſºne, Fr. Teſtuz.]
A priſºn of glaſs is a glaſs bounded with two equal and pa-
rallel triangular ends, and three plain and well poliſhed ſides,
which meet in three parallel lines, running from the three
angles of one end, to the three angles of the other end.
Newton's Opticks.
Here, aweful Newton, the diſſolving clouds
Form fronting, on the fun, thy ſhowery priſm. Thomſºn.
PRISMA"rick, adj. [priſmatique, Fr. from priſºn.] Formed as
a priſm.
* the maſs of the earth was cubick, priſmaticº, or any
other angular figure, it would follow, that one, too vaſt a
part, would be drowned, and another be dry. Derham.
Falſe eloquence, like the priſmatick glaſs,
Its gaudy colours ſpreads on ev'ry place ;
The face of nature we no more ſurvey,
All glares alike, without diſtinction gay. Pºpe.
PRISMA rically. Adv. [from priſmatic...] In the form of a
Yriſm.
| Take notice of the pleaſing variety of colours exhibited by
the triangular glaſs, and demand what addition of decrement
of either ſalt, ſulphur or mercury befalls the glaſs, by being
priſmatically figured; and yet it is known, that without that
ihăpe, it would not afford thoſe colours is it does. Bºyle.
PRISM 01D. m. ſ. [7;7&z and #33-.] A body approaching
to the form of a priſºn. - • -
PRISON. m. ſ. [priſºn, Fr.] A ſtrong hold in which perſºns
are confined ; a gaol.
He hath commiſſion
To hang Cordelia in the priſºn. Sº ſº, King I. ar.
I thought
Pope.
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P R I For thoſe rebellious here their prisºn ordain'd. 44*. I thought our utmoſt good was in one word of freedom underſtºod, - aſ bleſſing came ; from priſºn free: *::::::::: i. loſe the fight of Emily. Dryden. inkind I can you, whom only I adore, sºº to jº. the priſon door. Dryden. The tyrant A.olus, - - with pow'r imperial, curbs the ſtruggling winds, d ſounding tempeſts in dark priſons binds. Dryden. #. i. has his chains knocked off, and the priſon doors ſet open to him, is preſently at liberty. Locke. 'son. v. a. [from the noun.] - Tº: º 5 º ſhut up in holdſ; to reſtrain from liberty. - captivate ; to enchain. 2. To Č. their potent herbs and baleful drugs, They, as they ſung, would take the priſºn'a ſoul, And lap it in Elyſium. Milton. 3. To confine. - Univerſal plodding priſºns up The nimble ſpirits in the arteries. Shakeſp. Then did the king enlarge • rp- The ſpleen he priſon'd. Chapman's Iliads. PRI’sonbase. m. ſ. A kind of rural play, commonly called priſonbars. The ſpachies of the court play every friday at ciocho di canni, which is no other than priſºnbaſe upon horſeback, hiting one another with darts, as the others do with their hands. Sandys's Travels. PRI’soner. m. ſ. [priſºnnier, Fr.] 1. One who is confined in hold. Ceſar's ill-erected tower, To whoſe flint boſom my condemned lord - Is doomed a priſoner. Shakeſp. Rich. II. The moſt pernicious infection, next the plague, is the ſmell of the jail, when priſoners have been long and cloſe, and naſtily kept. Bacon. He that is tied with one ſlender ſtring, ſuch as one reſolute ſtruggle would break, he is priſoner only to his own ſloth, and who will pity his thraldom. Decay of Piety. A priſoner is troubled, that he cannot go whither he would; and he that is at large is troubled, that he does not know whither to go. L'Eſtrange. 2. A captive; one taken by the enemy. So oft as homeward I from her depart, I go like one that having loſt the field, Is priſºner led away with heavy heart. Spenſºr. There ſucceeded in abſolute victory for the Engliſh, the taking of the Spaniſh general d'Ocampo priſºner, with the loſs of few of the Engliſh. Bacon. He yielded on my word, And as my priºner, I reſtore his ſword. Dryden. 3. One under an arreſt. Tribune, a guard to ſeize the empreſs ſtraight, Secure her perſon prisºner to the ſtate. Dryden. PRI’sos House. m. ſ. Gaol; hold in which one is confined. , I am forbid to tell the ſecrets of my priſonhouſe. Shakeſp. PRI sonMENT. n. ſ: [from priſon.] Confinement: empriſon- ment; captivity. May be he will not touch young Arthur's life, But hold himſelf ſafe in his priſonment. Shakespeare PRI's rise. adj. [priſinus, Lat. | Firſt; ancient; original. Now their priſtine worth The Britons recollect. Philips. This light being trajećted only through the parallel ſuper- ficies of the two priſms, if it ſuffered any change by the re- fraction of one ſuperficies, it loſt that impreſſion by the con- trary refračtion of the other ſuperficies, and ſo, being re- ſtored to its priſtine conſtitution, became of the ſame nature and condition as at firſt. Newton's Opticks. PRI'THE E. A familiar corruption of pray thee, or I pray thee, which ſome of the tragick writers have injudiciouſly uſed. Well, what was that ſcream for, I prithee 2 L'E/ºrange. Alas! why com’ſ thou at this dréadful moment, To ſhock the peace of my departing ſoul ? Away ! I prithee leave mé ! Fowe's jane Shore. PRI'v Acy, n. J. [from private.] 1. State of being ſecret; ſecrecy. 2. Retirement; retreat Clamours our privaje, uneaſy make, Birds leave their neſis diſturb’d, and beaſts their haunts for- ſake. - - Dryden. 3. [Privauté, Fr.] Privity; joint knowledge; great famili- arity. Privacy in this ſenſe is improper. c You ſee Frog is religiouſly true to his bargain, ſcorns to compoſition without your privacy. Arbuthnot. Ainſworth. hearken to any 4. Taciturnity. *Hºo "iſ [Spaniſh.] A ſecret friend. tugal e * Bampion, an Engliſh lady, embarked for Por. PRI. aſ at that time, With ſome privad, of her OWil. Bacon. ATE, adj. [privatus, Lat.] 1. Not open; ſécré. You ſhall go with me ; I have ſome prival. “hooling for yºu loth, Shakeſp. Fancy retires Into her private cell, when nature reſts. Milton. The harmleſs freedom, and the private friend. Anon. 2. Alone; not accompanied. 3. Being upon the ſame terms with the reſt of the community; particular: oppoſed to publick. When publick conſent of the whole hath eſtabliſhed any thing, every man's judgment, being thereunto Compared, were not private, howſoever his calling be to ſome kind of publick charge ; ſo that of peace and quietneſs there is not any way poſſible, unleſs the probable voice of every intire ſo- ciety or body politic overrule all private of like nature in the ſame body. Hooker's P He ſues rºſace. To let him breathe between the heav'ns and earth, A private man in Athens. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. What infinite hearteaſe muſt kings neglea, That private men enjoy and what have kings, That private have not too, ſave ceremony Shakeſp. Peter was but a private man, and not to be any way com- pared with the dukes of his houſe. Peacham ºf Antiquities. The firſt principles of chriſtian religion ſhould not be farced with ſchool points and private tenets. Sanderſon. Dare you, A private man preſume to love a queen. Dryden. 4. Particular; not relating to the publick. My end being private, I have not expreſſed my conceptions in the language of the ſchools. Digby. 5. In PRIVATE. Secretly ; not publickly; not openly. In private grieve, but with a careleſs ſcorn; In publick ſeem to triumph, not to mourn. Granville. PRI'v ATE. n.ſ. A ſecret meſſage. His private with me of the dauphin's love, Is much more general than theſe lines import. Shakeſ?. PRI'vateer. n.ſ.. [from private.] A ſhip fitted out by pi- vate men to plunder enemies. He is at no charge for a fleet, further than providing pri- vateers, wherewith his ſubjects carry on a pyratical war at their own expence. Swift's Miſcellanies. To PRI'v At EE R. v. a. [from the noun.] o fit out ſhips againſt enemies, at the charge of private perſons. PRIVATELY. adv. [from private.] Secretly; not openly. There, this night, We'll paſs the buſineſs privately and well. Shakespeare And as he ſat upon the mount of Olives, the diſciples came unto him privately. 41at. xxiv. 3- PRI'vat'ENEss. m. ſ. [from private.] 1. The ſtate of a man in the ſame rank with the reſt of the community. 2. Secrecy; privacy. Ambaſſadors attending the court in great number, he did content with courteſy, reward and privatenſ. Bacon. 3. Obſcurity ; retirement. He drew him into the fatal circle from a reſolved private- nºſ, where he bent his mind to a retired courſe. JP'otton. PRIVATION. m. ſ. [privation, Fr. privatio, Lat.] 1. Removal or deſtruction of any thing or quality. For, what is this contagious fin of kind, But a privation of that grace within. Davieſ. So bounded are our natural deſires, That wanting all, and ſetting pain aſide, With bare privation ſenſe is ſatisfy'd. Dryden. After ſome account of good, evil will be known by conſe- quence, as being only a privation or abſence of good. South. A privation is the abſence of what does naturally belong to the thing, or which ought to be preſent with it; as when * man or horſe is deaf or dead, or a phyſician or divine un- learned; theſe are privations. //atts's Logicé. 2. The act of the mind by which, in confidering a ſubject, we ſeparate it from anything appendant. 3. The act of degrading from rank or office. If part of the people or eſtate be ſomewhat in the election, you cannot make them nulls or cyphers in the pri- vation or tranſlation. º Bacon. If the privation be good, it follows not the former condi- tion was evil, but leſs good; for the flower or bloſſom is a poſitive good, although the remove of it, to give place to the fruit, be a comparative good. Bacon. PRIVATIVE. adj. [privatiſ, Fr. privativus, Lat.] I. Cauſing privation of any thing. - 2. Conſiſting in the abſence of ſomething; not poſitive. Pri- vative is in things, what negative is in propoſitions. The impreſſion from privative to active, as from filence to noiſe, is a greater degree than from leſs noiſe to more. Bacon. The yety privative bleſfings, the bleſfings of immunity, ſafeguard, liberty and integrity, which we enjoy, deſerve the thankſgiving of a whole life. Taylor. PRIVA"Tive. n. ſ. That of which the eſſence is the abſence of ſomething, as filence is only the abſence of ſound. - Harmonical ſounds and diſcordant ſounds are both active and poſitive, but blackneſs and darkneſs are indeed but priva- tive, and therefore have little or no activity; ſomewhat they do contriſtate, but very little. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. PRI v ATIVELY.
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PRI'v Atively. adv. [from privative..] By the abſence of
ſomething neceſſary to be preſent; negatively.
The duty of the new covenant is ſet down, firſt privatively,
not like that of Moſaical obſervances external, but poſitively,
laws given into the minds and hearts. Hammond.
PRI'v Ativ EN Ess. m. ſ. [from privative.] Notation of abſence
of ſomething that ſhould be preſent.
PRI'vet. n.ſ. The leaves grow by pairs oppoſite to each other;
the flower conſiſts of one leaf, is tubulous, and divided at the
top into five ſegments; the ovary in the center of the flower-
cup becomes a globular ſoft fruit full of juice, in which are
lodged four feeds. Miller.
PRI'vet. n.ſ. Evergreen. It is diſtinguiſhed from the phillyrea
by the leaves being placed alternately upon the branches,
whereas thoſe of the phillyrea are produced by pairs oppoſite
to each other: it hath three ſeeds incloſed in each berry,
whereas the phillyrea has but one. Miller.
PRI'vilege. n.ſ. [privilege, Fr. privilgium, Lat.] -
1. Peculiar advantage.
Here's my ſword,
Behold it is the privilege of mine honours,
My oath, and my profeſſion. Shakesp.
He went
Inviſible, yet ſtay’d, ſuch privilege
Hath omnipreſence. Milton.
He claims his privilege, and ſays 'tis fit,
Nothing ſhould be the judge of wit, but wit. Denham.
Smiles, not allow'd to beaſts, from reaſon move,
And are the privilege of human love. Dryden.
The privilege of birth-right was a double portion. Locke.
2. Immunity; publick right.
I beg the ancient privilege of Athens. Shakeſp.
A ſoul that can ſecurely death defy,
And counts it nature's privilege to die. Dryden.
To PRI'vilzGE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To inveſt with rights or immunities; to grant a privilege.
The great are privileg'd alone,
To puniſh all injuſtice but their own. Dryden.
He happier yet, who privileg'd by fate
To ſhorter labour, and a lighter weight,
Receiv'd but yeſterday the gift of breath,
Ordain'd to-morrow to return to death. Prior.
2. To exempt from cenſure or danger.
The court is rather deemed as a privileged place of un-
tridled licentiouſneſs, than as the abiding of him, who, as a
father, ſhould give a fatherly example. Sidney, b. ii.
He took this place for ſanctuary,
And it ſhall privilege him from your hands. Shakeſp.
This place
Doth privilege me, ſpeak what reaſon will. Daniel.
3. To exempt from paying tax or impoſt. -
Many things are by our laws privileged from tythes, which
by the canon law are chargeable. Hale.
PRI'vily. adv. [from privy.] Secretly; privately.
They have the profits of their lands by pretence of con-
veyances thereof unto their privy friends, who privily ſend
them the revenues. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
PRI'vity. n.ſ. [privauté, Fr. from privy.] -
1. Private communication.
I will unto you in privity diſcover the drift of my purpoſe;
I mean thereby to ſettle an eternal peace in that country, and
alſo to make it very profitable to her majeſty. Spenſer.
- 2. Conſciouſneſs; joint knowledge; private concurrence.
The authority of higher powers have force even in theſe
things which are done without their privity, and are of mean
reckoning. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 7.
Upon this French going out, took he upon him,
Without the privity o' th' king, t'appoint
Who ſhould attend him Skakeſp. Henry VIII.
All the doors were laid open for his departure, not without
the privity of the prince of Orange, concluding that the king-
dom might better be ſettled in his abſence. Swift.
3. [In the plural.] Secret parts. -
Few of them have anything to cover their privities. Abbot.
PRIVY. adj. [privé, Fr.]
1. Private; not publick; aſſigned to ſecret uſes.
The party, gainſt the which he doth contrive, -
Shall ſeize on half his goods ; the other half
Comes to the privy coffer of the ſtate. Shakeſp.
2. Secret; clandeſtine.
He took advantage of the night for ſuch privy attempts,
inſomuch that the bruit of his manlineſs was ſpread every
where. 2 44ac, viii. 7.
3. Secret; not ſhown.
The ſword of the great men that are ſlain entereth into
their privy chamber. Ezek. xxi. 14.
4. Admitted to ſecrets of ſtate.
The king has made him
One of the privy council. Shakespeare . Henry VIII.
One, having let his beard grow from the martyrdom of
king Charles I. till the reſtoration, deſired to be made a privy
counſellor. Speciator, Nº. 629.
5. Sºon to anything; admitted to participation of know-
c ge.
. . . . Sir Valentine
This night intends to flea away your daughter;
Myſelf am cne made privy to the plot. Shakeſp.
Many being privy to the fact,
How hard is it to keep it unbetray'd? Danie'.
He would rather loſe half of his kingdom,
- - than be triv
to ſuch a ſecret, which he Commanded me never privy
to mention.
Gulliver's Travels.
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PRI'vy. m. ſ. Place of retirement; neceſſary houſe.
Your fancy
Would ſtill the ſame ideas give ye,
As when you ſpy'd her on the priºr. -
PRIZE".'... ." privy Swift.
I. A reward gained by conteſt with competitors.
If ever he go alone, I'll never wreſtle for prize. Shakeſ,
I fought and conquer’d, yet have loſt the prize. Dº.
The raiſing ſuch ſilly competitions among the ignorant,
propoſing prizes for ſuch uſeleſs accompliſhments, and intº
ſing them with ſuch abſurd ideas of ſuperiority, has in it
ſomething immoral as well as ridiculous. Adiſºn.
2. A reward gained by any performance.
True poets empty fame and praiſe deſpiſe,
Fame is the trumpet, but your ſmile the prize. Dryden.
3. [Priſº, Fr.] Something taken by adventure; plunder.
The king of Scots ſhe did ſend to France,
To fill king Edward's fame with priſoner kings,
And make his chronicle as rich with prize, >
As is the ouzy bottom of the ſea
With ſunken wreck. Shakespeare. Henry V.
He acquitted himſelf like a valiant, but not like an honeſt
man; for he converted the prizes to his own uſe. Arbuthnºt.
Then proſtrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes
Soon to obtain and long poſſeſs the prize:
The pow'rs gave ear. Pope.
To PRIZE. v. a. [from appraiſe; priſer, Fr. appreciare. Lat..]
I. To rate ; to value at a certain price.
Life I prize not a ſtraw ; but for mine honour
Which I would free. Shakespeare.
Caſt it unto the potter; a goodly price that I was prized at
of them. Zech. xi. 13.
2. To eſteem; to value highly.
I go to free us both of pain;
I priz'd your perſon, but your crown diſdain. Dryden.
Some the French writers, ſome our own deſpiſe;
The ancients only, or the moderns prize. Pope.
PRI'z ER. m. ſ. [priſeur, Fr. from prize.j He that values.
It holds its eſtimate and dignity,
As well wherein 'tis precious of itſelf,
As in the prizer. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
PRI'zEFIGHTER, n. ſ. [prize and fighter.] One that fights
publickly for a reward.
Martin and Crambe engaged like prizefighters. Arb. and P2.
In Fig the prizefighter by day delight. Bromſton.
PRO. [Latin.] . For ; in defence of; pro and con, for pro and
contra, for and againſt. Deſpicable cant.
Doctrinal points in controverſy had been agitated in the
pulpits, with more warmth than had uſed to be ; and thence
the animoſity increaſed in books pro and con. Clarendon.
Matthew met Richard, when
Of many knotty points they ſpoke,
And pro and con by turns they took. Prior.
PROBAB, LIT Y. m. ſ. [probabilitas, Lat. probabilité, Fr. from
probable.] Likelihood; appearance of truth; evidence ariſing
from the preponderation of argument: it is leſs than moral
certainty.
Probability is the appearance of the agreement or diſagree-
ment of two ideas, by the intervention of proofs, whoſe con-
nection is not conſtant; but appears for the moſt part to be
ſo. Locke.
As for probabilities, what thing was there ever ſet down ſo
agreeable with found reaſon, but ſome probable ſhew againſt
it might be made : Hºoker's Preface.
If a truth be certain, and thwart intereſt, it will quickly
fetch it down to but a probability; nay, if it does not carry
with it an impregnable evidence, it will go near to debaſe it to
a downright falſity. South's Sermons.
Though moral certainty be ſometimes taken for a high de-
gree of probability, which can only produce a doubtful aſſent;
yet it is alſo frequently uſed for a firm aſſent to thing upon
ſuch grounds, as are fit fully to ſatisfy a Prudent man.
Tilºtſon's Sermons.
For a perpetual motion, magnetical virtues are not without
ſome ſtrong probabilities of proving effectual. //i/{ins.
PRO BABLE. adj. [probable, Fr. probabilis, Lat..] Likely ,
having more evidence than the contrary; -
The publick approbation, given by the body of this whole
church unto thoſe things which are eſtabliſhed, doth make it
but probable that they are good, and therefore unto a neceſ.
ſary proof that they are not good it muſt give place. Hooker.
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P R O P R O That is accounted probable, which has better agº, º: ducible for it, than Caº be brought againſt it. . attºry. They aſſented to things, that were neither evident nor cº- tain, but only probable; for they converſed, they *...*. º upon a probable perſuaſion of the honeſty and truth o thoſe whom they correſponded with: . - Sºuth. Sermons. Probably. adu. [from probable.] Likely ; 1n likelihood. - Diſtinguiſh betwixt what may poſibly, sº what will pro- bally be done. L’Eſtrange's Fabies. Óur conſtitution in church or ſtate could not probably have been long preſerved, without ſuch methods. Swift. PRO.B.A.T. n.ſ. [Latin.] The prºof of wills and teſtaments of perſons deceaſed in the ſpiritual court, either in cominº form by the oath of the executor, or with witneſſes. Die?. PRößA^TION. n.ſ. [prºbatio, Lat. from Prº** Lat. proba- tion, Fr.] 1. Proof; evidence; teſtimony. Of the truth herein, This preſent object made probation. Shałºń. Hºnlet. He was lapt in a moſt curious mantle, which, for more probation, I can produce. - Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 2. The act of proving by ratiocination or teſtimony. When theſe principles, what is, is, and it is impoſſible for the ſame thing to be, and not to be, are male uſe of in the prelation of propoſitions, wherein are words ſtanding for complex ideas, as man or horſe, there they make men receive and retain falſehood for manifeſt truth. Locke. 3. [Probation, Fr.] Trial; examination. - In the practical part of knowledge, much will be left to experience and probation, whereunto indication cannot ſo fully reach. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. 4. Trial before entrance into monaſtick life; noviciate. - I ſuffer many things as an author militant, whereof, in your days of probation, you have been a ſharer. Pope to Swift. Pºonation a fly. adj. [from probation.] Serving for trial. Prop Arion ER. m. ſ. [from prolation.] 1. One who is upon trial. Hear a mortal muſe thy praiſe rehearſe, In no ignoble verſe; But ſuch as thy own verſe did pračtiſe here, When thy firſt fruits of poeſy were giv'n, To make thyſelf a welcome inmate there ; While yet a young probationer, And candidate of heav'n. Dryden. Build a thouſand churches, where theſe probationers may read their wall lectures. Swift. 2. A novice. This root of bitterneſs was but a probationer in the ſoil; and though it ſet forth ſome offsets to preſerve its kind, yet Satan was fain to cheriſh them. Decay of Piety. ProBATIONERSHIP. m. ſ. [fom probationer.] State of being a probationer; noviciate. He has afforded us only the twilight of probability, ſuitable to that ſtate of mediocrity and probationerſhip, he has been pleaſed to place us in here, wherein to check our over-confi- dence. Locke. PRob AtoRy. adj. [from prolo, Lat.] Serving for trial. Job's afflićtions were no vindicatory puniſhinents, but pro- batory chaſtiſements to make trial of his graces. Bramhall. PROBATUA1 EST. A Latin expreſſion added to the end of a receipt, ſignifying it is tried or proved. Vain the concern that you expreſs, That uncall’d Alard will poſſeſs Your houſe and coach both day and night, And that Macbeth was haunted leſs By Banquo's reſtleſs ſprite: Lend him but fifty louis d'or, And you ſhall never ſee him more ; Take my advice probatum ºf 2 Why do the gods indulge our ſtore, But to ſecure our reſt. Prior. ProBE. m. ſ. [from probo, Lat.] A ſlender wire by which ſur- geons ſearch the depth of wounds. I made ſearch with a probe. I/ſeman's Surgery. PRoBE-scissoRs. n.ſ. [probe and ſiſºr.] Sciſſors uſed to open wounds, of which the blade thruſt into the orifice has a button at the end. The finus was ſnipt up with probe-ſciſſºrs. //7ſºnan. To PROBE. v. a. [prolo, Lat..] To ſearch; to try by an in- ſtrument. Nothing can be more painful, than to probe and ſearch a purulent old fore to the bottom. South’s Sermons. He'd raiſe a bluſh, where ſecret vice he found; And tickle, while he gently prob’d the wound. Dryden. PRC'erry. nºſ. [prolité, Fr. prolitas, Lat..] Honeſty; ſince- rity ; veracity. The truth ºf our Lord's aſcenſion, might be deduced from the pºlity of the apoſtles. Fiddº, Sºrmºns. - º º we their celeſtial kind, - §§e, truth, and probity of mind. Pope. N º * / [prºblems, Fr. 7:43×43.] A queſtion pro- 6 The problem is, whether a man conſtantly and ſtrongly be- lieving, that ſuch a thing ſhall be, it doth help any thing to the effecting of the thing. Bacon's Nat. H/l. Although in general one underſtood colours, yet were it not an eaſy problem to reſolve, why graſs is green Brown. This problem let philoſophers reſolve, What makes the globe from Weſt to Eaſt revolve. Bla.{m. PRob LEMAT ſca L. adj. [from problem ; problematique, Fr. Uncertain ; unſettled ; diſputed ; diſputable. - I promited no better arguments than might be expected in a point problematical. Boyle. Diligent enquiries into remote and problematical guilt, leave a gate wide open to the whole tribe of informers. Swift. PRoblem A^rically. adv. [from problematical.] Uncertainly. PRobo'scis. n.ſ. [probºſcis, Lat.] A ſnout ; the trunk of an elephant; but it is uſed alſo for the ſame part in every crea- ture, that bears any reſemblance thereunto. The elephant wreath'd to make them ſport His lithe probºſcis. Milton. PRoca'cious adj. [procax, Lat.) Petulant; looſe. Dić. PRoc AcITY. m. ſ. [from ‘...] Petulance. Dićt. PRocata Rcrick adj. [762×zzºlº...] Forerunning; an- tecedent. See PRoc ATARxis. James IV. of Scotland, falling away in his fleſh, without the precedence of any procatarétick cauſe, was ſuddenly cured by decharming the witchcraft. Harvey on Conſumptions. The phyſician enquires into the procatarctick cauſes. Harv. PRoc At ARxis. n.ſ. [760x272.63.5.] Protatarxis is the pre-exiſtent cauſe of a diſeaſe, which co- operates with others that are ſubſequent, whether internal or external; as anger or heat of climate, which bring ſuch an ill diſpoſition of the juices, as occaſion a fever: the ill diſpo- ſition being the immediate cauſe, and the bad air the proca- tartick cauſe. &Mincy. PRoce’du RE. m. ſ. [procedure, Fr. from proceed.] 1. Manner of proceeding; management; condućt. This is the true procedure of conſcience, always ſuppoſing a law from God, before it lays obligation upon man. South. 2. Aćt of proceeding ; progreſs ; proceſs; operation. Although the diſtinction of theſe ſeveral procedures of the ſoul do not always appear diſtinct, eſpecially in ſudden actions, yet in actions of weight, all theſe have their diſtinct order and procedure. Hale's Origin of Mankind. 3. Produce ; thing produced. No known ſubſtance, but earth and the procedures of earth, as tile and ſtone, yieldeth any moſs or herby ſubſtance. Bacon. To PROCEE'D. v. n. [procedo, Lat. procedar, Fr.] 1. To paſs from one thing or place to another. Adam Proceeded thus to aſk his heav'nly gueſt. Milton. Then to the prelude of a war proceeds ; His horns, yet fore, he tries againſt a tree. Dryden. I ſhall proceed to more complex ideas. Locke. 2. To go forward; to tend to the end deſigned. Temp'rately proceed to what you would Thus violently redreſs. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Theſe things, when they proceed not, they go backward. Benj. jºhnſon's Catiline. 3. To come forth from a place or from a ſender. I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myſelf, but he ſent me. jo. viii. 42. 4. To go or march in ſtate. He aſk'd a clear ſtage for his muſe to proceedin. Anon. 5. To iſſue; to ariſe; to be the effect of ; to be produced from. A dagger of the mind, a falſe creation Proceeding from the heat oppreſſed brain. Shakespeare . Macbeth. From me what proceed - But all corrupt, both mind and will both deprav'd. Milt. All this proceeded not from any want of knowledge. Dryd. 6. To proſecute any deſign. - - - Hé that proceed, upon other principles, in his enquiry” any ſciences, poſts himſelf in a party. Locke. Since huſbandry is of large extent, the poet ſingles, out ſuch precepts to proceed on, as are capable of ornament. Addſ. 7. To be tranſacted; to be carried on. He will, after his four faſhion tell you, What hath proceeded worthy note to-day. Shakºſº, 8. To make progreſs; to advance. Violence Proceeded, and oppreſſion and ſword law Through all the plain. 9. To carry on juridical proceſs. Prºceed by proceſs, leſt parties break out, And ſack great Rome with Romans. ... Inſtead of a ſhip, to levy upon his county ſuch a ſum i. money for his majeſty's uſe, with direétion in what ºne, e ſhould proceed againſt ſuch as refuſed. º cº. To judgment he proceeded on th’ accus’d. l Mi i. 10. To tranſact; to act; to carry on any affair methodically. From them I will not hide My judgments, how with mankind I proceed; As how with peccant angels late they ſaw. Milton. Milton. How
P R O ; How ſeverely with themſelves proceed, - The men who write ſuch verſe as who can read Their own ſtričt judges, not a word they ſpare, That wants or force, or light, or weight, or care. Pope. 11. To take effect; to have its courſe. This rule only proceeds and takes place, when a perſon can- not of common law condemn another by his ſentence. A liffe. 12. To be propagated; to come by generation. From my loins thou ſhalt proceed. A4ilton. 13. To be produced by the original efficient cauſe. O Adam, one Almighty is, from whom All things proceed, and up to him return. Milton. Proceed. m. ſ. [from the verb..] Produce : as, the proceeds of an ºſlate. Clariffa. Not an imitable word, though much uſed in law writings. PRocee'De R. m. ſ. [from proceed.] One who goes forward ; one who makes a progreſs. He that ſeeketh vićtory over his nature, let him not ſet him- ſelf too great nor too ſmall taſks; for the firſt will make him dejected by often failing; and the ſecond will make him a ſmall proceeder, though by often prevailings. Bacon. PRocer'DING. m. ſ. [precede, Fr. from proceed.] 1. Progreſs from one thing to another; ſeries of condućt ; tranſaction. I'll acquaint our duteous citizens, With all your juſt proceedings in this caſe. Shakeſp. My dear love To your proceedings bids me tell you this. Shakeſp. The underſtanding brought to knowledge by degrees, and, in ſuch a general proceeding, nothing is hard. Locke. It is a very unuſual proceeding, and I would not have been guilty of it for the world. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of j. Bull From the earlieſt ages of chriſtianity, there never was a precedent of ſuch a proceeding. Swift. 2. Legal procedure; as, ſuch are the proceedings at law. PRocellous. adj. [procelloſus, Lat..] Tempeſtuous. Dići. Proception. n.ſ. Preoccupation; act of taking ſomething ſooner than another. A word not in uſe. Having ſo little power to offend others, that I have none to preſerve what is mine own from their proception. King Charles, Proce'RITY. m. ſ. [from procerus, Lat.] Talneſs ; height of ſtature. We ſhall make attempts to lengthen out the humane figure, and reſtore it to its ancient procerity. Addiſon. Process. n.ſ. [proces, Fr. proceſſus, Latin.] 1. Tendency; progreſſive courſe: That there is ſomewhat higher than either of theſe two, no other proof doth need, than the very proceſs of man's de- fire, which being natural ſhould be fruſtrate, if there were not ſome farther thing wherein it might reſt at the length contented, which in the former it cannot do. Hooker. 2. Regular and gradual progreſs. Commend me to your honourable wife ; Tell her the proceſs of Antonio's end; - Say how I lov’d you ; ſpeak me fair in death. Shakeſp. They declared unto him the whole proceſs of that war, and with what ſucceſs they had endured Knolles. Immediate are the acts of God, more ſwift Than time or motion ; but to human ears Cannot without proceſs of ſpeech be told. Milton. Saturnian Juno Attends the fatal proceſs of the war. Dryden. In the parable of the waſteful ſteward, we have a lively image of the force and proceſs of this temptation. 3. Courſe ; continual flux or paſſage. I have been your wife, in this obedience, Upward of twenty years; if in the courſe And proceſs of this time you can report, And prove it too againſt mine honour aught, Turn me away. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. This neither empire riſe, By policy and long proceſs of time. Milton. Many acts of parliament have, in long proceſs of time, been loſt, and the things forgotten. Hale's Law of England. 4. Methodical management of anything. Experiments, familiar to chymiſts, are unknown to the learned, who never read chymical proceſes. Boyle. An age they live releas'd - From all the labour, proceſs, clamour, woe, Rogers. Which our ſad ſcenes of daily action know. Prior. 5. Courſe of law. Proceed by proceſs, Leſt parties, as he is belov'd, break out. Shakeſp. All proceſſes eccleſiaſtical ſhould be made in the king's name, as in writs at the common law. Hayward. The patricians they choſe for their patrons, to anſwer for their appearance, and defend them in any proceſs. Swift. PROCESSION. m. ſ. [proceſſion, Fr. proceſſio, Lat..] A train marching in ceremonious ſolemnity. If there be cauſe for the church to go forth in ſolemn pro- ceſſion, his whole family have ſuch buſineſs come upon them, that no one can be ſpared. Płooker. Him all his train Follow'd in bright proceſſion. JMilton. —---- ~ ...Tº the prºceſſiºn of a funcral vow, Which cruel laws to indian wives allow: The prieſts, Potitius at their head, ſº of beaſts involv'd, the long proceſſion led. Dryden. When this yº “ongregation was formed into a regular pro- cºſion to attend the ark of the covenant, the king marched at the head of his people, with hymns and dances.” Addison. It is to be hoped, that the perſons of wealth, who made their prººftºn, through the members of thº. nº erº". mºnaries, will contribute to their maintenance. Zidi 971. The Ethiopians held an annual ſacrifice of twelve days to the Gods ; all that time they carried their images in proceſ- Jion, and placed them at their feſtivals." Broome. To PRocession. v. n. [from the noun..] To go in proceſſion. A low word. PRocessional, adj. [from proceſſion.] Relating to proceſſion. PRocession ARY. adj. [from prºceſſion.] Conſiſting in pro- ceſſion. - c Dryd. *177. Rogations or litanies were then the very ſtrength and com- fort of God's church; whereupon, in the year 506, it was by the council of Aurelia decreed, that the whole church ſhould beſtow yearly at the ſeaſt of pentecoſt, three days in that proceſſionary ſervice. Hooker. Pººchronism. n.ſ.. [reozºirº.] An error in chrono- logy; a dating a thing befºre it happened. Dić. ko cºp" NCE. m. ſ. [procidentia, Lat..] Falling down; de- pendence below its natural place. Płocinct. m. ſ. [procinius, Lat ) Complete preparation; Preparation brought to the point of a&tion. When all the plain Cover'd with thick imbattl’d ſquadrons bright, Chariots, and flaming arms, and fiery ſteeds, Reflecting blaze on blaze, firſt met his view, War he perceiv'd, war in procinº. A4ilton. To PROCLAIM. v. a. [proclamo, Lat. proclamer, Fr.] 1. To promulgate or denounce by a ſolemn or legal publication. When thou comeſt nigh unto a city to fight againſt it, pro- claim peace unto it. Deut. xx. Io. I proclaim a liberty for you, faith the Lord, to the ſword and to the peſtilence. jer. xxxiv. 17. Heralds With trumpet’s ſound, throughout the hoſt proclaim A ſolemn council. AM ſtºn. While in another's name you peace declare, Princeſs, you in your own proclaim a war. Dryden. She to the palace led her gueſt, - Then offer'd incenſe, and proclaim'd a feaſt. Dryden. 2. To tell openly. Some profligate wretches, were the apprehenſions of pu- niſhments, or Thane taken away, would as openly prºcłaim their atheiſm, as their lives do. - Locke. While the deathleſs muſe Shall ſing the juſt, ſhall o'er their head diffuſe Perfumes with laviſh hand, ſhe ſhall proclaim Thy crines alone. 3. To outlaw by publick denunciation. - I heard myſelf proclaimed. Shakespeare. PRoclai'MER. n. ſ. [from proclaim..] One that publiſhes by authority. The great proclaimer, with a voice More awful than the ſound of trumpet, cry'd Repentance, and heaven's kingdom nigh at hand To all baptiz'd. Milton's Paradiſe Regain'd. PRocla MA’rſon n. ſ. [proclamatio, Lat. proclamation, Fr. from proclaim.] 1. Publication by authority, 2. A declaration of the king's will openly publiſhed among the people. - If the king ſent a proclamation for their repair to their houſes, ſome nobleman publiſhed a proteſtation againſt thoſe proclamations. Clarenazm. PRoc Li viºr Y. m. ſ. [proclivitas, proclivis, Lat.] 1. Tendency; natural inclination ; propenſion ; pronenes, The ſenſitive appetite may engender a proclivity to iłeal, but not a neceſſity to ſteal. Bramhall againſt Hºbº. 2. Readineſs ; facility of attaining. ſa: He had ſuch a dextrous proclivity, as his teachers were fain to reſtrain his forwardneſs, that his brothers might keep pace with him. If of 1977, PRoclivous. adj. [proclivis, Lat..] Incided; *},y nature. ---- PROCONSUL. m. ſ. [Latin.]. A Roman officer, who go- verned a province with conſular authority. Every child knoweth how dear the works of Homer were to Alexander, Virgil to Auguſtus, Auſonº,” Graſian, who made him proconſul, Chaucer to Richard II. and Gower to Prior. Henry IV. Peacham. Pºinir. n.ſ. [from proceſſal.] The office of a pro- conſul. Top ROCRASTINATE. v. a. [pro-rºſtinor, Lat.] To de- fer, to delay; to put off from day to day. : Hopeleſs and helpleſs doth Ægeon wind, …' But to procroſſinate his lifeleſs end. sºft. et
P R O
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let men ſeriouſly and attentively liſten to that voice within
d they will certainly need no other medium to con-
... either of the error or danger of thus tracºaſti-
* ºr pentance. ;1 I)ecay of Piety.
T. pºds a stiNATE. v. n., To be dilatory. hav
I procrg/linate more than I did twenty years ago, and have
ſeveral things to finiſh, which I put off to twenty yº
hence. - Swift to Pope.
PRoc R Ast INA'tion. m. ſ. ſprocroſſinatio, Lat. from procrg/ti-
nate.] Delay ; dilatorineſs. - - -
How deſperate the hazard of ſuch procraftinatiºn is, haſh
been convincingly demonſtrated by better pens. D. ºf ſº
ProcRASTINATök. m. ſ. [from procro/iinate.] A dilatory
perſon. -
Pro'cRE ANT. adj. [procreans, Lat.] Produćtive; pregnant.
The temple haunting martlet, does approve
By his lov d manſonr., that heaven's breath
Smells wooingly here : no jutting frieze,
But this bird
Hath made his pendant bed, and prºcreamt cradle. Shalºft.
To PRO'CREATE. v. a. [procreo, Lat. procreer, Fr.] To
generate ; to produce. - -
Flies cruſhed and corrupted, when incloſed in ſuch veſſels,
did never procreate a new fly. Bentley.
Since the earth retains her fruitful power,
To procreate plants the foreſt to reſtore ;
Say, why to nobler animals alone
Should ſhe be feeble, and unfruitful grown. 13|ackmore.
PRock EA'tion, n. ſ. [procreation, Fr. procreatio, Lat. from
precreate.] Generation ; produćtion.
The encloſed warmth, which the earth hath in itſelf,
ſtirred up by the heat of the fun, aſſiſteth nature in the ſpeedier
procreation of thoſe varieties, which the earth bringeth forth.
Raleigh's Hiſł. of the Iſ orid.
Neither her outſide form'd ſo fair, nor ought
In procreation common to all kinds. A ſilton's Par. Lºft.
Uncleanneſs is an unlawful gratification of the appetite of
procreation. South's Sermºns.
PRO'CREATIVE. adj. [from procreate.] Generative; produc-
tlve.
The ordinary period of the human procreative faculty in
males is ſixty-five, in females forty-five. Hale.
PRock EATIVEN Ess. n. / [from procreative..] Power of ge-
neration. ,
Theſe ſeem to have the accurſ privilege of propagating
and not expiring, and have reconciled the frocreativeneſs of
corporeal, with the duration of incorporeal ſubſtances.
Decay of Piety.
Fºocºſ A'Tor. m. ſ. [from procreate.] Generator; begºtter.
PROCTOR. m. ſ. [contracted from procurator, Lat.]
I. A manager of another man's affairs.
The moſt clamorous for this pretended reformation, are
cither athciſts, or elſe prºfors ſuborned by atheiſts. Hooker.
2. An attorney in the ſpiritual court.
I find him charging the inconveniencies in the payment
of tythes upon the clergy and proºrs. Swift.
3. The magiſtrate of the univerſity.
To PRo'c'ſ ok. v. a. [from the noun..] To manage. A cant
word. c
I cannot procłor mine own cauſe ſo well
..To make it clear. Shakeſp. /nt, and Cºop.
PRocroRSHIP. n.ſ. [from procłor.] Office or dignity of a
proctor. S
From a ſcholar he became a fellow, and the preſident of
the college, after he had received all the graces and degrees,
the procłorſhip and the doğtorſhip. Clarendon.
PRocu'MBENT. 44ff. [procumbens, Latin.] Lying down;
prone.
Procu'r ABLE, adj. [from Prºcure.] To be procured ; obtain-
able ; acquirabic. 2
Thºugh it be a far more common and procurable liquor
than the infuſion of lignum nephriticum, it may yet be ea-
fily ſubſtituted in its room, Boyle on Colours.
Pºsey. * / [from procure.] The management of any
ing,
PRocuRATION. m. ſ. [from Prºcºre.] The ačt of procuring.
Thoſe, who formerly were doubtful in this Illatter upon
ſtrict and repeated inſpection of theſe bodies, and pºliº,
of plain ſhells from this iſland, are now convinced, that theſe
are the remains of ſea-animals. Iºward, N. Hi/?.
Procurator. m. J. [procurateur, Fr. from procuro ͺj
Alanager; one who tranſacts affairs for another. > -
"had in charge at my depart from France,
is procurator for your excellence,
° marry Princeſs Margret for your grace. Shake?.
They confirm and ſeal ~
taking with their deareſt blood,
en the !,º the commonweal. Daniel.
upon the ſick ſº...". king Antigonus impoſed a rate
Waters which wer. º d ſ came to Edepſum to drink the
Y ſprung, and were very healthful,
they inſtantly dº 3.
's ricd up. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy,
Their under
S procurato
Procurato'RIAL. ad. [from procurator.] Made by a proctor,
All procuratorial exceptions ought to be made before COn-
teſtation of ſuit, and not afterwards, as being dilatory ex-
ceptions, if a proctor was then made and conſtituted. 'yliffe.
Procu RATORY. adj. [from procurator.] Tending to procura-
t! On,
To PROCURE. v. a. procu, o, Lat. procurer, Fr.]
1. To manage; to tranſact for another.
2. To obtain ; to acquire.
They ſhall fear and tremble, for all the proſperity that I
procure unto it. jer. xxxiii. 9.
Happy though but ill,
If we procure not to ourſelves more woe. - Milton.
We no other pains endure,
Than thoſe that we ourselves procure. Dryden.
Then by thy toll, rocur'd, thou food ſhalt eat. D, yden.
3. To perſuade ; to prevail on.
Is it my lady mother?
What unaccuſtom d cauſe procures her hither: Shakespeare
- Whom nothing can procure,
When the wide world runs biaſs, from his will
To writhe his limbs, and ſhare, not mend the ill. Herbert.
4. To contrive; to forward.
Proceed, Sahnus, to trocure my fall,
And by the doom of death end woes and all. Shakeſp.
To P o'cus F. v. n. To bawd; to pimp. */
Our author calls colouring, lena ſororis, in plain Engliſh,
the bawd of her ſiſter, the deſign or drawing: ſhe cloaths,
ſhe dreſſes her up, ſhe paints her, ſhe makes her appear more
lovely than naturally ſhe is, ſhe procures for the deſign, and
makes lovers for her. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
With what impatience muſt the muſe behold,
The wife by her procuring huſband ſold. Dryden.
PRoce RFMENT. n.ſ. The act of procuring.
They mourn your ruin as their proper fate,
Curſing the empreſs; for they think it done
By her procurement. Dryden's Aurengz.
Proctºr ER. m. ſ. [rom *rocure.]
1. One that gains; obtainer.
Angling was after tedious ſtudy, a moderator of paſions,
and a procurer of contentedneſs. J/alton's Angler.
2. i.imp ; pandar. -
Strumpets in their youth, turn procurers in their age. South.
Procº'RFºº. n. /.. [from trocure.] A bawd.
I ſaw the moſt artful procureſ; in town, ſeducing a young
girl. Speciator.
PRODIGAL. adj. [prodigus, Lat, prodigue, Fr.] Profuſe;
waſteful : expenſive ; laviſh ; not frugal; not parcimonious.
Leaſt I ſhould ſeem over prodigal in the praiſe of my coun-
trymen, I will only preſent you with ſome few verſes. Camd.
Be now as prodigal of all dear grace,
As nature was in making graces dear,
When ſhe did ſtarve the general world beſide,
And prodigally gave them all to you. Shakeſp.
My chief care
Is to come fairly off from the great debts,
Wherein my time, ſomething too prodiga',
Hath left me gaged. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice.
Diogenes did beg more of a prodigal man than the reſt;
whereupon one ſaid, ſee your baſeneſs, that when you find
a liberal mind, you will take moſt of him ; no, ſaid Dioge-
nes, but I mean to beg of the reſt again. Bacon.
As a hero, whom his baſer foes
In troops ſurround; now theſe affails, now thoſe,
Though prodigal of life, diſdains to die
By common hands. Denham.
Here patriots live, who for their country's good,
In fighting fields were prodigal of blood. . . Dryden.
The prodigal of ſoul ruſh'd on the ſtroke
Of lifted weapons, and did wounds provoke. Dryden.
O ! beware, -
Great warrior, nor too prodigal of life,
Expoſe the Britiſh ſafety. - Philips.
Some people are prodigal of their blood, and others ſo ſpar-
ing, as if ſo much life and blood went together. Baker.
PRodio al. n.ſ. A waſter; a ſpendthrift. -
A beggar ſuddenly grown rich, becomes a prodigal; for to
is former obſcurity, he puts on riot and exceſs.
obſcure his for ty, he p Benj. johnſon's Diſcovery.
Thou
Ow'ſ all thy loſſes to the fates; but I,
Like waſteful prodigals, have caſt away
My happineſs. Denham's Sophy.
Let the waſteful prodigal be ſlain. Dryden.
PRODIGA'LITY. m. ſ. [prodigalité, Fr. from prodigal.] Extra-
vagance; profuſion; waſte; exceſſive liberality.
A ſweeter and lovelier gentleman,
Fram'd in the prodigality of nature,
The ſpacious world cannot again afford. Shakeſ?:
He that decries covetouſneſs, ſhould not be held an adver-
ſary to him that oppoſeth prodigality. Glanvil.
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It is not always ſo obvious to diſtinguiſh between an ačt of
liberality and act of prodigality. South's Sermons.
The moſt ſevere cenſor cannot but be pleaſed with the p-a-
digality of his wit, though at the ſame time he could have
wiſh, d, that the mater of it had been a better manager. Dry.
Pro pig Al LY. adv. [from prodigal.] Profuſely ; waſtefully ;
extravagantly.
We are not yet ſo wretched in our fortunes,
Nor in our wills ſo loſt, as to abandon
A friendſhip prodigally, of that price -
As is the ſenate and the people of Rome. B. Johnſºn.
I cannot well be thought ſo prodigally thirſty of my ſubjects
blood, as to venture my own life. King Charles.
The next in place and puniſhment are they,
Who prodigally throw their ſouls away;
Fools, who repining at their wretched ſtate,
And loathing anxious life, ſuborn'd their fate.
Nature not bounteous now, but laviſh grows,
Our paths with flow’rs ſhe prodigally ſtrows. Dryden.
PRODIGIOUS, adj [prodigioſus, Lat. prodigieux, Fr.] Ama-
zing; aſtoniſhing; ſuch as may ſeem a prodigy; portentous;
enormous; monitrous; amazingly great.
If eer he have a child, abortive be it,
Prodigious and untimely brought to light. Shakespeare,
An emiſſion of immateriate virtues we are a little doubtful
to propound, it being to prodigious ; but that it is conſtantly
avouched by many. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear ſky. Brown.
Then entring at the gate,
Conceal’d in clouds, prodigious to relate,
He mix’d, unmark'd, among the buſy throng. Dryden.
The Rhone enters the lake, and brings along with it a
prodigious quantity of water. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
It is a ſcandal to chriſtianity, that in towns, where there
is a prodigious increaſe in the number of houſes and inhabi-
tants, ſo little care ſhould be taken for churches. Swift.
Prodi'Giously. adv. [from prodigious.]
1. Amazingly; aſtoniſhingly ; portentouſly; enormouſly.
I do not mean abſolutely according to philoſophick exact-
... nels infinite, but only infinite or innumerable as to us, or their
number prodigiouſly great. Ray on the Creation.
2. It is ſometimes uſed as a familiar hyperbole.
I am prodigiouſly pleaſed with this joint volume. Pope.
Prodi Grous N Ess. m. ſ. [from prodigious.] Enormouſneſs;
portentouſneſs ; amazing qualities.
PRO D1GY. m. ſ. [prodige, Fr. prodigium, Lat.]
1. Any thing out of the ordinary proceſs of nature, from which
omens are drawn ; portent.
Be no more an exhal'd meteor,
A prodigy of fear, and a portent
Of broached miſchief, to the unborn times. Shakeſp.
The party oppoſite to our ſettlement, ſeem to be driven
out of all human methods, and are reduced to the poor com-
fort of prodigies and old womens fables. Addiſon.
2. Monſter.
Moſt of mankind, through their own ſluggiſhneſs, become
Dryden.
nature's prodigies, not her children. Benj. Johnſor,
3. Any thing aſtoniſhing for good or bad.
They would ſeem prodigies of learning. Spefator.
PRodi'ſ ſo ºn. ſ. Lºrºditio, Lat.) Treaſon; treachery. Ain.
PKC/D11 OR. m. ſ. [Latin.] A traytor. Not in uſe.
Piel'd prieſt, doſt thou command me be ſhut out
—I do, thou moſt uſurping proditor. Shakespeare.
PR opito Rious. adj. [from proditor, Lat.]
1. Trayterous; treacherous; perfidious.
Now proditorious wretch what haſt thou done,
To make this barb'rous baſe aſſaſſinate : Daniel.
2. Apt to make diſcoveries.
Solid and concluſive charaćters are emergent from the mind,
and ſtart out of children when themſelves leaſt think of it;
for nature is proditorious. J/ottom on Education.
To PRODU’CE. v. a. [produco, Lat, produire, Fr.]
I. To offer to the view or notice.
Produce your cauſe, faith the Lord; bring forth your ſtrong
reaſons. Iſa. xli. 21.
2. To exhibit to the publick.
Your parents did not produce you much into the world,
whereby you avoided many wrong ſteps. Swift.
3. To bring as an evidence.
It ſeems not meet, nor wholeſome to my place,
To be produc’d againſt the Moor. Shakeſp. Othello.
4. To bear; to bring forth, as a vegetable.
This ſoil fººd...as all forts of palm-trees. Sandys.
5. To cauſe ; to citect ; to generate; to beget.
Somewhat is prºduced of nothing; for lyes are ſufficient to
breed opinion, and opinion brings on ſubſtance. Bacºn.
They by imprudence mix’d
Produce prº digious births of body or mind. Milton.
Thou all this good of evil ſhalt produce. AMilton.
Clouds may rain, and rain produce
Fruits in her ſoften’d ſoil. Milton,
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Obſerving in ourſelves, that we can at pleaſure move ſeve-
ral parts of our bºdies; the effects also, that natural bºdi's
are able to prºduce !" ºne another, occurins every mornint to
our ſenſes, we both theſe ways get the idea of power. Lººe.
Hinter light but from ſtriking on porphyre, an its colours
yºſh, it no longer produces any ſuch ideas; upon the return
of light, it prºtºes theſe appearances again. Locke.
I his wonder of the ſculptor's hand
Produc d; his at was at a ſtand. A lion.
PRO Duc E. m. / [from the verb. This noun, though accented
on the laſt ſyllable by Dryden, is g-nerally accented on the
former.] -
1. Product; that which any thing yields or brings.
You hoard not health for your own private uſe,
But on the publick ſpend the rich produce. Dryden.
2. Amount; profit; gain ; emergent ſum or quantity.
In Staffordſhire, after their lands are marled, they ſow it
with barley, allowing three buſhels to an acre. Its common
produce is thirty buſhels. Aºrtimer’s Hºffandry.
This tax has already been ſo often tried, that we know tºe
exact produce of it. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 26.
QPU CENT. n.ſ.. [from produce.] One that exhibits; one
that offers.
If an inſtrument be produced with a proteſtation in favour
of the producent, and the adverſe party does not contradict,
it ſhall be conſtrued to the advantage of the producent. A liff.
Fº cER. m. ſ. [from produce.] One that generates of pro-
uCe3.
By examining how I, that could contribute nothing to minc
own being, ſhould be here, I came to aſk the ſame queſtion
for my father, and ſo am led in a direct line to a firſt prºducer
that muſt be more than man. Stickling.
Whenever want of money, or want of deſire in the con-
fumer, make the price low, that immediately reaches the firſt
producer. Locke.
Produ'cIBLE. adj. [from produce.]
1. Such as may be exhibited.
That is accounted probable, which has better arguments
producible for it, than can be brought againſt it. South.
Many warm expreſſions of the fathers are producible in this
caſe. Decay of Piety.
2. Such as may be generated or made.
The ſalts producible, are the alcalis or fixt ſalts, which ſecn
to have an antipathy with acid ones. Boyle.
Producible N Ess. n. ſ. [from producible.] The ſtate of
being producible.
To confirm our doćtrine of the producibleneſ of ſalts, Hel-
mont aſſures us, that by Paracelſus's ſal circulatum ſolid bo-
dies, particularly ſtones, may be tranſmuted into actual ſalt
equiponderant. Bºyle,
Product. m. ſ. [produšius, Lat. prºduit, Fr J
1. Something produced, as fruits, grain, metals.
The landholder, having nothing but what the produ? of
his land will yield, muſt take the market-rate. Locke.
Our Britiſh products are of ſuch kinds and quantities, as
can turn the balance of trade to our advantage. 4.diſºn.
Range in the ſame quarter, the producis of the ſame ſeaſon.
Speciator.
See thy bright altars
Heap'd with the products of Sabaean ſprings. Pope.
2. Work ; compoſition.
Moſt of thoſe books, which have obtained great reputation
in the world, are the products of great and wiſe men. If atts.
3. Thing conſequential ; effect.
Theſe are the product -
Of thoſe ill-mated marriages. Milion's Par. Lºft.
PRoduct ILE. adj. [from produco, Lat..] Which may be pro-
duced.
PRO Duction. n.ſ. [produciion, Fr. from product.]
1. The act of producing.
A painter ſhould foreſee the harmony of the lights and
ſhadows, taking from each of them that which will mºſt cº-
duce to the production of a beautiful effect. Dryden.
2. The thing produced ; fruit; product.
The beſt of queens and beſt of herbs we owe
To that bold nation, which the way did ſhow
To the fair region, where the ſun does rite, r
Whoſe rich produ:ions we ſo juſtly prize. ſpºr.
What would become of the ſcrofulous coºfumptivº Prº-
dućlion, furniſhed by our men of wit and learning. Switz-
3. Compoſition. -
we have had our names prefixed at length, to whole Yº-
lumes of mean froducians. - sº
Productive, ad. [from predº.] Having the power to pro-
duce; fertile; generative; efficient.
In thee
Not in themſelves, all their known virtue appears ** *
Productive as in herb and plant. - A.T. ºn.
This is turning nobility unto a principle of virtue, and
making it productive of merit, as it is underſtoºd º, bºº
becm originally a reward of it. Sprator, N° 53.
20 N Jºe:
P R O
P R O
my aid, my tuneful ſong inſpire,
Aºi. º productive fire. - Dryden.
If the productive ſat of the marl be ſpent, it is not capable
of being mended with new. - Mortimer.
Numbers of Scots are glad to exchange their barren hills
for our fruitful vales ſo productive of that grain. Swift.
Hymen's flames like ſtars unite,
And burn for ever one ; -
Chaſte as cold Cynthia's virgin light,
Productive as the ſun. Pope.
Plutarch, in his life of Theſeus, ſays, that that age was
productive of men of prodigious ſtature. Broome.
ProEM. m. ſ. [Técoiºio, ; proamium, Lat. proeme, old Fr.]
Preface; introduction. -
So gloz'd the tempter, and his procm tun'd. Milton.
Thus much may ſerve by way of proem, , , -
Proceed we therefore to our poem. Swift's Miſtel.
Juſtinian has, in the procm to the digeſts, only prefixed
the term of five years for ſtudying the laws. Ayliffe.
ProFANA'tion. m. ſ. [prºfanation, Fr. from profano, Lat.]
1. The aët of violating anything ſacred.
He knew how bold men are to take even from God him-
ſelf; how hardly that houſe would be kept from impious pro-
anation he knew. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 12.
What I am and what I would, are to your ears, divinity ;
to any others, profanation. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
'Twere profanation of our joys,
To tell the laity our love. Donne.
All profanation and invaſion of things ſacred, is an offence
againſt the eternal law of nature. South.
Others think I ought not to have tranſlated Chaucer: they
ſuppoſe a veneration due to his old language, and that it is little
leſs than profanation and ſacrilege to alter it. Dryden.
2. Irreverence to holy things or perſons.
Great men may jeſt with ſaints, ’tis wit in them;
But, in the leſs, foul tºº. Shakeſp.
PROFA'NE. adj. [prºfane, Fr. from proſanus, Lat.]
1. Irreverent to ſacred names or things.
Profane fellow !
Wert thou the ſon of Jupiter, and no more
But what thou art beſides, thou wert too baſe
To be his groom. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
Theſe have cauſed the weak to ſtumble, and the profane to
blaſpheme, offending the one, and hardening the other. South.
2. Not ſacred; ſecular.
The univerſality of the deluge is atteſted by profane hiſtory;
for the fame of it is gone through the earth, and there are
records or traditions concerning it in all the parts of this and
the new-found world. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
3. Polluted; not pure.
Nothing is profane that ſerveth to holy things. Raleigh.
4. Not purified by holy rites.
Far hence be ſouls profane,
The Sibyl cry’d, and from the grove abſtain. Dryden,
To ProFA's E. v. a. ſprofano, Lat. profaner, Fr.]
1. To violate ; to pollute.
He then, that is not furniſh’d in this ſort,
Doth but uſurp the ſacred name of knight,
Profaning this moſt honourable order. Shakespeare.
Foretaſted fruit
Pºfan'd firſt by the ſerpent, by him firſt -
Made common and unhallow'd. Milton.
Pity the temple profaned of ungodly men. 2 Mac. viii. 2.
- ow far have we
Profan'd thy heav'nly gift of poeſy
Made proſtitute and profligate the muſe,
Debas'd. Dryden.
2. To put to wrong uſe.
- - - - I feel me much to blame.
So idly to profane the precious time. Shakeſp.
PROF ANELY. adv. [from profane..] With irreverence to ſacred
names or things.
I will hold my tongue no more, as touching their wicked-
neſs, which they profanely commit. 2 Eſdr. xv. 8.
Let none of things ſerious, much leſs of divine,
When belly and head's full, profancy diſpute, É. johnſ.
That proud ſcholar, intending to erect altars to Virgil,
ſpeaks of Homer too profanely. Broome's Notes on the Od/ºy.
Prof. A NER. m. ſ. (from profane.j Polluter; violater.
The argument which our Saviour uſeth againſt profaners of
* “mple, he taketh from the uſe whereuniºr was with ſo-
emnity conſecrated. Hooker. b. v. ſ. 12.
Rebellious ſubjects, enemies to peace,
Profaners of this neighbour ſtained ſteel. Shakeſp.
here are a lighter Iudicrous ſort of profaners, who uſe the
pºſ: to furniſh out their jeſts. Gov. of the Tongue.
facred *** * / [from profane..] Irreverence of what is
My great ºf. Apollo, pardon
.*.*.*.*ºnentſ, gainſt thy oracle Shakeſp.
You can baniſh frºm thence ſcurrility and profaneneſs, #:
*"rain the licentious inſolence of Poets and their actors. Dry,
I
Edićts againſt immorality and prºfanentſ, laws againſt
oaths and execrations, we trample upon. Attº.
Prof. Ection... m. ſ. [prºſectio, Lat..] Advance; progreſſion.
This, with prºfection of the horoſcope unto the ſeventh
houſe or oppoſite ſigns, every ſeventh year oppreſieth living
InatureS. - Brºwn's Pulgar Errow.
To PROFESS. v. a. ſtreſſºr, Fr. from prºſºft, Lat.]
1. To declare himſelf in ſtrong terms of any opinion or paſſion.
Would you have me ſpeak after my cuſtom,
As being a pºſſ. tyrant to their ſex. Shake?.
retending firſt ./
Wiſe to fly pain, prºfeſſing next the ſpy. Milton.
A ſervant to thy ſex, a ſlave to thee,
A foe proſºft to barren chaſtity. Dryden's Knight's Tal.
2. To make a ſhow of any ſentiments by loud declaration.
Love well your father;
To your profeſſing boſoms I commit him. Shakespeare .
3. To declare publickly one's ſkill in any art or ſcience, ſo as
to invite employment.
What, maſter, read you ? firſt reſolve me that.
—I read that I proftſ; the art of love. Shakespeare
Without eyes thou ſhalt want light; proftſ, not the know-
ledge therefore that thou haſt not. Ecclusiii. 25-
To Profe'ss. v. n.
1. To declare openly.
The day almoſt itſelf prºfeſs yours,
And little is to do. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
They profft, that they know God, but in works they
deny him. Tit. i. 16.
}} unto the Lord, that I am come unto the county,
which the Lord ſware unto our fathers. Deutr. xxvi. 3-
2. To declare friendſhip. Not in uſe.
As he does conceive,
He is diſhonour’d by a man, which ever
Profeſs'd to him ; why, his revenges muſt
In that be made more bitter. Shakeſp.
PROFE'ss EDLY. adv. [from prºfºſſid.]. According to open de-
claration made by himſelf.
I could not grant too much to men, that being profftly
my ſubjects, pretended religious ſtrictneſs. King Charles.
Virgil, whom he profeſſedly imitated, has ſurpaſſed him
among the Romans. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal.
England I travelled over, profeſſedly ſearching all places I
paſſed along. //oodward.
ProFE'ssion. m. ſ. [profſſion, Fr. from profſ.]
1. Calling ; vocation ; known employment.
I muſt tell you,
You tender more your perſon's honour, than
Your high profeſſion ſpiritual. Shafft. Henry VIII.
If we confound arts with the abuſe of them, we ſhall con-
demn all honeſt trades; for there are that deceive in all pro-
fiſſions, and bury in forgetfulneſs all knowledge. Raleigh.
Some of our profeſſion keep wounds tented. Wiſeman.
No other one race, not the ſons of any one other profeſ-
ſon, not perhaps altogether, are ſo much ſcattered amongſt
all profeſſions, as the ſons of clergymen. Sprat's Sermont.
This is a practice, in which multitudes, beſides thoſe of
the learned profeſſions, may be engaged. Watts.
2. Declaration. d h h -
A naked profeſſion may have credit, where no other evi-
dence can f ... y Glanvill's Scºpſ.
Moſt profligately falſe, with the ſtrongeſt prºffton; of fin-
cerity. - - Swift.
3. The act of declaring one's ſelf of any party or opinion.
For by oil in their lamps, and the firſt lighting of them,
which was common to them both, is meant that ſolemn prº-
fiſſion of faith and repentance, which all chriſtians make in
baptiſm. Tilbſon's Sermoni,
When chriſtianity came to be taken up, for the ſake of
thoſe civil encouragements which attended their prºffton, the
complaint was applicable to chriſtians. Swift.
PROFE'ssional. adj. [from proſºfton.] Relating to a partic”
calling or profeſſion. -
Profeſſional, as well as national, reflections are 9. be
avoided. Clarift.
PROFE'ssoR. m.ſ. [profºffur, Fr. from proftſ.]
1. One who declares himſelf of any opinion or party: d
When the holineſs of the profeſſºrs of religion is dºſe
you may doubt the ſpringing up of a new ſect. Bacon' ººº-
2. One who publickly practiſes or teaches an art. ified
Profeſſºr; in moſt £iences, are generally the worſt qualſº
to explain their meanings to thoſe who are not of their
tribes. Swift.
3. One who is viſibly religious.
Ordinary iº. º, who were prºfeſſºrs, that ſº
# concern for religion, ſeemed much converſant in St. º:
iftles. -
Pºur. n. ſ. [from prºfeſſºr.] The ſtation of office
of a publick teacher. º, being th
Dr. Prideaux ſucceeded him in the profeſſºrſhip, being' º
elected biſhop of Worceſter, Sanderſon ſucceeded him. º 1C
regius profeſſorſhip. Haltºn.
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P R O P R O To PROFFER. v. a. [profºro, Lat. prºfºrer, Fr.] 1. To propoſe ; to offer. To them that covet ſuch eye-glutting gain, Proffer thy gifts, and fitter ſervants entertain. Fairy Queen. None, among the choice and prime Of thoſe heav'n-warring champions, could be found So hardy as to proffer, or accept Alone, the dreadful voyage. Milton’s Par. Lo/?. Does Cato ſend this anſwer back to Caeſar, For all his generous cares and proffer'd friendſhip. Addison 2. To attempt. Ainſworth. ProFFER. n. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Offer made ; ſomething propoſed to acceptance. Baſilius, content to take that, ſince he could have no more, allowed her reaſons, and took her proffer thankfully. Sidney. Proffers, not took, reap thanks for their reward. Shakeſp. The king Great proffers ſends of pardon and of grace, If they would yield, and quietneſs embrace. Daniel. He made a prºffer to lay down his commiſſion of command in the army. But theſe, nor all the proffers you can make, Are worth the heifer which I ſet to ſtake. Dryden. 2. Eſſay; attempt. It is done with time, and by little and little, and with many eſſays and proffers. Bacon's Eſſays. PRoFFERER. m. ſ. [from proffer.] He that offers. Maids, in modeſty, ſay no, to that Which they would have the proff'rer conſtrue ay. Shakeſp. He who always refuſes, taxes the profferer with indiſcre- tion, and declares his aſſiſtance needleſs. Collier. PROFI'cIENCE. Un. ſ. [from proficio, Lat..] Profit; advance- PROFI'cle Ncy. } ment in any thing; improvement gained. It is applied to intelle&tual acquiſition. Perſons of riper years, who flocked into the church during the three firſt centuries, were obliged to paſs through inſtruc- tions, and give account of their proficiency. Addiſon. Some reflecting with too much ſatisfaction on their own prºficiencies, or preſuming on their election by God, perſuade themſelves into a careleſs ſecurity. Rogers's Sermons. PROFI'cient. n. ſ. [proficiens, Lat..] One who has made ad- vances in any ſtudy or buſineſs. I am ſo good a proficient in one quarter of an hour, that I can drink with any tinker in his own language. Shakeſp. I am diſpoſed to receive further light in this matter, from thoſe whom it will be no diſparagement for much greater pro- ficients than I to learn. Boyle. Young deathlings were, by pračtice, made Proficients in their father's trade. Swift's Miſel. Clarendon. Proficuous, adj. [proficuus, Lat..] Advantageous; uſeful. It is very proficuous, to take a good large doſe. Harvey. To future times Proficuous, ſuch a race of men produce, As in the cauſe of virtue firm, may fix Her throne inviolate. Philips: PROFI'l F. n.ſ. [profile, Fr.] The ſide face; half face. The painter will not take that ſide of the face, which has ſome notorious blemiſh in it; but either draw it in profile, or elſe ſhadow the more imperfect ſide. Dryden. Till the end of the third century, I have not ſeen a Roman emperor drawn with a full face: they always appear in profile, which gives us the view of a head very majeſtic. Addiſon. PROFIT. n.ſ. [profit, Fr.] I. Gain; pecuniary advantage. Thou muſt know, 'Tis not my profit that does lead mine honour. Shakeſp. He thinks it highly juſt, that all rewards of truſt, profit, or dignity ſhould be given only to thoſe, whoſe principles direct them to preſerve the conſtitution. Swift. 2. Advantage: acceſſion of good. What profit is it for men now to live in heavineſs, and after death to look for puniſhment 2 2 Eſdr. vii. 47. Wiſdom that is hid, and treaſure that is hoarded up, what prºfit is in them both Eccluſ. xx. 30. Say not what profit is there of my ſervice; and what good things ſhall I have hereafter. Eccluſ xi. 23. The king did not love the barren wars with Scotland, though he made his profit of the noiſe of them. Bacon. 3. Improvement; advancement ; proficiency. To PRO FIT. v. a. [profiter, Fr.] I. To benefit; to advantage. Whereto might the ſtrength of their hands profit me, job. Let it profit thee to have heard, By terrible example, the reward Of diſobedience. 2. To improve; to advance. 'Tis a great means of prºfting yourſelf, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful deſigns. Dryden. To PR of it. v. n. 1. To gain advantage. The Romans, though poſſeſſed of their ports, did not profit much by trade. Arbuthnot on Coins. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vi. 2. To make improvement. Meditate upon theſe things, give thyſelf wholly to them, that thy prºfiting may appear to all. 1 Tim. iv. 15. She has profited ſo well already by your counſel, that ſhe can ſay her leſſon. Dryden's Spaniſh F. 3. To be of uſe or advantage. ryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Oft times nothing ºr fils mºre Than ſelf-eſteem º ſ and R. t. Milton. What profited thy thoughts, and toils, and cares, In vigour more confirm’d, and riper years PR9 FITABLE. adi, ſtrºfitable, Fr. from prºft.] 1. Gainful; lucrative. A pound of man's fleſh, taken from a man, Is not ſo eſtimable or profitable, As fleſh of muttons, beefs, or goats. Shakeſp. The planting of hop-yards, ſowing of wheat and rape- ſeed, are found very profitable for the planters, in places apt fºr them, and conſequently prºfitable for the kingdom. Bacon. 2. Uſeful; advantageous. To wail friends loſt Is not by much ſo wholeſome, profitable, As to rejoice at friends but newly found. Shakespeare. Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace. 2 Mac. xii. What was ſo profitable to the empire, became fatal to the emperor. - Arbuthnot on Cºins. PROFITABLEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from prºfitable.] I. Gainfulneſs. 2. Uſefulneſs ; advantageouſneſs. We will now briefly take notice of the profitableneſ of plants for phyſick and food. More's Antidote againſt Atheir. What ſhall be the juſt portion of thoſe, whom neither the condeſcenſion or kindneſs, nor wounds and ſufferings of the ſon of God could perſuade, nor yet the excellency, eaſineſs and profitableneſs of his commands invite Calamy’s Sermons. PRO'FITABLY. adv. [from profitable.] 1. Gainfully. 2. Advantageouſly; uſefully. - You have had many opportunities to ſettle this refle&tion, and have profitably employed them. J/ake. PROFITLEss. adj. [from profit.] Void of gain or advantage. We muſt not think the Turk is ſo unſkilful, To leave that lateſt, which concerns him firſt; Neglecting an attempt of eaſe and gain, To wake and wage a danger profilºſs. Shakeſ?. PROFLIGATE. adj. [proftigatus, Lat..] Abandoned; loſt to virtue and decency; ſhameleſs. Time ſenſibly all things impairs; Our fathers have been worſe than theirs, And we than ours; next age will ſee } Prior. A race more proftigate than we, With all the pains we take, have ſkill enough to be. Roſe. How far have we Prophan'd thy heav'nly gift of poeſy Made proſtitute and proftigate the muſe, Debas'd to each obſcene and impious uſe, Whoſe harmony was firſt ordain’d above For tongues of angels, and for hymns of love. Dryden, Though Phalaris his brazen bull were there, And he wou'd dićtate what he'd have you ſwear, Be not ſo proftigate, but rather chuſe - - To guard your honour, and your life to loſe. Dryden. Melancholy objects and ſubjects will, at times, impreſs the moſt proftigate ſpirits. Clariſa. PRO'Flig At E. m. ſ. An abandoned ſhameleſs wretch. It is pleaſant to ſee a notorious prºftigate ſeized with a con- cern for his religion, and converting his ſpleen into zeal. Addison I have heard a proftigate offer much ſtronger arguments againſt paying his debts, than ever he was known to do againſt chriſtianity; becauſe he happened to be cloſer preſſed by the bailiff than the parſon. Swift's A1 cellanies. How could ſuch a proftigate as Antony, or a boy of eighteen, like Octavius, ever dare to dream of giving the law to ſuch an empire and people. - Swift. To PROF LIGATE. v. a. [profigo, Lat.] To drive away. A word borrowed from the Latin without alteration of the ſenſe, but not uſed. - - Lavatories, to waſh the temples, hands, wriſts, and ju- gulars, do potently profligate and keep off the venom. Harv. PROF LIGATELY. adº. (from prºfitate.] Shaºlely: Moſt prºftigately falſe, with the ſtrongeſt prºſions of ſincerity. - Swift J. 44/celanies. Proſºlidates Ess. n. / [from prºl The quality of ing profligate. pº. m. / [from proftuent.] Progreſs; courſe. In the proftuence or proceedings of their fortunes, there was much difference between them. - - J/otton. PROFLUENT. adj. [from prºfittent, Lat..] Flowing forward. Teach all nations what of him they learn'd, And his ſalvation; them who ſhall believe Haptizing in the proftuent ſtream, the ſign * of waſhing then from guilt of fin. - Mººn. - PROFOUND.
P R O !. P R O ;I of OUND. adj. ſ. rofºnd Fr. proftindus, Lat] º º, É. below the ſurface; low with reſpect to - !' . *-* • or ing places. the nº .. deep ſnow and ice, ulf profound, as that Serbonian bog flºº, and mount Caſius old. He hath hither thruſt me down - - Into this gloom of Tartarus profound. - Milton. 2. Intellectually deep; not obvious to the mind; not eaſily fa- thomed by the "º " ". treatye. wly ; humble ; ſubmiſs ; ſubmiſſive. - *... words wilt thou uſe to move thy God to hear thee * what humble geſtures: what troºnd reverºnº ? Du'pa. 4. Learned beyond the common reach; knowing to the bottom. Not orators only with the people, but even the very pro- fºund/, diſputers in all facultics, have hereby often, with the beſt learned, prevailed moſt. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 7. . Deep in contrivance. 5 Pº. rººters are profºund to make ſlaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them. Hoſea v. 2. PROFo'UND. m. ſ. 1. The deep; the main; the ſea. God, in the fathomleſs frºfound, Hath all his choice commanders drown'd. Sandys. Now I die abſent in the vaſt profound; And me without myſelf the ſeas have drown'd. Dryden. 2. The abyſs. If ſome other place th' ethereal king Poſſeſſes lately, thither to arrive, I travel this 'rofound. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ii. To ProFoºts p. v. m. [from the noun..] To dive; to pene- trate. A barbarous word. we cannot profºund into the hidden things of nature, nor ſee the firſt ſprings that ſet the reſt a-going. Glanvil. PROFo'UNDLY. adj. [from pro ound.] 1. Deeply; with deep concern. - Why figh you ſo profºundly Shakeſp. The virgin ſtarted at her father's name, And figh’d profºundly, conſcious of the ſhame. Dryden. 2. With great degrees of knowledge; with deep inſight. Domenichino was profoundly ſkill'd in all the parts of paint- ing, but wanting genius, he had leſs of nobleneſs. Dryden. PRofo'U' DNEss. n.ſ.. [from profound.] 1. Depth of place. 2. Depth of knowledge. - Their wits, which did every where elſe conquer hardneſs, were with profºundneſs here over-matched. Hooker. PROFUNDITY.. n. J. [from prºfºund..] Depth of place or knowledge. Milton. The other turn'd Round through the vaſt frºfundity obſcure. Milton. PROFUSE. adj. [profuſiºs, Lat..] Laviſh ; too liberal; pro- digal; overabounding; exuberant. On a green ſhady bank, prºfuſe of flow’rs, Penſive I ſat. ilton's Par. Loft, b. viii. Oh liberty, thou goddeſs heav'nly bright, Profuſe of bliſs, and pregnant with delight. Addison. One long dead has a due proportion of praiſe; in which, whilſt he lived, his friends were too profuſe, and his enemies too ſparing. Addison, PROFusely, adv. [from profuſº.] 1. Laviſhly ; prodigally. 2. With exuberance. Then ſpring the living herbs prºfuſly wild. Thomſºn. PROFU's ENEss. n.ſ. [from profuſe.j Laviſhneſs; prodigality. One of a mean fortune manages his ſtore with extreme parſimony; but, with fear of running into profujenſ, never arrives to the magnificence of living. Dryden. Prºfſºnſ of doing good, a ſoul unſatisfied with all it has done, and an unextinguiſhed deſire of doing more. Dryden. Hoſpitality ſometimes degenerates into profuſeneſs, and ends in madneſs and folly. Atterbury's Sermons. PRQFU'sſos. m. ſ. [profuſio, Lat. profuſion, Fr. from prºfuſe.] I. Laviſhneſs; prodigality ; extravagance. - ...What meant thy pompous progreſs through the empire 2 - º vaſt pro uſion to the factious nobles. Rowe. 2. º ..". ſuperfluous effuſion. e was deſtrous to avoid not only profuſion effuſion of chriſtian blood. y profuſion, but º The great profuſion and expence Of his reveniles bred him much offence. Daniel 3. Aºundance; exuberant plenty. - Trade is fitted to the nature of our country, as it abounds with a great Prºfuſion of commodities of its own growth, ***Y convenient for other countries. Addiſon. The ſai The raptur'd eye, ° idir profuſion, yellow A - - W Aut To Proc. v. º > y umn ſpies. Thomſºn. I. To rob ; to ſteal. * *** meanly for proviſions. A low word. She went out Prºgging for proviſions as before. L’E/?r. PROG.. n. 1. If - - O nephew your grief is but folly, In town you may find better prog. wift's Miſel. Spouſe tuckt up doth in pattens trudge it, With handkerchief of prog, like trull with budget; And eat by turns plumcake and judge it. Congreve. PRogen ERA Tion. m. ſ. [progenero, Lat..] The act of be- getting; propagation. PRoc E'NitoR. m. ſ. [progenitus, Lat.] A forefather; an an- ceſtor in a direct line. Although theſe things be already paſt away by her progenitors former grants unto thoſe lords, yet I could find a way to re- medy a great part thereof. Spenſer's tate of Ireland. Like true ſubjects, ſons of your progenitors, Go chearfully together. Shakespeare All generations had hither come, From all the ends of th' Earth, to celebrate And reverence thee, their great progenitor. Milton. Power by right of fatherhood is not poſſible in any one, otherwiſe than as Adam's heir, or as progenitor over his own deſcendants. Locke. The principal actors in Milton's poem are not only our progenitors, but repreſentatives. Addiſon. PRO GEN.Y. m. ſ. [progenie, old Fr. progenies, Lat..] Offspring; race; generation. The ſons of God have God's own natural ſon as a ſecond Adam from heaven, whoſe race and progeny they are by ſpi- ritual and heavenly birth. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 56. Not me begotten of a ſhepherd ſwain, But iſſu'd from the progeny of kings. Shakespeare . By promiſe he receives Gift to his progeny of all that land. Milion. The baſe degenerate iron of pring ends; A golden progeny iron heav n deſcends. Dryden. Thus ſhall we live in perfect bliſs, and ſee Deathieſs ourſelves, our num’rous progeny. Dryden. We are the more pleaſed to behold the throne ſurrounded by a numerous progeny, when we conſider the virtues of thoſe from whom they deſcend. Aaliſon's Freeholder. PRoc Nostic ABLE. adj. [from prognºſticate.j Such as may be foreknown or foretold. The cauſes of this inundation cannot be regular, and therefore their effects not frognoſticable like eclipſes. Brown. To PRoc No'sticATE. v. a. [from prognºſtick.] To foretell; to foreſhow. - He had now outlived the day, which his tutor Sandford had prognºſticated upon his nativity he would not outlive. Clarend. Unſkill'd in ſchemes by planets to foreihow, I neither will, nor can prognoſticate, To the young gaping heir, his father's fate. Dryden, PRoc NostićA Tios. n.ſ. [from prognoſticate.] 1. The act of foreknowing or foreſhowing. If an oily palm be not a fruitful prognºſtication, I cannot ſcratch mine ear. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleº, atra. Raw as he is, and in the hotteſt day prognºſtication Pro- claims, ſhall he be ſet againſt a brick-wall, the ſun looking with a ſouthward eye upon him, where he is to behold him, with flies blown to death. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. This theory of the earth begins to be a kind of prophecy or prognoſtication of things to come, as it hath been hitherto an hiſtory of things paſt. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. 2. Foretoken. He bid him farewell, arming himſelf in a black arm” as a badge or prºgnºſtication of his mind. Sidney. Prognos'ſ ca'ſ ok. n. J. [from prºgnºſticate.] Foreteller ; foreknower. - That aſtrologer, who made his almanack give a tolerable account of the weather by a direct inverſion of the º rognoſii to let his belief run quite counter to "Pº" prognºſticators, . overnment of the Tºngue. PROGNOSTICK. adj. [progn'ſ ſue, Fr. 7:07, wrºs.] Fore- tokening diſeaſe or recovery; foreſhowing: *, * prognoſtick ſign. PR og No'stick. n.ſ.. [from the adj.] - 1. The ſkill of foretelling diſeaſes or the event of diſeaſes. . Hippocrates's prognoſtick is generally true, that it is very hard to reſolve a ſmall apoplexy. 2. A predićtion. faſt Though vour progno/?icks run too faſt, - #. º at laſt. Swift. 3. A token forerunning. - - whatſºever yºu are or ſhall be, has been but anº.. noſtick from what you were. South. Careful obſervers : Aſ By ſure prognoſticks may foretell a ſhow'r, S. ſt. PROGRESS. n.ſ. [progres, Fr. from progreſſus, Lat.] 1. Courſe; proceſſion , º f the ſt I cannot, by the progreſs of the ttars, . . - r Give gueſs how .# to day. Shâtep. julius Cººr. The morn begins Milion Her roſy prog eſs ſmiling. - - - za, Jºe The Sylphs behold it kindling as it flies, > ue its ; through the ſkies. Pope. And pleas'd purſue its progreſs through 2. Advancement; Arbuthnot. ci
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Through all thy veins ſhall run
A cold and drowzy humour, which ſhall ſeize
Each vital ſpirit; for no pulſe ſhall keep
His natºral progreſs, but ſurceaſe to beat. Shakeſp.
This motion worketh in round at firſt, which way to de-
liver itſelf; and then worketh in progreſs, where it findeth
the deliverance eaſieſt. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Out of Ethiopia beyond Egypt had been a ſtrange progreſ;
for ten hundred thouſand men. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the World.
Whoſoever underſtands the progreſs and revolutions of na-
ture, will ſee that neither the preſent form of the earth, nor
its firſt form, were permanent and immutable. Burnet.
It is impoſſible the mind ſhould ever be ſtopped in its pro-
grºſ; in this ſpace. Locke.
The bounds of all body we have no difficulty to arrive at ;
but when the mind is there, it finds nothing to hinder its
progreſs into the endleſs expanſion. Locke.
Perhaps I judge º there being ſeveral, in whoſe wri-
tings I have made very ittle progreſs. Swift's Miſcel.
3. Intelledual improvement; advancement in knowledge.
Solon the wiſe his progreſs never ceas'd,
But ſtill his learning with his days increas'd. Denham.
It is ſtrange, that men ſhould not have made more progreſ;
in the knowledge of theſe things. Burnet.
Several defects in the †ding hinder it in its progreſ;
to knowledge. Locke.
Others deſpond at the firſt difficulty, and conclude, that
making any progreſs in knowledge, farther than ſerves their
ordinary buſineſs, is above their capacities. Locke.
. Removal from one place to another.
From Egypt arts their progreſs made to Greece,
wrapt in the fable of the golden fleece. Denham.
5. A journey of ſtate; a circuit;
He gave order, that there ſhould be nothing in his journey
like unto a warlike march, but rather like unto the progreſs of
a king in full peace. Bacon.
O may I live to hail the day,
When the glad nation ſhall ſurvey
Their ſov’reign, through his wide command,
Paſſing in progreſs o'er the land. Addison.
To Pro'GREss. v. n. [progredior, Lat.] To move forward;
to paſs. Not uſed.
Let me wipe off this honourable dew,
That ſilverly doth progreſ; on thy cheeks. Shakeſp.
ProgRE'ssion. n. ſ. [progreſſion, Fr. progreſſio, Lat.]
1. Proceſs; regular and gradual advance.
The ſquares of the diameters of theſe rings, made by any
priſmatick colour, were in arithmetical progreſſion. Newton.
2. Motion forward.
Thoſe worthies, who endeavour the advancement of learn-
ing, are likely to find a clearer progreſſion, when ſo many
rubs are levelled. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
In philoſophical enquiries, the order of nature ſhould go-
vern, which in all progreſſion is to go from the place one is
then in, to that which lies next to it. Locke.
3. Courſe ; paſſage.
He hath fram’d a letter, which accidentally, or by the way
of progreſſion, hath miſcarried. Shakeſp.
Intellectual advance. -
For the ſaving the long progreſſion of the thoughts to firſt
principles, the mind ſhould provide ſeveral intermediate prin-
ciples. Locke.
ProgRE'ssion AL. adj. [from progreſſion.] Such as are in a
ſtate of encreaſe or advance.
They maintain their accompliſhed ends, and relapſe not
again unto their progreſſional imperfections. Brown.
PROGRE'ssive. adj. [progreſſ, Fr. from progreſs.] Going
forward; advancing.
Princes, if they uſe ambitious men, ſhould handle it ſo,
as they be ſtill prºgreſſive, and not retrograde. Bacon.
In progreſſive motion, the arms and legs move ſucceſſively;
but in natation, both together. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
The progreſſive motion of this animal is made not by walk-
ing, but by leaping: Ray on the Creation.
Their courſe
Progreſſive, retrograde, or ſtanding ſtill. Milton.
Ere the progreſſive courſe of reſtleſs .#
Performs three thouſand times its annual ſtage,
May not our pow'r and learning be ſuppreſt,
And arts and empire learn to travel weſt ? Prior.
ProgRE'ssively. adv. [from progreſſive..] By gradual ſteps
or regular courſe.
The reaſon why they fall in that order, from the greateſt
epačts progreſſively to the leaſt, is, becauſe the greateſt epačts
denote a greater diſtance of the moon before the ſun, and
conſequently a nearer approach to her conjunction. Holder.
ProgRE'ssive Ness. n.ſ.. [from progreſſive.] The ſtate of ad-
Vancing.
To PROHIBIT. v. a. [prohibco, Lat. prohiber, Fr.]
1. To forbid; to interdićt by authority.
She would not let them know of his cloſe lying in that
prohibited place, becauſe they would be offended. Sidney.
aſ: jºid it did command them, are to us in
e goſpel prohibited. ... iv. f. I 1.
2. #. to hinder. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. º
3. Gates of burning adamant
Bar d over us, prohibit all egreſs. Milton.
£ºoHº'ºrºk. n.ſ...[ſtom prohiii.j Forbidder; interdà.
Prohibition... n.ſ. [prohibition, Fr. prohibitio, Lat. from pro-
hibit.) Forbiddance; interdićt; aa of forbidding.
Might there not be ſome other myſtery in this prohibition,
than they think of Hooker, b. iv /. 6
'Gainſt ſelf-ſlaughter > * * * v- J - ve
F. is a prohibition ſo divine,
hat cravens my weak hand. Shakeſp. -
* beſtowed the liberal choice of all º; £º.
prohibition, to try his obedience. Raleigh's #h. ,
iº not think hard g ift. of the I/orld.
One eaſy prohibition, who enjo -
Free leave ſo large to all things elſe. Milton's Par. Loſt.
The law of God in the ten commandments conſiſts moſé
of prohibitions; thou ſhalt not do ſuch a thing. Tillotſon.
PRøHºrtory, adj. [from prohibit..] Implying prohibition;
forbidding.
A prohibition will lie on this ſtatute, notwithſtanding the
penalty annexed ; becauſe it has words prohibitory, as well as
a penalty annexed. Ayliffe's Parergon.
To PRQJECT. v. a. [projicio, projeńus, Lat.j
1. To throw out; to caſt forward.
Th' aſcending villas
Projeći long ſhadows o'er the cryſtal tide. Pope.
2. To exhibit a form, as of the image thrown on a mirrour.
Diffuſive of themſelves where e'er they paſs,
They make that warmth in others they expect;
Their valour works like bodies on a glaſs,
And does its image on their men project. Dryden:
If we had a plan ºf the naked lines of longitude and lati-
tude...projećied on the meridian, a learner might much more
ſpeedily advance himſelf in the knowledge of geography.
J/atts's Improvement of the Mind.
3. [Projetter, Fr.] To ſcheme; to form in the mind; to con-
trive.
It ceaſes to be counſel, to compel men to aſſent to what-
ever tumultuary patrons ſhall projeći. King Charles.
What fit we then projećting peace and war * Milton.
What deſire, by which nature projects its own pleaſure or
preſervation, can be gratified by another man's perſonal pur-
ſuit of his own vice South's Sermons.
To Pro'JEct. v. n. To jut out; to ſhoot forward; to ſhoot
beyond ſomething next it.
Project. m. ſ. [projet, Fr. from the verb.] Scheme; de-
ſign; contrivance.
It is a diſcovering the longitude, and deſerves a much
higher name than that of a projeći. Addiſon's Guardian.
In the various projects of happineſs, deviſed by human rea-
ſon, there ſtill appeared inconſiſtencies not to be reconciled.
- Rogers's Sermons.
ProJE’ctile. n.ſ.. [from the adj.] A body put in motion.
Projećtils would for ever move on in the ſame right line, did
not the air, their own gravity, or the ruggedneſs of the plane
ſtop their motion. Cheyne's Philoſ. Principles.
PRojectile. adj. [proječfile, Fr.] Impelled forward.
Good blood, and a due proječfile motion or circulation are
neceſſary to convert the aliment into laudable juices. Arbuth.
Proje'ction. m. ſ. [from projeći.]
1. The ačt of ſhooting forwards.
If the eleētrick be held unto the light, many particles
thereof will be diſcharged from it, which motion is performed
by the breath of the effluvium iſſuing with agility; for as
the eleētrick cooleth, the projećtion of the atoms ceaſeth.
Brown.
2. [Projection, Fr.] Plan; delineation. See to PROJECT.
For the bulk of the learners of aſtronomy, that projection
of the ſtars is beſt, which includes in it all the ſtars in our
horizon, reaching to the 384 degree of the ſouthern lati-
tude. Watts's Improvement of the Mind.
3. Scheme; plan of ačtion. -
A. [Projection, Fr.] . In chemiſtry, an operation; criſis of an
operation; moment of tranſmutation. - - - -
A little quantity of the medicine, in the prºjection; will
turn a ſea of the baſer metal into gold by multiplying. Bacºn.
ProJE/ctor. n.ſ.. [from projeći.]
1. One who forms ſchemes or deſigns.
The following comes from a proječar, a correſpondent as
diverting as a traveller; his ſubject having the ſame grace of
novelty to recommend it. - Addiſon.
Among all the projectors in this attempt; none have met
with ſo general a ſucceſs, as they who apply, themſelves to
ſoften the rigour of the precept. Rogers's Sermons.
2. One who forms wild impracticable ſchemes.
Chymiſts, and other projectors, propoſe to themſelves things
utterly impracticable. L’Eſtrange.
Aſtrologers that future fates foreſhew,
Projectors, quacks, and lawyers not a few, Pope.
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P R O P. R. O gº n, f, [proječure, Fr. proječiura, Lat.] A jutting ProjectURE. Tºols ... a. [a corruption of prune.] To lop; to cut ; C. to trim ; to pruº - I fit and proin my wings After flight, and put new ſtings F. ‘Azhnſ, To my Shakespeare - - Bºnj. }. ºfºn. The cºuntry huſbandman will not give the proining knife to a young plant, as not able to admit the ſcar. B. johnſon. To Prola'r E. v. a. [prolatum, Lat.] To pronounce ; to utter. - - - The preſſures of war have ſomewhat cowed their ſpirits, as may be gathered from the accent of their words, which they prolate in a whining querulous tone, as if ſtill complin; ing and creſt-fallen. Howel. PrºA-re. adj. [prolatus, Lat..] . Oblate ; flat., . As to the prolate ſpheroidical figure, though it be the ne- ceſſary reſult of the carth's rotation about º own axe, yet it is alſo very convenient for u. Cheyne's Phil. Prin. Prola'rios. n.ſ. [prolatus, Laºl 1. Pronunciation; utterance. - Farrot, having been uſed to be fed at the prºlation of £er- tain words, may afterwards pronounce the ſame. - Ray. 2. Delay; act of deferring. . Ainſwºrth. Proleſ&om ENA. m. ſ. [7622.5% ºf 2 3 prolegomenes, Fr.] Pre- vious diſcourſe; introductory obſervations. PROLEPSIS. m. ſ. [rºxylas prolºpſe, Fr.] A form of rhetorick, in which objections are anticipated. - - This was contained in my prolēpſis or prevention ºf his anſwer. Bramhall againſt Hobbs. Proleptical. adj. [from prolēpſis.] Previous ; antecedent. The prolºptical notions of religion cannot be ſo well de- fended by the profeſſed ſervants of the altar; Glanvil. Proleptically, adv. [from proleptical.] By way of antici- pation. Clariſſa. Prolet A'R1AN. adj. Mean; wretched; vile; vulgar. Like ſpeculators ſhould foreſee, From pharos of authority, Portended miſchiefs farther than Low proletarian tything-men. Hudibras, p. i. Prolific ATION. n.ſ. [proles and facio, Lat.] Generation of children. Their fruits, proceeding from ſimpler roots, are not ſo di- ſtinguiſhable as the offspring of ſenſible creatures, and proli- fications deſcending from double origins. Brown. PROLIFICK. Wadj. [prolifique, Fr. proles and facio..] Fruit- PROLIFICAL. ; ful; generative; pregnant ; productive. Main ocean flow'd ; not idle, but with warm Prolifick humour ſoft'ning all her globe, Fermented the great mother to conceive, Satiate with genial moiſture. Milton's Par. Loft. Every diſpute in religion grew prolifical, and in ventilating one queſtion, many new ones were ſtarted. Decay of Piety. His vital pow'r air, earth and ſeas ſupplies, And breeds whate’cr is bred beneath the ſkies; For every kind, by thy prolifick might, Springs. - Dryden. All dogs are of one ſpecies, they mingling together in ge- neration, and the breed of ſuch mixtures being prºlift.K. Ray. From the middle of the world, The ſun's prolifick rays are hurl’d; 'Tis from that ſeat he darts thoſe beams, Which quicken earth with genial flames. Prior. Pººj Figally, adv. [from prolifică.J. Fruitfully; pregnantly. PROLIX, adj. [prolixe, Fr. prolixus, Latin.] 1. Long ; tedious; not conciſe. According to the caution we have been ſo prolix in giving, if we aim at right underſtanding the true nature of it, we muſt examine what apprehenſion mankind make of it. Digby. Should I at large repeat - - The bead-roll of her vicious tricks, My poem would be too prolix. Prior. 2. Of long duration. This is a very rare ſenſe. If the appellant appoints a term too prolix, the judge may then aſſign a competent term. Ayliff's Parerºon. Protºxigus adj. [from prolix.] Dilatory, tedious.* A word of Shakeſpeare's coining. Lay by all nicety and prolixious bluſhes. Shakeſp. Prolixity. n. ſ. [prolixité, Fr. from prolix.] Tediouſneſs ; tireſome length; want of brevity. th: is true, without any ſlips of prolixity, or croſſing the plain ghway of talk, that the good Anthonio hath loſt a ſhip. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice. In ſome other paſſages, I may have, to ñº. P unawares ſlipt into the contrary extreme. Boyle. ****Y., adv. [from prolix.) At great length ; tediouſly. p r On theſe prolixly thankful ſhe enlarg’d. Dryán. ºf [from prolix.] Tediouſneſs. . of a .."4. (Latin.] The foreman ; the ſpeaker - he convocation the queen prorogued, tho h gued, ugh at the ex- i. Dr. Atterbury's diſpleaſure, who was deſign'd their - Swift. | PRolocutoRSHIP. m. ſ. [from prolocutor.] The office or dignity of prolocutor. PRologue. n. ſ. [766x07& ; prºlºgue, Fr. prolºgus, Latin.] 1. Preface; introduction to any diſcourſe or performance. Come, fit, and a ſong. –Shall we clap into 't roundly, without hawking, or ſpit. ting, or ſaying we are hoarſe, which are the only polºgue, to a bad voice Shakºp. 4, ºu Like it. In her face excuſe - Came prologue, and apology too prompt. Milton. 2. Something ſpoken before the entrance of the aëtors of a play. If my death might make this iſland happy, And prove the period of their tyranny, I would expend it with all willingneſs; But mine is made the prologue to their play. Shakespeare The peaking cornuto comes in the inſtant, after we iſ ſpoke the prologue of our comedy. Shakeſp. To PRologue. v. a. [from the noun..] To introduce with a formal preface. He his ſpecial nothing ever prologues. Shakespeare To PROLONG. v. a. [prºlonger, Fr. pro and langus, Lat.j - 1. To lengthen out ; to continue ; to draw out. Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong Life much. - Milton. Th’ unhappy queen with talk prolºng'd the night. Dryd. 2. To put off to a diſtant time. To-morrow in my judgment is too ſudden; For I myſelf am not ſo well provided, As elſe I would be were the day prolong’d. Shaiſº. PRolon GA/Tios. m. ſ. [prolongation, Fr. from prºlong.] 1. The act of lengthening. Nouriſhment in living creatures is for the prºlºngatiºn of life. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. 2. Delay to a longer time. This ambaſſage concerned only the prolºngation of days for payment of monies. Bacon's Henry VII. Prolusion... n.ſ. [prolºſſo, Lat..] Entertainments; perfor- mance of diverſion. It is memorable, which Famianus Strada, in the firſt book of his academical proluſions, relates of Suarez. Hakewill. PROMIN ENT. adj. [prominens, Lat..] Standing out beyond the near parts; protuberant; extant. Whales are deſcribed with two prominent ſpouts on their heads, whereas they have but one in the forehead terminating over the windpipe. Brºwn's Pulgar Errours. She has her eyes ſo prominent, and placed ſo that ſhe can ſee better behind her than before her. More. Two goodly bowls of maſſy ſilver, With figures prominent and richly wrought. Dryden. Some have their eyes ſtand ſo prominent as the hare, that they can ſee as well behind as before them. Kay. PROMIN EN ce. Un. ſ. [prominentia, Latin; from prominent.] Pro MIN EN cy. } rotuberance; extant part. It ſhows the noſe and eyebrows, with the prºminencies and fallings in of the features. Addison on Ancient Medal. PROMISCUOUS. adj. [promiſuus, Lat.] Mingled ; con- fuſed ; undiſtinguiſhed. Glory he requires, and glory he receives, Promiſcuous from all nations. Milton's Par. Lºft. Promiſcuous love by marriage was reſtrain'd. Roſcom. In ruſh'd at once a rude promiſcuous crowd; The guards, and then each other overbear, And in a moment throng the theatre. Dryden. No man, that conſiders the promiſcuous diſpenſations of God's providence in this world, can think it unreaſonable tº conclude, that after this life good men ſhall be rewarded, and ſinners puniſhed. Tillotſºn's Senon. The earth was formed out of that promiſcuºus maſs of ſand, carth, ſhells, ſubſiding from the water. //oodward. Clubs, diamonds, hearts, in wild diſorder ſeen, With throngs promiſcuous ſtrow the level green. Pope. A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promiſcuºus ſhoot *f; ProMiscuously, adº. Ifrom promiſius.j With confuſed mixture; indiſcriminately. We beheld where once flood Ilium, called Troy promiſ. cuouſly of Tros. Sandys's jºurney. That generation, as the ſacred writer modeſtly expreſſes it, married and gave in marriage without diſcretion or decency, but promiſcuouſly, and with no better a guide tha, the lin- pulſes of a brutal appetite. IZºodward. Here might you ſee Barons and peaſants on the embattled field, In one huge heap, fromiſcuºuſly amatt. Unaw’d by precepts human or divine, . Like birds and beaſts promiſcuouſly they join. Pºpe. PROMISE. n.ſ. [promiſum, Lat. promiſe, frº/” Fr.] 1. Declaration of ſome benefit to be confered. I eat the air, promiſ cramm'd; you cannot ſeed caponsſo. His promiſes were, as he then was, mighty; But his performance, as he now is, nothing: Sºft. O Lord, let thy promiſe unto David be eſtabliſhed. 1 Chron. Behold, ſhe ſaid, perform'd in ey'ry part - My promiſe made; and Vulcan's labour'd art. Pº Philips. Sha. . 4.
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Let any man confider, how many ſorrows he would have
eſcaped, had God called him to his reſt, and then ſay, whe-
ther the promiſe to deliver the juſt from the evils to come,
ought not to be made our daily prayer. Wake.
2. Performance of promiſe ; grant of the thing promiſed.
Now are they ready, looking for a promiſe from thce. Ais.
3. Hopes; expectation.
Your young prince Mamillius is a gentleman of the greateſt
promiſe. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
To Promise. v. a. [promettre, Fr. promitto, at.]
1. To make declaration of ſome benefit to be confered.
While they promiſe them liberty, they themſelves are the
ſervants of corruption. 2 Peter ii. 18.
I could not expect ſuch an effect as I found, which ſeldom
reaches to the degree that is promiſed by the preſcribers of any
remedies. Tºm, lº's 44ftel.
To Pro’MISE. v n. -
1. To aſſure one by a promiſe. -
Promiſing is the very air o' th' time; it opens the eyes of
expe&tation : performance is ever the duller for his act. Shakespeare
I dare promiſe for this play, that in the roughneſs of the
numbers, which was ſo deſigned, you will ſee ſomewhat more
maſterly than any of my former tragedies. Dryden.
As he promiſed in the law, he will ſhortly have mercy, and
ather us together. 2 Mac. ii. 18.
All the pleaſure we can take, when we met theſe promiſing
ſparks, is in the diſappointment. Felton.
She brib'd my ſtay, with more than human charms;
Nay promis'd, vainly promis'd to beſtow
Immortal life.
2. It is uſed of aſſurance, even of ill.
Will not the ladies be afraid of the lion ?
—I fear it, I promiſe you. Shakespeare.
Pro'MisebREACH. m. ſ. [b, each and promiſe.] Violation of
promiſe. Not in uſe.
Criminal in double violation
Pope's Odyſſey.
Of ſacred chaſtity, and of promiſeb each. Shakeſp.
Pro'MisebREAKER. m. ſ. [promiſe and break.] Violator of
promiſes. - -
He's an hourly promiſebreaker, the owner of no one good
quality worthy your entertainment. Shakeſp.
PRó'Miser. m. ſ. [from prom ſe..] One who promiſes.
Who let this promiſer in did you, good Diligence
Give him his bribe again. Benj. johnſon.
Fear's a large promiſer; who ſubjećt live
To that baſe paſſion, know not what they give. Dryden.
Pro'MissoRY. adj. fromiſon is, Lat..] Containing profeſſion
of ſome benefit to be confered. -
As the preceptive part enjoins the moſt exact virtue, ſo is
it moſt advantageouſly enforced by the promiſºry, which is
moſt exquiſitely adapted to the ſame end. Decay of Piety.
The promiſtry lyes of great men are known by ſhouldering,
hugging, ſqueezing, ſmiling and bowing. Arbuthnot.
Pro MissoRiſix. adv. [from promiſºry..] By way of promiſe.
Nor was he obliged by oath to a ſtrićt obſervation of that
which promiſarily was unlawful. Brown.
PRo'Mont. . . n. ſ. [prom htoire, Fr. promontorium, Latin.
PRO'Mon To RY. ; Promont I have obſerved only in Suckling.]
A headland; a cape; high land jutting into the ſea.
The land did ſhoot out with a great promontory. Abbot.
I have dogs
Will climb the higheſt promontory top. Shakeſp.
Like one that ſtands upon a promontory,
And ſpies a far off ſhore where he would tread. Shakeſp.
A forked mountain, or blue promontory,
With trees upon't, nod unto the world,
And mock our eyes with air. Shakeſp. Aut. and Cleop.
The waving ſea can with each flood
Bath ſome high promont.
They, on their heads,
Main promontories flung, which in the air
Came ſhadowing, and oppreſs'd whole legions arm'd. Milt.
Every guſt of rugged winds, -
Suckling.
That blows from off each beaked promontory. . . Milton.
If you drink tea upon a promontory that cverhangs the ſea,
it is preferable to an aſſembly. Pºpe.
To PROMOTE. v. a. [promoved, promotus, Lat.]
-1. To forward; to advance. -
“Next to religion, let your care be to promote juſtice. Bacon.
Nothing lovelier can be found, -
Than good works in her huſband to promote. - Milton.
He that talks deceitfully for truth, muſt hurt it more by
his example, than he promotes it by his arguments. Atterb.
Frićtions of the extreme parts promote the flux of the juices
in the joints. A, buthnot,
2. [Promiizuwoir, Fr.] To elevate ; to exalt; to preſer. -
‘I will promote thee unto very great honour. Num. xxii. 17.
Shall I leave my fatneſs wherewith they honour God and
man, and go to be promoted over the trees.
Eid 1 ſoilicit thee
*From darkneſs to promote me. Milton.
ProMoºre R. m. ſ. [promoteur, Fr. from promote.]
1. Advancer; forwarder ; encourager. -
judges ix. 9.
Knowledge hath received little improvement from the en-
deavours of many pretending promoters. Glanvil.
Our Saviour makes this return, fit to be. engraven in the
hearts of all promoter of charity; verily, I ſay unto you,
inaſmuch as you have do it -
my brethren, ye have d * it unto one of the leaſt of theſe
one it unto me. Att -
2. intº ; makebate. An obſolete uſe. erbury
is “ies be promoters, ſometreſſ t ſpi T
Informers and promoterso reſ: : to pie. aſſer.
of his beſt ſubječts. PPreſs and ruin the *:::::::::
ProMotion. n.ſ. [promºtiºn, Fr from
* * *. promote.] Advance-
ment; encouragement; exalt
rank; preferm i." *tion to ſome new honour or
Many fair promotions
Are daily given to enoble thoſe,
That ſcarce, ſome two days ſince, were worth a noble. Sha
The high promotion of his grace of Canterbur - -
Who holds his ſtate at door 'mongſt purſuivants. 'slatº.
My riſing is thy fail,
And my promotion will be thy *aion. Milton,
Thou youngeſt virgin-daughter of the ſkies,
Made in the laſt promotion of the bleſt 3
Whoſe palms, new pluck'd from paradiſe,
In ſpreading branches more ſublimely riſe. Dryden.
To ProMove. v. a. [promoves, Lat. promouvoir, Fr.] To
forward; to advance; to promote. A word littisuſed.
Never yet was honeſt man,
That ever drove the trade of love:
It is impoſſible, nor can
... Integrity our ends promove.
PRQMPT. adj. [prompt, Fr. promptus, Lat J
1. Quick; ready; acute; eaſy.
The reception of light into the body of the building was
Suckling.
very prompt, both from without and from within. JP'ottom.
Very, diſcerning and prompt in giving orders, as occaſions
required. Clarendon.
Prompt eloquence
Flow'd from their lips, in proſe or numerous verſe. Milton.
To the ſtern ſančtion of th’ offended ſky,
My prompt obedience bows. Pope.
2. Quick; petulant.
I was too haſty to condemn unheard;
And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. Dryden.
3 Ready without heſitation; wanting no new motive.
Tell him, I'm prompt
To lay my crown at's feet, and there to kneel. Shakeſp.
The brazen age,
A warlike offspring, prompt to bloody rage. Dryden.
Still aroſe ſome rebel ſlave,
Prompter to ſink the ſtate, than he to ſave. Prior.
4. Ready; told down : as, prompt payment.
To PRCMPT. v. a. [prontare, Italian.]
1. To affift by private inſtrućtion; to help at a loſs.
Sitting in ſome place, where no man ſhall prompt him, let
the child tranſlate his leſſon. Aſcham.
You've put me now to ſuch a part, which never
I ſhall diſcharge to th’ life.
—Come, come, we'll prompt you. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
My voice ſhall ſound as you do prompt mine ear,
And I will ſtoop and humble my intents
To your well practis'd wiſe directions. Shakeſp.
None could hold the book ſo well to prompt and inſtruct
this ſtage play, as ſhe could. Bacon's Henry VII.
He needed not one to prompt him, becauſe he could ſay
the prayers by heart. Stillingfleet.
Every one ſome time or other dreams he is reading books,
in which caſe the invention prompts ſo readily, that the mind
is impoſed on. Addiſon.
Grace ſhines around her with ſereneſt beams,
And whiſp'ring angels prompt her golden dreams. Pope.
2. To incite; to inſtigate. -
The Volſcians ſtand
Ready, when time ſhall prompt them, to make road
Upon's again. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Speak not by th’ matter
Which your heart prompts you to, but with ſuch words
But rooted in your tongue. Shakespeare .
If they prompt us to anger, their deſign makes uſe of it to
a further end, that the mind, being thus diſquieted, may not
be eaſily compoſed to prayer. Duppa.
º: pompted them at length and found them arms. Milt.
Kind occaſion prompts their warm deſires. Pope.
3. To remind. -
The inconcealable imperfeótions of ourſelves will hourly
promºt us our corruption, and loudly tell us we are ſons of
earth. Prown's Vulgar Errours.
‘Pro’MPTE R. n.ſ.. [from prompt.] - t
I. One who º a publick ſpeaker, by ſuggeſting the word to
* - - hen he falters. -
him *. it my cue to fight, I ſhould have known it
Without a prompter. Shakeſp. Othello.
- In florid impotence he ſpeaks, -
And as the prompter breathes, the puppet ſqueaks. *:::
2. Art
P R O
P R O
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oniſher; a reminder. -
2. Aºi. our duty without a teacher, and acquit our-
ght to do without a prompter. L’Eſtrange.
p:ºº zº. { [promptitude, Fr. from promptus, Lat.]
- - : quickneſs.
p.: *. [from prompt.] Readily; quickly ; expe-
diº. does his merchandiſe chearfully, promptly and rea-
dily, and the works of religion ſlowly, it is a ſign that his
heart is not right with God. Taylor.
Promptness. n.ſ.. [from prompt..] Readineſs , quickneſs ;
alacrity. -
Had not this ſtop been given him by that accidental ſick-
neſs, his great courage and promptneſs of mind, would have
carried him directly forward to the enemy, till he had met him
in the open plains of Perſia. South's Sermons.
Firm and rigid muſcles, ſtrong pulſe, aćtivity, and prompt-
neſ; in animal actions, are ſigns of ſtrong fibres. Arbuthnot.
Prompture. n.ſ.. [from prompt.]. Suggeſtion; motion given
by another; inſtigation. A word not uſed.
Though he hath fallen by prompture of the blood ;
Yet hath he in him ſuch a mind of honour,
That had he twenty heads to tender down
On twenty bloody blocks, he'd wield them up. Shakespeare:
Promptu ARY. m. ſ. [promptuaire, Fr. promptuarium, Lat.) A
ſtorehouſe; a repoſitory; a magazine.
This ſtratum is ſtill expanded at top, ſerving as the ſemi-
nary or promptuary, that furniſheth, forth matter for the for-
mation of animal and vegetable bodies. JWoodward.
To PROMU'LGATE. v. a. [promulgo, Lat..] To publiſh;
to make known by open declaration.
Thoſe albeit I know he nothing ſo much hateth as to pro-
mulgate, yet I hope that this will occaſion him to put forth
divers other goodly works. Spenſer.
Thoſe, to whom he entruſted the promulgating of the
goſpel, had far different inſtructions. Decay of Piety.
It is certain laws, by virtue of any ſančtion they receive
from the promulgated will of the legiſlature, reach not a
ſtranger, if by the law of nature every man hath not a power
to puniſh offences againſt it. Locke.
PROMUL.GATIon. m. ſ. [promulgatio, Lat. from promulgate.]
, Publication; open exhibition.
The ſtream and current of this rule hath gone as far, it
hath continued as long as the very promulgation of the
goſpel. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 42.
The very promulgation of the puniſhment will be part of
the puniſhment, and anticipate the execution. South.
PROMUL.GA Tor. m. ſ. [from promulgate.J. Publiſher; open
teacher.
How groundleſs a calumny this is, appears from the ſanc-
tity of the chriſtian religion, which excludes fraud and falſe-
hood; ſo alſo from the deſignments and aims of its firſt pre-
mulgators. Decay of Piety.
To PROMUT.G.E. v. a. [from promulgo, Lat..] To promul-
gate; to publiſh ; to teach openly.
The chief deſign of them is, to eſtabliſh the truth of a
new revelation in thoſe countries, where it is firſt promulged
and propagated. Atterbury.
PROMU'LGER. m. ſ. [rom promulge.] Publiſher; promulgator.
The promulgers of our religion, Jeſus Chriſt and his apºſtles,
raiſed men and women from the dead, not once only, but
often, Atterbury.
Pººsa"ror, n.ſ. In anatomy, a muſcle of the radius, of which
theº.ºre two, that help to turn the palm downwards. Diº.
PRONE. adj. [pronus, Latin.]
I. Bending downward; not erect.
There wanted yet a creature not prone,
And brute as other creatures, but indu'd
With ſanctity of reaſon, might erect
His ſtature, and upright with frontferene
Govern the reſt. Milton's Par. Loft, b. vii.
2. Hº with the face downwards: contrary to ſupine.
pon theſe three Poſitions in man, wherein the ſpine can
only be at right lines with the thigh, ariſe thoſe poſtures,
prone, ſupine and erect. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
3. Precipitous; headlong; going downwards.
Down thither prone in flight
§: and º the vaſt ethereal ſky
allS between WorldS. Milton'
4. Declivous; ſloping. on's Par. Loft, b. v.
Since the floods demand,
For their deſcent, a prºne and ſinking land:
Does not this due declivity declare
I º wife dire&tor's providential care Blackmore.
5. In º t Propenſe; diſpoſed. It has commonly an ill ſenſe.
the cº...§: good, with the pleaſure ariſing from
One and priºr to º i. men for the moſt part ſlower to the
bylaw, can prevailſi.er, º that duty, preſcribed them
f Thoſe who are ready . d #.
lm in judgment and pro-
ºffion, are very pron, to deny him º; #. their ..
South's Sermons.
If we are prone to ſedition, and delight in change, there
is no cure more proper than trade, which ſupplies buſineſs to
the active, and wealth to the indigent. Addiſon.
Still prone to change, though ſtill the ſlaves of ſtate.
Pope.
Pro'NeNess. m. ſ. [from prone.]
1. The ſtate of bending downwards; not erectneſs.
If erectneſs be taken, as it is largely oppoſed unto proneneſ,
or the poſture of animals looking downwards, carrying their
venters, or oppoſite part to the ſpine, directly towards the
earth, it may admit of queſtion. Brown's }. Errours.
. The ſtate of lying with the face downwards; not ſupine-
neſs.
3. Deſcent; declivity. -
4. Inclination; propenſion; diſpoſition to ill.
The holy ſpirit ſaw that mankind is unto virtue hardly
drawn, and that righteouſneſs is the leſs accounted of, b
reaſon of the pronentſ of our affections to that which deſ.
lighteth. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 8.
The ſoul being firſt from nothing brought,
When God's grace fails her, doth to nothing fall;
And this declining pronentſ, unto nought,
Is ev'n that ſin that we are born withal. Davies.
He inſtituted this way of worſhip, becauſe of the carnality
of their hearts, and their pronemeſ of the people to idolatry.
Tillotſon's Sermons.
The pronene; of good men to commiſerate want, in what-
ſoever ſhape it appears. Atterbury's Sermons.
How great is the pronentſ of our nature, to comply with
this temptation. Rogers's Sermons.
ProNG. m. ſ. [pronghen, Dutch, to ſqueeze. Minſhew.] A
fork.
The cooks make no more ado, but ſlicing it into little
gobbets, prick it on a prong of iron, and hang it in a fur-
Ilace. Sandys’ journey.
Whacum his ſea-coal prong threw by,
And baſely turn'd his back to fly. Hudibrar.
Be mindful,
With iron teeth of rakes and prongs to move
The cruſted earth. Dryden's Wirg. Georg.
PR o'NITY.. n.ſ. [from prone..] Proneneſs. A word not uſed.
Of this mechanick promity, I do not ſee any good ten-
dency. More's Divine Dialogues.
Pronou'N. n.ſ. [pronom, Fr. pronomen, Lat.]
I, thou, he ; we, ye, they, are names given to perſons,
and uſed inſtead of their proper names, from whence they had
the name of pronouns, as though they were not nouns them-
ſelves, but uſed inſtead of nouns. Clarke's Lat. Gram.
To PRONOUNCE. v. a. [prononcer, Fr. pronuncio, Lat.]
1. To ſpeak; to utter. *
He pronounced all theſe words unto me with his mouth.
jer. xxxvi. 18.
2. To utter ſolemnly; to utter confidently.
She
So good a lady, that no tongue could ever
Pronounce diſhonour of her. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
I have pronounced the word, faith the Lord, jer. xxxiv. 5.
So was his will
Pronounc'd among the gods. Milton.
Sternly he pronounc'd the rigid interdićtion. Milton.
The pronouncing of ſentence of death is the office of infe-
rior magiſtrates. - Locke.
Abſalom pronounced a ſentence of death againſt his bro-
ther. Docke.
3. To form or articulate by the organs of ſpeech.
Language of man pronounc'd
By tongue of brute, and human ſenſe expreſs'd. ... Miltºn.
Though diverſity of tongues continue, this would render
the pronouncing them eaſier. Holder.
4. To utter rhetorically. -
To Pronou'nce. v. m. To ſpeak with confidence or autho-
rity.
'How confidently ſoever men pronounce of themſelves, and
believe that they are then moſt pious, when they are moſt
eager and unquiet; yet 'tis ſure this is far removed from the
true genius of religion. Decay of Piety.
Every fool may believe, and pronounce confidently; but
wife mén will, in matters of diſcourſe, conclude firmly, and
in matters of fact, act ſurely. South's Sermons.
Pronou'Ncer. m. ſ. [from pronounce.] One who pronounces.
The pronouncer thereof ſhall be condemned in expences.
Ayliffe's Parergon.
Pronunciation. m. ſ. [pronunciatio, from pronuncio, Lat.
pronunciation, Fr.] The aa or mode of utterance.
The deſign of ſpeaking being to communicate our thoughts
by ready, eaſy and graceful pronunciation, all kind of letters
have been ſearched out, that were ſerviceable for º, }.
oſe. older".
P It were eaſy to produce thouſands of his verſes, which ar;
lame for want of half a foot, ſometimes a whole one, and
which no pronunciation can make otherwiſe. Dryden.
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PRoof,
Proof. n.ſ.. [from prove.] 1. Evidence ; teſtimony; convincing token; convincing argu- ment; means of conviction. That they all have always ſo teſtified, I ſee not how we ſhould poſſibly wiſh a proof more palpable than this. Hooker. This has neither evidence of truth, nor proof ſufficient to give it warrant. Hooker. Though the manner of their trials ſhould be altered, yet the proof of every thing muſt needs be by the teſtimony of ſuch perſons as the parties ſhall produce. Spenſer. That which I ſhall report will bear no credit, Were not the proof ſo high. Shakeſp. One ſoul in both, whereof good proof This day affords. Milton. This, vers'd in death, th’ infernal knight relates, And then for proof fulfill'd their common fates. Dryden. Thoſe intervening ideas, which ſerve to ſhew the agree- ment of any two others, are called proofs. Locke, 2. Teſt; trial; experiment. Retire or taſte thy folly, and learn by proof, Hell-born 1 not to contend with ſpirits of heav'n. Milton. Sampſon, This day to Dagon is a ſolemn feaſt, Thy ſtrength they know ſurpaſſing human race, And now ſome publick proof thereof require To honour this great feaſt. Milton's Agoniſłes. When the imagination hath contrived the frame of ſuch an inſtrument, and conceives that the event muſt infallibly an- ſwer its hopes, yet then does it ſtrangely deceive in the proof. Wilkins's Math. Magick. Gave, while he taught, and edify'd the more, Becauſe he ſhew'd, by proof, 'twas eaſy to be poor. Dryd. My paper gives a timorous writer an opportunity of putting his abilities to the proof. Addiſon. Here for ever muſt I ſtay, Sad proof how well a lover can obey. Pope. 3. Firm temper; impenetrability; the ſtate of being wrought and hardened, till the expected ſtrength is found by trial to be attained. Add proof unto mine armour with thy prayers, And with thy bleſfings ſteel my lance's point: Shakeſp. To me the cries of fighting fields are charms, Keen be my ſabre, and of proof my arms; I aſk no other bleſfing of my ſtars. Dryden. With arms of proof, both for myſelf and thee, Chuſe thou the beſt. Dryden. 4. Armour hardened till it will abide a certain trial. He Bellona's bridegroom, lapt in proof, Confronted him. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 5. In printing, the rough draught of a ſheet when firſt pulled. Proof. adj. [This word, though uſed as an adjećtive, is only elliptically put for of proºf..] 1. Impenetrable; able to reſiſt. Now put your ſhields before your hearts, and fight With hearts more proof than ſhields. Shakeſp. Opportunity I here have had To try thee, fift thee, and confeſs have found thee Proof againſt all temptation, as a rock Of adamant. Milton's Par. Regain'd. He paſt expreſſion lov’d, Proof to diſdain, and not to be remov’d. Dryden. When the mind is throughly tinétured, the man will be proof againſt all oppoſitions. Collier. Guiltleſs of hate, and proof againſt deſire; That all things weighs, and nothing can admire. Dryden. When a capuchin, that was thought proof againſt bribes, had undertaken to carry on the work, he died a little after. Addiſon. 2. It has either to or againſ? before the power to be reſiſted. Imagin'd wiſe, Conſtant, mature, proof againſt all aſſaults. Milton, Deep in the ſnowy Alps, a lump of ice By froſt was harden'd to a mighty price; Proof to the ſun it now ſecurely lies, And the warm dog-ſtar's hotteſt rage defies. Addiſon. The God of day, To make him proof againſt the burning ray, His temples with celeſtial ointment wet. Addison. PRoo'fless. adj. [from proof..] Unproved ; wanting evidence. Some were ſo manifeſtly weak and proofleſ, that he muſt be a very courteous adverſary, that can grant them. Boyle. To PRop. v.a. [proppen, Dutch.] - 1. To ſupport by ſomething placed under or againſt. What we by day Lop overgrown, or prop, or bind, One night derides. Milton. 2. To ſupport by ſtanding under or againſt. Like theſe earth unſupported keeps its place, Though no fixt bottom props the weighty maſs. Creech. Eternal ſnows the growing maſs ſupply, Till the bright mountains prop th’ incumbent ſky; As Atlas fix’d each hoary pile appears. Pope. P R O 3. To ſuſtain; to ſupport. The nearer I find myſelf verging to that period, which is to be labour and ſorrow, the more I ſelf hoſ. few ſupports that are left me. prop myſelf upon }: PRop. n.ſ. [proppe, Dutch. - - which #, #: teſt. J A ſupport; a ſtay ; that on The boy was the very ſtaff of my age, You take my houſe, when you do take the prop That doth ſuſtain my houſe; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live. > Shakeſp. Some plants creep along the ground, or wind about other trees or props, and cannot ſupport themſelves. Bacon. That he might on many props repoſe, He ſtrengths his own, and who his part did take, Daniel, Again, if by the body's prop we ſtand, - If on the body's life, her life depend, As Meleager's on the fatal brand, The body's good ſhe only would intend. my very prop. Sha. - Davies, Faireſt unſupported flower From her beſt prop ſo far. Milton. The current of his vićt'ries found no ſtop, Till Cromwell came, his party's chiefeſt prop. Waller. ‘Twas a confiderable time before the great fragments that fell reſted in a firm poſture; for the props and ſtays, whereby they leaned one upon another, often failed. Burnet. The props return Into thy houſe, that bore the burden’d vines. Dryden. Pro'PAGable: adj. [from propagate.] Such as may be ſpread; ſuch as may be continued by ſucceſſion. Such creatures as are produced each by its peculiar ſeed, conſtitute a diſtinct propagable ſort of creatures. Boyle. To PROPAGATE. v. a. [propago, Latin.] 1. To continue or ſpread by generation or ſucceſſive produćtion. All that I eat, or drink, or ſhall beget, Is propagated curſe ! Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. Is it an elder brother's duty ſo - To propagate his family and name ; You would not have yours die and buried with you? Otway. From hills and dales the cheerful cries rebound; For echo hunts along, and propagates the ſound. Dryden, 2. To extend; to widen. I have upon a high and pleaſant hill Feign'd fortune to be thron'd : the baſe o' th' mount Is rank'd with all deſerts, all kind of natures, That labour on the boſom of this ſphere To propagate their ſtates. Shakeſp. Timon of Atheni. 3. To carry on from place to place; to promote. Some have thought the propagating of religion by arms not only lawful, but meritorious. Decay of Piety. Who are thoſe that truth muſt propagate, Within the confines of my father's ſtate. Dryden, Thoſe who ſeek truth only, and deſire to propagate nothing elſe, freely expoſe their principles to the teſt. Locke. Becauſe denſe bodies conſerve their heat a long time, and the denſeſt bodies conſerve their heat the longeſt, the vibra- tions of their parts are of a laſting nature; and therefore may be propagated along ſolid fibres of uniform denſe matter to a great diſtance, for conveying into the brain the impreſſions made upon all the organs of ſenſe. Newton. 4. To encreaſe ; to promote: Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breaſt, Which thou wilt propagate, to have them preſt With more of thine. Shakeſp. Sooth'd with his future fame, And pleas'd to hear his propagated name. Pryden. 5. To generate. Superſtitious notions, propagated in fancy, are hardly ever totally eradicated. Clariſſa. To PRo'PAGATE. v. n. To have offspring. No need that thou Should'ſt ropagate, already infinite, -- And through all numbers abſolute, though one. Mººn. PropAGA'tion. n.ſ. [propagatio, Lat. propagation, Fr. from propagate.] Continuance or diffuſion by generation or ſucceſ- five production. - Men have ſouls rather by creation than propagatiºn, Hooker: There are other ſecondary ways of the rºpagatiº of it. as lying in the ſame bed. ſºftman's Surgery. There is not in all nature any ſpontaneous generation, but all come by propagation, wherein chance hath not the leaſt part. Ray on the Creation. Old ſtakes of olive trees in plants revive; But nobler vines by propagation thrive. Dryden, PRopagator. n. / [from pro agate.] . . 1. One who continues by ſucceſſive production. 2. A ſpreader; a promoter. - Socrates, the greateſt frºggatºr of morality, and a martyr for the unity of the Godhead, was ſo famous for this falent, that he gained the name of the Drole. Jaſon. To PR ope’l. v. a. [propello, Lat.] To drive forward. Avicen witneſſes the blood to be frothy that is propelled out of a vein of the breaſt, Harvey. 20 P This
P R O P R O in ſome human creatures, may be wº - *- - - - at is taken, ſo as not to be able reſpect ** viſcidity of wh Žium on Aliments: to #. overplus of motion would be too feeble and languid to propel ſo vaſt and ponderous a body, with that prºdigious velocity. Bentley's Sºrmºn: To propF'ND. v. n. [propendeº, Lat. to hang forwards.] To incline to any part; to be diſpoſed in favour of any thing. My ſprightly brethren, I propend to you, In reſolution to keep Helen ſtill. Shakeſp. Prope'NDENcy. n ſ [from propend.] - 1. Inclination or tendency of deſire to anything. . 2. [From propende, Lat. to weigh.] Preconſideration ; atten- tive deliberation; perpendency. An aa above the animal actings, which are tranſient, and admit not of that attention, and propendency of action: Hale. Propºnse. adj. [propenſus, Lat.j Inclined; diſpoſed. It is uſed both of good and bad. - - women, propenſe and inclinable to holineſs, be otherwiſe edified in good things, rather than carried away is ºivº. This motion, Hooker's Preface. I have brought ſcandal . In feeble hearts, propenſe enough before Towaver, or fall off, and join with idols. Milton. Paorension. A n. ſ. [propenſion, Fr. propenſio, Lat. from {...} propenſe.] 1. Inclination; diſpoſition to any thing good or bad. - Some miſcarriages might eſcape, rather through neceſſities of ſtate, than any propenſity of myſelf to injuriouſneſs. K. Chºr. So forcible are our propenſions to mutiny, that we equally take occaſions from benefits or injuries. Gov. of the Tongue. Let there be but propenſity, and bent of will to religion, and there will be ſedulity and indefatigable induſtry. South. It requires a critical nicety to find out the genius or the propenſions of a child. L'Eſtrange. he natural propenſion, and the inevitable occaſions of com- plaint, accidents of fortune. Temple. He aſſiſts us with a meaſure of grace, ſufficient to over- balance the corrupt propenſity of the will. Rogers. 2. Tendency. Bodies, that of themſelves have no propenſions to any de- terminate place, do nevertheleſs move conſtantly and per- petually one way. Digby. This great attrition muſt produce a great propenſity to the putreſcent alkaline condition of the fluids. Arbuthnot. PROPER. adj. [profre, Fr. proprius, Latin.] - 1. Peculiar ; not belonging to more; not common. As for the virtues that belong unto moral righteouſneſs and honeſty of life, we do not mention them, becauſe they are not proper unto chriſtian men as they are chriſtian, but do concern them as they are men. Hooker. Men of learning hold it for a ſlip in judgment, when offer is made to demonſtrate that as proper to one thing, which reaſon findeth common unto many. Hooker. No ſenſe the precious joys conceives, Which in her private contemplations be; For then the raviſh'd ſpirit the ſenſes leaves, Hath her own pow'rs, and proper ačtions free. Davies. Of nought no creature ever formed ought, For that is proper to th' Almighty's hand. Davies. Dufreſnoy's rules, concerning the poſture of the figures, are almoſt wholly proper to painting, and admit not any com- pariſon with poetry. - Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Outward obječts, that are extrinſecal to the mind, and its own operations, proceeding from powers intrinſecal and proper to itſelf, which become alſo objects of its contemplation, are the original of all knowledge. Locke. 2. Noting an individual. A prºper name may become common, when given to ſe- veral beings of the ſame kind; as Caeſar. J/atts. 3. One's own. It is joined with any of the poſſeſſives: as, my proper, their proper. The bloody book of law You ſhall yourſelf read in the bitter letter, After your own ſenſe; yea, though our proper ſon Stood in your action. Shakeſp. Othello. - Court the age With ſomewhat of your proper rage. J/aller. If we might determine it, our prºper conceptions would be all voted axioms. Glanvil's Scepſ. Now learn the diff'rence at your proper coſt, Betwixt true valour and an empty boaſt. Dryden 4. Natural; original. - In our proper motion we aſcend Up to our native ſeat. Milton. 5. "it s, accommodated; adapted; ſuitable; qualified. In Athens all was pleaſure, mirth and play, All prºper to the ſpring, and ſprightly May. Dryden. e is the only Prºper perſon of all others for an Epic Pºº", who, to his natural endowments of a large invention, * †pe judgment, and a ſtrong - - ledge of the iº arts. * memory, has joined º: In debility, from great loſs of blood, wine and all aliment, that is eaſily affimilated or turned into blood, are proper: for blood is required to make blood. Arbuthnot, 6. Exačt; accurate ; juſt. 7. Not figurative. Thoſe parts of nature, into which the chaos was divided, they . by dark names, which we have expreſſed in their plain and proper terms. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 8. It ſeems in Shakeſpeare to ſignify, mere ; pure. See thyſelf, devil; Proper deformity ſeems not in the fiend So horrid as in woman. 9. [Propre, Fr.] Elegant; pretty. Moſes was a proper child. Io. Tall; luſty; handſome with bulk. At laſt ſhe concluded with a ſigh, thou waſt the properaſ: man in Italy. - Shakeſp. A proper goodly fox was carrying to exccution. L'E/irange. PR o'PERLY. adv. [from proper.] 1. Fitly; ſuitably. 2. In a ſtrict ſenſe. What dies but what has life And fin the body pro erly hath neither. Milton. The miſeries of life are not properly owing to the unequal diſtribution of things. Swift. There is a ſenſe in which the works of every man, good as well as bad, are properly his own. Rºgers. PRo'PERN Ess. n.ſ.. [from proper.] 1. The quality of being proper. 2. Tallneſs. PRo PERTY. m. ſ. [from proper.] 1. Peculiar quality. What ſpecial property or quality is that, which being no where found but in ſermons, maketh them effectual to ſave ſouls 2 Hooker, b. v. ſ. 22. A ſecondary eſſential mode, is any attribute of a thing, which is not of primary confideration, and is called a property. - //atti. 2. Quality; diſpoſition. 'Tis conviction, not force, that muſt induce aſſent; and ſure the logick of a conquering ſword has no great property that way; ſilence it may, but convince it cannot. D. of Pict. It is the property of an old ſinner to find delight in reviewing his own villanies in others. e South's Sermons. 3. Right of poſſeſſion. Some have been deceived into an opinion, that the inheri- tance of rule over men, and property in things, ſprung from the ſame original, and were to deſcend by the ſame rules. Locke. Property, whoſe original is from the right a man has to uſe any of the inferior creatures, for ſubſiſtence and comfort, is for the ſole advantage of the proprietor, ſo that he may even deſtroy the thing that he has property in. Locke. 4. Poſſeſſion held in one's own right. For numerous bleſſings yearly ſhow'r'd, And property with plenty crown'd, Accept our pious praiſe. Dryden. 5. The thing poſſeſſed. w 'Tis a thing impoſſible I ſhould love thee but as a property. Shakespeare No wonder ſuch men are true to a government, where Ji- berty runs ſo high, where property is ſo well ſecured. Swift. 6. Nearneſs or right. I know not which is the ſenſe in the fol- lowing lines. Here I diſclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity, and property of blood, And as a ſtranger to my heart and me, Hold thee. 7. Something uſeful; an appendage. I will draw a bill of properties, ſuch as our play Wººts. Shakeſp. Midſummer's Night's Dream. The purple garments raiſe the lawyer's fees, Shałºff. King Lear. Heb. xi. 2 3. Sha'ſ. King Lear. High pomp and ſtate are uſeful prope ties. . Dryden. Greenfield was the name of the property man in that "“” who furniſhed implements for the actors. Pºpe. 8. Property for propriety. Anything peculiarly adapted. 6. º {..., # sº and gravity, ſmoothneſs and property, in quickneſs and briefneſs. Camden. To PR ope'RTY. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To inveſt with qualities. His rear'd arm 'd Creſted the world; his voice was prºperty As all the tuned ſpheres. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºp. 2. To ſeize or retain as ſomething owned, or in which “ has a right; to appropriate; to hold. This word is not now uſed in either meaning. His large º d tend Subdues and properties to his love and tendance All ſorts of £º. Shakeſp. Timºn ºf Athens. They have here propertied me, keep Inc in dº . do all they can to face me out of my wits. Shakeſp. I am too highborn to be propertied, . - To be a ſecondary at controul. Shakespeare King fchn. PR CPHASIS. ! ſ 4.
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Proph Aſsis. m. ſ. [rečfºrts.] In medicine, a foreknowledge
of diſeaſes.
Prophe'cy... m. ſ. [Tºo?:1ſ2 ; prophetie, Fr.] A declaration
of ſomething to come; predićtion.
He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. Shakeſp.
Poets may boaſt
Their work ſhall with the world remain ;
Both bound together, live or die, -
The verſes and the prophecy. Waller.
Prophesier. m. ſ. [from propheſy.] One who propheſies.
To PRo'PHESY. v.a.
1. To predićt; to foretell; to prognoſticate.
Miſerable England,
I propheſy the fearful'ſt time to thee,
That ever wretched age hath look’d upon. Shakeſp.
I hate him, for he doth not propheſy good, but evil. 1 Kings.
The Lord ſent me to propheſy, againſt this houſe, all the
words that ye have heard. jer. xxvi. 12.
2. To foreſhow.
Methought thy very gait did propheſy
A royal nobleneſs.
To PRO/PHESY. v. n.
1. To utter predićtions.
Strange ſcreams of death,
And propheſying with accents terrible
Of dire combuſtion. Shakeſp.
Receiv'd by thee, I propheſy, my rhimes,
Mix'd with thy works, their life no bounds ſhall ſee. Tick.
2. To preach. A ſcriptural ſenſe.
Propheſy unto the wind, propheſy, ſon of man. Ezekiel.
The elders of the Jews builded, and proſpered through the
propheſying of Haggai. • Eſra vi. 14.
PROPHET. n.ſ. [prophete, Fr. recºrns.]
1. One who tells future events; a predićter ; a foreteller.
Shakeſp. King Lear.
Ev'ry flower
Did as a prophet weep what it foreſaw,
In Hečtor's wrath. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
Jeſters oft prove prophets.
Oprophet of glad tidings finiſher
Of utmoſt hope I Milton.
He lov’d ſo faſt,
As if he fear'd each day wou'd be her laſt;
Too true a prophet to foreſee the fate,
That ſhould ſo ſoon divide their happy ſtate. Dryden.
God, when he makes the prophet, does not unmake the
Shakeſp. King Lear.
man. Locke.
2. One of the ſacred writers empowered by God to foretell fu-
turity.
His champions are the prophets and apoſtles. Shakeſp.
Pro'PHETEss. n.ſ. [propheteſſe, Fr. from prophet.] A woman
that foretells future events.
He ſhall ſplit thy very heart with ſorrow,
And ſay poor Margret was a propheteſ. Shakeſp.
That it is conſonant to the word of God, ſo in ſinging to
anſwer, the practice of Miriam the propheteſ, when ſhe an-
ſwered the men in her ſong, will approve. Peacham.
If my love but once were crown'd
Fair propheteſ, my grief would ceaſe. Prior.
É...}aff. [prºhain, Fr. from prºha.]
1. Foreſeeing or foretelling future events.
- Say, wh
Upon this blaſted heath you Hop our way,
With ſuch prophetick greeting. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
The counſel of a wiſe and then prophetical friend was for-
gotten. J/otton.
Some perfumes procure prophetical dreams. Bacon.
*Till old experience do attain
To ſomething like prophetick ſtrain. Milton.
Some famous prophetick pićtures repreſent the fate of Eng-
land by a mole, a creature blind and buſy, ſmooth and de-
ceitful, continually working under ground, but now and then
to be diſcerned in the ſurface. Stillingfleet.
No arguments made a ſtronger impreſſion on theſe Pagan
converts, than the predićtions relating to our Saviour in thoſe
old prophetick writings depoſited among the hands of the greateſt
enemies to chriſtianity, and owned by them to have been ex-
tant many ages before his appearance. Addiſon.
2. It has of before the thing foretold.
The more I know, the more my fears augment,
And fears are oft prophetick of th' event. Dryden.
PRoPHETICALLY. adv. [from prophetical.] With knowledge
of futurity; in manner of a prophecy.
He is ſo prophetically proud of an heroical cudgelling, that
he raves in ſaying nothing. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida.
This great ſucceſs among Jews and Gentiles, part of it
hiſtorically true at the compiling of theſe articles, and part
of it prophetically true then, and fuſilled afterward, was a moſt
effectual argument to give authority to this faith. Hammond.
She figh'd, and thus prophetically ſpoke. Dryden.
To PRo'PHET1ze. v. n. [prophetiſer, Fr. from prophet.] To
give predićtions,
- Nature elſe hath conference -
With profound ſleep, and ſo doth warning ſend
By prophetizing dreams. Daniel's Civil War.
ProPHYLA’ctick ad; -
: : “... [769?vazºs, from reopuxarro.
Preventive; preſervative. & 2 £9% l
Medicine is diſtributed int -
ſerving health; and th into prºphylattick, or the art of pre-
°rapeutick, or the art of reſtoring
p. . Watts's Logick.
ºf NQUITY, n.ſ. [propinquitas, Lat.] -
I. Nº. ; proximity; neighbourhood.
ey draw the retina nearer to the cr ſtalline h
by their relaxation ſuffer it to return . its "...º.
according to the exigency of the object, in reſpect of diſtance
or propinquity. Ray on th -
2. Nearneſs of time. y e Creation,
Thereby was declared the propinquity of their de
- ---- ſolations
and that their tranquillity was of no longer duration, than
thoſe ſoon decaying fruits of ſummer. Brown.
3. Kindred; nearneſs of blood.
Here I diſclaim all my paternal care,
Propinquity, and property of blood,
And as a ſtranger to my heart and me
Hold thee. Shakeſp. King Lear.
PRoPITIABLE. adj [from propitiate.]. Such as may be in-
duced to favour ; ſuch as may be made propitious.
To PROPI(TIATE. v. a. [prºpilio, Lat.] To induce to
favour; to gain; to conciliate; to make propitious.
You, her prieſt, declare
What off rings may prºpitiate the fair,
Rich orient pearl, bright ſtones that ne'er deca '2
Qr poliſh'd lines which longer laſt than they. //aller.
They believe the affairs of human life to be managed by
certain ſpirits under him, whom they endeavour to propitiate
by certain rites. Stillingfleet.
Wengeance ſhall purſue the inhuman coaſt,
*Till they propitiate thy offended ghoſt. Dryden.
Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage,
The God propitiate, and the peſt aſſuage. Pope.
PRoPITIATION. m. ſ. [propiciation, Fr. from propitiate.]
1. The act of making propitious.
2. The attonement; the offering by which propitiouſneſs is
obtained.
He is the propitiation for the fins of the whole world. I %.
RRoPITIA'Tor. n.ſ.. [from propitiate.] One that propitiates.
PROPI'TIAtoRY. adj. Iprºpiciaioire, Fr. from propitiat..] Ha-
ving the power to make propitious.
Is not this more than giving God thanks for their virtues,
when a propitiatory ſacrifice is offered for their honour Stilling.
Pºlov. adj. [propitius, Lat. propice, Fr.] Favourable;
In(1.
T’aſſuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee more propitious in my need,
I mean to fing the praiſes of thy name. Spenſer.
Let not my words offend thee,
My maker, be propitious while I ſpeak | Milton.
fº God! propitious pow'r to Troy, -
Swift to relieve, unwilling to deſtroy. Dryden.
Would but thy ſiſter Marcia be propitious
To thy friend’s vows.
Ere Phoebus roſe, he had implor’d
Propitious heav'n. Pope's Rape of the Lock.
PRoPI'tiously. adv. [from propitious.] Favourably; kindly.
So when a muſe propitiouſly invites,
Improve her favours, and indulge her flights. Roſtommon.
PROP1"tioUSN ESS. m. ſ. [from propitious.] Favourableneſs;
kindneſs.
All theſe joined with the propitiouſneſ of climate to that
ſort of tree and the length of age it ſhall ſtand and grow,
may produce an oak. - Temple.
PROPLA's M. n.ſ. [763 and TA&raz.] Mould; matrix.
Thoſe ſhells ſerving as proplaſms or moulds to the matter
which ſo filled them, limited and determined its dimenſions
and figure. //codward's Nat. Hiſł.
Addison's Cato.
PRoPLA'stice. m. ſ. ſtraorx2;ix}. The art of makin
§ ng
moulds for caſting.
PRopo'NENT. m. ſ. [from proponens, Lat..] One that makes a
propoſal.
For myſterious things of faith rely
On the proponent, heaven's authority. - Dryden.
PROPORTION. n.ſ. [proportion, Fr. proportio, Lat.]
1. Comparative relation of one thing to another; ratio. .
Let any man's wiſdom determine by leſſening the territory,
and increaſing the number of inhabitants, what proportion is
requiſite to the peopling of a region in ſuch a manner, that
the land ſhall be neither too narrow for thoſe whom it feedeth,
nor capable of a greater multitude. - Raleigh.
By proportion to theſe rules, we may judge of the obliga-
tion that lies upon all ſorts of injurious perſons. Taylor.
Things nigh equivalent and neighb'ring value
By lot are parted ; but high heav'n thy ſhare,
In equal balance weigh’d gainſt earth and hell, -
Flings up the adverſe ſcale, and ſhuns prºportion. Prior.
-> 2. Settled
d P R O P R O ſ comparative quantity; equal º: ſ iſible good does not always raiſe men's deſires, - º . the intº it is acknowledged to have, though º: *. trouble ſets us on work to get rid of it. - Locke. “. muſt be little ſkilled in the world, who thinks that men's talking much or little ſhall hold proportion only º: knowledge. - - - Several nations are recovered out of their ignorance, in lion as they converſe more or leſs with thoſe of the re- #. ...' Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. In proportion as this reſolution grew, the terrors before us ſeemed to vaniſh. Tatler, N° 81. 3. Harmonick degree. His volant touch - Inſtina through all proportions, low and high, - Fled, and purſu'd tranſverſe the reſonant fugue. Milton. 4. Symmetry; adaptation of one to another. It muſt be mutual in proportion due - Giv'n and receiv'd. - Milton. Noman of the preſent age is equal in the ſtrength, prºpºr- tion and knitting of his limbs to the Hercules of Farneſe. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. The proportions are ſo well obſerved, that nothing appears to an .. e, or diſtinguiſhes itſelf above the . Addison #ºn. with ev'ry grace, Plays in the fair proportions of her face- 5. Form; ſize. - All things receiv'd, do ſuch proportion take, As thoſe things have, wherein they are receiv'd ; So little glaſſes little faces make, - And narrow webs on narrow frames are weav'd. Davies. To Proportion. v. a. [proportionner, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To adjuſt by comparative relation. Meaſure is that which perfecteth all things, becauſe every thing is for ſome end; neither can that thing be available to any end, which is not proportionable thereunto: and to pro- *. Settled relation of Mrs. Carter. portion as well exceſſes as defects, are oppoſite. Hooker. Till body up to ſpirit work, in bounds Proportion'd to each kind. Milton. In the loſs of an obječt, we do not proportion our grief to the real value it bears, but to the value our fancies ſet upon it. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 256. 2. To form ſymmetrically. - Nature had proportioned her without any fault, quickly to be diſcovered by the ſenſes; yet altogether ſeemed not to make up that harmony that Cupid delights in. Sidney. Propo'RTIonable. adj. [from proportion.] Adjuſted by com- parative relation ; ſuch as is fit. His commandments are not grievous, becauſe he offers us an affiſtance proportionable to the difficulty. Tillotſon. It was enlivened with an hundred and twenty trumpets, aſ- ſiſted with a proportionable number of other inſtruments. Addison Propo'RTIon ABLY. adv. [from proportion.] According to proportion; according to comparative relations. The mind ought to examine all the grounds of probability, and upon a due balancing the whole, reject or receive it pro- portionably to the preponderancy of the greater grounds of probability, on one ſide or the other. Locke. The parts of a great thing are great, and there are propor- tionably large eſtates in a large country. Arbuthnot. Though religion be more eminently neceſſary to thoſe in ſtations of authority, yet theſe qualities are proportionably con- ducive to publick happineſs in every inferior relation. Rogers. PR opo'Rtion AL. adj. [proportionel, Fr. from proportion.] Having a ſettled comparative relation; having a certain de- gree of any quality compared with ſomething elſe. As likely taſting to attain Proportional aſcent, which cannot be But to be gods or angels. Milton’s Par. Loft. Four numbers are ſaid to be proportional, when the firſt containeth, or is contained by the ſecond, as often as the third containeth, or is contained by the fourth. Cocker. If light be ſwifter in bodies than in vacuo in the proportion of the fines which meaſure the refraction of the bodies, the forces of the bodies to refle&t and refract light, are very nearly proportional to the denſities of the ſame bodies. Newton. Proportion ALITY.. n.ſ.. [from propertional.] The quality of being proportional. All ſenſe, as grateful, dependeth upon the equality or the proportionality of the motion or impreſſion made. Grew. Propo'RTIonally. adv. [from prºportional.] In a ſtated degree. If theſe circles, whilſt their centres keep their diſtances and poſitions, could be made leſs in diameter, their interfer- *ś9" with another, and by conſequence the mixture of the is hºterogeneous rays would be prºportionally diminiſhed. Newt. º: º adj. [from proportion.] Adjuſted to ſome- ". ſe, according to a certain rate or comparative relation. Sonnection between the end and any means is ade- º º between the end and means proportionate. Grew. gave i. of º by an adequate connection of truths, - 9&cation to think of microſcopes and teleſcopes; but the invention of burning glaſſes depended on a protor- tionate; for that figure, which contračts the ſpecies of any body, that is, the rays by which it is ſeen, will, in the ſame proportion, contračt the heat where with the rays are ac- companied. Grew's Coſmºl. In the ſtate of nature, one man comes by no abſolute power, to uſe a criminal according to the paſſion or heats of his own will; but only to retribute to him, ſo far as con- ſcience dićtates, what is proportionate to his tranſgreſſion. Locke. To PRopo'RT 1 on At E. v. a. [from proportion.] To adjuſt, according to ſettled rates, to ſomething elſe. The paralleliſm and due proportionated inclination of the axis of the earth. More's Divine Dialºgues. Since every ſingle particle hath an innate gravitation toward all others, proportionated by matter and diſtance, it evidently appears, that the outward atoms of the chaos would neceſſa. rily tend inwards, and deſcend from all quarters towards the middle of the whole ſpace. Bentley's Sermons. PR opo'R'rio NAT EN Ess. n.ſ.. [from proportionate.] The ſtate of being by compariſon adjuſted. By this congruity of thoſe faculties to their proper objeas, and by the fitneſs and proportionateneſ of theſe objective im’ preſſions upon their reſpective faculties, accommodated to their reception, the ſenſible nature hath ſo much of percep- tion, as is neceſſary for its ſenſible being. Hale. PRopo's Al. n.ſ.. [from propoſe.] 1. Scheme or deſign propounded to conſideration or acceptance. If our propoſal; once again were heard, We ſhould compel them to a quick reſult. Milton. The work, you mention, will ſufficiently recommend it- ſelf, when your name appears with the propoſals. Add to P2. 2. Offer to the mind. Upon the propºſal of an agreeable objećt, a man's choice will rather incline him to accept than refuſe it. South. This truth is not likely to be entertained readily upon the firſt propoſal. Atterbury. To PROPOSE. v. a. [propoſer, Fr. prºpono, Lat..] To offer to the conſideration. Raphael to Adam's doubt propos'd, Benevolent and facil thus reply'd. Milton. My deſign is to treat only of thoſe, who have chiefly pro- poſed to themſelves the latter as the principal reward of their labours. Tatler, N° 81. In learning any thing, there ſhould be as little as poſſible firſt propoſed to the mind at once, and that being underſtood, proceed then to the next adjoining part. JWatts. To Propo's E. v. n. To lay ſchemes. Not in uſe. Run thee into the parlour, There ſhalt thou find my couſin Beatrice, Propoſing with the prince and Claudio. Shakeſp. Propo's ER. m. ſ. [from propoſe..] One that offers anything to conſideration. Faith is the aſſent to any propoſition, not made out by the deductions of reaſon, but upon the credit of the propºſer, as coming from God. Locke. He provided a ſtatute, that whoever propoſed any altera- tion to be made, ſhould do it with a rope about his neck; if the matter propoſed were generally approved, then it ſhould 'paſs into a law; if it went in the negative, the propºſer to be immediately hanged. - Swift. PR oposition. n.ſ. [propoſition, Fr. propºſitio, Lat.] 1. A ſentence in which any thing is affirmed or decreed. . . Chryſippus, labouring how to reconcile theſe two prºpoſitionſ, that all things are done by fate, and yet that ſomething is in our own power, cannot extricate himſelf. Hammond. The compounding of the repreſentation of things, with ºn affirmation or negation, makes a prºpºſition. 2. Propoſal; offer of terms. - The enemy ſent proroſitions, ſuch as upon delivery of a ſtrong fortified town, after a handſome defence, are uſually granted. Clarendon. Proposition AL. adj. [from propoſition.] Conſidered as a propoſition. - - - If it has a fingular ſubject in its propoſitional ſºnſe, it is al- ways ranked with univerſals. I?'atts's Logick. To PROPOU'ND. v. a. ſ.ropono, Lat.] 1. To offer to conſideration; to propoſe. The parli’ment, which now is held, decreed - Whatever pleas'd the king but to propound. . . . Daniel. To leave as little as I may unto fancy, which is wºn" irregular, I will propound a rule. Wºtton. Dar'ſt thou to the ſon of God propound - To worſhip thee. Milton. The greateſt ſtranger muſt prºpound the argument. Mºre. The arguments, which chriſtianity prºpounds to us, * rea- ſonable encouragements to bear ſufferings patiently. Tillotſºn, 2. To offer; to exhibit. A ſpirit rais'd from depth of under-ground, That ſhall make anſwer to ſuch queſtions, As by your grace ſhall be propounded him. PRopou'NDER. m. ſ. [from propound.] He that propounds; that offers ; propoſer. Shakeſp. ht PROPRI'ETARY, Hale. T
P. R. O i ſ: º, º: PropRi'FTARY. H. ſ. ſprºpriataire, Fr. from prºpriety..] Poſ- ſeſſor in his own right. 'Tis a great miſtake to think ourſelves ſtewards in ſome of God's gifts, and froprietaries in others: they are all equally to be employed, according to the deſignation of the donor. - Government of the 7 ngue. PR, PR "ETARY. adj. Belonging to a certain owner. Though ſheep, which are prºprietary, are ſeldom marked, yet they are not apt to ſtraggle. Grew's Coſmol. PR, PRI eroR. m. ſ. [from proprius, Lat.] A poſſeſſor in his own right. Man, by being maſter of himſelf, and proprietºr of his own perſon, and the actions or labour of it, had ſtill in himſelf the great ſoundation of property. Locke. Though they are ſcattered on the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermoſt parts of the ſea, even there ſhall his right hand fetch them out, and lead them home to their ancient frtrictor. Rºgers. Propriºr Rºss. n.ſ. [from fºr prietºr.] A female poſſeſſor in her own right; a miſtreſs. A big bellied bitch borrowed another bitch's kennel to lay her burthen in ; the propriet eſs demanded poſſeſſion, but the other bºgged her excuſe. L’Eſtrange. PROPR1E Y. m. ſ. [profrict, Fr. prºprietas, Lat.] 1. Pecularity of poſſeſſion ; excluſive right. You that have promis’d to yourſelves prºpriety in love, Know womens hearts like ſtraws do move. Suckling. Benefit of peace, and vacation for piety, render it neceſ- ſary by laws to ſecure propriety. Hammond. Hail wedded love myſterious law, true ſource Of human off pring, ſole prºpriety In Paradiſe! of all things common elſe. Milton. They ſecure propriety and peace. Dryden. To that we owe not only the ſafety of our perſons and the propriety of our poſſeſſions, but our improvement in the ſeve- ral arts. Atterbury. 2. Accuracy; juſtneſs. Common uſe, that is the rule of prºpriety, affords ſome aid to ſettle the ſignification of language. Locke. PR opt, for propped. [from prºp.] Suſtained by ſome prop. See in her cell ſad Eloíſa ſpread, Prºft in ſome tomb, a neighbour of the dead. Pope. To PROPUGN. v. a. [propugno, Lat.] To defend ; to vindicate. Thankfulneſs is our meet tribute to thoſe ſacred champions for frºfugning of our faith. Hammond. PR opug NATION. m. ſ. [profºgnatio, from propugno, Latin.] Defence. What profugnation is in one man's valour, To ſtand the puſh and enmity of thoſe This quarrel would excite Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºffda. PROPU'GNER. m. ſ. [from prºfºugh..] A defender. So zealous propugners are they of their native creed, that they are importunately diligent to inſtruct men in it, and in all the little ſophiſtries for defending it. G. v. of the Tongue. PROpu LSION. m. ſ. [fºr pujas, Lat..] The act of driving for- ward. - Joy worketh by prºpºſ n of the moiſture of the brain, when the ſpirits dilate and occupy more room. Bacon. The evaneſcent ſolid and fluid will ſcarce differ, and the ex- tremities of thoſe ſmall canals will by prºpºlº n be carried off with the fluid continually. Arbuthnot cn Aliments. ProRE. m. ſ. ſtrona, Lat. The prow ; the forepart of the ſhip. A poetical word uſed for a rhyme. There no veſſel, with vermilion ºrºre, Or bark of traffick, glides from ſhore to ſhore. Pºpe. PRoRog A'rio N. m. ſ. [p, orogatio, from prorogo, Lat. fronoga- tion, Fr.] f - 1. Continuance; ſtate of lengthening out to a diſtant time; prolongation. The fulneſs and effluence of man's enjoyments in the ſtate of innocence, might ſeem to leave no place for hope, in re- ſpect of any farther addition, but only of the pror gation and future continuance of what already he poſſeſſed. South. 2. Interruption of the ſeſſion of parliament by the regal autho- rity. It would ſeem extraordinary, if an inferior court ſhould take a matter out of the hands of the high court of parlia- ment, during a prorºgatin. - Swift. To PRoRo"GUE. v. a. [prorogo, Lat. proroger, Fr.] 1. To protract ; to prolong. He ºr r gued his government, ſtill threatning to diſmiſs himſelf from publick cares. Dryden. 2. To put off; to delay. My life were better ended by their hate, . Thai death prorºgued, wanting of thy love. Shakespeare . 3. To interrupt the ſeſſion of parliament to a diſtant time. By the king's authority alone, they are aſſembled, and by him alone are they prorogued and diſſolved, but each houſe may adjourn itſelf. Bacon. ProRu'pilox. m. ſ. ſtrºrºptºs, from fºrumº, Lat. J The act of burſting out. Others ground this diſruption upon their continued or pro- tracted time of delivery, whereat, excluding but one a day, the latter brood impatient by a forcible proruption anticipates , their period of excluſion. Brown's Pulgar Err urs. Pºſick ad. [prºſaique, Fr. prºſaicus, from irºſ, Lat.j Bºlonging to proſe; reſembling proſe. To PROSCRIBE. v. a. [prºjiri, Lat.] 1. To cenſure capitally ; to doom to deſtruction. p Robert ` º º º the malice of the peers, Was banlihed the realm, and proſºr; tº ºria Spenſer. Thy murder of thy brother, being ſo brib'd, And writ him in the liſt of my prºſcrib'd After thy fact. Benj. Jºhnſºn. Follow'd and pointed at by fools and boys, But dreaded and proſcrib'd by men of ſenſe. Roſcºmmon. Some utterly profºibe the name of chance, as a word of impious and profane ſignification; and indeed if taken by us in that ſenſe, in which it was uſed by the heathen, ſo as to make any thing caſual, in reſpect of God himſelf, their ex- ception ought juſtly to be admitted. South's Sermons. 2. To interdict. Not in uſe. - He ſhall be found, , And taken or proſcrib'd this happy ground. Dryden. Proscri'BER. m. ſ. [from prºſcribe..] One that dooms to de- ſtruction. The triumvir and proſcriber had deſcended to us in a more hideous form, if the emperor had not taken care to make friends of Virgil and Horace. Dryden. PROscR1 Ption. m. ſ. [proſcriptio, Lat..] Doom to death or confiſcation. - You took his voice who ſhould be prickt to die, In our black ſentence and priſºription. Shakeſp. Sylla's old troops Are needy and poor ; and have but left t” expcćt From Catiline new bills and new prºſcriptions. B.J. hnſ. For the title of priſcriptiºn or forfeiture, the emperor hath been judge and party, and juſticed himſelf. Bacon. PRose. n.ſ. [prºſe, Fr. proſa, Lat.] Language not reſtrained to harmonick founds or ſet number of ſyllables; diſcourſe not metrical. . Things unattempted yet in proſe or rhime. Milton. The reformation of proſe was owing to Boccace, who is the ſtandard of purity in the Italian tongue, though many of his phraſes are become obſolete. Dryden. A poet lets you into the knowledge of a device better than a proſe writer, as his deſcriptions are often more diffuſe. Addison Proſe men alone for private ends, I thought, forſook their ancient friends. Prior. I will be ſtill your friend in prºſe : Eſteem and friendſhip to expreſs, Will not require poetick dreſs. Swift. My head and heart thus flowing through my quill, Verſé man and proſe man, term me which you will. Ppe. To PROSECUTE. v. a. proſequor, proſecutus, Lat.] 1. To perſue ; to continue endeavours after any thing. I am below'd of beauteous Hermia, Why ſhould not I then prºſecute my right? Shakespeare I muſt not omit a father's timely care, To proſecute the means of thy deliverance - By ranſom. - Milton's Agoniſłes. He proſecuted this purpoſe with ſtrength of argument and cloſe reaſoning, without incoherent fallies. Lºcke. 2. To continue ; to carry on. The ſame reaſons, which induced you to entertain this war, will induce you alſo to proſecute the ſame. Hayward. All reſolute to proſecute their ire, - Seeking their own and country's cauſe to free. Daniel. He infeſted Oxford, which gave them the more reaſon to proſecute the fortifications, Clarendon. With louder cries She proſecutes her griefs, and thus replies. Dryden. 3. To proceed in conſideration or diſquiſition of any thing. It were an infinite labour to proſecute thoſe things, ſo far as they might be exemplified in religious "; º ſº I 22ker, b. IV. J. I. 4. To perſue by law; to ſue criminally. - 5. To proſecute differs from to perſecute: to perſcute always im- plies ſome cruelty, malignity or injuſtice ; tº prºſº, is to proceed by legal meaſures, either with or without juſt cauſe. Pros cu Tios. m. ſ. [from prºſecute.] I. Perſuit; endeavour to carry on. Many offer at the ãº, of friendſhip, but they do not laſt; they are promiſing in the beginning, but they fail, jade, and tire in the prjecutiºn. - South. Their jealouſy of the Britiſh power, as well as their prºſe. cutions of commerce and purſuits of univerſal monarchy, will fix them in their averſions towards us: Addison. 2. Suit againſt a man in a criminal cauſe. - Frosecurer. n. /.. [Iron prºſecute.] One that carries on any thing; a perfüer of any purpoſe ; one who perſues another by law in a criminal cauſe: º 29 Q- - PRos ELY TE. * i
P R O P R O Pro's Ely TE. m. ſ. [+º, -ºxº~ ; tryº, Fr. J A convert; one brought over tº a new, "Pºº". He that ſaw heli in smelancholy dream, Scard from his fins, repented in a ſight, Had he view’d Scotland, had turn'd prºte. Carºland. Men become profeſſors, and combatants for thoſe oppº they were never convinced of, nor ºr ſº to. Locke. Where'er you tread, Millions of prºſºlytes behind are led, Through crowds of new-made converts ſtill you go. Grant. What numbers of proſºytes may we not expect. Alliºn. To PRU's El YTE. v. a. To convert. A bad word. Men of this temper cut themſelves off from the opportu- nities of prºſºting others, by averting them from their com- pany. Gºrºnt ºf the Tºngue. Prosfy: INA'TION. m. ſ. [prºſemino, prºminatus, Lat.J Pro- pagation by ſced. Touching the impoſſibility of the eternal ſucceſſion of men, animals or vegetables by natural propagation or prºſºminatiºn, the reaſons thereof ſhall be delivered. Hale. PRoso DIAN. m. / [from prºſºdy..] One ſkilled in metre or proſody. Some have been ſo bad prºſºdians, as from thence to derive malum, becauſe that fruit was the firſt occaſion of evil. Brºwn. PROSODY. m. ſ. [prºſºdic, Fr. 7:2723,2..] The part of grammar which teaches the ſound and quantity of ſyllables, and the meaſures of verſe. PRosoropoe'1A. m. ſ. [76-747272/2 ; proſº ofte, Fr.) Per- ſonification ; figure by which things are made perſons. Theſe reaſons are pathetically urged, and admirably raiſed by the prºſpºſaia of nature ſpeaking to her children. Dryden. PROSPECT. m. ſ. [proſpecius, Lat.j 1. Vicw of ſomething diſtant. Eden and all the coaſt in prºffed lay. Al Miltºn. The Jews being under the ceconomy of immediate re, cla- tion, might be ſuppoſed to have had a ficer prºſpect into that heaven, whence their law deſcended. Decay of Piety. It is better to marry than to burn, ſays St. Paul; a little burning felt puſhes us more powerfully, than greater pleaſures in proſpec: allure. Locke. 2. Place which affords an extended view. Him God beholding from his proffeº high, Wherein paſt, preſent, future he beholds, Thus ſpake. 41ſton's Par. Lºº, b. iii. 3. Series of objects open to the eye. There is a very noble prºſpe: from this place: on the one ſide lies a vaſt extent of ſeas, that runs abroad further than the eye can reach : juſt oppoſite ſtands the green promontory of Surrentum, and on the other ſide the whºle circuit of the bay of Naples. Addiſon. 4. Object of view. Man to himſelf Is a large prºſecſ, rais'd above the level Of his low creeping thoughts. Denham. Preſent, ſad prºſe: / can he ought deſcry, But what affects his melancholy eye; w The beauties of the ancient fabričkioſk In chains of craggy hills, or lengths of dreary coaſt. Prior. 5. View into futurity: oppoſed to retroſpect. To be king, Stands not within the prºſpeci of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. Shakeſø. Macbeth. To him, who hath a prºſpeci of the different ſtate of per- feót happineſs 9 mitºry, that attends all men after this life, the meaſures of good and evil are mightily changed. Locke. - If there be no prºſpect beyond the grave, the inference is right; let "... ººt and drink, for to-morrow we ſhall die. Locke. IB º lº his gratitude maintain'd, Y "Yours pait, not future proſpeci, wain' - 6. Regard to ſomething future. Prºſpecis gain'd. Smith. !s he a prudent man, as to his temporal eſtate, that lays deſigns only for a day, without any prºſpect to, or proviſión for the remaining part of his life. 2. Tillºtſºn. ſo Prospect. v. a. [prºſcºws, Lat J To look forward. Didi. PROSPE crive. adj. [froń prºſpect.] 1. Viewing at a diſtance. 2. Acting with forefight. The French king and king of Sweden are circumſpect, in- duſtrious and */fective too in this affai * * * To PROSPER. º. a. ſ.r.º. T. Child. favour. * [Prºffer, Lat..] To make happy; to * Kind gods, forgive \le that, and ºf hi r -- Añº, prºper him. . Shakespeare King Lear. Al ! things concur to prºſper our deſign; ºn "… to things to Prºſper any love but mine Fo Ro's PE - - - I. To be "...º. n. Iſrººrer, Fr.] ſy Jº ; to be ſucceſsful. pleaſe º return void, but accompliſh that which - imº º hall prºſer in the thing whereto I ſent it. I/. Pºred with him º º little and little, and thing proſ- * '''“ and more. 1.7. ..::: C Surer to * ºffer, than proſperit 2 44ac, viii. 8. ould have aſſuri us. perity • ? 7 2l/iltºn. Dryden. 2. To thrive; to come forward. All things do prºſper beſt, when they are advanced to the better; a nurſery of ſtocks ought to be in a more barra ground, than that whereunto you remove them. Bacon. The plants, which he had ſet, did thrive and prºſer. Cºw e. She viſits how they prºſper’d, bud, and bloon. 4/lº. Prospe R1TY. m. ſ. [proſperiº, Lat, prºjerit, Fr. Succeſs; attainment of wiſhes; good fortune. Prſterity, in regard of our corrupt inclination to abuſ, the bleſlings of Almighty God, doth prove a thing dangerous to the ſouls of mem. flººr, b. v. 1. 48. God's juſtice reaps that glory in our calamities, which we robbed him of in our prºſperity. King Charles. PRO's PERovs. adj. [proſperus, Lat. Succeſsful; fortunate. Your good advice, which ſtill hath been both grave And frº/her us. Shaky?...]/acºth. Either ſtate to bear proſperºus or adverſe. 4/ilian. May he find A happy paſſage, and a prºft’rous wind. Denham. PRo's PE Rously. adv. [from Pºrºus.] Succeſsfully; for- tunately. Prºſperºuſly I have attempted, and With bloody paſſage led your wars, even to The gates of Rome. Shakespeare. Criºlanºs. In 1596, was the ſecond invaſion upon the main territories of Spain, proſperetſ) atchieved by Robert earl of Eſſex, in confort with the earl of Nottingham. Bacon. Thoſe, who are prºſperouſly unjuſt, are intitled to panegy- rick, but afflicted virtue is ſtabbed with reproaches. Dº. PRO's PERouss Ess. n.ſ. (from prºſperºus. Proſperity. PRosP1 cle Nc E. m. ſ. [from prºſpiciº, Lat.] The act of look- ing forward. Prost ERNATION. m. ſ. [from prºffernº, Lat.] Dejcótion; depreſion ; ſtate of being caſt down; act of caſting down. A word not to be adopted. Pain interrupts the cure of ulcers, whence are flirred up a feyer, watching, and prºſiernatin of ſpirits. // iſºman, Prost FTH s. n.ſ. [7;ººls. In ſurgery, that which fills up - Nº. is wanting, as when fiſtulous ulcers are filed up with eſh. Dić. To PROSTITUTE. v. a. ſprºtus, Lat. prºlºr, Fr.] 1. To ſell to wickedneſs; to expoſe to crimes for a reward. It is commonly uſed of women ſold to whoredom by others or themſelves. Do not prºſtitute thy daughter, to cauſe her to be a whore. - - - Lev. xix. 29. Marrying or proſtituting, Rape or adultery. Aſ ſton's Par. Lºft, b. xi. Who ſhall prevail with them to do that themſelves which they beg of God, to ſpare his people and his heritage, to prºſłitute them no more to their own finiſter deſigns. D. of Pie. Affections, conſecrated to children, huſbands, and parents, are vilely proſtituted and thrown away upon a hand at loo. Addison 2. To expoſe upon vile terms. It were unfit, that ſo excellent and glorious a reward, as the goſpel promiſes, ſhould ſtoop down like fruit upon a full laden bough, to be plucked by every idle and wanton hand, that heaven ſhould be prºſtituted to ſlothful men. Tilltºn. PRostitut E. ad. [proſtitutus, Lat..] Vicious for hire; ſold to infamy or wickedneſs; ſold to whoredom. Their common loves, a lewd abandon'd pack, By ſloth corrupted, by diſorder fed, - Made bold by want, and prºfitute for bread. Prizr. PRO's TITUTE. m. ſ. [from the verb.] I. A hireling; a mercenary ; one who is ſet to falc. At open fulfome bawdry they rejoice, r Baſe prºſtitute / thus doſt thou gain thy bread. Dryden. No hireling ſhe, no profti, ute to praiſe. Pope. 2. [Pro/libula, Lat..] A publick ſtrumpet. rom every point they come, Then dread no dearth of prºſtitutes at Rome. ... Dryden. PRostitution. n.ſ. [prºſtitution, Fr. from prºftitute.] 1. The act of ſetting to ſale; the ſtate of being ſet to ſale. 2. The life of a publick ſtrumpet. - An infamous woman, having paſſed her youth in a moſt ſhameleſs ſtate of prºſtitution, now gains her livelihoºd by ſe- ducing others. Addiſon's Speciator. PROSTRATE. adj. [prºſłratus, Lat. The accent was for- merly on the firſt ſyllable.] ing at length. I. Lying Once I ſaw with dread oppreſſed Her whom I dread; ſo that with prºſº ate lying, - Her length the earth in love's chief cloathing dreſſed. Sidn. He heard the weſtern lords would undermine His city's wall, and lay his tow'rs prºſºrate. Fairfax. Before fair Britomart ſhe fell prºſtrate. Spºnſºr. Groveling and pryirate on yon lake of fire. A ſilton. 2. Lying at mercy. * * y Look gracious on thy proft ate thrall. Shakespeare. 3. Thrown down in humb|cit adoration. !-2 r" h The warning ſound was no ſooner heard, but the churc º were filled, the pavements covered with to dies ºr Jira*, * waſhed with tears of devout joy. Ho º
P R O
P R O
wº-
Let us to the place
Repairing where he judg’d us, prºſtrate fall
Before huin reverent ; and there confeſs
Humbly our faults, and pardon beg. Milton.
While proſtrate here in humble grief Ilie,
Kind virtuous drops juſt gath'ring in my eye. Pope.
To PRO's TRATE. v. a. [frº/iratus, Lat.]
1. To lay flat; to throw down.
In the ſtreets many they ſlew, and fired divers places, pro-
ſirating two pariſhes almoſt entirely. Hayward.
A ſtorm that all things doth proſłrate,
Finding a tree alone all comfortleſs,
Beats on it ſtrongly, it to ruinate. Spenſºr.
Stake and bind up your weakeſt plants againſt the winds,
before they come too fiercely, and in a moment proſtrate a
whole year's labour. Evelyn's Kalendar.
The drops falling thicker, faſter, and with greater force,
beating down the fruit from the trees, pryirating and la ing
corn growing in the fickls. J/oodward's Nat. }
2. [Se prºſterner, Fr.] To throw down in adoration.
Some have prº/frated themſelves an hundred times in the
day, and as often in the night. J'uppa.
PRošTRATION. m. ſ. [prºſternation, Fr. from prºſºrate.]
1. The act of falling down in adoration.
Nor is only a reſolved frº/?ration unto antiquity, a power-
ful enemy unto knowledge, but any confident adherence unto
authority. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
The worſhip of the Gods had been kept up in temples,
with altars, images, ſacrifices, hymns and priſłrations. Stilling.
The truths, they had ſubſcribed to in ſpeculation, they
reverſed by a brutiſh ſenſeleſs devotion, managed with a
greater prjºration of reaſon than of body. South's Sermºns.
2. Dejection ; depreſſion.
A ſudden proſtration of ſtrength or weakneſs attends this
colick.
PRosty'L E. m. ſ. [prºſtyle, Fr. FºuxGP.] A building that has
only pillars in the front. Die?.
PRosy'lloG is M. m. ſ. [pro and ſyllºgiſin.]
A prºſyllogiſm is when two or more ſyllogiſms are ſo con-
neéted together, that the concluſion of the former is the
major or the minor of the following, //atts.
PROTA'sis. n.ſ. [protºſ?, Fr. 7:27.241;..]
1. A maxim or propoſition.
2. In the ancient drama, the firſt part of a comedy or tragedy
that explains the argument of the piece. 12 icſ,
PRota tick. m. ſ. [protatique, Fr. 7:2727-23:..]
There are protatick perſons in the ancients, whom they uſe
in their plays to hear or give the relation. Dryden.
To PROTECT. v. a. [protećius, Lat. proteger, Fr. J. To
defend ; to cover from evil; to ſhield.
The king
Had virtuous uncles to protect his grace.
Leave not the faithful ſide,
That gave thee being, ſtill ſhades thee and proteſts. Milt.
Fuli in the midſt of his own ſtrength he ſtands,
Stretching his brawny arms and leafy hands,
His ſhade proteºis the plains. Dryden's Wirgil.
Prot Eſcºrio N. m. ſ. [prºtection, Fr. from prºteć7.]
1. Defence; ſhelter from evil. -
Drive tow’rd Dover, friend, where thou ſhalt meet
Both welcome and ºr te:ion. Shakeſp. King Lear.
If the weak, might find protectiºn from the mighty, they
could not with juſtice ament their condition. Swift.
2. A paſſport; exemption from being moleſted : as, he had a
protection during the rºcłion.
PRoy Eſcrive. adj. [from prote: J Defenſive; ſheltering.
The ſtately ſailing ſwan guards his ofier iſle,
Prote ºve of his young.
Prote/croR. m. ſ. [protecieur, Fr. from prºteći.]
1. Defender; ſhelterer ; ſupporter; one who ſhields from evil
or oppreſſion ; guardian.
Hither th' oppreſſed ſhall henceforth reſort,
Juſtice to crave, and ſuccour at your court ;
And then your highneſs, not for our's alone,
But for the world’s protºor ſhall be known. J/aller.
The king of Spain, who is prºtector of the commonwealth,
received information from the great duke. Addiſon.
2. An officer who had heretofore the care of the kingdom in
the king's minority.
Is it concluded, he ſhall be protećior * -
—It is determin'd, not concluded yet. Shakeſp.
PROTE'cTREss. n.ſ. [protectrice, Fr. from protector.] A wo-
man that protects.
All things ſhould be guided by her direction, as the ſove-
Shakespeare
Thomſºn.
reign patroneſs and protectrºſs of the enterprize. Bacon.
Behold thoſe arts with a propitious eye,
That ſuppliant to their great protectreſs fly. Addison.
To PROTEN D. v. a. prztendo, Lat.] To hold out; to ſtretch
forth.
All ſtood with their proteºided ſpears prepard. Dryden.
With his protonded lance he makes defence. Drydºn.
PROTE R v Irx. m. ſ. Uprotervitas, Latin.) Peewiſhneſs; petu-
lance,
Arbuthn t.
To PROTEST. r. n. ſtratºr, Lat. frotºſ”, Fr.] To give
a ſolemn declaration of opinion or reſolution. -
Here's the twin brother of thy letter; but let thine inherit
firſt, for, I protºſi, mine never ſhall. Shakep.
I'he Peaking cornuto comes in the inſtant, after we had
prºteſted and ſpoke the prologue of our comedy. Shakeſp.
I have long lov'd her; and I protºſ to you, beflowed much
on her; followed her with a doating obſervance. Shakeſp.
Hº ** againſt your votes, and ſwears
He'll not be try’d by any but his peers. Denham.
The conſcience has power to diſapprove and to proteſt
againſt the exorbitances of the paſſions. South.
To PROTE's T. v. a.
1. To prove; to ſhow ; to give evidence of Not uſed.
Many unfought youths, that even now
Prºteſ their firſt of manhood.
2. To call as a witneſs.
Fiercely they oppos'd
My journey ſtrange, with clamorous uproar,
Prote/ling fate ſupreme. Miltºn.
PROTE's r. m. / (from the verb.] A ſolemn declaration of
opinion againſt ſomething.
PROT stast. adj. [from protº/?..] Belonging to proteſtants.
Since the ſpreading of the proteſtant religion, ſeveral nations
. . are recovered out of their ignorance. Addiſon.
PR8 TESTANT. n. ſ. [prote/ºnt, Fr. from proteſ?..] One of
thoſe who adhere to them, who, at the beginning of the re-
formation, proteſted againſt the errours of the church of Rome.
This is the firſt example of any proteſtant ſubjects, that have
taken up arms againſt their king a protº/lant. K. Charles.
ProTESTA rios. m. ſ. [protºſlation, Fr. from protºſ?..] A ſo-
lemn declaration of reſolution, fact or opinion.
He maketh protº/iati n to them of Corinth, that the goſpel
did not by other means prevail with them, than with others
the ſame goſpel taught by the reſt of the apoſtles. Hºoker.
But to your protº/lation; let me hear -
What you profeſs. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
If the lords of the council iſſued out any order againſt
them, ſome nobleman publiſhed a proteſtation againſt it. Claren.
I ſmiled at the ſolemn prote atiºn of the poet in the firſt
page, that he believes neither in the fates or deſtinies. Aldſ.
PROTE STER. m. ſ. [from p oty?...] One who proteſts; one who
utters a ſolemn declaration.
Did I uſe
To ſtale with ordinary oaths my love -
To every new prote/ſer Shakespeare . julius Cæſar.
What if he were one of the lateſt proteſters againſt popcry?
and but one among many, that ſet about the ſame work Att.
PROTHO'NOTARY. m. ſ. [pronºtaire, Fr. protonotarius,
Lat..] The head regiſter.
Saligniacus, the pope's prºtºn-tary, denies the Nubians
profeſſing of obedience to the biſhop of Rome. Brerewood.
PROTHoNo TARISHIP. n.ſ.. [from proth-notary..] The office or
dignity of the principal regiſter.
He had the frth-notariſhip of the chancery. Carew.
Pºo"rocol. n. ſ. ſºr tººl, Dutch ; protºcole, Fr. re."ozoxxon,
from reºrge and zoxx...] The original copy of any writing.
An original is ſtiled the protocol, or ſcriptura matrix; and
if the protocºl, which is the root and foundation of the inſtru-
ment, does not appear, the inſtrument is not valid. Áliff.
PRotoMA RTY R. m. ſ. Izºzº and ºv;..] The firſt martyr.
A term applied to St. Stephen.
Pro Top LAs r. m. ſ. [Tºr 32 and T &rº.] Original; thing
firſt formed as a copy to be followed afterwards.
The conſumption was the primitive diſeaſe, which put a
period to our protºplaſ's, Adam and Eve. Harvey.
Prototype. n.ſ. protºtype, Fr. Mºrorvitov.] The original
of a copy; exemplar ; archetype.
Man is the prototype of all exact ſymmetry. J%tion.
The image and prototype were two diſtinét things; and
therefore what belonged to the exemplar could not be attri-
buted to the image. Stillingſleet.
To PROTRACT. v. a. ſprotadas, Lat..] To draw out;
to delay; to lengthen ; to ſpin to length.
Shakeſp. A ſacle!).
Where can they get vićtuals to ſupport ſuch a multitude,
if we do but protra: the war. Anolics.
He ſhrives this woman to her ſmock ;
Elſe ne'er could he ſo long protra: his ſpeech. Shaº ſº.
PRot RAct. n.ſ. [from the verb.] Tedious continuance.
Since I did leave the preſence of my love,
Many long weary days I have out-woº,
And many nights, that ſlowly ſeem d to move
Their ſad protract from evening until morn.
ProtRA cºr ER. m. ſ. [from protrºl
1. One who draws out any thing to tedious i. -
2. A mathematical inſtrument for taking and meaſuring angles.
psors Acros. a. ſ. [from prºtract. The act of drawing to
length.
Spe'ſ r.
Thoſe delays
And long prºtra: n, which he muſt endure,
Betrays the opportunity. . - -
As to the fabulous prºtºaº, ns of the age of the world by
the Egyptians, they are uncertain idle traditiºns, Hale.
~. PR or RA'cTIVE.
Daniel.
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P & O,
P R O
Prot R.A. rive. a j. [ſtom prº-J Dilatory; delaying;
ſpinning to length.
Our works are nought elſe
But the protractive try's of great Jove,
To find perſitive conſtancy in men. Shakesp.
He uſic: 'd their frotra, lºve arts,
And ſtrove by mildneſs to reduce their hearts. Dryden.
PROTRE Prica L. adj. [rºs.) Hortatory; filaſory.
The means uſed are partly didactical and prºtreptical; de-
monſtrating the truths of the goſpel, and then urging the pro-
feſſors to be ited faſt in the faith, and beware of infidelity.
//ard on Jaffaelity.
To PR tº tº DF. v. a. ſprotrud, Lat.] To thruſt forward.
When the ſtomach has performed its office upon the food,
it prºtrude, it into the guts, by whoſe periſtaltick motion it is
gently conveyed along. Locke.
They were not left, upon the ſea’s being frºtruded forwards,
and conſtrained to fall off from certain coaſts by the mud or
earth, which is diſcharged into it by rivers. // ozdward.
By ſlow degrees,
High as the hills frotrud, the ſwelling vales. Thomſºn.
His left arm extended, and fore finger; rºtruded. Garlick.
To PR TRU'p v. n. To thºut itſelf forward.
If the ſpirits be nºt merely detain'd, but prºtrude a little,
and that motion be confu.ed, there followeth putrefaction.
Bacon's Nºt. Hº.
PROTRU's to N. m. ſ. [prºtruſts, Lat..] The act of thruſting
forward ; thruſt; puſh.
To conceive this in bodies inflexible, and without all prºtru.
Jºn of parts, were to expect a race from Hercuſes his
pillars. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
One can have the idea of one body moved, whilſt others
are at reſt; then the place, it deſerted, gives us the idea of
pure ſpace without ſolidity, whereinto another body may enter,
without either reſiſtance or protruſiºn of anything. Locke.
PRQ1 U'BERANCE. m. ſ. [protubero, Lat.] Something ſwelling
above the reſt; prominence; tumour.
If the world were eternal, by the continual fall and wear-
ing of waters, all the protuberanies of the earth would infinite
ages ſince have been levelled, and the ſuperficies of the earth
rendered plain. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Mountains ſeem but ſo many wens and unnatural protube-
rances upon the face of the earth. Mºre.
I’s TU BERANT, a j. [from protuberate.] Swelling; promi-
Ilent.
One man's eyes are more protuberant and ſwelling out,
another's more ſunk and depreſſèd. Glanvil’s Sceſ.
Though the eye ſeems round, in reality the iris is protube-
rant above the white, elſe the eye could not have admitted a
whole hemiſphere at one view. Ray.
To PROTUBERATE. v. n. [protºr, Lat.] To ſwell for-
ward; to ſwell out beyond the parts adjacent.
If the navel protuberates, make a ſmall punéture with a
lancet through the ſkin, and the waters will be voided with-
ºy danger of a hernia ſucceeding. Sharp's Surgery.
PROUI). adj. ſpnube or pnur, Saxon J
1. Too much pleaſed with himſelf.
The raidſt admirer of his own parts might find it uſeful
tº conſult with others, though of inférior capacity. J/airs.
2. Elated; valuing himſelf. With ºf before the object.
Fortune, that with malicious joy,
Does man her ſlave oppreſs,
Prºud of her office to deſtroy,
Jsſeldom pleas'd to bleſs. Dryden's Hºrace.
. In vain ºf pompous chaſtīty you're proud,
V ſtue's adultery of the tongue, when loud.
High as the mother of the gods in place,
And proud, like her, ºf an immortal race. Dryden.
3. Arrogant ; haughty; impatient.
The patient in ſpirit is better than the proud in ſpirit. Eachſ.
A foe ſo Prºud will not the weaker ſeek. AZiltºn.
4. Daring ; preſumptuous.
By his underſtanding he ſmiteth through the proud. jºb.
The blood foretold the giant's fall,
By this proud Palmer's hand.
Dryden.
Drayton.
The fººd attempt thou haſ repel'd. A/ilton.
Proud Sparta with their wheels reſounds. Pope.
5. Lofty of mien ; grand of perſon.
, He like a proud ſteed rein'd, went haughty on. Milton
6. Grand, lofty ; ſplendid; magnificent. -
89 much is true, that the ſaid country of Atlantis, as well
* that of Peru, then called Coya, as that of Mexico then
ºned Tyrambel, were mighty and proud kingdoms in aim
ſhipping and riches. Bacon's New Mºi.
*y and proud ſeat. Aïn.
*ºns of ſtones from the frºnd temple's height
º and ºn our batter'd helms alight, Dryden.
sº by Picus vaſt and proud, ./
7. Oſlº." undred pillars.
3 ſpecious : d
- A. ; grand.
t º brook the loſs of brittle life,
* thoſe proud titles thou haſt won of me. Shakespeare
Dryden.
8. Salacious; eager for the male.
That camphire begets in men an impotency unto vencry
obſervation will hardly confirm, and we have found it . in
cocks and hens, which was a more favourable tryal than that
of Scaliger, when le gave it unto a bitch that was Prºud. Bro.
9. [Prºbe, Sax. is ſwelling. J Fungous; exuberant.
When the veſſels are too lax, and do not ſufficiently reſiſł
the influx of the liquid, that begets a fungus or proud
fleſh. 4 bººt on Ziºn,
This eminence is compoſed of little points, called fungus
or proud fleſh. Sharp's Stºry.
Prov ply adv. [from fraud..] Arrogantly; oftentatiouſly;
in a proud manner. -
He bears himſelf more frºy
Even to my perſon, than I thought he would. Shake?.
The ſwan *
Between her white wings mantling Prº rows. Aſton.
Ancus follows with a fawning air; -
But vain within, and proudly pºpular. Dryden.
Proudly he marches on, and void of fear;
Vain inſolence. Addison.
To PR v E. v. a. [prºbo, Lat. trouver, Fr.]
1. To evince; to ſhow by argument or teſtimony.
Let the trumpet ſound,
If none appear to prove upon thy perſon
Thy heinous, manifeſt, and many treaſons,
There is my pledge; I’ll prove it on thy heart. Shakespeare
So both their deeds compar'd this day ſhall prove. M.
Smile on me, and I will prove,
Wonder is ſhorter liv'd than love. Waller.
If it prºve any thing, it can only prove againſt our author,
that the aſſignment of dominion to the eldeſt is not by divine
inſtitution. Locke.
In ſpite of Luther's declaration, he will prove the tenet
upon him. Atterbury.
2. To try ; to bring to the teſt. .
Wilt thou thy idle rage by reaſon prove 2
Or ſpeak thoſe thoughts, which have no power to move?
* Sandys.
Thy overpraiſing leaves in doubt
The virtue of that fruit, in thee firſt prov’d. A ſilton.
3. To experience. -
Delay not the preſent, but
Filling the air with ſwords advanc'd, and darts,
We prove this very hour. Shakeſp. Coriºlanus.
Could ſenſe make Marius ſit unbound, and prove
The crucl lancing of the knotty gout. Davies.
Well I deſerv'd Evadne's ſcorn to prove,
That to ambition ſacrific’d my love. //aller.
Let him in arms the pow'r of Turnus prove,
And learn to fear whom he diſdains to love. Dryden.
To PRoy E. v. n.
1. To make trya!.
Children prove, whether they can rub upon the breaſ with
one hand, and pat upon the forehead with another. Bacºn.
The ſons prepare
Meeting like winds broke looſe upon the main,
To prºve by arms whoſe fate it was to reign. Drydºn.
2. To be found by experience.
Prºve true, imagination; oh, prove true,
That I, dear brother, be now ta'en for you. Shakespeare
All eſculent and garden herbs, ſet upon the tops of hills,
will prove more medicinal, though leſs eſculent. Bacon.
3. To ſucceed.
If the experiment troved not, it might be pretended, that
the beaſts were not killed in the due time. Bacon.
4. To be found in the event.
The fair bloſſom hangs the head
Sideways, as on a dying bed,
And thoſe pearls of dew ſhe wears,
Prove to be preſaging tears. Milton.
The beauties which adorn'd that age, -
The ſhining ſubjects of his rage;
Hoping they ſhould immortal prove,
Rewarded with ſucceſs in love. JP aller.
When the inflammation ends in a gangrene, the caſe proves
mortal Arbuthnot.
Property, you ſee it alter,
Or in a mortgage prºve a lawyer's ſhare,
Or in a jointure vaniſh from the heir. Pope.
PRoy EABLE. adj. [from prove.] That may be proved.
PR ove/DI To R. n.ſ. [proveditore, Italian.] One who under-
PRow EDO'R.E. ; takes to procure ſupplies for an army. . .
The Jews, in thoſe ages, had the office of proved re. Friend.
Prov ENDER. m. ſ. [provande, Dutch ; provende, Fr.] Dry
food for brutes; hay and corn.
Good provender labouring horſes would have. Tºr.
I do appoint him ſtore of provender; * - /,
It is a creature that I teach to fight. Shałęſp.
Many a dateous and knee-crooking knave
Wears out his time, Inuch like his matter's aſs,
- - /akeſ. Oºººo.
For nought but provendºr. Shakespeare . •
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P R O P R O - Whene'er he chanc'd his hands to lay On magazines of corn or hay, Gold ready coin’d appear'd, inſtead Of paultry provender and bread. Swift's Miſel. For a fortnight before you kill them, fed them with hay or other provender. Mortimer. PROVERB. m. ſ. [proverbe, Fr. proverbium, Lat.] 1. A ſhort ſentence frequently repeated by the people; a ſaw ; an adage. The ſum of his whole book of proverbs is an exhortation to the ſtudy of this practick wiſdom. Decay of Piety. It is in praiſe and commendation of men, as it is in get- tings and gains; for the proverb is true, that light gains make heavy purſes; for light gains come thick, whereas great come but now and then. Bacon's Eſſays. The Italian prover ſays of the Genoeſe, that they have a ſea without fiſh, land without trees, and men without faith. Addiſon. 2. A word, name or obſervation commonly received or uttered. Thou haſt delivered us for a ſpoil, and a proverb of re- proach. Tob. iii. 4. To Prov ERB. v. a. [from the noun..] Not a good word. 1. To mention in a proverb. Am I not ſung and proverb’d for a fool In ev'ry ſtreet; do they not ſay, how well Are come upon him his deſerts : A4ilton's Agoniſłes. 2. To provide with a proverb. Let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the ſenſeleſs ruſhes with their heels : For I am proverb'd with a grandfire phraſe; I'll be a candle-holder and look on. Prov E'RBIAL. adj. [proverbial, Fr. from proverb.] 1. Mentioned in a proverb. - In caſe of exceſſes, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the ſame beaſt, to be the worſt in the world; and the beſt, the monks diet, to eat till you are ſick, and faſt till you are well again. Temple's Miſcel. Deſpis'd and curs'd Leontius muſt deſcend Through hiſſing ages, a proverbial coward. 2. Reſembling a proverb; ſuitable to a proverb. This river's head being unknown, and drawn to a prover- bial obſcurity, the opinion thereof became without bounds. Brown's Wulgar Errours. Shakeſp. Irene. 3. Compriſed in a proverb. Moral ſentences and proverbial ſpeeches are numerous in this poet. Pope. PRove RBIALLY. adv. [from proverbial.] In a proverb. It is proverbially ſaid, formica ſua bilisineſt, habet & muſca ſplenem; whereas theſe parts anatomy hath not diſcovered in inſe&ts. Brown's Vulgar Errours. To PROVIDE. v. a. [provideo, Lat.] 1. To procure beforehand; to get ready ; to prepare. God will provide himſelf a lamb for a burnt-offering. Gen. Provide out of all, able men that fear God. Ex. xviii. 21. He happier ſeat provides for us. AMilton. 2. To furniſh ; to ſupply. With of or with before the thing provided. Part incentive reed Provide, pernicious with one touch to fire. Milton. To make experiments of gold, be provided of a conſerva- tory of ſnow, a good large vault under ground, and a deep well. Bacon's Nat. Hył. The king forthwith prºvides him of a guard, A thouſand archers daily to attend. Daniel. If I have really drawn a portrait to the knees, let ſome better artiſt provide himſelf of a deeper canvas, and taking theſe hints, ſet the figure on its legs, and finiſh it. Dryden. He went, With large expence and with a pompous train Provided, as to viſit France or Spain. Dryden. An earth well provided of all requiſite things for an habi- table world. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Rome, by the care of the magiſtrates, was well provided with corn. Arbuthnot on Coins. When the monaſteries were granted away, the pariſhes were left deſtitute, or very meanly provided of any, mainte- nance for a paſtor. Swift's Miſcel. They were of goodbirth, and ſuch who, although inheriting good eſtates, yet happened to be well educated, and provided with learning. Swift. 3. To ſtipulate. 4. To PRovi DE againſ?. To take meaſures for counteračting or eſcaping any ill. Sagacity of brutes in defending themſelves, providing againſ? the inclemency of the weather, and care for their young. Hale. Some men, inſtructed by the lab’ring ant, Provide againſ' th' extremities of want. Dryden. Fraudulent practices were provided againſ? by laws. Arbuth. 5. To PRovide for. To take care of beforehand. States, which will continue, are above all things to uphold the reverend regard of religion, and to provide for the ſame by all means. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 2. He hath intent, his wonted followers Shall all be very well provided for. Shakeſp. A provident man provides for the future. Raleigh. My arbitrary bounty's undeny'd; give ſeverſions, and for heirs provid. Garth. He will have many dependents, whoſe wants he cannot prºvide fºr - Addison. Pºovºre that... [This has the form of an adverbial expreſion, and the French nu mber pourveu que among their conjunctions; it is however the participle of the verb provide, uſed as the Latin, audito her firi. Upon theſe terms; this ſtipulation being made. sº If I come off, ſhe your jewel, gold are yours; provided I have your commºniatiºnſ, my more free entertainment. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. I take your offer, and will live with you ; Provided that you do no outrages. Shakespeare. Provided that he ſet up his reſolution, not to let himſelf down below the dignity of a wiſe man. L'Eſtrange. PRovi DENCE. m. ſ. [prºvidence, Fr. providentia, Lat.] o 1. Foreſight; timely care; forecaſt; the act of providing. The only people, which as by their juſtice and prºlºnce give neither cauſe nor hope to their neighbours to annoy them, ſo are they not ſtirred with falſe praiſe to trouble others quiet. Sidney. Providence for war is the beſt prevention of it. Bacon. An eſtabliſhed character ſpreads the influence of ſuch as move in a high ſphere, on all around; it reaches farther than their own care and providence can do. Atte bury. 2. The care of God over created beings; divine ſuperinten- dence. This appointeth unto them their kinds of working, the diſpoſition whereof, in the purity of God's own knowledge, is rightly termed providence. Hºoker. Is it not an evident ſign of his wonderful providence over us, when that food of eternal life, upon the utter want whereof our endleſs deſtruction enſueth, is prepared and always ſet in this your jewel, and my ſuch a readineſs. Hooker. Eternal providence exceeding thought, Where none appears can make herſelf away. Spºnſºr. Providence is an intellectual knowledge, both foreſeeing, caring for, and ordering all things, and d th not only behold all paſt, all preſent, and all to come ; but is the cauſe of their ſo being, which preſcience is not. Raleigh. The world was all before them, where to chuſe Their place of reſt, and providence their guide. Mºon. They could not move me from my ſettled faith in God and his providence. AZare's Divine Dialogues. 3. Prudence ; frugality; reaſonable and moderate care of ex- pence. By thrift my ſinking fortune to repair, Though late, yet is at laſt become my care; My heart ſhall be my own, my vaſt expence Reduc’d to bounds, by timely providence. Dryden. PRovi DENT. adj. [providens, Lat..] Forecaſting; cautious; prudent with reſpect to futurity. I ſaw your brother Moſt provident in peril, bind himſelf To a ſtrong maſt that liv'd upon the ſea. Shakespeare. We ourſelves account ſuch a man for provident, as remen- bering things paſt, and obſerving things preſent, can, by judgment, and comparing the one with the other, provide for the future. Raleigh. Firſt crept The parſimonious emmet, provident Of future. Orange, with youth, experience has, In action young, in council old; Orange is what Auguſtus was, Brave, wary, provident and bold. JWaller. A very proſperous people, fluſhed with great ſucceſſes, are ſeldom ſo pious, ſo humble, ſo juſt, or ſo provident, as to perpetuate their happineſs. Atterbury. PRovi DENTIAL. adj. [from providence..] Effe?ed by provi- dence; referrible to providence. - What a confuſion would it bring upon mankind, if thoſe, unſatisfied with the providential diſtribution of heats and coids, might take the government into their own hands. A ºrange. The lilies grow, and the ravens are fed, according to the courſe of nature, and yet they are made arguments of pro- vidence, nor are theſe things leſs providential, becauſe re- ular. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. The ſcorched carth, were it not for this remarkably provi- dential contrivance of things, would have bºº, uninha: Milton. bitable. //02dward. This thin, this ſoft contexture of the air, Shows the wiſe author's providential carº. Blackmore. ProvideºNTIAlix. adv. [from providential.] By the care of "...m. is providentially directed to the uſe of its pro- per weapons. - - - Roy n the Creatin. It happened very providentially to the honour of the chriſ- tian religion, that it did not take its riſe in the dark illiterate ages of the world, but at a time when arts and ſciences were at their height. Aldiſon. 20 R PRo'y ID ENTLY.
º • - P R O P R - O - - - PRovi DENTLY. a.ºw. [from prºvident.] With forefight; with - - - 2 precaution. - - º wº. jºg deſigned water-fowls to fly in the air, and . - live in ſhe water, ſhe providently makes their feathers of ſuch a texture, that they do not admit the water. Boyle. Provides. n.ſ.. [from prºl He who provides or pro- CuſcS, Here's money for my meat, I would have left it on the board, ſo ſoon As I had made my meal, and parted thence With prayers for the prºvider. - - - PROVINCE. n.). [province, Fr. provincia, Iºatin.] 1. A conquered country; a country governed by a delegate. Thoſe provinces theſe arms of mine did conquer. Shakespeare Greece, Italy and Sicily were divided into commonwealths, till ſwallowed up, and made prºvinces by Rome. Temple. See them broke with toils, or ſunk in eaſe, Or infamous for plunder'd prºvinces. Pope. 2. The proper office or buſineſs of any one. - I am fit for honours tougheſt taſk ; Shake?. Nor ever yet found fooling was my prºvince. Otway. Nor can I alone ſuſtain this day's province. More. 'Tis thine, whate'er is pleaſant, good or fair; All nature is thy province, life thy care. Dryden. 'Tis not the pretor's province to beſtow - True frcc.dom. Dryden's Perſus. The woman's province is to be careful in her deconomy, and chaſte in her affection. Tatler. 3. A region; a tract. Over many a tract Of heav'n they march'd, and many a province wide. Milt. Their underſtandings are cooped up in narrow bounds; ſo that they never look abroad into other provinces of the in- tellectual world. // atts's Improvement of the Mind. PRovi Nci AL. adj. [provincial, Fr from province.] 1. Relating to a province. The duke dare not more ſtretch This finger of mine, than he dare rack his own; His ſubject am I not, nor here provincial. 2. Appendant to the provincial country. Some have delivered the polity of ſpirits, and left an ac- Shakeſp. count even to their provincial dominions. Brown. 3. Not of the mother country; rude; unpoliſhed. They build and treat with ſuch magnificence, That, like th’ ambitious monarchs of the age, They give the law to our provincial ſtage. Dryden. A country 'ſquire having only the provincial accent upon his tongue, which is neither a fault, nor in his power to re- medy, muſt marry a caſt wench. Swift. 4. Belonging only to an archbiſhop's juriſdićtion; not acume- nical. A law made in a prºvincial ſynod, is properly termed a provincial conſtitution. Ayliffe's Parergon. PRovi sci AL. m. ſ. [provincia', Fr. from province..] A ſpiritual governor. Valignanus was provincial of the Jeſuits in the Indies. Still. To PRovi'NCIATE. v. a. [from province.] To turn to a pro- vince. A word not in uſe. ... When there was a deſign to provinciate the whole king- dom, Druina, though offered a canton, would not accept of it. Howel's Pocal Foreſ. To PRoy1'NE. v. m. ſprºvigner, Fr.] To lay a flock or branch of a vine in the ground to take root for more cncreaſe. PROVISION. m. ſ. [proviſion, Fr. provyi, Latin.] 1. The act of providing beforehand. Kalander knew, that proviſion is the foundation of hoſpi- tality, and thrift the fewel of magnificence. Sidney. 2. Mcaſures taken beforchand. - Five days we do allot thce for proviſion, To ſhield thee from diſaſters of the world. Shakespeare He preſerved all points of humanity, in taking order and making proviſion for the relief of ſtrangers diſtreſſed. Bacon. The Prudent part is to propoſe remedies for the preſent evils, and proviſions againſt future events. Temple. Religion lays the ſtrićteſt obligations upon men, to make the beſt pºiſºn for their comfortable ſubſiſtence in this world and their ſalvation in the next. º: 3. Accumulation of ſtores beforehand; flock colleaed. Mendoza advertiſed, that he would valiantly defend the city, ſo long as he had any proviſion of victuals. Anoles. In ſuch abundance lies our choice, * a greater ſtore of fruit untouch'd, Č. *gºng incorruptible, till men Row up to their proviſion. - Milton. f º after he had made ſuch vaſt proviſion of materials * * temple, yet becauſe he had dipt his hands in blood, "... *d to lay a ſtone in that acred pile. South. 4. * 3 food; provender. º prºviſiºn: to be brought in. Clarendºn. '* laid in large for man of beaſt. 44ilion. 5. Stipulation; terms fºttled. This li *** ** there wº was ºnly to reform the degenerate Engliſh, but - *** **n for the reformation of the mere Iriſh, no ordinance, no proviſion made for the aboliſhing of their barbarous cuſtoms. Davies on Ireland. PRovisional, ad. [proviſiºnel, Fr. from prºviſion.] Tempo- rarily eſtabliſhed; provided for preſent need. The commenda ſemeſtris grew out of a natural equity, that, in the time of the patron's reſpite given him to preſent, the church ſhould not be without a proviſional paſtor. Ayliffe. PRovi's Ion ALLY. adv. (from proviſional.) By way of proviſion. The abbot of St. Martin was born, was baptized, and declared a man proviſionally, till time ſhould ſhow what he would prove, nature had moulded him to untowardly. Lºcke. PRO//SO. m. ſ. [Latin: as, proviſo ren itaſe habituram ºft.] Stipulation; caution ; proviſional condition. This proviſo is needful, that the heriff may not have the like power of life as the marſhal hath. Stenſer. . Some will allow the church no further power, than only to exhort, and this but with a proviſo too, that it extends not to ſuch as think themſelves too wiſe to be adviſed. South. He doth deny his priſoners, But with proviſo and exception, - That we, at our own charge, ſhall ranſom ſtrait His brother-in-law. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Provocation. n.ſ. provocatio, Lat. provocation, Fr.] 1. An act or cauſe by which anger is raiſed. It is a fundamental law, in the Turkiſh empire, that they may, without any other provocation, make war upon Chriſten- dom for the propagation of their law. Bacon. Tempt not my ſwelling rage With black reproaches, ſcorn and provocation. Smith. 2. An appeal to a judge. A provºcation is every act, whereby the office of the judge or his aſiiſtance is aſked ; a provºcation including both a ju- dicial and an extrajudicial appeal. Ayliff. 3. I know not whether, in the following paſſage, it be aſpeal OI 1/1ſt teme/11. The like effects may grow in all towards their paſtor, and in their paſtor towards every of them, between whom there daily and interchangeably paſs in the hearing of God himſelf, and in the preſence of his holy angels, ſo many heavenly ac- clamations, exultations, provºcations, and petitions. Hooker. PR ovoc A Tiv F. m. ſ. [from provo e..] Any thing which re- vives a decayed or clºyed appetite. There would be no variety of taſtes to follicit his palate, and occaſion exceſs, nor any artificial provocatives to relieve ſatiety. Addison. PRovocative N Ess. m. ſ. [ſrom provocative.] The quality of being provocative. To PROVOKE. v. a. [provoguer, Fr. provoco, Latin.] 1. To rou e; to excite by ſomething offenſive; to awake. Ye provºke me unto wrath, burning incenſe unto other Gods. jer. xliv. 8. Neither to provoke nor dread New war provok'd. Milton. To whet their courage, and their rage provoke. Dryden, I neither ear, nor will provºke the war. Drydºn. 2. To anger; to enrage; to offend; to incenſe. Though often prºvºked, by the inſolence of ſome of the biſhops, to a diſlike of their overmuch fervour, his integrity to the king was without blemiſh. Clarendºn. Such acts - - -- Of contumacy will provoke the higheſt. Miltºn. Agamemnon prºvokes Apollo againſt them, whom he was willing to appeale afterwards. Pope. 3. To cauſe ; to promote. - - Drink is a great provoker; it provºkes and unprovokes. Sha. One Petro covered up his patient with warm cloaths, and when the fever began a little to decline, gave him cºld water to drink till he prºvºked ſweat. Arbuthnºt. 4. To challenge. He now prºvºkes the ſea-gods from the ſhore, With envy Triton heard the martial ſound, And the bold champion for his challenge drown'd. Dryden. 5. To induce by motive; to move; to incite. - We may hot be ſtartled at the breaking of the exterior earth ; for the face of nature hath provoked men to think of, and obſerve ſuch a thing. Bºrnet's Theory ºf the Earth. To Provok E. v. n. - I. To appeal. A Latiniſm. Arius and Pelagius durſt prºvoke To what the centuries preceding ſpoke. 2. To produce anger. - - It was not your brother's evil diſpoſition made him. ſeek his death, but a provoking merit. Shakeſp. King Leº. The Lord abhorred them, becauſe of the provºking of his ſons. 19eutr. xxxii. 19- If we conſider man in ſuch a loathſome and provoking con- dition, was it not love enough, that he was permitted to ºn- joy a being. Taylor. PRoyo K.E.R. m. ſ. [from provºc.] - 1. One that raiſes anger. As in all civil inſurrections, the ringleader is looked on with a peculiar ſeverity, ſo, in this caſe, the firſt prºvišer has double portion of the guilt. Gºvernment ºf the Hºngº. 7 - 2. Cauſe: ; Dryden. f
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2. Cauſer; promoter. -
Drink, 'Sir, is a great provº'er of noſepainting, ſleep, and
urine. - Shakespeare . Macbeth.
Ps vokINGLY. adv. [from prºcking.] In ſuch a manner as
to raiſe anger.
When we ſee a man that yeſterday kept a humiliation, to-
day invading the poſſeſſions of his brethren, we need no other
proof how hypocritically and provokingly he confeſſed his
pride. . Decay of Piety.
PROV OST. n.ſ. [prapart, Sax. frºwºff, Fr. provºſio, Ital.
rapoſitus, at.)
1. The chief of any body: as, the provoſt ºf a college.
2. The executioner of an army. -
Kingſton, prºvºſt marſhal of the king's army, was deemed
not only cruel but inhuman in his executions. Hayward.
Provost's HIP. m. ſ. [from prºvº/l.] The office of a provoſt.
C. Piſo firſt roſe, and afterwards was advanced to the
provºſſip of Rome by Tiberius. - Hakewill.
Pºow. n.f. [prºte, Fr. proa, Spaniſh; prora, Lat..] The head
or forepart of a ſhip.
The ſea-victory of Veſpaſian was a lady holding a palm
in her hand, at her foot the prow of a ſhip. Peacham.
Straight to the Dutch he turns his dreadful prow,
More fierce th’ important quarrel to decide. Dryden.
Prow. adj. Valiant. Sfenſer.
Prowess. n. ſ. [prº-za, Italian; prou%e, Fr.] Bravery ;
valour; military gallantry.
Men of ſuch proweſs, as not to know fear in themſelves,
and yet to teach it in others that ſhould deal with them ; for
they had often made their lives triumph over moſt terrible
dangers, never diſmayed, and ever fortunate. Sidney.
I hope
That your wiſdom will dire&t my thought, -
Or that your prowſ can me yield relief. Fa. Queen.
By heav'ns mere grace, not by our proweſ done. F. &.
Henry the fifth,
By his proweſ conquered all France. Shakespeare .
"Nor ſhould thy prove s want praiſe and eſteem,
But that 'tis ſhewn in treaſon. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
Thoſe are they
Firſt ſeen in aºs of prowſ eminent,
And great exploits; but of truc virtue void. Milton.
Theſe beyond compare of mortal prowſ. Al/ilton.
Michael I of coeleſtial armies prince ;
And thou in military prºwſ next,
Gabriel ! Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vi.
The vigour of this arm was never vain,
And that my wonted proweſ; I retain, }
Witneſs theſe heaps of ſlaughter on the plain. Dryden.
Theſe were the entertainments of the ſofter nations, that
fell under the virtue and proweſ of the two laſt empires. Temp.
Prowest. adj. [the ſuperlative formed from prºw, adj.]
1. Braveſt; moſt valiant.
They be two of the proweſ' knights on ground,
And oft approv’d in many a hard affay,
And eke of ſureſt ſteel, that may be found,
Do arm yourſelf againſt that day them to confound. F. 3.
2. Brave ; valiant.
The faireſt of her ſex, Angelica,
His daughter, ſought by many proweſ' knights. Milton.
To PROWL. v. a. Of this word the etymology is doubtful :
the old dictionaries write prole, which the dreamer Caſaubon
derives from 7:02:35, ready, quick. Skinner, a far more
judicious etymologiſt, deduces it from proteier, a diminutive
formed by himſlf from proier, to prey, Fr. perhaps it may
be formed, b) accidental corruption, from patrol.J. To roye
over.
He prowls, each place, ſtill in new colours deckt,
Sucking one's ill, another to infect. Sidney.
To PRow L. v. n. To wander for prey; to prey; to plunder.
The champion robbeth by night,
And prowleth and filcheth by date. Tuſſºr.
Nor do they bear ſo quietly the loſs of ſome parcels con-
fiſcated abroad, as the great drţriment which they ſuffer by
ſome prowling vice-admiral or publick miniſter. Raleigh.
As when a frºwling wolf,
Whom hunger drives to ſeck new haunt for prey. Milton.
Shall he, who looks erect on heav'n,
E'er ſtoop to mingle with the prowling herd,
And dip his tongue in gore. Thom Žn.
And here the fell attorney prowls for prey. Anon.
PRow LER. m. ſ. [from prowl.] One that roves about for
I CV. -
prey - On churchyards drcar,
The diſappointed prowlers fall, and dig
The ſhrouded body from the grave. Thomſºn.
PRO'XIMATE. adj. [proximus, Lat.] Next in the ſeries of
ratiocination; near and immediate : oppoſed to remote and
mediate. -
Writing a theory of the deluge, we were to ſhew the froxi-
mate natural cauſes of it. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Subſtance is the remote genus of bird, becauſe it agrees
not only to all kinds of animals, but alſo to things inanimate ;
but animal is the proximate or neared genus of bird, becauſe
P it agrees to feweſt other things. #7 atts's Logick.
Rox; MATELY. adv. [from proximatc.] Immediately ; with-
Out Intervention.
***ſation of our mind, which is incorporeal, and
the contemplation of our bodies, which have all the cha-
racters of excellent contrivance; theſe alone eaſily and proxi-
ºnately guide us to the wiſe author of all thin S ntl
PRoxime. ºff. [prºximus, Lat.) Next; mºne. Bentley.
A ſyllogiſm is made up of three propolitions, and theſe of
three terms variouſly joined: the thre' terms are caij tº
remote matter of a ſyllogiſm, the three propoſitions the
proxime or immediate matter of it. //atts's Logick.
Prox1'M1TY. n. J. [proximite, Fr. proximitas, from proximus
Lat.] Nearneſs. - 2.
When kingdoms have cuſtomably been carried by right of
ſucceſſion, according to proximity of blood, the violation of
this courſe hath always been dangerous. Hayward.
If he plead proximity of blood, -
That empty title is with eaſe withſtood. Dryden.
Add the convenience of the ſituation of the eye, in r ſpect
of its proximity to the brain, the ſeat of common ſenſe. Raº.
I can call to my aſſiſtance
Proximity, mark that and diſtance. Prior.
Muſt we ſend to ſtab or poiſon all the popiſh princes, who
have any pretended title to our crown by the proximity of
blood * Swift's 44; cellanies.
PRoxx. m. ſ. [By contraction from procuracy.] -
1. The agency of another.
2. The ſubſtitution of another; the agency of a ſubſtitute; ap-
pearance of a repreſentative.
None acts a friend by a deputy, or can be familiar by
proxy. - South's Sermons.
Had Hyde thus ſat by proxy too,
As Venus once was ſaid to do,
The painter muſt have ſearch'd the ſkies, - -
To match the luſtre of her eyes. Granvil.
3. The perſon ſubſtituted or deputed.
A wiſe man will commit no buſineſs of importance to a
proxy, where he may do it himſelf. L'Eſt ange.
PR Uc E. m. ſ. [Pruce is the old name for Pruſſia. J Pruſſian
leather. -
Some leathern bucklers uſe
Of folded hides, and others ſhields of pruce. Dryden.
PRUDE. m. ſ. ſprude, Fr.] A woman over nice and ſcrupulous,
and with falſe affectation. .
The graver prude ſinks downward to a gnome,
In ſearch of miſchief, ſtill on earth to roam. Pope.
Not one careleſs thought intrudes,
Leſs modeſt than the ſpeech of prudes. Swift.
PRU'DEN ce. n. ſ. [prudence, Fr. prudentia, Lat..] Wiſdom.
applied to practice.
Under prudence is comprehended, that diſcrete, apt, ſuit-
ing, and diſpoſing as well of actions as words, in their due
place, time and manner. Peacham.
Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be done,
and due means, order, ſeaſon, and method of doing or not
doing. Hale.
PRU'DENT, adj. [prudent, Fr. pudens, Lat.]
1. Practically wiſe.
The fimple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with
knowledge. Pr v. xiv. 18.
I have ſeen a ſon of Jeſſe, that is a man of war, and pru-
dent in matters. I Sam. xvi. 18.
The monarch prevented all reply, -
Prudent, leſt others might offer. Milton.
2. Foreſeeing by natural inſtinct.
So ſteers the prudent crane
Her annual voyage. Miltºn.
PRUDE NTIAL. adj. [from prudent.] Eligible on principles of
prudence.
He acts upon the ſureſt and moſt prudential grounds, who,
whether the principles, which he acts upon, prove true or
falſe, yet ſecures a happy iſſue to his actions. - Sºuth.
Motives are only prudential, and not demonſtrative. ºt.
Theſe virtues, though of excellent uſe, ſome prudential rules
it is neceſſary to take with them in practice. Rºgers:
PRudentials. n. J. Maxims of prudence or Practical
wiſdom. - -
Many flanzas, in poetick meaſures, contain rules relating
to common prudentials, as well as to religiºn: , ... Watts.
P, UDENTIA/EITY.. n.ſ. [from prudential.] Eligibility on prin-
ciples of prudence. - - - -
Being incapable rightly to judge the prudentiality of af-
fairs, thy only gaze upon the viſible. ſucceſs, and thereafter
condemnor cry up the whole progreſſion. Brown.
PRupº's rally, adv. [from prudential.] According to the
rules of prudence.
If he acts piouſly, ſoberly and temperately, he aëts pru-
dentia A and ſafely. South's Sermons.
Ps Up ENTLY. adv. [from rudert.] Diſcretely ; judiciouſly.
Theſe laws were ſo prudently framed, as they are found fit
for all ſucceeding times. Bacon's Henry ...
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P R Y
P U B
Such deep deſigns of empire does he lay
O'er them, whoſe cauſe he ſeems to take in hand;
And prudently would make them lords at ſea,
To whom with eaſe he can give laws by land. Dryden.
PRU'DERY. n. / [from prude..] Overmuch nicety in conduct.
PRU'dish. adj. [from prude.] Affectedly grave.
I know you all expect, from ſeeing me,
Some formal lecture, ſpoke with prudiſh face. Garrick.
To PRUNE. v. a. [of unknown derivation.]
1. To lop; to diveſt trees of their ſuperfluities. -
So lop'd and pruned trees do flouriſh fair. Davies.
Let us ever extol
His bounty, following our delightful taſk, -
To prune thoſe growing plants, and tend theſe flow'rs. Milt.
What we by day
Lop overgrown, or p une, or prop, or bind,
One night with wanton growth derides, -
Tending to wild. A ſiſton's Par. Lºft, b. ix.
Horace will our ſuperfluous branches prune,
- Give us new rules, and ſet our harp in tune. JValler.
You have no leſs right to correót me, than the ſame hand
that raiſed a tree, has to prune it. Pope.
2. To clear from cº-creſcencies.
His royal bird
Prunes the immortal wing, and cloys his beak. Sha'eſh.
Many birds frune their feathers; and crows ſeem to call
upon rain, which is but the comfort they receive in the re-
lenting of the air. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?.
The muſe, whoſe carly voice you taught to ſing,
Preſcrib'd her heights, and prun'd her tender wing. Pope.
To PRUNE. v. n. To dreſs; to prink. A ludicrous word.
Every ſcribbling man
Grows a fop as faſt as eer he can,
Prunes up, and aſks his oracle the glaſs,
If pink or purple beſt become his face. Dryden.
PRUNE. m. ſ. [prune, pruneau, Fr. prunum, Lat.] A dried
plum.
In drying of pears and prunes in the oven, and removing
of them, there is a like operation. Bacon's Nat. Hi/f.
PRU'NEl. n.ſ. An herb. Aſſworth.
PRUNELLo. n.ſ.
1. A kind of ſtuff of which the clergymen's gowns are made.
Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow ;
The reſt is all but leather or prunello. - Pope.
2. [Prunelle, Fr.] A kind of plum. Ainſworth.
PRU'NER. m. ſ. [from prune.) One that crops trees.
Left thy redundant juice
Should fading leaves, inſtead of fruits, produce,
The prunel's hand with letting blood muſt quench
Thy heat, and thy exub'rant parts retrench. Denham.
PR UNIFERous, adj. [prunum and ſero, Lat.) Plum bearing.
PRU'NI : G Hook. ;" /. A hook or knife uſed in lopping
PRU'NING K IFE. § trees.
Let thy hand ſupply the pruningknife,
And crop luxuriant ſtragglers. Dryden.
No plough ſhall hurt the glebe, no pruninghº the vine.
Dryden's Pirgil.
The cyder land obſequious ſtill to thrones,
Her pruninghooks extended into ſwords. Philips.
FRURIENCE. "...ſ.. [from pruria, Lat.] An itching or a great
PRU'RIENCY. deſire or appetite to anything. Swift.
PRU RIE T. adj. [pruriens, Lat..] Itching. Ainſworth.
PRU, IGINous, adj [pruria, Lat.] Tending to an itch.
To PRY. v. n. [of unknown derivation.] To peep narrowly;
to inſpect officiouſly, curiouſly, or impertinently.
I can counterfeit the deep tragedian,
Speak, and look back, and pry on ev'ry ſide,
Intending deep ſuſpicion. Shakeſp. Richard III
I pry'd me through the crevice of a wall, -
When for his hand he had his two ſons heads. Shakespeare
Watch thou, and wake when others be aſleep 2/4”
To pry into the ſecrets of the ſtate. » Skakºſº
We of th’ offending fide - y P-
Muſt keep aloof from ſtrict aſſbitrement 3.
And ſtop all fight holes, every loop, from whence
The eye of reaſon may pry in upon us. Shakeſp.
He that prieth in at her windows, ſhall alſo hearken at hºr
doors. Eccluſ. xiv. 23.
And pry
In every buſh and brake, where hap may find
The ſerpent ſleeping. Milton
* have naturally a curioſity to be prying and ſearching
- into forbidden ſecrets. L'I:/trange
Each gr d i. well
*We and thicket, pry in ev'ry ſhape
lºft hid ºn ſome th’ arch º 2 Dryden.
sº d, .*nd looking round the bow'r
If any w i. º, and pry'd on ev'ry flow'r,
h } Where by chance j might eſpy
% rural poet of the melody. Dryden
T. we with a prying eye ſurvey yaen.
º .. . to find the milky way. Creech.
•r obſerve ſ .*.*nixt a nature, that as men pry into them
* Parts more than others, they take different
hints, and put contrary interpretations on them. Addison,
All theſe I frankly own without denying;
But where has this Praxiteles been prying. Addiſon.
PSALM. m. ſ. [pſalme, p/eaume, Fr. Jzºº;..] A holy ſong.
The choice and flower of all things profitable in other
books, the pſalms do both more briefly contain and more
movingly expreſs, by reaſon of that poetical form where with
they are written. Hocker, b. V. ſ. 37.
Sternhold was made groom of the chamber, for turning
certain of David's pſalms into verſe. Peacham.
Thoſe juſt ſpirits that wear victorious palms,
Hymns devote and holy pſalms
Singing continually. Milton.
In another pſalm, he ſpeaks of the wiſdom and power of
God in the creation. Burnet'. Theory ºf the Earth.
PsA'LM is r. n.ſ. Lyalºniſłe, Fr. from pſalm..] W ſiter of holy
ſongs.
How much more rational is this ſyſtem of the fſ, miſ?,
than the Pagans ſcheme in Virgil, where one deity is repre-
ſented as raiſing a ſtorm, and another as laying it Addison
PsAl MoDY. m. ſ. [ſ/almadie, Fr. $24,32. J The act or
practice of ſinging holy ſongs.
Psal Mo CRAPHY. m. ſ. [] 27.42; and 7:422.] The aët of
writing pſalms.
PsA LTER. m. ſ. If ſºutier, Fr. J271"; ov.] The volume of
pſalms; a plaimbook.
PsALTERY. m. ſ. A kind of harp beaten with ſticks.
The trumpets, facbuts, pſalteries and fifes
Make the ſun dance. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Praiſe with trumpets, pierce the ſkies, -
Praiſe with harps and pſalteries. Sandys's Paraph.
The ſweet ſinger of Iſrael with his pſaltery, loudly reſounded
the benefits of the almighty creator. Peacham.
Nought ſhall the ſalt'ry and the harp avail,
When the quick ſpirits their warm march forbear,
And numbing coldineſs has unbrac'd the ear. Prior.
Pseudo. n.ſ.. [from ºf 332.] A prefix, which, being put
before words, ſignifies faile or counterfeit: as, pſeudopºlic,
a counterfeit apoſtle.
Pseu DoGRAPHY. m. ſ. Falſe writing.
I will not purſue the many pſeudºgraphies in uſe, but ſhew
of how great concern the emphaſis were, if rightly uſed. Hold.
Pseudology. m. ſ. ſºoxo;.....] Falſehood of ſpeech.
It is not according to the ſound rules of pſeudology, to report
of a pious prince, that he neglects his devotion, but you may
report of a merciful prince, that he has pardoned a criminal
who did not deſerve it. Arbuthnot.
Pshaw interſ. An expreſſion of contempt.
A peeviſh fellow has ſome reaſon for being out of humour,
or has a natural incapacity for delight, and therefore diſturbs
all with piſhes and pſhaws. Speciator, N° 438.
PTI's AN. m. ſ. [ptiſanne, Fr. Mºrrowſ.] A medical drink made
of barley decocted with raiſins and liquorice.
Thrice happy were thoſe golden days of old,
When dear as Burgundy the ptiſans ſold ;
When patients choſe to die with better will,
Than breathe and pay the apothecary's bill. Garth.
In fevers the aliments preſcribed by Hippocrates, were
ftiſans and cream of barley. Arbuthnot.
PTY'ALISM. n.ſ. (ptyaliſme, Fr. Avexicº;..] Salivation; ef-
uſion of ſpittle.
Pry's 1AGogue; n.ſ.. [n]ºzz and &yw.] A medicine which
diſcharges ſpittle. Diº.
PUBE RTY. m. ſ. [puberté, Fr. pubertas, Lat.] The time of
life in which the two ſexes begin firſt to be acquainted.
The cauſe of changing the voice at the years of puberty
ſeemeth to be, for that when much of the moiſture of the
body, which did before irrigate the parts, is drawn down to
the ſpermatical veſſels, it leaveth the body more hot than it
was, whence cometh the dilatation of the pipes. .. Bacon.
All the carnivorous animals would have multiplied exceed-
ingly, before theſe children that eſcaped could come to the
age of puberty. Bentley's Sermons.
Puºsºsce. n.ſ.. [from pubeſco, Lat.] The ſtate of arriving
at puberty. - -
§. ăiled it into ten ſeptenaries; in the firſt is deden-
tition or falling of teeth, in the ſecond pubeſcence. Brown.
Puble scent. adj. [from pubſ ens, Lat.] . Arriving at puberty.
That the women are menſtruent, and the men pubeſcent at
the year of twice ſeven, is accounted a punctual truth. Brown.
PublicAN. m. ſ. [from publicus, Lat.]
I. A toll gatherer. -
As Jeſus ſat at meat, many publicans and finners came and
ſat down with him. Matth. ix. 10.
2. A man that keeps a houſe of general entertainment. In low
language. -
PublicATION. m. ſ. [publico, Lat.] - a -
1. The act of publiſhing; the act of notifying to the world;
divulgation; proclamation. • *- - - -
For the inſtruction of all men to eternal life, it is neceſſºry:
that the ſacred and ſaving truth of God be openly publiſhed
unto them, which open fiblication of heavenly myſteries is
by an º termed preaching. 2. #:
º º
I. T.
º
P U B.
P U D
º:
º,
2. Edition; the act of giving a book to the publick.
An imperfect copy having been offered to a bookſeller,
you conſented to the publication of one more correct. Pope.
The publication of theſe papers was not owing to our folly,
but that of others. - Swift.
PU'BLICK. adj. [public, publique, Fr. publicus, Lat.]
1. Belonging to a ſtate or nation; not private. . .
By following the law of private reaſon, where the law of
public. ſhould take place, they breed diſturbance. Hooker.
Of royal maids how wretched is the fate,
Rorn only to be vićtims of the ſtate;
Our hopes, our wiſhes, all our paſſions try’d
For publick uſe, the ſlaves of others pride. Granvil.
Have we not able counſellors, hourly watching over the
fuhlick weal. - Swift.
2. Open; notorious; generally known.
Joſeph being a juſt man, and not willing to make her a
publick example, was minded to put her away privily. Matth.
3. General; done by many. -
A diſmal univerſal hiſs, the ſound
Of public; ſcorn. Milton.
4. Regarding not private intercſ, but the good of the commu-
nity
They were fiblic; hearted men, as they paid all taxes, ſo
they gave up all their time to their country's ſervice, with-
out any reward. Clarendon.
All nations that grew great out of little or nothing, did ſo
merely by the publică mindedneſs of particular perſons. Sºuth.
A good magiſtrate muſt be endued with a publick ſpirit, that
is with ſuch an excellent temper, as ſets him looſe from all
ſelfiſh views, and makes him endeavour towards promoting the
common good. Alterbury.
5. Open for general entertainment.
The income of the commonwealth is raiſed on ſuch as
have money to ſpend at taverns and publick houſes. Addiſon.
PUBLIck. m. ſ. [from publicus, Lat. le publique, Fr.]
1. The general body of mankind, or of a ſtate or nation ; the
people.
The publică is more diſpoſed to cenſure than to praiſe. Addison
2. Open view; general notice.
Philoſophy, though it likes not a gaudy dreſs, yet, when
it appears in fullick, muſt have ſo much complacency, as to
be cloathed in the ordinary faſhion. Locke.
In private grieve, but with a careleſ, ſcorn;
In publick ſeem to triumph, not to mourn. Granville.
In publick 'tis they hide,
Where none diſlinguiſh. Pope.
Pu'Blickly. adv. [from publick.]
1. In the name of the community.
This has been ſo ſenſibly known by trading nations, that
great rewards are publicłly offered for its ſupply. Addiſon.
2. Openly ; without concealment.
Sometimes alſo it may be private, communicating to the
judges ſome things not fit to be publickly delivered. Bacon.
Pu'Blicks ess. m. ſ. [from public.]
1. State of belonging to the community.
The multitude of partners does detraćt nothing from each
private ſhare, nor does the publickneſs of it leſiºn propriety
in it. Boyle.
2. Openneſs; ſtate of being generally known or publick.
Pu‘u Licksri R1T ºp. cºli. Ipublick and ſpirit..] Having regard
to the general advantage above private good.
'Tis enough to break the neck of all honeſt purpoſes, to
kill all generous and public'ſpirited motions in the concep-
tion. L'E/irange.
Theſe were the pºli, ºffirited men of their age, that is,
patriots of their own intereſt. Dryden.
Another pulº', 'ſpirited projećt, which the common chemy
could not foreſce, might ſet king Charles on the throne. Addison
It was generous and public ſpirited in you, to be of the
kingdom's ſide in this diſpute, by ſhewing, without reſerve,
your diſapprobation of Wood's deſign. Swift.
To PUBLISH, v. a. ſpullier, Fr. publico, Lat.]
1. To diſcover to mankind; to make generally and openly
known; to proclaim; to divulge.
How will this grieve you,
When you ſhall come to clearer knowledge, that
You thus have publiſhed me. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
His commiſſion from God and his doćtrine tend to the im-
preſſing the neceſſity of that reformation, which he came to
p:bliſh. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Suppoſe he ſhould relent,
And fittiſh grace to all.
Th' unwearied fun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's pow'r diſplay,
And pºliſhes to every land
The work of an almighty hand.
2. To put forth a book into the world.
If I had not unwarily too far engaged myſelf for the preſent
pulliſing it, I ſhould have kept it by me. Digby.
Prºf. is HºR. a. ſ. [from full//.]
1. Onc who makes publick or generally known.
Milton.
Addison's Spºtor.
Love of you
Hath made me publiſher of this pretence. Shakespeare
T he holy lives, the exemplary ſufferings of the publiſhers
of this religion, and the ſurpaſſing excellence of that doćtrine
which they publiſhed. Atterbury.
* One who puts out a book into the world.
** : º ". in which the publiſher has
gy; ſºme thing; that did not belong to me. Prior.
PUCE'LAGE. m. ſ. [F rench..] A ſtate ; virginity. Dićf.
Puck. * / [perhaps the ſame with pig.] Some ſprite among
the fairies, common in romances.
O gentle puck, take this transformed ſcalp
From off the head of this Athenian ſwain.
Shakeſp.
Turn your cloaks, hakeſp
Quoth he, for puck is buſy in theſe oaks,
And this is fairy ground. Corbet.
Pu'ckball or pucºſiſ. m. ſ. [from puck the fairy, a fairy tº
A kind of º #4 º y, y }
To Pucker. v. a. [from pu: the fairy; as effocks, from elves;
or from powº, a pocket or hollow.] To gather into corruga-
tions ; to contract into folds or plications.
- I ſaw an hideous ſpectre; his eyes were ſunk into his head,
his face pale and withered, and his ſkin puckered up in
wrinkles. Speciator, N° 192.
A ligature above the part wounded is pernicious, as it
fuckers up the inteſtines, and diſorders its ſituation. Sharp.
Pu DDER. n. ſ. [This is commonly written pother. See
Pot HER. This is moſt probably derived by Mr. Lye from
fidur, Iſlandick, a rapid motion.] A tumult; a turbulent
and irregular buſtle.
Let the great gods,
That keep this dreadful pudder o'er our heads,
Find out their enemies. Shakeſp. King Lear.
What a pudder is made about eſſences, and how much is
all knowledge peſtered by the careleſs uſe of words : Locke.
To PU DDER. v. n. [from the noun..] To make a tumult;
to make a buſtle.
Mathematicians, abſtracting their thoughts from names,
and ſetting before their minds the ideas themſelves, have
avoided a great part of that perplexity, puddering and confu-
fion, which has ſo much hindered knowledge. Locke.
To Pu'DDER. v. a. To perplex; to diſturb, to confound.
He that will improve every matter of fact into a maxim,
will abound in contrary obſervations, that can be of no other
uſe but to perplex and pudder him. Locke.
PU DDING. m. ſ. ſpotten, Welſh, an inteſtine; boudin, French;
puding, Swediſh.] ".
2. A kind of food very variouſly compounded, but generally
made of meal, milk, and eggs.
Sallads, and eggs, and lighter fare
Tune the Italian ſpark’s guitar;
And if I take Dan Congreve right,
Pudding and beef make Britons fight.
2. The gut of an animal.
He'll yield the crow a pudding one of theſe days; the king
has kill'd his heart. Shakeſp. Henry V.
As ſure as his guts are made of puddings. Shakeſp.
3. A bowel ſtuffed with certain mixtures of meal and other in-
gredients.
Mind neither good nor bad, nor right nor wrong,
But eat your pudding, ſlave, and hold your tongue. Prior.
PU'D DINGP. e. n.ſ. ſpudding and pie..] A pudding with meat
baked in it.
Some cry the covenant, inſtead
Of puddingpies and gingerbread.
Pu'DDINGT:M E. n.ſ. [pudding and time.]
1. The time of dinner; the time at which pudding, anciently
the firſt diſh, is ſet upon the table.
2. Nick of time; critical minute.
Mars that ſtill protects the ſtout,
In puddingtime came to his aid. Hudibras.
PU'DD le. n.ſ.. [from puteolus, Lat. Skinner; from poil, dirt,
old Bavarian, junius; hence pool.] A ſmall muddy lakes
a dirty plaſh. -
The Hebrews drink of the well-head, the Greeks of the
ſtream, and the Latins of the puddle. Płall.
Thou did'ſt drink
The ſtale of horſes, and the gilded puddle
Which beaſts would cough at. Shakespeare Ant and Cleºp.
A phyſician cured madmen thus: they were tied to a flake,
and then ſet in a puddle, ’till brought to their wits. L’E/ºr.
Treading where the º: lay,
- - : and on the gra OOT -
His heels flew up; a grally Dryden's Virgil.
He fell, beſmear'd with filth.
Happy was the man, who was ſent on an errand to the
moſt remote ſtreet, which he performed with the greateſt ala-
crity, ran through every puddle, and took care to return co-
vered with dirt. Addison's Freeholder.
To Pºpple. v. a. [from the noºn.] To muddy; to pollute
with dirt; to mix dirt and water. -
As if I ſaw my ſun ſhine in a pitädled water, I cried out of
nothing but Mopſa. Sidney.
22 S Some
Prior.
Hudibras.
p U F P U I i : Some unhatch'd praćtice - Hath puddled his . ſpirit| .. 111 º º 's natures wrangle with inferiour º }. º ones . their object. Shakeſp. Othello, His beard they fing'd off with brand of fire, And ever as it blaz'd, they threw on him - Great pails of puddled mire to quench the hair. Shakeſ?. The nobleſt blood of Africk . . Runs in my veins, a purer ſtream than thine; For, though derived from the ſame ſource, thy current Is puddl’d and defil'd with tyranny. .. Dryden. Pu'dpi.v. adj. [from puddle.] Muddy; dirty; miry. Limy, or thick puddly water killeth them. Carew. Pu'ddock or purrock, n.f. [for paddock or parrºck.] A provin- cial word for a ſmall incloſure. Dić. Pu'dency. m. ſ. ſpudent, Lat.] Modeſty ; ſhamefacedneſs. A pudency ſo roſy, the ſweet view on't Might well have warm'd old Saturn. . . Shakeſp. Pubi'city. n.ſ. ſpudicité, Fr. from pudicitia, Lat.] Modeſty; chaſtity. Dicº. PUEFe'llow. n. ſ. A partner. This carnal cur Preys on the iſſue of his mother's body; And makes her pusfellºw with others moan, ... Shaft:%. Pue'Rile. adj. [puerile, Fr. puerilis, Lat.] Childiſh ; boyiſh. I looked upon the manſion with a veneration mixt with a pleaſure, that repreſented her to me in thoſe puerile amuſe- In entS. Pope. Puert'LITY. m. ſ. ſpuerilité, Fr. from puerilitas, Lat..] Child- iſhneſs; boyiſhneſs. A reſerve of puerility not ſhaken off from ſchool. Brown. . . Some men imagining themſelves poſſeſſed with a divine fury, often fall into toys and trifles, which are only puerili- ties. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Pu'et. m. ſ. A kind of water fowl. Among the firſt fort are coots, ſanderlings and pewets. Car. The fiſh have enemies enough; as otters, the cormorant and the puct. J/alton's Angler. PUFF. n.ſ. ſpºf Dutch, a blaſt which ſwells the checks.j I. A quick blaſt with the mouth. In garret vile, he with a warming puff - Regales chill'd fingers. Philips. 2. A ſmall blaſt of wind. The Roſemary, in the days of Henry VII, with a ſudden fºſſ of wind ſtooped her ſide, and took in water at her ports in ſuch abundance, as that ſhe inſtantly ſunk. Faleigh. The naked breathleſs body lies, To every puff of wind a ſlavé, At the beck of every wave, That once Perhaps was fair, rich, flout and wiſe. Fatman. A pºff of wind blows off cap and wig. L'Eſt, ange. There fierce winds o'er duſky vallies blow, Whoſe cvery puffbears empty ãº. away. Dryden. With one fierce puff he blows the leaves away, Expos'd the ſelf-diſcover'd infant lay. Dryden. 3. A muſhroom. Ainſworth. 4. Anything light and porous: as, puff pºſłe. 5. Sºmething to ſprinkle powder on the hair. Ainſworth. To PUFF. v. m. ſloffen, Dutch.] 1. To ſwell the cheeks with wind. 2. To blow with a quick blaſt. - Wherefore do you follow her, Like ſoggy South puffs with wind and rain. Shaºp. P º with a broad and powerful fan, *3 at all, winnows the light away. 3. To blow with ſcornfulneſs. ” way Shałęſp. Some pºff at theſe inſtances, as being ſuch as were under d different ‘economy of religion, and conſequently not di- icºly pertinent to ours. South's Sermons. It is really to defy heaven, to Pºff at damnation, and bid ºn potence do its worſt. South. 4. To breathc thick and hard. Seldſhown flamins Do Preſs among the popular throngs, and puff To win a vulgar ſtation. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. The aſs comes back again, puffing and blowing, from the chaſe > - L’E/? - A true ſon of the church :/trange Çame fºg with his greafy bald-pate choir, T. fumbling o'er his beads. Dryden. 5. To do or move with hurry, tumour, or tumultuous agita- tion. c More unconſtant than the wind, who woes Å. now the frozen boſom of the North, nu, being *ger'd, puffs away from thence, §. his face to the dew-dropping South. Shakeſp. I i. * brave glory puffing by "ºks that whiſtled, who’i. he eſcarce allow'd ºn i t --- - - - - 6. Tº half an eye. Herbert. A new coal is - .*.* not to be caſt on the nitre, till tion be quite ended : , till the detona- out of the crucible.’ unleſs the Puffing matter blow *; l it. To PUFF. v. a. 1. To ſwell as with wind. Let him fall by his own greatneſs, And puff him up with glory, till it ſwell And break him. Denham's Sºphy. Flattering of others, and boaſting of ourſelves, may ſe referred to lying ; the one to pleaſe others, and puff them up with ſelf-conceit: the other to gain more honour than is due to ourſelves. Ray on the Creatiºn. 2. To drive or agitate with blaſts of wind. I have ſeen the cannon, When it has blown his ranks into the air, And from his arm pufft his own brother. Shakespeare . Have I not heard the ſea, puff"d up with winds, Rage like an angry boar chafed with ſweat Shakespeare . Th'unerring ſun by certain ſigns declares, When the South projects a ſtormy day, And when the clearing North will puff the clouds away. Dryan's Wirgil', Georgiºs. Why muſt the winds all hold their tongue? - If they a little breath ſhould raiſe, Would that have ſpoil'd the poet's ſong, Or puff"d away the monarch's praiſe Prior. I have been endeavouring very buſily to raiſe a friendſhip, which the firſt breath of any ill-natured by-ſtander could puff away. Pºpe. 3. To drive with a blaſt of breath ſcornfully. When ſhe dances in the wind, And ſhakes her wings, and will not ſtay, I puff the proſtitute away; The little or the much ſhe gave is quietly reſign'd. Dryd. 4. To ſwell or blow up with praiſe. The attendants of courts engage them in quarrels of juriſ- dićtion, being truly paraſiti curiæ, in puffing a court up beyond her bounds for their own advantage. Bacon. 5. To ſwell or elate with pride. His looke like a coxcombe up puffed with pride. Tºſºr. This army, led by a tender prince, Whoſe ſpirit with divine ambition puff, Makes mouths at the inviſible event. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Think not of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up one againſt another. I Cor. iv. 6. Your anceſtors, who puff your mind with pride, Did not your honour, but their own advance. Dryden. Who ſtands ſafeſt; tell me, is it he That ſpreads and ſwells in puff'd poſterity? Pope. The Phaeacians were ſo puffed up with their conſtant féli- city, that they thought nothing impoſſible. Brzºne. Pu‘FFER. n.ſ. [from puff..] One that puffs. Pu'FFIN. n.J. [puffino, Italian.J 1. A water fowl. Among the firſt ſort, we reckon the dipchick, murrs, creyſers, curlews and puffins. Carew's Survey ºf Cornwall. 2. A kind of fiſh. 3. A kind of fungus filled with duſt. Pu’F FING A PPLE. m. ſ. A ſort of apple. Pu FFINGLY. adv. [from puffing.] 1. Tunidly; with ſwell. 2. With ſhortneſs of breath. Pu‘FFY. adj. [from puff.] 1. Windy; flatulent. Emphyſema is a light puffy tumour, eaſily yielding to the preſſure of your fingers, and ariſeth again in the inſtant you take them off. ///eman's Surgery. 2. Tumid; turgid. An unjudicious poet, who aims at loftineſs, runs eaſily into the ſwelling puffy ſtile, becauſe it looks like greatneſs. - Dryden. PUG. m. ſ. ſpiza, Saxon, a girl. Skinner.] A kind name of a monkey, or any thing tenderly loved. - Upon ſetting him down, and calling him tug, I found him to be her favourite monkey. Addison's Speciatºr. PU GGER ED. adj. [perhaps for packered.] Crowded; compli- cated. I never found this word in any other paſſage. Nor are we to cavil at the red puggered attire of the turkey, and the long excreſcency that hangsdown over his bill, when he ſwells with pride. Mºre's Artidºte againſ Atheiſm: Pug H. interſ, [corrupted from puff, or borrowed from the ſound.] A word of contempt. PU'GIL. m. ſ. [pugile, Fr.] What is taken up between the thumb and two firſt fingers. Diº. Take violets, and infuſe a good pugil of them in a quart of vinegar. Bacon's Nat. Hi/i. Pu GNAc ious. adj. [..ºugnax, Lat..] Inclinable to fight; quar- relſome ; fighting. Pug NA’city, n. J. [from pugnax, Lat.j Quarrelſomeneſs; inclination to fight. PU is N E. adj. [fili; nº, French. It is commonly ſpoken and written pany. See PUNY.] 1. Young ; younger; later in time. - When the place of a chief judge becomes vacant, a fºſſie judge, who hath approved himſelf deſerving, ſhould be pre- ferred. Bacon's Advice to *::: Fie Aiyworth.
P U L º - If he undergo any alteration, it muſt be in time, or of a puiſne date to eternity. Hale's Origin of Mankind. 2. Petty; inconſiderable; ſmall. A puiſne tilter, that ſpurs his horſe but one ſide, breaks his ſtaff like a noble gooſe. Shakeſp. As You Like it. Pu1'ss ANce. n. ſ. [puiſance, Fr.] Power; ſtrength; force. The chariots were drawn not by the ſtrength of horſes, but by the puiſſance of men. Deſiruction of Troy. Grandfires, babies and old women; Or paſt, or not arriv'd to, pith and puiſance. Shakeſp. Look with forehead bold and big enough Upon the pow'r and puiſance of the king. Shakeſp. Our puiſſance is our own; our own right hand Shall teach us higheſt deeds. Milton. PUISSANT. adj. [puiſant, Fr.] Powerful; ſtrong; forcible. The queen is coming with a puiſant hoſt. Shakeſp. Told the moſt piteous tale of Lear That ever ear receiv'd; which in recounting His grief grew puiſant, and the ſtrings of life Began to crack. Shakep. King Lear. For piety renown'd and puiſant deeds. AMilton. The climate of Syria, the far diſtance from the ſtrength of Chriſtendom, and the near neighbourhood of thoſe that were moſt puiſant among the Mahometans, cauſed that famous en- terpriſe, after a long continuance of terrible war, to be quite abandoned. Raleigh's Eſſays. Puissantly, adv. [from puiſant.]. Powerfully ; forcibly. PUKE. m. ſ. [of uncertain derivation.] Vomit; medicine cauſing vomit. To Puke. v. n. To ſpew ; to vomit. The infant Mewling and puking in the nurſe's arms. Shakeſp. Pu'KER. n. J. [from puke.] Medicine cauſing a vomit. The puker rue, The ſwectner ſaſſafras are added too. Garth. Pu'lcHRITUDE. m. ſ. [pulchritudo, Lat..] Beauty; grace; handſomeneſs; quality oppoſite to deformity. Neither will it agree unto the beauty of animals, wherein there is an approved pulchritude. Brown's Vulgar Errours. Pulchritude is conveyed by the outward ſenſes unto the ſoul, but a more intellectual faculty is that which reliſhes it. More. By their virtuous behaviour º, compenſate the hardneſs of their favour, and by the pulchritude of their ſouls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. South. That there is a great pulchritude and comelineſs of propor- tion in the leaves, flowers and fruits of plants, is atteſted by the general verdićt of mankind. Ray on the Creation. To Püle. v. n. (piauler, Fr.] 1. To cry like a chicken. Let the ſongs be loud and cheerful, and not chirpings or pºilings; let the muſick likewiſe be ſharp and loud. Bacon. 2. To whine; to cry; to whimper. To ſpeak puling like a beggar at Hallomaſs. To have a wretched puling fool, A whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, To anſwer, I’ll not wed. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. Weak tuling things unable to ſuſtain Their ſhare of labour, and their bread to gain. Dryden. When ice covered the water, the child bathed his legs; a nd when he began this cuſtom, was puling and tender. Locke. This puling whining harlot rules his reaſon, And prompts his zeal for Edward's baſtard brood. Rowe. Pu Lick. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. Puli'cos E. adj. [pulicºſus, fulºx, Latin.] Abounding with fleas. Dicſ. Pu'liol. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. To PULL. v. a. [pullian, Saxon.] 1. To draw violently towards one. What they ſeem to offer us with the one hand, the ſame with the other they pull back. Hooker. He put forth his hand, and pulled the dove in. Gen. viii. 9. His hand which he put forth dried up, ſo that he could not pull it in again. 1 Kings xiii. 4. Pull them out like ſheep for the ſlaughter, and prepare them for the day of ſlaughter. jer. vii. 11. They pulled away the ſhoulder and ſtopped their ears. Zech. Ill fortune never cruſhed that man, whom good fortune deceived not; I therefore have counſelled my friends to place all things ſhe gave them ſo, as ſhe might take them from them, not pull them. Benj. john, on's Diſcovery. 2. To draw forcibly. He was not ſo deſirous of wars, as without juſt cauſe of Shakeſp. his own to pull them upon him. Hayward. A boy came in great hurry to pull off my boots. Swift. 3. To pluck; to gather. When bounteous Autumn rears his head, He joys to pull the ripen'd pear. Dryden. Flax pulled in the bloom, will be whiter and ſtronger than if let ſtand till the ſeed is ripe. AMortimer. 4. To tear; to rend. - - He hath turned aſide my ways, and pulled me in pieces ; he hath made mc deſolate. Lann. iii. 2. P U L Yº ſº" off the robe with the garment from them that paſs by ſecurely. º Mic. ii. 8. hº" my cloaths, and pulled off the hair from off my - E dr. iii. - 5. To Pull down. To ſubvert; to demoliſh. 1 Eſdr, viii. 71 Although it was judged in form of a ſtatute, that he ſhould ºniſhed, and his whole eſtate confiſcated, and his houſes pulled dºwn, yet his caſe even then had no great blot of ig- nominy... - Bacon. In political affaiº, as well as mechanical, it is far eaſier , pull down than build up; for that ſtructure, which was above ten ſummers a building, and that by no mean artiſts, was deſtroyed In a moment. Howel's Vocal Forg/?. When God is ſaid to build or pull dºwn, 'tis not to be un- derſtood of an houſe; God builds and unbuilds worlds. Burn, 6. To Pull down. To degrade. He begs the gods to turn blind fortune's wheel, To raiſe the wretched, and pull down the proud. Roſcom. What title has this queen but lawleſs force : And force muſt full her down. Dryden. 7. To Pull up. To extirpate; to eradicate. What cenſure, doubting thus of innate principles, I may deſerve from men, who will be apt to call it pulling up the old foundations of knowledge, I cannot tell; I perſuade myſelf, that the way I have purſued, being conformable to truth, lays thoſe foundations ſurer. Locke. Pult; nº ſ [from the verb.] The aët of pulling; pluck. This wreſtling pull between Corineus and Gogmagog is reported to have befallen at Dover. Carºw. Duke of Glo'ſter, ſcarce himſelf, - That bears ſo ſhrewd a maim ; two pulls at once; His lady baniſh'd, and a limb opt off. Shakeſ?. I awaked with a violent pull upon the ring, which was faſtened at the top of my box. Gulliver's Travels. PU'LLER. m. ſ. [from pull.] One that pulls. Shameleſs Warwick, peace Proud ſetter up and puller down of kings. PU'LLEN. n.ſ. (pulain, old Fr.j Poultry. PU'LLET. n.ſ. [poulet, Fr.] A young hen. Brew me a pottle of ſack finely. —With eggs, Sir —Simple of itſelf; I’ll no pullet ſperm in my brewage. Sha. I felt a hard tumour on the right ſide, the bigneſs of a pullet's egg. J/ſeman's Surgery. They died not becauſe the pullets would not feed, but be- cauſe the devil foreſaw their death, he contrived that abſti- nence in them. Brown's Pulgar Errours. PU'LLEY. n.ſ. [poulº, Fr.] A ſmall wheel turning on a pivot, with a furrow on its outſide in which a rope runs. Nine hundred of the ſtrongeſt men were employed to draw up theſe cords by many pulleys faſtened on the poles, and, in three hours, I was raiſed and ſlung into the engine. Gulliver. Here pullies make the pond’rous oak aſcend. Gay. To PULLU'LATE. v. n. [pullulo, Lat. pulluler, Fr.] To ger- minate ; to bud. PU'LM on ARY. adj. [from pulmo, Lat.] Belonging to the lungs. The force of the air upon the pulmonary artery is but ſmall in reſpect of that of the heart. Arbuthnot. Cold air, by its immediate contact with the ſurface of the lungs, is capable of producing defluxions upon the lungs, ul- cerations, and all forts of pulmonick conſumptions. Arbuthnot. Pu'l Mon ARY. n.ſ. [pulmonaire, Fr.] The herb lungwort. Ainſ. Pu‘LMo Nick, ad. [pulmo, Lat.] Belonging to the lungs. An ulcer of the lungs may be a cauſe of pulmonick conſump- tion, or conſumption of the lungs. Harvey. PULP. m. ſ. ſtupa, Lat. pulpe, Fr.] 1. Any ſoft maſs. The jaw bones have no marrow ſevered, but a little fºlp of marrow diffuſed. Bacon’s Nat. Hi/?. 2. The ſoft part of fruit; the part of fruit diſtinct from the ſeeds and rind. - The ſavoury pulp they chew, and in the rind, - Still as they thirſted, ſcoop the brimming ſtream. Miltºn. Beſides this uſe of the pulp or pericarpium for the guard of the ſeed, it ſerves alſo by a ſecondary intention for the ſuſte- nance of man and other animals. Ray. The grub v Oft unobſerv’d invades the vital core, Pernicious tenant, and her ſecret cave Enlarges hourly, preying on the pºp Ceaſeleſs. - PU'LPIT. n. ſ. [pul; it um, Lat. pulpitre, pipitre, Fr. J 1. A place raiſed on high, where a fpeaker ſtands. Produce his body to the º d in the pulpit, as becomes a friends sº in ...!!!" of his funeral. Shºff. julius Caſar. 2. The higher deſk in the church where the ſermon is pro- nounced, diſtinct from the lower deſk where prayers are read. We ſee on our theatres, the examples of vice rewarded, yet it ought not to be an argument againſt the art, any more than the impletics of the pulpit in the late rebellion. Pºg I ir Shakeſp. Bailey. Philips.
P U L P U M - ºr sciven a handſome pulpit cloth, and railed in wº .. %, Spectatºr, No 112. Biſhops were not Wont to preach out of the fulfit. Aylºff. Pulpits their ſacred ſatyr learn d to ſpare, And vice admir'd to find a flatt rer there. Pºpe. Pulpous, adj. [from pulp.J. Soºt. - The redſtreak's pulpous fruit with gold irradiate, and vermilion ſhines. . Philº. Pulpousness. n.ſ. (from pulpºus.] The quality of being pulpous. Pulpy, adj. [from pulp.] Soft; pappy. - In the walnut and plumbs is a thick pulºy covering, then al hard ſhell, within which is the ſeed. Kay on the Creation. Putrefaction deſtroys the ſpecifick difference of one vege- table from another, converting them intº a pulpy ſubſtance of an animal nature. Arbuthnºt on Mºnts Pulsation. n.ſ. [pulation, Fr. flºatia, from pºſº, at-l The act of beating or moving with quick ſtrokes againſt any thing oppoſing. #. of the left vein was thus contrived, to avoid the pulſation of the great artery. . Brown's J. ulgar Errours. Theſe commotions of the mind and body oppreſs the heart, whereby it is choaked and obſtructed in its fu/ation. Harvey. Pulsa"ror. m. ſ. [from pulſº, Lat..] A ſtriker; a beater. Pu’s E. m. ſ. [pulſus, Lat.] - - - - 1. The motion of an artery as the blood is driven through it by the heart, and as it is perceived by the touch. Pulſe is thus accounted for : when the left ventricle of the heart contracts, and throws its blood into the great artery, the blood in the artery is not only thruſt forward towards the ex- tremities, but the channel of the artery is likewiſe dilated ; becauſe fluids, when they are preſſed, preſs again to all ſides, and their preſſure is always perpendicular to the ſides of the con- taining veſſels; but the coats of the artery, by any ſmall impe- tus, may be diſtended : therefore, upon the contraction or ſyſ- tole of the heart, the blood from the left ventricle will not only preſs the blood in the artery forwards, but both together will diſtend the fides of the artery: when the impetus of the blood againſt the ſides of the artery ceaſes; that is, when the left ventricle ceaſes to contract, then the ſpiral fibres of the ar- tery, by their natural elaſticity, return again to their former ſtate, and contračt the channel of the artery, till it is again dilated by the diaſtole of the heart: this diaſtole of the artery is called its pulſe, and the time the ſpiral fibres are returning to their natural ſtate, is the diſtance between two pulſe: ; this pulſe is in all the arteries of the body at the ſame time; for, while the blood is thruſt out of the heart into the artery, the artery being full, the blood muſt move in all the arteries at the ſame time ; and becauſe the arteries are conical, and the blood moves from the baſis of the cone to the apex, therefore the blood muſt ſtrike againſt the ſides of the veſſels, and con- ſcquently every point of the artery muſt be dilated at the ſame time that the blood is thrown out of the left ventricle of the heart; and as ſoon as the elaſticity of the ſpiral fibres can overcome the impetus of the blood, the artcries are again con- tracted : thus two cauſes operating alternately, the heart and fibres of the arteries, keep the blood in a continual motion: an high pule is either vehement or ſtrong, but if the dilatation of the artery does not riſe to its uſual height, it is called a low or weak pulſe ; but if between its dilatations there paſſes more time than uſual, it is called a ſlow pulſe: again, if the coats of an artery feel harder than uſual from any cauſe whatſoever, it is called an hard pulſe ; but if by any contrary cauſe they are foſter, then it is called a ſoft fift. &iny. Think you, I bear the ſhears of deſtiny Have I commandment on the puff of life? Shakeſp. The proſperity of the neighbour kingdoms is not inferior to that of this, which, according to the fuſe of ſtates, is a great diminution of their health. Clarendºn. My body is from all diſeaſes free; My tempºrate pulſe does regularly leat. Dryden. If one drop of blood remain in the heart at every pulſe, theſe: in many fulº, will grow to a conſiderable maſs. ’Aſ’ 2. Oſcillation; vibration; alternate expanſion and contraction : alternate approach and receſſion. - > The vibrations or pules of this medium, th cauſe the alternate fits of eaſy tranſmiſſion aſ d eaſy reflexion, muſt be ſwifter than light, and by conſequence above ſeven hundred thouſand times ſwifter than ſounds. Newtºn. 3. Tº fºci one's Pºsk. To try or know one's mind artfully. 4. [From pºll.] Leguminous plants. With Elijah he partook, at they may Or as a gueſt with Daniel at his pºſſ. Milion. V Mºrtals, from your fellows blood abſtain W hile corn and pulſe by nature are beſtow'd. Dryden. To º * as advantageous to land as other pulſes. Mºrt. †. ** [from the noun..] To beat a tie pulſe. animals ** when ſeparated wholly from the body in ſome Pl: ; º sº ſtill to ſº for a conſiderable time. Rºy. º ºn pulſus, Lat.] The act of driving or of Admir it mi h * 9PPoſition to ſuction or traštion. 1ght - -- - that of attractiºn ule the motion of pºſion, yet it could never - 4/ºre's Divine Dialºgues. By attraſtion we do not here underſtand what is improperly called ſo, in the operations of drawing, ſucking and pºp- ing, which is really pulſºn and truſion. Bººtley. Pe Lv ERA el E. adj. [from pulveri, Lºt. Poºle to be reduced , , , , , ſº o (ſult. In making the firſt ink, I could by filtration ſeparate a pretty ſtore of a black pulverable ſubſtance that remained in the fire. Pºyle on Cºlours. Puly ERIz Arios. m. ſ. [from pºwerize.J. The act of pow. dering ; reduction to dult or powder. To PU'LVERIZE. v. a. [from ful cris, Lat. pulverift r, Fr.] To reduce to powder; to reduce to duit. If the experiment be carefully made, the whole mixture will ſhoot into fine cryſtals, that ſeen to be of an uniform ſubſtance, and are conſiſtent enough to be even blittle, and to endure to be fulverized and ſiſted. Bºyle. Pu Ly ERULExce. n.ſ. (fulverulºnia, Lat..] Duſtincſ, ; abun- dance of duſt. Pulvi L. n.ſ. ſpid'villºn, Lat.) Swect ſcents. The toilette, nºrtcry of charms, Completely furnin'd with bright beauty's arms, The patch, the powder-box, prºviſ, perfumes. Gay. To Puly 1. v. a. (from the noun..] To ſprinkle with per- fumes in powder. Have you fulvilled the coachman and poſtilion, that the may not ſtink of the ſtable. Congreve's jºy ºf the J/ºrld. Pu'Mice. m. ſ. ſtumex, pumicis, Lat.j - The twice is evidently a ſlag or cinder of ſome foº!, ori- ginally bearing another form, and only reduced to this ſtate by the violent action of fire : it is a lax and ſpºngy matter full of little pores and cavities, found in maſſes of different ſizes and ſhapes, of a pale, whitiſh, grey colour: the prºmise is found in many parts of the world, but particularly about the burning mountains Etna, Veſuvius and Hecla : it is uſed as a dentiffice. Hill"; J/iteria Jºlia. So long I ſhot, that all was ſpent, Though pumice ſtones I haſtly hºt, And threw ; but nought availed. Spenſºr. Etna and Veſuvius, which conſiſt upon ſulphur, ſhoot forth ſinoke, aſhes and pumice, but no water. Bacon. Near the Lucrine lake, Steams of ſulphur raiſe a ſtifling heat, And through the porcs of the wann pumice ſweat. Addison. Pu MMEL. m. ſ. Sec Pox:Mel. PUMP. n.ſ. pompe, Dutch and French.] - I. An engine by which water is drawn up from wells: its ope- ration is performed by the preſſure of the air. A pump grown dry will yield no water, unleſs you pour a little water into it firſt. Al/re's Antidºte againſ? Zhejºn. In the framing that great ſhip built by Hiero, Athenæus mentions this inſtrument as being inſtead of a pump, by the help of which one man might cally drain out the water though very deep. // 'ins's Dicºlaluf. Theſe pumps may be made ſingle with a common pºp handle, for one man to work them, or double for two. A ſortinier. 2. A ſhoe with a thin ſole and low heel. - Get good firings to your beards, new ribbons to your pumps. Shºff. ..] ſºftºnner Night's 12 ºn. Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' th' heel. Shºp. Follow me this jeſt, now, till thou haſt worn out thy ſº, that when the ſingle ſcle of it is worn, the jeſt may remº" ſingular. Shakeſp. Kºmº and jºist. Thalia's ivy ſhews her prerogative over comical pocy; her maſk, mantle and pumps are ornaments belonging to the flage. Prachº. The water and ſweat • ,-- * * * Spliſh ſplaſh in their pumps. Swift' ºffº. To Pum P. v. n. [fornpºn, Dutch..] To work a pump : * throw out water by a pump. - - The folly of him, who pumps very laboriouſly in a ſhip, yet neglects to ſtop the leak. D.ay ºf Piety. To PUMP. v. a. 1. To raiſe or throw out by means of a pump. 2. To examine artfully by fly interrogatories, ſo as to draw out any ſecrets or concealments. The one's the learned knight, ſeek out, And pump them what they come about. Aſk him what paſſes Amongſt his brethren, he'll hide nothing from yoº . . But pºmp not me for politicks. Otway's ſeniº. Prºſºrºd. PCM PER. n.ſ.. [from famp.] The perſon of the inſtiun” that pumps. - The Hºme laſted about two minutes, from the time * pumper began to draw out air. Bºyle. PUM Pios. m. ſ. A plant. - - - The flower of the puniºn conſiſts of one leaf, which is bell-ſhaped, expanded at the top, and cut into ºver” “g. ments: of theſ flowers ſome are male, and ſome female, * in the cucumbers and melons: the female flowers grow Pº" the top of the embryo, which afterwards becomes an oblong or round fleſhy fruit, having ſometimes an hard, rugged and 2 u:1eVell Huillºras.
P U N P U N uneven rind, with knobs and furrows, and is often divided into three parts, incloſing flat ſeeds that are edged or rimmed about as it were with a ring, and fixed to a ſpongy pla- centa. - Miller. We'll uſe this groſs watry pumpion, and teach him to know turtles from jays. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of I/indſor. PUN. n. ſ. [I know not whence this word is to be deduced: to pun, is to grind or beat with a pºſtle; can pun mean an empty ſound, like that of a mortar beaten, as clench, the old word for pun, ſeems only a corruption of clink Pj An equi- vocation; a quibble ; an expreſſion where a word has at once different meanings. - It is not the word, but the figure that appears on the me- dal: cuniculus may ſtand for a rabbit or a mine, but the picture of a rabbit is not the picture of a mine: a pun can be no more engraven, than it can be tranſlated. Addiſon. But fill their purſe, our poet's work is done, Alike to them by pathos, or by pun. Pope. To Pun. v. n. [from the noun.] To quibble; to uſe the ſame word at once in different ſenſes. The hand and head were never loſt, of thoſe Who dealt in doggrel, or who punn'd in proſe. Dryden. You would be a better man, if you could pun like Sir Triſtram. Tatler, N° 57. To PUNCH. v. a. ſpoin;onner, Fr.] To bore or perforate by driving a ſharp inſtrument. When I was mortal, my anointed bod By thee was punched full of deadly holes. Shakeſp. By reaſon of its conſtitution it continued open, as I have ſeen a hole punched in leather. JWiſeman's Surgery. Your work will ſometimes require to have holes punched in it at the forge, you muſt then make a ſteel punch, and har- den the point of it without tempering. Moxon. The fly may, with the hollow and ſharp tube of her womb, punch and perforate the ſkin of the eruca, and caſt her eggs into her body. Ray on the Creation. PUNCH. n.ſ. (from the verb.] 1. A pointed inſtrument, which, driven by a blow, perforates bodies. The ſhank of a key the punch cannot ſtrike, becauſe the ſhank is not forged with ſubſtance ſufficient; but the drill cuts a true round hole. A40xon's Mechanical Exerciſes. 2. [Cant word.j A liquour made by mixing ſpirit with water, ſugar, and the juice of lemons. The Weſt India dry gripes are occaſioned by lime juice in punch. - Arbuthnot on Aliments. No brute can endure the taſte of ſtrong liquor, and con- ſequently it is againſt all the rules of hieroglyph to aſſign thoſe animals as patrons of punch. Swift. 3. [Punchinello, Italian.] The buffoon or harlequin of the puppet-ſhow. Of rareeſhows he ſung and punch's feats. Gay. 4. Punch is a horſe that is well ſet and well knit, having a ſhort back and thin ſhoulders, with a broad neck, and well lined with fleſh. Farrier’s Dić7. 5. [Pumilio obºſus, Lat..] In contempt or ridicule, a ſhort fat fellow. PU'NcheoN. m. ſ. [poinſon, Fr.] 1. An inſtrument driven ſo as to make a hole or impreſſion. He granted liberty of coining to certain cities and abbies, allowing them one ſtaple and two puncheons at a rate. Camd. 2. A meaſure of liquids. - Pu'NchF R. m. ſ. [from punch.] An inſtrument that makes an impreſſion or hole. In the upper jaw are five teeth before, not inciſors or cut- ters, but thick punchers. Grew's Muſæum. PUNCTILIO. m. ſ. A ſmall nicety of behaviour; a nice point of exactneſs. Common people are much aſtoniſhed, when they hear of thoſe ſolemn conteſts which are made among the great, upon the punéſilios of a publick ceremony. Addiſon. Punºffilio is out of doors, the moment a daughter clan- deſtinely quits her father's houſe. Clariſſa. PUNCTI Lious. adj. [from punéſilio.] Nice; exact; punétual to ſuperſtition. Some depend on a punéſilious obſervance of divine laws, which they hope will attone for the habitual tranſgreſſion of the reſt. Rogers's Sermons. PUNct I Liousness. n. ſ. [from pundilious.] Nicety; exact- neſs of behaviour. Pu'Ncto. m. ſ. [punto, Spaniſh.] I. Nice point of ceremony. The final conqueſt of Granada from the Moors, king Fer- dinando diſplayed in his letters, with all the particularities and religious puncios and ceremonies that were obſerved in the reception of that city and kingdom. Bacon's Henry VII. 2. The point in fencing. Vat be all you come for 2 –To ſee thee here, to ſee thee there, to ſee thee paſs thy puncio. Shakeſ?. Merry //ives of //indſºr. PUNCTUAL. adj. [fºund/uel, Fr.] ºf - ſ 1. Compriſed in a point; conſiſting in a point. * This carth a ſpot, a grain An atom with the .. tº, - And all her number'd ſtars, that ſeem to row! Spaces lºcomprehenſible; for ſuch Their *ance argues, and their ſwift return Diurnal, merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth, this punctual ſpot. Milton. 2. Exact ; nice; punctilious. A gentleman punciual of his word, when he had heard that two had agreed upon a meeting, and the one neglected his hour, would ſay of him, he is a young man then. Bacon. This miſtake to avoid, we muſt obſerve the punéïual diffe- rences of time, and ſo diſtinguiſh thereof, as not to confound or loſe the one in the other. Brown's Pulgar Errours. That the women are menſtruent, and the mºn pubeſcent at the year of twice ſeven, is accounted a punctual truth. Bro. He was punéïual and juſt in all his dealings. Atterbury. The correſpondence of the death and ſufferings of our loºd is ſo punctual and exact, that they ſeem rather like a hiſtory of events paſt, than a prophecy of ſuch as were to come. Rogers. PUNCTU'ALITY. m. ſ. [from punctual.] Nicety; ſcrupulous exactneſs. For the encouragement of thoſe that hereafter ſhould ſerve other princes with that punctuality as Sophronio had done, he commanded him to offer him a blank, wherein he might ſet down his own conditions. - Howel's ſocal Foreſt. Though ſome of theſe punctualities did not ſo much con- duce to preſerve the text, yet all of them ſhew, the infinite care which was taken, that there might be no miſtake in a ſingle letter. Grew's Coſmol. PUNCTUALLY. adv. [from punéſual.] Nicely; exactly; ſcru- pulouſly. There were no uſe at all for war or law, if every man had prudence to conceive how much of right were due both to and from himſelf, and were withal ſo punctually juſt as to per- form what he knew requiſite, and to reſt contented with his OWn. Raleigh's Eſſays. Concerning the heavenly bodies, there is ſo much exactneſs in their motions, that they punctually come to the ſame pe- riods to the hundredth part of a minute. Ray on the Creation. I freely bring what Moſcs hath related to the teſt, compar- ing it with things as now they ſtand; and finding his account to be punctually true, I fairly declare what I find. Woodward. Pu'NcTUALNEss. n. ſ. [from punéïual.] Exactneſs ; nicety. The moſt literal tranſlation of the ſcriptures, in the moſt natural ſignification of the words, is generally the beſt ; and the ſame punélualnéſ, which debaſeth other writings, pre- ſerveth the ſpirit and majeſty of the ſacred text. Felton. PUNCTUATION. m. ſ. ſpunčium, Lat.] The act or method of pointing. It ought to do it willingly, without being forced to it by any change in the words or punctuation. Addiſon. Pu'NcTURE. m. ſ. ſpunčius, Lat..] A ſmall prick; a hole made with a very ſharp point. - - With the loadſtone of Laurentius Guaſcus, whatſoever needles or bodies were touched, the wounds and punctures made thereby were never felt. Brown's Vulgar Errours. Nerves may be wounded by ſciſſion or puncture : the former way being cut through, they are irrecoverable ; but when pricked by a ſharp-pointed weapon, which kind of wound is called a princiure, they are much to be regarded. Wiſeman. To Pu'Nct ULATE. v. m. ſpunéjulum, Lat.] To mark with ſmall ſpots. The ſtudds have their ſurface punétulated, as if ſet all over with other ſtudds infinitely leſſer. J/oodward. PU'NDLE. n. ſ. [mulier pumila & obeſa, Lat.] A ſhort and fat WOn 1311. Ainſworth. Pu'NGA R. m. ſ. ſpagurus, Lat.] A fiſh. . Aidſworth. Pu'NGENcy, n.ſ.. [from pungent.] 1. Power of pricking. - Any ſubſtance, which by its pungency can wound the worms, will kill them, as ſteel and hartſhorn. - Arbuthnot. 2. Heat on the tongue; acridneſs. 3. Power to pierce the mind. - - An opinion of the ſucceſsfulneſs of the work is as neceſ: ſary to found a purpoſe of undertaking it, as the authority of commands, the perſuaſiveneſs of promiſes, pungeny of me- naces, or proſpect of miſchiefs upon neglect can be. Hanºi. 4. Acrimoniouſneſs; keeneſs. - - when he hath confidered the force and pungency of thºſe expreſſions applied to the fathers of that Nicene ſynod by the Weſtern biſhops, he may abate his rage towards me. Stillingfl. PUNGENT. aff. [pungens, Lat.] 1. Pricking. - .. Juſt where the breath of life his noſtrils drew, A charge of ſnuff the wily virgin threw ; The gnomes direct to ev'ry atom juſt, - r The jungent grains of itiliating duit. Pºpe's Rq. ºf the Lºt. 2. Sharp on the tongue; acrid. - - - Do not the ſharp and pungent taſtes of acids ariſe from the ſtrong attraction, whereby the acid particles ruſh ºpºl, anº agitate the particles of the tongue. Newton's Opticº. 20 T 3. Piercing :
P U N P U P I 3. Piercing; ſharp; Thou can't Incloſe him in a wo * with pungent pains on ey'ry So Regulus in torments dy’d. 4. Acrimonious ; biting. It conſiſts chiefly a • - a - facetious way of jetting. ſet him on the rack, oden tow'r, ſide ; Swift's Miſcellanies. ſharp and pungent manner of ſpeech ; Dryden. tly in a - - - rº. ...) A wallouſe; a bugg. Hudibras. Ainſwºrth. PUN'ceous adj. [pumiceus, Lat: Purple. Dićf. ſmallneſs. pºsiness. n.ſ.. [from puny..] Pettine's 3 To PUNISH. v. a. ſpuniz, Lat.] 1.To chaſtiſe; to affict with penalties of death for ſome crime. Your purpos'd low correction Is ſuch, as baſeſt and the meaneſt wretches -- Are puniſhed with. - - Shakeſp. King Lear. If you will not hearken, I will puniſh you even times more for your ". ith pain or deatl Lev. xxvi. 18. . To revenge a fault with pain or death. #!. adj. º Fr. from puniſh..] Worthy of puniſhment ; capable of puniſhment. . . - - Theft is naturally puniſhable, but the kind of puniſhment ls poſitive, and ſuch lawful, as men ſhall think with diſcretion convenient to appoint. Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 9. Sith creatures, which have no underſtanding, can ſhew no will; and where no will is, there is no ſin; and only that which finneth, is ſubject to puniſhment; which way ſhould any ſuch creature be puniſhable by the law of God Hooker. Their bribery is leſs puniſhable, when bribery opened the door by which they entred. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. Pu'Nish' bleNEss. n. ſ. [from puniſhable.] The quality of deſerving or admitting puniſhment. Pu'Nisher. m. ſ. [from puniſh..] One who inflicts pains for a crime. This knows my puniſher; therefore as far From granting me, as I from begging peace. Miltºn. Pu'Nish MENT. n.ſ. ſpuniſement, Fr. J. Any infliction impoſed in vengeance of a crime. The houſe of endleſs pain is built thereby, In which ten thouſand ſorts of puniſhments The curſed creatures do eternally torment. Fa. Queen. Unleſs it were a bloody murtherer, I never gave them condign puniſhment. Shakesp. Thou, through the judgment of God, ſhalt receive juſt puniſhment for thy pride. 2 Mac. vii. 36. Is not deſtruction to the wicked and a ſtrange puniſhment to the workers of iniquity ? job xxxi. 3. Had I a hundred mouths, a hundred tongues, I could not half thoſe horrid crimes repeat, Nor half the puniſhment; thoſe crimes have met. Dryden. The rewards and puniſhments of another life, which the Almighty has cſtabliſhed, as the enforcements of his law, are of weight enough to determine the choice, againſt what- ever pleaſure or pain this life can ſhew. . Locke. PUNITION. n.ſ. [punition, Fr. punitio, Lat.] Puniſhment. Ainſ. PUNITIVE. adj. [from punio, Lat..] Awarding or inflicting puniſhment. Neither is the cylinder charged with fin, whether by God or men, nor any punitive law enacted by either againſt its rolling down the hill. Hammond's Fundamentals. Pu‘NIT or Y. adj. [from punio, Lat..] Puniſhing; tending to puniſhment. PUNK. m. ſ. A whore; a common proſtitute; a ſtrumpet. She may be a punk; for many of them are neither maid, widow, nor wife. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure. And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For dame religion as for punk. Hudibras. Near theſe a nurſery erects its head, Where unfledg'd actors learn to laugh and cry, r Where infant punks their tender voices try. Dryden. Pu'NSTER. m. ſ. [from pun.] A quibbler; a low wit who en- deavours at reputation by double meaning. His mother was couſin to Mr. Swan, gameſter and punſler of London. Arbuthnot and Pope. To Punt. v. n. To play at baſſet and ombre. QHe is for ſetting up an aſſembly for baſſet, where none ſhall be admitted to punt, that have not taken the oaths. Z. When a duke to Janſen punts at White's, 9. .. lº. melts away, atan himſelf feels far leſs joy than they. PUNY. adj. [pui, ne, Fr.] Joy y Pºpe. 1. Young. * Interior; petty; of an under rate. Aº the king's name forty thouſand names : Atº * my name; a puny ſubject ſtrikes y great sº - Shakeſp. Rich. II, Leſt that thv wi now me not, In puny i. with ſpits, and boys with ſtones, *y me. . . Shakeſp. Coriolanus. The puny habita Drive - Seduce them to nts; or if not drive, our party, Milton. This friendſhip is of that ſtrength, as to remain unſhaken by ſuch aſſaults, which yet are ſtrong enough to ſhake down and annihilate the friendinip of little pºny minds. South. Jove at their head aſcending fion the ſea, A ſhoal of pany pow're attend his way. 1)rydºn. Pu's Y. m. ſ. A young unexperienced unſeaſoned wretch. Tenderneſs of heart Inakes a man but a puty in this fin ; it ſpoils the growth, and crºps the crowning exploits of this vice. South's Sermºr. To Pup. v. m. [from pººr.] To bring forth whelps : uſed of a bitch bringing young. PUPIL. n.ſ. pupilla, Lat.] 1. The apple of the eye. Looking in a glaſs, when you ſhut one eye, the tºpil ºf the other, that is open, dilateth. Bacºn's Nat. Hiſt. Setting a candle before a child, bid him look upon it, and his pºſil ſhall contract itſelf very much to exclude the light; as when after we have been ſome time in the dark, a bright light is ſuddenly brought in and ſet before us, till the pupil of our cyes have gradually contracted. Ray on the C cation. The uvca has a muſculous power, and can dilate and con- tract that round hole in it, called the fupil of the eye. Mºre. The rays, which enter the eye at ſeveral parts of the pupil, have ſeveral obliquities to the glaſſes. Newton's Opticks. -2. [Pºpille, Fr. Pºpilus, Lat...] A ſcholar; one under the care of a tutor. My maſter ſues to her, and ſhe hath taught her ſuitor, He being her pupil, to become her tutor. Shakespeare One of my father's ſervants, ~ * With flore of tears this treaſon 'gan unfold, And ſaid my guardian would his pupil ki!!. Fairfix. If this arch-politician find in his pupils any remorie, any fear of God's future judgments, he perſuades them that God hath ſo great need of men's ſouls, that he will accept them at any time, and upon any condition. Rakigh. Tútors ſhould behave reverently before their papils. L'Eſt. The great work of a governor is, to ſettle in his pupil good habits, and the principles of virtue and wiſdom. Lºcke. 3. A ward; one under the care of his guardian. Tell me, thou put iſ to great Pericles, What are the grounds To undertake to young ſo vaſt a care : Dryden, So ſome weak ſhoot, which elſe would poorly riſe, - Jove's tree adopts, and lifts him to the ſkies; Through the new pºil ſoft'ning juices flow, Thruſt forth the gems, and give the flow’rs to blow. Tickel. Pu‘Pi LAGE. m. ſ. [from pupil. J 1. State of being a ſcholar. The ſeverity of the father's brow, whilſt they are under the diſcipline of pupilage, ſhould be relaxed as faſt as their age, diſcretion, and good behaviour allow. Lºc. 2. VVardſhip ; minority. Three ſons he dying left, all under age, By means whereof their uncle Vortigern Uſurp'd the crown, during their pºpulage ; Which the infant's tutors gathering to fear, Them cloſely into Armorick did bear. Fairy Queen. Pupil.A.R.Y. adj. [pupillaire, Fr. pupillaris, Lat. from pupil.] Pertaining to a pupil or ward. Pu'PPET. n.ſ. ſpºuſee, Fr. pupus, Lat.] 1. A ſmall image moved by men in a mock drama; a wooden tragedian. Once Zelmane could not ſtir; but that as if they had been puppets, whoſe motion ſtood only upon her pleaſure, Baſilius with ſerviceable ſteps, Gynecia with greedy eyes would fol: low her. Sidney, b. ii. Divers of them did keep in their houſes certain things made of cotton wool, in the manner of flººrs. Abbot. His laſt wife was a woman of breeding, good humour and complaiſance; as for you, you look like a P"Pºº moved by clock-work. Arbuthnot's Hiſtory ºf jobn Bull. As the pipes of ſome carv'd organ move, The gilded puppets dance. In Horid impotence he ſpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the Pº ſqueaks. Pope. 2. A word of contempt. Thou, an Egyptian puppet, ſhalt be ſhºwn - In Rome as well as 1. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Oh excellent motion oh exceeding puppet { Shakespeare. PU'ppET MAN. m. ſ. [puppet and man.] Maſter of a puppet- ſhow. - • why is a handſome wife ador'd By every coxcomb but her lord? From yonder puppetman inquire, . - Who wiſely hides his wood and wire. Swift. Puppershow. n.ſ. [puppet and ſhºw.] . A mock drama Per- formed by wooden images moved by wire. Tim. you haye a taſte I know, And often ſee a puppet/how. - To induce him to be fond of learning, he would frequently carry him to the puppet/hºw. Arbuthnot and Pope. * Pope: A pre- Swift. 3.
P U R A preſident of the council will make no more impreſſion upon my mind, than the fight of a puppet/how. %c. Puppy. m. ſ. ſpºr, Fr.] 1. A whelp ; progeny of a bitch. He Talks as familiarly of roaring lions, As maids of thirteen do of puppy dogs. Sºft. The rogues flighted me into the river with as little remoiſe, as they would have drowned a bitch's blind puppies, fifteen i' th' litter. Shakespeare . Merry I/ives of I/indſor. The ſow to the bitch ſays, your puppies are all blind. L'Eſ. Nature does the puppy's eyelid cloſe, Till the bright ſun has nine times ſet and roſe. Gay. 2. A name of contemptuous reproach to a man. I ſhall laugh myſelf to death at this puppy headed monſter; a moſt ſcurvy monſter | Shakeſp. Tempeſt. Thus much I have added, becauſe there are ſome puppies which have given it out. - Raleigh. I found my place taken up by an ill-bred aukward puppy, with a money bag under each arm. Addiſon's Guardian. To Puppy, v. n. [from the noun..] To bring whelps. PURBLI'ND. adj. [corrupted from poreblind, which is ſtill uſed in Scotland; fore and blind.] Nearfighted ; ſhortfighted. Speak to my goſſip Venus one fair word, One nickname to her purblind ſon and heir. Shakeſp. The truth appears ſo naked on my ſide, That any purblind eye may find it out. Shakeſp. 'Tis known to ſeveral Of head piece extraordinary; lower meſſes Perchance, are to this buſineſs purblind. Shakeſp. Like to pººrblind moles, no greater light than that little which they ſhun. Drummond. Darkneſs, that here ſurrounded our purblind underſtandings, will vaniſh at the dawning of eternal day. Bºyle. Dropt in blear thick-fighted eyes, They'd make them ſee in darkeſt night, Like owls, though purblind in the light. Purblind man Sces but a part o' th' chain, the neareſt links; His eyes not carrying to that equal beam, That poiſes all above. Dryden and Lee's Oedipus. PURBll'NdNEss. m. ſ. [from purhind.] Shortneſs of fight. Pu'rch AsABLE. adj. [from purchaſe.] That may be purchaſed or bought. Money being the counterbalance to all things purchaſable by it, as much as you take off from the value of money, ſo much you add to the price of things exchanged for it. Locke. To PU'RCHASE. v. a. ſpourchaffer, Fr.] 1. To buy for a price. You have many a purchas'd ſlave, Which like your aſſes, and your dogs and mules, You uſe in abject and in ſlaviſh part. Shakespeare. His ſons buried him in the cave, which Abraham purchaſed of the ſons of Heth. - Gen. xxv. 2. To obtain at any expence, as of labour or danger. A world who would not purchaſe with a bruiſe. Milton, 3. To expiate or recompenſe by a fine or forfeit. I will be deaf to pleading and excuſes, Nor tears nor prayers ſhall purchaſe out abuſes; Therefore uſe none. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. Pu'P CHASE. m. ſ. [pourchas, old Fr. from the verb.] 1. Anything bought or obtained for a price. He that procures his child a good mind, makes a better purchaſe for him, than if he laid out the money for an addi- tion to his former acres. Locke on Education. Our tº:riving dean has purchas'd land; A purchaſe which will bring him clear - Above his rent four pounds a year. Swift. 2. Any thing of which poſſeſſion is taken. A beauty waining and diſtreſſed widow Made prize and purchaſe of his wanton eye; Seduc’d the pitch and height of all his thoughts To baſe declenſion. Shakeſp. The fox repairs to the wolf's cell, and takes poſſeſſion of his ſtores; but he had little joy of the purchaſe. L’Eſtrange. Pu‘R chAs I.R. n. ſ. [from purchaſe.] A buyer; one that gains any thing for a price. Upon one only alienation and change, the purchaſer is to paſs both licence, fine and recovery. Bacon. So unhappy have been the purchaſers of church lands, that, though in ſuch purchaſes, men have uſually the cheapeſt penny- worths, yet they have not always the beſt bargains. South. Moſt of the old ſtatues may be well ſuppoſed to have been cheaper to their firſt owners, than they are to a modern purchaſer. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. PURE. adj. [fur, pure, Fr. purus, Lat.] 1. Not filthy, not ſullied. There is a generation that are fºre in their own eyes, and yet is not waſhed iron their filthineſs. Prºv. xxx. 12. 2. Clear; not dirty ; not muddy. - Thou pure/f tone, whoſe pureneſs doth preſent. My pureſt mind. Sidney, l. ii. Hudibras. 3. Unmingled ; not altered by mixtures; mere. - What philoſophy ſhall comfort a villain, that is Haled to the rack fºr murthering his prince his cup is full of pure and unmingled ſorrow, his body is rent with torment, his name with ignominy, his ſoul with ſhame and ſorrow, which are to laſt eternally. - Taylor's Rule of Living Hºly. Pure and mixt, when applied to bodies, are much a kin to fimple and compound; ſo a guinea is pure gold, if it has in it no allay. - l/atts's Logick. 4. Not Sonnected with any thing extrinſick: as, pure mathe- maticks. - Mathematicks in its latitude is divided into pure and mixed ; and though the pure do handle only abſtract quantity in thé general, as geometry; yet that which is mixed doth conſider the quantity of ſome particular determinate ſubject. Wilkins. When a propoſition expreſſes that the predicate is connected with the ſubject, it is called a pure propoſition; as every true chriſtian is an honeſt man. Watts. 5. Free ; clear. His mind of evil pare Supports him, and intention free from fraud. Philips. 6. Free from guilt; guiltleſs; innocent. Who can ſay, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my fin Prov. xx. 9. O welcome pure ey’d faith, And thou unblemiſh'd form of chaſtity. Milton: No hand of ſtrife is pure, but that which wins. Daniel. 7. Incorrupt ; not vitiated by any bad practice or opinion. Her guiltleſs glory juſt Britannia draws From pure religion, and impartial laws. Tickel. 8. Not vitiated with corrupt modes of ſpeech. As oft as I read thoſe comedies, ſo oft doth ſound in mine car the pure fine talk of Rome. Aſcham. 9. Mere: as, a pure villain, purus putus nebulo, Lat. - The lord of the caſtle was a young man of ſpirit, but had lately out of pure wearineſs of the fatigue, and having ſpent moſt of his money, left the king. Clarendon. There happened a bloody civil war among the hawks, when the peaceable pigeons, in pure pity and good na: ture, ſend their mediators to make them friends again. - L’E/irange's Fables. Io. Chaſte; modeſt. - Ainſworth. PU'RELY. adv. [from fare.] 1. In a pure manner; not dirtily ; not with mixture. I will purely purge away thy droſs, and take away all thy tin. Iſaiah i. 25. 2. Innocently ; without guilt. 3. Merely. - The being able to raiſe an army, and condućting it to fight againſt the king, was purely due to him, and the effect of his power. . . - Clarendon, b. viii. Upon the particular obſervations on the metallick and mi- neral bodies, I have not foundel any thing but what purely and immediately concerns the natural hiſtory of thoſe bodies. //oodward's Nat. Hiſt. I converſe in full freedom with men of both parties; and if not in equal number, it is purely accidental, as having made acquaintance at court more under one miniſtry than another. - - Swift. PU'RENEss. n. ſ. [from pure.] 1. Clearneſs ; freedom from extraneous or foul admixtures. They came to the river ſide, which of all the rivers of Greece had the prize for excellent pureneſ, and ſweetneſs, in ſo much as the very bathing in it was accounted exceeding healthful. Sidney. No circumſtances are like to contribute more to the ad- vancement of learning, than exact temperance, great furt- neſ of air, equality of climate, and long tranquility of go- Vernment. Temple. 2. Simplicity; exemption from compoſition. An eſſence eternal and ſpiritual, of abſolute pureneſ and ſimplicity. - Raleigh. My love was ſuch, It could, though he ſupply'd no fuel, burn; Rich in itſelf, like elemental fire, Whoſe pureneſs does no aliment require. Dryden. 3. Innocence; freedom from guilt. . . . . May we evermore ſerve thee in holineſs and pureneſ of living. Common Prayer. 4. Freedom from vitious modes of ſpeech. In all this good propriety of words, and purch'ſ ºf phraſes in Terence, you muſt not follow him always in placing of them. - Aſcham's ...!!!. Pu'RFILE. m. ſ. [pourfilée, Fr.] A ſort of ancient trimming fºr women's º |. of tinſel and thread; called alſo bobbin work. - Baily. To Pu RFLE. v. a. ſpoutfiler, Fr. proflare, Italian: ) To de- corate with a wrought or flowered border; to border with embroidery ; to embroider. A goodly lady clad in ſcarlet red, Pºyed with gold and pearl of rich aſſay. Fa. Queen. An
P U R P U R =- Emrold tuffs, flow’rs tº: sº white, - aphire, earl, in rich embrol ery, - łº, knighthood's bending knce. Shakeſp. ſis there with humid bow, waters the odorous banks that blow Flowers of more mingled hew, Than her puffed ſcarff can ſhew. In velvet white as ſnow the troop was gown'd, Their hoods and ſleeves the ſame, and purſied o'er With diamonds. Dryden. Purple. n.ſ. ſpouflée, Fr. from the verb.] A border of PU'RFL Ew. ; embroidery. Pu R GATION. n.ſ. [purgation, Fr. purgatiº, Lat.] . 1. The act of cleanting or purifying from vitious mixtures. We do not ſuppoſe the ſeparation finiſhed, before, th; ?” gation of the air began. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 2. The act of cleanſing the body by downward evacuatiºn. Let the phyſician apply himſelf more to purgatiºn than to alteration, becauſe the offence is in quantity. Bacon. 3. The act of clearing from imputation of guilt. - If any man doubt, let him put me to my purgation. Shakespeare Próceed in juſtice, which ſhall have due courſe, Even to the guilt or the purgatiºn. . Shaft. Purgative. adj. [purgatif, Fr. purgatiºns, Lat.] Cathartick; having the power to cauſe evacuations downward. - Purging medicines have their purgative virtue in a fine ſpi- rit, they endure not boiling without loſs of virtue. Bacon. All that is fill'd, and all that which doth fill All the round world, to man is but a pill; In all it works not, but it is in all Poiſonous, or purgative, or cordial. Donne. Lenient purgatives evacuate the humours. Jºſeman. Pu'RGA Tor Y. m. ſ. [purgatoire, Fr. purgatorium, Lat.) A place in which ſouls are ſuppoſed by the papiſts to be purged by fire from carnal impurities, before they are received into heaven. Thou thy folk, through pains of purgatory, Doſt bear unto thy bliſs. Spenſer's Hymn on Love. In this age, there may be as great inſtances produced of real charity, as when men thought to get ſouls out of purga- 12ry. Stillingfect. To PURGE. v. a. ſpurger, Fr. purgo, Lat.] 1. To cleanſe ; to clear. It will be like that labour of Hercules, in purging the ſtable of Augeas, to ſeparate from ſuperſtitious obſervations any thing that is clean and pure natural. Bacon. 2. To clear from impurities. To the Engliſh court aſſemble now From ev’ry region apes of idleneſs; Now neighbour confines purge you of your ſcum. Shakespeare. Air ventilates and cools the mines, and purges and frees them from mineral exhalations. //oodward. 3. To clear from guilt. Blood hath been ſhed ere now, i' th' olden time Ere human ſtatute purg’d the gen'ral weal. Shakeſp. My ſoul is purg'd from grudging hate; And with my hand I ſeal my true heart's love. Shakeſp. The blood of Chriſt ſhall purge our conſcience from dead works to ſerve God. Heb. ix. 14. Syphax, we'll join our cares to purge away Our country's crimes, and clear her reputation. Addison. 4. To clear from imputation of guilt. He, I accuſe, Intends tº appear before the people, hoping To purge himſelf with words. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Marquis Dorſet was haſting towards him, to purge himſelf of ſome accuſation. Bacon's Henry VII. 5. To ſweep or put away impurities. I will purge out from among you the rebels. Ezek.xx. 38. Simplicity and integrity in the inward parts, may purge out every prejudice and paſſion. Decay of Piety. 6. To evacuate the body by ſtool. Sir Philip Calthrop purged John Drakes, the ſhoemaker of Norwich, of the proud humour. Camden's Remains. - The frequent and wiſe uſe of emaciating diets, and of purg- ingº, is a principal means of a prolongation of life. Éac. If he was not cured, he purged him with ſalt water. Arbuthnot. Miltºn. 7. To clarify 5 to defecate. To PURGE. v. n. To have frequent ſtools. - Puk GE. m. ſ. [from the verb..] A cathartick medicine; a me- dicine that evacuates the body by flool. Meet we the medicine of the fickly weal, And with him pour we in our country's purge Each drop of us. w O . Pills nor laxatives I like; º his gain the ſharp phyſician makes, nº often gives a purge, but ſeldom takes. Dryden. Shaiſ. * * * seat friend to purging and cliff - . . - r - h P mixing aloes with all purges, Purging 11teſ S ; ... tº G F. R. m. ſ. [from purge.] 0l. I. One who clears dIn ino' i. away y - thing Il QX lous. - This ſhall make Our purpoſe neceſſary, and not envious ; We ſhall be call'd purgers, not murtherers. Shake?. 2. Purge ; cathartick. -/ It is of good uſe in phyſick, if you can retain the purging virtue, and take away the unpleaſant taſte of the purger. Ea. PURIFICATION. m. ſ. [purification, Fr. purificatio, Lat.] 1. The act of making pure ; act of cleanſing from extraneous mixture. I diſcerned a conſiderable difference in the operations of ſe- veral kinds of ſaltpetre, even after purification. Boyle. 2. The act of cleanſing from guilt. The ſacraments, in their own nature, are juſt ſuch as they ſeem, water, and bread, and wine; but becauſe they are made ſigns of a ſecret myſtery, and water is the ſymbol of purificatiºn of the ſoul from fin, and bread and wine, of Chriſt's body and blood; therefore the ſymbols receive the names of what they ſign. Taylor's I/Orthy Communicant. 3. A rite performed by the Hebrews after childbearing. PU'R1 FIcAt 1 v E. }*. [from puriff.] Having power or ten- PU'RIFICA ToRY. W. dency to make pure. Pu‘RIFIER. m. ſ. (from purify.] Cleanſer; refiner. He ſhall fit as a refiner and purifter of ſilver. Mal. iii. 3. To PURI'FY. v. a. [purifier, Fr. purifico, Lat.] 1. To make pure. 2. To free from any extraneous admixture. If any bad blood ſhould be left in the kingdom, an honour- able foreign war will vent or purify it. Bacon's Henry VII. The maſs of the air was many thouſand times greater than the water, and would in proportion require a greater time to be purified. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. By chace our long-liv'd fathers earn'd their food, Toil ſtrung the nerves, and purified the blood. Dryden. 3. To make clear. It ran upon ſo fine and delicate a ground, as one could not eaſily judge, whether the river did more waſh the gravel, or the gravel did purify the river. Sidney, b. ii. 4. To free from guilt or corruption. He gave himſelf for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himſelf a peculiar people. Tit. ii. 14. If God gives grace, knowledge will not ſtay long behind; ſince it is the ſame ſpirit and principle that purifies the heart, and clarifies the underſtanding. South's Sermons. 5. To free from pollution, as by luſtration. There were ſet fix water pots of ſtone, after the manner of the puriying of the Jews. jo. ii. 0. 6. To clear from barbariſms or improprieties. - He ſaw the French tongue abundantly purifted. Sprat. To PURI FY. v. m. To grow pure. We do not ſuppoſe the ſeparation of theſe two liquors wholly finiſhed, before the purgation of the air began, though let them begin to purify at the ſame time. . . Burnet. Pu'R1st. m. ſ. [purifte, Fr.] One ſuperſtitiouſly nice in the uſe of words. Pu'RITAN. m. ſ. [from pure.] A ſedary pretending to emi- nent purity of religion. The ſchiſm which the papiſts on the one hand, and the ſuperſtition which the puritan on the other, lay to our charge, are very juſtly chargeable upon themſelves. Sanderſon. PURITA Nica L. adj. [from puritan.] Relating to puritans. Such guides ſet over the ſeveral congregations will milteach them, by inſtilling into them puritanical and ſuperſtitious prin- ciples, that they may the more ſecurely exerciſe their preſby- terian tyranny. - Walton. Pu'RITAS is M. n.ſ.. [from puritan.] The notions of a puritan- A ſerious and unpartial examination of the grounds, as well of popery as puritaniſm, according to that meaſure of underſtanding God hath afforded me. //alton. PURITY. m. ſ. [purité, Fr. puritas, Lat.] 1. Cleanneſs; freedom from foulneſs or dirt. Her urn - Pours ſtreams ſelect, and purity of waters. Prior. From the body's purity, the mind Receives a ſecret aid. 2. Freedom from guilt; innocence. Death ſets us ſafely on ſhore in our long-expe&ted Canaan, where there are no temptations, no danger ºf falling, º 1 purity and immortal joys ſecure our innocence an .# ... J #.ake's Preparation fºr Death. 3. Chaſtity; freedom from contamination of ſexes. Couá Í come to her with any detection in my hand, I could drive her then from the ward of her purity, her reputation, and her marriage vow. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of //indſor: Purl. n.ſ. [this is juſtly ſuppoſed by Min/cw to be contracted from purſle.] 1. An embroidered and puckered border. Himſelf came in next after a triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched with purl and pearl. Sidney. The jagging of pinks is like the inequality of oak leaves; but they ſeldom have any ſmall purls. - Bacºn. 2. [I know not whence derived.] A kind of medicated malt liquor, in which wormwood and aromaticks are infuſed. To PURL. • f Thomſºn's Summer.
- P U R To PUR L. v. n. [of this word it is doubtful what is the pri- mitive ſignification ; if it is refered originally to the appea- rance of a quick ſtream, which is always dimpled on the fur- face, it may come from pur., a fucker or finge; but if, as the uſe of authors ſeem to ſhow, it relates to the ſound, it muſt be derived from porla, Swediſh, to murmur, according to Mr. Lye.] To murmur ; to flow with a gentle noiſe. Tones are not ſo apt to procure ſleep, as ſome other founds; as the wind, the purling of water, and humming of bees. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Inſtruments that have returns, as trumpets; or flexions, as cornets; or are drawn up, and put from, as ſacbuts, have a purſing ſound; but the recorder or fiate, that have none of theſe inequalities, give a clear ſound. Bacon. All fiſh from ſea or ſhore, Freſhet, or purling brook, or ſhell or fin. Milton. My flow'ry theme, A painted miſtreſs, or a purling ſtream. Pope. Around th’ adjoining brook, that purl, along The vocal grove, now fretting o'er a rock. Thomſºn. To Pub L. v. a. To decorate with fringe or embroidery. When was old Sherewood's head more quaintly curl’d, Or nature's cradle more enchas'd and purl’d. B. Johnſon. Pu't lieu. m. ſ. The grounds on the borders of a foreſt; bor- der; incloſure. In the purſicus of this foreſt ſtands A ſheepcote, fenc'd about with olive trees. Shakeſp. Such civil matters fall within the purlicus of religion. L’É?. To underſtand all the purlews of this place, and to illuſ- trate this ſubject, I muſt venture myſelf into the haunts of beauty and gallantry. Spectator. He may be left to rot among thieves in ſome ſtinking jail, merely for miſtaking the purlieus of the law. Swift. A party next of glitt'ring dames, Thrown round the purlicus of St. James, Came early out. Swift. Pu'RLIN3. n.ſ. In architeśture, thoſe pieces of timber that lie acroſs the rafters on the inſide, to keep them from ſinking in the middle of their length. Bailey. To PURLO IN. v. a. [this word is of doubtful etymology. Skinner deduces it from pour and loin, French; Mr. Lye from punllouhnan, Saxon, to lie hid.] To ſteal; to take by theft. He, that brave ſteed there finding ready dight, Purlain'd both ſteed and ſpear, and ran away full light. F. 2, The Arimaſpian by ſtealth Had, from his wakeful cuſtody, purloin'd The guarded gold. - Milton. They not content like felons to purloin, Add treaſon to it, and debaſe the coin. Denham. Some writers make all ladies purloin'd, And knights purſuing like a whirlwind. Hudibras. when did the muſe from Fletcher ſcenes purloin, As thou whole Eth'ridge doſt transfuſe to thine : Dryden. Your butler purlins your liquor, and the brewer ſells your hog-waſh. Arbuthnot's H/lory of john Bull. * Prometheus once this chain purloin'd, Diſſolv’d, and into money coin'd. Swift. PURLo". NER. m. ſ. [from purloin..] A thief; one that ſteals clandeſtinely. It may ſeem hard, to ſee publick purliners fit upon the lives of the little ones, that go to the gallows. L'E/irange. Pu‘RPARTY. m. ſ. [pour and parti, Fr.] Share ; part in diviſion. Each of the coparceners had an entire county allotted for her purparty. Davies on Ireland. PURPLE. adj. [pourfre, Fr. purpurcus, Lat.] 1. Rcd tinctured with blue. The poop was beaten gold, Purple the ſails, and ſo perfumed, that The winds were love-ſick with e'm. Shakeſp. You violets, that firſt appear, By your pure purple mantles known; What are you when the roſe is blown Iłºtion. A ſmall oval plate, cut off a flinty pebble, and poliſhed, is prettily variegated with a pale grey, blue, yellow, and purple. JWoodward on Foſſils. In poetry, red. 2. in poetry, I view a field of blood, And Tyber rolling with a purple flood. Dryden. Their mangled limbs Craſhing at once, death dyes the purple ſeas With gore. Thomſºn's Summer. To Pu'RPLE. v. a. [purpuro, Lat.] To make red ; to colour with purple. Whilſt your purpled hands do reak and ſmoak, . Fulfil your pleaſure. Shakeſp. julius Caſar. Cruel and ſuddain, haſt thou ſince Partled thy nail in blood of innocence ? Donne. Though fall'n on cvil days, In darkneſs, and with dangers compaſs'd round, And ſolitude yet, not alone, while thou Viſit'ſt my ſlumbers nightly; or when morn Purples the Eaſt. Milton's Par. Lºſº, b. xxx. Throw hither all your quaint enamel'd eyes, That on the green turf ſuck the hopied ſhow’rs, - - - And purple all the ground with vernal flow’rs. Milton. Aurora had but newly chas'd the night, And purpled o'er the ſky with bluſhing light. Dryden. Not with more glories in th' ethereal plain; The ſun firſt riſes o'er the purpled main. Pope. Reclining ſoft in bliſsful bow’rs, , Purpled ſweet with ſpringing flow’rs. Fenton. Pu'RPLEs. n.ſ. [without a ſingular.] Spots of a livid red, which break out in malignant fevers; a purple fever. Pu‘RELISH, adj. [from purple..] Somewhat purple. I could change the colour, and make it purpliſh. Boyle. Purport. n. ſ. [pourporte, Fr.] Deſign; tendency of a wri- ting or diſcourſe. That Plato intended nothing leſs, is evident from the whole ſcope and purport of that dialogue. Norris. Tººroºr. v. a. [from the noun..] To intend; to tend to ow. There was an article againſt the reception of the rebels, purpºrting, that if any ſuch rebel ſhould be required of the prince confederate, that the prince confederate ſhould com- mand him to avoid the country. Bacon's Henry VII. They in moſt grave and ſolemn wiſe unfolded Matter, which little purported, but words Rank'd in right learned phraſe. Rowe. PURPOSE. n.ſ. [propos, Fr. propºſitiºn, Lat.] 1. Intention ; deſign. ... He quit the houſe of purpoſe, that their puniſhment Might have the freer courſe. Shakeſp. King Lear. Change this purpoſe, Which being ſo horrible, ſo bloody, muſt Lead on to ſome foul iſſue. Shakespeare. He with troops of horſemen beſet the paſſages of purpoſe, that when the army ſhould ſet forward, he might in the ſtreights, fit for his purpoſe, ſet upon them. Knolles. And I perſuade me God hath not permitted His ſtrength again to grow, were not his purpoſe To uſe him farther yet. Milton's Agoniſłes. St. Auſtin hath laid down a rule to this very purpoſ. Barn. They, who are deſirous of a name in painting, ſhould read and make obſervations of ſuch things as they find for their purpoſe. Dryden's Dufreſhoy. He travelled the world, on purpoſe to converſe with the moſt learned men. Guardian, N9 165. The common materials, which the ancients made their ſhips of, were the ornus or wild aſh ; the fir was likewiſe uſed for this purpoſe. Arbuthnot. I do this, on purpoſe to give you a more ſenſible impreſſion of the imperfection of your knowledge. Watts. Where men err againſt this method, it is uſually on purpoſe, and to ſhew their learning. Swift. 2. Effect; conſequence. To ſmall purpºſe had the council of Jeruſalem been aſ. ſembled, if once their determination being ſet down, men might afterwards have defended their former opinions. Hoker. The ground will be like a wood, which keepeth out the ſun, and ſo continueth the wet, whereby it will never graze, to purpoſe that year. Bacon's Nat. Hiſſ. Their deſign is a war, whenever they can open it with a proſpect of ſucceeding to purpoſe. Temple. Such firſt principles will ſerve us to very little purpoſe, and we ſhall be as much at a loſs with, as without them, if they may, by any human power, ſuch as is the will of our teachers, or opinions of our companions, be altered or loſt in us. Locłe. He that would reliſh ſucceſs to purpoſe, ſhould keep his paſſion cool, and his expectation low. Collier on Deſire. What the Romans have done is not worth notice, having had little occaſion to make uſe of this art, and what they have of it to purpoſe being borrowed from Ariſtotle. Baker. 3. Inſtance ; example. - 'Tis common for double-dealers to be taken in their own ſnares, as for the purpoſe in the matter of power. L'Eſ. To Pu'rpose. v. a. [from the noun..] To intend; to deſign; to reſolve. What he did purpoſe, it was the pleaſure of God that So- lomon his ſon ſhould perform. Hoºker. It is a purpos'd thing, and grows by plot, ... ? To curb the nobility. Sº?: Cricanus. I am purpoſed, that my mouth ſhall not tranſgreſs, P/ Xvii. This is the purpoſe that is parpºſed upon the whole earth. 1/. xv. 26. Paul purpoſed in the ſpirit, to go to Jeruſalem. Acts xix. 21. The chriſtian captains, purpºſing to retire home, placed on each fide of the army four ranks of waggons. Knºlles. The whole included race his pur.” Prey. Milton, Oaths were not purpº'd more than law, To keep the good and juſt in awe, But to confine the bad and ſinful, Like moral cattle in a pinfold. . - Audibras. Doubling my crime, I promiſe º, Pri ..}, . : ºrive r arºſs to ſlay, whilſt ſwearing to forgive. rtar, Purpºſe 2 Pu'rpose LY. 22
p ti R P U R Fur post ly, adv. [from fº.) By deſign ; by ". Being the inſtrument which God hath purpºſely frame f thereby to work the knowledge of ſalvation in the hº O men, what cauſe is there wherefore it ſhould not be acknow- fººd a moſt apt mean? + - Hººr. i have fºy avoided to ſpeak any thing concerning the - - ºf 1. . . treatment due to ſuch perſons. Addison. In compoſing this diſcourſe, I purpºſ y declined all cit nſive and diſpleaſing truths. - - - Atterbury. The vulgar thus through imitation err, As of the learned by being ſingular 3. so much they ſcorn the crowd, that if the throng By chance go right, they furiºſely go wrong. Pºpe. Pu’rpſ. Isr. m. ſ. ſpºrtris, old Fr. purpriſºn, law Lat..] A cloſs or incloſure; as alſo the whole compaſs of a manour. The place of juſtice is hallowed; and therefore not only the bench, but the foot-pace and precincts, and purpriſe ought to be preſerved without corruption. Bacºn's Eſſays. PURR. m. ſ. A ſea lark. - A ſwºrth. To Po RR. v. a. To murmur as a cºt or leopard in Płºſure: PURSE. m. ſ. ſhººtſ, Fr. piers, Welſh.) A ſmall bag in which money is cºntained. - - - - - She bears the fºye too; fl. c is a region in Guiana ...] gºld and bounty- Salºp. 4/ºry //ives ºf JP'indſºr. Shah the ſon of England prove a thief, - And take parſe; " Sºak. ?. Henry IV. He ſent e, i. in of the chief priſoners, richly apparalled with their furſes full of money, into the city Knºllº. I will give him the thouſand pieces, and, to his great fur- priſe, preſent him with another furſe of the ſame value. 4d. To Pt as E. v. a. [from the neun.] 1. To put into a purſe. - I am ſpell-caught by Philide!, And purs'd within a net. Dryden. I furs'd it up, but little reck’ning made, ''':ll now that this cat cnity compell’d, ! find it true. Milton. 1. To contract as a parſe. Thou cried'ſ, And did'ſt contract and purſe thy brow together, As if thou then had'ſt ſhut up in thy brain Some horrible conceit. Shakespeare. Othell. Pu's sex ET. n.ſ. [purſe and net.] A net of which the mouth is drawn together by a ſtring. Conies are taken by purſenets in their burrows. Mºrtimer. Pursºrroup. ad. [purſe and proud] Puſed up with money. !", m. ſ. [from purſe.] The paymaſter of a ſhip. tºº. {n-ſ [from fºrff.] Shortneſs of breath. Pu Rs.1.A in. m. ſ. ſportuſaca, Lat..] A plant. The flower of fur/ſain conſiſts of many leaves, which ex- Fahd in form of a role, out of whoſe flower-cup, which con- fiſts of one leaf, ariſes the pointal, which, together with the flower-cup, becomes a fruit, for the moſt part oval, full of ſh;all ſects, and furniſhed with two ſhells or huſks at top; of which the outer one, which was the part of the flower-cup that was ſplit in two, opens fiſt; and the inner one, which is the pointal inlarged, opens laſt, doubly and tranſverſely, while the lower Part of the flower-cup adheres to the foot- ſtalk. Miller. The medicaments, proper to diminiſh the milk, are lettice, fºſſain and chdive. // iſºman's Surgery. £º. adj. [from purſue..] What may be purſued. Pºst ANCE. m. ſ. [from furſue..] Proſecution; proceſs. Pºst'Asr, adj. Iſom piſt...] Done in conſequence or pro- ſecution of any thing. To PURSU’E. v. a. ſpotoſilivre, Fr.] 1. To chaſe; to follow in hoſtility. Love like a ſhadow flies, when ſubſtance love purſue: ; Purſuing that that flies, and flying what purſues. Shakeſp. When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained ſervants, and purſued. Gen. xiv. 14. To thy ſpeed add wings, Left with a whip of ſcorpions I purſue Thy lingering. - Miltºn. 2. To proſecute; to continue. As righteouſneſs tendeth to life; ſo be that purſueth evil, fºurth it to his own death. Prov. xii. 19. Inſatiate to purſue - Vain war with heaven. ..!/ilton. - I will purſue this ancient ſtory, whether falſe or true. Dryden. When men purſue their thoughts of ſpace, they ſtop at the ‘...”ines of body, as if ſpace were there at an end, Locke. 3. * initate; to follow as an example. The fame of ancient matrons you parſe, .* ſtand a blameleſs pattern to the new. Dryd 4. To endeavour to attain. yacn. sº then twº We happineſ, Yet the purſuit A ſilion. purſue; we fly from pain; > *nd yet the flight is vain. Prior. To Pursu'E. v. n. To go on ; to proceed. I have, purſues Carncades, wondered chymiſts ſhould riot confider. Bºyle, Pursu's R. n.f. [from purſue..] One who follows in hoſtility. Fled with the reſt, And falling from a hill he was ſo bruis'd, That the pulſiºr, toºk him. - - Sº?. H. nº IV. His ſwift purſuers from heav'n's gates diſcern - Th' advantage, and deſcending tread us down Thus drooping. 4.iitºn's Par. Loff, b. i - ~ . ... " ) - - - Like a declining ſtateſman left forlorn To his friends pity and purſuers ſcorn. Denham Pursuit. m. ſ. ſpoutſuite, Fr.] 1. The act of following with hoſtile intention. Arm, warriors, arm for fight ! the foe at hand, Whom fled we thought, will ſave us long Purſuit. Miltºn. 2. Endeavour to attain. This means they long propos'd, but little gºin'd, Yet after much purſuit, at length obtain'd. Dryden. lis hºnours and vanities are continually paſſing before him and inviting his parſuit. A gºrs. He has annexed a ſecret pleaſure to the idea of any th:g that is new or uncommon, that he might encourage us in tº: º, , , , -, --> !, ºre a tr- - * - - - purſuit after knowledge, and engage us to ſearch into the wonders of his creation. Aºi ºn The will, free from the determination of ſuch deſire, is left to the pºſuit of nearer ſatisfactions, and to the removal of thoſe unea.ºnefies it feels in its longings after them. Lº, 3. Proſecution. He concluded with fighs and tears, to conjure them, that they would no more preſs him to give his conſciit to a thing ſo contrary to his reaſon, the execution whereof would bicº his heart, and that they would give over further pºſuit of it. - Curºn...on. Pursuiv ANT. n.ſ. ſpouſiivant, Fr.] A ſtate meſſenger; an attendant on the beralds. - - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting ſkies, like flying frºſitivºt. Fairy Qºm. Purſuivaji:; he often for them ſent. 11…erſ. Theſe grey locks, the purſuivants of death, Argue the end of Edmund Mortimer. Shaft. Send out a fºur titant at arms To Stanley's regiment; bid him bring his power - Before ſun-riſing. Shakeſp. Richard III. For helmets, creſts, mantles, and ſupporters, I leave the reader to Edmond Bolton, Gerard Leigh, John Ferne, and John Guillin Portiſmouth, purſuivants of arms, who have diligently laboured in armory. Camden's Kemains. The purſuivants came next, And like the heralds each his ſcutheon bore. Dryden. PU'RSY. aff, ſpouſſ, Fr.] Shortbreathed and fat. In the fatneſs of theſe purſy times, Virtue itſelf of vice muſt paidon beg, Yea courb and woo for leave to do it good. Shakeſp. Now breathleſs wrong Shall ſit and pant in your great chairs of caſe, And purſy infolence ſhall break his wind With fear and horrid flight. Shakeſp. Timºn ºf Æthens. By theſe, the Medes Perfume their breaths, and cure old purſy men. Temple. An hoſteſs dowager, Grown fat and purſy by retail Of pots of beer and bottl’d ale. Hudibras, p. iii. Pu'RTENAN ce. n. J. [appertenance, Fr.] The pluck of an animal. Roaſt the lamb with fire, his head with his legs and with the purtenance thereof. Ex. xii. 9. The ſhaft againſt a rib did glance, - - And gall'd him in the furtenance. Hudibraſ, p. i. To PU'RVEY. v. a. [pourvºir, Fr.] - - 1. To provide with conveniencies. This ſenſe is now not in uſe. Give no odds to your foes, but do ſurvey Yourſelf of ſword before that bloody day. Fa. Queen. His houſe with all convenience was purvey'd, The reſt he found. Dryden. 2. To procure. what though from outmoſt land and ſea purvey'd For him; each rarer tributary life Bleeds not. Thomſºn's Summer. To Pu'Rvey. v. n. To buy in proviſions. I the praiſe Yield thce, ſo well this day thou haſt purvey’d. Milton. Purvey AscL. m. ſ. [from purvey.] I. Proviſion. Whence mounting up, they find furºcyance meet Of all, that royal princes court became. Fa. 9acen. 2. Procurement of vićtuals. Some lands be more changeable than others; as for their lying near to the borders, or becauſe of great and continual - purjances that are made upon them. Bacon. PUR v E Yok. !.
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Perve Yor. m. ſ. [from purvey.]
1. One that provides victuals. -
The purveyors or vićtuallers are much to be condemned, as
not a little faulty in that behalf. Raleigh.
2. A procurer ; a pimp.
Theſe women are ſuch cunning purveyors /
Mark where their appetites have once been pleaſed,
The ſame reſemblance in a younger lover, -
Lies brooding in their fancies the ſame pleaſures. Dryden.
The ſtranger, raviſh'd at his good fortune, is introduced
to ſome imaginary title ; for this purveyor has her repreſenta-
tives of ſome of the fineſt ladies. Addiſon.
Pu'Ry: Ew. m. ſ. [pourveu, French..] Proviſo; providing
clauſe.
Though the petition expreſſes only treaſon and felony, yet
the aët is general againſt all appeals in parliament; and many
times the purview of an act is larger than the preamble or the
petition. Hale's Common Law of England.
Pu RULENCE. }" / [from purulent.] Generation of pus or
PU'RUL Nc Y. y matter..
Conſumptions are induced by purulency in any of the
viſcera. Arbuthnot on Diet.
Pu RULENT. adj. [furtlent, Fr. purulentus, Lat..] Conſiſting
of pus or the running of wounds. -
A carcaſe of man is moſt infectious and odious to man,
and furulent matter of wounds to found fleſh. Bacon.
It ſpews a filthy froth
Of matter purulent and white,
Which happen'd on the ſkin to light,
And there corrupting on a wound,
Spreads leproſy. Swift's Miſcel.
An acrimonious or furulent matter, ſtagnating in ſome or-
gan, is more eaſily depoſited upon the liver than any other
art. A luthnot on Alinents.
p's n. ſ. [Latin.] The matter of a well digeſted ſore.
Acrid ſubſtances break the veſſels, and produce an ichor
initead of laudable pºs.
To PUSH. v. a. ſpouſer, Fr.]
1. To ſtrike with a thruſt. -
If the ox fiſh a man-ſervant, he ſhall be ſtoned. Ex. xxi.
2. To force or drive by impulſe of any thing. -
The youth puſh away my feet.
3. To force not by a quick blow, but by continued violence.
Shew your mended faiths,
To puſh deſtruction and perpetual ſhame -
Out of the weak door of our fainting land. Shakeſp.
Through thee will we pºſ' down our encil.ies. Pſ. xliv. 5.
Waters forcing way,
Sidclong had puſh'd a mountain from his ſeat,
Half ſunk with all his pines. Milton.
The deſcription of this terrible ſcene threw her into an hy-
ſłcrick fit, which might have proved dangerous, if Cornelius
had not been puſhed out of the room.
4. To preſs forward. -
He forewarns his care
With rules to puſh his fortune or to bear. Dryden.
With ſuch impudence did he puſh this matter, that when
he heard the cries of above a million of people begging for
their bread, he termed it the clamours of faction. Addiſon.
Arbuthnot and Pope.
Arts and ſciences, in one and the ſame century, have ar-
rived at great perfection, and no wonder, ſince every age has.
a kind of univerſal genius, which inclines thoſe that live in
it to ſome particular ſtudies, the work then being puſhed on
by many hands, muſt go forward. Dryden.
5. To urge ; to drive. -
Ambition Mºſhes the ſoul to ſuch actiens, as are apt to pro-
cure honour to the actor. Addison's Speciator.
6. To enforce; to drive to a concluſion.
We are pºſhed for an anſwer, and are forced at laſt freely
to confeſs, that the corruptions of the adminiſtration were in-
tolerable. Swift.
7. To importune ; to teaze.
To PUSII. v. n.
1. To make a thruſt.
But iſſues, ere the fight, his dread command,
That none ſhall dare
With ſhortned ſword to ſtab in cloſer war,
Nor puſh with biting point, but ſtrike at length. Dryden.
A calf will ſo manage his head, as though he would pºſh
with his horns even before they ſhoot. Ray.
Lambs, though they never ſaw the actions of their ſpecies,
pºſ, with their foreheads, before the budding of a horn.
Addison.
2. To make an effort.
War ſeem'd aſleep for nine long years; at length
Both ſides reſolv'd to piſh, we try’d our ſtrength. Dryden.
3. To make an attack.
The king of the South ſhall pºſh at him, and the king of
the North ſhall come againſt him. Dan. xi. 40.
Pusii. n.ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Thruſt; the act of ſtriking with a pointed inſtrument.
Arbuthnot.
job xxx. 12. .
Ne might his corſº be harmed -
With dint of ſword or pºſ' of pointed ſpear. Spenſºr:
º So great was the puidance of his puſh,
That frºm his ſadle quite he did him bear. Fa. Sººcen.
They, like reſolute men, ſtood in the face of the breach,
receiving them with deadly ſhot and puſh of pike, in ſuch fu-
**r, that the Turks began to retiré. Knolles.
2. An impulſe; force impreſſed.
Jove was not more
With infant nature, when his ſpacious hand
Had rounded this huge ball of earth and ſº
To give it the firſt tiſ, and ſee it roll
- Along the vaſt abyſ.
3. Aſlault; attack.
He gave his countenance againſt his name,
To laugh with gybing boys, and ſtand the pºſ,
Of every beardleſs vain comparative. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
When ſuch a reſiſtance is made, theſe boſã talkers will
draw in their horns, when their fierce and feeble puſhes againſt
truth are repelled with puſhing and confidence. J/atts.
4. A forcible ſtruggle; a ſtrong effort.
A ſudden pºſh gives them the overthrow ;
Ride, ride, Meſſala. Shakespeare .
Away he goes, makes his puſh, ſtands the ſhock of a
battle, and compounds for leaving of a leg behind him.
L’Eſtrange.
We have beaten the French from all their advanced polis,
and driven them into their laſt entrenchments: one vigorous
pºſ”, one general aſſault will force the enemy to cry out for
Addison's Guardian,
quarter. Addison:
5. Exigence; trial.
We'll put the matter to the preſent puſh. Shakeſp.
'Tis common to talk of dying for a friend; but when it
comes to the puſh, 'tis no more than talk. L’Eſirange.
The queſtion we would put, is not whether the ſacrament
of the maſs be as truly propitiatory, as thoſe under the law
but whether it be as truly a ſacrifice if ſo, then it is a true
proper ſacrifice, and is not only commemorative or repreſen-
tative, as we are fold at a pºſh. Atterbury.
6. A ſudden emergence.
There's time enough for that ;
Left they deſire, upon this puſh, to trouble
Your joys with like relation. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale.
7. [Pu/iula, Lat..] A pimple; an effloreſcence; a wheal.
He that was praiſed to his hurt, ſhould have a puſh riſe upon
his noſe ; as a bliſter will riſe upon one's tongue, that tells
a lye. Bacon's Eſſays.
PU's HER... n.ſ.. [from pºff.] He who puſhes forward.
PU's HING. adj. [from pºſſ.] Enterpriſing; vigorous.
PU's HPIN. m. ſ. [puſ, and fin.] A child's play, in which pins
are puſhed alternately.
Men, that have wandering thoughts at the voice of wiſdom
out of the mouth of a philoſopher, deſerve as well to be
whipt, as boys for playing at pºpin, when they ſhould be
learning. L'Eſtrange.
Pusill ANIMITY... n.ſ. [pºſilaninité, Fr. puſillus and animius,
Lat.] Cowardice; meanneſs of ſpirit.
The property of your excellent ſherris is the warming of
the blood, which, before cold and ſettled, left the liver white
and pale, the badge of pºſillanimity and cowardice. Shakeſp.
The Chineſe ſail where they will; which ſheweth, that
their law of keeping out trangers is a law of puſillanimity and
fear. Bacon's New Atlantis.
It is obvious, to diſtinguiſh between an act of courage and
an act of raſhneſs, an act of pºſillaninity and an act of great
modeſty or humility. South's Sermons.
PUSILLATNIMOUS. adj. [puſillanime, Fr. puſillus and animºus,
Lat.] Meanſpirited ; narrowminded; cowardly.
An argument fit for great princes, that neither by overinea- -
ſuring their forces, they loſe themſelves in vain enterprizes;
nor, by undervaluing them, deſcend to fearful and puſillani-
mous counſels. - Bacon's Eſſays.
He became puſilanimous, and was eaſily ruffled with every
little paſſion within; ſupine, and as openly expoſed to any
temptation from without. ſtºodward's Nat. Hiſł.
What greater inſtance can there be of a weak puſillanimous
temper, than for a man to paſs his whole life in oppoſition to
his own ſentiments. Addison Speciatºr, N° 576.
Pusill ANIMousNEss. n.ſ.. [from fuſilaninous.] Meanneſs
of ſpirit. - r
Puss. n.ſ.. [I know not whence derived; fuſe, Lat, is a dwarſ..]
1. The fondling name of a cat. - - -
A young fellow, in love with a cat, made it his humble
ſuit to Venus to turn ptſ into a woman. L lºgº.
Let puſ; practiſe what nature teaches: - ºutts.
I will permit my ſon to play at apodidraſcinda, which can
be no other than our pºſs in a corner. Arbuth, and Pope.
2. The ſportſman's term for a hare.
Poor honeſt ptſ,
It grieves my heart to ſce thee thus ;
But hounds cat ſheep as well as hares. Gºy.
PU'ST. L.E.
P U Tº fü'STUſ.E. n.ſ. ſºftuſ, Fr. pºla, Lat..] A ſmall ſwelling; P 1 t I. 2. 3 - - - - - - - fHoreſcence. a pimple; a puſh ; an eff - "F. bloºd turning acrimonious, corrodes the veſſels, pro- ducing hemorrhagºs, puſtules red, black and gargrenous. Arb. Pºst vious. ad. [from pºſłule.] Full of puſtules ; pimply. "o Put. v. a. ſo f this word, ſo common in the Engliſh lan- guage, it is very difficult to find the etymology; putter, to fant, is Daniſh. ſº To lay or repoſite in any place. -- º 3. º there he put a man. Gen. ii. 8. Speak unto him, and put words in his mouth. Ex, IV. I 5. If a man put in his beaſt, and feed in another man's field; of the beſt of his own ſhall he make reſtitution. Ex. xxii. 5. In theſe he put two weights. Milton. Feed land with beaſts and horſes, and after both put in ſheep. A ſºrtimer's Huſbandry. To place in any fituation. - when he had put them all out, he entereth in Mar. v. 40. Four ſpeedy cherubims - Put to their mouths the founding alchimy. Milton. Put all your other ſubjects together; they have not taken half the pains for your majeſty's ſervice that I have. L'B/ir. . To place in any ſtate or condition. Beſore we will lay by our juſt born arms, We'll put thee down, 'gainſt whom theſe arms we bear, Or add a royal number to the dead. Shakesp. Put me in a ſurety with thee. job xvii. 3. The ſtones he ut for his pillows. Gen. xxviii. 11. He hath put my brethren far from me. job xix. 13. As we were put in truſt with the goſpel, even ſo we ſpeak, not as pleaſing men, but God. 1 Thºſ. ii. 4. They ſhall ride upon horſes, every one put in array like a man to the battle againſt thee. jer. l. 42. He put them into ward three days. Gen. xlii. 17. She ſhall be his wife, he may not put her away. Deut. xxii. !)aniel ſaid, put theſe two aſide. Suſ. v. 51. Having loſt two of their braveſt commanders at ſea, they durſt not fut it to a battle at ſea, and ſet up their reſt wholly upon the land enterprize. Bacon. This queſtion aſk'd puts me in doubt. AZiltºn. So nature prompts; ſo ſoon we go aſtray, When old experience puts us in the way. Dryden. Men may put government into what hands they pleaſe. - Locke. He that has any doubt of his tenets, received without ex- amination, ought to put himſelf wholly into this ſtate of ig- norance, and throwing wholly by all his former notions, ex- amine them with a perfect indifference. Locke. Declaring by word or action a ſedate, ſettled deſign upon another man's life, puts him in a ſtate of war with him. Locke. As for the time of putting the rams to the ewes, you muſt conſider at what time your graſs will maintain them. Mºrt. lf without any provocation gentlemen will fall upon one, in an affair wherein his intereſt and reputation are embarked, they cannot complain of being put into the number of his c 1 he ill 1 ts. Pºpe. 4. To repoſe. 5 How wilt thou put thy truſt cn Egypt for chariots. 2 Kings. God was entreated of them, becauſe they put their truſt in him. * I Chr. v. 20. . To truſt; to give up. Thou ſhal; pºt all in the hands of Aaron, and wave them for a wave-offering. Ex. xxix. 24. 0. To expoſe; to apply to anything. A ſinew cracked ſeldom recovers its former ſtrength, or the *mory of it leaves a laſting caution in the man, not to put the part quickly again to robuſt employment. Locke. 7. To puſh into action. 8 Thank him who puts meloth to this revenge. Milton. W hen men and women are mixed and well choſen, and fººt their beſt qualitics forward, there may be any intercourſe of civility and good will. Swift. . To apply. Your goodlieſt young men and aſles he will put them to his work. - - I Sam. viii. 16. No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking bººk, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke ix. 62. *joice before the Lord in all that then puttg/? thine hands tinto. Deut. xii. 18. Chymical °Fºrations are excellent tools in the hands of a natural philoſopher, and are by him applicable to many nobler uſes, than they are wont to be put to in laboratories. Boyle. The .**ise of their relations put them to painting, as more gainful than any other art. Dryden’s Djº. ** great difference in the notions of mankind, is from the º uſe they pºt their faculties to. > Locke. I expect an offspring, docile and tractable in whatever we fit them to. Tatler, Nº 75 9. To uſe any action by which the place or ſtate of any thing is changed. I do but keep the peace, put up thy ſword. Shakeſp. Pat up your ſword; if this young gentleman Have done offence, I take the fault on me. Shakeſp. He put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. Ex. xxii. Whatſoever cannot be digeſted by the ſtomach, is by the ſtomach either put up by vomit, or pat down to the guts. - Bacon. It puts a man from all employment, and makes a man's diſcourſes tedious. Taylºr's Rule ºf Living Haly. A nimble fencer will put in a thruſt ſo quick, that the foil will be in your boſom, when you thought it a yard off. Digby. A man, not having the power of his own life, cannot pºt himſelf under the abſolute arbitrary power of another to tike it. - - - Locke. Inſtead of making apologies, I will ſend it with my hearty prayers, that thoſe few directions I have here put together, º, be truly uſeful to you. lºat. e will know the truth of theſe maxims, upon the firſt occaſion that ſhall make him put together thoſe ideas, and ob- ſerve whether they agree or diſagree. Lºcke. When you cannot get dinner ready, pºt the clock back. Swift's Directions to the Cº. Io. To cauſe; to produce. There is great variety in men's underſtanding; and their natural conſtitutions put ſo wide a difference between ſome men, that induſtry would never be able to maſter, Locke. 11. To compriſe; to conſign to writing. Cyrus made proclamation, and put it alſo in writing. 2 Chr. 12. To Addison Whatſoever God doeth, nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it. Eccl. iii. 14. 13. To place in a reckoning. If we will rightly eſtimate things, we ſhall find, that moſt of them are wholly to be pºt on the account of labour. Loºe. That ſuch a temporary life, as we now have, is better than no being, is evident by the high value we put upon it cur- ſelves. Lº, e. 14. To reduce to any ſtate. Marcellus and Flavius, for pulling ſcarfs off Ceſar's images, are put to ſilence. º Shakſº. Julius Cajar. This diſhonours you no more, Than to take in a town with gentle words, Which elſe would put you to your fortune. Shakespeare . And five of you ſhall chaſe an hundred, and an hundred of ou ſhall put ten thouſand to flight. Lev. xxvi. 8. With well-doing, ye may put to ſilence fooliſh men. 1 Pet. The Turks were in every place put to the worſt, and lay by heaps ſlain. Knolles's Hiſł. of the Turki. This ſcrupulous way would make us. deny our ſenſes; for there is ſcarcely any thing but puts our reaſon to a ſtand. Cºl. Some modern authors, obſerving what ſtraits they have been put to to find out water enough for Noah's flood, ſay, Noah's flood was not univerſal, but a national iºdation. Burnet's Theºry ºf the Earth. We ſee the miſerable ſhifts ſome men are put to, when that, which was founded upon, and ſupported by idolatry, is become the ſanctuary of atheiſm. Bently. 15. To oblige; to urge. Thoſe that put their bodies to endure in health, may, in moſt ſickneſſes, be cured only with dict and tendeling. Bacon. The diſcourſe I mentioned was written to a private friend, who put me upon that taſk. Bºyle. He put to proof his high ſupremacy. AMilton. When the wiſeſt counſel of men have with the greateſt prudence made laws, yet frequent emergencies happen which they did not foreſee, and therefore they are put upon repeals and ſupplements of ſuch their laws; but Almighty God, by one ſimple forefight, foreſaw all events, and could therefore fit laws proportionate to the things he made. Hale. We are put to prove things, which can hardly be made plainer. Tillºtſºn. Where the loſs can be but temporal, every ſmall probabi- lity of it need not pat us ſo anxiouſly to prevent it. . . South. They ſhould ſeldom be put about doing thoſe things; but when they have a mind. Locke. I6. To propoſe; to ſtate. A man of Tyre, ſkilful to work in gold and filver, to find out every device which ſhall be put to him. 2 Chr. ii. 24. Put it thus—unfold to Staius ſtraight, What to Jove's ear thou didſt impart of late: He'll ſtare. Dryden. The queſtion originally put and diſputed in publick ſchoºls. was, whether, under any pretence whatſoever, it may be lawful to reſiſt the ſupreme magiſtrate. - Swift. I only put the queſtion, whether, in reaſon, it would nCE have been proper the kingdom ſhould have received timely notice. Swift. I put the caſe at the worſt, by ſuppoſing what ſeldom º: pens, that a courſe of virtue makes us miſerable in this life. speciator, Nº. 576. 17. To form ; to regulate. 7 2 > 18. To reach !. : 3
P UT P U T 18. To reach to another. Wo unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puiteſ? thy bottle to him, and makeſt him drunken. Hab. ii. 15. 19. To bring into any ſtate of mind or temper. Solyman, to put the Rhodians out of all ſuſpicion of inva- ſon, ſent thoſe ſoldiers he had levied in the countries neareſt unto Rhodes far away, and ſo upon the ſudden to ſet upon them. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. His highneſs put him in mind of the promiſe he had made the day before, which was ſo ſacred, that he hoped he would not violate it. Clarendon. To put your ladyſhip in mind of the advantages you have in all theſe points, would look like a deſign to flatter you. Temple. I broke all hoſpitable laws, To bear you from your palace-yard by might, And put §. noble perſon in a fright. Dryden. The leaſt harm that befalls children, puts them into com- plaints and bawling. Locke on Education. 20. To offer; to advance. I am as much aſhamed to put a looſe indigeſted play upon the publick, as I ſhould be to offer braſs money in a pay- ment. Dryden. Wherever he puts a ſlight upon good works, ’tis as they iſland diſtinét from faith. Atterbury. 21. To unite; to place as an ingredient. He has right to put into his complex idea, ſignified by the word gold, thoſe qualities, which upon trial he has found united. Locke. 22. To Put by. To turn off; to divert. Watch and reſiſt the devil; his chief deſigns are to hinder thy deſire in good, to put thee by from thy ſpiritual employ- Inent. Taylor. A fright hath put by an ague fit, and mitigated a fit of the gout. Grew's Coſmol. 23. To Put by. To thruſt aſide. Baſilius, in his old years, marrying a young and fair lady, had of her thoſe two daughters ſo famous in beauty, which put by their young couſin from that expectation. Sidney. Was the crown offer'd him thrice —Ay, marry, was’ſt, and he put it by thrice, very time gentler than other. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar. Jonathan had died for being ſo, Had not juſt God put by th’ unnatural blow. Cowley. When I drove a thruſt, home as I could, - To reach his traitor heart, he put it by, And cried, ſpare the ſtripling. Dryden. 24. To Put down. To baffle; to repreſs ; to cruſh. How the ladies and I have put him down / Shakeſp. 25. To Put down. To degrade. The greedy thirſt of royal crown Stirr'd Porrex up to put his brother down. Fa. Queen. The king of Egypt put Jehoahaz down at Jeruſalem. 2 Ch. 26. To Put down. To bring into diſuſe. Sugar hath put down the uſe of honey; inaſmuch as we have loſt thoſe preparations of honey, which the ancients had. Bacon. With copper collars and with brawny backs, Quite to put down the faſhion of our blacks. Dryden. 27. To Put down. To confute. We two ſaw you four ſet on four; mark now how a plain tale ſhall put you down. Shakeſp. Henry IV. 28. To Put forth. To propoſe. Samſon ſaid, I will now put forth a riddle unto you. judg. 29. To Put forth. To extend. He put forth his hand, and pulled her in. 30. To Put forth. To emit, as a ſprouting plant. An excellent obſervation of Ariſtotle, why ſome plants are of greater age than living creatures, for that they yearly put forth new leaves; whereas living creatures put forth, after their period of growth, nothing but hair and nails, which are ex- CrementS. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. He ſaid, let th' earth Put forth the verdant graſs, herb yielding ſeed, Gen. viii. 9. And fruit-tree yielding fruit. Milton. 31. To Put fºrth. To exert. I put not forth my goodneſs. Milton. In honouring God, put forth all thy ſtrength. Taylor. We ſhould put forth all our ſtrength, and, without having an eye to his preparations, make the greateſt puſh we are able. Addiſon. 32. To Put in. To interpoſe. Give me leave to put in a word to tell you, that I am glad you allow us different degrees of worth. Collier. 33. To Put in practice. To uſe; to exerciſe. Neither gods nor man will give conſent, To put in practice your unjuſt intent. Dryden. 34. Tº PUT off. To diveſt; to lay aſide. None of us put off our cloaths, ſaving that every one put them off for waſhing. Nehem. iv. 23. Put off thy ſhoes from off thy feet. Ex. ii. 5. Ambition, like a torrent, ne'er looks back; And is a ſwelling, and the laſt affection A high mind can put off. Benj. johnſºn's Cataline. It is the new ſkin or ſhell that putteth off the old; ſo we ſee, that it is the Young horn that putteth off the old; and in birds, the young feathers put off the old; and ſo birds caſt their beaks, the new beak putting off the old. Bacon. Ye ſhall die perhaps, by putting off. Human, to put on gods; death to be wiſh'd. Milton. I for his ſake will leave - Thy boſom, and this glory next to thee Freely put off, and for him laſtly die. Milton. Let not the work of to-day be put off till to-morrow ; for the future is uncertain. L'Eſtrange. When a man ſhall be juſt about to quit the ſtage of this world, to put off his mortality, and to deliver up his laſt. counts to God, his memory ſhall ſerve him for little elſe, but to terrify him with a frightful review of his paſt life. South. Now the cheerful lighther fears diſpell’d, She with no winding turns the truth conceal’d, But put the woman off, and ſtood reveal’d. Dryden. My friend, fancying her to be an old woman of quality, fut off his hat to her, when the perſon pulling off his º: appeared a ſmock-faced young fellow. Addiſon. Homer ſays he puts off that air of grandeur which ſo pro- perly belongs to his charaćter, and debaſes himſelf into a droll. Broom's Notes on the Odyſſey. 35. ſ PUT off. To defeat or delay with ſome artifice or ex- Cu16. The gains of ordinary trades are honeſt; but thoſe of bar- gains are more doubtful, when men ſhould wait upon others neceſſity, broke by ſervants to draw them on, put off others cunningly that would be better chapmen. Bacon. I hoped for a demonſtration, but Themiſtius hopes to put me off with an harangue. Boyle. Some hard words the goat gave, but the fox puts off all with a jeſt. L’Eſtrange. I do not intend to be thus put off with an old ſong. More. Do men in good earneſt think that God will be put off ſo * Or that the law of God will be baffled with a lie cloathed in a ſcoff? South. This is a very unreaſonable demand, and we might put him off with this anſwer, that there are ſeveral things which all men in their wits diſbelieve, and yet none but madmen will go about to diſprove. Bentley. 36. To Put off. To delay; to defer; to procraſtinate. So many accidents may deprive us of our lives, that we can never ſay, that he who neglects to ſecure his ſalvation to- day, may without danger put it off to to-morrow. Wake. 37. To Pur off. To paſs fallaciouſly. He ſeems generally to prevail, perſuading them to a con- fidence in ſome partial works of obedience, or elſe to put off the care of their ſalvation to ſome future opportunities. Rog. 38. To Put off. To diſcard. Upon theſe taxations, The clothiers all put off The ſpinſters, carders, fullers, weavers. Shakeſp. 39. To Put off. To recommend; to vend or obtrude. The effects which paſs between the ſpirits and the tangible parts, are not at all handled, but put off by the names of vir- tues, natures, ačtions, and paſſions. Bacon. It is very hard, that Mr. Steele ſhould take up the artificial reports of his own faction, and then put them off upon the world as additional fears of a popiſh ſucceſſor. Swift: 40. To Put on or upon. To impute; to charge. 41. To Put on or upon. To inveſt with, as cloaths or covering. Strangely viſited people he cures, Hanging a golden ſtamp about their necks, Put on with holy pray'rs. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Give even way unto my rough affairs; Put not you on the viſage of the times, And be like them to Percy troubleſome. Shakeſp. ** So ſhall inferior eyes, That borrow their behaviour from the great, Grow great by your example, and put on The dauntleſs ſpirit of reſolution. Shakeſp. King john. Rebekah took goodly raiment, and put them upon Jacob. Gen. xxvii. 15. If God be with me, and give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, then ſhall the Lord be my God. Gen. xxviii. 20. She has Very good ſuits, and very rich; but then She cannot put 'em on ; ſhe knows not how --- To wear a garment. Benj. jºhnſºn's Catiline. Taking his cap from his head, he ſaid, this cap will not hold two heads, and therefore it muſt be fitted to one, and ſo put it on again. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. Avarice puts on the canonical habit. Decay; Piety. Mercury had a mind to learn what credit he had in the world, and ſo put on the ſhape of a man. L’Eſtrange. 20 X The
P U T P U T . . . ths, be- The little ones are taught to * proud of their cloa Lºº. can put them on. - - - 4. *ś, * To forward; to promote ; to incite. I grow fearful, By what yº. . late º º done, t you protect this courie, and put it on - #; iºnº, y Shakeſp. King Lear. Say, you ne'er had don't, - But by our putting on. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Others envy to the ſtate draws, and put ºn , , , , For contumelics receiv'd. Benj. johnſºn's Catiline. This came handromely to put on the peace, becº º a fair example of a peace bought. . . . Bacon's Henry VII. - As danger did approach, her ſpirits role, - And putting on the king diinay'u her fºes. Halifax. 43. Tº PöT on or upon. I o impoſe ; to inflict. - I have offended; that which thou *. me, I will bear. 2 Kings xviii. 14. *. not only undermineth the baſe of religion, but puts upon us the remoteſt error from truth. Brown. The ſtork found he was put upon, but ſet a good face how- ever upon his entertainment. - L'Aſirange. faijacies we are apt to put upon ourſelves, by taking words for things. - - Locke. why are ſcripture maxims put upon us, without taking no- tice of ſcripture examples which lie croſs them. Atterbury. 44. To Put on: To aſſume ; to take. The duke hath ºut on a religious life, And thrown into neglect the pompous court. Shakeſp. Wiſe men love you, in their own eſpight, And, finding in their native wit no eaſe, Are forc'd to put your folly on to pleaſe. Dryden. There is no quality ſo contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occaſion, in order to ſerve an intereſt. Swift. 45. To Put over. To refer. For the certain knowledge of that truth, I put you o'er to heav'n, and to my mother. Shakeſp. 46. T. Put out. To place at uſury. Lord, who ſhall abide in thy tabernacle? he that putteth not out his money to uſury. Pſ, xv. 5. To live retir’d upon his own, He call'd his money in ; But the prevailing love of pelf, Soon ſplit him on the former ſhelf, He put it out again. Dryden's Horace. Money at uſe, when returned into the hands of the owner, uſually lies dead there till he gets a new tenant for it, and can put it out again. Locke. - An old uſurer, charmed with the pleaſures of a country life, in order to make a purchaſe, called in all his money; but, in a very few days after, he put it out again. Addiſon. One hundred pounds only, put out at intereſt at ten per cent. doth in ſeventy years encreaſe to above one hundred thouſand pounds. Child. 47. To Put out. To extinguiſh. The Philiſtines put cut his eyes. judg. xvii. 21. Wherefover the wax floated, the flame forſook it, till at laſt it ſpread all over, and put the flame quite out. Bacon. I muſt die Betray'd, captiv'd, and both my eyes put out. Milton. In places that abound with mines,when the ſky ſeemed clear, there would ſuddenly ariſe a certain ſteam, which they call a . º and thick, that it would oftentimes put out CII Candles. Boyle. This barbarous inſtance of a wild unreaſonable rº, quite put out thoſe little remains of affection ſhe ſtill had for her lord. Addison's Speciator, N° 171. 48. To Put out. To emit, as a plant. Trees planted too deep in the ground, for love of approach to the ſun, forſake their firſt root, and put out another more towards the top of the earth. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. 49. Tº Put out. To extend; to protrude. When ſhe travailed, the one put out his hand. Gen. 50. Tº Put out. To expel; to drive from. When they have overthrown him, and the wars are finiſhed ſhall they themſelves be put out P sº. I am reſolved, that when I am put out of the ſtewardſhip, they may receive me into their houſes. Luke xvi. 4. The nobility of Caſtile put out the king of Arragon, in fa- vour of king Philip. Bacon's Henry VII. 51. Tº Put out. To make publick. You tell us, that you ſhall be forced to leave off your mo- deſty; you mean that little which is left; for it was worn to rags * put out this medal. Dryden. º was at Venice, they were putting out curious Or *::::::: ſeveral edifices, moſt famous for their beauty 52. T., F. Ince. - Addiſon. i. º: - ** affectation in paſſion; for that putteth a man - i. º his Precepts, and in a new caſe there cuſtom leaveth Bacon. 53. 7, Put tº... To kill by ; to puniſh by. * From Ireland am I come, To fignify that rebels there are up, And put the Engliſhmen unto the ſword. Shakespeare There were no barks to throw the rebels into, and ſend them away by ſea, they were put all to the ſword. Bacon. Such as were taken on either ſide, were put to the fivord or to the halter. Clarendon, Soon as they had him at their mercy, They put him to the cudgel fiercely. Hudibrar. 54. To Put to it. To diſtreſs; to perplex; to preſs hard. What would'ſt thou write of me, if thou ſhould'ſt praiſe me. – O gentle lady, do not put me to't, For I am nothing if not critical. Shakeſp. Othello. Lord Angelo dukes it well in his abſence; He puts tranſgreſſion to't Shakeſp. Meaſ for Maſ: They have a leader, Tullus Aufidius, that will put you to't. Shakespeare . It is to be put to queſtion in general, whether it be lawful for chriſtian princes to make an invaſive war, fimply for the propagation of the faith ? Bacon. 1 was not more concern'd in that debate Of empire, when our univerſal ſtate Was put to hazard, and the giant race Our captive ſkies were ready to embrace. Dryden. He took the opportunity of purſuing an argument, which had been before ſtarted, and put it to her in a ſyllogiſm. Addison They were actually making parties to go up to the moon together, and were more put to it how to meet with accom- modations by the way, than how to go thither. Addiſon. The figures and letters were ſo mingled, that the coiner was hard put to it on what part of the money to beſtow the inſcription. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. I ſhall be hard put to it, to bring myſelf off. Addison. 55. To Put to. To aſſiſt with. Zelmane would have put to her helping hand, but ſhe was taken a quivering. Sidney. The carpenters being ſet to work, and every one putting to his helping hand, the bridge was repaired. Knollei. 56. To Put to death. To kill. It was ſpread abroad, that the king had a purpoſe to put to death Edward Plantagenet in the Tower. Bacon. One Bell was put to death at Tyburn, for moving a new re- bellion. Hayward. Teuta put to death one of the Roman ambaſſadors; ſhe was obliged, by a ſucceſsful war, which the Romans made, to content to give up all the ſea coaſt. Arbuthnºt. 57. To Put together. To accumulate into one ſum or maſs: This laſt age has made a greater progreſs, than allages bºr fore put together. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. 58. To Put up. To paſs unrevenged. I will indeed no longer endure it; nor am I yet perſuaded to put up in peace what already I have fooliſhly ſuffered. Shakespeare It is prudence, in many caſes, to put up the injuries of a weaker enemy, for fear of incurring the diſpleaſure of a ſtronger. L’Eſtrange. How many indignities does he paſs by, and how many aſ- ſaults does he put up at our hands, becauſe his love is in- vincible. South. The Canaanitiſh woman muſt put up a refuſal, and the re- proachful name of dog, commonly uſed by the Jews of the heathen. Boyle. Nor put up blow, but that which laid - Right worſhipful on ſhoulder-blade. Hudibrar. Such national injuries are not to be put up, but when the offender is below reſentment. Addiſon. 59. To Put up. To emit; to cauſe to germinate, * plants. Hartſhort ſhaven, or in ſmall pieces, mixed with "g. and watered, putteth up muſhrooms. Bacon. 60. To Put up. To expoſe publickly: as, thºſe good are put up to ſale. 61. To Put up. To ſtart. In town, whilſt I am following one charaćier, I am croſſed in my way by another, and put up ſuch a variº of odd . tures in both ſexes, that they foil the ſcent,9.9′ "...” and puzzle the chace. Addiſon's Spediator. 62. To Put up. To hoard. Himſelf never put up any of the rent, the aſſiſtance of a reverend divine to aug portion. 63. To Pet up. To hide. Why ſo earneſtly ſeck you to put up that letter. Shakespeare . 64. To Put upon. To incite; to inſtigate. ..." ion of The great preparation put the king “P” the reſolution 9 having ſuch a body in his way. Clarendon, b. # Thºſe who have lived witkedly before, muſt nºt "'. a great deal more trouble, becauſe they are put “” changing the whole courſe of their life. - #!. This caution will put them upon conſidering, and . them the neceſſity of examining more than they do. Locke. It but diſpoſed of it by ment the vicar's Spelman. - 5
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It need not be any wonder, why I ſhould employ myſelf
upon that ſtudy, or put others upon it. J/alker.
He replied, with ſome vehemence, that he would under-
take to prove trade would be the ruin of the Engliſh nation;
I would fain have put him upon it. Addiſon.
This put me upon obſerving the thickneſs of the glaſs, and
conſidering whether the dimenſions and proportions of the
rings may be truly derived from it by computation. Newton.
t baniſhes from our thoughts a lively ſenſe of religion,
and puts us upon ſo eager a purſuit of the advantages of life,
as to leave us no inclination to reflect on the great author of
them. Atterbury,
Theſe wretches put us upon all miſchief, to feed their luſts
and extravagancies. Swift,
65. To Put upon. To impoſe; to lay upon.
When in ſwiniſh ſleep,
What cannot you and I perform upon
Th'unguarded Duncan f what not put upon
His ſpungy officers, who ſhall bear the guilt
Of our great quell ? Shakespeare. Macbeth.
66. To PUT upon trial. To expoſe or ſummon to a ſolemn and
iudicial examination.
Chriſt will bring all to life, and then they ſhall be put every
one upon his own trial, and receive judgment. Locke.
Jack had done more wiſely, to have put himſelf upon the
trial of his country, and made his defence in form. Arbuth.
To PUT. v. n. -
1. To go or move.
The wind cannot be perceived, until there be an eruption
of a great quantity from under the water; whereas in the
firſt putting up, it cooleth in little portions. Bacon.
2. To ſhoot or germinate.
In fibrous roots, the ſap delighteth more in the earth, and
therefore putteth downward. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
3. To ſteer a veſſel.
An ordinary fleet could not hope to ſucceed againſt a place
that has always a conſiderable number of men of war ready
to put to ſea. Addiſon.
His fury thus appeas'd, he puts to land;
The º forſake their ſeats. Dryden,
4. To Put forth. To leave a port.
Order for ſea is given;
They have put fºrth the haven. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop.
5. To Put forth. To germinate; to bud; to ſhoot out.
- No man is free,
But that his negligence, his folly, fear,
Amongſt the infinite doings of the world,
Sometimes puts forth. Shakespeare Winter's Tule.
The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs. Cant. ii. 13.
Take earth from under walls where nettles put forth in
abundance, without any ſtring of the nettles, and pot that
earth, and ſet in it ſtock gilliflowers. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Hirſute roots, beſides the putting forth upwards and down-
wards, putteth forth in round. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
6. To Put in. To enter a haven.
As Homer went, the ſhip put in at Samos, where he con-
tinued the whole winter, ſinging at the houſes of great men,
with a train of boys after him. - Pope.
7. To Put in for. To claim; to ſtand candidate for. A me-
taphor, I ſuppoſe, from putting each man his lot into a box.
This is ſo grown a vice, that I know not whether it do not
put in for the name of virtue. Locke.
8. To Put in. To offer a claim.
They ſhall ſtand for ſeed; they had gone down too, but
that a wife burgher put in for them. Shakeſp.
Although aſtrologers may here put in, and plead the ſecret
influence of this ſtar, yet Galen, in his comment, makes no
ſuch conſideration. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
If a man ſhould put in to be one of the knights of Malta,
he might modeſtly enough prove his ſix deſcents againſt a leſs
qualified competitor. Collier.
9. To Put off. To leave land. -
As the hackney boat was putting off, a boy deſiring to be
taken in, was refuſed. Addiſon.
Io. To PUT over. To ſail croſs.
Sir Francis Drake came coaſting along from Cartagena, a
city of the main land to which he put over, and took it. Abbot.
11. To Put to ſea. To ſet ſail; to begin the courſe.
It is manifeſt, that the duke did his beſt to come down,
and to put to ſea. Bacon.
He warn'd him for his ſafety to provide;
Not put to ſea, but ſafe on ſhore abide. Dryden.
They put to ſea with a fleet of three hundred ſail, of which
they loſt the half. Arbuthnot.
With freſh proviſion hence our fleet to ſtore, -
Conſult our ſafety, and put off to ſea. Pope.
12. To Put up. To offer one's ſelf a candidate.
Upon the deceaſe of a lion, the beaſts met to chuſe a king,
when ſeveral put up. L’Eſtrange.
13. To Put up. To advance to ; to bring one's ſelf forward.
With this he put up to my lord,
The courtiers kept their diſtance due,
He twich'd his ſleeve. Swift.
#4. 7” Put up with. To ſuffer without reſentment.
PUT. n, ſ. (from the verb.] -
1. An action of diſtreſs.
alº *** was a forc’d put, and a chance rather than a
2. A ruſtick; a clown. L Æſirange.
Queer country puts extol que ?----"
And of loſt º, .." Beſ s reign,
3. Put off. Excuſe; ſhift. -
The fox's P*.’ſ is initrućtive towards the government of
our lives, provided his fooling be made our eaſieſt. L'E/ºr.
PU TAGF. m. ſ. [putain, Fr.) In law, proſtitution on the wo—
man's part. - -
Pu’t AN is M. n.ſ. [*iſºne, Fr.] The manner of living of
trade of a proſtitute. †).
Pu'tative. adj. [putatiſ, Fr. from puto, Lat.] Suppoſed :
reputed. - 5.
If a wife commits adultery, ſhe ſhall loſt her dower, though
ſhe, be only a putative, and not a true and real wife. Ayliff.
PUTID. adj. ſputidas, Lat.] Mean; low; worthleſs.
He that follows nature is never out of his way; whereas
all imitation is putid and ſervile. L'Eſtrange.
ºu'ripsess. n.f. [from putid.] Meanneſs; vileneſs.”
PuTLoG. n.ſ.
Putags are pieces of timber or ſhort poles, about ſeven foot
long, to bear the boards they ſtand on to work, and to lay
bricks and mortar upon. Moxon's 44-ch. Exerciſes.
Puſtke DiNous, adj. [from putred, Lat..] Stinking; rotten.
A putredinous ferment coagulates all humours, as milk with
rennet is turned. - Floyer.
PUTREFA'ction. n.ſ. [putrefaction, Fr. putri, and facio, Lat.]
The ſtate of growing rotten; the act of making rotten. -
Putrefatiion is a kind of fermentation, or inteſtine motion
of bodies, which tends to the deſtruction of that form of their
exiſtence, which is ſaid to be their natural ſtate. Quincy.
. . If the ſpirit protrude a little, and that motion be inordinate,
there followeth putrefaction, which ever diſſolveth the con.
ſiſtence of the body into much inequality. Bacon.
Vegetable putrefaction is produced by throwing green vege-
tables in a heap in open warm air, aſid preſſing them together,
Bramſon.
by which they acquire a putrid ſtercoraceous taſte and .
odour. Airbuthnot on Aliments.
. From ſwampy fens, . . . . . . -
Where putrefaction into life ferments,
And breathes deſtructive myriads: Thomſºn's Summer.
Puts ºf Active. adj. [from putrefacio, Lat.] Making rotten.
They make putrefactive generations, conformable unto ſe-
minal productions. " Brown's Wulgar Errours.
If the bone be corrupted, the putrefactive ſmell will diſ-
cover it. //iſeman's Surgery.
To PUTRE FY. v. a. [putrifier, Fr. putrefacio, Lat..] To make
rotten; to corrupt with rottenneſs.
To keep them here,
They would but ſtink, and putreſ; the air, Shakeſp.
* ill projects are undertaken, and private ſuits putrºſy
the publick good. - - - - - Bacon.
The ulcer itſelf being putraffed, I ſcarified it and the parts
about, ſo far as I thought neceſſary, permitting them to bleed
freely, and thruſt out the rotten fleſh. Jºſeman.
A wound was ſo putreffed, as to endanger the bone. Žemple.
Such a conſtitution of the air, as would naturally putieſ,
raw fleſh, muſt endanger by a mortification. Arbuthnot.
To Pu‘TREFY. v. n. To rot.
From the ſole of the foot, even unto the head, there is no
ſoundneſs in it, but wounds, and bruiſes, and putraffing
fores. - .* . . If, i.
All imperfeół mixture is apt to putreſ, and watry ſubſtances
are more apt to putrºſ; than oily. Bacon's Nºt. Hiſt.
Theſe hymns, though not revive, embalm and ſpice
The world, which elſe would putrefy with vice. Donne.
The pain proceeded from ſome acrimony in the ſerum,
which, falling into this declining part, putrefied. JPiſeman.
PUTRE'scENce. n.ſ.. [from putrºſco, Latin. The ſtate of
IOtting.
Now if any ground this effect from gall or choler, becauſe
being the fiery humour, it will readieſt ſurmount the water,
we may confeſs in the common putrºſcence, it may promote
elevation. Brown's ſugar Errours.
Put Rescent, adj. [putreſſens, Lat..] Growing rotten.
Aliment is not only neceſſary for repairing the fluids and
ſolids of an animal, but likewiſe to keep the fluids from the
putreſcent alkaline ſtate, which they would acquire by conſtant
inotion. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
PUTRID. adj. [putride, Fr. putridus, Lat..] Rotten; corrupt.
The wine to putrid blood converted flows: //allºr.
* - If a nurſe feed only on fleſh, and drink water, her milk,
inſtead of turning ſour, will turn putrid, and ſmell like
urine Arbuthnºt on Aiments.
Putrid fever is that kind of fever, in which the humours,
or part of them, have ſo little circulatory motion, that they
fall into an inteſtine one, and putrºſy, which is commonly
the caſe after great evacuations, great or exceſſive heat. Quin.
Pu‘TRIDNE. s.
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(TRIDNess. n.ſ.. [from putrid.] Rottenneſs.
PU 'Nº. *č. º: on the foetid ſpirituoſity of the fer-
ment, and the putridneſs of the meat. Floyer on the Humours.
Pu‘TTER. m. ſ. [from put.]
1. One who puts.
The moſt wretched ſort of people are dreamers upon events
and putters of caſes. D'Eſtrange.
2. Put TER on. Inciter ; inſtigator.
My good lord cardinal, they vent reproaches
Moſt bitterly on you, as putter on
Of theſe exactions. Shakespeare . Henry VIII.
You are abus'd, and by ſome putter on, *
That will be damn'd for’t. Shakespeare Winter's Tale.
Pu'ttingstone. n.ſ.
In ſome parts of Scotland, ſtones for the ſame purpoſe are
laid at the gates of great houſes, which they call puttingſtones,
for trials of ſtrength. Pope.
Puttock. n.ſ. [derived, by Minſhaw, from luteo, Lat.] A
buzzard.
Who finds the partridge in the puttock's neſt,
But may imagine how the bird was dead. Shakespeare.
The next are thoſe, which are called birds of prey, as the
eagle, hawk, puttock, and cormorant. Peacham.
pu'rty. n.ſ. -
1. A kind of powder on which glaſs is ground.
An object glaſs of a fourteen foot teleſcope, made by an
artificer at London, I once mended conſiderably, b grinding
it on pitch, with putty, and leaning on it very eaſily in the
grinding, left the putty ſhould ſcratch it. Newton.
2. A kind of cement uſed by glaziers.
To PU'ZZLE. v. a. [for poſtle, from poſe. Sáinner.]
1. To perplex ; to confound ; to embarraſs; to entangle; to
gravel ; to put to a ſtand; to teaze.
Your preſence needs muſt puzzle Antony. Shakeſp.
I ſay there is no darkneſs but ignorance, in which houſ:
more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog. Shakeſp.
Both armies of the enemy would have been puzzled what
to have done. Clarendon, b. viii.
A very ſhrewd diſputant in thoſe points is dexterous in puz-
zling others, if they be not thorough-paced ſpeculators in
thoſe great theories. More's Divine Dialºgues.
He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidſt his own
blunders, and miſtakes the ſenſe of thoſe he would confute.
Addison.
Perſons, who labour under real evils, will not puzzle them-
ſelves with conjećtural ones. Clariſa.
2. To make intricate; to entangle.
The ways of heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with error. -?ddſon.
Theſe, as my guide informed me, were men of ſubtle tem-
Perº, and puzzled politicks, who would ſupply the place of
real wiſdom with cunning and avarice: Tatler, Nº 81.
I did not indeed at firſt imagine there was in it ſuch a jargon
of ideas, ſuch an inconſiſtency of notions, ſuch a &#.
of particles, that rather puzzle than connect the ſenſe, which
- in ſome places he ſeems to have aimed at, as I found upon m
- nearer peruſal of it. Addiſon.
To Pu'zzle. v. n. To be bewildered in one's own noticſ. ;
to be aukward. -
, The ſervant is a puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L'E/ir.
Pu'zzle. *ſ [from the verb.] Embaraſsment ; perplexity.
Men in great fortunes are ſtrangers to themſelves, and while
º they are in the puzzle of buſineſs, they have no time to tend
their health either of body or mind. Bacon's Eſſays.
£uzzler. n.ſ.. [from P*.] He who puzzles.
PY'GARG. m. ſ. A bird. Ainſworth
Py'GMean. Adj. If - - -
adº. (from pygmy.] Belonging to a pygmy.
They, leſs than ſmalíeſ. dwarfs in narrow room
Throng numberleſslike that pygmean race >
Beyond the Indian moun.
Milton.
"PYRAM1'dical.
PYGMY. m. ſ. ſpygmſ, Fr. "Vrººº..] A dwarf; one of 2.
nation fabled to be only three ſpans high, and after long wars
to have been deſtroyed by cranes. -
If they deny the preſent ſpontaneous Production of larger
plants, and confine the earth to as Pygmy births in the vegetable
kingdom, as they do in the other; yet ſurely in ſuch a ſup-
poſed univerſal decay of nature, even mankind itſelf that is
now nouriſhed, though not produced, by the earth, muſt have
degenerated in ſtature and ſtrength in *Very generation.
Bºnilº.
Pylo's U.S. n.ſ.. [***62s.] The lower orifice of the ſº
PY'pow DER. See PIE Powder.
PY’RAMID. n. ſ. [pyramide, Fr. *****, from ºf, fire;
becauſe fire always aſcends in the figure of a cone..] In geo-
metry, is a ſolid figure, whoſe baſe is a Polygon, and whoſe
ſides are plain triangles, their ſeveral points meeting in one.
Harrºr.
Know, Sir, that I will not wait Pinion'd at your maſter's
court; rather make my country's high pyramid, my gibbet,
and hang me up in chains. **ašºp. Ant. and Cleºpatra.
An hollow cryſtal pyramid he takes,
In firmamental waters dipt above,
Qí it a broad extinguiſher he makes, -
And hoods the flames. Dryden.
Part of the ore is ſhot into quadrilateral pyramid. If ...,
PYRA'MIDAL. }*. [from pyramid.] Having the form of a
pyramid.
Of which ſort likewiſe are the gems or ſtones, that are here
ſhot into cubes, into Pyramidal forms, or into angular
columns. - //codward's Nat. H/.
The pyramidical idea of its flame, upon occaſion of the
candles, is what is in queſtion. Locke.
PYRAMI'dically. adv. [from Pyramidical.] In form of a
pyramid.
Olympus is the largeſt, and therefore he makes it the baſis
upon which Oſſa ſtands, that being the next to Olympus in
magnitude, and Pelion being the leaſt, is Placed above Oſſa,
and thus they riſe pyramidically. Broome's Notes on Odºſy.
PYRAMis. n.ſ. A pyramid. -
The form of a pyramis in flame, which we uſually ſee, is
merely by accident, and that the air about, by quenching the
fides of the flame, cruſheth it, and extenuatéth it into that
form, for of itſelf it would be round, and therefore ſmoke is
in the figure of a pyramis reverſed; for the air quencheth the
flame, and receiveth the ſmoke. Bacon's Nat. Hyl.
Pyke. a. ſ. ſpyra, Lat..] A pile to be burnt.
When his brave ſon upon the fun'ral pyre
He ſaw extended, and his beard on fire. Dryden.
With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre,
And breathes three am’rous fighs to raiſe the fire. Pºpe.
PYRITEs. n.ſ. [from Tº..] Fireſtone.
Pyrites contains ſulphur, ſometimes arſenick, always iron,
and ſometimes copper. J/oodward.
PY Romancy. n.ſ. [Tutºrſz.] Divination by fire.
Divination was invented by the Perſians, and is ſeldom or
never taken in a good ſenſe: there are four kinds of divina-
tion, hydromancy, pyromancy, aeromancy, geomancy. Ayliff.
PyRotechNicAl... adj. (pyrotechnique, Fr. from pyrotechniº.]
Engaged or ſkilful in fireworks.
PYROTECHNICKS. n.ſ. [7% and rºxy?..] The aët of
employing fire to uſe or pleaſure; the act of fireworks.
XRoTechN.Y. m. ſ. ſpyrotechnie, Fr.] The art of managing
fire.
Great diſcoveries have been made by the means of
pyrotechny and chymiſtry, which in late ages have attained to
a greater height than formerly. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Pyºkhonism. n.ſ.. [from Pyrrho, the founder of the ſcep-
ticks.] Scepticiſm ; univerſal doubt. -
Pºx. m.ſ. . [fyxis, Latin.] The box in which the Roman'ſs
keep the hoſt. 9
º, Q U A Is a conſonant borrowed from the Latin or French, for which, though 4 is commonly placed in the Saxon alphabet, the Saxons generally uſed cy, cw ; as cycilan or cwellan, to quel]. ” is, in 9 Engliſh, pronounced as by the Italians and Spa- niards cºw; as quai', quench, except quoit, which is ſpoken, according to the manner of the French, coit : the name of this letter is cue, from queue, French, tail; its form being that of an O with a tail. Qg AB. m. ſ. [derived, by Skinner, from golio, the Latin name.] A ſort of fiſh. To QUACK. v. m. [4ttacken, Dutch, to cry as a gooſe.] 1. To cry like a duck. This word is often written quaake, to repreſent the ſound better. Wild-ducks quack where graſshoppers did ſing. King. 2. To chatter boaſtingly ; to brag loudly; to talk oftentatiouſly. Believe mechanick virtuoſi Can raiſe them mountains in Potoſi, Seek out for plants with ſignatures, To quack of univerſal cures. Qy Ack. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A boaſtful pretender to arts which he does not underſtand. The change, ſchools and pulpits are full of quacks, jugglers and plagiaries. - L’Eſtrange. Some quacks in the art of teaching, pretend to make young gentlemen maſters of the languages, before they can be maſters of common ſenſe. Feltºn on the Claſſicks. 2. A vain boaſtful pretender to phyſick ; one who proclaims his own medical abilities in publick places. - At the firſt appearance that a French quack made in Paris: a little boy walked before him, publiſhing with a ſhrill voice, “My father cures all ſorts of diſempers;” to which the doctor added in a grave manner, “ The child ſays true.” Addiſon. Hudibras, p. iii. 3. An artful tricking pračtitioner in phyſick. Deſpairing quacks with curſes fled the place, And vile attorneys, now an uſeleſs race. Pope. QUA'ck ERY. m. ſ. [from quack..] Mean or bad ačts in phyſick. Qy Acks ALVER. m. ſ. ſquack and ſalve.] One who brags of medicines or ſalves; a medicaſter; a charlatan. Salimbancocs, qiacéſalvers and charlatans deceive the vul- gar in lower degrees; were Æſop alive, the piazza and the pont neuf could ſpeak their fallacies. Brown. Many poor country vicars, for want of other means, are driven to their ſhifts; to turn mountebanks, quac ſalvers and empiricks. Burton on Melancholy. .QUADRA'GESIMAL. adj. ſquadragºſºmal, Fr. quadragºſima, Latin.] Lenten ; belonging to Lent; uſed in Lent. I have compoſed prayers out of the church collects, adven- tual, quadrageſimal, paſchal, or pentecoſtal. Sanderſon: QUADRANGLE. m. ſ. [quadratus and angulus, Latin.]. A ſquare; a ſurface with four right angles. My choler being overblown With walking once about the quadrangle, I come to talk. Shakſ). Henry VI. The eſcurial hath a quadrangle for every month in the year. Howel. Qy ADRA'NGULAR. adj. [from quadrangle.] Square ; having four right angles. Common ſalt ſhooteth into little cryſtals, coming near to a cube, ſometimes into ſquare plates, ſometimes into ſhort qua- drangular priſms. Grew's Coſmol. Each environed with a cruſt, conforming itſelf to the planes, is of a figure quadrangular. - J/oodward. I was placed at a quadrangular table, oppoſite to the mace- bearer. Speciator, N° 617. QUADRANT. n. ſ. ſquadranº, Lat.] 4. The fourth part; the quarter. . In fixty-three years may be loſt eighteen days, omitting the intercalation of one day every fourth year, allowed for this quadrant or ſix hours ſupernumerary. Brown. 2. The quarter of a circle. - - The obliquity of the ecliptick to the equator, and from thence the diurnal differences of the ſun's right aſcenſions, which finiſh their variations in each quadrant of the circle of the ecliptick, being joined to the former inequality, ariſing from the excentricity, makes theſe quarterly and ſeeming ir- regular inequalities of natural days. Holder on Time. 3. An inſtrument with which altitudes are taken. Some had compaſſes, others quadrants. Tatler, N° 8, Thin taper flicks muſt from one center part ; Let theſe into the quadrant's form divide. Gay. QUADRANTAL, adj. Ifrom quadrant..] Included in the fourth part of a circle. To fill that ſpace of dilating, proceed in ſtrait lines, and diſpoſe of thoſe lines in a variety of parallels: and to do that in a quadrantal ſpace, there appears but one way poſſible; to form all the interfections, which the branches make, with angles of forty-five degrees only. Derham's Phyſico-Ibec. Qy A DRATE. adj. ſquadratus, Latin.] - 1. Square; having four equal and parallel ſides: 2. Diviſible into four equal parts. The number of ten hath been extolled, as containing even, odd, long and plain, quadrate and cubical numbers. Brown. Some tell us, that the years Moſes ſpeaks of were ſomewhat above the monthly year, containing in them thirty-ſix days, which is a number quadrate. Hakewill on Providence. 3. [&#adrans, Lat.] Suited ; applicable. This perhaps were more properly quadrant. - The word conſumption, being applicable to a proper or improper conſumption, requires a generical deſcription, qua- drate to both. - Harvey on Conſumptions. Qy ADRATE. n.ſ. - 1. A ſquare; a ſurface with four equal and parallel ſides. And 'twixt them both a quadrate was the baſe, Proportion'd equally by ſeven and nine; Nine was the circle ſet in heaven's place, All which compačted, made a goodly diapaſe. Fa. Queen. Whether the exact quadrate or the long ſquare be the better, is not well determined; I prefer the latter, provided the length do not exceed the latitude above one third part. //otton. The powers militant That ſtood for heav'n, in mighty quadrate join'd Of union irreſiſtible, mov’d on In ſilence their bright legions. Milton. To our finite underſtanding a quadrate, whoſe diagonal is commenſurate to one of the ſides, is a plain contradiction. - - More's Divine Dialogues. 2. [..?!!adrat, Fr.] In aſtrology, an aſpect of the heavenly bodies, wherein they are diſtant from each other ninety degrees, and the ſame with quartile. Dići. To Qy ADRATE. v. n. [quadro, Lat. quadrer, Fr.] To ſuit; to be accommodatcd. - Ariſtotle's rules for Epick poetry, which he had drawn from his reflections upon Homer, cannot be ſuppoſed to 4tadiate exactly with the heroick poems, which have been made ſince his time; as it is plain, his rules would have been ſtill mºre perfect, could he have peruſed the AEneid. Addison. QUADRATIck, adj. Four ſquare; belonging to a ſquare. Dić'. Q: ADRATIck equations. In algebra, are ſuch as retain, on the unknown ſide, the ſquare of the root or the number ſought: and are of two ſorts; firſt, ſimple quadraticks, where the ſquare of the unknown root is equal to the abſolute number given ; ſecondly, affected quadraticks, which are ſuch as have, be- tween the higheſt power of the unknown number and the ab- ſolute number given, ſome intermediate power of the un- known number. Har*1ſ. Q: ADRATURE. m. ſ. ſquadrature, Fr. quadratura, Latin.] . The act of ſquaring. - a- - I The ...; algebra, the doćtrine of infinites, and the quadrature of curves ihould not intrench upon our ſtudies of morality. II atts's Improvement ºf the Mind. 20 Y 2. The :
Q U A Q U A -- - d laſt quarter of the moon. $2. Tº: T. the carth being between the ſun and m. we ſee all the enlightened part of the moon; new moon, hen the moon being between us and the ſun, its en- moon, w s; and half moon, when the - is turned from u lightened part is tur - ligh - ino i dratures, we ſee but half the enlightened moon being in the quad, y o 0. A tº. *. ſtate of being ſquare ; a quadrate; a ſtate. 3. All things parted by th’ empyreal bºunds, - His quadrature from thy orbicular world. Milton. QUADRE'NNIAL. adj. [quadriennium, from Auatuºr and annus, Latin.] 1. Compriſing four years. 2. Happening once in four years. ãº. adj. [from Žuadro, Lat.] That may be ſquared. Sir Iſaac Newton diſcovered a way of attaining the quan- tity of all quadrible curves analytically, by his method of fluxions, ſome time before the i. 1688. - Derham. QUADR1'FID. adj. Iquadriftdis, Lat.] Cloven into four divi- ſions. - - d QUADRILATERAL. adj. ſquadrilatere, Fr. quatuor an latus, Lat.] Having four ſides. . . - - #. tºº cryſtal, diſpoſes it to ſhoot into a quadrilateral pyramid, ſometimes placed on a quadriſtºral baſe or column. Iłºodward ºn Fºſſil. Qy AdRILATER Al Ness. n.ſ.. [from quadrilateral.] The pro- perty of having four right lined ſides, forming as many right angles. Picº. QUA'drille. m. ſ. A game at cards; Diº. QſA'DRIN. m. ſ. ſquadrinus, Lat..] A mite ; a ſmall ſiece of money, in value about a farthing. Bailey. Qy AdRINoMical. adj. Iquatuor and mºmen, Lat..] Conſiſt- ing of four denominations. Dić7. QUA-DRIPARTITE. adj. [quatuor and partitus, Lat..] Ha- vingfour parties; divided into four parts. . . Qy ADRIPARTITELY. adv. [from quadripartite.] In a qua- dripartite diſtribution. - - Qy ADRIPARTI'tion. n.ſ. A diviſion by four, or the taking the fourth part of any quantity or number. Dićf. QUADRIPHY'llous. adj. [quatuor and pſaxov.] Having four leaves. QUADRIRE'ME. n.ſ.. [ſuadriremis, Lat.] A galley with four banks of oars. QgADRIs Yº LABLE. m. ſ. ſquatuor and ſyllable.] A word of four ſyllables. - QgADRIVA’lves. m. ſ. [7uatuor and valva, Lat..] Doors with ' four folds. QUADRIVAL. adj. Iquadrivium, Lat..] Having four ways meeting in a point. Q9ADRU're D. m. ſ. ſquadrupede, Fr. quadrupes, Lat.] An animal that goes on four legs, as perhaps all beaſts. The different flexure and order of the joints is not diſpoſed in the elephant, as in other quadrupeds. Brown. The fang teeth, eye teeth, or dentes canini of ſome qua- druped. J/oodward on Foſſils. Moſt quadrupedes, that live upon herbs, have inciſor (eth to pluck and divide them. Arbuthnot. The king of brutes, Of quadrupeds I only mean. Swift. QUADRUPED. adj. Having four feet. The cockney, travelling into the country, is ſurprized at many aîtions of the quadruped and winged animals. If atts. gºt PLE. ad; ſquadruple, Fr. quadruplus, Lat.] Four- fold; four times told. A.law... that to bridle theft doth puniſh thieves with a atta- drºple reſtitution, hath an end whiêh will continue as long aS the world itſelf continueth. Hooker. The lives of men on earth might have continued double, treble or quadruple, to any of the longeſt times of the firſt age. Raleigh's Hiſtºry ºf the I/ºrld. Fat refreſhes the blood in the Penury of aliment during the winter, and ſome animals have a quadruple caul. Aºi. To QUADRU’PLICATE v.a. ſquadrupler, Fr. quadruplica, Lat.] To double twice; to make ſouri,ii. Qgapruplication. "...ſ [from quadruplicate.] The taking a thing four times. QUADR "Fly adv. [from quadruple.] To a fourfold quantity. If the Perſon accuſed maketh his innocence appear, the ac- Suſer is put to death, and out of his goods the innocent perſon ls gºadruply recompenſed. Swift. &#RE. (Latin.] Enquire; ſeek; a word put when any thing is recommended to enquiry. - &ºre, if 'tis ſteeped in the fine liquor, it may not pre- -Yºn: the fly and grub. 4%rtimer's Hºſtandry, QQUAF *...* a [of this word the derivatiºn is uncertain : junius, with his uſual idleneſs of conjecture, derives it from "...º. sº in º dialect uſed for xv.25ſ tw. ºn gº ºff, as go off, gºff, quºff quaff. It comes * º to be drunk.] To drink ; #º. in º: . for wine; a health, quoth he, as if cn abroad Carsuing to his matcs After a ſtorm, quºff off the muſcadel, And threw the fops all in the ſexton's face. * I found the prince, With ſuch a deep demeanour in great ſorrow, That tyranny, which never quaff; but blood, Would, by beholding him, have waſh'd his knife With gentle eye drops. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. On flow’rs repos'd, and with rich flow'rets crown'd, They eat, they drink, and in communion ſweet taff immortality and joy. Milton's Par. L. To Čſ. ‘U. 77. º, ºo:: %, b. v. We may contrive this afternoon, And quaff carouſes to our miſtreſs' health. Shakespeare Belſhazzer, quaffing in the ſacred veſſels of the temple, ſees his fatal ſentence writ by the fingers of God. South, Twelve days the gods their ſolemn revels keep, And quaff with blameleſs Ethiops in the deep. QUA’s FER. m. ſ. [from quaff.] He who quaffs. To Qy AFF ER. v. n. [a low word, I ſuppoſe, formed by chance.] To feel out. This ſeems to be the meaning. Ducks, having larger nerves that come into their bills than geeſe, 4tºffer and grope out their meat the moſt. Derham. Qy Aggy. adj. [from quagmire.] Boºgy; ſoft ; not ſolid. Ainſ. This wººd is ſomewhere too in Clariff. QUASMIRE. m. ſ. [that is, quakemure.] A ſhaking marſh : a bog that trembles under the fect. > The fen, and ºgmire, ſo mariſh by kind, Are to be drained. Tuſſºr. Your hearts I'll flamp out with my horſe's heels, And make a quagmire of your mingléd brains. Shakespeare Poor Tom whom the foul fiend hath through ford and whirlpool, o'er bog and quagmire. Shakespeare . The wet particles might ave eaſily ever mingled with the dry, and ſo all had either been ſea or quagmire. Aſore. The brain is of ſuch a clammy conſiſtence, that it can n, more retain motion than a 41;agmire. Glanvill's Scºpſ. QUAID, part. [of this participle I know not the verb, and be- lieve it only put by Speyer, who often took great liberties, for quailed, for the poor convenience of his rhyme..] Cruſhed; dejected; depreſſed. There with his ſturdy courage ſoon was quaid, And all his ſenſes were with ſudden dread diſmaid. F. &. Q9A11. n.ſ. ſquaglia, Italian.] A bird of game. is quails ever Beat mine, in-hoop'd at odds. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. Hen birds have a peculiar ſort of voice, when they would call the male, which is ſo eminent in quail, that men, by counterfeiting this voice with a quail pipe, eaſily drew the cocks into their ſnares. Ray on the Creation. A freſher gale Sweeping with ſhadowy guſt the field of corn, While the quail clainours for his running mate. Thomſºn. QUAILPPE. n.J. [guail and pipe.] A pipe with which fowlers allure quails. A diſh of wild fowl furniſhed converſation, which con- cluded with a late invention for improving the quailpipe. Adſon's Spe ator, N° 108. To Qū Ail. v. n. [ſuelºn, Dutch..] To languiſh; to ſink into dejection; to loſe ſpirit. Spºnſºr. He writes there is no quailing now ; Becauſe the king is certainly poſſeſt - Of all our purpoſes. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i. This may plant courage in their qualing breaſts, For yet is hope of life and victory. Shałºff. After Solyman had with all his power in vain beſieged Rhodes, his haughty courage began to quail, ſo that he was upon point to have raiſed his fiege. Knollei. While rocks ſtand, And rivers ſtir, thou can'ſ not ſhrink or quail; Yea, when both rocks and all things ſhall diſband, Then ſhalt thou be my rock and tower. Herbert, When Dido's ghoſt appear'd, - It made this hardy warriour quail. Wandering Pr. of Troy. At this the errant's courage quails. - Cleaveland. To paſs the quailing and withering of all things by the re- ccfs, and their reviving by the reacceſs of the ſun, the ſap in trees preciſely follows the motion of the ſun. Hakewill. To Qy AIL. v. a. ſcrellan, Saxon.] To cruſh; to quell; to depreſs; to fink; to overpower. - To drive him to deſpair, and quite to quail, He ſhºwed him painted in a table plain . . - The damned ghoſts. Fairy Queen, b. i. Three, with fi'ry courage, he aſſails; Three, all as kings adorn'd in royal wiſe: And each ſucceſſive after other quail, - - Still wond'ring whence ſo many kings ſhould riſe. Daniel. QUAINT. adj. [...int, Fr. comptus, Lat.] - I. Nice; ſcrupulouſly, minutely, ſuperfluouſly exact; having Petty elegance. Each ear ſucks up the words a true love ſcattereth. And plain ſpeech off, than quaint phraſe framed is. Sidney. You Shaft, Dryden.
Q U A Q U A ---T You were glad to be employ'd, To ſhew how quaint an orator you are. Shake p. He ſpends ſome pages about two ſimilitudes; one of mine, and another quainter of his own. Stillingfleet. 2. Subtle; artful. Obſolete. As clerkes been full ſubtle and qiwiñt. Chaucer. 3. Neat; pretty; exact. But for a fine, quaint, graceful and excellent faſhion, yours is worth ten on't. Shakeſp. Her mother hath intended, That, quaint in green, ſhe ſhall be looſe enrob’d With ribbands pendent, flaring 'bout her head. Shakeſp. I never ſaw a better faſhion'd gown, More quaint, more pleaſing, nor more commendable. Sha. 4. Subtly excogitated ; fineſpun. I’ll ſpeak of frays, Like a fine bragging youth, and tell quaint lies, How honourable ladies ſought my love, Which I denying they fell ſick and died. - He his fabrick of the heav'ns Hath left to their diſputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. viii. 5. Quaint is, in Spenſºr, quailed; depreſſed. I believe by a very licentious irregularity. With ſuch fair ſlight him Guyon fail'd: Till at the laſt, all breathleſs, weary and faint, Him ſpying, with freſh onſet he affail'd, And kindling new his courage, ſeeming quaint, Struck him ſo hugely, that through great conſtraint He made him ſtoop. Fairy Queen; b. ii. 6. Affected ; foppiſh. This is not the true idea of the word, which Swift ſeems not to have well underſtood. To this we owe thoſe monſtrous productions, which under the name of trips, ſpies, amuſements, and other conceited appellations, have overrun us ; and I wiſh I could ſay, thoſe quaint fopperies were wholly abſent from graver ſubjects. Sw. Qy A1(NTLY. adv. [from quaint.] 1. Nicely ; exactly; with petty clegance. When was old Sherewood's hair more quaintly curl’d, Or nature's cradle more enchas'd and purl’d. B. Johnſºn. 2. Artfully. Shakeſp. Breathe his faults ſo quainty, That they ſeem the taints of liberty, The flaſh and outbreak of a fiery mind. Shakeſp. 3. Ingeniouſly with ſucceſs. This is not the true ſenſe. As my Buxoma With gentle finger ſtroak'd her milky care, I quaintly ſtole a kiſs. Gay. QUA1'NTN Ess. n.ſ.. [from quaint..] Nicety; petty elegance. There is a certain majeſty in ſimplicity, which is far above all the quaintneſs of wit. Pope. To QUAKE. v. n. [cpacan, Saxon.] 1. To ſhake with cold or fear; to tremble. Dorus threw Pamela behind a tree, where ſhe ſtood quaking like the partridge on which the hawk is even ready to ſeize. Sidney, b. i. If Cupid bath not ſpent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt 4take for this. Shakeſpeare. Do ſuch buſineſs as the better day Shakeſp. Hamlet. Would quake to look on. Who honours not his fathcr; Henry the fifth, that made all France to quake, Shake he his weapon at us, and paſs by. Shakespeare. The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burnt at his preſence. Nah. i. 5. Son of man eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and carefulneſs. Ezek. xii. 18. In fields they dare not fight where honour calls, The very noiſe of war their ſouls does wound, They quake but hearing their own trumpets ſound. Dryden. 2. To ſhake; not to be ſolid or firm. Next Smedley div'd ; ſlow circles dimpled o'er The quaking mud, that clos'd and op'd no more. Pope. QUAKE.. n.ſ.. [from the verb..] A ſhudder; a tremulous agi- idt.1011. As the earth may ſometimes ſhake, For winds ſhut up will cauſe a quake; So often jealouſy and fear Stol'n to mine heart, cauſe tremblings there. Suckling. QUAKING-GRAss. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. QuALIFICATION. n.ſ. [,italificatiºn, Fr. from qualſy.) 1. That which makes any perſon or thing fit for anything. - It is in the power of the prince to make picty and virtue , become the faſhion, if he would make them neceſſary quali- fications for preferment. Swift. 2. Accompliſhment. - Good qualifications of mind enable a magiſtrate to perform - his duty, and tend to create a publick eſteem of him. Aftter. 3. Abatement ; diminution. Neither had the waters of the flood infuſed ſuch an impu- ... rity, as thereby the natural and powerful operation of all w º: º and ſuits upon the earth received a qtalification ... and harmful change. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the //ºrld. To QUALITY. v. a. [4ualifier, Fr.j f 1. To fit for any thing. - Place over them ſuch governors, as may be qualified in ſuch mººr as may govern the place. Bacon'; //vice to Willierr. I bequeath to Mr. John Whiteway the ſum of one hundred Pºunds, in order to qualify him for a ſurgeon. Swift's Will. 2. To furniſh with qualifications; to accompliſh. That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in ; and the beſt of me is diligence. sº She is of good eſteem, Her dowry wealthy, and of worthy birth, Beſide ſo qualified, as may beſeem The ſpouſe of any noble gentleman. 3. To make capable of any employment or privilege. 4. To abate; to ſoften ; to diminiſh. I have heard, Your grace hath ta'en great pains to qualify His rig'rous courſe. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice. I do not ſeek to quench your love's hot fire, But qualify the fire's extreme rage, Leſt it ſhould burn above the bounds of reaſon. Shakeſp. I have drunk but one cup to-night, and that was craftily qualified too ; and behold what innovation it makes here. Shá. They would report that they had records for twenty thouſand years, which muſt needs be a very great untruth, unleſs we will qualify it, expounding their years not of the revolution of the ſun, but of the moon. Abbot. It hath ſo pleaſed God to provide for all living creatures, where with he hath filled the world, that ſuch inconveniences, as we contemplate afar off, are found, by trial and the wit- neſs of men's travels, to be ſo qualified, as there is no portion of the earth made in vain. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the World. So happy 'tis you move in ſuch a ſphere, As your high majeſty with awful fear In human breaſts might qualify that fire, Which kindled by thoſe eyes had flamed higher. Waller. Children ſhould be early inſtructed in the true eſtimate of things, by oppoſing the good to the evil, and compenſating or qualifying one thing with another. L’Eſtrange. My propoſition I have qualified with the word, often ; thereby making allowance for thoſe caſes, wherein men of excellent minds may, by a long practice of virtue, have ren- ered even the heights and rigours of it delightful. Atterbury. 5. To eaſe; to aſſuage. He balms and herbs therto apply'd, And evermore with mighty ſpells them charm’d, That in ſhort ſpace he has them qualify'd, And him reſtor'd to health, that would have dy’d. Spenſer. 6. To modify ; to regulate. It hath no larinx or throttle to qualify the ſound. Brown: Qy A'LITY. m. ſ. [qualitas, Lat. Qualité, Fr.] 1. Nature relatively conſidered. Theſe, being of a far other nature and quality, are not ſo ſtrićtly or everlaſtingly commanded in ſcripture. PHooker. Other creatures have not judgment to examine the quality of that which is done by them, and therefore in that they do, they neither can accuſe nor approve themſelves. Hooker. Since the event of an action uſually follows the nature or quality of it, and the quality, follows the rule directing it, it concerns a man, in the framing of his actions, not to be de- ceived in the rule. - South. The power to produce any idea in our mind, I call quality of the ſubject, wherein that power is. • Locke. 2. Property ; accident. In the diviſion of the kingdom, it appears not which of the dukes he values moſt ; for qualitics are ſo weighed, that curioſity in neither can make choice of either's moiety. Shakespeare No ſenſible qualities, as light and colour, heat and ſound, can be ſubſiſtent in the bodies themſelves abſolutely conſi- dered, without a relation to our eyes and ears, and other or- gans of ſenſe: theſe qualities are only the effects of our ſen- fation, which ariſe from the different motions upon our nerves from objects without, according to their various modification and poſition. Bentley. 3. Particular efficacy. - O, mickle is the powerful grace, that lies. - In plants, herbs, ſtones, and their true qualities. Shakeſp. 4. Diſpoſition ; temper. To-night we'll wander through the ſtreets, and note The qualities of people. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra. 5. Virtue or vice. - - One doubt remains, ſaid I, the dºmes in green, what were their qualities, and who their queen Dryden. 6. Accompliſhment; qualification. - - - He had thoſe qualities of horſemanſhip, dancing and fencing, which accompany a good breeding. Clarendon. . Character. 7 º ºney of the dutchy of Lancaſter partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in that court, and partly of an attorney general. Bacon's Advice to Williers. We, Shakeſp.
Q U A allowed ſome opportunities we, who are hearers, m*) be p! Swift. in the quality of ſtanders-by. - 2.1ati k w rative or relative rank. 8. º the clergy; if their perſons be reſpected, even as • - --" mºn their quality many times far beneath iº their place requireth. - Hoºker. weived moſt joyful, obtaining acquaintance with }. of the city, not of the meaneſt quality. . . 1za. º The maſters of theſe horſes may be admitted to dine wit the lord lieutenant: this is to be dône, what quality ſoever the Temple. perſons are of. 9. Rank; ſuperiority of birth or ſtation. L. him be ſo entertained, as ſuits with gentlemº of yºur knowing to a ſtranger of his quality. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. ro, Perſons of high rank. Collectively. I ſhall appear at the maſquerade dreſſed up in my feathers, that the gºality may ſee how preºty, they will look ". their travelling habits. Addison's Guardian, N° 112. Of all the ſervile herd, the worſt is he, That in proud dullneſs joins with quality, A conſtant critick at the great man's board, To fetch and carry nonſenſe for my lord. Pºpe. QUALM. m. ſ. ſcrealm, Saxon, a ſudden ſtroke of death..] A fudden fit of ſickneſs; a ſudden ſeizure of ſickly languor. Some ſudden qualm hath ſtruck me to the heart, And imm'd mine eyes, that I can read no further. Sºº. Some diſtill'd carduus benedictus, laid to your heart, is the only thing for a quilºn. - Shakeſp. Compard to theſe ſtorms, death is but a qualin, Hell ſomewhat lightſome, the Bermudas calm. J)omme. I find a cold qualm come over my heart, that I faint, I can ſpeak no longer. 11% wel. All maladies Of ghaſtly ſpaſm, or racking torture, qºſh: Of heart-ſick agony. Milton's Par. Lºſł. For who, without a qualm, hath ever look'd On holy garbage, though by Homer cook'd. Roſcommon. They have a ſickly uneaſineſs upon them, ſhifting and changing from one error, and from one qualºn to another, hankering after novelties. L’E/ºrange's Fables. Thy mother well deſerves that ſhort delight, The nauſeous qualms of ten months and travail to requite. Dryden's Wirgil. When he hath ſtretched his veſſels with wine to their ut- moſt capacity, and is grown weary and ſick, and feels thoſe qualms and diſturbances that uſually attend ſuch exceſſes, he reſolves, that he will hereafter contain himſelf within the bounds of ſobriety. Calamy. The qualms or ruptures of your blood Riſe in proportion to your food. Priºr. Qy A'LM is H. adj. [from qualm...] Seized with ſickly languor. I am qualmiſh at the ſmell of leek. Shakeſp. You drop into the place, Careleſs and qualmiſh with a yawning face. Dryden. Qy A's DARY. m. ſ. ſqu'on dirai je, Fr. Skinner.] A doubt; a difficulty; an uncertainty. A low word. QUA'N Tiriv E. adj. [quantitivus, Lat..] Eſtimable according to quantity. This explication of rarity and denſity, by the compoſition of ſubſtance with quantity, may peradventure give little ſatis- faction to ſuch who are apt to conceive therein no other com- poſition or reſolution, but ſuch as our ſenſes ſhew us, in com- pounding and dividing bodies according to quantitive parts. Digby on Bodies. Qyſ A‘N& IT Y. m. ſ. ſquantité, Fr. quantitas, Lat.] 1. That property of any thing which may be encreaſed or di- miniſhed. Quantity is what may be increaſed or diminiſhed. Cheyne. 2. Any indeterminate weight or meaſure. 3. Bulk or weight. Unſkill'd in hellebore, if thou ſhou'dſt try To mix it, and miſtake the quantity, The rules of phyſick wou'd againſt thee cry. Dryden. 4. A portion ; a part. If I were ſaw'd into quantities, I ſhould make four dozen of ſuch bearded hermites ſtaves as maſter Shallow. Shakeſp. 5. A large portion. . The warm antiſcoibutical plants, taken in quantities, will occaſion ſtinking breath, and corrupt the blood. Arbuthnot. 6. The meaſure of time in pronouncing a ſyllable. The eaſy pronunciation of a mute before a liquid does not neceſſarily make the preceding vowel, by poſition, long in ...ſº ; as patrem. Hºlder's Elements of Speech. &94 NTU.]1, n.ſ. (Latin.] The quantity; the amount. The quantum of preſbyterian merit, during the reign of that ill-adviſed prince, will eaſily be cºmputed. Sºft. Şgºast AIs. !”.' ſquarautain, Fr.] The ſpace of forty Q9A RANTINE, 5 days, being the time which a ſhip, ſuſpected of infection, is obliged to forbear intercourſe or commerce. Paſs Your quarantine among ſome of the churches round this town, where you may learn to ſpeak before you venture to expoſe your parts in a city congregation, Swift, QUARREL. m. ſ. [querelle, Fr.] - 1. A brawl; a petty fight; a ſcuffle. If I can faſten but one cup upon him, With that which he hath drank to-night already, He'll be as full of quarrel and offence, As my young miſtreſs' dog. 2. A diſpute ; a conteſt. The part, which in this preſent quarrel ſtriveth againſt the current and ſtream of laws, was a long while nothing feared, Hºoker's Dedication. As if earth too narrow were for fate, On open ſeas their quarrel, they debate ; In hollow wood they floating armies bear, And forc'd impriſon'd winds to bring 'em near. Dryden. 3. A cauſe of debate. I could not die any where ſo contented, as in the king's company; his cauſe being juſt, and his quarrel honourable. Shakeſp. Henry V. If not in ſervice of our God we fought, In meaner quarrel if this ſword were ſhaken, Well might thou gather in the gentle thought, So fair a princeſs ſhould not be fortaken. 4. Something that gives a right to miſchief or repriſal. He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him. Hºlingſh. Wives are young men's miſtreſſes, companions for middle age, and old men's nurſes; ſo a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will. Bacon's Eſſays. 5. Objećtion; ill will. Herodias had a quarrel againſt him, and would have killed him, but ſhe could not. 4/ar. vi. 19. We are apt to pick quarrel, with the world for every little foolery. L'E/ºrange. I have no quarrel to the praślice; it may be a diverting way. Felton on the Claſſicks. 6. In Shakeſpeare, it ſeems to ſignify any one peeviſh or ma- licious. Shakeſp. Othell. Fairfax. Better She ne'er had known pomp, though't be temporal; Yet if that quarrel, fortune, do divorce - It from the bearer, 'tis a ſuff'rance panging As ſoul and body's ſev'ring. Shalºp. Henry VIII. 7. [From quadreau, Fr. quadrella, Italian.] An arrow with a ſquare head. It is reported by William Brito, that the arcubaliſta or ar- baliſt was firſt ſhºwed to the French by our king Richard I. who was ſhortly after ſlain by a quarrel thereof. Camden. Twang'd the ſtring, outflew the quarrel long. Fairfax. To Qy A'RREL. v. m. [quereller, Fr.] - 1. To debate; to ſcuffle ; to ſquabble. I love the ſport well, but I ſhall as ſoon ſtarrel at it as any In all. Shºſp. Your words have taken ſuch pains, as if they labour'd To bring manſlaughter into form, ſet quarrelling Upon the head of valour. Shakespeare. Timon of Athenſ. Wine drunken with exceſs, maketh bitterneſs of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling. Eccluſ, xxxi. 29- Beaſts called ſociable, quarrel in hunger and luſt; and the bull and ram appear then as much in fury and war, as the lion and the bear. Temple's Miſcellanies. 2. To fall into variance. Our diſcontented counties do revolt; Our people quarrel with obedience. 3. To fight; to combat. When once the Perſian king was put to flight, The weary Macedons refus’d to fight; Themſelves their own mortality confeſs'd, - And left the ſon of Jove to quarrel for the reſt. Dryden. 4. To find fault; to pick objections. - To admit the thing, and quarrel about the namº, 2 make ourſelves ridiculous. Bramhall againſt Hºlº- They find out miſcarriages wherever they ºº, and forge them often where they are not; they quarrel firſt with the officers, and then with the prince and ſtate. . Temple. In a poem elegantly writ, I will not quarrel with a ſlight miſtake. Rºmmon. I quarrel not with the word, becauſe uſed by Ovid. Dryd. QUARRELLER. m. ſ. [from quarrel..] He whº quarrels. Qy A'RRE Llous. aff. [querelleux, Fr.] Petulant; eaſily pro- voked to enmity; quarrelſome. - Ready in gybes, quick anſwered, ſaucy, and line: As quarrellºus as the weazel. Shakespeare Cymbe º Qyſ A‘RRELsoME. adj. [from quarrel.] Inclined to brawls 5 eaſily irritated ; iraſcible ; cholerick; petulant. - Cholerick and quarrejºme perſons will engºgº.º. * their quarrels. - Bacon's Eſſayſ. There needs no more to the ſetting of the Who" wº in a flame, than a quarrelſºme plaintiff and defendant. L #. Qºisomºlº, alº. [from quarrelſºme.] In a 4" ſome manner; petulantly ; cholerickly. Qg A'RRElsom ENE*: Shikº. King john. }
Q U A Q U A - - *-_-_ QgA'RRELsomeNess. m. ſ. [from quarrelſºme.] Cholerick- neſs; petulance. Qy A'RRY. n.ſ. [quarré, Fr.] I. A ſquare. To take down a quarry of glaſs to ſcowre, ſodder, band, and to ſet it up again, is three halfpence a foot. Mortimer. 2. [Quadreau, Fr.] An arrow with a ſquare head. The ſhafts and quarries from their engines fly As thick as falling drops in April ſhow’rs. Fairfax. 3. [From querir, to ſeek, Fr. Skinner ; from carry, Kennet.] Game flown at by a hawk. Your wife and babes Savagely ſlaughter'd ; to relate the manner, Were on the quarry of theſe murder'd deer To add the death of you. Shakeſp. Macbeth. She dwells among the rocks, on every ſide With broken mountains ſtrongly fortify’d; From thence whatever can be ſeen ſurveys, And ſtooping, on the ſlaughter'd quarry preys. Sandys. So ſcented the grim feature, and up turn'd His noſtrils wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry. Milton. They their guns diſcharge; This heard ſome ſhips of ours, though out of view, And ſwift as eagles to the quarry flew. /Waller. An hollow cryſtal pyramid he takes, In firmamental waters dipt above, Of it a broad extinguiſher he makes, And hoods the flames that to their quarry ſtrove. Dryden. No toil, no hardſhip can reſtrain Ambitious man inur'd to pain; The more confin'd, the more he tries, And at forbidden quarry flies. Dryden's Horace. Ere now the god his arrows had not try’d, But on the trembling deer or mountain goat, At this new quarry he prepares to ſhoot. Dryden. Let reaſon then at her own quarry fly, But how can finite graſp infinity. Dryden. 4. [3Harriere, quarrel, Fr. from carrig, Iriſh, a ſtone, Mr. Lye, craigg, Erſe, a rock...] A ſtone mine; a place where they dig ſtones. The ſame is ſaid of ſtone out of the quarry, to make it more durable. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Pyramids and tow’rs From diamond quarries hewn, and rocks of gold. Milton. Here though grief my feeble hands up lock, Yet on the ſoften’d quarry would I ſcore My plaining verſe as lively as before. Milton. An hard and unrelenting ſhe, As the new-cruſted Niobe ; Or, what doth more of ſtatue carry, A nun of the Platonick quarry. Cleaveland. He like Amphion makes thoſe quarries leap Into fair figures from a confus'd heap. Waller. Could neceſſity infallibly produce quarries of ſtone, which are the materials of all magnificent ſtructures. More. For them alone the heav'ns had kindly heat In eaſtern quarries, ripening precious dew. Dryden. As long as the next coal-pit, quarry or chalk-pit will give abundant atteſtation to what I write, to theſe I may ver ſafely appeal. Woodward's Nat. Hiſł. To Qp A RRY. v. n. [from the noun..] To prey upon. A low word not in uſe. With cares and horrors at his heart, like the vulture that is day and night quarrying upon Prometheus's liver. L'Aſirange. QUARRY MAN. n.ſ. ſquarry and man.] One who digs in a quarry. One rhomboidal bony ſcale of the needle-fiſh, out of Stuns- field quarry, the quarryman aſſured me was flat, covered over with ſcales, and three foot long. //oodward. QUART. n. ſ. ſquart, Fr.] - 1. The fourth part; a quarter. Not in uſe. Albanaćt had all the northern part, Which of himſelf Albania he did call, And Camber did poſſeſs the weſtern quart. Fairy Queen. 2. The fourth part of a gallon. When I have been dry, and bravely marching, it hath ſerved me inſtead of a quart pot to drink in. Shakeſp. You have made an order, that ale ſhould be ſold at three halfpence a quart. Swift's Miſcellanies. 3. [Quarte, Fr.] The veſſel in which ſtrong drink is commonly retailed. - You'd rail upon the hoſteſs of the houſe, And ſay you would preſent her at the leet, Becauſe ſhe bought ſtone jugs and no ſeal’d quarts. Shakeſp. Qy A'RTAN. m. ſ. [febris quartana, Lat.] The fourth day ague. It were an uncomfortable receipt for a quartan ague, to lay the fourth book of Homer's Iliads under one's head. Brown. Call her the metaphyſicks of her ſex, And ſay ſhe tortures wits, as quartans vex Phyſicians. Cleaveland. Among theſe, quartans and tertians of a long continuance moſt menace this ſymptom. Harvey on Conſumptionſ. A look ſo pale no quartan ever gave, - Thy dwindled legs ſeem crawling to the grave. Dryden. º *10N. m. ſ. [from quartus, Lat..] A chyºnical opera- In fºrtation, which refiners employ to urify gold, al- though three parts of ſilver be ſo ... º . ſºn with a fourth part of gold, whence the operatiºn is denomi- nated, that the reſulting maſs acquires ſeveral new qualities ; yet, if you caſt this mixture into aqua fortis, the ſilver will be diſſolved in the menſtruum, and the gold like a dark powder will fall to the bottom. Boyle QUARTER. n. ſ. [guart, quartier, Fr J yle. 1. A fourth part. - - It is an accuſtomed ačtion with her, . hands; I have known her continue Our. Shakeſp. cbeth). Suppoſe the common depth of the ſea, ...? sº with another, to be about a quarter of a mile. Burnet. Obſerve what ſtars ariſe or diſappear, And the four quarters of the rolling year. Dryden. Suppoſing only three millions to be paid, 'tis evident that to do this out of commodities, they muſt, to the conſumer, be raiſed a quarter in their price; ſo that everything, to him that uſes it, muſt be a quarter dearer. Locke. 2. A region of the ſkies, as referred to the ſeaman's card. 'll give thee a wind. —I myſelf have all the other, And the very points they blow, - And all the quarters that they know + I' th' ſhipman's card. Shakeſp. Macbeth. His praiſe, ye winds ! that from four quarters blow, Breathe ſoft or loud. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v. When the winds in ſouthern quarters riſe, Ships, from their anchors torn, become their ſport, And ſudden tempeſts rage within the port. Addison. 3. A particular region of a town or country. - The like is to be ſaid of the populouſneſs of their coaſts and quarters there. Abbot's Deſcription of the Iſºrld. No leaven ſhall be ſeen in thy quarters. Exodus xiii. 7. The ſons of the church being ſo much diſperſed, though without being driven, into all quarters of the land, there was ſome extraordinary deſign of divine wiſdom in it. Sprat. A bungling cobler, that was ready to ſtarve at his own trade, changes his quarter, and ſets up for a doštor. L'E/ir. . 4. The place where ſoldiers are lodged or ſtationed. Where is lord Stanley quarter'd —Unleſs I have miſta'en his quarters much, His regiment lies half a mile - to ſeem thus waſhing in this a quarter of an South from the mighty power of the king. Shakeſp. The quarters of the ſev'ral chiefs they ſhow’d, Here Phenix, here Achilles made abode. Dryden. It was high time to ſhift my quarters. Speciator. 5. Proper ſtation. - They do beſt, who, if they cannot but admit love, yet make it keep quarter, and ſever it wholly from their ſerious affairs. - Bacon's Eſſays. Swift to their ſeveral quarters haſted then The cumbrous elements. Milton. 6. Remiſſion of life; mercy granted by a conqueror. He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives, if they gave up the caſtle. Clarendon, b. viii. When the cocks and lambs lie at the mercy of cats and wolves, they muſt never expect better quarter. L’Eſtrange. Diſcover the opinion of your enemies, which is commonly the trueſt; for they will give you no quarter, and allow no- thing to complaiſance. - Dryden, 7. Treatment ſhown by an enemy. To the young if you give any tolerable quarter, you in- dulge them in their idleneſs, and ruin them. Collier. Mr. Wharton, who detected ſome hundreds of the biſhop's miſtakes, meets with very ill quarter from his lordſhip. Swift. 8. Friendſhip ; amity; concord. Not now in uſe. Friends, all but now, - In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom Diveſting them for bed, and then, but now Swords out, and tilting one at other's breaſts. Shakespeare, 9. A meaſure of eight buſhels. * , - There may be kept in it fourteen thouſand quarter of corn, which is two thouſand quarters in each loft. Aſ timeſ. 10. Falſe quarter is a cleft or chink in a quarter of a horſe's hoof from top to bottom; it generally happens on the inſide of it, that being the weakeſt and thinneſt part. - To Qy A'RTER. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To divide into four parts. - - A thought that guarter'd, hath but one Pºſt wiſdom, And ever three parts coward. Shakeſp. Hamlet. 2. To divide; to break by force. - You tempt the fury of my three attendants, - Lean famine, quartering ſteel, and climbing fire. Shakesp. Mothers ſhall but ſmile, when they behold Their infants quarter'd by the hands of war. Shºeſ. 20 Z 3. To divide
Q U A Q U E - - - - ;ſºn," regions. . To divide into diſtinétrº 3. Then ſailors quarter” heav'n, and found a name For ev'ry fixt and ev'ry wand'ring ſtar. Dryden, - - lodge ſoldiers. - 4. To ". º º the Roman horſes neigh, Behold their Żuarter'd fires, hey will waſte their time upon our note, - Tº...! from whence we are. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. where is lord Stanley quarter'dº' - —His º lies haſ a mile ſouth. Shakeſp. Rich. III. They o'er the barren ſhore purſue their way. where quarter'd in their camp, the fierce Theſſalians lay. Dryden. You have quartered all the foul language upon Riº that could be raked out of Billingſgate. Speciator, N° 595. 5. To lodge ; to fix on a temporary dwelling. - They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd Shakeſp. 6. To diet. - He fed on vermin ; And when theſe fail'd, he'd ſuck his claws, - - And quarter himſelf upon his paws. Hudibras, p. i. 7. To bear as an appendage to the hereditary arms. The firſt ordinary and natural, being compounded of ar- gent and azure, is the coat of Beauchamp of Hack in the county of Somerſet, now quartered by the earl of Hertford. Peacham on Blazoning. Qga'R'Terage, n.ſ. [from quarter.] A quarterly allowance. He us’d two equal ways of gaining, By hindring juſtice or maintaining; To many a whore gave privilege, - --- And whipp'd for want of quarterage. Hudibras, p. iii. QgA'RTERDAY. m. ſ. ſquarter and day.]. One of the four days in the year, on which rent or intereſt is paid. - The uſurer would be very well ſatisfied to have all the time annihilated, that lies between the preſent moment and next quarterday. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 93. QūARTER deck. n.ſ. ſquarter and deck.] The ſhort upper deck. Qy A'RTERLY. adj. [from quarter.] Containing a fourth part. The moon makes four quarterly ſeaſons within her little year or month of conſecution. Holder on Time. From the obliquity of the ecliptick to the equator ariſe the diurnal differences of the ſun's right aſcenſion, which finiſh their variations in each quadrant of the ecliptick, and this being added to the former inequality from eccentricity, makes theſe quarterly and ſeemingly irregular inequalities of natural days. Bently. QUARTERLY. adv. Once in a quarter of a year. QUARTER MASTER. m. ſ. [quarter and maſter.] One who re- gulates the quarters of ſoldiers. The quartermaſter general was marking the ground for the encampment of the covering army. Tatler, NS 62. QUARTERN. m. ſ. A gill or the fourth part of a pint. Qy A'RTERSTAFF. n. ſ. A ſtaff of defence: ſo called, I be- lieve, from the manner of uſing it; one hand being placed at the middle, and the other equally between the middle and the end. - His quarterſtaff, which he could ne'er forſake, Hung half before, and half behind his back. Dryden. Immenſe riches, he ſquandered away at quarterſtaff and cudgel play, in which he challenged all the country. Arbuth. QUARTile. m. ſ. An aſpect of the planets, when they are three ſigns or ninety degrees diſtant from each other, and is marked thus D. PHarris. Mars and Venus in a quartile move My pangs of jealouſy for Ariet's love. Dryden. Qg Arto. m. ſ. ſquartus, Lat.] A book in which every ſheet, being twice doubled, makes four leaves. Our fathers had a juſt value for regularity and ſyſtems; then folio's and quarto's were the faſhionable ſizes, as volumes in octavo are now. J/atts. Tºº * * [Audſen, Dutch ; ſºuacciare, Italian; quaſh, atln. I. To cruſh; to ſqueeze. - The whales Againſt ſharp rocks like reeling veſſels quaſh'd, Thºugh huge as mountains, are in pieces daſh;d. It allºr. 2. To ſubdue ſuddenly. 'Twas not the ſpawn of ſuch as theſe, That dy'd with Punick blood the conquer'd ſeas, And quaſh'd the ſtern AEacides. Roſcommon. Qur ſhe confederates keep pace with us in - - - quaſhing the re- hº which had begun to ſpread itſelf among part of the alſ lex. Addiſon's Freeholder, No 1 5. 3. [Caſus, Lat., cºffer, Fr.] To annul; to nullify . to º T. & as, the indictment was quaſhed. O $º: v. n. To be ſhaken with a noiſe. k thin and fine membrane ſtrait and cloſely adhering to cºp * from quaſhing and ſhaking. Ray on the Creatiºn. to * in this dropſy, by a ſudden jirk, may be heard - Sharp's S - QgASH. n. J. A pompion. ‘.... QUATER cous: Ns. As, they are not quater-couſins, as it is commonly ſpoken cater-couſins, plus me ſent pas de quatre couſin, they are not of the four firſt degrees of kindred, that is, they are not friends. Skinner. Qy at E(RNARY. m. ſ. ſquaternarius, Lat.] The number four. The objections againſt the quaternary of elements and ter. nary of principles, needed not to be oppoſed ſo much againſt the doctrines themſelves, Boyle. QyAre'RNIon. m. ſ. [quatermio, Lat.] The number four. Air and the elements the eldeſt birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nouriſh all things; let your ceaſeleſs chan Vary to our great maker ſtill new praiſe. Milton I have not in this ſcheme of theſe nine quaternions of conſo: nants, diſtinct known characters, whereby to expreſs them but muſt repeat the ſame. Hºlder's Element of Nº. Q!, at ERNITY. m. ſ. ſquaternus, Lat.] The number fºur. The number of four ſtands much admired, not only in the quaternity of the elements, which are the principles of bodies, but in the letters of the name of God. Brown. Qy ATRAIN. m. ſ. . [4uatrain, Fr.] A ſtanza of four lines rhyming alternately ; as, Say, Stella, what is love, whoſe fatal pow'r Robs virtue of content, and youth of joy What nymph or goddeſs in a luckleſs hour Diſclos'd to light the miſchief-making boy. Mr. Muſſº. I have writ my poem in quatrains or ſtanza's of four in al- ternate rhyme, becauſe I have ever judged them of greater dignity for the ſound and number, than any other verſe in uſe. Dryden. To QUA’ver. v. n. [cpavan, Saxon.] 1. To ſhake the voice ; to ſpeak or ſing with a tremulous voice. Miſo ſitting on the ground with her knees up, and her hands upon her knees tuning her voice with many a quavering cough, thus diſcourſed. Sidney, b. ii. The diviſion and quavering, which pleaſe ſo much in mu- ſick, have an agreement with the glittering of light playing upon a wave. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Now ſportive youth Carol incondite rhythms with ſuiting notes, And quaver unharmonious. Philipi. We ſhall hear her quavering them half a minute after us, to ſome ſprightly airs of the opera. Addison. 2. To tremble ; to vibrate. A membrane, ſtretched like the head of a drum, is to re- ceive the impulſe of the ſound, and to vibrate or quaver ac- cording to its reciprocal motions. Ray on the Creation. If the eye and the finger remain quiet, theſe colours vaniſh in a ſecond minute of time, but if the finger be moved with a quavering motion, they appear again. Newton's Opticks. QUAY. m. ſ. [quai, Fr.] A key; an artificial bank to the ſea or river, on which goods are conveniently unladen. Qy EAN. n.ſ. [crean, Saxon, a barren cow; porcyen, in the laws of Canute, a ſtrumpet.] A worthleſs woman, gene- rally a ſtrumpet. As fit as the nail to his hole, or as a ſcolding quean to a wrangling knave. Shakesp. This well they underſtand like cunning queans, And hide their naſtineſs behind the ſcenes. Dryden: Such is that ſprinkling, which ſome careleſs quean . . Flirts on you from her mop. Swift. QUEA's Ness. n.ſ. [from queaſy..] The ſickneſs of a nauſeated ſtomach. QUEA/SY. adj. [of uncertain etymology.] 1. Sick with nauſea. He, queaſy with his inſolence already, Will their good thoughts call from him. . Shakeſp. Whether a rotten ſtate and hope of gain, Or to diſuſe me from the queaſy pain Of being belov’d and loving, Out-puſh me firſt. 2. Faſtidious ; ſqueamiſh. - I, with your two helps, will ſo pradiſe on Benediº, that: in deſpight of his quick wit and his queſ ſtomach, hº ſhall fall in love with Beatrice. Shakeſp. The humility of Gregory the great would not admit the ſtile of biſhop, but the ambition of Boniface made no ſerºple thereof, nor have queaſy reſolutions been harboured in their ſucceſſors ever fince. Brown's ſugar Erroirs. Men's ſtomachs are generally ſo queaſy in theſe Salº that - Donne. it is not ſafe to overload them. Government ºf the Tongue. Without queſtion, - Their conſcience was too queaſy of digeſtion. Dryden. 3. Cauſing nauſeouſneſs. I have one thing of a queaſy queſtion, - Which I muſt act. Shakeſp. King Lear. To Qy Eck. v. n. To ſhrink; to ſhow pain; perhaps to com" lain. The lads of Sparta were accuſtomed to be whipped at altars, without ſo much as quecking. Bacon. Qy E.E.N.
Q U E * T- QUEEN. n.f. [cyen, Saxon, a woman, a wife, the wife of a king.] 1. The wife of a king. He was lapt - - - In a moſt curious mantle, wrought by the hand - Of his queen mother. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 2. A woman who is ſovereign of a kingdom. That queen Elizabeth lived ſixty-nine, and reigned forty- five years, means no more than, that the duration of her exiſtence was equal to ſixty-nine, and the duration of her government to forty-five annual revolutions of the ſun, Locke, Have I a queen Paſt by my fellow rulers of the world Have I refus’d their blood to mix with yours, And raiſe new kings from ſo obſcure a race To QpEEN. v. n. To play the queen. A threepence bow’d would hire me, Old as I am, to queen it. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. Of your own ſtate take care: this dream of mine, Being now awake, I'll queen it no inch farther, But milk my ewes and weep. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. QUEEN-Apple. n. ſ. A ſpecies of apple. The queen-apple is of the ſummer kind, and a good cyder apple mixed with others. . . Mortimer's Huſbandry. Her cheeks with kindly claret ſpread, Aurora like new out of bed, Or like the freſh queen-apple's ſide, Bluſhing at fight of Phoebus' pride, Qgee'NING.. n.ſ. An apple. The winter queening is good for the table. Mortimer. QUEER. adj. [of this word the original is not known: a cor- reſpondent ſuppoſes a queer man to be one who has a quare to his name in a liſt.] Odd ; ſtrange; original; particular. He never went to bed till two in the morning, becauſe he would not be a queer fellow ; and was every now and then knocked down by a conſtable, to ſignalize his vivacity. Specſ. QUEE'RLY. adv. [from queer.] Particularly ; oddly, QUEE'RNess. n.ſ.. [from queer.] Oddneſs; particularity. Que'est. n.ſ.. [from quºftus, Lat. Skinner.] A ringdove; a kind of wild pigeon. f To QUELL. v. Z. [cpellan, Saxon.] To cruſh; to ſubdue ; originally, to kill. What avails - Valour or ſtrength, though matchleſs, quell'd with pain, Which all ſubdues, and makes remiſs the hands Of mightieſt ? Milton's Par. Loft, b. vi. Compaſſion quell'd His beſt of man, and gave him up to tears A ſpace; till firmer thoughts reſtrain'd exceſs. Milton, This quel"d her pride, but other doubts remain'd, That once diſdaining, ſhe might be diſdain'd. Dryden, He is the guardian of the publick quiet, appointed to re- itrain violence, to quel! ſeditions and tumults, and to preſerve #Dryden. Sidney, b. ii. that peace which preſerves the world. Atterbury. To Qūell. v. n. To die. Speſſºr. - Qy ell. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Murder. Not in uſe. What can not we put upon His ſpungy followers, who ſhall bear the guilt Of our great quell. Shakeſp. Mecheth. Que'll ER. m. ſ. [from quell.] One that cruſhes or ſubdues. Hail ſon of the moſt high, 2ueller of Satan, on thy glorious work Now enter. Milton's Paradiſe Regain'd, b. iv. &pe L90ECHOSE. [French.] A trifle; a kickſhaw. From country graſs to comfitures of court, Or city's quelquechoſes, let not report My mind tranſport. To QueME. v. n. [cyeman, Saxon.] To pleaſe. word. Skinner. To QUENCH. v. a. 1. To extinguiſh fire. - Since ſtream, air, ſand, mine eyes and ears conſpire, What hope to quench, where each thing blows the fire. Sidn. No Engliſh ſoul More ſtronger to direct you than yourſelf; If with the ſap of reaſoſ, you would quench, Or but allay, the fire of paſſion. Shakesp. Henry VIII. Donne An old This is the way to kindle, not to quench. Shakeſp. A little fire is quickly trodden out, Which, being ſuffer'd, rivers cannot quench. Shakeſp. The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue; and the water forgat his own quenching nature. Wiſd. xix. 29. Milk quencheth wild-fire better than water, becauſe it entreth better. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Subdu’d in fire the ſtubborn metal lies; One draws and blows reciprocating air, Others to quench the hiſing maſs prepare. Dryden. You have already quench'd ſedition's brand, And zeal, which burnt it, only warms the land. Dryden. When your work is forged, do not quench it in water to cool it, but throw it down upon the floor or hearth to cool of itſelf; for the quenching of it in water will harden it. Moxon. 2. To ſtill any paſſion or commotion. . But if all aim but this be levell'd falſe, T 'i º of the lady's death ill quench the wo - - hai.a. 3. To lº thirſt. nder of her infamy. Shakeſp. f º draught to him, that has quenched his thirſt, is but a * 'lººnching of nature, a proviſion for rheum and diſ. eaſes, a drowning of the ſpirits. South. 4. To deſtroy When death's form appears, ſhe feareth not An utter quenching or extinguiſhment; . She would be glad to meet with ſuch a lot, That ſo ſhe might all future ill prevent. Davier. Covered with ſkin and hit keeps it warm, being naturally Yºry cold, and alſo to quench and diffipate the force of any ... ſtroke, and retund the edge of any weapon. To Qy esch. v. n. To cool; to grow cool. Doſt thou think, in time She will not quench, and let inſtructions enter ... Where folly now poſſeſſes Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 9. Enchable adj. [from quench.] That may be quenched. Q9E'Ncher. n. / [from quench.j Extinguiſher; one that quenches, - - - QUE'schless, adj. [from quench..] Unextinguiſhable. Come, bloody Clifford, rough Northumberland, I dare your quenchleſs fury to more rage. Shakeſp. The judge of torments, and the king of tears, ... He fills a burniſh'd throne of quenchleſ; fire. Craſhaw. Q9E’REle. n.ſ. Iquerela, Lat. guerelle, Fr.] A complaint to a court. A circumduction obtains not in cauſes of appeal, but in cauſes of firſt inſtance and ſimple querel, only. Ayliffe. Q95'RENT. m. ſ. ſquerens, Latin.] The complainant; the plaintiff. - QUERIMO'NIOUS. adj. Iquerimonia, Latin.] Querulous; complaining. Qg ERIMo'Niously. adv. [from querimonious.] Querulouſly; with complaint. - To thee, dear Thom, myſelf addreſfing, Moſt querimoniouſly confeſſing. Denham. QgeriMo'NiousNess. n.ſ.. [from querimonious.] Complain- ing temper. - - QUERIST, n.ſ.. [from quaero, Lat.] An enquirer; an aſker of queſtions, - - I ſhall propoſe ſome conſiderations to my gentle queriff. Speci. The juggling ſea god, when by chance trepan'd By ſome inſtructed ouerift fleeping on the ſtrand, Impatient of all anſwers, ſtrait became A ſtealing brook. Swift's Mºſcellanies. QgERN. n.ſ.. [cpeopm, Saxon.] A handmill. Skim milk, and ſometimes labour in the quern, - And bootleſs make the breathleſs huſwife churn. Shakeſp. - Some apple-colour'd corn Ground in fair querns, and ſome did ſpindles turn. Chapm. QUE'RPo., n. ſ. [corrupted from cuerpo, Spaniſh..] A dreſs cloſe to the body; a waiſtcoat. I would fain ſee him walk in querpo, like a caſed rabbit, without his holy furr upon his back. Dryden. Qge'RRY, for equerry. m. ſ. ſecuyer, Fr.] A groom belonging to a prince, or one converſant in the king's ſtables, and having , the charge of his horſes; alſo the ſtable of a prince. Bailey. QUE'Rulous. adj. [querulus, Latin.] Mourning ; habitually complaining. Although they were a people by nature hard-hearted, que- rulous, wrathful and impatient of reſt and quietneſs, yet was there nothing of force to work the ſubverſion of their ſtate, till the time before-mentioned was expired. Hooker. The preſſures of war have cowed their ſpirits, as may be gathered from the very accent of their words, which they prolate in a whining kind of querulous tone, as if ſtill con- plaining and creſt-fallen. Howel's Wocal Foreſ?. Though you give no countenance to the complaints of the querulous, yet curb the inſolence of the injurious. Locke. QUE'RUlous Ness. n.ſ.. [from querulous.J Habit or quality of complaining mournfully. - * QUE’RY. m. ſ. [from quare, Lat.] A queſtion; an enquiry to be reſolved. - I ſhall conclude, with propoſing only ſome queries, in order to a farther ſearch to be made by others. Newton. This ſhews the folly of this query, that might always be demanded, that would impiouſly and abſurdly attempt to tie the arm of omnipotence from doing anything at all, becauſe it can never do its utmoſt. Bently. To Qy E/RY. v. a. [from the noun.] To aſk queſtions. Three Cambridge ſophs Each prompt to query, anſwer and debate. Pope, º Quest. n.f. [queſte, Fr.] 1. Search ; ačt of ſeeking. None but ſuch as this bold ape unbleſt, º Can ever thrive in that unlutky queſt. Hubbard's Tale. If Juſty love ſhould go in queſt of beauty, Where ſhould he find it fairer than in Blanch. sºft alſ _-
Q_U E Q_U E Fair ſilver buſkin'd nymphs, I know this queſt of yours and free intent Was all in honour and devotion meant, . Milton To the great miſtreſs of your princely ſhrine. 1/1077. An aged man in rural weeds, - Following, as ſeem’d, th: queſt of ſome ſtray ewe. Milton. One for all Myſelf expoſe; with lonely ſteps to tread Tº unſounded deep, and the void immenſe ºr, ſearch with wand'ring quºſº a place foretold -- Should be. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. ii. Since firſt break of dawn, the fiend, Mere ſerpent in appearance, forth was come, And on his queſt, where likelieſt he might find - The only two of mankind. - Milton. 'Twould be not ſtrange, ſhould we find Paradiſe at this day where Adam left it; and I the rather note this, becauſe I ſee there are ſome ſo earneſt in quº/f of it. //oodward. There's not an African, That traverſes our vaſt Numidian deſarts In queſt of prey, and lives upºn his bow, • * * But better practiſes theſe boaſted virtues; . Addison's Cato. We ſee them active and vigilant in queſt of delight. Spº. 2. [For inqueſt.] An empanell'd jury. What's my offence where is the evidence, that doth accuſe me ! what lawful queſ have given their verdict up Unto the frowning judge. Shakeſp. Richard III. 3. Searchers. Collectively. - You have been hotly call'd for, When, being not at your lodging to be found, The ſenate ſent above three ſeveral queſts To ſearch you out. Shakeſp. Othello. 4. Enquiry; examination. O place and greatneſs! millions of falſe eyes Are ſtuck upon thee; volumes of report Run with theſe falſe and moſt contrarious queſ’s Upon thy doings. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure. 5. Requeſt; deſire; ſolicitation. Gad not abroad at every queſt and call Of an untrained hope or paſſion. Herbert. To Quest. v. n. [queter, Fr. from the noun.] To go in ſearch. Qyºast. n. ſ. [from quºſier, Fr.] Seeker; endeavourer afteſ. Sce, that you come Not to woo honour, but to wed it; when The braveſt que/lant ſhrinks, find what you ſeek, That fame may cry you loud. Shakeſp. QUESTION. n.ſ. [queſtion, Fr. quaſio, Latin.] I. Interrogatory; any thing enquired. Becauſe he that knoweth leaſt is fitteſt to aſk queſtions, it is more reaſon for the entertainment of the time, that ye aſk me queſtions, than that I aſk you. Bacon. 2. Enquiry; diſquiſition. It is to be put to queſtiºn, whether it be lawful for chriſtian princes to make an invaſive war ſimply for the propagation of the faith. Bacon's Holy JWar. 3. A diſpute; a ſubjećt of debate: There aroſe a queſtion between ſome of John's diſciples and the Jews about purifying. jo. iii. 25. 4. Affair to be examined. In points of honour to be try’d, Suppoſe the queſtion not your own. Swift. 5. Doubt; controverſy; diſpute. This is not my writing, Though I confeſs much like the charaćter: But out of queſtion 'tis Maria's hand. Shakeſp. T is time for him to ſhew himſelf, when his very being is called in ſuftiºn, and to come and judge the world, when men begin to doubt whether he made it. Tillotſon. - The doubt of their being native impreſſions on the mind, is ſtronger againſt theſe moral principles than the other; not that it brings their truth at all in qugſ?ion. Lº. Qur own earth would be barren and deſolate, without the benign influence of the ſolar rays, which without queſtion is true of all the other planets. Bentle 6. Judicial trial. J. º be found guilty, the communion book hath y deſerved leaſt to be called in quº/lion for this fault. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 31. a- 7. Examination by torture. wº * Preſumption is only ſufficient to put the perſon to hi **k or queſtion, according to the civil law, and not bring 8 §. to condemnation. Ayliffe's Parergon. - º of being the ſubject of preſent enquiry. º being defendants do anſwer, that the ceremonies in their re º godly, comely, decent, profitable for the church, ... the º y is childiſh and unorderly to ſay, that we demand ... "..." and ſhew the poverty of our cauſe, the would w ereof we are fain to beg that our adverſaries grant. Rooker, b. iv. ſ. 4. If he had ſaid, it would purchaſe ſix ſhillings and three- pence weighty money, he had proved the matter in queſtion. Nor are theſe aſſertions that dropped from their º chance, but delivered by them in places where they profeſs . ſtate the points in quº/?ion. Atterbury's Prºface. 9. Endeavour, ſearch. Not in uſe. As it more concerns the Turk than Rhodes, So may he with more facile quº/lion bear it; For that it ſtands not in ſuch warlike brace, But altogether lacks the abilities That Rhodes is dreſs'd in. Shakespeare . To Que'stion. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To enquire. Suddenly out of this delightful dream The man awoke, and would have quº/?ion'd more; But he would not endure the woful theme. Spºnſºr. He that queſtioneth much ſhall learn much, and content much ; but eſpecially if he apply his queſtions to the ſkill of the perſons whom he aſketh. Bacon's Eſſays. 2. To debate by interrogatories. I pray you think you quº/lion with a Jew; You may as well uſe queſtion with the wolf, Why he hath made the ewe bleat for the lamb. Shaft. To Qye'stion. v. a. ſquºtionner, Fr.] - 1. To examine one by queſtions. 2:lºſion your royal thoughts, make the caſe yours; Be now the father, and propoſe a ſon ; Hear your own dignity ſo much prophan'd; And then imagine me taking your part, And in your pow'r ſo ſilencing your ſon. ' Shakespeare . But hark you, Kate, I muſt not have you henceforth quºtion me, Whither I go. Shakeſp. Henry IV, p. i. This conſtruction is not ſo undubitably to be received, as not at all to be quº/lioned. Brown's Pulgar Errouri. 2. To doubt ; to be uncertain of O impotent eſtate of human life! Where fleeting joy does laſting doubt inſpire, And moſt we queſtion what we moſt deſire. Prior. 3. To have no confidence in ; to mention as not to be truſted. Be a deſign never ſo artificially laid, if it chances to be de- feated by ſome croſs accident, the man is then run down, his counſels derided, his prudence quº/lioned, and his perſon deſpiſed. South's Sermons. QpE'stion ABLE. adj. [from quº/lion.] 1. Doubtful ; diſputable. Your accuſtomed clemency will take in good worth, the offer of theſe my ſimple labours, beſtowed for the neceſſary juſtification of laws heretofore made quº/ſionable, becauſe not perfectly underſtood. Hºoker's Dedication: That perſons drowned float, the ninth day when their gall breaketh, is a quºtionable determination, both in the time and cauſe. Brown's ſugar Errours. It is queſtionable, whether the uſe of ſteel ſprings was known in thoſe ancient times. ſºlini's Math. Magicº. It is queſtionable, whether Galen ever ſaw the diffection of a human body. Baker's Rºfferions on Learning. 2. Suſpicious; liable to ſuſpicion ; liable to queſtion. Be thy advent wicked or charitable, Thou com'ſt in ſuch a quºtionable ſhape, That I will ſpeak to thee. Shºp. IHaplºt. QUE's TIon ARY. adj. [from queſtion.] Enquiring ; aſking queſtions. - I grow laconick even beyond laconiciſm ; fº ſºmetimes I return only yes or no to quº/?ionary epiſtles of half a yard long. Pºpe tº Swift. Qge's rion ableNess. n.ſ.. [from quºtiºn.] The quality of being queſtionable. Qy Eſsin' N E R. n.ſ. [from queſtion.] An ºils. . . QUE's rios less. adv. [from 44%ion.] Certainly ; without doubt. - ! ſºftionleſ; hence it comes that many were miſtaken. Ral. 3iº/lionleſs duty moves not ſo much upon command as promiſe; now that which propoſes the greateſt and moſt ſuit- Able rewards to obedience, and the greateſt puniſhments to diſobedience, doubtleſs is the moſt likely tº inforce º: and prevent the other. of Quæst MAN. m. ſ. ſqugſ, man, and monger.] Starter Qy E's TM on GER. } lawſuits or proſecutions. - Their principal working was upon penal laws, . they ſpared none, great nor ſmall, but raked over all new an old ſtatutes, having ever a rabble of promote” qugſtmonger, and leading jurors at their command. Bacon. QUE's TR 1st. [from quº/f.] Seeker ; purſuer. Six and thirty of his knights, Hot que/frſ/?s after him, met him at the gºtº, e. L Are gone with him tow'rd Dover. Shakespeare . King Lºr. - º - fit. UE's rºy. aii. Ifrom quaſius, Lat.] Sºu" of pro Qy E^st adj. [from quº/fus, J irers affirm it, yet Although lapidaries and qug/iuary enqu the writers of minerals conceive the ſtone of this *; º: a mineral concretion, not to be found in animals. § IB. 9
Q_U I Q U I Qg1B. m. ſ. A ſarcaſm; a bitter taunt, Ainſ. The ſame per- haps with quip. To Qui'BBLE. v. m. [from the noun..] To pun; to play on the ſound of words. The firſt ſervice was neats tongues ſliced, which the phi- loſophers took occaſion to diſcourſe and quibble upon in a grave formal way. - L’E/?range. QUI'BBLE. m. ſ. [from quidibet, Latin.] A low conceit de- pending on the ſound of words; a pun. This may be of great uſe to immortalize puns and quibbles, and to let poſterity ſee their forefathers were blockheads. Addison Quirks or quibbles have no place in the ſearch after truth. JWatts. QUI'bbleR. m. ſ. [from quibble.] A punſter. QUICK. adj. [cpic, Saxon.] 1. Living ; not dead. They ſwallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled againſt us. Pſalm crxiv. 3. If there be quick raw fleſh in the riſings, it is an old le- proſy. Lev. xiii. Io. The quick and the dead. Common Prayer. As the ſun makes ; here noon, there day, there night Melts wax, dries clay, makes flow’rs, ſome quick, ſome dead. Davies. Thence ſhall come, When this world's diſſolution ſhall be ripe, With glory and pow'r to judge both quick and dead. Milt, 2. Swift; nimble ; done with celerity. Prayers whereunto devout minds have added a piercing kind of brevity, thereby the better to expreſs that quick and ſpeedy expedition, wherewith ardent affections, the very wings of prayer, are delighted to preſent our ſuits in heaven. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 33. 3. Speedy; free from delay. Oft he to her his charge of quick return Repeated. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt, b. ix. 4. Aćtive; ſpritely ; ready. - A man of great ſagacity in buſineſs, and he preſerved ſo great a vigour of mind even to his death, when near eighty, that ſome, who had known him in his younger years, did believe him to have much quicker parts in his age than before. Clarendon. A man muſt have paſſed his noviciate in ſinning, before he comes to this, be he never ſo quick a proficient. South. The animal, which is firſt produced of an egg, is a blind and dull worm ; but that which hath its reſurrection thence, is a quick eyed, volatile and ſprightly fly. Grew's Coſmol. Quick. adv. Nimbly; ſpeedily; readily. Ready in gybes, quick anſwer'd, ſaucy, and As quarrellous as the weazel. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. This ſhall your underſtanding clear Thoſe things from me that you ſhall hear, Conceiving much the quicker. Drayton's Nymphid. They gave thoſe complex ideas, that the things they were continually to give and receive information about, might be the eaſier and quicker underſtood. Locke. This is done with little notice, if we confider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed, requiring not time, but many of them crowded into an inſtant. Locke. QUICK. m. ſ. 1. A live animal. Peeping cloſe into the thick, Might ſee the moving of ſome quick, Whoſe ſhape appeared not; But were it fairy, fiend or ſnake, My courage earned it to wake, And manful thereat ſhot. Spenſºr. 2. The living fleſh; ſenſible parts. If Stanley held, that a ſon of king Edward had ſtill the better right, it was to teach all England to ſay as much ; and therefore that ſpeech touched the quick. Bacon. Seiz'd with ſudden ſmart, Stung to the quick, he felt it at his heart. Dryden. The thoughts of this diſgraceful compoſition ſo touches me to the quick, that I cannot ſleep. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of j. Bull. Scarifying gangrenes, by ſeveral inciſions down to the quick, is almoſt univerſal, and with reaſon, ſince it not only diſcharges a pernicious ichor, but makes way for topical ap- plications. Sharp's Surgery. 3. Living plants. t For incloſing of land, the moſt uſual way is with a ditch and bank ſet with quick. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Qy1'cKBEAM, or quickentree. m. ſ. &uickbeam or wild ſorb, by ſome called the Iriſh aſh, is a ſpecies of wild aſh, preceded by bloſſoms of an agreeable ſcent. AMortimer's Huſbandry. To QUI'CKEN. v. a. ſ.cpiccan, Saxon.] 1. To make alive. All they that go down into the duſt, ſhall kncel before him; and no man hath quickened his own ſoul. Pſalm xxii. 30. I will never forget thy commandments; for with them thou haſt quickened me. Pſalm crix. This my mean taſk would be As heavy to me, as 'tis odious ; but The miſtreſs which I ſerve, quickens what's dead, And makes my labours pleaſures. Shakeſp. Tempeſ?. To quicken with kilfing; had my lips that power, Thus would I wear them out. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. Y Fair ſoul, º to the faireſt body join'd ou give ſuch lively life, ſuch quick’nin > And influence of * celeſſ j, g pow'r, As keeps it ſtill in youth's immortal flower. Davies. He throws His influence round, and kindles as he goes; Hence flocks and herds, and men, and beaſts and fowls With breath are quicken'd, and attract their ſouls. Dryden. 2. To haſten; to accelerate. You may ſooner by imagination quicken or ſlack a mo- tion, than raiſe or ceaſe it; as it is eaſier to make a dog go ſlower, than to make him ſtand ſtill. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Others were appointed to confider of penal laws and pro- clamations in force, and to quicken the execution of the moſt principal. Hayward. Though any commodity ſhould ſhift hands never ſo faſt, yet, if they did not ceaſe to be any longer traffick, this would not at all make or quicken their vent. Locke. 3. To ſharpen; to actuate; to excite. Though my ſenſes were aſtoniſhed, my mind forced them to quicken themſelves; becauſe I had learnt of him, how little favour he is wont to ſhew in any matter of advantage. Sidney. It was like a fruitful garden without an hedge, that quickens the appetite to enjoy ſo tempting a prize. South. They endeavour by brandy to quicken their taſte already extinguiſhed. Tatler, N° 57. This review he makes uſe of, as an argument of great force to quicken them in the improvement of thoſe advantages to which the mercy of God had called them by the goſpel. Rogers's Sermons, The deſire of fame hath been no inconfiderable motive to quicken you in the purſuit of thoſe actions, which will beſt deſerve it. Swift. To Qy1'ckeN. v. n. I. To become alive: as, a woman quickens with child. Theſe hairs, which thou doſt raviſh from my chin, Will quicken and accuſe thee; I'm your hoſt; - With robbers hands, my hoſpitable favour You ſhould not ruffle thus. Shakeſp. King Lear. They rub out of it a red-duſt, that converteth after a while into worms, which they kill with wine when they begin to quicken. Sandys’ journey. The heart is the firſt part that quickens, and the laſt that dies. Ray on the Creation. 2. To move with ačtivity. Sees by degrees a purer bluſh ariſe, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. Pope. Qg1'cKENER. m. ſ. [from quicken.] 1. One who makes alive. - 2. That which accelerates; that which actuates. Love and enmity, averſation and fear are notable whetters and quickeners of the ſpirit of life in all animals. More. Qg1(cklime. m. ſ. [calx viva, Lat. quick and lime.] Lime unquenched. After burning the ſtone, when lime is in its perfeót and un- altered ſtate, it is called quicklime. Hill's Materia Medica. Qy 1'ckly. adv. [from quick.] Nimbly; ſpeedily ; ačtively. Thou com'ſt to uſe thy tongue: thy ſtory quickly. Shakespeare Pleaſure dwells no longer upon the appetite than the ne- ceſſities of nature, which are quickly and eaſily provided for; and then all that follows is an oppreſſion. South. QUI'ckNess. n.ſ.. [from quick.] 1. Speed ; velocity; celerity. What any invention hath in the ſtrength of its motion, is abated in the ſlowneſs of it; and what it hath in the extra- ordinary quickneſs of its motion, muſt be allowed for in the great ſtrength that is required unto it. J/7/kins. Joy, like a ray of the ſun, reflects with a greater ardour and quickneſs, when it rebounds upon a man from the breaſt of his friend. South’s Sermons. . Activity; briſkneſs. The beſt choice is of an old phyſician and a young lawyer; becauſe, where errors are fatal, ability of judginent and mº- deration are required; but where advantages may be wrought upon, diligence and quickneſs of wit. - Iſºtton. The quickneſs of the imagination is ſeen in the invention, the fertility in the fancy, and the accuracy in the expreſſion. Dryden. 3. Keen ſenſibility. would not ſuicineſ of ſenſation be an inconvenience to an animal, that muſt lie ſtill. Locke. 4. Sharpneſs; pungency: Still ſhew’d a quickneſs ; and maturing time But mellows what we write to the dull ſweets of rhime. Dryden. 21 A Ginger Thy gen'rous fruits, though gather'd ere their prime, ;
Q U I Q U I Ginger renders it briſk, and correčis its windineſs, and - i. . cºnths whereof a few drops ºngº and add a plea- Jul Martimer's Huſbandry. o:º.*. ſ: [guick and ſand.] Moving ſand; unſolid d. g"ºnal is Edward, but a ruthleſs ſea . what Clarence, but a quickſand of deceit? Shakeſp. Undergirding the ſhip, and fearing leſt they ſhould fall into the quickſands, they ſtrake ſail, and ſo were driven. Acts xxvii. But when the veſſel is on quickſands caſt, The flowing tide does more the ſinking haſte. Dryden. Trajan, by the adoption of Nerva, ſtems the tide to her relief, and like another Neptune ſhoves her off the quick- ſands. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. I have marked out ſeveral of the ſhoals and quickſands of life, in order to keep the unwary from running upon them: Addiſon. To Qur'ckser. v. a. ſquick and ſet.] To plant with living plants. - In making or mending, as needeth thy ditch, Get ſet to quickſet it, learn cunningly which. Tuffer. A man may ditch and quickſet three poles a day, where the ditch is three foot wide and two foot deep. Mortimer. Qg1(ckset. m. ſ. [quick and ſet.] Living plant ſet to roW. 8 Plant quickſts and tranſplant fruit trees towards the de- creaſe. Evelyn's Kalendar. Nine in ten of the quickſet hedges are ruined for want of fkill. Swift's Miſcellanies. Quicksi'GHTED. adj. Iquick and ſight.] Having a ſharp ſight. "No body will deem the quickºffſghted amongſt them to have very cnlarged views in ethicks. Locke. No article of religion hath credility enough for them; and yet theſe ſame cautious and quickſighted gentlemen can ſwallow down this ſottiſh opinion about percipient atoms. Bentley. Qy 1'cks 1GHTEDNEss. n.ſ.. [from quickſighted.] Sharpneſs of ſight. "The ignorance that is in us no more hinders the know- ledge that is in others, than the blindneſs of a mole is an ar- gument againſt the quickſightedneſs of an eagle. Locke. Qy I'cksilv ER. n. ſ. ſquick and ſilver ; argentum vivum, Lat.] Quickſilver, called mercury by the chymiſts, is a naturally fluid mineral, and the heavieſt of all known bodies next to gold, and is the more heavy and fluid, as it is more pure ; its nature is ſo homogene and ſimple, that it is a queſtion whether gold itſelf be more ſo : it penetrates the parts of all the other metals, renders them brittle, and in part diſſolves them : it is wholly volatile in the fire, and may be driven up in vapour by a degree of heat very little greater than that of boiling water: it is the leaſt tenacious of all bodies, and every ſmaller drop may be again divided by the lighteſt touch into a multi- tude of others, and is the moſt diviſible of all bodies: mer- cury very readily mixes with gold, ſilver, lead and tin, by chymical operations, but not without difficulty with copper and iron ; and it mixes eaſily with zink and biſmuth among the ſemimetals: the ſpecifick gravity of pure mercury is to water as 4023 to 1000, and as it is the heavieſt of all fluids, t is alſo the coldeſt, and when heated the hotteſt: of the va. rious ores, in which mercury is found, cinnabar is the richeſt and moſt valuable, which is cztremely heavy, and of a bright and beautiful red colour: native cinnabar is principally found in the mines of Friuli, belonging to the Venetians, in Italy, and ſome others in Spain, Hungary, and the Eaſt Indies: {*/ºr is alſo found ſometimes in its pure and fluid ſtate lodged in cavities of hard ſtones in the cinnabar mines, and the Purer ores are chiefly compoſed of cinnabar in ſmall quan- tºes, mixed with various other ſubſtances: the ancients all *** **iºſºver a poiſon, nor was it brought into internal uſe till about two hundred and twenty years ago, which was ºft occaſioned by the ſhepherds, who ventured to give it their ſheep to kill worms, and as they received no hurt by it, it was ſoon concluded, that men might take it ſafely : in time the diggers in the mines, when they found it crude, wai. º lt II, vaſt quantities, in order to ſell it privately, when ey had voided it by ſtool: but too free a uſe of ſo powerful a medicine “annot be always without danger: the miners ſeldom follow their occupation above three or four years, and º .º º: condition; and the artificers, . . . . . . - g in it, are generally ſeized with pa- ralytick diſorders: however, under proper regulation, it is d º medicine. ly called Hill's Materia Medica. *y is Very improperly called a metal, for though it * * º ſimilarity of parts, it is neither dº. by clai, . º º º: º 2 er the mother or baſis of all metals, lº. > » ning gold, and various other º 9Pcrations beſides medicine. Chambers. the beſt º: maketh a beautiful purple like unto a red roſe; ſºver burnt * to be made in Libia of brimſtone and quick- - Peacham on Drawing. 3 Qg1'cksilver Ed. adj. [from quickſilver.] Overlaid with quickſilver. Metal is more difficult to poliſh than glaſs, and is after- wards very apt to be ſpoiled by tarniſhing, and reflects not ſo much light as glaſs quickſilvered over does: I would propound to uſe inſtead of the metal a glaſs ground concave on the fore- ſide, and as much convex on the backſide, and quickſilvered over on the convex ſide. Newton's Opticks. QUID.A.M. [Latin.] Somebody. For envy of ſo many worthy quidams, which catch at the garland, which to you alone is due, you will be perſuaded to pluck out of the hateful darkneſs thoſe ſo many excellent poems of yours, which lie hid, and bring them forth to eternal light. Spenſer. - Q9I’dd ANY. n.ſ. ſºydonium, Cydoniatum, Lat, quidden, German, a quince..] Marmalade ; confection of quinces made with ſugar. Qºrt. m. ſ. [corrupted from 4% idlibet, Lat. or from que dit, Fr.] A ſubtilty; an equivocation. A low word. Why may not that be the ſkull of a lawyer where be his quiddits now f his quillets? his caſes 2 and his tricks Shakespeare Q: I’d D11 Y. m. ſ. [quidditas, low Latin.] 1. Eſſence ; that which is a proper anſwer to the queſtion, quid off º' a ſcholaſtick term. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures and abſtracts, Where entity and quiddity, The ghoſts of defunct bodies fly. Hudibras, p. i. 2. A trifling nicety; a cavil ; a captious queſtion. Miſnomer in our laws, and other quiddities, I leave to the profeſſors of law. Camden's Remains. Qg1'EscENcE. m. ſ. [from quieſco, Lat..] Reſt; repoſe. Whether the earth move or reſt, I undertake not to deter- mine: my work is to prove, that the common inducement to the belief of its quieſcence, the teſtimony of ſenſe, is weak and frivolous. Glanvil"; Spſ. QUIE'scent. adj. Iquieſcens, Latin.] Reſting; not being in motion; not movent; lying at repoſe. Though the earth move, its motion muſt needs be as in- ſenſible as if it were quieſcent. Glanvill's Scepſ. The right ſide, from whence the motion of the body be- ginneth, is the active or moving ſide; but the finiſter is the weaker or more quieſcent ſide. Brown's Wºlgar Errours. Sight takes in at a greater diſtance and more variety at once, comprehending alſo quieſcent objects, which hearing does not. Holder's Elements of Speech. If it be in ſome part movent, and in ſome part *::::: it muſt needs be a curve line, and ſo no radius. 'rew. Preſſion or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines beyond an obſtacle which ſtops part of the motion, but will bend and ſpread every way into the quieſcent medium, which lies beyond the obſtacle. Newton's Opticks. QUIET. adj. [quiet, Fr. quietus, Latin.] 1. Still ; free from diſturbance. Breaking off the end for want of breath, And ſlyding ſoft, as down to ſleep her laid, She ended all her woe in quiet death. Fa. Queen. This life is beſt, If quiet life is beſt; ſweeter to you, That have a ſharper known. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 2. Peaceable ; not turbulent; not offenſive ; mild. Let it be in the ornament of a meek and quiet ſpirit. I Pet. 3. Still ; not in motion. They laid wait for him, and were quiet all the night. judges xvi. 2. 4. Smooth; not ruffled. Happy is your grace, That can tranſlate the ſtubborneſs of fortune r Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtyle. ... Shaft. Qg1'ET. n.ſ. [7.ies, Lat.] Reſt; repoſe; tranquillity ; free- dom from diſturbance; peace; ſecurity. - They came into Laiſh unto a people that were * * and ſecure. judges xviii. 27. There fix'd their arms, and there renew'd their name: And there in quiet rules. Dryden's Aneis. Indulgent quiet, pow'r ſerene, Mother of joy and love. Hughes. To Qūi’ET. v. a. [from the noun.] I. To calm ; to lull; to pacify; to put to reſt. The loweſt degree of faith, that can quiet the ſoul of man, is a firm conviction that God is placable. Forbes. 2. To ſtill. - - Putting together the ideas of moving or quietº; corporeal motion, joined to ſubſtance, we have the idea of an 1mma- terial ſpirit. - Locke. Qg1(ETER. n. ſ. [from quiet.] The perſon or thing that quiets. Qg1'ETISM. n.ſ.. [from quiet.] - What is alled by the pºets apathy or diſpaſion, by the ſcepticks indiſturbance, by the Moliniſts quietiſm, by common men peace of conſcience, ſeems all to mean but gº; tra- quility of mind. Temple. Qui’ETLY.
Q U I with º, ºth Whi ºt. ºffid i. tº: º Emil ºr fish, with th; º, ſii Qg1'etly, adv, [from quiet.] 1. Calmly : without violent emotion. Let no man for his own poverty become more oppreſſing in his bargain, but quietly, modeſtly and patiently recommend his eſtate to God, and leave the ſucceſs to him. Taylor. 2. Peaceably ; without offence. Although the rebels had behaved themſelves quietly and modeſtly by the way as they went; yet they doubted that would but make them more hungry to fall upon the ſpoil in the end. Bacon's Henry VII. . At reſt; without agitation. Ö: I'ETNess. n.ſ.. [from quiet.] 1. Coolneſs of temper. This cruel quietneſ; neither returning to miſlike nor pro- ceeding to favour ; gracious, but gracious ſtill after one manneſ. Sidney, b. ii. That which we move for our better inſtruction ſake, turneth into anger and choler in them; they grow altogether out of quietneſ; with it ; they anſwer fumingly. Hooker. 2. Peace; tranquillity. - Stop effuſion of our chriſtian blood, And 'ſtabliſh quietneſ; on ev'ry fide. ... Shakespeare. Henry VI. What miſeries have both nations avoided, and what quiet- neſ; and ſecurity attained by their peaceable union? Hayward. 3. Stilneſs; calmneſs. Qy1'Etsome. adj. [from quiet.] Calm; ſtill; undiſturbed. Not in uſe. Let the night be calm and quietſome, Without tempeſtuous ſtorms or ſad affray. Spen'er. Qy1'ETUDE. m. ſ. ſquietude, Fr. from quiet.] Reſt; repoſe; tranquillity. Not in common uſe. From the equal diſtribution of the phlegmatick humour, the proper allay of fervent blood, will flow a future quietude and ſerenitude in the affections. Wotton on Education. Qgill. n. ſ. 1. The hard and ſtrong feather of the wing, of which pens are made. Birds have three other hard ſubſtances proper to them; the bill, which is of a like matter with the teeth, the ſhell of the egg, and their quills. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. 2. The inſtrument of writing. I will only touch the duke's own deportment in that iſland, the proper ſubject of my quill. Wotton's Buckingham. Thoſe lives they fail'd to reſcue by their ſkill, Their muſe would make immortal with her quill. From him whoſe quill, ſtand quiver'd at his ear, To him that notches ſticks at Weſtminſter. Pope. 3. Prick or dart of a porcupine. . . Near theſe was the black prince of Monomotapa, by whoſe fide was ſeen the quill darting porcupine. Arbuth. and Pope. 4. Reed on which weavers wind their threads. The preſumptuous damſel raſhly dar'd The goddeſs' ſelf to challenge to the field, And to compare with her in curious ſkill, Of works with loom, with needle, and with quill. Spenſer. 5. The inſtrument with which muſicians ſtrike their ſtrings. His flying fingers and harmonious quill Strike ſev’n diſtinguiſh’d notes, and ſev’n at once they fill. Dryden's Aeneis. QUI'll ET. n. ſ. ſquidlibet, Lat.] Subtilty; nicety; fraudu- lent diſtinétion. Why may not that be the ſkull of a lawyer where be his quiddits now his quillets º his caſes and his tricks Shakespeare A great ſoul weighs in the ſcale of reaſon, what it is to judge of, rather than dwell with too ſcrupulous a diligence Garth. upon little quillets and niceties. Digby. Ply her with love letters and billets, And bait them well for quirks and quillets. Hudibras. Quilt. m. ſ. ſcouette, Fr. Kulcht, Dutch; culcita, culcitra, Lat.] A cover made by ſtitching one cloth over another with ſome ſoft ſubſtance between them. &gilts of roſes and ſpices are nothing ſo helpful, as to take a cake of new bread, and bedev it with a little ſack. Bacon. In both tables, the beds were covered with magnificent quilts amongſt the richer ſort. Arbuthnot on Coins. She on the quilt ſinks with becoming woe, Wrapt in a gown, for ſickneſs and for ſhow. Pope. To Quilt. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtitch one cloth upon another with ſomething ſoft between them. The ſharp ſteel arriving forcibly On his horſe neck before the quilted ſell, Then from the head the body ſundred quite. Fairy Queen. A bag quilted with bran is very good, but it drieth too much. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Entellus for the ſtrife prepares, Strip'd of his quilted coat, his body bares, Compos'd of mighty bone. Dryden's Aenei. A chair was ready, So quilled, that he lay at eaſe reclin'd. Dryden. Mayn't I quilt my rope 2 it galls my neck. Arbuthnot. Qg1'NARY. adj. Iquinarius, Lat..] Conſiſting of five. This quinary number of elements ought to have been re- ftrained to the generality of animals and vegetables. Boyle. Quince. h.ſ.. [coin Fr. idd - 1. The tree. [coin, quidden, German.] The quince tree is of a low ſt .* - - ature; the branches are º and crooked; the flower and firſt is like that of the i." ". however cultivated, the fruit is four and 5 and IS Covered wi - - - - ſpecies are fix, “d with a kind of down ; of this the 2. The fruit. Miller. They call for dates and quinces A *ince, in token of fruitfulneſs was given to the brides of Athe marriage. To Quinch. v. n. [this word ſeems to b *. queck.] To flir 3. to flounce as in reſentment or pain. eſtow all my ſoldiers in ſuch ſort as I have, that no part of all !hat realm ſhall be able to dare to quinch. sº: Quincu Ncial. adj. [from quincunx.] Having the form of s quincunx. Of a pentagonal or quincuncial diſpoſition, Sir Thomas Brown produces ſeveral examples in his diſcourſe abj the quincunx. F the Creation. &UI'NCUNX. n.ſ. [Latin.] ay on the Creation Quincunx order is a plantation of trees, diſpoſed originally in ſºuaré, conſiſting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle, which diſpoſition, repeated again and again, forms a regular grove, wood or wilderneſs ; and, when viewed by an angle of the ſquare or paral, llogram, preſents equal or parallel alleys. Brown Produces ſeveral examples in his diſcourſe about the quincunx. - - Ray on the Creation. N º light'ning pierc'd th’ Iberian #, ºy,4ºncunx, and now ranks my vines. Pºpe, QUINQUAGE SIA44. [Latin.] Quinquageſima funday, *: called becauſe, it is the fiftieth day before Eaſter, reckoned by whole numbers; ſhrove ſunday. Dić7. Qginoy A'NGULAR. adj. Iquinque and angulus, Lat.] Having five corners. Each talus, environed with a cruſt, conforming itſelf to the fides of the talus, is of a figure quinquangular.” Woodw. Exactly round, ordinately quinquangular, or having the ſides parallel. - 44ore's Antidote againſ: Atheiſm. Qg1 NoyART1'cular, adj. ſquinque and articulu, Lat..] Con- ſiſting of five articles. They have given an end to the quinquarticular controverſy, for none have ſince undertaken to ſay more. Sanderſon. Qg1'NogFFIP. adj. [quinque and finds, Lat.] Cloven in five. QUINQy efoliated, adj. Iquinque and folium, Lat.] Having five leaves. Quinq9E'NNIAL. adj. Iquinquennis, Lat.] Laſting five years; happening once in five years. Q91'ssy... n.ſ.. [corrupted from ſuinancy.] A tumid inflam- mation in the throat, which ſometimes produces ſuffocation. The throttling quinſey ’tis my ſtar appoints, And rheumatiſms I ſend to rack the joints. Dryden. Great heat and cold, ſucceeding one another, occaſion pleuriſies and quinſies. Arbuthnot on Air. Qy INT. n.ſ. [quint, Fr.] A ſet of five. For ſtate has made a quint Of generals he's liſted in't. Hudibras, p. iii. Qg1'NTAIN. m. ſ. ſquintain, Fr.] A poſt with a turning top. See Qy INTIN. in the paſtry. Shakeſp, , by the ſº of §. ns upon the day of their Peacham on Drawing, e the ſame with queech, My better parts Are all thrown down; and that, which here ſtands up, Is but a quintain, a mere lifeleſs block. Shakeſp. QUINTE'SSENCE. n.ſ. [quinta eſſentia, Lat.] 1. A fifth being. From their groſs matter ſhe abſtraćts the forms, And draws a kind of quinteſſence from things. The ethereal quinteſſence of heav'n Flew upward, ſpirited with various forms, That rowl'd orbicular, and turn'd to ſtars. Milton. They made fire, air, earth, and water, to be the four ele- ments, of which all earthly things were compounded, and ſuppoſed the heavens to be a quinteſſence or fifth ſort of body diſtinét from all theſe. JWatts's Logick. 2. An extract from any thing, containing all its virtues in a ſmall quantity. To me what is this quinteſſence of duſt? man delights not . me, nor woman neither. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Who can in memory, or wit, or will, Or air, or fire, or earth, or water find What alchymiſt can draw, with all his ſkill, The quinteſſence of theſe out of the mind. For I am a very dead thing, In whom love wrought new alchymy, For by his art he did expreſs A quinteſſence even from nothingneſs, From dull privations and lean emptineſs. Donne. Paracelſus, by the help of an intenſe cold, teaches to ſe- parate the quintéſence of wine. Boyle. Let there be light! ſaid God; and forthwith light Ethereal, firſt of things, quinteſſence pure, Sprung from the deep. 41ilton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. vii. When Davies, Davies.
o_U I Q U I | when the ſupreme faculties move regularly, the inferior aſſions and affections following, there ariſes a ſerenity and jº, upon the whole ſoul, infinitely beyond the greateſt truth. bodily pleaſures, the higheſt quint/ºnce and elixir of worldly 3. Subtilty; nicety; artful diſtinétion. delights. South's Sermons. Qg1NTE'ss ENTIAL. adj. [from quintºffence.] Conſiſting of quinteſſence. Venturous aſſertions as would have puzzled the authors to have made them good, ſpecially conſidering that there is no- thing contrary to the quinte/ential matter and circular figure of the heavens; ſo neither is there to the light thereof. Hakew. Qg1'NTIN... n.ſ. [I know not whence derived; Min/ew de- duces it from quintus, Lat. and calls it a game celebrated every fifth year; palus quintanus, Lat. Aimſ, quintaine, Fr.] law. An upright poſt, on the top of which a croſs poſt turned Moſt fortunately he hath atchiev'd a maid, That paragons deſcription and wild fame, nothing to the mercy of a ſaw quiº 2 Ply her with love letters and billets, And bait them well for quirks and quillets. 4. Looſe light tune. upon a pin, at one end of the croſs poſt was a broad board, . ...Now the chappel's filver bell you hear, and at the other a heavy ſand bag; the play was to ride againſt the broad end with a lance, and paſs by before the ſand bag coming round, ſheuld ſtrike the tilter on the back. At quintin he, In honour of his bridaltee, Hath challeng’d either wide countee; Come cut and long tail, for there be Six batchelors as bold as he, Adjuting to his company, - And each one hath his livery. Benj. Johnſºn. QUINTU'PLE. m. ſ. ſquintuplus, Lat.] Fivefold. In the country, the greateſt proportion of mortality, one hundred and fifty-ſix, is above quintuple unto twenty-eight the leaſt. Graunt's Bill of Mortality. QºIP. m. ſ. [derived, by the etymologiſts, from whip.] A ſharp jett; a taunt ; a ſarcaſm. Notwithſtanding all her ſudden quips, The leaſt whereof would quell a lover's hope, Yet, ſpaniel like, the more ſhe ſpurns my love, The more it grows, and fawneth on her ſtill. Shakeſp. If I ſent him word his beard was not well cut, he would ſend me word, he cut it to pleaſe himſelf: this is called the quip modeſt. Shakeſp. A rou Like it. Nymph bring with thee Jeſt and youthful jollity, $';*, and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed ſmiles. Milton. T2.9}{r. v. a. To rally with bitter fiſcans. Ainſworth. QUIRE. m. ſ. ſchoeur, Fr. chore, Italian.] 1. A body of fingers; a chorus. Th; trees did bud and early bloſſoms bore, And all the quire of birds did ſweetly ſing, And told that garden's pleaſures in their caroling. Fa. &. Myſelf have lim'd a buſh for her, And plac'd a quire of ſuch enticing birds, That ſhe will light to liſten to their lays. Shakeſp. At thy nativity a glorious quire 9ſ angels in the fields of Béthlehem ſung To ſhepherds watching at their folds by night, And told them the Meſfiah now was bor. Milton. I may worſhip thee For ay, with temples vowd and virgin quires. Milton. As in beauty ſhe ſurpaſs'd the quire, So nobler than the reſt was her attire. Dryden. 2. The part of the church where the ſervice is ſang. I am all on fire, Not all the buckets in a country quire Shall quench my rage. Some run for buckets to the hallow'd quire, Sº cut the pipes, and ſome the engines play. Dryden. The fox obſcene to gaping tombs retires, And wolves with howling fill the ſacred quires. Pope. 3. ſº.” Fr.] A bundle of Paper conſiſting of twenty-four CetS. - To QUIRE. v. n. [from the "oun.] To fing in concert. There's not the ſmalleſtoſi, which thou behold'ſ; But in his motion like an angel ſings, > Still quiring to the young-ey'd cherubims. Shakeſp. My throat of war be turn d Which quired with my drum, into a pipe Šmall as an eunuch, or the virgin's voice That babies lulls aſleep Shakeſ; - - . . p. Coriolanus. Qg1'R1st ER. * / [from quire.] Choriſter ; one who j **Sºrt, generally in divine ſervice. to A he . £ºiſters, that lodge within, * Prodigal of harmony. Thomſon's Spri Qy IR k. "...ſ, Iof his word'I can find no rati Spring. I. º ſtroke ; ſharp fit. O rational derivation.] 've felt ſo many quirks of joy and grief * the firſt face of neither on the ſ art, WOIn -- y 2. Smart sº me unto’t. º Shakeſp. Some ki vº. . ºre P"Pºſely on others to taſte their my chnº. . ... man of that ſuiri. Shakeſp. *** ſome odd quirá, and remnants of wit broken on ſne. S/ Æeſ 'Ja, €/p. Cleaveland. That ſummons you to all the pride of pray'r; Light quirks of muſick, broken and uneVen. Pope. Tº Quit. v. a. part paſſ, quit; pret. 7). quit or quitt.d. [4%iter, Fr. quitare, Italian; quitºr, Spaniſh.] 1. To diſcharge an obligation; to make even." We will be quit of thine oath, which thou haſt made us Jºſ. ii. 20. to ſwear. By this ačt, old tyrant, I ſhall be quit with thee; while I was virtuous, I was a ſtranger to thy blood, but now Sure thou wilt love me for this horrid crime. Tº John I ow'd great obligation; But John, unhappily, thought fit To publiſh it to all the nation; Sure John and I are more than quit. Prior. 2. To ſet free. - Thou art quit from a thouſand calamities; therefore let thy joy, which ſhould be as great for thy freedom from them, as is thy ſadneſs when thou feeleſt any of them, do the ſame cure upon thy diſcontent. Taylor. Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong Life much : bent rather how I may be quit Faireſt and eaſieſt of this cumb'rous charge. Milton. To quit you wholly of this fear, you have already looked death in the face; what have you found ſo terrible in it. Æake. Denham. 3. To carry through ; to diſcharge; to perform. Never worthy prince a day did quit With greater hazard, and with more ICI10Wn. Daniel. 4. To clear himſelf of an affair. Samſon hath quit himſelf Like Samſon, and heroickly hath finiſh'd A life heroick, on his enemies Fully reveng'd hath left them years of mourning. Milton. 5. To repay ; to requite. He fair the knight ſaluted, louting low, Who fair him quitted, as that courteous was. Fa. Queen. Enkindle all the ſparks of nature, To quit this horrida&t. 6. To vacate obligations. For our reward, All our debts are paid; dangers of law, Actions, decrees, judgments againſt us quitted. B. Johnſ. Shakeſp. King Lear. One ſtep higher Would ſet me higheſt, and in a moment quit The debt immenſe of endleſs gratitude. Milton. 7. To pay any obligation ; to clear a debt; to be tantamount. They both did ſail of their purpoſe, and got not ſo much * to 4-it their charges; becauſe truth, which is the ſecret of the moſt high God, whoſe proper handy-work all things are, cannot be compaſſed with that wit and thoſe ſenſes which are Our Own. Hocker, h. i. Far other plaints, tears and laments - The time, the place, and our eſtates require, Think on thy fins, which man's old foe preſents . . Before that judge that quits each ſoul his hire. Fairfax. Does not the air feed the flame and does not the flame at the ſame time warm and enlighten the air and does not the earth quit ſcores with all the elements in the noble fruits that iſſue from it. South's Sermons. Still I ſhall hear, and never quit the ſcore, Stunn'd with hoarſe Codrus' Theſeid o'er and o'er. Dryd. Iron works ought to be confined to certain places, where there is no conveyance for timber to places of vent, ſo as to quit the coſt of the carriage. Temple's Mºſellanies. 8. [Contracted from acquit.] To abſolve ; to acquit. Nor further ſeek what their offences be, - Guiltleſs I quit, guilty I ſet them free. Fairfax. 9. To abandon; to forſake. - Their father, Then old and fond of iſſue, took ſuch ſorrow, - That he quit being. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Honours are promis'd - To all will quit 'em ; and rewards propos'd - Even to ſlaves that can detect their couiſes. Benj. johnſºn. f Such Conceits; , puns, quirks or quibbles, jeſts and repartecs may agreeably entertain, but have no place in th: ſearch after {{atti's Improvement ºf the Mind. One that excels the quirks of blazoning pens. Shakespeare . Let a lawyer tell them, he has ſpied fºe defea in an en- tail; how ſolicitous are they to repair that crºor, and leave Decay of Piety. - Hudibras. There are a thouſand quirks to avoid the firo. of the Pł/trange's Fall.
Q U O let me & º, il. ". ſ, - Such variety of arguments only diſtraćt the underſtanding, ſuch a ſuperficial way of examining is to quit truth for ap- pearance, only to ſerve our vanity. Locke. lo. To reſign; to give up. The prince, renown'd in bounty as in arms, With pity ſaw the ill-conceal’d diſtreſs, Quitted his title to Campaſpe’s charms, And gave the fair one to the friend's embrace. Qg1(TchóRAss. n.ſ. [Spice, Saxon.] Dog graſs. They are the beſt corn to grow on grounds ſubjećt to quitchgraſ, or other weeds. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Qūit E. adu. [this is derived, by the etymologiſts, from quitte, diſcharged, free, Fr. which however at firſt appearance un- likely is much favoured by the original uſe of the word, which was, in this combination, quite and clean; that is, with a clean riddance : its preſent ſignification was gradually intro- duced.] Completely; perfectly. Thoſe latter exclude not the former quite and clean as un- neceſſary. Hoºker, b. i. He hath ſold us, and quite devoured our money. Gen. xxxi. If ſome foreign ideas will offer themſelves, rejećt them, and hinder them from running away with our thoughts quite from the ſubject in hand. Locke. The ſame ačtions may be aimed at different ends, and ariſe from quite contrary principles. Addiſon's Speciator. Qg1(TRENT. m. ſ. ſquit and rent...] Small rent reſerved. Such a tax would be inſenſible, and paſs but as a ſmall quitrent, which every one would be content to pay towards the guard of the ſeas. Temple's Miſcellanies. My old maſter, a little before his death, wiſhed him joy of the eſtate which was falling to him, deſiring him only to pay the gifts of charity he had left as quitrents upon the eſtate. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 517. Quits. interſ. [from quit..] An exclamation uſed when any thing is repayed and the parties become even. QUITTANce; n.ſ. ſquitance, Fr.] 1. Diſcharge from a debt or obligation; an acquitance. Now I am rememb’red, he ſcorn’d at me ! But that's all one ; omittance is no quittance. 2. Recompence; return ; repayment. Mine eyes ſaw him in bloody ſtate, Rend'ring faint quittance, wearied and outbreath'd, To Henry Monmouth. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. Plutus, the god of gold, - Is but his ſteward; no meed but he repays Sevenfold above itſelf; no gift to him But breeds the giver a return exceeding All uſe of quittance. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. We ſhall forget the office of our hand, Sooner than quittance of deſert and merit. Shakeſp. To Q91't TANCE. v.a. [from the noun..] To repay; to re- compenſe. A word not uſed. - Embrace me then this opportunity, Prior. Shakeſp. As fitting beſt to quittance their deceit. Shakeſp. Qg1'TTER. m. ſ. I. A deliverer. Ainſworth. 2. Scoria of tin. Ainſworth. Qg1'r TER Bon E. m. ſ. &uitterbone is a hard round ſwelling upon the coronet, be- tween the heel and the quarter, and grows inoſt commonly on the inſide of the foot. Farrier’s Dić. QUI'VER. m. ſ. [this word ſeems to be corrupted from couvrir, Fr. or cover.] A caſe for arrows. As Dianne hunted on a day, She chanc'd to come where Cupid lay, His quiver by his head, One of his ſhafts ſhe ſtole away, And one of hers did cloſe convey Into the other's ſtead ; With that love wounded my love's heart, But Dianne beaſts with Cupid's dart. Spenſer. Diana's nymphs would be arrayed in white, their arms and ſhoulders naked, bows in their hands, and quivers by their ſides. Peacham on Drawing. Her ſounding quiver on her ſhoulder ty'd, One hand a dart, and one a bow ſupply'd. QUI'v ER. adj. Nimble ; ačtive. There was a little quiver fellow, and he would manage you his piece thus ; and he would about and about. Shakeſp. To Qū I've R. v. n. I. To quake; to play with a tremulous motion. The birds chaunt melody on every buſh, The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. O'er the pommel caſt the knight, Forward he flew, and pitching on his head, He quiver'd with his feet, and lay for dead. With what a ſpring his furious ſoul broke looſe, Dryden. Sha'eſp. Dryden. And left the limbs ſtill quivering on the ground. Addison. Eurydice with quiv'ring voice he mourn’d, And Heber's banks Eurydice return'd. Gay's Trivia. Dancing ſun beams on the waters play’d, And verdant alders form'd a quiv'ring ſhade. Pope. The dying gales that pant upon the trees, The lakes that quiver to the curling breeze. 2. To ſhiver; to ſhudder. Zelmane would have put to her helping hand, but ſhe wº taken with ſuch º r helping hand, but the was ing, that ſhe thought it more wiſdom to lean herſelf to a tree and look on. c Sidney, b. ii. QUI’ver ED. adj. [from quiver.] * * 1. Furniſhed with a quivºr. 'Tis chaſtity, She that has that, is clad in compleat ſteel, And like a quiver'd nymph with arrows keen, May trace huge foreſts and unharbour'd heaths, Infamous hills, and perilous ſandy wilds. 2. Sheathed as in a quiver. From him whoſe quills ſtand quivered at his ear, To him who notches ſticks at Weſtminſter. Pope. To Qyob. v. n. [a low word.] To move as the embrio does in the womb ; to move as the heart does when throbbing. QUODLIBET. : [Latin.] A nice point; a ſubtilty. He who reading on the heart, When all his quodlibets of art Could not expound its pulſe and heat, Swore, he had never felt it beat. Prior. Quodlibet A'RIAN. n.ſ. ſquodlibet, Lat..] One who talks or diſputes on any ſubječt. Dićf. Qyodlibe’ticAL. adj. [quodlibet, Lat.] Not reſtrained to a particular ſubject: in the ſchools theſes or problems, anciently propoſed to be debated for curioſity or entertainment, were ſo called. Dićf. Quoif. n.ſ.. [coiffe, Fr.] I. Any cap with which the head is covered. Hence thou ſickly quoiſ, Thou art a guard too wanton for the head, Which princes, fleſh'd with conqueſt, aim to hit. Shakeſp. 2. The cap of a ſerjeant at law. To Quoif. v. a. [coeffer, Fr.] To cap; to dreſs with a head- dreſs. She is always ſucifted with the head of an elephant, to ſhow that this animal is the breed of that country. Addiſon. Quoi'FFURE. m. ſ. [coeffire, Fr.] Head-dreſs. The lady in the next medal is very particular in her quoiffure. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. Quoil. n.ſ. See Coil. Qgoin. n.ſ. [coin, Fr.] 1. Corner. A ſudden tempeſt from the deſert flew With horrid wings, and thundered as it blew, Then whirling round, the quoins together ſtrook. Sandys. Build brick houſes with ſtrong and firm quoins or columns at each end. Mortimer's Huſbandry. 2. An inſtrument for raiſing warlike engines. Ainſworth. Qyoit. m. ſ. [coete, Dutch..] 1. Something thrown to a great diſtance to a certain point. He plays at quoits well. Shakeſp. Henry IV. When he played at quoits, he was allowed his breeches and ſtockings. Arbuthnot and Pope. 2. The diſcus of the ancients is ſometimes called in Engliſh quoit, but improperly; the game of quoits is a game of ſkill; the diſcus was only a trial of ſtrength, as among us to throw the hammer. To Quoit. v. n. [from the noun..] To throw quoits; to play at quoits. Dryden uſes it to throw the diſcus. See the noun. Noble youths for maſterſhip ſhould ſtrive To quoit, to run, and ſteeds and chariots drive. To Quoit. v. a. To throw. 9aoit him down, Bardolph, like a ſhove-groat ſhilling. Shakespeare &LONDAM. [Latin.] Having been formerly. A ludicrous word. This is the quondam king, let's ſeize upon him. Shakeſp. What lands and lordſhips for their owner know Pope. Milton. See CoIF. Dryden. My quondam barber, but his worſhip now. Dryden. Qyook. preterite of quake. Obſolete. Freely up thoſe royal ſpoils he took, Yet at the lion's ſkin he inly quook. Spenſer. QUORUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] A bench of juſtices; ſuch a num- ber of any officers as is ſufficient to do buſineſs. . . They were a parcel of mummers, and being himſelf one of the quorum in his own country, he wondered that nºne of the Middleſex juſtices took care to lay ſome of them by the heels. Addiſon's Freehºlder, N° 44. Qgot A. m. ſ. [Austus, Lat.] A ſhare ; a proportion as aſſigned to each. - scarce one in this liſt but engages to ſupply a quºta ºf briſk young fellows, equipt with hats and feathers. Addiſon. QjotATION. m. ſ. [from quºte.] 1. The ačt of quoting ; citation: - - - 2. Paſſage adduced out of an authour as evidence or illuſtration. H., that has but ever ſo little examined the citations of writers, cannot doubt how little credit the quotations deſerve, where the originals are wanting. - Locke. He rang'd his tropes, and preach'd up patience, - Back'd his opinion with 44%tatiºns. Prior. 21 B To QUOTE.
Q U O
Q_U O
To QUOTE. v. a. ſquoter, Fr.] To cite an authour or paſ-
ſage of an authour; to adduce by way of authority or illuſ-
tration the words of another.
- The ſecond chapter to the Romans is here quoted only to
paint the margent. //hitgifte.
St. Paul quotes one of their poets for this ſaying. Stillingſ.
He changed his mind, ſay the papers, and quote for it
Melchior Adams and Hoſpinian. Atterbury.
He quoted texts right upon our Saviour, though he ex-
pounded them wrong. Atterbury.
He will, in the middle of a ſeſſion, quote paſſages out of
Plato and Pindar. Swift's M/cellanies.
Qyo'TER. m. ſ. [from quote.] Citer; he that quotes.
I propoſed this paſſage entire, to take off the diſguiſe which
its quoter put upon it. Atterbury.
Qgoth. verb. imperſº. [this is only part of crosan, Saxon,
retained in Engliſh, and is now only uſed in Judicrous
language. It is uſed by Sidney irregularly in the ſecond
perſon.] Quoth I, ſay I or ſaid I; quoth he, ſays he or
ſaid he.
Enjoying quoth you. Sidney, b. ii.
Shall we, quoth he, ſo baſely brook
This paltry aſs. Hudibras.
QgoTI’DIAN. adj. I juſtidien, Fr. quotidianus, Latin.] Daily;
happening every day. y;
3:2tidian usings, and equidiſtant hence
Shut in for man in one circumference. Donne
Nor was this, a ſhort fit of ſhaking, as an ague but a
quotidian fever, always increaſing to higher inflammatiºn.
Qºſoti'DIAN. m. ſ. ſ febris quotidiana, Lat.] *:::::
fever ; a fever which returns every day.
If I could meet that fancymonger, I would give him ſome
good counſel ; for he ſeems to have the quºtian of love.
Qyo'TIENT. m. ſ. ſquotient, Fr. quoties, Latin.] Shakeſpeare.
In arithmetick, quotient is the number produced by the di-
viſion of the two given numbers the one by the other. Cocker
To make all the ſteps belonging to the ſame pair of flair,
of an equal height, they conſider the height of the room in
feet and inches, and multiply the feet by twelve, whoſe pro-
dućt, with the number of odd inches, ſº
- - - - - gives the ſum of
whole height in inches, which ſum they divide by the º
of ſteps they intend to have in that height, and the quotient
ſhall be the number of inches and parts that each ſtep ſhall
be high. 440xon's Mechanical Exerciſ.
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ki.
R A B Is called the canine letter, becauſe it is uttered with ſome reſemblance to the grow] or ſnarl of a cur: it has one conſtant ſound in Engliſh, ſuch as it has in other languages; as red, roſe, more, mu- 5 ratiº in word, iriveſ from tº Gº, is followed by an h, rhapſºdy: r is never mute, unleſs the ſe- cond r may be accounted mute, where two rr are uſed; as myrrh. To RA’BATE. v. n. [rabattre, Fr.] In falconry, to recover a hawk to the fiſt again. Ainſworth. To RA/BBET. v. a. [rabatre, raboter, Fr.] To pare down ieces of wood ſo as to fit one another. The rabbet plane is to cut part of the upper edge of a board ſtraight or ſquare down, that the edge of another board, cut down in the ſame manner, may join into the ſquare of the firſt ; and this lapping over of two boards is called rabbcting. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. The window frame hath every one of its lights rabbetted on its outſide about half an inch into the frame, and all theſe rabbets, but that on the ground-ſell, are groved ſquare. Adºxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. RA/EB ET. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A joint made by paring two pieces ſo that they wrap over one another. Having drove in the hooks, they ſet the rabbets of the door within the rablets of the door-poſt. A foxon's A4echan. Exer. $... m. ſ. A dodor among the Jews. The Hebrew rabbins ſay, that nature hath given man, for the pronouncing of all letters, the lips, the teeth, the tongue, the palate and throat. - Camden’s Remains. Be not ye called rabbi; for one is your maſter, even Chriſt, and all ye are brethren. Mat. xxiii. 8. RA/bbit. n.ſ. [robbe, robbekin, Dutch..] A furry animal that lives on plants, and burrows in the ground. I knew a wench married, as the went to the garden for parſly to ſtuff a rabbit. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew. A company of ſcholars, going to catch conics, carried one with them which had not much wit, and gave in charge, that if he ſaw any, he ſhould be ſilent for fear of ſcaring of them ; but he no fooner eſpied a company of rabbits, but he cried aloud, ecce multi cuniculi ; which he had no ſooner ſaid, but the conies ran to their burrows ; and he being checked by them for it, anſwered, who would have thought that the rabbits underſtood Latin Bacon's Apophthegms. RA/BBLE. m. ſ. [rabula, Lat. rabulari, low Lat.] A tumul- tuous croud; an aſſembly of low people. Countrymen, will ye relent, and yield to mercy, Or let a rabble lead you to your deaths Shakespeare Go bring the rabble here to this place. Shakeſp. Of theſe his ſeveral raviſhments, betrayings, and ſtealing away of men's wives, came in all thoſe ancient fables, and all that rable of Grecian forgeries. - Raleigh. The better ſort abhors ſcurrility, And often cenſures what the rabble like. Roſcommon. That profane, atheiſtical, epicurean rabble, whom the whole nation ſo rings of, are not the wiſeſt men in the world. South's Sermons. To gratify the barbarous audience, I gave them a ſhort rabble ſcene, becauſe the mob are repreſented by Plutarch and Polybius with the ſame character of baſeneſs and cowardice. Dryden's Preface to Cleomenes. In change of government, The rabble rule their great oppreſſors fate, Do ſov’reign juſtice and revenge the ſtate. Dryden. His enemies have been only able to make ill impreſſions upon the low and ignorant rabble, and to put the dregs of the people in a ferment. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 24. RA’ebl EMENT. n.ſ. [from rabble.] Croud; tumultuous aſ- ſembly of mean people. A rude rabblement, Whoſe like he never ſaw, he durſt not bide, But got his ready ſtced, and faſt away 'gan ride. Fa. Qu. R A C The rabblement houted, clap'd their chopt hands, and ut- tered a deal of ſtinking breath. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar. There will be always tyrants, murderers, thieves, traitors, and other of the ſame rabblement. Camden's Remains. RA'BID. ad. [rabidus, Lat.] Fierce; furious; mad. RA’BINET. n. ſ. A kind of ſmaller ordnance. Ainſworth. RACE. m. ſ. [race, Fr. from radice, Lat.] 1. A family aſcending. - 2. Family deſcending. He in a moment will create Another world; out of man, a race Of men innumerable, there to dwell. Milton. Male he created thee, but thy conſort Female for race. Milton. High as the mother of the gods in place, And proud like her of an immortal race. Dryden. Hence the long race of Alban fathers come. Dryden. 3. A generation; a collective family. A race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice. 4. A particular breed. Inſtead Of ſpirits malign, a better race to bring Into their vacant room. Milton. In the races of mankind and families of the world, there remains not to one above another the leaſt pretence to have the right of inheritance. Locke. 5. RAce of ginger. [rayz de gengibre, Spaniſh.] A root or ſprig of ginger. 6. A particular ſtrength or taſte of wine, applied by Temple to any extraordinary natural force of intellect. Of gardens there may be forms wholly irregular, that may have more beauty than of others ; but they muſt owe it to ſome extraordinary diſpoſitions of nature in the ſeat, or ſome great race of fancy or judgment in contrivance. Temple. 7. [Ras, Iſlandick.] Conteſt in running. To deſcribe races and games Or tilting furniture. Milton. 8. Courſe on the feet. The flight of many birds is ſwifter than the race of any beaſts. 9. Progreſs; courſe. It ſuddenly fell from an exceſs of favour, which many ex- amples having taught them, never ſtopt his race till it came to a headlong overthrow. Bacon. Sidney. My race of glory run, and race of ſhame. Milton. Their miniſtry perform'd, and race well run. Milton. The great light of day yet wants to run Much of his race though ſteep. Milton. He ſafe return'd, the race of glory paſt, New to his friends embrace. Pope's Odyſſey. 10. Train; proceſs. An offenſive war is made, which is unjuſ in the aggreſſor; the proſecution and race of the war carrieth the defendant to invade the ancient patrimony of the firſt aggreſſor, who is now turned defendant; ſhall he ſit down, and not put him- ſelf in defence 2 Bacon. The race of this war fell upon the loſs of Urbin, which he re-obtained. Bacon. RA'cf Horse. m. ſ. [race and hºrſ...] Horſe bred to run for prizes The reaſon Hudibras gives, why thoſe, who can talk on trifles, ſpeak with the greateſt fluency, 1S, that the tongue is like a racehorſe, which runs the faſter the leſs weight it carrics. Addison. RAcEMATION. m. ſ. [racemus, Lat. J Cluſter, like that of *... will in one day fertilitate the whole race?iation or cluſter of eggs, which are not excluded in many weeks after. Brown's Pulgar Errours. RAcEMI/Fe Rous. a j. [racemus and fero, Latin.] Bearing cluſters. RAce R.
R A C R A D Runner; one that contends in ſpeed. w ... [from race.] - - RA cº ſº founder'd jade can trot as high er pegaſus can fly ; º: #: º nimbler in the mud, Than all the ſwift-finn'd racers of the flood. Dorſet. A poet's form ſhe plac'd before their eyes, And bade the nimbleſt racer ſeize the prize. . Pope. Racings. n.ſ. (from ray.]. The quality of being racy. Rack. m. ſ. [racke, Dutch, from racken, to ſtretch.] ngine to torture. - 1. An º not his ghoſt; O let him paſs! he hat's him. That would, upon the rack of this rough woºl", h hi t longer. Shakeſp. King Lear. Stretch him ou g the rack afflićt himſelf, becauſe he Did ever any man upon - * r * had received a croſs anſwer from his miſtreſs. Taylor. Let them feel the whip, the ſword, the fire, - And in the tortures of the rack expire. Addiſon. 2. Torture; extreme pain. . . - A fit of the ſtone puts a king to the rack, and makes him as miſerable as it does the meaneſt ſubject. - - Temple. A cool behaviour ſets him on the rack, and is interpreted as an inſtance of averſion or indifference. Addiſon. 3. Any inſtrument by which extenſion is performed. - Theſe bows, being ſomewhat like the long. bows in uſe amongſt us, were bent only by a man's immediate ſtrength, without the help of any bender or raft that are uſed to others. ///kins's Mathematical Magick. 4. A diſtaff; commonly a portable diſtaff, from which they ſpin by twirling a ball. The ſiſters turn the wheel, Empty the woolly ract, and fill the recl. Dryden. 5. [Racie, Dutch, a track.] The clouds as they are driven by the wind. That, which is now a horſe, even with a thought The rack diſlimns, and makes it indiſtinct As water is in water. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. The great globe itſelf, Yea, all, which it inherit, ſhall diſſolve ; And, like this inſubſtantial pageant, faded, Leave not a rack behind. Shakeſp. Tempeſt. We often ſee againſt ſome ſtorm, A ſilence in the heav'ns, the rack ſtand ſtill, The bold winds ſpeechleſs, and the orb below As huſh as death. Shakeſp. Hamlet. The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds above, which we call the rack, and are not perceived below, paſs without noiſe. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. As wint'ry winds contending in the ſky, With equal force of lungs their titles try; They rage, they roar: the doubtful rack of heav'n Stands without motion, and the tide undriv'n. Dryden. 6. [pracca, the occiput, Saxon ; racca, Iſlandick, hinges or joints.] A neck of mutton cut for the table. 7. A grate. 8. A wooden grate in which hay is placed for cattle. Their bulls they ſend to paſtures far, Or hills, or feed them at full racks within. May's Wirgil. The beſt way to feed cattle with it, is to put it in rac{s, becauſe of the great quantity they tread down. Mortimer. He bid the nimble hours Bring forth the ſteeds; the nimble hours obey: From their full racks the gen’rous ſteeds retiré. Addiſon. 9. Arrack; a ſpirituous liquor. See ARRAck. To RACK. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſtream as clouds before the wind. Three glorious ſuns, each one a perfed ſun, Not ſeparated with the racking clouds, But ſever'd in a pale clear-ſhining ſky. Shakeſp. To Rack. v. 4. [from the noun.] 1. To torment by the rack. ... Hold, O dreadful Sir, You will not rack an innocent old man. Dryden and Lee. 2. To torment; to harraſs. Th' apoſtate angle, though in pain, Vaunting aloud, but rack'd with deep deſpair. Milton. 3. To harraſs by exaction. The landlords there ſhamefully rack their tenants, exačting of them, beſides his covenants, what he pleaſeth. Spenſer. The commons haſt thou rac{’d; the clergy's bags Are lank and lean with thy extortions. Shak He took poſſeſſion of his juſt eſtate, eff. Nor rac{d his tenants with increaſe of rent. Dryden. 4. To ſcrew ; to force to performance. They racking and ſtretching ſcripture further than by God wº are drawn into fundry inconveniencies. Hooker. aº. º the heathens racked their wits, and caſt Y, managing every little argument to the ut- moſt advantage. * f : . .” - 5. To ſtretch , to extend. Tillotſºn's Sermons. Nor have I money nor commodity º º a preſent ſum ; .." What my credit can in Venice do That ſhall bé raced event, the memoſ. Shakespeare. 6. To defecate; to draw off from the lees. I know not whence this word is derived in this ſenſe; rein, German, is clear, pure, whence our word to rinſe; this is perhaps of the ſame Iſa CC. It is common to draw wine or beer from the lees, which we call racking, whereby it will clarify much the ſooner. Bacon. Some roll their caſk about the cellar to mix it with º: lees, and, after a few days reſettlement, rack it off. Mortim. Rºº. m. ſ. [rack and rent.] Rent raiſed to the utter- in Olt. Have poor families been ruined by rack-rents, paid for the lands of the church 2 Swift's Miſcellanies. Rack-RENTER. m. ſ. [rack and renter.] One who pays the uttermoſt rent. Though this be a quarter of his yearly income, and the publick tax takes away one hundred; yet this influences not the yearly rent of the land, which the rack-renter or under- tenant pays. Locke. RAcket. n. ſ. [of uncertain derivation; M. Caſaubon derives it, after his cuſtom, from £2x12, the daſh of fluctuation againſt the ſhore.] 1. An irregular clattering noiſe. That the tennis court keeper knows better than I, it is a low ebb of linen with thee, when thou keepeſt not racket there. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. 2. A confuſed talk, in burleſque language. Ambition hath removed her lodging, and lives the next door to faction, where they keep ſuch a racket, that the whole pariſh is diſturbed and every night in an uproar. Swift. 3. [Raquette, Fr.] The inſtrument with which players ſtrike the ball. Whence perhaps all the other ſenſes. When we have matcht our rackets to theſe balls, We will in France play a ſet, Shall ſtrike his father's crown into the hazard. Shakeſp. The body, into which impreſſion is made, either can yield backward or it cannot : if it can yield backward, then the impreſſion made is a motion; as we ſee a ſtroke with a racket upon a ball, makes it fly from it. Digby on the Soul. He talks much of the motives to do and forbear, how they determine a reaſonable man, as if he were no more than a tennis-ball, to be toiled to and fro by the rackets of the ſecond cauſes. Bramhall againſt Hobbs. RA'ck 1 No. m. ſ. Racing pace of a horſe is the ſame as an amble, only that it is a ſwifter time and a ſhorter tread; and though it does not rid ſo much ground, yet it is ſomething eaſier. Far. Dić. RA’ckoo N. m. ſ. The rackoon is a New England animal, like a badger, hav- ing a tail like a fox, being cloathed with a thick and deep furr: it ſleeps in the day time in a hollow tree, and goes out a-nights, when the moon ſhines, to feed on the ſea ſide, where it is hunted by dogs. Bailey. RA'CY. adj. [perhaps from rayz, Spaniſh, a root.] Strong ; flavorous ; taſting of the ſoil. Rich racy verſes in which we The ſoil, from which they come, taſte, ſmell, and ſee. Cowley. From his brain that Helicon diſtil, Whoſe racy liquor did his offspring fill. Denham. The cyder at firſt is very luſcious, but if ground more early, it is more racy. Mortimer's Huſbandry. The hoſpitable ſage, in ſign Of ſocial welcome, mix’d the racy wine, Late from the mellowing caſk reſtor'd to light, By ten long years refin'd, and roſy bright. Pope. RAD. the old pret. of read. Speºſer. RAD. Rad, red and rod, differing only in dialest, ſignify coun- ſel; as Conrad, powerful or ſkilful in counſel; Ethelred, a noble counſellor; Rodbert, eminent for counſel; Eubulus and Thraſybulus have almoſt the ſame ſenſe. Gibſon. RA'd Dock, or ruddock. n.ſ. A bird. The raddock would, With ciraritable bill, bring thee all this. Shakeſp. §...}, ſ fair, Lt. Sparkinguliº gº. By the ſacred radiance of the ſun, By all the operations of the orbs, Here I diſclaim all my paternal care. Shakespeare ?. K. Lear. Whether there be not too high an apprehenſion above Its natural radianº, is not without juſt doubt; however it * granted a very ſplendid gum, and whoſe ſparkles may ſome- what reſemblé the glances of fire. Brown's Wulgar Errouri. The ſon Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crown'd - Of majeſty divine. - Milton. A glory ſurpaſſing the ſun in its greateſt radianº, which, though we cannot deſcribe, will bear ſome reſemblance. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. The rapid radiance inſtantaneous ſtrikes - - - - * - Th’ illumin'd mountain. Thomſºn's Spring. 4. RA'DIANT. i
R A D R A G RA’d ANT. adj. [radians, Lat.] Shining; brightly ſparkling; emitting rays. There was a ſun of gold radiant upon the top, and before, a ſmall cherub of gold with wings diſplayed. Bacon. Mark what radiant ſtate ſhe ſpreads, In circle round her ſhining throne, Shooting her beams like ſilver threads, This, this is ſhe alone. Milton's Arcades. Virtue could ſee to do what virtue would | By her own radiant light, though ſun and moon Were in the flat ſea ſunk. Milton. I ſee the warlike hoſt of heaven, Radiant in glitt'ring arms and beamy pride, Go forth to ſuccour truth below. Milton. To RA’DIATE. v. n. [radio, Lat..] To emit rays; to ſhine; to ſparkle. Though with wit and parts their poſſeſſors could never en- gage God to ſend forth his light and his truth; yet now that revelation hath diſcloſed them, and that he hath been pleaſed to make them radiate in his word, men may recollect thoſe ſcatter'd divine beams, and kindling with them the topicks proper to warm our affections, enflame holy zeal. Boyle. Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes, and thus we ſee the ſun or a flame; or it is reflected from other bodies, and thus we ſee a man or a pićture. Locke. RA'diate D. adj. [radiatus, Lat.] Adorned with rays. The radiated head of the phoenix gives us the meaning of a paſſage in Auſonius. Addiſon. RAdia"tion. n. ſ. [radiatio, Lat. radiation, Fr.] 1. Beamy luſtre; emiſſion of rays. , We have perſpective houſes, where we make demonſtra- tions of all lights and radiations, and of all colours. Bacon. Should I ſay I liv'd darker than were true, Your radiation can all clouds ſubdue, { But one ; 'tis beſt light to contemplate you. Donne. 2. Emiſſion from a center every way. Sound paralleleth in many things with the light, and ra- diation of things viſible. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. RA'DICAL. adj. [radical, Fr. from radix, Latin.] 1. Primitive; original. The differences, which are ſecondary and proceed from theſe radical differences, are, plants are all figurate and de- terminate, which inanimate bodies are not. Bacon. Such a radical truth, that God is, ſpringing up together with the eſſence of the ſoul, and previous to all other thoughts, is not pretended to by religion. Bentley. 2. Implanted by nature. The emiſſion of the looſe and adventitious moiſture doth betray the radical moiſture, and carrieth it for company. Bac. If the radical moiſture of gold were ſeparated, it might be contrived to burn without being conſumed. //ilkins. The ſun beams render the humours hot, and dry up the radical moiſture. Arbuthnot. 3. Serving to origination. RA'DicALITY.. n.ſ.. [from radical.] Origination. There may be equivocal ſeeds and hermaphroditical prin- ciples, that contain the radicality and power of different forms; thus, in the ſeeds of wheat, there lieth obſcurely the ſeminality of darnel. Brown's Vulgar Errours. RA'DicALLY. adv. [from radical.] Originally; primitively. It is no eaſy matter to determine the point of death in in- ſeóts, who have not their vitalities radically confined unto one part. Brown's Wulgar Errours. - Theſe great orbs thus radically bright, Primitive founts, and origins of light : Enliven worlds deny'd to human ſight. Prior. Ra'DicALNess. n. ſ. [from radical.] The ſtate of being radical. To RADICATE. v. a. [radicatus, from radix, Lat.] To root; to plant deeply and firmly. Meditation will radicate theſe ſeeds, fix the tranſient gleam of light and warmth, confirm reſolutions of good, and give them a durable conſiſtence in the ſoul. Hammond. Nor have we let fall our pen upon diſcouragement of un- belief, from radicated beliefs, and points of high pre- ſcription. Brown's Wugar Errours. If the obječt ſtays not on the ſenſe, it makes not impreſſion enough to be remembered; but if it be repeated there, it leaves plenty enough of thoſe images behind it, to ſtrengthen the knowledge of the object: in which radicated knowledge, if the memory conſiſt, there would be no need of reſerving thoſe atoms in the brain. Glanvill's Defence. RAdication. m. ſ. [radication, Fr. from radicate.] The act of fixing deep. - They that were to plant a church, were to deal with men of various inclinations, and of different habits of ſin, and degrees of radication of thoſe habits; and to each of theſe ſome proper application was to be made to cure their ſouls. Hammond's Fundamentals. RA'Dicle. m. ſ. [radicule, Fr. from radix, Lat.] Radicle is that part of the ſeed of a plant, which, upon its vegetation, becomes its root. &uincy. RA'dish. m. ſ. | rate 7. di rai orſ | dic Sax. alazſ - O » > if: 3. F I. raphanus, Lat. The flower of the radiſh conſ, placed in the form of a croſs; out of the flower-cup riſes the pointal, which afterward turns to a pod in form of an horn, that is thick, ſpungy, and furniſhed with a double row of roundiſh ſeeds, which are ſeparated by a thin membrane : there are five ſpecies; of that which is commonly cºated in the kitchen-gardens for its root, there are ſeveral varie- ies; as the ſmall topped, the deep-fed, and the long topped ſtripped radiſh. RA/DIUS. n. ſ. [Latin.] 44iller. I. The ſemi-diameter of a circle. 2. A bone of the fore-arm, which accompani th the elbow to the wriſt. > panies the ulna from To RAFF. v. a. To ſweep; to huddle : - -- - out diſtinétion. P; e; to take haſtily with- Their cauſes and effects I thus raff up together. To RA/FFL.e. v. n. [roffer, to ... #. º caſt š. a prize, for which every one lays down a ſtake. . Letters from Hampſtead give me an account, there is a late inſtitution there, under the name of a raffing ſhop Tatler. RA/FFle. n.ſ. [raffe, Fr. from the verb..] A ſpecies of game or lottery, in which many ſtake a ſmall part of the value of ſome ſingle thing, in conſideration of a chance to gain it. The toy, brought to Rome in the third triumph of Pompey, being a pair of tables for gaming, made of two precious ſtones, three foot broad, and four foot long, would have made a fine raffe. Arbuthnot on Coins. RAFT, n. ſ. [probably from ratis, Latin.] A frame or float made by laying pieces of timber croſs each other, Where is that ſon ſts of four leaves, which arc That floated with thee on the fatal raft. Shakeſp. Fell the timber of yon lofy grove, - And form a raft, and build the riſing ſhip. Pope. RAF.T. part, paſſ of reave or raff. Spenſºr. Torn; rent. RA/FTER. m. ſ. [raerten, Sax. rafter, Dutch; corrupted, ſays junius, from roof tree.] The ſecondary timbers of the houſe; the timbers which are let into the great beam. The rafters of my body, bone, Being ſtill with you, the muſcle, finew and vein, Which tile this houſe, will come again. Shepherd, I truſt thy honeſt offer'd courteſy, Which oft is ſooner found in lowly ſheds With ſmoky rafters, than in tap'ſtry halls. On them the Trojans caſt Stones, rafters, pillars, beams. From the Eaſt, a Belgian wind His hoſtile breath through the dry rafters ſent; The flames impell’d. The roof began to mount aloft, Aloft roſe every beam and rafter, The heavy wall climb'd ſlowly after. Swift's Miſel. RA/FTERED. adj. [from rafter.] Built with raſters. No raft’red roofs with dance and tabor ſound, No noon-tide bell invites the country round. RAG. n.ſ. [pracobe, torn, Saxon ; ;&zº.] 1. A piece of cloth torn from the reſt; a tatter. Cowls, hoods and habits, with their wearers toſł, - And flutter'd into rags. Milton. Rags are a great improvement of chalky lands. Mortimer. 2. Any thing rent and tattered; worn out cloaths. Fathers that wear rags, Do make their children blind; But fathers that bear bags, Shall ſee their children kind. Worn like a cloth, Gnawn into rags by the devouring moth. Content with poverty, my ſoul I arm ; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden, 3. A fragment of dreſs. He had firſt matter ſeen undreſt; He took her naked all alone, Before one rag of form was on. Hudibras, p. i. RAGAMU'FFIN. m. ſ. [from rag and I know not what elſe.] I have led my ragamuffins where they were pepper’d; there's not three of my hundred and fifty left alive ; and they are for the town's end to beg during life. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Shall we brook that paltry aſs And feeble ſcoundrel, Hudibras, With that more paltry ragamuffin, - - Ralpho, vapouring and huffing. Hudibras, p. i. Attended with a crew of ragamuffins, ſhe broke into his houſe, turned all things topſy-turvy, and then ſet it on fire. Swift. RAGE. m. ſ. [rage, Fr.] 1. Violent anger; vehement fury. . This tiger-ſooted rage, when it ſhall find The harm of unſkann'd ſwiftneſs, will, too late, Tie leaden pounds to's heels. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 21 C Deſire Donne. Milton. Denham. Dryden. Pope. Shakespeare. King Lear. Sandyſ.
R A I R A I Deſire net - - - -- or ith T, allay my rage, and reveng's wº & º, reaſons. Shakeſp. Argument more heroick than the rage Of Turnus for Lavinia diſeſpous’d. - - Milton. 3. Vehemence or exacerbation of any thing painful. . . - The party hurtr who hath been in great rage of Pain, till the weapon was re anointed. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Tºrment and loud lament and furious rºgº: Milton. The rage of thirſt and hunger now ſuppreſt. Pope. To RAGE. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To be in fury; to be heated with exceſſive anger. wine is a mocker, ſtrong drink is raging ; and whoſoever is deceived thereby, is not wiſe. Prov. xx. 1. why do the heathen rage. Pſalm ii. 1. At this he inly rag'd, and as they talk'd, - Smote him into the midriff. Milton. 2. To ravage ; to exerciſe fury. - Heart-rending news, That death ſhould licenſe have to rage among The fair, the wiſe, the virtuous. JWaller. 3. To act with miſchievous impetuouſ ty. - The chariots ſhall rage in the ſtreets, they ſhall juſtle one againſt another, ſeem like torches, and run like the light- enings. Nah. ii. 4. The madding wheels of brazen chariots rég'4. Milton. After theſe waters had raged on the earth, they bºg".” leſſen and ſhrink, and the great fluctuations of this deºP being quieted by degrees, the waters retired. Burnet. Raºceful adj. [rage and full.] Furious; violent. This courteſy was worſe than a baſtinado to Zelmane; ſo that again with rageful eyes ſhe bad him defend himſelf; for no leſs than his life would anſwer it. Sidney, b. ii. A popular orator may repreſent vices in ſo formidable ap- pearances, and ſet out each virtue in ſo amiable a form, that the covetous perſon ſhall ſcatter moſt liberally his beloved idol, wealth, and the rageful perſon ſhall find a calm. Hamm. Ra'GGED. adj. [from rag. 1. Rent into tatters. How like a prodigal, The ſkarfed bark puts from her native bay, Hugg’d and embraced by the ſtrumpet wind; How like the prodigal doth ſhe return With over-weather'd ribs and ragged ſails, Lean, rent, and beggar'd by the ſtrumpet wind. Shakeſp. As I go in this ragged tattered coat, I am hunted away from the old woman's door by every barking cur. Arbuthnot. 2. Uneven ; conſiſting of parts almoſt diſunitcd. The earl of Warwick's ragged ſtaff is yet to be ſeen pour- trayed in their church ſteeple. Carew's Survey ºf Cornwall. That ſome whirlwind bear Unto a ragged, fearful, hanging rock, And throw it thence into the raging ſea. Shakeſp. The moon appears, when looked upon with a good glaſs, rude and ragged. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 3. Dreſſed in tatters. Since noble arts in Rome have no ſupport, And ragged virtue not a friend at court. Dryden. 4. Rugged; not ſmooth. The wolf would barter away a ragged coat and a raw- boned carcaſe, for a ſmooth fat one. L'E/ºrange. a What ſhepherd owns thoſe ragged ſheep Dryden. Ra'GGEDNEss. n.ſ.. [from ragged...] State of being dreſſed in tatters. Poor naked wretches, whereſo'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitileſs ſtorm How ſhall your houſeleſs heads and unfed ſides, z Your loop'd and window’d raggedneſs defend you. Shakespeare . §Agingly. adv. [from raging.] With vehement fury. RA'gMAN. m. ſ. [rag and man.] One who deals in rags. RAGOUT. n.ſ. [French J Meat ſtewed and highly ſeaſoned. To the ſtage permit Ragouts for Tereus or Thyeſtes dreſ, 'Tis taſk enough for thee t'expoſe a Roman feaſt. Dryden. No fiſh they reckon comparable to a ragout of ſnails. Addison when art and nature join, th’ effect will be Some nice ragout, or charming fricaſy. King's Cookery. RA'GworT. n. ſ. [rag and wort.] A plant. Ragwort hath a radiated flower, the tube of which is al- ... of . º ". and the ſeeds are faſtened to a wn ; the leaves are deeply laciniate - - RA'GST on E. m. ſ. [rag ...}. d or jagged. Miller. * A ſtone ſo named from its breaking in a ragged, uncertain irregular manner. *" irº, Fift. 2. The ſtone with which they ſmooth the edge of a tool new R grºund and left ragged. AIL. n; f. [riegel, German.] - I. *:::: beam fixed at the ends in two upright poſts. unt you make another ſquare, and alſo a tennant on each ºnanted end of the ſtiles, and another morteſs on the to and bottom rail, you may put them together M. p 2. A ſeries of poſts connected'with beam. b . . oxon. is incloſed : a pale is a ſeries off eams, by which any thing - ** ſeries of ſmall upright poſts riſing above is aſtoniſhed at the raining of it. the croſs beam, by which they are conneded : a rail is a ſe- ries of croſs beams ſupported with poſts, which do not riſe much above it. A man, upon a high place without rails, is ready to fall. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. A large ſquare table for the commiſſioners, one ſide bein ſufficient for thoſe of either party, and a rail for others which went round. Clarendon. 3. A kind of bird. Of wild birds Cornwall hath quail, rail, partridge and pheaſant. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. 4. Inaºle, Saxon.] A woman's upper garment. This is pre- ſerved only in the word nightrail. To Rail. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To incloſe with rails. The hand is ſquare, with four rounds at the corners; this ſhould firſt have been planched over, and railed about with balliſters. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. As the churchyard ought to be divided from other profane places, ſo it ought to be fenced in and tailed. Aylºff. Sir Roger has given a handſome pulpit-cloth, and railed in the communion-table. Addiſon's Spectatºr, N° 112. 2. To range in a line. They were brought toLondon all railed in ropes, like a team of horſes in a cart, and were executed ſome of them at London and Wapping, and the reſt at divers places upon the ſea coaſt. Bacºn's Henry VII. To RAIL. v. n. [railler, Fr. rallen, Dutch..] To uſe inſolent and reproachful language; to ſpeak to, or to mention in op- probrious terms. Your huſband is in his old lunes again; he ſo rails againſt all married mankind, curſes all Eve's daughters. Shaº. what a monſtrous fellow art thou ; thus to rail on one, that is neither known of thee, nor knows thce. Shakesp. *Till thou can'ſt rail the ſeals from off my bond, Thou but offend'ſt thy lungs to ſpeak ſo loud. Shaftºff. He tript me behind; being down, inſulted, rail'd, And put upon him ſuch a deal of man, That worthied him. Shakespeare King Lear. Of words cometh railings and evil ſurmiſings. 1 Tim. vi. Angels bring not railing accuſation againſt them. 2 Pet. ii. If any is angry, andrails at it, he may ſecurely. Lak. T Hou art my blood, where Johnſon has no part; Where did his wit on learning fix a brand, And rail at arts he did not underſtand , Dryden. Leſbia for ever on me rail, To talk of me ſhe never fails. - Swift. RAI’ler. m. ſ [from rail.] One who inſults or defames by opprobious language. If I build my felicity upon my reputation, I am as happy as long as the railer will give me leave. South's Sermon. Let no preſuming impious railer tax Creative wiſdom. Thomſºn's Summer. RAI'll ERY. m. ſ. [raillerie, Fr.] Slight ſatire; ſatirical mer- riment. Let raillery be without malice or heat. , Benj. jºhnſºn. A quotation out of Hudibras ſhall make them treat with levity an obligation wherein their welfare is concerned as to this world and the next: raillery of this nature is enough to make the hearer tremble. Addiſon's Freeholder, N• 6. Studies employed on low objects ; the very naming of them is almoſt ſufficient to turn them into raillery. Addiſon on Ancient Medals. To theſe we are ſolicited by the arguments of the ſubtile, and the railleries of the prophane. Rogers'; Sermony. RAI’MENT. n.ſ.. [for arrainent, from arrº] Weſture; weſt- ment; cloaths; dreſs; garment. A word now little uſed but in poetry. His raimºnts, though mean, received handſomeneſs by the grace of the wearer. Sidney. O Protheus, let this habit make thee bluſh | Be thou aſham’d, that I have took upon ſhe Such an immodeſt raiment. - Living, both food and rainent ſhe ſupplies. To RAIN. v. n. [renian, Saxon; regene”, Dutch.] Sha}£ſp - Dryden. 1. To fall in drops from the clouds. Like a low-hung cloud, it rain, ſº faſt, • * * * That all at once it falls. Dryin's Knight's Tale: The wind is South-Weſt, and the weather lowring, and like to rain. Locke. 2. To fall as rain. The eye marvelleth at the whiteneſ, thereof, and the hº Eccluſ. xliii. 18. They ſat them down to weep; nor only tears z: Rain’d at their eyes, but high winds ſolº within. Miltºn. 3. It RAINs. The water falls from the clouds. That which ſerves for gain, And follows but for form, Will pack when it begins to rain, And leave thee in the ſtorm. To RAIN. v. a. To pour down as rain. It rain’d down fortune, ſhow'ring on Your Shakeſp. King Lear. head. Sºak. Rain
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Rain ſacrificial whiſp'rings in his ear,
Make ſacred even his ſtirrop. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
Iſrael here had famiſh'd, had not God
Rain'd from heav'n manna. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. ii.
RAIN. m. ſ. [ren, Saxon.] The moiſture that falls from the
clouds.
When ſhall we three meet again;
In thunder, lightning, or in rain. Shakeſp.
With ſtrange rains, hails, and ſhowers were they perſe-
cuted. JWiſdom xvi. 16.
The loſt clouds pour
Into the ſea an uſeleſs ſhow'r,
And the vext ſailors curſe the rain,
For which poor farmers pray'd in vain. J/aller.
Rain is water by the heat of the ſun divided into very ſmall
parts aſcending in the air, till encountering the cold, it be
condenſed into clouds, and deſcends in drops. Ray.
RAINBow. n.ſ. [rain and bow.] The iris; the ſemicircle of
various colours which appears in ſhowery weather.
Caſting of the water in a moſt cunning manner, makes a
erfect rainbow, not more pleaſant to the eye than to the
mind, ſo ſenſibly to ſee the proof of the heavenly iris. Sidney.
To add another hue unto the rainbow. Shakeſp.
The rainbow is drawn like a nymph with large wings diſpread
in the form of a ſemicircle, the feathers of ſundry colours. Peach.
They could not be ignorant of the promiſe of God never
to drown the world, and the rainbow before their eyes to put
them in mind of it. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
This rainbow never appears but where it rains in the ſun-
ſhine, and may be made artificially by ſpouting up water,
which may break aloft, and ſcatter into drops, and fall down
like rain; for the ſun, ſhining upon theſe drops, certainly
cauſes the bow to appear to a ſpectator ſtanding in a true po-
ſition to the rain and ſun; this bow is made by refraction of
the ſun's light in drops of falling rain. Newton's Opticks.
The dome's high arch reflects the mingled blaze,
And forms a rainbow of alternate rays. Pope.
RAI'NDEER. [pranar, Saxon; rangifer, inj A deer with
large horns, which, in the northern regions, draws ſledges
through the ſnow.
RAININEss. n.ſ.. [from rainy..] The ſtate of being ſhowery.
RAIN-w ATER. n.ſ. [rain and water.] Water not taken from
ſprings, but falling from the clouds.
Court holy water in a dry houſe, is better than the rain-
water out o' doors. Shakeſp. King Lear.
We took diſtilled rain-water. Boyle.
Rain-water is to be preferred before ſpring-water. Mort.
RAI'NY. adj. [from rain..] Showery ; wet.
Our gayneſs and our gilt are all beſmirch'd,
With rainy marching in the painful field. Shakeſp. Hen. V.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a conten-
tious woman are alike. Prov. xxvii. 15.
1. To lift; to heave.
The elders went to raiſe him up from the earth. 2 Sam. xii.
Such a bulk as no twelve bards could raiſe
- Twelve ſtarv'ling bards. Pope.
2. To ſet upright: as, he raiſed a maſ?.
3. To erect; to build up.
Take his carcaſe down from the tree, caſt it at the enter-
ing of the gate, and raiſe thereon a heap of ſtones. joſ. viii.
. To exalt to a ſtate more great or illuſtrious.
Counſellors may manage affairs, which nevertheleſs are far
from the ability to raiſe and amplify an eſtate. Bacon.
Thou ſo pleas'd,
Can’ſ raiſe thy creature to what height thou wilt -
Of union. l Milton.
. To amplify ; to enlarge.
5 †. * . thine was firſt fram'd fleſh,
To raiſe my fortunes. Shakeſp. King Lear.
6. To increaſe in current value.
The plate-pieces of eight were raiſed three-pence in the -
piece. Temple's Miſcellanies.
.7. To elevate ; to exalt. -
The Perſians gazing on the ſun,
Admir’d how high 'twas plac'd, how bright it ſhone #
But as his pow'r was known, their thoughts were rais'd,
And ſoon they worſhip'd, what at firſt they prais'd. Prior.
8. To advance; to promote ; to prefer. -
This gentleman came to be raiſed to great titles. Clarend.
9. To excite; to put in action: --
He raiſeth the ſtormy wind. Pſalm cvii. 28.
- He might taint
Th’ animal ſpirits, that from pure blood ariſe,
Thence raiſe diſtemper'd thoughts. Milton.
Gods encountering gods, Jove encouraging them with his
thunders, and Neptune raiſing his tempeſts. Pope.
10. To excite to war or tumult; to ſtir up.
He firſt rais'd head againſt uſurping Richard. Shakeſp.
They neither found me in the temple diſputing with any
man, neither raiſing up the people. Aéis xxiv. 12.
AEneas then employs his pains
In parts remote to raiſe the Tuſcan ſwains. Dryden.
11. To rouſe; to ſtir up.
They ſhall not awake, nor be raiſed out of their ſleep, job.
12. To gºe beginning to; as, he raiſed the family.
13. To bring into being.
Marry her, and raiſe up ſeed. Gen. xxxviii. 8.
I raiſed up of your ſons for prophets. Amos i. 11.
I will raiſe up for them a Plant of renown, and they ſhall
be no more conſumed with hunger. Ezek. xxxiv. 29
I will raiſe up evil againſt thee. 2 Samuixi. 11.
One hath ventur'd from the deep to raiſe - - - - -
New troubles. Milton
God youchſafes to raiſe another world -
From him. Milton
14. To call into view from the ſtate of ſeparate ſpirits. -
The ſpirits of the deceaſed, by certain ſpells and infernal
ſacrifices, were raiſed. Sandys's journey.
Theſe are ſpectres, the underſtanding raiſes to itſelf, to
flatter its own lazineſs. Locke.
15. To bring from death to life.
. He was delivered for our offences, and raiſed again for our
juſtification. Romans iv. 25.
It is ſown in diſhonour, it is raiſed in glory; it is ſown in
weakneſs, it is raiſed in power. I Cor. xv. 23.
16. To occaſion; to begin.
Raiſe not a falſe report. Exodus xxiii. 1.
The common ferryman of Egypt, that waſted over the
dead bodies from Memphis, was made by the Greeks to be
the ferryman of hell, and ſolemn ſtories raiſed after him: Brº.
Wantonneſs and pride
Raiſe out of friendſhip hoſtile deeds in peace. Milton.
17. To ſet up ; to utter loudly.
All gaze, and all admire, and raiſe a ſhouting ſound. Dr.
Soon as the prince appears, they raie a cry. Dryder.
18. To collect ; to obtain a certain ſum.
Britain, once deſpisºd, can raiſe
As ample ſums, as Rome in Caeſar's days.
I ſhould not thus be bound,
If I had means, and could but raiſe five pound. Gay.
19. To collect; to aſſemble; to levy.
He out of ſmalleſt things could without end
Arbuthnot.
Have rais'd inceſſant armies. Milton.
20. To give riſe to.
Higher argument
Remains, ſufficient of itſelf to raiſe
That name, unleſs years damp my wing. Milton.
21. To RAISE paſſe. To form paſte into pies without a diſh.
Miſs Liddy can dance a jig, and raiſe paſte. Speciator.
RAI'ser. n.ſ.. [from raiſe.] He that raiſes.
Then ſhall ſtand up in his eſtate a raiſer of taxes. Dan. xi.
They that are the firſt raiſers of their houſes, are moſt
indulgent towards their children. Bacon.
He that boaſts of his anceſtors, the founders and raiſers of
a family, doth confeſs that he hath leſs virtue. Taylor.
Raiſer of human kind by nature caſt,
Naked and helpleſs. Thomſon's Autumn.
RAI'sin. n.ſ. [racemus, Lat. raiſin, Fr.]
Raiſins are the fruit of the vine ſuffered to remain on the
tree till perfectly ripened, and then dried either by the ſun or
the heat of an oven: grapes of every kind, preſerved in this
manner, are called raiſins, but thoſe dried in the ſun are much
ſweeter and pleaſanter than thoſe dried in ovens ; they are
called jar raiſins, from their being imported in earthen jars: the
fineſt are the fruit of the vitis Damaſcena. Hill's Materia M.d.
Dried grapes or raiſins, boiled in a convenient proportion
of water, make a ſweet liquor, which, being betimes diſtilled,
afford an oil and ſpirit much like the raiſins themſelves. Boyle.
RAKE. m. ſ. [raſtrum, Lat. race, Sax. racche, Dutch.]
1. An inſtrument with teeth, by which the ground is divided,
or light bodies are gathered up.
At Midſummer down with the brembles and brakes,
And after abroad with thy forkes and thy rakes. 74/ºr.
O that thy bounteous deity wou’d pleaſe
To guide my rake upon the chinking ſound
Qf ſome vaſt treaſure hidden underground. . . Dryden.
He examines his face in the ſtream, combs his ruful locks
with a rake. Garth.
2. [Racaille, Fr. the low rabble; or rekel, Dutch, a worthleſs
cur dog..] A looſe, diſorderly, vicious, wild, gay, thought-
leſs fellow ; a man addicted to pleaſure. -
The next came with her ſon, who was the greateſt rake in
the place, but ſo much the mother's darling, that the left her
huſband for the ſake of this graceleſs youth. Addison.
Rakes hate ſober grave gentlewomen. Arbuthnot.
Men, ſome to bus'neſs, ſome to pleaſure take :
But ev'ry woman is at heart a rake. Pºpe.
The fire ſaw ſmiling his own virtues wake;
The mother begg'd the bleſſing of a rake. Pope.
To RAke. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To gather with a rake. . . -
Mow barlie, and rake it, and ſet it on cocks. Tuffer.
Harrows iron teeth ſhall every where. ... -
Rake helmets up. Aſay's Pirgil's cº'ſ
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R A L R A M 4. To ſour; to ſearch with eager and whement diligence. recious jewel as the world takes it for, yet ... rake it º of dunghills; and accordingly e ſuitable to its extract. South. If it b they are forced tº ji. gives it a valu 2. To clear with a rake. - As they rake the green appearing ground, The ruſſét hay-cock riſes. . To draw together by violence. - - 3 An eager deſire to rake together whatſoever might preju- dice or any way hinder the credit of apocryphal books, hath cauſed the collector's pen ſo to run as it ... *...* ind, which ſhould guide it, had no leiſure to think. the mind, whic c > Hooker, b. v. ſ. 20. what piles of wealth hath he accumulated How, i' th' the name of thrift, foºh. rake this together. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. - A ſport more formidable - - Had rak'd together village rabble. Hudibras, p. 1. Ill-gotten goods are ſquandered away with as little conſcience as they were raked together. L’Eſtrange. Thomſºn. The ſtateſman rakes the town to find a plot. Swift. 5. To heap together and cover. Here i' th' ſands Thee I’ll rake up, the poſt unſanétified Of murth’rous lechers. Shakeſp. King Lear. The blazing wood may to the eye ſeem great, But 'tis the fire rak’d up that has the heat, And keeps it long. To RAKE. v. n. 1. To ſearch; to grope. It has always an idea of coarſeneſs or noiſomneſs. Suckling. If you hide the crown Ev’n in your hearts, there will he rake for it. Shakeſp. It is as offenſive, as to rake into a dunghill. South. Another finds the way to dye in grain ; Or for the golden ore in rivers rakes, Then melts the maſs. Dryden's Perſius. One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words, which are never to be reviv'd, but when ſound or ſignificancy is wanting. Dryden. After having made eſſays into it, as they do for coal in England, they rake into the moſt promiſing parts. Addiſon. 2. To paſs with violence. When Pas hand reached him to take, The fox on knees and elbows tumbled down : Pas could not ſtay, but over him did rake, And crown'd the earth with his firſt touching crown. Sidn. The Belgians tack upon our rear, And raking chaſe-guns through our ſterns they ſend. Dryd. RA’ke R. m. ſ. [from rake..] One that rakes. RA'KEHEL. n.ſ. [of this word the etymology is doubtful: as it is now written, it is apparently derived from rake and hell, and may aptly repreſent a wretch whoſe life is paſſed in places of lewdneſs and wickedneſs: Skinner derives it from racaille, French, the rabble; junius, from rexel, Dutch, a mongrel dog..] A wild, worthleſs, diſſolute, debauched, ſorry fellow. Out of the fie of theſe raighell horſe-boys, growing up in knavery and villainy, are their kern ſupplied. Spenſer. The king, when he heard of Perkins's fiege of Exeter, ſaid in ſport, that the king of rakehells was landed in the Weſt, and that he hoped now to ſee him. Bacon. A rakehell of the town, whoſe character is ſet off with ex- ceſſive prodigality, prophaneneſs, intemperance and luſt, is re- warded with a lady of great fortune to repair his own, which his vices had almoſt ruined. Swift. RAKEH Elly. adv. [from rakehell.] Wild ; diſſolute. I ſcorn the rakehely rout of our ragged rhimers, which without learning boaſt, without judgment jangle, and with- out reaſon rage and foam. Spenſer's Paſłorals. No breaking of windows or glaſſes for ſpight, / And ſpoiling the goods for a raſhelly prank. Benj. Johnſºn. RA'kish. adi, ſfrom rake..] Looſe; lewd; diſſolute. There ſeldom can be peculiarity in the love of a rakiſh heart, - Clari/a. To RALLY. v. a. [rallier, Fr.] 1. To put diſordered or diſperſed forces into order. With rallied arms to try what may be yet Regain'd in heav'n. Milton. Publick arguing ſerves to whet the wits of hereticks, and by ſhºwing weak parts of their doctrines, prompts them to rally all their ſophiſtry to fortify them with fallacy. D. of Pie. uther deters men from folitarineſs; but he does not mean from a ſober ſolitude, that rallies our ſcattered ſtrengths, and 2 º any new encounters from without. Atterb. - Ajº..." treat with ſlight contempt; to treat with cº not º a month, for theſe forty years, life. moke of London, and rallies me upon a country If after the readi - - - Addison's Speciator. humour rathe ºng of this letter, you find yourſelf in a defi e; º ** and ridicule, than to comfort me, I * You would throw it into the fire. Addiſon. 4. Strephon had long confeſs'd his am’rous pain, Which gay Corinna rally'd with diſdain. Gay. To RA’ll Y. v. n. 1. To come together in a hurry. If God ſhould ſhew this perverſe man a new heaven and a new earth, ſpringing out of nothing, he might ſay, that innumerable parts of matter chanced juſt then to rally toge- ther, and to form themſelves into this new world. Tillºn. 2. To come again into order. The Grecians rally, and their pow'rs unite; With fury charge us. Dryden's AFneiſſ, 3. To exerciſe ſatirical merriment. RAM. m. ſ. [nam, Saxon; ram, Dutch.] 1. A male ſheep; in ſome provinces, a tup. The ewes, being rank, turned to the rams. Shalºſ, An old ſheep-whiſtling rogue, a ram tender. Shaº. You may draw the bones of a ram's head hung with ſtriºs ef beads and ribbands, Peacham on Drawn. A ram their off ring, and a ram their meat. Drya. The ram, having paſs'd the ſea, ſerenely ſhines, And leads the year. Creech's Manilius. 2. An inſtrument with an iron head to batter walls. Antony, Let not the piece of virtue, which is ſet As the cement of our love, To keep it builded, be the ram to batter The fortreſs of it. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleºpatra. Judas calling upon the Lord, who without any rams or engines of war did caſt down Jericho, gave a fierce aſſault againſt the walls. 244ae. xii. 15. To RAM. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To drive with violence, as with a battering ram. Ram thou thy faithful tidings in mine ears, That long time have been barren. Shakespeare Having no artillery nor engines, and finding that he coºd do no good by ramming with logs of timber, he ſet one of the gates on fire. Bacon's Henry VII. The charge with bullet, or paper wet and hard ſtopped, or with powder alone rammed in hard, maketh no great dif- ference in the loudneſs of the report. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. A mariner loading his gun, while he was ramming in a cartridge, the powder took fire. ///eman's Surgery. Here many poor people roll in vaſt balls of ſnow, which they ram together, and cover from the ſun ſhine. Addison. A ditch drawn between two parallel furrows, was filled with ſome ſound materials, and rammed to make the founda- tion ſolid. * Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. To fill with anything driven hard together. As when that deviliſh iron engine wrought In deepeſt hell, and fram’d by furies ſkill, With windy nitre and quick ſulphur fraught, And ramm'd with bullet round ordain'd to kill. Fa. Queen. He that proves the king, To him will we prove loyal ; till that time, Have we ramm’d up our gates againſt the world. Shakeſp. They mined the walls, laid the powder, and rammed the mouth, but the citizens made a countermine. Hayward. This into hollow engines, long and round, Thick ramm’d, at th' other bore with touch of fire Dilated and infuriate, ſhall ſend forth Such implements of miſchief, as ſhall daſh To pieces. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. vi. Leave a convenient ſpace behind the wall to ram in clay. Mortimer's Huſbandry. To RAMBLE. v. n. [rammelen, Dutch, to rove looſely in luſt ; ramb, Swediſh, to rove.] To rove looſely and irregularly; to wander. Shame contračis the ſpirits, fixes the ramblings of fancy, and gathers the man into himſelf. South. He that is at liberty to ramble in perfeit darkneſs, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind. Lºcke- Chapman has taken advantage of an immeaſurable length of verſe, notwithſtanding which, there is ſcarce any para- phraſe ſo looſe and rambling as his. Pope. . Never aſk leave to go abroad, for you will be thought an idle rambling fellow. Swift's Direáions to Footinen. G'er his ample ſides the rambling ſprays - Luxuriant ſhoot. Thomſºn's Spring. RAMBLE. n. ſ. [from the verb.] Wandering irregular ex- curſion. This conceit puts us upon the ramble up and down fºr ſº- lief, 'till very wearineſs brings us at laſt to ourſelves. L'Eſt'. Coming home after a ſhort Chriſtmas ramble, I found a letter upon my table. Swift. She quits the narrow path of ſenſe - - - - For a dear ramble through impertinence. Swift's Aſſel. RA'MBLER. n.ſ.. [from ramble.] Rover; wandere; Says the rambler, we muſt e'en beat it out. L'Eſtrange. RA/M Booze. }*ſ A drink made of wine, ale, eggs and ſugar RA/M buse. in the winter time; or of wine, milk, ſug” and roſewater in the ſummer time. f Bailey. RA'MEKIN. k 2
R A M
R A N
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RA'MEKIN. }: ſ. [rameguins, Fr.] In cookery, ſmall ſlices
RA'MEQUINs. of bread covered with a farce of cheeſe and
eggs. Bailey.
RAMENTs. n. ſ. [ramenta, Lat..] Scrapings; ſhavings. Diet.
RAM151cation. n.ſ.. [ramification, Fr. from ramus, Latin.]
Diviſion or ſeparation into branches; the aët of branching Out.
By continuation of profane hiſtories or other monuments
kept together, the genealogies and ramifications of ſome ſingle
families to a vaſt extenſion may be preſerved. Hale.
As the blood and chyle paſs together through the ramifica-
tions of the pulmonary artery, they will be ſtill more per-
fečtly mixed; but if a pipe is divided into branches, and theſe
again ſubdivided, the red and white liquors, as they paſs
through the ramifications, will be more intimately mixed; the
more ramifications, the mixture will be the more perfeót. Arb.
To RAMIFY. v. a. [ramifier, Fr. ramus and facio, Lat..] To
ſeparate into branches. -
The mint, grown to have a pretty thick ſtalk, with the
various and ramified roots, which it ſhot into the water, pre-
ſented a ſpectacle not unpleaſant to behold. Boyle.
To RA’M FY. v. n. To be parted into branches.
Aſparagus affects the urine with a foetid ſmell, eſpecially if
cut when they are white; when they are older, and begin to
ramify, they loſe this quality. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
RA'MMER. m. ſ. [from ram.]
1. An inſtrument with which any thing is driven hard.
The maſter bricklayer muſt try the foundations with an
iron crow and rammer, to ſee whether the foundations are
ſound. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes.
2. The ſtick with which the charge is forced into the gun.
A mariner loading a gun ſuddenly, while he was ramming
in a cartridge, the powder took fire, and ſhot the rammer out
of his hand. Jºſeman's Surgery.
RA/MMISH. adj. [from ram.] Strong ſcented.
RA'Mous. adj. [from ramus, Latin J Branchy; conſiſting of
branches.
Which vaſt contraćtion and expanſion ſeems unintelligible,
by feigning the particles of air to be ſpringy and ramous, or
rolled up like hoops, or by any other means than a repulſive
power. Newton's Opticks.
A ramous effloreſcence, of a fine white ſpar, found hang-
ing from a cruſt of like ſpar, at the top of an old wrought
CaVern. Woodward on }}.
To RAMP. v. n. [ramper, French; rampare, Italian; nempen,
Saxon.]
1. To leap with violence.
Foaming tarr, their bridles they would champ,
And trampling the fine element, would fiercely ramp. F. Q.
Out of the thickeſt wood
A ramping lyon ruſhed ſuddenly,
Hunting full greedy after ſavage blood. Fairy Queen.
They gape upon me with their mouths; as a ramping and
roaring lion. Pſalm xxii. 13.
Upon a bull, that deadly bellowed,
Two horrid lions rampt, and ſeiz'd, and tugg’d off. Chapm.
Sporting the lion ramp'd ; and in his paw
Dandled the kid. Milton.
2. To climb as a plant.
Furniſhed with claſpers and tendrils, they catch hold of
them, and ſo ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great
height. Ray on the Creation.
Ramp. n.ſ.. [from the verb..] Leap ; ſpring.
He is vaulting variable ramps,
In your deſpight, upon your purſe.
The bold Aſcalonite
Fled from his lion ramp, old warriors turn’d
Their plated backs under his heel. Milton's Agoniſłes.
RAMPA'lli AN. m. ſ. A mean wretch. Not in uſe.
Away you ſcullion, you rampallian, you fuſtilarian. Shakespeare
RAMPA'Ncy. n.ſ. [from rampant..] Prevalence; exuberance.
As they are come to this height and rampancy of vice, from
the countenance of their betters, ſo they have took ſome ſteps
in the ſame, that the extravagances of the young carry with
them the approbation of the old. South.
RAMPANT. adj. [rampant, Fr. from ramp.]
1. Exuberant; overgrowing reſtraint.
The foundation of this behaviour towards perſons ſet apart
for the ſervice of God, can be nothing elſe but atheiſm ; the
Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
growing rampant fin of the times. South.
The ſeeds of death grow up, till, like rampant weeds,
they choak the tender flower of life. Clariſſa.
2. [In heraldry.]
Rampant is when the lion is reared up in the eſcutcheon, as
it were ready to combate with his enemy. Peacham.
If a lion were the proper coat of Judah, yet were it not
probable a lion rampant, but couchant or dormant. Brºwn.
The lion rampant ſhakes his brinded mane. Milton.
To RAMPART. A v. a. [from the noun..] To fortify with
To RA'MPIRE. } ramparts. Not in uſe.
- Set but thy foot
Againſt our rampir'd gates, and they ſhall ope. Shakeſp.
The marquis direéted part of his forces to rampart the gates
and ruinous places of the walls. Playward.
RA/MPART.
RAMPIRE. }*/ [rent art, Fr.
I. The platform of the wall behind the parapet
2. The wall round fortified places. parap:
She felt it, When paſt preventing, like a river; no rampires
being built againſt it, till already it have overflowed. Sº.
Yo' have cut a way for virtue, which our great men
Held ſhut up, with all Tamparts, for themſelves. B. %hºſ.
He who endeavours to knºw his duty, and practiſes what
he knows, has the equity of God to ſtañja. mighty wall or
”Part between him and damnation for any infirmitiés. Sº,
The ſon of Thetis, rampire of our hoſt, ---
Is worth our care to keep D
- - den:
The Trojans round the place a rampire caſt, ryaen
And paliſades about the trenches plac'd, Dryden.
No ſtandards, from the hoſtile ramparts torn,
Qan any future honours give
To the vićtorious monarch's name.
RAMPIONS. n.ſ. [rapunculus, Lat.] A plant.
The flower of rampions conſiſts of one leaf, in its form ap-
proaching to a bell-ſhape; but is ſo expanded and cut, that
it almoſt repreſents the figure of a ſtar: the pointal is com-
monly ſplit into two horned diviſions, and the flower-cup be-
comes a fruit, which is divided into three cells incloſing many
ſmall ſeeds. Miller.
**piºn is a plant, whoſe tender roots are eaten in the
ſpring, like thoſe of radiſhes. 44ortimer’s Huſbandry.
RA'Msons. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
RAN. preterite of run.
The dire example ran through all the field, -
Till heaps of brothers were by brothers kill’d. . Addison.
To RANch. v. a. [corrupted from wrench..] To ſprais; to
injure with violent contortion. This is the proper ſenſe, but,
in Dryden, it ſeems to be to tear.
Againſt a ſtump his tulk the monſter grinds,
And ranch'd his hips with one continu’d wound. Dryder.
Emeticks ranch, and keen catharticks ſcour. Garth.
RANCID. adj. [rancidus, Lat..] Strong ſcented.
The oil, with which fiſhes abound, often turns rancid, and
lies heavy on the ſtomach, and affects the very ſweat with a
rancid ſmell. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
RA'NcIDNEss. }'ſ [from rancid; rancor, Lat.] Strong ſcent,
Prior.
RANcI'DITY. as of old oil.
Rºscº ous adj. [from rancour.] Malignant; malicious;
ſpiteful in the utmoſt degree.
So flam'd his eyen with rage and rancorous ire. Fa. &.
Becauſe I cannot
Duck with French nods and apiſh courteſy,
I muſt be held a rancorous enemy. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
The moſt powerful of theſe were Phariſees and Sadduces;
of whoſe chief doćtrines ſome notice is taken by the evange-
liſts, as well as of their rancorous oppoſition to the goſpel of
Chriſt. //gſt on the Rºſarreàion.
RA'NCOUR. m. ſ. [rancoeur, old Fr.] Inveterate malignity;
malice ; ſtedfaſt implacability; ſtanding hate.
His breaſt full of rancor like canker to freat. Tuſſºr.
As two brave knights in bloody fight
With deadly rancour he enranged found. Fairy Queen.
All the way that they fled for very rancour and deſpite ; in
their return, they utterly conſumed and waſted whatſoever
they had before left unſpoiled. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
Rancour will out, proud prelate ; in thy face
I ſee thy fury. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. ii.
It iſſues from the rancour of a villain,
A recreant and moſt degen'rate traitor. Shakeſp. Rich. II.
For Banquo's iſſue, Duncan have I murther'd ;
Put rancour in the veſſel of my peace
Only for them.
Such ambuſh
Waited with helliſh rancour imminent, Milton.
No authors draw upon themſelves more diſpleaſure, than
thoſe who deal in political matters, which is juſtly incurred,
conſidering that ſpirit of rancour and virulence, with which
works of this nature abound. Addison's Freeholder, N° 4o.
Preſbyterians and their abettors, who can equally go to a
church or conventicle, or ſuch who bear a perſonal rancºur
towards the clergy. - Swift.
RAND. m. ſ. [rand, Dutch..] Border; ſeam: as, the rand of
a woman's ſhoe. -
RA'Ndom. n.ſ. [randon, Fr.] Want of direétion; want of
rule or method ; chance; hazard; roving motion. -
Thy words at random argue thy inexperience. Milton.
He lies at random careleſly diffus'd,
With languiſh’d head unpropt,
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
As one paſt hope abandon'd. AMilton,
Fond love his darts at random throws, -
And nothing ſprings from what he ſows. J/aller.
The ſtriker muſt be denſe, and in its beſt velocity: the
angle, which the miſſive is to mount by, if we will have it
go to its furtheſt randºn, muſt be the half of a right one ;
and the figure of the miſſive muſt be ſuch, as may give ſcope
to the air to bear it. Digby.
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R A N R A N s of old the birds º at º: in . º - - - in time thcy Inoved for the ictting º, of º ; but in til y L'E/trange's Fables. "P". . govern the dependance of one event upon anºther, if that event happened at random, and was not caſt into a certain relation to ſome foregºing purpºſe to direct. cath. Tis one thing when a perſon of true merit is drawn as like as we can ; and another, when we make a fine thing at ran- dºm, and perſuade the next vain creature that 'tis his own likeneſs. - - - Pºpe. RANDox. adj. Done by chance; roving without direction. Virtue borrow'd but the arms of chance, And ſtruck a random blow ! 'twas fortune's work, And fortune take the praiſe. Drydºn. RA's force. n.ſ. The ring of a gun next the touch-hole. Baily. RANG. preterite of ring. Complaints were ſent continually up to Rome, and rang all over the empire. Grew's Cºſmoſ. To RANGE. v. a. [ranger, Fr. rhenge, Welſh.] 1. To place in order; to put in ranks. - Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and went againſt Timotheus. 2 A ſac. xii. 20. He ſaw not the marquis till the battle was ranged. Clarend. Somewhat rais'd By falſe preſumptuous hope, the ranged pow'rs Diſband, and wand'ring each his ſeveral way Purſues. Milton. . Men, from the qualities they find united in them, and wherein they obſerve ſeveral individuals to agree, range them into ſorts for the convenience of comprehenſive ſigns. Locke. A certain form and order, in which we have long accuſ- In the day tomed ourſelves to range our ideas, may be beſt for us now, though not originally beſt in itſelf. //atts. 2. To rove over. To the copſe thy leſſer ſpaniel take, Teach him to range the ditch and force the brake. Gay. To RANGE. v. n. Y. To rove at large. Caeſar's ſpirit ranging for revenge, With Ate by his ſide come hot from hell, Shall in theſe confines, with a monarch's voice, Cry havock, and let ſlip the dogs of war. Shakeſp. 'Tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a gliſt'ring grief, And wear a golden ſorrow. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. I ſaw him in the battle range about , And watch'd him, how he ſingled Clifford forth. Shakespeare As a roaring lion and a ranging bear ; ſo is a wicked ruler over the poor people. Prov. xxviii. 15. Other animals unačtive range, And of their doings God takes no account. Milton. Thanks to my ſtars, I have not rang’d about The wilds of life, e're I could find a friend. 2. To be placed in order. That is the way to lay the city flat, To bring the roof to the foundation, And bury all which yet diſtinctly ranges In heaps of ruin. RANGE. n.ſ. [rangée, Fr. from the verb.] 1. A rank; anything placed in a line. - You fled From that great face of war, whoſe ſeveral ranges Frighted each other. Shakeſp. Autony and Cleofatra. The light, which paſſed through its ſeveral interſtices, painted ſo many ranges of colours, which were parallel and contiguous, and without any mixture of white. Newton. From this walk you have a full view of a huge range of mountains, that lie in the country of the Griſons. Addison. Theſe ranges of barren mountains, by condenſing the va- Pours and producing rains, fountains and rivers, give the very plains that fertility they boaſt of. Bentley's Sermons. 2. A claſs ; an order. The next range of beings above him are the immaterial intelligences, the next below him is the ſenſible nature. H. 3. Excurſion; wandring. He may take a range all the world over, and draw in all that wide circumference of fin and vice, and center it in his own breaſt. South's Sermons. 4. Room for excurſion. . A man has not enough range of thought, to look out for ºy good which does not relate to his own intereſt. Addiſon. 5. Sompaſs taken in by anything excurſive, extended , or ranked Addison. Shakºp. Coriolanus. in order. Far as creation's ample range extends, The ſcale of ſenſual mºntal pow'rs aſcends. Pope. Judge we by nature ? habit can efface; Affections : they ſtill take a wider range. Pope. 6. Step of a ladder. º he liturgy, practiſed in England, would kindle that jea- tº: | º Prºlogue to that deſign, and as the firſt range of *** which ſhould ſerve to mount over all their cuſtoms. Clarendºn. 7. A kitchen grate. Its door forth right to him did open, Therein an hundred ranges weren pight, And hundred furnaces all burning bigºt. It was a vault youilt for great diſpence, With many ranges rear'd along the wall, And one great chimney. Fairy &rar, The buttery muſt be viſible, and we need for out , , ..., a more ſpacious and luminous kitchen. Jºoſtºn's Arº. he implements of the kitchen are ſpits, range, cabirons and pots. Bºon's Pºſia. Remains. He was bid at his firſt coming to take off tie range, and let down the cinders. - RA N G E *. m. ſ. [from range.] 1. One that ranges; a rover ; a robber. They walk not widely, as they were woont, For fear of ratingers and the great hoont, But privily prolling to and irº. Sºrºſºr's Pººrak. Come, ſays the ranger, here's neither honour nor money to be got by ſtaying. 4.1/hange. 2. A dog that beats the ground. -> Let your obſequious ranger ſearch around, Nor will the roving ſpy direct in vain, But numerous coxey's gratiy thy pain. Gay's Rural sports. 3. An officer who tends the game of a foreſt. Their father Tyrrheus did his fodder bring, Tyrrheus chief ranger to the Latian king. Dryden. RANK. adj. [ranc, Saxon. 1. High growing; ſtrong ; luxuriant. Down with the graſſe, That groweth in ſhadow ſo ranke and ſo ſtout. Tºſºr. Is not thilk ſame gotcheard proud, That ſits in younder bank, Whoſe ſtraying heard themſelfe ſhrowde Emong the buſhes rank. Spenſºr. Who would be out, being before his beloved miſtreſs —That ſhould you, if I were your miſtreſs, or I ſhould think my honeſty ranker than my wit. Shakºp. ln which diſguiſe, While other jeſts are ſomething rank on foot, Her father hath commanded her to ſlip Away with Slender. Shakeſp. Merry Wives ºf Windſºr. Seven ears came up upon one ſtalk, rank and good. Gen. They fancy that the difference lies in the manner of ap- pulſe, one being made by a fuller or ranker appuiſe than the other. Holder's Elements of Speech. The moſt plentiful ſeaſon, that gives birth to the fineſt flowers, produces alſo the rankeſt weeds. Addison. 2. Fruitful; bearing ſtrong plants. Seven thouſand broad-tail'd ſheep graz'd on his downs; Three thouſand camels his rank paſtures fed. Sandys. Where land is rank, 'tis not good to ſow wheat after a fallow. Mortimer's Huſbandry. 3. [Rancidus, Lat..] Strong ſcented; rancid. Rank ſmelling rue, and cuminin good for eyes. Sfeſſºr. In their thick breaths, Rank of groſs diet, ſhall we be enclouded, - And forc'd to drink their vapour. Shakespeare . Cymbeline. The ewes, being rank, Jºy &ren. Lºw-range. In the end of Autumn turned to the fams. Shakeſ?. The drying marſhes ſuch a ſtench convey, - Such the rank ſteams of recking Albula. Addison. Hircina, rank with ſweat, preſumes To cenſure Phillis for perfumes. 4. High taſted ; ſtrong in quality. - Such animals as feed upon fleſh, becauſe ſuch kind of food is high and rank, qualify it; the one by ſwallowing the hair of the beaſts they prey upon, the other by devouring ºne part of the feathers of the birds they gorge themſelves with. Ray on the Creation. Divers ſea fowl taſte rank of the fiſh on which they feed. Boyle. 5. Rampant ; highgrown. For you, moſt wicked Sir, whom to call brother Would infect my mouth, I do forgive Thy ranke/? faults. Shºeſ. Tempeſt. This Epiphanius cries out upon as rank idolatry, and ths device of the devil, who always brought in idolatry unºr fºr pretences. Stillingfleet's Def of Diſcourſe ºn Roman Idºl. 'Tis pride, rank pride, and haughtineſs of ſºul, - The Romans call it ſtoiciſm. Addiſon's Caº. 6. Groſs; coarſe. My wife's a hobby-horſe, deſerves name As rank as any flax wench, that puts to . . r "; Tººl Before her tróth-plight. shºff. If inter's º This power of the people in Athens, claimed a i undoubted privilege of an Athenian born, was the "º. encroachment and the groſleſt degeneracy from the ſoºn Solon left. Swift. 7. The iron of a plane is ſet rank, when its edge flºº flat below the ſole of the plane, that in working it will take off a thick ſhaving. ...ºn, Aſahanical Exerºſ” -> RANK. Swift's Mºſellanies.
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RANK. m. / [rang, Fr.]
1. Line of men placed a-breaſt,
Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds,
In ranks, and ſquadrons, and right form of war,
Which drizzled blood upon the capitol. Shakeſp.
I have ſeen the cannon,
When it hath blown his ranks into the air. Shakeſp.
Is’t not pity,
That we, the ſons and children of this iſle,
Fill up her enemies ranks Shakeſp. King john.
If you have a ſtation in the file,
And not in the worſt rank of manhood, ſay it. Shakeſp.
2. A row.
Weſt of this place down in the neighbour bottom,
The rank of oſiers, by the murmuring ſcream,
Left on your right hand brings you to the place. Shakeſp. -
A ſylvan ſcene, and as the ranks aſcend
Shade above ſhade, a woody theatre. AMilton.
If ſhe walk, in even ranks they ſtand,
Like ſome well-marſhall'd and obſequious band. JValler.
He cou’d through ranks of ruin go,
With ſtorms above and rocks below.
3. Range of ſubordination.
The wiſdom and goodneſs of the maker plainly appears in
the parts of this ſtupendous fabrick, and the ſeveral degrees
and ranks of creatures in it. Locke.
4. Cla's ; order.
The enchanting power of proſperity over private perſons is
remarkable in relation to great kingdoms, where all ranks
and orders of men, being equally concerned in publick bleſ-
ſings, equally join in ſpreading the infection.
5. Degree of dignity.
Her charms have made me man, her rayiſh’d love
In rank ſhall place me with the bleſs'd above. Dryden.
Theſe all are virtues of a meaner ramé,
Perfeſtions that are plac'd in bones and nerves. Addison.
Lepidus's houſe, which in his conſulate was the fineſt in
Rome, within ti.irty-five years was not in the hundredth
rank. Arbuthnot on Coins.
6. Dignity; high place : as, he is a man of rank.
To RANK. v. a. [ranger, Fr. from the noun.]
1. To place a-breaſt.
In view ſtood rank'd of ſeraphim another row. Milton.
2. To range in any particular claſs.
f four woe delights in fellowſhip,
And needly will be rank'd with other griefs; -
Why follow'd not, when ſhe ſaid Tybalt's dead,
Thy father or thy mother. Shakespeare.
He was a man
Cf an unbounded ſtomach, ever ranking
Himſelf with princes. Shakespeare. Henry VIII.
Hereſy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft.
Decay of Piety.
I have ranked this diverſion of chriſtian pračtice among the
effects of our contentions. Decay of Piety.
Poets were ranked in the claſs of philoſophers, and the an-
cients made uſe of them as preceptors in muſick and mo-
rality. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey.
3. To arrange methodically.
Who now ſhall rear you to the ſun, or rank
Your tribes. Milton.
Ranking all things under general and ſpecial heads, renders
the nature or uſes of a thing more eaſy to be found out, when
we ſeck in what rank of beings it lies. Watts's Logick.
To RANK. v. n. To be ranged; to be placed.
Let that one article rank with the reſt;
IDryden's Horace.
And thereupon give me your daughter. Shakeſp.
From ſtraggling mountaineers, for publick good,
To rank in tribes, and quit the ſavage wood. Tate.
To RA/NKLE. v. n. [from rank.] To feſter; to breed cor-
ruption; to be inflamed in body or mind.
As when two boars with rankling malice met,
Their gory ſides freſh bleeding fiercely fret. Fa. Queen.
I little ſmart did feel ;
But ſoon it fore increaſed,
And now it rankleth more and more, -
And inwardly it feſtereth ſore. Spenſºr's Paſłorals.
The gricf thereof him wondrous ſore diſeaſed,
Ne might his rankling pain with patience be appeaſed.
Fairy Queen.
Fairy Queen.
That freſh bleeding wound
Whilome doth rankle in my riven breaſt.
Beware of yonder dog;
Look, when he fawns, he bites; and, when he bites,
His venom tooth will rankle to the death. Shakespeare
The ſtorm of his own rage the fool confounds,
And envy's ran ling ſting th’ imprudent wounds. Sandys.
Thou ſhalt feel, enrag'd with inward pains,
The hydra's venom rankling in thy veins. Addison.
I have endur'd the rage of ſecret grief,
A malady that burns and rankles inward. Rowe.
On the rank!"d ſoul the fury falls. Thomſºn.
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RANKLY: adv. [from rank.] Coarſely; groſy.
- 'Tis given out, that, ſleeping in my garden,
A ſerpent ſtung me: ſo the whole ear of Denmark
Is, by a forged proceſs of my death,
Rankly abus’d.
RA'NKN Ess.
growth.
It bringeth forth abundantly,
things leſs profitable,
Shakeſp. Hamlet,
* / [from rank.] Exuberance; ſuperfluity of
through too much rankneſs,
- • - whereby that which principally it ſhould
yield, being either prevented in place, or defrauded of nouriſh-
ment, faileth. Hººker, b. v. f. iii.
Begin you to grow upon me; I will phyſick your rank-
neſs. - Shakeſp. As Yºu Like it.
Among the crowd i' th' abbey, where a finger
Could not be wedg'd in more; I am ſtifled t
With the mere rankneſs of their joy. Shakeſp. Hºn. VIII.
We'll like a bated and retired flood,
Leaving our ran ºnes and irregular courſe,
Stoop low within thoſe bounds, we have o'erlook'd. Shakespeare
The crane's pride is in the rankneſs of her wing. L’É/ir.
He the ſtubborn ſoil manur’d,
With rules of huſbandry the ran ºneſs cur'd;
Tam'd us to manners. Dryden.
RA'NN.Y. m. ſ. The ſhrewmouſe.
The musaraneus, the ſhrewmouſe or ranny. Brown.
To RAN's Ack. v. a. ſnan, Saxon, andſaka, Swediſh, to ſearch
for or ſeize. J
I. To plunder ; to pillage.
A covetous ſpirit,
Varily awaited day and night,
From other covetous fiends it to defend,
Who it to rob and ranſack did intend. Fairy Queen.
Their yow is made to ranſack Troy. Shakeſp.
Men by his ſuggeſtion taught,
Ranſack'd the centre, and with impious hands
Rifled the bowels of the earth. Milton.
The ranſack'd city, taken by our toils,
We left, and hither brought the golden ſpoils. Dryden.
The ſpoils which they from ranſacº'd houſes brought,
And golden bowls from burning altars caught. Dryden.
2. To ſearch narrowly.
I ranſack the ſeveral caverns, and ſearch into the ſtore-
houſes of water, to find out where that mighty maſs of water,
which overflowed the earth, is beſtowed. //codward.
3. To violate; to deflower.
With greedy force he 'gan the fort aſſail,
Wherof he weened poſſeſſed ſoon to be,
And with rich ſpoil of ranſacked chaſtity. Fairy Queen.
RA'NSOME. n. ſ. [rançon, Fr.] Price paid for redemption
from captivity or puniſhment.
By his captivity in Auſtria, and the heavy ranſom that he
paid for his liberty, Richard was hindered to purſue the con-
queſt of Ireland. Davies on Ireland.
Ere the third dawning light
Return, the ſtars of morn ſhall ſee him riſe,
The ranſom paid, which man from death redeemes,
His death for man. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft,b. xii.
Has the prince loſt his army or his liberty 2
Tell me what province they demand for ranſom. Denham.
This as a ranſom Albemarle did pay,
For all the glories of ſo great a life. Dryden.
To adore that great myſtery of divine love, God's ſending
his only ſon into this world to ſave finners, and to give his
life a ranſom for them, would be noble exerciſe for the pens
of the greateſt wits. Tillotſon's Sermons.
Th’ avenging pow'r
Thus will perſiſt, relentleſs in his ire,
Till the fair ſlave be render'd to her fire,
And ranſºm free reſtor'd to his abode. Dryden.
To RANsom E. v. a. [rançonner, Fr.] To redeem from capti-
vity or puniſhment.
How is't with Titus Lartius *
—Condemning ſome to death and ſome to exile,
Ranſºming him, or pitying, threatning the other. Sha'eſp.
I will ran on them from the grave, and redeem them from
death. - Hºſea Xiii. 14.
He'll dying riſe, and riſing with him raiſe -
His brethren, ranſom'd with his own dear life. Milton.
RA'Nsom Elºss, adj. [from ranſome.] Free from ranſºme.
Ranſomeleſs here we ſet our priſoners free. Shakeſp.
Deliver him -
Up to his pleaſure ranſonicleſ; and free. Shakeſp.
To RAN r. v. n. [randºn, Dutch, to rave.] To rave in vio-
lent or high ſounding language without proportionable dignity
of thought.
Look where my ranting hoſt of the garter comes ; there
is either liquor in his pate, or money, in his purſe, when he
looks ſo merrily. Shºp. Merry I/ives ºf I/indſor.
Nay, an thoul't mouth, I'll rant as well as thou. Shakespeare
They have attacked me: ſome with piteous moans, others
grinning and only ſhewing their teeth; others ranting and
hectoring, others ſcolding and reviling. Stillingfleet.
- RAN'r.
R A P R A P ar Rast. n.ſ.. [from the Yeº.] High ſounding language unſuſ- ionity of thought. - º *ś. to pleaſe a frantick age, | was forc'd to let his judgment ſtºp to rage, To a wild audience he conform d his voice, hoice ; - Comply'd to cuſtom, but not err'd through Choice ; Deem then the people's, not the writer s fin, Almanſor's rage, and rants of Maximin. - - This is a ſtoical rant, without any foundation in hº nature of man or reaſon of things. - Atterbury's Prºface. - RA's ter. n.ſ. [from rant..] . A ranting fellow. d f t.] º RA'Ntipole, adj. [this word is wantonly formed from rant. wild; roving; rakiſh. A low word. t h; | what at years of diſcretion, and compo; yourſelf ; º; . | rantipºle rate | Congrevº's Pł ay of the J/orld. i To RANT, pole. v. n. To run about wildly. It is a low word. The eldeſt was a termagant imperious wench; ſhe uſed to º rantipole about the houſe, pinch the children, kick the ſer- vants, and torture the cats and dogs. Arlathnot. RA'NUL.A. n. ſ. ſ Latin.) - - Al Ranula º ſwelſing, poſſeſſing thoſe ſalivals under the tongue: it is made by congeſtion, and its progreſs filleth up the ſpace between the jaws, and maketh a tumour externally ſº.-------' - C-...- under the chin. //ſeman's Surgery. RANu'nculus. n.ſ. , Crowfoot. - - Ranunculuſ's excel all flowers in the richneſs of their co- lours: of them there is a great variety: - - Mºrtimer. To RAp. v. n. [hraeppan, Saxon.] To ſtrike with a quick ſmart blow. Granville. Knock me at this gate And rap me well, or I'll knock your knave's pate. Shakeſp. With one great peal they rap the door, Like footmen on a viſiting day. Prior. He was provoked in the ſpirit of magiſtracy, upon diſco- vering a judge, who rapped out a great oath at his footman. Addison. To RAP. v. a. [from rapio extra ſº, Lat.] 1. To affect with rapture; to ſtrike with extaſy; to hurry out of himſelf. Theſe are ſpeeches of men, not comforted with the hope of that they deſire, but rapped with admiration at the view of enjoyed bliſs. Hooker. Beholding the face of God, in admiration of ſo great excellency, they all adore him; and being rapt with the love of his beauty, they cleave inſeparably for ever unto him. Hook. What, thus raps you ? are you well ? Shakeſp. The government } caſt upon my brother, And to my ſtate grew ſtranger, being tranſported And rapt in ſecret ſtudies. Shakespeare . You're rapt in ſome work, ſome dedication To the great lord. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. I'm rapt with joy to ſee my Marcia's tears. Addison Catz. It is impoſible duly to conſider theſe things, without being raft into admiration of the infinite wiſdom of the divine ar. chite&. Cheyne's Philoſºphical Principles. Rapt into future times, the bard begun, A virgin ſhall conceive, a virgin bear a ſon Pope. Let heav'n ſeize it, all at once 'tis fir’d, Not touch'd, but rapt; not waken'd, but inſpir’d. Pºpe. 2. To ſnatch away. He leaves the welkin way moſt beaten plain, Andraft with whirling wheels, inflames the ſkyen, With fire not made to burn, but fairly for to ſhyne. F. 3. Underncath a bright ſea flow'd Of jaſper, or of liquid pearl, whereon Who after came from earth, ſailing arriv'd Wafted by angels, or flew o'er the lake Rap'd in a chariot drawn by fiery ſteeds. Milton. Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole. Milton. To RAP and rend. [more properly rap and ran ; naepan, Saxon, to bind, and rana, Iſlandick, to plunder.] To ſeize by violence. Their huſbands robb'd, and made hard ſhifts T. adminiſter unto their gifts All they could rap and rend and pilfer, To ſcraps and ends of gold and ſilver. Hudibras, p. ii. RAP. m. ſ. [from the verb..] A quick ſmart blow. How comeſt thou to go with thy arm tied up 2 has old Hºwº given thee a rap over thy fingers ends : Arbuthnst. RAPA’CIOUS. adj. [rºſace, Fr. rafax, Lat..] Given to plun- der ; ſeizing by violence. Well may thy Lord, appeas'd, Redeem thee quite from death's ... claim. Milton. - Shall this prize, Soon heighten’d by the diamond's circling rays, " that rapacious hand for ever blaze; " Pope. RAPA’ciousl - - Y. adv - - - - .. robbery. v. [from rºſarious.] By rapine ; by violent RAPA’ciousness. R being rapacious. APA'city. - - - -, * Ad . "'ſ [. ºtai, Lat. rapacité, Fr. from rafax.] * to plunder; exºrciſe of plunder ; ravenouſneſs. ”: ſ [from rapacious.] The quality of Any of theſe, without regarding the pains of churchmen. grudge them thoſe ſmall remains of ancient piety, which the rapacity of ſome ages has ſcarce left to the church. Sprat. RAFE. m. ſ. [rapt, Fr. raptus, Latin.] 1. Violent defloration of chaſtity. You are both decypher'd For villains mark'd with rape. Shakeſp. Titº. Andronicut. Rape call you it, to ſeize my own, My true betrothed love. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus, The parliament conceived, that the obtaining of women by force into poſſeſſion, howſoever afterwards aflent might follow by allurements, was but a rape drawn forth in length, becauſe the firſt force drew on all the reſt. Bacon'; Henry VIA. Witneſs that night In Gibeah, when the hoſpitable door Expos'd a matron, to avoid worſe rape. Milton. The haughty fair, - Who not the rape ev’n of a god could bear. Dryder. Tell Thracian tyrant's alter'd ſhape, And dire revenge of Philomela's rape. Roſcommon. 2. Privation ; act of taking away. Pear grew after pear, Fig after fig came 5 time made never rape Of any dainty there. Chapman's Odyſſy. 3. Something ſnatched away. Sad widows by thee rifled, weep in vain, And ruin'd orphans of thy rapes complain. Sandy:. Where now are all my hopes oh never more Shall they revive nor death her rapes reſtore Sandys. 4. The juice of grapes is drawn as well from the rape, or whole grapes pluck'd from the cluſter, and wine pour’d upon them in a veſicl, as from a vat, where they are bruiſed. Ray, 5. A plant, from the ſect of which oil is expreſſed. RA(PID. adj. [rapide, Fr. rapidus, Lat..] Quick; ſwift. Part ſhun the goal with rapid wheels. Milton. While you ſo ſmoothly turn and rowl our ſphere, That rapid motion does but reſt appear. Dryden. RAF1 pity. m. ſ. [rapidité, Fr. rapiditas, from rapidus, Lat. J Cclerity ; velocity; ſwiftneſs. Where the words are not monoſyllables, we make them ſo by our rapidity of pronunciation. Addison's Speciatºr. RAPIDLY. adv. [from rapid.] Swiftly ; with quick motion. RAPI'ds ess. n.ſ.. [from rapid.] Celérity; ſwiftneſs. RA(PIE.R. m. ſ. [rapiere, Fr. ſo called from the quickneſs of its motion.] A ſmall ſword uſed only in thruſting. 1 will turn thy falſehood to thy heart, Where it was forged, with my rapier's point. Shº?. A ſoldier of far inferior ſtrength may manage a rººr or fire-arms ſo expertly, as to be an overmatch for his adver- ſary. Pºpe's Eſſay on Hºler's Batti:- RAPIFR-fish. n.ſ. The rapier-fiſh, called xiphias, grows ſometimes to the length of five yards : the ſword, which grows level from the ſnout of the fiſh, is here about a yard long, at the baſis four inches over, two-cdged, and pointed exactly like a rapter: he preys on fiſhes, having firſt ſtabbed them with this ſword. Grew's Muſicºn. RAF is E. m. ſ. [rapina, Lat. rapine, Fr.] 1. The act of plundering. - If the poverty of Scotland might, yet the plenty of Eng- land cannot, excuſe the envy and rapine of the church's rights. King Charles- The logick of a conquering ſword may ſilence, but con- vince it cannot ; its efficacy rather breeds averſion and abhor- rence of that rchgion, whoſe firſt addieſs is in blood and rapine. Decay ºf Piety. 2. Violence; force. Her leaſt ačtion overaw'd His malice, and with rapine ſweet bereav'd His fiercencſs of its fierce intent. RAPPER. m. ſ. [from rap.] One who ſtrikes. RAppoRT. n.ſ. [rappai, Fr.] Relation; reference; proPor: tion. A word introduced by the innovator, Temple, but not copied by others. - 'Tis obvious what rapport there is between the conceptions and languages in every country, and how great a difference this muſt make in the excellence of books. Temple. To RAPT. v. n. [this word is uſed by Chapman for rap imprº, perly, as appears from the participle, which from *P* woul be not rapi, but rapted.] To raviſh ; to put in ecſtaſy. You may ſafe approve, How ſtrong in inſtigation to their love "...o.º. Their rapting tunes are. Chapman's Odºſº. RAPT. n.ſ.. [from rap.] A trance; an ecſtaſy. RAPTURE. m.ſ. 1. Ecſtaſy; tranſport; violence of any pleaſing paſſion; en- thuſiaſm; uncommon heat of imagination. . Muſick, when thus applied, raiſes in the mind of the hearer great conceptions; it ſtrengthens devotion, and §: praiſe into rapture. Addison's Speciator, N° 49 º You grow correół, that once with rapture writ. Pope. Milton. 7 2. Rapidity i
tº, l * 2. Rapidity ; haſte. The wat'ry throng, Wave rowling aſter wave, where way they ſound, If ſleep, with torrent rapture; if through plain Soft-cbbing; nor withſtood them rock or hill. Milton, RA'pruſ, Ed. adj. [from rapture.] Raviſhed ; tranſported. A bad word. He drew Such madning draughts of beauty to the ſoul, As for a while cancell'd his raptur'd thought With luxury to O daring. Thomſon's Summer. RA'pturous ºff. [from rapture.] Ecſtatick; tranſporting. Are the pleaſures of it ſo inviting and rapturous * is a man bound to look out ſharp to plague himſelf? Collier. RARE. adj. [rarus, Lat, rare, Fr. in all the ſenſes but the laſt.] I. Scarce ; uncommon, Live to be t e ſhew, and gaze o' th' time; We'll have you, as our rarer monſters are > Painted upon a pole. Shakespeare. 2. Excellent; incomparable; valuable to a degree ſeldom found. - This jealouſy Is for a precious creature; as ſhe's rare, Mult it be great , and as his perſon's mighty, Muſt it be violent. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. On which was wrought the gods and giants ſight, Rare work, all fill'd with terror and delight. Cowley. Above the reſt I judge one beauty rare. Dryden. 3. Thinly ſcattered. The cattle in the fields and meadows green Thoſe rare and ſolitary, theſe in flocks Paſturing at once, and in broad herds upſprung, Milton. 4. Thin; ſubtle; not denſe. They are of ſo tenier and weak a nature, as they affect only ſuch a rare and attenuate ſubſtance, as the ſpirit of living CICaiuſ C.S. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. So eagerly the fiend O'er bog or ſteep, through ſtrait, rough, denſe, or rare, With head, hands, wing , or feet, purſues his way. Milt. The denſe and bright lg.t of the circle will obſcure the rer, and weak light of theſe dark colours round about it, and re, ºr them alºof iſ ſº ſºle. . */ewtºn's Opticks. Bodies are much nº rare and porous than is commonly believed : water is nineteen tinnesighter, and by conſequence nºteen times rarer than gºld, and gold is ſo rare, as very re: , , and vi.hout the eaſ oppolition, to tranſmit the nº gº tº via, and eºſi'y to admit quickſilver into its Pºrºs, sº to let yºu pastºugh it. Newton's Opticks. 5. Raw, tº fully ſubdued by the fire. This is often pro- nounced , car. New laid eggs, with Baucis’ buſy care, Turn'd by a gentle fire, and roaſted rare. Dryden. RA/REEshow. n.ſ. [this word is ſomed in imitation of the forcign way of pronouncing rare ſhow.] A ſhow carried in a box. The ſ flions of the town affect us juſt like a rare ſhow, we have the cºis ſity to peep at them, and nothing more. Pºpe. Of rare, hows he lung, and Punch's ſeats. Gay. RAF EFA’c’ſ Ios. m. ſ. [rarjºr, Fr. from rareſy.] Exten- fion of the parts of a body, that makes it tºke up more room than it did before ; contrary to condenſation. The water within being rarefied, and by rarefaction reſolved into wind, will force up the moak. f. otion's Architecture. When exhalations, ſhut up in the cavens of the earth by rarefactiºn or compreſſiºn, come to be ſtraitened, they ſtrive every way to ſet themſelves at liberty. Burnet. RARE/FIABLE. adj. [from rarſ,.] Admitting rarefa&tion. To RAREFY. v. a. [rai ºffer, Fr. rarus and Jacio, Lat. rariſy were more proper.] To make thin : contiary to condenſe. To the hot equator crouding faſt, - Where highly raiſed the yielding air Admits their ſteam. - Thomſºn. To RA'RE FY. v. n. To become thin. Earth rarefies to dew ; expanded more The ſubtil dew in air begins to ſoar. RA'RELY. adv. [from rare.] 1. Seldom ; not often ; not frequently. Rarely they riſe by virtue’s aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helpleſs poverty. Dryden's juven. Vaneſia in her bloom, Advanc'd like Atalanta's ſtar, But rarely ſeen, and ſeen from far. 2. Finely ; nicely ; accurately. How rarely does it meet with this time's guiſe, When man was will'd to love his enemies. Shakespeare, RA’s ENess. n. ſ. [from rare.] 1. Uncommonneſs; ſtate of happening ſeldom ; inſrequency. Tickling is moſt in the ſoles, arm-holes and ſides: the cauſe is the thinneſs of the ſkin, joined with the rareneſs of being touched there; for tickling is a light motion of the ſpi- rits, which the thinneſs of the ſkin, the ſuddeneſs and rare- mºſs of touch doth further. Bacon. Dryden's Fables. Swift's Miſcellanics. R A S - For the rareneſ, and rare effect of that petition, I’ll inſert it as preſented. Of my heart I now a preſent make; Accept it as when early fruit we ſend, And let the rarentſ; the ſmall gift commend. Dryden. 2. Value ariſing from ſcarcity. Roſes ſet in a pool, ſupported with ſome ſtay, is matter of raren'ſ and pleaſure, though of ſmall uſe. Clarendon. - - - Bacon. - To worthieſt things, Virtue, art, beauty, fortune, now I ſee Rareneſ; or uſe, not nature, value brings. Donne. RA'RITY. m. ſ. [rarité, Fr. raritas, Lat.] 1. Uncommonneſs; infrequency. So far from being fond of any one for its rarity, if I meet with any in a field which pleaſes me, I give it a place in my garden. - - Speciator. 2. A thing valued for its ſcarciy. Sorrow would be a rarity moſt belov’d, If all could ſo become it. Shakeſp. King Lear. It would be a rarity worth the ſeeing, could any one ſhew us ſuch a thing as a perſeedy reconciled enemy. South. I ſaw three rarities of different kinds, which pleaſed me more than any other ſhows of the place. Addiſon. 3. Thinneſs ; ſubtlety: the contrary to denſity. Bodies, under the ſame outward bulk, have a greater thin- neſs and expanſion, or thickneſs and ſolidity, which terms, in Engliſh, do not ſignify fully thoſe differences of quantity; there- foſs I will do it under the names of rarity and denſity. Digby. This I do, not to draw any argument againſt them from the univerſal reſt or accurately equal diffuſion of matter, but only that I may better demonſtrate the great rarity and tenuity of their imaginary chaos. Bentley's Sermons. RA'SCAL. m. ſ. Laycal, Saxon, a lean beaſt.] A mean fel- low ; a ſcoundrel; a ſorry wretch. For the raſcal commons, leſt he cared. Spenſer. And when him liſt the raſcal routs appal, Men into ſtones therewith he could tranſinew. Fa. Queen. When Marcus Brutus grows ſo covetous To lock ſuch ra/cal counters from his friends : Be ready, gous, with all your thunder-bolts, Daſh him to pieces. Shakeſp. julius Ceſar. The raſcal people, thirſting after prey, t Join with the traitor. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. ii. But for our gentlemen, The mouſe ne'er ſhund the cat, as they did budge From raſcal, worſe than they. Shakespeare . I am accuſt to rob in that thief's company; the raſcal hath remov d my horſe. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i. Scoundrels are inſolent to their ſuperiors; but it does not become a man of honour to conteſt with mean raſcals. L'Eſi. Did I not ſee you, raſcal, did I not When you lay ſnug to ſnap young Damon's goat Dryden. I have ſenſe, to ſerve my turn, in ſtore, And he's a raſcal who pretends to more. Dryden's Perſius. The poor girl provoked told him he lyed like a raſcal. Sw. RAscA'Lion. m. ſ. [from raſcal.] One of the loweſt people. That proud dame Us'd him ſo like a baſe raſtallion, That old pig-what d'ye call him—malion, That cut his miſtreſs out of ſtone, Had not ſo hard a hearted one. Hudibras, p. i. RascA(lity. n. ſ. [from raſcal.] The low mean people. Pretended philoſophers judge as ignorantly in their way, as the raſcality in theirs. Glanvill's Scepſ. Jeroboam having procured his people gods, the next thing was to provide prieſts; hereupon, to the calves he adds a commiſſion, for the approving, trying and admitting the raſ- cality and loweſt of the people to miniſter in that ſervice. South. RA'scALLY. adj. [from rajcal.] Mean; worthleſs. Would'ſt thou not be glad to have the niggardly raſcally ſheep-biter come by ſome notable ſhame. Shakeſp. Our raftally porter is fallen faſt aſleep with the black cloth and ſconces, or we might have been tacking up by this time. Swift. To Rase. v. a. [this word is written raſ or raze: I would write roſe, when it ſignifies to ſtrike flightly, tºº/*ing”; and raze, when it ſignifies to ruin, delere; rºſer, Fr. roſus, Lat.] 1. To ſkim ; to ſtrike on the ſurface. . . . He certifies your lordſhip, that this night * He dreamt the boar had raſed off his helin. Shakeſp. Was he not in the neareſt neighbourhood to death and might not the bullet, that raſad his cheek, have gone into his head. South's Sermºns. 2. To overthrow ; to deſtroy; to root up. - - - Her battering engines bent to rºſe ſome city. Miltºn. 3. To blot out by rature; to eraſe. • Though of their names in heav'nly records now --- Be no memorial, blotted out and rºyed. Miltºn. RASH. adj. [roſch, Dutch..] Haſty : violent ; precipitate ; acting without caution of reiſcètion. - This is to be bold without ſhame, roſ' without ſkill, full of words without wit. Aſhan's Schºoſinº/ºr. 21 E. $31.4:
R A T
R A T
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ride, O ye bleſt gods ! ſo will you wiſh on me,
...; mºod º. mº, Shakeſp.
I have ſcarce leiſure to ſalute you, - d
My matter is ſo raſ”. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
#. raſh with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be
haſty to utter any thing before God; for God is in heaven,
...thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few. Eccluſ.
Her raſh hand in evil hour, -
Forth reaching to the fruit, ſhe pluck'd, ſhe cat. Milton.
Rash. m. ſ. [raſcia, Italian.]
1. Sattin. Minſhew. . .
2. [Corrupted probably from ruſh.] An effloreſcence on the
ody; a breaking out. ". . . ~~
Rºº. m. ſ. §: lara'i, Lat..] A thin ſlice of bacon.
If we grow alſ to be pork eaters, we ſhall not ſhortly have
a raſher on the coals for money. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice.
White and black was all her homely cheer,
And raſhers of fing'd bacon on the coals. Dryden.
Quenches his thirſt with ale in nut-brown bowls, ...
And takes the haſty raſher from the coals. ... King.
RA'shly. adv. [from raſh..] Haſtily ; violently; without due
conſideration.
This expedition was by York and Talbot -
Too raſhly plotted. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. 1.
Men are not raſhly to take that for done, which is not
done. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
He that doth any thing raſhly, muſt do it willingly; for he
was free to deliberate or not. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
Declare the ſecret villain,
The wretch ſo meanly baſe to injure Phaedra,
So raſhly brave to dare the ſword of Theſeus. Smith.
RA'shNess. m. ſ. [from raſh.J Fooliſh contempt of danger;
inconfiderate heat of temper; precipitation; temerity.
Who ſeeth not what ſentence it ſhall enforce us to give
againſt all churches in the world; in as much as there is not
one, but hath had many things eſtabliſhed in it, which though
the ſcripture did never command, yet for us to condemn were
raſhneſs. Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 6.
Nature to youth hot raſhneſ, doth diſpence, ,
But with cold prudence age doth recompence. Denham.
In ſo ſpeaking, we offend indeed againſt truth; yet we
offend not properly by fathood, which is a ſpeaking againſt
our thoughts; but by ra/oneſs, which is an affirming or de-
nying, before we have ſufficiently informed ourſelves. South.
The vain Morat by his own raſhneſ, wrought,
Too ſoon diſcover'd his ambitious thought,
Believ'd me his, becauſe I ſpoke him fair. Dryden.
AsP. m. ſ. [rºſa, Italian.] A delicious berry that grows on
a ſpecies of the bramble; a raſpberry.
Sorrel ſet amongſt raſps, and the rafts will be the ſmaller.
Bacºn's Natural Hiſtory.
Now will the corinths, now the raſps ſupply
Delicious draughts, when preſt to wines. Philips.
To RASP. v. a. [raſpen, Dutch ; raſper, Fr. raſpare, Italian.]
To rub to powder with a very rough file.
Some authors have adviſed the raſping of theſe bones; but
in this caſe it is needleſs. - Wiſeman's Surgery.
Having prepared hard woods and ivory for the lathe with
rafting, they pitch it between the pikes. Moxon.
RASP; n.ſ. [from the verb.] A large rough file, commonly
uſed to wear away wood.
Caſe-hardening is uſed by file-cutters, when they make
coarſe files, and generally moſt raſps have formerly been made
of iron and caſe-hardened. 440xon's Mechanical Exerciſes.
Rºroºz. *ſ [rºſpatoir, Fr. from raft.] A chirurgednis
raſp.
I put into his mouth a raſatory, and pulled away the cor-
rupt fleſh, and with cauteries burnt it to a cruſt.
hºſeman's Surgery.
RA's BERRY, or Raſherry, n.ſ. A kind of berry.
Rºfférries are of three ſorts; the common ºld one, the
large red garden raffberry, which is one of the pleaſanteſt
of fruits, and the white, which is little inferior to the
red. Mortimer’s Huſbandry.
Raspberry-bush. n. J. A ſpecies of bramble.
RA's RE. m. ſ. [raſura, Lat.]
1. The aët of ſcraping or ſhaving.
2. Agº in a writing where ſomething has been rubbed out.
tºº “º wº
- Uſe 3 Parergon.
*::: f [rate, Dutch ; rat, Fr. ratta, sºft An sº
° mouſe kind that infeſts houſes and ſhips.
Our natures do purſue,
Like rats that ravindown their
proper bane. Shakespeare.
R Make you ready your ſtiff bats and clubs, eſ?
9* and her rats are at the point of battle. Shakeſp.
I have ſecn the time -
with my long ſword I l
º ..". tall fºllºws ſkip . rai. r WOu º
iron * horſes will knable at walls, and rats will gnaw
Brown'; Pulgar Errours.
If in deſpair he goes out
- it of the - -->4 ---.
of arſenick, why he dies nobly. Way like a rat wº
4.
To ſmell a RAT. To be put on the watch by ſuſpicion as the
cat by the ſcent of a rat; to ſuſpect danger.
Quoth Hudibras, I ſmell a rat,
Ralpho, thou doſt prevaricate. Hudibras, p. i.
RATABLE. adj. [from rate.] Set at a certain value.
The Danes brought in a reckoning of money by ores, per
oras; I collect out of the abby-book of Burton, that twenty
orae were ratable to two marks of ſilver. Camden', Romain.
RA'TABLY. adv. Proportionably.
Many times there is no proportion of ſhot and powder al-
lowed ratably by that quantity of the great ordnance. Raleigh.
RATA'FIA. m. ſ. A fine liquor, prepared from the kernejº
apricots and ſpirits. Bailey.
RATA'N. m. ſ. An Indian cane. Dicſ.
RAtch. Un. ſ. In clockwork, a ſort of wheel, which ſerves
RASH. : to lift up the detents every hour, and thereby make
the clock ſtrike. Bailey.
RATE. m. ſ. [ratus, Lat. rate, old Fr.] -
1. Price fixed on any thing.
How many things do we value, becauſe they come at deat
rates from Japan and China, which if they were our own
manufacture, common to be had, and for a little money,
would be neglected Locke.
I'll not betray the glory of my name,
'Tis not for me, who have preſtry’d a ſtate,
To buy an empire at ſo baſe a rate. , Dryden.
The price of land has never changed, in the ſeveral changes
have been made in the rate of intereſt by law ; nor now that
the rate of intereſt is by law the ſame, is the price of land
every where the ſame. Locke.
2. Allowance ſettled.
His allowance was a continual allowance, a daily rate for
every day. 2 Kings xxv. 30.
They obliged themſelves to remit after the rat of twelve
hundred thouſand pounds ſterling per annum, divided into ſo
many monthly payments. Addison.
3. Degree ; comparative height or valour. -
I am a ſpirit of no common rate;
The ſummer ſtill doth tend upon my ſtate. Shakespeare.
I have diſabled mine eſtate, -
By ſhewing ſomething a more ſwelling port, -
Than my faint means would grant continuance;
Nor do I now make moan to be abridged
From ſuch a noble rate. Shakeſp. Merchant of P. nice.
In this did his holineſs and godlineſs appear above the rate
and pitch of other mens, in that he was ſo infinitely mer-
ciful. Calamy's Sermons.
To which relation whatſoever is done agreeably, is mo-
rally and clientially good; and whatſoever is done otherwiſe,
is at the ſame rate morally evil. South,
4. Quantity aſſignable. -
In goodly form comes on the cnemy;
And by the ground they hide, I judge their number
Upon or near the rate of thirty thouſand. Shakeſp.
5. That which ſets value.
Heretofore the rate and ſtandard of wit was very different
from what it is now-a-days: no man was then accounted a
wit for ſpeaking ſuch things, as deſerved to have the tongue
Cut Out. South’s Sermons.
A virtuous heathen is, at this rate, as happy as a virtuous
chriſtian. Atterbury.
6. Manner of doing any thing; degree to which any thing is
done.
Many of the horſe could not march at that rate, nor come
up ſoon enough. Clarendºn, b. viii.
Tom hinting his diſlike of ſome trifle his miſtreſs had ſaid,
ſhe aſked him how he would talk to her after marriage, if he
talked at this rate before ? Addison.
7. Tax impoſed by the pariſh. -
They paid the church and pariſh rate, -
And took, but read not the receipt. Prior.
To RATE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To value at a certain price.
I freely told you, all the wealth I had
Ran in my veins, I was a gentleman ;
And yet, º: lady, hi ſhall ſee
ting myſelf as nothing, you ſha -
fi. i. I was a braggart. Shakeſp. Merch. of W.nice.
We may there be inſtructed, how to name and rate all
goods, by thoſe that will concentre into felicity. Boyle.
* You ſeem not high enough your joys to rate,
You ſtand indebted a vaſt ſum to fate, 7
And ſhould large thanks for the great bleſfing pay. Dryden,
2. [Reita, Iſlandick.] To chide haſtily and vehemently.
Go rate thy minions, proud inſulting boy,
Becomes it thee to be thus bold in terms ---
Before thy ſovereign. Shakeſp. Henry VI, p. iii.
An old lord of the council rated me the other day in the
ſtreet about you, Sir. Shakeſp. Hºng IV. p. i.
What is all that a man enjoys, from a year's converſe,
comparable to what he feels for one hour, when his conſcience
ſhalſ take him aſide and rate him by himſelf. st;
RA
f ; wº- R A T If words are ſometimes to be uſed, they ought to be grave, f kind and ſober, repreſenting the ill or unbecomingneſs of the faults, rather than a haſty rating of the child for it. Locke. RATH. n.ſ. A hill. I know not whence derived. There is a great uſe among the Iriſh, to make great aſ- ſemblies together upon a rath or hill, there to parly about matters and wrongs between townſhips or private perſons. Spenſer on Ireland. Rath. adv. Early. Thus is my ſummer worn away and waſted, Thus is my harveſt haſten’d all too rathe, The ear, that budded fair, is burnt and blaſted, And all my hoped gain is turn'd to ſcathe. Spenſer. Strong Lagaean wines Rath ripe and purple grapes there be. May's Virgil. Rath ripe are ſome, and ſome of later kind, Of golden ſome, and ſome of purple rind. May's Virgil. RATH. adj. [naº, Saxon, quickly..] Early ; coming before the time. Bring the rath primroſe that forſaken dies, The tufted crow-toe and pale jeſſamine. Milton, RATHER. adv. [this is a comparative from rath; na’s, Saxon, ſoon. Now out of uſe. One may ſtill ſay, by the ſame form of ſpeaking, I will ſooner do this than that ; that is, I like better to do this.] 1. More willingly ; with better liking. Almighty God deſireth not the death of a ſinner, but ra- ther that he ſhould turn from his wickedneſs and live. Common Prayer. 2. Preferably to the other ; with better reaſon. 'Tis rather to be thought, that an heir had no ſuch right by divine inſtitution, than that God ſhould give ſuch a right, but yet leave it undeterminate who ſuch heir is. Locke. 3. In a greater degree than otherwiſe. He ſought through the world, but ſought in vain, And no where finding, rather fear'd her ſlain. Dryden. . More properly. 4. properly This is an art, Which does mend nature, change it rather, but The art itſelf is nature. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale, 5. Eſpecially: You are come to me in a happy time, The rather for I have ſome ſport in hand. Shakeſp. 6. To have RATHER... [this is, I think, a barbarous expreſſion of late intruſion into our language, for which it is better to ſay will rather.] To deſire in preference. 'Tis with reluétancy he is provoked by our impenitence to apply the diſcipline of ſeverity and correótion; he had rather mankind ſhould adore him as their patron and benefactor. Rogers's Sermons. RATIFICATIon. n.ſ. [ratification, Fr. from ratify.] The act of ratifying; confirmation. RA/TIFIER. n.ſ.. [from ratify.] The perſon or thing that ratifies. They cry, “chuſe we Laertes for our king:” The ratifiers and props of every word, Caps, hands and tongues applaud it to the clouds. Shakeſp. To RATIFY. v. a. [ratum facio, Latin.] To confirm ; to ſettle. The church being a body which dieth not, hath always power, as occaſion requireth, no leſs to ordain that which never was, than to ratify what hath been before. Hooker. By the help of theſe, with him above To ratify the work, we may again Give to our tables meat, ſleep to our nights. Shakeſp. We have ratified unto them the borders of Judaea. 1 Mac. God ratified their prayers by the judgment they brought down upon the head of him, whom they prayed againſt. South. Tell me, my friend, from whence had'ſt thou the ſkill, So nicely to diſtinguiſh good from ill? And what thou art to follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratify P RA'TIO. n.ſ. [Latin.] Proportion. Whatever inclinations the rays have to the plane of inci- dence, the fine of the angle of incidence of every ray conſi- dered apart, ſhall have to the fine of the angle of refraction a conſtant ratio. Cheyne's Philoſophical Principles. To RATIO'CINATE. v. n. [ratiocinor, Lat.] To reaſon; to argue. RAtiocin A^tion. n.ſ. [ratiocinatio, Lat.] - The aët of rea- ſoning; the aët of deducing conſequences from premiſes. In ſimple terms, expreſſing the open notions of things, which the ſecond act of reaſon compoundeth into pro- poſitions, and the laſt into ſyllogiſms and forms of ratioci- flatton. Brown. Can any kind of ratiocination allow Chriſt all the marks of the Meſfiah, and yet deny him to be the Meſfiah South. Such an inſcription would be ſelf-evident without any ra- tiacination or ſtudy, and could not fail conſtantly to exert its energy in their minds. Bentley. Dryden. RATIo'c{NATIve. adj. [from ratiocinate. advancing by proceſs of diſcourſe. Some conſecutions are ſo intimately and evidently connexed to ºr found in the premiſes, that the concluſion is attained quaſi per ſaltum, and without anything of ratiocinative pro- ceſs, even as the eye ſees his obječ immediately, and without any previous diſcourſe. Hale's Orioi - RATIONAL. adj. [rationalis, Latj" rigin of Mankind. I. Having the power of reaſoning. 2. Agreeable to reaſon. What higher in her ſociety thou find'ſt Attractive, humane, rational, love ſtill. Milton. When the concluſion is deduced from the unerring dićtates of our faculties, we ſay the inference is rational. ‘Gºil, If your arguments be rational, offer them in as movin J Argumentative i 3. manner as the nature of the ſubjećt will admit; but i. - of letting the pathetick part ſwallow up the rational. Swift. 3. Wiſe; judicious : as, a rational man. RAtion A'Le. n.ſ.. [from ratio, Lat.] A detail with reaſons: as, Dr. Sparrow's Rationale of the Common Prayer. RATIONALIST. m. ſ. [ſtom rational.] One who proceeds in his diſquiſitions and practice wholly upon reaſon. - He often uſed this compariſon; the empirical philoſophers are like to piſmires; they only lay up and uſe their ſtore : the rationaliſts are like to ſpiders; they ſpin all out of their own bowels: but give me a philoſopher, who, like the bee, hath a middle faculty, gathering from abroad, but digeſting that which is gathered by his own virtue. Baccn. RATIONA‘lity... n. ſ. [from rational.] 1. The power of reaſoning. When God has made rationality the common portion of mankind, how came it to be thy incloſure ? Gov. of the Tong. 2. Reaſonableneſs. In human occurrences, there have been many well dire&ted intentions, whoſe rationalities will never bear a rigid exami- nation. Brown's Vulgar Errours. RATIONALLY. adv. [from rational.] Reaſonably ; with reaſon. Upon the propoſal of an agreeable objećt, it may rationally be conjećtured, that a man's choice will rather incline him to accept than to refuſe it. South. RATIONALNEss. m. ſ. [from rational.] The ſtate of being rational. RA’TsbANE. m. ſ. [rat and bane..] Poiſon for rats; arſenick. Poor Tom 1 that hath laid knives under his pillow, and halters in his pew, ſet ratſbane by his porridge. Shakeſp. He would throw ratſbane up and down a houſe, where chil- dren might come at it. L’Eſtrange. When murder's out, what vice can we advance Unleſs the new-found pois'ning trick of France; And when their art of ratſbane we have got, By way of thanks, we'll ſend 'em o'er our plot... Dryden. I can hardly believe the relation of his being poiſoned, but ſack might do it, though ratſbane would not. Swift to Pope. RA^TTEEN. m. ſ. A kind of ſtuff. We'll rig in Meath-ſtreet Egypt's haughty queen, And Anthony ſhall court her in ratteen. To RA’ttle. v. n. [ratelen, Dutch.] 1. To make a quick ſharp noiſe with frequent repetitions and colliſions of bodies not very ſonorous ; when bodies are ſo- norous, it is called jingling. The quiver rattleth againſt him. job xxxix. 23. The noiſe of a whip, of the rattling of the wheels, of prancing horſes, and of the jumping chariots. . . Nah. iii. 2. They had, to affright the enemies horſes, big rattles co- vered with parchment, and ſmall ſtones within; but the rattling of ſhot might have done better ſervice. Hayward. He was too warm on picking work to dwell; } Dryden. Swift. He fagoted his notions as they fell, And if they rhym'd and rattled all was well. There ſhe aſſembles all her blackeſt ſtorms, And the rude hail in rattling tempeſt forms. 2. To ſpeak eagerly and noiſily. With jealous eyes at diſtance ſhe had ſeen Whiſp'ring with Jove the filver-footed queen; Then, impotent of tongue, her filence broke, Thus turbulent in rattling tone ſhe ſpoke. Dryden. He is a man of pleaſure, and a free-thinker; he is an aſ: fertor of liberty and property; he rattle; it out againſt popery. Swift. To RA’ttle. v. a. ſ k ttle or noiſe I.. To move any thing ſo as to make a rattle. Of not!” Her 㺠º, and her whip ſhe Shakespeare Dryden, 2. To ſtun with a noiſe; to drive with a nºiſe. sound but another, and another ſhall, As loud as thine, rattle the welkin's ear, And mock the deep-mouth'd thunder. ... Shakespeare . He ſhould be well enough able to ſcatter the Iriſh as a flight of birds, and rattle away this ſwarm of bees with their king. - Bacon's Henry VII. Addison, 4––– 3. To
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rº. would ſometimes ratile off her ſervants pretty
- now if ſhe ſaw them drunk, never took any notice.
ſharply, Arbuthnot's Hyłory ºf Jºhn Bull.
RA’ttle. n.ſ.. [from the verb.j
1. A quick noiſe nimbly repeated.
I'll hold ten pound my dream is out ;
I'd tell it you but for the rattle
Of thoſe confounded drums.
2. Empty and loud talk. - - r
All this ado about the golden age, is but an empty rate
and frivolous conceit. Ha willon Povidence.
3. An inſtrument, which agitated makes a clattering noiſe.
The rattles of Iſis and the cynibals of Braſilea neal y ºugh
reſemble each other. Raleigh's Hiſtory ºf the J/orld.
They had, to affright the enemies horſes, big attles co-
vered with parchment and ſmall ſtones within. Hayward.
Opinions are the rattles of immature intellects, but the
advanced reaſons have outgrown them. Glanvill's Sceſ.
They want no rattles for their froward mood,
Nor nurſe to reconcile them to their food. Dryden.
Farewel then verſe, and love, and ev'ry toy,
The rhymes and rattles of the man or boy ;
What right, what true, what fit we juſtly call,
Let this be all my care; for this is all. Pope.
4. A plant. -
RA’ttle HEADED. adj [rattle and head..] Giddy; not ſteady.
RATTLESNAK F. n. ſ. A kind of erpent.
The rattleſnake is ſo called, from the rattle at the end of
his tail. Grew's Muſeum.
She loſes her being at the very fight of him, and drops
plump into his arms, like a charmed bird into the mouth of
a rattleſnake. Mººre's Foundling.
RATTLEsNAKE Root. n.ſ.
Rattleſna e roºt, called alſo ſeneka, belongs to a plant, a na-
tive of Virginia; the Indians uſe it as a certain remedy againſt
the bite of a rattleſnake : it has been recommended in all
caſes, in which the blood is known to be thick and ſizy. Hill.
RA't'roon. n.ſ.. A Weſt Indian fox, which has this peculiar
property, that if any thing be offered to it that has lain in
water, it will wipe and turn it about with its fore ſect, before
it will put it to its mouth. - Baily.
To RAVAGE. v. a. [ravager, Fr.] To lay waſte; to ſack;
to ranſack; to ſpoil; to pillage; to plundér.
Already Caeſar
Has ravaged more than half the globe, and ſees
Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive ſword. Addison.
His blaſts obey, and quit the howling hill,
The ſhatter'd foreſt, and the ravagla väle. Thomſºn.
RAVAGE. m. ſ. [ravage, Fr. from the verb..] Spoil; ruin ;
waſte.
Some cruel pleaſure will from thence ariſe,
Prizr.
To view the mighty ravage of your eyes. Dryden.
Would one think 'twere poſſible for love
To make ſuch ravage in a noble ſoul. - Addison.
Thoſe ſavages were not then, what civilized mankind is
now ; but without mutual ſociety, without arms of offence,
without houſes or fortifications, an obvious and expoſed prey
to the ravage of devouring beaſts. Bentley.
RA(VAGER. m. ſ. [from ravage.] Plunderer; ſpoiler.
When that mighty empire was overthrown by the northern
people, vaſt ſums of money were buried to eſcape the plun-
dering of the conquerors; and what remained was carried
off by thoſe ravagers. Swift's Miſtellanies.
RAU'city, n.ſ. [raucus, Lat.] Hoarſeneſs; loud rough noiſe.
Inequality not ſtayed upon, but paſſing, is rather an en-
creaſe of ſweetneſs; as in the purling of a wreathed ſtring,
and in the raucity of a trumpet. Bacon's Nat. Hj.
To Ray E. v. n. [reven, Dutch: réver, Fr.] -
I. To be delirious; to talk irrationally.
Men who thus * We, may conclude their brains are
turned, and one may as well read lesiºs at Bedlam as treat
with ſuch. Government of the Tongue.
It ſoon infecteth the whole member, and is accompa-
nied with watching and raving. //iſeman's Surgery.
Her grief has wrought her into frenzy,
The images her troubled fancy forms
Are incoherent, wild; her word. disjointed :
Sometimes ſhe raves for muſick, light and air;
2. º, º light nor muſick calm her pains. , Smith,
* furious exclamations as if mad.
Shall theſe wild diſtempers of thy mind,
No º ºf thy tongue, thus rave, and find
ur º". lai Sandy's Paraphraſ on jºb.
into the air, it Sºmplaints are but like arrows ſhot up
ºak, and ſo to no purpoſe. Temple.
onder at my patience,
* to rave, and beat my breaſt,
Have I not
º **nd my heart with grief, and run diſtracted. Addison.
Revenge, revenge, thus raving through the ſtreets,
I'll cry for vengeance. ocutºcº's ‘farian Dame,
He ſwore he could not leave me,
With ten thouſandraºgº. Pzzzz's Rºyal Cºrreſt.
3. To be unreaſonably foºd. With tiºn before the object of
fondneſs. A colloquial and improper ſeaſe.
Another partiality is a fantaſical and wild attributing all
knowledge to the ancients or the moderns: this raving ºn
antiquity, in matter of poetry, Horace has wittily expoſed in
one of his ſatires. . Lºcke.
To RAv FL. v. a. ſ.ravel n, Dutch, to entangle.]
1. To entangle ; to entwiſt one with another 3 to make intri-
cate ; to involve ; to perplex.
As you unwind her love from him,
Left it ſhould ravel, and be good to none,
You muſt provide to bottom it on me. Shaºgº.
If then ſuch praiſe the Macedonian got, -
For having rudely cut the Gordian knot;
What glory's due to him that cou’d divide
Such ravel'd int’reſts, has the knot unty'd,
And without ſtroke ſo ſmooth a paſſage made,
Where craft and malice ſuch obſtructions laid. //aſier.
2. To unweave; to unknit: as, to ravel out a twº or piece ºf
Anit work.
Let him for a pair of recchy kiſſes,
Or padling in your neck with his damn'd fingers,
Make you to ravel all this matter out. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Sleep that knits up the raveld ſleeve of care. Shakeſp.
3. To hurry over in confuſion. This ſeems to be the meaning
in Digly.
They but ravel it over looſely, and pitch upon diſputing
againſt Particular concluſions, that at the firſt encouji
them ſingle, ſeem harſh to them. Digby.
To RA’v El. v. n.
I. To fall into perplexity or confuſion.
Give the reins to wandering thought,
Regardleſs of his glory's diminution;
Till by their own perplexities involv’d,
They ravel more, ſtill leſs reſolv’d,
But never find ſelf-ſatisfying ſolution. Milton', Agoniſes.
2. To work in perplexity; to buſy himſelf with intrica.
It will be needleſs to ravel far into the records of ºlder
times; every man's memory will ſuggeſt many pertinent
inſtances. - Decay of Piety.
The humour of ravelling into all theſe myſtićaſ or iſ.
tangled matters, mingling with the intereſt and paſſions of
Princes and of parties, and thereby heightened and inflamed,
produced infinite diſputes. Temple.
A4%LIN. n.ſ. [French.] In fortification, a work that
conſiſts of two faces, that make a ſalient angle, com-
monly called half moon by the ſoldiers: it is raiſed before
the courtines or counterſcarps. Dić7.
RAVEN. m. ſ. ſhrapn, Saxon.] A large black fowl.
The raven himſelf is hoarſe
That crokes the fatal entrance of Duncan
Under my battlements. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
Come thou day in night,
For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night,
Whiter than ſnow upon a raven's back. Shakeſp.
I have ſeen a perfectly white raven, as to bill as well as
feathers. Bºyle on Colours.
He made the greedy ravens to be Elias’ caterers, and bring
him food. - - King Charles.
On ſev'ral parts a ſev’ral praiſe beſtows,
The ruby lips, and well-proportion'd noſe,
The ſnowy ſkin, the raven gloſſy hair, 1 * . . ... •
The dimpled cheek. Dryden's Cymon and Iphigenºa.
The raven once in ſnowy plumes was dreſt,
White as the whiteſt dowe's º º hi it
His tongue, his prating tongue had chang'd him quite.
To #. º . the pureſ: white. Aidiºn.
To RA’v EN. v. a. [naepian, Saxon, to rob.] To devour with
great eagerneſs and rapacity. -
Thriftleſs ambition that will raven up
Thine own life's means.
Our natures do purſue,
Like rats that raven down their proper bane, a.
A thirſty evil; and when we drink we die. Shałºp.
The cloyed will
That ſatiate, yet unſatisfied defire, that tub
Both fill'd and running, ravening firſt the lamb, -
Longs after for the garbage. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
There is a conſpiracy of the prophets, like a roaring lion
ravening the prey. - - Ezek. xxii. 25.
To RA’ve N. v. n. To prey with rapacity. -
Benjamin ſhall raven as a wolf; in the morning he fhall
devour the prey, and at night he ſhall divide the ſpoil. Gen.
The Phariſees make clean the outſide of the cup; but
their inward part is full of ravening and wickedneſs. Luke XI.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a rººming and
a roaring lion. Pſalm xxii, 13.
2. The
Shake?.
R A V R A W º The more they fed, they raven'd ſtill for more, T.ey drain'd from Dan, and left Beerſheba poor; But when ſome lay-preferment fell by chance, ''':e Gourmands made it their inheritance. Convulſions rack man's nerves and cares his breaſt, His flying life is chas'd by raw ming pains Through all his doubles in the winding veins. Blackmore. RA'v Exous, adj. [from raven.] Furiouſly voracious; hungry to rage. Dryden. Thy deſires Are wolfiſh, bloody, ſtarv'd and ravenous, As when a flock Of ravenous fowl, though many a league remote, Againſt the day of battle, to a field -- Where armies lie encamp'd come flying, lur'd With ſcent of living carcaſſes. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. What the kind Iſmena, That nurs'd me, watch'd my ſickneſs oh ſhe watch'd me, As rav'nous vultures watch the dying lion. Smith. RA’ve Nously. adv. [from ravenots.] With raging voracity. RA’venous NFss. n.ſ.. [from ravenous.] Rage for prey; fu- rious voracity. - The ravenouſneſs of a lion or bear are natural to them; et their miſſion upon an extraordinary occaſion may be an aćtus imperatus of divine providence. Hale. RAught. the old pret, and part. paſſ of reach. Snatched; reached; attained. - His tail was ſtretched out in wond’rous length, That to the houſe of heavenly gods it raught, And with extorted power and borrow'd ſtrength, The ever-burning lamps from thence it brought. Fa, Qu. And that as ſoon as riper years he raught, He might, for memory of that day's ruth, Be called Ruddyman. In like delights of bloody game, He trained was till riper years he rºught, And there abode whilſt any beaſt of name Walk'd in that foreſt. , , , Fairy Queen. This ſtaff of honour raught, there let it ſtand, Where beſt it fits to be, in Henry's hand. Shakeſp. The hand of death has raught him. Shakeſp. Grittus furiouſly running in upon Schenden, violently raught from his head his rich cap of ſables, and with his horſemen took him. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. RA'vin. m. ſ. [from raven; this were better written raven.] 1. Prey; food gotten by violence. The lion ſtrangled for his lioneſſes, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. Nah. ii. 2. To me, who with eternal famine pine, Alike is hell, or paradiſe, or heav'n ; There beſt; where moſt with ravin I may meet. Milton. 2. Rapine ; rapaciouſneſs. - They might not lie long in a condition expoſed to the ravin of any vermin that may find them, being unable to eſcape. Ray on the Creation. RA'vincly. adv. [from rave..] With frenzy; with diſtrac- tion. In this depth of muſes and divers ſorts of diſcourſes, would ſhe rºwingly have remained. Sidney, b. ii. To RAV1SH. v. a. [ravir, Fr.] 1. To conſtuprate by force. They raviſhed the women and maids. Lam. v. 11. They cut thy ſiſter's tongue, and raviſh'd her. Shakeſp. 2. To take away by violence. Theſe hairs, which thou doſt raviſh from my chin, Will quicken and accuſe thee. Shakeſp. King Lear. Their vow is made To ranſack Troy, within whoſe ſtrong immures The raviſh'd Helen ſleeps. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida. I owe myſelf the care, My fame and injur’d honour to repair; From thy own tent, proud man, in thy deſpite, This hand ſhall raviſh thy pretended right. 3. To delight to rapture; to tranſport. Thou haſt raviſhed my heart. Be thou raviſhed always with her love. RA/visher. n.ſ. [raviſſºur, Fr. from raviſh.] I. He that embraces a woman by violence. They are cruel and bloody, common raviſhers of women, and murtherers of children. Spenſer's State of Ireland. A raviſher muſt repair the temporal detriment to the maid, and give her a dowry, or marry her if ſhe deſire it. Taylor. Turn hence thoſe pointed glories of your eyes | For if more charms beneath thoſe circles riſe, So weak my virtue, they ſo ſtrong appear, I ſhall turn raviſher to keep you here. 2. One who takes any thing by violence. Shall the raviſher diſplay your hair, While the fops envy, and the ladies ſtare. Pope. RAvi's HMENT, n.ſ. [raviſſement, Fr. from raviſh.] I. Violation; forcible conſtupration. Of his ſeveral raviſhments, betrayings and ſtealing away of Shakeſp. Fairy Queen. Dryden. Cant. iv. ix. Prov. v. 19. Dryden. men's wives, came in all thoſe ancient fables of his transfor- mations and all that rabble of Grecian forgeries. Raleigh: - Tell them ancient ſtories of the raviſhment of chaſte maidens. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy: I told them I was one of their knight-errants that delivered them from raviſhment. Dryden. 2. Tranſport; *Pture; ecſtaſy; pleaſing violence on the mind. All things joy, with raviſhment Attracted by thy beauty ſtill to gaze. - Thee all things gaze on, With raviſhment beheld i Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ix. Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe ſuch divine enchanting raviſhment. Milton. What a raviſhment was that, when having found out the way to meaſure Hiero's crown, he leaped out of the bath, and, as if he were ſuddenly poſſeſt, ran naked up and down. - Wilkins's Daedalus. RAW. adj: ſhneap, Saxon; raa, Daniſh; rºun, Dutch.] I. Nº by the fire. ull of great lumps of fleſh, and gobbets raw. Spenſºr. 2. Not ... the ... > g penſ. All aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parſon's ſaw; And birds ſit brooding in the ſnow, And Marian's noſe looks red and raw. Shakeſp. If there be quick raw fleſh in the riſings, it is an old le- proſy. Lev. xiii. Io. 3. Sore. This her knight was feeble and too faint, And all his finews waxen weak and raw Through long impriſonment. 4. Immature ; unripe. 5. Unſeaſoned; unripe in ſkill. Some people, very raw and ignorant, are very unworthily and unfitly nominated to places, when men of deſert are held back and unpreferred. Raleigh's Eſſays. People, while young and raw, and ſoft-natured, are apt to think it an eaſy thing to gain love, and reckon their own friendſhip a ſure price of another man's ; but when experience ſhall have once opened their eyes, they will find that a friend is the gift of God. - South. , Sails were ſpread to ev'ry wind that blew, Raw were the ſailors, and the depths were new. Dryden. Well I knew What perils youthful ardour would purſue, Milton. Spenſer. Young as thou wert in dangers, raw to war. Dryden. 6. New. This ſeems to be the meaning. I have in m, mind A thouſand raw tricks of theſe bragging jacks. Shakeſp. 7, Bleak; chill. They carried always with them that weed, as their houſe, their bed and their garment; and coming laſtly into Ireland, they found there more ſpecial uſe thereof, by reaſon of the raw cold climate. Spenſer's State of Ireland. Youthful ſtill in your doublet and hoſe, this raw rheuma- tick day. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſor. Once upon a raw and guſty day, The troubled Tyber chafing with his ſhores. Shakeſp. God help thee, ſhallow man; God make - Inciſion in thee, thou art raw. Shakeſp. 8. Not concocted, Diſtilled waters will laſt longer than raw waters. Bacon. RA’wbo Nep. adj. [raw and bone..] Having bones ſcarcely covered with fleſh. Lean rawbon'd raſcals who would e'er ſuppoſe They had ſuch courage. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. i. The wolf was content to barter away a rawboned carcaſe for a ſmooth and fat one. L’Eſtrange. RA^w HEAD. n.ſ. [raw and head..] The name of a ſpectre, mentioned to fright children. Hence draw thy theme, and to the ſtage permit Rawhead and bloody bones, and hands and feet, - Ragouſts for Tereus or Thyeſtes dreſt. Dryden. Servants awe children, and keep them in ſubjećtion, by telling them of rawhead and bloodybones, Locke, RA^wly. adv. [from raw.] 1. In a raw manner. 2. Unſkilfully. 3. Newly. - - - Some crying for a ſurgeon, ſome upon the debts they owº, ſome upon their children rawly left. Shakeſp. Hºnry V. RA^w Ness. n.ſ.. [from raw.] I. State of being raw. - Chalk helpeth conco&tion, ſo it be out of a deep well; for then it cureth the rawneſs of the water. Bacon. 2. Unſkilfulneſs. - Charles V. conſidering the rawneſ of his ſeamen, eſtab- liſhed a pilot major for their examination. H.kewill, 3. Haſty manner. This ſeems to be the meaning in this ob- ſcure paſſage. - - Why in that rawn'ſ left he wife and children, Without leave taking, Shakeſp. Macbeth. 21 F RAY.
R E A R E. A Rax. n. ſ. [raie, rayon, Fr. radius, Lat.] light. - - 1. A beam of #. eves that roll in vain - To find thy piercing roy, and find no dawn. Milton. +. leaſt ſight, or part of light, which may be ſtopt alone, or do or ſuffer anything alone, which the reſt of the light doth not or ſuffers not, I . º of light. Newton. luſtre corporeal or intellectual. - 2. Ay; air ſharpen'd his viſual ray. - *::: 3. [Raye, Fr. raia, Lat..] A fiſh. Ainſworth. 'um. Lat. An herb. Ainſworth. # ſº." '... J [rayer, Fr. from the noun..] To ſtreak ; to mark in long lines. An old word. Beſide a bubbling fountain low ſhe lay, Which ſhe increaſed with her bleeding heart, And the clean waves with purple gore did ray. Fa. Qu. His horſe is raied with the yellows. Shakeſp. Was ever man ſo beaten ? was ever men ſo raied ? was ever man ſo weary Shakeſp. Taming of *:::: AY, for array. - pºiler. #. m. ſ. º, a root, Spaniſh..] A root of ginger. This is commonly written race, but leſs properly. - I have a gammon of bacon and two razes of ginger to be delivered. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i. To RAze. v. a. [raſer, Fr. raſus, Lat. See Rase. 1. To overthrow; to ruin; to ſubvert. - will you ſuffer a temple, how poorly built ſoever, but yet a temple of your deity, to be razed. Sidney, b. ii. He yoaketh your rebellious necks, Razeth your cities, and ſubverts your towns. Shakeſp. It grieved the tyrant, that ſo baſe a town ſhould ſo long hold out, ſo that he would threaten to raze it. Knolles. Shed chriſtian blood, and populous cities raze; Becauſe they're taught to uſe ſome diff'rent phraſe. Iłaller. We touch'd with joy The royal hand that raz'd unhappy Troy. Dryden. The place would be razed to the ground, and its founda- tions ſown with ſalt. Addiſon's Spediator, N° 189. 2. To efface. Fatal this marriage ; cancelling your fame, Razing the characters of your renown. Shakeſp. Pluck from the memory a rooted ſorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain. Shakeſp. f He in deriſion ſets Upon their tongues a various ſpirit, to raze Quite out their native language; and inſtead, To ſow a jangling noiſe of words. 44ilton's Par. Lo/?. 3. To extirpate. I'll find a day to maſſacre them all, And raze their faction and their family. Shakespeare. RAZOR. m. ſ. [roſor, Lat..] A knife with a thick blade aid fine edge uſed in ſhaving. - Zeal, except ordered aright, uſeth the razor with ſuch ea- gerneſ, that the life of religion is thereby hazarded. Hº. Theſe words are razors to my wounded heart. Shakeſp. Thoſe thy boiſt'rous locks, not by the ſword Of noble warrior, ſo to ſtain his honour, But by the barber's razor beſt ſubdu'd. Milton', Agoniſies. All our lords are by his wealth outvy'd, Whoſe razor on my callow beard was try’d. Dryden. Razor makers generally clap a ſmall bar of Veni. ſteel between two ſmall bars of Flemiſh ſteel, and weld them to- gether, to ſtrengthen the back of the razºr. Moxon. RAzoºple, diff. [from razor.] Fit to be ſhaved. No in uſe. New-born chins be rough and razºurai. Shakeſp. RA'zoRFIsh. n.ſ. The ſheath or razorffſh reſembleth in length and bigneſs a man's finger. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. RA’zuRE. m. ſ. [roſure, Fr. raſura, Latin.] A&t of eraſing. Oh, your deſert ſpeaks loud : It well deſerves with characters ºf braſ, A forted reſidence, gainſt the tooth of time And razure of oblivion. Shakeſp. Meaſure fºr Meaſure. RE. Is an inſeparable Particle uſed by the Latins, aſd from them borrowed by us º, denote iteration or backward ačtion : *}” to come back ; to revive, to live a ain : reter- cuſſion, the aët of driving back. > gain ; reper REA'ccess. n.ſ. [re and acrºſs.] Viſit renewed. Let paſs the quailing and withering of all things by the receſs, and their reviving by the reacceſs of the ſun. Hakewill. 9 REACH. v. a. ancient Pieterite raight. [naecan, Saxon.] '' To tºuch with the hand'extended. What are riches, empire, pow'r, But larger means to gratify the will; !he ſteps by which we climb to riſe and reach ºr wiſh, and that obtained, down with a ſcaffoldin *P*S, crowns and thrones: they've ſerv'd their end, 2 º there like lumber to be left and ſcorn'd. Congreve. • I O arrive at : - - - - diſtance. *; to attain any thing diſtant : to ſtrike from a Th . Round the tree jºy longing good, but could not reach. AMilton. P." Pow'r, thy preſent aid afford, That I may reach the beaſt. Dryden The coaſt ſo long deſir'd - Thy troops ſhall reach, but having reach'd, repent. Dryºn What remains beyond this, we have no Inore a poſitive nº tion of, than a mariner has of the depth of the ſea; where having let down his ſounding-line, he rººche, no bottom. Lº: It muſt fall Perhaps before this letter reaches your hands. - Pºpe. He reached me a fuli cup. 2 Eſdr. xi 4. Tº bring forward from a diſtant place. Jºr. xiv. 39. Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands hither thy hand, and thruſt it into my ſide. 5. To hold out; to ſtretch forth. Theſe kinds of goodneſs are ſo nearly united to the thi which deſire them, that we ſcarcely perceive the jº. ſtir in reaching forth her hand towards them. A looker When thou ſitteſt *g many, reach not thine hand o: firſt. - - - Pºliſ, xxxi. 18. 6. To attain ; to gain; to obtain. The beſt accounts of the appearances of nature, which hu- man Penetration can reach, comes ſhort of it. reality. Cheyne 7. To transfer. - 3. To fetch from ſome place diſtant, and give. ; and reach ºn xx. 27. Through ſuch hands The knowledge of the gods is rºd to Inan. 8. To penetrate to. Whatever alterations are made in the body, if they reach nºt the mind, there is no perception. Locke 9. To be adequate to. - The law reached the intention of the Promoters, and this ačt fixed the natural price of money. Locke. If theſe examples of grown men reach not the caſe of chill dren, let them examine. +&e on Education. Io. To extend to. - Thy deſire leads to no exceſ, that reaches blame. Milton. Her imprecations reach not to the tomb, They ſhut not out ſociety in death. Addiſon's Cato. II. To extend ; to ſpread abroad. Trees reach'd too far their Pamper'd boughs. Milton, To ReAch. v. n. I. To be extended. We hold that the power which the church hath lawfully to make laws doth extend unto fundry things of eccleſiaſtică juriſdiction, and ſuch other matters where; their opinion is, that the church's authority and power doth not reaft. ii. i. The new world reache; Quite croſs the torrid zone in one tropick to the other. - Boyle. When men purſue their thoughts of ſpace, they are apt to ſtop at the confines of body, as if ſpace were theſe at an end too, and reached no farther. Locke. If I do not aſk any thing improper, let me be buried by Theodoſius ; my vow reach; no farthe; thin the grave. Addison The influence of the ſtars reache, to many events, which are not in the power of reaſon. Swift. 2. To be extended far. Great men have reaching hands. Shakespeare . Henry VI. 3. To penetrate. He hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have ſlain them in a rage, that reacheth up into heaven. 2 Chr. xxviii. We reach forward into futurity, and bring up to our thoughts ºbjects hid in the remoteſt depths of time. Addiſon. 4. To make efforts to attain. Could a ſailor always ſupply new line, and find the plum- nºt ſink without ſtopping, he would be in the poſture cf the Fowe. mind, reaching after a poſitive idea of infinity. Locke. 5. To take in the hand. Left he reach of the tree of life, and eat. Milton. REACH. n.ſ. [from the verb.] I. Act of reaching or bringing by extenſion of the hand. 2. Power of reaching or taking in the hand. - - There may be in a man's reach a book containing pićtures and diſcourſes, capable to delight and inſtruct him, which yet he may never have the will to open. Locke. 3. Power of attainment or management. In actions, within the reach of power in him, a man ſeems ** free as it is poſſible for freedom to make him. Locke. 4. Power; limit of faculties. - - Our fight may be conſidered as a more diffuſive kind of touch, that brings into our reach ſome of the moſt remote parts of the univerſe. Addiſon. Be ſure yourſelf and your own reach to know, How far your genius, táſte and learning go. Pope. 5. Contrivance; artful ſcheme; deep thought. Drawn by others, who had deeper reaches than themſelves to matters which they leaſt intended. - Hayward. Some, under types, have affected obſcurity to amuſe and make themſelves admired for profound reaches. Howel, 6. A fetch ; an artifice to attain ſome diſtant advantage. - The duke of Parma had particular reaches and ends of his own underhand, to croſs the deſign. Bacon. 7. Tendency to diſtant conſequences. Strain not my ſpeech Tº groſſer iſſues, nor to larger reach, Than to ſuſpición. - A Shakespeare. Othello. % Extent."
R E A 8. Extent. The confines met of empyrean heav'n, And of this world : and, on the left-hand, hell With long reach interpos'd, Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. To REA/CT. v. a. [re and acł.] To return the in pulſe or impreſſion. - - - - The lungs being the chief inſtrument of ſanguification, and atting ſtrongly upon the chyle to bring it to an animal fluid, muſt be reached upon as ſtrongly. A, buthnot. Cut off your hand, and you may do With t'other hand the work of two; Becauſe the ſoul her power contračts, And on the brother limb reacts. Swift's Miſellanies. REA’ction. m. ſ. [reachion, Fr. from read? j The recipro- cation of any impulſe or force impreſſed, made by the body on which ſuch impreſſion is made: action and reaction are equal. *; not great bodies conſerve their heat the longeſt, their parts heating one another ; and may not great, denſe and fixed bodies, when heated beyond a certain degree, emit light ſo copiouſly, as, by the emiſſion and reaction of its light, and the reflexions and refractions of its rays within its pores, to grow ſtill hotter till it comes to a certain period of heat, ſuch as is that of the ſun ? Newton's Opticks. Alimentary ſubſtances, of a mild nature, act with ſmall force upon the ſolids, and as the action and reaction are equal, the ſmalleſt degree of force in the ſolids digeſts them. Arb. READ. m. ſ. ſnaco, Saxon; raed, Dutch..] 1. Counſel. The man is bleſt that hath not lent To wicked read his ear. Sternhold. 2. Saying; ſaw. This word is in both ſenſes obſolete. This reade is rife that oftentime Great cumbers fall unſoft, In humble daics is footing faſt, The trade is not ſo tickle. Spenſºr. To READ. v. a. pret, read, part, paſſ. read. [na-6, Saxon.] 1. To peruſe any thing written. I have ſeen her take forth paper, write upon't, read it, and afterwards ſeal it. Shakeſp. Macheth, The paſſage you muſt have read, though ſince ſlipt out of your memory. Pope. If we have not leiſure to read over the book itſelf regularly, then by the titles of chapters we may be directed to peruſe ſeveral ſcótions. Watts's Improvement of the Mind. 2. To diſcover by charaćters or marks. An armed corſe did lye, In whoſe dead face he read great magnanimity. Spenſºr. 3. To learn by obſervation. Thoſe about her From her ſhall read the perfect ways of honour. Shakeſp. 4. To know fully. O moſt delicate fiend | Who is't can read a woman : To READ. v. n. - 1. To perform the ačt of peruſing writing. It ſhall be with him, and he ſhall read therein, that he may learn to fear the Lord. Deut. xvii. 19. 2. To be ſtudious in books. 'Tis ſure that Fleury reads. 3. To know by reading. I have read of an eaſtern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous ſentence. Swift. READ. particip. adj. [from read; the verb read is pronounced reed; the preterite and participle red.] Skilful by reading. Virgil's ſhepherds are too well read in the philoſophy of Epicurus. - Dryden. We have a poet among us, of a genius as exalted as his ſtature, and who is very well read in Longinus his treatiſe concerning the ſublime. Addiſon's Guardian, N° 108. REA'DING.. n.ſ. [from read.] 1. Study in books ; peruſal of books. - - Though reading and converſation may furniſh us with many ideas of men and things, yet it is our own meditation muſt form our judgment. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind. Leſs reading than makes felons 'ſcape, Leſs human genius than God gives an ape, Can make a Cibber. Pope. 2. A lećture; a prelečtion. 3. Publick recital. - The Jews always had their weekly readings of the law. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 8. Give attendance to reading, exhortation and doctrine. I Tin. iv. 13. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Taylor. 4. Variation of copies. - That learned prelate has reſtored ſome of the readings of the authors with great ſagacity. Arbuthnot on Coins. READE'ption. m. ſ. [re and adºptus, Latin.] Recovery ; act of regaining. - - - Will any ſay, that the readºption of Trevigi was matter of ſcruple * - Bacon, READER. m. ſ. [from read..] . 1. One that peruſes any thing written. 2 R E A As we muſt take the care that our words and ſenſe be clear, ſo if the obſcurity happen through the hearers or readers want of underſtanding, I am not to anſwer for them. B. Johnſon. 2. One ſtudious in books. Baſiris' altars and the dire decrees Of hard Eureſtheus, ev'ry reader ſees. 3. One whoſe office is to read prayers in churches. He got into orders, and became a reader in a pariſh church at twenty pounds a year. Swift. REA'DER ship. n.ſ. (from reader.] The office of reading / prayers. When they have taken a degree, ſollicit a readerſhip. READILY. adv. [from ready.] Expeditely rance or delay. - My tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate’er I ſaw. Milton. Thoſe very things, which are declined as impoſſible, are readily practicable in a caſe of extreme neceſſity. South. I readily grant, that one truth cannot contradia another. Locke. Every one ſometime or other dreams that he is readiº Papers, in which caſe the invention prompts ſo readily, that the mind is impoſed upon. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 487. REA'DINEss. n.ſ.. [from ready.] 1. Expediteneſs; promptitude. . He would not forget the readingſ of their king, in aiding him when the duke of Bretagne failed him. Bacon. He opens himſelf to the man of buſineſs with reluctancy, but offers himſelf to the viſits of a friend with facility and all the meeting readineſs of deſire. South. 2. The ſtate of being ready or fit for any thing. Have you an army ready ? —The centurions and their charges already in the enter- tainment to be on foot at an hour's warning. -I am joyful to hear of their readinºſ. Shakespeare They remained near a month, that tney might be in rea- dineſs to attend the motion of the army. Clarendon, 3. Facility; freedom from hinderance of obſtruction. Nature has provided for the readineſs and eaſineſs of ſpeech. Holder's Elements of Speech. 4. State of being willing or prepared. A pious and well-diſpoſed mind, attended with a readineſs to obey the known will of God, is the ſureſt means to en- lighten the underſtanding to a belief of chriſtianity. South. Their convićtion grew ſo ſtrong, that they embraced the ſame truths, and laid down their lives, or were always in a readineſs to do it, rather than depart from them. Addiſon. READMI'ssion. n.ſ. [re and admiſſion.] The act of admit- ting again. In an exhauſted receiver, animals, that ſeem as they were dead, revive upon the readmiſſion of freſh air. Arbuthnot. To READMIT.u. a. [re and admit.] To let in again. Theſe evils I deſerve, Yet deſpair not of his final pardon, Whoſe ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to readmit the ſuppliant. Milton's Agoniſłes. After twenty minutes I readmitted the air. Derham. To READo'RN. v. a. [re and adorn.] To decorate again; to deck a-new. The ſtreams now change their languid blue, Regain their glory, and their fame renew, With ſcarlet honours readorn the tide. Blackmore. REATY, adj. Inab, Saxon; redo, Swediſh; hnabe, nimble, Saxon.] 1. Prompt; not delayed. Theſe commodities yield the readieſ money of any in this kingdom, becauſe they never fail of a price abroad. Temple. He overlook'd his hinds; their pay was juſt And ready: for he ſcorn'd to go on truſt. 2. Fit for a purpoſe; not to ſeek. All things are ready, if our minds be ſo. -Periſh the man whoſe mind is backward now ! Shakeſp. Make you ready your ſtiff bats and clubs; Rome and her rats are at the point of battle. Shakeſp. Dryden. Dryden. they get into orders, and Swift's A4iſcellanies. ; with little hinde- Dryden. One hand the ſword, and one the pen employs, And in my lap the ready paper lies. The ſacred prieſts with ready knives bereave The beaſts of life, and in full bowls receive • - The ſtreaming blood. Dryden's Aneis. 3. Prepared; accommodated to any deſign, ſo as that there can be no delay. - - - - Troublé and anguiſh ſhall prevail againſt him, as a king ready to the battle. - job xy. 24. Death ready ſtands to interpoſe his dart. Milton. The word which I have giv'n, I'll not revoke; If he be brave, he's ready for the ſtroke. ... Drydºn. ‘I he imagination is always reſtleſs, and the will, reaſon being laid aſide, is ready for every extravagant project. Lºcke. 4. Willing; eager. - Men, when their actions ſucceed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof unto the heavens, ſo as to excuſe their own follies. Speiſer’s State of Ireland. 5. Being
| R E A R E A not diſtant; near; about to do or bc. ; : * ~ int; - 5. *...'... day of darkneſs is ready at hand. job. Satan ready now ith weary'd wings and willing feet . ;.. y hand & Miltºn's Paradiſe Loſſ. ino at hand ; next to hand. 6. Bººk ſapling time he wrench'd from out the ground, The rºadiº weapon that his fury found. Dryden. . Facil; eaſy ; opportune 5 near. - 7 sº j, way, which a wiſe man hath to conquer, is to fly. Hooker's Preface. The race eleēt, Safe towards Canaan from the ſhore advance - Through the wild deſert, not the readiºſ way. Milton. Proud of their conqueſt, prouder of their prey, They leave the camp, and take the readiºſ way. Dryden. The ready way to be thought mad, is to contend that you are not ſo. Speciator, N° 577. 8. Quick; not done with heſitation. A ready conſent often ſubjects a woman to contempt: Clariſſa. 9. Expedite; nimble; not embarraſſed; not ſlow. Thoſe, who ſpeak in publick, are much better accepted, when they can deliver their diſcourſe by the help of a lively genius and a ready memory, than when they are forced to read all. Watts's Improvement of the Mind. 10. Tº make READy. To make preparations. He will ſhew you a large upper room ; there make ready for us. Mar. xiv. 15. REA'DY. adv. Readily; ſo as not to need delay. - We will go ready armed before the children of Iſrael. Num. REA'DY. n.ſ. Ready money. A low word. Lord Strutt was not fluſh in ready, either to go to law, or clear old debts. Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of john Bull. Reaffi'RMANce. m. ſ. [re and affirmance..] Second confir- mation. Cauſes of deprivation are a convićtion before the ordinary of a wilful maintaining any doćtrine contrary to the thirty- nine articles, or a perſiſting therein without revocation of his error, or a reaffirmance after ſuch revocation. Ayliffe. RE/AL. adj. [reel, Fr. realis, Latin.] 1. Relating to things not perſons; not perſonal. Many are perfeót in men's humours, that are not greatly capable of the real part of buſineſs; which is the conſtitution of one that hath ſtudied men more than books. Bacon. 2. Not fictitious ; not imaginary; true; genuine. We do but deſcribe an imaginary world, that is but little a-kin to the real one. Glanvill's Scepſ. When I place an imaginary name at the head of a cha- raēter, I examine every letter of it, that it may not bear any reſemblance to one that is real. Addiſon. 3. In law, conſiſting of things immoveable, as land. I am haſtening to convert my ſmall eſtate, that is perſonal, into real. Child's Diſcourſe of Trade. RE'ALGAR. m. ſ. A mineral. Realgar or ſandaracha is red arſenick: Harris. Put realgar hot into the midſt of the quickfilver, whereby it may be condenſed as well from within as without. Bacon. REALITY. m. ſ. [realité, Fr. from real.] I. Truth; verity; what is, not what merely ſeems. I would have them well verſed in the Greek and Latin Poets, without which a man fancies that he underſtands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning. Addiſon's Speciator, N° 29. The beſt accounts of the appearances of nature in any ſingle inſtance human penetration can reach, comes infinitely ſhort of its reality and internal conſtitution; for who cań ſearch out the Almighty's works to perfeótion : Cheyne. 2. iºning intrinſically important; not merely matter of OW. Of that ſkill the more thou know'ſt, The more ſhe will acknowledge thee her head, And to realities yield all her ſhows, Made ſo adorn for thy delight the more. Milton. To REALIZE. v. a. [realiſer, Fr. from real.] I. To bring into being or act. Thus we realize what Archimedes had only in hypotheſis, weighing a ſingle grain againſt the globe of earth.”&iº. As a Dioceſan, you are like to exemplify and realize every word of this diſcourſe. South # To convert money into land. - *ALLY. adv. [from real.] * With adual exiſtence, There cannot be a more important caſe of conſcience for º to be reſolved in, than to know certainly how far God .." . will for the deed, and how far he does not ; and when º truly when men do really will a thing, and willed. 7 * really no power to do, what they have 2. In ſºuth; truly; not ſeemingly. South. The underſ and - - - - - - - under the notion º to the will things º, . 04/E//, Theſe orators inflame the people, whoſe anger is real, but a ſhort fit of madneſs. Swift. 3. It is a ſlight corroboration of an opinion. Why really ſixty-five is ſomewhat old. 2%ung. REALM. n.ſ. [roiaulme, French.] 1. A kingdom ; a king's dominion. Is there any part of that realm, or any nation therein, which have not yet been ſubdued to the crown of England. Spenſer. They had gather'd a wiſe council to them Of ev'ry realm, that did debate this buſineſs. Shakespeare , A ſon whoſe worthy deeds Raiſe him to be the ſecond in that realm. 44ilton, 2. Kingly government. This ſenſe is not frequent. #. each ſmall people's genius, policies, The ant's republick, and the realm of bees. Pope. REA'Lty. n.ſ.. [a word peculiar, I believe, to Milton.] Realty means not in this place reality in oppoſition to ſhow, but loyalty; for the Italian Dictionary explains the adjective reale by loyal. Pearce on Milton. 3 heaven, that ſuch reſemblance of the higheſt Should yet remain, where faith and realty Remain not. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. vi. REAM. m. ſ. [rame, Fr. riem, Dutch..] A bundle of paper containing twenty quires. All vain petitions mounting to the ſky, With reams abundant this abode ſupply. Pºpe. To REA'NIMATE. v. a. [re and animo, Lat.] To revive; to reſtore to life. We are our reanimated anceſtors, and antedate their re- ſurreótion. Glanvill's Scepſ. The young man left his own body breathleſs on the ground, while that of the doe was reanimated. ... Speciator, Nº. 578. To RE ANNE'x. v. a. [re and annex.] To annex again. King Charles was not a little inflamed with an ambition to repurchaſe and reannex that dutchy. Bacon's Henry VII. To REAP. v. a. [nepan, Saxon.] 1. To cut corn at harveſt. * From Ireland come I with my ſtrength, And reap the harveſt which that raſcal ſow'd. Shakespeare When ye reap the harveſt, thou ſhalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Lev. xix. 9. The hire of the labourers, which have reaped down your fields, is kept back by fraud. ja, v. 5. Is it fitting in this very field, Where I ſo oft have reap'd, ſo oft have till'd, That I ſhould die for a deſerter * Gay. 2. To gather; to obtain. They that love the religion which they profeſs, may have failed in choice, but yet they are ſure to reap what benefit the ſame is able to afford. Hooker. What ſudden anger's this how have I reap'd it Shakespeare This is a thing, Which you might from relation likewiſe reap, - Being much ſpoke of. Shakeſp. Cºnkling. Our fins being ripe, there was no preventing of God's juſtice from reaping that glory in our calamitics, which we robbed him of in our proſperity. King Charles. To REAP. v. n. To harveſt. - They that ſow in tears, ſhall reap in joy. Pſalm cºxvi. 5. REA'PER. m. ſ. [from reap..] One that cuts corn at harvelt. Your ſhips are not well mann'd, Your mariners are muliteers, people Ingroſt by ſwift impreſs. Shakespeare Ant. and Cºp. From hungry reapers they their ſheaves withhold. Sand. Here Ceres' gifts in waving proſpect ſtand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper's hand. Pope. A thouſand forms he wears, And firſt a reaper from the field appears, - Sweating he walks, while loads of golden grain O'ercharge the ſhoulders of the ſeeming ſwain. Pope. REA'PINGHook. n.ſ. [reaping and hook.] A hook uſed to cut corn in harveſt. Some are brib'd to vow it looks Moſt plainly done y thieves with reºpinghoº. REAR. n.ſ.. [arrieare, French.] - - 1. The hinder troop of an army, or the hinder line of a fleet. - !-- ---' -? The rºar admiral, an arch pirate, was afterwards ſlain with > Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. Dryden. a great ſhot. - Argive chiefs Fled from his well-known face, with wonted fear, As when his thund'ring ſword and pºinted ſpear Drove headlong to their ſhips, and glean'd the rear. Dºyd. Snowy headed winter leads, Yellow ãºn brings the rear. JWaller. 2. The laſt claſs. - Coins I place in the rear, becauſe made up of both the other. Peachim. REAR. adj. [hnene, Saxon.] 1. Raw ; half roaſted; half fodden. 2. Early. A provincial word. O'er yonder hill does ſcant the dawn appear, G ty why does Cuddy leave his cot ſo rear * To Riº
º:
To REAR. v. a. [anaejian, Saxon.]
1. To raiſe up.
All the people ſhouted with a loud voice, for the rearing
up of the houſe of the Lord. 1. Eſdr. v. 62.
Who now ſhall rear you to the fun, or rank
Your tribes. Milton,
2. To lift up from a fall.
Down again ſhe fell unto the ground,
But he her quickly rear'd up again.
In adoration at his feet I fell
Submiſs : he rear'd me. Miltºn.
3. To move upwards.
Up to a hill anon his ſteps he rear'd,
From whoſe high top to ken the proſpect round. Milton.
4. To bring up to maturity.
No creature goeth to generate, whilſt the female is buſy in
ſitting or rearing her young. Bacon's Natural Hi/iory.
They were a very hardy breed, and reared their young ones
without any care. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
They flouriſh'd long in tender bliſs, and rear'd
A numerous offspring, lovely like themſelves. Thomſºn,
5. To educate ; to inſtruct. - -
He wants a father to protećt his youth,
And rear him up to virtue. Southern.
They have in every town publick nurſeries, where all pa-
rents, except cottagers and labourers, are obliged to ſend their
infants to be reared and educated. - Swift.
6. To exalt; to elevate.
Charity decent, modeſt, eaſy, kind, -
Softens the high, and rears the abject mind. Prior.
7. To rouſe; to ſtir up.
Into the naked woods he goes,
And ſeeks the tuſky boar to rear,
With well-mouth'd hounds and pointed ſpear. Dryden.
Rea'Rw ARD. m. ſ. [from rear.]
1. The laſt troop. -
He from the beginning began to be in the rearward, and
before they left fighting, was too far off. Sidney.
The ſtandard of Dan was the rearward of the camp. Num.
2. The end ; the tail; a train behind.
Why follow'd not, when ſhe ſaid Tybalt's dead,
Thy father or thy mother
But with a rearward following Tybalt's death,
Romeo is baniſhed. Shakeſp. Romeo and Juliet.
3. The latter part. In contempt.
He was ever in the rearward of the faſhion. Shakeſp.
REA'RMoUs E. m. ſ. [more properly reremouſe; hſienemuſ, Sax.]
The leather-winged bat.
Some war with rearmice for their leathern wings
Fa. §ueen, b, i.
To make my ſmall elves coats. Shale?:
Of flying fiſhes, the wings are not feathers, but a thin kind
of ſkin, like the wings of a bat or rearmouſe. Abbot.
To Re Asce’ND. v. n. [re and aſcend..] To climb again.
When as the day the heaven doth adorn,
I wiſh that night the noyous day would end ;
And when as night hath us of light forlorn,
I wiſh that day would ſhortly reaſcend. Spenſºr.
Taught by the heav'nly muſe to venture down
The dark deſcent, and up to reaſcend. Milton.
Theſe puiſſant legions, whoſe exile
Hath empty'd heav'n, ſhall fail to reaſiend,
Self-rais'd, and repoſſeſs their native ſeat: Milton.
To REAsce/N D. v. a. To mount again.
When the god his fury had allay’d,
He mounts aloft, and reaſcends the ſkics. Addison.
REA'SON. m. ſ. [raiſon, Fr. ratio, Lat.]
1. The power by which man deduces one propoſition from an-
other, or proceeds from premiſes to conſequences; the ra-
tional faculty. - - - -
Reaſon is the direétor of man's will, diſcovering in action
what is good; for the laws of well-doing are the dictates of
right regſon. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 7.
Though brutiſh that conteſt and foul,
When reaſon hath to deal with force; yet ſo -
Moſt reaſon is that reaſon overcome. Miltºn,
Dim, as the borrow'd beams of moon and ſtars
To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers,
Is reaſon to the ſoul: and as on high,
Thoſe rowling fires diſcover but the ſky,
Not light us here; ſo reaſon's glimmering ray
Was lent, not to aſſure our doubtful way,
But guide us upward to a better day. Drydºn.
It would be well, if people would not lay ſo much weight
on their own reaſºn in matters of religion, as to think eycry
thing impoſſible and abſurd, which they cannot conceive :
how often do we contradict the right rules of reaſon in the
whole courſe of our lives reaſon itſelf is true and juſt, but
the reaſºn of every particular man is weak and wavering,
perpetually ſwayed and turn'd by his intereſs, his pºſions
and his vices. Swift's 4//cellºnies.
2. Cauſe ; ground or principle.
Virtue and vice are not arbitrary things, but there is a na-
tural and eternal reaſon for that goodneſs and virtue, and
againſt vice and wickedneſs. - 2 iſlaſºn.
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3. Cauſe efficient.
*P*.* tº ſown of people, partly by reaſºn of the flºti:
- - y by reaſºn of the ſterſ:
lity of the ſoil, and partly their natives are £º by ſo
"º. in ſuch vaſt territories as thcy poſſeſs. Bac:
* * of the motion of the balance in a wheel watch,
is by the motion of the next wheel. Hale.
By reaſon of the fickneſs of a reverend prelate, I have been
overruled to approach this place. Sprat.
I have * obſerved equality of numbers in my verſe;
partly by reaſºn of my haſte, but more eſpecially becauſe i
would not have my ſenſe a ſlave to ſyllables. Dryden.
4. Final cauſe. ry
tº..." '. ſometimes is taken for
dućtions: Fº f ; ſometimes for clear and fair de-
> º, the cauſe, particularly the final
cauſe: but here for a faculty in man. Locke,
5. Argument; ground of perſuaſion; motive. -
I maſk the buſineſs from the common eve
For fundry weighty reaſºns. opakeſp. Macbeth.
If it be natural, ought we not rather to conclude, that
there is ſome ground and reaſºn for theſe fears, and that na-
ture hath not Planted them in us to no purpoſe. Tillaſon.
6. Ratiocination; diſcurſive power.
When ſhe rates things, and moves from ground to ground,
The name of reaſºn ſhe obtains by this;
But when by reaſon ſhe the truth hath found,
And ſtandeth fixt, ſhe underſtanding is. Davies.
7. Clearneſs of faculties.
Lovers and madmen have their feething brains,
Such ſhaping fantaſies that apprehen
More than cool reaſºn ever comprehends. . Shakeſp.
When valour preys on regſºn,
It eats the ſword it fights with.
8. Right; juſtice.
I was promis'd on a time,
To have reaſºn for my rhyme:
From that time unto this ſeaſon,
I receiv'd nor rhyme nor reaſºn. Spºnſºr.
Are you in earneſt ?
Ay, and reſolvd withal
To do myſelf this rea on and this right. Shake?.
The Papiſts ought in reaſºn to allow them all the excuſs
they make uſe of for themſelves; ſuch as an invincible igno-
rance, oral tradition and authority. Stilliºt.
Let it drink deep in thy moſt vital part; -
Strike home, and do me reaſon in thy heart. Drydºn.
9. Reaſonable claim ; juſt practice.
God brings good out of evil; and therefore it were but
regſºn we ſhould truſt God to govern his own world, and wait
till the change cometh, or the reaſon be diſcovered. Taylor.
Conſcience, not acting by law, is a boundleſs preſumptuous
thing ; and, for any one by virtue thereof, to challenge him-
ſelf a privilege of doing what he will, and of being unaccount-
able, is in all reaſºn too much, eitherfor man or angel. South.
A ſevere reflection Montaigne has made on princes, that
we ought not in reaſon to have any expectatious of favour from
them. Dryden's Dedication to Aurengzebe.
We have as great aſſurance that there is a God, as the na-
ture of the thing to be proved is capable of, and as we could
in reaſºn expect to have. Tillºtſon's Preface.
When any thing is proved by as good arguments as a thing
of that kind is capable of, we ought not in reaſon to doubt of
its exiſtence. Tillotſºn.
Io. Rationale; juſt account.
To render a reaſon of an effect or phenomenon, is to de-
duce it from ſomething elſe more known than itſelf. Boyle.
11. Moderation; moderate demands,
The moſt probable way of bringing France to reaſºn, would
bc by the making an attempt upon the Spaniſh Weſt Indies,
and by that means to cut off all communication with this
great ſource of riches. - Addiſon,
To REA’sos. v. m. [raiſºnner, Fr.] a
I. To argue rationally; to deduce conſequences juſtly from
premiſes.
No man, in the ſtrength of the firſt grace, can merit the
ſecond ; for reaſºn they do not, who think ſo; unleſs a beg-
gar, by receiving one alms, can merit another. South.
Ideas, as ranked under names, are thoſe, that for the moſt
part men reaſon of within themſelves, and always thoſe which
they commune about with others. - Locke.
Every man's reaſºning and knowledge is only about the
ideas exiſting in his own mind; and our knowledge and rea-
ſºning about other things is only as they correſpond with thoſe
our particular ideas. Locke.
Love is not to be regſºn'd down, or loſt
In high ambition.
In the lonely grove, ,
'Twas there juſt and good he reºſºn'd ſtrong,
Clear'd ſome great truth. Tºrº.
2. To debate; to diſcourſe; to talk; to take or give an ac-
- ot in uſe.
count. N Reaſon with the fellow,
Before ": puniſh him, where he heard this. sº,
2 I
Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop.
A.ºldſºn.
R E A R E B I reaſºn'd with a Fº yeſterday, Who told me in the narrow ſeas, There miſcarried a veſſel of our country. Shakespeare . Sºni ſã], that I may reaſon with you of all the righteous ads of the Lord. - - I Sam. xii. 7. 3. To raiſe diſquiſitions; to make º: | iſºn ye in - ſus, perceiving their thoughts, ſaid, what reaſºn ye i Jeſus, p c Luke v. 22. Milton. - carts : you They reaſºn'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will and fate. Already by thy reaſºning this I gueſs, Who art to lead thy offspring; and ſuppoſeſt, That bodies bright and greater ſhould not ſerve - The leſs not bright. - Miltºn. Down reaſon then, at leaſt vain reaſºning down. Milt. To REA’so N. v. a. To examine rationally. This is a French mode of ſpecch. .. When they are clearly diſcovered, well digeſted, and well reaſºned in every part, there is beauty in ſuch a theory. Burn. REA son ABLE. adj. [raiſon, Fr.] - 1. Having the faculty of reaſon; endued with reaſon. She perceived her only ſon lay hurt, and that his hurt was ſo deadly, as that already his life had loſt uſe of the reaſºnable and almoſt ſenſible part. - Sidney. 2. Aëting, ſpeaking or thinking rationally: " . The parliament was diſlolved, and gentlemen furniſhed with ſuch forces, as were held ſufficient to hold in bridle either the malice or rage of reaſºnable people. Hayward. 3. Juſt ; rational; agreeable to reaſon. A law may be reaſonable in itſelf, although a man does not allow it, or does not know the reaſon of the lawgivers. Swift. 4. Not immoderate. r Let all things be thought upon, That may with reaſºnable ſwiftneſs add More feathers to our wings. 5. Tolerable ; being in mediocrity. I could with reaſºnable good manner receive the ſalutation of her and of the princeſs Pamela, doing them yet no further reverence than one princeſs oweth to another. Sidney. A good way diſtant from the nigra rupes, there are four ſé- veral lands of reaſonable quantity. Abbot’s Dºſir. of the //orld. Notwithſtanding theſe defects, the Engliſh colonies main- tained themſelves in a reaſºnable good eſtate, as long as they retained their own ancient laws. Davies on Ireland. REA’sonABLENEss. n.ſ.. [from reaſonable.] 1. The faculty of reaſon. 2. Agreeableneſs to reaſon. They thought the work would be better done, if thoſe, who had ſatisfied themſelves with the reaſºnablenºſ of what they wiſh, would undertake the converting and diſpoſing of other men. Clarendon. The paſſive reaſon, which is more properly reaſonableneſs, is that order and congruity which is impreſſed upon the thing thus wrought ; as in a watch, the whole frame and COntex- tº of it carries a reaſºnableneſ, in it, the paſſive impreſſion *.* reaſon or intellectual idea that was iſ the artſ. Hale. 3. Moderation. REA’son ABLY. adv. [from reaſºnable.] 1 Agreeably to reaſon. Chaucer makes Arcite violent in his love, and unjuſt in the Purſuit of it; yet when he came to die, he made him think more reaſºnably. Dryden's Preface to Faber. 2. Moderately; in a degree reaching to mediocrity. Some man reaſºnally ſtudied in the law, ſhould be perſuaded to go thither as Chancellor. Bacon's Advice in Pilliers. If we can by induſtry make our deaf and dumb perſons rea- ſonally perfect in the language and pronunciation, he may be alſo capable of the ſame privilege of underſtanding by the eye what is ſpoken. Holder's Elemenis of Speech. REA son E.R. m. ſ. [raiſºnneur, Fr. from reaſºn.] One who rea- ſons; an arguer. - Shakeſp. Henry V. - Due reverence pay To learn'd Epicurus; ſee the way By which this reasºner of ſº, high renown Moves through th’ ecliptick road the rolling ſun. Blackm. 1. he terms are looſe and undefined; and what leſs becomes º ... * Fº Wºng and invidious names on ever *Pg to colour a falſe wav - - Thoſe reaſºners, sº ing. h of thei ºn. | - y ſo much of their zeal for the upholding the balance of Power in Chriſtendom, by their Pryctices arc endeavouring to deſtroy it at home. Swift REA’soxing. */ [from reaſºn.] Argument. - - Thoſe who would make uſe of ſolid arguments and ſtrong ſº to a reader of ſo delicate a turn, would be like that *h people, who worſhiped a fly, and ſacrified an ox to it. 4 ſºn's Freeholder, Nº. 32. Thi - [from reaſºn.] Void of reaſon. > 3 lis proffer is º * rºomlºſs. Shaft. Hºn. VI. S 16 Her true per*tion, or my falſe tranſgreſſion, * makes me re. n! - 2?!!:/s to re P * hat they wholly ſ ſ aſon thus Shakesp. for all thoſe wº ł * the reaſºnleſs mind, I am reſolved; are left to i. ** Sreated mortal, as Éirds and beaſts, *tural appetites, Raleigh's Hyl. of the //orld. RFA’son less, adj. Theſe reaſons in love's law have paſt for good, Though fond and reaſºn'ſ to ſome. 4.ilton's Agoniſies. To REA:s:"MBLE. v.a. [re and aſſemble.] To colled anew. . There reaſſembling our afflicted pow'rs, Conſult, how to offend our enemy. Milton. To REAsse'RT, v. a. [re and a ºrt.] To aſſert anew ; to maintain after ſuſpenſion or ceſiation. His ſteps I followed, his doctrine I reaſºrted. Young Oreſtes grown To manly years ſhould red/ºrt the throne. Pote. To REAssu'ME. v. a. [reaſino, Lat. re and a ume.] To reſume ; to take again. - To him the ſon return’d Into his bliſsful boſom reaſſum’d, 4tterbury. In glory as of old. Milton. Nor only on the Trojans fell this doom, Their hearts at laſt the vanquiſh’d reaſſume. Denham. For this he reaſſumes the nod, While Semele commands the god. Prior. After Henry VIII. had reaſſumed the ſupremacy, a ſtatute was made, by which all doctors of the civil law. might be made chancellors. Ayliffe's Parergon. To Re Assu’RE. (raſurer, Fr.] To free from ſár, to reſtore from terrour. They roſe with fear, Till dauntleſs Pallas reaſur'd the reſt. Drydºn. REATE. m. ſ. A kind of long ſmall graſs that grows in water, and complicates itſelf together. Let them lie dry fix months to kill the water-weeds; as water-lilies, candocks, reate and bulruſhes. //alton. To REAv E. v. a. pret. rºſt. [raerian, Saxon; whence to heravº. I. To take away by ſtealth or violence. An obſolete word. Diſmounting from his lofty ſteed, He to him leapt, in mind to reave his life. Some make his meaſhy bed, but reave his reſt. Who can be bound by any ſolemn vow, To do a murd’rous deed, to rob a man, To force a ſpotleſs virgin's chaſſity, To reave the orphan of his parimony, And have no other reaſon for his wrong, But that he was bound by a ſolemn oath. Shakſº. Hºn. VI. 2. It was uſed as well in a good as bad ſenſe. They ſought my troubled ſenſe how to deceave With talk, that might unquiet fancies reave. Hubberd. Each ſucceeding time addeth or reaveth goods and evils, according to the occaſions itſelf produceth. Carew. To REBA/PTIZE. v. a. [rebaptiſºr, Fr. re and laptize.] To baptize again. Underſtanding that the rites of the church were obſerved, he approved of their baptiſm, and would not ſuffer them to be rebaptized. Aylºff's Parergon. REBAPTIZATION. m. ſ. [rebaptiſation, Fr. from rebaptize.] Renewal of baptiſm. - In maintainance of rebaptization, their arguments are built ypon this, that hereticks are not any part of the church of Chriſt. * Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 1. To RK BATE. v. n. [relatre, Fr.] To blunt; to beat to ob- tuſeneſs; to deprive of keenneſs. He doth relate and blunt his natural edge * With profits of the mind, ſtudy and faſt. Shakespeare . The icy goat, the crab which ſquare the ſcales; With thoſe of aries trine conſent to hate The ſcales of libra, and her rays rebate. Creech. He modifies his firſt ſevere decree; The keener edge of battle to rebate, The troops for honour fighting, not for hate. My flagging ſoul flies under her own pitch, My ſenſes too are dull and ſtupify'd, - Their edge rebated. Dryden's Don Selaſian. Their innocence unfeign'd long joys afford To the honeſt nuptial bed, and, in the wane --- Of life, rebate the miſeries of age. Philips. REBEck. m. ſ. [rebec, Fr. ribecca, Italian.]. A three ſtringed fiddle. When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks ſound, To many a youth and many a maid, - Dancing in the checker'd ſhade. Milton. REBEL. n.ſ. [rebelle, Fr. rebellis, Lat..] One who oppoſes lawful authority. - The mercileſs Macdonel Worthy to be a rebel ; for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Sºft. Carew. Dryden. Do ſwarm upon him. Shakesp. Macbeth. The rebels there are up, And put the Engliſhmen unto the ſword. Shakeſp. Shall man from nature's ſanction ſtray, Fenton - a. - A rebel to her rightful ſway. - inſt To REBEL. v. n. [rebell, Lat..] To riſe in oppoſition again lawful authority. Boys, immature in knowledge, Pawn their experience to their preſent pleaſure, And ſo rebel to judgment. Shakeſp. Ant, and cºttº, R; l, º
R E B ºr If they perceive diſſention in our looks, How will their grudging ſtomachs be provok'd To wilful diſobedience, and rebel? Shakeſp. Henry VI. Such ſmiling rogues as theſe footh every paſion, That in the nature of their lords rebels; Bring oil to fire. Shakeſp. King Lear. There was a time, when all the body's members Rebell'd againſt the belly. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Arm'd with thy might, rid heav'n of theſe rebell’d. Milt. How cou’d my hand rebel againſt my heart How cou’d your heart rebel againſt your reaſon Dryden, Part of the angels rebelled againſt God, and thereby loſt their happy ſtate. Locke. Rebe'll ER. m. ſ. [from rebel.J. One that rebels. Dić?. Rebe'llion. m. ſ. [rebellion, Fr. rebellio, Lat. from rebel.] Inſurrection againſt lawful authority. He was victorious in rebellions and ſeditions of people. Bac. Adam's ſin, or the curſe upon it, did not deprive him of his rule, but left the creatures to a rebellion or reluctation. Bacon's Holy War. Raz'd by rebellion from the books of life. Milton. Rebe'llious. adj. [from rebel.] Opponent to lawful autho- rity. £om the day that thou didſt depart out of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious againſt the Lord. Deutr. ix. 7. This our ſon is ſtubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice. Deutr. xxi. 20. Rebe'lliously. adv. [from rebellious.] In oppoſition to law- ful authority. When one ſhewed him where a nobleman, that had rebel- liouſly born arms againſt him, lay very honourably intombed, and adviſed the king to deface the monument; he ſaid, no, no, but I would all the reſt of mine enemies were as honour- ably intombed. Camden's Remains. REBE'lliousNess. m. ſ. [from rebellious.] The quality of being rebellious. To REBE'llow. v. n. [re and bellow.] To bellow in return ; to echo back a loud noiſe. He loudly bray'd with beaſtly yelling ſound, That all the fields rebellowed again. Fairy Queen. The reſiſting air the thunder broke, The cave rebellow'd, and the temple ſhook. Dryden. From whence were heard, rebellowing to the main, The roars of lions. * Dryden's AFneis. ReBoA'tion. n.ſ. [reboo, Lat.] The return of a loud bel- lowing ſound. To REBou'ND. v. n. [relandir, Fr. re and bound.] To ſpring back; to be reverberated; to fly back, in conſequence of mo- tion impreſſed and reſiſted by a greater power. Whether it were a roaring voice of moſt ſavage wild beaſts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains. Wiſd. xvii. It with rebounding ſurge the bars affail'd, Milton. Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and that not only directly with regard to the good or ill we may do to others, but reflexively with regard to what may rebound to ourſelves. Government of the Tongue. Bodies which are abſolutely hard, or ſo ſoft as to be void of elaſticity, will not rebound from one another: impenetra- bility makes them only ſtop. Newton's Opticks. She bounding from the ſhelfy ſhore, - Round the deſcending nymph the waves rebounding roar. Po. To REBou'ND. v. a. To reverberate ; to beat back. All our invečtives, at their ſuppoſed errors, fall back with a rebounded force upon our own real ones. Decay of Piety. Silenus ſung, the vales his voice rebound, And carry to the ſkies the ſacred ſound. Flow’rs, by the ſoft South Weſt Open'd, and gather'd by religious hands, Rebound their ſweets from th’ odoriferous pavement. Prior. REBou'N D. m. ſ. [from the verb.] The act of flying back in conſequence of motion reſiſted ; reſilition. I do feel, By the rebound of yours, a grief that ſhoots My very heart. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. If you ſtrike a ball fidelong, not full upon the ſurface, the rebound will be as much the contrary way; whether there be any ſuch reſilience in echoes may be tried. Bacon. The weapon with unerring fury flew, At his left ſhoulder aim'd : nor entrance found; But back, as from a rock, with ſwift rebound, Harmleſs return'd. Dryden. REBU'FF. n.ſ. [rebuffade, Fr. rebuffo, Italian.] Repercuſſion; quick and ſudden reſiſtance. By ill chance The ſtrong rebuff of ſome tumultuous cloud, Inſtinét with fire and nitre, hurried him As many miles aloft. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. ii. To REBU'FF. v. a. [from the noun..] To beat back; to op- poſe with ſudden violence. o REBUI'ld. v. a. [re and build.] To reedify; ro reſtore from demolition; to repair. 7 Dryden. to repreſs by objurgation. R E C The fines impoſed there were the more queſtioned, and re- pined againſt, becauſe they were aſſigned to the rebuilding and repairing of St. Paul's church. - - Clarendon. Fine is the ſecret, delicate the art, To raiſe the ſhades of heroes to our view, Rebuild fall'n empires, and old time renew. Tickell. REBU'KAble. adj. [from rebuke.] Worthy of reprehenſion. Rebukable And worthy ſhameful check it were, to ſland On mere mechanick compliment. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleo To REBU'KE. v. a. [reboucher, Fr.] To chide; to ºf 3. I am aſham'd : does not the ſtone rebuke me, For being more ſtone than it Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. He was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb aſs, ſpeaking with man's voice, forbad the madneſs of the prophét." 2 p. My ſon, deſpiſe not thou the chaſtening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him. Heb. xii. 15. The proud he tam’d, the penitent he cheer'd, Nor to rebuke the rich offender fear'd. REBU'ke. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Reprehenſion; chiding expreſſion; objurgation. Why bear you theſe rebukes, and anſwer not ? Shakeſp. If he will not yield, Rebuke and dread correction wait on us, And they ſhall do their office. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The channels of waters were ſeen ; at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blaſt of the breath of thy noſtrils. Pſalm xviii. 15. Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of heavineſs. Pſalm lxix. 21. The rebukes and chiding to children, ſhould be in grave and diſpaſſionate words. Locke. Shall Cibber's ſon, without rebuke, Swear like a lord Pope. Should vice expe&t to 'ſcape rebuke, Becauſe its owner is a duke Swift's Miſcellanies. 2. In low language, it ſignifies any kind of check. He gave him ſo terrible a rebuke upon the forehead with his heel, that he laid him at his length. L’Eſtrange. REBU’KER. n.ſ.. [from rebuke.] A chider; a reprehender. The revolters are profound to make ſlaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. Hºſea v. 2. RE'BUs. n. ſ. [rebus, Latin.] A word repreſented by a pićture. Some citizens, wanting arms, have coined themſelves cer- tain devices alluding to their names, which we call rebus: Maſter Jugge the printer, in many of his books, took, to ex- preſs his name, a nightingale ſitting in a buſh with a ſcrole in her mouth, wherein was written jugge, jugge, jugge. Peac. To REBU't. v. n. [rebuter, Fr.] To retire back. Obſolete. Themſelves too rudely rigorous, Aſtonied with the ſtroke of their own hand, Do back rebut, and each to other yielded land. Fa. Queen. REBUTTER. n.ſ. An anſwer to a rejoinder. To RecA'LL. v. a. [re and call.] To call back; to call again; to revoke. They who recal the church unto that which was at the firſt, muſt ſet bounds unto their ſpeech.s. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 2. If Henry were recall'd to life again, Theſe news would cauſe him once more yield the ghoſt. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. i. Neglected long, ſhe let the ſecret reſt, Till lov’d recall"d it to her lab’ring breaſt. Dryden. It is ſtrange the ſoul ſhould never once recal over any of its pure native ideas, before it borrowed any thing from the body; never any other ideas, but what derive their original from that union. Locke. To the churches, wherein they were ordained, they might of right be recalled as to their proper church, under pain of excommunication. Ayliffe's Parergon. It is neceſſary to recall to the reader's mind, the deſire Ulyſſes has to reach his own country. Broome's Notes on Odyſſ, f princes, whoſe dominions lie contiguous, be forced tº draw from thoſe armies which act againſt France, we muſt hourly expect having thoſe troops recalled, which they, now leave with us in the midſt of a ſiege. Swift's Miſcellanies. RecA'll n.ſ. [from the verb..] Revocation; act or power of calling back. Dryden. Other decrees - Againſt thee are gone forth, without recall. Milton. * I is done, and ſince 'tis done, ’tis paſt recal; And ſince ’tis paſt recal, muſt be forgotten. Dryden. To RECANT. v. a. [recanto, Lat.] To retract; to recall; to contradićt what one has once ſaid or done. He ſhall do this, or elſe I do recant The pardon that I late pronounced. Shakespeare . Mr. ºf Iºn. Eaſe would recant vows made in Pain. . . . Milton, If it be thought, that the praiſe of a tranſlation conſiſts in adding new beauties, I ſhall be willing to recant. Dryden. That the legiſlature ſhould have power to change the ſuc- ceſſion, whenever the neceſſities of the kingdom require, is ſo uſefál towards preſerving our religion and liberty, that I know not how to recant. Swift. RecANTA"T1 on. .
R E C
R E C
.
'TION. m. ſ. [from ...] Retradation; declara-
- er declaration.
adićtory to a º to join this recantation to the
Sidney, b. ii.
The poor man was impriſoned for this diſcovery, and
forced to make a publick recantatiºn. Stillingſleet.
Rºstº R. n.ſ. [from rºl One who recants.
The publick body, which doth ſeldom
Play the recanter, feeling in itſelf -
A ſack of Timon's aid, hath ſenſe withal
of its own fall, reſtraining aid to Tºmon, Shakespeare.
To RECAPITULATE. v. 4. [recapituler, Fr. re and capt-
rulum, Lat.] To repeat again diſtinctly; to detail again. .
Hylobares judiciouſly and reſentingly ſºftº: your main
reaſonings. Arc's Divine Dialºgue:
I have been forced to recapitulate theſe things, becauſe
mankind is not more liable to deceit, than it is willing to
continue in a pleaſing error. . . Dryden's Dufreſnºy.
Recapitulation. n.ſ.. [from recapitulate.] Detail repeated;
diſtinct repetition of the principal points.
He maketh a recapitulation of the chriſtian churches; among
Kaleigh.
the reſt he addeth the iſle of Eden by name. -
Inſtead of raiſing any particular uſes from the point that
has been delivered, let us make a brief recapitulation of the
whole. - - South.
Recapitulatory. ad. [from recapitulate.] Repeating again.
Recapitulatºry exerciſes. Garretſon.
To RecA'RRY. v. a. [re and carry..] To carry back.
When the Turks beſieged Malta or Rodes, pigeons car-
ried and recarried letters. //alton's Angler.
To Rece'DE. v. n. [recedo, Latin.]
1. To fall back; to retreat.
A deaf noiſe of ſounds that never ceaſe,
Confus'd and chiding, like the hollow roar
Of tides, receding from th’ inſulted ſhoar.
Ye doubts and fears
Scatter'd by winds recede, and wild in foreſts rove. Prior.
All bodies, moved circularly, have a perpetual endeavour
to recede from the center, and every moment would fly out in
right lines, if they were not violently reſtrained by contiguous
matter. Bentley.
2. To deſiſt.
I can be content to recede much ſtom my own intereſts and
perſonal rights. King Charles.
They hoped that their general aſſembly would be perſuaded
to depart from ſome of their demands ; but that, for the pre-
ſent, they had not authority to recede from any one propo-
lition. Clarendºn, b. viii.
REcei'ſ T. m. ſ. [receptum, Latin.]
1. The aët of receiving.
Villain, thou did'ſt deny the gold's receipt,
And told me of a miſtreſs. Shakeſp. Com. ºf Err.
It muſt be done upon the receit of the wound, before the
pationt's ſpirits be overheated. ///eman's Surgery.
The joy of a monarch for the news of a victory muſt not
be expreſſed like the ecſtaſy of a harlequin, on the receipt of
a letter from his miſtreſs. Dryden.
2. The place of receiving.
Jeſus ſaw Matthew fitting at the receipt of cuſtom. Matt.
3. [Kºſte, Fr.]. A note given, by which money is acknow.
ledged to have been received.
4. Reception ; admiſſion.
It is of things heavenly an univerſal declaration, work-
ing in them, whoſe hearts Č. inſpireth with the due conſi–
deration thereof, an habit or diſpoſition of mind, whereby
they are made fit veſſels, both for the receipt and delivery of
whatſoever ſpiritual perfection. Hººker, b. v. ſ. 37.
5. Reception ; welcome.
The ſame words in my lady Philoclea's mouth might have
- had a better grace, and perchance have found a gentler
recept. - Sidney.
6. º rom recipe.] Preſcription of ingredients for any compo-
It! O!].
REcANTA
tion contr
She could not ſee mean
former vow.
Dryden.
On’s bed of death
Many receipts he gave me, chiefly one
Qf his ºld experience th' only dailing. Shakespeare
That Medea could make old men young again, was no-
thing elſe, but that, from knowledge of imples, ſhe had
a receipt to make white hair black. Brºwn', '... Errours.
Wiſe leeches will not vain receipt, obtrude,
While growing pains pronounce the humours crude. Dryd.
Some dryly plain, without invention's aid,
Write dull rºccº's how poems may be made. Pope.
$cribonius found the reciº in a ſetter Wrote to Tiberius
and Yºº never able to procure the receipt during the º
R". º, E. adj. [recevalle, F dºng on Coins.
being received. j. [recevalle, Fr. from receive. J º:
ºf , ; * > * > 101.
ºſº º a. [recevoir, Fr. recipiº, Lat.]
If by this º º thing as due. - - -
Why, let the * he ows: the law his life,
***ive’t in valiant goie.
Sha{gſ. -
A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive fºr
himſelf a kingdom, and return. Luče xiv. 12.
2. To take or obtain from another.
Ye ſhall receive of me gifts. Pan. ii. 6.
Though I ſhould receive a thouſand ſhekels of ſilver in mine
hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand againſt the king's
ſon. 2 Sam. xviii. i2.
What? ſhall we receive good at the hands of God, and
ſhall we not receive evil jºb ii. 10.
To them haſt thou poured a drink-offering ſhould I re-
ceive comfort in theſe ? 1ſ, lvii. 6.
He that doeth wrong, ſhall receive for the wrong done ;
and there is no reſpect of perſons. Col. iii. 25.
They lived with the friendſhip and equality of brethren >
received no laws from one another, but lived ſeparately. Lººſe.
3. To take any thing communicated.
Put all in writing that thou giveſt out, and receiveſ? in.
- Eccluſ. xlii. 7.
Draw general concluſions from every particular they meet
with : theſe make little true benefit of hiſtory; nay, being
of forward and active ſpirits, receive more harm by it. Locſ.
The idea of ſolidity we receive by our touch. Locée.
The ſame inability will every one find, who ſhall go about
to faſhion in his underſtanding any ſimple idea, not received
in by his ſenſes or by reflection. Locke.
To conceive the ideas we receive from ſenſation, confider
them, in reference to the different ways, whereby they make
their approaches to our minds. Locke.
4. To embrace intelle&tually. -
We have ſet it down as a law, to examine things to the
bottom, and not to receive upon credit, or reject upon impro-
babilitics. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
In an equal indifferency for all truth; I mean the receiving
it, in the love of it, as truth ; and in the examination of our
principles, and not receiving any for ſuch, till we are fully
convinced of their certainty, conſiſts the freedom of the un-
derſtanding. Locke.
5. To allow.
Long received cuſtom forbidding them to do as they did,
there was no excuſe to juſtify their act; unleſs, in the ſcrip-
ture, they could ſhew ſome law, that did licence them thus
to break a received cuſtom. Hocker, b. ii. ſ. 5.
Will it not be receiv'd,
When we have mark'd with blood thoſe ſleepy two,
And us’d their very daggers; that they have don't
—Who dares receive it other Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Left any ſhould think that any thing in this number eight
creates the diapaſon ; this computation of eight is rathcr a
thing received, than any true computation. Bacon.
6. To admit.
When they came to Jeruſalem, they were received of the
church. Acis xv. 4.
Thou ſhalt guide me with thy counſel, and afterward re-
ceive me to glory. Pſalm lxxiii. 24.
Let her be ſhut out from the camp ſeven days, and after
that received in again. Numb. xii. 14.
Free converſe with perſons of different ſects will enlarge
our charity towards others, and incline us to receive them
into all the degrees of unity and affection, which the word of
God requires. J/atts's Improvement ºf the Mind.
7. To take as into a veſſel. - -
He was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their
fight. 47; i. 9-
8. To take into a place or ſtate. - -
After the Lord had ſpoken, he was received up into hea-
ven, and ſat on the right hand of God. Mar. xvi. 19.
9. To conceive in the mind ; to take intellcétually.
To one of your receiving,
Enough is ſhewn. Shakeſp.
Io. To entertain as a gueſt. -
Abundance fit to honour, and receive -
Milion.
Our heav'nly ſtranger.
Rect I've DN Ess. n.ſ. Ifrom received.] General allowance.
Others will, upon account of the receivedº of the pro-
poſed opinion, think it rather worth to be examined, than
Bºyle.
acquicked in. :
Receive R. m. ſ. [receveur, Fr. from receive.]
1. Onc to whom any thing is communicated by another.
All the learnings that his time could ſnake him receiver of,
he took as we do air. - Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
She from whoſe influence all impreſſion came,
But by receivers impotencics lame.
hom any thing is given or paid.
2. oº: a º £r', who alone handleth the monies. Bacon.
In all works of liberality, ſomething more is to be confi-
der d, beſides the occaſion of the givers; and that is tle oc-
caſion of the receivers. Sprat,
Gratitude is a virtue, diſpoſing the mind to an inward
ſenſe, and an outward acknowledgement of a benefit received,
together with a readineſs to return the ſame, as the occaſiº
of the doer ſhall require, and the abilities of the *g.
tend to. * ſ:
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R. E. C . wº- If one third of the money in trade were locked up, land- holders muſt receive one third leſs for their goods; a leſs quan- tity of money by one third being to be diſtributed amongſt an equal number of receivers. Locke. Wood's halfpence will be offered for ſix a penny, and the neceſſary receivers will be loſers of two thirds in their pay. Sw. . One who partakes of the bleſied ſacrament. The ſignification and ſenſe of the ſacrament diſpoſe the ſpi- rit of the receiver to admit the grace of the ſpirit of God there conſigned. Taylor's I/orthy Communicant. 4. One who cooperates with a robber, by taking the goods which he ſteals. - This is a great cauſe of the maintenance of thieves, know- ing their receivers always ready 3 for were there no receivers, there would be no thieves. Spenſer’s State of Ireland. 5. The veſſel into which ſpirits are emitted from the ſtill. Theſe liquors, which the wide receiver fill, Prepar'd with labour, and refin'd with ſkill, Another courſe to diſtant parts begin. Blackmore. Alkaline ſpirits run in veins down the ſides of the receiver in diſtillations, which will not take fire. Arbuthnot. 6. The veſſel of the air pump, out of which the air is drawn, and which therefore receives any body on which experiments are tried. The air that in exhauſted receivers of air pumps is exhaled from minerals, is as true as to elaſticity and denſity or rare- fačtion, as that we reſpire in. Bentley. To Recele'BRATE. v. a. [re and celebrate.] To celebrate anew. French air and Engliſh verſe here wedded lie : Who did this knot compoſe, Again hath brought the lilly to the roſe; And with their chained dance, Recelebrates the joyful match. Benj. johnſon. RE'cENcy. n. ſ [recens, Lat.] Newneſs; new ſtate. A ſchirrhus in its recency, whilſt it is in its augment, re- quireth milder applications than the confirmed one. J/ſeman. Rece'Nsion. m. ſ. [recenſio, Lat.J Enumeration ; review. In this recenſion of monthly flowers, it is to be underſtood from its firſt appearing to its final withering. Evelyn's Kalen. RECENT. adj. [recens, Latin.] 1. New ; not of long exiſtence. The ancients were of opinion, that thoſe parts, where Egypt now is, were formerly ſea, and that a conſiderable por- tion of that country was recent, and formed out of the mud diſcharged into the neighbouring ſea by the Nile. Iſoodward. 2. Late ; not antique. Among all the great and worthy perſons, whereof the memory remaineth, either ancient or recent, there is not one that hath been tranſported to the mad degree of love. Bacon. 3. Freſh; not long diſmiſſed from. Ulyſſes moves, Urg'd on by want, and recent from the ſtorms, The brackiſh ouze his manly grace deforms. Reſcently. adv. [from recent.] Newly ; freſhly. Thoſe tubes, which are moſt recently made of fluids, are moſt flexible and moſt eaſily lengthened. Arbuthnot. Rece’NTN Ess. n.ſ. [from recent. J. Newneſs; freſhneſs. This inference of the recentneſs of mankind from the re- centneſs of theſe apotheoſes of gentile deities, ſeems too weak to bear up this ſuppoſition of the novitas humani generis. Hale. Rece/ptacle. n.ſ. [receptaculum, Lat..] A veſſel or place into which anything is received. - When the ſharpneſs of death was overcome, he then opened heaven, as well to believing gentiles as Jews: heaven till then was no receptacle to the ſouls of either. Hooker. The county of Tipperary, the only county palatine in Ireland, is by abuſe of ſome bad ones made a receptacle to rob the reſt of the counties about it. Spenſer's State of Ireland. As in a vault, an ancient receptacle, Where for theſe many hundred years, the bones Of all my buried anceſtors are packt. . . Shakeſp. ‘I he eye of the ſoul, or receptacle of ſapience and divine knowledge. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the IWorld. Leſt paradiſe a receptacle prove . . - To ſpirits foul, and all my trees their prey. Milton. Their intelligence, put in at the top of the horn, ſhall convey it into a little receptacle at the bottom. - Addison. Theſe are conveniencies to private perſons; inſtead of being receptacles for the truly poor, they tempt men to pretend po- verty, in order to ſhare the advantages. Atterbury. Though the ſupply from this great receptacle below be con- tintial and alike to all the globe; yet when it arrives near the ſurface, where the heat is not ſo uniform, it is ſubject to viciſſitudes. 2 ... Hoodward. Recept IB1'Lity. m. ſ. [receptus, Lat.] Poſſibility of receiving. The peripatetick matter is a pure unactuated power; and this conceited vacuum a mere receptibility. Glanvill. RE'cEPTARY. n.ſ. [receptus, Lat.] Thing received. Not in uſe. They, which behold the preſent ſtate of things, cannot condemn our ſober enquiries in the doubtful appertenancies of arts and receptaries of philoſophy. Brown. RECE/ption, n. ſ. (receptus, Latin.] 1. The act of receiving. Pope. R E C Both ſerve completely for the reception and communication of learned knowledge. Holder's Elements of Speech. In this *imal are found parts official unto nutrition, which were its aliment the empty reception of air,W.; had been ſuperfluous. B • 2. The ſtate of being received. rown's Wulgar Errours. 3. Admiſſion of anything communicated, Cauſes, according ſtill To the reception of their matter, ačt; Not to th’ extent of their own ſphere. In ſome animals, the avenues reception of ſenſations, are few, received with, obſcure and dull. 4. Readmiſſion. All hope is loſt Of my reception into grace. 5. The act of containing. I cannot ſurvey this world of fluid matter, without think- ing on the hand that firſt poured it out, and made a proper channel for its reception. Addiſon. 6. Treatment at firſt coming; welcome 5 entertainment. This ſucceſſion of ſo many powerful methods being farther preſcribed by God, have found ſo diſcouraging a reception, that nothing but the violence of ſtorming or battery can pre- tend to prove ſucceſsful. Hammond's Fundamental. Pretending to conſult About the great reception of their king, Thither to come. 7. Opinion generally admitted. Philoſophers, who have quitted the popular doćtrines of their countries, have fallen into as extravagant opinions, as even common reception countenanced. Locke. 8. Recovery. He was right glad of the French king's reception of thoſe towns from Maximilian. Bacon's Henry VII. Receptive. adj. [receptus, Lat.] Having the quality of ad- mitting what is communicated. The ſoul being, as it is active, perfeółed by love of that infinite good, ſhall, as it is receptive, be alſo perfected with th9ſº ſupernatural paſſions of joy, peace and delight. Hooker. The pretended firſt matter is capable of all forms, and the imaginary ſpace is receptive of all bodies. Glanvill. Receptory, adj. [receptus, Lat..] Generally or popularly admitted. Although therein be contained many excellent things, and verified upon his own experience, yet are there many alſo receptory, and will not endure the teſt. Brown, Rece'ss. n.ſ. [recºſus, Latin.] 1. Retirement; retreat; withdrawing; ſeceſſion. What tumults could not do, an army muſt ; my receſ; hath given them confidence that I may be conquered. K. Charles. Fair Thames ſhe haunts, and ev'ry neighb'ring grove, Sacred to ſoft receſ, and gentle love. rior. 2. Departure. e come into the world, and know not how ; we live in it in a ſelf-neſcience, and go hence again, and are as igno- rant of our receſ. Glanvill's Scepſ. 3. Place of retirement; place of ſecrecy; private abode. This happy place, our ſweet - Receſs, and only conſolation left. Milton's Par. Lo/?. The deep receſſes of the grove he gain'd. Dryden. I wiſh that a crowd of bad writers do not ruſh into the quict of your receſſes. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. 4. [Recez, Fr.] Perhaps an abſtraćt of the proceedings of an imperial diet. In the imperial chamber, the proëtors have a florin taxed Milton's Par. Loft. • Provided by nature for the and the perception, they are Locke, Milton's Par. Lºſt. Milton. and allowed them for every ſubſtantial receſ. Ayliffe. 5. Departure into privacy. The great ſeraphick lords and cherubim, - In cloſe receſs, and ſecret conclave ſat. Milton. In the receſs of the jury, they are to conſider their evi- dence. Hale. 6. Remiſſion or ſuſpenſion of any procedure. On both ſides they made rather a kind of receſs, than a breach of treaty, and concluded upon a truce. . . Bacon. I conceived this parliament would find work, with conve- nient receſſes, for the firſt three years. King Charles. 7. Removal to diſtance. - - - Whatſoever ſign the ſun poſſeſſed, whoſe receſ; or vicinity defineth the quarters of the year, thoſe of our ſeaſons were aćtually exiſtent. Brown's Wulgar Brrours. 8. Privacy; ſecrecy of abode. - Good verſe, receſ; and ſolitude requires ; And eaſe from cares, and undiſturb’d deſires. . Secret part. 9 In . myſteries, and moſt ſecret receſſºr, and adyta of their religion, their heathen prieſts betrayed and led their vo: taries into all the moſt horrid unnatural fins. . Hammºnd, Every ſcholar ſhould acquaint himſelf with a ſuperficial ſcheme of all the ſciences, yet there is no neceſſity for every man of learning to enter into their difficulties and deep -> 11 atts's Improvement of the Mind. EcE’s SIo N. * Dryden. recº. 2 I H
R E C R E C off, Lat..] The aët of retreating. r f ... m. ſ. 7'éd Recr'ssion. n.ſ. ( [rechanger, Fr. re and change.] To To REcHA'NGE. v. 4. e again. - --- *.ed with forefight, work with facility; others are perpetually changing and rechanging their work. har Dryden. To RechA'RG E. v. 4. [recharger, Fr. re and charge.] uſe in return. I. Tº: fault, that we find with them, is, that they over- much abridge the church of her power in theſe things: . upon they recharge us, as if in theſe things we gave the #. n a liberty, which hath no limits or bounds. Hooker. 2. To attack anew. They charge, recharge, and all along the ſea They drive, and ſquander the huge Belgian fleet; Dryden. Recheaſt. n.ſ. Among hunters, a leſſon which the huntſ- man winds on the horn, when the hounds have loſt their game, to call them back from purſuing a counterſcent. Bail. That a woman conceived me, I thank her; but that I will have a recheat winded in my forehead, or hang my bugle in an inviſible baldrick, all women ſhall pardon me. Shakesp. Recipivation. n.ſ. [recidivus, Lat.] Backſliding ; falling gain. - ag Our renewed obedience is ſtill moſt indiſpenſably required, though mixed with much of weakneſs, frailties, recidivations, to make us capable of pardon. Hammond's Praß. Cat. Recipi'vous, adj. [recidivus, Lat..] Subject to fall again. Recipe. n. ſ. [recipe, Lat, the term uſed by phyſicians, when they direct ingredients.] A medical preſcription. - I ſhould enjoin you travel; for abſence doth in a kind re- move the cauſe, and anſwers the phyſicians firſt recipe, vo- miting and purging , but this would be too harſh. Suckling. Th' apothecary train is wholly blind, From files a random recipe they take, And many deaths of one preſcription make. Dryden. Recipir N.T. n. ſ. [recipiens, Latin.] 1. The receiver; that to which any thing is communicated. Though the images, or whatever elſe is the cauſe of ſenſe, may be alike as from the object, yet may the repreſentations be varied according to the nature of the recipient. Glanvill. 2. ſº Fr.] The veſſel into which ſpirits are driven by the ſtill. The form of ſound words, diſſolved by chymical prepara- tion, ceaſes to be nutritive ; and after all the labours of the alembeck, leaves in the recipient a fretting corrofive. D. of Pie. RECIPROCAL. adj. [reciprocus, Lat. reciproque, Fr.] 1. Aćting in viciſſitude; alternate. Corruption is reciprocal to generation; and they two are as nature's two boundaries, and guides to life and death. Bacon. What if that light, To the terreſtial moon be as a ſtar, Enlight'ning her by day, as ſhe by night, This earth 2 reciprocal, if land be there, Fields and inhabitants. Milton. 2. Mutual; done by each to each. Where there's no hope of a reciprocal aid, there can be no reaſon ſor the mutual obligation. L'E/trange. In reciprocal duties, the failure on one ſide juſtifies not a failure on the other. Clariſſa. 3. Mutually interchangeable. Theſe two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined; which, in the ſchools, ſignifies, that the de- finition may be uſed in the place of the thing defined. IPatts. 4. In geometry, reciprocal proportion is, when, in four num- bers, the fourth number is ſo much leſſer than the ſecond, as the third is greater than the firſt, and vice verſa. Harris. According to the laws of motion, if the bulk and aćtivity of aliment and medicines are in reciprocal proportion, the ef- fect will be the ſame. Arbuthnot on Aliments. RECIPRocally. adv. [from reciprocal.] Mutually ; inter- changeably. - His mind and place #. one another reciprºcally. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. ake the bodies appear enlightened by the ſhadows which bound the fight, which cauſe it to repoſe for ſome ſpace of time; and reciprocally the ſhadows may be made ſenſible by enlightening your ground. Dryden. If the diſtance be about the hundredth part of an inch, the water will riſe to the height of about an inch; and if the diſtance be greater or leſs in any proportion, the height will be reciprocally proportional to the diſtance very nearly : for the attractive force of the glaiſes is the ſame, whether the diſtance between then be greater or leſs; and the weight of the wa- ter drawn up is the fame, if the height of it be reciprocally proportional to the height of the glaſſes. ſewton's Opticks. Thoſe two particles do reciprocally affe&t each other with the ſame force and vigour, as they would do at the ſame di- R *ice in any other ſituation. Bentley. º "...ſ.. [from reciprocal.] Mutual return; ſ The reciprocalneſs of the injury onght to allay the diſplea- ure at 16. Dec Pi ay of Piety. * Kºrkocate. *.*. [reciprocus, Lat, reciprºpuer, Fr. J o act interchangeably 5 to alternate. One brawny ſmith the puffing belows plies, And draws, and blows reciprocating air. Dryden. From whence the quick reciprocating breath, The lobe adheſive, and the ſweat of death. Sewel. Reciprocation... n. f [rºfiprocatio, from reci, racus, Latin.] Alternation ; ačtion interchanged. Bodies may be altered by heat, and yet no ſuch ric proca- tion of rarefaction, condenſation and ſeparation. Bacon. That Ariſtotle drowned himſelf in Euripus, as deſpairing to reſolve the cauſe of its reciprocation or ebb and ſlow ſeve. times a day, is generally believed. Brown. Where the bottom of the ſea is owze or ſand, it is b the motion of the waters, ſo far as the reciprocation of the ſº, extends to the bottom, brought to a level. Ray, The ſyſtole reſembles the forcible bending of a ſpring, and the diaſtole its flying out again to its natural ſite: what. the principal efficient of this reciprocation * Ray. Recisios. n.ſ. [reciſus, Lat..] The act of cutting off. Reci TAL. m. ſ. [from recite.J 1. Repetition; rehearſal. The laſt are repetitions and recital of the firſt. Denham. This often ſets him on empty boaſts, and betrays him into vain fantaſtick recitals of his own performances. 4da/in. 2. Enumeration. - To make the rough recital aptly chime, Or bring the ſum of Gallia's loſs to rhime, Is mighty hard. Prior. Recitation. m. ſ... [from recite.] Repetition; rehearſal. If menaces of ſcripture fall upon men's perſons, if they are but the recitations and deſcriptions of God's decreed with and thoſe decrees and that wrath have no reſpect to the sº tual ſins of men ; why ſhould terrors reſtrain me from fin when preſent advantage invites me to it Homº. He uſed philoſophical arguments and recitatiºns. Temple. RE'cITATI ve. }*ſ [from recite. A kind of tuneful pro- Recit ATI'vo. nunciation, more muſical than common ſpeech, and leſs than ſong; chaunt. He introduced the examples of moral virtue, writ in verſe, and performed in recitative muſick. Dryden. By ſinging peers upheld on either hand, Then thus in quaint recitativo ſpoke. Dunciad, b. iv. To RECITE. v. a. [recito, Lat., reciter, Fr.] To rehearſ. ; to repeat; to enumerate ; to tell over. While Telephus's youthful charms, His roſy neck, and winding arms, With endleſs rapture you recite, And in the tender name delight. Addison. The thoughts of gods let Granville's verſe recite, And bring the ſcenes of op'ning fate to light. Poſe. If we will recite nine hours in ten, You loſe your patience. Pope's Epiftles of Horace. REcITE. m. ſ. [recit, Fr. from the verb.] Recital. Not in uſe. This added to all former recites or obſervations of long- liv'd races, makes it eaſy to conclude, that health and long life are the bleſſings of the poor as well as rich. Temple. To RECK. v. n [necan, Saxon.] To care; to heed; to mind; to rate at much ; to be in care. Out of uſe. Reck is ſtill retained in Scotland. Thou's but a lazy loorde, And reck, much of thy ſwinke, That with fond terms and witheſs words, To bleer mine ºyes do'ſt think. Spºnſºr. Good or bad, What do I reck, fith that he dy'd entire. Fairy Queen. I reck as little what betideth me, - As much I wiſh all good befortune you. Shakeſp. Of night or lonelineſs it recks me not; I fear the dread events that dog them both, Leſt ſome ill-greeting touch attempt the perſon - Of our unowned ſiſter. Milton. - With that care loſt Went all his fear; of God, or hell or worſe He reck’d not. Milton. To REck. v. a. To heed ; to care for. - This ſon of mine, not recking danger, and neglecting the preſent good way he was in of doing himſelf good, came hither to do this kind office to my unſpeakable grief. Sidhy. If I do loſe thee, I do loſe a thing, That none but fools would reck. Shakeſp. Do not you as ungracious parſons do, Who ſhew the ſteep and thorny way to heav'n 3 Yet like unthinking reckleſs libertines, That in the ſoft path of dalliance treads, Recks not his own rede. Shaft. RE'ckless. adj. [from reck; reccelear, Saxon J Careles; heedleſs ; mindleſs; untouched. See RECK. It made the king as reckleſs, as them diligent. Sidney. I'll after, more to be reveng'd of Eglamour /? Than for the love of reckleſ; Silvia. Shakespeare . He apprehends death no more dreadfully, but as a drunken ſleep; careleſs, rec{kſ, and fearleſs of what's pait, preſent or to coine; inſenſible of mortality and deſperately º IN c.At 4.
R E C º: - * º º, : Next this was drawn the reckºſ, cities flame, When a ſtrange hell pour’d down from heaven there came. Cowley. RE'ckles Ness. n.ſ.. [from reck. This word in the ſeventeenth article is erroneouſly written wretchleſsneſs.] Careleſsneſs; negligence. Over many good fortunes began to breed a proud reckleſ: neſ in them. Sidney. To RECKON. v. a. [reccan, Saxon; reckenen, Dutch.] 1. To number; to count. The prieſt ſhall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, and it ſhall be abated. Lev. xxvii. 18. Numb'ring of his virtues praiſe, Death loſt the reckoning of his days. Craſhaw. When are queſtions belonging to all finite exiſtences by us reckoned from ſome known parts of this ſenſible world, and from ſome certain epochs marked out by motions in it. Locke. The freezing of water, or the blowing of a plant, return- ing at equidiſtant periods, would as well ſerve men to reckon their years by, as the motions of the ſun. Locke. I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the outfide of the church, though I only told three ſides of it. Addiſon. Would the Dutch be content with the military government and revenues, and reckon it among what ſhall be thought ne- ceſſary for their barrier * Swift's Miſcellanies. A multitude of cities are reckoned up by the geographers, particularly by Ptolemy. Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. To eſteem ; to account. Where we cannot be perſuaded that the will of God is, we ſhould far rejećt the authority of men, as to reckon it nothing. Hooker. Varro's aviary is ſtill ſo famous, that it is reckoned for one of thoſe notables, which men of foreign nations record. Wott. For him I reckon not in high eſtate; But thee, whoſe ſtrength, while virtue was her mate, Might have ſubdu'd the earth. Milton's Agoniſłes. People, young and raw, and ſoft-natured, are apt to think it an eaſy thing to gain love, and reckon their own friendſhip a ſure price of another man's: but when experience ſhall have ſhewn them the hardneſs of moſt hearts, the hollowneſs of others and the baſeneſs of all, they will find that a friend is the gift of God, and that he only, who made hearts, can unite them. South's Sermons. 3. To aſſign in an account. To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Roman; iv. 4. To RE'ckon. v. n. 1. To compute; to calculate. We may fairly reckon, that this firſt age of apoſtles, with that ſecond generation of many who were their immediate converts, extended to the middle of the ſecond century. Addison 2. To ſtate an account. We ſhall not ſpend a large expence of time, Before we reckon with your ſeveral loves, And make us even with you. Shakeſp. 3. To charge to account. I call poſterity Into the debt, and reckon on her head. 4. To pay a penalty. If they fail in their bounden duty, they ſhall reckon for it one day. Sanderſon's judgment. 5. To call to puniſhment. God ſuffers the moſt grievous ſins of particular perſons to go unpuniſhed in this world, becauſe his juſtice will have an- other opportunity to meet and reckon with them. Tillotſon. 6. (Compterſur, Fr.] To lay ſtreſs or dependance upon. You reckon upon loſing your friends kindneſs, when you have ſufficiently convinced them, they can never hope for any of yours. Temple's Miſcellanies. Reckon E.R. m. ſ. [from reckon.] One who computes; one who calculates coſt. - Reckoners without their hoſt muſt reckon twice. Camden. Recko NING. a. ſ. [from reckon.] 1. Computation; calculation. 2. Account of time. Can'ſt thou their reck’nings keep the time compute 2 When their ſwoln bellies ſhall enlarge their fruit. Sandys. 3. Accounts of debtor and creditor. - They that know how their own reck'ning goes, - Account not what they have, but what they loſe. Daniel. It is with a man and his conſcience, as with one man and another; even reckoning makes laſting friends; and the way to make reckonings even, is to make them often. South. 4. Money charged by an hoſt. His induſtry is up ſtairs and down; his eloquence the parcel of a reckoning. Shakeſp. Henry IV. When a man's verſes cannot be underſtood, it ſtrikes a man more dead than a great reckoning in a little room. Shakespeare A coin would have a nobler uſe than to pay a reckoning. Addison 5. Account taken. There was no reckoning made with them of the money de- livered into their hand. 2 Kings. Benj. johnſon. R. E. C 6. Eſteem; account; eſtimation. Beauty, though in as great excellency in yourſelf as in any, Yet you make no further reckoning of it, than of an outward fading benefit nature beflowed. Sidney. Y" they all of as great account as the beſt among them, with us notwithſtanding they ought not to be of ſuch rººm. *g, that their opinion ſhould cauſe the laws of the church to Tš. º , - Hooker's Preface. *M. v. a. [reclamo, Latin.] I. To reform ; to correct. He ſpared not the heads of any miſchievous pračtices, but ſhewed ſharp judgment on them fºr enſample ſake, that iſ the meaner ſort, which were infected with that evil might by terror thereof, be reclaimed and ſaved. » Spen ºr. - This errour whoſoever is able to reclaim, he ſhall ſave º in one ſummer, than Themiſon deſtroy'd in any autumn. - Brown's Pulgar Errouri. Reclaim your wife from ſtrolling up and down To all aſſizes. Dryden's juvenal. 'Tis the intention of providence, in all the variouſ expreſ- fions of his goodneſs, to reclaim mankind, and to engage their obedience. Rogers'; Sermons. . The penal laws in being againſt papiſts have been found ineffectual, and rather confirm than reclaim men from their errors. Swift. 2. [Reclamer, Fr.] To reduce to the ſtate deſired. It was for him to haſten to let his people ſee, that he meant to gºvern by law, howſoever he came in by the ſword; and fit alſo to reclaim them, to know him for their king, whom they had ſo lately talked of as an enemy. Bacon. Much labour is requir'd in trees, to tame Their wild diſorder, and in ranks reclaim. Dryden. Minds ſhe the dangers of the Lycian coaſt Or is her tow'ring flight reclaim’d, By ſeas from Icarus's downfal nam'd Vain is the call, and uſeleſs the advice. Prior. 3. To recall; to cry out againſt. The head-ſtrong horſes hurried O&tavius, the trembling charioteer, along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them. Dryd. Oh tyrant love! Wiſdom and wit in vain reclaim, And arts but ſoften us to feel thy flame. Pope. 4. To tame. Upon his fiſt he bore An eagle well reclaim'd. Dryden's Knight's Tale. Are not hawks brought to the hand, and lions, tygers and bears reclaimed by good uſage 7 L’Eſtrange's Fables. To RecLi NE. v. a. [reclino, Lat. recliner, Fr.] To ſcan back; to lean ſidewiſe. The mother Reclin'd her dying head upon his breaſt. Dryden. While thus ſhe reſted, on her arm reclin'd, The purling ſtreams that through the meadow ſtray'd, In drowſy murmurs lull'd the gentle maid. Addison. To RecLi'NE. v. n. To reſt; to repoſe; to lean. Recli'N E. adj. [reclinis, Lat.] In a leaning poſture. They ſat recline On the ſoft downy bank, damaik'd with flow’rs. Milton. To Reclo's E. v. a. [re and cloe.] To cloſe again. The filver ring ſhe pull'd, the door reclos'd; The bolt, obedient to the ſilken cord, To the ſtrong ſtaples inmoſt depth reſtor'd, Secur'd the valves. To Reclu'd E. v. a. [recludo, Lat..] To open. The ingredients abſorb the inteſtinal ſuperfluities, reclude oppilations, and mundify the blood. Harvey. RecLU's E. adj. [reclus, Fr. recluſus, Lat.] Shut up; retired. This muſt be the inference of a mere contemplative; a recluſe that converſes only with his own meditations. D. of P. The nymphs Meliſſan, ſacred and recluſe to Ceres, Pour ſtreams ſelect, and purity of waters. Prior. I all the live long day Conſume in meditation deep, recluſe from human converſe. - Philips. RF coagulation. n.ſ. [re and coagulation ] Second coagu- lation. This ſalt, diſſolved in a convenient quantity of water, does upon its recoagulation diſpoſe of the aqueous particles among its own ſaline ones, and ſhoot into cryſtals. Boyle. REco'GNISAN ce. n.ſ. [recogniſance, Fr.] 1. Acknowledgement of perſon or thing. 2. Badge. - - - - Apparent it is, that all men are either chriſtians or not; if by external profeſſion they be chriſtians, then are they of the viſible church of Chriſt; and chriſtians by external profeſſion they are all, whoſe mark of recognizance hath. in it thoſe things mentioned, yet although they be impious idolators and wicked hereticks. Hocker, b. iii. ſ. 1. She did gratify his amorous works - With that recognizance and pledge of love, - Which I firſt gave her ; an handkerchief, Sha % - ~ * Pope's Odiſy.
R E C R E C rd teſtifying the recogniſor to owe unto the 3. :**... 㺠; and is acknowledged in ; court of record ; and thoſe that are mere recogniſances are not ſealed but enrolled : It is alſo uſed for the verdićt of the twelve men empannelled upon an affize. Cowel. The Engliſh ſhould not marry with any Iriſh, unleſs bound by recogniſance with ſureties, to continue loyal. Lavies. To Recogs I'se. v. a. [recognoſco, Lat.] 1. To acknowledge; to recover and avow knowledge of any perſon or thing. - The Britiſh cannon formidably roars, While ſtarting from his oozy bed, Th' aſſerted ocean rears his reverend head, To view and recogniſe his ancient lord. Dryden. Then firſt he recognis’d th’aethereal gueſt, Wonder and joy alternate fire his breaſt. Pope. 2. To review 3 to reexamine. . . - - - However their cauſes ſpeed in your tribunals, Chriſt will cogniſe them at a greater. South. rº... n.ſ. *. in whoſe favour the bond is drawn. Recognisor. n.ſ.. He who gives the recogniſance. Recognition. m. ſ. [recognitio, Latin.] 1. Review ; renovation of knowledge. The virtues of ſome being thought expedient to be annually had in remembrance, brought in a fourth kind of publick reading, whereby the lives of ſuch ſaints had, at the time of their yearly memorials, ſolemn recognition in the church of God. Hooker, b. iii. ſ. 20. 2. Knowledge confeſſed. - Every ſpecies of fancy hath three modes; recognition of a thing, as preſent; memory of it, as paſt; and forefight of it, 2S to COIIle. Grew's Coſmol. 3. Acknowledgment. If the recognition or acknowledgment of a final concord, upon any writ of covenant finally, be taken by juſtice of aſ- ſize, and the yearly value of thoſe lands be declared by affi- davit made before the ſame juſtice; then is the recognition and value ſigned with the hand-writing of that juſtice. Bacon. To Recoi’l. v. n. [reculer, Fr.] 1. To ruſh back in conſequence of reſiſtance, which cannot be overcome by the force impreſſed. The very thought of my revenges that way Becoil upon me; in himſelf too mighty. Shakeſp. Revenge, at firſt though ſweet, Bitter ere long, back on itſelf recoil. Milton. Amazement ſeiz'd All th’ hoſt of heav'n, back they recoil'd, afraid At firſt. . A4ilton's Paradiſe Left, b. ii. Evil on itſelf ſhall back recoil. Milton. Who in deep mines for hidden knowledge toils, Like guns o'ercharg’d, breaks, miſſes or recoil. Denham. My hand's ſo ſoft, his heart ſo hard, The blow recoil, and hurts me while Í ſtrike! Dryden. Whatever violence may be offered to nature, by endea- vouring to reaſon men into a contrary perſuaſion, nature will ſtill recoil, and at laſt return to itſelf. Tillotſon. 2. To fall back. Ye both forewearied be; therefore a while I read you reſt, and to your bowers recoil. Fairy £ueen. Ten paces huge #: º: 5 i. tenth on bended knee, is maily ſpear upſtay’d. Milton's Par. Loff, b. vi. 3. To fail; % }. y ºff, I A good and virtuous nature may recoil ... In an imperial charge. Shakeſp. Macbeth. To Ricorn, v.a. [re and coin.] To coin over again. Among the Romans, to Preſerve great events upon their coins, when any particular piece of money grew very ſcarce, it was often recoined by a ſucceeding emperor. Addiſon. Reco. NAGE. "...ſ. [re and coinage.] The aa of coining anew. The ''. #. upon the late ſtatute, by the recoinage of £1.94% ºf half-groats, now twelvepences and IlCCS. Ajac. To RECOLLECT. v. a. i. Lat.] fixpences. Bac 1. To recover to memory. It did relieve my paſſion much , }\!or than light airs and recolº terms Of theſe moſt briſk and giddy paced times. Shakeſp. Recollect every day the things ſeen, heard, or read, which ºde any addition to your underitanding. IPatty'ſ Logick. * To recover reaſon or reſolution. The Tyrian queen Admir’d his fortunes, more admir'd the man : Then recollected ſtood. Bººn', AEmeis. 3. To gather what is ſcattered 5 to gather again. mº that God hath made his light radiate in his word, with . º thoſe ſcattered divine beams, and kindling holy . * “Picks proper to warm our affections, enflame - Boyle. REcolle: ECTION. m f - revival in the hiſ I rom recollect.] Recovery of notion; Recºllegii, - - with pain tº. an idea is ſought after by the mind, and *Your found, and brought again in vicw. Lotke. Let us take care that we ſleep not without ſuch a real. tion of the actions of the day as may repreſent any thing that is remarkable, as matter of ſorrow or thankſgiving. Żaylor. The laſt image of that troubled heap, When ſenſe ſubſides, and fancy ſports in ſleep, Though paſt the recallediion of the thought, Becomes the ſtuff of which our dream is wrought. Pºpe. To Reco'M Fort. v. a. [re and comfort.] 1. To comfort or conſole again. What place is there left, we may hope our woes to re- comfort. Sidney, b. i. Ne'er through an arch ſo hurried the blown tides, As the retºfºrted through th' gates. Salºft. Coºlanus. As one from ſad diſmay Recomforted, and, after thoughts diſturb’d, Submitting to what ſeem’d remedileſs. 2. To give new ſtrength. In ſtrawberries, it is uſual to help the ground with muck; and likewiſe to recomfºrt it ſometimes with muck put to the roots; but to water with muck water is not practiſed. Bacon. To Recom M E'Ncs. v. a. [recommencer, Fr. ... and cºmmence.] To begin anew. To RECOMMEND. v. a. [recommender, Fr. re and commend] I. To praiſe to another. 2. To make acceptable. Mecenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Auguſtus, whoſe praiſes helped to make him popular while alive, and after his death have made him precious to poſterity. Dryden. A decent boldneſs ever meets with friends, Succeeds, and ev'n a ſtranger recommend. Pºpe. 3. To commit with prayers. They had been recºmmended to the grace of God. Aft; xiv. REcoMME'Ndable. adj. [recommendable, Fr. from recommend.] Worthy of recommendation or praiſe. - Though theſe purſuits ſhould make out no pretence to ad- vantage, yet, upon the account of honour, they are recom- mendable. Glanvill's Preface to Scºtſ. Recoxºf NDA'tion. n.ſ. [recommendation, Fr. from ſº. mend.] 1. The act of recommending. 2. That which ſecures to one a kind reception from another. Poplicola's doors were opened on the outſide, to ſave the people even the common civility of aſking entrance; where misfortune was a powerful recommendation; and where want itſelf was a powerful mediator. Dryden. REcoMME'NdAtoRY. adj. [from recommend..] That which commends to another. Verſes recommendatory they have commanded me to prefix before my book. Swift. REcoMME'NDER. n.ſ.. [from recommend..] One who recon- mends. St. Chryſoſtom, as great a lover and recommender of the ſolitary ſtate as he was, declares it to be no proper ſchool for thoſe who are to be leaders of Chriſt's flock. Atterbury. To Rfcom MIT. v. a. [re and commit.] To commit anew. When they had bailed the twelve biſhops, who were in the Tower, the houſe of commons expoſtulated with them, and cauſed them to be recommitted. Clarendon. To Recom PA'ct. [re and compati.] To join anew. Repair And recompači my ſcatter'd body. Donnc. To Recom PE'sse. v.a. [recompenſºr, Fr. re and compenſ, Lat.] 1. To repay ; to requite. Continue faithful, and we will recompenſe you. I Mac. x. Hear from heaven, and requite the wicked, by recompenſing his way upon his own head. 2 Chron. vi. 23. 2. To give in requital. Thou waſ begot of them, and how canſ thou recompenſe them the things they have done for thee! Eedu/, viii. 28. Recompenſe to no man evil for evil. . . . Rom. xii. 17. 3. To compenſate; to make up by ſomething equivalent, .. French wheat, which is bearded, requireth the beſt ſoil, recompenſing the ſame with a profitable plenty. - Carew. Solyman, willing them to be of good cheer, ſaid, that he would in ſhort time find occaſion for them to recompenſe that diſgrace, and again to ſhew their approved valour. . . Knolles. He is long ripening, but then his maturity, and the com- plement thereof, recompenſeth the flowneſs of his maturation. Aale's Origin of Mankind. Milton. . To redeem; to pay for. 4 If the man hº no kinſman to recompenſe the treſpaſs unto, let it be recompenſed unto the Lord. Num. v. 8. Recompe Nse. n.ſ. [recompenſe, Fr. from the verb.] Thou'rt ſo far before, That ſwifteſt wing of recompenſe is ſlow To overtake thee. 2. Equivalent ; compenſation. - - Wiſe men thought the vaſt advantage from their learning and integrity an ample recompenſe for any inconvenience from their paſſion. - Clarendon. Your mother's wrongs a recompenſe ſhall meet, I lay my ſceptre at her daughtcr's foct. Dºn. - R EcoMPI'ſ, E. M. ENT. Shaº.
R. E. C R. E. C. Recompi'LEMENT. m. ſ. [re and compilement.] New com- pilement. Although I had a purpoſe to make a particular digeſt or re- compilement of the laws, I laid it aſide. Bacon. To Recompo's F. v. a. [recompoſer, Fr. re and compoſe.] 1. To ſettle or quiet anew. Elijah was ſo tranſported, that he could not receive anſwer from God, till by muſick he was recompoſed. Taylor. 2. To form or adjuſt anew. We produced a lovely purple, which we can deſtroy or recompoſe at pleaſure, by ſevering or reapproaching the edges of the two iriſes. Boyle on Colours. REcoMPosition. m. ſ. [re and compoſition.] Compoſition re- newed. To RECONCILE. v. a. [reconcilier, Fr. reconcilio, Lat.] 1. To make to like again. This noble paſſion, Child of integrity, hath from my ſoul Wip'd the black ſcruples, reconcil'd my thoughts To thy good truth and honour. Shakeſp. Submit to Caeſar; And reconcile thy mighty ſoul to life. Addiſon's Cato. 2. To make to be liked again. - Many wiſe men, who knew the treaſurer's talent in re- moving prejudice, and reconciling himſelf to wavering affec- tions, believ'd the loſs of the duke was unſeaſonable. Claren. He that has accuſtomed himſelf to take up with what eaſily offers itſelf, has reaſon to fear he ſhall never reconcile himſelf to the fatigue of turning things in his mind, to diſcover their more retired ſecrets. Locke. 2. To make any thing conſiſtent. The great men among the ancients underſtood how to re- concile manual labour with affairs of ſtate. Locke. Queſtions of right and wrong Which though our conſciences have reconciled, My learning cannot anſwer. Southern's Spartan Dame, Some figures monſtrous and miſhap'd appear, Conſider'd ſingly, or beheld too near ; Which but proportion'd to their light or place, Due diſtance reconciles to form and grace. Pope. 3. To reſtore to favour. So thou ſhalt do for every one that erreth and is ſimple, ſo ſhall ye reconcile the houſe. Ezek. xlv. 20. Let him live before thee reconcil’d. Milton, Reconci'l EABLE. adj. [reconciliable, Fr. from reconcile.] 1. Capable of renewed kindneſs. 2. Conſiſtent ; poſſible to be made conſiſtent. What we did was againſt the dićtates of our own con- ſcience; and conſequently never makes that act reconcileable with a regenerate eſtate, which otherwiſe would not be ſo. Hammond. The different accounts of the numbers of ſhips are recon- cileable, by ſuppoſing that ſome ſpoke of the men of war only, and others added the tranſports. Arbuthnot. The bones, to be the moſt convenient, ought to have been as light, as was reconcileable with ſufficient ſtrength. Cheyne. Reconci LEABLE N Ess. n.ſ.. [from reconcileable.] 1. Conſiſtence ; poſſibility to be reconciled. The cylinder is an inanimate lifeleſs trunk, which hath no- thing of choice or will in it; and therefore cannot be a fit reſemblance to ſhew the reconcileableneſs of fate with choice. Hammond. Diſcerning how the ſeveral parts of ſcripture are fitted to ſeveral times, perſons and occurrences, we ſhall diſcover not only a reconcileableneſs, but a friendſhip and perfect harmony betwixt texts, that here ſeem moſt at variance. Boyle. 2. Diſpoſition to renew love. Reconcil EMENT. n.ſ.. [from reconcile.] 1. Reconciliation; renewal of kindneſs; favour reſtored. No cloud Of anger ſhall remain; but peace aſſur’d And reconcilement. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. iii, Creature ſo fair his reconcilement ſeeking, Whom ſhe had diſpleas'd. Milton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. x. 2. Friendſhip renewed. Injury went beyond all degree of reconcilement. Sidney. On one ſide great reſerve, and very great reſentment on the other, have enflamed animoſities, ſo as to make all reconcile- ment impracticable. Swift. Reconci'l ER. m. ſ. [from reconcile.] 1. One who renews friendſhip between others. - 2. One who diſcovers the conſiſtence between propoſitions. Part of the world know how to accommodate St. James and St. Paul, better than ſome late reconcilers. Norris. Reconcilia’TION. m. ſ. [reconciliatio, from re and concilio, Lat. reconciliation, Fr.] 1. Renewal of friendſhip. 2. Agreement of things ſeemingly oppoſite; ſolution of ſeem- ing contrarieties. - Theſe diſtinctions of the fear of God give us a clear and eaſy reconciliation of thoſe ſeeming inconſiſtencies of ſcripture, with reſpect to this affection. JKogers. 3. Attonement; expiation. s He might be a merciful and faithful h conciliation for ſin. To Recon PE'sse. v. a. [re and canºnſ. In the heads of ſtills and necks of e quickly are by a very little cold recondenſed into water. Bºyle. Reco'NDIT.E. adj. [re.onditus, Lat. Secret; profound ; abſtruſe. A diſagreement between thought and expreſſion ſeldom happens, but among men of more recondit, findies and deep learning. R r - Felton on the Clafficks. To Recon DU'cT. v. a. [recºnduit, Fr. reconducius, Lat. re and condud..] To condućt again. Wander'ſt thou within this lucid orb, And ſtray'd from thoſe fair fields of light above Amid'ſt this new creation want’ſ a glide, > To reconduct thy ſteps ? Pryden's State of Innocence. To Reconjoi'N. v. a. [re and conjoin..] To join anew. Some liquors, although colourleſs themſelves, when ele- vated into exhalations, exhibit a conſpicuous colour, which they loſe again when reconjoined into a liquor. Boyle. To Reco'NQUER. v. a. [reconquerir, Fr. Fe and conquer.] To conquer again. Chatterton undertook to reconquer Orier. Davies. To Reconve'NE. v. n. [re and convene.] To aſſemble anew. A worſe accident fell out about the time of the two houſes reconvening, which made a wonderful impreſſion. Clarendon. To Reco'Nsecrat E. v. a. [re and conſecrate.] To conſecrate anew. If a church ſhould be conſumed by fire, it ſhall, in ſuch a caſe, be reconſecrated. Ayliffe's Parergon. To REconve'Y. v., a [re and convey..] To convey again. As rivers loſt in ſeas, ſome ſecret vein Thence reconveys, there to be loſt again. To RECORD. v. a. [recordor, Lat. recorder, Fr.] 1. To regiſter any thing ſo that its memory may not be loſt. I made him my book, where my ſoul recorded The hiſtory of all my ſecret thoughts. Shakeſp. He ſhall record a gift Here in the court, of all he dies poſſeſs'd, Unto his ſon Lorenzo. - Shakeſp. Thoſe things that are recorded of him and his impiety, are written in the chronicles. 1 Eſdr. i. 42. I call heaven and earth to record this day againſt you, that I have ſet before you life and death. Deutr. xxx. 20. They gave complex ideas names, that they might the more eaſily record and diſcourſe of thoſe things they were daily con- verſant in. Locke. 2. To celebrate; to cauſe to be remembered ſolemnly. They long'd to ſee the day, to hear the lark, Record her hymns, and chant her carrols bleſt. Fairfax. So ev’n and morn recorded the third day. Milton. Reco'RD. m. ſ. [record, Fr. from the verb. The accent of the noun is indifferently on either ſyllable; of the verb always on the laſt.] Regiſter; authentick memorial. Is it upon record * or elſe reported Succeſſively, from age to age It cannot be The Volſcians dare break with us. —We have record that very well it can ; And three examples of the like have been. Shakeſp. The king made a record of theſe things, and Mardocheus wrote thereof. E/h. xii. 4. An ark, and in the ark his teſtimony, The records of his covenant. Milton, Of ſuch a goddeſs no time leaves record, Who burn'd the temple where ſhe was ador'd. Dryden. If he affirms ſuch a monarchy continued to the flood, I would know what records he has it from. Locke. Though the atteſted copy of a record be good proof, yet the copy of a copy never ſo well atteſted will not be admitted as a proof in judicature. Locke. Thy elder look, great Janus' caſt Into the long records of ages paſt; - Review the years in fairefactionäreſt. Prior. REcoRDA'tion. n.ſ. [recordatio, Lat.] Remembrance. Not in uſe. I never ſhall have length of life enough, To rain upon remembrance with mine eyes, That it may grow and ſpout as high as heav'n For recordation to my noble huſband. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Make a recordation to my ſoul Of every ſyllable that here was ſpoke. Shakeſp. A man of the primitive temper, when the church by low- lineſs did flouriſh in high examples, which I have inſerted as a due reºrdatiºn of his virtues, having been much obliged to him for many favours. Wotton. REco'RDER. y [from record.] 1. One whoſe buſineſs is to regiſter any events. I but your recorder an in this, . Or mouth and ſpeaker of the univerſe, A miniſterial notary ; for 'tis Not I, but you and fame that make the verſe. Dºnne. 2 I I - 2. I he igh prieſt to make re- Heb. ii. 17. J To condenſe anew. olipiles, ſuch vapours Denham, Shakeſp. Rich. III.
R E C R E C | f the rolls in a city. 2. Tºº º: meant this wilful ...; - the people were not us - #. i. º. º by the recorder. Shakeſp. Rich. III. #. ºffice of recorder to this city being vacant, five or ſix perſons are folliciting to ſucceed him. Swift. 3. A kind of flute; a wind inſtrument. l The ſhepherds went among them, and ſang an eclogue, ſhepherds, º : ſº *::::::: - orded their muſick to the others º place of pipes, acc Sidney, b. ii. in a recorder, the three uppermoſt holes yield one one, which is a note lower than the tone of the firſt three, Batºn. The figures of recorders, and flutes and pipes are ſtraight; but the ºrder hath a leſs bore and a greater above and below. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. To Recouſch. v. n. [re and couch..] To lie down again. Thou mak’ſ the night to overvail the day; Then lions whelps lie roaring for their Prey. And at thy powerful hand demand their food; who whén at morn they all recouch again, Then toiling man till eve purſues his pain. while the other JWotton. To RECOVER. v. a. [recouvrer, Fr. recupero, Lat.] 1. To reſtore from ſickneſs or diſorder. - Every of us, each for his ſelf, laboured how to recover him, while he rather daily ſent us companions of our deceit, than ever return'd in any ſound and faithful manner. Sidney. would my Lord were with the prophet; for he would re- cover him of his leproſy. 2 Kings v. 3. The clouds diſpell'd, the ſky reſum’d her light, And nature ſtood recover'd of her fright. Dryden. 2. To repair. Should we apply this precept º to thoſe who are con- cerned to recover time they have loſt, it would extend to the whole race of mankind. Rogers. Even good men have many failings and lapſes to lament and recover. Rogers. 3. To regain. Stay a while; and we'll debate, By what ſafe means the crown may be recover'd Shakeſp. The ſpirit of the Lord is upon me, to preach the goſpel to the poor, and recovering of ſight to the blind. Luke iv. 18. Once in forty years cometh a pope, that caſteth his eye upon the kingdom of Naples, to recover it to the church. Bac. Theſe †. in deſpight of what could be done, reco- wered Tiliaventum. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. I who e'er while the happy garden ſung, By one man's diſobedience loſt, now ſing Recover'd Paradiſe to all mankind, By one man's firm obedience. Milton's Paradiſ Regain'd. Any other perſon may join with him that is injured, and affiſt him in recovering from the offender ſo much, as may make ſatisfaction. Locke. 4. To releaſe. That they may recover themſelves out of the ſnare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. 2 Tim. ii. 26. 5. To attain ; to reach ; to come up to. The foreſt is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're ſure enough. Shakeſp. To Reco'v ER. v. n. To grow well from a diſeaſe. Adam, by this from the cold ſudden damp Recovering, his ſcatter'd ſpirits return'd. Milton, Recoſy ERABLE. adj. [recouvrable, Fr. from recover.] 1. Poſſible to be reſtored from ſickneſs. 2. Poſſible to be regained. A prodigal's courſe Islike the ſun's, but not like his, recoverable, I fear. Shakespeare They promiſed the good people eaſe in the matter of pro- tećtions, by which the debts from parliament men and their followers were not recoverable. Clarendon. Recoy ERY. n.ſ.. [from re over.] 1. Reſtoration from ſickneſs. Your hopes are regular and reaſonable, though in tempo- ral affairs; ſuch as are deliverance from enemies, and reco- very from ſickneſs. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. The ſweat ſometimes acid, is a ſign of recovery after acute diſtempers. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Power or act of regaining. What ſhould move me to undertake the recovery of this, being not ignorant of the impoſſibility ? Shakeſp. Theſe counties were the keys of Normandy: But wherefore weeps Warwick? For grief that they are paſt recovery. Shakespeare . Henry VI. Mario Sanudo lived about the fourteenth age, a man full of zeal for the recovery of the Holy Land. Arbuthnot on Coins. 3. The act of cutting off an entail. a.º. º of wantonneſs is ſure ſcared out of him; if the ºn not in fee ſimple, with fine and recovery. Shakespeare º 9. a. [reconter, Fr.] To relate in detail; #" him recount the fore-recited raćtices. Shake How I have thought of theſe i. ſº. I ſhall recount hereafter. Shakeſp. julius Caſar: Plato in Timaeo produces an Egyptian prieſt, who recounted to Solon out of the holy books of Egypt the ſtory of the flood univerſal, which happened *; the Grecian inunda- tion. aleigh's Hiſtory of the World. The talk of worldly affairs hindreth much, although re- counted with a fair intention: we ſpeak willingly, but ſeldom return to ſilence. Taylor's Guide to Devotion. Say, from theſe glorious ſeeds what harveſt flows, Recount our bleſſings, and compare our woes. Recou'NTMENT. n.ſ.. [from recount..] Relation; recital. When from the firſt to laſt, betwixt us two, Tears our recountment; had moſt finely bath'd; As how I came into that deſart place. Shakeſp. REcou'RED, for RE cover ED. Spenſºr. Recou'Rse. n.ſ. [recurſus, Lat, recours, Fr.] 1. Frequent paſſage. Obſolete. Not Priamus and Hecuba on knees, Their eyes o'ergalled with recourſe of tears. Shakeſp. 2. Return; new attack. Preventive phyſick, by purging noxious humours and the cauſes of diſeaſes, preventeth ſickneſs in the healthy, or the recourſe thereof in the valetudinary. Brown's Pulg. Errour. 3. [Recours, Fr.] Application as for help or protection. This is the common uſe. Thus died this great peer, in a time of great recourſe unto him and dependance upon him, the houſe and town full of ſervants and ſuiters. //otton's Buckingham. The council of Trent commends the making recourſe, not only to the prayers of the ſaints, but to their aid and affiſ. ſtance. Stillingfleet's Def of Diſ on Roman Idol. Can any man think, that this privilege was at firſt con- ferred upon the church of Rome, and that chriſtians in all ages had conſtant recourſe to it for determining their diffe- rences; and yet that that very church ſhould now be at a loſs where to find it Tillotſon. All other means have fail'd to wound her heart, Our laſt recourſe is therefore to our art. Dryden. 4. Acceſs. The doors be lockt, That no man hath recourſe to her by night. Shakeſp; RE'cRE ANT. adj. [recriant, Fr.] 1. Cowardly; meanſpirited ; ſubdued ; crying out for mercy 3 recanting out of fear. Let be that lady debonaire, Thou recreamt knight, and ſoon thyſelf prepare To battle. Fairy Queen, b, ii. Doſt Thou wear a lion's hide doff it for ſhame, And hang a calf's ſkin on thoſe recreant limbs, Shakeſ, Here ſtandeth Thomas Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, On pain to be found falſe and recreant. Shakeſp. Thou Muſt, as a foreign recreant, be led With manacles along our ſtreet. Shakeſp. The knight, whom fate and happy chance ſhall grace From out the bars to force his oppoſite, Or kill, or make him recreant on the plain, The prize of valour and of love ſhall gain. Dryden, 2. Apoſtate ; falſe. Who for ſo many benefits receiv'd, Turn’d recreant to God, ingrate and falſe, And ſo of all true good himſelf deſpoil’d. Milton's Par, Rºg. To RE/CREATE. v. a. [recreo, Lat recreer, Fr. J 1. To refreſh after toil; to amuſe or divert in wearineſs, He hath left you all his walks, And to your heirs for ever; common pleaſures, To walk abroad and recreate yourſelves. Shalºff. Neceſſity and the example of St. John, who recreated him- ſelf with ſporting with a tame partridge, teach us, that it is lawful to relax our bow, but not ſuffer it to be unſtrung. Tºyſ. Painters, when they work on white grounds, place, before them colours mixt with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying and paining the ſight more than any. Dryden. 2. To delight; to gratify. - ...! Theſe ripe fruits recreate the noſtrils with their aromatick ſcent. More's Divine Dialogueſ. 3. To relieve ; to revive. - - Take a walk to refreſh yourſelf with the open air, which inſpired freſh doth exceedingly recreate the lung; heart and vital ſpirits. Harvey on Conſumptionſ. REck EA'tion. m. ſ. [from recreate.] - 1. Relief after toil or pain; amuſement in ſorrow or diſtreſs. The chief recreation ſhe could find in her anguiſh, was ſometime to viſit that place, where firſt ſhe was ſo happy tº to ſee the cauſe of her unhap. Sidney, b. ii. I’ll viſit The chapel where they lie, and tears, ſhed thºre, , Shall be my recreation. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. The greatmen among the antients underſtood how tº *. concile manual labour with affairs of ſtate; and thought it no leſſening to their dignity to make the one the recreation to the other. Locke on Education. 2. Refreſhment;
R E C , ºw- 2. Refreſhment; amuſement; diverſion. You may have the recreation of ſurprizing thoſe with ad- miration, who ſhall hear the deaf perſon pronounce whatſo- ever they ſhall deſire, without your ſeeming to guide him. Holder's Elements of Speech. Nor is that man leſs deceived, that thinks to maintain a conſtant tenure of pleaſure, by a continual purſuit of ſports and recreations; for all theſe things, as they refreſh a man when weary, ſo they weary him when refreſhed. South. RE'cREATIy E. adj. [from recreate.] Refreſhing; giving re- lief after labour or pain; amuſing; diverting. Let the muſick be recreative, and with ſome ſtrange changes. Bacon. Let not your recreations be laviſh ſpenders of your time; but chuſe ſuch as are healthful, recreative and apt to refreſh you: but at no hand dwell upon them. Taylor. The acceſs theſe trifles gain to the cloſets of ladies, ſeem to promiſe ſuch eaſy and recreative experiments, which require but little time or charge. Boyle. RE'cREATIVE Ness. n.J. [from recreative.] The quality of being recreative. . RECREMENT. n.ſ. [recrementum, Lat.] Droſs; ſpume ; ſuperfluous or uſeleſs parts. The vital fire in the heart requires an ambient body of a yielding nature, to receive the ſuperfluous ſeroſities and other recrements of the blood. Boyle. RecREM E/NTAL. 24: RecREMENT1'tious. (adj. [from recrement.] Droſy. To RECRI/MINATE. v. n. [recriminer, Fr. re and crimi- nor, Latin.] To return one accuſation with another. It is not my buſineſs to recriminate, hoping ſufficiently to clear myſelf in this matter. Stillingfleet. How ſhall ſuch hypocrites reform the ſtate, On whom the brothels can recriminate * Dryden. To Recº I'MINATE. v. a. To accuſe in return. Unuſual. Did not Joſeph lie under black infamy he ſcorned ſo much as to clear himſelf, or to recriminate the ſtrumpet. South. RecRIMINA’tion. n.ſ. [recrimination, Fr. from recriminate.] Return of one accuſation with another. Publick defamation will ſeem diſobliging enough to pro- voke a return, which again begets a rejoinder, and ſo the quarrel is carried on with mutual recriminations. Gov. of Tong. RecRIMINA’tor. n.ſ.. [from recriminate.] He that returns one charge with another. - RecRUDE scent. adj. [recrudeſcens, Lat.] Growing painful or violent again. To RecRU1'T. v. a. [recruter, Fr.] 1. To repair anything waſted by new ſupplies. He was longer in recruiting his fleſh than was uſual; but by a milk diet he recovered it. JWiſeman's Surgery. Increaſe thy care to ſave the ſinking kind; With greens and flow’rs recruit their empty hives, And ſeek freſh forage to ſuitain their lives. Dryden. Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour; As flowers by ſprinkling revive with freſh odour. Granville. This ſun is ſet; but ſee in bright array What hoſts of heavenly lights recruit the day ! Love in a ſhining galaxy appears Triumphant ſtill. Granville. Seeing the variety of motion, which we find in the world is always decreaſing, there is a neceſſity of conſerving and recruiting it by active principles; ſuch as are the cauſe of gravity, by which planets and comets keep their motions in their orbs, and bodies acquire great motion in falling. Newt. 2. To ſupply an army with new men. He truſted the earl of Holland with the command of that army, with which he was to be recruited and aſſiſted. Clar. To RecRU1'T. v. n. To raiſe new ſoldiers. . The French have only Switzerland beſides their own coun- try to recruit in ; and we know the difficulties they meet with in getting thence a ſingle regiment. Addison. RecRUIT. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Supply of any thing waſted. Whatever nature has in worth deny'd, She gives in large recruits of needful pride. Pope. The endeavour to raiſe new men for the recruit of the army found oppoſition. Clarendon. 2. New ſoldiers. The pow'rs of Troy With freſh recruits their youthful chief ſuſtain: Not theirs a raw and unexperienc'd train, But a firm body of embattel'd men. Dryden. RECTA'NGLE. m. ſ. [rectangle, Fr. reëlangulus, Latin.] A figure which has one angle or more of ninety degrees. If all Athens ſhould decree, that in reciangle triangles the ſquare, which is made of the ſide that ſubtendeth the right angle, is equal to the ſquares which are made of the ſides containing the right angle, geometricians would not receive ſatisfaction without demonſtration. Brown's Vulgar Errours. The mathematician conſiders the truth and properties be- longing to a rečiangle, only as it is in idea in his own mind. Loºke, R. E. C RECTA'Ngutan. adj. [reciangulaire, Fr. reºlus and angulus, Latin:l Right angled; having angles of ninety degrees. Bricks moulded in their ordinary retiangular form, if they ſhall be laid one by another in a level row between any ſup: porters ſuſtaining the two ends, then all the pieces will ne- ceſſarily ſink. JWotton's Architecture. Rect A'NGULARLY. adv. [from reelangular.] With right angles. At the equator, the needle will ſtand reélangularly; but ap- proaching northward toward the tropic, it will regard the - ſtone obliquely. . - Brown's Vulgar Errours. RecTIFIABLE., adj. [from restiff.] Capable to be ſet right. The natural heat of the parts being inſufficient for a perfeót and thorough digeſtion, the errors of one concoction are not rečifiable by another. - Brown's Wulgar Errours. RecTIFICATION. m. ſ. [rectification, Fr. from rečtify.] 1. The aët of ſetting right what is wrong. It behoved the deity to renew that revelation from time to time, and to reëtify abuſes with ſuch authority for the re- newal and reëtification, as was ſufficient evidence of the truth of what was revealed. Forbes. 2. In chymiſtry, rectification is drawing any thing over again by diſtillation, to make it yet higher or finer. uincy. At the firſt rectification of ſome ſpirit of ſalt in a retort, a ſingle pound afforded no leſs than ſix ounces of phlegm. Boyle. To RE'CTIFY. v. a. [rečifier, Fr. retius and facio, Lat.] 1. To make right; to reform; to redreſs. That wherein unſounder times have done amiſs, the better ages enſuing muſt reëlify as they may. Płooker. It ſhall be bootleſs, That longer you defer the court, as well For your own quiet, as to redify What is unſettled in the king. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. Where a long courſe of º has purged the heart, and reétified the will, knowledge will break in upon ſuch a ſoul, like the ſun ſhining in his full might. South. The ſubſtance of this theory I mainly depend on, being willing to ſuppoſe that many particularities may be reëlified upon farther thoughts. Burnet. If thoſe men of parts, who have been employed in vitiat- ing the age, had endeavoured to reºtify and amend it, they needed not have ſacrificed their good ſenſe to their fame. Addison The falſe judgment he made of things are owned; and the methods pointed out by which he rectified them. Atterbury. 2. To exalt and improve by repeated diſtillation. The ſkin hath been kept white and ſmooth for above fif- teen years, by being included with rectified ſpirit of wine in a cylindrical glaſs. Grew's Muſeum. RecTill N FAR. adj. [re?us and linea, Lat..] Conſiſting of REct ILI NEOUS. t right lines. There are only three refºilineous and ordinate figures, which can ſerve to this purpoſe; and inordinate or unlike ones muſt have been not only leſs elegant, but unequal. Ray. This image was oblong and not oval, but terminated with two rectilinear and parallel ſides and two ſemicircular ends. Newton's Opticks. The rays of light, whether they be very ſmall bodies pro- jećted, or only motion and force propagated, are moved in right lines; and whenever a ray of light is by any obſtacle turned out of its rectilinear way, it will never return into the ſame rectilinear way, unleſs perhaps by very great accident. Newton's Opticks. RecTITUDE. m. ſ. [rečitude, Fr. from reºus, Lat.] I. Straitneſs; not curvity. 2. Rightneſs; uprightneſs; freedom from moral curvity or ob- liquity. ºi and repentance, together with the reëtitude of their preſent engagement would fully prepare them for a better life. King Charles. Calm the diſorders of thy mind, by reflecting on the wiſ- dom, equity and abſolute rºſtitude of all his proceedings. Att. RECTOR. n.ſ. [recteur, Fr. rector, Latin.] - 1. Ruler; lord; governour. God is the ſupreme recior of the world, and of all thoſe ſubordinate parts thereof. Hale's Origin of Mankind. When a refior of an univerſity of ſcholars is choſen by the corporation or univerſity, the election ought tº be confirmed by the ſuperior of ſuch univerſity, Ayliff's Parergon. 2. Parſon of an unimpropriated pariſh. RE'ctorship. n.ſ. [rešloat, Fr. from reeler.] The rank or office of rector. Had your bodies No heart among you ? or had you tongues to cy Againſt the reeforſhip of ſº." Rectory, n.ſ. [reclare, ie, Fr. from rector.] f A rectory or parſonage is a ſpiritual living, compoſed o land, tithe and other oblations of the people, ſeparate or de- dedicate to God in any congregation for the ſervice of his church there, and for the maintenance of the j Or miniſter thereof, to whoſe charge the ſame is *. Shakeſp. Recubation.
R. E. D
Reevna'rios. a.ſ. (rºute, Latin.J. Tº “* lying or
leaning.
wºreas our tranſlation render; it fitting, it cannot have
... for the French and Italian tranſlations expreſs
º of ſeſſion or recubation. Brown.
REcu'le, for REconL. [reculer, Fr.] Spen.er.
REcu M B ; NCY. {{ ſº recumbent.]
of lying or leaning.
I . "...ºft. of Gimmicus, twelve elephants
danced unto the ſound of muſick, and after laid them down
in tricliniums, or places of feſtival recumbenty. Brown.
2. Reſt; repoſe. - -
when the mind has been once habituated to this lazy re-
cumbency and ſatisfaction on the obvious ſurface of things, it
is in danger to reſt ſatisfied there. - - Locke.
RECUMEENT, adj. [recumbens, Lat.] Lying; leaning.
The Roman recumbent, or more properly accumbent, Po-
ſture in eating was introduced after the firſt Punick war. Arb.
To Recu R. v. n. [recurro, Lat.] - - -
1. To come back to the thought ; to revive in the mind.
The idea, I have once had, will be unchangeably the ſame,
as long as it recurs the ſame in my memory. Locke.
in this life, the thoughts of God and a future ſtate often
offer themſelves to us; they often ſpring up in our minds,
and when expelled, recur again. Calamy.
A line of the golden verſes of the Pythagoreans recurring
on the memory, hath often guarded youth from a temptation
to vice. - - Watts.
when any word has been uſed to ſignify an idea, that old
idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. Watts.
2. [Recourir, Fr.] To have recourſe to ; to take refuge in.
If to avoid ſucceſſion in eternal exiſtence, they recur to the
punétum ſtans of the ſchools, they will thereby very little
help us to a more poſitive idea of infinite duration. Locke.
The ſecond cauſe we know, but trouble not ourſelves to
recur to the firſt. JWake's Preparation for Death.
To Recu'R E. v. a. [re and cure.] To recover from ſickneſs
or labour. -
Through wiſe handling and fair governance,
I him recured to a better will,
Purged from drugs of foul intemperance. Fairy Queen.
Phoebus pure - -
In weſtern waves his weary wagon did recure. Fa. Queen.
With one look ſhe doth my life diſmay,
And with another doth it ſtraight recure. Spenſer.
The wanton *. was ſhortly well recur'd
Of that his malady. Spenſer,
Thy death's wound
He who comes thy Saviour ſhall recure,
Not by deſtroying Satan, but his works
In thee and in thy ſeed. Milton's Par. Loſº, b. xii.
Recu'R. n.ſ. Recovery ; remedy. º
Whatſoever fell into the enemies hands, was loſt without
recure; the old men were ſlain, the young men led away into
captivity. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
Recu'RRENce. f R
REcu's RENcy. }n.ſ. [from recurrent.] Return.
Although the opinion at preſent be well ſuppreſſed, yet,
from ſome ſtrings of tradition and fruitful recurrence of error,
it may revive in the next generation. Brown's Walg. Errors.
RECU’RRENT. adj. [recurrent, Fr. recurrens, Lat.] Return-
ing from time to tiue.
Next to lingring durable pains, ſhort intermittent or ſwift
recurrent pains precipitate patients unto conſumptions. Harv.
Recu'Rsion, n. ſ. [recurſus, Lat.] Return.
One of the aſſiſtants told the recurſions of the other pen-
dulum hanging in the free air. Boyle.
REcuRVA’Tion.
Recu'Rv1ty. }n. f. [recurvo, Lat.] Flexure backwards.
Aſcending firſt into a caſpulary reception of the breaſ bone
by a ſerpentine recurvation, it aſcendeth again into the
neck. - - Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Recu Rvous, adj. [recurvus, Lat.] Bent backward. - -
I have not obſerved tails in all; but in others I have ob-
ſerved long recurvous tails, longer than their bodies. Derham.
Recu's ANT. n.ſ. [recuſans, Lat..] One that refuſes any terms
of communion or ſociety. -
They demand of the lords, that no recuſant lord might
have a vote in paſſing that ačt. Carniºn.
Were all corners ranſacked, what a multitude of recuſants
ſhould we find upon a far differing account from that of
T. [recuſer, F Decay of Piety.
**C. SE: v. n. [recuſer, Fr. recuſ, Lat. -
A juridicial word. > * - ‘ſº, La J To refuſe
f *: humility, as well of underſtanding as manners of the
º . will not let them be troubled, when they are recuſed
es -
ºs-y- - - Digby.
nº3. may proceed notwithſtanding my appeal, unleſs I
RED. ad; [. a f ſpected judge. Ayliffe's Parergon.
town # H º the old Saxon, med; rhud, Welſh. As the
firſt was c i. Mr. Camden, in his Britannia, noteth,
* by the Saxons, Herudford, the ruá ford, or
5
the red ford or water ; high Putch, rot; from the Greek,
fºuščov; French, rouge ; Italian, rubro ; from the Latin,
ruber. Peacham.] Of the colour of blood, of one of the
primitive colours, which is ſubdivided into many ; as ſcarlet,
vermilion, crimſon.
Look I ſo pale.
—Ay, and no man in the preſence,
But his red colour hath forſook his cheeks. Shakeſp.
Bring me the faireſt creature northward born,
To prove whoſe blood is reddy?. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wen.
His eyes ſhall be red with wine, and his teeth white with
milk. Gen. xlix. 12.
Th' angelick ſquadron turn'd fiery red. Milton.
If red lead and white paper be placed in the red light of the
coloured ſpectrum, made in a dark chamber by the refraction
of a priſm, the paper will appear more lucid than the red
lead, and therefore reflects the red making rays more co-
piouſly than red lead doth. Newton's Opticks.
The ſixth red was at firſt of a very fair and lively ſtarlet,
and ſoon after of a brightet colour, being very pure and briſk,
and the beſt of all the reds. Newton's Opticks.
Why heavenly truth,
And moderation fair, were the red marks
Of ſuperſtition's ſcourge. Thomſon's Winter.
To Re DA'RGue. v. a. [redarguo, Lat.] To refute. Not in
uſe.
The laſt wittily redargues the pretended finding of coin,
graved with the image of Auguſtus Caeſar, in the American
mines. Hakewill on Providence.
REDBERRIED ſhrub caſia. n.ſ. A plant. It is male and female in
different plants: the male hath flowers conſiſting of many ſta-
mina or threads, without any petals; theſe are always .
the female plants, which have no conſpicuous power, produce
ſpherical berries, in which are included nuts of the ſame
form. Miller.
RE'DBR EAST. m. ſ. A ſmall bird, ſo named from the colour
of its breaſt.
No burial this pretty babe
Of any man receives,
But robin redbreaſt painfully
Did cover him with leaves. Children in the Wood,
The redbreaſt, ſacred to the houſhold gods,
Pays to truſted man his annual viſit. Thomſon.
RE'DcoAT. n.ſ. A name of contempt for a ſoldier.
The fearful paſſenger, who travels late,
Shakes at the moon-ſhine ſhadow of a ruſh,
And ſees a redcoat riſe from ev’ry buſh.
To Re"DD N. v. a. [from red J. To make red.
In a heav'n ſerene, refulgent arms appear
Red"ning the ſkies, and glitt'ring all around,
The temper'd metals claſh. Dryden's Aneir.
To REDD EN. v. n. To grow red.
With ſhame they redden'd, and with ſpight grew pale.
Dryden's juvenal.
Addison.
Addiſon.
Dryden,
Turn upon the ladies in the pit,
And if they redden, you are ſure 'tis wit.
The poor inhabitant beholds in vain
The red"ning orange and the ſwelling grain.
For me the balm ſhall bleed, and amber flow,
The coral redden, and the ruby glow. Pope.
Appius reddens at each word you ſpeak,
And ſtares, tremendous, with a threat'ning eye,
Like ſome fierce tyrant in old tapeſtry. Pope.
REDDISH. [from red.j Somewhat red.
A bright ſpot, white and ſomewhat reddiſh. Lev.
Re DDIsh Ness. n.ſ.. [from reddiſh.] Tendency to redneſs.
Two parts of copper and one of tin, by fuſion brought
into one maſs, the whiteneſs of the tin is more conſpicuous
than the reddiſhneſs of the copper. Boyle.
REDDI'tion. n.ſ.. [from reddo, Lat.] Reſtitution.
She is reduced to a perfect obedience, partly by voluntary
reddition and deſire of protection, and partly by conqueſt.
Höwel’s W.ocal Foreſt:
RE'dditive. adj. [redditivus, Lat..] Anſwering to an interro-
gative. A term of grammar.
REDDLE. m. ſ. A ſort of mineral.
Reddle is an earth of the metal kind, of a tolerably cloſe
and even texture: its ſurface is ſmooth and fomewhat gloſſy,
and it is ſoft and unctuous to the touch, ſtaining the fing.”
very much: it is remarkably heavy, and its colour of a fine
florid, though not very deep red : our American colonies
abound with it; and in England we have the fineſt in the
world: it has been uſed as an aſtringent. Hill's Mat: 44°4.
Rade. n.ſ. ſnab, Saxon.] Counſel; advice. Not uſed.
Do not as ſome ungracious paſtors do,
Shew me the ſteep and thorny way to heav'n,
Whilſt he a puft and reckleſs libertine,
Himſelf the primroſe path of dalliance treads,
And recks not his own rede. - Shakeſp. Hamlet.
To RED E. v. a. ſnæban, Saxon.] To adviſe.
I rede thee hence to remove,
Left thou the price of my diſpleaſure Prºf. REBÉ.
R
R E D i. º ſº, 7- To REDEEM. v. a. [redimo, Lat.] 1. To ranſom; to relieve from any thing by paying a price. The kinſman ſaid, I &annot redeem it for myſelf, leſt I mar mine inheritance. Ruth iv. 6. 2. To reſcue ; to recover. If, -when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo Comes to redeem me, there's a fearful point. Thy father Levied an army, weening to redeem And re-inſtal me in the diadem. Th’ almighty from the grave Hath me redeem'd; he will the humble ſave. Sandys. Redeem Iſrael, O God, out of all his troubles. Pſ. xxv. Redeem from this reproach my wand'ring ghoſt, ryden. 3. To recompenſe ; to compenſate; to make amends for. Waywardly proud ; and therefore bold, becauſe extremely faulty; and yet having no good thing to redeem theſe. Sidney. This feather ſtirs, ſhe lives; if it be ſo, It is a chance which does redeem all ſorrows That ever I have felt. Shakeſp. King Lear. Having committed a fault, he became the more obſequious and pliant to redeem it. J/otton. Think it not hard, if at ſo cheap a rate You can ſecure the conſtancy of fate, Whoſe kindneſs ſent what does your malice ſeem By leſſer ills the greater to redeem. 4. To pay an atonement. Thou haſt one daughter, Who redeems nature from the general curſe, Which twain have brought her to. 5. To ſave the world from the curſe of ſin. Which of you will be mortal to redeem Man's mortal crime. Milton. REDEE/MABL F. m. ſ. [from redeem.] Capable of redemption. REDEEMABLENESS. n.ſ.. [from redeemable.] The ſtate of being redeemable. RedEE MER. m. ſ. [from redeem.] I. One who ranſoms or redeems. She inflamed him ſo, That he would algates with Pyrocles fight, And his redeemer challeng'd for his foe, Becauſe he had not well maintain'd his right. 2. The Saviour of the world. I every day expect an embaſſage From my redecmer to redeem me hence ; Shakeſp. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Dryden. Shakeſp. Fa. Queen. And now in peace my ſoul ſhall part to heav'n. Shakeſp. Man's friend, his mediator, his deſign'd Both ranſom and redeemer voluntary. Milton's Par. Loft. When ſaw we thee any way diſtreſſed, and relieved thee will be the queſtion of thoſe, to whom heaven itſelf will be at the laſt day awarded, as having miniſtred to their re- deemer. Boyle. To REDELI've R. v. a. [re and deliver.] To deliver back. I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed long to redeliver. Shakespeare. Inſtruments judicially exhibited, are not of the acts of courts; and therefore may be redelivered on the demand of the perſon that exhibited them. Ayliffe's Parergon. Rºº. n.J. [from redeliver.] The act of delivering back. - To RF DEMAND. v. a. [redemander, Fr. re and demand.] To demand back. Threeſcore attacked the place where they were kept in cuſtody, and reſcued them : the duke redemand; his priſoners, but receiving only excuſes, he reſolved to do himſelf juſtice. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. REDEMPTION. m. ſ. [redemption, Fr. redemptio, Lat.] 1. Ranſome 5 releaſe. Utter darkneſs his place Ordain'd without redemption, without end. Milton, 2. Purchaſe of God's favour by the death of Chriſt. I charge you, as you hope to have redemption, That you depart, and lay no hands on me. Shakesp. The Saviour ſon be glorify'd, - Who for loſt man's redemption dy’d. Dryden. RED E'MPToRY. adj. [from redemptus, Lat..] Paid for ranſome. Omega ſings the exeguies, And Hector's redemptory price. Chapman's Iliads. RE'DHot, adj. [red and hot..] Heated to redneſs. Iron redhot burneth and conſumeth not. Bacon. Is not fire a body heated ſo hot as to emit light copiouſly rfor what elſe is a redhot iron than fire * and what elſe is a burning coal than redhot wood Newton's Opticks. The redhot metal hiſſes in the lake. Pope. REDINTEGRATE. adj. [redintegratus, Latin.] Reſtored; renewed; made new. Charles VIII. received the kingdom of France in flouriſh- ing eſtate, being redintegrate in thoſe principal members, which anciently had beca portions of the crown, and were after diffevered : ſo as they remained only in homage, and not in ſovereignty. Bacºn's Henry VII. R E D RF DINTEGRATION. n: ſ [from redintegrate.] 1. Renovation; reſtoration. They kept the feaſt indeed but wi - - - - » with the leven of malice º º the redintegration of his nºi : *tilating and dividing his myſtical. - **. 2. Redintegration chymiſts call *::::: myſtical. Dec. of Piety. - toring any mixed body or matter, whoſe form has be .* y - - en deſtroyed, to it and conſtitution. J --> s former nature - - 9uincy. º: º * A bare chymical purification of #3. what I teach as a philoſophical **dintegration of it Bowl REDLEAD. m. ſ. [red and - yle. - !ead..] Minium. See M To draw with dry colours, make long paſtils º: radlead with ſtrong wort, and ſo roll thin up into 1. ii. like pencils, drying them in the ſun. P *... y RED Ness. m. ſ. (from red.] The quality of being red £dc//q//t. There was a pretty redneſs in his lips. Satº In the red ſea, moſt apprehend a material redneſ; É. whence they derive its common denomination. y - - - - Brown h T º glowing redneſs of the berries vies with the verdure º: their leaves. Speciator, N° 477 RE'Dole Nce. 2 IN - 477. RE'Doi ENcy. ; n: ſ [from redolent.J Sweet ſcent. We have all the redolence of the perfumes we burn upon his altars. }. Their flowers attract ſpiders with their redolency. Aff. RET20I.E.N.T. adj. [redºlens, Lat., Sweet of ſcent. - Thy love excels the joys of wine; Thy odours, O how redolent / Sandys’ Paraphroſ. To Redouble. v. a. [redoubler, Fr. re and double.] 1. To repeat often. So ended ſhe , and all the reſt around To her redoubled that her underſong. They were As cannons overcharg’d with double cracks; So they redoubled ſtrokes upon the foe. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 2. To encreaſe by addition of the ſame quantity over and over. Mimas and Parnaſſus ſweat, And Ætna rages with redoubled heat. To Redouble. v. n. To become twice as much. If we conſider, that our whole eternity is to take its co- lour from thoſe hours which we here employ in virtue or vice, the argument redoubles upon us, for putting in practice this method of paſſing away our time. Addiſon's Speciator. Redoubt. n. ſ. [reduit, redoute, Fr. ridetta, Italian.] The outwork of a fortification; a fortreſs. - º great ſhip is as an impregnable fort, and our many ſafe and commodious ports are as redoubts to ſecure them. Bacon. Redou'Btable, adj. [redoubtable, Fr.] Formidable; terrible to foes. The enterpriſing Mr. Lintot, the redoubtable rival of Mr. Tonſon, overtook me. Pope. REDou'BTED. adj. [redoubté, Fr.] Dread; awful; formi- dable. His kingdom's ſeat Cleopolis is red, There to obtain ſome ſuch redoubted knight, That parents dear from tyrant's power deliver might. F. Q. So far be mine, my moſt redoubted lord, As my true ſervice ſhall deſerve your love. To Redou'ND. v. n. [redundo, Latin.] 1. To be ſent back by reaction. he evil, ſoon Driv'n back, redounded, as a flood, on thoſe From whom it ſprung. Nor hope to be myſelf leſs miſerable By what I ſeek, but others to make ſuch As I, though thereby worſe to me redound. 2. To conduce in the conſequence. As the care of our national commerce redund; more to the riches and proſperity of the publick, than any other act of government, the ſtate of it ſhould be marked out in every particular reign with greater diſtinction. Addiſon. He had drawn many obſervations together, which very much redound to the honour of this prince. Addiſon. 3. To fall in the conſequence. As both theſe monſters will devour great quantities of paper, there will no ſmall uſe redound from them to that manu- facture. The honour done to our religion ultimately red-unds to God the author of it. Angers'; Sermons. To REDRESS. v. a. [redreſſºr, Fr.] 1. To ſet right; to amend. In yonder ſpring of roſes, - Find what to redreſs till noon. - - AMilton. 2. To relieve; to remedy; to eaſe. It is ſometimes uſed of perſons, but more properly of things. - - • She felt with me, what I felt of my captivity, and ſtreight laboured to redrºſ; my pain, which was her pain. Sidney. 'Tis thine, O king ' th' afflicted to redreſs. Dryden. In countries of freedom, princes are bound to protect their ſubjects in liberty, property and religion, to receive their pe- titions, and redrºſ, their grievances. - Swift. 21 K - REDRE'ss. Spenſºr, Addiſon. Shakeſp. Milton: Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. vii. - Addiſon's Guardian, N° 1 14.
R E D R E. E. REDRE'ss. n.f. [from the verb.] . Reformation; amendment. . - I To ſeek ºformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more neceſſary is a ſpeedy redreſs of ourſelves. PHooker. - ief; remedy. 2. Reig; i. ſuitors preſs to ſpeak for right; , r No, not a man comes for redreſs to thee. Shakespeare . such people, as break the law of nations, all nations are intereſted to ſuppreſs, confidering that the particular ſtates, being the delinquents, can give no redreſs. Bacon. Grief, finding no redreſs, ferment and rage, Nor leſs than wounds immedicable, Rankle, and feſter, and gangrene - To black mortification. g Milton. 3. One who gives relief. * - - Fair majeſty, the refuge and redreſs Of thoſe whom fate purſues, and wants oppreſs. Dryden. REDRE'ssive. adj. [from redreſ...] Succouring; affording re- medy. A word not authoriſed. The generous band, * who, touch'd with human woe, redreſſive ſearch'd Into the horrors of the gloomy jail. Thomſon. To Repse A'R. v. n. [red and ſear.] A term of workmen. If iron be too cold, it will not feel the weight of the ham- mer, when it will not batter under the hammer; and if it be too hot, it will redſ ar, that is, break or crack under the hammer. AMoxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. RE'psha Nk. n.ſ. [red and ſank.] 1. This ſeems to be a contemptuous appellation for ſome of the people of Scotland. He ſent over his brother Edward with a power of Scots and redſhanks unto Ireland, where they got footing. Spenſer. 2. A bird. Ainſworth. RE'dstreak. m. ſ. [red and ſtreak.] 1. An apple. ** The redſtreak, of all cyder fruit, hath obtained the prefe- rence, being but a kind of wilding, and though kept long, yet is never pleaſing to the palate ; there are ſeveral ſorts of redſtreak: ſome forts of them have red veins running through the whole fruit, which is eſteemed to give the cyder the richeſt tinčture. AMortimer. 2. Cyder preſſed from the redſtreak. Red/?reak he quaffs beneath the Chianti vine, Gives Tuſcan yearly for thy Scudmore's wine. Smith. To REDU/CE. v. a. [reduco, Lat. reduire, Fr.] 1. To bring back. Obſolete. _Abate the edge of traitors, gracious lord? That would reduce theſe bloody days again. Shakeſp. 2. To bring to the former ſtate. It were but juſt And equal to reduce me to my duſt, Deſirous to reſign and render back All I receiv'd. Milton. 3. To reform from any diſorder. . That temper in the archbiſhop, who licenſed their moſt pernicious writings, left his ſucceſſor a very difficult work to do, to reform and reduce a church into order, that had been ſo long neglected, and ſo ill filled. Clarendon. 4. To bring into any ſtate of diminution. A diaphanous body, reduced to very minute parts, thereby acquires many little ſurfaces in a narrow compaſs. Boyle. His ire will quite conſume us, and reduce To nothing this eſſential. Milton. The ordinary ſmalleſt meaſure is looked on as an unit in number, when the mind by diviſion would reduce them into leſs fraćtions. Locke. 5. To degrade; to impair in dignity. There is nothing ſo bad, but a man may lay hold of ſomething about it, that will afford matter ºf excuſe; nor nothing ſo excellent, but a man may faſten upon ſomething belonging to it, whereby to reduce it. Tilºſº. 6. To bring into any ſtate of miſery or meanneſs. The moſt prudent part was his moderation and indulgence, not reducing them to deſperation. Arbuthnot on cºin. 7. To ſubdue. Under thee, as head ſupreme, Thrones, Princedoms, pow'rs, dominions I reduce. Milion. 8. Tº bring into any ſtate more within rejo. power. To have this projećt reduced to practice, there ſeems to want nothing. 9. To reclaim to order. º left deſert utmoſt hell, *4 in careful watch round their metropolis. - Io. Tº ſubject to a rule; to bring into a ºpoli, Milton. i. ****NT. n.ſ.. [from reduce.] The ad of bringing ack, º reforming or diminiſhing. *** **ived bleſfing from pope Sixtus, and wa ſ- ſigned as a - sº pope Sixtus, an s at º º, º the reducement of this *ś. iſ [from reduce.] One that reduces. ſo ſº º º . digeſt, that the man, which they alk their o - the reducer of them into order. Wn appetites, º: º REDU/cible. adj. [from reduce.] Poſſible to be reduced. All law that a man is obliged by, is reducible to the law of nature, the poſitive law of God in his word, and the law of man enacted by the civil power. South. Aćtions, that promote ſociety and mutual fellowſhip, ſeem reducible to a proneneſs to do good to others, and a ready ſenſe of any good done by others. ... . South. All the parts of painting are reducible into theſe mentioned by our author. - - - - Pryden's Duffeſnoy. If minerals are not convertible into another ſpecies, though of the ſame genus, much leſs can they be ſurmiſed reducile into a ſpecies of another genus. Harvey on Conſumptions. Our damps in England are reducible to the ſuffocating Ot the fulminating. Woodward. Redu/cible NEss. m. ſ. [from reducible.] Quality of being reducible. - Spirit of wine, by its pungent taſte, and eſpecially by its reducibleneſs, according to Helmont, into alcali and water, ſeems to be as well of a ſaline as a ſulphureous nature. Boyle. Reduction, n.ſ. [reduction, Fr. from reducius, Lat.] 1. The act of reducing. Some will have theſe years to be but months; but we have no certain evidence that they uſed to account a month a year; and if we had, yet that reduction will not ſerve. Hale. 2. In arithmetick, reduction brings two or more numbers of different denominations into one denomination. Cocker. Reductive. adj. [reduétif, Fr. reducius, Latin.] Having the power of reducing. Thus far concerning theſe reductives by inundations and conflagrations. Hale's Origin of Mankind. Reductively. adv. [from reductive..] By reduction; by conſequence. If they be our ſuperiors, then 'tis modeſty and reverence to all ſuch in general, at leaſt reductively. Hammond. Other niceties, though they are not matter of conſcience, ſingly and apart, are yet ſo reductively; that is, though they are not ſo in the abſtract, they become ſo by affinity and connection. L’Eſtrange's Fables. REDUNDANCE. Un. ſ. [redundantia, Lat. from redundant..] Su- REDU'NDANCY. } perfluity; ſuperabundance. The cauſe of generation ſeemeth to be fulneſs; for gene- ration is from redundancy: this fulneſs ariſeth from the na- ture of the creature, if it be hot, and moiſt and ſanguine; or from plenty of food. Bacon. It is a quality, that confines a man wholly within him- ſelf, leaving him void of that principle, which alone ſhould diſpoſe him to communicate and impart thoſe redundancies of good, that he is poſſeſſed of. South- I ſhall ſhow our poets redundance of wit, juſtneſs of com- pariſons, and elegance of deſcriptions. Garth. Labour ferments the humours, caſts them into their proper channels, and throws off redundancies. Addiſon. REDU’NDANT. adj. [redundans, Latin.] 1. Superabundant; exuberant; ſuperfluous. His head, With burniſh'd neck of verdant gold, erect Amidſt his circling ſpires, that on the graſs - Floated redundant. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix- Notwithſtanding the redundant oil in fiſhes, they do not encreaſe fat ſo much as fleſh. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Uſing more words or images than are uſeful. Where the author is redundant, mark thoſe paragraphs to be retrenched; when he trifles, abandon thoſe paſſages. Wattſ- REDU'NdANtly. adv. [from redundant..] Superfluouſly; ſu- perabundantly. - To Reduplicate. v. a. [re and duplicate.] To double. Reduplication. n.ſ.. [from reduplicate.] The act of doubling- This is evident, when the mark of excluſion is put ; as when we ſpeak of a white thing, adding the reduplicatiºn as white; which excludes all other conſiderations. Pº; REDUPLIcATIve. adj. [reduplicatif, Fr. from reduplicate.] Double. Some logicians mention reduplicative propoſitions; as men, confidered as men, are rational creatures; i.e. becauſe they are men. J.Watts's Logick. RE'Dw1NG. m. ſ. A bird. - Ainſworth. To REE. v. a. TI know not the etymology.] To riddle; to fift. After malt is well rubbed and winnowed, you muſt then ree it over in a ſieve. Martimer's Huſbandry. To Ree cho. v. n. [re and echo.] To echo back. Around we ſtand, a melancholy train, And a loud groan reechoes from the main. Pºpe. REE'chy. adj. [from reach, corruptly formed from rºl Smoky ; ſooty; tanned. Let him, for a pair of recchy kiſſes, r ! Make you to ravel all this matter out. Shakeſp. Hamlet. The kitchen malkin pins Her richeſt lockram 'bout her recchy neck. Shakespeare REED. m. ſ. [neob, Saxon; ried, German; artºdº, Lat.] 1. An hollow knotted ſtalk, which grows in wet grounds. A reed is diſtinguiſhed from the graſſes by its magnitude, and by its having a firm ſtem: the ſpecies are, the largº". nured. |
R E E nured cane or reed, the ſugar cane, the common reed, the variegated reed, the Bambu cane, and dark red reed. Miller. This Derceta, the mother of Semiramis, was ſometimes a recluſe, and falling in love with a goodly young man, ſhe was by him with child, which, for fear of extreme puniſh- ment, ſhe conveyed away and cauſed the ſame to be hidden among the high reeds which grew on the banks of the lake. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the World. The knotty bulruſh next in order ſtood, And all within of reeds a trembling wood. Dryden. Her lover Cimon lay concealed in the reeds. Broome. 2. A ſmall pipe. I'll ſpeak between the change of man and boy With a reed voice. Shakeſp. Arcadian pipe, the paſtoral reed Of Hermes. AMilton. 3. An arrow. When the Parthian turn'd his ſteed, And from the hoſtile camp withdrew; With cruel ſkill the backward reed He ſent; and as he fled, he ſlew. Ree’DED. adj. [from reed.] Covered with reeds. Where houſes be reeded, Now pare of the moſs, and go beat in the reed. Tüſr. REE/DEN. adj. [from reed.]. Conſiſting of reeds. Honey in the ſickly hive infuſe Through ceden pipes. Dryden's Virgil's Georgicks. To RFE/DIFY. v. a. [reedifier, Fr. re and ediff.j To rebuild; to build again. The ruin’d walls he did recdiff. Fa. Queen. This monument five hundred years hath ſtood, Prior. Which I have ſumptuouſly reedified. Shakeſp. The AEolians, who repeopled, reedified Ilium. Sandys. The houſe of God they firſt reediff. Milton. Ree'DLess. adj. [from reed.] Being without reeds. Youths tomb'd before their parents were, Whom foul Cocytus' reedleſs banks encloſe. May. REE/DY. adj. [from reed.]. Abounding with reeds. The ſportive flood in two divides, And forms with erring ſtreams the reedy iſles. Blackmore. Around th’ adjoining brook, Now fretting o'er a rock, Now ſcarcely moving through a reedy pool. Thomſºn. REEK, n, ſº [nec, Saxon: reuke, Dutch.] 1. Smoke; ſteam ; vapour. 'Tis as hateful to me as the reek of a lime kiln. Shakespeare 2. [Reke, German, any thing piled up..] A pile of corn or hay. Nor barns at home, nor reeks are rear'd abroad. Dryden. The covered reek, much in uſe weſtward, muſt needs prove of great advantage in wet harveſts. Mortimer, To REEK. v. n. [necan, Saxon.] 1. To ſmoke; to ſteam ; to emit vapour. They redoubled ſtrokes upon the foe, Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memoriſe another Golgotha. Shakeſp. Macbeth. To the battle came he ; where he did Run reeking o'er the lives of men, as if *Twere a perpetual ſpoil. You remember How under my oppreſſion I did rºck, When I firſt mov’d you. Shakeſp. Dying like men, though buried in your dunghills, They ſhall be fam'd ; for there the ſun ſhall greet them, And draw their honours reeking up to heav'n. Shakeſp. I found me laid In balmy ſweat; which with his beams the ſun Soon dry'd, and on the reeking moiſture fed. Milton. Love one deſcended from a race of tyrants, Whoſe blood yet reeks on my avenging ſword. Smith. Ree'KY. adj, [from reek.] Smoky ; tanned ; black. Shut me in a charnel houſe, O'ercover'd quite with dead men's rattling bones, With reely ſhanks and yellow chapleſs ſkulls. Shakeſp. Reel. n.ſ.. [neol, Saxon.] A turning frame, upon which yarn is wound into ſkeins from the ſpindle. To Reel. v. a. [from the noun..] To gather yarn off the ſpindle. It may be uſeful for the reeling of yarn. Wilkins. To Reel. v. n. [rollen, Dutch ; ragla, Swediſh.] To ſtagger; to incline in walking, firſt to one ſide and then to the other. Him when his miſtreſs proud perceiv'd to fall, While yet his feeble feet for faintneſs reel'd, She 'gan call, help Orgoglio ! Fairy Queen, b. i. What news in this our tott'ring ſtate —It is a reeling world, And I believe will never ſtand upright, Till Richard wear the garland. It is amiſs to ſit And keep the turn of tipling with a ſlave, To reel the ſtreets at noon. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. They reel to and fro, and ſtagger like a drunken man. P/. Grope in the dark, and to no ſeat confine Their wandring feet; but reel as drunk with wine. Sandys, Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Shakeſp. Rich. III. - He with heavy fumes oppreſt, Reel'd from the palace, and retird to reſt. Pope. • , - Should he hide his face, Th’extinguiſh’d ſtars would looſening reel Wide from their ſpheres. Thomſon. Reele'ction. n.f. [re and eleētion.] Repeated ele&tion. Several acts have been made, and rendered ineffectual, by leaving the power of reelection open. Swift. To REENA’ct. ** [re and enađ.] To enaa anew. The Sonſtruštion of ſhips was forbidden to ºnators, by a law made by Claudius the tribune, and remaid by the º law of conceſſions. Arbuthnot on Coins To REENyo'Rce. v. a. [re and enfºrce.] To ſtrengthen with new aſſiſtance. The French have reenforc'd their ſcatter'd men. Sh - They uſed the ſtones to %. the pier. "... The preſence of a friend raiſes fancy, and reenfºrces reaſon. Collier. ReeNFo'RcEMENT. n.ſ. [re and enforcement.] Freſh affiſ. tance. - Alone he enter'd The mortal gate o' th' city, which he painted With ſhunleſs deſtiny; aidleſs came off, And with a ſudden reenforcement ſtruck Corioli like a planet. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. They require a ſpecial reenfºrcement of ſound endo&trinat- ing to ſet them right. Milton. What reenforcement we may gain from hope. Milton. The words are a reiteration or reenfºrcement of a corol- lary. Ward. To REENJo'Y. v. a. [re and enjoy.] To enjoy anew or a ſe- cond time. The calmneſs of temper Achilles reenjoyed, is only an ef- fečt of the revenge which ought to have preceded. Pope. To Ree’NTER. v. a. [re and enter.] To enter again; to en- ter anew. - With opportune excurſion, we may chance Reenter heav'n. Milton. The fiery ſulphurous vapours ſeek the centre from whence they proceed; that is, reenter again. Mortimer's Huſbandry. To REENTHRo'Ne. v. a. To replace in a throne. He diſpoſes in my hands the ſcheme To reenthrone the king. Southerne. REE'NTRANce, n.ſ. [re and entrance.] The ačt of entring again. their repentance, although not their firſt entrance, is not- withſtanding the firſt ſtep of their reentrance into life. Hooker. The pores of the brain, through the which the ſpirits be- fore took their courſe, are more eaſily opened to the ſpirits which demand reentrance. Glanvill's Scepſ. Ree'RMouse. m. ſ. [hnenemur, Saxon.] A bat. To REESTA’BLISH. v. a. ſ.re and eſtabliſh.] To eſtabliſh anew. To reſtabliſh the right of lineal ſucceſſion to paternal go- vernment, is to put a man in poſſeſſion of that government, which his fathers did enjoy. Locke. Peace, which hath for many years been baniſhed the chriſ- tian world, will be ſpeedily reeſtabliſhed. Smalridge. REEsta‘blisher. n.ſ.. [from reſtabliſh..] One that reeſtab- liſhes. REEst A'Blis HMENT. n.ſ.. [from reeſtabliſh.] The ačt of re- eſtabliſhing; the ſtate of being reeſtabliſhed; reſtauration. The Jews made ſuch a powerful effort for their reſtabliſh- ment under Barchocab, in the reign of Adrian, as ſhook the whole Roman empire. Addiſon. Reeve. m. ſ. [xenera, Saxon.] A ſteward. Obſolete. The reeve, miller and cook are diſtinguiſhed. Dryden. To Re exa’MINE. v. a. [re and examine.] To examine anew. Spend the time in reexamining more duly your cauſe. Hook. To REFECT. v. a. [refetius, Lat.] To refreſh ; to reſtore after hunger or fatigue. Not in uſe. A man in the morning is lighter in the ſcale, becauſe in ſleep ſome pounds have perſpired ; and is alſo lighter unto himſelf, becauſe he is refected. Brown's Vulgar Errours. REFE'ction, n.ſ. [refection, Fr. from refectio, Lat..] Re- freſhment after hunger or fatigue. After a draught of wine, a man may ſeem lighter in him- ſelf from ſudden refection, though he be heavier in the ba- lance, from a ponderous addition. Brown. Faſting is the diet of angels, the food and refection of ſouls, and the richeſt aliment of grace. South. - For ſweet refection due, The genial viands let my train renew. Pope. REFE'ctory. m. ſ. [ref:eiðire, Fr. from refect.] Room of refreſhment; eating room. He cells and reſºłories did prepare, And large proviſions laid of winter fare. Dryden. To REFe'l. v. a. [refello, Lat..] To refute 3 to repreſs. Friends not to rºſelye, Or any way quell ye, Ye aim at a myſtery, Worthy a hiſtory. Benj. johnſºn's cº 6 t :
-* -* R E Fº It inſtrućas the ſcholar in the various methods of diſcoyºſing and refelling the ſubtil tricks of ſophiſters: J/atts. To REFE/R. v. 4. [reſtro, Lat., referer, Fr.] - ** * - - - t ..To diſmiſs for information,9. Jºgº. I T}; ...tºs the divine hiſtorian refers us to, and not to any productions out of nothing, Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. 2. "I'o'betake for deciſion. The heir of his kingdom hath referred herſelf unto a poor, but worthy gentleman. - Shakeſp. Cymbeline. . To reduce to, as to the ultimate end. - You profeſs and practiſe to refer all things to yourſelf. Bac. 4. To reduce, as to a claſs. . - - - - The ſalts, predominant in quick lime, wº refer rather to lixiviate, than acid. Boyle on Colours. To Rºgº. v. n. To reſpect; to have relation. - Of thoſe places, that refer to the ſhutting and opening the abyſs, I take notice of that in Job. Burnet. ReféR£E’. n.ſ. [from rºſer.] One to whom any thing is referred. Referees and arbitrators ſeldom forget themſelves. L'Eſtr. Reſ; ERENCE. m. ſ. [from rºſer.] 1. Relation; reſpect; view towards; alluſion to. - The knowledge of that which man is in reference unto him- ſelf and other things in relation unto man, I may term the mother of all thoſe principles, which are decrees in that law of nature, whereby human actions are framed. Hooker. Jupiter was the ſon of Æther and Dies; ſo called, becauſe the one had reference to his celeſtial conditions, the other diſ- covered his natural virtues. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the World. Chriſtian religion commands ſobriety, temperance and mo- deration, in reference to our appetites and paſſions. Tillotſºn. 2. Diſmiſſion to another tribunal. It paſſed in England without the leaſt reference hither. Sw. REFERE'NDARY. n.ſ. ſº Lat.] One to whoſe deci- ſion any thing is referred. In ſuits, it is good to refer to ſome friend of truſt; but let him chuſe well his referendaries. Bacon's Eſſays. To REFER ME’NT, v. a. [re and ferment.] To ferment anew. Th’ admitted nitre agitates the flood, Revives its fire, and referments the blood. Blackmore. REFE/RR1ble. adj. [from refer.] Capable of being conſidered, as in relation to ſomething elſe. Unto God all parts of time are alike, unto whom none are referrible, and all things preſent, unto whom nothing is paſt or to come, but who is the ſame yeſterday, to-day and to- morrow. Brown's Wulgar Errours. To REFINE. v. a. [raffner, Fr.] I. To puriſy ; to clear from droſs and recrement. I will refine them as ſilver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. Zech. xiii. 9. Weigh ev'ry word, and ev'ry thought refine. Anon. The red Dutch currant yields a rich juice, to be diluted with a quantity of water boiled with refined ſugar. Mortimer. 2. To make elegant; to poliſh; to make accurate. Queen Elizabeth's time was a golden age for a world of re- fned wits, who honoured poeſy with their pens. Peacham. Love rºſines the thoughts, and hath his ſeat In reaſon. Milton. The ſame traditional ſloth, which renders the bodies of children, born from wealthy parents, weak, may perhaps refine their ſpirits. Swift. To REF1'NE. v. n. I. Tº improve in point of accuracy or delicacy. Chaucer refined on Boccace, and mended ſtories. Dryden. Let a lord but own the happy lines; How the wit brightens, how the ſenſe refines / Pºpe. 2. To grow pure. wº j º ſtream, when foul with ſtains, orks itſelf clear, and as it runs refines. - 3. To affect nicety. > refines Addison. He makes another paragraph about our refining in controver- ſy, and coming nearer ſtill to the church of Rome. Altº, bury. REF, NEDLY. alv. [from refine.] With affected elegance. Will any dog Rºfinedly leave his bitches and his bones, To turn a wheel ? Dryden. RE.NEMENT. n.ſ.. [from refine.] * The act ºf purifying, by clearing anything from droſs and TCCrementitious matter. The more bodies are of kin to ſpirit in ſubtilty and refine- inent, the more diffuſive are they. Norris. 2. Improvement in clegance or purity. º the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the cor- 1OnS 11] Our languag * :* -- 3. Aºi. º:º º have not equalled its refinements. Sw. The rules religion preſcribes are more ſucceſsful in publick and Pººle affairs,than the refinements of irregular cunning, Rºg. 4. Aºstation of elegant improvement. c § wº º town had a deſign to leave us in the lurch, RF 1 NF their late refinements. Addison's Guardian. * NER. m. ſ. [from refine.] I. º 9* who clears from droſ, or recrement. crºfthers of iron obſerve, that that iron ſtone is hardeſt I R E. F. to melt, which is fulleſt of metal; and that eaſieſt, which hath moſt droſs. Bacon's Phyſical Remains. 2. Improver in elegance. As they have been the great refiners of our language, ſo it hath becn my chief ambition to imitate them. Swift. 3. Inventor of ſuperfluous ſubtilties. No men ſee leſs of the truth of things, than theſe great refiners upon incidents, who are ſo wonderfully ſubtle, and over wiſe in their conceptions. Addiſon's Speciator, N- 170. Some refiners pretend to argue for the uſefulneſs of parties in ſuch a government as ours. Swift. To Refl’r. v. a. [rºſait, Fr. re and fit..] To repair; to re- ſtore after damage. He will not allow that there are any ſuch ſigns of art in the make of the preſent globe, or that there was ſo great care taken in the refitting of it up again at the deluge. //oodw. Permit our ſhips a ſhelter on your ſhoars, Refitted from your woods with planks and oars. Dryden. To REFLECT. v. a. [rºftechir, Fr. ºftecto, Lat..] To throw back. We, his gather'd beams Refteård, may with matter ſere foment. Milton, Bodies cloſe together reflect their own colour. Dryden. To REFLE'cT. v. n. 1. To throw back light. In dead men's ſculls, and in thoſe holes, Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As 'twere in ſcorn of eyes, reflecting gems. Shakespeare 2. To bend back. Inanimate matter moves always in a ſtraight line, and never refle&s in an angle, nor bends in a circle, which is a conti- nual reflection, unleſs either by ſome external impulſe, or by an intrinſick principle of gravity. Bentley's Sermon. 3. To throw back the thoughts upon the paſt or on themſelves. The imagination caſts thoughts in our way, and forces the underſtanding to reflect upon them. Dupa. In every action , ºftect upon the end; and in your under- taking it, confider why you do it. Taylor. Who faith, who could ſuch ill events expect With ſhame on his own counſels doth refect. Denham. When men are grown up, and reflect on their own minds, they cannot find any thing more ancient there, than thoſe opinions which were taught them before their memory began to keep a regiſter of their actions. Locke. It is hard, that any part of my land ſhould be ſettled upon one who has uſed me ſo ill; and yet I could not ſee a ſprig of any bough of this whole walk of trees, but I ſhould re- flect upon her and her ſeverity. Addiſon's Speciator. Let the king diſmiſs his woes, Refteåing on her fair renown; And take the cypreſs from his brows, To put his wonted laurels on. Prior. 4. To conſider attentively. - Into myſelf-my reaſon's eye I turn'd : And as I much reflected, much I mourn'd. Prizr. 5. To throw reproach or cenſure. Neither do I refied in the leaſt upon the memory of his late majeſty, whom I entirely acquit of any imputation. Sw. 6. To bring reproach. Errors of wives refle: on huſbands ſtill. Dryden. REFLE/ct ENT, adj. [riftecſºns, Lat..] Bending back; flying back. - The ray deſcendent, and the ray reflectent, flying with ſº great a ſpeed, that the air between them cannot take a formal play any way, before the beams of the light be on both ſides of it; it follows, that, according to the nature of humid things, it muſt firſt only ſwell. Digby Gºt the Soul. REFLEction. n.ſ. [from rºſe: ; thence I think rºſiºn lºº proper: reflexion, Fr. reflexus, Lat.] 1. The act of throwing back. The eye ſees not itſelf, - But by reflection from other things. Shaºff. julius Cºſar. If the ſun's light conſiſted but of one ſort of rays, there would be but one colour, and it would be impoſible to pro- duce any new by rºſections or refractions. Cheyne. 2. The act of bending back. Inanimate matter moves alway reflects in an angle or circle, which is a c unleſs by ſome external impulſe. 3. That which is reflected. - - She ſhines not upon fools, left the rºßion ſhºul" hurt her. Shakesp. Cymbeline. As the ſun in water we can bear, Yet not the ſun, but his refectiºn there ; So let us view her here, in what ſhe was, And take her image in this watry glaſs. 4. Thought thrown back upon the paſt. - The three firſt parts I'dedicate to my old friends, to take off thoſe melancholy reflections, which the ſenſe of age, in- s in a ſtraight line, nor ever ontinual reflection, Bentley's Sermony. Dryden. firmity and death may give then. - Denham. This dreadful image ſo poſſeſs'd her mind, She ceas'd all farther hope; and now began d To make rºñºlion on th’ unhappy man. P;
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Job's reflºtions on his once flouriſhing eſtate, did at the
ſame time affiict and encourage him. Atterbury.
What wounding reproaches of ſoul muſt he feel, from the
reflºn; on his own ingratitude. Rogers's Sermons.
5. The action of the mind upon itſelf. -
Reft:tion is the perception of the operations of our own
minds within us, as it is employed about the ideas it has
got. Locke.
6. Attentive confideration.
This delight grows and improves, under thought and re-
ºcłion ; and while it exerciſes, does alſo endear itſelf to the
mind; at the ſame time employing and inflaming the medi-
tations. South's Sermons.
7. Cenſure.
He dy'd ; and oh! may no reflºtion ſhed
Its pois'nous venom on the royal dead.
REFLE'ctive. adj. [from reflect.]
1. Throwing back images.
When the weary king gave place to night,
His beams he to his royal brother lent,
And ſo ſhone ſtill in his reflective light.
In the reflective ſtream the fighing bride
Viewing her charms impair'd, abaſh'd ſhall hide
Her penſive head. - Prior.
2. Conſidering things paſt 5 conſidering the operations of the
mind.
- Forc’d by reflečive reaſon I confeſs,
That human ſcience is uncertain gueſs.
REFLE/ctor. n.ſ.. [from refle&#.] Conſiderer.
There is ſcarce any thing that nature has made, or that
men do ſuffer, whence the devout refe: or cannot take an oc-
caſion of an aſpiring meditation. Boyle on Colours.
REFLE'x. adj. [ºftexts, Lat..] Direéted backward.
The motions of my mind are as obvious to the reflex act
of the ſoul, or the turning of the intelle&tual eye inward upon
its own actions, as the paſſions of my ſenſe are obvious to my
ſenſe; I ſee the objest, and I perceive that I ſee it. Hale.
The order and beauty of the inanimate parts of the world,
the diſcernible ends of them do evince by a reflex argument,
that it is the workmanſhip, not of blind mechaniſm or blinder
chance, but of an intelligent and benign agent. Bentley.
REFLE'x. m. ſ. [rºfexus, Lat.]. Reflection.
There was no other way for angels to fin, but by reflex of:
Prior.
Prior.
their underſtandings upon themſelves. Hooker.
I'll ſay yon gray is not the morning's eye,
'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. Shakeſp.
REFLExibi'LITY.. n.ſ. [from reflexible.] The quality of being
reflexible.
To REFORM. º. a. ſ.reſºrmo, Lat. rºſarmer, Fr.] To
change from worſe to better.
A ſect in England, following the very ſame rule of policy,
ſeeketh to reform even the French reformation, and purge out
from thence alſo dregs of popery. Hoker, i.iv. ſ. 8.
Seat worthier of Gods, was built >
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With ſecond thoughts, Iºſºning what was old. Milton.
May no ſuch ſtorm
Fall on our times, where ruin muſt refºrm. Denham.
Now low'ring looks preſage approaching ſtorms, -
And now prevailing love her fas: refºrms. Dryden.
h One cannot attempt the perfect ºfºrming the languages of
the world, without rendering himſelf ridiculous. Locke.
The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age;
but that of a good one will not refºrm it. sº.
To REFo ** * *. To make a change from worſe to better.
Was his doctrine of the maſs ſtruck out in this con.
flić *, or did it give him occaſion of reforming in this
point : - Atterbury.
REFO'R.M. m. ſ. [French.] Reformation.
Dryden. REFor MATION. m. ſ. [reformation, Fr. from reform.]
1. Change from worſe to better.
Never came refºrmation in a flood
With ſuch a heady current, ſcow'ring faults;
Nor ever Hydra-headed wilfulneſs
So ſoon did loſe his ſeat, as in this king. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Satire laſhes vice into reformation. - Dryden.
The pagan converts mention this great reformation of thoſe
who had been the greateſt finners, with that ſudden and fur-
priſing change, which the chriſtian religion made in the lives
of the moſt profligate. Addiſon.
2. The change of religion from the corruptions of popery to
its primitive ſtate.
The burden of the reformation lay on Luther's ſhoulders.
Atterbury.
Refo'RMER. m. ſ. [from refºrm.]
1. One who makes a change for the better; an amender.
Publick reformers had need firſt practiſe that on their own
hearts, which they purpoſe to try on others. King Charles.
The complaint is more general, than the endeavours to
redreſs it: Abroad every man would be a reformer, how very
few at home. Sprat's Sermons.
It was honour enough, to behold the Engliſh churches
reformed; that is, delivered from the reformers. South.
2. Thoſe who changed religion from popiſh corruptions and in-
Ilovations.
Our firſt reformers were famous confeſſors and martyrs all
over the world. Bacon.
Reflexibility of rays is their diſpoſition to be reflected or To REFRACT. v. a. [refratius, Lat..] To break the na-
turned back into the ſame medium from any other medium,
upon whoſe ſurface they fall ; and rays are more or leſs re-
flexible, which are turned back more or leſs eaſily. Newton.
RFFLE'x1BLE. adj. [from reflexus, Lat.] Capable to be thrown
back.
Sir Iſaac Newton has demonſtrated, by convincing experi-
ments, that the light of the ſun conſiſts of rays differently
refrangible and reflexible; and that thoſe rays are differently
reflexible, that are differently refrangible. Cheyne.
REFLE'xrve. adj. [reflexus, Lat..] Having reſpect to ſomething
aft.
p That aſſurance reflexive cannot be a divine faith, but at the
moſt an human, yet ſuch as perhaps I may have no doubt-
ing mixed with. Hammond's Practical Catechiſm.
REFLE'x1v ELY. adv. [from reflexive..] In a backward direction.
Solomon tells us life and death are in the power of the
tongue, and that not only directly in regard of the good or ill
we may do to others, but reflexively alſo, in reſpect of what
may rebound to ourſelves. Government of the Tongue.
REFIoA^T. n.ſ. [re and float.] Ebb ; reflux.
The main float and refloat of the ſea, is by conſent of
the univerſe, as part of the diurnal motion. Bacon.
To REF Lou'R1s H. v. a. [re and flouriſh..] To flouriſh anew.
Virtue given for loſt
Revives, reſouriſhes, then vigorous moſt,
When moſt unačtive deem’d. Milton's Agoniſłes.
To RF Flow. v. n. [rºftuer, Fr. re and flow.]. To flow back.
REFLU'ENT. adj. [refuens, Lat..] Running back ; flowing
back.
The liver receives the refluent blood almoſt from all the
parts of the abdomen. - Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Tell, by what paths,
Back to the ſountain's head the ſea conveys
The refluent rivers, and the land repays. Blackmore.
REFLU'x. m. ſ. [rºflux, Fr. rºſiuxus, Lat..] Backward courſe
of water.
Beſides
Mine own that 'bide upon me, all from me
Shall with a fierce reflux on me redound. Milton.
The variety of the flux and reflux of Euripus, or whether
the ſame do ebb and flow ſeven times a day, is incontra-
vertible. Brown's /ulgar Errours.
REFocill A^rion. m. ſ. [rºſºcillo, Lat..] Reſtoration of ſtrength
by refreſhment.
*—
tural courſe of rays.
If its angle of incidence be large, and the refračtive power
of the medium not very ſtrong to throw it far from the per-
pendicular, it will be refračied. Cheyne's Phil. Princ.
Rays of light are urged by the refračing media. Cheyne.
Refracted from yon eaſtern cloud,
The grand ethereal bow ſhoots up.
REFRAction. m. ſ. [refraction, Fr.]
Refraction, in general, is the incurvation or change of de-
termination in the body moved, which happens to it whilſt
it enters or penetrates any medium : in dioptricks, it is the
variation of a ray of light from that right line, which it would
have paſſed on in, had not the denſity cf the medium turned
it aſide. Harris.
Refračion, out of the rarer medium into the denſer, is
made towards the perpendicular. Newton's Optiks.
REFRA’ctive. adj, [from refrac{..] Having the power of re-
fraćtion.
Thoſe ſuperficies of tranſparent bodies reflect the greateſt
quantity of light, which have the greateſt refracting power ;
that is, which intercede mediums that differ moſt in their
refractive denſities, Newton's Optick.
RE'FRAcroRINEss. n.ſ. ſſrom refrađory..] Sullen obſtinacy.
I did never allow any man's refracºrinºſ, againſt the pri-
vileges and orders of the houſes. King Charles.
Great complaint was made by the preſbyterian gang, of my
refrađoringſ to obey the parliament's order. Sainderſºn;
REFRA CTORY. adj. [rifragiaire, Fr. refia’arius, Lat. and
ſo ſhould be written refragiary. It is now accented on the
firſt ſyllable, but by Shakeſpeare on the ſecond.] Obſtinate ;
perverſe; contumacious. -
There is a law in each well-order'd nation,
To curb thoſe raging appetites that are 1, 2, 1-2
Moſt diſobedient and refracºry. - Shalºff.
A rough hewn ſeaman, being brought before a wiſe juſtice
for ſome miſdemeanor, was by him ordered to be ſent away
to priſon, and was refraciary after he heard his doom, info-
much as he would not fºr a foot from the place where he
flood; ſaying, it was better to ſtand where he was, than go to
a worſe place. - Bacon's 4 ºtherms.
vulgar compliance with any illegal and cºtravagant ways,
like violent motions in nature, ſoon grows weary of itſelf,
and ends in a rºf actºry full-lineſs. King Charleſ.
2 I L Rºf dºo'y
Thom 471.
R. E. F
R E F
1 if thou will not truſt thy friends, take
º: º.. aſſuredly, before next full moon, that
i. wilt be hung up in chains. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of f. Bull.
t *. atoms of theirs may have it in them, but they are
refractory ind fullen; and therefore, like men of the ſame
tempers, muſt be banged and buffeted into reaſon. Bentley.
REFRAGABLE, adj. [rifragabilis, Lat..] Capable of confuta-
- d convićtion.
Tº. v.a. [refrener, Fr. re and fracnum, Lat.] To
hold back; to keep from ačtion. -
Hold not thy tongue, O God, keep not fill filence; re-
frain not thyſelf. Pſalm lxxxiii. 1.
My ſon, walk not thou in the way with them, refrain thy
foot from their path. Prov. i. I 5.
Nor from the holy one of heav'n
Refrain'd his tongue. - Milton.
Neptune aton'd, his wrath ſhall now refrain,
Or thwart the ſynod of the gods in vain: Pope.
To REFRA1'N. v. n. To forbear; to abſtain; to ſpare.
In what place, or upon what conſideration ſoever it be,
they do it, were it in their own opinion of no force being
doñe, they would undoubtedly refrain to do it. Hozier.
For my name's ſake will I defer mine anger, and ref ain
for thee, that I cut thee not off. • * ~ *
That they fed not on fleſh, at leaſt the faithful party be-
fore the flood, may become more probable, becauſe they re-
frained therefrom ſome time after. Brown's Wulg. Err.
R£FRANgibility. m. ſ. [from rºſrangible.]
Refangibility of the rays of light, is their diſpoſition to be
refračted or turned out of their way, in paſſing out of one
tranſparent body or medium into another. 'ewton.
REFRANGIBLE. adj. [re and frangº, Lat.]
As ſome rays are more refrangible than others; that is, are
more turned out of their courſe, in paſſing from one medium
to another; it follows, that after ſuch refraction, they will
be ſeparated, and their diſtinét colour obſerved. Locke.
REF RE's A'rios. m. ſ. [re and facno, Lat..] The act of re-
ſtraining. -
To REFRESH. v. a. [refraiſcher, Fr. refrigero, Lat.]
1. To recreate ; to relieve after pain, fatigue or want.
Service ſhall with ſteeled ſinews toil;
And labour ſhall refreſh itſelf with hope. Shakeſp.
Muſick was ordain'd to refreſh the mind of man,
After his ſtudies or his uſual pain. Shakeſp.
He was in no danger to be overtaken ; ſo that he was
content to refreſh his men. Clarendon, b. viii.
His meals are coarſe and ſhort, his employment warrantable,
his ſleep certain and refreſhing, neither interrupted with the
laſhes of a guilty mind, nor the aches of a crazy body. South.
If you would have trees to thrive, take care that no plants
be near them, which may deprive them of nouriſhnent, or
hinder refreſhings and helps that they might receive. Mortim.
2. To improve by new touches any thing impaired.
The reſt refreſh the ſcaly ſnakes, that ſold
The ſhield of Pallas, and renew their gold. Dryden.
A dew coming after heat refreſheth. Eccluſ. xliii. 22.
REFRE'sſ; ER. m. ſ. [from refreſh.] That which refreſhes.
The kind refreſher of the ſummer heats. Thomſºn.
REFRE's HMENT. m. ſ. [from refreſh.]
1. Relief after pain, want or fatigue.
2. That which gives relief, as food, reſt.
He was full of agony and horrour upon the approach of a
diſmal death, and ſo had moſt need of the refreſhments of ſo-
'3. To refrigerate; to cool.
ciety, and the friendly aſſiſtances of his diſciples. South.
- Such honeſt refreſhments and comforts of life, our chriſtian
liberty has made it lawful for us to uſe. Sprat.
REFR1'GERANT. adj. [refrigerant, Fr. from refrigerate.] Cool-
ing; mitigating heat.
In the cure of gangrenes, you muſt beware of dry heat,
and reſort to things that are refrigerant, with an inward
warmth and virtue of cheriſhing. Bacon.
If it ariſe º an external cauſe, apply refrigerants, with-
... out any preceding evacuation. J/iſeman’s Surgery.
To REFRIGERATE. v. a. [refriger, re ſº, ić
To cool.
The great breezes, which the motion of the air in great
circles, ſuch as the girdle of the world, produceth d5 7te-
figerate ; and therefore in thoſe parts noon is nothin. ſo hot
when the breezes are great, as about ten of the clock in th:
for noon, - Bacon's Natural Hiſłory.
Whether they be refrigerated inclinatorily or ſomewhat
ºxically, though in a leſſer degree, they diſcover ſome
Rºx. - B own’s ſugar Errours.
The act of * f [ºfrigeratio, Lat. refrigeration, Fr.]
ID: g; the ſtate of being cooled.
** "o ſtut; the cauſe may be the refrigeration of the
º whereby it is leſs apt to move. Bacon.
this º ºf geration of the air would fit it for breathing,
'ght be ſomewhat helped with bellows. J/ilkins.
REFR 16 Ek. - - - -- -
REF Rīg s sº - } *}. [ºfrigeratif, Fr. refrigeratorius, Lat.]
9RY. Cooling; having the power to cool.
I/. xlviii. 9.
REF RI"c ERATORY. {{
1. That part of a diſtilling veſſel that is placed about the head
of a ſtill, and filled with water to cool the condenſing va-
pours; but this is now generally done by a worm or fpiral
pipe, turning through a tub of cold water. &ainty.
2. Anything internally cooling.
A delicate wine, and a durable refrigeratory. Mºrtimer.
REFRIGERIUM. m. ſ. [Latin.] Cool refreſhment; refri-
geration.
It muſt be acknowledged, the ancients have talked much
of annual refrigeriums, reſpites or intervals of puniſhment to
. ... the damned; as particularly on the feſtivals. South.
REFT. part. pret. of reave.
1. Deprived; taken away.
Thus we well left, he better rºſt,
In heaven to take his place,
That by like life and death, at laſt,
We may obtain like grace. Aſchaw's Schoolroſer.
I, in a deſperate bay of death,
Like a poor bark, of fails and tackling rºſt,
Ruſh all to pieces on thy rocky boſom. Shakespeare .
Another ſhip had ſeiz'd on us,
And would have reſt the fiſhers of their prey. Shakespeare .
Our dying hero, from the continent
Raviſh'd whole towns, and forts from Spaniards rºft,
As his laſt legacy to Britain left. J/aller.
2. Preterite of reave. Took away.
So 'twixt them both, they not a lamkin left,
And when lambs fail'd, the old ſheeps lives they reſ. Spºnſ.
About his ſhoulders broad he threw ~
An hairy hide of ſome wild beaſt, whom he
In favage foreſt by adventure ſlew,
And reſt the ſpoil his ornament to be. Sºſr.
RE/FUGE. m. ſ. [' efuge, Fr. refugium, Lat.]
1. Shelter from any danger or diſtreſs ; protection.
Rocks, dens and caves' but I in none of theſe
Find place or refge. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ix.
The young ones, ſuppoſed to break through the belly of
the dam, will, upon any fright, for protection run into it;
for then the old one receives them in at her mouth, which
way, the fright being paſt, they will return again; which is
a peculiar way of reſige. Brown's /ulgar Errours.
Thoſe, who take refuge in a multitude, have an Aria:
council to anſwer for. Atterbury.
2. That which gives ſhelter or protection.
The Lord will be a rºſage for the oppreſſed; a refuge in
times of trouble. Pſalm ix. 9.
They ſhall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. jºſ.
Fair majeſty, the refuge and redreſs
Of thoſe whom fate purſues. Dryden.
3. Expedicnt in diſtreſs.
This laſt old man,
Whom with a crack'd heart I have ſent to Rome,
Lov'd me above the meaſure of a father :
Their lateſt refuge was to ſend him. Shakeſp. Coriolatus.
4. Expedient in general. z
Light muſt be ſupplied among graceful refuges, by terracing
any ſtory in danger of darkneſs. Iłºtion.
To REFUGE. v. a. [refugier, Fr. from the noun.] To ſhelter;
to protećt.
Silly beggars,
Who fitting in the ſtocks, refuge their ſhame,
That many have, and others muſt, fit there. Shakespeare .
Dreads the vengeance of her injur'd lord; 4.
Ev’n by thoſe gods, who refug'd her, abhorr'd. Dryden.
Refugeeſ. n.ſ. [refugit, Fr.] One who flies to ſhelter of
protećtion.
Poor refugees, at firſt they purchaſe here;
And ſoon as denizen'd, they domineer. Drydºn.
This is become more neceſſary in ſome of their gºſh-
ments, fince ſo many refugees ſettled among them. Addison.
REFU'LGENCE. n.f. [from reſulgent.] Splendour; brightneſs.
REFU'LGENT. adj. [refulgens, Latin.] Bright; ſhining ;
glittering ; ſplendid.
He neither might, nor wiſh'd to know -
A more refulgent light. ſºlº.
So conſpicuous and fulgent a truth is that of God’s being
the author of man’s felicity, that the diſpute is nºt ſo much
concerning the thing, as concerning the manner of *
Agamemnon's train, -
When his refugent arms flaſh'd through the ſhady plain,
Fled from his well-known face. Dryden's Aenei.
To REFu'ND. v. n. [refunda, Lat..] .
1. To pour back. -
Were the humours of the eye tinétured with any colour,
they would refund that colour upon. the object, and ſo it
would not be repreſented as in itſelf it is. Ray.
2. To repay what is received ; to reſtore. • -
A governor, that had pilled the people, was, for receiving
of bribes, ſentenced to refund what he had wrongfully
taken. > f L'E/irange.
Such
Boyle.
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R. E. G. 11 ºl º .. il iſ, WT Such wiſe men as himſelf account all that is paſt, to be alſo gone; and know, that there can be no gain in refunding, nor any profit in paying debts. South. How to Icarius, in the bridal hour, Shall I, by waſte undone, refund the dow'r, Pope. 3. Swift has ſomewhere the abſurd phraſe, to refund himſelf, for to reimburſe. - REFu's Al. n.ſ. [from refuſe.] 1. The act of refuſing ; denial of any thing demanded or ſoli- cited. God has born with all his weak and obſtinate refuſal of grace, and has given him time day after day. Rogers. 2. The preemption; the right of having any thing before an- other ; option. When employments go a begging for want of hands, they ſhall be ſure to have the reſuſal. Swift. To REFU'SE. v. a. [refuſer, Fr.] 1. To deny what is ſolicited or required. If he ſhould chuſe the right caſket, you ſhould refuſe to perform his father's will, if you ſhould refuſe to accept him. Shakeſp. 41erchant of Wenice. Common experience has juſtly a mighty influence on the minds of men, to make them give or refuſe credit to any thing propoſed. Locée. Women are made as they themſelves would chooſe; Too proud to aſk, too humble to refuſe. Garth. 2. To reject; to diſmiſs without a grant. I may neither chuſe whom I would, nor refuſe whom I diſlike. Shakeſp. Merchant of Wenice. To REFU's E. v. n. Not to accept. - Wonder not then what God for you ſaw good If I refuſe not, but convert, as you, To proper ſubſtance. Miltºn. RE'Fuse. adj. [from the verb. The noun has its accent on the firſt ſyllable, the verb on the ſecond.] Unworthy of re- ception; left when the reſt is taken. - Every thing vile and refuſ, they deſtroyed. Sam. xv. 9. Pleaſe to beſtow on him the refuſe letters; he hopes by printing them to get a plentiful proviſion. Spectator. RE'Fuse. m. ſ. That which remains diſregarded when the reſt is taken. We dare not diſgrace our worldly ſuperiours with offering unto them ſuch refuſe, as we bring unto God himſelf. Hook. Many kinds have much refuſe, which countervails that which they have excellent. Bacon. I know not whether it be more ſhame or wonder, to ſee that men can ſo put off ingenuity, as to deſcend to ſo baſe a vice; yet we daily ſee it done, and that not only by the ſcum and refuſe of the people. Government of the Tongue. Down with the falling ſtream the refuſe run, To raiſe with joyful news his drooping ſon. Dryden. This humouriſt keeps more than he wants, and gives a vaſt refuſe of his ſuperfluities to purchaſe heaven. Addiſon. REFu's ER. m. ſ. [from refuſe..] He who refuſes. Some few others are the only refuſers and condemners of this catholick practice. Taylor. RFFU'TAL. m. ſ. [from refute.] Refutation. Dić7. REFUTA'Tios. m. ſ. [refutatio, Lat, refutation, Fr. from re- fute.] The act of refuting; the act of proving falſe or er- roncous. 'Tis ſuch miſerable abſurd ſtuff, that we will not honour it with eſpecial refutation. Bentley. To REFU'TE. v. a. [refuta, Lat. refuter, Fr.] To prove falſe or erroneous. Applied to perſons or things. Self-deſtruction ſought, refutes That excellence thought in thee. Milton's Par. Lºft. He knew that there were ſo many witneſſes in theſe two miracles, that it was impoſſible to refute ſuch multitudes. Addison To REGAI'N. v. a. [regagner, Fr. re and gain..] To recover; to gain anew. • Hopeful to regain Thy love, from thee I will not hide What thoughts in my unquiet breaſt are ris'n. Milton. We’ve driven back Theſe heathen Saxons, and regain'd our earth, As earth recovers from an ebbing tide. Dryden. As ſoon as the mind regains the power to ſtop or continue any of theſe motions of the body or thoughts, we then con- fider the man as a free agent. - Locke. ReſoAL. adj. [regal, Fr. regalis, Lat..] Royal ; kingly. Edward, duke of York, Uſurps the regal title and the ſeat Of England's true anointed lawful heir. Why am I ſent for to a king, Beforeſ have ſhook of the regal thoughts Wherewith I reign'd. Shakeſp. Richard II. With them comes a third of regal port, But faded ſplendour wan, who by his gait And fierce demeanour ſeems the prince of hell. Milton. When was there ever a better prince on the throne than the preſent queen I do not talk of her government, her Jove of the people, or qualities that are purely regal; but her piety, charity, temperance and conjugal love. Swift. Shakeſp. -- —- - ~ - ----- - - - - - - - - R E G *****, *ſ, ſºak, Fr.] A muſical inſtrument. The ſounds, that produce tones, are ever from ſuch bodies as are in their parts and ports cqual; and ſuch are in the nightingale Pipes ºf regal, or organs. Bacon, ######, * / [Latin.] The prerogative of monarchy. To REGALE. * 4. [regaler, Fr. regulare, Italian.] To re- freſh ; to entertain; to gratify. f I with warming puff regale chill'd fingers. REGA'leMENT. n.ſ. [regalement, Fr. - talliment. Philips. J Refreſhment; enter- The muſes ſtill require Humid regalement, nor will aught avail Imploring Phoebus with unmoiſten’d lips. REGA"LIA. m. ſ. [Latin.] Enſigns of royalty. º# y m. ſ. [regali, Latin.] Royalty; ſovereignty; Behold the image of mortality, And feeble nature cloth'd with fleſhly 'tire, When raging paſſion with fierce tyranny, Robs reaſon of her due regality. Fairy Queen. He neither could, nor would, yield to any diminution of the grown of France, in territory or regality. Bacon. He came partly in by the ſword, and hid high courage in all points of regality. Bacon's Henry VII. The majeſty of England might hang like Mahomet's tomb by a magnetick charm, between the privileges of the two houſes, in airy imagination of regality. King Charles. To REGA/RD. v. a. [regarder, Fr.] 1. To value; to attend to as worthy of notice. This aſpect of mine, The beſt regarded virgins of our clime Have lov’d. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice. Philips. He denies To know their God, or meſſage to regard. Milton. 2. To obſerve ; to remark. - If much you note him, You offend him; feed and regard him not. Shakeſp: 3. To mind as an object of grief or terrour. The king marvelled at the young man's courage, for that he nothing regarded the pains. 2 Mac. vii. 12. 4. To obſerve religiouſly. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. Rom. xiv. 6. 5. To pay attention to. He that obſerveth the wind ſhall never ſow, and he that regardeth the clouds ſhall never reap. Proverbs. 6. To reſpect ; to have relation to. 7. To look towards. It is a peninſula, which regardeth the mainland. Sandys. REGA/RD. m. ſ. [regard, Fr. from the verb.] I. Attention as to a matter of importance. The nature of the ſentence he is to pronounce, the rule of judgment by which he will proceed, requires that a particular regard be had to our obſervation of this precept. Atterbury. 2. Reſpect; reverence. To him they had regard, becauſe long he had bewitched them. A:is viii. I 1. With ſome regard to what is juſt and right, They'll lead their lives. 3. Note ; eminence. Mac Ferlagh was a man of meaneſt regard amongſt them, neither having wealth nor power. Spenſer on Ireland. 4. Reſpect ; account. Change was thought neceſſary, in regard of the great hurt which the church did receive by a number of things then in uſe. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 14. 5. Relation; reference. How beſt we may Compoſe our preſent evils, with regard Of what we are and where. - Milton. Their buſineſs is to addreſs all the ranks of mankind, and perſuade them to purſue and perſevere in virtue, with regard to themſelves ; in juſtice and goodneſs, with regard to their Milton. neighbours; and piety towards God. //atts. 6. [Regard, Fr.] Look; aſpect directed to another. Soft words to his fierce paſſion ſhe aſlay'd ; But her with ſtern regard be thus repell'd, Milton. He, ſurpriz'd with humble joy, ſurvey d * One ſweet regard, ſhot by the royal maid. . Dryden. 7. Proſpect; object of fight. Not proper, nor * uſe. Throw out our eyes for brave. Othellº, Even till we make the main and th’aerial º O An indiſtinét regard. Shakeſp. Othells, REGARDABLE, adj. [from regard.] I. Obſervable. I cannot diſcov though the regardº imputed unto the left. of notice. 2. wº more famous for his antiquity, than regardell, for his preſent eſtate, abutteth on the ſea. var, 10. º ---- - - - -27-y- º ds. ARDER. n. / [fron regard. One that regar REG / [. EGA/RDFC L. er this difference of the badger's legs, alsº i. ſide be defined, and the brevity by moſt rown's Wulgar Errours.
R E G
R E G
REGA'Rdful adj. [regard and full.] Attentive; taking no-
*i. was ſo regardful of his charge, as he never diſpoſed
any º, but firſt he acquainted the general. Hayward.
Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious .
tion made by the ſpirit of God to his heart. South.
RE.AZRDFulix. adu. Ifrom regardful.]
1. Attentively; heedfully.
. Reſpectfully.
2 º this th' Athenian minion, whom the world
Voic’d ſo regardfully. Shakespeare. Timon ºf Atheni.
RecArdless, adj. [from regard.] Heedleſs ; negligent; in-
attentive.
He likeſt is to fall into miſchance, -
That is regardleſs of his governance. Spenſer.
Regardiſ of the bliſs wherºin he ſat,
Second to thee, offer'd himſelf to die
For man's offence. Milton's Par. Lo/?, b. iii.
W. ji learn to be deaf and regard'ſ of other things,
beſides the preſent ſubject of our meditation. //atts.
R. div. [from regardleſ...] . Withºut heed.
Rºsness. n.ſ.. [from regard Jºl Heedleſsneſs; neg-
ligence ; inattention.
REGE'Ncy, n.ſ. [from regent.]
I. Authority ; government. - -
As Čº tº: manhood, that by it he might be capable of
death, whereunto he humbled himſelf; ſo becauſe manhood
is the proper ſubject of compaſſion and feeling pity, which
maketh the ſcepter of Chriſt's rºgeny even,” the kingdom of
heaven amiable. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 51.
Mºhave knowledge and ſtrength to fit them for action,
women affection, for their better compliance; and herewith
beauty to compenſate their ſubjection, by giving them an equi-
valent regency over men. Grew.
2. Wi-arious government.
This great miniſter, finding the rºy ſhaken by the ſac-
tion of ſo many great ones within, and awed by the terror of
the Spaniſh greatneſs without, durſt begin a war. Temple.
3. The diſtrict governed by a vicegerent. -
Regions they paſs'd, the mighty regencies
Of ſeraphim. Milton.
4. Thoſe to whom vicarious regality is intruſted.
‘ſo REGENERATE. v. a. [regenero, Lat.]
1. To reproduce; to produce anew.
Albéit the ſon of this earl of Deſmond, who loſt his head,
were reſtored to the earldom ; yet could not the king's grace
regenerate obedience in that degenerate houſe, but it grew ra-
ther more wild. Davies on Ireland.
Through all the ſoil a genial ferment ſpreads,
Rºgenerates the plants, and new adorns the meads.
Blackmore.
An alkali, poured to that which is mixed with an acid,
raiſeth an efferveſcence, at the ceſlation of which, the
ſalts, of which the acid is compoſed, will be regenerated.
- Arbuthnºt.
2. [Rºgererer, Fr.] To make to be born anew ; to renew by
change of carnai nature to a chriſtian life.
No ſooner was a convert initiated, but by an eaſy figure
he became a new man, and both acted and looked upon him-
ſelf as one regenerated and born a ſecond time into another
{tate of exiſtence. Addison on the Chriſtian Religion.
REGE NERATE. adj. [regeneratus, Lat.]
1. Reproduced.
Thou ! the earthly author of my blood,
Whoſe youthful ſpirit, in me regenerate,
Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up
To reach at vićtory.
2. Born anew by grace to a chriſtian life.
For from the mercy-ſeat above,
Prevenient grace deſcending, had remov’d
The ſtony from their hearts, and made new fleſh
Rºgenerate grow inſtead. Milton.
- If you fulfil this reſolution, though you fall ſometimes by
infirmity; nay, though you ſhould fall into ſome greater act,
even of deliberate fin, which you preſently retract by con-
feſtion and amendment, you are nevertheleſs in a regenerate
eſtate, you live the life of a chriſtian here, and ſhall inherit
the reward that is promiſed to ſuch in a glorious immortality
hereafter. //ake's Preparation fºr Death.
REG | NERATION. m. ſ. [regeneration, Fr.] New birth; birth
by grace from carnal affections to a chriſtian life.
He ſaved us by the waſhing of regeneration, and renewing
of the Holy Ghoſt. - 7 it. iii. 5.
REGF's ERA+E Ness. n. ſ. [from regenerate.] The ſtate of
being regenerate.
REGENT, adj. [regent, Fr. regens, Lat.]
I. Governing; ruling. -
The operations of human life flow not from the corporeal
moles, but from ſome other active regent principle that reſides
". the body, or governs it, which we call the ſoul. Hale.
2. Exerciſing vicarious authority.
He together calls the reſ. »
T - gent pow'rs
Under him regent, Milton's Par. Lºft, b. iii.
Shakeſp. Richard II.
RE'GENT. m. ſ.
1. Governour; ruler.
Now for once beguil'd
Uriel, though regent of the fun, and held
The ſharpeſt-fighted ſpirit of all in heav'n. Miltºn.
Neither of theſe are any impediment, becauſe the regent
thereof is of an infinite immenſity. Hai.
Butlet a heifer with gilt horns be led
To Juno, regent of the marriage bed. Dryden.
2. One inveſted with vicarious royalty.
Lord regent, I do greet your excellence
With letters of commiſſion from the king. Shaſe?.
RE'GENtship. m. ſ. [from regent.] ~
1. Power of governing.
2. Deputed authority.
If York have ill demean'd himſelf in France,
Then let him be deny'd the regentſhip. Shake?.
Red ERMINATION. m. ſ. [re and germination.] The act of
fprouting again.
Regible. adj. Governable. Dić.
RE'G1cid E. m. ſ. [regicida, Lat.]
1. Murderer of his king.
I through the mazes of the bloody field,
Hunted your ſacred life; which that I miſs'd
Was the propitious error of my fate,
Not of my ſoul; my ſoul's a regicide. Drydºn.
2. [Regicidium, Lat.]. Murder of his king.
Were it not for this amulet, how were it poſſible for any
to think they may venture upon perjury, ſacrilege, murder,
regicide, without impeachment to their faintſhip. D. ºf Piety.
Did fate or we, when great Atrides dy'd,
Urge the bold traitor to the regicide. Pºpe's Od, ſy.
REGIMEN. m. ſ. [Latin.]. That care in diet and living,
that is ſuitable to every particular courſe of medicine.
Yet ſhould ſome neighbour feel a pain,
Juſt in the parts where I complain,
How many a meſſage would he ſend ?
What hearty prayers, that I ſhould mend ?
Enquire what regimen I kept,
What gave me caſe, and how I ſlept. - Swift.
REGIMENT. n.ſ. [regement, old Fr.]
1. Eſtabliſhed government; polity. Not in uſe.
We all make complaint of the iniquity of our times, not
unjuſtly, for the days are evil; "but compare them with thoſe
times wherein there were no civil ſocieties, with thoſe times
wherein there was as yet no manner of publick regiment citab-
liſhed, and we have ſurely good cauſe to think, that God
hath bleſſed us exceedingly. Hººker, b. i. ſ. I c.
The corruption of our nature being preſuppoſed, we may
not deny, but that the law of nature doth now require of nº-
ceſſity ſome kind of regiment. Hawker, b. i. ſ. 10.
2. Rule ; authority. Not in uſe.
The regiment of the ſoul over the body, is the regiment of
the more active part over the paſſive. Hale.
3. [Regiment, Fr.j A body of ſoldiers under one colonel.
Th’ adulterous Antony turns you off,
And gives his potent regiment to a trull. Shake?.
Higher to the plain we'll ſet forth,
In beſt appointment, all our regiments. Shake?.
The elder did whole regiments afford,
The younger brought his conduct and his ſword. J/aller.
The ſtanding regiments, the fort, the town,
All but this wicked ſiſter are our own. JWaller.
Now thy aid
Eugene, with regiments uncGual preſt, ---
Awaits. Philips.
REGIMENTAL. adj. [from regiment.j Belonging to * *ē"
ment ; military.
REGION. m. ſ. [region, Fr. regio, Lat.]
1. Tract of land; country; tract of ſpace.
All the regions
Do ſeemingly revolt; and, who reſiſt,
Are mock'd for valiant ignorance. Shakespeare.
Her eyes in heav'n -
Would through the airy region ſtream ſo bright,
That birds would ſing, and think it were nº night. S}{.
The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the
matter of tempeſts before the air below. Bacºn.
They ragd the goddeſs, and with fury fraught,
The reitleſs regions of the ſtorms ſhe ſought. Dryden.
2. Part of the body.
The bow is bent and drawn, make from the ſhaft.
—Let it fall rather, though the fork invade -
The region of my heart. Shałºff. King Lear.
3. Place; rank. - -
The gentleman kept company with the wild Pºº and
Poins: he is of too high a region ; he knows too much. Sº:
REGISTER. m. ſ. [regiſtre, Fr. regiſlrum, Lat.] An account
of any thing regularly kept.
Joy may you have, and everlaſting fame,
Of late º hard atchievement by you done,
For which inrolled is your glorious name
In heavenly regiſters above the ſun. Fairy &g:
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Sir John, as you have one eye upon my follies, as you hear
them unfolded, turn another into the regiſter of your own. Sha.
This iſland, as appeareth by faithful regiſters of thoſe times,
had ſhips of great content. Bacon's New Atlantis.
Of theſe experiments, our friend, pointing at the regiſler
of this dialogue, will perhaps give you a more particular
account. Boyle.
For a conſpiracy againſt the emperor Claudius, it was or-
dered that Scribonianus's name and conſulate ſhould be ef-
faced out of all publick regiſters and inſcriptions. Addiſon.
2. [Regiſtrarius, law Lat.] The officer whoſe buſineſs is to
write and keep the regiſter.
To RE/G1st ER. v. a. [regiſłrer, Fr. from the noun.]
1. To record; to preſerve from oblivion by authentick accounts.
The Roman emperors regiſtered their moſt remarkable
buildings, as well as aétions. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
2. To enrol; to ſet down in a liſt.
Such follow him, as ſhall be regiſler'd;
Part good, part bad : of bad the longer ſcrowl. Miltºn.
RE'Gist RY. n.ſ.. [from regiſler.]
1. The act of inſerting in the regiſter.
A little fee was to be paid for the regiſlry. Graunt.
2. The place where the regiſter is kept.
3. A ſeries of fačis recorded.
I wonder why a regiºry has not been kept in the college of
phyſicians of things invented. Temple.
RÉ'GLEMENT. n.ſ. [French..] Regulation. Not uſed.
To ſpeak of the reformation and regement of uſury, by the
balance of commodities and diſcommodities thereof, two
things are to be reconciled. Bacon's Eſſays.
RE'glet. n. ſ. [reglette, from regle, Fr.] Ledge of wood
exactly planed, by which printers ſeparate their lines in pages
widely printed.
R+/GN ANT. adj. [French..] Reigning ; predominant; pre-
valent; having power.
Princes are ſhy of their ſucceſſors, and there may be rea-
ſonably ſuppoſed in queens regnant a little proportion of ten-
derneſs that way, more than in kings. //atton.
The law was regnant, and confin'd his thought,
Hell was not conquer'd, when the poet wrote. J/aller.
His guilt is clear, his proofs are pregnant,
A traytor to the vices regnant. Swift's Miſcellanies.
To REGo'RGE. v. a. [re and gorge.]
1. To vomit up; to throw back.
It was ſcoffingly ſaid, he had eaten the king's gooſe, and
did then regorge the feathers. Hayward.
2. To ſwallow eagerly.
Drunk with wine,
And fat regorg'd of bulls and goats.
3. [Regorger, Fr.] To ſwallow back.
As tides at higheſt mark regorge the flood,
So fate, that could no more improve their joy,
Took a malicious pleaſure to deſtroy. Dryden.
To REGRA'Ft. v. a. [regrºffer, Fr. re and graft.] To graft
293111.
Oft rºgrafting the ſame cions, may make fruit greater. Bac.
To REGRANT. v. a. [re and grant..] To grant back.
Milton's Agoniſłes.
He, by letters patents, incorporated them by the name of
the dean and chapter of Trinity-church in Norwich, and re-
granted their lands to them. Ayliffe's Parergon.
To REGRATE. v. a.
1. To offend ; to ſhock.
The cloathing of the tortoiſe and viper rather regrateth,
than pleaſeth the eye. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
2. [Regratter, Fr.] To engroſs; to foreſtal.
Neither ſhould they buy any corn, unleſs it were to make
malt thereof; for by ſuch engroſſing and regrating, the dearth,
that commonly reigneth in England, hath been cauſed. Spenſ.
REGRATER. n.ſ. [regrattier, Fr. from regrate.] Foreſtaller;
engroſſer.
To REGREET. v. a. [re and greet.] To reſalute ; to grect a
ſecond time.
Hereford, on pain of death,
Till twice five ſummers have enrich'd our fields,
* Shall not regreet our fair dominions, -
But lead the ſtranger paths of baniſhment. Shakeſp.
RE GREET, n. ſ. [from the verb..] Return or exchange of fa-
lutation. Not in uſe.
And ſhall theſe hands, ſo newly join'd in love,
Unyoke this ſeizure, and this kind regreet P
Play faſt and looſe with ſaith ? Shakeſp. King john.
REGR ess. m. ſ. [regrès, Fr. regreſſiº, Latin.] Paſſage back;
power of paſſing back.
'Tis their natural place which they always tend to ; and
from which there is no progreſs nor regreſs. Burnet.
To REGRE'ss. v. n. [regreſſiº, Lat.] To go back; to return;
to paſs back to the former ſtate or place.
All being forced unto fluent conſiſtences, naturally regreſ;
unto their former ſolidities. Brown.
REGRE'ssion, n.ſ. [regreſſus, Lat.] The aët of returning or
going back.
To deſire there were no God, were plainly to unwiſh their
**g, which muſt needs be annihilated in the ſubtrac-
tion of that eſſence, which ſubſtantially ſupporteth them, and
reſtrains from *grefton into nothing. Brown:
REGRET. n.ſ. [regret, Fr. regretto, Italian. Prior has uſed it
in the plural; but, I believe, without authority.]
* Vºxation at ſomething paſt; bitternºr refle&tion.
I never bare any touch of conſcience with greater regret.
King Charler.
eſs at its memory;
Decay of Piety.
pleaſing a dreſs, yet
ſoul, upon the com-
oſe faint gratifications
South's Sermons.
A paſſionate regret at fin, a grief and ſadn
enters us into God’s roll of mourners.
Though fin offers itſelf in never ſo
the remorſe and inward regrets of the
miſſion of it, infinitely overbalance th
it affords the ſenſes.
2. Grief; ſorrow.
Never any prince expreſſed a more lively regret for the loſs
of a ſervant, than his majeſty did for this great man; in all
offices of grace towards his ſervants, and in a wonderful ſoli.
citous care for the payment of his debts.
That freedom, which all ſorrows claims
She does for thy content reſign;
Her piety itſelf would blame,
If her regrets ſhould waken thine.
3. Diſlike; averſion. Not proper.
Is it a virtue to have ſome ineffećtive regrets to damnation,
and ſuch a virtue too, as ſhall ſerve to balance all our vices.
Decay of Piety.
To REGR 'T. v. a. [regretter, Fr. from the nj ºf Piety
1. To repent; to grieve at.
I ſhall not regret the trouble my experiments coſt me, if
they be found ſerviceable to the purpoſes of reſpiration. Boyle.
Calmly he look'd on either life, and here
Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear;
From nature's temp'rate feaſt roſe ſatisfy'd,
Thank'd heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. Pope.
2. To be uneaſy at. Not proper.
Thoſe, the impiety of whoſe lives makes them regret a
deity, and ſecretly wiſh there were none, will greedily liſten
to atheiſtical notions. Glanville's Scepſ.
REGUER Don. n.ſ. (re and guerdon.] Reward; recompenſe.
Stoop, and ſet your knee againſt my foot;
And in reguerdon of that duty done,
I gird thee with the valiant ſword of York. Shakeſp.
To RE GUE'RDON. v. a. [from the noun..] To reward. The
verb and noun are both obſolete.
Long ſince we were reſolved of your truth,
Your faithful ſervice and your toil in war;
Yet never have you taſted your reward,
Or been reguerdon'd with ſo much as thanks.
REGULAR. adj. [regulier, Fr. regularis, Lat.]
1. Agreeable to rule; conſiſtent with the mode preſcribed.
The common cant of criticks is, that though the lines are
good, it is not a regular piece. Guardian.
The ways of heav'n are dark and intricate,
Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with errors;
Our underſtanding traces them in vain,
Loſt and bewilder'd in the fruitleſs ſearch ;
Nor ſecs with how much art the windings run,
Nor where the regular confuſion ends. Addiſon.
So when we view ſome well-proportion'd dome,
No monſtrous height or breadth or length appear;
The whole at once is bold and regular. Pope.
2. Governed by ſtrićt regulations.
So juſt thy ſkill, ſo regular my rage. Pope.
3. In geometry, regular body is a ſolid, whoſe ſurface is compoſed
of regular and equal figures, and whoſe ſolid angles are all equal,
and of which there are five ſorts, viz. 1. A pyramid compre-
hended under four equal and equilateral triangles. 2. A cube,
whoſe ſurface is compoſed of ſix equal ſquares. 3. That
which is bounded by eight equal and equilateral triangles.
4. That which is contained under twelve equal and equilate:
ral pentagons. 5. A body conſiſting of twenty equal and
equilateral triangles: and mathematicians demonſtrate, that
there can be no more regular bodies than theſe five. Muſchenbr.
There is no univerſal reaſon, not confined to human fancy?
that a figure, called regular, which hath equal ſides and
angles, is more beautiful than any irregular one. Bentley.
4. Inſtituted or initiated according to eſtabliſhed forms or diſci-
pline: as, a regular doctor; regular troops.
RE GULAR. m. ſ. [regulier, Fr.] -
In the Romiſh church, all perſons are ſaid to be regulars,
that do profeſs and follow a certain rule of life, in Latin
ſtiled regula; and do likewiſe obſerve the three approved WOW3
of poverty, chaſtity and obediense Ayliffe's Parergon.
Regula'RITY. m. ſ. [regularité, Fr. from regular.]
1. Agreeableneſs to rule.
2. Method; certain order. - - -
Regularity is certain, where it is not ſo apparent, as in all
fluids; for regularity is a ſimilitude continued. Grew.
He was a mighty lover of regularity and order ; and ma-
naged all his affairs with the utmoſt exactneſs. Atterbury.
Clarendon.
Prior.
Shakeſp,
2 I M REGULARLY.
R E J R E I º RE"G Uſ. A Rf Y adv. [from regular.] In a manner concordant 2 G * - - - to rule. - - - d , painters, who have left us ſuch fair platforms, ha nº in their figures, they had indeed made - things more regularly true, but withal very unpleaſing: Dryd. -> With one judicious ſtroke, On the plain ground Apelles drew A circle regularly true. Strains that neither ebb nor flow, Correctly cold and regularly low. To REGULATE. v. a. [regula, Lat.] 1. To adjuſt by rule or method. - - Nature, in the production of things, always deſigns them to partake of certain, regulated, eſtabliſhed eſſences, which are to be the models of all things, to be produced: this, in that crude ſenſe, would need ſome better explication. Locke. Prior. Pope. 2. To direct. - - -- Regulate the patient in his manner of living. JPiſeman. Ev’n goddeſſes are women ; and no wife Has pow'r to regulate her huſband's life. Dryden. Proglarios. n.ſ. (from regulate.] 1. The act of regulating. - Being but ſtupid matter, they cannot continue any regular and conſtant motion, without the guidance and regulation of ſome intelligent being. Ray on the Creation. 2, Method; the effect of regulation. Regulator. n.ſ.. [from regulate.] 1. One that regulates. - - The regularity of corporeal principles ſheweth them to come at firſt from a divine regulator. Grew's Coſmol. 2. That part of a machine which makes the motion equable. REGULUS. n. ſ. [Lat. regule, Fr.] Regulus is the finer and moſt weighty part of metals, which ſettles at the bottom upon melting. &uincy. To REGU'RGITATE. v. n. [re and gurges, Lat. regorger, Fr.] To throw back; to pour back. The inhabitants of the city remove themſelves into the country ſo long, until, for want of recept and encourage- ment, it regurgitates and ſends them back. Graunt. Arguments of divine wiſdom, in the frame of animate bodies, are the artificial poſition of many valves, all ſo ſituate, as to give a frce paſſage to the blood in their due channels, but not permit them to regurgitate and diſturb the great cir- culation. Bentley. To R. Gu'Roit at E. v. n. To be poured back. Nature was wont to evacuate its vicious blood out of theſe veins, which paſſage being ſtopt, it regurgitates upwards to the lungs. Harvey on Conſumptions. REGURGITATIon. m. ſ. [from regugitate.] Reſorption; the act of ſwallowing back. Regurgitation of matter is the conſtant ſymptom. Sharp. To REHEAR. v. a. [re and hear.] To hear again. My deſign is to give all perſons a rehearing, who have ſuffered under any unjuſt ſentence. Addiſon's Examiner. REH F A'RSAL. m. ſ. [from rehearſe.] 1. Repetition; recital. Twice we appoint, that the words which the miniſter pro- nounceth, the whole congregation ſhall repeat after him; as firſt in the publick confeſſion of fins, and again in rehearſal of our Lord's prayer after the bleſſed ſacrament. Hooker. What dream'd my lord tell me, and I'll requite it With ſwect 'ehearſal of my morning's dream. Shakeſp. what reſpected their actions as a rule or admonition, ap- plied to yours, is only a rehearſal, whoſe zeal in aſſerting the miniſterial cauſe is ſo generally known. Sºuth. 2. The recital of anything previous to publick exhibition. - The chief of Rome, With gaping mouths to theſe rehearſal come. Dryden. To REHEARSE. v. a. [from rehear. Skinner.] 1. To repeat; to recite. Rehearſe not unto another that which is told Of modeſt poets be thou juſt, - Eccluſ. To ſilent ſhades repeat thy verſe, *Till ſame and echo almoſt burſt, Yet hardly dare one line rehearſ. - 2. To relate; to tell. ſ: Swift. Great maſter of the muſe ! inſpir'd The pedigree of nature to rehearſe, And ſound the maker's work in equal verſe. ------ 3. To recite previouſly to publick exhibition. Dryden. - All Rome is pleaſed, when Statius will rehearſe. Dryden. *. v. a. [rºjicio, rejectus, Lat. 1. of º without compliance with propoſal or acceptance Barbaroſſa was rejected into Syria, although he perceived that it tended to his diſ x - r r- 2. To caſt off; to º,” * Hiſtory of the Turks. Thou haſt rejecied the wººd of the Lord, and the Lord º: thee from being king. I Sam. xv. 26 lve me wi - - -n-w - -v- children. *om, and reject me not from § thy He is deſpiſed and reječfed of men, a man of {{...}. - 3. To refuſe ; not to accept. Becauſe thou haſt rejected knowledge, I will reje: thee, that thou ſhalt be no prieſt. Hºſea iv. 6. Whether it be a divine revelation or no, reaſon muſt judge which can never permit the mind to reject a greater evidence, to embrace what is leſs evident. Loºke. 4. To throw aſide. Rejection. m. ſ. [rºječio, Lat..] The ačt of caſting off or throwing aſide. Sº The rejection I uſe of experiments, is infinite; but if an ex- periment be probable and of great uſe, I receive it. Bacon. Medicines urinative do not work by reječiion and indigeſ- tion, as ſolutive do. - Hºn. Rei'Gle. n.ſ. [regle, Fr.] A hollow cut to guide anything. A flood gate is drawn up and let down through the riº, in the ſide poſts. Carew's Surve of Cornwall. To REIGN. v. n. [regno, Lat. regner, Fr.] 1. To enjoy or exerciſe ſovereign authority. This, done by them, gave them füch an authority, that though he reigned, they in effect ruled, moſt men hoñouring them, becauſe they only deſerved honour. Sidney, b. ii. Tell me, ſhall Banquo's iſſue ever Reign in this kingdom Shakeſp. Maclºth. A king ſhall reign in righteouſneſs, and princes rule in judgment. - 1ſ. xxxi. 1. Did he not firſt ſev’n years a life-time reign. Cowley. This right arm ſhall fix Her ſeat of empire; and your ſon ſhall reign. A. Philips. 2. To be predominant; to prevail. Now did the ſign reign, under which Perkin ſhould ap- - pear. Bacon. More are ſick in the ſummer, and more die in the winter, except in peſtilent diſeaſes, which commonly reign in ſummer Or autumn. Bacon. Great ſecrecy reigns in their publick councils. Addison. 3. To obtain power or dominion. That as ſin reigned unto death, even ſo might grace reign through righteouſneſs unto eternal life by Jeſus Chriſt. Romani. Reig N. ...} [regne, Fr. regnum, Lat.] 1. Royal authority; ſovereignty. He who like a father held his reign, So ſoon forgot, was juſt and wife in vain. Pºpe. 2. Time of a king's government. Queer country puts extol queen Beſs's reign, And of loſt hoſpitality complain. Bramſon. Ruſſel’s blood Stain'd the ſad annals of a giddy reign. Thomſºn." 3. Kingdom ; dominions. Saturn's ſons receiv'd the threefold reign Of heav'n, of ocean and deep hell beneath. Prior. That wrath which hurl’d to Pluto's gloomy reign, The ſouls of mighty chiefs untimely ſlain. Pope. To REIMBo' dy. v. n. (re and imbody, which is more frequent- ly, but not more properly, written embody.j To embody again. Quickſilver, broken into little globes, the parts brought to touch immediately reimbody. Bºyle. To REIMBU'RSE. v. a. [re, in and lourſe, Fr; a purſe.] To repay; to repair loſs or expence by an equivalent. Hath he ſaved any kingdom at his own expence, to give him a title of reimburſing himſelf by the deſtructiºn of ours ? Swift's Miſcellanies. Reimbu'Rs EMENT. n.ſ.. [from reimbu’ſ...] Reparation or repayment. If any perſon has been at expence about the funeral of a ſcholar, he may retain his books for the reimburſtºnt. Ayliffe. To ReimpreſcNATE. v. a. [re and impregnate.] To impreg- nate anew. --- - The vigor of the loadſtone is deſtroyed by fire, nor will it be reimpregnated by any other magnet than the earth. Brown. Rei MPR £ssion. n.ſ. [re and imprºftºn.] A ſecond or re- peated jºr I RE IN. m. ſ. ſreſnes, Fr. 1. The part |. bridie, which extends from the horſe's head to the driver's or rider's hand. - - Every horſe bears his commanding rein, And may direét his courſe as pleaſe himſelf. Shake?: Take you the reins, while I from cares remove, And ſleep within the chariot which I drove. Drydºn. with haſty hand the ruling reins he drew ; He laſh'd the courſers, and the courſers flew. Pºpe. 2. Uſed as an inſtrument of government, or for government. The hard rein, which both of them have borne Againſt the old kind king. Shakeſp. King Lear. 3. To give the REINS. To give licenſe. War to diſorder'd rage let looſe the reins. Milton. When to his luſt AEgiſthus gave the rein, Did fate or we th’ adulterous act conſtrain. Pope. To Rein. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To govern by a bridle. - #. ñº, proud ſteed rein'd, went haughty on. Milton. His ſon retain'd - - d His father's art, and warriour ſteeds he rº" d. Dry †. 2.
R E J
º,
2. To reſtrain; to control.
And where you find a maid,
That, ere ſhe ſleep, hath thrice her pray'rs ſaid,
Rein up the organs of her fantaſy ;
Sleep ſhe as found as careleſs infancy. Shakeſp.
Being once chaft, he cannot
Be rein’d again to temperance ; then he ſpeaks
What's in his heart. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
REINs. n.ſ. [renes, Lat. rein, Fr.] The kidneys; the lower
part of the back.
Whom I ſhall ſee for myſelf, though my reins be con-
ſumed. job xix. 27.
To REINse'RT. v. a... [re and inſert.] To inſert a ſecond time.
To REINSPI'RE. v. a. [re and inſpire.] To inſpire anew.
Time will run
On ſmoother, till Favonius reinſpire
The frozen earth, and cloath in freſh attire
The lilly and roſe. Milton.
The mangled dame lay breathleſs on the ground,
When on a ſudden reinſpir’d with breath,
Again ſhe roſe. Dryden.
To Reinst Al. v. 4. [re and inſtal.]
1. To ſeat again.
That alone can truly reinſtall thee
In David's royal ſeat, his true ſucceſſor. Milton.
2. To put again in poſſeſſion. This example is not very proper.
Thy father
Levied an army, weening to redeem
And reinſtal me in the diadem. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
To REINSTATE. v. a. ſº e and inſtate.] To put again in poſ-
ſeſſion.
David, after that ſignal vićtory, which had preſerved his
life, reinſlated him in his throne, and reſtored him to the ark
and ſanctuary ; yet ſuffered the loſs of his rebellious ſon to
overwhelm the ſenſe of his deliverance. Gov. of the Tongue.
Modeſty reinſtates the widow in her virginity. Addiſon.
The reinſtating of this hero in the peaceable poſſeſſion of
his kingdom, was acknowledged. Pope.
To RE1'NTEGRATE. v. a. [reinteger, Fr. re and integer, Lat.
It ſhould perhaps be written redintegrate.] To renew with
regard to any ſtate or quality; to repair; to reſtore.
This league drove out all the Spaniards out of Germany,
and reintegrated that nation in their ancient liberty. Bacon.
The falling from a diſcord to a concord hath an agree-
ment with the affections, which are reintegrated to the better
after ſome diſlikes. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
To REINve'sT. v.a. [re and inveſ?..] To inveſt anew.
To REJOI/CE. v. m. [rejouir, Fr.] To be glad ; to joy ;
to exult; to receive pleaſure from ſomething paſt.
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt careleſly, that ſaid,
there is none beſide me. Zeph. ii. 15.
I will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their
ſorrow. jer. xxxi. 13.
Let them be brought to confuſion, that rejoice at mine
hurt. - Pſalm xxxv. 26.
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodneſs which the Lord had
done. Exodus xviii. 9.
They rejoice each with their kind. - AMilton.
To Rejoice. v. a. To exhilarate ; to gladden ; to make
joyful; to glad.
Thy teſtimonies are the rejoicings of my heart. Pſ. cxix.
Alone to thy renown 'tis giv'n, -
Unbounded through all worlds to go ;
While ſhe great ſaint rejoices heav'n,
And thou ſuſtain'ſt the orb below. Prior.
I ſhould give Cain the honour of the invention; were he
alive, it would rejoice his ſoul to ſee what miſchief it had
made. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Rejoicer. n.ſ.. [from rejoice..] One that rejoices.
Whatſoever faith entertains, produces love to God; but
he that believes God to be cruel or a rejoicer in the unavoid-
able damnation of the greateſt part of mankind, thinks evil
thoughts concerning God. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
To REJOI’N. v. a. [rejoindre, Fr.]
I. To join again.
The grand ſignior conveyeth his gallies down to Grand
Cairo, where they are taken in pieces, carried upon camels
backs, and rejoined together at Sues. Brown's Wulg. Err.
2. To meet one again. -
Thoughts, which at Hyde-park-corner I forgot,
Meet and rejoin me in the penſive grot. Pope.
To Re Joi'N. v. n. To anſwer to an anſwer.
It will be replied, that he receives advantage by this lop-
ping of his ſuperfluous branches; but I rejoin, that a tran-
ſlator has no ſuch right. Dryden's Preface to Ovid.
REJoi'NDER, n. ſ. [from rejoin.]
1. Reply to an anſwer. -
The quality of the perſon makes me judge myſelf obliged
to a rejoinder. Glanvill to Albius.
2. Reft ; anſwer.
njury of chance rudely beguiles our lips
Of all rejoindure, Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſide.
1
RF Jo'Lt. n.ſ. [rejºillir, Fr.] Shock; ſuccuſion.
The ſinner, at his higheſt pitch of enjoyment, is not pleaſed
with it ſo much, but he is afflicted moré ; and as long as theſe
inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind continue, the ſinner
will find his accounts of pleaſure very poor. South.
REIT. ºſ. Sedge or ſea weed. Bailey.
To REI TERATE. * * [re and itero, Lat, reiterer, Fr.] -
To repeat again and again. :
You never ſpoke what did become you leſs
Than this ; which to reiterate, were ſin. Shakeſp
With reiterated crimes he might - |
Heap on himſelf damnation. Milton.
Although Chriſt hath forbid us to uſe vain repetitions when
we pray, yet he hath taught us, that to reiterate the ſame re-
queſts will not be vain. Smalridge.
REITERATION. n.ſ. [reiteration, Fr. from reiterate.] Repetition.
It is uſeful to have new experiments tried over again; ſuch
reiterations commonly exhibiting new phenomena. Boyle.
The words are a reiteration or reinforcement of an applica-
tion, ariſing from the conſideration of the excellency of
Chriſt above Moſes. Ward of Infidelity.
To Re JU'DGE. v. a. [re and judge.] To reexamine; to re-
view ; to recal to a new trial.
The muſe attends thee to the ſilent ſhade;
'Tis hers the brave man's lateſt ſteps to trace,
Rejudge his acts, and dignify diſgrace. Pope.
To REK1 NBL.E. v. a. [re and kindle.] To ſet on fire again.
Theſe diſappearing, fixed ſtars were ačtually extinguiſhed,
and would for ever continue ſo, if not rekindled, and new re-
cruited with heat and light. Cheyne's Phil. Principles.
Rekindled at the royal charms,
Tumultuous love each beating boſom warms. Pope.
To Re LAP's E. v. n. [relapſus, Lat.]
1. To ſlip back; to ſlide or fall back.
2. To fall back into vice or errour.
The oftner he hath relapſed, the more ſignifications he
ought to give of the truth of his repentance. Taylor.
3. To fall back from a ſtate of recovery to ſickneſs.
He was not well cured, and would have relapſed. Wiſsm.
RELA'pse. n. ſ. [from the verb.]
I. Fall into vice or errour once forſaken.
This would but lead me to a worſe relapſe
And heavier fall. Milton. i
We ſee in too frequent inſtances the relapſes of thoſe, who,
under the preſent ſmart, or the near apprehenſion of the di-
vine pleaſure, have reſolved on a religious reformation. Rog.
2. Regreſſion from a ſtate of recovery to ſickneſs.
It was even as two phyſicians ſhould take one ſick body in
hand; of which, the former would purge and keep under the
body, the other pamper and ſtrengthen it ſuddenly; whereof
what is to be looked for, but a moſt dangerous relapſe. Spenſ.
3. Return to any ſtate. The ſenſe here is ſomewhat obſcure.
Mark a bounding valour in our Engliſh ;
That being dead like to the bullet's grazing,
Breaks out into a ſecond courſe of miſchief,
Killing in relapſe of mortality. Shakeſp. Henry V
To RELATE. v. a. [relatus, Lat.]
1. To tell; to recite.
Your wife and babes
Savagely ſlaughter'd ; to relate the manner,
Were to add the death of you. Shakeſp. Macbeth
Here I could frequent
With worſhip place by place, where he vouchſaf’d
Preſence divine ; and to my ſons relate. Milton.
The drama repreſents to view, what the poem only does
relate. Dryden.
A man were better relate himſelf to a ſtatue, than ſuffer
his thoughts to paſs in ſmother. Bacon.
2. To ally by kindred.
- Avails thee not,
To whom related, or by whom begot;
A heap of duſt alone remains. Pºpe.
3. To bring back; to refore. A Latiniſm. Spenſer.
To RELATE. v. n. To have reference; to have reſpect.
All negative or privative words relate to poſitive ideas, and
ſignify their abſence. Locke.
As other courts demanded the execution of Perſons dead
in law, this gave the laſt orders relating tº thoſe dead in
reaſon. Tatler, N° 1 Io.
RELATER. n.ſ.. [from relate.] Teller; narrator.
we ſhall rather perform good office; untº truth, than any
diſſervice unto their relaters. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Her huſband the relater ſhe prefer'd - ---
Before the angel. Millon's Paradiſe Loſt, b. viii.
The beſt Engliſh hiſtorian, when his ſtyle grows antiquated,
will be only conſidered as a tedious relater of facts. Swift.
RELA'tion. n.ſ. [relation, Fr. from relate.]
1. Manner of belonging to any perſon of thing.
Under this ſtone lies virtue, youth,
Unblemiſh’d probity and truth;
Juſt unto all relations known,
A worthy patriot, pious ſon. irº,
o
R F. L R E. L. 3. *o tºke leſs attentive or laborious. So far as ſervice imports duty and ſubjećtion, all created beings bear the neceſſary relation of ſervants to God. South. Our neceſſary relations to a family, oblige all to uſe their reaſoning powers upon a thouſand occaſions. //atts. 2. Reſpect; reference ; regard. - - I have been importuned to make ſome obſervations on this art, in relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden. Relation conſiſts in the conſideration and comparing one idea with another. Locke. 3. Connexion between one thing and another. Augurs, that underſtand relations, º: h By magpies, choughs and rooks brought fort #. jä man of blood. Shakespeare Macbeth. 4. Kindred ; alliance of kin. - Relations dear, and all the charities : - Of fathers, ſon and brother firſt were known. Milton. Be kindred and relation laid aſide, » And honour's cauſe by laws of honour try’d. Dryden. Are we not to pity and ſupply the poor, though they have no ºn to us; no relation # that cannot be : the goſpel ſtiles them all our brethren; nay, they have a nearer relation to us, our fellow-members ; and both theſe from their rela- tiºn to our Saviour himſelf, who calls them his brethren. Sprat. 5. Perſon related by birth or marriage; kinſman; kinſwoman. A ſhe-couſin, of a good family and ſmall fortune, paſſed months among all her relations. - Swift. Dependants, friends, relations, - Savag'd by woe, forget the tender tie. Thomſºn. 6. Narrative; tale ; account : narration ; recital of facts. In an hiſtorical relation, we uſe terms that are moſt proper. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. The author of a juſt fable, muſt pleaſe more than the writer of an hiſtorical relatiºn. Dennis's Letters. RE'LATIvr. adj. [relativus, Lat. relatif, Fr.] 1. Having relation; reſpecting. Not only fimple ideas and ſubſtances, but modes are poſi- tive beings; though the parts of which they conſiſt, are very often elative one to another. Locke. 2. Conſidered not abſolutely, but as belonging to, or reſpecting ſomething elſe. The eccleſiaſtical, as well as the civil governour, has cauſe to purſue the ſame methods of confirming himſelf; the grounds of government being founded upon the ſame bottom of nature in both, though the circumſtances and relative con- ſiderations of the perſons may differ. South. Every thing ſuſtains both an abſolute and a relative capa- city: an abſolute, as it is ſuch a thing, endued with ſuch a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the univerſe, and ſo ſtands in ſuch relation to the whole. South. Wholeſome and unwholeſome are relative, not real qua- lities. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 3. Particular ; poſitive; cloſe in connection. Not in uſe. I'll have grounds More relative than this. RE'LATIVE. m. ſ. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 1. Relation ; kinſman. - 'Tis an evil dutifulneſs in friends and relatives, to ſuffer one to periſh without reproof. Taylor. 2. Pronoun anſwering to an antecedent. Learn the right joining of ſubſtantives with adjećtives, and the relative with the antecedent. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. 3. Somewhat reſpecting ſomething elſe. When the mind ſo conſiders one thing, that it ſets it by another, and carries its view from one to the other, this is relation and reſpect; and the denominations given to poſitive things, intimating that reſpect, are relatives. Locke. RF Hariv ELY. adº. [from jelative..] As it reſpects ſomething elſe; not abſolutely. - All thoſe things, that ſeem ſo foul and diſagreeable in na- "...are not really ſo in themſelves, but only relatively. More. Theſe being the greateſt good or the greateſt evil, either abſolutely ſo in themſelves, or relatively ſo to us; it is there- * good to be zealouſly affected for the one againſt the other. C Sprat. Conſider the abſolute affections of any being as it is in it- ſelf, before you confider it relatively, or ſurvey the various relations in which it ſtands to other beings. //atts. z - - - - -- - * - - RE ***** FN ESS. m. ſ. [from relative. The ſtate of having relation. To RELAX. v. a. [relaxo, Lat.] I. To ſlacken ; to make leſs tenſe. | he finews, when the ſouthern wind bloweth, are more 7 tax. • - 2. To remi Bacºn's Natural Hiſtory. - **mit 3 to make leſs ſevere or rigorous. - +. - - - th ſ he *tute of mortmain was at ſeveral times relaxed by e legiſlature. - Swift Nor praiſe rela, - - - -- 4. To eaſe; to iſ.” nor difficulty fright, Panity of Jºſhes. 5. To open to loof. *** not to relax their ſeried files. Milton. o RF LAx, U. m. T - - rigorous. To be mild ; to be remiſs 5 to be not If in ſome regards ſhe choſe To curb poor Paulo in too cloſe ; In others ſhe relax'd again, And govern'd with a looſer rein. Prior. Rei. Ax A^rio N. m. ſ. [relaxation, Fr. relaxatio, Lat.] 1. Diminution of tenſion; the act of looſening. Cold ſweats are many times mortal ; for that they come by a relaxation or forſaking of the ſpirits. Bacon. Many, who live healthy in a dry air, fall into all the diſ- eaſes that depend upon relaxation in a moiſt one. Arbuthnot. 2. Ceſſation of reſtraint. - The ſea is not higher than the land, as ſome imagined the ſea ſtood upon heap higher than the ſhore; and at the deluge a relaxation being made, it overflow'd the land. Burnet. 3. Remiſſion; abatement of rigour. They childiſhly granted, by common conſent of their whole ſenate, under their town ſeal, a relaxation to one Bertelier, whom the elderſhip had excommunicated. Hooker. The relaxation of the ſtatute of mortmain, is one of the reaſons which gives the biſhop terrible apprehenſions of po- pery coming on us. Swift. 4. Remiſfion of attention or application. As God has not ſo devoted our bodies to toil, but that he allows us ſome recreation: ſo doubtleſs he indulges the ſame relaxation to our minds. Government of the Tongue. There would be no buſineſs in ſolitude, nor proper relax- ations in buſineſs. Addiſon's Freeholder. RELA'Y. m. ſ. [relair, Fr.] Horſes on the road to relieve others. To RELEA se. v. a. [relaſcher, relaxer, Fr. J 1. To ſet free from confinement or ſervitude. Pilate ſaid, whom will ye that I releaſe unto you? Mat. You releas'd his courage, and ſet free A valour fatal to the enemy. Dryden. Why ſhould a reaſonable man put it into the power of for- tune to make him miſerable, when his anceſtors have taken care to releaſe him from her ? Dryden. 2. To ſet free from pain. 3. To free from obligation. Too ſecure, becauſe from death releas'd ſome days. Mill. 4. To quit; to let go. He had been baſe, had he releas'd his right, For ſuch an empire none but kings ſhould fight. Dryden. 5. To relax; to ſlacken. Not in uſe. It may not ſeem hard, if in caſes of neceſſity certain pro- fitable ordinances ſometimes be releaſed, rather than all men always ſtrićtly bound to the general rigor thereof. Hooker. Rele A's E. m. ſ. [rela che, Fr. from the verb.] 1. Diſmiſſion from confinement, ſervitude or pain. O fatal ſearch 1 in which the lab’ring mind, Still preſs'd with weight of woe, ſtill hopes to find A ſhadow of delight, a dream of peace, From years of pain, one moment of releaſe. Prior. 2. Relaxation of a penalty. 3. Remiſſion of a claim. The king made a great feaſt, and made a releaſe to the provinces, and gave gifts. Efth. ii. 18. The king would not have one penny abated, of what had been granted by parliament; becauſe it might encourage other countries to pray the like releaſe or mitigation. Bacon. 4. Acquittance from a debt ſigned by the creditor. - To Re"legate. v. a. [releguer, Fr. relego, Lat..] To baniſh; to exile. - Relegation. n.ſ. [relegation, Fr. relegatio, Lat.] Exile; judicial baniſhment. - According to the civil law, the extraordinary puniſhment of adultery was deportation or relegation. Ayliffe. To RELENT. v. n. [ralentir, Fr.] 1. To ſoften ; to grow leſs rigid or hard ; to give. - In ſome houſes, ſweetmeats will relent more than in others. Bacon. In that ſoft ſeaſon, when deſcending ſhow'rs Call forth the greens, and wake the riſing flow’rs; When opening buds ſalute the welcome day, And earth relenting feels the genial ray. Pope. 2. To melt; to grow moiſt. Crows ſeem to call upon rain, which is but the conſort they ſeem to receive in the relenting of the air. . . ** Salt of tartar, brought to fuſion, and placed in a cº- will, in a few minutes, begin to relent, and have its ſº ſoftened by the imbibed moiſture of the air, wherein if it be left long, it will totally be diſſolved. Boyle. All nature mourns, the ſkies relent in ſhow’rs, * Huſh'd are the birds, and clos'd the drooping flow’rs; If Delia ſmile, the flow’rs begin to ſpring, The ſkies to brighten, and the birds to ſing: Pope. 3. To grow leſs intenſe. - I have marked in you a relenting truly, ſt the main career, you had ſo notably begun, and almo performed. º: The workmen let glaſs cool by degrees in ſuch relenting, 2 fire, as they call their nealing heats, left it ſhould ſhiver in pieces by a violent ſucceeding of air. Digby on # - and a ſlacking of To 3
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4. To ſoften in temper; to grow tender; to feel compaſſion.
Can you behold
My tears, and not once relent * Shakeſp. Henry VI.
'll not be made a ſoft and dull-ey'd fool,
To ſhake the head, relent, and figh, and yield
To chriſtian interceſſors. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice.
Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn
From his diſpleaſure.
He ſung, and hell conſented
To hear the poet's pray’r;
Stern Proſperine relented,
And gave him back the fair. Pope.
To RELE/NT. v. a. -
1. To ſlacken; to remit. Obſolete.
Apace he ſhot, and yet he fled apace,
And oftentimes he would relent his pace,
That him his foe more fiercely ſhould purſue. Fa. Queen.
2. To ſoften ; to mollify. Obſolete.
Air hated earth, and water hated fire,
Till love relented their rebellious ire.
RELE Ntless. adj. [from relent.]
1. Uppitying; unmoved by kindneſs or tenderneſs.
For this th’ avenging pow'r employs his darts;
Thus will perſiſt, ſelentleſ, in his ire,
Till the fair ſlave be render'd to her fire.
Why ſhould the weeping hero now
Relentles to their wiſhes prove. Prior.
2. In Miltºn, it perhaps ſignifies unremitted; intenſely fixed upon
diſquieting objects.
Only in deſtroying, I find eaſe
To my relent'ſ thoughts. Milton's Par. Loft.
RELEVANT, adj. [French.] Relieving. Die?.
RE LEva’rios. m. ſ. [.. elevatio, Lat..] A raiſing or lifting up.
RELIANCE. m. ſ. [from rely..] Truſt; dependance; confi-
dence; repoſe of mind. With on before the obječt of truſt.
His days and times are paſt, - -
And my reliance on his fraćted dates
Has ſmit my credit. Shakeſp. Timon of Athent.
That pellucid gelatinous ſubſtance, which he pitches upon
with ſo great reliance and poſitiveneſs, is chiefly of animal
conſtitution. Woodward.
He ſecured and encreaſed his proſperity, by an humble be-
haviour towards God, and a dutiful reliance on his provi-
dence. Atterbury's Sermons.
They aſſorded a ſufficient convićtion of this truth, and a
firm º, ci, the promiſes contained in it. Rogers.
Reſignation in death, and reliance on the divine mercies,
give comfort to the friends of the dying. Cariſſa.
Misfortunes often reduce us to a better reliance, than that
we have been accuſtomed to fix upon. Clariſſa.
Milton.
Spenſer.
Dryden.
RELICK. r. ſ. [reliquiæ, I at reºrie, Fr.]
1. That which remains; that which is left after the loſs or de-
cay of the reſt. It is generally uſed in the plural.
Up drcary dame of darkneſs queen,
Go gather up the reliques of thy race,
Or elſe go them avenge. Fairy Queen, b. i.
Shall we go ſee the relicks of this town. Shakáſp.
The fragments, ſcraps, the bits and greaſy reliques
Of her o’ereaten faith are bound to Diomede. Shakeſp.
Nor death itſelf can wholly waſh their ſtains,
But long contracted filth ev’n in the ſoul remains;
The relicks of inveterate vice they wear,
And ſpots of ſin. Dryden's Aneis.
2. It is often taken for the body deſerted by the ſoul.
What needs my Shakeſpeare for his honour’d bones,
The labour of an age in piled ſtones ;
Or that his hallow'd reliques ſhould be kid
Under a ſtar-ypointed pyramid. Milton.
In pcace, ye ſhades of our great grandfires, reſt;
Eternal ſpring, and riſing flow’rs adorn
The relicks of each venerable urn. Dryden.
Shall our relicks ſecond birth receive -
Sleep we to wake, and only die to live Prior.
Thy relicks, Rowe, to this fair ſhrine we truſt,
And ſacred place by Dryden's awful duſt;
Beneath a rude and nameleſs ſtone he lies,
To which thy tomb ſhall guide enquiring eyes. Pope.
3 That which is kept in memory of another, with a kind of
religious veneration. -
Cowls flutter'd into rags, then reliques leaves -
The ſport of winds. Milton.
This church is very rich in relicks; among the reſt, they
ſhow a fragment of Thomas à Becket, as indeed there are
very few treaſuries of relicks in Italy, that have not a tooth or
a bone of this ſaint. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
E'Lickly. adv. [from relick.] In the manner of relicks.
Thrifty wench ſcrapes kitchen ſtuff,
And barreling the droppings and the ſnuff
Of waſting candles, which in thirty year
Relickly kept, perhaps buys wedding cheer. JDonne.
Relict. m. ſ. [relićte, old Fr. relicia, Lat..] A widow; a
wife deſolate by the death of her huſband.
If the fathers and huſbands were of the houſhold of faith,
then “."y their relicts and children cannot be ſtrangers in
this houſhold. Sprat's sºmei.
* Chaſte relić" /
Honour'd on earth, and worthy of the love
Of ſuch a ſpouſe, as now reſides above
RELIE/F. n. ſ. [relief, Fr.] -
I. The P” ºnce of a figure in ſtone or metal ; the ſeeming
rº of : picture. c
9 *gures of many ancient coins ri -
beautiful relief than º on the º p º: º:
by degrees in the ſeveral declenſions of the émºir: ill so
... ------~~ -: - - - pire, till about
ºniº 8 time, it lies almoſt even with the ſurface of the
Illedal. Addiſon a - 2/12/
Not with ſuch majeſty, ſuch bold º: Ancient Medals.
The forms augiſt of kings, or conqu'ring chief
Per ſwell'd on marble, as in verſe have ſhin'd y
In poliſh'd verſe, the manners and the mind.” Pope
2. The recommendation of anything, by the interpoſition of
ſomething different.
3. Alleviation of calamity; mitigation of pain or ſorrow.
Thoughts in my inquiet breaſt are riſen,
Tending to ſome relief of our extremes.
4. That which frees from pain or ſorrow.
So ſhould we make our death a glad relief
From future ſhame. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
Nor dar'd I to preſume, that preſs'd with grief,
My flight ſhould urge you to this dire relief;
Stay, ſtay your ſteps. Dryden's AEnei;.
5. Diſmiſſion of a ſentinel from his poſt.
For this relief, much thanks; 'tis bitter cold,
And I am ſick at heart. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
6. [Relevium, law Lat.J Legal remedy of wrongs.
RELIEVABLE. adj. [from relieve..] Capable of relief.
Neither can they, as to reparation, hold plea of things,
wherein the party is relievable by common law. Hale.
To RELIEVE. [relevo, Lat. ràever, Fr.]
I. To recommend by the interpoſition of ſomething diſfimilar.
As the great lamp of day,
Through diff'rent regions, does his courſe purſue,
And leaves one world but to revive a new ;
While, by a pleaſing change, the queen of night
Relieves his luſtre with a milder light. Stepney.
Since the inculcating precept upon precept will prove tiré-
ſome, the poet muſt not encumber his poem with too much
buſineſs; but ſometimes relieve the ſubject with a moral re-
fle&tion. Addiſon's Eſſay on the Georgicks.
2. To ſupport; to aſſiſt.
Parallels, or like relations, alternately relieve each other;
when neither will paſs aſunder, yet are they plauſible to:
gether. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
3. To eaſe pain or ſorrow.
4. To ſuccour by aſſiſtance.
From thy growing ſtore,
Now lend aſſiſtance, and relieve the poor; -
A pittance of thy land will ſet him free. Dryden.
5. To ſet a ſentinel at reſt, by placing another on his poſt.
Honeſt ſoldier, who hath relieved you ?
—Bernado has my place, give you good night. Shakespeare.
Relieve the centries that have watch'd all night. Dryden.
6. To right by law.
Relieve R. n.ſ. (from relieve..] One that relieves.
He is the protector of his weakneſs, and the reliever of his
Wants. Rogers's Sermons.
RELIE/PO. n.ſ. [Italian.] The prominence of a figure or
pićture.
A convex mirrour makes the objećts in the middle come
out from the ſuperficies: the painter muſt do ſo in reſpect of
the lights and ſhadows of his figures, to give them more re-
lievo and more ſtrength. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
To RELIGHT. v. a. [re and light.] To light anew.
His pow'r can heal me, and relight my eye. Pope.
RELIGION. m. ſ. [religion, Fr. religio, Lat.]
1. Virtue, as founded upon reverence of God, and expectation
of future rewards and puniſhments,
He that is void of fear, may ſoon be juſt,
Garth.
Milton.
And no religion binds men to be traitors. Benj. johnſºn.
One ſpake much of right and wrong,
Of juſtice, of religion, truth and peace -
Milton.
And judgment from above. - - -
If we conſider it as directed againſt God, it is a breach of
religion; if as to men, it is an offence againſt morality. South.
By her inform'd, we beſt religion learn,
Blackmºre.
Its glorious object by her aid diſcern.
.. Or . in a large ſenſe, includes duty to God
and our neighbour; but in a proper ſenſº, virtue ſignifies
duty towards men, and religion duty to God. Hatts.
2. A ſyſtem of diving faith and worſhip as oppoſite to others.
The image of a brute, adorn'd -
with gay religiºns, full of pomp and gold. Aſtºn,
The Chriſtian religion, rightly underſtood, is the deepeſt
and choiceſt piece of philoſophy that is, A for e.
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oſpel propoſes to men ſuch glorious
puniſhments as no º . did,
..". . greater aſſurance of their reality ºn, sº
iºn ever j. world had. - Tillotſon.
RELI'GIoM IST. m. ſ. [from religion.] A bigot to any religious
perſuaſion. - h
The lawfulneſs of taking oaths may be revealed to the
quakers, who then will ſtand upon as good a foot for preſer-
jit as any other ſubject ; under ſuch a motly adminiſtra-
tion, what pullings and hawlings, what a zeal and biaſs there
will be in each religioniſt to advance his own tribe, and de-
reſs the others. Swift.
RELIGIOUS. adj. [religieux, Fr. religioſus, Lat.]
1. Pious; diſpoſed to the duties of religion. -
It is a matter of ſound conſequence, that all duties are by
The doćtrine of the g
rewards and ſuch terrible
ſo much the better performed, by how much the men are
more religious, from whoſe habilities the ſame proceed. Hook.
when holy and devout religious chriſtians
Are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them from thence;
so ſweet is zealous contemplation Shakeſp.
Their lives -
Religious titled them the ſons of God. Milton.
2. Teaching religion.
He à. doth late and early pray,
More of his grace than gifts to lend ;
And entertains the harmleſs day
With a religious book or friend. J/atton.
3. Among the Romaniſts, bound by the vows of poverty, cha-
flity and obedience. -
Čertain fryars and religious men were moved with ſome zeal,
to draw the people to the chriſtian faith: Abbot.
France has vaſt numbers of eccleſiaſticks, ſecular and re-
ligiour: Addiſon's State of the War.
what the proteſtants would call a fanatick, is in the Ro-
man church a religious of ſuch an order; as an Engliſh mºr-
chant in Liſbon, after ſome great diſappointments in the
world, reſolved to turn capuchin. Addiſon.
4. Exačt; ſtričt.
Religiously. adv. [from religious.]
1. Piouſly; with obedience to the dićtates of religion.
2. According to the rites of religion.
Theſe are their brethren, whom you Goths behold
Alive and dead, and for their brethren ſlain
Religiouſly they aſk a ſacrifice. Shakeſp. Titus Andron.
3, Reverently ; with veneration.
Doſt thou in all thy addreſſes to him, come into his pre- .
ſence with reverence, kneeling and religiouſly bowing thyſelf
before him. Duppa's Rules to Devotion.
4. Exačtly; with ſtrićt obſervance.
The privileges, juſtly due to the members of the two houſes
and their attendants, are religiouſly to be maintained. Bacon.
Religiousness. n.f. [from religious.] The quality or ſtate
of being religious.
To RELI'NQUISH. v. a. [relinquo, Lat.]
1. To forſake; to abandon; to leave; to deſert.
The habitation there was utterly relinquiſhed. Abbot.
The Engliſh colonies grew poor and weak, though the
Engliſh lords grew rich and mighty; for they placed Iriſh
tenants upon the lands relinquiſhed by the Engliſh. Davies.
2. To quit; to releaſe; to give up. -
The ground of God's ſole property in any thing is,
the return of it made by man to God; by which act he re-
linquiſhes and delivers back to God all his right to the uſe of
that thing, which before had been freely granted him by
God. South's Sermons.
3. To forbear ; to depart from.
In caſe it may be proved, that amongſt the number of rites
and orders common unto both, there are particulars, the uſe
whereof is utterly unlawful, in regard of ſome ſpecial bad
and noiſom quality; there is no doubt but we ought to relin-
quiſh ſuch rites and orders, what freedom ſoever we have to
retain the other ſtill. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 1 1.
Rººst. m. ſ. [from relinquiſh.] The act of for-
aking.
Government or ceremonies, or whatſoever it be, which is
popiſh, away with it: this is the thing they require in us,
the utter relinquiſhment of all things popiſh. Hooker.
That natural tenderneſs of conſcience, which muſt firſt
$reate in the ſoul a ſenſe of fin, and from thence produce a
forrow for it, and at length cauſe a relinquiſhment of it, is
Riº away by a cuſtomary repeated courſe of finning. South.
- LISH. n. ſ. [from relecher, Fr. to lick again. Minſhew
Skinner.] >
1. Taſle; the effe - . . . ;
uſed of a º à* thing on the palate; it is commonly
º ſharp, ſweet and ſour, are abundance of immediate
. sº reliſhes or taſtes, which experienced palates can eaſily
Thºre two bodies Boyle on Colours.
from ſaltpetr 9°ies, whoſe vapours are ſo pungent, ſpring
Fºº, which betrays upon the tongue no heat nor
corroſiveneſ - -
º but coldneſs mixed with a ſomewhat languid
* “talining to bitterneſs. Boyle
Much pleaſure we have loſt, while we abſtain’d
From this delightful fruit, nor known till now
True reliſh, taſting. . - Milton.
Could we ſuppoſe their reliſhes as different there as here,
et the manna in heaven ſuits every palate. Locke.
Sweet, bitter, ſour, harſh and ſalt are all the epithets we
have to denominate that numberleſs variety of reliſhes to be
found diſtinét in the different parts of the ſame plant. Locke.
2. Taſte; ſmall quantity juſt perceptible.
The king becoming graces;
As juſtice, verity, temp'rance, ſtableneſs,
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude ;
I have no reliſh of them.
. Liking; delight in any thing.
We have ſuch a reliſh for faction, as to have loſt that of
wit. Addiſon's Freeholder.
Good men after death are diſtributed among theſe ſeveral
iſlands with pleaſures of different kinds, ſuitable to the reliſhes
and perfections of thoſe ſettled in them. Addiſon's Speciator.
4. Scnie; power of perceiving excellence; taſte.
A man, who has any reliſh for fine writing, diſcovers new
beauties, or receives ſtronger impreſſions from the maſterly
ſtrokes of a great author every time he peruſes him. Addiſon.
Some hidden ſeeds of goodneſs and knowledge give him a
reliſh of ſuch reflections, as improve the mind, and make
the heart better. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 262.
The pleaſure of the proprietor, to whom things become
familiar, depends, in a great meaſure, upon the reliſh of the
ſpectator. Seed's Sermons.
5. Delight given by any thing; the power by which pleaſure is
1Wen.
g Expectation whirls me round;
Th’ imaginary reliſh is ſo ſweet,
That it enchants my ſenſe. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida.
When liberty is gone,
Life grows inſipid, and has loſt its reliſh. Addiſon's Cato.
6. Caſt; manner.
It preſerves ſome reliſh of old writing. Pope.
To RE'lis H. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To give a taſte to anything.
On ſmoaking lard they dine;
A ſav'ry bit that ſerv'd to reliſh wine. Dryden,
2. To taſte; to have a liking.
I love the people;
Though it do well, I do not reliſh well
Their loud applauſe. Shakespeare .
How will diſſenting brethren reliſh it *
What will malignants ſay? Hudibras, p. i.
Men of nice palates would not reliſh Ariſtotle, as dreſt up
by the ſchoolmen. Baker's Reflections on Learning.
He knows how to prize his advantages, and reliſh the ho-
nours which he enjoys. Atterbury.
To RE'lish. v. n.
1. To have a pleaſing taſte.
The ivory feet of tables were carved into the ſhape of lions,
without which, their greateſt dainties would not reliſh to their
palates. Hakewill on Providence.
2. To give pleaſure.
Had I been the finder-out of this ſecret, it would not have
reliſhed among my other diſcredits. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale:
3. To have a flavour.
A theory, which how much ſoever it may reliſh of wit and
invention, hath no foundation in nature. JWoodward.
RELI'shable. adj. [from reliſh.] Guſtable; having a taſte.
To Relive. v. n. [re and live.] To revive; to live anew.
The thing on earth, which is of moſt avail,
Any virtue's branch and beauty's bud,
Reliven not for any good. Spenſºr-
To Rf love. v. a. [re and love.] To love in return:
To own for him ſo familiar and levelling an affection as
love, much more to expect to be relºved by him, were not
the leaſt ſaucy preſumption man could be guilty of did not
his own commandments make it a duty. Boyle.
RELu'cENT. adj. [reluceni, Latin.] Shining ; tranſparent ;
pellucid.
In brighter mazes, the relucent ſtream
Plays o'er the mead. Thomſºn's Summer.
To Reſu'cT. v. n. [relucior, Lat.] To ſtruggle again. ..
We, with ſtudied mixtures, force our relucing appet”
and with all the ſpells of epicuriſm, conjure them "P. that we
may lay them again. Decº ºf Piety.
RELU'cTANce. Un.ſ. [reluctor, Latin.] Unwillingneſs ; re-
RELU'cTANcy. } pugnance; ſtruggle in oppoſition;
A little more weight, added to the lower of the marbles,
is able to ſurmount their reluctancy to ſeparation, notwith-
ſtanding the ſuppoſed danger of thereby introducing a
WaCllll IIl. Bºyle.
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
It ſavours
Relusiance againſt God, and his juſt yoke
Laid on our necks. Milton.
Bear witneſs, heav'n, with what reli čiaºy
Dryden.
Her hapleſ, innocence I doom to die.
AEneas,
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R E M R. E. M. *r- AEneas, when forced in his own defence to kill Lauſus, the poet ſhows compaſſionate, and tempering the ſeverity of his looks with a reluctance to the aëtion ; he has pity on his beauty and his youth ; and is loth to deſtroy ſuch a maſter- piece of nature. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. How few would be at the pains of acquiring ſuch an habit, and of conquering all the reluctancies and difficulties that lay in the way towards virtue. Atterbury. Many hard ſtages of diſcipline muſt he paſs through, before he can ſubdue the reluctances of his corruption. Rogers. With great reluctancy man is perſuaded to acknowledge this neceſſity. - Rogers's Sermons. Relu'ct ANT. adj. [reluctans, Lat.] Unwilling; ačting with repugnance. Reluctant; but in vain a greater pow'r Now rul’d him. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. x, Some refuge in the muſe's art I found; Reluđant now I touch'd the trembling ſtrin Bereſt of him, who taught me how to fing. Tickell. To **** v. n. [reluctor, Lat.] To reſiſt; to ſtruggle againſt. s: violation of God's patrimony, the firſt ſacrilege is looked on with ſome horrour, and men deviſe colours to delude their reluštating conſciences; but when they have once made the breach, their ſcrupuloſity ſoon retires. Decay of Piety. Relucta’tion. m. ſ. [reluctor, Latin.] Repugnance; reſiſ- tance. The king prevailed with the prince, though not without ſome reludation. Bacon's Henry VII. Adam's ſin, or the curſe upon it, did not deprive him of his rule, but left the creatures to a rebellion or reluciation. Bac. To RElu’M E. v. a. To light anew : to rekindle. Relume her ancient light, nor kindle new. Pope. To Relu'MINE. v. a. To light anew. - - Once put out thy light; I know not where is that Promethean heat, That can thy light relumine. Shakeſp. Othello. To RELY”. v. n. [re and lye.] To lean upon with confi- dence; to put truſt in ; to reſt upon; to depend upon. Go in thy native innocence rely On what thou haſt of virtue; ſummon all ! For God tow’rds thee hath done his part, do thine. Milton. Egypt does not on the clouds rely, But to the Nile owes more than to the ſky. JWaller. Thus Solon to Pifiſtratus reply'd, Demanded, on what ſuccour he rely'd, When with ſo few he boldly did engage; He ſaid, he took his courage from his age. Denham. Though reaſon is not to be relied upon, as univerſally ſufficient to direct us what to do; yet it is generally to be relied upon and obeyed, where it tells us what we are not to do. South. Fear relies upon a natural love of ourſelves, and is com- plicated with a neceſſary deſire of our own preſervation. Till. Such variety of arguments only diſtraćt the underſtanding that relies on them. Locke. The pope was become a party in the cauſe, and could not be relied upon for a deciſion. Atterbury. Do we find ſo much religion in the age, as to rely on the general pračtice for the meaſures of our duty : Rogers. No prince can ever rely on the fidelity of that man, who is a rebel to his Creator. Rogers. To REMAI'N. v. n. [remanco, Lat.] 1. To be left out of a greater quantity or number. That that remains, ſhall be buried in death. job xxvii. 15. Bake that which ye will bake to-day; and that which re- maineth over, lay up until the morning. Ex. xvi. 23. 2. To continue; to endure ; to be left. He for the time remain'd ſtupidly good. Milton. If what you have heard, ſhall remain in you, ye ſhall con- tinue in the ſon. I jo. ii. 24. 3. To be left after any event. - Childleſs thou art, childleſs remain. Milton. In the families of the world, there remains not to one above another the leaſt pretence to inheritance. Locke. 4. Not to be loſt. Now ſomewhat ſing, whoſe endleſs ſouvenance Among the ſhepherds may for aye remain. Spenſºr. I was increaſed more than all that were before me, alſo my wiſdom remained with me. Eccluſ. ii. 9. 5. To be left as not compriſed. - - That a father may have ſome power over his children, is eaſily granted; but that an elder brother has ſo over his bre- thren, remains to be proved. Locke. To REM1A1 N. v. a. To await; to be left to. Such end had the kid ; for he would weaned be Of craft, coloured with ſimplicity; And ſuch end, pardie, does all them remain That of ſuch falſers friendſhip ſhall be fain. With oaken ſtaff I'll raiſe ſuch outcries on thy clatter'd iron, Which long ſhall not withhold me from thy head, That in a little time, while breath emains thee, - I - Spenſer. Thou of ſhalt wiſh thyſelf at Gath to boaſt, But never ſhalt ſee Gath. Aſºº’. If thence he 'ſcape, what remains him leſs Than unknown dangers. Miltors - The eaſier conqueſt now Remains thee, aided by this hoſt of friends, Back on thy foes moré glorious to return. Milton. ReMAIN. m. A [from the verb.j 1. Relick; that which is left. Generally uſed in the plural. - I grieve with the old, fºr ſo many additional inconvenien- cies, more than their ſmall remain of life ſeemed defined to undergo. 2. The body left by the ſoul. Pope. But fowls obſcene diſmember'd his remains, And dogs had torn him. Pope's Odyſſey, Oh would'ſt thou fing what heroes Windſor bore, Or raiſe old warriors, whoſe ador'd remains, In weeping vaults, her hallow'd earth contains. Pope. 3. Abode; habitation. Not in uſe. A moſt miraculous work in this good king, Which, often ſince my here remain in England, I've ſeen him do. Shaº. Macbeth, ReMAINDER. adj. [from remain..] Remaining; refuſe; left. His brain Is as dry as the remainder biſket After a voyage. Shakeſp. As You Like it. We turn not back the ſilks upon the merchant, When we have ſpoil'd them; nor the remainder viands We do not throw in unreſpective place, Becauſe we now are full. Shakeſp. Tº oilus and Creſſida: REMAI'NDER. n.ſ. 1. What is left. The gods protećt you, And bleſs the good remainders of the court! Shakeſp. A fine is levied to grant a reverſion or remainder, expectant upon a leaſe that yieldeth no rent. Bacon. Mahomet's creſcent by our feuds encreaſt, Blaſted the learn’d remainders of the Eaſt. Denham. Could bare ingratitude have made any one ſo diabolical, had not cruelty came in as a ſecond to its affiſtance, and cleared the villain's breaſt of all remainders of humanity? South. There are two reſtraints which God hath put upon hu- man nature, ſhame and fear ; ſhame is the weaker, and hath place only in thoſe in whom there are ſome remainders of virtue. Tillotſon. What madneſs moves you, matrons, to deſtroy The laſt remainders of unhappy Troy Dryden, If he, to whom ten talents were committed, has ſquan- dered away five, he is concerned to make a double improve- ment of the remainder. Rogers. If theſe decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no ſalt. Arbuthnot. Of ſix millions raiſed every year for the ſervice of the pub- lick, one third is intercepted through the ſeveral ſubordina- tions of artful men in office, before the remainder is applied to the proper uſe, Swift. 2. The body when the ſoul is departed ; remains. Shew us The poor remainder of Andronicus. To REMA'ke. v. a. [re and make.] To make anew. That, which ſhe owns above her, muſt perfectly remake us after the image of our maker. Glanvill's Apology. To ReMA'ND. v.a. [re and mando, Latl To ſend back; to call back. The better ſort quitted their freeholds and fled into Eng- land, and never returned, though many laws were made to remand them back. Davies on Ireland. Philoxenus, for deſpiſing ſome dull poetry of Dionyſius, was condemned to dig in the quarries; from whence being remanded, at his return Dionyſius produced ſome other of his verſes, which as ſoon as Philoxenus had read, he made no reply, but, calling to the waiters, ſaid, carry me again to the quarries. Government of the ſongue. RE'MANENT. n.ſ. [remanens, Lat. remanant, old Fr. It is now contračted to remnant.] The part remaining. Her majeſty bought of his executrix the remanent of the laſt term of three years. Bacon. REMA'RK. n.J. [remarque, Fr.] Obſervation; note ; notice taken. He cannot diſtinguiſh difficult and noble ſpeculations from trifling and vulgar remarks. Xollier on Pride. To REMARK. v. a. [remarquer, Fr.] I. To note; to obſerve. It is eaſy to cbſerve what has been remarked, that the names of ſimple ideas are the leaſt liable to miſtakes. Locke. The prisºner Samſon here I ſeek. - —His manacles remark him, there º ſits. Milton. ... To diſtinguiſh ; to point out ; to maſk: #..." ãº. ſºil, Fr.] Obſervable; worthy of *. did Orpheus plainly teach, that the world had begin- ning in time, from the will of the moſt high God, whoſe re- zajall words are thus converted. Raleigh. 'Tis Shakeſp.
R E M R E. M. 'Tis remarkable, that they ſ!, who have the leaſt to ſay. . Priºr. ... obtain by converſation ſoon vaniſhes, unleſ. We able, we have found. JJ'atts. t - hat rema” note down wha r - REM A^r KABLE N ESS.. ". ſ: [from remarkable.] Obſervable- worthineſs of obſervation. º ſignify the remarkahlenºſ of this puniſhmº of the Jews, as ſignal reyengº from the crucified Chriſt. Hammond. REMARKABLY. adv. [from remarkable.] Obſervably ; in * manner worthy of obſervation. Chiefly aſſur’d, Remarkably ſo late, of thy ſo true, - So jº. y Miltºn. Such parts of theſe writings, as may be remarkably ſtupid, ſhould become ſubjećls of an occaſional criticiſm. Jſ atts. REMARKER. m. ſ. [remarkur, Fr.] Obſerver; one that re- marks. If the remarker would but once try to outſhine the author . by writing a better book on tº ſame ſubject, he would ſoon be convinced of his own inſufficiency: //atts. Remediable. ad. [from renºl Capable of remedy: Rºeſbiate. adj. [from remedy.] Medicinal; affording a remedy. Not in uſe: All you, unpubliſh’d virtues of the earth, Spring with my tears; be aidant and remediate ... In the good man's diſtreſs. Shakespeare. King Lear. REME'pilºss. adj. [from remº.] Not admitting remedy 5 irreparable; cureleſs; incurable. Sad AEſculapius Impriſon'd was in chains remºdilſ. Fairy Queen. The war, grounded upon this general remedilºſs neceſſity, may be termed the general, the remedileſ, or the neceſſary War. Raleigh's Eſſays. we, by rightful doom remedileſ, were loſt in death, till he that dwelt above High-thron'd in ſecret bliſs, for us frail duſt Emptied his glory. Milton. Flatter him it may, as thoſe are good at flattering, who are good for nothing elſe; but in the mean time, the poor man is left under a remedileſ deluſion. South. REME'dilessness. n.ſ.. [from remedilſ,.] Incurableneſs. REME/DY. m. ſ [remedium, Lat. remede, Fr.] 1. A medicine by which any ilneſs is cured. The difference between poiſons and remedies is eaſily known by their effects; and common reaſon ſoon diſtinguiſhes bºr , tween virtue and vice. Swift. 2. Cure of any uneaſineſs. Here hope began to dawn; reſolv'd to try, She fix’d on this her utmoſt remedy. Dryden. O how ſhort my interval of woeſ Our griefs how ſwift, our remedies how ſlow. Prior. 3. That which counteracts any evil. - What may be remedy or cure To evils, which our own miſdeeds have wrought. Milton. Civil government is the proper remedy for the inconve- niencies of the ſtate of nature. Locke. Attempts have been made for ſome remedy againſt this evil, Swift. 4. Reparation; means of repairing any hurt. Things, without all remedy, Should be without regard. Shakespeare Macheth. In the death of a man there is no remedy. //ijd. ii. 1. To REME'DY. v. a. [remedier, Fr.] 1. To cure; to heal. Sorry we are, that any good and godly mind ſhould be grieved with that which is done ; but to remedy their grief, lieth not ſo much in us as in themſelves. Hjºr. 2. To repair or remove miſchief. To REMEMBER. v. a. [remembrer, old Fr. remembrare, Ital.] 1. To bear in mind any thing ; not to forget. Remember not againſt us former iniquities. Pſ. lxxix. 8. 2. To recollect; to call to mind. He having once ſeen and remembered me, cven from the be- ginning began to be in the rierward. Sidney. We are ſaid to remember any thing, when the idea of it ariſes in the mind with a conſciouſneſs that we have had this idea before. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind. 3. To keep in mind; to have preſent to the attention. Remember what I warn thee, ſhun to taſte; And ſhun the bitter conſequence. Milton. This is to be remembered, that it is not poſſible now to keep a young gentleman from vice by a total ignorance of it ; unleſs you will all his life mew him up. Locke. 4. To bear in mind, with intent of reward or puniſhment. Cry unto God; for you ſhall be remembered of him. Bar. - . He brings them back, Remembºring mercy and his covenant ſworn. Milton. 5. To mention ; not to omit. a" º º º be certain, in reſped of the perſon - is inº,lid '. * certainty be therein omitted, ſuch citation 6. To “, as in many caſes hereafter to be remembered. Ayliffe. Put in mind; to force to recollect ; to remind. His hand and le 1:-----. - nd leg commandi th h r - ther remembering than *...* without threatning, ‘. Joy, being altogether wanting, It doth remember me the more of ſorrow. Shakespeare Theſe petitions, and the anſwer of the common counciſ ºf London, were ample materials for a conference with the lords, who might be thereby remembered of their duty. Claren. REME/M BER F R. m. ſ. [ſion remember.] One who remembers. A brave maſter to ſervants, and a rememberer of the leaſt good office ; for his flock he tranſplanted moſt of them into plentiful ſoils. //otton Rºn EMBA ANc E. m. ſ. [remembrance, Fr.] - 1. Retention in memory. Though Cloten then but young, time has not wore him From my remembrance. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Thee I have heard relating what was done, Ere my remembrance. Milon. Had memory been loſt with innocence, We had not known the ſentence north' offence; 'Twas his chief puniſhment to keep in ſtore The ſad remembrance what he was before. Denham. Sharp remembrance on the Engliſh part, And ſhame of being match'd by ſuch a foe, Rouſe conſcious virtue up in every heart. Dryden. This ever grateful in remembrance bear - To me thou ow'ſt, to me the vital air. 2. Recollection; revival of any idea. I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what ſtate I fell; how glorious once above thy ſphere. Milton. Remembrance is when the ſame idea recurs, without the operation of the like object on the external ſenſory. Locke. 3. Honourable memory. Out of uſe. - Roſemary and rue keep Seeming and favour all the winter long, Grace and remembrance be unto you both. Shalºft. 4. Tranſmiſſion of a fact from one to another. Titan, Among the heavens, th’immortal fact diſplay'd, Leſt the remembrance of his grief ſhould fail, And in the conſtellations wrote his tale. Addison. 5. Account preſerved. Thoſe proceedings and remembrances are in the Tower, Pope's Odºſy. beginning with the twentieth year of Edward I. Hale. 6. Memorial. But in remembrance of ſo brave a deed, A tomb and funeral honours I decreed. Dryden. 7. A token by which any one is kept in the memory. I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed to redeliver. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's ſake. Shake?. 8. Notice of ſomething abſent. Let your remembrance ſtill apply to Banquo; Preſent him eminence, both with eye and tongue. Shaºff. REME'MBRANCER. m. ſ. [from remembranº.] 1. One that reminds; one that puts in mind. Sweet remembrancer / Shakeſp. Macbeth. A ſly knave, the agent for his maſter, And the remembrancer of her, to hold The hand faſt to her lord. Shakespeare Cymbeline. God is preſent in the conſciences of good and bad; he is there a rººmfrancer to call our actions to mind, and a wit- neſs to bring them to judgment. Taylor. Would ſ were in my grave; For, living here, you're but my curs’d remembrancers: I once was happy. Otwa,’s Penice Prºſerv'd. 2. An officer of the exchequer. All are digeſted into books, and ſent to the remembrancer of the exchequer, that he make proceſſes upon them. ... Bacon. To ReMe'R&ie. v.a. [remercier, Fr.] Tº thank. Obſolete. Off'ring his ſervice and his deareſt life For her defence, againſt that earle to fight; She him remarried, as the patron of her liſt: Spenſºr. To RE! MIGRATE. v. n. [remigro, Lat.] To remove back again. Some other ways he propoſes to diveſt ſome bodies of their borrowed ſhapes, and make them remº” “” their firſt ſimplicity. Boyle. REMſgr A*ric N. n.ſ.. [from ramigrate.] Removal back again. The Scots, tranſplanted hither, became acquainted with our cuſtoms, which, by occaſional remigrat" became dif- fuſed in Scotland. - Hale. To Remind. v. a. [re and mind.] To put in mind; to force to remember. - When age itſelf, which will not be defied, ſhall begin to arreſt, ſeize and remind us of our mortality by pain; and dul- neſs of ſenſes; yet then the pleaſure of the mind ſhall be in its full vigour. South's Sermº. The brazen figure of the conſul, with the ring on his finger, reminded me of Juvenal's majoris pondera gem". Addison's Remark." Italy. REMiniscence. n.ſ. [reminiſceni, Latin-l Recollection ; recovery of ideas. - - I aſ also fºr all circumſtances that may reviº mory or reminiſcence. Hale's Origin ºf *: 2. Of
R E M R E M 3. º, tº: 'ſ' i. it, For the other part of memory, called reminiſtence, which is the retrieving of a thing at preſent forgot, or but confuſedly remembered, by ſetting the mind to ranſack every little cell of the brain; while it is thus buſied, how accidentally does the thing ſought for offer itſelf to the mind South. REM.INI sce/NTIAL. adj. [from reminiſcence..] Relating to re- miniſcence. Would truth diſpenſe, we could be content with Plato, that knowledge were but remembrance, that intelle&tual ac- quiſition were but reminiſcential evocation. Brown. REMI'ss. adj. [remis, Fr. remiſus, Lat.] 1. Not vigorous ; ſlack. - The water deſerts the ſaid corpuſcles, unleſs it flow forth with a precipitate motion; for then it hurries them out along with it, till its motion becomes more languid and remiſs. J/oodward's Natural Hiſtory. 2. Not careful; ſlothful. Mad ire and wrathful fury makes me weep, That thus we die, while remiſ traitors ſleep. Shakeſp. If when by God's grace we have conquered the firſt diff- culties of religion, we grow careleſs and remiſ, and neglect our guard, God's ſpirit will not always ſtrive with us. Tillotſ. Your candour, in pardoning my errors, may make me more remiſ in correcting them. Dryden. 3. Not intenſe. - Theſe nervous, bold, thoſe languid and remiſs ; Here cold ſalutes, but there a lover's kiſs. Roſcommon. REMI'ssible. adj. [from remit..] Admitting forgiveneſs. REMI'ssion. n.ſ.. [remiſſion, Fr. remiſſio, Lat.] 1. Abatement; relaxation; moderation. Error, miſclaim and forgetfulneſs do now and then be- come ſuitors for ſome remiſſion of extreme rigour. Bacon. 2. Ceſſation of intenſeneſs. In September and October theſe diſeaſes do not abate and remit in proportion to the remiſſion of the ſun's heat. Woodw. This difference of intention and remiſſion of the mind in thinking, every one has experimented in himſelf. Locke. 3. In phyſick, remiſſion is when a diſtemper abates, but does not go quite off before it returns again. 4. Releaſe. Not only an expedition, but the remiſſion of a duty or tax, were tranſmitted to poſterity after this manner. Addiſon. Another ground of the biſhop's fears is the remiſſion of the firſt fruits and tenths. Swift. 5. Forgiveneſs; pardon. - My pennance is to call Lucetta back, And aſk remiſſion for my folly paſt. Shakeſp. That plea With God or man will gain thee no remiſſion. Milton. Many believe the article of remiſſion of fins, but they be- lieve it without the condition of repentance or the fruits of holy life. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. REMi’ssLY. adv. [from remiſs.] 1. Careleſly ; negligently ; without cloſe attention. How ſhould it then be in our power to do it coldy or remiſly? ſo that our deſire being natural, is alſo in that degree of ear- neſtneſs whereunto nothing can be added. Hocker. 2. Not vigorouſly ; not with ardour or eagerneſs; ſlackly. . There was not an equal concurrence in the proſecution of this matter among the biſhops; ſome of them proceeding more remiſsly in it. Clarendon. REMI'ssNESS. m. ſ. [from remiſ...] Careleſsneſs; negligence; coldneſs ; want of ardour; inattention. Future evils, Or new, or by remiſineſs new conceiv'd, Are now to have no ſucceſſive degrees. Shakeſp. - > - No great offenders 'ſcape their dooms; Small praiſe from lenity and remiſsneſs comes. Denham. Jack, through the remiſsneſs of conſtables, has always found means to eſcape. Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of john Bull. The great concern of God for our ſalvation, is ſo far from an argument of remiſineſ; in us, that it ought to excite our utmoſt care. Rogers's Sermons. To REMI'T. v. a. [remitto, Lat.] 1. To relax; to make leſs intenſe. So willingly doth God remit his ire. Milton. Our ſupreme foe may much remit His anger; and perhaps thus far remov’d, Not mind us not offending, ſatisfy'd With what is puniſh’d. Milton. 2. To forgive a puniſhment. With ſuppliant pray'rs their pow'rs appeaſe ; The ſoft Napaean race will ſoon repent Their anger, and remit the puniſhment. Dryden. The magiſtrate can often, where the publick good demands not the execution of the law, remit the puniſhment of crimi- nal offences by his own authority, but yet cannot remit the ſatisfaction due to any private man. Locke. 3. [Remettre, Fr.] To pardon a fault. At my lovely Tamora's intreats, I do remit theſe young men's heinous faults, Shakeſp. To REMI’t. v. m. Whoſe ſoever fins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whoſe ſoever fins ye retain, they are retained. jo. xx. 2 3. 4. To give up ; to reſign. In £"9ts and inhuman crimes, offenders ſhould be re- *itted to their prince to be puniſhed in the place where they have offended. Hayward. Th” Ægyptian crown I to your hands remit 5 And, with it, take his heart who offers it. Dryden. Heaven thinks fit Thee to thy former fury to remit. 5. [Remetre, Fr.] To defer; to refer. The biſhop had certain proud inſtruaions in the front, though there were a pliant clauſe at the foot, that remitted all to the biſhop's diſcretion. Bacon's Henry VII. I remit me to themſelves, and challenge their natural inge- nuity to ſay, whether they have not ſometimes ſuch ſhiverings within them. Government of the Tongue. 6. To put again in cuſtody. ºf § This bold return with ſeeming patience heard, The pris'ner was remitted to the guard. Dryden. 7. To ſend money to a diſtant place. They obliged themſelves to remit after the rate of twelve hundred thouſand pounds fterling per annum, divided into ſo many monthly payments. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. 8. To reſtore. Not in uſe. The archbiſhop was retained priſoner, but after a ſhort time remitted to his liberty. Hayward. Dryden's Tyran. Love. I. To ſlacken; to grow leſs intenſe. When our paſſions remit, the vehemence of our ſpeech 7'e??!! is too. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſ. 2. To abate by growing leſs eager. As; by degrees, they remitted of their induſtry, loathed their buſineſs, and gave way to their pleaſures, they let fall thoſe generous principles, which had raiſed them to worthy thoughts. South's Sermons. 3. In phyſick, to grow by intervals leſs violent, though not wholly intermitting. ReMITMENT. n.ſ. [from remit.] The aët of remitting to cuſtody. REMI’tt ANce. m. ſ. [from remit.] I. The act of paying money at a diſtant place. 2. Sum ſent to a diſtant place. A compačt among private perſons furniſhed out the ſeveral remittances. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. REMI'TTER. m. ſ. [remettre, Fr.] In common law, a reſtitu- tion of one that hath two titles to lands or tenements, and is ſeized of them by his latter title, unto his title that is more ancient, in caſe where the latter is defečtive. Cowel. You ſaid, if I return’d next ſize in Lent, I ſhould be in remitter of your grace; In th’ interim my letters ſhould take place - Of affidavits. Donne, RE'MN ANT. n.ſ.. [corrupted from remanent.] Reſidue ; that which is left; that which remains. Poor key-cold figure of a holy king ! Thou bloodleſs remnant of that royal blood, Be’t lawful that I invocate thy ghoſt Shakeſp. Rich. III. Bear me hence From forth the noiſe and rumour of the field, Where I may think the remnant of my thoughts. Shakespeare About his ſhelves Remnants of packthread and old cakes of roſes Were thinly ſcatter'd. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. I was entreated to get them ſome reſpite and breathing by a ceſſation, without which they ſaw no probability to preſerve the remnant that had yet eſcaped. King Charles. Their Andes are far higher than thoſe with us; whereby it ſeems that the remnants of the generation of men were in ſuch a deluge ſaved. - Bacon. The remnant of my tale is of a length To tire your patience. Dryden's Knight's Tale. A feeble army and an empty ſenate, - Remnants of mighty battles fought in vain. Addison. See the poor remnants of theſe ſlighted hairs My hands ſhall rend what e'en thy rapine ſpares. Pope. The frequent uſe of the latter was a remnant of po- pery, which never admitted ſcripture in the vulgar º, i01 ffa RE/MNANT. adj. [corruptly formed from remanent.] Remain- ing; yet left. It bid her feel No future pain for me; but inſtant wed A lover more proportion'd to her bed; And quiet dedicate her remnant life - To the juſt duties of an humble wife. - - Prior. ReMo LTEN. part. [from remelt.] Melted again. It were good to try in glaſs works, whether the crude ma- terials, mingled with glaſs already made and renalten, do not facilitate the making of glaſs with leſs heat. Bacon. 21 O R.E.Mo'ssTRAN ce.
R E M R E M Resto'ssrs Asce. n.ſ.. [remºranº, Fr. from remonſtrate.] i. show; diſcovery. Not in uſe. You may º y; I yº. ake raſh remonſtrance of my 3. }. let him be ſo loſt. Shakeſp. Meaſ fºr Meaſ. o repreſentation. 2. sº É. God, which revealeth it to them, would alſo give them power of confirming it unto others, either with iraculous operation, or with ſtrong and invincible rººt //rance of ſound reaſon. Hooker, b. % IO A large family of daughters have drawn up a remº: in which they ſet forth, that their father, having refuſed to take in the Spectator, they offered to 'bate him the article of bread and butter in the tea-table. Addiſon's Spºtatºr. Importunate paſſions ſurround the man, and will not ſuffer him to attend to the remonſtrances of juſtice. Rogers. Tº REMONSTRATE. A. m. [remonſtro, Lat. remº/” Fr.] To make a ſtrong repreſentation; to ſhow reaſons on any ſide in ſtrong terms. RETAMORA. iſ [Latin.] bſtacle. . A'. kind of worm that ſticks to ſhips, and retards their paſſage through the water. Of fiſhes you ſhall find in arms the whale, herring, roach and remora. Peacham on Blazoning. The rºora is about three quarters of a yard long; his body before three inches and a half over, thence tapering to the 'tail end; his mouth two inches and a half oyer; his chops ending angularly ; the nether a little broader; and produced forward near an inch; his lips rough with a great number of little prickles. . Grew. To Remorate. v. a. [remoror, Latin.] To hinder; to delay. Die?. Fºrse. n. ſ. [remorſus, Lat.] 1. Pain of guilt. Not that he believed they could be reſtrained from that impious act by any remorſe of conſcience, or that they had not wickedneſs enough to deſign and execute it. Clarendon. 2. Tenderneſs; pity; ſympathetick ſorrow. Many little eſteem of their own lives, yet, for remorſe of their wives and children, would be withheld. Spenſer. Shylock, thou lead'ſt this faſhion of thy malice To the laſt hour of ačt; and then 'tis thought, Thou'lt ſhew thy mercy and remorſe more ſtrange, Than is thy ſtrange apparent cruelty. Shakeſp. Mr. of Wen. The rogues ſlighted me into the river, with as little remorſe as they would have drowned a bitch's blind puppies. Shakeſp. urſe on th’ unpard’ning prince, whom tears can draw To no remorſe; who rules by lion's law. Dryden. REMo'Rseful. adj. [remorſe and full.j Tender; compaſſionate. O Eglamour, think not I flatter, Valiant and wiſe, remorſful, well accompliſh'd. Shakeſp. Love, that comes too late, Like a remorſful pardon ſlowly carried, To the great ſender turns a ſowre offence. Shakeſp. The gaudy, blabbing, and remorſful day Is crept into the boſom of the ſea. Shakeſp. Henry VI. REMo'RSELEss. adj. [from remorſe.] Unpitying; cruel; ſavage. Where were the nymphs, when the remorſelſ, deep Clos'd o'er the head of your lov’d Lycidas. Milton. O the inexpreſſible horrour that will ſeize upon a finner, when he ſtands arraigned at the bar of divine juſtice when he ſhall ſee his accuſer, his judge, the ºff. all his re- maſel'ſ adverſaries. South's Sermons. REMOTE. adj. [remotus, Lat.] 1. Diſtant; not immediate. In this narrow ſcantling of capacity, it is not all remote and even apparent good that affects us. Locke. 2. Diſtant ; not at hand. 3. Removed far off; placed not near. Wherever the mind places itſelf by any thought, either amongſt, or remote from all bodies, it can, in this uniform idea ºf ſpace, no where find any bounds. Locke. In quiet ſhades, content with rural ſports, Give me a life, remote from guilty courts. Granville. 4. Foreign. 5. Diſtant ; not cloſely connected. - An unadviſed tranſiliency from the effect to the remoteſ? º - - Glanvill. ... Syllogiſm ſerves not to furniſh the mind with intermediate ideas, that ſhew the connection of remote ones. Locke. 6. Alien ; not agreeing. ſ All thoſe propoſitions, how remote ſocver from reaſon, are 9 ſacred, that men will ſooner part with their lives, than ſuffer themſelve to d * - Åbº. ves to doubt of them. Locke. E.M O't Ly J. - i *Y. adv. [from remote.] Not nearly ; at a diſtance. It is commonly on. - - Y opinioned, that the earth was thinly inha- *.. leaſt not remately planted before the flood. Brown. lied to V." Mezentius and Lauſus are indeed remotely al- "&" "nº, but too like the tenderneſs of Ovid, Dry. While the fainting Dutch remotely fire In the firſt front amidſt a ſlaughter'd pile, High on the mound he dy’d. Smith. Remoºſeness. n.ſ. [from remate.] State of being remote; diſtance; not nearneſs. - The joys of heaven are like the ſtars, which by reaſon of our remºtiºnſ; appear extremely little. Boyle. Titian employed brown and earthly colours upon the fore- art, and has reſerved his greater light for remoteneſſes and the back part of his landſchapes. Dryden. If the greateſt part of bodies eſcape our notice by their re- moteneſs, others are no leſs concealed by their minuteneſs. Locke. His obſcurities generally ariſe from the remoteneſs of the cuſtoms, perſons and things he alludes to. Addison. ReMoºtion. n.ſ. [from remotus, Lat.] The aët of remov- ing ; the ſtate of being removed to diſtance. All this ſafety were remotion, and thy defence abſence. Sha. This act perſuades me, 'Tis the remotion of the duke and her. Shakespeare. The conſequent ſtrictly taken, may be a fallacious iſla- tion, in reference to antecedency or conſequence; as to con- clude from the poſition of the antecedent unto the poſition of the conſequent, or from the remotion of the conſequent to the remotion of the antecedent. Brown's Vulgar Errours. ReMo'v ABLE. adj. [from remove..] Such as may be removed. The Iriſh biſhops have their clergy in ſuch ſubjećtion, that they dare not complain of them ; for knowing their own in- capacity, and that they are therefore removeable at their bi- ſhop's will, yield what pleaſeth him. Spenſer. In ſuch a chapel, ſuch curate is removeable at the pleaſure of the rector of the mother church. Ayliffe's Parergon. ReMo'y Al. n.ſ.. [from remove.] 1. The act of putting out of any place. By which removal of one extremity with another, the world, ſeeking to procure a remedy, hath purchaſed a mere exchange of the evil before felt. Hooker. 2. The act of putting away. The removal of ſuch a diſeaſe is not to be attempted by aćtive remedies, no more than a thorn in the fleſh is to be taken away by violence. Arbuthnot. 3. Diſmiſſion from a poſt. If the removal of theſe perſons from their poſts has pro- duced ſuch popular commotions, the continuance of them might have produced ſomething more fatal. Addiſon. Whether his removal was cauſed by his own fears or other men's artifices, ſuppoſing the throne to be vacant, the body of the people was left at liberty to chuſe what form of go- vernment they pleaſed. Swift. 4. The ſtate of being removed. The fitting ſtill of a paralytick, whilſt he prefers it to a removal, is voluntary. Locke. To REME)'VE. v. a. [removeo, Lat. remuer, Fr.] 1. To put from its place ; to take or put away. Good God remove The means that makes us ſtrangers' Shakeſp. Macbeth. He removeth away the ſpeech of the truſty, and taketh away the underſtanding of the aged. job xii. 20. Remove thy ſtroke away from me; I am conſumed by the blow. Pſalm xxxix. 13. So would he have removed thee out of the ſtraight into a broad place. job xxxvi. 16. He longer in this paradiſe to dwell Permits not ; to remove thee I am come, And ſend thee from the garden forth to till - The ground. Milton's Paradiſe Loſ’, b. X!. Whether he will remove his contemplation from one idea to another, is many times in his choice. Locke. You, who fill the bliſsful ſeats above Let kings no more with gentle mercy ſway, But every monarch be the ſcourge of God, If from your thoughts Ulyſſes you remºve, º Who ruſ’d his ſubjects with a father's love. Pºpe' Odyſſey. 2. To place at a diſtance. They are farther removed from a title to be innate, and the doubt of their being native impreſſions on the mind, is ſtronger againſt theſe moral principles than the other. Locke. To R.E.Movie. v. n. I. To change place. 2. To go from one place to another. A ſhort exile muſt for ſhow precede; The term expir'd, from Candia they remºve, And happy each at home enjoys his love. How oft from pomp and ſtate did I remºve - To feed deſpair. Prizr. ReMove. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Change of place. 2. Suſceptibility of being removed. Not in uſe. - What is early received in any conſiderable ſtrength of im- preſs, grows into our tender natures; and therefore is o gi: cult remove. Glanvill's Scº. 7 Dryden. 3. Tranſlation
R E M R E N 3. Tranſlation of one to the place of another, Roſaline, this favour thou ſhalt wear; - Hold, take you this, my ſweet, and give me thine, So ſhall Biron take me for Roſaline: And change your favours too , ſo ſhall your loves Woo contrary deceiv'd by theſe removes. 4. State of being removed. - This place ſhould be both ſchool and univerſity, not need- ing a remove to any other houſe of ſcholarſhip. Milton. He that conſiders how little our conſtitution can bear a remove into parts of this air, not much higher than that we breathe in, will be ſatisfied, that the allwiſe archite&t has ſuited our organs, and the bodies that are to effect them, one Shakeſp. to another. - Locke. 5. Act of moving a cheſman or draught 6. Departure; act of going away. So look’d Aſtrea, her remove deſign'd, On thoſe diſtreſſed friends ſhe left behind. Waller, 7. The act of changing place. Let him, upon his removes from one place to another, pro- cure recommendation to ſome perſon of quality reſiding in the place whither he removeth. Bacon's Eſſays. 8. A ſtop in the ſcale of gradation. In all the viſible corporeal world, quite down from us, the deſcent is by eaſy ſteps, and a continued ſeries of things, that in each remove differ very little one from the other. Locke. A freeholder is but one remove from a legiſlator, and ought to ſtand up in the defence of thoſe laws. Addiſon. 9. A ſmall diſtance. The fierceſt contentions of men are between creatures equal in nature, and capable, by the greateſt diſtinétion of circum- ſtances, of but a very ſmall remove one from another. Rogers. Io. Aćt of putting a horſe's ſhoes upon different feet. His horſe wanted two removes, your horſe wanted nails. Sw. REMove D. particip. adj. [from remove..] Remote ; ſeparate from others. Your accent is ſomething finer, than you could purchaſe in ſo removed a dwelling. Shakeſp. As Yºu Like it. ReMoved Ness. n.ſ.. [from removed.] The ſtate of being removed; remoteneſs. I have eyes under my ſervice, which look upon his re- movedneſs. Shakeſp. REMover. n.ſ.. [from remove..] One that removes. The miſlayer of a merſtone is to blame; but the unjuſt judge is the capital remover of landmarks, when he defineth amiſs. Bacon. Haſty fortune maketh an enterpriſer and remover, but the exerciſed fortune maketh the able man. Bacon. To ReMou NT. v. n. [remonter, Fr.] To mount again. Stout Cymon ſoon remounts, and cleft in two His rival's head. Dryden. The reſt remounts with the aſcending vapours, or is waſhcd down into rivers, and tranſmitted into the ſea. JWoodward. REMU'NERABLE. adj. [from remunerate.] Rewardable. To REMU'NERATE. v. a. [remunero, Lat. remunerer, Fr] To reward; to repay; to requite ; to recompenſe. Is ſhe not then beholden to the man, That brought her for this high good turn ſo far? Yes; and will nobly remunerate. Shakeſp. Titus Andron. Money the king thought not fit to demand, becauſe he had received ſatisfaction in matters of ſo great importance ; and becauſe he could not remunerate them with any general par- don, being prevented therein by the coronation pardon. Bacon. In another parable, he repreſents the great condeſcenſions, wherewith the Lord ſhall remunerate the faithful ſervant. Boyle. ReMUNERATION. m. ſ. [remuneration, Fr. remuneratio, Lat.] Reward; requital; recompenſe ; repayment. Bear this fignificant to the country maid, Jaquenetta; there is remuneration; for the beſt ward of mine honour is reward- ing my dependants. . . Shakeſp. Love's Labour Lºft. He begets a ſecurity of himſelf, and a careleſs eye on the laſt remunerations. Brown's Vulgar Errours. A collation is a doration of ſome vacant benefice in the church, eſpecially when ſuch donation is freely beſtowed without any proſpect of an evil remuneration. . . . Ayliffe. REMU NERA'tive. adj. [from remunerate.] Exerciſed in giving rewards. - The knowledge of particular actions ſeems requiſite to the attainment of that great end of God, in the manifeſtation of his punitive and remunerative juſtice. Boyle. To REMU'RMUR. v. a. [re and murmur.] To utter back in murmurs; to repeat in low hoarſe founds. Her fate is whiſper’d by the gentle breeze, And told in fighs to all the trembling trees; The trembling trees, in ev'ry plain and wood, * Her fate remurmur to the ſilver flood. Pope. To Re Mu'RMUR. v. n. [remurmuro, Lat J. To murmur back; to echo a low hoarſe ſound. - Her fellow nymphs the mountains tear With loud laments, and break the yielding air; The realms of Mars remurmur'd all around, His untimely fate, th’ Angitian woods -- In fighs remurmur'd to the Fiji. floods. Dryden, Rºº. "...ſ. [renard, a fox, Fr.] The name of a fox in Before the break of day, R Rºnard through the hedge had made his way. Dryden: PNA's ENT: adj. [renaſeſ, Lat..] Produced again; riſing again into being. **** * [*ſºr, Lat] Poſſible to be produced To Rena'vigate. [re and navigate. RENcog'NTER. m. ſ. [rencontre, Fr.] I. Claſh; colliſion. You may as well expect two bowls ſhould J To ſail again. - row ſenſibl rubbing, as that the rencounter of any .*.*. them into perception. Collier 2. Perſonal oppoſition. Virgil's friends thought fit to alter a line in Venus's ſpeech that has a relation to the rencounter. Aiji. So when the trumpet ſounding gives the ſign, The juſtling chiefs in rude renºr join: So meet, and ſo renew the dextrous fight; Their clattering arms with the fierce fiock reſound. Gran. 3. Looſe or caſual engagement. The confederates ſhould turn to their advantage their appa- rent odds in men and horſe; and by that means out-number the enemy in all rencounters and engagements. Addiſon, 4. Sudden combat without premeditation. J To RENcQu'NTER. v. n.] reneontrer, Fr.] I. To claſh; to collide. 2. To meet an enemy unexpectedly. 3. To ſkirmiſh with another. 4. To fight hand to hand. To REND. v. a. pret, and pret. paſſ rent. [nentan, Saxon.j To tear with violence ; to lacerate. Will you hence Before the tag return, whoſe rage doth rend Like interrupted waters, and o'erbear What they are uſed to bear. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. He rent a lion as he would have rent a kid, and he had no- thing in his hand. jud. xiv. 4. I will not rend away all the kingdom, but give one tribe to thy ſon. I Kings xi. 13. By the thund’rer's ſtroke it from th’ root is ren. Soſure the blows, which from high heaven are ſent. Cowley. What fº command me to relate, Renews the ſad remembrance of our fate, An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden. Look round to ſee The lurking gold upon the fatal tree; - Then rend it off. Dryden's Aeneis, Is it not as much reaſon to ſay, when any monarchy was ſhattered to pieces, and divided amongſt revolted ſubječts, that God was careful to preſerve monarchical power, by rending a ſettled empire into a multitude of little govern. IncIntS. Locke. When its way th’ impetuous paſſion found, I rend my treſſes, and my breaſt I wound. Pope. From cloud to cloud the rending lightnings rage. Thomſ. RE'NDER. m. ſ. [from rend..] One that rends; a tearer. To RE'NDER. v. a. [rendre, Fr.] I. To return; to pay back. - What ſhall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits. Pſ: They that render evil for good are adverſaries. Pſ. xxxviii. Will ye render me a recompenſe joeliii. 4. Let him look into the future ſtate of bliſs or miſery, and ſee there God, the righteous judge, ready to render every man according to his deeds. - Locłe, 2. To reſtore; to give back. Hither the ſeas at ſtated times reſort, And ſhove the loaden veſſels into port; Then with a gentle ebb retire again, And render back their cargo to the main. 3. To give upon demand. The ſluggard is wiſer in his own conceit, than ſeven men that can render a reaſon. Proverbs xxvi. 16. 4. To inveſt with qualities; to make. - - - Becauſe the nature of man carries him out to action, it is no wonder if the ſame nature renders him ſolicitous about the Addison. iſſue. Sºuth's Sermon. Love «77. - ... /. Can anſwer love, and render bliſs ſecure. Thomſon. 5. To repreſent; to exhibit. I heard him ſpeak of that ſame brother, And he did render him the moſt unnatural * , That liv'd 'mongſt men. Shakespeare 6. To tranſlate. - *…* Render it in the Engliſh a circle : but 'tis more truly ren- dered a ſphere. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. He has a clearer idea of ſtrigil and fittrum, a curry-comb and cymbal, which are the Engliſh names dictionaries render And echoes to th’ Athenian ſhoars rebound. Dryden. 1…e. them by. fic
R E N R E N He uſes only a º ; º * . al- : ".2 ‘ender naſter of a great preſence of mind. moſt literally re Bº Notes on the Odyſſey. urrender; to yield ; to give up. 7. To º will call lº ſo ſtrićt account, That he ſhall render every glory up, Or I will tear the reck’ning from his heart. Shaft. My rend'ring my perſon to them, may engage their affec- tions to me. King Charles. One, with whom he uſed to adviſe, propoſed to him to render himſelf upon conditions to the earl of Eſſex. Clarendon. Would he render up Hermione, --- And keep Aſtyanax, I ſhould be bleſt! A. Philips. 8. To offer; to give to be uſed. - * Logick renders its daily ſervice to wiſdom and virtue. Watts. RENDER. n.ſ. [from the verb.] Surrender. Newneſs - Of Cloten's death, we being not known, nor muſter'd Among the bands, may drive us to a render. Shakeſp. Rendezvous. n.ſ. [rendez vouſ, Fr.] . Aſſembly; meeting appointed. - I ... of many ſhips ſhould rather keep his fleet together, than have it ſevered far aſunder ; for the attendance of meeting them again at the next rendezvous would conſume time and vićtual. Raleigh's Apology. 2. A ſign that draws men together. The philoſophers-ſtone and a holy war are but the rendez- won of cracked brains, that wear their feather in their head inſtead of their hat. Bacon. 3. Place appointed for aſſembly. The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough. Clarendon. This was the general rendezvous which they all got to, and, mingling more and more with that oily liquor, they ſucked it all up. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. To RENDE'zvous. v. n. [from the noun..] To meet at a place appointed. RENDI'tion. n.ſ.. [from render.] Surrendering; the act of yielding. §: }n. f. [renegade, Spaniſh; renegat, Fr.] 1. One that apoſtatiſes from the faith; an apoſtate. There lived a French renegado in the ſame place, where the Caſtilian and his wife were kept priſoners. Addiſon. 2. One who deſerts to the enemy; a revolter. Some ſtraggling ſoldiers might prove renegadoes, but they would not revolt in troops. Decay of Piety. If the Roman government ſubſiſted now, they would have had renegade ſeamen and ſhipwrights enough. Arbuthnot. To RENE GE. v. a. [renego, Lat. renier, Fr.] To diſown. - - His captain's heart, Which, in the ſcuffles of great fights, hath burſt The buckles on his breaſt, reneges all temper. Shakespeare. Such ſmiling rogues as theſe ſooth every paſſion, Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks With every gale and vary of their maſters. Shakeſp. The deſign of this war is to make me renege my conſcience and thy truth. King Charles. To RENE/W. v. a. [re and new ; renova, Lat.] 1. To renovate; to reſtore the former ſtate. In ſuch a night Medea gather'd the enchanted herbs, That did renew old AEſon. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice. It is impoſſible for thoſe that were once enlightened—if they ſhall fall away to renew them again unto repentance. Hebrews vi. 6. Let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. I Sam. Renew'd to life, that ſhe might daily die, I daily doom'd to follow. Dryden's Theo. and Honor. 2. To repeat; to put again in ačt. Thy famous grandfather Doth live again in thee; long may'ſt thou live, To bear his image, and renew his glories Shakeſp. The body percuſſed hath, by reaſon of the percuſſion, a trepidation wrought in the minute parts, and ſo reneweth the percuſſion of the air. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The bearded corn enſu'd From earth unaſk'd, nor was that earth renewa. Dryden. 3. To begin again. The laſt great age, foretold by ſacred rhymes, Renews its niſh'd courſe, Saturnian times Rowl round again. Dryden's Wirgil’s Paſłorals. 4. In theology, to make anew ; to transform to new life. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that perfect will of God. Rom. xii. 2. *º adj. [from renew.] Capable to be renewed. liv he old cuſtom upon many eſtates is to let for leaſes of º, renewable at pleaſure. Swift's Miſcellanies. ENE! - V .*. * f [from renew.] The act of renewing; reno- It behoved the deit mankind, to renew tº rectify abuſes, with ſuch perſiſting in the purpoſe of mercy to revelation from time to time, and to authority for the renewal and recti- fication, as was ſufficient evidence of the truth of what was revealed. - Forbes. RENITENcy. m. ſ. [from renitent.] That reſiſtance in ſolid bodies, when they preſs upon, or are impelled one againſt another, or the reſiſtance that a body makes on account of weight. .. - - - &tincy. RENí'TENT. adj. [renitens, Lat.] Aëting againſt any im- pulſe by elaſtick power. By an inflation of the muſcles, they become ſoft, and yet remitºnt, like ſo many pillows, diffipating the force of the preſſure, and ſo taking away the ſenſe of pain. Ray. RENNET. n.ſ. See RUNNET. A putredinous ferment coagulates all humours, as milk with rennet is turned. Floyer on the Humours. RE'NNET. n. ſ. [properly reinette, a little queen.] A kind RENE"TING. } of apple. A golden rennet is a very pleaſant and fair fruit, of a yel- low fluſh, and the beſt of bearers for all ſorts of ſoil; of which there are two ſorts, the large ſort and the ſmall. Mºrt. Ripe pulpy apples, as pippins and rennetings, are of a ſyrupy tenacious nature. Mortimer's Huſbandry. To RENOVATE. v. a. [renovo, Lat.] To renew ; to re- ſtore to the firſt ſtate. All nature feels the renovating force Of winter, only to the thoughtleſs eye In ruin ſeen. Thomſºn's IWinter. Re Nova tion. n.ſ. [renovation, Fr. renovatio, Lat...] Renewal; the act of renewing; the ſtate of being renewed. > Sound continueth ſome ſmall time, which is a renovation, and not a continuance; for the body percuſſed hath a trepi- dation wrought in the minute parts, and ſo reneweth the per- cuſſion of the air. Bacon's Natural Hijiºry. The kings entered into ſpeech of renewing the treaty; the king ſaying, that though king Philip's perſon were the ſame, yet his fortunes were raiſed; in which caſe a renovatiºn of treaty was uſed: Bacon's Henry VII, To ſecond life, Wak’d in the renovation of the juſt, Reſigns him up, with heav'n and earth renew'd. Miliºn. To RENOU’NCE. v. a. [renoncer, Fr. renuncio, Lat.] 1. To diſown ; to abnegate. From Thebes my birth I own; and no diſgrace Can force me to renounce the honour of my race. Dryden, 2. To quit upon oath. This world I do renounce ; and in your fights Shake patiently my great afflićtion off. Shakeſp. K, Lear. To Re Nou'Nce. v. n. To declare renunciation. The fol- lowing paſſage is a mere Galliciſm : renoncer a mon ſang. On this firm principle I ever ſtood; He of my ſons, who fails to make it good, By one rebellious ačt renounces to my blood. Dryden. ReNou’NcFMENT. n. ſ. [from renounce..] Act of renouncing ; rtnunciation. I hold you as a thing enſkied and ſainted; By your renouncement, an immortal ſpirit. Shakespeare . RENCYWN. n.ſ. [renommée, Fr.] Fame; celebrity; praiſe widely ſpread. She Is daughter to this famous duke of Milan, Of whom ſo often I have heard renown. Shakespeare, 'Tis of more renown To make a river, than to build a town. J/aller. Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy vićtory. Drydºn. To RENowN. v. a. [renommer, Fr. from the noun..] To make famous. Let us ſatisfy our eyes With the memorials and the things of fame, r" r , That do renown this city. Shakespeare . Twelfth Night. Soft elocution does thy ſtyle renown, Gentle or ſharp according to thy choice, To laugh at follies, or to laſh at vice. Dryden. In ſolemn ſilence ſtand Stern tyrants, whom their cruelties renºw", And emperors in Parian marble frown. A bard, whom pilfer'd paſtorals renzº", * Juſt writes to make his barrenneſs appear. Pºte. RENöwned, particip. adj. [from renown.] Famous; cele- brated; eminent; famed. - - Theſe were the renowned of the congregation, Pºº of the tribes, heads of thouſands. Num, i. 16. That thrice renowned and learned French king, finding Pº- trarch's tomb without any inſcription, wrote '9" lº ſaying, ſhame it was, that he who ſung his miſtreſs's praiſe ſeven years beſore her death, ſhould twelve years want an epitaph. Patham on Pºetry. The reſt were long to tell, though far remº” d. Miltºn. Of all the cities in Romanian lands, The chief and moſt renown'd Ravenna ſtands, Addison. Adorn'd in ancient times with arms and ** Dryder. Ilva, - I)ryden An iſle renown'd for ſteel and unexhauſted mines. º º
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RENT. n.ſ.. [from rend..] A break; a laceration:
Thou viper
Haſt cancell'd kindred, made a rent in mature,
And through her holy bowels gnaw'd thy way,
Through thy own blood to empire. Dryden.
He who ſees this vaſt rent in ſo high a rock, how the con-
vex parts of one ſide exactly tally with the concave of the
other, muſt be ſatisfied, that it was the effect of an earth-
quake. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
To R. N. r. v. a. [rather to rend..] To tear; to lacerate.
A time to rent, and a time to few. Eccluſ. iii. 7.
To RENT. v. n. [now written rant.] To roar; to bluſter :
we ſtill ſay, a tearing fellow, for a noiſy bully.
He ventur'd to diſmiſs his fear,
That partings wont to rent and tear,
And give the deſperateſt attack
To danger ſtill behind its back.
RENT. m. ſ. [rente, Fr.]
1. Revenue; annual payment.
Idol ceremony,
What are thy rents * what are thy comings in
O ceremony ſhew me but thy worth Shakespeare . Hen. v.
I bought an annual rent or two,
And live juſt as you ſee I do. Pope's Epiff. of Horace.
2. Money paid for any thing held of another.
Such is the mould, that the bleſt tenant feeds
On precious fruits, and pays his rent in weeds.
Folks in mudwall tenement,
Preſent a peppercorn for rent. - Prior.
To RENT. v. a. [renter, Fr.]
1. To hold by paying rent.
When a ſervant is called before his maſter, it is often to
know, whether he paſſed by ſuch a ground, if the old man,
who rents it, is in good health. Addiſon's Speciator.
2. To ſet to a tenant.
RE/NtAble. adj. [from rent.] That may be rented.
RE/NTAL. m. ſ. [from rent.] Schedule or account of rents.
RE/NTER. m. ſ. from rent.] He that holds by paying rent.
The eſtate will not be let for one penny more or leſs to the
renter, amongſt whomſoever the rent he pays be divided. Locke.
R; Nve'Rs FD. adj. [renverſe, Fr.] Overturned. Spenſer.
RENUNCIA^TION. m. ſ. [renunciatio, from renuncio, Lat.] The
aćt of renouncing.
He that loves riches, can hardly believe the doćtrine of
poverty and renunciation of the world. Taylor.
To REORDAI'N. v. a... [reordiner, Fr. re and ordain.] To
ordain again, on ſuppoſition of ſome defeót in the commiſſion
of miniſtry.
Reor DINA'Tion, n.ſ.. [from reordain.] Repetition of ordi-
Ilation.
He proceeded in his miniſtry without expeding any new
miſfion, and never thought himſelf obliged to a reordination.
• Atterbury.
To REPA'ciFY. v. a. [re and pacify.] To pacify again.
Henry, who next commands the ſtate,
Hudibras, p. iii.
JWaller.
Seeks to repacify the people's hate. Daniel.
RePAI'D. part of repay.
To REPAI/R. v. a. [reparo, Lat. reparer, Fr.]
1. To reſtore after injury or dilapidation.
Let the prieſts repair the breaches of the houſe. 2 Kings.
The fines impoſed were the more repined againſt, becauſe
they were affigned to the rebuilding and repairing of St.
Paul's Church. - Clarendon.
Heav'n ſoon repair'd her mural breach. Milton.
2. To amend any injury by an equivalent. .
He juſtly hath driv'n out his rebel foes
To deepeſt hell; and to repair their loſs
Created this new happy race of men. Milton's Par. Loft.
3. To fill up anew, by ſomething put in the place of what is
loſt.
To be reveng’d,
And to repair his numbers thus impair’d. Milton.
REPAI/R. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Reparation; ſupply of loſs;
reſtoration after dilapidation.
Before the curing of a ſtrong diſeaſe,
Ev’n in the inſtant of repair and health,
The fit is ſtrongeſt. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Temperance, in all methods of curing the gout, is a re-
gular and ſimple diet, proportioning the daily repairs to the
daily decays of our waſting bodies. Temple's Miſcellanies.
All automata need a frequent repair of new ſtrength, the
cauſes whence their motion does proceed, being ſubjećt to
fail. JWilkins's Mathematical Magick.
To REPAI'R. v. n. [repairer, Fr.] To go to ; to betake him-
ſelf.
May all to Athens back again repair.
- Depart from hence in peace,
- Search the wide world, and where you pleaſe repair. Dryd.
'Tis fix’d ; th’ irrevocable doom of Jove:
Haſte then, Cyllenius, through the liquid air,
Go mount the winds, and to the ſhades repair. Pope.
Rep.A1'R. m. ſ. [repaire, Fr. from the verb.]
1. Reſort ; abode.
Shakeſp.
Sº 'ſcapes th’ inſulting fire his narrow jail,
And makes ſmall outlets into open air ;
There the fierce winds his tender force aſſail,
And beat him downward to his firſt repair.
2. Aćt of betaking himſelf any whither.
The king ſent a Proclamation for their repair to their
houſes, and for a preſervation of the peace. Clarendon.
REPAI RER. m. ſ. [from repair.] Amender; reſtorer.
. He that governs Wºll, leads the blind, but he that teaches,
º º: º: it i fºlious thing to have been the
repatrer of a decayed intellect. > -
Ö ſacred reſt I South's Sermoni.
Q peace of mind! repairer of decay,
Whoſe balms renew the limbs to labours of the day. Dryd.
REPANDous. adj. [repandus, Lat.] Bent upwards.
Though they be drawn repandous or convexedly crooked in
one piece, yet the dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavouſly
inverted, and hath its ſpine depreſſed in another. Brown.
RETARABLE. adj. [reparable, Fr. reparabilis, Lat.] Capable
of being amended, retrieved, or ſupplied by ſomething
equivalent.
The parts in man's body eaſily reparable, as ſpirits, blood
and fleſh, die in the embracement of the parts hardly repa-
rable, as bones, nerves and membranes. Bacon.
When its ſpirit is drawn from wine, it will not, by the
re-union of its conſtituent liquors, be reduced to its pri-
ſtine nature; becauſe the workmanſhip of nature, in the diſ-
poſition of the parts, was too elaborate to be imitable, or re-
parable by the bare appoſition of thoſe divided parts to each
other. Boyle.
An adulterous perſon is tied to reſtitution of the injury, ſo
far as it is reparable, and can be made to the wronged perſon;
to make proviſion for the children begotten in unlawful em-
braces. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
Re'PARABLY. adv. [from reparable.] In a manner capable of
remedy by reſtoration, amendment or ſupply.
REPARATION. n.ſ. [reparation, Fr. reparatio, from reparo, Lat.]
1. The aët of repairing.
Antonius Philoſophus took care of the reparation of the
highways. Arbuthnot on Coins.
2. Supply of what is waſted.
When the organs of ſenſe want their due repoſe and neceſ-
ſary reparations, the ſoul exerts herſelf in her ſeveral fa-
culties. - Addiſon.
In this moveable body, the fluid and ſolid parts muſt be
conſumed; and both demand a conſtant reparation. Arbuthnot.
. Recompenſe for any injury; amends.
The king ſhould be able, when he had cleared himſelf, to
make him reparation. Bacohº.
I am ſenſible of the ſcandal I have given by my looſe wri-
tings, and make what reparation I am able. Dryden.
REPA'RATIVE. m. ſ. [from repair.] Whatever makes amends
for loſs or injury. -
New preparatives were in hand, and partly reparatives of
the former beaten at ſea. Wotton's Buckingham.
REPARTEE'. n.ſ. [repartie, Fr.] Smart reply.
The fools overflowed with ſmart repartees, and were only
diſtinguiſhed from the intended wits, by being called cox-
combs. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Sullen was Jupiter juſt now :
And Cupid was as bad as he
Hear but the younſter's repartee. Prior.
To REPARTEE'. v. n. To make ſmart replies.
High flights ſhe had, and wit at will,
And ſo her tongue lay ſeldom ſtill ;
For in all viſits who but ſhe, -
To argue, or to repartee # ". . . . Prior.
To REPA'ss. v. a. [repaſſer, Fr.] To paſs again ; to paſs back,
Well we have paſs'd, and now repaſ'd the ſeas,
And brought deſir'd help. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
We ſhall find ſmall reaſon to think, that Abraham paſſed
and repaſſed thoſe ways more often than he was enforced ſo to
do, if we conſider that he had no other comforter in this
weariſom journey, than the ſtrength of his faith in God. Rak
If his ſoul hath wing'd the deſtin'd flight,
Homeward with pious ſpeed repaſ, the main, , , ,
To the pale ſhade funereal rites ordain. Pope's Odyſſey.
To REPA'ss. v. m. To go back in a road.
Five girdles bind the ſkies, the torrid zone
Glows with the paſſing and repoſing ſun.
Rep.A'st. n.ſ. [repas, Fr. re and poſius, Lat.]
1. A meal; ačt of taking food.
From dance to ſweet repo/f they turn
Deſi ; all in circles as the ſtood, -
#. .." C %. Paradiſe Lºſt, b. v.
What neat repaſ' ſhall feaſt us, light and choice, , ,
Of Attick taſte, with wine. Milton.
Sleep, that is thy beſt repºſł,
Yet of death it bears a taſte,
Dryden.
Bryden.
And both are the ſame thing at laſt. Denham.
The day
Had ſummon'd him to due repaſ' at noon. Pryden.
2 I P Keep
R E P R. E. P Keep regular hours for repaſ' and ſleep. Arbuthnot, ..d vićtuals. 2. Food 'ó. ". get me ſome retaff; I care ... what, ſo it be wholſome food. Shakeſp. To Rep.A'st. v. a. [repaiſire, Fr. from the noun..] To feed ; to * his good friends I'll ope my arm, And, like the kind life-rend'ring pelican, Ripºſ, them with my blood. - Shakeſp. Repas'rür E. m. ſ. [re and paſture.] Entertainment. Not in uſe. --- - - - He from forage will incline to play; But if thou ſtrive, poor ſoul, what art thou then Food for his rage, repaſture for his den. Shakeſp. To REPA’Y. v. a. [repayer, Fr. re and pay.] 1. To pay back in return, in requital, or in revenge. - źrding to their deeds he will repay recompenſe to his enemies; to the iſlands he will repay recompenſe. Mſ. lix. 18. The falſe honour, which he had ſo long enjoyed, was plentifully repaid in contempt. Bacon. ompenſe. 2. To recomp He clad Their nakedneſs with ſkins of beaſts; or ſlain, Or as the ſnake with youthful coat repaid. Milton. 3. To requite either good or ill. . . . The pooreſt ſervice is repaid with thanks. Shakeſp. Fav'ring heav'n repaid my glorious toils with a ſack'd palace and barbarick ſpoils. Pope. I have fought well for Perſia, and repaid The benefit of birth with honeſt ſervice. Rowe. 4. To reimburſe with what is owed. If you repay me not on ſuch a day, Such ſums as are expreſs'd in the condition, Let the forfeit be an equal pound of your fair fleſh. Shakespeare REFA yMrNT. m. ſ. [from repay.] 1. The ačt of repaying. 2. The thing repaid. The centeſima uſura it was not lawful to exceed; and what was paid over it, was reckoned as a repaymºnt of part of the principal. Arbuthnot on Coins. To Repeal. v. a. [rappeller, Fr.] 1. To recall. Out of uſe. I will repeal thee, or be well aſſur’d, Adventure to be baniſhed myſelf. I here forget all former griefs; Cancel all grudge, repeal thee home again. 2. To atrogate; to revoke. Laws, that have been approved, may be again repealed, and diſputed againſt by the authors themſelves. Looker's Prºf. Adam ſoon repeal’d - The doubts that in his heart aroſe. Milton's Par. Loft. Statutes are filently repealed, when the reaſon ceaſes for which they were enacted. Dryden's Preface to Fables. REPEA/l. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Recall from exile. Not in uſe. If the time thruſt forth A cauſe for thy repeal, we ſhall not ſend O'er the vaſt world to ſeek a ſingle man. 2. Revocation; abrogation. The king being advertiſed, that the over large grants of lands and liberties made the lords ſo inſolent, did abſolutely reſume all ſuch grants; but the earl of Deſmond above all found himſelf grieved with this reſumption or repeal of liber- ties, and declared his diſlike. Davies on Ireland. If the preſbyterians ſhould obtain their ends, I could not be ſorry to find them miſtaken in the point which they have moſt at heart, by the repeal of the teſt ; I mean the benefit of employments. Swift's Preſbyterian Plca. To REPEAT. v. a. [repeto, Lat, rºpeter, Fr.] 1. To iterate; to uſe again ; to do again. Theſe evils thou repeat'ſ upon thyſelf, Have baniſh'd me from Scotland. He, though his power Creation could repeat, yet would be loth Us to aboliſh. Milton. - Where ſudden alterations are not neceſſary, the ſame effect may be obtained by the repeated force of diet with more ſafety to the body. Arbuthnot on Aiments. 2. To ſpeak again. The pſalms, for the excellency of their uſe, deſerve to be oftner repeated; but that their multitude permitteth not any oftner repetition. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Shakeſp. Shakeſp. Shake?. Macbeth. - Hooker. 3. To try again. Neglecting for Creüſa’s life his own, - *:::: the danger of the burning town. //aller. - eyond this place you can have no retreat, , Stay here, and I the danger will repeat. Dryden. 4. To site ; to rehearſe. Th - Nº. their natures know'ſt, and gav'ft them names, - els to thee repeated. AMilton He repeated ſome lines of Virgil, ſuitable to the occaſion. JJ’aller's Li R*PEATE DLY. adv. If er's Life. • adv. Utrom repeated. O - - than once. - [ p J Over and over ; more 3. Expreſſing forrow for fin. And are not theſe vices, which lead into damnation, re- peatedly, and moſt forcibly cautioned againſt Stephens. REPEA’t e R. n.ſ.. [from repeat.] 1. One that repeats; one that recites. 2. A watch that ſtrikes the hours at will by compreſſion of a ſpring. Tºp L. v. a. [repello, Lat.] 1. To drive back any thing. Neither doth Tertullian bewray this weakneſs in ſtriking only, but alſo in repelling their ſtrokes with whom he con- tendeth. Hocker, b. ii. ſ. 5. With hills of ſlain on ev'ry ſide, Hippomedon repell'd the hoſtile tide. 2. To drive back an affailant. Stand faſt ; and all temptation to tranſgreſs repel. Mih. Repel the Tuſcan foes, their city ſeize, Protećt the Latians in luxurious eaſe. Dryden's AEmeis. Your foes are ſuch, as they, not you, have made, And virtue may repel, though not invade. Dryden. To REPE'l. v. n. 1. To ad with force contrary to force impreſſed. From the ſame repelling power it ſeems to be, that flies walk upon the water without wetting their feet. Newton. 2. In phyſick, to repel in medicine, is to prevent ſuch an afflux of a fluid to any particular part, as would raiſe it into a tunnour. Quincy. REPE'll ENT. m. ſ. [repellens, Lat..] An application that has a repelling power. In the cure of an eryſipelas, whilſt the body abounds with bilious humours, there is no admitting of repellents, and by diſcutients you will encreaſe the heat. Wiſeman. Repe'll ER. m. ſ. [from repel J One that repels. To REPE/NT. v. n. [repentir, Fr.] 1. To think on any thing paſt with ſorrow. God led them not through the land of the Philiſtines, leſt peradventure the people repent, when they ſee war and they return. Exodus xiii. 17. Nor had I any reſervations in my own ſoul, when I paſſed that bill; nor repentings after. King Charles. Upon any deviation from virtue, every rational creature ſo deviating, ſhould condemn, renounce, and be ſorry for every Pope. ſuch deviation; that is, repent of it. South. Firſt ſhe relents With pity, of that pity then repents. Dryden. Still you may prove the terror of your foes; Teach traitors to repent of faithleſs leagues. A. Philips. 2. To expreſs ſorrow for ſomething paſt. Poor Enobarbus did before thy face repent. Shakespeare 3. To have ſuch ſorrow for fin, as produces amendment of life. Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonas. Matt. xii. 41. To REPE'NT. v. a. 1. To remember with ſorrow. If Deſdemona will return me my jewels, I will give over my ſuit, and repent my unlawful ſolicitation. Shakeſp. 2. To remember with pious ſorrow. Thou, like a contrite penitent Charitably warn'd of thy ſins, doſt repent Theſe vanities and giddineſſes, lo I ſhut my chamber-door; come, let us go. Donne. His late follies he would late repent. Dryden. 3. [Se repentir, Fr.] It is uſed with the reciprocal pronoun: I repent me, that the duke is ſlain. Shakeſp. Rich. III. No man repented him of his wickedneſs; ſaying, what have I done * jeremiah viii. 6. Judas, when he ſaw that he was condemned, repented himſelf. Matthew xxvii. 3. My father has repented him ere now, Or will repent him when he finds me dead. Each age ſinn'd on ; Till God aroſe, and great in anger ſaid, Lo! it repenteth me, that man was made. Dryden. Prior. REPE'NTAN.cf. n.ſ. [repentance, Fr. from repent.] 1. Sorrow for any thing paſt. - - 2. Sorrow for fin, ſuch as produces newneſs of life Penitº Repentance ſo altereth a man through the mercy ºf God, be he never ſo defiled, that it maketh him pure. I/7.itgifte. Who by repentance is not ſatisfied, Is nor of heav'n nor earth ; for theſe are pleaſed ; wº By penitence th' eternal's wrath's appeas'd. Shakeſp. Repºntance is a change of mind, or a converſion from into God: not ſome one bare act of change, but a laſting durable ſtate of new life, which is called regeneration. Hammond. This is a confidence, of all the moſt irrational ; for "P" what ground can a man promiſe himſelf a future reſentaneº who cannot promiſe himſelf a futurity. South. REPENTANT: adj. [repentant, Fr. from repent.] 1. Sorrowful for the paſt. 2. Sorrowful for fin. - - M."), a Thus they, in lowlieſt plight, repentant ſtood. Mºtº- After I have interr'd this noble king, And wet his grave with my repentant tears, I will with alſ expedient duty ſee you. Shakespeare *:::,
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There is no malice in this burning coal;
The breath of heav'n hath blown its ſpirit out,
And ſtrew'd repentant aſhes on its head. Shakeſp. K. john.
Relentleſs walls whoſe darkſome round contains
Refertant fighs and voluntary pains. Pope.
To Refeo P.L.E. v. a. [re and people ; repeupler, Fr.] To ſtock
with people anew.
An occurrence of ſuch remark, as the univerſal flood and
the repeopling of the world, muſt be freſh in memory for about
eight hundred years; eſpecially conſidering, that the peo-
ling of the world was gradual. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Tö REPERCU'SS. v. a... [repercutio, repercuffus, Lat.] To
beat back; to drive back; to rebound. Not in uſe.
Air in ovens, though it doth boil and dilate itſelf, and is
refercuſſed, yet it is without noiſe. Bacon.
REPER cussion, n. ſ. [from repercuſ; ; repercuſſio, Lat. reper-
cuſſion, Fr.] The act of driving back; rebound.
In echoes, there is no new eliſion, but a repercuſſion. Bacon.
They various ways recoil, and ſwiftly flow
By mutual reperc Ž. to and fro.
REPERcussive. adj. [repercuſſif, Fr.]
1. Having the power of driving back or cauſing a rebound.
2. Repellent.
Blood is ſtanched by aſtringent and repercuſſive medicines.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Defluxions, if you apply a ſtrong repercuſſive to the place
affected, and do not take away the cauſe, will ſhift to an-
other place.
Blackmore.
Bacon.
3. Driven back; rebounding. Not proper.
Amid Carnarvon's mountains rages loud
The repercuſſive roar: with mighty cruſh
Tumble the ſmitten cliffs. Thomſon.
REPERT1/Tious. adj. [repel tus, Fr.] Found; gained by
finding. Dić7.
REPE'RT or Y. n. ſ. [repertoire, Fr. repertorium, Lat.] A trea-
ſury; a magazine; a book in which any thing is to be found.
Repetition. m. ſ. [repetition, Fr. repetitio, Lat.]
1. Iteration of the ſame thing.
The frequent repetition of aliment is neceſſary for repair-
ing the fluids and ſolids. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. Recital of the ſame words over again.
The pſalms, for the excellency of their uſe, deſerve to be
oftener repeated; but that the multitude of them permitteth
not any oftner repetition. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 30.
3. The act of reciting or rehearſing.
If you conquer Rome, the benefit,
Which you ſhall thereby reap, is ſuch a name,
Whoſe repetition will be dogg'd with curſes.
4. Recital from memory, as diſtinét from reading.
To REPI'NE. v. n. [re and pine.] To fret; to vex himſelf;
to be diſcontented. -
Of late,
When corn was given them gratis, you repin'd. Shakeſp.
The fines impoſed were the more repined againſt, becauſe
they were aſſigned to the rebuilding of St. Paul's church. Clar.
If you think how many diſeaſes, and how much poverty
there is in the world, you will fall down upon your knees,
and inſtead of repining at one afflićtion, will admire ſo many
bleſfings received at the hand of God. Temple.
The ghoſts repine at violated night;
And curſe th’ invading ſun, and ſicken at the fight. Dryd.
Juſt in the gate
Dwell pale diſeaſes and repining age. Dryden.
RFPI'NER. m. ſ. [from repine.] One that frets or murmurs.
To REPLA'ce. v. a. [.. eplacer, Fr. re and place.]
1. To put again in the former place.
The earl being apprehended, upon examination cleared
himſelf ſo well, as he was replaced in his government. Bacon.
The bowls, remov’d for fear,
The youths replac'd; and ſoon reſtor'd the chear. Dryden.
2. To put in a new place.
His gods put themſelves under his protećlion, to be replaced
in their promiſed Italy. Dryden's Ded. to Virgil.
To REPLA(NT. v. a. [replanter, Fr. re and plant..] To
plant anew.
Small trees being yet unripe, covered in autumn with dung
until the ſpring, take up and replant in good ground. Bacon.
REPLANTATION. n.ſ. (from replant.] The aët of planting again.
To ReplA1(T. v. a. [re and plait..] To fold one part often
over another.
In Raphael's firſt works, are many ſmall foldings often
replaited, which look like ſo many whip-cords. Dryden.
To Reple'Nish. v. a. [repleo, from re and plenus, Lat. repleni,
old Fr.]
1. To ſtock ; to fill.
Multiply and repleniſh the earth.
The waters
With fiſh repleniſh'd, and the air with fowl.
2. To finiſh; to conſummate ; to complete.
in uſe.
Shalºft.
Gen. i. 28.
Milton.
Not proper, nor
We ſmother'd
The moſt repleniſhed ſweet work of nature,
That from the prime creation e'er ſhe fram'd. Shake?.
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To Reple'Nish. v. n. To be ſtocked. Not in uſe.
The humours in men's bodies encreaſe and decreaſe as the
moon doth ; and therefore purge ſome day after the full ; for
then the humours will not repleniſh ſo ſoon. Bacon.
REPLETE. adj. [replet, Fr. repletus, Lat. -
filled; filled to exuberance. pletus, Lat] Full; completely
The world's large tongue
Proclaims you for a man replete with mocks;
Full of compariſons and wounding flouts. > Shakespeare.
This mordication, if in over high a degree, is little better
than the corroſion of poiſon; as ſometimes in antimony, if
given to bodies not replete with humours; for where humours
abound, the humours ſave the parts. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
His words, replete with guile,
Into her heart too eaſy entrance won. Milton.
In a dog, out of whoſe eye being wounded the aqueous
humour did copiouſly flow, yet in ſix hours the bulb of the
eye was again replete with its humour, without the applica-
tion of any medicines. Ray on the Creation.
Rºrios. n. ſ. [repletion, Fr.] The ſtate of being over-
Ulll.
The tree had too much repletion, and was oppreſſed with
its own ſap ; for repletion is an enemy to generation. Bacon.
All dreams
Are from repletion and complexion bred;
From riſing fumes of undigeſted food.
Thirſt and hunger may be ſatisfy'd;
But this repletion is to love deny'd. Dryden.
The action of the ſtomach is totally ſtopped by too great
repletion. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
REPLE'v IABLE., adj. [replegiabilis, barbarous Latin.] What
may be replevined.
To REPLE'v IN. !” a. Spenſer. [replegio, low Lat. of re and
To Reple'vy. plevir or plagir, Fr. to give a pledge.] To
take back or ſet at liberty any thing ſeized upon ſecurity
1Ven.
g That you're a beaſt, and turn'd to graſs,
Is no ſtrange news, nor ever was ;
At leaſt to me, who once, you know,
Did from the pound replevin you.
Replication. m. ſ. [replico, Lat.]
1. Rebound ; repercuſſion. Not in uſe.
Tyber trembled underneath his banks,
To hear the replication of your ſounds,
Made in his concave ſhores. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
2. Reply; anſwer.
To be demanded of a ſpunge, what replication ſhould be
made by the ſon of a king Shakeſp. Hamlet.
This is a replication to what Menelaus had before offered,
concerning the tranſplantation of Ulyſſes to Sparta. Broome.
To REPLY”. v. n. [repliquer, Fr.] To anſwer; to make a
return to an anſwer.
O man who art thou that replieſ againſt God? Rom. ix.
Would we aſcend higher to the reſt of theſe lewd perſons,
we ſhould find what reaſon Caſtalio's painter had to reply upon
the cardinal, who blamed him for putting a little too much co-
lour into St. Peter and Paul's faces: that it was true in their
life time they were pale mortified men, but that ſince they
were grown ruddy, by bluſhing at the fins of their ſucceſ-
ſors. Atterbury's Sermons.
His trembling tongue invok'd his bride;
With his laſt voice Eurydice he cry’d:
Eurydice the rocks and river-banks reply'd,
To Reply. v. a. To return for an anſwer.
Perplex'd ,
The tempter ſtood, nor had what to reply.
Re'PLY. m. ſ. [replique, Fr.] Anſwer; return to an anſwer.
But now return,
And with their faint reply this anſwer join. Shakeſp.
If I ſent him word, it was not well cut; he would ſend
me word, he cut it to pleaſe himſelf: if again, it was not;"
well cut, this is called the reply churliſh. Shakeſp.
One riſes up to make replies to eſtabliſh or confute what has
Dryden.
Hudibras, p. iii.
Dryden.
been offered on each ſide of the queſtion. J/atts,
To whom with fighs, Ulyſſes gave reply;
Ah, why ill-ſuiting paſtime muſt I try : Pope.
Reply'ER. n.ſ. [from reply..] He that makes a return to an
anſwer.
At an act of the commencement, the anſwere gave for
his queſtion, that an ariſtocracy was better than a monarchy:
the replyer did tax him, that, being a private bred man, he
would give a queſtion of ſtate: the anſwerer ſaid, that the
replyer did much wrong the privilege of ſcholars, who would
be much ſtreightened if they ſhould give queſtions of nothing,
but ſuch things wherein they are practiſed; and added we
have heard yourſelf diſpute of virtue, which no man will ſay
you put much in practice. .. Bacon's Apopthegm.
Tô Rºllisii. v.a. [repolir, Fr. re and poliſh..] To poliſh
again. - - -
* A fundred clock is piecemeal laid
Not to be loſt, but by the maker's hand
Repoliſh'd, without error then to ſtand. Donne.
To REPORT.
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R E P R. E. P To REPORT. v. a. [rapporter, Fr.] iſe by popular rumour. I. T; º ? or elſe reported ſucceſſively from age to ore ? Shakeſp. Richara III. age : It is reported, - That good duke Humphry traiterouſly is murther'd. Shakespeare Report, ſay they, and we will report it: , , jer. xx. 10. There is a king in Judah; and now ſhall it be repºrted to the king. Neh. vi. 7. 2. To give repute. - 2 *}. was well reported of by the brethren. 47: xvi. A widow well reported of for good works. 1 Tim. v. 19. 3. To give an account of. 4. To return; to rebound ; to give back. In Ticinum is a church with windows only from above, that reporteth the voice thirteen times, if you ſtand by the cloſe end wall over againſt the door. Bacon. REPo'RT. n.ſ.. [from the noun.] 1. Rumour; popular fame. 2. Repute; publick character. - My body's mark'd With Roman ſwords; and my report was once Firſt with the beſt of note. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. In all approving ourſelves as the miniſters of God, by ho- nour and diſhonour, by evil report and good report. 2 Cor. iv. 3. Account returned. We command our ambaſſadors to make report unto you. 1 Mac. xii. 13. Sea nymphs enter with the ſwelling tide; From Thetis ſent as ſpies to make report, And tell the wonders of her ſov’reign's court. Waller. 4. Account given by lawyers of caſes. After a man has ſtudied the general principles of the law, reading the reports of adjudged caſes, will richly improve his mind. //atts's Improvement of the Mind. 5. Sound; loud noiſe; repercuſſion. The ſtronger ſpecies drowneth the leſſer; the report of an ordnance, the voice. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The laſhing billows make a long report, And beat her ſides. Dryden's Ceyx and Alcyo. REpo'RTER. m.ſ.. [from report.] Relater ; one that gives an 3CCOunt. There ſhe appear'd ; or my reporter devis'd well for her. - Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. Rumours were raiſed of great diſcord among the nobility; for this cauſe the lords aſſembled, gave order to apprehend the reporters of theſe ſurmiſes. Hayward. If I had known a thing they concealed, I ſhould never be the reporter of it. . Pope. Repo'RTINGly, adv. [from reporting.] By common fame. Others ſay thou doſt deſerve; and I Believe it better than reportingly. Shakeſp. Reposal. n.f. [from repoſ...] The aa of repoſing. Doſt thou think, If I would ſtand againſt thee, would the repoſal § . virtue, or worth in thee, ake thy words faith’d. Shakeſp. King Lear. To REPOSE. v. a. [rºpons, Lat.] 'ſp. King Lear 1. To lay to reſt. - Rome's readieſt champions, repoſ you here, Secure from worldly chances and miſhaps; Here lurks no treaſon, here no envy ſwells. Shakeſp. . I will repºſe myſelf with her; to live with her hath no ſorrow, but mirth. Jºſdom viii. 16. Have ye chos'n this place, After the toil of battle, to repoſe Your wearied Vlrtue. AMilton’s Paradiſe Loft, b. i. 2. To place as in confidence or truń. - I repoſe upon your management, what is deareſt to me, my fame. - Pryden's Preface to Ann. Miraſ. . That prince was conſcious of his own integrity in the ſer- vice of God, and relied on this as a ſure foundation for that truſt he repºſed in him, to deliver him out of all his diſtreſſes. 3. T; lodge; to lay up. Rogers's Sermons. ebbles, repoſed in thoſe cliff, amongſt the . . not ſo diſſoluble and likewiſe more . are iñº ng J/?odw - To REpo's E. v. n. [repoſer, Fr.] odward's Natural Hiſtory. I. To ſleep; to be at reſt. Within a thicket I repos'd; when round º . * leaves in heap; and found, et fall from heav •r, . - 2. To reſt in confidenc gº a ſleep interminate. - And, for the wa łº deſire thy wº, :* to paſs, O - * Rºß honour I repºſ. Shakeſp. 1. Sleep 5 reſt; diet. - - - Merciful pow'rs | Reſtrain in me the curſed thoughts, that nature Gives way to in repºſe. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Chapman. Th’ hour Of night, and of all things now retir'd to reſt, Mind us of like repoſe. 44ton's Paradiſe Loft, b. iv. Thoughtful of thy gain, I all the livelong day Conſume in meditation deep, recluſe From human converſe ; nor at ſhut of eve Enjoy repoſe. Philips. 2. cº # : pſ After great lights muſt be great ſhadows, which we call repºſe: ; becauſe in reality the fight would be tired, if attraded by a continuity of glittering objects. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Repose DNFss. n. ſ. [from repoſed. J State of being at reſt. To REPOSITE. v. a. [repoſitiº, Lat.] To lay up; to lodge. as in a place of ſafety. Others repoſite their young in holes, and ſecure themſelves alſo therein, becauſe ſuch ſecurity is wanting, their lives being ſought. De ham’s Pºſico-Theolºgy. Reposition. n.ſ.. [from repoſite.] The act of replacing. & Being ſatisfied in the repoſition of the bone, take cºe to keep it ſo by deligation. %ſºnan's Surgery. Repository; n.ſ. [repoſitoire, Fr. repoſitorium, Lat..] A place where anything is ſafely laid up. The mind of man, not being capable of having many ideas under view at once, it was neceſſary to have a repoſitory to lay up thoſe ideas. Locke. He can take a body to pieces, and diſpoſe of them, to is not without the appearance of irretrievable confuſion, but with reſpect to his own knowledge into the moſt regular and methodical repoſitories. Rogers'; Sermont. To R.: Posse'ss. v. a. [re and pºſſ.]...To poſſeſs again. How comes it now, that almoſt all that realm is repoſſed of them * Spenſer's State of Ireland. Her ſuit is now to repoſſ thoſe lands, Which we in juſtice cannot well deny. Shakespeare . Nor ſhall my father repoſſ; the land, The father's fortune never to return. Pope's Odyſſey. To REPREHEND. v. a. [reprehendo, Lat.] 1. To reprove ; to chide. All as before his fight, whoſe preſence to offend with any the leaſt unſeemlineſs, we would be ſurely as loth as they, who moſt reprehend or deride that we do. Hºcker, b. v. J. 29. Pardon me for reprehending thee, For thou haſt done a charitable deed. Shakeſp. They, like dumb ſtatues ſtar'd ; Which, when I ſaw, I reprehended them; And aſk'd the mayor, what meant this wilful filence? Sha, 2. To blame; to cenſure. I nor adviſe, nor reprehend the choice Of Marcley-hill. Philips. Friends reprehend him, reprehend him there : For what? for ſtealing Gaffer Gap's gray mare. Gay. 3. To detect of fallacy. This colour will be reprehended or encountered, by impu- ting to all excellencies in compoſitions a kind of poverty. Bacon. 4. To charge with as a fault. With of before the crime. Ariſtippus, being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich, for that he gave ſix crowns for a ſmall fiſh, an- ſwered, why, what would you have given the other ſaid, fone twelve pence: Ariſtippus ſaid again, and ſix crowns is no more with me. Bacon's Apopthegms. REPREHENDER. m. ſ. [from reprehend..] Blamer; cenſurer. Theſe fervent reprehenders of things, eſtabliſhed by publick authority, are always confident and bold-ſpirited men; but their confidence for the moſt part riſeth from too much credit given to their own wits, for which cauſe they are ſeldom free from errours. Hooker's Dedication. REPREHENSIBLE, adj. [reprehenſible, Fr. reprehenſus, Lat.] Blameable; culpable; cenſurable. REPREHE'NsibleNEss. n.ſ.. [from reprehenſible.] Blameable- neſs. REPREHE'Nsibly. adv. culpably. - REPREHE'Nsion. n.ſ. [reprehenſo, Latin.] Reproof; open blame. - - - - To a heart fully reſolute counſel is tedious, but reprehenſion is loathſome. - - Bacon. There is likewiſe due to the publick a civil reprehenſion of advocates, where there appeareth cunning counſel, groſs neg- lect, and ſlight information. Bacºn's Eſſays. The admonitions, fraternal or paternal of his fellow chri- ſtians, or the governors of the church, then more publick reprehenſions and increpations. Hammond. What effect can that man hope from his moſt zealous re- prehenſions, who lays himſelf open to recrimination. Go. of I. REPREHE/NSI v F. adj. [from reprehend] Given to reproof. To REPRESEN F. v. a. [repraeſºnto, Lat. re; reſenter, Fr.] 1. To exhibit, as if the thing exhibited were preſent. Before him burn Seven lamps, as in a zodiac repreſenting . -- The heav'nly fires. Miſion's Paradiſe Lºſº, b. xii. [from reprehenſible.] Blameably ; 2. To
*T R E P 2. To deſcribe; to ſhow in any particular character. ‘I his bank is thought the greateſt load on the Genoeſe, and the managers of it have been repreſented as a ſecond kind of ſenate. Addison's Remarks on Italy. 3. To fill the place of another by a vicarious character ; to perſonate: as, the parliament repreſents the people. 4. To exhibit to ſhow. - - - - - One of his cardinals admoniſhed him againſt that unſkilful piece of ingenuity, by repreſenting to him, that no reforma- tion could be.Inade, which would not notably diminiſh the rents of the church. Decay of Piety. REPRESENTA’rros. m. ſ. [repreſentation, Fr. from repreſent.] 1. Image; likeneſs. - If images are worſhipped, it muſt be as gods, which Cel- ſus denied, or as repreſentations of God; which cannot be, becauſe God is inviſible and incorporeal. Stillingfleet, 2. Act of ſupporting a vicarious chara&ter. 3. Reſpectful declaration. kEPREse NTA'rive. adj. [repreſentatiſ, Fr. from repreſent.] 1. Exhibiting a ſimilitude. They relieve themſelves with this diſtinétion, and yet own the legal ſacrifices, though repreſentative, to be proper and real. Atterbury. 2. Bearing the character or power of another. This counſel of four hundred was choſen, one hundred out of each tribe, and ſeems to have been a body re-reſenta- tive of the people ; though the people collective reſerved a ſhare of power. Swift. REPRESE’NTATIVE. m. ſ. 1. One exhibiting the likeneſs of another. A ſtatue of rumour whiſpering an idiot in the ear, who was the repreſentative of credulity. Addison's Freeholder. 2. One exerciſing the vicarious power given by another. I wiſh the weifare of my country; and my morals and politicks teach me to leave all that to be adjuſted by our re- preſentatives above, and to divine providence. Blount to Pope. 3. That by which any thing is ſhown. Difficulty muſt cumber this doctrine, which ſuppoſes that the perfeótions of God are the repreſentatives to us, of what- ever we perceive in the creatures. Locke. Represe/NTER. m. ſ. [from repreſent.] 1. One who ſhows or exhibits. Where the real works of nature, or veritable ačts of ſtory, are to be deſcribed, art, being but the imitator or ſecondary repreſenter, muſt not vary from the verity. Brown. 2. One who bears a vicarious character; one who ačts for an- other by deputation. My muſe officious ventures On the nation's repreſenters. Swift. REPRESENTMENT. n.ſ.. [from repreſent.] Image or idea propoſed, as exhibiting the likeneſs of ſomething. When it is bleſſed, ſome believe it to be the natural body of Chriſt; others, the bleſfings of Chriſt, his paſſion in re- preſentment, and his grace in real exhibition. Taylor. We have met with ſome, whoſe reals made good their repreſentments. Brown's Wulgar Errours. To REPRESS. v. a. [repreſis, Lat. reprimer, Fr.] 1. To cruſh ; to put down ; to ſubdue. Diſcontents and ill blood having uſed º: to repreſ; and appeaſe in perſon, he was loth they ſhould find him beyond ſea. Bacon's Henry VII. Some, taking dangers to be the only remedy againſt dangers, endeavoured to ſet up the ſedition again, but they were ſpeedily repreſſed, and thereby the ſedition ſuppreſſed wholly. Hayward. Such kings Favour the innocent, retreſ the bold, And, while they flouriſh, make an age of gold. How can I Repreſ; the horror of my thoughts, which fly The ſad remembrance. Thus long ſucceeding criticks juſtly reign'd, Licence repreſs'd, and uſeful laws ordain'd : Learning and Rome alike in empire grew. Armies ſtretch, repreſſing here The frantick Alexander of the North. 2. To compreſs. Not proper. - REPRE'ss. n.ſ.. [from the verb..] Repreſſion; act of cruſhing. Not in uſe. Loud outcries of injury, when they tend nothing to the re- preſs of it, is a liberty rather aſſumed by rage and impatience, than authoriſed by juſtice. Government of the Tongue. REPRE'ssion. m. ſ. [from repreſ;..] Aét of repreſſing. No declaration from myſelf could take place, for the due repreſſion of theſe tumults. King Charles. REPRE'ssive. adj. [from repreſs.] Having power to repreſs ; ačting to repreſs. To REPRIE’v E. v. a. [reprendre, repº is, Fr.] To reſpite after ſentence of death ; to give a reſpite. Company, though it may rºprieve a man from his melan- choly, yet cannot ſecure him from his conſcience. South. Having been condemned for his part in the late rebellion, JPaller. Denham. Pope. Thomſºn. ----- " - *- R. E. P his majeſty had been Pleaſed to reprieve him, with ſeveral of his friends, in order to give them their lives. Aft/en. ...?” the finner from time to time, and continues and heaps on him the favours of his providence, in hopes that, by an act of clemency ſo undeſerved, he may prevail On his gratitude and repentañce. Rogers's Sermont. REPR1E vs. n.f. [from the verb.] Reſpite after ſentence of death. In his reprieve he may be ſo fitted, That his ſoul ſicken not. Shakespeare . Maſ fºr Maſ. I hope it is ſome pardon or reprieve For Claudio. */p. Meaſure ſºr Maſare, He cannot thrive, Unleſs her prayers, whom heavºn delights to hear And loves to grant, reprieve from the wrath 2. Of greateſt juſtice. Shakeſ?. All's well that end, well. The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was ſent to ſuſpend the execution for three days. Clarend:n. All that I aſk, is but a ſhort reprieve, - Till I forget to love, and learn to grieve. Denham. o REPRIMA’s D. v. a. [reprimander, Fr. reprimo, Lat..] To chide ; to check; to reprehend ; to reprove. Germanicus was ſeverely reprimanded by Tiberius, for tra- velling into Egypt without his permiſſion Arbuthnot. RF PRIMAND. m. J. [reprimande, reprimende, Fr. from the verb.] Reproof; reprehenſion. He inquires how ſuch an one's wife or ſon do, whom he does not ſee at church; which is underſtood as a ſecret re- primand to the perſon abſent. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 112. To REPR1'Nt. J. a. [re and print.] I. To renew the impreſſion of any thing. The buſineſs of redemption is to rušover the defaced copy of creation, to reprint God's image upon the ſoul, and to ſet forth nature in a ſecond and a failer edition. South. 2. To print a new edition. My bookſeller is reprinting the eſſay on criticiſm. ºpe. REPR1's AL. m. ſ. [repreſalia, low Lat. repreſaille, Fr.] Some- thing ſeized by way of retaliation for robbery or injury. The Engliſh had great advantage in value of rºprijal, as being more ſtrong and active at ſea. Hayward. Senſe muſt ſure thy ſafeſt plunder be, Since no repriſals can be made on thee. Pºpe. REPR1'se; n.ſ. [repriſe, Fr.] The act of taking ſomething in retaliation of injury. Your care about your banks infers a fear Of threat'ning floods and inundations near; If ſo, a juſt repriſe would only be Of what the land uſurp’d upon the ſea. To REPROA/CH. v. a. [reprocher, Fr.] 1. To cenſure in opprobrious terms, as a crime. Mezentius, with his ardour warm'd His fainting friends, reproach'd their ſhameful flight, Repell'd the victors. Dryden's AFneis. The French writers do not burden themſelves too much with plot, which has been reproached to them as a fault. Dry. 2. To charge with a fault in ſevere language. If ye be reproached for the name of Chriſt, happy are ye. 1 Peter iv. 14. Bryden- That ſhame There fit not, and reproach us as unclean. 2. To upbraid in general. Theſe things are grievous ; the upbraiding of houſe-room, and reproaching of the lender. Eccluſ, xxix. 28. The very regret of being ſurpaſſed in any valuable quality, by a perſon of the ſame abilities with ourſelves, will reproach our own lazineſs, and even ſhame us into imitation. Rogers. REPROA'ch. n.ſ. [reproche, Fr. from the verb..] Cenſure; in- famy ; ſhame. º With his reproach and odious menace, The knight emboiling in his haughty heart, Knit all his forces. If black ſcandal or foul-fac'd reproach Attend the ſequel of your impoſition, Milton. Fairy Queeen. Your mere enforcement ſhall acquittance me. Shakeſp. Thou, for the teſtimony of truth, haft borne - Univerſal reproach. Milton. REPRoA'ch Ablf. adj. [reproachable, Fr.] Worthy of reproach. REPR oach FUL. adj. [from reproach.j 1. Scurrilous; opprobrious. O º ! what reproachful words are theſe. Shakeſ?. I have º, ithal My rapier in his boſom, and witha *... repr ºil ſpeeches down his throat. Shaieff. An advocate may be puniſhed for reproacºſul lang age, in reſpect of the parties in ſuit. Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. Shameful; infamous; vile. - To make religion a ſtratagem to undermine government, is contrary to this ſuperſtructure, moſt ſcandalous and re- proachſul to chriſtianity; Hammond's Fundamentals. Thy º in the fleſh endure conning in the #. º; #. and * death. Miltºn's Par. Lºff. 21 Q. REPROA'ch: ULLY.
R. E. P R. E. P i i Reproachfully.” ſº º ſ - briouſly; ignominiouſly ; , ſcurrilou"). I orrº º . us’d reproachfully? Shakespeare Hen. VI. I will that the younger woº marry, and give none oc- caſion to the adverſary 9 ſpeak reproachfully. I Tim. v. 14. 2. Shamefully infamouſly. - RE/PROBATE. adj. [r probus, Lat.] Loſt to virtue; loſt to grace ; abandoned. - - - They profeſs to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and to every good work reprobate. Tit. i. 10. Strength and art are eaſily outdone - By ſpirits reprºbate. Milton. God forbid, that every fingle commiſſion of a ſin, though great for its kind, and withi acted againſt conſciº” fºr its aggravation, ſhould ſo far deprave the ſºul, and bring it to ſuch a reprobate condition, * * take pleaſure, in other men's fins. South’s Sermons. RE'prob at E. m. ſ. A man loſt to virtue ; a wretch abandoned to wickedneſs. - What if we omit This reºrolate, till he were wº inclin'd. . . Shakespeare. I acknowledge myſelf for a reprobate, a villain, a trayto: to the king, and the moſt unworthy mº" that ever lived. Ral. All the ſaints have profited by tribulations; and they that could not bear temptations, became reprobates. Taylor. To fºr Rob At E. v. a. [reprº", Lat.] I. To diſallow ; to reject. - - Such an anſwer as this is reprolated and diſallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unleſs the deed appeals. 4//*. 2. to abandon to wickedneſs and eternal deſtruction. What ſhould make it neceſſary for him to repent and amend, who either without reſpect to any degree of amend- ment is ſuppoſed to be elected to eternal bliſs, or without re. ſpect to fin, to be irreverſibly reprobated. Hammond. A reprobated hardneſs of heat does them the office of phi- loſophy towards a contempt of death. L’Eſtrange. 3. To abandon to his ſentence, without hope of pardon. Drive him out To reprobated exile round the world, A caitive, vagabond, abhorr'd, accurs'd. Southerne. RE'rººps ess. n.ſ. (from rºprºlate.] The ſtate of being reprobate. Rºopa’rios. m. ſ. [reprobation, Fr. from reprobate.] ... The ºr of abandóning or ſtate of being abandoned to eternal deſtruction. This fight would make him do a deſperate turn ; Yea curſe his better angel from his ſide, And fall to reprobation. Shakespeare . Othell. Though ſome words may be accommodated to God’s pre- deſlination, yet it is the ſcope of that text to ſeat of the re- probation of any man to hell-fire. Bramhall againſt Hºbbs. God, upon a true fepentance, is not ſo fatally tied to the pindle of abſolute reprolation, as not to keep his promiſe, and ſeal merciful pardons. Maine. 2. A condemnatory ſentence. You are empówer'd to give the final deciſion of wit, to Put your ſtamp on all that ought to paſs for current, and ſet a brand of reprºbation on clipt poetry and falºe coin. Dryden. To REPRODUCE. v. a. [re and produce; reproduire, Tr.] To produce again ; to produce anew. - If horſe dung re; roduceth oats, it will not be eaſily deter- mined where the power of generation ceaſeth. Trown. Thoſe colours are unchangeable, and whenever all thoſe rays with thoſe their colours are mixed again, they reproduce the ſame white light as before. Newton's Opticks. Reproduction. n.ſ.. [from reproduce.] The act of pro- ducing anew. I am about to attempt a reprodućlion in vitriol, in which it ſeems not unlikely to be performable. Boyle. Reproo F. m. ſ. [from reprove.] 1. Blame to the face; reprehenſion. Good Sir John, as you have one eye upon my follies, turn another into the regiſter of your own, that I may paſs with a repºf the eaſier. Shakeſp. Merry Iſives of I/indſºr. T ...'. the . of the wiſ to raiſe ; Thoſe beſt can bear reproof, who merit praiſe. - 2. Cenſure ; ſlander. of...". p Pºpe Why, for thy ſake, have I ſuffer'd reproºf” ſhame hath covered my face. Pſalm lxix. 7. REPRov Abi E. adj. [ſrom reprove..] Culpable; blamable ; worthy of reprehenſion. If thou doſt find thy faith as dead after the reception of i. º 2S º it may be thy faith was not only ittle, but re; roveable. Taylor's J//orthy C - To REPROVE. v. a. ſ. sprouver, j y Communicant. 1. To blame; to cenſure. 2. º thee º thy ſacrifices. Pºn 1.8. rº. e face with a fault; to check; to chide ; to at Yº º Can better be content with one that can wink Th r faults, than with him that will prove them. J/hig. thing º º ſº in an allow'd fool, though he do no- tº hº dº º no railing in a known diſcreet man, * othing but rep ove. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. What if thy ſon Prove diſobedient and reprºv’d, retort, wherefore didſt thou beget me ! A Milºff, If a great perſonage undertakes an action paſſionately, let it be acted with all the malice and impotency in the world, he ſhall have enough to flatter him, but not enough to reprove him. Taylºr's Rule of Living Holy. 3. To refute 3 to diſprove. My lords, Reprove my allegation if you can. 4. To blame for. With of. - To reprove one ºf lazineſs, they will ſay, doſt thou make Shakespeare. Henry VI, id!, a coat ; that is a coat for idleneſs. Carew. Reproºve R. n. J. [from rºº! A reprehender; one that reproves. Let the moſt potent finner ſpeak out, and tell us, whether he can command down the clamours and reviſings of a guilty conſcience, and impoſe filence upon that bold rep over. South. This ſhall have from every one, even the reprovers of vice, the title of living well. Locke on Education. To REPRU's E. v. a. [re and priºr.] To prune a ſecond time. Reprune apricots and peaches, ſaving as many of the young likeliºſt ſhoots as are well placed. Evelyn's Kalenda. Reſpºrtſ. E. adj. [.. ºtil, lºt. Creeping upon many feet. In the following lines reptile is confounded with ſerpent. Cleanſ baits frºm filth, to give a tempting gloſs, Cheriſh the fully'd reptile race with moſs. Gay. REPTILE. r. ſ. An animal that creeps upon many feet. Terreſtial animals may be divided into quadrupeds or reſ- tiles, which have many fººt, and ſerpents which have no feet. Ilocke's Elements ºf Natural Philºſºphy. Hºly retreat fishence no female hither, Conſcious of ſocial love and nature's rites, Muſt dare approach, from the interior reptile, To woman, form divine. Priºr. RepublicAN. adj. [from republick.] Placing the government in the people. R.J. cA's. n.ſ. [from republic?..] One who thinks a com- monwealth without monarchy the beſt government. Theſe people are more happy in imagination than the reſt of their neighbours, becauſe they think themſelves ſo; though fuch a chimerical happineſs is not peculiar to republicans. Addison REPUBLICK. m.ſ. (rºllica, Lat. repºſiº, Fr.] Common- wealth; ſtate in whº, the power is lodged in more than one. Thoſe that by their deeds will make it known, Whoſe dignity they do ſuſtain ; And life, ſtate, glory, all they gain, Count the republick's, not their own. Benj. jºhnſºn. They are indebted many million; more than their whole repulſick is worth. Addiſon's State ºf the J/ar. Rºpanie. adj. [from repudiate.J. Fit to be rejected. ºr, REPUDIATE. v. a. Írepudio, Lat, repudiº” Fr.] To divorce; to reject; to put away. Here is a notorious inſtance of the folly of the atheiſts, that while they reputate all title to the kingdom of heaven: merely for the preſent pleaſure of body, and their boaſted trangúility of mind, beſides th"extreme madneſs in running ſuch a deſperate hazard after death, they unwittingly deprive themſelves here of that very pleaſure and tranquility they ſeek for. Bentley's Se: mºns. Let not thoſe, that have repudi ted the mº" inviting fins, ſhow themſelves philtred and i.ewitched by this. G. ºf H*, *. Repudi Arios. m. ſ. [re, waiti” Fr. from repudiate.] Di- vorce; rejection. - It was allowed by the Athenians, only in caſe of repudia- tion of a wife. - Arbuthnot ºn Coins. REPU'GN ANCE. REPU'GN ANCY }n. ſ. [repugnance, Fr. from rºpigrant.] - i. - 1. Inconſiſtency ; contrariety. But where difference is without refºº, been can be no prejudice to that which is. Hooker. It is no affront to omnipotence, iſ, by reaſon of the formal incapacity and retagnancy of the thing, we aver that the world could not have been made from all eternity. Bently. 2. Reluctance; unwillingneſs; ſtruggle of oppoſite paſſion. Why do fond men expoſe themſelves to battle, And let the foes quietly cut their throats, . * Without repugnancy * Shakeſp. Timºn ºf Athen. Thus did the paſſions at without any of their preſent Jarº, combats or repugnances, all moving with the beauty of uni- formity and the ſtilneſs of compoſure. Sºuth sermont. That which cauſes us to loſe moſt of our time, is the re- pugnance which we naturally have to labour. Dryden. RÉPU-GNANT, adj. [repignant, Fr. ** Lat.J 1. Diſobedient ; not obſequious. His antique ſword, Rebellious to his arm, lies where it falls, Repugnant to command. 2. Contrary; oppoſite. - h Why I reject the other conjećtures is ; becauſe they have not due warrant from obſervatiº but are clearly º: there unto. If…divard’s Natiº al Hiſtory. REPU cn ANT+Y. that which hath Shakespeare Hamlet.
R E Q_ R E Q_ ſo k º So bent, the more ſhall ſhame him his repulz. F- Repu'GNANTLY. adv. [from refugnant..] Cohträdiäority. They ſpeak not repugnantly thereto. Brown's Jºg. Err. To REPULLULATE. v. n. [re and pullulº, Lat. repululer, Fr.] To bud again. - - - Though tares repullulate, there is wheat ſtill left in the field. Howel's Pocal Foreſ. REPULSE. m. ſ. [repulſe, Fr. refulſa, Latin.] The condition of being driven off or put aſide from any attempt, My repulſe at Hull ſeemed an act of ſo rude diſloyalty, that my enemies had ſcarce confidence enough to abet it, K. Cha. - Nor much expect A foc ſo proud will firſt the weaker ſeek; Milton. - Denham. To beat back ; to drive By fate repell'd, and with repulſes tir’d. To REPULSE. v. a. [repulſius, Lat.] Ont. The chriſtian defendants ſtill repulſed them with greater courage than they were able to affail them. Knolles. This fleet, attempting St. Minoes, were repulſed, and without glory or gain, returned into England. Hayward. Man complete to have diſcover'd and rºpul;’d Whatever wiles of foe or ſeeming friend. Milton. Repu'lsion. n.ſ. [repulſus, Lat..] The act or power of driv- ing off from itſelf. Air has ſome degree of tenacity, whereby the parts attract one another; at the ſame time, by their elaſticity, the par- ticles of air have a power of repulſion or flying off from one another. Arbuthnot. Repu'lsive. adj. [from repulſe.] Driving off; having the power to beat back or drive off. - The parts of the ſalt or vitriol recede from one another, and endeavour to expand themſelves, and get as far aſunder as the quantity of water, in which they float, will allow ; and does not this endeavour imply, that they have a repulſive force by which they fly from one another, or that they attract the water more ſtrongly than one another Newton's Opticks. To Repu'RcHase. v. a. [re and purchaſe.] To buy again. Once more we fit on England's royal throne, Repurchas'd with the blood of enemies; What valiant foe-men, like to autumn's corn, Have we mow’d down in top of all their pride Shakespeare . If the ſon alien thoſe lands, and repurchaſe them again in fee, the rules of deſcents are to be obſerved, as if he were the original purchaſer. Hale's Law of England. REPUTABLE. adj. [from refute.] Honourable ; not infamous. If ever any vice ſhall become reputable, and be gloried in as a mark of greatneſs, what can we then expect from the man of honour, but to ſignalize himſelf. Rogers's Sermons. In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one. ... Broome. Reputably. adv. [from reputable ] Without diſcredit. To many ſuch worthy magiſtrates, who have thus reputably filled the chief ſeats of power in this great city, I am now addreſſing my diſcourſe. Atterbury's Sermºns. REPut arrios. m. ſ. [reputation, Fr. from epute.] Credit; honour; character of good. - - - Refatation is an idle and moſt falſe impoſition; oft got without merit, and loſt without deſerving : you have loſt no refutation at all, unleſs you repute yourſelf ſuch a loſer. Shakespeare Verſoy, upon the lake of Geneva, has the reputation of being extremely poor and beggarly. Addison. A third interprets motions, looks and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Pope's Rape of the Lock. To REPU’ E. v. a. [reputo, Lat. reputer, Fr.] To hold; to account; to think. The king was reputed a prince moſt prudent. Shakespeare . I do repute her grace The rightful heir to England's royal ſeat. Shakeſp. I do know of thoſe, That therefore only are reputed wiſe, For ſaying nothing. Shakeſp. - Men, ſuch as chuſe Law practice for mere gain, boldly repute Worſe than embrothel'd ſtrumpets proſtitute. Donne. If the grand vizier be ſo great, as he is reputed, in politicks he will never conſent to an invaſion of Hungary. Temple. Repu're, n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Character; reputation. 2. Eſtabliſhed opinion. - He who reigns Monarch in heav'n, till then as one ſecure, - - - Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. - Milton. Repu' reless. adj. [from rºute.] Diſreputable ; diſgraceful. A word not inelegant, but out of uſe. Opinion, that did help me to the crown, Had left me in refuteleſs baniſhment, A fellow of no mark nor livelihood. REQUEST. m. ſ. [regºſłe, Fr.] 1. Petition ; entreaty. But aſk what you would have reform’d, I will both hear and grant you your requeſts. Shakespeare. Haman ſtood up to Inake reſty; for his life to Eſther. Afth. Merchant of Penice. Shakeſp. Hen. V. All thy requeſ? for man, accepted ſon Obtain; all thy requeſ was my decree. Milton's Par. Aſk him to lend To this, the laſt requeſ; that I ſhall ſend, A gentle ear. 2. Demand; repute; credit; - Tullus Aufidius will app oppoſer Coriolanus being a Loſí. Denhan. ſtate of being deſired. car well in theſe wars, his great ow in no requeſt of his country. Shakeſp. Coriºlant. men are obliged to is in requeſ, many excellent whilă this vanity of thinking, that write either ſyſtems or nothing, i. notions are ſuppreſſed. Boyle. Knowledge and fame were in as great rººft as wealth among us now. Temple. To REQUE'st. v. a. [refuſer, Fr.] To aſk; entreat. Tonight we hold a ſolemn ſupper, Sir, And I’ll requeſt your preſence. Sha'eſh. Mach, 1%. It was to be requeſted of Almighty God by prayer, that thoſe kings would ſeriouſly fulfil all that hope of peace. Kao les. The virgin quire for her requgſ', The god that fits at marriage feaſt; He at their invoking came, - But with a ſcarce well-lighted flame: Aſilion. In things not unlawful, great perſons cannot be properly ſaid, to requeſ, becauſe all things confidered, they muſt nºt be denied. South's Se:nons. Rºggest R. m. ſ. [from requeſ.] Petitioner; ſoliciter. To REQUI'ck FN. v. a. [re and quicken..] To reanimate. By and by the din of war 'gan pierce His ready ſenſe, when ſtraight his doubled ſpirit Requicken'd what in fleſh was fatigate, And to the battle came he. RE'90/EM. m. ſ. [Latin.] 1. A hymn in which they inplore for the dead requiem or reſt. We ſhould profane the ſervice of the dead, To fing a requiem and ſuch peace to her, As to peace-parted ſouls. 2. Reſt : quiet ; peace. Not in uſe. The midwife kneel'd at my mother's throes, With pain produc’d, and nurs'd for future woes; Elſe had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace for ever ſlept. Sandys. REQUIRABLE. adj. [from require.] Fit to be required. It contains the certain periods of times, and all circum- flances requirable in a hiſtory to inform. Hale. To REQUIRE. v. a. [requiro, Lat. requerir, Fr.] I. To demand ; to aſk a thing as of right, Ye me require A thing without the compaſs of my wit; For both the lineage and the certain ſire, From which I ſprung, are from me hidden yet. Spenſºr. We do require them of you, ſo to uſe them, As we ſhall find their merits. Shakeſp. King Lear. This, the very law of nature teacheth us to do, and thi. to ſolicite; to Shakeſp. Cricianus. S haº. the law of God requireth alſo at our hands. Spººnan. This imply'd Subjećtion, but requir’d with gentle ſway. Alºor. Oft our alliance other lands deſir'd, And what we ſeek of you, of us requir’d. Dryden. God, when he gave the world in common to all mankind, commanded men alſo to labour, and the penury of his con- dition required it. Lºcłr. 2. To make neceſſary; to need. The king's buſineſs equired haſte. 1 Sam. xxi. 8. High from the ground the branches would rejuire Thy utmoſt reach. Milton. But why, alas ! do mortal men complain; - God gives us what he knows our wants require, And better things than thoſe which we deſire. Dryden. RE’QUISITE. adj. [requiſitus, Lat.] Neceſſary; needful, required by the nature of things. - When God new modelled the world by the introduction of a new religion, and that in the room of one ſet up by him- ſelf, it was requiſite, that he ſhould recommend it to the rea- ſons of men with the ſame authority and evidence that en- forced the former. South's Semini. Cold calleth the ſpirits to ſuccour, and therefore they can- not ſo well cloſe and go together in the head, which is ever requiſite to ſleep. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Prepare your ſoul with all thoſe neceſſary graces, tº are more immediately requiſite to this performance. //ake. RE'Quisit E. m. ſ. Anything neceſſary. , Res non parta labore, ſºd relicia, was thought by a poet to be one of the requiſites to a happy life. . . Dryden. For want of theſe requiſites, moſt of our ingenious young men take up ſome cried up Engliſh poet, adore him, and imi- tate him, without knowing wherein he is defective. Dryden. This God on his part has declared for the requiſites on ours, what we muſt do to obtain theſe bleſſings, is the great buſi- neſs of us all to know. J/ake. RE'Q' is ºf sly.
R E S R E S Rºogistrely, adv. [from requiſite.] Neceſſarily ; in a re- iſite manner. - - sº diſcern how requiſitely the ſeveral parts of ſcripture are ſeveral times, perſons, and occurrences. Boyle. sº n. ſ. º requiſite.] Neceſſity; the ſtate ing requiſite. *:::::::: how exquiſitely the ſeveral parts of ſcripture are fitted to the ſeveral times, perſons and occurrences in- tended, we ſhall diſcover not only the ſenſe of the obſcurer paſſages, but the requiſiteneſs of their having been writtºº ſo obſcurely. Boyle. Requi'TAL. m. ſ. [from requite.] - - - 1. Return for any good or bad office; retaliation. Should we take the quarrel of ſermons in hand, and re- venge their cauſe by requital, thruſting prayer in a manner out of doors under colour of long preaching Hooker. Since you - Wear your gentle limbs in my affairs, Be bold, you do ſo grow in my requital, As i. Can º: you. Shakespeare All's well that ends well. We hear Such goodneſs of your juſtice, that our ſoul Cannot but yield you forth to publick thanks, Forerunning your requital. Shakeſp. Meaſ for Medſ. I ſee you are obſequious in your love, and I profeſs requi- tal. Shakeſpeare. No merit their averſion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. 2. Reward; recompenſe. He aſk'd me for a ſong, And in requital op'd his leathern ſcrip, And ſhew'd me ſimples of a thouſand names, Telling their ſtrange and vigorous faculties. I have ta'en a cordial, Sent by the king or Haly, in requital Of all my miſeries, to make me happy. Denham. In all the light that the heavens beſtow upon this lower world, though the lower world cannot equal their benefac- tion, yet with a kind of grateful return it reflects thoſe rays, that it cannot recompenſe; ſo that there is ſome return how- ever, though there can be no requital. South's Sermons. To REQUITE. v. a. [requiter, Fr.] To repay; to retaliate good or ill; to recompenſe. If he love me to madneſs, I ſhall never requite him. Shakespeare He hath requited me evil for good. 1 Sam. xxv. 21. Open not thine heart to every man, leſt he requite thee with a ſhrewd turn. Ecºlºſ. viii. 19. When Joſeph's brethren ſaw that their father was dead, they ſaid, Joſeph will requite us all the evil we did. Geneſis 1. An avenger againſt his enemies, and one that ſhall requite kindneſs to his friends. Eccluſ. xxx. 6. Him within protećt from harms; He can requite thee, for he knows the charms That call fame on ſuch gentle acts as theſe. Great idol of mankind, we neither claim The praiſe of merit, nor aſpire to fame ! 'Tis all we beg thee to conceal from fight Thoſe ačis of goodneſs which themſelves requite : O let us ſtill the ſecret joy partake, To follow virtue ev’n for virtue's ſake. Pºpe. Unhappy Wallace, Great patriot heroe ill requited chiefſ RE’RE Mouse. n.ſ. ſh;cremur, Saxon.] A bat. RE’REwARD. m.J. The rear or laſt troop. Resa'LE. m. ſ. [re and ſale.] Sale at ſecond hand. Monopolies and coemption of wares for reſale, where they are not reſtrained, are great means to enrich. Bacon. To Resalut E. v. a. [rºſalute, Lat. rºſauer, Fr.] To ſalute or greet anew. We drew her up to land, Waller. Milton. Milton. Thomſºn. And trod ourſºme rºſaluted ſand. Chapman. To reſºlute the world with ſacred light, Leucothea wak'd. Milton. To Resai'i. v. a. [re and ſail.] To ſail back. From Pyle rºſailing, and the Spartan court, Horrid to ſpeak in ambuſh is décreed Pope's Odyſſey. To RFscIND. v. a. [reſcinda, Lat. reſcinder, Fr.] To cut off; to abrogate a law. It is the impoſing a ſacramental obligation upon him, which being the condition, upon the performance whereof all the Promiſes of endleſs bliſs are made over, it is not poſſible to reſcind or diſclaim the ſtanding obliged by it. Hammond. I ſpake againſt the teſt, but was not heard; Theſe to reſcind, and peerage to reſtore. Dryden. Resci'ssion, "...ſ. [rºſºfton, Fr. rºſeiſus, Lat.] The act of cutting off ; abrogation. If any infer Jºſion of their eſtate to have been for idola- Whenever a prince on his being conſulted reſcribes or writes back Toleramus, he diſpenſes with that act otherwiſe un- lawful. - 47%’s Pa, egon. 2. To write over again. Calling for more paper to reſcribe them, he ſhewed him the difference betwixt the ink-box and the ſand-box. Howel. RE'script. n.ſ. (rºſérit, Fr. rºſcriptum, Lat.J Edict of 2n emperour. One finding a great maſs of money digged under ground, and being ſomewhat doubtful, ſignified it to the emperor, who made a reſcript thus ; Uſe it. Bacºn's Apºphthegm. The popes, in ſuch caſes, where canons were ſilent, did, after the manner of the Roman emperors, write back their determinations, which were ſtiled reſc, ipts or decretal epiſtles, having the force of laws. Ayliffe's Paergon. To RESCUE. v. a. [reſcorre, old Fr.] To ſet free from any violence, confinement, or danger. Sir Scudamore, after long ſorrow, in the end met with Britomartis, who ſuccoured him and reſºewed his love. Spenſ. My uncles both are ſlain in reſcuing me. Shakeſp. We're beſet with thieves ; Reſcue thy miſtreſs, if thou be a man. Shakeſp. Dr. Bancroft underſtood the church excellently, and had almoſt reſued it out of the hands of the Calvinian Party. Clar. He that is ſo ſure of his particular election, as to reſolve he can never fall, if he commit thoſe acts, againſt which ſcripture is plain, that they that do them ſhall not inherit eternal life, muſt neceſſarily reſolve, that nothing but the re- moving his fundamental error can reſcue him from the ſuper- ſtructive. Hammond's Fundamenial. Who was that juſt man, whom had not heav'n Reſcu'd, had in his righteouſneſs been loſt Miltºn. Riches cannot reſcue from the grave, Which claims alike the monarch and the ſlave. Dryden. RE'scue. n.ſ.. [reſcouſe, reſ ºffe, old Fr. reſcuffus, low Lat.] Deliverance from violence, danger, or confinement. How comes it, you Have holp to make this reſcue. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. RE'scu E.R. n.ſ. [from reſcue.] One that reſcues. RESEARCH. m. ſ. [recherche, Fr.) Enquiry; ſearch. By a ſkilful application of thoſe notices, may be gained in ſuch reſearches the accelerating and bettering of fruits, empty- ing mines and draining fens. Glanvill's Scepſ. I ſubmit thoſe miſtakes, into which I may have fallen, to the better conſideration of others, who ſhall have made re- ſearch into this buſineſs with more felicity. Holder. A felicity adapted to every rank, ſuch as the reſearches of human wiſdom ſought for, but could not diſcover. Rogers. To Research. v. a. [rechercher, Fr.] To examine; to enquire. - It is not eaſy to reſearch with due diſtinčion, in the aëtions of eminent perſonages, both how much may have been ble- miſhed by the envy of others, and what was corrupted by their own felicity. J/otton's Buckingham. To RESEA’r. v. a. [re and ſeat.] To ſeat again. When he's produc'd, will you reſeat him Upon his father's throne * Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. RESE Iz ER. m. ſ. One that ſeizes again. RESE1 zu RE. n.ſ. [re and ſeizure.J. Repeated ſeizure; ſeizure a ſecond time. Here we have the charter of foundation; it is now the more eaſy to judge of the forfeiture or reſizure: deface the image, and you diveſt the right. Barºn. Rese MBLANCE. n. ſ. [reſemblance, Fr.] Likeneſs; ſimilitude; repreſentation. Theſe ſenſible things, which religion hath allowed, are reſemblances formed according to things ſpiritual, whereunto they ſerve as a hand to lead, and a way to direct. Hooker. Faireſt reſemblance of thy maker fair, - Thee all things living gaze on. Milton. One main end of poetry and painting is to pleaſe ; they bear a great reſemblance to each other. Dryden's Dufrºftºy. The quality produced hath commonly no reſºnblance with the thing producing it; wherefore, we look on it as a bare effect of power. Locke: They are but weak reſemblances of our intentions, faint and imperfect copies that may acquaint us with the general deſign, but can never expreſs the life of the original. Addiſon. So chymiſts boaſt they have a pow'r, From the dead aſhes of a flow'r, Some faint reſemblance to produce, - - But not the virtue. - Swift's Miſellanie; I cannot help remarking the reſemblance betwixt him and our author in qualities, fame, and fortune. Pope. To RESEMBLE. v. a. [reſembler, Fr.] - I. To compare ; to repreſent as like º elſe. Moſt ſafely may we reſemble curſelves to God, in reſpect of that pure faculty, which is never ſeparate from the love of God. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the hºld. The torrid parts of Africk are reſembled to a libbard's ſkin, the diſtance of whoſe ſpots repreſent the diſperſeneſs of ha- try, that the §ºrnments of all idolatrous nations ſhould be alſo diſſolved, it followeth not. Bacon. z - - - - - - - • *- - Resci'ssoRy. *i.[rºſciſſºire, Fr. reſ iſſus, Lat.] Having the power to cut off. To Rescribe. v. - 6. Irºſcribo, Lat, reſºríre, Fr. I. To write back. [rºſcribe, ſcrire, Fr.] bitations. Brerewood on Laºguº. 8 2. To
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2. To be like; to have likeneſs to.
If we ſee a man of virtues, mixed with infirmities, fall
into misfortune, we are afraid that the like misfortunes may
happen to ourſelves, who reſemble the charaćter. Addiſon.
To Rese'ND. v. a. [re and ſend..] To ſend back; to ſend
again. Not in uſe. -
I ſent to her, by this ſame coxcomb,
Tokens and letters, which ſhe did reſend.
To RESENT. v. a. [reſentir, Fr.]
1. To take well or ill.
A ſerious conſideration of the mineral treaſures of his ter-
ritories, and the practical diſcoveries of them by way of my
philoſophical theory, he then ſo well reſented, that afterwards,
upon a mature digeſtion of my whole deſign, he commanded
me to let your lordſhips underſtand, how great an inclination
he hath to further ſo hopeful a work. Bacon.
2. To take ill ; to conſider as an injury or affront. This is
now the moſt uſual ſenſe.
Thou with ſcorn
And anger would'ſt reſent the offer'd wrong. Milton.
Rese'NTER. n.ſ. [from reſent.] One who feels injuries deeply.
The earl was the worſt philoſopher, being a great reſenter,
and a weak diſſembler of the leaſt diſgrace. J/otton.
ResE'NTFUL. adj. [reſent and full.] . Malignant; eaſily pro-
voked to anger, and long retaining it.
Rese'NTINGLY. adu. [from reſenting.] With deep ſenſe;
with ſtrong perception ; with anger.
Hylobares judiciouſly and reſentingly recapitulates your main
reaſonings. More's Divine Dialogues.
Rese'NTMeNT. n. ſ. [reſentiment, Fr.]
1. Strong perception of good or ill.
He retains vivid reſentments of the more ſolid morality.
- AMore's Divine Dialogues.
Some faces we admire and dote on ; others, in our impar-
tial apprehenſions, no leſs deſerving, we can behold without
reſentment; yea, with an invincible diſregard. Glanvill.
What he hath of ſenſible evidence, the very grand work
of his demonſtration, is but the knowledge of his own re-
Jentment; but how the ſame things appear to others, they
only know that are conſcious to them; and how they are in
themſelves, only he that made them. Glanvill's Scepſ,
2. Deep ſenſe of injury.
Can heav'nly minds ſuch high reſentment ſhow,
Or exerciſe their ſpight in human woe Dryden.
I cannot, without ſome envy, and a juſt reſentment againſt
the oppoſite conduct of others, reflect upon that generoſity,
wherewith the heads of a ſtruggling faction treat thoſe who
will undertake to hold a pen in their defence. Swift.
ResERVATIon. n.ſ. [reſervation, Fr.]
1. Reſerve; concealment of ſomething in the mind.
Nor had I any reſervations in my own ſoul, when I paſſed
that bill, nor repentings after. King Charles.
We ſwear with Jeſuitical equivocations and mental reſºr-
vations. Sanderſon againſ? the Covenant.
2. Something kept back; ſomething not given up.
Curſelf by monthly courſe,
With reſervation of an hundred knights,
By you to be ſuſtain'd, ſhall our abode
Make with you by due turns. Shakeſp. King Lear.
This is academical reſervation in matters of eaſy truth, or
rather ſceptical infidelity againſt the evidence of reaſon. Bro.
Theſe opinions Steele and his faction are endeavouring to
propagate among the people concerning the preſent miniſtry;
with what reſervation to the honour of the queen, I cannot
determine. Swift's Miſcellanies.
3. Cuſtody; ſtate of being treaſured up.
... He will'd me,
In heedful'ſt reſervation, to beſtow them
As notes, whoſe faculties incluſive were,
More than they of note. Shakeſp.
Rese'Rv AtoRY. m. ſ. [reſervoir, Fr.j Place in which any
thing is reſerved or kept.
How I got ſuch notice of that ſubterranean reſervatory as to
make a computation of the water now concealed therein,
peruſe the propoſitions concerning earthquakes. Wºodward.
To RESE/RVE. v. a. [reſerver, Fr. reſervo, Lat.]
1. To keep in ſtore; to ſave to ſome other purpoſe.
I could add many probabilities of the names of places;
but they ſhould be too long for this, and I reſerve them for
another. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
Haſt thou ſeen the treaſures of the hail, which I have re-
ſerved againſt the day of trouble : ob xxxviii. 23.
David houghed all the chariot horſes, but reſerved of them
for an hundred chariots. 2 Sam. viii. 4.
Flowers
Shakeſp.
Reſerv'd from night, and kept for thee in ſtore. Milton.
2. To retain; to keep ; to hold.
Reſerve thy ſtate, with better judgment check
This hideous raſhneſs. Shakeſp.
Will he reſerve his anger for ever ? will he keep it to the
end ? jer. iii. 5.
3. To lay up to a future time.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temp-
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The breach ſeems like the ſciſſures of an eariº,";
threatens to ſwallow all that attempt to cloſe it, and reſerver
its cure only for omnipotence. Decay of Piety.
/...º: º love in your own breaſt, and re-
Rese'Rve. m. ſ. [from i. ºrs for private hours. Swift.
I. Store kept untouched.
The aſſent may be withheld u n this ſuoroeſ!;
know not yet all that may be º º .." º ;
be beaten, it is not neceſſary I ſhould yield, not knowing
what forces there are in reſerve behind. L g
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2. Something kept for exigence.
The virgins, beſides the oil in their lamps, carried likewiſe
a reſerve in ſome other veſſel for a continual ſupply. Tillotſon
3. Something concealed in the mind. -
However any one may concur in the general ſcheme, it is
fill with certain reſerves and deviations, and with a favo to
his own private judgement. Addiſon's Freeholder.
4. Exception; prohibition.
Is knowledge ſo deſpisºd?
Or envy, or what reſerve forbids to taſte? Milton.
5. Exception in favour.
Each has ſome darling luſt, which pleads for a reſerve, and
º they would fain reconcile to the expectations of re-
1gion. Rogers's Sermons.
6. Modeſty; caution in perſonal behaviour. g 720717
Ere guardian thought cou’d bring its ſcatter'd aid,
My ſoul ſurpriz'd, and from herſelf disjoin'd,
Left all reſerve, and all the ſex behind.
ResERyed. adj.. [from reſerve.]
1. Modeſt ; not looſely free.
To all obliging, yet reſºrv'd to all,
None could himſelf the favour'd lover call.
2. Sullen ; not open; not frank.
Nothing reſerv'd or ſullen was to ſee,
But ſweet regards.
Rese'R've Dly. adv. [from reſerved.]
1. Not with frankneſs; not with openneſs; with reſerve.
I muſt give only ſhort hints, and write but obſcurely and
reſervedly, until I have opportunity to expreſs my ſentiments
with greater copiouſneſs and perſpicuity. J/oodward.
2. Scrupulouſly ; coldly.
He ſpeaks re erv'dly, but he ſpeaks with force;
Nor can a word be chang'd but for a worſe. Pope.
Rese'RVED.NEss. n. ſ. [from reſerved.] Cloſeneſs; want of
frankneſs; want of openneſs.
Obſerve their gravity
And their reſervedneſs, their many cautions
Fitting their perſons. Benj. johnſon's Cataline.
By formality, I mean ſomething more than ceremony and
complement, even a ſolemn reſervedneſs, which may well
conſiſt with honeſty. J7%tton.
There was great warineſs and reſervedneſ, and ſo great a
jealouſy of each other, that they had no mind to give or re-
ceive viſits. Clarendºn, b. viii.
Diſfimulation can but juſt guard a man within the compaſs
of his own perſonal concerns, which yet may be more effec-
tually done by that ſilence and reſervedneſs, that every man
may innocently practiſe. South's Sermons.
ResE/Rv ER. m. ſ. [from reſerve..] One that reſerves.
ResER voi'R. n. ſ. [re ervoir, Fr.] Place where any thing is
kept in ſtore.
There is not a ſpring or fountain, but are well provided
with huge ciſterns and reſervoirs of rain and ſnow-water. Addison
Who ſees pale Mammon pine amidſt his ſtore,
Sees but a backward ſteward for the poor;
This year a reſervoir, to keep and ſpare;
The next, a fountain ſpouting through his heir. Pope.
To RESETTLE. v. a... [re and ſettle.] To ſettle again,
Will the houſe of Auſtria yield the leaſt article, even of
uſurped prerogative, to reſettle the minds of thoſe princes in
the alliance, who are alarmed at the conſequences of the
emperor's death. Swift.
ResETTLEMENT. n.ſ. [from rºſettle.]
1. The act of ſettling again.
To the quieting of my paſſions, and the reſettlement of my
diſcompoſed ſoul, I conſider that grief is the moſt abſurd of
all the paſſions. Norris's Mºſcellanies.
2. The ſtate of ſettling again.
Some roll their calk to mix it with the lees, and, after a
reſettlement, they rack it. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Resi’AN.cf. m. ſ. [from reſant.] Reſidence; abode 5 dwel-
ling. Reſiance and reſant are now only uſed in law. - - -
The king forthwith baniſhed all Flemings out of his king-
dom, commanding his merchant adventurers, which had a
reſiance in Antwerp, to return. Bacon’s Henry VII.
REŠIANT. adj. [rºſant, Fr.] Reſident; preſent in a place.
Solyman was come as far as Sophia, where the Turks great
lieutenant in Europe is always reſtant, before that the Hunga-
Knolles's Hiſtory of the 7urks.
Benj. jºhnſ.
To RESIDE.
Prior.
JWalſh.
Dryden.
rians were aware. -
The Allobroges here reſtant in Rome,
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R E S R. E. S r ... n. [reſide2, Lat. reſider, Fr.] º: § ſº to dwell; to be preſent. - How can God with ſuch reſide Milton. iſ no fix’d place the happy ſouls reſide; 3. - In groves we five, and lie on moſſy beds. Dryden's 4ºneii. 2. [Reſda, Lat.] To ſink; to ſubſide; to fall to the bottom. ‘CŞil of vitriol and petroleum, a drachm of each, turn into a mouldy ſubſtance : there reſiding in the bottom a fair cloud and a thick oil on the top. Boyle. Residence. n.ſ. [reſidence, Fr.] 1. Act of dwelling in a place. . Something holy lodges in that breaſt, - And with theſe raptures moves the vocal air, - To teſtify his hidden reſidence. Milton. There was a great familiarity, between the confeſſor and duke William ; for the confeſſor had often made conſiderable reſidences in Normandy. Hale's Law of England. 2. Place of abode ; dwelling. within the infant rind of this ſmall flower, Poiſon hath reſidence and medicine power. Shakeſp. Underſtand the ſame Of fiſh within their wat'ry reſidence. Miltºn's Par. Lºſ’. Caprea had been the retirement of Auguſtus for ſome time, and the reſidence of Tiberius for ſeveral years. Addiſon. 3. [From riſdo, Lat..] That which ſettles at the bottom of liquours. - - - Separation is wrought by weight, as in the ordinary reſ- dence or ſettlement of liquors. Bacon. Our cleareſt waters, and ſuch as ſeem ſimple unto ſenſe, are much compounded unto reaſon, as may be obſerved in the evaporation of water, wherein, beſides a terreous rºſ- dence, ſome ſalt is alſo found. Brown's Wulgar Errours. RE'sident. adj. [reſidens, Lat. reſident, Fr.] Dwelling or having abode in any place. - I am not concerned in this obječtion ; not thinking it ne- ceſſary, that Chriſt ſhould be perſonally preſent or reſident on earth in the millenium. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. He is not ſaid to be reſident in a place, who comes thither with a purpoſe of retiring immediately ; ſo alſo he is ſaid to be abſent, who is abſent with his family. Ayliffe's Parergon. Reside N.T. n.ſ.. [from the adj.] An agent, miniſter, or officer reſiding in any diſtant place with the dignity of an ambaſſador. The pope fears the Engliſh will ſuffer nothing like a reſident or conſul in his kingdoms. Addison. Reside'N TIARY. adj. [from reſident.] Holding reſidence. Chriſt was the conductor of the Iſraclitcs into the land of Canaan, and their reſidentiary guardian. More. RF si'DUAL. U adj. [from reſiduum, Lat.] Relating to the REsi"DUARY. } reſidue; relating to the part remaining. 'Tis enough to loſe the legacy, or the reſiduary advantage of the eſtate left him by the deceaſed. Ayliffe. RE'sidue. n.ſ. [reſidu, Fr. reſiduum, Lat..] The remaining part; that which is left. The cauſes are all ſuch as expel the moſt volatile parts of the blood, and fix the reſidue. Arbuthnot on Aliments. To Resie G.E. v. a. [re and ſiege, Fr.] To ſeat again. Obſolete. In wretched priſon long he did remain, Till they outreigned had their utmoſt date, And then therein reſeiged was again, And ruled long with honourable ſtate. Fairy Queen, b. ii. To RESIGN. v. a. [reſigner, Fr. reſigno, Lat.] 1. To give up a claim or poſſeſſion. Reſign Your crown and kingdom, indirectly held. Shakeſp. I'll to the king, and ſignify to him, That thus I have reſign'd to you my charge. Shakeſp. To her thou didſt reſign thy place. Milton. Phoebus reſigns his darts, and Jove His thunder, to the god of love. Denham. Ev'ry Iſmena would reſign her breaſt; And ev'ry dear Hippolytus be bleſt. Prior. 2. To yield up. - Whoever ſhall rºſgn their reaſons, either from the root of deceit in themſelves, or inability to reſiſt ſuch trivial ingana- tions from others, although their condition may place them above the multitude, yet are they ſtill within the line of vulgarity. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Deſirous to reſign and render back All I receiv'd. Milton. Thoſe, who always reſign their judgment to the laſt man they heard or read, truth never finks into thoſe men's minds 5 but, cameleon-like, they take the colour of what is laid be: fore them, and as ſoon loſe and reſign it to the next that cºmes in their way. Locke. 3. To give up in confidence. with up emphatical. hat more reaſonable, than that we ſhould in all things rºſgn ºf ourſelves to the will of God. Tillºn. 4. To ſubmit; Particularly to ſubmit to providence. Hº the man, who ſtudies nature's laws, is mind poſſeſſing in a quiet ſtate, cadeſ, of ſortune, and reſign'd to fate. Dryden. rm, yet cautious, mind, Sinc cre, though Prudent ; conſtant, yet reſign'd. Pope. 5. To ſºbmit without reſiſtance or murmur. What thou art, reſign to death. Resign Afrios. m. ſ. [reſignatiºn, Fr.] 1. The act of reſigning or giving up a claim or poſſeſſion. Do that office of thine own good will ; The reſignation of thy ſtate and crown. Shakeſp. Rich. II. He intended to procure a reſignation of the rights of the king's majeſty's ſiſters and others, entitled to the poſſeſſion of the crown. Hayward. 2. Submiſſion; unreſiſting acquieſcence. We cannot expect, that any one ſhould readily quit his own opinion, and embrace ours, with a blind reſignation to an au- thority, which the underſtanding acknowledges not. Locke. There is a kind of ſluggiſh reſignation, as well as poorneſs and degeneracy of ſpirit, in a ſtate of ſlavery, that very few will recover themſelves out of it. Audſon. 3. Submiſſion without murmur to the will of God. Resi'GNER. n.ſ. [from reſign.] One that reſigns. RF si'GNMENT. n.ſ.. [from reſign.]. Act of reſigning. Resilience. Un.J. [from reſilio, Lat..] The act of ſtarting Resi'll ENCY. ; or leaping back. If you ſtrike a ball ſidelong, the rebound will be as much the contrary way; whether there be any ſuch reſilience in echoes, that is, whether a man ſhall hear better if he ſtand aſide the body repercuſſing, than if he ſtand where he ſpeaketh, may be tried. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Resilient. adj. [rºſiliens, Lat...] Starting or ſpringing back. REsiliºrios. m. ſ. ['eſilio, Lat...] The act of pringing back; reſilience. RESIN. m. ſ. [reſne, Fr. reſina, Lat.] The fat ſulphurous parts of ſome vegetable, which is natural or procured by art, and will incorporate with oil or ſpirit, not an aqueous men- ſtruum. &ºy. RE sinous. adj, [from reſin ; rºſmeux, Fr.] Containing rein; conſiſting of reſin. Reſinous gums, diſſolved in ſpirit of wine, are let fall again, if the ſpirit be copiouſly diluted. Boyle on Cºur. RE's Nouss Ess. n. J. [from rºſinous.] The quality of being reſinous. RFsipisc Exce. n.ſ. [reſpiſence, Fr. rºſti čentia, low Lat.] Wiſdom after the fact ; repentance. To RESIST. v. a. ſ.rº//lo, Lat. reſiſter, Fr. J 1. To oppoſe ; to act againſt. All the regions Do ſeemingly revolt; and, who reſ?, Are mock'd for valiant ignorance, And periſh conſtant fools. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Submit to God; reſt the devil, and he will Hee. j. iv. 2. To not admit impreſſion or force. Nor keen nor ſolid could reſiſt that edge. A.iiton. Resi's TANCE. Uſreſſ/ance, Fr. This word, like many others, REsist ENcE. } is differently written, as it is ſuppoſed to have come from the Latin or the French.] 1. The act of reſiſting; oppoſition. Demetrius, ſeeing that the land was quiet, and that no re- ſ/lance was made againſt him, ſent away all his forces. I Allac. 2. The quality of not yielding to force or external impreſſion. The reſiſtance of bone to cold is greater than of fleſh; for that the fleſh ſhrinketh, but the bone , ºfteth, whereby the Shałęſp. Henry VI. cold becometh more eager. Bacºn. Muſick ſo ſoftens and diſarms the mind, That not an arrow does reſ/lance find. J//aller. The idea of ſolidity we receive by our touch, and it ariſes from the reſ/lance which we find in body to the entrance of any other body into the place it policiſes. Lake. But that part of the reſiſtence, which ariſes from the vis inertie, is proportional to the denſity of the matter, and can- not be diminiſhed by dividing the matter into ſmaller parts, nor by any other means, than by decreaſing the denſity of the medium. Newtºn's Opticks. Resistibility. n.ſ.. [from reſ/fille.] Quality of refitting. Whether the rºilility of Adam's reaſon did not equivº- lence the facility of Eve's ſeduction, we refer unto ſchool- Illen. Brown's ſalar Errours. The name body, being the complex idea of extenſion and rºſtibility, together, in the ſame ſubject, theſe two ideº "I" not exactly one and the ſame. Locke. REsi stable. adj. [from reſiſt.] That may be reſiſted. That is irreſiſtible; this, though potent, yet is in its own nº- ture reſiſtible by the will of man; though it many times Prº vals by its efficacy. Hale's Origin of A ſankind. Resi's riſess. adj. [from rººft.] Irreſiſtable ; that cannot be oppoſed. Our own eyes do every where behold the ſudden and re- ſ/tlºſs aſſaults of death. Raleigh's Hiſtory ºf the ſºld. All at once to force reſiſtleſs way. Milton. Since you can love, and yet your error ſee, The ſame reſiſtleſs power may plead for me. Dryden. She chang'd her ſtate ; Rºſſilſ in her love, as in her hate. Dryden. Though thine eyes reſilſ; glances dart, - A ſtronger charm is thine, a generous heart. Iogie. RESOLY ABLE.
R E S R E S º Reso'Lv ABLE. adj. [from reſolve.] 1. That may be analyſed or ſeparated. Pride is of ſuch intimate connection with ingratitude, that the actions of ingratitude ſeem directly reſolvable into pride, as the principal reaſon of them. South. As the ſerum of the blood is reſolvable by a ſmall heat, a greater heat coagulates, ſo as to turn it horny like parch- ment. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Capable of ſolution or of being made leſs obſcure. The effect is wonderful in all, and the cauſes beſt reſolvable from obſervations made in the countries themſelves, the parts through which they paſs. Brown's Vulgar Errours. Resoluble... adj. [reſoluble, Fr. re and ſolubilis, Lat.] That may be melted or diſſolved. Three is not preciſely the number of the diſtinét elements, whereinto mixt bodies are reſoluble by fire. Boyle. To RESO/LVE. v. a. [reſolvo, Lat. reſoudre, Fr.] 1. To inform; to free from a doubt or difficulty. In all things then are our conſciences beſt reſºlved, and in moſt agreeable ſort unto God and nature reſolved, when they are ſo far perſuaded, as thoſe grounds of perſuaſion will bear. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 7. Give me ſome breath, - Before I poſitively ſpeak in this; I will reſolve your grace immediately. Shakeſp. Rich. III. I cannot brook delay, reſolve me now ; And what your pleaſure is, ſhall ſatisfy me. Shakeſp. Reſolve me, ſtrangers, whence and what you are: Dryd. 2. To ſolve; to clear. Examine, fift, and reſolve their alleged proofs, till you come to the very root whence they ſpring, and it ſhall clearly appear, that the moſt which can be infered upon ſuch plenty of divine teſtimonies, is only this, that ſome things, which they maintain, do ſeem to have been out of ſcripture not ab- ſurdly gathered. Hooker, b. ii. ſ. 7. I reſolve the riddle of their loyalty, and give them oppor- tunity to let the world ſee, they mean not what they do, but what they ſay. King Charles. He always bent himſelf rather judiciouſly to reſºlve, than by doubts to perplex a buſineſs. Hayward. The gravers, when they have attained to the knowledge of theſe repoſes, will eaſily reſolve thoſe difficulties which per- plex them. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. The man, who would reſºlve the work of fate, May limit number. Prior. Happineſs, it was preſently reſolved by all, muſt be ſome one uniform end, proportioned to the capacities of human nature, attainable by every man, independent on fortune. Rogers's Sermons 3. To ſettle in an opinion. Long ſince we were reſolved of your truth, Your faithful ſervice, and your toil in war. Shakeſp. 4. To fix in a determination. Good proof This day affords, declaring thee reſolv’d To undergo with me one guilt. Milton. I run to meet th' alarms, Reſolv’d on death, reſolv'd to die in arms. Dryden. Reſºlv'd for ſea, the ſlaves thy baggage pack; Nothing retards thy voyage, unleſs Thy other lord forbids voluptuouſneſs. Dryden's Perſius. 5. To fix in conſtancy; to confirm. Quit preſently the chapel, or reſºlve you For more amazement: I’ll make the ſtatue move. Shakeſp. 6. To melt ; to diſſolve. Reſolving is bringing a fluid, which is new concreted, into the ſtate of fluidity again. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Vegetable ſalts reſolve the coagulated humours of a human bödy, and attenuate, by ſtimulating the ſolids, and diſſolving the fluids. - Arbuthnot on Aliments. 7. To analiſe. Into what can we reſolve this ſtrong inclination of mankind to this error it is altogether unimaginable, but that the rea- ſon of ſo univerſal a conſent ſhould be conſtant. Tillotſon. Ye immortal ſouls, who once were men, And now reſolv'd to elements agen. Dryden. The decretals turn upon this point, and reſºlve all into a monarchical power at Rome. Baker's Reflections on Learning. To Resolv E. v. n. 1. To determine; to decree within one's ſelf. Confirm’d, then I reſolve Adam ſhall ſhare with me. Milton. Covetouſneſs is like the ſea, that receives the tribute of all rivers, though far unlike it in lending any back; therefore thoſe, who have reſolved upon the thriving ſort of piety, have ſeldom embarked all their hopes in one bottom. D. of Pi. 2. To melt; to be diſſolved. Have I not hideous death within my view Retaining but a quantity of life, Which bleeds away, ev’n as a form of wax Reſolveth from its #. 'gainſt the fire. Shakeſp. No man condemn me, who has never felt A woman's power, or try'd the force of love; All tempers yield and ſoften in thoſe fires, ur honours, intereſts, reſolving down, Run in the gentle current of our joys. Southern's Oroonoº. When the blood, ſtagnates in any part, it firſt coagulates, then reſolves and turns alkaline. A buthnot on Žinºiſ. 3. To be ſettled in opinion. - Let men reſolve of that as they pleaſe: this every intelli- gent being muſt grant, that there is ſomething that is himſelf, that he would have happy. c Locke. Reso'Lve. m.ſ.. [from the verb..] Reſolution; fixed determination. I'm glad, you thus continue your reſolve, To fuck the ſweets of ſweet philoſophy. Shakeſp. When he ſees - Himſelf by dogs, and dogs by men purſu’d, He ſtraight revokes his bold reſºlve, and more , Repents his courage, than his fear before. Lenham. Caeſar's approach has ſummon'd us together, And Rome attends her fate from our reſºlves. Addison Cat. Resolvedly, adv. [from reſolved.] With firmneſs and con- ſtancy. A man may be reſºlvedly patient unto death; ſo that it is not the mediocrity of reſolution, which makes the virtue; nor the extremity, which makes the vice. Grew's Coſmol. REso'lved NEss. n.ſ.. [from reſolved.] Reſolution; comſtancy; firmneſs. This reſºlvedneſs, this high fortitude in fin, can with no reaſon be imagined a preparative to its remiſſion. D. of Piety. Reso'LVENT. m. ſ. [reſºlvens, Latin.] That which has tie power of cauſing ſolution. In the beginning of inflammation, they require repellents; and in the increaſe, ſomewhat of reſolvents ought to be mixed. - J/ijeman's Surgery. Laëteſcent plants, as lettuce and endive, contain a moſt wholeſome juice, reſolvent of the bile, anodyne and cooling. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Resolv ER. n.ſ.. [from reſºlve.] 1. One that forms a firm reſolution. Thy reſolutions were not before ſincere; conſequently God that ſaw that, cannot be thought to have juſtified that unfin- cere reſºlver, that dead faith. Hammond's Praº. Catech. 2. One that diſſolves; one that ſeparates parts. - - It may be doubted, whether or no the fire be the genuine and univerſal reſolver of mixed bodies. Bºyle. RE'SOLUTE. adj. [reſºlu, Fr.] Determined; fixed; con- ſtant; ſteady : firm. Be bloody, bold, and reſolute; laugh to ſcorn The pow'r of man ; for none of woman born - Shall harm Macbeth. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Edward is at hand Ready to fight; therefore be reſºlute. Shakespeare. Hen. VI. RE'solutely, adv. [from reſºlute.] Determinately; firmly ; conſtantly; ſteadily. We reſºlutely muſt, To the few virtues that we have, be juſt. Roſcommon. A man, who lives a virtuous life, deſpiſes the pleaſures of fin, and notwithſtanding all the allurements of ſenſe perſiſts reſolutely in his courſe. Tillotſon's Sermons. Some of thoſe facts he examines, ſome he reſolutely denies; others he endeavours to extenuate, and the reſt he diſtorts with unnatural turns. Swift's Miſcellenics. RE’solut EN Ess. m. ſ. [from reſºlute.] Determinateneſs; ſtate of being fixed in reſolution. All that my reſolutenes to make uſe of my ears, not tongue, could do, was to make them acquieſce. Boyle. Resoluºrio N. n.ſ...[reſolutio, Lat. reſolution, Fr.] 1. Aćt of clearing difficulties. In matters of antiquity, if their originals eſcape due rela- tion, they fall into great obſcurities, and ſuch as future ages ſeldom reduce into a reſolution. Brown's Wulgar Errours. The unravelling and reſolution of the difficulties, that are met with in the execution of the deſign, are the end of an aćtion. Dryden's Oedipus. 2. Analyſis; ačt of ſeparating anything into conſtituent parts: To the preſent impulſes of ſenſe, memory and inſtinct, all the ſagacities of brutes may be reduced; though witty me?, by analytical reſolution, have chymically extracted an artifi- cial logick out of all their actions. Hale's Orig. ºf 44 inkind. 3. Diſſolution. - In the hot ſprings of extreme cold countries, the firſt heats are unſufferable, which proceed out of the reſºlutiºn ºf hu- midity congealed. - - - Digby on Bodies. 4. [From reſolute.] Fixed determination; ſcttled thought. I” th’ progreſs of º buſineſs, Ere a determinate reſolution, The biſhop did . a reſpite. Shakespeare. Henry VIII. O Lord, reſolutions of future reforming do not always ſa- tisfy thy juſtice, nor prevent thy vengeance for former miſ- carriages. - - King Charles. 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R E S R E S _-- How much this is in every man's Power, by making. latiºns to himſelf, is eaſy.” “Y. . . Locke. The mode of the will, which anſwers to dubitation, may be called ſuſpenſion; that which anſwers to invention, reſo- lution: and that which, in the phantaſtick will, is obſ inacy, is conſtancy in the intellectual. - Grew's Coſmol. Conſtancy; firmneſs.; ſteadineſs in good or bad. 5. The reſt of the Helots, which were otherwiſe ſcattered, bent thitherward, with a new life ºf reſºlution ; as if their n had been a root, out of which their colº. ngſ. - t ney. º; ºuld unflate myſelf to be in a due reſºlution. Shakespeare. They, who governed the parliament, had the reſolution to aćt thoſe monſtrous things. Clarendon, b. viii. what reinforcement we may gain from hope, - If not what reſolutiºn from deſpair. . . . 6. Determination of a cauſe in courts of juſtice. - - Nor have we all the acts of parliament or of judicial rºº- lutions, which might occaſion ſuch alterations. - Hale. Resolutive. adj. [reſolutus, Lat. reſºlutiſ, Fr.] Having the power to diſſolve. Rºſsos Anct. n.ſ. [from reſno, Lat.] Sound; reſound. An ancient muſician informed me, that there were ſome famous lutes that attained not their full ſeaſoning and beſt re- Jonance, till they were about fourſcore years old. Bºyle. RÉ'son ANT. adj. [reſennant, Fr. reſºnans, Lat..] Reſounding. is volant touch Fled and purſu'd tranſverſe the reſºnant fugue. Milton. To Reso'RT. v. n. [reſortir, Fr.] 1. To have recourſe. The king thought it time to reſort to other counſels, and to provide force to chaſtiſe them, who had ſo much deſpiſed all his gentler remedies. Clarendon, b. ii. 2. To go publickly. Thither ſhall all the valiant youth reſºrt, And from his memory inflame their breaſts To matchleſs valour. Milton's Agoniſtes. captai Milton. Hither the heroes and the nymphs reſort. Pope. 3. To repair to. The ſons of light Haſted, reſºrting to the ſummons high. Milton. To Argos' realms the vićtor god reſorts, And enters cold Crotopus' humble courts. Pope. 4. To fall back. In law. The inheritance of the ſon never reſorted to the mother or to any of her anceſtors, but both were totally excluded from the ſucceſſion. Hale's Law of England. REso'RT. n. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Frequency; aſſembly ; meeting. Unknown, unqueſtion'd in that thick reſºrt. 2. Concourſe; confluence. The like places of reſort are frequented by men out of place. Swift's Mi cellanies. 3. Aćt of viſiting. Join with me to forbid him her reſºrt. 4. [Reſort, Fr.] Movement; active power; ſpring. Some know the reſorts and falls of buſineſs, that cannot ſink into the main of it. Bacon's Eſſays. In fortune's empire blindly thus we go, We wander after pathleſs deſtiny, Whoſe dark reſorts ſince prudence cannot know, In vain it would provide for what ſhall be. Dryden. To Resou'ND. v. a. [reſono, Lat. reſonner, Fr.] 1. To echo; to ſound back; to celebrate by ſound. The ſweet ſinger of Iſrael with his pſaltery loudly reſºunded the innumerable benefits of the Almighty Creator. Peacham. The ſound of hymns, wherewith thy throne Incompaſs'd ſhall reſound thee ever §. 2. To found; to tell ſo as to be heard far. The man, for wiſdom's various arts renown'd Long exercis'd in woes, oh muſe ! reſound. 3. To return ſounds; to ſound with any noiſe. With other echo late I taught your ſhades, To anſwer and reſound far other ſong. Milton. To Resou'N D. v. n. To be echoed back. What reſounds in fable or romance of Uther's ſons. Mill. What is common fame, which ſounds from all quarters of the world, and reſºund; back to them again, but generally a loud, rattling, impudent lye South's Sermons. Kºsºv'RCF., n.ſ.. [It is commonly written reſºurce, which ſee: reſºurce, Fr. Skinner derives it from reſºudre, Fr. to ſpring up.] one new or unexpected means that offer; reſort; expedient. - Pallas view’d His foºs purſuing, and his friends purſu'd ; W. tººthings, mix'd with prayers, his laſt reſºurce; ith theſe to move their minds, with thoſe to fire their force. - To REscºw. …... Dryden. Dryden. Shakeſp. Milton. » Pope. O [re and ſow.] To ſow anew. ... "“...at ſowing time breedeth much dearth, inſomuch º are forced to rºſaw ſummer corn. Bacon. O º * * [re and ſpeak.] To anſwer. A he great Sannon to the clouds ſhall tell, º * king's rowſe the heav'n'ſhai bruit again, Jºaking carthly thunder. Shakeſp. Hamlet. To RESPECT. v. a. [reſpecius, Lat.] 1. To regard; to have regard to. Claudio, I quake, Leſt thou ſhould'ſt ſeven winters more reſpe& Than a perpetual honour. Shakeſp. Meaſ for Moſ In orchards and gardens we do not ſo much reſpec/ beauty, as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. Bacon. 2. [Reſpecier, Fr.] To conſider with a lower degree of reverence. There is nothing more terrible to a guilty heart, than the eye of a reſpected friend. Sidney. Whoever taſtes, let him with grateful heart Reſpect that ancient loyal houſe. Philips. I always loved and reſpected Sir William. . To have relation to. 4. To look toward. The needle doth vary, as it approacheth the pole; whereas, were there ſuch direction from the rocks, upon a nearer ap- proachment, it would more directly reſpect them. Brown. Palladius adviſeth, the front of his houſe ſhould ſo reſpect the South, that in the firſt angle it receive the riſing rays of the winter ſun, and decline a little from the winter ſetting thereof. Brown's /ulgar Errour. Respect. n.ſ. [reſpeº, Fr. reſpec/us, Lat.] 1. Regard; attention. - You have too much reſpec: upon the world; They loſe it, that do buy it with much care. - I love My country's good with a reſped more tender Than mine own life. Shakep. Coriolanut. 2. Reverence; honour. - - You know me dutiful, therefore Let me not ſhame reſpect ; but give me leave To take that courſe by your content and voice. Shake?. A neas muſt be drawn a ſuppliant to Dido, with reſpect in his geſtures, and humility in his eyes. 19nyden's Dyrºſny. I found the king abandon'd to neglect ; Seen without awe, and ſerv'd without reſpect. 3. Awful kindneſs. He, that will have his ſon have a reſpec: for him, muſt Swift to Gay. Shaleſ. Prior. have a great reverence for his ſon. Lake. 4. Goodwill. Pembroke has got A thouſand pounds a year, for pure reſpect; No other obligation That promiſes more thouſands. Shake p. Henry VIII. The Lord had reſpeci unto Abel and his offering. Gen. iv. 5. Partial regard. It is not good to have reſe: of perſons in judgment. Prov. 6. Reverend character. Many of the beſt reſpeš in Rome, Groaning under this age's yoke, Have wiſh'd, that noble Brutus had his eyes. Shakespeare . 7. Manner of treating others. You muſt uſe them with fit repe?s, according to the bonds of nature; but you are of kin to their perſons, not errors. Bacon. The duke's carriage was to the gentlemen of fair ºffº, and bountiful to the ſoldier, according to any ſpecial value which he ſpied in any. J/otton's Buckingham. 8. Conſideration; motive. Whatſoever ſecret reſpesis were likely to move them, for contenting of their minds, Calvin returned. Hºoker. The love of him, and this reſpeºf beſide; For that my grandfire was an Engliſhman, Awakes my conſcience to confeſs all this. Shakespeare . Since that reſpeºis of fortune are his love, -- I ſhall not be his wife. Shake p. King Lear. 9. Relation; regard. In reſpeci of the ſuitors which attend you, do them what right in juſtice, and with as much ſpeed as you may: Bacºn. I have repreſented to you the excellency of the chriſtian religion, in reſpeci of its clear diſcoveries ºf the nº of God, and in rºffee? of the perfection of its laws. Tillºtſºn. Every thing which is imperfect, as the world muſt be ac- knowledged in many reſpecis, had ſome cauſe which pro- duced it. - ſillotſºn, They believed but one ſupreme deity, which, with rºſpect to the various benefits men received from him, had ſeveral titles. Tillotſon. Respect ER. m. ſ. [from refect.] One that has partial regard. Neither is any condition more honourable in the fight ot God than another; otherwiſe he would be a refºr of per- ſons: for he hath propoſed the ſame ſalvation to all. Sºft. Respectful. adj. [rºſpect and full.) Ceremonious ; full of outward civility. Will you be only, and for ever mine } From this dear boſom ſhall I ne'er be torn ? - Or you grow cold, reſpecifid, or forſworn ? Prior. With humble joy, and with reſpeciful fear, Priºr The liſt’ning people ſhall his ſtory heat. f REspectfully adj. [from reſpeciful..] With ſome degree o Iew erence. . . - To your glad genius ſacrifice this day, Dryd. Let common meats reſ ecſ/ully give way. Rºº.
R E S ul º –-mm- --- Respe’ctive. adj. [from reſpe&#.] 1. Particular ; relating to particular perſons or things. Moſes mentions the immediate cauſes, and St. Peter the more remote and fundamental cauſes, that conſtitution of the heavens, and that conſtitution of the earth, in reference to their reſpective waters, which made that world obnoxious to a deluge. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. When ſo many preſent themſelves before their reſpeciive magiſtrates to take the oaths, it may not be improperto awaken a due ſenſe of their engagements. Addiſon. z. [Reſpecif, Fr.] Relative; not abſolute. The medium intended is not an abſolute, but a reſe?ive medium : the proportion recommended to all is the ſame ; but the things to be deſired in this proportion will vary. Rog. 3- Worthy of reverence. Not in uſe. What ſhould it be, that he reſpects in her, But I can make reſpective in myſelf. Shakeſp. . Accurate; nice; careful; cautious. Obſolete. Reſpeciive and wary men had rather ſeek quietly their own, and wiſh that the world may go well, ſo it be not long of them, than with pain and hazard make themſelves adviſers for the common good. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 1. He was exceeding reſpećfive and preciſe. Raleigh. REspe/ctively. adv. [from reſpeciive.] 1. Particularly ; as each belongs to each. The interruption of trade between the Engliſh and Flemiſh began to pinch the merchants of both nations, which moved them by all means to diſpoſe their ſovereigns reſpectively to open the intercourſe again. Bacon. The impreſſions from the objećts of the ſenſes do mingle reſpešlively every one with his kind. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Good and evil are in morality, as the Eaſt and Weſt are in the frame of the world, founded in and divided by that fixed and unalterable fituation, which they have reſpectively in the whole body of the univerſe. South's Sermons. The principles of thoſe governments are reſpeciively diſ- claimed and abhorred by all the men of ſenſe and virtue in both parties. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 54. 2. Relatively; not abſolutely. If there had been no other choice, but that Adam had been left to the univerſal, Moſes would not then have ſaid, eaſt- ward in Eden, ſeeing the world hath not Eaſt nor Weſt, but reſpectively. Raleigh's Hiſtory % the World. 3. Partially; with reſpečt to private views. Obſolete. Among the miniſters themſelves, one being ſo far in eſti- mation above the reſt, the voices of the reſt were likely to be given for the moſt part reſpeciively with a kind of ſecret dependency. Hºoker's Preface. 4. With great reverence. Not in uſe. Honeſt Flaminius, you are very reſpectively welcome. Shakespeare Respe/Rsion. m. ſ. [reſperſo, Lat..] The act of ſprinkling. REspirA"rion, n. ſ. [reſpiration, Fr. reſpiratio, from reſpiro, Lat.] 1. The act of breathing. Apollonius of Tyana affirmed, that the ebbing and flow. ing of the ſea was the reſpiration of the world, drawing in water as breath, and putting it forth again. Bacon. Syrups or other expectoratives do not advantage in coughs, by ſlipping down between the epiglottis; for, as I inſtanced before, that muſt neceſlarly occaſion a greater cough and difficulty of reſpiration. Harvey on Conſumptions. The author of nature foreknew the neceſſity of rains and dews to the preſent ſtructure of plants, and the uſes of reſpi- ration to animals; and therefore created thoſe correſpondent properties in the atmoſphere. Bentley's Sermons. 2. Relief from toil. Till the day Appear of reſpiration to the juſt, And vengeance to the wicked. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii. To Respi'R.E. v. n. [reſpiro, Lat. reſpirer, Fr.] 1. To breathe. The ladies gaſp'd, and ſcarcely could reſpire; The breath they drew, no longer air, but fire, The fainty knights were ſcorch'd. 2. To catch breath. Till breathleſs both themſelves aſide retire, Where foaming wrath, their cruel tuſks they whet, And trample th' earth the whiles they may reſpire. F. Q. I, a pris’ner chain'd, ſcarce freely draw The air impriſon'd alſo, cloſe and damp, Unwholeſome draught; but here I feel amends, The breath of heav'n freſh blowing, pure, and ſweet, With day-ſpring born ; here leave me to reſpire. Milton. 3. To reſt; to take reſt from toil. Hark! he ſtrikes the golden lyre; And ſee the tortur'd ghoſts reſpire, See ſhady forms advance RESPITE. a. ſ. [reſpit, Fr.] 1. Reprieve ; ſūſpenſion of a capital ſentence. I had hope to ſpend Quiet, though ſad, the reſpite of that day, That muſt be mortal to us both. Dryden. y Pope's St. Cecilia. R E S Wiſdon and eloquence in vain would plead One moment's refºre for the learned head; Judges of writings and of inet, have dy'd. 2. Pauſe; interval - The fºx then counſel'd th' ape, for to require Rºſpite till morrow tº anſwer his deſire. Hubber!"; 7, 1, This cuſtomary war, which troublei, all the world, giveth little repite or breathing time of peace, doth uſually borrow pretence from the neceſſ. *ry, to make itſelf appéar more honeſt. - R. Eſſays. Some pauſe and reſpite only I require, Till with my tears I ſhall have quelch. my fire. Denham. To ResP1’t E. v. a. [from the noun.] - 1. To relieve by a pauſe. In what bow'r or ſhade Thou findſt him, from the heat of noon retird, To reſpite his day-labour with repaſt, Or with repoſe. 41iltºn's Paradiſe Loft, b. v. 2. [Rºſpiter, old Fr.] To ſuſpend; to delay. An act paſſed for the ſatisfaction of the officers of the king's army, by which they were promiſed payment, upon the pub- lick faith, in November following; till which time they were to reſpite it, and be contented that the common ſoldiers and inferior officers ſhould be ſatisfied upon their diſbanding. Clarendon. Resple’N DENce }". J.. [from reſplendent.] Luſtre; bright- RESPLE'NDENCY. § neſs; ſplendour. Son thou in whom my glory Ibehold In full reſplendence, heir of all my might. Milton. To neglect that ſupreme replendency, that ſhines in God, for thoſe dim repreſentations of it in the creature, is as abſurd as it were for a Perſian to offer his ſacrifice to a pathelion in- ſtead of adoring the ſun. Boyle. RESPLE'NDENT: adj. [reſplendens, Lat.] Bright; ſhining; having a beautiful luſtre. Rich in commodities, beautiful in ſituation, reſplendent in all glory. Camden's Remains. There all within full rich array'd he found, With royal arras and reſplendent gold. Fairy Queen. The ancient electrum had in it a fifth of filver to the gold, and made a compound metal, as fit for moſt uſes as gold, and more reſplendent. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Empreſs of this fair world, reſºlendent Eve Milton. Every body looks moſt ſplendid and luminous in the light of its own colour: cinnaber in the homogeneal light is moſt reſplendent, in the green light it is manifeſtly leſs reſplendent, in the blue light ſtill leſs. Newton's Opticks. Reſplendent braſs, and more reſplendent dames. Pope. Resple'NDENTLY. adv. [from reſplendent.] With luſtre; brightly; ſplendidly. To RESPO'ND. v. n. [reſpondeo, Lat. reſpondre, Fr.] 1. To anſwer. Little uſed. 2. To correſpond; to ſuit. To ev'ry theme reſponds thy various lay; Here rowls a torrent, there meanders play. Respo'NDENT. n.ſ. [reſpondens, Lat.] 1. An anſwerer in a ſuit. In giving an anſwer, the reſpondent ſhould be in court, and perſonally admoniſhed by the judge to anſwer the judge's in- terrogation. Ayliff's Parergon. 2. One whoſe province, in a ſet diſputation, is to refute ob- jećtions. - - - - - - How becomingly does Philopolis exerciſe his office, and ſeaſonably commit the opponent with the reſpondent, like a long pračtiſed moderator : More's Divine Dialogues. The reſpondent may eaſily ſhew, that though wine may do all this, yet it may be finally hurtful to the ſoul and body of him. JWatts's Logick. Respo’Nse. m. ſ. [reſponſum, Lat.] I. An anſwer. Mere natural piety has taught men to receive the reſºonſes of the gods with all poſſible veneration. Gov. ºf the Tºngue. The oracles, which had before flouriſhed, began to droops and from giving reſpºnſes in verſe, deſcended to proſe, and within a while were utterly ſilenced. - Hammºnd. 2. [Reſpons, Fr.] Anſwer made by the congregation, ſpeaking alternately with the prieſt in publick worſhip. º To make his pariſhioners kneel and join in the re?onſes, he gave every one of them a hallock and common prayer book. Addison's Spectator, N° 112. 3. Reply to an obječtion in a formal diſputation. . - Let the reſpondent not turn opponent; except ºn retorting the argument upon his adverſary after a direct reſponſe; and even this is allowed only as a confirmation of his own re- Jponſe. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind. Répô'ssible. adj. [from rºſenſus, Lat.J 1. Anſwerable ; accountable. + 1- He as much ſatisfics the itch of telling news ; he as much perſuades his hearers; and all tºº while he has his retreat fºcure, and ſtands not reſpºnſible for the truth of his re- lations. Gºvernment of the Tongue. P; , z, Broome. Milton. 21 S 2. Capable
R E S R. F. S iſcharging an obligation. †† of a º of money to trade depends edge, which writing cannot ſupply the place º: #. freceive from one man, will not be ac- O ºted as ſecurity by another, he not knowing that the bill is j or that the man bound is honeſt or reſpºnſible. Loºke. Rººses. n. ſ. [from reſponſible.] State of being ſized or qualified to anſwe. - - Riº m. ſ. [reſponſº, Lat.] The aët of anſwering. Respo'Nsive. adj. [ºffenſiſ, Fr. from reſponſus, Lat. J Anſwering ; making anſwer. I Å jiàº. is a reſponſive letter, or letter by way of an- {wer Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. Correſpondent; ſuited to ſomething elſe. Sing of love and gay deſire, 2. Capab Rºſive to the warbling lyſe. Fenton. %. Demodocus the bard of fame, Taught by the gods to pleaſe, when high he ſing: The vocal lay ºffenſive to the ſtrings. Pope's Odyſſey. Responsory, adj. [reſponſºriº Lat.] Containing anſwer. REST. n.ſ. [rerº, Saxon; ruffe, Dutch.] . Sleep; repoſe. - - I “...i. ă. retir'd to rºſt, mind us of like repoſe. Milton. Mytoſt limbs are wearied into reſt. Pope. 2. The final ſleep ; the quietneſs of death. . Óſ, with hôly hymns he charm'd their ears; For David left him, when he went to rºft, His lyre. - 3. Stilneſs ; ceſſation of motion. - - prefaion aſketh reſt; for the ſubtle motion, which pu- trefaction requireth, is diſturbed by any agitation. Bacon. what cauſe mov'd the Creator, in his holy reſ?, - So late to build. Milton. All things paſt are equally and perfeółly at reſt and to this way of conſideration of them are all one, whether they were béfore the world, or but yeſterday. Locke. 4. Quiet ; peace ; ceſſation from diſturbance. Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye ſhall find reſt unto your ſouls. Mat. xi. 29. He giveth yourſ from all your enemies. Deut. xii. Io. Though the righteous be prevented with death ; yet ſhall he be in reſt. I/id, iv. 7. 'Scap'd from ſuch ſtorms of pow'r, holding it beſt To be below herſelf to be at reſt. Daniel's Civil War. The root cut off, from whence theſe tumults roſe, He ſhould have reſt, the commonwealth repoſe. Daniel. Thus fenc'd, but not at reſt or eaſe of mind. Milton. with what a load of vengeance am I preſt, Yet never, never, can I hope for reſt; For when my heavy burden I remove, The weight falls down, and cruſhes her I love. Dryden. Like the ſun, it had light and agility; it knew no reſt but in motion, no quiet but in activity. South's Sermons. Where can a frail man hide him in what arms Dryden's Parſon. Shall a ſhort life enjoy a little reſt. Fanſhaw. Thither, where ſinners may have reſt, I go. Pope. The grave, where ev'n the great find rºſt. Pope. The midnight murderer Invades the ſacred hour of ſilent reſt. Anonym. 5. Ceſſation from bodily labour. There the weary be at reſt. job iii. 17. 6. Support; that on which anything leans or reſts. Forth prick'd Clorinda from the throng, And gainſt Tancredie ſet her ſpear in reſt. Fairfax. A man may think, that a muſket may be ſhot off as well upon the arm, as upon a reſt 5 but when all is done, good counſel ſetteth buſineſs ſtraight. Bacon. Their vizors clos'd, their lances in the reſt, Or at the helmet pointed, or the creſt; They ſpeed the race. Dryden's Knight's Tale. Take the handle in your right hand, and claſping the blade of it in your left, lean it ſteady upon the reſt, holding the edge a little aſant over the work, ſo as a corner of the thin ſide of the chiſel may bear upon the reſt, and the flat ſide of the chiffel may make a ſmall angle with the reſt. Moxon. 7. Place of repoſe. Suſtain’d by him with comforts, till we end In duſt, our final rºſ; and native home. Milton. 8. Final hope. He ſets up his reſt, to do more exploits with his mace, than a maurice pike. Shakeſp. Com. of Err. Sea fights have been final to the war, but this is, when princes ſet up their reſt upon the battle. Bacon. This anſwer would render their counſels of leſs reverence to the people, if, upon thoſe reaſons, they ſhould recede from what they had, with that confidence and diſdain of the houſe of peers, demanded of the king; they therefore reſolved to "t up their reſt upon that ſtake, and to go through with it, or - pººl in the attempt. Clarendon. () º Fr. quad reſtat, Latin.] Remainder ; what re- * * * in S. * . . ." - - - *gºon gives part of its reward in hand, the preſent ccm- fort of having done our duty; and for the rºſt, it offers us the beſt ſecurity that heaven can gºve. Tillotſon. The pow'r in glory ſhone, By her bent bow and her keen arrows known The reſt a huntreſs. Dryden's Knight's Tale. REST. adj. [reſter, Fr. quod rºſtat, Lat..] Others; thoſe not included in any propoſition. By deſcription of their qualitics, many things may be learned concerning the reſt of the inhabitants. Albºt. They had no other conſideration of the publick, than that no diſturbance might interrupt their quiet in their own days; and that the reſt, who had larger hearts and more publick ſpirits, would extend their labour, activity, and advice only to ſecure the empire at home by all peaceable arts. Clarendºn. Plato, and the reſt of the philoſophers, acknowledged the unity, power, wiſdom, goodneſs, and providence of the ſu- preme God. Stillingfieet. Arm'd like the reſt, the Trojan prince appears, And by his pious labour urges theirs. Dryden. Upon ſo equal terms did they all ſtand, that no one had a fairer pretence of right than the reſt. JWoodward. To Resºr. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To ſleep; to be aſleep; to ſlumber. Fancy then retires Into her private cell, when nature reſ';. Miltºn. 2. To ſleep the final ſleep; to die. ‘Itgºw Uzvá, Kop. 2121' $vºazºv Fan atys rês 27-238;. Glad I’d lay me down, As in my mother's lap ; there I ſhould reſt And ſleep ſecure. Milton. 3. To be at quiet; to be at peace ; to be without diſturbance. Thither let us tend From off the toſſing of theſe fiery waves, There reſt, if any reſt can harbour there. Miltºn. 4. To be without motion; to be ſtill. Over the tent a cloud ſhall reſt by day. Miltºn. . To be fixed in any ſtate or opinion. He will not reſt content, though thou giveſt many gifts. Prov. vi. 35. Every creature has a ſhare in the common bleſſings of pro- vidence; and every creature ſhould reſt well ſatisfied with its proportion in them. L'Eſtrange. After ſuch a lord I reſt ſecure, Thou wilt no foreign reins or Trojan load endure. Dryden. There yet ſurvives the lawful heir Of Sanchó's blood, whom, when I ſhall produce, I ret aſſur'd to ſee you pale with fear. Dryden. 6. To ceaſe from labour. Six days thou ſhalt do thy work, and on the ſeventh day thou ſhalt reſt. Exodus xxiii. 12. The ark went before, to ſearch out a reſting place for them. Numb. x. 33. From work reſting he bleſs'd the ſeventh day. . Milt"; When you enter into the regions of death, you reſt from all your labours and your fears. Taylor's Rule of Living Hºly. 7. To be ſatisfied; to acquieſce. To urge the foe to battle, Prompted by blind revenge and wild deſpair, Were to refuſe th’ awards of providence, - *- And not to reſt in heaven's determination. Addison. 8. To lean; to be ſupported. As the vex'd world, to find repoſe, at laſt Itſelf into Auguſtus' arms did caſt; So England now doth, with like toil oppreſt, Her weary head upon your boſom rºſt. J/aller. On him I reſted, And, not without confid'ring, fix'd my fate. Dryden. Sometimes it reſis upon teſtimony, when teſtimº of right has nothing to do; becauſe it is eaſier to believe, than to be ſcientifically inſtructed. - Locke. The philoſophical uſe of words conveys the preciſe notions of things, which the mind may reſt upon, and be ſatisfied with, in its ſearch after knowledge. - Locke. 9. [Reſto, Lat., refler, Fr.] To be left; to remain. Fall’n he is ; and now What reſts, but that the mortal ſenterº paſs On his tranſgreſſion. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. x. There reſteth the comparative; that is, its being granted, that it is either lawful or binding, yet whet” other things be not prefered before it, as extirpation of hereſies. Bacon. To REST. v. a. 1. To lay to reſt. Your piety has paid All needful rites, to reſt my wand'ring ſha” 2. To place as on a ſupport. Rest A GN ANT. adj. [reſtagnanº, Lat.] Re flow or motion. - Upon the tops of high mountains: the air, which º: againſt the reſtagnant quickſilver, is leſs preſſed by the º ponderous incumbent air. Boyle. Dryden. maining without To RE-
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To RESTAGNATE. v. n. [re and ſtagnate.] To ſtand
without flow.
The blood returns thick, and is apt to reſtagnate. Iſºſºman.
RESTAGNA^T Ion. n.ſ.. [from reſagnate.] The ſtate of ſtand-
ing without flow, courſe, or motion.
Rest AU R A rion. m. ſ. [rºſauro, Lat..] The aët of recover-
ing to the former ſtate.
Adam is in us an original cauſe of our nature, and of that
corruption of nature which cauſeth death; Chriſt as the
cauſe original of reſtauration to life. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 50.
O my dear father reſtauration hang
Thy medicine on my lips; and let this kiſs
Repair thoſe violent harms, that my two ſiſters
Have in thy reverence made. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Spermatical parts will not admit a regeneration, much leſs
will they receive an integral reſtauration. Brown.
To RESTEM. v. a. [re and/fem.] To force back againſt the
current.
How they reſem
Their backward courſe, bearing with frank appearance
Toward Cyprus. Shakeſp. Othel'o.
Re(stful. adj. [reſt and ful..] .. Quiet; being at reſt.
Is not my arm of length,
That reacheth from the reſtful Engliſh court,
As far as Calais to my uncle's head. Shakeſp. Rich, III.
Rest HA'RRow. m. ſ. A plant.
Reſharrow hath a papilionaceous flower, which is ſucceed-
ed by a ſwelling pod, and which is ſometimes long, and at
other times ſhort ; is bivalve, and filled with kidney-ſhaped
ſeeds. AZiller.
RESTIFF. adj. [reſtif, Fr. reſtivo, Ital.]
1. Unwilling to ſtir; reſolute againſt going forward; obſtinate;
ſtubborn. It is originally uſed of an horſe, that, though not
wearied, will not be driven forward.
All, who before him did afeend the throne,
Labour'd to draw three reſtive nations on. Roſcommon.
This reſtiff ſtubborneſs is never to be excuſed under any
pretence whatſoever. L’Eſtrange.
Some, with ſtudious care,
Their reſtiff ſteeds in ſandy plains prepare. Dryden.
The archangel, when diſcord was reſtive, and would not
be drawn from her beloved monaſtery with fair words, drags
her cut with many ſtripes. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal.
So James the drowſy genius wakes
Of Britain, long entranc'd in charms,
Reſtiff, and ſlumb'ring on its arms. Dryden.
The pamper'd colt will diſcipline diſdain,
Impatient of the laſh, and reſtiff to the rein. Dryden.
2. Being at reſt; being leſs in motion. Not uſed.
Paſſies ofteneſt happen upon the left ſide; the moſt vigo-
rous part protećting itſelf, and protruding the matter upon the
weaker and reſtive ſide. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Resti'FNess. n.ſ.. [from reſtiff.] Obſtinate reluctance.
Overt virtues bring forth praiſe; but ſecret virtues bring
forth fortune: certain deliveries of a man's ſelf, which the
Spaniſh name deſemboltura, partly expreſſeth, where there be
not ſtands nor reſtiveneſs in a man's nature; but the wheels
of his mind keep way with the wheels of his fortune. Bacon.
That it gave occaſion to ſome men's further reſtiveneſs, is
imputable to their own depraved tempers. King Charles.
Rºos. n. ſ. [reſtinčius, Lat..] The act of extin-
gullning.
Rºritºrion. n. ſ. [reſtitutio, Lat.]
1. The aët of reſtoring what is loſt or taken away.
To ſubdue an uſurper, ſhould be no unjuſt enterpriſe or
wrongful war, but a reſtitution of ancient rights unto the
crown of England, from whence they were moſt unjuſtly ex-
pelled and long kept out. Spenſer on Ireland.
He would pawn his fortunes
To hopeleſs reſtitution, ſo he might
Be call'd your vanquiſher. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Now is Č. a child of conſcience, he makes reſtitution.
Shakeſp. Merry Wives ºf //indſor.
He reſtitution to the value makes;
Nor joy in his extorted treaſure takes. Sandys.
Whoſoever is an effective real cauſe of doing a neighbour
wrong, by what inſtrument ſoever he does it, is bound to
make reſtitution. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
In caſe our offence againſt God hath been complicated
with injury to men, it is but reaſonable we ſhould make re-
ſtitution. Tillotſon's Sermons.
A great man, who has never been known willingly to pay
a juſt debt, ought not all of a ſudden to be introduced, mak-
ing reſtitution of thouſands he has cheated: let it ſuffice to
pay twenty pounds to a friend, who has loſt his note. Arbuth.
2. The act of recovering its former ſtate or poſture.
In the woody parts of plants, which are their bones, the
principles are ſo compounded, as to make them flexible with-
out joints, and alſo elaſtick; that ſo their roots may yield to
ſtones, and their trunks to the wind, with a power of reſti-
tution. Grew's Coſmol.
RE's T Less. adj. [from reſt.] -
-1. Being without ſleep.
Reftleſ, he paſs'd the remnants of the night,
Till the freſh air proclaim'd the morning high .
And burning ſhips, the martyrs of the fight,
with paler fires beheld the eaſtern ſky.
2. Unquiet; without peace.
* to the body ſome, none to the mind
jº reſtleſs thoughts, that like a deadly ſwarm
f hornets arm’d, no ſooner found alone,
But ruſh upon me thronging, and preſent . .
"...º.º.º innow. Mººn.
But to be re º ° from that lethargick dream,
We find oir º: tº: Denham.
quieted by paſſions º º º tº: toſſed and diſ-
of this world d' - :eking ºppºs in the enjoyments
ºil, and ever miſſing what they ſeek. Afterlay.
What tongue can ſpeak the ºftieſ; monarch's woes,
When God and Nathan were declard his foes."
3. Unconſtant; unſettled. -
He was ſtout of courage, ſtrong of hand,
Bold was his heart, and reſtle ; was his ſpright. Fai,fax.
He's proud, fantaſtick, apt to change,
Rºſt'ſ at home, and ever prone to range.
4. Not ſtill ; in continual motion.
- How could nature on their orbs impoſe
Such rºſłkſ; revolution, day by day
r Repeated. - Milton.
RE's tº sly, adv. [from reſtleſ...] Without reſt; unquietly.
When the mind caſts and turns itſelf reſtleſ, from one thing
to another, ſtrains this power of the ſoul to apprehend, that to
judge, another to divide, a fourth to remember: thus tracing
out the nice and ſcarce obſervable difference of ſome things,
and the real agreement of others; at length it brings all the
ends of a long hypotheſis together. South.
RestlessNº'ss. n.J. [from rºſiles.]
1. Want of ſleep.
Reſtleſneſs and intermiſſion from ſleep, grieved perſons are
moleſted with, whereby the blood is dried. Harvey.
2. Want of reſt; unquietneſs. -
, Let him keep the reſt,
But keep them with repining reſtleſn'ſ
Let him be rich and weary, that at leaſt,
If goodneſs lead him not, yet wearineſs
May toſs him to my breaſt.
3. Motion ; agitation.
The trembling reſtleſheſ of the needle, in any but the north
point of the compaſs, manifeſts its inclination to the pole;
which its wavering and its reſt bear equal witneſs to. Boyle.
Resto'Rable. adj. [from reſtore.] What may be reſtored.
By cutting turf without any regularity, great quantities of
reſtorable land are made utterly deſperate. Swift.
REstor ATIon. n.ſ.. [from reſtore; reſtauration, Fr.] The
aćt of replacing in a former ſtate. This is properly reſtauration.
Hail, royal Albion, hail to thee,
Thy longing people's expectation
Sent from the gods to ſet us free
From bondage and from uſurpation:
Behold the different climes agree,
Rejoicing in thy reſtoration. Dryden's Albion.
The Athenians, now deprived of the only perſon that was
able to recover their loſſes, repent of their raſhneſs, and en-
deavour in vain for his reſtoration. Swift.
2. Recovery.
The change is great in this reſtoration of the man, from a
ſtate of ſpiritual darkneſs, to a capacity of perceiving divine
truth. Rogers.
Resto'Rative. adj. [from reſtore.] That which has the
power to recruit life.
Their taſte no knowledge works at leaſt of evil;
But life preſerves, deſtroys life's enemy,
Hunger, with ſweet reſtorative delight. AMilton.
REsto'RATIVE. n.ſ.. [from reſtore.] A medicine that has the
power of recruiting life.
I will kiſs thy lips;
Haply ſome poiſon yet doth hang on them,
To make me die with a reſtorative. Shakeſp. Rom, and juſ.
God ſaw it neceſſary by ſuch mortifications to quench the
boundleſs rage of an inſatiable intemperance, to make the
weakneſs of the fleſh, the phyſick and º, of the
ſpirit. 7ty tº J. Yeº. 7777??J.
P Aſſes milk is an excellent reſtorative in conſumptiors. AM/rt.
He preſcribes an Engliſh galion of aſſes milk, “..., .
a reſtorative. … 7 ºzºnºfa
To £ºe. v. a. [reſtaurer, Fr. reſtauro, Lat.]
1. To give back what has been loſt or taken away.
Reſtore the man his wife. . . Gen. xx. 7.
He ſhall reſtore in the principal, and add the * º
In OſC. fº/. W1. S.
She lands him on his native ſhores,
And to his father's longing arms "ſtºre. Dryden,
. To bring back.
2. l O #. baniſh'd virtue ſhall reſtore,
And crimes ſhall threat the guilty world no n ore. *:
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Prior.
Dryden.
Herbert.
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R E S R E S | ils can, by one ſlight touch, reſºre sº that wept before. d P. 3. To retrieve; to º back from degeneration, declenſion, - • - " -- 1: atc. oſ #ºment are but ſo many eſſays, whereby attempt to reſtore themſelves from the firſt general curſe j upon their labours. Iłilkin's Mathem. Magick. in i. his odyſſes, Homer explains, that the hardeſt difficulties may be overcome by labour, and our fortune rº/lored after the ſevereſt afflićtions. - Prior. 4. To recover paſſages in books from corruption. Resto'RER. n.ſ.. [from reſtore.] One that reſtores. Next to º h ſtin'd reſtorer of mankind, by whom - §. ğ. and earth ſhall to the ages riſe. Milton. I foretelyou, as the reſtorer of poetry. Dryden. Here are ten thouſand perſons reduced to the neceſſity of a low diet and moderate exerciſe, who are the only great re- ſtorers of our breed, without which, the nation would in an age become one great hoſpital. - Swift. To § v. a. [reſtreindre, Fr. rºſtringo, Lat.] 1. To withold; to keep in. If ſhe reſtrain'd the riots of your followers, 'Tis to ſuch wholſome end as clears her. Shakeſp. The gods will plague thee, - That thou reſtrainſt from me the duty, which - To a mother's part belongs. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 2. To repreſs; to keep in awe. - - - The law of nature would be in vain, if there were no body that, in the ſtate of nature, had a power to execute that law, and thereby preſerve the innocent and reſtrain offenders. Locke. That all men may be reſtrained from doing hurt to one an- other, the execution of the law of nature is in that ſtate put into every man's hand, whereby every one has a right to pu- niſh the tranſgreſſors to ſuch a degree as may hinder its violation. Locke. 3. To ſuppreſs; to hinder; to repreſs. A heavy ſummons lies like lead upon me, Merciful pow'rs Rºſtrain in me the curſed thoughts, that nature Gives way to in repoſe. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Compaſſion gave him up to tears A ſpace, till firmer thoughts rºſtrain’d exceſs. Milton. 4. To abridge. Me of my lawful pleaſure ſhe reſtrain'd, And pray'd me oft forbearance. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Though they two were committed, at leaſt reſtrained of their liberty, yet this diſcovered too much of the humour of the court. Clarendon, b. ii. 5. To hold in. His horſe, with a half checked bit, and a headſtall of ſheep's leather, which being rºſtrainſ to keep him from ſtumbling, hath been often burſt, and now repaired with knots. Shakeſpeare. 6. To limit; to confine. We reſtrain it to thoſe only duties, which all men, by force of natural wit, underſtand to be ſuch duties as concern all men. Hoºker, b. i. ſ. 8. Upon what ground can a man promiſe himſelf a future re- Pentance, who cannot promiſe himſelf a futurity ? whoſe life depends upon his breath, and is ſo rºſtrained to the preſent, that it cannot ſecure to itſelf the reverſion of the very next In Inute. * South's Sermons. Not only a metaphyſical or natural, but a moral univerſal lity alſo is to be reſtrained by a part of the predicate; as all the Italians are politicians; that is, thoſe among the Italians, who are politicians, are ſubtle politicians; i. e. they are ge- nerally ſo. Hatti's Logº. RESTRAI’NABLE. adj. [from rºſtrain..] Capable to be re. ſtrained. - Therein we muſt not "eny a liberty; nor is the band of the Painter more reſtrainable, than the Pen of the poet. Bro. Rest RAI'NEDLY. dav. [from rºſtrained.] With reſtrait. without latitude. 2 That Chriſt's dying for all is the expreſs doćtrine of the ſcripture, is manifeſted by the world, which is a word of the wideſt extent, and although it be ſometimes uſ. In Ore re- Jirainedly, yet never doth ſignify a far ſmaller diſproportionable part of the world. . . Hammond's Fundamental. º: m. ſ. [from rºſtrain..] One that reſtrains; one If nothing San relieve us, we muſt with patience ſubmit unto that reſtraint, and expect the will of the reſtrainer. w Brown's Pulgär Er RFst RA1 NT. m. ſ. “a” . •: tºgar Errours. * Abridgement f ſºft ain ; rºſłreint, Fr.] She will well excuſe, by at this time tº *ors are barr'd againſ you . CPart in pati c you ; Patience, And about evening Some yourſelf alone o know the reafor y 3. I n of this ſtrange reſtraint. Shakeſp. I requeſt Th' enfianchiſement of Arthur, whoſe rºſtraint Doth move the murm'ring lips of diſcontent. Shakespeare It is to no purpoſe to lay rºſtraints or give privileges to men, in ſuch general terms, as the Particular perſons concerned cannot be known by. Lºcłe. I think it a manifeſt diſadvantage, and a great reſtraizi upon us. Felton ºn the Cº. 2. Prohibition. What mov’d our parents to tranſgreſs his will For one reſtraint, lords of the world beºdes; 3. Limitation; reſtriction. If all were granted, yet it muſt be maintained within any bold reſtraints, far otherwiſe than it is received. Browi. 4. Repreſſion; hindrance of will ; ačt of withholding. There is no reſtraint to the Lord to ſave, by many or by few. I Sam. xiv. 6. Thus it ſhall befal Him who, to worth in women overtruſting, Lets her will rule; reſtraint ſhe will not brook. AMilton. Is there any thing, which reflects a greater luſtre upon a man's perſon, than a ſevere temperance and a rºſtraint of himſelf from vicious pleaſures 2 South. To RESTRI'CT. v. a. [reſtricius, Lat.] To limit; to con- fine. A word ſcarce Engliſh. In the enumeration of conſtitutions in this chapter, there is not one that can be limited and reſtričied by ſuch a diſtinc- tion, nor can perhaps the ſame perſon, in different circum- ſtances, be properly confined to one or the other. Arbuthnºt. RESTRI crios. n.ſ. [reſtriction, Fr.] Confinement ; limita- tion. This is to have the ſame reſtriction with all other recrea- tions, that it be made a divertiſement hot a trade. Go. of ſon. Iron manufacture, of all others, ought the leaſt to be en- couraged in Ireland; or, if it be, it requires the moſt reſtrictiºn to certain places. Temple's Miſcellanies. All duties are matter of conſcience; with this reſtriction, that a ſuperior obligation ſuſpends the force of an inferior. L'Eſtrange. Each other gift, which God on man beſtows, His proper bounds and due reſtriction knows, A ſlion, To one fix’d purpoſe dedicates its power. Prior. Celſus's rule, with the proper reſtrictions, is good for people in health. Arbuthnot. Restrictive. adj. [from reſtrič.] 1. Expreſſing limitation. They, who would make the reſtriºve particle belong to the latter clauſe, and not to the 1ſt, do not attend to the reaſon. Stillingfleet's Def of Diſ, on Roman Idol. 2. [Reſiriđiſ, Fr.] Styptick; aſtringent. I applied a plaiſter over it, made up with my common re- /trićlive powder. JWiſeman's Surgery. Rest Ri'ctively. adv. [from reſtričfive..] With limitation. All ſpeech, tending to the glory of God or the good of man, is aright directed; which is not to be underſtood ſo re- firićtively, as if nothing but divinity, or the neceſſary con- cerns of human life, may lawfully be brought into diſcourſe. Government of the Tongue. To Restri'NGE. v. a. [reftringo, Lat.] To limit; to con- fine. Rest Ri'NGENT. n. ſ. [reſtringens, Lat. rºſtringent, Fr.] That which hath the power of reſtraining. - The two latter indicate phlebotomy for revulſion, reſtrin- gents to ſtench, and incraſſàtives to thicken the blood. Harv. REsty, adj. [reſtiff, Fr.] Obſtinate in ſtanding ſtill. See RESTIFF. Come, our ſtomachs Will make what's homely ſavoury, wearineſs Can ſhore upon the flint, when reſty ſloth - Finds the down pillow hard. Shakespeare Cymbeline. Men of diſcretion, whom people in power may with little ceremony load as heavy as they pleaſe, find them neither rºſty nor vicious. - Swift. To Resubli’ME. v. a. [re and ſublime.] To ſublime another time. When mercury ſublimate is reſublimed with freſh mercury, it becomes mercurius dulcis, which is a white taſteleſs earth ſcarce diſſolvable in water, and mercuritis. dulcis reſuhimed with ſpirit of ſalt returns into mercury ſublimate. Newton. To Result. v. n. [reſulter, Fr. reſulto, Lat.] I. To fly back. With many a weary ſtep, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round ſtone; The huge round ſtone, reſulting with a bound, - Thunders impetuous down, and ſmoaks along the ground. Pope's Odyſſey. 2. [Reſulter, Fr.] To riſe as a conſequence; to be produced as the effect of cauſes jointly concurring. - - - Rue proſpers much, if ſet by a fig tree; which is cauſed. not by reaſon of friendſhip, but by extraction of a contrary juice; the one drawing juice fit to reſult ſweet, the other bitter. Bacon's Natural *:::: - Suc
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contrary.
Such huge extremes, when nature doth unite, -
Wonder from thence reſults, from thence delight. Denh.
Upon the diſſolution of the firſt earth, this very face of
things would immediately reſult. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Pleaſure and peace do naturally reſult from a holy and good
life. Tillotſºn's Sermons.
The horror of an obječt may overbear the pleaſure reſulting
from its greatneſs. Addiſon.
Their effects are often very diſproportionable to the prin-
ciples and parts that reſult from the analyſis. Baker.
. To ariſe as a concluſion from premiſes.
Resu'LT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Reſilience; act of flying back.
Sound is produced between the ſtring and the air, by the
return or the reſult of the ſtring, which was ſtrained by the
touch to his former place. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. Conſequence; effect produced by the concurrence of co-
operating cauſes.
Did my judgment tell me, that the propoſitions ſent to me
were the reſults of the major part of their votes, I ſhould then
not ſuſpect my own judgement for not ſpeedily concurring
with them. King Charles.
As in perfumes, compos'd with art and coſt,
'Tis hard to ſay what ſcent is uppermoſt,
Nor this part muſk or civet can we call,
Or amber, but a rich reſult of all :
So ſhe was all a ſweet, whoſe ev'ry part, -
In due proportion mix'd, proclaim'd the maker's art. Dry.
Buying of land is the reſult of a full and ſatiated gain:
men in trade ſeldom lay out money upon land, till their profit
has brought in more than trade can employ. Locke.
. Inference from premiſes.
Theſe things are a reſult or judgment upon fact. South.
4. Reſolve ; deciſion. Improper.
Rude, paſſionate, and miſtaken reſults have, at certain
times, fallen from great aſſemblies. Swift.
RESULTANce. n.ſ. [reſultance, Fr.] The aët of reſulting.
Resu'MABLE. adj. [from reſume ] What may be taken back.
This was but an indulgence, and therefore reſumable by
the vićtor, unleſs there intervened any capitulation to the
Hale.
To RESU’ME. v. a. [reſumo, Lat.]
1: To take back what has been given.
: The ſun, like this, from which our ſight we have, -
Gaz'd on too long, reſumes the light he gave. Denham.
Sees not my love, how time reſumes
The glory which he lent theſe flow’rs;
| Though none ſhou'd taſte of their perfumes,
Yet muſt they live but ſome few hours:
Time, what we forbear, devours.
2. To take back what has been taken away.
- That opportunity,
Which then they had to take from's, to reſume
We have again. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
3. To take again.
JWaller.
He'll enter into glory, and reſºme his ſeat. Milton.
At this, with look ſerene, he rais'd his head;
Reaſon reſum’d her place, and paſſion fled. Dryden.
4. Pryden uſes it with again, but improperly, unleſs the reſump-
tion be repeated.
To him our common grandfire of the main
Had giv'n to change his form, and chang'd, reſume again.
Dryden.
5. To begin again what was broken off : as, to reſume a
diſcourſe.
Resu'MPTION. m. ſ. [rºſºmption, Fr. reſumptus, Lat..] The
act of reſuming.
And if there be any fault in the laſt, it is the reſumption or
the dwelling too long upon his arguments Denham.
RE su'MPTIVE. adj. [reſumptus, Lat.] Taking back.
Resup INA^rion. n.ſ. [rſupino, Lat.] The aët of lying on
the back.
To Resu/Rv EY. v. a. [re and ſurvey..] To review ; to fur-
vey again. -
I have, with curſory eye, o'erglanc'd the articles;
Appoint ſome of your council preſently
To ſit with us, once more with better heed
To reſurvey them. Shakespeare. Henry V.
Resu R RE/cºlos. m. ſ. [reſurreóiºn, Fr. reſurrecturn, Lat:J
Revival from the dead; return from the grave.
The Sadduces were grieved, that they taught, and preached
through Jeſus the reſurrection from the dead. Acf. iv. 2.
Nor after reſurrection ſhall he ſtay
Longer on earth, than certain times tº appear
To his diſciples. A filton.
He triumphs in his agonies, whilſt the ſoul ſprings forward to
the great object which ſhe has always had in view, and leaves
the body with an expectation of being remitted to her in a
glorious and joyful reſurre&ion. Addison's Speciaior.
Perhaps there was nothing ever done in all paſt ages, and
which was not a publick fact, ſo well atteſted as the ſur-
recion of Chriſt. //atts.
To RESU'SCITATF. v. a. [rºftſ ite, Latin.] To ſtir up
anew 3 to revive.
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we hºe beaſts and birds for diſſºtions, though divers
parts, which Yºu account vital, be periſhed and taken forth,
ºfºitating of ſome that ſeem dead in appearance. Bacon.
RFsuscitatios. m. ſ. [from reſuſcitate.] The act of ſtirring
*P** : the at of reviving, of ſtate ºf being revived.
Your yety obliging manner of enquiring after me, at your
rºtatiºn, ſhould have been ſoon: anſwered ; I ſincerely
rejºice at your recovery. Pope
To RE TAl(L. v. a. [retailler, Fr.] -
1. To divide into ſmall parcels.
Bound with triumphant garlands will I come.
And lead thy daughter to a conqueror's bed. 2
To whom I will retail my conqūeſt won, >
And ſhe ſhall be ſole vićtreſs, Caeſar's Caeſar. Shakespeare
2. To ſell in ſmall quantities. ... •
All encouragement ſhould be given to artificers ; and thoſe,
who make, ſhould alſo vend and retail their commodiº.
3. To ſell at ſecond hand.
The ſage dame,
By names of toaſts, retail; each batter'd jade. Pope.
4. To tell in broken parts.
He is furniſh'd with no certainties,
More than he haply may retail from me. Shakeſp.
RETAIL. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Sale by ſmall quantities.
The author, to prevent ſuch a monopoly of ſenſe, is re-
ſolved to deal in it himſelf by retail. Addiſon.
We force a wretched trade by beating down the ſale, .
And ſelling baſely by retail. Swift's Miſcellanies.
Retai LER. n: / [from retail.] One who ſells by ſmall
quantities.
From theſe particulars we may gueſs at the reſt, as retailers
do of the whole piece, by taking a view of its ends. Hašew.
To RETAIN. v. a... [retineo, Lat. retanir, Fr.] -
I. To keep ; not to loſe.
Where is the patience now,
That you ſo oft have boaſted to retain. Shakespeare. K. Lear.
Though th' offending part felt mortal pain,
Th’ immortal part its knowledge did retain. Denham.
The vigor of this arm was never vain;
And that my wonted proweſs I retain,
Witneſs theſe heaps of ſlaughter. Dryden.
A tomb and fun'ral honours I decreed ;
The place your armour and your name retains. Dryden.
Whatever ideas the mind can receive and contemplate
without the help of the body, it is reaſonable to conclude, it
can retain without the help of the body too. Locke.
2. To keep ; not to lay aſide. -
Let me retain
The name and all the addition to a king;
The ſway, beloved ſons, be yours. Shakeſp. King Lear.
As they did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over to a reprobate mind. Rom. i. 22.
Although they retain the word mandrake in the text, yet
they retract it in the margin. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Be obedient and retain
Unalterably firm his love entire. Milton.
They, who have reſtored painting in Germany, not having
ſeen any of thoſe fair reliques of antiquity, have retained much
of that barbarous method. Dryden.
3. To keep ; not to diſmiſs.
Receive him that is mine own bowels; whom I would
have retained with me. Philem. xii. 13.
Hollow rocks retain the ſound of bluſt'ring winds. Milt.
4. To keep in pay; to hire.
A Benedićtine convent has now retained the moſt learned fa-
ther of their order to write in its defence. Addiſon.
To RETA I'N. v. m.
1. To belong to ; to depend on: -
Theſe betray upon the tongue no heat nor corroſiveneſs,
but coldneſs mixed with a ſomewhat languid reliſh retaining
to bitterneſs. Bºyle.
In animals many ačtions depend upon their living form, as
well as that of mixtion, and though they wholly ſeem to re-
tain to the body, depart upon diſunion. Brown.
2. To keep ; to continue. Not in uſe.
No more can impure man retain and move
In the pure region of that worthy love,
Than earthly ſubſtance can unforc'd aſpire,
And leave his nature to converſe with fire.
RETAI's ER. m. ſ. [from retain.]
I. An adherent ; a dependant: a º
You now are mounted,
Where pow'rs are your retainers. . Shałºff. Henry VIII.
One dailing inclination of mankind affects tº be a rºtatºr
to religion; the ſpirit of oppoſition. that lived long before
chriſtianity, and can eaſily ſubſiſt without it. Swift.
2. In common law, retainer ſignifieth a ſervant not menial nor
familiar, that is not dwelling in his houſe; but only uſing or
bearing his name or livery. - - - Cºwd.
3. The act of keeping dependants, or being in dependance.
By another law, the king's officers and farmers were to for-
feit their places and holds, in cate of unlawful retainer, or
partaking in unlawful aſſemblies. Bacon's Henry VII.
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R E T , R. E. T A combination of honeſt men would endeavour to extir- pate aſ the profigate immoral retainers to each ſide, that have d them but an implicit ſubmiſſion to nothing to recominch - their iºdes. Addison's Speciator. T. RerAZke. v. a. [re and take.] To take again. A day ſhould be appointed, when the remonſtrance ſhould be retaken into conſideration. Clar endon. To RETA(LIATE. v. a. [re and talia, Lat..] To return by giving like for like; to repay; to requite. - - - - It is very unlucky, to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whoſe works are ſo ſoon forgotten, that we are in danger of appearing the firſt aggreſſors. Swift. If a firſt miniſter of ſtate had uſed me as you have done, retaliating would be thought a mark of courage. Swift. RETALIA"rios. n.ſ.. [from retaliate.] Requital; return of like for like. They thought it no irreligion to proſecute the ſevereſt re- taliation or revenge; ſo that at the ſame time their outward man might be a faint, and their inward man a devil. Sºuth. God, graciouſly becoming our debtor, takes what is done. to others as done to himſelf, and by promiſe obliges himſelf to full retaliation. Calamy's Sermons. To RETARD. v. a. [retardº, Lat, retardºr, Fr.] 1. To hinder ; to obſtruct in ſwiftneſs of courſe. How Iphitus with me, and Pelias Slowly retire ; the one retarded was By feeble age, the other by a wound. Denham, 2. To delay; to put off. Nor kings nor nations One moment can retard th’ appointed hour. Dryden. It is as natural to delay a letter at ſuch a ſeaſon, as to re- tard a melancholy viſit to a perſon one cannot relieve. Pope. To RETARD. v. m. To ſtay back. Some years it hath alſo retarded, and come far later, than uſually it was expected. Brown's Pulgar Errours. RETAR DATION. m. ſ. [retardation, Fr. from retard.] Hin- drance; the act of delaying. Out of this a man may deviſe the means of altering the colour of birds, and the retardation of hoary hairs. Bacon. RETARDER. m. ſ. [from retard.] Hinderer; obſtrućter. This diſputing way of enquiry, is ſo far from advancing ſcience, that it is no inconſiderable retarder. Glanvill. To RETCH. v. n. [hyacan, Saxon.] To force up ſomething from the ſtomach. RETCHLESS. adj. [ſometimes written wretchlºſs, properly reck- lºſs. See Reckless.] Careleſs. He ſtruggles into breath, and crics for aid; Then helpleſs in his mother's lap is laid: He creeps, he walks, and iſſuing into man, Grudges their life, from whence his own began; Retchleſs of laws, affects to rule alone. Dryden. RETE.cr.16s. m. ſ. [retectus, Lat.] The aâ of diſcovering to the view. This is rather a reſtoration of a body to its own colour, or a retection of its native colour, than a change. Bºyle. RETENTION. m. ſ. [retention, Fr. retentio, from retentus, Lat.] 1. The aët of retaining. No woman's heart So big to hold ſo much; they lack retention. Shałęſp. A froward retention of cuſtom is as turbulent a thing, as an innovation; and they, that reverence too much ok. things, are but a ſcorn to the new. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 2. Retention and retentive faculty is that ſtate of contračtion in the ſolid parts, which makes them hold faſt their proper Contents. - 3. Mcmory. - The backward learner makes amends another way, ex- Piating his want of docility with a deeper and a more rôoºd retention. . . South's Sermons, Retention is the keeping of thoſe ſimple ideas, which from ſenſation or reflection the mind hath received. Locke. &inºy. 4. Limitation. His life I gave him, and did thereto add }} º without reſention or reſtraint; 1S. hakeſp. T; 5. Cuſtody; confinement; reſtraint. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. I ſent the old and miſerable king To ſome retention and appointed guard. Shakeſp. K. Lear, RRTE's rive. ad. [retentis, Lat. retentiſ, Fr.] 1. Having the power of retention. It keepeth ſermons in memory, and doth in that reſpect *hºugh not ſeed the ſoul of man, yet help the retentive forº of that ſtomach of the mind. Hooker. Have I been ever free, and muſt my houſe Be my *nºe enemy, my goal Shakespeare . W From retentivº Cage When ſullen Philomei eſcapes, her notes She varies, and of Pait impriſonment Swietly cºmplains. Philips. p'". ! ſº." flºº the brethren with amaze Long c. º, and forget to graze; Allie * y-lane retentive rolls the ſound, ** Sºurts return it round and foºd. Pote. 2. Having memory. - To remember a ſong or tune, our ſouls muſt be an har. mony continually running over in a filent whiſper thoſe mu- fical accents, which our retentive faculty is preſerver of Glan. RETE's rives ess. n.ſ. (froß retentive..] Having the quality of retention. R! ºr ic Exce. m. ſ. [rcticence, Fr. reticentia, from reticco, Lat.] Concealment by ſilence. Dić. RE"ricle. n.ſ. (reticulum, Lat..] A ſmall net. D:47. RET1'cu LAſ. adj. [from reticulum, Lat...] Having thc form of a ſmall net. RET "cular ED. adj. [reticulatus, Lat.] Made of nctwork; formed with interſtitial vacuities. The intervals of the cavities, riſing a little, make a pretty kind of reticulated work. //oodward on Foſſils. RE/TIFoRM. a j. [retiformis, Lat.] Having the form of a net. The uveous coat and inſide of the choroides are blackened, that the rays may not be refle&ted backwards to confound the fight ; and if any be by the retiform coat reflected, they are ſoon choaked in the black inſide of the uvea. Ray. RET1'Nu E. m. ſ. [retenue, Fr.] A number attending upon . principal perſon ; a train ; a meiny. Not only this your all licens'd fool, But other of your inſolent retinue, Do hourly carp and quarrel. Shakeſp. King Lear. What followers, what retinue can'ſt thou gain, Or at thy heels the dizzy multitude, Longer than thou can't feed them on thy coſt Miltºn. There appears The long retinue of a proſperous reign, A ſeries of ſucceſsful years. Dryden. Neither pomp nor retinue ſhall be able to divert the great, nor ſhall the rich be relieved by the multitude of his trea- ſurers. Rºgers's Sermons. To RETIRE. v. n. [retirer, Fr.] 1. To retreat; to withdraw , to go to a place of privacy. The mind contračts herſelf, and ſhrinketh in, And to herſelf ſhe gladly doth retire. Davies. The leſs I may be bleſt with her company, the more I will retire to God and my own heart. King Charles. Thou open'ſt wiſdom's way, And giv'ſ acceſs, though ſecret ſhe retire. Miltºn. The parliament diſſolved, and gentlemen charged to retire to their country habitations. Hayward. 2. To retreat from danger. Set up the ſtandard towards Zion, retire, ſtay not. jr. Set Uriah in the fore front of the hotteſt battle, and retire yc from him, that he may die. 2 Sam. xi. 15. From cach hand with ſpeed retir’d, Where erſt was thickeſt th' angelick throng. Miltºn. 3. To go from a publick ſtation. He, that had driven many out of their country, periſhed in a ſtrange land, retiring to the Lacedemonians. 2 Mac. v. 4. To go off from company. The old fellow ſkuttled out of the room, and retired. Ary. To RETIRE. v. a. To withdraw ; to take away. He brake up his court, and retired himſelf, his wife, and children into a foreſt thereby. - Sidney. They, full of rage, retired themſelves into this caſtle. Sidn. He, our hope, might have retir’d his power, And driven into deſpair an enemy's hate. Shakeſp. Thenoe retire me to my Milan. Shakeſp. Tºmºyº. There may be as great a variety in retiring and withdrawing men's conceits in the world, as in obtruding them. Bacºn. As when the ſun is preſent all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray, Nccds muſt the ſpring be everlaſting there, And every ſeaſon like the month of May. Davies. Theſe actions in her cloſet, all alone, - Retir’d within herſelf, ſhe doth fulfill. - Davies. After ſome ſlight ſkirmiſhes, he retired himſelf into the caſtle of Farnham. Clarendon. Hydra-like, the fire Lifts up his hundred heads to aim his way: And ſcarce the wealthy can one half retire, Before he ruſhes in to ſhare the prey. RET1'RE. m. ſ. [from the verb ] I. *i. receſſion. heard his praiſes in purſuit, But ne'er, º'. ..". of retire. Shakespeare . Thou haſt talk’d Of fallies and retires, of trenches, tents. Shałęſp. The battle and the retire of the Engliſh ſuccours were the cauſes of the loſs of that dutchy. Bacºn's Henry VII. 2. Retirement; place of privacy. Not in uſe. Eve, who unſeen Yet all had heard, with audible lancht Diſcover'd ſoon the place of her retire. - RETI RED. part, adj. [from retire.] Secret : private. . . Language moſt ſhºws a man; ſpeak that I may ſcº thce : it ſprings out of the moſt retired and inmoſt parts of us. B. Jºhſ. You find the mind in ſleep retired from the ſenſes, and out of theſe motions made on the organs of ſenſe. .º.º. - - Som: Dryden. Milton.
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. Some, accuſtomed to retired ſpeculations, run-natural phi-
loſophy into metaphyſical rioticºs and the abſtract generalities
of logick. Locke.
He was admitted into the moſt ſecret and retired thoughts
- and counſels of his royal maſter king William. Addiſon.
RETI REDNEss. n.ſ...[from retired...] Solitude , privacy; ſecrecy,
Like one, who in her third widowhood doth profeſs
Herſelf a nun, ty'd to retiredºſ,
So affects my muſe now a chaite fallowneſs. Domne. {
How could he have the leiſure and etiredneſs of the cloiſter,
to perform all thoſe acts of devotion in, when the burthen of
the reformation lay upon his ſhoulders ? Atterbury.
RETIRE MENT. m. ſ. [from retire.]
1. Private abode; ſecret habitation.
My retirement there tempted me to divert thoſe melancholy
thoughts. Denham's Dedication.
Caprea had been the retirement of Auguſtus for ſome time,
and the reſidence of Tiberius for many years. Addiſon.
2. Private way of life.
An elegant ſufficiency, content,
Retirement, rural quiet, friendſhip, books,
Progreſſive virtue, and approving heaven. Thomſºn.
3. Act of withdrawing. Z,
Short retirement urges ſweet return. Milton.
In this retirement of the mind from the ſenſes, it retains a
yet more incoherent manner of thinking, which we call
dreaming. Locke.
RETo'LD. part paſſ of retell. Related or told again.
Whatever Harry Percy then had ſaid
At ſuch a time, with all the reſt retold, .
May reaſonably die. Shakespeare .
Upon his dead corpſe there was ſuch miſuſe
By thoſe Welchwomen done, as may not be
Without much ſhame retold or ſpoken of. Sha'eſh.
To RETO RT. v. a. [retorius, Lat.]
1. To throw back.
His virtues, ſhining upon others,
Heat them, and they retort that heat again
To the firſt giver. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida.
He paſs'd through hoſtile ſcorn;
And with retorted ſcorn his back he turn'd. Milton.
2. To return any argument, cenſure, or incivility.
His proof will eaſily be retorted, and the contrary proved,
by interrogating; ſhall the adulterer inherit the kingdom of
God? if he ſhall, what riced I, that am now exhorted to re-
form my life, reform it if he ſhall not, then certainly I,
that am ſuch, am none of the elect ; for all, that are elect,
ſhall certainly inherit the kingdom of God. Hammond.
What if toy ſon - f
Prove diſobedient, and reprov’d, retort,
Wherefore did'ſt thou beget me ! Milton.
The reſpondent may ſhew, how the opponent's argument
may be retorted againſt himſelf. //arts.
3. To curve back.
It would be tried how the voice will be carried in an horn,
which is a line arched; or in a trumpet, which is a line re-
torted; or in ſome pipe that were ſinuous. Bacon.
RETo'RT. n.ſ. [retorte, Fr. retortum, Lat.]
1. A cenſure or incivility returned.
I ſaid his beard was not cut well, he was in the mind it
was ; this is called the retort courteous. Shakeſp.
2. A chymical glaſs veſſel with a bent neck to which the re-
ceiver is fittcd.
Recent urine diſtilled yields a limpid water; and what re-
mains at the bottom of the retort, is not acid nor alkaline. Arb.
RF To'RTER. m. ſ. [from retort.j One that retorts.
RETo'RTIon m. ſ. [from retort. The act of retorting.
To Reto'ss. v. a. [re and toſ...] To toſs back.
Toſt and retº/f the ball inceſſant flies. Pºpe's Odſey.
To RF Tou’cH. v. a. [retoucher, Fr.] To improve by new
touches.
He furniſhed me with all the paſſages in Ariſtotle and Ho-
race, uſed to explain the art of poetry by painting ; which,
if ever I retouch this eſſay, ſhall be inſerted. Dryden.
Lintot, dull rogue will think your price too much :
“ Not, Sir, if you reviſe it and retouch.” Pope.
To RETRA ce. v. a. [retracer, Fr.] To trace back.
Then if the line of Turnus you retrace,
- He ſprings from Inachus of Argive race. Dryden.
To RETRA/CT. v. a. [reiračius, Lat. retracter, Fr. J
1. To recall ; to recant. -
Were I alone to paſs the difficulties,
Paris ſhould ne'er retra? what he hath done,
Nor ſaint in the purſuit. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida.
Although they retain the word mandrake in the text, they
in effect retra? it in the margine. Brown's Pºulg. Errours.
If his ſubtilities could have ſatisfied me, I would as freely
have retracted this charge of idolatry, as I ever made it. Still.
She will, and ſhe will not, ſhe grants, denies,
Conſents, ret, adºs, advances, and then flies. Granville.
2. To take back; to reſume.
- A great part of that time, which the inhabitants of the
former earth had to ſpare, and whereof they made ſo ill uſe,
was employed in making proviſions for bread; and the exceſs
.." ~
&f ſertility, which contributed ſo much to their miſcarriages,
was retra-fed and cut off. Vºivard's Natural Hºhory:
RETRAcration. n.ſ. [retraciation, Fr. rºtraciati, Lat. J Re-
cantation ; change of opinion.
Theſe words are David's retradiatiºn, or laying down of a
bloody and revengeful reſolution. South's Semons.
BTR Act. 9s. n.ſ.. [from retrađ.]
1. Aºf withdrawing ſomething advanced.
They make bold with the deity, when they make him do
and undo, go forward and backwärds by ſuch countermarches
-
and retractions, as we do not repute to the Almighty. Wºodw.
2. Rºcantation; declaration of change of opinion.
There came into her head certain verſes, which if ſhe had
had preſent commodity, ſhe would have adjoined as a retrac-
tion to the other. Sidney, b. ii.
3. Aćt of withdrawing a claim.
9ther men's inſatiable deſire of revenge hath wholly be-
guiled both church and ſtate, of the benefit of all my either
retrºſions or conceſſions. King Charles.
RETRAI cr. n.ſ. Sprºſer. [retraite Fr.]
1. Retreat. Obſolete. -
The carl of Lincoln, deceived of the country's concourſe
unto him, and ſeeing the buſineſs paſt retaisi, reſolved to
make on where the king was, and give him battle. Bacon.
2. [ Retrait, Fr. ritratto, Italian.] A caſt of the countenance.
Obſolete.
Upon her eyelids many graces ſat,
Under the ſhadow of her even brows,
Working bellgards and amorous retraite,
And every one her with a grace endows.
RETREA^T. m. ſ. [retraitte, Fr.
1. Place of privacy; retirement.
He built his ſon a houſe of pleaſure, and ſpared no coſt to
make a delicious retreat. L’Éirange.
2. Place of ſecurity. -
This place our dungeon, not our ſafe retreat,
Fairy Queen.
Beyond his potent arm. Milton.
That pleaſing ſhade they ſought, a ſoft retreat
From ſudden April ſhowers, a ſhelter from the beat. Dry.
There is no ſuch way to give defence to abſurd doctrines,
as to guard them round with legions of obſcure and undefined
words ; which yet make theſe retreats more like the dens of
robbers, than the fortreſſes of fair warriors. Lºcke.
3. Act of retiring before a ſuperiour force.
Honourable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges;
as having leſs of fortune, more of diſcipline, and as much of
valour. Bacon.
To RETREAT. v. m. [from the noun.]
1. To go to a private abode.
Others more mild
Retreated in a ſilent valley, ſing
Their own heroick deeds. Milton.
2. To take ſhelter; to go to a place of ſecurity.
3. To retire from a ſuperiour enemy.
4. To go out of the former place.
The rapid currents drive
Towards the retreating ſea their furious tide. Milton.
My ſubject does not oblige me to look after the water, or
point forth the place whereunto it is now retreated. Hºodw.
Having taken her by the hand, he retreated with his eye
fixed upon her. Arbuthnot and Pope.
RETREATED. part. adj. [from retreat..] Retired; gone to privacy.
To RETRE/NCH. v. a. [retrancher, Fr.]
1. To cut off; to pare away.
The pruner's hand muſt quench
Thy heat, and thy exub'rant parts retrench. Denham.
Nothing can be added to the wit of Ovid's Metamorphoſes;
but many things ought to have been retrenched., Dryden.
We ought to retrench thoſe ſuperfluous expences to qualify
ourſelves for the exerciſe of charity. Atterbury.
2. To confine, Improper. - -
In ſome reigns, they are for a power and obedience that is
unlimited ; and in others, are for retrenching within the nar-
roweſt bounds, the authority of the princes, and the alº-
giance of the ſubječt. Aldºn's Freehºlder, N° 6.
To RETRE/Ncii. v. n. To live with leſs magnificence or
expence.
Can I retrench Pyes mighty well
Shrink back to my paternal cell,
A little houſe, with trces a-row, -
And like its ſhafter, very low. Pº, Epift. ºf Hºrace:
RETRE schMENT. n.ſ. [retranchement, Fr. from retrench.]
The act of lopping away. - - - - -
f I had ſtudiº Virgil's deſign, his judicious management of
the figures, the ſober retrenchments of his ſenſe, which always
leaves ſomewhat to gratify our in gºtº, on which it may
enlarge at pleaſure. - Dryden’s Dedication to Pirgil,
The want of vowels in our language has been the general
complaint of our politeſt authors, who nevertheleſs have made
theſe retrenchments, and conſequently encreaſed our fºrmer
ſcarcity. Addison.
I wºuld rather be an advocate for the retrenchment, than
- - - -, Atterbury.
the encreaſe of this charity. To RETEfstºß.
R E T R E T TRIBUTE. v. a. [retribus, Lat. retitºr, Fr.] to make repayment. of. - - Bj, the will and power to lºº him are his upon ſo many that we are unable to retribute, unleſs we do reſtore > ... jduties we can pay our maker are leſs properly tº- ii. than reſtitutions. :----- Boyle. In the ſtate of nature, a man comes by no arbitrary P. to uſe a criminal, but only to retribute to him, ſo far as º reaſon and conſcience dićtate, what is pornº; º: flion. - ^cºra’. rº. n.ſ. [retribution, Fr. from retribute.] Re- ayment ; return accommodated to the action. . . ſuf The king thought he had not remunerated his rº, º: ficiently with good laws, which evermore was his retributiº - - - To *To RE! pay back ; for treaſure. Bacºn's Henry VII. All who have their reward on earth, the fruits Of painful ſuperſtition, and blind t". find - ſeeking but the praiſe of men, Nº empty ..". deeds. Milton's Par. Lºft. In good offices and due retributions, we may not be pinch- ing and niggardly : it argues an ignoble mind, where we have wronged to higgle and dodge in the amends. Hall. There is no nation, though plunged into never ſuch groſs idolatry, but has ſome awful ſenſe of d deity, and a perſua- fion of a ſtate of retribution to men after this life. South. It is a ſtrong argument for a ſtate of retribution hereafter, that in this world virtuous perſons are very often unfortunate, and vicious perſons proſperous. Addison's Speciator. RETRI'butory. adj. [from retribute.] Repaying; making RETRIBUTIVE. ; repayment. . . - - Something ſtrangely retributive is working. Clariſ. Retrievable, adj. [from retrieve..] That may be retrieved. To RETRIE/VE. v.a. [retrouver, Fr.] 1. To recover; to reſtore. By this conduct we may retrieve the publick credit of reli- gion, reform the example of the age, and leſien the danger we complain of. Rogers's Sermons. 2. To repair. O reaſon' once again to thee I call; Accept my ſorrow, and retrieve my fall. Prior. 3. To regain. With late repentance now they would retrieve The bodies they forſook, and wiſh to live. Dryden. Philomela's liberty retriev'd, Cheers her ſad ſoul. Philips. 4. To recall; to bring back. If one, like the old Latin poets, came among them, it would be a means to retrieve them from their cold trivial conceits, to an imitation of their predeceſſors. Berkeley to Pope. RETRocessios. m. ſ. [retrocºſum, Lat.] The act of going back. RErRocopu'lation. m. ſ. [retro and copulation.] Poſt-coition. From the nature of this poſition, there enſueth a neceſſity of retrocopulation. Brown's ſugar Lºrrours. RETRog RADA^TIon. n.ſ. [retrogradation, Fr. from retrograde.] The aët of going backward. As for the revolutions, ſtations, and retrogadations of the planets, obſerved conſtantly in moſt certain periods of time, ſufficiently demonſtrates, that their motions are governed by counſel. Ray on the Creation. RETROGRADE. adj. [retrograde, Fr. retro and gradior, Lat.] 1. Going backward. Princes, if they uſe ambitious men, ſhould handle it ſo, as they be ſtill progreſſive, and not retrograde. Bacon. 2. Contrary ; oppoſite. Your intent In going back to ſchool to Wittenberg, - It is moſt retrograde to our deſire. Shakespeare. Hamlet. 3. In aſtronomy, planets are retrograde, when by their proper motion in the zodiack, they move backward, and con- trary to the ſucceſſion of the ſigns; as from the ſecond de- gree of Aries to the firſt: but this retrogradation is only ap- Parent and occaſioned by the obſerver's eye being placed on the earth; for to an eye at the ſun, the planet will appear al- ways direct, and never either ſtationary or retrºgrade. Harris. Their wand'ring courſe, now high, now low, then hid, Progreſſive, retrºgrade, or ſtanding ſtill, In ſix thou ſee'ſ. Shakespeare Paradiſ: Lºft. Two geomantick figures were diſplay'd', 9ne when direct, and one when retrograd. Dryden. *****968 A.D.E. v. n. Iretºgrader, Fr. retro and gradior, Lat. To go backward. nº raCe and period of all things here is to turn things ... . . Pºulhatical and rare, and not to retrograde from pneu- *tical to that which is deaſe. o Bacon. *TRogRE'ssion. m. ſ. - r going tº." J. [retro and grºſſils, Lat.] The act of The account, eſtabliſhed upon the riſe and deſcent of the drS. c. **ſ, *. - - reſſ, º ***tonable rule unto diſtant nations, and by * their retrogreſſiºn, but temporary unto any one. Bro. ETRöMi NGENcy m, i. - - - * • *, ſ. 1 º'eiro an L. 'I' - of ſaling tºº.” t d mingº, Lat..] The quality The laſt foundation - Was retromingency, or pºſſing back- wards; for men obſervin geºty, piffing back 3 both ſexes to uſine backwards, or averſy between their legs, they might conceive there were fe- minine parts in both. Browf's /ulgar Errours. RETRoM1'NG ENT. adj. [retro and mingens, Lat.] Staling backward. By reaſon of the backward poſition of the feminine parts bf quadrupeds, they can hardly admit the ſubſtitution of maſ- culine generations, except it be in retromingents. Brown. RE'TROSPECT. m. ſ. [retro and ſpecio, Lat..] Look thrown upon things behind or things paſt. As you arraign his majeſty by retrºſhe%, ſo you condemn his government by ſecond fight. Addiſon's Freeholder, No g. RETRospection. m. ſ. [from retrºſpect.] A&t or faculty of looking backwards. Can'ſt thou take delight in viewing This poor iſle's approaching ruin, When thy retroſpeciion vaſt Sees the glorious ages paſt? Happy nation were we blind; Or had only eyes behind. - Swift. RETRosPE'ctive. adj. [from retrºſhe%.] Looking backwards. In vain the grave, with retroſpective eye, Would from the apparent what conclude the why. Pope. To RETU’ND. v. a. [retundº, Lat.] To blunt; to turn. Covered with ſkin and hair keeps it warm, being naturally a very cold part, and alſo to quench and diſſipate the force of any i. that ſhall be dealt it, and retund the edge of arly weapon Ray on the Creation. To RETU’RN. v. m. [retourner, Fr.] 1. To come to the ſame place. Return, my ſon David, for I will do thee no harm. I Sam: Whoſo rolleth a ſtone, it will return upon him. Prov. xxvi. Go, return on thy way to the wilderneſs. I Kings xix. 15. 2. To come back to the ſame ſtate. The waters returned from off the earth continually. Gen. Judgment ſhall return unto righteouſneſs. Pſalm xciv. 15. In returning and reſt ſhall ye be ſaved. Iſaiah xxx. 15. On their embattel'd ranks the waves return. Milton. If they returned out of bondage, it muſt be into a ſtate of freedom. Locke. . To go back. 3 º I am in blood Stept in ſo far, that ſhould I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Hezekiah ſent to the king of Aſſyria, ſaying, I have of fended, return from me, 2 Kings xviii. 14. To return to the buſineſs in hand, the uſe of a little in- ſight in thoſe parts of knowledge, is to accuſtom our minds to all ſorts of ideas. Locke. 4. To make anſwer. The thing of courage, As rouz'd with rage, with rage doth ſympathize; And with an accent tun’d in ſelf ſame key, Returns to chiding fortune. Shakeſp. Troil, and Crºſſida. He ſaid; and thus the queen of heaven return'd ; Muſt I, oh Jove in bloody wars contend Pope. 5. To come back; to come again; to reviſit. Thou to mankind Be good, and friendly ſtill, and oft return. Milton. 6. After a periodical revolution, to begin the ſame again. With the year Seaſons return, but not to me returns Day, or the ſweet approach of ev'n or morn. 7. To retort; to recriminate. If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me, that I affect to be thought more impartial than I am. Dryden. To RETU’RN. v. a. 1. To repay; to give in requital. - Return him a treſpaſs offering. 1 Sam. vi. 3. Thy Lord ſhall return thy wickedneſs upon thine.” head. 1 King; ii. 44. Milton. What peace can we return, But to our power, hoſtility, and hate. When anſwer none return'd, I ſet me down. 2. To give back. - What counſel give ye to return anſwer to this people. 2 Chr. 3. To ſend back. Rejećt not then what offer'd means, who knows But God hath ſet before us, to return thee • r. - Home to thy country and his ſacred houſe. Milton's Agºn. 4. To give account of. Probably one fourth part more died of the plague than se returned. Graunt's Bills of Mortality. 5. To tranſmit. h Inſtead of a ſhip, he ſhould levy money, and return the ſame to the treaſurer for his majeſty's uſe. Clarendºn. RETU'R.N. m.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Act of coining back to the ſame place. The king of France ſo ſuddenly gone back | Something ſince his coming forth is thought of, * r That his return was now moſt neceſſary. Shakespeare . 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At the return of the year, the king of Syria will come up.
I Kings xx. 22.
4. Revolution ; viciſſitude. ,
Weapons hardly fall under rule; yet even they have returns
and viciſſitudes; for ordnance was known in the city of the
Oxidraces in India, and is what the Macedonians called
thunder and lightning. - Bacon's Eſſays.
5. Repayment of money laid out in commodities for ſale.
As for any merchandize you have bought, ye ſhall have
your return in merchandize or gold. Bacon.
As to roots accelerated in their ripening, there is the high
price that thoſe things bear, and the ſwiftneſs of their returns ;
for, in ſome grounds, a radiſh comes in a month, that in others
will not come in two, and ſo make double returns. Bacon.
6, Profit; advantage.
The fruit, from many days of recreation, is very little;
but from theſe few hours we ſpend in prayer, the return is
reat. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
7. Remittance; payment from a diſtant place.
Within theſe two months, I do expect return
Of thrice three times the value of this bond. Shakeſp.
Brokers cannot have leſs money by them, than one twen-
tieth part of their yearly returns. Locke.
8. Repayment; retribution; requital.
You made my liberty your late requeſt,
Is no return due from a grateful breaſt
I grow impatient, 'till I find ſome way,
Great offices, with greater to repay. Dryden.
Since theſe are ſome of the returns which we made to God
after obtaining our ſucceſſes, can we reaſonably preſume, that
we are in the favour of God Atterbury.
Nothing better becomes a perſon in a publick charaćter,
than ſuch a publick ſpirit; nor is there any thing likely to
procure him larger returns of eſteem. Atterbury.
Returns, like theſe, our miſtreſs bids us make,
When from a foreign prince a gift her Britons take. Prior.
- Ungrateful lord
Would'ſt thou invade my life, as a return
For proffer'd love :
9. Aćt of reſtoring or giving back; reſtitution.
The other ground of God's ſole property in any thing, is
the gift, or rather the return of it made by man to God. South.
10. Relapſe. -
This is breaking into a conſtitution to ſerve a preſent ex-
pedient; the remedy of an empirick, to ſtifle the preſent
pain, but with certain proſpect of ſudden returns. Swift.
II. [Retour, Fr.]
Either of the adjoining ſides of the front of an houſe, or
ground-plot, is called a return ſide. Moxon's Mech. Exerc.
Both theſe ſides are not only returns, but parts of the front,
and a ſtately tower in the midſt of the front. Bacon.
Retu'RNABLE. adj. Allowed to be reported back. A law
term.
It may be decided in that court, where the verdićt is re-
turnable. Hale.
He ſhall have an attachment againſt the ſheriff, directed to
the coroner, and returnable into the king's bench. Ayliffe.
RETU'RNER. n.ſ.. [from return..] One who pays or remits
money.
The chapmen, that give higheſt for this, can make moſt
profit by it, and thoſe are the returners of our money. Locke.
Rev E. m. ſ. The bailiff of a franchiſe or manour.
The reve, the miller, and the mincing lady prioreſs ſpeak
in charaćter. Dryden.
To REVEA/L. v. a. [revelo, Lat. reveler, Fr.]
1. To ſhow ; to diſcover ; to lay open ; to diſcloſe a ſecret.
Be aſhamed : ſpeaking again that which thou haſt heard,
and revealing of ſecrets. Eccluſ xli. 23.
I will cure them, and reveal unto them the abundance of
peace. jer. xxxiii. 6.
Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown,
She might not, would not yet reveal her own. Waller.
The anſwer to one who aſked what time was, ſº non ragas
intelligo ; that is, the more I think of time, the leſs I under-
ſtand it; might perſuade one, that time, which reveals all
other things, is itſelf not to be diſcovered. Locke.
2. To impart from heaven. -
The ſufferings of this life are not to be compared with the
glory which ſhall be revealed in us. Roman; viii. 18.
REve A LE R. n.ſ.. [from reveal.]
1. Diſcoverer; one that ſhows or makes known.
The habit of faith in divinity is an argument of things un-
ſeen, as a ſtable aſlent unto things inevident, upon authority
of the divine revealer. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
The lives of the revealers may be juſtly ſet over againſt the
Rowe.
revelation, to find whether they agree. Atterbury.
2. One that diſcovers to view.
He brought a taper; the revealer light
Expos'd both crime and criminal to fight. Dryden.
To REZVEL. v. n. [Skinner derives it from reveiller, Fr. to
awake; Mr. Lye from raveelen, Dutch, to rove looſely about,
which is much countenanced by the old phraſe, revel-rout.]
1. To feaſt with looſe and clamorous merriment.
** +. My honey love,
Will we return unto jº. houſe,
Andreuel it as bravely as the beſ. '... f*.
We'll keep no º: ado—a friend or two. Shakespeare .
Tybalt being ſlain ſo late,
It may be thought we held him careleſsly
Being our kinſman, if we,...} much. 3. Shakespeare
I Antony, that revel; long o' nights, -
S ud. -
W. ſhall have revelling to-night; Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
I will aſſume thy part in ſome diſguiſe, Shakeſp;
He can report you more odd ti
Of our outlaw Robin Hood, CS
T. revell'd here in Sherewood,
hough he ne'er ſhot in his bow. Benj. ‘Fol
Were the doćtrine new, enj. johnſon.
That the earth mov’d, this day would make it true:
For every part to dance and revel goes, >
They tread the air, and fall not where the roſ. D
Whene'er I revel'd in the women's i. s c 07:21es
For firſt I ſought her but at looſer hours:
The apples ſhe had gather'd ſmelt moſt ſweet. Prior.
Rº: n: ſ [from the verb.] A feaſt with looſe and noiſy
Joility.
Let them pinch th' unclean knight,
And aſk him, why, that hour of fairy revel,
In their ſo ſacred paths he dares to tréad Shakeſp.
They could do no leſs but, under your fair conduct,
Craveleave to view theſe ladies, and intreat
An hour of revels with them. Shakeſp.
To REVE L. v. a. [revello, Lat..] To retract; to draw back.
Thoſe, who miſcarry, eſcape by their flood, revelling the
humours from their lungs. Harvey.
REVEL-Rout. m. ſ. A mob ; an unlawful aſſembly of a
rabble. Ainſworth.
For this his minion, the revel rout is done.
—I have been told, that you
Are,frequent in your viſitation to her. Rowe's jane Shore.
Revel.A'tion. n.ſ.. [from revelation, Fr.] Diſcovery ; com-
munication ; communication of ſacred and myſterious truths
by a teacher from heaven.
When the divine revelations were committed to writing,
the Jews were ſuch ſcrupulous reverers of them, that they
numbered even the letters of the Old Teſtament. D. of Piá.
As the goſpel appears in reſpect of the law to be a clearer
revelation of the myſtical part, ſo it is a far more benign diſ-
penſation of the practical part. Sprat.
Revel. ER. m.ſ.. [from revel.] One who feaſts with noiſyjollity.
Fairies black, grey, green and white,
You moonſhine revellers attend your office. Shakeſp,
Unwelcome revellers, whoſe lawleſs joy -
Pains the ſage ear, and hurts the ſober eye. Pope.
Re've LRY. m. ſ... [from revel.] Looſe jollity; feſtive mirth.
Forget this new-fall'n dignity,
And fall into our ruſtick revelry. Shakespeare
There let Hymen oft appear
In ſaffron robe with taper clear,
And pomp, and feaſt, and revelry,
With maſk and antick pageantry.
To REVETNGE. v. a. [revencher, revancher, Fr.]
1. To return an injury.
2. To vindicate by puniſhment of an enemy.
If our hard fortune no compaſſion draws,
The gods are juſt, and will revenge our cauſe. Dryden.
3. To wreak one's wrongs on him that inflićted them. With
the reciprocal pronoun.
Come, Antony and young Oétavius, -
Revenge yourſelves alone on Caſſius. Shakeſp. jul. Ceſar.
It is a quarrel moſt unnatural,
To be reveng'd on him that loveth thee. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Northumberland ſlew thy father;
And thine, lord Clifford; and you vow'd revenge:
If I be not, heav'ns be reveng'd on me ! Shakeſp.
Edom hath revenged himſelf upón Judah. Ezek. xxv. 12.
O Lord, viſit me, and revenge me of my perſecutors. Žer.
Who ſhall come to ſtand againſt thee, to be revenged for
the unrighteous men JWiſdom xii. 12.
Your fury of a wife,
Not yet content to be reveng’d on you, -
Th’ agents of your paſſion will purſue. Dryden.
REve'NG E. m. ſ. [revenche, revanche, Fr.] Return of an injury.
Revenges burn in them : for their dear cauſes
Would, to the bleeding and the grim alarm,
Excite the mortified man. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
May we, with the witneſs of a goodsonſciºce, purſe him
with further revenge. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windor.
I will make mine arrows drunk with º, from the be-
inning of revenges upon the enemy. eutr. xxxii. 42.
*"... #: ... be enticed, and we ſhall prevail againſt
him, and take our revenge on him: - jer. xx. 10.
Deformed perſons are commonly even with nature; for as
nature has done ill by them, ſo they do by nature; being void
of natural affection, they have their revenge of nature. Bacon.
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Milton,
R E V R E V What will not ambition and revenge deſcend to. 44ilton. The º .. bit - 'neſs is to laugh and bite, Fº: and dire . write. - - Dryden. #. . the Athenian lawgiver, granted an impunity to any ſ º that took revenge upon an adulterer..... rºof/le. R §j. aff. [frem revenge.] Vindićtive; full of re- venge 3 full of vengeance. May my hands * . Never brandiſh more revengeful ſteel Over the glittering helmet of my foe: If thy revengeful heart cannot forgive, Lof here I lend thee this ſharp-pointed ſword, ... which hide in this true breaſt. Shakeſp. Richard III. Into my borders now Jarbaş falls, Shakeſp. Rich. II. And my revengeful brother ſcales the walls. Denham. Repénting England, this ſºngſtl day, To Philip's manes did an off 'ring bring. Dryden. Revengefully, adv. [from revengeful..] Vindićtively. He ſmil’d revengefully, and leap'd - Upon the floor; thence gazing at the ſkies, His eye-balls fiery red, and glowing vengeance 3, - Gods I accuſe you not. Dryden and Lee's Oedipus. Reve'NGER. n.ſ.. [from revenge.] - • 1. One who revenges; one who wreaks his own or another's ICS. Injur Maybe, that better reaſon will aſwage The raſh revenger's heat; words, well diſpos'd, Have ſecret pow'r tº appeaſe enflamed rage. Fairy Queen. I do not know, Wherefore my father ſhould revengers want, Having a ſon and friends. - Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. So ſhall the great revenger ruinate Him and his iſſue, by a dreadful fate. Sandys's Paraphraſe. - Morocco's monarch Had come in perſon, to have ſeen and known The injur'd world's revenger and his own. 2. One who puniſhes crimes. - - - - What government can be imagined, without judicial pro- ceedings and what methods of judicature, without a reli- gious oath, which ſuppoſes an omniſcient being, as conſcious to its falſehood or truth, and a revenger of perjury. Bentley. Rev ENGEMENT. n.ſ.. [from revenge.] Vengeance; return of an injury. JJ’aller. It may dwell In her ſon's fleſh to mind revengement, And be for all chaſte dames an endleſs monument. F. 9. By the percloſe of the ſame verſe, vagabond is underſtood for ſuch a one as travelleth in fear of revengement. Raleigh. REY ENGINGLY. adv. [from revenging..] With vengeance; vindićtively. - I've bely’d a lady, The princeſs of this country; and the air on't Revengingly enfeebles me. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. REVENUE. m. ſ. [revenu, Fr. Its accent is uncertain..] In- come ; annual profits received from lands or other funds. They privily ſend over unto them the revenues, wherewith they are there maintained. Spenſer's State of Ireland. She bears a duke's revenues on her back, And in her heart ſcorns our poverty. Shakeſp. Hen. VI. Only I retain The name and all th’ addition to a king; The ſway, revenue, beloved ſons, be yours. Shakeſp. Many offices are of ſo ſmall revenue, as not to furniſh a man with what is ſufficient for the ſupport of his life. Temple. If the woman could have been contented with golden eggs, ſhe might have kept that revenue on ſtill. L'E/irange. His vaſſals eaſy, and the owner bleſt, - They pay a trifle, and enjoy the reſt: Not ſo a nation's revenues are paid ; The ſervant's faults are on the maſter laid. Swift. To REye'RB. v. a. [reverbero, Lat.] To ſtrike againſt; to reverberate. Not in uſe. c Reſerve thy ſtate, with better judgment check This hideous raſhneſs: The youngeſt daughter does not love thee leaſt ; Yor are thoſe empty hearted, whoſe loud ºn Reverbs no hollowneſs. Shakeſp. King Lear. REVERBERANT. adj. [reverberans, Lat.] Reſounding; beat- ing back. The reading in the following paſſage ſhould be, I think, reverberant. Hollow your name to the reverberate hills, And make the babbling goſſip of the air out, Olivia Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Cr ºir. v. a. [reverbero, Lat. reverberer, Fr.] - Start An scho with the clamour of thy drum, hd ev’n at hand a drum is ready brac'd, That ſhall reverbera. all as well as thine. Shakespeare . K.john. Til 9 doth he know them for aught, ill he behold them formed in th’ applauſe Where they're extended. ..." > The ſound again, ; which, like an arch, *::::: As the fight of the eye is like a glaſs, ſo is the ear a ſinuous cave, with a hard bone, to ſtop and reverberal, the ſound. Bacon. As we, to improve the nobler kinds of fruits, are at the ex- pence of walls to receive and reverberate the faint r - - ays of the fun, ſo we, by the help of a good ſoil, equal the produćtion of warmer countries. -- Swift. 2. To heat in an intenſe furnace, where the flame is re rated upon the matter to be melted or cleaned. Crocus martis, that is ſteel corroded with vinegar or ſul- phur, and after reverlerated with fire, the loadſtone will Ilot attract. Brown's Pulgar Brrours. To Rev ER BERATE. v. n. I. To be driven back; to bound back. The rays of royal majeſty reverberated ſo ſtrongly upon Villerio, that they diſpelled all clouds. Iławel. 2. To reſound. REveRBERATION. m. ſ. [reverberation, Fr. from reverberate.] The act of beating or driving back. To the reflection of viſibles, ſmall glaſſes ſuffice; but to the reverberation of audibles, are required greater ſpaces. Bac. The firſt repetitions follow very thick; for two parallel walls beat the ſound back on each other, like the ſty. fre- verlºrations of the ſame image from two oppoſite lj. glaſſes. 4iii. Rev ERBER AT or Y. adj. [reverberatoire, Fr] Returning 5 beating back. Good lime may be made of all kinds of flints, but they are hard to burn, except in a reverberatory kiln. 41.3 on. To REVERE. v. a. [.. everer, Fr. revereor, Lat.] To re. rence; to honour; to venerate; to regard with awe. An emperor often ſtamp'd on his coins the face or orna- ments of his collegue, and we may ſuppoſe Lucius Vºls would omit no opportunity of doing honour to Maj Aurelius, whom he rather reve, ed as his father, than tº...] as his partner in the empire. Addison's Remarks on Italy. Jove ſhall again revere your pow'r, Verbe- And riſe a ſwan, or fall a ſhow’r. Prior. Taught 'em how clemency made pow'r rever'd, And that the prince belov'd was truly fear'd. Prior. In my conqueſt be thy might declárd, And for thy juſtice be thy name rever'd. Prior. Rey ER ENCE. m.ſ.. [reverence, Fr. reverentia, Lat.] 1. Veneration; reſpect; awful regard. God is greatly to be feared in the aſſembly of the ſaints; and to be had in reverence of all about him. Pſ. lxxxix. 7. When quarrels and factions are carried openly, it is a ſign the reverence of government is loſt. Bacon's Eſſays. Higher of the genial bed, And with myſterious reverence I deem. Milton. In your prayers, uſe reverent poſtures and the loweſt ge- ſtures of humility, remembring that we ſpeak to God, in our reverence to whom we cannot exceed. Taylor. A poet cannot have too great a reverence for readers. Dryd. The fear, acceptable to God, is a filial fear; an awful re- &erence of the divine nature, proceeding from a juſt eſteem his perfections, which produces in us an inclination to his ſervice, and an unwillingneſs tº offend him. Rºgers, 2. Act of obeiſance ; bow; courteſy. Now lies he there, And none ſo poor to do him reverence. Shakespeare Yul. Cºſ. Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. Ejib. iii. 2. He led her eas'!y forth, Where Godfrey ſat among his lords and peers, She rev'rence did, then bluſh'd as one diſmay’d. Had not men the hoary heads rever'd, Or boys paid reverence, when a man appear'd, Both muſt have dy’d. Dryden's Juvenal. Upſtarts the bedlam, And reverence made, accoſted thus the queen. The monarch Commands into the court the beauteous Emily: So call’d, ſhe came ; the ſenate roſe and paid Becoming rev'rence to the royal maid. 3. Title of the clergy. Many now in health Shall drop their blood, in approbation /. Of what your reverence ſhall incite us to. Shaº. Hºn. V. 4. Poetical title of a father. O my dear father let this kiſs Repair thoſe violent harms, that my two fiflers ... Have in thy reverence made. Shakeſp. King Lear. To RE’v ERENCE. v. a. [from the noun..] To regard with re- verence; to regard with awful reſpect. - Thoſe that I rev'rence, thoſe I fear, the wiſe ; 7; At fools I laugh, not fear them. Shakeſp. Cyrºcline. While they pervert pure nature's healthful rules To loathſome ſickneſs, worthily ſince they Fairfax. Dryden. Dryden. God’s image did not reverence in themſelves. Aſ lºn. He ſlew Aetion, but deſpoil’d him not ; Nor in his hate the funeral rites forgot; Arm'd as he was, he ſent him whole below, And reverenc'd thus the manes of his foe. Pº
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As his goodneſs will forbid us to dread him as ſlaves, ſo his
majeſty will command us to reverence him as ſons. Rogers.
RE've RENcER. m. ſ. [from reverence..] One who regards with
reverence.
The Athenians quite ſunk in their affairs, had little com-
merce with the reſt of Greece, and were become great reve-
rencers of crowned heads. Swift.
RE’v EREND. adj. [reverend, Fr. reverendus, Lat.]
1. Venerable ; deſerving reverence ; expecting reſpect by his
appearance.
Let his lack of years be no impediment, to let him lack a
reverend eſtimation. - Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice.
Rever end and gracious ſenators. Shakeſp.
Onias, who had been high prieſt, reverend in converſation,
and gentle in condition, prayed for the Jews. 2 Mac. xv. 12.
Rev'rend old man lo here confeſt he ſtands. Pope.
2. The honorary epithet of the clergy. We ſtile a clergyman,
reverend; a biſhop, right reverend; an archbiſhop, moſt re-
verend.
A reverend fire among them came,
Who preach'd converſion and repentance. Milton.
REVERENT, adj. [reverens, Lat..] Humble; expreſſing ſub-
miſſion; teſtifying veneration.
They forthwith to the place
Repairing where he judg’d them, proſtrate fell
Before him reverent. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
Meet then the ſenior, far renown'd for ſenſe,
With rev'rent awe, but decent confidence. Pope.
Rev E RE'NTIAL. adj. [reverentielle, Fr. from reverent.] Ex-
preſſing reverence ; proceeding from awe and veneration.
That oaths made in reverential fear
Of love and his wrath may any forſwear. Donne.
The leaſt degree of contempt weakens religion; it properly
conſiſting in a reverential eſteem of things ſacred. South.
The reaſon of the inſtitution being forgot, the after-ages
perverted it, ſuppoſing only a reverential gratitude paid to the
earth as the common parent. JWoodward's Nat. Hiſt.
All look up, with reverential awe,
At crimes that 'ſcape, or triumph o'er the law. Pope.
REveRE'N TIALLY. adv. [from reverential.] With ſhow of
reverence.
The Jews, reverentially declining the ſituation of their
temple, place their beds from North to South. Brown.
RE've RENTLY. adv. [from reverent.] Reſpectfully ; with
awe; with reverence.
Chide him for faults, and do it reverently. Shakeſp.
To neareſt ports their ſhatter'd ſhips repair,
Where by our dreadful cannon they lay aw'd :
So reverently men quit th'open air,
When thunder ſpeaks th’ angry gods abroad. Dryden.
Then down with all thy boaſted volumes, down ;
Only reſerve the ſacred one :
Low, reverently low, -
Make thy ſtubborn knowledge bow :
To look to heav'n be blind to all below. Prior.
Rev E'RER. m. ſ. [from revere.] One who venerates; one who
rev cres.
When the divine revelations were committed to writing,
the Jews were ſuch ſcrupulous reverers of them, that it was the
buſineſs of the Maſorites, to number not only the ſections
and lines, but even the words and letters of the Old Teſta-
ment. Government of the Tongue.
Rev E R SAL. m. ſ. [from reverſe.] Change of ſentence.
The king, in the reverſal of the attainders of his partakers,
had his will. Bacon's Henry VII.
To REVE/RSE. v. a. [reverſus, Lat.]
1. To turn upſide down.
A pyramid reverſed may ſtand upon his point, if balanced
by admirable ſkill. Temple's Miſcellanies.
2. To overturn ; to ſubvert.
Theſe now controul a wretched people's fate,
Theſe can divide, and theſe reverſe the ſtate. Pope.
3. To turn back.
Michael's ſword ſtay’d not;
But with ſwift wheel reverſe, deep entring ſhar'd
Satan's right ſide. Milton.
4. To contradićt ; to repeal.
Better it was in the eye of his underſtanding, that ſome-
time an erroneous ſentence definitive ſhould prevail, till the
ſame authority, perceiving ſuch overſight, might afterwards
correct or reverſe it, than that ſtriſes ſhould have reſpite to
grow, and not come ſpeedily unto ſome end. Hooker's Prºf.
A decree was made, that they had forfeited their liberties;
and albeit they made great moans, yet could they not pro-
cure this ſentence to be reverſed. Hayward.
Death, his doom which I
To mitigate thus plead, not to reverſe,
To better life ſhall yield him. Milton's Par. Loft.
Though grace may have reverſed the condemning ſentence,
and ſealed the finner's pardon before God, yet it may have
left no tranſcript of that pardon in the ſinner's breaſt. South.
Thoſe ſeem to do beſt, who, taking uſeful hints from
fačts, carry them in their minds to be judged of, by what
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they ſhall find in hiſtory to confirm or reverſe theſe imperfeół
obſervations. Loci,
5. To turn to the contrary.
Theſe plain charašters we rarely find,
Though ſtrong the bent, yet quick the turns of mind;
Or Pºſing contraries confound the whole -
Or affectations quite reverſe the ſoul. >
6. To Put each in the place of the other.
With what tyranny Cuſtom governs men; it makes that
*Pºtable in one age, which was a vice in anoth. ...
verſes even the diſtinctions of good and evil Rºº,
7. To recall; to renew. Obſolete. - 'gerſ.
Well knowing true all he did rehearſe
And to his freſh remembrance did revº -
The ugly view of his deformed crimes. Fairy Queeen.
To REve'Rs E. v. m. [revertere, reverſus, Lat..] To re-urn, spenſ.
REye’rse. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] -
I. Change; viciſſitude.
The ſtrange reverſe of fate you ſee;
I pity'd you, now you may pity me. Dryden's Aurengz.
By a ſtrange reverſe of things, Juſtinian's law, which for
many ages was neglected, does now obtain, and the Theo-
doſian code is in a manner antiquated. Baker.
2. A contrary; an oppoſite.
Count Tariff appeared the reverſe of Goodman fast. Addison
The performances, to which God has annexed the promiſes
of sternity, are juſt the reverſe of all the purſuits of ſenſe. Rog.
3. [Revers, Fr.] The fide of the coin on which the head is
not impreſſed.
As the Romans ſet down the image and inſcription of the
conſul, afterward of the emperor on the one ſide, ſo they
Pope.
changed the reverſe always upon new events. Camden.
Our guard upon the royal fide;
On the reverſe our beauty's pride. JWaller.
. Several reverſes are owned to be the repreſentations of an-
tique figures. Addiſon on Ancient Medals.
RF VERSIBLE, adj. [reverſible, Fr. from reverſe.] Capable of
being reverſed. -
REye'Rsion. n.ſ.. [reverſion, Fr. from reverſ..] -
1. The ſtate of being to be poſſeſſed after the death of the pre-
ſent poſſeſſor.
As were our England in reverſion his,
And he our ſubjects next degree in hope. Shakespeare Rich. II.
A life in reverſion is not half ſo valuable, as that which
may at preſent be entered on. Hammond's Fundamentals.
2. Succeſſion ; right of ſucceſſion.
He was very old, and had out-lived moſt of his friends;
many perſons of quality being dead, who had, for recom-
pence of ſervices, procured the reverſion of his office. Claren.
Upon what ground can a man promiſe himſelf a future re-
pentance, who cannot promiſe himſelf a futurity ? whoſe life
depends upon his breath, and is ſo reſtrained to the preſent,
that it cannot ſecure to itſelf the reverſion of the very next
minute. South's Sermons.
So many candidates there ſtand for wit,
A place at court is ſcarce ſo hard to get:
In vain they croud each other at the door ;
For e'en reverſions are all begg'd before. Dryden.
REve'Rsion ARY. adj. [from reverſion.] To be enjoyed in
ſucceſſion.
There are multitudes of reverſionary patents and reverſionary
promiſes of preferments. Arbuthnot.
To REVERT. v. a. [reverto, Lat.]
1. To change; to turn to the contrary.
Wretched her ſubjećts, gloomy ſits the queen,
Till happy chance revert the cruel ſcene; -
And apiſh folly, with her wild reſort
Of wit and jeſt, diſturbs the ſolemn court. Prior.
2. To reverberate.
The ſtream boils
Around the ſtone, or from the hollow'd bank
Reverted plays in undulating flow. Thomſºn.
To REve'RT. v. n. [revertir, old Fr.] To return ; to fall back.
My arrows,
Too ſlightly timbred for ſo loud a wind,
Would have reverted to my bow again. Shakespeare . Hamlet.
If his tenant and patentee ſhall diſpoſe of his gift without
his kingly aſſent, the lands ſhall revent to the king.
Rev ERT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Return; recurrence. A mu-
ſical term. - -
Hath not muſick her figures the ſame with rhetorick : what
is a revert but her antiſtrophe Peacham ºf Muſick.
Revertible. adj. [from revert.] Returnable.
REve'RY. n.ſ. [reſverie, Fr.] Looſe muſing ; irregular thought.
Revery is when ideas float in ºur mind, without any re-
flection or regard of the underſtanding. Locke.
If the minds of men were laid open, we ſhould ſee but
little difference between that of the wiſe man and that of the
fool; there are infinite reveries and numberleſs extravagancies
paſs through both. - Addison,
I am really ſo far gone, as to take pleaſure in reveries of
is kind. Poſe.
this * - To REve st.
Bacon. .
R E V R E V i "To Rev E's T. v. 4. [reve/fir, revétir, Fr. revºſtic, Lat.] 1. To clothe *"Her, nathleſs, . . » ter finding fit for his intents, ... #. º jº with due habiliments. Spenſºr. When thou of life reneweſt the ſeeds, The withered fields revºſt their chearful weeds. Wotton. 2. To reinveſt; to veſt again in a poſſeſſion or office. ſeve’s rary. m. ſ. [revºſtiaire, Fr. from reve/lio, Lat..] Place dreſſes are repoſited. wº. effectual power of words the Pythagoreans extºlled; the impious Jews aſcribed all miracles to a namº, which was ingraved in the revoſtiary of the temple. Camden's Remains. Rºction. n.ſ. [revičium, Lat.) Return tº life. If the Rabines prophecy, ſucceed, we ſhall conclude the days of the phenix, not in its own, but in the laſt and gene- raſ flames, without all hope of revićtiºn. Brown. To Revºctual. v. a. [re and vićtual.] To ſtock with vic- tuals again. - It hath been objected, that I put into Ireland, and ſpent much time there, taking care to revičiual myſelf and none of the reſt. Raleigh's Apology. To REVIE/W. v. a. [re and view.] 1. To look back. - - - So ſwift he flies, that his reviewing eye Has loſt the chaſers, and his ear the cry. 2. To ſee again. I ſhall review Sicilia; for whoſe fight I have a woman's longing. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale. 3. To conſider over again; to retrace; to reexamine. Segrais ſays, that the AEneis is an imperfect work, and that death prevented the divine poet from reviewing it; and, for Denham. that reaſon, he had condemned it to the fire. Dryden. Shall I the long laborious ſcene review, And open all the wounds of Greece anew. Pope. 4. To ſurvey; to overlook; to examine. Review. n.ſ. [reveue, Fr. from the verb.] Survey ; re- examination. We make a general review of the whole work, and a ge- neral review of nature , that, by comparing them, their full correſpondency may appear. Burmet's Theory of the Earth. The works of nature will bear a thouſand views and re- views ; the more narrowly we look into them, the more oc- caſion we ſhall have to admire. Atterbury's Sermons. To REVILE. v. a. [re and vile.] To reproach; to vilify; to treat with contumely. Aſked for their paſs by every ſquib, That liſt at will them to revile or ſnib. Spenſºr. I read in's looks Matter againſt me; and his eye revil'd Me as his abjećt object. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Fear not the reproach of men, neither be afraid of their revilings. Iſaiah li. 7. She ſtill beareth him an invincible hatred, reviſeth him to his face, and raileth at him in all companies. Swift. REVILE, n.ſ.. [from the verb..] Reproach; contumely; ex- probration. Not uſed, but elegant. I heard thee in the garden, and of thy voice Afraid, being naked, hid myſelf,-to whom The gracious judge, without revile, reply'd. Milton. REvil ER. m. ſ. [from revile.] One who reviles; one who treats another with contumelious terms. The bittereſt revilers are often half-witted people. G. of T. RF viºlin GLY. adv. [from revile.] In an opprobrious manner; with contumely. The love I bear to the civility of expreſſion will not ſuffer me to be revilingly broad. Maine. *Evºl. n.ſ. [from reviſe.] Review; reexamination. The reviſal of theſe letters has been a kind of examination of conſcience to me; ſo fairly and faithfully have I ſet down in them the undiſguiſed ſtate of the mind. Pope. To REVISE. W.a. [reviſus, Lat..] To review; to overloºk. Lintot will think your price too much ; Not, Sir, if you reviſe it, and retouch. Pope. REV1's E. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Review ; reexamination. The author is to be excuſed, who never, in regard to his eyes and other impediments, gives himſelf the trouble of cor- To REVI'VE. v. n. [revivre, Fr. revivo, Lat.] I. To return to life. The Lord heard Elijah, and the ſoul of the child came unto him again, and he revived. I Kings xvii. 22. So he dies; But ſoon revives: death over him no power Shall long uſurp. Milton, 2. To return to vigour or fame ; to riſe from languour, obli- vion, or obſcurity. I revive at this laſt fight, aſſur'd that man ſhall live. Aſh. To Rev I'v E. v. a. 1. To bring to life again. - Spot more delicious, than thoſe gardens feign'd Of reviv'd Adonis. Milton, 2. To raiſe from languour, inſenſibility, or oblivion. Noiſe of arms, or view of martial guiſe, Might not revive deſire of knightly exerciſe. Fa. &#een. God lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving hio. bondage. Ezra ix. 8. 3. To renew ; to recollečt; to bring back to the memory. The memory is the power to revive again in our minds thoſe ideas, which after imprinting have been laid aſide ...it of fight. - Locke. The mind has a power in many caſes to revive perceptions, which it has once had. Locke, 4. To quicken; to rouſe. j ſhould revive the ſoldiers hearts ; Becauſe I ever found them as myſelf. Shakeſp. What firſt AEneas in this place beheld, Reviv'd his courage, and his fear expell’d. Dryden, Old Egeus only could revive his ſon, Who various changes of the world had known. Dryden. Revi’v ER. m. ſ. [from revive.] That which invigorates or reWIVcs. To REVIVI'FICATE. v. a. [revivifier, Fr. re and viv; £92 Lat.] To recall to life. Revivification. m. ſ. [from revivificate.] The ad of re- recalling to life. As long as an infant is in the womb of its parent, ſo long are theſe medicines of revivification in preparing. Addison Speciatºr. Rev Ivi'scency. n.ſ. [revivico, reviviſcentia, Lat.] Renewal of life. Scripture makes mention of a reſtitution and revivſºng of all things at the end of the world. Burnet. REU'NioN. m. ſ. [reunion, Fr. re and union.] Return to a ſtate of juncture, coheſion, or concord. She, that ſhould all parts to reunion bow, She that had all magnetick force alone, To draw and faſten fundred parts in one, Donne. To ReUNITE. v. a. [re and uniie.] I. To join again; to make one whole a ſecond time; to join what is divided. By this match the line of Charles the great Was reunited to the crown of France. Shakeſp. Henry V. 2: To reconcile; to make thoſe at variance one. To REUNITE. v. m. To cohere again. REvgcABLE, adj. [revºcable, Fr. revoco, revocabilis, Lat.] 1. That may be recalled. - Howſoever you ſhew bitterneſs, do not act any thing that is not revocable. . Bacon's Eſſays. 2. That may be repealed. RE'voca BLENEss. n. ſ. [from revocable.] The quality of being revocable. To RE'vocate. v. a. [revoco, Lat.] To recall; to call back. His ſucceſſor, by order, nullifies Many his patents, and did revocate And re-aſſume his liberalities. Daniel's Civil //ar. RE'yocation. m. ſ. [revocation, Fr. revocatio, Lat.] 1. Aćt of recalling. - - One, that ſaw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker. 2. State of being recalled. - Elaiana's king commanded Chenandra to tell him that he had received advice of his revºcation. Hºwe's ſºcal Porºſ. 3. Repeal; reverſal. - If a grievance be inflićled on a perſon, he may appeal, it is not neceſſary to pray a revocation of ſuch a grievance. Aylºft. To REVOKE. v. a. [revoquer, Fr. revocº, Lat. J rections and reviſis. Boyle. 1. To repeal; to reverſe: * Among printers, a ſecond proof of a ſheet correóted. / * -- Y - - - REV1'ser. n. J. [reviſeur, Fr. from reviſe.] Examiner; ſuper- ſame after. intendant. *"...sos. n.ſ. [reviſion, Fr. from reviſe.] Review. - viſit again. Thee I reviſit ſafe, And feel thy ſov’reign vital lamp ; but thou Reviſit'/? - - To |% ".º eyes, that rowl in vain, Let the pale fire. Thebes, and bear heſe pleaſing order. the tyrant's ear. Pope's Statius. ‘l Recall from a ſtate of lan. R 1 v v^. - REVI'v AL. * / [from reviv. Šuouſ, oblivion, or obſcurity 7 To Revi'sit. v. [reviſiter, Fr. reviſo, reviſito, Lat.] To iercing º and find no dawn. Milton. 1t That ſociety hath before conſented, without revoking the Hooker, b. i. ſ. 10. when we abrogate a law as being ill made, the whole cauſe for which it was made ſtill remaining, do we not herºin ...toke our very own deed, and upbraid ourſelves with folly, ea all that were makers of it with overſight and error. Hø. What reaſon is there, but that thoſe grants and privileges ſhould be revoked, or reduced to the firſt intention. Speyer. Without my Aurengzebe I cannot live ; - Revoke his doom, or elſe my ſentence give. . Dryden, 2. To check ; to repreſs. She ſtrove their ſudden rages to evºke, That at the laſt ſuppreſſing fury mad, :... Q -- They 'gan abſtain. Fair, ºr, b. ii. 3. To R
R E V º Yº- 3. To draw back. - Shame were to revoke The forward footing for an hidden ſhade. Fairy $2teen. Seas are troubled, when they do revoke Their flowing waves into themſelves again. Davies. Revo'kEMENT. n.ſ.. [from revoke.] recall. Little in uſe. Let it be nois'd, That through our interceſſion, this revokement And pardon comes. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. To REVOLT. v. n. [revolter, Fr. revoltare, Italian.] 1. To fall off from one to another. It denotes ſomething of pravity or rebellion. All will revolt from me, and turn to him. Shakeſp. Our diſcontented counties do revolt, - Our people quarrel with obedience. Shakespeare. K. john. Jaſon and his company revolted from the kingdom, 2 Mac. This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. jer. v. 53. 2. To change. Not in uſe. You are already love's firm votary, And cannot ſoon revolt and change your mind. Revolt. n.ſ. [revolte, Fr. from the verb.] 1. Deſertion ; change of ſides. He was greatly ſtrengthened, and the enemy, as much en- feebled by daily revolts. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the World. If all our levies are made in Scotland or Ireland, may not thoſe two parts of the monarchy be too powerful for the reſt, in caſe of a revolt. Addiſon's State of the War. 2. A revolter ; one who changes ſides. Not in uſe. You ingrate revolts, You bloody Nero's, ripping up the womb Of your dear mother England. Shakeſp. King john. 3. Groſs departure from duty. Your daughter hath made a groſs revolt; Tying her duty, beauty, wit, and fortunes To an extravagant and wheeling ſtranger. Shakeſp. REvolted. part, adj. [from revolt.j Havingſwerved from duty. Thou ſingle haſt maintain'd Againſt revolted multitudes the cauſe of truth. Milton. REvo/LTER. m. ſ. [from revolt..] One who changes ſides; a deſerter; a renegade. Fair honour that thou doſt thyGod, in truſting He will accept thee to defend his cauſe, A murderer, a evolter, and a robber. Milton's Agoniſłes. He was not a revolter from the truth, which he had once embraced. Atterbury's Sermons. Thoſe, who are negligent or revolters, ſhall periſh. Swift. To Revo'Lve. v. n. [revolva, Lat.] 1. To roll in a circle; to perform a revolution. They do not revolve about any common center. Cheyne. If the earth revolve thus, each houſe near the equator muſt move a thouſand miles an hour. Watts's Impr. of the Mind. Each revolving year, The teeming ewes a triple offspring bear. Pope. 2. To fall in a regular courſe of changing poſſeſſors; to devolve. On the deſertion of an appeal, the juriſdiction does ipſo jure revolve to the judge a quo. Ayliffe's Parergon. To RF volv E. v. a. [revolva, Lat.] 1. To roll anything round. Then in the Eaſt her turn ſhe ſhines, - Revocation; repeal; Shakeſp. Revolv'd on heav'n's great axis. Milton. 2. To conſider; to meditate on. You may revolve what tales I told you Of courts, of princes, of the tricks of war. Shakeſp. Revolution. m. ſ. [revolution, Fr. revolutus, Lat.] 1. Courſe of any thing which returns to the point at which it began to move. On their orbs impoſe Such reſtleis revolution, day by da - Repeated. A4ilton's Paradiſ. Loft, b. viii. They will be taught by the diurnal revolution of the hea- veins. Watts's Improvement of the Mind. 2. Space meaſured by ſome revolution. At certain revolutions are they brought, And feel by turns the bitter change. Milton. Meteors have no more time allowed them for their mount- ing, than the ſhort revolution of a day. Dryden. The Perſian wept over his army, that within the revolution of a fingle age, not a man would be left alive. JWake. 3. Change in the ſtate of a government or country. It is uſed among us x2' 30׺v, for the change produced by the admiſ- ſion of king William and queen Mary. 4. Rotation in general; returning motion. Fear Comes thund'ring back with dreadful revolution - On my defenſeleſs head. Milton. To Revo'M it. v. a. [revomir, Fr. re and vomit.] To vomit; to vomit again. They might caſt it up, and take more vomiting and revo- miting what they drink. Hakewill on Providence. Revu'lsion. n.ſ. [revulſion, Fr. revulſus, Lat..] The act of revolving or drawing humours from a remote part of the body. Derivation differs from revulſion only in the meaſure of the R H E ...: and the force of the medicines uſed: if we draw it **Yºy remote or contrary part, we call it revulſion; if only to ſome neighbouring place, 'ani by gentle .. we call it derivation. Wiſeman of Tumours. * ** way of revulſion to let blood in an adverſe - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. I had heard of ſome trange cures of frenzies, by *::: applications of fire to the lower Parts, which ſeems reaſonable . ** violent revulſion it may make of humours To REWA/RD. v. a. Temple's Miſcellanies. - [re and award, to give in return. Skinner.] 1. To give in return. Tho, haſt rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. I Sam. xxiv. 17 They rewarded me evil for good. Pſalm xxv. #. 2. To repay; to recompenſe for ſomething good. - To judge th' unfaithful dead, but to reward His faithful, and receive them into bliſs. Milton. . The ſupreme being rewards the juſt, and puniſhes the un- juſt. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. Rewa'Rd. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Recompenſe given for good. ºrward; and puniſhments do always preſuppoſe ſomething willingly done well or ill; without which reſpect, though wº may ſometimes receive good, yet then it is only a benefit and not a reward. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 9. They have a good reward for their labour. Eccluſ. iv. 9. * ...To myſelf I owe this due regard, Not to make love my gift, but my reward. Dryden. Men have conſented to the immortality of the ſoul and the recompenſes of another world, promiſing to themſelves ſome rewards of virtue after this life. Tillotſon. 2. It is ſometimes uſed with a mixture of irony, for puniſhment or recompenſe of evil. RewARDABLE. adj. [from reward.] Worthy of reward. Men's actions are judged, whether in their own nature re- wardable or puniſhable. Hooker, b. i. ſ. 9. The action that is but indifferent, and without reward, if done only upon our own choice, is an act of religion, and rewardable by God, if done in obedience to our ſuperiors. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. Rewa'RDER. m. ſ. [from reward.] One that rewards; one that recompenſes. A liberal rewarder of his friends. Shakeſp. Rich. III. As the ſupreme Being is the only proper judge of our per- fe&tions, ſo is he the only fit rewarder of them. Addiſon. Ill judges, as well as rewarders, have popular aſſemblies been, of thoſe who beſt deſerved from them. Swift. To Rewo'RD. v. a. [re and word.] To repeat in the ſame words. Bring me to the teſt, And I the matter will reword; which madneſs Would gambol from. Shakeſp. Hamlet. RHABARBARAte. adj. [from rhabarbara, Lat.] Impregnated . or tinčtured with rhubarb. The ſalt humours muſt be evacuated by the ſennate, rha- barbarate, and ſweet manna purgers, with acids added, or the purging waters. Floyer on the Humours. RHA'Bdom ANcy. n.ſ. [#233G and uzºlsiz.] Divination by a wand. Of peculiar rhabdomancy is that which is uſed in mineral diſcoveries, with a forked hazel, commonly called Moſes's rod, which, freely held forth, will ſtir and play if any mine be under it. Brown's Wulgar Errours. RHA'psodist. n.ſ.. [from rhapſody..] One who writes without regular dependence of one part upon another. Aſk our rhapſodi/?, if you have nothing but the excellence and lovelineſs of virtue to preach, and no future rewards or puniſhments, how many vicious wretches will you ever re- claim. Iłatts's Improvement of the Mind. RHA/PSODY. m. ſ. [paya,3}x ; ;, to ſew, and 237, a ſong..] Any number of parts joined together, without ne- ceſſary dependence or natural connection. Such a deed, as ſweet religion makes A rhapſody of words. Shakeſp. Hamlet. This confuſion and rhapſody of difficulties was not to be ſup: poſed in each ſingle finner. Hammond. He, that makes no reflexions on what he reads, only loads his mind with a rhapſody of tales fit for the eneurº ; others. ocre. The words ſlide over the ears, and vaniſh like a rhapſody of evening tales. //atts's Improvement of the Mind. RHE/TORICK. n.ſ. [??oexi; rhetºrique, Fr.] - 1. The aa of ſpeaking not merely with propricty, but with art nd elegance. d We É. not allow him an orator, who had the beſt thoughts, and who knew all the rules of rhetorique, if he had not acquired the art of uſing them. Dryden's Duffney. Of the paſſions, and how they are moved, Ariſtotle, in his ſecond book of rhetoriº, hath admirably diſcourſed in a little compaſs. Locke's Thoughts on Reading. Grammar teacheth us to ſpeak properly, thetoriº inſtructs to ſpeak elegantly. Baker’s Reflections on Learning. 21 X 2. The
R H O R I B * * * uaſion; oratory. 2. T ºf: rhetorick, º with eyes. Shakespeare . - jips then did he ſoftly part, - wº º rhetorick whole ſtreams outflow. Fairfax. Enjoy your dear wit and gay rhetoriº, - That hath ſo well been taught her dazling fence. Milton. Rhetorical. adj. [rhetoricus, Lat. from rhetorick.] . Pertain- ing to rhetorick; oratorial ; figurative. - - The apprehenſion is ſo deeply riveted into my mind... that rhetorical flouriſhes cannot at all looſen it. More. Becauſe Brutus and Caſſius met a blackmore, and Pompey had on a dark gatment at Pharſalia, theſe were preſages of their overthrow, which notwithſtanding are ſcarce rhetorical ſequels; concluding metaphors from realities, and from con- ceptions metaphorical inferring realities again. . . Brown. The ſubject moral, logical, or rhetorical, which does not come under our ſenſes. // atts's Improvement of the Mind. Rheto'Rically. adv. [from rhetorical.] Like an orator; figuratively; with intent to move the paſſions. - To Rhetoricate. v. n. [rhetoricor, low Lat. from rhetorick.] To play the orator; to attack the paſſions. - *Twill be much more ſeaſonable to reform, than apologize or rhetºricate; not to ſuffer themſelves to periſh in the midſt of ſuch ſolicitations to be ſaved. Decay of Piety. RHETori'cſ AN. m. ſ. [rhetoricien, Fr. rhetor, Lat..] One who teaches the ſcience of rhetorick. ‘I he ancient ſophiſts and rhetoricians, which ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old. Bacon. 'Tis the buſineſs of rhetoricians to treat the charaćters of the paſſions. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. A man may be a very good rhetorician, and yet at the ſame time a mean orator. Baker’s Reflections on Learning. RHETori'cIAN. adj. Suiting a maſter of rhetorick. Boldly preſum'd with rhetorician pride, To hold of any queſtion either ſide. Blackmore. RHEUM. m. ſ. [Ésupo, ; rheume, Fr.]. A thin watery matter oozing through the glands, chiefly about the mouth. Quincy. Truſt not thoſe cunning waters of his eyes; For villainy is not without ſuch a rheum; And he long traded in it, makes it ſeem Like rivers of remorſe. Shakespeare You did void your rheum upon my beard. Shakºp. Why holds thine eye that lamentable rheum, Like a proud river peering o'er his bounds. Shakeſp. Each changing ſeaſon does its poiſon bring, Rheums chill the winter, agues blaſt the ſpring. Prior. RHEU'Matick, adj. [Éivºlº, from rheim.J. Proceeding from rheum or a peccant watry humour. The moon, the governeſs of floods, Pale in her anger, waſhes all the air, That rheumatick diſeaſes do abound. Shakeſp. The blood taken away looked very ſizy or rheumatics. Floy. RHEU'MATISM. m. ſ. ſºlº; ; rheumatiſme, Fr. rheumá. tiftuſ, Lat.] A painful dittemper ſuppoſed to proceed from acrid humours. - Rheumatiſm is a diſtemper affecting chiefly the membrana communis muſculorum, which it makes rigid and unfit for motion; and it ſeems to be occaſioned almoſt by the ſame cauſes, as the mucilaginous glands in the joints are rendered itiff and gritty in the gout. &Minºy. -- The throtling quinſey 'tis my ſtar appoints, And rheumatiſm; I ſend to rack the joints. Dryden. RHEU'MY. adj. [from rheum.] Full of ſharp moiſture. Is Brutus ſick And will he ſteal out of his wholſome bed, To dare the vile contagion of the night : And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air, To add unto his ſickneſs. Shºſp. julius Cæſar. The South he loos'd, who night and horror brings, And fogs are ſhaken from his flaggy wings: t From his divided beard two ſtreams he pours; His head and rheumy eyes diſtil in ſhow’rs. Dryden. RHINo'cERos. m. ſ. [Éſ, and *i;2; ; rhinocerot, Fr.] A vaſt beaſt in the Eaſt Indies armed with a horn in his front. Approach thou like the rugged Ruſſian bear, The arm'd rhinoceros, or Hyrcanian tyger; Take any ſhape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble. Shakeſp. Macbeth If you draw your beaſt in an emblem, ſhew a landſcape of the Country natural to the beaſt; as to the rhinoceros an Eaſt Indian landſcape, the crocodile, an Egyptian. Peacham RHOMB. m. J. [rhombe, Fr. rhombus, Lt. £3.6GP.] In geo: ºtry, a parallelogram or quadrangular figure, having its four ides equal, and conſiſting of parallel lines, with two oppoſite angles *ute, and two obtuſe: it is formed by two equal and right *joined together at their baſe. Irºn, and Harris r Save the ſun his labour, and that ſwift - i. and diurnal rhomb ſuppos'd "...º.º. all ſtars, the wheel ~ night. Milt See how in warlike muſter they a 1/1477. º rhombs and Wedges, and half iº wings. Mill º adj. [from rhomb.] Shaped like a rhomb. 977, Many other ſorts of ſtones are regularly figured 3 - in i. a Rar, and they are of ... º”. RHOMBOID. m. ſ. [fºotº: , rhomboide, Fr.) A figure approaching to a rhomb. b Many other ſorts of ſtones are regularly figured; and the are of a rhombick figure ; talk, of ſuch as are rhomboid. *. RHom Poi'DAL. adj. [from rhomboid..] Approaching in . to a rhomb. º pe Another rhomboidal ſelenites of a compreſſed form, had many others infixed round the middle of it. hº RHU'BARB. m. ſ. [rhabarbara, Lat..] A medicinal root flightly purgative, referred by botaniſts to the dock. y What rhubarb, ſenna, or what purgative drug Would ſcour theſe Engliſh hence. Shaº. Macbeth Having fixed the fontanel, I purged him with an infuſion of rhubarb in ſmall ale. Wiſeman's Surger RHYME. n.ſ. (#9993; ; rhythm, Fr.] J. I. A harmonical ſucceſſion of ſounds. 2. The conſonance of verſes; the correſpondence of the laſt found of one verſe to the laſt ſound or ſyllable of another The youth with ſongs and rhimes : - Some dance, ſome hale the rope. For rhyme the rudder is of º, Denham. With which like ſhips they ſteer their courſes. Hadºra, Such was the news, indeed, but ſongs and rhymes - Prevail as much in theſe hard iron times; As would a plump of trembling fowl, that riſe Againſt an eagle ſouſing from the ſkies. Dryden If Cupid throws a ſingle dart, - We make him wound the lover's heart; But if he takes his bow and quiver, 'Tis ſure he muſt transfix the liver; For rhime with reaſon may diſpenſe, And ſound has right to govern ſenſe. Prior, 3. Poetry; a poem. All his manly power it did diſperſe, As he were warmed with inchanted rhimes, That oftentimes he quak'd. Fairy Queen, b, i. Who would not ſing for Lycidas? he knew Himſelf to ſing, and build the lofty rhyme. Milton. Now ſportive youth, Carol incondite rhythms with ſuiting notes, And quaver inharmonious. Philips, RHYME or reaſºn. Number or ſenſe. I was promis'd on a time, To have reaſon for my rhyme; But from that time unto this ſeaſon, I had neither rhyme nor reaſºn. Spenſºr. The guiltineſs of my mind drove the groſsneſs of the fop- pery into a received belief, in deſpight of the tecth of all rhine and reaſºn, that they were fairies. Shakeſp. To RHYME. v. n. 1. To agree in ſound. He was too warm on picking work to dwell, - But fagotted his notions as they fell, ; And, if they rhim'd and rattled, all was well. Dryden. ) 2. To make verſes. - Theſe fellows of infinite tongue, that can rhime themſelves into ladies favours, they do always reaſon themſelves out again. Shakeſp. Henry V. There march'd the bard and blockhead, fidé by ſide, Who rhym'd for hire, and patroniz'd for pride. Dunciad. RHYMER. n. ſ. [from rhyme..] . One who makes rhymes; RHYMSTER. ; a verſifier; a poet in contempt. Scall’d rhimers will ballad us out o' tune. Shakeſp. It was made penal to the Engliſh, to permit the Iriſh to graze upon their lands, to entertain any of their miniſtrels, himers, or news-tellers. Davies on Ireland. Rhymer come on, and do the worſt you can ; I fear not you, nor yet a better man. Dryden. His rhime is conſtrained at an age, when the paſſion of love makes every man a rhimer, though not a poet. Dryden. I ſpeak of thoſe who are only rhizº/ſers. Dennis. So modern rhimers wiſely blaſt The poetry of ages paſt, And from its ruin build their own. Shakeſp. RHYTHMICAL. adj. [ÉvSpaixò; ; rythnique, Fr. from rhyme or rhythm..] Harmonical; having proportion of one ſound to another. RIB. n.ſ. ſnibbe, Saxon.] A bone in the body. 1. Of theſe there are twenty-four in number, viz. twelve on each ſide the twelve vertebrae of the back; they are ſegments of a circle; they grow flat and broad, as they approach the ſternum; but the nearer they are to the vertebrae, the rounder and thicker they are ; at which end they have a round head, which, being covered with a cartilage, is received into the ſinus in the bodies of the vertebrae : the ribs, thus articulated, make an acute angle with the lower vertebrae : the ribs have each a ſmall canal or ſinus, which runs along their under ſides, in which lies a nerve, vein, and artery : their extre- mities, which are faſtened to the ſternum, are cartilaginous, and the cartilages make an obtuſe angle with the bony part of the ribs; this angle reſpects the head : the cartilages are harder
º R I C R I C | harder in women than in men, that they may better bear the Hilberic *** - ---------- º weight of their breaſts: the ribs are of two ſorts; the ſeven % {". ban º adſº, t upper are called true ribs, becauſe their cartilaginous ends are Hil’pric Bárbarians ! i. ſº. abet. º received into the finus of the ſternum: the five lower are So Alfric is altogether ſtron "º. º bl - º called falſe ribs, becauſe they are foſter and ſhorter, of which Powerful: to the ſame ſenſe *. Pol e T1C, º y ſtrong or º only the firſt is joined to the extremity of the ſternum, the chus, Opimius. olycrates, Sato, Plutar- º: cartilaginous extremities of the reſt being tied to one another, Rice. n. f ſoryza, Lat..] One of the eſcul Gibſon J Camden. º and thereby leaving a greater ſpace for the dilatation of the its grains diſpoſed into a panicle wº ent gº. : it hath º ſtomach and intrails: the laſt of theſe ſhort ribs is ſhorter oval figure, and are covered with a . .. º: ſt º g than all the reſt : it is not tied to them, but ſometimes to the like barley : this grain is greatly alsº luik, º at º muſculus obliquus deſcendens. - &tiny. Eaſtern countries. ed in moſt of the why do I yield to that ſuggeſtion? - Rice is the food of two thirds of mankind ; it is ºff. º Whoſe horrid image doth upfix my hair, - human conſtitutions, Proper for the conſum tive d ; . nº And make my feated heart knock at my ribs, ſubjećt to haemorrhages. ptive, . } Oic ºr. Againſt the uſe of nature! Shakeſp. Macbeth. If the ſnuff get out of the ſnuffers, it may fall i.; s” . s He open'd my left ſide, and took of rice milk. Swift's Directions to the Bull, - From thence a rib, with cordial ſpirits warm RICH. adj. [riche, Fr. ricco, Italian ; nica, Saxon.] r * } And life blood ſtreaming freſh. » 44ilton's Par. Loft, b, viii. 1. Wealthy; abounding in wealth; abounding i. mone lº, He, who firſt the paſſage try'd, poſſeſſions; opulent. c y or In harden'd oak his heart did hide, I am as rich in having ſuch a jewel º | And ribs of ...à. . ſide, As twenty ſeas, if all their ſand were pearl. Shakeſp. º, Who tempted firſt the briny flood. Dryden's Horace. The rich ſhall not give more, and the poor no leſs. Exod 2. Any piece of timber or other matter which ſtrengthens the A thief bent to unhoard the caſh - - ºrii, a ſide. Of ſome rich burgh - gner. Milton. I ſhould not ſee the ſandy hour glaſs run, Several nations of the Americans are rich in land, and * º: But I ſhould think of ſhallows and of flats; in all the comforts of life. > A. Dº And ſee my wealthy Andrew dock'd in ſand, He may look upon the rich as benefactors, who haye beau: jº. Yº: º: . º lower º, / W. tified the proſpect all around him. Seed o kiſs her burial. *** 44erchant of Penice. 2. Valuable; eſtimable; precious; ſplendid: * Rºº. zº. { ſº Fr. ribaldo, Italian.] A looſe, rough, > Earth, in #: ; º id; ſumptuous. º mean, brutal wretch. Conſummate lovely ſmil’d. - Milt That lewd ribbald, with vile luſt advanced . Having anvi dient lities i Zuuton. Laid firſt his filthy hands on virgin clean, > 3 gree. g any ingredients or qualities in a great quantity or de- * To ſpoil her dainty corſe ſo fair and ſheen. Fairy Queen. So we th’Arabian coaſt do know Your ribauld nag of Egypt, The breeze upon her, like a cow in June, At diſtance, when the ſpices blow, By the rich odour taught to ſteer, Hoiſts ſails, and flies. Shakep. Antony and Cleopatra. Though neither day nor ſtar appear. J//aller. *, *, The buſy day, - If life be ſhort, it ſhall be glorious, lf. Wak'd by the lark, has rous'd the ribald crows, Each minute ſhall be rich in ſome great ačtion. Rowe. ºil And dreaming night will hide our joys no longer. Shakeſp. Sauces and rich ſpices are fetched from India. Baker. Ne'er one ſprig of laurel grac'd theſe ribbalds, 4. Fertile; fruitful. From ſlaſhing Bentley down to pidling Tibbalds, Pope. There are, who fondly ſtudious of increaſe, * RIBALDRY. m. J. [from ribald; ribaudie, old Fr.] Mean, Rich foreign mold on their ill-natur'd land lewd, brutal language. Induce. Philips. Mr. Cowley aſſerts, that obſcenity has no place in wit; Riched. adj. [from rich..] enriched. Obſolete. Buckingham ſays, 'tis an ill ſort of wit, which has nothing Of all theſe bounds, more to ſupport it than bare-faced ribaldry. Dryden. With ſhadowy foreſts, and with champions rich'd, º, The ribaldry of the low charaćters is different; the reeve, With plenteous rivers and wide ſkirted meads, :: miller, and cook are diſtinguiſhed from each other. Dryden, We make thee lady. Shakeſp. King Lear. di In the ſame antique loom theſe ſcenes were wrought, Ri'ches. n. ſ. [richeſſes, Fr.] º Embelliſh'd with good morals and juſt thought, 1. Wealth ; money or poſſeſſion. True nature in her nobleſt light you ſee, The inſtrumentalneſs of riches to charity has rendered it E’er yet debauch'd by modern gallantry } neceſſary by laws to ſecure propriety. Hammond. To trifling jeſts and fulſom ibaldry. Granville. Chemiſts ſeek riches by tranſmutation and the great If the outward profeſſion of religion were once in practice elixir. - Sprat. among men in office, the clergy would ſee their duty and Riches do not conſiſt in having more gold and ſilver, but intereſt in qualifying themſelves for lay-converſation, when in having more in proportion than our neighbours, whereby is once they were out of fear of being choaked by ribaldry or we are enabled to procure to ourſelves a greater plenty of the * * prophaneneſs. Swift. conveniencies of life, than comes within their reach, who, \, R1/BAND. m. ſ. [rulande, ruban, Fr.] A filet of ſilk; a nar- ſharing the gold and ſilver of the world in a leſs proportion, | - row web of ſilk, which is worn for ornament. want the means of plenty and power, and ſo are poorer. Locke. * Quaint in green, ſhe ſhall be looſe enrob'd, What riches give us, let us firſt enquire, 5, With ribbands pendent, flaring 'bout her head. Shakeſp. Meat, fire, and cloaths ; what more ? meat, cloaths, and A ribband did the braided treſſes bind, fire. Pope. % The reſt was looſe. Dryden's Knight's Tale. 2. Splendid ſumptuous appearance. 9 See in the liſts they wait the trumpets ſound; The riches of heav'ns pavement, trodden gold. Milton, Some love device is wrought on ev'ry ſword, Ri'ch LY. adu. [from rich.] ! And ev'ry riband bears ſome myſtick word. Granville, 1. With riches; wealthily; ſplendidly; magnificently. - R1/BBED. adj. [from rib.] In Belmont is a lady richly left, !. 1. Furniſhed with ribs. And ſhe is fair, of wondrous virtues. Shakeſp. f Was I by rocks engender'd : rib'd with ſteel? Women richly gay in gems. Milton, Such tortures to reſiſt, or not to feel? Sandys. 2. Plenteouſly. - - • Hung on each bough a ſingle leaf appears, In animals, ſome ſmells are found more richly than in Which ſhrivell'd in its infancy remains, plants. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Like a clos'd fan, nor ſtretches wide its veins, After a man has ſtudied the laws of England, the reading . But as the ſeaſons in their circle run, the reports of adjudged caſes will richly improve him. *atti. : Opes its ribb'd ſurface to the nearer ſun. Gay. 3. Truly ; abundantly. An ironical uſe. º 2. Incloſed as the body by ribs. There is ſuch licentiouſneſs among the baſeſt of the people, that one would not be ſorry to ſee them beſtºwing upº ºns The nat'ral brav'ry of your iſle, which ſtands another a chaſtiſement, which they ſo richly deſerve. Addiſon. As Neptune's park, ribbed and paled in, Ri'ch Ness. n.ſ.. [from rich.] With rocks unſcaleable, and roaring waters. Shakeſp. 1. Opulence; wealth. rld : R1/bbon. n.ſ. See RIBAND. Of virtue you have left proof to the Wºlº : To R1'BRoast. v. n. [rib and rodſ?..] To beat ſoundly. A And virtue is grateful with beauty and richneſ, adorn'd. Sid. burleſque word. 2. Finery; ſplendour. That done, he riſes, humbly bows 3. Fertility; fecundity; fruitfulneſs. - :/. And gives thinks for the princely tiºs ; This ºwn is famous for the richnºſ of the ſoil. Addison. - £2.3 : - lity. Departs not meanly proud, and boaſtin 4. Abundance or perfectiºn of any quality. . - §. º: ribroaſting. 5 Butler. I amuſed myſelf with the richnſ; and variety of colours in I have been pinched in fleſh, and well ribroaffed under my the weſtern parts of heaven. Spectator. former maſters ; but I’m in now for ikin and all. L'E/irange. . Pampering qualities: - 1 Ri'Bwort. m. ſ. > A plant. 2/trang 5 The lively tincture of whoſe guſhing blood Ric. n.ſ. Ric denotes a powerful, rich, or valiant man; as Shou'd clearly prove the richneſs of his focq, in theſe verſes of Fortunatus : Remember Dryden. Rick.
R I D * R I D Rick. n.ſ. See REEK: 1. A pile of corn or hay regu eltered from wet. - and ſh An inundation •erflowed a farmer's barn and ſtable; §: ricks of hay and ſtacks of corn - were down the ſudden current born. Swift. Mice and rats do great injuries in the field, houſ;, barns, and corn ricks. - Mortimer's Huſbandry. 2. A heap of corn or hay piled by the gatherer. In the North they bind them up in ſmall bundles, and make ſmall ricks of them in the field. Mortimer's Huſbandry. RICKETs. n.ſ. [rachitis, Lat. A name given to the di- ſtemper at its appearance by Gliſºn.] - The rickets is a diſłemper in children, from an unequal di- ſtribution of nouriſhment, whereby the joints grow knotty, and the limbs uneven : its cure is performed by evacuation and frićtion. - $2uincy. In ſome years, liver-grown, ſpleen, and riºt. are put al- together, by reaſon of their likeneſs. Grant s Bills of Mort. O were my pupil fairly knock'd o'th head, I ſhould poſſeſ; th' eſtate, if he were dead; He's ſo far gone with the rickets and th’ evil, - That one ſmall doſe will ſend him to the devil. So when at ſchool we firſt declaim, Old Buſby walks us in a theme, . whoſe props ſupport our infant vein, And help the rickets in the brain; But when our ſouls their force dilate, - Our thoughts grow up to wit’s eſtate. - Prior. Rick ety. adj. [from rickets.]. Diſeaſed with the rickets. In a young animal, when the ſolids are too lax, the caſe of ricity children, the diet ſhould be gently aſtringent. Ark. Ri'cklus. n.ſ. A plant. Ainſworth. Ri'ctur E. m. ſ. [ričiura, Lat..] A gaping. Dić?. RID. pret. of ride. To RiD. v. a. [from hreoban, Saxon.] 1. To ſet free; to redeem. It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies; thou ſhalt rid me from the wicked man. - Pſalm xviii. 49. Rid me, and deliver me out of great waters. Pſalm cxliv. I will bring you out from under their burthens, and rid you out of their bondage. Exodus vi. 6. 2. To clear; to diſencumber. They were not before ſo willing to be rid of their learned paſtor, as now importunate to obtain him again from them, who had given him entertainment. Hooker. . I muſt rid all the ſeas of pirates. . Shakeſp. We'll uſe his countenance; which being done, Let her, who :be rid of him, deviſe His ſpeedy taking off. Shakespeare. King Lear. P 't. É. word, ſtept forth ºff. King Three of thy crew, to rid thee of that care. B. Johnſºn. I can put on Thy terrors, as I put thy mildneſs on, Image of thee in all things; and ſhall ſoon, Arm'd with thy might, rid heav'n of theſe rebell’d. Milton. Did ſaints for this bring in their plate; For when they thought the cauſe had need on't, larly heaped up in the open field, Dryden. Happy was he that could be rid on’t. Hudibras. The god uneaſy till he ſlept again, Reſolv’d at once to rid himſelf of pain. Dryden. At any rate we deſire to be rid of the preſent evil, which we are apt to think nothing abſent can equal. Locke. . The greater viſible good does not always raiſe men's deſire, in proportion to the greatneſs it appears to have; though every little trouble moves us, and ſets on work to get rid of 1t. - Locke. The ladies aſked, whether we believed that the men of any town would, at the ſame conjuncture, have loaden themſelves with their wives; or rather, whether they would not have been glad of ſuch an opportunity to get rid of them : Addiſon. The father, ſeeing himſelf entirely rid of Theodoſius, was . . much concerned at the obſtinate refuſal of his aughter. Addiſon' o 3. #.h. iſon's Speciator, N° 164. Having the beſt at Barnet field, We'll thither ſtraight; for willingneſs rid, away. Shakeſp. 4. To drive away; to preſs away; to deſtroy. , Ah deathſmen! you have rid this ſweet young prince. Sha, Ri'pDANce. n.ſ. [from rid.] I. Deliverance. *- Deliverance from ſudden death, riddance from all adverſity and the extent of ſaving mercy towards all men. Hº. 2. Diſencumbrance; loſs of ſomething one is glad to loſe. - I have too griev'd a heart Tºtake lº. leave : thus loſers part. -A gentle riddance. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice. * this, the cock had a good ...: of his º: 3. #, . away any encumbrances. * P19ttoms, and thoſe dropping gu That lie beſtrown, unſightly . > Aſk riddance, if we mean to tread with eaſe, Milton, R1/DDEN, the participle of ride. He could never have ridden out an eternal period, but it muſt be by a more powerful being than himſelf. Hale. RI’DDLE. n.ſ.. [naebelſ, Saxon, from naebe, counſel, perhaps a trial of wit..] 1. An enigma; a puzzling queſtion; a dark problem. How did you dare To trade and traffick with Macbeth, In riddles and in charms of death. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The Theban monſter, that propos'd Her riddle, and him, who ſolv’d it not, devour’d ; That once found out and ſolv’d, for grief and ſpight Caſt herſelf headlong from the Iſmenian ſteep. Milton. Her mother was thinking of a riddle. Dryden. 2. Anything puzzling. 'Twas a ſtrange riddle of a lady; Not love, if any lov'd her: heyday! So cowards never uſe their might, But againſt ſuch as will not fight. 3. [hnibble, Saxon.] . A coarſe or open fieve. Horſe-beans and tares, ſown together, are eaſily parted with a riddle. Mortimer's Huſſandy. To Ri'DDL.E. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſolve; to unriddle. There is ſomething of whimſical analogy between the two ſenſes of the word riddle: as, we ſay, to fift a queſtion : but their derivations differ. Riddle me this, and gueſs him if you can, Who bears a nation in a ſingle man? Dryden's juvenal. 2. To ſeparate by a coarſe ſieve. - The fineſt fifted mould muſt be riddled in. Mortimer. To Riddle. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſpeak ambiguouſly or obſcurely. Be plain, good ſon, and homely in thy drift; Riddling confeſſion finds but riddling ſhrift. Hudibras, Shakespeare R1/DDLINGly. adv. [from riddle..] In the manner of a riddle.” Though like the peſtilence and old-faſhion'd love, Riddlingly it catch men, and doth remove Never, till it be ſtarv'd out, yet their ſtate Is poor. Donne: To RIDE. v. n. preter. rid or rode, part. rid or ridden. Iniban, Saxon; rijden, Dutch.] 1. To travel on horſeback. Brutus and Caſſius Are rid, like madmen, through the gates of Rome. Shakespeare Were you but riding forth to air yourſelf, Such parting were too petty. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Am not I thine aſs, upon which thou haſt ridden à Numb. So ſtands a foreſt tall of mountain oaks Advanc'd to mighty growth; the traveller Hears from the humble valley, where he rider, The hollow murmurs of the winds that blow Amidſt the boughs. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. Let your maſter ride on before, and do you gallop after him. Swift's Directions to the Groom. 2. To travel in a vehicle; to be borne, not to walk. Infected be the air whereon they ride. Shakespeare. Upon this chaos rid the diſtreſſed ark, that bore the ſmall remains of mankind. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 3. To be ſupported in motion. As venerable Neſtor, hatch'd in ſilver, Should with a bond of air, ſtrong as the axle-tree, On which heav'n rides, knit all the Grecian ears To his experienc'd tongue. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida. 4. To manage an horſe. Skill to ride ſeems a ſcience, Proper to gentle blood; ſome others feign, To manage ſteeds, as did this vaunter; but in vain. F.& The horſes I ſaw well choſen, ridden, and furniſhed. Shaº. Inſpir’d by love, whoſe buſineſs is to pleaſe, He rode, he fenc'd, he mov’d with graceful caſe. Pryden. 5. To be on the water. On the Weſtern coaſt - Rideth a puiſſant army. Shakespeare . Rich. III. The ſea was grown ſo rough, that the admiral was not able longer to ride it out with his gallies; but was enforced to ſlip his anchors, and run his gallies on ground. . . . Knoles. . They were then in a place to be aided by their ſhip; which rode near in Edinburgh Frith. Hayward. Waiting him his royal fleet did ride, And willing winds to their low'r'd ſails deny'd, Dryden. Men once walk'd where ſhips at anchor ride. Dryden. Now on their coaſts our conquering navy ride, 7 Way-lays their merchants, and their land beſets. Dryden. 6. To be ſupported by ſomething ſubſervient. A credulous father, and a brother noble, Whoſe nature is ſo far from doing harms, That he ſuſpects none; on whoſe fooliſh honeſty. My practices rid eaſy. Shakeſp. King Lear. To RIDE. v. a. To manage inſolently at will. Humility does not make us ſervile or inſenſible, us to be ridden at the pleaſure of every coxcomb. Collier. The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers, coblers and brewers. Swift's Preſbyteriº Plea. noſ oblige RIDE R. *:
R I D ſº R1'DER. m. ſ. [from ride.] 1. One who is carried on a horſe or in a vehicle. The ſtrong camel and the gen’rous horſe, Reſtrain’d and aw’d by man's inferior force, Do to the rider's will their rage ſubmit, And anſwer to the ſpur, and own the bit. 2. One who manages or breaks horſes. His horſes are bred better ; and to that end riders dearly hired. Shakeſp. As rou Like it. I would with jockies from Newmarket dine, And to rough riders give my choiceſt wine. 3. An inſerted leaf. RIDGE. m. ſ. [hnix5, Saxon ; rig, Daniſh; rugge, Dutch, the back.] 1. The top of the back. He thought it was no time to ſtay; But in a trice advanc'd the knight Upon the bare ridge bolt upright. Hudibras. 2. The rough top of anything, reſembling the vertebrae of the back. As when a vulture on Imaus bred, . Whoſe ſnowy ridge the roving Tartar bounds, Prior. Bramſton. Diſlodges from a region ſcarce of prey. Milton. His ſons Shall dwell to Seir, on that long ridge of hills Milton. The higheſt ridges of thoſe mountains ſerve for the main- tenance of cattle for the inhabitants of the vallies. Ray. 3. A ſteep protuberance. Part riſe in cryſtal wall, or ridge dire&t, For haſte. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. vii. About her coaſts unruly waters roar, And, riſing on a ridge, inſult the ſhore. 4. The ground thrown up by the plow. Thou viſiteſt the earth; thou watereſt the ridges thereof abundantly ; thou ſettleſt the furrows thereof. Pſalm lxv. 10. The body is ſmooth on that end, and on this 'tis ſet with ridges round the point. Woodward. Wheat muſt be ſowed above furrow fourteen days before Michaelmas, and laid up in round high warm ridges. Mort. Land for graſs lay down when you ſow wheat or rye; but then your corn ſhould be ſowed on broad ridges. Mortimer. 5. The top of the roof riſing to an acute angle. Ridge tiles or roof tiles, being in length thirteen inches, and made circular breadthways like an half cylinder, whoſe diameter is about ten inches or more, and about half an inch and half a quarter in thickneſs, are laid upon the upper part or ridge of the roof, and alſo on the hips. 0x0/?. 6. Ridges of a horſe's mouth are wrinkles or riſings of the fleſh in the roof of the mouth, running acroſs from one ſide of the jaw to the other like fleſhy ridges, with interjacent furrows or ſinking cavities. Farrier's Dić7. To RIDGE. v. a. [from the noun..] To form a ridge. Thou from heav'n Feign'dſt at thy birth was given thee in thy hair, Where ſtrength can leaſt abide, though all thy hairs Were briſtles rang'd like thoſe that ridge the back Of chaf’d wild boars, or ruffl'd porcupines. Milton. R1'DGLING. }". ſ: [ovis rejicula, Lat. Ainſ.] A ram half R1 DGIL. caſtrated. Tend my herd, and ſee them fed; To morning paſtures, evening waters led : Dryden. And 'ware the Libyan ridgil's butting head. Dryden. Tend them well, and ſee them fed In paſtures freſh, and to their watering led ; And 'ware the ridgling with his butting head. Dryden. Ri'Do Y. adj. [from ridge..] Riſing in a ridge. Far in the ſea againſt the foaming ſhore, There ſtands a rock, the raging billows roar Above his head in ſtorms; but when 'tis clear, Uncurl their ridgy backs, and at his feet appear. Dryden. RI’DICULE. n.ſ. [ridicule, Fr. ridiculum, Lat.] Wit of that ſpecies that provokes laughter. Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the ſad burthen of ſome merry ſong. Pope. Touch'd and ſham'd by ridicule alone. Pope. Thoſe, who aim at ridicule, Should fix upon ſome certain rule, Which fairly hints they are in jeſt. Swift's Miſcellanies. To R1'Dicule. v. a. [from the noun...] To expoſe to laughter; to treat with contemptuous merriment. I wiſh the vein of ridiculing all that is ſerious and good may have no worſe effect upon our ſtate, than knight errantry had on theirs. Temple. He often took a pleaſure to appear ignorant, that he might the better turn to ridicule thoſe that valued themſelves on their books. Addiſon on Medals. RJD1'culous. adj. [ridicule, Fr. ridiculus, Lat.j Worthy of laughter; exciting contemptuous merriment. Thus was the building left Ridiculous; and the work confuſion nam'd. Milton. It was not in Titus's power not to be derided; but it was in his power not to be ridiculous. South. R H F f - - - - Ridi'culously. adv. [from ridcºlºus.] In a manner worthy of É. Or COIntempt. - *~ 1: - - - - - ſ #. s diſcourſe Concerning the original of the world is o ridiculouſly merry, that the deſign of his philoſophy was pleaſure and not inſtruction. South *º * * / [from ridiculºus...] The quality of being - what ſport do Tertullian, Minucius and Arnobius make with the images conſecrated to divine worſhip from the meanneſs of the matter they are made, the jij fire, and rottenneſs they are ſubject to, on purpoſe to repreſent the ridiculouſneſs of worſhipping ſuch things. Stillingfleet. Ri'DING.' particip: adj. Employed to travel on any occaſion. It is provided by another provincial conſtitution, that no ſuffragan biſhop ſhall have more than one riding Appº, and that archdeacons ſhall not have ſo much as one riding aſ: paritor, but only a foot meſſenger. Ayliff's Parergon. R1'DING. m. ſ. [from ride..] A diſtrićt viſited by an office. Ri'DINGcoat. n.ſ. ['iding and coat.] A coat made to keep out weather. When you carry your maſter's ridingcoat in a journey, wrap your own in it. Swift's Directions to the Groom. Riding Hood. n.ſ. [riding and hoºd.] A hood uſed by wo- men, when they travel, to bear off the rain. The palliolum was like our ridinghood, and ſerved both for a tunick and a coat. Arbuthnot on Coins. Good houſewives all the winter's rage deſpiſe, - Defended by the ridinghood's diſguiſe. Gay. RIF. m. ſ. An eſculent grain. The flowers have no leaves, but conſiſt of ſeveral ſtamina, produced from the flower. cup ; theſe flowers are collected into a ſmall ſpike, and are diſpoſed almoſt ſingly: from the flower-cup ariſes the pointal, afterward an oblong ſlender ſeed incloſed in an huſk, which was before the flower-cup : this differs from wheat in having a flatter ſpike, the corn larger and more naked. Miller. Auguſt ſhall bear the form of a young man of a fierce aſpect, upon his head a garland of wheat and rie. Peacham. RIFE. adj. [nype, Saxon; riff, Dutch..] Prevalent; prevail- ing; abounding. It is now only uſed of epidemical diſtempers. While thoſe reſtleſs deſires, in great men riſe, To viſit ſo low folks did much diſdain, This while, though poor, they in themſelves did reign. Sid. Guyon cloſely did await Avantage; whilſt his foe did rage moſt rife; Sometimes athwart, ſometimes he ſtrook him ſtraight, And falſed oft his blows. Fairy Queen, b. ii. The plague was then rife in Hungary. Knolles. Bleſfings then are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope. Herbert. Space may produce new worlds; whereof ſo rife There went a fame in heav'n, that he ere long Intended to create. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. i. This is the place, Whence ev'n now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in my liſt'ning ear. Milton. That grounded maxim So rife and celebrated in the mouths Of wiſeſt men, that to the publick good Private reſpects muſt yield. Milton. Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. Arbuthnot on Air. R1/FELY. adv. [from rife.] Prevalently; abundantly. It was riſely reported, that the Turks were coming in a great fleet. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. RIF ENess. n.ſ.. [from rife.] Prevalence; abundance. He aſcribes the great rifeneſ of carbuncles in the ſummer, to the great heats. Arbuthnot on Air. To Riff.E. v.a. [riffer, rifter, Fr. rifelen, Dutch..] To rob ; to pillage; to plunder. - Stand, Sir, and throw us what you have about you ; if not, we'll make you, Sir, and rifle you. Shakeſp. Men, by his ſuggeſtion taught, Ranſack'd the centre, and with impious hands Rifled the bowels of their mother earth - For treaſures better hid. Milton's Paradiſ, Loſº, b. i. You have rifted my maſter, who ſhall maintain me? L’Eſt. A commander in the parliament's rebel army rifted and de- faced the cathedral at Litchfield. - South. Mine is thy daughter, prieſt, and ſhall remain, . And pray'rs, and tears, and bribes ſhall plead in vain, Till time ſhall rifle every youthful grace; - Pope. Ri'FLER. m. ſ. [from rifle.]. Robber ; plunderer; pillager. RIFT. n.ſ. (from rive. A cleft; a breach; an opening: Hépſuckt a bough, out of whoſe iſ there cºne - Small drops of gory blood. Fairy Queen, b. i. She did confine thee . Into a cloven pine, within which ºft. 1. – a wº Impriſon'd, thou didſt painfully remain. Shakespeare . In 'St. James's fields is a conduit of brick, unto which joineth a low vault; at the end of that is a round houſe, with a ſmall ſlit or rift ; and in the conduit a window : if you cry out in the rift, it makes a fearful roaring at the window. Bac. 21 Y They
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They ... ºne ji, expelleth it whole ; which,
f a tree that hath ſome rift, putteth
Bacon.
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the miſſeltoe: -
forth Either tropick
"Gan thunder, and both ** of heav'n; the clouds
From many a horrid rift abortive pour d -
Fierce rain, with lightning mºtº Milton.
Some pick out bullets from the veſſels ſides, .
Some drive old oakum through each ſeam and rift. Dryd.
To Riºr. v. a... [from the noun.] To cleave ; to ſplit.
To the dread rattling º: ſt k
Have I giv'n fire, and rifle ove’s ſtout oa
With º own bolt. ift Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
At fight of him the people with a ſhout... , -
Rifted the air. ks, the d late ab * Agoniſtes.
On rifted rocks, the dragon's late aboº, p.,
The º reed trembles. Pope's Mºffah.
To RIFT. v. n.
1. To burſt; to open.
I'd ſhriek, that even your cars
Should rift to hear me. y Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
Some trees are beſt for ſhip-timber, as oaks that grow in
moiſt grounds; for that maketh the timber tough, and In Ot
apt to rift with ordnance. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
when ice is congealed in a cup, it will ſwell inſtead of
contracting, and ſometimes ºft. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
2. [Raver, Daniſh.) To belch ; to break wind. - -
RIG. n.ſ. Rig, ridge, ſeem to ſignify the top of a hill falling
on each ſide; from the Saxon, hm35; and the Iſlandick,
hriggur, both ſignifying a back. Gilſon's Camden.
To Rio. v. a. [from rig or ridge, the back.]
1. To dreſs; to accoutre. Cloaths as proverbially ſaid to be
for the back, and vićtuals for the belly.
Jack was rigged out in his gold and ſilver lace, with a
feather in his cap; and a pretty figure he mº, in the
world. L’Eſtrange.
2. To fit with tackling. -
He, like a fooliſh pilot, hath ſhipwreck'ſ
My veſſel gloriouſly rigg'd. Milton's Agoniſłes.
The finneſſ ſhall ſet forth like a ſhip launched into the wide
ſea, not only well built and rigged; but alſo ; on with
full wind. South's Sermons.
He bids them rig the fleet. Denham.
He rigged out another ſmall fleet, and the Achaeans engaged
him with theirs. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Rigadoo'N. n.ſ. [rigadon, French.l. A dance.
Rigation. n.ſ. irigatio, Lat..] The aët of watering, Diä.
Ri'ccer. n.ſ. (from rig..] . One that rigs or dreſſes.
Rºº. #. J. [from rig..] The ſails or tackling of a
ip.
To plow the deep,
To make fit rigging, or to build a ſhip. Creech.
His batter'd rigging their whole war receives;
All bare, like ſome old oak with tempeſts beat,
He ſtands, and ſees below his ſcatter'd leaves. Dryden.
Ri'cois H. adj. [from rig, an old word for a whore.] Wanton;
whoriſh.
Vileſt things
Become themſelves in her, that the holy prieſts
Bleſs her, when ſhe is riggiſh. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop.
To R1'GGLE. v. a. [properly to wriggle.] To move backward
and forward, as ſhrinking from pain.
RIGHT., adj. [rigº, Saxon; recht, Dutch; ritto, Italian;
rečius, Latin.] -
1. Fit; proper; becoming; ſuitable ; true ; not erroneous;
not wrong.
How forcible are right words ! but what doth your ar-
guing reprove : job vi. 25.
The words of my mouth are plain to him that under-
ſtandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. Prov. viii.
The Lord God led me in the right way. Gen. xxiv. 48.
There being no law of nature, nor poſitive law of God,
that determines which is the right heir in all caſes, the right
of ſucceſſion could not have been certainly determined. Locke.
If there be no proſpect beyond the grave, the inference is
certainly right, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
Our calendar wants to be reformed, and the equinox #
tºº and being once reformed and ſet right, it may be
ept ſo, by omitting the additional day at the end of every
hundred and thirty-four years. Holder on Time
A time there will be, when all theſe unequal diſtribution.
of good and evil ſhall be ſet right, and the wiſdom of all his
...Sººº.º i. clear as the noon-day. Atterbury.
sº
ou are right. iuſti ~~! :-
Therefore flii ..".Ul *:::: . y 3. Sh
3. Jº honeſt; equitable. and the 1 WOICl. Shakeſp.
"...ºrish with him, with wººd.
7 Pſalm lxxviii. 37.
that a miſſel bird, feeding 4. Happy; convenient.
The lady has been diſappointed on the right ſide, and found
nothing more diſagreeable in the huſband, than ſhe diſcovered
in the lover. Addiſon's Speciator.
5. Not left.
It is not with that certainty to be received, what is believed
concerning the right and left hand, that men naturally make
uſe of the right, and that the uſe of the other is a digreſſion.
Brown's Pulgar Errours.
The left foot naked, when they march to fight,
But in a bull's raw hide they ſheathe the right. Dryden.
6. Strait; not crooked.
The idea of a right lined triangle neceſſarily carries with it
an equality of its angles to two right ones. Locke.
7. Perpendicular.
RIGHT. interjefi. An expreſſion of approbation.
Right, cries his lordſhip, for a rogue in need
To have a taſte, is inſolence indeed :
In me 'tis noble, ſuits my birth and ſtate. Pope,
RIGHT. adv. -
1. Properly; juſtly ; exactly; according to truth.
Then ſhall the right aiming thunder-bolts go abroad, and
from the clouds, as from a well-drawn bow, ſhall they fly to
the mark. JWiſdom v. 21.
With ſtrićt diſcipline inſtrućted right,
Have learn'd to uſe your arms before you fight. Roſcommon.
Take heed you ſteer your veſſel right, my ſon,
This calm of heaven, this mermaid’s melody,
Into an unſeen whirlpool draws you faſt,
And in a moment ſinks you. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
To underſtand political power right, and derive it from its
original, we muſt conſider what ſtate all men are naturally in,
and that is a ſtate of perfect freedom to order their actions,
and diſpoſe of their poſſeſſions and perſons. Locke.
2. In a direct line. r
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look
ſtraight before thee. Proverbs iv. 25.
Ye ſhall be driven out right forth, and none ſhall gather
up him that wandereth. er. xlix. 5.
The people paſſed over right againſt Jericho. jºſ. iii. 10.
Inſects have voluntary motion, and therefore imagination;
for ants go right forwards to their hills, and bees know the
way from a flowery heath to their hives. Bacon.
This way, right down to Paradiſe deſcend. Milton.
3. In a great degree; very. Now ºbſolete.
Igat me to my Lord right humbly.
Right noble princes,
I'll acquaint our duteous citizens.
Pardon us the interruption
Of thy devotion and right chriſtian zeal, Shakeſp.
I cannot joy, until I be reſolv’d
where our right valiant is become. Sha&#. Henry VI.
God ſhall help her right early. Palm xlvi. 5.
The ſenate will ſmart deep
For your upbraidings: I ſhould be right ſorry
To have the means ſo to be veng'd on you,
As I ſhall ſhortly on them. Benj. johnſºn.
Hudibras, p. i.
Right many a widow his keen blade,
And many fatherleſs, had made.
4. It is ſtill uſed in titles; as, right honourable; right reverend.
I mention the right honourable Thomas Howard lord high
marſhal. Peacham on Drawing.
RIGHT. n. ſ.
1. Juſtice; not wrong.
Perſons of noble blood are leſs envicd in their riſing; for
it ſeemeth but right done to their birth. - Bacon.
In the midſt of your invečtives, do the Turks this right,
as to remember that they are no idolaters. Bacºn.
One riſing, eminent
In wiſe deport, ſpake much of right and wrong,
Of juſtice, of religion, truth, and peace;
And judgement from above. Milton's Par. Lº?.
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,
And well deſerv'd, had fortune done him right. Dryden.
He, that would do right to religion, canº?" take a more
effectual courſe, than by reconciling it with the happineſs of
Pſalm xxx. 8,
Shakeſ, Rich, III.
mankind. Tillaſon.
2. Freedom from errour.
Seldom your opinions err ; -
y p > Prior.
Your eyes are always in the right.
3. Juſt claim.
The Roman citizens were, by the ſword, taught to ac-
knowledge the pope their lord, though *. knºw ºf
..what right. Raleigh's Eſſay.
The proud tyrant would many times ſay, that whatſoever
belonged unto the empire of Rome, was of right his, for.”
much as he was poſſeſſed of the imperialſº which his
great grandfather Mahomet had by law of arms won from
Conſtantine. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
Subdue by force, all who refuſe . .
Right reaſon for their law; and for their king il.
Meſfiah, who by right of merit reigns. Mi sº
R I G R I G My right to it appears, By long poſſeſſion of eight hundred years. Dryden. Might and right are inſeparable in the opinion of the world. L’Eſtrange's Fables. Deſcriptions, figures, and fables muſt be in all heroick poems; every poet hath as much right to them, as every man hath to air. Dryden. Judah pronounced ſentence of death againſt Thamar: our author thinks it is very good proof, that becauſe he did it, therefore he had a right to do it. Locke. Agrippa is generally ranged in ſets of medals among the the emperors ; as ſome among the empreſſes have no other right. Addiſon, 4. That which juſtly belongs to one. To thee doth the right of her appertain, ſeeing thou only art of her kindred. Tob. vi. II. The cuſtom of employing theſe great perſons in all great offices, paſſes for a right. Temple. The prisºner freed himſelf by nature's laws, Born free, he ſought his right. Dryden's Knight's Tale, 5. Property ; intereſt. A ſubječt in his prince may claim a right, Nor ſuffer him with ſtrength impair'd to fight. 6. Power; prerogative. God hath a ſovereign right over us, as we are his creatures, and by virtue of this right, he might, without injuſtice, have impoſed difficult taſks : but in making laws, he hath not Dryden. made uſe of this right. Tillotſon. 7. Immunity; privilege. The citizens, Let them but have their rights, are ever forward In celebration of this day with ſhews. Shakeſp. Their only thoughts and hope was to defend their own rights and liberties, due to them by the law. Clarendon. 8. The ſide not left. On his right The radiant image of his glory ſat, His only ſon. Milton, 9. To Rights. In a direét line; ſtraight. Theſe ſtrata failing, the whole tract ſinks down to rights into the abyſs, and is ſwallowed up by it. Woodward. 10. To RIGHTs. Deliverance from errour. - Several have gone about to inform them, and ſet them to rights; but for want of that knowledge of the preſent ſyſtem of nature, have not given the ſatisfaction expected. Woodw. To RIGHT. v. a. To do juſtice to ; to eſtabliſh in poſſeſſions juſtly claimed; to relieve from wrong. How will this grieve you, When you ſhall come to clearer knowledge, that You thus have publiſh'd me gentle my lord, You ſcarce can right me throughly. Shakeſp. If the injured perſon be not righted, every one of them is wholy guilty of the injuſtice, and bound to reſtitution. Taylor. I cou’d not expedient ſee, On this fide death, to right our family. J/aller. Make my father known, To right my honour, and redeem your own. Dryden. RIGHTEOUS. adj. Inihºtre, Saxon ; whence rightwiſe in old authours, and rightwiſely in biſhop Fiſher: ſo much are words corrupted by pronunciation.] 1. Juſt ; honeſt; virtuous; uncorrupt. That far be from thee, to ſlay the righteous with the wicked ; and that the righteous ſhould be as the wicked. Gen. 2. Equitable. Kill my rival too; for he no leſs Deſerves; and I thy righteous doom will bleſs. Dryden. R1/GHTEously. adv. [from righteous.] Honeſtly; virtuouſly. Athens did righteouſly decide, When Phocion and when Socrates were try’d; As righteouſly they did thoſe dooms repent, Still they were wiſe, whatever way they went. Dryden. Ri'chteousness. n.ſ.. [from righteous.] Juſtice; honeſty; virtue; goodneſs. The ſcripture, aſcribing to the perſons of men righteouſheſ, in regard of their manifold virtues, may not be conſtrued, as though it did thereby clear them from all faults. Hocker. Here wretched Phlegias warns the world with cries, Cou’d warning make the world more juſt or wiſe; } Learn righteouſneſs, and dread th’ avenging deities. Dry. RI'GHTFUL. adj. [right and full.] 1. Having the right ; having the juſt claim. As in this haughty great attempt, They laboured to ſupplant the rightful heir ; I loſt my liberty, and they their lives. Shakeſp. Hen. VI. Some will mourn in aſhes, ſome coal black, For the depoſing of a rightful king. Shakeſp. Rich. II. 2. Honeſt, juſt. - - Nor would, for gold or fee, Be won, their rightful cauſes down to tread. Fairy Queen. Gather all the ſmiling hours; Such as with friendly care have guarded Patriots and kings in rightful wars. Prior. *-* -–- - Ri'chtfully. adv. [from rightful..] According to right; according to juſtice. - Henry, who claimed by ſucceſſion, was ſenſible that his title was not ſound, but was rightfully in Mortimer, who had married the heir of York. Dryden's Preface to Fables, Right-HAND. m. ſ. Not the left. The rank of ofiers, by the murmuring ſtream, / Left on your right-hand brings you to the place. Shakeſp, RI *: *: º rightful..] Moral reaitude. utitill although we fail of perfed rig, Seek we to tame theſe ſº. rightfulneſs, Nor wholly wink though void of pureſtſ - Ri'chtLY. adv. [from ...; pureſt ſightfulneſs. Sid. 1. According to truth; properly; ſuitably; not erroneouſly. Each of his reign allotted, rightii, calid Pow’rs of fire, air, water, and earth beneath. Milton, Deſcend from heav'n, Urania by that name - Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. vii. For glory done If rightly thou art call’d. Qf triumph, to be ſtyl'd great conquerors, Patrons of mankind, gods, and ſons of gods; Deſtroyers rightlier call’d, and plagues of men. Milton. A man can never have ſo certain a knowledge, that a pro- poſition, which contradićts the clear principles of his own knowledge, was divinely revealed, or that he underſtands the words rightly, wherein it is delivered; as he has, that the contrary is true. Locke. Is this a bridal or a friendly feaſt? Qr from their deeds I rightlier may divine, Unſeemly flown with inſolence or wine. 2. Honeſtly ; uprightly. Let not my jealouſies be your diſhonour; You may be rightly juſt, whatever I ſhall think. 3. Exactly, Should I grant, thou didſt not rightly ſee : Then thou wert firſt deceiv'd. 4. Straitly; directly. We wiſh one end; but differ in order and way, that leadeth rightly to that end. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. Riſg HTNess. n.ſ.. [from right.] 1. Conformity to truth; exemption from being wrong; redi- tude. It is not neceſſary for a man to be aſſured of the rightneſ; of his conſcience, by ſuch an infallible certainty of perſuaſion, as amounts to the clearneſs of a demonſtration; but it is ſuf- ficient if he knows it upon grounds of ſuch a probability, as ſhall exclude all rational grounds of doubting. South. Like brute beaſts we travel with the herd, and are never ſo ſolicitous for the rightneſs of the way, as for the number or figure of our company. Rogers's Sermons. 2. Straitneſs. Sounds move ſtrongeſt in a right line, which nevertheleſs is not cauſed by the rightneſs of the line, but by the ſhortneſs of the diſtance. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. RI’GID. adj. [rigide, Fr. rigidus, Latin.] 1. Stiff; not to be bent; unpliant. A body, that is hollow, may be demonſtrated to be more rigid and inflexible, than a ſolid one of the ſame ſubſtance and weight. Ray on the Creation. 2. Severe ; inflexible. His ſevere judgment giving law, His modeſt fancy kept in awe; As rigid huſbands jealous are, When they believe their wives too fair. --- Denham, 3. Sharp; cruel. It is uſed ſomewhat harſh by Philips. Queen of this univerſe ! do not believe Pope’s Odyſſey. Shakeſ, Dryden. Thoſe rigid threats of death; ye ſhall not die. Mikat. Creſſy plains And Agincourt, deep ting'd with blood, confeſs What the Silures vigour unwithſtood --- Could do in rigid fight. Philips. RI'GIDITY. m. ſ. [rigidité, Fr. from rigid.] 1. Stiffneſs. - - Rigidity is ſaid of the ſolids of the body, when, being ſtiff or impliable, they cannot readily perform their reſpective of fices; but a fibre is ſaid to be rigid, when its parts ſo ſtrongly cohere together, as not to yield to that action of the fluids, which ought to overcome their reſiſtance in order to the pre- ſervation of health: it is to be remedied by fomentations. Rigidity of the organs is ſuch a ſtate as makes them reſiſt that expanſion, which is neceſſary to carry 9, the vital func- tions: rigidity of the veſſels and organs muſt neceſſarily fol- low from the rigidity of the fibres. Arbuthnot on Aliment. 2. Stiffneſs of appearance ; want of eaſy or airy elegance. This ſevere obſervation of nature, by the one in her com: moneſ, and by the other in her abſoluteſ forms, muſt needs produce in both a kind of rigidity, and conſequently more naturalneſs than gracefulneſs. JWotton's Architeciare. Ri'cidly. adv. [from rigid.] 1. Stifly; unpliantly. 2. Severely; inflexibly. . . - - -- --- Ri'cids gºs. m. / [from rºid.] Severity; inflexibility, - R1 GLE T.
R I M R I N __--- - dº, Fr.] A flat thin ſquare piece of wood. Rºº. #: §: # intended to make the frames for - are molded, are called riglets. Max. sº º: Uſed in Shakeſpeare for a diadem. This ſleep is ſound; this is a ſleep, * That, from this golden rigol, hath divorc'd So many Engliſh kings... Shakespeare . Henry IV. RIGOUR. n.ſ. [rigºr, Latin.] : ſtiffneſs. 1. Cold; The reſt his look - Bound with Gorgonian rigour, not to move. Milton. 2. A convulſive ſhuddering with ſenſe of cold. - - A right regimen, during the rigor or cold fit in the begin: ning of a fever, is of great importance ; a long continued rigor is a ſign of a ſtrong diſeaſe : during the rigor, the c1r . culation is leſs quick, and the blood ačtually ſtagnates in the extremities, and, preſſing upon the heart, may produce con- cretions; therefore a rigor increaſeth an inflammation. Arb. 3. Severity; ſternneſs; want of condeſcenſion to others. - Nature has got the victory over paſſion, all his rigºurºs turned to grief and pity. - - - - Denham's Sophy. Rigour makes it difficult for ſliding virtue to recover. Clariſ. . Severity of condućt. 4 sº. looſeneſs of life, and a want of neceſſary ſobriety in ſome, drive others into rigors that are unneceſſary? Sprat. This prince lived in this convent, with all the rigor and auſterity of a capuchin. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. 5. Strictneſs; unabated exačtneſs. - It may not ſeem hard, if in caſes of neceſſity certain pro- fitable ordinances ſometimes be releaſed, rather than all men always ſtrićtly bound to the general rigor thereof... Hºoker. Héat and cold are not, according to philoſophical rigour, the efficients; but are names expreſſing our paſſions. Glanvill. The baſe degenerate age requires Severity and juſtice in its rigour: This awes an impious bold offending world. Addiſon. 6. Rage; cruelty; fury. He at his foe with furious rigour ſmites, That ſtrongeſt oak might ſeem to overthrow; The ſtroke upon his ſhield ſo heavy lights, That to the ground it doubleth him full low. Fairy Queen. Driven by the neceſſities of the times and the temper of the people, more than led by his own diſpoſition to any height and rigour of a&tions. King Charles. 7. Hardneſs; not flexibility; ſolidity; not ſoftneſs. The ſtones the rigor of their kind expel, And ſupple into ſoftneſs as they fell. Dryden. R1'GoRous. adj. [from rigour.] Severe; allowing no abate- Inent. He ſhall be thrown down the Tarpeian rock With rigorous hands; he hath reſiſted law, And therefore law ſhall ſcorn him further trial, Than the ſeverity of publick power. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Are theſe terms hard and rigorous, beyond our capacities to perform Rogers's Sermons. R1'GoRously. adv. [from rigorous.] Severely 5 without ten- derneſs or mitigation. Leſt they faint At the ſad ſentence rigorouſly urg'd, For I behold them ſoften'd, and with tears Bewailing their exceſs, all terror hide. Milton. The people would examine his works more rigorouſly than himſelf, and would not forgive the leaſt miſtake. Dryden. RILL. n.ſ. [rivulus, Lat..] A ſmall brook; a little ſtreamlet. May thy brimmed waves from this Their full tribute never miſs, From a thouſand petty rills, That tumble down the ſnowy hills. Milton. To Rill...v. n. [from the noun..] To run in ſmall ſtreams. Io Apollo, mighty king, let envy, Ill-judging and verboſé, from Lethe's lake, Draw tuns unmeaſurable; while thy favour Adminiſters to my ambitious thirſt The wholeſome draught from Aganippe's ſpring Genuine, and with ſoft murmurs gently rilling Adown the mountains where thy daughters haunt. Prior. Ri'ilºt. n.ſ...[corrupted from rivulet.] A ſmall ſtream. º creek : º between two hills, delivering a little freſh RI º º, ..'s axon.] Carew's Survey of Cornwall. - - - - - - > - 1. A border; a margin. It keeps of the ſame thickneſs near its centre; while its figure is capable of variation towards the rim. 2. That which encircles ſomething elſe. ... We **) not affirm, that ruptures are confinable unto one fide, as the Peritoneum or rim of the belly may be broke; Ot jº in either. Brown's Wulgar Errºr. ***kºſ uſes it for rimbs. Mo, timer's Huſbandry. RIME. m. ſ. ſhrim. S. y I. Hoar º rim, Saxon.] sº * glaſs giveth a dew; and in rime froſts *95% of dew upon the infide of glaſs windows. I Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Grew. In a hoar froſt, a rime, is a multitude of quadrºnsular priſms piled without any order one over another. Grew. 2. 'ſ Rima, Lat..] . A hole ; a chink. Though birds have no epiglottis, yet can they contract the rime or chink of their larinx, ſo as to prevent the admiſſion of wet or dry indigeſted. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs. To RIME. v. n. [from the noun.J. To freeze with hoar froſt. To RIMPLE. v. a. To pucker ; to contract into corrugations. See CRUM PL E and RU MPLE. The ſkin was tenſe, alſo rimpled and bliſtered. Jºſeman. R1/MY. adj. [from rime.] Steamy; foggy ; miſty. The air is now cold, hot, dry, or moiſt ; and then thin, thick, foggy, rimy, or poiſonous. Harvey. RIND. m. ſ. [ninb, Saxon; rinde, Dutch..] Bark; huſk. There with a piteous yelling voice was heard, Crying, O ſpare with guilty hands to tear My tender ſides in this rough rind embar'd. Fairy &cen. Within the infant rind of this ſmall flower Poiſon hath reſidence, and medicine power. Shakeſp. Theſe plants are neither red nor poliſhed, when drawn out of the water, till their rind have been taken off. Boyle. - Others whoſe fruit, burniſh'd with golden ind, Hung amiable. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſt. Thou can'ſt not touch the freedom of this mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou haſt immanacl’d. Milton. This monument, thy maiden beauty's due, High on a plane-tree ſhall be hung to view; On the ſmooth rind the paſſenger ſhall ſee Thy name engrav'd, and worſhip Helen's tree. Dryden, To RINd. v. n. [from the noun..] To decorticate; to bark; to huſk. RING. m. ſ. [hning, Saxon.] 1. A circle; an orbicular line. In this habit Met I my father with his bleeding rings, Their precious gems new loſt Shakeſ?. Bubbles of water, before they began to exhibit their colours to the naked eye, have appeared through a priſm girded about with many parallel and horizontal rings. Newton. 2. A circle of gold or ſome other matter worn as an ornament. A quarrel. —About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring. Shakespeare I have ſeen old Roman rings ſo very thick about, and with ſuch large ſtones in them, that 'tis no wonder a fop ſhould reckon them a little cumberſome in the ſummer. Addiſon. 3. A circle of metal to be held by. The rings of iron, that on the doors were hung, Sent out a jarring found, and harſhly rung. Dryden. Some eagle got the ring of my box in his beak, with an intent to let it fall, and devour it. Gulliver. 4. A circular courſe. - Chaſte Diana, Goddeſs preſiding o'er the rapid race, Place me, O place me in the duſty ring, - Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. Smith. 5. A circle made by perſons ſtanding round. Make a ring about the corps of Caeſar, And let me ſhew you him, that made the will. Shałºff. The Italians, perceiving themſelves almoſt environed, caſt themſelves into a ring, and retired back into the city. Hayw. Round my arbour a new ring they made, And footed it about the ſecret ſhade. Dryden. 6. A number of bells harmonically tuned. A ſquirrel ſpends his little rage, In jumping round a rowling cage; The cage as either ſide turn'd up, - Striking a ring of bells a-top. Prior. 7. The ſound of bells or any other ſonorous body. - Stop the holes of a hawk's bell, it will make no ring, but a flat noiſe or rattle. Baron. Hawks bells, that have holes, give a greater ring.” if the pellet did ſtrike upon braſs in the open air. Bacºn. Sullen Moloch fled, Hath left in ſhadows dread His burning idol all of blackeſt hue; In vain with cymbals ring, They call the griſly king. Milton. 8. A ſound of any kind. - * * - - - - The king, full of confidence, as he had been vićtorious in battle, and had prevailed with his parliament, and had the ring of acclamations freſh in his ears, thought the rººt of his reign ſhould be but play. Bacon's Henry VII. To KING. v. a. pret. and part. paſſ rung. [hrungan, Saxon.] 1. To ſtrike bells or any other ſonorous body, ſo as tº make it ſound. I 'gin to be aweary of the ſun ; Ring the alarum bell. 2. [From ring.] To encircle. Talbot, dverſ. Who, ring’d about with bold adverſity, Cries out i. noble York and Somerſet. Shakespeare ? #: Y. Shakespeare. Macbeth.
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3. To fit with rings.
Death, death; oh amiable lovely death
Thou odoriferous ſtench, ſound rotteneſs,
Ariſe forth from thy couch of laſting night,
Thou hate and terrour to proſperity,
And I will kiſs thy deteſtable bones,
And put my eye-balls in thy vaulty brows,
And ring theſe fingers with thy houſhold worms.
4. To reſtrain a hog by a ring in his noſe.
To RING. v. n.
1. To ſound as a bell or ſonorous metal.
Ring out ye cryſtal ſpheres,
And let your ſilver chime
Move in melodious time; -
And let the baſe of heav'n's deep organ blow. Milton,
No funeral rites nor man in mournful weeds,
Nor mournful bell ſhall ring her burial. Shakeſp.
Eaſy it might be to ring otler changes upon the ſame
Norris's Miſcellanies.
At Latagus a weighty ſtone he flung;
His face was flatted, and his helmet rung.
2. To practiſe the art of making muſick with bells.
Signs for communication may be contrived at pleaſure: four
bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing; each change
may, by agreement, have a certain ſignification. Holder.
3. To ſound; to reſound.
Hercules, miffing his page, called him by his name aloud,
that all the ſhore rang of it. Bacon.
The particular ringing ſound in gold, diſtinét from the
Shakeſp.
Dryden.
ſound of other bodies, has no particular name. Locke.
With ſweeter notes each riſing temple rung,
A Raphael painted and a Vida ſung !
Immortal Vida! Pope,
4. To utter as a bell.
Ere to black Hecat's ſummons
The ſhard-born beetle, with his drowſy hums,
Hath rung night's yawning peal, there ſhall be done
A deed of dreadful note. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
5. To tinkle.
My ears ſtill ring with noiſe; I’m vext to death:
Tongue-kill'd, and have not yet recover'd breath. Dryden.
6. To be filled with a bruit or report.
That profane, atheiſtical, epicurean rabble, whom the
whole nation ſo rings of, are not indeed, what they vote
themſelves, the wiſeſt men in the world. South.
Ring-Bone. n.ſ.
Ring-bone is a hard callous ſubſtance growing in the hollow
circle of the little paſtern of a horſe, juſt above the coronet:
it ſometimes goes quite round like a ring, and thence it is
called the ring-bone. Farrier's Dictionary.
R1'NG|Dov E. m. ſ. [rhingelduyve, German.]
Pigeons are of ſeveral ſorts, wild and tame; as wood
pigeons, dovecote pigeons, and ringdoves. Mortimer.
Ri'No ER. n.ſ. [from ring.] He who rings.
RINGLEA'DER. m. ſ. [ring and leader.] The head of a riotous
body.
#. cauſed to be executed ſome of the ringleaders of the
Corniſh men, in ſacrifice to the citizens. Bacon's Henry VII.
The nobility eſcaped; the poor people, who had been de-
luded by theſe ringleaders, were executed. Addiſon.
Ri'NGLET. n.ſ. [ring, with a diminutive termination.]
1. A ſmall ring.
Silver the lintals, deep projećting o'er;
And gold the ringlets that command the door.
2. A circle.
Pope.
You demy puppets, that
By moon-ſhine do the green ringlets make,
Whereof the ewe not bites. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
Never met we,
Upon the beached margent of the ſea,
To dance our ringlets to the whiſtling wind,
But with thy brawls thou haſt diſturb’d our ſport. Shakeſp.
3. A curl. - -- -
With ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove. Milt.
Her golden treſſes in wanton ringlets wav'd,
- As the vine curls her tendrils. Milton.
Theſe in two ſable ringlets taught to break,
Once gave new beauties to the ſnowy neck. Pope.
R1'NGst REAKED. adj. [ring and ſtreaked.] Circularly ſtreaked.
He removed the he goats that were ring/freaked and ſpotted,
and all the ſhe goats that were ſpeckled. Gen. xxx. 35.
R1/NGTAIL. m. ſ. [ring and tail.] A kind of kite with a
whitiſh tail. Bailey.
Ri'NGwor M. n.ſ. [ring and worm.] A circular tetter.
It began with a ſerpigo, making many round ſpots, ſuch
as is generally called ringworms. Wiſeman's Surgery.
To RINSE. v. a. [from rein, German, pure, clear.]
1. To waſh; to cleanſe by waſhing.
This laſt coſtly treaty
Swallow'd ſo much treaſure, and like a glaſs
Did break i' th' rinſing. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Whomſoever he toucheth, and hath not rinſed his hands in
water, he ſhall be unclean. Lev. xv. II.
2. To * the ſoap out of cloaths.
*y cannot boil, nor waſh, nor rinſ, they ſa
With water ſometimes ink and *:::::::: yº, y;
According as you meet with mud or clay, King,
Ri'NSER. n.ſ.. [from ”ſº.] One that waſhes or rinſes, a
waſher. >
RIOT. n.ſ. [riotte, old Fr. ri -
I. Wild iſ º: ſº." riotto, Italian.]
When his headſtróng riot hath no curb
When rage and hot blood are his councilors
When means and laviſh manners me." tºgether
º ! . what wings ſhall his affection fly.”
ow'rd fronting peril and oppos'd decay. §
So j. of º: cay. Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
That he will neither know how to maintain it
Nor ceaſe his flow of riot. Shakeſp. Timºn ºf Athens
All now was turn'd to jollity and gaine, -
To luxury and riot, feaſt and dance. Milton.
2. A ſedition; an uproar.
Transform'd to ſerpents all, as acceſſories
To his bold riot. Milton.
3. Tº run Riot. To move or ačt without controll or reſtrain.
One man's head runs riot upon hawks and dice. L'E/fr.
You never can defend his breeding,
Who, in his ſatyre's running riot,
Could never leave the world in quiet. Swift's Miſtel.
To Riot. v. n. [riotter, old Fr.]
1. To revel; to be diffipated in luxurious enjoyments.
Let us walk honeſtly as in the day; not in ioting and
drunkenneſs. Romans xiii. 13.
Now he exacts of all, waſtes in delight,
Riots in pleaſure, and neglects the law.
2. To luxuriate ; to be tumultuous.
Thy life a long dead calm of fix’d repoſe;
No pulſe that riots, and no blood that glows.
3. To banquet luxuriouſly.
4. To raiſe a ſedition or uproar.
Ri'ot ER. m. ſ. [from riot.]
1. One who is diffipated in luxury.
2. One who raiſes an uproar or ſedition.
Ri'otise. n.ſ. (from riot..] Diſſoluteneſs; luxury.
From every work he challenged eſſoin
For contemplation ſake; yet otherwiſe
His life he led in lawleſs riotiſe.
Riſotous. adj. [riotteux, Fr. from riot.]
1. Luxurious ; wanton; licentiouſly feſtive.
What needs me tell their feaſt and goodly guiſe,
In which was nothing riotous nor vain. Fairy Queen.
When all our offices have been oppreſt
With riotous feeders,
I have retir'd me to a waſteful cock,
And ſet mine eyes at flow. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
John came neither eating nor drinking, that is far from
the diet of Jeruſalem and other riotous places, but fared
coarſely. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
With them no riotous pomp nor Aſian train,
T” infect a navy with their gaudy fears;
But war ſeverely like itſelf appears.
2. Seditious; turbulent.
RI'otously. adv. [from riotous.]
1. Luxuriouſly; with licentious luxury.
He that gathereth by defrauding his own ſoul, gathereth
for others that ſhall ſpend his goods riotouſly. Eccluſ. xiv. 4.
2. Seditiouſly; turbulently.
Ri'otous Ness. m. ſ. [from riotous.] The ſtate of being
riotous.
To RIP. v. a. [hnypan, Saxon.]
1. To tear; to lacerate; to cut aſunder by a continued ačt of
the knife. -
You bloody Nero's, ripping up the womb
Of your dear mother England, bluſh for ſhame. Shakeſp.
Wilt thou daſh their children, and rip up their women with
child 2 2 Kings viii. 12.
Daniel.
Pope.
Fairy Queen.
Dryden.
The beaſt prevents the blow,
And upward rips the groin of his audacious foe. Dryºen.
The ripping chiffel is a ſocket chiſel, about an inch broad,
and hath a blunt edge. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes.
2. To take away by laceration or cutting.
Macduff was from his mother's womb
Untimely ripp'd. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Eſculapius, becauſe ripped from his mother's womb, was
feigned to be the ſon of Apollo. Hayward.
Rip this heart of mine
Out of my breaſt, and ſhew it for a coward's. Otway.
The conſcious huſband
Charges on her the guilt of their diſeaſe;
Affecting fury acts a madman's part, -
Granvill.
He'll rift the fatal ſecret from her heart.
3. To diſcloſe ; to ſearch out; to tear up; to bring to view.
Let it be lawful for me to rip up to the very bottom, how
and by whom your diſcipline was planted, at ſuch time as this
age we live in began to make firſt trial thereof. Płooker.
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R I P R I S - * he original of Scotland. . Spenſºr on Ireland. You rip up º: jº. is very pleaſing unto me, and in: *... of ſome reading. Spenſer on Ireland. * fººd up all that had been done from the beginning of É. P - - Clarendon, b. viii. The relations conſidering that a trial would rip up old fores, and diſcover things not ſo much to the reputation of the deceaſed, they dropt their deſign. Arbuthnot, RIPE, adj. ſnipe, º rtſp, ºut. ght to perfeótion in growth 3 - 1. Broug pe ... b Is ripe for ſhaking, and the pow'rs above Put à their iº. . Shakespeare The time was the time of the firſt ripe grapes. Numb. xiii. Their fruit is improfitable, not ripe to eat. ºd. iv. 5. Somay'ſt thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with eaſe Gatherºd, not harſhly pluck'd, for death mature. Aſhton. 2. Reſembling the ripeneſs of fruit. Thoſe happieſt ſmiles, That play'd on her ripe lip, ſeem'd not to know what gueſts were in her eyes, which parted thence, As pearls from diamonds dropt. Shakeſp. 3. Complete; proper for uſe. I by letters ſhall direct your courſe, When time is ripe. - Shakeſp. Henry IV. 4. Advanced to the perfection of any quality. There was a pretty redneſs in his lips, A little riper and more luſty red Than that mix’d in his cheeks. Shakeſp. O early ripe 1 to thy abundant ſtore, What could advancing age have added more. Dryden. 5. Finiſhed; conſummate. Beaſts are in ſenſible capacity as ripe, even as men them- ſelves, perhaps more ripe. Hºoker, b. i. ſ. 6. 6. Brought to the point of taking effect; fully matured. He thence ſhall come, When this world's diſſolution ſhall be ripe. Milton. While things were juſt ripe for a war, the cantons, their protectors, interpoſed as umpires in the quarrel. Addiſon. 7. Fully qualified by gradual improvement. Ripe for heav'n, when fate AEneas calls, Then ſhalt thou bear him up, ſublime, to me. Dryden. To Rip E. v. n. [from the adj.] To ripen; to grow ripe; to be matured. From hour to hour we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour we rot and rot. Shakeſp. Slubber not buſineſs for my ſake, Baſſanio; But ſtay the very riping of the time. Shakeſp. Though no ſtone tell thee what I was, yet thou, In my grave's inſide, ſee what thou art now; Yet tho'rt not yet ſo good, till us death lay To ipe and mellow there, w” are ſtubborn clay. Donne. To RIPE. v. a. To mature ; to make ripe. He is retir’d, to ripe his growing fortunes, To Scotland. Shakespeare R1'PELY. adv. [from ripe.] Maturely; at the fit time. It fits us tº erefore ripely ; Our chariots and our horſemen be in readineſs. Shakeſp. To Ri'PEN. v. n. [from ripe.] To grow ripe. This is the ſtate of man; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow bloſſoms, And bears his bluſhing honours thick upon him; The third day comes a froſt, a killing froſt; And when he thinks, good eaſy man, full ſurely His greatneſs is a ripening, nips his root; And then he falls as I do. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Afore the ſour grape is ripening in the flower. Iſ. xviii. 5. The pricking of a fruit, before it ripeneth, ripens the fruit more ſuddenly. - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Trees, that ripen lateſt, bloſſom ſooneſt; as peaches and Soºnelians; and it is a work of providence that they bloſſom ſo ſoon ; for otherwiſe they could not have the ſun long enough to ripen. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear, And ſtrangers to the ſun yet ripen here. To Ri'PEN. v. a. To mature; to make ripe. My father was no traitor; And that I'll prove on better men than Somerſet, Were growing time once ripen'd to my will. Shakeſp. When to ripen'd manhood he ſhall grow, The greedy ſailor ſhall the ſeas forego. Dryden. r That I ſettled Your father in his throne, was for your ſake, | left th' acknowledgment for time to ripen. Dryden. - The genial ſun §as daily, fince his courſe begun, Rejoiced the metal to refine, And ripen'd the Peruvian mine. Addiſon. * this the cauſe of more than mortal hate, The reſt ſucceeding timeſhai ripen into fate. Pope. Here elements have loſt their uſes : Air ripens not, nor earth produces. 2. Swift. Granville. Before the ripen'd field the reapers ſtand. Thomſºn, R1'PEN Ess. m. ſ. [from ripe.] - 1. The ſtate of being ripe ; maturity. They have compared it to the ripenſ of fruits. Jºſeman, w Little matter is depoſited in the abſceſs, before it arrives towards its ripeneſs. Sharp's Surgery. 2. Full growth. "I ime, which made them their fame out-live, To Cowley ſcarce did ripeneſs give. Denham. 3. Perfection ; completion. To this purpoſe were thoſe harmonious tunes of pſalms deviſed for us, that they, which are either in years but young, or touching perfection of virtue as yet not grown to ripeneſ, might, when they think they ſing, learn. Hooker. This royal infant promiſes Upon this land a thouſand thouſand bleſfings, Which time ſhall bring to ripeneſs. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. I to manhood am arriv'd ſo near, And inward ripenſ; doth much leſs appear, That ſome more timely happy ſpirits indu'th. Milton. 4. Fitneſs; qualification. Men muſt endure Their going hence, ev'n as their coming hither: Ripeneſs is all. Shakeſp. King Lear. R1/PPER. m. ſ. [from rip.] One who rips; one who tears; one who lacerates. To Ripple. v. n. To fret on the ſurface, as water ſwifty run- ninº. Riºrowell. n. ſ. A gratuity, or reward given to tenants, after they had reaped their lord's corn. Bailey. To RISE. v. m. pret. rºſe; part. iſen, [nºran, Saxon ; reſºn, Dutch.] 1. To change a jacent or recumbent, to an erect poſture. I have ſcen her riſe from her bed, and throw her night- gown upon her. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 2. To get up from reſt. Never a wife leads a better life than ſhe does; do what ſhe will ; go to bed when ſhe liſt; riſe when ſhe liſt. Shakespeare As wild afles in the deſert, go they forth to their work, riſing betimes for a prey. Job xxiv. 5. That is to live, To reſt ſecure, and not riſe up to grieve. Daniel's Civ. War. Thy manſion wants thee, Adam, riſe. Milton. 3. To get up from a fall. True in our fall, Falſe in our promis'd riſing. 4. To ſpring; to grow up. - They imagine For one forbidden tree a multitude, Now ris'n to work them farther woe. Milton. 5. To gain elevation of rank or fortune. Some riſe by fin, and ſome by virtue fall. ... Shakeſpeare. If they riſe not with their ſervice, they will make their Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix. ſervice fall with them. Bacon. To riſe i' th' world, No wiſe man that's honeſt ſhould expect. Otway. Thoſe, that have been raiſed by ſome great miniſter, trample upon the ſteps by which they riſe, to rival him. South. 6. To ſwell. If the bright ſpot ſtay in his place, it is a riſing of the burning. Dev. xiii. 21. 7. To aſcend; to move upwards. The ſap in old trees is not ſo frank as to riſe all to the boughs, but tireth by the way, and putteth out moſs. Bacon. If two plane poliſh'd plates of a poliſh'd looking-glaſs be laid together, ſo that their fides be parallel, and at a very ſmall diſtance from one another, and then their lower edges be dipped into water,the water will riſe up between them. Nºw'. 8. To break out from below the horizon, as the ſun. He maketh the ſun to riſe on the evil and the good. Matt v. The ſun roſe upon him. Gen. xxxii. 31. He affirméth, that Tunny is fat upon the riſing of the Pleiades, and departs upon Arcturus. Brown's Wug. Errours. Whether the ſun Riſe on the earth, or earth rije on the ſun. - Milton. 9. To take beginning; to come into exiſtence, or notice. Io. To begin to act. High winds began to riſe. - Milton. With Vulcan's rage the riſing winds conſpire, And near our palace rolls the flood of fire. Dryden. 1 I. To appear in view. - The poet muſt lay out all his ſtrength, that his wo". may be glowing, and that every thing he deſcribes may immediately preſent itſelf, and riſe up to the reader's view. Addiſon. 12. To change a ſtation; to quit a ſiege. - He, riſing with fináll honour from Gunza, and ... the power of the chriſtians, was gone. Knolles. 13. To be excited ; to be produced. . Indeed you thank'd me; but a nobler gratitude - Rºſe in her ſoul; for from that hour ſhe lov'd me. Otway. A thought roſe in me, which often perplexes mºº of cofi- templative natures. Speciator, S. #. 4. - 4. i
R I S § ſſ, º: F- - ſº, º, t 14. To break into military commotions; to make inſurre&tions. At our heels all hell ſhould riſe, With blackeſt inſurreótion. Milton. Numidia's ſpacious kingdom lies Ready to riſe at its young prince's call. Addiſon's Cato. No more ſhall nation againſt nation riſe, Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes. 15. To be rouſed; to be excited to action. Who will riſe up for me againſt evil-doers ? or who will ſtand up for me againſt the workers of iniquity ? Pſ. xciv. Gather together, come againſt, and riſe up to the battle. jer. He ſhall riſe up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of muſick ſhall be brought low. Eccl. xii. 4. 16. To make hoſtile attack. If any man hate his neighbour, lie in wait, and riſe up againſt him, and ſmite him mortally, and fleeth into one of theſe cities, the elders of his city ſhall fetch him thence. Deut. 17. To grow more or greater in any reſpect. A hideous gabble riſes loud Among the builders. Milton. The great duke riſes on them in his demands, and will not be ſatisfied with leſs than a hundred thouſand crowns, and a ſolemn embaſſy to beg pardon. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. 18. To increaſe in price. Bullion is riſen to ſix ſhillings and five pence the ounce; i. e. that an ounce of uncoined filver will exchange for an ounce and a quarter of coined ſilver. Locke. 19. To be improved. From ſuch an untainted couple, we can hope to have our family riſe to its ancient ſplendour of face, air, countenance, and ſhape. Tatler, N° 75. 20. To elevate the ſtile. Your author always will the beſt adviſe, Fall when he falls, and when he riſes, riſe. 21. To be revived from death. Pope. Roſcommon. After I am riſen again, I will go before you. Mat. xxvi. The ſtars of morn ſhall ſee him riſe Out of his grave. Milton. 22. To come by chance. As they 'gan his library to view, And antique regiſters for to aviſe, There chanced to the prince's hand to riſe An ancient book. Fairy Queen, b. ii. 23. To be elevated in ſituation. He bar'd an ancient oak of all her boughs; Then on a riſing ground the trunk he plac'd, Which with the ſpoils of his dead foe he grac'd. Dryden. A houſe we ſaw upon a riſing. Addiſon. Aſh, on banks or riſing grounds near rivers, will thrive exceedingly. Mortimer's Huſbandy. Rise. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. The aët of riſing. 2. The aët of mounting from the ground. In leaping with weights, the arms are firſt caſt backwards and then forwards, with ſo much the greater force; for the hands go backward before they take their riſe. Bacon. 3. Eruption; aſcent. Upon the candle's going out, there is a ſudden riſe of wa- ter; for the flame filling no more place, the air and water ſucceed. Bacon. The hill ſubmits itſelf In ſmall deſcents, which do its height beguile; And ſometimes mounts, but ſo as billows play, Whoſe riſe not hinders, but makes ſhort our way. Dryden. 4. Place that favours the act of mounting aloft. Rais’d ſo high, from that convenient riſe She took her flight, and quickly reach'd the ſkies. Creech. Since the arguments againſt them riſe from common re- ceived opinions, it happens, in controverſial diſcourſes, as it does in the aſſaulting of towns, where, if the ground be but firm, whereon the batteries are erected, there is no farther inquiry of whom it is borrowed, ſo it affords but a fit riſe for the preſent purpoſe. Locke. 5. Elevated place. - - Such a riſe, as doth at once invite A pleaſure, and a reverence from the fight. 6. Appearance of the ſun in the Eaſt. - Phoebus ! ſtay ; The world to which you fly ſo faſt, From us to them can pay your haſte . With no ſuch obječt, and ſalute your riſe With no ſuch wonder, as De Mornay's eyes. 7. Encreaſe in any reſpect. 8. Encreaſe of price. Upon a breach with Spain, muſt be conſidered the preſent ſtate of the king's treaſure, the riſe or fall that may happen in his conſtant revenue by a Spaniſh war. Temple. The biſhops have had ſhare in the gradual riſe of lands. Sw. 9. Beginning; original. - - - It has its riſe from the lazy admonitions of thoſe who give rules, and propoſe examples, without joining practice with their inſtructions. Locke on Education. Denham. JWaller. His reputation quickly peopled it, and gave ri - publick, which calls ...”. his iame gave riſe *}; 10. Elevation; encreaſe of found. - In the ordinary riſes and falls of the voice, there fall out to R be two beenolls between the uniſon and the diapaſon. Bacon. isks. *ſ.[from riſe.] One that riſes. The iſle AEaca, where the palace ſtands Qf th' early riſer, with the roſy hands, Active Aurora; where ſhe loves to dance. Chapman Risibility. m. ſ. [from riſible.] The quality of laughin - How comes lowneſs of ſtile to be ſo much the ...; of ſatyr, that without it a poet can be no more a ſatyriſt, than without riſibility he can be a man. B, den º: the Fº may talk of their ºft. heighing is a more noble expreſſion than laughing, " Rººs ºut. I. Having the faculty or power of laughing. We are in a merry world, laughing is our buſineſs; as if becauſe it has been made the definition of man, that he is riſible, his manhood conſiſted in nothing elſe. Gov. of Tongue. 2. Ridiculous ; exciting laughter. Risk, n.ſ.. [riſque, Fr. rigg, Spaniſh.] Hazard; danger; chance of harm. Some run the riſk of an abſolute ruin for the gaining of a preſent ſupply. L’Eſtrange's Fables. When an inſolent deſpiſer of diſcipline, nurtured into con- tempt of all order by a long riſk of licence, ſhall appear be- fore a church governor, ſeverity and reſolution are that gover- nor's virtues. South's Sermons. By allowing himſelf in what is innocent, he would run the riſk of being betrayed into what is not ſo. Atterbury. An innocent man ought not to run an equal riſk with a guilty one. - Clariſſa. To Risk. v. a. [riſquer, Fr.] To hazard; to put to chance; to endanger. Who would hope new fame to raiſe, Or riſk his well eſtabliſhed praiſe, That, his high genius to approve, Had drawn a George or carv'd a Jove. Addiſon. R1's KER. m. ſ. [from riſk.] He who riſks. - He thither came, t’obſerve and ſmoak What courſes other riſkers took. Butler. Riss, the obſolete preterite of riſe. Riſs not the conſular men and left their places, So ſoon as thou ſat'ſt down; and fled thy fide. Benj. johnſ. RITE. n.ſ. [rit, Fr. ritus, Lat..] Solemn act of religion; external obſervance. The ceremonies, we have taken from ſuch as were before us, are not things that belong to this or that ſect, but they are the ancient rites and cuſtoms of the church. Hooker. It is by God conſecrated into a ſacrament, a holy rite, a means of conveying to the worthy receiver the benefits of the body and blood of Chriſt. Hammond’s Fundamentals. When the prince her fun'ral rites had paid, He plow'd the Tyrrhene ſeas. Dryden. Riºtu Al. adj. [rituel, Fr. J Solemnly ceremonious ; done ac- cording to ſome religious inſtitution. Inſtant Ibade the prieſts prepare The ritual ſacrifice, and ſolemn pray’r. Prior. If to tradition were added, certain conſtant ritual and em- blematical obſervances, as the emblems were expreſſive, the memory of the thing recorded would remain. Forbes. RI'TU Al. n. ſ. [from the adj.] A book in which the rites and obſervances of religion are ſet down. An heathen ritual could not inſtruct a man better than theſe ſeveral pieces of antiquity in the particular ceremonies, that attended different ſacrifices. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. RITUALIST. n.ſ.. [from ritual.] One ſkilled in the ritual. R1/AGE. m. ſ. [French J A bank ; a coaſt. Not in uſe. Think You ſtand upon the rivage, and behold A city on th' inconſtant billows dancing; For ſo appears this fleet. RIVAL. m. ſ. [rivalis, Lat.] 1. One who is in purſuit of the ſame thing which another man purſues; a competitour. - Oh love thou ſternly doſt thy pow'r maintain, And wilt not bear a rival in thy reign; } Tyrants and thou all fellowſhip diſdain. Dryden. 2. A competitour in love. She ſaw her father was grown her adverſe party, and yet Shakeſp. Henry V. her fortune ſuch as ſhe muſt favour her rival. Sidney. France and Burgundy, Great rival; in our younger daughter's love. Shakeſp. Your rival's image in your worth I view ; - And what I lov’d in him, eſteem in you. Granville. RI’val. adj. Standing in competition ; making the ſame claim ; emulous. Had I but the means To hold a rival place with one of them, I ſhould be fortunate. Shakeſp. Merchant ºf Penice. Equal
R I V R O A se- in wears, and rival in renown wº. the youthful Phaeton, - claims. Like loº. bark to be employ'd, while venus is by rival dogs enjoy'd. Dryden. To R1'v AL. v. 4. [from the noun.] 1. To ſtand in competition with another; to oppoſe. Thoſe, that have been raiſed by the intereſt of ſome great miniſter, trample upon the ſteps by which they riſe, to rival him in his greatneſs, and at length ſtep into his place. South. 2. To emulate; to endeavour to equal or excel. - Ambitious fool! with horny hoofs to paſs O'er hollow arches of reſounding braſs; To rival thunder in its rapid courſe, - And imitate inimitable force. - Dryden's AEmeis. Pro Rival. v. n. To be competitours. Out of uſe. Burgundy, - we firſt addreſs'd tow'rd you, who with this king Have rival’d for our daughter. - Shakºp. King Lear. Rivatºry. A n.ſ. [rivalitas, Lat. from rival.] Competition ; RI'v ALRY. } emulation. - It is the privilege of poſterity to ſet matters right between thoſe antagoniſts, who, by their rivalry for greatneſs, divided a whole age. - Addiſon. Rºsſip. n.ſ.. [from rival.] The ſtate or character of a ival. T. Five. v. a. part, riven. [rypt, broken Saxon; riven, Dutch; river, Fr. to drive.) To ſplit ; to cleave , to divide by a blunt inſtrument; to force in diſruption. At his haughty helmet - So hugely ſtruck, that it the ſteel did rive. . - And cleft his head. Fairy Queen, b. i. The varlet at his plaint was gricved fore, That his deep wounded heart in two did rive. Fa. Queen. Through riven clouds and molten firmament, The fierce three-forked engine making way, Both lofty towers and higheſt trees hath rent. Fa. &cen. - O Cicero ! I have ſeen tempeſts, when the ſcolding winds Have riv'd the knotty oaks ; but ne'er till now Dryden. Did I go through a tempeſt dropping fire. Shakeſp. As one he ſtood eſcap'd from cruel fight, Sore toil'd, his riven arms to havock hewn. Milton. The neighbouring foreſts, formerly ſhaken and riven with the thunder-bolts of war, did envy the ſweet peace of Druina. Howel's Vocal Foreſt. - Had I not been blind, I might have ſeen Yon riven oak, the faireſt of the green. Dryden. Let it come ; Let the fierce light'ning blaſt, the thunder rive me. Rowe. To Rive. v. n. To be ſplit; to be divided by violence. Freeſtone rives, ſplits, and breaks in any direction. JWoodw. To Rive. for derive or direét. Ten thouſand French have ta'en the ſacrament, To rive their dangerous artillery Upon no chriſtian ſoul but Engliſh Talbot. Shakeſp. To R1 vel. v. a. [xeniplet, Saxon, corrugated, rumpled.] To contract into wringles and corrugations. Then droop'd the fading flow’rs, their beauty fled, And clos'd their ſickly eyes and hung the head, } And rivel’d up with heat, lay dying in their bed. Dryd. And ſince that plenteous autumn now is paſt, Whoſe grapes and peaches have indulg'd your taſte, Take in good part, from our poor poet's board, Such rivel'd fruits as winter can afford. Dryden. Alum flipticks, with contračting pow'r, Shrink his thin eſſence like a riveld flow’r. Pope. RI’v EN. part. of rive. River. m. ſ. [riviere, Fr. rivus, Lat.] A land current of water bigger than a brook. It is a moſt beautiful country, being ſtored throughout with many goodly rivers, repleniſhed with all ſorts of fiſh. Spenſ. The firſt of theſe rivers has been celebrated by the Latin poets for the gentleneſs of its courſe, as the other for its ra- pidity. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. River-DRAGON, n.ſ. A crocodile. A name given by Milton to the king of Egypt. Thus with ten wounds The river-dragon tam’d at length, ſubmits To let his ſojourners depart. Milton's Par. Lºft. Rivºroop. n.ſ. Tutelary deity of a river. His wig hung as ſtrait as the hair of a river-god riſing from the water. Arbuthnot and Pope. River-Horse. n.ſ. Hippopotamus. Roſe, As Plants ambiguous between ſea and land, he iver-horſe and ſcaly crocodile. Milton. Rºº. n. ſ. [iver, Fr. to break the point of a thing; to *], A faſtening pin clenched at both ends. * * *mourers accompliſhing the knights With buſy hammers cloſing . up, gnts, Give dreadful note of Preparation. Shakeſp. Henry V. Thy armour I'll fruſh, and unlock the rivets all, But I’ll be maſter of it. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida, Though Valeria's fair, and though ſhe loves me too, 'Gainſt her my ſoul is arm'd on every part; Yet there are ſecret rivets to my heart, Where Berenice's charms have found the way, Subtile as lightnings. Dryden's Tyrannick Love, The verſe in faſhion is, when numbers flow So ſmooth and equal, that no fight can find The rivet, where the poliſh'd piece was join'd. Dryden. The rivets of thoſe wings inclos'd Fit not each other. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. This inſtrument ſhould move eaſy upon the rivet. Sharp, To R1'v ET. v. a. [from the noun.] i. To faſten with rivets. This man If all our fire were out, would fetch down new, Out of the hand of Jove ; and ivet him To Caucaſus, ſhould he but frown. Benj. Johnſon. In rivetting, the pin you rivet in ſhould ſtand upright to the plate you rivet it upon ; for if it do not ſtand upright, you will be forced to ſet it upright, after it is rivetted. Mºon. 2. To faſten ſtrongly ; to make immoveable. You were to blame to part with A thing ſtuck on with oaths upon your finger, And rivetted with faith ui to your fleſh. Shakeſp. Why ſhould I write this down, that's rivetted, Screw'd to my mem'ry Shakeſp. Cymbeline, What one party thought to rivet to a ſettledneſs by the ſtrength and influence of the Scots, that the other rejects. King Charles. Till fortune's fruitleſs ſpite had made it known, Her blows not ſhook but rivetted his throne. Dryden. Thus hath God not only rivetted the notion of himſelf into our natures, but likewiſe made the beliei of his being neceſ- ſary to the peace of our minds and happineſs of ſociety. Till. f the eye fees thoſe things rivetted, which are looſe, where will you begin to rectify the miſtake. Locke. Where we uſe words of a looſe and wandering ſignifica- tion, hence follows miſtake and error, which thoſe maxims, brought as proofs to eſtabliſh propoſitions, wherein the terms ſtand for undetermined ideas, do by their authority confirm and rivet. Locke, Rivet and nail me where I ſtand, ye pow'rs. Congrºve. They provoke him to the rage Of fangs and claws, and, ſtooping from your horſe, Rivet the panting ſavage to the ground. Aldſºn's Cato. A ſimilitude of nature and manners, in ſuch a degree as we are capable of, muſt tie the holy knot, and rivet the friendſhip between us. Atterbury. RI'vulet. n.ſ. [rivulus, Lat..] A ſmall river; a brook; a ſtreamlet. By fountain or by ſhady rivulet, He ſought them. Milton. The veins, where innumerable little rivulets have their confluence into the common channel of the blood. Bentley. I ſaw the rivulet of Salforata, formerly called Albula, and ſmelt the ſtench that ariſes from its water, which Martial mentions. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. R1x Do'LLAR. m. ſ. A German coin, worth about four ſhil- lings and fix-pence ſterling. Dić7. RoAcH. n. ſ. [from rutilus, Lat. redhaired.] A roach is a fiſh of no great reputation for his dainty taſte : his ſpawn is accounted much better than any other part of him: he is accounted the water ſheep, for his ſimplicity and fooliſhneſs ; and it is noted, that roaches recover ſtrength, and grow in a fortnight after ſpawning. //alton's Angler. If a gudgeon meet a roach, He dare not venture to approach ; - Yet ſtill he leaps at flies. Swift. RoAD. m. ſ. [rade, Fr.] 1. Large way; path. - Would you not think him a madman, who, whilſt he might eaſily ride on the beaten road way, ſhould trouble him- ſelf with breaking up of gaps ? Suckling. To God's eternal houſe direct the way, - A broad and ample road. Milton. To be indifferent whether we embrace falſehood or truth, is the great road to error. Lºcke. Could ſtupid atoms, with impetuous ſpecd, By diff'rent roads and adverſe ways proceed, That here they might rencounter, here unite. Blackmore. There is but one road by which to climb up. Addiſon. 2. [Rade, Fr. J Ground where ſhips may anchor. I ſhould be ſtill Peering in maps for ports and roads ; And every object that might make me fear - Misfortune to my ventures. Shakeſp. Merch, of Penice. About the iſland are many roads, but only one harbour. Sandys’ journey. 3. Inrode ;
R O A R O B ºt, i. º tº º, 3. Inrode; incurſion. The Volſcians ſtand Ready, when time ſhall prompt them, to make road Upon's again. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Caſon was deſirous of the ſpoil, for that he was, by the former road into that country, become famous and rich. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. The king of Scotland, ſeeing none came into Perkin, turned his enterprize into a road, and waſted Northumber- land with fire and ſword. Bacon's Henry VII. 4. Journey. The word ſeems, in this ſenſe at leaſt, to be de- rived from rode, the preterite of ride: as we ſay, a ſhort ride; an eaſy ride. With eaſy road, he came to Leiceſter, And lodg'd in the abbey. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. He from the Eaſt his flaming road begins. Milton. To ROAM. v. n. [romigare, Italian. See Room..] To wan- der without any certain purpoſe ; to ramble; to rove; to play the vagrant. Five ſummers have I ſpent in fartheſt Greece, Roaming clean through the bounds of Aſia. Shakeſp. Daphne roaming through a thorny wood. Shakeſp. The lonely fox roams far abroad, On ſecret rapin bent, and midnight fraud. Prior. What were unenlighten’d man, A ſavage roaming through the woods, and wild In queſt of prey. Thomſon's Summer. To RoA.M. v. a. To range; to wander over. Now fowls in their clay neſts were couch'd, And now wild beaſts came forth the woods to roam. Milton. RoA/MER. m. ſ. [from roam.] A rover; a rambler; a wan- derer. RoAN. adj. [rouen, Fr.] Roan horſe is a horſe of a bay, ſorrel, or black colour, with grey or white ſpots interſperſed very thick. Farr. Dići. To RoAR. v. n. [rajan, Saxon.] 1. To cry as a lion or other wild beaſt. Roaring bulls he would him make to tame. Spenſer. Warwick and Montague, That in their chains fetter'd the kingly lion, And made the foreſt tremble when they roard. Shakeſp. Have I not in my time heard lions roar 2 Shakeſp. The young lions roared upon him and yelled, jer. ii. 15. The death of Daphnis woods and hills deplore, They caſt the ſound to Libya's deſart ſhore; { The Libyan lions hear, and hearing roar. 2. To cry in diſtreſs. At his nurſe's tears He whin’d and roar'd away your vićtory, That pages bluſh'd at him. Shakeſp. Coriolanus: Sole on the barren ſands the ſuff’ring chief Roar'd out for anguiſh, and indulg’d his grief. 3. To ſound as the wind or ſea. South, Eaſt, and Weſt, with mix’d confuſion roar, Dryden. Dryden. And rowl the foaming billows to the ſhore. Dryden. Loud as the wolves on Orcas’ ſtormy ſteep, Howl to the roaring of the northern deep. Pope. 4. To make a loud noiſe. The brazen throat of war had ceas'd to roar. Milton. Conſider what fatigues I’ve known, How oft I croſs'd where carts and coaches roar'd. Gay. RoAR. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. The cry of the lion or other beaſt. 2. An outcry of diſtreſs. 3. A clamour of merriment. Where be your gibes now your gambols your ſongs? your flaſhes of merriment, that were wont to ſet the table in a roa, 8 Shakeſp. Hamlet. 4. The ſound of the wind or ſea. 5. Any loud noiſe. Deep throated engines belch'd, whoſe roar Imbowel'd with outrageous noiſe the air. Oft on a plat of riſing ground, I hear the far-off curfew ſound, Over ſome wide-water'd ſhoar, Swinging ſlow with ſullen roar. When cannons did diffuſe, Preventing poſts, the terror, and the news; Our neighbour princes trembled at their roar. The waters, liſt’ning to the trumpet's roar, Obey the ſummons, and forſake the ſhore. RoA'RY. adj. [better rory; rares, Lat..] Dewy. On Lebanon his foot he ſet, And ſhook his wings with roary May dews wet. Fairfax. To RoAst. v. a. [roſłir, rotir, Fr. rºſen, German; 32nortoğ, Saxon, roaded ; from raſtrum, Lat a grate; to roaſt, being, in its original ſenſe, to broil on a gridiron.] 1. To dreſs meat, by turning it rou:ld before the fire. He reaſieth not that which he took in hunting. D. of Piety. Roaſting and boiling are below the dignity of your office. Swift's Directions to the Cook. Milton. Milton. JValler. Dryden. 2. To impart dry heat to fleſh. Here elements have loſt their uſes, Air ripens not, nor earth produces ; Fire will not roaſt, nor water boil. 3. To dreſs at the fire without water. In eggs boiled and royed, there is ſcarce difference to be diſcerned. Bacon' ſ?....." 4. To heat anything violently. acon's Natural Hiſtory. Roºſted in wrath and fire, He thus o'erſized with coagulate gore, Old Priam ſeeks. Shakeſpeare Roast. for roafted. peare. He loſt his rººft beef ſtomach, not being able to touch a firloin. Addiſon's Speciat Q And if Dan Congreve judges #. pediator, N° 517. Rogſ beef and ale make Britons fight. Swift's Miſtellanies. Prior. It warns the cook-maid, not to burn The roaſt meat, which it cannot turn. Swift's Miſcel. To rule the RoAst. To govern; to manage; to preſide. It was perhaps originally raiſi, which ſignified a tumult, to direct the populace. The new-made duke, that rules the rooft. Where champions ruleth the roſt, There dailie diſorder is moſt. Alma ſlap-daſh, is all again In ev'ry finew, nerve, and vein; Runs here and there, like Hamlet's ghoſt, While every where ſhe rules the roaft. Rob. m. ſ. [I believe Arabick.] Inſpiffated juices. The infuſion, being evaporated to a thicker conſiſtence, paſſeth into a jelly, rob, extract, which contain all the virtues of the infuſion. Arbuthnot on Aliments. To ROB. v. a. ſ.rober, old Fr. robbare, Italian.] 1. To deprive of any thing by unlawful force, or by ſecret theft; to plunder. To be robbed, according to the preſent uſe of the word, is to be injured by theft ſecret or violent; to rob, is to take away by unlawful violence; and to ſteal, is to take away privately. Is’t not enough to break into my garden, And, like a thief, to come to rob my grounds, But thou wilt brave me with theſe ſawcy terms ? Shakeſp. Our fins being ripe, there was no preventing of God's juſtice from reaping that glory in our calamities, which we robbed him of in our proſperity. King Charles. I have not here deſigned to rob him of any part of that commendation, which he has ſo juſtly acquired from the whole author, whoſe fragments only fall to my portion. Dry. The water nymphs lament their empty urns, Shakeſp. Tuſer's Huſbandry. Prior. Boeotia, robb'd of ſilver Dirce, mourns. Addiſon. 2. To ſet free; to deprive of ſomething bad. Ironical. Our houſe is hell, and thou, a merry devil, Did'ſt rob it of ſome taſte of tediouſneſs. Shakeſp. 3. To take away unlawfully. Better be diſdained of all, than faſhion a carriage to rob love from any. Shakeſp. Procure, that the nouriſhment may not be robbed and drawn away. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Nor will I take from any man his due ; But thus aſſuming all, he robs from you. Dryden. Oh double ſacrilege on things divine, To rob the relick, and deface the ſhrine ! Dryden. Robber. n.ſ.. [from rob.]. A thief; one that robs by force, or ſteals by ſecret means ; a plunderer. Theſe hairs, which thou doſt raviſh from my chin, Will quicken and accuſe thee; I'm your hoſt; With robbers hands, my hoſpitable favour You ſhould not ruffle thus. Shakeſp. King Lear. Barabbas was a robber. St. John. Had'ſt thou not committed Notorious murder on thoſe thirty men At Aſcalon; then, like a robber, ſtrip'd'ſt them - Of their robes. Milton's Agoniſter. The robber muſt run, ride, and uſe all the deſperate ways. of eſcape; and probably, after all, his fin betrays him to the goal, and from thence advances him to the gibbet. South. Bold Prometheus did aſpire, And ſtole from heav'n the ſeeds of fire ; A train of ills, a ghaſtly crew, The robber's blazing track purſue. - Ro’BBERY. n.ſ. [roberie, old Fr. from rol.] Theft perpe- trated by force or with privacy. - Thieves for their robbery have authority, When judges ſteal themſelves. Shakespeare Meaſ for Medſ. A ſtorm or robbery - Shook down my mellow hanging". Shakespeare . Cymbeline. I hate robbery for burnt-offering. Iſaiah lxi. 8. Some more effectual way might be found, for ſuppreſſing common thefts and robberies. - Temple. Robe. m. ſ. [roble, Fr. rºbº, Italian; rauba, low Lat.) A gown of ſtate ; a dreſs of dignity, , Through tatter'd cloaths ſmall vices do appear #. Robºj and furr'd gowns hide all. Shakeſp. King Lear. 22 A My + º D, yden's Horace. , J .*
R O C R O C n ſhall be the queen of all fairies, r", Nº. in a robe of white. Shakeſp. The laſt good king, whom willing Rome obey'd, Was the poor offspring of a captive maid , Yet he thoſe roles of empire juſtly bore, Which Romulus, our ſacred founder, wore. e fineſt art the native robe How by the fin Thomſºn's Autumn. To º wº. [from the noun.] To dreſs pompouſly; to Dryden. "ºil, chriſtian ſoldier will not be touched with a religious ion, to ſee an order of Jeſus do ſuch ſervice for enlarg- iº borders; and an order of St. George only to rº, and feaſt, and perform rites and obſervances. Bacon. There in long robes the royal magi fland 3. The ſage Chaldaeans rol'd in white appear d, And Brachmans. Pope's Temple of Fame. Robed in looſe array ſhe came to bathe. *::: /nn . ſ. An herb. 1/1/. ſº ſ n./. In the old ſtatutes, a ſort of bold and Rob E'RT SMA N. } #out robbers or night thieves, ſaid to be ſo called from Robinhood, a famous robber. - Ro’BIN. n.ſ. [rulecula, Lat..] A bird ſo named RoBIN-RED-BREAST. } from his red breaſt. Up a grove did ſpring, green as in May, whén April had been moiſt; upon whoſe buſhes The pretty robins, nightingales, and thruſhes Warbled their notes. Suckling. The robin-red-breaft, till of late had reſt, And children ſacred held a martin's neſt. Pope. Robo’REous. adj. [robur, Lat.] Made of oak. Dich. §ious {a}. [robuſtus, Lat. robuſte, Fr.] 1. Strong; finewy ; vigorous ; forceful. Theſe redundant 'i. d Robuſtious to no purpoſe, cluſtring down, - §:monument of º Milton's Agoniſłes. 2. Boiſterous; violent; unwieldy. - The men ſympathize with the maſtiffs, in robuſtious and rough coming on. Shakeſp. Henry V. It offends me to hear a robuſtious periwig-pated fellow tear a paſſion to tatters, to very rags, to ſplit the ears of the groundlings. Shakeſp. Hamlet. While I was managing this young robuſtious fellow, that old ſpark, who was nothing but ſkin and bone, ſlipt through my fingers. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian, - Romp-loving miſs Is haul’d about in gallantry robuſt. 3. Requiring ſtrength. The tenderneſs of a ſprain remains a good while after, and leaves a laſting caution in the man, not to put the part quickly again to any robuſt employment. Locke. 4. Robuſtious is now only uſed in low language, and in a ſenſe of contempt. Robu'st’s Ess. m. ſ. [from robuſt.] Strength; vigour. Beef may confer a rolylnſ; on my ſon's limbs, but will hebetate his intelle&tuals. Arbuthnot and Pope. Thomſon's Autumn. Roca MBole. n. ſ. See GARLIck. Rocambole is a ſort of wild garlick, otherwiſe called Spaniſh garlick; the ſeed is about the bigneſs of ordinary peaſe. Mort. Garlick, rocambole, and onions abound with a pungent vo- latile ſalt. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Rºº. E-ALUM. m. ſ. [roche, Fr. a rock.] A purer kind of alum. Roche-alum is alſo good. Mortimer’s Huſandry. º m. ſ. [rºchet, Fr. rochetum, from roccus, low Lat. a COat. - I. A ſuſpice; the white upper garment of the prieſt officiating. What zealous phrenzy did the ſenate ſeize, That tare the rotºhet to ſuch rags as theſe ? Cleaveland. 2. [Rubellio, Lat.] A fiſh. Ainſ. ROCK. m. ſ. [ros, roche, Fr. rocca, Italian.] I. A vaſt maſs of ſtone. The ſplitting roºks cow'r'd in the finking ſands, And would not daſh me with their ragged ſides. Shakeſp. There be rock herbs; but thoſe are where there is ſome mould... - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Diſtilling ſome of the tinaed liquor, all that came over was as limpid and colourleſs as rock water, and the liquour rºlining in the veſſel deeply ceruleous. Boyle. ..Theſe leſſer rocks, or great bulky ſtones, are they not ma- nifeſt fragments : Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 9; amber a nodule, inveſted with a coat, called rock amber. - Woodward on Foſſils. Pigeons or doves are of ſeveral ſorts 3 as wood pigeons and rock pigeons. - Mortimer's Huſbandry. wº darkſome pines, that o'er yon rocks reclin'd, P * high, and murmur to the hollow wind. Pope. 2. º: defence. A ſcriptural ſenſe. that º *** of Egypt break under the hand of him laſtin º * *m; yet the rock of Iſrael will be an ever. g ſtay. Ring Charles, ... [Rock, Daniſh ; racca, Italian ; rºcca, Spaniſh; ſºia, 3 bº, A diſtaff held in the hand, ſon, which & was ſpun by twirling a ball below. A learned and a manly ſoul I purpos'd her; that ſhould with even powers, The rock, the ſpindle, and the ſheers, controul Of deſtiny, and ſpin her own free hours. Benj. j. 2 On the rock a ſcanty meaſure place J. Johnſºn, Of vital flax, and turn'd the wheel apace. Dryden. To Rock. v. a. [rocquer, Fr.] - 1. To ſhake ; to move backwards and forwards. If, by a quicker roºking of the engine, the ſmoke were more ſwiftly ſhaken, it would, like water, vibrate to and fro. - - - Boyle. The wind was laid; the whiſpring found Was dumb ; a riſing earthquake rock'd the ground. - - - - Dryden. A living tortoiſe, being turned upon its back, could help itſelf only by its neck and head, by puſhing againſt the ground to rock itſelf as in a cradle, to find out the fide towards which the inequality of the ground might more eaſily permit to roll its ſhell. Ray on the Creation. 2. To move the cradle, in order to procure ſleep. Come, take hand with me, And rock the ground whereon theſe fleepers be. Shakespeare . Leaning her head upon my breaſt, My panting heart rock'd her aſleep. Suckling. My bloody reſolutions, Like ſick and froward children, Were rock'd aſleep by reaſon. Denham. While his ſecret ſoul on Flanders preys, He rocks the cradle of the babe of Spain. Dryden. High in his hall, rock'd in a chair of ſtate, The king with his tempeſtuous council ſate. Dryden. 3. To lull; to quiet. Sleep rock thy brain, And never come miſchance between us twain Shakº. To Rock. v. m. To be violently agitated; to reel to aid fro. The rocking town Supplants their footſteps; to and fro they reel Aſtoniſh’d. Philipſ. I like this rocking of the battlements. 1%ung'; Revenge. Rock-DoE. m. ſ. A ſpecies of deer. The rock-dee breeds chiefly upon the Alps: a creature of admirable ſwiftneſs; and may probably be that mentioned in the book of Job; her horns grow ſometimes ſo far backward, as to reach over her buttocks. Grew's Muſæum. Rock-Ruby. m. ſ. A name given improperly by lapidaries and jewellers to the garnet, when it is of a very ſtrong, but not deep red, and has a fair caſt of the blue. Hill on Fºſſils. Fock-ruby is of a deep red, and the hardeſt of all the kinds. J/codward on Foſſils. Rock-SALT. n.ſ. Mineral ſalt. Two pieces of tranſparent rock-ſalt; one white, the other red. //codward on Foſſili. Ro'ck ER. m. ſ. [from rock.] One who rocks the cradle. His fellow, who the narrow bed had kept, Was weary, and without a rocker ſlept. Dryden. Ro'cKET. m. ſ. [rocchetto, Italian.] An artificial firework, being a cylindrical caſe of paper filled with nitre, charcoal, and ſulphur, and which mounts in the air to a conſiderable height, and there burſts. Every rocket ended in a conſtellation, ſtrowing the air with a ſhower of ſilver ſpangles. Addiſon. When bonefires blaze, your vagrant works ſhall riſe In rockets, till they reach the wond'ring ſkies. Garth. Ro'cKET. n.ſ. A plant. The flower of the rocłºt conſiſts of four leaves expanded in form of a croſs; the pointal becomes a pod, divided into two cells by an intermediate partition, to which the valves adhere on both ſides: theſe cells are full of roundiſh ſeeds; to which may be added, the whole plant hath a peculiar fetid ſmell. - AMiller. Rocket is one of the fallet furniture. M. timer's Huſbandry. Rockless, adj. [from rock.] Being without rocks. A cryſtal brook. Is weedleſs all above, and rockleſ, all below. Rock Rose. n.ſ. [rock and roſe..] A plant. - Rockwork. ii. ſ. [rock and work.] Stones fixed in mortar, in imitation of the aſperities of rocks. - The garden is fenced on the lower end, by a natural mound of rockwork. - Addison. Rocky, adj. [from rock.] I. Full of rocks. - Val de Compare preſenteth her rocły mountains. Sanº. Make the bold prince -- Through the cold North and rocky regions run. ſºalter- The vallies he reſtrains Dryden. With rocky mountains. Pº. Nature lodges her treaſures in rocky ground. at Att. 7 2. Reſembling
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2. Reſembling a rock.
Such deſtruction to withſtand, he oppos'd the rocky orb
Of tenfold adamant, his ample ſhield. AMilton,
3. Hard; ſtony; obdurate.
I, like a poor bark, of ſails and tackling reſt,
Ruſh all to pieces on thy rocky boſom. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Rop. n.ſ. [roede, Dutch.]
1. A long twig.
Some chuſe a hazel rod of the ſame year's ſhoot, and this
they bind on to another ſtraight ſtick of any wood, and walk-
ing ſoftly over thoſe places, where they ſuſpect the bowels of
the earth to be enriched with metals, the wand will, by bow-
ing towards it, diſcover it. Boyle.
2. A kind of ſcepter.
Sh’ had all the royal makings of a queen;
As holy oil, Edward confeſſor's crown,
The rod and bird of peace. Shakeſp. Henry VIII,
3. Anything long and ſlender.
The paſtºral reed of Hermes, or his opiate rod. Milton.
Let the fiſherman
Increaſe his tackle, and his rod retie. Gay.
Haſle, ye Cyclops, with your forked rods,
This rebel love braves all the gods,
And every hour by love is made,
Some heaven-defying Encelade.
4. An inſtrument for meaſuring.
Decempeda was a meaſuring rod for taking the dimenſions
of buildings, and ſignified the ſame thing as pertica, taken as
a meaſure of length. Arbuthnot on Coins.
5. An inſtrument of correótion, made of twigs tied together.
If he be but once ſo taken idly roguing, he may puniſh him
with ſtocks; but if he be found again ſo loitering, he ma
ſcourge him with whips or rods. Spenſer on Ireland.
I am whipt and ſcourg’d with rods,
Nettled, and ſtung with piſmires, when I hear
Of Bolingbroke. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
In this condition the rod of God hath a voice to be heard,
and he, whoſe office it is, ought now to expound to the fick
man the particular meaning of the voice. Hammond.
Grant me and my people the benefit of thy chaſtiſements;
that thy rod, as well as thy ſtaff, may comfort us. K. Charles."
They trembling learn to throw the fatal dart,
And under rods of rough centurions ſmart. Dryden.
As ſoon as that ſentence is executed, theſe rods, theſe in-
ſtruments of divine diſpleaſure, are thrown into the fire. Att.
A wit’s a feather, and a chief a rod;
Granville:
An honeſt man's the nobleſt work of God. Pope.
RoDE. pret. of ride.
He in paternal glory rode. Milton.
RoDomoNTA'DE. m. ſ. [from a boaſtful boiſterous hero of
Arioſto, called Rodomonte; rodomontade, Fr.] An empty noiſy
blufter or boaſt ; a rant.
He only ſerves to be ſport for his company; for in theſe
gameſome days men will give him hints, which may put him
upon his rodomontades. Government of the Tongue.
‘I he libertines of painting have no other model but a rodo-
montade genius, and very irregular, which violently hurries
them away. - Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
He talks extravagantly in his paſſion, but if I would quote
a hundred paſſages in Ben Johnſon's Cethegus, I could ſhew
that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither ſo irrational
nor impoſſible, for Cethegus threatens to deſtroy nature. Dry.
To RodoMonTA'DE. v. n. [from the noun..] To brag thra-
ſonically ; to boaſt like Rodomonte.
Roe. m. ſ. [na, na-beon, Saxon.]
1. A ſpecies of deer.
He would him make
The roe bucks in flight to overtake. Fairy Queen.
They were as ſwift as the roes upon the mountains. I Chr.
Procure me a Troglodyte footman, who can catch a roe at
his full ſpeed Arbuthnot and Pope.
2. The female of the hart.
Thy greyhounds are fleeter than the roe.
Run like a roe or hart upon
The lofty hills of Bitheron. Sandys's Paraphraſe.
Roe. n.ſ. [properly roan or rone; rann, Daniſh: rogen, Ger-
man.] The eggs of fiſh.
Here comes Romeo
Without his roe, like a dried herring. Shakeſp.
Rog A"rion. m. ſ. [rogation, Fr. from rogo, Lat.] Litany;
ſupplication.
He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in uſe, and ad-
deth unto them that which the preſent neceſſity required. Hook.
Supplications, with this ſolemnity for appeaſing of God's
wrath, were of the Greek church termed litanies, and ro-
gations of the Latin. Taylor.
Róg ATION-week. m. ſ. The week immediately preceeding
Whitſunday; thus called from three faſts obſerved therein,
the Monday, Tueſday, and Wedneſday, called rogation
days, becauſe of the extraordinary prayers and proceſſions
then made for the fruits of the earth, or as a preparation for
the devotion of boly Thurſday. IXict.
Shakeſp.
R O I
ROGUE. n.ſ.. [of uncertain etymology.]
1. A wandering beggar; a vagrant; a vagabond.
For fear left we, like ºgues, ſhould be reputed,
And for ** marked beaſts abroad be bruited. Hubbard
The ſheriff and the marſhal may do the more goed and
more terrify the idle rogue. Spenſer in Fº
The ſcum of people and wicked condemned men ſpoiletſ,
the plantation; for they will ever i. like rogues, and not
fall to work, but be lazy and do miſhief. ź Eſſays
The troops are all *attered, and the commanders º;
poor rogues. . *a*ſp. All's well that end, wº
2. A knave; a diſhoneſt fellow; a villain; a thief * ---
Thou kill'ſt me like a rogue and a villain." Shakeſ,
A rºgue upon the highway may have as ſtrong all arm ºft
take off a man's head as cleverly as the executioner. but
then there is a vaſt diſparity, when one action is murther,
South.
and the other juſtice.
If he call rogue and raſcal from the garret,
He means you no more miſchief than a parrot. Dryden.
The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wiſe,
And ev'n the beſt, by fits, what they deſpiſe.
3. A name of ſlight tenderneſs and endearment.
Oh, what a rogue and pleaſant ſlave am II Shakeſp.
I never knew a woman love man ſo.
-Alas, poor rogue, I think indeed ſhe loves. Shakeſp:
4. A wag.
To Rogue. v. n. [from the noun.]
I. To wander; to play the vagabond.
If he be but once ſo taken idly roguing, he may puniſh him
with the ſtocks. Spenſer on Ireland.
He rogued away at laſt, and was loſt. Carew.
2. To play knaviſh tricks.
Rogue RY. m. ſ. [from rogue.]
1. The life of a vagabond.
To live in one land is captivity,
To run all countries a wild roguery. Donne.
2. Knaviſh tricks.
They will afterwards hardly be drawn to their wonted
lewd life in thievery and roguery. Spenſer on Ireland.
You rogue, here's lime in this ſack too; there is nothing
but roguery to be found in villainous man. Shakeſp.
Like the devil did tempt and ſway 'em
To ragueries, and then betray 'em.
The kid ſmelt out the roguery.
'Tis no ſcandal grown,
For debt and roguery to quit the town.
The roguery of alchymy,
And we, the bubbled fools,
Spend all our preſent ſtock in hopes of golden rules. Swift.
3. Waggery; arch tricks.
Ro'gueship. n.ſ.. [from rogue.] The qualities or perſonage
of a rogue. -
Say, in what naſty cellar under ground,
Or what church porch, your roguſhip may be found Dry.
Ro'guish. adj. [from rogue.]
1. Vagrant; vagabond.
Though the perſons, by whom it is uſed, be of better note
than the former roguiſh ſort; yet the fault is no leſs worthy of
a marſhal. Spenſer.
2. Knaviſh ; fraudulent.
He gets a thouſand thumps and kicks,
Yet cannot leave his roguiſh tricks. Swift's Miſcellanies.
3. Waggiſh; wanton; ſlightly miſchievous.
The moſt bewitching leer with, her eyes, the moſt roguiſh
caſt; her cheeks are dimpled when ſhe ſmiles, and her ſmiles
would tempt an hermit. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
I am pleaſed to ſee my tenants paſs away a whole evening
in playing their innocent tricks; our friend Wimble is as
merry as any of them, and ſhews a thouſand roguiſh tricks on
theſe occaſions. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 269.
Timothy uſed to be playing roguiſh tricks; when his mi-
ſtreſs's back was turned, he would loll out his tongue. Arb.
Ro'guishly. adv. [from roguiſh..] Like a rogue; knaviſhly ,
wantonly. - -
Roguish Ness. n.ſ.. [from roguiſh.] The qualities of a rogue;
Roguy. adj. Iſröm rogue.] Knaviſh ; wanton. A bad
word. -
A ſhepherd's boy had gotten a roguy trick of crying: wolf,
and fooling the country with falſe alarms. L’E/ºrange.
To Ro1st. v. n. [of this word the moſt probable ety-
To Ro1's TER, ; mology is from rifter, Iſlandick, a violent
man.] - - - -
To behave turbulently; to act at diſcretion 3 ° be at frce
quarter; to bluſter.
I have a raiſing challenge ſent amongſt
The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks,
will ſtrike amazement to their drowſy ſpirits.
Among a crew of raiſºriºg fºllºws: -
He'd fit whole ev’nings at the alehouſe. Swift.
Ro1's TER, or raiſierer. ". ſ: [from the verb.] A turbulent,
brutal, lawleſs, bluffering fellow.
Pope.
Hudibras, p. i.
L'E/ºrange's Fables,
Dryden,
Shakeſp.
To ROLL.
R O M R O L To ROLL. v. a. [reuſe” Fr. rollen, Dutch ; from rotulº, of roto, Lat.] - - ſucceſſ lication g by volutation, or ſucceſſive applicatio 1. To move anything Fº ſº, to the ground. of the different parts 9 f the ſe- all ay the ſtone from the door of the ſe Who ſhall roll us away Mark xvii. 3. ulchre - - - tS 2X1S. move any thing round upon its * - 2. To Heav'n i. 2nd roll'd her motions. Milton. in a circle. - To #. and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. Milton. To produce a periodical revolution, To wrap round upon itſelf. To enwrap; to involve in bandage. . . By this rolling, parts are kept from joining together. Wiſem. . To form by rolling into round maſſes. . Gººd reá-lead, or any other colour with ſtrong wºrt, and ſo roll them up into long rolls like pencils. - Peacham. The pin ought to be as thick as a rolling pin. JWiſeman. , To pour in a ſtream or waves. - - 8. To . ſmall Euphrates through the piece is roll'd, And little eagles wave their wings in gold. Pope. To Roll. v. n. - º be moved by the ſucceſſive application of all parts of the e to the ground. *g. .# too great to be ruined by any but itſelf; and if the number and weight of it roll one way upon the greateſt changes that can happen, yet England will be ſafe. Temple. Reports, like ſnow-balls, gather ſtill the farther they roll. Government of the Tongue. Fire muſt rend the ſky, And wheel on th’ earth, devouring where it rolls. Milton. A tortoiſe, by puſhing againſt the ground only with its neck and head, rocks itſelf as in a cradle, to find out the ſide towards which the inequality of the ground might more eaſily permit it to roll its ſhell. Ray on the Creation. 2. To run on wheels. He next eſſays to walk, but downward preſs'd, On four feet imitates his brother beaſt; By ſlow degrees he gathers from the ground i His legs, and to the rolling chair is bound. Dryden. 3. To perform a periodical revolution. Thus the year rolls within itſelf again. Dryden. When thirty rolling years have run their race. Dryden. 4. To move with appearance of circular direction. Thou, light, Reviſit'ſ not theſe eyes, which roll in vain, To find the piercing ray, and find no dawn: Milton. A boar is chaf’d, his noſtrils flames expire, And his red eye-balls roll with living fire. Dryden. 5. To float in rough water. Twice ten tempeſtuous nights I roll'd, reſign'd To roaring billows and the warring wind. Pope. 6. To move as waves or volumes of water. Wave rolling after wave in torrent rapture. Milton. Till the huge ſurge roll'd off, then backward ſweep The refluent tides, and plunge into the deep. Pope. Tempt icy ſeas, where ſcarce the waters roll. Pope. Storms beat, and roll; the main; Oh beat thoſe ſtorms, and roll the ſeas in vain. Pope. 7. To fluctuate ; to move tumultuouſly. Here tell me, if thou dar'ſt, my conſcious ſoul, What diff'rent ſorrows did within thee roll. Prior. The thoughts, which roll within my raviſh'd breaſt, To me, no ſeer, th’ inſpiring gods ſuggeſt. Pope. In her ſad breaſt the prince's fortunes roll, And hope and doubt alternate ſeize her ſoul. Pope. 8. To revolve on its axis. - He faſhion'd thoſe harmonious orbs, that roll In reſtleſs gyres about the Artick pole. Sandy's Paraph. 9. To be moved tumultuouſly. \ Down they fell By thouſands, angel on archangel roll’d. Milton. Roll. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. The act of rolling; the ſtate of being rolled. 2. The thing rolling. Liſtening ſenates hang upon thy tongue, Devolving through the maze of eloquence A roll of periods, ſweeter than her ſong. T. 3. (Rouleau, Fr.] Maſs made round. § homſºn. Large rºlls of fat about his ſhoulders clung, And from his neck the double dewlap hung. Addison. t I i. from trees, encompaſs the ſtem four fingers ºth with a circle or roll of wool newly plucked. } 4. Writing rolled upon itſelf. y plucke AMort. A H. º: all was hanged about with roll; nd old records, from antient ti deriv'd. 5. ^ſº body rolled along. lill CS Clerly Fa. Sºueen. ſoaks º º º º of rain comes that §", uſe a roll to break the clots. Mortimer. 6. (Rotulus, Lat.] Publick writing. S Ortizmer Cromwell is - made maſter O’ th rolls and the kin arius made a decre e, and ~ 1.- : - of the roll, where the tº ſearch was made in the houſe reaſures were laid up. Ezra vi. 1. g's ſecretary. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The rolls of parliament, the entry of the petitions, an- fwers, and tranſactions in parliament are extant. Hale. 7. A regiſter 3, a catalogue. Beaſts only cannot diſcern beauty; and let them be in the roll of beaſts, that do not honour it. Sidney. The roll and liſt of that army doth remain. Davies. Of that ſhort roll of friends writ in my heart, There's none, that ſometimes greet us not. Donne. Theſe ſigns have mark'd me extraordinary, And all the courſes of my life do ſhew, I am not in the roll of common men. Shakeſp. Henry IV. 'Tis a mathematical demonſtration, that theſe twenty-four letters admit of ſo many changes in their order, and make ſuch along roll of differently ranged alphabets, not two of which are alike; that they could not all be exhauſted, though a million millions of writers ſhould each write above a thouſand alpha- bets a-day, for the ſpace of a million millions of years. Bentl, 8. Chronicle. Pleaſe thy pride, and ſearch the herald's roll, Where thou ſhalt find thy famous pedigree. Dryden. Buſy angels ſpread The laſting roll, recording what we ſaid. Prior. The eye of time beholds no name So bleſt as thine, in all the rolls of fame. Pºe. 9. Warrant... Not in uſe. We have, with ſpecial roll, Elečted him our abſence to ſupply. Shakeſp. Maſ for Mſ. 1c. [Role, Fr. J. Part; office. Not in uſe. In human ſociety, every man has his roll and ſtation aſ, ſigned him. L’Eſtrange. Roſile R. n.ſ. [rouleau, Fr. from roll.] 1. Anything turning on its own axis, as a heavy ſtone to level walks. When a man tumbles a roller down a hill, the man is the violent enforcer of the firſt motion ; but when it is once tumbling, the property of the thing itſelf continues it. Hamm. The long ſlender worms, that breed between the ſkin and fleſh in the iſle of Ormuz and in India, are generally twiſted out upon ſticks or rollers. Ray on the Creation. They make the ſtring of the pole horizontal towards the lathe, conveying and guiding the ſtring from the pole to the work, by throwing it over a roller. AMoxon's Mech. Exer. Lady Charlotte, like a ſtroller, Sits mounted on the garden roller. 2. Bandage ; fillet. Faſten not your roller by tying a knot, leſt you hurt your patient. //jcman's Surgery. Bandage being chiefly to maintain the due ſituation of a dreſfing, ſurgeons always turn a roller with that view. Sharp. Rollis GPIN. m. ſ. [rolling and pin...] A round piece of wood tapering at each end, with which paſte is moulded. The pin ſhould be as thick as a rollingpin. It iſ man. Rolly Pool Y. m. ſ. A ſort of game, in which, when a ball rolls into a certain place, it wins. A corruption of rail buil into the pool. Let us begin ſome diverſion; what d'ye think of roulºuſy or a country dance Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of Jºhn Bull. Ro'MAGE. n.ſ. [ramage, Fr.] A tumult; a buſtle; an active and tumultuous ſearch for any thing. This is the main motive Of this poſt haſte, and romage in the land. Shakespeare. ROMANCE. m. ſ. [roman, Fr. romanza, Italian.] 1. A military fable of the middle ages; a tale of wild adven- tures in war and love. What reſounds In fable or romance of Uther's ſon. Miliºn. A brave romance who would exactly frame, Firſt brings his knight from ſome immortal dame. Wºr: Some romances entertain the genius; and ſtrengthen it by the noble ideas which they give of things; but they corrupt the truth of hiſtory. Dryden's Dufreſnº. 2. A lie; a fiction. In common ſpeech. To Rom A Nce. v. n. [from the noun...] To lies to forge. This is ſtrange romancing. Pamela. Romancer. n.j [from rºmance.] Alier; a forgº of *. The alluſion of the daw extends to all impoſtº, "" pretenders, and romancers. L’Eſtrange. Shall we, cries one, permit - This leud romancer, and his bantering wit. Tate's juven. To Ro'MAN1ze. v.a. (from roman, Fr.j Tolatinize; * * with modes of the Roman ſpeech. - He did too much romaniz, our tongue, leaving the words, he tranſlated, almoſt as much Latin as he found them. Dryd. RoMANTIck. adj. [from romance.] 1. Reſembling the tales of romances; wild. Philoſophers have maintained opinions, more abſurd º any of the moſt fabulous poets or romantick writes: Aft Zeal for the good of one's country a party of ſnºº have re- preſented, as chimerical and romantick. Aſad.º.º. 2. Improbable ; falſe. 3. Fanciful; full of wild ſcenery. The dun umbrage, o'er the falling ſtream, * - Romantick hangs. 1 hº Sºng. -> Ro 11. Swift's Miſcellanies. ! To
R O O R O O ºr- Ro'Mish. adj. [from Rome.] Popiſh. - Roofy, ad;. from ; : . . Bulls or letters of election only ſerve in the Romiſh coun- 5. [from *lºſing roofs. *- : - tries. Ayliffe's Parergon. Whether to roofy houſes they repair Romp. m. ſ. - - Or ſun themſelves abroad in Open air. 1. A rude, awkward, boiſterous, untaught girl. In all abodes of peſtilential º 2 She was in the due mean between one of your affected To ſheep. Dryden's Georgiº, courteſying pieces of formality, and your romps that have no ROOK. m. ſ. [hnoc, Saxon.] ryaen's Georgickr, regard to the common rules of civility. Arbuthnot. 2. Rough rude play, Romp loving miſs Is haul’d about in gallantry robuſt. Thomſon. To Romp. v. n. To play rudely, noiſily, and boiſterouſly. 1. A bird reſembling a crow: it feeds not on Augurs, that underſtood rela By magpies, and by choughs, The ſecret'ſt man of blood. Huge flocks of riſing rooks forſake thei - carrion, but grain. tions, have, and rooks, brought forth Shakeſp. Macbeth, - - food. In the kitchen, as in your proper element, you can laugh And crying ſeek the ſhelter r > - ſquall, and romp in full ſecurity. Swift's kłº to . #; the rook, the .* wood. Dryden, A ſtool is the firſt weapon taken up in a general romping or Aid the full concert. Thomſon's Spring. ſkirmiſh. - Swift's Rule: to Servants. 2. [Rocco, Italian.] A mean man atcheſ, pring. Men preſume greatly on the liberties taken in romping. So have I ſeen a king on cheſs, - - Clariſſa. His rooks and knights withdrawn, Ro'NDEAU. m. ſ. A kind of ancient poetry, commonly con- His queen and biſhops in diſtreſs, fiſting of thirteen verſes; of which eight have one rhyme and Shifting about grow leſs and leſs, five another: it is divided into three couplets, and at the end With here and there a pawn. > Dryden's Songs of the ſecond and third, the beginning of the rondeau is re- 3. A cheat; a trickiſh rapacious fellow. y 3. peated in an equivocal ſenſe, if poſſible. Trevaux. Ron T. n.ſ. An animal ſtinted in the growth. My ragged ronts all ſhiver and ſhake, As done high towers in an earthquake; They wont in the wind, wag their wriggle tails, . I am, like an old rook, who is ruined by gaming, forced to live on the good fortune of the puſhing young men. Wycherly. To Rook. v. n...[from the noun J. To rob; to cheat. They rook'd upon us with deſign, To out-reform and undermine. Hudi --- Peark as a peacock, but nought it avails. Spenſºr. How any one's being put into a mixed herd º, tº: Ro'NDLEs. n.ſ.. [from round..] A round maſs. and there learning to rook at ſpan-farthing, fits him for cº Certain rondles given in arms, have their names according verſation, I do not ſee. Locke on Education to their ſeveral colours. Peacham on Blazoning. Rook ERY. n.ſ. [from rook.] A nurſery of rooks. - Ro'Nion. n.ſ...[I know not the etymology, nor certainly the No lone houſe in Wales, with a mountain and a rookery, meaning of this word..] A fat bulky woman. is more contemplative than this court. • Popes - Give me, quoth I, Roo'KY', adj. [from rook.] Inhabited by rooks. Aroint the witch the rump fed romyon cries. Shakeſp. Light thickens, and the crow Rood. n.ſ.. [from rod.] 1. The fourth part of an acre in ſquare meaſure. I’ve often wiſh'd that I had clear, For life, ſix hundred pounds a year, A terras-walk, and half a rood To all delight of human ſenſe expos'd Of land, ſet out to plant a wood. Swift. In narrow room, nature's whole wealth. Milton, 2. A pole; a meaſure of ſixteen feet and a half in long mea- 2. Space or place unoccupied. ſure. - If you will have a young man to put his travels into a little Satan, room, and in ſhort time gather much, this he muſt do. Bac. With head uplift 'bove the wave, his other parts The dry land is much too big for its inhabitants; and that Prone on the flood, extended long and large, before they ſhall want room by encreaſing and multiplying, Makes wing to th’ rooky wood. Shakeſp. Macbeth. ROOM. m. ſ. ſnum, Saxon; rums, Gothick.] 1. Space; extent of place. With new wonder, now he views, Lay floating many a rood. Milton. there may be new heavens and a new earth. Bentley. For ſtone fences in the North, they dig the ſtones for 3. Way unobſtructed. eighteen-pence a rood, and make the walls for the ſame price, Make room, and let him ſtand before our face. Shakeſp. reckoning twenty-one foot to the rood or pole. Mortimer. What train of ſervants, what extent of field, 3. [note, Saxon.] The croſs. Shall aid the birth, or give him room to build Creech. By the holy rood, This paternal regal power, being by divine right, leaves I do not like theſe ſeveral councils. Shakeſp. no room for human prudence to place it any where. Locke. ROOF. n.ſ.. [hnop, Saxon.] - 4. Place of another ; ſtead. 1. The cover of a houſe. In evils, that cannot be removed without the manifeſt Her ſhoulders be like two white doves, danger of greater to ſucceed in their rooms, wiſdom of neceſ- Perching within ſquare royal rooves. Sidney. fity muſt give place to neceſſity. Hooker, b. v. ſ. 9. Return to her, and fifty men diſmiſs'd For better ends our kind redeemer dy'd, No, rather I abjure all roofs, and chuſe Or the fallen angels rooms will be but ill ſupply'd. Roſe. To wage againſt the enmity o' th' air. Shakeſp. K. Lear. By contributing to the contentment of other men, and 2. The vault; the inſide of the arch that covers a building. rendering them as happy as lies in our power, we do God's From the magnanimity of the Jews, in cauſes of moſt ex- work, are in his place and room. Calamy's Sermons. treme hazard, thoſe ſtrange and unwonted reſolutions have 5. Unobſtructed opportunity. grown, which, for all circumſtances, no people under the When this princeſs was in her father's court, ſhe was ſo roof of heaven did ever match. Hooker. celebrated, that there was no prince in the empire, who had The duſt room for ſuch an alliance, that was not ambitious of gaining Should have aſcended to the roof of heav'n, her into his family. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 2. Rais'd by your populous troops. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. It puts us upon ſo eager a purſuit of the advantages of life, In thy fame, the duſty ſpoils among, as leaves rºo room to reflect on the great author of them. Att. High on the burniſh’d roof, my banner ſhall be hung. Will you not look with pity on me? Dryden. Is there no hope is there no room for pardon A. Philips, 3. The palate; the upper part of the mouth. 6. An apartment in a houſe ; ſo much of a houſe as is incloſed - Swearing till my very roof was dry within partitions. With oaths of love. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice. I found the prince in the next room, My very lips might freeze to my teeth, my tongue to the Waſhing with kindly tears his gentle cheeks. Shakeſ?. roof of my mouth, ere I ſhould come by a fire to thaw me. If when ſhe appears in th’ room, Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew. Thou doſt not quake, and art ſtruck dumb 3 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to Know this, the roof of their mouth. job xxix. Io. Thou lov'ſt amiſs ; Some fiſhes have rows of teeth in the roofs of their mouths; And to love true, - 1: as pikes, ſalmons, and trouts. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Thou muſt begin again, and love anew. . Sutiling. To Roof. v. a. [from the noun.] In a prince's court, the only queſtion a man is to aſk is, 1. To cover with a roof. whether it be the cuſtom of the court, or will of the prince, He enter'd ſoon the ſhade to be uncovered in ſome rooms and not in others. Stillingfleet. High rooft, and walks beneath, and alleys brown. Milton. It will afford me a few pleaſant rºom” for ſuch a friend as Large foundations may be ſafely laid ; yourſelf, Pope. Or houſes roof’d, if friendly planets aid. Creech. Roo MAGE. n.ſ.. [from room.] Space ; place. - - I have not ſeen the remains of any Roman buildings, that Man, of all ſenſible creatures, has the fulleſt brain to his have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addiſon. proportion, for the lodging of the intellective facultics: it 2. To incloſe in a houſe. muſt be a ſilent character of hope, when there is good ſtore of Here had we now our country's honour roof’d, roomage and receipt, where thoſe powers are ſtowed. //otton. Were the grac'd perſon of our Banquo preſent. Shakeſp. Roo'MINEss. É. /.. [from roomy. Slace; quantity of [. 22 - -
B O O R O R : rºom room. Spacious; wide; large. t - Roº... la º of mighty ſtrength, Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length. Dryden. This ſort of number is more roomy; the thought can turn * * itſelf with greater º: in * compaſs. Dryden. : . m. ſ. ſhnorr, Saxon. *#. ...ſ.º. bird ſits to ſleep. - Sooner than the mattin-bell was rung, He clap'd his wings upon his roºſ', and ſung. Dryden. . The aët of ſleeping. 2 T; fox ſpied . #cock at rooft upon a tree. L’Eſtrange. Large and ſtrong muſcles move the wings, and ſupport the body at rooft. Derham's Phyſico. Theolºgy. To Roost. v. n. [roften, Dutch; of the ſame etymology with reſt.] 1. To ſleep as a bird. The cock rooſted at night upon the boughs. º 2. To lodge. In burleſque. - - ROOT. n.ſ. [rät, Swediſh 5. roed, Daniſh.) º 1. That part of the plant which reſts in the ground, and ſup- plies the ſtems with nouriſhment. - - The layers will in a month ſtrike root, being planted in a light loamy earth, mixed with excellent rotten ſoil, and fifted. Evelyn's Kalendar. When you would have many new rºots of fruit trees, take a low tree and bow it, and lay all his branches aflat upon the ground, and caſt earth upon them, and every, twig will take roof. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. A flow'r in meadow ground, amellus call’d ; And from one root the riſing ſtem beſtows A wood of leaves. Dryden's Virgil's Georgicks. In O&tober, the hops will ſettle and ſtrike root againſt fpring. Mortimer's Huſbandry. 2. The bottom; the lower part. Deep to the roots of hell the gather'd breach They faſten’d. Milton. Theſe ſubterraneous vaults would be found eſpecially about the roots of the mountains. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 3. A plant of which the root is eſculent. Thoſe plants, whoſe roots are eaten, are carrots, turnips, and radiſhes. //atts. 4. The original; the firſt cauſe: Why did my parents ſend me to the ſchools, That I with knowledge might enrich my mind Since the deſire to know firſt made men fools, And did corrupt the root of all mankind. Whence, But from the author of all ill, could ſpring So deep a malice, to confound the race. Of mankind in one root. Milton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. ii. The love of money is the root of all evil, is a truth uni- verſally agreed in. Temple. 5. The firſt anceſtor. It was ſaid, That myſelf ſhould be the root, and father Of many kings. Shakeſp. Macbeth. They were the roots, out of which ſprang two diſtinct L’Eſtrange. Davies. people, under two diſtinét governments. Locke. 6. Fixed reſidence. - That love took deepeſt root, which firſt did grow. Dry. 7. Impreſſion; durable effect. Haying this way eaſed the church, as they thought of ſu- perfluity, they went on till they had plucked up even thoſe things alſo, which had taken a great deal ſtronger and deeper root. Hooker, b. iv. ſ. 14. To Root. v. m. [from the noun. 1. To fix the root; to ſtrike far into the earth. Her fallow leas 5. darnel, hemlock and rank fumito oth root upon. Shakeſp. Henry V. Underneath the grove of ſycamour, 'ſp y V That weſtward rooteth, did I ſee your ſon. Shakespeare. The multiplying brood of the ungodly ſhall not take deep rooting from baſtard ſlips, nor lay any faſt foundation. It’ſd. | After a year's rooting, then ſhaking doth the tree good, by looſening of the earth. Bacon. . . The coulter muſt be proportioned to the ſoil, becauſe, in deep grounds, the weeds root the deeper. Mortimer. 2. To turn up earth. To Root. v. a. [from the noun.] I. To fix deep in the earth. - When ocean, air, and earth at once Cngage, And rooted foreſts fly before their rage, c At once the claſhing clouds to battle move. here th' impetuous torrent ruſhing down . ... and rooted trees had thrown, 2. To º *º Dryden's Żneis. *** important end that God deſigns it for, the go- º of mankind, ſufficiently ſhews the neceſſity .*. º ..."; "“ply in the heart, aſ a put beyºnd. f * being torn up by any ordi , and p yond the danger 9 t 8 Y ordinary violence. South. * Dryden. They have ſo rooted themſelves in the opinions of their party, that they cannot hear an objection with patience. Watts, 3. To turn up out of the ground ; to radicate; to extirpate. He's a rank weed, And we muſt root him out. Shakeſp. Henry VIII, Soon ſhall we drive back Alcibiades, Who, like a boar too ſavage, doth root up His country's peace. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens, The Egyptians think it fin to root up or to bite Their leeks or onions, which they ſerve with holy rite. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the IP2, d. Root up wild olives from thy labour'd lands. Dryden. The royal huſbandman appeard, And plough'd, and ſow'd, and till'd ; The thorns he rooted out, the rubbiſh clear'd, And bleſt th’ obedient field. Dryden. 4. To deſtroy; to baniſh. Not to deſtroy, but root them out of heav'n. Milton. In vain we plant, we build, our ſtores increaſe, If conſcience roots up all our inward peace. Granville. Roo'TED. adj. [from root.] Fixed ; deep ; radical. Pluck from the memory a rooted ſorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain. Shakespeare . The danger is great to them, who, on a weaker foun- dation, do yet ſtand firmly rooted, and grounded in the love of Chriſt. Hammond's Fundamental. You always joined a violent deſire of perpetually changing places with a rooted lazineſs. Swift to Gay. Roo TEDLY. adv. [from rooted.] Deeply ; ſtrongly. They all do hate him as rootedly as I. Shakespeare . Roo'TY. adj. [from root..] Full of roots. Dić. ROPE. m. ſ. ſnap, Saxon ; reep, roºp, Dutch.] 1. A cord; a ſtring; a halter. Thou drunken ſlave, I ſent thee for a rope, And told thee to what purpoſe. Shakeſp. Com. of Err. An anchor, let down by a rope, maketh a ſound; and yet the rope is no ſolid body, whereby the ſound can aſcend. Bac, Who would not gueſs there might be hopes, The fear of gallowſes and ropes Before their eyes, might reconcile Their animoſities a while. ** Hudibras. I cannot but confeſs myſelf mightily ſurprized, that, in a book, which was to provide chains for all mankind, I ſhould find nothing but a rope of ſand. Locke. Hang yourſelf up in a true rope, that there may appear no trick in it. Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of John Bull. 2. Any row of things depending : as, a rope of onions. To Rope. v. n. [from the noun..] To draw out into viſcoſities; to concrete into glutinous filaments. Such bodies partly follow the touch of another body, and partly ſtick to themſelves: and therefore rope and draw them- ſelves in threads; as pitch, glue and birdlime. Bacon. In this cloſe veſſel place the earth accurs'd, But fill'd brimful with wholeſome water firſt, Then run it through, the drops will rope around. Dryden. Ro PE DANCER. m. ſ. [rope and dancer.] An artiſt who dances on a rope. Salvian, amongſt other publick ſhews, mentions the Pe- taminarii; probably derived from the Greek Terzº&zi, which . ſignifies to fly, and may refer to ſuch kind of ropedancerſ. Wilkins's Mathemaical Magick. Statius, poſted on the higheſt of the two ſummits, the people regarded with the ſame terror, as they look upon ada- ring ropedancer, whom they expect to fall every moment: Addison's Guardian. Nic bounced up with a ſpring equal to that of one of your nimbleſt tumblers or ropedancers, and fell foul upon John Bull, to ſnatch the cudgel he had in his hand. Arbuthnot. Ro'PIN Ess. m. ſ. [from ropy.] Viſcoſity ; glutinouſneſs. Ro'PEMAKER, or roper. m. ſ. [rope and maker.] One who makes ropes to ſell. The ropemaker bear me witneſs, r That I was ſent for nothing but a rope. Shakeſpeare. Roºp ERY. n.ſ.. [from rope.] Rogue's tricks. See Roºk- TRICK. What ſaucy merchant was this, that was ſo full ºf his ropery. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice. Roºp ºf Rick. n.ſ. [rope and trick.] Probably rogue's tricks 3 tricks that deſerve the halter. She may perhaps call him half a ſcore knaves, or ſo: an he begin once, he’ll rail in his ropetricks. Shakeſpeare. Ro'PY. adj. [from rºpe..] Viſcous; tenacious ; glutinous. Aſk for what price thy venal tongue was ſold 3 Tough, wither'd truffles, ropy wine, a diſh • Of ſhotten herrings, or ſtalé ſtinking fiſh. Dryden's juv. Take care d d Thy muddy bev'rage to ſerene, and drive --- Fº baſer ropy lees. Philips. R0.3L ELAURE. m. ſ. [French..] A cloak for men. Within the requelaure's claſp thy hands are Pent. Gay. RoRAºtion, n.ſ. [ºri, Latin.] A failing of dew, Pº Ro'RID,
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Ro'Rip. m. ſ. [roridus, Lat..] Dewy. -
A vehicle conveys it through leſs acceſſible cavities into the
liver, from thence into the veins, and ſo in a rorid ſubſtance
through the capillary cavities. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
RoRI'FERous. adj [ros and fero, Lat.] Producing dew. 1 ič.
RoR1'FLUENT. adj. [ros and fluo, Lat..] Flowing with dew. Dict.
Ro's ARY. m. ſ. [roſarium, Lat..] A bunch of beads, on which
the Romaniſts number their prayers.
No roſary this votreſs needs,
Her very ſyllables are beads. Cleaveland.
Every day propound to yourſelf a roſary or a chaplet of
good works, to preſent to God at night. Taylor.
RöscID. adj. [roſcidus, Lat.j Dewy 5 abounding with dew ;
conſiſting of dew.
Wine is to be forborn in conſumptions, for the ſpirits of
wine prey upon the roſcid juice of the body. Bacon.
The ends of rainbows fall more upon one kind of carth
than upon another; for that earth is moſt roſtid. Bacon.
ROSE. m. ſ. [roſe, Fr. roſa, Lat..] A flower.
The flower of the roſe is compoſed of ſeveral leaves, which
are placed circularly, and expand in a beautiful order, whoſe
leafy flower-cup afterward becomes a roundiſh or oblong fleſhy
fruit incloſing ſeveral angular hairy ſeeds; to which may be
added, it is a weak pithy ſhrub, for the moſt part beſet with
prickles, and hath pinnated leaves: the ſpecies are, 1. The
wild briar, dog roſe, or hep-tree. 2. Wild briar or dog roſe,
with large prickly heps. 3. The greater Engliſh apple-bear-
ing roſ. 4. The dwarf wild Burnet-leaved roſe. 5. The
dwarf wild Burnet-leaved roſe, with variegated leaves.
6. The ſtriped Scotch roſe. 7. The ſweet briar or eglantine.
8. Sweet briar, with a double flower. All the other forts of
roſes are originally of foreign growth, but are hardy enough
to endure the cold of our climate in the open air, and pro-
duce beautiful and fragrant flowers. Miller.
Make uſe of thy ſalt hours, ſeaſon the ſlaves
For tubs and baths, bring down the roſe cheek’d youth
To th’ tub faſt and the diet. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
Patience thou young and roſe lipp'd cherubin. Shakeſp.
Let us crown ourſelves with roſe buds, before they be wi-
thered. //iſdom ii. 8.
This way of procuring autumnal roſes will, in moſt roſe
buſhes, fail; but, in ſome good bearers, it will ſucceed.
Boyle.
Here without thorn the roſe. Milton.
For her th’ unfading roſe of Eden blooms. Pope.
7% ſpeak under the Rose...To ſpeak any thing with ſafety, ſo as
not afterwards to be diſcovered.
By deſiring a ſecrecy to words ſpoke under the roſe, we
mean, in ſociety and compotation, from the ancient cuſtom in
ſympoſiack meetings, to wear chaplets of roſes about their
heads. Brown's Wugar Errours.
Rose. pret. of riſe.
Eve roſe and went forth 'mong her flow’rs.
Rose At E. adj. [roſat, Fr. from roſe.]
1. Roſy ; full of roſes.
I come, ye ghoſts prepare your roſeate bow'rs,
Celeſtial palms and ever blooming flow’rs. Pope.
2. Blooming, fragrant, purple, as a roſe.
Ro's ED. adj. [from the noun..] crimſoned; fluſhed.
Can you blame her, being a maid retroſed over with the
virgin crimſon of modeſty, if ſhe deny the appearance of a
naked blind boy. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Rose-MAllow. n.ſ. Is in every reſpect larger than the com-
mon mallow ; the leaves are rougher, and the plant grows
almoſt ſhrubby. AMiller.
Ro's EMARY. m. ſ. [roſmarinus, Lat.] Is a verticillate plant,
with a labiated flower, conſiſting of one leaf, whoſe upper
lip or creſt is cut into two parts, and turns up backward with
crooked ſtamina or chives; but the under lip or beard is di-
vided into three parts, the middle ſegment being hollow like
a ſpoon; out of the two or three-teethed flower-cup riſes the
pointal, attended, as it were, by four embryoes, which after-
ward turn to ſo many ſeeds that are roundiſh, and are in-
cloſed in the flower-cup. - Miller.
Bedlam beggars, with roaring voices,
Strike in their numb’d and mortify'd bare arms
Pins, wooden pricks, nails, ſprigs of rºſemary 5
And with this horrible objećt, from low farms, ...
Inforce their charity. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Around their cell
Set rows of roſemary with flowering ſtem. Dryden.
Roſemary is ſmall, but a very odoriferous ſhrub ; the princi-
pal uſe of it is to perfume chambers, and in decoctions for
waſhing. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Milton.
The neighbours
Follow’d with wiſtful look the damſel bier,
Sprigg’d roſemary the lads and laſſes bore. Gay.
Rcs F-Noble. m. ſ. An Engliſh gold coin, in value anciently
ſixteen ſhillings. Dićf.
The ſucceeding kings coined roſe-nobles and double roſe-
nobles, the great ſovereigns with the ſame inſcription, Jeſus
auten tranſiens per medium corum ibat. Camden's Remainſ,
Rºxariº. *ſ. [rºft and water.] Water diſtilled from
Oics.
Attend him with a ſilver baſon
Full of roſewater.
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His drink * be cooling; as fountain water with rºft-
water and ſugar of roſes. Jºſeman's Surgery.
Roset. n. ſ. [from *..] A red colour for painters.
Grind ceruſs with a weak water ºf gum-lake, roſet, and
Vermillion, which maketh it a fair carnation. 2 Pºiº
Roſsil R. n.ſ. [roſier, Fr.] A roſebuſh. ---
- Her yellow golden hair
Was trimly woven, and in treſſes wrought,
i. other tire ſhe on her head did wear,
ut crowned with a garland of ſweet, offer. Fair
ROSIN. n.ſ. [properly reſin ; reſne, Fr. º, iºn-
1. Inſpiſſated turpentine; a juice of the pine.
The billows from the kindling prow retire,
Pitch, ro/in, ſearwood on red wings aſpire. Garth.
2. Any inſpiſlated matter of vegetables that diſſolves in ſpirit.
Tea contains little of a volatile ſpirit; its roſin or fixed oil,
which is bitter and aſtringent, cannot be extracted but by
rectified ſpirit. . Arbuthnot on Aliments.
To Rosin. v. a. [from the noun..] To rub with roſin.
Bouzebeus who could ſweetly fing,
Or with the roſin’d bow torment the ſtring. Gay.
Roºisy, adj. [from roſin.] Reſembling roſin. The example
ſhould perhaps be roſely. See ROSSÉL. -
The beſt ſoil is that upon a ſandy gravel or roſiny ſand. Tºmb.
RO'SSEL. n.ſ. P y 9 ºſny p
A true reſel or light land, whether white or black, is what
they are uſually planted in. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Ro'sselly, adj. [from roſel.]
In Eſſex, moory land is thought to be the moſt proper:
that which I have obſerved to be the beſt ſoil is a rafty top,
and a brick earthy bottom. AMortimer's Huſbandry.
Rºariº. adj. [rg/fratus, Lat.] Adorned with beaks of
Ips.
He brought to Italy an hundred and ten roſtrated gallies of
the fleet of Mithridates. º:
RO'STRUM. n.ſ. [Latin.]
1. The beak of a bird.
2. The beak of a ſhip.
3. The ſcaffold whence orators harangued.
Veſpaſian erected a column in Rome, upon whoſe top was
the prow of a ſhip, in Latin roſtrum, which gave name to
the common pleading place in Rome, where orations were
made, being built of the prows of thoſe ſhips of Antium,
which the Romans overthrew. Peacham on Drawing.
Myſelf ſhall mount the roſtrum in his favour,
And ſtrive to gain his pardon from the people. Addiſon.
4. The pipe which conveys the diſtilling liquor into its receiver
in the common alembicks; alſo a crooked ſciſſars, which the
ſurgeons uſe in ſome caſes for the dilatation of wounds. Quin.
Ro's Y. adj. [roſeus, Lat..] Reſembling a roſe in bloom, beau-
ty, colour, or fragrance.
When the roſy fing’red morning fair,
Weary of aged Tithon's ſaffron bed,
Had ſpred her purple robe through dewy air. Fa. Queen.
A ſmile that glow'd
Coeleſtial roſy red, love's proper hue.
Faireſt bloſſom I do not ſlight
That age, which you may know ſo ſoon;
The roſy morn reſigns her light,
And milder glory to the noon.
The roſy finger'd morn appears,
And from her mantle ſhakes her tears,
In promiſe of a glorious day.
As Theſſalian ſteeds the race adorn,
So roſy colour'd Helen is the pride
Of Lacedemon, and of Greece beſide.
While blooming youth and gay delight
Sit on thy roſy cheeks confeſt,
Thou haſt, my dear, undoubted right -
To triumph o'er this deſtin'd breaſt. Prior.
To ROT. v. n. [nocan, Saxon; rotten, Dutch..] To putrify;
to loſe the coheſion of its parts.
Milton.
JW llers
Dryden's Albion:
Dryden.
A man may rot even here. - Shakeſpi
From hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot and rot. Shakeſp.
Being more nearly expoſed to the air and weather, the bo-
dies of the animals would ſuddenly corrupt and rºt; the bones
would likewiſe all rot in time, except thoſe which were ſe-
cured by the extraordinary ſtrength of their parts. Wººdward.
To Rot.’v. a. To make putrid; to bring to corruption.
No wood ſhone that was cut down alive, but ſuch as was
rotted in ſtock and root while it grew. Bacon,
Frowning Auſter ſeeks the ſouthern ſphere,
And rots, with endleſs º th' unwhollome year. Dryder,
... n. ſ. ſtrom the verb.
º ić: among ſheep, in which their lungs are waſted.
In an unlucky grange, the ſheep died of the rot, the ſwine
of the mange, and not a gooſe or duckling throve, B. 7%.
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º R O T R O U ". . . . uſ of rot and murrain die. Milton. rº. ". ſuffers under no defect, the country bein generally full ſtocked with ſheep, and the ſoil little %. icćt É, other rots º º: hunger. Temple. ion : putrid decay. 2. Pºiº kº º the ſudden rot --- Of freezing noſe, and quick decaying feet. Philips. Roºr ARY. adj, (rota, Lain.] Whirling as a wheel. Dict. Ro'TATED. adj. [rotatus, Lat: whiled round. Rotation. n.ſ. (rotation, Fr. rotatiº, Lat.] The aä of whirling round like a wheel; the ſtate of being ſo whirled round; whirl. - - - of this kind is ſome diſpoſition of bodies to rotation from Eaſt to Weſt; as the main float and refloat of the ſea, by conſent of the univerſe as part of the diurnal motion. Bacon. By a kind of circulation or ... i. . their i. - - - erfeótion, and traduction from one people sº p . Hale's Origin of Mankind. The axle-trees of chariots take fire by the rapid rotatiºn of the wheels. Newton's Opticks. In the paſſions wild rotation toft, Our ſpring of action to ourſelves is loſt. Pope. In fond rotation ſpread the ſpotted wing, And ſhiver every feather with deſire. Thomſºn. ROTATOR. m. ſ. [Latin.] That which gives a circular mo- On. tl This articulation is ſtrengthened by ſtrong muſcles; on the inſide by the triceps and the four little rotators. Wiſeman. Rote. n.ſ. ſnoº, Saxon, merry.] 1. [Rote, old Fr.] A harp a lyre. Obſolete. Wele couthe he fing, and player on a rote. Worthy of great Phoebus' rote, The triumphs of Phlegrean Jove he wrote, That all the gods admir’d his lofty note. Spenſer. 2. [Routine, Fr.] Words uttered by mere memory without meaning; memory of words without comprehenſion of the ſenſe. Firſt rehearſe this ſong by rote, To each word a warbling note. Shakeſp. Thy loved did read by rote, and could not ſpell. Shakeſp. He rather faith it by rote to himſelf, than that he can throughly believe it. Bacon's Eſſays. All which he underſtood by rote, And as occaſion ſerv'd would quote. Learn Ariſtotle's rules by rote, And at all hazard's boldly quote. Swift's Miſcel. To Rote. v. a. [from the noun..] To fix in the memory, without informing the underſtanding. Speak to the people Words rated in your tongue; baffards and ſyllables Of no allowance to your boſom's truth. Ro"TGUT. n.ſ. [rot and gut..] Bad beer. They overwhelm their panch daily with a kind of flat ret- gut, we with a bitter dreggiſh ſmall liquor. Harvey. RoTHER-NAILs. n.ſ.. [a corruption of rudder.] Among ſhip- wrights, nails with very full heads uſed for faſtening the rudder irons of ſhips. Bailey. Rotte N. adj. [from rot.] 1. Putrid ; carious; putreſcent. Truſt rot to rotten planks. Shakespeare , Ant, and Cleopatra. Proſperity begins to mellow, And drop into the rotten mouth of death. . . . O bliſs-breeding ſun, draw from the earth * Rotten humidity; below thy fiſter's orb Infect the air. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. There is by invitation or excitation; as when a rotten apple lieth cloſe to another apple that is ſound; or when dung, which is already putrefied, is added to other bodies. Bacº. Who braſs as rotten wood; and ſteel no more Regards than reeds. Sandys's Paraphraſe. It groweth by a dead ſtub of a tree, and about the roots of "atten trees, and takes his juice from wood putrefied. Bacon, They ſerewood from the rotten hedges took, And ſeeds of latent fire from flints provoke. 2. Not firm ; not truſty. . . Hence, rotten thing, or I ſhall ſhake thy bones . . Out of thy garments. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 3. Not ſound; not hard. You common cry of curs whoſe breath I hate, As reek o' th' rotten fens. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. They were left moiled with dirt and mire, by reaſon of the deepneſs of the rºtten way. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. ********s, *.ſ.. [from rottºn.] State of being rotten; cariouſneſs; putrefaction. Diſeas'd ventures, That Play with all infirmities for gold, ...tº endºre, Shaº. Cºlºn. º matter ſtink and be oily, it is %. ſign of a yrºki - %iſeman's Surgery. * º º, º [rotonde, Fr. rotundus, Lat..] Round; & The croſs figure of the chriſtian temples is more prope for ſpacious buildings than the rotund of *: heathen ; . º: Chaucer. Hudibras, p. i. Shakeſp. Shakeſp. Dryden. t is much better filled at firſt entering the rotund, but ſuch as are built in the form of a croſs gives us a greater variety. Addison Rotu'NDIFolious. adj. [rotundus and folium, Lat.] Having round leaves. Rotu'NDITY. m. ſ. [rotunditas, Lat. rotondité, Fr. from rotund.] Roundneſs; ſphericity ; circularity. Thou all-ſhaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o' th' world. Shakeſp. With the rotundity common to the atoms of all fluids, thºſe is ſome difference in bulk, elſe all fluids would be alike in weight. Grew. Rotundity is an emblem of eternity, that has neither be- ginning nor end. Addiſon on Ancient Medal. Who would part with theſe ſolid bleſfings, for the little fantaſtical pleaſantneſs of a ſmooth convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley's Sermons. Roru'ND.o. n.ſ. [rotonda, Italian.] A building formed round both in the inſide and outſide ; ſuch as the pantheon at Rome. Trev. To ROVE. v. n. [roffver, Daniſh, to range for plunder.] To ramble; to range ; to wander. Thou'ſt years upon thee, and thou art too full Of the wars ſurfeits, to go rove with one That's yet unbruis’d. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Faultleſs thou dropt from his unerring ſkill, With the bare power to fin, ſince free of will; Yet charge not with thy guilt his bounteous love, For who has power to walk, has power to rove. Arbuth. If we indulge the frequent riſe and roving of paſſions, we thereby procure an unattentive habit. JWatts. I view'd th’ effects of that diſaſtrous flame, Which kindled by th’ imperious queen of love, Conſtrain'd me from my native realm to rove. Pºpe. To Rove. v. a. To wander over. Roving the field, I chanc'd A goodly tree far diſtant to behold, Loaden with fruit of faireſt colours. Cloacina as the town ſhe rov’d, A mortal ſcavenger ſhe ſaw, ſhe lov’d. Rover. n.ſ.. [from rove.] 1. A wanderer ; a ranger. 2. A fickle inconſtant man. 3. A robber; a pirate. This is the caſe of rovers by land, as ſome cantons in Arabia. Bacon's Holy War. 4. At Rovers. Without any particular aim. Nature ſhoots not at rovers: even inanimates, though they know not their perfection, yet are they not carried on by a blind unguided impetus; but that, which directs them, knows it. Glanvill's Scepſ. Providence never ſhoots at rovers : there is an arrow that flies by night as well as by day, and God is the perſon that ſhoots it. South's Sermons. Men of great reading ſhow their talents on the meaneſt ſubjećts; this is a kind of ſhooting at rovers. Addison. Roug E. m. ſ. [rouge, Fr. J Red paint. ROUGH. adj. [hnuh, hy.uhje, Saxon; rouw, Dutch.] 1. Not ſmooth ; rugged ; having inequalities on the ſurface. The fiend O'er bog or ſteep, through ſtrait, rough, denſe, or rare, Purſues his way. Milton. Were the mountains taken all away, the remaining parts would be more unequal than the roughºſt ſea; whereas the face of the earth ſhould reſemble that of the calineſt ſea, if ſtill in the form of its firſt maſs. Burnt's Theory of the Earth. 2. Auſtere to the taſte: as, rough wine. 3. Harſh to the ear. Moſt by the numbers judge a poet's ſong, And ſmooth or rough with them is right or wrong. Pope. 4. Rugged of temper; inelegant of manners ; not ſoft ; coarſe ; not civil ; ſevere; not mild ; rude. A fiend, a fury, pitileſs and rough, Milton's Par. Lºft. Gay. A wolf; nay worſe, a fellow all in buff. Shakeſp. Strait with a band of ſoldiers tall and rough - - - On him he ſeizes. Cowley's Davideit. 5. Not gentle; not proceeding by eaſy operation. - He gave not the king time to proſecute that gracious me- thod, but forced him to a quicker and rougher remedy: Clar. Hippocrates ſeldom mentions the doſes of his medicines, which is ſomewhat ſurprizing, becauſe his purgatives are ge- nerally very rough and ſtrong. Arbuthnot on Coins. 6. Harſh to the mind; ſevere. Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverſeneſs, which rough and imperious uſage often produces in generous minds. Locke. 7. Hard featured ; not delicate, A ropy chain of rheums, a viſage rough, Deform’d, unfeatur'd, and a ſkin of buff. Dryden. 8. Not poliſhed; not finiſhed by art: as, a rough diamond, 9. Terrible; dreadful. Before the cloudy van, On the rough edge of battle ere it join'd, - Satan advanc'd, Milton. 19, Rugged;
R O U : : Io. Rugged; diſordered in appearance ; coarſe. Rough from the toffing ſurge Ulyſſes moves, Urg'd on by want, and recent from the ſtorms, The brackiſh ooze his manly grace deforms. Pope. 11. Tempeſtuous; ſtormy ; boiſterous. Come what come may, Time and the hour run through the roughºſt day. Shakespeare, To Rou’d HCAst. v. a. [rough and ca/?..] 1. To mould without nicety or elegance; to form with aſperities and inequalities. Nor bodily, nor ghoſtly negro could Roughcaſt thy figure in a ſadder mould. 2. To form anything in its firſt rudiments. In merriment they were firſt practiſed, and this roughcaſt unhewn poetry was inſtead of ſtage plays for one hundred and twenty years. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal. Rou'GHcAst. m. ſ. [rough and ca/.] 1. A rude model ; a form in its rudiments. The whole piece ſeems rather a looſe model and roughcaſ, of what I deſign to do, than a compleat work. Digby. 2. A kind of plaiſter mixed with pebbles, or by ſome other cauſe very uneven on the ſurface. Some man muſt preſent a wall; and let him have ſome plaſter, lome, or roughcaſt about him to fignify wall. Shakeſp. Rou'GHDR AUGHT. m. ſ. [rough and draught.] A draught in its rudiments. Cleaveland. My elder brothers came - Roughdraughts of nature, ill deſign'd and lame, Blown off, like bloſſoms, never made to bear; *Till I came finiſh'd, her laſt labour'd care. Dryden. To Rough DRaw. v. a. (rough and draw.] To trace coarſely. His vićtories we ſcarce could keep in view, Or poliſh 'em ſo faſt, as he roughdrew. To Rou'GHEN. v. a. [from rough..] To make rough. Such difference there is in tongues, that the ſame figure, which roughens one, gives majeſty to another; and that was it which Virgil ſtudied in his verſes. Dryden's Dºd. to Æneis. Ah! where muſt needy poet ſeek for aid, When duſt and rain at once his coat invade 1 His only coat; when duſt confus'd with rain, Dryden. Roughens the nap, and leaves a mingled ſtain. Swift. To Rou GHEN. u, n. To grow rough. The broken landſkip Aſcending roughens into rigid hills. Thomſºn's Spring. To RoughHew'. v. a. [rough and hew.] To give to any thing the firſt appearance of form. - There's a divinity that ſhapes our ends, Roughhew them how we will. Shakeſp. Hamlet. The whole world, without art and dreſs, Would be but one great wilderneſs, And mankind but a ſavage herd, For all that nature has conferr'd : This does but roughhew and deſign, Leaves art to poliſh and refine. Rou"o HHEw N. pa ticip. adj. 1. Rugged ; unpoliſhed; uncivil ; unrefined. A roughhewn ſeaman, being brought before a juſtice for ſome miſdemeanour, was by him ordered away to priſon; and would not ſtir; ſaying, it was better to ſtand where he was, than go to a worſe place. Bacon's Apophthegms. 2. Not yet nicely finiſhed. I hope to obtain a candid conſtrućtion of this roughhewn ill-timber'd diſcourſe. Howel's Wocal Foreſt. Hudibras, p. iii. Rou'GH I. Y. adv. [from rough.] 1. With uneven ſurface; with aſperities on the ſurface. 2. Harſhly ; uncivilly ; rudely. Nc Mammon would there let him long remain, For terror of the torments manifold, In which the damned ſouls he did behold, But roughly him beſpake. Fairy Queen, b. ii. Rebuk'd, and roughly ſent to priſon, Th’ immediate heir of England I was this eaſy Shakeſø. . Severely ; without tenderneſs. Some friends of vice pretend, That I the tricks of youth too roughly blame. . Auſterely to the taſte. . Boiſterouſly ; tempeſtuouſly. 6. Harſhly to the ear. Rou’d HNess. m. ſ. [from rough.] 1. Superficial aſperity; unevenneſs of ſurface. The little roughneſſes or other inequalities of the leather againſt the cavity of the cylinder, now and then put a ſtop to 3 D ryden - the deſcent or aſcent of the ſucker. Boyle. While the ſteep horrid roughneſs of the wood Strives with the gentic calmneſs of the flood. Denham. When the diamond is not only found, but the roughneſ; ſmoothed, cut into a form, and ſet in gold, then we cannot but acknowledge, that it is the perfect work of art and nature. Dryden. Such a perſuaſion as this well fixed, will ſmooth all the roughneſs of the way that leads to happineſs, and render all the conflicts with our luſts pleaſing: Atterbury, 2. Aufleteneſs to the taſte. Pº º contain a grateful ſharpneſs, as lemons; or *.*.*re and inconcoëted roughneſ, as floes. - 3. Taſte of aſtringency. ghneſs, O Brown. A tobacco-pipe broke in my mouth, and the ſpitting out the pieces left ſuch a delicious roughneſs on my tongue: that I champed up the remaining part. §ºr 4. Harſhneſs to the ear. - In the roughn'ſ of the numbers and cadences of this play, which was ſo deſigned, you will ſee ſomewhat more maſterly than in any of my former tragedies. Dryden. The Swedes, Danes, Germans, and Dutch attain to the Pronunciation of our words with eaſe, becauſe our ſyllables reſemble theirs in roughneſs and frequency of conſonants. Sw. 5. Ruggedneſs of temper; coarſeneſs of manners; tendency to rudeneſs; coarſeneſs of behaviour and addreſs. Roughneſs is a needleſs cauſe of diſcontent; ſeverity breedeth fear; but roughneſs breedeth hate: even reproofs from autho- rity ought to be grave and not taunting. Bacon. When our minds eyes are diſengag’d, They quicken ſloth, perplexities unty, Makº rºughneſs ſnooth, and hardneſs mollify. Denham. *% of temper is apt to diſcountenance the timorous or modeſt. Addiſon. 6. Abſence of delicacy. Should feaſting and balls once get among the cantons, their military roughneſs would be quickly loſt, their tempers would grow too ſoft for their climate. Addiſon. 7. Severity; violence of diſcipline. 8. Violence of operation in medicines. 9. Unpoliſhed or unfiniſhed ſtate. Io. Inelegance of dreſs or appearance. 11. Tempeſtuouſneſs; ſtormineſs. 12. Coarſeneſs of features. Rought, old pret. of reach. [commonly written by Spenſºr raught.] Reached. The moon was a month old, when Adam was no more, And rought not to five weeks, when he came to fiveſcore. Shakeſp. Love's Labour Loft. To Rou'GH work. v. a. [rough and work.] To work coarſely over without the leaſt nicety. Thus you muſt continue, till you have rough wrought all. your work from end to end. Mºxon's Mich. Exerciſes. Rou'NcEval. n.ſ.. [from Rounceſval, a town at the foot of the Pirenees.] See PEA, of which it is a ſpecies. Dig garden, And ſet as a daintiethy runeival peaſe. Tuſſºr. ROUND. adj. [rond, French; rondo, Italian; rund, Dutch; rotundus, Latin.] * 1. Cylindrical. - Hollow engines long and round thick ram'd. 2. Circular. His pond’rous ſhield large and round behind him. Milton. 3. Spherical; orbicular. The outſide bare of this round world. Milton. 4. [Rotundo ore, Lat...] Smooth; without defect in ſound. In his ſatyrs Horace is quick, round, and pleaſant, and as nothing ſo bitter, ſo not ſo good as Juvenal. Peacham. 5. Not broken. Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than a fraćtion. Arbuthnot on Coins. 6. Large; not inconſiderable. Three thouſand ducats' 'tis a good round ſum. Shakeſp. They ſet a round price upon your head. Addiſon. It is not eaſy to foreſce what a round ſum of money may do among a people, who have tamely ſuffered the Franche comptſ to be ſeized on. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. She called for a round ſum out of the privy purſe. Hoof. 7. Plain ; clear; fair; candid; open. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature; and a mix- ture of falſehood is like allay in gold and ſilver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaſeth it. Bacon. 8. Quick ; briſk. Painting is a long pilgrimage; if we do not ačtually begin the journey, and travel at a round rate, we ſhall never arrive at the end of it. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Sir Roger heard them upon a round trot ; and after pau- ſing, told them, that much might be ſaid on both ſides. Addison 9. Plain; free without delicacy or reſerve; almoſt rough. Let his queen mother all alone intreat him, To ſhew his griefs; let her be round with him. Shakeſp. The kings interpoſed in a round and princely manner; not only by way of requeſt and perſuaſion, but alſo by way of proteſtation and menace. Bacon. Round, n.ſ. 1. A circle; a ſphere; an orb. Hie thee hither, That I may pour my ſpirits in thine ear, • And chaſtiſe with the valour of thy tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphyſick aid doth ſeem To have crown'd thee withal. Shakeſ?. Macbeth. 22 C I’ll Milton.
R O U
R O U
- = wº wº T
3. the air to give a found. . . -
wº your antick round. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Thrée of four we'll dreſs like º d
- od, of waxen tapers on thcar heads, -
Yºº in their hands. Shakeſp. AZer. J/ives ºf I/indſ.
What is this, .
That riſes like the iſſue of a king,
And wears upon his baby brow the round
And top of ſovereignty : Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Hirſute roots are a middle ſort, between the bulbous and
fibrous; that, beſides the putting forth ſap upwards and
downwards, putteth forth in round. Bacon.
What if the ſun
Be centre to the world; and other ſtars,
By his attractive virtue and their OW In ** 7
Incited, dance about him various rounds. Milton.
Knit your hands, and beat the ground . -
Milton.
In a light fantaſtick rºund. -
He did foretel and propheſy of him,
who to his realms that azure round bath join'd. Denham.
They mcct, they wheel, they throw their darts afar;
Then in a round the mingled bodies run,
Flying they follow, and purſuing ſhun. Dryden.
How ſhall I then begin, or where conclude,
To draw a fame ſo truly circular :
For, in a round, what order can be ſhew’d,
Where all the parts ſo equal perfect are Dryden.
The mouth of Veſuvio has four hundred yards in diame-
ter; for it ſeems a perfect round. Addiſon.
This image on the medal plac'd,
With its bright round of titles grac'd, -
And ſtampton Britiſh coins ſhall live. Addison.
2. Rundle; ſtep of a ladder.
When he once attains the upmoſt round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, ſcorning the baſe degrees
By which he did aſcend. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar.
Many are kick'd down ere they have climbed the two or
three firſt rounds of the ladder. Government of the Tongue.
All the rounds like Jacob's ladder riſe;
The loweſt hid in earth, the topmoſt in the ſkies. Dryden.
This is the laſt ſtage of human perfection, the utmoſt round
of the ladder whereby we aſcend to heaven. Norris.
3. The time in which any thing has paſſed through all hands,
and comes back to the firſt: hence applied to a carouſal.
A gentle round fill'd to the brink,
To this and t'other friend I drink.
Women to cards may be compar'd ; we play
A round or two, when us'd, we throw away.
The feaſt was ſerv’d ; the bowl was crown'd ; -
To the king's pleaſure went the mirthful round. Prior.
4. A revolution; a courſe ending at the point where it began.
We, that are of purcr fire,
Imitate the ſtarry quire,
Who, in their mighty watchful ſpheres,
Lead in ſwift rounds the months and years. Milton.
If nothing will pleaſe people, unleſs they be greater than
nature intended, what can they expect, but the aſs's round of
Suckling.
Granville.
vexatious changes. L'E/irange.
How then to drag a wretched life beneath
An endleſs round of ſtill returning woes,
And all the gnawing pangs of vain remorſe 2
What torment's this Smith.
Till by one countleſs ſum of woes oppreſt,
*: with cares, and ignorant of reſt,
We find the vital ſprings relax’d and worn;
Compell'd our common impotence to mourn,
Thus through the round of age, to childhood we return.
Prior.
5. [Randº, Fr.]. A walk performed by a guard or officer, to
ſurvey a certain diſtrict.
Roun D. adv.
1. Every way; on all ſides.
The terror of God was upon the cities round about. Gen.
All founds whatſoever move round; that is, on all fides,
upwards, downwards, forwards, and backwards. Bacon.
In darkneſs and with dangers compaſs'd round. Milton.
2. [En rond, a la ronde, Fr.] In a revolution.
At the beſt 'tis but cunning; and if he can in his own
fancy raiſe that to the opinion of true wiſdom, he comes
. . . wind to practiſe his deceits upon himſelf. Gov. of the Tong.
Some preachers, prepared only upon two or three points,
- ºn the ſame round from one end of the year to another. Addison
3. Circularly, - -
One foot he center'd, and the other turn'd
źund through the vaſt profundity obſ -
4. Not in a direct line. P y obſcure. Milton.
T . to come in, Sir, they go out;
Roº. they take is targely round about. Pope.
I. On every fide of
- To officiate light rºund this opacous earth. AMilton.
2. About ; circularly about.
He led the hero round
- The confines of the bleſt Elyſian ground. Dryden.
3. All over.
- Round the world we roam,
Forc’d from our pleaſing fields and native home.
To Rou N'D. v. a. [rotundo, Lat. from the noun.]
1. To ſurround ; to encircle.
Would that th' incluſive verge
Of golden metal, that muſt round my brow,
Were redhot ſteel to fear me to the brain.
We are ſuch ſtuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a ſleep.
This diſtemper'd meſſenger of wet,
The many coloured Iris, round; thine eyes.
The vileſt cockle gaping on the coaſt,
That rounds the ample ſea.
2. To make ſpherical or circular.
Worms with many feet, which round themſelves into balls
are bred chiefly under logs of timber. B.º.
When ſilver has been leſſened in any piece carrying the
publick ſtamp, by clipping, waſhing, or rounding, the laws
have declared it not to be lawful money. Locke.
With the cleaving-knife and mawl ſplit the ſtuff into a
ſquare piece near the ſize, and with the draw-knife round off
the edges to make it fit for the lathe. 44.xon.
Can any one tell, how the fun, planets, and ſatellites were
rounded into their particular ſpheroidical orbs.
3. To raiſe to a relief.
The figures on our modern medals are raiſed and round.d.
to a very great perfection. 4ddiſºn ºn Ancient Medal.
4. To move about anything.
To thoſe beyond the polar circle, day
Had unbenighted ſhone, while the low ſun,
To recompenſe his diſtance, in your ſight
Had rounded ſtill th’ horizon, and not known
Or Eaſt or Weſt. 4Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. x.
5. To mould into ſmoothneſs. *
Theſe accompliſhments, applied in the pulpit, appear by
a quaint, terſe, florid ſtile rounded into periods and cadencies,
without propriety or meaning. Swift's 44/cellanies.
To Roun D. v. n.
1. To grow round in form.
The queen, your mother, round; apace; we ſhall
Preſent our ſervices to a fine new prince. Shakeſ?.
2. [Runen, German ; whence Chaucer writes it better rain.]
To whiſper.
Being come to the ſupping place, one of Kalander's ſer-
Dryden.
Shakespeare
Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
Shakespeare
Prior.
Cheyne.
vants rounded in his ear ; at which he retired. Sidney.
France,
Whom zeal and charity brought to the field
As God's own ſoldier, rounded in the ear,
With that ſame purpoſe changes. Shaftºp.
They're here with me already ; whiſpering, ro, nding,
Sicilia is a ſo forth; 'tis far gone. Shakeſp.
Cicero was at dinner, where an ancient lady ſaid ſhe was
but forty : one that ſat by rounded him in the ear, ſhe is far
more out of the queſtion : Cicero anſwered, I muſt believe
her, for I heard her ſay ſo any time theſe ten years. Bacºn.
The fox ound, the new elect in the ear, with a piece of
ſecret ſervice that he could do him. L'E/irange.
3. To go rounds.
They keep watch, or nightly rounding walk. Milton.
Rou'NDA Bout. adj. [This word is uſed as an adjective, though
it is only an adverb united to a ſubſtantive by a colloquial
licenſe of language, which ought not to have been admitted
into books.]
I. Ample; extenſive.
Thoſe ſincerely follow reaſon, but for want of having large,
ſound, roundabout ſenſe, have not a full view of all that re-
lates to the queſtion. Locke on Underſtanding.
2. Indirect; looſe.
Paraphraſe is a roundabout way of tranſlating, invented to
help the barrenneſs, which tranſlators, overlooking in them-
ſelves, have apprehended in our tongue. Felton.
Rou'N DEL.
Rou’N DELAY. {n.ſ.
1. [Rondelet; French.] A kind of ancient poetry, which
commonly conſiſts of thirteen verſes, of which eight
are of one kind of rhyme and five of another: it is di-
vided into three couplets; and at the end of the ſecond and
third, the beginning of the roundel is repeated in an equivocal
ſenſe, if poſſible. ‘ſ evºux.
Siker, ſike a roundle never heard I none,
Little lacketh Perigot of the beſt,
And Willie is not greatly over-gone,
So weren his under-ſongs well addreſt. Senſºr's Pºſt.
_To hear thy rimes and roundelays, -
Which thou wert wont in waſtful hills to fing,
I more delight than lark in ſummer days,
Whoſe echo made the neighbºring groves to ring. %.
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Some now a roundel and a fairy ſong. Shakespeare
They liſt’ning heard him, while he ſearch'd the grove,
And loudly ſung his roundelay of love,
But on the ſudden ſtop'd.
2. [Rondelle, Fr.] A round form or figure.
The Spaniards, caſting themſelves into roundels, and their
ſtrongeſt ſhips walling in the reſt, made a flying march to
Calais. - Bacon.
The muſes, and graces made feſtivals; the fawns, ſatyrs,
and nymphs did dance their roundelays. Howel.
Rou'NDER. m. ſ. [from round.] Circumference; incloſure.
If you fondly paſs our proffer'd offer,
'Tis not the rounder of your old fac’d walls -
Can hide you from our meſſengers of war. Shakeſp.
Rou'No! E. D. m. ſ. [round and head..] A puritan, ſo named
from the practice once prevalent among them of cropping
their hair round. -
Your petitioner always kept hoſpitality, and drank confu.
fion to the roundheads. Speciator, Nº. 629,
Rou'NDHouse. n.ſ. [round and houſe.] The conſtáble's pri-
ſon, in which diſorderly perſons, found in the ſtreet, are
confined.
They march'd to ſome fam'd roundhouſ. Pope.
Rou's DISH. adj. [from round..] Somewhat round; approach-
ing to roundneſs. -
It is not every ſmall crack that can make ſuch a receiver,
as is of a rºundſ' figure, uſeleſs to our experiment. Boyle.
Rou’NDI.Y. adv. [from round.]
1. In a round form ; in a round manner.
2. Openly ; plainly ; without reſerve,
Injon gainlayers, giving them roundly to underſtand,
that where our duty is ſubmiſſion, weak oppoſitions betoken
pride. Ho Ker, b. v. ſ. 8.
You'll prove a jolly ſurly groom,
That take it on you at the firſt ſo roundly. Shakeſp.
Mr. de Mortier roundly ſaid, that to cut off all contentions
of words, he would propoſe two means for peace. Hayward.
From a world of phoenomena, there is a principle that
aćts out of wiſdom and counſel, as was abundantly evidenced,
and as roundly acknowledged. Aore's Divine Dialogues.
He affirms every thing roundly, without any art, rheto.
rick, or circumlocution. Addiſon's Count Tariff.
3. Briſkly; with ſpeed.
When the mind has brought itſelf to attention, it will be
able to cope with difficulties, and maſter them, and then it
may go on roundly. - - Locke.
4. Completely ; to the purpoſe; vigorouſly; in earneſt. -
I was called any thing, and I would have done anything,
indeed too, and roundly too. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
This lord juſtice cauſed the earl of Kildare to be arreſted,
and cancelled ſuch charters as were lately reſumed, and pro-
ceeded every way ſo roundly and ſeverely, as the nobility did
much diſtaſte him. Davies on Ireland.
Rou NDN Ess. m. ſ. [from round.]
1. Circularity; ſphericity; cylindrical form.
The ſame reaſon is of the roundneſs of the bubble; for the
air within avoideth diſcontinuance, and therefore caſteth it-
ſelf into a round figure. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Bracelets of pearl gave roundneſs to her arm,
And ev'ry gem augmented ev'ry charm. Prior.
Roundhº is the primary eſſential mode or difference of a
bowl. //atts's Logicſ.
2. Smoothneſs.
The whole period and compaſs of this ſpeech was delight-
ſome for the roundneſs, and grave for the ſtrangeneſs. Spenſer.
3. Honeſty; openneſs; vigorous meaſures.
To ROUSE. v. a. [of the ſame claſs of words with raiſ, and
riſe.]
1. To wake from reſt.
At once the crowd aroſe, confus’d and high;
For Mars was early up, and rous’d the ſky. Dryden.
Rev'rent I touch thce 1 but with honeſt zeal,
To rouſe the watchmen of the publick weal,
To virtue's work provoke the tardy hall;
And goad the prelate ſlumb'ring in his ſtall. Pope.
2. To excite to thought or action.
The Dane and Swede, rouz'd up by fierce alarms,
Bleſs the wiſe conduct of her pious arms;
Soon as her fleets appear, their terrors ceaſe, -
And all the northern world lies huſh'd in peace. Addison.
I'll thunder in their ears their country's cauſe, -
And try to reuſe up all that's Roman in them. Alliſ. Cato.
The heat, with which Luther treated his adverſaries, though
ſtrained too far, was extremely well fitted by the providence
of God to rouſe up a people, the moſt phlegmatick of any
in Chriſtendom. Atterbury.
They would be very much rouſed and awakened by ſuch a
fight; but they would not however be convinced. Atterbury.
3. To put into action.
As an eagle, ſeeing prey appear,
His airy plumes doth rouſe full rudely dight;
So ſhaked he, that horror was to hear. Fairy Queen.
Dryden's Knight's Tale.
Bluff'ring winds had rouj'd - -
4. To drive a . from his laire. the ſea AMilton,
The blood more ſtirs,
To rouze a lion, or to ſtart a hare.
. He ſlooped ºwn, he couched as a
lion ; who ſhall roue him up ;
Th’ unexpected found
Of dogs * men his wakeful car does wound :
Kou'd with the noiſe, he ſcarce believes his ea;
Willing to think th’ illuſions of his fear >
Had giv'n this falſe alarm.
Now Cancer glows with Phoebus' fiery car
The youth ruſh eager to the ſylvan war; >
Swarm o'er the lawns, the foreſt-walks ſurround,
**ſe the fleet hart, and cheer the op'ning hound.
To Rouse. v. n.
1. To awake from ſlumber.
Men, ſleeping found by whom they dread,
**ſe and beſtir themſelves crewell awake. Milton.
Richard, who now was half aſleep,
Rous’d ; nor would longer ſilence keep. Prior.
Melancholy lifts her head;
Morpheus roles from his bed.
2. To be excited to thought or action.
Gºod things of day begin to droop and drowze,
While night's black “gents to their prey do rowze. Shakespeare
Rouse. n.ſ. [ruſh, German, half drunk.] A doſe of liquor
rather too large.
They have given me a rouſ already.
-Not paſt a pint as I am afoldier. Shakeſp. Othelle.
Nojocund health that Denmark drinks to-day,
But the great cannon to the clouds ſhall tell;
And the king's rouſe ſhall bruit it back again,
Reſpeaking earthly thunder. Shakeſp.
Rou's ER. n.ſ.. [from rouſe..] One who rouſes.
Rout... n.ſ. Trot, Dutch..]
1. A clamorous multitudé; a rabble; a tumultuous croud.
Beſides the endleſs routs of wretched thralls,
Which thither were aſſembled day by day
From all the world. - Fairy Queen, b. i.
A rout of people there aſſembled were,
Of every ſort and nation under ſky,
Which with great uproar preaſed to draw near
To th’ upper part. Spenſer.
If that rebellion
Came like itſelf in baſe and abjećt routs,
Led on by bloody youth, goaded with rage,
And countenanced by boys and beggary,
You, reverend father, then had not been there. Shakeſp.
Farmers were to forfeit their holds in caſe of unlawful re-
tainer, or partaking in routs and unlawful aſſemblies. B.º.
Such a tacit league is againſt ſuch routs and ſhowls, as have
utterly degenerated from the laws of nature. Bacon.
K. do I name of men the common rout,
That wandring looſe about,
Grow up and periſh, as the ſummer fly. Aſilton's Agoniſies.
The mad ungovernable rout,
Full of confuſion and the fumes of wine,
Lov’d ſuch variety and antick tricks.
Harley ſpies
The doćtor faſten’d by the eyes
At Charing-croſs among the rout,
Where painted monſters are hung out. Swift.
2. [Route, Fr.] Confuſion of an army defeated or diſperſed.
Thy army,
As if they could not ſtand when thou wer’t down,
Diſpers'd in rout, betook them all to fly. Daniel.
Their mightieſt quell'd, the battle ſwerv’d,
With many an inrode gor'd ; deformed rout
Enter'd, and foul diſorder. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vi.
To Rºut. v. a. To diſſipate and put into confuſion by defeat-
The next way to end the wars with him, and to rout him
quite, ſhould be to keep him from invading of thoſe countries
adjoining. Spenſer on Ireland.
That party of the king's horſe, that charged the Scots,
ſo totally routed and defeated their whole army, that the
fled. Clarendon, b. viii.
To Rout. v. n. To aſſemble in clamorous and tumultuous
crouds. ---
The meaner ſort routed together, and ſuddenly affailing the
earl in his houſe, ſlew him. Bacon's Henry VII.
Rout E. m. ſ. [route, Fr.] Road; way.
Wide through the fuzzy field their route they take,
Their bleeding boſoms force the thorny brake. Gay.
Row. m. ſ. [reih, German.] A rank or file ; a number of
things ranged in a line.
º never part, but that they ſhow
Of precious pearl the double ow.
After them all dancing on a row,
The comely virgins came with garlands dight, -
As freſh as flow res. Fairy &ren, b, i.
Shakeſp. Henry IV.
ion, and as an old
Geneſs xlix. 9.
Denham.
Pope.
Pope's St. Cecilia.
Rºſcommon.
Sidney, b. ii.
Where
R U B Where any row overwoody, reach'd too º: heck - 'd boughs, and needed hands to chec º 5**** Milton's Paradiſe Lºſ', b. v. - ited row of pillars, laid - cº" Milton's Paradiſe Lø/?, b. vi. where the bright ſeraphim in burning row, Of fruit trees, Their loud uplified angel trumpets blow. Milton. The viao; honour'd with a nobler veſt, where gold and purple ſtrive in equal rows. • Dryden. Why round our coaches crowd the white-glov’d beaux, why bows the ſidebox from its inmoſt rows. Pope. To Row. v. n. [noyan, Saxon.] To impel 4 veſſel in the water by oars. - - - H. ſaw them toiling in rowing ; for the wind was co. trary. A1ark vi. 48. Šme of theſe troughs or canoes were ſo great, that above twenty men have been found rowing in one. Abbot. The bold Britons then ſecurely rºº'ſ Charles and his virtue was their ſacred load. JValler. The watermen turned their barge, and rowed ſoftly, that they might take the cool of the evening. Dryden. The rowing crew, To tempt a fare, clothe all their tilts in blue. Gay. To Row. v.a. To drive or help forward by oars. - The ſwan rows her ſtate with oary feet. Milton. Rowel. n.ſ. [rouelle, Fr.] . - 1. The points of a ſpur turning on an axis. He gave his able horſe the head, And, bending forward, ſtruck his agile heels Againſt the panting ſides of his poºr jade -- Up to the rowel head. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. A rider like myſelf, who ne'er wore rºce! - Nor iron on his heel. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. A mullet is the rowel of a ſpur, and hath never but five points; a ſtar hath ſix: Peacham on Blazoning. He ſpurr'd his fiery ſteed With goring rowels, to provoke his ſpeed. Dryden. 2. A ſeton; a roll of hair or ſilk put into a wound to binder it from healing, and provoke a diſcharge. To Roſwell. v. a. To pierce through the ſkin, and keep the wound open by a rowel. Rowel the horſe in the cheſt. Martimer's Huſbandry. Roſw EN. n.ſ. Rowen is a field kept up till after Michaelmas, that the corn left on the ground may ſprout into green. Notes ºn Tuſſer. Then ſpare it for rowen, til Michel be paſt, To lengthen thy dairie, no better thou haſt. Tuſſer. Turn your cows, that give milk, into your rowens, till ſnow comes. Martimer's Huſbandry. Rowe R. m. ſ. [from row.] . One that manages an oar. Four gallies firſt, which equal rowers bear, Advancing in the watry lifts, appear. Dryden. The biſhop of Saliſbury ran down with the ſtream thirty miles in an hour, by the help of but one rower. Addiſon. RO'YAL. adi, [roial, Fr. } 1. Kingly; belonging to a king ; becoming a king; regal. the royal ſtock of David. 44ilton. Thrice happy they, who thus in woods and groves, From courts retired, poſſeſs their peaceful loves : e Of royal maids how wretched is the fate 2. Noble ; illuſtrious. What news from Venice How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio Shakeſp. Roy Alist. n.ſ.. [from oyal.] Adherent to a king. Where Candiſh fought, the royaliſts prevail'd, Neither his courage nor his judgment fail’d. J/aller. The old church of England royaliſt, another name for a man who prefers his concience before his intereſts, are the moſt meritorious ſubjects in the world, as having paſſed all thoſe terrible teſts, which domineering malice could put them to, and carried their credit and their conſcience clear. South. To Roy A Liz E. v. a. [from royal.] To make royal. Ere you were queen, ay, or your huſband king, To royalize his blood, I ſpilt mine own. Shakeſp. Rø'YALLY. adv. [from royal..] In a kingly manner; regally ; as becomes a king. It ſhall be my care, To have you royally appointed. His body ſhall be royally interr'd, And the laſt funeral pomps adorn his herſe. Dryden. Royalty. n.ſ. [roialté, Fr.] H. Kingſhip; character or office of a king, Suppoſe, that you have ſeen “The well appointed king at Hampton peer, * his royalty. - Shakespeare. Henry V. d º you raſcal ; you come with letters againſt the king, º: * Vanity the puppet's part againſt the royalty of her v . . . . Shakeſp. King Lear. He will Joſe his head, ere give conſent, §º ſon, as worſhipfully he terms it, If tº: “rººtty of England's throne. Shakeſp. * * held their royalties by this title, either thºſe Granville. - Shakeſp. Wint. Tale. muſt have been but one ſovereign, or elſe every father of a family had as good a claim to royalty as theſe. Locke. 2. State of a king. I will, alas ! be wretched to be great, And figh in royalty, and grieve in ſtate. Prior. 3. Emblems of royalty, Wherefore do I aſſume Theſe royalties, and not refuſe to reign. Milton. To Roy N.E. v. a. [rogner, Fr.] To gnaw ; to bite. Spenſer. Ro’y Nish. adj. [rogneux, Fr. mangy, paltry.] Paltry; ſorry; mean ; rude. The royniſh clown, at whom ſo oft Your grace was wont to laugh, is alſo miſfing. Shakeſp. To RUB. v. a. [rhubio, Welſh ; reiben, German, to wipe.] 1. To clean or ſmooth any thing by paſſing ſomething over it; to ſcour; to wipe ; to perfricate. 2. To touch ſo as to have ſomething of that which touches behind. Their ſtraw-built citadel new rub'd with balm. Milton. In narrow clefts, in the monument that ſtands over him, catholicks rub their beads, and ſmell his bones, which they ſay have in them a natural perfume, though very like apo- ple&lick balſom ; and what would make one ſuſpect, that they rub the marble with it, it is obſerved, that the ſcent is ſtronger in the morning than at night. Addison's Remarks on Italy. 3. To move one body upon another. Look, how ſhe rubs her hands. —It is an accuſtomed action with her, to ſeem thus waſh- ing her hands. Shakeſp Macbeth. The bare rubbing of two bodies violently produces heat, and often fire. Locke. Two bones, rubbed hard againſt one another, produce a fetid ſmell. A buthnot on Aliments. 4. To obſtrušt by colliſion. 'Tis the duke's pleaſure, Whoſe diſpoſition all the world well know, Will not be rubb’d nor ſtop'd. Shakeſp. King Lear. 5. To poliſh ; to retouch. The whole buſineſs of our redemption is, to rub over the defaced copy of the creation, to reprint God's image upon the ſoul. South. 6. To remove by friction. A forcible object will rub out the freſheſt colours at a ſtroke, and paint others. Collier of the Aſpect. If their minds are well principled with inward civility, a great part of the roughneſs, which ſticks to the outſide for want of better teaching, time, and obſervation, will rub off; but if ill, all the rules in the world will not poliſh them. Locke. 7. To touch hard. He, who before he was eſpied, was afraid, after being per- ceived, was aſhamed, now being hardly rubb.d upon, left both fear and ſhame, and was moved to anger. Sidney. 8. To RuB down. To clean or curry a horſe. When his fellow beaſts are weary grown, He'll play the groom, give oats, and rub ein dºwn. Dryd. 9. To RUB up. To excite ; to awaken. - You will find me not to have rubbed up the memory of what ſome heretofore in the city did. South. Io. To RUB up. To poliſh ; to retouch. To RuB. v. m. 1. To fret; to make a frićtion. This laſt alluſion gaul'd the panther more, Becauſe indeed it rubb’d upon the ſore; Yet ſeem'd ſhe not to winch, though ſhrewdly pain'd. Dry. 2. To get through difficulties. Many a lawyer, when once hampered, rub off as well as they can. L’Eſtrange. 'Tis as much as one can do, to rub through the world, though perpetually a doing. L'Eſtrange. RU B. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Colliſion; hindrance ; obſtruction. The breath of what I mean to ſpeak Shall blow each duſt, each ſtraw, each little rub Out of the path, which ſhall directly lead - Thy foot to England's throne. Shakespeare . King john. Now every rub is ſmoothed in our way. Shakeſp. Thoſe you make friends, And give your hearts to, when they once perceive The leaſt rub in your fortunes, fall away. Shakeſp. Upon this rub, the Engliſh embaſſadors thought fit to dº mur, and ſent to receive directions. Hayward. He expounds the giddy wonder Of my weary ſteps, and under Spreads a path clear as the day, Where no churliſh rub ſays nay. Craſhaw. He that once fins, like him that ſlides on ice, Goes ſwiftly down the ſlippery ways of vice; - Though conſcience checks him, yet thoſe rubs gone oeſ, He ſlides on ſmoothly, and looks back no more. Dryden. An hereditary right is to be preferred before cleštion; be- cauſe the goveråm at is ſo diſpoſed, that it almoſt executº itſelf: and upon the death of a prince, the adminiſtratiº - - - Sº, , , goes on without any rub or interruption. - Swift. 2. Frication ;
§ 1 º, º, | ! ſt; als º in, ſº º- § ºt º, ºft, º, º, ºt. º, - R U B 2. Frication; act of rubbing. 3. Inequality of ground, that hinders the motion of a bowl. We'll play at bowls. —"Twill make me think the world is full of rubs, And that my fortune-runs againſt the bias. 4. Difficulty; cauſe of uneaſineſs. To ſleep ; perchance to dream ; ay, there's the rub. Sha. RUB-stone. m. ſ. [rub and ſtone..] A ſtone to ſcour or ſharpen. Shakeſp. A cradle for barlie, with rub-ſione and ſand, Tuffer. Ru'BBER. m. ſ. [from rub.] 1. One that rubs. 2. The inſtrument with which one rubs. - Servants blow the fire with puffing cheeks, and la The rubbers, and the bathing ſheets diſplay. Dryden. Rub the dirty tables with the napkins, for it will ſave your wearing out the common rubbers. Swift, 3. A coarſe file. The rough or coarſe file, if large, is called a rubber, and takes off the unevenneſs which the hammer made in the forging. 4%xon's Mechanical Exerciſes. 4. A game : a conteſt ; two games out of three. The aſs was to ſtand by, to ſee two boobies try their title to him by a rubber of cuffs. L’Eſtrange. If butchers had but the manners to go to ſharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. Cºllier on Dueling. 5. A whetſtone. Ainſ. Rubi'cAN. adj. [rubican, Fr.] Rubican colour of a horſe is one that is bay, ſorrel, or black, with a light, grey, or white upon the flanks, but ſo that this grey or white is nºt predomi- nant there. Far. Die?. RU’BBAG E. } n: ſ (from rub; as perhaps meaning, at firſt, Ru'BB1s.H. duſt made by rubbing. Rºlage is not uſed.] 1. Ruins of building; fragments of matter uſed in building. What traſh is Rome 3 What rubbiſh, and what offal 2 when it ſerves For the baſe matter to illuminate So vile a thing as Caeſar. Shakespeare. julius Caeſar. Such conceits ſeem too fine among this rublagº. Jºſion. A fabrick, though high and beautiful, if founded on rub- biſh, is eaſily made the triumph of the winds. Glanv. Scotſ. When the foundation of a ſtate is once looſened, the leaſt commotion lays the whole in rubbiſh. L'A/irange. Th' Almighty caſt a pitying eye, He ſaw the town's one half in rubbiſ, lie. Dryden. The enemy hath avoided a battle, and taken a ſurer way to conſume us, by letting our courage evaporate againſt ſtones and rubbiſh. Swift. 2. Confuſion; mingled maſs. That noble art of political lying ought not to lie any longer in rubbiſh and confuſion. Arbuthnºt's Hiſtory of john Bull. 3. Anything vile and worthleſs. RUBBLE-ston E. m. ſ. - Rubble-ſtones owe their name to their being rubbed and worn by the water, at the latter end of the deluge, departing in hurry and with great precipitation. J/oodward. RU'Bicu ND. adj. [ruliconde, Fr. rubicundus, Lat.] Inclining to redneſs. Dic?. RU’BIFD, adj. [from ruby..] Red as a ruby. Thrice upon thy fingers tip, Thrice upon thy rubied lip. Milton. Angels food, and rubied neétar flows In pearl, in diamond, and in maſſy gold. Milton. Rubi'Fick. adj. [ruher and facio, Lat.] Making red. While the ſeveral ſpecies of rays, as the rubſ...}, are by refračtion ſeparated one from another, they retain thoſe mo- tions proper to each. Grew's Coſmol. To RU’BIFY. v. a. To make red. This topically applied, becomes a phaenigmus or ruhifting medicine, and of ſuch fiery parts as to conceive fire of them- ſelves, and burn a houſe. Brown's Pulgar Er, ours. Ru(bious. adj. [ruheus, Lat..] Ruddy ; red. Not uſed. Diana's lip Is not more ſmooth and rubious. Shakespeare. Twelfth Night. RU'BR1cATED. adj. [from rubrica, Lat.] Smeared with red. RU'BRick. n.ſ. [rubrique, Fr. rubrica, Lat..] Dire&tions printed in books of law and in prayer books; ſo termed, becauſe they were originally diſtinguiſhed by being in red ink. No date prefix’d, - Direáts me in the ſtarry rubrick ſet. Miltºn's Par. Reg. They had their particular prayers according to the ſeveral days and months; and their tables or rubricks to inſtrućt them. Stillingfleet. RU'BR1ck, adj. Red. The light and rays, which appear red, or rather make ob- jećts appear ſo, I call rubrick or red-making. Newton. What though my name ſtood rubrick on the walls. Pope. To Ru(BRick. v. a. [from the noun..] To adorn with red. RU BIFor M. adj. [ruber, Lat. and form.] Having the form of red. Of thoſe rays, which paſs cloſe by the ſnow, the rulifºrn will be the leaſt refracted; and ſo come to the eye in the di- rečteſt lines. Newton's Opticks. R U D RU'BY. n.ſ. [from ruber, Lati 1. A precious ſtone of a red colour, next in hardneſs and value to a diamond. UP, up, fair bride and call Thy ſtars from out their ſeveral boxes, take Thy rubies, pearls, and diamonds forth, and make Thyſelf a conſtellation of them all. Damme Melpomene would be *Preſented like a manly lady upºn her head a dreſfing of pearl, diamonds, and rubies. Faº. Crowns were on their royal ſcutcheons plac'd, 2. Eººphie, diamonds, and with rubie; grac'd, Dryden. You can behold ſuch fights, And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, When mine is blanch'd with fear. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 3. Anything red. - Deſire of wine - Thou could'ſt repreſs, nor did the dancing ruby Sparkling, out-pour'd, the flavour, or the ſmell, Or taſte, that cheers the hearts of gods and men, Allure thee from the cool cryſtalline ſtream. Milton. 4. A blain; a blotch; a carbuncle. Ainſ. KU'BY. adj. [from the noun ) Of a red colour. Wounds, like dumb mouths, do ope their, uly lips. Shakespeare Diana's lip is not more ſmooth and ºnly than thy ſmall pipe Is at the maiden's organ ſhrill and ſound. Shakeſp. RUCTA'tion. m. ſ. [ricio, Lat.] A belching ariſing from wind and indigeſtion. - To RUD. v. a. ſnubu, Saxon, redneſs.] To make red. Her cheeks, like apples, which the ſun had rudded. Spenſ. RU'DDER. m. ſ. [roeder, Dutch..] 1. The inſtrument at the ſtern of a veſſel, by which its courſe is governed. My heart was to thy rudder ty'd by th’ ſtring, And thou ſhould'ſt towe me after. Shakeſp. They looſed the rudder bands, and hoiſed up the main-ſail, and made toward ſhore. Acts xxvii. 40. Thoſe, that attribute unto the faculty any firſt or ſole power, have therein no other underſtanding, than ſuch a one hath, who, looking into the ſtern of a ſhip, and finding it guided by the helm and rudder, doth aſcribe ſome abſolute virtue to the piece of wood, without all conſideration of the hand that guides it. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the J/orld. Fiſhes firſt to ſhipping did impart; Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow. Dryden. Thou held'ſt the rudder with a ſteady hand, Till ſafely on the ſhore the bark did land. Dryden. 2. Anything that guides or governs the courſe. Ruppiness. [from ruddy..] The quality of approaching to redneſs. - The ruddineſ; upon her lip is wet; You'll marit, if you kiſs it. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. If the fleſh loſe its ruddineſ, and look pale and withered, you may ſuſpect it corrupting. //iſeman's Sugery. Ru’ddle. n. ſ. [' udul, Iſlandick.] Red earth. Ruddle owes its colour to an admixture of iron; and as that is in greater or leſs proportion, it is of a greater or leſs ſpeci- fick gravity, conſiſtence, or hardneſs. Woodward. Ruddock. n.ſ. [rubecula, Lat..] A kind of bird. - Of finging birds, they have linnets, and ruddocks. Carew. RU’DDY. adj. [rubu, Saxon.] 1. Approaching to redneſs; pale red. We may ſee the old man in a morning, Luſty as health, come ruddy to the field, And there purſue the chaſe, as if he meant To o’ertake time, and bring back youth again. Otway. New leaves on ev'ry bough were ſeen; Some ruddy colour'd, ſome of lighter green. Dryden. Ten wildings have I gather'd for my dear; How ruddy like your lips their ſtreaks appear ! Dryden. - Ceres, in her prime, -- Seems fertile, and with ruddieſ freight bedeckt. Philips. 2. Yellow. Uſed, if to be uſed at all, only in poetry. A crown of ruddy gold inclos'd her brow, Plain without pomp. RUDE. adj. [nebe, Saxon ; rudis, Lat.) - 1. Rough , ſavage; coarſe of manners; uncivil , brutal. ſº. let go that rude uncivil touch; Thou friend of an ill faſhion. Shaft. Vane's bold anſwers, termed rude and ruffian-like, fur- thered his condemnation. - Hayward. You can with ſingle look inflame The coldeſt breaft, the rud/f tame. JWaller. It has been ſo uſual to write prefaces, that a man is thought rude to his reader, who does not give him ſome account beforehand. Waſh. 2. Violent; tumultuous ; boiſterous; turbulent. - l dº puſh'd with winds rude in their ſhock. Milton. The water appears white near the ſhore, and a ſhip; be- cauſe the rude agitation breaks it into foam. Boyle. 22 D 3. Harſh ; Dryden.
R U D R U F wº-_- 3. Harſh ; inclement. ing does to flow'ry meadows bring, - wº. º winter from them tore. I/aller. t; raw ; untaught. - 4. lsº I be 'rui, in ſpeech, yet not in knowledge. 2 Cor. He was yet but rude in the profeſſion of arms, though reedy of honour. J7%tton's Buckingham. g Šuch tools as art yet rude had form'd. Milton. 5. [Rude, Fr.] Rugged; uneven ; ſhapeleſs. - it was the cuſtom to worſhip rude and unpoliſhed ſtones. - Stillingfleet. 6, Artleſs; inelegant. - I would . what ancient ground of authority he hath for ſuch a ſenſeleſs fable; and if he have any of the rude - Spenſer. b ks. - - f *::::... may ſerve, till you review the AEneis in the original, unblemiſhed by my rude tranſlation. Dryden. . Such as may be done with ſtrength without art. 7. Su To º, farm the fool confin'd ; Rud, work well ſuited with a ruſtick mind. Dryden. Ru’dely. adv. [from rude.] . In a rude manner. I whether to knock againſt the gates of Rome, r rudely viſit them in parts remote, % º them ere deſtroy. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 2. Without exactneſs; without nicety; coarſely: I that am not ſhap'd for ſportive tricks, I that am rudely ſtampt, and want love's majeſty To ſtrut before a wanton ambling nymyh. Shakeſ?. nſkilfully. 3. U My #º, though rudely, has reſign'd Some faint reſemblance of his godlike mind. Dryden. 4. Violently; boiſterouſly. With his truncheon he ſo rudely ſtroke Cymocles twice, that twice him forced his foot revoke. Spen. Ru/des ess. n. ſ. [rudºſe, Fr. from rude.] 1. Coarſeneſs of manners; incivility. This rudeneſs is a ſauce to his good wit, Which gives men ſtomach to digeſt his words With better appetite. Shakeſp. julius Caſar. The publick will in triumphs rudely ſhare, And kings the rudenes of their joy muſt bear. Dryden. The rudeneſ, tyranny, the oppreſſion, and ingratitude of the late favourites towards their miſtreſs, were no longer to be born. Swift's Miſcellanies. 2. Ignorance; unſkilfulneſs. What he did amiſs, was rather through rudenſ, and want of judgment, than any malicious meaning, Hayward. 3. Artleſsneſs; inelegance; coarſeneſs. Let be thy bitter ſcorn, And leave the rudeneſ of that antique age To them, that liv'd therein in ſtate forlorn. Fairy Queen. 4. Violence; boiſterouſneſs. The ram, that batters down the wall, For the great ſwing and rudeneſ of his poize, They place before his hand that made the engine. Shakespeare . 5. Stormineſs ; rigour. You can hardly be too ſparing of water to your houſed plants; the not obſerving of this, deſtroys more plants than all the rudeneſſes of the ſeaſon. Evelyn's Kalendar. RU’DENTURE n.ſ. [French.] In archite&ture, the figure of a rope or ſtaff, ſometimes plain and ſometimes carved, where- with the flutings of columns are frequently filled up. Bailey. RU'DERARY. adj. [rudera, Lat.] Belonging to rubbiſh. Dići. RUDERATION. m. ſ. In architecture, the laying of a pave- ment with pebbles or little ſtones. Bailey. RU'DF spy. m. ſ. [from rude..] An uncivil turbulent fellow. A low word, now little uſed. - I muſt be forced * - To give my hand, oppoſed againſt my heart, Unto a mad-brain rudeſhy, full of ſpleen. Shakeſp. Out of my fight, udeſby be gone. - Shakeſp. RUDIMENT. n.ſ. [rudiment, Fr. rudimentum, Lat.] 1. The firſt principles; the firſt elements of a ſcience. Such as were trained up in the rudiments, and were ſo made fit to be by baptiſm received into the church, the fathers º hearers. Hooker. o learn the order of my fingering, I muſt begin with rudiments of art. Shakeſp. Thou ſoon ſhalt quit Thoſe rudiments, and ſee before thine eyes The monarchies of th' earth, their pomp, and ſtate, Sufficient introdućtion to inform Thee, of thyſelf ſo apt, in regal arts. Milton's Par. Rºg. Could it be believed, that a child ſhould be forced to learn the rudiments of a language, which he is never to uſe, and neglect the writing a good hand, and caſting accounts. Locke. 2. The firſt part of education. c ...He was nurtured where he was born in his firſt rudiments, till the years of ten, and then taught the principles of muſick. - J/otton's Life of Williers The ſkill and rndiments auſtere of war. ife of Philip. 3, The firſt, inaccurate, unſhapen beginning or original of any thing, Moſ is but the rudiment of a plant, and the mould of earth or bark. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The rudiments of nature are very unlike the groſſeſ ap- pearances. Glanvill’; Scepſ. So looks our monarch on this early fight, Th’ eſſay and rudiments of great ſucceſs, Which all-maturing time muſt bring to light. Dryden. Shall that man pretend to religious attainments, who is del fečtive and ſhort in moral which are but the rudiments, the beginnings, and firſt draught of religion; as religion is the perfection, refinement, and ſublimation of morality. South. . God beholds the firſt imperfect rudiments of virtue in the ſoul, and keeps a watchful eye over it, till it has received every grace it is capable of. Addison's Speciator. The ſappy boughs Attire themſelves with blooms, ſweet rudiment; Of future harveſt. Philips. RUDIM E/NTAL. adj. [from rudiment..] Initial; relating to firſt principles. Your firſt rudimental eſſays in ſpectatorſhip were made in my ſhop, where you often practiſed for hours. Spectator. To RUE. v. a. [neoprian, Saxon.] To grieve for; to regret; to lament. Thou tempteſt me in vain; To tempt the thing which daily yet I rue, And the old cauſe of my continued pain, With like attempts to like end to renew. Fairy &een. You'll rue the time, That clogs me with this anſwer. Shakeſp. France, thou ſhalt , ue this treaſon with thy tears, If Talbot but ſurvive. Shakeſp. Henry VI. There are two councils held; And that may be determin’d at the one, Which may make you and him to rue at th' other. Shał. Oh! treacherous was that breaſt, to whom you Did truſt our counſels, and we both may rue, Having his falſhood found too late, 'twas he That made me caſt you guilty, and you me. Donne. I rue That error now, which is become my crime. Milton. Againſt this, thy will Choſe freely what it now ſo juſtly rues. Milton. RUE. n.ſ. [rue, Fr. ruta, Lat..] An herb called, herb of grace, becauſe holy water was ſprinkled with it. The flower of rue for the moſt part conſiſts of four hollow leaves, which are placed orbicularly, and expand in form of a roſe ; out of whoſe flower-cup riſes the pointal, which af- terward becomes a roundiſh fruit, which is generally four cornered, and compoſed of four cells fixed to an hard ſhell of ſmall angular ſeeds. Miller. What ſavor is better, For places infected, than wormwood and rue. Tuſſºr, Here did ſhe drop a tear; here, in this place, I'll ſet a bank of rur, ſour herb of grace; Rue, even for Ruth, here ſhortly ſhall be ſeen, In the remembrance of a weeping queen. Shakeſp. Rich. II. The weaſel, to encounter the ſerpent, arms herſelf with eating of rue. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm. RUE FUL adj. [rue and fall.] Mournful; woful; ſorrowful. When we have our armour buckled on, The venom'd vengeance ride upon our ſwords, Spur them to rueful work, rein them from ruth. Shakespeare . Cocytus, nam'd of lamentation loud, - Heard on the rueful ſtream. Alikon's Paradiſe Lø/?. He figh'd, and caſt a ruful eye; Our pity kindles, and our paſſions die. Dryden. RUE Fully adv. [from rueful...] Mournfully; ſorrowfully. Why ſhould an ape run away from a ſnail, and very ºut- fully and frightfully look back, as being afraid : More. RUF/FULNEss. n.ſ. (from rueful..] Sorrowfulneſs; mournfulneſs. RUE LLE. m. ſ. [French..] A circle; an aſſembly at a pri- vate houſe. - The poet, who flouriſhed in the ſcene, is condemned in the ruelle. Dryden's Preface to Ænei. RUFF. n.ſ. A puckered linen ornament, formerly worn about the neck. See RUF FLE. - You a captain; for what? for tearing a whore's ruff in.” bawdy houſe Shāeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. We'll revel it, 1 - 7 - 2 With ruff, and cuffs, and fardingals. Shakeſp. Like an uproar in the town, Before them every thing went down, ; Some tore a ruff, and ſome a gown. Drayton. Sooner may a gulling weather ſpy, - By drawing forth heav'n's ſcheme tell certainly, What faſhion'd hats, or ruff, or ſuits next year, Our giddy-headed antick youth will wear. Donne. The ladies freed the neck from thoſe yokes, thoſe limite" ruff; in which the fimplicity of their grandmothers had en- cloſed it. Addison's Gua dian, s: ‘. re:
R U F
- I rear'd this flow'r,
Soft on the paper ruff its leaves I ſpread. Pope.
2. [From rough ſcales.] A ſmall river fiſh.
A ruff or pope is much like the pearch for ſhape, and
taken to be better, but will not grow bigger than a gudgeon :
he is an excellent fiſh and of a pleaſant taſte. J%alton.
3. A ſtate of roughneſs. Obſolete.
As fields ſet all their briſtles up; in ſuch a ruff wert
thou. Chapman's Iliads.
4. New ſtate. This ſeems to be the meaning of this cant
word.
How many princes that, in the ruff of all their glory,
have been taken down from the head of a conquering army
to the wheel of the vićtor's chariot. L'E/irange.
Ru'FF1AN. m. ſ. [ruffano, Italian ; ruffen, Fr. a bawd; roffver,
Daniſh, to pillage ; perhaps it may be beſt derived from
rough..] A brutal, boiſterous, miſchievous fellow ; a cut-
throat; a robber ; a murderer.
Ruffian, let go that rude uncivil touch,
Thou friend of an ill faſhion | Shakeſp. Two Gent. of Wer.
Have you a ruffan that will ſwear? drink dance?
Revel the night rob murder Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Sir Ralph Vane's bold anſwers termed rude and ruffan like,
falling into years apt to take offence, furthered his condem-
nation. Hayward.
The boaſted anceſtors of theſe great men,
Whoſe virtues you admire, were all ſuch ruffians,
This dread of nations, this almighty Rome,
That comprehends in her wide empire's bounds
All under heaven, was founded on a rape. Addiſon's Cato.
RU'FF1AN. adj. Brutal; ſavagely boiſterous.
Experienc'd age
May timely intercept the ruffan rage,
Convene the tribes. Pope's Odyſſey.
To Ruºff IAN. v. n. [from the noun.J. To rage; to raiſe
tumults; to play the ruffian. Not in uſe.
A fuller blaſt ne'er ſhook our battlements;
If it hath ruffan'd ſo upon the ſea,
What ribs of oak, when mountains mcle on them,
Can hold the mortiſe. Shakeſp. Othello.
To Ru'FFLE. v. a. [ uyffelen, Dutch, to wrinkle.]
1. To diſorder; to put out of form; to make leſs ſmooth.
Naughty lady,
Theſe hairs, which thou doſt raviſh from my chin,
Will quicken and accuſe thee; I'm your hoſt;
With robbers hands, my hoſpitable favour
You ſhould not ruffle thus. Shakeſp. King Lear.
In changeable taffeties, differing colours emerge and va-
niſh upon the ruffling of the ſame piece of ſilk. Boyle.
As you come here to ruffle vizard punk;
When ſober rail, and roar when you are drunk. Dryden.
As ſhe firſt began to riſe,
She ſmooth'd the ruffled ſeas, and clear'd the ſkies. Dryden.
Bear me, ſome god oh quickly bear me hence
To wholſome ſolitude, the nurſe of ſenſe;
Where contemplation prunes her ruffled wings,
And the free ſoul looks down to pity kings. Pope.
2. To diſcompoſe; to diſturb ; to put out of temper.
Were I Brutus,
And Brutus, Antony, there were an Antony
Would ruffle up your ſpirits, and put a tongue
In every wound of Caeſar, that ſhould move
The ſtones of Rome to riſe and mutiny. Shakeſp.
We are tranſported by paſſions, and our minds ruffled by
the diſorders of the body; nor yet can we tell, how the ſoul
ſhould be affected by ſuch kind of agitations. Glanvill.
3. To put out of order; to ſurpriſe.
The knight found out
Th’ advantage of the ground, where beſt
He might the ruff'd foe infeſt.
4. To throw diſorderly together.
Within a thicket I repos'd, when round
I ruff'd up fal’n leaves in heap, and found,
Let fall from heaven, a ſleep interminate. Chapman.
5. To contract into plaits.
A ſmall ſkirt of fine ruffled linnen, running along the upper
part of the ſtays before, is called the modeſty-piece. Addiſon.
To Ru'FFLE. v. n.
1. To grow rough or turbulent.
The night comes on ; and the high winds
Do forely ruffle, for many miles about
There's ſcarce a buſh. Shakeſp. King Lear.
The riſing winds a ruffling gale afford. Dryden.
2. To be in looſe motion ; to flutter.
The fiery courſer, when he hears from far
The ſprightly trumpets and the ſhouts of war,
On his right ſhoulder his thick mane reclin'd,
Ruffles at ſpeed, and dances in the wind. Dryden.
3. To be rough 5 to jar; to be in contention. Out of uſe.
A valiant ſon-in-law thou ſhalt enjoy ;
One fit to bandy with thy lawleſs ſons,
To ruffle in the commonwealth of Rome. Shakespeare .
Hudibras, p. i.
R U I
with jurors, and inforce them to find as
Bacon's Henry VII.
They would ruff.
they ... ºf
RU'FFLE. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
I. Plaited linnen uſed as an Ornament.
The tucker is a ſlip of fine linnen,
of ruffle round the uppermoſt verge of run in a ſmall kind
the women's ſtays.
- - diſon.
2. Diſturbance; contention; tumult. Addiſon
Conceive the mind's
perception of - -
the conſequent ruffle or p of ſome obječt, and
ſpecial commotion of the biood.
RU'FTERHooD. m. ſ. In falconry, a hood to be wº".
hawk when ſhe is firſt drawn. E.
Rug. n.ſ.. [rugget, rough, Swediſh.j £y.
1. A coarſe, nappy, woollen cloath.
January muſt be expreſſed with a horrid and fearful aſped
clad in Iriſh rug or coarſe freeze. Peacham on Drawing
2. A coarſe nappy coverlet uſed for mean beds. -
A rug was o'er his ſhoulders thrown;
A rug; for night-gown he had none.
3. A rough woolly dog.
Mungrels, ſpaniels, curs,
Shoughes, water rugs, and demy wolves are cleped
All by the name of dogs. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
RUGGED. adj. [rugget, Swediſh.] ºp. 41acbeth.
1. Rough ; full of unevenneſs and aſperity.
Nature, like a weak and weary traveller,
• * 1 • -
Tir'd with a tedious and rugged way. Denham.
Since the earth revolves not upon a material and rugged,
but a geometrical plane, their proportions may be varied in
innumerable degrees. Bentley.
2. Not neat; not regular.
His hair is ſticking;
His well-proportion'd beard made rough and rugged,
Like to the ſummer's corn by tempeſt lodg’d. Shakeſp.
3. Savage of temper; brutal; rough.
The greateſt favours to ſuch an one neither ſoften nor
win upon him; they neither melt nor endear him, but
leave him as hard, as rugged, and as unconcerned as ever.
Swift's Miſcel.
Sºuth's Sermons.
4. Stormy ; rude; tumultuous; turbulent; tempeſtuous.
Now bind my brows with iron, and approach
The rugged'ſ hour that time and ſpite dare bring,
To frown upon th’ enrag’d Northumberland. Shakeſp.
5. Rough or harſh to the ear.
A monoſyllable line turns verſe to proſe, and even that
proſe is rugged and unharmonious. Dryden's Dedic, to Æneis.
6. Sour; furly; diſcompoſed.
Sleek o'er your rugged looks, -
Be bright and jovial 'mong your gueſts to-night. Shakespeare
7. Violent; rude; boiſterous.
Fierce Talgol, gath'ring might,
With rugged truncheon charg’d the knight.
8. Rough ; ſhaggy.
Through foreſts wild, -
To chaſe the lion, boar, or rugged bear. Fairfax.
Ru'Go Edly. adv. [from rugged...] In a rugged manner.
RU'Goepness. [from rugged.]
1. The ſtate or quality of being rugged.
2. Roughneſs; aſperity. - -
Hardneſs and ruggedneſs is unpleaſant to the touch. Bacon.
Syrups immediately abate and demulce the hoarſeneſs and
violence of a cough, by mollifying the ruggedneſs of the in-
tern tunick of the gullet. Harvey.
This ſoftneſs of the foot, which yields and fits itſelf to the
ruggedneſ; and unevenneſs of the roads, does render it leſs
capable of being worn. Ray on the Creation.
RU'GIN. n.ſ. A nappy cloth.
The lips grew ſo painful, that ſhe could not endure the
wiping the ichor from it with a ſoft rugin with her own
hand. //iſeman's Surgery.
Ru’gine. n.ſ. [rugine, Fr.] A chirurgeon's raſp.
If new fleſh ſhould not generate, bore little orifices into
the bone, or raſp it with the rugine. Sharp.
Rugo'se. adj. [rugoſus, Lat.) Full of wrinkles.
It is a relaxation of the ſphinéter to ſuch a degree, that
the internal rugºſe coat of the inteſtine turneth out, and
beareth down. Jºſeman's Surgery.
RU'IN. n.ſ. [ruine, Fr. ruina, Lat.] .
1. The falſ or deſtruction of cities or edifices.
2. The remains of building demoliſhed:
The veian and the Gabian tow’rs ſhall fall,
And one promiſcuous ruin cover all;
Nor, after length of years, a ſtone betray
Hudibras.
The place where once the very ruins lay. Addiſon.
Judah ſhall fall, oppreſs'd by grief and ſhame, -
And men ſhall from her ruins know her fame. Prizr.
Such a fool was never found,
Who pull'd a palace to the ground,
Only to have the ruins made -
Materials for a houſe decay’d. Swift.
3. Deſtruštion;
R U L R U M ion, loſs of happineſs or fortune; overthrow. 3. Dºº, ..º. me, as if ruin Leapt from his eyes. - Shºff. Henry VIII. Thoſe whom God to ruin has deſign d, He fits for fate, and firſt deſtroys their mind. Dryden. 4. Miſchief; bane. The errors of young men are the ruin of buſineſs. Bacon. Havock, and ſpoil, and ruin are my gain. Milton. To RU'IN. v. a. [ruiner, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To ſubvert ; to demoliſh. - A nation loving gold muſt rule this place, Our temples ruin, and our rites deface. Dryden. 2. To deſtroy; to deprive of felicity or fortune. - By thee rais'd I ruin all my foes. Milton. Diſpoſe all honours of the ſword and gown, Grace with a nod, and ruin with a frown. Dryden. A confident dependence ill-grounded creates ſuch a negli- gence, as will certainly ruin us in the end. //ake. 3. To impoveriſh. - - She would ruin me in ſilks, were not the quantity that goes to a large pincuſhion ſufficient to make her a gown and petti- CO2t. A/ diſon. To RU'IN. v. m. 1. To fall in ruins. Hell heard th’ unſufferable noiſe, hell ſaw Heav'n ruining from heav'n, and would have fled Affrighted, but ſtrićt fate had fix’d too deep Her dark foundations, and too faſt had bound. 2. To run to ruin. Though he his houſe of poliſh'd marble build, Yet ſhall it ruin like the moth's frail cell, Or ſheds of reeds, which ſummer's heat repel. 3. To be brought to poverty or miſery. If we are idle, and diſturb the induſtrious in their buſineſs, we ſhall ruin the faſter. Locke. To Ru'1NATE. v. a. [from ruin. This word is now obſolete.] 1. To ſubvert; to demoliſh. I will not ruinate my father's houſe, Who gave his blood to lime the ſtones together, And ſet up Lancaſter. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. iii. We’ll order well the ſtate, That like events may ne'er it ruinate. 2. To bring to meanneſs or miſery irrecoverable. The Romans came to pull down kingdoms; Philip and Nabis were already ruinated, and now was his turn to be aſſailed. Bacon's War with Spain. So ſhall the great revenger ruinate Him and his iſſue by a dreadful fate. Sandyr. RUINATION. m. ſ. [from ruinate.] Subverſion; demolition; overthrow. Obſolete. Roman coins were overcovered in the ground, in the ſud- den ruination of towns by the Saxons. Camden's Remains. RU'INotºs. adj. [ruinoſus, Ł. ruineux, Fr.] I. Fallen to ruin; dilapidated; demoliſhed. It is leſs dangerous, when divers parts of a tower are de- cayed, and the foundation firm, than when the foundation is ruinous. - Hayward. 2. Miſchievous ; pernicious ; baneful; deſtrućtive. The birds, After a night of ſtorm ſo ruinous, Clear'd up their choiceſt notes in buſh and ſpray, To gratulate the ſweet return of morn. Milion’, Par. Reg. Thoſe ſucceſſes are more glorious, which bring benefit to the world, than ſuch ruinous ones, as are dyed in human blood. Glanvill's Preface to Scepſ. A ſtop might be put to that ruinous practiſe of gaming. Sw. RU'INously. adv. [from ruinous.] 1. In a ruinous manner. 2. Miſchievouſly; deſtructively. - If real uneaſineſſes may be admitted to be as deterring as ºne, his own decree will retort the moſt ruinouſly on himſelf. Decay o ety. RULE. m. ſ. [regula, Lat.] y of Piety 1. Government; empire; ſway; ſupreme command. I am aſham’d, that women Should ſeek for rule, ſupremacy, or ſway, When they are bound to ſerve, love, and obey. Shakeſp. May he live Ever belov'd, and loving may his rule be Shakeſp. A wiſe ſervant ſhall have rule over a ſon that cauſeth ſhame. - Proverbs xvii. 2. There being no law of nature nor poſitive law of God, that determines which is the poſitive heir, the right of ſuc' ceſſion; and conſequently of bearing rule, could not have been determined. > Locke º * them apprehenſive of every tendency, to en- count at form of rule eſtabliſhed by the law of their }, . Addiſon's Freeholder, Ne 52. Inſtruct me whence this uproar; And wherefore Vanoe, the 'worn Hiend to Rome i. ſpurn againſt our rule, and ſtir > e tributary PTOV inces to war. 4. Milton. Sandys. Shakeſp. A. Philips's Briton. Sev’n years the traytor rich Mycenae ſway’d, And his ſtern rule the groaning land obey'd, Pope. 2. An inſtrument by which lines are drawn. If your influence be quite dam'd up With black uſurping miſts, ſome gentle taper, Though a ruſh-candle from the wicker hole Of ſome clay habitation, viſit us With thy long levell'd rule of ſtreaming light. A4ilton. A judicious artiſt will uſe his eye, but he will truſt only to his rule. South's Sermons. 3. Canon ; precept by which the thoughts or actions are directed. Adam's fin did not deprive him of his rule, but left the creatures to a reluctation. Bacon. This little treatiſe will furniſh you with infallible rule, of judging truly. Dryden's Dufreſhov. Judg Know'ſ with an equal hand to hold ãº, Afreſnoy See'ſt where the reaſons pinch, and where they fail, And where exceptions o'er the general rule prevail. Dry. We profeſs to have embraced a religion, which contains the moſt exact rules for the government of our lives. Tillotſ. We owe to chriſtianity the diſcovery of the moſt certaſ, and perfect rule of life. Tillotſon. 4. Regularity ; propriety of behaviour. Some ſay he's mad; others, that leſſer hate him, Do call it valiant fury; but for certain, He cannot buckle his diſtemper'd cauſe Within the belt of rule. To Rule. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To govern ; to controll; to manage with power and au- thority. Shakeſp. Macbeth. It is a purpos'd thing To curb the will of the nobility; Suffer’t, and live with ſuch as cannot rule, Nor ever will be rul’d. Shakespeare . Coriolanuſ. Marg’ret ſhall now be queen, and rule the king; But I will rule both her, the king, and realm. Shakeſp. A greater power now rul’d him. Milton. Rome 'tis thine alone with awful ſway, To rule mankind, and make the world obey, } Diſpoſing peace and war thy own majeſtick way. Dryd. 2. To manage. He ſought to take unto him the ruling of the affairs. 1 Mac. 3. To ſettle as by a rule. Had he done it with the pope's licenſe, his adverſaries muſt have been ſilent; for that's a ruled caſe with the ſchool- men. Atterbury. To Rule. v. n. To have power or command. Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the ſaints. Hoſea xi. 12. Thrice happy men whom God hath thus advanc'd Created in his image, there to dwell, And worſhip him ; and in reward to rule Over his works. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. b. vii. We ſubdue and rule over all other creatures; and uſe for our own behoof thoſe qualities wherein they excel. Ray. He can have no divine right to my obedience, who cannot ſhew his divine right to the power of ruling over me. Lºcke. RUL & R. m. ſ. [from ule.] 1. Governour; one that has the ſupreme command. Soon rulers grow proud, and in their pride fooliſh. Sidney. God, by his eternal providence, has ordained kings ; and the law of nature, leaders and rulers over others. Raleigh. The pompous manſion was deſign'd To pleaſe the mighty rulers of mankind; - Inferior temples uſe on either hand. Addison. 2. An inſtrument, by the direction of which lines are drawn. They know how to draw a ſtraight line between two points by the ſide of a ruler, Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſes. RUM. n.ſ. I. A country parſon. A cant word. I’m grown a mere mopus; no company comes, But a rabble of tenants and ruſty dull rums. 2. A kind of ſpirits diſtilled from moloſſes. To RU’MBLE. v. n. [rommeien, Dutch..] To make a hoarſe low continued noiſe. - - The trembling ſtreams, which wont in channels clear To rumble gently down with murmur ſoft, And were by them right tuneful taught to bear A baſe's part amongſt their conſorts oft, Now forc'd to overflow with brackiſh tears, Swift. With troublous noiſe did dull their dainty ears. Spenſºr. Rumble thy belly full, ſpit fire, ſpout rain; Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire are my daughters; º I tax not you, you elements with unkindneſs. Shakeſp. At the ruſhing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers ſhall not look back to their children. for feebleneſs. eremiah xlvii. 3. Our courtier thinks that he's preferr'd, whom cvery man envies; When love ſo rumbles in his pate, no fleep comes in his eyes. : - Suckling. Apollo
R U M
R U N
º,
Apollo ſtarts, and all Parnaſſus ſhakes
At the rude rumbling Baralipton makes.
The fire ſhe fann'd, with greater fury burn'd,
Rumbling within. Dryden.
Th’ included vapours, that in caverns dwell,
Labºring with colick pangs, and cloſe confin'd,
In vain ſought iſſue from the rumbling wind. Dryden.
On a ſudden there was heard a moſt dreadful rumbling noiſe
within the entrails of the machine, after which the moun-
tain burſt. Addiſon.
Several monarchs have acquainted me, how often they
have been ſhook from their reſpective thrones, by the rum-
bling of a wheelbarrow. Speciator, N° 597.
Ru'MBLE R. n.ſ.. [from rumble.] The perſon or thing that
rumbles. -
RU'M IN ANT. º [ruminant, Fr. ruminans, Latin.] Having
the property of chewing the cud.
Ruminant creatures have a power of directing this peri-
ſtaltick motion upwards and downwards. Ray.
The deſcription, given of the muſcular part of the gullet,
is very exačt in ruminants, but not in men. Derham.
To RU’MINATE. v. n. [ruminer, Fr. rumino, Lat.]
1. To chew the cud.
Others fill'd with paſture gazing ſat,
Or bedward ruminating. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv.
The neceſſity of ſpittle to diſſolve the aliment, appears
from the contrivance of nature in making the ſalivary dućts
of animals, which ruminate or chew the cud, extremel
open. - Arbuthnot on Aliments.
On graſſy banks herds ruminating lie. Thomſon.
2. To muſe; to think again and again.
Alone ſometimes ſhe walk’d in ſecret where,
To ruminate upon her diſcontent. Fairfax, b. iv.
Of ancient prudence here he ruminates,
Of riſing kingdoms, and of falling ſtates. J/aller.
I am at a ſolitude, an houſe between Hampſtead and
London, wherein Sir Charles Sedley died : this circumſtance
ſets me a thinking and rºminating upon the employments in
which men of wit exerciſe themſelves. Steele to Pope.
He practiſes a ſlow meditation, and ruminates on the ſub-
jećt; and perhaps in two nights and days rouſes thoſe ſeveral
ideas which are neceſſary. J/atts's Improv. of the Mind.
To RU'MINATE. v. a. [rumino, Lat.]
1. To chew over again. -
2. To muſe on ; to meditate over and over again.
'Tis a ſtudied, not a preſent thought,
By duty ruminated. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra.
Knock at the ſtudy, where he keeps,
To ruminate ſtrange plots of dire revenge. Shakeſp.
The condemned Engliſh
Sit patiently, and inly ruminate
The morning's danger. -
Mad with deſire ſhe ruminates her ſin,
And wiſhes all her wiſhes o'er again;
Now ſhe deſpairs, and now reſolves to try;
Wou’d not, and wou'd again, ſhe knows not why. Dry.
RUMINATION. m. ſ. [ruminatio, Lat. from ruminate.]
1. The property or act of chewing the cud. '
Rumination is given to animals, to enable them at once to
lay up a great ſtore of food, and afterwards to chew it. Arb.
2. Meditation ; refle&tion.
It is a melancholy of mine own, extračted from many ob-
jećts, in which my often rumination wraps me in a moſt hu-
morous ſadneſs. Shakeſp. As You like it.
Retiring, full of rumination ſad, -
He mourns the weakneſs of theſe latter times. Thomſºn.
To RU'MMAGE. v. a. [ranmen, German, to empty. Skinner.
rimari, Lat..] To ſearch ; to plunder; to evacuate.
Our greedy ſeamen rummage every hold,
Smile on the booty of each wealthier cheſt. Dryden.
To RU'MMAGE. v. n. To ſearch places.
A fox was rummaging among a great many carved figures,
Shakeſp.
there was one very extraordinary piece. L’Eſtrange.
Some on antiquated authors pore; -
Rummage for ſenſe. Dryden's Perſus.
I have often rummaged for old books in Little-Britain and
Duck-lane. Swift.
RU'MMER. m. ſ. [roemer, Dutch..] A glaſs; a drinking cup.
Imperial Rhine beſtow'd the generous rummer. Philips.
RU'MOUR. m. ſ. [rumeur, Fr. rumor, Lat.] Flying or popu-
lar report; bruit; fame. - -
We hold rumour from what we fear. Shakeſp.
- There ran a rumour -
Of many worthy fellows that were out. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
º, Great is the rumour of this dreadful knight,
And his atchievements of no leſs account. Shakeſp.
..This rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea. Like.
Rumour next and chance
And tumult and confuſion all embroil'd. Milton. ."
She heard an ancient rumour fly,
That times to come ſhould ſee the Trojan race
Her Carthage ruin. Dryden's AEmeis,
Rºſcommon.
* r - -
Fº * * * [from the noun..] To report abroad; to
fult.
Cateſby, rumour it abroad,
That Anne my wife is ſick, and like to die. Shakespeare .
All abroad was rumour'd, that this day
Samſon ſhould be brought forth.
AMilton's Agoni/?cs.
> 'Twas rumour’d, goniſłes
RU' My father 'ſcap'd from out the citadel. Dryden.
*. n: / [from ”ur.] Reporter; ſpreader of
A ſlave
º: the Volſcians, with two ſeveral powers,
I &º into the * territories.
-Go ſee this rumourer whipt: it c -
RUMP. n.ſ. [rumpff, Gº." annot be. Shakeſp.
I. The end of the backbone.
At her rump ſhe growing had behind
A fox's tail.
If his holineſs would thump
His reverend bum 'gainſt horſe's rump,
He might b’ equipt from his own ſtable. Prior.
Rumps of beef with virgin honey ſtrew'd. King.
Laſt trotted forth the gentle ſwine, <>
To eaſe her itch againſt the ſtump,
And diſmally was heard to whine,
All as ſhe ſcrubb'd her meazly rumſ.
2. The buttocks. - -
A ſailor's wife had cheſnuts in her lap,
And mouncht, give me quoth I -
Arºint the witch ſ—the rump fed ronyon crics. Shakespeare
He charg’d him firſt to bind
Crowdero's hands on rump behind. Hudibras, p. i.
To RUMPLE.v. a. [rompelen, Dutch..] To cruſh or contrači
into inequalities and corrugations; to cruſh together out of
ſhape. -
- Each vital ſpeck, in which remains
Th’ entire, but rumpled animal, contains
Organs perplex’d. Blackmore on the Creation.
I rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds,
Fairy Queen, b. i.
Swift's Aſſel.
Or diſcompos'd the head-dreſs of a prude. Pope.
Never put on a clean apron, 'till you have made your lady's
bed, for fear of rumpling your apron. Swift.
RUMPLE. n.ſ. ſhrympelle, Saxon.] Pucker; rude plait.
Fair Virginia would her fate beſtow
On Rutila, and change her faultleſs make
For the foul rumple of her camel-back. Drydºn,
To RUN. v. m. pret, ran. [rinnan, Gothick; ynnan, Saxon ;
rennen, Dutch.]
1. To move ſwiftly ; to ply the legs in ſuch a manner, as that
both feet are at every ſtep off the ground at the ſame time;
to make haſte; to paſs with very quick pace.
Their feet run to evil, and make haſte to ſhed blood. Prov.
Laban ran out unto the man unto the well. Gen. xxiv. 29.
When ſhe knew Peter's voice, ſhe ran in, and told how
Peter ſtood before the gate. - Acts xii. 14.
Since death's near, and runs with ſo much force,
We muſt meet firſt, and intercept his courſe. Dryden.
He ran up the ridges of the rocks amain. Dryden.
Let a ſhoe-boy clean your ſhoes and run of errands. Swift.
2. To uſe the legs in motion. - -
Seldom there is need of this, till young children can run
about. Locke.
3. To move in a hurry.
The prieſt and people run about,
And at the ports all thronging out,
As if their ſafety were to quit
Their mother. -
4. To paſs on the ſurface, not through the air. -
The Lord ſent thunder, and the fire ran along upon the
ground. - - Exºdus is, 25.
5. To ruſh violently.
Let not thy voice be heard, leſt angry fellows ' un upon
thee, and thou loſe thy life. judges xviii. 25.
Now by the winds and raging waves I ſwear,
Your ſafety more than mine was thus my care ;
Leſt of the guide bereft, the rudder loſt,
Your ſhip ſhou'd un againſt the rocky coaſt. Dºydºn.
They have avoided that rock, but run upon another no leſs
dangerous. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
I diſcover thoſe ſhoals of life which are concealed in order
to keep the unwary from running upon them. Addison.
6. To take a courſe at ſea.
Running under the iſland Clauda, we had much work to
come by the boat. Acºs xxvii. 16,
7. To contend in a race.
A horſe-boy, being lighter than you, may be truſted to
run races with leſs damage to the horſes. Swift.
8. To fly; not to ſtand. It is often followed by away in this
Benj. johnſºn.
ſenſe. -
My conſcience will ſerve me to run from this Jew, my
maſter. Shakespeare ). Merchant ºf Penice.
... a * E The
- R U N R U N The difference between the valour of _ the Spaniards was, that the one ran away charged, and the other ſtreight after. p I do not ſee a face at dares look up and ſtand but downward all like beaſts Benj. Johnſon. the Iriſh rebels and before they were Bacon. worthy a man ; tı One thunder out ; flaſh n ini ay at every flain. • fºr . . * * *:::::::: º run, ſome diſguis'd, To unknown coaſts : ſome to the ſhores do fly. They, when they're out of hopes of flying, will ràn away from death by dying: Your child ſhrieks, and runs away at a frog. 9. To ſtream; to flow. My ſtatues, ſ Like a fountain, with a hundred ſpouts, - Did un pure blood. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar, j command, that the conduit run nothing but claret. Shakespeare The precious ointment upon the head ran down upon Aarón's beard. Pſalm cºxxiii. 2; In ſome houſes, wainſcots will ſweat, ſo that they will almoſt run with water. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Rivers run potable gold. . 44ilton. Caiºus roll'd a crimſon flood, And Thebes ran red with her own natives blood. Dryden. The greateſt veſſel, when full, if you pour in ſtill, it muſt run out ſome way, and the more it runs out at one ſide, the leſs it runs out at the other. - Temple. Innumerable iſlands were covered with flowers, and inter- woven with ſhining ſeas that ran among them. Addiſon. Her fields he cloath'd, and chear'd her blaſted face with running fountains and with ſpringing graſs. Addiſon. io. To be liquid; to be fluid. . Daniel. Płudibras. Locke. In lead melted, when it beginneth to congeal, make a little hole, in which put quickſilver wrapped in a piece of linnen, and it will fix and run no more, and endure the hammer. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Stiff with eternal ice, and hid in ſnow, The mountain ſtands; nor can the riſing ſun Unfix her froſts, and teach 'em how to run. As wax diſſolves, as ice begins to run, And trickle into drops before the ſun, So melts the youth. Addison's Ovid's Metam. 11. To be fuſible; to melt. Her form glides through me, and my heart gives way; This iron heart, which no impreſſion took From wars, melts down, and runs, if ſhe but look. Dryden. Suſſex iron ores run freely in the fire. JWoodward. Your iron muſt not burn in the fire; that is, run or melt; for then it will be brittle. Moxon's Mech. Exerc. 12. To paſs; to proceed. You, having run through ſo much publick buſineſs, have found cut the ſecret ſo little known, that there is a time to give it over. - Temple's Miſcellanies. If there remains an eternity to us after the ſhort revolution of time, we ſo ſwiftly run over here, ’tis clear, that all the happineſs, that can be imagined in this fleeting ſtate, is not valuable in reſpect of the future. Locke. 13. To go away; to vaniſh. As faſt as our time runs, we ſhould be very glad in moſt parts of our lives that it ran much faſter. Addiſon. 14. To have a legal courſe; to be pračtiſed. - Cuſtoms run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all ; whereas intereſt runs as well upon our ſhips as goods, 2nd muſt be yearly paid. Child. 15. To have a courſe in any direction. A hound runs counter, and yet draws dry foot well. Sha. Little is the wiſdom, where the flight So runs againſt all reaſon. Shakeſp. Macbeth. That puniſhment follows not in this life the breach of this rule, and conſequently has not the force of a law, in coun- tries where, the generally allowed practice runs counter to it, is evident. Locke. Had the preſent war run againſt us, and all our attacks upon the enemy been vain, it might look like a degree of frenzy to be determined on ſo impracticable an undertaking. Addison 16. To paſs in thought or ſpeech. c Cou'd you hear the annals of our fate; Through ſuch a train of woes if I ſhould run, The day wou'd ſooner than the tale be done. Dryden. . By reading, a man antedates his life; and this way of run- *ś up beyond one's nativity, is better than Plato's pre- exiſtence. Collier. Virgil, in his firſt Georgick, has run into a ſet of pre- Sº foreign to his ſubject. Addison's Eſſay on the Georgicks. Raw and injudicious writers propoſe one thing for their º and run off to another. Felton. 17. To be mentioned curſorily or in few words. vº he whole rith; on ſhort, like articles in an account, ** * * ºbject were fully explained, each of them. is". º: up half a page. Arbuthnot on Coins. º a continual tenour of any kind. ſcourſes ran thus among the cleareſt obſervers; it was Addiſon. ſaid, that the prince, without any imaginable ſtain of his re- ligion, had, by the fight of foreign courts, much corrobo- rated his judgement. Wotton's Buckingham. The king's ordinary ſtyle runneth, our ſovereign lord the king. Saunderſon. 19. To be buſied upon. His griſly beard his penſive boſom ſought, - And all on Lauſus ran his reſtleſs thought. Dryden. When we deſire any thing, our minds run wholly on the good circumſtances of it; when 'tis obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones. Swift. 20. To be popularly known. Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome. Temple. 21. To have reception, ſucceſs, or continuance. 22. To go on by ſucceſſion of parts. She ſaw with joy the line immortal run, Each ſire impreſt, and glaring in his ſon. Pope. 23. To proceed in a train of conduct. If you ſuſpend your indignation againſt my brother, till you can derive from him better teſtimony of his intent, you ſhould run a certain courſe. Shakeſp. King Lear. 24. To paſs into ſome change. Is it really deſirable, that there ſhould be ſuch a being in the world as takes care of the frame of it, that it do not run into confuſion, and ruin mankind Tillotſon. Wonder at my patience; Have I not cauſe to rave, and beat my breaſt, To rend my heart with grief, and run diſtracted. Addison. 25. To paſs. We have many evils to prevent, and much danger to run through. Taylor. 26. To proceed in a certain order. Lay yet wants much of his race to run. Milton. Thus in a circle runs the peaſant's pain, And the year rolls within itſelf again. Dryden. This church is very rich in relicks, which run up as high as Daniel and Abraham. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. Milk by boiling will change to yellow, and run through all the intermediate degrees, till it ſtops in an intenſe red. Arb. 27. To be in force. The owner hath incurred the forfeiture of eight years pro- fits of his lands, before he cometh to the knowledge of the proceſs that runneth againſt him. Bacon. The time of inſtance ſhall not commence or run till after conteſtation of ſuit. Ayliffe's Parergon, 28. To be generally received. Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himſelf, and how he had loſt the hearts of his ſubjects. Knolles. 29. To be carried on in any manner. Conceſſions, that run as high as any, the moſt charitable proteſtants make. Atterbury. In popiſh countries the power of the clergy runs higher, and excommunication is more formidable. Ayliffe's Parergon. 30. To have a track or courſe. Searching the ulcer with my probe, the finus run up above the orifice. J/ſeman's Surgery. One led me over thoſe parts of the mines, where metalline veins run. Boyle. 31. To paſs progreſſively. - The planets do not of themſelves move in curve lines, but are kept in them by ſome attractive force, which, if once ſuſpended, they would for ever run out in right lines. Cheyne. 32. To make a gradual progreſs. The wing'd colonies There ſettling, ſeize the ſweets the bloſſoms yield, And a low murmur runs along the field. Pope. 33. To be predominant. This run in the head of a late writer of natural hiſtory, who is not wont to have the moſt lucky hits in the conduit of his thoughts. Iłºodward on Fºſſilt. 34. To tend in growth, A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds; therefore let him ſeaſonably water the one, and deſtroy the other. Bar. 35. To grow exuberantly. Joſeph is a fruitful bough, whoſe branches run over the wall. Geneſi, Xlix. 22. Study your race, or the ſoil of your family will dwindle into cits or run into wits. Tatler, N° 75. If the richneſs of the ground cauſe turnips to run to leaves, treading down the leaves will help their rooting. Mortimer. In ſome, who have run up to men without a liberal educa- tion, many great qualities are darkened. Felton. Magnanimity may run up to profuſion or extravagance. Pope- 36. To excern pus or matter. - - Whether his fleſh run with his iſſue, or be ſtopped, it is his uncleanneſs. - ſ lſº Xiii. 3. . To become irregular; to change to ſomething wild. . . 37 Many have . of their ". for women. 1 Eſdr. iv. Our king return'd, The muſe ran mad to ſee her exil'd lord; On the crack'd ſtage the bedlam heroes roard. Gººf, 3 -
R U N R U N : º 38. To get by artifice or fraud. Hath publick faith, like a young heir, For this tak'n up all ſorts of ware, And run int' ev'ry tradeſman's book, *Till both turn'd bankrupts. Hudibras, p. i. Run in truſt, and pay for it out of your wages. Swift. 39. To fall by haſte, paſſion, or folly into fault or misfortune. If thou rememb'reſt not the ſlighteſt folly, That ever love did make thee run into ; Thou haſt not lov’d. Shakeſp. As 1%u Like it. Solyman himſelf, in puniſhing the perjury of another, ran into wilful perjury himſelf, perverting the commendation of juſtice, which he had ſo much deſired by his moſt bloody and unjuſt ſentence. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. From not uſing it right, come all thoſe miſtakes we run into in our endeavours after happineſs. Locke. 40. To fall; to paſs. In the middle of a rainbow, the colours are ſufficiently di- ſtinguiſhed ; but near the borders they run into one another, ſo that you hardly know how to limit the colours. Watts. 41. To have a general tendency. Temperate climates run into moderate governments, and the extremes into deſpotick power. Swift. 42. To proceed as on a ground or principle. It is a confederating with him, to whom the ſacrifice is offered : for upon that the apoſtle's argument runs. Atterbury. 43. To go on with violence. Tarquin, running into all the methods of tyranny, after a cruel reign was expelled. Swift. 44. To RUN after. To ſearch for; to endeavour at, though out of the way. The mind, upon the ſuggeſtion of any new notion, runs after ſimilies, to make it the clearer to itſelf; which, though it may be uſeful in explaining our thoughts to others, is no right method to ſettle true notions in ourſelves. Locke. 45. To RUN away with. To hurry without conſent. Thoughts will not be directed what obječts to purſue, but run away with a man in purſuit of thoſe ideas they have in view. Locke. 46. To Run in with. To cloſe; to comply. Though Ramus run in with the firſt reformers of learning, in his oppoſition to Ariſtotle; yet he has given us a plauſible ſyſtem. Baker. 47. To RUN on. To be continued. If, through our too much ſecurity, the ſame ſhould run on, ſoon might we feel our eſtate brought to thoſe lamentable terms, whereof this hard and heavy ſentence was by one of the ancients uttered. Haoker. 48. To RUN over. To be ſo full as to overflow. He fills his famiſh'd maw, his mouth runs o'er With unchew'd morſels, while he churns the gore. Dryd. 49. To be ſo much as to overflow. Milk while it boils, or wine while it works, run over the veſſels they are in, and poſſeſs more place than when they were cool. Digby on Bodies. 50. To RUN out. To be at an end. When a leaſe had run out, he ſtipulated with the tenant to reſign up twenty acres, without leſſening his rent, and no great abatement of the fine. Swift. 51. To RUN out. To ſpread exuberantly. Inſectile animals, for want of blood, run all out into legs. Hammond. The zeal of love runs out into ſuckers, like a fruitful trCC. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy. Some papers are written with regularity; others run out into the wildneſs of eſſays. Speciator. 52. To RUN out. To expatiate. Nor is it ſufficient to run out into beautiful digreſſions, un- leſs they are ſomething of a piece with the main deſign of the Georgick. Addiſon's Eſſay on the Georgicks. On all occaſions, ſhe run out extravagantly in praiſe of |Hocus. Arbuthnot. They keep to their text, and run out upon the power of the pope, to the diminution of councils. Baker. He ſhews his judgment, in not letting his fancy run out into long deſcriptions. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. 53. To Run out. To be waſted or exhauſted. He hath run out himſelf, and led forth His deſp'rate party with him; blown together Aids of all kinds. Benj. johnſon's Catiline. Th’ eſtate runs out, and mortgages are made, Their fortune ruin'd, and their fame betray'd. From growing riches with good cheer, To running out by ſtarving here. So little gets for what ſhe gives, We really wonder how ſhe lives And had her flock been leſs, no doubt, She muſt have long ago run out. To Run. v. a. 1. To pierce; to ſtab. Poor Romeo is already dead, run through the ear with a love ſong. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. Dryden. Swift. Swift. Hipparchus, going to marry, conſulted Philander upon the occaſion; Philander repreſented his miſtreſs in ſuch ſtron, i. º º: next morning he received a challenge, ani efore twelve he was run t * - - 2. To force; to drive. hrough the body. Speciator. , In, nature, it is not convenient to confider every difference that is in things, and divide them into diſtinét élaïs, this will run us into Particulars, and we ſhall be able to eſtabliſh no general truth. Locke. Though putting the mind unprepared upon an unuſual ſtreſs may diſcourage it; yet this muſt not run it, by an over-great º of difficulties, into a lazy ſauntring about ordinary things. 3. To force into any way or form. Locke. Some, uſed to mathematical figures, give a preference to the methods of that ſcience in divinity or političk enquiries; others, accuſtomed to retired ſpeculations, run-natural phſ. loſophy into metaphyſical notions. Locke. What is raiſed in the day, ſettles in the night; and it. cold runs the thin juices into thick fizy ſubſtances. Cheyne. The daily complaiſance of gentlemen runs them into". riety of expreſſions; whereas your ſcholars are more cloſe, , and frugal of their words. Felton on the Criticks. 4. To drive with violence. They ran the ſhip aground. 4:7: xxvii. 41. This proud Turk offered ſcornfully to paſs by without vailing, which the Venetian captains not enduring, ſet upon him with ſuch fury, that the Turks were enforced to run both their gallies on ſhore. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. A talkative perſon 'uns himſelf upon great inconveniencies, by blabbing out his own or others ſecrets. Ray. 5. To melt. The pureſt gold muſt be run and waſhed. Felton. 6. To incur. He runneth two dangers, that he ſhall not be faithfully counſeled, and that he ſhall have hurtful counſel given. Bacon. The tale I tell is only of a cock, Who had not run the hazard of his life, Had he believ'd his dream, and not his wife. Dryden. Confider the hazard I have run to ſee you here. Dryden. O that I could now prevail with any one to count up what he hath got by his moſt beloved fins, what a dreadful danger he runs. Calamy. I ſhall run the danger of being ſuſpected to have forgot what I am about. Locke. 7. To venture; to hazard. He would himſelf be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his fortune with them. Clarenaon. Take here her reliques and her gods, to run With them thy fate, with them new walls expect. Denh. - A wretched exil'd crew Reſolv’d, and willing under my command, To run all hazards both of ſea and land. 8. To import or export without duty. Heavy impoſitions leſſen the import, and are a ſtrong temp- tation of running goods. Swift. 9. To proſecute in thought. - - To run the world back to its firſt original, and view na- ture in its cradle, to trace the outgoings of the ancient of days in the firſt inſtance of his creative power, is a reſearch too great for mortal enquiry. - South. The world hath not ſtood ſo long, but we can ſtill run it up to thoſe artleſs ages, when mortals lived by plain nature. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. I would gladly underſtand the formation of a ſoul, and run it up to its punétum ſaliens. Collier. I have choſen to preſent you with ſome peculiar thoughts, rather than run a needleſs treatiſe upon the ſubject at length. Felton. Dryden. 10. To puſh. Some Engliſh ſpeakers run their hands into their pockets, others look with great attention on a piece of blank paper. Addison 11. To RUN down. To chaſe to wearineſs. They ran down a ſtag, and the aſs divided the prey very heneſtly. E’E/irange's Fables. 12. To Run down. To cruſh ; to overbear. Though out-number'd, overthrown, And by the fate of war run down; - --- Their duty never was defeated. , Hudibra, p. iii. Some corrupt affections in the ſoul urge him on with ſuch impetuous fury, that, when we ſee a man overborn and run down by them, we cannot but pity the perſon, while we ab- hor the crime, South's Sermons. It is no ſuch hard matter to convince or run * * drun- kard, and to anſwer any pretences he can allege for his ſin. South's Sermons. The common cry Then ran you down for your rank loyalty. - Dryden. Religion is run down by the licenſe of theſe times. Berkley. 13. To Rus over. To recount curſorily. . . - - I ſhall run them over ſlightly, remarking chiefly what is obvious to the eye. I #:
R U N R U S that would ſhew - rticulars, all not run over all the Pat - wº are uſed to corrupt children. Locke. ar. To conſider curſorily. 14. º, &c.; man ſhould run over, before he cenſure ll view. //atton's Architecture. *º: º: the other nations of Europe, we ſhall only paſs through ſo many different ſcenes of poverty. Addiſon. hrough. I 5. !. .run over the whole circle of earthly pleaſures, he would be forced to complain that pleaſure was not ſatis- faction. South. RUN. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Act of running. The aſs ſets up a hideous bray, and fetches a run at them L’E/irange's Fables. open-mouth. 2. Courſe ; motion. - Want of motion, whereby the run of humours is ſtayed, furthers putrefaction. Bacon. 3. Flow ; cadence. He no where uſes any ſoftneſs, or any run of verſes to pleaſe the ear. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. 4. Courſe ; proceſs. - 5. Way of management; uncontrolled courſe. . . Talk of ſome other ſubject; the thoughts of it make me mad; our family muſt have their run. Arluthnot. 6. Long reception; continued ſucceſs. It is impoſſible for detached papers to have a general run or long continuance, if not diverſified with humour. Addiſon. r. Modiſh clamour. - You cannet but have obſerved, what a violent run there is anjong too many weak people againſt univerſity education. Sw. 8. At the long RUN. In fine; in concluſion; at the end. They produce ill-conditioned ulcers, for the moſt part mortal in the long run of the diſeaſe. //iſeman. Wickedneſs may proſper for a while, but at the long run, he that ſets all knaves at work, will pay them. L'E/irange. Shuffling may ſerve for a time, but truth will moſt certainly carry it at the long run. L'E/ºrange. Hath falſhood proved at the long run more for the advance- ment of his eſtate than truth 7illotſon. Ru’NAGATE. m. ſ. [corrupted from renegat, Fr.] A fugitive; rebel; apoſtate. The wretch compel'd, a runagate became, And learn'd what ill a miſer ſtate doth breed. Sidney. God bringeth the priſoners out of captivity; but letteth the rundgates continue in ſcarceneſs. Pſalm Ixviii. 6. I dedicate myſelf to your ſweet pleaſure, More noble than that rinagate to your bed. Shakeſp. As Cain, after he had ſlain Abel, had no certain abiding; ſo the Jews, after they had crucified the ſon of God, be- came runagates. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the Iſºrld. RU'NAw AY. n. f [run and away.] One that flies from dan- ger ; a fugitive. Come at once, For the cloſe night doth play the runaway, And we are ſtaid for. Shakespeare . Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled : Speak in ſome buſh; where doſt thou hide thy head Shakespeare RU'NDLE. n.ſ. [corrupted from roundle, of round.] I. A round ; a ſtep of a ladder. The angels did not fly, but mounted the ladder by degrees; ** to conſider the ſeveral ſteps and rund, we ar. aſ- cºnd by. - Duppa. 2. A peritrochium; ſomething put round an axis. The third mechanical faculty, ſtiled axis in peritrochio, con- fifts of an axis or cylinder, having a rundle about it, wherein are faſtened divers ſpokes, by which the whole may be turned round. //ilkins's Mathematical AZagick. RU'Nplet. n.ſ. [perhaps runkt or roundlet.] A ſmall barrel. Set a rundlet of Verjuice overagainſt the ſun in ſummer, to ſee whether it will ſweeten. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. RUNG. pret. and part, paſſ of ring. ... The heav'ns and all the confiellations rung. Milton. RU ***, */ [from run..] . A rivulet; a ſmāīrook. with murmur loud, down from the mountain's ſide A little runnel tumbled neere the Place. Fºx RU'NNER. m. ſ [from run.] - I. One that runs. 2. A racer. Fore ſpent with toil, as runner; with a race, I lay me down a little while to breathe. Shakespeare . Here thoſe that in the rapid courſe delight, - *fival runners without order find Dryden. 3. A meſſenger. - ° Tonſon or Lintot his lodgings are better known th to the runners of the poſt-office C * - ww. an 4. A ſhooting ſprig. p Swift to Pope. * “Very root there will be one runner, which h h littl uds on it, which may be cut 2 ath little 'Llt into. - 5. º, of . ſtones .*. mill. Mortimer. * "" gºes much heavier by th ſt } 7 unner, bei y the ſtone they call the ſ cing ſo large. A/ortimer. II (1. 6 Ainſ, RU'NNET. m. ſ. [3erunnen, Saxon, coagulated.]. A liquor made by ſteeping the ſtomach of a calf in ho: Water, and uſed to coagulate milk for curds and cheeſe. It is ſometimes written rennet. The milk of the fig hath the quality of runnet to gather cheeſe. - Bacon's Natural Hiſtºry. It coagulates the blood, as runnet turns milk. 4/ore. The milk in the ſtomach of calves, Soagulated by the runnet, is rendered fluid by the gall in the duodenum. Arb. RU'NNION. m. ſ. [regnant, Fr. ſcrubbing. J A paltry ſcurvy wretch. - You witch' you poulcatſ you runnion 1 Shakespeare. RUNT. n.ſ. [runtº, in the Teutonick dialects, ſignifies a bulſºr cow, and is uſed in contempt by us for ſmall cattle ; as £effl, the Welſh term for a horſe, is uſed for a worthleſs horſe.] Any animal ſmall below the natural growth of the kind. Reforming Tweed Hath ſent us runts even of her church's breed. Cleaveland. Of tame pigeons, are cropers, carriers, and , unts. J/alton. This overgrown runt has ſtruck off his heels, lowered his foretop, and contracted his figure. Addison. Ru Prios. n.ſ. [ruptus, Lat.] Breach; ſolution of continuity. The plenitude of veſſels or plethora cauſes an extravaſa- tion of blood, by ruption or apertion. //ſºnan. Rupture; n.ſ. [rupture, Fr. from ruptus, Lat.] 1. The act of breaking; ſtate of being broken; ſolution of continuity. Th’ egg, Burſting with kindly rupire, forth diſclos'd Their callow young. Milton, A lute ſtring will bear a hundred weight without rupture, but at the ſame time cannot exert its elaſticity. Arbuthnot. The diets of infants ought to be extremely thin, ſuch as lengthen the fibres without rupture. Arbuthnot. 2. A breach of peace; open hoſtility. When the parties, that divide the commonwealth, come to a rupture, it ſeems every man's duty to chute a fide. Swift. 3. Burſtenneſs; hernia; preternatural eruption of the gut. The rupture of the groin or ſcrotum is the moſt COIn Inon. ſpecies of hernia. - Sharp's Surgery. To RU'PTURE. v. a. [from the noun..] To break; to burſt; to ſuffer diſruption. - The veſſels of the brain and membranes, if ruptured, ab- ſorb the extravaſated blood. Sharp's Surgery. RUPTURE wort. n.ſ.. [herniaria, Lat.] A plant. The calyx of rupturewort is quadrifid, or, for the moſt part, quinquefid, and expanded in form of a ſtar, having five ſtamina in the centre: the fruit, which grows in the bot- tom of the flower, becomes a membranaceous, ſurrowed, round capſule, which is divided into eight cells, each of which contains one ſmall pointed ſeed. Miller. RURAL. adj. [rural, Fr. ruralis, from rura, Lat.] Country; exiſting in the country, not in cities; ſuiting the country; reſembling the country. Lady, reſerved to do paſtor company honour, Joining your ſweet voice to the rural muſick of déſert. Sid. Here is a rural fellow, That will not be deny'd your highneſs’ preſence; He brings you figs. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. We turn To where the ſilver Thames firſt rural grows. Thomſºn. RURALITY. }". ſ: , [from rural.] The quality of being RU’RALN Ess. rural. Dići. RURicolist. m. ſ. [ruricola, Lat..] An inhabitant of the country. • Dićf. RU'Rio ÉNous, adj. [rura and gigno, Lat.] - Born in the COuntry. 19.7. RUS.E. n.ſ. [French.J Cunning; artifice; little ſtratagem; trick; wile; fraud ; deceit. A French word neither clegant nor neceſſary. . - I might here add much concerning the wiles and rºſº, which theſe timid creatures uſe to ſave themſelves. Aay. RUSH. n.ſ. ſºlic, Saxon.] I. A plant. - - A ruſh hath a flower compoſed of many leaves, which are placed orbicularly, and expand in form of a roſe ; from the centre of which riſes the pointal, which afterward becomes 3. fruit or huſk, which is generally three-cornered, opening into three parts, and full of roundiſh ſeeds: they are planted with great care on the banks of the ſea in Holland, in - order to prevent the water from waſhing away the earth ; for the roots of theſe ruſhes faſten themſelves very deep in the ground, and mat themſelves near the ſurface, ſo as to hold the earth cloſely together. .. . . . . Ailer. He taught me how to know a man in love; in which cage of ruſhes famſure you are not priſoner. Shaft/p. Man but a ruſh againſt Othelio's breaſt, And he retires. Shakesp. Othell. Is ſupper ready, the houſe trimm'd. ºf Kºwº, cob- webs ſwept Sha' , "a gy the ºw. Your farm requites your pains; - - - - - - - --> X, tº Though riſes overſpread the neight ling pleiº. Jºn. 2. Aºy
º R U S R U S º, º, º: tº: º 2. Any thing proverbially worthleſs. Not a ruſh matter, whether apes go on four legs or two. L’Eſtrange. What occaſion haſt thou to give up, John Bull's friend- ſhip is not worth a ruſh. Arbuthnot's Hiſ. of john Bull. Rush-cANDLE. m. ſ. . [ruſh and candle.] A ſmalſ blinking taper, made by ſtripping a ruſh, except one ſmall ſtripe of the bark which holds the pith together, and dipping it in tallow. - Be it moon or ſun, or what you pleaſe; And if you pleaſe to call it a ruſh-candle, Henceforth it ſhall be ſo for me. Shakeſp. If your influence be quite dam’d up With black uſurping miſts, ſome gentle taper, Though a ruſh-candle from the wicker hole Of ſome clay habitation, viſit us. Milton. To Rush. v. m. [hneoran, Saxon.] To move with violence; to go on with tumultuous rapidity. The liers in wait haſted and ruſhed upon Gibeah. judges. Gorgias removed out of the camp by night, to the end he might ruſh upon the camp of the Jews. I Mac. iv. 2. É. one that was a warrior ruſhed out upon them. judith. Armies ruſh to battle in the clouds. AMilton. Why wilt thou ruſh to certain death, and rage In raſh attempts beyond thy tender age, Betray’d by pious love Dryden's Virgil. Deſperate ſhould he ruſh, and loſe his life, With odds oppreſs'd. Dryden's Aeneis. They will always ſtrive to be good chriſtians, but never think it to be a part of religion, to ruſh into the office of princes or miniſters. Sprat. You ſay, the ſea Does with its waves fall backward to the Weſt, And, thence repell'd, advances to the Eaſt; While this revolving motion does indure, The deep muſt reel, and ruſh from ſhoar to ſhoar. Blackm, With a ruſhing ſound th'aſſembly bend Diverſe their ſteps. Pope's Odyſſey. Now ſunk the ſun from his aereal height, And o'er the ſhaded billows ruſh'd the night. Pope. At firſt an azure ſheet it ruſhes broad, T. Then whit'ning by degrees, as prone it falls, Daſh'd in a cloud of foam, it ſends aloft A hoary miſt. Rush. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Violent courſe. A gentleman of his train ſpurred up his horſe, and with a violent ruſh ſevered him from the duke. - Wotton, Him while freſh and fragant time Cheriſht in his golden prime, Ere Hebe's hand had overlaid His ſmooth cheeks with a downy ſhade, The ruſh of death's unruly wave Swept him off into his grave. Auſter ſpy'd him, Cruel Auſter thither hy'd him, And with the ruſh of one rude blaſt, Sham'd not ſpitefully to caſt All his leaves ſo freſh, ſo ſweet, And laid them trenbling at his feet. RU's HY. adj. [from ruſh.] 1. Abounding with ruſhes. In ruſhy grounds, ſprings are found at the firſt ſpit. Mart. The timid hare to ſome lone ſeat Retir’d ; the ruſhy fen or rugged furze. 2. Made of ruſhes. What knight like him could toſs the ruſhy lance. Tickel. Rusk. n.ſ. Hard bread for ſtores. The lady ſent me divers preſents of fruits, ſugar, and ruſk. Raleigh. Ru’s M.A. m. ſ. A brown and light iron ſubſtance, with half as much quicklime ſleeped in water, the Turkiſh women make their pilothron, to take off their hair. Grew. RU'sset. adj. [rouſſet, Fr. ruffus, Lat.] - 1. Reddiſhly brown. The morn, in ruffet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eaſtward hill. Shakeſp. Our ſummer ſuch a ruffet livery wears, As in a garment often dy'd appears. Dryden. 2. Newton ſeems to uſe it for grey ; but, if the etymology be regarded, improperly. This white ſpot was immediately encompaſſed with a dark grey or riffit, and that dark grey with the colours of the firſt iris. Newton's Opticks. 3. Coarſe; homeſpun ; ruffick. It is much uſed in deſcriptions of the manners and dreſſes of the country, I ſuppoſe, becauſe it was formerly the colour of ruſtick dreſs: in ſome places, the ruſticks ſtill die cloaths ſpun at home with bark, which muſt make them ruffet. Taffata 3. ſilken terms preciſe, Figures pedantical: theſe ſummer flies Have blown me full of maggot oſtentation : Henceforth my wooing mind ſhall be expreſt in ruſºt yeas, and honeſt kerſy nocs. Shałºff. I Thomſºn. Craſhaw. Craſhaw. Thomſon. *U's: T. n.ſ. Country dreſs. See Russer, ow. T he Dorick dialect has a ſweetneſs in its clowniſhneſs, like a fair ſhepherdeſs in her country ruſſet. Dryden. Russer. }". f. A name given to ſeveral ſorts of pears of RU'ssETING. § apples from their colour. - The ruffet pearmain is a very pleaſant fruit, continuin long on the tree, and in the conſervatory partakes both of the ºuſting and pearmain in colour and taſte ; the one ſide being generally rºſet, and the other ſtreaked like a pear- Inalin. - RUST. m. ſ. ſnurr, Saxon.] Mortimer. I. The red deſquamation of old iron. - This iron began at the length to gather ru/?. Hooker. &uſt eaten pikes and ſwords in time to come, When crooked plows dig up earth's fertile womb, The huſbandman ſhall oft diſcover. But Pallas came in ſhape of ruſt, And 'twixt the ſpring and hammer thruſt, Her Gorgon ſhield, which made the cock Stand ſtiff, as 'twere transform'd to ſtock. My ſcymitar got ſome ruſt by the ſea water. 2. The tarniſhed or corroded ſurface of any metal. By dint of ſword his crown he ſhali increaſe, . And ſcour his armour from the ruſt of peace. Dryden. 3. Loſs of power by inactivity. 4. Matter bred by corruption or degeneration. Let her ſee thy ſacred truths cleared from all roſ, and droſs of human mixtures. Aing Charles. To Rust, v. n. [from the noun.] I. To gather ruſt; to have the ſurface tarniſhed or corroded. Her fallow leas, The darnel, hemlock, and rank fumitory Doth reſt upon, while that the culter ruffs, That ſhould deracinate ſuch ſavagery. Shakeſp. Hºn. V. Our armours now may ruſt, our idle ſcymiters Hang by our fides for ornament, not uſe, Dryden. 2. To degenerate in idleneſs. Muſt I ruſt in Egypt, never more Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece. To Rust, v. a. 1. To make ruſty. Keep up your bright ſwords, for the dew will ru/?them. - Shakeſp. Othell. 2. To impair by time or inačtivity. RUSTICAL, adj. [rufficus, Lat. ruffique, Fr.] Rough; ſavage; boiſterous; brutal; rude. On he brought me unto ſo bare a houſe, that it was the pićture of miſerable happineſs and rich beggary, ſerved only by a company of ruſhical villains, full of ſweat and duſt, not one of them other than a labourer. Sidney. This is by a ruſtical ſeverity to baniſh all urbanity, whoſe . harmleſs and confined condition is conſiſtent with religion. Brown's Wulgar Errours. He confounds the ſinging and dancing of the ſatires with the ruſtical entertainment of the firſt Romans. Dryden. RU'stically. adv. [from ruſtical.] Savagely ; rudely; in- elegantly. My brother Jaques he keeps at ſchool, And report ſpeaks goldenly of his profit; For my part he keeps me ruſtically at home. Shakeſp. Quintius here was born, Whoſe ſhining plough-ſhare was in furrows worn, Met by his trembling wife, returning home, And ruſtically joy'd, as chief of Rome. Dryden. RU'sticAlNess. n.ſ.. . [from rºſtical.] The quality of being ruſtical; rudeneſs; ſavageneſs. To RU'stic ATE. v. n. [ru/licor, Latin.] To reſide in the country. My lady Scudamore, from having ruſticated in your com- pany too long, pretends to open her eyes for the ſake of ſee- ing the fun, and to ſleep becauſe it is night. Pope. To RU’ticATE. v. a. To baniſh into the country. I was deeply in love with a milliner, upon which I was ſent away, or, in the univerſity phraſe, ruſticated for ever. Spee’. JRusti'city. m. ſ. [ru/licité, Fr. rufficitas, from rufficus, Lat.] 1. Qualities of one that lives in the country; ſimplicity; art- leſsneſs; rudeneſs; ſavageneſs. There preſented himſelf a tall, clowniſh, young man, who, falling before the queen of the fairies, deſired that he might have the atchievement of any adventure, which, during the feaſt, might happen; that being granted, he reſted him on the floor, unfit for a better place by his rifficity. Spenſer. The ſweetneſs and ruſticity of a paſtoral cannot be ſo well expreſt in any other tongue as in the Greek, when rightly mixt with the Dorick dialect. - Addison. This ſo general expence of their time would curtail the ordinary means of knowledge, as 'twould ſhorten the oppor- tunities of vice; and ſo accordingly an univerſal rufficity pre- ſently took place, and ſtopped hot till it had over-run the whoſe ſtock of mankind. }}ººd.card's Natural Hiſtory. 44ay's Georgiºs. Hudibras. Gulliver. 2. Rural appearance. 22 F-22 2. Ru'stick.
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Rustick. adj. [ruſh", Lat.]
1. *.*...";ng miſſing was the odds of the Iberian ſide,
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2. Rude ; untaught ; inelegant.
An ignorant clown cannºt learn fine language or a courtly
behaviour, when his rºſtick airs have grown up with him till
the age of forty. JWatts's Logick.
l; ſavage. •
3. * i. fºoded I ſhould find the bow'r
Of ſome fell monſter, fierce with barbºrous pow'r,
Some ruſtick wretch, who liv'd in heav'n's deſpight,
Contemming laws, and trampling on the right. Pope.
4. Artleſs; honeſt; ſimple.
5. Plain; unadorned.
An altar ſtood, ruſtick, of graſſy ſord. Milton.
with unguents ſmooth the poliſh'd marble ſhone,
where ancient Neleus fat, a ruſtick throne. - Pope.
RU'stick. n.ſ. A clown ; a ſwain; an inhabitant of the
country.
As flothing is ſo rude and inſolent as a wealthy ruſtick, all
this his kindneſs is overlooked, and his perſon moſt unwor-
thily railed at. - South.
Ru's finess. n.ſ.. [from ruffy.] The ſtate of being ruſty.
To Ru’stle. v. n. [hnirºlan, Saxon.] To make a low con-
tinued rattle; to make a quick ſucceſſion of ſmall noiſes.
Let not the creaking of ſhoes, nor the ruſtling of ſilks, be-
tray thy poor heart to woman. Shakeſp. King Lear.
H. is coming; I hear the ſtraw ruffle. Shakeſp.
This life
Is nobler than attending for a check;
Richer, than doing nothing for a bauble ;
Prouder, than ruſtling in unpaid-for ſilk. Shakeſp.
Thick ſwarm’d, both on the ground, and in the air
Bruſh'd with the hiſs of ruſtling wings. Milton.
As when we ſee the winged winds engage,
Ruſtling from ev’ry quarter of the ſky,
North, Eaſt, and Weſt, in airy ſwiftneſs vy. Granville.
All begin the attack;
Fans clap, ſilks ru/ile, and tough whalebones crack. Pope.
Not leſs their number than the milk-white ſwans,
That o'er the winding of Cyaſter's ſprings,
Stretch their long necks, end clap their ruſtling wings. Po.
RU'sty. adj. [from ruff.]
1. Covered with ruſt; infected with ruſt.
After a long calm of peace, he was left engaged in a war
with a ruſty ſword and empty purſe. Howel.
Part ſcour the ruffy ſhields with ſeam, and part
New grind the blunted ax. Dryden's AFneis.
2. Impaired by inačtivity.
Hećtor, in his dull and long continued truce,
Is ruffy grown. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
To Rut, v. n. [ruit, Fr.] To defire to come together. Uſed
of deer.
RUT, n.ſ. [rut, Fr.]
1. Copulation of deer.
The time of going to rut of deer is in September; for that
they need the whole ſummer's feed to make them fit for ge-
neration ; and if rain come about the guiddle of September,
they go to rut ſomewhat the ſooner. Bacon.
The ground hereof was the obſervation of this part in decr
after immoderate venery, and about the end of their rut. Br,
2. [Route, Fr.] The track of a cart wheel. Ainſ.
RUTH. n.ſ.. [from rue..] Mercy ; pity; tenderneſs; ſorrow
for the miſery of another.
The Britons, by Maximilian laid way
With wretched miſeries and woful ruth,
Were to thoſe Pagans made an open prey. Fa. Queen.
All ruth, compaſſion, mercy he forgot. Fairfax.
She fair, he full of baſhfulneſs and truth
Lov'd much, hop'd little, and deſired nought;
He durſt not ſpeak, by ſuit to purchaſe ruth.
The better part with Mary and with Ruth
Choſen thou haſt ; and they that overween,
And at thy growing virtues fret their ſpleen,
No anger find in thee, but pity and ruth. Milton.
Ru"thful. adj. [ruth and full.] Rueful; woful; ſorrowful.
The inhabitants ſeldom take a ruthful and reaving expe-
rience of thoſe harms, which infectious diſeaſes carry with
them. Carew'e Survey of Cornwall.
Ruthfully. adv. [from ruthful.]
1. Wofully; ſadly.
The flower of horſe and foot, loſt by the valour of the
enemy, ruthfully periſhed. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
2. Sorrowfully , mournfully. -
Help me, ye baneful birds, whoſe ſhrieking ſound
Is ſign of dreary death, my deadly cries
Moſt ruthfully to tune.
3. Wofully. In irony.
By this Minerva's friend bereft
Oileades of that rich bowl, and left his lips, noſe, eyes
Ruthfully ſmear'd. Chapman's Iliad.
Ruthless: adj. [from ruth.] Cruel; pitileſs; uncompaſ-
fionate; barbarous.
What is Edward but a ruthleſ, ſea
Fairfax.
Spenſer's Paſtoral.
What Clarence but a quickſand of deceit? Shakeſp.
The ruthlºſs flint doth cut my tender feet;
And when I ſtart, the cruel people laugh. Shakeſp.
His archers circle me; my reins they wound,
And ruthleſ; ſhed my gall upon the ground. Sandys.
Their rage the hoſtile powers reſtrain,
All but the ruthleſs monarch of the main. Pope.
To ruthleſs deeds, blind rage, and fell revenge,
Their ſervid ſpirits fires. *::: Summer.
Ruthlessness. n.ſ. (from ruthleſ...] Want of pity.
Ru"thlesix. adv. [from ruthleſ...] Without pity; cruelly;
barbarouſly.
RU’ttier. m. ſ. [routiere, Fr.] A direction of the road or
courſe at ſea.
Ru"rTish. adj. [from rut.J Wanton; libidinous; ſalacious;
luſtful; lecherous.
That is an advertiſement to one Diana, to take heed of
the allurement of count Rouſillon, a fooliſh idle boy; but for
all that very ruttiſh. Shakeſp. All's well that end, well.
Rye. n.ſ.. [nyże, Saxon.]
1. A coarſe kind of bread corn.
Between the acres of the rye,
Theſe pretty country folks would lye. Shakespeare.
Rye is more acrid, laxative, and leſs nouriſhing than
wheat. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. A diſeaſe in a hawk. - Ainſ.
RYE G R Ass. n.ſ. A kind of ſtrong graſs. -
Some ſow ryegraſ, with the corn at Michaelmas. Mortimer.
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# º, * * trº, S A B Has in Engliſh the ſame hiſing ſound as in other languages, and unhappily prevails in ſo many of our words that it produces in the ear of a foreigner a 9 continued ſibilation. In the beginning of words, it has invariably its natural and genuine ſound: in the middle it is ſometimes ut- tered with a ſtronger appulſe of the tongue to the palate, like z; as roſe, roſeate, roſy, oſier, noſel, reſident, buſy, buſineſs. It formetimes keeps its natural ſound; as looſe, deſignation; for which I know not whether any rules can be given. In the end of monoſyllables it is ſometimes s, as in this; and ſometimes z, as in as, has ; and generally where es ſtands in verbs for eth, as gives. It ſeems to be eſtabliſhed as a rule, that no noun ſingular ſhould end with ſ ſingle: there- fore in words written with diphthongs, and naturally long, an e is nevertheleſs added at the end, as gooſe, houſe; and where the ſyllable is ſhort the ſ is doubled, and was once ſe, as aſs, anciently aſſe; wilderneſs, anciently wilderneſe ; diſtreſs, an- ciently diſtreſſe. SABA(OTH. (n.ſ: [An Hebrew word ſignifying rºft; ſabbat, SA’BBATH. ; French ; ſabatum, Latin.] 1. A day appointed by God among the Jews, and from them eſtabliſhed among Chriſtians for publick worſhip; the ſeventh day ſet apart from works of labour to be employed in piety. Holy Lord God of ſabaoth. Common Prayer. I purpoſe, And by our holy ſabbath have I ſworn, To have the due and forfeit of my bond. Glad we return'd up to the coaſts of light, Ere ſabbath ev'ning. Milton. Here ev'ry day was ſabbath: only free From hours of pray’r, for hours of charity, Such as the Jews from ſervile toil releaſt, Where works of mercy were a part of reſt: Such as bleſt angels exerciſe above, Vary'd with ſacred hymns and acts of love; Such ſabbaths as that one ſhe now enjoys, Ev’n that perpetual one, which ſhe employs: For ſuch viciſſitudes in heav'n there are, In praiſe alternate, and alternate pray’r. Dryden. 2. Intermiſſion of pain or ſorrow; time of reſt. Never any ſabbath of releaſe Could free his travels and afflićtions deep. Daniel’s C. War. Nor can his bleſſed ſoul look down from heav'n, Or break th' eternal ſabbath of his reſt, - To ſee her miſerics on earth. Dryden. Peaceful ſleep out the ſabbath of the tomb, And wake to raptures in a life to come. Pope. SA'BBATH BREAKER. n.ſ. [ ſabbath and break. J. Violator of the ſabbath by labour or wickedneſs. The uſurer is the greateſt ſabbathbreaker, becauſe his plough goeth every Sunday. - Bacon's Eſſays. SAABA’tical. adj. [ ſabbaticus, Lat. ſabbatique, Fr. from ſab- bath.] Reſembling the ſabbath; enjoying or bringing inter- miſſion of labour. - The appointment and obſervance of the ſabbatical year, and after the ſeventh ſabbatical year, a year of jubilee, is a circum- ſtance of great moment. Forbes. Saſebatism. n. ſ. [from ſabbatum, Latin.] Obſervance of the ſabbath ſuperſtitiouſly rigid. SABINE. n.J. [ſabine, Fr. ſalina, Latin J A plant. Sabine or ſavin will make fine hedges, and may be brought into any form by clipping, much beyond any of the ſorts of trees commonly made uſe of for that purpoſe. Mºrtimer. SA'ple. n. ſ. [zibella, Latin.] Fur. Sable is worn of great perſonages, and brought out of Ruſſia, being the fur of a little beaſt of that name, eſteemed for the perfectneſs of the colour of the hairs, which are very black. Hence ſable, in heraldry, ſignifies the black colour in gen- tlemens arms. Peacham on Blazoning. Furiouſly running in upon him, with tumultuous ſpeech, he violently raught from his head his rich cap of ſables. Knoles. The peacocks plumes thy tackle muſt not fail, Nor the dear purchaſe of the ſable's tail. Gay. SA's LE. adj. [Fr.] Black. A word uſed by heralds and poets, Shakeſpeare. S A C By this the drooping daylight 'gan to fade, And yield his room to ſad ſucceeding night, Who with her ſable mantle 'gan to ſhade The face of earth, and ways of living wight. Fairy &#een. With him inthron’d Satſable veſted night, eldeſt of things, The conſort of his reign. Milton's Paradiſe Ly?. They ſoon begin that tragick play, And with their ſmoaky cannons baniſh day: Night, horrour, ſlaughter, with confuſion meet, And in their ſable arms embrace the fleet. Waller. Adoring firſt the genius of the place, And night, and all the ſtars that gild her ſable throne. Dryd. S4'BLIERE. n.ſ. [French.j - f. A ſandpit. - Bailey. 2. [In carpentry.] A piece of timber as long, but not ſo thick, as a beam. Bailey. SA'BRE. m.ſ. [ ſabre, French; I ſuppoſe, of Turkiſh original.] A cymetar; a ſhort ſword with a convex edge; a faulchion. To me the cries of fighting fields are charms; Keen be my ſabre, and of proof my arms; I aſk no other bleſfing of my ſtars, No prize but fame, no miſtreſs but the wars. Dryden. Seam'd o'er with wounds, which his own ſabre gave, In the vile habit of a village ſlave, The foe deceiv'd. Pope's Odyſſey. Sabulo'sity. n.ſ. [from ſabulous,) Grittineſs; ſandineſs. SABULOUS. adj. [ſabulum, Latin.] Gritty; ſandy. 84CCADE. n.ſ. [French..] A violent check the rider gives his horſe, by drawing both the reins very ſuddenly: a cor- rečtion uſed when the horſe bears heavy on the hand. Bailey. SA'ccHARINE, adj. Iſaccharum, Latin.] Having the taſte or *::. of the chief qualities of ſugar. anna is an eſſential ſaccharine ſalt, ſweating from the leaves of moſt plants. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Sacerdo"tal. adj. [ſacerdotalis, Latin.] Prieſtly; belonging to the prieſthood. They have ſeveral offices and prayers, eſpecially for the dead, in which functions they uſe ſacerdotal garments. Stillingſ. He fell violently upon me, without reſpe&t to my ſacerdotal orders. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. If ample powers, granted by the rulers of this world, add dignity to the perſons intruſted with theſe powers, behold the importance and extent of the ſacerdotal commiſſion. Atterbury. SA'chel. n.ſ.. [ſacculus, Lat..] A ſmall ſack or bag. SACK. n.ſ. [, pe' Hebrew; qazzG'; ſaccus, Latin; raec, Sax. It is obſervable of this word, that it is found in all languages, and it is therefore conceived to be antediluvian.] 1. A bag; a pouch; commonly a large bag. Our ſacks ſhall be a mean to ſack the city, And we be lords and rulers over Roan. Shakespeare Henry VI. Vaſtius cauſed the authors of that mutiny to be thruſt into Jacks, and in the fight of the fleet caſt into the ſea. Knoles. 2. The meaſure of three buſhels. 3. A woman's looſe robe. To Sack. v. a. ſfrom the noun.] 1. To put in bags. Now the great work is done, the corn is ground, The griſt is Jack'd, and every ſack well bound. Betterton. 2. [From Jacar, Spaniſh.] To take by ſtorm; to pillage; to lunder. Edward Bruce ſpoiled and burnt all the old Engliſh pale in- habitants, and ſacked and raſed all cities and corporate towns. Spenſer on Ireland. I'll make thee ſtoop and bend thy knee, Or ſack this country with a mutiny, Shakespeare . Hºry VI. What armies conquer'd, periſh'd with thy ſword? What cities ſack'dº' - Fairfax. who ſees theſe diſmal heaps, but would demand what barbarous invader ſack'd the land? Denham. The pope himſelf was ever after unfortunate, Rome being twice taken and ſacked in his reign. South's Sermons. The great magazine for all kinds of treaſure is the bed of the Tiber: when the Romans lay under the apprehenſions of ſeeing their city ſacked by a barbarous enemy, they would take 23 A Who
S A C S A C i. i.e. this way as could beft bear care to beflow ſuch of their riches * way as cou Addiſon. the water. Sack, n.ſ.. [from the verb.] f a town ; pillage; plunder. 1. Storm o *i; sº ſon beſtows of Troy, which he by promiſe owes, #.."i the §º Greeks thy loſs reſtore, Dryden. 2. A kind of ſweet wine, now brought chiefly from the Cana- ries. [Sec, French, of uncertain etymology; but derived by Sºnnºr, after Mandeſlo, from Xeque, a city of Morocco.] Pleaſe you drink a cup of ſack. Shakeſpeare. The butler hath great advantage to allure the maids with a glaſs of ſack. - - Swift. Sackbut... n.ſ.. [ſacabuche, Spaniſh; ſambuca, Latin; ſankułk, French.] A kind of pipe. . - The trumpets, ſackbuts, pſalteries and fife, - Make the ſun dance. Shakeſp. Crioland. Sackcloath. n.ſ...[ſack and cleath..] Cloath of which ſacks are made; coarſe cloath ſometimes worn in mortification. A ſort of coarſe ſtuff made of goats hair, of a black or dark colour, worn by ſoldiers and mariners; and uſed as a habit among the Hebrews in times of mourning and diſtreſs. It was called ſackcloth, either becauſe ſacks were made of this ſort of ſtuff, or becauſe haircloaths were ſtraight and cloſe like a ſack. - Calmet. To augment her painful penance more, Thrice every week in aſhes ſhe did fit, And next her wrinkled ſkin rough ſackcloth wore. F. Queen. Thus with ſackcloath I inveſt my woe, And duſt upon my clouded forehead throw. Sands. Being clad in ſackcloath, he was to lie on the ground, and conſtantly day and night to implore God's mercy for the fin he had committed. Ayliffe's Parergon. SA'cker. n.ſ.. [from ſack..] One that takes a town. SA'ckful. n.ſ.. [ſack and full.] Top full. . . Wood goes about with ſackfuls of droſs, odiouſly miſre- preſenting his prince's countenance. Swift. SA'ckposs E.T. n.ſ.. [ſack and poſſet.] A poſſet made of milk, ſack, and ſome other ingredients. Snuff the candles at ſupper on the table, becauſe the burn- ing ſnuff may fall into a diſh of ſoup or ſackpoſer. Swift. SA'CRAMENT. n.ſ.. [ſacrement, Fr. ſacramentum, Latin.] 1. An oath ; any ceremony producing an obligation. 2. An outward and viſible ſign of an inward and ſpiritual grace. As often as we mention a {. it is improperly under- ſtood; for in the writings of the ancient fathers all articles which are peculiar to Chriſtian faith, all duties of religion containing that which ſenſe or natural reaſon cannot of itſelf diſcern, are moſt commonly named ſacraments; our reſtraint of the word to ſome few principal divine ceremonies, importeth in every ſuch ceremony two things, the ſubſtance of the ceremony it. ſelf, which is viſible; and beſides that, ſomewhat elſe more ſecret, in reference whereunto we conceive that ceremony to be a ſacrament. Hooker. 3. The euchariſt; the holy communion. Ten thouſand French have ta'en the Jacrament To rive their dangerous artillery Upon no Chriſtian ſoul but Engliſh Talbot. Shatſ. H. VI. As we have ta'en the ſacrament, We will unite the white roſe with the red. Shakeſp. R. III. Before the famous battle of Crefly, he ſpent the greateſt part of the night in prayer; and in the morning received the Jacrament, with his ſon, and the chief of his officers. Addiſon. SACRAME'NTAL. adj. [ſacramental, Fr. from ſacrament.] Con- tituting a ſacrament; pertaining to a ſacrament. To make complete the outward ſubſtance of a ſacrament, there is required an outward form, which form ſacramental elements receive from ſacramental words. Hooker. . The words of St. Paul are plain; and whatever interpreta- tion can be put upon them, it can only vary the way of the Jacramental efficacy, but it cannot evacuate the bleſfing. Taylor. SACRAME'Ntally, adv. [from Jacramental.] After the man- ner of a ſacrament. My body is ſacramentally contained in this ſacrament of bread. Hall. The law of circumciſion was meant by God ſacramentally tº impreſs the duty of ſtrict purity. Hammond. SACRED. adj. [ſacre, French; Jacer, Latin.] t. Devoted to religious uſes; holy. Gods love to haunt her ſacred ſhades. Milton. 2. Dedicated; conſecrate; conſecrated. - ...This temple and his holy ark, With all his ſacred things. Milton. A 9. its eaſtern gate was rais'd above temple, ſacred to th r ru 3. Iº. , ſacred to the queen of love, Dryden. S The honour's ſacred, which he talks on now, uppoſing that I lackt it. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleºpatra. T ow haſt thou yielded to tranſgreſs he ſtria forbiddance? how to violate The ſacred fruit; Milton T. of marriage ſtill are ſacred held; • * swin- “re ſweet and bitter by the wiſe conceal’d, Dryden, SA'c RED ly, adv. [from ſacred.] Inviolably; religiouſly. When God had manifeſted himſelf in the fleſh, how ſacredy did he preſerve this privilege 2 South's Sermons. SA'cred Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſacred.]. The ſtate of being ſacred; ſtate of being conſecrated to religious uſes; holineſs; ſanctity. In the ſanctuary the cloud, and the oracular anſwers, were prerogatives peculiar to the ſacredneſs of the place. South. This inſinuates the ſacredneſs of power, let the adminiſtra- tion of it be what it will. L'E/irange. Sacrifick, adj. [ſacrificus, Latin.] Employed in ſacrific. Sacrificable. adj. [from ſacrificor, Lat..] Capable of being offered in ſacrifice. Although Jephtha's vow run generally for the words, what- ſoever ſhall come forth; yet might it be reſtrained in the ſenſe, for whatſoever was ſacrificable, and juſtly ſubjećt to lawful im. molation, and ſo would not have ſacrificed either horſe or dog. Brown's Pulgar Errourt. Sacrificator. m. ſ. [ſacrificateur, Fr. from ſacrificor, Latin.] Sacrificer; offerer of ſacrifice. Not only the ſubječt of ſacrifice is unqueſtionable, but alſo the ſacrificator, which the pićture makes to be Jephtha. Brown. SA'crificatory, adj. [from ſacrifior, Latin.] Offering a- * crifice. To SACRIFICE. v. a. ſ.ſacrifier, French; ſacrifico, Latin.] 1. To offer to heaven; to immolate. Alarbus' limbs are lopt, And intrails feed the /acrificing fire. Shakeſp. Titus Andron. This blood, like ſacrificing Abel's, cries To me for juſtice. Shakespeare Richard II. I ſacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males. Ex. xiii. 15. Men from the herd or flock Of ſacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. Milton. 2. To deſtroy or give up for the ſake of ſomething elſe. 'Tis a ſad contemplation, that we ſhould ſacrifice the peace of the church to a little vain curioſity. Decay of Piety. The breach of this rule, To do as one would be done to, would be contrary to that intereſt men ſacrifice to when they break it. Lºcke. Syphax loves you, and would ſacrifice His life, nay more, his honour, in your ſervice. Addison. A great genius ſometimes ſacrifices ſound to ſenſe. Broom. 3. To deſtroy; to kill. 4. To devote with loſs. Condemn'd to ſacrifice his childiſh years To babbling ign'rance, and to empty fears. Prior. To SA’crifice. v. m. To make offerings; to offer ſacrifice. He that ſacrificeth of things wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous. Eccluſ xxxiv. 18. Let us go to ſacrifice to the Lord. Ex. iii. 18. Some miſchief is befallen To that meek man who well had ſacrific'd, Milton. SA'crifice. n.ſ.. [ſacrifice, French; ſacrificium, Latin.] 1. The act of offering to heaven. God will ordain religious rites - Of ſacrifice. Milton. 2. The thing offered to heaven, or immolated. Upon ſuch ſacrifice - The gods themſelves throw incenſe. Shakespeare King Lear. Go with me like good angels to my end, And as the long divorce of feel falls on me, Make of your prayers one ſweet ſacrifice, - And lift my ſoul to heav'n. Shakeſpeare. Moloch beſmear'd with blood - Of human ſacrifice. Milton, My life if thou preſerv'ſt, my life Thy ſacrifice ſhall be; And death, if death muſt be my doom,... Shall join my ſoul to thee. Addison's Speciatºr. 3. Anything deſtroyed, or quitted for the ſake of ſomething elſe. 4. Anything deſtroyed. - SA'cRificer. n.ſ.. [from ſacrifice.] One who offers ſacrifice; one that immolates. Let us be ſacrificers, but not butchers. Shakespeare When ſome brawny ſacrificer knocks, Before an altar led, an offer'd ox, His eyeballs rooted out are thrown to ground. Dryden. A prieſt pours wine between the horns of a bull; the prieſ: 1S veiled after the manner of the old Roman ſacrificers. Addison. Sacrific, AL. adj. [from ſacrifice J Performing ſacrifice; in cluded in ſacrifice. Rain ſacrificial whiſp'rings in his ear; - Make lſº, his ſtirrop. - - - Shakespeare. Timºn. Tertullian's obſervation upon theſe ſacrificial rites, is Pºrt. nent to this rule. Taylor's Horthy Cºmmunicant. SACRILEGE. m.ſ.. [ſãcrilege, Fr. ſacrilegium, Lat.] I he Crime of appropriating to himſelf what is devoted to religion; the crime of robbing heaven; the crime of violating or profaning things ſacred. By what eclipſe ſhall that ſun be defac'd, What mine hath erſt thrown down ſo fair a tower! - - - - - - - Aſ What ſacrilege hath ſuch a ſaint diſgrac'd? Sidney. ... atrºg - £ Then
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Then 'gan a curſed hand the quiet womb
Of his great grandmother with ſteel to wound,
And the hid treaſures in her ſacred tomb
With ſacrilege to dig. Fairy Queen.
We need not go many ages back to ſee the vengeance of
God upon ſome families, raiſed upon the ruins of churches,
and enriched with the ſpoils of ſacrilege. South's Sermons.
SAcrile'gious. adj. [ ſacrilegus, Lat. from ſacrilege.] Violating
things ſacred ; polluted with the crime of ſacrilege.
To ſacrilegious perjury ſhould I be betrayed, I ſhould ac-
count it greater miſery. King Charles.
By vile hands to common uſe debas'd,
With ſacrilegious taunt, and impious jeſt. Prior.
Still green with bays each ancient altar ſtands,
Above the reach of ſacrilegious hands. Pope.
Blaſphemy is a maledićtion, and a ſacrilegious detraćtion
from the Godhead. Ayliffe's Parergon.
SACRILE'Giously. adv. [from ſacri'egious.] With ſacrilege.
When theſe evils befell him, his conſcience tells him it was
for moſt ſacrilegiouſly pillaging and invading God's houſe.
South's Sermons.
SA'cR1N G. part. [This is a participle of the French ſacrer.
The verb is not uſed in Engliſh..] Conſecrating.
I’ll ſtartle you,
Worſe than the ſacring bell. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
The ſacring of the kings of France is the ſign of their ſo-
vereign prieſthood as well as kingdom, and in the right thereof
they are capable of holding all vacant benefices. Temple.
SA'chist. }". ſ. [ſacriftain, French.] He that has the care
SA'cR1st AN. ; of the utenſils or moveables of the church.
A ſcºriſt or treaſurer are not dignitaries in the church of
common right, but only by cuſtom. Ayliffe's Parergon.
SA'cristy. n.ſ.. [ſacriſiie, French. J. An apartment where
the conſecrated veſſels or moveables of a church are repo-
ſited.
Bold Amycus from the robb’d veſtry brings
A ſconce that hung on high,
With tapers fill'd, to º the ſacriſy. Dryden.
A third apartment ſhould be a kind of ſacriſy for altars,
idols, and ſacrificing inſtruments. Addiſon.
SAD. adj. [Of this word, ſo frequent in the language, the ety-
mology is not known. It is probably a contraction of ſagged,
heavy, burthened, overwhelmed, from To ſag, to load.].
1. Sorrowful; full of grief.
Do you think I ſhall not love a ſad Pamela ſo well as a
joyful? Sidney.
I now muſt change
Thoſe notes to tragick; ſad taſk! Milton.
Six brave companions from each ſhip we loſt:
With ſails outſpread we fly th’ unequal ſtrife,
Sad for their loſs, but joyful of our life. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. Habitually melancholy; heavy; gloomy; not gay; not
cheerful.
It miniſtreth unto men, and other creatures, all celeſtial
influences: it diſſipateth thoſe ſad thoughts and ſorrows, which
the darkneſs both begetteth and maintaineth. Raleigh.
- See in her cell ſad Eloiſa ſpread,
Propp'd on ſome tomb, a neighbour of the dead. Pope.
3. Serious; not light; not volatile ; grave. -
He with utterance grave, and countenance ſad,
From point to point diſcours'd his voyage. Sfenſer.
The lady Katharine, a ſad and religious woman, when
Henry VIII's reſolution of a divorce from her was firſt made
known, ſaid that ſhe had not offended; but it was a judgment
of God, for that her former marriage was made in blood. Bac.
If it were an embaſſy of weight, choice was made of ſome
ſad perſon of known judgment and experience, and not of a
young man, not weighed in ſtate matters. - Bacon.
Aſad wiſe valour is the brave complexion
That leads the van, and ſwallows up the cities:
The gigler is a milk-maid, whom inflećtion,
Or a fir’d beacon, frighteth from his ditties.
4. Afflićtive; calamitous.
3. Bad; inconvenient; vexatious. A word of burleſque com-
laint.
P Theſe qualifications make him a ſad huſband.
6. Dark coloured.
Cryſtal, in its redućtion into powder, hath a vale and
ſhadow of blue; and in its coarſe pieces is of a ſadder hue
than the powder of Venice glaſs. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
I met him accidentally in London in ſad coloured clothes,
far from being coſtly. //alton's Life ºf Bp. Sanderſon.
Scarce any tinging ingredient is of ſo general uſe as woad,
or glaſtum; for though of itſelf it dye but a blue, yet it is uſed
to prepare cloth for green, and many of the ſadder colours,
when the dyers make them laſt without fading. Boyle.
. Woad or wade is uſed by the dyers to lay the foundation of
all fad colours. AMortimer's Huſbandry.
F. Heavy weighty : ponderous.
With that his hand, more ſad than lump of lead,
Uplifting high, he weened with Morddure,
His own good ſword, Morddure, to cleave his head. F. Q.
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8. Coheſive; not light; firm; cloſe. -
Chalkylands are naturally cold and ſad, and therefore re-
quire warm applications, and light compoſt. Mrſiºner.
To SA/DDEN. v. a. [from ſad.]
1. To make ſad.
2. To make melancholy ; to make gloomy,
Her gloomy preſence ſaddens all the ſcene, t
Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green; *
Deepens the murmurs of the falling floods,
And breathes a browner horror on the woods. Pope,
3. To make dark coloured.
4. To make heavy; to make coheſive.
Marl is binding, and ſaddening cf land is the great prejudice
it doth to clay lands. Mortimer's Husbandry.
SA'DDLE. m. ſ. ſ rabl, Saxon; fadel, Dutch. I The ſeat
which is put upon the horſe for the accommodation of the
rider.
His horſe hipped with an old moth-eaten ſaddle, and the
ſtirrups of no kindred. Shakeſp. Taming % the Shrew.
The law made for apparel, and riding in ſaddleſ, after the
Engliſh faſhion, is penal only to Engliſhmen. Davies.
One hung a pole-ax at his ſaddle bow,
And one a heavy mace. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
'Tis good to provide ourſelves of the virtuoſo's ſaddle,
which will be ſure to amble, when the world is upon the
hardeſt trot. Dryden.
The vent'rous knight is from the ſaddle thrown; -
But 'tis the fault of fortune, not his own.
To SA/DDLE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To cover with a ſaddle.
I will ſaddle me an aſs, that I may ride thereon. 2 Sa. xix.
Rebels, by yielding, do like him, or worſe,
Who ſaddled his own back to ſhame his horſe.
No man, ſure, e'er left his houſe,
And ſaddl’d Ball, with thoughts ſo wild,
To bring a midwife to his ſpouſe,
Before he knew ſhe was with child.
2. To load; to burthen.
Reſolv'd for ſea, the ſlaves thy baggage pack,
Each ſadd'd with his burden on his back;
Nothing retards thy voyage. Dryden.
Sa'DDLE BAcked. adj. [ ſaddle and back.]
Horſes, ſaddlebacked, bave their backs low, and a raiſed
head and neck. Farrier’s Diff.
SA’DDLEMAKER. }% [from ſaddle.] One whoſe trade is to
SA'DDLeR. make ſaddles.
Sixpence that I had
To pay the ſaddler for my miſtreſs' crupper,
The ſaddler had it. Shakeſp. Comedy of Errourt.
The utmoſt exactneſs in theſe belongs to farriers, ſaddlers,
and ſmiths. Digby.
The ſmith and the ſaddler's journeyman ought to partake of
your maſter's generoſity. Swift's Direct. to the Groom.
SA'DLY. adv. [from ſad.]
1. Sorrowfully; mournfully.
My father is gone wild into his grave;
For in his tomb lie my affections; - *
And with his ſpirit ſadly I ſurvive,
To mock the expectations of the world. Shakespeare Henry IV.
He griev'd, he wept, the fight an image brought
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Cleaveland.
Prior.
Of his own filial love; a ſadly pleaſing thought. Dryden.
He ſadly ſuffers in their grief, --
Out-weeps an hermit, and out-prays a ſaint. Dryden.
Common dangers paſt, a ſadly pleaſing theme, Dryden.
2. Calamitouſly; miſerably. .
We may at preſent eaſily ſee, and one day ſadly feel." South.
SA’d Ness. m.ſ. [from ſad.] . . . . -
1. Sorrowfulneſs; mournfulneſs; dejećtion of mind. * * *
The ſoul receives intelligence . . . . . .
By her near genius of the body's end, … . . . . .
And ſo imparts a ſadneſs to the ſenſe. Daniel's Civil War.
And let us not be wanting to ourſelves, - -
Leſt ſo ſevere and obſtinate a Jadneſ;
Tempt a new vengeance. Denham's Sºphy.
A paſſionate regret at fin, a grief and ſadneſ of its memory,
enter into God’s roll of mourners. Decay ºf Piety.
If the ſubjećt be mournful, let everything in it have a ſtroke
ºff: - Dryden.
2. Melancholy look.
Dim ſadneſ, did not ſpare
Celeſtial viſages.
3. Seriouſneſs; ſedate gravity.
SAFE. adj. [ ſauf, French; ſalvuſ, Latin J
1. Free from danger. -
Our ſeparated fortune
Shall keep us both the ſafer; where we are, .
There's daggers in men's ſmiles. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
But Trivia kept in ſecret ſhades alone, --
Her care, Hippolytus, to fate unknown;
And call'd him Virbius in th’ F’gerian grove,
where then he liv'd obſcure, but ſafe from Jove, Dryden.
Milton.
I Beyond
S A F S A G wº-_i=T- - _ - Beyond the beating ſurge his courſe he bore, with longing eyes obſerving, “’ ſurvey P. §. ºth aſ:ent, or ſafe ſequeſter d bay. “pe. rt. - 2. Fº into the mouth of a wolf, and when you've brought it out ſafe and ſound, talk of a reward. L’Eſtrange. , Conferring ſecurity. . . - - 3 To º: the ſame things to you, to me is not grievous, Phil. iii. 1. but to you ſafe- - u ºft follow thee, ſafe guide, the path - Thou lead'ſt me. Milton. 4. No longer dangerous; repoſited out of the power of doing harm. Banquo's ſafe. - .. —Ay, my good lord; ſafe in a ditch : he lics with twenty trenched gaſhes on his head, The leaſt a death to nature. Shakespeare Macbeth. Our great forbidder ſafe, with all his ſpies About him. Milton, Safe. n.ſ. [from the adjećtive.]. A buttery; a pantry. Ainſw. Sa'FEcospuct. n.ſ.. [ſauf conduit, French.] . Convoy; guard through an enemy's country. I A #: was ſent #. fir William Waller, to deſire a ſafe- conduct for a gentleman. Clarendon. 2. Paſs; warrant to paſs. SA’F Ecuard. n.ſ.. [ſafe and guard.] 1. Defence; protection; ſecurity. - We ſerve the living God as near as our wits can reach to the knowledge thereof, even according to his own will; and do therefore truſt, that his mercy ſhall be our ſafeguard. Hooker. If you do fight in ſafeguard of your wives, Your wives ſhall welcome home the conquerors. Shakeſp. The ſmalleſt worm will turn, if trod upon; And doves will peck in ſaf guard of their brood. Shakeſp. Caeſar, where dangers threatened on the one ſide, and the opinion that there ſhould be in him little ſafeguard for his friends on the other, choſe rather to venture upon extremities, than to be thought a weak protector. Raleigh. Great numbers, deſcended from them, have, by the bleſſ- ing of God upon their induſtry, raiſed themſelves ſo high in the world as to become, in times of difficulty, a protećtion and a ſafeguard to that altar, at which their anceſtors mini- {{red. Atterbury's Sermons. Thy ſword, the ſafeguard of thy brother's throne, Is now become the bulwark of thy own. Granville. 2. Convoy; guard through any interdićted road, granted by the poſſeſſor. 3. Paſs; warrant to paſs. - On ſafeguard he came to me. Shakeſpeare. A trumpet was ſent to the earl of Eſſex for a ſafeguard or paſs to two lords, to deliver a meſſage from the king to the two houſes. Clarendon. To SAFEGUARD. v. n. [from the noun..] To guard; to pro- tečt. We have locks to ſafeguard neceſſaries, And pretty traps to catch the petty thieves. SA'FEly. adv. [from ſafe.] 1. In a ſafe manner; without danger. Who is there that hath the leiſure and means to colle&t all the proofs, concerning moſt of the opinions he has, ſo asJafely Shakespeare Hen. V. to conclude that he hath a clear and full view Locke. All keep aloof, and ſafely ſhout around; But none preſumes to give a nearer wound. Dryden. 2. Without hurt. God ſoftly quit her of her burthen, and with gentle travel, to the gladding of your highneſs with an heir. Shakespeare H. VIII. SA'FENESS. m. ſº [from ſafe.j Exemption from danger. If a man ſhould forbear his food or his buſineſs, ’till he had certainty of the ſafeneſ of what he was going about, he muſt ſtarve and die diſputing. South's Sermons. SA'ſ Ety. n.ſ.. [from ſoft.] 1. Freedom from danger. To that dauntleſs temper of his mind, He hath a wiſdom that doth guide his valour To act in ſafety. Shakeſp. Macbeth. If her acts have been dire&ed well, While with her friendly clay ſhe deign'd to dwell, Shall ſhe with ſafety reach her priſtine ſeat, Find her reſt endleſs, and her bliſs complete 2 Prior. 2. Exemption from hurt. 3. Preſervation from hurt. B Let not my jealoufies be your diſhonours, ºf mine own ſafeties : you may be rightly juſt Whatever I ſhalſ think. g ”. Macbeth. 4 - uſtody; ſecurity from eſcape. Impriſon him; Deliver him t - SA'FFlow. .f º” Ieturn. Shakespeare King jºhn. º herb they call ſafflow, or baſtard ſaffron, dyers uſe for -" - r 44ortimer's Husbandry. SAFF Ron. m. ſ. [ſafran, French, from ſaphar, Arabick. It Was l - - - - :*: to Davies in his Welſh dićtionary. It hath a flower conſiſting of one leaf, which is ſhaped like a lily, fiſtulous underneath, the tube widening into fix ſeg- ments, and reſting on the footſtalk: the pointal riſes out ºf the bottom of the flower, and is divided into three-headed or creſted capillaments; but the empalement afterwards turns to an oblong triangular fruit, divided into three cells, full of roundiſh ſeeds. It hath a tuberoſe root, and long nervous graſſy leaves, with a longitudinal furrow through the middle of each. There are Spring-flowering crocuſes, and thoſe which flower in Autumn. Their ſeeds are ripe about the lat- ter end of April: the time of planting is in July. About the beginning of September they begin to ſpire, and ſometime af. ter appear the ſaffron flowers, which are gathered as well be- fore as after they are full-blown; and the moſt proper time for this is early in the morning: the chives being all picked out of the flowers, the next labour about them is to dry them on the kiln: at firſt they give it a pretty ſtrong heat. The charges and profits attending the culture of ſaffron, have been coin- puted in the following manner: the rent of an acre of ground, and the expence of manuring it, is reckoned at twenty-three pounds: the value of twenty-ſix pounds of ſaffron, the com. puted produce of an acre in three years, is, at a mean, ſup- poſed to be thirty-nine pounds; and conſequently the neat profits of an acre of ground, producing ſaffron, will in three years amount to ſixteen pounds. Miller. Grind your bole and chalk, and five or ſix ſhives of ſaf- fron. Peacham. SA'FFR on Baffard. n.ſ.. [carthamus, Latin.] A plant. This plant agrees with the thiſtle in moſt of its charaders; but the ſeeds of it are always deſtitute of down. It is very much cultivated in Germany for the dyers uſe, and is brought from thence into England. As it grows it ſpreads into many branches, each producing a flower at the top of the ſhoot, which, when fully blown, is cut or pulled off, and dried, and it is the part the dyers uſe. Miller. SA'FF Ron. adj. Yellow; having the colour of ſaffron. Are theſe your cuſtomers ? Did this companion, with the ſaffron face, Revel and feaſt it at my houſe to-day, Whilſt upon me the guilty doors were ſhut? Shakeſpeare. Soon as the white and red mixt finger'd dame Had guilt the mountains with her ſaffron flame, I ſent my men to Circe's houſe. Chapman's Odyſſey. Now when the roſy morn began to riſe, And wav'd her ſaffron ſtreamer through the ſkies. Dryden. To SAG. v. n. To hang heavy. The mind I ſay by, and the heart I bear, Shall never ſag with doubt, nor ſhake with fear. To SA G. v. a. To load; to burthen. SAGA'CIOUS. adj. [ſagax, Latin.] 1. Quick of ſcent. So ſcented the grim feature, and up-turn'd His noſtrils wide into the murky air; Sagacious of his quarry from ſo far. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. With might and main they chas'd the murd’rous fox, Nor wanted horns tº inſpire ſagacious hounds. Dryden, 2. Quick of thought; acute in making diſcoveries. Only ſagacious heads light on theſe obſervations, and reduce them into general propoſitions. Locke. SAGA'ciously. adv. [from ſagacious.] 1. With quick ſcent. 2. With acuteneſs of penetration. SAGA'cious Ness. n J. [from ſagacious J The quality of being ſagacious. SA9A'city: n ſ. [ ſagacité, French; ſagacitas, Latin.] 1. Quickneſs of ſcent. 2. Acuteneſs of diſcovery. It requires too great a ſagacity for vulgar minds to draw the line nicely between virtue and vice. South. Sagacity finds out the intermediate ideas, to diſcover what connection there is in each link of the chain, whereby the extremes are held together. Locke. Many were eminent in former ages for their diſcovery of it; but though the knowledge they have left be worth our ſtudy, yet they left a great deal for the induſtry and ſagacity of after-ages. Locke. SA'GAMoR.E. n.ſ. 1. [Among the American Indians.) A king or ſupreme ruler. Bailey. 2. The juice of ſome unknown plant uſed in medicine. - SAG F. n.ſ.. [ſauge, French; ſalvia, Latin.] A plant of which the ſchool of Salernum thought ſo highly, that they left this verſe: Cur moriatur homo cui ſalvia creſcit in horto. It hath a labiated flower, conſiſting of one leaf, whoſe up- per lip is ſometimes arched, and ſometimes hooked; but the under lip or beard is divided into three parts, bunching out, and not hollowed at the clare: out of the flower-cup riſes the pointal, attended, as it were, by four embryoes, which after- ward become ſo many ſeeds, which are roundiſh, ſhut up in an huſk, which before was the flower-cup : to which may be added, that the ſtamina do ſomewhat reſemble the os hyoides. Miller. By Shake?.
S A [ By the colºur, figure, taſte, and ſmell, we have as cicar ideas of ſage and hemlock, as we have of a circle. Lºcke. Marbled with ſage the hard'ning cheeſe ſhe preſs'd. Gay. SAGE. adj. [ſage, Fr. ſaggio, Ital.] Wiſe; grave; prudent. : Tired limbs to reſt, O matron ſage, quoth ſhe, I hither came. Fairy Queen. Vane, young in years, but in ſage councils old, Than whom a better ſenator ne'er held The helm of Rome. Milton. Can you expect that ſhe ſhould be ſo ſage To rule her blood, and you not rule your rage. Waller. SAGE. n.ſ. (from the adječtive..] A philoſopher; a man of gravity and wiſdom. Though you profeſs | t M Yourſelves ſuch ſages; yet know I no leſs, § Nor am to you inferior. Sandys. |- At his birth a ſtar proclaims him come, i. And guides the eaſtern ſages, who enquire t; His place, to offer incenſe, myrrh, and gold. Milton. !. For ſo the holy ſages once did ſing, P. That he our deadly forfeit ſhould releaſe, s And with his father work us a perpetual peace. Milton. tº Groves, where immortal ſages taught, r Where heav'nly viſions Plato fir’d. Pope. #. SA'GELY. adv. [from ſage.] Wiſely; prudently. ſº SA/G EN P'ss. n.ſ. [from ſage.] Gravity ; prudence. Ainſw. SAC I'TTAL. adj. [from ſagitta, Lat. an arrow.] t; 1. Belonging to an arrow. - º 2. [In anatomy.] A ſuture ſo called from its reſemblance to an §: arrow, º His wound was between the ſagittal and coronal futures to º, the bone. //iſeman's Surgery. t SAG1't TARY. m. ſ. [ ſagittarius, Latin ; ſagittaire, French.] A centaur; an animal half man half horſe, armed with a bow and quiver. The dreadful ſagittary Appals our numbers. Shakeſp. Troil, and Creſſida. SA'go, n, ſ A kind of eatable grain. Bailey. ºft, SA'ick, n. ſ. [ ſaica, Italian ; ſaique, Fr.] A Turkiſh veſſel proper for the carriage of merchandiſe. Bailey. * * Said. preterite and part, paſſ of ſay. . 1. Aforeſaid. King John ſucceeded his ſaid brother in the kingdom of :* England and dutchy of Normandy. Hale. 2. Declared; ſhewed. * - SAIL. n.ſ. [regl, Saxon ; ſeyhel, ſºyl, Dutch.] !!!, 1. The expanded ſheet which catches the wind, and carries on the veſſel on the water. He came too late; the ſhip was under ſail. Shakeſpeare. They looſed the rudder-bands, and hoiſed up the main ſail to the wind. Acis xxvii. 40. The galley born from view by riſing gales, º She follow’d with her ſight and flying ſails. Dryden. 2. [In poetry.] Wings. - * He cutting way - With his broad ſails, about him ſoared round; º: At laſt, low ſtooping with unwieldy ſway, i. Snatch'd up both horſe and man. Fairy Queen. 3. A ſhip; a veſſel. A ſail arriv'd From Pompey's ſon, who through the realms of Spain g Calls out for vengeance on his father's death. . Addison Cato. 4. Sail is a collective word, noting the number of ſhips. So by a roaring tempeſt on the flood, A whole armado of colle&ted ſail Is ſcatter'd. Shakeſpeare. r It is written of Fdgar, that he increaſed the fleet he found two thouſand ſix hundred ſail. Raleigh's Eſſays. A feigned tear deſtroys us, againſt whom Tydides nor Achilles could prevail, Nor ten years conflićt, nor a thouſand ſail. Denham. He had promiſed to his army, who were diſcouraged at the fight of Seleucus's fleet, conſiſting of an hundred ſail, that at the end of the Summer they ſhould ſee a fleet of his of five hundred ſail. Arbuthnot on Coins. 5, 7% / #& SAIL. To lower the ſail. - Fearing left they ſhould fall into the quickſands, they ſtraße ſail, and ſo were driven. Aës Xxvii. 17. 6. A proverbial phraſe for abating of pomp or ſuperiority. Margaret Muſt /?, #, her ſail, and learn a while to ſerve Where kings command. Shakespeare Henry VI. To SAI L. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To be moved by the wind with ſails. I ſhall not mention any thing of the ſailing waggons. Mart. 2. To paſs by ſea. When ſailing was now dangerous, Paul admoniſhed them. Afts. 3. To ſwim. To which the ſtores of Croeſus, in the ſcale, Would look like little dolphins, when they ſail In the vaſt ſhadow of the Britiſh whale. 4. To paſs ſmoothly along. . . Speak again, bright ange!! for thou art As glorious to this fight, being o'er my head, Dryden. } As is a winged meſſenger from heav'n, When he beſtrides the lazy pacing clouds, . . . . ; And ſails upon the boſom of the air. Shaft. Row, and Jul. To SAIL. v. a. • * 1. To paſs by means of ſails. A thouſand ſhips were mann'd to ſail the ſea. View Alcinous groves, from whence Sailing the ſpaces of the boundleſs deep; To Ariconium precious fruits arriv'd. 2. To fly through. Sublime ſhe ſail; Th’ aerial ſpace, and mounts the winged gales. Pope. SAILE R. Q m.ſ. [ ſailor is more uſual, ſailer more analogical; SAILoR. } from ſail.] A ſeaman; one who praćtiſes or under- ſtands navigation. They had many times men of other countries that were no Dryden. Phillips. ſailors. Bacon. Batter'd by his lee they lay; The paſſing winds through their torn canvas play, And flagging ſails on heartleſs ſailors fall. Dryden. Young Pompey built a fleet of large ſhips, and had good failor, commanded by experienced captains. Arbuthnot. Full in the openings of the ſpacious main It rides, and, lo, deſcends the ſailer train. Pope's Odyſſey. SAILY A'RD. m. / [/ai/ and yard.] The pole on which the ſail is extended. With glance ſo ſwift the ſubtle lightning paſt, As ſplit the ſailyards. Dryden's juvena'. SAIM. n.ſ.. [ſaime, Italian. ; Lard. It ſtill denotes this in Scotland: as ſwine's ſcim. SAIN. Some obſcure precedence, that hath tofore been ſain. Shakespeare SAINFoin. m. ſ. ſſainfoin, Fr.] A kind of herb. SAINT. m. ſ. ſſaint, French; ſančius, Latin.] A perſon emi- ment for piety and virtue. To thee be worſhip and thy ſaints for aye. Shakeſp. She will not ſtay the fiege of loving terms, Nor ope her lap to ſaint ſeducing gold. Shakeſpeare. Then thus I cloath my naked villainy - With old odd ends, ſtol’n forth of holy writ, - And ſeen a ſaint, when moſt I play the devil. Shakeſpeare. Miracles are required of all who aſpire to this dignity, be- cauſe they ſay an hypocrite may imitate a ſaint in all other particulars. Addiſon on Italy. By thy example kings are taught to ſway, Heroes to fight, and ſaints may learn to pray. Granville: So unaffected, ſo compos'd a mind; So firm, yet ſoft, ſo ſtrong, yet ſo refin'd, Heav'n, as its pureſt gold, by tortures try’d; The ſaint ſuſtain'd it, but the woman dy'd. Pope. To SAINT. v. a. [from the noun 1 To number arhong ſaints; to reckon among ſaints by a publick decree; to canonize. Are not the principles of thoſe wretches ſtill owned, and their perſons ſainted, by a race of men of the ſame ſtamp?South. Over againſt the church ſtands a large hoſpital, erected by a ſhoemaker, who has been beatified, though never ſainted. Addison Thy place is here, ſad ſiſter; come away: Once, like thyſelf, I trembled, wept, and pray'd; Love's victim then, though now a ſainted maid. Pope. To SAINT. v. n. To act with a ſhew of piety. Whether the charmer finner it or ſaint it, If folly grows romantick, I muſt paint it. Pope. SAI'N TED. adj. [from ſaint.] 1. Holy ; pious; virtuous. Thy royal father Was a moſt ſainted king: the queen that bore thee, Oftner upon her knees than on her feet, Died every day ſhe liv'd. 2. Holy ; ſacred. I hold you as a thing enſkied and ſainted, By your renouncement an immortal ſpirit, And to be talk'd with in ſincerity As with a ſaint. The crown virtue gives, After this mortal change, to her true ſervants, Amongſt the enthron'd gods on ſainted hills. SAINT jºhn's Wort. n.ſ. A plant. This plant hath a fibroſe root: the leaves grow oppoſite by pairs at the joints of the ſtalks : the flower-cup conſiſts of one leaf, which is divided into five parts, and expanded: the flower conſiſts of five leaves expanded like a roſe, having many ſtamina in the centre ſurrounding a conical ovary, which be- comes a three-cornered pointed fruit, and is divided into three cells, containing many ſmall ſeeds. There are thirty ſpecies of this plant, of which the four firſt ſorts grow wild, and the reſt are exoticks. The firſt ſort, called common Saint john's wort, is uſed in medicine. A filler. SA'1NT like, adj. [ſaint and like. J 1. Suiting a ſaint ; becoming a ſaint. If ſtill thou do'ít retain The ſame ill habits, the ſame follies too, Gloſs'd over only with a ſaintlike ſhow, Still thou art bound to vice. 23 B - Shakeſp. Macbeth. Shakeſpeare. Milton. Dryden’s Perſ: 2. Reſembling -- * *
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2 Riº king, in whoſe time it paſſed, whom catholicks count
a ſaintlike, and immaculate prince, was taken away in the
- Bacon.
flower of his age. - - - -
Saintly, adj. [from ſaint, J Like a ſaint; becoming a
ſaint. - -
I mention ſtill h ſaintly pati b
im whom thy wrongs, with ſauntly patience borne,
§. famous à 2. . and times obſcure. Mit. Par. Loft,
SAINtship. n.ſ.. [from ſaint..] The character or qualities of
a ſaint. - -
He that thinks his ſaintſhip licenſes him to cenſures, is ſº be
looked on not only as a rebel, but an uſurper. Pecay ºf Piety.
This favours ſomething ranker than the tenents of the fifth
monarchy, and of ſovereignty founded upon ſaintſhip. South.
The devil was piqu'd ſuch ſaintſhip to behold,
And long'd to tempt him.
SAke. n.ſ. [rac, Saxon; ſaecke, Dutch.]
1. Final cauſe; end; purpoſe.
Thou neither do'ſ perſuade me to ſeek wealth
ire's ſake, nor empire to affect
: . %. > p Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
The prophane perſon ſerves the devil for nought, and ſins
only for fin's ſake, Tillotſon.
wyndham like a tyrant throws the dart,
And takes a cruel pleaſure in the ſmart;
Proud of the ravage that her beauties make,
Delights in wounds, and kills for killing's ſake. Granville.
2. Account; regard to any perſon or thing.
Would I were young for your ſake, miſtreſs Anne! Shakeſp.
The general ſo likes your muſick, that he deſires you, for
love's ſake, to make no more noiſe with it. Shakeſp. Othello.
SA'ker. n.ſ. [Saker originally ſignifies an hawk, the pieces of
artillery being often denominated from birds of prey.]
The cannon, blunderbuſs, and ſaker,
He was th’ inventor of, and maker. Hudibras.
According to obſervations made with one of her majeſty's
Jakers, and a very accurate pendulum-chronometer, a bullet,
at its firſt diſcharge, flies five hundred and ten yards in five
half ſeconds, which is a mile in a little above ſeventeen half
ſeconds. Derham's Phyſico-Theolºgy.
SA'KERet. n.ſ.. [from ſaker.] The male of a ſaker-hawk.
This kind of hawk is eſteemed next after the falcon and gyr-
falcon, but differently to be managed. Bailey.
SAL. m. ſ. [Latin.] Salt. A word often uſed in pharmacy.
Salſo acids will help its paſſing off; as ſal prunel. Floyer.
Sal gem is ſo called from its breaking frequently into gem-
like ſquares. It differs not in property from the common ſalt
of the ſalt ſprings, or that of the ſea, when all are equally
pure. Woodward's Met. Foſſ.
Sal Ammoniack is found ſtill in Ammonia, as mentioned by
the ancients, and from whence it had its name. Woodward.
SALA’CIOUS, adj. [ſalaris, Lat. Jalace, Fr. J Luſtful; lecherous.
One more/alacious, rich, and old,
Out-bids, and buys her. Dryden's juven. Sat.
Feed him with herbs
Of generous warmth, and of ſalacious kind. Dryd Virg.
Animals ſpleened, grow extremely ſalacious. Arbuthnot.
Pope.
*ALAciously, adv. [from ſalarious.j Lecherouſly; luſtfully.
SALAcity. n.ſ. [ ſalaritas, ſat. from ſalacious.) Luſt; lechery.
Immoderate Jalacity and exceſs of venery is ſuppoſed to
ſhorten the lives of cocks. Brown's Vulg, Errours.
. A corroſive acrimony in the ſeminal lympha produces ſala-
S º: - Floyer on the Humours.
**'t 3D. m. ſ. [ ſalade, Fr. ſalart, Germ.] Food of raw herbs.
I climbed into this garden to pick a ſalad, which is not
amiſs to cool a man's ſtomach. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
My fallet days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood. Shakeſpeare.
You have, to rectify your palate,
An olive, capers, or ſome better ſalad,
Uſh'ring the mutton.
F i. coarſe cold ſalad is before thee ſet;
all On. Dryden's Perſ. Sat.
The happy old Coricyan's fruits and %. On %;
he lived contented, were all of his own growth. Dryden.
Leaves, eaten raw, are termed ſalad: if boiled, they be-
come potherbs; and ſome of thoſe plants which are potherbs
, ſº ºne family, are ſallad in another. JWatts.
SALAMANDER. "...ſ. [ ſalamandre, Fr. ſalamandra, Lat.] An
"imal ſuppoſed to live in the fire, and imagined to be very poi-
ſonous. *rºſe Parey has a picture of the ſalamander, with a
º for her bite; but there is no ſuch creature, the name
". "9" given to a poor harmleſs inſect.
- tiºn,ſºur liveth in the fire, * hath force alſo to ex-
c : - acon's Natural Hiſtory.
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fire, wºº i. º ſaid that a ſalamander extinguiſheth
immediatel "*") *Perience, that on hot coals it dieth
- y. º Brºwn's Wulgar Errours.
Ben. johnſon.
*
The artiſt was ſo encompaſſed with fire and ſmoke, what
one would have thought nothing but a ſalamander could have
been ſafe in ſuch a ſituation. **, Guardian
SALAMA'NDER’s Hair. }" ſ. A kind of aſbeſtos, or miner.
SALAMA'NDER's I/ool. A flax.
There may be ſuch candles as are made of ſalamander,
wool, being a kind of mineral, which whiteneth in the burn.
ing, and conſumeth not. Baton.
Of Engliſh talc, the coarſer ſort is called plaiſter or parget;
the finer, ſpaad, earth flax, or ſalamander's hair. Hoºdºº.
SALAMA'N DRIN E. adj. [from ſalamander.] Reſembling a ſala-
mander.
Laying it into a pan of burning coals, we obſerved a certain
Jalamandrine quality, that made it capable of living in the
midſt of fire, without being conſumed or finged. Speciator
SA'LARY. m. ſ. [ſalaire, Fr. ſalarium, Latin.] -
1. Salarium, or ſalary, is derived from ſal. Arbuthnot.
2. Stated hire; annual or periodical payment.
This is hire and ſalary, not revenge. Shakespeare Hamlet.
Several perſons, out of a ſalary of five hundred pounds
have always lived at the rate of two thouſand. Swift.
SALE. n.ſ.. [ſaal, Dutch.]
1. The act of ſelling.
2. Vent; power of ſelling; market.
Nothing doth more enrich any country than many towns;
for the countrymen will be more induſtrious in tillage, and
rearing of all huſbandry commodities, knowing that they ſhall
have ready ſale for them at thoſe towns. Spenſer.
3. A publick and proclaimed expoſition of goods to the market ;
auðtion.
Thoſe that won the plate, and thoſe thus ſold, ought to be
marked ſo as they may never return to the race, or to the
ſale. Temple.
4. State of being venal; price.
The other is not a thing for ſale, and only the gift of the
gods. Shakeſp. Cymbelins.
Others more moderate ſeeming, but their aim
Private reward; for which both God and ſtate
They'd ſet to ſale. Milton's Agoniſes.
The more money a man ſpends, the more muſt he endea-
vour to increaſe his ſtock; which at laſt ſets the liberty of a
commonwealth to ſale. Addiſon.
5. It ſeems in Spenſer to ſignify a wicker baſket; perhaps from
ſallow, in which fiſh are caught.
To make baſkets of bulruſhes was my wont;
Who to entrap the fiſh in winding ſale
Was better ſeen 2 Spenſºr.
SA'Leable. adj. [from ſale.] Wendible; fit for ſale; market-
able.
I can impute this general enlargement of ſaleable things to
no cauſe ſooner than the Č. want of vent and
money. Carew.
This vent is made quicker or ſlower, as greater or leſs quan-
tities of any ſaleable commodity are removed out of the courſe
of trade. Locke.
SA'Leap le Ness. n. J. [from ſaleable.] The ſtate of being
ſaleable. -
SA'LEABLY. adv. [from ſaleable.] In a ſaleable manner.
SA'LE BRous. adj. [ſalebroſus, Latin.] Rough; uneven;
rugged.
SA'Les MAN. n.ſ. [ ſale and man.] One who ſells cloat's
ready made.
Poets make charaćters, as ſaleſmen cloaths;
We take no meaſure of your fops and beaus. Swift.
SA'lework. n.ſ.. [ſale and work.] Work for ſale; work
careleſly done.
I ſee no more in you than in the ordinary - - -
Of nature's ſalework. Shakºp. A yºu like it.
SALIANT. adj. [French.] Denotes a lion in a leaping poſ-
ture, and ſtanding ſo that his right foot is in the dexter point,
and his hinder left foot in the finiſter baſe point of the eſcut-
cheon, by which it is diſtinguiſhed from rampant. Harris.
SALIANT, in heraldry, is when the lion is ſporting
himſelf. Peacham.
SA'LIENT. adj. [ſaliens, Latin.]
1. Leaping; bounding; moving by leaps. -
The legs of both ſides moving together, as frogs, and ſalient
animals, is properly called leaping. Brown's Vulg. Err.
2. Beating; panting.
A ſalient point ſo firſt is call'd the heart,
By turns dilated, and by turns compreſt,
Expels and entertains the purple gueſt.
3. Springing or ſhooting with a quick motion.
Who beſt can ſend on high
The ſalient ſpout, far ſtreaming to the ſky. Pope.
SA'LINE. adj. [ſalinus, Latin.j Conſiſting of ſalt; co"
SA'LINous. } ſtituting ſalt.
We do not eaſily aſcribe their induration to cold; but ra-
ther unto ſalinous ſpirits and concretive juices. i.
This ſaline ſap of the veſſels, by being refuſed recept".”
the parts, declares itſelf in a more hoſtile manner, by dry-
ing the radical moiſture, Harvey on cºttº:
Blackmore,
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If a very ſmall quantity of any ſalt or vitriol be diſſolved it,
a great quantity of water, the particles of the ſalt or vitriol
will not fink to the bottom, though they be heavier in ſpecie
than the water; but will evenly diffuſe themſelves into all the
water, ſo as to make it as ſaline at the top as at the bottom.
Newton's Opt.
As the ſubſtance of coagulations is not merely ſaline, no-
thing diſſolves them but what penetrates and relaxes at the
ſame time. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
SA'll Gors. n.ſ. A kind of thiſtle. Ainſworth.
SALPWA. n.ſ. [Latin. J. Every thing that is ſpit up; but it
more ſtrićtly ſignifies that juice which is ſeparated by the glands
called ſalival. - *:
Not meeting with diſturbance from the ſaliva, I the
ſooner extirpated them. Wiſeman's Surgery.
§, ład. [from ſaliva, Latin.] Relating to ſpittle.
The woodpecker, and other birds that prey upon flies,
which they catch with their ..". in the room of the ſaid
glands have a couple of bags filled with a viſcous humour,
which, by ſmall canals, like the ſalival, being brought into
their mouths, they dip their tongues herein, and ſo with the
help of this natural birdlime attack the prey. Grew.
The neceſſity of ſpittle to diſſolve the aliment appears from
the contrivance of nature in making the ſalivary dućts of ani-
mals which ruminate, extremely open : ſuch animals as ſwal-
low their aliment without chewing, want ſalivary glands.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
To SA'livate. v. a. [from ſaliva, Latin.] To purge by the
ſalival glands.
She was prepoſſeſſed with the ſcandal of ſalivating, and
went out of town. Wiſeman's Surgery.
SAliv Aºtion. n. / [from ſalivate.] A method of cure much
practiſed of late in venereal, ſcrophulous, and other obſtinate
cauſes, by promoting a ſecretion of ſpittle. $2uincy.
Holding of ill-taſted things in the mouth will make a ſmall
falivation. Grew’s Coſmol.
SALI'vous. adj. [from ſaliva.] Conſiſting of ſpittle; having
the nature of ſpittle.
There happeneth an elongation of the uvula, through the
abundance of ſalivous humour flowing upon it, J/iſeman.
#ise } n.ſ. [corrupted by pronunciation from ſalad.]
I tried upon ſallet oil. Boyle.
Sow ſome early ſalleting. Mortimer's Husbandry.
SALLIANce. n.ſ.. [from ſally..] The act of iſſuing forth; ſally.
A word not inelegant, but out of uſe.
Now mote I weet,
Sir Guyon, why with ſo fierce ſaliance
And fell intent, ye did at earſt me meet. Fairy Queen:
SA’llow. n.ſ.. [ſalix, Latin.] A tree of the genus of willow.
See WILLow.
Sallows and reeds on banks of rivers born,
Remain to cut to ſtay thy vines. Dryden.
SA'LLOW. adj. J/alo, German, black; ſale, French, foul.]
Sickly ; yellow.
What a deal of brine
Hath waſht thy ſallow cheeks for Roſaline : Shakeſpeare.
The ſcene of beauty and delight is chang'd :
No roſes bloom upon my fading cheek,
Nor laughing graces wanton in my eyes;
But haggard grief, lean-looking/allow care,
And pining diſcontent, a rueful train,
Dwell on my brow, all hideous and forlorn. Rowe.
SA'llow Ness. m. ſ. [from ſallow.] Yellowneſs; ſickly pale-
neſs.
A fiſh-diet would give ſuch a ſallowneſ to the celebrated
beauties of this iſland, as would ſcarce make them diſtin-
guiſhable from thoſe of France. Addiſon.
SALLY. n.f. [ſallie, French.j
1. Eruption; iſſue from a place beſieged; quick egreſs.
The deputy ſat down before the town for the ſpace of three
Winter months; during which time ſallies were made by the
Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loſs. Bacon.
2. Range; excurſion.
Every one ſhall know a country better, that makes often
fallies into it, and traverſes it up and down, than he that, like
a mill-horſe, goes ſtill round in the ſame track. Locke.
3. Flight; volatile or ſprightly exertion.
Theſe paſſages were intended forſallies of wit; but whence
comes all this rage of wit? Stillingfeet.
4. Eſcape; levity; extravagant flight; frolick; wild gaiety;
exorbitance.
At his return all was clear, and this excurſion was eſteemed
but a ſally of youth. Wotton.
'Tis but a ſally of youth. Denham's Sophy.
We have written ſome things which we may wiſh never to
have thought on: ſome ſallies of levity ought to be imputed
to youth. • . Swift.
The epiſodical part, made up of the extravagant ſallies of
the prince of Wales and Falſtaff's humour, is of his own in-
vention. Shakeſpeare Illuſtrated.
To Sa'ily. v. h. [from the fioun..] To make an eruption; to
iſſue out.
The Turks ſaying forth, received thereby great hurt. Knoll.
The noiſe of ſome tumultuous fight:
They break the truce, and ſally out by night. ... Dryden;
The ſummons take of the ſame trumpet's call,
To ſally from one port, or man one publick wall. Tate.
sºvº. m. ſ. [ſally and port.] Gate at which ſallies are
ſhade.
My ſlippery ſoul had quit the fort,
But that ſhe ſtopp'd the ſallyport. Cleaveland.
ve to our citadel reſorts
Through thoſe deceitful ſallyports; }
Our ſentinels betray our forts. Denham.
SA'LMAGUND1. n. / [It is ſaid to be corrupted from ſelen mon
gout, or ſale à mon goiſt.] A mixture of chopped meat
and pickled herrings with oil, vinegar, pepper, and
Onions,
SALMON. m. ſ. [ ſalmo, Latin; ſaumon, French.]
The ſalmon is accounted the king of freſh-water fiſh, and
is bred in rivers relating to the ſea, yet ſo far from it as ad-
mits no tinéture of brackiſhneſs. He is ſaid to breed or caſt
his ſpawn in moſt rivers in the month of Auguſt: ſome ſay
that then they dig a hole in a ſafe place in the gravel, and there
place their eggs or ſpawn, after the melter has done his natural
office, and then cover it over with gravel and ſtones, and ſo
leave it to their Creator's protection; who, by a gentle heat
which he infuſes into that cold element, makes it brood and
beget life in the ſpawn, and to become famlets early in the
Spring: having ſpent their appointed time, and done this na-
tural duty in the freſh waters, they haſte to the ſea before
Winter, both the melter and ſpawner. Sir Francis Bacon
obſerves the age of a ſalmon exceeds not ten years: his growth
is very ſudden, ſo that after he is got into the ſea he becomes
from a ſamlet, not ſo big as a gudgeon, to be a ſalmon, in as
ſhort a time as a goſling becomes a gooſe. 1/alton's Angler.
They poke them with an inſtrument ſomewhat like the ſal-
mon ſpear. Carew's Survey of Cornwal.
They take ſalmon and trouts by groping and tickling them
under the bellies in the pools, where they hover, and ſo throw
them on land. Carew.
Of fiſhes, you find in arms the whale, dolphin, ſalmon and
trout. Peacham.
SA'LMontRout. n.ſ. A trout that has ſome reſemblance to a
ſalmon; a famlet.
There is in many rivers that relate to the ſea ſalmontrouts as
much different from others, in ſhape and ſpots, as ſheep differ
in their ſhape and bigneſs. Pº'alton's Angler.
SALPI'con. n.ſ.. [In cookery.] A kind of farce put into
holes cut in legs of beef, veal, or mutton. Bailey.
SALsAMENTA'Rious. adj. [ſalſamentarius, Latin.] Belonging
to ſalt things. Dić?.
SA'ls IFY. n.ſ. (Latin.] A plant.
Salſify, or the common ſort of goatſbeard, is of a very long
oval figure, as if it were cods all over ſtreaked, and engraven
in the ſpaces between the ſtreaks, which are ſharp pointed
towards the end. 41ortimºr's Huſbandry.
SalsoA'cid. adj. [ ſalus and acidus, Latin.] Having a taſte
compounded of ſaltneſs and ſourneſs.
The ſalſ acids help its paſſing off; as ſal prunel. Floyer.
SALsu'GINous. adj. [ſal/ugo, Latin. J Saltiſh; ſomewhat
ſalt.
The diſtinétion of ſalts, whereby they are diſcriminated
into acid, volatile, or ſalſuginous, if I may ſo call the fugitive
ſalts of animal ſubſtances, and fixed or alcalizate, may appear
of much uſe in natural philoſophy. Boyle.
SALT. n.ſ.. [ſalt, Gothick; realt, Saxon; ſal, Latin; Jel,
French.]
1. Salt is a body whoſe two eſſential properties ſeem to be diſ.
ſolubility in water, and a pungent ſapor: it is an active incom-
buſtible ſubſtance: it gives all bodies conſiſtence, and pre-
ſerves them from corruption, and occaſions all the variety of
taſtes. There are three kinds of ſalts, fixed, volatile, and
eſſential: fixed ſalt is drawn by calcining the matter, then
boiling the aſhes in a good deal of water: after this the ſolu-
tion is filtrated, and all the moiſture evaporated, when the ſalt
remains in a dry form at the bottom: this is called a lixivious
ſalt. Eſſential ſalt is that drawn chiefly from the parts of ani-
: mals, and ſome putrified parts of vegetables: it riſes eaſily,
and is the moſt volatile of any. The eſſential ſalt is drawn
from the juice of plants by cryſtalization. Harris.
Is not diſcourſe, manhood, learning, gentleneſs, virtue and
liberality, the ſpice and ſalt that ſeaſons a man Shakeſp.
He perfidiouſly has given up,
For certain drops of ſalt, your city Rome,
To his wife and mother. Shakespeare Coriolanus.
Since ſalts differ much, ſome being fixt, ſome volatile, ſome
acid, and ſome urinous, the two qualities wherein they agree
are, that it is eaſily diſſoluble in water, and affects the palate
with a ſapour, good or evil. Boyle.
A particle
i j S A L d to a chaos, being denſe, ſoft, and moiſt Newton's Opt. and brittle, in ſome degree pellucid, and diſſoluble in water; but af- cryſtalizing, and forming //oodward. icle of ſalt may be compare nº. ſº . the centre, and rare, in the circumference: Sah, are bodies friable ſharp or pungent to the taſte, - ter that is evaporated, incorporating, themſelves into angular figures. 2. Taſte; ſmack Though we are juſtices a Page, we have ſome ſalt of of women. 3. wit; merriment. SALt. adj. - 1. Having the taſte of ſalt: as ſalt fiſh. We were better parch in Africk ſun, Than in the pride and ſalt ſcorn of his eyes. Thou old and true Menenius, Thy tears are ſalter than a younger man's, - And venomous to thine eyes. Shakespeare Coriolanus: it hath been obſerved by the ancients, that ſalt water will diſſolve ſalt put into it in leſs time than freſh water. Bacon. 2. Impregnated with ſalt. - - Hang him, mechanical ſalt butter rogue: I will awe him with my cudgel. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windſor. A leap into ſalt waters very often gives a new motion to the ſpirits, and a new turn to the blood. Addiſon. 3. Abounding with ſalt. He ſhall inhabit the parched places in the wilderneſs in a fall land, and not inhabited. er. xvii. 6. In Cheſhire they improve their lands by letting out the water of the ſalt ſprings on them, always after rain. Mºrtim. 4. [Salax, Lat..] Lecherous;, ſalacious. Be a whore ſtill: Make uſe of thy ſalt hours, ſeaſon the ſlaves For tubs and baths; bring down the roſe-cheek'd youth To the tub-faſt, and the diet. Shakeſp. Timon. All the charms of love, Salt Cleopatra, ſoften thy wan lip ! Shakespeare Ant. and Cleop. This new married man, approaching here, Whoſe ſalt imagination yet hath wrong'd Your well defended honour, you muſt pardon. Shakeſp. To SALt. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſeaſon with ſalt. If the offering was of fleſh, it was ſalted thrice. Brown. SA'LT-PAN. }". [ſalt and pan, or pit.] Pit where ſalt is SA’lt-pit. Ot. Moab and Åmmon ſhall be as the breeding of nettles, ſalt- pits, and a perpetual deſolation. Zeph. ii. 9. Cicero prettily calls them ſalinas ſalt-pans, that you may extract ſalt out of, and ſprinkle where you pleaſe. . Bacon. The ſtratum lay at about twenty-five fathom, by the duke of Somerſet's ſalt-pans near Whitehaven. Woodward on Foſſil. $A'LTANT: adj. [ſalians, Latin.) Jumping; dancing. SALTATION. n.ſ. [ ſaltatio, Latin.] 1. The act of dancing or jumping. The locuſts being ordained for faltation, their hinder legs • do far exceed the others. Brown's Vulgar Error. 2. Beat; palpitation. ºf the great artery be hurt, you will diſcover it by its ſalta- tion and florid colour. Wiſeman's Surgery. SA'Lºrcat. n.ſ. Many give a lump of ſalt, which they uſually call a ſaltcat, made at the ſalterns, which makes the pigeons much affect !he place. Mortimer's Husbandry. sº LT.A.R. m. ſ. ſ ſalt and cellar.] Veſſel of ſalt ſet on the When any ſalt is ſpilt on the table-cloth, ſhake it out into the ſaltcellar. Swift's Direétions to the Butler. SA'it ER. n.ſ.. [from ſalt.] 1. One who ſalts. 2. One who ſells ſalt. After theſe local names, the moſt have been derived from 9°cupations; as ſmith, ſalter, armorer. Camden's Remains SA'LTERN. m.ſ. A ſaltwork. - A lump of ſalt, which they uſually call a ſaltcat, made for . Purpoſe at the ſalterns, makes the pigeons much affect the ace. 4----------> SALT1'N BAN.co. n. ſ [ſaltare in banco º s Husbandry. > to climb on a bench, as a mountebank mounts a bank.] A quack or mountebank *intancee, quackſalvers, and charlatans deceive them: ****{op alive, the Piazza and Pont-neuf could not ſpeak their fallacies. Brown's Wulgar E p H > - • gar Errours. e play'd the ſaltinbanco's part, SA' Transform'd tº a Frenchman by my art. A'L Aºſ #: tiere, French.] r * * made in the form of a St. Andrew's croſs, and º º: * taken to be an engine to take wild beaſts with. : - *** called un ſautoir; it is an honourable bearing. A Lºt- - Peacham on Blazoning. sº L s. ſ". ſº J . Somewhat ſalt. & SA'L', i.ess. adj. fº grounds. Mºrtimer. SA'L'rly, adv. ifrom ſalt..] Wi ºpºl; not taſting of ſalt. - --- * taile of ſalt; in a ſalt manner. nd doćtors, and churchmen, Mr. our youth in us; we are the ſons Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſor. Shakeſp. Hudibras. S A L SA’lt Ness. n.ſ. (from ſalt.] Taſtc of ſalt. Salt water paſſing through earth, through ten veſſels, one within another, hath not loſt its ſaltneſs, ſo as to become pot- able; but drained through twenty, become freſh. Bacon. Some think their wits have been aſleep, except they dart out ſomewhat that is piquant and to the quick: men ought to find the difference between ſalineſ; and bitterneſs. Bacon. SA'ltpet Re. m. ſ. [ſal petra, Latin ; ſal petre, Fr.] Nitre. Nitre, or ſaltpetre, having a crude and windy ſpirit, by the heat of the fire ſuddenly dilateth. Bacºn. Nitre or ſaltpetre, in heaps of earth, has been extracted, if they be expoſed to the air, ſo as to be kept from rain. Izzie. Salvabi'lity... n.ſ. [from ſalvable.] Poſſibility of being re- ceived to everlaſting life. Why do we Chriſtians ſo fiercely argue againſt the ſºkabi- lity of each other, as if it were our wiſh that all ſhould be damned, but thoſe of our particular ſečt. Decay of Piety. SA'LVABLE. adj. [from ſalvº, Latin.] Poſſible to be ſaved. Our wild fancies about God's decrees, have in event repro- bated more than thoſe decrees, and have bid fair to the damn- ing of many whom thoſe left ſalvable. Decay ºf Piety. SA'lvage. adj. [ſaulvage, French; ſelvaggio, Italian, from ſilva, Latin.] Wild; rude; cruel. It is now ſpoken and written ſavage. May the Eſſexian plains Prove as a deſert, and none there make ſtay But ſavage beaſts, or men as wild as they. //aller. A ſavage race inur'd to blood. Dryden. Salva"tion. n.ſ.. [from ſalvo, Latin.] Preſervation from eternal death; reception to the happineſs of heaven. As life and death, mercy and wrath, are matters of meer underſtanding or knowledge, all mens ſalvation, and all mens endleſs perdition, are things ſo oppoſite, that whoſoever doth affirm the one muſt neceſſarily deny the other. Hocker. Him the moſt High, Wrap'd in a balmy cloud with winged ſteeds, Did, as thou ſaw'ſt, receive; to walk with God High in ſalvation, and the climes of bliſs, Exempt from death. Milton's Parad. Loſº, b. xi. Sa'lvatory... n.ſ.. [ſalvatoire, French..] A place where any thing is preſerved. I confider the admirable powers of ſenſation, phantaſy, and memory, in what ſalvatories or repoſitories the ſpecies of things paſt are conſerved. Hale's Origin of Mankind. SALU'BRIOUS. adj. [ſalubris, Latin.] Wholſome; health- ful; promoting health. - The warm limbeck draws Salubrious waters from the nocent brood. Philips. Muſt we then reſign our worthy paſtor to the ſalubrious air of Kiltearn, rather than he ſhould longer breathe in the groſſer vapours of Inverneſs Macbean's Remon/trance. SALU'BRITY.. n.ſ.. [from ſalubrious.] Wholſomeneſs; health- fulneſs. SALVE. n.ſ. [This word is originally and properly ſalſ, which having ſalves in the plural, the fingular in time was borrowed from it: realp, Saxon, undoubtedly from ſalvus, Latin. A glutinous matter applied to wounds and hurts; an emplaſter. Let us hence, my ſov’reign, to provide A ſalve for any ſore that may betide. Go ſtudy ſave and treacle; ply Your tenant's leg, or his fore eye. Sleep is pain's eaſieſt ſale, and doth fulfil All offices of death, except to kill. Donne. The royal ſword thus drawn, has cur'd a wound, For which no other ſalve could have been found. Waller. Though moſt were ſorely wounded, none were ſlain; The ſurgeons ſoon deſpoil'd them of their arms, And ſome with ſaves they cure. Dryden. 2. Help; remedy. If they ſhall excommunicate me, hath the doğrine ºf meekneſs any ſalve for me then Hammond. To Salve. v. a. [ſalvo, Latin; or from the noun.] 1. To cure with medicaments applied. Many ſkilful leeches him abide, º: his hurts. Fairy Queen. It ſhould be to little purpoſe for them to ſalve the wound, by making proteſtations in diſgrace of their own actions. Hook. The which if I perform, and do ſurvive, I do beſeech your majeſty may ſalve The long grown wounds of my intemperature. Shakespeare 2. To help; to remedy. Some ſeek to ſalve their blotted name - With others blot,’till all do taſte of ſhame. Sidney. Our mother-tongue, which truly of itſelf is both "" enough for proſe, and ſtately enough for verſe, hath long.” been counted moſt bare and barren of both; which default, when as ſome endeavoured to ſalve and cure, they patched up the holes with rags from other languages. Speºſer. 3. To help or ſave by a ſalvo, an excuſe, or reſervation. Ignorant I am not how this is ſalved: they do it but after the truth is made manifeſt. Foaker. Shakespeare Henry VI. Cleaveland. H. IV. My
S A L S A N : H - My more particular, - And that which moſt with you ſhould ſalve my going, - ls Fulvia's death. Shakeſp. /nt, and Cleopatra. The ſchoolmen were like the aſtronomers, who, to ſalve phoenomena, framed to their conceit eccentricks and epicy- cles; ſo they, to ſalve the practice of the church, had deviſed a great number of ſtrange poſitions. Bacon. There mºſt be another ſtate to make up the inequalities of this, and ſalve all irregular appearances. Atterbury, This condućt might give Horace the hint to ſay, that when Homer was at a loſs to bring any difficult matter to an iſſue, he laid his hero aſleep, and this ſaved all difficulty. Brome. 4. [From ſºlve, Latin.] To ſalute. Obſolete. That ſtranger knight in preſence came, And goodly ſalved them; who nought again Him anſwered as courteſy became Fairy Queen. SALVER. m. ſ. [A veſſel, I ſuppoſe, uſed at firſt to carry away or ſave what was left.] A plate on which any thing is pre- ſented. He has printed them in ſuch a portable volume, that many of them may be ranged together on a ſingle plate; and is of opinion, that a ſalver of ſpectators would be as acceptable an entertainment for the ladies, as a ſalver of ſweetmeats. Addison Between each act the trembling ſalvers ring, From ſoup to ſweet wine. Pope, SA"L/O. n.ſ.. [from ſalºo jure, Latin, a form uſed in granting any thing: as ſalvo jure putei.] An exception; a reſerva- tion ; an excuſe. They admit many ſalvºes, cautions, and reſervations, ſo as they croſs not the chief deſign. King Charles. t will be hard if he cannot bring himſelf off at laſt with ſome ſalvo or diſtinction, and be his own confeſſor. L'Eſtr. If others of a more ſerious turn join with us deliberately in their religious profeſſions of loyalty, with any private ſalvoes or evaſions, they would do well to conſider thoſe maxims in which all caſuiſts are agreed. Aidiſºn. SA'LUTARINEss. n ſ. [from ſalutary.] Wholſomeneſs; qua- lity of contributing to health or ſafety. SALUTARY. aaj. [ ſalutaire, Fr. ſalutaris, Latin.] Whol- ſome; healthful; ſafe; advantageous; contributing to health or ſafety. The gardens, yards, and avenues are dry and clean; and ſo more ſalutary as more elegant. Ray. It was want of faith in our Saviour's countrymen, which hindered him from ſhedding among them the ſalutary emana- tions of his divine virtue; and he did not many mighty works there, becauſe of their unbelief. Bentley. SALUTA'TION. m. ſ. [ ſalutation, Fr. ſalutatio, Latin.] The act or ſtile of ſaluting; greeting. The early village cock Hath twice done ſalutation to the morn. - Thy kingdom's peers Speak my ſalutation in their minds ; Whoſe voices I deſire aloud with mine, Hail, king of Scotland 1 - On her the angel hail Beſtow'd, the holy ſalutatiºn uſed To bleſt Mary. Milton. In all publick mectings, or private addreſſes, uſe thoſe forms of ſalutation, reverence and decency, uſual amongſt the moſt ſober perſons. Yaylor's Rule of living holy. Court and ſtate he wiſely ſhuns; Nor brib'd, to ſervile ſalutations runs. Dryden's Hºrace. To SA Lu’t F. v. a. [ ſalutz, Latin ; ſaluer, French.] 1. To greet; to hail. The golden ſun ſalutes the morn, And, having gilt the ocean with his beams, Gallops the zodiack in his gift'ring coach. Shakeſp. Tit. And. One hour hence Shall ſalute your grace of York as mother. Shakespeare R. III. 2. To pleaſe ; to gratify. Would I had no being, If this ſalute my blood a jot: it faints me, To think what follows. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. 2. To kiſs. SALU't E. m.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Salutation; greeting. The cuſtom of praying for thoſe that ſneeze is more an- cient than theſe opinions hereof: ſo that not any one diſeaſe has bech the occaſion of this ſalute and deprecation. Brown. O, what avails me now that honour high To have conceiv'd of God, or that ſalute, Hail highly favour’d, among women bleſt Parad. Reg. Continual ſalutes and addreſſes entertaining him all the way, kept him from ſaving ſo great a life, but with one glance of his eye upºn the paper, 'till he came to the fatal place where he was ſtabbed. South's Sermons. I ſhall not trouble my reader with the firſt ſalutes of our three friends. Addiſon. 2. A kiſs. There cold ſalutes, but here a lover's kiſs, Roſcomman. SALU'TFR. m. ſ. [from ſalute.] He who ſalutes. º Shakeſp. R. III. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Sººners. adj. Tſalutiſer, Latin.] Healthy; bringing health. - The king commanded him to go to the ſouth of Frances believing that nothing would contribute more to the reſtor- ing of his former vigour than the gentle ſalutiferºus air of Montpelier. Dennis's Letterſ. SAME, adj. Iſanº, Gothick; ſammo, Swediſh.J 4. 1. Not different; not another; identical; being of the like kind, ſort, or degree. - Miſo, as ſpitefully as her rotten voice could utter it, ſet forth the ſame ſins of Amphialus. Sidney, The tenor of man's woe Holds on the ſame. Milton. Th’etherial vigour is in all the ſame, * * And ev'ry ſoul is fill'd with equal flame. Dryden's Án. If itſelf had been coloured, it would have tranſmitted all viſible objects tinctured with the ſame colour; as we ſee what- ever is beheld through a coloured glaſs, appears of the ſame colour with the glaſs. Kay on the Cration. The merchant does not keep money by him ; but if you conſider what money muſt be lodged in the bankers hands, the cate will be much the ſame. - Locke, The ſame plant produceth as great a variety of juices as there is in the ſame animal. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. That which was mentioned before. Do but think how well the ſame he ſpends, Who ſpends his blood his country to relieve. Daniel. SA’MENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſame.] Identity; the ſtate of being not another; not different. -- Difference of perſuaſion in matters of religion may eaſily fall out, where there is the ſameneſs of duty, allegiance, and ſubjection. King Charles. If all courts have a ſameneſs in them, things may be as they were in my time, when all employments went to parliament- mens fiends. Swift. SAM1. ET. n.ſ. [ ſalmonet, or ſalmonlet.] A little ſalmon. Sir Francis Bacon obſerves the age of a ſalmon exceeds not ten years, ſo his growth is very ſudden; after he is got into the ſea be becomes from a ſamet, not ſo big as a gudgeon, to be a ſalinon, in as ſhort a time as a goſling becomes a gooſe. //altºn's Angler. SA'MPHIRE. m. / [/.int Pierre, French; rithmun, Latin. I A plant preſerved in pickle. The leaves are thick, ſucculent, narrow, branchy, and trifid: the flowers grow in an umbel, each conſiſting of five . leaves, which expand in form of a roſe: the empalement of the flower becomes a fruit, conſiſting of two plain and gently ſtreaked leaves. This plant grows in great plenty upon the rocks near the ſea-ſhore, where it is waſhed by the ſalt water. It is greatly eſteemed for pickling, and is ſometimes uſed in medicine. Miller. - Half way down Hangs one that gathers ſamphire: dreadful trade Methinks he ſeems no bigger than his head. Shakespeare . SAMPLE. m. ſ. [from exampſ...] A ſpecimen; a part of the whole ſhown that judgment may be made of the whole. He intreated them to tarry but two days, and he himſelf would bring them a ſample of the oar. Raleigh. I have not engaged myſelf to any : I am not loaded with a full cargo: 'tis ſufficient if I bring a ſample of ſome goods in this voyage. 19ryden. I deſign this but for a ſample of what I hope more fully to diſcuſs. //oodward's Natural Hiſtory. Determinations of juſtice were very ſummary and deciſive, and generally put an end to the vexations of a law-ſuit by the ruin both of plaintiff and defendant: travellers have recorded ſome ſamples of this kind. - Addison. From moſt bodies Some little bits aſk leave to flow; And, as through theſe canals they roll, Bring up a ſample of the whole. Prior. To SAMPLE. v. a. To ſhow ſomething ſimilar. Ainſworth. SA'MPLE R. m. / [exemplar, Latin; whence it is ſometimes written ſamplar.] A pattern of work; a piece worked by young girls for improvement. t O love, why do'ſt thou in thy beautiful ſampler ſet ſuch a work for my deſire to ſet out, which is impoſſible. Sidney. Fair Philomela, ſhe but loſt her tongue, And in a tedious ſampler ſew'd her mind. Shakespeare. Tit. Andr. We created with our needles both one flower, Both on one ſamplar, fitting on one cuſhion; Both warbling of one ſong, both in one key, As if our hands, our ſides, voices and minds Had been incorp'rate. Coarſe complexions, And cheeks of ſorry grain, will ſerve to ply The ſampler, and to teize the houſewife's wool. Aftion. I ſaw her ſober over a ſampler, or gay over a jointed baby. Pope. SA'NAble. adi. ſſanabilis, Latin.] Curable; ſuſceptive of re- medy; remediable. SANA'ſ ion. m. ſ. [ ſanatio, Latin.] The aët of curing. 23 C Conſider Shakeſpeare.
S A N S A N Conſider well the member, and, if you have no probable hope of ſanatiºn, ºut it off quickly. It iſ man's Surgery. S.A., rive. adj. [from ſano.] Powerful to cure; healing. The vapour of coltsfoot hath a ſanative virtue towards the lungs. Bacon’s Natural Hiſtory. SANA riveness. n.ſ.. [from ſanative..] Power to cure. Sanctification. n.ſ.. [ſančification, Fr. from ſanciſco, low Latin. 1. The it. of being freed, or ağt of freeing from the dominion of ſin for the time to come. The grace of his ſančificatiºn and life, which was firſt re- ceived in him, might paſs from him to his whole race, as ma- ledićtion came from Adam unto all mankind. Ho:ker. 2. The aët of making holy; conſecration. The biſhop kneels before the croſs, and devoutly adores and kiſſes it: after this follows a long prayer for the ſančification of that new ſign of the croſs. ... Stillingfleet. SA'Ncrifi ER. n.ſ.. [from ſandiff.] He that ſanétifies or makes holy. % be the ſančifier of a people, and to be their God, is all Onc. Derham's Phyſico-Theology. To SANCTIFY. v. a. ſ. ſančiffer, Fr. ſančiifico, Latin.] 1. To free from the power of ſin for the time to come. For if the blood of bulls, ſprinkling the unclean, ſančifieth to the purifying of the fleſh, how much more ſhall the blood of Chriſt? Heb. ix. 13. 2. To make holy; to make a means of holineſs. The goſpel, by not making many things unclean, as the law did, hath ſanctified thoſe things generally to all, which particularly each man to himſelf muſt ſanétify by a reverend and holy uſe. Hooker. Thoſe judgments God hath been pleaſed to ſend upon me, are ſo much the more welcome, as a means which his mercy hath ſanāified ſo to me as to make me repent of that unjuſt aćt. King Charles. Thoſe external things are neither parts of our devotion, or by any ſtrength in themſelves direct cauſes of it; but the grace of God is pleaſed to move us by ways ſuitable to our nature, and º theſe ſenſible helps to higher purpoſes. South. What ačtions, can expreſs the intire purity of thought, which refines and ſančifies a virtuous man f Addison. 3. To make free from guilt. The holy man, amaz'd at what he ſaw, Made haſte to ſančify the bliſs by law. Dryden. 4. To ſecure from violation. Truth guards the poet, ſanāifies the line. Pope. SANctimo'Nious. adj. [from ſančiimonia, Latin.] Saintly; having the appearance of ſanétity. A ſančimonious pretence, under a pomp of form, without the grace of an inward integrity, will not ſerve the turn. L'Eſ. SA'NctIMoSY. n.ſ.. [ſančiimonia, Latin. J Holineſs; ſcru- pulous auſterity; appearance of holineſs. If ſančimony, and a frail vow between an errant Barbarian and a ſuperſubtle Venetian, be not too hard for my wit, and all the tribe of hell, thou ſhalt enjoy her. Shakespeare Othello. Her pretence is a pilgrimage to St. Jaques le Grand, which ; undertaking, with moſt auſtere Jančimony, ſhe accom- pliſh’d. Shakeſpeare's All's well that end, well. There was great reaſon why all diſcreet princes ſhould be- ware of yielding haſty belief to the robes of ſanāimony. Ral. SA'Nction. m. ſ. [ ſančion, French; ſanélio, Latin.] I. The aët of confirmation which gives to anything its obliga- tory power; ratification. C I have kill'd a ſlave, And of his blood caus’d to be mixt with wine: Fill every man his bowl. There cannot be A fitter drink to make this ſanciion in. Ben. Johnſ Catil. Againſt the publick ſančions of the peace, With fates averſe, the rout in arms reſort, To force their monarch. Dryden’s AEn. There needs no poſitive law or ſanāion of God to ſtamp an obliquity upon ſuch a diſobedience. South. By the laws of men, enaćted by civil power, gratitude is not enforced; that is, not enjoined by the ſančion of penal- ties, tº be inflicted upon the perſon that ſhall not be found grateful. - - - - South's Sermons. . The ſatisfactions of the Chriſtian life, in its preſent prac- tice and future hopes, are not the mere raptures of enthuſiaſm, * the ſtricteſt profeſſors of reaſon have added the Jančion of their teſtimony. JWatts. This word is often made the ſančiion of an oath: it is º * gºat Sommendation to be a man of honour. Swift. ...* ſanction and authority, it is only yet a private 2. A law; a decre ifi Baker on Learning. *f; ºratified. Improper. is the firſt ſanction nature gave to man, sº º: to aſſiſt in what they can. Denham. neſs; hiſ/ [from ſančius, Latin.] Holineſs; good- - The mº º divine “s. ºr glorious Maker ſhone Truth, wiſdom, ſam&itude, ſerene and pure. Milton. SA's crity, n ſ. [ ſančitas, Latin. I 1. Holineſs; the ſtate of being holy. At his touch, Such ſanélity hath heaven given his hand, They preſently amend. God attributes to place No ſanſity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent. Milton. 2. Goodneſs; the quality of being good; purity; godlineſs. This youth I reliev'd with ſuch ſanctity of love, And to his image, which methought did promiſe Moſt venerable worth, did I devotion. Shakeſpeare. It was an obſervation of the ancient Romans, that their empire had not more increaſed by the ſtrength of their arms than the ſam&lity of their manners. Addison. 3. Saint; holy being. About him all the ſamétities of heav'n Stood thick as ſtars, and from his ſight receiv'd Beatitude paſt utt'rance. Mlton. To Sanctuarise. v. n. [ſrom ſančiuary.] To ſhelter by mcans of ſacred privileges. No place indeed ſhould murder ſančiuariſe Shakespeare . SA'NCTUARY. m. ſ. [ſančiuaire, Fr. ſanétuarium, Latin.] 1. A holy place; holy ground. Properly the penetralia, or moſt retired and awful part of a temple. Having waſte ground enough, Shall we deſire to raze the ſanctuary, And pitch our evils there. They often plac'd Within his ſanctuary itſelf their ſhrines. Milton. Let it not be imagined, that they contribute nothing to the happineſs of the country who only ſerve God in the duties of a holy life, who attend his ſančiuary, and daily addreſs his goodneſs. ogers's Sermons. 2. A place of protećtion; a ſacred aſylum: whence a ſanāuary man, one who takes ſhelter in a holy place. Come, my boy, we will to ſanctuary. Shakeſp. R. III. I'll hence forthwith unto the ſančuary, To ſave at leaſt the heir of Edward's right. Shakespeare H. VI. Oft have I heard of ſančuary men; But ſanāuary children, ne'er 'till now. Shakesp. R. III. He fled to Beverly, where he and divers of his company regiſtered themſelves ſančuary men. Bacon's Henry VII. Howſoever the ſanéiuary man was protećtcd from his credi- tors, yet his goods out of ſančiuary ſhould not. Bacon's H. VII. This our high place, our ſanctuary, our hill. Milton. 3. Shelter; protection. What are the bulls to the frogs, or the lakes to the mea- dows? Very much, ſays the frog; for he that's worſted will be ſure to take ſančiuary in the fens. L’Eſtrange. The admirable works of painting were made fuel for the fire; but ſome reliques of it took ſanctuary under ground, and eſcaped the common deſtiny. Dryden's Dufreſnºy. SAND. m. ſ. [ ſand, Daniſh and Dutch..] 1. Particles of ſtone not conjoined, or ſtone broken to powder. That finer matter called ſand, is no other than very ſmall pebbles. Woodward. Here i' th' ſand; Thee I’ll rake up, the poſt unſanétified. Shakespeare K. Lear. Hark, the fatal followers do purſue ! The ſands are number'd that make up my life: Here muſt I ſay, and here my life muſt end. Shakespeare H. VI. Sand hath always its root in clay, and there be no veins of Shakespeare eare. Shakespeare care. ſand any great depth within the earth. Bacºn. Calling for more paper to reſcribe, king Philip ſhewed him the difference betwixt the ink box and ſandbox. Hºwel. If quickſilver be put into a convenient glaſs veſſel, and that veſſel exactly ſtopped, and kept for ten weeks in a ſand fur- nace, whoſe heat may be conſtant, the corpuſcles that conſti- tute the quickſilver will, after innumerable revolutions, be ſº connected to one another, that they will appear in the form of a red powder. Boyle. Engag’d with money bags, as bold - As men with ſand bags did of old. Hudibras. The force of water caſts gold out from the bowels of mountains, and expoſes it among the ſands of rivers. Pºº". Shells are found in the great ſand pit at Woolwich. Wºodw. Celia and I, the other day, - Walk'd o'er the ſand hills to the ſea. Prior. 2. Barren country covered with ſands. - - - Moſt of his army being ſlain, he, with a few of his fiends, ſought to ſave themſelves by flight over the deſertſandi. Kn:les. Her ſons ſpread f: Beneath Gibraltar to the Lybian ſands. Milton. SA'NDAL. m. ſ. [ſandale, Fr. ſandalium, Latin.] A looſe ſhoe. Thus ſung the uncouth ſwain to th' oaks and rills, ... While the ſtill morn went out with ſandal, grey- Aſilton. From his robe Flows light ineffable: his harp, his quiver, And Lycian bow are gold: with golden ſandali His feet are ſhod. Prior. The
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SA’s DARAk. n.ſ. [ſandaraque, French; ſandaraca, Latin.]
1. A mineral of a bright right colour, not much unlike to red
arſenick. Bailey.
2. A white gum oozing out of the juniper-tree. Bailey,
SA'N p all ND. adj [ſand and blind.] Having a defe&t in the
eyes, by which ſmall particles appear to fly before them.
My true begotten father, being more than ſandblind, high
gravelblind, knows me not. Shakeſp. Merch, of Penice.
SAND box Tree. n. ſ. ſhura, Latin.] A plant.
It hath a funnel-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of one leaf, which
is ſpread open at the brim, and ſlightly cut into twelve parts:
at the bottom of the tube is placed the pointal, which after-
ward becomes a globular compreſſed fruit, which has twelve
cells, in each of which is contained one roundiſh flat ſeed.
The fruit of this plant, if ſuffered to remain on 'till they are
fully ripe, burſt in the heat of the day with a violent explo-
ſon, making a noiſe like the firing of a piſtol, and hereby the
ſeeds are thrown about to a conſiderable diſtance. Theſe ſeeds,
when green, vomit and purge, and are ſuppoſed to be ſome-
what a-kin to nux vomica. Miller.
SA'NDE D. adj. [from ſand.]
1. Cyered with ſand; barren.
In well ſanded lands little or no ſnow lies. Mortimer.
The river pours along
Reſiſtleſs, roaring dreadful down it comes;
Then o'er the ſanded valley floating ſpreads. Thomſon.
2. Marked with ſmall ſpots; variegated with duſky ſpecks.
My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind,
So flew'd, ſo ſanded, and their heads are hung
With ears that ſweep away the morning dew;
Crook-knee'd and dewlap'd, like Theſſalian bulls;
Slow in purſuit; but match'd in mouth like bells,
Each under each. Shakeſpeare.
SA'ND FRLING. m. ſ. A biºd.
Among the firſt ſort we reckon coots, ſanderling', pewets,
and mews. Carew.
SA'NDERs. n ſ [ſantalum, Latin.] A precious kind of Indian
wood, of which there are three ſorts, red, yellow, and
green. Bailey.
Aromatize it with ſanders. // ſºman's Surgery.
SA'NDEveR. m. ſ.
That which our Engliſh glaſſmen call ſandever, and the
French, of whom probably the name was borrowed, ſuinde-
ver, is that recrement that is made when the materials of
glaſs, namely, ſand and a fixt lixiviate alkali, having been firſt
baked together, and kept long in fuſion, the mixture caſts up
the ſuperfluous ſalt, which the workmen afterwards take off
with ladles, and lay by as little worth. Boyle.
SA's Dish. adj. [from ſand.] Approaching to the nature of
ſand; looſe; not cloſe; not compačt.
Plant the tenuifolia's and ranunculus's in freſh ſandiſh earth,
taken from under the turf. Evelyn's Kalendar.
SA'Nostone. n.ſ. [ ſand and ſome.] Stone of a looſe and
friable kind, that eaſily crumbles into ſand.
Grains of gold inſand/one-grey, variegated with a faint green
and blue, from the mine of Coſta Rica, which is not reckoned
rich; but every hundred weight yields about an ounce of
gold. J/ºodward.
SA'N py. adi, [from ſand.] -
1. Abounding with ſand; full of ſand.
I ſhould not ſee the ſandy hourglaſs run,
But I ſhould think of ſhallows and of flats.
Safer ſhall he be on the ſandy plains, -
Than where caſtles mounted ſtand. Shakeſp. H. VI.
A region ſo deſert, dry, and ſandy, that travellers are fain
to carry water on their camels. Brown's Wug. Errours.
Rough unweildy earth, nor to the plough
Nor to the cattle kind, with ſandy ſtones
And gravel o'er-abounding. . -
O'er ſandy wilds were yellow harveſts ſpread.
2. Conſiſting of ſand; unſolid.
Favour, ſo bottomed upon the ſandy foundation of perſonal
reſpects only, cannot be long lived. Bacon to ſ'illiers.
SAN F. adj. [ſºmus, Latin.]. Sound ; healthy. Baynard wrote
a poem on preſerving the body in a ſame and ſound ſtate.
SANG. The preterite of ſing.
Then ſang Moſes and Iſrael this ſong unto the Lord. Ex. xv.
Thee next they ſang, of all creation firſt. A/ilton,
SANGUI'FE Rous. adj. [ ſanguiſer, Latin.] Conveying blood.
The fifth conjugation of the nerves is branched to the
muſcles of the face, particularly the cheeks, whoſe ſangui-
ferous veſſels it twiſts about. Derham's Phyſico-Theo ogy.
SANGUIFICATION. m. ſ. [ ſangu fication, Fr. ſanguis and facio,
Lat.] The produćtion of blood; the converſion of the chyle
into blood.
Since the lungs are the chief inſtrument of ſanguiſcation,
the animal that has that organ faulty can never have the vital
juices, derived from the blood, in a good ſtate. Arbuthnot.
Aſthmatick perſons have voracious appetites, and conſe-
2
Shakeſpeare.
Philºs.
Pope.
quently, for want of a right ſanguiſcation, are leucophlegma-
tick. Arbuthnot on Aiments.
sººn. n.ſ.. [ſanguis and facio, Latin.j Producer of
OOCl.
Bitters, like choler, are the beſt fanguiſers, and alſo the
beſt febrifuges. Florer on the Humours.
To º u1? Y. v. n. [ſangui, and facio, Latin.] To produce
blood.
At the ſame time I think, I command: in inferior faculties,
I walk, ſee, hear, digeſt, ſanguiſ), and carnity, by the power
of an individual ſoul. Hale.
SA'NGUINARY. adj. [ ſanguinarius, Lat. ſanguinaire, French ;
from ſanguis, Latin.] Cruel; bloody ; murtherous.
We may not propagate religion by wars, or by ſanguinary
perſecutions to force conſciences. Bacºn.
The ſcene is now more ſanguinary, and fuller of actors:
never was ſuch a confuſed myſterious civil war as this. Howel.
Paſſion transforms us into a kind of ſavages, and makes us
brutal and ſanguinary. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey.
SA'NGUINARY. m. ſ. [ ſangui, Lat.] An herb. Ainſworth.
SA'NGUIN E. adj. [ſanguin, Fr. ſanguineus, from ſanguis, Lat.]
1. Red; having the colour of blood.
This fellow
Upbraided me about the roſe I wear;
Saying, the ſanguine colour of the leaves
Did repreſent my maſter's bluſhing cheeks. Shakespeare H. VI.
A ſtream of nećt’rous humour iſſuing flow'd
Sanguine. Milton.
Dire Tiſphone there keeps the ward,
Girt in her ſanguine gown. Dryden.
Her flag aloft, ſpread ruffling to the wind,
And ſanguine ſtreamers ſeem the flood to fire: .
The weaver, charm'd with what his loom deſign'd,
Goes on to ſea, and knows not to retire. Dryden.
2. Abounding with blood more than any other humour; cheerful.
The cholerick fell ſhort of the longevity of the ſarguine. Bro.
Though theſe faults differ in their complexions as ſanguine
from melancholy, yet they are frequently united. Gov. ºf Tongue.
3. Warm ; ardent; confident.
A ſet of ſanguine tempers ridicule, in the number of fop-
peries, all ſuch apprehenſions. Swift.
SA'NGUINE. m.ſ.. [from ſanguis.] Blood colour.
A griefly wound,
From which forth guſh'd a ſtream of gore, blood thick,
That all her goodly garments ſtain’d around,
And in deep ſanguine dy'd the graſſy ground. Fa. Queen.
SA'NGUINENEss. Un. ſ. [from ſanguine.] Ardour; heat of ex-
SA'NGUINITY. } pećtation; confidence. Sanguinity is per-
haps only uſed by Swift.
Rage, or phrenſy it may be, in ſome perhaps natural cou-
rage, or ſanguinentſ of temper in others; but true valour it is
not, if it knows not as well to ſuffer as to do. That mind is
truly great, and only that, which ſtands above the power of all
extrinſick violence; which keeps itſelf a diſtinct principality,
independent upon the outward man. Decay of Piety.
I very much diſtruſt your ſanguinity. Swift.
SANGUI'NEous. adj. [ſanguineus, Latin; ſanguin, French.]
1. Conſtituting blood. º
This animal of Plato containeth not only ſanguineºus and
reparable particles, but is made up of veins, nerves, and ar-
teries. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
2. Abounding with blood.
A plethorick conſtitution, in which true blood abounds, is
called ſanguineous. w Arbuthnot.
SA'NHED RIM. n.ſ.. [ſºnedrium, Latin.] The chief council
among the Jews, conſiſting of ſeventy elders, over whom the .
high prieſt preſided.
SA’NicLE. m. ſ. [ ſanicle, Fr. ſanicula, Latin.] A plant.
It is an umbelliferous plant, and its flower conſiſts of five
leaves, placed orbicularly; but bent back to the centre of the
flower, and reſting on the empalement, which becomes a fruit
compoſed of two ſeeds, which are gibbous and prickly on one
ſide, but plain on the other. A/iller.
SA'N/ES. m. ſ. [Latin J Thin matter; ſerous excretion.
It began with a round crack in the ſkin, without other mat-
ter than a little ſanies. Jºſeman's Surgery.
SA'NIous, adj. [from ſanies.] Running a thin ſerous matter,
not a well digeſted pus.
Obſerving the ulcerſarious, I propoſed digeſtion as the only
way to remove the pain. J/ſeman.
SA'Nity. n.ſ. [ ſanitas, Latin.] Soundneſs of mind.
How pregnant, ſometimes, his replies are:
A happineſs that often madneſs hits on,
Which ſanity and reaſon could not be
So proſpºrouſly delivered of.
SANk. The preterite of ſink.
As if the opening of her mouth to Zelmane had opened
ſome great floodgate of ſorrow, whereof her heart could not
abide the violent iſſue, ſhe ſank to the ground. Sidney.
Our men followed them cloſe, took two ſhips, and gave divers
others of their ſhips their death's wounds, whereof ſoon after
they ſank and periſhed. Bacon's ºf ºr with Spain.
f S.N.S.,
Shakespeare . Hamlet.
S A R | | !, - ench.] Without. Out of uſe. SANS, prºp. (Fº lº of all, , , That ends this ſtrange º º ildiſhneſs and mere oblivion, !...º eyes, ſans taſte, fans every thing. Shakeſp. For nature ſo prepoſterouſly to cr". Being not deficient, blind, or lame of ſenſe, Sans witchcraft could not. Shakespeare . Othell, SAP. ...f. [rape, Saxon; ſap, Dutch..] The vital juice of plants; the juice that circulates in trees and herbs. Now fucking of the ſap of herbs moſt ſweet, Or of the dew, which yet on them does lie, Now in the ſame bathing his tender feet. Spenſer. Though now this grained face of mine be hid In ſap conſuming Winters drizzled ſnow, And all the conduits of my blood froze up, Yet hath my night of life ſome memory. Shakeſpeare. Wound the bark of our fruit-trees, Leſt, being over-proud with ſap and blood, With too much riches it confound itſelf. His preſence had infus'd Shakeſp. R. II. Into the plant ſciential ſap. Milton. The ſap which at the root is bred In trees, through all the boughs is ſpread. J/aller. Vegetables conſiſt of the ſame parts with animal ſub- ſtances, ſpirit, water, ſalt, oil, earth; all which are con- tained in the ſap they derive from the earth. Arbuthnot. To SAP. v. a. Iſaºper, French ; zappare, Italian.] To under- mine; to ſubvert by digging; to mine. Their dwellings were ſapp'd by floods, Their houſes fell upon their houſhold gods. Dryden. To SAP. v. n. To proceed by mine; to proceed inviſibly. For the better ſecurity of the troops, both aſſaults are car- ried on by ſupping. Tatler. In vain may heroes fight, and patriots rave, If ſecret gold ſaps on from knave to knave. Pope. SA'FPHIRE, n ſ. [ſapphirus, Latin: ſo that it is improperly written ſathyre.] A precious ſtone of a blue colour. Saphire is of a bright blue colour. //oodward. In enroll'd tuffs, flow'rs purſled, blue and white, Like ſaphire, pearl, in rich embroidery. Shakeſpeare. He tinctures rubies with their roſy hue, And on the ſaphire ſpreads a heavenly blue. Blackmore. That the ſºphire ſhould grow foul, and loſe its beauty, when worn by one that is lecherous, and many other fabulous ſto- ries of gems, are great arguments that their virtue is equiva- lent to their value. Derham. SAPPHIRINE, adj. [ſapphirinus, Latin. J Made of ſapphire; reſembling ſapphire. She was too ſaphirine and clear for thee; Clay, flint, and jet now thy fit dwellings be. Donne. A few grains of ſhell ſilver, with a convenient proportion of powdered cryſtal glaſs, having been kept three hours in fuſion, I found the coliquated maſs, upon breaking the cru- gible, of a lovely ſafhirine blue. Boyle. SAT'ID. adi, [ſopiºus, Latin.J. Taſteful; palatable; making a powerful ſtimulation upon the palate. Thus camels, to make the water ſapid, do raiſe the mud with their feet. Brown's Vulgar Errours. The moſt oily parts are not ſeparated by a ſlight decoction, 'till they are diſentangled from the ſalts; for if what remains of the ſubject, after the infuſion and deco&tion be continued to be boiled down with the addition of freſh water, a fat, ſapid, odorous, viſcous, inflammable, frothy water will con- ſtantly be found floating a-top of the boiling liquor. Arbuthn. SAPI'dity. }*ſ [from ſapid.] Taſtefulneſs; power of ſti- SA'PIDNFss. 5 mulating the palate. As for their taſte, if their nutriment be air, neither can it be an inſtrument thereof; for the body of that element is in- guſtible, and void of all ſapidity. Brown's Wulg. Errours. If ſapidneſs belong not to the mercurial principle of ve- gºtables and animals, it will ſcarce be diſcriminated from their - phlegm. Boyle. SAPIENCE. m. ſ. [ ſatience, Fr. Japientia, Latin. J Wiſdom; º ..º. > Y/"Plence. I mean what the ancients did by phi r - the habit or diſpoſition of mind which impo º º wiſdom. Ne only they that dwell in lowly du The ſons of i. and of º, But they whom thou, great Jove, by doom unjuſt Did it to the top of honour eaſt advaňce : > I hey now, puft up with's deignful inſolence, Deſpiſe the brood of bleſſed ſapience. Spenſºr. King James, of immortal memory, among all the lovers and admirers - - - #. of divine and human ſpience, accompliſhed at ds his own days on earth J łor. - - - /otton. cº º guided by ill counſels have equal ſuc- - 9te by the beſt judgment conducted, therefore had Grew. violence the ſame external figure with ſapience. Raleigh. I *ience and love ºnmenſe, and all his father in him ſhone. Milton. O ſov’reign, virtuous, precious of all trees In Paradiſe! of operation bleſt To ſapience. Many a wretch in Bedlam, Though perhaps among the rout He wildly flings his filth about, Still has gratitude and ſapience. To ſpare the folks that give him ha'pence. Swift. SA/PIE N.T. adj. [ſapiens, Latin.] \\ fe; ſage. There the Ja icnt king held dalliance. SA'pless. adj. [ſaploos, Dutch...] 1. Wanting ſap; wanting vital juice. Pithleſs arms, like to a withel’d vine, That droops his ſapleſ, branches to the ground. Shakespeare H.VI. The tree of knowledge, blaſted by diſputes, Produces ſapleſ leaves inſtead of fruits. Denham. This fingle ſtick was ſull of ſap ; but now in vain does at tie that withered bundle of twigs to its ſapieſ, trunk. Swift. 2. Dry; old; huſky. If by this bribe, well plac'd, he would enſnare Some ſatleſ, uſurer that wants an heir. Dryden's juven. SA'PLING. m. ſ. [from ſap.] A young tree; a young plant. Look how I am bewitch'd; behold, mine arm Is, like a blaſted ſapling, wither'd up. Shakeſp. R. III. Nurſe the ſaplings tall, and curl the grove With ringlets quaint. Milton. A ſapling pine he wrench'd from out the ground, The readieſt weapon that his fury found. Dryden. What planter will attempt to yoke A ſapling with a falling oak 2 Swift. Slouch turn'd his head, ſaw his wife's vigºrous hand Wielding her oaken ſapling of command. King's Laura. SAP on A'ceous. U adj. [from ſa, º, Latin, ſoap.] Sopy; re- SA'pon ARY. ſembling ſoap; having the qualities of ſoap. By digeſting a ſolution of ſalt of tartar with oil of almonds, I could reduce them to a ſoft ſaponary ſubſtance. loye. Any mixture of an oily ſubſtance with ſalt, may be called a ſoap : bodies of this nature are called ſapºnaceous. Arbuthnot. SA POR. m. ſ. [Latin.j Taſte, power of affecting or ſtimu- lating the palate. There is ſome ſapor in all aliments, as being to be diſtin- guiſhed and judged by the guſt, which cannot be admitted in air. Brown's Vulgar Erreurs. The ſhape of thoſe little particles of matter which diſtin- guiſh the various ſapors, odours, and colours of bodies. Wats. SAPor 1'Fick, adj. Iſaporij que, Fr. ſapºr and faciº, Latin.] Having the power to produce taſtes. SA/PPINEss. n.ſ.. [from ſappy..] The ſtate or the quality of abounding in ſap; ſucculence; juicineſs. SA'PPY. adj. [from ſap.] 1. Abounding in ſap ; juicy; ſucculent. The ſappy parts, and next reſembling juice, Were turn'd to moiſture for the body's uſe, Miltºn. A filton. Supplying humours, blood, and nouriſhment. Dryden, Theſ, py boughs Attire themſelves with blooms, ſweet rudiments Of future harveſt. Philips. The green heat the ripe, and the ripe give fire to the green; to which the bigneſs of their leaves, and hardneſs of their ſtalks, which continue moiſt and ſuppy long, doth much con- tribute. A. or timer. 2. Young; not firm; weak. - This young prince was brought up among nurſes, ’till he arrived to the age of ſix years: when he had paſſed this weak and ſappy age, he was committed to Dr. Cox. Hayward. SA'RABAND. m./. [garabande, Spaniſh ; ſarabandº, French.] A Spaniſh dance. - - The ſeveral modifications of this tune-playing quality in * fiddle, to play preludes, ſaraband, jigs and gavots, *.* much real qualities in the inſtrument as the thought is in the mind of the compoſer. Arbuthn. and Pope's Mart. Scribl. SA'RCASM. n.ſ. [ ſarcaſne, Fr. ſarcaſmus, Latin.] A keen reproach ; a taunt; a gibe. Sarcaſms of wit are tranſmitted in ſtory. Gov. ºf the Tºº Rejoice, O young man, ſays Solomon, in a ſevereſtºſ, in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart; but know that for theſe things God will bring thee in 9 judg- Inent. Rºgers's Sermoni. When an angry maſter ſays to his ſervant it is bravely done, it is one way of giving a ſevere reproach; for the words. aſ C ſpoken by way of ſarcaſm, or irony. ſº º SARCA'stic All Y. adv. [from ſarcaſtick.] Tauntingly ; fe- verely. He aſked a lady playing with a lap-dog, whether the *: men of that country uſed to have any children or no 3. thereby ſarcaſtically reproaching them for miſplacing that affº" º brutes, which could only become a mother to her child. sº SAR ca'stical. adj. [from ſarcaſm.] Keen; taunting; * SARCA's Tick. ; vere. - What a fierce and ſºrcaſtick reprehenſion would this º: drawn from the friendſhip of the world, and yet what **** - - - - - South. one did it receive from Chriſt? * South SARCENET. - 7
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SA'rceNet... n.ſ. [Suppoſed by Skinner to be ſtricum ſarace-
nicum, Latin.] Fine thin woven ſilk.
Why art thou then exaſperate, thou idle immaterial ſkein
of ſley'd ſilk, thou green ſarcenet flap for a fore eye, thou taſſel
of a prodigal's purſe 2 Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
If they be covered, though but with linnen or ſarcelºt, it
intercepts the effluvium. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Theſe are they that cannot bear the heat
Of figur’d ſilks and under ſarcemets ſweat.
She darts from ſarcemet ambuſh wily leers,
Twitches thy ſleeve, or with familiar airs
Her fan will pat the cheek; theſe ſnares diſdain. Gay.
To SARcle. v. a. [ſarcler, French; ſarculo, Latin.] To
weed corn. Ainſworth.
Sarcoce'ie. m. ſ. ſº, and xian; ſarcocele, Fr.] A fleſhy
excreſcence of the teſticles, which ſometimes grow ſo large as
to ſtretch the ſcrotum much beyond its natural fize. Qincy.
Sarco'MA. n.ſ.. [cººkwºo..] A fleſhy excreſcence, or lump,
growing in any part of the body, eſpecially the noſtrils. Baily.
Sarco'PHAgous. adj. [**68 and payw.] Fleſh-eating; feed-
ing on fleſh.
sºnº. mºſ [gºe; and payw.] The praćtice of eating
Ciſle
There was no ſarcophagy before the flood; and, without the
eating of fleſh, our fathers preſerved themſelves unto longer
lives than their poſterity. Brown's Wulg. Errours.
Sarco'risk. n.ſ.. [from ree; ; ſarcotique, Fr.] Medicines
which fill up ulcers with new fleſh; the ſame as incarnatives.
By this means the humour was moderately repreſſed, and
breathed forth; the eſcar alſo ſeparated in the fontanel: after
which the ulcer incarned with common ſarcoticks, and the ul-
serations about it were cured by ointment of tuty, and ſuch
like epuloticks. Wiſeman on Inflammations.
SARculation. n.ſ.. [ſarculus, Latin.] The aët of weeding;
plucking up weeds. IDićf.
SA'RDEL.
SA'RDINE Stone. }.ſ: A ſort of precious ſtone.
SA'RDIUs.
He that ſat was to look upon, like a jaſper and a ſardine
ſtone. Rev. iv. 3.
Thou ſhalt ſet in it four rows of ſtones: the firſt row ſhall
be a ſardius.
Sa'RDoNYx. n.ſ. A precious ſtone.
The onyx is an accidental variety of the agat kind: 'tis of
a dark horny colour, in which is a plate of a bluiſh white, and
ſometimes of red; when on one or both ſides the white there
happens to lie alſo a plate of a reddiſh colour, the jewellers call
the ſtone a ſardonyx. Woodward.
SARK. n.ſ. [rcynk, Saxen.]
1. A ſhark or ſhirk, - Bailey.
2. In Scotland it denotes a ſhirt.
Flaunting beaus gang with their breaſts open, and their
ſarks over their já. Arbuthn. Hiſt, of john Bull.
SARN. m. ſ. A Britiſh word for pavement, or ſtepping ſtones,
ſtill uſed in the ſame ſenſe in Berkſhire and Hampſhire.
Sa'Rplier. n.ſ.. [ſarpilliere, French.] A piece of canvas for
wrapping up wares; a packing cloth. Bailey.
§AAAAsise. m. ſ. [In botany..] A kind of birthwort. Bailey.
§:ARE'll A. }n. J. Both a tree and a plant. Ainſworth.
SARSE. n.ſ. A ſort of fine lawn ſieve. Bailey.
To SARs E. v. a. [ſaſſer, French..] To fift through a ſarſe or
ſearſe. Bailey.
SART. n.ſ.. [In agriculture.] A piece of woodland turned into
arable. Bailey.
Sash. n.ſ. [Of this word the etymologiſts give no account: I
ſuppoſe it comes from ſtache, of ſº avoir, to know, a ſaſh worn
being a mark of diſtinétion ; and a ſaſh window being made
particularly for the ſake of ſeeing and being ſeen.]
1. A belt worn by way of diſtinétion; a ſilken band worn by
officers in the army.
2. A window ſo formed as to be let up and down by pullies.
She ventures now to lift the ſaſh; -
Dryd, juven.
Ex. xxviii. 17.
The window is her proper ſphere. Swift.
As for the poem he writ on your ſaſh,
My ſiſter tranſcrib'd it laſt night. Swift.
She broke a pane in the ſaſh window that looked into the
yard. Swift.
SA'shoon. n.ſ. A kind of leather ſtuffing put into a boot for
the wearer's eaſe. Ainſworth.
SA'ss A FRAs. n.ſ. A tree: one of the ſpecies of the cornelian
cherry. The wood is medicinal.
SAT. The preterite of ſit.
The pićture of fair Venus, that
For which, men ſay, the goddeſs ſat, -
Was loſt, 'till Lely from your look
Again that glorious image took. J/aller.
I anſwered not the rehearſal, becauſe I knew the author ſat
to himſelf when he drew the pićlure, and was the very Bays
of his own farce. Dryden.
SA' TAN. n.ſ. [..ttoº' Satanas, Latin.] The prince of hell;
the devil; any wicked ſpirit.
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Lu. x. 18.
S A T
They are much increaſed by the falſe ſuggeſtions of Satan.
Sanderſon's judgment in one Wiew.
The deſpiteful act
S of Satan done in Paradiſe. Miltºn.
ATA'NICAL. - • - a .
SATA’N1ck. }ad. [from Satan.] Deviliſh; infernal.
The faint fatanick hoſt
f Defenſive ſcarce. Milton.
SA'tchel. n.ſ.. [ſeckel, German; fºrculus, Latin.] A little
bag; commonly a bag uſed by ſchoolboys to carry their bocks.
The whining ſchoolboy with his ſatchel,
And ſhining morning face, creeping like ſnail
Unwillingly to ſchool. - Shakespeare As you like it.
To 8 * lag * fatchel; in their hands. Swift.
o BATE. v. a. ſ. ſatio, Latin. To ſatiate; to -
to feed beyond #: : glut; to pall;
Sated at length, ere long I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft.
How will their bodies ſtript
Enrich the vićtors, while the vultures ſate -
Their maws with full repaſt. Phillps.
Thy uſeleſs ſtrength, miſtaken king, employ,
Sated with rage, and ignorant of joy. rior.
SAte'llite. n.ſ.. [ſatelles, Lat. ſatellite, Fr. This word is com-
monly pronounced in proſe with the e mute in the plural, as in
theſingular, and istherefore only of three ſyllables; but Pºpe has
in the plural continued the Latin form, and aſſigned it four;
I think, improperly.] A ſmall planet revolving round a larger.
Four moons move about Jupiter, and five about Saturn,
called their ſatellites. Locke.
The ſmalleſt planets are ſituated neareſt the ſun and each
other; whereas Jupiter and Saturn, that are vaſtly greater, and
have many ſatellites about them, are wiſely removed to the ex-
treme regions of the ſyſtem. Bentley.
Ask of yonder argent fields above,
Why Jove's ſatellites are leſs than Jove? Pope.
SATELLITIous. adj. [from ſatelles, Lat..] Conſiſting of ſatellites:
Their ſolidity and opacity, and their ſatellitious attendance,
their revolutions about the ſun, and their rotations about their
axis, are exactly the ſame. Cheyne's Phil. Princ.
To SATIATE. v. a. [ſatio, Latin.]
1. To ſatisfy 5 to fill. -
Thoſe ſmells are the moſt grateful where the degree of heat
is ſmall, or the ſtrength of the ſmell allayed; for theſe rather
woo the ſenſe than ſatiate it. Bacon.
Buying of land is the reſult of a full and ſatiated gain; and
men in trade ſeldom think of laying out their money upon
land, 'till their profit has brought them in more than their
trade can well employ. Locke.
The looſen'd winds
Hurl’d high above the clouds; 'till all their force
Conſum’d, her rav'nous jaws th' earth ſatiate clos'd. Phillipſ.
2. To glut; to pall; to fill beyond natural deſire.
They ſatiate and ſoon fill,
Though pleaſant. Milton.
Whatever novelty preſents, children are preſently eager to
have a taſte, and are as ſoon ſatiated with it. Locke.
He may be ſatiated, but not ſatisfy'd. No ris.
3. To gratify deſire. -
I may yet ſurvive the malice of my enemies, although they
ſhould be ſatiated with my blood. King Charles.
4. To ſaturate; to impregnate with as much as can be con-
tained or imbibed.
Why does not ſalt of tartar draw more water out of the
air, than in a certain proportion to its quantity, but for want
of an attractive force after it is ſatiated with water Newton.
SATIAt E. adj. [from the verb.] Glutted; full to ſatiety.
When it has with, it ſeems a participle; when of, an adjećtive.
- Our generals, retir'd to their eſtates,
In life's cool evening, ſatiate of applauſe,
Nor think of bleeding ev’n in Brunſwick's cauſe. Pope.
Now may’rs and ſhrieves all huſh'd and ſatiate lay,
Yet eat, in dreams, the cuſtard of the day. ... Pope's Pune.
Sati’ety. n.ſ.. [ſatistas, Latin; ſatietº, Fr.]. Fulneſs beyond
deſire or pleaſure; more than enough 3 weariſomeneſs of plen-
ty; ſtate of being palled or glutted. . . .
He leaves a ſhallow plaſh to plunge him in the "ºp, /.
And with ſatiety ſeeks to quench his thirſt. - Shakeſpeare.
Nothing more jealous than a favourite, eſpecially ºward,
the waining time and ſuſpect of ſatity. Iſotton.
In all pleaſures there is ſatiety; and after they be uſºl, their
verdure departeth. Hakewill.
They ſatiate and ſoon fill; - - - - - -
Though pleaſant; but thy words, with grace divine -
Imbu'd, bring to their ſweetneſs no ſatiety. - Milton.
N., action, the uſefulneſs of which has made it the matter
of duty, but a man may bear the continual purſuit of, without
loathing or ſatiety. ..., ... . - - South.
The joy unequal’d, if its end it gain,
Without ſatiety, though e'er ſo bleſt,
And but more reliſh'd as the more diſtreſs'd. - Pote.
SA'tin. m.ſ.. [ſatin, French; dra: a di ſetan, Italian; fattin,
Dutch..] A ſoft cloſe and ſhining ſilk. -
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S A T S A T º t - - - - - y ld u - littering ſhew it bare, and ſo bravely it was held up º : º her body ſhe wore a doublet of ſky-colour fatin covered with plates of gold, and as it were nailed with precious ſtones, that in it ſhe might ſeem armed. Sidney. The ladies dreſs'd in rich ſymars were ſeen, Of Fiorence ſatin, flower'd with white and green, And for a ſhade betwixt the bloomy gridelin. Dryden. Her petticoat, transform'd apace, - Became black ſatin flounc'd with lace. - Swift. Lay the child carefully in a caſe, covered with a mantle of blue ſatin. Arbuthn, and Pope. SATIRE. m.ſ.. [ſatira, anciently ſatura, Lat, not from ſatyruſ, a ſatyr; ſatire, Fr.] A poem in which wickedneſs or folly isgen- ſured. Troper ſatire is diſtinguiſhed, by the generality of the refle&ions, from a lampoon which is aimed againſt a particular perſon; but they are too frequently confounded. He dares to fing thy praiſes in a clime. Where vice triumphs, and virtue is a crime; Where ev'n to draw the pićture of thy mind, Isſatyr on the moſt of human kind. . . . Dryden. SAT1'Rical. adj. [ſatiricus, Latin; ſatirique, French; from SAt I'R1ck. } ſatire.] - - - - - 1. Belonging to ſatire; employed in writing of invečtive. You muſt not think, that a ſatyrick ſtyle Allows of ſcandalous and brutiſh words. Roſcommon. What human kind deſires, and what they ſhun, Rage, paſſions, pleaſures, impotence of will, Shall this ſatirical collection fill. Dryden's juvenal. 2. Cenſorious; ſevere in language. Slanders, ſir; for the ſatirical ſlave ſays here, that old men have grey beards; that their faces are wrinkled. Shakespeare Hamlet. He that hath a ſatirical vein, as he maketh others afraid of his wit, ſo he had need be afraid of others memory. Bacon. On me when dunces are ſatirick, I take it for a panegyrick. Swift. SAti'Rically. adv. [from ſatirical.] With invective; with intention to cenſure or vilify. He applies them ſatirically to ſome cuſtoms, and kinds of philoſophy, which he arraigns. Dryden. SA'TIRIST. n.ſ.. [from ſatire.] One who writes ſatires. Wycherly, in his writings, is the ſharpeſt ſatyrſ of his time; but, in his nature, he has all the ſoftneſs of the ten- dereſt diſpoſitions: in his writings he is ſevere, bold, under- taking; in his nature gentle, modeſt, inoffenſive. Granville. All vain pretenders have been conſtantly the topicks of the moſt candid ſatyriſis, from the Codrus of Juvenal to the Da- mon of Boileau. Letter to the Publiſher of the Dunciad. Yet ſoft his nature, though ſevere his lay; His anger moral, and his wiſdom gay: Bleſt ſatyriſt! who touch'd the mean ſo true, As ſhow'd vice had his hate and pity too. Pope. To SATIRIze. v. a. [ſatirizer, Fr. from ſatire.] To cenſure as in a ſatire. Covetouſneſs is deſcribed as a veil caſt over the true mean- ing of the poet, which was to ſatirize his prodigality and vo- luptuouſneſs. Dryden. Should a writer ſingle out and point his raillery at particu- lar perſons, or ſatirize the miſerable, he might be ſure of pleaſing a great part of his readers; but muſt be a very ill man if he could pleaſe himſelf. Addiſon. I inſiſt that my lion's mouth be not defiled with ſcandal; for I would not make uſe of him to revile the human ſpecies, and ſatirize his betters. Addiſon's Speciator. It is as hard to ſatirize well a man of diſtinguiſhed vices, as S to praiſe well a man of diſtinguiſhed virtues. Swift. *T*FA'ction. n.ſ. [ſatisfacio, Latin; ſatisfasiion - 1. The aët of iſ. ſºlºin, ſaliſadin, Frencſ.) The mind, having a power to ſuſpend the execution and Jatiyadion of any of its deſires, is at liberty to conſider the objećts of them. Locke 2. The ſtate of being pleaſed. Tisº wretched ſatisfadion a revengeful man takes, even in loſing his life, provided his enemy go for company. L'E/ir. There are very few diſcourſes ſo ſhort, clear, and conſiſtent, to which moſt men may not, with ſatisfacilion enough - to them- ſelves, raiſe a doubt. > ſatisf. § en Locke. 3. Releaſe from ſuſpenſe, uncertainty, or uneaſineſs. 0&A't Wilt thou leave me ſo unſatisfied ? —What ſatisfaction can you have Shakeſpeare. 4. Gratification; that which pleaſes. Run over the circle of earthly pleaſures, and had not ‘... a man a ſolid pleaſure from his own aćtions, he . be forced to complain that Pleaſure was not ſatisfac- y - South. S º ‘'Ty nation each illuſtrious name, . *}} as theſe have cheated into fame 3. Xchanging ſolid quiet to obtain 5. Ame º Jºſifaction of the brain. Dryden's juvenal. Di > atonement for a crime; recompenſe for an injur ie he or juſt - Jury. Some oth Jºice muſt ; unleſs for him 9ther able, and as willing, pa The rigid Jatiyacion, death fºr death, ſiſt, Par. Loff, I - SATISFA'crive. adj. [ſatisfadfus, Lat.] Giving ſatisfaāion, By a final .#: diſcernment of faith, we lay the laſt effects upon the firſt cauſe of all things. Brown's Wulg. Err. SAT Isfactor ILY. adj. [from ſatisfactory..] To ſatisfaction. Bellonius hath been more ſatisfačiarily experimental, not only affirming that chameleons feed on flies, but upon exen- teration he found theſe animals in their bellies. Brown's V. Er. They ſtrain their memory to anſwer him ſatisfactorily unto all his demands. Digby. SAtisfactor INEss. m. ſ. [from ſatisfactory..] Power of ſā- tisfying; power of giving content. he incompleatneſs of the ſeraphick lover's happineſs, in his fruitions, proceeds not from their want of ſatisfactorineſs, but his want of an intire poſſeſſion of them. Boyle. SATIsf A'ctory: adj. [ſatisfactoire, Fr. ſatisfačiuſ, Latin.] 1. Giving ſatisfaction; giving content. An intelligent American would ſcarce take it for a ſatiſfac- tory account, if, deſiring to learn our archite&ture, he ſhould be told that a pillar was a thing ſupported by a baſis. Locke. 2. Atoning; making amends. A moſt wife and ſufficient means of redemption and ſalva- tion, by the ſatisfactory and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate ſon of God, Jeſus Chriſt. Sanderſon. To SATISFY. v.a. [ſatisfaire, Fr. ſatisfacio, Latin.] 1. To content; to pleaſe to ſuch a degree as that nothing more is deſired. A good man ſhall be ſatisfied from himſelf. Prov, xiv. 14. Will he ſatisfy his rigour, Satisfy'd never ? Milton. 2. To feed to the fill. Who hath cauſed it to rain on the earth, to ſatisfy the de- ſolate and waſte ground, and to cauſe the bud of the tender tree to ſpring forth : job xxxviii. 27. I will purſue and divide the ſpoil: my luſt ſhall be ſatisfied upon them. Ex. xv. 9. The righteous eateth to the ſatisfying of his ſoul. Prov, xiii. 3. To recompenſe; to pay to content. He is well paid that is well ſatisfied; And I, delivering you, am ſatisfied, And therein do account myſelf well paid. 4. To free from doubt, perplexity, or ſuſpenſe. Of many things uſeful and curious you may ſatisfy your- ſelves in Leonardo de Vinci. Dryden. When come to the utmoſt extremity of body, what can there put a ſtop and ſatisfy the mind that it is at the end of ſpace, when it is ſatisfied that body itſelf can move into it 2 Locke. This I would willingly be ſatisfied in, whether the ſoul, when it thinks thus, ſeparate from the body, ačts leſs rational- ly than when conjointly with it? Locke. 5. To convince. He declares himſelf ſatisfied to the contrary, in which he has given up the cauſe. Dryden. The ſtanding evidences of the truth of the Goſpel, are in themſelves moſt firm, ſolid, and ſatisfying. Atterbury. To SA’tisfy. v. n. To make payment. - By the quantity of ſilver they give or take, they eſtimate the value of other things, and ſatiſfy for them: thus filver be- comes the meaſure of commerce. Locke. SA'tu RABLE. adj. [from ſaturate.] Impregnable with any thing 'till it will receive no more. - Be the figures of the ſalts never ſo various, yet if the atoms of water were fluid, they would always ſo conform to thoſe figures as to fill up all vacuities; and conſequently the water would be ſaturalle with the ſame quantity of any ſalt, which it is not. Grew's Coſmol. Sac. sºast. adj. [from ſaturans, Lat.] Impregnating to the ll. **.* To SATURATE. v.a. [ſature, Latin.] To impregnate 'till no more can be received or imbibed. - Rain-water is plentifully ſaturated with terreſtrial mattºº and more or leſs ſtored with it. - Hºdward. His body has been fully ſaturated with the fluid ºf light: 9 be able to laſt ſo many years without any ſenſible dimiº though there are conſtant emanations thereof. Cheyne. Still night ſucceeds A ſoften’d ſhade, and ſaturated earth Awaits the morning beam. Thomſºn. SATURDAY. n.ſ. [racenrbeg, or raecennrea:3: Saxon, ac- cording to Verſiegan, from razen, a Saxon idol; more . bably from Saiurn, dies Saturni.] The laſt day of the w; This matter I handled fully in laſt Saturday's Spºtato: 4. SATU'RITY. m. ſ. [ ſaturitas, from ſaturo, Latin.] Fulneſs; the ſtate of being ſaturated; repletion. - SATURN. n.J. [ſaturne, French ; ſaturnuſ, Latin: ! 1. The remoteſt planet of the ſolar ſyſtem : ſuppoſed by aſtrolo- gers to impreſs melancholy, dulneſs, or ſeverity of temper. ! The ſmalleſt planets are placed neareſt the ſun and each other; whereas Jupiter and Saturn, that are vaſtly greater, are Shakeſpeare. wiſely removed to the extreme regions. Bentley. From the far bounds - Thomſºn Of utmoſt Saturn, wheeling wide his round. Women. 2. [In
S A U . . 2. [In chimeſtry.] Lead. Saºrur NINE. adj. [ſaturninus, Lat. ſaturnien, Fr. from Saturn.] Not light; not volatile; gloomy; grave; melancholy; ſevere of temper: ſuppoſed to be born under the dominion of Saturn. I may caſt my readers under two diviſions, the mercurial and ſaturnine: the firſt are the gay part, the others are of a more ſober and ſolemn turn. Addiſon. SATU'RNIAN. adj. [ſaturniuſ, Latin.J Happy; golden: uſed by poets for times of felicity, ſuch as are feigned to have been in the reign of Saturn. Th’Auguſtus, born to bring Saturnian times. Pope: SATYR. n.ſ.. [ſatyrus, Latin.]. A ſylvan god: ſuppoſed among the ancients to be rude and lecherous. Satyrs, as Pliny teſtifies, were found in times paſt in the eaſtern mountains of India. Peacham on Drawing. SA'TYRIAsis. n.ſ.. [from ſatyr.] If the chyle be very plentiful it breeds a ſatyriaſis, or an abundance of ſeminal lympha's. Floyer on the Humours. SAVAGE. adj: [ſauvage, French; ſelvaggio, Italian.] I. Wild; uncultivated. Theſe godlike virtues wherefore do'ſt thou hide, Affecting private life, or more obſcure In ſavage wilderneſs - Milton. Cornels, and ſavage berries of the wood, And roots and herbs, have been my meagre food. Dryden, 2. Untamed; cruel. Chain me to ſome ſteepy mountain's top, Where roaring bears and ſavage lions roam. Shakeſpeare. Tyrants no more their ſavage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Pope. 3. Uncivilized; barbarous; untaught. Hence with your little ones: To fright you thus, methinks, I am too ſavage; To do worſe to you, were fell cruelty. Shakespeare Macbeth. Thus people lived altogether a ſavage life, ’till Saturn, ar- riving on thoſe coaſts, deviſed laws to govern them by, Raleigh. The ſavage clamour drown'd Both harp and voice. Milton. A herd of wild beaſts on the mountains, or a ſavage drove of men in caves, might be ſo diſordered; but never a peculiar people. Spratt's Sermons. SA'vage. n.f. [from the adjećtive..] A man untaught and un- civilized; a barbarian. Long after theſe times were they but ſavages. Raleigh. The ſeditious lived by rapine and ruin of all the country, omitting nothing of that which ſavageſ, enraged in the height of their unruly behaviour, do commit. Hayward. To deprive us of metals is to make us mere ſavages; to change our corn for the old Arcadian diet, our houſes and cities for dens and caves, and our clothing for ſkins of beaſts: 'tis to bereave us of all arts and ſciences, nay, of revealed re- ligion. Bentley. To SA’v AGE. v. a. [from the noun..] To make barbarous, wild, or cruel. A word not well authoriſed. Friends, relations, love himſelf, Savag'd by woe, forget the tender tie. Thomſon. SA’v AG Ely. adv. [from ſavage.] Barbarouſly; cruelly. Your caſtle is ſurpris’d, your wife and babes Savagely ſlaughter'd. Shakespeare. Macbeth. SA'vAGEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſavage.] Barbarouſneſs; cruelty; wildneſs. A ſavageneſ; in unreclaimed blood Of general aſſault. Wolves and bears, they ſay, Caſting their ſavageneſ; aſide, have done Like offices of pity. Shakespeare Winter’s Tale. The Cyclops were a people of Sicily, remarkable for ſa- wageneſs and cruelty. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. SA’va Ger Y. m. ſ. [from ſavage.] 1. Cruelty; barbarity. This is the bloodieſt ſhame, The wildeſt ſavag’ry, the vileſt ſtroke, That ever wall-ey'd wrath, or ſtaring rage, Preſented to the tears of ſoft remorſe. Shakespeare King john. 2. Wild growth. Her fallow lees The darnel, hemlock, and rank fumitory, Doth root upon; while that the culter ruſts, That ſhould deracinate ſuch ſavagery. Shakeſp. H. V. SA'v ANNA. m. ſ. [Spaniſh, according to Bailey.] An open mea- dow without wood; paſture ground in America. He that rides poſt through a country may tell how, in gene- ral, the parts lie; here a moraſs, and there a river; woodland in one part, and ſavanna's in another. - Locke. Plains immenſe, And vaſt ſavanna's, where the wand'ring eye, Unfix'd, is in a verdant ocean loſt. Thomſon's Summer. SAUCE. m. ſ. [ ſauce, ſauſſe, French; ſalſa, Italian.] 1. Something eaten with food to improve its taſte. The bitter ſauce of the ſport was, that we had our honours for ever, loſt, partly by our own faults, but principally by his faulty uſing of our faults. Sidney. Shakespeare. Hamlt. S A U F To feed were beſt at home ; rom thence the ſauce to meat is ceremony; Meeting were bare without it. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyleſs ſauce his appeti - ppetite. Shakeſpeare. > $ºch was the ſauce of Moab's noble feaſt, ſp Till night far ſpent invites them to their reſt. Cowley: He that ſpends his time in ſports, is like him whoſe meat is ºins but ſauces; they are healthleſs, chargeable, and uſe- els. - Taylor. High ſauces and rich ſpices are fetched from the Indies. Fºr. 2. Tº ſerve * the ſame Sauce. A vulgar phraſe to retaliate one injury with another. To Sauce. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To accompany meat with ſomething of higher reliſh. 2. To gratify with rich taſtes. Obſolete. Earth yield me roots; Who ſeeks for better of thee, ſauce his palate With thy moſt operant poiſon. Shakespeare. 3: To intermix or accompany with any thing good, or, ironi- cally, with any thing bad. Then fell ſhe to ſauce her deſires with threatnings, ſo that we were in a great perplexity, reſtrained to ſo unworth a bondage, and yet reſtrained by love, which I cannot tell how, in noble minds, by a certain duty, claims an anſwer- 1ng. Sidney. All the delights of love, wherein wanton youth walloweth, be but folly mixed with bitterneſs, and ſorrow ſauced with repentance. Spenſer. Thou ſay'ſt his meat was ſaur'd with thy upbraidings; Unquiet meals make ill digeſtions. Shakeſpeare. SA'Ucebox. n.ſ.. [from ſauce, or rather from ſaucy.] An im- pertinent or petulant fellow. The fooliſh old poet ſays, that the ſouls of ſome women are made of ſea-water: this has encouraged my ſaucebox to be witty upon me. Addiſon's Spectator. SA'ucepa N. n.ſ. [ ſance and pan.] A ſmall ſkillet with a long handle, in which ſauce or ſmall things are boiled. Your maſter will not allow you a ſilver ſaucepan. Swift. SAU'cER. m. ſ. [ ſauciere, Fr. from ſauce.] 1. A ſmall pan or platter in which ſauce is ſet on the table. Infuſe a pugil of new violets ſeven times, and it ſhall make the vinegar ſo freſh of the flower, as, if brought in a ſaucer, you ſhall ſmell it before it come at you. Bacon. Some have miſtaken blocks and poſts For ſpectres, apparitions, ghoſts, • - With ſaucer eyes and horns. Hudibras. 2. A piece or platter of china, into which a tea-cup is ſet. SA’ucily. adv. [from ſaucy.] Impudently; impertinently ; petulantly; in a ſaucy manner. -- - Though this knave came ſomewhat ſaucily into the world before he was ſent for, yet was his mother fair. Shakeſp. A freed ſervant, who had much power with Claudius, very ſaucily, had almoſt all the words; and amongſt other things, he aſked in ſcorn one of the examinates, who was likewiſe a freed ſervant of Scribonianus, I pray, fir, if Scribonianus had been emperor, what would you have done? He anſwered, I would have ſtood behind his chair, and held my peace. Bacon. A trumpet behaved himſelf very ſaucily. Addiſon. SAu'ciness. n.ſ.. [from ſaucy.] Impudence; petulance; im- pertinence; contempt of ſuperiours. - with how ſweet ſaws ſhe blam'd their ſaucineſ, To feel the panting heart, which through her ſide ... Did beat their hands. . . Sidney. By his authority he remains here, which he thinks is a pº tent for his ſaucineſs. Shakeſp. All's well that ends well. Being intercepted in your ſport, Great reaſon that my noble lord be rated - For ſaucineſs. Shaespeare. Titus Andronicus. It is ſaucinºſ; in a creature, in this caſe, to reply. Bramh. Imputing it to the natural faucineſs of a pedant, they made him eat his words. knif ſº You ſaucineſ, mind your pruning-knife, or I may tº for º cineſ, y p c Dº Don Sebaſhian. This might make all other ſervants challenge the ſame liberty, and grow pert upon their maſtes; and when this Jaucineſ, became univerſal, what leſs miſchief could be expected than an old Scythian rebellion f Collier on Pride. Sāticisse, n.f. [French.). In gunnery, a lºgº of pow- der ſewed up in a roll of pitched cloth, about two inches dia- meter, in order to fire a bombcheſt. ... - Bailey. SAUcišSON. n.ſ. [French. J. In military archite&ure, fag- gots or faſcines made of large boughs of trees bound together. They are commonly uſed to cover men; to make epaulments, travčrſes, or breaſtworks in ditches full of water, to fºnder the way firm for carriages. º SAtjcy, adj. [I know not how this word can be eaſily deduce from ſauce; it may come mºre properly from ſal tº 52 Latin.] Pert; petulant; contemptuous of ſuperiours; inſolent; in- : impertinent. pº '... º ſaucy with lords than the heraldry of your birth and virtue gives you commiſſion. *:
S A V S A V is like the heav'ns glorious ſun, riº not be deep ſearch'd with ſaucy looks; Small have continual plodders ever won, Save baſe authority from others' books: Shakeſpeare. And if thou haſt the mettle of a king, Being wrong'd as we are by this peeviſh town, Turn thou the mouth of thy artillery, As we will ours againſt theſe ſaucy walls. Shakespeare . K. Jºhn. Power's firſt pedigree from force derives, And calls to mind the old prerogatives Of free-born man; and with a ſaucy eye > Searches the heart and ſoul of majeſty. . Denham's Sophy. I loſe my patience, when with ſaucy pride By untun'd ears I hear his numbers try’d. No ſaucy citizen ſhall dare To ſtrike a ſoldier, nor, when ſtruck, reſent, , The wrong. Dryden's juvenal. Homer, to expreſs a man both timorous and ſaucy, makes uſe of a kind of point, namely, that he had the ºyº" of a dog, but the heart of a deer. Addiſon's Spectator. To SAVE. v. a. [ſauver, ſaulver, French; falvo, Latin.] 1. To preſerve from danger or deſtrućtion. Let me die ere men can ſay God ſave the queen: Shakeſp. One ſhall cry, yet cannot he anſwer, nor ſave him out of Roſcommon. his trouble. Iſ xlvi. 7. A wond’rous ark, To ſave himſelf and houſhold from amidſt A world devote to univerſal wreck. Milton. We may be confident whatever he does is intended for our good, and whatever we interpret otherwiſe we can get nothing by repining, nor ſave anything by reſiſting. Temple. The circling ſtreams, once thought but pools of blood, From dark oblivion Harvey's name ſhall ſave. Dryden. 2. To preſerve finally from eternal death. Whatſoever we read in Scripture concerning the endleſs love and ſaving mercy which God ſheweth towards his church, the only proper ſubječt thereof is this church. Hooker. There are ſome that will be ſaved, and ſome that will be damned. Shakeſpeare. We are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe, to the ſaving of the ſoul. Heb. x. 39. His merits ſave them. Milton. He who feareth God, and worketh righteouſneſs, and per- ſeveres in the faith and duties of our religion, ſhall certainly º be ſaved. Fºgers. º 3. Not to ſpend; to hinder from being ſpent. With your coſt you terminate the cauſe, - And ſave th' expence of long litigious laws, Where ſuits are travers'd, and ſo little won, That he who conquers is but laſt undone. Dryden. 4. To reſerve or lay by. He ſhall not feel quietneſs, he ſhall not ſave of that which he deſired. job xx. 20. - 5. To ſpare; to excuſe. Will you not ſpeak to ſave a lady's bluſh Dryden. Our author ſaves me the compariſon with tragedy. Dryd. º Theſe finews are not ſo much unſtrung, To fail me when my maſter ſhould be ſerv'd; And when they are, then will I ſteal to death, : Silent and unobſerv'd, to Jave his tears. Dryd. Don Sebaſt. 6. Tc ſalve; to reconcile. How build, unbuild, contrive To ſave appearances; how gird the ſphere With centrick and eccentrick. Milton's Parad. Loft. 7. To take or embrace opportunely, ſo as not to loſe. The ſame perſons, who were chief confidents to Cromwell, fºreſeeing a reſtoration, ſeized the caſtles in Ireland, juſt ſaving the tide, and putting in a ſtock of merit ſufficient. Swift. ! To SAVE. v. m. To be cheap. . Braſs ordnance ſaveth in the quantity of the material, and in the charge of mounting and carriage. Bacon's Phyſ. Rem. SA v E. adv. [This word, adverbially uſed, is, like except, origi- nally the imperative of the verb.j Except; not including. But being all defeated, Jave a few, o Rather than fly, or be captiv'd, herſelf ſhe ſlew. Fa $ºw All the conſpirators, ſave only he, - - - - Did that they did in envy of great Caeſar. Shakeſp. He never put down a near ſervant, Jave only Stanley, the lord chamberlain. Bacon's Hºnºvii converſe, Milton. How have I then with whom to hold A' . with the creatures which I made .*.*, *ſ, ſ ſave and all.] A ſmall pan inſ - S candleſtick to ſave the ends 3 candles. pan inſerted into a | *...*.ſ. (from ſave.] I . Preſerver; reſcuer. ey were "unifoldly acknowledged the Javers of that country. - 2. One who eſcapes loſs, Sidney. aws of arms though without gain. - - Permit each injur' To make himſelf a ſaver where . In an ho dares affirm this - - 1S 1s no When charity begins to tread tº:º Dryden. When ačlors, who at beſt are hardly ſaverſ, will give a night of benefit to weavers : 3. A good huſband. - 4. One who lays up and grows rich. By nature far from profuſion, and yet a greater ſparer than a ſaver ; for though he had ſuch means to accumulate, yet his garriſons and his feaſtings ſoaked his exchequer. Iſotton. SA'v1N. m. J. [ſalina, Latin ; ſavin, ſabin, Fr.] A tree. It hath compact, rigid, and prickly ever-green leaves: the fruit is ſmall, ſpherical, and warted; and the whole plant has a very rank ſtrong ſmell. The ſpecies are three, and com- . monly cultivated for medicinal uſe. Miller. SA’v ING. adj. [from ſave.] 1. Frugal; parcimonious ; not laviſh. She loved money; for ſhe was ſaving, and applied her for- tune to pay John's clamorous debts. Arbuthn. Hiſt. of j. Bull. Beſaving of your candle. Swift. 2. Not turning to loſs, though not gainful. Silvio, finding his application unſucceſsful, was reſolved to make a ſaving bargain; and ſince he could not get the widow's eſtate, to recover what he had laid out of his own. Addison. SA'ving. adv. [This is nothing more than a participle of the verb ſave adverbially uſed.] With exception in favour of. All this world's glory ſeemeth vain, And all their ſhows but ſhadows, ſaving ſhe. Spenſer. Such laws cannot be abrogated, ſaving only by whom they were made ; becauſe the intent of them being known unto none but the author, he alone can judge how long it is re- quiſite they ſhould endure. º Hºoker. Saving the reverence due to ſo great a man, I doubt not but they did all creep out of their holes. Ray on the Creation. SA'ving. n.ſ.. [from ſave.] 1. Eſcape of expence; ſomewhat preſerved from being ſpent. It is a great ſaving in all ſuch lights, if they can be made as fair and right as others, and yet laſt longer. Bacon. By reducing intereſt to four per cent. there was a conſider- able ſaving to the nation; but this year they give ſix. Addiſon. 2. Exception in favour. Contend not with thoſe that are too ſtrong for us, but ſtill with a ſaving to honeſty; for integrity muſt be ſupported againſt all violence. L'E/irange. Savingly. adv. [from ſaving.] With parcimony. SA'vi NG NEss. n.ſ.. [from ſaving.] 1. Parcimony; frugality. 2. Tendency to promote eternal ſalvation. SA'viour. n.ſ.. [ſauveur, Latin.] Redeemer; he that has ſaved mankind from eternal death. So judg’d he man, both judge and Saviour ſent. Milton. However conſonant to reaſon his precepts appeared, no- thing could have tempted men to acknowledge him as their God and Saviour, but their being firmly perſuaded of the mi- racles he wrought. Addiſon. To SA'UNTER. v. n. [aller a la ſainte terre, from idle people who roved about the country, and aſked charity under pretence of going a la ſainte terre, to the holy land; or ſans terre, as having no ſettled home.] To wander about idly; to loiter; to linger. The cormorant is ſtill ſauntering by the ſea-ſide, to ſee if he can find any of his braſs caſt up. L’Eſtrange. Tell me, why ſaunt'ring thus from place to place I meet thee? Dryden's juvenal. Though putting the mind upon an unuſual ſtreſs that may diſcourage, ought to be avoided; yet this muſt not run it into a lazy ſauntering about ordinary things. Locke. Yourſelf look after him, to cure his ſauntering at his buſi- neſs. Locke. If men were weaned from their ſauntering humour, wherein they let a good part of their lives run uſeleſly away, they would acquire ſkill in hundreds of things. Lºcke. So the young’ſquire, when firſt he comes From country ſchool to Will's or Tom's, Without one notion of his own, - He ſaunters wildly up and down. Prior. The brainleſs ſtripling Spells uncouth Latin, and pretends to Greek; A ſaunt'ring tribeſ ſuch born to wide eſtates, - With yea and no in ſenates hold debates. Tickel. Here ſºuntring prentices o'er Otway weep. Gay. Led by my hand, he ſaunter'd Europe round, - Dunciad. d gather'd ev'ry vice. S ... . ſ. [. % French; ſatureia, Latin.] A plant. It is of the verticillate kind, with a labiated flower, whoſe upper lip or creſt is divided into two parts; but the lower lip of beard is divided into three parts, the middle part being cre- nated: theſe flowers are produced from the wings of the leaves in a looſe order, and not in whorles or ſpikes, as are moſt of this tribe of plants. Miller. SA'vou R. n.ſ. [ ſaveur, French.] 1. A ſcent; odour. What ſavour is better, if phyſick be true, For places infected, than wormwood and rue? Benzo calls its ſmell a tartarous and helliſh ſavour. Taſer. Abbot. Turn -
S Aw S A Y 3 ſº. tit dº. £a. ić. & : º Turn then my freſheſt reputation to A ſavour that may ſtrike the dulleſt noſtril? Shakeſpeare. I ſmell ſweet ſavours, and I feel ſoft things. Shakeſp. That Jews ſtink naturally, that is, that there is in their race an evil ſavour, is a received opinion we know not how to admit. Brown's Wulgar Errouri. Truffles, which have an excellent oil, and a volatile ſalt of a grateful favour, are heating: Arbuthnot on Diet. 2. Taſte; power of affecting the palate. I taſte The ſavour of death from all things. Milton. A direéter influence from the ſun gives fruit a better ſavour and a greater worth. South. To SA’vour. v. n. [ſavourer, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To have any particular ſmell or taſte. 2. To betoken; to have an appearance or taſte of ſomething. This ripping of anceſtors is very pleaſing, and ſavoureth of ood conceit and ſome reading. Spenſer on Ireland. The duke's anſwers to his appeachments are very diligently and civilly couched; and though his heart was big, yet they all favour of an humble ſpirit. J%tton. If 'twere a ſecret that concern'd my life, This boldneſs might become thee; But ſuch unneceſſary rudeneſs ſavours Of ſome deſign. Denham's Sophy. I have rejected everything that ſavours of party. Addiſon. To SA’vour. v. a. 1. To like. Wiſdom and goodneſs to the vile ſeem vile; Filths ſavour but themſelves. Shakeſpeare. 2. To exhibit taſte of. Thou ſavoureſ not the things that be of God. Goſpel. - That ſavours only of rancour and pride. Milton. SA'vour ILY. adv. [from ſavoury.] 1. With guſt; with appetite. The collation he fell to very ſavouriſy. L'Eſtrange's Fables. This mufti is ſome Engliſh renegado, he talks, ſo ſavourity of toaping. Dryd. Don Sebaſtian. 2. With a pleaſing reliſh. There's a dearth of wit in this dull town, When filly plays ſo ſavouriy go down. Dryden. SA’vou RIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſavoury.] 1. Taſte pleaſing and picquant. 2. Pleaſing ſmell. SA'vou RY. adj. [ſavoureux, Fr. from ſavour.] 1. Pleaſing to the ſmell. The pleaſant ſavoury ſmell So quicken'd appetite, that I Could not but taſte! Milton's Paradiſ, Loft. From the boughs a ſavoury odour blown, Grateful to appetite more pleas'd my ſenſe Than ſmell of ſweeteſt fennel, or the teats Of eve, or goat, dropping with milk at ev'n. Milton. 2. Picquant to the taſte. Savoury meat, ſuch as my father loveth. Gen. The ſavoury pulp they chew. Milton. SAvo'Y. n.ſ.. [braſſica ſubaudica, Latin.] A ſort of colwort. SA/USA G.E. n.ſ. [ ſaiciſe, French; ſalſum, Latin.] A roll or ball made commonly of pork or veal, and ſometimes of beef, minced very ſmall, with ſalt and ſpice; ſometimes it is ſtuffed into the guts of fowls, and ſometimes only rolled in flower. Saw. The preterite of ſee. I never ſaw 'till now Sight more deteſtable. Miltºn. SAW. n.ſ. [ ſawe, Daniſh ; raža, or rige, Saxon; ſcie, Fr.] 1. A dentated inſtrument, by the attrition of which wood or metal is cut. The teeth are filed to an angle, pointing towards the end of the ſaw, and not towards the handle of the ſaw, or ſtraight between the handle and end; becauſe the ſaw is deſigned to act only in its progreſs forwards, a man having in that more ſtrength than he can have in drawing back his ſaw, and there- fore when he draws it back, he bears it lightly off the unfawn ſtuff, which enables him the longer to continue his ſeveral progreſſions of the ſaw. Moxon's Mech. Exer. The roach is a leather-mouth'd fiſh, and has ſaw like teeth in his throat. //alton's Angler. Then ſºws were tooth'd, and ſounding axes made. Dryd. If they cannot cut, His ſaws are toothleſs, and his hatchets lead. Pºpe. 2. [Saza, Sax. ſaeghe, Dut.]. A ſaying; a ſentence; a proverb. Good king, that muſt approve the common ſaw: Thou out of heaven's benedićtion com'ſt To the warm ſun Shakeſpeare's King Lear. From the table of my memory I'll wipe away all ſaws of books. His weapons, holy ſaws of ſacred writ; His ſtudy in his tilt-yard. Shakespeare Henry VI. Strićt age and four ſeverity, With their grave ſaws in ſlumber lie. Milton. To SAw. part. ſaved and ſawn. [ſcier, French; from the noun.] To cut timber or other matter with a ſaw. They were ſtoned, they were ſawn aſunder. Heb. xi. 37. Shakeſ Hamlet. - A carpenter, after he hath fawn down a tree, and wrought 1t handſomely, ſets it in a wall. J/i/d. xiii. 1 1. It is an incaleſcency, from a ſwift motion, ſuch as that of running, threſhing, or Jawing. Ray on the Creation. If I cut my finger, I ſhall as certainly feel pain as if my ſoul . sºme with the limb, and had a piece of it ſawn rough. Collier. Maſter-workmen, when they direét any of their underlings to ſaw a piece of ſtuff, have ſeveral phraſes for the ſawing of it; they ſeldom ſay, ſaw the piece of ſtuff; but, draw the ſaw through it; give the piece of ſtuff a kerſ. AMoxºn. It is the carpenters work to hew the timber, ſaw it out, and frame it. Mortimer. SA'wdust. m.ſ.. [ſaw and duſt.] Duſt made by the attrition of the ſaw. If the membrane be fouled by the ſawduſ of the bone, wipe it off with a ſponge. Wiſeman's Surgery. Rotten ſawduſt, mixed with earth, enriches it very much. AMortimer’s Haſbandry. SA'wfish. m. ſ. [ ſaw and fiſh..] A ſort of fiſh. Ainſw. SA'w pit. m. ſ. [ſaw and pit..] Pit over which timber is laid to be ſawn by two men. Let them from forth a ſawpit ruſh at once With ſome diffuſed ſong. Shakeſp. Merry ſºlves of Windſ. They colour it by laying it in a ſawpit that hath oak ſaw- duſt therein. Mortimer's Huslandry. SAw-wort. n.ſ.. [ſerratula, Latin.] A plant. It hath a floſculous flower, conſiſting of ſeveral florets di- vided into many parts, reſting on the embryo, and contained in a ſcaly empalement, like the greater centaury, from which this differs in having ſmaller heads, and from the knapweed in having the borders of the leaves cut into ſmall ſharp ſegments, reſembling the teeth of a ſaw. Miller. SAw-w Rest. m. ſ. [ ſaw and wreſt.] A ſort of tool. With the ſaw-wrºft they ſet the teeth of the ſaw ; that is, they put one of the notches of the wreſt between the firſt two teeth on the blade of the ſaw, and then turn the handle hori- zontally a little about upon the notch towards the end of the ſaw ; and that at once turns the firſt tooth ſomewhat towards you, and the ſecond tooth from you. . Moxon's Alech, Exer. SA'we R. N. m.ſ.. [ſieur, French; from ſaw.] One whoſe trade SA'w YER. } is to ſaw timber into boards or beams. - The pit-ſaw is uſed by joiners, when what they have to do may be as ſoon done at home as ſend it to the ſawyers, 44.xon. SA'x1FRAGE. n.ſ. [ ſaxifrage, Fr. ſaxifraga, Lat..] A plant. The flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves placed orbicularly, which expand in form of a roſe, out of whoſe multifid flower: cup riſes the pointal, which commonly ends in two horns, and afterward turns, together with the flower-cup, into a roundiſh fruit, which has likewiſe two horns and two cells, which are full of ſmall ſeeds. Miller. - Saxifrage, quaſi ſaxum frangere, to break the ſtone, is ap: plicable to anything having this property; but is a term moſt commonly given to a plant, from an opinion of its medicinal virtues to this effect. &Minºy. SA'x1FRAGE Meadow. n.ſ.. [ſlanum, Latin.] A plant, It hath a roſe and unbelated flower, conſiſting of ſeveral leaves placed circularly, and reſting upon the empalement, which afterward becomes a fruit compoſed of two ſhort chan- nelled ſeeds. - - SA'x1FR acous. adj. [ſixum and frago, Latin.] Diſſolvent of the ſtone. - - Becauſe goat's blood was found an excellent medicine for the ſtone, it might be conceived to be able to break a diamond; and ſo it came to be ordered that the goats ſhould be fed on ſaxi- fragous herbs, and ſuch as are conceived of power tº break the ſtone. Brown's Pulgar Erroirs. To SAY. v. a. preter. ſaid. [reczan, Saxon; ſºggen, Dutch.] 1. To ſpeak; to utter in words; to tell. - Say it out, Diggon, for whatever it hight; For nought but well mought him betight, He is ſo meek. Stºſº. In this ſlumbry agitation what have you heard her ſay? Sºak. Speak unto Solomon; for he will not ſay thee n°y. ' Kings. 2. To allege. --- a-- Afterålican be ſaid againſt a thing, this will ſtill be º: that many things poſſibly are, which we know not of Ti £ In vain ſhall we attempt to juſtify ourſelves, as the rich young man in the goſpel did, by appealing to the gº º: àf the law; unleſs we can ſºy ſomewhat mo", *.*.*.* we have been liberal in our diſtributions to the Pº" Aite, bury. . To tell in any º d ſeeming great pretence With flying ſpeed, and ſeeming #" : Came hº letters which his meſſage ſaid. F. &. To SAY. v. n. to utter - - : to pronounce ; to - I. "º. º, I have ſomewhat to ſay unto thee; and - Kings ii. 14. ſhe ſaid, ſay on. 1 Airg; i. .. #: to any man, but go thy way. Aſaſ. 1, 4:. Tº the others he ſaid, go ye after him. 1.2ek. ix. 5. The council-table and ſtar-chamber hold, as Thucydides Jaid of the Athenians, for honourable that which pleaſed, and - - -*-* --> Narendon. for juſt that sº profited. cº,
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Say firſt what cauſe -
Milton.
Mov'd our grand parents to fall off?
Say, Stella, feel you no content,
Reflecting on a life well-ſpent.
SAY. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. A ſpeech; what one has to ſay. - -
He no ſooner ſaid out his ſay, but up riſes a cunning
ſnap. L’Eſtrange.
2. [ For aſſay..] Sample.
[ sº . looks ſo fair and warlike,
And that thy tongue ſome ſay of breeding breathes,
By rule of knighthood I diſdain. Shakeſpeare.
So good a ſay invites the eye,
A little downward to eſpy
The lively cluſters of her breaſts.
3. Trial by a ſample.
This gentleman having brought that earth, to the publick
'ſay maſters, and upon their being unable to bring it to fuſion,
or make it fly away, he had procured a little of it, and with
a peculiar flux ſeparated a third part of pure gold. Boyle.
4. [Soie, French.J Silk. Obſolete.
5. A kind of woollen ſtuff.
SA'YING.. n.ſ.. [from ſay..] Expreſſion; words; opinion ſen-
tentiouſly delivered.
I thank thee, Brutus,
That thou haſt prov'd Lucilius’ ſaying true. Shakeſpeare.
Moſes fled at this ſaying, and was a ſtranger in Median. Acţi.
Many are the ſaying of the wiſe,
Extolling patience as the trueſt fortitude. Milton.
Others try to divert the troubles of other men by pretty and
plauſible ſayings, ſuch as this, that if evils are long, they are
but light. Till ſon's Sermons.
We poetick folks, who muſt reſtrain
Our meaſur'd ſayings in an equal chain,
Have troubles utterly unknown to thoſe,
Who let their fancy looſe in rambling proſe. Prior.
The ſacred funètion can never be hurt by their ſaying, if
not firſt reproached by our doings. Atterbury.
SCAB. m. ſ. [rcaeb, Saxon; ſcabbia, Italian; ſhalle, Dutch ;
ſcabies, Latin.]
1. An incruſtation formed over a ſore by dried matter.
What's the matter, you diſſentious rogues,
That rubbing the poor itch of your opinion,
Make yourſelves ſabs? Shakeſp. Corio'anus.
That free from gouts thou may’ſ preſerve thy care,
And clear from ſcabs, produc’d by freezing air. Dryden.
2. The itch or mange of horſes.
3. A paltry fellow, ſo named from the itch often incident to
negligent poverty.
I would thou did'ſt itch from head to foot, and I had the
ſcratching of thee, I would make thee the loathſom'ſ ſab in
Swift.
Sidney.
Greece. - Shakespeare Troilus and Creſda.
Well ſaid, wart, thou art a good ſcab : there is a teſter for
thee. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
One of the uſurers,
dudgeon to be ranked,
rier.
This vap'ring ſcal muſt needs deviſe
To ape the thunder of the ſkies. Swift.
ScA'BBARD. n.ſ.. [ſhap, German. junius.] The ſheath of a
ſword.
a head man of the city, took it in
check by joul, with a ſtal of a cur-
L'Eſtrange.
Enter fortune's gate,
Nor in thy ſcabbard ſheath that famous blade,
*Till ſettled be thy kingdom and eſtate.
What eyes! how keen their glances !
'em veil'd:
bard.
ScA'bbed. adj. [from ſab.]
I. º or diſeaſed with ſcabs.
2. º makes thoſe that eat them ſtabled. Bacon.
To you ſuch ſabb'd harſh fruit is giv'n, as raw
Young ſoldiers at their exerciſings gnaw.
Fairfax.
you do well to keep
they are too ſharp to be truſted out o' th' ſcab-
Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
Dryden.
º n: ſ [from ſcabbed. J. The ſtate of being
ScA’ r
CA BB IN Ess. n ſ. [ from ſcabby. ] The quality of being
S ſcabby.
*A*BY: adj. [from Jºab.] Diſeaſed with ſcabs.
Her writhled *in, as rough as mapple rind,
So ſtably was, that
» would have loath'd all womankind.
{\ſcally tetter on their pelts will ſtick, nd. F. Q.
When the raw rain his Pierc'd them to the quick. Dryden.
If the grazier ſhould bring me one wether, fat and well
flecced, and expect the ſame price for a whole hundred, with-
out giving me ſecurity to reſtore my money for thoſe that were
lean, ſhorn, or ſcally, I would be none of his cuſtomer. Sw ift.
ScA'Bºots. adj. [ſcabiºſus, Latin.] Itchy; leprous,
In the Spring ſcabious eruptions upon the ſkin were epidemi-
cal, from the acidity of the blood. Arbuthnot on Air.
ScA'bious. n.ſ. (ſabiruſ, Fr. ſalººſa, Latin.] A plant.
It hath a floſculous flower, conſiſting of many unequal flo-
rets, contained in a common empalement: ſome of theſe,
which occupy the middle, are cut into four or five ſegments;
the reſt, which are placed at the edge, are bilabiated: each of
theſe ſits on the top of the embryo, which is crowned, and is
contained in a proper empalement, which afterward becomes
a capſule, either ſimple or funnel: ;hapcd, pregnant with a ſeed
crowned, which before was the cmbryo. Miller.
SCA’BROUS. adj. Iſabreux, Fr. ſaler, Latin.]
1. Rough ; rugged; pointed on the ſurface.
Urine, black and bloody, is occaſioned by ſomething ſharp
or ſcabrous wounging the ſmall blood-veſſels: if the ſtone is
ſmooth and well bedded, this may not happen. Arbuthnot.
2. Harſh; unmuſical.
Lucretius is ſabrous and rough in theſe: he ſeeks them, as
ſome do Chauceriſms with us, which were better expunged.
Ben. Johnſºn's Diſcoveries.
ScA'brous Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſatrcur. J Roughneſs; rugged-
neſs.
ScA'Bw or T. n. ſ. A plant. Ainſworth.
Scad, n. ſ. A kind of fiſh. Probably the ſame with ſºad.
Of round fiſh there are ſprat, barn, ſmelts, and ſºad. Carew.
SCA/FFOLD. m. ſ. ſ ſhafaut, French; ſhavat, Dutch, from
ſhawen, to ſhow J
1. A temporary gallery or ſtage raiſed either for ſhows or ſpec-
tat OTS.
Pardon
The flat unraiſed ſpirit, that hath dar'd
On this unworthy ſcaffold to bring forth
So great an object.
The throng
On banks and ſcaffold, under ſky might ſtand.
2. The gallery raiſed for execution of great malefactors.
Fortune ſmiling at her fortune therein, that a ſtaffold of exe-
cution ſhould grow a ſcaffold of coronation. Sidney.
3. Frames of timber erected on the ſide of a building for the
workmen. -
Theſe outward beauties are but the props and ſtaffold:
On which we built our love, which, now made perfect,
Stands without thoſe ſupports. Denham's Sophy.
Sylla added three hundred commons to the ſenate; then
aboliſhed the office of tribune, as being only a ſcaffold to
tyranny, whereof he had no further uſe. Swift.
To ScAFFold. v. a. [from the noun..] To furniſh with frames
of timber.
ScA'FFold Age. m. ſ. [from ſtaffºld.] Gallery; hollow floor.
A ſtrutting player doth think it rich
To hear the wooden dialogue and ſound,
'Twixt his ſtretch'd footing and the ſcaffoldage.
ScAFFol DiN G. m. ſ. [from ſcaffold.]
1. Temporary frames or ſtages.
What are riches, empire, power,
But ſteps by which we climb to riſe and reach
Our wiſh; and, that obtain'd, down with the ſcaffolding
Of ſceptres and of thrones. Congrave.
Sickneſs, contributing-no leſs than old age to the ſhaking
down this ſaffºlding of the body, may diſcover the inward
ſtructure. Pope.
2. Building ſlightly erected. .
Send forth your lab'ring thought;
Let it return with empty notions fraught,
Of airy columns every moment broke,
Of circling whirlpools, and of ſpheres of ſmoke:
Yet this ſolution but once more affords -
New change of terms and ſtaffolding of words. Priºr.
ScALA’DE. Un.ſ. [French; ſalada, Spaniſh, from ſala, Latin,
ScALA'Do. } a ladder.] A ſtorm given to a place by raiſing
ladders againſt the walls. --- -
What can be more ſtrange than that we ſhould within two
months have won one town of importance by ſalade, batteº
and aſſaulted another, and overthrown great forces in the
field? Pacon.
Thou raiſedſt thy voice to record the ſtratagems, the ardu-
ous exploits, and the noćturnal ſalade of needy heroes, the
terror of your peaceful citizens. Arbuthn. Hiſt. ºf j. Bull.
Sca'LARY, adj. [from ſala, Latin.] Proceeding by ſteps like
thoſe of a ladder.
He made at nearer diſtances certain elevated places and ſa-
lary aſcents, that they might better aſcend or mouſ their
horſes. Brown's Pulgar Errº.
To SCALD. v. a. [ſaldare, Italian; ca idus, Latin.] To
burn with hot liquor.
I am ſalaed with my violent motion,
And ſpleen of ſpeed to ſee you,
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When thou doſt pinch thy bearer, thou do'ſt ſt
Jike a rich armour worn in heat of day,
That ſald, with ſafety. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Thou art a ſoul in bliſs ; but I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears
Do ſtald like molten lead.
Here the blue flames of ſcalding brimſtone fall,
Involving ſwiftly in one ruin all. Cowley.
Scalding tears wore a channel where they fell. Dryden.
That I grieve, ’tis true; -
But 'tis a grief of fury, not deſpair
And if a manly drop or two fall down,
It ſcald, along my checks, like the greenwood,
That, ſputt'ring in the flame, works outward into tears.
Dryden's Cleomenes.
It depends not on his will to perſuade himſelf, that what
aćtually ſcalds him, feels cold. Jocke.
Has he any other wound about him, except the accidental
ſcaldings of his wort? Addiſon.
Warm cataplaſms diſcuſs; but ſcalding hot may confirm the
tumour: heat, in general, doth not reſolve and attenuate the
juices of a human body; for too great heat will produce con-
cretions. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
The beſt thing we can do is to ſald him ;
For which ºperation there's nothing more proper
Than the liquor he deals in, his own melted copper. Swift.
2. A provincial phraſe in huſbandry.
In Oxfordſhire the four land they fallow when the ſun is
pretty high, which they call a ſtal ſing fallow. 44ortimer.
Scald, n.ſ. (from the verb.] Scurff on the head.
Her head, altogether bald,
Was overgrown with ſcurff and filthy ſcald. Spenſer.
ScAL.D. adj. Paltry; ſorry.
Saucy lićtors
Will catch at us like ſtrumpets, and ſald rhymers
Ballad us out o' tune. Shakeſpeare.
ScA'LD HEAD. m. ſ. [ſkalladur, bald, Iſlandick. Hickes.] A
loathſome diſeaſe; a kind of local leproſy in which the head
is covered with a continuous ſcab.
The ſerum is corrupted by the infection of the touch of
a ſalt humour, to which the ſcab, pox, and ſcaldhead are re-
ſerable. Flyer.
SCALE. n.ſ. [rcale, Saxon; ſchael, Dutch ; ſºal, Iſlandick.j
1. A balance; a veſſel ſuſpended by a beam againſt another
veſſel.
If thou tak’ſ more
Or leſs than juſt a pound, if the ſcale turn
But in the eſtimation of a hair,
Thou dieſt. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice.
Your vows to her and me, put in two ſcales,
Will even weigh, and both as light as tales. Shakeſpeare.
Here's an equivocator, that could ſwear, in both the ſales,
againſt either ſcale; who committed treaſon enough for God's
ſake, yet could not equivocate to heaven. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Long time in even ſcale
The battle hung. Milton's Parad. Loft, b. vi.
The world's ſales are even; what the main -
In one place gets, another quits again. Cleaveland.
The ſales are turn'd, her kindneſs weighs no more
Now than my vows. //aller.
In full aſſemblies let the crowd prevail;
I weigh no merit by the common ſcale,
The conſcience is the teſt. Dryden.
If we conſider the dignity of an intelligent being, and put
that in the ſcales againſt brute inanimate matter, we may af-
firm, without overvaluing human nature, that the ſoul of one
virtuous and religious man is of greater worth and excellency
than the ſun and his planets. Bentley's Sermons.
2. The ſign Libra in the Zodiack.
Juno pours out the urn, and Vulcan claims
The ſales, as the juſt produćt of his flames. Creech.
3. [Eſaille, French; ſuama, Latin.] The ſmall ſhells or cruſts
which lying one over another make the coats of fiſhes.
He puts him on a coat of mail,
Which was made of a fiſh's ſcale. Drayton.
Standing aloof, with lead they bruiſe the ſales,
And tear the fleſh of the incenſed whales. J/aller.
4. Any thing exfoliated or deſquamated; a thin lamina.
Take jet and the ſcales of iron, and with a wet feather,
when the ſmith hath taken an heat, take up the ſales that fly
from the iron, and thoſe ſcales you ſhall grind upon your
painter's ſtone. Peacham.
When a ſtal of bone is taken out of a wound, burning re-
tards the ſeparation. Sharp's Surgery.
5. [Scala, a ladder, Latin.] Ladder; means of aſcent.
Love refines
The thoughts, and heart enlarges; hath his ſeat
In reaſon, and is judicious; is the ſcale
By which to heav'nly love thou may’ſ aſcend. Milton.
On the bendings of theſe mountains the marks of ſeveral
Shakeſp. King Lear.
S C A
*cient ſcales of flairs may be ſeen, by which they uſed to
aſcend them. Addiſon on Italy.
6. The act of ſtorming by ladders. ſ 9
Others to a city ſtron
Lay ſiege, encamp'd , by batt'ry, ſcale, and mine
Aſſaulting. - Milt Parad. Lºft.
7. Regular gradation; a regular ſeries riſing like a ladder.
Well haſt thou the ſcale of nature ſt,
From centre to circumference; whereon
In contemplation of created things,
By ſteps we may aſcend to God Mºt. Par. Loft.
The ſcale of the creatures is a matter of high ſpecula-
-
tion. - Grew.
. The higher nature ſtill advances, and preſerves his ſuperio-
rity in the ſcale of being. Addiſon.
All the integral parts of nature have a beautiful analogy to
one another, and to their mighty original, whoſe images are
more or leſs expreſſive, according to their ſeveral gradations
in the ſale of beings. Cheyne', thiſ. Princ.
We believe an inviſible world, and a ſcale of ſpiritual beings
all nobler than ourſelves. Bentley's Sermons.
Far as creation's ample range extends,
The ſcale of ſenſual mental pow'rs aſcends. Pope.
In contemplation's ſcale I'll ſoar,
And be enraptur'd more and more;
Whilſt thus new matter of ſurpriſe
In each gradation ſhall ariſe. Macbean.
8. A figure ſubdivided by lines like the ſteps of a ladder, which
is uſed to meaſure proportions between pićtures and the thing
repreſented.
The map of London was ſet out in the year 1658 by Mr.
Newcourt, drawn by a ſcale of yards. Graunt.
9. The ſeries of harmonick or muſical proportions.
The bent of his thoughts and reaſonings run up and down
this ſcale, that no people can be happy but under good govern-
ments. Temple.
10. Anything marked at equal diſtances.
They take the flow o' th' Nile
By certain ſale i' th' pyramid: they know
By th’ height, the lowneſs, or the mean, if dearth
Or foizon follow. Shakespeare Ant, and Ceopatra.
To ScAL E. v. a. [ſcalare, Italian.]
1. To climb as by ladders.
Often have I ſcal'd the craggy oak,
All to diſlodge the raven of her neſt:
How have I wearied, with many a ſtroke,
The ſtately walnut-tree, the while the reſt
Under the tree fell all for nuts at ſtrife Stemſer.
Upon the ceaſing of the great artillery they aſſailed the
breach, and others with their ſcaling ladders ſcaled the walls.
Knoles’s Hiſtory of the Turks.
The way ſeems difficult, and ſteep, to ſcale
With upright wing againſt a higher foe. Milton.
Heav'n with theſe engines had been ſcal’d,
When mountains heap'd on mountains fail'd. Waller.
When the bold Typhaeus ſcal'd the ſky,
And forc’d great Jove from his own heav'n to fly,
The leſſer gods all ſuffer'd. Dryden.
2. To meaſure or compare; to weigh.
You have found, - -
Scaling his preſent bearing with his paſt,
That he's your fixed enemy. Shakespeare Corio'anus.
3. [From ſcale of a fiſh.] To take off a thin lamina.
Raphael was ſent to ſcale away the whiteneſs of Tobit's
eyes. Tob. iii. 17.
4. To pare off a ſurface.
If all the mountains were ſcaled, and the earth made even,
the waters would not overflow its ſmooth ſurface. Bur ºt.
To ScALE. v. m. To peel off in thin particles.
Thoſe that caſt their ſhell are the lobſter and crab : the old
ſkins are found, but the old ſhells never; ſo as it is like they
ſcale off, and crumble away by degrees. Baron.
Scaled. adj. [from ſcale.j Squamous; having ſcales like
ſhes.
Half my Egypt was ſubmerg'd, and made
A ciſtern for ſcal'd ſnakes. Shakeſp. Ant and Cleºpat.
SCALENE, n.ſ. [French ; ſcalenum, Latin.] In geometry,
a triangle that has its three ſides unequal to each other. Bailey.
Sca'LINEss. n ſ [from ſtay J . The ſtate of being ſcaly.
ScAll. n.ſ.. [ſkalladur, bald, Iſlandick. See ScAld HEAD.]
Leproſy; morbid baldneſs. ---
it is a dry ſall, a leproſy upon the head. Lev. xiii. 30.
Sca'llion. n.ſ.. [ſcaloyna, Italian; aſcalonia, Latin.] A kind
of onion. -
Sca’llop. n.ſ. [...ſcalp, French.] A fiſh with a hollow pec-
tinated ſhell. -
So th’ emperour Caligula,
That triumph'd o'er the Britiſh ſea,
Engag’d his legions in fierce buſtles
with periwincles, prawns, and muſcles;
And led his troops with furious gallops, -
To charge whole regiments of ſcallops, Hai.
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S C A S C A The ſand is in Scilly gliſtering, which may be occaſioned from freeſtone mingled with white ſcallop ſhells. Mortimer. To ScA'llop. v. a. To mark on the edge with ſegments of circles. Scalp. m. ſ. [ſchelpe, Dutch, a ſhell; ſcalpo, Italian.] 1. The ſcull; the cranium; the bone that incloſes the brain. High brandiſhing his bright dew-burning blade, Upon his creſted ſcalp ſo fore did ſmite, That to the ſcull a yawning wound it made. Fairy Queen. O gentle Puck, take this transformed ſcalp From off the head of this Athenian ſwain, That he awaking, when the others do, May all to Athens back again repair. Shakeſpeare. White beards have arm'd their thin and hairleſs ſcalps Againſt thy majeſty. Shakeſp. Richard II. The hairy ſcalps - Are whirl’d aloof, while numerous trunks beſtrow Th’ enſanguin'd field. Philips. If the fracture be not complicated with a wound of the ſcalp, or the wound is too ſmall to admit of the operation, the fracture muſt be laid bare by taking away a large piece of the ſºap. Sharp's Surgery. 2. The integuments of the head. To Scalp. v. a. [from the noun..] To deprive the ſcull of its integuments. We ſeldom inquire for a fraćture of the ſcull by ſalping, but that the ſcalp itſelf is contuſed. Sharp. SCALPEI, n. / [Fr. ſcalpellum, Latin.] An inſtrument uſed to ſcrape a bone by chirurgeons. ScAly. adi, [from ſcale.] Covered with ſcales. The river horſe and ſtay crocodile. Milton. His awful ſummons they ſo ſoon obey; So hear the ſcaly herd when Proteus blows, And ſo to paſture follow through the ſea. Dryden. A ſcaly fiſh with a forked tail. Woodward. To SCA'MBLE. v. n. [This word, which is ſcarcely in uſe, has much exerciſed the etymological ſagacity of Meric Caſau- bon; but, as is uſual, to no purpoſe.] I. To be turbulent and rapacious; to ſcramble; to get by ſtrug- gling with others. Have freſh chaff in the bin, And ſomewhat to ſcamble for hog and for hen. Tuſſer. Scambling, out-facing, faſhion-mong’ring boys, That lie, and cog, and flout, deprave and ſlander. Shakeſp. That ſelf bill is urg'd, and had againſt us paſt, But that the ſcambling and unquiet time Did puſh it out of further queſtion. Shakespeare Henry V. He was no ſooner entered into the town but a ſcambling ſoldier clapt hold of his bridle, which he thought was in a begging or a drunken faſhion. J%tton. 2. To ſhift sº Some ſcambling ſhifts may be made without them. More. To ScA'MBle. v. a. To mangle; to maul. My wood was cut in patches, and other parts of itſ ambled and cut before it was at its growth. Mortimer. ScA'MBLER. n.ſ. [Scottiſh.] A bold intruder upon one's ge- neroſity or table. ScA'MBLING LY. adv. [from ſcambling.] With turbulence and noiſe; with intruſive audaciouſneſs. ScAM Mo'NIATE. adj. [from ſcammony.] Made with ſcam- In On W. It º be excited by a local, ſcammoniate, or other acrimo- nious medicines. H/iſeman's Surgery. SCA/MMONY. m. ſ. [Latin ; ſcammonée, French.] A con- creted reſinous juice, light, tender, friable, of a greyiſh-brown colour, and diſagreeable odour. It flows upon inciſion of the root of a kind of convolvulus, that grows in many parts of Aſia. Trevaux. To ScA'MPER. v. n. [ſchampen, Dutch; ſcampare, Italian.] To fly with ſpeed and trepidation. A fox ſeized upon the fawn, and fairly ſtampered away with him. L’Eſtrange. You will ſuddenly take a reſolution, in your cabinet of Highlanders, to ſtamper off with your new crown. Addiſon. He quick, nay very quick, or he'll approach, And as you're ſcamp'ring ſtop you in your coach. King. To ScAN. v. a. [ſcandre, French ; ſcando, Latin.] 1. To examine a verſe by counting the feet. Harry, whoſe tuneful and well meaſur’d ſong Firſt taught our Engliſh muſick how to ſpan Words with juſt note and accent, not to ſcan With Midas' ears, committing ſhort and long. Milton. They ſcan their verſes upon their fingers, run after con- ceits and glaring thoughts. JWaſh. 2. To examine nicely. So he goes to heav'n, And ſo am I reveng'd: that would be ſcann'd. Shakespeare Ham. The reſt the great archite& Did wiſely to conceal; and not divulge His ſecrets to be ſcann’d by them, who ought Rather admire. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſt, b. viii. Every man has ſome guilts, which he deſires ſhould not be rigorouſly ſcanned; and therefore, by the rule of charity and juſtice, ought not to do that which he would not ſuffer. Government of the Tºngue. At the final reckoning, when all mens ačtions ſhall be ſcanned and judged, the great king ſhall paſs his ſentence, ac- cording to the good men have done, or neglected to do. Calam. Sir Roger expoſing his palm, they crumpled it into all ſhapes, and diligently ſcanned every wrinkle that could be made in it. Addison. The aëtions of men in high ſtations are all conſpicuous, and liable to be ſcanned and fifted. Atterbury. In full fruition of ſucceſsful pow'r, One moment and one thought might let him ſtan The various turns of life, and fickle ſtate of man. Prior. SCANDAL. n.ſ. [Tzalvºxxov; ſcandle, French.] 1. Offence given by the faults of others. His luſtful orgies he enlarg'd Even to the hill of ſtandal, by the grove Of Moloch homicide. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b.i. 2. Reproachful aſperſion; opprobrious cenſure; infamy. - If black ſcandal, or foul-fac’d reproach, Attend the ſequel of your impoſition, Your meer enforcement ſhall acquittance me From all the impure blots and ſtains thereof. Shakespeare R. III. My known virtue is from ſtandal free, And leaves no ſhadow for your calumny. Dryd, Aurengz. In the caſe of ſtandal, we are to refle&t how men ought to judge. Rogers'; Sermont. To Sca'Ndal. v. a. [from the noun..] To treat oppro- briouſly; to charge falſely with faults. You repin'd, Scandal'd the ſuppliants; for the people call'd them Time-pleaſers, flatterers. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. I do fawn on men, and hug them hard, And after ſtandal them. Shakespeare julius Caſar. To Sca'NdA Lize. v. a. [rzavºxxº~ ; ſcandaliſer, French; from ſcandal J 1. To offend by ſome action ſuppoſed criminal. I demand who they are whom we ſcandalize by uſing harm- leſs things Among ourſelves, that agree in this uſe, no man will ſay that one of us is offenſive and ſcandalous unto an- other. Hooker. It had the excuſe of ſome baſhfulneſs, and care not toſan- dalize others. Hammond on Fundamental. Whoever conſiders the injuſtice of ſome miniſters, in thoſe intervals of parliament, will not be ſcandalized at the warmth and vivacity of thoſe meetings. Clarendon. Many were ſcandalized at the perſonal ſlander and refle&tion flung out by ſcandalizing libellers. Addison. 2. To reproach; to diſgrace; to defame. Thou doſt appear to ſtandalize The publick right, and common cauſe of kings. Daniel. ScA'NDAlous, adj. [ſtandaleux, French; from ſtandal] 1. Giving publick offence. Nothing ſcandalous or offenſive unto any, eſpecially unto the church of God: all things in order, and with ſeemli- neſs. Hºoker, Something favouring Of tyranny, which will ignoble make you, Yea, ſcandalºus to the world. Shakespeare . Winter's Tale, 2. Opprobrious; diſgraceful. 3. Shameful; openly vile. You know the ſtandalous meanneſs of that proceeding, which was uſed. Pºpe. ScANDA lously, adv. [from ſandalous.] 1. Cenſoriouſly; opprobriouſly. Shun their fault, who, ſtandalouſy nice, Will needs miſtake an author into vice. Pope. 2. Shamefully; ill to a degree that gives publick offence. . . His diſcourſe at table was ſtandalouſly unbecoming the dig- nity of his ſtation; noiſe, brutality, and obſceneneſs. Swift. ScA'NdalousNess. n. ſ. [from ſtandalous.] The quality of giving publick offence. Sca'Nsion. m. ſ. [ſtarſi, Latin.] The aël or pračtice of ſcan- ning a verſe. To SCANT. v. a. [xercaenan, Saxon, to break; ſkaaner, Da- niſh, to ſpare.] To limit; to ſtraiten. You think I will your ſerious and great buſineſs ſcant, For ſhe is with me. Shakeſpeare's Othell. They need rather to be ſtanted in their nouriſhment than repleniſhed, to have them ſweet. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. We might do well to think with ourſelves, what time of ſtay we would demand, and he bade us not to ſcant our- ſelves. Bacon. Looking on things through the wrong end of the perſpec- tive, which ſtant; their dimenſions, we neglect and contemn them. Glanv. Scºpſ, Starve 1.
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Starve them,
For fear the rankneſs of the ſwelling womb
Should ſcant the paſſage and confine the room. Dryden.
I am ſcanted in the pleaſure of dwelling on your ačtions.
Dryden's Fables, Dedication.
ScANT. adj. [from the verb.]
1. Wary ; not liberal; parcimonious.
From this time, -
Be ſomewhat ſcanter of your maiden preſence. Shakeſp.
2. Not plentiful; ſcarce; leſs than what is proper or competent.
White is a penurious colour, and where moiſture is ſcant :
ſo blue violets, and other flowers, if they be ſtarved, turn pale
and white. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
A ſingle violet tranſplant:
The ſtrength, the colour, and the ſize,
All which before was poor and ſcant,
Redoubles ſtill and multiplies. Donne.
To find out that,
In ſuch a ſtant allowance of ſtar-light,
Would over-taſk the beſt land-pilot's art. Milton,
ScANT: adv. [from the adjećtive..] Scarcely; hardly.
The people, beſide their travail, charge, and long attend-
ance, received of the bankers ſtant twenty ſhillings for
thirty. Camden's Remains.
We ſtant read in any writer, that there have been ſeen any
people upon the ſouth coaſt. Abbot's Deſcript. of the //orld.
A wild pamphlet, beſides other malignities, would ſcant al-
low him to be a gentleman. Wotton.
O'er yonder hill does ſtant the dawn appear. Gay.
ScA'NTILY. adv. [from ſcanty.]
1. Sparingly; niggardly.
He ſpoke
Scantily of me, when perforce he could not
But pay me terms of honour. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleep.
2. Narrowly; not plentifully.
Sca'N TIN Ess. n. ſ. [from ſcanty.]
1. Narrowneſs; want of ſpace; want of compaſs.
Virgil has ſometimes two of them in a line ; but the ſcanti-
meſ of our heroick verſe is not capable of receiving more than
one. Dryden.
2. Want of amplitude or greatneſs.
Alexander was much troubled at the ſtantineſ of nature
itſelf, that there were no more worlds for him to diſturb. South.
ScA'NTLET. n.ſ.. [corrupted, as it ſeems, from ſcantling.] A
fmall pattern; a ſmall quantity; a little piece.
While the world was but thin, the ages of mankind were
longer; and as the world grew fuller, ſo their lives were ſuc-
ceſſively reduced to a ſhorter ſcantlet, 'till they came to that
time of life which they now have. Hae.
ScA'NTLING. m. ſ. ſeſhantillon, French ; ciantellino, Italian.]
1. A quantity cut for a particular purpoſe. - -
'Tis hard to find out a woman that's of a juſt ſtantling for
her age, humour, and fortune, to make a wife of:
L’Eſtrange.
2. A certain proportion.
- The ſucceſs, -
Although particular, ſhall give a ſtantling
Of good or bad unto the general. Shakespeare. Troil, and Crºſſ
3. A ſmall quantity. -
Reduce deſires to narrow ſantlings and ſmall proportions.
Taylºr's Rule of living holy.
A ſcantling of wit lay gaſping for life, and groaning beneath
a heap of rubbiſh. Dryden.
In this narrow ſcantling of capacity, we enjoy but one plea-
ſure at once. - Locke.
ScA'N TLY. adv. [from ſcant.]
1. Scarcely ; hardly. .
England, in the opinion of the popes, was preferred, be-
cauſe it contained in the eccleſiaſtical diviſion two large pro-
vinces, which had their ſeveral legati nati; whereas France
had ſcantly one. Camden's Remains.
2. Narrowly; penuriouſly; without amplitude.
My eager love, I'll give myſelf the lye ,
The very hope is a full happineſs,
Yet ſtantly meaſures what I ſhall poſſeſs. Dryden.
ScA'N' N Ess. n. ſ. [ from ſcant. J Narrowneſs; meanneſs;
ſmalneſs. -
- He was a man of a fierce ſpirit, and of no evil diſpoſition,
ſaving that he thought ſcantneſs of eſtate too great an evil.
Hayward.
Did we but compare the miſerable ſtantneſs of our capaci-
ties with the vaſt profundity of things, truth and modeſty
would teach us wary language. Glanv. Scepſ,
ScA'N TY. adj. [The ſame with ſant.]
1. Narrow; ſmall; wanting amplitude; ſhort of quantity ſuf-
ficient.
As long as one can increaſe the number, he will think the
idea he hath a little too ſcarity for poſitive infinity. Locke.
His dominions were very narrow and ſcanty; for he had not
the poſſeſſion of a foot of land, 'till he bought a field of the
ſons of Heth. - Zecke.
Now ſ antier limits the proud arch confine,
And ſcarce are ſeen the proſtrate Nile and Rhine;
A ſmall Euphrates through the piece is roll'd,
And little eagles wave their wings in gold. Pope,
2. Small, Poor; not copious; not ample.
Their language being ſtanty, and accommodated only to the
few neceſſaries of a needy ſimple life, had no words in it to
ſtand for a thouſand. Locke:
There remained few marks of the old tradition, ſo they
had narrow and ſcanty conceptions of providence. //codward.
They with ſuch ſcanty wages pay
The bondage and the ſlavery of years.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parcimonious.
In illuſtrating a point of difficulty, be not too ſtanty of
wºrds, but rather become copious in your language. Iſºtti.
To Scape. º. a. [contracted from jape.] To eſcape; to
avoid; to ſhun; not to incur; to fly.
What, have Iſcaped love-letters in the holyday time of my
beauty, and am I now a ſubjećt for them Shakeſpeare.
I doubt not but to die a fair death, if I ſcape hanging. Shakespeare
What can ſcape the eye
Swift.
Of God all-ſeeing? Milton.
To Scape. v. n. To get away from hurt or danger.
Could they not fall unpity'd on the plain,
But ſlain revive, and, taken, ſcape again. Dryden.
Scape. n.ſ. (from the verb.]
1. Eſcape; flight from hurt or danger; the aët of declining or
running from danger; accident of ſafety.
I ſpoke of moſt diſaſtrous chances,
, Of hair-breadth ſcapes in th’ imminent deadly breach. Shakespeare
2. Means of eſcape; evaſion.
Having purpos'd falſhood, you
Can have no way but falſhood to be true !
Vain lunatick, againſt theſe ſcapes I could
Diſpute, and conquer, if I would.
3. Negligent freak. -
No natural exhalation in the ſky,
No ſcape of nature, no diſtemper'd day,
But they will pluck away its nat'ral cauſe,
And call them meteors, prodigies, and ſigns.
4. Looſe act of vice or lewdneſs. .. -
A bearne a very pretty bearnel ſure ſome ſ. : though I
am not bookiſh, yet I can read waiting-gentlewoman in the
ſcape. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale,
Thou lurk'dſt
In valley or green meadow, to way-lay
Some beauty rare, Caliſto, Clymene:
Too long thou laid'ſt thyſcapes on names ador'd.
SCAPULA. n.ſ. [Latin.] The ſhoulder-blade.
The heat went off from the parts, and ſpread up higher to
the breaſt and ſcapula. JWiſeman.
ScA'PULAR. Nadj. [ſcapulaire, Fr. from ſcapula, Lat..] Re-
ScA'PULARY. } lating or belonging to the ſhoulders.
The humours diſperſed through the branches of the axil-
lary artery to the ſcapulary branches. Wiſeman of Ulcers.
The viſcera were counterpoiſed with the weight of the ſca-
pular part. Derham.
SCAR. n.ſ.. [from eſchar, eſcare, French ; tax4ez.] A mark
made by a hurt or fire; a cicatrix.
Scratch thee but with a pin, and there remains
Some ſcar of it. Shakeſp. As you like it.
The ſoft delicious air,
To heal the ſcars of theſe corroſive fires, -
Shall breathe her balm. - Miltºn.
It may be ſtruck out of the omniſciency of God, and leave
no ſtar nor blemiſh behind. More.
This earth had the beauty of youth and blooming nature,
and not a wrinkle, ſcar, or fracture on all its body. Burnet.
In a hemorrhage from the lungs ſtypticks are often inſig-
IDonne.
Shakeſpeare.
Milton.
nificant; and if they could operate upon the affected part, ſo -
far as to make a ſcar, when that fell off, the diſeaſe would re-
turn. Arbuthnot on Diet.
To ScaR. v. a. [from the noun.] To mark as with a fore or
wound.
Yet I’ll not ſhed her blood,
Nor ſºar that whiter ſkin of her’s than ſnow, ..
And ſmooth as monumental alabaſter. Shakespeare Othelo.
ScA'Rap. m. ſ. [ſarabie, Fr. Jarateus, Latin.] A beetle ;
an inſe&t with ſheathed wings.
A ſmall ſcarab is bred in the very tips of elm-leaves?. theſe
leaves may be obſerved to be dry and dead, as alſo turgid, in
which lieth a dirty, whitiſh, rough maggot, from which pro-
ceeds a beetle. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
ScA'RAMouch. n. ſ. ſºftarmouche, Fr.] * buffoon in motly
dreſs. -
iſ makes the ſolemnities of juſtice pageantry, and the bench
reverend poppets, or caramouches in ſcarlet. Collier,
SCAR CE. adj. [yearſo, Italian; /chaeri, Dutch..]
I. Nº. sººn no more ſell you his hemp for leſs ſilver, be-
cauſe you tell him ſilver is ſtarter now in England, and there-
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- S C A S C A fore riſen one fifth in value, than a tradeſman of London will fell his commodity cheaper to the Iſle of Man, becauſe money is ſcarce there. Locke. 2. Rare; not common. - - The ſarcºſ ºf all is a Pºžennius Niger on a medallion well preſerved. Addiſon. tºº. ład. [from the adjećtive.] 1. Hardly; ſcantly. A thing which we ſo little hoped to ſee, that even they which beheld it done ſcarcely believed their own ſenſes. Hooker. When we our betters ſee bearing our woes, We ſtarrel; think our miſeries our foes. Shakespeare King Lear. Age, which unavoidably is but one remove from death, and conſequently ſhould have nothing about it but what looks like a decent preparation for it, ſcarce ever appears, of late days, but in the high mode, the flaunting garb, and utmoſt gaudery of youth. South. You neither have enemies, nor can ſcarce have any. Dryd. 2. With difficulty. He ſcarcely knew him, ſtriving to diſown His blotted form, and bluſhing to be known. Slowly he ſails, and ſcarcely ſtems the tides; The preſſing water pours within her ſides. ScA'RCEN ess. }*ſ [from ſcarce.] Dryden. Dryden. ScA'RCITY. J. Smalneſs of quantity; not plenty; penury. Scarcity and want ſhall ſhun you; Ceres' bleſfing ſo is on you. Shakeſpeare. Raphael writes thus concerning his Galatea: to paint a fair one, ’tis neceſſary for me to ſee many fair ones; but, becauſe there is ſo great a ſcarcity of lovely women, I am conſtrained to make uſe of one certain idea, which I have formed in my fancy. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Corn does not riſe or fall by the differences of more or leſs plenty of money, but by the plenty and ſcarcity that God ſends. Lºcke. In this grave age, when comedies are few, We crave your patronage for one that's new, And let the ſcarceneſs recommend the fare. Addiſon. They drink very few liquors that have not lain in freſco, in- ſomuch that a ſcarcity of ſnow would raiſe a mutiny at Naples. Addison. 2. Rareneſs; infrequency; not commonneſs. s They that find fault with our ſtore, ſhould be leaſt willing . to reprove our ſcarcity of thankſgivings. Hooker. Since the value of an advantage is enhanced by its ſcarceneſs, it is hard not to give a man leave to love that moſt which is moſt ſerviceable. Collier on Pride. To SCARE. v. a. [ſcorare, Italian. Skinner.] To fright; to frighten; to affright; to terrify; to ſtrike with ſudden fear. They have ſcored away two of my beſt ſheep, which, I fear, the wolf will ſooner find than the maſter. Shakeſpeare. Poor Tom hath been ſºared out of his good wits. Shakeſp. My grained aſh an hundred times hath broke, And ſcar'd the moon with ſplinters. Shakespeare Coriolanus. The noiſe of thy croſs-bow Willſ are the herd, and ſo my ſhoot is loſt. Shakespeare H. VI. Scarecrows are ſet up to keep birds from corn and fruit; and ſome report that the head of a wolf, whole, dried, and hanged up in a dovehouſe, will ſcare away vermin. Bacon. - The wing of the Iriſh was ſo grievouſly either galled or ſºared therewith, that being ſtrangers, and in a manner neu- trals, they had neither good heart to go forward, nor good liking to ſtand ſtill, nor good aſſurance to run away. Hayward. The light Waves threaten now, as that was ſtar'd by fire. J/aller. One great reaſon why mens good purpoſes ſo often fail, is, that when they are devout, or ſcared, they then in the general reſolve to live religiouſly. Calamy's Sermons. Let wanton wives by death beſar'd; But, to my comfort, I'm prepar’d. Priºr. ScA'RecRow. n.ſ. [ ſcare and crow.] An image or clapper ſet up to fright birds: thence any vain terrour. - Thereat the ſºarecrow waxed wond’rous proud, Through fortune of his firſt adventure fair, And with big thundering voice revil'd him loud. Fa. Queen. No eye hath ſeen ſuch ſcarecrows ; I'll not march through Coventry with them, that's flat. Shakeſp. Henry IV. We muſt not make a ſcarecrow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one ſhape, ’till cuſtom make it Their pearch, and not their terrour. Shakeſpeare. Many of thoſe great guns, wanting powder and ſhot, ſtood but as cyphers and ſcareerows. Raleigh. Aftarecrow ſet to frighten fools away. Dryden. ScA'RE FIRE. m. ſ. [ſ.are and fire.] A fright by fire; a fire breaking out ſo as to raiſe terrour. The drum and trumpet, by their ſeveral ſounds, ſerve for many kind of advertiſements; and bells ſerve to proclaim a ſtartſire, and in ſome places water-breaches. Iłolder. SCARF. n.ſ. [eſharf, French..] Anything that hangs looſe upon the ſhoulders or dreſs. The matrons flung their gloves, Ladies and maids their ſcarſ; and handkerchiefs, Upon him as he paſs'd. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Will you wear the garland about your neck, or under your arm, like a lieutenant's ſcarf? Shakeſpeare. Iris there, with humid bow, Waters th’ odorous banks, that blow Flowers of more mingled hew Than her purſed ſcarf can ſhow. Milton. Titian, in his triumph of Bacchus, having placed Ariadne on one of the borders of the picture, gave her a ſarf of a vermilion colour upon a blue drapery. Dryden. The ready nymphs receive the crying child; They ſwath'd him with their ſcarfs. Dryden. My learned correſpondent writes a word in defence of large ſcarves. Spectator. Put on your hood and ſtarſ, and take your pleaſure. Swift. To ScaRF. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To throw looſely on. My ſea-gown ſcarft about me, in the dark Grop'd I to find them out. Shakeſp. Hamlet. 2. To dreſs in any looſe veſture. How like a younker, or a prodigal, The ſcarfed bark puts from her native bay, Hugg’d and embraced by the ſtrumpet wind! Shakeſpeare. Come, feeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day. Shakespeare Macbeth. ScA'RFski N. n.ſ.. [ſcarf and ſkin..] . The cuticle; the epider- mis; the outer ſcaly integuments of the body. The ſtarſkin, being uppermoſt, is compoſed of ſeveral lays of ſmall ſcales, which lie thicker according as it is thicker in one part of the body than another: between theſe the excre- tory dućts of the miliary glands of the true ſkin open. Cheyne. Scarification. n.ſ.. [ſcarificatio, Lat. ſcarification, French; from ſcarify J Inciſion of the ſkin with a lancet, or ſuch like inſtrument. It is moſt practiſed in cupping. &uincy. Hippocrates tells you, that, in applying of cups, the ſtariff- cation ought to be made with crooked inſtruments. Arbuthnot. Scarific Attor. n.ſ.. [from ſcariff.] One who ſcarifies. ScA'R1F1ER. m. ſ. [from ſcarify.] 1. He who ſcarifies. 2. The inſtrument with which ſcarifications are made. To SCA'RIFY. v.a. [ſarifico, Lat. ſcarifier, Fr.] To let blood by inciſions of the ſkin, commonly after the application of cupping-glaſſes. Waſhing the ſalts out of the eſchar, and ſtariffing it, I dreſſed it. Wiſeman's Surgery: You quarter foul language upon me, without knowing whe- ther I deſerve to be cupped and ſcarified at this rate. Speciator. SCARLET. n.ſ. [eſcarlate, French; ſcarlatº, Ital.] A colour deeply red, but not ſhining; cloath dyed with a ſcarlet colour. If we live thus tamely, To be thus jaded by a piece of ſcarlet, Farewel nobility. Shakespeare's Henry VIII. As a bull Amid the circus roars; provok'd from far By fight of ſcarlet and a ſanguine war. Would it not be inſufferable for a learned profeſſor, and that which his ſcarlet would bluſh at, to have his authority of forty years ſtanding in an inſtant overturned. Locke. ScA'R1. ET. adj. [from the noun..] Of the colour of ſcarlet; red deeply died. I conjure thee, By her high forchead and her ſtarlet lip. Shakespeare Rº, and jul. Thy ambition, Thou ſcarlet fin, robb'd this bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. Shakespeare Henry VIII. The Chineſe, who are of an ill complexion, being olivafter, paint their cheeks ſea let. Pacon. The ſcarlet honour of your peaceful gown. Drydºn. ScA'RLETBEAN. m. ſ. [ ſcarlºt and bean.] A plant. - The ſcarlºtbean has a red huſk, and is not the beſt to eat in the ſhell, as kidneybeans; but is reputed the beſt to be eaten in Winter, when dry and boiled. Mortimer's Husbandry. ScA'RLE to Ak. n.ſ. The ilex. A ſpecies of oak. f ğ. {m. ſ. [For ſkirmiſh. Sfeſſºr.] Such cruel game my ſarmage: diſarms; Another war, and other weapons I, Do love, when love does give his ſweet alarms. Fa, Queen. ScARP. n.ſ. [eſcarpe, French.) The ſlope on that ſide of a ditch which is next to a ſortified place, and looks towards the fields. Dić7. Scatch. n.ſ. [ ſache, French. J A kind of horſebit for bridles. Bailey. Scatches. n.ſ.. [chaſis, French.] Stilts to put the feet in to walk in dirty places. Bailey. ScAt E. n.ſ.. [ſidor, Swediſh; ſºid, Iſlandick.] A kind of wooden ſhoe, with a ſteel plate underneath, on which they ſlide over the ice. Dryden. I To
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To ScAt E. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſlide on ſcates.
Sc.A.T.E. n ſ [ſquatus, Latin. J A fiſh of the ſpecies of
thornback.
ScA't EBRous. adj. [from ſcatebrae, Latin.] Abounding with
ſprings. Dić7.
To SCATH. v. a. [rceasan, rcaşan, Saxon; ſchaeden, Dut.]
To waſte; to damage; to deſtroy.
As when heaven's fire
Hath ſºath'd the foreſt oaks, or mountain pines,
With ſinged top their ſtately growth, though bare,
Stands on the blaſted heath. Milton's Parad, Loft, b. i.
ScAth. n.ſ. [rceab, Saxon. J . Waſte; damage; miſchief;
depopulation. Scath in Scotland denotes ſpoil or damage: as,
he bears the ſcath and the ſcorn. A proverb.
She ſuborned hath
This crafty meſſenger, with letters vain,
To work new woe and unprovided ſcath. Fairy Queen.
The ear that budded fair is burnt and blaſted,
And all my hoped gain is turn'd to ſcath. Spenſer.
He bore a ſpiteful mind againſt king Edward, doing him
all the ſath that he could, and annoying his territories. Spºnſer.
My proud one doth work the greater ſcath,
Through ſweet allurement of her lovely hue. Spenſer.
They placed them in Rhodes, where daily doing great ſath
to the Turk, the great warrior Soliman, with a mighty army,
ſo overlaid them, that he won the iſland from them. Knolles.
Still preſerv'd from danger, harm, and ſcath,
By many a ſea and many an unknown ſhore. Fairfax.
ScA'THFUL. adj. [from ſcath..] Miſchievous; deſtructive.
A bawbling veſſel was he captain of,
For ſhallow draught, and bulk unprizable,
With which ſuch ſcathful grapple did he make,
That very envy, and the tongue of loſs,
Cried fame and honour on him. Shakespeare Twelfth Night.
To SCATTER. v. a. [rcatenan, Saxon; ſchatteren, Dutch.]
1. To throw looſely about ; to ſprinkle.
Where cattle paſtur'd late, now ſcatter'd lies
With carcaſes and arms th’ enſanguin'd field. Milton.
Teach the glad hours to ſcatter, as they fly,
Soft quiet, gentle love, and endleſs joy. Prior.
Corruption, ſtill
Voracious, ſwallow’d what the liberal hand
Of bounty ſcatter'd o'er the ſavage year.
2. To diffipate; to diſperſe.
A king, that fitteth in the throne of judgment, ſcattereth
away all evil with his eyes. Prov. xx. 8.
The Lord ſhall cauſe his glorious voice to be heard with
Jcattering and tempeſt and ſtones. Iſ, xxx. 30.
Samuel came not to Gilgal, and the people were ſcattered
Thomſon.
from Saul. 1 Sa. xiii. 8.
Adam by this from the cold ſudden damp
Recovering, and his ſcatter'd ſprits return'd. Milton.
3. To ſpread thinly.
Why ſhould my muſe enlarge on Libyan ſwains,
Their ſcatter'd cottages and ample plains. . Dryden.
To ScATTER. v. n. To be diſfipated; to be diſperſed.
Sound diffuſeth itſelf in rounds; but if that which would
fatter in open air, be made to go into a canal, it gives greater
force to the ſound. Bacon.
The ſun
Shakes from his noon-day throne the ſcattering clouds. Thom.
ScA't TERING LY. adv. [from ſcattering.] Looſely; diſperſedly.
The Spaniards have here and there ſcatteringly, upon the
ſea-coaſts, ſet up ſome towns. Abbot.
Thoſe drops of prettineſs, ſcatteringly ſprinkled amongſt the
creatures, were deſigned to defecate and exalt our conceptions,
not to inveigle or detain our paſſions. Boyle.
ScA*tt ERLING.. n.ſ.. [from ſcatter.] A vagabond; one that
has no home or ſettled habitation.
Such loſels and ſ atterlings cannot eaſily, by any ordinary
officer, be gotten, when challenged for any ſuch fact. Spenſer.
Gathering unto him all the ſcatterlings and outlaws out of all
the woods and mountains, in which they long had lurked, he
marched forth into the Engliſh pale. Spenſer on Ireland.
Scat U'RIENT. adj. [ſtaturiens, Latin.] Springing as a foun-
tain. Die?.
ScATURI'GINous. adj. [from ſcaturigo, Latin.] Full of ſprings
or fountains. Die?.
ScA've NGER. m. ſ. [from reapan, to ſhave, perhaps to ſweep,
Saxon J A petty magiſtrate, whoſe province is to keep the
ſtreets clean.
Since it is made a labour of the mind, as to inform mens
judgments, and move their affections, to reſolve difficult places
of Scripture, to decide and clear off controverſies, I cannot
ſee how to be a butcher, ſea enger, or any other ſuch trade,
does at all qualify men for this work. Sºuth's Sermonſ.
Faſting s nature's ſcavenger. Baynard.
Dick the ſa enger, with equal grace,
Flirts from his cart the mud in Walpole's face. Swift.
SCE LERA T. n. ſ. [French ; ſeleratus, Latin. J A vil-
Jain; a wicked wretch. A word introduced unneceſſarily
from the French by a Scottiſh author.
Scelerats can by no arts ſtifle the cries of a wounded con-
ſcience. Cheyne.
Scº'NARY. n.ſ.. [from ſent.]
1. The appearances of place or things.
He muſt gain a reliſh of the works of nature, and be
cºnverſant in the various ſcenar, of a country life. Addison.
2. The “Preſentation of the place in which an agion is per-
formed.
The progreſs of the ſound, and the ſcenary of the border-
ing regions, are imitated from Ain. Wii, -
horn of Alečto. in. vii. on the º:
3. The diſpoſition and conſecution of the ſcenes of a play.
l To º a more º model of a pićture, is, in the
anguage of poets, to draw up the ſcenary of a play, -
SCENE. m. ſ. [ſcana, Latin; gº ſº Dryden
1. The flage ; the theatre of dramatick poctry.
Cedar and pine, and fir and branching palm,
A ſylvan ſcene; and as t e ranks aſcend’
Shade above ſhade, a woody theatre
Of ſtatelieſt view. Mitcm.
2. The general appearance of any action; the whole contexture
of objects; a diſplay; a ſeries; a regular diſpoſition.
Now prepare thee for another ſcene. Milton.
A mute ſcene of ſorrow, mixt with fear;
Still on the table lay the unfiniſh’d cheer. Dryden.
A larger ſcene of action is diſplay'd,
And, riſing hence, a greater work is weigh’d. Dryden.
Ev'ry ſev'ral place muſt be
Aſcene of triumph and revenge to me. Dryden.
When riſing Spring adorns the mead,
A charming ſcene of nature is diſplay’d. Dryden:
Eternity thou pleafing, dreadful thought !
Through what variety of untry'd beings,
Through what new ſcene and changes muſt we paſs Addison
About eight miles diſtance from Naples lies a very noble
ſcene of antiquities: what they call Virgil's tomb is the
firſt. Addiſon on Italy.
Say, ſhepherd, ſay, are theſe refle&tions true?
Or was it but the woman's fear that drew }
This cruel ſcene, unjuſt to love and you. Prior.
3. Part of a play.
It ſhall be ſo my care
To have you royally appointed, as if
The ſcene you play were mine. Shake? Winter's Tale.
Our author would excuſe theſe youthful ſcenes
Begotten at his entrance. Gran "ille.
4. So much of an act of a play as paſſes between the ſame per-
ſons in the ſame place.
If his chara&ters were good,
The ſenes entire, and freed from noiſe and blood,
The action great, yet circumſcrib'd by time,
The words not forc'd, but ſliding into rhime,
He thought, in hitting theſe, his buſineſs done. Dryden.
5. The place repreſented by the ſtage. -
The king is ſet from London, and the ſcene
Is now tranſported to Southampton. Shakespeare Hen. V.
6. The hanging of the theatre adapted to the play.
The alteration of ſcenes feeds and relieves the eye, before it
be full of the ſame object. Bacon.
Sce'Nick. adj. [ ſcenique, Fr. from ſte, e.] Dramatick; theatrical,
With ſenick virtue charm the riſing age. An nym.
Scenographical. adj [axºvii and Yºzºw. J Drawn in
perſpective.
Scenog RAPHIcAlly. adv. [from ſcenographical.] In per-
ſpe&tive.
If the workman be ſkilled in perſpective, more than one
face may be repreſented in our diagram ſcenographically, Mart.
ScE'Nog RAPHY. m. ſ. [gznyń and Yººpw; ſcenographie, Fr.]
The art of perſpective.
SCENT. n.ſ. [ entir, to ſmell, French.]
1. The power of ſmelling; the ſmell.
A hunted hare treads back her mazes, croſſes and con-
founds her former track, and uſes all poſible methods to divert
the ſcent //atts', ſm rovement of the Mind.
2. The obječt of ſmell; odour good or bad.
Belman cried upon it at the meereſt loſs,
And twice to-day pick'd out the dulleſt ſcent. Shakeſpeare.
The plague, they report, hath a ſcent of the ſmell of a mel-
low apple. Bacon.
Good earth, newly turned up, hath a freſhneſs and good
ſcent. Bacon.
Good ſcents do purify the brain, -
Awake the fancy, and the wits refine. Davier.
Partake - -
The ſeaſon, prime for ſweeteſt ſcents and airs. Milton.
Exulting, 'till he finds their nobler ſenſe
Their diſproportion'd ſpeed does recompenſe;
Then curſes his conſpiring feet, whoſe /*
Betrays that ſafety whº hubeir ſwitneſs lent.
Chearful health, - -
His duteous handmaid, through the air improv’d, -
with laviſh hand diffuſ's ſee tº ambroſial. Prior.
3. Chace followed by the ſmell. . .
He gained the obſervations of innumerable ages, and tra-
velled upon the ſame ſcent into AEthiopia. Twº
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S C H
S C H
To Scent. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To ſmell; to perceive by the noſe.
So ſcented the grim feature, and upturn'd
His noſtrils wide into the murky air,
Sagacious of his quarry from ſo far. Milton's Par. Lºft.
2. To perfume; or to imbue with odour good or bad.
Balm, from a ſilver box diſtill'd around,
Shall all bedev the roots, and ſcent the ſacred ground. Dryd.
He ſpies
His op'ning hounds, and now he hears their cries;
A gen’rous pack, or to maintain the chace,
Or ſnuff the vapour from theſ: graſs. Addiſon.
Sce's less, adj. [from ſcent.] ſnodorous; having no ſmell.
SCEPTRE. m.ſ. [ſceptrum, Latin; ſceptre, Fr.] The enſign
of royalty born in the hand.
Nor ſhall proud Lancaſter uſurp my right,
Nor hold the ſceptre in his childiſh fiſt, Shakespeare Henry VI.
--- Thou ſceptre's heir,
That thus affect'ſt a ſheephook. Shakeſpeare.
How, beſt of kings, do'ſt thou a ſceptre bear!
How, beſt of poets, do'ſt thou laurel wear ! .
But two things rare the fates had in their ſtore,
And gave thee both, to ſhew they could no more. B. johnſ.
The ſceptre bearers lent
Their free attendance. Chapman's Odyſſey.
The parliament preſented thoſe ačts which were prepared
by them to the royal ſceptre, in which were ſome laws reſtrain-
ing the extravagant power of the nobility. Clarendon.
The court of Rome has, in other inſtances, ſo well atteſted
its good managery, that it is not credible crowns and ſceptres
are conferred gratis. Decay of Piety.
Sce'PTR.Ed. adj [from ſceptre.] Bearing a ſceptre.
The ſceptred heralds call
To council, in the city-gates. . . Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
To Britain's queen the ſcepter'd ſuppliant bends,
To her his crowns and infant race commends. Tickel.
Sc E'ptick. n.ſ. See Skeptick.
Sche'DULE. n.ſ.. [ſchedula, Latin; ſhedule, French.]
1. A ſmall ſcroll.
The firſt publiſhed ſchedules being brought to a grave knight,
he read over an unſavory ſentence or two, and delivered back
the libel. Hooker.
All ill, which all
Prophets or poets ſpake, and all which ſhall
B' annex'd in ſchedules unto this by me,
Fall on that man.
2. A little inventory.
I will give out ſchedules of my beauty: it ſhall be invento-
ried, and every particle and utenſil label'd to my will. Shakespeare
Sche's Atis M. n ſ. [axmudſliguès. J Combination of the
aſpects of heavenly bodies; particular form or diſpoſition of a
thing.
Every particle of matter, whatever form or ſchematiſm
it puts on, muſt in all conditions be equally extended, and
therefore take up the ſame room. Creech.
SchE'MATIST. n.ſ.. [from ſcheme.] A proječtor; one given to
forming ſchemes.
SCHEME. m. ſ. [rzºuz.]
1. A plan; a combination of various things into one view, de-
ſign, or purpoſe ; a ſyſtem.
Were our ſenſes made much quicker, the appearance and
outward ſcheme of things would have quite another face to us,
and be inconſiſtent with our well being. Locke.
We ſhall never be able to give ourſelves a ſatisfactory ac-
count of the divine condućt, without forming ſuch a ſcheme of
things as ſhall at once take in time and eternity. Atterbury.
2. A projećt; a contrivance; a deſign.
t The haughty monarch was laying ſchemes for ſuppreſſing the
ancient liberties, and removing the ancient boundaries of king-
doms. Atterbury's Sermons.
He forms the well-concerted ſcheme of miſchief;
'Tis fix’d, 'tis done, and both are doom'd to death. Rowe.
The ſtoical ſcheme of ſupplying our wants by lopping of
our deſires, is like cutting off our feet when we want
ſhoes. - Swift.
3. A repreſentation of the aſpects of the celeſtial bodies; any
lineal or mathematical diagram.
It hath embroiled the endeavours of aſtrology in the erec-
tion of ſchemes, and the judgment of death and diſeaſes.
Brown's Pulgar Errours.
It is a ſcheme and face of heaven,
As th' aſpects are diſpos'd this even. Hudibras.
Sche'MER. m. ſ. [from ſcheme.] A projećtor; a contriver.
Sc He's is. n ſ [axiwi:..] An habitude; ſtate of any thing
with reſpect to other things.
If that mind which has exiſting in itſelf from all eternity
all the ſimple eſſences of things, and conſequently all their
poſſible ſcheſes or habitudes, ſhould ever change, there would
ariſe a new ſchºſis in the mind, which is contrary to the ſup-
poſition. Norris.
Sci'RR Hus. n.ſ. [ ſtirrhe, French. This ſhould be written ſkir-
thus, not merely becauſe it comes fom a zºos, but becauſe c
Donne.
in Engliſh has before e and i the ſound of ſ. See Skeptick.]
An indurated gland.
Any of theſe three may degenerate into a ſtirrhus, and that
ſcirrhus into a cancer. J/ijeman of Tumours.
Schi'RRHous. adj. [from ſtirrhus...] Having a gland indu-
rated.
How they are to be treated when they are ſtrumous, ſtir-
rhous, or cancerous, you may ſee. Wijeman.
SciRRHo'sity. n.ſ.. [from ſtirrhous J. An induration of the
lands.
£ The difficulty of breathing, occaſioned by ſtirrhºſities of the
glands, is not to be cured. Arbuthnot on Diet.
SCHISM. n.ſ.. [axiapo, ; ſchiſme, Fr.] A ſeparation or divi-
ſion in the church of God.
Set bounds to our paſſions by reaſon, to our errours by
truth, and to our ſchiſms by charity. King Charles.
Oppoſe ſchiſms by unity, hypocriſy by ſober piety, and de-
bauchery by temperance. Spratt's Sermons.
When a ſchiſm is once ſpread, there grows at length a diſ-
pute which are the ſchiſmaticks: in the ſenſe of the law the
ſchiſm lies on that ſide which oppoſes itſelf to the religion of
the ſtate. Swift.
Schism A^tical. adj. [ſchiſmatique, Fr. from ſchiſmatick.] Im-
plying ſchiſm; practiſing ſchiſm.
By theſe tumults all factions, ſeditions, and fchimatical pro-
poſals againſt government, eccleſiaſtical and civil, muſt be
backed. - King Charles.
Here bare anathema's fall but like ſo many bruta fulmina
upon the obſtinate and ſchiſmatical, who are like to think them-
ſelves ſhrewdly hurt by being cut off from that body which
they chuſe not to be of, and ſo being puniſhed into a quiet
enjoyment of their beloved ſeparation. South's Sermons.
Schism A^tic ALLY. adv. [from ſchiſmatical.] In a ſchiſmatical
manner.
Schi's MA tick. n.ſ.. [from ſchiſm...] One who ſeparates from
the true church.
No known heretick nor ſchiſmatick ſhould be ſuffered to go
into thoſe countries. Bacon.
Thus you behold the ſhiſmaticks bravado's :
Wild ſpeaks in ſquibs, and Calamy in granado's. Butler.
The ſchiſmaticks united in a ſolemn league and covenant to
alter the whole ſyſtem of ſpiritual government. Swift.
To Schi's Matize. v. a. [from ſchiſm..] To commit the crime
of ſchiſm; to make a breach in the communion of the
church.
SCHO'LAR. m.ſ.. [ſcholaris, Latin; ecolier, French.]
1. One who learns of a maſter; a diſciple.
Many times that which deſerveth approbation would hardly
find favour, if they which propoſe it were not to profeſs them-
ſelves ſcholars, and followers of the ancients. Ho:étr.
The ſcholars of the Stagyrite,
Who for the old opinion fight,
Would make their modern friends confeſs
The diff'rence but from more to leſs. Prior.
2. A man of letters.
This ſame ſcholar's fate, re; anguſia domi, hinders the pro-
moting of learning. Wilkins's Math. Magic.
To watch occaſions to correót others in their diſcourſe, and
not ſlip any opportunity of ſhewing their talents, ſcholarſ are
moſt blamed for. Locke.
3. A pedant; a man of books.
To ſpend too much time in ſtudies, is ſloth; to make judg-
ment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a ſcholar; they
perfeót nature, and are perfected by experience. Bacon.
4. One who has a lettered education.
My couſin William is become a good ſholar; he is at QX-
ford ſtill, is he not Shakeſp. Henry VI.
Scho'LARSHIP. m. ſ. [from ſcholar.]
1. Learning; literature; knowledge.
It pitied my very heart to think that a man of my maſter's
underſtanding, and great ſcholarſhip, who had a book of his
own in print, ſhould talk ſo outragiouſly. Pope.
2. Literary education. -
This place ſhould be ſchool and univerſity, not needing a
remove to any other houſe of ſcholarſhip. Milton.
3. Exhibition or maintenance for a ſcholar. Ainſworth.
Schola'stic Al. adj. [ſcholaſticus, Latin, J Belonging to a
ſcholar or ſchool.
Schola'stic All Y. adv. [from ſcholaſtick.] According to the
niceties or method of the ſchools.
No moraliſts or caſuiſts, that treat ſcholoſłically of juſtice,
but treat of gratitude, under that general head, as a part of
it. South's Sermons.
Schola'stick. adj. [from ſchola, Latin; ſcholo/lique, French.]
1. Pertaining to the ſchool; practiſed in ſchools.
I would render this intelligible to every rational man, how-
ever little verſed in ſcholaſtick learning. Digby on Bodies.
Scholaſtick education, like a trade, does ſo fix a man in a
particular way, that he is not fit to judge of any thing that
lies out of that way. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth.
2. Befitting the ſchool; ſuitable to the ſchool; pedantick; need-
leſly ſubtle.
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- S C I º, !") f ſº : º, The favour of propoſing there, in convenient ſort, what&- ever ye can object, which thing I have known them to grant of ſcholaſtick courteſy unto ſtrangers, never hath nor ever will be denied you. Hooker. Sir Francis Bacon was wont to ſay, that thoſe who left uſe- ful ſtudies for uſeleſs ſcholaſtick ſpeculations, were like the Qlympick gameſters, who abſtained from neceſſary labours, that they might be fit for ſuch as were not ſo. Bacon. Both ſides charge the other with idolatry, and that is a mat- ter of conſcience, and not a ſcholaſtick nicety. Stillingfleet. Scholias T. n.ſ. [ſcholioſte, French; ſcholiaſies, Latin. A writer of explanatory notes. The title of this ſatyr, in ſome ancient manuſcripts, was the reproach of idleneſs; though in others of theſcholiaſts 'tis inſcribed againſt the luxury of the rich. Dryden, What Gellius or Stobaeus cook'd before, Or chew'd by blind old ſcholiaſis o'er and o'er. Dunciad. SCHO'LION. }" ... [Latin. J A note; an explanatory ob- SCHO'LIUM. S. ſervation. Hereunto have I added a certain gloſs or ſcholion, for the expoſition of old words, and harder phraſes, which manner of gloſing and commenting will ſeem ſtrange in our lan- guage. Spenſer, Some caſt all their metaphyſical and moral learning into the method of mathematicians, and bring every thing relating to thoſe abſtraćted or practical ſciences under theorems, problems, poſtulates, ſcholium, and corollaries. Watts. Schoºly, n.ſ.. [ſcholie, Fr. ſcholium, Latin.] An explanatory note. This word, with the verb following, is, I fancy, pe- culiar to the learned Hooker. He therefore, which made us to live, hath alſo taught us to pray, to the end, that ſpeaking unto the Father in the Son's own preſcript form, without ſcholy or gloſs of ours, we ma be ſure that we utter nothing which God will deny. Hooker. That ſcholy had need of a very favourable reader, and a tractable, that ſhould think it plain conſtruction, when to be commanded in the word, and grounded upon the word, are made all one. Hooker. To Scho'lv. v. n. [from the noun..] To write expoſitions. The preacher ſhould want a text, whereupon to Jeholy. Hooker. SCHOOL. m. ſ. [ſchola, Latin; ecole, French.] 1. A houſe of diſcipline and inſtruction. Their age the ſame, their inclinations too, And bred together in one ſchool they grew. Dryden. 2. A place of literary education. My end being private, I have not expreſſed my conceptions in the language of the ſchools. Digby. Writers on that ſubject have turned it into a compoſition of hard words, trifles, and ſubtilties, for the mere uſe of the ſchools, and that only to amuſe men with empty ſounds. Watts. 3. A ſtate of inſtruction. The calf breed to the rural trade, Set him betimes to ſchool, and let him be Inſtructed there in rules of huſbandry. Dryden. 4. Syſtem of doćtrine as delivered by particular teachers. No craz'd brain could ever yet propound, Touching the ſoul, ſo vain and fond a thought; But ſome among theſe maſters have been found, Which in their ſchºols the ſelf-ſame thing had taught. Davies. Let no man be leſs confident in his faith, concerning the great bleſſings God deſigns in theſe divine myſteries, by reaſon of any difference in the ſeveral ſchools of Chriſtians, concern- ing the conſequent bleſfings thereof. Taylor. 5. The age of the church, and form of theology ſucceeding that of the fathers. The firſt principles of Chriſtian religion ſhould not be ſarced with ſchool points and private tenets. Sanderſon. A man may find an infinite number of propoſitions in books of metaphyſicks, ſchool divinity, and natural philoſophy, and know as little of God, ſpirits, or bodies, as he did before. Locke. To School. v. a. [from the noun J 1. To inſtruct; to train. Una her beſought to be ſo good As in her virtuous rules to ſchool her knight. Fa. Queen. He's gentle, never ſchool'd, and yet learned. Shakeſpeare. 2. To teach with ſuperiority; to tutor. You ſhall go with me; - I have ſome private ſhooling for you both. Shakeſpeare, Couſin, ſchool yourſelf; but for your huſband, He's noble, wiſe, judicious. Shakespeare Macbeth. School your child, - And aſk why God's anointed he revil'd. Dryden. If this be ſchºoling, 'tis well for the conſiderer: I’ll engage that no adverſary of his ſhall in this ſenſe ever ſchool him. Alt. School Boy. m.ſ.. [ſchool and boy..] A boy that is in his rudi- ments at ſchool. . Schoolboy: tears take up The glaſſes of my ſight. Shakeſpeare. He grins, ſmacks, ſhrugs, and ſuch an itch endures, As 'prentices or ſchoºlhºys, which do know Of ſome gay ſport abroad, yet dare not go. Dºnne. Aſºlº brought his mother a book he had ſtolen. L'Eſtr. Once he had heard a ſchoolboy tell, How Semele of mortal race By thunder died. School DAY. n. ſent to ſchool. - r Swift. ſº [ſºol and day.] Age in which youth is Is all forgot? All ſchoo'days friendſhip, childhood, innocence? Shakeſp. School Fellow. n.ſ. [jchool and fellºw.] One bred at the ſame ſchool. Thy flatt'ring method on the youth purſue; Join'd with his ſchoolfºllows by two and two: Perſuade them firſt to lead an empty wheel, In length of time produce the labºring yoke. Dryden, The emulation of ſchºoſellows often puts life and induſtry into young lads. Lock !e. School. House. n.ſ.. [ſchool and houſe J Houſe of diſcipline and inſtruction. Fair Una ’gan Fidelia fair requeſt, - To have her knight unto her ſchoolhouſe plac'd. SchoolMAN. m. ſ. [ſchool and man.] 1. One verſed in the niceties and ſubtilties of academical diſpu- tation. The king, though no good ſchoolman, converted one of Spenſer, them by diſpute. Bacon. Unlearn'd, he knew no ſchoolman's ſubtle art; No language, but the language of the heart. Pope, 2. One ſkilled in the divinity of the ſchool. If a man's wit be not apt to diſtinguiſh or find differences, let him ſtudy the ſchoolmen. Bacon. To ſchoolmen I bequeath my doubtfulneſs, My ſickneſs to phyſicians, Donne, Men of nice palates could not reliſh Ariſtotle, as he was dreſt up by the ſchoolmen. Baker. Let ſubtle ſchoolmen teach theſe fiends to fight, More ſtudious to divide than to unite. Pope. SchoolMA'ster. n.ſ. [ſchool and maſter.] One who preſides and teaches in a ſchool. I, thy ſchoolmaſter, have made thee more profit Than other princes can, that have more time For vainer hours, and tutors not ſo careful. Shakeſpeare. Adrian VI. was ſometime ſchoolmaſter to Charles V. Knoles. The ancient ſophiſts and rhetoricians lived 'till they were an hundred years old; and ſo likewiſe did many of the gram- marians and ſchoolmaſters, as Orbilius. Bacon. A father may ſee his children taught, though he himſelf does not turn ſchoolmaſter. South's Sermons. School Mistress. n.ſ.. [ſchool and miſreſ...] A woman who governs a ſchool. Such precepts I have ſele&ted from the moſt conſiderable which we have received from nature, that exačt ſchoolmiſtreſs. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. My ſchoolmiſtreſ, like a vixen Turk, - Maintains her lazy huſband. Gay's What dye Call it. Schreight. n. ſ. A fiſh. Ainſworth. Sci'AGRAPHY, n.ſ.. [ſciagraphie, French; 7x127 fa?iz. This ſhould be written with a 4.] - -- - - 1. [In archite&ture.] The profile or ſečtion of a building, to ſhew the inſide thereof. Bailey. 2. [In aſtronomy.) The art of finding the hour of the day or night by the ſhadow of the ſun, moon, or ſtars. Bailey. Sci'ATHERical. adj. [ſtaterique, Fr. rºta&nºix@..]. Be- Sci’AT H E Rick. ; longing to a ſun-dial. Dići. This ſhould be written ſkiatherical. There were alſo, from great antiquity, ſciatherical or ſun- dials, by the ſhadow of a ſtile or gnomon denoting the hours of the day; an invention aſcribed unto Anaxamines by Pliny. Brown's Vulg, Errours. SCIATICA. }* ſ: [ſciatique, French; iſchiadica poſio, Latin.] SCIATICK. W. The hip gout. - - - Which of your hips has the moſt profound ſciatica? Shakespeare . Thou cold ſciatica, Cripple our ſenators, that their limbs may halt -- As lamely as their manners. - -- Shakeſp. Timon. The Scythians, uſing continual riding, were gºally ſno- leſted with the ſciatica, or hip gout. . . . Brºwn'; Wulg. Err. Rack'd with ſciatick, martyr'd with the ſtone, Will any mortal let himſelf alone ... - Scia'rical. adj [from ſciatica.]. Afflićting the hip. In obſtinate ſciatical pains, bliſtering and cauteries have - been found effectual. - - , , Arbuthnot. SCIENCE. n.ſ.. [ſcience, French; ſcientia, Latin.] ge. - I. K; :* God's fight or ſcience, before the creation of the world, to be extended to all and every part of the world, ſeeing every thing as it is, his Preſcience, or forefight of any action of mine, or rather his ſcience or fight, from all eternity, lays no neceſſity on anything to come to paſs, any more than my ſeeing the ſun move hath to do in the moving of it. 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Science perfeóts genius, and modcrates that fury of the fancy
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4. Any art or ſpecies of knowledge.
No ſcience doth make known the firſt principles, whercon
it buildeth; but they are always taken as plain and manifeſt
in themſelves, or as proved and granted already, ſome former
knowledge having made them evident. Hºoker.
Whatſoever we may learn by them, we only attain accord-
ing to the manner of natural ſciences, which mere diſcourſe of
wit and reaſon findeth out. Hooker.
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Cunning in muſick and the mathematicks, -
To inſtrućt her fully in thoſe ſciences. Shakeſpeare.
The indiſputable mathematicks, the only ſcience heaven bath
yet vouchſafed humanity, have but few votaries among the
ſlaves of the Stagirite. Glanv. Scepſ.
5. One of the ſeven liberal arts, grammar, rhetorick, logick,
arithmetick, muſick, geometry, aſtronomy. -
Good ſenſe, which only is the gift of heav'n,
And though no ſcience, fairly worth the ſev’n. Pºpe.
ScIENTIAL. adj. [from ſcience..] Producing ſcience.
From the tree her ſtep ſhe turn'd ;
But firſt low reverence done, as to the pow'r
That dwelt within; whoſe preſence had infus'd
Into the plant ſciential ſap, deriv'd
From nećtar, drink of gods. Milton's Parad'ſ Ioff.
ScIENTI'Fical. }"; [ſcientifique, Fr. ſcientia and facio, Lat.]
Scienti'Fick. Producing demonſtrative knowledge; pro-
ducing certainty.
Natural philoſophy proceeding from ſettled principles,
therein is expected a ſatisfaction from ſcientifical progreſſions,
and ſuch as beget a ſure or rational belief Brown's W. Err.
No where are thcre more quick, inventive, and penetrating
capacities, fraught with all kind of ſcientifical knowledge. Hºwel.
No man, who firſt trafficks into a foreign country, has any
ſcientif:{ evidence that there is ſuch a country, but by report,
which can produce no more than a moral certainty; that is, a
very high probability, and ſuch as there can be no reaſon to
except againſt. South's Sermons.
The ſyſtems of natural philoſophy that have obtained, are
to be read more to know the hypotheſes, than with hopes to
gain there a comprehenſive, ſcientifical, and ſatisfactory know-
ledge of the works of nature. Locke.
SciENTIFIcAll Y. adv. [from ſcientifical.] In ſuch a manner
as to produce knowledge. '
Sometimes it reſts upon teſtimony, becauſe it is eaſier to
believe than to be ſcientifically inſtructed. Lºcke.
Sci'MITAR. n.ſ. [See CIMETER.] A ſhort ſword with a
convex edge.
I'll heat his blood with Greckiſh wine to-night,
Which with my ſcimitar I'll cool to-morrow. Shakespeare.
Sci'NEY Clſ. n.ſ. A ſpecies of violet. Ainſworth.
SciNk. n.ſ. A caſt calf. Ainſworth. In Scotland and in Lon-
don they call it ſlink.
To SCINTILLATE. v. n. [ſtintile, Latin.] To ſparkle;
to emit ſparks.
SciNTILLATION. n.ſ.. [ſcintillatio, Lat. from ſcintilate.] The
act of ſparkling; ſparks emitted. -
He ſaith the planets ſcintilation is not ſeen, becauſe of their
propinquity. Glanv. Scepſ.
Theſe ſcintillations are not the accenſion of the air upon the
colliſion of two hard bodies, but rather the inflammable ef-
fluences diſcharged from the bodies collided. Brown.
Scio'LIST, n.ſ.. [ſciolus, Latin.] One who knows many things
ſuperficially.
'Twas this vain idolizing of authors which gave birth to
that filly vanity of impertinent citations: theſe ridiculous
fooleries ſignify nothing to the more generous diſcerners, but
the pedantry of the affected ſciol/?s. Glanv. Scepſ.
Theſe paſſages, in that book, were enough to humble the
preſumption of our modern ſcio'ſ', if their pride were not as
great as their ignorance. Temple.
Scr'olous. adj. [ſcious, Latin.] Superficially or imperfectly
knowing.
I could wiſh theſe ſciolous zelotiſts had more judgment joined
with their zeal. Hºwel.
Scio'MA chy. n.ſ. (ſchianachie, Fr. rºſz and wax.] Battle
with a ſhadow. This ſhould be written ſkiamachy.
To avoid this ſtimachy, or imaginary combat of words, let
me know, fir, what you mean by the name of tyrant? Cowley.
Scion. n ſ. [ſcion, French.] A ſmall twig taken from one
tree to be engrafted into another.
Sweet maid, we marry
A gentleſtion to the wildeſt ſtock;
And make conceive a bark of baſer kind,
By bud of nobler race. Shakespeare If inter's 7'ale.
March is drawn in his left hand bloſſoms, and ſcions upon his
arm. ... Peacham.
The ſºn; are beſt of an old tree. Mortimer's Husbandry.
SCIRE FiCLAS. n.ſ. (Latin.] A writ judicial, in law, moſt
commonly to call a man to ſhew cauſe unto the court, whence
it is ſent, why execution of a judgment paſſed ſhould not be
made. This writ is not granted before a year and a day is
paſſed, after the judgment given. Coweſ.
Sci'ssi b 1. E. adj. [from ſºff, Latin.] Capable of being di-
vided ſmoothly by a ſharp edge.
The differences of impreſſible and not impreſſible, ſºft'.
and not ſciſſible, and many other paſſions of matter, are ple-
beian notions. Bacºn.
Sci'ssile, ad. [ſciſſile, Fr. ſºft, Latin.] Capable of being
cut or divided ſmoothly by a 'ſharp edge
Animal fat is a ſort of amphibious ſubſtance, ſciſſile like a
ſolid, and reſolveable by heat. Arbuthnºt.
Sci'ssion. m. ſ. [ ſciſſon, French; ſº ſº, Latin.] The act of
cutting. -
Nerves may be wounded by ſciſſion or punčture: the former
way they are uſually cut through, and wholly ceaſe from ac-
tion. // iſºman's Surgery.
Sci'ssor. n.ſ. [This word is variouſly written, as it is ſup-
poſed to be derived by different writers; of whom ſome write
ciſors, from card, or incido ; others ſci/rs, from ſcind ; and
ſome ciſar, cigars, or ſciſſar, ciſeaux, Fr.] A ſmall pair of
ſheers, or blades moveable on a pivot, and intercepting the
thing to be cut.
* His beard they have fing'd off with brands of fire;
And ever, as it blaz'd, they threw on him
Great pails of puddled mire to quench the hair:
My maſter preaches patience to him, and the while
His man with ſciſſars nicks him for a fool. Słakºffeare.
Wanting the ſciſſars, with theſe hands I'll tear,
If that obſtruct my flight, this load of hair. Priºr.
When the lawyers and tradeſmen brought extravagant bills,
fir Roger wore a pair of ſciſſars in his pocket, with which he
would ſnip a quarter of a yard off nicely. Arbuthno".
Sci'ssu RE. m. ſ. [ſciſſum, Latin J A crack; a rent; a fiſ.
ſure.
The breach ſeems like the ſciſſures and ruptures of an earth-
quake, and threatens to ſwallow all that attempt to cloſe it,
and reſerves its cure only for omnipotence. Decay of Pity.
SCLEROTICK. adj. [ſilerotique, Fr. axxi.;62.] Hard: an
epithet of one of the coats of the eve.
The ligaments obſerved in the inſide of the ſclerotick tunicles
of the eye, ſerve inſtead of a muſcle, by their contračtion, to
alter the figure of the eye. Ray on the Creation.
Sclero ticks. n ſ. [from the adjective..] Medicines which
harden and conſolidate the parts they are applied to. Sºuincy.
To Sco At. Nºv. a. To ſtop a wheel by putting a ſtone or
To Scotch. } piece of wood under it before. Bailey.
To SCOFF. v. m. [ſchoppen, Dutch..] To treat with inſolent
ridicule; to treat with contumelious language. With at.
Of two noblemen of the Weſt of England, the one was given
to ſcºff, but kept ever royal cheer in his houſe; the other would
aſk of thoſe that had beca at his table, Tell truly, was there
never a flout or dry blow given Bacon.
There is no greater argument of a light and inconſiderate
perſon, than prophanely to ſcºff at religion. Tillotſºn.
Such is love,
And ſuch the laws of his fantaſtick empire,
The wanton boy delights to bend the mighty,
And ſº ſº; at the vain wiſdom of the wiſe. Rowe.
Scoff. m / [from the verb.] Contemptuous ridicule; ex-
preſſion of ſcorn; contumelious language.
Our anſwer therefore to their reaſons is no ; to their ſoff,
nothing. Hooker.
With ſoff, and ſcorns, and contumelious taunts,
In open market-place produc’d they me. Shakespeare H. VI.
How could men ſurrender up their reaſon to flattery, more
abuſive and reproachful than the rudeſt ſcoff; and the ſharpeſt
invečtives 2 South.
Some little ſouls, that have got a ſmattering of aſtronomy
or chemiſtry, for want of a due acquaintance with other
ſciences, make a ſºff at them all, in compariſon of their fa-
vourite ſcience. //atts.
Sco FF ER. n. ſ. [from ſtaff.] Inſolent ridiculer; ſaucy ſcorner;
contumelious reproacher.
I muſt tell you friendly in your ear,
Sell when you can ; you are not for all markets:
Cry the man mercy, love him, take his offer;
Foul is moſt foul, being found to be a ſcºffer. Shakespeare
Divers have herded themſelves amongſt theſe profane ſºf-
frº, not that they are convinced by their reaſons, but ter-
rified by their contumclies. Government of the Tongue.
Conſider what the apoſtle tells theſe ſº fiers they were igno-
rant of, not that there was a deluge; but he tells them, that
they were ignorant that the heavens and the earth of old were
ſo and ſo conſtituted. Burmet's Theory of the Earth.
Sco FFING ! Y. adv. [from ſºff.g. ) In contempt; in ridicule.
Ariſtotle applied this hemiſtick ſºffingy to the ſycophants at
Athens. * wome's Notes to the Odºy.
To Scot D. v. n. [ſhaller, Dutch.J. To quarrel clamorouſly
and rudely. -
Pardon me, ’tis the firſt time that ever
I'm forc'd to ſºld. Shakespeare Cercanus.
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As the other is for beauteous modeſty. Shakeſpeare.
They attacked me, ſome with pitcous moans, others grin-
ning and only ſhewing their teeth, others ranting, and others
ſolding and reviling. Stillingſ cet.
Pallas meets the queen of love;
For gods, we are by Homer told,
Can in celeſtial language ſco.a. Swift.
Scalding and curſing are her common converſation. Swift.
Scol. D. m. ſ. [from the verb..] A clamourous, rude, meän,
low, foul-mouthed woman.
A ſhrew in domeſtick life, is now become a ſºld in poli-
ticks. Addiſon's Freeholder.
Sun-burnt matrons mending old nets;
Now ſinging ſhrill, and ſcolding oft between;
Scolds anſwer foul-mouth'd ſcolds. Swift.
Sco'Llop. n.ſ. [Written properly ſcallop.] A pećtinated ſhell-
fiſh.
Scolope'NDr A. m. ſ. [ſolipendre, French; axºxárºx.]
1. A ſort of venomous ſerpent.
2. [Scolpendrium, Latin.] An herb. Ainſworth.
Sco M.M. n.ſ. [Perhaps from ſcomma, Latin.] A buffoon. A
word out of uſe, and unworthy of revival.
The ſcomms, or buffoons of quality, are wolviſh in con-
verſation. L’Eſtrange.
Sconce. n. ſ. [ſhantz, German.]
1. A fort; a bulwark. -
Such fellows are perfeót in the great commanders names,
and they will learn you by rote where ſervices were done; at
ſuch and ſuch a ſconce, at ſuch a breach. Shakespeare Henry V.
2. The head: perhaps as being the acropolis, or citadel of the
body. A low word.
Why does he ſuffer this rude knave now to knock him
about the ſconce with a dirty ſhovel, and will not tell him of
his action of battery Shakeſp. Hamlet.
3. A penſile candleſtick, generally with a looking-glaſs to reflect
the light.
Golden f.once hang upon the walls,
To light the coſtly ſuppers and the balls. Dryden's Lucret.
Triumphant Umbriel, on a ſcance's height,
Clapp'd his glad wings, and ſat to view the fight. Pope.
Put candles into ſcances. Swiſt's Direč. to the Butler.
To Sconce. v. a. [A word uſed in the univerſities, and derived
plauſibly by Skinner, whoſe etymologies are generally rational,
from ſcance, as it ſignifies the head ; to ſcance being to fix a fine
on any one's head..] To mulct; to fine. A low word which
ought not to be retained.
Scoop. m. ſ. [ ſchoepe, Dutch.]
1. A kind of large ladle; a veſſel with a long handle uſed to
throw out liquor.
They turn upſide down hops on malt-kilns, when almoſt
dry, with a ſcoop. Mortimer's Husbandry.
Endeavour with thy ſcoop, or fingers, to force the ſtone
outwards. Sharp's Surgery.
2 A ſweep; a ſtroke. Perhaps it ſhould be ſweep.
Oh hell-kite |
What, all my pretty chickens and their dam,
At one fell ſcoop / Shakeſp. Macbeth.
To Scoop. v. a. [ſchoepen, Dutch.]
1. To lade out.
As by the brook he ſtood,
He ſcoop'd the water from the cryſtal flood. Dryden's AEn.
2. This word ſeems to have not been underſtood by Ihomſºn.
Melted Alpine ſnows -
The mountain ciſterns fill, thoſe ample ſtores
Of water ſcoop'd among the hollow rocks. Thomſºn.
3. To empty by lading.
If ſome penurious ſource by chance appear'd,
Scanty of waters, when you ſcoop'd it dry,
And offer'd the full helmet up to Cato,
Did he not daſh th' untaſted moiſture from him Addiſon.
4. To carry off in any thing hollow.
A ſpectator would think this circular mount had been ac-
tually ſcooped out of that hollow ſpace. Spectatºr.
Her fore-feet are broad, that ſhe may ſcoop away much earth
at a time. Addiſon.
5. To cut hollow, or deep.
Whatever part of the harbour they ſcoop in, it has an in-
fluence on all the reſt; for the ſea immediately works the
whole bottom to a level. Addison on Italy.
Thoſe carbuncles the Indians will ſcoop, ſo as to hold above
a pint. Arbuthnot on Coins.
To his ſingle eye, that in his forehead glar'd
Like a full moon, or a broad burniſh'd ſhield,
A forky ſtaff we dext'rouſly apply'd,
Which, in the ſpacious ſocket turning round,
Scoopt out the big round gelly from its orb. Addison.
It much conduces how to ſcare.
The little race of birds, that hop
From ſpray to ſpray, ſcoºping the coſtlieſt fruit, -
Inſatiate, undiſturb’d, Phillips.
Y.
The genius of the place
, Or helps th' ambitious hill the heav'n to ſcale,
r . Or ſoaps in circling theatres the vale. Pºpe.
: coor ER /...","...] One who ſcoops.
Scope. 7. / ſcopus, ..atin.j
1. Aim; intention; drift.
Your ſcºpe is as mine own,
So to inforce or qualify the laws,
As to your ſoul ſeems good. Shakespeare Mºoſ fºr Aſaſ, e.
His coming hither hath no further ſlope Zeoſ. for Maſte
Than for his lineal royalties, and to Éeg
Infranchiſement immediate on his knees. Shakespeare R. II.
Had the whole ſºpe of the author been anſwerable to his
title, he would have only undertaken to prove what every man
is convinced of; but the drift of the pamphlet is to ſtir pour
compaſſion towards the rebels. Addiſon's Freeholder.
2. Thing aimed at ; mark; final end.
The ſcope of all their pleading againſt man's authority is to
overthrow ſuch laws and conſtitutions in the church, as de-
pending thereupon, if they ſhould therefore be taken away,
would leave neither face nor memory of church to continue
long in the world. - H.oker.
Now was time
To aim their counſels to the faireſt ſcope. Hubberd's Tale.
We ſhould impute the war to the ſcope at which it aim-
tth. Raleigh.
He, in what he counſels, and in what excels,
Miſtruſtful, grounds his courage on deſpair,
And utter diffolution, as the ſcope
Of all his aim. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
3. Room ; ſpace; amplitude of intelle&tual view.
An heroick poet is not tied to a bare repreſentation of what
is true, but that he might let himſelf looſe to viſionary objećts,
which may give him a freer ſcope for imagination. Dryden.
Theſe theorems being admitted into opticks, there would
be ſofte enough of handling that ſcience voluminouſly, after
a new manner; not only by teaching thoſe things which tend
to the perfection of viſion, but alſo by determining mathema-
tically all kinds of phenomena of colours which could be pro-
duced by refračtion. Newton's Opt.
4. Liberty; freedom from reſtraint.
If this conſtrain them to grant that their axiom is not to .
take any place, ſave in thoſe things only where the church
hath larger ſcope, it reſteth that they ſearch out ſome ſtronger
reaſon. Płocker.
Ah, cut my lace aſunder,
That my pent heart may have ſome fºops to beat,
Or elſe I ſwoon with this dead killing news. Shakeſpeare.
5. Liberty beyond juſt limits; licence.
Sith 'twas my fault to give the people ſcope,
'Twould be my tyranny to ſtrike and gall them,
For what I bid them do.
Being moody, give him line and ſcope,
*Till that his paſſions, like a whale on ground,
Confound themſelves with working. Shareſp. Henry IV.
6. Aćt of riot; fally.
As ſurfeit is the father of much faſt,
So every ſcope, by the immoderate uſe,
Turns to reſtraint.
7. Extended quantity.
The ſcopes of land granted to the firſt adventurers were
too large, and the liberties and royalties were too great for
ſubjects. Davies on Ireland.
8. It is out of uſe, except in the three firſt ſenſes. -
Scopulous. adj. [ſcºpuloſus, Latin.] Full of rocks. , Dić.
Scorpuſtical. An f 'ſ ſcorhut que, Fr. from ſcorbutus, Latin.]
Scorp U'rick { Diſeaſed with the ſcurvy.
A perſon about forty, of a full and ſcorbutical body, having
broke her ſkin, endeavoured the curing of it; but obſerving
the ulcer ſanious, I propoſed digeſtion. Iłºſeman.
Violent purging hurts ſcorbuſ & conſtitutions; lenitive ſub-
ſtances relieve. Arbuthnot.
Scorpu'rically. adv. [from ſcorbatical.] With tendency to
the ſcurvy; in the ſcurvy. -
A woman of forty, ſºarlutically and hydropically afested,
having a ſoldid ulcer, put herſelf into my hand. ... *ſºn".
Scorce. n.ſ. This word is uſed by Sprºſer for diſcourſe, or
power of reaſon. -
Lively vigour reſted in his mind,
And recompenſed him with a better ſcºre;
Weak body well is chang'd for mind's redoubled force. F9.
To SCORCH. v. a. [rconcheo, Saxon, burnt J
1. To burn ſuperficially. -
Fire "..., in #ay weather, Raº's Nat. H/ory.
The ladies gaſp'd, and ſcarcely cou d reſpire;
The breath they drew, no longer air, but fire;
The ſainty knights were ſcorch'd. Dryden.
To burn.
Power was given to ſcorch men with fire. Rev. xvi. 8.
The ſame that left thee by the cooling ſtream, -
Safe from ſun's heat; but ſcºrch'd with beauty's beam. Fairf.
You
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S C O º You look with ſuch contempt on pain, That languiſhing you conquer more : So lightnings which in ſtorms appear, - Sørh more than when the ſkies are clcar. Waller. The ſame beams that ſhine, ſcorch too. South. I rave, And, like a giddy bird in dead of night, Fly round the fire that ſcorches me to death. Dryden. He from whom the nations ſhould receive Juſtice and freedom, lies himſelf a ſlave; Tortur’d by cruel change of wild deſires, Laſh'd by mad rage, and ſcorch'd by brutal fires. Prior. To Scorch. v. n. To be burnt ſuperficially; to be dried up. To ſee the chariot of the ſun So near the ſcorching country run. Roſcommon. The love was made in Autumn, and the hunting followed properly, when the heats of that ſcorching country were de- clining. Dryden. Scatter a little mungy ſtraw or fern amongſt your ſeedlings, to prevent the roots from ſcorching, and to receive the moiſture that falls, Martimer's Husbandry. Sco'RcHING Fennel. m. ſ. A plant. SCO'RDIUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] An herb. Ainſworth. SCORE. m.A.. [ſkora, Iſlandick, a mark, cut, or notch.] 1. A notch of long inciſion. Our forefathers had no other books but the ſcore and the tally: thou haſt cauſed printing to be uſed. Shakespeare Henry VI. 2. A line drawn. 3. An account, which, when writing was leſs common, was kept by marks on tallies, or by lines of chalk. He's worth no more: They ſay he parted well, and paid his ſcore. Shakeſp. Mach. Does not the air feed the flame? And dees not the flame warm and enlighten the air Does not the earth quit ſcores with all the elements, in the fruits that iſſue from it. South. 4. Account kept of ſomething paſt. Univerſal deluges have ſwept all away, except two or three perſons who begun the world again upon a new ſcore. Tilotſon. 5. Debt imputed. That thou do'ſ love her, ſtrikes ſome ſcores away From the great compt. Shakeſp. All's well that ends well. He can win widows and pay ſcores, Out-flatter favourites, or out-lie either Jovius or Surius, or both together. Donne, 6. Reaſon; motive. The knight, upon the fore-nam'd ſcore, In queſt of Sidrophel advancing, Was now in proſpect of the manſion. Hudibras. He had been prentice to a brewer, But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on the ſame ſcore. Hudibrar. A lion, that had got a politick fit of ſickneſs, wrote the fox word how glad he ſhould be of his company, upon the ſcore of ancient friendſhip. L'Eſtrange. If your terms are moderate, we'll never break off upon that ſcºre. Collier on Pride. 7. Sake; account; reaſon referred to ſome one. You act your kindneſs on Cydaria's ſcore. Dryden. Kings in Greece were depoſed by their people upon the fore of their arbitrary proceedings. Swift. 8. Twenty. I ſuppoſe, becauſe twenty, being a round number, was diſtinguiſhed on tallies by a long ſcore. How many ſcore of miles may we well ride *Twixt hour and hour * Shakespeare Cymbeline. The fewer ſtill you name, you wound the more; Bond is but one; but Harpax is a ſcore. Pope. For ſome ſcores of lines there is a perfect abſence of that ſpirit of poeſy. Watts. 9. A ſong in Scors. The words with the muſical notes of a ſong annexed. To Scor E. v. a. 1. To ſet down as a debt. Madam, I know when Inſtead of five you ſcor'd me ten. Swift. 2. To impute; to charge. Your follies and debauches change With ſuch a whirl, the poets of your age Are tir’d, and cannot ſcore 'em on the ſtage ; Unleſs each vice in ſhort-hand they indite, Ev’n as notcht prentices whole ſermons write. 3. To mark by a line. - Haſt thou appointed where the moon ſhould riſe, And with her purple light adorn the ſkies 2 Scar'd out the bounded ſun's obliquer ways, That he on all might ſpread his equal rays? Sandys. SCORIA. m.ſ. [Latin.] Droſs; recrement. The ſcoria, or vitrified part, which moſt metals, when heated or melted, do continually protrude to the ſurface, and which, by covering the metals in form of a thin glaſſy ſkin, cauſes theſe colours, is much denſer than water. Newt. Oft. Sco'Rious. adj. [from ſcoria, Lat.] Droſly; recrementitious. By the fire they emit many droſſy and ſcorious parts. Brown. Dryden. To SCORN. v. a. [ſhermen, Dutch ; eſcorner, French.] To deſpiſe; to ſlight ; to revile ; to vility; to contemn. My friends ſcorn me ; but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. job xvi. 20. To Scor N. v. n. To ſcoff. - He ſaid mine eyes were black, and my hair black; And now, I am remember'd, /corn’d at me. Shakeſ eart. Our ſoul is filled with the ſcorning of thoſe that are at caſe, and with the contempt of the proud. Pſ. cxxiii. 4. I've ſeen the morning's lovely ray Hover o'er the new-born day, With roſy wings ſo richly bright, As if he ſorn'd to think of night. Craſhaw, Fame, that delights around the world to ſtray, Scorns not to take our Argos in her way. Pope's Statius. Scor N. m. ſ. [eſcorne, old Fr. from the verb.] Contempt; ſcoff; ſlight; act of contumely. If he do fully prove himſelf the honeſt ſhepherd Menalcas his brother and heir, I know no reaſon why you ſhould think ſcorn of him. Sidney. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: think no ſcorn of me, leſt if thou make as tho' thou heareſt not, I become like them that go down into the pit. Pſ, xxviii. 1. We were better parch in Africk's ſun, Than in the pride and ſalt ſcorn of his eyes. . . . Shakeſpeare: Why ſhould you think that I ſhould woo in ſcorn ? Scorn and deriſion never come in tears. Shakeſpeare. If we draw her not unto us, ſhe will laugh us to ſtorm. jud. Diogenes was aſked in ſcorn, what was the matter that phi- loſophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philoſophers? He anſwered, becauſe the one knew what they wanted, the others did not. Bacon. Whoſoever hath anything in his perſon that induces con- tempt, hath alſo a perpetual ſpur to reſcue himſelf from ſcorn: therefore all deformed perſons are bold, as being on their own defence as expoſed to ſcorn. Bacon. Every ſullen frown and bitter ſcorn, But fann'd the fuel that too faſt did burn. Dryden. Is it not a moſt horrid ingratitude, thus to make a ſcorn of him that made us? Tillotſon. Numidia's grown a ſcorn among the nations For breach of publick vows. Addison's Cato. Sco'RNER. m. ſ. [from ſcorn.] 1. Contemner; deſpiſer. t They are very active, vigilant in their enterpriſes, preſent in perils, and great ſcorners of death. Spenſºr on Ireland. 2. Scoffer; ridiculer. The ſcºrner ſhould conſider, upon the ſight of a cripple, that it was only the diſtinguiſhing mercy of heaven that kept him from being one too. L’Eſtrange. They, in the ſorner's or the judge's ſeat, Dare to condemn the virtue which they hate. Prior. Sco'RNFUL. adj. [ſcorn and full.] 1. Contemptuous; inſolent. Th’ enamour'd deity The ſcornful damſel ſhuns. Dryden. 2. Aćting in defiance. With him I o'er the hills had run, Scornful of Winter's froſt and Summer's ſun: Prior: Sco'RNFULLY. adv. [from ſcornful..] Contemptuouſly; inſolently. He us'd us ſcornfully: he would have ſhew'd us His marks of merit, wounds receiv'd for’s country. Shakespeare The ſacred rights of the Chriſtian church are ſcornfully trampled on in print, under an hypocritical pretence of main- taining them. Atterbury's Sermons. Sco'RPIon. n.ſ.. [ſcorpion, French; ſcorpiº, Latin.] 1. A reptile much reſembling a ſmall lobſter, but that his tail ends in a point with a very venomous ſting. Well, fore-warning winds Dº ſeem to ſay, ſeek not a ſorpion's neſt. Shakespeare ?, H.VI. 'ull of ſcorpions is my mind, dear wife. Shakespeare Macbeth. If he ſhall aſk an egg, will he offer him a ſcorpion * Lu, xi. 2. One of the ſigns of the zodiack. - - - The ſqueezing crab and ſtinging ſcorpion ſhine. Dryden. 3. A ſcourge ſo called from its cruelty. , . - My father hath chaſtiſed you with whips, but I will chaſtiſe you with ſcorpions. 1 Kings xii. 1 1. a. [Scorpiuſ, Latin.J. A ſea fiſh. . Ainſworth. ScorpióN Sema. m. ſ. [emerus, Latin.] A plant. The chara&ters are: it hath leaves like thoſe of the colutea: the flowers are papilionaceous; the pods are ſlender, and con- tain two or three cylindrical-ſhaped ſeeds in each. Miller. Scorpion Graft. Scor ProN's Tail. {-f Herbs. Scorpion //ort. Scot. n.ſ. ſecot, French.] I. Shot; payment. 2. Sco r and Lot. Pariſh payments. - 'Twas time to counterfeit, or that hot termagant Scot had Shakeſp. Henry IV. Ainſworth. paid me ſcºt and lot too. Protogenes, hiſtorians note, Liv'd there a burgeſs, ſcot and lot. Prior. 6 The
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thoſe that pay ſot and lot, for about theſe ſix months, is, whe-
ther they would rather be governed by a prince that is obliged
by law to be good, or by one who, if he pleaſes, may plunder
or impriſon. Addiſon.
To SCOTCH. v. a. To cut with ſhallow inciſions.
He was too hard for him directly: before Corioli, he ſcotcht
and notcht him like a carbonado. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Scotch. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A ſlight cut; a ſhallow in-
ciſion.
We'll beat 'em into bench-holes: I have yet room for fix
ſcotches more. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
Give him four ſcotches with a knife, and then put into his
belly and theſe ſcotches ſweet herbs. Walton's Angler.
Scotch Colºpi, or Scotched Colops. n.ſ.. [from To ſcotch, or cut J
Veal cut into ſmall pieces.
Scotch Hoppers. . . ſ. A play in which boys hop over lines or
ſcotches in the ground.
Children being indifferent to any thing they can do, dancing
and ſcotch hoºpers would be the ſame thing to them. Locke.
Sco'Tom Y. n.ſ.. [axórwuz.] . A dizzineſs or ſwimming in the
head, cauſing dimneſs of fight, wherein external objects ſeem
to turn round. - Ainſ, and Bailey.
Sco'TTER ING. A provincial word which denotes, in Here-
fordſhire, a cuſtom among the boys of burning a wad of
peaſe-ſtraw at the end of harveſt. Bailey.
Sco’vel. n.ſ.. [ſcopa, Latin.] A ſort of mop of clouts for
ſweeping an oven; a maulkin. Ainſ, and Bailey.
Sco'UNDREL. n.ſ.. [ſcondaruolo, Italian, a hider. Skinner.] A
mean raſcal; a low petty villain.
Now to be baffl'd by a ſcoundrel,
An upſtart ſe&t'ry, and a mungrel.
Scoundrels as theſe wretched Ombites be,
Canopus they exceed in luxury. Tate.
Go, if your ancient but ignoble blood
Has crept through ſcoundrels ever fince the flood,
Go, and pretend your family is young;
Nor own your #: have been fools ſo long. Pope,
To SCOUR. v. a. ſ.ſkurer, Daniſh; ſcheueren, Dutch.]
1. To rub hard with any thing rough, in order to clean the
ſurface.
Hudibras.
I were better to be eaten to death with a ruſt, than to be
ſcour'd to nothing with perpetual motion.
Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
By dint of ſword his crown he ſhall increaſe,
And ſcour his armour from the ruſt of peace. Dryden's Zn.
Part ſtour the ruſty ſhields with ſeam, and part
New grind the blunted ax, and point the dart. Dryden.
Some blamed Mrs. Bull for grudging a quarter of a pound
of ſoap and ſand to ſcour the rooms. Arbuthnot.
Poor Vadius, long with learned ſpleen devour’d,
Can taſte no pleaſure ſince his ſhield was ſcour’d. Pope.
2. To purge violently.
3. To cleanſe; to bleach; to whiten; to blanche.
In ſome lakes the water is ſo nitrous, as, if foul clothes be
put into it, it ſcoureth them of itſelf; and, if they ſtay, they
moulder away. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
A garden-worm ſhould be well ſcoured eight days in moſs,
before you fiſh with him. . //alton's Angler.
Beneath the lamp her tawdry ribbons glare,
The new ſcour'd manteau, and the ſlattern air. Gay,
4. To remove by ſcouring.
Never came reformation in a flood
With ſuch a heady current, ſcouring faults;
Nor ever hydra-headed wilfulneſs
So ſoon did loſe his ſeat, and all at once,
As in this king. -
I will wear a garment all of blood,
And ſtain my favour in a bloody maſk,
Which, waſh'd away, ſhall ſcour my ſhame with it. Shakespeare
Then, in the clemency of upward air,
We'll ſcour our ſpots, and the dire thunder's ſcar. Dryden.
5. To range in order to catch or drive away ſomething; to clear
aWaW.
#e kings of Lacedemon having ſet out ſome gallies, un-
der the charge of one of their nephews, to ſcour the ſea of the
Shakeſp. Henry V.
pyrates, they met us. Sidney.
Divers are kept continually to ſcour theſe ſeas, infeſted
greatly by pirates. Sandys.
If with thy guards thou ſour'ſ; the ſtreets by night,
And do'ſt in murders, rapes, and ſpoils delight,
Pleaſe not thyſelf the flatt’ring crowd to hear,
'Tis fulſome ſtuff. Dryden's Perſ
6. To paſs ſwiftly over. -
- Sometimes
He ſcours the right hand coaſt, ſometimes the left. Milton.
Not half the number in their ſeats are found,
But men and ſteeds lie grov'ling on the ground;
The points of ſpears are ſtuck within the ſhield,
The ſteeds without their riders ſcour the field,
The knights unhors'd. Dryden.
When Ajax ſtrives ſome rock's vaſt weight to throw,
The line too labours, and the words move ſlow;
Not ſo when ſwift Camilla ſcours the plain,
Flies o'er th’ unbending corn, and ſkims along the main,
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To Scour. v. n. Pope's Eſſay on Criticiſm.
1. To perform the office of cleaning domeſtick utenſils.
I keep his houſe, and was to win. ,
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meat, and make the beds. ing, Drew, *:::::::
2. To clean. peare.
Warm water is ſofter
3. To be purged or lax.
Some apothecaries, upon ſtamping coloquinti
put into a great ſcouring by the : . ida, *:::::
Convulſion and ſcouring, they ſay, do often cauſe one
another. Graunt's Bill of Mortality.
If you turn ſheep into wheat or rye to feed, let it not be too
rank, left it make them /cour. AMortimer's Husbandry.
4. To rove; to range.
Barbaroſa, thus ſcouring along the coaſt of Italy, ſtruck an
exceeding terror into the minds of the citizens of Rome. Knoll,
5. To run here and there.
The enemy's drum is heard, and fearful ſouring
Doth choak the air with duſt. Shakespeare. Timon,
6. To run with great eagerneſs and ſwiftneſs; to ſcamper.
She from him fled with all her pow'r,
Who after her as haſtily 'gan to ſcour. Fairy Queen.
I ſaw men ſcour ſo on their way: Iey'd them
Even to their ſhips. Shakespeare Winter's Tale.
- Word was brought him, in the middle of his ſchemes, that
his houſe was robbed; and ſo away he ſcours to learn the
truth. L’Eſtrange.
If they be men of fraud, they'll ſtour off themſelves, and
leave thoſe that truſt them to pay the reckoning. L'E/irange.
So four fierce courſers, ſtarting to the race,
Scour through the plain, and lengthen ev'ry pace;
Nor reins, nor curbs, nor threat'ning cries they fear,
But force along the trembling charioteer. Dryden.
As ſoon as any foreign obječt preſſes upon the ſenſe, thoſe
ſpirits, which are poſted upon the out-guards, immediately
take the alarm, and ſcour off to the brain, which is the head
than cold; for it ſcoureth better. Bac.
quarters. Collier.
Swift at her call her huſband ſcour'd away,
To wreak his hunger on the deſtin'd prey. Pope.
Sco'URER. m. ſ. [from ſcour.]
1. One that cleans by rubbing.
2. A purge.
3. One who runs ſwiftly.
SCOURGE. n.ſ.. [eſcourgee, French; ſcoreggia, Italian; corri-
gia, Latin.]
1. A whip; a laſh; an inſtrument of diſcipline.
When he had made a ſcourge of ſmall cords, he drove them
all out of the temple. jo. ii. 15.
The ſcourge
Inexorable, and the torturing hour,
Calls us to penance. Milton.
2. A puniſhment; a vindićtive afflićtion.
What ſcourge for perjury
Can this dark monarchy afford falſe Clarence? Shakeſpeare.
See what ‘ſ. is laid upon your hate,
That heav'n finds means to kill your joys with love. Shakespeare
Famine and plague are ſent asſourges for amendment.2 Eſd.
2. One that afflićts, harraſſes, or deſtroys. Thus Attila was
called flagellum Dei.
Is this the ſcourge of France
Is this the Talbot ſo much fear'd abroad, -
That with his name the mothers ſtill their babes? Shakespeare H.VI.
Such conquerors are not the favourites, but ſcourges of God,
the inſtruments of that vengeance. Atterbury's Sermoni.
In all theſe trials I have born a part;
I was myſelf the ſcourge that caus’d the ſmart. Pope,
Immortal Jove,
Let kings no more with gentle mercy ſway,
Or bleſs a people willing to obey,
But cruſh the nations with an iron rod, .
And every monarch be the ſcourge of God. Pope.
3. A whip for a top.
If they had a top, the ſcourge ſtick and leather ſtrap ſhould
be left to their own making. Locke.
To Scour G.E. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To laſh with a whip; to whip. -
The gods are juſt, and of our pleaſant Vicº ...
Make inſtruments to ſcourge us. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Others had trial of cruel mockings and ſtºlºgi"gº. Hebr.
Is it lawful for you to ſcourge a Roman, and uncondemned?
Acf: xxii. 25.
zz, ro’d wi nv a ſtroke the indignant waves.
He ſºurg'd with many . Paradiſe Loſt.
When a profeſſor of any religion is ſet up to be laughed at,
this cannot help us to judge of the truth of his faith, any
better than if he were ſºurged. Watts.
23 H 2. To
S C R. S C R. 2. To puniſh; to chaſtiſe; to chaſten; to caſtigate with any niſhment or affliction. rº that thou haſt been ſourged from heaven, declare the - ower of God. 2 Mac. iii. 34. "ß ſourge, and hath mercy. #."#. He will ſourge us for our iniquitics, and will have mercy again. 2 ºb. xiii. 5. Scour GER. m. ſ. [from ſcourge.] One that ſcourges; a pu- niſher or chaſtiſer. - To Scours F. v. a. To exchange one thing for another; to ſwap. Ainſw. It ſeems a corruption of ſcorſa, Ital. exchange; and hence a horſe ſcourſer. Scout. n.ſ.. [eſcout, Fr. from eſcouter; auſculiare, Lat. to liſten; ſcolta, Italian.] One who is ſent privily to obſerve the mo- tions of the enemy. Are not the ſpeedy ſcouts return'd again, That dogg'd the mighty army of the dauphin? As when a ſout, Through dark and deſert ways with peril gone All night, at laſt, by break of cheerful dawn, Obtains the brow of ſome high-climbing hill. Milton. This great veſſel may have leſler cabins, wherein ſouts may be lodged for the taking of obſervations. Wilkins. The ſcouts to ſev'ral parts divide their way, To learn the natives names, their towns, explore The coaſts. Dryden's AFn. To Scout. v. n. [from the noun..] To go out in order to obſerve the motions of an enemy privately. Oft on the bordering deep Encamp their legions; or with obſcure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night, Scorning ſurprize. As a hunted panther caſts about Her glaring eyes, and pricks her liſt'ning ears to ſout, Shakeſp. Milton. So ſhe, to ſhun his toils, her cares employ'd. Dryden. Command a party out, With a ſtrict charge not to engage, but ſout. Dryden. To Scowl. v. n. (rcyhan, to ſquint, Saxon; ſkeela ſig, to look ſour, Iſlandick.] To frown; to pout; to look angry, ſour, or ſullen. Miſo, having now her authority increaſed, came with ſcowling eyes to deliver a ſlavering good-morrow to the two ladies. Sidney. With bent louring brows, as ſhe would threat, She ſowld and frowned with froward countenance. F. Q. ven ſo, or with much more contempt, mens eyes Did ſcowl on Richard. Shakeſpeare's Richard II. Not a courtier, Although they wear their faces to the bent Of the king's look, but hath a heart that is Glad at the thing they ſtowl at. Stakeſp. Cymbeline. The duſky clouds o'erſpread Heav'n's cheerful face, the low'ring element Scowls o'er the darken'd landſchape ſnow or ſhow'r. Milton. Fly, fly, prophane fogs' far hence fly away, With your dull influence; it is for you To ſit and ſcowl upon night's heavy brow. In rueful gaze The cattle ſtand, and on the ſcowling heavens Caſt a deploring eye. Thomſon's Summer. Scowl. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Look of fullenneſs or diſcon- tent; gloom. I've ſeen the morning's lovely ray Hover o'er the new-born day, With roſy wings ſo richly bright, As if he ſcorn'd to think of night; When a ruddy ſtorm, whoſe ſºwl Made heaven's radiant face look foul, Call'd for an untimely night, To blot the newly-bloſſom'd light. Craſhaw. Sco'wling LY. adv. [from ſcowl.] With a frowning and ſul- len look. To Sc RA’BBLE. v. n. [ºrallelen, ſcraffºlen, to ſcrape or ſcratch, Dutch..] To paw with the hands. He feigned himſelf mad in their hands, and ſcrabbled on the doors of the gate. I Sa. xxi. 13. SCRAG. m.ſ.. [ſcraghe, Dutch..] Any thing thin or lean. ScRA'GGED. adj. [This ſeems corrupted from cragged.] Rough; uneven; full of protuberances or aſperities. Is there then any phyſical deformity in the fabrick of a human body, becauſe our imagination can ſtrip it of its muſ- cles and ſkin, and ſhew us the ſcragged and knotty back- bone * Bentley's Sermons. ScRA'GCED Ness. } /7. ScRA'GGINESS. 1. Leanneſs; marcour. 2. Unevenneſs; roughneſs; ruggedneſs. ScRA'GGY.. n. ſ. [from ſcrag.] 1. Lean; marcid; thin Such a conſtitution is eaſily known by the body being lean, warm, hairy, ſcraggy, and dry, without a diſeaſe. Arbuthnot. 2. (Corrupted from craggy.] Rough; rugged; uneven. Craſhaw. [from ſcragged.] ' [from ſcraggy.] From a ſcraggy rock, whoſe prominence Half overſhades the ocean, hardy men, Fearleſs of rending winds and daſhing waves, Cut ſampire. Phillips. To ScRA'Mel E. v. n. [The ſame with ſcralble; ſcrufflin, Dutch..] 1. To catch at any thing eagerly and tumultuouſly with the hands; to catch with haſte preventive of another; to contend tumultuouſly which ſhall catch anything. England now is left To tug and ſcramble, and to part by th’ teeth The unow'd intereſt of proud ſwelling ſtate. Shakeſpeare. Of other care they little reck'ning make, Than how to ſcramble at the ſhearer's feaſt, And ſhove away the worthy bidden gueſt. Milton. It is not to be ſuppoſed, that, when ſuch a tree was ſhaking, there would be no ſcrambling for the fruit. Stilingfleet. They muſt have ſcrambled with the wild beaſts for crabs and nuts. Ray on the Creation. 2. To climb by the help of the hands: as, he ſcrambled up that rock. ScRA'Mble. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Eager conteſt for ſomething, in which one endeavours to get it before another. As they were in the middle of their gambols, ſome body threw a handful of apples among them, that ſet them pre- ſently together by the ears upon the ſcramble. L'Eſtrange. Becauſe the deſire of money is conſtantly almoſt every where the ſame, its vent varies very little, but as its greater ſcarcity enhances its price and increaſes the ſcramble. Locke. 2. A&t of climbing by the help of the hands. Sck A'MBle R. n.ſ.. [from ſcramble.] 1. One that ſcrambles. All the little ſcramblers ºfter fame fall upon him. Addison. 2. One that climbs by help of the hands. To Scrasch. v. a. [/chrantzer, Dutch..] To grind ſome- what crackling between the teeth. The Scots retain it. ScRA'NNEL. adj. [Of this word I know not the etymology, nor any other example..] Vile; worthleſs. Perhaps grating by the ſound. When they liſt, their lean and flaſhy ſongs Grate on their ſcrannel pipes of wretched ſtraw. Milton. Scrap. m. / [from ſcrape, a thing ſcraped or rubbed off.] 1. A ſmall particle; a little piece; a fragment. It is an unaccountable vanity to ſpend all our time raking into the ſcraps and imperfect remains of former ages, and ne- glečting the clearer notices of our own. Glanv. Trencher eſquires ſpend their time in hopping from one great man's table to another's, only to pick up ſcraps and in- telligence. L’Eſtrange. Languages are to be learned only by reading and talking, and not by ſcraps of authors got by heart. Locke. No rag, no ſcrap, of all the beau, or wit, That once ſo flutter'd, and that once ſo writ. Pºpe. I can never have too many of your letters: I am angry at every ſcrap of paper loſt. Pope. 2. Crumb; ſmall particles of meat left at the table. The contract you pretend with that baſe wretch, One bred of alms, and foſter'd with cold diſhes, With ſcraps o' th' court, is no contračt. Shakespeare Cymbeline. The attendants puff a court up beyond her bounds, for their own ſcraps and advantage. Bacon. On bones, on ſcraps of dogs let me be fed, My limbs uncover'd, and expos'd my head To bleakeſt colds. Granv. What has he elſe to bait his traps, Or bring his vermin in, but ſcrap; P The offals of a church diſtreſt, A hungry vicarage. 3. A ſmall piece of paper. This is properly ſcrip. Pregnant with thouſands flits the ſcrap unſeen, And ſilent ſells a king, or buys a queen. Pope. To SCRAPE. v. a. [rcneoran, Saxon; ſhrapen, Dutch; 'ſaſcr'pitigh, Erſe; crawn, Welſh.] 1. To deprive of the ſurface by the light ačtion of a ſharp in- ſtrument, uſed with the edge almoſt perpendicular. Theſe hard woods are more properly ſcraped than planed. Mox. 2. To take away by ſcraping; to eraze. They ſhall deſtroy the walls, and I will ſcrape her duſt, and make her like the top of a rock. Ezek. xxvi. 4. Bread for a toaſt lay on the coals; and, if toaſted quite through, ſcrape off the burnt ſide, and ſerve it up. Swift. 3. To act upon any ſurface with a harſh noiſe. The chiming clocks to dinner call; A hundred footſteps ſcrape the marble hall. Pope. 4. To gather by great efforts, or penurious or trifling diligence. JLet the government be ruined by his avarice, if, by the ſame avarice, he can ſcrape together ſo much as to make his peace. South's Sermons. Unhappy thoſe who hunt for a party, and ſcrape together out of every author all thoſe things only which favour their OWn tenets. JWatts. Swift. 5. To
S C R. ſº iº, 1% * g ! * jº, . 5. To Scrape Acquaintance. A low phraſe. To curry favour, or inſinuate into one's familiarity. To Scrap E. v. n. 1. To make a harſh noiſe. 2. To play ill on a fiddle. 3. To make an aukward bow. ScRAPe. n.ſ.. [ſkrap, Swediſh. J diſtreſs. This is a low word. ScRA'PE R. m.ſ.. [from ſcrape.] 1. Inſtrument with which any thing is ſcraped. Never clean your ſhoes on the ſcraper, but in the entry, and the ſcraper will laſt the longer. Swift. 2. A miſer; a man intent on getting money; a ſcrapepenny. Be thrifty, but not covetous; therefore give Thy need, thine honour, and thy friend his due : Never was ſcraper brave man. Get to live, Then live, and uſe it; elſe it is not true That thou haſt gotten: ſurely uſe alone Makes money not a contemptible ſtone. 3. A vile fiddler. Out! ye ſempiternal ſcrapers. Cºwley. JHave wild boars or dolphins the leaſt emotion at the moſt elaborate ſtrains of your modern ſcraters, all which have been tamed and humanized by ancient muſicians? Arbuthnot. ScRA.T. n.ſ. [rcrutca, Saxon. J An, hermaphrodite. Skinner and junius. To SCRATCH. v. a. [kratzen, Dutch.] 1. To tear or mark with ſlight inciſions ragged and uneven. The lab’ring ſwain Scratch'd with a rake a furrow for his grain, And cover'd with his hand the ſhallow ſeed again. Dryden. A ſort of ſmall ſand-coloured ſtones, ſo hard as to ſcratch glaſs. Grew's Muſæum. 2. To tear with the nails. How can I tell but that his talons may Yet ſcratch my ſon, or rend his tender hand. Fa. Queen. I ſhould have ſcratch'd out your unſeeing eyes, To make my maſter out of love with thee. Shakeſpeare. I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man ſwear he loves me. Keep your ladyſhip ſtill in that mind! ſo ſome gen- tleman or other ſhall 'ſcape a predeſtinate ſcratcht face. Scratching could not make it worſe, an 'twere ſuch a face as yours were. - Shakespeare Much Ad, about Nothing.” Scots are like witches: do but whet your pen, Scratch 'till the blood come, they’ll not hurt you then. Cleav. To wiſh that there were nothing but ſuch dull tame things in the world, that will neither bite nor ſcratch, is as childleſs as Ainſworth. Difficulty; perplexity; Herbert. to wiſh there were no fire in nature. More. Unhand me, or I'll ſcratch your face; Let go, for ſhame. Dryden. 3. To wound ſlightly. 4. To hurt ſlightly with any thing pointed or keen. Daphne, roaming through a thorny wood, Scratching her legs, that one ſhall ſwear ſhe bleeds. Shakespeare 5. To rub with the nails. Francis Cornfield did ſºratch his elbow, when he had ſweet- ly invented to ſignify his name St. Francis, with a friary cowl in a corn field. Camden. Other mechanical helps Aretaeus uſes to procure ſleep, par- ticularly the ſcratching of the temples and the ears. Arbuthnot. Be mindful, when invention fails, To ſcratch your head, and bite your nails. Swift. 6. To write or draw aukwardly. If any of their labourers can ſcratch out a pamphlet, they deſire no wit, ſtyle, or argument. Swift. ScRAtch. n.ſ.. [from the verb. J 1. An inciſion ragged and ſhallow. The coarſe file cuts deep, and makes deep ſcratches in the work; and before you can take out thoſe deep ſcratches with your finer cut files, thoſe places where the riſings were when your work was forged, may become dents to your hammer dents. Moxon's M. ch. Exer. The ſmaller the particles of thoſe ſubſtances are, the ſmaller will be the fratches, by which they continually fret and wear away the glaſs until it be poliſhed; but be they never ſo ſmall, they can wear away the glaſs no otherwiſe than by grating and ſcratching it, and breaking the protuberances: and there- fore poliſh it no otherwiſe than by bringing its roughneſs to a very fine grain, ſo that the ſcratches and frettings of the ſurface become too ſmall to become viſible, Newton's Opt. 2. Laceration with the nails. Theſe nails with ſcratches ſhall deform my breaſt, Leſt by my look or colour be expreſs'd The mark of aught high-born, or ever better dreſs'd. Prior. 3. A ſlight wound. The valiant beaſt turning on her with open jaws, ſhe gave him ſuch a thruſt through his breaſt, that all the lion could do was with his open paw to tear off the mantle and ſleeve of Zelmane, with a little ſcratch rather than a wound. Sidney. Heav'n forbid a ſhallow ſcratch ſhould drive The prince of Wales from ſuch a field as this. Shakespeare H. IV. I __–- - - FT- - - - - --- 1- 4– S C R. $cratchER. m. ſ. [from ſcratch..] He that ſcratches. Scratches. ºf Cracked ulcers or ſcabs in a horſe's foot. Ainſ. ScRA"rchingly. adv. [from ſcratching.] With the action of ſcratching. Making him turn cloſe to the ground like a cat. wh ſºathingly the wheels about after a . > º SCR44. *J. (Iriſh and Erſe.] Surface or ſcurf. Neither ſhould that odious cuſtom be allowed of cuttin ſcraws, which is flaying off the green ſurface of the º to cover their cabins, or make up their ditches. swi 1. To Scrawl. v. a. [I ſuppoſe to be corrupted from ſcrabble.] I. To draw or mark irregularly or clumſily. 2. To write unſkilfully and inelegantly. Peruſe my leaves through ev'ry part, And think thou ſee'ſt its owner's heart, Serawl"d o'er with trifles thus, and quite As hard, as ſenſeleſs, and as light. Swift. Think not your verſes ſterling, Though with a golden pen youjirawl, And ſcribble in a Berlin. Swift. 3. [From crawl.] To creep like a reptile. Ainſ. Scraw L. m. / [from the verb.] Unſkilful and inelegant writing. The left hand will make ſuch a ſcrawl, that it will not be legible. A buthn. Hiſt, of john Bull. Mr. Wycherly, hearing from me how welcome his letters would be, writ to you, in which I inſerted myſcrawl. Pope. Scrawler. n.ſ. (from ſcrawl.] A clumſy and inelegant Writer. Scrax. m.ſ. A bird called a ſea-ſwallow. Ainſ and Bailey. ScRE’ABLE. adj. [ſtreabilis, Latin.] That which may be ſpit Out. Bailey. To Screak. v. n. [Properly creak, or ſhriek, fromAkrige, Dan.] To make a ſhrill or hoarſe noiſe. Bailey. To Scre AM. v. n. [preman. Saxon.] 1. To cry out ſhrilly, as in terrour or agony. Soon a whirlwind roſe around, And from afar he heard a ſcreaming ſound, As of a dame diſtreſs'd, who cry’d for aid, And fill'd with loud laments the ſecret ſhade. Dryden. The fearful matrons raiſe a ſtreaming cry, Old feeble men with fainter groans reply; } Ajarring ſound reſults, and mingles in the ſky, Dryden. If chance a mouſe creeps in her fight, Can finely counterfeit a fright; So ſweetly ſcreams, if it comes near her, She raviſhes all hearts to hear her. Swift. 2. To cry ſhrilly. I heard the owl ſcream, and the crickets cry. Shakeſp. Screa M. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A ſhrill quick loud cry of terrour or pain. Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they ſay, Lamentings heard i' th' air, ſtrange ſcreams of death. Shał. Then flaſh'd the livid lightning from her eyes, And ſcreams of horror rend th’ affrighted ſkies. Pope. To SCREECH. v. n. [ſkrakia, to cry, Iſlandick.] I. To cry out as in terrour or anguiſh. Screeching is an appetite of expelling that which ſuddenly ſtrikes the ſpirits. Bacon. 2. To cry as a night owl: thence called a ſcreechowl. ScRE EcH. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Cry of horrour and anguiſh. 2. Harſh horrid cry. The birds obſcene, that nightly flock'd to taſte, With hollow ſcreech; fled from the dire repaſt; And ravenous dogs, allur’d by ſcented blood, And ſtarving wolves, ran howling to the wood. Pope. ScREE'chow L. m.ſ.. [ſcreech and owl.] An owl that hoots in the night, and whoſe voice is ſuppoſed to betoken danger, miſery, or death. - Deep night, The time of night when Troy was ſet on fire, The time when ſcreechowls cry, and bandogs howl. Shakeſ?. Let him, that will a ſcreechowl ay be call’d, Go into Troy, and ſay there, Hector's dead. Shakeſpeare. By the ſcreech;wl's diſmal note, By the black night raven's throat, I charge thee, Hob. Drayton. Jupiter, though he had hung the balance, and given it a jog to weigh down Turnus, ſent the ſcreechowl to diſcourage him. Dryden. O, that ſcreechowl at the window ! we ſhall be purſued Im- mediately. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. Sooner ſhall ſcreechowl, baſk in ſunny day, Than I forget my ſhepherd's wonted love. Gay. ScREEN. n.ſ. ſeſºran, French.] 1. Anything that affords ſhelter or concealment. Now near enough: your leavy/creen: throw down, And ſhow like thoſe you are: Shakespeare Macbeth. Some ambitious men ſeem as ſcreens to princes in matters of danger and envy. Bacon. Our
S C R. S C R. ſelves, are ſettled in thoſe Our people, who tranſport them “. - interjacent tracts, as a ſcree” againſt the inſults of "...} - • vages. My juniors by a year, Who wiſely thought my "gº a ſcreen, when death approach'd, to ſtand between, - The ſcreen remov’d, their hearts are trembling. Swift. 2. Anything uſed to exclude cold or light. When there is a ſcreen between the candle and the eye, yet the light paſſeth to the paper whereon one writeth. Bacon. One ſpeaks the glory of the Britiſh queen, And one deſcribes a charming Indian ſtree". Pope. Ladies make their old cloaths into patchwork for fºreens and {tools. Swift. 3. A riddle to fift ſand. ‘to Screen. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſhelter; to conceal; to hide. Back'd with a ridge of hills, That ſcreen'd the fruits of th’earth and ſeats of men, From cold Septentrion blaſts. Mill. Par. Regain'd. A good magiſtrate's retinue of ſtate ſcreens him from the dangers, which he is to incur for the ſake of it. Atterbury. This gentle deed ſhall fairly be ſet foremoſt, To ſcreen the wild eſcapes of lawleſs paſſion. Rowe. 2. [Cerno crevi, Latin.] To ſift; to riddle. Let the caſes be filled with natural earth, taken the firſt half ſpit, from juſt under the turf of the beſt paſture ground, mixed with one part of very mellow ſoil ſcreened. Evelyn. Screw. n.ſ.. [ſcroeve, Dutch ; ſºrºus French.] One of the mechanical powers, which is defined a right cylinder cut into a furrowed ſpiral: of this there are two kinds, the male and female; the former being cut convex, ſo that its threads riſe outwards; but the latter channelled on its concave ſide, ſo as to receive the former. Quincy. The ſcrew is a kind of wedge, that is multiplied or con- tinued by a helical revolution about a cylinder, receiving its motion not from any ſtroak, but from a večtis at one end of it. Wilkins's Math. Magick. After your apples are ground, commit them to the ſcrew preſs, which is the beſt. Mortimer's Husbandry. To ScRew. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To turn by a ſcrew. If we ſhould fail.— *—We fail! But ſcrew your courage to the ſticking place, And we'll not fail. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Some, when the preſs by utmoſt vigour ſcrew'd, Has drain'd the pulpous maſs, regale their ſwine With the dry refuſe. Phillips. 2. To faſten with a ſcrew. To ſcrew your lock on the door, make wide holes, big enough to receive the ſhank of the ſcrew. Mºxon. 3. To deform by contorſions. Sometimes a violent laughter ſcrew'd his face, And ſometimes ready tears dropp'd down apace. Cowley. - With ſcrewed face, and doleful whine, they ply you with ſenſeleſs harangues againſt human inventions on the one hand, and loud outcries for a further reformation on the other. South. He ſcrew'd his face into a harden'd ſmile, And ſaid Sebaſtian knew to govern ſlaves. Dryden. Let others ſcrew their hypocritick face, She ſhews her grief in a ſincerer place. Swift. 4. To force; to bring by violence. He reſolved to govern by ſubaltern miniſters, who £rewed up the pins of power too high. Howel's Wocal Fore?. No diſcourſe can be adminiſtered, but they will try to turn the tide, and draw it all into their own channel; or they will fºrew in here and there ſome intimations of what they ſaid or did. Government of the Tongue. The rents of land in Ireland, ſince they have been ſo enormouſly raiſed and ſcrewed up, may be computed to be about two millions. Swift. 5. To ſqueeze; to preſs. 6. To oppreſs by extortion. . Our country landlords, by unmeaſurable ſcrewing and rack- ing their tenants, have already reduced the miſerable people to a worſe condition than the peaſants in France. Swift. Screw Tree. n ſ. ſi Latin. Weſt Indies. ſ, [iſora, Latin.] A plant of the Eaſt and To SCRIBBLE. v. a. ſ. ſºribo, ſcribill, Latin I. To fill with artleſs or [...; writing. tin.] - How gird the ſphere With centrick and eccentrick, ſcribbl’d o'er - 2 Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft. fo s: write without uſe or elegance. i". *. v. n. To write without care or beauty. pen º affirm, that an ape caſually meeting with exºt r i. Paper, and falling to ſ ribble, did happen to write a . > ‘. º of Hobbes, would an atheiſt believe ſuch at. 7 * *nd yet he can eaſily digeſt things as incredible as th Bently. 2 If Maevius ſ.ribble in Apollo's ſpite, There are, who judge ſtill worſe than he can write. Pºpe Leave flattery to fulſome dedicators, & Pºº a Whom, when they praiſe, the world believes no more Than when they promiſe to give ſcribbling o'er. Poºr ScR1'bble. n ſ [from the verb...] Worthleſs writing. 1 * * By ſolemnly endeavouring to countenance my conjcótures. I might be thought dogmatical in a haſty ſcribble. lº. If it ſtruck the preſent taſte, it was ſoon transferred into tº: plays and current ſcribbles of the week, and became an addi- tion to our language. Swift Scri’BBLER. m. ſ. [from ſcribble.] A petty author; a writer without worth. The moſt copious writers are the arranteſt ſcribblers, and in ſo much talking the tongue runs before the wit. L'E/ºrange. The actors repreſent ſuch things as they are capable, b which they and the ſcribbler may get their living. F. The ſriller, pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine, - And to your genius muſt conform his line. Granv To affirm he had cauſe to apprehend the ſame treatment with his father, is an improbable ſcandal flung upon the nation by a few bigotted French ſcribblers. - Swift No body was concerned or ſurpriſed, if this or that ſeriºr was proved a dunce. letter to Pope's Dunciad. ScR1b E. m. ſ. [ſcribe, French; ſcriba, Latin.] 1. A writer. - Hearts, tongues, figures, ſcribes, bards, poets, cannot Think, ſpeak, caſt, write, ſing, number, ho! His love to Antony. Shakesp Ant, and Cleopatra. My maſter, being the ſcribe to himſelf, ſhould write the letter. - Shakespeare. A certain ſcribe came and ſaid, maſter, I will follow thee. 4ſat. viii. 19. We are not to wonder, if he thinks not fit to make any perfeót and unerring ſcribes. Grew's Cºſino. The following letter comes from ſome notable young female ſcribe. Addison Speciatºr. 2. A publick notary. Ainſworth. ScR1'MER. m.ſ.. [eſcrimeur, French. J A gladiator; a fencing maſter. Not in uſe. The ſcrimers of their nation, He ſwore, had neither motion, guard, nor eye, If you oppos'd them. Shakeſp. Hamlet. ScRINE. n.ſ.. [ſcrinium, Latin.] A place in which writings or curioſities are repoſited. Help then, O holy virgin, Thy weaker novice to perform thy will; Lay forth, out of thine everlaſting ſcrine, The antique rolls which there lie hidden ſtill. Fa. Queen, ScRIP. n.ſ.. [ſkrappa, Iſlandick.] 1. A ſmall bag; a ſatchel. Come, ſhepherd, let us make an honourable retreat; though not with bag and baggage, yet with ſtrip and ſcrippage. Shuk. He’d in requittal ope his leathern ſcrip, And ſhew me ſimples of a thouſand names, Telling their ſtrange and vigorous faculties. Milton. 2. [From ſcriptio, Latin, as it ſeems.) A ſchedule; a ſmall writing. Call them generally man by man, according to the ſrip. Shakeſpeare's Midſummer Night': Dream. Bills of exchange cannot pay our debts abroad, 'till ſcrip: of paper can be made current coin. Lo Åe. Scripp AGE. m. ſ. [from ſcrip.] That which is contained iſ a ſcrip. Diff. ScR1'ProRy. adj. [ſºrptorius, Latin.] Written; not orally delivered. Swift. ScR1'ptural. adj. [from ſcripture.] Contained in the Bible; biblical. By creatures, the ſcriptural uſe of that word determines it ſometimes to men. Atterbury. SCRIPTURE. m.ſ.. [ſcriptura, Latin.] 1. Writing. It is not only remembered in many ſcriptureſ, but famous for the death and overthrow of Craſius. Raleigh. 2. Sacred writing; the Bible. - - With us there is never any time beſtowed in divine ſervice, without the reading of a great part of the holy ſcripture, which we account a thing moſt neceſſary. caker. The devil can cite ſcripture for his purpoſe: An evil ſoul producing holy witneſs, Is like a villain with a ſmiling cheek. Shakeſpeare. There is not any action which a man ought to do, or to forbear, but the ſcripture will give him a clear precept, 0. prº- hibition for it. . . . Sº, Forbear any diſcourſe of other ſpirits, 'till his reading the ſcripture hiſtory put him upon that enquiry. Lº: Scripture proof was never the talent of theſe men, and 'tis no wonder they are foiled. - Altertury. Why are ſcripture maxims put upon us, without taking no- tice of ſcripture examples, that lie croſs 'em : Atterbury. The author of nature and the ſcripture has expreſly en- joined, that he who will not work, ſhall not ** Seed's Serm. ScR 1 v ENER,
º: 4. *::: * º, | 1. º S C R. ScRI've N.E.R. m. ſ. [ſºrivano, Latin.] 1. One who draws contracts. We'll paſs the buſineſs privately and well: Send for your daughter by your ſervant here, My boy ſhall fetch the ſrivener. Shakeſ Tam, of the Shrew. 2. One whoſe buſineſs is to place money at intereſt. How happy in his low degree, Who leads a quiet country life, And from the griping ſcrivener free? Dryden's Horace. I am reduced to beg and borrow from ſtrivener, and uſurers, that ſuck the heart and blood. Arbuthn. Hiſt, of john Bull. SCRQ'FULA. m.ſ.. [from ſcrofa, Latin, a ſow, as zºz.] A depravation of the humours of the body, which breaks out in ſores commonly called the king's evil. If matter in the milk diſpoſe to coagulation, it produces a ſcrºfula. //ſeman of Tumours. ScRo'Fulous. adj. [from ſcrofula..] Diſeaſed with the ſcrofula. Scrºfulous perſons can never be duly nouriſhed; for ſuch as have tumours in the parotides often have them in the pancreas and meſentery. Arbuthnºt on Aliments. Engliſh conſumptions generally proceed from a ſºrofilous diſpoſition. Arbuthnot. What would become of the race of men in the next age, if we had nothing to truſt to, beſide the ſcrofulous conſumptive production furniſhed by our men of wit and pleaſure? Swift. ScRoll. n.ſ.. [Suppoſed by Minſhew to be corrupted from rºll; by Skinner derived from ſcruelle, a ſhrimp given by the heralds: whence parchment, wrapped up into a reſembling form, has the ſame name. It may be obſerved, that a gaoler's liſt of priſoners is ſcrou.] A writing wrapped up. His chamber all was hanged about with rolls, And old records from ancient times deriv'd; Some made in books, ſome in long parchment ſcrolls, That were all worm-eaten, and full of canker holes. Spenſ. Accept this ſcroll, Which, in right of Richard Plantagenet, We do exhibit to your majeſty. , Shakeſp. H. VI. See'ſt thou this letter, take it up, ‘And give the king this fatal plotted ſrºll. Shakeſp. Tit. Andr. We'll add a royal number to the dead, Gracing the ſcroll, that tells of this war's loſs, With ſlaughter coupled to the name of kings. Shakeſpeare. Here is the ſcroll of every man's name, which is thought fit through all Athens to play in our interlude. Shakeſpeare. A Numidian prieſt, bellowing out certain ſuperſtitious charms, caſt divers froll of paper on each ſide the way, wherein he curſed and banned the Chriſtians. Knolles. He drew forth a ſcroll of parchment, and delivered it to our foremoſt man. Bacon. Such follow him, as ſhall be regiſter'd; Part good, part bad: of bad the longer ſcroll. Milton. With this epiſtolary ſroll, Receive the partner of my inmoſt ſoul. Prior. May take yon' beauteous, myſtick, ſtarry roll, And burn it, like an uſeleſs parchmentſ:-oll. $croy L.E. m. ſ. [This word I remember only in Shakeſpeare: it ſeems derived from eſtrouelle, French, a ſcrofulous ſwell- ing; as he calls a mean fellow a ſlab from his itch, or a patch from his raggedneſs.] A mean fellow ; a raſcal; a wretch. The ſtroyles of Angiers flout you kings, And ſtand ſecurely on their battlements, As in a theatre. Shakeſpeare's King John. To SCRUB. v. a. [ſhrºbben, Dutch..] To rub hard with ſomething coarſe and rough. Such wrinkles as a ſkilful hand would draw For an old grandam ape, when, with a grace, - - She ſits at ſquat, and ſcrubs her leathern face. Dryden. She never would lay aſide the uſe of brooms and ſcrubbing bruſhes. - A buthnot. Now Moll had whirl’d her mop with dext'rous airs, Prepar'd to ſcrub the entry and the ſtairs. Swift. ScRUB. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - 1. A mean fellow, either as he is ſuppoſed to ſcrub himſelf for the itch, or as he is employed in the mean offices of ſcouring away dirt. 2. Anything mean or deſpicable. With a dozen large veſſels my vault ſhall be ſtor'd; No little ſcrub joint ſhall come on my board. Swift. 3. A worn out broom. Ainſworth. ScRU'B BE D. }*. [ſcrubet, Daniſh.] Mean; vile; worth- ScRU'BBY. leſs; dirty; ſorry. I gave it to a youth, A kind of boy, a little ſcrubbed boy, No higher than thyſelf. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice. The ſcrubbieſ? cur in all the pack, Yet if he wills, may change or ſpoil the whole; { Prior. Can ſet the maſtià on your back. Swift. The ſcene a wood, produc’d no more Than a few ſcrubby trees before. Swift. ScRUFF. m. ſ. The ſame, I ſuppoſe, with ſcurf, by a meta- theſis uſual in pronunciation. - wº- ------ S C R SCRU'PLE. m. ſ. crupule 1. Doubt; £; of de about minute things. - Macduff, this noble paſſion, Child of integrity, hath from my ſoul Yip'd the black ſcruples, reconcird my thoughts §: . good truth. - - Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. his . * more fill foreign nations with admiration of “ſion, than the conſent of all eſtates of England for the receiving of the king without the leaſt ſcruple, pauſe, or queſtion. 1 *-2 lº, For the matter of your confeſſion, let it be ſevere and ſeri. ous ; but yet ſo as it may be without any inordinate anxiety " . . - • and unneceſſary ſcruples, which only intangle the ſoul. Taylor. Men make no ſcruple to conclude, that thoſe propoſitions, of whoſe knowledge they can find in themſelves no original, were certainly the impreſs of God and nature upon their minds, and not taught them by any one elſe. Locke. 2. Twenty grains; the third part of a dram. Milk one ounce, oil of vitriol a ſcruple, doth coagulate; the milk at the bottom, where the vitriol goeth. Bacon. 3. Proverbially, any ſmall quantity. Nature never lends The ſmalleſt ſcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddeſs, ſhe determines Herſelf the glory of a creditor. Shakespeare Meaſ fºr Maſ. To Scru'PLE. v. m. [from the noun..] To doubt; to heſitate. He ſcrupled not to eat Againſt his better knowledge; not deceiv'd, But fondly overcome with female charms. Miſt. Par. Loft. Scru'PLER. n.ſ.. [from ſcruple..] A doubter; one who has ſcruples. - The ſcruples which many publick miniſters would make of the worthineſs of parents to have their children baptiſed, forced ſuch queſtioned parents, who did not believe the neceſſity of having their children baptiſed by ſuch ſcruplers, to carry their children unto other miniſters. Graunt's Bills of Mortality. ScRUPU lo's 1TY. m. ſ. [from ſcrupulous.] 1. Doubt; minute and nice doubtfulneſs. . Amongſt ourſelves there was ſome queſtion moved, by rea- ſon of a few mens frupuloſity touching certain things. Hooker. The one ſort they warned to take heed, that ſcrupuloſity did not make them rigorous in giving unadviſed ſentence againſt their brethren which were free; the other, that they did not become ſcandalous, by abuſing their liberty and freedom to the offence of their weak brethren, which were ſcrupulous. Hook. So careful, even to ſcrupuloſity, were they to keep their ſabbath, that they muſt not only have a time to prepare them for that, but a further time alſo to prepare them for their very preparations. . South. 2. Fear of a&ing in any manner; tenderneſs of conſcience. The firſt ſacrilege is looked on with ſome horror; but when they have once made the breach, theirſº,ſoon }}. - ecay of Piety. ScRU'pulous. adj. [ſcrupuleux, French; ſcrupulºſa, Latin; from ſcruple.] - - - 1. Nicely doubtful; hard to ſatisfy in determinations of con- ſcience. - They warned them that they did not become ſcandalous, by abuſing their liberty, to the offence of their weak brethren which were ſcrupulºus. Hooker. Some birds, inhabitants of the waters, whoſe blood is cold as fiſhes, and their fleſh is ſo like in taſte, that the ſcrupulous are allowed them on fiſh-days. Locke. 2. Given to objections; captious. Equality of two domeſtick pow'rs Breeds ſcrupulous faction. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. 3. Nice; doubtful. - - - As the cauſe of a war ought to be juſt, ſo the juſtice of that cauſe ought to be evident; not obſcure, not /crupulous. Bacon's hoy #'ar. French ; ſcrupulus, Latin.] determination; perplexity: generally 4. Careful; vigilant; cautious. * - - I have been the more ſcrupulous and wary, in regard the in- ferences drawn from theſe obſervations are of ſome in- portance. //ardward. Scºupulously. adv. [from ſcrupulouſ.) Carefully; nicely : anxiouſly. - * - - - - - The duty conſiſts not frupulouſy in minutes and half hours. Taylor. Henry V. manifeſtly derived his courage from his piety, and was ſcrupulouſly careful not to aſcribe the ſucceſs of it to himſelf Addiſon's Freeholder. ScRU'pulous N Ess. n.ſ.. [from frupulous.] The ſtate of being sº. adj. [from ſcrutor, Latin.] Diſcoverable by inquiry. - §. we think God ſo ſcrutable, or ourſelves ſo penetrating, that none of his ſecrets can eſtapº us? Decay of Piety. Scºut Arios. n ſ [ſirut” Latin.] Search; examination ; ** * * - *** Dić?. 1 nqul IV. sºon. n. ſ. [ ſ rutateur, Fr. from ſcrutor, Lat..] En- quirer; ſearcher; examiner. 23 I In 4–.
S C U S C U SCRUTINY. m. ſ. [ ſcrutinium, Latin. J Enquiry; ſearch; examination with nicety. - - - ſ: In the frutinies for righteouſneſs and judgment, when it is º inquired whether ſuch a perſon be a good man or no, the meaning is not, what does he believe or hope, but what he loves. - Taylor's Rule of living holy. I thought thee worth my nearer view And narrower ſcrutiny, that º: tº ree or meaning thou art ca 'º. * "º.º. Regain'd. They that have deſigned exactneſs and deep ſcrutiny, have taken ſome one part of nature. alt'. Their difference to meaſure, and to reach, º Reaſon well reëtify’d muſt nature teach ; - And theſe high ſcrutinies are ſubjećts fit - For man's all-ſearching and enquiring wit. Denham. | We are admoniſhed of want of charity towards others, and º want of a Chriſtian ſcrutiny and examination into ourſelves. ſ - L’Eſtrange. | When any argument of great importance is managed with that warmth, which a ſerious convićtion of it generally in- ſpires, ſomewhat may eaſily eſcape, even from a wary pen, which will not bear the teſt of a ſevere ſcrutiny. Attºriar, Theſe, coming not within the ſcrutiny of human ſenſes, ...cannot be examined by them, or atteſted by any body. Lºck. o Scru'riNize. lv. a. [from ſcrutiny..] To ſearch; to exa. To Scru"TINY. } mine. The compromiſſarii ſhould chuſe according to the votes of ſuch, whoſe votes they were obliged to ſcrutilize. Ayºff. Scruto'IRE. m. ſ. [for ſeritoire, or €/critoire. J A caſe of drawers for writings. I locked up theſe papers in my ſrutoire, and my ſrutoire came to be unlocked. Prior. To Scºuz E. v. a. [Perhaps from ſrew. This word, though now diſuſed by writers, is ſtill preſerved, at leaſt in its cor- ruption, to ſºrouge, in the London jargon.] To ſqueeze; to compreſs. Though up he caught him 'twixt his puiſant hands, And having ſiruzed out of his carrion cºrſe The loathful life, now loos'd from ſinful bands, Upon his ſhoulders carried him. Pairy Qween. To SCUD. v. n. [./* ittire, Italian; ſutta, Swediſh; ſºur, ſwift, Iſlandick.] To fly; to run away with precipitation. The vote was no ſooner paſſed, but away they ſcudded to the next lake. L'Eſtrange. The frighted ſatyrs, that in woods delight, Now into plains with prick'd-up ears tak: flight; And ſudding thence, while they their horn-feet ply, About their fires the little ſylvans cry. Dryden. Away the frighted ſpectre ſtud, - And leaves my lady in the ſuds. Swift. To Scu'DDL.E. v. n. [from ſtud.] To run with a kind of af- feded haſte or precipitation. A low word. Scur FLE, n/ [This word is derived by Skinner from ſu fe.] A confuſed quarrel; a tumultuous broiſ. His captain's heart, In the ſuffes of great fights hath burſt The buckles on his breaft. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. Avowed atheiſts, Placing themſelves in the ſeat of the ſcorner, take much pleaſing divertiſement, by deriding our eager ſcuffles about that which they think nothing. Decay of Piety. The dog leaps "Pºn the ſerpent, and tears it to Pieces; but in the ſºfte the cradle happened to be overturned º/trange. In proceſs of time, from being a ſimple ſcrutator, an arch- - d . became to have juriſdiction more amply. Ayºff. S º: ad. [from ſcrutiny..] Captious; full of inqui- C -. ries. A word little uſed. - Age is froward, uneaſy, frutinou, h ! ºr Hard to be pleas'd, and parcimonious. Denham. Popiſh miſſionaries mix themſelve in thºſe dark ſuffe, and animate the mob to ſuch outrages and inſults. Addison. To Sgt. FFL.E. v. n. [from the noun.J. To fight confuſedly - and tumultuouſly. - - ! muſt confeſs I’ve ſeen, in former days, The beſt knights in the World, and ſºftdin ſome fravs. Drayton. - A gallant man had rather fight to great diſadvantages i. the field, in an orderly way, than Jºuffle with an undiſciplined T rabble. - - King Charles. 9 SQUI.K. v. m. [ſuleſ, Daniſh J To lurk in hiding places; to lie cloſe. 2 *has ſtruck on a ſudden into ſuch a Teputation, that it ſcorns any longer tº ſº, but owns itſelf publickly. Gov. ºf Tongue. Fearing to be ſeen, within a bed c º ºwº he conceal’d his wily head; jſº th afternoon, and watch'd his time. Dryden. º Pºphets and my ſophiſts finiſh’d here N º Civil efforts of the verbal war: R. * "Yabbins and logicians yield; ºring ſtill they “mbat; from the field Open arms unwilling the And ſºul: behind the ãº. of art. Prior No news of Phyll the bridegroom came, And thought his bride had ſculka for ſhame; Becauſe her father us’d to ſa The girl had ſuch a baſhful way. Swift. The immediate publiſhers thereof lay ſtalling under the wings of an act of parliament. Letter to Publiſher ºf the Dunc. Scu'iKER. n. ſ. [from ſulk.] A lurker; one that hides him- ſelf for ſhame or miſchief. Scull. n.ſ. [It is derived by Skinner from /el, in ſome pro- Vinces called ſºul!'; as teſła and teſte, or tºtº, ſignify the head. Mr. Lye obſ, rves more ſatisfactorily, that ſo a is in Iſlandick the ſkull of an animal.] 1. The bone which incaſes and defends the brain; the arched bone of the head. Fraćtures of the ſcull are at all times very dangerous, as the brain becomes affected from the preſſure. Sharp. 2. A ſmall boat; a cockboat. [Sce Sculle R.] 3. One who rows a cockboat. Like caitiff vile, that for miſdeed Rides with his face to rump of ſteed; Or rowing ſcull, he's fain to love, Look one way and another move. Hudibras. 4. [Sicole, Saxon, an aſſembly.] In Milon's ſtyle, a ſhoal or vaſt multitude of fiſh. Each bay - With fry innumerable ſwarm, and ſhoals Of fiſh, that with their fins and ſhining ſcales Slide under the green wave, in ſºul, that of: Bank the mid ſea. Miliºn. Scullcap. n.ſ. [ſcull and cap.] 1. A headpiece. 2. A nightcap. *%++P*...* / [Of this word I know not the etymology. ** is in Iſlandick a veſſel, and oſcueil, in French a diſh.] 1. A cockboat; a boat in which there is but one rower. Her ſoul already was conſign'd to fate, And ſhiv'ring in the leaky ſuffer fate. They hire the ſcular, and, when once aboard, Grow fick, and damn the climate like a lord. Pºpe. 2. One that rows a cockboat. Scºiler Y. n.ſ.. [from ſºioſa, a veſſel, Iſlandick; or eſcueill, *rench, a diſh.J. The place where common utenſils, as ket- tles or diſhes, are cleaned and kept. Pyreicus was famous for counterfeiting baſe things, as pitch- ers, a ſcullery, and ſetting rogues together by the ears. Peach. Scu'lláN. n.f. [from ºftweile, French, a diſh.) The loweſt Gomeſtick ſervant, that waſhes the kettles and the diſhes in the kitchen. I muſt, like a whore, unpack my heart with words, And fall a curfing like a very drab, A ſºullion, ſye upon't! foh ſ about my brain. Shakespeare Hamlet. If the gentleman hath lain there, get the cook, the ſtable- *"...and the ſcullion, to ſtand in his way. Swift. To Sculp. v. a. [ſº, Latin; ſculper, Fr.] To carve; to °ngrave. A word not in uſe. Oh, that the tenor of my juſt complaint Were ſculpt with ſteel on rocks of adiminºl Sandys. Scu'LPTILE. 2d. [ſubtilis, Latin.J. Made by carving. In a ſilver medal is upon one fidê Moſes horned, and on the reverſe the commandment againſt ſculptile images. Brown. Scu'lptor. n.ſ. [ſulptor, Latin; ſºilºteur, Fr.] A carver; one who cuts wood or ſtone into images. Thy ſhape's in every part So clean, as might inſtruct the ſculptor's art. Dryden. The Latin poets give the epithets of trifidim and triſakum to the thunderbolt, from the /*ptor, and painters that lived before them, that had given it three forks. Ad//ºn. Sculpture. m. f [ſculptura, Latin; ſulpture, French.j 1. The art of carving wood, or hewing ſtone into images. Then ſculpture and her ſiſter arts revive, - Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live. Pope. 2. Carved work. Nor did there want Dryden. Cornice or freeze with boſſy ſulpture; graven. Milton. There too, in living ſculpture, might be ſeen The mad affection of the Cretan queen. Dryden. . The act of engraving. #, sjº ºv. º [from the noun..] To cut; to en- Tal VC. - Gold, filver, ivory vaſes ſculptur'd high, There are who have not. ... - Pºpe. Scu M. n.ſ. ſecure, French; ſhiuma, Italian; ſºm, Daniſh; ſchiºm, Dutch.] - 1. That which riſes to the top of any liquor. The reſt had ſeveral offices affign'd; Some to remove the ſºum as it did riſe; Others to bear the ſame away did mind; And others it to uſe according to his kind. Fairy®ueen. The ſalt part of the water doth partly riſe into aſsum on the top, and partly goeth into a ſediment in the bottom. Eacan. Gather'd like film, and ſetti'd to itſelf, * * * * * Self-fed and ſelf confirm’d, Aſiliº, - Away,
S C U itſ, º utiº, º: Away, ye ſcum, That ſtill riſe upmoſt when the nation boils. Drydin. They mix a med'cine to foment their limbs, 1 * With ſum that on the molten ſilver ſwims. Dryden. 2. The droſs; the refuſe; the recrement; that part which is to be thrown away. There flocked unto him all the ſum of the Iriſh out of all places, that e're long he had a mighty army. Speºſer. Some forty gentlemen excepted, had we the very ſum of the world, ſuch as their friends thought it an exceeding good aim to be diſcharged. Raleigh's Eſſays. § I told the what would Conne c ſay Cf all thy vapouring, baſe ſcum. Hudibras. The Scythian and Egyptian ſcum Had almoſt ruin’d Rome. Roſcommon. You'll find, in theſe hereditary tales, Your anceſtors the ſcum of broken jayls. Dryden's juven. The great and innocent are inſulted by the ſcum and refuſe of the people. Addiſon’s Freeholder. To Scu M. v. a. [from the noun..] To clear off the ſcum. Commonly written and ſpoken ſkim. A ſecond multitude Severing each kind, and ſcum'd the bullion droſs. Milton. Hear, ye ſullen powers below; Hear, ye taſkers of the dead: You that boiling cauldrons blow, You that ſcum the molten lead. Dryd, and Lee's Oedipus. What corns ſwim upon the top of the brine, ſcum off. A/art. Scu'MMER. m. ſ. [ ſºumoir, French. J A veſſel with which liquor is ſcummed, commonly called a ſkimmer. Scu PPER Holes. n.ſ.. [ſhoepen, Dutch, to draw off.] In a ſhip, ſmall holes on the deck, through which water is carricd into the ſea. The leathers over thoſe holes are called ſcupper leathers, and the nails with which they are faſtened ſcupper nails. Bailey. ScuRF. n.ſ. rcump, Saxon; ſºurfa, Iſlandick; ſkurſ, Daniſh; ſkorf, Swediſh; ſchorſt, Dutch.] J. A kind of dry miliary ſcab. Her crafty head was altogether bald, And, as in hate of honourable eld, Was overgrown with ſcurf and filthy ſcald. Fairy Queen. The virtue of his hands Was loſt among Paëtolus' ſands, Againſt whoſe torrent while he ſwims, The golden ſurf peels off his limbs. Swift. 2. A ſoil or ſtain adherent. Then are they happy, when by length of time The ſurf is worn away of each committed crime, No ſpeck is left. Dryden. 3. Any thing ſticking on the ſurface. There ſtood a hill, whoſe griſly top Shone with a gloſſy ſurf. Milton. Upon throwing in a ſtone the water boils; and at the ſame time are ſeen little flakes of ſurf riſing up. Addiſon, Scu'RFINEss. n.ſ.. [from ſcurf.] The fiate of being ſcurfy. Scu'RRIL. adj. [ſcurrilis, Latin.] Low ; mean groſly op- probrious; loudly jocoſe. With him, Patroclus, Upon a lazy bed, the live-long day Breaks ſcurril jeſts. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſda. Nothing conduces more to letters than to examine the writings of the ancients, provided the plagues of judging and pronouncing againſt them be away; ſuch as envy, bitterneſs, precipitation, impudence, and ſcurril ſcoffing. Ben. Johnſon. Thou mov'it me more by barely naming him, Than all thy ſoul unmanner'd ſcurril taunts. Dryden. ScuRRI'll T Y. m. ſ. [ſcurrilité, Fr. ſcurrilitas, Lat.] Groſneſs of reproach; loudneſs of jocularity ; mean buffoonery. Good maſter Holofernes, purge; ſo it ſhall pleaſe you to abrogate ſcurrility. Shakeſpeare. Baniſh ſcurrility and profaneneſs, and reſtrain the licentious inſolence of poets. Dryden. Scu'RRIlous. adj. [ ſºurrilis, Latin. J Groſly opprobrious ; uſing ſuch language as only the licenſe of a buffoon can war- rant; loudly jocular ; vile; low. Yet is not their goodneſs ſo intolerable, as, on the contrary fide, the ſºurrilºus and more than ſatyrical immodeity of Mar- tiniſm. Hooker. Let him approach ſinging. —Forewarn him that he uſe no ſcurrilous words in's tunes. Shakeſpeare's 1/inter’s Tale. How often is a perſon, whoſe intentions are to do good by the works he publiſhes, treated in as ſcurril us a manner as if he were an enemy to mankind? Addiſon's Freeholder. Their chara&ters have been often treated with the utmoſt barbarity and injuſtice by ſºurrilous and enraged orators. Swift. Scu'RR. Lously. adv. [from ſºurrious. With groſs reproach ; with low buffoonery , with iewd merriment. Such men there are, who have written ſºurrilouſy againſt me, without any provocation. Dryden. It is barbarous incivility ſºurrilouſy to ſport with that which others count religion. ºliºtſºn. S E A Sct's vily. adv. [from ſurry..] Vilely: ----- fely is ſeldom uſed º in Yº. ...; baſely; coarſely. It : Look i' your glaſs now, 3. * how ſºkºvič that countenance ſhews ; *:::::::::::::...ºf otherwiſe look but “somplexion of an action, that would The clergy w very ſurvily, and makes it perfect. South. treated. gy were never more learned, or ſo ſºft Scu'Rv Y. m. ſ. 4. He --- - w/t. nally an iſ ºf This word was, I believe, origi- a he ſurvy is a diſtemper of the inhabitants of cold coun- tries, and amongſt thoſe ſuch as inhabit marſhy, fit, i. moiſt ſoils, near ſtagnating water, freſh or ſić, inºiſ, chiefly in the Winter ſuch as are ſedentary, or live upon ſaited or ſmoaked fleſh and fiſh, or quantities of unfermented fari- naceous vegetables, and drink bad water. Arbuthnot Scu'RYY. adj. [from ſººf, ſcurfy, ſurvy.] - 1. Scabbed; covered with ſcabs; diſeaſed with the ſcurvy. Whatſoever man be ſurvy or ſcabbed. Lev. xxi. 20. 2. Vile; bad; ſorry; worthleſs; contemptible; offenſive. I know him for a man divine and holy; Not ſurvy, nor a temporary meddler. Shakeſpeare. This is a very ſurvy tune to fing to a man's funeral. Shakespeare He ſpoke ſcurvy and provoking terms Againſt your honour. Shakespeare. A crane, which is but ſurvy meat, lays but two eggs. Chey. . . It would be convenient to prevent the exceſs of drink, with ... that ſcurvy cuſtom of taking tobacco. - Swift. Sc : GRAss. n.ſ.. [ſcurvy and graſ...] The ſpoonwort. A plant. The flower conſiſts of four leaves, which are diſpoſed in form of a croſs: from the flower-cup ariſes the pointal, which becomes an almoſt globular fruit, divided into two cells by an intermediate partition, to which the valves adhere on both ſides, and are furniſhed with many round ſeeds. Miller. 'Scuses. For excuſes. I ſhifted him away, And laid good ſcuſes on your exſtaſy. Shakeſp. Othello. Scut. n.ſ.. [ſºott, Iſlandick j The tail of thoſe animals whoſe tails are very ſhort, as a hare. In the hare it is averſely ſeated, and in its diſtenſion inclines unto the coccix or ſºut. Brown's Wulgar Errours. He fled to earth; but firſt it coſt him dear, He left his ſcut behind, and half an ear. Swift. Scu'rcheon. n.ſ.. [ſcuccione, Italian, from ſcutum, Lat.] The ſhield repreſented in heraldry; the enſigns armorial of a fa- mily. See Eschutcheon. And thereto had ſhe that ſcutcheon of her deſires, ſupported by certain badly diligent miniſters. Sidney. Your ſcutcheons, and your ſigns of conqueſt, ſhall Hang in what place you pleaſe. Shakespeare Ant and Cleopatra. Honour is a meer ſcutcheon. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The chiefs about their necks the ſcutcheons wore, With orient pearls and jewels powder'd o'er. Dryden. Scut R'll At F D. adj. [ſcutela, Lat.] Divided into ſmall ſurfaces. It ſeems part of the ſcutellated bone of a ſturgeon, being flat, of a porous or cellular conſtitution. /Woodward. Scuttiform. adj. [ ſºutſformis, Latin.] Shaped like a ſhield. Scu'ttle. n. ſ. [ſcutela, Latin ; ſcutell, Celt. Ainſw.] 1. A wide ſhallow baſket, ſo named from a diſh or platter which it reſembles in form. - A ſcuttle or ſkrein to rid ſoil fro’ the corn. Tiſſºr. The earth and ſtones they are fain to carry from under their feet in ſcuttles and baſkets. Hakewill on Providence. 2. A ſmall grate. To the hole in the door have a ſmall ſcutt'e, to keep in what mice are there. Mortimer's Husbandry. 3. [From ſcud.] A quick pace; a ſhort run; a pace of affected precipitation. She went with an eaſy fluttle out of the ſhop. Speſſator. To Scu'rt le. v. n. [from ſºud or ſcuddle.] To run with aſ- feółed precipitation. The old fellow ſcuttled out of the room. Arluthnot. To SD EIGN. v. a. [Spenſer. Sdegnare, Ital. Milton, for diſdain.] Lifted up ſo high, - Iſdeign'd ſubjection. - Milton. SDE'1óNFul. adj. Contračted for diſdairfºl. They now, puft up withſdeignful inſolence, Deſpiſe the brood of bleſſed ſapience. Spenſer. SEA. n.ſ. [rae, Saxon; ſee, or zee, Dutch.] 1. The ocean; the water oppoſed to the land. Will all great Neptune's ocean waſh this blood Clean from my hand: No, this my hand will rather Thy multitudinousſa incarnardine, y Nº. the green one red. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The rivers run into the ſea. - Carew. He made the ſea, and all that is therein. Ex. xx. I 1. So do the winds and thunders cleanſe the air, - So working ſeas ſettle and purge the wine. . Davieſ. Amphibious between ſea and land - The river horſe. Milton. 2. Some
S E A S E A - | SEA Bu'll r. ºff. [ſia and twit...] Built for the ſea. Some º f ſlumbºring on the Norway tºmb, , , º: of . ſmall night-founder d ſkiff Deeming ſome iſland, oft as ſeamen tell, With fixed anchor in his ſcaly rind, - Moors by his ſide under the lee, while night Inveſts the ſea. Milton. §. fragments of ſhells, broken by ſtorms on ſome ſhores, are uſed for manuring of ſea land. //oodward. They put to ſea with a fleet of three hundred ſail. Arbuthn. Sea racing dolphins are train'd for our motion, - Moony tides ſwelling to roll us aſhore. , Dryden's Albion. . But like a rock unmov’d, a rock that braves The raging tempeſt, and the riſing waves, Propp'd on himſelf he ſtands: his ſolid ſide Waſh of theſia weeds, and the ſounding tides. Dryden. The ſa could not be much narrower than it is, without a great loſs to the world. Bentley. So when the firſt bold veſſel dar'd the ſeat, High on the ſtern the Thracian rais'd his ſtrain, While Argo ſaw her kindred trees Deſcend from Pelion to the main. Pops. 2. A collection of water; a lake. Jeſus walking by the ſea of Galilee, ſaw two brethren. Aſat. iv. 18. 3. Proverbially for any large quantity. That ſea of blood which hath in Ireland been barbarouſly ſhed, is enough to drown in eternal infamy and miſery the malicious author and inſtigator of its effuſion. King Charles. 4. Anything rough and tempeſtuous. To ſorrow abandon'd, but worſe felt within, And in a troubled ſa of paſſion toſt. Milton. 5. Half SEAs of er. Half drunk. The whole maiſtracy was pretty well diſguiſed before I gave 'em the ſlip : our friend the alderman was haſ ſeas over before the bonfire was out. Speºtator. SEA is often uſed in compoſition, as will appear in the follow- ing examples. $E'A BEAT. [ſea and beat..] Daſhed by the waves of the ſea. The ſovereign of the ſeas he blames in vain, That once ſeabet will to ſea again. Speºſe ’s Paſtorals. Darkneſs cover'd o'er The face of things: along the ſaleat ſhore Satiate we ſlept. Pope's Od ſy. SEA Boat. m. ſ. (ſea and boat.j Veſſel capable to bear the Ča. Shipwrecks were occaſioned by their ſhips being bad ſºa- boats, and themſelves but indifferent ſeamen. Arbuthnot. SEA Boºks adj. [ſea and lorn.] Born of the ſea; produced by the ſea. Like Neptune and his ſcalorn niece, ſhall be The ſhining glories of the land and ſea. J/aller. - All theſe in order march, and marching ſing The warlike actions of their ſeahorn king. Dryden. SFA Boy, n.ſ. [ſea and boy..] Bôy employed on ſhipboard. Can't thou, O partial ſleep, give thy repoſe To the wet ſaby in an hour ſo rude, And in the calmeſt and the ſtilleſ! night Deny it to a king? - Shakeſpeare. 8. AERE'AcH. r. ſ. Iſa and lycat!...] Irruption of the ſea by breaking the banks. - To an impetuous woman, tempeſts and ſeal reaches are nothing. L'Eſ, range. sº ZE. m. ſ. [ſea and breeze.] Wind blowing from the Cl. - Hedges, in moſt places, would be of great advantage to ſhelter the graſs from the ſabreeze. 41crimer. Borne each by other in a diſtant line, - The ſºakuilt forts in dreadful order move. Dryden. SEACA ºf Age. m. ſ. ſcramie, Latin.] Seacolewort. A plant. It hath fleſhy leaves like thoſe of the cabbage. Miller. SE"A Holly. * f. ſeryngium, Latin.] A plant. The ſpecies are, ſeaholly, or eryngo. Common eryngo, &c. The roots of the firſt are candied, and ſent to London ſor medicinal uſe, being the true eryngo. SE *** */.. [ſea and calf.] Thé ſeal. ... The ſºft, or ſeal, is ſo called frºm the noiſe he makes like a caſ: his head Cºmparatively not big, ſhaped rather like an otter's, with teeth like a dog's, and multaches like thoſe of º: his body long, and all over hairy: his forefeet, with º: clawed, but not divided, yet fit for going: his hinder cel, more Pºoperly fins, and fitter for ſwimming, as being an º animal. The female gives ſuck, as the porpeſs º viviparous fiſhes. Grew’s ºn. tºº. *J. [ſea and cap.] Cap made to be worn on ſhip- I know your fivour well, ”. Yºu have no ſcatap on your head. Shºeſ, * / (ſet and ºut.J Map on which only tº clineated. Though n a SE'Achakº. ... coaſis are d The ſituation of the parts of the earth are better learned by a map or ſeachart, than reading the deſcription. J/atts. SEA coa’l. m. ſ. [ſea and coal.] Coal, ſo called not becauſe found in the ſea, but becauſe brought to London by ſea; pit- coal. We'll have a poſſet ſoon at the latter end of a ſaccal fire. Shakeſpeare. Seacoal laſts longer than charcoal. Bacon. This pulmonique indiſpoſition of the air is very much heightened, where a grent quantity of ſeacoal is burnt. Harv. SE'Acoast. n.ſ.. [ſea and coa/?..] Shore; edge of the ſea. The venturous mariner that way, Learning his ſhip from thoſe white rocks to ſave, Which all along the ſouthern ſeacoaſt lay; For ſafety’s ſake that ſame his ſeamark made, And nam'd it Albion. Fairy Queen. Upon the ſeacoaſt are many parcels of land, that would pay well for the taking in. Mortimer's Husbandry. Seaco M Pass. n.ſ.. [ſea and compaſs.] The card and needle of mariners. The needle in the ſacompaſ ſtill moving but to the north- point only, with moveor immotus, notified the reſpective con- ſtancy of the gentleman to one only. Camden's Remains. "A cow. n.ſ. [ſea and cow.] The manatee. The ſeacow is a very bulky animal, of the cetaceous kind. It grows to fifteen feet long, and to ſeven or eight in circum- ference: its head is like that of a hog, but longer, and more cylindrick: its eyes are ſmall, and it has no external ears, but only two little apertures in the place of them; yet its ſenſe of hearing is very quick. Its lips are thick, and it has two long tuſks ſtanding out. It has two fins, which ſtand forward on the breaſt like hands, whence the Spaniards firſt called it ma- na'ee. The female has two round breaſts placed between the pectoral fins. The ſkin is very thick and hard, and not ſcaly, but hairy. This creature lives principally about the mouths of the large rivers in Africa, the Eaſt Indies, and America, and feeds upon vegetables. Its fleſh is white like veal, and very well taſted. The lapis manati, which is of a fine clea- white colour, and bony texture, is properly the os petroſum of this animal. This ſtone has been ſuppoſed to be a power- ful amulet, but is now neglected. Hill's Mat, Med. SEA dog. n.ſ.. [ſia and dºg.) Perhaps the ſhark. Fierce ſtadog; devour the mang!'d friends. Roſcommon. When, ſtung with hunger, ſhe embroils the flood, The ſeadog and the dolphin are her food. Pope's Odſey, SEAFa‘RER. n.ſ. [ ſa and fare.] A traveller by ſea; a mariner. They ſtifly refuſed to vail their bonnets by the ſummons of thoſe towns, which is reckoned intolerable contempt by the better enabled ſeafarers. Carew. A wand'ring merchant, he frequents the main, Some mean ſeafarer in purſuit of gain; Studious of freight, in naval trade well ſkill'd; But dreads th’ athletick labours of the field. Pope. SEAFA's Ng. adj. Iſa and fare.] Travelling by ſea. My wife faſten’d him unto a ſmall ſpare maſt, Such as ſeafaring men provide for ſtorms. Shakespeare. It was death to divert the ſhips of ſafaring people, againſt their will, to other uſes than they were appointed. A buthnot. SEAF E'NNEL. The ſame with SAMPHIRE, which ſee. SEAF1GHT. n.ſ. (ſea and fight.] Battle of ſhips; battle on the ſea. Seafights have been often final to the war; but this is when princes ſet up their reſt upon the battles. Bacon. They were full of drink at the time of their ſºof:hts. J/ſeman's Surgery. If our ſenſe of hearing were a thouſand times quicker than it is, we ſhould, in the quieteſt retirement, be leſs able to ſleep than in the middle of a ſeaſºht. - Lotke. This fleet they recruited with two hundred ſail, whereof they loſt ninety-three in a ſeafº.ht. Arbuthnot on Coinſ. SEA Fowl. n.ſ. [ ſea and fºwl.] Birds that live at ſea. The bills of curlews, and many other ſeafºwl, are Wºry long, to enable them to hunt for the ...; dei º: A ſeafowl properly repreſents the paſſage of a deity over tº ſeas. Jeaſowl properly rep 7... Notes to the Odyſſey. A length of ocean and unbounded ſky, Which ſcarce the ſeafºwl in a year o'er fly. . Pott. SEAGIRT. adj. [ſea and girt.] Girded or incircled by the Cal. S E. Neptune, beſides the ſway Of every ſalt flood and each ebbing ſtream, Took in by lot, 'twixt high and nether Jove, Imperial rule of all the ſengi, t iſles. Milt:n. Telemachus, the blooming heir Of ſtagirt Ithaca, demands my care: 'Tis mine to form his green unpractis'd years In ſage debates. l Pope. SEAGULL. r. ſ. [ ſºa and gull. A water fowl. Sedg://s, & º: º from the ſea towards the fores, foreſhow rain and wind. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. Bitterns,
S E A lº: º it: Bitterns, herons, and ſºagulls, are great enemies to fiſh, Mortimer's Husbandry. SE"A GREEN. adj. [ſea and green.] Reſembling the colour of the diſtant ſea; cerulean. White, red, yellow, blue, with their ſeveral mixtures, as green, ſcarlet, purple, and ſeagreen, come in only by the eyes. Locke. Upon his urn reclin'd, His ſeagreen mantle waving in the wind, The god appear'd. Pope. SE'AGREEN. m. ſ. Saxifrage. A plant. Se AGULL. n ſ. A ſea bird. Ainſworth. SE'AHEDGE Hog. m. ſ. [ſea, hedge, and hog.] A kind of ſea ſhell-fiſh. * The ſeahedgehog is incloſed in a round ſhell, faſhioned as a loaf of bread, wrought and pinched, and guarded by an outer ſkin full of prickles, as the land urchin. Carew. SE'A Hog. m. f. [ſea and hog.] The porpus. Se’A Holm. n.f. [ſea and holm.] 1. A ſmall uninhabited iſland. 2. Seaholly. A kind of ſea weed. Cornwal bringeth forth greater ſtore of faholm and ſam- phire than any other county. Carew. SE'A Horse. m.J. [ ſea and horſe.] 1. The ſeahorſe is a fiſh of a very fingular form, as we ſee it dried, and of the needlefiſh kind. It is about four or five inches in length, and nearly half an inch in diameter in the broadeſt part. Its colour, as we ſee it dried, is a deep reddiſh brown; and its tail is turned round under the belly. It is found about the Mediterranean, and has been celebrated for medicinal vir- tues; but is at preſent wholly neglected. Hill's Materia Med. 2. The morſe. - Part of a large tooth, round and tapering: a tuſk of the morſe, or waltrons, called by ſome the ſeahºrſe. Iłoodward. 3. The medical and the poetical ſeahorſe ſeem very different. By the feahorſe Dryden means probably the hippopotamus. - By 'em Seahorſes, flound'ring in the flimy mud, Toſs'd up their heads, and daſh'd the ooze about 'em. Dry. Se’AMAID. n.ſ.. [ſea and maid.] Mermaid. Certain ſtars ſhot from their ſpheres, . To hear the ſamaid; muſick. SE’AMAN. n.ſ.. [ſea and man.] 1. A ſailor; a navigator; a mariner. - She, looking out, Beholds the fleet, and hears the ſtamen ſhout. Denham. Seamen, through diſmal ſtorms, are wont To paſs the oyſter-breeding Helleſpont. Evelyn. The whole poem was firſt written, and now ſent you from a place where I have not ſo much as the converſe of any ſea- * - frraft. - Dryden. AEneas order'd - A ſtately tomb, whoſe top a trumpet bore, A ſoldier's fauchion, and a ſeaman's oar; - Thus was his friend interr'd. Dryden. By undergoing the hazards of the ſea, and the company of common ſeamen, you make it evident you will refuſe no op- portunity of rendering yourſelf uſeful. - JDryden. Had they applicd themſelves to the increaſe of their ſtrength by ſea, they might have had the greateſt fleet and the moſt ſea- fren of any ſtate in Europe. Adiſon. 2. Merman; the male of the mermaid. Seals live at land and at ſea, and porpuſes have the warm blood and intrails of a hog, not to mention mermaids, or ſea- ºnent. Locke. Sea º Aºrk. n.ſ. ſſa and mark.] Point or conſpicuous place diſtinguiſhed at ſea, and ſerving the mariners as directions of their courſe. * Thoſe white rocks, Which all along the ſouthern ſeacoaſt lay, Threat'ning unheedy wreck and raſh decay, For ſafety’s ſake his ſtamark made, And nam'd it Albion. Though you do ſee me weapon'd, Here is my journey’s end, here is my butt, r The very ſamark of my utmoſt ſail. Shakeſp. Othel's. They were executed at divers places upon the ſeacoaſt, for fºamaris or lighthouſes, to teach Perkins's people to avoid the coaſt. Bacºn's Henry VII. They are remembered with a brand of infamy fixt upon them, and ſet as ſeamarks for thoſe who obſerve them to avoid. Dryden. The fault of others ſway, He ſet as ſeamarks for himſelf to ſhun. Dryden. SEAME'w. n.ſ.. [ſea and mew.] A fowl that frequents the ſea. - - Shakeſpeare. Fairy Queen. An iſland ſalt and bare, The haunt of ſeals, and orcks, and ſamews clang. Miltºn. The chough, the ſeamew, the loquacious crow, Scream aloft. Pope's Odſey. SE'A MonstER. m. ſ. [...ea and monſter.] Strange animal af the ſca. S E A Seamonſters give ſuck to their young. La. iv. 3, f Where luxury once reign'd, ſeamoºſers whelp. Milton, SE *NYMPH. n.f. [ſea and nymph.J. Goddeſs of the ſea. Virgil, after Homer's example, gives us a transformation of Æneas's ſhip into ſcanymphs. SEAoNion, n.ſ. An herb, 4ttſworth. SEAoose... n.ſ. (ſea and coſe.] The mud in the ſea or ſhore. All ſeawºſe, or ooſy mud, and the mud of rivers, are of reaf advantage to all ſorts of land. Mortimer. SEAPiscs. n.ſ.. [ſea and piece..] A piāure repreſenting any thing at ſea. Great painters often employ their pencils upon ſeatieces. • Addison's Speciatºr. Se/apool. n.ſ.. [ſea and pool.] A lake of ſalt water, I have often heard it wiſhed, that all that land were a ſea- pool. - Speºſer an Ireland. SE’Aport. m. ſ. (ſea and port..] A harbour. SEAR isgy E. m.ſ.. [ſea and riſque.] Hazard at ſea. He was ſo great an encourager of commerce, that he charged himſelf with all the ſeariſºur of ſuch veſſels as car- ried corn to Rome in the Winter. Arbuthnot. SE'A Rocket. n.ſ. A plant. Miller. Se’ARoom.. n.ſ.. [ſea and room.] Open ſea; ſpacious main. There is ſearon enough for both nations, without offend- ing one another, and it would exceedingly ſupport the navy. Bacon's Advice to Williers. The bigger whale like ſome huge carrack lay, Which wanteth ſearoom with her foes to play. If aller. SEARo've R. m. ſ. [ſea and rove..] A pirate. SE'AsHARK. n.ſ. [ſea and ſhark.] A ravenous ſeafiſh. Witches mummy, maw and gulf - Of the ravening ſalt ſeaſhark. Shakeſpeare. Se’As Hsi L n.ſ.. [Jea and ſhell.] . Shells found on the ſhore. Seaſhells are great improvers of four or cold land. AMortim. SE'Ashore. n.ſ.. [ſea and ſhore.] The coaſt of the ſea. That ſeaſhore where no more world is found, But foaming billows breaking on the ground. Dryden. Fournier gives an account of an earthquake in Peru, that reached three hundred leagues along the ſeaſhore. Burnet. To ſay a man has a clear idea of any quantity, without knowing how great it is, is as reaſonable as to ſay he has the Yoſitive idea of the number of the ſands on the ſeaſhore. Locke. SE'asick, adj. [ſea and ſick.] Sick, as new voyagers an the 3. She began to be much ſeaſcº, extremity of weather con- tinuing. - Shakeſpeare Barbaroſſa was not able to come on ſhore, for that he was, as they ſaid, ſeaſick, and troubled with an ague. Knolles. In love's voyage nothing can offend; - Women are never ſeaſºck. Dryden's juvenal. Weary and ſeaſcă, when in thee confin'd; - Now, for thy ſafety, cares diſtraćt my mind. Swift. SE'Aside. n.ſ.. [ſea and ſide ) The edge of the ſea: Their camels were without number, as the ſand by the ſea- ſide. - jud. vii. 12. There diſembarking on the green ſtaſide, We land our cattle, and the ſpoil divide. Pope. SE' as ERPENT. n.ſ. [ſea and ſerpent.] Serpent generated in the water. - Sease'rvice. n ſ [ſea and ſervice.] Naval war. . You were preſſed for the ſeaſervice, and got off with much ado. Swift's Direct. to Servants. Seasu'RGEoN. n.ſ.. [ſa and ſurgeon.] A chirurgeon employed on ſhipboard. - - My deſign was to help the ſeaſurgeon. . . Wiſeman's Surgery. SF Asukko'UNDED. adj. [ſea and ſurround.]. Encircled by the ſea. To faſurrounded realms the gods aſſign Small tract of fertile lawn, the leaſt to mine. Pope. SEATE'R.M. n.ſ.. [ſea and term.] Word of art uſed by the ſeamen. - I agree with you in your cenſure of the ſcatºrm in Dryden's Virgil, becauſe no terms of art, or cant words, ſuit the ma- jeſty of epick poetry: Pope. Seawatt ER. m.ſ. (ſea and water.] The ſalt water of the ſea. By digging of pits in the ſeaſhore, he did fruſtrate the la- borious works of the enemies, which had turned the ſea- water upon the wells of Alexandria: Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. I took off the dreſſings, and bathed the member with ſea- quarter. - I/ſeman - Seawater has many groſs, rough, and earthy particles 1n 1t, as appears from its ſaitneſs; whereº freſh water is more pure and unmixt. Froome's Note: on the Odyſſey. SEAL n.ſ. [reol, rele, Saxon; Jºel, Daniſh 1 The ſeacalf. See Se AcALF. - - - - The ſeal or ſoyle is in make and growth not unlike a Pig, ugly faced, and footed like a moldwarp; he delighteth in muſick, or any loud noiſe, and thereby is trained to ſhew himſelf above water: they alſo come on land. Carew. 23 K An Proome.
S E A S E A iſland ſalt and bare - The * 7. and orcs, and ſeamaws clang. Milton. eſ, Saxon; ſkillum, Latin J - *"...ſ.º. with a ºf: impreſſion, which is fixed upon the wºx that cloſes letters, or affixed as a teſtimony. The king commands you To render up the great ſºil. - Shakeſp. Henry VIII. If the organs of perception, like wax overharden d with cold, will not receive the impreſſion of the ſeal; or, like wax of a temper too ſoft, will not hold it; or elſe ſuppoſing the wax of a temper fit, but the ſeal not applied with a ſufficient force to make a clear impreſſion: in any of theſe caſes the print left by the ſeal will be obſcure. Locke. The ſame His grandfire wore about his neck In three ſeal rings, which after, melted down, Form'd a vaſt buckle for his widow's gown. Poſe. 2. The impreſfion made in wax. 'Til thou can'ſt rail the ſeal from off my bond, Thou but offend'ſt thy lungs to ſpeak ſo loud. Shakeſp. Solyman ſhewed him his own letters, aſking him if he knew not that hand, and if he knew not that ſeal. Knolles. He ſaw his monkey picking the ſeal wax from a letter. Arb. 3. Any ačt of confirmation. They their fill of love - Took largely, of their mutual guilt the ſeal. Milton. To Seal. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To faſten with a ſeal. He that brings this love to thee, Little knows this love in me; And by him ſcal up thy mind. Shakeſp. As you like it. I have ſeen her riſe from her bed, take forth paper, fold it, write upon't, and afterwards ſcal it. Shakeſpeare. 2. To confirm or atteſt by a ſeal. God join'd my heart to Romeo's ; thou our hands; And ere this hand, by thee to Romeo ſeal’d, Shall be the label to another deed, Or my true heart with treacherous revolt Turn to another, this ſhall ſlay them both. 3. To confirm; to ratify; to ſettle. My ſoul is purg'd from grudging hate, And with my hand 1 ſeal our true hearts love. Shakespeare R. III. When I have performed this, and ſealed to them this fruit, I will come into Spain. Rom. xv. 28. 4. To ſhut; to cloſe. - Seal up your lips, and give no words, but mum ! Shakespeare At my death Thou haſt ſeal’d up my expećtation. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The root of evil is ſealed up from you. . 2 Eſdr. viii. 53. The ſenſe is like the ſun; for the ſun ſeals up the globe of heaven, and opens the globe of earth: ſo the ſenſe doth ob- ſcure heavenly things, and reveals earthly things. Bacon. Back to th’ infernal pit I drag thee chain'd, And ſeal thee ſo, as henceforth not to ſcorn The facil gates of hell too ſlightly barr'd. Milton. 5. To mark with a ſtamp. You'd rail upon the hoſteſs, And ſay ſ: would preſent her at the leet, Becauſe ſhe bought ſtone jugs, and no ſeal’d quarts. Shakespeare To SEAL. v. n. To fix a ſeal. I will ſeal unto this bond. Shakeſpeare. We make a ſure covenant and write it, and our princes and prieſts ſeal unto it. Neh. ix. 38. SEAler. n, f, [from ſeal ] One that ſeals. *****Nºwº, n.ſ. (ſeal and wax.] Hard wax made of roſin uſed to ſeal letters. The prominent orifice was cloſed with ſealin-wax. º SEAM. m. ſ. [ream, Saxon; zoom, i. gwax. Boyle. ‘. The edge of cloath where the threads are doubled; the ſu- ture where the two edges are ſewed together. In velvet white as ſnow the troop was gown'd The ſeams with ſparkling emeralds ſet around. » Dryden. Precepts ſhould be ſo finely wrought together in the ſame Pºe, that no coarſe ſºam may diſcover where they join. Addison 2. The juncture of planks in a ſhip. r − - With boiling pitch the ſeams inſtops, Which, well laid o'er, the faſt ſea wave withſtand. Dryd. 3. fl. a ſcar. 4 in eam, Saxon, a load.] A meaſure: 2ſ2.1 : - inor are held; eight tº'ſ Corn. re; a veſſel in º *Jºiº, ſº wai, Air Fºº, Shall the proud lord, ... ºnce with his own ſam, Part . th - Shakeſp. 77 oilus and Crºſſida. Ne e ruſty ſhields with ſeam, and part - * grind the blunted ax - - - D …'....” - To SEAM. v.a. [from the noun.] ryden's CEn 1. To to 2 #. ..". by future, or otherwiſe. . .*, * ſcar with a long cigari. - Seam'd o'er with - Wounds, which his ow n ſabre gave. Say, has the ſmall or greater pox gave. Pope. Sunk - down her noſe, or Jean'd her face? Swift Shakeſpeare. SE/AMLEss. adj. [from ſcam.] Having no ſcam. Se’AMRENT. n.ſ.. [ſeam and rent.] A ſeparation of any thing where it is joined; a breach of the ſtitches. - SE/AMST R Ess. n.ſ. [reamerºne, Saxon.] A woman whoſe trade is to ſew. They wanted food and rainent; ſo they took Religion for their ſeamſireſ; and their cook. Cleave and, SE/AM Y. adj. [from ſeam.] Having a ſeam; ſhewing the ſeam. Some ſuch ſquire he was, That turn'd your wit the ſeamy ſide without, And made me to ſuſpect you. Shakespeare Othela. SEAN. n.ſ. [regne, Saxon; Jagºa, Latin.]. A net. Some- times written ſeine, or /aine. SF AR. adj. [reanian, Saxon, to dry J Dry; not any longer green. Spenſer uſes it. I have liv'd long enough: my May of life Is fall’n into the year, the yellow leaf. Shakespeare Macleth. Ye myrtles brown, with ivy 1 ever ſcar. 4aitor. Some may be cheriſhed in dry places, as in ſearwood Ray. To SEA R. v. c. [reaſian, Saxon.) To burn ; to cauterize. The ſcorching flame ſore finged all his face, And through his armour all his body ſeard. Fairy Queen. Some ſhall depart from the faith, ſpeaking lies, having their conſcience feared with a hot iron. 1 Tim. iv. 2. Cheriſh veins of good humour, and ſºar up thoſe of ill. Werf. I'm fear'd with burning feel, 'til the ſcorch d marrow Fries in the bones. R we's Rºyal Convert. SE'AR BREAch. n.ſ.. [ſar and breach. J Perhaps ſcal reach. 'Tis one thing for a man to be firm againſt honett dangers; but to run his head againſt ſtone walls, or to put his ſhoulders to a ſtarbreach, to attempt inſuperable difficulties, would be juſt the moral of the ram in the fable. L'E/irange. SE'ARcloat H. n.ſ. [ranclav, Saxon, from ran, pain, and claš, a plaſter; ſo that cer ecleath, as it is now written, from cera, wax, ſeems to be wrong J A plaſier; a large plaſter. Bees wax is the ground of all ſearcoath ſalves. 41artimer. To SE AR ce. v. a. [ ſaſſer, French.J. To fift finely. Put the finely ſearced powder of alabaſter into a flat- bottomed and well heated braſs veſſel. - Boyle. For the keeping of meal, bolt and ſtance it from the bran. 44.rtimer's Husbandry. SEARce. n.ſ. A ſieve; a bolter. SEA’R cf R. n.ſ.. [from ſearce..] He who ſearces. To SEARCH. v.a. [...hercher, French.] 1. To examine; to try; to explore; to look through. Help to ſearch my houſe this one time: if I find not what I ſeek, let me for ever be your table ſport. Shakeſpeare. They returned from ſearching of the land. Num. xiii. 25. Through the void immenſe To ſearch with wand'ring queſt a place foretold. Milton. 2. To inquire; to ſeek. Now clear I underſtand What oft my ſleddieſ; thoughts have ſearch'd in vain. Mill. Enough is left beſides to ſearch and know. Alilton. Draw up ſome valuable meditations from the depths of the earth, and ſearch them through the vaſt ocean. J/aiti. 3. To probe as a chirurgeon. - Alas, poor ſhepherd 1 ſearching of thy wound, I have, by hard adventure, found my own. Shakeſpeare. With this good ſword, That ran through Ceſar's bowels, ſearch this boſom. Shakespeare For the diviſions of Reuben there were great ſearching ºf heart. judg. v. 16. The figns of wounds penetrating are diſcovered by the pro- portion of the ſearching candle, or probe which enters into the cavity. //ſeman's Surgery. 4. To Se ARch out. To find by ſeeking. - Who went before you, to ſearch you cut a place to pitch your tents in Deutr. .33. They may ſometimes be ſucceſsful to ſearch ºut truth. //atts. To SEARCH. v. n. 1. To make a ſearch. - Satisfy me once more; once more ſearch with me. Shakespeare To aſk or ſearch I blame thce not. Milton. 2. To make inquiry. Thoſe º: º,ſearch after or maintain truth, ſhould ſtudy to deliver themſelves without obſcurity, or equivo- cation. 4.014 f. it ºffices that they have once with care fifted the matter, and ſearched into all the particulars that could give any light to the queſtion. Locée. With piercing eye ſome ſearch where nature plays, . And trace the wanton through her darkſome maze. Ticº. 3. To ſeek; to try to find. Your huſband's coming, woman, to ſearch for a geºleman that is here now in the hºuſe. Shaft. A ferry five ºf #ind”. we in vain ſºarch for that conſtitution within a fly, "Pº" which depend thoſe powers we obſerve in them. Zocke. SEARch. n.ſ. (from the verb.] 1. Inquiry by looking into every ſuſpečled place. The orb he roaſn'd **** - - With narrow ſearch, and with inſpection deep. X ºf zi. 2. Inquiry:
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2. Inquiry; examination; ačt of ſeeking.
His reaſons are as two grains of wheat hid in two buſhes of
chaff: you ſhall ſeek all day ere you find them, and when you
have them they are not worth the ſearch. Shakeſpeare.
Who great in ſearch of God and nature grow, "
They beſt the wiſe Creator's praiſe declare. Dryden.
Now mourn thy fatal ſearch;
It is not ſafe to have too quick a ſenſe. Dryden.
The mind ſets itſelf on work in ſearch of ſome hidden idea,
and turns the eye of the ſoul upon it. Locke.
By the philoſophical uſe of words, I mean ſuch an uſe as
conveys the preciſe notions of things, which the mind may
be ſatisfied with in its ſearch after knowledge. Locke.
The parents, after a longſearch for the boy, gave him for
drowned in a canal. Addiſon.
This common pračtice carries the heart aſide from all that
is honeſt in our ſearch after truth. JWatts.
3. Queſt; purſuit. -
If zealous love ſhould go in ſearch of virtue,
Where ſhould he find it purer than in Blanch Shakeſp.
Stay him from his intendment, or brook ſuch diſgrace well as
he ſhall run into ; in that it is a thing of his own ſearch, and
altogether againſt my will. Shakeſp. As you like it.
Nor did my ſearch of liberty begin,
*Till my black hairs were chang'd upon my chin. Dryden.
SE'ARcher. n ſ. [from ſearch.]
1. Examiner; inquirer; trier.
The Agarenes that ſeek wiſdom upon earth, the authors of
fables, and ſearchers out of underſtandin Bar. iii. 23.
The ſearchers found a marvellous filence between the
Anakins and themſelves. Raleigh.
Religion has given us a more juſt idea of the divine nature:
he whom we appeal to is truth itſelf, the great ſearcher of
hearts, who will not let fraud go unpuniſhed, or hold him
guiltleſs that taketh his name in vain. Addiſon.
In vain we lift up our preſumptuous eyes
To what our Maker to their ken denies: {
The ſearcher follows faſt; the objećt flies. Prior.
Avoid the man who practiſes any thing unbecoming a free
and open ſearcher after truth. //atts.
2. Officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the
dead, and report the cauſe of death.
The ſearchers, who are ancient matrons ſworn to their of
fice, repair to the place where the dead corps lies, and by view
of the ſame, and by other inquiries, examine by what diſeaſe
the corps died. Graunt's Bills of Mortality.
SEASON. n.ſ. [ ſaiſºn, French.]
1. One of the four parts of the year, Spring, Summer, Au-
tumn, Winter. -
The faireſt flowers o' th' ſeaſºn
Are our carnations and ſtreak'd gillyflowers. Shakeſp.
Then Summer, Autumn, Winter did appear;
And Spring was but a ſeaſon of the year. Dryden.
We ſaw, in ſix days travelling, the ſeveral ſeaſºns of the
year in their beauty. Addison on Italy.
2. A time as diſtinguiſhed from others.
- He's noble, wiſe, judicious, and beſt knows
The fits o' th' ſeaſºn. Shakespeare Macbeth.
The ſeaſºn prime for ſweeteſt ſcents and airs. A4ilton.
3. A fit time; an opportune concurrence.
At ſeaſºn fit let her with thee partake. Miltºn.
All buſineſs ſhould be done betimes; and there's as little
trouble of doing it in ſeaſon too, as out of ſeaſon. L'E/irange.
For active ſports, for pleaſing reſt,
This is the time to be poſſeſt;
The beſt is but in ſeaſon beſt. Dryden.
I would indulge the gladneſs of my heart!
Let us retire : her grief is out of ſeaſon. Philips.
There is no ſeaſon to which ſuch thoughts as theſe are more
ſuitable. - #terbury.
The ſeaſºn when to come, and when to go,
To fing, or ceaſe to fing, we never know. Pope.
4. A time not very long.
We'll ſlip you for a ſeaſºn, but our jealouſy
. Do's yet depend. Soakeſ. Cymbeline.
5. [From the verb.] That which gives a high reliſh.
You lack the ſaſon of all natures, ſleep. Shakespeare Macbeth.
To SF'Asos. v. a. ſaſaiſonner, French.]
1. To mix with food anything that gives a high reliſh.
Every oblation of thy meat-offering ſhalt thou ſeaſon with
falt. Lev. ii. I 3.
They ſeaſºned every ſacrifice, whereof a greater part was
eaten by the prieſts. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
For breakfaſt and ſupper, milk and milk-pottage are very fit
for children; only let them be ſeaſoned with ſugar. Locke.
The wiſe contriver,
To keep the waters from corruption free,
Mixt them with ſalt, and ſeaſon’d all the ſea. Blackmore.
2. To give a reliſh to.
You ſeaſon ſtill with ſports your ſerious hours;
For age but taſtes of pleaſures, youth devours. Dryden.
The proper uſe of wit is to ſeaſon converſation, to repreſent
what is praiſeworthy to the greateſt advantage, and to expoſe
the vices and follies of men. o Tillotſon.
3. To qualify by admixture of another ingredient. -
- Mercy is above this ſcepterºd ſway;
It is an attribute to God himſelf;
And earthly pow'r does then ſhew likeſt God's,
When mercy ſeaſon, juſtice. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice.
Seaſon your admiration but a while,
With an attentive ear, 'till I deliver
This marvel to you. Shakespeare Hamlet
4. To imbue; to tinge or taint. - -
Whatever thing
The ſcythe of time mows down, devour unſpar'd
Till I, in man reſiding, through the race >
His thoughts, his looks, words, aćtions, all infect,
And ſeaſon him thy laſt and ſweeteſt prey. Milton's Pa. Loft.
Secure their religion, ſeaſon their younger years with pru-
dent and pious principles. Taylor.
Sin, taken into the ſoul, is like a liquor poured into a veſ.
ſel; ſo much of it as it fills, it alſoſeaſons: the touch and tinc-
ture go together. South.
5. To fit for any uſe by time or habit; to mature.
The crow doth fing as ſweetly as the lark,
When neither is attended; and, I think,
The nightingale, if ſhe ſhould ſing by day,
When ev'ry gooſe is cackling, would be thought
No better a muſician than the wren: .
How many things by ſeaſon ſeaſºn'd are,
To their right praiſe and true perfection. Shakeſpeare,
- Who in want a hollow friend doth try,
Direétly ſeaſons him his enemy. Shakeſpeare.
We charge you, that you have contriv'd to take
From Rome all ſeaſon'd office, and to wind
Yourſelf unto a power tyrannical. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The archers of his guard ſhot two arrows every man to-
gether againſt an inch board of well ſeaſºned timber. Hayward.
His plenteous ſtores do ſeaſon'd timber ſend;
Thither the brawny carpenters repair. Dryden.
A man ſhould harden and ſeaſon himſelf beyond the degree
of cold wherein he lives. Addiſon.
To SE(A son. v. m. To be mature; to grow fit for any purpoſe.
Carpenters rough plane boards for flooring, that they may
ſet them by to ſeaſon. - Moxon's Mech. Exerc.
SE'AsonABLE. adſ. [ ſaſºn, French.] Opportune; happen-
ing or done at a proper time; proper as to time.
Mercy is ſeaſonable in the time of afflićtion, as clouds of
rain in the time of drought. Eccluſ. v. 2.
If ever it was ſeaſonable to preach courage in the deſpiſed
abuſed cauſe of Chriſt, it is now, when his truths are reformed
into nothing, when the hands and hearts of his faithful mini-
ſters are weakened. South's Sermons.
SE'Ason AELENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſeaſonable.] Opportuneneſs of
time; propriety with regard to time.
A Britiſh freeholder would very ill diſcharge his part, if he
did not acknowledge the excellency and ſeaſonableneſs of thoſe
laws by which his country has been recovered out of its
confuſions. Addiſon's Freeholder.
Se’AsonABLY. adv. [from ſaſºnable.] Properly with reſpect
to time.
his is that to which I would moſt earneſtly, moſt ſeaſon-
ably adviſe you all. Sprat's Sermont.
SE'ason ER. n.ſ.. [from To ſeaſon.] He who ſeaſons or gives a
reliſh to anything.
SE"A son ING. m. ſ. [from ſeaſon.] That which is added to any
thing to give it a reliſh.
Breads we have of ſeveral grains, with divers kinds of
leavenings and ſeaſonings; ſo that ſome do extremely move ap-
petites, and ſome do nouriſh ſo as divers do live of them
alone. Bacon.
Some abound with words, without any ſeaſoning or taſte of
Inatter. Ben. johnſon.
A foundation of good ſenſe, and a cultivation of learning,
are required to give a ſeaſoning to retirement, and make us taſte
the bleſfing. Dryden.
Political ſpeculations are of ſo dry and auſtere a nature,
that they will not go down with the publick without frºnt
Jea onings. Addison s Freeholder.
The publick accept a paper which has . . none *:
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ſº recommend th § Addison's Spectatºr.
Many vegetable ſubſtances are uſed by mankind is ſººn-
inº, which abound with a highly exalted arºmatick ºil; as
thyme and ſavory. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
SEAT. n.ſ. [ſedes, Latin; ſett, old German. º
1. A chair, bench, or anything on which one may ſit.
The ſons light high
Haſled, reſorting to the ſummons "g". , -
And tºok their ſeats: • * Milton's Paradiſe Left.
The lady of the leaf ordain’d a feaſt,
And made the lady of the flow'r her gueſt;
when, lo, a bow'r aſcended on the plain,
with ſudden ſeats ordain'd, and large for cither train. Pºd.
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S E C S E C 2. Chair of ſtate; throne; poſt of authority; tribunal. with due obſervance of thy goodly ſeat, - gamemnon, Neſtor ſhall ſupp - jº. 2. sºrºi. and Crºſſida. y Thus we debaſe - The nature of our ſeats, and make the rabble • ? Call our cares fears. Shakespeare Coriolanus. whatſoever be the manner of the world's end, moſt ser: tain it is an end it ſhall have, and as certain that then we ſhall appear before the judgment ſeat of Chriſt, that every man may ºveaccording to that which he hath done in his body, whe- ther it be good or evil. Hakewill on Providence. . Manſion; reſidence; dwelling; abode. . - it were enough in reaſon to ſuccour with vićtuals, and other helps, a vaſt multitude, compelled by neceſſity to ſeek a new ſeat, or to direct them unto a country able to ſeeive them. Raleigh. O earth, how like to lº. If º wºrd Moſt juſtly, ſeat worthier of gods, as built §§. reforming what was old! Milton. In Alba he ſhall fix his royal ſeat; And, born a king, a race of kings beget. Dryden. Has Winter caus’d thee, friend, to change thy ſat, And ſeek in Sabine air a warm retreat? Dryden. The promis'd ſeat of empire ſhall again . - Cover the mountain, and command the plain. Prior. 4. Situation; ſite. The fitteſt and the eaſieſt to be drawn To our ſociety, and to aid the war, The rather for their ſeat, being next borderers On Italy. Ben. johnſon's Catiline. He that builds a fair houſe upon an ill ſeat, committeth himſelf to priſon. Bacºn. A church by Strand-bridge, and two biſhops houſes, were pulled down to make a ſeat for his new building..., Hayward. It followeth now that we find out the ſeat of Eden; for in it was Paradiſe by God planted. Raleigh. To SEAT. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To place on feats; to cauſe to ſit down. The gueſts were no ſooner ſtated but they entered into a warm debate. Arbuthnot. 2. To place in a poſt of authority, or place of diſtinétion. Thus high was king Richard ſeated. Shakespeare R. III, Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo, ſuch magnificence Equal’d in all their glories to inſhrine Belus or Serapis their gods, or ſeat Their kings. - Milton. A ſpirit of envy or oppoſition makes mankind uneaſy to ſee others of the ſame ſpecies ſtated above them in a ſort of per- fe&tion. Pope. 3. To fix in any particular place or ſituation; to ſettle. Should one family or one thouſand hold poſſeſſion of all the ſouthern undiſcovered continent, becauſe they had ſcated them- ſelves in Nova Guiana. Raleigh. By no means build too near a great neighbour, which were, in truth, to be as unfortunately ſeated on the earth as Mercury is in the heavens; for the moſt part ever in combuſtion, or obſcurity, under brighter beams than his own. J/otton. 4. To fix; to place firm. - Why do I yield to that ſuggeſtion, Whoſe horrid image doth upfix my hair, And make my ſeated heart knock at my ribs, Againſt the uſe of nature. Shakespeare Macbeth. From their foundations looſening to and fro, They pluck'd the ſeated hills. Milton. SEAWARP. adv. [ſã and pearb, Saxon J Towards the ſea. The rock ruſh'd ſeaward with impetuous roar, Ingulf'd, and to th’ abyſs the boaſter bore. Pope. SE'c ANT. n.ſ.. [ſecans, Latin; ſcanºe, Fr.] In geometry, the right. line drawn from the centre of a circle, cutting and mººg with another line called the tangent without it."Dż. Tº SEQEDE. v. W. [ſecºde, Latin.] To withdraw from fºil lowſhip in any affair. Sick PER. m. ſ. ſ from ſºrd..] One who diſcovers his diſap- probation of any proceedings by withdrawing himſelf. To Sect's N. v. A. (ſcern, Latin.] To ſeparate finer from º **ter 3 to make the ſeparation of ſubſtances in the Oi! W. Birds are commonly better meat than beaſts, becauſe their fleſh doth aſſimilate more finely, and ſerernth more ſubtilly. - - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The pituite or mucus ſecerned in the noſe and windpipe, is º * excrementitious but a laudable humour, neceſſary for º thoſe parts, from which it is Jºcerned, from exco- SEcF'ssion. º, ſ. [ ſeceſſio, Latin.] Arbuthnot. .*. The aćt of departing. cº of bodies upon, or ſeceſſion thereof from the • Pºurb not the equilibration of either hemi- º: B 2. 'I he a - ; : - - j7'07Un. Št of withdrawing from councils or actions. SE'cle. n.ſ.. [ſecle, French; ſeculum. Latin.]. A century. Of a man's age, part he lives in his father's life-time, and part after his ſon's birth; and thereupon it is wont to be ſaid that three generations make one ſecle, or hundred years in the genealogies. - Hammond's Prači. Catech. To Seclu'DE. v. a. [ſeclude, Latin.] To confine from; to ſhut up apart; to exclude. None is ſecluded from that funètion of any degree, ſtate, or calling. Whitgifte. Some parts of knowledge God has thought fit to ſeclude from us, to fence them not only, as he did the interdićted tree, by precept and commination, but with difficulties and impoſſibi- lities. Decay of Piety. The number of birds deſcribed may be near five hundred, and the number of fiſhes, ſecluding jºi. as many; but if the ſhell-fiſh be taken in, more than ſix times the number. - Ray on the Creation. Incloſe your tender plants in your conſervatory, ſºlding all entrance of cold. Evelyn's Kalendar. Let eaſtern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their boſom ſlaves. Thomſºn. SE'COND. m. ſ. ſ ſecond, French; ſecundus, Latin. It is ob- ſervable that the Engliſh have no ordinal of twº, as the Latins and the nations deriving from them have none of duo. What the Latins call ſecundus, from ſequor, the Saxons term open, or a pºtena.] 1. The next in order to the firſt; the ordinal of two. . Sunk were their hearts with horror of the crime, Nor necded to be warn’d a ſecond time, But bore each other back. Dryden. 2. Next in value or dignity; inferiour. I ſhall not ſpeak ſuperlatively of them, leſt I be ſuſpeded of partiality; but this I may truly ſay, they are ſecond to none in the Chriſtian world. Bacon's Advice to Williers. None I know Second to me, or like; equal much leſs. Milton. Keep their firſt luſtre, and maintain their place, Not ſecond yet to any other face. Dryden. Not theſe huge bolts, by which the giants ſlain, Lay overthrown on the Phlegrean plain; ‘Twas of a leſler mould and lighter weight; My eyes are ſtill the ſame; each glance, each grace, } They call it thunder of a ſecond rate. Addison. By a ſad train of miſeries alone Diſtinguiſh'd long, and ſecond now to none. Pºpe. Perſons of ſecond rate merit in their own country, like birds of paſſage, thrive here, and fly off when their employments are at an end. Swift. SE'cond-HAND. m. ſ. Poſſeſſion received from the firſt poſ- ſeſſor. Sa'cond-hand is ſometimes uſed adječtively. Not original; not primary. Some men build ſo much upon authorities, they have but a ſecond-hand or implicit knowledge. - Lock. They are too proud to cringe to ſecond-hand favourites in a great family. Swift to Gay. At Second-H AND. In imitation; in the ſecond place of order; by tranſmiſſion; not primarily ; not originally. . . They pelted them with ſatyrs and epigrams, which perhaps had been taken up at firſt only to make their court, and ºt ſecºnd-hand to flatter thoſe who had flattered their king. Tºtº. In imitation of preachers at ſecond-hand, I ſhall tranſº from Bruyere a piece of raillery. Tatar. Spurious virtue in a maid; - A virtue but at ſecºnd-hand. Swift. SE'con D. m. ſ. [ſecond, French ; from the adještive.3 1. One who accompanies another in a duclto direct or defend him. - Their ſecond miniſter an oath, Which was indifferent to them both, That on their knightly faith and troth No magick them ſupplied; And ſought them that they had no charms, Wherewith to work each other's harms, But came with ſimple open arms - To have their dº. .. Drayton's Nymphid. Their firſt encounters were very furious, 'till after ſome toil and bloodſhed they were parted by the ſecondi, 4. Perſonal brawls cºme in as ſecond to finiſh the diº opinion. - Haiti. 2. One who ſupports or maintains; a ſupporter; a maintain. He propounded the duke as a main cauſe of divers º ties in the ſtate, being ſure enough of ſººd, after º onſet. … wº—- Courage, when it is only a ſtrand to injuſtice, and º without provocation, is a diſadvantage to a charaćter. C. liff. 3. A ſecond minute, the ſecºnd diviſion of an hour by ſixty; ſixtieth part of a minute. - Four flames of an equal magnitude will be kep ſpace of ſixteen ſecºnd minutes, though one of theſe r at alone, in the ſame veſſel, will not laſt above twenty-five ºr * moſt thirty ſeconds. J/ijäns's Math. Aſaº Sounds talive the flamts - - the .
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time, and in ſeven or eight minutes of time about I co Eng-
liſh miles. Locke.
To SE’, on D. v. a. [ſeconder, Fr. ſecundo, Lat. from the noun.]
1. o ſupport; to forward; to aſſiſt; to come in after the act as
a maintainer.
The authors of the former opinion were preſently ſecºnded
by other wittier and better learned, who being loth that the
form of church polity, which they ſought to bring in, ſhould
be otherwiſe than in the higheſt degree ascounted of, took
firſt an exception againſt the difference between church polity
and matters of neceility to ſalvation. Hooker.
Though we here fall down,
We have ſupplies to ſecond our attempt ;
If they miſcarry, theirs ſhall ſecºnd them. Shaft. Henry VI.
I to be the power of Iſrael's God
Avow, and challenge Dagon to the teſt,
Off'ring to combat thee his champion bold,
With th' utmoſt of his godhead ſeconded. Milton.
Familiar Ovid tender thoughts inſpires,
And nature ſeconds all his ſoft deſires. Rºſcommon.
If in company you offer ſomething for a jeſt, and no body
fºconds you in your laughter, you may condemn their taſte;
but in the mean time you make a very indifierent figure, Swift.
In human works, though labour'd on with pain,
A thouſand movements ſcarce one purpoſe gain;
In God's, o e ſingle can its ends produce,
Yet ſerves to ſecond too ſome other uſe. Pºpe.
2. To follow in the next place.
You ſome permit
To ſecond ills with ills. Shakeſpeare.
Having formerly diſcourſed of a maritimal voyage, I think
it not impertinent to ſecond the ſame with ſome neceſſary rela-
tions concerning the royal navy. Raleigh.
He ſaw his guileful act
Iły Eve, though all unweeting, ſeconded
Upon her huſband. Aji'ton's Paradiº Lo?.
Sin is uſually ſeconded with ſin ; and a man ſeldom commits
one ſin to pleaſe, but he commits another to defend himſelf.
South', Sermºns.
SE'cow D Sight. m. ſ. The power of ſeeing things future, or
things diſtant: ſuppoſed inherent in ſome of the Scottiſh
iſlanders.
As he was going out to ſteal a ſheep, he was ſeiſed with a
fit of ſecºnd ſight : the face of the country preſented him with
a wide proſpect of new ſcenes, which he had never ſeen be-,
fore. Addiſon's Freehºlder.
Second ſººted adj. [from ſecond ſight.] Having the ſecond
ſight.
Sawney was deſcended of an ancient family, renowned for
their ſkill in prognoſticks: moſt of his anceſtors were ſecond
ſighted, and his mother but narrowly eſcaped for a witch, ºad.
SEcoRDARILY, adv. [from ſecondary.] In the ſecond degree;
in the ſecond order; not primarily ; not originally ; not in
the firſt intention.
Theſe atoms make the wind primarily tend downwards,
though other accidental cauſes impel them ſecondariy to a
ſloping motion. Digby.
He confeſſes that temples are erected, and feſtivals kept, to
the honour of ſaints, at leaſt ſecondarily. Stillin, fleet.
It is primarily generated out of the effuſion of melancho-
lick blood, or ſe, andarily out of the dregs and remainder of a
phlegmonous or cedematick tumour. Harvey.
SE con DAR IN Ess. n.ſ. [from ſecondary J. The flate of being
ſecondary. -
That which is peculiar and diſcriminative, muſt be taken
from the primarineſs and ſecºndarineſs of the perception. Norr.
SECONDARY. adj. [ſecundarius, Latin.)
1. Not primary; not of the firſt intention; not of the firſt
rate; next to the firſt.
Two are the radical differences: the ſecºndary differences
are as four. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Wherefoever there is moral right on the one hand, no ſe-
condary right can diſcharge it. L'E/ºrange.
Gravitation is the powerful cement which holds together
this magnificent ſtructure of the world, which ſtretcheth the
North over the empty ſpace, and hang th the earth upon
nothing, to transfer the words of Job from the firſt and real
cauſe to the ſeconday. Bently.
If the ſyſtem had been fortuitouſly formed by the conven-
ing matter of a chaos, how is it conceivable that all the pla-
nets, both primary and ſecondary, ſhould revolve the ſame way
from the Weſt to the Eaſt, and that in the ſame plane; Bentl.
2. Acting by tranſmiſſion or deputation. , -
That we were form'd then, ſay'ſt thou? and the work
Of ſecond ºry hands, by taſk transfer'd
From father to his ſon? 4...ton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. v.
As in a watch's fine machine,
Though many artful ſprings are ſeen,
The added movements which declare
How full the moon, how old the year,
Derive their ſe ondary pow'r
From that which ſimply points the hour. Prior.
3. A ſcondary fever is that which ariſes after a criſis, or the
diſcharge of ſome morbid matter, as after the declenſion of
the ſmall pox or meaſles. 3:ſincy.
$ºcospaky. ºf [from the adjective J A delegate; a deputy.
SE cº DLY adv. [from ecºnd...] In the ſecond place -
Firſt ſhe hath diſobeyed the law, and ſecondly treſpaſſed
againſt her huſband. Eccluſ, xxiii. 23.
Firſt, metals *e more durable than plants; and ſecondy,
they are more ſolid and hard. Bacon.
The houſe of cºmmons in Ireland, and, ſecondly, the privy
council, addreſſed his majeſty againſt theſe half. pence. Swift.
SE'con DRAt E. n, ſ. [ ſecond and rate.]
1. The ſecond order in dignity or value. -
- They call it thunder of the ſecondrate. Addison's Ovid.
2. It is ſometimes uſed adjectively, one of the ſecond order. A
colloquial licenſe.
He was not then a ſecondrate champion, as they would have
him, who think fortitude the firſt virtue in a heró. Dryden.
SE'CR E cy. n ſ [from ſecret.]
1. Privacy; ſtate of being hidden.
That's not ſuddenly to be perform’d,
But with advice and ſilent ſecrecy.
The lady Anne,
Whom the king hath in ſecrecy long married,
This day was view'd in open as his queen. Shakeſ H.VIII.
in nature's book of infinite ſecrecy, -
A little can I read. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
2. Solitude; retirement.
Thou in thy ſecrecy, although alone,
Peſt with thyſelf accompany'd, ſeck'ſt not
Social communication. Milton's Parad. Loft.
There is no ſuch thing as perfect ſecrecy, to encourage a ra-
tional mind to the perpetration of any baſe action; for a man
muſt firſt extinguiſh and put out the great light within him,
his conſcience; he muſt get away from himſelf, and ſhake off
the thouſand witneſſes which he always carries about him, be-
fore he can be alone. South's Sermons.
3. Forbearance of diſcovery.
It is not with publick as with private prayer: in this rather
ſecrecy is commanded than outward ſhew ; whereas that being
the publick act of a whole ſociety, requireth accordingly more
care to be had of external appearance. Hooker.
4. Fidelity to a ſecret; taciturnity inviolate ; cloſe ſilence.
SECRET. adj. [ſecret, French ; ſecretus, Latin.] w
1. Kept hidden; not revealed; concealed; private.
The ſecret things belong unto the Lord our God; but thoſe
things which are revealed belong unto us. Deutr. xxix. 29.
2. Retired ; private; unſeen.
Thou open'ſt wiſdom's way,
And giv'ſt acceſs, though ſecret ſhe retire :
And I perhaps an ſecret. Milton.
3. Faithful to a ſecret entruſted. - -
Secret Romans, that have ſpoke the word,
And will not palter Shakeſp. julius Caſar.
4. Unknown; not diſcovered : as, a ſecret remedy.
5. Privy ; obſcene. -
SE'ck ºr, n.ſ. [ſecret, French ; ſecretum, Latin.]
1. Something ſtudiouſly hidden.
Infected minds
To their deaf pillows will diſcharge their ſecrets. Shakeſp.
There is no ſecret that they can hide from thee. Ezek. xxviii.
We not to explore the ſecrets aſk
Of his eternal empire. Aſilion.
2. A thing unknown; ſomething not yet diſcovered.
All bleſt ſec. ets, -
All you unpubliſh'd virtues of the earth. Shakespeare King Lear.
Shakespeare Henry VI.
All ſecret, of the deep, all nature's works. AMilton.
The Romans ſeem not to have known the ſecret of paper-
credit. - Arbuthnot.
3. Privacy; ſecrecy. - • *
Bread eaten in ſecret is pleaſant. Prºv. ix. 17.
In ſºciet, riding through the air ſhe comes. . A4iltºn.
To SE'cRE r. v. a. [from the noun...] To keep private. .
Great care is to be uſed of the clerks of the council, for the
ſcreting of their conſultations. Bacon's Advice to Willierſ.
Sºck ETAR 1ship. m. ſ. [ſecretaire, Fr. from ſecretary.] The
office of a ſecretary. - - .
Secret ARY. m. ſ. [ſecretaire, Fr. ſecretariº, low Latin.] One
entruſted with the management of buſineſs; one who writes
another.
for Call Gardiner to me, my new ſecretary. . Shakespeare
That which is moſt of all profitable is acquaintance with
the ſecretariº, and employed men of ambaſſadors. Bacon.
Cottington was ſecretary to the Prince. Clarendon,
To SECRE'ſ E. v.a. [ſecretas, Latin.]
...To put aſide; to hide. -
; '[In | am ceconomy.] To ſecern; to ſeparate.
Sec RE"rios. m. ſ. [from ſecrettº, Latin.] . -
... That part of the animal cºconomy that conſiſts in ſeparating
the various fluids of the body.
. The fluid ſecreted.
Šiº. adj. [from ſecretus, Latin.] Parted by ani-
|al ſecretion.
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S E C S F. C They have a ſimilitude or contrariety }. the #!'; hu- mours in taſte and quality. loyer on tPe Huzmaurf. Secretist. m. ſ. [from ſecret.] A dealer in ſecrets. l Some things I have not yet thought fit ſo plainly to reveal, not out of any envious deſign of having them buried with me, but that I may barter with thoſe ſecretiſts, that will not part with one ſecret but in exchange for another. . Boyle. Seº II.Y. adv. [from ſecret..] Privately; privily; not open- ly ; not publickly; not ſo as to be known. Give him this letter, do it ſecretly. Shakeſpeare. Thoſe thoughts are not wholly mine; but either they are ſecretly in the poet, or may be fairly deduced from him. Dryd. Now ſecretly with inward grief ſhe pin'd ; - Now warm reſentments to his griefs he join'd. Addiſon. Some may place their chief ſatisfaction in giving ſecretly what is to be diſtributed; others, in being the open and avowed inſtruments of making ſuch diſtributions. Atterbury. SE'cret Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſecret.] 1. State of being hidden. 2. Quality of keeping a ſecret. I could muſter up My giants and my witches too, Which are vaſt conſtancy and ſecretneſs. Donne. Secretory. adj. [from ſecretus, Latin.] Performing the office of ſecretion. - - All the glands are a congeries of veſſels complicated together, whereby they give the blood time to ſeparate through the capillary veſſels into the ſecretory, which afterwards exone- rate themſelves into one dućt. Ray. SECT. n.ſ.. [ſºle, French; ſºla, Latin, from ſºlando.] 1. A body of men following ſome particular maſter, or united in ſome ſettled tenets. Often in a bad ſenſe. We'll wear out, In a wall'd priſon, packs and ſects of great ones, That ebb and flow by th’ moon. Shakespeare King Lear. The greateſt viciſſitude of things is the viciſłitude of ſºls and religions: the true religion is built upon the rock; the reſt are toſſed upon the waves of time. Bacon's Eſſays. The jealous ſects that dare not truſt their cauſe So far from their own will as to the laws, You for their umpire and their ſynod take. Dryden. The academics were willing to admit the goods of fortune into their notion of felicity; but no ſects of old philoſophers did ever leave a room for greatneſs. Dryden. A ſect of free thinkers is a ſum of ciphers. Bentley. 2. In Shakeſpeare it ſeems to be miſprinted for ſet. Of our unbitted luſts, I take this that you call love to be a ſet? or cion. Shakeſp. Othello. Sh'ot ARISM. n.ſ.. [from ſºi..] Diſpoſition to petty ſects in oppoſition to things eſtabliſhed. Nothing hath more marks of ſchiſm and ſºariſºn than this preſbyterian way. King Charles. Se'cTARY. n.ſ. Iſºlaire, French; from ſcº.] I. One who divides from publick eſtabliſhment, and joins with thoſe diſtinguiſhed by ſome particular whims. My lord, you are a ſe:ſary, That's the plain truth. Shakespeare Romiſh catholick tenets are inconſiſtent, on the one hand, with the truth of religion profeſſed and proteſted by the church 9f England, whence we are called proteſtants; and the ana- baptiſts, and ſeparatiſts, and ſectaries, on the other hand, whoſe tenº are full of ſchiſin, and inconſiſtent with monarchy. Bac. The number of ſºciaries does not concern the clergy in point of intereſt or conſcience. Swift. 2. A follower; a pupil. The ſºflaries of my celeſtial ſkill, That wont to be the world's chief ornament, And learned imps that wont to ſhoot up ſtill, They under keep. Spenſºr. Sectator. mºſ [ſºciateur, Fr. ſºlator, Latin.] A follower: an imitator; a diſciple. - > Hereof the wiſer ſort and the beſt learned philoſophers were not ignorant, as Cicero witneſſeth, gathering the opinion of Ariſtotle and his ſºlators. c Raleigh SE'ction. m. ſ. [ſection, French; ſºciio, Latin.] o” I. The aët of cutting of dividing. In the ſection of bodies, man, of all ſenſible creatures, has the fulleſt brain to his proportion. - jºi. 2. A part divided from the reſt. - 3. A ſmall and diſtinét part of a writing or book. Inſtead of their law, which they might not read openly they read of the proph - - - - - penly, prophets, that which in likeneſs of matter º neareſt to each ſee?ion of their law. Hooker. them i. º, * with ſalts I reſerve 'till imº ... Without breaking in upon the connection of his lanº. it is hardly poſible tº . - - - - - ive a diſt - ºia ºw of hiºn F. SE'ctor. - sºf [ſesſeur, French.] In geometry. polygons, hours, latitudes, metals and ſolids. It is generally uſeful in all the practical parts of the mathematicks, and paſſ. ticularly contrived for navigation, ſurveying, aſtronomy, dial- ling, and projećtion of the ſphere. All the lines of the ſector can be accommodated to any radius, which is done by taking off all diviſions parallelwiſe, and not lengthwiſe; the ground of which practice is this, that parallels to the baſe of any plain triangle, bear the ſame proportion to it as the parts of the legs above the parallel do to the whole legs. Harris. SECULAR, adj. [ſecularis, Latin; ſeculier, French.] 1. Not ſpiritual; relating to affairs of the preſent world; not holy; worldly. This in every ſeveral man's actions of common life, ap- pertaineth unto moral; in publick and politick ſecular affairs, unto civil wiſdom. Hooker. Then ſhall they ſeek t'avail themſelves of names, Places, and titles; and with theſe to join Secular pow'r, though feigning ſtill to act By ſpiritual. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft, 2. [In the church of Rome.] Not bound by monaſtick rules. Thoſe northern nations eaſily embraced the religion of thoſe they ſubdued, and by their devotion gave great authority and reverence, and thereby eaſe to the clergy both ſecular and re- gular. Temple. In France vaſt numbers of eccleſiaſticks, ſecular and reli- gious, live upon the labours of others. Addiſon. 3. [Seculaire, Fr.) Happening or coming once in a ſecle or century. The ſecular year was kept but once in a century. Addison. SEcul A'RITY. m. ſ. [from ſecular..] Worldlineſs; attention to the things of the preſent life, Littleneſs and ſecularity of ſpirit is the greateſt enemy to contemplation. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. To Secularize. v. a. [ſeculariſer, Fr. from ſecular.] 1. To convert from ſpiritual appropriations to common uſe. 2. To make worldly. SE'cula Rly. adv. [from ſecular.] In a worldly manner. Secula RN Ess. n.ſ. [from ſecularl Worldlineſs. SE/cus DIN E. n ſ. [ſecondines, ſecondes, Fr. ſecundar, viz. parter quod naſcentem infantem ſequantur. Ainſw.] The membrane in which the embryo is wrapped; the after-birth. The caſting of the ſkin is by the ancients compared to the breaking of the ſecundine, or cawl, but not rightly; for the ſecundine is but a general cover, not ſhaped according to the parts, but the ſkin is. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. Future ages lie Wrapp'd in their ſacred ſecundine aſleep. Cowley. If the factus be taken out of the womb incloſed in the ſe- cundines, it will continue to live, and the blood to circulate. Ray. SECURE. adj. [ſecurus, Latin.] 1. Free from fear; exempt from terrour; eaſy; aſſured. Confidence then bore thee on ſecure To meet no danger. Milton. One maid ſhe had, belov’d above the reſt; Secure of her, the ſecret ſhe confeſs'd. Dryden. In Lethe's lake ſouls long oblivion taſte; Of future life ſecure, forgetful of the paſt. Dryden. But thou, ſecure of ſoul, unbent with woes ; The more thy fortune frowns, the more oppoſe. Dryden; We live and act as if we were perfectly ſecure of the final event of things, however we may behave ourſelves. Atterbury. The portion of their wealth they deſign for the uſes of the poor, they may throw into one of theſe publick repoſitories, ſecure that it will be well employed. Atterbury. It concerns the moſt ſecure of his ſtrength, to pray tº God not to expoſe him to an enemy. Rogers. 2. Careleſs; wanting caution; wanting vigilance. 3. Free from danger; ſafe. Let us not then ſuſpect our happy ſtate, As not ſecure to fingle or combin'd. Milton. Meſãpus next, Secure of ſteel, and fated from the fire, Dryden. In pomp appears. 4. It has ſometimes of before the objećt in all its ſenſes; but more properly from before evil, or the cauſe ºf evil. Haply too ſecure of our diſcharge From penalty. Milton. Secure from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot loſe, In my ſmall pinnace I can ſail. Dryden's Horace. To SE cu'R.E. v. a. [from the adječlive.] - 1. To make certain; to put out of hazard; to aſcertain. Nothing left That might his happy ſtate ſecure, Secure from outward force. Milton. I ſpread a cloud before the vićtor's fight, Suſtain'd the vanquiſh'd, and ſecur'd his flight; Ev’n then ſecur'd him, when I ſought with joy The vow’d deſtruction of ungrateful Troy. Dryden. Aétions have their preference, not according to, the "" ſent pleaſure or pain that accompanies or follºws them here, but as they ſerve to ſecure that perfect durable happineſs !. Qº ſº. after. ruth 5 T
*** º: º: ** wa ºt: * º, ‘. . * * Truth and certainty are not ſecured by innate principles; but men are in the ſame uncertain floating eſtate with as without them. Locke. That prince who ſhall be ſo wiſe as by eſtabliſhed laws of liberty to ſecure protećtion to the honeſt induſtry of mankind, againſt the oppreſſion of power, will quickly be too hard for his neighbours. Locke. Deeper to wound, ſhe ſhuns the fight; She drops her arms to gain the field : Secures her conqueſt by her flight, And triumphs when ſhe ſeems to yield. Prior. Nothing can be more artful than the addreſs of Ulyſſes: he fecures himſelf of a powerful advocate, by paying an ingenu- ous and laudable deference to his friend. 2. To protećt; to make ſafe. Where two or three ſciences are purſued at the ſame time, if one of them be dry, as logick, let another be more enter. taining, to ſecure the mind from wearineſs. J/atts. 3. To inſure. 4. To make faſt. Secu'RELY. adv. [from ſecure.] Without fear; careleſly; without danger; ſafely. Love, that had now long time ſecurely ſlept In Venus' lap, unarmed then and naked, "Gan rear his head, by Clotho being waked. Stenſer. 'Tis done like Hector, but ſecurely done, A little proudly, and great deal miſprizin The knight oppos'd. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida. Broome. His daring foe ſecurely him defy'd. Milton. A ſoul that can ſecurely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die. Dryden's juven. We upon our globe's laſt verge ſhall go, And view the ocean leaning on the ſky; From thence our rolling neighbours we ſhall know, And on the lunar world ſecurey pry. Drydew. Whether any of the reaſonings are inconſiſtent, I ſºurely leave to the judgment of the reader. Atterbury. Secu'REMENT. n.ſ.. [from ſecure.] The cauſe of ſafety; pro- tečtion ; defence. They, like Judas, deſire death; Cain, on the contrary, grew afraid thereof, and obtained a ſecurement from it. Brown. Secu'RITY. m. ſ... [ſecuritſ, Fr. ſecuritas, Lat. from ſecure.] 1. Careleſſneſs; freedom from fear. Marvellous ſecurity is always dangerous, when men will not believe any bees to be in a hive, until they have a ſharp ſenſe of their ſtings. Hayward. 2. Vitious careleſſneſs; confidence; want of vigilance. There is ſcarce truth enough alive to make ſocieties ſecure; but ſecurity enough to make fellowſhips accurſt. Shakeſpeare. How ſenſeleſs then, and dead a ſoul hath he, Which thinks his ſoul doth with his body die; Or thinks not ſo, but ſo would have it be, That he might fin with more ſecurity. Davies. 3. Protećtion; defence. If the providence of God be taken away, what ſecurity have we againſt thoſe innumerable dangers to which human nature is continually expoſed ? Tilotſon. 4. Anything given as a pledge or caution; inſurance; aſſurance for any thing. - When they had taken ſecurity of Jaſon, they let them go. Acts xvii. 9. It is poſſible for a man, who hath the appearance of reli- gion, to be wicked and an hypocrite; but it is impoſſible for a man, who openly declares againſt religion, to give any rea- ſonable ſecurity that he will not be falſe and cruel. Swift. Exchequer bills have been generally reckoned the ſureſt and moſt ſacred of all ſecurities. Swift's Examiner. The Romans do not ſeem to have known the ſecret of paper credit, and ſecurities upon mortgages. Arbuthnot on Coins. 5. Safety; certainty. Some, who gave their advice for entering into a war, al- leged that we ſhould have no ſecurity for our trade, while Spain was ſubječt to a prince of the Bourbon family. Swift. SFDA'N. n.ſ.. [from ſedes, Latin.] A kind of portable coach; a chair. Some beg for abſent perſons, feign them ſick, Cloſe mew’d in their ſedans for want of air, And for their wives produce an empty chair. Dryden. By a tax of Cato's it was provided, that women's wearing cloaths, ornament and ſedan, exceeding 12 l. s. 10 d. half- penny, ſhould pay 30 s. in the hundred pound value. Arbuthn. SEDATE. adj. [ſedatus, Latin.] Calm; quict; flill; un- ruffled; undiſturbed; ſerene. With count'nance calm and ſoul ſedate, Thus Turnus. Dryden's Aºn: Diſputation carries away the mind from that caſm and fe- date temper which is ſo neceſſary to contemplate truth. If atts. SEDATELY. adv. [from ſedate J Calmly ; without diſturbance. That has moſt weight with them that appears ſedately to come from their parents reaſon. Locke. SEPATEN ess. n.ſ.. [from ſedate.] Calmneſs; tranquillity; ſerenity; frecdom from diſturbance. There is a particular ſedateneſ; in their converſation and be- haviour that qualifies them for council, with a great intrepi- ‘lity that fits them for action. Addison on the War. SººnTARINEss. n.ſ. from ſºdºntary.) Thºſia - . ** *--> S • rº, i. ". te of being ſedentary; inactivity. [ ſedentary.] c ing SEDENTARY. adj. [ſedentaire, Jºdenarius, from ſedeº, Latin J I. Paſſed in fitting ſtill; wanting motion or ačtion. A ſedentary life, appropriate to all ſtudents, cruſhes the bowels ; and, for want of ſtirring the body, ſuffers the ſpirits to lie dormant. Harvey on Conſumpions. The blood of labouring people is more denſe and heavy than of thoſe who live a jedntary life. Arbuthnot. 2. Torpid; inactive; ſluggiſh; motionleſs, The ſedentary earth, That better might with far leſs compaſs move, Serv'd by more noble than herſelf, attains Her end without leaſt motion. Milton. *Till length of years And ſedentary numbneſs, craze my limbs To a contemptible old age obſcure. Miltºn's Agoniſes. The ſoul, conſidered abſtraćtedly from its paſſions, is of a remiſs ſedentary nature, ſlow in its reſolves, and languiſhing in its executions. Addison's Speciator. SEDGE. m. ſ. [rzcz, Saxon; whence, in the provinces, a narrow flag is called a ſag or Jºg.] A growth of narrow flags; a narrow flag. Tº one layeth for turf and for ſºdge. Tuſer. The current, that with gentle murmur glides, Thou know'ſt, being ſtopp'd, impatiently doth rage; But when his fair courſe is not hindered, He makes ſweet muſick with th' enamel'd ſtones, Giving a gentle kiſs to every ſedge He overtaketh in his pilgrimage; And ſo by many winding nooks he ſtrays, With willing ſport, to the wild ocean. Shakeſpeare. Adonis, painted by a running brook, And Cytherea all in ſedges hid; Which ſeem to move and wanton with her breath, Even as the waving ſedges play with wind. Shakespeare. In hotter countries a fly called lucciole, that ſhineth as the glow-worm, is chiefly upon fens and marſhes; yet is not ſeen but in the height of Summer, and ſedge or other green of the fens give as good ſhade as buſhes. Bacon. He hid himſelf in the ſedge; adjoining. Sandys. My bonds I brake, Fled from my guards, and in a muddy lake, Amongſt the ſedges, all the night lay hid. Denham. Niphates, with inverted urn, - And drooping ſedge, ſhall his Armenia mourn. Dryden. SE'DGY. adj. [from ſedge.] Overgrown with narrow flags. On the gentle Severn's ſed; bank, In ſingle oppoſition, hand to hand, He did confound the beſt part of an hour, In changing hardiment with great Glendower. Shakespeare H. IV. Old father Thames rais’d up his reverend head, But fear'd the fate of Simoeis would return: Deep in his ooze he ſought his ſedgy bed, And ſhrunk his waters back into his urn. Dryden. Se'DIMENT. n.ſ.. [ſediment, French; ſedimentum, Lat.] That which ſubſides or ſettles at the bottom. The ſalt water riſes into a kind of ſcum on the top, and partly goeth into a ſediment in the bottom, and ſo is rather a ſeparation than an evaporation. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. It is not bare agitation, but the ſediment at the bottom, that troubles and defiles the water. South's Sermons. That matter ſunk not down 'till laſt of all, ſettling at the ſurface of the ſediment, and covering all the reſt. If oodward. SED1(TION. m. ſ. [ ſedition, Fr. ſeditio, Latin.] A tumult; an inſurrection; a popular commotion; an uproar. That ſunſhine brew’d a ſhow'r for him, That waſh’d his father's fortunes forth of France, And heap'd ſedition on his crown at home. Shakespeare H. VI. In ſoothing them we nouriſh, gainſt our ſenate, - The cockle of rebellion, inſolence, ſºdition. Shakespeare Cºriº'an. SED1'tious. adj. [ſeditieux, Fr. ſeditiºus, Latin.J Factious with tumult; turbulent. - The cauſe, why I have brought this army hither, Is to remove proud Somerſet from the king, Seditiºus to his grace and to the ſtate. Shakeſp. H. VI. Very many of the nobility in Edenborough, at that time, French; ſedentario, Italian; did not appear yet in this ſeditious behaviour. Clarendon, Thou return'ſt … From flight, ſeditious angel. Milton, But if ſhe has deform'd this earthly life With murd’rous rapine and ſeditious ſtrife, In everlaſting darkneſs muſt ſhe lie;. - Still more unhappy that ſhe cannot die. Priºr. SED1, 1ously. adv. [from ſeditious.] Tumultuouſly; with factious turbulence. - - - SFDºriousness. n.ſ. (from ſeditiºus.] Turbulence; diſpoſi- tion to ſedition. Te
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To SEDUCE v. a. ſ. ſeduco, Latin; ſºlaire, French.] To
draw aſide from the right; to tempt; to corrupt; to deprave;
to miſlead; to deceive. -
'Tis meet -
That nobleminds keep ever with their likes;
For who ſo firm that cannot be ſºdac'd 2 Shafeſ. jul. Caſ
Me the gold of France did not ſeduce,
Although I did admit it as a motive,
The ſooner to effect what I intended.
A beauty-waining and diſtreſſed widow,
§ººd the pitch and height of all his thoughts
To baſe declenſion. Shakespeare R. III.
In the latter times ſome ſhall depart from the faith, giving
heed to ſºdicing ſpirits. 1 Tim. iv. 1.
I ſhall never gratify the ſpightfulneſs of a few with any
finiſter thoughts of all their allegiance, whom pious frauds
have ſeduced. Aing Charles.
Subtle he needs muſt be who could ſºdice
Angels.
Nor let falſe friends ſauce thy mind to fame,
By arrogating Johnſon's hoſtile name;
Let father Ficknoe fire thy mind with praiſe,
And uncle Ogleby thy envy raiſe. Dryden.
ŠEduce Mºst iſ [from ſºdice. Practice of ſeduction; art
or means uſed in order to ſeduce.
To ſeaſon them, and win them early to the love of virtue
and true labour, ere any flattering ſeducement or vain principle
ſeize them wandering, ſome eaſy and delightful book of edu-
cation ſhould be read to them. 41 lion on Education.
Her hero's dangers touch'd the pitying pow'r,
The nymph's ſeduce” ents, and the magick bow'r. Pope.
Szou'ce R. n ſ. [from ſeduce.] One who draws aſide from the
right; a tempter; a corrupter.
Grant it me, O king; otherwiſe a ſºducer flouriſ es, and a
poor maid is undone. Shakespeare.
There is a teaching by reſtraining ſºdicers, and ſo removing
the hindrances of knowledge. Szutº.
The ſoft ſºducer, with enticing looks,
The bellowing rivals to the fight provokes.
He whoſe firm faith no reaſon could remove,
Will melt before that ſoft ſeducer, love. Dryden.
Sf DU’clei. E. adj. [from ſeduce. J Corruptible ; capable of
being drawn aſide.
The vicious example of ages paſt poiſons the curioſity of
theſe preſent, affording a hint of ſin unto ſeducible ſpirits.
- Brºwn's /ulº. Erreurs.
We owe much of our errour to the power which our af-
feółions have over our ſo eaſy ſeducible underſtandings. Ganv.
SEDuctiox. m. ſ. [ ſedation, Fr. ſeducius, Latin.] The act
of ſeducing; the act of drawing aſide.
Whatſoever mens faith, patience, or perſeverance were,
any remarkable indulgence to this ſin, the ſeductiºn of Balaam,
were ſure to bring judgments. - Hammºnd.
To procure the miſeries of others in thoſe extremitics,
wherein we hold an hope to have no ſociety ourſ lyes, is a
ſtrain above Lucifer, and a project beyond the primary/educ-
tiºn of hell. tºwn's ſugar Érrour.
Whereby is evident the eaſy ſºlutiºn of men, neither in-
quiring into the verity of the ſubſtance, nor reſºrºing upon
repugnance of circumſtances. - Brown's {ug. 1. *r.
The deceiver ſoon found out this ſoft place of Adam's, and
innocency itſelf did not ſecure him from this way of ſº ſuc-
tion. Glanv Sºftſ.
Helen aſcribes her ſedućion to Venus, and mentions nothing
of Paris. - ... P. e.
A woman who is above flattery, and deſpiſes all praiſe, but
that which flows from the approbation of her own heart, is,
Clar/a.
ſpeaking, out of reach of ſedu°ion.
morally ſpeaking Latin. J Diligent aſſiduity; labo-
SEpu'lity. m. ſ. [/edulita, I. - |
Splication ; intenſeneſs of cndeavour.
riouſneſs; induſtry; ºf - * r *
Man oftentime: purſues, with great ſººty and earneſtneſs,
that which cannot ſtand him in **) ſtead for vital pur-
Hooker.
Shakesp. H. V.
Milton.
Drydºn.
"... age tº tº define prºfit, and tº º
and there will be the ſame yeau.ity and indefatigable
es into it. So th:
religion,
Latin.] Aſſiduous; induſtrious;
induſtry in mens enquiri
SEpULOUS. adj. [ſcº,
laborious; diligent; painful. - - -
Not clºus by nature to indite
s, hitherto the only arguincht - -
lº . y arg A Milton’s Paroºſ /g/?.
what ſignifies the ſound of words in prayer, without the
- ation of the proper
ºnion of the heart, and a ſºul” applic » rº
afte&tion of the ally lead us to ſuch an end. L'Aſtrange.
may natur
º now bright amidſt her fellow ſtars,
Kind Amalthºa reach'd her teat, diſtent
with milk, thy early food: the ſºu aus bee -
Diſtill'd her honey on thy purple lips. Prior.
The bare majority of a few repreſntatives is often
procured by great indåſtry and application, wherein thoſe who
engage in the purſuits of malice are much more ſedu/us than
ſuch as would picvent them. Swift.
• SE'ou Lously. adv. [from ſºdulous.] Aſſiduouſly; induſtri-
ouſly; laboriouſly; diligently ; painfully.
The ritual, preceptive, prophetick, and all other parts of
ſacred writ, were moſt ſiduouſly, moſt religiouſly guarded by
them. Government ºf the Zongue.
All things by experience
Are moſt improv’d; then ſedulºuſ'; think
To meliorate thy ſtock, no way or rule
Be uneſſay’d. - - Pº.
SE'dulous N Ess. m.ſ.. [from ſºdaku.] Aſſiduity; aſiduouſ-
neſs; induſtry; diligence. -
SEE. m.ſ. [ ſcº, Latin.] The ſeat of epiſcopal power; the
dioceſs of a biſhop.
You, my lord archbiſhop, . .
Whoſe ſee is by a civil peace maintain'd,
Whoſe beard the ſilver hand of peace hath touch'd,
Whoſe learning and good letters peace hath tutor d,
Whoſe white inveſtments figure innocence,
The dove and every bleſſed ſpirit of peace;
Wherefore do you ſo ill tranſlate yourſelf
Out of the ſpeech of peace that bears ſuch grace,
Into the harſh and boiſt rous tongue of war; Saſſºſ, HIV.
It is a ſafe opinion for their ſes, empires, and kingdoms;
and for themſelves, if they e wiſe. Bacon.
The pope would uſe theſe treaſures, in caſe of any great
calamity that ſhould endanger the holy ſee. Addi, n.
Epiſcopal revenues were ſo low reduced, that three or four
ſees were often united to make a tolerable competency Swift.
To SEE. v. a. preter. A ſaw; part. Paſi, ſeen. [j'con, Saxon;
ſien, Dutch.]
1. To perceive by the eye.
Dear ſon Edgar,
Might I but live to ſee thee in my touch,
I'd ſay I had eyes again. Sºakſ. King Lear.
I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was diſmayed at
the ſering of it. 1/ ×xi. 3.
I ſpeak that which I have ſeen with my father, and ye do
that which you have ſeen with yours. jo, viii. 38.
He'll lead the life of gods, and be
Pygods and heroes/een, and gods and heroes ſee. Drydºn.
It was a right anſwer of the phyſician to his patient, that
had fore eyes: If you have more pleaſure in the taſte of wine
than in the uſe of your fight, wine is good for you; but if
the pleaſure of ſeeing be greater to you than that of drinking,
Locke.
Pope.
wine is naught.
Iſe her ſober over a ſampler.
2. To obſerve; to find.
Seven other kine came up, lean fleſhed, ſuch as I neverſaw
for badneſs. Gen. xii. 19.
Such command we had,
Toſe that none thence iſſu'd forth a ſpy. Milton.
Give them firſt one ſimple idea, and ſee that they perfectly
comprehend it, before you go any farther. Locke.
The thunderbolt we ſee uſed by the greateſt poct of Auguſ-
tus's age, to expreſs irreſiſtible force in battle. Addison.
. To diſcover ; to deſcry.
Who is ſo groſs
As cannot ſee this palpable device
Yet who ſo hold but ſays he ſees it not
When ſuch ill dealings muſt be ſeen in thought. Sla'ſ care.
4. To converſe with. -
The main of them may be reduced to language, and to an
improvement in wiſdom and prudence by ſeeing men, and con-
verſing with people of different tempers and cuſtoms. Locke.
5. To attend; to remark.
I had a mind to ſee him out, and thcrefore did not care for
contradićting him. Addiſon's Free/clar.
To SF E. v. n.
1. To hºve the power of fight; to have by the eye perception
of things diſtant.
Who maketh the ſºng or the blind? have not I the Lord?
Ex. iv. I 1.
3
owls could not ſee in the night. Pºczn's Natural Hiſtory.
Could you ſee into my ſecret ſoul,
There you might read your own dominion doubled. Dryden,
2. To diſcern without deception.
Many ſagacious perſons will find us out, will look under our
maſk, and ſee through all our fine pretenſions, and diſcern the
abſurdity of telling the world that we believe one thing when
we do the contrary. 7ilºt on.
You may ſee into the ſpirit of them all, and form your pen
from thoſe general notions. Pelion,
3. To enquire; to diſtinguiſh.
Sº whether fear doth make thee wrong her. Shaº.
4. To be attentive.
Mark and perform it, ſº thou; for the ſail
Of any point in't ſhall be death. Shakespeare car.
5. To ſcheme ; to contrive.
Caſio's a proper man: let meſe now;
To get his place. Sºear.'s Otºº.
SEE.
Air hath ſome ſecret degree of light; otherwiſe cats and
S E E
S E E
Se E. interještion. . [Originally the imperative of the verb ſee.]
Lo; look; obſerve; behold
Sze, ſet upon the banks of Boyne he ſtands, -
By his own view adjuſting his commands. Halifax,
S., f the ſole bliſs heav'n could on all beſtow,
which who but feels can taſte, but thinks can know? Pºe.
Sº, what it is to have a poet in your houſe. Pope.
SEED. m. ſ. [raeb, Saxon; ſeed, Daniſh; ſard, Dutch.]
1. The organiſed particle produced by plants and animals, from
which new plants and animals are generated.
If you can look into the ſeeds of time, .
And ſay which grain will grow and which will not,
Speak then to me. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Sºed of a year old is the beſt, though ſome ſeed and grains
laſt better than others. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
That every plant has its ſeed is an evident ſign of divine
providence. AMore.
Did they ever ſee any herbs, except thoſe of the graſs-
leaved tribe, come up without two ſeed leaves; which to me
is an argument that they came all of ſeed, there being no rea-
Ion elſewhy they ſhould produce two ſeed leaves different from
the ſubſequent. Ray.
Juſt gods ! all other things their like produce;
The vine ariſes from her mother's juice :
When feeble plants or tender flow'rs decay,
They to their ſeed their images convey. Prior.
In the ſouth part of Staffordſhire they go to the north for
ſeed corn. AMortimer.
2. Firſt principle; original.
The ſea of whatſoever perſed virtue groweth from us, is
a right opinion touching things divine. JH.oker.
3. Principle of production.
Praiſe of great acts he ſcatters as a ſeca,
Which may the like in coming ages breed. //aller.
4. Progeny; offspring; deſcendants.
Next him king Lear in happy peace long reign'd;
But had no iſſue male him to ſucceed,
But three fair daughters, which were well uptrain’d
In all that ſeemed fit for kingly ſeed. 1 airy Queen.
The thing doth touch
The main of all your ſtates, your blood, your ſeed. Daniel.
When God gave Canaan to Abraham, he thought fit to put
his ſeed into the grant too. Locke.
5. Race ; generation; birth.
Of mortal ſced they were not held,
Which other mortals ſo excel'd;
And beauty too in ſuch exceſs,
As your's, Zelinda! claims no leſs. J/aller.
To Seed. v. m. [from the noun..] To grow to perfect matu-
rity ſo as to ſhed the ſeed.
Whate'er I plant, like corn on barren earth,
By an equivocal birth,
Sced, and runs up to poetry. Swift.
They pick up all the old roots, except what they deſign for
ſeed, which they let ſtand to ſeed the next year. A1:rtimer.
Se'E DcAK E. m. ſ. [ſed and cake J A ſweet cake interſperſed
with warm aromatick feeds.
Remember, wife,
The ſeedcake, the paſtics, and furmenty pot. Tuſſºr.
SEEDLIP. }". A veſſel in which the ſower carries his
Seedlop. 9 feed. Ainſworth.
SE’ed pear 1... n.ſ. [ſeed and pearl.] Small grains of pearl.
In the diſſolution of ſeedpearl in ſome acid menſtruum, if a
good quantity of the little pearls be caſt in whole, they will be
carried in ſwarms from the bottom to the top. Poyle.
SE/E DPLot. n. ſ. [ſeed and plº J. The ground on which plants
are ſowed to be afterwards tranſplanted.
To counſel others, a man muſt be furniſhed with an uni-
verſal ſtore in himſelf to the knowledge of all nature: that is
the matter and ſeed, lot ; there are the ſeats of all argument and
invention. Ben johnſºn.
Humility is a ſºdºt of virtue, eſpecially, Chriſtian,
which thrives beſt when 'tis deep rooted in the humble
lowly heart. Hammond.
It will not be unuſeful to preſent a full narration of this re-
bellion, looking back to thoſe paſſages by which the feed lots
were made and framed, from whence thoſe miſchiefs have
ſucceſſively grown. Clarendon.
SEED r1M ... n.ſ. [ſeed and time. The ſeaſon of ſowing:
While the earth remaineth, ſeedtime and harveſt ſhall not
ceaſe. Gen. viii. 22.
If he would have two tributes in one year, he muſt give
them two ſeedtimes, and two harveſts. Bacon.
The firſt rain fell upon the ſeedtime about Oétober, and was
to make the ſeed to root; the latter was to fill the ear. Brown.
Their very ſeedtime was their harveſt, and by ſowing tares
they immediately reaped gold. Decay of Piety.
Day and night,
Seedtime and harveſt, heat and hoary froſt,
shall hold their courſe, ’till fire purge all things. Milton.
He that too curiouſly obſerves the face of the heavens, by
miſſing his ſeedtime, will loſe the hopes of his harveſt. Atterb,
SE’EDi ING: n.ſ.. [from ſeed.] A young plant juſt riſen from
the ſeed.
Carry into the ſhade ſuch ſedings or plants as are for their
choiceneſs reſerved in pots. Evelyn's Ka'anaar.
SE'EDN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſeed.] Seedtime; the time of ſowing.
Bloſſoming time
From the ſeedneſs the bare fallow brings
To teeming foyſon. Shakespeare Meaſure for Meaſure.
SE'EDSMAN. n.ſ.. [ſeed and man.] The ſower; he that ſcat-
ters the ſeed.
The higher Nilus ſwells
The more it promiſes: as it ebbs, the ſeedſman
Upon the ſlime and ooze ſcatters his grain,
And ſhortly comes to harveſt. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleºpat.
SEF'DY. adj. [from ſeed.]. Abounding with ſeed.
SEE'ING.. n.ſ.. [from ſee..] Sight; viſion.
Love adds a precious ſeeing to the eye. Shakeſpeare.
See/ING. }". [vº que, French; from ſee. It would be
SEE'ING that. more grammatically written, as in French,
Jeen that, or provided that..] Since; fith; it being ſo that.
Why ſhould not they be as well vićtualled for ſo long time,
as the ſhips are uſually for a year, ſeeing it is eaſier to keep
vićtuals on land than water Speºſer on Ireland.
How ſhall they have any trial of his doctrine, learning,
and ability to preach, ſeeing that he may not publickly either
teach or exhort, becauſe he is not yet called to the mi-
niſtry? Whitgifte.
Seeing every nation affords not experience and tradition
enough for all kind of learning, therefore we are taught the
languages of thoſe people who have been moſt induſtrious af-
ter wiſdom. Milton on Educaſion.
Seeing they explained the phenomena of viſion, imagina-
tion, and thought, by certain thin fleeces of atoms that flow
from the ſurfaces of bodies, and by their ſubtlety penetrate
any obſtacle, and yet retain the exact lineaments of the ſeveral
bodies from which they proceed: in conſequence of this hy-
potheſis they maintained, that we could have no phantaſy of
anything, but what did really ſubſiſt either intire or in its
ſeveral parts. Bentley’s Sermons.
To SEEK. v. a. pret. I ſought; part, paſſ ſought. Irecan, Sax.
Joecken, Dutch..]
1. To look for; to ſearch for.
He did range the town to ſeek me out.
I have a venturous fairy, that ſhall ſeek
The ſquirrel's hoard, and fetch thee thence new nuts. Shał.
Becauſe of the money returned in our ſacks, are we brought
in, that he may ſeek occaſion againſt us, and take us for bond-
Shakeſpeare.
Inen. Gen. xliii. 18.
He ſeeketh unto him a cunning workman, to prepare a gra-
ven image. Iſ, xl. 20.
Seek thee a man which may go with thee. Tob. v. 3.
. The king meant not to ſeek out nor to decline fighting with
them, if they put themſelves in his way. Clarendon.
Sweet peace, where do'ſt thou dwell?
I humbly crave,
Let me once know ;
I ſºught thee in a ſecret cave,
And aſk'd if peace were there. Pierbert.
So fatal 'twas to ſeek temptations out!
Moſt confidence has ſtill moſt cauſe to doubt. Dryden.
We muſt ſeek out ſome other original of power for the go-
vernment of politicks than this of Adam, or elſe there will be
none at all in the world. Locke.
2. To ſolicit; to endeavour to gain.
Others tempting him, ſought of him a ſign. Lu. xi. 16.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ſeek their meat
from God. Pſ, civ. 21.
God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares,
And not moleſt us, unleſs we ourſelves
See them with wandering thoughts. Milton,
Oft our alliance other lands deſir'd,
And what we ſeek of you, of us requir’d. Dryden.
3. To go to find.
Let us ſeck death, or, he not found, ſupply
His office. Milton.
Dardanus, though born
On Latian plains, yet ſought the Phrygian ſhore. Dryden.
Like fury ſeiz'd the reſt; the progreſs known,
All ſeek the mountains, and forſake the town. Dryden.
Since great Ulyſſºs ſºught the Phrygian plains,
Within theſe walls ing'orious ſilence reigns. Pope.
Indulge one labour more,
And ſeek Atrides on the Spartan ſhore. Pope,
4. To purſue by ſecret machinations.
I had a ſon, -
Now outlaw'd from my blood ; he ſºught my life. Shakeſ?:
David ſaw that Saul was come out to ſeek his life. I Sa. xxiii.
To SF EK. v. n.
1. To make ſearch; to make inquiry; to endeavour.
See: ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Iſ xxxiv.
Why ſhould he mean me ill, or ſeek to harm Milton,
a 3 M Aſk
—
S E E S E E Aſk not what pains, nor further ſº to know Their proceſs, of the forms of law below. Dryden. I have been forced to relinquiſh that opinion, and have en- deavoured to ſeek after ſome better reaſon. Addiſon's Spéſat. 2. To make purſuit. Violent men have ſºught after my ſoul. P/. vi. 14. If thy brother's ox or ſheep go ". it aſſº º: until thy brother ſeek after it. Deut. xxii. 2. 3. To apply to; to uſe ſolicitation. All the earth ſºught to Solomon, to hear his wiſdom. I K. Unto his habitation ſhall ye ſeek, and thither thou ſhalt come. Deutr. xii. 5. 4. To endeavour after. Being a man of experience, he wiſhed by wiſdom to order - that which the young prince ſºught for by war. Anoller. To SEEK. [An adverbial mode of ſpeech..] At a loſs; without meaſures, knowledge, or experience. Being brought and transferred from other ſervices abroad, though they be of good experience in thoſe, yet in theſe they will be new to ſeek; and before they have gathered experience, they ſhall buy it with great loſs to his majeſty. Spenſer. Unpractis'd, unprepard, and ſtill to ſie!. 41itºn. But they miſplace them all; And are as much to ſeek in other things, As he that only can deſign a tree, Would be to draw a ſhipwreck. Roſcommon. $EE'KER. m./ [from ſee?..] One that ſeeks; an inquirer. Though I confeſs that in philoſophy I'm a ſeeker, yet can- not believe that a ſceptick in philoſophy muſt be one in divi- Glanv. nity. A language of a very witty volatile people, ſeekers after no- velty, and abounding with variety of notions. Locke. Sł Ekso R Row. n.ſ. [ſeek and ſorrow.] One who contrives to give himſelf vexation. Afield they go, where many lookers be, And thou ſee'ſorrºw, Klaius, them among: Indeed thou ſaidſt it was thy friend to ſee, Strephon, whoſe abſence ſeem'd unto thee long. Sidney. To SEEL. v. a [ſceller, to ſeal, French..] To cloſe the eyes. A term of falconry, the eyes of a wild or haggard hawk being for a time ſceled or cloſed. Now ſhe brought them to ſee a ſeled dove, who the blinder ſhe was, the higher ſhe ſtrave. Sidney. As gentle hind, whoſe ſides with cruel ſteel Through lanced, her bleeding life does rain; While the ſad pang approaching ſhe does feel, Brays out her lateſt breath, and up her eyes doth ſel. F. Q. Mine eyes no more on vanity ſhall feed, But ſeekdup with death ſhall have their deadly meed. F. Q. Come, ſeeling night, Shakeſp. Macbeth. Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day. Some ambitious men ſeen as ſcreens to princes in matters of danger and envy ; for no man will take ſuch parts, unleſs he be like the ſeeſed dove, that mounts and mounts, becauſe he Bacºn. cannot ſee about him. - Since, blinded with ambition, he did ſoar Like aſceled dove, his crime ſhall be his puniſhment, To be depriv'd of fight. Denham's Sophy. To SE E L. v. n. [rylan, Saxon.] To lean on one ſide. When a ſhip ſeſ, or rowls in foul weather, the breaking looſe of ordnance is a thing very dangerous. Raleigh. SEE'LY. adj. [from recl, lucky time, Saxon.] 1. Lucky; happy. My ſely ſheep like well below, For they been hale enough and trow, And liken their abode. Spenſer. 2. Silly; fooliſh; ſimple. Speſſºr. Peacock and turkie, that nibbles off top, Tºſºr. Are very ill neighbours to ſeely poor hop. To SEEM. v. n. [ſembler, French; unleſs it has a Teutonick original, as ſeemy certainly has.] 1. To appear; to make a ſhow ; to have ſemblance. My lord, you've loſt a friend, indeed; And I dare ſwcar, you borrow not that face Of ſeeming ſorrow; it is ſure your own. Shakespeare , H. IV. Speak: we will not truſt our eyes Without our cars: thou art not what thou ſeem'/'. Shakespeare . So ſpake th' Omnipotent; and with his words All ſeem'd well pleas'd; all ſeem’d, but were not all. Miſion. In holy nuptials ty'd ; A ſeeming widow, and a ſecret bride. Dryden. Obſerve the youth Already ſeems to ſhuff the vital air. 2. To have the appearance of truth. It ſeems to me, that the true reaſon why we have ſo few ** which are tolerable, is becauſe theré are ſo few who have all the talents requiſite for tranſlation. Dryden. 3. In Shakespeare, "Jº", perhaps ſignifies to be beautiful. If au iº º ſtands: ght within that li º: May fitly like your º ſubſtance She's there, and ſhe is your's. Dryden’s An. Shakeſp. King Lear. 4. I; Sresis. A phraſe hard to be explained. It ſometimes ſignifies that there is an appearance, though no reality; but generally it is uſed ironically to condem the thing mentioned, ike the Latin ſilict, or the old Engliſh ſo ſooth. Id mihi datur negotii ſcilicet. This, it ſeems, 1, to te my tº/*. The earth by theſe, 'tis ſaid, This ſingle crop of men and women bred ; Who, grown adult, ſo chance, it ſeems, enjoin'd, Did male and female propagate. Bla. Knore's Creation. 5. It is ſometimes a ſlight affirmation. A prince of Italy, it ſeems, entertained his miſtreſs upon a great lake. Add/..n's Guardan. The raven, urg'd by ſuch impertinence, Grew paſſionate, it ſeems, and took offence. Addison. He had been a chief magiſtrate; and had, it ſeems, exe- cuted that high office juſtly and honourably. Alterlury. It ſeems that when firſt I was diſcovered ſleeping on the ground, the emperor had early notice. Gulliver. . It appears to be. Here's another diſcontented paper, Found in his pocket too; and this, it ſeems, - Rodorigo meant t' have ſent. Shakeſp Othello. It ſeems the camel's hair is taken by painters for the ſkin with the hair on. Brown's /u/ar Errours. SEE'MER. n.ſ.. [from ſtem.] One that carries an appearance. Angelo ſcarce confeſſes That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than ſtone: hence ſhall we ſee, If pow'r change purpoſe, what our ſeemers be. Shakeſ are, SEE'M IN G. m. ſ. [from ſeem.] 1. Appearance; ſhow; ſemblance. All good ſeeming, By thy revolt, oh huſband, ſhall be thought Put on for villainy. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Give him heedful note; And, after, we will both our judgments join In cenſure of his ſeeming. Shakespeare Ham't. 2. Fair appearance. For you there's roſemary and rue; theſe keep Seeming and favour all the Winter long. Shakeſpeare. 3. Opinion. Nothing more clear unto their ſeeming, than that a new Je- ruſalem, being often ſpoken of in Scripture, they undoubtedly were themſelves that new Jeruſalem. H.oker. His perſuaſive words impregn'd With reaſon to her ſeeming. Milton. SEE'M ING I. Y. adv. [from ſeeming.] In appearance; in ſhow ; in ſenblance. To this her mother's plot, She, ſemingly obedient, likewiſe hath Made promiſe to the doćtor. Shakespeare Merry J/ives of Windſ. They to their viands fell, not ſeeming'y The angels, nor in miſt. Milton. I have touched upon them, though ſeemingly collateral to my ſcope; and yet I think they are more than ſeemingly ſo, ſince they pertinently illuſtrate my deſign. Glanv. Scepſ. The city dame was ſo well bred, as ſeemingly to take all in good part. L’AE/ºrange. The king and haughty empreſs, to our wonder, Dryden. If not aton'd, yet ſeemingly at peace. This the fatherſeemingly complied with; but afterwards re- fuſing, the ſon was likewiſe ſet aſide. Addiſon's Freeholder. » They depend often on remote and ſeemingly diſproportioned cauſes. Atterbury. SF E'MING NEss. n.ſ.. [from ſeeming.] Plauſibility; fair ap- pearance. e other The ſeemingneſ of thoſe reaſons perſuades us on the o Digby. fide. - - See Mliness. n.ſ.. [from ſeemy..] Decency; handſomeneſs; comelineſs; grace; beauty. - - - when ſubſtantiaineſs combineth with delightfulneſs, ſeemli- moſ, with portlineſs, and currentneſs with ſtayedneſs, how Carl the language ſound other than full of ſweetneſs? Camden. SEE/MLY. adj. [ſoommeiºt, Daniſh, from ſoone, Iſlandick, honour or decency..] Decent; becoming; ProPer; fit. Suſpence of judgment and exerciſe of charity were ſafer and ſcºnſier for Chriſtian men, than the hot purſuit of theſe con- Hocker. troverſies. - - I am a woman, lacking wit make a ſemy anſwer to ſuch perſons. Shakespeare . H. VIII. Tº: º and ſeem/g/? by her huſband ſtays. Milton, May we enjoy . . Our humid produćts, and with ſeemly draughts ---- Enkindle mirth and hoſpitable love. Philips. SFE/M.I.Y. adv. [from the adjective..] In a decent manner; in a proper manner. - There, ſeemly rang'd in peaceful order, ſtood Ulyſſes' arms, now long diſus’d to blood. See N. adj. [from ſee..] Skilled; verſed. Pétrichio ſhalſ offer me, diſguis'd in ſober robes, To old Baptiſta as a ſchoolmaſter /2 Well ſeen in muſick. Shºar. Noble Pºpe.
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Than his great brother read in ſtates and men.
SE'ER. n.ſ.. [from ſee.]
1. One who ſees. f d
We are in hopes that you may prove a dreamer of dreams,
and a ſeer of viſions. Addiſon's Spectator.
2. A prophet; one who foreſees future events.
How ſoon hath thy prediction, ſeer blaſt!
Meaſur'd this tranſient world the race of time, --
*Till time ſtand fix'd : Milton's Paradiſe Lºft, b. xii.
By day your frighted ſeers
Shall call for fountains to expreſs their tears,
And wiſh their eyes were floods: by night from dreams
Of opening gulphs, black ſtorms, and raging flames,
Starting amaz'd, ſhall to the people ſhow -
Emblems of heav'nly wrath and myſtick types of woe. Pri.
SEE’Rwood. n.ſ. See SE AR woop. Dry wood.
Caught, like dry ſtubble fir’d, or like ſearwood;
Yet from the wound enſu'd no purple flood,
Dryden.
Put look’d a bubbling maſs of frying blood. Dryden.
SEE's Aw. n.ſ.. [from ſaw.] A receprocating motion.
His wit all ſeſaw, between that and this;
Now high, now low, now maſter up, now miſs, }
And he himſelf one vile antitheſis. Pope.
To SEE's Aw. v. n. [from ſaw.] To move with a reciprocating
motion.
Sometimes they were like to pull John over, then it went
all of a ſudden again on John's ſide; ſo they went ſeeſawing
up and down, from one end of the room to the other. Arbut.
To o, ETH. v. a. preterite I ſad or ſeethed; part, paſſ ſadden.
revvan, Saxon; Joedºn, Dutch..] To boil; to decoct in hot
1: Quor.
º he Sºythians uſed to ſeeth the fleſh in the hide, and ſo do
the no ºn, in Irºth. Spenſer.
Go, ſack the ſubtile blood o' th' grape,
' ' ' the high ſever ſet your blood to froth,
And tº e hanging. Shakeſpeare's Timon.
* on the great pot, and ſeeth pottage for the ſons of the
pºets. 2 Kings iv.
To St ETH. v. m. To be in a ſtate of ebullition; to be hot.
The boiling baths at Cairbadon,
Which ſeeth with ſecret fire eternally,
And in their entrails, full of quick brimſton,
Nouriſh the flames, which they are warm'd upon. Fa. Qu.
I will make a complimental aſſault upon him; for my buſi-
meſs ſeths. Shakeſp. Troilus and Cre/ida.
Lovers and madmen have their ſeething brains,
Such ſhaping fantaſies, that apprehend
º
More than cool reaſon ever comprehends. Shakespeare eare.
The prieſt's ſervant came, while the fleſh was in ſeething,
with a fleſh-hook, and ſtuck it into the pan. 1 Sa. ii. 1 3.
SEE'THER m. ſ. [from ſeeth.]. A boiler; a pot.
The fire thus form'd, ſhe ſets the kettle on;
Like burniſh'd gold the little ſeether ſhone. Dryden.
SE/GM ENT. n.ſ. [ ſ gment, French ; ſegmentum, Lat..] A figure
contained between a chord and an arch of the circle, or ſo
much of the circle as is cut off by that chord.
Even unto a parallel ſphere, and ſuch as live under the poles
for half a year, ſome ſegments may appear at any time, and
under any quarter, the ſun not ſetting, but walking round.
Brown's /ulgar Errours.
Their ſegments or arcs, which appeared ſo numerous, for
the moſt part exceeded not the third part of a circle. Newton.
SE'GNITY.. n.ſ.. [from ſºgnis, Latin.] Sluggiſhneſs; ina&ti-
vity. - Dićf.
To SE'GREGATE. v. a. [ſºrego, Latin; ſigrger, French.]
To ſet apart; to ſeparate from others.
SE GREGATION. n.ſ.. [ſegregation, Fr. from ſºrºgate.] Sepa-
ration from others.
What ſhall we hear of this
A ſegregation of the urkiſh fleet;
For do but ſtand upon the foaming ſhore,
The chiding billows ſeem to pelt the clouds. Shakespeare Othella.
SEIG NE URIA L. adj. [from ſeignior. J Inveſted with large
powers; independant.
Thoſe lands were ſigneurial. . . Temple.
SE/IGNIOR. m.ſ.. [from ſenior, Latin ; ſeigneur, Fr.] A lord.
The title of honour given by Italians.
SE'IGNio R Y. n.ſ.. [ſeigneurie, É. from ſeignior.] A lordſhip;
a territory. -
O'Neal never had any ſeigniory over that country, but what
by incroachment he got upon the Engliſh. Speºſer.
Were you not reſtor'd
To all the duke of Norfolk's ſeigniories 2 Shakeſp. H. IV.
Hoſea, in the perſon of God, ſayeth of the Jews, they have
reigned, but not by me; they have ſet a ſeigniory over them-
ſelves: which place proveth plainly, that there are govern-
ments which God doth not avow. Bacon.
William Marſhal, earl of Pembroke, being lord of all
Leinſter, had royal juriſdiction throughout that province, and
every one of his five ſons enjoyed that ſeigniory ſucceſſively.
Davies cn Ireland.
Se'io Nor A G F. m.ſ. [ ſºigneuriage, Fr. from ſºgnizr.] Autho-
rity; acknowledgment of power.
They brought work to the mint, and a part of the money
coined to the crown for ſeignorage. Docke.
To SE’, GN or is E. v. a. [from ſºign or..] To lord over.
As fair he was as Cytherea's make,
As proud as he that ſignoriſeth hell. Fairfax.
SEINE, n.ſ. [regne, Saxon; ſine, ſeane, ſºme, French..] A nºt
uſed in fiſhing.
They have cock-boats for paſſengers, and ſeine boats for
taking of pilchards. - Carow.
SE'INE.R. m. ſ. [from ſeine.] A fiſher with nets.
Seiners complain with open mouth, that theſe drovers work
much prejudice to the commonwealth of fiſhermen, and reap
ſmall gain to themſelves. Carew's Survey of Cornwal.
To SEIZE. v. a. Iſaíſir, French.]
1. To take poſſeſſion of ; to graſp; to lay hold on ; to faſten on.
In her ſad breaſt the prince's fortunes rowl,
And hope and doubt alternate ſeize her ſoul. Pºpe.
2. To take forcible poſſeſſion of by law.
An eſcheator of London had arreſted a clothier that was
outlawed, and ſeized his goods. Camden.
It was judged by the higheſt kind of judgment, that he
ſhould be baniſhed, and his whole eſtate confiſcated and ſeized,
and his houſes pulled down. - Bacon.
3. To make poſſeſſed. -
So th’ one for wrong, the other ſtrives for right:
As when a griffin, ſeized of his prey,
A dragon fierce encount’reth in his flight,
Through wildeſt air making his idle way. Fa. Queen.
So Pluto, ſeiz'd of Proſerpine, convey'd
To hell's tremenduous gloom th’ affrighted maid,
There grimly ſmil'd, pleas'd with the beauteous prize,
Nor envy'd Jove his ſunſhine and his ſkies. Addison Cato.
To SF 1ze. v n. To fix the graſp or the power on anything.
Faireſt Cordelia,
Thee and thy virtues here I ſeize upon :
Be’t lawful I take up what's caſt away? Shakeſp. K. Lear.
Where there is a deſign of ſupplanting, that neceſſarily re-
quires another of accuſing: even Jezebel proječts not to ſeize
on Naboth's vineyard without a precedent charge. Dec. of Piety.
Se'iz IN. m. ſ. [ ſaſſine, French.]
1. [In law.] Is of two ſorts: ſeiſm in fact, and ſeiſin in law:
Seiſºn in fact, is when a corporal poſſeſſion is taken: ſeiſin in
law, is when ſomething is done which the law accounteth a
Jeſſin, as an inrolment. This is as much as a right to lands
and tenements, though the owner be by wrong diſſeized of
them. Cowel.
2. The aët of taking poſſeſſion.
Every indulged ſin gives Satan livery and ſeiſin of his heart,
and a power to diſpoſe of it as he pleaſes. Decay of Piety.
Seiſin is the ſame in the canon law as livery and ſeiſin at the
common law. Ayliffe's Parerson.
3. The things poſſeſſed.
Many recoveries were had as well by heirs as ſucceſſors of
the ſeizin of their predeceſſors. Hale.
SE'izur E. n.ſ.. [from ſeize.]
1. The act of ſeizing.
2. The thing ſeized.
Sufficient that thy pray'rs are heard, and death,
Then due by ſentence when thou did'ſt tranſgreſs,
Defeated of his ſeizure, many days
Giv'n thee of grace. - Milton's Paradiſ? Loft.
3. The ačt of taking forcible poſſeſſion.
Thy lands, and all things that thou do'ſt call thine,
Worth ſeizure, do we ſeize into our hands. Shakeſpeare.
In the general town he maintained a ſeizure, and poſſeſſion
of the whole. //otton.
Henry continued to burn proteſtants, after he had caſt off
the pope; and his ſeizure of eccleſiaſtical revenues cannot be
reckoned as a mark of the church's liberty. Swift.
4. Gripe; poſſeſſion.
And ſhall theſe hands, ſo lately purg'd of blood,
Unyoke this ſeizure, and this kind regrect? Shakeſpeare:
Make o'er thy honour by a deed of truſt,
And give me ſeizure of the mighty wealth. Dryden.
5. Catch.
Let there be no ſudden ſeizure of a lapſed ſyllable to play
upon it. J/atts.
SE'ícouth. ad;. [rels, rare, Sax, and couth, known.] Un-
common. Spenſer. The ſame with uncouth.
SE"LDOM. adv. [relban, rarely; reloon, more rarely; rel-
borº, moſt rarely. Selwan is ſuppoſed to be contracted from
reloan, or relb, rare, and praenne, when, Saxon. Selden,
Dutch ; ſiltan, German.] Rarely ; not often ; not fre-
uently. -
q Wän and youth are ſe'dom joined in one; and the ordi-
nary courſe of the world is more according to Job's obſerva-
tion, who giveth men advice to ſeek wiſdom amongſt the an-
cients, and in the length of days underſtanding. - Hooker.
There is true joy conveyed to the heart by preventing grace,
which pardoning grace ſeldom gives. Sºuth's º,
S E L S E L where the flight of fancy is managed with good judgment, the ſºmer it is ſeen it is the more valuable. Grew. SELDoxiness. n.ſ. [from /**] . Uncommonneſs; infre- º "...; . | Little uſed. + egrees of well-doing there could in º and oftenneſ, of º except º: sºws. * [ſºlº and ſhown. j. Seldom exhibited to Se//own flamins P9 Pleſs among the popular thrones Shakeſp. Corial To SELECT ... [...i.ajºr,..... to others rejected. In preference º... ." ſele?ed out of all the provinces, were greatly * bºg now ſcarce eight thouſand ſtrong. Knoleſ. The pious chief A hundred youths from all his train ſºis. Dryden. ****** adj. [from the verb.) Nice, choſen; choice; cºlled out on account of ſuperiour excellence. To the nuptial bow'r I led her, bluſhing like the morn: all heav'n, And happy conſtellations, on that hour Shed their ſºft influence. Milton's Parad. Loff. Select from vulgar herds, with garlands gay, A hundred bulls aſcend the ſacred way. Prior. SELEction. m. ſ. Iſºkºia, Lat. from ſele?..] The act of culling or chuāng; choice. While we ſingle out ſeveral diſhes, and reječt others, the ſºkºłion ſeems but arbitrary. Brown's /uſgar Errours. SELE"cts Ess. n.ſ. (from ſelect.] The ſtate of being ſelect. SELE'croR. m. / [from ſºcci J He who ſelects. SELExoGRA'PHICAL. }% [ſilenographique, Fr. from ſelenogra- SELENog RAPHick. § 1/y.j Belonging to ſelenography. SELE'NoGRAPHY, n.ſ.. [ſelenºgraphie, Fr. G ºn and 7:222.] A deſcription of the moon. Hevelius, in his accurate ſelenography, or deſcription of the moon, hath well tranſlated the known appellations of regions, ſeas, and mountains, unto the parts of that luminary. Brown. SELF. pronºun. plur. ſelves. [/lba, Gothick; ryly, rylya, Sax. ſºſ, ſeve, Dutch..] 1. Its primary ſignification ſecms to be that of an adječtive: very; particular; this above others; ſometimes, one's own. Shoot another arrow that yef way Which you did ſhoot the firſt. Shakespeare . March. of P'en. The cruel miniſters, by ſºft and violent hands, Took off her life. Shakespeare. On theſe ſe/ hills the air is ſo thin, that it is not ſufficient to bear up the body of a bird. Raleigh. At that ſºf moment enters Palamon The gate of Venus. Dryden. 2. It is united both to the perſonal pronouns, and to the neu- tral pronoun it, and is always added when they are uſed reci- procally, or return upon themſelves: as, 1 d d not hurt him, he ſurt himſelf; the people his me, but I clap myſelf; thou / viſt thyſelf, though the world corns thee. Self is that conſcious thinking thing, which is ſenſible or con- ſcious of pleaſure and pain, capable of happineſs and miſery, and ſo is concerned for iteſ, as far as that conſciouſneſs ex- tends. Locke. . It is ſometimes uſed emphatically in the nominative caſe: as, myſſ will decide it; I myſelf will come; him/ºff ſhall revenge it. This uſe of ſeſ, thus compounded, without the pronoun perſonal, is chiefly poetical. 4. Compounded with him, a pronoun ſubſtantive, ſºf is in ap- pearance an adjective: joined to my, thy, otºr, your, pronoun adjectives, it ſeems a ſubſtantive. Even when compounded with him it is at laſt found to be a ſubſtantive, by its variation in the plural, contrary to the nature of Engliſh adjectives, as him/º/, temſelves. - 5. Ayeſ, him/ºff, themſelves, and the reſt, may, contrary to the analogy of my, him, them, be uſed as nominatives. 6. It often adds only emphaſis and force to the pronoun with which it is compounded. Next to the knowledge of God, this knowledge of our fºlves ſeems moſt worthy of our endeavour. Hale. The fondneſs we have for ſelf, and the relation which other things have to our ſºlves, furniſhes another long rank of pre- judices. - - // atts. 7. It ſignifies the individual, as ſubjećt to his own contem- plation or action. The ſpark of noble courage now awake, And ſtrive your excellent ſelf to excel. Fairy Queen. Since conſciouſneſs always accompanies thinking, and it is that that makes every one to be what he calls ſelf, and thereby diſtinguiſhes himſelf from all other thinking things; in this alone conſiſts perſonal identity, i.e. the ſameneſs of a rational º Alocke. ** º conſciouſneſs it has of its preſent thoughts and ſelf, a'a. * Hºſſ to itſelf now, and ſo will be the ſame 8 Or to Come. ame conſciouſneſs can extend to º, º: w - - ºtArt. . It is º *" in compoſition, which it is proper to explain by a train of examples. It is to be obſerved, that its compo" ſition in Shakeſpeare is often harſh. Thºm held ſhe her tongue, and caſt down a ſºfaçcuſing look, finding that in her ſelf ſhe had ſhot out of the bow of her affaion a more quick opening of her mind, thºn ſhe minded to have done. Sidney. Alas! while we are wrapt in foggy miſt Of our ſelf-love, ſo paſſions do deceive, - we thiſ k they hurt when moſt they do affiſt. Sidney, *Till Strephon's plaining voice him nearer drew, ... where by his words his ſeſ-like caſe he knew, Sidhy. Ah! where was firſt that cruel cunning found, To frame of earth a veſſel of the mind, Where it ſhould be to ſelf-deſtruction bound? Sidney. Before the door ſat ſe/-conſuming care, Day and night keeping wary watch and ward. Fa Qºzen. My ſtrange and ſelf-abuſe, Is the initiate fear that wants hard uſe. Shakespeare . A/acbeth. I have heard ſo much, And with Demetrius thought tº have ſpoke thereof; But being over-full of ſelf-affairs, - My mind did loſe it. Shakeſp. Midſum. Night's Dream. Nor know I aught By me that's ſaid or done amiſs this night, Unleſs ſºft-charity be ſometimes a vice, And to defend ourſelves it be a ſin, When violence aſſails us. . Shakeſpeare's Othell. He walks, and that ſelf-chain about his neck, Which he forſwore. Shake?eare, It is in my power, in one ſºft-born hour, To plant and o'erwhelm cuſtom. Shakºp. J/inter's Talk. His treaſons will ſit bluſhing in his face, Not able to endure the fight of day, But ſºft-affrighted tremble at his fin. Shakespeare Rich. II. The ſtars above us govern our conditions; Elſe one ſef mate and mate could not beget Such different iſſues. I'm made of that ſºft metal as my ſiſter, And prize me at her worth. Shakespeare King lear. In my ſchool-days, when I had loſt one ſhaft, I ſhot his fellow of the ſºf-ſame flight The ſºft ſame way, with more adviſed watch, To find the other forth. He may do ſome good on her: - A peeviſh ſºft will'd harlotry it is... Shakespeare. Romeo and julict. But left myſelf be guilty of // wrong, I'll ſtop mine ears againſt the mermaid's ſong. Slakſtart. He conjunct and flatt’ring his diſpleaſure, Tript me behind: being down, inſulted, rail'd, Shakeſpeare. Shałºżeare, Got praiſes of the king, For him attempting who was ſºft-ſubdu'd. Shakeſpeare. The Everlifting fixt Shakespeare Hamlet. His canon gainſt ſºft-ſlaughter. Know if his laſt purpoſe hold, Or whether ſince he is advis'd by aught To change the courſe He's full of alteration, ... And ſelf-reproving. Sºakſ. King Lear. More or leſs to others paying, Than by ſºft-offences weighing; Shame to him whoſe cruel ſtriking, Kills for faults of his own liking ! Shakeſpeare. Bellona's bridegroom, lapt in proof, Confronted him with ſelf-capariſons, Point againſt point rebellious, arm 'gainſt arm, Curbing his Javiſh ſpirit. ſo vile aſ Shaft. Macbeth. Self-love, my liege, is not ſo vile a ſin Aº & Shakesp. H.nry V. Anger is like - A full hot horſe, who, being allow'd his way, n Self-mettle tires him. Shakeſpeare. His lords deſire him to have borne His bruiſed helmet and his bended ſword Before him through the city; he forbids it, Being free from vainneſs and ſºft-g You pººl, ineſ To lay aſide ///-harming heavincts, - And ...(..." diſpoſition. - Shaiſ Riſ. III. In their anger they ſlew a man, and in their ſºft-will they digged down a wall. - - - - - Gen. xlix. $. I he moſt ordinary cauſe of a ſingle life 1S liberty, eſpecially in certain /º/*p eaſing and humorous minds, which are ſo ſen- ſible of every reſtraint as to think their girdles and garters to Bacon. be bonds and ſhackles. - - - - Haſt thou ſet up nothing in competition with God; º pride, pleaſure, profit, /ºff-love, or ſelf-intereſt of thy }.a. Up through the ſpacious palace paſſed ſhe, To where the king's proudly repoſed head, If any can be ſoft to tyranny, And ſºft to menting fin, had a ſoft bed. Crºſław. With orious pride. Skałęż,
S E L
S E L
ſtroys the force of all religion.
with a joyful willingneſs theſe ſºloving reformers took
of ºil vacant preferments, and with reluctance 9thers
on
rº their beloved colleges and ſubſiſtence. Walton.
Repent the ſin; but if the puniſhment -
Thou can'ſ avoid, ſelf-preſervation bids. Milton.
Him faſt ſleeping ſoon he found,
In labyrinth of many a round ſelf-roll’d. Milton.
ð. times nothing profits more
an ſelf-eſteem, grounded on juſt and right,
ºr w "ºperaſ, Lyſ.
Self-knowing, and from thence -
Magnanimous, to correſpond with heav'n, Milton,
So virtue giv'n for loſt,
Depreſt and overthrown, as ſeem’d,
Like that ſelf-begotten bird,
In th’Arabian woods emboſt,
That no ſecond knows nor third,
And lay ere while a holocauſt,
From out her aſhy womb now teem'd. Milton's Agoniſł.
He ſorrows now, repents, and prays contrite,
My motions in him: longer than they move,
His heart I know how variable and vain,
Self-left. Milton.
Seneca approves this ſelf-homicide. Hakewill.
Thyſelf from flatt'ring ſelf-conceit defend,
Nor what thou do'ſt not know, to know pretend. Denham.
Man's that ſavage beaſt, whoſe mind,
From reaſon to ſelf-love declin'd,
Delights to prey upon his kind.
Farewel, my tears;
And my juſt anger be no more confin'd
To vain complaints, or ſelf-devouring filence.
Penham. }
Denham.
They are yet more mad to think that men may go to reſt
by death, though they die in ſelf-murder, the greateſt ſin.
Graunt's Bills of Mortality.
Are not theſe ſtrange ſelf-deluſions, and yet atteſted by
common experience? - South's Sermons.
If the image of God is only ſovereignty, certainly we have
been hitherto much miſtaken, and hereafter are to beware of
making ourſelves unlike God, by too much ſelf-denial and
humility. South's Sermons.
If a man would have a devout, humble, ſin-abhorring, ſelf-
denying frame of ſpirit, he cannot take a more efficacious
courſe to attain it than by praying himſelf into it. South.
Let a man apply himſelf to the difficult work of ſelf-exa-
mination by a ſtrićt ſcrutiny into the whole eſtate of his
ſoul. South's Sermons.
A fatal ſºft impoſture, ſuch as defeats the deſign, and de-
South's Sermont.
When he intends to bereave the world of an illuſtrious
perſon, he may caſt him upon a bold ſelf-opinioned phyſician,
worſe than his diſtemper, who ſhall make a ſhift to cure him
into his grave. South's Sermons.
Neglect of friends can never be proved rational, 'till we
prove the perſon uſing it omnipotent and ſelf-ſufficient, and
ſuch as can never need any mortal aſſiſtance. South.
By all human laws, as well as divine, ſelf-murder has ever
been agreed on as the greateſt crime. Temple.
A ſelf-conceited fop will ſwallow anything. L'Eſtrange.
From Atreus though your ancient lineage came;
Yet my ſelf-conſcious worth, your high renown,
Your virtue, through the neighb'ring nations blown. Dryd.
He has given you all the commendation which his ſelf-
ſufficiency could afford to any. Dryden.
Below yon ſphere
There hangs the ball of earth and water mixt,
Self-center'd and unmov’d. Dryden's State of Innocence.
All theſe receive their birth from other things,
But from himſelf the phoenix only ſprings;
Self-born, begotten by the parent flame
In which he burn'd, another and the ſame.
The burning fire that ſhone ſo bright,
Flew off all ſudden with extinguiſh'd light,
And left one altar dark, a little ſpace ;
Which turn'd ſelf-kindled, and renew'd the blaze. Dryden.
Thou firſt, O king ! releaſe the rights of ſway;
Pow'r, ſºft-reſtrain'd, the people beſt obey. Dryden.
Eighteen and nineteen are equal to thirty-ſeven, by the ſame
fºſſ-evidence that one and two are equal to three. Locke.
A contradićtion of what has been ſaid, is a mark of yet
greater pride and ſelf-conceitedneſs, when we take upon us to
Dryden.
ſet another right in his ſtory. Locke. .
I am as juſtly accountable for any action done many years
ſince, appropriated to me now by this ſelf-conſciouſneſs, as I
am for what I did the laſt moment. Locke.
Each intermediate idea agreeing on each ſide with thoſe two,
it is immediately placed between: the ideas of men and ſelf-
determination appear to be connected. Locke. ,
This ſelf-exiſtent being hath the power of perfeótion, as
well as of exiſtence in himſelf; for he that is above, or exiſt-
eth without, any cauſe, that is, hath the power of exiſtence
in himſelf, cannot be without the power of any poſſible exiſt-
ence. Grew's Coſºn. Sacr.
Body cannot be ſelf-exiſtent, becauſe it is not ſelf-movent ;
for motion is not of the eſſence of body, becauſe we may
have a definitive conception of body, abſtraćted from that of
motion: wherefore motion is ſomething elſe beſides body, and
ſomething without which a body may be conceived to exiſt.
Grew's Coſmol. Sac.
Confidence, as oppoſed to modeſty, and diſtinguiſhed from
decent aſſurance, proceeds from ſelf-opinion, occaſioned by
ignorance or flattery. - Collier of Confidence.
Bewilder'd I, my author cannot find,
*Till ſome firſt cauſe, ſome ſelf-exiſtent mind, }
Who form'd, and rules all nature, is aſſign'd. Blackm,
If a firſt body may to any place
Be not determin'd in the boundleſs ſpace,
'Tis plain it then may abſent be from all,
Who then will this a ſelf exiſtence call?
Shall nature, erring from her firſt command,
Self-preſervation fall by her own hand Granville.
Low nonſenſe is the talent of a cold phlegmatick temper:
a writer of this complexion gropes his way ſoftly amongſt
/elf-contradićtion, and grovels in abſurdities. Addiſon.
This fatal hypocriſy and ſºf-deceit is taken notice of in
theſe words, Who can underſtand his errours? Cleanſe thou
me from ſecret faults, Addiſon's Spediator.
The guilt of perjury is ſo ſelf-evident, that it was always
Blackmore.
, reckoned amongſt the greateſt crimes, by thoſe who were
only governed by the light of reaſon. Addiſon.
Self-ſufficiency proceeds from inexperience. Addiſon.
Men had better own their ignorance than advance doćtrines
which are ſlf-contradićtory. Spectator.
Light, which of all bodies is neareſt allied to ſpirit, is alſo
moſt diffuſive and ſelf-communicative. Norris.
Thus we ſee in bodies, the more of kin they are to ſpirit in
ſubtilty and refinement, the more ſpreading are they and ſelf-
diffuſive. orriſ.
God, who is an abſolute ſpiritual ačt, and who is ſuch a
pure light as in which there is no darkneſs, muſt needs be in-
finitely ſelf-imparting and communicative. Norris.
very animal is conſcious of ſome individual, ſelf-moving,
Jef-determining principle. Pope and Arbuthn. Mart. Scrib.
Nick does not pretend to be a gentleman: he is a tradeſ-
man, a ſelf-ſeeking wretch. Arbuthn. John Bull.
By the blaſt of ſelf-opinion mov’d,
We wiſh to charm, and ſeek to be belov’d. Prior.
Living and underſtanding ſubſtances do moſt clearly
demonſtrate to philoſophical inquirers the neceſſary ſelf-
exiſtence, power, wiſdom, and beneficence of their maker.
Bentley's Sermons.
If it can intrinſically ſtir itſelf, and either commence or
alter its courſe, it muſt have a principle of ſelf-aētivity, which
is life and ſenſe. Bentley's Sermons.
This deſire of exiſtence is a natural affection of the ſoul;
'tis ſelf-preſervation in the higheſt and trueſt meaning. Bentley.
The philoſophers, and even the Epicureans, maintained the
ſelf-ſufficiency of the Godhead, and ſeldom or never ſacrificed
at all. Bentley's Sermons.
Matter is not endued with ſelf-motion, nor with a power to
alter the courſe in which it is put: it is merely paſſive, and
muſt ever continue in that ſtate it is ſettled in. Cheyne.
I took not arms, ’till urg’d by ſelf-defence,
The eldeſt law of nature. Rowe's Ambit. Stepmother.
His labour and ſtudy would have ſhewn his early miſtakes,
and cured him of ſelf-flattering deluſions. Watts.
This is not to be done in a raſh and ſelf-ſufficient manner;
but with an humble dependance on divine grace, while we
walk among ſnares. //atts.
The religion of Jeſus, with all its ſelf-denials, virtues, and
devotions, is very pračticable. J/atts.
I heard in Crete, this iſland's name;
For 'twas in Crete, my native ſoil, I came
Self-baniſh'd thence. Pope's Odyſſey.
Achilles's courage is furious and untračtable; that of Ajax
is heavy and ſºf-confiding. Pope.
I doom, to fix the gallant ſhip,
A mark of vengeance on the ſable deep ; .
To warn the thoughtleſs ſelf-confiding train,
No more unlicens’d thus to brave the main. Pope.
What is looſe love? a tranſient guſt,
A vapour fed from wild deſire,
A wand'ring ſelf-conſuming fire. - Pºpe.
In dubious thought the king awaits,
And ſelf-conſidering, as he ſtands, debates. Pope,
- y mighty Jove's command,
Unwilling have I trod this pleaſingland;
For whoſiſ-mov’d with weary wing would ſweep
Such length of ocean : Pope.
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S E M S E M They who reach Parnaſſus' lofty crown, Employ their pains to ſpurn ſome others down; And while ſelf-love each jealous writer rules, Contending wits become the ſport of fools. Pºpe. It may be thought that Ulyſſes here is too oſtentatious, and that he dwells more than modeſty allows upon his own accom- pliſhments; but ſelf-praiſe is ſometimes no fault. Broome. No wonder ſuch a ſpirit, in ſuch a ſituation, is provoked beyond the regards of religion or ſelf-convićtion. Swift. Selfhe AL. m.J. [brunella, Latin.j A plant. The ſame with SAnicle, which ſee. Sºsh. adj. [from ſelf.] Attentive only to one's own inte- reſt; void of regard for others. - What could the moſt aſpiring ſelfiſh man defire more, were he to form the notion of a being to whom he would recom- mend himſelf, than ſuch a knowledge as can diſcover the leaſt *PPearance of perfection, and ſuch a goodneſs as will propor- tion a reward to it? Addiſon's Spectator. Paſſions, though ſelfiſh, if their means be fair, Liſt under reaſon, and deſerve her care; Thoſe that imparted court a nobler aim, Exalt their kind, and take ſome virtue's name. Pope. Se'lfish Ness. m. ſ. [from ſelf/h.] Attention to his own in- tereſt, without any regard to others; ſelf-love. - his ſublimer love, being, by an intimate conjunétion with its object, throughly refined from all baſe droſs of ſelfiſhneſ; and intereſt, nobly begets a perfect ſubmiſſion of our wills to the will of God. Boyle's Seraphick Love. Sºlfish LY, adv. [from ſelf/h.] With regard only to his own intereſt; without love of others. He can your merit ſelfiſhly approve, And ſhew the ſenſe of it without the love. Pope. Se'l FSAME. adj. [ſeſ and ſame.] Numerically the ſame." I have no great cauſe to look for other than the ſelf-ſame portion and lot, which your manner hath been hitherto to lay on them that concur not in opinion with you. Hooker, Prºf. Flight purſu'd one way the Jeſ-ſame hour. Milton. - I have been baſe, - Baſe ev'n to him from whom I did receive All that a ſon could to a parent give: Behold me puniſh'd in the ſelf-ſame kind; Th'ungrateful does a more ungrateful find. Dryden. SE'lion, n.ſ.. [ſelio, low Latin.] A ridge of land. Ain w. Sell, fronoun. [for ſelf.] Sell is retained in Scotland for ſelf, and ſells in the plural for ſelves. - They turn round like grindle-ſtones, Which they dig out fro’ the dells, For their bairns bread, wives and ſells. Ben. johnſºn, Sell. n.ſ.. [ſelle, French; ſella, Latin.] A ſaddle. Turning to that place, in which He left his lofty ſteed with golden ſells, And goodly gorgeous barbes, him found not there. F. Qu. To SELL. v. a. [ryllan, Saxon ; ſeſa, Iſlandick.] To give for a price; the word correlative to buy; to vend. - The Midianites ſºld him unto Egypt, unto Potiphar. Gen. Let us ſell him to the Iſhmaelites. Gen. xxxvii. 27. The firſt tenth part I gave to the ſons of Aaron, and another I ſold away. Tob. i. 7. All the inns and publick houſes are obliged to furniſh them- ſelves with corn, which is ſold out at a much deater rate than 'tis bought up. Addison on Italy. You have made an order that ale ſhould be ſºld for three half-pence a quart. Swift, To Seil. v. n. To have commerce or traffick with one. I will buy with you, ſell with you; but I will not eat with *Ou, Shakeſp. Merchant ºf ſenice. Conſult not with a buyer of ſelling. Eccluſ, xxxvii. I 1. Se'll ANDER. n.ſ. A dry ſcab in a horſe's hough, or paſ- tern. Ainſworth. SE/LLER. n.ſ.. [from ſell.] The perſon that ſells; vender. To things of ſale a ſeller's praiſe belongs. Shakeſpeare. The name of the agent, of the ſeller, notary, and wit- neſſes, are in both inſtruments. Addison on Italy. Seylvage. n.ſ. [Of this word I know not the etymology. Stinner thinks ſºlvage is ſaid, as ſavage, from its ſaving the cloath.] The edge of cloath where it is cloſed by compli- cating the threads. - Mike loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the ſelvage in the coupling. Ex. xxvi. 4. SElvís. The plural of ſelf. Conſciouſneſs being interrupted, and we loſing fight of our paſt ſºlves, doubts are raiſed whether we are the ſame. Locke. SEMBLABLE adj. [ſemblable, French..] Like; reſembling. Then be abhorr'd All feaſis, ſocieties, and throngs of men! His ſemblable, yea himſelf, Timon diſdains. Shakespeare . With ſemblable reaſon we might expect a regularity in the winds. Brown's Wulgar Errours. SEM blably, adv. [from ſenllable.] With reſemblance. A gallant knight he was, his name was Blunt; Sºmtially furniſh'd like the king himſelf. Shakespeare . H. IV. SE'Mallance. n.ſ.. [ſemblance, Fr. from ſºantl 1. Likeneſs; reſemblance; ſimilitude; repreſentation. Solicit Henry with her wond rous praiſe; Bethink thee on her virtues, that ſurmount Her natural graces, that extinguiſh art: Repeat their ſemblance often. Shakespeare eare, She's but the ſign and ſenblance of her honour: Behold how like a maid ſhe bluſhes here! O, what authority and ſhew of truth Can cunning fin cover itſelf withal' He with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not ſubſtance, gently rais'd Their fainting courage, and diſpell'd their fears. . Milton. This laſt effort brought forth the opinion, that theſe bodies are not what they ſeem to be; that they are no ſhells, but mere ſportings of active nature, and only ſemblante, or imita- tions of ſhells. - //oadway d. It is not his meaning that we put on the outward face and ſemblance of virtue, only to conceal and diſguiſe our vice. Rºg. 2. Appearance; ſhow; figure. Be you the ſoldier; for you likeſt are, For manly ſemblance and for ſkill in war--> Their ſemblance kind, and mild their geſtures were, Peace in their hands, and friendſhip in their face. Fairfax. All that fair and good in thy divine - Semblance, and in thy beauty's heav'nly ray, United I beheld. Aſit. Par. Itſ. SEMBLANT. ad. [ſemblant, French..] Like; reſembling; having the apperance of anything. Little uſed. In deſpite of age, of impious flame, And eating time, thy picture, like thy fame, Entire may laſt; that as their eyes ſurvey The ſemblant ſhade, men yet unborn may ſay, Thus great, thus gracious lock'd Britannia's queen; Her brow thus ſmooth, her look was thus ſerene. Prior. SE/M Blant. n.ſ. Show; figure; reſemblance; repreſenta- tion. Not in uſe. - Her purpoſe was not ſuch as ſhe did ſeign, Ne yet her perſon ſuch as it was ſeen; - But under ſimple ſhew, and ſemblant plain, Lurks falſe Dueſſä, ſecretly unſeen. Fairy Queen. Full lively is the ſemblant, tho' the ſubſtance dead. Spºnſ. Se’Malative. adj. [from ſemtlant..] Suitable; accommodate; fit; reſembling. Diana's lip Is not more ſmooth and ruby ; thy ſmall pipe Is as the maiden's organ, ſhrill and ſound; And all is ſºmlative a woman's part. Shakespeare Twelfth Night. To SE'Mble. v. n. [ſembler, French..] To repreſent; to make a likeneſs. Little uſed. Let Europe, ſav'd, the column high ereº, Than Trajan's higher, or than Antonine's, Where ſem/ling art may carve the fair effect, And full atchievement of thy great deſigns. Priºr. SEMI. m. ſ. [Latin.] A word which, uſed in compoſition, ſignifies half: as ſemicircle, half a circle. SE'M1AN NULAR. adj. [ſemi and annulu, a ring.] Half round. Another boar tuſk, ſomewhat ſlenderer, and of a ſemian- nular figure. Grew's Mºſzun. SE/MIBREF. m. ſ. [ ſemièreve, French J Semitref is a note in muſick relating to time, and is the laſt in augmentation. It is commonly called the maſter-note, or meaſure-note, or time-note, as being of a certain determinate meaſure or length of time by itſelf; and all the other notes of augmentation and diminution are adjuſted to its value. Harris. He takes my hand, and as a ſtill which flays A ſemibreſ, 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As loth to enrich me, ſo tells many a lye. Dznre. SEM ic's cle. n /.. [ſºmicircºſus, Lat. ſeri and circle.] A half round; part of a circle divided by the diameter. Black brows Become ſome women beſt, ſo they be in a ſmicircle, Or a half-moon, made with a pen. Shakespeare . Has he given the lye In circle, or oblique, or ſemicircle, Or dire&t parallel? Shºre. The chains that held my left leg gave me the liberty of S walking backwards and forwards in a ſemicircle. Swift. Sº, }a}. [ſemi and circular.] Half round. . The firm fixure of thy foot would give an excellent mo- tion to thy gait, in a ſemicircled farthingle. Shafº feare. The rainbow is cauſed by the rays of the ſun falling upon a rorid and oppoſite cloud, whereof ſome reflected, others re- fracted, beget the ſemicircular variety we call the rainbow. Brºwn's Pulgar Eircºrs. The ſeas are incloſed between the two ſmicircular moles that ſurround it. Addiſon ºn Italy. SEMico’ion. n ſ [ſºmi and x3xº.) Half a colon; a poiá: made thus [;] to note a greater pauſe than that of a comina. 3 Shakeſpeare. Stenºr. SEx:IRIA's: Ersk.
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SF MIDIA'M ETER. m. ſ. ſ ſemi and diameter 1 Half the line
which, drawn through the centre of a circle, divides it into
two equal parts; a ſtreight line drawn from the circumference
to the center of a circle. - -
Their difference is as little conſiderable as a ſemidiameter of
the earth in two meaſures of the higheſt heaven, the one
taken from the ſurface of the earth, the other from its centre:
the diſproportion is juſt nothing. - - More.
The force of this inſtrument conſiſts in the diſproportion
of diſtance betwixt the ſemid ameter of the cylinder and the
ſmidiameter of the rundle with the ſpokes. Wiſłins.
S; MIDI AP HANE'. TY. m. ſ. [ ſemi and diaphaneity. ] Half
tranſparency; imperfect tranſparency.
The tranſparency or ſemidiaphaneity of the ſuperficial cor-
puſcles of bigger bodies may have an intereſt in the produc-
tion of their colours. Boyle on Colours.
SEA DIA'PHANous, adj [ſemi and diaphanous.] Half tranſ-
parent; imperfectly tranſparent.
Another plate, finely variegated with a ſemidiațhanows grey
or ſky, yellow and brown. //codward on Foſſils.
SE'MIDou B.L.E. n.ſ.. [ſemi and double.] In the Romiſh bre-
viary, ſuch offices and feaſts as are celebrated with leſs ſolem-
nity than the double ones, but yet with more than the ſingle
Oil C.S. Bailey.
SEM | Flo'sculous. adj. [ſemi and fºſculus, Latin.] Having
a ſemifloret. Bailey.
SE'Mi Flo R.E.T. n.ſ. [ ſemi and floret. J. Among floriſts, an
half flouriſh, which is tubulous at the beginning like a floret,
and afterwards expanded in the form of a tongue. Bailey.
SEMIFLU'ID. adj. [ſemi and fluid..] Imperfectly fluid.
Phlegm, or petuite, is a ſort of ſemiftuid, it being ſo far
ſolid that one part draws along ſeveral other parts adhering to
it, which doth not happen in a perfect fluid, and yet no part
will draw the whole maſs, as happens in a perfect ſolid Arb.
SEM ILU'N A R. }*. [ſemilunaire, Fr. ſemi and luna, Latin.]
SEMILU'NARY. § Reſembling in form a half moon.
The eyes are guarded with a ſemilunar ridge. Grew.
SE'MIM ETA L. m. ſ. [ſemi and metal.] Half metal; imperfect
metal. -
Semimetals are metallick foſſils, heavy, opake, of a bright
glittering ſurface, and not malleable under the hammer; ſuch
as quickſilver, antimony, cobalt, with the arſenicks, biſmuth,
zink, with its ore calamine: to theſe may be added the ſemi-
metallick recrements, ſuch as tutty and pampholyx. Płill.
SE MINA'LITY. m. / [from ſºmen, Latin.]
1. The nature of ſeed.
As though there were a ſeminality in urine, or that, like the
ſeed, it carried with it the idea of every part, they fooliſhly
conceive we viſibly behold therein the anatomy of every par-
ticle. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
2. The power of being produced.
In the ſeeds of wheat there lieth obſcurely the ſeminality of
darnel. Brºwn's Vulgar Errours.
SE'M INAL. adj. [ſºminal, French ; ſeminis, Latin.]
1. Belonging to ſeed. -
2. Contained in the ſeed; radical.
Had our ſenſes never preſented us with thoſe obvious ſºminal
principles' of apparent generations, we ſhould never have
ſuſpected that a plant or animal would have proceeded from
ſuch unlikely materials. Glanv. Scepſ.
Though we cannot prolong the period of a commonwealth
beyond the decree of heaven, or the date of its nature, any
more than human life beyond the ſtrength of the ſeminal vir-
tue, yet we may manage a ſickly conſtitution, and preſerve a
ſtrong one. Swift.
SE’MINARY. m. ſ. ſ ſeminaire, Fr. ſeminarium from ſemino, Lat.]
1. The ground where any thing is ſown to be afterwards tranſ-
planted. -
Some, at the firſt tranſplanting trees out of their ſiminaries,
cut them off about an inch from the ground, and plant them
like quickſet. Martimer's Husbandry.
2. The place or original ſtock whence any thing is brought
This ſtratum is ſtill expanded at top of all, ſerving for a
common integument, and being the ſeminary or promptuary
that furniſheth forth matter for the formation and increment of
animal and vegetable bodies. //oºdward.
3. Seminal ſtate.
The hand of God, who firſt created the earth, hath wiſely
contrived them in their proper ſeminaries, and where they beſt
maintain the intention of their ſpecies.
Brown's Wulgar Errours.
4. Original; firſt principles.
Nothing ſubminiſtrates apter matter to be converted into
peſtilent ſeminaries, ſooner than ſteams of naſty folks and
beggars. Harvey on the Plague.
5. Breeding place; place of education, from whence ſcholars
are tranſplanted into life. -
It was the ſeat of the greateſt monarchy, and the ſeminary
of the greateſt men of the world, whilſt it was heathen. Bacon.
The inns of court muſt be the worſt inſtituted ſeminaries
in any Chriſtian country. Swift.
SEM in Aºrt s. n.ſ. ſ from ſmino, Latin. J The aët cf
ſowing. - . . . . .
SEM.INI'FIcAL. }*. [ſºmen and ſcº, Latin J Productive of
SEM.INI'Fick. ſeed. -
We are made to believe, that in the fourteenth year males
are ſeminifical and pubeſcent; but he that ſhall inquire into
the generality, will rather adhere unto Ariſtotle. A’rown.
SEM.INIFucATION. m. ſ.
Seminification is the propagation from the ſeed or ſeminal
parts. - Hale's Origin of Mankind.
SEMio PA'cous. adj. [ſimi and opacus, Latin.] Half dark.
Semio; acaws bodies are ſuch as, looked upon in an ordinary
light, and not held betwixt it and the eye, are not wont to be
diſcriminated from the reſt of opacous bodies. Boyle.
SEM PE'DAL. adj. [ſemi and pedi, Latin.] Containing haſ a
foot. - - " .
SE \; IPER SPI'cuous adj. [ſemi and perfficuus, Latin.] Half
tranſparent; imperfectly clear.
A kind of amethyſtine flint, not compoſed of cryſtals or
grains; but one intire maſſy ſtone, ſemiperſºicu us, and of a
pale blue, almoſt of the colour of ſome cow's horns. Grew.
SEMIo'RDINATE. m. ſ. [In conick ſections.] A line drawn
at right angles to and biſleáed by the axis, and reaching from
one ſide of the ſection to another; the half of which is pro-
perly the ſemiordinate, but is now called the ordinate Harris.
Semipe Llúcid. adj. [ſemi and pelucidus, Latin.) Half clear;
imperfeótly tranſparent. -
A light grey ſemipellucid flint, of much the ſame complexion
with the common Indian agat. // od.card.
SF'Mſproof. n.ſ.. [ſemi and proof..] The proof of a ſingle
evidence. Bailey.
SEMIQUADRATE. } n. ſ. [In aſtronomy..] An aſpe&t of the
S. Miq9 A'Rt ILE. 5 planets when diſtant from each other forty
five degrees, or one ſign and a half. 4 ailey.
SEMI QUA've R. n.ſ. [In muſick..] A note containing half the
quantity of the quaver. - Pai'ey.
SEM Q, I'NT11 E. m. ſ. [In aſtronomy..] An aſpect of the pla-
nets when at the diſtance of thirty-ſix degrees from one an-
other. Bailey.
SEMisextile. n.ſ. [In aſtronomy..] A ſemifixth ; an aſpect of
the planets when they are diſtant from each other one twelfth
part of a circle, or thirty degrees. But y.
SEMISPHE'Rica L. adj. [ſºni and ſpherical.] Belonging to
half a ſphere. 1 ailey.
SEMISPHER o'IDAL. adj. [ ſemi and ſº heroidal.] Formed like a
half ſpheroid.
SEM14 ERTIAN. m. ſ. [ſemi and tertian.] An ague com-
pounded of a tertian and a quotidian. Bailey.
The natural product of ſuch a cold moiſt year are tertians,
ſemite, tians, and ſome quartans. Arbuthnot on Air. .
SEMI To NE. m. ſ. [ſemiton, French. In muſick, one of the
degrees of concinuous intervals of concords. Failey.
SEM Ivo'w EL n. . [ſemi and vowel J A conſonant which
makes an imperfect ſound, or does not demand a total occlu-
ſion of the mouth
When Homer would repreſent any agreeable objećt, he
makes uſe of the ſmootheſt vowels and moſt flowing ſemi-
vowels. . Broome's Note: to the Odyſſey.
SE'MPER v ve. m.ſ. [ ſºnſer and viºus, Latin, that is, always
alive J A plant. -
The greater ſempervive will put out branches two or three
years; but they wrap the root in an oil cloth once in half a
year. B icon.
SEMPITE'RNAL. adj. [ſempiternel, Fr. ſempiternus, from ſemper
and acternus, Latin. -
1. Eternal in futurity; having beginning, but no end.
Thoſe, though they ſuppoſe the world not to be eternal,
a parte ante, are not contented to ſuppoſe it to be ſem-
piternal, or eternal a parte fed; but will carry up the crea-
tion of the world to an immenſe antiquity. Hale.
2. In poetry it is uſed ſimply for eternal.
Should we the long depending ſcale aſcend
Of ſons and fathers, will it never end ?
If 'twill, then muſt we through the order run,
To ſome one man whoſe being ne'er begun;
If that one man was ſem/iternal, why
Did he, ſince independant, ever die? Pl cºlore.
SEMPITE'RNITY.. n.ſ.. [ſºmpilernitas, Latin.] Future dura-
tion without end.
The future eternity, or ſººfitermity of the world, being ad-
mitted, though the eternity a parte ante be denied, there will
be a future infinity for the emanation of the divine good-
neſs. A ſale.
SE'MsTREss. m. ſ. [reamerere, Saxon.] . A woman whoſe
buſineſs is to ſew ; a woman who lives by her necdle.
Two hundred ſºyfreſſes were employed to make me ſhirts,
and Jinnen for bed and table, which they were forced to quilt
together in ſeveral folds. - - Gulliver's Travel.
The tuck'd up ſenſºreſ, walks with haſty ſtrides. Swift.
SE'N ARY. adj. [ſºnariuſ, ſeni, Latin.] Belonging to the nun-
ber ſix; containing fix.
SENATE,
S E N S E N SENATE. n.f. [ſenatus, Latin; ſºnat, French..] An aſſembly of counſellors; a body of men ſet apart to conſult for the publick good, We debaſe The nature of our ſeats, which will in time break ope The locks o' th' ſenate, and bring in the crows To peck the eagles, Shakespeare Coriolanus. There they ſhall found Their government, and their great ſenate chuſe, Mhon, He had not us'd excurſions, ſpears, or darts, But counſel, order, and ſuch aged arts; Which, if our anceſtors had not retain'd, The ſenate's name our council had not gain'd. Denham. Gallus was welcom'd to the ſacred ſtrand, The ſenate riſing to ſalute their gueſt. Dryden. Se’NATEHouse. n.ſ.. [ſenate and houſe..] Place of publick council. The nobles in great earneſtneſs are going / All to the ſenatehouſe; ſome news is come. Shakeſpeare. Se NAtoR. m.ſ.. [ſenator, Latin; ſenateur, French..] A pub- lick counſellor. Moſt unwiſe patricians, You grave but reckleſs ſenators. As if to ev'ry fop it might belong, Like ſenators, to cenſure, right or wrong. Granville. SENAto'Rial. }*. [ſenatorius, Lat. ſenatorial, ſenatorien, Fr.] SENATO'Rian. V Belonging to ſenators; befitting ſenators. To SEND. v. a. [ſandgan, Gothick; renban, Saxon; ſenden, Dutch..] 1. To diſpatch from one place to another. There ſhalt thou ſerve thine enemies, which the Lord ſhall ſend againſt thee, in hunger and in thirſt. Deutr. xxviii. 48. Send our brother with us, and we will go down. Gen. xliii. His citizens ſent a meſſage after him, ſaying, we will not have this man to reign over us. u. xix. 14. The meſſenger came, and ſhewed David all that Joab had Jent him for. 2 Sa. xi. 22. My overſhadowing ſpirit and might with thee I ſend along. Milton. His wounded men he firſt ſend off to ſhore. Dryden. Servants, ſent on meſſages, ſtay out ſomewhat longer than the meſſage requires. Swift. 2. To commiſſion by authority to go and ačt. There have been commiſſions Sent down among them, which have flow'd the heart Of all their loyaltics. Shakespeare Henry VIII. 3. To grant as from a diſtant place: as, if God ſend life. I pray thee ſend me good ſpeed this day, and ſhew kindneſs unto my maſter. Gen. xxiv. 12. Oſend out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me. Pſ, 4. To inflićt, as from a diſtance. The Lord ſhall ſend upon thee curſing, vexation, and re- buke, in all that thou ſetteſt thine hand unto. Deutr. xxviii. 5. To emit; to immit; to produce. The water ſend, forth plants that have no roots fixed in the bottom, being almoſt but leaves. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. The ſenſes ſend in only the influxes of material things, and the imagination and memory preſent only their pićtures or images, when the objects themſelves are abſent. Cheyne. 6. To diffuſe; to propagate. When the fury took her ſtand on high, A hiſ from all the ſnaky tire went round: } Pope. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. The dreadful ſignal all the rocks rebound, And through the Achaian cities ſend the ſound. 7. To let fly; to caſt or ſhoot. To SEND. v. m. 1. To deliver or diſpatch a meſſage. - I have made bold to ſend in to your wife: My ſuit is that ſhe will to Deſdemona Procure me ſome acceſs. Shakespeare . Othello. They could not attempt their perfeót reformation in church and ſtate, ’till thoſe votes were utterly aboliſhed; therefore they ſent the ſame day again to the king. Clarendon. 2. To SEND for. To require by meſſage to come, or cauſe ought. to ãº. ſome few of you, and ſee the place; and then you may ſend fºr your ſick, which bring on land. Bacon. Heſent for me; and, while I rais'd his head, He threw his aged arms about my neck, And, ſeeing that I wept, he preſs'd me cloſe. Sr.'s ºr n.ſ. from ſend.] He that ſends. This was a merry meſſage. - —We hope to make the ſender bluſh at it. Shakespeare H. V. Love that comes too late, 1.ike a remorſeful pardon ſlowly carried, To the great ſender turns a ſour offence. Shakeſpeare. - Beſt with the beſt, the ſender, not the ſent. Milton. sent’scesc E. m./ [ſºngſto, Latin.] The ſtate of growing old; decay by time. The earth and all t they now are, without the leaſt ſºngſtence or deca jarring, diſorder, or invaſion of one another. Dryden. hings will continue in the ſtate wherein , without %:dward. SE's eschal. n.ſ.. [ſineſhal, French, of uncertain original.] 1. One who had in great houſes the care of feaſts, or domeſtick ceremonies. John earl of Huntingdon, under his ſeal of arms, made ſir John Arundel, of Trerice, ſenſchal of his houſhold, as well in peace as in war. Carew's Survey of Cornwal. Marſhal’d feaſt, Serv'd up in hall with ſewers and ſnºſhah’; The ſkill of artifice, or office, mean! Milton's Par. Lºft. The ſeneſchal rebuk'd, in haſte withdrew ; - With equal haſte a menial train purſue. Pope's Odſey. 2. It afterwards came to ſignify other offices. - SE'NGREEN. m. ſ. A plant. - Ainſworth. Se'Nile. adj. [ſenilis, Latin.] Belonging to old age; conſe- quent on old age. - My green youth made me very unripe for a taſk of that na- ture, whoſe difficulty requires that it ſhould be handled by a perſon in whom nature, education, and time have happily matched a ſenile maturity of judgment with youthful vigour of fancy. Boyle on Cºlouri. SENIOR. n.ſ.. [ſenior, Latin.] 1. One older than another; one who on account of longer time has ſome ſuperiority. How can you admit your ſeniors to the examination or al- lowing of them, not only being inferior in office and calling, but in gifts alſo : Whitgifte. 2. An aged perſon. A ſenior of the place replies, Well read, and curious of antiquities. Dryden. SENIO'RITY. m. ſ. [from ſenior.] Elderſhip; priority of birth. As in all civil inſurrections the ringleader is looked on with a peculiar ſeverity, ſo, in this caſe, the firſt provoker has, by his ſeniority and primogeniture, a double portion of the guilt. Government of the Tongue. He was the elder brother, and Ulyſſes might be conſigned to his care, by the right due to his ſeniority. Broomſ, SE'NNA. m.ſ.. [ſena, Latin.] A phyſical tree. The flower, for the moſt part, conſiſts of five leaves, which are placed orbicularly, and expand in form of a roſe: the pointal afterwards becomes a plain, incurved, bivalve pod, which is full of ſeeds, each being ſeparated by a double thin membrane. The ſpecies are three. The third ſort, that uſed in medicine, is at preſent very rare. Miller. What rhubarb, ſenna, or what purgative drug, Would ſcour theſe Engliſh hence! Shakespeare Maaleth. Senna tree is of two ſorts: the baſtard ſenna, and the ſcor- pion ſenna, both which yield a pleaſant leaf and flower. Mºrt. SE'NNIGHT. n.ſ. [Contračted from ſevennight.] The ſpace of ſeven nights and days; a week. See FortNIGHT. Time trots hard with a young maid between the contraćt of her marriage and the day it is ſolemnized: if the interim be but a ſennight, time's pace is ſo hard that it ſeems the length of ſeven years. Shakeſp. As you like it. SENo'cular, adj. [ſeni and oculus, Latin.] Having ſix eyes. Moſt animals are binocular, ſpiders oëtonocular, and ſome Jenocular. Derham's Phyſicz-Theolºgy. SENSA'tion. n.ſ.. [ſenſation, French; ſenſatio, ſchool Latin.] Perception by means of the ſenſes. Diverſity of conſtitution, or other circumſtances, vary the ſenſations; and to them of Java pepper is cold. Glanv. Sceſſ. The brain, diſtempered by a cold, beating againſt the root of the auditory nerve, and protracted to the tympanum, cauſes the ſenſation of noiſe. Harvey on Conſumptions. This great ſource of moſt of the ideas we have, depending wholly upon our ſenſes, and derived by them to the under- ſtanding, I call ſenſation. Locke. When we are aſleep, joy and ſorrow give us more vigorous ſenſations of pain or pleaſure than at any other time. Addiſon. The happieſt, upon a fair eſtimate, have ſtronger ſenſations of pain than pleaſure. Rogers. SENSE. m. ſ. [ſens, French; ſenſus, Latin.] 1. Faculty or power by which external objects are perceived; the ſight; touch; hearing; ſmell; taſte. This pow'r is ſenſe, which from abroad doth bring The colour, taſte, and touch, and ſcent, and ſound, The quantity and ſhape of ev'rything Within earth's centre, or heav'n's circle found: And though things ſenſible be numberleſs, But only five the ſenſe's organs be; And in thoſe five, all things their forms expreſs, Which we can touch, taſte, feel, or hear or fee. Davis, Then is the ſoul a nature, which contains The pow'r of ſenſe within a greater pow'r, Which doth employ and uſe the ſºnſe's pains; But fits and rules within her private bow'r. Davier, Both contain Within them ev’ry lower faculty Qf ſenſe, whereby they hear, ſee, finell, touch, taſte. Milt. Of the five ſenſes, two are uſually and moſt properly called the ſºft of learning, as being moſt capable of receiving com- munication of thought and notions by ſelected ſigns; and theſe are hearing and ſeeing. Hºlder's Element ºf Sºc. There's I
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2. Perception by the ſenſes; ſenſation. -
In a living creature, though never ſo great, the ſºſe and
the affects of any one part of the body inſtantly make a tranſ-
curſion throughout the whole. Bacon's Natural Hyłºry.
If we had nought but ſenſe, then only they
Should have ſound minds which have their ſenſes ſound;
But wiſdom grows when ſenſes do decay,
And folly moſt in quickeſt ſenſe is found. Davies.
Such is the mighty ſwiftneſs of your mind,
That, like the earth's, it leaves the ſenſe behind. Dryden.
3. Perception of intellect; apprehenſion of mind.
This Baſilius, having the quick ſenſe of a lover, took as
though his miſtreſs had given him a ſecret reprehenſion. Sidn.
God, to remove his ways from human ſenſe,
Plac'd heav'n from earth ſo far. Milton.
Why haſt thou added ſenſe of endleſs woes? Milton.
4. Senſibility; quickneſs or keenneſs of perception.
He ſhould have liv'd,
Save that his riotous youth, with dangerous ſenſe,
Might in the times to come have ta'en revenge. Shakespeare .
5. Underſtanding; ſoundneſs of faculties; ſtrength of natural
reaſon.
Oppreſt nature ſleeps: -
This reſt might yet have balm'd thy broken ſenſes. Shakespeare
God hath endued mankind with powers and abilities, which
we call natural light and reaſon, and common ſºnſe. Bentley.
There's ſomething previous ev'n to taſte; 'tis ſenſe,
Good ſenſe, which only is the gift of heav'n,
And, though no ſcience, fairly worth the ſev'n:
A light within yourſelf you muſt perceive;
Jones and Le Nôtre have it not to give.
6. Reaſon; reaſonable meaning.
He raves; his words are looſe
As heaps of ſand, and ſcattering wide from ſenſe:
You ſee he knows not me, his natural father;
That now the wind is got into his head,
And turns his brains to frenzy. Dryd. Spaniſh Fryar.
7. Opinion; notion; judgment.
I ſpeak my private but impartial ſenſe
With freedom, and, I hope, without offence.
8. Conſciouſneſs; convićtion.
In the due ſenſe of my want of learning, I only make a
confeſſion of my own faith. Dryden.
9. Moral perception.
Some are ſo hardened in wickedneſs, as to have no ſenſe of
the moſt friendly offices. L’E/trange.
io. Meaning; import.
In this Jenſe to be preſerved from all fin is not impoſſible.
Hooker, b. v.
Pope.
Roſcommºn.
My hearty friends,
You take me in too dolorous a ſenſe. Shake?eare:
This comes out of a haughty preſumption, that becauſe we
are encouraged to believe that in ſome ſenſe all things are made
for man, that therefore they are not made at all for them-
felves. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
All before Richard I. is before time of memory; and what
is fince, is, in a legal ſenſe, within the time of memory. Hale.
In one ſenſe it is, indeed, a building of gold and ſilver upon
the foundation of Chriſtianity. Tillotſon.
When a word has been uſed in two or three ſenſeſ, and has
made a great inroad for error, drop one or two of thoſe ſenſes,
and leave it only one remaining, and affix the other ſenſes or
ideas to other words. //atts's Logick.
SE'Nsed. part. [from ſenſe..] Perceived by the ſenſes. A word
not in uſe.
Let the ſcioliſt tell me, why things muſt needs be ſo as his
individual ſenſes repreſent them: is he ſure that objećts are
not otherwiſe ſenſed by others, than they are by him And why
muſt his ſenſe be the infallible criterion: It may be, what is
white to us, is black to negroes. Glanv. Scepſ.
SENSEFul. adj. [from ſenſe and full.] Reaſonable; judicious.
Men, otherwiſe ſenſeſul and ingenious, quote ſuch things
out of an author as would never paſs in converſation. Norris.
SE/N seless. adj. [from ſenſe.]
1. Wanting ſenſe; wanting life; void of all life or perception.
The charm and venom, which they drunk,
Their blood with ſecret filth infected hath,
Being diffuſed through the ſenſe ºff trunk,
That through the great contagion direful deadly ſtunk. F.3.
The ears are /en/e/eſs that ſhould give us hearing,
To tell him his commandment is fulfill’d. Shakespeare Hamlet.
You blocks, you worſe than ſºſe ºf things! Shakeſp.
It is as repugnant to the idea of ſenſeeſ; matter, that it ſhould
put into itſelf ſenſe, perception, and knowledge, as it is re-
pugnant to the idea of a triangle, that it ſhould put into itſelf
greater angles than two right ones. Locke.
2. Unſeeling; wanting perception.
The ſen cles grave feels not your pious ſorrows. Rowe.
3. Unreaſonable; ſtupid : doltiſh ; blockiſh.
They would repent this their ſºnſelſ; perverſeneſs when it
would be too late, and when they found themſelves under a
power that would deſtroy them. Clarend.n.
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If we be not extremely fooliſh, thankleſs, or ſºnſ?'eſ, a great
joy is more apt to cure ſorrow than a great trouble is. Taylor.
The great deſign of this authour's book is to prove this,
which I believe no man in the world was ever ſo ſºftles as to
deny. ill ſon.
She ſaw her favour was miſplac'd;
The fellows had a wretched taſte:
She needs muſt tell them to their face,
They were a ſenſe'ſ ſtupid race. Swift.
4. Cºntrary to true judgment; contrary to reaſon.
. It is a ſenſeleſs thing, in reaſon, to think that one of theſe
intereſts can ſtand without the other, when, in the very order
of natural cauſes, government is preſerved by religion. South.
Other creatures, as well as monkeys, littlé wifer than they,
deſtroy their young by ſenſelºs fondneſs, and too much em-
bracing. Locke.
5. Wanting ſenſibility; wanting quickneſs or keenneſs of per-
ception.
To draw Mars like a young Hippolytus, with an effeminate
countenance, or that hot-ſpurred Harpalice in Virgil, pro-
ceedeth from a ſenſeleſ; and overcold judgment. Peacham.
6. Wanting knowledge; unconſcious. With of:
The wretch is drench'd too deep;
His ſoul is ſtupid, and his heart aſleep,
Fatten’d in vice; ſo callous and ſo groſs,
He fins and ſees not, ſenſeleſ of his loſs.
Hear this,
You unhous'd, lawleſs, rambling libertines,
Senſeleſs of any charm in love, beyond
The proſtitution of a common bed. Southerne.
SENSELEssly adv. [from ſenſeleſ...] In a ſenſeleſs manner;
ſtupidly; unreaſonably.
If any one ſhould be found ſo ſenſeleſ, y arrogant as to ſup-
poſe man alone knowing and wiſe, but yet the produćt of
mere ignorance and chance, and that all the reſt of the uni-
verſe acted only by that blind hap-hazard, I ſhall leave with
him that very rational and emphatical rebuke of Tully. Locke.
SE'NSELESSNEss. n.ſ.. [from ſenſelºſ...] Folly; unreaſonable-
neſs; abſurdity; ſtupidity.
. The ſºnſ.ſºſneft of the tradition of the crocodile's moving
his upper jaw, is plain from the articulation of the occiput
with the neck, and the nether jaw with the upper. Grew.
SENSIBILITY. m. ſ. [ſenſibilite, French. J
1. Quickneſs of ſenſation.
Modeſty is a kind of quick and delicate feeling in the ſoul:
it is ſuch an exquiſite ſenſibility, as warns a woman to ſhun the
firſt appearance of every thing hurtful. Addiſon's Speciator.
2. Quickneſs of perception.
SENSIBLE, adj. [ſenſible, French; ſºnſis, Latin.]
1. Having the power of perceiving by the ſenſes.
Would your cambrick were as ſenſible as your finger, that
you might leave pricking it for pity. Shakeſpeare.
- Theſe be thoſe diſcourſes of God, whoſe effects thoſe that
live witneſs in theniſelves; the ſenſible in their ſenſtle natures,
the reaſonable in their reaſonable ſouls. Kaleigh.
A blind man conceives not colours, but under the notion
of ſome other ſenſible faculty. Glanv. Scepſ.
2. Perceptible by the ſenſes.
By reaſon man attaineth unto the knowledge of things that
are and are not ſeſſible: it reſteth, therefore, that we ſearch how
man attaineth unto the knowledge of ſuch things unſenſible as
are to be known. Hocker.
Is this a dagger which I ſee before me,
The handle tow’rd my hand Come, let me clutch thee:
I have thee not, and yet I ſee thee ſtill:
Art thou not, fatal viſion, ſenſible
To feeling as to fight? Shakeſp. Macbeth.
The ſpace left and acquired in every ſºftle moment in ſuch
flow progreſſions, is ſo inconſiderable, that it cannot poſſibly
move the ſenſe. Glanv. Scepſ.
It is manifeſt that the heavens are void of all ſenſible reſiſt-
ance, and by conſequence of all ſenſible matter. Newton.
The far greater part of men are no otherwiſe moved than
by ſenſe, and have neither leiſure nor ability ſo far to improve
their power of reflection, as to be capable of conceiving the
divine perfections, without the aſſiſtance of ſenſile objects.
- Rogers's Sermony.
Air is ſenſible to the touch by its motion, and by its re-
ſiſtance to bodies moved in it. Arbuthnot on Air.
3. Perceived by the mind.
Idleneſs was puniſhed by ſo many ſtripes in publick, and the
diſgrace was more ſºftbe than the pain. Yeºn le.
4. Perceiving by either mind or ſenſes; having perception by
the mind or ſenſes.
This muſt needs remove
The ſen/ible of pain. Milton.
I ſaw you in the Eaſt at your firſt ariſing: I was as ſoon
ſºftble as any of that light, when juſt ſhooting out, and be-
ginning to travel upwards to the meridian. Dryden.
I do not ſay there is no ſoul in man, becauſe he is not ſenſible
of it in his fieep; but I do ſay, he cannot think at any time,
waking or ſleeping, without being ſeſſible of it. Locke.
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Dryden.
S E N S E N - - - ſcription complete; n is as beautiful as the dº p - º ...}}. of it. . Broome's Note: on the£: - i. moral perception; having the quality of being affecte > - > | good or ill. by mº, wert ſenſºle of courteſy, I ſhould not make ſo great a ſhew of zeal. Shakespeare. 6. Having quick intellectual feeling; beingeaſilyorſtrongyaſiected. - Évên I, the bold, the ſenſible of wrong, Reſtrain’d by º wº º hold my tongue. Dryd. - inced ; perſuaded. OW uſe. - /* º ſºft's that they had better have puſhed their conqueſts on the other ſide of the Adriatick; for then their territories would have lain together. Addiſon. 8. In low converſation it has ſometimes the ſenſe of reaſonable; iudicious : wiſe. J fhave been tired with accounts from ſºfthe men, furniſhed with matters of fact, which have happened within their own knowledge. Addiſon. Se’Nsible Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſenſible.] 1. Poſſibility to be perceived by the ſenſes. 2. Aćtual perception by mind or body. 3. Quickneſs of perception; ſenſibility. . - - The ſenſileneſ of the eye renders it ſubjećt to pain, as alſo unfit to be dreſſed with ſharp medicaments. Sharp. 4. Painful conſciouſneſs. There is no condition of ſoul more wretched than that of the ſenſeleſs obdurate ſinner, being a kind of numbneſs of ſoul; and, contrariwiſe, this feeling and ſenſibleneſ, and ſorrow for fin, the moſt vital quality. Hammond. 5. Judgment; reaſonableneſs. An uſe not admitted but in con- verſation. SE'ssibly. adv. [from ſºnſible.} 1. Perceptibly to the ſenſes. He is your brother, lords; ſºnſibly fed - Of that ſelf-blood, that firſt gave life to you. Shakeſpeare. A ſudden pain in my right foot increaſed ſenſibly. Temple. The ſalts of human urine may, by the violent motion of the blood, be turned alkaline, and even corroſive; and ſo they affect the fibres of the brain more ſenſibly than other parts. Arb. 2. With perception of either mind or body. 3. Externally; by impreſſion on the ſenſes. That church of Chriſt, which we properly term his body myſtical, can be but one; neither can that one be ſenſibly diſ- Serned by any, inaſmuch as the parts thereof are ſome in heaven already with Chriſt. JHooker. 4. With quick intellectual perception. 5. In low language, judiciouſly; reaſonably: SE'Nsitive. adj. [ſenſiſ, French..] Having ſenſe or percep- tion, but not reaſon. The ſºnſitive faculty may have a ſenſitive love of ſome ſºn- Jºve objects, which though moderated ſo as not to fall into ºn 5 yet, through the nature of man's ſenſe, may expreſs it- ºf more ſenſitively towards that inferior object than towards God; this is a piece of human frailty. Hammond. All the actions of the ſenſitive appetite are in painting called paſſions, becauſe the ſoul is agitated by them, and becauſe the body ſuffers and is ſenſibly altered. Dryden. Bodies are ſuch as are endued with a vegetative ſoul, as Plºts; a ſºſitive ſoul, as animals; or a ratiºnal ſoul, as the body of man. Ray. SE'Nsitive Plant. m. ſ. ſminoſa, Latin.] A plant. The flower conſiſts of one leaf, which is ſhaped like a fun- nel, having many ſtamina in the centre: theſe flowers are co- leded "ſo a round head: from the bottom of the flower riſes *Piºtillum, which afterwards becomes an oilº. flat-jointed pod, which opens both ways, and contains in each partition :*."oundiſh ſeed. Of this plant the humble plants are a ſpecies, which are ſo called, becauſe, upon being touched, the pedicle of their leaves falls downward; but the leaves of the Jenſitive plant are only contracted. Milºr. Vegetables have "any of them ſome degrees of motion and, upon the different application of other bodies to them. do very briſkly alter their figure and motion, and ſo have o: tained the name of ſenſitiº, pants, from a motion which has Hºmelance to that which in animals follows º, º: Whence does it happen, that the plant which well 0&A't. We name the ſenſitive, ſhould move j feel 2 - Whence know her leaves to anſwer her command And with quick horrour fly the neighb'ring hand ; Prior - The ſenſitive plant is ſo call’d, becauſe, as ſoon as you touch º the leaf ſhrinks. Mortimer. E º º ſenſitive..] In aſºnſive manner. na ye faculty, through the nature of man's ſenſe, . sº º fºſitively towards an inferior object SEVsoºn., 94; this is a piece of frailty. Hammond. jº. - łºſ [Latin. J 1. The - - - nº. ºne tranſmit their perceptions to the piritual ſpecies, both viſib d - - the ſeniorſ. » Hible and audible, will work upon - Je ºw, º they move not any other body. e. As ſound in a bell or muſical ſtring, or other founding body, is nothing but a trembling motion, and the air nothin but that motion propagated from the object, in the ſenſºrium 'tis a ſenſe of that motion under the form of ſound. Newton. Is not the ſenſory of animals the place to which the ſenſitivº ſubſtance is preſent, and into which the ſenſible ſpecies of things are carried through the nerves of the brain, that ther. they may be perceived by their immediate preſence to that ſub- ſtance 2 Newton's Opt. 2. Organ of ſenſation. That we all have double ſenſories, two eyes, two ears, is an effectual confutation of this atheiſtical ſophiſm. Bentley. SE'NSUAL. adj. [ſenſuel, French.] 1. Conſiſting in ſenſe ; depending on ſenſe; affeóting the ſenſes. Men in general are too partial, in favour of a ſenſual appe- tite, to take notice of truth when they have found it. L'Aſir. Far as creation's ample range extends, The ſcale of ſenſual, mental pow'rs aſcends. Pºpe. 2. Pleaſing to the ſenſes; carnal; not ſpiritual. The greateſt part of men are ſuch as prefer their own pri- vate good before all things, even that good which is ſºjual before whatſoever is moſt divine. Hooker. 3. Devoted to ſenſe; lewd ; luxurious. From amidſt them roſe Belial, the diſſoluteſt ſpirit that fell, The ſenſuall/?; and, after Aſmodai, The fleſhlieſt incubus. Paradiſe Regain'd. No ſmall part of virtue conſiſts in abſtaining from that wherein ſenſual men place their felicity. Atterbury. SE'Nsualist. n.ſ.. [from ſenſual.] A carnal perſon; one de- voted to corporal pleaſures. Let atheiſts and ſenſualifts ſatisfy themſelves as they are able; the former of which will find, that, as long as reaſon keeps her ground, religion neither can nor will loſe her's. South. SENsu A'Lity. m. ſ. [from ſenſual.] Devotedneſs to the ſenſes; addiction to brutal and corporal pleaſures. But you are more intemperate in your blood Than Venus, or thoſe pamper'd animals That rage in ſavage ſenſuality. Shakeſpeare. Kill not her quick'ning pow'r with ſurfeitings; Mar not her ſenſe with Jenſuality: Caſt not her ſerious wit on idle things; Make not her free will ſlave to vanity. Davies. Senſuality is one kind of pleaſure, ſuch an one as it is. South. They avoid dreſs, left they ſhould have affections tainted by any ſenſuality, and diverted from the love of him who is to be the only comfort and delight of their whole beings. Addison Impure and brutal ſenſuality was too much confirmed by the religion of thoſe countries, where even Venus and Bacchus had their temples. Bentley. To Se Nsu Alize. v. a. [from ſenſual.] To fink to ſenſual pleaſures; to degrade the mind into ſubjećtion to the ſenſes. Not to ſuffer one's ſelf to be ſenſualized by pleaſures, like thoſe who were changed into brutes by Circe. Pope. $ENsually. adv. [from ſenſual.] In a ſenſual manner. SE'N suous. adj. [from ſenſe..] Tender; pathetick; full of paſſion. To this poetry would be made precedent, as being leſs ſubtle and fine; but more ſimple, ſenſuous, and paſſionate. Milt. SENT. The participle paſſive of ſend. I make a decree that all Iſrael go with thee; foraſmuch as thou art ſent of the king. Ezr. vii. 14. SENTENCE. n.ſ. [ſenience, French; ſententia, Latin.J. 1. Determination or deciſion, as of a judge civil or criminal. The rule of voluntary agents on earth is the ſentence that reaſon giveth, concerning the goodneſs of thoſe things which they are to do. Hooker. If we have neither voice from heaven, that ſo pronounceth of them, neither ſentence of men grounded upon ſuch mani- feſt and clear proof, that they, in whoſe hands it is to alter them, may likewiſe infallibly, even in heart. and conſcience, judge them ſo; upon neceſſity to urge alteration, is to trouble and diſturb without neceſſity. Hooker. How will I give ſentence againſt them. jer. IV. I 2. If matter of fact breaks out with too great an evidence to be denied, why, ſtill there are other lenitives, that friendſhip will apply, before it will be brought to the decretory rigours of a condemning ſentence. - South's Sermons. Let him ſet out ſome of Luther's works, that by them we may paſs ſentence upon his doctrines. . Atterbury. It is uſually ſpoken of condemnation pronounced by the - Oin. jº: hºm of all laws, in capital cauſes, the evidence muſt be full and clear; and if ſo, where one man's life is in queſtion, what ſay we to a war, which is ever the ſºntº; of death upon many Bacon's holy War. What reſts but that the mortal ſentence paſs 2 AMilton. . A maxim ; an axiom, generally moral. A ſintence may be defined a moral inſtruction couched in 2. few 4. y Broome’; Notes on the Odyſſey. 4. A
S E N S E P º *: º e iſ: º und. * º ºss siſ, tºº, ºts. Aºi. º tw) tº, ſm, is, º ***** id: lº * tº tº- º tº sº. his 4. A ſhort paragraph; a period in writing. An excellent ſpirit, knowledge, underſtanding, and ſhew- ing of hard ſentences were found in Daniel. Dan. v. 12. To SE'N TEN ce. v. a. [ſentencier, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To paſs the laſt judgment on any one. After this cold conſid’rance, ſentence me; And, as you are a king, ſpeak in your ſtate, What I have done that miſbecame my place. Came the mild judge and interceſſor both, To ſentence man. 2. To condemn. Could that decree from our brother come 2 Nature herſelf is ſentenc'd in your doom: Piety is no more. Dryden. Idleneſs, ſentenced by the decurions, was puniſhed by ſo many ſtripes. Temple. SENTENTIo'sity. n.ſ.. [from ſententious.] Comprehenſion in a ſentence. Vulgar precepts in morality carry with them nothing above the line, or beyond the extemporary ſententioſity of common conceits with us. - Brown's Wulg. Errours. SENTE'NT 19Us, adj. [ſentencieux, Fr. from ſentence.] Abound- ing with ſhort ſentences, axioms, and maxims, ſhort and ener- getick, He is very ſwift and ſententious. Shakeſp. As you like it. Eyes are vocal, tears have tongues: Sententious ſhowers O let them fall; Shakeſp. Milton, Their cadence is rhetorical. Craſhaw. Eloquence, with all her pomp and charms, Foretold us uſeful and ſententiºus truths. Waller, How he apes his fire, Ambitiouſly ſententious. Addiſon's Cato. The making of thoſe figures being tedious, and requiring much room, put men firſt upon contracting them; as by the moſt ancient Egyptian monuments it appears they did : next, inſtead of ſententious marks, to think of verbal, ſuch as the Chineſe ſtill retain. Grew's Coſmol. SeNTE'N'riously. adv. [from ſententious.] In ſhort ſentences; with ſtriking brevity. They deſcribe her in part finely and elegantly, and in part gravely and ſententiouſly: they ſay, look how many feathers ſhe hath, ſo many eyes ſhe hath underneath. Bacon's Eſſays. Nauſicaa delivers her judgment ſententiouſly, to give it more weight. Broome. Sente'NTIous NEss. m. ſ. [from ſententious.] Pithineſs of ſen- tences; brevity with ſtrength. The Medea I eſteem for the gravity and ſententiouſneſ of it, which he himſelf concludes to be ſuitable to a tragedy. Dryd. SE'NTERY. m. ſ. [This is commonly written ſentry, corrupted from ſentinel.] One who is ſet to watch in a garriſon, or in the outlines of an army. What ſtrength, what art can then Suffice, or what evaſion bear him ſafe Through the ſtrićt ſenteries, and ſtations thick Of angels watching round. Milton. SE’NTIENT. adj. [ſentiens, Latin.J Perceiving; having per- ception. This ačting of the ſentient phantaſy is performed by a pre- ſence of ſenſe, as the horſe is under the ſenſe of hunger, and that without any formal ſyllogiſm preſſeth him to eat. Hale. Se’NTIENT. n.ſ.. [from the adjective.) He that has perception. If the ſentient be carried, paſſibus acquis, with the body, whoſe motion it would obſerve, ſuppoſing it regular, the re- move is inſenſible. Glanv. Scepſ. SENTIMENT. n.ſ.. [ſentiment, French.] 1. Thought; notion; opinion. The conſideration of the reaſon, why they are annexed to ſo many other ideas, ſerving to give us due ſentiments of the wiſdom and goodneſs of the ſovereign Diſpoſer of all things, may not be unſuitable to the main end of theſe enquiries. Loc. Alike to council or th'aſſembly came, With equal ſouls and ſentinents the ſame. Pope. 2. The ſenſe conſidered diſtinčtly from the language or things; a ſtriking ſentence in a compoſition. SENT INFL. m. ſ. [ſentinele, French, from ſentio, Lat.j One who watches or keeps guard to prevent furpriſe. Norfolk, hie thee to thy charge; Uſe careful watch, chuſe truſty ſentinels. Shakespeare. R. III. Counſellors are not commonly ſo united, but that one counſellor keepeth ſºrt-rel over another; ſo that if any do counſel out of faction or private ends, it commonly comes to the king's ear. - Bacon's Eſſays. Firſt, the two eyes, which have the ſeeing pow'r, Stand as one watchman, ſpy, ſº Being plac'd aloft, within the head's high tow'r, - And though both ſee, yet both but one thing tell. Davies. Love to our citadel reſorts, Through thoſe deceitful ſallyports; { Our ſentinels betray our forts. Denham. The ſenſes are ſituate in the head, as ſentinel; in a watch- tower, to receive and convey to the ſoul the impreſſions of external objects. Kay on the Creation. Perhaps they had ſºrtinel, waking while they ſlept; but evºn this would be unfoldierlike. Broome's Nºtes on the Odyſſey. SE'NTRY. m. ſ. [Corrupted, I believe, from ſentinel.] 1. A watch; a ſentinel; one who watches in a garriſon, or army, to keep them from ſurpriſe. If I do ſend, diſpatch Thoſe ſentries to our aid; the reſt will ſerve For a ſhort holding. Shakespeare Corizianuſ. The youth of hell ſtričt guard may keep, And ſet their ſentries to the utmoſt deep. One gooſe they had, 'twas all they could allow, A wakeful ſentry, and on duty now. 2. Guard; watch; the duty of a ſentry. Here toils and death, and death's half brother, ſleep, Dryden. Bryden. Forms terrible to view, their ſentry keep. Dryden. Thou, whoſe nature cannot ſleep, O'er my ſlumbers ſentry keep ; Guard me 'gainſt thoſe watchful foes, Brown. Whoſe eyes are open while mine cloſe. SeparaBI'lity. n.ſ.. [from ſparable.] The quality of ad- mitting diſunion or diſcerption, Separability is the greateſt argument of real diſtinétion. Glan. The greateſt argument of real diſtinélion is ſeparability, and aćtual ſeparation; for nothing can be ſeparated from it- ſelf. Morris. SE'PARABLE. adj. [ſparall, Fr. ſeparabºis, Lat. from ſeparate.] 1. Suſceptive of diſunion; diſcerptible. 2. Poſſible to be disjoined from ſomething. Expanſion and duration have this farther agreement, that though they are both conſidered by us as having parts, yet their parts are not ſeparable one from another. Locke: The infuſions and deco&tions of plants contain the moſt ſeparable parts of the plants, and convey not only their nutri- tious but medicinal qualities into the blood. Arbuthnot. SE'PARAbleNess. n.ſ.. [from ſparable.] Capableneſs of being ſeparable. Trials permit me not to doubt of the ſeparableneſ of a yellow tinéture from gold. Boyle. To SE'PARATE. v. a. [ſparo, Latin; ſparer, French.] I. To break; to divide into parts. 2. To diſunite; to disjoin. I’ll to England. —To Ireland, I: our ſeparated fortunes Shall keep us both the ſafer, Shakespeare Macleth. Reſolv’d, Rather than death, or aught than death more dread, Shall ſeparate us. 3. To ſever from the reſt. Can a body be inflammable, from which it would puzzle a chymiſt to ſeparate an inflammable ingredient? Boyle: Death from ſin no power can ſeparate. Milton. 4. To ſet apart; to ſegregate. Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them. Aéis xiii. 2. David ſeparated to the ſervice thoſe who ſhould propheſy. 1 Chron. xxv. 1. Milton. 5. To withdraw. Separate thyſelf from me: if thou wilt take the left, I will go to the right. Gen. xiii. 9. To SE'PARATE. v. n. To part 3 to be diſunited. When there was not room enough for their herds to feed; they by conſent ſeparated, and enlarged their paſture. Locke. SEPA R At E. adj. [from the verb.] 1. Divided from the reſt. Eve ſetarate he wiſh'd. Milton. 'Twere hard to conceive an eternal watch, whoſe pieces were never ſeparate one from another, nor ever in any other form. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. In a ſecret vale the Trojan ſees Aſ p'rate grove. Dryden. 2. Diſunited from the body; diſengaged from corporeal nature. Whatever ideas the mind can receive and contemplate without the help of the body, it can retain without the help of the body too; or elſe the ſoul, or any ſparate ſpirit, will have but little advantage by thinking. Locke. SE/PARATELY. adv. [from ſeparate.] Apart ; ſingly ; not in union; diſtinétly; particularly. It is of ſingular uſe to princes, if they take the opinions of their council, both ſeparately and together; for private opinion is more free, but opinion before others is more reſerved. Bac. If you admit of many figures, then conceive the whole to- gether, and not every thing ſparately and in particular. Dryden. SE'P A R AT EN Ess. m.ſ.. [from ſeparate. J The ſtate of being ſeparate. - SEP A R A'Tic N. m.ſ.. [ſºtaratiº, Lat. etaration, Fr. from ſparate.] 1. The act of ſeparating; disjunction. They have a dark opinion, that the ſoul doth live after the fparation from the body. . - Abbot. Any part of our bodies, vitally united to that which is con- ſcious in us, makes a part of our'elves; but upon ſe are tion from the vital union, by which that conſciouſneſs is commu- nicated,
S E Q
t ſince was part of ourſelvº, is
nicated, that which a mom” Locke.
now no more ſo.
being ſeparat -
2. Tº º: * . tongues was a mark of ſeparation, ſo
- Bacon.
ino of one language W* * mark of union. ... -
3 **'. ...; or operation of diſuniting things
minºled. - -
mº fifteenth part of ſilver, incorporatº wº
d by any matter of ſeparation, -
be recovered by any which is the laſt refuge in ſparº-
€ $ diſunion.
th gold, will not
unleſs you put a
antity of ſilver
º qu y • Bacon.
4. Divorce; disjunction from a married ſtate.
Did you not hear
A buzzing of a ſeparation
c fº, Shakeſpeare.
Between the king and Cath'rine?
SE'parat is r. m. ſ. [ſeparatiſe, Fr. from ſpºratº] One who
divides from the church; a ſchiſmatick; ." ſeceder.
The anabaptiſts, ſeparatiſts, and ſcºries tenets are full of
i ſchiſm, and inconſiſtent with º, ſe heretical º:
ti ronounce all thoſe heretical, or Sar"
Our modern ſeparatiſts p Decay of Piety.
- i nal, from whom they have withdrawn.
º Says the ſeparatiſt, if thoſe, who have the rule over you,
- ſhould command you any thing about church affairs, you
ought not, in conſcience, to obey them. South s Sermons.
i SEPARA'tor. n.ſ. [from ſparate.] One who divides; a di-
vider. -
º Separatory. adj. [from ſparate.] Uſed in ſeparation.
i The moſt conſpicuous gland of an animal i.he ſyſtem of
| the guts, where the laćteals are the emiſſary veſſels, or ſepara-
| tory dućts. Cheyne's Phil. Prin.
- Sepili" ble. adj. [ſpio, Lat..] That may be buried. Bailey.
Seriment, n.f. [ſpimentum, Lat..] A hedge; a fence. Bail.
Seposition. n ſ [jepono, Latin.] The act of ſetting apart;
ſegregation. -
Sept. n.ſ.. [ſptum, Latin.] A clan; a race;
A word uſed only with regard or alluſion to Ireland, and, I
ſuppoſe, Iriſh.
This judge, being the lord's brehon, adjudgeth a better ſhare
- unto the lord of the ſoil, or the head of that ſept, and alſo
unto himſelf for his judgment a greater portion, than untº the
plaintiffs. Spenſºr on Ireland.
The true and ancient Ruſſians, a ſºft whom he had met
with in one of the provinces of that vaſt empire, were white
like the Danes. Boyle.
The Engliſh forces were ever too weak to ſubdue ſo many
warlike nations, or ſepts, of the Iriſh as did poſſeſs this
iſland. Davies on Ireland.
SeptA'scular. adj. Iſºptem and angulus, Latin.] Having
ſeven corners or ſides.
| Septembe R. n.ſ. [Latin; Septembre, French.] The ninth
month of the year; the ſeventh from March.
September hath his name as being the ſeventh month from
March: he is drawn with a merry and cheerful countenance,
- in a purple robe Peacham on Drawing.
Sept ENARY. adj. [ſptenarius, Lat.] Conſiſting of ſeven.
Every controverſy has ſeven queſtions belonging to it; tho’
the order of nature ſeems too much neglected by a confine-
ment to this ſeptenary number. Watts.
SEPTE/NARY. n.ſ. The number ſeven.
The days of men are caſt up by ſeptenaries, and every ſe-
venth year conceived to carry ſome altering charaćter in tem-
per of mind or body. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Theſe conſtitutions of Moſes, that proceed ſo much upon
a ſeptenary, or number of ſeven, have no reaſon in the nature
of the thing. Burnet.
SEPTENNIAL. adj. [ſprennis, Latin.]
1. Laſting ſeven years.
2. Happening once in ſeven years.
. Being once diſpenſed with for his ſºftennial viſit, by a holy
inſtrument from Petropolis, he reſolved to govern them by
ſubaltern miniſters. Howel's Vocal Foreſt.
With weekly libels and ſºftennial ale,
Their wiſh is full, to riot and to rail. Anonym.
SEPTENTRION. n.ſ. [Fr. ſºftentrio, Latin.] The North.
Thou art as oppoſite to every good,
As the antipodes are unto us,
Or as the South to the Septentrion. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
SEPTE'NTR1ON. }*; [ſeptentrionalis, Latin; ſeptentrional,
SEPTENT RIon AL. $ French..] Northern.
Back'd with a ridge of hills,
That ſcreen'd the fruits of th’earth and ſeats of men
- From cold ſeptentrien blaſts. AMilton's Par. Regain'd.
If the Spring
º
a generation.
z
Preceding ſhould be deſtitute of rain,
Or blaſt ſettentrional with bruſhing wings
Sweep up the ſmoaky miſts and vapours damp,
SEP Then woe to mortals. Philips.
- - T EN a - -
s ºrrosa LITY, n.ſ.. [from ſeptentrional.] Northerli-
-- r !--
*FT ENTRIon Ally, adv.
s North; northerly. [from ſeptentrisnal.] Towards the
Se’ptuagiNT. n.ſ. [ſeptuaginta, Latin. J
To SEPU'Lc HRE. v. a. [from the noun.
If they be powerfully excited, and equally let fall, they
commonly ſink down, and break the water, at that extreme
whereat they were ſeptentrionally excited. Brown.
To SEPTEN i R10'N AT E v. n. [from ſeptentrio, Lat.] To tend
northerly.
Steel and good iron, never excited by the loadſtone, ſepten-
trinate at one extreme, and auſtralize at another. Brown.
SE'ptical. adj. [anºlºs...] Having power to promote or
produce putrefaction.
As a ſeptical medicine, Galen commended the aſhes of a
ſalamander. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
SEPTILA'TERAL. adj. ſ ſºftem and lateris, Lat.] Having ſev
ſ I g leven
ſides.
By an equal interval they make ſeven triangles, the baſes
whereof are the ſeven ſides of a ſeptilateral figure, deſcribed
within a circle. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Septua'GENARy. adj. [ſeptuagenarius, Lat. ſptuagenaire, Fr.]
Conſiſting of ſeventy.
The three hundred years of John of times, or Neſtor, can-
not afford a reaſonable encouragement beyond Moſes's ſeptua-
ginary determination. Brown's Wugar Errourt.
Septuage's iMAL. adj. [ſeptuagºſimus, Latin.] Conſiſting of
ſeventy.
In our abridged and ſeptuageſimal age, it is very rare to be-
hold the fourth generation. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs.
The old Greek
verſion of the Old Teſtament, ſo called as being ſuppoſed the
work of ſeventy-two interpreters.
which way ſoever you try, you ſhall find the produćt great
enough for the extent of this earth; and if you follow the
ſptuagint chronology, it will ſtill be far higher. Burret.
SEPTuple. adj. [Jeptuplex, Latin.] Seven times as much.
A technical term.
Sepulch Ral. adj. [ſpukral, Fr. ſepulcralis, from ſepulchrum,
Lat..] Relating to burial; relating to the grave; monumental.
Whilſt our ſouls negotiate there,
We like ſepulchral ſtatues lay;
All day the ſame our poſtures were,
And we ſaid nothing all the day. Donne,
Mine eye hath found that ſad ſepulchral rock,
That was the caſket of heav'n's richeſt ſtore. Milton.
Set ulchral lies our holy walls to grace,
And new-year odes. Pope's Dunciad.
SE'Pulch.R.E. n.ſ.. [ſepulcre, Fr. ſepulchrum, Lat..] A grave;
a tomb.
To entail him and’s heirs unto the crown,
What is it but to make thy ſepulchre P Shakespeare Henry VI.
Flies and ſpiders get a ſepulchre in amber, more durable than
the monument and embalming of any king. Bacon.
There where the virgin's ſon his doctrine taught,
His miracles, and our redemption wrought;
Where I, by thee inſpir’d, his praiſes ſung,
And on his ſepukhi e my offering hung. Sandys.
Perpetual lamps for many hundred years have continued
burning, without ſupply, in the ſepulchrei of the ancients. Wilk.
If not one common ſepulchre contains
Our bodies, or one urn our laſt remains,
Yet Ceyx and Alcyone ſhall join. Dryden.
It is accented on the
ſecond ſyllable by Shakeſpeare and Milton; on the firſt, more
properly, by jºhnſon and Prior.] To bury; to entomb.
Go to thy lady's grave, and call her thence;
Or, at the leaſt, in her’s ſepulchre thine. Shakeſp.
I am glad to ſee that time ſurvive,
Where merit is not ſepulcher'd alive ;
Where good men's virtues them to honours bring,
And not to dangers. Ben. johnſºn.
Thou ſo ſepulcher'd in ſuch pomp do'ſt lie,
That kings for ſuch a tomb would wiſh to die. Milton.
Diſparted ſtreams ſhall from their channe's fly,
And, deep ſurcharg’d, by ſandy mountains lie, Pri
rtor.
Obſcurely ſpucher d.
SE'pulture. n.ſ. [ſepulture, Fr. ſepultura, Latl Interment;
burial.
That Niobe, weeping over her children, was turned into a
ſtone, was nothing elſe but that during her life the erected
over her ſpultures a marble tomb of her own. Brown.
Where we may royal ſepulture prepare;
With ſpeed to Meleſinda bring relief,
Recall her ſpirits, and moderate her grief Dryden.
In England ſepulture, or burial of the dead, may be dº-
ferred and put off for the debts of the perſon deceaſed. Aylºff'.
SEQUA’cious. adj. [ſequacis, Latin.]
1. Following; attendant.
Orpheus could lead the ſavage race,
And trees uprooted left their place,
Sequacious of the lyre; -
But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher:
When to her organ vocal breath was giv'n,
An angel heard and ſtraight appeard,
Miſtaking earth for heav'n, Dryden,
Above
S E Q. S E R * jià, rº. ºt. --- las- Above thoſe ſuperſtitious horrours that enſlave The fond ſequacious herd, to myſtick faith And blind amazement prone, th' enlighten’d few The glorious ſtranger hail! Thomſºn. 2. Dućtile; pliant. - In the greater bodies the forge was eaſy, the matter being dućtile and ſequacious, and obedient to the hand and ſtroke of the artificer, and apt to be drawn, formed, or moulded. Ray. Sequa'city. n.ſ.. [from ſequax, Latin.] Dućtility; tough- neſs. Matter, whereof creatures are produced, hath a cloſeneſs, lentor, and ſquacity. Bacon's Natural Hylory. SE'QUEL. n.ſ.. [ſequelle, French; ſequela, Latin.] 1. Concluſion; ſucceeding part. If black ſcandal or foul-fac’d reproach Attend the ſequel of your impoſition, Your meer enforcement ſhall acquittance me. Shakespeare R. III. Was he not a man of wiſdom Yes, but he was poor: but was he not alſo ſucceſsful? True, but ſtill he was poor: and once grant this, and you cannot keep off that unavoidable ſe- quel in the next verſe, the poor man's wiſdom is deſpiſed. South's Sermons. 2. Conſequence; event. Let any principal thing, as the ſun or the moon, but once ceaſe, fail, or ſwerve, and who doth not eaſily conceive that the ſequel thereof would be ruin both to itſelf and whatſoever dependeth on it Hooker. In theſe he put two weights, The ſequel each of parting and of fight. Milton's Par. Loft. 3. Conſequence inferred; conſequentialneſs. What ſequel is there in this argument? An archdeacon is the chief deacon: ergo, he is only a deacon. Whitgifte. SE'QUEN ce. m. ſ. [from ſequor, Latin.] 1. Order of ſucceſſion. How art thou a king, But by fair ſequence and ſucceſſion ? 2. Series; arrangement; method. The cauſe proceedeth from a precedent ſequence, and ſeries of the ſeaſons of the year. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. SE'QUENT. adj. [ſequens, Latin.] 1. Following; ſucceeding. Let my tryal be mine own confeſſion: Immediate ſentence then, and ſequent death, Is all the grace I beg. Shakespeare Meaſ, for Meaſure. There he dies, and leaves his race Growing into a nation; and now grown, Suſpected to a ſequent king, who ſeeks To ſtop their overgrowth. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. 2. Conſequential. SEQUEN ... n.ſ.. [from the adjećtive..] A follower. Not in uſe. Here he hath framed a letter to a ſequent of the ſtranger queen's, which accidentally miſcarried. Shakeſpeare. To SEQUESTER. v. a. ſ. ſequeſtrer, Fr. ſecreſtar, Spaniſh ; ſequeſtro, low Latin.] Shakeſp. R. II. 1. To ſeparate from others for the ſake of privacy. Why are you ſequeſter'd from all your train : Shakeſ?. To the which place a poor ſequeſter'd ſtag, That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt, Did come to languiſh. Shakespeare As you like it. In ſhady bow'r, More ſacred and ſequeſter'd, though but feign'd, Pan or Sylvanus never ſlept. Milton. Ye ſacred Nine ! that all my ſoul poſſeſs, Whoſe raptures fire me, and whoſe viſions bleſs, Bear me, oh bear me to ſequeſler'd ſcenes Of bow'ry mazes, and ſurrounding greens. Pope. 2. To put aſide; to remove. Although I had wholly ſequeſtered my civil affairs, yet I ſet down, out of long continued experience in buſineſs, and con- verſation in books, what I thought pertinent to this af- fair. Bacon. 3. To withdraw; to ſegregate. - A thing as ſeaſonable in grief as in joy, as decent being added unto actions of greateſt weight and ſolemnity, as being uſed when men moſt ſequeſter themſelves from action. Hooker. 4. To ſet aſide from the uſe of the owner to that of others. 5. To deprive of poſſeſſions. It was his taylor and his cook, his fine faſhions and his French ragou's, which ſequeſtered him ; and, in a word, he came by his poverty as ſinfully as ſome uſually do by their riches. South. Se QUE's TRABLE. adj. [from ſequeſtrate.] 1. Subječt to privation. 2. Capable of ſeparation. Hartſhorn, and divers other bodies belonging to the animal kingdom, abound with a not uneaſily ſeque/ºrable ſalt. Boyle. To SEQUE's TRATE. v. n. To ſequeſter; to ſeparate from company. In general contagions more periſh for want of neceſſaries than by the malignity of the diſeaſe, they ºº:: from mankind, * - Arbuthnot on Air. SEQUESTRATION. m. ſ. [ſequeſtration, Fr. from ſequeſtrate.] 1. Separation; retirement. His addićtion was to courſes vain 3 I never noted in him any ſtudy, Any retirement, any ſequeſtratiºn From open haunts and popularity. - There muſt be leiſure, retirement, ſolitude, tion of a man's ſelf from the noiſe and toils of truth ſcorns to be ſeen by eyes too much fixt up jećts. 2. Diſunion; disjunétion. The metals remain unſevered, the fire only dividing the body into ſmaller particles, hindering reſt and continuity, without any ſequeſtration of elementary principles. Boyle. 3. State of being ſet aſide. y princip oyle Since Henry Monmouth firſt began to reign, Before whoſe glory I was great in arms, This loathſome ſequeſtration have I had. Shakesp. H. VI. 4. Deprivation of the uſe and profits of a poſſeſſion. If there be a ſingle ſpot in the glebe more barren, the rector or vicar may be obliged, by the caprice or pique of the biſhop, to build upon it, under pain of ſequeſ/ration. Swift. Shakespeare Henry V. and a ſequeſłra- the world; for on inferior ob- South's Sermons. SEQUESTRA"roR. m. ſ. [from ſequeſtrate.] One who takes from a man the profit of his poſſeſſions. I am fallen into the hands of publicans and ſequeſtrators, and they have taken all from me. Taylor. SERA'GLIo. m. ſ. [Italian, perhaps of Oriental criginal. I he g is loſt in the pronunciation.] A houſe of women kept for debauchery. There is a great deal more ſolid content to be found in a conſtant courſe of well living, than in the voluptuouſneſs of a ſcraglio. Norris. SE’RAPH. n.ſ. [...AN-2) One of the orders of angels. He is infinitely more remote in the real excellency of his nature, from the higheſt and perfecteſt of all created beings, than the pureſt ſcraph is from the moſt contemptible part of matter, and conſequently muſt infinitely exceed what our nar- row underſtandings can conceive of him. Locke. As full, as perfect in vile man that mourns, As the rapt ſeraph that adores and burns. Pope. SERA'PH1.cal. adj. [ſeraphique, French ; from ſcraſh..] An- SERA'PHick. ; gelick; angelical. Love is curious of little things, deſiring to be of angelical purity, of perfect innocence, and ſeraphical fervour. Taylor. Seraphick arms and trophies. 1%ilton. 'Tis to the world a ſecret yet, Whether the nymph, to pleaſe her ſwain, Talks in a high romantick ſtrain; Or whether he at laſt deſcends To like with leſs ſeraphick ends. Swift. SE/RAPHIM. n.ſ. [This is properly the plural of ſcrath, and therefore cannot have s added; yet, in compliance with our language, ſcraphim, is ſometimes written..] Angels of one of the heavenly orders. - To thee Cherubim and ſcraphim continually do cry. Com. Pr. Then flew one of the ſcrap hims unto me, having a live coal in his hand. Iſ vi. 6. Of ſcraphim another row. ... Miton. SERE. adj. [reaſian, Saxon, to dry.] Dry; withered; no longer green. . See SEAR. The muſes, that were wont green bays to wear, Now bringen bitter elder-branches ſere. Spenſer. He is deformed, crooked, old, and ſere, Ill-fac'd, worſe bodied, ſhapeleſs every where; Vicious, ungentle. Shakeſp. Comedy of Erreurs. Ere this diurnal ſtar Leave cold the night, how we his gather'd beams Reflected, may with matter ſere foment. Milton. They ſere wood from the rotten hedges took, And ſeeds of latent fire from flints provoke. Dryden: On a ſere branch, Low bending to the bank, I ſat me down, Muſing and ſtill. SERE. m.ſ. [Of this word I know not the etymology; nor, ex- cept from this paſſage, the meaning. Can't com"> like ſleerſ, from ſcynan, Saxon, to cut ) Claw; talon. Two eagles, - That, mounted on the winds, together ſtill Their ſtrokes extended; but arriving n°W Amidſt the council, over every brow. • sº... their thick wings, and threatning death's cold fears, *i.j checkstore with their eager ſerº Cº. SERENA'pe. m.ſ.. [ſºrenade, Fr. Jº". Italian, whence, in Milton, ſºrenate, from ſºrº Latin, the lºgº commonly i. tending their miſtreſſes in fair nights.] Muſick or ſongs Wit which ladies are entertained by their lovers in the night. Mixt dance, or wanton maſk, or midnight ball, Or ſerenate, which the ſtarv'd lover fings º: To his proud fair; beſt quitted with diſdain. Alºn. Fooliſh ſwallow, what do'ſt thou So often at my window do, With thy tuneleſs ſerenade # cº 23 P Shall Rowe's Royal Convert.
S E R S E. R. Shall I the neighbours nightly reſt invade, At her deaf doors, with ſome vile ſerenade P Dryden Will. fancies.ht never ſhould have been the man he is. had not he broke windows, and diſturbed honeſt people with his Jºel, when he was a young fellow. Addison. ºil. a. [from the noun..] To entertain with He conti -aa- - - continued to ſerenade her every morning, 'till the queen Yºcharmed with his harmon SERENE. ad; •. - y. - Speciator. I. tº: #. ſ 4. French; ſerenus, Latin.] , Spirits live inſpherd In *šºns mild, of calm and frene air. Milton. The moon, ſtrºne in glory, mounts the ſky. Pope. 2. Unruffled; undiſturbed; even of temper; peaceful or calm of mind; ſhewing a calm mind. - There wanted yet a creature might ercót His ſtature, and upright with front ſerene Govern the reſt. Milton. Exciting them, by a due remembrance of all that is paſt, wnto future circumſpection, and a Jereme expectation of the future life. Grew's Coſmol. Gutta SERE'NA. n J. An obſtruction in the optick nerve. - Theſe eyes that roll in vain, $o thick a drop ſerene hath quench'd their orbs. Milton. SERENE, nºſ [from the adjective..] A calm damp evening. Where ever death doth pleaſe tº appear, Seas, fºreneſ, ſwords, ſhot, ſickneſs, all are there. Ben. johnſ. To Sere's E. v. a. [ſeriner, French ; ſereno, Latin.] 1. To calm; to quiet. 2. To clear; to brighten. Not proper. Take care Thy muddy bev'rage to ſerene, and drive Precipitant the baſer ropy lees. Philips. SFRE'NEly, adv. [from ſeren...] 1. Calmly ; quietly. The ſetting ſun now ſhone ſirenely bright. Pope. 2. With unruffled temper; coolly. Whatever practical rule is generally broken, cannot be ſup- poſed innate; it being impoſſible that men would, without ſhame or fear, confidently and ſeremely break a rule, which they could not but evidently know that God had ſet up. Locke. The nymph did like the ſcene appear, Seremely pleaſant, calmly fair: { Soft fell her words as flew the air. Prior. SFRE'NE Ness. n.ſ. [ from ſereme J Serenity. SERE'NITUDE. m. ſ. [from ſerene. J Calmneſs; coolneſs of mind. Not in uſe. From the equal diſtribution of the phlegmatick humour, will flow quietude and ſerenitude in the affections. //otton. SERE/NITY.. n.f. [ſerenité, Fr. from ſtrenus, Latin.] 1. Calmneſs; temperature. In the conſtitution of a perpetual equinox, the beſt part of the globe would be deſolate; and as to that little that would be inhabited, there is no reaſon to expect that it would con- ſtantly enjoy that admired calm and ſtrenity. Bentley. Pure ſerenity apace - Induces thought, and contemplation ſtill. Thomſºn. 2. Peace; quietneſs; not diſturbance. A general peace and ſerenity newly ſucceeded a general trouble and cloud throughout all his kingdoms. Temple. 3. Evenneſs of temper; coolneſs of mind. I cannot ſee how any men ſhould ever tranſgreſs thoſe mo: ral rules, with confidence and ſtrenity, were they *; º amped upon their minds. - ocke. sº º 27. yº ſerge, French; xerga, Spaniſh, which Covairu- vias derives from xirica, Arabick; Skinner from Jerse, Ger- man, a mat.] A kind of cloath. The ſame wool one man felts into a hat, another weaves into cloath, another into kerſey or ſerge, and another into 2II.3S. Hale. Ye weavers, all your ſhuttles throw, And bid broad-cloaths and ſerge grow. Gay. SERGEANT. n.ſ.. [ſergent, French; ſergente, Italian, from vicus. Latin. - I /... º buſineſs it is to execute the commands of tagiſtrates. - magi Had I but time, as this fell ſergeant, death, Is ſtria in his arreſt, oh, I could tell. Shakespeare Hamlet. when it was day the magiſtrates ſent the ſergeºiſ, ſaying, let theſe men go. 4.75 xvi. 35. 2. A petty officer in the ; This is the ſergeant, who, like a good and hardy ſoldier. fought. Shakeſ Macb. 3. A lawyer of the higheſt rank under a judge. - None ſhould be made ſergeant, but ſuch as probably might be held fit to be judges afterwards... • Bacºn. 4. It is a title given to ſome of the king's ſervants: as, ſergeant chirurgeons. Se'RGEANTRY. m.ſ. [from ſergeant.] Grand ſergeantry is that where one holdeth lands of the king by ſervice, which he ought to do in his own perſon unto him as to bear the kings banner or his ſpear, or to lead his hoſt, or to be his marſhal, or to blow a horn, when he ſººth his enemies invade the land; or to find a man at arms to fight within the four ſeas, or elſe to do it himſelf; or to bear the king's ſword before him at his coronation, or on that day to be his ſewer, carver, butler, or chamberlain. Petit ſergeantry is where a man holdeth land of the king, to yield him yearly ſome ſmall thing toward his wars: as a ſword, dagger, bow, knife, ſpear, pair of gloves of mail, a pair of purs, or ſuch like. Cowel. SERGEANTSHIP. m. ſ. [from ſerjeant.] The office of a ſergeant. Se'Ries. n.ſ. [ſerie, Fr. ſeries, Latin.] - 1. Sequence; order. Draw out that antecedent, by reflecting briefly upon the text as it lies in the ſeries of the epiſtle. //ard ºf Infideity The chaſms of the correſpondence I cannot ſupply, having deſtroyed too many letters to preſerve any ſeries. Pope. 2. Succeſſion; courſe. This is the ſeries of perpetual woe, Which thou, alas, and thine are born to know. Pºpe. SERIOUS. adj. [ſerieux, Fr. ſerius, Latin.] 1. Grave; ſolemn; not volatile; not light of behaviour. 2. Important; weighty; not trifling. I'll hence to London on a ſerious matter. Shakespeare H. VI. There's nothing ſerious in mortality ; All is but toys. Shakespeare ?. Macbeth. SE’Riously. adv. . [from ſerious.] Gravely; ſolemnly; in earneſt; without levity. It cannot but be matter of very dreadful conſideration to any one, ſober and in his wits, to think ſeriouſly with himſelf, what horror and confuſion muſt needs ſurprize that man, at the laſt day of account, who had led his whole life by one rule, when God intends to judge him by another. South. All laugh to find Unthinking plainneſs ſo o'erſpread thy mind, That thou could'ſt ſeriouſly perſuade the crowd To keep their oaths, and to believe a god. Dryden. Juſtin Martyr, Tertullian, Lačtantius, and Arnobius, tell us, that this martyrdom firſt of all made them ſeriouſly inqui- ſitive into that religion, which could endue the mind with ſo much ſtrength, and overcome the fear of death, nay, raiſe an earneſt deſire of it, though it appeared in all its terrors. Addison SE'Riousness. n.ſ. [from ſerious...] Gravity; ſolemnity; ear- neſt attention. That ſpirit of religion and ſeriouſneſs vaniſhed all at once, and a ſpirit of libertiniſm and profaneneſs ſtarted up in the room of it. - Atterbury's Sermons. The youth was received at the door by a ſervant, who then conducted him with great filence and ſeriouſneſ, to a long gal- lery, which was darkened at noon-day. . Addiſon's Speciator. SERMcCINA"tion. n.ſ.. [ſermolinatio, Latin.] The act or practice of making ſpeeches. SER MociNA‘tor. n.ſ.. [ſermocinor, Latin. J A preacher; a ſpecchmaker. Theſe obſtreperous ſermocinators make eaſy impreſſion upon the minds of the vulgar. Howel. SE'RMon. n.ſ.. [ſermon, Fr. ſermo, Lat.] A diſcourſe of inſtruc- tion pronounced by a divine for the edification of the people. As for our ſermons, be they never ſo ſound and perfect, God's word they are not, as the ſermons of the prophets were; no, they are but ambiguouſly termed his word, becauſe his word is commonly the ſubject whereof they treat, and muſt be the rule whereby they are framed. Hooker. This our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ſtones, and good in every thing. Shakeſpeare. In his ſermons unto the ſoldiers, and in open talk with the nobility, it ſhould ſeem that he himſelf had been enough to have overthrown the Turks. Knoles's Hiſtory of the Turki. Sermons he heard, yet not ſo many As left no time to practiſe any : He heard them reverently, and then His practice preach'd them o'er again. Craſhaw. Many, while they have preached Chriſt in their ſermons, have read a lecture of atheiſm in their practice. South. His preaching much, but more his practice wrought; A living ſermon of the truths he taught. Dryden. To SER Mos. v. a. ſ. ſermoner, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To diſcourſe as in a ſermon. Some would rather have good diſcipline delivered plainly by way of precept, or ſe moned at large, than thus cloudily in- wrapped in allegorical deviſes. Speºſer. 2. To tutor; to teach dogmatically ; to leſſon. Come, ſermon me no farther: No villainous bounty yet hath paſt my heart. Shakespeare Timon. SE'RMoUNTAIN, or Seſeli, n. ſ. [ſilex, Lat..] A plant. It hath a roſe and umbellated flower, conſiſting of ſeveral leaves, which are ranged orbicularly, and reſt on the empale- ment, which becomes a fruit compoſed of two large oblong furrowed ſeeds, having foliaceous ridges on one fide. To theſe notes muſt be added, that the ſobes of the leaves are large, long, and intire, excepting their extremity, where they are ſlightly cut into three parts. Ažiller. - SERoſsity.
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sº. n, f: [ſºrºſité, Fr J. Thin or watery part of the
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in theſe the ſalt and lixiviated ſcrºfty is divided between the
guts and the bladder ; but it remains undivided in birds. Brown.
The tumour of the throat, which occaſions the difficulty of
fwallowing and breathing, proceeds from a ſºroſity obſtructing
the glands, which may be watery, cedematoſe, and ſchirrous,
according to the viſcoſity of the humour. Arbuthnot.
1. Thin; watery. Uſed of the part of the blood which ſepa-
rates in Congºlation from the grumous or red part.
2. Adapted to the ſerum.
This diſeaſe is commonly an extravaſation of ſerum, re-
ceived in ſome cavity of the body; for there may be alſo a
dropſy by a dilatation of the ſerous veſſels, as that in the ova-
rium Arbuthnºt on Diet.
SERPENT. m. ſ. [ ſerpens, Latin.] An animal that moves
by undulation without legs. They are often venomous. They
are divided into two kinds; the viper, which brings young,
and the ſnake, that lays eggs.
She was arrayed all in lily white,
And in her right hand bore a cup of gold,
With wine and water filled up to the height;
In which a ſerpint did himſelf enfold,
That horror made to all that did behold.
She ſtruck me with her tongue,
Moſt ſerpent like, upon the very heart. Shakespeare . K. Lear.
They, or under ground, or circuit wide,
With ſerpent error wand'ring, found their way. Milton.
Haply piercing through the dark diſguiſe,
The chief I challeng’d: he whoſe practis'd wit
Knew all the ſerpent mazes of deceit,
Eludes my ſearch. , Pope's Odyſſey.
Sº' PENTINE, ad. [ ſerpentinus, Lat. from ſerpent.j
1. Reſembling a ſerpent.
I craved of him to lead me to the top of this rock, with
meaning to free him from ſo ſerpentine a companion as I
2In. Sidney.
This of ours is deſcribed with legs, wings, a ſerpentine and
winding tail, and a creſt or comb ſomewhat like a cock. Brown.
Nothing wants, but that thy ſhape
Like his, and colour Jerpentine, may ſhew
Thy inward fraud. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
The figures and their parts ought to have a ſerpentine and
flaming form naturally: theſe ſorts of outlines have, I know
not what of life and ſeeming motion in them, which very
much reſembles the attivity of the flame and ſerpent. Dryden.
2. Winding like a ſerpent; anfraćtuous.
Nor can the ſun
Perfect a circle, or maintain his way
One inch direct; but where he roſe to-day
He comes no more, but with a cozening line
Fairy Queen.
Steals by that point, and ſo is ſerpentine. Donne.
His hand the adorned firmament diſplay'd,
Thoſe ſerpentine, yet conſtant motions made. Sandys.
How many ſpacious countrics does the Rhine,
In winding banks, and mazes ſerpentine,
Traverſe, before he ſplits in Belgia's plain,
And, loſt in ſand, creeps to the German main? Blackmore.
SE'R PENTINE. m. ſ. An herb. Airſworth.
Se'RPENT, N E Stºne. n.ſ.
There were three ſpecies of this ſtone known among the
ancients, all reſembling one another, and celebrated for the
ſame virtues. They were all of the marble kind: the one
was green, variegated with ſpots of black, thence called the
black ophites; another, called the white ophites, was green
alſo, but variegated with ſpots of white: the third was called
tephria, and was of a grey colour, variegated with ſmall black
ſpots. The firſt ſpecies was chiefly uſed in medicine, and
found by the ancients only in Egypt; but it is frequent in the
deſarts of Arabia, in the iſlands of the Archipelago, in Italy,
and we have whole quarries of it in Wales. The ancients tell
us, that it was a certain remedy againſt the poiſon of the bite
of ſerpents; but it is now juſtly rejected. Hill's Aſat. Med.
Accept in good part a bottle made of a ſerpentine ſtone,
which hath the quality to give any wine or water, that ſhall be
infuſed therein for four and twenty hours, the taſte and opera-
tion of the ſpaw-water, and is very medicinable for the cure
of the ſpleen and gravel. J/ottºn.
Se'RPENT's Tongue. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
Se'RPEt, n ſ. A baſket. Ainſworth.
SERPI'GINous, adj. [from ſerpigo, Latin.] Diſeaſed with a
ſerpigo.
The ſkin behind her ear downwards became ſerpiginous, and
was covered with white ſcales. JWiſeman.
SERPI'GO. m. ſ. [[Latin.] A kind of tetter.
For thy own bowels, which do call thee fire,
Do curſe the gout, ſerpigo, and the rheum,
For ending thee no ſooner. Shakeſpeare.
She had a node with pains on her right leg, and a ſerpigo on
her right hand. //iſeman.
To SERR. v. a. ſ.ſerrer, French.] To drive hard together; to
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crowd into a little ſpace. Not received into uſe, nor deſerving
reception.
The frowning and knitting of the brows is a gathering or
ſer tº of the ſpirits, to reſiſt in ſome meaſure ; and alſo this
knitting will follow upon earneſt ſtudying, though it be with-
out diſlike. Tacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
Heat attenuates and ſends forth the ſpirit of a body, and
upon, that the more groſs parts contract' and /err themſelves
together. Bacon.
SE'RRATE. }*. [ſºrratus, Latin. J. Formed with jags or
Se/RRATED. $ indentures like the edge of a ſaw. o
All that have ſerrate teeth are carnivorous. Ray.
The common heron hath long legs for wading, a long neck
anſwerable thereto to reach prey, a wide throat to pouch it,
and long toes with ſtrong hooked talons, one of which is re-
markably ſerrate on the edge. Derham's Phy ico-Theology.
This ſtick is uſually knotted, and always armed: one ºf
them with a curious ſhark's tooth near an inch long, and in-
dented or ſerrated on both edges: a ſcurvy weapon. Grºw.
SERRATION. m. ſ. [from ſerra, Latin.J. Formation in the
ſhape of a ſaw.
SF'RRATURE. m. ſ. [from ſerra, Latin.] Indenture like teeth
of ſaws. -
Theſe are ſerrated on the edges; but the ſºrratures are
deeper and groſſer than in any of the reſt. //oodward.
To SE(RR Y. v. a. ſ.ſerrer, French; ferrato, Italian.] To preſs
cloſe; to drive hard together. For ſerry Bacon uſes ſer, but
neither ſerr nor ſerry are received. -
With them roſe
A foreſt huge of ſpears; and thronging helms
Appear'd, and ſerried ſhields in thick array,
Of death immeaſurable. A4ilton's Paradiſe Loft.
Foul diſſipation follow'd, and forc’d rout; -
Nor ſerv'd it to relax their ſerried files. Milton's Par. Loſł.
SE’R v ANT. m. ſ. [ſervant, French; ſervus, Latin.]
1. One who attends another, and acts at his command. The
correlative of maſter.
We are one in fortune; both
Fell by our ſervants, by thoſe men we lov'd moſt. Shakespeare
I had rather be a country ſervant maid,
Than a great queen with this condition.
He diſdain’d not -
Shakespeare R. III.
Thenceforth the form of ſervant to aſſume. Milton:
For maſter or for ſervant here to call -
Was all alike, where only two were all. JDryden.
2. One in a ſtate of ſubječtion. Unuſual.
Being unprepar'd,
Our will became the ſervant to defe&t,
Which elſe ſhould free have wrong’d. Shakespeare Macbeth.
3. A word of civility uſed to ſuperiours or equals.
This ſubjećtion due from all men to all men, is ſomething
more than the compliment of courſe, when our betters tell us
they are our humble ſervants, but underſtand us to be their
ſlaves. Swift.
To SE/Rv ANT. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſubječt. Not in uſe.
My affairs
Are ſervanted to others: though I owe
My revenge properly, remiſſion lies
In Volſcian breaſts. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
To SERVE. v. a. [ſervir, French ; ſervio, Latin.]
1. To attend at command.
Becauſe thou art my brother, ſhould'ſt thou therefore ſerve
me for nought? Gen. xxix. 15.
A goddeſs among gods ador'd, and ſerv'd
By angels numberleſs, thy daily train. Milton.
2. To obey ſervilely or meanly. -
When wealthy, ſhew thy wiſdom not to be
To wealth a ſervant, but make wealth ſerve thee. Denham.
3. To ſupply with food ceremoniouſly.
Others, pamper'd in their ſhameleſs pride,
Are ſerv'd in plate, and in their chariots ride. Dryden.
4. To bring as a menial attendant. -
Bid them cover the table, ſerve in the meat, and we will
come in to dinner. Shakeſp. Merch. ºf Wenice.
Soon after our dinner was ſerved in, which was right good
viands, both for bread and meat: we had alſo drink of three
ſorts, all who ſome and good. - Bacon.
Beſmeared with the horrid juice of ſepia, they danced a lit-
tle in phantaſtick poſtures, retired a while, and then returned
ferving up a banquet as at ſolemn funerals. Taylor.
Some part he roaſts; then ſerve it "P ſo dreſt,
And bid me welcome to this humble feaſt:
Mov’d with diſdain, • -
I with avenging flames the palace burn d. Dryden.
The filme ineſſ ſhould be ſerved up again for fupper, and
breakfaſt next morning. .. A buthn. Hiſtory of jºhn Bull.
5. To be ſubſervient or ſubordinate to.
Bodies bright and greater ſhould not ſerve --
The leſs not ". Milton.
ly with any thing. -
6. Tº: ferve 㺠city, ſhall ſerve it out of all the tribes
of Iſrael. Ezek. *; +.
S E. R. i 7. To obey in military actions. 8. To be ſufficient to. If any ſubject, intereſt, or fancy h - as - reaſoning is after their fiſſion y recommended, their 9. To be of uſe to ; to aſſiſt. ; it ſerves their turn. Locke. When a ſtorm of a ſad miſch turn it into ſome advantage, another end, either of religio Io. To promote. He conſider'd every creature Moſt opportune might ſerve his wiles II, º with. - . They think herein we ſer - either hold or ſeek º: the time, 12. To ſatisfy; to content. As the former empty plea ſerved the ſottiſh Jews, this *"ually ſerves theſe to put them into a ſojº, paradiſe, by feed- ing their hopes, without changing their lives. South. Nothing would ſerve them then but riding. L'Eſtrange. Sº ... them both to dine, nd is at once their vinegar and wine. 2 13. To ſtand inſtead of any thing to one. Pope. The dull flat falſhood ſervº, for policy, And in the cunning, truth itſelf's a lye. Pope. ance beats upon our ſpirits, by obſerving where it can ſerve n or prudence. Taylor. Milton. becauſe thereby we Hooker. 14. [S. ſervirde, French..] To Serve himſelf of. To make ſ: of. A mere Galliciſm. . A complete brave man muſt know ſolidly the main end he is in the world for ; and withal how to ferve himſelf of the divine's high contemplations, of the metaphyſician's ſubtile ſpeculations, and of the natural philoſopher's minute obſer- Vations. Digly on the Soul. They would ſerve themſelves of this form. Taylor. I will ſerve myſelf of this conceſſion. Chillingworth. It is much more eaſy for men to ſerve their own ends of thoſe principles, which they do not put into men, but find there ºilotſon's Sermons. If they elevate themſelves, ’tis only to fall from a higher place, becauſe they ſerve themſelves of other men's wings, neither underſtanding their uſe nor virtue. Dryden', Dufrên. 15. To requite: as, he ſerved me ungratefully. 16. [In divinity.] To worſhip the Supreme Being. Matters hid leave to God, him ſerve and fear. Milton. 17. Tº Serve a warrant. To ſeize an offender, and carry to juſtice. To Serve. v. n. 1. To be a ſervant, or ſlave. Iſrael ſerved for a wife, and for a wife he kept ſheep. Hºſ. We will give thee this alſo, for the ſervice which thou ſhalt ferve with me. Gen. xx. 27. 2. To be in ſubjećtion. Thou haſt made me to ſerve with thy ſins; thou haſt wearied me with thine iniquities. Iſ, xliii. 24. 3. To attend ; to wait. Martha was cumbered about much ſerving, and ſaid, Lord, do'ſt thou not care that my ſiſter hath left me to ſerve alone * Like x. 40. 4. To act in war. - - Both more or leſs have given him the revolt; And none ſerve with but conſtrained things, Whoſe hearts are abſent too. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Many noble gentlemen came out of all parts of Italy, who had before been great commanders, but now ſerved as private gentlemen without pay. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. - 5. To produce the end deſired. The look bewrayed, that as ſhe uſed theſe ornaments, not for herſelf, but to prevail with another, ſo ſhe feared that all would not ſerve. Sidney. 6. To be ſufficient for a purpoſe. Take it, ſhe ſaid; and when your needs require, This little brand will ſerve to light your fire. 7. To ſuit; to be convenient. - We have the ſummary of all our griefs, When time ſhall ſerve to ſhew in articles. Shakeſp. H. IV. Yet time ſerveſ, wherein you may redeem Your baniſh’d honours. Shakesp. H. IV. As occaſion ſerves, this noble queen - And prince ſhall follow with a freſh ſupply. Shakespeare H. VI. Read that; 'tis with the royal ſignet ſign'd, And given me by the king, when time ſhould ſerve, To be perus’d by you. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. 8. To conduce; to be of uſe. - - - Churches, as every thing elſe, receive their chief perfec- tion from the end whereunto they ſerve. - Hooker. Our ſpeech to worldly ſuperiors we frame in ſuch ſort as ſerveth beſt to inform and perſuade the minds of them, who otherwiſe neither could nor would greatly regard our neceſ- º Hºoker. Prieſts ſerve unto the example and ſhadow of heavenly things. Hebr. viii. 5. Who leſſens thee, againſt his purpoſe ſerves • y To manifeſt the more thy might. Milton. Faſhion is, for the moſt part, nothing but the oſtentation Dryden. S E R of riches; and therefore the high price of what ſerves to that, rather encreaſes than leſſens its vent. Locke. Firſt inveſtigate the variety of motions and figures made by the organs which ſerve for articulation, and the variety of matter to which thoſe articulations are ſeverally applied. Hold. Our vićtory only ſerved to lead us on to further viſionary proſpects. Swift. 9. To officiate or miniſter. - SER vice. n. ſ. [ſervice, Fr. ſervitium, Latin.] 1. Menial office; low buſineſs done at the command of a maſter. The baniſh’d Kent, who in diſguiſe Follow'd his king, and did him ſervice Improper for a ſlave. 2. Attendance of a ſervant. Both fell by our ſervants, by thoſe men we lov'd moſt: A moſt unnatural and faithleſs ſervice. Shakeſp. 3. Place; office of a ſervant. I have ſerved prince Florizel; but now I am out of ſer. vice. Shakeſpeare. - By oppreſſing and betraying me, Thou might'ſt have ſooner got another ſervice. Shakespeare Theſe that accuſe him are a yoke of his diſcarded men; very rogues, now they be out of ſervice. Shakeſp. A court, properly a fair, the end of it trade and gain; for none would go to ſervice that thinks he has enough to live well of himſelf. Temple. 4. Anything done by way of duty to a ſuperior. That ſºrvice is not ſirvice, ſo being done, But being ſo allow'd. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. This poem was the laſt piece of ſervice I did for my maſter King Charles. Dryden. 5. Attendance on any ſuperiour. Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will purchaſe with my duteous ſervice. Shakespeare Riches gotten by ſ.rvice, tho' it be of the beſt riſe, yet when gotten by flattery, may be placed amongſt the worſt. Bacon. 6. Profeſſion of reſpect uttered or ſent. I am a woman, lacking wit, To make a ſeemly anſwer to ſuch perſons, Pray do my ſervice to his majcity. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. 7. Obedience; ſubmiſſion. Thou nature, art my Goddeſs; to thy law My ſervices are bound. Shakesp. K. Lear. God requires no man's ſervice upon hard and unreaſonable Terms. Till ty. Serm. 8. Act on the performance of which poſſeſſion depends. Altho' they built caſtles and made freeholders, yet were there no tenures and ſervices reſerved to the crown; but the lords drew all the reſpect and dependency of the common eople unto themſelves. Davies's State of Ireland. 9. Actual duty; office. The order of human ſociety cannot be preſerved, nor the ſervices requiſite to the ſupport of it be ſupplied, without a diſ- tinction of ſtations, and a long ſubordination of offices. Rºger. 10. Employment; buſineſs. If ſtations of power and truſt were conſtantly made the rewards of virtue, men of great abilities would endeavour to excel in the duties of a religious life, in order to qualify themſelves for publick ſervice. Swift. 11. Military duty. - When he cometh to experience of ſervice abroad, or is put to a piece or pike, he maketh a worthy ſoldier. Spenſºr. At the parliament at Oxford his youth and want of expe- rience in ſea ſervice had ſomewhat been ſhrewdly touch- ed, even before the ſluices of popular liberty were yet ſet open. . Iſotton's Buckingham. 12. A military atchievement. Such fellows will learn you by rote where ſervices were done, at ſuch and ſuch a breach. Shakeſp. Hen. V. 13. Purpoſe; uſe. All the veſſels of the king's houſe are not for uſes of ho- nour, ſome be common ſtuff, and for mean ſervice, yet pro- fitable. Spelman. 14. Uſeful office; advantage. The ſtork's plea, when taken in a net, was the ſervice ſhe did in picking up venemous creatures. L’Eſtrange. The clergy prevent themſelves from doing much ſervice to religion, by affecting ſo much to converſe with each other, Shakeſp. K. Lear. and caring ſo little to mingle with the laity. Swift. Gentle ſtreams viſit populous towns in their courſe, and are at once of ornament and ſervice to them. Pºpe. 15. Favour. - To thee a woman's ſervices are due, My fool uſurps my body. 16. Publick office of devotion. According to this form of theirs, it muſt ſtand for a rule, no ſermon, no ſervice. Hooker. If that very ſervice of God in the Jewiſh ſynagogues, which our Lord did approve and ſančtify with his own pre- fence, had ſo large portions of the law and prophets, together with the many prayers and pſalms read day by day, as equal in a manner the length of ours, and yet in that reſpect Shakſº. K. Lear. 5 W33
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I know no neceſſity why private and ſingle abilities ſhould
quite juſtle out and deprive the church of the jºint abilities
and concurrent gifts of many learned and godly men, ſuch
as the compoſers of the ſervice-book were, K Charles.
The congregation was diſcompoſed, and divine ſervice bro-
ken off. //atts.
18. Courſe; order of diſhes.
Cleopatra made Antony a ſupper ſumptuous and royal;
howbeit there was no extraordinary ſervice ſeen on the
board. Hakewill.
19. A tree and fruit. [ſorbus, Latin.]
The flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves, which are placed or-
bicularly, and expand in form of a roſe, whoſe flower-cup
afterwards becomes a fruit ſhaped like a pear or medlar : to
which muſt be added, pennated leaves like that of the
aſh. Miller.
Oétober is drawn in a garment of yellow and carnation;
in his left hand a baſket of ſervices, medlars, and other fruits
that ripen late. Peacham.
SE R v Ice A BLE, adj. [ſerviſable, old French, from ſervice.]
1. Aćtive; diligent; officious. -
He was ſent to the King's court, with letters from that
officer, containing his own ſerviceable diligence in diſcovering
ſo great a perſonage; adding withal more than was true of his
conjectures. Sidney.
I know thee well, a ſerviceable villain;
As duteous to the vices of thy miſtreſs
As badneſs could deſire.
2. Uſeful; beneficial.
Religion hath force to qualify all ſorts of men, and to make
them, in publick affairs, the more ſerviceable ; governors the
apter to rule with conſcience; inferiors, for conſcience ſake,
Shakeſp. K. Lear.
the willinger to obey. Alooker.
So your father charg'd me at our parting,
Be ſerviceable to my ſon, Shakeſp.
His own inclinations were to confine himſelf to his own
buſineſs, and be ſerviceable to religion and learning. Atterbury.
A book to juſtify the revolution, archbiſhop Tillotſon re-
commended to the king as the moſt ſerviceable treatiſe could
have been publiſhed then. Swift.
SE'RVIceABLE Ness. n. ſ. [from ſerviceable.]
1. Officiouſneſs; ačtivity.
He might continually be in her preſence, ſhewing more
humble ſerviceableneſ; and joy to content her than ever be-
fore. • Sidney.
2. Uſefulneſs; beneficialneſs.
All action being for ſome end, its aptneſs to be command-
ed or forbidden, muſt he founded upon its ſerviceableneſ; or
diſſerviceableneſs to ſome end. Norris.
SE’R v Il E. adj. [ſerviſ, French; ſervile, Latin.]
1. Slaviſh ; dependant; mean.
Fight and die, is death deſtroying death:
Where fearing dying, pays death ſervie breath. Shakeſp.
From impoſition of ſtričt laws to free
Acceptance of large grace, from ſervile fear
To filial. Milton.
Ev’n fortune rules no more a ſervile land,
Where exil'd tyrants ſtill by turns command. Pºpe.
2. Fawning; cringing.
The moſt ſervile flattery is lodged the moſt eaſily in the
groſleſt capacity; for their ordinary conceit draweth a yield-
ing to their greaters, and then have they not wit to diſcern
the right degrees of duty. Sidney.
She muſt bend the ſervile knee,
And fawning take the ſplendid robber's boon. Thomſºn.
SE’R v II. El Y. adv. [from ſervile.] Meanly; ſlaviſhly.
Tº each changing news, they chang'd affections bring,
And ſerviley from fate expect a King. Dryd, Aurengzebe.
He affects a ſingularity in his ačtions and thoughts, rather
than ſervilely to copy from the wiſeſt. Swift.
SE'Rv1LENEss. -
sº } n. ſ. [from ſ rvile.]
1. Slaviſhneſs; involuntary obedience.
What, beſides this unhappy ſervility to cuſtom, can poſſibly
reconcile men that own chriſtianity, to a practice widely
diſtant from it Govern. of the Tongue.
2. Meanneſs; dependance; baſeneſs.
The angels and daemons, thoſe by their ſubſerviency, and
theſe by the ſervility of their obedience, manifeſtly declared
Chriſt and his apoſtles to be veſted with an authority deri-
ved from their Lord. Weſt.
3. Slavery, the condition of a ſlave.
To be a queen in bondage, is more vile
Than is a ſlave in baſe ſervility;
For princes ſhould be free. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
SE’RYING-MAN. m. ſ. [ſerve and man.] A menial ſervant.
Yºur niece did more favours to the duke's ſerving-man, than
cver ſhe beſtowed on me. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
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Juſt in the nick; the cook knock'd thrice;
And all the waiters in a trice
His ſummons did obey ; -
Each ſerving-man, with diſh in hand,
March'd boldly up, like our train'd band,
Preſented and away.
With Dennis you did nº’er combine,
Not you, to ſteal your maſter's wine;
Except a bottle now and then,
To welcome brother ſerving-men. Swift.
SE's vitoR. m.ſ. [ſerviteur, French.]
I. Servant; attendant. A word obſolete.
This workman, whoſe ſervitor nature is, being only one,
the heathens imagining to be mºre, gave him in the ſky the
name of Jupiter; in the air, of Juno ; in the water, of Nep-
Sucking:
tune; in the earth, of Veſta; and Ceres. Hooker.
Your truſty and moſt valiant ſervitor,
With his free duty recommends you thus. Shakeſp.
Thus are poor ſervitors,
When others ſleep upon their quiet beds,
Conſtrain'd to watch in darkneſs, rain and cold. Shakeſp.
Our Norman conqueror gave away to his ſervitors the
lands and poſſeſſions of ſuch as did oppoſe his invaſion. Davie.
Fearful commenting
Is leaden ſervitor to dull delay;
Delay leads impotent and ſnail-pac'd beggary.
My noble queen, let former grudges paſs, -
And henceforth I am thy true ſervitor. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
2. One of the loweſt order in the univerſity.
His learning is much of a ſize with his birth and educa-
tion; no more of either than what a poor hungry ſervitor
can be expected to bring with him from his college. Swift.
SE's vitude, n. J. [ſervitude, French ; ſervitus, Lati. J
1. Slavery; ſtate of a ſlave; dependance.
Ariſtotle ſpeaketh of men, whom nature hath framid for
the ſtate of ſervitude, ſaying, they have reaſon ſo far forth
as to conceive when others direét them. Hooker.
You would have ſold your king to ſlaughter,
His princes and his peers to ſervitude,
His ſubječts to oppreſſion and contempt. Shakeſp., Hen V.
Tho' it is neceſſary, that ſome perſons in the world ſhould
be in love with a ſplendid ſervitude, yet certainly they muſt
be much beholding to their own fancy, that they can be
pleaſed at it; for he that riſes up early, and goes to bed
late, only to receive addreſſes, is really as much abridged in
his freedom, as he that waits to preſent one. South Sermons.
Unjuſtly thou deprav'ſt it with the name
Of ſervitude, to ſerve whom God ordains,
Or nature: God and nature bid the ſame,
When he who rules is worthieſt.
2. Servants colle&tively. -
- After him a cum’brous train
Of herds, and flocks, and numerous ſervitude. . Milton.
SE'RUM. n. ſ. [Latin.] -
1. The thin and watry part that ſeparates from the reſt in any
liquor, as in milk from the cream.
2. The part cf the blood, which in coagulation ſeparates from
the grume.
Bicod is the moſt univerſal juice in an animal body : the
red part of it differs from the ſerum, the ſerum from the
lymph, the lymph from the nervous juice, and that frºm the
ſeveral other humours ſeparated in the glands. Arbuthnot.
f -
::::::::::.. ; adj. [ ſºuialtere, Fr. Aftiºn, Lat.]
In geometry, is a ratio, where one quantity or num-
ber contains another once and half as much more, as 6
and 9. Dićf.
In all the revolutions of the planets about the ſun, and of
the ſecondary planets about the primary ones, the periodical
times is in aſſauialter proportion to the mean diſtance. Cheyne.
As the fix primary planets revolve about the ſun, ſo the ſe-
condary ones are moved about them in the ſame /ſquialte-
ral proportion of their periodical motions to their orbs. Bently.
Se’sqūiplicate. adj. [In mathematicks.]. Is the propºrtion
one quantity or rumber has to another, in the ratio of one
half. - - -
The periodical times of the planets are in ſſuiplicate
proportion, and not a duplicate proportion of the diſtances
from the center or the radii; and tºº, the .
- an harmonically circulating
* be carried about by §. Phil. Prin.
SE'squiPEDAL. adj. Iſſuipedalis, Latin.] Containing
sºils.} a foot and a half. . 7 -
As for my own part, I am but a ſeſquipedal, having only
ſix foot and a half of ſtature. - Addison Guard.
Haft thou ever meaſured the gigantisk Ethiopian, whoſe
ſtature is above eight cubits high, or the ſºftpedalian pig-
mey Arbuth and Pºpº's Mart. Scrib.
SEsquite'RT1AN. [in mathematicks.] Having ſuch a ratio, as
that one quantity or number Sontains another once and one
third part more ; as between 6 and 8. Dęż.
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Milton.
S E T S E T : and his ſſion at the right-hand of God Sess. ” tax. ſ, [for "ſºft, teſ, or cenſe.] Rate; ceſs charged; Hi r - - º fº. º i. paid and governed, as the Engliſh ſuf. i profit or .. y the ſºft ºf his ſoldiers than they gain- | mies. *urity by abating ; pride of their . - Se'ssio avies's Hiſt. of Ireland ! N. m. ſ. 7 - - - / ºld/la, 1. The act f #. French; Jºſe, Latin.] He hath as man, not as God only, over quick and dead; for ſo much his a ſupreme dominion . into heaven, - o import. Hooker. low *... they concede a ºil." will hardly al- 2. An aff "a way of ſºfton. Brown's /uſg. Errors. • **In a *:: magiſtrates or ſenators. - ley are ready t'appear Where you ſhall hold %. %. Summon aſſion that we may arraign Our moſt diſloyal lady. . The old man mindful ſtill of moan, Weeping, thus beſpake the ſºfton, Chapman's Hem. Odyſ. Of their ſºftºn ended they bid cry - The great reſult. Milton. Shałęſp. K. Lear. Shake p. Call'd to council all the Achaian ſtates, Nor herald ſworn the ſeſſion to proclaim. Pope's Odyſ. 3. The ſpace for which an aſſembly fits, without intermiſſiºn or receſs. It was contrary to the courſe of parliament, that any bill that had been rejected ſhould be again preferred the ſame ſeſ: Taft. - Clarendon. The ſecond Nicene council affords us plentiful aſſiſtance, in the firſt ſeſſion, wherein the pope's vicar declares that Me- letius was ordained by Arian biſhops, and yet his ordination was never queſtioned. Stillingfleet. Many decrees are enacted, which at the next ſeſſion are repealed. Norrir. 4. A meeting of juſtices: as the ſeſſions of the peace. - SE'st ERce. n. ſ [ſºfferee, French ; ſºffertium, Latin.] Among the Romans, a ſum of about 81. 1 s. 5 d. half-penny ſier- | lig. IDiè?. Several of them would rather chuſe a ſum in ſºfterces, than in pounds ſerling. Addison on Medals. To SET. v. a. preterite Iſet; part, paſſ. I am ſet. [Satgan, or ſatyam, Gothick; reccan, Saxon; ſetten, Dutch.] | 1. To place; to put in any ſituation or place; to put. - E’re I could Give him that parting kiſs which I had ſet - Betwixt two charming words, comes in my father. Shakespeare . But that my admirable dexterity of wit, counterfeiting the aćtion of an old woman, delivered me, the knave conſtable had ſet mei' th' common ſtocks for a witch. Shakeſp. They that are younger have me in deriſion, whoſe fathers I would have diſdained to have ſet with the dogs of my flock. ob. xxx. I. He that hath received his teſtimony, hath ſet to his ſeal, that God is true. john iii. 33. They have ſet her a bed in the midſt of the ſlain. Ezek. xxxii. God ſet them in the firmament, to give light upon the earth. Gen. i. 17. In their ſetting of their threſhold by my threſholds, they have defiled my holy name. Ezek. xliii. 8. I have ſet thee for a tower among my people, jer. vi. 27. By his aid aſpiring To ſet himſel; in glory above his peers. Miltºn. She ſet; the bar that cauſes all my pain; One gift refuſed, makes all their bounty vain. Dryd. The lives of the revealers may be juſtly enough ſet over againſt the revelation, to find whether they agree. Aterb. To put into any condition, ſtate, or poſture. They thought the very diſturbance of things eſtabliſhed an hire ſufficient to ſet them on work. Hooker. That man that fits within a monarch's heart, Would he abuſe the count'nance of the king, Alack what miſchiefs might he ſet abroach Our princely general, Will give you audience; and wherein It ſhall appear that your demands are juſt, You ſhall enjoy them; ev'rything ſet off That might ſo much as think you enemies. This preſent enterprize ſet off his head, I do not think a braver gentleman Shakeſp. Hen. IV. Is now alive. Ye cauſed every man his ſervant, whom he had ſet at Ji- berty, to return. jer. xxxiv. 16. Every ſabbath ye ſhall ſet it in order. Lev. xxiv. 8. lam come to ſet a man at variance againſt his father. Mat. 2. Shakeſp. Shakeſp. Thou ſhalt pour out into all thoſe veſſels, and ſet aſide that which is full. 2 Kings iv 4 The beauty of his orname the ſet in majeſty, but they mºde images; therefore have I ſet it far f 3. - rom them. Ezek. The gates of thy land ſhall be ſet wide open. Nah. iii. 13. The fathers have eaten a ſour grape, and the children's teeth are ſet on edge. jer. xxxi. 20. The tongue defileth the whole body, and ſºtteth on fire the courſe of nature, and is ſet on fire of hell. ja. iii. 6. The ſhipping might be ſet on work by fiſhing, by tranſ- portations from port to port. Bacon. This wheel ſet on going, did pour a war upon the Vene- tians with ſuch a tempeſt, as Padua and Trevigi were taken from them. Bacon. That this may be done with the more advantage, ſome hours muſt be ſet apart for this examination. Duppa. Finding the river fordable at the foot of the bridge, he fit over his horſe. Alajwa, d. Equal ſucceſs had ſet theſe champions high, And both reſolv'd to conquer, or to die. JWillºr. Nothing renders a man ſo inconſiderable; for it ſets him above the meaner ſort of company, and makes him intole- rable to the better. Gºvern. of the Tongue. Some are reclaimed by puniſhment, and ſome are ſet right by good nature. L'Eſtrange. The fire was form’d, ſhe ſet the kettle on. Dryd. Leda's preſent came, To ruin Troy, and ſet the world on game. Dryd. Set calf betimes to ſchool, and let him be - Inſtructed there in rules of huſbandry. Dryd. Over labour'd with ſo long a courſe, 'Tis time to ſet at eaſe the ſmoking horſe. Dryd. The puniſh'd crime ſhall ſet my ſoul at eaſe, And murm'ring manes of my friend appeaſe. Dryd. Jove call'd in haſte The ſon of Maia with ſevere decree, To kill the keeper, and to ſet her free. Dryd. If ſuch a tradition were at any time endeavoured to be ſet on foot, it is not eaſy to imagine how it ſhould at firſt gain entertainment. Tillºtſon. When the father looks four on the child, every body elſe ſhould put on the ſame coldneſs, till forgiveneſs aſked, and a reformation of his fault has ſet him right again, and reſtored him to his former credit. Lºcke on Educat. His practice muſt by no means croſs his precepts, unleſs he intend to ſet him wrong. Locłe on Educat. If the fear of abſolute and irreſiſtible power ſet it on upon the mind, the idea is likely to ſink the deeper. Locke. When he has once choſen it, it raiſes deſire that proportion- ably gives him uneaſineſs which determines his will, and ſets him at work in purſuit of his choice, on all occaſions. Locke. This river, When nature's ſelf lay ready to expire, Quench'd the dire flame that ſet the world on fire. Addison The many hoſpitals every where erected, ſerve rather to en- courage idleneſs in the peºple than to ſet them at work. Addison A couple of lovers agreed at parting, to ſet aſide one half hour in the day to think of each other. Addison Your fortunes place you far above the neceſſity of learn- ing, but nothing can ſet you above the ornament of it Felton. Their firſt movement and impreſſed motions demand the impulſe of an almighty hand to ſet then agoing Cheyne. Men of quality look upon it as one of their diſtinguiſhing privileges, not to ſet other people at eaſe, with the loſs of the leaſt of their own. Pºpe. That the wheels were but ſmall, may be gueſſed from a cuſ- tom they have of taking them off, and ſetting them on. Pºpe. Be frequent in ſºtting ſuch cauſes at work, whoſe effects you deſire to know. JWaiti. 3. To make motionleſs; to fix immoveably. Struck with the fight, inanimate ſhe ſeems, Garth. Set are her eyes, and motionleſs her limbs. 4. To fix; to ſtate by ſome rule. Hereon the prompter falls to flat railing in the bittereſt terms; which the gentleman with a ſet geſture and counter nance ſtill ſoberly related, until the ordinary, driven at laſt into a mad rage, was ſain to give over. Carew. The town of Bern has handſome fountains planted, at ſet diſtances, from one end of the ſtreets to the other. Addison. 5. To regulate; to adjuſt. - - In court they determine the king's good by his deſires, which is a kind of ſetting the ſun by the dial. Suckling. God bears a different reſpect to places ſet apart and conſe- crated to his worſhip, to what he bears to places deſigned to common uſes. - - Soºth. Our palates grow into a liking of the ſeaſoning and cookery, which by cuſtom they are ſet to. Locke. He rules the church's bleſt dominions, And ſets men's faith by his opinions. Pºor. Againſt experience he believes, He argues againſt demonſtration; Plead's when his reaſon he deceives, And ſets his judgment by his paſſion. Prior. 6. To fit to muſick ; to adapt with notes. Set thy own ſongs, and ſing them to thy lute. Dryden. (Frief 2
S E T
S E T
Grief he tames that ſetters it in verſe;
But when I have done ſo,
Some man, his art or voice to ſhow,
Doth ſet and ſing my pain;
And by delighting many, frees again {
Grief, which verſe did reſtrain. Donne,
1 had one day ſet the hundredth pſalm, and was ſinging the
firſt line, in order to put the congregation into the tune. Speci.
7. To plant, not ſow.
Whatſoever fruit uſeth to be ſet upon a root or a ſlip, if it
be ſown, will degenerate. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
I proſtrate fell,
To ſhrubs and plants my vile devotion paid,
And ſet the bearded leek to which I pray’d. Prior.
8. To interſperſe or mark with any thing.
As with ſtars, their bodies all
And wings were ſet with eyes. Milton.
High on their heads, with jewels richly ſet,
Each lady wore a radiant coronet. Dryden.
The body is ſmooth on that end, and on this 'tis ſet with
ridges round the point. // oadward.
9. To reduce from a fraćtured or diſlocated ſtate.
Can honour ſet to a leg; no ; or an arm no : honour hath
no ſkill in ſurgery then? no. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Conſidering what an orderly life I had led, I only com-
manded that my arm and leg ſhould be ſet, and my body
anointed with oil. G. Herbert.
The fracture was of both the focils of the left leg: he had
been in great pain from the time of the ſetting. //iſeman.
Credit is gained by courſe of time, and ſºldom recovers a
ſtrain; but if broken, is never well ſet again. Temple.
10. To fix the affection; to determine the reſolution.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the
earth. Col. iii. 2.
They ſhould ſet their hope in God, and not forget his
works. Pſ. lxxviii. 7.
Becauſe ſentence againſt an evil work is not executed
ſpeedily, the heart of men is fully ſet in them to do evil. Eccl.
Set to work millions of ſpinning worms,
That in their green ſhops weave the ſmooth hair'd filk
To deck her ſons. AMilt.
Set not thy heart
Thus overfond on that which is not thine. Milton.
When we are well, our hearts are ſet,
Which way we care not, to be rich or great. Denham.
Our hearts are ſo much ſet upon the value of the benefits
received, that we never think of the beſtower. L’É/ºrange.
Theſe bubbles of the ſhalloweſt, emptieſt ſorrow,
Which children vent for toys, and women rain
For any trifle their fond hearts are ſet on. Dryd and Lee.
Should we ſet our hearts only upon theſe things, and be able
to taſte no pleaſure but what is ſenſual, we muſt be extremely
miſerable when we come unto the other world, becauſe we
ſhould meet with nothing to entertain ourſelves. Tillotſ,n.
No ſooner is one action diſpatched, which we are ſet upon,
but another uneaſineſs is ready to ſet us on work. Locke.
Minds, altogether ſet on trade and profit, often contračt a
certain narrowneſs of temper. Addiſon.
Men take an ill natured pleaſure in diſappointing us in what
our hearts are moſt ſet upon. Addiſon's Spediator.
An Engliſhman, who has any degree of reflection, cannot
be better awakened to a ſenſe of religion in general, than by
obſerving how the minds of all mankind are ſet upon this im-
portant point, and how every nation is attentive to the great
buſineſs of their being. Addiſon.
I am much concerned when I ſee young gentlemen of for-
tune ſo wholly ſet upon pleaſures, that they neglect all im-
provements in wiſdom and knowledge. Addiſon.
11. To predetermine; to ſettle.
We may ſtill doubt whether the Lord, in ſuch indifferent
ceremonies as thoſe whereof we diſpute, did frame his people
of ſet purpoſe unto any utter diſſimilitude with Egyptians, or
with any other nation. Hooker.
He remembers only the name of Conon, and forgets the
other on ſet purpoſe, to ſhew his country ſwain was no great
{cholar. Dryden.
12. To eſtabliſh; to appoint; to fix.
Of all helps for due performance of this ſervice, the great-
eſt is that very ſet and ſtanding order itſelf, which, framed
with common advice, hath for matter and form preſcribed
whatſoever is herein publickly done. Hooker.
It pleaſed the king to ſend me, and I ſet him a time. Neh. ii.
Am I a ſea, or a whale, that thou ſetteſ; a watch over me?
- job vii. 12.
He ſetteth an end to darkneſs, and ſearcheth out all per-
fe&tion. job xxviii. 3.
In ſtudies, whatſoever a man commandeth upon himſelf,
let him ſet hours for it; but whatſoever is agreeable to his na-
ture, let him take no care for any ſet times: for his thoughts
will fly to it of themſelves, ſo as the ſpaces of other buſineſs
ºr ſtudies will ſuffice. Bacon.
For uſing ſet and preſcribed forms, there is no doubt but
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that wholſome words, being known, are apteſt to excite judi-
cious and ſervent affections. King Charles.
His ſeed, when is not ſet, ſhall bruiſe my head. Milton.
Though ſet form of prayer be an abomination,
Set forms of Petitions find great approbation. Denham.
Set places and ſet hours are but parts of that worſhip we
OWe. South.
That law cannot keep men from taking more uſe than you
Jet, the want of money being that alone which regulates its
price, will appear, if we confider how hard it is to ſet a price
upon unneceſſary commodities; but how impoſſible it is to ſet
a rate upon vićtuals in a time of ſamine. Locke.
Set him ſuch a taſk, to be done in ſuch a time. Locke.
As in the ſubordinations of government the king is offended
by any inſults to an inferior magiſtrate, ſo the ſovereign ruler
of the univerſe is affronted by a breach of allegiance to thoſe
whom he has ſet over us. Addison.
Take ſet times of meditating on what is future. Atterbury.
Should a man go about, with never ſo ſet ſtudy and deſign,
to deſcribe ſuch a natural form of the year as that which ſº
Preſent eſtabliſhed, he could ſcarcely ever do it in ſo few
words that were ſo fit. Woodward.
13. To exhibit; to diſplay; to propoſe. With before.
Through the variety of my reading, I ſet befºre me many
examples both of ancient and later times.
Qc271.
Reject not then what offer'd means: who knows
But God hath ſet before us, to return thee
Home to thy country and his ſacred houſe? Milton.
Long has my ſoul deſir'd this time and place,
To ſet before your fight your glorious race. Dryden.
All that can be done is to ſet the thing beſore men, and to
offer it to their choice. Tillotſon.
A ſpacious veil from his broad ſhoulders flew,
That ſet th' unhappy Phaeton to view:
The flaming chariot and the ſteeds it ſhew’d,
And the whole fable in the mantle glow'd. Addiſon.
When his fortune ſets before him all
The pomps and pleaſures that his ſoul can wiſh,
His rigid virtue will accept of none. Addiſon's Cato.
He ſupplies his not appearing in the preſent ſcene of ačtion,
by ſetting his character before us, and continually forcing his
Patience, prudence, and valour upon our obſervation. Broom.
14. To value; to eſtimate; to rate.
Be you contented
To have a ſon ſet your decrees at nought 2
To pluck down juſtice from your awful bench,
To trip the courſe of law Shakespeare HIV.
The backwardneſs parents ſhew in divulging their faults,
will make them ſet a greater value on their credit themſelves,
and teach them to be the more careful to preſerve the good
opinion of others. Locke.
If we act by ſeveral broken views, and will not only be vir-
tuous, but wealthy, popular, and everything that has a value
ſet upon it by the world, we ſhall live and die in miſery. Addison
Have I not ſet at nought my noble birth,
A ſpotleſs fame, and an unblemiſh'd race,
The peace of innocence, and pride of virtue
My prodigality has giv'n thee all. Rowe's jane Shore.
Though the ſame ſun, with all diffuſive rays,
Bluſh in the roſe and in the diamond blaze,
We prize the ſtronger effort of his pow'r,
And always ſet the gem above the flow'r, Pope.
15. To ſtake at play.
What ſad diſorders play begets'
Deſp'rate and mad, at length he ſets
Thoſe darts, whoſe points make gods adore. Prior.
16. To offer a wager at dice to another.
Who ſets me elſe? I'll throw at all. Shakespeare. R. II.
17. To fix in metal.
Think ſo vaſt a treaſure as your ſon
Too great for any private man's poſſeſſion;
And him too rich a jewel to be ſet
In vulgar metal, or vulgar uſe. Dryden.
He may learn to cut, poliſh, and ſet precious ſtones. 46-ke;
18. To embarraſs; to diſtreſs; to perplex. [This is uſed, I
think, by miſtake, for beſet: as, --
Adam, hard beſet, replied. - Miltºn.]
Thoſe who raiſe popular murmurs and diſcontents againſt
his majeſty's government, that they find ſo very few and ſo
very improper occaſions for them, ſhew how hard they are
ſet in this particular, repreſent the bill as a grievance. Addison
15. To fix in an artificial manner, ſo as to produce a Particular
effect. -
The proud have laid a ſnare for me, they have ſº gins. Pſ
o. To apply to ſomething.
2 tº. § brother thou ſhalt not lend upon uſury, that the
Lord may bleſs thee in all that th9. ſettſ; thine hand to. Deut.
with whate'er gall thou ſetſ thyſelf to write, r
Thy inoffenſive ſatires never bite. Dryden.
- - the eyes. -
2 I $º mi. eyes upon them for good, and bring them
again to this land. jºr. xxiv. 6.
2 Joy
S E T S E T Joy ſalutes me when I/. My bleſt eyes on Amoret. 22. To offer for a price. There is **Tºte wicked thing than a covetous man; for ſuch an one ſetteth his own ſoul to ille. Eccluſ. k 23. To Place in order; to frame, . x. 9. After it was framed, and ready to be ſt together, he was, with infinite labour and char - - ge, carried by land with l through that hot and ſandy country, from č. to º S> Knolle's Hiſtory of the Turks. J/aller. - 24. To ſtation; to place. - - Coenus has betray'd - The bitter truths that our looſe court upbraid: Your friend was ſet upon you for a ſpy, And on his witneſs you are doom'd to die, 25. To oppoſe. Will you ſet your wit to a fool's 26. To bring to a fine edge: as, to ſet a razor. 27. Tº Set about. To apply to. They ſhould make them play-games, or endeavour it, and frt themſelves about it. Locke. 28. Tº Set againſ. To place in a ſtate of enmity or oppoſition. The terrors of God do ſet themſelves in array againſt me. - job vi. 4. The king of Babylon ſet himſelf againſt Jeruſalem. Ezek. The devil hath reaſon to ſet himſelf againſt it; for nothing is more deſtructive to him than a ſoul armed with prayer. Dupa. There ſhould be ſuch a being as aſſiſts us againſt our worſt enemies, and comforts us under our ſharpeſt ſufferings, when all other things ſit themſelves againſt us. Tilotſon. ”, Tº Set againſ. To oppoſe; to place in rhetorical oppo- 11tion. This periſhing of the world in a deluge is ſet againſ, or compared with, the periſhing of the world in the conflagra- tion. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 30. To SET at art. To negle&t for a ſeaſon. They highly commended his forwardneſs, and all other matters for that time ſet apart. Knoles. 31. To Set aſide. To omit for the preſent. Set your knighthood and your ſoldierſhip aſide, and give me leave to tell you that you lie in your throat. Shakespeare H. IV. In 1585 followed the proſperous expedition of Drake and Carlile into the Weſt Indies; in the which I ſet aſide the taking of St. Jago and St. Domingo in Hiſpaniola, as ſurprizes rather than encounters. Bacon. My higheſt intereſt is not to be deceived about theſe mat- ters; therefore, ſetting aſide all other confiderations, I will en- deavour to know the truth, and yield to that. Tillotſºn. 3. Tº Set aſide. To reject. I'll look into the pretenſions of each, and ſhew upon what ground 'tis that I embrace that of the deluge, and ſet aſide all the reſt. //cdward's Nat. Hiſtory. No longer now does my neglećted mind Its wonted ſtores and old ideas find: Fix'd judgment there no longer does abide, To taſte the true, or ſet the falſe aſide. 33. Tº Set aſide. To abrogate; to annul. Several innovations, made to the detriment of the Engliſh merchant, are now intirely ſet aſide. Addiſon. There may be Reaſons of ſo much pow'r and cogent force, - As may ev'n ſet aſide this right of birth: ſ If ſons have rights, yet fathers have 'em too. Rºwe. º He ſhows what abſurdities follow upon ſuch a ſuppoſition, and the greater thoſe abſurdities are, the more ſtrongly do they evince the falſity of that ſuppoſition from whence they flow, and conſequently the truth of the doćtrine ſet aſide by that ſuppoſition. Atterbury. 34. 7, Set by. To regard; to eſteem. David behaved himſelf more wiſely than all, ſo that his name was much ſet by. 1 Sa. xviii. 30. 35. To SET hy. To rejećt or omit for the preſent. You ſhall hardly edify me, that thoſe nations might not, by the law of nature, have been ſubdued by any nation that had only policy and moral virtue; though the propagation of the faith, whereof we ſhall ſpeak in the proper place, were ſet by, and not made part of the caſe. Bacon. 3%. T, SET down. To mention; to explain; to relate in wº have ſit down, that a roſe ſet by garlick is ſweeter, becauſe the more fetid juice goeth into the garlick. Bacon. Some rules were to be ſet dºwn for the government of the army. Clarendon. I ſhall ſit dºwn an account of a diſcourſe I chanced to have with one of theſe rural ſtateſmen. - Addiſon. 37. Tº Set dºwn. To regiſter or note in any book or paper; to put in writing. - ict thoſe that play your clowns ſpeak no more than is ſet down for them. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Every man, careful of virtuous converſation, ſtudious of ſcripture, and given unto any abſtinence in diet, was ſet down in his calendar of ſuſpected Priſcilianiſts. Hooker. Dryden. Shakeſpeare. Prior. Take One half of my commiſſion, and ſet down As beſt thou art experienc'd, ſince thou know'ſt Thy country's ſtrength and weakneſs. Shakesp Coriolanu: The reaſons that led me into the meaning which prevailed on my mind, are ſet dºwn. Lºcke. An eminent inſtance of this, to ſhew what uſe can do, I ſhall ſet down. Locke. I cannot forbear ſetting down the beautiful deſcription Clau- dian has made of a wild beaſt, newly brought from the woods, and making its firſt appearance in a full amphitheatre. Addiſon. 38. To Set down. To fix on a reſolve. Finding him ſo reſolutely ſet down, that he was neither by fair nor foul means, but only by force, to be removed out of his town, he incloſed the ſame round. Knoller. 39. To Set down. To fix; to eſtabliſh. This law we may name eternal, being that order which God before all others hath ſet down with himſelf, for himſelf to do all things by. Hooker. 40. To Set forth. To publiſh; to promulgate; to make ap- pear. My willing love, The rather by theſe arguments of fear, Set forth in your purſuit. Shakespeare Twelfth Night. The poems, which have been ſo ill ſet forth under his name, are as he firſt writ them. //aller. 41. To Set forth. To raiſe; to ſend out. Our merchants, to their great charges, ſet fºrth fleets to deſcry the ſeas. Abbot. The Venetian admiral had a fleet of ſixty gallies, ſet fºrth by the Venetians. Knolles's Hyl, ºf the Turks. They agreed, all with one conſent, at a prefixed day, to ſend unto Vienna ſuch warlike forces, as they had in any time before ſet fºrth, for the defence of the Chriſtian religion. Knolles's Hiſtory of the la K. When poor Rutilus ſpends all his worth, In hopes of ſetting one good dinner forth, 'Tis downright madneſs. 42. To Set forth. To diſplay; to explain. As for words to ſet forth ſuch lewdneſs, it is not hard for them to give a goodly and painted ſhew thereunto, borrowed even from the praiſes proper to virtue. Spenſer. So little have theſe falſe colours diſhonoured painting, that they have only ſerved to ſet forth her praiſe, and to make her merit further known. Dryden's Dufrºny, 43. To §§ To arrange; to place in order. Up higher to the plain, where we'll ſet forth In beſt appointment all our regiments. Shakespeare . K. jºhn. 44. To SET forth. To ſhow ; to exhibit. To render our errours more monſtrous, and what unto a miracle ſets frth the patience of God, he hath endeavoured to make the world believe he was God himſelf. Browne. Whereas it is commonlyſt fºrth green or yellow; it is in- clining to white. Brown's Vulg. Frr. To ſet forth great things by ſmall. Milton. The two humours of a chearful truſt in providence, and a ſuſpicious diffidence of it, are very well ſet forth here for our inſtruction. L’Eſtrange, 45. To Set fºrward. To advance; to promote. They yield that reading may ſet forward, but not begin the work of ſalvation. Hooker. Amongſt them there are not thoſe helps which others have, to ſet them fºrward in the way of life. Hooker. In the external form of religion, ſuch things as are appa- rently or can be ſufficiently proved effectual, and generally fit to ſet forward godlineſs, either as betokening the greatneſs of God, or as beſeeming the dignity of religion, or as concur- ing with celeſtial impreſſions in the minds of men, may be re- verently thought of. Hooker. They mar my path, they ſet fºrward my calamity, fol. Dung or chalk, applied ſeaſonably to the roots of trees, doth frt them forwards. Bacon's Nat. Hylory. 46. To Set in. To put in a way to begin. If you pleaſe to aſſiſt and ſet me in, I will recollečt my- ſelf. Colier. 47. To Set off. To decorate; to recommend; to adorn; to embelliſh. It anſwers to the French relever. Like bright metal on a fullen ground, My reformation, glittering o'er my fault, Shall ſhew more goodly, and attract more eyes, Than that which hath no foil to ſet it off Shał. H IV. The prince put thee into my ſervice for no other reaſon than to ſet me off. Sºake p. Henry IV. Negle&t not the examples of thoſe that have carried them- ſelves ill in the ſame place; not to ſet off thyſelf by taxing their Dryden's juvenal. memory, but to direct thyſelf what to avoid. Bacºn. May you be happy, and your ſorrows paſt Set ºff thoſe joys I wiſh may ever laſt. Jºa'ler. The figures of the groupes muſt contraſt each other by their ſeveral poſitions: thus in a play ſome characters muſt be raiſed to oppoſe others, and to ſet them ºff. Dryden, Th;
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The men, whoſe hearts are aimed at, are the occaſion that
one part of the face lies under a kind of diſguiſe, while the
other is ſo much ſet ºff, and adorned by the owner. Addison.
Their women are perfect miſtreſſes in ſhewing themſelves
to the beſt advantage: they are always gay and ſprightly, and
ſet off the worſt faces with the beſt airs. Addiſon.
The general good ſenſe and worthineſs of his character,
makes his friends obſerve theſe little ſingularities as foils, that
rather ſet off than blemiſh his good qualities. Addison.
The work will never take, if it is not ſet off with proper
ſcenes. - Addiſon.
Claudian ſets off his deſcription of the Eridanus with all the
poetical ſtories. Addiſon on Italy.
48. a SET on or upºn. To animate; to inſtigate; to incite.
You had either never attempted this change, ſet on with
hope, or never diſcovered it, ſtopt with diſpair. Sidney.
He upbraids Iago, that he made him
Brave me upon the watch; whereon it came
That I was caſt; and even now he ſpake -
Iago ſet him on. Shakeſp. Othello.
Thou, traitor, haſt ſet on thy wife to this. Shakespeare.
Baruch ſetteth thee on againſt us, to deliver us unto the
Chaldeans. jer. xliii. 3.
He ſhould be thought to be mad, or ſet on and employed by
his own or the malice of other men to abuſe the duke. Claren.
In oppoſition ſits
Grim death, my ſon and foe, whoſts them on. Milton.
The vengeance of God, and the indignation of men, will
join forces againſt an inſulting baſeneſs, when backed with
greatneſs and ſet on by miſinformation. South's Serm.
... The ſkill uſed in dreſſing up power, will ſerve only to
give a greater edge to man's natural ambition: what can this
do but ſet men on the more eagerly to ſcramble Locke.
A prince's court introduces a kind of luxury, that ſets every
particular perſon upºn making a higher figure than is conſiſtent
with his revenue. Addiſon.
49. To SET on or upon. To attack; to aſſault.
There you miſſing me, I was taken up by pyrates, who
putting me under board priſoner, preſently ſet upon another
ſhip, and maintaining a long fight, in the end put them all to
the ſword. Sidney.
Caſio hath here been ſet on in the dark:
He's almoſt ſlain, and Rodorigo dead. Shakespeare Othello.
So other foes may ſet upon our back. Shakeſp. H. VI.
Alphonſus, captain of another of the galleys, ſuffering his
men to ſtraggle too far into the land, was ſet upon by a Turk-
iſh pyrate, and taken. Knoles.
Of one hundred ſhips there came ſcarce thirty to work: how-
beit with them, and ſuch as came daily in, we ſet upon them,
and gave them the chace. Bacon's JWar with Spain.
If I had been ſet upon by villains, I would have redeemed
that evil by this which I now ſuffer. Taylºr.
When once I am ſet upon, 'twill be too late to be whetting
when I ſhould be fighting. L’Eſtrange.
When ſome rival power invades a right,
Flies ſet on flies, and turtles turtles fight. Garth's Diffe'ſ.
50. To SET on. To employ as in a taſk.
Set on thy wife tº obſerve. Shakeſp. Othello.
51. To SET on or upon. To fix the attention; to determine to
any thing with ſettled and full reſolution.
It becomes a true lover to have your heart more ſet upon her
good than your own, and to bear a tenderer reſpect to her
honour than your ſatisfaction. Sidney.
Some I found wond’rous harſh,
Contemptuous, proud, ſet on revenge and ſpite, Milton.
52. To Set out. To aſſign; to allot.
The reſt, unable to ſerve any longer, or willing to fall to
thrift, ſhould be placed in part of the lands by them won, at
better rate than others, to whom the ſame ſhall be ſet out. Spenſ.
The ſquaring of a man's thoughts to the lot that provi-
dence has ſet out for him is a bleſfing. L’Eſtrange.
53. To SET out. To publiſh.
I will uſe no other authority than that excellent proclama-
tion ſet out by the king in the firſt year of his reign, and an-
nexed before the book of Common Prayer. Bacon.
If all ſhould be ſet out to the world by an angry whig, the
conſequence muſt be a confinement of our friend for ſome
months more to his garret. Swift.
54. To SET out. To mark by boundaries or diſtinétions of
ſpace.
Time and place, taken thus for determinate portions of
thoſe infinite abyſſes of ſpace and duration, ſet out, or ſuppoſed
to be diſtinguiſhed from the reſt by known boundaries, have
each a twofold acceptation. Locke.
55. To SE r out. To adorn; to embelliſh.
An ugly woman, in a rich habit ſet out with jewels, nothing
can become. Dryden.
56. Tº SET out. To raiſe; to equip.
The Venetians pretend they could ſet out, in caſe of great
neceſſity, thirty men of war, a hundred gallies, and ten
galeafles. Addiſon on Italy.
57. To SET out. To ſhow; to diſplay; to recommend.
Barbaroſſa, in his diſcourſes concerning the conqueſt of
Africk, ſet him out as a moſt fit inſtrument for ſubduing the
kingdom of Tunis. Knoles.
I could ſet out that beſt ſide of Luther, which our author, in
the pićture he has given us of him, has thrown into ſhade,
that he might place a ſuppoſed deformity more in view. Atterb.
58. Tº SET out. To ſhow; to prove.
Thoſe very reaſons ſet out how heinous his fin was. Atterb.
59. Tº Set up. To erect; to eſtabliſh newly.
There are many excellent inſtitutions of charity lately ſet
up, and which deſerve all manner of encouragement, particu-
larly thoſe which relate to the careful and pious education of
poor children. Atterbury's Sermons.
Who could not win the miſtreſs, woo'd the maid,
Set up themſelves, and drove a ſep'rate trade. Pºpe.
60. To SET up. To build; to erect.
Their ancient habitations they negle&t,
And ſet up new : then, if the echo like not
In ſuch a room, they pluck down thoſe. Ben.johnſºn's Catil.
Jacob took the ſtone, that he had for his pillow, and ſet it
ap for a pillar. Gen. xxviii. 18.
Saul ſet him up a place, and is paſſed on, and gone down
to Gilgal. I Sa. xv. 12.
Such delight hath God in men -
Obedient to his will, that he vouchſafes
Among them to ſet up his tabernacle. Milton's Paradiº I off.
Images were not ſet up or worſhipped among the heathens,
becauſe they ſuppoſed the gods to be like them. Stillingfeet.
Statues were ſet up to all thoſe who had made themſelves
eminent for any noble action. Dryden.
I ſhall ſhew you how to ſet up a forge, and what tools you
muſt uſe. - - A4232n's Mºch. Exer.
Patrons, who ſneak from living worth to dead,
With-hold the penſion, and ſet up the head. Pºpe,
61. To SET up. To raiſe; to exalt; to put in power.
He was ſkilful enough to have lived ſtill, if knowledge
could be ſet up againſt mortality. Shakespeare.
I'll tranſlate the kingdom from the houſe of Saul, and ſet up
the throne of David over Iſrael. 2 Sa. iii. Io.
Of thoſe that lead theſe parties, if you could take off the
major number, the leſſer would govern; nay, if you could
take off all, they would ſet up one, and follow him. Suckling.
Homer took all occaſions of ſetting up his own countrymen
the Grecians, and of undervaluing the Trojan chiefs. Dryd.
Whatever practical rule is generally broken, it cannot be
ſuppoſed innate; it being impoſſible that men ſhould, without
ſhame or fear, ſerenely break a rule which they could not but
evidently know that God had ſet up. Locke.
62. To Set up. To place in view. -
He hath taken me by my neck, ſhaken me to pieces, and
fit me up for his mark. job xvi.12.
Scarecrows are ſet up to keep birds from corn and fruit. Bac.
Thy father's merit ſets thee up to view:
And ſhows thee in the faireſt point of light, -
To make thy virtues or thy faults conſpicuous. Addiſon:
63. Tº SET up. To place in repoſe; to fix; to reſt. .
Whilſt we ſet up our hopes here, we do not ſo ſeriouſly, as
we ought, confider that God has provided another and better
place for us. - Wake.
64. To Set up. To raiſe by the voice. -
My right eye itches, ſome good luck is near;
Perhaps my Amaryllis may appear;
I'll ſet up ſuch a note as ſhe ſhall hear. Dryden. )
65. To Set up. To advance; to propoſe to reception:
The authors that ſet up this opinion were not themſelves
ſatisfied with it. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
66. T. Set up. To raiſe to a ſufficient fortune. -
In a ſoldier's life there's honour to be got, and one lucky hit
ſets up a man for ever. L’Eſtrange.
To SET. v. m.
1. To fall below the horizon, as the ſun at evening. ---
The ſun was ſet. Gen. xxviii. 11.
whereas the ſetting of the pleiades and ſeven ſtars is de-
ſigned the term of Autumn and the beginning of Winter, unto
fomelatitudes theſe ſtars do neverſet. Brºwn's Kugar Brr.
That ſun once ſet, a thouſand meaner ſtars
Gave a dim light to violence and wars. . JWallar.
Now the latter watch of waſting night,
And ſetting ſtars, to kindly reſt invite. -
Not thicker billows beat the Libyan main,
When pale Orion ſets in wintry rain,
Than ſtand theſe ...a t
My eyes no obječt met, * -
But dº i. that | the ocean ſt. º s Ind. Emp.
--- ian eagles here their wings di'Play” * - -
Aº: ſº ſtars the Decii lay. Garth's Ovid.
- rid. -
2. T; º: and ſerring of the ſpirits together to reſiſt,
makeſh the teeth to ſet hard one againſt another. - Bacon.
3. To be extinguiſhed or darkened, as the ſun at night. -
Ahjah could not ſee; for his eyes were ſet, by reaſon of his
1 Aing; xiv. 4.
age. .
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Dryden's Zn.
Dryden's Án.
S E. T S E T ! 4. To fit muſick to words. That I might ſing it, madam, to a tune, Give me a note: your ladyſhip can ſet. —As little by ſuch toys as may be poſſible. hakeſ, 5. To become not fluid. y be poſſible Shakeſpeare. That fluid ſubſtance in a few minutes be ins to ſet, as - s then s the tradeſmen ſpeak; that is, to exchange ºft, firm- neſs. - - Bºyle. 6. To begin a journey, So let him land, And ſolemnly ſee him ſet on to London. Shakeſ H. V. On Wedneſsay next, Harry, thou ſhalt ſet forward; On Thurſday we ourſelves will march. Shake peare. , The king is ſet from London, and the ſcene º Is now tranſported to Southampton. Shakespeare Hen. V. 7. To go, or paſs, or put one's ſelf into any ſtate or poſture. The faithleſs pirate ſoon will ſa to ſea, And bear the royal virgin far away. Dryden. When ſets he forward? - —He is near at hand. Dryden's Ind Emp. He with forty of his gallies, in moſt warlike manner ap- Pointed, ſet forward with Solyman's ambaſſador towards Con- ſtantinople. Knoller's Hiſtory of the Turks. 8. To catch birds with a dog that ſets them, that is, lies down and points them out; and with a large net. When I go a hawking or ſetting, I think myſelf beholden to him that aſſures me, that in ſuch a field there is a covey of partridges. Boyle. 9. To plant, not ſow. In gard'ning ne'er this rule forget, To ſow dry, and ſet wet. Old Proverb. 10. It is commonly uſed in converſation for ſit, which, though undoubtedly barbarous, is ſometimes found in authors. If they ſet down before's, 'fore they remove, Bring up your army. 11. To apply one's ſelf. If he ſets induſtriouſly and ſincerely to perform the com- mands of Chriſt, he can have no ground of doubting but it ſhall prove ſucceſsful to him. Hammond. 12. To Set about. To fall to; to begin. We find it moſt hard to convince them, that it is neceſſary now, at this very preſent, to ſet about it: we are thought a little too hot and haſty, when we preſs wicked men to leave their fins to-day, as long as they have ſo much time before them to do it in. Calamy's Sermons. How prepoſterous is it, never to ſet about works of charity, whilſt we ourſelves can ſee them performed Atterbury. 13. To Set in. To fix in a particular ſtate. When the weather ... in to be very bad, I have taken a whole day's journey to ſee a gallery furniſhed by great maſ- ters. Addiſon's Spectator. As November ſet in with keen froſts, ſo they continued through the whole of that month, without any other altera- tion than freezing with more or leſs ſeverity, as the winds changed. Ellis's Woyage. A ſtorm accordingly happened the following day; for a ſouthern monſoon began to ſet in. Gulliver's Travels. 14. T, SET on or upon. To begin a march, journey, or enter- prize. Shakeſpeare. Be’t your charge To ſee perform'd the tenor of our word: Set on. P Shakespeare's Henry IV. He that would ſeriouſly ſit upon the ſearch of truth, ought to prepare his mind with a love of it. Locke. The underſtanding would preſently obtain the knowledge it is about, and then ſet upºn ſome new inquiry. Locke. 15. To SET on. To make an attack, Hence every leader to his charge; For on their anſwer we will ſet on them. Shakespeare Hen. IV. 6. To Set out...To have beginning. . - I # any inviſible caſualty there be, it is queſtionable whether its activity only ſet out at our nativity, and began, not rather in the womb. Brºwn's /ug. Errours. The dazzling luſtre to abate, He ſet not out in all his pomp and ſtate, Clad in the mildeſt lightning. - SET out. To begin a journey. - - 17. %. their ſetting out they muſt have their commiſſiºn king. - alſº?!. º j put you in mind where you promiſed to ſet out, or begin your firſt ſtage. . . Hammond. c Me thou think'ſt not ſlow, * Who ſince the morning-hour ſet out from º Ily ſides, and ere mid-day arriv' Yºgaº. 'º, Parad Lºft. My ſoul then mov’d the quicker pace; Your's firſt ſet out, mine reach'd her in the race. Dryden. Theſe doarines, ſaid down for foundations of any ſcience, were called principles, as the beginnings from which we º Jet ºut, and look no farther backwards. Locke. Addiſon. He that ſets out upon weak legs will not only go fºrther, but grow ſtronger too, than one who with firm limbs only fits ſtill. Locº. For theſe reaſons I ſhallſ: a t for London to-morrow. 44. Look no more on man in the firſt ſtage of his exiſtence, in his ſetting out for eternity. Addison. If we ſlacken our arms, and drop our oars, we ſhall be hur- ried back to the place from whence we firſt ſet out. Addison. 18. To Set ºut. To begin the world. Eudoxus, at his firſt ſetting out, threw himſelf into court. - Addison's Speciator. Eugenio ſet out from the ſame univerſity, and about the ſame time with Coruſodes. Swift. 19. To Set to. To apply himſelf to. - I may appeal to ſome, who have made this their buſineſ, whether it go not againſt the hair with them to ſit tº any thing elſe. Government ºf the Tºngu. 2c. Tº Set up. To begin a trade openly. We have ſtock enough to ſet up with, capable of infinite advancement, and yet no leſs capable of total decay. Decay of Piety. A man of a clear reputation, though his bark be ſplit, yet he ſaves his cargo; has ſomething left towards ſtig ºp again, and ſo is in capacity of receiving benefit not only from his own induſtry, but the friendſhip of others. Gov. of the Tongue. Thoſe who have once made their court to thoſe miſtreſſes without portions, the muſes, are never like to ſet up for for- tunes. Pope. This habit of writing and diſcourſing was acquired during my apprenticeſhip in London, and a long reſidence there after I had ſet up for myſelf. - Swift. 21. To Set up. To begin a project of advantage. Eumenes, one of Alexander's captains, ſetting up for him- ſelf after the death of his maſter, perſuaded his principal off- cers to lend him great ſums; after which they were forced to follow him for their own ſecurity. Arbuthnºt. A ſevere treatment might tempt them to ſet up for a repub- lick. Addiſon on Italy. 22. To Set up. To profeſs publickly. Scow'ring the watch grows out of faſhion wit; Now we ſt up for tilting in the pit. Dryden. Can Polyphemus, or Antiphates, Who gorge themſelves with man, Set up to teach humanity, and give, By their example, rules for us to live? Dryd juvenal. It is found by experience, that thoſe men who ſet up for morality, without regard to religion, are generally but vir- tuous in part. Swift. Set, part. adj. [from the verb.] Regular; not lax; made in conſequence of ſome formal rule. Rude am I in my ſpeech, And little bleſs'd with the ſet phraſe of peace. Shakespeare Othello. Th’ indićtment of the good lord Haſtings, In a ſet hand fairly is ingroſs'd. Shakespeare Richard III. He would not perform that ſervice by the hazard of one ſit battle, but by dallying off the time. Knoles. Set ſpeeches, and a formal tale, With none but ſtateſmen and grave fools prevail. Drydºn. In ten ſet battles have we driv'n back Theſe heathen Saxons, and regain'd our earth. Dryden. What we hear in converſation has this general advaitage over ſet diſcourſes, that in the latter we are apt to attend more to the beauty and elegance of the compoſure than to the mat- ter delivered. Rºgers. Set. m. ſ. [ from the verb. ) 1. A number of things ſuited to each other; a number of things of which one cannot conveniently be ſeparated from the reſt. Senſations and paſſions ſeem to depend upon a particular ſet of motions. - Collier. All corpuſcles of the ſame ſet or kind agree in every thing. //codward. 'Tis not a ſt of features or complexion, The tinéture of a ſkin, that I admire. Addison. I ſhall here lay together a new ſet of remarks, and obſerve the artifices of our enemies to raiſe ſuch prejudices. Addiſon. Homer introduced that monſtrous character to ſhow the marvellous, and paint it in a new ſet of colours. Brcame, He muſt change his comrades; "In half the time he talks them round, There muſt another ſet be found. Swift. They refer to thoſe criticks who are partial to ſome parti- cular ſet of writers to the prejudice of others. Pope. Perhaps there is no man, nor ſet of men, upon earth, whoſe ſentiments I intirely follow. I/aits. 2. Anything not ſown, but put in a ſtate of ſome growth into the ground. 'Tis raiſed by ſets or berries, like white thorn, and lies the ſame time in the ground. Mortimer's Hushandry. 3. The apparent fall of the ſun, or other bodies of heaven, below the horizon. The
S E. T
S E T
The weary ſun hath made a golden ſet;
And, by the bright track of his firy car,
Gives ſignal of a goodly day to-morrow.
When the battle's loſt and won.
—That will be ere ſet of fun. Shakespeare Macleth.
Before ſet of ſun that day, I hope to reach my Winter-
quarters. Atterbury to Pºpe.
4. A wager at dice.
That was but civil war, an equal ſet,
Where piles with piles, and eagles eagles fight. Dryden.
5. A game.
Have I not here the beſt cards for the game,
To win this eaſy match plaid for a crown?
And ſhall I now give o'er the yielded ſet 2 Shakeſpeare.
When we have match'd our rackets to theſe balls,
We will, in France, play a ſet
Shall ſtrike his father's crown into the hazard. Shakespeare H. V.
SETA'ceous, adj Iſeta, Latin. J. Briſtly ; ſet with ſtrong
hairs; conſiſting of ſtrong hairs.
The parent inſe&t, with its ſtiff ſetaceous tail, terebrates the
rib of the leaf when tender, and makes way for its egg into
the very pith. Derham.
SE"To N. n.). [ſeton, French, from ſeta, Latin.]
A ſton is made when the ſkin is taken up with a needle,
and the wound kept open by a twiſt of ſilk or hair, that hu-
mours may vent themſelves. Farriers call this operation in
Shakespeare R. III.
cattle rowelling. $ºuin y.
I made a ſet ºn to give a vent to the humour. lſ i, eman.
If the ſinus be of great length depending, make a perfora-
tion in the lower part by a ſeton-needle with a twiſted ſilk.
JWiſeman's Surgery.
SETTE'E. m. ſ. A large long ſeat with a back to it.
SETTER. m.ſ. (from ſet.]
1. One who ſets.
When he was gone I caſt this book away: I could not look
upon it but with weeping eyes, in remembering him who was
the only ſetter on to do it. Aſcham.
Shameleſs Warwick, peace |
Proud ſetter up and puller down of kings! Shakespeare H. VI.
He ſeemeth to be a ſetter forth of ſtrange gods. Afts xvii.
2. A dog who beats the field, and points the bird for the ſportſ-
men.
3. A man who performs the office of a ſetting dog, or finds out
perſons to be plundered.
Another ſet of men are the devil's ſetters, who continually
beat their brains how to draw in ſome innocent unguarded
heir into their helliſh net, learning his humour, prying into
his circumſtances, and obſerving his weak ſide. South.
SE’rt ER wort. n.ſ. An herb ; a ſpecies of hellebore.
SETTING Dog. m. ſ. [cane ſentacchione, Ital. ſetting and dog.]
A dog taught to find game, and point it out to the ſportſman.
Will. obliges young heirs with a ſetting dog he has made
himſelf. Addiſon.
SE' TTLE. m. ſ. [retol, Sax. J A ſeat; a bench; ſomething
to fit on.
From the bottom to the lower ſettle ſhall be two cubits.
Ezek. xliii. 14.
The man, their hearty welcome firſt expreſt,
A common ſettle drew for either gueſt, }
Inviting each his weary limbs to reſt. Dryden.
To SE^+ T LE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To place in any certain ſtate after a time of fluétuation or
diſturbance. -
I will ſettle you after your old eſtates, and will do better
unto you than at your beginnings. Ezek. xxxvi. 1 1.
In hope to find
Better abode, and my afflićted powers
To ſettle here. Milton.
2. To fix in any way of life.
- The father thought the time drew on
Of ſetting in the world his only ſon. Dryden.
3. To fix in any place.
Settl’d in his face I ſee
Sad reſolution. Milton.
4. To eſtabliſh; to confirm.
Juſtice ſubmitted to what Abra pleas'd:
Her will alone could ſettle or revoke,
And law was fix’d by what ſhe lateſt ſpoke. Prior.
5. To determine; to affirm; to free from ambiguity.
This exactneſs will be judged troubleſome, and therefore
moſt men will think they may be excuſed from ſettling the
complex ideas of mixed modes ſo preciſely in their º
ocke.
Medals give a very great light to hiſtory, in confirming
ſuch paſſages as are true in old authors, and ſettling ſuch as are
told after different manners. Addiſon.
6. To fix ; to make certain or unchangeable.
His baniſh'd gods reſtor'd to rites divine,
And ſettl’d ſure ſucceſſion in his line. Dryden's An.
If you will not take ſome care to ſettle our language, and
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Pºit into a ſtate of continuance, your memory ſhall not be
!. above an hundred years, further than by imperfect
tradition. Swift
7. To fix; not to ſuffer to continue doubtful in opinion, or :
ſultory and wavering in conduct.
This, by a ſettled habit in things, whereof we have fre-
***Pººlence, is performed ſo quick, that we take that for
the P*S*Ption of our ſenſation which is an idea formed by
our judgment. Locke
A pamphlet that talks of ſlavery, France, and the pre-
tender; they deſire no more: it will Jettle the wavering, and
confirm the doubtful. "sºft
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8. To make cloſe or compaśt.
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9. To fix unalienably by legal ſan&tions. mer's Husbandry.
I have given him the parſonage of the pariſh, and, becauſe
lºw his value, have ſettled upon him º annuity for
IIc. ‘ſon’s
10. To fix inſeparably. Jon's Spectator.
Exalt your paſſion by direéting and ſettling it upon an obječt,
the due contemplation of whoſe lovelineſs may cure perfectly
all hurts received from mortal beauty. Bºyle.
11: To affect ſo as that the dregs or impurities ſink to the
bottom.
So do the winds and thunders cleanſe the air;
So working ſeas ſettle and purge the wine. Davieſ.
12. To compoſe; to put into a ſtate of calmneſs.
When thou art ſettling thyſelf to thy devotions, imagine
thou heareſt thy Saviour calling to thee, as he did to Martha,
Why art thou ſo careful? Duppa.
To Settle. v. n.
1. To ſubſide; to fink to the bottom and repoſe there.
This is mere moral babble, and direct
Againſt the canon laws of our foundation:
I muſt not ſuffer this; yet 'tis the lees
And ſettlings of a melancholy blood. Milton.
2. To loſe motion or fermentation; to depoſite faces at the
bottom.
Your fury then boil'd upward to a foam;
But ſince this meſſage came, you fink and Jettle,
As if cold water had been pour'd upon you. Dryden.
A government, upon ſuch occaſions, is always thick before
it ſettles. Addiſon's Freeholder.
3. To fix one's ſelf; to eſtabliſh a reſidence.
The Spineta, deſcended from the Peleſgi, ſettled at the
mouth of the river Po. Arbuthnot.
4. To chuſe a method of life; to eſtabliſh a domeſtick ſtate.
As people marry now, and ſettle,
Fierce love abates his uſual mettle;
Worldly deſires, and houſhold cares,
Diſturb the godhead's ſoft affairs. Prior.
5. To become fixed ſo as not to change.
The wind came about and ſettled in the Weſt, ſo as we
could make no way. Bacon.
6. To quit an irregular and deſultory for a methodical life.
7. To take any laſting ſtate.
That country became agained ground by the mud brought
down by the Nilus, which ſettled by degrees into a firm
land. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
According to laws eſtabliſhed by the divine wiſdom, it was
wrought by degrees from one form into another, 'till it ſettled
at length into an habitable earth. Burnet.
Chyle, before it circulates with the blood, is whitiſh : by
the force of circulation it runs through all the intermediate
colours, ’till it ſettles in an intenſe red. Arbuthnot.
8. To reſt; to repoſe.
When time hath worn out their natural vanity, and taught
them diſcretion, their fondneſs ſettles on its proper object. Spect.
Warm'd in the brain the brazen weapon lies,
And ſhades eternal ſettle o'er his eyes. Pope.
9. To grow calm. -
*Till the fury of his highneſs ſettle,
Come not before him. Shakeſpeare's ºinter's Tale.
Io. To make a jointure for a wife.
He fighs with moſt ſucceſs that ſettles well. Garth.
11. To crack as work ſinks. -
One part being moiſt, and the other dry, occaſions its ſet-
tling more in one place than another, which cauſes cracks and
ſettlings in the wall. AMortimer's Husſandry.
SE’ttled Ness. n.ſ. [from ſettle.] The ſtate of being ſettled;
confirmed ſtate. -
What one party thought to rivet to a fittledneſ by the
ſtrength and influence of the Scots, that the other rejects and
COntenns. ſettle.] King Charles,
SETTLEMENT. m. ſ. ſ from ſettle.
1. The aët of º: the ſtate of being ſettled.
2. The act of giving poſſeſſion by legal ſanction:
My flocks, my fields, my woods, my paſtures take, r
with ſettlement as good as law can make. Pº,
º 2.
S E V S E V ife. iointure granted to a wº 3. A jº. figh’d ſo loud and ſtrong, lew a ſettlement along; º: drove his rivals down with coach and fix, and houſe in town. Swift. t : dregs. - - 4. sº. it a thick ſettlement. Mortimer's Husbandry. Ll 5. Act of quitting a roving for a domeſtick and methodical life. - - - man living has a deſign in his head upon wealth, º ſettlement in the world. - L'A/irange. 6. A colony; a place where a colony is eſtabliſhed. - šºwal. n.ſ. An herb. Dić7. SEVEN. adj. [reoron, Saxon.] - - 1. Four and three; º: more than ſix. It is commonly uſed in one ſyllable. pº ev'ry iºn be maſter of his time *Till ſeven at night. Shakeſp. Madeth. Of cºery clean beaſt thou ſhalt take to thee by ſcient. Gen; Pharmis, king of the Medes, it is ſaid, he overthrew and cruelly murdered, with his ſeven children. Raleigh. Šºv'n bullocks, yet unyok'd, for Phoebus chuſe; And for Diana ſºv'n unſpotted ewes. Dryden's Żn. SrºveNFold. adj. Iſeven and ſold.] Repeated ſeven times; having ſeven doubles. - Üpon this dreadful beaſt with ſevenfold head, He ſet the falſe Dueſia for more awe and dread. Fa. Qºren. Theſivenfold ſhield of Ajax cannot keep - The battery from my heart. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleºpat. Not for that filly old morality, That as theſe links were knit, our loves ſhould be, Mourn I, that I thy ſevenfold chain have loſt, Nor for the luck's ſake, but the bitter coſt. Donne. What if the breath that kindled thoſe grim fires Awak'd, ſhould blow them into ſevenfold rage. Milton. Fair queen, Who ſway'ſt the ſceptre of the Pharian iſle, And ſev’nfold falls of diſemboguing Nile. Dryden. Se’ve NFold, adv. Seven times. Whoſoever ſlayeth Cain, vengeance ſhall be taken on him ſevenfold. Gen. iv. 15. Wrath meet thy flight ſº Milton. SE've NNIGHT. n.ſ.. [ſeven and night.] 1. A week; the time from one day of the week to the next day of the ſame denomination preceding or following; a week, numbered according to the practice of the old northern na- tions, as in fortnight. Rome was either more grateful to the beholders, or more noble in itſelf, than juſts with the ſword and lance, main- tained for a ſevennight together. Sidney. Iago's footing here anticipates our thoughts A ſe’nnight's ſpeed. Shakespeare Othello. Shining woods, laid in a dry room, within a ſevennight loſt their ſhining. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 2. We uſe ſtill the word ſevennight or ſºnnight in computing time; as, it happened on Monday was ſevennight, that is, on the Mºnday before laſt Monday; it will be done on Monday fevennight, that is, on the Monday after next Monday. This cºmes from one ºf thoſe untucker'd ladies whom you were ſo ſharp upon on Monday was ſººnmight. Addison SEVENscore... adj. [Seven and ſcore..] Seven times twenty; an hundred and forty. - The old counteſs of Deſmond, who lived till ſhe was ſeven- ſcore years old, did dentire twice or thrice; caſting her old teeth, and others coming in their place. Bacon. Seven TEEN. adj. [reorontyne, Saxon.] Seven and ten; fe- ven added to ten. SE've NTEENTH. adj. [reoronzeoha, Saxon.] The ſeventh af- ter the tenth ; the ordinal of ſeventeen. In the ſix hundredth year of Noah's life, the ſecond month, the ſeventeenth day, were all the fountains of the great deep broken up. Gen. vii. 11. The conqueſt of Ireland was perfected by the king in the S ſºuth * of his reign. judge Hale. EVENT H. adſ. I reopoba, Saxon. inal of ſeven . º, ſº J The ordinal of ſeven; s child born in the ſeventh month doth commonly Well. - So Pharaoh, or ſome greater king tha Provided for the ſeventh neceſſity : g than he, Taught from above his magazines to frame; That famine was prevented e'er it came Dryd. 2. Containing one part in ſeven. Thy air is like the firſt: A third is like the former. Filthy hags Why do you ſhew me this? A fourtā; Start, eyeſ What' will the line ſtretch to the crack of doom nother yet? A ſeventh ! I'll ſee no more. Shakespeare. Sevent Hly. … • 62&U. F r - ordinal adverb. [From ſeventh.] In the ſeventh place ; an Seventh ... livi - - In Ot. *), living bodies have ſenſe, which plants have Bacon. Bacon. SE'v Esti ETH. adj. [From ſeventy J The tenth ſeven times re- peated; the ordinal of ſeventy. SE've NTY. adj. [Hanbreorontº, Saxon.] Seven times ten, Worthy Marcius, Had we no quarrel elſe to Rome, but that Thou art thence baniſh'd, we would maſter all, From twelve to ſeventy. Shakeſp. Coriol.nº. We call not that death immature, if a man lives till ſe- venty. - Taj lor. The weight of ſeventy winters preſt him down, He bent beneath the burthen of a crown. Dryd. In the Hebrew, there is a particle conſiſting but of one ſingle letter, of which there are reckoned up ſeverty ſeveral ſignifications. Locke. To SE've R. v. a. [ſºvrer, French; ſºfarº, Latin.) 1. To part by viºlence from the reſt. Forgetful queen, who ſever, I that bright head, Which charm'd two mighty monarchs to her bed. Grant. 2. To divide; to part; to force aſunder. They are not ſo far disjoined and ſevered, but that they come at length to meet. J.'coter. Fortune, divorce Pomp from the bearer, 'tis a ſuffrance panging, As ſoul and body's ſev'ring. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. Our force by land Hath nobly held; our ſwºr'd navy too Have knit again, and float. Shakeſp. Ant, and Clºp. What thou art is mine: Our ſtate cannot be ſever'd, we are one, One fleſh; to loſe thee were to loſe myſelf. Milton. 3. To ſeparate; to put in different orders or places. The angels ſhall ſºver the wicked from among the juſt Mat. He, with his guide, the farther fields attain'd; Where ſever'd from the reſt the warrior ſouls remain'd. Dryd. 4. To ſeparate by chimical operation. This axiom is of large extent, and would be ſºvered and refined by trial. Bacon. 5. To disjoin, to diſunite. look, love, what envious ſtreaks Do lace the ſevering clouds in yonder eaſt. Shakespeare . How ſtiff is my vile ſenſe, That I ſtand up and have ingenious feeling Of my huge ſorrows better I were diſtraćt, So ſhould my thoughts be ſever'd from my griefs; And woes by wrong imaginations, loſe The knowledge of themſelves. Shakſ). The medical virtues lodge in ſome one or other of its prin- ciples, and may therefore uſefully be ſought for in that prin- ciple ſever'd from the others. Boyle. 6. To keep diſtinét; to keep apart. Three glorious ſuns, each one a perfect ſun; Not ſeparated with the racking clouds, But ſever'd in a pale clear ſhining ſky. Shakespeare I will ſever Goſhen, that no ſwarms of flies ſhall be there. Exod. viii. 22. To SEVER. v. m. To make a ſeparation; to make a partition. The Lord ſhall ſever between the cattle of Iſrael and of Egypt. Exod. ix. 4. There remains ſo much religion, as to know how to ſever between the uſe and abuſe of things. K. Charle. Better from me thou ſever not. Milton. Se've Ral adj. [from ſever.] 1. Different; diſtinét; unlike one another. Divers ſorts of beaſts came from ſeveral parts to drink; and ſo being refreſhed, fall to couple, and many times with ſ: veral kinds. Bºon's Nat. Hſ. The conqueſt of Ireland was made piece and piece, by ſº; veral attempts, in ſeveral ages. Davies's Hiſt. of Ireland. Four ſeveral armies to the field are led, Which high in equal hopes four princes head. Dryd. 2. Divers; many. It is uſed in any number not large, and more than two. le, and ſeve This country is large, having in it many people, anº!”.' ral kingdoms. y ge, *..., ºr. of the ſºrld. This elſe to ſeveral ſpheres thou muſt aſcribe. . Milton. We might have repaired the loſſes of one campaign by the advantages of another, and after ſºveral victories gained over us, might have ſtill kept the enemy from our gates. Addison 3. Particular; ſingle. Each ſeveral ſhip a vićtory did gain, d As Rupert, or as Albemarle were there. Dryd. 4. Diſtinét; appropriate. ſ: The parts and paſſages of ſtate are ſo many, as tº expreſ; them fully, would require a ſºveral treatiſe. Davies' trº" Like things to like, the reſt to ſeveral place Diſparted. Milton. Each might his ſºv’ral province well command, Would all but ſtoop to what they underſtand. Pºpe. Sever AL. m. ſ [from the ad;..] - ! 1. A ſtate of ſeparatiºn; or partition. This ſubſtantive has *P* ral. More
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Where paſtures in ſeveral be,
Of one ſilly aker of ground
Than champion maketh of three.
2. Each particular ſingly taken.
This by ſome ſºveral; --
Of head piece extraordinary, lower meſſes
Tuſſºr, Huſand.
Perchance are to this buſineſs purblind. Shakeſp.
There was not time enough to hear
The ſeverals. Shakeſp.
That will appear to be a methodical ſucceſſive obſervation
of theſe ſºv.ral, as degrees and ſteps preparative the one
to the other. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Several of them neither roſe from any conſpicuous family,
nor left any behind them. Addiſon's Freeholer.
3. Any incloſed or ſeparate place.
They had their ſeveral for heathen nations, their ſeveral
for the people of their own nation, their ſeveral for men, their
ſeveral for women, their ſeveral for their prieſts, and for the
high prieſt alone their ſeveral. Hooker.
4. Incloſed ground.
There was a nobleman that was lean of viſage, but imme-
diately after his marriage he grew pretty plump and fat One
ſaid to him, your lordſhip doth contrary to other married men;
for they at firſt wax lean, and you wax fat. Sir Walter Ra-
leigh ſtood by and ſaid, there is no beaſt, that if you take him
from the common, and put him into the ſeveral, but will wax
fat. Bacon.
Se’ve R ALLY. adv. [from ſeveral.] Diſtinétly ; particularly ;
ſeparately ; apart from others.
Conſider angels each of them ſeverally in himſelf, and their
law is, all ye his angels praiſe him. Hooker.
Nature and ſcripture, both jointly and not ſeverally, either
of them, be ſo compleat, that unto everlaſting felicity we
need not the knowledge of anything more than theſe two may
eaſily furniſh our minds with. Hooker.
Th' apoſtles could not be confin'd
To theſe or thoſe, but ſeverally deſign'd
Their large commiſſion round the world to blow. Dryd.
We ought not ſo much to love likeneſs as beauty, and
to chuſe from the faireſt bodies ſeverally the faireſt parts. Dryd.
Others were ſo very ſmall and cloſe together, that I could
not keep my eye ſteddy on them ſeverally ſo as to number
them. Newt. Opt.
Se’ve RALTY. n.ſ.. [from ſeveral.]Stateofſeparation from the reſt.
The jointure or advancement of the lady was the third part
of the principality of Wales, the dukedom of Cornwal, and
earldom of Cheſter, to be ſet forth in ſeveralty. Bacon.
Having conſidered the apertions in ſeveralty, according to
their particular requiſites, I am now come to the caſting and
contexture of the whole work. J/otton.
SE’, FRAN.cf. n.ſ.. [from ſever.] Separation; partition.
Thoſe rivers encloſe a neck of land, in regard of his fruit-
fulneſs, not unworthy of a ſºverance. Carºw's Survey ºf Cornw.
SEve'RE. m. ſ. [ ſºvere, French; ſeverus, Latin.]
1. Sharp; apt to puniſh; cenſorious; apt to blame; hard ; rigorous.
Let your zeal, if it muſt be expreſſed in anger, be always
more ſevere againſt thy ſelf than againſt others. Taylor.
Soon mov’d with touch of blame, thus Eve:
What words have paſs'd thy lips, Adam ſevere * Milton.
What made the church of Alexandria be ſo ſevere with
Origen for, but holding the incence in his hands, which thoſe
about him caſt from thence upon the altar 2 yet for this he
was caſt out of the church. Stillingfect.
2. Rigid ; auſtere; moroſe; harſh; not indulgent.
Am I upbraided ? not enough ſevere
It ſeems, in thy reſtraint. - Milton.
In his looks ſerene,
When angry moſt he ſeem'd and moſt ſevere,
What clſe but favour ſhone? Milton.
Nor blame ſevere his choice,
Warbling the Grecian woes. Pºpe's Odyſſey.
3. Cruel; inexorable.
His ſevere wrath ſhall he ſharpen for a ſword. Wiſd.
4. Regulated by rigid rules; ſtrict.
Truth, wiſdom, ſanctitude, ſevere and pure,
Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd, Milton.
5. Exempt from all levity of appearance; grave; ſober; ſedate.
Your looks muſt alter, as your ſubject does,
From kind to fierce, from wanton to ſevere. J/aller.
6. Not lax; not airy; cloſe; ſtrićtly methodical; rigidly exact.
His grave rebuke,
Severe in youthful beauty, added grace. Milton.
Their beauty I leave it rather to the delicate wit of poets,
than venture upon ſo nice a ſubject with my ſeverer ſtyle. More.
7. Painful; afflictive.
8. Cloſe ; conciſe; not luxuriant.
The Latin, a moſt ſevere and compendious language, often
expreſſes that in one word, which modern tongues cannot in
IIlor C. Dryden.
Theſe piercing fires as ſoft as now ſevere. Milton.
Sev E RELY. adv. [from ſevere.]
1. Painfully ; afflićtively.
We have waſted our ſtrength to attain ends different from
thoſe for which we undertoºk the war, and often to effect
others which after a peace, w '.. - -
2. Ferociouſly; hiº. , we may ſeverely repent. Swift.
w. º: Hydra ſtands within:
ote jaws with iron t º,” ... 2
sevº..” º grin. Dryd.
1. Cruel treatment; ſharpneſs of puniſhment
I laugh to ſee your ladyſhip ſo fond,"
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To think that you have ought but Talbot's ſhadow
Whereon to practiſe your ſeverity. Shakespeare
. He ſhall be thrown down the Tarpeian rock ºff.
With rigorous hands; he hath reſiſted law
And therefore law ſhall ſcorn him furthºlial
Than the ſeverity of publick power,
Which he ſo ſets at nought. Shakespeare . Crisianus
Never were ſo great rebellions expiated with folittle bij.
as for the ſeverity uſed upon thoſe taken in Kent, it was but
upon a ſcum of people. - Bacon
There is a difference between an eccleſiaſtical cenſure and
Jºverity; for under a cenſure we only include excommunica-
tion, ſuſpenſion, and an interdićt; but under an eccleſiaſtical
ſeverity, every other puniſhment of the church is intended ; but
according to ſome, a cenſure and a ſeverity is the ſame. Ayliff.
2. Hardneſs; power of diſtreſfing.
Though nature hath given inſects ſagacity to avoid the win-
ter cold, yet its ſeverity finds them out. Hale's Orig. ºf Mank.
3. Strictneſs; rigid accuracy.
Confining myſelf to the ſeverity of truth, becoming, I muſt
paſs over many inſtances of your military ſkill. º Dryd.
4. Rigour; auſterity; harſhneſs; want of mildneſs; want of
indulgence.
SE'vocatios. m. ſ. [ſeveco, Latin.] The aa of calling aſide.
To Sew. for ſue. Spenſer. To follow.
To SEW. v. n. [ſac, Latin.] To anything by the uſe of the
needle.
A time to rent and a time to ſew. Eccl. iii. 7.
To Sew. v. a. Tºjº by threads drawn with a needle.
No man Jeweth a piece of new cloth on an old gar-
ment. Mark. ii. 21.
To Sew up. To incloſe in any thing ſewed. -
If ever I ſaid looſe bodied gown, ſew me up in the ſkirts
of it. Shakeſpeare's Taming of the Shrew.
My tranſgreſſion is ſealed up in a bag, and thouſeweſt up
mine iniquity. job. xiv. 172
To Sew. v. a. To drain a pond for the fiſh. Ainſworth.
SEw ER. v. n. [eſcuyer trenchant, French; or aſſe-ur, old French;
from affeoir, to ſet down; for thoſe officers ſet the diſhes on
the table. Newton's Milton.]
1. An officer who ſerves up a feaſt.
Marſhall’d feaſt,
Serv'd up in hall with ſewers and ſeneſhals:
The ſkill of artifice or office mean. Milt.
The cook and ſewer, each his talent tries,
In various figures ſcenes of diſhes riſe:
2. [From iſſue, iſier.] Cowel. A paſſage for water to run
through, now corrupted to ſhore.
The fenmen hold that the ſewers muſt be kept ſo, as the
water may not ſtay too long in the ſpring till the weeds and
ſedge be grown up. Bacon.
Men ſuffer their private in judgment to be drawn into the
common ſewer, or ſtream of the preſent vogue. K. Charles.
As one who long in populous city pent,
Where houſes thick, and ſewers annoy the air,
Forth iſſuing on a ſummer's morn, to breathe
Among the pleaſant villages and farms
Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight. Milt.
3. He that uſes a needle.
SEx. n.ſ.. [ſexe, French; ſexus, Latin.]
1. The property by which any animal is male or female.
Theſe two great ſexes animate the world. Milton.
Under his forming hands a creature grew, -
Manlike, but different ſex. Miltºn.
2. Womankind; by way of emphaſis.
Unhappy ſex / whoſe beauty is your ſnare;
Expos'd to trials; made too frail to bear. Dryd.
Shane is hard to be overcome; but if the ſex once gºt the
better of it, it gives them afterwards no more trouble. Garth.
Sex AG ENARY. adj. [ſexagenaire, French; ſexagºn*, Latin.]
Aged ſixty years.
SExºceſsim A. m.ſ. [Latin.] The ſecond Sunday before Lent.
SExace’smal. ‘aj. [from ſexagºſinus, Latin.] Sixtieth ;
numbred by ſixties. - -
SExA'NGLED. adj. [from ſºx and angular, Latin.] Having
SExA'NGULAR. ; ſix corners or angles ; hexagonal.
Snow ſexangular, at leaſt of ſtarry and many pointed figure.
The grubs from their ſex." gular abºº
Crawfºr unfiniſh'd like the maggot's brood. Dryd.
Sexsºly. Adv. [from ſexangular.] With fix angles;
hexagonally. -
sº adj. [ſex and annus, Latin.] Laſting ſix years;
happening once in ºgº.
23 SE'xTAIN.
S H A S H A f , a.ſ. [from ſº tºº, ſº Latin.J.A flanza offix lines. ś. :/ º French. J The ſixth part of a circle. SºxtARY. m. ſ. A pint and a half. SExtARY. n.ſ. The ſame as ſacriſy; a veſtry. Dić?. 'XT R Y. - sº. adj [ſextº, Latin.] 's ſuch a poſition or aſpect when at 60 degrees diſtant, or at the diſtance of two planets, - - of two ſigns from one another, and is marked thus *. Har. planetary motions and aſpects, - In º ſquare, and trinº, - - - Milton. The moon receives the duſky light wº diſcern in its effe aſpect from the earth's benignity. . Glanville. Sexton, n.ſ.. [corrupted from Jacºğan.] An under officer of the church, whoſe buſineſs, is to dig graves. A ſtool and cuſhion for the ſextºn. - Shakeſp. When any dies, then by tolling a bell, or beſpeaking a graº of the ſexton, the ſame is known to the ſearchers correſpond- ing with the ſaid ſºxton. Graunt. SExtonship. m / [from ſexton ] The office of a ſexton. They may get a diſpenſation to hold the clerkſhip and ſex- tonſhip of their own pariſh in commendam: Swift. Sexºple. adj [ſextuplu, Latin:l Sixfold; ſix times told. Man's length being a perpendicular from the vertex unto the ſole of the foot is ſea tºp'e unto his breadth, or a right jºwn from the ribs of one ſide to another. Brown. To shap v.m. To play mean tricks; a lºw barbarous cant word. Snappily adv. [from /ally..] Meanly; reproachſully ; deſ- picably; paltrily. A caſt word. Shºppºses. n.f. [from ſhally..] Meanneſs.; paltri eſs. He exchanged his gay ſlal line's of glºaths fit for a much younger man, to warm oncs that would be decent for a much older one. Addſ. Spectatºr, SHA'bby. adj. [A word that has crept into converſation and low writing; but ought not to be admitted into the lan- guage.] Mean; paltry. The dean was f ſhally, and lock'd like a pinny, That the captain ſuppos'd he was curate to Jºy. Swift. ToSHA'ckle. v. a. [from the noun, ſackies, ſhee. Melen, Dutch-J To chain; to ſetter; to bind. It is great, To do that thing that ends all other deeds ; Which, lºcºls accidents, and bolts up change. Shakespeare. You muſt not ſlack e and tie him up with rules about indif- fercnt matters. + Lake. No trivial price Should ſet him free, or ſmall ſhould be my praiſe To lead him ſhackled. Philips. So the ſtretch'd cord the ſhacklet dancertrics, As prone to fall as impotent to riſe. Sºni.h. SHA’ckins. m. ſ wanting the fingular. . [reacul, Saxon, Jºhaeckels, Dutch..] Fetters; gyves; chains for priſoners. Himſelf he frees by ſecret means unſeen, His ſhackles empty left, himſelf eſcaped clean, Fa. Queen. A ſervant commonly is leſs free in mind than in condition ; his very will ſeems to be in bonds and ſlacklº, and deſire itſelf under durance and captivity. South's Sermºns. The forge in fetters only is employed ; Our iron mines exhauſted and deſtroyed In ſhackles. Dryd. Juv. SHAD. m. ſ. A kind of fiſh. SHADE. m. ſ. [rcatu, Saxon; ſhade, Dutch..] 1. The cloud or opacity made by interception of the light. Spring no obſtacle found here nor ſhade, But all ſunſhine. M.'t:n. 2. Darkneſs; obſcurity. The weaker light unwillingly declin'd, - And to prevailingſhad, the murmuring world reſign'd. Rºº. 3. Coolneſs made by interception of the ſun. Antigonus, when told that the enemy had ſuch volleys of arrows that hid the ſun, ſaid, that falls out well; for this is hot weather, and ſo we ſhall fight in the ſhade. Ba, on. That high mount of God whence light and ſhade Shine both. Milon. 4. An obſcure place, properly in a grove or cloſe wood b which the light is ... £ - y Let us ſeek out ſome deſolate ſhade, and there Weep our ſad boſoms empty. Sha'ſ). Regions of ſorrow, doleful ſhades. Milion. Then to the deſart take; his flight; Where ſtill from ſode to ſhºd the ſon of God, After forty days faſting, had remain'd. A ſiſtan. .The pious prince then ſeeks the ſhade, Which hides from fight his venerable maid. Dryd. 5. Screen cauſing an excluſion of light or heat; umbrage. Well fl. Let the arched knife ()f .." d now. affail the ſpreading ſhades !n ..". and their thirſty limbs diffever. P}} ps. Jhºde ſº º trees which kill thoſe that fit under their 6. Protoči i \Ours. Arbuthnot. • ‘rotection; ſhelter. 7. T he pºrts of a picture not brightly coloured. An º ſy painter's art to hide from fight, * “at in ſhades what ſeen would not delight. Dºyd, 8. A colour; gradation of light. white, rºd, yellow, blue, with their ſeveral degrees, or fºods and mixtures, as green come in only by the eyes. Loeſe. . The figure formed upon any ſurface correſpending to the bo- dy by which the light is intercepted. - Envy will merit as its ſhade purſue. Pfe. 1c. The ſoil ſeparated from the body; ſo called as ſuppoſed by the ancients to be perceptible to the fight, not to the touch. A ſpirit; a ghoſt ; manes. - To Trachin ſwift as thought the flitting ſha e Thro' air his momentary journey made Dryd. Ne'er to theſe chambers where the mighty reſt, Since their foundation, came a nobler gueſt; Nor e'er was to the bow'rs of bliſs convey'd A fairer ſpirit ºr more welcome ſhade. Tickell. To SHADE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To overſpread with opacity. Thou ſhad'ſ? The full blaze of thy beams, and through a cloud Thy ſkirts appear. Miltºn. 2. To cover from the light or heat; to overſpread. A ſeraph ſix wings wore to ſhade His lineaments divine. Milºn. And after theſe, cºme arm'd with ſpear and ſhield An hoſt ſo great, as cover'd all the field : And all their foreheads like the knights before, With lawrels ever-green were // aded o'er. Dryd. I went to crop the ſylvan ſcenes, And ſhade our altars with their leafy greens. Dryd. Sing, while beſide the ſh ided tomb I mourn, And with freſh bays her rural ſhrine adorn. Pºte's I??, t, 3. To ſhelter; to hide. E’re in our own houſe I do ſºdº my head, The good patricians muſt be viſited. S}a}}. 4. To protect; to cover; to ſcreen. Leave not the faithful ſide That gave thee being, ſtill ſºdes thee and protects. Milt. ;. To mark with different gradations of colours. The portal ſhone, inimitable on earth By model, or by ſhading pencil drawn. Milton. 6. To paint in obſºnſe colours. ša ºr 'ºss. m. ſ. [from ſhady] The ſtate of being ſhady; umbrageouſneſs. - SHA'dow. n. / [rcabu, Saxon; ſhadºwe, Dutch 1. The repreſentation of a body by which the light is intercepted. Poor' rom proud of heart, to ride over four inch'd bridges, to courſe his own ſhadºw for a traitor. Shakesp. Life's but a walking ſhaº'ow, a poor player, That flruts and frets his hour upon the ſtage, And then is heard no more. Slaſſ. Such a nature, Tick!’d with good ſucceſs, diſdains the ſhadºw Which he treads on at noon. Shakespeare . The body, tho' it moves, yet not changing perceivable diſtance with ſome other bodies, the ting ſeems to ſtand ſtill, as in the hands of clocks, and ſhadºws of ſun-dº. 10, Ke. 2. Opacity; darkneſs; ſhade. By the revolution of the ſkies - Dz, han. Night's ſible ſhadºws from the ocean riſe. - His countrymen probably lived within the tº: dii on. earthquake and ſha ºw of the eclipſe. 3. Shelter made by anything that intercep influence of the air. In ſecret ſhadºw from the ſunny ray, On a ſweet bed of lilies foſtly laid. Here father, take the ſhadºw of t is tree * For your good hoſt. Shakeſp. K. Lear. 4. Obſcure place. To tie ſecret ſhºdºws I retire, - To pay my penance till my years expire. Dryd. 5. Dark part of a picture. - Aſhād wis a diminution of the firſt and ſecond light. The firſt light is that which proceeds immediately from a lightned body, as the beams of the fin. The ſecond is an accidental light ſpreading itſelf into the air or medium proceeding from tºotºr Sãºws are threefold: the firſt is : ſingle ſhadº, jºiºicaſ of aii, and is proper to the plain *. wº is not wholly poſſeſſed of the light. The ſecond is the double /had tº, and it is uſed when the ſurface begins once to *. ſale your eye, as in columns. . The third ſhadºw is º: t croſing over your double ſlaloº again, which darknet º . a third part. It is uſed for the inmoſt ſhadow, and farthe from the light, as in gulfs, wells, and caves. Peacham. After great lights there muſt be great ſhadºw. Dryden. 6. Anything perceptible only to the ſight ; a ghoſt; a ſpirit, or ſhade. - ts the light, heat, or Fa. Quen. Hence, terrible ſhadow' Unreal mock’ry, hence - Shakespeare . . An imperfect and faint repreſentation; oppoſed to ſº If ſubſtance might be call d that ſhed?" ſeem’d, Aſ º In the glorious lights of heaven we Pºº" a ſº his divine countenance. Raº - Without 7 7
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Without the leaſt impulſe or ſhadow of fate Milton.
Amongſt the creatures are particular excellencies ſcattered,
which are ſome ſhadºws of the divine perfestions. Tillotſºn.
8. Inſeparable comparion.
Sin and her ſh;dºw, death. Miltºn.
Thou my ſhadºw
Inſeparable muſt with me be long. Milton.
9. Type ; myſtical repreſentation.
Types and ſhadºws of that deſtin'd ſeed. Milton.
Io. Protection; ſhelter; favour.
Keep me under the ſhadow of thy wings. Pſalms.
To SHA'Dºw. v. a. [from the noun J
1. To cover with opacity.
The warlike elf much wondered at this tree,
So fair and great, that ſhadowed all the ground. Fa. 9.
The Aſſyrian was a cedar with fair branches, and with a
ſhadºwing ſhroud. Ezek. xxxi. 3.
2. To cloud; to darken.
Miſlike me not for my complexion;
The ſº adow’d livery of the burning ſun
To whom I am a neighbour. Shakespeare.
3. To make cool or gently gloomy by interception of the light
or heat.
A gentle ſouth-weſt wind comes creeping over flowery fields
and ſhadºw’d waters in the extreme heat of ſummer. Sidney.
4. To conceal under cover ; to hide; to ſcreen.
Let every ſoldier hew him down a bough,
And bear’t before him; thereby ſhall we ſhadow
The number of our hoſt, and make diſcov'ry
Err in report of us. Shakespeare.
5. To protect ; to ſcreen from danger; to ſhroud.
God ſhall forgive you Coeur de Lion's death,
The rather, that you give his offspring life,
Shad wing their right under your wings of war. Shakeſp.
6. To mark with various gradations of colour, or light.
Turnſoil is made of old linnen rags dried, and laid in a
ſaucer of vinegar, and ſet over a chating diſh of coals till it
boil; then wring it into a ſhell, and put it into a little gum
arabick: it is good to ſhadºw carnations, and all yellows. Peach.
From a round globc of any uniform colour, the idea im-
printed in our mind is of a flat circle, variouſly ſhadowed with
different degrees of light coming to our eyes. Lºcke.
More broken ſcene, made up of an infinite varicty of in-
equalitics and ſha low ng, that naturally ariſe from an agree-
able mixture of hills, groves, and vallies. Addison
7. To paint in obſcure colours.
If the parts be too much diſtant, ſo that there be void ſpaces
which are deeply ſhadowed, then place in thoſe voids ome fold
to make a joining of the parts. Dryd. Duf ſnoy.
8. To repreſent imperfectly. -
Whereat I wak'd and found
Pefore mine eyes all real, as the dream
H d lively ſhadºw’d.
Miltºn Parad Loſt.
Auguſtus is ſhadºwºd in the perſon of Æneas. Dryd.
I have ſº...dºwed ſome part of your virtues under another
nannt. Dryd.
9. To repreſent typically.
Many times there are three things ſaid to make up the ſub-
ſtance of a ſacrament; namely, the grace which is thereby
offered, the cement which ſhadow ºth or ſignifieth grace, and
the word which expreſlºth what is done by the element, Hºok.
The fl.ield being to defend the body from weapons, aptly
ſº a ſovs out to us the continence of the emperor, which made
him proof to all the attacks of plc.ſure. Addiſon.
SH 'Low Y. a 'j. [from ſhadºw.]
1. Full of ſhade; gloomy. -
This ſºad w y deſart, unfrcquented woods,
I better broºk than flouriſhing peopled towns. Shakeſp.
With ſhºwy verdure flouriſh’d high,
A ſudden youth the groves enjoy. Fentºn.
2. Not brightly luminous.
More pleaſant light
Sºad wy ſets of the face of things. Milton.
3. Faintly repreſentative; typical.
- When they ſee
Law can diſcover fin, but not remove
Save by thoſe ſº try expiations weak,
The blood of buijs and goats; they may conclude -
Son.e blood more precious muſt be paid for man. Mºlt.
4. Unſubſtantial ; unreal.
Milton has brought into his poems two adors of a ſhadºwy
and fictitious nature, in the re, ſons of fin and death; by which
he hath interwoven in his fable avery beautiful allegory. Addison
5. Dark ; opake.
By command, e're yet dim night
*er ſhadºwy cloud withdraws, I am to haſte
Honeward. Alºilº. Parad. Loſ!.
SHA'oy. adi (from ſcal.]
1. Full of ſhade; mildly gloomy.
The wakeful bird
Sings darkling, and in-ſhadiyi covert hid
‘I uncs her nocturnal note. Milt. Parad. Lºft.
- Sticteh'd at caſe you ſing your happy loves,
And Amarillis fills the ſºady groves. Dry
2. Secure from the glare of light; or ſultrineſs of heat.
* - ſº - ! … ." º
Caſt it alſo that you may have rooins ſhady for ſummer, and
warm for winter. Bacon.
SHAFT. m. ſ. [rceart, Saxon |
I. An arrow ; a miſſive weapon.
- To pierce purſuing ſhield,
P.Parent train'd, the Tartars Wii. taught,
With /4ſ ſhot out from their back-turne. Soº. Sidney.
Who in the ſpring, from the new ſun
Already has a fever got, 5.
Too late begins thoſe ſhafts to ſhun,
Which Phoebus thro' his veins has ſhot. //a'ler.
They are both the archer and ſhaft taking aim afar off, and
then ſhooting themſelves directly upon the deſired maſk. 3.
So lofty was the pile, a Pärthian bow
With vigour drawn, muſt ſend the /laf below. Dryd.
º O'er thee the ſecret ſhºt
That waſtes at midnight, or th’undreaded hour
41ore.
Of noon, flies harmleſs. - Thºmſºn.
2. [Sºft, Dutch..] A narrow, deep, perpendicular pit.
They ſink a ſhaft or pit of fix foot in length. C. rew.
... The fulminating damp, upon its accenſion, gives a crack
like the report of a gun, and makes an exploſion ſo forcible as
to kill the miners, and force bodies of gre-t weight from the
bottom of the pit up through the ſhaft. //codward.
Suppoſe a tube, or as the miners call it, a ſhaft, were ſunk
from the ſurface of the earth to the center. Arbuthnot.
3. Anything ſtrait; the ſpire of a church.
Pračtiſe to draw finali and eaſy things, as a cherry with the
leaf, the ſhaft of a ſteeple. - Peacham.
SHAG. m. ſ. [rceacza, Saxon.]
1. Rough wooly hair.
Full often like a ſhag hair'd crafty kern,
Hath he converſed with the enemy;
And given me notice of their villanies. Shakeſp.
Where is your huſband 2 -
He's a traitor.
Thou lie'ſt thou ſhag-ear'd villain. Shakeſp.
From the ſhag of his body, the ſhape of his legs, his hav-
ing little or no tail, the ſlowneſs of his gate, and his climb-
ing up of trees, he ſeems to come near the bear kind. Grew.
True Witney broad cloth, with its ſhag unſhorn,
Be this the horſeman's fence. Gay.
2. A kind of cloth.
SH A G. m. ſ. A ſea bird.
Among the firſt ſort we reckon ſhags, duck, and mallard. Car.
SHA'GGEd. -
SHA GGY. } adj. [from ſhºg.]
I. Ruggedly ; hairy.
They change their hue, with haggar'd eyes they ſtare,
Lean are their looks, and ſh get are their hair. Dºyd.
A lion's hide he wears;
About his ſhoulders hangs the ſhaggy ſkin,
The teeth and gaping jaws ſeverely grin. Dryd.
From the froſty north
The early valiant Swede draws forth his wings,
In battailous array, while Voiga's ſtream
Sends oppoſite, in ſhaggy armour clad
Her borderers; on mutual ſlaughter bent. Philips.
2. Rough; rug red.
Trey pluck'd the ſeated hills with all their load,
Rocks, waters, woods, and by the ſhaggy tops
Uplifting bore them in their hands. ... Aſilt. Parad. Lºft.
There, where very deſolation dwells,
By grots and caverns ſhagg'd with horrid ſhades,
She may paſs on with unblench'd majeſty,
Be it not done in pride. Milt.
Through Eden went a river large,
Nor chang'd his courſe, but through the ſhaggy hill
Paſs'd underneath ingulph'd. Miltºn.
How would the old king ſmile
To ſee you weigh the paws when tip'd with gold, -
And throw the ſhaggy ſpoils about your ſhoulders. Aldſ.
Ye rugged rocks! which holy knees have worn,
Ye grots and caverns ſhagg’d with horrid thorn. Pºpe.
SHAGRE'EN. m. ſ. [chagrin, French.] The ſkin of a kind
of fiſh, or ſkin made rough in imitation of it... . .
To SHA’or res. v. a. ſcºriner, French.) To irritate; to
provoke. Both ſhould be written chagriº.
To Shail. v. n. To walk ſideways; a low wºrd. ---
Child, you muſt waſ ſtrait, without ſkiewing ºff";
to every ſtep you fºt. L º:
To snake. "... preterit, ſhook; part, paſſ ſ”, or /*
[rceacan, Saxon; ſhecken, Dutch. - ickr.:
1. To put into a vibrating rºotiºn; to mºve with quickr.:*
tuin, backwards and forwards; to 42*.
who honours not his father, k
Henry the fifth that made all France to quake,
º his weapon at us, and paſs by: Shakeſ:
I'...}...mine and upon then, and they ſhall be a ſpºil
to their ſervants. Zero. ii 9.
I ſhook my lap and ſaid, ſo God ſhake out every m n from
his houſe, even thus be he ſhaken out and emptied. ** i.
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• the earth, even as a fig-tree caſteth her
º º ". is ſhaken of a mighty wind. Rev. vi.
º, the ſacred honours of his head :
with terror trembled heav'n's ſubſiding hill,
And from his ſhaken curls ambroſial dews diſtil. Dryden.
She firſt her huſband on the poop eſpies,
Shaking his hand at diſtance on the main ;
She took the ſign, and ſhook her hand again. Dryden.
. To make to totter or tremble. -
2. l O The rapid wheels ſhake heav'n's baſis. Milton.
Let France acknowledge that her ſhaken throne
Was once ſupported, fir, by you alone. Roſcommon.
3. To throw down by a violent motion.
Macbeth is ripe for ſhaking, and the powers above
Put on their inſtruments. Shakeſp.
The tyrannous breathing of the North
Shakes all our buds from blowing. Shakeſpeare.
When ye depart, ſhake off the duſt of your feet. Mat. x.
He looked at his book, and, holding out his right leg, put
i; into ſuch a quivering motion, that I thought he would have
ſhaked it off. Tatler.
4. To throw away; to drive off.
'Tis our firſt intent
To/*aše a 1 cares and buſineſs from our age,
Conferring them on younger ſtrengths, whilſt we
Unburthend crawl towards death. Shakeſpeare.
5. Tº weaken; to put in danger. -
When his doctrines grew too ſtrong to be ſhook by his ene-
mies, they perſecuted his reputation. Atterbury
6. To drive from reſolution; to depreſs; to make afraid.
A ſly and conflant knave, not to be ſºak'd. Shakespeare Cymb.
This reſpite ſho. 4
The boſon of my conſcience. Shakespeare Henry VIII.
* nºt ſoon /ain in mind, or troubled, as that the day
of Chriſt is at hand. 2 Thºſ. ii. 2.
Not my firm faith -
Can by his fraud be ſaken or ſeduc’d. Milton.
7 ******* ***. This phraſe, from the aaion uſed among
friends at meeting and Parting, ſometimes ſignifies to join with,
but commonly to take ave ºf:
With the ſlave,
He ne'er/º land, nor bid farewel to him,
Till he unſeam'd him from the nape to th’ chops. Shałºff.
Nor can it be ſafe to a king to tarry among them who are
/*king hand, with their allegiance, under pretence of laying
faſter hold of their religion. King Charles.
8. To SHAKE ºff. To rid himſelf of 3 to free from; to diveſt
of.
Be pleas'd that I ſafe ºff theſe names you give me:
Aºtonio never yet was thief or pirate. Shakespeare.
If I could ſhafe ºf but one ſeven years,
From theſe old arms and legs,
I'd with thee every foot.
Say, ſacred bard! what could beflow
Courage on thee, to ſoar ſo high
Tell me, brave friend! what help'd thee ſo
Skałºſº. Cºriolanus.
To ſºake ºff all mortality ? //aller.
Him I reſerved to be anſwered by himſelf, after I had ſº.,
ºf the leſſer and more barking creatures. Stillingfleet.
°ºn I want courage for ſobrave. deed 2
I've ſhook it ºff: my ſoul is free from fear. Dryden.
Here we are free from the formalities of cuſtom and re.
ſpect: we may ſhº, ºff the haughty impertinent. Collier.
How does thy beauty ſmooth
The face of ** and make even horrour ſmile !
At fight of thee my heart ſhakes ºff its ſorrows. Addiſon.
To SHAKE. v. n.
1. To be agitated with a vibratory motion.
ſ ** are counted as ſtubblé; he laugheth at the /*aking of
a ſpear. -
2. To totter. job xli. 29.
3. * * *emble; to be unable to keep the body ſtill.
- Thy ſight, which ſhºj
Make our eyes flow wift, joy, hearts dance with comforts,
Conſtrains them ***P, and ſhake with fear and ſorrow. Shakespeare
What ſaid the Wench, when he roſe up again
-Trembled and / cok; for why, he ſtamp'd,
As if the vicar ºncant to cozen him. Shakeſpeare
A ſhaking through their limbs they find, ſº
Like leaves ſaluted by the wind. J/aller.
4. To be in terrour; to be deprived of firmneſs.
He ſhort of ſuccours, and in deep deſpair,
S sº at the diſmal Proſpect of the war. Dryd. Æn.
*** *.ſ. ( from the verb. )
* Concuſſion.
, , ſ: * thy fame with ev'ry toy be pos'd,
. * thin web, whij, Poiſonous fancies make;
Of * º: great ſoldier's honour was compos’
vić cker fluff, *hich could endure a ſhake :
oºn pick, º civility plays the reſt,
- "fore *Y paſſeth with thee beſt. ºrf.
be freeholder . * baſis of aii ºf titles: dº
ſubſtantial ſtock, without which they are no more than bloſ.
ſoms that would fall away with every ſafe of wind, Addison,
2. Vibratory motion. -
Several of his countrymen probably lived within the ſafe of
the earthquake, and the ſhadow of the eclipſe, which are re-
corded by this author. 4adiſºn.
3. Motion given and received.
Our ſalutations were very hearty on both fides, conſiſtin
of many kind ſhakes of the hand. Žddiſon.
SHAKER. m. / [from ſhake.] The perſon or thing that Shakespeare
Go then, the guilty at thy will chaſtiſe,
He ſaid; the ſhafter of the earth replies. Pºpe', Odºſ.
SHAL.E. m. ſ. [Corrupted, I think, for ſhel.J. A huſk; the
caſe of ſeeds in filiquous plants.
Behold yon poor and ſtarved band,
And your fair ſhew ſhall ſuck away their ſouls,
Leaving them but the ſale, and huſks of men. Shałºń.
SHALL. v. &fective. [rcea, sax. is originally I owe, or i ought.
In Chaucer, the faithe I ſhall to God, means the faith I ow. 19
God: thence it became a ſign of the future tenſe. The French
uſe devoir, do', dºit, in the ſame manner, with a kind of f.
** ſignification; and the Swedes ſº /* and the Iſlandº,
Jºal, in the ſame ſenſe. It has no tenſes but ſhall future, and
ſhould imperfect. *
The explanation of ſall, which foreigners and provincials
confound with will, is not eaſy; and the difficulty is increaſed
by the poets, who ſometimes give to ſhal an emphatical ſenſe
of will: but I ſhall endeavour, craffi 44inervé, to ſhow the
meaning of /all in the future tenſe. J
1. ( SHAll love. It will ſo happen that I muſt love; I am re-
ſolved to love.
2. SHAll I love? Will it be permitted me to love? Will you
Permit me to love? Will it happen that I muſt love?
3. Thou SHALT lºve. I command thee to love; it is permitted
thee to love: [in Poetry or ſolemn dićtion] it will happen that
thou muſt love.
4. SHALt thou love? will it happen that thou muſt love?
Will it be permitted to thee to jº
5. He SHAll love. It will happen that he muſt love; it is
commanded him that he love.
It is a mind, that /all remain a poiſon where it is.
-Shall remain -
Hear you this triton of the minnows? Mark you
His abſolute ſhall 2 Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
See Romulus the great:
This prince a prieſteſ, of your blood ſhall bear,
And like his fire in arms he/al. appear. Dryden's A.m.
That he ſhall receive no benefit from Chriſt, is the affirma.
tion whereon all his deſpair is founded; and the one way of
removing this diſmal *PPrehenſion, is to convince him that
Chriſt's death, and the benefits thereof, either do, or, if he
Perform the condition required of him, ſhall certainly belong
to him. Hammond's Fundamental.
6. SHALL he love 2 Is it permitted him to love? In ſolemn
language, Will it happen that he muſt love?
7. The plural perſons fºllow the ſignification of the fingulars.
SHA'lloon. n.ſ. A ſlight woollen ſtuff.
In blue/all on ſhall Hannibal be clad, -
And Scipio trail an Iriſh purple plaid. Swift.
SHA'ºop. m. / [chaku, French..] A ſmall boat.
You were reſolved, after your arrival into Oroonoque, to
Paſs to the mine; and, to that end, you deſired to have fir
John Fearne's /allºp; I do not allow of that courſe, becauſe
}* **not land ſo ſecretly but that ſome Indians on the river
ſide may diſcover you, who giving knowledge of your paſſage
to the Spaniards, you may be cut off before you can recover
your boat. Raleigh.
There with your ſhallºp ſtay:
The game's not loſt; I have one éard to play. //a/ar.
Our hero ſet
In a ſmall //allop, fortune in his debt;
So near a hope of crowns and ſcepters, more
Than ever Priam, when he flouriſh'd, wore. //aller.
SHA'I, Low, adj. [This word is probably compounded of /oal
and low.] -
1. Not deep; having the bottom at no great diſtance from the
ſurface or edge. -
I had been drowned, but that the ſhore was ſhelvy and
/hallow; a death that I abhor. Shakespeare Merry J/ives of //indſ.
That inundation, though it were ſhallow, had a long con-
tinuance, whereby they of the vale, that were not drowned,
periſhed for want of food. - Bacon.
The like opinion he held of Meotis Palus, that by the
floods of Tanais, and earth brought down thereby, it grew
obſervably ſhallºwer in his days, and would in proceſs of tinić
become a firm land. Brown's Wugar Erreurs,
I am made a ſhallow forded ſtream,
Seen tº the bottom: all my clearneſs ſcorn'd, y
And all my faults expos'd. Dryden's All for Love.
Sballow brooks, that flow’d ſo clear,
The bottom did the top appear. Dryden.
In ſhallow furrows vines ſecurely grow. Bryden.
- 2. Not
S H A
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:
2. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not very knowing or
wiſe; empty; trifling; futile; ſilly.
I'll ſhew my mind,
According to my ſhallow ſimple ſkill.
This is a very ſhallow monſter:
Afraid of him : A very ſhallow monſter,
The man i' th' moon! A moſt poor credulous monſter. Shakespeare
The king was neither ſo ſhallow nor ſo ill advertiſed as not
to perceive the intention of the French king, for the inveſting
himſelf of Britaigne. Bacon’s Henry VII.
Uncertain and unſettled he remains,
Deep verſt in books, and ſhallow in himſelf. Milton.
One would no more wonder to ſee the moſt ſhallow nation
of Europe the moſt vain, than to find the moſt empty fellows
in every nation more conceited than the reſt. Addiſon.
3. Not deep of ſound.
If a virginal were made with a double concave, the one all
the length of the virginal, and the other at the end of the
ſtrings, as the harp hath, it muſt make the ſound perfeder,
and not ſo ſhallow and jarring, - Bacon.
SHA'llow. m. ſ. [from the adjećtive..] A ſhelf; a ſand; a
flat; a ſhoal; a place where the water is not deep.
I ſhould not ſee the ſandy hour-glaſs run,
But I ſhould think of ſhallows and of flats;
And ſee my wealthy Andrew dock'd in ſand,
Veiling her high top lower than her ribs,
To kiſs her burial. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
A ſwift ſtream is not heard in the channel, but upon
fallows of gravel. Bacon’s Nat. Hiſtory.
Having but newly left thoſe grammatick flats and ſhallows,
where they ſtuck unreaſonably, to learn a few words with la-
mentable conſtruction, and now on the ſudden tranſported, to
be toſt with their unballaſted wits in fathomleſs and unquiet
deeps of controverſy, they do grow into hatred of learning. Milt.
You that ſo oft have ſounded
And fathom'd all his thoughts, that know the deeps
And ſhallows of his heart, ſhould need no inſtruments
Shakeſpeare.
To advance your ends. Denham.
In arms of the ſea, and among iſlands, there is no great
depth, and ſome places are plain /hallows. Burnet.
He ſounds and fathoms him, to find
The ſhallows of his ſoul. Dryd. Spaniſh Fryar.
The wary Dutch
Behind their treach'rous ſhallows now withdraw,
And there lay ſnares to catch the Britiſh hoſt. Dryden.
Three more fierce Eurus in his angry mood
Daſh'd on the ſhallows of the moving ſand,
And in mid ocean left them moor'd a-land. Dryd. An.
Their ſpawn being lighter than the water, there it would
not ſink to the bottom, but be buoyed up by it, and carried
away to the ſhallows. Ray on the Creation.
With the uſe of diligence, and prudent condućt, he may
decline both rocks and ſhallows. Norris.
The ſea could not be much narrower than it is, without a
great loſs to the world; and muſt we now have an ocean of
mere flats and ſhallows, to the utter ruin of navigation? Bentley.
SHA'llow BRAINE D. adj. "[ſhallow and brain..] Fooliſh; fu-
tile; trifling; empty. - -
It cannot but be matter of juſt indignation to all good men
to ſee a company of lewd ſhallowbrained huffs making atheiſm,
and contempt of religion, the ſole badge of wit. South.
SHA'l Low LY. adv. [from ſhallow.]
1. With no great depth.
The load lieth open on the graſs, or but ſhallow'y co-
vered. Carew.
2. Simply; fooliſhly.
Moſt /allowly did you theſe arms commence,
Fondly brought here, and fooliſhly ſent hence:
Strike up our drums, purſue the ſcatter'd ſtray. Shakeſpeare.
SHA'llow Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſhallow.]
1. Want of depth.
2. Want of thought; want of underſtanding; futility; filli-
neſs; emptineſs.
By it do all things live their meaſur'd hour:
We cannot aſk the thing which is not there,
Blaming the ſhallowneſ of our requeſt. Herbert.
I cannot wonder enough at the ſhallownſ; and impertinent
zeal of the vulgar ſort in Druina, who were carried away .
with ſuch an ignorant devotion for his ſucceſſes, when it little
concerned their religion or ſecurity. Howel.
SHA I.M. n.ſ. [German.] A kind of muſical pipe.
Every captain was commanded to have his ſoldiers in readi-
neſs to ſet forward upon the ſign given, which was by the
ſound of a ſhalm or hoboy. Knolles's Hiſt, ºf the Turks.
SHALt. Second perſon of ſhall.
To SHAM. v. n. [ſhommi, Welſh, to cheat.]
1. To trick; to cheat; to fool with a fraud; to delude with
falſe pretences. A low word.
Men tender in point of honour, and yet with little regard
to truth, are ſooner wrought upon by ſhame than by con-
ſcience, when they find themſelves fooled and ſhammed into a
convićtion. L’Eſtrange.
S H A
2. To obtrude by fraud or folly.
mº: muſt have a care that we do not, for want of laying
things and things together, ſham fallacies upon the world for
current reaſon.
Then all your wits that flear and /ham L'Aſirange.
Down from Don Quixote to Tomºſº.
From whom Ijeſts and puns purloin, >
And ſlily put them off for mine,
Fond to be thought a country wit. Prior.
SHAM. m. ſ. . [from the verb.] Fraud; trick; deluſion fift
pretence; impoſture. A low word. >
No ſham ſo groſs but it will paſs upon a weak man, that is
pragmatical and inquiſitive. L’Eſtrange.
It goes a great way when natural curioſity and vulgar pre-
judice ſhall be aſſiſted with the ſlams of aſtrological jig-
Inlents. L’Eſtrange.
He that firſt brought the ſlam, wheedle, or banter in uſe,
put together, as he thought fit, thoſe ideas he made it ſtand
for. Locke.
That in the ſacred temple needs would try
Without a fire th’ unheated gums to fry,
Believe who will the ſolemn ſham, not I. Addiſon.
SHAM. adj. Falſe; counterfeit; fiétitious; pretended.
Never join the fray,
Where the ſham quarrel interrupts the way. Gay.
SHAMBLEs. n.ſ. (Of uncertain etymology. Scannaclia, Ital.]
1. The place where butchers kill or ſell their meat; a butchery.
Far be the thoughts of this from Henry's heart,
To make a ſhambles of the parliament-houſe. Shakespeare H. VI.
I hope my noble lord eſteems me honeſt.
–Oh, ay, as ſummer-flies are in the ſhambles,
That quicken ev'n with blowing. Shakespeare. Othelio.
He warned a flock of ſheep, that were driving to the ſham-
bles, of their danger ; and, upon uttering ſome ſounds, they
all fled. Arbuthnot.
2. It is here improperly uſed.
When the perſon is made the jeſt of the mob, or his back
the ſhambles of the executioner, there is no more convićtion:
in the one than in the other //atts.
SHA'MBLING. adj. [See ScAMBLING..] Moving aukwardly
and irregularly. A low bad word.
By that ſhambling in his walk, it ſhould be my rich banker,
Gomez, whom I knew at Barcelona. Dryd, Span. Fryar.
So when nurſe Nokes to act young Ammon tries,
With ſhambling legs, long chin, and fooliſh eyes,
With dangling hands he ſtrokes th' imperial robe,
And with a cuckold's air commands the globe. Smith.
SHAME. n.ſ. [rceam, Saxon; ſchaemte, Dutch.]
1. The paſſion felt when reputation is ſuppoſed to be loſt; the
paſſion expreſſed ſometimes by bluſhes.
Lamenting ſorrow did in darkneſs lye,
And ſhame his ugly face did hide from living eye. Fa. Qu.
Peace, peace, for ſhame, if not for charity.
—Urge neither charity nor ſhame to me:
Uncharitably with me have you dealt,
And ſhamefully my hopes by you are butcher'd:
My charity is outrage, life my ſhame;
And in my ſame ſtill lives my ſorrow's rage. Shakespeare R. III.
Hide, for ſhame,
Romans, your grandſires images,
That bluſh at their degenerate progeny. Dryden.
In the ſchools men are allowed, without ſhame, to deny the
agreement of ideas; or out of the ſchools, from thence have
learned, without ſhame, to deny the connection of ideas. Locke.
2. The cauſe or reaſon of ſhame; diſgrace; ignominy.
The more ſhame for him that he ſends it me;
For I have heard him ſay a thouſand times,
His Julia gave it him at his departure. Shakeſpeare.
Aaron had made them naked unto their ſhame amongſt their
enemies. Ex. xxxii. 25.
God deliver the world from ſuch guides, who are the ſha”
of religion. South.
This jeſt was firſt of the other houſe's making,
And, five times try’d, has never fail'd of taking;
For 'twere a ſhame a poet ſhould be kill'd,
Under the ſhelter of ſo "...i. º b Dryden
O ſhame to manhood! ſhall one dºring boy a , ,
The ſº of all our happineſs deſtroy: Pºpe's 08/9.
3. Reproach.
A foulſhame is upon the thief. Eccluſ. v. 14.
Applauſe -
Turn'd to exploding hiſs, triumph to ſhame, -
Caſion themſelves from their own mouths. Milton.
To SHAME. v. a. [from the nººn.]
1. To make aſhamed; to fill with ſhame.
To tell thee of whom deriv'd,
were ſhameenough to/ame thee, wer; thou??" ſhameleſs, Shakespeare
If thou haſt power to raiſe º bring him hither,
've power to ſhame him hence:
3. §. live { truth and ſame the devil. Shakeſ?.
Hyperbolus by ſuffering did tradice 7
The oſtraciſm, and ſham'd it out of uſe. Claveland.
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S H A S H A :. Deſpoil'd - * J. ham’d, naked, miſèrable. - Allian. Of all our goo * tº in all the ſlanders and diſgraces of an t º †, are but the arts and methods of provºº to ſhame us into the glories of the next. South. were there but one righteous man in the wo ld, he would hold up his head with confidence and honour; he would ſhame the world, and not the world him. South. He in a loathſome dungeon doom'd to lie, In bonds retain’d his birthright liberty, : And ſlam'd oppreſſion, 'till it ſet him fºº: Dryden. ºffic coward bore the man immortal ſpite, Dryd n. who ſham'd him out of madneſs into flight: who ſhames a ſcribbler, breaks a cobweb through , He ſpins the flight ſelf-pleaſing thread a new. Pºpe. 2. To diſgrace. Cºtes, fir knight, ye been too much to blame, Thus for to blot the honour of the dead, And with foul cowardice his carcaſs/anº. so bent, the more ſhall ſame him his repulſe. To SHAME. v. n. To be aſhamed. - Great ſhame it is, thing ſo divine in view, Made for to be the world's moſt ornament, To make the bait her gazers to embrew ; Good ſhames to be to ill an inſtrument. Spenſºr. Shaº'ſ thou not, knowing whence thou art extraught, To let thy tongue detect thy baſe-born heart? Sººkſ are: - To the trunk of it authors give ſuch a magnitude, as Iſhame to repeat. - Raleigh', Hjºry ºf the J/orld. Auſter ſpy’d him, Cruel Auſter thither hy'd him; And with the ruſh of one rude blaſt, Shain’d not ſpitefully to waſte All his leaves, ſo freſh, ſo ſweet, And lay them trembling at his feet. Craſaw. SHA’s EFACE.D. adj. [ſhame and face. J Modeſt; baſhful; caſily put out of countenance. Philcclea, who bluſhing and withal ſmiling, making ſhame- facedneſs pleaſing, and pleaſure //cºfaceſ, tenderly moved her feet, unwonted to feel the naked ground. Sidney. Conſcience is a bluſhing ſharifa, a ſpirit, that mutinies in Fairy Queen. 41ilton. a man's boſom : it fills one full of ol ºacles. Sºuk. R. III. A man may be ſh, mººd, and a woman modeſt, to the degree of fººd.'ous. L'Eſtrarge. Your ºr fac. virtue ſhunn'd tºe people's praiſe, And ſenate's honours. Dryden. From this time we may date that remarkable turn in the behaviour of our faſhionable Engliſhmen, that makes them ſhamefaced in the exerciſe of thoſe duties which they were ſent into the world to perform. Addison's Freeholder. sºvº. adv. [from ſlam faced.] Modeſtly ; baſh- ully. - SHAMEFA'ce DNFss. n.ſ. [from ſhamºſaced.] Modeſty; baſh- fulneſs; timidity. Dorus, when he had ſung this, having had all the while a free beholding of the fair Pamela, could well have ſpared ſuch horrour, and defended the aſſault he gave unto her face with bringing a fair ſtain of ſhameface inºſ, into it. Sidney. Why wonder ye, - - Fair fir, at that which ye ſo much embrace? She is the fountain of your modeſty; You ſhamefac'd are, but ſhamefuſineſ; itſelf is ſhe. Fa. Qu. None but fools, out of Jhamefacedneſs, hide their ulcers, which, if ſhown, might be healed. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. SHA'MEFU L. adj. [ſhame and full.] Diſgraceful; ignominious; infamous; reproachful. - ... Phoebus flying ſo moſt ſham ful fight, His bluſhing face in foggy cloud implies, And hides for ſhame. Fairy ºfteen. This all through that great princeſs pride did fall, And came to ſhameful end. Fairy Queen. For this he ſhall live hated, be blaſphem’d, Seiz'd on by force, judg’d, and to death condemn'd, A ſhameful and accurſt Milton. His nayal preparations were not more ſurpriſing than his quick and ſham fill retreat; for he returned to Carthage with only one ſhip, having fled without ſtriking one ſtroke. Arbuth. T he knave of diamonds tries his wiy arts, - And wins, O ſhameful chance! the queen of hearts. Pope. SHA’m f : ... ſ.4 - - - *** Utily adº; [from ſhameful..] Diſgracefully; ignomi- niouſly; infamouſly; reproachfully. - - H None but that ſaw, quoth he, would ween for truth, */*fully that maid he did to ment. p But I his holy ſecret º have publiſh'd, impiouſly, wº and ſhamſu!y. Milton's Mºoniſter. *.ſhamefully fail - Q. . - sº. * of º 9 fail in the laſt ači in this contri, º tºº. *** are for the moſt part, very de him ſham fully in their doings, part, V º: º y Fairy &#een, SHA’s Eless, adj. [from ſºme.] Wanting ſhame; wanting modeſty; impudent; frontleſs; immodcit audacious. To tell thee whence thou cam'ſt, of whom deriv'd, Were ſhame enough to ſhame thee, wert thou not ſhauleleſ. º Shakespeare's Henry VI. Beyond imagination is the wrong That ſhe this day hath, ſhameleſ, thrown on me. Shakesp. The ſhameleſs denial hereof by ſome of their friends, and the more ſhameleſs juſtification by ſome of their flatterers, makes it needful to exemplify, which I had rather forbear. Ral. God deliver the world from ſuch huckſters of ſouls, the very ſhame of religion, and the ſhamelſ, ſubverters of mora- lity. South's Sermo. Such ſºameleſ, bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad abandon'd criticks too. Pote. SHA'Melessly, adu. [from ſhameleſs.] Impudently; auda- ciouſly; without ſhame. - The king to-day, as one of the vain fºllows, ſame'ſ y un- covereth himſelf. 2 Sa. vi. 26. He muſt needs be ſhamel'ſ ly wicked that abhors not this licentiouſneſs. Ilue. SHA’s El EssN Ess. m. ſ. [from ſhameleſ...] Impudence; want of ſhame; immodeſty. Being moſt impudent in her heart, ſhe could, when ſhe would, teach her checks bluſhing, and make ſhameſaſtneſs the cloak of ſhameleſſneſs. Sidney. He that bluſhes not at his crime, but adds ſhamelºftſ, to hi, ſhame, hath nothing left to reſtore him to virtue. Taylºr. SHA/MM ER. m. ſ. [from ſlam.] A cheat; an impoſtor. A low word. SHA'Mois. n.ſ.. [chamois, Frcnch.] See CHAMois. A kind of wild goat. I'll bring thee To cluſt'ing filberds, and ſometimes I'll get thee Young ſhamois from the rocks. Shakeſpeare. SHA's. Rock. m. ſ. The Iriſh name for three leaved graſs. If they found a plot of watercroſſes, or /kamºks, there they flocked as to a feaſt for the time. Spºnſer on Ireland. Sº ANK. m. ſ. [rceanca, Saxon; ſhencke', Dutch. J 1. The middle joint of the leg; that part which reaches from the ankle to the knee. Eſtfoons her white ſtrait legs were altered To crooked crawlingſhanks, of marrow emptied; And her fair face to foul and loathſome hue, And her fine corps to a bag of venom grew, Spººr. The ſixth age ſhifts Into the lean and ſlipper'd pantaloon, With ſpectacles on noſe, and pouch on ſide; His youthful hoſe, well ſav'd, a world too wide For his ſhrunk ſhanks. - Shakespeare A you li e it. A ſtag ſays, if theſe pitiful ſanks of mine were but anſwer- able to this branching head, I can't but think how I ſhould defy all my enemies. L'E/irange. 2. The bone of the leg. Shut me nightly in a charnel-houſe, O'er cover'd quite with dead men's rattling bones, With recky ſhanks, and yellow chapleſs ſkulls. Shakºtarº. 3. The long part of any inſtrument. The ſank of a key, or ſome ſuch long hole, the punch cannot ſtrike, becauſe the ſhank is not forged with ſºlº ſufficient. 1/10.4%ii. SHA'NKED. adj. [from ſank.] Having a ſhank. - SHA's KER. n.ſ.. [chancre, French..] A venereal excreſcence. To SHAPE. . . preter. ſhaped; part, paſſ ſlºped anº ſhafer. [rcyppan, Saxon; ſhepſen, Dutch.] - 1. To form; to mould with reſpect to external dimenſions. I that am not ſºap'd for ſportive tricks, Nor made to court an am’rous looking-glaſs 3. I, that am rudely ſtampt, and want love's majeſty, R. III To ſtrut before a wanton ambling nymph. Shakespeare . , narrow breaſt, Thoſe nature hath ſhaped with a great head and ſhoulders ſticking out, ſcem much inclined to a conſump- tion. Harvey. Mature the virgin was, of Egypt's race; • * Grace ſhap’d her limbs, and beauty deck'd her face. Prizr. The faultleſs form, - Shap’d by the hand of harmony. Thºſiſ. 2. To mould; to caſt; to regulate; to adjuſt. Drag the villain hither by the hair, Tit. Aid. Nor age nor honour ſhall ſhaft privilege. Shºſ. - Mr. Cânăifi, when without hºpe, and ready to /* his courſe by the Eaſt homewards, met a ſhip which came ſº the Philippines. Raleigh. ‘i o the ſtream, when neither friends nor force, lar Nor ſpeed nor art avail, he ſhape; his courſe. . D. m.º. Charm'd by their eyes, their manners I acquire, And ſhape my fooliſhiefs to their deſire. 5. To image; to conceive. - Lowers and madmen have their feething brain, Such ſhaping fantaſies that apprehend More than cool reaſon cyci apprehen's. Prior. Sºa 'ºff. is
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It is my nature's plague
To ſpy into abuſe, and oft my jealouſy º -
Shapes faults that are not. Shakespeare Othello. .
When fancy hath formed and ſhaped the perfeóteſt ideas of
bleſſedneſs, our own more happy experiences of greater muſt
diſabuſe us. - Boyle.
4: To make ; to create. Obſolete. -
I was ſhapen in iniquity, and in fin did my mother conceive
• ‘nne. - - - Pſ. li. 5.
SHAPE. n ſ [from the verb. )
1. Form ; external appearance. - -
He beat me grievouſly in the ſhape of a woman; for in the
ſhape of a man, maſter Brook, I fear not Goliah with a
weaver's beam. - Shakeſpeare.
The ſhapes of the locuſts were like unto horſes prepared
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for battle. º, - Rev. ix. 7.
- The other ſhape, - . - - - -
If ſhape it may be call'd that ſhafe had none, -
Biſtinguiſhable in member, joint, or limb. Milton.
: In vegetables and animals the ſhape we moſt fix on, and are
!--- - - - Locke,
moſt led by.” “ ”
2. Make of the trunk of the body. .
* Firſt a charming ſhare enſlav'd me,
An eye then gave the fatal ſtroke;
'Till by her wit Corinna ſav'd me;
And all my former fetters broke. Addison.
3. Being, as moulded into ſhape.
- Before the gates there ſat - . . .
On either ſide a formidable ſhape. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
4. Idea ; pattern. . . - -
Thy heart -- -- -
Contains of gºod, wiſe, juſt, the perfect ſhape. Milton.
5. It is row uſed in low converſation for manner.
SHAPE LEss. adj. [from ſhape.J Wanting regularity of form;
wanting ſymmetry of dimenſions. -
- - You are born
To ſet a form upon that indigeſt, - , *
Which he hath left ſo ſhapeleſs and ſo rude. Shakeſpeare:
He is deformed, crooked, old and ſere;
Ill-fac'd, worſe-bodied, ſhapeleſs ev'ry where. Shakeſpeare.
What fools were here,
Diſgui,'d like Muſcovites in ſhapeleſ, gear: Shakeſpeare.
Thrice had I lov'd thee, -
Before I knew thy face or name;
So in a voice, ſo in a ſhapel'ſ flame,
Angels affect us oft, and worſhipp'd be. Donne,
Now the vićtor ſtretch'd his eager hand,
Where the tall nothing ſtood, or ſeem'd to ſtand;
A ſhapelſ, ſhade, it melted from his fight,
Like forms in clouds, or viſions of the night! Pope.
Some objects pleaſe our eyes,
Which out of nature's common order riſe, {
The ſhapelſ, rock, or hanging precipice. Pºpe.
SHAPE sm ºr H. m. ſ. [ſhape and ſmith..] One who undertakes
to improve the form of the body. A burleſque word.
No ſhapeſmith yet ſet up and drove a trade,
To mend the work that providence had made. Garth.
Sri A'PELINEss. n. / [from ſhapely..] Beauty or proportion of form.
SHA'PELY. adv. [from ſhate.] Symmetrical; well formed.
SHARD. m. ſ. [ſchaerde, Triſick.]
1. A fragment of an earthen veſſel.
For charitable prayers,
Shard, flints, and pebbles ſhould be thrown on her;
Yet here ſhe is allow'd her virgin chants,
Her maiden ſtrewments.
2. [Chard J A plant.
Shards or mallows for the pot,
Keep the looſen’d body ſound.
3. It ſeems in Spenſºr to ſignify a frith or ſtrait.
Upon that ſhore he ſpied Atin ſtand,
There by his maſter left, when late he far'd
In Phedria's fleet bark, over that per’lous ſhard. Fa. Queen.
4. A ſort of fiſh.
SHA'Robor N. adj. [ſhard and born.] Born or produced among
broken ſtones or pots. Perhaps ſhard in Shakeſpeare may fig-
nify the ſheaths of the wings of infects.
Ere to black Hecat's ſummons
The ſhardborn beetle with his drowſy hums
Hath rung night's yawning peal, there ſhall be done
A deed of dreadful note Shakespeare.
SHA'RDED. adj. [from ſhard J. Inhabiting ſhards.
Often ſhall we find
The ſharded beetle in a ſafer hold,
Than is the full-wing'd eagle. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
To SHARE. v. n. [rceañan, rcyran, Saxon.]
1. To divide ; to part among many.
Good fellows all,
The lateſt of my wealth I'll ſhare amongſt you. Shakespeare care.
Any man may make trial of his fortune, provided he acknow-
ledge the lord's right, by ſharing out unto him a toll. Carew.
Well may he then to you his cares impart,
And ſhare his burden where he ſhares his heart, Dryden,
Shakespeare Hamlet,
Dryden's Horace.
S H A
... In the primitive times the advantage of prieſthood was
equally ſhared among all the order, and none of that character
had any ſuperiority. Collier.
Though the weight of a falſhood would be too heavy for
ºne tº bear, it grows light in their imaginations when it is
(hared among many. Addison's Spectator.
Suppoſe I ſhare my fortune equally between my children
and a ſtranger, will that unite them Swift
2. To partake with others. ..
The captain, half of whoſe ſoldiers are dead, and the other
quarter never muſtered or ſeen, comes ſhortly to demand pay-
ment of his whole account; where, by good means of ſome
great ones, and privy ſharings with the officers of other ſome
he receiveth his debt. “ Sfºr ºn tº
In vain does valour bleed, -
while avarice and rapine ſhare the land. Milton.
Go, filently enjoy your part of grief, -
And ſhare the ſad inheritance with me. Dryden.
Wav'd by the wanton winds his banner flies,
All maiden white, and ſhares the people's eyes. Dryden.
This was the prince decreed * *
To ſhare his ſceptre. - - - Dryden's Zn:
Not a love of liberty, nor thirſt of honour, -
Drew you thus far; but hopes to ſhare the ſpoil
Of conquer'd towns and plunder'd provinces. Addison Cato.
All night it rains, the ſhews return with day;
Great Jove with Caeſar ſhares his ſov’reign ſway. Logie.
3. To cut; to ſeparate; to ſheer. [From rcean, Saxon.]
With ſwift wheel reverſe deep entring ſhard
All his right fide. “ . Milton,
Scalp, face, and ſhoulders the keen ſteel divides,
And the ſhar'd viſage hangs on equal fides. Dryden.
To SHARE. v. n. To have part; to have a dividend.
I am the prince of Wales; and think not, Percy,
To ſhare with me in glory any more. Shakespeare Henry IV.
Had greater haſte theſe ſacred rites prepar’d,
Some guilty mouths had in your triumphs ſhar'd;
But this untainted year is all your own. Dryden:
A right of inheritance gave every one a title to ſhare in the
goods of his father. - Locke.
This is Dutch partnerſhip, to ſhare in all our beneficial
bargains, and exclude us wholly from theirs. Swift.
SHARE. m. ſ. [from the verb.] -
1. Part; allotment; dividend.
If every juſt man, that now pines with want;
Had but a moderate and beſeeming ſhare,
Of that which lewdly-pamper'd luxury .
Now heaps upon ſome with vaſt exceſs. Milton.
They went a hunting, and cvery one to go ſhare and ſhare
like in what they took. - L’Eſtrange.
The ſubdued territory was divided into greater and ſmaller
/hares, beſides that reſerved to the prince. Temple.
I'll give you arms; burn, raviſh, and deſtroy:
For my own ſhare one beauty I deſign;
Engage your honours that ſhe ſhall be mine. Dryden.
While fortune favour’d,
I made ſome figure; nor was my name -
Obſcure, nor I without my ſhare of fame. Dryd. Æn.
The youths have equal ſhare
In Marcia's wiſhes, and divide their fiſter. Addison Cat:.
In poets, as true genius is but rare,
True taſte as ſeldom is the critick's ſhare. Pope.
He who doth not perform that part aſſigned him, is a very
miſchievous member of the publick; becauſe he takes his ſhare
of the profit, and yet leaves his ſhare of the burden to be born
by others. Swift.
2. A part. * . - -
Theſe, although they bear a ſhare in the diſcharge, yet have
different offices in the compoſition. Brown's Vulgar-Erreur-
3. [Scean, Saxon.] The blade of the plow that cuts the ground.
Nor laws they knew, nor manners, nor the care
Of lab’ring oxen, nor the ſhining ſhare. . . Dryden.
Then let him mark the ſheep, or whet the ſhining ſhare.
Dryden's Wirgil's Georg.
Great cities ſhall with walls be compaſs'd round,
And ſharpen'd ſhares ſhall vex the fruitful ground. Dryden.
Incumbent o'er the ſhining ſhare -
The maſter leans, removes th’obſtrućtive clay. Thomſºn.
For clay the coulter is long and bending, and the ſhare
narrow. Mortimer.
SHARE bone. n.ſ. [ſhare and bºº.] The os pubis; the bone
that divides the trunk from the limbs. -
The cartilage bracing together the two oſſa pubis, or ſhare-
bones, Bartholine ſaith, is twice thicker and laxer in women
Derham.
than men.
SHARER. m.ſ.. [from ſhare] . . - "... •
1. One who divides, or apportions to others; a divider.
2. A partaker; one who participates any thing with others.
Moſt it ſeem'd the French king to import, -
As ſharer in his daughter's injury. David's Civil War.
Peºple not allowed to be ſhirers with their companions in
good fortune, will hardly agree to be ſharer, in bad. tº:
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* - S H A An overgrown eſtate falling into the hands of one that has many children, it is broken into ſo many portions as render the ſharers rich enough. - Addiſon. You muſt have known it. —Indeed I did, then favour’d by the king, And by that means a ſharer in the ſecret. Rºwe. If, by taking on himſelf human nature at large, he hath a. compaſſionate and tender ſenſe of the infirmities of mankind in general, he muſt needs, in a peculiar manner, feel and com- miſerate the infirmities of the poor, in which he himſelf was ſo eminent a ſharer. Atterbury’s Sermons. I ſuffer many things as an author militant, whereof in your days of probation you have been a ſharer. Pope to Swift. SHARK. n.ſ.. [canis charcharias, Latin.] 1. A voracious ſea-fiſh. - His jaws horrifick arm'd with threefold fate, The direful ſhar}. Thomſon's Summer. 2. A greedy artful fellow; one who fills his pockets by ſly tricks. }. meſſengers are ſent back to him, like ſo many ſharks and runnagates, only for endeavouring to compliment an ill- nature out of itſelf, and ſeeking that by petition which they might have commanded by their ſword. . South's Sermons. 3. Trick; fraud; petty rapine. Wretches who live upon the ſhark, and other mens fins, the common poiſoners of youth, equally deſperate in their fortunes and their manners, and getting their very bread by the damnation of ſouls. South's Sermºns. To SHARK. v. a. To pick up haſtily or ſily. Young Fontinbras, Of unimproved mettle, hot and full, Hath in the ſkirts of Norway, here and there, Shark'd up a liſt of landleſs reſolutes. Shakeſp. Hamlet. To SHARK. v. n. 1. To play the petty thief. The fly leads a lazy, voluptuous, ſcandalous, ſharking life, hateful wherever ſhe comes. L’Eſtrange. 2. To cheat; to trick. Ainſworth. There are cheats by natural inclination as well as by cor- ruption : nature taught this boy to ſhark, not diſcipline. L’E/1. The old generous Engliſh ſpirit, which heretofore made this nation ſo great in the eyes of all the world, ſeems utterly extinét; and we are degenerated into a mean, /harking, falla- cious, undermining converſe, there being a ſnare and a trapan almoſt in every word we hear, and every ačtion we ſee. South. SHARP. adj. [rceamp, Saxon; ſcherpe, Dutch J 1. Keen; piercing; having a keen cdge; having an acute point; not blunt. * She hath tied Sharptooth’d unkindneſs like a vulture here. Shakeſpeare. In Ireland have I ſeen this ſtubborn Cade Oppoſe himſelf againſt a troop of kerns; And fought ſo long, 'till that his thighs with darts Were almoſt like a ſharp quill'd porcupine. Shakespeare H. VI. Thy tongue deviſeth miſchiefs, like a ſharp razor working deceitfully. - Pſ. lii. 2. With edged grooving tools they cut down and ſmoothen away the extuberances left by the ſharp pointed grooving tools, and bring the work into a pérfect ſhape. Moxon's Mich. Ex. 2. Terminating in a point of edge; not obtuſe. The form of their heads is narrow and/arp, that they may the better cut the air in their ſwift flight. 47 e. There was ſeen ſome miles in the ſea a great pillar of light, */*p, but in form of a column or cylinder, riſing a great way up towards heaven. alſo?. To come near the point, and draw unto a Jharper angle, they do not only ſpeak and practiſe truth, but really deſire its enlargement. - Brown's Vulgar Erreurs. . ... Their embryon atoms Light arm'd or heavy, ſharp, ſmooth, light or ſlow. Milton. It is ſo much the firmer by how much broader the bottom and ſharper the top. Temple. In ſhipping ſuch as this, the Iriſh kern, And untaught Indian, on the ſtream did glide, Ere ſharp keel'd boats to ſtem the flood did learn, 9, fin-like oars did ſpread from ej ſide. Dryden. 3. Acute of mind; witty; ingenious; inventive. Now as fine in his *PParel as if he would make me in love ..º.º. and verſe for verſe with the ſharpſ witted lover If we had nought but ſenſe, each living wight, hich We call brute, would be moreJharp than we. Davies. - Sharp to the world, but thoughtleſs of renown, - º: plot * on the ſtage, but on the town. Dryden. and . * nothing makes men /*arper, and ſets their hands Man . at work, than want. Addiſon on Italy. } other things belong to the material world, wherein the - º fºr, have never yet arrived at clear and Sidney. * Quick, as of fight or hearing. //atts. & the ſharpeſt eye diſcerneth nought, - S . ſun-beams in the air do ſhine: sº º: ſoul, with her reflecting thought °t herſelf, without ſome light divine." 2 Davier S H A To ſharp ey'd reaſon this would ſeem untrue; But reaſon I through love's falſe opticks view. Dryden. 5. Sour without aſtringency; four but not auſtere; acid. So we, if children young diſeaſed we find, Anoint with ſweets the veſſel's foremoſt parts, To make them taſte the potions ſharp we give; They drink deceiv'd, and ſo deceiv'd they live. F. &. Sharp taſted citrons Median climes produce; Bitter the rind, but generous is the juice. Dryden. Different ſimple ideas are ſometimes expreſſed by the fan. word, as ſweet and ſharp are applied to the objects of hearing and taſting. Watts. 6. Shrill; piercing the ear with a quick noiſe; not flat. In whiſtling you contract the mouth, and, to make it more /harp, men uſe their finger. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. Let one whiſtle at the one end of a trunk, and hold your ear at the other, and the ſound ſtrikes ſo ſharp as you can ſcarce endure it. - Bacon. For the various modulation of the voice, the upper end of the windpipe is endued with ſeveral cartilages to contract or dilate it, as we would have our voice flat or ſharp. Ray. 7. Severe; harſh; biting; ſarcaſtick. If he ſhould intend his voyage towards my wife, I would turn her looſe to him; and what he gets more of her than /harp words, let it lie on my head. Shakeſpeare. How often may we meet with thoſe who are one while courteous, but within a ſmall time after are ſo ſupercilious, ſharp, troubleſome, fierce and exceptious, that they are not only ſhort of the true character of friendſhip, but become the very ſores and burdens of ſociety South. Ceaſe contention: be thy words ſevere, Sharp as he merits; but the ſword forbear. Dryden. 8. Severe; quick to puniſh; cruel; ſeverely rigid. There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the ſharp Athenian law Cannot purſue us. Shakespeare. 9. Eager; hungry; keen upon a queſt. My faulcon now is ſharp and paſſing empty, And, 'till ſhe ſtoop, ſhe muſt not be full gorgd; For then ſhe never looks upon her lure. Shakeſpeare. The ſharp deſire I had Of taſting. Milton. 10. Painful; afflićtive. That ſhe may feel How ſharper than a ſerpent's tooth it is, To have a thankleſs child. Shakeſp. King Lear. He cauſed his father's friends to be cruelly tortured; grieving to ſee them live to whom he was ſo much beholden, and there- fore rewarded them with ſuch ſharp payment. Knoller. - Death becomes His final remedy; and after life Try’d in ſharp tribulation, and refin'd. - By faith, and faithful works. Milt. Paradiſe Loft, b. xi. It is a very ſmall comfort that a plain man, lying under a /*arp fit of the ſtone, receives from this ſentence. Tillotſon. 1 1. Fierce; ardent; fiery. Their piety feign'd, - In ſharp conteſt of battle found no aid. Milton. A ſharp aſſault already is begun; Their murdering guns play fiercely on the walls. Dryden. 12. Attentive; vigilant. Sharp at her utmoſt ken ſhe caſt her eyes, And ſomewhat floating from afar deſcriés. - Dryden. Is a man bound to look out ſharp to plague himſelf, and to take care that he ſlips no opportunity of being unhappy? Calif. A clergyman, eſtabliſhed in a competent living, is nºt un- der the neceſſity of being ſo ſharp and exacting. Swift. 13. Acrid; biting; pinching; piercing, as the cold. The windpipe is continually moiſtened with a glutinous humour, iſſuing out of ſmall glandules in its inner coat, to fence it againſt the ſharp air. Ray. Nor here the ſun's meridian rays had pow'r, s Nor wind ſharp piercing, nor the ruſhing ſhow'r, The verdant arch ſo cloſe its texture kept. Pope's Odyſſey. 14. Subtile; nice; witty; acute. Sharp and ſubtile diſcourſes procure very great applauſe; but being laid in the balance with that which ſound experience Hooker. The inſtances you mention are the ſtrongeſt and Aft that can be urged. Digby. plainly delivereth, they are overweighed. I5. [Among workmen.] Hard. Th ke uſe of th eff ſand, that being beſt for mor- ey make uſe of the ſharp'ſ ſand, . Mech. Exer. tar, to lay bricks and tiles in. 16. Emaciated; lean. His viſage drawn he felt to ſharp and ſpare. Milton. SHARP. m. ſ. [from the adjective.] I. A ſharp or acute ſound. It is the lark that ſings ſo out of tune, Straining harſh diſcords and unpleafing/harps. Shaº?” 2. A pointed weapon; ſmall ſword; rapier. - n If butchers had but the manners to go to ſharps, tº: To would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. - l 4.
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To SHARP. v. 4. [from the noun..] To make keen.
Whom the whetſtone ſharps to eat,
They cry, milſtones are good meat. Fen. johnſºn.
To SHARP. v. n. [from the noun J. To play thieviſh tricks.
I live upon what's my own, whereas your ſcandalous life
is only cheating or Aarping, one half of the year, and ſtarv-
ing the other. L’Eſtrange.
To SHARPEN. v. a. [from ſharp.]
1. To make keen; to edge; to point.
The weaker their helps are, the more their need is to ſharpen
the edge of their own induſtry. Hooker.
The Iſraelites went down to the Philiſtines to fharpen every
man his ſhare and his coulter. I Sam. xiii. 20.
His ſevere wrath ſhall he ſharpen for a ſword. Wiſd. v. 20.
The grating of a ſaw when ſharpen'd, offends ſo much as
it ſetteth the teeth on edge. Bacon.
Th' tºuadron bright, ſharp'ning in mooned horns
Their phalanx. AMilton.
It may contribute to his miſery, heighten the anguiſh, and
farpen the ſting of conſcience, and ſo add fury to the ever-
latting flames, when he ſhall reflect upon the abuſe of wealth
and greatneſs. South's Sermons.
No : 'tis reſiſtance that inflames deſire ;
Sha'pens the darts of love, and blows the fire. Dryd.
E’re ten moons had ſharpen'd either horn,
To crown their bliſs, a lovely boy was born. Dryd.
Her nails are ſharpen'd into pointed claws,
Her hands bear half her weight and turn to paws. Addison
z. To make quick, ingenious, or acute.
Overmuch quickneſs of wit, either given by nature, or
Aarpen'd by ſtudy, doth not commonly bring greateſt learn-
ing, beſt manners, or happieſt life in the end. Aſcham.
3. To make quicker of ſenſe.
Th’air ſharpen'd his viſual ray
To objects diſtant far. Milton.
4. To make eager or hungry.
Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyleſs ſauce his appetite. Shakeſp.
Such an aſſurance as will ſharpen mens deſires and quicken
their endeavours for obtaining a leſſer good, ought to in-
ſpire men with more vigour in purſuit of what is greater. Tilt.
4. To make fierce or angry.
Mine enemy ſharpeneth his eyes upon me.
5. To make biting, or ſarcaſtick.
My haughty ſoul would ſwell;
Sharpen each word, and threaten in my eyes. Smith.
6. To make leſs flat; more piercing to the ears.
Encloſures not only preſerve ſound, but encreaſe and ſhar-
pen it. Bacon.
7. To make ſour.
SHARPE.R. m. ſ. [from ſharp J A tricking fellow; a petty thief;
a raſcal.
Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L’Eſtrange.
He ſhould retrench what he loſt to ſhapers, and ſpent upon
job xvi. 9.
puppet-plays, to apply it to that uſe. Arbuth.
I only wear it in a land of He&tors,
Thieves, ſupercargo's, ſharpers, and direétors. Pope.
SHA'RPLY. adv. [from ſharp.]
1. With keenneſs ; with good edge or point.
2. Severely; rigorouſly; roughly.
They are more ſharply to be chaſtiſed and reformed than
the rude Iriſh, which being very wild at the firſt, are now be-
come more civil. Spenſer.
3. Keenly ; acutely; vigorouſly.
The mind and memory are more ſharply exerciſed in com-
prehending another man's things than our own. Ben. johnſºn.
4. Afflićtively; painfully.
At the arrival of the Engliſh embaſſadors the ſoldiers were
ſharply affailed with wants. Hayward.
5. With quickneſs.
You contraćt your eye when you would ſee ſharply; and
erect your ear when you would hear attentively. Bacon.
6. Judiciouſly; acutely; wittily.
SHARPNEss. n. ſ. [from ſharp.]
1. Keeneſs of edge or point.
Palladius neither ſuffering us nor himſelf to take in hand
the party till the afternoon; when we were to fight in troops,
not differing otherwiſe from earneſt, but that the ſharpnºſ of
the weapons was taken away. Sidney.
A ſecond glance came gliding like the firſt;
And he who ſaw the ſharpneſ of the dart,
Without defence receiv'd it in his heart. Dryd.
2. Not obtuſeneſs.
Force conſiſteth in the roundings and raiſings of the work,
according as the limbs do more or leſs require it; ſo as the
beholder ſhall ſpy no ſharpneſ, in the bordering lines. Wotton.
3. Sourneſs without auſtereneſs.
There is a ſharpneſs in vinegar, and there is a ſharpneſ; in
pain, in ſorrow, and in reproach ; there is a ſharp eye, a
ſharp wit, and a ſharp ſword: but there is not one of theſe
ſevere ſharpneſſes the ſame as another of them; and a ſharp
eaſt wind is different from them all. JWatts's Logick.
Provoking ſweat extremely, and taking away all /harpneſ,
from whatever you Put in, muſt be of good effect in the
cure of the gout. Temple.
4. Severity cf language; ſatyrical ſarcaſm.
There's gold for thee,
Thou muſt not take my former ſharpneſ, ill,
I will employ thee back again. Shakeſp.
Some did all folly with juſt /harpneſ, blame,
While others laugh’d and ſcorn’d hºnj ſhame:
But, of theſe two, the laſt ſucceeded beſt, 2.
As men aim righteſt when they ſhoot in jeſt. Dryd.
- This is a ſubject of which it is hard to ſpeak without ſaty-
rical/harpneſs and particular reflections on many churches of
chriſtians. Sprat.
- The ſharpneſs of his ſatyr, next to himſelf, falls moſt hea-
vily on his friends. Dryden
5. Painfulneſs; afflićtiveneſs.
At this time
We ſweat and bleed; the friend hath loſt his friend;
And the bett quarrels in the heat are curſt
By thoſe that feel their /harpneſs. Shakeſp.
Nºt a ſingle death only that then attended this profeſſioſ:
but the terror and /harpneſs of it was redoubled in the manner
and circumſtances. South.
6. Intellectual acuteneſs; ingenuity; wit. -
Till Arianiſm had made it a matter of great ſharpneſs, and
ſubtilty of wit to be a ſound believing Chriſtian, mén were
notcurious what ſyllables or particles of ſpeech they uſed. Hoof.
The daring of the ſoul proceeds from thence,
Sharpneſ of wit and active diligence. Dryd.
The ſon returned with ſtrength of conſtitution, ſharpneſs of
underſtanding, and ſkill in languages. Addiſon.
7. Quickneſs of ſenſes.
If the underſtanding or faculty of the ſoul be like unto bo-
dily fight, not of equal ſharpngs in all; what can be more
convenient than that, ever, as the dark-fighted man is direct-
ed by the clear about things viſible, ſo likewiſe in matters of
deeper diſcourſe the wiſe in heart doth ſhew the ſimple where
his way lieth. - Hooker.
SHARP-set. [ſharp and ſet.] Eager; vehemently deſirous.
Baſilius forced her to ſtay, tho' with much ado, ſhe being
ſharp-ſet upon the fulfilling of a ſhrewd office, in overlooking
Philoclea. Sidney.
An eagle ſharp-ſet, looking about her for her prey, ſpy’d
a leveret. L’Eſtrange.
Our ſenſes are ſharp-ſet on pleaſures. I’Eſtrange.
A comedy of Johnſon's, not Ben, held ſeven nights; for
the town is ſharp-ſet on new plays. Pope.
SHARP-visa GED. adj. [ſharp and viſaged.] Having a ſharp
Countenance.
The Welſh that inhabit the mountains are commonly ſharp-
viſaged. Hale's Orig. of Mankind.
SHARP-sighted. adj. [ſharp and ſight.] Having quick fight.
If ſhe were the body's quality,
Then would ſhe be with it ſick, maim’d, and blind;
But we perceive, where theſe privations be, -
An healthy, perfeół, and ſharp-ſighted mind.... Davies.
I am not ſo ſharp-ſighted as thoſe who have diſcerned this
rebellion contriving from the death of Q. Elizabeth. Clarend.
Your majeſty's clear and ſharp-ſighted judgment has as
good a title to give law in matters of this nature, as in any
other. Denham.
Nothing ſo fiercebut love will ſoften, nothingſo ſharp-ſighted
in other matters but it throws a miſt before the eyes on't. L’Eſf.
To SHA’TTER. v. a. [ſchetteren, Dutch.]
1. To break at once into many pieces; to break ſo as to ſcat-
ter the parts.
He rais'd a ſigh ſo piteous and profound,
That it did ſeem to ſhatter all his bulk,
And rend his being. Shakeſp.
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never ſear,
I come to pluck your berries harſh and crude,
And with forc’d fingers rude - -
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milt.
They eſcape diſſolution, becauſe they can ſcarce ever meet
with an agent minute, and ſwiftly enough moved, to ſhatter
or diſſociate the combined parts. - - Boyle.
A monarchy was ſhattered to pieces, and divided amongſt re-
volted ſubjeas, into a multitude of little governments. Locke.
Black from the ſtroke above, the ſnoulding Pine
Stands as a ſhatter'd trunk. Thomſ...-
2. To diffipate; to make incapable of cloſe and continued at-
tention. -
A man of a looſe, volatile and ſhattered humour,N.
array.
d ſtarts.
T.. ºf* º To be broken, or to fall, by any force
applied, into fragments. . .
Of bodies, ſome are fragil
fragil; and in the breaking, ſo
; and ſome are tough and not
me fragil bodies break but where
is; ſome ſhatter and fly in many places. Bacon.
s...". ſ. #: the verb.] One part of many into
which any thing is broken at once. Stick
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/ S H E S H E sick the candle ſo looſe, that it will fall upon the glaſs of the ſconce and break it into ſhatters. - ºft SHA’ſ ‘r E R BRAINE D. ! aff. [from ſhatter brain and pate.] ". sº reºpart p. attentive; not conſiſtent. A low word. sº. ad. [from ſhatte‘..] Diſunited , not compact ; eaſily failing into many parts; looſe of texture. - A brittle ſhºttery fort of ſpar, found in form of a white ſand chiefly in the perpendicular fiſſures amongſt the ores of metal. //codward. To SH Ave. v. a. preterit ſaved, part, ſlaved or ſhaven. [rcearan, Saxon; ſch even, Dutch j 1. To pare off with a razor. - - - - He that is to be cleanſed ſhall ſlave off all his hair. Levit. Zelim was the firſt of the Ottomans that did ſhave his beard ; a baſhaw aſk'd why he alter'd the cuſtom of his predeceſſors : He anſwered, becauſe you baſhaws may not lead me by the beard, as you did them. Bacon. Doſt thºu not know this/aven pate Truly it is a great man's held Knoles's Hiſt. ºf the 7 urks. I cauſed the hair of his head to be ſhaved off. //ſeman. 2. To pare cloſe to the ſurface. p Sweet bird Thee chauntreſs, oft the woods among, I woe to hear the evening ſong: And miſſing thee, I walk unſeen On the dry ſmooth ſhaven green. ..! ſiſt. The bending ſcythe Shºr: all the ſurface of the waving green. Gay. 3. To ſkim by paſſing near, or ſlightly touching. He ſaves with level wing the deep; then ſoars Up to the fiery concave tow'ring high. Miltºn. 4. To cut in thin ſlices. Make ſome medley of earth, with ſome other plants bruis d or ſhºrn in leaf or root. Bacon. 5 To ſtrip; to oppreſs by extortion; to pillage. - SHA've Lièg. 7. / [from ſlave..] A man ſhaved; a friar, or religious. Uſed in contempt. Of elfes, there be no ſuch things; only by bald fryars and knaviſh ſhavdings ſo feigned. Speºſer. SHA’ve R. m. ſ. [from / are J - 1. A man that practiſes the art of ſaving. 2. A man cloſely attentive to his own intereſt. My lord Was now diſpos'd to crack a jeſ, And bid friend Lewis go in queſt; This Lewis is a cunning/aver. Swift. 3. A robber; a plunderer. | bºy fell all into the hands of the cruel mountain people, living for the moſt part by theft, and waiting for wrecks, as hºwks fºr their prey; by theſe ſlaver, the Turks wº. ſtript of all they bad. K oles. SHA'viº G. n ſ. Iſrom ſlave.] Any thin ſlice pared off from any body. Take linum aloes in groſs ſavings, ſteep them in ſack, changed twice, till the bitterneſ, be drawn forth ; then take the ſaving forth and dry them in the ſhade, and beat them to powder. - Bacon. By electrick bodies I do not conceive only ſuch as take up fatigs, ſtraws, and light bodies, but ſuch as attract all bo- dies palpable whatſoever, lºwn's ſugar Errors. The ſaving are good for the fining of wine. Mart. $rºw: ", / [rcua, Saxon; ſºaº, Dutch; ſugga, Iſlandick.] A thicket; a ſmall woºd. A tuit of trees near Lichfield is caled Gentle ſhaw. . SHA BANDER. * / [among the Perſians.] A great officer; a viceroy. Bailey. SHA'w Fowl. " / [/aw and fººl.] An artificial fowl made by fowlers on purpoſe to ſhoot at. SHA'w M. n.ſ. [from Jºkawne, Teutonick.] A hautboy; a cor- I. Ct. With trumpets alſo and ſawm. !"ſºn Common Prayer. SHE, pronoun. Hin ºblique caſes hºr. [/, Gothick; reo, Sax. Jº, old Engliſh J 1. The female pronoun demonſtrative: the Woman ; the woman before mentioned. *e, of whom the ancients ſeem'd to propheſy, When they call d virtues by the name of ſke; Sº, in whom virtue was ſo much refin'd, That for allay unto ſo pure a mind ** took the weaker ſex. - Donne. This once diſclos'd, !. ladies did c ange favours, and then we º, sº * - y Shakºp. º: º "Pright of mortal men was he ; Ino - - 2. It is ſº. tº: ith Dry'em. * ºf contempt. *1914tcly, with ſome de- The ſhe of Italy ſhall not betray Aft intereſt, and hi. honour. Shakespear's Cymbeline. If ºy, }º are the cruell'ſt ſhe alive, 'º' will lead theſe graces to the grave, ... nd lea ** the world nº copy. Shef peare, Twefth Night, Í was wont To load my ſh; with knacks, I wou'd have ranſack'd The pedlar's ſilken treaſury, and have pour’d it - To her acceptance. Shººpeare's //inter's 7a, 3. The female ; not the male. - I would outſtare the ſterneſt eyes that look, Pluck the young fucking cubs from they, beat T o win thee, lady. **ſp. 34 rºast ºf Venice. Let us do it with no ſhew of fear; No, with no more, than if we heard that England Were buſied with a Whitſon morris-dance; For my good liege, ſhe is ſo idly king'd, That fear attends her not. Sº ſº. Hen. V. The nightingale, if / would fing by day, When every gooſe is cackling, wou'd be thought No better a muſician than the wren. Shakespeare. He-ſigns are hirſute, and have great manes, the ſh; are ſmooth like cats. Bacon. Stand it in Judah’s chronicles confeſt, That David's ſon, by impious pºſion mov’d, Smote a ſº-ſlave, and murder'd what he lºyd. Priºr. SHEAF. "...ſ. Jºaves plural. [rear, Saxºn; ſchooſ, Dutchi 1. A bundle of talks of corn bound to-ether, that the ears may dry. y Theſe be the ſheaves that honour’s harveſ: bears, The ſeed thy valiant acts, the world the field. Fa'ſix, He beheld a field, Part arable and tilth; whereon were // aves New-reap'd : the other part ſheep-walks and ſolds, M.I. Tie reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the gºlden/cave, in brittle bands. Dryden, | pitch'd the /eaves (oh could I do ſo now) - Which ſhe in rows pil'd, Guy's Paſiral. 2. Any bundle or collection hell together. - - She vaniſh'd; The ſheaf of arrows ſhook and rattled in the caſe. Drydºn. In the knowledge of bodies, we muſt glean what we can; ſince we cannot, from a diſcovery of their real eſſences, graſp at a time whole /eaves; and in binics comprehend the nature of whole ſpecies. Lºcke. To SHFA.L. v. a. To ſhell. See SHALE. Thou art a ſhaled peaſºod. Shakesp. K. Lear. To SHE AR. preter. ſhºre, or /*ared; part paſſ, ſherſ. [rceaſian, reynen, Saxon.] 1. To clip or cut by interception between two blades moving On a rivet. - So many days, my ews have been with young; So many weeks, e're the poor fools will yean; So many months, e're I ſhall ſheer the fleece. Shkºff. I am ſhepherd to another man, And do not /ºr the fleeces that I graze. Shakespeare . Laban went to/her his ſheep. Gen. xxxi. 19. When wool is new/or”, they ſet pails of water by in the ſame room to increaſe its weight. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, To lay my head and hollow pled e Qf all my frength, in the lºvious lap Of a deceitful concubine, who ſhore me, Like a tame weather, aſ my precious fleece. Milton, The ſame ill taſte of ſenſe would ſerve to join Dog foxes in the yoak, and ſº er the ſwine. Dryden, May'ſt thou henceforth ſwcctly ſleep, §ºcer, ſwains, oh ſizer your ſofteſt ſheep To ſwell his couch. Gay. O'er the congenial duſt injoin'd to/car - The graceful curl, and drop the tendºr tear. Pºpe. 2. To cut. The ſharp and toothed edge of the rether chap ſtrikes into a ‘anal cut into the bone of the upper; and the toothºd pro- tuberance of the upper into a canã in the nether: by which means he eaſily /eers the graſs whercon he feeds. Grew. SHE AR. * / [from the verb. It is ſeldom uſed in the SHE ARs. } ſingular, but is found once in Dryden.] - 1. An inſtrument to cut, conſiſting of two blades moving on a pin, between which the thing cut is intercepted. Sºra's are large, and ſiſars a ſmaller inſtrument of the ſame kind. Alas, thought Philoclea to herſelf, your / cers come too late to clip the bird's wings that already is flown away. Sidney. Why do you bend ſuch ſolemn brows on me? Think you i bear the /ears of deſtiny? Have I commandment on the pulſe of life 2 Shakeſpeare. The fates prepar'd their ſharpen'd / cers. Dryd. When the fleece is ſhorn, Then their defenceleſs limbs the trambles tear; Short of their wool, and naked from the ſheer. Dryden, That people live and die, I knew, An hour ago, as well as you; And iſ fate ſpins us longer years, Or is in haſte to take the ſeers, I know, we muſt both fortunes try, An be ºr our evils, wet or dry. Prior. How happy ſhould we be if we had the privilege of en- ploying the ſhers for want of a mint, upºn foreign golf, by - - - - Sºft clipping it into half crowns. Sºft. pping Q I 4tº
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Fate urg'd the ſizers and cut the ſyph in twain,
ut airy ſubſtance ſoon unites again. Pºpe.
Beneath the ſhears they felt no laſting ſmart,
They loſt but fleeces, while I loſt a heart. Gay.
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. The denomination of the age of ſheep. -
When ſheep is one/ear, they will have two broad teeth be.
fore ; when two / ear, four ; when three, ſix; when four,
eight: and after that, their mouths break. 4/ortimer.
3. Any thing in the form of the blades of ſheers.
4. Wings, in Senſºr.
Two ſharp-wing'd ſheers
Deck'd with divers plumes, like painted jays,
Were fix’d at his back to cut his airy ways. Spenſºr.
SHE ARd. m. ſ. [rceanb, Sax.] A fragment. It is now commonly
written ſhard, and applied only to fragments of earthen ware.
In the burſting of it, not a ſherd to take fire from the hearth,
or to take water out of the pit. Iſa. xxx. 14.
SHEARER. m. ſ. [from ſhear.] One that clips with ſhears;
particularly one that fleeces ſheep. -
Of other care they little reck’ninng make,
Than how to ſcramble at the ſhear-rº feaſt,
And ſhove away the worthy bidden gueſt. Milton.
Was he to be led as a lamb to the ſlaughter, patient and
reſigned as a ſheep before her ſhearers ? Rogers.
SHEA'Rx:A.N. m. ſ. [ſhear and man.] He that ſhears.
Thy father was a plaiſerer,
And thou thyſelf aſ ca, man.
SH: A'R warr R. n.ſ. A fowl. Mºſcorth.
SHEATH. T. ſ. ſ rease, Sºxon.] The caſe of any thing;
the ſcabbard of a weapon.
... The dead knight's ſword out of his ſhºoth he drew,
With which he cut a lock off all their hair. Fa. §§een.
Dºth not each look a flaſh of light'ning feel,
Which ſpares the body's ſheath, y, t melts the ſteel? Cleav.
Swords, by the lightning's ſubtile force diſtill'd,
And the cold Żeath with running metal fill’d.
To SHEATH.
To SHEATH E.
1. To incloſe in a ſeath or ſcabbard; to incloſe in any caſe. .
This drawn but now againſt my ſovereign's breaſt,
Before 'tis ſheath'd, ſhall give him peace and reſt. If aller.
Thoſe aétive parts of a body are of differing natures when
feath’d up, or wedged in amongſt others in the texture of a
concrete; and when extricated from theſe impediments. Boyle.
In his hair one hand he wreaths,
His ſword, the other, in his boſom ſcathſ.
Js this her hate to him, his love to me !
'Tis in my breaſt ſhe/heath; her dagger now. Dryden.
The left foot naked, when they march to fight,
But in a bull's raw hide they ſheath the right. Dryden.
The leopard, and all of this kind as goes, keeps the claws
of his forefect turned up from the ground and ſcathed in the
ſkin of his toes, whereby he preſerves them ſharp for rapine,
extending them only when he leaps at the prey. Grew.
Other ſubſtances oppoſite to acrimony are called demºl-
cent or mild; becauſe they blunt or ſheath thoſe ſharp ſalts
as peaſe, and beans. A tuhn:t.
2. To fit with a ſheath. -
There was no ink to colour Peter's hat, -
Walter’s dagger was not come from ſhe ºthing. Shakespeare
3. To defend the main body by an outward covering.
It were to be wiſhed that the whole navy throughout were
ſheathed as ſome are. Raleigh.
SHEATH wi'NGED. adj. [ſheath and wing.] Having hard caſes
which are folded over the wings. -
Some inſects fly with four wings, as all vaginipennous, or
/heat winged inſe&ts, as beetles and dorrs. Brown's /u.g. Er.
SHEATHY, adj. [from ſº eath.] Forming a ſheath. -
With a needle put aſide the ſhort and ſea-hy caſes on ear-
wigs backs, and you may draw forth two wings. Brown,
SHE'ck LA ros. n.ſ.
He went to fight againſt the giant in his robe of ſheckla-
ton, which is that kind of gilded leather with which they
uſe to embroider the Iriſh jackets. Spenſer.
To SH Ep. v. a. [rceban, Saxon.]
1. To effuſe; to pour out; to ſpill.
The painful ſervice, and the drops of blood
Shed for my thankleſs country are requited
But with that ſurname of Coriolanus.
Cromwell, I did not think to ſhed a tear
In all my miſeries. Shakeſp.
Without ſledding of blood is no remiſſion. IHeb. ix. 22.
For this is my blood which is ſhed for many, for the re-
miſſion of fins. Matth. xxvi. 28.
Some think one gen'ral ſoul fills cv'ry brain,
As the bright ſun ſled, light in ev'ry ſtar. Davies.
Around its entry nodding pºppies grow,
And all cool ſimples that ſweet reſt beſtow;
Night from the plants their ſleepy virtue drains,
And paſſing, ſheds it on the filent plains Dryden.
You ſeem'd to mourn another lover dead,
My ſighs you gave him, and my tears you ſhed. Dryden.
Shakespeare.
Addiſon.
}v. a. [from the noun.]
Denham.
*
Shakeſpeare.
-—i. A
. Unhappy man! to break the pious laws
Qi. *re, pleading in his children's cauſe:
#. º honour, and his country's good ; -
* Sºnſul; not the father, ſhed, the bló,d. Dryden,
Tº...". **, their days eternal bound,
.#9% domes with ſpiry turrets crown'd
Where awful arches make a noon-day night >
And the dim windows ſºda ſº º
A. 3. º º ray, ght 5 - -
n cams Of glory brig * * * * -
2. To .. to .*.*. ighten’d all the day. Pope.
Trees that bring forth their leaves late, and caſt them late,
ºre, more laſting than thoſe that ſprout their leaves early, or
Jhed them betimes: Bacon's Nat. H}.
S9 the returning year be bleſt, "/ " -
As his infant months beſtow,
Springing wreaths for William's brow;
As his ſummer's youth ſhall ſhed
Eternal ſweets around Mariá's head. Priºr.
To SHEp. v. n. To let fall its parts. - -
White oats are apt to ſhed moſt as they lie, and black as they
ſtand. 44 rººmer's Huſbandry.
SHED. n: ſ [ſuppoſed by Skinner to be corrupted from ſhade.]
I. A ſlight temporary covering,
The firſt Aletes born in lowly ſled,
Of parents baſe, a roſe ſprung from a bride.
Thºugh he his houſe of poliſh'd marble build
With jaſer floor'd, and carved cedar cºid 5 >
Yet ſhall it ruin like the moth's frail cell,
Or ſhºds of reeds, which ſummer's heat repel. Sandyſ:
So all our minds with his conſpire to grace
The Gentiles great apoſtle, and deface
Thoſe ſtate-obſcuring ſhed, that like a chain
Seem'd to confine and fetter him again.' J72'lr.
In ſuch a ſeaſon born, when ſcarce a ſhed
Could be obtain'd to ſhelter him or me
From the bleak air. Parad. Regain'd.
Thoſe houſes then were caves, or homely ſheds,
With twining offers fenc'd, and moſs their beds. Drdn.
An hoſpitable houſe they found, . -
A homely ſhed; the roof, not far from ground -
Was thatch'd with reeds and ſtraw together bound. Dryd.
Then out he ſteals, and finds where by the head,
Their horſe hung faſten’d underneath a ſhed. Bettertºn.
cº various kinds by various fortunes led,
mmence acquaintance, underneath aſhed. Swift.
2. In compoſition º as º - iſ.
SHE'DDER. m. ſ. [from ſhed] A ſpiller; one who ſheds.
A ſhedder of blood ſhall ſurely die. Ezek, xviii. Io,
SHE EN. } aff. [This was probably only the old pronunciation
SHEE's v. 9. º: Jºne]. Bright; glittering; ſhewy. A word
In OW not in uſe.
That lewd ribbald, with vile luſt advanc'd,
Laid firſt his filthy hands on virgin clean,
To ſpoil her dainty corſe ſo fair and ſheen.
When he was all dight, he took his way
Into the foreſt, that he might be ſeen
Of the wild beaſts, in his new glory ſheen. Huilerd's Tale.
Now they never meet in grove or green,
By fountain clear, or ſpangled ſtar-light ſheen. Shakespeare.
Up aroſe each warrior bold and brave,
Gliſtering in filed ſteel and armour ſeen.
Out of the hierarchies of angels ſheen,
The gentle Gabriel call'd he from the reſt.
By the ruſhy fringed bank,
Where grows the willow and the oſier dank,
My ſliding chariot ſtays,
Which ſet with agat, or the azure ſeen,
Of turcois blue, and emerald green. Milton.
Or did of late earth's ſons beſiege the wall M
Of ſheeny heav'n. ilton.
SHEEN. m. y [from the adjećtive.] Brightneſs; ſplendour.
Mercy will ſit between, -
T. in celeſtial ſheen. Milton.
Far above, in ſpangled ſheen,
Celeſtial Cupid, her fam'd ſon advanc'd, -
Holds his dear Pſyche ſweet entranc'd, Milton.
SHEEP. m. ſ. plural likewiſe ſheep. [recap, Saxon; of which
the plural was reep; ſchºep, Dutch J -
1. The animal that bears wool: remarkable for its uſefulneſs and
Innocence.
Fire the brambles, ſhare the birds, and fleep
In wholeſome water-falls the fleecy ſº?. Drydºn.
Of ſubſtances there are two ſorts of ideas; one of ſingle
ſubſtances, as they exiſt ſeparately, as a man or ſº?, A:
2. In contempt. A fooliſh filly fellow. Ainſworth.
To Sheeppi’re. v. n. [ſhºp and lite J To uſe petty thefts.
Shew your knave's Viſage, with a pox to you ; ſhew your
/eepbiting face, and be hanged. - Shakeſpeare.
S㺠Eſperºr R. i. ſ. [from ſhºplie..] A petty thicſ.
His gate like a Žephiter fleering aſide, Tºſºr.
Wouldſt
Fairfax,
Fa. Queen.
Fairfax.
Fairfax.
S H E S H E - lad to have the niggardly raſcally Wºº. ... ſhame. 23 Shakeſpeare. Af. are political ſheepbiters as, well as paſtoral i.ºrayers of publick truſts, as well as of private, . L’Eſtrange. Shºe'rcor. m. ſ. [ſheep and cot.J. A little incloſure for ſheep. Bedlam beggars, with roaring voices, From low farms, ſheepcats and mills Inforce their charity. * Up to a hill anon his ſteps he rear d, From whoſe high top to ken the proſpect round, If cottage were in view, ſheepcot or herd; - But cottage, herd, or ſheepcot none he ſaw. Milton. Sheepfold. n.ſ.. [ſhe'p and fold.] The place where ſheep are incloſed. - The bear, the lion, terrors of the plain, - The ſheepfold ſcatter'd and the ſhepherd ſlain. Prior. Shee'phook. n.ſ.. [ſheep and hook.] A hook faſtened to a pole by which ſhepherds lay hold on the legs of their ſheep. The one carried a croſier of balm-wood, the other a paſto- ral ſtaff of cedar like a ſheep-hook. Bacon's New Atlantis. If you dare think of deſerving our charms, Away with your ſheephook, and take to your arms. Dryden. Shee'fish. adj. [from ſheep.] Baſhful; over-modeſt 5 timo- rouſly and meanly diffident. - Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a ſheepiſh or conceited creature. Locke. Shee'Pish Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſheepſh.] Baſhfulneſs; mean and timorous diffidence. Thy gentry bleats, as if thy native cloth Transfus'd a ſheepiſhneſs into thy ſtory. Herbert. Sheepiſhneſs and ignorance of the world, are not conſequen- ces of being bred at home. º Locke. Without ſucceſs, let a man be never ſo hardy, he will have ſome degree of ſheepſhneſs. Grew. She EPMAster. n.ſ.. [ſheep and maſter.] An owner of ſheep. A nobleman was a great graſier, and a great Autº: -> acaº. SHE FPShea'RING. n ſ [ſheep and ſhear.] The time of ſhear- ing ſheep; the feaſt made when ſheep are ſhorn. There happening a ſolemn feſtivity, ſuch as the ſheepſhear- ings uſed to be, David begs ſome ſmall repaſt. South. SHEEPs eye. m. ſ... [ſheep and eye ) A modeſt diffident look, ſuch as lovers caſt at their miſtreſſes. Caſt a ſleep’s eye behind you: in before me. Dryden. SHE Epwalk. m. ſ. ſ Jºep and walk..] Paſture for ſheep. He beheld a field, Part arable and tilth; whereon were ſheaves New reap'd ; the other partſheepwalks and folds. Milt. Shºº...aºj. Irºn, Saxon] Pure; clear; unmingled. If ſhe ſay, I am not fourteen pence on the ſcore for ſheer ale...ſcore me up for the lying'ſt rogue in Chriſtendom Šhai. Sheer argument is not the talent of the man; little wreſt. ed ſentences are the bladders which bear him up, and he ſinks downright, when he once pretends to ſwim without them. - Alterbury. SHEER. adv. [from the adjective..] Clean; quick; at once. Thrown by angry Jove Sheer o'er the cryſtal battlements; from morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A ſummer's day; and with the ſetting ſun, Drop'd from the zenith, like a falling ſtar, Shakeſp. K. Lear. On Lemnos. Milton. The ſword of Satan, with ſteep force to finite Deſcending, and in half cut ſº Milton. Due entrance he diſdain'd, and in contempt At one flight bound high overleap'd all bound 9f hill or higheſt wall, andſheer within Lights on his feet. Milton. To SHEER. v. a. [See SHEAR.] Ikeep my birth-day; ſend my Phillis home At ſheering-time. Dryden. To Sheer off v n. To ſteal away; to ſlip off clandeſtinely. Sheers. n. 7 [See SHEARs.] SHEET. n.ſ. [rceae, Saxon. * A broad and large piece of linen. aS He ºº ... and a veſſel deſcending unto him, a great/beet, knit at the fou - - 2. The finen of , i. T COrnerS Acts x. 11 If I die before thee, ſhroud me one of theſe ſame ſheets. Shakeſpeare. You think none but Your/eets are privy to your wiſhes. Sha. Some unequal bride in nobler ſheet, E cceives her lord. Dryden. 3. tºº." French; echoten, Dutch..] In a ſhip are ropes bent e *...* ºf the ſails, which ſerve in all the low: ſails to ...'...'." º º clew of the ſail; but in topſails they CIO r - - * it º yard arms. Dići.-Dryden ſeems to * Hºle word behind the back, a - - - - nd undoing whiſper, like pulling off a /*eet-rope at ſea, filtºn, the ; š. Fierce Boreas drov - - - - - And * againſt his flying ſails, º the ſheets. Dryden, 4. As much paper as is made in one body. As much love in rhime, As could be cramm'd up in a ſheet of paper, Writ on both ſides the leaf, margin and all. Shakespeare. When I firſt put pen to paper, I though all I ſhouff have to ſay would have been contained in one ſheet of paper. L.i. I let the refracted light fall perpendicularly upon aſ...; white paper upon the oppoſite wall. Newton's Opticki, 5. A ſingle complication or fold of paper in a book. 6. Anything expanded. Such ſheets of fire, ſuch burſts of horrid thunder I never remember to have heard. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear. Rowling thunder roars, And ſheets of lightning blaſt the ſtanding field. Dºn. An azure ſheet it ruſhes broad, And from the loud reſounding rocks below, Daſh'd in a cloud of foam. Thomſºn, Sheet-anchor... n.ſ...[ſheet and anchor.] In a ſhip is the largeſt anchor; which, in ſtreſs of weather, is the mariners laſt re- fuge, when an extraordinary ſtiff gale of wind happens. Bailey. To SHEET v. a... [from the noun.] 1. To furniſh with ſheets. 2. To enfold in a ſheet. 3. To cover as with a ſheet. Like the ſtag when ſnow the paſture ſheetſ, The barks of trees thou browſed'ſt. Shakeſpeare. SHE'kel. n. ſ. ſºpv) An ancient Jewiſh coin equal to four Attick drachms, or four Roman denarii, in value about 2.s 6d. ſterling. Diff. The Jews, albeit they deteſted images, yet imprinted upon their ſhºckle on one ſide the golden pot which had the manna, and on the other Aaron's rod. Camden. The huge iron head ſix hundred ſhekel, weighed, And of whole bodies but one wound it made, Able death's worſt command to overdoe Deſtroying life at once and carcaſe too. Cowley, This coat of mail weighed five thouſand ſhekel of braſs. Broºms. SHE'LDAPLE. n.ſ. A chaffinch. She'ldrape. n.ſ. A bird that preys upon fiſhes. SHELF. m. ſ. [rcylp, Saxon; ſelf, Dutch..] A board fixed againſt a ſupporter, ſo that anything may be placed upon it. About his ſhelves A beggarly account of empty boxes. Shakespeare . Bind faſt, or from their ſhelves - Your books will come and right themſelves. Swift. You have the pleaſure of the proſpećt whenever you take it from your ſhelf, and the ſolid caſh you ſold it for. Blunt. 2. A ſand bank in the ſea; a rock under ſhallow water. - Qur tranſported ſouls ſhall congratulate each other their having, now fully eſcaped the numerous rocks, ſhelves, and quick-ſands. Boyle. Near the ſhelves of Circe's ſhores they run, A dang'rous coaſt. Dryden. He call'd his money in; But the prevailing love of pelf Soon ſplit him on the formerſhelf, He put it out again. Dryden. 3. The plural is analogically ſhelves; Dryden has ſhelft, probab- ly by negligence. He fººd the helm, his fellows cheer'd, Turn'd ſhort upon the ſhelf; and madly ſteer'd. Dryden. SHE'LFY., adj, [from ſhelf.] 1. Full of hidden rocks or banks; full of dangerous ſhallows: Glides by the ſyren's cliffs a ſhelſy coaſt, Long infamous for ſhips and ſailors loſt, And white with bones. Dryden. 2. I know not well the meaning in this º perhaps rocky. The tillable fields are in ſome places ſo tough, that the plough will ſcarcely cut them; and in ſome ſo ſhe'ſ that de corn hath much ado to faſten its root. Carew. SHELL. m. ſ. [rcyll, rceal, Saxon; ſhale, ſchell, Dutch. 1. The hard covering of any thing; the external cruſt. l! The ſun is as the fire, and the exterior earth is as the Jhe of the eolipile, and the abyſs as the water within f; º when the heat of the ſun had pierced thro' the ſº! . reach'd the waters, it rarefy'd them. Burn. Theº. ºf ... : Whatever we fetch from under ground is only what isl g ed in the ſhell of the earth. - Lºcke. 2. The covering of a teſtaceous or cruſtaceous animal. Her women wear The ſpoils of nations in an ear; Chang'd for the treaſure of a ſhell, And in their looſe attires do ſwell. Albion Was to Neptune recommended; Peace and plenty ſpread the ſails: Venus, in her ſhell before him, * Aſſt. From the ſands in ſafety bore him. Drydº 4. The ſhell, ſerved as moulds to this ſand, which, whº º ſolidated, and afterwards freed from its inveſtient ſº º the ſame ſhape as the cavity of the ſhell. A codw He, Ben. johnſ. Catilint.
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He, whom ungrateful Athens could expel,
At all times juſt, but when he ſign'd the ſhell. Pope.
3. The covering of the ſeeds of ſiliquous plants.
Some fruits are contained within a hard/hell, being the ſeeds
of the plants. Arbuthnºt.
4. The covering of kernels.
Chang'd loves are but chang'd ſorts of meat;
And when he hath the kernel eat,
Who doth not throw away the ſhell ? Donne.
5. The covering of an egg.
Think him as a ſerpent's egg,
Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow miſchievous,
And kill him in the ſhell. Shakespeare julius Cayar.
6. The outer part of an houſe.
The marquis of Medina Sidonia made the ſhell of a houſe,
that would have been a very noble building, had he brought it
to perfeótion. Addiſon on Italy.
7. It is uſed for a muſical inſtrument in poetry, from teſtado,
Latin; the firſt lyre being ſaid to have been made by ſtraining
ſtrings over the ſhell of a tortoiſe.
Leſs than a god they thought there could not dwell
Within the hollow of that ſhell,
That ſpoke ſo ſweetly. Dryden.
8. The ſuperficial part.
So devout are the Romaniſts about this outward ſhell of re-
ligion, that if an altar be moved, or a ſtone of it broken, it
ought to be reconſecrated. Ayliffe's Parergon.
To SH E Ll. v. a. [from the noun..] To take out of the ſhell;
to ſtrip of the ſhell.
To SHELL. v. n.
1. To fall off as broken ſhells.
The ulcers were cured, and the ſcabs ſhelled off. Wiſeman.
2. To caſt the ſhell.
SHE'LLDuck. n.ſ. A kind of wild duck.
To preſerve wild ducks, and ſhellducks, have a place walled
in with a pond. Mortimer's Husbandry.
SHE'llfish. n.ſ.. [ſhell and fſh.] Fiſh inveſted with a hard co-
vering, either teſtaceous, as oyſters, or cruſtaceous, as lobſters.
The ſhells, being ſound, were ſo like thoſe they ſaw upon
their ſhores, that they never queſtioned but that they were the
exuviae of ſhelliſh, and once belonged to the ſea. If oodward.
SHE'LLY. adj. [from ſhell.]
1. Abounding with ſhells.
The ocean rolling, and the ſhelly ſhore,
Beautiful objećts, ſhall delight no more. Prior.
2. Conſiſting of ſhells.
The conceit of Anaximander was, that the firſt men and all
animals were bred in ſome warm moiſture, incloſed in cruſta-
ceous ſkins, as lobſters; and ſo continued 'till their ſhelly pri-
ſons, growing dry and breaking, made way for them. Bentley.
SHE'LTER. m. ſ. [Of this word the etymology is unknown:
Skinner deduces it from ſhell, Davies from rešlo, a ſhield,
Saxon.] -
1. A cover from any external injury or violence.
We hear this fearful tempeſt ſing,
Yet ſeek no ſhelter to avoid the ſtorm. Shakeſp. R. II.
They wiſh'd the mountains now might be again
Thrown on them, as a ſhelter from his ire. Milton.
Heroes of old, when wounded, ſhelter ſought;
But he who meets all dangers with diſdain,
Ev’n in their face his ſhip to anchor brought,
And ſteeple high ſtood propt upon the main. Dryden.
They may learn experience, and avoid a cave as the worſt
fhºlter from rain, when they have a lover in company. Dryd.
The healing plant ſhall aid,
From ſtorms a ſhelter, and from heat a ſhade. Pºpe.
2. A protećtor; a defender; one that gives ſecurity.
Thou haſt been a ſhelter for me, and a ſtrong tower from
the enemy. I'ſ, lxi. 3.
3. The ſtate of being covered; protection; ſecurity.
Low at his foot a ſpacious plain is plac'd,
Between the mountain and the ſtream embrac'd;
Which ſhade and ſhelter from the hill derives,
While the kind river wealth and beauty gives.
To SHE'LTER. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To cover from external violence.
We beſought the deep to ſhelter us. Milton.
Thoſe ruins ſhelter'd once his ſacred head,
When he from Wor'ſter's fatal battle fled,
Watch'd by the genius of this royal place. Dryden.
2. To defend; to protećt; to ſuccour with refuge; to harbour.
What endleſs honour ſhall you gain,
To ſave and ſhelter Troy's unhappy train.
3. To betake to cover.
They ſheltered themſelves under a rock. Abbot.
Comfort thyſelf with ſuch thoughts, chiefly when all earthly
comforts fail thee: then do thou particularly retreat to thoſe
Denham.
Dryden's AFn.
conſiderations, and ſhelter thyſelf under them. Atterbury.
4. To cover from notice.
In vain I ſtrove to check my growing flame,
Or ſhelter paſſion under friendſhip's name;
You ſaw my heart. - Prior,
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To SHE'LTE R. v. n.
1. To take ſhelter. -
There the Indian herdſman, ſhunning heat,
Shelters in cool. Mººr,
2. To give ſhelter.
Then ſeeks the fartheſt ooze, the ſhelt’ring weed,
The cavern'd bank, his old ſecure abode. Thomſºn.
SHE'L're R less, adj. [from ſhelter.] Harbourleſs; without
home or refuge. -
Now ſad and ſhelterleſ, perhaps, ſhe lies,
Where piercing winds blow ſharp. Rowe's jane Shore.
SH ºo: adj. [from ſhelf.] Sloping; inclining; having de-
clivity. -
Her chamber is aloft, far from the ground;
And built ſo ſhelving, that one cannot climb it,
* Without apparent hazard of his life.
Amidſt the brake a hollow den was found,
With rocks and ſhelving arches vaulted round. Addiſon.
SHE'Lv Y. adj. [from ſhelf.] Shallow ; rocky; full of banks.
I had been drowned, but that the ſhore was ſhelvy and ſhal-
low. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Hindir.
To SHEND. v. a. preter. and part, paſſ ſhent. [rcentan, Saxon;
ſchenden, Dutch.] -
1. To ruin; to ſpoil; to miſchief.
Provide for thy wife, or elſe look to be ſhent,
Good milehcow for Winter, another for Lent. Taſer.
Shepherds, ſhould it not yſhent
Your roundels freſh, to hear a doleful verſe
Of Roſalind, that Colin made? Speºſer.
Such a dream I had of dire portent,
That much I fear my body will be ſhent;
It bodes I ſhall have wars. Dryden.
2. To diſgrace; to degrade; to blame.
Debateful ſtrife, and cruel enmity,
The famous name of knighthood foully ſhend. Fa. Sºº-en.
Sore bruiſed with the fall, he ſlow uproſe,
And all enraged thus, thus him loudly ſhent,
Diſleal knight, whoſe coward courage choſe
To wreak itſelf on beaſt. Fairy Queen.
My tongue and ſoul in this be hypocrites,
How in my words ſoever ſhe be ſhent,
To give them ſeals never my ſoul conſent. . Shakespeare ?, Haml.
3. To overpower; to cruſh; to ſurpaſs.
She paſs'd the reſt as Cynthia doth ſhend
The leſſer ſtars. Spenſºr.
4. It is, though uſed by Dryden, wholly obſolete.
SHE'PHERD. m. ſ. [rceap, ſheep, and pyro, a keeper, Saxon,
rceapapynt ..]
1. One who tends ſheep in the paſture.
I am ſhepherd to another man,
And do not ſheer the fleeces that I graze.
A ſhepherd next -
More meek came with the firſtlings of his flock. Miltºn.
2. A ſwain; a rural lover.
If that the world and love were young,
And truth in ev'ry ſhepherd's tongue,
Theſe pretty pleaſures might me move
To live with thee, and be thy love.
3. One who tends the congregation; a paſtor. ..
Lead up all thoſe who heard thee, and believ'd ;
"Midſt thy own flock, great fhpherd, be receiv'd, -
And glad all heav'n with millions thou haſt ſav'd. Prior.
SHE'pherºess. n.ſ.. [from ſhepherd..] A woman that tends
ſheep; a rural laſs. -
She put herſelf into the garb of a ſhepherdſ, and in that
diſguiſe lived many years; but diſcovering herſelf a little be-
fore her death, did profeſs herſelf the happieſt perſon alive:
not for her condition, but in enjoying him ſhe firſt loved; and
that ſhe would rather, ten thouſand times, live a Jhºpherºſ, i Il
contentment and ſatisfaction. Sidney.
Theſe your unuſual weeds, to each part of you
Do give a life: no ſhepherdeſs, but Flora
Shakeſpeare,
Shakeſpeare.
Raleigh.
Peering in April's front. Shakespeare . Iſinter's Tale.
She like ſome ſhepherdeſ, did ſhew,
Who ſat to bathe her by a river's ſide. Dryden.
His doſick dialea has an incomparable ſweetneſs iſ tº
clowniſhneſs, like a fair ſhepherdeſ; in her cou") ruſſet.
- Dryden.
SHEPHERDs Need'. n.ſ.. [ſtandix, Lat] Venus comb. An
herb. - - - -
SHEPHERDs Purſe, or Pouch. n.ſ. [burſa poſiaris, Latin. J. A
common weed. - - - -
SHE'PHERDs Rod, n.ſ. Teaſel, of which plant it is a ſpecies.
sºpherdish. adj. [from ſhºpkºl Reſembling a ſhepherd;
ſuiting a ſhepherd; paſtoral; ruſtick. Not in uſe.
He would have drawn her eldeſt ſiſter, eſteemed her match
- - - Sidney.
b her ſhepherdiſh attire. - ... "
* % º: #. her-ward a man in *.ap-
l. - - taney.
sº. n. ſ. [ſharhat, Arabick.] The juice cf lemons or
oranges mixed with water and ſugar. Diº.
23 X They
S H I S H I our beer above all other drinks; and conſider- º with the rareſt, eſpecially in this clime, the ºft of ſºrbets, and plenty of barley, it would prove infi; nitely profitable to ſuch as ſhould bring in the uſe thereof. Sard. SHERD. ii. ſ. [rcea, b, Saxon. J. The fragment of broken earthen ware. The trivet-table of a foot was lame; She thruſts beneath the limping leg a ſherd. Dryden. SHE RIFF. n.ſ.. [rcºcººpera, Saxon, from reºre, a ſhire, and neve, a ſteward. It is ſometimes pronounced ſhrieve, which ſome poets have injudiciouſly adopted.] An officer to whom is intruſted in each county the execution of the laws. A great pow'r of Engliſh and of Scots Are by thc/heriff of Yorkſhire overthrown. Shakeſp. Concerning miniſters of juſtice, the high ſeriff of the counties have been very ancient in this kingdom. Bacon. Now may’rs and ſhrieve; all huſh'd and ſatiate lay. Pºpe. SHE'RIFFALTY. SHE RIFF dom. Unſ. [ from ſheriff. J. The office or juriſ- SHE'R IFF's HIP. dićtion of a ſheriff. SHE'RIFF wick. There was a reſumption of patents of gaols, and reannex- ing of them to the ſhriftwick: ; privileged officers being no leſs an interruption of juſtice than privileged places. Bacon. SHE's R1s. n: ſ [from Xerez, a town of Andaluſia in SHE'RRis *} #. A kind of ſweet Spaniſh sº SHE'RRY. Your ſherris warms the blood, which before, cold and ſet- tled, left the liver white, which is the badge of puſilanimity; but the ſºrris makes it courſe from the inwards to the parts cxtreme. Shakeſpeare. Good ſherris ſack aſcends me into the brain, dries méthere all the fooliſh dull vapours, and makes it apprehenſive. Sº, SHEw. See Show. SHIDF. n ſ [from reeab n, to divide, Saxon.] A board; a cutting. Stinner. SHIELD, n ſ. [rcy's, Saxon J 1. A buckler; a broad piece of defenſive armour held on the left arm to ward off blows. Now put your ſhe'd before your hearts, and fight With hearts more proof than ſhield. Shakespeare . Coriolanus. 2. Defence; protećtion. 3. One that gives protećtion or ſecurity. The terror of the Trojan fiejd, The Grecian honour, ornament, and ſhield, High on a pile th' unconquer'd chief is plac'd. To SHIELD. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To cover with a ſhield. 2. To defend; to protećt; to ſecure. Weret my fitneſs to let theſe hands obey my boiling blood, They're apt enough to diſlocate and tear Thy fleſh and bones: howe'er A woman's ſhape doth ſhield thee. Shakeſ King Lear. Shouts of applauſe ran ringing through the field, Dryden. To ſee the ſon the vanquiſh’d father ſhed. Dryden. Hear one that come. to ſhield his injur'd honour, And guard his life with hazard of her own. Smith. 3. To keep off; to defend againſt. Qut of their cold caves and frozen habitations, into the ſweet foil of Europe, they brought with them their (ſual weeds, fit to ſhield the cold, to which they had been inured. Spenſºr. My 'º','! muſt intreat the time alone. TGod ſhield I ſhould diſturb devotion. Shakespeare. To SHIFT. v. n. [Of this word the original is • //, , Runick, is to 㺠original is obſcure: ſiſta, 1. To change place. Vegetables being fixed to the ſame place, and ſo not able to ſºft and ſeek out after Pºſer, matter for their increment, it Was neceſſary that it ſhould be brought to them. Iſºodward. 2. To change; to give place to other things. If the ideas of our minds conſtantly change and ſhift, in a $ontinual ſucceſſion, it would be impoſſible for a man to think long of any one thing. Locke. 3. To §. cloaths, particularly the linen. * *gs you juſt would turn you while ſhe ſhifts. 1%ung. 4. To find ſome expcd.ient; to act º though §. we cannot ſhift : being in, we muſt go on. Daniel. Men in diſtreſs will look to themſelves, and leave their *Panions to ſhift as well as they ... ſ L'E/ºrange. diº, *compence nor thinks, we ought to be y e JCave to //) elv - 5. º ſº indirect ºft for ourſelves. Swift. thoſe ſchoolmen, though they were exceedin it tº, ..º. **ch all their followers £). than to ... ºf diſtinétions. Ra/ .. 9 take ſome method for ſafety. a/elgø. *e inſtructs e.,..., - - - **s of dang. * every creature how to ſhift for itſelf in To SHIFT. ..., L'Aſirange. I. o change; to alter t was not levit t - - - ut ab r /*iſt their condi. ſolute neceſſity, that *; fiſh º/trange. Come, aſſiſt me, muſe obedient; Let us try ſome new expedient; Shift the ſcene for half an hour, Time and place are in thy pow'r. 2. To transfer from place to place. Pare ſaffron between the two St. Mary's days, Or ſet or go ſhift it that knoweſt the ways. 3. To put by ſome expedient cut of the way. I/ifted him away, And laid good ſcuſes on your ecſtaſy. Shakespeare Otheſ, The wiſdom of all theſe latter times, in princes affairs, is rather fine deliveries, and //iſtings of dangers and miſchiefs, when they are near, than ſolid and grounded courſes to keep them aloof. Bacon. 4. To change in poſition. Neither uſe they ſails, nor place their oars in order upon the ſides; but carrying the oar looſe, //t it hither and thither at Swift. Taſer. pleaſure. Raleigh. Where the wind Veers oft, as oft ſhe ſteers and ſiſts her ſail. Miltºn. We ſtrive in vain againſt the ſeas and wind; Now ſhift your ſails. Dryden's A.m. 5. To change, as cloaths. I would adviſe you to ſiſt a ſhirt: the violence of a&ion hath made you reek as a ſacrifice. Sla'ſ Cºmline. 6. To dreſs in freſh cloaths. As it were to ride day and night, and not to have patience to // if me. Shakespeare Henry IV. 7. Tº SHIFT ºff. To deſcr; to put away by ſome expedient. The moſt beautiful parts muſt be thé moſt finiſhed, the colours and words moſt choſen: many things in both, which are not deſerving of this care, muſt be/liftº ºff, content with vulgar expreſſions. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Struggle and contrive as you will, and lay your taxes as you pleaſe, the traders will/iſt it off from their ºwn gain. Locke. By various illuſions of the devil they are prevailed on to ſhift off the duties, and neglect the conditions, on which ſal- vation is promiſed. Rogers', Sermons. SHIFT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Expedient found or uſed with difficulty; difficult means. She redoubling her blows, drave the ſtranger to no other ſºft than to ward and go back; at that time ſeeming the image of innocency againſt violence. Sidney. If I get down, and do not break my limbs, I'll find a thouſand / iſ, to get away. Shakespeare K. john. This perfect artifice and accuracy might have been omitted, and yet they have made / iſ to move up and down in the Watcr. Aſ re's Antidote agaiyi Atheiſm. Not any boaſt of ſkill, but extreme ſhift How to regain my ſever'd company, Compell'd me to awake the courteous echo, To give me anſwer from her moſſy couch. Milton. A faſhionable hypocriſy ſhall be called good manners, ſo we make a ſiſt ſomewhat to legitimate the abuſe. L’Eſtrange. Thoſe little animals provide themſelves with whéât; but they can make ſhift without it. Addiſon. Our herbals are ſufficiently ſtored with plants, and we have made a tolerable ſhift to reduce them to claſſes. Baker. 2. Indirect expedient; mean refuge; laſt recourſe. The very cuſtom of ſeeking ſo particular aid and relief at the hands of God, doth, by a ſecret contradićtion, withdraw them from endeavouring to help themſelves, even by thoſe wicked/iſts, which they know can never have his allowance whoſe aſſiſtance their prayers ſeek. ... Hwier. To ſay, where the notions cannot fitly be reconciled, that there wanteth a term, is but a /hift of ignorance. Bacon. Slow to reſolve, but in performance quick; So true, that he was aukward at a trick; For little ſouls on little ſhifts rely. Dryden. 3. Fraud; artifice; ſtratagem. - Know ye not Ulyſſes' ſiſts * Denham. Their ſwords leſs danger carry than their gifts. , Evaſion ; eluſory practice. 4. As long aS º, º whetting itſelf, is able to find out any ſhift, be it never ſo ſlight, whereby to eſcape out of the hands of preſent contradiction, they are never at a ſtand. Hooker. Of themſelves, for the moſt part, they are ſo cautious and wily-headed, eſpecially being men of ſo ſmall experience and practice in law matters, that you would wonder whence they borrow ſuch ſubtilities and fly ſhifts. Stenſºr. Here you ſee your commiſſion; this is your duty, theſe are our diſcouragements: never ſeek for ſhifts and evaſions from worldly affictions: this is your reward, if you perform it; this your doom, if you decline it. - South. 5. A woman's linen. SH (FTER, n.ſ.. [from ſhift.] of artifice. ' ' was ſuch a ſhifter, that, if truth were known, ... Death was half glad when he had got him down. Milton. SH1'FTL Ess. adj. [from ſhift.] Wanting cºpedients; wanting means to act or live. One who plays tricks; a man For
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For the poor ſºft'ſ irrationals, it is a prodigious ačt of the
great Creator's indulgence, that they are all ready furniſhed
with ſuch cloathing. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
‘. SH1'LLING.. n.ſ. [rcyllinx, Sax. and Erſe; ſchelling, Dut..] A coin
- of various value in different times. It is now twelve pence.
3, Five of theſe pence made their ſhilling, which they called
º filling, probably from ſciſingus, which the Romans uſed for
the fourth part of an ounce; and forty-eight of theſe ſtillings
made their pound, and four hundred of theſe pounds were a
legacy for a king's daughter, as appeareth by the laſt will of
king Alfred. Camden's Remains.
The very ſame ſhilling may at one time pay twenty men in
twenty days, and at another reſt in the ſame hands one hun-
dred days. Locke.
SHILL-I-SHALL-I. A corrupt reduplication of ſhall I ? The
º I am ſomewhat dainty in making a reſolution, becauſe when
- I make it, I kcep it: I don't ſtand ſhill-I ſhall-I then; if I ſay't,
lº I’ll do’t. Congreve's Way of the J/orld.
Shi'LY. adv. [from ſhy.] Not familiarly ; not frankly.
SHIN. "." [rcina, Saxon; ſchien, German.] The forepart of
the leg.
Ibrăiſed my ſºin the other day with playing at ſword and
dagger. Shakeſp. Merry #ives of I/indſºr.
The ſhin bone, from the knee to the inſtep, is made by ſha-
dowing one half of the leg with a ſingle ſhadow. Peacham.
tºº queſtion of a man heſitating. To ſtand ſhill-1-ſhall-I, is to
º continue heſitating and proclaſtinating.
n
ºw- -
º His leg, then broke,
Had got a deputy of oak;
For when a ſhin in fight is cropt,
The knee with one of timber's propt. Hudibras.
As when to an houſe we come,
To know if any one's at home,
We knock; ſo one muſt kick your ſhin,
Ere he can find your ſoul's within. Anonymous.
To SHINE. v. m. pretcrite I ſhone, I have ſhore; ſometimes I
fined, I have ſhined. [rcinan, Saxon; ſchijnen, Dutch.]
1. To have bright reſplendence; to glitter; to gliſten; to
gleam.
To-day the French,
All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods,
Shºme down the Engliſh; and to-morrow
Made Britain Iºdia: ev'ry man that ſtood,
- Shew'd like a mine. Shakeſpeare.
True paradiſe inclos'd with ſhining rock. Milton.
We can diſmiſs thee ere the morning ſhine. Milton.
Fair daughter, blow away theſe miſts and clouds,
ſ And let thy eyes ſhine forth in their full luſtre. Denham.
The ſun ſhines when he ſees it. Lotke.
2. To be without clouds.
The moon ſhines bright: in ſuch a night as this,
When the ſweet wind did gently kiſs the trees,
º And they did make no noiſe. Sºak. Merch. of Venico.
How bright and goodly ſhines the moon |
The moon; the ſun: it is not moonlight now. Shakeſp.
-- Two men flood by them in ſhining garments. Iu. xxiv. 4.
º Clear pools greatly comfort the eyes when the ſun is over-
*::: caſt, or when the moon ſhineth. Bacon.
. 3. To be gloſſy.
- - They are waxen fat, they ſhine. ºr v. 28.
Fiſh with their fins and ſhining ſcales. /l/ilton.
The colour and ſhining of bodies is nothing but the different
arrangement and refraction of their minute parts. Locke.
4. To be gay; to be ſplendid.
º So proud ſhe ſhined in her princely ſtate,
º Looking to heaven; for earth ſhe did diſdain,
º And ſitting high. Fairy 2 ten.
5. To be beautiful.
Of all th’ enamel'd race, whoſe ſilv’ry wing
tº Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the Spring,
•, Or ſwims along the fluid atmoſphere,
Once brighteſt ſhin'd this child of heat and air. Dunciad.
º: 6. To be eminent or conſpicuous.
If there come truth from them,
ºr As upon thee, Macbeth, their ſpeeches ſhine,
º Why, by the verities on thee made good,
May they not be my oracles as well? Shakeſpeare.
º ~ Her face was veil'd; yet to my fancied fight
Love, ſweetneſs, goodneſs, in her perſon ſhin'd
º: So clear, as in no face with more delight. Milton.
* Cato's ſoul
… " Shines out in every thing ſhe acts or ſpeaks;
While winning mildneſs and attractive ſmiles
IDwell in her looks, and, with becoming grace,
Soften the rigour of her father's virtues. Addison.
The reformation, in its firſt eſtabliſhment, produced its
proper fruits, and diſtinguiſhed the whole age with ſhining in-
º ſtances of virtue and morality. Addison's Freeholder.
The courtier ſmooth, who forty years had ſlin'd
've An humble ſervant to all human kind. Pope.
º Few are qualified to ſhine in company; but it is in moſt
º mens power to be agreeable. Swift.
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7. To be propitious.
The Lord make his face ſhine upon thee, and be gracious,
Num. vi. 25.
8. To enlighten corporeally and externally. 771 25
The light of righteouſneſs hath not ſhined unto us, and the
ſun of righteouſneſs roſe not upon us. J//d. v. 6.
Celeſtial light
Shine inward, and the mind throu
Irradiate.
SHINE. n ſ [from the verb.]
1. Fair weather.
Beit fair or foul, or rain or ſhine. Dryden.
He will accuſtom himſelf to heat and cold, and ſhine and
rain; all which if a man's body will not endure, it will ſerve
him to very little purpoſe. Locke.
2. Brightneſs; ſplendour; luſtre. It is a word, though not un-
analogical, yet ungraceful, and little uſed.
He that has inured his eyes to that divine ſplendour, which
reſults from the beauty of holineſs, is not dazzled with the
glittering/hine of gold, and conſiders it as a vein of the ſame
earth he treads on. Decay of Piety.
Say, in what mortal ſoil thou deign'ſt to grow
Fair op'ning to ſome court's propitious ſhine,
Or deep with di'monds in the flaming mine Pope.
SH1'NEss. n.ſ.. [from ſhy.] Unwillingneſs to be tractable or
familiar.
An incurable ſhineſ is the vice of Iriſh horſes, and is hardly
ever ſeen in Flanders, becauſe the Winter forces the breeders
there to houſe and handle their colts. Temple.
They were famous for their juſtice in commerce, but ex-
treme ſhineſs to ſtrangers: they expoſed their goods with the
price marked upon them, and then retired. Arbuthnot.
SH1'NGLE. m. ſ. [ſchindel, Germ.] A thin board to cover houſes.
The beſt to cleave, is the moſt uſeful for pales, laths,
ſhingles, and wainſcot. Mortimer's Husbandry.
SH1'NGLEs. n.ſ. Wants ſingul. [cingulum, Latin; zona morbus,
Plinio.] A kind of tetter or herpes that ſpreads itſelf round
the loins.
Such are uſed ſucceſsfully in eryſipelas and ſhingles, by a ſlen-
der diet of decoctions of farinaceous vegetables, and copious
drinking of cooling liquors. Arbuthnot on Diet.
SH1'NY. adj. [from ſhine.] Bright; ſplendid; luminous.
When Aldeboran was mounted high,
Above the ſhiny Caſſiopeia's chain,
One knocked at the door, and in would fare. Fa. Queen.
The night
Is ſhiny, and they ſay we ſhall embattle
By th' ſecond hour o' th' morn. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleopatra.
While from afar we heard the cannons play,
Like diſtant thunder on a ſhiny day,
For abſent friends we were aſham'd to fear. Dryden.
SHIP. [rcip, rcyp, Saxon; ſhap, Dutch. J A termination
noting quality or adjunét, as lordſhip; or office, as ſleward-
ſhip.
SHIP. m. ſ. [rcip, Saxon; ſchippen, Dutch..] A ſhip may be
defined a large hollow building, made to paſs over the ſea
with ſails. JWatts.
All my followers to the eager foe -
Turn back, and fly like ſhips before the wind. Shakespeare H. VI.
There made forth to us a ſmall boat, with about eight per-
ſons in it, whereof one of them had in his hand a tipſtaff,
who made aboard our ſhip. Bacon.
Two other ſhips loaded with vićtuals were burnt, and ſome
gh all her powers
Milton.
of the men ſaved by their ſhipboats. Knolleſ,
Nor is indeed that man leſs mad than theſe,
Who freights a ſhip to venture on the ſeas,
With one frail interpoſing plank to ſave
From certain death, roll'd on by ev'ry wave. Dryden:
Inſtead of a ſhip, he ſhould levy upon his country ſuch a
ſum of money, and return the ſame to the treaſurer of the
navy: hence that tax had the denomination of ſhip.money:
by which accrued the yearly ſum of two hundred thouſand
pounds. Clarendon.
A ſhip-carpenter of old Rome could not have talked more
judiciouſly. Addiſon.
To SHIP. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To put into a ſhip.
My father at the road * . , 3
Expeds my coming, there to ſee me ſhit? d. Shakeſp.
--- - ºng his great ordnance, departed down
...” ſhipping his g Knoleſ's Hiſł. of the Turki,
All the timber whereof was cut down in the mountains of
Cilicia, and ſhipted in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was
by ſea tranſported to Peluſium. Knolles.
A breeze from ſhore began to blow,
The ſailors ſhip their oars, and ceaſe to row;
Then hoiſt their yards a-trip, and all their ſails
Let fall. - Dryden.
2. To tranſport in a ſhip. -
Andronicus, would thou wert ſhift to hell,
Rather than rob me of the people's hearts. Shakeſpeare.
The
s H I S H I - o: h ſun no ſooner ſhall the mountains touch, nº ..". him hence. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Bramhall. º In Portugal men ſpent with º ſº 2S they ºt hope for | above a year of life, Jºp themſelves away in a Brazil º, s gle leaf can waft an army o'er, oft ſenates to ſome ... ſhore. - Poſe. :: The canal that runs from the ſea into the Arno gives a con- • * venient carriage to all goods that are to be/ſpped off. Addison | Shipboard, n.ſ.. [ſhip and oard. See Board.j ... • ! I. This word is ſeldom uſed but in adverbial phraſes: a ſhip- board, on ſhipboard, in a ſhip. - - | Let him go on ſhipboard, and the mariners will not leave | their ſtarboard and larboard. - Friend, What do'ſt thou make a ſhipboard P. To what end ? Dryden. Ovid, writing from on ſhipboard to his friends, excuſed the faults of his ... by his misfortunes. Dryden. 2. The plank of a ſhip. - They have made all thy ſhipboards of fir-trees, and brought cedars from Lebanon to make maſts. Ezek. xxvii. 5. SH1'pboy. n.ſ.. [ſhip and boy..] Boy that ſerves in a ſhip. Few or none know me: if they did, This ſhipboy's ſemblance hath diſgui'd me quite. Shałęſº. Shi'PMAN. n.ſ. [/hip and man.] Sailor; ſeaman. I myſelf have the very points they blow, All the quarters that they know I' th' ſhipman's card. Shakeſ?. Machat}. Hiram ſent in the navy ſhi men that had knowledge of the fea. 1 King: ix. 27. SH1'PMAster. m. ſ. Maſter of the ſhip. - The ſhipmaſter came to him, and ſaid unto him, what meaneſt thou, O ſleeper ariſe, call upon thy God, jon. i. 6. Shi'PPING.. n.ſ. [from ſhip.] 1. Veſſels of navigation. Before Caeſar's invaſion of this land, the Britons had not any ſhipping at all, other than their boats of twigs covered with hides. Raleigh. The numbers and courage of our men, with the ſtrength of our ſhipping, have for many ages paſt made us a match for the greateſt of our neighbours at land, and an overmatch for the ſtrongeſt at ſea. Teºple. Fiſhes firſt to ſhipping did impart; Their tail the rudder, and their had the prow. Dryden. 2. Paſſage in a ſhip. They took ſhipping and came to Capernaum, ſecking for elus. jo. vi. 24. SH1'pwreck. m. ſ. [ſhip and wreck.] 1. The deſtruction of ſhips by rocks or ſhelves. Bold were the men, which on the ocean firſt $pread their new ſails, when/ipwreck was the worſt. War. We are not to quarrel with the water for inundations and ſhipwrecks. - L'E/ºrange. This ſea war coſt the Carthaginians five hundred quinqui- renes, and the Romans ſeven hundred, including their /hip- wrecks. Arbuthnot. 2. The parts of a ſhattered ſhip. They might have it in their own Country, and that by ga- thering up the ſhipwreck, of the Athenian and Roman thº- tres. 7.3%le/7. 3. Deſtruction; miſcarriage. Dryden Holding faith and a goºd conſcience, which ſome having put away, °oncerning faith, have made /*pwreck. 1 Tim, i. To SH1'pwreck. ... [from the noun.] ". 1. To deſtroy by daſhing on rocks or ſhºws. - Whence the ſun 'gins his refle&tion, | Shipwrecking ſtorms and direful thunders break. 2. To make to ſuffer the dangers of a wreck. Thou that can'ſ ſtill the raging of the ſeas, | Chain up the winds, and bid the tempeſts ceaſe, - Redeem myſºpºrº’d ſoul from raging guſts Of cruel paſión and deceitful luſts. “ Prior. A ſquare piece of marble thews itſelf to have been a little Pºšº monument of two perſons wi. Were ſhit wreck - 3. To throw by loſs of the veſſel. eſhipwrecked. Addison *ipwreck'd upon a kin dom No friends, gdom, Shakespeare . where no pity, Weep for me. Shakespeare. A builder of % ſhips. Swift. and con- defeated that of 4, buthnot. > Roman fleet, although built by ſhipwrights, duéled by pil... .". - the Cº. oth without experience, 27. /, Pope. [reiſ, from Jºhan, to divide, Sax. ſyre, É A diviſion of the kingdom; a county, dom as is under one ſheriff. His blazing eyes, like two bright ſhining ſhields, Did burn with wrath, and ſparkled living fire; As two broad beacons, ſet in open field, Send forth their flames far off to cvery ſºire. The noble youths from diſtant /jr., reſort. SHIRT. m. ſ. [/iert, Daniſh ; rºpe, rcºnic, under linen garment of a man. Shift a ſhirt: the violence of action hath made you reek as a ſacrifice. Shałºp. Cymbeline. I take but two/irt; out with me, and I mean not to ſweat extraordinarily. Shakeſp. Henry IV. When we lay next us what we hold moſt déâr, Like Hercules, envenom'd ſhirts we wear, And cleaving miſchiefs. Dryden. Several perſons in December had nothing over their ſhoul- ders but their ſhirts. Addison on Italy. To SHIR r. v. a. [from the noun) To cover; to clothe as in a ſhirt. - Ah! for ſo many ſouls, as but this morn Were cloath'd with fleſh, and warm'd with vital blood, But naked now, or ſhirted but with ai. Drydºn. SH1'RTLess. adj. [from ſºirſ.J Wanting a ſhirt. Linſey-woolſey brothers, Grave mummers! ſleeveleſs ſome, and /irtleſ; others. Pºe. $H1'tta H. R. m. ſ. A ſort of precious wood, of which Mº, SH1'T TIM. } made the greateſt part of the tables, altars, and Planks belonging to the tabernacle. Thew. is hard, tough, ſmooth, without knots, and extremely beautiful. It grows in Arabia. Calmett. I will plant in the wilderneſs theſita} tree. If xli. 19. Bring me an offering of badgers ſkins and ſhittin-wood #. SH1'tt Lecock, n.ſ. [Commonly and Perhaps as properly ſºut- tlecock. Of ſitti, or /attle the etymology is doubtful: Sain- her derives it from ſhutteln, German, to ſhake; or rceatan, Saxon, to throw. He thinks it is called a cock from its ſea. thers. Perhaps it is Prºperly/uttlecork, a cork driven to and fro, as the inſtrument in weaving, and ſoftened by frequent and rapid utterance from cr; tº cock.] A cork ſtuck with feathers, and driven by Players from one to another with bat. tledoors. - You need not diſcharge a cannon to treak the chain of his thoughts: the pat of a /hittlecock, or the creaking of a jack, will do his buſineſs. Collier. SHIye. n.ſ.. [ſhyve, Dutch.] I. A ſlice of bread. Eaſy it is Qf a cut loaf to ſteal a ſºve. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicut: * A thick ſplinter, or lamina cut off from £1. ſubſtance. Shayings made by the plane are in ſome things differing from thoſe ſhives, or thin and flexible pieces of wood, that are obtained by borers. Boyle. To SHIVER, v. n. [ſlatºren, German.] To quake; ‘to tremble; to ſhudder, as with cold or fear. Any very harſh noiſe will ſet the teeth on edge, and make all the body ſhiver. Bacon. What religious palſy's this, Which makes the boughs diveſt their bliſs? And that they might her footſteps ſtraw, ſo much of the king- 1 a. &n. Prior. Saxon.] The Drop their leaves with ſhivering awe. Claveland. Why ſtand we longer ſhºvering under fear? Milton. The man that/iver'd on the brink of fin, Thus ſteel'd and harden'd, ventures boldly in. Dryden. He deſcribed this march to the temple with ſo much horror, that he ſlivered every joint. Addiſon. Give up Laius to the realms of day, Whoſe ghoſt, yet /iv'ring on Cocytus' ſand, Expects its paſſage to the farther ſtand. Prometheus is laid On icy Caucaſus to /iver, - While vultures eat his growing liver. Swift. To SHI've R. v. n. [from Žive.] To fall at once into many parts or ſhives. - Had'ſt thou been aught but goſſmer, feathers, air, So many fathom down precipitating, " --- *. fiver'd like an egg. Shakespeare King john. Upon the breaking and /ºivºring of a great ſtate, you may be ſure to have wars. - º: The natural world, ſhould gravity once ceaſe, or be with- drawn, would inſtantly ſhiver into millions of atoms. Wºodw. To SH1'v ER. v. a. To break by one act into many parts; to fhatter. Pope. The ground with ſhiver'd armour frown. Milton, Show’rs of granado's rain, by ſudden burſt Diſploding inurd’rous bowels; fragments of ſteel A thouſand ways at once, the ſºver'd orbs - - - -' Philipſ. Fly diverſe, working torment. into SH1'yER. m. ſ...[from the verb.j One fragment of many i 'hich any thing is broken. - - W He wº º thee into ſhivers with his fiſt, as a ſailor breaks a biſket. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida. 2 As
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For there it is crack'd in an ". /hivers. Shakeſpeare.
If you ſtrike a ſolid body that is Brittle, it breaketh not only
where the immediate force is, but breaketh all about intoſhi-
vers and fritters. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
Surging waves againſt a ſolid rock,
Though all to ſliver, daſh'd, th' aſſault renew,
Vain batt'ry, and in froth or bubbles end. Miltºn.
SH1'v ERY. adj. [from ſhiver.] Looſe of coherence; incom-
pact; eaſily falling into many fragments.
There were obſerved incredible numbers of theſe ſhells
thus flatted, and extremely tender, in ſhivery ſtone. // codward.
Sho'A DST on E. n /.
Sload?one is a ſmall ſtone, ſmooth without, of a dark liver co-
Jour, and of the ſame colour within, only with the addi-
tion of a faint purple. It is a fragment broke of an iron
vein. //coward on Fºſſils.
Certain tin-ſtones ly on the face of the ground which they
call ſhoad, as ſhed from the main load, and made ſomewhat
round by the water. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
The loºds or veins of metal were by this action of the de-
parting water made eaſy to be found out by the ſhoads, or
trains of metallick fragments born off from them, and lying
in trains from thoſe veins towards the ſea, in the ſame courſe
that water falling thence would take. J/oodward.
Sho A l n ſ. [rcole, Saxon.
1. A croud; a great multitude; a throng.
When there be great ſhoals of people, which go on to po-
pulate, without foreſeeing means of ſuſtentation: once in an
age they diſcharge a portion of their people upon other na-
tions. - Bacon.
A league is made againſt ſuch routs and ſholes of people as
have utterly degenerated from nature Baron.
The vices of a prince draw ſho'cs of followers, when his vir-
tuo leaves him the more eminent, becauſe ſingle. Decay ºf Piety.
A ſhoal of ſilver fiſhes glides
And plays about the barges. * J/a'ler.
God had the command of famine, whereby he could have
carried them off by ſhoals. //oodward.
Around the goddeſs roll
Broad hats, and hoods, and caps, a ſable ſhoal,
Thick, and more thick the black blocade extends. Pope.
2. A ſhallow ; a ſand bank.
The haven's mouth they durſt not enter, for the dangerous
Ahzals. Abbot's Deſcript. of the Horld.
He heaves them off the ſh:les. Dryden.
The depth of your pond ſhould be ſix foot; and on the
ſides ſome ſholes for the fiſh to lay their ſpawn. Mortimer.
To SHoAL. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To croud; to throng.
The wave-ſprung entrails, about which fauſens and fiſh
did ſhale. Chapman.
2. To be ſhallow; to grow ſhallow.
What they met
Solid, or ſlimy, as in raging ſea,
Toſt up and down, together crouded drove,
From each ſide ſhaling tow'rds the mouth of hell. Milton.
SH-AL. adj. Shallow ; obſtructed or incumbered with banks.
S:10a'LIN E s. n.f [from ſhaly.] Shallowneſs; frequency of
ſhallow places.
Siio A'LY. adj. [from ſhoal.] Full of ſhoals; full of ſhallow
places.
Thoſe who live
Where, with his ſhoaly foords Vulturnus roars. Dryden.
The watchful heroe felt the knocks, and found
The toſſing veſſel, ſail'd on ſhoay ground. Dryden.
Sriock. m. ſ. [chor, French ; ſchocºen, Dutch J
1. Conflict; mutual impreſſion of violence; violent concourſe.
Thro' the ſhock
Of fighting elements on all ſides round
Environ'd, wins his way. Miltºn.
2. Concuſſion; external violence.
It is inconceptible how any ſuch man that hath ſtood the
flock of an eternal duration, without corruption or altera-
tion, ſhould after be corrupted or altered judge Hale.
Theſe ſtrong unſhaken mounds reſiſt the ſhocks
Of tides and ſeas tempeſtuous, while the rocks,
That ſecret in a long continu’d vein
Paſs through the earth, the pon'drous pile ſuſtain. Black.
Such is the haughty man, his tow'ring ſoul,
*Midſt all the ſhocks and injuries of fortune,
Riſes ſuperior and loºks down on Caeſar. Addison.
Long at the head of his few faithful friends,
He ſtood the ſhºck of a whole hoſt of foes. Addiſon.
The tender apples from their parents rent,
By ſtormy ſhºcks muſt not neglected lye,
The prey of worms. - Philips.
3. The conflict of enemies.
The adverſe legions, not leſs hideous join'd
The horrid ſhock. - Milton.
Thoſe that run away are in more danger than the others
that ſtand the ſhack. L’Eſtrange.
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Twice he aroſe, and join' - * - I -
- d join'd the horri ſhock. P 5.
4. Offence ; impreſſion of diſguſt. hilip
Fewer ſh: Ås a ſtateſman gives his friend.
5. [****, old Dutch..] A pile of ſheaves of corn.
Corn tithed, fir parſon, together to get, - -
And cauſe it on ſhºcks to be by and by ſet. Taſſ.
In a full age, like as a /hock' of corn cometh in, in his
1%ung.
ſeaſon. job.
Thou, full of days, like weighty ſhocks of corn,
In ſeaſon reap'd, ſhall to thy grave be born. Sandys.
Behind the maſter walks, builds up the ſhocłº,
Feels his heart heave with joy. - Thomſºn.
6. [from ſhagg.] . A rough dog.
I would fain know why a ſhock and a hound are not di-
ſtinét ſpecies. Locke.
To SHock. v. a. ſ. ſchoºken, Dutch.
1. To ſhake by violence.
Theſe her princes are come home again:
Come the three corners of the world in arms,
And we will ſhºck them. Shakeſp. K. john.
2. To offend ; to diſguſt.
Suppoſing verſes are never ſo beautiful, yet if they contain
any thing that ſhocks religion or good manners, they are
Perſus inefes rerum nºgag, a canora. Dyden.
Thoſe who in reading Homer are ſhock'd that 'tis always a
lion, may as well be angry that 'tis always a man. I'ope.
My ſon,
I bade him love, and bid him now forbear:
If you have any kindneſs for him, ſtill
Adviſe him not to ſhock a father's will. Dryden.
To SHock. v. n. To be offenſive.
The French humour, in regard of the libertics they take
in female converſations, is very ſhocking to the Italians, who
are naturally jealos. Addison's encrºs an Italy.
To SHock, v. n. [from the noun J. To build up piles of
ſheaves.
Reap well, ſcatter not, gather clean that is ſhorn,
Bind faſt, ſhock apace, ave an eye to thy corn. Tiſſºr.
SHoD. for ſhoed, the preterit and participle paſſive of to ſho.
Strong exeltreed cart that is clouted and ſood. Tujer.
Shoe. n.ſ. plural ſhoes, anciently ſhown. [rceo, reoe, Saxon;
Jºhoe, Dutch..] I he cover of the foot.
Your hoſe ſhould be ungarter’d, your ſce untied, and every
thing about you demonſtrating a careleſs deſolation. Shakeſp.
Spare none but ſuch as so in clouted ſhoon,
For they are thrifty honeſt men. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
This hollow cylinder is fitted with a ſucker, upon which
is nailed a good thick piece of tanned ſhoe-leather. Boyle.
Unknown and like eſteem’d, and the dull ſwain
Treads on it daily with his clouted ſoon,
And yet more medic'nal than that moly
That Hermes once to wiſe Ulyſles gave;
He call'd it haemony. Milton.
I was in pain, pulled of my ſhoe, and ſome eaſe that gave
ne. Temple.
To shoe. v. a. preterit, I ſhod; participle paſſive/hod. [from
the noun.]
1. To fit the foot witb a ſhoe. -
The ſmith's note for ſhoeing and plough irons. Shakeſ?.
He doth nothing but talk of his horſe; and makes it a
great appropriation to his own good parts, that he can ſhoe
him himſelf. Shakeſpeare.
Tell your maſter that the horſes want ſhoeing. Swift.
2. To cover at the bottom.
The wheel compos'd of crickets bones,
And daintily made for the nonce,
For fear of rattling on the ſtones,
With thiſtle down they ſhod it. Drayt.
Shoeboy. n.ſ. [ſhe and boy..] A boy that cleans ſhºes.
If I employ a ſhºeboy, is it in view to his advantage, or
my own convenience Swift.
How each the publick good purſues, -
Make all true patriots up to ſhoebºy, -
Huzza their brethren. Swift.
Shoe ING-Hop N. m. ſ. [ſhoe and ºn 1 -
I. A horn uſed to facilitate the admiſſion of the foot into ****
row ſhoe. - - - - - - -
2. Any thing by which a tranſaction is facilitated; anything
uſed as a medium. In contempt. . . - -
Moſt of our fine young ladies reta". their ſervice ſuper-
numerary and inſignificant fellows which they uſe º whi-
flers, and commonly call ſhoeing-º’." pêºſator.
I'h... b. an arrant ſhoeing-horn for above theſe twenty
years. I ſerved my miſtreſs in that capacity above five of
the number before ſhe was ſhod. Though ſhe had many who
made their applications to her, I always thought myſelf the
beſt ſhoe in her ſhop. Sºciator.
Sºer, ny. [ ſhoe and maker.] One whoſe trade is to
make ſhoes.
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S H O S H O —sº--- - with the zemaker may find ſome little fault wit A º "... an Appelles had painted, when the §: is ſuch, as none but an Appelles could paint. J/atts. sº . n/ [ſhoe and tje J The ribband with which wo- tie their ſhoe. . mcIl Madam, I do as is my duty, Honour the ſhadow of your ſºcłye. IIud bras. Shog. n.ſ. [from /*] Violent concuſſion. Aſ other's diving bow he did adore, - which, with a ſing, caſts all the hair before. Dryden. He will rather have the primitive man to be produced, in a kind of digeſting balneum, where all the he vier lees may fubſide, and a due a quilibrium be maintained, not diſturbed by any ſuch rude and violent ſhºgs that would ruffle and break all the little ſtamina of the embryon. - Betly. To shog. v. a. To ſhake; to agitate by ſudden interrupted in: pulſes. - After it is waſhed, they put the remnant into a wooden diſh, the which they ſoftly / og to and fro in the water, un- til the earthy ſubſtance be flitted away. Carew. SHoNE. The preterite of ſºme. - All his father in him ſhone. Miltºn. Shook. The preterite and in poetry participle paſſive of /ake. Taxalian ſººk by Montezuma's pow'rs, Has, to reſiſt his forces, call d in ours. Dryden. To SHcor. v. a preterite, I ſhot; participle, ſhot or ſhºtten. [rcestan, Saxon.] - - - 1. To diſcharge anything ſo as to make it fly with ſpeed or vio- lence. Light Shoots far into the boſom of dim night A glimmering dawn. AMiltºn. 2. To diſcharge from a bow or gun. I owe you much, and like a witleſs youth, That which I owe is loſt; but if you pleaſe To ſhot an arrow that ſelf way Which you did ſhoot the firſt, I do not doubt To find both. Shakeſpeare. This murtherous ſhaft that's ſhot Hath not yet lighted; and our ſafeſt way Is to avoid the aim. Shakeſpeare. 3. To let off. The men ſhoot ſtrong ſhoots with their bows. Abbot. The two ends of a bow ſhot off, fly from one another. Boyle. Men who know not hearts, ſhould make examples; Which like a warning-piece, muſt be ſhot off, To fight the reſt from crimes. 4. To ſtrike with any thing ſhot. Not an hand ſhall touch the mount, but he ſhall be ſtoned or ſhot thro’. Exod. xix. 13. The liquid air his moving pinions wound, And, in the moment, ſhoot him on the ground. 5. To emit new parts, as a vegetable. None of the trees exalt themſelves, neither ſhoot up their top among the thick boughs. Ezek. xxxi. 14. A grain of muſtard groweth up and ſhooteth out great branches. 44ark. iv. 32. Tell like a tall old oak, how learning ſhoots, Dryden. Dryden. To heaven her branches, and to hell her roots. Denham. 6. To emit; to dart or thruſt forth. Ye bucks, who pluck the flow’rs, Beware the ſecret ſnake that ſhoots a fling. Dryden. The laſt had a ſtar upon its breaſt, which ſhot forth point- cd beams of a peculiar luſtre. Addison. Fir’d by the torch of noon, to tenfold rage, Th' infuriate hill forth ſloots the pillar'd flame. Thomſºn. 7. To puſh ſuddenly. I have laugh’d ſometimes when I have refle&ed on thoſe men who have ſhºt themſelves into the world; ſome bolting out upon the ſtage with vaſt applauſe, and ſome hiſſed off, quitting it with diſgrace. 8. To puſh forward. They that ſee me / cot out the lip, they ſhake the head. Pſ. 9. To fit to each other by planing; a workman's term. Strait lines in joiner's language are called a joint; that is twº pieces of wood that are ſhot, that is plained or elſe paired with a pairing chiffel. 10. To paſs through with ſwiftneſs. Thus having ſaid, ſhe ſinks beneath the ground, With furious haſte, and ſhoots the Stygian ſound. Dryden. To Shoot. v. n. 1. To perform the aët of ſhoºting. The archers have forely grieved him and ſhot at him. Gen. When he has Jºot his beſt, he is ſure that none ever did Jhoºt better. Dryden. 440xon. Temple. yº you ſhoot, and ſhut one eye, p * Cannot think he would deny To lend the t'other friendly aid, * Wink, as coward and afraid. Priºr, 2. To germinate; to - * 3 to increaſe in vegetable growth. Such tices a S- g * love the ſun do not willingly deſcend far into the earth; and therefore they are commonly trees that /?: ; up much. - Onions, as they hang, will ſhoot forth. The tree at once both upward ſhºots, And juſt as much grows downward to the roots. Cao. The monarch oak, the patriarch of the tº ecs, Shats riſing up, and ſpreads by ſlow degrees. Nor will the wither'd flock be green again, But the wild olive/acts and ſhades the ungateful plain. Dr. New creatures riſe, A moving maſs at firſt, and ſhort of thighs; Till ſloting out with legs and imp'd with wings. Dryden. . The corn laid up by ants would / o t under ground, if they did not bite off all the buds; and therefore it will pro- duce nothing. Addison. This valley of the Tirol lies encloſed on all ſides by the Alps, though its dominions / o t out into ſeveral branches among the breaks of the mountains. Addison's Italy. Expreſs'd juices of plants, boiled into the conſiſtence of a ſyrup, and ſet into a cool place, the eliential ſalt will/ool up- on the ſides of the veſſels. A bºth ot on Aimenis. A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promiſcuous ſhoºt, Orgarden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Pope. Bacon. Bacon. Dryden. º 3. To form itſelf into any ſhape. If the menſtruum be over charged, metals will ſhºt into chryſtals. Bacºn. Although exhaled and placcd in cold conſervatories, it will chryſtalize and ſhoot into glaceous bodies. Bown's Willº. Er. That rude maſs will ſhoot itſelf into ſeveral forms, till it make an habitable world: the ſteady hand of Providence being the inviſible guide of all its motions. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 4. To be emitted. There ſhot a ſtreaming lamp along the ſky, Which on the winged light'ning ſeem'd to fly. Dryden. Tell them that the rays of light ſhºot from the ſun to our earth, at the rate of one hundred and eighty thouſand miles in the ſecond of a minute, they ſtand aghaſt at ſuch talk. Waiti. The grand aetherial bow Shoots up immenſe. Thorſºn. 5. To protuberate; to jet out. The land did ſhoot out with a very great promontory, bend- ing that way. Abºot's Deſcript. ºf the World. 6. To paſs as an arrow. Thy words ſhoot thro' my heart, Melt my reſolves, and turn me all to love. Addison. 7. To become anything ſuddenly. Let me but live to ſhadow this young plant From blites and ſtorms: he'll ſoon ſhoot up a heroe. Dryd. 8. To move ſwiftly along. A ſhooting ſtar in autumn thwarts the ni A ſhining harveſt either hoſt diſplays, ght. Milton: c And ſhoot, againſt the ſun with equal rays. Dryden. At firſt ſhe flutters, but at length ſhe ſprings, To ſmoother flight, and ſhºots upon her wings. Drydºn. The broken air loud whiſtling as ſhe flies, She ſtops and liſtens, and ſhoot, forth again, And guides her pinions by her young ones cries. Dr. dº. Heav'n's imperious queen ſhot down from high, At her approach the brazen hinges fly, The gates are forc’d. She downward glides, Lights in Fleet-ditch, and ſº tº beneath the tides. Gºy. Where the mob gathers, ſwiftly ſloºt along, - Nor idly mingle in the noiſy throng. Gay. At the ſummons roll'd her eyes around, Not half ſo ſwiftly ſhoots along in air, - The gliding light'ning. Pope. 9. To feel a quick pain. S.Hoot. m. ſ. [from the verb.) - 1. The act or impreſſion of any thing emitted from a diſtance. The Turkiſh bow giveth a very forcible ſhºt, inſomuch as the arrow, hath pierced a ſteel target two inches thick; but the arrow if headed with wood, hath been known to Pº" thro' a piece of wood of eight inches thick. . Bagn. 2. The act of Ariking, or endeavouring to ſtrike with * miſſive weapon diſcharged by any inſtrument. The noiſe of thy croſs-bow Dryden. Will ſcare the herd, and ſo my ſhoot is loſt. Shakesp. But come the bow; now mercy goes to kill, And ſhooting well is then accounted ill. Thus will I ſave my credit in the ſhoºt, Not wounding, pity would not let me do't. Shakespeare. As a country fellow was making a ſhoºt at a jº. e trode upon a ſnake that bit him. L'Aſtrange. 3. [Scheuten, Dutch.j Branches iſſuing from the main ſtock. . cre They will not come juſt on the tops where they : cut, but out of thoſe ſloots which were water boughs. Ba. I ſaw them under a green mantling vine, 2: . Plucking ripe cluſters from the tender / cºtſ. . . . * Prune off ſuperfluous branches and ſhoºts of this º fpring; but expoſe not the fruit without caves ſufficiº* ** The -
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The hook ſhe bore,
To lop the growth of the luxuriant year,
To decent form the lawleſs ſhorts to bring,
And teach th'obedient branches where to ſpring, Pºpe.
Now, ſhould my praiſes owe their truth
To beauty, dreſs, or paint, or youth,
*Twere grafting on an annual ſtock
That muſt our expectations mock ;
And making one luxuriant ſhort,
Die the next year for want of root. Swift.
Shoo'ſ ER. n ſ, [from ſhoot..] One that ſhoots; an archer;
a gunner. -
The ſhooter ewe, the broad-leav'd ſycamore.
We are ſhoote's both, and thou doſt deign
To enter combat with us, and conteſt
With thine own clay.
The King with gifts a veſſel ſtores;
And next, to reconcile the ſhooter God,
Within her hollow fides the ſacrifice he ſtow'd. Dryden.
SHOP. m. ſ. [rceoP, Saxon, a magazine; ſchoppe, French ;
//opa, low Latin.] Ai ſworth.
1. A place where any thing is ſold.
Our windows are broke down,
And we for fear compell'd to ſhut our ſhipſ. Shakespeare.
Your moſt grave belly thus anſwer'd;
True is it, my incorporate friends,
That I receive the general food at firſt,
Which you do live upon; and fit it is,
Becauſe I am the ſtore-houſe and the ſhop
Of the whole body. Shakeſpeare's Macleth.
In his needy ſhop a tortoiſe hung,
An alligator fluit, and other ſkins
Of ill-ſhap'd fiſhes; and about his ſhelves
A beggarly account of empty boxes. Shakeſpeare.
Scarce any ſold in ſhºps could be relied on as faithfully pre-
pared. Boyle.
His ſhop is his element, and he cannot with any enjoy-
ment of himſelf live out of it. South's Sermons.
2. A room in which manufactures are carried on. -
We have divers mechanical arts and ſtuffs made by them;
and ſhºps for ſuch as are not brought into vulgar uſe. Bacon.
ShopBoA'R D. m. ſ. [ ſhop and board.] Bench on which any work
is done.
That beaſtly rabble, that came down
From all the garrets in the town, -
And ſtalls, and ſhop oards, in vaſt ſwarms,
With new-chalk'd bills, and ruſty arms. Hudibras.
It dwells not in ſhops or work-houſes; nor till the late age
was it ever known, that any one ſerved ſeven years to a
ſmith or a taylor, that he ſhould commence doctor or divine
from the ſhopboard or the anvil; or from whiſtling to a team,
come to preach to a congregation. South's Sermons.
ShopBoºk. m. ſ. [ſhºp and/ox.] Book in which a tradeſman
keeps his accounts.
Fairfax.
Herbert.
They that have wholly negle3ed the czerciſe of their un-
derſtandings, will be as unfit for it as one unpractiſed in
figures to caſt up a ſhopbook. Locke.
SHopkee'PER. m. ſ. [ ſhºp and keep.] A trader who ſells in a
ſhop; not a merchant who only deals by wholeſale.
Nothing is more common than to hear a ſhopkeeper deſiring
his neighbour to have the goodneſs to tell him what is a
clock. Addiſon.
SHJ/PMAN. m. ſ. [ſhop and man.] A petty trader.
Garth, gen'rous as his muſe, preſcribes and gives,
The ſhºpman ſells, and by deſtruction lives. Dryden.
SHORE. the preterit of ſhear.
I'm glad thy father's dead:
Thy match was mortal to him, and pure grief
Shore his old thread in twain. Shakespeare.
SHORE. m. ſ. [rcone, Saxon.]
1. The coaſt of the ſea.
Sea cover'd ſea ;
Sea without ſhore.
2. The bank of a river. A licentious uſe.
Beſide the fruitful ſhore of muddy Nile,
Upon a ſunny bank outſtretched lay,
In monſtrous length a mighty crocodile. Spenſer.
3. A drain; properly fewer.
4. [School en, Dutch; to prop.] The ſupport of a building; abuttreſ.
When I uſe the word ſhore, I may intend thereby a coaſt
of land near the ſea, or a drain to carry off water, or a prop
to ſupport a building. //atts's Lºgick.
To SH or E. v. a. [/cizoren, Dutch.]
1. To prop; to ſupport.
They undermined the wall, and as they wrought, ſhºred it
up with timber. Kºles.
He did not much ſtrengthen his own ſubſiſtence in court,
but ſtood there on his own feet, for the moſt of his allies
rather leaſed upon him than / orcd him up. //ºtton.
There was also made a ſoring or under-propping act for
Milton.
the benevolence; to make the ſums which any perſon had a-
greed to pay, leviable by courſe of law. Bacon's Hºn. VII.
2. To ſet on ſhore. Not in uſe.
. I will bring theſe two blind ones aboard him; if he think
it fit to ſhore them again let him call me rogue. Shakeſpeare.
SHO'RELEss, adj. [from ſhºre.] Having no coaſt.
This ºcean of felicity is ſo ſhoreºſ; and bottomleſs, that
all the ſaints and angels cannot exhauſt it. Bºyle.
Słł'oºlis G. m. ſ. [from ſhear, ſhore J The felt or ſkin of a
ſheep ſhorn.
Shor N. The participle paſſive of ſhear.
So roſe the Danite itrong,
Shorn of his ſtrength. Milton
Vile ſhrubs are ſhorn for browze: the tow'ring height
Of unétuous trees are torches for the night. Drydºn.
He plunging downward ſhot his radiant head;
Diſpel:'d the breathing air that broke his flight;
Shorn of his beams, a man to mortal ſight. Dryder.
SHORT. adj. [rceoſt, Saxon.]
1. Not long; commonly not long enough.
Weak though I am of limb, and ſhort of fight,
Far from a lynx, and not a giant quite,
I’ll do what Mead and Cheſºlden adviſe,
To keep theſe limbs, and to preſerve theſe eyes. Pºpe.
2. Not long in ſpace or extent.
This leſ, voluble earth,
By ſhºrter flight to the eaſt, had left him there.
Though ſort my flature, yet my name extends
To heaven itſelf, and earth's remoteſt ends. Pºpe.
3. Not long in time or duration.
They change the night into day: the light is ſhort, becauſe
of darkneſs job xvii. 12.
Nor love thy life, nor hate, but what thou liv'ſt,
Milton.
Live well, how long or ſhort permit to heav'n. Milton.
Shºrt were her marriage joys: for in the prime
Of youth her lord exprºd before his time. Dryºn.
4. Repeated by quick iterations.
Her breath then ſhort, ſeem'd loth from home to paſs,
Which more it mov’d, the more it ſweeter was. Sidney.
Thy breath comes ſhort, thy darted eyes are fixt
On me for aid, as if thou wert purſu'd. Dryden.
My breath grew ſhort, my beating heart ſprung upward,
And leap'd and bounded in my heaving boſom. Smith.
5. Not attaining an end; not reaching the purpoſed point; not
adequate ; not equal. º
Immoderate praiſes, the fooliſh lover thinks ſhort of his
miſtreſs, though they reach far beyond the heavens. Sidney.
Some cottons here grow, but ſhort in worth unto thoſe of
Smyrna. Sandys.
The Turks give you a quantity rather exceeding than ſhort
of your expectation. Sands.
Since higher I fall ſort, on him who next -
Provokes my envy. Milton.
I know them not; not therefore am I ſhort
Of knowing what I ought. Milton's Paradiſe Reg.
To attain
The height and depth of thy eternal ways,
All human thoughts come ſhort, ſupreme of things. Milton.
O glorious trial of exceeding love,
Engaging me to emulate but ſhort
Of thy perfection, how ſhall I attain. Milton.
To place her in Olympus' top a gueſt,
Among th’ immortals, who with nectar feaſt;
That poor would ſeem, that entertainment ſhort -
Of the true ſplendor of her preſent court. //aller.
We err, and come ſhort of ſcience, becauſe we are ſo fre-
quently miſled by the evil conduct of our imaginations. Gar-
That great wit has ſalien ſhort in his account. Al/are.
As in many things the knowledge of philoſophers was ſhºt
of the truth, ſo almoſt in all things their practice fell ſhort of
their knowledge: the principles by which they walked were as
much below thoſe by which they judged, as their ſect were be-
low their head. South's Sermons.
He wills not death ſhould terminate their ſtrife;
And wounds, if wounds enſue, be ſo t of life: Drydºn.
Virgil exceeds Theocritus in regularity and brevity, and
falls ſhort of him in nothing but ſimplicity and *;
ſtyle. •
‘where reaſon came ſhort, revelation diſcovered on which
ſide the truth lay. Locke.
Defia in out behaviour, coming ſhºrt of the utmoſt gº-
fulneſs, often eſcapes our obſervation. - Locke.
If ſpeculative maxims have not * adual univerſal aſlent
from all mankind, practical principles come ſlort of º:
verſal reception. - º:
Men expreſs their univerſal ideas by ſigns; a faculty which
bcaſts come ſhort in Lºcke.
The people fall ſhºrt of thoſe who border upon them, in
ſtrength of underſtanding: - - Addison.
A neutral indifference falls fort of that obligation they lie
under, who have taken ſuch oaths. - - Addison.
When I made theſe, an artiſt undertook to imitate it; but
uſing another way of poliſhing them, he fell much ſhort of
what I had attained to, as I afterwards underſtood. Nºte:
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S H O S H O Tt is not credible that the Phoenicians, who had º colonies in the Perſian gulph, ſtopt ſhort, without pu º: their trade to the Indies. - Arbut º: joing is expreſly commanded, and no happineſs allºwe to any thing/art of it. - South's Sermons. The finiſcation of words will be allowed to fall much ſhort of the knowledge of things. Baker. 6. Not far diſtant in time. - - He commanded thoſe, who were appointed to attend him, to be ready by a ſhort day. Clarendon. 7. Defective; imperfect. 8. Scanty; wanting. - The Engliſh were inferior in number, and grew ſhort in their proviſions. Hayward. They ſhort of ſuccours, and in deep deſpair, Shook at the diſmal proſpect of the war. Dryden. ºf Not fetching a compaſs. - So ſoon as ever they were gotten out of the hearing of the cock, the lion turned ſhort upon him, and tore him to pieces. - L'E/irange. He ſeiz'd the helm, his fellows cheer'd, Turn'd ſhort upon the ſhelves, and madly ſleer'd. Dryden. For turning ſhort, he ſtruck with all his might Full on the helmet of th' unwary knight. Dryden. 10. Not going ſo far as was intended. As one condemn'd to leap a precipice, Who ſees before his eyes the depth below, Stops ſhort. Dryden. 11. Defective as to quantity. When the fleece is ſhorn, When their defenceleſs limbs the brambles tear, Short of their wool, and naked from the ſheer. Dryden. 12. Narrow; contračled. Men of wit and parts, but of ſhort thoughts and little me- ditation, are apt to diſtruſt everything for a fancy. Burnet. They, ſince their own ſhort underſtandings reach No farther than the preſent, think ev’n the wiſe Like them diſcloſe the ſecrets of their breaſts. Rowe. 13. Brittle; friable. His fleſh is not firm, but ſhort and taſteleſs. J/alton. Marl from Derbyſhire was very fat, though it had ſo great a quantity of ſand, that it was ſo ſhort, that, if you wet it, you could not work it into a ball, or make it hold together. Aſortimer's Husbandry. 14. Not bending. The lance broke ſort, the beaſt then bellow'd loud, And his ſtrong neck to a new onſet bow’d. Dryden. Shoºr, n.ſ.. [from the adjective..] A ſummary account. The ſhort and long is our play is prefer'd. Shakeſp. In ſhort, ſhe makes a man of him at fixteen, and a boy all his life after. L’E/ºrange. If he meet with no reply, you may conclude that ſtruſt to the goodneſs of my cauſe: the ſhort on't is, ’tis indifferent to your humble ſervant whateveryour party ſays. Dryden. From Medway's pleaſing ſtream To Severn's roar be thine: In ſhort, reſtore my love, and ſhare my kingdom. Dryden. The proprieties and delicacies of the Engliſh are known to few : 'tis impoſible even for a good wit to underſtand and Pºliſe them, without the help of a liberal education and on reading; in ſhort, without wearing off the ruſt which he con. trailed while he was laying in a ſtock of learning. Dryden. The ſhort is, to ſpeak all in a word, the poſſibility of being found in a ſalvable ſtate cannot be ſufficiently ſecured, with: out a poſſibility of always perſevering in it. ſorris. To ſee whole bodies of men breaking a conſtitution; in /ºrt, to be encompaſſed with the greateſt dangers from with- ºut, to be torn by many virulent factions within, then to be ſecure and ſenſeleſs, are the moſt likely ſymptoms, in a ſtate of ſickneſs unto death. sº sº adv. [It is, I think, only uſed in compoſition.] Not ong. - Beauty and youth, And ſprightly hope and ſhort-enduring joy. Dryden. One ſtrange draught preſcribed by Hi b - Hippocrates, for a ſhort- reathed man, is half a gallon of hydromel, with a little vinegar. To SHo'RT EN. v. a. [from ſort.] . Arbuthnot. 1. To make ſhort, either in time or ſpace. º they ſee it is not generally fit, or poſſible, that churches ſhould frame thankſgivings anſwerable to each P"on, they ſhorten ſomewhat the jºins of their cenſure. Hooker. H would You have been ſo brief with him, he would łave been ſo brief with you, to ſhorten you, º the head, the whoſe head: length. Shakespeare mcº. . .*****lege, and make ºach perceptiºn "Prehenſive, it binds them into bundles. Locke. With ſhort §. ſhall dare ''/'2' ſend ſword to ſtab ; * in fair combat. o itab in cloſer War, Dryden 'at?!. War, and luxury's more direful rage, Thy crimes have brought, to ſhorten mortal breath, With all the num'rous family of death. Dryden. Whatever ſhortens the fibres, by intinuating themſelves into their parts, as water in a rope, contracts. A lahat. 2. To contract; to abbreviate. We ſhorten’d days to moments by love's art, Whilſt our two ſouls Perceiv'd no pºſing time, as if a part Our love had been of ſtill eternity. Suckling, 3. To confine ; to hinder from progreſſion. To be known, ſº ortens my laid intent; My boon I make it, that you know me not. Sla ºff care. Here where the ſubject is ſo fruitful, I am ſhºrtened by my chain, and can only fee what is forbidden me to reach. Dryd. 4. To cut off; to defeat. The Iriſh dwell altºgether by their ſepts, ſo as they may conſpire what they will; whereas if there were Engliſh placed among them, they ſhould not be able to ſtir but that it ſhould be known, and they ſhortened according to their demeiits. Speºſ. 5. To lop. Diſhoneſt with lopt arms the youth appears, Spoil'd of his noſe, and ſhorten’d of his ears. Drydºn. Sho'RTHAN D. m.ſ.. [ſhort and hand.] A method of witng in compendious characters. Your follies and debauches change With ſuch a whirl, the poets of your age Are tir’d, and cannot ſcore them on the ſtage, Unleſs each vice in ſhorthard they indite, Ev’n as notcht 'prentices whole ſermons write. Dryden. Boys have but little uſe of ſhºrthand, and ſhould by no means pračtiſe it, 'till they can write perfectly well. Lak. In ſhorthand ſkill'd, where little marks compriſe Whole words, a ſentence in a letter lies. Creech. As the language of the face is univerſal, ſo 'tis very com- prehenſive: no laconiſm can reach it: 'tis the ſº or thand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room. Cºllier. SHo'RT lived. adj. [ſhort and lºve.] Not living or laſting long. Unhappy parent of a ſortiv'd ſon Why loads he this embitter'd life with ſhame? Dryden. The joyful ſhortliv'd news ſoon ſpread around, Took the ſame train. Dryden. Some vices promiſe a great deal of pleaſure in the com- miſſion; but then, at beſt, it is but ſhortlived and tranſient, a ſudden flaſh preſently extinguiſhed. Calamy's Sermoni. The frequent alterations in publick proceedings, the variety of ſhortlived favourites that prevailed in their ſeveral turns un- der the government of her ſucceſſors, have broken us into theſe unhappy diſtinctions. Addison's Freeholder. A piercing torment that ſhortlived pleaſure of your's muſt bring upon me, from whom you never received any offence. Adjan's Speciator. All thoſe graces The common fate of mortal charms may find; Content our ſhortliv'd praiſes to engage, - The joy and wonder of a ſingle age. Addison. Admiration is a ſhortlived paſſion, that immediately decay: upon growing familiar with its obječt, unleſs it be ſtill ſed with freſh diſcoveries. Addiſon. In youth alone its empty praiſe we boaſt; But ſoon the ſhºrtliv'd vanity is loſt. Pºpe. Then palaces ſhall riſe; the joyful ſon Shall finiſh what his ſhºrtliv'd fire begun. Pope. SHORTLY. adv. [from ſhort.] 1. Quickly; ſoon; in a little time. r I muſt leave thee, love, and/ortly too. Shałºff. Thou art no friend to God, or to the king: VI Open the gates, or I'll ſhut thee out ſhorty. Slº, H. W.I. The armies came ſhortly in view of each other. cargº. The time will/orty come, wherein you ſhall more rºjº" for that little you have expended for the benefit of oº: in that which by ſo long toil you ſhall have ſaved. Ca º He celebrates the anniverſary of his father's funeral, an ſhortly after arrives at Cumae. Dryden. Ev’n he, whoſe ſoul now melts in mournful lays, P Shall ſhorty want the gen’rous tear he pays. ope. 2. In a few words; briefly. - d I could expreſs them more ſhort'; this way than in proſe, an much of the force, as well as grace of arguments, depends on their conciſeneſs. Pope. SHORT NEss. n.ſ.. [from ſort.] 1. The quality of being ſhort, either in time or ſpace. I'll make a journey twice as far, t' enjoy A ſecond night of ſuch ſweet ſhortnºſ, which - Was mine in Britain. Shaieſ. Cymºeline. They move ſtrongeſt in a right line, which is cauſd by the / artneſs of the diſtance. Bacon's Natural H/ory. I will not trouble my readers with the ſortnºſ of the time in which I writ it. Dryden. May
S H O
May they not juſtly to our climes upbraid
Shortneſs of night, and penury of ſhade Prior.
2. Fewneſs of words; brevity; conciſeneſs.
The neceſſity of ſhortneſs cauſeth men to cut off imperti-
nent diſcourſes, and to compriſe much matter in few words.
Hooker, b. v.
Sir, pardon me in what I have to ſay,
Your plainneſs and your ſhortneſ; pleaſe me well. Shakeſp.
3. Want of retention.
Whatſoever is above theſe proceedeth of ſhortneſs of me-
mory, or of want of a ſtayed attention. Bacon.
4. Deficience; imperfection.
Another account of the ſhortneſ of our reaſon, and eaſi-
neſs of deception, is the forwardneſs of our underſtanding's
aſſent to ſlightly examined concluſions. Glanv. Scepſ.
From the inſtances I had given of human ignorance, to our
fortneſs in moſt things elſe, ’tis an eaſy inference. Glanv.
It may be eaſily conceived, by any that can allow for the
lameneſs and ſhortneſs of tranſlations, out of languages and
manners of writing differing from ours. Temple.
Sho'Rt.R IBs. n.ſ.. [ſhort and ribs...] The baſtard ribs; the ribs
below the ſternum.
A gentleman was wounded in a duel: the rapier entered
into his right ſide, ſlanting by his ſhortribs under the muſ-
cles. Wiſeman's Surgery.
Sho'RTsIGHTED. adj. [ſhort and ſight.]
1. Unable by the convexity of the eye to ſee far.
Shortſighted men ſee remote obječts beſt in old age, and
therefore they are accounted to have the moſt laſting eyes.
Newton's Opt.
2. Unable by intelle&tual fight to ſee far.
The fooliſh and ſhortſghted die with fear
That they go no where, or they know not where. Denham.
Other propoſitions were deſigned for ſnares to the ſhort-
ſighted and credulous. L’Eſtrange.
Sho'RTsIGHTEDNEss. m. ſ. [ſhort and ſight.]
1. Defect of ſight, proceeding from the convexity of the eye.
2. Defe&t of intelle&tual fight.
Cunning is a kind of ſhortſghtedneſs, that diſcovers the
minuteſt objećts which are near at hand, but is not able to
diſcern things at a diſtance. Addiſon's Speciator.
Sho'Rt waisted. adj. [ſhort and waiſt. J Having a ſhort
body.
'Duckºº, /hortwaiſed; ſuch a dwarf ſhe is,
That ſhe muſt riſe on tip-toes for a kiſs. Dryden's juv.
Sho'RTwin DED. adj. [ſhort and wind.] Shortbreathed; aſth-
matick; breathing by quick and faint reciprocations.
Sure he means brevity in breath; ſhortwinded. Shakespeare H. IV.
So ſhaken as we are, ſo wan with care,
Find we a time for frighted peace to pant,
And breathe ſhortwinded accents of new broils,
To be commenc'd in ſtrands afar. Shakespeare H. IV.
With this the Mede ſhortwinded old men eaſes,
And cures the lungs unſavory diſeaſes. May's Virgil.
Sho'RTwin GED. adj. [ſhort and wing. J Having ſhort wings.
Hawks are divided into long and ſhort winged.
Shortwing’d, unfit himſelf to fly,
His fear foretold foul weather. Dryden.
Sho'RY. adj. [from ſhore.] Lying near the coaſt.
There is commonly a declivity from the ſhore to the middle
part of the channel, and thoſe ſhory parts are generally but
ſome fathoms deep. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Shor. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſhoot.
On the other ſide a pleaſant grove
Was ſhot up high, full of the ſtately tree
That dedicated is to Olympick Jove. Fairy Queen.
Their tongue is as an arrow ſhot out, it ſpeaketh deceit.
jer. ix. 8.
The fortifier of Pendennis made his advantage of the com-
modiouſneſs afforded by the ground, and ſhot rather at a ſafe
preſerving the harbour from ſudden attempts of little fleets,
than to withſtand any great navy. Carew.
He only thought to crop the flow'r,
New ſhot up from a vernal ſhow'r, Milton.
From before her vaniſh'd night,
Shot through with orient beams. ... Miltºn's Paradiſe Loſt.
Sometimes they ſhot out in length like rivers, and ſometimes
they flew into remote countries in colonies. Burnet.
The ſame metal is naturally ſhot into quite different figures,
as quite different kinds of them are of the ſame figure. Woodw.
Prone on ocean in a moment flung,
Stretch'd wide his eager arms, and ſhot the ſeas along. Pope.
SHor. n.ſ.. [ſchºt, Dutch; from ſhoot.]
1. The act of ſhooting.
A ſhot unheard gave me a wound unſeen. Sidney.
Proud death
What feaſt is tow'rd in thy infernal cell,
That thou ſo many princes at a ſhot
So bloodily haſt ſtruck 2 Shakespeare Hamlet.
2. The miſfive weapon emitted by any inſtrument.
I ſhall here abide the hourly ſhot
Of angry eyes. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
At this booty they were joyful, for that they were ſupplied
thereby with good ſtēre of powder and ſhot. Hayward.
Above one thouſand great ſhºt were ſpent upon the walls,
without any damage to the garriſon.
H ſed - Clarendon.
...” “"“”ty/hot of his greateſt cannon to be made at
the king's army. Clarendon
Impatient to revenge the fatal ſhot,
His right hand doubly to hi left ſ
3. The flight of a ſhot. y is left ſucceeds. Dryden.
ſh sº ſat over againſt him, a good way off, as it were a bow
7t.
4. [Eſcot, French.] A ſum charged; a ºn." xxi. 16.
A man is never welcome to a place, 'till ſome certain ſhot be
paid, and the hoſteſs ſay welcome. Shakeſpeare
... As the fund of our pleaſure, let each pay his ſhot; -
Far hence be the ſad, the lewd fop, and the ſot. E. johnſ.
Shepherd, leave decoying, -
ipes are ſweet a Summer's day;
But a little after toying, -
Women have the ſhot to pay. Dryden.
He touch'd the pence when others touch'd the pot,
The hand that ſign'd the mortgage paid the ſhot. Swift.
Shote, n.ſ. [rceoca, Saxon.] A fiſh.
The ſhote, peculiar to Devonſhire and Cornwal, in ſhape
and colour reſembleth the trout; howbeit, in bigneſs and good-
neſs cometh far behind him. Carew.
Sho'TFREE, adj. [ſhot and free..] Clear of the reckoning.
Though I could 'ſcapeſhofree at London, I fear the ſhot
here: here's no ſcoring but upon the pate. Shakeſp. H. IV.
Sho". TEN. adj. [from Jhºot.] Having ejected the ſpawn.
Gothy ways, old Jack; die when thou wilt, if good man-
hood be not forgot upon the earth, then am I a ſhotten her-
ring. Shakespeare Henry IV.
Aſk for what price thy venal tongue was ſoldſ
Tough wither'd treuffles, ropy wine, a diſh
Of ſhotten herrings, or ſtale ſtinking fiſh. Dryden.
To Shove. v. a. [rcupan, Saxon; ſchuyven, Dutch.]
1. To puſh by main ſtrength.
The hand could pluck her back, that ſhov'd her on. Shakespeare
In the corrupted currents of this world, -
Offence's gilded hand may ſhove by juſtice;
And oft the wicked prize itſelf
Buys out the law.
I ſent your grace
The parcels and particulars of our grief,
The which hath been with ſcorn ſhov'd from the court. Shakespeare
Of other care they little reck’ning make,
Than how to ſcramble at the ſhearers feaſt,
And ſhove away the worthy bidden gueſt. Milton.
There the Britiſh Neptune ſtood,
Beneath them to ſubmit th' officious flood,
And with his trident ſhow'd them off the ſand. Dryden.
Shoving back this earth on which I fit,
I'll mount. Dryd. Tyrannick Love.
A ſtrongman was going to ſhove down St. Paul's cupola.Arb.
2. To drive a boat by a pole that reaches to the bottom of the
Water.
3. To puſh; to ruſh againſt.
He uſed to ſhove and elbow his fellow-ſervants to get near
his miſtreſs, when money was a-paying or receiving. Arbuthn.
Behold a rev'rend ſire
Crawl through the ſtreets, ſhow'd on or rudely preſs'd
Shakeſpeare.
By his own ſons. Pope.
- You've play’d and lov’d, and eat and drank your fill;
Walk ſober off, before a ſprightlier age
Come titt'ring on, and ſhove you from the ſtage. Pope.
Make nature ſtill incroach upon his plan,
And ſhove him off as far as eler we can. Pope.
Eager to expreſs your love,
You ne'er conſider whom you ſhºve, -
But rudely preſs before a duke. Swift.
To Show E. v. n.
1. To puſh forward before one, --- -
The ſeamen towed, and I ſhoved ’till we arrived within
forty yards of the ſhore. Gulliver's Travels.
2. To move in a boat, not by oars but a pole.
He graſp'd the oar,
Receiv'd his gueſts aboard, and ſhºw'd from ſhore. Garth.
Show E. m. ſ. [from the verb. J. The aćt of ſhowing; a
ul II.
P I was forced to ſwim behind, and puſh the boat forward
with one of my hands; and the tide favouring me, I could
feel the ground: I reſted two minutes, and then gave the boat
another ſhove. Gulliver’s Travel.
SHOVEL. n.ſ. [rcopl; Saxon; ſhoeffºl, Dutch.] An inſtru-
ment conſiſting of a long handle and broad blade with raiſed
dges.
edg A handbarrow, wheelbarrow, ſhovel and ſpade. Tuſſºr.
The trag of the Ottoman, that he would throw Malta
into the ſea, might be performed at an eaſier rate than by th:
/hºvels of his Janizaries. Glanv. Scepſ.
23 Z To
S H O s H O a. [from the noun.] 'V E L. Ü. "To SHO've heap with a ſhovel. 1. To throw or is upon the bed my father dy'd, ſº º .. by his homeſt bones; but now Some hangman muſt put on my ſhrowd, and ly me, where no prieſt ſhovels in duſt. Shakespeare Winter's Tale. 2. To gather in great quantities. - * picºs/ºvel them up as, they ſwim along the waters 3, but divers infects alſo devour them. Derham. sºlboarp. m. ſ. ſſ” and board.] A long board on which they play by ſliding metal pieces at a mark. so have I ſeen, in hall of lord, A weak arm throw on a long ſhovelboard; He barely lays his picce, - Dryden. Sirov Eller, of Shºvelard. n.ſ. [from ſhovel.] A bird. sſ...r, or ſpoonbill; the fºrmer º the more proper, the end of the bill being broad like * ſhovel, but not concave like a ſpoon, but perfectly flat. Grew's Muſeum. Pewets, gulls, and ſºvellers feed upon fleſh, and yet are 2. good meat. Bacon. This formation o but common unto the platea, f the wizzon is not peculiar to the ſwaſ, or ſhovelard, a bird of no muſi- cal throat. Brown's Vulgar Errouri. Smougi. m. ſ. [for ſhock.] A ſpecies of ſhaggy dog; a ſhock. In the catalogue ye be for men, . As hound and greyhounds; mungrels, ſpaniels, curs, Shºughs, water-rugs, and demi-wolves are 'cleped All by the name of dogs, Shakespeare Macbeth. Shoulp. v. m. [ſtude, Dutch; rceolcan, Saxon.] I. This is a kind of auxiliary verb uſed in the conjunctive mood, of which the fignification is nºt eaſily fixed. 2. I shºuld go. It is my buſineſs or duty to gº. 3. If I Should go. If it happens that I go. 4. Thºu Should'st go. Thou oughteſt to go. 5. If thou Shoulp'st go. If it happens that thou goeſt. à i he ſame ſignifications are found in all the other perſons fin- gular and plural. - Let not a deſperate ačtion more engage you Than ſafety ſhould. - Ben. johnſon's Catiline. Some praiſes come of good wiſhes and reſpećts, when by telling men what they are, they repreſent to them what they fhould be. Bacºn. To do thee honour I will ſhed their blood, which the juſt laws, if I were faultleſs, ſhould. JPaller. So ſubjects love juſt kings, or ſo they ſhºuld Dryden. I conclude, that things are not as they ſhould be. Swift. 7. Should be. A proverbial phraſe of ſlight contempt or irony. The girls look upon their father as a clown, and the boys think their mother no better than ſhe ſhould be. Addiſon. 8. There is another ſignification now little in uſe, in which ſºuld has ſcarcely any diſtinét or explicable meaning. It ſhould be differs in this ſenſe very little from it is. There is a fabulous narration, that in the northern coun- tries there ſhºuld be an herb that groweth in the likeneſs of a lamb, and feedeth upon the graſs. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. SHOULDER. m. ſ. [rculore, Saxon; ſº older, Dutch.] 1. The joint which connects the arm to the body. I have ſeen better faces in my time, Than ſtand on any ſhoulder that I ſee Before me. Shakeſpeare. If I have liſted up my hand againſt the fatherleſs, when I ſaw my help in the gate, then let mine arm fall from my ſhoulder- blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. job xxxi. 22. It is a fine thing to be carried on mens ſhoulders; but give God thanks that thou art not forced to carry a rich fool upon thyſhºulders, as thoſe poor men do. Taylor. I he head of the ſhoulder-bone being round, is inſerted into ſo ſhallow a cavity in the ſcapula, that, were there no other guards for it, it would be thruſt out upon every occaſion. Wiſe. 2. The upper joint of the foreleg. We muſt have a ſhoulder of mutton for a property. Shakespeare. He took occaſion, fro ld property l f Enol , from a ſhoulder of mutton, to cry up the plenty of England. Addiſon's Freehºlder. 3. The upper part of the back. Emily dreſs'd herſelf in rich array; Freſh as the month, and as the morning fair, Adown her ſhoulders fell her length of hair Dryden 4. The ſhoulders are uſed as emblems of ſtrength, or the : of ſupporting. F Ev’n as thou wilt, ſweet Warwick, let it be; o, on tºy ſhºulders do I build my ſeat. Shakespeare. H. VI. T I he king has cur'd me; and from theſe ſhoulders, º ruin d pillars, out of pity taken A load would ſink a navy. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. 5. W. part ; a prominence. ºn yºu rivet a pin into a hole, your pin muſt have a †. º it thicker than the hole is wide, that the ſhoulder o SH o' through the hole as well as the ſhank. Mºxon. 1. T "...P.F. R. v. a. [from the noun.] • 1 O º with inſolence and violence. As º º billows beat the ragged ſhore, y the earth would ſºulder from her ſeat. Fairy Queen. Dudman, a well-known foreland to moſt ſailors, here ſhoulders out the ocean, to ſhape the ſame a large boſom be- tween itſelf. - Carew's Survey of Cornwal, You debaſe yourſelf, To think of mixing with th’ ignoble herd: What, ſhall the people know their god-like prince Headed a rabble, and profan'd his perſon, - Shoulder'd with filth Drydºn. So vaſt the navy now at anchor rides, That underneath it the preſs'd waters fail, And, with its weight, it ſhoulders off the tides. Dryden. Around her numberleſs the rabble flow'd, Should'ring each other, crowding for a view. Rowe's f. Shore. When Hopkins dies, a thouſand lights attend The wretch, who living ſav'd a candle's end; should ring God's altar a vile image ſtands, Belies his features, nay extends his hands. Pºpe. 2. To put upon the ſhoulder. Achimedes's lifting up Marcellus's ſhips finds little more credit than that of the giants ſhouldering mountains. Glanv. Shoulder belt. m. ſ. [ſhoulder and belt.] A belt that comes acroſs the ſhoulder. Thou haſt an ulcer, which no leech can heal, Though thy broad ſhoulderbºlt the wound conceal. Dryden. Shoulder clapp ER. m. ſ. [ſhoulder and lap.] One who aſ- fects familiarity, or one that miſchiefs privily. A fiend, a fury, pitileſs and rough 3 A back friend, a ſhºulderclapper, one that commands The paſſages of alleys. Shakespeare Comedy ºf Erreurs. Shouldershott EN. adj. [/culder and ſhºt.J Strained in the ſhoulder. His horſe waid in the back, and ſhºulderſhºtten. Shakespeare . Shoulderslip. m.ſ. [ſhoulder and ſlip.] Diſlocation of the ſhoulder. The horſe will take ſo much care of himſelf as to come off with only a ſtrain or a ſhoulderſlip. Swift. To SHOUT. v. n. [A word of which no etymology is known.] To cry in triumph or exhortation. They ſhouted thrice: what was the laſt cry for Shakespeare . showſ into God with the voice of triumph. Pſ xlvii. 1. It is not the voice of them that ſhout for maſtery. E. xxxii. The ſhoºting for thy ſummer fruits and harveſt is fallen. Iſ. Hé ſtorms and ſhouts; but flying bullets now To execute his rage appear too ſlow: They miſs, or ſweep but common ſouls away; For ſuch a loſs Opdam his life muſt pay. J/aller. There had been nothing but howlings and ſhºuting of poor naked men, belabouring one another with ſnagged ſticks. More. All clad in ſkins of beaſts the jav'lin bear, And ſhrieks and ſhoutings rend the ſuff'ring air. Dryden, what hinders you to take the man you love? The people will be glad, the ſoldier ſºut; And Bertran, though repining, will be aw'd. Dryden. Shout. n.ſ. [from the verb J A loud and vehement cry of triumph or exhortation. Thanks, gentle citizens: This general applauſe, and chearful ſout, Argues your wiſdom and your love to Richard. Shakeſ rare. The Rhodians, ſeeing the enemy turn their backs, gave a great ſhout in deriſion. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turki, Then he might have dy'd of all admir’d, And his triumphant ſoul with ſhºut expir’d. Dryden. Shout ER. m.ſ.. [from ſhºut..] He who ſhouts. A peal of loud applauſe rang out, And thinn'd the air, 'till even the birds fell down Upon the ſhºuſers heads. Dryden's Cºmert. To SHOW. v. a. pret. ſhºwed and ſhown ; Paº paſſ ſhowſ. [rceapan, Saxon; ſhowen, Dutch. This word is frequently written ſhew; but ſince it is always pronounced and often written ſhow, which is favoured likewiſe by the Dutch ſhowen, I have adjuſted the orthography to the pronunciation. 1. To exhibit to vicw. - If I do feign, O let me in my preſent wildneſs die, And never live to ſhºw th’ incredulous word r The noble change that I have purpoſed. Shakſ. H. IV. Shºw me a token for good, that they which hate me may ſº Pſ. lxxxvi. 17. all the dead ariſe Pſ lxxxviii. 10. 1t. wilt thou ſhºw wonders to the dead? Sh and praiſe thee? Men ſhould not take a charge upon them that they are not fit for, as if finging, dancing, and /hewing of tricks, Weſe qualifications for a governor. L'Eſtrange. 2. To give proof of ; to prove. This I urge to ſhow • * Invalid that which thee to doubt it mov’d. Milton. I'll to the citadel repair, de And ſhow my duty by my timely care. £, º ryach. Achates' diligence his duty ſhows. 3. To publiſh; to make publick; to proclaim; h Ye are a choſen generation, that ye ſhould ſhºw forth ** praiſes of him who hath called you out of darkneſs. I º:
S H O
S H R
4. To make known.
I raiſed thee up to ſhew in thee my power. Ex. ix. 16.
I ſhall no more ſpeak in proverbs, but ſhºw you plainly of
the Father. 72. xvi. 25.
Nothing wants but that thy ſhape may ſlºw
Thy inward fraud. Milton.
5. To point the way; to dire&t.
She taking him for ſome cautious city patient, that came for
privacy, ſhews him into the dining-room. Swift.
6. To offer; to afford.
To him that is afflićted, pity ſhould be ſkewed from his
friend. job. vi. 14.
Felix, willing to ſhew the Jews a pleaſure, left Paul bound.
Acis Xxiv. 27.
Thou ſhalt utterly deſtroy them; make no covenant with
them, nor ſhew mercy unto them. Deutr. vii. 2.
7. To explain; to expound.
Foraſmuch as knowledge and ſhewing of hard ſentences,
and diſſolving of doubts, were found in the ſame, Daniel let
him be called. Dan. v. 12.
8. To teach; to tell.
I'm ſent to /ow thee what ſhall come. Milton.
To Show. v m.
1. To appear; to look; to be in appearance.
She ſhews a body rather than a life,
A ſtatue than a brother. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleºpatra.
Juſt ſuch ſhe ſhows before a riſing ſtorm. Dryden.
Still on we preſs; and here renew the carnage,
So great, that, in the ſtream, the moon ſhow'd purple.
Philips.
2. To have appearance.
My lord of York, it better ſhew’d with you,
When that your flock aſſembled by the bell,
Fncircled you to hear with rev'rence
Your expoſition on the holy text,
Than now to ſee you here an iron man,
Cheering a rout of rebels with your drum. Shakespeare Hanry IV.
SHow. n.ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A ſpectacle; ſomething publickly expoſed to view for money.
I do not know what ſhe may produce me; but, provided it
be a ſhow, I ſhall be very well ſatisfied. Addison.
The dwarf kept the gates of the ſhow room. Arbuthnot.
2. Superficial appearance.
Mild heav'n
Diſapproves that care, though wiſe in ſhow,
That with ſuperfluous burden loads the day. Milton.
3. Oſtentatious diſplay.
Nor doth his grandeur and majeſtick ſhow
Of luxury, though call'd magnificence,
Allure mine eye. Milton's Par. Regain'd.
Stand before her in a golden dream;
Set all the pleaſures of the world to ſhow,
And in vain joys let her looſe ſpirits flow. Dryden.
The radiant ſun
Sends from above ten thouſand bleſfings down,
Nor is he ſet ſo high for ſhow alone. Granville.
Never was a charge, maintained with ſuch a ſhow of gravity,
which had a ſlighter foundation. Atterbury.
4. Object attracting notice.
The city itſelf makes the nobleſt ſhow of any in the world:
the houſes are moſt of them painted on the outſide, ſo that
they look extremely gay and lively. Addiſon.
5. Splendid appearance.
eſus, riſing from his grave,
Spoil'd principalities and pow'rs, triumph'd
In open ſhow, and with aſcenſion bright
Captivity led captive. Milton.
6. Semblance; likeneſs.
When devils will their blackeſt ſins put on,
They do ſuggeſt at firſt with heav'nly ſhows. Shakespeare Othelſo.
He through paſs'd the midſt unmark'd,
In ſhow plebeian angel militant. Milton.
7. Speciouſneſs; plauſibility.
The places of Ezechiel have ſome ſhow in them; for there
the Lord commandeth the Levites, which had committed
idolatry, to be put from their dignity, and ſerve in inferior
miniſtries. JWhitgifte.
The kindred of the ſlain forgive the deed;
Tºut a ſhort exile muſt for ſhow precede. Dryden.
8. External appearance.
Shall I ſay O Zelmane? Alas, your words be againſt it.
Shall I ſay prince Pyrocles Wretch that I am, your ſhºw is
manifeſt againſt it. Sidney.
Fierce was the fight on the proud Belgians ſide,
For honour, which they ſeldom ſought before;
But now they by their own vain boaſts were ty'd,
And forc'd, at leaſt in ſlew, to prize it more. Dryden.
9. Exhibition to view.
I have a letter from her;
The mirth whereof's ſo larded with my matter,
That neither ſingly can be manifeſted,
Without the ſhew of both. Shakeſpeare.
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10. Pomp; magnificent ſpectacle.
As for triumphs, maſks, feaſts, and ſuch ſhews, men need
not be put in mind of them. Bacon.
11. Phantoms; not realitics.
What you ſaw was all a fairy ow;
And all thoſe airy ſhapes you º tº,
Were human bodies once. Dryden
12. Repreſentative action. yaen.
Florio was ſo overwhelmed with happineſs, that he could
not make a reply, but expreſſed in dumb flow thoſe ſentiments
of gratitude that were too big for utterance. Addiſon.
Shºw BREAD, or Shewbread, nj, [ſº] and bread.]. Among the
Jews, they thus called loaves of bread that the prieſt of the week
Put every Sabbath-day upon the golden table, which was in the
ſančium before the Lord. They were covered with ſea.
gold, and were twelve in number, repreſenting the twelve
tribes of Iſrael. They ſerved them up hot, and at the ſame
time took away the ſtale ones, and which could not be eaten
but by the prieſt alone. This offering was accompanied with
frankincenſe and ſalt. Calmet.
Set upon the table ſhowbread before me. Ex. xxv. 30.
SHOWER. m. ſ. [ſcheure, Dutch.]
1. Rain either moderate or violent.
If the boy have not a woman's gift,
To rain a ſhower of commanded tears,
An onion will do well for ſuch a ſhift. Shakeſpeare.
The ancient cinnamon was, while it grew, the dryeſt; and
in ſhowers it proſpered worſt. Bacon.
2. Storm of any thing falling thick.
I'll ſet thee in a ſhower of gold, and hail
Rich pearls upon them. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleºpatra.
With ſhºw’rs of ſtones he drives them far away;
The ſcattring dogs around at diſtance bay. Pope.
3. Any very liberal diſtribution.
He and myſelf
Have travell'd in the great ſhower of your gifts,
And ſweetly felt it. Shakeſp. Timon.
To SHoweR. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To wet or drown with rain.
Serve they as a flow'ry verge, to bind
The fluid ſkirts of that ſame wat'ry cloud,
Left it again diſſolve, and ſhow'r the earth? Milton.
The ſun more glad impreſs'd his beams,
Than in fair evening cloud, or humid bow,
When God hath ſhow'r'd the earth. Milton's Paradiſ, Loft.
Caeſar's favour,
That ſhow’rs down greatneſs on his friends, will raiſe me
To Rome's firſt honours. Addiſon's Cato;
2. To pour down:
Theſe, lull'd by nightingales, embracing ſlept;
And on their naked limbs the flow'ry roof
Shower'd roſes, which the morn repair’d. Milton's Par. Loft.
3. To diſtribute or ſcatter with great liberality.
After this fair diſcharge, all civil honours having ſhowered
on him before, there now fell out great occaſion to action.
Iſotton's Life of the Duke of Buckingham.
To SHo'we R. v. n. To be rainy.
SHo'wer Y. adj. [from ſhower..] Rainy. -
A hilly field, where the ſtubble is ſtanding, ſet on fire in
the ſhowery ſeaſon, will put forth muſhrooms. Bacon.
Murranus came from Anxur's ſhow'ry height,
With ragged rocks and ſtony quarries white,
Scated on hills. Addiſon on Italy.
The combat thickens, like the ſtorm that flies
From weſtward, when the ſhow'ry winds ariſe. Addison:
SHo'wish, or Showy, adj. [from ſhow.]
1. Splendid; gaudy. -
The eſcutcheons of the company are ſhºwiſh, and will look
magnificent. Swift.
2. Oſtentatious. - -
Men of warm imaginations negle&t ſolid and ſubſtantial
happineſs for what is ſhowy and ſuperficial . . . Addiſon.
Show N. pret. and part, paſſ of To ſhow. Exhibited.
Mercy ſhown on man by him ſeduc’d. Milton.
SHRANK. The preterite of ſhrunk. -
The children of Iſrael eat not of the finew which ſhran?
upon the hollow of the thigh. Gen. xxxii. 32.
To SH RED. v. a. pret, ſhred. frcreaban, Saxon.] . To cut into
ſmall pieces. Commonly uſed of cloath or herbs.
It hath a number of ſhort cuts or ſhreddings, which may tº
better called wiſhes than prayers. Hooker.
One gathered wild gourds, and /hred them. 2 Kings iv. 39.
Where did you whet your knife to-night, he cries, -
And ſired the ſeeks that in your ſtomach riſe Py”. Juv.
SHRF D. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A ſmall piece cut off.
Gold, grown ſomewhat churliſh by recovering, is made
more pliant by throwing in /hr.di of tanned leather. Bacon.
‘ihe mighty Tyrian queen, that gain'd
with ſubtle ſhreds a tract of land,
Did leave it with a caſtle fair
To his great anceſtor. *:
S H R
S H R
- Żred, like a
- wick is made up of half a dozen / gº
º beaten general topicks: Swift.
º, might patch up a garment with ſuch ſhreds º, the
world throws away. ope.
t.
2. A "ſº they were an hungry; figh’d forth proverbs,
- ... 's . . . ſt eat :
hat hunger broke ſtone walls; that dogs muſt e
Tº º //red, they vented their complainings. Shakespeare
shred, of wit and ſenſeleſs rhimes -
Swift.
ler'd out a thouſand times. -
H]under to clamour.] A peeviſh,
SHREW, n.ſ.. [ſchryen, German, to .
º ſpiteful, vexatious, turbulent woman.
[It appears in Robert of Glouceſter, that this word ſignified an-
ciently any one perverſe or obſtinate of either ſex.]
There dede of hem vor hunger a thouſand and mo,
Andyat noide the ſcrewen to none pes go. Rºbert of Glouceſter.
Be merry, my wife has all ;
For women are ſhrew, both ſhort and tall; Shaft. H. IV.
By this reckoning he is more/nºw than ſhe. Shakeſpeare.
A man had got a ſhrew to his wife, and there could be no
L’Eſtrange.
uiet in the houſe for her. - -
q Her fallow checks her envious mind did ſhew,
And ev'ry feature ſpoke aloud the ſhrew. - Dryden.
Every one of them, who is a ſhrew in domeſtick life, is
now become a ſcold in politicks. Addison Freeholder.
SHREwd. adj. [Contracted from ſhrewed.]. .
1. Having the qualities of a ſhrew; malicious; troubleſome;
miſchievous.
Her eldeſt ſiſter is ſo curſt and ſhrewd,
That 'till the father rids his hands of her,
Your love mułt live a maid.
2. Maliciouſly ſly; cunning; more artful than good. -
It was a ſhrewd ſaying of the old monk, that two kind of
priſons would ſerve for all offenders, an inquiſition and a bed-
lam: if any man ſhould deny the being of a God, and the inn-
mortality of the ſoul, ſuch a one ſhould be put into the firſt, as
being a deſperate heretick; but if any man ſhould profeſs to
believe theſe things, and yet allow himſelf in any known
wickedneſs, ſuch a one ſhould be put into bedlam. Tillotſon.
A ſpiteful ſaying gratifies ſo many little paſſions, that it
meets with a good reception; and the man who utters it is
looked upon as a ſhrewd ſatiriſt. Addiſon.
Corruption proceeds from employing thoſe who have
the charaćter of ſhrewd worldly men, inſtead of ſuch as have
had a liberal education, and trained up in virtue. Addiſon.
3. Bad ; ill-betokening.
Scarce any man paſſes to a liking of fin in others, but by
firſt practiſing it himſelf; and conſequently we may take it
for a ſhrewd indication, and ſign, whereby to judge of thoſe
who have ſinned with too much caution, to ſuffer the world
to charge ſins directly upon their converſation. South's Serm.
4. Painful; pinching; dangerous; miſchievous.
Every of this number,
That have endur'd ſhrewd nights and days with us,
Shall ſhare the good of our returned fortune. Shakeſpeare.
When a man thinks he has a ſervant, he finds a traitor that
eats his bread, and is readier to do him a miſchief, and a
Jhrewd turn, than an open adverſary. South's Sermons.
No enemy is ſo deſpicable but he may do a body a ſhrewd
turn. L’Eſtrange.
SHREwBLY. adv. [from ſhrewd.]
1. Miſchievouſly; deſtructively.
This practice hath moſt ſhrewdy paſt upon thee. Shakeſp.
At Oxford, his youth and want of experience in maritime
ſervice, had ſomewhat been ſhrewdly touched, even before the
ſluices of popular liberty were ſet open. Wotton.
2. Vexatiouſly. It is uſed commonly of ſlight miſchief, or in
ironical expreſſion.
The obſtinate and ſchiſmatical are like to think them-
ſelves fºrewdly hurt, forſooth, by being cut off from that body
which they chooſe not to be of. South's Sermons.
This laſt alluſion rubb’d upon the ſore;
Yet ſeem'd ſhe not to winch, tho' Jhrewdly pain'd. Dryden.
3. With ſtrong ſuſpicion.
Four per cºnt. encreaſes not the number of lenders; as
any man at firſt hearing will ſhrewdly ſuſpect it. Locke.
SHRE'w DNEss. n.ſ. [from ſhrewd.]
1. Sly cunning; archneſs.
- Her garboiles, which not wanted /hrewdneſs of policy too,
did yºu too much diſquiet. Shakeſpeare.
The neighbours round admire his /hrewdneſs,
For ſongs of loyalty and lewdneſs.
2. Miſchievouſneſs; petulance.
sº "...º. ºff (from ſhrew.] Having the qualities of a ſhrew;
oward; Petulantly clamorous.
Mºº you muſt excuſe us;
sº wife is ſhrewiſh when I keep not hours.
". ... [ºn ſhrewſ.j
uſly; frowardly.
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nº *y ſºrewiſhly; one would think his mother's
** ſcarce out of him. Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
Swift.
Shakeſpeare.
Petulantly; peeviſhly;
SHR nºw is HN ess. n.ſ.. [from ſhrewiſh j The qualities of a ſhrew;
frowardneſs; pctulance; clamorouſineſs.
I have no gift in /h, civſhneſs,
I am a right maid for my cowardice;
Let her not ſtrike me. Shakeſpeare.
SHRE'w Mouse. m. ſ. [rcreapa, Saxon.] A mouſe of which
the bite is generally ſuppoſed venomous, and to which vulgar
tradition aſſigns ſuch malignity, that ſhe is ſaid to lame the
foot over which ſhe runs. I am informed that all theſe re-
ports are calumnious, and that her feet and teeth are equally
harmleſs with thoſe of any other little mouſe. Our anceſtoſ,
however looked on her with ſuch terrour, that they are
ſuppoſed to have given her name to a ſcolding woman, whom
for her venom they call a ſhrew.
To SHRIEK. v. n. [ſkrieger, Laniſh; ſcricciolare, Italian, )
To cry out inarticulately with anguiſh or horrour; tº
ſcream.
On top whereof ay dwelt the ghaſtly owl,
Shrieking his baleful note. Fa. Queen.
It was the owl that ſhriek'd, the fatal belman
Which gives the ſterneſt good-night. Shakespeare.
Were I the ghoſt that walk'd,
I'd ſtrick, that even your ears ſhould rift to hear me. Shah.
In a dreadful dream
I ſaw my lord ſo near deſtruction,
Then /riek’t myſelf awake. Denham.
Haik / Peace |
At this ſhe ſhriek’d aloud; the mournful train
Eccho'd her grief. Dryden's Knight's Tal.
Why did you ſhriek out? Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
SHRIEK. m. ſ. [ſkrieg, Daniſh; ſtricciº, Italian.] Aninarticu-
late cry of anguiſh or horrour.
Una hearing evermore
His rueful ſhrieks and groanings, often tore
Her guiltleſs garments, and her golden hair,
For pity of his pain.
Time has been my ſenſes wou'd have cool’d,
To hear a night ſhriek, and my fell of hair
Wou'd at a diſmal treatiſe rouſe and ſtir
As life were in’t. Shakeſpeare's Maclath.
The corps of Almon, and the reſt are ſhown,
Shrieks, clamours, murmurs, fill the frighted town. Dryd.
SHRIFT. n. ſ. [rcipt, Saxon.] Confeſſion made to a prieſt.
A word out of uſe.
Off with
Bernardine's head: I will give a preſent ſhrift,
Fa. Qan.
And will adviſe him for a better place. Shakeſpeare.
My lord ſhall never reſt;
I’ll watch him tame, and talk him out :
His bed ſhall ſeem a ſchool, his board a ſhrift. Shakesp.
The duke's commands were abſolute,
Therefore my lord, addreſs you to your ſhrift,
And be yourſelf; for you muſt die this inſtant.
SHRIGHT, for ſhrieked. Spenſer.
SHRILL. [A word ſuppoſed to be made per cnomatºpariam, in
imitation of the thing expreſſed, which indeed it images very
happily.] Sounding with a piercing, tremulous, or vibratory
ſound.
Thy hounds ſhall make the welkin anſwer them,
And fetch ſhrill echoes from the hollow earth. Shakeſpeare:
I have heard
The cock that is the trumpet to the morn,
Doth with his lofty and ſhrill ſounding throat
Awake the god of day. Shakeſpeari's Hamlet.
Have I fall'n,
From the dread ſummit of this chalky bourn!
Look up a height, the ſhrill gorg'd lark ſo far
Cannot be ſeen or heard. Shakespeare's K. Lear.
Upſprings the lark,
Shrill voic'd and loud, the meſſenger of morn. Thºmſºn.
To SHRIll. v. n. [from the adjective.] To pierce the car
with ſharp and quick vibrations of found.
The ſun of all the world is dim and dark;
O heavy herſe,
Break we our pipes that ſhrill'd as loud as lark,
O careful verſe. -
Hark how the minſtrels’gin to ſhrill aloud
Their merry muſick that reſounds from far,
The pipe, the tabor, and the trembling crowd
That well agree withouten breach or jar.
A ſhrilling trumpet ſounded from on high,
And unto battle bade themſelves addreſs.
Here, no clarion's ſhrilling note
The muſe's green retreat can pierce;
The grove, from noiſy camps remote,
Is only vocal with my verſe. Fenton's Ode to Lord Gower.
The females round,
Maids, wives, and matrons mix a ſhrilling ſound. Pope.
SHR1'LLY. adv. [from ſhrill.] With a ſhrill noiſe. . ill
Shri'll Ness, n'ſ from ſºil.] The quality of being ſh"
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In 11 Il.
1. A ſmall cruſtaceous vermiculated fiſh.
Of ſhell-fiſh there are wrinkles, ſhrimps, crabs. Carew.
Hawks and gulls can at a great height ſee mice on the
earth, and ſhrimps in the waters. Derham.
2. A little wrinkled man; a dwarf. In contempt.
It cannot be, this weak and writhled ſhrimp
Should ſtrike ſuch terrour in his enemies. Shakeſpeare.
He hath found,
Within the ground,
At laſt, no ſhrimp,
Whereon to imp
His jolly club. Ben. johnſºn.
SHRINE, n.ſ. [rcin, Saxon; ſcrinium, Latin.] A caſe in which
ſomething ſacred is repoſited.
You living powers enclos'd in ſtately ſhrine
Of growing trees; you rural gods that wield
Your ſcepters here, if to your cares divine
A voice may come, which troubled ſoul doth yield. Sidney.
All the world come
To kiſs this ſhrine, this mortal breathing ſaint. Shakeſpeare.
Come offer at my ſhrine and I will help thee. Shakesp.
They often plac'd
Within his ſanétu'ry itſelf their ſhrines,
Abominations! and with curſed things
His holy rites profan'd. Milton.
Falling on his knees before her ſhrine,
He thus implor’d her pow'r, Dryden.
Lovers are in rapture at the name of their fair idol; they
laviſh out all their incenſe upon that ſhrine, and cannot bear
the thought of admitting a blemiſh therein. J/atts.
To SHR IN K. v. m. preterite, 1 ſhrunk, or ſhrank; participle,
ſhrunken. [rcnincan, Saxon.]
1. To contračt itſelf into leſs room; to ſhrivel; to be drawn to-
gether by ſome internal power.
But to be ſtill hot ſummer's tantlings, and
The ſhrinking ſlaves of winter. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
I am a ſcribbled form, drawn with a pen
Upon a parchment, and againſt this fire
Do I ſhrink up. Shakespeare’s K. John.
I have not found that water, by mixture of aſhes, will
/hrink or draw into leſs room. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
Ill-weav'd ambition how much art thou ſhrunk /
When that this body did contain a ſpirit,
A kingdom for it was too ſmall a bound:
But now two paces of the vileſt earth
Is room enough.
2. To withdraw as from danger.
The noiſe encreaſes,
She comes, and feeble nature now I find
* Shrinks back in danger, and forſakes my mind. Dryden.
Am I become ſo monſtrous, ſo disfigur’d,
That nature ſtands agaſt;
And the fair light which gilds this new made orb,
Shorn of his beams, ſhrinks in. Dryden.
Love is a plant of the moſt tender kind,
That ſhrinks and ſhakes with ev'ry ruffling wind. Granv.
All fibres have a contractile power, whereby they ſhorten;
as appears if a fibre be cut tranſverſly, the ends ſh; ink, and
make the wound gape. A buthnºt.
Philoſophy that touch'd the heav'ns before,
Shrinks to her hidden cauſe, and is no more. Pope.
3. To expreſs fear, horrour, or pain, by ſhrugging, or con-
tracting the body.
There is no particular objećt ſo good, but it may have
the ſhew of ſome difficulty or unpleaſant quality annexed to
it, in reſpect whereof the will may ſhrink and decline it. Hooker.
The morning cock crew loud,
And at the ſound it ſhrunk in haſte away,
And vaniſh’d from our fight. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
I’ll embrace him with a ſoldier's arm,
That he ſhall ſhrink under my courteſy.
When he walks, he moves like an engine,
And the ground ſhrinks before his treading.
4. To fall back as from danger.
Many ſhrink, which at the firſt would dare,
And be the foremoſt men to execute. Daniel's Civil War.
I laugh, when thoſe who at the ſpear are bold
And vent'rous, if that fail them, ſhrink and fear
To endure exile, ignominy, bonds. Milton.
If a man accuſtoms himſelf to ſlight thoſe firſt motions to
good, or ſhrinkings of his conſcience from evil, conſcience will
by degrees grow dull and unconcerned. South's Sermons.
The ſky ſhrunk upward with unuſual dread,
And trembling Tyber div'd beneath his bed. Dryden.
The gold-fraught veſſel which mad tempeſts beat,
He ſees now vainly make to his retreat;
And, when from far the tenth wave does appear,
Shrinks up in ſilent joy, that he's not there. Dryden.
Shakespeare eare.
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
S H R
The fires but faintly lick'd their prey,
Then loath'd their impious food, and would have ſhrunk
away.
Dryden.
Fall on: behold a noble beaſt at bay, yden
And the vile huntſmen ſhrink. Dryden.
Inuring children to ſuffer ſome pain, without ſhrinking, is
a way tº gain firmneſs and courage. Locke
What happier natures ſhrini at with affright -
The hard inhabitant contends is right. > Pope
To SHRINK. v. a. participle pe.
To make to ſhrink. Not in uſe.
O mighty Caeſar! d'oſt thou lye ſo low :
Are all thy conqueſts, glories, triumphs,
Shrunk to this little meaſure ?
The ſixth age ſhifts
Into the lean and ſlipper'd pantaloon.
His youthful hoſe well ſav'd, a world too wide
For his ſhrunk ſhank. Shakeſpeare.
ſ If he leſſens the revenue, he will alſo /hrink the neceſ-
ſity.
ſpoils,
Shakeſpeare.
- - Taylºr.
. Keep it from coming too long, leſt it ſhould ſhrink the ºn
in meaſure. Mortimer.
SHRINK m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Corrugation; contračtion into leſs compaſs.
There is, in this, a crack, which ſeems a ſhrink, or con-
traction in the body ſince it was firſt formed. If andward.
2. Contraction of the body from fear or horrour.
This publick death, receiv'd with ſuch a chear,
As not a figh, a look, a ſhrink bewrays
The leaſt felt touch of a degenerous fear. Daniel's Cºv.//ar.
SHRINKER. m. ſ. [from ſhrink.] He who ſhrinks.
ShºwALTY. m.ſ. Corrupted for She'Riffalty, which ſee.
To SHRIVE. v. a. [rcrifan, Saxon.] To hear at confeſſion.
What, talking with a prieſt, lord chamberlain?
Your friends at Pomfret they do need a prieſt,
Your honour hath no ſhriving work in hand. Shakeſpeare.
He ſhrives this woman,
Elſe ne'er could he ſo long protract his ſpeech. Shakeſp.
If he had the condition of a ſaint, and the complexion of
a devil, I had rather he ſhould ſhrive me than wive me. Shah.
Shrive but their title, and their moneys poize,
A laird and twenty pence pronounc'd with noiſe,
When conſtru’d but for a plain yeoman go2
And a good ſober two pence, and well ſo. Cleaveland.
To SHRI'v E.L. v. n. [ſchrompelen, Dutch..] To contract itſelf
into wrinkles.
Leaves, if they ſhrivel and fold up, give them drink. Evel.
If ſhe ſmelled to the freſheſt noſegay, it would ſhrivel and
wither as it had been blighted. Arbuthnot.
To SHRI'v El. v. a. To contraćt into wrinkles.
He burns the leaves, the ſcorching blaſt invades
The tender corn, and ſhrivels up the blades. Dryden.
When the fiery ſuns too fiercely play,
And ſhrive'd herbs on with'ring ſtems decay.
The wary ploughman, on the mountain's brow,
Undams his watry ſtores. Dryden.
SHRI've R. n.ſ.. [from ſhrive J A confeſſor. -
The ghoſtly father now hath done his ſhrift,
When he was made a ſhriver 'twas for ſhift. Shakeſp.
SHROUD. n. ſ. [rcrub, Saxon.
1. A ſhelter; a cover.
It would warm his ſpirits,
To hear from me you had left Antony,
And put yourſelf under his ſhroud, the univerſal land-
lord. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleop.
By me inveſted with a vail of clouds,
And ſwaddled, as new-born, in ſable ſhroud,
For theſe a receptacle I deſign'd. Sandyt.
The winds
Blow moiſt and keen, ſhattering the graceful locks
Of theſe fair ſpreading trees; which bids us ſeek
Some better ſhroud, ſome better warmth, to cheriſh
Our limbs benumb’d. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſt.
2. The dreſs of the dead; a winding-ſheet.
Now the waſted blands do glow;
Whilſt the ſcreech owl ſcreeching loud,
Puts the wretch that lies in woe
In remembrance of a ſhroud. Shakeſpeare.
3. The ſail ropes. It ſeems to be taken ſometimes for the
ſails.
I turned back to the maſt of the ſhip; there I found my
ſword among ſome of the ſhroud. Sidney.
The viſitation of the winds,
Who take the ruffian billows by the top, -
Curling their monſtrous heads, and hanging them
With deafning clamours in the ſlipp'ry ſºroud,
That with the hurley death itſelf awakes.
The tackle of my heart is crackt and burnt; -
And all the ſhrowd, wherewith my life ſhould ſail,
Are turned to one little hair. Shakeſpeare.
24 A A weather-
Paſſ ſhrunk, ſhrank, or ſhrunk.n.
Shakeſpeare. º
S H R S II U A weather-bcatch veſſel holds * - Milton. ** he port, tho' ſhroud, and take torn. Gº. ... ſhroud, ſo dreadful did appear, a wreck could no proportion bear. Dryden. - d 'd - - - Alſº cries of men are mix'd with rattling ſhroudi, Seas daſh on ſeas, and clouds encounter clouds. Dryden. He ſummons ſtrait his denizens of air; The lucid ſquadrons round the ſails repair : Soft o'er the ſhroºd, aerial whiſpers breathe, That ſeem'd but zephyrs. Pope. *To Shroud. v. a. [from the º ſhelter; to cover from danger. I. To the your beams I will i. ſafely ſºroud. Fa, Queen. He got himſelf with his fellows to the town of Mege, in hope to ſhrºud himſelf, until ſuch time as the rage of the people were appeaſed. Knolley's Hºl. of the Turkſ. The governors of Corfu cauſed the ſuburbs, which were very great, to be plucked down, for fear that the Turks ſhrºud- ing themſelves in them, ſhould with more caſe beſiege the Iown. Knoles's Hi/?, of the Turks. One of theſe trees, with all his young ones, may ſhººd four hundred horſemen. Kaleigh. Beſides the faults men commit, with this immediate avowed aſpect upon their religion, there are others which ſlily ſhroud themſelves under the ſkirt of its mantle. Decay of Piety. So Venus, from prevailing Greeks did ſhroud The hope of Rome, and ſav'd him in a cloud. Wallar. 2. To dreſs for the grave. If I die before thee, ſhroud me In one of theſe ſame ſheets. Shakeſpeare's Othello. The antient Egyptian mummies were ſhrouded in a number of folds of linen, beſmeared with gums, like ſerecloth. Bacon. Whoever comes to ſhroud me, do not harm That ſubtile wreath of hair about mine arm. 3. To clothe; to dreſs. 4. To cover or conceal. That ſame evening, when all ſhrouded were In careleſs ſleep, all, without care or fear, They fell upon the flock. Spenſr. Under this thick-grown brake we'll ſhroud ourſelves, For through this land anon the deer will come, And in this covert will we make our ſtand, Culling the princi, al. Shakeſpeare's Hen. VI. Moon, ſlip behind ſome cloud: ſome tempeſt riſe, And blow out all the ſtars that light the ſkies, To ſhroud my ſhame. Thither the loud tumultuous winds reſort, And on the mountain keep their boiſt’rous court, That in thick ſhow’rs her rocky ſummit ſhroud, And darkens all the broken view with clouds. 5. To defend ; to protećt. To SHROUD. v. m. To harbour; to take ſhelter. If your ſtray attendance be yet lodg’d, Or ſhreud within theſe limits, I ſhall know Ere morrow wake. Milton. SHRo've T 1D e. }*ſ [from ſhrove, the preterite of ſhrive.] SHRo'VETUEspa Y. S. The time of confeſſion; the day be- fore Aſh-wedneſday or Lent, on which anciently they went to confeſſion. At ſhrovetide to ſhroving. SHRUB. m. ſ. [rcribbe, Saxon.] I. A buſh; a ſmall tree. Trees generally ſhoot up in one great ſtem or body; and then at a good diſtance from the earth ſpread into branches; thus gooſeberries and currans are /* **, oaks and cherries 2IC trees. Locke. Donne. Dryden, Addiſon. Tuſ, re He came unto a gloomy glade, Cover'd with boughs and ſhrub, fºom heav'n's light. Fa. Q, Th’ humble ſºul and buſh with frized hair." Milton. All might have been as well bruſhwood and /hrubs. More. Comedy is a repreſentation of common life, in low ſubjects, and is a kind of juniper, a ſhrub belonging to the ſpecies of cedar. Dryd I’ve liv'd ryaen. Amidſt theſe woods, gleaning from thorns and Jhrubs A wretched ſuſtenance. Addison. 2. [A cant word..] Spirit, acid, and ſugar mixed. SHRU'bby. adj. [from ſhrub.] 1. Reſembling a ſhrub. Plants appearing weathered, ſhrully and curled, are the effects of immoderate wet. 4/ortimer’ * Full of ſhrubs; buſhy. ortimer's Huſbandry. . Gentle villager, What readieſt Yº...would bring me to that place 9° weſt it riſes from this ſhrubby point. Miſt: On that cloud-piercing hiſ y p z, ſº 77. inlimmon, the goats their ſhrubby browze To S tlaw pendent. Philips. o SHRUG G. v. n. [ſhric/en, Dutch; to tremble.] To ex- Preſs horror or diſatisfaction by motion of the ſhoulders or whole body. Like a fearful deer that looks moſt about when he CC. Tes to the beſt feed, with a ſ , u gºng kind of tremor through all her principal parts, ſhe gave theſe words. Sidney. The touch of the cold water made a pretty kind of /rº- ging come over her body like the twinkling of the faireſt among the fixed ſtars. Sifney, Le quick, thou wert beſt To anſwer other buſineſs; ſºrt, ſº thou malice Sha'ſ. He grins, ſmacks, ſhru's, and ſuch an itch endures, As prentices or ſchool boys which do know Of ſome gay ſport abroad, yet dare not go. Dºnne. ! hey grin, they ºrig, They bow, they ſnarl, they ſcratch, they hug. Swift. To SH & Co. v. a . To cortračt or draw up. He/rug his ſhoulders when you talk of ſecurities. A ſºn. Zealots will ſhrug up their ſhoulders. Bºunt. He ſhrug’d his ſturdy back, As if he felt his ſhoulders ake. Hudih rat. SHR U G. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A motion of the ſhoulders uſually expreſſing diſlike or averſion. And yet they ramble not to learn the mode, How to be dreſt, or how to liſp abroad, To return knowirgin the Saniſh/ºrug. As Spaniards talk in dialogues, Cºf heads and ſhoulders, nods and /rugſ. Put on the critick's brow, and fit At Will's, the puny judge ºf wit. A no!, a ſº ug, a ſcornful ſmile, With cautiºn us d may ſerve a while. SHRusk. The preterite and part paſſive of/ºnt. Leaving the two friends alone. Iſhrunk ſide to the Banquet- ing houſe where the pićtures were. Sidney. The wicked ſhrunk for ſcar of him, and all the workers ºf iniquity were troubled. I 4.ac.alt. SHRU's KEN. The part, paſſive of ſhirt. She weighing the decaying plight, And ſhrunken finews of her choſen knight; Would not a while her forward curſe purſue. Fa. Queen. If there were taken ºut of mens minds, vain opinions, it wºuld leave the minds of a number of men, poor ſhrunken things, full of melancholy. Bacz7. To Shu'DDER. v. a. [/juddren, Dutch..] To quake with fear, or with averſion. All the other paſſions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and raſh embrac'd deſpair, And ſhudd"ring fear. Sha'ºffeare. The fright was general; but the female band With horror ſudd'ring on a heap they run. I love, -alas ! I ſudder at the name, My blood runs backward, and my fault'ring tongue Sticks at the found. Smit'. Caeſar will ſhrink to hear the wºrds thou utter'ſ, Cleaveſand. Hudibras. Swift. Dryden. And ſhudder in the midſt of all his conqueſts. Addison. Youth's bold courage cools, - Each ſhudd'ring owns the genius of the ſchools. D neiad. To SHUFFLE. v. ... [rypeling, Saxon, a buſtle, a tumult...] I. To throw into diſorder; to agitate tumultuouſly, ſo as that one thing takes the place of another; to confuſe; to throw together tumultuouſly. When the heavens ſhuffle all in one, The torrid, with the frozen zone, Then, ſybil, thou and I will greet. Cleaveland. From a new ſhuffling and diſpoſition of the component particles of a body, might not nature compoſe a body diſſoluble in water. * Boyle. In moſt things good and evil lie ſuffed, and thruſt up to- gether in a confuſed heap; and it is ſtudy which muſt draw them forth and range them. South's Sermºn. When lots are ſº fled together in a lap or pitcher, what reaſon can a man have to preſume, that he ſhall draw a white ftone rather than a black. - South's Sermºns. A glimpſe of moonſhine ſheath'd with red, A ſhiffid, ſullen and uncertain light - That dances thro’ the clouds and ſhuts again. Dryden. Children ſhould not loſe the conſideration of human nature in the ſhufflings of outward conditions. The more they have, the better humoured they ſhould be taught to be. Locke. We ſhall in vain, ſhuffling the little money we have from one another's hands, endeavour to prevent our wants; decay of trade will quickly waſte all the remainder. Locke. Theſe vapours ſoon, miraculous event, º Shaff'd by chance, and mix’d by accident. Shuff'd and entang'd in their race, 7 They claſp each other. Blackmore, He has ſhuffled the two ends of the fºntence together, and by taking out the middle, makes it ſpeak juſt as º wº ave it. Zºe bury. h 'Tis in no wiſe ſtrange that ſuch a one ſhould believe, that things were blindly ſuffed and hurled about in the wºrld; that the elements were at conſtant ſtrife with each other. Wºod. Plackmore. 2. To
S H U
S H U
r
,
2. To remove, or put by with ſome artifice or fraud.
I can no other anſwer make, but thanks;
And oft good turns
Areſhºff d off with ſuch uncurrent pay. Shakespeare eare.
Her mother,
Now firm for doctor Caius, hath appointed
That he ſhall likewiſe ſhufte her away. Shakespeare .
If any thing hits, we take it to ourſelves; if it miſcarries,
we ſhuffle it off to our neighbours. L’Eſirage.
It was contrived by your enemies, and Jhuffled into the
papers that were ſeiz'd. 1/nydn.
If, when a child is queſtioned for any thing, he perſiſts to
fhºff, it off with a falthood, he muſt be chaſtiſed. Locłe.
3. To ſhake; to diveſt. -
In that ſleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have ſuffed off this mortal coil,
Muſt give us pauſe. Shakeſpeare.
4. To change the poſition of cards with reſped to each other.
The motions of ſhuffling of cards or caſting of dice, are
very light. - Bacon,
We ſure in vain the cards condemn,
Ouſſºlves both cut and ſhºff'd them. Prior.
5. To form tumultuouſly, or fraudulently.
They ſent forth their precepts to convent them before a
court of commiſſion, and there uſed to ſhuffle up a ſummary
proceeding by examination, without trial or jury. Bacon.
He ſºfted up a peace with the cedar, in which the Bumeli.
ans were excluded. Howel.
To SHUFFLE. v. n.
1. To throw the cards into a new order.
A ſharper both ſhuffles and cuts.
Cards we play
A round or two, when us'd, we throw away,
Jake a freſh pack, nor is it worth our grieving
Who cuts or ſhºes with our dirty leaving. Grarvi le.
2. To play mean tricks; to practiſe fraud; to evade fair queſ-
11 Oil S. f
I myſelf, leaving the fear of heaven on the left hand, and
hiding mine honour in my neceſſity, am fain to ſhuffle. Shakespeare
I have nought to do with that ſhuffling ſect, that doubt
etcrually, and queſtion all things. Glanville's fence.
The crab adviſed his companion to give over ſº ſhing and
doubling, and practiſe good faith. L’d/irange.
It is an unhappineſs that children ſhould be ſo much ad-
dićted to the humour of ſhuffling. L’É/?range.
If a ſteward be ſuffered to run on, without bringing him to
a reckoning, ſuch a ſottiſh forbearance will teach him to
ſhºffe, and ſtrongly tempt him to be a cheat. Sowth.
1 o theſe arguments concerning the novelty of the earth,
there are ſome ſhiffling excuſes made. Burn. Theory ºf the Earth.
Tho' he durſt not directly break his appointment, he made
many a ſhifting excuſe. Arbuthnot's Hiji. ºf John Bull.
3. To ſtruggle; to ſhift.
Your life, good maſter,
Muſt ſhuffle for itſelf.
4. To move with an irregular gait.
Mincing poetry,
'Tis like the forc’d gait of a ſuffing nag.
SHUFF i.e. m. / (from the verb.]
1. The act of diſordering things, or making them take conſu-
ſedly the place of each other.
Is it not a firmer foundation for contentme t, to believe
that all things were at firſt created, and are continually ciſ-
poſed for the beſt, than that the whole univerſe is mere bung-
ling, nothing effected for any purpoſe, but all ill-favouredly
cobied and jumpied together, by the unguided agitation and
rude ſhºffle, of matter. Bentley's Sermons.
2. A trick; an artifice.
The gifts of nature are beyond ali ſhams and ſhuffle. L’Eſir.
SHU’FFLE CAP. m. ſ. [ ſhuffle and cap.] A play at which mo-
nev is ſhaken in a hat.
He loſt his money at chuck farthing, ſuffect, and all-
fours. A, buth ot's Hi/f of john Bull.
SHU FFLER. m.ſ.. [from ſufte.] He who plays tricks or ſhuffles.
SHUFrº. Is G.I.Y. a.º. [from ſhºffle.j With an irregular gait.
i may go ſºftnºy, for 1 was never before walked in
traininels; yet I ſhal, drudge and moil at conſtancy, 'till I
have worn off the hitching in my pace. Dryden.
To SH UN. v. a. [arcunian, Saxon J. To avoid; to decline;
to endeavour to eſcape; to eſchew.
Conſider death in itſelf, and nature teacheth Chriſt to ſhun
Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Shakeſpeare.
it Hooker.
The lark' ſºuns on lofty boughs to build,
Her humble neſt lies ſilent in the field. Jºaº'er.
Birds and beaſts can fly their foe:
So chanticleer, who never ſaw a fox,
Yet fºu'd him as a ſailor/hun, the rocks. Dryden.
Cato will train thee up to great
And virtuous deeds: do but obſerve him well,
1 houl Azia Giisfortunes, or thou'lt learn to bear them. Addiſ
L'E/irange.
*"Slºss. ad [from ſun j Inevitable; unavoid.ble.
Alone he enter'd
The m ral gate of the city, which he painted
With ſºundſ, deſtiny. Shakespeare 's Coriolanur.
To SHUT. v. a. preterite, I/ºut; part, paſſive, ſlut [ſcittan,
Saxon; ſhutten, Dutch J
I. o cloſe ſo as to prohibit ingreſs or regreſs; to make not
open.
Kings ſhall ſhut their mouths at him. Iſaiah lii. 15.
- To a ſtrong tower fled all the men and women, and ſhut
it to them, and gat them up to the top. judge, ix. 1.
We ſee more exquiſitely with one eye ſhut than with both
open ; for that the ſpirits viſual unité more, and become
ſtronger. Bacon's Natural Hiſtºry.
She open'd, but to ſhut
Excell'd her pow'r; the gates wide open flood. Milton.
2. To incloſe; to confine.
Before faith came, we were kept under the law, ſhut
up unto the faith, which ſhould afterwards be revealed.
Gal. iii.
They went in male and female of all fleſh; and the L ra
ſhut him in Gen. vii. 16.
3. To prohibit; to bar, -
Shall hat be ſhut to man, which to the beaſt
Is open Milton.
4. To exclude.
On various ſeas, not only loſt,
But ſhut from ev’ry ſhoar, and barr'd from ev’ry coaſt. Dryd.
5. To contract; not to keep expanded.
Harden not thy heart, nor ſhut thine hand from thy poor
brother. Deut. xv. 7.
6. Tº SHUT cut. To exclude; to deny admiſſion.
Beat in the reed,
The juſter you drive it to ſhut off the rain. Tiffar's Hºſ.
In ſuch a night
To ſhut me out? pour on I will endure. Shakeſpeare.
Wiſdom at one entrance quite ſhºt out. 4/uton.
He in his walls confin'd,
Shut out the woes which he too well divin'd. Dryden’s AFn.
Sometimes the mind fixes itſei, with ſo much earneſtneſs on
the contemplation of ſome objects, that it ſhuts out all other
thoughts. Locke.
7. / o SHUT up. To cloſe; to confine. Up is ſometimes little
more than emphatical.
Thou haſt known my ſoul in adverſities; and not ſhut me
up into the hand of the enemy. Pſalms xxxi. 8.
Woe unto you ſcribes; for you ſhut up the kingdom of hea-
ven againſt men. AMatth. xxiii. 3.
Dangerous rocks ſhut up the paſſage. Raleigh.
What barbarous cuſtoms'
Shºt up a deſart ſhore to drowning men,
And drive us to the cruel ſeas. Dryden's Żneid.
A loſs at ſea, a fit of ſickneſs, are trifles, when we conſi-
der whole families put to the ſword, wretches ſhut up in dun-
geons. Addiſon's Spediator.
His mother ſhut up half the rooms in the houſe, in which
her huſband or ſon had died. dadt on.
Lucullus, with a great fleet, ſhut up Mithridates in Pi—
tany. Arbuthnot on Coins.
8. To SHUT up. To conclude;
The king's a bed,
He is ſhut up in meaſureleſs content. Shakeſp. Macleth.
Altho' he was patiently heard as he delivered his embaſſage;
yet, in the ſhutting up of all, he received no more but an info-
lent anſwer. Knoles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
To leave you bleſt, I would be more accurſt,
Than death can make me; for death ends our woes,
And the kind grave ſhu's up the mournful ſcene. Dºyden.
When the ſcene of life is ſhut up, the ſlave will be above
his maſter, if he has acted better. Collier of Envy.
To SHUT. v. n. To be cloſed ; to cloſe itſelf.
SHuT. Participial adjective. Rid; clear; free. - -
We muſt not pray in one breath to find a thief, and in the
next to get ſhut of him. L’Eſtrange.
SHUt. n /. [from the verb.]
1. Cloſe; act of ſhutting. -
I ſought him round his palace, made enquiry
Of all the ſlaves: but had for anſwer, -
That fince the ſhut of evening none had ſeen him. Dryden.
2. Small door or cover. -
The wind gun is charged by the forcible compreſſion of
air, the impriſoned air ſerving, by the help of little fails, ºr
flats within, to ſtop the vents by which it was admitted ſºilſ.
In a very dark chamber, at a round hole, about one third
part of an inch broad, made in the ſhut º 3. window, I
placed a glaſs priſm. Newtºn's Qticº.
There were loſſºt, or ſtopples made for the animal's cars,
that any loud noiſe might awaken it. Ray's Creation.
SHU'TTER. n.ſ.. [from ſºut..]
- that ſhuts, -
I One 2 2. A
S I C S I C 2. A cover; a door. The wealthy, d and write itters born, read and write, º the ſhutters make it night. Dryden's juven. Shuttle. n.ſ. [/chieftoele, Dutch; ſkutul, Iſlandick.] The inſtrument with which the weayºr ſhoots the croſs threads. I I know life is a /huttle. Shaf. Merry Wives of I/ind ar. Like ſhuttles through the loom, ſo ſwiftly glide My feather'd hours. - Sandys. what curious loom does chance by ev'ning ſpread! with what fine ſhuttle weave the virgin's thread, { which like the ſpider's net hangs o'er the mead! Bacºn. Shuttlecock. n.ſ. [See SH1tt ºf cºck ] A cork ſtuck with feathers, and beaten backward and forward. with dice, with cards, with balliards far unfit, - with ſhuttlecocks miſſeeming manly wit: Hubberd's Tale. SHY. adj. [ſchºwe, Dutch; ſchiſº, Italian.] . 1. Reſerved; not familiar; not free of behaviour. She is repreſented in ſuch a ſhy retiring poſture, and covers her boſom with one of her hands. Addiſ n's Guardian. What makes you ſo ſhy, my good friend?...There's no body loves you better than I. Arbuthn. Hiſt. of j lºn Bull. 2. Cautious; wary; chary. - - I am very ſhy of employing corroſive liquors in the prepa- ration of medicines. Hoyle. We are not ſhy of aſſent to celeſtial informations, becauſe Glanv. S. eſſ. they were hid from ages. We grant, although he had much wit, H' was very ſhy of uſing it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about. 3. Keeping at a diſtance; unwilling to approach. Hudibras. A ſºy ſellow was the duke; and, I believe, I know the cauſe Shakeſp. Meaſure for Aſea ure. The bruiſe impoſthumated, and afterwards turned to a of his withdrawing. {tinking ulcer, which made every body ſhy to come near her. A buthnot's Hiiory of John Hull. The horſes of the army, having been daily led before me, were no longer ſhy, but would come up to my very feet, with- Gulliver's Travels. out ſtarting. But when we come to ſeize th' inviting prey, Like a ſhy ghoſt, it vaniſhes away Norris. 4. Suſpicious; jealous; unwilling to ſuffer near acquaintance. Princes are, by wiſdom of ſtate, ſomewhat ſhy of their ſuc- ceſſors; and there may be ſuppoſed in queens regnant a little proportion of tenderneſs that way more than in kings. I/otton. I know you ſhy to be oblig'd, And ſtill more loth to be oblig'd by me. Southern. S1’BILANT. adj. [ſibilans, Latin.] Hiſling. It were eaſy to add a naſal letter to each of the other pair Holaer's Elements of Speech. of liſping and ſhilant letters. SIBILATION. m. ſ. [from ſibilo, Latin.] A hiſing found. Mctals, quenched in water, give a ſibiation or hiſſing found. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. A pipe, a little moiſtened on the inſide, maketh a more ſolemn ſound than if the pipe were dry; but yet with a ſweet Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. degree of ſibilation or purling. Si'cAM or e. n.ſ.. [ſicamºrus, Latin.] A tree. Qf trees you have the palm, olive, and ſcamore. Peacham. To SICCATE. v. a. [ſiccº, Latin.] To dry. Siccation. m. ſ. [from ſcate.] The act of drying. Sicci'Fick, adj. [ſicus and ſo, Latin.] Cauſing drineſs. Siccity, n.ſ.. [Jiccite, Fr. ſiccital, from ſºccus, Latin.] Dri- neſs; aridity; want of moiſture. That which is coagulated by a firy ſiccity will ſuffer coli- quation from an aqueous humidity, as ſalt and ſugar. Brown's /ulgar Errours. Deſpair Tended the ſick, buſieſt from couch to couch. Milton A ſpark of the man-killing trade - Fell ſick. Dryden's Perſ: Nothing makes a more ridiculous figure in a man's life than the diſparity we often find in him ſick and well. P. 2. Diſordered in the organs of digeſtion; ill in the ſo. mach. 3. Corrupted. What we oft do beſt, By ſick interpreters, or weak ones, is Not ours, or not allow'd : what worſt, as oft Hitting a groſſer quality, is cried up For our beſt ačt. 4. Diſguſted. I do not, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men: But rather ſhew a-while like fearful war, To dict rank minds ſick of happineſs, And purge th' obſtructions, which begin to ſtop Our very veins of life. Shakespeare eare He was not ſo ſick of his maſter as of his work L'Éran. Why will you break the ſabbath of my days, & " - Now ſick alike of envy and of praiſe Pole. To Sick. v. m. [from the noun..] To ſicken; to tak: , diſeaſe. Not in uſe. A little time before Our great grandfire Edward ſick'd and died. Shatſ. HIV. To S1'ck EN. v. a. [from ſick.] 1. To make ſick; to diſeaſe. Why ſhould one earth, one clime, one ſtream, one breath, Raiſe this to fºrength, and ſicken that to death Prior. 2. To weaken ; to impair. Kinſmen of mine have By this ſo ſicken'd their eſtates, that never They ſhall abound as formerly. Shakespeare Henry VIII. To Sick EN. v. n. 1. To grow ſick; to fall into diſeaſe. Shakeſp. Henry VIII, I know the more one ſickens, the worſe he is. Shakespeare. The judges that ſat upon the jail, and thoſe that attended, ſickened upon it, and died. Bacon. Meerly to drive away the time, he ſicken'd, Fainted, and died; nor would with ale be quicken'd. Mit. 2. To be ſatiated; to be filled to diſguſt. Though the treaſure Of nature's germins tumble all together, Even 'till deſtruction ſicken, anſwer me To what I aſk you. Shakespeare . Macbeth, 3. To be diſguſted, or diſordered with abhorrence. The ghoſts repine at violated night, And curſe th’ invading ſun, and ſicken at the ſight. Dryden. 4. To grow weak; to decay; to languiſh. Ply'd thick and cloſe, as when the fight begun, Their huge unwieldy navy waſtes away: So ſicken waining moons too near the ſun, And blunt their creſcents on the edge of day. Dryden. Abſtraćt what others feel, what others think; All pleaſures ſicken, and all glories ſink. Fºpe. Si'cKER. adj. [ſicr; Welſh; Jeker, Dutch..] Sure; certain; run. Being ſome honeſt curate, or ſome vicar, Content with little, in condition ſicker. SI'ck E.R. adv. Surely; certainly. Sicker thou's but a lazy loord, And rekes much of thy ſwink, That with fond terms and witheſs words, To bleer mine eyes do'ſt think. Senſºr. Hubbard's Tale. The ſeaſon ſome attempt to make out from the ſºcity and SICKLE. n.ſ. [rićol, Saxon; ſickel, Dutch, from ſºat, or drineſs of its fleſh. and ſiccity is proper. Sice. n.ſ.. [ſix, French.] The number fix at dice. y ſtudy was to cog the dice, And dextrouſly to throw the lucky ſize; To ſhun ames-ace, that ſwept my ſtakes away. Dryden. Sich. adj. Such. See Such. I thought the ſoul would have made me rich; But now I wote it is nothing ſch; For either the ſhepherds been idle and ſtill, And led of their ſheep what they will. Spenſºr's Paſi rals. SICK. adi, Ireoc, Saxon; ſeck, Dutch.] 1. Afilićted with diſeaſe. 'Tis meet we all go forth, To view the ſick and feeble parts of France. Shakespeare H. V. In poiſon there is phyſick; and this news, º would, had I been well, have made me ſcº, Where's the ſtoick can his wººth appeaſe, To ſee his country ſick of Pym's diſeaſe? Cleaveland. - - Brºwn's Vulgar E. rºurs. In application of medicaments confider what degree of heat J/ſeman's Surgery. eing £3, hath in ſome meaſure made me well. Sºake?. A Caſſius, I am ſick of many griefs. Shakeſp. jul. Caſar. *Was ſo vexed, that he fell ſick for Tamar. 2 Saiii. ſi, ula, Latin.] The hook with which corn is cut; a reaping hook. - God's harveſt is even ready for the ſickle, and all the fields yellow long ago. Speyer on Ireland. Time ſhould never, In life or death, their fortunes ſever; But with his ruſty ſickle mow - Both down together at a blow. Hudibras. When corn has once felt the ſickle, it has no more benefit from the ſunſhine. South's Sermonſ. O'er whom time gently ſhakes his wings of down: , Till with his filent ſkil, they are mown. Dryden. sºs. }n.ſ. [from ſickle..] A reaper. You ſunburnt ſicklemen, of Auguſt weary, Come hither from the furrow, and be merry. Shakespeare. Their ſicklers reap the corn another ſows. Sandyſ. SI'ckLINEss. n.ſ.. [from ſickly..] Diſpoſition to ſickneſs; habi- tual diſeaſe. Impute His words to wayward ſicklineſ, and age. Sałºſ. R. II. 8 Next
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of the ſeveral years. Graunt.
SI'ckly. adv. [from ſick.] Not in health.
We wear our health but ſickly in his life,
Which in his death were perfect. Shakespeare Macbeth.
SI'cKLY. adj. [from ſick.]
1. Not healthy; not ſound; not well; ſomewhat diſordered.
I’m fall’n out with more headier will,
To take the indiſpos'd and ſickly fit
For the ſound man. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Bring me word, boy, if thy lord looks well;
For he went ſickly forth. Shakespeare Julius Caeſar.
A pleaſing cordial, Buckingham,
Is this thy vow unto my ſickly heart.
The moon grows ſickly at the fight of day,
And early cocks have ſummon'd me away.
Time ſeems not now beneath his years to ſtoop,
Nor do his wings with ſickly feathers droop. Dryden.
Would we know what health and eaſe are worth, let us aſk
one that is ſickly, or in pain, and we have the price. Grew.
There affectation, with a ſickly mien,
Shows in her cheek the roſes of eighteen;
Practis'd to liſp, and hang the head aſide,
Faints into airs, and languiſhes with pride. Pope.
When on my ſickly couch I lay,
Impatient both of night and day,
Then Stella ran to my relief. Swift.
2. Faint; weak; languid.
To animate the doubtful fight,
Namur in vain expects that ray;
In vain France hopes the ſickly light
Should ſhine near William's fuller day. Prior.
To Sickly. v. a. [from the adjećtive.] To make diſeaſed;
to taint with the hue of diſeaſe. Not in uſe.
The native hue of reſolution
Is ſickied o'er with the pale caſt of thought.
SI'ck N Ess. n.ſ. [ from ſick. J
1. State of being diſeaſed.
I do lament the ſickneſs of the king,
As loth to loſe him.
2. Diſeaſe; malady.
My people are with ſickneſ; much enfeebled,
My numbers leſſen'd. Shakespeare Henry V.
Himſelf took our infirmities, and bare our ſickneſſes. Mat.
When I ſay every ſickneſs has a tendency to death, I mean
every individual ſickneſ; as well as every kind. //atts.
Truſt not too much your now reſiſtleſs charms;
Thoſe age or ſickneſs ſoon or late diſarms. Pope.
3. Diſorder in the organs of digeſtion.
SIDE. n.ſ. [ribe, Saxon; ſide, Dutch.]
1. The parts of animals fortified by the ribs.,
When two boars with rankling malice meet,
Shakespeare R. III.
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Their gory ſides freſh bleeding fiercely fret. Fairy Queen.
The clamour much,
Ere the ſoft fearful people to the flood
Commit their woolly ſides. Thomſºn.
2. Any part of any body oppoſed to any other part.
The tables were written on both their ſides, on the oneſide
and on the other. Ex. xxxii. 15.
The force of theſe outward ſtreams might well enough
ſerve for the turning of the ſcrew, if it were ſo that both its
Jidºs would equiponderate. //ilkins.
3. The right or left.
4. Margin; edge; verge.
Or where Hydaſpes' wealthy ſide
Pays tribute to the Perſian pride.
oor wretch on ſtormy ſeas to loſe thy life;
For now the flowing tide
Roſcommon.
Had brought the body nearer to the ſide. Drydºn.
The temple of Diana chaſte,
A ſylvan ſcene, with various greens was drawn,
Shades on the ſides, and in the midſt a lawn. Dryden.
I could ſee perſons dreſſed in glorious habits, with garlands
upon their heads, lying down by the ſides of fountains. Addison
5. Any kind of local reſpect.
They looking back, all the eaſtern ſide beheld
Of Paradiſe. Milton.
If our ſubſtance be indeed divine,
And cannot ceaſe to be, we are at worſt
On this ſide nothing. Milton.
6. Party; intereſt; faction; ſe&t.
To take the widow,
Exaſperates, makes mad her ſiſter Goneril;
And hardly ſhall I carry out my ſide,
Her huſband being alive.
Their weapons only
Seem'd on our ſide; but for their ſpirits and ſouls,
This word rebellion, it had froze them up,
As fiſh are in a pond. Shakespeare Henry IV.
Favour, cuſtom, and at laſt number, will be on theſide of
grace. Sprat.
Shakeſp. King Lear.
Men he always took to be
His friends, and dogs his enemy;
Who never ſo much hurt had done him,
As his own ſide did falling on him. Hudhras,
Jn the ſerious part of poetry the advantage is wholly on
Chaucer's ſide. Dryden.
That perſon, who fills their chair, has juſtly gained the
eſteem of all ſides by the impartiality of his behaviour. Addison
Let not our James, though foil’d in arms, deſpair,
Whilſt on his ſide he reckons half the fair. Tickell.
Some valuing thoſe of their own ſide, or mind,
Still make themſelves the meaſure of mankind:
Fondly we think we honour merit then,
When we but praiſe ourſelves in other men. Pºpe,
He from the taſte obſcene reclaims our youth,
And ſets the paſſions on the ſide of truth;
Forms the ſoft boſom with the gentleſt art,
And pours each human virtue in the heart. Pope.
7. Any part placed in contradiſtinction or oppoſition to another.
It is uſed of perſons, or propoſitions reſpecting each other.
There began a ſharp and cruel fight, many being ſlain and
wounded on both ſides. Knolles's Hiſt. ºf the Turks.
The plague is not eaſily received by ſuch as continually are
about them that have it: on the other ſide, the plague taketh
ſooneſt hold of thoſe that come out of a freſh air. Bacon.
I am too well ſatisfied of my own weakneſs to be pleaſed
with anything I have written; but, on the other ſide, my rea-
ſon tells me, that what I have long conſidered may be as juſt
as what an º judge will condemn. Dryden.
My ſecret wiſhes would my choice decide;
But open juſtice bends to neither ſide. Dryden.
It is granted on both ſides, that the fear of a Deity doth
univerſally poſſeſs the minds of men. Tillotſon's Sermons.
Two nations ſtill purſu'd
Peculiar ends, on each ſide reſolute
To fly conjunction. Philips.
SIDE. adj. [from the noun..] Lateral; oblique; not direct;
being on either ſide.
They preſume that the law doth ſpeak with all indifferency,
that the law hath no ſide reſpect to their perſons. Hocker.
Take of the blood, and ſtrike it on the two ſide poſts, and
on the upper door poſt of the houſes. Ex. xii. 7.
People are ſooner reclaimed by the ſide wind of a ſurprize,
than by downright admonition. L’Eſtrange.
One mighty ſquadron with a ſide wind ſped. Dryden.
The parts of water, being eaſily ſeparable from each other,
will, by a ſide motion, be eaſily removed, and give way to the
approach of two pieces of marble. Locke.
What natural agent could turn them aſide, could impel
them ſo ſtrongly with a tranſverſe ſide blow againſt that tre-
mendous weight and rapidity, when whole worlds are a fall-
ing. Bentley's Sermons.
He not only gives us the full proſpects, but ſeveral unex-
pećted peculiarities, and ſide views, unobſerved by any painter
but Homer. Pope's Preface to the Iliad.
My ſecret enemies could not forbear ſome expreſſions,
which by a ſide wind reflected on me. Swift.
To Side. v. n. [from the noun.] To take a party; to engage
in a faction.
Vex'd are the nobles who have ſided
In his behalf. Shakeſ Coriolanus.
All riſing to great place is by a winding ſtair; and if there
be factions, it is good to ſide a man's ſelf whilſt riſing, and
balance himſelf when placed. - ... , Bacon.
As ſoon as diſcontents drove men intoſidings, as ill humours
fall to the diſaffected part, which cauſes inflammations, ſo did
all who affected novelties adhere to that ſide. King Charles.
Terms rightly conceived, and notions duly. fitted to them,
require a brain free from all inclination to ſiding, or affection
to'opinions for the authors ſakes, before they be well under-
ſtood. Digby on Bodies.
Not yet ſo dully deſperate
To ſide againſt ourſelves with fate;
As criminals, condemn'd to ſuffer,
Are blinded firſt, and then turn'd over. Hudibraſ.
The princes differ and divide; -
Some followiaw, and ſome with beauty ſide. . . Gº".
It is pleaſant to ſee a verſe of an old post revolting from its
original ſenſe, and ſiding with a modern ſubject. Addiſon.
All ſide in parties, and begin th’ attack. ... Pope,
Thoſe who pretended to be in with the principles ºpºn
which her majeſty proceeded, either abſented themſelves .
the whole cauſe depended, or ſided with * “...i h wift.
The equitable part of thoſe who now ſide againſt t º:
will probably be more temperate. ſide table on ić
Sideboard. n. ſ. [ſide and board.] The º i. h bl
conveniencies are placed º, º º at the Other table.
ſtately ſideboar the wine, - --->
Tº #ff ...' Milt. Paradiſe Regain'd.
No ſideboard; then with gilded plate were dreſs'd,
No ſweating ſlaves with maſſive diſhes preſs'd. Pºſ.
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S I D S I G - ſigns are diſplay'd, The ſnow white damaſk enfig ...J 1, . ‘ng. And glitt'ring ſalvers on the ſideboard laid: ing The ſhining ſidebºard, and the burniſh'd plate, - iniſters, great Anne, require. - º º tº: from Carthage to Rome, in ſilver vº. to the value of 1 1966 l. 1.5 s. 9 d. º ceeded afterwards by the ſideboard of many **,jºia. SI'pprox. m.ſ [ſide and box.] Seat for the ladies on the ſide - heatre. of "w. round our coaches crowd the white-glov'd beaus Why bows the fidebox from its inmoſt rows : Pºpe. SI'defly. m. ſ. An inſe&t. - - - - f From a rough whitiſh maggot, in the inteſtimum rečtum o horſes, the /dºſy proceeds. Derham's Phyſico-Theolºgy. To Si'DLE. v. n. [from ſide.J. To go with the body the nar- roweſt way. - - - The chaffering with diſſenters is but like opening a few wickets, and leaving them no more than one can get in at a time, and that not without ſtooping and ſidling, and ſqueezing Prior. - Swift. his body. - - "I º very gently and ſaling through the two principal ſtreets. Gulliver's Travels. A fellow nailed up maps in a gentleman's cloſet, ſome ſidling, and others upſide down, the better to adjuſt them. to the pannels. - Swift. Si'DeLong, adj. [ſide and long.] Lateral; oblique; not in front; not direct. She darted from her eyes a ſidelºng glance, Juſt as ſhe ſpoke, and, like her words, it flew; Seem'd not to beg what ſhe then bid me do. Dryden. The deadly wound is in thy ſoul: When thou a tempting harlot do'ſt behold, And when ſhe caſts on thee a ſidelong glance, Then try thy heart, and tell me if it dance? Dryden. The reaſon of the planets motions in curve lines is the attraction of the fun, and an oblique or ſidelong impulſe. Locke. The kiſs ſnatch'd haſty from the ſidelong maid. Thomſºn. Si'DeloNG. adv. - 1. Laterally; obliquely; not in purſuit; not in oppoſition. As if on earth Winds under ground, or waters, forcing way, Sid long had puſh'd a mountain from his ſeat, - Half ſunk with all his pines. - Milton's Paradiſe Lºft. - As a lion, bounding in his way, With force augmented bears againſt his prey, Side/ong to ſeize. Dryden's Ceyx and Alcyone: 2. On the ſide. If it prove too wet, lay your pots ſidelong; but ſhade thoſe which blow from the afternoon ſun. Evelyn's Kalendar. Si(DER. m. ſ. See Cider. Si'DERAL. adj. [from ſidus, Latin.] Starry; aſtral. Theſe changes in the heav'ns, though ſlow, produc’d Like change on ſea, and land; ſideral blaſt, Vapour and miſt, and exhalation hot, Corrupt and peſtilent! Milton's Paradſ: Left. The muſk gives Šure hºpes of racy wine, and in its youth, Its tender nonage, loads the ſpreading boughs With large and juicy offspring, that defies The vernal nippings and cold ſideral blaſts. Philips. Si'DERATED. adj. [from ſideratus, Latin.] Blaſted; planet ſtruck. Parts cauterized, gangrenated, ſiderated, and mortified, become black; the radical moiſture, or vital ſulphur, ſuffer- ing an extinction. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Šipkºrios. m. ſ. [ſideratiºn, French ; ſideratio, Latin.] A ſudden mortification, or, as the common people call it, a blaſt; or a ſudden deprivation of ſenſe, as in an apo- plexy. The contagious vapour of the Very eggs produce a morti- fication or ſideration in the Parts of plants on which they are laid. Ray on the Creation. Si'DESADDle. n.ſ.. I /* and ſaddle.] A woman's ſeat Oil horſeback. Si'DESMAN. m. ſ. [ſide and "an.] An aſſiſtant to the church- warden. A gift of ſuch goods, made by them with the conſent of the ſideſmen or veſtry, is void. Ayliffe's Parergon. SI'DEwAys. }*. [from ſide and way, or wiſe.] Laterally; SI'd Ewise. on one ſide. The fair bloſſom hangs the head Sideways, as on a dying bed; And thoſe pearls of dew ſhe wears, £rove to be preſaging tears. * Milton. If in the third *Pºriment the image of the ſun ſhould be *" out into an oblong form, either by a dilatation of every *}” or by any other caſual inequality of the refractions, the ſame oblóng image would, by a ſecond refraction made ſide- *** * drawn out as much in breadin by the like dilatation º the rays, or other caſual incGuality of the refraction ſide- ways, Newton's Opt. S+E GE. n.ſ. [fiege, French.] 1. The act of beſetting a fortified place; a leaguer. Our caſtle's ſtrength Will laugh a ſiege to ſcorn: here let them lie, Till famine eat them up. Shakeſ?. Masletſ, It ſeemed, by the manner of their Proceeding, that the Turks purpoſed rather by long firge than by affält to take the town. Anoles's Hiſtory ºf the Turłº, The more I ſee pleaſures about me, ſo much more I feel Torment within me, as from the hateful ſiege Of contraries. 44iltºn's Paradſ: Lºft, b. ix. 2. Any continued endeavour to gain poſſeſſion. Beat away the buſy meddling fiend, That lays ſtrong ſiege unto this wretch', ſoul, And from his boſom purge this black deſpair. Shakeſ H.VI. Give me ſo much of your time, in exchange of it, as to lay an amiable ſiege to the honeſty of Ford's wife. Shakeſp. Love ſtood the ſiege, and would not yield his breaſt. Dryd. 3. [Siegº, French.] Seat; throne. Obſolère, Drawing to him the eyes of all around, From lofty ſiege began theſe words aloud tº found. Fa. &#, 4. Place; claſs; rank. Obſolete. I fetch my life and being From men of royal ſize. Shakespeare . Othell. Your ſum of parts Did not together pluck ſuch envy from him, As did that one, and that in my regard Of the unworthieſt ſege. 5. [Siege, French..] Stool. It entereth not the veins, but taketh leave of the permeant Parts, as the mouths of the meſeraicks, and accompanieth the inconvertible portion unto the ſige. Bºº, Pulg. Errouri. To Siege. v. a. [/ºger, Fr. from the noun..] To beſiege. A word not now in uſe. Him he had long oppreſt with tort, And faſt impriſoned in ſeged fort. Fairy Queen. Sºve...". ſ. . [from ſºft.J Hair or lawn ſtrained upon a hoop, by which flower is ſeparated from bran, or fine powder from coarſe; a boulter; a ſearce. Thy counſel Falls now into my ears as profitleſ, Shakespeare . Hamlet. As water in a ſieve. Shakeſpeare. In a ſieve I'll thither ſail, And like a rat without a tail, I'll do—I’ll do—I'll do. Shakeſp. Macbeth. An innocent found a ſilve, and preſently fell to ſtopping the holes. L’Eſtrange. If life ſunk through you like a leaky ſeve, Accuſe yourſelf you liv'd not while you might. Dryden. To SIFT. v.a. [ripran, Saxon; ſten, Bj 1. To ſeparate by a fieve. "...thefting of ſuch favour all that came out could not be *Pºted to be pure meal, but muſt have a mixture of padar and bran. //otton. 2. To ſeparate; to part. When yellow ſands are ſºfted from below, The glitt'ring billows give a golden ſhow. Dryden. 3. To examine; to try. - We have ſiſted your objećtions againſt thoſe pre-eminences royal. Hooker, Preface. All which the wit of Calvin could from thence draw, by Jºſting the very utmoſt ſentence and ſyllable, is no more than that certain ſpeeches ſeem to intimate, that all Chriſtian churches ought to have their elderſhips. Hocker. I fear me, if thy thoughts wereſiſted, l The king thy ſovereign is not quite exempt From envious malice of thy ſwelling heart. Shakespeare Hen. VI. As near as I could ſºft him on that argument. Shakeſp. Opportunity I here have had To try thee, ſºft thee, and confeſs have found thee Proof againſt all temptation as a rock - *...* Of adamant. Milton's Paradiſe Regain d. One would think, that every member who embraces with vehemence the principles of either of theſe parties, had thoroughly ſifted and examined them, and was ſecretly con- vinced of their preference to º: º reječts, Addiſon. Si'FTER. m.ſ.. [from ſºft.] He who fifts. ... SIG was º | .#& for vićtory: Sigbert, famous for vićtory; Sigward, vićtorious preſerver; Sigard, conquering temper: and almoſt in the ſame ſenſe are Nicocles, Nicomya- chus, Nicander, Vićtor, Vićtorinus, Vincentius, &c. Gibſon. To SIG H. v. n. [rican, ricercan, Saxon ; ſuchten, Dutch..] To emit the breath audibly, as in grief. I lov'd the maid I married; never man - Sigh’d truer breath. Shakeſp, Coriolanuſ, I'll not be made a ſoft and dull-ey'd fool, To ſhake the head, relent, and ſigh, and yield - To Chriſtian interceſſors, Shakespeare March of ſenice. He ſhed deeply in his ſpirit, and ſaith, why doth this gº- meration ſeek after a ſign Mar. viii. 1. 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Who ſeeks not pleaſure through neceſſity,
Than ſuch as once on ſlipp'ry thrones were plac'd,
And chaſing, ſigh to think themſelves are chas'd. Dryden.
The nymph too longs to be alone;
Leaves all the ſwains, and ſighs for one. Prior.
Thus ſighed he away the melancholy night. Arb. and Pope.
To Sig H. v. a. To lament; to mourn. Not in uſe.
Ages to come, and men unborn,
Shall bleſs her name, and / h her fate. Prior.
Sic H. n.ſ.. [from the verb ] A violent and audible emiſſion of
the breath which has been long retained, as in ſadneſs.
Full often has my heart ſwoln with keeping my ſighs im-
priſoned; full often have the tears I drove back from mine
eyes, turned back to drown my heart. Sidney.
Love is a ſmoke rais'd with the fume of ſighs;
Being purg'd, a fire ſparkling in lovers eyes. Shakeſpeare.
What a ſigh is there ! The heart is ſorely charg’d. Shakeſp.
Laughing, if loud, ends in a deep ſigh; and all pleaſures
have a ſting in the tail, though they carry beauty on the
face. Taylor.
In Venus' temple, on the ſides were ſeen
Iſſuing ſight, that ſmok'd along the wall. Dryden.
SIGHT. m. ſ. . [zerſèe, Saxon; ſcht, geſicht, Dutch.]
1. Perception by the eye; the ſenſe of ſeeing.
If bees go forth right to a place, they muſt needs have
ſight. Bacon.
O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain
Blind among enemies, O worſe than chains,
Dungeon or beggary, decrepit age | Milton's Agoniſłes.
Things inviſible to mortal ſight. Milton.
'Tis ſtill the ſame, although their airy ſhape
All but a quick poetick ſight eſcape. Denham.
My eyes are ſomewhat dimiſh grown;
For nature, always in the right,
To your decays adapts my ſight. Swift.
2. Open view; a ſituation in which nothing obſtructs the eye.
Undaunted Hotſpur
Brings on his army, eager unto fight,
And plac'd the ſame before the king in ſight. Daniel.
AEneas caſt his wond'ring eyes around,
And all the Tyrrhene army had in ſight,
Stretch'd on the ſpacious plain from left to right. Dryden.
I met Brutidius in a mortal fright;
He's dipt for certain, and plays leaſt in ſqht. Dryd, juven.
3. Aćt of ſeeing or beholding.
Nine things to ſight required are ;
The pow'r to ſee, the light, the viſible thing,
Being not too ſmall, too thin, too nigh, too far,
Clear ſpace and time, the form diſtinét to bring. Davies.
Mine eye purſu'd him ſtill, but under ſhade
Loſt ſight of him. ... Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. iv.
What form of death could him affright,
Who unconcern'd, with ſtedfaſt ſight,
Could view the ſurges mounting ſteep,
And monſters rolling in the deep ! Dryden's Horace.
Having little knowledge of the circumſtances of thoſe St.
Paul writ to, it is not ſtrange that many things lie concealed
to us, which they who were concerned in the letter under-
derſtood at firſt ſight. Locke.
4. Notice; knowledge.
It was writ as a private letter to a perſon of piety, upon
an aſſurance that it ſhould never come to any one's ſight but
her own. Wake.
5. Eye; inſtrument of ſeeing.
From the depth of hell they lift their ſight,
And at a diſtance ſee ſuperior light. Dryden.
6. Aperture pervious to the eye, or other point fixed to guide
the eye: as, the ſights of a quadrant.
Their armed ſtaves in charge, their beavers down,
Their eyes of fire ſparkling through ſights of ſteel. Shakeſp.
7. Spe&tacle; ſhow; thing wonderful to be ſeen.
Thus are my eyes ſtill captive to one ſight;
Thus all my thoughts are ſlaves to one thought ſtill. Sidney.
Them ſeem'd they never ſaw a ſight ſo fair
Of fowls ſo lovely, that they ſure did deem
Them heavenly born. Spenſer.
Not an eye .
But is a-weary of thy common ſight,
Save mine, which hath deſir'd to ſee thee more. Shakeſp.
Moſes ſaid, I will turn aſide and ſee this great ſight, why the
buſh is not burnt. Ex. iii. 3.
I took a felucca at Naples to carry me to Rome, that I
might not run over the ſame ſights a ſecond time. Addiſon.
Not proud Olympus yields a nobler ſight,
Though gods aſſembled grace his tow'ring height,
Than what more humble mountains offer here,
Where, in their bleſfings, all thoſe gods appear. Pope.
Before you paſs th’ imaginary ſights
Of lords and earls, and dukes and garter'd knights,
While the ſpread fan o'erſhades your cloſing eyes,
Then give one flirt, and all the viſion flies. Pope.
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Sighted, adj. [from ſºlº! Seeing in a particular manner,
It is uſed only in compoſition, as £uic{/ghted, ſhortſighted.
As they might, to avoid the weather, pull the joints of the
coach up cloſe, ſo they might put each end down, and remain
as † and openſºred as on horſeback. Sidney.
d ...; *...*y quick ſighted in diſcerning difficulties,
sº i. very ſlow in maſtering them. Claren.
neſs of ſight. - §# #. º /ght and full] Perſpicuity; clear-
But ſtill, although we fail of perſea ri
eót rightful
Seek we to tame theſe childiſh ſº.;º neſs,
Let us not wink, though void of ureſt ſigh -
SI'GHTless. adj. foºj Pureſt ſightfulneſs. Sidney.
1. Wanting ſight; blind.
The latent tracts, the giddy heights ex l
Of all who blindly cº º J ...? ore,
2. Not ſightly; offenſive to the eye; unpleaſing to look at
Full of unpleaſing blots and fightlift ſtains,
Patch'd with foul moles, and eye-offending marks. Shakespeare
Si'ghtLY. adj. [from ſight.j Pleaſing to the eye; ſtriking to
the view.
It lies as ſightly on the back of him,
As great Alcides ſhews upon an aſs. Shakeſp. K. john.
Their having two eyes and two ears ſo placed, is more
fghtly and uſeful. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
A great many brave ſightly horſes were brought out, and only
one plain nag that made ſport. L’Eſtrange.
We have thirty members, the moſt ſightly of all her majeſty's
, ſubjects: we eleēted a preſident by his height. Addiſon.
Sigil. n.ſ. [ſgillum, Latin.] Seal.
orceries to raiſe th' infernal pow'rs,
And ſºil fram'd in planetary hours. Dryd. Knight's Tal.
SiGN. n.ſ.. [ſigne, French; ſignum, Latin.]
1. A token of any thing; that by which any thing is ſhown.
Signs muſt reſemble the things they ſignify. Hooker.
Signs for communication may be contrived from any variety
of objects of one kind appertaining to either ſenſe." Hºdž.
To expreſs the paſſions which are ſeated in the heart by
Qutwardſºns, is one great precept of the painters, and very
difficult to perform. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
When any one uſes any term, he may have in his mind a
determined idea which he makes it the ſign of, and to which
he ſhould keep it ſteadily annexed. Locke.
2. A wonder; a miracle.
If they will not hearken to the voice of the firſt ſign, they
will not believe the latter ſign. Ex. iv. 8.
Cover thy face that thou ſee not; for I have ſet thee for a
fgn unto Iſrael. Ezek. xii. 6.
Compell'd by ſigns and judgments dire. Milton.
3. A pićture hung at a door, to give notice what is ſold within:
I found my miſs, ſtruck hands, and pray'd him tell,
To hold acquaintance ſtill, where he did dwell;
He barely nam'd the ſtreet, promis'd the wine;
But his kind wife gave me the very ſign. Bonne.
Underneath an alehouſe’ paltry ſign. Shakeſp. H. VI.
True ſorrow's like to wine,
Pºpe.
That which is good does never need aſgn. Suckling:
Wit and fancy are not employed in any one article ſo much
as that of contriving ſigns to hang over houſes. Swift.
4. A monument; a memorial.
The fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they
became a ſign. Num. xxvi. 10.
5. A conſtellation in the zodiack.
There ſtay until the twelve celeſtial ſigns
Have brought about their annual reckoning. , Shakeſpeare.
Now did the ſign reign, and the conſtellation was come,
under which Perkin ſhould appear. Bacon's Henry VII.
After ev'ry foe ſubdu'd, the ſun
Thrice through the ſigns his annual race ſhall run. Dryden.
6. Note of reſemblance.
7. Enſign.
The enſign of Meſfiah blaz'd,
Aloft by angels borne, his ſign in heaven. Milton.
8. Typical repreſentation; ſymbol. - a- - -
The holy ſymbols or ſigns are not barely ſignificative; but
what they repreſent is as certainly delivered to us as the ſym-
bols themſelves. Brerewood.
9. A ſubſcription of one's name: as, a ſgn manual.
To SIGN. v. a. [ſigno, Latin.]
1. To mark. - - -
Youſign your place and calling in full ſeeming
With meekneſs and humility; but your heart
Is cramm'd with arrogancy. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
2. [Signer, French.] To ratify by hand or ſeal.
Be pleas'd to ſign theſe papers: they are all >
Of great concernſ Dryden s Cleomenes.
3. To betoken; to fignify; tº repreſent typically.
The ſacraments and ſymbols are juſt ſuch as they ſeem ;
but becauſe they are made tº be ſigns of a ſecret myſtery, they
receive the names of what themſelves deſign. . 3|aylor.
SIGNAL. n.ſ.. [ſignal, French; Jennale, Spaniſh ) Notice
given by a ſign; a ſign that gives notice. The
S I G. S I G The weary ſun hath made golden ſet, by the bright track of his firy car, à. %. of º goodly day to-morrow. Shakespeare. R. III. ediwning day began to ſpring, As ºº §: with clamours ring. Dryden. Sional. adj. [Jºnal, French.] Eminent; memorable; re- mº: eflecmed more by the parliament, for theſºnal acts of cruelty committed upon the Iriſh. Clarendon. The Thames frozen twice in one year, ſo as men to walk on it, is a very ſignal accident. - Swift. Signality. n.ſ.. [from ſignal.] Quality of ſomething re- markable or memorable. - - - Of the ways whereby they enquired and determined its ſig- mality, the firſt was natural, ariſing from phyſical cauſes. Brºwn. It ſeems a ſignality in providence, in erecting your ſociety in ſuch a juncture of dangerous humours. , Glamº; Sceſ. Prof. To Signalize. v. a. [ſignaler, French.j To make eminent; to make remarkable. - Many, who have endeavoured to ſignalize themſelves by works of this nature, plainly diſcover that they are not ac- quainted with the moſt common ſyſtems of arts and ſciences. Addiſon's Speciator. Some one eminent ſpirit, having ſignalized his valour and fortune in defence of his country, or by the practice of popu- lar arts at home, becomes to have great influence on the people. - Swift. Siſon Ally. adv. [from ſignal.] Eminently; remarkably 5 memorably. Perſons ſignally and eminently obliged, yet miſſing of the utmoſt of their greedy deſigns in ſwallowing both gifts and giver too, inſtead of thanks for received kindneſſes, have be- took themſelves to barbarous threatnings. South's Sermons. SIGNA'tion. n.ſ.. [from ſigno, Latin.]. Sign given; act of betokening. A horſeſhoe Baptiſta Porta hath thought too low a ſigna- tion, he raiſed unto a lunary repreſentation. Brown. S1'GNATURE. m. ſ. [ſignature, Fr. ſºnatura, from ſignº, Lat.] 1. A ſign or mark impreſſed upon anything; a ſtamp; a mark. The brain being well furniſhed with various traces, ſigna- tures, and images, will have a rich treaſure always ready to be offered to the ſoul. JWatts. That natural and indelible ſignature of God, which human ſouls, in their firſt origin, are ſuppoſed to be ſtampt with, we have no need of in diſputes againſt atheiſm. Bentley. Vulgar parents cannot ſtamp their race With ſignatures of ſuch majeſtick grace. Pope's Odyſſey. 2. A mark upon any matter, particularly upon plants, by which their nature or medicinal uſe is pointed out. All bodies work by the communication of their nature, or by the impreſſion and ſignatures of their motions: the diffuſion of ſpecies viſible, ſeemeth to participate more of the former, and the ſpecies audible of the latter. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. Some plants bear a very evident ſignature of their nature and uſe. 41ore again/? Atheiſm. Seek out for plants, and ſignatures, To quack of univerſal cures. Hudibras. Herbs are deſcribed by marks and ſignatures, ſo far as to diſtinguiſh them from one another. Baker on Learning. 3. Proof; evidence. <> The moſt deſpicable pieces of decayed nature are curiouſly wrought with eminent ſignatures of divine wiſdom. Ganj. Some rely on certain marks and ſignatures of their election, and others on their belonging to ſome particular church or fe&t. - Rogers's Sermons. 4. [Among printers.] Some letter or figure to diſtinguiſh dif- ferent ſheets. 'r a , SºurisT. n.ſ [from ſignature.] One who holds the doćtrine of ſignatures. . Signaturiſts ſeldom omit what the ancients delivered, draw- ing unto inference received diſtinétions. Brown Si'GNET. m. ſ. [ſignette, French.] A ſeal - the ſeal-manual of a king. J eal commonly uſed for I've been bold, For that I knew it the moſt gen'ral way, To them to uſe your ſignet and your name. Shaloſ. 7, Here is the hand and ſeal of j." you ...ſº racier, I doubt not, and the ſignet. Shakeſp. Meaſ for Meaſ. Give thy ſignet, bracelets, and ſtaff. Gen. xxviii. 8. He delivered him his private ſignet. Kºi. He knew my pleaſure to diſcharge his bands: - Proof of my life my royal 6, Yet ſtill lº' y oya ſignet made, The impreſſion of a fgnet ring. SIGNIFIcANce. c SIGNI'FIcANcy. {n-f [from ſniff.] I. Pºs, ºf ſignifying; meaning. by . ***nſible expreſſion of the notions of the mind by conſ º: of utterance of voice, uſed as ſigns, having y If . everal determinate ſignificancies. Holder. takes ... he intends it for the honour of another, he Y by his words theſignificance of his ačtion. Stillingſ. Dryden’s Aurengzebe. Ayliffe's Parergon. 2. Force; energy; power of impreſſing the mind. The clearneſs of conception and expreſſion, the boldneſs maintained to majeſty, the ſignificancy and found of words, not ſtrained into bombaſt, muſt eſcape our tranſient view upon the theatre. Dryden. As far as this duty will admit of privacy, our Saviour hath enjoined it in terms of particular ſignificancy and force. Alterb. I have been admiring the wonderful ſignificancy of that word perſecution, and what various interpretations it hath ac- quired. Swift. 3. Importance; moment; conſequence. How fatal would ſuch a diſtinction have proved in former reigns, when many a circumſtance of leſs ſignificancy has been conſtrued into an overt ačt of high treaſon f Addiſon. SIGNIFICANT. adj. [ſignifiant, Fr. ſignificans, Latin.] 1. Expreſſive of ſomething beyond the external mark. Since you are tongue-ty'd, and ſo loth to ſpeak, In dumb ſignificants proclaim your thoughts. Shakespeare . H. VI. 2. Betokening; ſtanding as a ſign of ſomething. It was well ſaid of Plotinus, that the ſtars were ſignificant, but not efficient. Raiºh. 3. Expreſſive or repreſentative in an eminent degree; forcible to impreſs the intended meaning. - Whereas it may be objected, that to add to religious duties ſuch rites and ceremonies as are ſignificant, is to inſtitute new ſacraments. Hooker. Common life is full of this kind of ſºn ficant expreſſions, by knocking, beckoning, frowning, and pointing; and dumb perſons are ſagacious in the uſe of them. Holder on Speech. The Romans joined both devices, to make the emblem the more ſignificant; as, indeed, they could not too much extol the learning and military virtues of this emperor. Addison. 4. Important; momentous. A low word. Signi'FicAN fly. adv. [from ſignificant J With force of ex- preſſion. Chriſtianity is known in Scripture by no name ſo ſigniff- cantly as by the ſimplicity of the Goſpel. South's Sermons. SIGNIFIcA'tion. n.ſ.. [ſignification, French; ſignificatio, Latin; from ſºnify. J 1. The act of making known by ſigns. A lye is properly a ſpecies of injuſtice, and a violation of the right of that perſon to whom the falſe ſpeech is directed; for all ſpeaking, or ſignification of one's mind, implies an act or addreſs of one man to another. South. 2. Meaning expreſſed by a ſign or word. An adjective requireth another word to be joined with him, to ſhew his ſignificatiºn. Accidence. Brute animals make divers motions to have ſeveral ſignifica- tions, to call, warn, cheriſh, and threaten. Holder. SIGNI'Ficative. adj. [ſignificatſ, Fr. from ſigniff.] 1. Betokening by an external ſign. The holy ſymbols or ſigns are not barely ſignificative, but what by divine inſtitution they repreſent and teſtify unto our ſouls, is truly and certainly delivered unto us. Brerewººd. 2. Forcible; ſtrongly expreſſive. - Neither in the degrees of kindred they were deſtitute, ºf ſignificative words; for whom we call grandfather, they called ealdfader; whom we call great-grandfather, they called third- fader. Camden' Remainſ. SIGNI'ficatory. n.ſ.. [from ſigniff.] That which ſignifies or betokens. - Here is a double ſignificatory of the ſpirit, a woºd and a ſign. + Toyºr. To SIGNIFY. v. a. [ſºnifier, French; ſignific, Latind 1. To declare by ſome token or ſign. The maid from that ill omen turn'd her eyes, Nor knew what ſignify'd the boding ſign, But found the §. & Dºdº. Thoſe parts of nature, into which the chaos was divided, they ſignified by dark and obſcure names; as the pig", tarus, and oceanus. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. 2. To mean ; to expreſs. Life's but a walking ſhadow; a poor player, That ſtruts and frets his hour upon the ſtage, And then is heard no more It is a tale, Told by an ideot, full of ſound and fury, sº nothing! Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Stephano, ſignify Within the houſe your miſtreſs is at hand. shaftarº. 3. To import; to weigh. This is ſeldom uſed but in"&" tively, what ſignific, 3 or with much, little, or nºtº: ! Though he that fins frequently, and repents ſº gives reaſon to believe his repentances before God ſºnſ nothing; yet that is nothing to us. - ºft Iłżat ſignifie, the ſplendor of courts, conſidering the ſlavi attendances that go along with it? L Eſrang!. He hath one way more, which although it /gniff little to men of ſober reaſon, yet unhappily hits the ſuſpicious humouſ of men, that governors have a deſign to impoſe. Till tſon. If the firſt of theſe fail, the power of Adam, were it never ſo great, will ſigniff nothing to the preſent ſocieties in . world. - #: 9
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S I L
S I L
of Wº: -
º What ſignifies the people's conſent in making and repealing
lº. laws, if the perſon who adminiſters hath no tie. Swift.
º 4. To make known.
º I'll to the king, and ſºnify to him,
* That thus I have reſign'd to you my charge. Shakespeare R. III.
º He ſent and ſgnified it by his angel unto John. Rev. i. 1.
º The government ſhould ſignify to the proteſtants of Ireland,
.* that want of ſilver is not to be remedied. Swift.
his: To S1'GNIFY. v. m. To expreſs-meaning with force.
jha, If the words be but comely and ſignifying, and the ſenſe
s gentle, there is juice; but where that wanteth, the language is
º thin. - - Ben. johnſon.
- Si'GNiory. m. ſ. [ſeignoria, Italian.] Lordſhip; dominion.
* If ancient ſorrow be moſt reverent,
it. " Give mine the benefit of ſigniory,
And let my griefs frown on the upper hand. Shakeſ R. III.
At that time -
hrough all the ſigniories it was the firſt,
nd Proſpero the prime duke. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
º: The earls, their titles and their ſigniories
Tº muſt reſtore again. Daniel's Civil War.
y
º brave progenitors, by valour, zeal,
º Gain'd thoſe high honours, princely ſigniories,
º , And proud prerogatives. Iſºft.
º Signpost. n.ſ.. [ſign and poſt.] That upon which a ſign hangs.
º He ſhould ſhare with them in the preſerving
º A ſhed or ſignpoſt. Ben. johnſon's Catiline.
º This noble invention of our author's hath been copied by ſo
º many ſignpoſt dawbers, that now 'tis grown fulſome, rather
º by their want of ſkill than by the commonneſs. Dryden.
Si'KER. adv. The old word for ſure, or ſurely. Spenſer.
SI(KERNess. n.ſ.. [from ſiker.] Sureneſs; ſafety.
SI'l ENce. h. ſ. [filence, French; ſilentium, Latin.]
º 1. The ſtate of holding peace.
- v Unto me men gave ear, and waited and kept ſilence at my
counſel. job xxix. 21.
I ſuffer not a woman to teach, nor to uſurp authority over
the man, but to be in ſilence. 1 Tim. ii. 12.
Firſt to himſelf he inward filence broke. Milton.
2. Habitual taciturnity; not loguacity.
I think the beſt grace of wit will ſhortly turn into ſilence,
And diſcourſe grow commendable in none but parrots. Shakespeare
3. Secrecy.
4. Stilneſs; not noiſe.
Here all their rage, and ev'n their murmurs ceaſe,
And ſacred ſilence reigns, and univerſal peace.
5. Not mention.
Thus fame ſhall be atchiev’d,
And what moſt merits fame in ſilence hid.
SI'lenc E. interj. An authoritative reſtraint of ſpeech.
Sir, have pity; I'll be his ſurety.—
—Silence : one word more
Shah make me chide thee, if not hate thee. Shakeſpeare.
*:::: To S1 LENCE. v. a. [from the noun J. To ſtill; to oblige to
* - hold peace.
We muſt ſuggeſt the people, that tos pow'r
He wou'd have made them mules, ſilenc'd their pleaders, and
Diſpropertied their freedoms. Shakeſpeare.
The ambaſſador is ſilenc'd. Shakeſpeare's Hen. VIII.
Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the iſle
From her propriety. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
." This paſſed as an oracle, and ſilenced thoſe that moved
º, the queſtion. Bacon's Hen. VII.
Thus could not the mouths of worthy martyrs be ſilenced,
who being expoſed unto wolves, gave loud expreſſions of their
faith, and were heard as high as heaven. Brown's Wulgar Err.
This would ſilence all further oppoſition. Clarendon.
Since in dark ſorrow I my days did ſpend,
I could not ſilence my complaints.
Theſe dying lovers, and their floating ſons,
Suſpend the fight and ſilence all our guns. J/aller.
Had they duly conſidered the extent of infinite knowledge
and power, theſe would have ſilenced their ſcruples, and they
had adored the amazing myſtery. Rogers's Sermons.
If it pleaſe him altogether to ſilence me, ſo that I ſhall not
only ſpeak with difficulty, but wholly be diſabled to open my
mouth, to any articulate utterance ; yet I hope he will give
me grace, even in my thoughts, to praiſe him. J/ake.
The thund’rer ſpoke, nor durſt the queen reply ;
A reverend horror ſilenc'd all the ſky. Pope's Iliad.
S1'LENT. adj. [ſilens, Latin.]
1. Not ſpeaking; mute.
O my God, I cry in the day time, and in the night ſea-
ſon I am not ſilent. Pſalms xxii. 2.
Silent, and in face
Confounded long they ſat as ſtricken mute. Milton.
Be not ſilent to me: leſt if thou be ſilent, I become like
thoſe that go down into the pit. Pſalms xxviii. I.
2. Not talkative ; not loquacious.
Ulyſſes, adds he, was the moſt eloquent and moſt ſilent of
men; he knew that a word ſpoken never wrought ſo much good
as a word conceal’d, Notes on the Odyſſey.
Pºpe.
Milton.
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Denham.
.
3. Still ; having no noiſe. -
Pºp night dark night, the ſent of the night,
The time of night when Troy was ſet on fire,
The time when ſcreech-owls Cry, and ban-dogs howl. Shakespeare
Now is the pleaſant time,
The cool,
the ſilent, ſave where fil -
To the night-warblin. bird. re ſilence yields
4. Wanting efficacy. I think an Hebraiſin.
Second and inſtrumental cauſes, together with nature itſelf.
without that operative faculty which God gave them, would
Milton.
become ſilent, virtueleſ, and 3 - ſo),”, H,
The ſun to me is dark, ead Raleigh s Hiſtory.
And ſilent as the moon, -
When ſhe deſerts the night,
Hid in her vacant interlunar CaVe. Miltºn.
5. Not mentioning.
This new created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not ſent.
Si'LENTLY. adv. [from ſilent.]
1. Without ſpeech.
When with one three nations join to fight,
They ſilently confeſs that one more brave.
For me they beg, each ſlenty
Pemands thy grace, and ſeems to watch thy eye.
2. Without noiſé.
You to a certain vićtory are led;
Your men all arm'd ſtand ſently within.
3. Without mention.
The difficulties remain ſtill, till he can ſhow who is meant
by right heir, in all thoſe caſes where the preſent poſſeſſor hath
ho ſon: this he ſilently paſſes over. Locke.
Silicious. adj. [from cilitium.] It ſhould be therefore written
cilicious. Made of hair. -
The ſilicious and hairy veſts of the ſtrióteſt orders of friars,
derive their inſtitution #. St. John and Elias. Brown.
Siliculose. adj. [ſilicula, Latin.] Huſky; full of huſks, Diä.
SILI'GINose, adj. [ſiliginºſus, Latin.] Made of fine wheat. Dići.
S 1'LIQUA. m. ſ. [Latin J
1. [With gold finers.] . A carat of which ſix make a ſcruple.
2. [Silique, French, with botaniſts.] The ſeed-veſſel, huſk, cod,
or ſhell of ſuch plants as are of the pulſe kind. Dić.
S1'LIQUose. }* [from ſiliqua, Latin.] Having a pod, or
SI'liquous. capſula. . . .
All the tetrapetalous ſliga'ſ plants are alkaleſcent. Arbath.
SILK. n.ſ. [reole, Saxon.]
1. The thread of the worm that turns afterwards to a butterfly.
The worms were hallow'd that did breed the ſilk;
And it was dy'd in mºmmy, which the ſkilful
Conſerv'd of maiden's hearts. Shakeſpeare'. Othell.
2. The ſtuff made of the worms thread. -
Let not the creaking of ſhoes, or ruſtling of ſilks betray
thy poor heart to woman. Shakespeare.
He cauſed the ſhore to be covered with Perſian ſilk for
him to tread upon. . Knolles.
Without the worm, in Perſian ſilk; we ſhine. Waler.
S1’LKEN. adj. [from ſilk.] w
1. Made of ſi'k.
Men counſel and give comfort to that gricf
Which they themſelves not feel; but taſting it,
Their counſel turns to paſſion, which before
Would give preceptial medicine to rage;
Fetter ſtrong madneſs in a ſilken thread;
Charm ach with air, and agony with words.
Now, will we revel it
With ſilken coats, and caps, and golden rings. Shakespeare.
She weeps, -
And words addreſs'd ſeem tears diſſolv’d,
Wetting the borders of her ſilken veil.
2. Soft ; tender.
Full many a lady fair, in court full oft
Beholding them, him ſecretly envide,
And wiſht that two ſuch fans, ſo ſilken ſoft,
And golden fair, her love would her provide.
All the youth of England are on fire,
And ſilken dalliance in the wardrobe lies. Shakespeare. Hen. V.
For then the hills with pleaſing ſhades are crown'd,
And ſleeps are ſweeter on the ſºken ground. Dryden.
Dreſs up virtue in all the beauties of oratory, and you will
find the wild paſſions of men too violent to be reſtrained by
ſuch mild and ſilken language. J/atts's Improv. ºf the A4ind.
3. Dreſſed in ſilk. - - - - - - -
Shall a beardleſs boy,
A cocker'd, ſilken wanton, brave our fields,
And fleſh his ſpirit in a warlike ſoil,
Mocking the air with colours idly ſpread,
And find no check : Shakeſpeare's King jºhn.
Silk Merce R. n.ſ.. [ſilk and mercer.] A dealer in ſilk. . .
SilkweA’ver. n.ſ. (ſilk and weaver.] One whoſe trade is
to weave ſilken ſtuffs. - - . . .
True Engliſh hate your monſieurs paltry arts; ,
For you are all ſilk-weavers in your hearts. Dryden.
The Chineſe are ingenious ſilk-weavers. ///atts.
24 C Si'Lkwor M,
Milton.
Dryden.
Dryden.
Dryden.
Sbake?rare.
Milton.
Spenſºr.
S I L s I M - : [/ſ; and wºrm.J. The worm that ſpins ſk. º the green of whole countries, and ſilk- worms devour leaves ſwiftly. Bacon’s Natural Hiſtºry. Broad were the banners, and of ſnowy hue, A purer web the ſilk-worm never drew. Drydºn. SI'lky adj. [from /*.] 1. Made of ſilk. . Soft ; pliant. - - 2. CO #. kind of knaves, in plainneſs, Harbour more craft, and º: corrupter ends han twenty ſilky ducking obſervants, * - #. .. duties nicely. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear. Sill. n. ſ. [ryl, Sax. ſºil, French ; ſullº, Dutch ; ſugar, to found, Gothick.] The timber or ſtone at the foot of the door. The farmer's gooſe, Grown fat . and fitting ſtill, Can ſcarce get o'er the barn-door/ill: - And hardly waddles forth. - Swift. SI'llabub. n.ſ.. [This word has exerciſed the etymolºgiſts. Minſhºw thinks it corrupted from /willingballes. famius omits it. Henſhaw, whom Skinner follows, deduces it from the Dutch ſui, a pipe, and buº, a paunch ; bºcauſe ſila- jul, are commonly drunk through, a ſpout, out of a jug with alarge belly. It ſeems more probably derived from ſil, in old Engliſh vinegar, eſil a bouc, vinegar fºr the mouth, vinegar made pleaſant.J. Curds made by milking upon vinegar. Joan takes her neat rubb'd pail, and now She trips to milk the ſand-red cow ; . Where, for ſome ſturdy foot-ball ſwain, Joan ſtrokes a ſillabub or twain. Wºtton. A feaſt, By ſome rich farmer's wife and ſiſter dreſt, Might be reſembled to a ſick man's dream, Where all ideas huddling run ſo faſt, - That ſlabub, come firſt, and ſoups the laſt. King. SI'llily. Adv. [from ſily.] In a ſilly manner; ſimply; fooliſhly. I wonder, what thou and I Did, till we lov’d were we not wean'd till then, But ſuck'd on childiſh pleaſures ſillily P Or ſlumber'd we in the ſeven ſleepers den 2 Donne. We are caught as ſilly as the bird in the net. , L'Eſtrange. Do, do, look ſillily, good colonel; 'tis a decent melan- choly after an abſolute defeat. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. SI'llis ess. n.ſſfrom ſilly..] Simplicity; weakneſs; harmleſs folly. The ſlyneſ of the perſon does not derogate from the dig- nity of his charaćter. L'Eſtrange. SI'lly, adj. [ſelig, German. Skinner.] 1. Harmleſs; innocent; inoffenſive ; plain; artleſs. 2. Weak; helpleſs. - After long ſtorms, In dread of death and dangerous diſmay, With which my ſilly bark was toſſed fore, I do at length deſcry the happy ſhore. Spenſer. 3. Fooliſh; witheſs. Perhaps their loves, or elſe their ſheep, Was that did their ſilly thoughts ſo buſy keep. Milton. The meaneſt ſubjects cenſure the ačtions of the greateſt prince; the ſillieſ! ſervants, of the wiſeſt maſter. Temple. I have no diſcontent at living here; beſides what ariſes from aſily ſpirit of liberty, which I reſolve to throw off. Swift. Such parts of writings as are ſtupid or ſilly, falſe or miſta- ken, ſhould become ſubjećts of occaſional criticiſm. //atts. Silly How. m. ſ. [Perhaps from relig, happy, and people, the head..] The membrane that covers the head of the foetus. Great conceits are raiſed, of the membranous covering called the ſillyhow, ſometimes found about the heads of chil- dren upon their birth. Brown's Wulgar Errours. Silt. n.ſ. Mud; ſlime. Several trees of oak and fir ſtand in firm earth below the moor, near Thorny, in all probability covered by inunda- tion, and theſilt and mooriſhearth exaggerated upon them. Hale. Sºlva N. adj. [from ſilva, Latin.] Woody; full of woods. . . Betwixt two rows of rocks, a ſilvan ſcene Appears above, and groves for ever green. Dryden. Si’iyer. n: ſ [reolpen, Saxon; ſilver, Dutch.] 1. Silver is a white and hard metal, next in weight to gold. J/atts's Logick. 2. Anything of ſoft ſplendour. Pallas, piteous of her plaintive cries, In ſlumber clos'd her ſilver-ſtreaming eyes. Pope. 3. Money made of ſilver. - - - Si'i.v ER. adj. 1. Made of ſilver. Puš.my ſilver cup in the ſack's mouth. Gen. xliv. 2. Hence had the huntreſs Dian her dread bow *Hºº queen for ever chaſte. > Milton. C /tlver-ſh: - • 3. White like ſº goddeſs of the place. Pope's Odyſſey. Of all the race of filver-winged flies Was '* more favourable, nor more fair, I han Clarion. Sı'L - Stenſºr. Old Saliſbury, ſhame to thy ſºver hair, Thou mad miſleader of thy brain ſick ſon. Shakeſpecre. The great in honour are not always wiſe, ./ Nor judgment under ſilver treſſes lies. Sandy. Others on ſilver-lakes and rivers bath'd Their downy breaſt. - Milton. 3. Having a pale luſtre. . So ſweet a kiſs the golden ſun gives not To thoſe freſh morning drops upon the roſe, As thy eye beams, when their freſh rays have ſmote The night of dew that on my cheeks down flows; Nor ſhines the ſilver moon one half ſo bright, Through the tranſparent boſom of the deep, As doth thy face through tears of mine give light. Sºftware. 4. Soft of voice. This phraſe is Italian, vice organtina. “ From all their groves, which with the heavenly noiſes Of their ſweet inſtruments were wont to ſound, 2. And th’ hollow hills, from which their ſºver voices Were wont redoubled ecchoes to rebound, Did now rebound with nought but rueful cries, And yelling ſhrieks thrown up into the ſkies. Speſºr. It is my love that calls upon my name, How ſilver ſweet ſound lovers tongues by night, Like ſofteſt muſick to attending ears. Shakespeare. To Silv ER. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To cover ſuperficially with ſilver. - There be fools alive, I wis, Silver'd o'er, and ſo was this. Shakeſpeare. The ſplendour of filver is more pleaſing to ſome eyes, than that of gold; as in cloth of ſilver, and ſilver'd rapiers. Bacon. Silvering will ſully and canker more than gilding. Bacon. A gilder ſhewed me a ring ſilver'd over with mercurial fumes, which he was then to reſtore to its native yellow. Bºyle. 2. To adorn with mild luſtre. Here retir'd the ſinking billows ſleep, And ſmiling calmneſs ſilver'd o'er the deep. Pºpe. Si'lve RBEATER. m. ſ. [ſilver and teat..] One that foliates fil- Wer. Silverbeaters chuſe the fineſt coin, as that which is moſt ex- tenſive under the hammer. Boyle. S1’lv ERLING. m. ſ. A thouſand vines, at a thouſand ſilverlings, ſhall be for briars and thorns. Iſaiah vii. 23. Silv ERLY. adv. [from ſilver.] With the appearance of fil- Wer. Let me wipe off this honourable dew That ſilverly doth progreſs on thy cheeks. Shakeſpeare. sººn. m. / [ſilver and ſmith..] One that works in 1IWer. SI' Demetrius a ſilverſmith, made ſhrines for Diana. Ali Xix. NILVER THIST LE. SI'lve Rw E E D. }*/ Plants. Silvert R.E.E. n.ſ. [conocarpodendron, Latin.] A plant. The leaves throughout the year are of a fine ſilver colour; it hath an apetalous flamineous flower, which is ſurrounded by a number of long leaves immediately under the flower-cup, which conſiſts of five narrow leaves; theſe are ſucceeded by cenes, in ſhape like thoſe of the larchtree; the ſeeds are each of them included in a ſquare cell. Miller. Silva Ry. adj. [from ſilver.] Beſprinkled with ſilver. A gritty ſtone, with ſmall ſpangles of a white ſºvery talc in it. IVoodward on Fºſſils. Of all th’ enamel'd race whoſe ſilv'ry wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the ſpring, - Once brighteſt ſhin'd this child of heat and air. Dunciad. Si'MA R. n.ſ.. [ſimarre, French..] A woman's robe. The ladies dreſs'd in rich ſmars were ſeen, Of Florence ſattin, flower'd with white and green. Dryden. §:::::. ład. [ſmºlair, French; from ſimiliº, Latin.] 1. Homogeneous; having one part like another: Minerals appear to the eye to be perfectly ſimilar, aS metals; or at leaſt to conſiſt but of two or three diſtinct ingredients, as cinnabar. Bºyle. 2. Reſembling; having reſemblance. The laws of England, relative to thoſe matters, were the original and exemplar from whence thoſe ſimilar or parallel laws of Scotland were derived. Hale's Hiff. ºf Com. Law ºf En. SIMILA'R1ty. n.ſ.. [from ſimilar.) Likeneſs. - The blood and chyle are intimately mixed, and by attº tion attenuated; by which the mixture acquires a sº . - - - milarity, or homogenei parts. gree of fluidity and /im larity, geneity Arbuthnot. SIMILE. m. ſ. [ ſimile, Latin.] A compariſon by which any thing is illuſtrated or aggrandized. Their rhimes, Full of proteſt, of oath, and big compare, Want }. ...}} ears' Troilus and Crºftda. Lucentio ſlip'd me, like his greyhound, - Which runs himſelf, and catches for his maſter: A good ſwift ſimile, but ſomething curriſh. sºlº 2
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In argument,
Similes are like ſongs in love, -
They much deſcribe; they nothing prove. Prior.
Poets, to give a looſe to a warm fancy, not only expatiate
in their ſimiles, but introduce them too frequently. Garth.
SiMI'll rude. n. / [ſimilitude, French; ſimilitudo, Latin.]
1. Likeneſs; reſemblance. -
Similitude of ſubſtance would cauſe attrađtion, where the
body is wholly freed from the motion of gravity; for then lead
would draw lead. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Our immortal ſouls, while righteous, are by God himſelf
beautified with the title of his own image and ſimilitude. Ral.
Let us make man in our image, man
In our ſimilitude, and let them rule -
Over the fiſh and fowl. Milton.
Similitade to the Deity was not regarded in the things they
gave divine worſhip to, and looked on as ſymbols of the
god they worſhipped. Stillingfleet.
If we compare the pićture of a man, drawn at the years
of ſeventeen, with that of the ſame perſon at the years of
threeſcore, hardly the leaſt trace or ſimilitude of one face can
be found in the other. South's Sermons.
Fate ſome future bard ſhall join,
In ſad ſimilitude of griefs to mine,
Condemn'd whole years in abſence to deplore,
And image charms he muſt behold no more. Pºpe.
2. Compariſon; ſimile.
Plutarch, in the firſt of his trađates, by ſundry ſimilitudes,
ſhews us the force of education. JWoºton.
Taſſo, in his ſimilitudes, never departed from the woods;
that is, all his compariſons were taken from the country. Dryd
SI'M ITAR. m. ſ. [See C1'METER.] A crooked or falcated
ſword with a convex edge.
To Si'MMER. v. n. [A word made probably from the ſound,
but written by Skinner, ſinber.] To boil gently ; to boil
with a gentle hiſſing.
Place a veſſel in warm ſand, increaſing the heat by de-
grees, till the ſpirit ſimmer or boil a little. Boyle.
Their vital heat and moiſture may always not only ſimber
in one ſluggiſh tenour, but ſometimes boil up higher, and
ſeeth over; the fire of life being more than ordinarily kind-
led upon ſome emergent occaſion.
More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
SIMNEL. [n. ſ. [ſinnellus, low Latin.] A kind of ſweet bread
or cake.
SIMoN1'AcK. m. ſ [ſimoniaque, French ; ſimoniacus, Latin.]
One who buys or ſells preferment in the church.'
If the biſhop alleges that the perſon preſented is a ſimo-
niac, or unlearned, they are to proceed to trial. Ayliffe.
SIM on 1'AcAL. adj. [from ſmoniac.] Guilty of buying or ſell-
ing eccleſiaſtical preferment.
Add to your criminals the ſimoniacal ladies, who ſeduce the
ſacred order into the difficulty of breaking their troth. Specſ.
SI'Mon Y. m. ſ. [ſinonie, French; ſimonia, Latin.] The crime of
buying or ſelling church preferment.
One that by ſuggeſtion
Tied all the kingdom; ſimony was fair play,
His own opinion was his law. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
Many papers remain in private hands, of which one is of
Amony; and I wiſh the world might ſee it, that it might un-
deceive ſome patrons, who think they have diſcharged that
great truſt to God and man, if they take no money for a
living, though it may be parted with for other ends leſs juſti-
fiable. Halton's Life of Biſhop Sanderſºn.
No ſimony nor ſinecure is known;
There works the bee, no honey for the drone. Garth.
To SIMPER. v. m. [from rymbelan, Saxon, to keep holiday,
Skinner. He derives ſimmer from the ſame word, and con-
firms his etymology by writing it ſimber. It is perhaps de-
rived from ſimmer, as it may ſeem to imitate the dimples of
water gently boiling..] To ſmile; generally to ſmile fooliſh-
lv.
y A made countenance about her mouth between ſimpering
and ſmiling, her head bowed ſomewhat down, ſeemed to lan-
guiſh with over much idleneſs. Sidney.
I charge you, O men, for the love you bear to women, as
I perceive by your ſimpering none of you hate them, to like
as much as pleaſes them. Shakeſpeare's A you like it.
Stars above ſimper and ſhine,
As having keys unto thy love, while poor I pine. Herbert.
Let then the fair one beautifully cry,
Dreſt in ſmiles of ſweet Cecilia ſhine,
With ſimp'ring angels, palms and harps divine. Pope.
St Mr E.R. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Smile; generally a fooliſh
ſmile.
The wit at his elbow ſtared him in the fice, with ſo be-
witching a grin, that the whiſtler relaxed his fibres into a
kind of ſimper, and at length burſt out into an open laugh. Addison
Great Tibbald nods: the proud Parnaſſian ſneer,
The conſcious ſimper, and the jealous leer,
Mix on his look. Pope's Dunciad.
SiMºle, adj. [ſimplex, Latin; ſimple, French.]
1. Plain; artleſs; unſkilled; undeſigning; ſincere; harmleſs.
Were it not to ſatisfy the minds of the ſimpler ſort of men,
theſe nice curioſities are not worthy the labour which we be-
ſtow to anſwer them.
They meet upon the way,
A ſimple huſbandman in garments grey. Hubberd's 7ale.
I am a ſimple woman, much too weak
T’ oppoſe your cunning. Shakeſbeare’ V
O Ethelinia, eſpeare's Hen. VIII.
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine,
Simple and plain, and fraught with artieſ, tenderneſs. Rºwe.
2. Uncompounded; unmingled ; ſingle; only one ; plain; not
complicated. >
To make the compound paſs for the rich metal ſimple, is
an adulteration or counterfeiting. £º
Simple philoſophically ſignifies fingle, but vulgarly fooliſh.
Hooker.
J/atts.
Among ſubſtances ſome are called ſimple, ſome compº
whether taken in a philoſophical or vulgar ſenſe. it.
If we take ſimple and compound in a vulgar ſenſe, them all
thoſe are ſimple ſubſtances which are generally eſteemed uni-
form in their natures: ſo every herb is calied aſºnple, and
eyery metal a mineral; though the chymiſt perhaps may find
all his ſeveral elements in each of them. //atts's Lºgicks.
Let Newton, pure intelligence, whom God
To mortals lent, to trace his boundleſs works,
From laws, ſublimely ſimple, ſpeak thy fame
- In all philoſophy. Thºmſºn's Summer.
3. Silly; not wiſe; not cunning.
The ſimple believeth every word; but the prudent man
looketh well to his going. Prºv. xv.
I would have you wiſe unto that which is good, and ſimple
concerning evil. Rom. xvi. 19:
Dick, ſimple odes too many ſhow
My ſervile complaiſance to Cloe. Prior.
SIMPLE, n ſ. [ſimple, French..] A ſingle ingredient in a medi.
cine; a drug. It is popularly uſed for an herb.
Of ſimples in theſe groves that grow,
We'll learn the perfect ſkill;
The nature of each herb to know,
Which cures, and which can kill. Drayton's Q. of Cynthia,
Our foſter nurſe of nature is repoſe,
The which he kacks; that to provoke in him,
Are many ſimples operative, whoſe power
Will cloſe the eye of anguiſh. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear,
He would ope his leathern ſcrip,
And ſhew me ſimples of a thouſand names,
Telling their ſtrange and vigorous faculties Milton.
What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked ſimple itſelf,
as it comes over from the Indies. Temple.
Around its entries nodding poppies grow,
And all cool ſimples that ſweet reſt beſtow;
Night from the plants their ſleepy virtue drains,
And paſſing, ſheds it on the ſilent plains. Dryden.
Med'cine is mine: what herbs and ſimples grow
In fields and foreſts, all their pow'rs I know,
And am the great phyſician call’d. Dryden,
To SIMPLE. v. n. To gather ſimples.
As once the foaming boar he chas'd,
Laſcivious Circe well the youth ſurvey'd, -
As ſimpling on the flow'ry hills he ſtray’d. Garth.
SI'M Pless. n.ſ [ſimpleſe, French..] Simplicity; fillineſs; folly.
An obſolete word.
Their weeds been not ſo nighly were,
Such ſimpleſ, mought them ſhend,
They been yelad in purple and pall,
They reign and rulen over all. Spenſºr's Paſtorals.
SI'MPLEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſimple.] The quality of being ſimple.
I will hear that play:
For never any thing can be amiſs,
When ſimpleneſs and duty tender it, Shakeſpeare.
Such perfect elements may be found in theſe four known
bodies that we call pure ones; for they are leaſt compounded,
and approach moſt to the ſimpleneſ of the elements. Pigby.
SIMPLE'R. n.ſ.. [from ſimple..] A ſimpliſt. An herbariſt.
SIMPLEton. n.ſ.. [from ſimple..] A filly mortal; a trifler; a
fooliſh fellow. A low word.
A country farmer ſent his man to look after an ox; the
fimpleton went hunting up and down till he found him in a
wood. L’Eſtrange.
Thoſe letters may prove a diſcredit, as laſting as mercenary
ſcribblers, or curious ſimpletons can make it. Pope.
Simplicity. n ſ. [ſimplicitas, Latin ; ſimplicit?, French.J.
1. Plainneſs; artleſſneſs; not ſubtilty; not cunning; not deceit.
The ſweet-minded Philoclea was in their degree of well
doing, to whom the not knowing of evil ſerveth for a ground
of virtue, and hold their inward powers in better form, with
an unſpotted ſimplicity, than many who rather cunningly ſeek
to know what goodneſs is, than willingly take unto them-
ſelves the following of it. sitſ,
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In low ſimplicity, -
He lends out money grati, and brings down
- fuſance. Shale?ear.
§. iº, a man for his harmleſs ſimplicity, neither
miſliked nor much regarded, was created Duke. Haywood.
Suſpicion ſleeps -
At wiſdom's gate, and to ſimplicity -
Reſigns her charge. Milton.
Of manners gentle, of affections mild;
In wit a man, ſimplicity a child. Pope.
Beauty is their ".
The feeling heart, ſimplicity of life,
And elgance and ſº Thomſºn's Summer.
The native elegance and ſimplicity of her manners, were ac-
companied with real benevolence of heart. Female Quixote.
2. Plainneſs; not ſubtilty; not abſtruſeneſs. -
They keep the reverend/implicity of ancienter times. Hooker.
Thoſe enter into farther ſpeculations herein, which is the
itch of curioſity, and content not themſelves with the ſim-
plicity of that doctrine, within which this church hath con-
tained herſelf. Hammond's Fundamentals.
3. Plainneſs; not finery.
They repreſent our poet, when he left Mantua for Rome,
dreſſed in his beſt habit, too fine for the place whence he came,
and yet retaining part of its ſimplicity. - Dryden.
4. Singleneſs; not compoſition; ſtate of being uncompounded.
Mandrakes afford a papaverous and unpleaſant odour in the
leaf or apple, as is diſcoverable in *ſº º:
rown f ug. Err ourſ.
We are led to conceive that great machine of the world, to
have been once in a ſtate of greater ſimplicity than now it is, as
to conceive a watch once in its firſt and ſimple materials. Burnet.
5. Weakneſs; ſillineſs.
Many that know what they ſhould do, would nevertheleſs
diſſemble it, and to excuſe themſelves, pretend ignorance and
Jºnflicity, which now they cannot. Hooker.
How long ye ſimple ones will ye love ſimplicity 2 and fools
hate knowledge? rov. i. 22.
SIMPList. n.ſ.. [from ſimple..] One ſkilled in ſimples.
A plant ſo unlike a roſe, it hath been miſtaken by ſome good
ſimplifts for amomum. Brown's /uſg. Errours.
SIMPLY. adv. [from ſimple.]
1. Without art; without ſubtlety; plainly ; artleſsly.
Accompliſhing great things by things deem'd weak;
Subverting worldy ſtrong and worldly wiſe,
By ſimply meek. Milton's Paradiſ Ioff.
2. Of itſelf; without addition.
This queſtion about the changing of laws concerneth only
ſuch laws as are poſitive, and do make that now good or evil,
by being commanded or forbidden, which otherwiſe of itſelf
were not ſimply the one or the other. Hocker.
3. Merely; ſolely.
Under man, no creature in the world is capable of felicity
and bliſs; becauſe their chiefeſt perfection conſiſteth in that
. º for them, but not in that which is /imply beſt, as
Ours (loth. Hooker.
I will eat and drink, and ſleep as ſoft {er
As captain ſhall; ſimply the thing I am
Shall make me live. Shakespeare.
To ſay, or to do ought with memory and imitation, no pur-
pºſe or reſpect ſhould ſooner move us, thanJimply the love of
God and of mankind. Milton.
4. Fooliſhly ; fillily.
Si'MULAR. m. ſ. (from ſimul, Latin.] One that counterfeits.
Hide thee, thou bloody hand,
Thou perjurer, thou ſimular of virtue,
That art inceſtuous. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
SIMULATION, */ [/ºuſation, French ; ſºari, from ſimulo,
Latin.] That part of hypocriſy which pretends that to b:
which is not.
Simulation is a vice iſing of a natural falſeneſs, or ſear-
fulneſs; or of a mind that hath ſome main fluit', which
becauſe a man muſt needs diſguiſe, it maketh him practiſe
Jimulation. Bacon.
For the unqueſtionable virtues of her perſon and mind,
he well *Preſſed his love in an act and time of no ſimula-
tion towards his end, bequeathing her all his manſion-houſes,
and a Pºwer to diſpoſe of his whole Perſonal eſtate. Iſºtton.
For diſtinétion ſake, a deceiving by word is common
called a lie; and deceiving by actions, geſtures, or .
our, is called /mulation or hypocriſy. South's Sermons.
SIMULTA’Neots. adj. . [ ſimultaneiºs, Latin.] A&ting toge-
ther; exiſting at the ſame time. g tog
If the parts *y all change places at the ſame time, with-
...' reſpect of priority or Poſteriority to each other's
º, ..". º bullets, cloſely crouded in a box,
SI N. m. ſ: [ryn, . * Jimultaneous exchange 2 Glanville.
º the laws of God ; a violation of the laws of
- . How haſ thou the heart
Being a divine, . ghoſtly conſciº,
A ſºn abſolver, and my friend profeſt,
To mangle me with that word baniſhment. Shaºffeare.
But thoſe that ſleep, and think not on their ſºn,
Pinch them. Shakeſpeare's Merry I/ve, ºf ſ/indſºr.
Thou knoweſt, Lord, that I am pure from aſ ſºn with
man. Tºb. iii. 14.
2. Habitual negligence of religion.
Sin, death, and hell, have ſet their marks upon him,
And all their miniſters attend on him. Shakeſpeare.
Diſhoneſt ſhame
Of nature's works: honour diſhonourable
Sin-bred how have ye troubled all mankind? Miłł.
Is there no means, but that a ſin-fickland
Should be let blood with ſuch a boiſt rous hand Daniel.
Vice or virtue chiefly imply the relation of our ačions to
men in this world: ſºn and holineſs rather imply their relation
to God and the other world. //atts's Logist.
Light from her thought, as ſummer's careleſs robe, <>
Fell each affection of this ſin-worn globe. Brooke.
3. It is uſed by Shakeſpeare emphatically for a man enormouſly
wicked,
Thy ambition,
Thou ſcarlet ſin, robb'd this bewailing land
Of noble Buckingham. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
To SIN. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To neglect the laws of religion; to violate the laws of reli-
1On.
g Stand in awe and ſin not. Pſalm; iv. 4.
Many alſo have periſh'd, err'd, and finn'd for women. Eſdr.
He ſhall aſk, and he ſhall give him life for them that ſin not
unto death. 1 John v. 16.
2. To offend againſt right.
I am a man,
More ſinn'd againſt than ſinning.
And who but wiſhes to invert the laws
Of order, ſins againſt th' eternal cauſe. Pope's Eſſay on Man.
Si's woº M. n.ſ.. [ſin and worm. A vie fiful cºur.
I would not ſoil theſe pure ambroſial weeds,
With the rank vapours of the ſin-worn moulá. Miltºn.
SiScF. adv. [formed by contraction from ſthence, or /ith
t!ence, from rise, Saxon.]
1. Becauſe that.
Since the cleareſt diſcoveries we have of other ſpirits, be-
ſides God and our own ſouls, are imparted by revelation,
the information of them ſhould be taken from thence. Z.A.
Since truth and conſtancy are vain,
Since neither love, nor ſenſe of pain,
Nor force of reaſon can perſuade,
Then let example be obey'd, • Granville.
2. From the time that.
Am not I thine aſs, upon which thou haſ ridden ever fina
I was thine unto this day Numb. xxii. 30.
He is the mºſt improved mind ſince you ſaw him, that ever
was, without ſhifting into a new body. Pope.
3. Ago; before this.
About two years ſince, it ſo fell out, that he was brought
to a great lady's houſe. Sidney.
Spies held me in chaſe, that I was forc'd to wheel
Three or four miles about; elſe had I, ſir,
Half an hour ſince, brought my report. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
A law was made no longer ſince than the twenty eighth of
Henry the eighth. Davies's Hiſt. of Ireland.
How many ares ſince has Virgil writ? Ko common.
SINCE. prºpºſitiºn. After ; reckoning from ſome time paſt to the
time preſent. -
He ſince the morning hour ſet out from heav'n. Mºon:
If ſuch a man ariſe, I have a model by which he may build a
Shakeſpeare.
nobler poem than any extant ſince the ancients. Dryden.
S. NCF'R E. adj. [ſinceru, Latin; ſincer, French J
1. Unhurt; uninjured.
He try’d a tough well choſen ſpear;
Th’ inviolable body ſtood ſincere. Dryden.
2. Pure; unmingled. - - - -
Pardon my tears, ’tis joy which bids them flow:
A joy which never was ſincere till now; -
That which my conqueſt gave, I could not prize,
Or 'twas imperfect till I ſaw your eyes. Dryden.
The pleaſures of ſenſe beaſts taſte ſincere and pure always,
without mixture or allay, without befng diſtračied in the pur-
ſuit, or diſquieted in the uſe of them. - Atterbury,
Animal ſubſtances differ from vegetable, in that being re-
duced to aſhes, they are perfectly inſipid, and in that there
is no ſincere acid in any animal juice. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
3. Honeſt; undiſſembling; uncorrupt.
This top proud fellow,
Whom from the flow of gall I name not, but
From ſincere motions by intelligence
I do º to be tº: c Shakeſpeare's Hºn. VIII.
Nor troubled at theſe tidings from the earth,
Which your ſincereſt care could not prevent;
Foretold ſo lately what would come to paſs,
When firſt this temper croſs'd the gulf frºm hell, Miltºn.
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In Engliſh I would have all Galliciſms avoided, that our
tongue may be ſincere, and that we may keep to our own lan-
guage. Felton on the Claſſicks.
Since'Rely. adv. [from ſincere.] Honeſtly; without hypocriſy;
with purity of heart.
The purer and perfester our religion is, the worthier effects
it hath in them who ſtedfaſtly and ſincerely embrace it. Hooker.
That you may, fair lady,
Perceive I ſpeak ſincerely, the king's majeſty .
Does purpoſe honour to you. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
In your whole reaſoning, keep your mind ſincerely intent in
the purſuit of truth. Watt's Lºgick.
:::::: º } n.ſ [ſincerité, French; from ſincere.]
1. Honeſty of intention; purity of mind.
Jeſus Chriſt has purchaſed for us terms of reconciliation,
who will accept of ſincerity inſtead of perfection; but then this
ſincerity implies our honeſt endeavours to do our utmoſt. Rogers.
2. Freedom from hypocriſy.
In thy conſort ceaſe to fear a foe;
For thee ſhe feels ſincerity of woe. Pºpe's Odyſſey.
Si'NDoN. n ſ. [Latin.] A fold; a wrapper.
There were found a book and a letter, both written in fine
parchment, and wrapped in ſindons of linen. Bacon.
Sl'NE. n.ſ. . [ſinus, Latin.] A right ſine, in geometry, is a
right line drawn from one end of an arch perpendicularly upon
the diameter drawn from the other end of that arch; or it is
half the chord of twice the arch. Harris.
Whatever inclinations the rays have to the plane of inci-
dence, the ſine of the angle of incidence of every ray, confi-
dered apart, ſhall have to the ſine of the angle of refračtion a
conſtant ratio. Cheyne's Phil. Princ.
Si'Necur E. m. ſ. [ſine, without, and cura, care, Latin.] An
office which has revenue without any employment.
A ſinecure is a benefice without cure of ſouls. Ayliffe.
No ſymony nor ſinecure were known,
Nor would the bee work honey for the drone. Garth.
SI'NEW, n.ſ. [renye, Saxon; ſenewen, Dutch.]
1. A tendon; the ligament by which the joints are moved.
The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet it
With luſty ſinews. Shakeſp. julius Caſar.
The rooted fibres roſe, and from the wound
Black bloody drops diſtill'd upon the ground :
Mute and amaz'd, my hair with terror ſtood; -
Fear ſhrunk myſnews, and congeal’d my blood. Dryden.
A ſinew cracked, ſeldom recovers its former ſtrength. Locke.
2. Applied to whatever gives ſtrength or compactneſs: as, money
is the ſinews of war.
Some other ſinews there are, from which that overplus of
ftrength in perſuaſion doth ariſe. Hooker.
Such diſcouraging of men in the ways of an active con-
formity to the church's rules, cracks the ſinews of government; .
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for it weakens and damps the ſpirits of the obedient. South.
In the principal figures of a picture the painter is to em-
ploy the ſinews of his art; for in them conſiſts the principal
beauties of his work. Dryden's Dufreſnºy.
3. Muſcle or nerve.
The feeling pow'r, which is life's root,
Through ev'ry living part itſelf doth ſhed
By ſinews, which extend from head to foot;
And, like a net, all o'er the body ſpread. Davies.
To SIN Ew. v. a. [from the noun..] To knit as by ſinews.
Not in uſe.
Aſk the lady Bona for thy queen;
So ſhalt thouſinew both theſe lands together. Shakespeare H. VI.
SI'New ED. adj. [from ſinew.]
1. Furniſhed with ſinews.
Strong ſinew’d was the youth, and big of bone. Dryden.
2. Strong; firm; vigorous.
He will the rather do it, when he ſees
Ourſelves wellſ newed to our defence. Shakespeare King john.
Si's EwsHRUNK. adj. [ſinew and ſhrunk.] A horſe is ſaid to
be ſinewſhrunk when he has been over-ridden, and ſo fatigued
that he becomes gaunt-bellied by a ſtiffneſs and contraction of
the two ſinews which are under his belly. Farriers Dić7.
Si's Ew Y. adj. [from ſinew.]
1. Conſiſting of a finew; nervous. The nerves and ſinews are
in poetry often confounded, from nervus, Latin, which ſigni-
fies a finew.
The ſinewy thread my brain lets fall
Through every part,
Can tie thoſe parts, and make me one of all.
2. Strong; nervous; vigorous; forcible.
And for thy vigour, bull-bearing Milo his addition yields
To ſinciv, Ajax. Shakeſpeare's Troilus and Creſſida.
Worthy fellows, and like to prove
Moſt ſinewy ſwordſmen. Shakeſpeare.
The northern Peowº are large, fair-complexioned, ſtrong,
ſnewy, and couragious. Hale's Origin ºf Mankind.
Fainting as he reach'd the ſhore,
He dropt his ſinewy arms: his knces no more
* Perform'd their office.
Donne.
Pope's Odyſſey.
Si's ºut, adj. [ſin and fall.]
I. Alien from God; not holy; unſanétified. -
- Drive out the ſinful pair,
From hallow'd ground th: unholy. Milton,
2. Wicked; not obſervant of religiº. - -
is uſed both of perſons and ſº ; contrary to religion. It
This happy man, ſaid then the father grave,
Whoſe ſtaggering ſteps thy fteddy hand doth lead
And ſhews the way his/inful ſºul to ſave >
Who better can the way to heaven aread : 2. Fairy Queen
It is great fin to ſwear unto a ſin; y wn.
But greater ſin to keep a ſinful oath. Shakeſp. Henry VI
Nature herſelf, though pure of ſinful thought y v 1.
Wrought in her ſo, that, ſeeing me, ſhe turº." Milton
The ſtoicks looked upon all paſſions asſinful defects and in.
gularities, as ſo many deviations from right reaſon, making
paſſion to be only another word for perturbation. South.
Si'NFULLY. adv. [from ſinful.] Wickedly; not piouſly ; Ilot
according to the ordinance of God.
All this from my remembrance brutiſh wrath
Sinfully pluckt, and not a man of you
Had ſo much grace to put it in my mind. Shakeſp. R. III.
The humble and contented man pleaſes himſelf innocently
and eaſily, while the ambitious man attempts to pleaſe others
fºſully and difficultly, and perhaps unſucceſsfully too. South.
Si'NFULNess. n.ſ.. [from ſinful J Alienation from God;
neglect or violation of the duties of religion; contrariety to
religious goodneſs.
I am ſent
To ſhew thee what ſhall come in future days
To thee, and to thy offspring: good with bad
Expect to hear; ſupernal grace contending
With ſinfulneſs of men. Milton.
Peeviſhneſs, the general fault of fick perſons, is equally to
be avoided for the folly and ſinfulneſs. IWake.
To SING. v. m. preterite Iſang, or ſung; participle paſſ, ſung.
[ringan, Saxon; ſingia, Iſlandick; ſinghen, Dutch..]
1. To form the vºice to melody; to articulate muſically.
Orpheus with his lute made trees,
And the mountain tops that freeze,
Bow themſelves when he did ſing:
To his muſick plants and flowers
Ever ſprung, as ſun and ſhowers
There had made a laſting ſpring.
Then they for ſudden joy did weep,
And ſome for ſorrow ſung.
They rather had beheld
Diſſentious numbers peſtering ſtreets, than ſee
Our tradeſmen ſinging in their ſhops, and going
About their functions friendly. Shakeſp. Coriolanus:
The morning ſtars ſang together. job.
Then ſhall the trees of the wood ſing out at the preſence of
the Lord. 1 Chro. xvi. 33.
Their airy limbs in ſports they exerciſe,
Shakespeare Henry VIII.
Shakespeare King Lear.
Some in heroick verſe divinely ſing. Dryden.
2. To utter ſweet ſounds inarticulately.
The time of the ſinging of birds is come. Cant. ii. 12.
You will ſooner bind a bird from ſinging than from flying. Bac.
Join voices all ye birds,
That ſinging up to heav'n's gate aſcend. Milton.
And parrots, imitating human tongue, -
And ſinging birds, in ſilver cages hung, Dryden's Ovid.
Oh! were I made, by ſome transforming pow'r,
The captive bird that ſings within thy bow'r,
Then might my voice thy liſt'ning ears employ,
And I thoſe kiſſes he receives enjoy. Pºpe's Summer.
3. To make any ſmall or ſhrill noiſe.
A man may hear this ſhower ſing in the wind. Shakeſpeare.
You leaden meſſengers,
Fly with falſe aim; pierce the ſtill moving air,
That ſings with piercing; do not touch my lord. Shºff.
We hear this fearful tempeſt ſing. Shakeſpeare.
4. To tell in poetry.
Bid her exalt her melancholy wing,
And rais'd from earth, and ſav'd from paſſion, ſing
Of human hope by croſs event deſtroy'd, -
Of uſeleſs wealth and greatneſs unenjoy'd. Prior.
To SING. v. a.
1. To relate or mention in poetry. -
All the prophets in their age the times -
Of great Meſfiah ſing. Milºn.
Arms and the man Iſing: Dryden's An.
Well might he ſing the day he could not fear, Smith
fºrtſ/7.
And paint the glories he was ſuie to wear.
2. To celebrate; to give praiſes to:
. To utter harmoniouſly. - -
3 Incies, caddiſſes, cambricks, lawns, why
He ſings them over as they were gods and goddeſſes. Shakespeare
They that waſted us required of us mirth, ſaying, fg us
one of the ſongs of Zion: Pſ. cxxxvii. 3.
How could we to his godhead ſing
Forc'd hallelujahs
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S I N S N To SINGE. v. a. [renžan, Saxºn; ſºnghen, Dutch. J. To - flightly or ſu erficially. ſcorch; º bound the . - whoſe beard they have ſºng'4 off with brands of fire. Shakespeare You ſulph'rous and thought executing fires, - Singe my white head. - - Shakespeare. Drake, in the vaunting ſtile of a ſoldier, would call this enterprize the ſºngºing of the king of Spain's beard. Bacon. That neither was finged in the combuſtion of Phaeton, nor overwhelmed by the inundation of Deucalion. Brown. They leave a ſinged bottom all involy’d - With ſtench and ſmoke. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. Iſinged the toes of an ape through a burning-glaſs, and he never would endure it after. L’Eſtrange. Thus riding on his curls he ſeem'd to paſs - A rolling fire along, and ſinge the graſs. Dryden. S1'NGER. n.ſ.. [from ſing.] One that ſings; one whoſe pro- feſſion or buſineſs is to ſing. - His filching was like an unſkilful ſinger, he kept not time. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Iłindſor. I gat me men ſingers and women ſinger, and the delights of the ſons of men. Ecºl. ii. 8. To the chief ſinger on my ſtringed inſtruments. Hab. iii. Thy heart no ruder than the rugged ſtone, . I might, like Orpheus, with my num'rous moan Melt to compaſſion: now my trait'rous ſong With thee conſpires to do the ſinger wrong. J/aller. Cockbirds amongſt ſinging birds are ever the better ſingers, becauſe they are more lively. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The birds know how to chuſe their fare; To peck this fruit they all forbear: Thoſe cheerful ſingers know not why They ſhould make any haſte to die. J/aller. The Grecian tragedy was at firſt nothing but a chorus of ſingers. Dryden. Sºn Gisc MAst ER. m.ſ.. [ſing and mºſter.] One who teaches to ſing. He employed an itinerant ſingingmaſter to inſtruct them rightly in the tunes of the pſalms. Addison's Spectator. SINGLE. adj. [ſingulus, Latin.] 1. One; not double; not more than one. The words are clear and eaſy, and their originals are of ſingle ſignification without any ambiguity. South. Some were ſingle ačts, though each compleat; But ev'ry act ſtood ready to repeat. Dryden. Then Theſeus join'd with bold Pirithous came, A ſingle concord in a double name. Dryden. High Alba, A lonely deſart, and an empty land, Shall ſcarce afford, for needful hours of reſt, A ſingle houſe to their benighted gueſt. Addison on Italy. Where the foeſy or oratory ſhines, a ſingle reading is not ſufficient to ſatisfy a mind that has a true taſte; nor can we make the fulleſt improvement of them without proper re- views. JWatts's Improvement of the Mind. 2. Particular; individual. As no ſingle man is born with a right of controuling the opinions of all the reſt, ſo the world has no title to demand the whole time of any particular perſon. Pºpe. If one ſingle word were to expreſs but one ſimple idea, and nothing elſe, there would be ſcarce any miſtake. //atts. 3. Not compounded. As ſimple ideas are oppoſed to complex, and ſingle ideas to compound, ſo propoſitions are diſtinguiſhed: the Engliſh tongue has ſome advantage above the learned languages, which have no uſual word to diſtinguiſh ſingle from ſimple. If atts. l - - - 4. Alone; having no companion; having no aſſiſtant. Servant of God, well haſt thou fought The better fight, who ſingle haſt maintain'd Againſt revolted multitudes the cauſe of truth. Milton. His wiſdom ſuch, Three kingdoms wonder, and three kingdoms fear, Whilſt ſingle he ſtood forth. Denham. . In ſweet poſſeſſion of the fairy place, Single and conſcious to myſelf alone, - Of Pleaſures to th’excluded world unknown. Dryden. 5. Unmarried. Is theſºgle men therefore bleſſed? no: as a walled town is ** worthier than a village, ſo is the forehead of a married *n more honourable than the bare brow of a batchelor. Shakespeare Pygmalion - Abhorr'd all womankind, but moſt a wife; So ſingle choſe to live, and ſhunn'd to wed, Well Peas'd to want a conſort of his bed. Drydºn. 6. Nºt “mplicated; not duplicated. into º make flowers double is effected by often removing them ºl. earth; as, on the contrary, double flowers, by ne- r - - - - ng and not removing, prove ſingle. Bacon’s Nat. Hi/f. 7. Pure; "Sorrupt; not double minded; ſimple. A ſcriptural ſenſe. The light of the body - - - - .. s y is the eye: if t re be ſing' whole body ſhall be full of light. nine eye º º: 8. That in which one is oppoſed to one. He, when his country, threaten’d with alarms, Shall more than once the Punick bands affilight, Shall kill the Gauliſh king in ſingle fight. Dryde's Fn. To S1’NGLE. v. a. [from the adjective.] 1. To chuſe out from among others. I ſaw him in the battle range about, And how he ſinged Clifford forth. Shałęſ. Henry VI. Every man may have a peculiar ſavour, which although not perceptile unto man, yet ſenſible unto dogs, who heriy can ſingle out their maſter in the dark. Brown. Do'ſt thou already ſingle me? I thought Gyves and the mill had tam'd thee. Milton's Agonſlet. Begin, auſpicious boy, to caſt about Thy infant eyes, and with a ſmile thy mother ſingle out. Dry. Single the lowlieſt of the am’rous youth; Aſk for his vows, but hope not for his truth. Prior. 2. To ſequeſter; to withdraw. Yea ſimply, ſaith Baſil, and univerſally, whether it be in works of nature, or of voluntary choice, I ſee not any thing done as it ſhould be, if it be wrought by an agent ſinging iſ: ſelf from conſorts. Hair. 3. To take alone. Many men there are, than whom nothing is more commend- able when they are ſingled; and yet, in ſociety with others, none leſs fit to anſwer the duties which are looked for at their hands. Hooker. 4. To ſeparate. Hardly they heard, which by good hunters ſingled are. Sidh. Si'NGLENEss. n.ſ. [from ſingle.] Simplicity; ſincerity; honeſt plainneſs. It is not the deepneſs of their knowledge, but the ſingenſ, of their belief, which God accepteth. Hooker. SI'NGLY. adv. [from ſingle.] 1. Individually ; particularly. If the injured perſon be not righted, every one of them is wholly guilty of the injuſtice, and therefore bound to reſtitu- tion ſingly and intirely. Taylor’s Rule of living hal. They tend to the perfection of human nature, and to make men ſingly and perſonally good, or tend to the happineſs of ſociety. Tillºtſºn's Sermons. 2. Only; by himſelf. Look thee, ’tis ſo ; thouſingly honeſt man, Here take: the gods out of my miſery Have ſent thee treaſure. Shakeſp. Timon of Atheni. 3. Without partners or aſſociates. Belinda Burns to encounter two advent’rous knights, At ombre ſingly to decide their doom. Pope. 4. Honeſtly ; ſimply ; ſincerely. SINGULAR. adj. [ ſingulier, Fr. ſingularis, Latin.] 1. Single; not complex; not compound. That idea which repreſents one particular determinate thing is called a ſingular idea, whether ſimple, complex, or com- pound. Watts. 2. [In grammar.] Expreſſing only one; not plural. If St. Paul's ſpeaking of himſelf in the firſt perſon ſingular has ſo various meanings, his uſe of the firſt perſon plural has a greater latitude. Lºcke. 3. Particular ; unexampled. So ſingular a ſadneſs Muſt have a cauſe as ſtrange as the effeót. Denham's Sophy. Doubtleſs, if you are innocent, your caſe is extremely hard, yet it is not ſingular. Female ºutxote. 4. Having ſomething not common to others. It is commonly uſed in a ſenſe of diſapprobation, whether applied to perion* or things. His zeal - None ſeconded, as ſingular and raſh. Miltom. It is very commendai le to be ſingular in any excellency, and religion is the greateſt excellency: to be ſingular in anything that is wiſe and worthy is not a diſparagement, but a praiſe. 7ilºſſ. 5. Alone; that of which there is but one. Theſe buſts of the emperors and empreſſes are all Yºy ſcarce, and ſome of them almoſt ſingular in the SINGULARITY. m. ſ. ſingularite, Fr. from ſingular.] 1. Some character or quality by which one is diſtinguiſhed from others. Pliny addeth this ſingularity to that ſoil, that the ſecond year the very falling down of the ſeeds yieldeth corn. - Raleigh. Though, according to the practice of the world, it be fin- gular for men thoroughly to live up to the principles of their religion, yet ſingularity in this matter is a fingular commenda. tion of it. Jilºtſon's Sermoni. I took notice of this little figure for the ſing laſt ºf.” inſtrument: it is not unlike a violin. Addiſon on ſtay. 2. Any thing remarkable; a curioſity. Your gallery Have we paſs'd through, not without much conten In many ſingular it es; but we ſaw not - That which my daughter came to look upon, The ſtatue of her mother. Shakespeare Winter'ſ Tale. 3. Particular ir kind. Addison
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3. Particular privilege or prerogative.
St. Gregory, being himſelf a biſhop of Rome, and writing
againſt the title of univerſal biſhop, ſaith thus: none of all
my predeceſſors ever conſented to uſe this ungodly title; no
biſhop of Rome ever took upon him this name of ſingu-
larity. -- Hooker.
4. Charaćter or manners different from thoſe of others.
The ſpirit of ſingularity in a few ought to give place to pub-
lick judgment. Hooker.
Singularity in ſin puts it out of faſhion, ſince to be alone in
any pračtice ſeems to make the judgment of the world againſt
it; but the concurrence of others is a tacit approbation of
that in which they concur. South.
To Si'NGULARize. v. a. [ſe ſingulariſer, Fr. from ſingular.]
To make ſingle.
S1'NGULARLY. adv. [from ſingular.] Particularly; in a man-
ner not common to others.
Solitude and ſingularity can neither daunt nor diſgrace him,
unleſs we could ſuppoſe it a diſgrace to be ſingularly good. South.
S1’NGULT. m. ſ. [ſingulrus, Latin.] A ſigh. Spenſer,
Si'N 1st ER. adj. [ſiniſter, Latin.] .
1. Being on the left hand; left; not right; not dexter.
My mother's blood
Runs on the dexter cheek, and this ſiniſter
Bounds in my fire's. Shakespeare. Troilus and Creſſida.
Captain Spurio, with his cicatrice, an emblem of war,
here on his ſiniſter cheek. Shakespeare All's well that ends well.
But a rib, crooked by nature, bent, as now appears,
More to the part ſiniſter from me drawn. Milton's Pa. Loff.
The ſpleen is unjuſtly introduced to invigorate the ſiniſter
ſide, which, being dilated, would rather infirm and debi-
litate it. Brºwn's Wulgar Errours.
In his ſiniſter hand, inſtead of ball,
He plac'd a mighty mug of potent ale. Dryden.
2. Bad; perverſe; corrupt; deviating from honeſty; unfair.
Is it ſo ſtrange a matter to find a good thing furthered by ill
men of a ſiniſter intent and purpoſe, whoſe forwardneſs is not .
therefore a bridle to ſuch as favour the ſame cauſe with a better.
and ſincere meaning. Hoºker.
The duke of Clarence was ſoon after by ſniffer means made
clean away. Spenſer on Ireland.
When are there more unworthy men choſen to offices, when
is there more ſtrife and contention about elections, or when
do partial and ſiniſler affections more utter themſelves, than
when an election is committed to many // hitgifte.
He profeſſes to have received no ſniffer meaſure from his
judge, but moſt willingly humbles himſelf to the determina-
tion of juſtice. Shakespeare Meaſure for Meaſure.
Thoſe may be accounted the left hands of courts; perſons
that are full of nimble and ſiniſter tricks and ſhifts, whereby
they pervert the plain courſes of courts, and bring juſtice into
oblique lines and labyrinths. Bacon's Eſſays.
The juſt perſon has given the world an aſſurance, by the
conſtant tenor of his pračtice, that he makes a conſcience of
his ways, and that he ſcorns to undermine another's intereſt
by any ſiniſter or inferior arts. South.
3. [Sinifre, French.J. Unlucky; inauſpicious.
Tempt it again: that is thy ačt, or none:
What all the ſeveral ills that viſit earth,
Brought forth by night, with a ſini/ier birth,
Plagues, famine, fire, could not reach unto,
The ſword, nor ſurfeits, let thy fury do. Ben. johnſºn.
.SINISTROUS. adj. [ſiniſer, Latin.j Abſurd; perverſe;
wrong-headed.
A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the moſt
/iniſirous and abſurd choice. Bentley.
SI'N 1st Rous LY. adv, [from ſiniſłrcus.] -
1. With a tendency to the left. -
Many in their infancy are ſiniſłrouſly diſpoſed, and divers
continue all their life left-handed, and have but weak and im-
perfect uſe of the right. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
2. Perverſely; abſurdly.
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. To SINK v. n. pret Iſunk, anciently ſank; part. ſunk or ſunken.
[rencan, Saxon; ſen'en, German.] -
1. To fall down through any medium; not to ſwim ; to go to
the bottom. . -
Make his chronicle as rich with prize,
As is the oozy bottom of the ſea
With ſinken wreck and ſumleſs treaſuries. Shakespeare . H. V.
In with the river ſunk, and with it roſe,
Satan, involv’d in riſing miſt; then ſought -
\Vhere to lie hid. Milton's Paradiſe Loſº, b. ix.
He ſwims or ſinks, or wades, or creeps or flies. 41ilton.
The pirate ſinks with his ill-gotten gains,
And nothing to another's uſe remains. Dryden.
Suppoſing ſeveral in a tempeſt will rather periſh than work,
would it not be madneſs in the reſt to chuſe to ſink together,
rather than do more than their ſhare :
2. To fall gradually.
The arrow went out at his heart, and he ſunk down in his
chariot. 2 Kings is. 24.
3. To enter or penetrate into any body.
David took a ſtone and ſlang it, and ſmote the Philiſtine,
that the ſtone ſunk into his forehead, I Sa. xvii. 49.
s To make to fall.
Addiſon on the J/ar.
4. To loſe height; to fall to a level.
- In vain has nature form'd .
Mountains and oceans to oppoſe his paſſage;
He bounds o'er all, victorious in his march;
The Alps and Pyreneans ſink before him.
5. To loſe or want prominence.
What were his marks —A lean cheek, a blue eye and
ſunken. -
- Shakeſp. As you like it.
Deep dinted wrinkles on her checks ſhe * º
Sunº are her eyes, and toothiefs are her jaws. Drydºn;
6. To be overwhelmed or depreſſed.
Our country ſinks beneath the yoke;
It weeps, it bleeds, and each nº day a gaſh
Is added to her wounds. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
They arraign'd ſhall ſink
Beneath thy ſentence. Milton.
But if you this ambitious pray’r deny,
Then let me ſink beneath proud'Arcite's arms;
And, I once dead, let him poſſeſs her charms. Dryden.
7. To be received; to be impreſſed.
Addison's Cats,
Let theſe ſayings ſink down into your ears. Lu. ix. 44.
. Truth never ſinks into theſe mens minds, not gives any
tinčture to them. Locke.
8. To decline; to decreaſe; to decay.
This republick has been much more powerful than it is at
preſent, as it is ſtill likelier to ſink than increaſe in its domi-
In lonS. Addison on Italy.
Let not the fire ſink or ſlacken, but increaſe. Mortimer.
9. To fall into reſt or indolence.
Would'ſt thou have me ſink away
In pleaſing dreams, and loſe myſelf in love,
When, every moment Cato's life's at ſtake? Addison's Cato.
IO. To fall into any ſtate worſe than the former; to tend to
rulil.
Nor urg'd the labours of my lord in vain,
A ſinking empire longer to ſuſtain.
To SINK. v. a.
1. To put under water; to diſable from ſwimming or floating.
A ſmall fleet of Engliſh made an hoſtile invaſion, or incur-
ſion, upon their havens and roads, and fired, ſunk, and carried
away ten thouſand ton of their great ſhipping, beſides ſmaller
veſſels. Bacon.
2. To delve; to make by delving.
At Saga in Germany they dig up iron in the fields by ſink-
ing ditches two foot deep, and in the ſpace of ten years the
ditches are digged again for iron ſince produced. Boyle.
Near Geneva are quarries of freeſtone, that run under the
lake: when the water is at loweſt, they make within the bor-
ders of it a little ſquare, incloſed within four walls: in this
ſquare they ſink a pit, and dig for freeſtone. Addiſon.
3. To depreſs; to degrade.
A mighty king I am, an earthly god;
I raiſe or ſink, impriſon or ſet free;
And life or death depends on my decree. Prior.
Trifling painters or ſculptors beſtow infinite pains upon the
moſt inſignificant parts of a figure, 'till they ſink the grandeur
of the whole. Pºpe's Eſſay on Homer.
Dryden's Aºn.
4. To plunge into deſtrućtion.
Heav'n bear witneſs, -
And if I have a conſcience let it ſink me,
Ev’n as the ax falls, if I be not faithful. Shakespeare .
Theſe are ſo far from raiſing mountains, that they over-
turn and fling down ſome before ſtanding, and undermine
others, ſinking them into the abyſs. JWoodward.
6. To bring low; to diminiſh in quantity.
When on the banks of an unlook’d-for ſtream,
You ſunk the river with repeated draughts, -
Who was the laſt in all your hoſt that thirſted : Addiſon.
7. To cruſh; to overbear; to depreſs. -
That Hedor was in certainty of death, and depreſſed with
the conſcience of an ill cauſe: if you will not grant the firſt of
theſe will ſink the ſpirit of a hero, you'll at leaſt allow the fe-
cond may. Popc.
8. To leſſen; to diminiſh. -
They catch at all opportunities of ruining our trade, and
ſinking the figure which we make. Addiſon on the War.
I mean not that we ſhould ſink our figure out of covetºſ-
neſs, and deny ourſelves the proper cºnvenienº of our ſta-
tion, only that we may lay up a ſuperfluous treaſure, Rºgers.
9. To make to decine.
Thy cruel and unnatural luft of power
Hasſº thy father more than all his years,
And made him wither in a green old age. Rzzve.
To labour for a ſunk corrupted ſtate. Lyttlet:n.
10. To ſuppreſs; to conceal; to intervert.
If ſent with ready money to buy anything, and you happen
to be out of pocket, ſink tº e money, and take up the goods
On 3CCOunt. Swift's Rules to Servants.
Six K. m. ſ. [ring, Saxon.]
1. A drain; a jakes -
should by the cormorant belly be reſtrain'd. -
who is the ſºn; o' th' body. Sakſ?. cº,
d
º | S I N to a bile, or as divers kennels flow to By jº. their numbers increaſed. Hayward. *:::.. more filth than any/ink in town. Granville. Returning home at night, you'll find the ſink - Strike your offended ſenſe with double ſtink. Swift. 2. Any place where corruption is gathered. - What ſink of monſters, wretches of loſt minds, Mad after change, and deſperate in their ſtates, Wearied and gall'd with their neceſſities, Durſt have thought it? Ben. ohnſon's Catiline. Our ſoul, whoſe country's heav'n and God her father, Into this world, corruption's /ink, is ſent; Yet ſo much in her travail ſhe doth gather, . . That ſhe returns home wiſer than ſhe went. Donne. Si'N less, adj. [from ſin.] Exempt from fin. Led on, yet ſinleſs, with deſire to know, What nearer might concern him, how this world Of heav'n, and earth conſpicuous, firſt began. Milton. At that taſted fruit, The ſun, as from Thyeſtean banquet, turn'd His courſe; elſe how had the world Inhabited, though ſinleſs, more than now Avºided pinching cold, and ſcorching heat; Milton. Infernal ghoſts and helliſh furies round Environ'd thee; ſome howl'd, ſome yell’d, ſome ſhriek'd, Some bent at thee their fiery darts, while thou Satt'ſ unappal'd in calm and ſinleſ, peace. AMilton. No thoughts like mine his/inleſs ſoul profane, Obſervant of the right. Dryden's Ovid. Did God, indeed, inſiſt on a ſinleſ, and unerring obſervance of all this multiplicity of duties; had the Chriſtian diſpenſa- tion provided no remedy for our lapſes, we might cry out with Balaam, Alas! who ſhould live, if God did this? Rogers. Si'NLEssness. n.ſ. [from ſinkſ; J Exemption from fin. We may the leſs admire at his gracious condeſcenſions to thoſe, the ſink/neſ of whoſe condition will keep them from **ing his vouchſafements into anything but occaſions of joy and gratitude. Boyle's Seraphick Lºve. Si'NNER. m. ſ. [from ſin.] J. º; * enmity with God; one not truly or religiouſly good. - . Let the boldeſt ſinner take this one conſideration along with him, when he is gºing to fin, that whether the fin he is about to act ever comes to be pardoned or no, yet, as ſoon as it is acted, it quite turns the balance, puts his ſalvation upon the Yºnture, and makes it ten to one odds againſt him. South. 2. An offender; a criminal. Here's that which is too weak to be a ſinner, honeſt water, which ne'er left man iſ th: mire. Shakeſpeare's Timon. Over the guilty then the fury ſhakes The ſºunding whip, and brand es her ſnakes, And the pale ſinner with her ſiſters takes. Dryden's Aen. Thither, where ſinners may have reſt, I go, Where flames refiğd in breaſts ſeraphick gi phick glow. Pope. Whether the charmer /inner it or ſaint it, p If folly grows romantick, I muſt paint it. Pope. Si'NoFFERíNó. */ [ſin and offering. An expiation or ſacri- fice for ſin. . The fleſh of the bullock ſhalt thou burn without the camp: S It is º: Ex. xxix. 14. ºº:: * * *ſ. A ſpecies of earth, ruddle. Ainſ. To Si'NUATE. . . ń. º To bend in and out. !/. Another was *y Perfect, ſomewhat leſs with the margin, and more ſinuated. Woodward on FÅli. SisuArion. m.ſ. [from ſinuate.] A bending in and out. The human brain is, in proportion to the body, much larger than the brains of brutes, in Proportion to their bodies, and S fuller of anſraélus, or /inuations. Halº, Origin of Mankind. ".". º [Anurus, French, from finus, Latin.j Bending Try with what "iſadvantage the voice will be carried in an horn, which is a line arched; or in a trumpet, which is a line retorted 3 or in ſome pipe that were ſinuous. T hºſe, as a line, their lºng dimenſion drew $treaking the ground with ſinuous trace, Milt. 'Parad Loft In the diffections of horſes, in the concave or ſinuous part of the liver, whereaſ the gall is uſually ſeated in quadrupeds, I diſcover an hollow, long, and membranous ſubſtance. 2 *''', n.ſ.. [Latin.j *rºwn's Pulgar Erzur. I. A : of the ſea; an 9Pening of the land. * ſuppoſeth his Atlanti to have ſunk all into the ſea: .." that be * or no, I do not think it impoſſible that º *ms of the ſea, or *'', might have had ſuch an ori- 2. Anº Burnet's Wheºry ºf the Earth. To S .*.*.* º Saxon; Tºpen, Dutch.] of the cup & º draughts; to take it one appoſition Contain. *uth no more than the mouth will Soft yielding mi - - - ds to id And /. º water glide away Jip with *}ºphs their elemental tea. 2. Pote. fold or opening. S I N 2. To drink in ſmall quantities. Find out the peaceful hermitage; The hairy gown and moſſy cell, Where I may ſit and rightly ſpell Of ev'ry ſtar that heav'n doth ſhew, And every herb that ſps the dew. 44ilton, 3. To drink out of. - The winged nation o'er the foreſt flies: Then ſtooping on the meads and leafy bow'rs, They ſkim the floods and ſp the purple flow’rs. Dryden. To SIP. v. m. To drink a ſmall quantity. She rais'd it to her mouth with ſober grace; Then ſpping, offer'd to the next. Dryden's Aen. Sip. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A ſmall draught; as much as the mouth will hold. Her face o' fire With labºur, and the thing ſhe took to quench it She would to each one ſp. Shakeſp. Winter's Tal. One ſp of this Will bathe the drooping ſpirits in delight, Beyond the bliſs of dreams. Milton. Si'PH9N. n.ſ. [rſtow; ſphe, Lat. /phon, Fr.] A pipe through which liquors are conveyed. Beneath th' inceſſant weeping of theſe drains I ſee the rocky ſphon, ſtretch'd immenſe, The mighty reſervoirs of harden’d chalk, Of ſtiff compaded clay. Šipper. n.ſ.. [from ſp.) One that ſips. $1'Pret: nºſ. Iſrom ſp.) A ſmall ſop. Siº: n.ſ. [Åre, Fr. ſignior, Ital. /enºr, Spaniſh; ſenior, Latin.] 1. The word of reſpect in compellation. Speak on, ſir, Idare your worſt objections: if I bluſh, It is to ſee a nobleman want manners. But, ſºrt, be ſudden in the execution 3. Withal obdurate; do not let him plead. Shakeſp. R. III. Sir king, This man is better than the man he flew. Shakeſpeare. ** banquet the ambaſſador defired the wiſemen to deliver *Very one of them ſome ſentence or parable, that he might re- Port to his king, which they did: only one was filent, which the ambaſſador perceiving, ſaid to him, ſir, let it not diſpleaſe Yº! ; why do not you ſay ſomewhat that I may report? He anſwered, report to your lord, that there are that can hold their peace. Bacon's Apophthegms: 2. The title of a knight or baronet. This word was anciently ſo much held eſſential, that the Jews in their addreſſes expreſſed it in Hebrew characters. Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in the ačtive part. Bacon's War with Spain. The court forſakes him, and ſir Balaam hangs. Pope: 3. It is ſometimes uſed forman. I have adventur'd To try your taking of a falſe report, which hath Honour'd with confirmation your great judgment, - In the election of a ſºr ſo rare. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 4. A title given to the loin of beef, which one of our kings knighted in a fit of good humour. He loſt his roaſt beef ſtomach, not being able to touch a Thºmſon's Autumn, Shakeſp. H. VIII. /ºr-loin which was ſerved up. Addiſon. And the ſtrong table groans Beneath the ſmoaking/r-loin, ſtretch'd immenſe From fide to fide. Thomſon's Autumn. It would be ridiculous, indeed, if a ſpit which is ſtrong enough to turn a ſºr-loin of beef, ſhould not be able to turn a lark. Swift. SIR.E. n.ſ. [ſire, French; ſenior, Latin.] I. A father, in poetry. - He, but a duke, would have his ſon a king, And raiſe his iſſue like a loving/re. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Cowards father cowards, and º /re the baſe. Shać. A virgin is his mother, but his ſire - The º of the Moſt High. Milton's Paradiſe Left. And now I leave the true and juſt ſupports Of legal princes and of honeſt court, , Whoſe ſires, great partners in my father sºares, - Saluted their young king at Hebron crown'd. Prior. Whether his hoary ſire he ſpies, While thouſand grateful thoughts ariſe, Or meets his j fonder eye. Pope's Chorus to Brutus. 2. It is uſed in common ſpeech of beaſts: as, the horſe had a d ſire, but a bad dam. 3. */. in compoſition: as, grand-ſire, great-grand-fire. SI'REN. m. ſ. [Latin.] A goddeſs who enticed men by finging, and devoured them; any miſchievous enticer. Oh train me not, ſweet mermaid, with thy note, To drown me in thy ſiſter's flood of tears: Sing, ſiren, to thyſelf, and I will dote; - Spread o'er the ſilver waves thy golden hair, And as a-bed I'll take thee, and there lie. Shaftºffeare. SIRI Asis. m. ſ. ſaleſza.s.) An inflammation of the brain and its membrane, through an exceſſive heat of the ſº I’RIUS, I
S I T
S I T
lº.
SPRIUS. m. ſ. [Latin.] The dogſtar.
SIRocco. m. / [Italian; ſºrus venius, Latin.] The ſouth-eaſt
or Syrian wind. -
Forth ruſh the levant and the ponent winds,
Eurus and Zephyr, with their lateral noiſe,
Sirocco and Libecchio. Milton.
SI'RR A H. m. ſ. [fºr, ha! Miyhew..] A compellation of re-
proach and inſult.
Go, firrah, to my cell;
Take with you your companions: as you look
To have my pardon, trim it handſomely. Shakespeare Tempeſt.
Sirrah, There's no room for faith, troth, or honeſty in
this boſom of thine. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
It runs in the blood of your whole race, ſirrah, to hate
our family. - L'E/irange.
Gueſs how the goddeſs greets her ſon,
Come hither, firrah; no, begone. Prior.
Si'RoP. } m. ſ. [Arabick ] The juice of vegetables boiled
SIRUP, 5 with ſugar. -
Shall I, whoſe ears her mournful words did ſeize,
Her words in ſirup laid of ſweeteſt breath,
Relent. Sidney.
Not poppy, nor mandragora,
Nor all the drowſy ſirups of the world
Shall ever med'cine thee to that ſweet ſleep,
Which thou owed'ſt yeſterday. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
And firſt, behold this cordial jalap here,
That flames and dances in his cryſtal bounds,
With ſpirits of balm, and fragrant ſyrops mixt. Milton.
Thoſe expreſſed juices contain the true eſſential ſalt of
the plant; for if they be boiled into the conſiſtence of a ſy-
rup, and ſet in a cool place, the eſſential ſalt of the plant
will ſhoot upon the ſides of the veſſels. Arbuthnot.
Si'RUPED. adj. [from ſirup.] Sweet, like ſirup; bedeved with
ſweets. *
Yet when there haps a honey fall,
We'll lick the ſyrupt leaves:
And tell the bees that their's is gall. Drayton's Q, of Cynthia.
SI(RUPY. adj. [from ſtrup.] Reſembling ſirup.
Apples are of a ſirupy tenacious nature.
Sise. n.ſ. [contracted from aſſize.]
You ſaid, if I returned next ſize in lent,
I ſhould be in remitter of your grace. Donne.
S1’s KIN. m. ſ. A bird; a green finch.
SI's TER. m. ſ. ſpeopter, Saxon; zºſter, Dutch J
1. A woman born of the ſame parents; correlative to brother.
Her ſiſter began to ſcold. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew.
I have ſaid to corruption, thou art my father: to the worm,
thou art my mother and my ſºfter. job. xvii. 14.
2. One of the ſame faith; a chriſtian. One of the ſame nature,
human being.
If a brother or ſiſter be naked, and deſtitute of food, and
you ſay unto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and fil-
led: notwithſtanding you give them not thoſe things which
are needful to the body, what doth it profit? james ii. 15.
3. A woman of the ſame kind.
He chid the ſiſters,
And bade them ſpeak to him. Shakespeare's Macbeth.
4. One of the ſame kind; one of the ſame office.
The women, who would rather wreſt the laws,
Than let aſſier-plaintiff loſe the cauſe,
As judges on the bench more gracious are,
And more attent to brothers of the bar,
Cry’d one and all, the ſuppliant ſhould have right:
And to the grandame hag adjudg’d the knight. Dryden.
There grew two olives, cloſeſt of the grove,
With roots entwin'd, and branches interwove :
Alike their leaves, but not alike they ſmil'd
With ſifter-fruits: one fertile, one was wild. Pope.
Si's re R in law. m. ſ. A huſband or wife's ſiſter.
Thyſſier in law is gone back unto her people: return thou
after thy ſifter in law. Ruth i. 15.
Si's TER Hood. m. ſ. [from ſ/her.]
1. The office or duty of a ſiſter.
he abhorr'd
Her proper blood, and left to do the part - -
Of ſ/herhood, to do that of a wife. Daniel's Civil //ar.
2. A ſet of ſiſters.
3. A number of women of the ſame order.
I ſpeak,
Wiſhing a more ſtrićt reſtraint
Upon the ſºłerhood, the votariſts of Saint Clare. S'akeſ).
A woman who flouriſhes in her innocence, amidit that
ſpite and rancour which prevails among her exaſperated ſ/leº-
hood, appears more amiable. Addſ,’s Freeholder.
S1’s TERLY. adj. [from ſ/ler. J. Like a ſiſter ; becoming a
ſiſter.
Mortimer.
After much debatement,
My ſºº'erly remorſe confutes mine honour,
And I did yield to him. Shakespeare.
preterite, I ſat. [ſtan, Gothick; rittan, Sax.
h. -
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I. T; º upon the buttocks.
* Yere ſtays on each ſide of the ſitting place. I Cºron,
He ſat for alms at the beautiful gate. g pſ Acts ili. Io.
Their wives do ſit beſide th di • rº' - -
Aloft in awful ſtate, em carding wool. May's Wirgil.
The godlike hero ſat
On his imperial throne.
2. To perch.
All new faſhions be pleaſant to me,
I will have them whether I thrive or thee
Now I am a friſker, all men on me loºk.'
What ſhould I do but ſit cock on the hoop
Wº do I care if all the world me fail,
will have a garment reach to my tail.
3. To be in a ſtate of reſt, or iº. Bourd.
Shall your brethren go to war, and ſhall ye ſit here? Num.
Why ſit we here each other viewingidly. Milton.
4. To be in any local poſition. -
I ſhould be ſtill
Plucking the graſs to know where ſits the wind:
Peering in maps for ports. Shakeſp. Merch, of Venice.
Thoſe
Appointed to ſit there had left their charge. Milton.
The ſhips are ready, and the wind ſits fair. A. Philips.
5. To reſt as a weight or burthen.
Your brother's death fits at your heart. Shakeſpeare.
When God lets looſe upon us a ſickneſs, if we fear to die,
then the calamity fits heavy on us. Taylor.
To toſs and fling, and to be reſtleſs, only galls our fores,
and makes the burden that is upon us ſit more uneaſy. Tillotſon.
Fear, the laſt of ills, remain’d behind,
And horrour, heavy ſat on every mind. Dryden.
Our whole endeavours are intent to get rid of the preſent
evil, as the firſt neceſſary condition to our happineſs. No-
thing, as we paſſionately think, can equal the uneaſineſs that
fits ſo heavy upon us. Locke.
6. To ſettle; to abide.
That this new comer ſhame,
There ſit not and reproach us. Milton.
When Thetis bluſh'd, in purple not her own,
And from her face the breathing winds were blown;
A ſudden ſilence ſate upon the ſea,
And ſweeping oars, with ſtruggling, urg'd their way. Dryd.
He to the void advanc'd his pace,
Pale horrour ſat on each Arcadian face. Dryden;
7. To brood; to incubate.
As the partridge ſitteth on eggs, find hatcheth them not, ſo
he that getteth riches not by right, ſhall leave them in the
midſt of his days. jer. xvii. 1 1.
The egg laid and ſever'd from the body of the hen, hath
no more nouriſhment from the hen; but only a quickening
Dryden.
heat when ſhe ſitteth. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
She miſtakes a piece of chalk for an egg, and ſits upon it in
the ſame manner. Addiſon.
8. To be adjuſted; to be with reſpect to fitneſs or unfitneſs,
decorum or indecorum.
This new and gorgeous garment, majeſty,
Sits not ſo eaſy on me as you think.
Heav'n knows,
By what by-paths, and indireét crook'd ways
I met this crown; and I myſelf know well,
How troubleſome it ſate upon my head ;
To thee it ſhall deſcend with better quiet. Shakeſpeare,
Your preferring that to all other conſiderations does, in the
eyes of all men, ſit well upon you. Locke.
9. To be placed in order to be painted.
One is under no more obligation to extol every thing he
finds in the author he tranſlates, than a painter is to make
every face that ſits to him handſome. Garth.
10. To be in any ſituation or condition. - -
As a farmer cannot huſband his ground ſo well, if he/ſt at
a great rent; ſo the merchant cannot drive his trade ſo well,
if he ſit at great uſury. Bacon.
Suppoſe all the church-lands were thrown up to the laity;
would the tenants ſit eaſier in their rents than now * Swift.
11. To be fixed, as an aſſembly;
12. To be placed at the table.
Whether is greater he that ſitteth at meat, or he that. ſerv-
cth 2 Luke xxii. 27.
Shakeſheare.
13. To exerciſe authority. * - -
The judgment ſhallſit, and take away his dominion. Dan.
Aſſes are ye that ſit in judgment. judges v. Io.
Down to the golden Cherſoneſe, or where
The Perſian in Echatan ſate. - Milton.
One councilſt, upon life and death, the other is for taxes,
and a third for the diſtributions of juſtice. Addiſon.
Aſſert, ye fair ones, who in judgment ſit,
Your anciënt empire over love and wit. Rowe.
14. To be in any ſolemn aſſembly as a member. . . .
The hundred and twenty men ſat in council daily. I Mac.
15. Tº Sir dºwn. Dºwn is little more than emphatical.
~ ſt dºwn to meat. Luke xvii. 7.
Co and /t º E When
S I T S I X dºwn to our meal, we need not ſuſpect the t - when weſi d uninvited gueſts. Decay of Piety. intruſion of armº . To begin a fiege. - - 16. º enemy have ſate down before it, till they had done their buſineſs in all other places. Clarendon. 17. Tº Sit down. To reſt; to ceaſe ſatisfied. - 7. Here we cannot ſit dºw", but ſtill proceed in our ſearch, and look higher for a ſuppºrt. Rogers. 18. To SIt down. To ſettle; to fix abode. From beſides Tanais, the Goths, Huns, and Getes ſat down. Spenſer. 19. To Sit out. To be without engagement or employment: They are glad, rather than fit out, to play...very ſmall ame, and to make uſe of argumen.” ſuch as will not prove a bare inexpediency. Bp. Sanderſon's judgment. 26. T. Sir up. To riſe from lying to ſitting. -- He that was dead, ſat up, and began to ſpeak. Luke vii. 21. To Sit up. To watch; not to go to bed. Be courtly, And entertain, and feaſt, ſit up, and revel; Call all the great, the fair and ſpirited dames Of Rome about thee, and begin a faſhion Of freedom. 'some/it up late at winter-fires, and fit Their ſharp-edg’d tools. May. Moſt children ſhorten that time by ſitting up with the ºom- pany at night. Locke. To Sit. v. a. - 1. To keep the ſeat upon. Hardly the muſe can ſit the head-ſtrong horſe, Nor would ſhe, if ſhe could, check his impetuous force.Prior. 2. [when the reciprocal pronoun follows ſit, it ſeems to be an active verb.] To place on a ſeat. The happieſt youth viewing his progreſs through, what perils paſt, what croſſes to enſue, would ſhut the book, and ſit him down and die. Shakeſp. He came to viſit us, and calling for a chair, ſat him down, and we ſat down with him. Bacon. Thus fenc'd, But not at reſt or eaſe of mind, They ſat them down to weep. Milton. 3. To be ſettled to do buſineſs. The court was ſat before fir Roger came, but the juſtices made room for the old knight at the head of them. Addiſon. Site. n.ſ.. [ſtus, Latin.] 1. Situation; local poſition. The city ſelf he ſtrongly fortifies, Benjohn ºw. Three ſides by ſiteit well defenced has. Fairfax. Manifold ſtreams of goodly navigable rivers, as ſo many chains, environed the ſame ſite and temple. Bacon. If we conſider the heart in its conſtituent parts, we ſhall find nothing fingular, but what is in any muſcle. , 'Tis only the ſite and poſture of their ſeveral parts that give it the form and functions of a heart. Bentley. Before my view appear'd a ſtrućture fair, Its ſite uncertain if on earth or air. Pope. 2. It is taken by Thomſon for poſture, or ſituation of a thing with reſpect to itſelf: but improperly. And leaves the ſemblance of a lover fix’d In melancholy ſite, with head declin'd, And love-dejected eyes. Si’t FA st. n. ſ. [ſt and foſ!..] A hard knob growing under the ſaddle. Farrier's Diff. SITH. adv. [rice, Saxon.] Since; ſeeing that. Obſolete. What ceremony of odours uſed about the bodies of the dead after which cuſtom notwithſtanding, ſith it was their cuſtom, our Lord was contented that his own moſt precious blood ſhould be intombed. Hooker. Not I, my lord; ſith true nobility Warrants theſe words in princely courteſe. Shakeſpeare. I thank you for this profit, and from hence I'll love no friend, ſith love breeds ſuch offence. Shakeſp. SIT H E. m. ſ. [riče, Saxon. This word is very variouſly writ- ten by authors: I have choſen the orthography which is at once moſt ſimple and moſt agreeable to etymology.] The inſtrument of mowing; a crooked blade joined at right angles to a long pole. - b Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives, Live regiſtred upon our brazen tombs; And then grace us in the diſgrace of death: When, ſpight of cormorant-devouring time, Th’ endeavour of this preſent breath may buy That honour which ſhall 'bate his ſythe's keen edge; And nake us heirs of all eternity. Shakeſpeare. l me is commonly drawn upon tombs, in gardens, and other º an old man, bald, winged with a ſithe, and an hour- 9, "The dei - Peacham on Drawing. And th rude impetuous rage does ſtorm and fret; Swinoi ºre, as maſter of this murd'ring brood, Y.". * huge ſcithe, ſtands impartial death, ith endleſs buſineſs almoſt out of breath Craſhaw The milk-maid fingeth blithe, * - - And the mower whets his ſcithe. Milton. Thomſºn's Spring. The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more; But uſeleſs lances into ſythes ſhall bend, And the broad faulchion in a plough-ſhare end. Pope. Grav'd o'er their ſeats the form of time was found, His ſythe revers'd, and both his pinions bound. Pope. But, Stella, ſay, what evil tongue . Reports you are no longer young? That time ſits with his ſythe to mow Where erſt ſat Cupid with his bow. Swift, Echo no more returns the chearful ſound Of ſharpening ſythe. Thomſon's Summer. Si’thence. adv. [Now contracted to ſince. See Since..] Sinces in latter times. 3. This over-running and waſting of the realm was the begin- ning of all the other evils which ſthence have afflicted that land. Spenſer's State of Ireland. Sithes. n.ſ. Times. Spenſer. Si’THNess. adv. Since. Spenſer. SI'TTER. m. ſ. [from ſit..] 1. One that ſits. The Turks are great ſitters, and ſeldom walk; whereby they ſweat leſs, and need bathing more. Bacon. 2. A bird that broods. The oldeſt hens are reckoned the beſt ſitters; and the young- eſt the beſt layers. Mortimer's Hºftani. SITTING. m. ſ. [from ſit.] 1. The poſture of fitting on a ſeat. 2. The act of reſting on a ſeat. Thou knoweſt my down-ſitting and mine up riſing. Pſal. 3. A time at which one exhibits himſelf to a painter. Few good pićtures have been finiſhed at one ſitting; nei- ther can a good play be produced at a heat. Dryden. 4. A meeting of an aſſembly. I'll write you down; The which ſhall point you forth at every ſitting, What you muſt ſay. Shakeſpeare: I wiſh it may be at that fitting concluded, unleſs the ne- ceſſity of the time preſs it. Bacon. 5. A courſe of ſtudy unintermitted. For the underſtanding of any one of St. Paul's epiſtles, I read it all through at one ſitting. Lock. 6. A time for which one ſits without riſing. What more than madneſs reigns, When one ſhort fitting many hundred drains, And not enough is left him to ſupply Board-wages, or a footman's livery. Dryden. 7. Incubation. whilſt the hen is covering her eggs, the male bird take: his ſtand upon a neighbouring bough, and amuſes her with his ſongs during the whole time of her ſitting. Addiſon. Situ At E. part. adj. [from ſitus, Latin.] 1. Placed with reſpect to any thing elſe. . He was reſolved to chaſe a war, rather than to have Bre- tagne carried by France, being ſo great and opulent a duchy, and ſituate ſo opportunely to annoy England. Bacon. Within a trading town they long abide, - Full fairly ſituate on a haven's ſide. Dryden's Nun's Prieff. The eye is a part ſo artificially compoſed, and commodi- ouſly ſituate, as nothing can be contrived better for uſe, orna- ment, or ſecurity. Ray on the Creation. 2. Placed; conſiſting. Earth hath this variety from heav'n, Of pleaſure ſituate in hill and dale. Milton's Parad, Lºft. Situation. m. ſ. [from ſituate; ſituatiºn, French.] 1: Local reſpect; poſition. - Prince Ceſàrini has a palace in a pleaſant ſtº", and ſet off with many beautiful walks. Addison's Italy. 2. Condition; ſtate. ---- Though this is a ſituation of the greateſt eaſe and tranquilli: ty in human life, yet this is by no means fit tº be the ſubject of all men's petitions to God. Rºger's Sermonſ. Six. m.ſ. [ſix, French.] Twice three; one more than five. Nóicident in the piece or play but muſt car." the main deſign; all things elſe are like ſix fingers tº the hand, when nature can do her work with five. Dryden. That of ſix hath many reſpects in it, not only for the days of the creation, but its natural conſideration, as being * perfect number. Brown's Pulgar Bºº". Six and ſeven. n.ſ. To be at ſix and ſeven, is to be ** ſtate Q diſorder and confuſion. All is uneven, And everything is left at ſix and ſeven. Shakeſpeare. In 1588, there ſat in the ſee of Rome a fierce º friar, that would ſet all at ſix and ſeven, or at ſix and five, you allude to his name. Bacºn. What blinder bargain e're was driv'n, - Or wager laid at ſix and ſeven. Hudibra: John once, turned his mother out of doors, * his great ſorrow; for his affairs went on at ſixes and ſeven” Arbuthnol. The goddeſs would no longer wait; But raiſing from her chair of ſtate, Left all below at ſix and ſeven, - Harneſs'd her doves and flew to heav'n, Swift. SI'xPENCE- t -
S I Z.
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Sixpence. n.ſ.. [ſix and pence.] A coin; half a ſhilling:
Where have you left the money that I gave you ?
Oh!—ſixpence that I had. Shakeſpeare.
The wiſeſt man might bluſh,
If D–lov’d ſixpence more than he. Pope.
Sixsco'RE. adj. [ſix and ſcore.] Six times twenty.
Si ſcºre and five miles it containeth in circuit. Sandyr.
The crown of Spain hath enlarged the bounds thereof with-
in this laſt ſixſcore years, much more than the Ottomans. Bacon.
Sixtee'N. adj. [rixtyne, Saxon.] Six and ten.
I have been begging ſixteen years in court. Shake peare.
It returned the voice thirteen times; and I have heard of
others that it would return ſixteen times. Bacon.
If men lived but twenty years, we ſhould be ſatisfied if they
died about ſixteen or eighteen. - Taylor.
Si's TEENTH, adj. [rixteoja, Saxon.] The fixth after the tenth;
the ordinal of ſixteen.
The firſt lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the ſixteenth to Im-
Iner. I Chron. xxiv. 14.
Sixth. 6d. [rixa, Saxon.] The firſt after the fifth ; the
ordinal of ſix.
You are more clement than vile men,
Who of their broken debtors take
A ſixth, letting them thrive again. Shakeſpeare.
. There ſucceeded to the kingdom of England James the
ſixth, then king of Scotland. Bacon.
Sixth. n.ſ. [from the adjećlive..] A fixth part.
Only the other half would have been a tolerable ſeat for
rational creatures, and five ſixth, of the whole globe would
have been rendered uſeleſs. Cheyne's Philoſ Principles.
Sixthly, adv. [from ſix.] In the fixth place.
Sixthly, living creatures have more diverſity of organs than
plants. Bacon.
Sixtieth. adj. rixteozoja, Saxon.] The tenth fix times
repeated; the ordinal of fixty.
Let the appearing circle of the fire be three foot diameter,
and the time of one entire circulation of it the ſixtieth part of
a minute, in a whole day there will be but 864oo ſuch
parts. Digby on Bodies.
Sixty. adj. [rixtº, Saxon.] Six times ten.
When the boats were come within ſixty yards of the pil-
lar, they found themſelves all bound, and could go no far-
ther. Bacon.
Of which 7 times 9, or the year 63, is conceived to carry
with it the moſt conſiderable fatality. Brown's V. lg. Errouri.
Size. n.ſ. [perhaps rath r ciſ, fom incia, Latin; or from
aſſe, French J Bulk; quantity of ſure ficies; comparative
magnitude.
I ever narrified my friends,
With all the ſize that verity
Would without lapſing ſuffer. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
If any decayed ſhip be new made, it is more fit to make her
a ſize leſs than bigger. Raleigh.
The diſtance judg’d for ſhot of ev'ry ſize,
The linſtocks touch, the pond’rous ball expires. Dryden.
Objećts near our view are thought greater than thoſe of a
larger ſize, that are more remote. Locke.
The martial goddeſs,
Like thee, Telemachus, in voice and ſize, -
With ſpeed divine, from ſtreet to ſtreet ſhe flies;
She bids the mariners prepare to ſtand. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. [/ſº, old French..] A ſettled quantity. In the following
paſſage it ſeems to ſignify the allowance of the table: whence
they ſay a ſizer at Cambridge.
'Tis not in thee
To cut off my train, to ſcant my ſizes,
And, in concluſion, to oppoſe the bolt
Againſt my coming in. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
3. Figurative bulk ; condition.
This agrees too in the contempt of men of a leſs ſize and
quality. L’Eſtrange.
They do not confider the difference between elaborate diſ-
courſes, delivered to princes or parliaments, and a plain ſer-
inon, intended for the middling or lower ſize of people.
Swft.
4. [Siſa, Italian.] Any viſcous or glutinous ſubſtance.
To Size. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To adjuſt, or arrange according to ſize. .
The foxes weigh the geeſe they carry,
And ere they venture on a ſtream, -
Know how to ſize themſelves and them. Hudibras.
Two troops ſo match'd were never to be found,
Such bodies built for ſtrength, of equal age,
In ſtature fiz'd. Dryden's Knights Tale.
2. [From affiſe.] To ſettle ; to fix.
There was a ſtatute for diſperſing the ſtandard of the ex-
chequer throughout England; thereby to ſize weights and
meaſures. Bacon', Henry VII.
3. To cover with glutinous matter; to beſmear with ſize.
Si'zED. adj. [from ſize.] Having a particular magnitude.
What my love is, proof hath made you know,
And as my love is ſiz'd, my fear is ſo. Shakespeare.
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That will be a great horſe to a Welſhman, which is but a
ſmall one to a Fleming; having, from the different breed
of their countries, taken ſeveral ſized ideas, to which they
compare their great and their litté. Locke.
Sizeable. adi, [from fize.J. Reaſonably bulky.
He ſhould be purged, ſweated, vomited, and ſtarved, till
he come to a ſze ble bulk. A buthnºt.
Size R. or Servitor. m. ſ. A certain rank of ſtudents in the uni-
verſities.
They make a ſcramble for degree:
Maſters of all ſorts and of all ages,
Keepers, ſubſiſers, lackeys, pages. Bp. Corbet.
Size Rs. n. ſ. See Sciss ARs. -
A buttrice and pincers, a hammer and naile,
An apron and fºxer for he d and for taile, Tuſſer.
Srziness. n.ſ.. [from ſizy. Glutinouſneſs; viſcoſity.
In rheumatiſms, the ſzinſ, paſs off thick contents in the
urine, or glutinous ſweats. Aloyer on the Humours.
Cºld is capable of producing a ſzinſ; and viſcoſity in the
blood. . Arbuthnot.
Si’zy, adj. [from ſize.] Viſcous; glutinous.
. The blood is ſz., the alkaleſcent ſalts in the ſerum produ-
cing coriaceous concretions. Arbuthnot on Diet.
Škaddle. n: ſ [rceabnirre, Saxon J Hurt; damage. Dićt.
ŠKA'DDoNs. m. ſ. The embryos of bees. Bailey.
Skein. m. ſ. . [eftaigne, French..] A knot of thread or fift.
wound and doubled.
Why art thou then exaſperate, thou idle immaterial ſtein
of ſley'd ſilk, thou taſſel of a prodigal's purſe 2 Shakeſp.
Qur ſtile ſhould be like a ſkein of filk, to be found by the
right thread, not ravell'd or perplexed. Then all is a knot,
a heap. Ben. johnſon.
- Beſides, ſo lazy a brain as mine is, grows ſoon weary when
it has ſo entangled a ſkein as this to unwind. Digby.
SKA'ssMAT e. n ſ II ſuppoſe from ſtain, or ſkean, a knife,
and mate, a meſſmate.] It is remarkable that mes, Dutch,
is a knife.
Scurvy knave, I am none of his flirt gills;
I am none of his ſain/mates. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet,
SKA" E. m. ſ. [rceaboa, Saxon.]
I. A flat ſea fiſh.
2. A ſort of ſhoe armed with iron, for ſliding on the ice.
- They ſweep
On ſounding ſkate; a thouſand different ways,
In circling poiſe ſwift as the winds. Thomſºn.
SKEA. J. n.ſ. l Iriſh and Erſe; rageme, Saxon.] A ſhort ſword;
a knife.
Any diſpoſed to do miſchief, may under his mantle privily
carry his head-piece, ſea", or piſtol, to be always ready. penſer.
The Iriſh did not fail in courage or fierceneſs, but being
only armed with darts and ſkeines, it was rather an execution
than a fight upon them. Bacon's Henry VII.
SKEG m. ſ. A wild plum.
Ske GGER. m. ſ.
Little ſalmons called ſtaggers, are bred of ſuch ſick ſalmon
that might not go to the ſea, and though they abound, yet
never thrive to any bigneſs. //altºn's Angler.
SK e'le ron. m. ſ. ſaxºx#13;, Greek.]
1. [In anatomy.] The bones of the body preſerved together
as much as can be in their natural ſituation. &incey.
When rattling bones together fly,
From the four corners of the ſky;
When ſinews o'er the ſkeletons are ſpread,
Thoſe cloth'd with fleſh, and life inſpires the dead. Dryden.
A ſkeleton, in outward figure,
His meagre corps, though full of vigour, }
Would halt behind him were it bigger. Swift.
2. The compages of the principal parts.
The great ſtructure itſelf, and its great integrals, the hea-
venly and elementary bodies, are framed in ſuch a poſition
and ſituation, the great ſkeleton of the world. Hale.
The ſchemes of any of the arts or ſciences may be ana-
lyzed in a ſort of ſkeletºn, and repreſented upon tables, with
the various dependencies of their ſeveral parts. ſ/att.
Skellu M. n.ſ.. [ſelin, German.] A villain; a ſcoundrel. Skin.
Ske P. m. ſ. [rceppen, lower Saxon, to draw.] -
1. Skep is a ſort of baſket, narrow at the bottom, and wide
at the top to fetch corn in. -
A †. a doongforke, ſeeve, ſº, and a bin. Tºſºr.
2. In Scotland, the repoſitories where the bees lay their ho-
ney is ſtill called ſkep. -
sº n ſ. tºº. Gr.ſºptique, French.] One who
doubts, or pretends to doubt of every thing,
Bring the cauſe unto the bar; whoſe authority none muſt.
diſclaim, and leaſt of all thoſe ſcepticº in religion. Dec. of Piety.
Survey -
Nature's extended face, then ſepticº ſay,
In this wide field of wonders can you find
No art. - Blackmore.
with too much knowledge for the ſettick; ſide,
with too much weakneſs for the ſtoicks pride,
Man hangs between. Pope's Eſſay on º:
º
S K 1
S K I
- a- - - hi d the ſceptick be-
The dogmatiſt is ſure of everything, an } |. Logick.
lieves nothing. - -
lieves n - m ºptick.] Doubtful; pretending to
Sºrºrical, ºff. [**
iverſal doubt. -
"...". Father of mercies confirm the ſceptical and wa-
in minds, and ſo prevent us that ſtand faſt, in all our do-
... further us § his continual help. Bently.
Skepticism. n.ſ.. [ſcepticiſme, French, from ſceptick.] Univer-
ſal doubt; pretence or profeſſion of univerſal doubt. . .
I laid by my natural diffidence and ſcepticiſm for a while, to
take up that dogmatick way. Dryden.
Sketch. m.ſ. [Jihaula, Latin.] An outline; a rough draught;
a firſt plan.
I ſhall not attempt a charader of his preſent majeſty, hav-
ing already given an imperfect ſetch of it. Addiſon.
As the lighteſt ſketch, if juſtly trac'd,
Is by ill colouring but the more diſgrac'd,
So by falſe learning is goºd ſenſe defac'd, Pºpe
To Sketch. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To draw, by tracing the outline. -
If a piéure is daubed with many glaring colours, the vul:
gar eye admires it; whereas he judges very contemptuouſly of
iſome admirable deſign ſketched out only with, a black pen-
cil, though by the hand of Raphael. . - J/atti's Logick.
2. To plan, by giving the firſt or principal notion.
The reader I'll leave in the midſt of ſilence, to contemplate
thoſe ideas which I have only ſketch'd, and which every man
muſt finiſh for himſelf. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Skew ER. n.ſ. [ ſkere, Daniſh..] A wooden or iron pin, uſed
to keep meat in form.
Sweet breeds and collops were with ſkewers prick'd
About the ſides. Dryden's Iliad.
From his rug the ſkewer he takes,
And on the ſtick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
I once may overlook,
A ſkewer ſent to table by my cook. King.
Send up meat well ſtuck with ſkewers, to make it look round;
and an iron ſkewer, when rightly employed, will make it look
handſomer. Swift's Directions to the Cook.
To Skew ER. v. a. [from the noun.J. To faſten with ſkewers.
Ski FF. m. ſ. ſeſquiſe, French; ſcapha, Lat..] A ſmall light boat.
If in two ſkiff of cork, a loadſtone and ſteel be placed with-
in the orb of their activities, the one doth not move, the other
ſtanding ſtill ; but both ſteer into each other.
Brown's Wugar Errours.
In a poor ſkiff he paſs'd the bloody main,
Choak'd with the ſlaughter'd bodies of his train. Dryden,
On Garrway cliffs
A ſavage race by ſhipwreck fed,
Lie waiting for the founder'd ſkiff,
And ſtrip the bodies of the dead. Swift.
Ski'l Ful. adj. [ſkill and full.] Knowing; qualified with ſkill;
poſſeſſing any art; dexterous; able.
His father was a man of Tyre, ſkilful to work in gold and
ſilver. 2 Chron. ii. 14.
They ſhall call the huſbandman to mourning, and ſuch as
are ſkilful of lamentation, to wailing. Arnos v. 16.
Will Vafer is ſkilful at finding out the ridiculous fide of a
thing, and placing it in a new light. Tatler.
Say, Stella, feel you no content,
Reflecting on a life well ſpent;
Your ſkilful hand employ'd to ſave
Deſpairing wretches from the grave:
And then ſupporting with your ſtore
Thoſe whom you dragg'd from death before: Swift.
Inſtructors ſhould not only be ſkilful in thoſe ſciences which
they teach; but have ſkill in the method of teaching, and
patience in the practice. Watts's Improvement of the Mind.
SKI'LFULLY. adv. [from ſkilful..] With ſkill; with art; with
uncommon ability; dexterouſly. -
As ſoon as he came near me, in fit diſtance, with much fury,
but with fury ſkiffully guided, he ran upon me. Sidney.
Ulyſſes builds a ſhip with his own hands, as ſºilfully as a
flipwright. Broome.
sº ºutsº n: ſ [from ſkilful..] Art; ability; dextrouſ-
CIS.
He fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and
guided them by the Kilºngſ of his hands. Pſalms lxxviii. 72.
Skill. n.ſ. [ſã, Iſlandick.]
1. Knowledge of any practice or art; readineſs in any pra-
ctice; knowledge; dexterity; artfulneſs.
Skill in the weapon is nothing without ſack. Shakespeare.
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#. little ſkill to fear, as I have purpoſe
9 put you toºt,
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º ºfeſſºn grounded on juſt and right,
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he more ſhe will ack ore thou know it,...
I will from w As nowledge thee her head. Milton.
"rºus principles ordain
A race unlike the firſt, and try my ſkill again. Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
Phocion the Athenian general, then ambaſſ dor from the
ſtate, by his great wiſdom and fill at negotiations, diverted
Alexander from the conqueſt of Athens, and reſtored the Ath.
nians to his favour. Swift.
2. Any particular art. - -
Learned in one ſkill, and in another kind of learning un-
ſkilful. Hocker.
To Skill. v. m. [ſkilia, Iſlandick.]
1. To be knowing in; to be dextrous at.
They that ſkill not of ſo heavenly matter,
All that they know not, envy or admire. Stenſºr.
The overſeers were all that could ſkill of inſtrument; of
muſick. 2 Ch'an. xxxiv. 12.
One man of wiſdom, experience, learning, and direct.
may judge better in thoſe things that he can ſkill of, than º
thouſand others that be ignorant. // iſºft.
2. [Sáilia, Iſlandick, ſignifies to diſtinguiſh] To differ.’’,
make difference; to intereſt; to matter. Not in uſe.
Whether the commandments cf God in ſcripture be gene.
ral or ſpecial, it ſkilleth not. ii,&r.
What ſkills it, if a bag of ſtones or gold
About thy neck do drown thee raiſe thy head,
Take ſtars for money; ſtars not to be told,
By any art: yet to be purchas'd.
R. is ſo waſtful as the ſcraping dame,
She loſeth three for one; her ſoul, reſt, fame. Herbert.
He intending not to make a ſummer buſineſ of it, but a
reſolute war, without term prefixed, until he had recovered
France, it ſkilled not much when he began the war, eſpecial-
ly having Calais at his back where he might winter. Bacon.
Ski'LLED. adj. [from ſkill.] Knowing; dextrous; acquainted
with.
Of theſe nor skilled nor ſtudious. Milton.
Moſes, in all the Egyptian arts was ſkill'd,
When heav'nly power that choſen veſſel fill’d. Denham.
He muſt be very little ſkill'd in the world, who thinks that
a voluble tongue ſhall accompany only a good underſtand-
ing. Lock.
Ski'l less, adj. [from ſkill.] Wanting art. Not in uſe.
Nor have I ſeen
More that I may call men than you:
How features are abroad I'm ſkilleſ of
Jealouſly what might befal your travel,
Being ſkilleſ, in theſe parts; which to a ſtranger
Unguided and unfriended, often prove
Rough and unhoſpitable. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
Thy wit, that ornament to ſhape and love,
Miſhapen in the conduct of them both,
Like powder in a ſkillſ; ſoldier's flaſk
Is ſet on fire. Shakespeare's Romeo and juliet.
SKI'll ET. m. ſ. [ſcuellette, French.] A ſmall kettle or boiler.
When light-wing'd toys
Of feather'd Cupid foil with wanton dullneſs
My ſpeculative and offic’d inſtruments,
Let houſe-wives make a ſkillet of my helm,
And all indign and baſe adverſities
Make head againſt my eſtimation. Shakeſpeare's Otelo.
Break all the wax, and in a kettle or ſkillet ſet it over a
ſoft fire. Mºrtimer's Huſbandy.
Skilt. n.ſ. [A word uſed by Cleaveland, of which I know
not either the etymology or meaning J
Smeitymnus ! haſ what art? -
Syriack? Or Arabick? Or Welſh : What ſkiltº
Ape all the bricklayers that Babel built. Cºveland.
To Skim. v. a. [properly to ſcum, from ſcum ; ſtume, French-l
1. To clear off from the upper part, by paſſing a veſſel a little
below the ſurface.
My coz Tom, or his coz Mary,
Who hold the plough or ſkim the dairy, -
My fav'rite books, and pictures ſell. Prior.
2. To take by ſkimming. -
She bóils in kettles muſt of wine, and ſºns
With leaves the dregs that overflow the brims..... Dryden.
His principal ſtudies were after the work of Titiºn, whoſe
cream he has ſkimm'd. Dryden's Durºſ cy.
The ſurface of the ſea is covered with its bubbles, while
it riſes, which they skim off into their boats, and afterwards
Adijan.
Shakeſpeare.
ſeparate in pots. -
p whilome I’ve ſeen her skim the cloated cream,
And preſs from ſpongy curds the milky ſtream. Gay.
3. To bruſh the ſurface flightly ; to paſs very near the ſurface.
- Nor ſeeks in air her humble flight to raiſe,
Content to ſim the ſurface of the ſeas. Dryde".
The ſwallow ſkims the river's watry face. Dryden,
A winged eaſtern blaſt juſt skimming o'er !---
The ocean's brow, and ſinking on the ſhore. Prior.
4. To cover ſuperficially. Improper.
Dang'rous flats in ſecret ambuſh lay,
Where the falſe tides ſkim o'er the cover'd land,
And ſtamen with diſſembled depths betray. Dryden.
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Thin airy ſhapes o'er the furrows riſe,
A dreadful ſcene ! and ſim before his eyes. Addison.
When Ajax ſtrives ſome rock's vaſt weight to throw,
The line too labours, and the words move ſlow ;
Not ſo when ſwift Camilla ſcours the plain,
Flies o'er th’unbending corn, and ſkims along the main. Pope.
Such as have ačtive ſpirits, who are ever ſkimming over the
ſurface of things with a volatile ſpirit, will fix nothing in their
memory. //atts's Improvement of the Mind.
They ſºn over a ſcience in a very ſuperficial ſurvey, and
never lead their diſciples into the depths of it. // atts.
The boat, light ſkimº i g, ſtretch'd his oary wings. Thomſ.
Ski'MBLE skAMBLE, adj. [A cant word formed by reduplica-
tion from ſcamble.] Wandering; wild.
A couching lion and a ramping cat,
And ſuch a deal of ſkimbleſ&amble ſtuff,
As puts me from my faith. Shakespeare.
SKI'M M.E.R. m. ſ. [from ſkim.] A ſhallow veſſel with which
the ſcum is taken off.
Waſh your wheat in three or four waters, ſtirring it round;
and with a ſkimmer, each time, take off the light. Mortimer.
Sk'ſ MM II. K. m. ſ. [ſkin and milk.] Milk from which the cream
has been taken.
Then cheeſe was brought: ſays Slouch, this e'en ſhall roll;
This is ſkimmilk, and therefore it ſhall go. King.
SKIN: n ſ. [ſkind, Daniſh.]
1. The natural covering of the fleſh. It conſiſts of the cuticle,
outward ſkin, or ſcarf ſkin, which is thin and inſenſible, and
the cutis, or inner ſkin, extremely ſenſible.
The body is conſumed to nothing, the ſºn feeling rough
and dry like leather. Harvey on Conſumptions.
The prieſt on ſkins of off'rings takes his eaſe,
And nightly viſions in his ſlumber ſees. Dryden’s Aºn.
2. Hide; pelt; that which is taken from animals to make parch-
ment or leather.
3. The body; the perſon.
We meet with many of theſe dangerous civilities, wherein
'tis hard for a man to ſave both his ſkin and his credit. L’E/ir.
To Ski N. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To flay; to ſtrip or diveſt of the ſkin.
The beavers run to the door to make their eſcape, are there
intangled in the nets, ſeized by the Indians, and immediately
ſkinned. Ellis's /oyage.
2. To cover with the ſkin.
It will but ſkin and film the ulcerous place,
Whilſt rank corruption, mining all within,
Infects unſeen. Shakeſpeare.
Authority, though it err like others,
Has yet a kind of medicine in itſelf, -
That ſkins the vice o' th' top. Shake?, Maſ fºr Maſ.
The wound was ſkinned; but the ſtrength of his thigh was
not reſtored. Dryden.
It only patches up and ſkin; it over, but reaches not to the
bottom of the ſore. Locke.
The laſt ſtage of healing, criſinning over, is called cica-
trization. - Sharp's Surgery.
3. To cover ſuperficially.
What I took for ſolid earth was only heaps of rubbiſh,
finned over with a covering of vegetables. Addison.
Ski NK.. n.ſ. [rcenc, Saxon.]
1. Drink; any thing potable.
2. Pottage.
Scotch ſkink, which is a pottage of ſtrong nouriſhment, is
made with the knees and finews of beef, but long boiled; jel-
ly alſo of knuckles of veal. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
To SKINK. v. n. [rcencan, Saxon.] To ſerve drink. Both
noun and verb are wholly obſolete.
Ski'N KER. m. ſ. [from ſkink.] One that ſerves drink.
I give thee this pennyworth of ſugar, clapt even now into
my hand by an under ſkinker; one that never ſpake other Eng-
liſh in his life, than eight ſhillings and ſix pence, and you are
welcome, ſir. Shakesp. Henry IV.
Hang up all the poor hop-drinkers,
Cries old Sym, the king of ſkinkers. Ben. Johnſºn.
His mother took the cup the clown had fill'd :
The reconciler bowl went round the board,
Which, empty'd, the rude ſkinker ſtill reſtor'd. . . Dryden.
Ski'NNED. adj. [from ſkin...] Having the nature of ſkin or lea-
ther; hard ; callous.
When the ulcer becomes foul, and diſcharges a naſty ichor,
the edges in proceſs of time tuck in, and, growing ſkinned and
hard, give it the name of callous. Sharp's Surgery.
Ski'NNER. m. ſ. [from ſkin J A dealer in ſkins. -
Ski'NNINess. n.ſ. (from ſkinny..] The quality of being ſkinny.
Ski's N.Y. adj. [from ſkin J Conſiſting only of ſkin; wanting
fleſh.
Her choppy finger laying
Upon her ſkinny lips. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Leaſt the aſperity of theſe cartilages of the windpipe ſhould
hurt the gullet, which is tender, and of a ſinny ſubſtance,
theſe annulary griſtles are not made round; but where the gul-
... the windpipe, there, to fill up the circle, is only a
oft membrane, which may eaſily give way. Ray on the Creation,
- His fingers meet
In ſkinny films, and ſhape his oary feet. Aldſ,’s Ovid.
To SKIP. v. n. [ſquittire, Italian; eſquirer, French. I know
not whether it may not come from feape.]
I. ſ o fetch, quick bounds; to paſs by quick leaps; to bound
ightly and joyfully.
Was not Iſrael a deriſion unto thee? was he found among
thieves? For ſince thou ſpakeſt of him, thou ſhifted for
Joy. - - ºr xiviii. 27.
The queen, bound with love's powerful flºha. w
Sat with Pigwiggen arm in arm: >
Her merry maids, that thought no harm,
About the room were ſkipping.
At ſpur or ſwitch no more he ſº,
Or mended pace, than Spaniard whipt. Hºdºras.
The earth-born race - -
Q'er ev'ry hill and verdant paſture ſtray,
$4ip o'er the lawns, and by the rivers play. B. A., c.
John ſkipped from room to room, ran up ſtairs and down
ſtairs, peeping into every cranny. Arbutº. Hi/?. ºf ſ. Lull.
Thus each hand promotes the pleaſing pain,
And quick ſenſations ſkip from vein to vein. Poº, Dune; d.
The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,
Had he thy reaſon, would he ſip and play'? Pºe,
2. To paſs without notice. 4.
Pope Pius II. was wont to ſay, that the former pop s did
wiſely to ſet the lawyers a-work to debate, whether the cond-
tion of Conſtantine the Great to Sylveſter of St. Peter's patri-
mony were good or v. lid in law or no; the better to ſº p over
the matter in fact, whether there was ever any ſuch thin at all
Or no. Bacon : A of it cºns.
A gentleman made it a rule, in reading, to ſkip over all ten-
tences where he ſpied a note of admiration at the end. Sºft.
Drytºn.
To SKIP. v. a. [equirer, French J. To miſs; to paſs.
Let not thy ſword ſip one:
Pity not honour'd age for his white beard;
He is an uſurer. Shakespeare. Timon ºf ºthº.
Although to engage very far in ſuch a metaphyſical ſpecula-
tion were unfit, wien I only cmdCavour to explicate fluidity,
yet we dare not quite ſºip it over, left we be accuſed of over-
feeing it. Bo le.
They who have a mind to ſee the iſſue may ſºp theſe two
chapters, and proceed to the following. Larnet.
SkiP. m. ſ. [froin the verb.] A light leap or bound.
He loºked very curiouſly upon himſelf, ſometimes fetching
a little ſºft, as if he had ſaid his ſtrength had not yet forſaken
him. - Sidney.
You will make ſo large a ſip as to caſt yourſelf from the
land into the water. gºſz' e's dºtidote againſ? A:.e. m.
Sk'IPJ Ack. m. ſ. [ſkip and jack..] An upſtart. -
The want of ſhame or brains does not preſently entitle
every little ſkifjack to the board's end in the cabinet. L’Eſtr.
SKI'PKENNEL. m. ſ. [ſkip and Kennel.] A lackey; a footboy.
Ski'PPER. m. ſ. [ſchipper, Dutch..] A ſhipmaſter or ſhipboy.
Are not you afraid of being drowned too ! No, not I, ſays
the ſºipper. L’E)} arge.
No doubt you will return very much improved. Yes,
refined like a Dutch ſkipper fiom a whale-fiſhing. Congreve.
Ski'PPET. n.ſ. [Probably from ſkiff.] A ſmal boat.
Upon the bank they ſitting did eſpy
A dainty damſel, dreſling of her hair, -
By whom a little ſkippit floating di appear Fairy ºccº.
SKI'RM is H. m. ſ. [from 95 and carºn, Welſh, the ſhout of war:
whence yºga, ºn, and y garmes, old Britiſh words. Al/ae, a ºn , w
'ſº me; a wan, ſays an ancient writer. Eſcarºnzache, French.J
1. A ſlight fight: leſs than a ſet battle.
One battle, yes, a ſkirmiſh more there was
With adve, ſe fortune fought by Cartiſmand ; -
Her ſubjects moſt revolt. Philips's Britºn.
2. A conteſt; a contention. -
There is a kind of merry war betwixt ſignior Benclick and
her : they never meet but there's a ſkirmiſh of wit. Sha‘eſp.
Theſe ſºirmi/es expire not with the firſt propugners of the
opinions: they perhaps began as ſingle duellers; but then they
ſoon have their partiſans and abettors, who not only enhance,
but intail the feud to poſterity. Decay of Piety.
To Ski'RMish. v. n. [e carmºucher, French ; from the nºun.]
To fight looſely; to fight in parties before or after the ſhock
of the main battle. d ire at will
Ready to charge, and to retire at Will 3. ... -
Though º, ſetterd, fled, they /ºrmſ, ſtill. Faiſºr.
A gentleman volunteer, ſkirmiſſing with the enemy before
Worceſter, wis run through his arm in the middle of the
biceps with a ſword, and ſhot with a muſket-bullet in the ſame
ſhoulder. - - .. If iſºman's Surgery.
III paſs by the little ſºil miſing on either ſide. A tº ºry.
Ski's M1st ER. m.ſ.. [from firmiſh..] He who ſkirmiſhes. Zºſ.
To Skip R. E. v. a. [This word ſeems to be derived from rein,
Saxon, pure, clean ; unleſs it ſhall be rather deduced from
axºlzz.] To ſcour; to ramble over in order to clear.
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S K R S K Y ore horſes, ſkirre the country round; hiº. 4. talk of fear. Shakeſp. Macbeth. To Sjºg. … n. To ſcour; to ſcud; to run in haſte. we'll make them ſkirre away as ſwift as ſtones Enforced from the old Aſſyrian ſlings. Shakeſp. Henry V. Ski's Ret. n.ſ. [//arum, Latin.] A plant. It produces its flowers in an umbel, which conſiſts of ſeve- ral leaves placed circularly, and expanded in form of a roſe: the empalement afterward becomes a fruit, compoſed of two narrow ſeeds, that are gibbous, and furrowed on one ſide, but plain on the other. The roots aſ: ſhaped like long turneps, and are joined to one head. Miller. - Shirri, are a ſort of roots propagated by ſeed. Mortimer. SKIRT. m. ſ. iorte, Swediſh.] - .*.*. º {{. of a garment; that part which hangs looſe below the waiſt. It's but a nightgown in reſpect of yours; cloth of gold and cuts, fide ſleeves and ſkirts, round underborne with a bluiſh tinſel. Shakeſp. Much Adº about Nothing. As Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the ſhirt of his mantle, and it rent. 1 Sa. xv. 27. . The edge of any part of the dreſs. - 2 T; #: º: . a ſmall ſkirt of ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the ſtays before, and croſſes the breaſt, being a part of the tucker, is called the modeſty-piece. Addiſon. 3. Edge; margin; border; extreme part. - He ſhould ſeat himſelf at Athie, upon the ſkirt of that un- quiet country. Speºſer an Ireland. Ye miſts, that riſe From hill or ſteaming lake, duſky or grey, *Till the ſun paint your fleecy ſkirts with gold, In honour to the world's great Author riſe. Though I fled him angry, yet recall'd To life prolong'd, and promis'd race, I now Sladly behold, though but his utmoſt ſkirts. Qf glory, and far off his ſteps adore. Milt. Parad. Loft. The northern ſkirts that join to Syria have entered into the conqueſts or commerce of the four great empires; but that which ſeems to have ſecured the other is the ſtony and ſandy Milton. deſarts, through which no army can paſs. Temple. Upon the ſkirts Of Arragon our ſquander'd troops he rallies, Dryden. To SkiRT. v. a. [from the noun..] To border; to run along the edge. Temple ſkirteth this hundred on the waſte ſide. Cartw. Of all theſe bounds, With ſhadowy foreſts and with champions rich'd, With plenteous rivers and wide ſkirted meads, We make thee lady. Shakeſpeare. The middle pair Skirted his loins and thighs with down gold. Milton. A ſpacious circuit on the hill there ſtood, Level and wide, and ſkirted round with wood. Addison. SKITTISH. adj. [ſyc, Daniſh; ſchew, Dutch.] 1. Shy; eaſily frighted A reſtiff ſkiitiſh jade had gotten a trick of riſing, ſtarting, and flying out at his own ſhadow. L'E/ºrange. 2. Wanton; volatile; haſty; precipitate. Now expectation, tickling ſkittiſh ſpirits, Sets all on hazard. He ſtill reſolv'd, to mend the matter, T'adhere and cleave the obſtinater; And ſtill the ſkittiſher and looſer, Her freaks appear'd to fit the clºſer. 3. Changeable; fickle. Some men ſleep in ſittiſh fortune's hall, While others play the ideots in her eyes. Such as I am, all true lovers are; Unſtaid and ſkittiſh in all notions elſe, Save in the conſtant image of the creature That is belov’d. Shakespeare Twelfth Nicht Ski'TTIshly. adv. [from fittiſh.] wº g fickly. > y; sºnsis. mºſ [from ſºttiſh.] Wantonneſs; fickle- nels. Skonce. n.ſ. (See Sconce.]. Reinard ranſacketh “very Corner of his wily ſº. beſtirreth the utmoſt of his nimble ſtumps .. £º and Shakeſpeare. Hudibras. Shakeſpeare. - - Oa from their Jaws. 8. S - - - - - - SKREEN, n.ſ.. [ſºran, *ſºrsin, French, which Aſinſ, ev derives from Jºrniculum, Latin. Nimi, violenter ut ſºlet, ſays Skin- *: which may be *.*.* to one of the ſenſes; but if the fift * of ſºreen be a kind of coarſe frve or riddle, it may per- *P* Come, if not from critram, from ſome of the deſcendants of cºrne. 1. A riddle or coarſe ſieve, uttle or ſkreen to rid ſoil fro” 2. Anything by whº iſ ſº the corn. Tiſſºr. 3. Shelter #, tº: ea! º ſun or weather is kept off. F y - - ºne'd from day, by night's eternal fºrcen; U > → ...? nknown to heav'n, and to myſelf unfecn. Dryden. To SKRF FN. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To riddle; to fift. A term yet uſed among naſons when they fift ſand for mortar. 2. To ſhade from ſun or light, or weather. 3. To keep off light or weather. The curtains cloſely drawn, the light to ſºrten : Thus cover'd with an artificial night, - Sleep did his office. Dryden. The waters mounted up into the air: their interpoſition be- twixt the earth and the ſun ſkreen and fence off the heat, otherwiſe inſupportable. // codward's Na waſ Hºy, 4. To ſhelter; to protect. Ajax interpos'd His ſevenfold ſhield, and ſºrten’d Laertes' ſon, When the inſulting Trojans urg'd him fore. Philºſ. He that travels with them is to ſkreen them, and get them out when they have run themſelves into the briars. Locke. His majeſty encouraged his ſubjects to make mouths at their betters, and afterwards /&reened them from puniſhment. Sfc.l. The ſcales, of which the ſcarf-ſkin is compoſed, are de- ſigned to fence the orifices of the ſecretory ducts of the miliary glands, and to ſkreen the nerves from external injuries. Cheyne. Sku e. adj. [Of this word there is found no ſatisfactory deri- vation.] Oblique; fidelong. It is moſt uſed in the adverb aſkue. Several have imagined that this ſue poſture of the axis is a moſt unfortunate thing; and that if the poles had been erect to the plane of the ecliptick, all mankind would have enjoyed a very paradiſe. hois). To Skulk. v. m. To hide; to lurk in fear or malice. Diſcover'd, and defeated of your prey, You ſkulk'd behind the fence, and ſneakd away. Dryden. SKULL n.ſ.. [ſkiola, Iſlandick; ſkati, Iſlandick, a head.] 1. The bone that incloſes the head: it is made up of ſeveral pieces, which, being joined together, form a conſiderable cavity, which contain the brain as in a box, and it is proportionate to the bigneſs of the brain. Its figure is round, and a little depreſſed on its ſides. The ſeveral pieces, of which the ſkull is compoſed, are joined together by futures, which makes it leſs apt to break: theſe pieces or bones are ſix proper and two common, and each is made up of two tables, or laminae, be- tween which there is a thin and ſpongious ſubſtance, made of ſome bony fibres, which come from cach lamina, called in Greck dºor, and in Latin meditilliam. In it are a great many veins and arteries, which bring blood for the nouriſh- ment of the bones. The tables are hard and ſolid, becauſe in them the fibres of the bones are cloſe to one another. The difke is ſoft, becauſe the bony fibres are at a greater diſtance from one another. The external lamina is ſmooth, and co- yered with the pericranium: the internal is likewiſe ſmooth; but on it are ſeveral ſurrows, made by the pulſe of the arteries of the dura mater, whilſt the cranium was ſoft and yield- ing. &uincy. Some lay in dead mens ſkull; and in thoſe holes, Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As 'twere in ſcorn of eyes, reflecting gems. Shaleſ R. III. With redoubled ſtrokes he plies his head ; But drives the batter'd /ºu/ within the brains. Dryden. 2. [8ceole, Saxon, a company.] A ſhoal. See Scull. Repair to the river where you have ſeen them ſwim in ſºuls or ſhoals. //alton. Sku'llcap. n.ſ. A headpiece. Sku'lica P. m.ſ. ſcaſiºſa, Latin J A plant. The florets are longiſh, one in each ala of the leaves: the upper leaf is galeated like an helmet, with two auricles adjoin- ing: the under leaf, for the moſt part, is divided into two: the calyx, having a cover, contains a fruit reſembling the heel of a ſlipper or ſhoe. Miller. SKY, m / [/y, Daniſh.] 1. The region which ſurrounds this earth beyond the atmo- ſphere. It is taken for the whole region without the earth. The mountains their broad backs upheave - Into the clouds, their tops aſcend the ſy. - Milton. The maids of Argos, who with frantick cries, And imitated lowings, fill'd the ſkies. Rºſcºmmºn. Raiſe all thy winds, with night involve the ſties, - Sink, or diſperſe. Dryden's 3r. 2. The heavens. The thunderer's bolt you know, * -- Sky planted, batters all rebelling coaſts. Shakeſp. Cymbelize. What is this knowledge but the ſºy ſtol’n fire, - For which the thief ſtill chain’d in ice doth ſit. Davies. Wide is the fronting gate, and rais'd on high, With adamantine columns threats the ſky. 3. The weather. - Thou wert better in thy grave, than to anſwer with thy un- covered body this extremity of the ſkies. Shakeſp. K. Lear. SKY'EY. adj. [from ſky. Not very elegantly formed.] Ethereal. A breath thou art, Servile to all the ſciey influences, That do this habitation, where thou keep'ſt, Hourly afflict. Shakeſp. Aleºſure fºr Meaſure. I SKY"colou R- Dryden.
S L A
S L A -
Sky'colour. n.ſ.. [ſky and colour.] An azure colour; the
colour of the ſky.
A ſolution as clear as water, with only a light touch of ſky-
colour, but nothing near ſo high as the ceruleous tinéture of
ſilver. Boyle.
Sky'coloured. adj. [ſky and colour.] Blue; azure; like the
ſky.
'ihi. your Ovid himſelf has hinted, when he tells us that
the blue water nymphs are dreſſed in ſkycoloured garments. Addison
Sky"DYED. adj. [ſºy and dye.] Coloured like the ſky.
There figs, ſkydyed, a purple hue diſcloſe. Pope.
SKYEP. adj. [from ſky.] Envelloped by the ſkies. This is un-
uſual and unauthoriſed.
The pale deluge floats
O'er the ſkyd mountain to the ſhadowy vale. Thomſon.
Sky'ish. adj. [from ſky.] Coloured by the ether; approaching
the ſky.
Of this flat a mountain you have made,
T o'ertop old Pelion, or the ſkyiſh head
Of blue Olympus. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Bººk. n.J. [ſãy and lark.] A lark that mounts and
ings.
He next proceeded to the ſkylark, mounting up by a proper
ſcale of notes, and afterwards falling to the ground with a
very eaſy deſcent. Spee?ator.
Sky'light. m. ſ. [ſky and light.] A window placed in a room,
not laterally, but in the cieling.
A monſtrous fowl dropt through the ſkylight, near his wife's
apartment. Arbuthn. and Pope's Mart. Scriberus.
Sky Rocket. n.ſ. [ſty and rocket.] A kind of firework,
which flies high and burns as it flies.
I conſidered a comet, or, in the language of the vulgar a
blazing ſtar, as a ſkyrocket diſcharged by an hand that is al-
mighty. Addiſon.
SLAB. m. ſ.
1. A puddle. Ainſworth.
2. A plane of ſtone: as, a marble ſlab.
SLAB, adj. [A word, I ſuppoſe, of the ſame original with ſlalbar,
or ſlaver.] Thick; viſcous; glutinous.
Noſe of Turk, and Tartar's lips;
Finger of birth-ſtrangl’d babe,
Ditch-deliver'd by a drab ;
Make the gruel thick and ſlab. Shakeſp. Macbeth. }
To Sla’bber. v. n. [ſlabben, ſlabberem, Dutch.]
1. To let the ſpittle fall from the mouth; to drivel.
2. To ſhed or pour anything.
To SLA'bb ER. v. a.
1. To ſmear with ſpittle.
He ſabbered me all over, from cheek to cheek, with his great
tongue. Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of john Bull.
2. To ſhed; to ſpill.
The milk pan and cream pot ſo ſlabber'd and ſoft,
That butter is wanting, and cheeſe is half loſt. Tiſſºr.
SLA/B BERER. m. ſ. [from ſlabber.] He who ſlabbers.
SLA’BBY. adj. [The ſame with ſlab.]
1. Thick; viſcous.
In the cure of an ulcer, with a moiſt intemperies, ſlabby
and greaſy medicaments are to be forborn, and drying to be
uſed. JWiſeman's Surgery.
2. Wet ; floody.
When waggiſh boys the ſtunted beſom ply,
To rid the ſlabby pavements, paſs not by. Gay.
SLACK, adj. [rleac, Saxon; /laken, Iſlandick; ſack, Welſh;
laxus, Latin.]
1. Not tenſe; not hard drawn; looſe.
The vein, in the arm is that which Aretaeus commonly
opens; and he gives a particular caution in this caſe to make
a ſlack compreſſion, for fear of exciting a convulſion. Arbuthn.
2. Remiſs; not diligent; not eager; not fervent.
Thus much help and furtherance is more yielded, in that, if
ſo be our zeal and devotion to Godward be ſlack, the alacrity
and fervour of others ſerveth as a preſent ſpur. Płocker.
Seeing his ſoldiers ſlack and timorous, he reproved them of
cowardice and treaſon. Knoles.
Nor were it juſt, would he reſume that ſhape,
That ſlack devotion ſhould his thunder 'ſcape. lºaller.
Rebellion now began, for lack
Of zeal and plunder, to grow ſlack.
3. Not violent; not rapid.
Their pace was formal, grave, and ſlack:
His nimble wit out-ran the heavy pack. Dryden.
A handful of ſlack dried hops ſpoil many pounds, by taking
away their pleaſant ſmell. Mortimer's Hºſandry.
4. Relaxed; weak; not holding faſt.
All his joints relax'd:
From his ſlack hand the garland wreath'd for Eve
Down dropp'd, and all the faded roſes ſhed. Al Milton.
T. sº {v. n. [from the adjećtive.
1. To be remiſs; to neglect.
When thou ſhalt vow a vow unto the Lord, ſº not to pay
it. Deutr. xxiii. 2 i.
Hudibras.
2. To loſe the power of coheſion.
The fire, in lime burnt, lies hid, ſo that it appears to be cold;
but water excites it again, whereby it ſacks and crumbles into
fine powder. 4/oxon's Mech. Exer.
3. To abate.
- Whence theſe raging fires
Will ſacken, if his breath ſtir not their flames. Milton.
4. To languiſh ; to fail; to flag. Ainſworth,
To SLAck. ~
To SLA'ckEN. }v. 4.
1. To looſen; to make leſs tight.
Ah generous youth, that wiſh forbear;
Slack all thy ſails, and fear to come. Dryden.
Had Ajax been employ'd, our ſlacken'd ſails
Had ſtill at Aulis waited happy gales. Dryden,
2. To relax; to remit.
This makes the pulſes beat, and lungs reſpire;
This holds the finews like a bridle's reins,
And makes the body to advance, retire,
To turn or ſtop, as ſhe them ſlacks or ſtrains. Davies.
Taught power's due uſe to people and to kings,
Taught nor to ſlack nor ſtrain its tender ſtrings. Pope.
3. To eaſe; to mitigate. Philips ſeems to have uſed it by miſ-
take for ſlake.
Men, having been brought up at home under a ſtrićt rule of
duty, always reſtrained by ſharp penalties from lewd beha-
viour, ſo ſoon as they come thither, where they ſee laws more
ſlackly tended, and the hard reſtraint, which they were uſed
unto, now ſlacked, they grow more looſe. Spenſer.
If there be cure or charm
To reſpite or deceive, or ſlack the pain
Of this ill manſion. Milton's Paradiſ: Loft.
On our account has Jove,
Indulgent, to all moons ſome ſucculent plant
Allow'd, that poor helpleſs man might ſlack
His preſent thirſt, and matter find for toil. Philips.
4. To remit for want of eagerneſs.
My guards
Are you, great pow'rs, and th' unbated ſtrength
Of a firm conſcience; which ſhall arm each ñep
Ta’en for the ſtate, and teach me ſlack no pace. Ben. johnſ.
With ſuch delay well pleas'd, they ſlack their courſe. A/iſt.
5. To cauſe to be remitted.
You may ſooner by imagination quicken or ſlack a motion,
than raiſe or ceaſe it; as it is eaſier to make a dog go ſlower
than make him ſtand ſtill. Bacon.
This doćtrine muſt ſuperſede and ſlacken all induſtry and en-
deavour, which is the loweſt degree of that which hath been
promiſed to be accepted by Chriſt; and leave nothing to us to
deliberate or attempt, but only to obey our fate. Hammond.
Extol not riches then, the toil of fools,
The wiſe man's cumbrance, if not ſnare; more apt
To ſlacken virtue, and abate her edge, - -
Than prompt her to do aught may merit praiſe. Miltºn.
Balls of this metal ſlack'd Atlanta's pace,
And on the am’rous youth beſtow'd the race. . . . Waller:
One conduces to the poet's aim, which he is driving on in
every line: the other ſlackens his pace, and diverts him from
his way. Dryden.
6. To relieve; to unbend.
Here have I ſeen the king, when great affairs
Gave leave to ſlacken and unbend his cares,
Attended to the chaſe by all the flow'r
Of youth, whoſe hopes a nobler prey devour.
7. To with-hold; to uſe leſs liberally. - -
He that ſo generally is good, muſt of neceſſity hold his vir-
tue to you, whoſe worthineſs would ſtir it up where it wanted,
rather than ſlack it where there is ſuch abundance. Shakeſp.
8. To crumble; to deprive of the power of coheſion. -
Some unſlacked lime cover with aſhes, and let it ſtand 'till
rain comes to ſlack the lime; then ſpread them together. Mart.
9. To neglect. -
Why might not you, my lord, receive attendance
From thoſe that ſhe calls ſervants, or from mine?
—If then they chanc'd to ſlack ye, -
We could controul ...” y h f º King Lear.
- hat thus much favourctii,
nº t paniº Civil War.
Slack not the good preſage, while heav’n inſpires
Our minds to dare, and gives the ready fires. Dryden.
ro. To repreſs; to make leſs quick or forcible: ſ
I ſhould be griev’d, young prince, lº think my preſence
Unbent your thoughts, and ſlacken d'em to arms. Addiſon.
Stack. n.f [from the verb ſo /*] Small coal; coal
broken in ſmall parts.
SLA'ckly. adv. [from ſack.]
1. Looſely; not . ; not cloſely.
Jeolio * : renni ISIY.
2. Nº. king's ºften ſhould be ſo convey'd,
So ſlickly guarded, and the ſearch ſo ſlow -
That could not trace them. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Denham,
SLA'ckNESs.
S L A S L A SLA'ckNess. n.ſ. ſº s: not tig - ; º º inattention 3. remiſſneſs. - icºncerneth the duty ºf the church by law to provide, that the looſeneſs and flººnſ of men may not cauſe the com- mandments of God tº be unexecuted. Hooker. Theſe thy offices, ely kind, are as interpreters - à. º iºd ſlackneſs. Shakespeare JWinter’s Tale. From man's effelninate ſlackneſ; it begins, who ſhould better hold his place - By wiſdom, and ſuperior gifts receiv'd. Milton's Par. L9/?. 3. Want of tendency. . - - - - when they havé no diſpoſition to ſhoot out above their lips, - there is a ſlackneſs to heal, and a cure is very difficulty ef- fe&ted. Sharp's Surgery. 4. Weakneſs; not force; not intenſeneſs. - Through the ſackneſs of motion, or long baniſhment from the air, it might gather ſome aptneſs to putrey. Brerewood. SLAG. n.ſ. The droſs or recrement of metal. - Not only the calces but the glaſſes of metal may be of dif- fering colours from the natural colour of the metal, as I have obſerved about the glaſs or ſlag of copper. - Boyle. SLA1E. n.ſ. A weaver's reed. Ainſworth. SLAIN The participle paſſive of ſlay. The ſain of the Lord ſhall be many. The king grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the ſlain, Dryden. To Slake. v. a. [from ſlick, Skinner; from ſlack, Iſlandick, to quench, Mr. Lyel 1. To quench; to extinguiſh. He did always ſtrive Himſelf with ſalves to health for to reſtore, And ſlate the heavenly fire that raged evermore, Fa. Queen. If I digg’d up thy forefathers graves, And hung their rotten coffins up in chains, It could not ſale mine ire, nor eaſe my heart. Shakeſ H.VI. She with her cold hand ſlakes His ſpirits, the ſparks of life, and chills his heart. Craſhaw. From ſulus' head { Iſ, lxvi. 16. A lambent flame aroſe, which gently ſpread Around his brows, and on his temples fed: Amaz'd, with running water we prepare To quench the ſacred fire, and ſake his hair. Dryden. The fragrant fruit from bending branches ſhake, And with the cryſtal ſtream their thirſt at pleaſure ſake. º Blackmore's Creation. Coarſe are his meals, the fortune of the chace; Amidſt the running ſtream he ſlakes his thirſt. Addison Cato. 2. It is uſed of lime, ſo that it is uncertain whether the original notion of Tº ſlack or ſake lime be to powder or quench it. That which he ſaw happened to be freſh lime, and gathered before any rain had fallen to ſlake it. //codward. To SLAKE. v. n. [This is apparently from ſlack.] To grow leſs tenſe; to be relaxed. If ſhe the body's nature did partake, Her ſtrength would with the body's ſtrength decay; But when the body's ſtrongeſt finews/l. Ke, Then is the ſoul moſt active, quick, and gay. Davies. To SLAM. v.a. [lena, Iſlandick; ſchlagen, Dutch..] To ſlaugh- ter; to cruſh. A word not uſed but in low converſation. Tº SLANDER. v. a. ſ.ſ.laundrie, French; ſandalum, Latin.] To cenſure falſely; to belie. Slander Valentine With falſhood, cowardice, and poor deſcent. Shakeſpeare. He hath ſlandered thy ſervant unto the king 2 Sa. xix. 27. Give me leave to ſpeak as earneſtly in truly commending it, as you have done in untruly and unkindly defacing and ſlander- 1ng it. J/hitgifte. Thou do'ſt with lies the throne invade, - By practice harden'd in thy ſlandering trade; Obtending heav'n for whate'er ills befal, And ſputt ring under ſpecious names thy gall. Dryden. Of all her dears ſhe never ſlander'd one, But cares not if a thouſand are undone. Dryden. SLA's DER. n / [from the verb.] I. Falſe invective. w henſºr:drº do not live in tongues; W hen cut-purſes come not to throngs. Since that, we hear he is in arms, We think not ſo ; Yºcharge the conſul with our harms, That let him go : ° in our cenſure of the flate We ſtill do wander, And make the careful magiſtrate - he mark of ſander. 2. ºf: reproach. ouſander of thy heavy mother's womb' Thou cathed iſſue of thy father's loins. Shakeſp. R. III. Shakespeare K. Lear. Ben. Johnſºn's Catiline. 3. Diſreputation; ill name. You ſhall not find me, daughter, After the ſlander of moſt ſtep-mothers, Ill-ey'd unto you. Shakeſhed seaſº. m. ſ. [from ſlander.] One who belies †. one who lays falſe imputations on another. > In your ſervants ſuffer any offence againſt yourſelf rather than againſt God: endure not that they ſhould be railers Or ſlanderers, tell-tales or ſowers of diffenſion. Taylor Thou ſhalt anſwer for this, thou ſlanderer. Dº. Sla'Nde Rous. adj. [from ſlander.] 1. Uttering reproachful falſhoods. What king ſo ſtrong Cantic the gall up in the ſlanderºus tongue? ShakespeareI. feare. To me belongs J The care to ſhun the blaſt of ſland’rouſ tongues: Let malice, prone the virtuous to defame, Thus with vile cenſure taint my ſpotleſs name. Pºpe. 2. Containing reproachful falſhoods; calumnious. I was never able 'till now to choke the mouth of ſuch de- tractors, with the certain knowledge of their ſlanderous un- truths. Spener on Ireland. We lay theſe honours on this man, To eaſe ourſelves of divers ſland’rous loads. Sai. jul. Caſ: As by flattery a man opens his boſom to his moral enemy, ſo by detraction and a ſlander ous miſreport he ſhuts the ſame to his beſt friends. South. SLA'Nd ERously. adv. [from ſanderous.] Calumniouſly; with falſe reproach. I may the better ſatisfy them who objećt theſe doubts, and ſlanderouſly bark at the courſes which are held againſt that trai- terous earl and his adherents. Speyer ºn Ireland, They did ſandrouſly objcół, How that they durſt not hazard to preſent In perſon their defences. Daniel's Civil War. SLANG. The preterite of ſing. David ſlag a ſtone, and ſmote the Philiſtine. I Sa xvii. Sla Nk. n ſ. An herb. Anſworth. SLANT. }% [from ſanghe, a ſerpent, Dutch. Sinner.] SLANTING. Oblique; not direct; not perpendicular. Late the clouds Juſtling, or puſh'd with winds, rude in their ſhock, Tine the ſºnt lightning; whoſe thwart flame driv'n down, Kindles the gummy bark of fir and pine. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft, The ſun round the globe deſcribes th’Aquator line, By which wiſe means he can the whole ſurvey With a direct or with a ſlanting ray, } In the ſucceſſion of a night and day. Blackmore. SLA/NTLY. adv. [from ſlant..] Obliquely; not perpendi- SLA'N Twise. } cularly ; ſlope. Some maketh a hollowneſ, half a foot deep, With fower ſets in it, ſet ſlantwiſe aſleep, laſer's Huſband, SLAP. n.ſ. [ſchlap, German.] A blow. Properly with the hand open, or with ſomething rather broad than ſharp. The laugh, the ſlap, the jocund curſe go round. Thºmſºn. SLAP. adv. [from the noun..] With a ſudden and violent blow. Peg's ſervants complained; and if they offered to come into the warehouſe, then ſtrait went the yard ſlap over their noddle. Arbuthnot'. Hyºry of john Bull To SLAP. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtrike with a ſlap. Dick, who thus long had paſſive fat, Here ſtroak'd his chin, and cock'd his hat; Then ſlapp'd his hand upon the board, - - And thus the youth put in his word. Prior, Sla'PDAsh. interſ. [from ſlap and daſh..] All at once; as any thing broad falls with a ſlap into the water, and dºes it about. A low word. And yet, ſlapdaſh, is all again - In ... nerve, and º Prior. To SLAsH. v. a. [ſlaſa, to ſtrike, Iſlandick.] 1. To cut ; to cut with long cuts. 2. To laſh. Slaſh is improper. Daniel, a ſprightly ſwain, that us’d to ſlaſh The vig'rous ſteeds that drew his lord's calaſh, - To Peggy's ſide inclin'd. King. To Slash. … n. To ſtrike at random with a ſword; tº */ about him. The knights with their bright burning blades Broke their rude troops, and orders did confound, Hewing and ſlaſhing at their idle ſhades. Fairy ºutth. Not that I'd lop the beauties from his book, Like ſlaſhing Bentley with his deſp'rate hook. Pºpe. SLASH. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Cut ; wound. Some few received ſome cuts and /º/, that had "º" blood. Clarendon. 2. A cut in cloath. What I this a ſleeve * d ſliſh and ſaſh, Here's ſnip and nip, and cut, and ſliſh and /º/”, , Like to a tº: º a barber’s ſhop. Shakeſpeare. Diſtinguiſh'd 4.
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His oylet-holes are more and ampler;
The king's own body was a ſampler. Priºr.
SLATCH. m. ſ. [A, ſea term..] The middle part of a rope or
cable that hangs down looſe. Bailey.
SLATE. m. ſ. [from ſlit.: ſate is in ſome counties a crack; or
from ſºlate, a tile, French..] A grey foſſile ſtone, cafily
broken into thin plates, which are uſed to cover houſes, or to
write upon.
A ſquare cannot be ſo truly drawn upon a ſate as it is con-
ceived in the mind. Grew's Cºſmol.
A ſmall piece of a flat ſlate the ants laid over the hôle of
their neſt, when they foreſaw it would rain. Addison's sp.a.
To SLATE. v. a. [from the noun..] To cover the roof; to tile,
Sonnets and elegies to Chloris,
Would raiſe a houſe about two ſtories,
A lyrick ode would ſlate. Swift,
SLATER. m. ſ. [from ſate.] One who covers with ſlates or
tiles.
SLATTERN. m. ſ. [ ſaetti, Swediſh. J A woman negligent,
not elegant or nice. -
Without the raiſing of which ſum,
You dare not be ſo troubleſome
To pinch the flattern, black and blue,
For leaving you their work to do. Hudibras.
We may always obſerve, that a goſſip in politicks is a ſlat-
tern in her family. Addiſon's Freeholder,
The ſallow ſkin is for the ſwarthy put,
And love can make a ſlattern of a ſlut. Dryden.
Beneath the lamp her tawdry ribbans glare,
The new-ſcour'd manteau and the ſlattern air. Gay.
SLA’t Y. adj. [from ſlate.] Having the nature of ſlate.
All the ſtone that is ſlaty, with a texture long, and parallel
to the ſite of the ſtratum, will ſplit only lengthways, or hori-
zontally; and, if placed in any other poſition, 'tis apt to give
way, ſtart, and burſt, when any confiderable weight is laid
upon it. 17%dward on Foſſils.
SLAVE. n. ſ. ſeſºlave, French. It is ſaid to have its original
from the Slavi, or Sclavonians, ſubdued and ſold by the /e-
netians.) One mancipated to a maſter; not a freeman; a
dependant.
The baniſh’d Kent, who in diſguiſe
Follow'd his enemy king, and did him ſervice -
Improper for a ſlave. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Thou elviſh markt, abortive, rooting hogſ
Thou that waſt ſeal’d in thy nativity
The ſave of nature, and the ſon of hell.
Shakeſp. R. III.
Of gueſts he makes them ſlaves
Inhoſpitably. Milton,
Slaves to our paſſions we become, and then
It grows impoſſible to govern men. Waller.
The condition of ſervants was different from what it is
now, they being generally ſlaves, and ſuch as were bought and
ſold for money. South.
Perſpective a painter muſt not want; yet without ſubjecting
ourſelves ſo wholly to it, as to become ſlaves of it. Dryden.
To-morrow, ſhould we thus expreſs our friendſhip,
Each might receive a ſlave into his arms:
This ſun perhaps, this morning ſun's the laſt, -
That e'er ſhall riſe on Roman liberty. Addiſon's Cato.
To SLAve. v. n. [from the noun J. To drudge; to moil; to
toil.
Had women been the makers of our laws,
The men ſhould ſave at cards from morn to night. Swift.
SLAVER. m. ſ. [ ſaliva, Latin ; //gſa, Iſlandick. J Spittle
running from the mouth ; drivel.
Mathiolus hath a paſſage, that a toad communicates its
venom not only by urine, but by the humidity and ſlaver of its
mouth, which will not conſiſt with truth. Brown.
Of all mad creatures, if the learn’d are right,
It is the ſlaver kills, and not the bite.
To SLA’ve R. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To be ſmeared with ſpittle.
Should I
Slaver with lips, as common as the ſtairs
That mount the capitol; join gripes with hands
Made hard with hourly falſhood as with labour.
2. To emit ſpittle. -
Miſo came with ſcowling eyes to deliver a ſlavering good-
Pope,
Shakeſp.
morrow to the two ladies. Sidney.
Why muſt he ſputter, ſpawl, and ſaver it,
In vain, againſt the people's favºrite : Swift.
To SLA've R. v. a. To ſmear with drivel.
Twitch'd by the ſlave he mouths it more and more,
*Till with white froth his gown is ſlaver'd o'er. Dryden.
SLA’ve RER... n.ſ.. [ſabbaerd, Dutch ; from ſlaver.] One who
cannot hold his ſpittle; a driveller; an ideot.
SLA've RY. n.ſ.. [from ſlave..] Servitude; the condition of a
ſlave; the offices of a ſlave.
If my diſſentings were out of errour, weakneſs, or obſti-
nacy in me, yet no man can think it other than the badge aud
method of ſlavery, by ſavage rudeneſs and importunate ob.
truſions of violence to have the miſt of his errour diſpelled.
, I grº King Charles.
SLA’UGHTER, n.ſ. ſoºrlaugr, Saxon, from raezan, rle3an,
to ſtrike or kill:1. Maſſacre; deſtruction by the ſword.
Sinful Macduff,
They were all ſtruck for thee!
Not for their own demerits, but for mine,
Fell/laughter on their ſouls. Shakſ). Macbeth,
On each hand ſlaughter and gigantick deeds. AMilton.
- . The pair you ſee,
Now friends below, in cloſe embraces join ;
But when they leave the ſhady realms of night,
With mortal heat each other ſhall purſue.”
What wars, what wounds, what ſlaughter ſhall enſue? Dryd.
To Slaughter. v. a. [from the noun..] To maſſacre; to
ſlay ; to kill with the ſword.
Your caſtle is ſurpriz’d, your wife and babes
Savagely ſlaughter'd. Shakeſp. Macleth.
SLA'ughterhouse. m. ſ. [ſlaughter and hºuſe.j Houſe in
which beaſts are killed for the butcher.
Away with me, all you whoſe ſouls abhor
Th'uncleanly favour of a ſlaughterhouſe;
For I am ſtifl'd with the ſmell of ſin. Shakeſpeare.
sºas. nºſ Iſlaughter and man.] One employed
in killing.
The mad mothers with their howls confus'd
Do break the clouds; as did the wives of Jewry, -
At Herod's bloody hunting/laughtermen. Shakespeare Hen. V.
Ten chas'd by one,
Are now each one the ſlaughterman of twenty. Shakeſpeare.
See, thou fight'ſt againſt thy countrymen;
And join'ſt with them, will be thy ſlaughtermen. Shakespeare H.VI.
St.Aughterous, adj. [from ſlaughter.] Deſtructive; mur-
derous. . .
I have ſupt full with horrours:
Direneſs familiar to my ſlaughterous thoughts
Cannot once ſtart me. Shakeſ Macbeth.
SLAvish. adj. [from ſlave..] Servile; mean; baſe; depen-
dant. -
- - A thing
More ſlaviſh did I ne'er, than anſwering
A ſlave without a knock. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
You have among you many a purchas'd ſlave,
Which, like your aſſes, and your dogs and mules,
You uſe in abječt and in ſlaviſh part,
Becauſe you bought them. Shakespeare Merchant ºf Venice.
I believe
That he, the ſupreme God, tº whom all things ill
Are but as ſlaviſh officers of vengeance,
Would ſend a gliſt'ring guardian, if need were,
To keep my life and honour unaffail'd, Milton.
Thoſe are the labour'd births of ſlaviſh brains;
Not the effect of poetry, but pains. enham.
Slaviſh bards our mutual loves rehearſe
In lying ſtrains and ignominious verſe. Prior.
SLAvishly, adv. [from ſlaviſh.] Servilely; meanly.
SLAvish Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſlav/h.] Servility; meanneſs.
To SLAY. v. a. preter ſlºw; part, paſſ ſlaii. ſſahan, Gothick;
J-lean, Sax. ſlachten, Dutch, to ſtrike..] To kill; to butcher;
to put to death. -
Her father's brother -
Would be her lord; or ſhall I ſay her uncle?
Or he that ſlew her brothers and her uncle :
- Tyrant, ſhew thy face: ,
If thou beſt ſlain, and with no ſtroke of mine,
My wife and children's ghoſts will haunt me ſtill Shakespeare ?.
The deadly-handed Clifford ſlew my ſteed. Shakespeare H. VI.
I ſaw under the altar the ſouls of them that were ſlain for
the word of God. Rev. vi. 2;
Thus there was killing of young and old, and ſaying of
virgins and infants. 2 May. I 3-
Slay and make ready. Gen. xliii. 16.
Wrath killeth the fooliſh man, and *; º
one. ſet v. 2.
They ſlew ten thouſand men. - judg. i. 4.
Of Trojan chiefs he view'd a numerous tiaº , , , ,
All much lamented, all in battle ſain. Dryden's Án.
Abraham - - -
By blood and battles muſt his pow'r maintain, Pri
And ſlay the monarchs, eſ: he rule the plain. fi rtar.
Slayer."...ſ. from/h).j, Killer; murder; dººr.
Witneſs the guiltleſs blood poured oft on ground; -
The ºwned in ſlain, theſayer crown'd. Fairy &º
They flew thoſe that were ſlayºr of their countrymen. Abb.
The ſlayer of himſelf yet ſaw I there;
The gore congeal’d was &lotted in his hair:
With eyes half clos'd and gaping mouth he lay,
And grim as when he breath'd his ſullen ſoul away. Dryden.
Sleave. n.ſ. [Of this word I know not well the meaning:
ſleave ſilk is explained by Gouldman foccus ſericus, a lock of ſilk;
and the women ſtill ſayſleave the ſilk, for untwiſt it. Awº
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S L E S L E calls a weaver's ſhuttle or recd a ſay. Tº ſay is to part a in into fingle fibres.] - twiſt into ſing I on a fountain light, d hoſe brim with pnks, was platte » Yº. with daffadillies dight - - with graſs like ſeate was matted. Drayton's Cynthia. Gd. [often written Jeezy. ] Weak; wanting ſub- SLEAZY. - - This ſeems to be of the ſame race with/eave, or from ſtance. sº [ſaid, Daniſh ; ſedile, Dutch..] A carriage drawn ithout wheels. - W1t The ſled, the tumbril, hurdles, and the flail, Theſe all muſt be prepar’d. Dryden. SLE'pped. adj. [ſrom ſel,] . Mounted on a ſled. So frown'd he once when in an angry parle, He ſmote the ſledded Polack on the lºº. . SLEDGE. m. ſ. [rlees, Saxon; /*ggiº Iſlandick.] 1. A large heavy hammer. - They him ſpying, both with greedy force, At once upon him ran, and him beſet, with ſtrokes of mortal ſteel, without remorſe, - And on his ſhield like iron ſlºdges bet. Fairy Queen. The painful ſmith, with force of fervent heat, The hardeſt iron ſoon doth mollify, That with his heavy ſledºe he can it beat, And faſhion to what he it liſt apply Spenſºr. The uphand ſledge is uſed by under workmen, when the work is not of the largeſt, yet requires help to batter and draw it out: they uſe it with both their hands before them, and ſel- dom lift their hammer higher than their head. Moxon. Ariſtotle aſcribes it unto the ſwiftneſs of that motion; but it would follow that the quick ſtroak of a light hammer ſhould be of greater efficacy, than any ſofter and more gentle ſtriking of a great ſledge. Wilkin,’s Alathematical Magick. 2. A carriage without wheels, or with very low wheels; properly a ſed. See SLED. In Lancaſhire, they uſe a ſort of ſed:e made with thick wheels, to bring their marl out, drawn with one horſe. Mort. SLEEK. n ſ [ſeych, Dutch..] Smooth; nitid; gloſſy. Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men, and ſuch as ſleep a-nights. Shakeſpeare. Envy How eagerly ye follow my diſgrace, As if it fed ye; and how ſleek and wanton Y’appear in ev'rything may bring my ruin. Shakespeare. Yet are the men more looſe than they, More kemb'd, and bath'd, and rub'd, and trim’d, More ſleek'd, more ſoft, and ſlacker limb'd. Ben. johnſºn. What time the groves were clad in green, The fields all dreſt in flowers, And that the ſleek-hair'd nymphs were ſeen, Shakespeare. To ſeek them ſummer bowers. Drayton. The pureſt paſteboard, with a ſleek ſtone rub ſmooth, and as even as you can. Peacham. As in gaze admiring, oft he bow’d His turret creſt, and ſleek enamel'd neck, Fawning. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft. Thoſe rugged names to our like mouths grow ſek, That would have made Quintilian ſtare and gaſp. Milton. Thy head and hair are ſleek, And then thoukemb'ſt the tuzzes on thy cheek. Dryden. So f. her ſkin, ſo faultleſs was her make, Ev’n Juno did unwilling pleaſure take , To ſee ſo fair a rival. Dryden. To SLEEK. v. a. [from the adjective.] 1. To comb ſmooth and even. By dead Parthenope's dear tomb, And fair Ligea's golden comb, Wherewith ſhe ſits on diamond rocks, Sleeking her ſoft alluring locks. Milton. 2. To render ſoft, ſmooth, or gloſſy. Gentle my lord, ſeek o'er your rugged looks; He bright and jovial 'mong your gueſts to night. Shakeſp. - She iſ: With crumbs of bread and milk, and lics a-nights n her neat gloves. Ben. Johnſon's Catiline. A ſheet of well ſleeked marble paper did not caſt any of its diſtinét colours upon the wall. Boyle. The perſuaſive rhetorick Thá'.ſkeº'd his tongue, and won ſo much on Eve, So little here, nay loſt. Milton. A cruiſe of fragrance, form'd of burniſh'd gold, Odour divine ! whoſe ſoft refreſhing ſtreams c * the ſmooth ſkin, and ſcent the ſnowy limbs. Pºpe. > L E E KLY. adv [from ſleek.] Smoothly; gloſſily. Let their heads be ſleekly comb'd, and their blue coats bruſh'd. Shakeſpeare's Taming ºf the Shrew. To SLEEp. v. n. Iſºpan, Gothick; reepin, Saxon; ſlap.m, Dutch.] 1. To take reſt, by ſuſpenſion of the mental powers. I've watch'd and traveird hard : Some time I ſhall fleep out; the reſt I’ll whiſtle. Shakeſp. Where's Pede –go you, and where you find a maid, That, ere ſhe ſleep, hath thrice her prayers ſaid, Rein up the organs of her fantaſy; Seep ſhe as found as careleſs infancy; But thoſe that ſeep, and think not on their ſins, Pinch them, arms, legs, backs, ſhoulders, fides, and ſhins. shakeſeare's A ſerry // ºve, of 1% major. If the man be poor, thou ſhalt not ſlººp with his pledge. Lout. Sleep on now, and take your reſt; behold the hour is at hat; d. ..] ſaith. xxvi. 45. Peace, good reader do not weep; Peace the lovers are aſleep: They, ſweet turtles! folded lie, In the laſt knot that love could tie. Let them ſleep, let them ſeep on, Till this ſtormy night be gone, And the eternal morrow dawn, Then the curtains will be drawn, And they waken with that light, Whoſe day ſhall never ſleep in night. Croſław, Thoſe who at any time ſleep without dreaming, can never be convinced that their thoughts are for four hours buſy with- out their knowing it. Lake, 2. To reſt; to be motionleſs. Steel, if thou turn thine edge, or cut not out the burly- bon'd clown in chines of beef ere thou ſleep in thy ſheath, I beſeech Jove on my knees thou mayft be turned into hob- nails. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. How ſweet the moonlight ſleeps upon this bank! Here will we ſit, and let the founds of muſick Creep in our ears. Shakeſpeare's Merch. ºf Venice, The giddy ſhip, betwixt the winds and tides, Forc’d back and forwards, in a circle rides, Stunn'd with the different blows; then ſhoots amain, Till counterbuff'd ſhe ſtops, and ſleeps again. Dryden. 3. To live thoughtleſsly. We ſleep over our happineſs, and want to be rouzed into a quick thankful ſenſe of it. Atterbury. 4. To be dead; death being a ſtate from which man will ſome time awake. - If we believe that Jeſus died and roſe again, even ſo them alſo which ſleep in Jeſus will God bring with him. I Thºſ. A perſon is ſaid to be dead to us, becauſe we cannot raiſe from the grave; though he only ſleeps unto God, who can raiſe from the chamber of death. Aylife's Pal ºrgan. 5. To be inattentive; not vigilant. Heav'n will one day open The king's eyes, that ſo long have/left upon This bold, bad man. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII, 6. To be unnoticed, or unattended. - You ever Have wiſh'd the ſleeping of this buſineſs, never Deſir'd it to be ſtirr'd. Shakespeare's Henry VIII. SLEEP. m. ſ. [from the verb..] Repoſe; reſt; ſuſpenſion of the mental powers; ſlumber. Methought I heard a voice cry fleep no more! Macbeth doth murderſleep; the innocent ſeep; Sleep that knits up the ravell'd ſleeve of care; The birth of each day's life, ſore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's ſecond courſe, Chief nouriſher in life's feaſt. Shakeſpeare's Marleth. Cold calleth the ſpirits to ſuccour; and therefore they can- not ſo well cloſe and go together in the head, which is ever requiſite to ſleep. And for the ſame cauſe, pain and noiſe hinder ſleep; and darkneſs furthereth ſleep. - Bagn. Beaſts that ſleep in winter, as wild bears, during their ſlºp wax very fat, though they eat nothing. Bacºn. His faſten’d hands the rudder keep, And fix’d on heav'n, his eyes repel invadingſeº. Dryden. Hermes o'er his head in air appear'd, His hat adorn'd with wings diſclos'd the god, And in his hand the ſleep compelling rod. Dryden. Infants ſpend the greateſt part of their time in ſleep, and are ſeldom awake but when hunger calls for the teat, or ſome pain forces the mind to perceive it. Lºcke. SLEF'PER. m. ſ. [from ſleep.] 1. One who ſleeps; one who is not awake. - Sound muſick; come my queen, take hand with me, And rock the ground whereon theſe ſleepers be: Shakespeare . What's the buſineſs, That ſuch an hideous trumpet calls to parley h The ſleepers of the houſe 2 Shakeſpeare's Mºſt - In ſome countries, a plant which ſhutteth in the night, openeth in the morni g, and openeth wide at noºn; the in- habitants ſay is a plant that depeth There be fºº" then ; for almoſt all flowers do the like Ba.ºn. Night is indeed the province of his reign; Yet all his dark exploits no more contain ºn Than a ſpy taken, and a ſleeper ſlain. Dry: j He muſt be no great eater, drinker, nor ſleeper, that Wi diſcipline his ſenſes, and exert his mind: every wº un- - - tºº. dertaking requires both. r A - 2. 2
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. That which lies dormant, or without effect.
Let penal laws, if they have been ſleepers of long, er if
grown unfit for the preſent time, be by wiſe judges confined
in the execution. Bacon.
4. A fiſh. At ſoarth.
SL E E P11. Y. adv. [from ſeepy.]
1. Drowſily; with deſire to ſleep.
2. Dully; lazily.
I rather chuſe to endure the wounds of thoſe darts, which
envy caſteth at novelty, than to go on ſafely and ſleepiy in
the eaſy ways of ancient miſtakings. Raleigh.
3. Stupidly. -
He would make us believe that Luther in theſe ačtions
pretended to authority, forgetting what he had ſlepily owned
before. Atterbury.
SLEE'PIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſleepy.] Drowſineſs; diſpoſition to
ſleep; inability to keep awake.
Watchfulneſs precedes too great ſleepineſs, and is the moſt
ill bodin, ſymptom of a fever. Arbuthnot.
SLEEP LEss. adj. [from ſleep.J Wanting ſleep.
The field
To labour calls us, now with ſweat impos'd,
Though after ſleepleſ, night. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
While penſive poets painful vigils keep,
Shepleſ; themſelves to give their readers ſleep. Pope.
Slf tºp Y. adj. [from ſleep.]
1. Drowſy ; diſpoſed to ſleep.
2. Not awake. -
Why did you bring theſe daggers from the place
They muſt lie there Go, carry them and ſmear
The ſlee; y grooms with blood. Shakespeare's Macbeth.
She wak'd her ſleepy crew,
And riſing haſty, took a ſhort adieu.
3. Soporiferous; ſomniferous; cauſing ſleep.
We will give you ſcºpy drinks, that your ſenſes unintelli-
gent of our inſufficience, may, though they cannot praiſe us,
as little accuſe us. Shakeſpeare's J/inter's Tale.
Let ſuch bethink them, if the fleepy drench
Of that forgetful lake benumb not ſtill. Milton.
I ſleeped about eight hours, and no wonder; for the phy-
ficians had mingled a ſleepy potion in the wine. Gulliver.
SLEET. n.ſ. [perhaps from the Daniſh, ſlet.] A kind of ſmooth
ſmall hail or ſnow, not falling in flakes, but ſingle particles.
Now van to van the foremoſt ſquadrons meet,
The midmoſt battles haſtning up behind,
Who view, far off, the ſtorm of falling ſleeſ,
Dryden.
And hear their thunder rattling in the wind. Dryden.
Perpetual ſleet and driving ſnow
Obſcure the ſkies, and hang on herds below.
Huge oxen ſtand inclos'd in wintry walls
Of ſnow congeal’d. Dryden.
Rains would have been poured down, as the vapours be-
came cooler; next ſle', then ſnow, and ice, and froſt.
Cheyne.
To SLEE r. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſnow in ſmall par-
ticles, intermixed with rain.
SLEE'ſ Y. adj. [from the noun..] Bringing ſleet.
SLE Eve. n.ſ. [rlip, Saxon.]
1. The part of a garment that covers the arms.
Once my well-waiting eyes eſpy'd my treaſure,
With ſleeves turn'd up, looſe hair, and breaſt enlarged,
Her father's corn, moving her fair limbs, meaſure. Sidney.
The deep ſmock ſleeve, which the Iriſh women uſe, they
fly, was old Spaniſh; and yet that ſhould ſeem rather to be
an old Engliſh faſhion: for in armory, the faſhion of the
Manche, which is given in arms, being nothing clfe but a
fleeve, is faſhioned much like to that ſleeve. And knights, .
in ancient times, uſed to wear their miſtreſs's or love's ſleeve
upon their arms; fir Launcelot wore the ſleeve of the fair
maid of Aſteloth in a tourney. Spenſer’s Ireland.
Your hoſe ſhould be ungarter’d, your ſeeve unbutton'd,
your ſhoe untied, demonſtrating a careleſs deſolation. Shakeſp.
You would think a ſmock a ſhe-angel, he ſo chants to the
fleeve-band, and the work about the ſquare on't. Shaºffeare.
He was cloathed in cloth, with wide ſleeves and a cape. Bacºn.
In velvet white as ſnow the troop was gown'd,
Their hoods and ſleeves the ſame. Dryden.
2. Sleeve, in ſome provinces, ſignifies a knot or ſkein of ſilk,
which is by ſ me very probably ſuppoſed to be its meaning in
the following paſſage. [See SL E A v E.]
Methought I heard a voice cry, ſleep no more
Macbeth doth murder ſleep ; the innocent ſleep;
Sleep that knits up the ravell'd ſleeve of care,
The birth of cach day's life Shakeſpeare.
3. Sleeve, Dutch, fignifies a cover; any thing ſpread over ;
which ſeems to be the ſenſe of ſleeve in the proverbial phraſe.
A brace of ſharpers laugh at the whole roguery in their
ſleeves. - L’E/?range.
Men know themſelves utterly void of thoſe qualitics which
the impudent ſycophant aſcribes to them, and in his ſleeve
laughs at them for believing. South's Scrººns.
John laughed heartily in his ſleeve at the pride of the eſquire,
A buthnot's Hiſ fjohn Bull.
4. To hang on a ſleeve; to make dependent.
It is not for a man which doth know, or ſhould know
what orders, and what peaceable government requireth, to
iſk why we ſhºuld hang our judgment upon the church's
Jºe, and why in matters of orders more than in matters of
dočtrine. Hºcker.
5. [Loligo, Latin.] A fiſh. Ainſwºrth.
SLEE’ved. adj. [from ſleeve.] Having ſleeves.
SLEE’ve less. adj. [from ſleeve.]
1. Wanting ſleeves; having no ſleeves.
H; cloaths were ſtrange, though coarſe, and black, tho’
are ;
Sleeveleſ; his jerkin was, and it had been
Velvet, but 'twas now, ſo much ground was ſeen,
Become tuffraffity. Donne.
They put on long ſleeve'eſ coats of home-ſpun cotton.
Sandys.
Behold yon iſle by palmers, pilgrims trod,
Grave mummers' ſleevelſ; ſome, and ſhirtleſs others. Pope.
2. Wanting reaſonableneſs; wanting propriety; wanting ſo-
lidity. . [This ſenſe, of which the word has been long poſ-
ſeſſed, I know not well how it obtained; Skinner thinks it pro-
perly livelſ or lifeleſs: to this I cannot heartily agree, though
I know not what better to ſuggeſt. Can it come from ſleeve,
a knot, or skein, and ſo ſignify uncºnne?ed, hanging ill to-
gether P or from ſleeve, a cover; and therefore means plainly
alſard; fooliſh without palliation?]
This ſleeveleſs tale of tranſubſtantiation was brought into
the world by that other fable of the multipreſence. Hall.
My landlady quarrelled with him for ſending every one of
her children on a ſleevelſ; errand, as ſhe calls it. Spectator.
SLEIGHT. m. ſ. [ſlagd, cunning, Iſlandick.] Artful trick;
cunning artifice; dexterous practice; as ſleight of hand; the
tricks of a juggler. This is often written, but leſs properly,
ſlight. -
He that exhorted to beware of an enemy's policy, doth not
give counſel to be impolite; but rather to be all prudent
forefight, left our ſimplicity be over-reached by cunning
fleights. Hooker.
Fair Una to the red croſs knight
Betrothed is with joy;
Though falſe Dueſſa it to bar,
Her falſe ſleights do employ.
Upon the corner of the moon,
There hangs a vap'rous drop, profound;
I'll catch it ere it come to ground;
And that diſtill'd by magick ſleights,
Shall raiſe ſuch artificial ſprights,
As, by the ſtrength of their illuſion
Shall draw him on to his confuſion. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Out ſtept the ample ſize
Of mighty Ajax, huge in ſtrength; to him, Laertes' ſon,
That crafty one as huge in ſleight. Chapman.
She could not ſo convey
The maſſy ſubſtance of that idol great,
What ſlight had ſhe the wardens to betray ?
what ſtrength to heave the goddeſs from her ſeat Fairf.
In the wily ſnake
Whatever ſleights, none would ſuſpicious mark,
As from his wit, and native ſubtilty
Proceeding. Milton;
Doubtleſs the pleaſure is as great
Of being cheated, as to cheat;
As lookers on feel moſt delight,
That leaſt perceive the juggler's ſeight. Hudibrar.
Good humour is but a ſleight of hand, or a faculty mak-
ing truths look like appearances, or appearances like truths.
L’E/?range.
when we hear death related, we are all willing to favour
the ſight, when the poet does not too groſsly impoſe upon
uS. Dryden.
Fairy Queen.
While innocent he ſcorns ignoble flight, -
His honeſt friends preſerve him by a ſº. Swift.
SLEINE. n.ſ. [This word is apparently miſprinted for ſºme.]
Is a net of about forty fathoms in length, with which they
encompaſs a part of the ſea, and draw the ſame on land by two
ropes faſtned at its ends, together with ſuch fiſh as lighteth
within his precinét. Carew.
SLENDER. adj. [finder, Dutch.]
1. Thin; ſmall in circumference compaſ
not thick.
ed with the length;
So thick the roſes buſhing round
About her glow'd ; half ſtooping to ſupport
Elch flow'r of ſenter ſtalk.
2. Small in the waii; having." fine ſhape.
what ſender youth he jew d with liquid odouis, ...
Courts thee on roſes in ſome pleaſant cave. Milton.
pauteous Helen ſhines among the reſt,
Tall, /endºr, ſtraight, with all the graces bleſt. Drydºn.
Miltºn.
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S L I S L I ky; flight; not ſtrong. - 3. Not ..º. theſe labyrinths his ſlaves detains, And mighty º are lº. in ſlender chains. Pope. . . iderable ; weak. 4. sº #. º claim the general aſſent of the whole world unto that which they teach, and do not fear to give very hard and heavy ſentence upon as many as refuſe to embrace the ſame, muſt have ſpecial regard, that their firſt founda- tions and grounds be more than fender probabilities. Hooker. where joy moſt revels, grief doth moſt lament; Grief joys, joy grieves, on ſender accident. Shakeſheart. Poſitively to define that ſeaſon, there is no/ender difficul- tW. Brown's W.ulgar Errourt. It is a very ſlender comfort that relies upon this nice diſtin- &tion, between things being troubleſome, and being evils; when all the evil of afflićtion lies in the trouble it creates to uS. Tillotſºn. 5. Sparing; leſs than enough: as, a ſlender eſtate and ſlender parts. - At my lodging, The worſt is this, that at ſo ſender warning, You're like to have a thin and ſlender pittance. Shakeſp. In obſtructions inflammatory, the aliment ought to be cool, fender, thin, diluting. Arbuthnot. 6. Not amply ſupplied. - - The good Oſtorius often deign'd To grace my ſlander table with his preſence. Philips. SLE'NDERLY. adv. [from ſlender.] 1. Without bulk. 2. Slightly ; meanly. . If the debt be not juſt, we know not what may be deemed juſt, neither is it a ſum to be ſlenderly regarded. Hayward. If I have done well, it is that which I deſired; but if/en- derly and meanly, it is that which I could attain to. 2 Mac. SLE'NDERNEss. n.f. [from ſlender.] * 1. Thinneſs; ſmallneſs of circumference. Small whiſtles give a ſound becauſe of their extreme ſon- dermſ, whereby the air is more pent than in a wider pipe. Bacºn's Natural Hiſtory. Their colours ariſe from the thinneſs of the tranſparent parts of the feathers; that is from the ſendernſ of the very fine hain or capillamenta, which grow out of the ſides of the groſſer lateral branches or fibres of thoſe feathers. Newton. 2. Want of bulk or ſtrength. It is preceded by a ſpitting of blood, occaſioned by its acrimony, and too great a projectile motion, with ſlendºrneſ, and weakneſs of the veſſels. Arbuthnot on Diet. 3. Slightneſs; weakneſs; inconſiderableneſs. The ſlenderneſs of your reaſons againſt the book, together with the inconveniencies that muſt of neceſſity follow, have procured a great credit unto it. Whitgifte. 4. Want of plenty. SLEPT. The preterite of ſleep. Silence! coeval with eternity, Thou wert ere nature firſt began to be, 'Twas one vaſt nothing all, and all ſºft faſt in thee. Pºe. SLEw. The preterite of ſlay. He ſew Hamet, a great commander among the Numidians, and chaſed Benchades and Amida, two of their greateſt prin- ces, out of the country. Anolei's Hiſtory of the Turks. Tºtº. v. n. [See to SLEAVE.] To part of twiſt intº threads. Yº. It thou then exaſperate, thou immaterial ſkein of ſey'd ſilk? Shak - To Slice. v n. [rlean, Saxon.] ºak ſpeare. I. To cut into flat pieces. * Their cooks make no more ado, but ſlicing it into little gobbets, prick it on a Prong of iron, and hang it in a fur- Ila Ce. Sandys's journey. The ſeſidue, were on foot, well furniſhed with jack and ſkull, pikes and ſlicing ſwords, broad, thin, and of an excel- lent temper. - JHayward. 2. To cut into parts. Nature loſt one by thee, and therefore muſt Slice one in two to keep her number juſt. Cleaveland. 3. To cut off. When hungry thou ſtood'ſt ſtaring, like an oaf, ! ſie'd the luncheon from the barley loaf. Gay. 4. T 9 cut ; to divide. Ambitious princes and tyrants ſlice the earth among them. - Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Slic E. n.ſ. [rlize, Saxon; from the verb.] y of A broad piece cut off. fo hº of trees in their bark, both downright and acroſs. }. . ''."º make them rather in ſizes than in continued acks, doth great good to trees. Bacon. cutti Yº *** wipe your knife to cut bread; becauſe in "; a ſlice or two it will wipe itſelf. He from out the chimney took Swift. A flitch of bacon off the hook.” *nd freely, from the fatteſt fi. Cut out largeſice to be fry'd, 2 Swift 2. A broad piece. - Then clap four ſlices of pilaſter on't, That lac'd with bits of ruſtick, makes a front. Pope. 3. A broad head fixed in a handle; a peel; a ſpatula. The pelican hath a beak broad and flat, much like theſ, of apothecaries, with which they ſpread plaiſters. Hakºvil. When burning with the iron in it, with the ſlice, clap the coals upon the outſide cloſe together, to keep the heatin. Max. Slick. adj. [ſlickt, Dutch. See SLEEK.] Glaſs attracts but weakly ; ſome ſlick ſtones, and thick glaſ- ſes indifferently. Brown's Wugar Errºurt. SLID. The preterite of ſlide. At firſt the filent venom ſlid with eaſe, º And ſeiz'd her cooler ſenſes by degrees. Dryden's Znaid. Sli'DDEN. The participle paſſive of ſlide. Why is this people ſlidden back, by a perpetual backſlid- ing? jºr. viii. 5. To SLIDDER. v. n. [ſlidderen, Dutch..] To ſlide with inte- Iuption. * Go thou from me to fate, Now die: with that he dragg'd the trembling fire, Sidd'ring through clotted blood. Dryden. To Slide. v. m. ſlid, preterite; ſlidden, participle paſſ. [rliban, rlbenbe, ſliding, Saxon; ſlijden, Dutch ; yſ-lithe, Welſh.] 1. To paſs along ſmoothly; to ſlip; to glide. Sounds do not only ſlide upon the ſurface of a ſmooth body, but communicate with the ſpirits in the pores of the body. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Ulyſſes, Stheneleus, Tiſander ſide Down by a rope, Machaon was their guide. 2. To move without change of the foot. Oh Ladon, happy, Ladon, rather ſlide than run by her, left thou ſhouldſt make her legs ſlip from her. Sidney. Smooth ſliding without ſtep. Milton. He that once fins, like him that ſlides on ice, Goes ſwiftly down the ſlippery ways of vice: Though conſcience checks him, yet thoſe rubs gone o'er, He ſides on ſmoothly, and looks back no more. Dryden. 3. To paſs inadvertently. Make a door and a bar for thy mouth: beware thou ſlide not by it. Ecclus xxviii. 26. 4. To paſs unnoticed. In the princeſs I could find no apprehenſion of what I ſaid or did, but with a calm careleſſneſs, letting every thing ſide juſtly, as we do by their ſpeeches, who neither in mat- ter, nor perſon do any way belong unto us. Sidney. 5. To paſs along by ſilent and unobſerved progreſſion. Thou ſhalt Hate all, ſhew charity to none; But let the famiſht fleſh ſlide from the bone, Ere thou relieve the beggar. Shakespeare, Then no day void of bliſs, of pleaſure leaving, Denham. Ages ſhall ſide away without perceiving, Dryden. Reſcue me from their ignoble hands : Let me kiſs yours when you my wound begin, Then eaſy death will/id, with pleaſure in. Dryden. Their eye ſides over the pages, or the words /ſide over their eyes, and vaniſh like a rhapſody of evening ta'e. Watts. 6. To paſs ſilently and gradually from good to bad. . . Nor could they have ſlid into thoſe brutiſh immoralities of life, had they duly manured thoſe firſt practical notions and dićtates of right reaſon. South. 7. To paſs without difficulty or obſtruction. Such of them ſhould be retained as ſlide eaſily of themſelves into Engliſh compounds, without violence to the car. Pºpº. Begin with ſenſe, of ev'ry art the ſoul, Parts anſw'ring parts ſhall ſide into a whole; Nature ſhall join you, time ſhall make it grow A work to wonder at. - Pope. 8. To move upon the ice by a ſingle impulſe, without change of feet. The gallants dancing by the river ſide, They bathe in ſummer, and in winter ſide. 9. To fall by errour. The diſcovering and reprehenſion of theſe colours ºntº be done but out of a very univerſal knowledge of things, which ſo cleareth man's judgment, as it is the leſs apt to ſlide into any errour. Bacon. Io. To be not firm. Ye fair | Pe greatly cautious of your ſiding hearts. I . To paſs with a free and gentle courſe or flow. To SLIDE. v. a. To put imperceptibly. - h Little tricks of ſophiſtry by ſliding in, or leaving out º words as entirely change the queſtion, ſhould be abandone by all fair diſputants. //atti. SLIP E. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] J. Smooth and eaſy paſſage. - - We have ſome ſide, or reliſhes of the voice or ſtrings,” tinued without notes, from one to another, riſing or fling, which are delightful. Bacon's Natural Hiſtº J/aller. Thomſºn. 6 King;
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*i.
º:
ºt,
º,
Kings that have able men of their nobility ſhall find caſe
in employing them, and a better ſlide into their buſineſs; for
people naturally bend to them. Bacon.
2. Fiow ; even courſe.
There be, whoſe fortunes are like Homer's verſes, that have
a ſide and eaſineſs more than the verſes of other poets. Bac.
SLI'd ER. m. ſ. [from ſlide.} He who ſlides.
Slig HT. adj. [ſlicht, Dutch.]
1. Small; worthleſs; inconſiderable.
Is Caeſar with Antonius priz’d ſo ſlight? . . Shakeſpeare.
Their arms, their arts, their manners I diſcloſe, .
Slight is the ſubject, but the praiſe not ſmall,
If heav'n affiſt, and Phoebus hear my call.
Slight is the ſubject, but not ſo the praiſe;
If ſhe inſpire, and he approve my lays. Pope.
2. Not important; not cogent; weak.
Some firmly embrace doćtrines upon ſlight grounds, ſome
upon no grounds, and ſome contrary to appearance. Locke.
3. Negligent; not vehement; not done with effect.
The ſhaking of the head is a geſture of ſlight refuſal. Bacon.
He in contempt
At one ſight bound high overleap'd all bound. Milton.
4. Fooliſh; weak of mind.
No beaſt ever was ſo ſlight
For man, as for his God, to fight.
5. Not ſtrong; thin; as a ſlight ſilk.
SLIGHT. m. ſ. [from the adjećtive.]
1. Neglect; contempt ; ačt of ſcorn.
People in misfortune conſtrue unavoidable accidents into
flights or neglects. Clariſſa.
2. Artifice; cunning praštice. See SLEIGHT.
As boiſterous a thing as force is, it rarely atchieves any
thing but under the conduct of fraud. Slight of hand has
done that, which force of hand could never do. South.
After Nic had bambouzled John a while, what with ſlight
of hand, and taking from his own ſcore, and adding to John's,
Nic brought the balance to his own ſide. Arbuthnot.
To SLIGHT. v. a. [from the adjećtive.]
1. To neglect; to diſregard.
Beware left they tranſgreſs and ſight that ſole command.
Dryden.
Hudibras:
Milton.
You cannot expect your ſon ſhould have any regard for
one whom he ſees you ſlight. Locke.
2. To throw careleſsly, unleſs in this paſſage to ſlight be the
ſame with to fling.
The rogues flighted me into the river, with as little
remorſe as they would have drowned puppies. Shakeſpeare.
3. [Slighten, Dutch..] To overthrow ; to demoliſh. junius,
Skinner, and Ainſworth.
4. To Slight over. To treat or perform careleſsly.
Theſe men, when they have promiſed great matters, and
failed moſt ſhamefully, ; they have the perfection of bold-
neſs, will but flight it over, and no more ado. Bacon's Eſſays.
- His death and your deliverance
Were themes that ought not to be ſlighted over: Dryden:
St I'GHTER. n.ſ.. [from ſlight.] One who diſregards.
SL "GHTINGLY. adv. [from ſlighting.] Without reverence;
with contempt.
If my ſceptick ſpeaks flightingly of the opinions he oppoſes,
I have done no more than became the part. Boyle.
SLI'GHTLY. adv. [from ſlight.]
1. Negligently; without regard.
Words, both becauſe they are common, and do not ſo
ſtrongly move the fancy of man, are for the moſt part but
flightly heard. Hooker.
Leave nothing fitting for the purpoſe
Untouch'd, or ſlightly handled in diſcourſe.
You were to blame
To part ſo ſlightly with your wife's firſt gift. Shakeſpeare.
The letter-writer diſſembles his knowledge of this reſtrićtion,
and contents himſelf flightly to mention it towards the cloſe of
his pamphlet. Atterbury.
2. Scornfully; contemptuouſly.
Long had the Gallick monarch uncontroul’d,
Enlarg’d his borders, and of human force
Opponent flightly thought. Philips.
3. Weakly; without force.
Scorn not the facilgates of hell too ſlightly barr'd. Milton.
4. Without worth.
SLI'GHTN Ess. n. ſ. [from flight.]
1. Weakneſs; want of ſtrength.
2. Negligence; want of attention; want of vehemence.
Where gentry, title, wiſdom,
Cannot conclude but by the yea and no
Of gen'ral ignorance, it muſt omit
Real neceſſities, and give way the while
Tº unſtable ſlightneſs. Shakeſpeare's Corio'anus.
What ſtrong cries muſt they be that ſhall drown ſo loud a
clamour of impieties 2 and how does it reproach the ſlightneſ;
of our ſleepy heartleſs addreſſes? Decay of Piety.
SLI'lly, adº: [from fly..] Cunningly; with cunning ſecrecy;
with ſubtile covertneſs,
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Shakeſpeare.
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Were there a ſerpent ſeen with forked tongue,
That ſily glided towards your majeſty,
It were but neceſſary you were wak'd.
He, cloſely falſe and flily wiſe,
Caſt hºw he might annoy them moſt from far. Fairfax.
Satan, like a cunning pick-lock, /ſily robs us of our grand
treaſure. -
- - - Decay of Piety,
With this he did a herd of goats controul; y of Piety
Which by the way he met, and flily ſtole:
Clad like a country ſwain
. . May hypocrites,
That ſlily ſpeak oné thing, another think,
Hateful as hell, pleas'd with the reliſh weak,
Drink on unwarned, till by inchanting cups
Infatuate, they their wily thoughts diſjoſe,
And through intemperance grow a while ſincere, Philipt.
Stºſ. adv. [Acant word as it ſeems, and therefore not tº
uſed.]. Slender; thin of ſhape.
. A thin ſlim-gutted fox made a hard ſhift to wriggle his body
into a henrooſt; and when he had ſtuft his guts . ſqueezed
hard to get out again; but the hole was too little. L’Eſtr.
I was jogg'd on the elbow by a ſlim young girl of ſeven-
teen. Addiſon.
Slime; n.ſ. [rlim, Saxon; ſigm, Dutch..] Viſcous mire; any
glutinous ſubſtance.
The higher Nilus ſwells
The more it promiſes: as it ebbs, the ſeedſman
Upon the ſlime and ooze ſcatters his grain. Shakeſpeare.
Brick for ſtone, and ſlime for mortar. Gen.
The vale of Siddim was full of ſlime-pits. Gen. xiv. Io.
God, out of his goodneſs, cauſed the wind to blow, to
dry up the abundant ſlime and mud of the earth, and make
the land more firm, and to cleanſe the air of thick vapours
and unwholſome miſts. Raleigh.
Some plants grow upon the top of the ſea, from ſome con-
cretion of ſlime where the ſun beateth hot, and the ſea ſtir-
reth little. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
And with Aſphaltick ſlime, broad as the gate,
Deep to the roots of hell, the gather'd beach
They faſten'd. Milton's Paradiſ, Loft.
Now dragon grown; larger than whom the ſun
Engender'd in the Pythian vale on ſlime,
Huge Python! Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
foul deſcent 1 I'm now conſtrain’d
Into a beaſt, to mix with beſtial flime,
This eſſence to incarnate and imbrute. Milton:
SLIMINess. m. ſ. [from ſlimy.] Viſcoſity; glutinous mat-
ter.
By a weak fermentation a pendulous ſimineſ, is produced,
which anſwers a pituitous ſtate. - Floyer.
Sli'MY. adj. [from flime.]
1. Overſpread with ſlime.
My bended hook ſhall pierce
Their ſlimy jaws; and, as I draw them up,
I'll think them every one an Antony. Shakeſpeare.
Some lay in dead men's ſkulls; and in thoſe holes,
Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept,
As 'twere in ſcorn of eyes, reflecting gems,
That woo'd the ſlimy bottom of the deep,
And mock'd the dead bones that lay ſcatter'd by. Shakespeare
They have cobwebs about them, which is a ſign of a ſlimy
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
dryneſs. Bacon.
The reſt are all by bad example led,
And in their father's ſlimy tract they tread. Dryden.
Eels for want of exerciſe, are fat and ſlimy,
Shoals of flow houſe-bearing do ſnails creep
O'er the ripe fruitage, paring ſlimy tracks
In the ſleek rind. Philips.
The ſwallow ſweeps
The ſlimy pool to build his hanging houſe.
2. Viſcous; glutinous.
Then both from out hell-gates, into the waſte,
Wide anarchy of chaos, damp and dark,
Hovering upon the waters, what they met
Solid or ſlimy, as in raging ſea,
Arbuthnot.
Thomſon.
Toſt up and down, together crowded drove. Milton,
From their groins they ſhed
A ſlimy juice by falſe conception bred. Dryden.
The aſtrological undertakers would raiſe men like vege-
tables, out of ſome fat and ſlimy ſoil, well digeſted by the
kindly heat of the ſun, and impregnated with the influence
of the ſtars. - - Bently.
Sli'Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſ}.] Deſigning artifice.
By an excellent faculty in mimickry, my correſpondent can
aſſume my air, and give my taciturnity a ſynºſ, which di-
verts more than any thing I could ſay. Addiſon.
SLING.. n.ſ. [rlingan, Saxon; ſlingen, Dutch.] -
1. A miſſive weapon made by a ſtrap and two ſtrings; the
ſtone is lodged in the ſtrap, and thrown by looſing one of
the ſtrings. - -
The arrow cannot make him flee: ſing ſtones are turned
with him into ſtubble. job xli. 28.
24 H Dreads
S L I S L I - •, - P Dreads he the twanging of the archer's º Or ſinging ſtones from the Phºenician ſing Slings five ſo much greater ſwiftneſs than a ſtone thrown l from the hand, by hºw much the end of the ſing is faſheſ of from the ſhoulder jo" the center of motion, //, lºins. The Tuſcan king - - Laid by the lance, and took him to the ſºng; Thrice whirl'd the thong around his head, and threw r The heated lead, half melºd as it flew. 1 ryden's ...ºn. Whirl’d from a ſing, or #" º engine thrown, midſt the foes, as flies a might) toº - §. flew the beaſt. Dryden's Ovid. . A throw ; a ſtroke. 2 *till cram'd and gorg'd, nigh burſt with ſuckid and glutted offal, at one ſing Of thy victorious arº, well-pleaſing ſon. . A kind of hanging bandage. ºfo SLING. v. a. Ifrom the noun.] 1. To throw by a ſing. 2. To throw; to caſt. Not very proper. A tha's entrails fraught with fire, That now caſts out dark fumes and pitchy clouds, Incenſt, or tears up mountains by the roots, Sands. Milt. Par. L3/?. Orſing; a broken rock aloft in air. Addison. 3. To hang looſely by a ſtring. From rivers drive the kids, and ſing your hook; Anon I il waſh 'em in the inallow brook. Dryden. 4. To move by means of a rope. Coenus I ſaw amidſt the ſhouts Of mariners, and buſy care to ſing His horſes ſoon aſhore. Dryden's Clemenzº. They ſung up one of their largeſt hogſheads, then rolled it towards my hand, and beat out the top. Gulliver's Travels. SLI'NGER. m. ſ. [from ſling...] One who lºngs or uſes the ſling. The ſingers went about it, and ſmote it. 2 Kºng, iii. 25. To SLINK. J. m. preter. ſunk. [rlingan, Saxon, to creep.] To ſneak; to ſteal out of the way. We will ſlink away in ſupper-time, diſguiſe us at my lodg- ing, and return all in an hour. Shakº/p. 4/erch. Of /enice. As we do turn our backs From our companion, thrown into his grave, So his familiars from his buried fortunes Slink away. Shakespeare. Timon of Athens. He, after Eve ſeduc’d, unminded ſunk Into the wood faſt by. Miltºn's Paradije Ig/?. Not far from hence doth dwell A cunning man, hight Sidrophel, To whom all people far and near On deep importances repair; • When braſs and pewter hap to ſtray, And linen ſlinks out of the way. Hudibras. She ſunk into a corner, where ſhe lay trembling 'till the company went their way. L'E//range. He would pinch the children in the dark, and then ſlink into a corner, as if no body had done it. Arbuthn. Hiſt. ºf J. Bull. A weaſel once made ſhift to ſlink In at a corn-loſt through a chink; But having amply ſtuff'd his ſkin, Could not get out as he got in. Pºpe's Epift. of Horace. We have a ſuſpicious, fearful, and conſtrained countenance, often turning back, and ſlinkin, through narrow lanes. Swift. To SLINK. v. a. To caſt; to miſcarry of. A low word. To prevent a mare's ſinking her foal, in ſnowy weather - keep her where ſhe may have good ſpring-water to drink. Mºt. To SLIP. v. n. [rhpan, Saxon; ſiften, Dutch..] I. To ſlide; not to tread firm. - If a man walks over a narrow bridge, when he is drunk, it is no wonder that he forgets his caution while he overlooks his danger; but he who is ſober, and views that nice ſeparation between himſelf and the devouring deep, ſo that, if he ſhould ſip, he ſees his grave gaping under him, ſurely muſt needs take every ſtep with horrour and the utmoſt caution. South. A ſkilful dancer on the ropes ſlips willingly, and makes a ſeeming ſtumble, that you may think him in great hazard, while he is only giving you a proof of his dexterity. Dryden. If after ſome diſtinguiſh'd leap He drops his pole, and ſeems to jº, Straight gath'ring all his ačtive ſtrength, He riſes higher half his length. C 2. To ſlide; to glide. ~ Oh Ladon, happy Ladon rather ſide than run by her, leſt thou ſhouldſ make her legs ſlip from her. Sidney. They trim their feathers, which makes them oily and flip- ... P.” that the water may ſ/p of them. .1/., timer's Huxlandry. 3. To move or fly out of place. jº º angle-bone is apt to turn out on either ſide, iſe i.". sº º you reduce, y; upon 4. To ſneak; to finſ.” the bone ſlips out again. //ſeman. From her moſt b y I'gan refrain, in ſº ºy Soon as appear'd ſafe opportunity. y, Prior. Spenſºr. When Judas ſaw that his hoſt ſºft away, he was fore troubled. I diac. ix. 7. I'll ſº down cut of my lodging. Dryden's Don Sºan. Thus one tradeſman /if's away, To cive his partner fairer play. 5. To glide; to paſs unexpectedly or imperceptibly. The banks of either ſide ſeeming arms of the loving earth, that ſain would cnbrace it, and the river a wanton nymph, which ſtill would ſlip from it. Side, The bleſºng of the Lord ſhall ſlip from thee, without doing thce any good, if thou haſ not ceaſed from doing evil. Taylºr. slip in from thy mother's eye thou went it Alone into the temple; there was found Among the graveſt rabbies diſputant, Priºr. On points and queſtions fitting Moſes' chair. Mºon. ‘I hrice aroun his neck his arms he threw, And thrice the fitting ſhadow ſlipp'd away, Like winds or empty dreams that fly the day. Dryden. Though with pale checks, wet beard, and dropping hair, None but my Ceyx could appear ſo fair, I would have ſtrain’d him with a ſtrict embrace; But through my arms he ſlipt, and vaniſh'd from the place. Dryden, When a corn ſlips out of their paws, they take hold º: it again. Addison's Spectatºr. Wiſe men watch every opportunity, and retrieve every miſpent hour which has ſlipped from them. Rogers. I will impute no defect to thoſe two years which have ſiped by ſince. Swift to Pºpe. 6. To fall into fault or errour. If he had been as you, And you as he, you would have ſlipt like him; But he, like you, would not have been ſo ſtern. Sha'effeare. One ſlippeth in his ſpeech, but not from his heart. Eccluſ. An eloquent man is known far and near ; but a man of un- derſtanding knoweth when he ſlippeth. i.e. ſ. Xxi. 7. 7. To creep by overſight. Some miſtakes may have ſipt into it; but others will be pre- vented by the names being now ſet at length. adv, to Dunciad. 8. To eſcape; to fall away out of the memory. * By the hearer it is ſtill preſumed, that if they be let ſlip for the preſent, what good ſoever they contain is loſt, and that without all hope of recovery. Hooker. The mathematician proceeds upon propoſitions he has once demonſtrated; and though the demonſtration may have ſlipt out of his memory, he builds upon the truth. Addison, Uſe the moſt proper methods to retain the ideas you have acquired; for the mind is ready to let many of them ſlip, un- leſs ſome pains be taken to fix them upon the memory. Waiti. To SLIP. v. a. 1. To convey ſecretly. In his officious attendance upon his miſtreſs he tried to ſº? a powder into her drink. Arbuthn. Hiſł. ºf john Bull. 2. To loſe by negligence. - You are not now to think what's beſt to do, As in beginnings; but what muſt be done, Being thus enter'd; and ſlip no advantage - * * That may ſecure you. Ben johnſºn's Catline. Let us not ſlip th’ occaſion, whether ſcorn - Or ſatiate fury yield it from our foe. //iſton. One ill man may not think of the miſchief he could do. " ſlip the occaſion. L'Eſt ange. To ſlip the market, when thus fairly offered, is great ºr prudence. Cºllier. For watching occaſions to correót others in their diſcourſe, and not to ſlip any opportunity of ſhewing their talents, ſchº- lars are moſt blamed. - Locke. Thus far my author has ſlipt his firſt deſign; not letter of what has been yet ſaid promoting any ways the trial. Atterb. 3. To part twigs from the main body by laceration. - The runners ſpread from the maſter-roots, and ha" little ſprouts or roots to them, which, being cut four or five inches long, make excellent ſets: the branches alſo may befifted and planted. Mºrtimer's Huiland). 4. To eſcape from ; to leave ſlily. This bird you aim’d at, though you hit it not. —Oh, fir, Lucentioſiºpºd me like his greyhound, Which runs himſelf, and catches for his maſter. 5. To let looſe. On Eryx altars lays ! Shałºff. A lamb new fallen to the ſtormy ſeas; Then ſlips his haulſers, and his anchors weighs. Dryden. 6. To let a dog looſe. The impatient greyhound, ſift from far, Bounds o'er the glebe, to courſe the fearful hare. 7. To throw off any thing that holds one. Forced to alight, my horſe fifted his bridle, and ran away. Sw ift. 8. To paſs over negligently. If our author gives us a liſt of his doćt reaſon can that about indulgences be ſlipped over ? Dryden. rines, with what Atterbºry. 2 Slip.
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St. P. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. The act of ſlipping; falſe ſtep.
2. Errour; miſtake 5 fault.
There put on him
What forgeries you pleaſe: marry, none ſo rank
As may diſbonour him.
But, fir, ſuch wanton, wild, and uſual ſlip,
As are moſt known to youth and liberty.
of memory, or injury of time.
man, would be the moſt enormous ſlip ſhe could commit.
Gore's Antidote againſt Ætheiſm.
One caſual ſlip is enough to weigh down the faithful ſervice
- L’Eſtrange.
of a long life.
Alonzo, mark the charaćters;
And if th' impoſtor's pen have made a ſit,
That ſhews it counterfeit, mark that and ſave me. Dryden.
Lighting upon a very eaſy ſlip I have made, in putting one
ſeemingly indifferent word for another, that diſcovery opened
Locke.
Any little ſlip is more conſpicuous and obſervable in a
good man's conduct than in another's, as it is not of a piece
Aad ſon's Spe.fator.
to me this preſent view.
with his character.
3. A twig torn from the main ſtock.
In truth, they are fewer, when they come to be diſcuſſed by
reaſon, than otherwiſe they ſeein, when by heat of conten-
tion they are divided into many ſlips, and of every branch an
Hicker.
The ſlips of their vines have been brought into Spain. Abb.
heap is made.
Adoption ſtrives with nature, and choice breeds
A native/p to us from foreign ſeeds.
Thy mother took into her blameful bed
Some ſtern untutor'd churſ, and noble ſtock
Was graft with crab-tree ſliº, whoſe fruit thou art. Shakespeare
Trees are apparelled with flowers or herbs by boring holes
in their bodies, and putting into them earth holpen with muck,
Bacon.
and ſetting ſeeds or ſps of violets in the earth.
So have I ſeen ſome tender ſlip,
Sav'd with care from Winter's nip,
The pride of her carnation train,
Pluck'd up by ſome unheedy ſwain.
The lab’rer cuts -
Young ſps, and in the ſoil ſecurely puts.
Milton.
the root, and ſome by ſºps or cuttings.
4. A leaſh or ſtring in which a dog is held.
I ſee you ſtand like greyhounds in the ſlipſ,
Straining upon the ſtart. Shakespeare. Henry V.
God is ſaid to harden the heart permiſſively, but not ope-
ratively, nor effectively; as he who only lets looſe a grey-
hound out of the ſlip, is ſaid to hound him at the hare. Bramh.
5. An eſcape; a deſertion. I know not whether to give the ſlip,
Ray on the Creation.
be not originally taken from a dog that runs and leaves the
firing or ſlip in the leader's hand.
The more ſhame for her goodyſhip,
To give ſo near a friend the ſlip. Hudibras.
The daw did not like his companion, and gave him the ſlip,
and away into the woods. L’Eſtrange.
Their explications are not your's, and will give you the
Lºcke.
ſip.
6. A long narrow piece.
Between theſe eaſtern and weſtern mountains lies a ſlip of
lower ground, which runs acroſs the iſland. Addiſon.
SLI'PBoARD. m.ſ.. [ſlip and board.) A board ſliding in grooves.
I ventured to draw back the ſlipboard on the roof, contrived
on purpoſe to let in air. Gulliver's Travels.
SLI'PKNot. n.ſ.. [ſlip and knot..] A bowknot; a knot eaſily
untied.
They draw off ſo much line as is neceſſary, and faſten the
reſt upon the line-rowl with a ſlipknot, that no more line turn
off. Moson's Mech. Exer.
In large wounds a ſingle knot firſt; over this a little linen
compreſs, on which is to be made another ſingle knot, and
then a ſlipknot, which may be looſened upon inflammation.
Sharp's Surgery.
SLI'PPER, or Sºſoe. m. ſ. [from ſp.] A ſhoe without lea-
ther behind, into which the foot ſlips eaſily.
A gown made of the fineſt wool,
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair lined ſlippers for the cold,
With buckles of the pureſt gold;
A belt of ſtraw and ivy buds,
With coral claſps, and amber ſtuds. Raleigh.
If he went abroad too much, ſhe'd uſe
To give him ſlippers, and lock up his ſhoes. King.
Thrice rung the bell, the ſlipper knock'd the ground,
And the preſs'd watch return’d a ſilver ſound. Pope.
SL "Pee R. adj. [riipur, Saxon.] Slippery; not firm. Ob-
ſolete. Perhaps never in uſe but for poetical convenience.
A truſtleſs ſtate of earthly things, and ſlipper hope
Of mortal men, that ſwinke and ſweat for nought. Spenſer.
- Shakeſpeare.
Of the promiſe there made, our maſter hath failed us, by ſlip
//otton's Architecture.
This religious affection, which nature has implanted in
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
They are propagated not only by the ſeed, but many alſo by
Slips Lop. m. ſ. Bad liquor.
SLISH. n.ſ.
S L I
Slipper is ess. n: ſ [from ſppery.]
* Stºº or quality of being ſlippery; ſmoothneſs; glibneſs.
We do not only fall by the ſlipperineſs of our tongues, but
We deliberately diſcipline them to miſchief. Gºv. of the Tºngue.
. The * may be diſtinguiſhed by its want of inflamma.
tion in the ſkin, its ſmoothneſs, and ſº peringſ, deep in the
breaſt. >
- Shar
2. Uncertainty; want of firm footing. harp's Surgery.
Stº PFRY, dº. Iripur, Saxon; ºriº, Swed;
1. Smooth; glib. > ; ſliperig, Swediſh.]
They trim their feathers, which makes them oily and ſp-
pery, that the water ſlips off. ºr.
Oily ſubſtances only lubricate and make the boºſ. flip-
fery.
2. Not affording firm footing. Arbuthnot.
Did you know the art o' th' court,
As hard to leave as keep; whoſe top to climb,
Is certain falling; or ſo ſlipp'ry, that
The fear's as bad as falling. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
His promiſe to truſt to as flippery as ice. Tuffer.
Their way ſhall be asſºpp. ry ways in the darkneſs. jer. xxiii.
The ſlipp'ry tops of human ſtate,
The gilded pinacles of fate. Cowley.
The higher they are raiſed, the giddier they are; the more
flippery is their ſtanding, and the deeper the fall. L'Aſirange.
The higheſt hill is the moſt ſlip'ry place,
And fortune mocks us with a ſmiling face.
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray;
Who can tread ſure on the ſmooth /ppery way?
3. Hard to hold; hard to keep.
Thus ſurely bound, yet be not overbold,
The ſlipp'ry god will try to looſe his hold;
And various forms aſſume, to cheat thy fight,
And with vain images of beaſts affright. Dryden's Geºrg.
4. Not ſtanding firm.
When they fall, as being ſlipp'ry ſtanders,
The love that lean'd on them as ſlipp’ry too,
Doth one pluck down another, and together
Die in the faſt. Shakespeare A roilus and Creſſida.
5. Uncertain; changeable; mutable; inſtable.
Oh world, thy ſli ery turns' Friends now faſt ſworn,
Whoſe double boſoms ſeem to wear one heart,
Whoſe hours, whoſe bed, whoſe meal and exerciſe,
Are ſtill together; who twine, as 'twere, in love
Unſeparable, ſhall within this hour,
On a diſſenſion of a doit, break out
To bittereſt enmity.
He looking down
With ſcorn or pity on the ſlippery ſtate
Of kings, will tread upon the neck of fate. Denh. Sophy.
Denham.
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
6. Not certain in its effect.
One ſure trick is better than a hundred ſlippery ones. L'Eſtr.
7. [Lubrique, French..] Not chaſte.
My wife is ſlippery. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
SLI'PPY. adv. [from ſlip.] Slippery; eaſily ſliding. A bar-
barous provincial word.
The white of an egg is ropy, ſlippy, and nutritious. Floyer.
SLI'Ps Ho D. adj. [ſlip and ſhod.] Having the ſhoes not pulled
up at the heels, but barely ſlipped on.
The ſlipſhod 'prentice from his maſter's door
Had par'd the dirt, and ſprinkled round the floor. Swift.
A low word formed by redupli-
cation of ſlºp.
A low word formed by reduplicating ſaſh.
What I this a ſleeve
Here's ſnip and nip, and /liſh and ſlaſh,
Like to a cenſor in a barber's ſhop. Shakeſpeare:
To SLIT. v. a. pret. and part, ſlit and ſlitted. [Flican, Saxon.]
To cut longwiſe.
To make plants medicinable ſlit the root, and infuſe into it
the medicine; as hellebore, opium, ſcammony, and then bind
it up. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
The deers of Arginuſa had their ears divided, occaſioned at
firſt by ſitting the ears. Brown's Wugar Errours.
Had it hit
The upper part of him, the blow -
Had ſlit, as ſure as that below. Haibai.
Weſſit the preternatural body open. Hºſman's Surgery.
A liberty might be left to the judges to inflićt death, or ſome
notorious mark, by ſitting the noſe, or brands upºn the
cheeks. - Temple.
If a tinned or plated body, which, being of an even thick-
neſs, appears all over of an uniform colour, ſhould be ſit into
threads, or broken into fragments of the ſame thickneſs with
the plate, I ſee no reaſon why every thread or fragment th9uld
not keep its colour. Newton's Opt.
He took a freak
Toft my tongue, and make me ſpeak. Swift.
SLIT. m. ſ. [rlit, Saxon.) A long cut, or narrow opening.
In St. James's fields is a conduit of brick, unto which
joineth a low vault, and at the end of that a round houſe of
'ſtone; and in the brick conduit there is a windºw, and in i
IOW. I.
s L O S L O - - little breadth: if you cry out round ho uſe º :::..º.º. at the widºw. #. in the "º: tender rinds of trees diſcloſe Their ſhooting gems, a ſwelling knot there grows: Juſt in that place.” narrow ſit we make, - #heliother buds from bearing tº wº take; Inſºred thus, the wounded rind we cloſe. Dryden. I found, by looking through a ſlit or oblong hole, which was narrower than the pupil of my eyes, and held cloſe to it aſſaid to the priſms, I could ſee the circles much diſtinéter, and viſible to a far greater number, than otherwiſe. Newton. To SLIVE. v. a. [rlpan, Saxon.) To ſplit; to divide To SLI'VER. } longwiſe; to tear off longwiſe. Liver of blaſpheming Jew, - Ball of goat, and ſlips of yew, º, . the .. º Slałºp. Macbeth. SLI've R. n.ſ. [from the verb.] A branch torn off. , Sliver, in Scotland, ſtill denotes a ſlice cut off: as, he took a large ſliver of the beef. There on the pendant boughs, her coronet weed Clamb'ring to hang, an envious ſiver broke, when down her weedy coronet and herſelf r Fell in the weeping brook, - Shaft. Hamlet. Sloars. n.ſ. Of a cart, are thoſe underpieces which keep the bottom together. - --- Bailey. Stoºge R. n.ſ. [glavoria, Welſh, J. Slayer. See Slayer: To Slock... n. [ſock, to quench, Swediſh and Scottiſh.] To ſlake; to quench. - - Slog. Aſ fria, Saxon; ſaae, Daniſh, J The fruit of the blackthorn, a ſmall wild plum. - - The fair pomgranate might adorn the pine, The grape the bramble, and the ſloe the vine. Blackmore. when you fell your underwoods, ſow haws and ſlows in them, and they will furniſh you, without doing of your woods any hurt. Martimer's Husbandry. Stoop. n.ſ. A ſmall ſhip. To Slop. v. a. [from lap, lap, ſlºp.] To drink groſly and greedily. - Slop. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Mean and vile liquor of any kind. Generally ſome nauſeous or uſeleſs medicinal liquor. The ſick huſband here wanted for neither ſlops nor doc- tors. L'Eſtrange. But thou, whatever ſlºps ſhe will have bought, Be thankful. Dryden's juvenal. Slop. n.ſ. [rlop, Saxon; ſoove, Dutch, a covering] Trow- ſers; open breeches. What ſaid Mr. Dombledon about the ſattin for my ſhort cloak and ſlops * Shakeſp. Henry IV. SLOPE. adj. [This word is not derived from any ſatisfactory original. junius omits it: Skinner derives it from ſlap, lax, Dutch; and derives it from the curve of a looſe rope. Per- haps its original may be latent in loopen, Dutch, to run, ſlope being eaſy to the runner.] Oblique; not perpendicular. It is generally uſed of acclivity or declivity; forming an angle greater or leſs with the plane of the horizon. Where there is a greater quantity of water, and ſpace enough, the water moveth with a ſlºper riſe and fall. Bacon. Murm'ring waters fall Down the ſlope hills, diſpers'd, or in a lake, That to the fringed bank with myrtle crown'd Her cryſtal mirror holds, unite their ſtreams. Milton. Slope. n.ſ. [from the adječtive.] 1. An oblique direction; any thing obliquely direéted. 2. Declivity; ground cut or formed with declivity. Growing upon ſlopes is cauſed for that moſs, as it cometh of moiſture, ſo the water muſt but ſlide, not be in a pool. Bac. A * º advances with majeſtick mien, nd when up ten ſteep ſlopes you've dragg'd your thighs Juſt at his ſtudy door #º your º: y *#). Slope. adv. Obliquely; not perpendicularly. Uriel Return'd on that bright beam, whoſe point now rais'd Bore him ſlºpe downward to the ſun, now fall'n. Milton. To Store. v.a. [from the adjeaive.] To form to obliquity or declivity; to direct obliquely. Though bladed corn be lodg’d, and trees blown down, Though palaces and pyramids do ſlope Their heads to their foundations, Shakeſp. Macbeth. . . On each hand the flames Priv'n backward ſlope their pointing ſpires, and rowl'd In billows, leave i' th' midſt a horrid Vale. Mil. Par. Lºft. The ſtar, that roſe at evening bright, Toward ºn's deſcent had ſlºp'd his weſtering wheel. Milt. A All night I ſlept, oblivious ºf my pain; §. *Wh'd, and Phoebus ſhin'd in vain: or 'till oblique he flap'd his evening ray, Had Somnus dry'd the balmy dews away. To Slope. v. n. Pope's Odyſſey. - To take an oblique or declivous direction Betwixt tº midſt and theſe the gods aſſign'd Wo habitable ſeats for human kind; And croſs their limits - Whi cut a ſlºping way hich the twelve ſigns in beauteous ºrder ſway. Dryden. - Upſtarts a palace, lo! th’ obedient baſe Slºpes at its foot, the woods its ſides embrace. Pºpe. There is a ſtrait hole in every ants neſt half an inch deep, and then it goes down ſlºping into a place where they have their magazine. Addiſon's Speciator. Slo'PENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſlope.] Obliquity; declivity; not per- pendicularity. - The Italians give the cover a graceful pendence of /ºpeneſ, dividing the whole breadth into nine parts, whereof two ſhall ſerve for the elevation of the higheſt ridge. Wotton's Architeå, Slo'PEwise. adj. [ſlope and wiſe.] Obliquely; not perpendi- cularly. #. Wear is a frith, reaching ſlopewiſe through the Oſe from the land to low water mark, and having in it a bent or cod with an eye-hook; where the fiſh entering, upon their coming back with the ebb, are ſtopped from iſſuing out again, forſaken by the water, and left dry on the Oſe. Carew. Slo'PINGLY. adv. [from ſloping.] Obliquely; not perpendi- cularly. Theſe atoms do not deſcend always perpendicularly, but ſometimes flopingly. Digby on the Soul. Sloppy, adj. [from flop.] Miry and wet: perhaps rather ſlabby. See SLAB. To Slot. v. a. [ ſºughen, Dutch. J. To ſtrike or claſh hard. Slot. n.ſ.. [ſlod, Iſlandick.] The track of a deer. Sloth. n.ſ. [rlaepºs, rlepº, Saxon. It might therefore be not improperly written floath, but that it ſeems better to regard the orthography of the primitive/low.] 1. Slowneſs; tardineſs. Theſe cardinals trifle with me: I abhor This dilatory ſloth and tricks of Rome. Shakespeare Henry VIII. 2. Lazineſs; ſluggiſhneſs; idleneſs. Falſe of heart, light of ear, bloody of hand, Hog in ſloth, fox in ſtealth. Shakeſp. King Lear. They change their courſe to pleaſure, eaſe, and ſloth. Milt, Induſtry approach'd, And rous'd him from his miſerable ſloth. Thomſon's Autumn. 3. An animal. The ſloth is an animal of ſo ſlow a motion, that he will be three or four days at leaſt in climbing up and coming down a tree; and to go the length of fifty paces on plain ground, re- quires a whole day. Grew. Slo'thful. adj. [ſloth and full.] Idle; lazy; ſluggiſh; in- aćtive; indolent; dull of motion. He that is ſlothſul in his work, is brother to him that is a reat waſter. Prov. xviii. 9: The deſire of the ſlotºſul killeth him; for his hands refuſe to labour. Prov, xxi. 25. To vice induſtrious; but to nobler deeds Timorous and ſlothful. Flora commands thoſe nymphs and knights, Who liv'd in ſlothful eaſe and looſe delights, Who never acts of honour durſt purſue, The men inglorious knights, the ladies all untrue. Dryden. The very ſoul of the ſlothful does effectually but lie drowſing in his body, and the whole man is totally given up to his ſenſes. L’Eſtrange. Slo'thfully, adv. [from ſlothful..] With ſloth: Slothfulness. n.ſ.. [from ſlºthful..] Idleneſs; lazineſs; ſlug- giſhneſs; inactivity. - To truſt to labour without prayer, argueth impiety and prophaneneſs; it maketh light of the providence of God; and although it be not the intent of a religious mind, yet it is the fault of thoſe men whoſe religion wanteth light of a mature judgment to direét it, when we join with our prayer ſlºthful- meſ and neglect of convenient labour. Hooker. Slothfulnſ, caſteth into a deep ſleep, and an idle ſoul ſhall ſuffer hunger. Prov. xix. 15. SLouch. n.ſ.. [ſloff, Daniſh, ſtupid.] 1. A downcaſt {. a depreſſion of the head. In Scotland, an ungainly gait, as alſo the perſon whoſe gait it is. Our doćtor has every quality that can make a man uſeful; Milton, but, alas! he hath a ſort of ſlouch in his walk. Swift. 2. A man who looks heavy and clowniſh. Begin thy carrols then, thou vaunting ſleuch; Be thine the oaken ſtaff, or mine the pouch. Gay. To Slouch. v. n. [from the noun..] To have a downcaſt clowniſh look. SLOVEN. n.f. [ſeeſ, Dutch; yilºvn, welſh, naſty, ſhaº] A man indecently negligent of cleanlineſs; a man dirtily dreſſed. The miniſters came to church in handſome holiday apparel; and that himſelf did not think them bound by the law 9: Go to go like ſlovens. Hºoker. Affect in things about thee cleanlineſs, That all may gladly board thee as a flow'r: Slovens take up their ſtock of noiſomeneſs Beforehand, and anticipate their laſt hour. Herbert. For as when ſlavens do amiſs - At others doors. Hudibraſ. You
S L O S L U º: º º: ºil º s: 1% º : º { jr º º You laugh, half beau, half ſlaven if I ſtand; My wig half powder, and all ſnuff my band. Pope. SlovEN Li Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſlovenly.] Indecent negligence of dreſs; neglect of cleanlineſs. Slovenlineſ is the worſt ſign of a hard ſtudent, and civility the beſt exerciſe of the remiſs; yet not to be exact in the phraſe of compliment, or geſtures of courteſy. //otton. SlºvENLY, adj. [from ſlaven.] Negligent of dreſs; negligent of neatneſs; not neat; not cleanly. AEſop at laſt found out a ſºven y lazy fellow, lolling at his eaſe, as if he had nothing to do. L’E/irange. Slov EN1). adv. [from ſoven.]. In a coarſe inelegant manner. As I hang my cloaths on ſomewhat ſovenly, I no ſooner went in but he frowned upon me. Pope. SlovENR Y. m. ſ. [from ſoven.] Dirtineſs; want of neatneſs. Our gayneſs and our gilt are all beſmirch'd With rainy marching in the painful field: There's not a piece of feather in our hoſt, And time hath worn us into ſovenry. Sloug H. n. ſ. [] log, Saxon. J 1. A deep miry place ; a hole full of dirt. The Scots were in a fallow field, whereinto the Engliſh could not enter, but over a croſs ditch and a ſough; in paſſ- ing whereof many of the Engliſh horſe were plunged, and fome mired. Hayward. The ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here ſtuck in a ſlough, and overthrown. Milton. A carter had laid his waggon faſt in a ſough. L'E/ºrange. 2. The ſkin which a ſerpent caſts off at his periodical renovation. Thy fates open their hands, let thy blood and ſpirit embrace them; and to inure thyſelf to what thou art like to be, caſt thy humble ſough, and appear freſh, Shakespeare Zwefth Night. When the mind is quicken'd, The organs, though defunèt and dead before, Break up their drowſy grave, and newly move, With caſted ſough and freſh legerity. As the ſnake, roll'd in a flow'ry bank, With ſhining checker'd ſlough, doth ſting a child, That for the beauty thinks it excellent. Shakespeare Hen. VI. Oh let not ſleep my cloſing eyes invade In open plains, or in the ſecret ſhade, When he, renew’d in all the ſpeckl’d pride Of pompous youth, has caſt his ſough aſide; And in his Summer liv'ry rolls along, Erect and brandiſhing his forky tongue. Dryden. The ſough of an Engliſh viper, that is, the cuticula, they caſt off twice every year, at ſpring and fall: the ſeparation begins at the head, and is finiſhed in twenty-four hours. Grew. I he body, which we leave behind in this viſible world, is as the womb or ſºugh from whence we iſſue, and are born into the other. - Grew's Cºſmol. 3. The part that ſeparates from a foul ſore. At the next dreſſing I found a ſough come away with the dreſſings, which was the ſordes. //iſeman on Ulcers. Sloug HY. adj. [from ſlough J Miry; boggy; muddy. That cuſtom ſhould not be allowed of cutting ſcraws in low grounds ſº tighy underneath, which turn into bog. Swift. SLOW. adj. [rlap, rleap, Saxon; ſeeuw, Friſick.] 1. Not ſwift; not quick of motion; not ſpeedy; not having velocity; wanting celerity. Me thou think'ſt not ſlow, Who ſince the morning hour ſet out from heav'n, Where God reſides, and on mid-day arriv'd In Eden, diſtance inexpreſſible. Milton. Where the motion is ſo ſlow as not to ſupply a conſtant train of freſh ideas to the ſenſes, the ſenſe of motion is loſt. Locke. 2. Late; not happening in a ſhort time. Theſe changes in the heav'ns, though ſow, produc’d Like change on ſea and land, ſidereal blaſt. Milton. 3. Not ready; not prompt; not quick. - I am ſlow of ſpeech, and a ſlow tongue. Ex. iv. 10. Mine ear ſhall not be ſlow, mine eye not ſhut. Milton. The ſlow of ſpeech make in dreams unpremeditated ha- rangues, or converſe readily in languages that they are but little acquainted with. Addiſon. 4. Dull; inactive; tardy; ſluggiſh. Fix'd on defence, the Trojans are not ſaw To guard their ſhore from an expected foe. Dryden. 5. Not haſty; acting with deliberation; not vehement. ‘The Lord is merciful, and ſlow to anger. Common Prayer. He that is ſlºw to wrath is of great underſtanding. Prov. 6. Dull; heavy in wit. The politick and wiſe Are ſly ſlow things with circumſpective eyes. Pºpe. Slow, in compoſition, is an adverb, ſlowly. This ſlow-pac’d ſoul, which late did cleave Tº a body, and went but by the body's leave, Twenty perchance or thirty mile a day, Diſpatches in a minute all the way Shakespeare . H. V. Shakeſpeare. *Twixt heav'n and earth. Donne. To the ſhame of ſlow-endeavouring art Thy eaſy numbers flow. Milton. This day's death denounc'd, if ought I ſee, Will prºve no ſudden, but ºrica evil, 2 A long day's dying to augment our pain. Millon's Par. Lºft. For eight/ow-circling years by tempeſts toſt. Pope. > Some demon urg'd T explore the fraud with guile oppos'd to guile, Slºw-pacing thrice around th’ inſidious pile. Pope. To Slow. v. a. [from the adjective) To omit by dilatorineſs; to delay; to procraſtinate. Not iſ uſe. - Nº. º know the reaſon of this haſle; - I wou new not whvi > - Slowly. adv. [from ſow.] y it ſhould be ſlowd. Shakeſpeare. I. Not ſpeedily; not with celerity; not with velocity. The gnome rejoicing bears her gift away, Spreads his black wings, and ſlowly mounts to day. 2. Not ſoon ; not early; not in a little time. The Poºr remnant of human ſeed peopled their country again ſlowly, by little and little. Our fathers bent their baneful induſtry To check a monarchy that ſlowly grew; But did not France or Holland's fate forſee, Whoſe riſing pow'r to ſwift dominion flew. Dryden. We oft our ſlowly growing works impart, While images refle&t from art to art. Pºpe. 3. Not haſtily; not raſhly. 4. Not promptly; not readily. 5. Tardily; ſluggiſhly. The chapel of St. Laurence advances ſo very ſlowly, that 'tis not impoſſible but the family of Medicis may be extinct before their burial place is finiſhed. Addiſon on Italy. Slow Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſlow. [from ſlow.] 1. Smalneſs of motion; not ſpeed; want of velocity; abſence of celerity or ſwiftneſs. Providence hath confined theſe human arts, that what any invention hath in the ſtrength of its motion, is abated in the ſlowneſs of it; and what it hath in the extraordinary quickneſs of its motion, muſt be allowed for in the great ſtrength that is required unto it. I/ilkins's Math. Magic. Motion is the abſolute mode of a body, but ſwiftneſs or J/owneſ are relative ideas. //atts. 2. Length of time in which anything ačls or is brought to paſs; not quickneſs. - Tyrants uſe what art they can to increaſe the ſowneſs of death. Hoºker. 3. Dulneſs to admit convićtion or affection. Chriſt would not heal their infirmities, becauſe of the hard- neſs and ſlowneſs of their hearts, in that they believed him not. Bentley's Sermons. 4. Want of promptneſs; want of readineſs. 5. Deliberation; cool delay. 6. Dilatorineſs; procraſtination. Slow wor M. n. ſ. [rlapyrim, Saxon.] The blind worm ; a ſmall viper, venomous, but ſcarcely mortal. Though we have found formed ſnakes in the belly of the cecilia, or ſowwºrm, yet may the viper emphatically bear the Ilanne. Brown's ſugar Errours. To Slu'BBER. v a. [Probably from lubler J 1. To do any thing lazily, imperfectly, or with idle hurry. Nature ſhewed ſhe doth not like men, who ſlubber up mat- ters of mean account. Sidney. Baſſanio told him, he would make ſome ſpeed Of his return : he anſwer'd, do not ſo, Slubber not buſineſs for my fake. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice. As they are ſlubbered over, the malignity that remains will ſhow itſelf in ſome chronick diſeaſe, or in ſome ſpecies of the lues venerea. JWiſeman's Surgery. 2. To ſtain; to daub. [This ſeems to be from ſolber, ſlabber, or ſlaver.] You muſt be content to ſubber the gloſs of your new for- tunes, with this more ſtubborn and boiſterous expedition. Shakespeare 3. To cover coarſely or careleſly. A man of ſecret ambitious ends, and proportionate coun- ſels, ſmothered under the habit of a ſcholar, and ſubbered over with a certain rude and clowniſh faſhion, that had the ſem- blance of integrity. Iſºtton. Slu'BBERDE Gullion. m. ſ. [I ſuppoſe a cant word without derivation.] A paitry, dirty, ſorry wretch. Quoth ſhe, although thou haſt deſerv'd, Baſe ſlubberdegullion, to be ſerv'd As thou did'ſt vow to deal with me, r 7. If thou had'ſt got the vićtory. Hujrat. Sludge. n.ſ.. [I ſuppoſe from rlog, ſlough, Saxon.] Mire; dirt mixed with water. - The earth I made a mere ſoft ſludge or mud. AMortimer. SLUG. n.ſ. [ ſlºg, Daniſh, and ſock, Dutch, ſignify a glutton, and thence one that has the ſloth of a glutton.] 1. An idler; a drone; a ſlow, heavy, ſleepy, lazy wretch. Fie, what a ſlºg is Haſtings, that he comes not Shakespeare 2. An hindrance; an obſtruction. - Uſury dulls and damps all improvements, wherein money would be ſtirring, if it were not for this ſlºg. Bacºn. Pope. 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S L U. S L U ſlow creeping ſnail. 3. *::: : jmerhead, Saxon.] A cylindrical or oval piece 4. > f a guil. of wº º: made with bullets or ſlugs, there the ... a. driven in together. Jºſeman's Surgery. ſcalp . jº, wind-guns, i. itſelf can fly, 2 jig; cut ſwiftly through he ſky. Pope. To Slug. v. ". [from the noun..] To lie idle; to play the done; to move ſlowly. - Allie did was to deceive good knights, And draw them from purſuit of praiſe and fame, To ſlug in ſloth and ſenſual delights, - And end their days with irrenowned ſhame. Fairy Queen. He lay not all night ſlugging in a cabbin under his mantle, but uſed commonly to keep others waking to º their - enjer. lives. ging on with a thouſand cares. L'Eſtrange. One went ſlugg - - SLU'GGARD. ;ſº An idler; a drone; an inactive lazy fellow. azy &; mercy, lords, and watchful gentlemen, That you have ta'en a tardy Juggard here. Shakespeare . R. III. Up, up, ſays avarice; thou ſnor'ſt again, . Stretcheſt thy limbs, and yawn'ſt, but all in vain : The tyrant lucre no denial takes; At his command th' unwilling ſluggard wºkes. Sprightly May commands our youth to keep The vigils of her night, and breaks their ſluggardſleep. Dry. To Sivagºrdize. v.a. [from ſluggard.] To make idle; to make droniſh. Rather ſee the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living dully ſluggardiz'd at home, wear out thy youth with ſhapeleſs idleneſs. Shakeſpeare. Sluſadish. adj. [from ſlug.] Dull; drowſy; lazy; ſlothful; idle; inſipid; ſlow; inactive; inert. siggiſh idleneſs, the nurſe of fin, Upon a ſlothful aſs he choſe to ride. The dull billows, thick as troubled mire, whom neither wind out of their ſeat could force, And pond’rou Dryden. Fairy Queen. Nortides did drive out of their ſluggiſh ſource. Speſſºr. r One, bolder than the reſt, with his broad ſword provok'd the ſluggiſh beaſt. . //aller. Matter, being impotent, ſluggiſh, and inactive, hath no power to ſtir or move itſelf. J/oodward. SLU'Gorshly. adv. [from ſluggiſh, J Dully; not nimbly; lazily; idly; ſlowly. Slu'6&ishness. n.ſ.. [from ſluggiſh.] Dulneſs; ſloth; lazi- neſs; idleneſs; inertneſs. The moſt of mankind are inclined by her thither, if they would take the pains; no leſs than birds to fly, and horſes to run; which, if they loſe, it is thro' their own ſluggiſhneſs, and by that means become her prodigies, not her children. B.jºhnſ. It is of great moment to teach the mind to ſhake off its fluggiſhneſ, and vigorouſly employ itſelf about what reaſon fhall direct. Locke. SLUICE. m. ſ. [ſuſ, Dutch; eſcluſe, French; ſºluſa, Italian.] A watergate; a floodgate; a vent for water, Two other precious drops that ready ſtood, Each in their cryſtal ſluice, he ere they fell Kiſs'd, as the gracious ſigns of ſweet remorſe, And pious awe, that fear'd to have offended. Milton. Divine Alpheus, who, by ſecret ſluice, Stole under ſeas to meet his Arethuſe. Milton. If we receive them all, they were more than ſeven; if only the natural ſluices, they were fewer. Brown's Pulgar Errours. As waters from her ſluices, flow'd - Unbounded ſorrow from her eyes: And ſent her wailings to the ſkies. Prior. To Sluice. v. a. [from the noun..] To emit by floodgates. Like a traitor coward, o Sluit'd out his inn'cent ſoul through ſtreams of blood. Shal. Veins of liquid ore ſluic'd from the lake. Milton. You wrong me, if you think I’ll ſell one drop Within theſe veins for pageants; but let honour Call for my blood, I'll ſluice it into ſtreams; Turn fortune looſe again to my purſuit, And let me hunt her through embattl’d foes In duſty plains; there will I be the firſt. Dryd. Span. Fryar. SLU icy. adj. [from ſluice..] Falling in ſtreams as from a ſluice or floodgate. And oft whole ſheets deſcend of ſluicy rain Suck'd by the ſpongy clouds from .# #: min: #. lofty º at once come pouring down, e promis'd crop and golden labours drown. Dryden. To SLUMBER. v. n. *... Saxon ; ſuymeren, Dj ". Tº ſleep lightly; to be not awake nor in profound ſleep. He that keepeth Iſrael ſhall neither ſlumber nor ſleep. Pſ. 2. To sº wakes deſpair that ſlumber'd. AMilton. - ë. 3 to repoſe. Sleep and ſlumber are often confounded. - Pºketh, yet man perceiveth it not: in a dream, in a viſion of the ni ht, w d - - ſlumlerings º i. n deep º falleth }º '...",. Have ye choſen this place, After the toil of battle, to repoſe - Your wearied virtue, for the uſe you find To ſumber here. - - - AMiltoft, To be in a ſtate of negligence and ſupineneſs. #, SLU'M BER. v. a. 1. To lay to ſleep. 2. To ſtupify; to ſtun. Then up he took the ſlumbered ſenſeleſs corſe, And ere he could out of his ſwoon awake, Him to his caſtle brought. Fairy Queen, To honeſt a deed after it was done, or to ſlumber his con- ſcience in the doing, he ſtudied other incentives. Waltºn, Slu'MBER. m.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Light ſleep; ſleep not profound. And for his dreams, I wonder he's ſo fond To truſt the mock’ry of unquiet ſlumbers. Shakeſp. R. IIſ. From careleſineſs it ſhall fall into ſlumber, and from a ſlum- her it ſhall ſettle into a deep and long ſleep; 'till at laſt, per- haps, it ſhall ſleep itſelf into a lethargy, and that ſuch an one that nothing but hell and judgment ſhall awaken it. South. Labour and reſt, that equal periods keep; Obedient ſlumbers that can wake and weep. 2. Sleep; repoſe. Boyſ Lucius' faſt aſleep? It is no matter; Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of ſimilar. Shakespeare jul. Caſ. Love denies Reſt to my ſoul, and ſlumler to my eyes: Three days I promis'd to attend my doom, And two long days and nights are yet to come. sº {a}. [from ſlumber.] 1. Inviting to ſleep; ſoperiferous; cauſing ſleep. The timely dew of ſleep, Now falling with ſoft ſlumb’rous weight, inclines Our eyelids. while penſive in the ſilent ſlumbºrous ſhade, Sleep's gentle pow'rs her drooping eyes invade; Minerva, life-like, on embodied air Impreſs'd the form of Iphthema. Pope's Odyſſey. There every eye with ſlumb’rous chains ſhe bound, And daſh'd the flowing goblets to the ground. 2. Sleepy; not waking. A great perturbation in nature! to receive at once the be- nefit of ſleep, and do the effects of watching; in this ſlumly agitation, what have you heard her ſay? Sºft. Macbeth. Slusc. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſing. Slunk. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſinº. Silence accompany'd ; for beaſt, and bird, They to their graſſy couch, theſe to their neſts, Were ſunk. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſſ, l. iv. Back to the thicket ſunk The guilty ſerpent, and well might; for Eve, Intent now wholly on her taſte, nought elſ: Regarded. Mºhºn's Paradiſe Lºſt. To SLUR. v. a. ſ. ſoorig, Dutch, naſty; /kore, a ſlut.] 1. To fully; to ſoil; to contaminate. 2. To paſs lightly; to balk; to miſs. - The atheiſts laugh in their ſleeves, and not a little triumph to ſee the cauſe of theiſm thus betrayed by its proſº" friend, and the grand argument ſlurred by them, and ſo their work done to their hands. Cudwºrth. Studious to pleaſe the genius of the times, . With periods, points, and tropes he ſir; his crimes; He robb’d not, but he borrow'd from the Poor, Pºpe. Dryden. Milton, Pºpe. And took but with intention to reſtore. Dryden. 3. To cheat; to trick. what was the publick faith found out for, - But to ſlur men of what they fought for? Hudibrai, Come, ſeven's the main, Cries Ganymede: the uſual trick: Prior. Seven, ſlur a ſix; eleven, a nick. - Slu R. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Faint reproach ; flight diſgrace. Here's an ape made a king for ſhewing ticks; and the fox is then to put a ſlur upon him, in expoſing him ſº ſport to the ſcorn of the people. L Eſtrange. No one can rely upon ſuch an one, either with º: his affairs, or without a ſur to his reputation; ſince he tha truſts a knave has no other recompence, but tº beacºn. - a fool for his pains. South's Sermº- SLUT. n.ſ. [ſlodde, Dutch.] 1. A dirty woman. Cricket, to Windſor chimneys ſhalt thou leap: where fires thou find'ſ unrak'd, and hearths unſwept, There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry; Our radiant queen hates ſluts and fluttery. Shakſtart: The ſallow ſkin is for the ſwarthy put, dºn And love can make a flattern of a ſlut. - Dººr. The veal's all rags, the butter's turn'd to oil; Ki And thus I buy good meat for ſlºts to ſpoil. ing. 2. A
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2. A word of ſlight contempt to a woman.
Hold up, you ſluts,
Your aprons mountant; you're not othable, ,
Although I know you'll ſwear. Shakespeare . Tihon.
: The frogs were ready to leap out of their ſkins for joy,
'till one crafty old ſlut in the company adviſed them to conſi-
der a little better on't. L’Eſtrange.
Blu’ttery. n.ſ.. [from ſlut.] The qualities or praćtice of a ſlut.
Slutt'ry, to ſuch neat excellence oppos'd,
Should make deſire vomit emptineſs. Shakespeare Cymbeline.
Where fires thou find'ſt unrak'd, and hearths unſwept,
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry; -
Our radiant queen hates ſluts and ſlutt'ry. Shakeſpeare.
Theſe make our girls their ſluttery rue;
By pinching them both black and blue;
And put a penny in their ſhoe,
The houſe for cleanly ſweeping. Drayton.
A man gave money for a black, upon an opinion that his
ſwarthy colour was rather ſluttery than nature, and the fault of
his maſter that kept him no cleaner. L’E/irange.
Slu't rish. adj. [from ſlut.] Naſty; not nice; not cleanly;
dirty; indecently negligent of cleanlineſs.
All preparations both for food and lodging ſuch as would
make one deteſt niggardneſs, it is ſo ſluttiſh a vice. Sidney.
Albeit the mariners do covet ſtore of cabbins, yet indeed
they are but ſluttiſh dens that breed ſickneſs in peace, ſerving
to cover ſtealths, and in fight are dangerous to tear men with
their ſplinters. Raleigh's Eſſays.
Fortune's diſpleaſure is but ſluttiſh, if it ſmell ſo ſtrongly as
thou ſpeak'ſt of: I will henceforth eat no fiſh of fortune's but-
tering. Shakespeare All's well that end, well.
The naſtineſs of that nation, and ſluttiſh courſe of life, hath
much promoted the opinion, occaſioned by their ſervile condi-
tion at firſt, and inferior ways of parſimony ever ſince. Brown.
Slothful diſorder fill'd his ſtable,
And ſluttiſh plenty deck'd her table. Prior.
SLU'TTIs HLY. adv. [from ſluttiſh. ) In a ſluttiſh manner;
maſtily; dirtily.
SLU't TISHN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſluttiſh.] The qualities or prac-
tice of a ſlut; naſtineſs; dirtineſs.
That is only ſuitable in laying a foul complexion upon a
filthy favour, ſetting forth both in ſºuttſhneſs. Sidney.
I look on the inſtinét of this noiſome and troubleſome crea-
ture, the louſe, of ſearching out foul and naſty clothes to har-
bour and breed in, as an effect of divine providence, deſigned
to deter men and women from ſluttiſhneſ, and ſordidneſs, and to
provoke them to cleanlineſs and neatneſs. Ray on the Creation.
SLY. adj. [rliğ, Saxon, ſlippery and metaphorically deceitful;
flagur, Iſlandick.] Meanly artful; ſecretly inſidious; cunning,
For my ſly wyles and ſubtile craſtineſs,
The title of the kingdom. I poſſiſs. Hubberd's Tale.
And for I doubt the Greekiſh monarch ſy,
Will uſe with him ſome of his wonted craft.
His proud ſtep he ſcornful turn'd,
And with ſºy circumſpection. AMilton's Paradiſe Loft.
Envy is a curſed plant: ſome fibres of it are rooted almoſt
in every man's nature, and it works in a ſly and imperceptible
manner. - J/atts.
It is odious in a man to look ſºy and leering at a wo-
man. Clariſſa.
SLY'LY. adv. [from ſy..] With ſecret artifice; infidiouſly.
To SMACK. v. n. [rmaeckan, Saxon; ſmaecken, Dutch.]
1. To have a taſte; to be tinctured with any particular taſte.
2. To have a tinéture or quality infuſed.
All ſects, all ages, ſmack of this vice, and he
To die for it ! Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
He is but a baſtard to the time,
That doth not ſmack of obſervation. Shakespeare King john.
3. To make a noiſe by ſeparation of the lips ſtrongly preſſed
together, as after a taſte.
4. To kiſs with a cloſe compreſſion of the lips, ſo as to be heard
when they ſeparate.
She kiſs'd with ſmacking lip the ſnoring lout;
For ſuch a kiſs demands a pair of gloves. Gay.
He gives a ſmacking buſs. Pope.
To SMA cK. v. a.
I. To kiſs.
So careleſs flowers, ſtrow'd on the waters face,
The curled whirlpools ſuck, ſmack, and embrace,
Yet drown them.
2. To make any quick ſmart noiſe.
SM Ack. n.ſ.. [ſinaeck, Dutch; from the verb.]
1. Taſte ; favour.
2. Tinéture; quality from ſomething mixed.
The child, that ſucketh the milk of the nurſe, learns his
firſt ſpeech of her; the which, being the firſt inured to his
tongue, is ever after moſt pleaſing unto him, inſomuch, that
though he afterwards be taught Engliſh, yet the ſnack of the
firſt will always abide with him. Spenſer.
Your lordſhip, though not clean paſt your youth, hath yet
ſome ſmack of age in you, ſome reliſh of the ſaltneſs of time,
and have a care of your health. Shakespeare Henry IV.
Fairfax.
Donne.
it cauſed the neighbours to rue, that a petty ſnack only of
popery opened a gap to the oppreſſion of the whole. Carew.
: As the Pythagorean ſoul
Runs through all beaſts, and fiſh and fowl,
And has a ſmack of ev'ry one,
So love does, and has ever done.
3. A pleaſing taſte. -
Stack peaſe upon hovel;
To cover it quickly let owner regard,
Leſt dove and the cadow there finding a ſnack,
With ill ſtormy weather do periſh thy ſtack.
4. A ſmall quantity; a taſte. -
Trembling to approach -
The little barrel, which he fears to broach,
H’ eſſays the wimble, often draws it back,
And deals to thirſty ſervants but a ſmack. Dryden's Parſ.
5. The ačt of parting the lips audibly, as after a pleaſing taſte.
6. A loud kiſs.
Hudibrai,
Tiffr.
He took -
The bride about the neck, and kiſt her lips
With ſuch a clamorous ſnack, that at the parting .
All the church echo'd. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew,
I ſaw the lecherous citizen turn back
His head, and on his wife's lip ſteal a ſmack.
... [8nacca, Saxon; ſneckra, Iſlandick.] A ſmall ſhip.
MALL. adj. [rmall, Saxon; ſmal, Dutch; ſmaar, Iſlandick.]
1. Little in quantity; not great.
For a ſmall moment have I forſaken thee, but with great
mercies will I gather thee. Iſ liv. 7.
Death only this myſterious truth unfolds,
The mighty ſoul how ſmall a body holds. Dryden's juven.
All numeration is but ſtill the adding of one unit more, and
giving to the whole together a diſtinct name, whereby to diſ-
tinguiſh it from every ſmaller or greater multitude of units. Loc:
The ordinary ſmalleſt meaſure we have is looked on as an
unit in number. Locke.
The danger is leſs when the quantity of the fluids is too
ſmall, than when it is too great; for a ſmaller quantity will
paſs where a larger cannot, but not contrariwiſe. Arbuthnot.
Good cooks cannot abide fiddling work: ſuch is the dreſſ-
ing of ſmall birds, requiring a world of cookery. Swift.
2. Slender; exile; minute.
After the earthquake a fire, and after the fire a ſtill ſmall
voice. 1 Kings xix. 12.
Your ſin and calf I burnt, and ground it very ſmall, 'till it
was as ſmall as duſt. Deutr. ix. 21.
Thoſe wav'd their limber fans
For wings; and ſmalleſ lineaments exačt. Milton.
Small grained ſand is eſteemed the beſt for the tenant, and
the large for the landlord and land. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
3. Little in degree.
There aroſe no ſmall ſtir about that way.
4. Little in importance; petty; minute.
Is it a ſmall matter that thou haſt taken my huſband? Gen.
Narrow man being fill'd with little ſhares,
Courts, city, church, are all ſhops of ſmall wares;
All having blown to ſparks their noble fire,
And drawn their ſound gold ingot into wire. Donne.
Some mens behaviour is like a verſe, wherein every ſyllable
is meaſured: how can a man comprehend great matters that
breaketh his mind too much to ſmall obſervations? Bacon.
5. Little in the principal quality, as ſmall beer; not ſtrong;
weak.
Go down to the cellar to draw ale or ſmall beer. Swift.
SMAll. n.ſ. [from the adječtive.] The ſmall or narrow part
of anything. It is particularly applied to the part of the leg
below the calf.
Her garment was cut after ſuch a faſhion, that though the
length of it reached to the ancles, yet in her going one might
Donne.
Aé's Xix. 23.
ſometimes diſcern the ſmall of her leg. Sidney.
Into her legs I’d have love's iſſues fall, -
And all her calf into a gouty ſmall. Suckling.
His excellency, having mounted on the ſmall of my leg, ad-
vanced forwards. Gulliver's Travels.
SMA'LLAGE. m. ſ. [from ſmall age, becauſe it ſoon withers.
Skinner.] A plant. It is a ſpecies of parſley, and a COIIlmoil
weed by the fides of ditches and brooks. Miller. -
Smallage is raiſed by ſlips or ſeed, which is rediſh, and
pretty big, of a roundiſh oval figure; a little more full and
riſing on one fide than the other, and flºaked from one end
to the other. Mortimer's Husbandry.
Small coal. n.ſ.. [ſmall and coal.] Little wood coals uſed
igh - - -
to kº. man, by waking one of theſe diſtreſſed gentle-
men, ſaved him from ten years impriſonment. Spectator.
When ſmallºcal murmurs in the hourſe: throat,
From ſmätty dangers guard hy threaten’d coat. Gay.
Swaii, ºr n.f. [ ſmall and craft.] A little veſſel below
the denomination of ſhip: ".”
Shail he before me ſign, whom t'other day
A ſmall raft veſſel hither did convey;
whereftain'd with prunes, and rotten figs, he lay. Dryd.
SMA'ſ LPox.
S M A
S M E.
Smallpox. n.ſ. [finall and pox.] An eruptive diſtemper of
alignit ; variolae. --
*"...ºf ºſmºs. . . . ... ºf
SMA lly, adv. [fºo" %ajj. In a little quantity; with mi-
in a little or low degree. - -
nº that is ſtill, and ſomewhat hard of wit, is never
- lſe when he
by the father to be made a ſcholar, or e
... º the ſchool, is ſmally regarded. Aſcham.
Sy. Ness n./. [from ſhall.]
Littleneſs; not greatneſs.
I The parts in glaſs are evenly ſpread, but are not ſo cloſe as
- - e ſee by the eaſy admiſſion of light, and by the
}; º: sº y Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. Littleneſs ; want of bulk; minuteneſs; exility.
whatſoever is inviſible, in reſpect º º º of the bo-
6 of the parts, or ſubtilty of the motion, is
#...” parts, }. Natural Hiſtory.
The ſmalnſ of the rays of light may contribute very much
to the power of the agent by which they are refracted. Newt.
3. Want of ſtrength; weakneſs.
. 77. J.
sº º blue ſubſtance, produced from two parts of
zaffre being fuſed with three parts common ſalt, and one part
potaſh. Hill on Poſis.
To make a light purple, mingle ceruſe with logwood wa-
ter; and moreover turnſoil with lac mingled with ſmall of bise.
Peacham.
SMARAcorne. adj. [/maragdinus, Latin.] Made of emerald;
reſembling emerald.
SMART. n.ſ. [rmconta, Saxon; ſmert, Dutch; ſmarta, Swe-
diſh.] live! -
1. Quick, pungent, lively pain.
º, p. . ... late, by the ſmart, was brought
to think of the diſeaſe. Sidney.
2. Pain, corporal or intelle&tual.
Miſlaps are maſter'd by advice diſcreet,
And counſel mitigates the greateſt ſmart. Fairy Queen.
It increaſed the ſmart of his preſent ſufferings, to compare
them with his former happineſs. Alterbury.
To SMART. v. n. [rmeoncan, Saxon ; ſmerten, Dutch..]
1. To feel quick lively pain.
When a man's wounds ceaſe to ſmart, only becauſe he has
loſt his feeling, they are nevertheleſs mortal. South.
Human blood, when firſt let, is mild, and will not make
the eye or a freſh wound ſmart. Arbuthnot.
2. To feel pain of body or mind.
He that is ſurety for a ſtranger ſhall ſmart for it. Prov,
No creature ſmarts ſo little as a fool.
Let peals of laughter, Codrus! round thee break,
Thou unconcern'd can'ſt hear the mighty crack. Pºte.
SMART. adj. [from the noun.]
1. Pungent; ſharp; cauſing ſmart.
How ſmart a laſh that ſpeech doth give my conſcience?
Shakeſpeare.
To the fair he fain would quarter ſhow,
His tender heart recoils at every blow;
If unawares he gives too ſmart a ſtroke,
He means but to correct, and not provoke. Granville.
2. Quick; vigorous; active.
That day was ſpent in ſmart ſkirmiſhes, in which many
fell. Clarendon.
This ſound proceeded from the nimble and ſmart percuſſions
of the ambient air, made by the ſwift and irregular motions of
the particles of the liquors. Loyle.
3. Producing any effect with force and vigour.
After ſhow’rs,
The ſtars ſhine ſmarter, and the moon adorns,
As with unborrow'd beams, her ſharpen'd horns. Dryden.
4. Acute ; witty.
It was a ſmart reply that Auguſtus made to one that mini-
fired this comfort of the fatality of things: this was ſo far
from giving any eaſe to his mind, that it was the very thing
that troubled him. Tilotſon.
5. Briſk; vivacious; lively.
You may ſee a ſmart rhetorician turning his hat in his hands,
during the whole courſe of his harangue. A deaf man would
think he was cheapening a beaver. Addiſon.
SMART. m. ſ. A fºllow affecting briſkneſs and vivacity. A
cant word.
SMARTLY. adv. [from ſmart.] After a ſmart manner; ſharp-
ly ; briſkly; vigorouſly; witti] >
; vigorouſly; wittily.
he art, order, and gravity of thoſe proceedings, where
ſhort, ſevere, conſtant rules were ſet, and ſmarty purſued,
made them leſs taken notice of. Clarendon.
SMA *TNESS. m. ſ. [from ſmart.]
I. º of being ſmart; quickneſs; vigour. *
the º ſuch a ſmartneſs in ſtriking the air hath in
the . º of ſound, may in ſome meaſure appear by
which º: a bullet, and that of a ſwitch or other wand,
the air .. º found, if they do but ſlowly paſs through
other ić ſhot as if the one do ſmartly ftrike the air, and the
** of a gun, the celerity of their percuſſions on
the air puts it into an undulating motion, which, reaching
the ear, produces an audible noiſe. Boyle.
2. Livelineſs; briſkneſs; wittineſs. -
I defy all the clubs to invent a new phraſe, equal in wit,
humour, ſmartneſs or politeneſs, to my ſet. Swift -
SMATch. m. ſ. [corrupted from ſnack.]
1. Taſte; tinéture; twang.
Thou art a fellow of a good reſpe&t;
Thy life hath had ſome ſnatch of honour in't. Shakespeare.
Some nations have a peculiar guttural or naſal/natch in their
language. Holder’s E ements of Speech.
Theſe ſalts have ſomewhat of a nitrons taſte, but mixt with
a ſmatch of a vitriolick. Grew.
2. [Caeruleo, Latin.] A bird.
To SMATTER. v. n. [It is ſuppoſed to be corrupted from fact
or taſte.]
I. #. ſight taſte; to have a ſlight, ſuperficial, and im-
perfect knowledge.
Such a practice gives a ſlight ſmattering of ſeveral ſciences,
without any ſolid knowledge. //atts.
Since, by a little ſmattering in learning, and great conceit
of himſelf, he has loſt his religion, may he find it again by
harder ſtudy and an humbler mind. Bently.
2. To talk ſuperficially or ignorantly.
In proper terms, ſuch as men ſº atter,
When they throw out and miſs the matter. Hudibra;.
Of ſtate affairs you cannot ſmattºr;
Are aukward when you try to flatter. Swift.
SMATTER. n ſ [from the verb..] Superficial or ſlight know-
ledge. -
All other ſciences were extinguiſhed during this empire, ex-
cepting only a ſmatter of judicial aſtrology. Temple.
SMA'ſ TE RER. m. ſ. [from ſmaſter.] One who has a ſlight or
ſuperficial knowledge.
Theſe few who preſerve any rudiments of learning, are,
except one or two ſmatterers, the clergy's friends. Swift.
To SMEAR. v. a. [rmeran, Saxon; ſincerem, Dutch.]
1. To overſpread with ſomething viſcous and adheſive; to be-
ſmear.
If any ſuch be here, that love this painting,
Wherein you ſee me ſmear'd,
If any think brave death outweighs bad life,
Let him wave thus. Shakeſpeare'. Othell,
Then from the mountain hewing timber tall,
Began to build a veſſel of huge bulk,
Smear'd round with pitch. Milton.
Smear'd as ſhe was with black Gorgonean blood,
The fury ſprang above the Stygian flood. Dryden.
2. To ſoil; to contaminate.
Why had I not, with charitable hand,
Took up a beggar's iſſue at my gates ?
Who ſincered thus, and mir'd with infamy,
I might have ſaid no part of it is mine. Shaº'ſ eart.
SME A/R Y. adj. [from ſnear.] Dawby ; adheſive.
A ſmeary foam works o'er my grinding jaws,
And utmoſt anguiſh ſhakes my lab'ring frame. Rowe.
SMEATH. m. ſ. A ſea fowl.
To SMEETH. or ſmutch. v. a. [rmſöbe, Saxon.j To ſmoke;
to blacken with ſmoke.
SME GMATIck. adj. [apºyuz.] Soapy; deterſive. Diff.
To SMELL. v. a. (Of this word the etymology is very obſcure.
Skinner, the moſt acute of all etymologiſts, derives it from
frnoel, warm, Dutch ; becauſe ſmells are encreaſed by
heat.] -
1. To perceive by the noſe.
Their neighbours hear the ſame muſick, or ſmell the ſame
perfumes with themſelves: for here is enough. Collier.
2. To find out by mental ſagacity. -
The horſe ſmelt him out, and preſently a crochet came in
his head how to countermine him. L’Eſtrange.
To SM ELL. v n.
1. To ſtrike the noſtrils. -
The king is but a man as I am : the violet ſne's to him *
it doth to me; all his ſenſes have but human conditions. Shaº
The daintieſt ſmells of flowers are out of thoſe plants whº
leaves ſmell not. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. To have any particular ſcent.
Honey in Spain ſmelleth apparently of the roſemary or orangº,
from whence the bee gathereth it. Bacon.
A work of this nature is not to be performed upon one lºg,
and ſhould ſmell of oil if duly handled. Brown.
If you have a ſilver ſaucepan, and the butter ſmell; of ſmoak,
lay the fault upon the coals. Swift.
3. To have a particular tinéture or ſmack of any quality.
My unfoil'd name, the auſtereneſs of my life,
Will ſo your accuſation overweigh,
That you ſhall ſtifle in your own report,
And ſmell of calumny. Shaftart.
Down with the noſe, take the bridge quite away
Of him that his particular to foreſend,
Swells from the general weal. Shakeſpeare:
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The court receiv'd him firſt for charity. Dryden.
4. To practiſe the act of ſmelling.
Whoſoever ſhall make like unto that, to ſmell thereto, ſhall
be cut off. Exod. xxx. 38.
I had a mind to know, whether they would find out the
treaſure, and whether ſmelling enabled them to know what is
good for their nouriſhment. Addiſon's Spectator.
SM Ell. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - -
1. Power of ſmelling; the ſenſe of which the noſe is the organ.
Next, in the noſtrils ſhe doth uſe the ſmell,
As God the breath of life in them did give;
So makes he now this pow'r in them to dwell,
To judge all airs, whereby we breathe, and live. Davies.
2. Scent; power of affecting the noſe.
The ſweeteſt ſmell in the air is the white double violet,
which comes twice a-year. Bacon.
All ſweet ſmells have joined with them ſome earthy or crude
odours. Bacon.
Pleaſant ſmells are not confined unto vegetables, but found
in divers animals. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
There is a great variety of ſmelli, though we have but a
few names for them: the ſmell of a violet and of muſk, both
ſweet, are as diſtinct as any two ſmells. Locke.
SME’ll ER, n.ſ.. [from ſmell.] He who ſmells.
SME'll FEAST. n.ſ.. [ſmell and feaſt.] A paraſite; one who
haunts good tables.
The ant lives upon her own, honeſtly gotten; whereas the
fly is an intruder, and a common ſmelfeaſt that ſpunges upon
other people's trenchers. - L'Eſtrange.
SMelt. The preterite and participle paſſ of ſmell.
SMELT. n.ſ. [rmelt, Saxon.] A ſmall ſea fiſh.
Of round fiſh there are brit, ſprat, barn, ſmelts. Carew.
To SMELt. v. a. [ſmalta, Iſlandick; ſmelten, Dutch..] To
melt oar, ſo as to extract the metal.
A ſort of earth, of a duſky red colour, found chiefly in
iron mines. Some of this earth contains as much iron as to
render it worth ſmelting. Woodward.
SME/LTER. m. ſ. [from ſmelt.] One who melts oar.
The ſmelters come up to the affayers. Woodward on Foſſils.
To SM Eak. v. a. [rmercian, Saxon.] To ſmile wantonly.
Certain gentlemen of the gown, whoſe aukward, ſpruce,
prim, ſneering, and ſmirking countenances have got good pre-
ferment by force of cringing. Swift.
SME'RKY.
SMIRK,
Seeſt, how bragg yon bullock bears,
Soſmirk, ſo ſmooth his pricked ears:
His horns been as brade as rainbow bent,
His dew-lap as lith as laſs of Kent. Spenſer.
SM E/RLIN. n.ſ. A fiſh. Ainſworth.
SMI'ckET. m. ſ. [Diminutive of ſmock, ſnocket, ſnicket.] The
under garment of a woman.
To SMIGHT. For ſmite.
As when a griffon, ſeized of his prey,
A dragon fierce encountreth in his flight,
Through wideſt air making his idle way,
That would his rightful ravin rend away:
With hideous horror both together ſmight,
And ſouce ſo ſore that they the heavens affray. Fa. Queen.
To SMILE. v. n. [ſmuylen, Dutch.] -
1. To contračt the face with pleaſure; to expreſs gladneſs by
the countenance.
I would, while it was ſmiling in my face,
Have pluckt my nipple from his boneleſs gums. Shakeſpeare.
The goddeſs of the mountain ſniled upon her votaries, and
ład. Nice; ſmart; jaunty.
cheared them in their paſſage to her palace. Tatler.
'Twas what I ſaid to Crags and Child,
Who prais'd my modeſty, and ſmil’d. Pope.
2. To expreſs ſlight contempt.
Our king replied, which ſome will ſmile at now, but ac-
cording to the learning of that time. Camden.
3. To look gay or joyous.
let their heirs enrich their time
With ſniling plenty and fair proſp'rous days. Shakeſpeare.
All things ſnil'd, -
Birds on the branches warbling. Milton.
4. To be favourable; to be propitious.
- Then let me not let paſs
Occaſion which now ſmiles. Milton.
SMIL E. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A ſlight contračtion of the face;
a look of pleaſure, or kindneſs.
I frown upon him, yet he loves me ſtill.—
—Oh that your frowns would teach my ſhi'es ſuch ſkill.
Shakeſpeare's Midſummer Night's Feaſt.
No man maſks the narrow ſpace
"Twixt a priſon and a ſmile. J/atton,
Sweet intercourſe
Of looks and ſmiles: for ſmiles from reaſon flow,
To brute denied, and are of love the food. Milton.
SMI'LINGLY. adv. [from ſºiling.] With a look of plea-
ſure.
--- - His flaw'd heart,
... wixt two extremes of paſſion, joy and grief,
Burſt ſmilingly. - Shakeſpeare's King Lear,
Carmeadº ſtopping him ſnilingly, told him, we are not ſo
forward to loſe good company Bºyle.
To SMILT. v. n. [corrupted from ſhell, or melt.] -
Having too much water, many corns will ſmilt, or have
their pulp turned into a ſubſtance like thick cream, M, time.
T; iºn. v. a. [from murk or murchy.] To cloud; to duſk;
O 1011.
I'll put myſelf in poor and mean attire,
And with a kind of umber ſmirch my face. Shakespeare.
Like the ſhaven Hercules in the firch worm-eaten ta-
peſtry. Shakeſpeare.
To SMIRK. See SMERK. ſpeare
SMIT. The participle paſſive of ſmite.
Fir’d with the views this glitt'ring ſcene diſplays,
And ſmit with paſſion for my country's praiſe,
My artleſs reed attempts this lofty theme,
Where ſacred Iſis rolls her ancient ſtream. Tickell.
To SMIT.E. v. a. preterite ſmote; participle paſſ. ſmit, ſmitten.
[rmitan, Saxon; ſnijten, Dutch.]
1. To ſtrike; to reach with a blow.
So ſweet a kiſs the golden ſun gives not
To thoſe freſh morning drops upon the roſe,
As thy eye beams, when their freſh rays have ſnote
The night of dew that on my cheeks down flows. Shakespeare
I have ſmitten mine hand at thy diſhoneſt gain. Ezek.
2. To kill; to deſtroy.
The ſervants of David had ſmitten of Benjamin's men, ſo
that three hundred and threeſcore died. 2 Sam. ii. 31.
God ſmote him for his errour, and he died. 2 Sam. vi.
3. To afflićt; to chaſten. A ſcriptural expreſſion.
Let us not miſtake God's goodneſs, nor imagine, becauſe
he ſnites us, that we are forſaken by him. JWake.
4. To blaſt.
5. To affect with any paſſion.
I wander where the muſes haunt,
Clear ſpring, or ſhady grove, or ſunny hill,
Smit with the love of ſacred ſong, Milton.
See what the charms that ſmite the ſimple heart,
Not touch'd by nature, and not reach'd by art. Pope.
Smit with the love of ſiſter arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling flame with flame. Pope.
To SMIT E. v. n. To ſtrike; to collide.
The heart melteth, and the knees ſmite together. Nahum.
SM1'TER. n.ſ.. [from ſmite.] He who ſmites.
I gave my back to the ſniters, and my cheeks to them
that pluck off the hair. ... Iſa. l. 6.
SMITH. n.ſ. [rmſö, Saxon; ſºmeth, German ; ſmid, Dutch;
from rmran, Saxon, to beat.] -
1. One who forges with his hammer; one who works in metals.
He doth nothing but talk of his horſe, and can ſhoe him.
I am afraid, my lady, his mother, played falſe with a ſmith.
Shakeſpeare's Merchant of Wenice.
Lawleſs man, the anvil dares profane,
And forge that ſteel by which a man is ſlain:
Which earth at firſt for plough ſhares did afford;
Nor yet the ſmith had learn'd to form a ſword. Tate.
The ordinary qualities obſervable in iron, or a diamond,
that make their true complex idea, a ſmith or a jeweler com-
monly knows better than a philoſopher. Locke.
2. He that makes or effects anything.
The doves repented, though too late,
Become the ſmiths of their own fooliſh fate. Dryden.
SMITHcRAF T. n.ſ. [rmiècnaept, Sax.] The art of aſ mith.
Inventors of paſtorage, ſmithcraft, and muſick. . . Raleigh.
SMITH ERY. n ſ. [from ſmith J The ſhop of a ſmith.
SMITHING.. n.J. [from ſmith.J. Smithing is an art manual, by
which an irregular lump, or ſeveral lumps of iron is wrought
into an intended ſhape. Moxon's Mechanical Exerciſe.
SMITHY. n.ſ. [rmièse, Saxon.] The ſhop of a ſmith.
His blazing locks ſent forth a crackling ſound, *
And hiſs'd, like red hot iron, within the /mithydrown'd.
Dryden.
SMITT. m. ſ. The fineſt of the clayey ore, made up into balls,
they uſe {. marking of ſheep, and call it ſnitt. Iſºodward.
SMI'ſ teN. The participle paſſive of ſmitt. Struck; blaſted ;
killed; affected with paſſion. -
And the flax and the barley was ſmitten, but the wheat and
the rye not. Exod. º; 3 #
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together ſ for 1
the one beſmitten againſt the other, ſhall be broken. Ecclus.
The third part of the ſun was miltºn. Rev. viii. 12.
we did eicºm him ſtricken, ſmitten of God and afflićted.
Iſa. liii. 4.
Tempt not the Lord thy God, he ſaid, and ſtood :
But Sanſmitten with amāºmeº ſº. Miſtem.
By the advantages of a good perſon and a pleaſing conver:
ſation, he made ſuch an impre: on in her heart as could
not i. efficed: and he was himſelf no leſs ſmitten with Con-
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* ** *—- S M C rock. m. ſ. [rmoc, Saxon.] - º: f garment of a woman ; a ſhift. ºvered with a light taffeta garment, ſo cut, as º ſmºck came through it in many places. sing. How do'ſt thou look now º ill-ſtarr'd wº - ale as thy ſm ºf 1 when we ſhall meet at compt; #. º: thine will hurl my ſoul from heav'n. Shakeſp. Their apparel was linnen breeches, and over that * ſmock cloſe girt unto them with a towel. Sandy. Though Artemiſia talks by fits, Of councils, claſſicks, fathers, wits; Reads Malbranche, Boyle, and Locke: Yet in ſome things, methinks, ſhe fails, *Twere well, if ſhe would pair her nails, -- And wear a cleaner ſºn:ck. Swift. 2. Smock is uſed in a ludicrous kind of compoſition for anything relating to women. - At ſmock treaſ n, matron, I believe you ; And if I were your huſband; but when I Truſt to your cob-web boſoms any other, - Let me there die a fly, and feaſt you, ſpider. Ben. Johnſon. - Plague on his ſmock-loyalty I hatc to ſee a brave bold fellow ſotted, Made ſour and ſenſeleſs, turn'd to whey by love. Dryden. SMock FA'ce D. adj. [ſmock and face..] Palefaced; maidenly.] Old chiefs refle&ting on their former deeds, Diſdain to ruſt with batter'd invalids; But aftive in the foremoſt ranks appear, And leave young ſnockfar'd beaux to guard the rear. Fenton. Sxiok E. m. ſ. [y;-mwg, Welſh; rmec, rmoec, Saxon; ſnoock, Dutch..] The viſible effluvium, or ſooty exhalation from any thing burning. She might utter out ſome ſmoke of thoſe flames wherewith clſe ſhe was not only burned, but ſmothered. Sidney. May you a better feaſt never behold, You knot of mouth-friends: ſmoke, and lukewarm water, Is your perfection. Shakeſpeare. Stand off, and let me take the air, Why ſhould the ſmoke purſue the fair? Cleaveland. He knew 'twas cauſed by ſmoke, but not by flame. Gowley. All involv'd with ſtench and ſmoke. As ſnºke that riſes from the kindling fires, Milton. Is ſeen this moment, and the next expires. Prior. Smoke paſſing through flame cannot but grow red hot, and red hot ſnake can appear no other than flame. Newton. To SMok F. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To emit a dark exhalation by heat. When the ſun went down, a ſmoking furnace and a burn- ing lamp paſſed between thoſe pieces. Gen. xv. 17. Brave Macbeth Diſdaining fortune, with his brandiſh'd ſteel, Which ſmoak'd with bloody execution, Like valour's minion carvéd out his paſſage, 'Till he had fac'd the ſlaves. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth, - Queen Margaret ſaw Thy murd’rous faulchion ſmoking in his blood. Shakeſpeare. To him no temple ſtood nor altar finok'd. Milton. For Venus, Cytherea was invok'd, Altars for Pallas to Athena ſmok'd. Granville. 2. To burn; to be kindled. Á ſcriptural term. The anger of the Lord ſhall ſneak againſt that man. Dut. 3. To move with ſuch ſwiftneſs as to kindle; to move very faſt ſo as to raiſe duſt like ſmoke. Aventinus drives his chariot round 5 Proud of his ſteeds he ſmoke, along the field; His father's hydra fills the ample ſhield. With haſty hand the ruling reins he drew, He laſh'd the courſers, and the courſers flew; Heneath the bending yoke alike they held Their equal pace, and ſmak’d along the field. 4. To ſmell, or hunt out. Sº He hither came t'obſerve and ſmoke What courſes other riſkers took. Hudibras. I began to ſmoke that they were a parcel of mummers, and wonded that none of the Middleſex juſtices took care to lay ſºme of them by the heels. Addiſon's Freeholder 5. To uſe tobacco. - 6. To ſuffer to be puniſhed. Maugre all the world will I keep ſafe, Or ſome of you ſhall ſmoke for it in Rome. To S Mok E. v. a. 1. To ſcent by ſmoke, or dry in ſmoke. Frictions of the back-bone with flannel, ſnºaked with pene- **g alºmatical ſubſtances, have proved effectual. Arbuthnot * To finell out; to find Out. - ºf * * /*d by the old lord Lafea; when his diſ. guile and he is Parted, tell me what a ſprat you ſhall find him - Shakespeare 's All's well that ends well. Tom Tattle paſſes for an impertinent, and Will. Trippet ...?' s to be ſmoked, in caſe I conti his p. *: 3. Tº ſneer; to ridicule to the º this paper, Aldiſ. Spect. Sºke the fellow there. Dryden’s AFn. Pope. Shakespeare. Congreve. S M O To SMoke-dry v. a. [ſmºke and dry.] To dry by ſmoke. Smoke-dry the fruit, but not if you plant them. Mortiner, SMo'kER. m. ſ. [from ſmoke.] 1. One that dries or perfumes by ſmoke. 2. One that uſes tobacco. - - SMo'kE less. adj. [from ſmoke..] Having no ſmoke. Tenants with ſighs the ſmoke'ſ tow’rs ſurvey, And turn th' unwilling ſteed another way. SMoſky. adj. [from ſmoke.] º 1. Emitting ſmoke; fumid. O he's as tedious As a tir’d horſe, or as a railing wife, Woiſe than a ſmoky houſe. Vićtorious to the top aſpires, Involving all the wood in ſmoky fires. 2. Having the appearance or nature of ſmoke. London appears in a morning drowned in a black cloud, and all the day after ſmothered with ſmºky fog, the conſe: Pºs. Shakeſpear. Dryden. quence whereof proves very offenſive to the lungs. Jarvy. If blaſt ſeptentrional with bruſhing wings Sweep up the ſmoky miſts, and vapours damp, Then woe to mortals. Philipi. 3. Noiſome with ſmoke. Courteſy Is ſooner found in lowly ſheds, With ſmoky raſters, than in tap'ſtry halls And courts of princes. Milton, Morpheus, the humble god, that dwells In cottages and ſmoky cells, Hates gilded roofs and beds of down; And though he fears no prince's frown, } Flies from the circle of a crown. Denham SMooth. [rmes, rmoe's, Saxon; muyth, Welſh.] 1. Even on the ſurface; not rough ; level; having no aſperities. Behold Eſau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a ſmoºth 1I]aſl. Gen. xxvii. 11. Miſfing thee, I walk unſeen, On the dry ſmooth-ſhaven green, To behold the wandring moon, Riding near her higheſt noon. Milton. The outlines muſt be ſmooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even without eminences or cavities. Dryden. Nor box nor limes, without their uſe, Smooth-grain'd, and proper for the turner's trade: - Which curious hands may carve and ſteel with eaſe invade. Dryden, 2. Evenly ſpread; gloſſy. He for the promis'd journey bids prepare The ſmoºth-hair'd horſes, and the rapid car. 3. Equal in pace; without ſtarts or obſtruction. By the hand he took me rais'd, And over fields and waters, as in air, Smooth-ſliding without ſtep. The fair-hir’d queen of love Deſcends ſmooth-gliding from the courts above. 4. Flowing; ſoft ; not harſh. Smooth Adonis from his rock Ran purple to the ſea. When ſage Minerva roſe, From her ſweet lips ſmooth elocution flows. So, Dick adept, tuck back thy hair; And I will pour into thy ear Remarks, which none did eler diſcloſe, In ſmooth-pac'd verſe or hobling proſe. 5. Bland; mild; adulatory. The ſubtle fiend, Though inly ſtung with anger and diſdain, ... Diſſembled, and this anſwer ſmºoth return'd. Mill. Par. Reg. This ſmooth diſcourſe and mild behaviour oft - ~ Conceal a traitor. ds, and ſ ſº He was ſmooth-tongued, gave good words, and ſºlº" his .../ g g É. Hiſt. ºf j. Bull. The madding monarchs to compoſe ickel The Pylian prince, the ſmºoth-ſpeech'd Neſtor, roſe. Tº To SMoot H. v. a. [from the adječtive.] I. To level; to make even on the ſurface. This man’s a flatt'rer * if one be, So are they all; for every greeze of fortune Is ſmooth'd by that below. th The carpenter encouraged the goldſmith, and he that!” . ath with the hammer him that ſmote the anvil, "" Now on the wings of winds our courſe we kºpi For God had ſmºoth'd the waters of the deep. Pºp.'" Odſ. 2. To work into a ſoft uniform maſs. - al It brings up again into the mouth that which it had ſw i. lowed, and chewing it, grinds and ſnºoth it, and aſ "...” ſwallows it into another ſtomach. Ray on the Creat” The board on which we ſit- Savif: Is not ſo ſmooth as are thy verſes, Swift. 3. To make eaſy; to rid from obſtructions. - Thou, Abelard 1 the laſt ſad office pay, And ſmooth my paſſage to the realms of day. Poſt. Miºt.n. Pºpe. Milton, Gay. Priºr: Shakeſp. Pº'º. 4. TQ
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In their motions harmony divine
So ſmooth; her charming tones. Milton.
All your muſe's ſofter art diſplay,
Let Carolina ſmoºth the tuneful lay;
Lull with Amelia's liquid name the Nine,
And ſweetly flow through all the royal line. Pope.
5. To palliate; to ſoften,
Had it been a ſtranger, not my child,
To ſnooth his fault, I would have been more mild. Shakeſp.
6. To calm; to mollify.
Now breathe we, lords; good fortune bids us pauſe,
And ſmooth the frowns of war with peaceful looks. Shakeſp.
Each perturbation ſnooth'd with outward calm. Milion.
Smiling ſhe ſeem’d, and full of pleaſing thought,
From ocean as ſhe firſt began to riſe,
T And ſmooth'd the ruffled ſeas, and clear'd the ſkies. Dryden.
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7 Reſtor'd it ſoon will be; the means prepard,
The difficulty ſmooth'd, the danger ſhar'd :
Be but yourſelf. Dryden.
8. To flatter; to ſoften with blandiſhments.
Becauſe I cannot flatter and look fair,
Smile in men's faces, ſmooth, deceive and cog,
Duck with French nods, and apiſh courteſy,
I muſt be held a rancorous enemy. Shakeſheare.
To SMo'oth E.N. v. a. [A bad word among mechanicks for
finaoh.] To make even and ſmooth.
With edged grooving tools they cut down and ſmoothen the
extuberances left. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
SMo'oth f Ace D. adj. [ ſmooth and face. J Mild looking;
having a ſoft air.
§. ſhall I ſay I thank you, gentle wife?
—Not ſo, my lord; a twelve-month and a day,
I'll mark no words that ſnoothſac'd woers ſay. Shakeſpeare.
Let their heirs
Enrich their time to come with ſmoothfae'd peace,
With ſmiling plenty, and fair proſp'rous days. Shakespeare R. III.
SMo'or HLY. adv. [from ſmooth.]
1. Not roughly ; evenly.
2. With even glide.
The muſick of that murm'ring ſpring
Is not ſo mournful as the ſtrains you fing;
Nor rivers winding through the vales below
So ſweetly warble, or ſo ſmoothly flow. Pope.
3. Without obſtruction; eaſily; readily.
Had Joſhua been mindful, the fraud of the Gibeonites could
not ſo ſmoothly have paſt uneſpied 'till there was no help. Hºok.
4. With ſoft and bland language.
SMo'oth Ness. n. ſ. [from ſmooth.]
1. Evenneſs on the ſurface; freedom from aſperity.
The purling, which proceeds of inequality, is bred between
the ſmoothneſs of the inward ſurface of the pipe, which is wet,
and the reſt that remaineth dry. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
A countryman feeding his flock by the ſeaſide, it was ſo de-
licate a fine day, that the ſmoothneſs of the water tempted him
to ſet up for a merchant. L’Eſtrange.
The nymph is all into a laurel gone,
The ſmoothneſs of her ſkin remains alone. Dryden.
2. Softneſs or mildneſs on the palate.
Fallacious drink! ye honeſt men beware,
Nor truſt its ſmoothneſs; the third circling glaſs
Suffices virtue. Philips.
3. Sweetneſs and ſoftneſs of numbers.
As French has more fineneſs and ſmoothneſ, at this time, ſo
it had more compaſs, ſpirit, and force in Montaigne's age. Temp.
Virgil, though ſmooth, where ſmoothneſs is required, is ſo
far from affecting it, that he rather diſdains it; frequently
uſing ſynalephas, and concluding his ſenſe in the middle of his
verſe. Dryden.
4. Blandneſs and gentleneſs of ſpeech.
She is too ſubtle for thee; and her ſmoothneſ,
Her very filence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
SMote. The pret rite of ſmile.
Death with a trident ſmote, Milton.
To SMo' H & R. v. a. [rmonan, Saxon.]
1. To ſuffocate with ſmoke, or by excluſion of the air.
She might give paſſage to her thoughts, and ſo as it were utter
out ſome ſmoke of thoſe flames, wherewith elſe ſhe was not
only burned but ſnothered Sidney.
We ſmother'd
The moſt repleniſhed ſweet work of nature,
That from the prime creation e'er ſhe fram’d. Shakeſpeare.
We are enow yet living in the field,
To ſmo her up the Engliſh in our throngs. Shakespeare. Hen V.
She was warmed with the graceful appearance of the hero:
fhe ſmºthered thoſe ſparkles out of decency, but converſation
yiew them up into a flame. Dryden's Aºn. Dedication.
The helpleſs traveller, with wild ſurpriſe, {
Shakeſpeare.
Sees the dry deſart all around him riſe,
- And ſmother'd in the duity whirlwind dies. Addison's Cats.
2. To ſuppreſs.
Lewd and wicked cuſtom, beginning perhaps at the firſt
amongſt few, afterwards ſpreading into greater multitudes;
and ſo continuing; from time may be of force, even in plain
things, to ſmother the light of natural underſtanding. Hooker.
Smoºth ER. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
I. A ſtate of ſuppreſſion.
This unfortunate prince, after a long fºother of diſcontent,
and hatred of many of his nobility and eople, breaking ſº,
at times into ſeditions, was at laſt diſtreſſed by them. Taº,
A man were better relate himſelf to a ſtatue, than ſuffer his
thoughts to paſs in ſmother. Bacon
Nothing makes a man ſuſpect much, more than to know it.
tle; and therefore men ſhould procure to know more, and not
2 º keep their ſuſpicions in ſmother. Bacon's Eſys.
. Smoke; thick duſk.
Thus muſt I from the ſmoke into the ſnºther,
From tyrant duke into a tyrant brother. Shake feare,
Where yon diſorder'd heap of ruin lies, -
Stones rent from ſtones, where clouds of duſt ariſe,
Amid’ that ſmºther Neptune holds his place. Dryd. Æm.
The greater part enter only like mutes to fill the ſtage, and
ſpend their taper in ſmoke and ſmother. Cºllier on Fame.
To SMo' Her. v. n. [from the noun J
1. To ſmoke without vent. -
Hay and ſtraw have a very low degree of heat; but yet cloſe
and ſmothering, and which drieth not. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
2. To be ſuppreſſed or kept cloſe.
The advantage of converſation is ſuch, that, for want of
company, a man had better talk to a poſt than let his thoughts
lie ſmoking and ſmothering. Cºllier of Friend, ip.
SMo'uldering. . [This word ſeems a participle; but I know
SMo'UlDRY. ; not whether the verb ſmoulder be in uſe:
rmonan, Saxon, to ſmother; ſnoel, Dutch, hot..] Burning
and ſmoking without vent.
None can breathe, nor ſee, nor hear at will,
Through ſmouldry cloud of duſkiſh ſtinking ſmoke,
That th' only breath him daunts who hath eſcap'd the
ſtroke. Fairy Queen.
In ſome cloſe pent room it crept along, &
And, ſmould'ring as it went, in filence fed;
*Till th’infant monſter, with devouring ſtrong,
Walk'd boldly upright with exalted head. Dryden.
SMUG. adj. [/muck, dreſs, ſmucken, to dreſs, Dutch..] Nice;
ſpruce; dreſſed with affectation of niceneſs, but without
elegance.
There I have a bankrupt for a prodigal, who dares ſcarce
ſhew his head on the Rialto; a beggar, that uſed to come ſo
ſmug upon the mart. Shakespeare Merchant of Wenice.
He who can make your viſage leſs horrid, and your perſon
more ſnug, is worthy ſome good reception. Speciator.
To SMU'GGLE. v. a. [ſmocºelen, Dutch..] To import or
export goods without paying the cuſtoms. -
SMU'ggle R. n.ſ.. [from ſmugle. A wretch, who, in defiance
of juſtice and the laws, imports or exports goods cither con-
traband or without payment of the cuſtoms.
SMU'Gly. adv. [from ſmº.] Neatly; ſprucely.
Lilies and roſes will quickly appear,
And her face will look wond’rous ſmugly. Gay.
SMU'GN ess. n.ſ.. [from ſºng.J Spruceneſs; neatneſs.
SMUT. n.ſ. [rmizza, Saxon; frnette, Dutch.]
1. A ſpot made with foot or coal. -
2. Mu'a or blackneſs gathered on corn ; mildew. -
Farmers have ſuffered by ſmutty wheat, when ſuch will
not ſell for above five ſhillings a buſhel; whereas that which is
free from ſnut will ſell for ten. Mortimer's Husbandry.
. Obſcenity.
#, SMUT. º a. [from the noun J
1. To ſtain; to mark with foot or coal. -
He is far from being ſmutted with the ſoil of atheiſn. More.
A fuller had invitation from a collier to live with him; he
gave him a thouſand thanks; but, ſays he, as faſt as I make
anything clean, you'll be ſnutting, it again. L'Érange.
*Thºſide iſºſmitted with duſt and ſmoke, thº' eithe.”
marble, ſilver, nor braſs works ſhew themſelves. Addison Italy.
I am wonderfully pleaſed to ſee my tenants play their inno-
cent tricks, and ſmitting one another. Addiſon.
2. To taint with mildew. - -
Mildew falleth upon corn, and ſnuttath it. Bacon.
To SMUT. v. n. To gather muſt.
white red-eared wheat is good for clays, and º, a very -
good crop, and ſeldom ſºut: ith ſ * rumºr.
Tösmuté. v. a. [from ſnut.] To black with ſmoke.
East findich'd thy noſe; - • , , -
They ſay ...!a copy out of mine. Shakeſp. Winter s Tale.
Have you ſeen but a brº" Illy grow,
Before rude hands have º º ſnow
Ha you mark'd but the fºll 9 tº "º., -
B.º. }. iod hath mutch'd it Ben. johnſºn . Underwoºds.
Sººyº from /*] -
1. Blackly; ſmokily,
2. Obſcenely. SM U/TT IN ESS.
S N A | Smu'rtiness. "...ſ. [from ſnutty.] 1. Soil ºde, upon my beſt ſouth walls, were apt My ..ºft upon their leaves and upon their fruits, to a ſoot od for nothing. Temple. which *...* . Obſceneneſs. $º adj. [from ſnut.] 1. Black with ſmoke or coal. - - The ſmutty grain, - - With ſudden blaze diffus'd, inflames the air. Aſton. The ſmutty wainſcot full of cracks. Swift. He was a ſmutty dog yeſterday, and coſt me near two hours to waſh the ink off his face. Pope. . Tainted with mildew. - 2 sºn, corn will ſell dearer at one time than the clean at another. Locke. . Obſcene; not modeſt. - 3 oº: is a cenſure of a profane and ſnutty paſſage in the Old Batchelor. Collier. Snack. n.ſ. [ from ſnatch. J A ſhare; a part taken by aćt. - - *: maſter gets the better on't, they come in for their L'Eſtrange. /*. four times talking, if one piece thou take, That muſt be cantled, and the judge go ſhack. Dryden. All my demurs but double his attacks; At laſt he whiſpers, “Do, and we go ſnacks.” Pope. SNA'cor n.ſ. A fiſh. Ainſworth. SNA‘FF le. n.ſ.. [ſnavel, Dutch, the noſe.] A bridle which croſſes the noſe. The third o' th' world is your's, which with a ſhºff, You may pace eaſy; but not ſuch a wife. Shakeſpeare. Sooth him with praiſe; This, from his weaning, let him well be taught, And then betimes in a ſoft ſnaffe wrought. Dryden's Georg. To SNA'FFLE. v.a. [from the noun...] To bridle; to hold in a bridle; to hold; to manage. SNAG. m. ſ. [Of this word I know not the etymology or ori- ginal.] 1. A jag, or ſharp protuberance. The one her other leg had lame, Which with a ſtaff, all full of little ſnags, She did diſport, and impotence her name. Fairy Queen, The coat of arms, Now on a naked ſnag in triumph born, Dryden's AFn. Was hung on high. 2. A tooth left by itſelf, or ſtanding beyond the reſt. In China none hold women ſweet, Except their ſnags are black as jet: King Chihu put nine queens to death, Convićt on ſtatute, iv'ry teeth. Prior. SNA'Gced. }*. [from ſnag.] Full of ſnags; full of ſharp SNA'GGY. protuberances; ſhooting into ſharp points. His ſtalking ſteps are ſtay'd Upon a ſnaggy oak, which he had torn Out of his mother's bowels, and it made His mortal mace, wherewith his foemen he diſmay’d. Spenſ. Naked men belabouring one another with ſnagged ſticks, or dully falling together by the ears at fifty-cuffs. More. SNAI1... n.ſ. [rnoegl, Saxon; ſhegel, Dutch.] 1. A ſlimy animal which creeps on plants, ſome with ſhells OI). their backs. I can tell why a ſnail has a houſe—Why?—Why, to put's head in ; not to give it away to his daughters, and leave his horns without a caſe. Shakespeare . King Lear. Fearful commenting Is leaden ſervitor to dull delay; Delay leads impotent and ſnail pac’d beggary. Shakespeare R. III. The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder: Snail ſlow in profit, but he ſleeps by day More than the wild cat. Shakeſpeare. Seeing theſnail, which every where doth roam, Carrying his own houſe ſtill, ſtill is at home, Follow, for he is eaſy-pac'd, this ſnail Be thine own palace, or the workſ: thy gaol. Donne. A river ſnail-ſhell decayed, ſhewed ſpar within. Woodward. There may be as many ranks of beings in the inviſible "ºld ſuperior to us, as we ourſelves are ſuperior to all the ranks of being beneath us in this viſible world, even though we deſcend below the ſnail and the oyſter. Watts. * A name given to a drone from the flºw motion of a ſnail. why prat'ſt thou to thyſelf, and anſwer'ſ not? SN Promio, thou drone, thou ſnail, thou ſlug, thou ſot Shakespeare Nº. or Snail-trefºil. n. ſ. An herb. Ainſwºrth. KE. * / [rnaca, Saxon; /nake, Dutch..] A ſerpent of the º kind, diſtinguiſhed from a viper. The ſnake's bite IS º *; in poetry is a general name for. viper. As the lo º S ſhºw beguiles him ; With ſ: roll’d in a flowry bank, T bat f º checker d ſlough, doth ſting a child, * * beauty thinks it ºxceſſiºn. Shakespeare Hºn. VI. cVCI). We have ſcotch'd the ſnake, not kill'd it : She'll cloſe, and be herſelf; whilſt our poor malice Remains in danger of her former teeth. Shakeſp. Macleth. The parts muſt have their outlines in waves, reſembling the gliding of a ſnake upon the ground: they muſt be ſmooth and Dryden's Dufreſnoy. Nor chalk, nor crumbling ſtones, the food of ſhºe; That work in hollow carth their winding tracks. Drydºn. SNA'KERoot. n.ſ.. [ſnake and root..] A ſpecies of birthwort growing in Virginia and Carolina. See RAttlesnake- ROOt. SNA‘KESHEAD Iris. n.ſ.. [hermodactylus, Latin.] A plant. The characters are: it hath a lily-ſhaped flower, of one leaf, ſhaped exactly like an iris; but has a tuberoſe root, divided into two or three dugs, like oblong bulbs. Miller. SNA'Kew EED, or B/fort. m. ſ. [bi/ſorta, Latin. J A plant. It flowers in May ; and, if the ſeaſon proves moiſt, will continue to produce new ſpikes of flowers 'till Auguſt: it may be propagated by planting the roots in a moiſt ſhady bor- der, and will ſoon furniſh the ground with plants. Miſer. SNA'KEwood. n.ſ.. [from ſnake and wood.] What we call ſnakewºod is properly the ſmaller branches of the root of a tall ſtrait tree growing in the iſland of Timor, and other parts of the Eaſt. It has no remarkable ſmell; but is of an intenſely bitter taſte. The Indians are of opinion, that it is a certain remedy for the bite of the hooded ſerpent, and from thence its name of lignum colubrinum, or fnakewoºd. We very ſeldom uſe it. Hill's Mat. Med. SNA‘KY. adj. [from ſnake.] 1. Serpentine; belonging to a ſnake; reſembling a ſnake. Venomous tongue, tipt with vile adder's ſting, Of that ſelf kind with which the furies fell Their ſnaky heads do comb. Stenſºr. The true lovers knot had its original from nodus Hºráa. neu', or Hercules's knot, reſembling the ſay complication in the caduceus, or rod of Hermes. Brown's Vulgar Erraurs. So to the coaſt of Jordan he directs His eaſy ſteps, girded with ſnay wiles. Milton's Par. Rºg. 2. Having ſerpents. Look, look unto this ſnaky rod, And ſtop your ears againſt the charming god. Ben.johnſºn. In his hand He took caduceus, his ſhaky wand. Hubbard's Tale, What was that ſnaky-headed gorgon ſhield That wiſe Minerva wore, unconquer'd virgin, Wherewith ſhe freez'd her foes to congeal’d ſtone? Milton. His flying hat was faſten’d on his head; Wings on his heels were hung, and in his hand He holds the virtue of the ſhay wand. To SNAP. v. a. [The ſame with Knap.] 1. To break at once; to break ſhort. If the chain of neceſſity be no ſtronger, but that it may be ſnapped ſo eaſily in ſunder; if his will was no otherwiſe deter- mined from without himſelf, but only by the ſignification of your deſire, and my modeſt intreaty, then we may conclude, human affairs are not always governed by abſolute neceſſity. Bramh. againſt Hobbs. Light is broken like a body, as when 'tis ſnapped in pieces Dryden, by a tougher body. Digby. Dauntleſs as death, away he walks; Breaks the doors open, ſnaps the locks; Searches the parlour, chamber, ſtudy, Pri rtºr. Nor ſtops 'till he has culprit's body. 2. To ſtrike with a knacking noiſe, ſnap, or ſharp knap. The bowzy fire Firſt ſhook from out his pipe the ſeeds of fire, Then ſnapt his box. 3. To bite. A gentleman paſſing by a coach, one of the horſes ſnapt off the end of his finger. H iſ man', Surgery. All mungrel curs bawl, ſnarl, and ſnap, where the foe flies before him. - - L’Eſtrange. A notion generally received, that a lion is dangerous to all women who are not virgins, may have given occaſion to a fooliſh report, that my lion's jaws are ſo contrived as to ſhap the hands of any of the female ſex, who are not thus qua- lified. - Addiſon's Speciator. He ſhaps deceitful air with empty jaws, The ſubtle hare darts ſwift beneath his paws. . To catch ſuddenly and unexpectedly. . 4. §. tº: tells the marquis he would ſnap one of the kids, and make ſome ſhift to carry him cloſe to their > Wºtton. Dunciad. Gay. lodgings. - 9. Some with a noiſe and greaſy light Are ſnapt, as men catch larks at night. Butler. You ſhould have thought of this before you was taken ; for now you are in no danger to be ſnapt ſinging again. L'A/r. Did I not ſee you, raſcal, did I not d When you lay ſnug to ſnap young Damon's goat? Pryden. Belated ſeem on watch to lie, And ſnap ſome cully paſſing by. Swift. 5. [Snappen, I
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Capoch'd your rabbins of the ſynod, -
And ſnapp'd their canons with a why not. Hudibrar.
A ſurly ill-bred lord
That chides and ſnaps her up at every word. Granville.
To SNAP. v. n.
1. To break ſhort; to fall aſunder.
- Note the ſhip's ſickneſſes, the maſt
Shak'd with an ague, and the hold and waiſt
With a ſalt dropſy clogg'd; and our tacklings
Snapping, like to too high-ſtretch'd treble ſtrings. Donne.
The backbone is divided into ſo many vertebres for com-
modious bending, and not one intire rigid bone, which, being
of that length, would have been often in danger of ſnapping in
ſunder. Ray on the Creation.
If your ſteel be too hard, that is, too brittle, if it be a
ſpring, it will not bow; but with the leaſt bending it will
ſnap aſunder. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
The makers of theſe needles ſhould give them a due tem-
per; for if they are too ſoft they will bend, and if they
are too brittle they ſnap. Sharp's Surgery.
2. To make an effort to bite with eagerneſs.
If the young dace be a bait for the old pike, I ſee no rea-
ſon but I may ſnap at him. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
We ſnap at the bait without ever dreaming of the hook
that goes along with it. L’Eſtrange.
Towzer ſnaps
At people's heels with frothy chaps. Swift.
SNAP. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. The aët of breaking with a quick motion.
2. A greedy fellow.
He had ne ſooner ſaid out his ſay, but up riſes a cunning
ſnap, then at the board. L’Eſtrange.
3. A quick eager bite.
With their bills, thwarted croſſwiſe at the end, they would
cut an apple in two at one ſnap. Carew.
4. A catch; a theft.
SNA‘PDRAGoN, or Calf’s ſnout. n.ſ.. [antirrhinum, Latin. J
1. A plant. -
2. A kind of play, in which brandy is ſet on fire, and raiſins
thrown into it, which thoſe who are unuſed to the ſport are
afraid to take out; but which may be ſafely ſnatched by a quick
motion, and put blazing into the mouth, which being cloſed,
the fire is at once extinguiſhed.
SNA'PPER. n.ſ.. [from ſnap.] One who ſnaps.
My father named me Autolicus, being letter'd under Mer-
cury; who, as I am, was likewiſe a ſnapper up of unconſi-
der'd trifles. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
SNAPPIs H. adj. [from ſnap.]
1. Eager to bite.
The ſnappiſh cur, the paſſenger's annoy,
Cloſe at my heel with yelping treble flies. Swift.
They lived in the temple; but were ſuch ſnappiſh curs, that
they frighted away moſt of the votaries. Spediator.
2. Peeviſh ; ſharp in reply.
SNA‘ppishly. adv. [from ſnappiſh J Peeviſhly; tartly.
SNA‘ppish NFss. n.ſ.. [from ſnappiſh.] Peeviſhneſs; tartneſs:
SNA'PsAck. n.ſ.. [ſnappſack, Swediſh..] A ſoldier's bag.
SNARE. m. ſ. [ſnara, Swediſh and Iſlandick; ſnare, Daniſh;
fnoor, Dutch..]
1. Anything ſet to catch an animal; a gin; a net.
O poor hapleſs nightingale, thought I, -
How ſweet thouſing'ſt, how near the deadly ſhare. Milton.
2. Anything by which one is intrapped or intangled.
This I ſpeak for your own profit, not that I may caſt a
ſnare upon you. I Cor. vii. 35.
A fool's mouth is his deſtruction, and his lips are the ſnare
of his ſoul. Prov. xviii. 7.
Propound to thyſelf a conſtant rule of living, which though
it may not be fit to obſerve ſcrupulouſly, leſt it become a ſnare
to thy conſcience, or endanger thy health, yet let not thy rule
be broken. Taylor’s Rule of living holy.
For thee ordain’d a help, became thy ſnare. Milton.
Beauty, wealth, and wit,
And proweſs, to the pow'r of love ſubmit;
The ſpreading ſnare for all mankind is laid,
And lovers all betray, or are betray'd. Dryden.
To SNARE. v. a. [from the noun. J. To intrap; to in-
tangle.
Glo'ſter's ſhew
Beguiles him, as the mournful crocodile
With ſorrow ſnares relenting paſſengers. Shakespeare H. VI.
The wicked is ſhared in the work of his own hands. Pſ, ix.
Warn all creatures from thee
Henceforth, left that too heav'nly form, pretended
To helliſh falſhood, ſnare them. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
To SNARL. v. n. [ſharren, Dutch.] -
1. To growl as an angry animal; to gnarre.
What! were you ſnarling all before I came,
Ready to catch each other by the throat,
And turn you all your hatred now on me? Shakeſp. R. IIL
He is born with teeth
And ſo I was ; which plainly ſignify’d
That I ſhould ſnarl, and bits, and play the dog. Shaj H.VI.
The ſhe's even of the ſavage herd are ſafe.
All, when they ſhar! or bite, have no return
But courtſhip from the male. Dryden's Don Selºftian.
Now, for the bare pick'd bone of majeſty
Doth dogged war brifle his angry creſt, >
And ſnarleth in the gentle eyes of peace Shakespeare . K. john
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Snarl, while he feeds. Dry
2. To ſpeak roughly; to talk in rude term.
'Tis malicious and unmanly to ſnarl at the little la
pen, from which Virgil himſelf ſtands n
The honeſt farmer and his wife,
Two years declin'd from prime of life,
Had ſtruggled with the marriage-nooſe,
As almoſt ev'ry couple does:
Sometimes my plague ſometimes my darling!
Kiffingto-day, to-morrow ſnarling. Prior.
. Where haft thou been ſnarling odious truths, and entertain.
ing company with diſcourſe of their diſeaſes? Congreve.
To SNARL v. a. To intangle; to embarraſs. I know not
that this ſenſe is well authoriſed.
Confuſed ſnailed conſciences render it difficult to pull out
thread by thread. Decoy ºf Piety.
d. and Lee's Ordpur.
pſes of a
ot exempted. Dryden.
SNA‘s ler. n.ſ.. [from ſhar!..] One who ſnarls; a growling, .
ſurly, quarrelſome, iſ ſulting fellow.
Should ſtupid libels grieve your mind,
You ſoon a remedy may find;
Lie down obſcure, like other folks,
Below the laſh of ſnarers jokes. . Swift.
SNA‘Ry. adj. [from ſhare.] Intangling; infidious.
Spiders in the vault their ſnay webs have ſpread. Drydºn.
SNAST. n.ſ. The ſnuff of a candle.
It firſt burned fair, 'till ſome part of the candle was con-
ſumed, and the ſawduſt gathering about the ſhaft; but then it
made the ſnoſ' big and long, and burn duſkiſhly, and the candle
waſted in half the time of the wax pure. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
To SNATCH. v. a. [ſhacken, Dutch J
1. To ſeize any thing haſtily.
A virtuous mind ſhould rather wiſh to depart this world
with a kind of treatable diſſolution, than to be ſuddenly cut off
in a moment; rather to be taken than flatched away from the
face of the earth. Hooker.
Death,
So ſnatch'd, will not exempt us from the pain. Milton.
Life's ſtream hurries all too faſt:
In vain ſedate reflections we would make,
When half our knowledge we muſt ſnatch, not take. Pope.
She ſnatch'd a ſheet of Thule from her bed:
Sudden ſhe flies, and whelms it o'er the pyre;
Down ſink the flames. Pope's Dunciad.
They, ſailing down the ſtream,
Are ſnatch'd immediate by the quick-ey'd trout
Of darting ſalmon. Thomſºn's Summer.
2. To tranſport or carry ſuddenly.
He had ſcarce performed any part of the office of a biſhop
in the dioceſs of London, when he was ſnatched from thence,
and promoted to Canterbury. Carendon.
Oh nature !
Inrich me with the knowledge of thy works,
Snatch me to heaven. Thomſºn's Autumn.
To SNATch. v. m. To bite, or catch eagerly at ſomething.
Lords will not let me: if I had a monopoly on't, they
would have part on't; nay, the ladies too will be ſnatching.
Shakeſp. Kºng Lear.
He ſhall ſnatch on the right hand, and be hungry. Iſix. 20.
Lycus, ſwifter of his feet,
Runs, doubles, winds and turns, amidſt the war;
Springs to the walls, and leaves his foes behind,
And ſnatches at the beam he firſt can find. Drydºn't ºn.
SNAtch. n.ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A haſty catch.
2. A ſhort fit of vigorous ačtion.
After a ſhower to weeding a ſnatch ;
More eaſily weed with the root to diſpatch. Tºſºr.
3. A ſmall part of any thing; a broken part.
She chaunted ſnatches of old tunes, r r
As one incapable of her own diſtreſs. Shafe?. Hamlet.
In this work attempts will exceed performances, it being
compoſed by ſnatches of time, as medical vacations would
permit. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
4. A broken or interrupted ačtion; a ſhort fit.
The ſnatches in his voice,
And .. ſpeaking, were as his. Shakespeare Cymbeline.
They move by fits and ſnatches; ſo that it is not conceivable
how they conduce unto a motion, which, by reaſon of its per-
petuity, muſt be regular and equal. Wilkins' Dadalus.
w: have often little ſnatches of ſunſhine and fair weather
in the moſt uncomfortable parts of the year. Speciator.
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S N E S N I 5. A quip; a ſhuffling anſwer. - - r C. leave your ſnatches, and Yº!’.” dircót anſwer. Shakespeare Meaſure for A ſeaſure. sº Archer. n.ſ.. [from ſhatt”.] One that ſnatches, or takes hing in haſte. anything They of thoſe marches Shall be a wall ſufficient to defend our inland from the pilfering borderers. l" we do not mean the courſing ſnatchers only, But fear the main intendment of the Scot...Shaºff. H. V. SNA'rchingly. adv. [from ſnatching.] Haſtily with inter- ruption - To §Ak. v. n. [rnican, Saxon; ſnige, Daniſh:l 1. To creep ſlily; to come or go as if afraid to be ſeen. Once the eagle, England, being in prey, To her unguarded neſt the weazel, Scot, Comes ſneaking, and ſo ſucks her princely eggs. Shakeſpeare. Sneak not away, fir; for the friar and you Muſt have a word anon : lay hold on him. Shakeſpeare. Diſcover'd, and defeated of your prey, You ſkulk'd behind the fence, and ſneak'd away. Pryden. I ought not to turn my back, and to ſneak off in ſilence, and leave the truth to lie baffled, bleeding, and ſlain. // atti. He ſneaſ'd into the grave, - A monarch's half and half a harlot's ſlave. Dunciad. Are you all ready? Here's your muſick here: Mºore. Author, ſneak off; we'll tickle you, my dear. 2. To behave with meanneſs and ſervility; to crouch; to truckle. I need ſalute no great man's threſhold, ſneak to none of his friends to ſpeak a good word for me to my conſcience. South. Nothing can ſupport minds drooping and ſneaking, and in- wardly reproaching them, from a ſenſe of their own guilt, but to ſee others as bad. South's Sermons. When int’reſt calls off all her ſneaking train, When all th’ oblig'd deſert, and all the vain, She waits, or to the ſcaffold, or the cell, When the laſt ling’ring friend has bid farewel. Pope. Tom ſtruts a ſoldier, open, bold, and brave; Will ſneaks a ſcriv'ner, an exceeding knave. Pºpe. SNE’AK ER. M. ſ. A large veſſel of drink. I have juſt left the right worſhipful and his myrmidons about a ſneaker of five gallons. Speciator. SNE'AKING. participial ad. [from ſneak.] 1. Servile; mean; low. 2. Covetous; niggardly; meanly parcimonious. SNE'AKINGly. adv. [from ſneaking..] Meanly; ſervilely. Do all things like a man, not ſneakingly : Think the king ſees thee ſtill. Herlert. While you ſneaking'y ſubmit, And beg our pardon at our feet, t Diſcourag'd by your guilty fears To hope for quarter for your ears. Hudibras. SNE'Akup. nºſ, [from ſneak.] A cowardly, creeping, inſi- dious ſcoundrel. Obſolete. The prince is a jack, a ſneakup; and, if he were here, I would cudgel him like a dog, if he would ſay ſo. Shakespeare H.I.V. To SNEAP. v. a. [This word ſeems a corruption of ſhit, or of Jººp, to reprimand. Perhaps ſnap is in that ſenſe from ſnib, ſnible, Daniſh. Men ſhulde him ſºil be bitterly. Chaucer.] 1. To reprimand; to check. 2. To nip. What may Breed upon our abſence, may there blow No ſneaping winds at home. a Shakeſpeare. SNEAP. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A reprimand; a check. My lord, I will not undergo this ſneap without reply: you call honourable boldneſs impudent ſaucineſs: if a man will court’ſy and ſay nothing, he is virtuous. Shakeſp. Henry IV. To SNEB. v. a. [Properly to ſnib. See SNEAP..]" To check; to chide; to reprimand. Which made this fooliſh briar wax ſo bold, . That on a time he caſt him to ſcold, And ſhelle the good oak, for he was old. Spenſºr. To SNEER. v. n. [This word is apparently of the ſame family with ſnore and ſhort.] I. To !hºw contempt by looks: raſ, ſufferdare adance. 2. To infinuate contempt by covert expreſſions. The wolf was by, and the fox in a ſneering way adviſed him * to irritate a prince againſt his ſubjects. L'E/irange. I could be content to be a little fneered at in a line, for the take of the pleaſure I ſhould have in reading the reſt. Pope. If *has been any thing expreſſed with too much tº ity, it will fall upon thoſe ſneering or daring writers of the *** ***inſt religion, who have left ſeaſon and decency. //atts. - 3. To utter with grimace. have not been ſneering f - - t ulſome lies, and nauſeous flatt at a little tawdry whore. g 3 aſ Cl Ilall º 4. To ſhow aukºard mirth. - * no power over one m - - uſcle in their faces, though the fºrcd at **Y word ſpoken by each other. y sº SNEER. n.f. [from the verb.] 1. A look of contemptuous ridicule. Did not the ſneer of more impartial men At ſenſe and virtue, balance all agen. Pºpe. 2. An expreſſion of ludicrous ſcorn. Socrates or Caeſar might have a fool's coat clapt upon them and in this diſguiſe neither the wiſdom of the one north. majeſty of the other could ſecure them from a ſneer. It'att. To SNEEZE. v. n. [nieran, Saxon; nieſen, Dutch..] To emit wind audibly by the noſe. If one be about to ſneeze, rubbing the eyes 'till tears run will prevent it; for that the humour deſcending to the noſtrils is diverted to the eyes. Bacºn. If the pain be more intenſe and deeper within amongſt the membranes, there will be an itching in the palate and noſ- trils, with frequent ſneezing. hiſeman's Surgery, To thee Cupid ſneez’d aloud; And every lucky omen ſent before, To meet thee landing on the Spartan ſhore. Dryden. If anything oppreſs the head, it hath a power to free itſelf by {.{ Ray on the Creation. iolent ſneezing produceth convulſions in all the muſcles of reſpiration: ſo great an alteration can be produced only by the tickling of a feather; and if the action of ſneezing ſhould be continued by ſome very acrid ſubſtance, it will produce head- ach, univerſal convulſions, fever, and death. Arbuthnot. An officer put the ſharp end of his half-pike a good way up into my noſtril, which tickled my noſe like a ſtraw, and made me ſneeze violently. Gulliver's Travels. SN E Eze. n.ſ. [from the verb.] Emiſſion of wind audibly by the noſe. I heard the rack As earth and ſky would mingle; but Theſe flaws, though mortals fear them As dangerous to the pillar'd frame of heav'n, Are to the main as wholſome as a ſneeze To man's leſs univerſe, and foon are gone. Milt. Par. Reg. We read in Godignus, that upon a ſneeze of the emperor of Monomotapa, there paſt acclamations ſucceſſively through the city. Brown's Wugar Errouri, SNE'Ezewort. m. ſ. [ptarmica, Latin.] A plant. It hath radiated flowers, whoſe diſk conſiſts of many florets; but the borders are compoſed of half florets: the embryoes are lodged in the flowercup, which is ſcaly, each of which becomes one ſlender ſeed. Miller. SNET. m. ſ. [Among hunters.] The fat of a deer. Diff. SNEw. The old preterite of To ſnow. Dić. To SN1B. v. a. ſ. ſnibbe, Daniſh. See SNEAP..] To check; to nip; to reprimand. Aſked for their paſs by every ſquib, That liſt at will them to revile or ſnib. SNick and Snee. n.ſ. A combat with knives. - Among the Dunkirkers, where ſick and ſnee was in faſhion, a boatſwain with ſome of our mén drinking together, became quarrelſome : one of our men beat him down; then kneeling npon his breaſt, he drew out a knife, ſticking in his ſaſh, and cut him from the ear towards the mouth. If iſºman's Surgery. To SNI'ck ER, or Snigger. v. n. To laugh ſlily, wantonly, or contemptuouſly; to laugh in one's ſleeve. Diº. To SNIFF. v. n. [ſhiffa, Swediſh. To draw breath audibly up the noſe. So then you look'd ſcornful, and ſhift at the dean, , , As, who ſhould ſay, now am i ſkinny and lean? Suffº. To SN1(GGLE. v. n. Sniggling is thus performed : in a warm day, when the war ter is loweſt, take a ſtrong ſmall hook, tied to a ſtring about a yard long; and then into one of the holes, where an eel may hide herſelf, with the help of a ſhort ſtick put in your bait leiſurely, and as far as you may conveniently: if within the fight of it, the eel will bite inſtantly, and as certainly gorge it: pull him out by degrees, Iſatºn's Anglº To SNip. v.a. [ſhippºn, Dutch. J To cut at once wit" ſciſſars. The finus ſhould be laid open, which was fift up about two inches with a pair of probe-ſciſſars, and the inciſed lips dreſſed. Iſºſºman's Surgery; When tradeſmen brought extravagant bills, fir Roger uſed to bargain to cut off a quarter of a yard: he wore "Pºº ſciſſars for this purpoſe, and would ſnip it off nicely. Arbuthnºt. Putting one blade of the ſciſſars up the gut, and the other up the wound, ſnip the whole length of the fiſtula. Sharp. SNIP. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A ſingle cut with ſciſſars. What! this a ſleeve Here's ſhip and nip, and cut, and ſliſh and ſlaſh, Like to a cenſor in a barber's ſhop. Shałęſtart. The ulcer would not cure farther than it was laid oº: therefore with one ſnip more I laid it open to the very end, ſh iſ. 2. A ſmall ſhred. Thoſe we keep within compaſs by ſmall ſhips of emplaſt. hoping to defend the parts about; but, in ſpite of all, they will ſpread farther. 8 // iſºman's sº 3. Hubberd's Talk,
S N O
3. A ſhare; a ſnack. A low word. -
He found his friend upon the mending hand, which he was
glad to hear, becauſe of the ſhip that he himſelf expected upon
the dividend. L’Eſtrange.
SNIPE. n.ſ. [ſheppe, German; rhite, Saxon; yºut, Welſh.]
1. A ſmall fen fowl with a long bill.
The external evident cauſes of the atrabilis are a high fer-
menting diet; as old cheeſe, birds feeding in fens, as geeſe,
ducks, woodcocks, ſnipes, and ſwans. Player.
2. A fool; a blockhead.
Thus do I ever make my fool my purſe;
For I mine own gain'd knowledge ſhould profane,
If I ſhould time expend with ſuch a ſnipe,
But for my ſport and profit.
SNI'PPER. m. ſ. [from ſnip.] One that ſnips.
SNI'PPET. n.ſ.. [from ſhip.] A ſmall part; a ſhare.
Witches ſimpling, and on gibbets
Cutting from malefactors ſnippets;
Or from the pill’ry tips of ears. Hudibras.
SNI'PsAAP, n.ſ. [A cant word formed by reduplication of ſnap.]
Tart dialogue.
Dennis and diſſonance, and captious art,
And ſhipſnap ſhort, and interruption ſmart. Pope's Dunciad.
SNItE. n.ſ. [rnrca, Saxon.] A ſnipe. This is perhaps the
true name; but ſnipe prevails.
Of tame birds Cornwal hath doves, geeſe, and ducks: of
wild, quail, rail, ſnite, and wood-dove. Carew.
To SN1T E. v. a. [rnycan, Saxon.] To blow the noſe.
Nor would any one be able to ſnite his noſe, or to ſneeze;
in both which the paſſage of the breath through the mouth,
being intercepted by the tongue, is forced to go through the
noſe. Grew's Coſmol.
SNI'VEL. m. ſ. [ſnavel, ſievel, German.] Snot; the running
of the noſe.
To SNI'vel. v. m. [from the noun.]
1. To run at the noſe.
2. To cry as children. -
Funeral tears are hired out as mourning cloaks; and whe-
ther we go to our graves ſniveling or ſinging, 'tis all mere
form. - L’E/ºrange.
Away goes he ſniveling and yelping, that he had dropt his
ax into the water. L’Eſtrange.
SNI've L.L.E.R. n.ſ. [from ſnivel.] A weeper; a weak lamenter.
He'd more lament when I was dead,
Than all the ſhivellers round my bed. Swift.
To SNor E. v. n. [ſnoreken, Dutch..] To breathe hard through
the noſe, as men in ſleep.
I did unreverently blame the gods,
Who wake for thee, though thouſnore for thyſelf. B. Johnſ.
Whoſe railing heroes, and whoſe wounded gods,
Makes ſome ſuſpect he ſhores as well as nods. Roſcommon.
He may lie quietly in his ſhades, and ſnore on to doomſday
for me; unleſs I ſee farther reaſon of diſturbing his repoſe.
Stillingfleet.
Shakeſp. Othello.
Is not yonder Proteus' cave
It is ; and in it lies the god aſleep;
And ſnoring by
We may deſcry
The monſters of the deep.
'Twas Acme's and Septimius' life;
The lady figh'd, the lover ſhor’d. t Prior.
The giant, gorg'd with fleſh, and wine, and blood,
Lay ſtretcht at length, and ſnoring in his den,
Belching raw gobbets from his maw, o'ercharg’d
With purple wine and cruddl’d gore confus'd. Addison.
SNORE. m.ſ. [rnona, Saxon ; from the verb.] Audible reſpira-
tion of ſleepers through the noſe.
The ſurfeited grooms
Do mock their charge with ſnores: I've drugg’d their poſſets.
Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
To SNort. v. n. [ſhorcken, Dutch J To blow through the
noſe as a high mettled horſe.
The ſnºrting of his horſes was heard.
The fiery war-horſe paws the ground,
And ſhorts and trembles at the trumpet’s ſound. Addiſon.
From their full racks the gen’rous ſteeds retire,
Dropping ambroſial foams and ſhorting fire. Addiſon's Ovid.
He with wide noſtrils, ſhorting, ſkims the wave. Thomſon.
SNOT. m.ſ. [rnoze, Saxon; ſnot, Dutch..] The mucus of
the noſe.
Thus, when a greedy ſloven once has thrown
His ſnot into the meſs, ’tis all his own. Swift.
SNo'TTY. adj. [from ſhot..] Full of ſnot.
This ſquire South my huſband took in a dirty ſnotty-noſed
boy. Arbuthnot.
SNOUT. n.ſ. [ſhuyt, Dutch.]
1. The noſe of a beaſt.
Dryden's Albion,
jer. viii. 16.
His noſe in the air, his ſnout in the ſkies. Tºſſºr.
In ſhape a beagle's whelp throughout,
With broader forehead, and a ſharperſnout. Dryden.
S N U
* The noſe of a man, in contempt.
Her ſubtle ſnout
Did quickly wind his meaning out. Hudibrar:
But when the date of Nock was out,
ff dropt the ſympathetick ſnout. Hudibrar.
What Ethiop lips he has, -
How foul ſhºt; and what a hanging face! Dryd, juven.
Charm'd with his eyes, and chin, and ſnout,
Her pocket-glaſs drew ſlily out;
And grew enamour'd with her phiz,
As juſt the counterpart of his. Swift
3. The noſel or end of any hollow pipe. -
SNo’uted. adj. [from ſnout..] Having a ſnout.
snoº": and tailed like a boar, and footed like a goat. Grew.
- ... n.ſ. [rnap, Saxon; fier, Dutch..] The ſmall par-
ticles of water frozen before they unite into drops. Locke.
Benaiah ſlew a lion in a pit, in time of ſnow.
Drought and heat conſume ſnow waters.
He gives the Winter's ſnow her airy birth,
And bids her virgin fleeces clothe the earth. Sandys.
To Sisow. v. n. [rnayan, Saxon; ſheeuwen, Dutch..] To have
ſnow fall.
To SNow. v. a. To ſcatter like ſnow.
If thou beſt born to ſee ſtrange fights,
Ride ten thouſand days and nights,
'Till age ſnow white hairs on thee. Donne.
SN9'WBALL. n.ſ.. [ſhºw and ball.] A round lump of con-
gelated ſnow.
They paſſed to the eaſt-riding of Yorkſhire, their company
daily increaſing, like a ſnowball in rolling. Hayward.
His bulky folly gathers as it goes,
And, rolling o'er you, like a ſnowball grows. Dryden.
A ſnowball having the power to produce in us the ideas of
white, cold, and round, the powers, as they are in the ſnow-
ball, I call qualities; and as they are ſenſations in our under-
ſtandings, ideas. Locke.
Snow broth. n.ſ.. [ſnow and broth J. Very cold liquor.
Angelo, a man whoſe blood
Is very ſnowbroth, one who never feels
The wanton ſtings and motions of the ſenſe. Shakespeare.
Snow prop. m.ſ.. [narciſſoleucoium, Latin.] An early flower.
The flower is, for the moſt part, compoſed of fix leaves,
in form of a lily, which are ſometimes equal, and ſometimes
unequal and pendulous: the empalement becomes a roundiſh
fruit, which is divided into three cells, and full of roundiſh
ſeeds: to which may be anded, it hath a bulbous root. Miller.
When we tried the experiment with the leaves of thoſe
purely white flowers that appear about the end of Winter,
called ſnowdrºps, the event was not much unlike that newly
mentioned. Boyle on Colours.
The little ſhape, by magick pow'r,
Grew leſs and leſs, contračted to a flow'r;
A flow'r, that firſt in this ſweet garden ſmil'd,
To virgins ſacred, and theiſ...} ſtyl’d. Tickell.
SNow-white. adj. [ſnow and white.] White as ſnow.
A ſnow-white bull ſhall on your ſhore be ſlain;
His offer'd entrails caſt into the main. Dryden's 4ºn.
SNo'w Y, adj. [from ſnow.]
1. White like ſnow.
So ſhews a ſnowy dove trooping with crows,
As yonder lady o'er her fellows ſhews.
Now I ſee thy jolly train:
Snowy headed Winter leads,
Spring and Summer next ſucceeds;
Yellow Autumn brings the rear;
Thou art father of the year. - Rºwe.
The bluſhing ruby on her ſnowy breaſt,
Render'd its panting whiteneſs more confeſt. Prior.
2. Abounding with ſnow.
Theſe firſt in Crete
And Ida known; thence on the ſnowy top
Of cold Olympus rul'd the middle air. Milton's Par. Lºft.
As when the Tartar from his Ruſſian foe,
By Aſtracan, over the ſnowy plains, -
Retires. Milton's Paradiſ: Loſ’.
SNub. n.ſ. [from ſhebbe, Dutch, a noſe, or Anube', a joint of
the finger.] A jag; a ſnag; a knot in wood.
Lifting up his dreadful club on high,
All arm'd with ragged ſnubs and knotty grain, -
Him thought at firſt encounter to have ſlain. Fairy Queen:
To SNub. v. a. [Rather To ſnib. See SNEAP, SNEB, SNIB.]
1. To check; to reprimand.
2. To nip. - -
Near the ſeaſhores the heads and boughs of trees run out
far to landward; but toward the ſea are ſo ſºu%ed by the
winds, as if their boughs had been pared or ſhaven off... Ray.
To SNU B. v. n. [ſnuffºn, Dutch.J. To ſob with convulſion.
To Snudge, v, n. Iſhiger, Daniſh..] To lie idle, cloſe, or
ſnug,
2 Sa. xxiii.
job xxiv. 19.
Shakespeare.
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S N U S O Now he will fight it out, and to the wars; is bread in peace, - Yº. quiet; now he ſcorns increaſe; all day ſpares. st;Éw...f. [/nºſ, Dutch, ſnot..] Snot. In this ſenſe it is not uſed. 3. *... uſeleſs excreſcence of a candle: whence mouther la clandel. Herbert. My great afflićtion, If I could bear longer, and not fall To quarrel with your oppoſeleſs wills, My ſnuff and loathed part of nature ſhould - Burn itſelf out. Shakeſp. King Lear. But deareſt heart, and dearer image, ſtay! Alas! true joys at beſt are dreams enough: Though you ſtay here, you paſs too faſt away; For even at firſt life's taper is a ſnuff. Donne. The ſnuff-diſhes ſhall be of pure gold. Ex. xxv. 38. If the liquor be of a cloſe and glutinous conſiſtency, it may burn without any ſnuff, as we ſee in camphire, and ſome other bituminous ſubſtances; and moſt of the ancient lamps were of this kind, becauſe none have been found with ſuch wicks. Wilk. 3. A candle almoſt burnt out. Lamentable! To hide me from the radiant ſun, and ſolace I” th’ dungeon by a ſnuff. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 4. The fired wick of a candle remaining after the flame. A torch, ſnuff and all, goes out in a moment, when dipped into the vapour. Addiſon on Italy. 5. Reſentment expreſſed by ſnifting; perverſe reſentment. What hath been ſeen Either in ſnuff; or packings of the duke's, Or the hard rein which both of them have borne Againſt the old kind king. Shakeſp. King Lear. Jupiter took ſnuff at the contempt, and puniſhed him: he ſent him home again. L’Eſtrange. 6. Powdered tobacco taken by the noſe. Juſt where the breath of life his noſtrils drew, A charge of ſnuff the wily virgin threw; The ...ſº to ..., atom juſt The pungent grains of titillating duſt. Pope. To SNU FF. v. a. ſ. ſnuffºn, Dutch J 1. To draw in with the breath. A heifer will put up her noſe, and ſtuff in the air againſt rain. Bacon. With delight heſnuff"d the ſmell Of mortal change on earth. Milton's Paradiſe Left. He ſhuff; the wind, his heels the ſand excite; But when he ſtands colle&ted in his might, } He roars and promiſes a more ſucceſsful fight. Dryden. The youth, Who holds the neareſt ſtation to the light, Already ſeems to ſnuff the vital air, And leans juſt forward on a ſhining ſpear. Dryden’s ACn. My troops are mounted; their Numidian fleeds $nºff up the wind, and long to ſcour the defºrt." Add, 077. My nag's greateſt fault was ſnuffing up the air about Brack- denſtown, whereby he became ſuch a lover of liberty, that I could ſcarce hold him in. Swift. 2. To ſcent. The cow looks up, and from afar can find The change of heav'n, and ſniff; it in the wind. Dryden. For thee the bulls rebellow through the groves, And tempt the ſtream, and /nuff their abſent loves. Dryden. O'er all the blood-hound boºſts ſuperior ſkill, To ſcent, to view, to turn, and boldly kill His fellows vain alarms rejects with ſcorn, True to the maſter's voice, and learned horn: His noſtrils oſt, if ancient fame fing true, Trace the ſly felon through the tainted dew : Once ſnuff”4, he follows with unalter'd aim, Nor odours lure him from the choºn game; Fº thunders, and inflam'd he views, Prings on relentleſs, and to de - 3. To º; the candle. > ath purſues. Tickell. The late queen's gentlewoman! To be her miſtreſs' #. ! This candle burns not clear: 'tis I muſt ſnuff it A. gº... Sºft. Henry VIII. dº." f communion-day our lamps ſhould be better 2 and Our lights ſuffed, and our religion more a&ive. You have got 7aylor's worthy Cºmmunicant. #. office for your talents fit, *! the lights, and itſ he fire, nd get a di - To s...}. º * for your hire. Swift. I. To ſn *3 to draw breath by the noſe. The f fi And º res the pack, they ſnuff, they vent, their hungry noſtrils with the ſcent. Dryd. Aºn. Says Humpus, ſir, my maſter bad me pray Your company to dine with him to-day: He ſnuffs, then follows, up the ſtairs he goes; Never pulls off his hat, nor cleans his ſhoes. King. 2. To ſnift in contempt. Ye ſaid, what a wearineſs is it, and ye have ſnuff"d at it. 44al. ii. 17. SNu‘FF Box. n.ſ.. [ſnuff and box.] The box in which ſnuff. carried. . If a gentleman leaves a ſnuffbox on the table, and goeth away, lock it up as part of your vails. Swift. Sir Plume, of amber ſnuffbox juſtly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. Pope. SNu‘FFERS. m. ſ. [from ſnuff..] The inſtrument with which the candle is clipped. When you have ſnuffed the candle, leave the /nuffers open. Swift's Directions to the Butler. To SNu'ffle. v. n. [ſuffºlen, Dutch.J. To ſpeak through the noſe; to breath hard through the noſe. A water-ſpaniel came down the river, ſhewing that he hunted for a duck ; and with a ſnuffing grace, diſdaining that his ſmelling force could not as well prevail through the water as through the air, waited with his eye to ſee whether he could eſpy the duck's getting up again. Sidney. Bagpipes of the loudeſt drones, With ſnuffling broken-winded tones, Whoſe blaſts of air in pockets ſhut, Sound filthier than from the gut. Hudibrar. It came to the ape to deliver his opinion, who ſmelt and fnuffed, and conſidered on’t. L’Eſtrange. One clad in purple, Eats and recites ſome lamentable rhyme; Some ſenſeleſs Phillis in a broken note, Snuffing at noſe, and croaking in his throat. Dryden. To SNUG. v. n. [ſniger, Dutch..] To lie cloſe; to ſnudge. There ſhugging well, he well appear'd content, So to have done amiſs, ſo to be ſhent. Sidney. As the loving couple lay ſnugging together, Venus, to try if the cat had changed her manners with her ſhape, turned a mouſe looſe into the chamber. L’Eſtrange. SNUG. adj. [from the verb.] I. Cloſe ; free from any inconvenience. They ſpy'd a country farm, Where all was ſnug, and clean, and warm; For woods before, and hills behind, Secur'd it both from rain and wind. Prior. 2. Cloſe; out of notice. At Will’s Lie ſnug, and hear what criticks ſay. Swift. 3. Slily or infidiouſly cloſe. Did I not ſee you, raſcal, did I not When you lay ſnug to ſnap young Damon's goat? Dryden. To SNu'ggie. v. n. [from ſmug.] To lie cloſe; to lie warm. So... adv. [rpa, Saxon; ſoo, Dutch; ſo, German.] 1. In like manner. It anſwers to as either preceding or follow- ing. Noting compariſon. As whom the fables feign of monſtrous ſize, Titanian or earthborn that warr'd on Jove, - So ſtretch'd out huge in length the arch fiend lay. Milton. Thick as autumnal leaves that ſtrew the brooks In Valombroſa, where th’ Etrurian ſhades High over-arch'd embow'r, ſo thick beſtrewn Abječt and loſt lay theſe. - Tir'd at firſt fight with what the muſe imparts, In fearleſs youth we tempt the heights of arts; So pleas'd at firſt the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and ſeem to tread the ſky. As into air the purer ſpirits flow, And ſep'rate from their kindred dregs below, So flew her ſoul to its congeneal place. 2. To ſuch a degree. - Why is his chariot ſº long in coming? Can nothing great, and at the height, Remain ſo long, but its own weight Will ruin it Or is't blind chance --- That ſtill deſires new ſtates tº advance. Ben. Johnſ. Catiline. Amoret, my lovely foe, - Tell me where thy ſtrength does lie; Where the pow'r that charms us ſº, Waller. n thv ſoul. or in thy eye? - - #. in my . far as I was able, the º: and progreſs of a riſing world. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Since then our Arcite is with honour dead, Why ſhould we mourn that he ſo ſoon is freed. º Upon our firſt going into a company of ſtrangers, . - nevolence or averion riſes towards ſeveral particular Per” k, or ſº much as know who before we have heard them ſpeak, or ſº Addiſon's Spectator. Milton. Pope. Pope. judg. v. 28. they are. - • - we think our fathers fools, ſº wiſe we're grown: Pope Our wiſer ſons, no doubt, will think us ſo. 3 %. 9
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4. It is regularly anſwered by as or that, but they are ſometimes
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So frown'd the mighty combatants, that hell
Grew darker at their frown. Milton.
There's no ſuch thing, as that we beauty call,
It is meer coſenage all;
For though ſome long ago
Lik'd certain colours ming'd ſo and ſº,
That doth not tie me now from chuāng new. Suckling.
There is ſomething equivalent in France and Scotland; ſº
as 'tis a very hard calumny upon our ſoil to affirin that ſo ex-
cellent a fruit will not grow here. 7 emple.
We may be certain that man is not a creature that hath
wings; becauſe this only concerns the manner of his exiſtence;
and we ſeeing what he is, may certainly know that he is not
ſo or ſo. Locke.
I ſhall minutely tell him the ſteps by which I was brought
into this way, that he may judge whether I proceeded ratio-
nally, if ſo be anything in my example is worth his notice. Locke.
This gentleman is a perſon of good ſenſe, and knows that
he is very much in fir Roger's eſteem, ſo that he lives in the
family rather as a relation than dependent. Addiſon.
5. In the ſame manner.
Of ſuch examples add me to the roll;
Me eaſily indeed mine may neglect,
But God's propos'd deliverance not ſo. Milton.
To keep up the tutor's authority, uſe him with great reſpect
yourſelf, and cauſe all your family to do ſo too. Lºcke.
According to the multifariouſneſs of this immutability, ſo
are the poſſibilities of being. Norris.
6. Thus ; in this manner.
Not far from thence the mournful fields appear,
So call'd from lovers that inhabit there. Dryden.
Does this deſerve to be rewarded ſº *
Did you come here a ſtranger or a foe Dryden.
It concerns every man, with the greateſt ſeriouſneſs, to
enquire into thoſe matters whether they be ſo or not. Hilotſon.
No nation ever complained they had too broad, too deep,
or too many rivers ; they underſtand better than ſo, how to
value thoſe ineſtimable gifts of nature. Bentley.
So when the firſt bold veſſel dar'd the ſeas,
High on the ſtern the Thracian rais'd his ſtrain. Pope.
Whether this be from an habitual motion of the animal ſpi-
rits, or from the alteration of the conſtitution, by ſome more
unaccountable way, this is certain that ſ it is. Locke.
7. Therefore; for this reaſon; in conſequence of this.
The god, though loth, yet was conſtrain'd tobey;
For longer time than that, no living wight,
Below the earth, might ſuffer'd be to ſtay:
So back again him brought to living light. Fairy Queen.
If he ſet induſtriouſly and ſincerely to perform the com-
mands of Chriſt, he can have no ground of doubting but it
ſhall prove ſucceſsful to him, and ſo all that he hath to do is to
endeavour by prayer and uſe of the means, to qualify him-
ſelf for this bleſſed condition. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Some are fall'n, to diſobedience fall'n;
And ſo from heav'n to deepeſt hell. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
God makes him in his own image an intellectual creature,
and ſº capable of dominion. Locke.
8. On theſe terms; noting a conditional petition: anſwered by
aſ,
O goddeſs! tell what I would ſay,
Thou know'ſt it, and I feel too much to pray,
So grant my ſuit, as I enforce my might,
In love to be thy champion. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
Here then exchange we mutually forgiveneſs :
So may the guilt of all my broken vows,
My perjuries to thee be all forgotten ;
As here my ſoul acquits thee of my death,
As here I part without an angry thought. Rowe.
So may kind rains their vital moiſture yield,
And ſwell the future harveſt of thy field. Pope.
9. Provided that; on condition that ; mod.
Be not ſad:
Evil into the mind of God or man
May come and go, ſo unapprov'd, and leave
No ſpot or blame behind. Milton's Paradiſe Loſ!.
So the doćtrine be but wholſome and edifying, though there
ſhould be a want of exactneſs in the manner of ſpeaking or
reaſoning, it may be overlooked. Atterbury.
Too much of love thy hapleſs friend has prov’d,
Too many giddy fooliſh hours are gone;
May the remaining few know only friendſhip:
So thou, my deareſt, trueſt, beſt Alicia,
Vouchſafe to lodge me in thy gentle heart,
A partner there; I will give up mankind. Rowe.
10. In like manner; noting conceſſion of one propoſition and
aſſumption of another, anſwering to as.
As a war ſhould be undertaken upon a juſt motive, ſº a
prince ought to conſider the condition he is in when he enters
on it. Swift.
II. It ſometimes anſwers to the word or ſentence going before,
and returns the ſenſe.
Who thinks his wife is virtuous, though not fº,
Is pleas'd and patient till the truth he know. Denham.
Angling is ſomething like poetry, men are to be born ſº.
//alton's Anglºr.
One may as well ſay, that the conflagration ſhall be only
national, as to ſay that the deluge was ſo. Burnet.
However ſoft within themſelves they are,
To you they will be valiant by deſpair,
For having once been guilty, well they know
To a revengeful prince they ſtill are ſ. Dryden.
He was great ere fortune made him ſº. Dryden.
I laugh at every one, ſaid an old cynick, who langºs at
me. . Do you ſo * replied the philoſopher; then you live the
merrieſt life of any man in Athens. Addiſon.
They are beautiful in themſelves, and much more ſº in that
noble language peculiar to that great poet. Addiſon.
Common-place books have been long uſed by induſtrious
young divines, and ſtill continue ſo. Swift.
As to his uſing ludicrous expreſſions, my opinion is, that
they are not ſo. Pºpe.
The bleſt to-day is as completely ſº,
As who began a thouſand years ago. Pope.
12. Thus it is; this is the ſtate.
How ſorrow ſhakes him
So, now the tempeſt tears him up by th’ roots,
And on the ground extends the noble ruin. Dryden.
13. At this point; at this time.
When
With wild wood-leaves and weeds Iha' ſtrew'd his grave,
And on it ſaid a century of prayers,
Such as I can, twice o'er, I’ll weep and ſigh;
And, leaving ſº his ſervice, follow you. Shakeſpeare.
14. It notes a kind of abrupt beginning. Well.
O, ſº, and had you a council
Of ladies too? who was your ſpeaker,
Madam : Ben. johnſon's Catiline.
15. It ſometimes is little more than an expletive, though it im-
plies ſome latent or ſurd compariſon.
An aſtringent is not quite ſo proper, where relaxing the
urinary paſſages is neceſſary. Arbuthnot.
16. A word of aſſumption; thus be it.
There is Percy; if your father will do me any honour, ſo;
if not, let him kill the next Percy himſelf. Shakeſpeare.
I will never bear a baſe mind: if it be my deſtiny, ſo : if
it be not, ſo. No man is too good to ſerve his prince. Shakespeare
17. A form of petition. -
Ready are th' appellant and defendant,
The armourer and his man, to enter the liſts,
So pleaſe your highneſs to behold the fight. Shakespeare:
18. So much as. However much. This is, I think, an irregular
expreſſion. - -
So much as you admire the beauty of his verſe, his proſe
is full as good. Pope.
19. So ſº. An exclamation after ſome thing done or known.
I would not have thee linger in thy pain:
So ſo. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
So ſo; it works: now miſtreſs, ſit you faſt. Dryden. .
20. So ſº. [ºft coſì, Italian.j Indifferently; not much amiſs nor
well.
He's not very tall; yet for his years he's tall;
His leg is but ſº ſo; and yet 'tis well. Shakeſ are.
Deliver us from the nauſeous repetition of As and So, which
ſome ſº ſº writers, I may call them ſo, are continually ſound-
ing in our ears. Feltºn on the Claſſicks.
21. So then. Thus then it is that ; therefore.
So then the Volſcians ſtand ; but as at firſt
Ready, when time ſhall prompt them, to make road
Upon's again. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus:
To a war are required a juſt quarrel, fufficient for; and
a prudent choice of the deſigns: ſo then, I will firſt juſtify the
darrel, balance the forces, and propound variety of deſigns.
quarrel, 2 p *. //ar with Spain.
To So Ak. v. m. [roclan, Saxon.]
1. To lie ſteeped in moiſture.
For thy conceit in ſºaking will draw in
More than the common blocks. Shakeſpeare.
2. To enter by degrees into pores.
Lay a heap of earth in great froſts upon a hollow veſſel,
putting a canvaſs between, and pour wº it, ſo as to
Joak through : it will make a harder ice in the veſſel, º lsº
apt to diſſolve than ordinarily. - - he ſi i.
Rain ſºaking into the ſtrata, which lie near t º Ulr acº,
bears with it all ſuch moveable matter ºs 9%;" JJ’oodward.
3. To drink gluttonouſly and intemperately. This is a low term.
Ljinkard ſee that his health decays; his eſtate waſtes,
yet the habitual thirſt after his cups drives him to the tavern,
though he has in his view the loſs of health and plenty; the
leaſt of which he confeſſes is far greater than the ticking of
his palate with a glaſs of wine, or the idle chat of a feating
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S O B S O B º --- * - - - wº- - To SoAK. v. d. To macerate in any moiſture; to ſteep; to keep wet till “...ia. is imbibed; to drench. Many º #ºry blood: - 'd and ſoak'd in >~ : gº. *::/ drench their peaſant limbs . Hen. V In blood of princes. - Shakeſpeare's Hºn.V. Their land ſhall be ſºaked with bloºd. Iſa. *. 7. There deep Galeſus ſºaks the yellow ſands. ryaen. Thou whoſe life's a dream of lazy pleaſure: 'Tis all thy bus'neſs, busineſ, how to ſhun To baſk thy naked body in the ſun ; - Suppling thy ſtiffen'd joints with fragrant oil; Then in thy ſpacious garden walk a while, To ſuck the moiſture up and ſºak it in. Drydºn. wormwood, put into the brine you ſºak your corn in, pre- vents the birds eating it. Mortimer. in ; to exhauſt. This ſeems to be a cant term. - 2. "ß. draw much nouriſhment from the earth, and ſºak and exhauſt it, hurt all things that grow by them. Bacon. A greater ſparer than a ſaver; for though. he had ſuch. means to accumulate, yet his forts, and his garriſons, and his feaſings, wherein he was only ſumptuous, could not }: is exchequer. atton. sº rape, Saxon; ſapº, Latin.] A ſubſtance uſed in waſhing, made of a lixivium of vegetable alkaline aſhes and any unctuous ſubſtance. - -- - - - Soap is a mixture of a fixed alkaline ſalt and oil; its vir- tues are cleanſing, penetrating, attenuating, and reſolving; and any mixture of any oily ſubſtance with ſalt may be called a ſoap. Arbuthnot on Aliments. He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers ſoap. Malachi. A bubble blown with water, firſt made tenacious by diſ- ſolving a little ſoap in it, after a while will appear tinged with a great variety of colours. Newton's Opticks. Soap-earth is found in great quantity on the land near the banks of the river Hermus, ſeven miles from Smyrna. Aſ oodw. Soap-aſhes are much commended, after the ſoap-boilers have done with them, for cold or ſour lands. Mortimer. As rain-water diminiſhes their ſalt, ſo the moiſtening of them with chamber-lee or ſap-ſuds adds thereto. Mortimer. SoapBo I'll ER. m. ſ. [ſoap and boil.] One whoſe trade is to make ſoap. A ſoapboiler condoles with me on the duties on caſtle-ſoap. Addiſon's Spediator. Soapwort. m. ſ. Is a ſpecies of campion. AMiller. To So AR. v. n. [ſorare, Italian.] I. To fly aloft; to tower; to mount; properly to fly without any viſible action of the wings. Feather'd ſoon and fledg’d, They ſumm'd their pens, and ſoaring th' air ſublime, With clang deſpis'd the ground. Milton. 2. To mount intellectually; to tower with the mind. 'Tis but a baſe ignoble mind That mounts no higher than a bird can ſºar. Shakespeare. How high a pitch his reſolution ſoari. Shakeſpeare. Valour ſoars above What the world calls misfortune and afflićtions. Addiſon. 3. To riſe high. Who aſpires muſt down as low As high he ſoard. Milton. Flames riſe and fink by fits; at laſt they ſºar In one bright blaze, and then deſcend no more. Dryden. When ſwallows fleetſcar high, and ſport in air, ... He told us that the welkin would be clear. Gay. SoAA. n. ſ. [from the verb.] Towering flight. Within ſºar Qf tow'ring eagles, to all the fowlshe ſeems A phoenix. Milton. To Sob. v. n. [reob, zeab, complaining, Saxon. Perhaps it is * mere anºmatopaia copied from the ſound.] To heave au- dibly with convulſive ſorrow; to figh with convulſion. When thy warlike father, like a child, Told the ſad ſtory of my father's death, He twenty times made pauſe to ſib and weep. Shakeſpeare. As if her life and death lay on his ſaying, Some tears ſhe ſhed, with fighs and ſºbbings mixt, As if her hopes were dead through his delaying. Fairfax. She figh'd, ſhe ſolb'd, and furious with deſpair, She rent her garments, and ſhe tore her hair. Dryden. when children have not the power to obtain their defire, they will, by their clamour and ſobbing, maintain their title to it. Locke on Education. - He ſºlbing ſees Th; glades, mild-opening to the golden day. Thomſºn. oº: m. ſ. [from the verb..] A convulſive figh ; a convulſive act of reſpiration obſtructed by ſorrow. C D Break heart, or choak with ſobs my hated breath; %.ºy own work, admit no foreign death. Dryden. Th i. oft are heard the notes of infant Woe, t **t thickſºb, loud ſcream, and ſhriller ſquall. Swift. A wond’rous bag with both her hands ſhe binds: There ſhe colleås the force of female lungs, Sighs, ſºbs, and paſſions, and the war of tongues. P.” To Sob. v. a. To ſoak. A cant word. 1 - - The tree being ſobbed and wet, ſwells. So'BER. adj. [ ſobrius, Latin; ſobre, French.] 1. Temperate, particularly in liquours; not drunken. Live a ſober, righteous, and godly life. Common Prayer The vines give wine to the drunkard as well as to theſ, man. Taylor's //orthy Cºmmunicant. No ſober temperate perſon, whatſoever other fins he may be guilty of, can look with complacency upon the drunker. neſs and ſottiſhneſs of his neighbour. 2. Not overpowered by drink. A law there is among the Grecians, whereof Pittaeus is au. thor; that he which being overcome with drink did then ſtrike any man, ſhould ſufler puniſhment double, as much as if, had done the ſame being ſober. 3. Not mad; right in the underſtanding. Another, who had a great genius for tragedy, follow- ing the fury of his natural temper, made every man and wo. man in his plays ſtark raging mad: there was not a ſober per- ſon to be had ; all was tempeſtuous and bluſtering. Dryden. No ſºber man would put himſelf into danger, for the ap- plauſe of eſcaping without breaking his neck. 4. Regular; calm; free from inordinate paſſion. This ſame young ſober-blooded boy a man cannot make 44., timer. South's Ser?n:nj. Hoºker. Dryden. him laugh. Shakespeare. Cicca travelled all over Peru, and is a grave and Jºe wri- ter. Abbot's Deſcription ºf the IWºrld. Young men likewiſe exhort to be ſºber minded. Til. ii.6. The governour of Scotland being of great courage, and ſºber judgment, amply performed his duty both before the battle and in the field. Hayward. Theſe confuſions diſpoſed men of any ſºber underſtanding to wiſh for peace. Clarendºn. Among them ſome ſºber men confeſſed, that as his maje- ſty's affairs then flood, he could not grant it. Clarendon. To theſe, that ſober race of men, whoſe lives Religious, titled them the ſons of God, Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame Ignobly to the trains and to the ſmiles Of theſe fair atheiſts. Milton: 5. Serious; ſolemn; grave. Petruchio ſhall Offer me, diſguis'd in ſober robes, *To old Baptiſta as a ſchoolmaſter. Shakespeare care. Come, civil night, Thou ſober-ſuited matron, all in black. Shałºffeare, Twilightgrey Had in her ſcher liv'ry all things clad. Miltºn. What parts gay France from ſcher Spain, A little riſing rocky chain : f men born ſouth or north th' hill, Thoſe ſeldom move; theſe ne'er ſtand ſtill. Prior. Swift and he deſpis’d the farce of ſtate, The ſober follies of the wiſe and great. Pope. See her ſaler over a ſampler, or gay over a jointed baby. Pºpe. To So B.E.R. v. a. [from the adjective.] To make ſober. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taſte not the Pierian ſpring; There ſhallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely ſºbers us again. Pºpe. So"BERLY. adv. [from ſober.] 1. Without intemperance. 2. Without madneſs. 3. Temperately; moderately. - --- Let any prince think ſherly of his forces, except his mili- tia of natives be valiant ſoldiers. Bacºn. 4. Cooly; calmly. Whenever children are chaſtiſed, let it be done without paſ- fion, and ſoberly laying on the blows ſlowly. Lºcke. So'BERNEss. n.f. [from ſºber.] I. Temperance in drink. - Keep my body in temperance, ſºłernſ, and chaſſity. Common Prayer. 2. Calmneſs; freedom from enthuſiaſm; coolneſs. - A perſon noted for his ſºle neſ, and ſkill in ſpagyrical prepa- rations, made Helmont's experiment ſucceed very well. Bºyle. The ſoberneſ of Virgil might have ſhewn him the difference. Dryden's Diffº. Sobki'ety. m. ſ. [from ſºlºistſ, French; ſºbrius, Latin.] 1. Temperance in drink; ſober, eſs. . . ." Drunkenneſs is more uncharitable to the ſoul, and in ſcrip- ture is more declaimed againſt than gluttony; and/ºrity hº obtained to ſignify temperance in drinking. Iayºr. 2. Preſent freedom from the power of ſtrong liquour. 3. General temperance. In ſetting down the form of common prayer, there was nº need that the book ſhould mention either the learning of a fit, - - - - - 1, , or the unfitneſs of an ignorant miniſter, more than º W ſlici
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which deſcribeth the manner how to pitch a field, ſhould
ſpeak of moderation and ſºbriety in diet, H.oker.
4 Freedom from inordinate paſſion.
The libertine could not prevail on men of virtue and ſo-
briety to give up their religion. Rºgers.
5. Calmneſs; coolneſs.
We will enquire with all ſobriety and ſeverity, whether
there be in the footſteps of nature, any ſuch tranſmiſſion of
immateriate virtues and what the force of imagination is.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Sobriety in our riper years is the effect of a well concočted
warmth; but where the principles are only phlegm, what can
be expected but an inſipid manhood, and ſtupid old infancy *
Dryden.
If ſometimes Ovid appears too gay, there is a ſecret grace-
fulneſs of youth which accompanies his writings, though the
ſtayedneſs and ſobriety of age be wanting. Dryden.
6. Seriouſneſs; gravity.
Mirth makes them not mad;
Norſ:briety ſad. Denham.
Socc AGE. r. ſ. [ ſoc, French, a ploughſhare; ſºccaghum, barba-
rous Latin.] In law, is a tenure of lands for certain inferiour
or huſbandly ſervices to be performed to the lord of the fee.
All ſervices due for land being knight's ſervice, or ſoccage;
ſo that whatever is not knight's ſervice, is ſoccage. This ſoc-
cage is of three kinds ; a ſoccage of free tenure, where a man
holdeth by free ſervice of twelve pence a-year for all manner
of ſervices. Soccage of ancient tenure is of land of ancient
demeſne, where no writ original ſhall be ſued, but the writ
ſecundum conſuetudinem manerii. Soccage of baſe tenure is where
thoſe that hold it may have none other writ but the monſtrave-
runt; and ſuch ſockmen hold not by certain ſervice. Cowel.
The lands are not holden at all of her majeſty, or not
holden in chief, but by a mean tenure in ſoccage, or by knight's
ſervice. Bacon.
SOCIABLE. adj. [ ſºciable, French; ſociabilis, Latin.]
1. Fit to be conjoined.
Another law toucheth them as they are ſociable parts united
into one body; a law which bindeth them each to ſerve unto
other's good, and all to prefer the good of the whole before
whatſoever their own particular. Hooker.
2. Ready to unite in a general intereſt.
To make man mild, and ſºciable to man;
To cultivate the wild licentious ſavage
With wiſdom, diſcipline.
3. Friendly; familiar; converſible.
Them thus employ'd, beheld
With pity heav'n's high King, and to him call’d
Raphael, the ſociable ſpirit, that deign'd
To travel with Tobias. Milton.
4. Inclin'd to company.
In children much ſolitude and ſilence I like not, nor any
thing born before his time, as this muſt needs be in that ſo-
ciable and expoſed age. //ºtton.
So'cIABLEN Ess. [from ſociable.]
1. Inclination to company and converſe.
Such as would call her friendſhip love, and feign
Addison's Catz.
To ſociableneſ, a name profane. Donne.
The two main properties of man are contemplation and
ſºciall-neſs, or love of converſe. More.
2. Freedom of converſation; good fellowſhip.
He always uſed courteſy and modeſty, diſliked of none;
ſometimes ſºciableneſ and fellowſhip well lik’d by many. Hayw.
Soci AB LY. adv. [from ſociable.j Converſibly ; as a compa-
nion.
Yet not terrible,
That I ſhould fear; nor ſºciably mild,
As Raphael, that I ſhould much confide;
But ſolemn and ſublime. Milton's Paradiſ: Loft.
SOCIAL. adj. [ſocialis, Latin.] -
1. Relating to a general or publick intereſt; relating to ſociety;
To love our neighbour as ourſelves is ſuch a fundamental
truth for regulating human ſociety, that by that alone one
might determine all the caſes in ſocial morality. Locke.
2. Eaſy to mix in friendly gaiety; companionable.
Withers adieu ! yet not with thee remove
Thy martial ſpirit or thy ſocial love. Pope.
3. Conſiſting in union or converſe with another.
Thou in thy ſecrecy although alone,
Beſt with thy ſelf accompany'd, ſeek'ſt not Ar-
Social communication. - Mºltºn.
Social Ness. [from ſocial.] The quality of bºing ſocial.
Soci e rY. m. ſ. [ ſociate, French; ſºcietas, Latin.]
1. Union of many in one general intereſt.
2. Numbers united in one intereſt; community.
As the practice of piety and virtue is agreeable to our rea-
ſon, ſo is it for the intereſt of private perſons and publick ſo-
citieſ. Tillotſ,n.
3. Company converſe. -
To make ſºciety
The ſweeter welcome, we will keep ourſelf
Tº ſupper time alone. Shakeſpeare's Macleth.
whilſt I was big in clamour, came there a man,
Who having ſeen me in my worſer ſtate,
Shunn'd my abhorr'd ſºciety. Shakespeare's K. Lear.
Solitude ſometimes is beſt ſociety,
And ſhort retirement urges ſweet return. Milton.
4. Partnerſhip; union on equal terms.
Among unequals what ſociety can fort? Milton.
Heav'n's greatneſs no ſºciety can bear;
Servants he made, and thoſe thou waneſt not here. Dryden.
Sock. n ſ: ſ ſºccur, Latin; rocc, Saxon; ſocke, Dutch.]
I. Something put between the foot and ſhoe.
Ere I lead this life long, I’ll ſow nether ſºcks, and mend
them, and foot them too. Shakespeare 's Henry IV.
A phyſician; that would be myſtical, preſcribeth for the
rheum to walk continually upon a camomile alley; mean-
ing he ſhould put camomile within his ſocks. Bacon:
2. The ſhoe of the ancient comick ačtors, taken in poems for
comedy, and oppoſed to buſkin or tragedy.
Then to the well trod ſtage anon,
If Johnſon's learned ſock be on,
Or ſweeteſt Shakeſpeare, fancy's child,
Warble his native wood-notes wild. Milton.
Great Fletcher never treads in buſkins here,
Nor greater Johnſon dares in ſocks appear;
But gentle Simkin juſt reception finds
Amidſt the monument of vaniſh'd minds. Drden.
On two figures of a&tors in the villa Mathei at Rome, we
ſee the faſhion of the old ſock and larva. Aid'ſ n.
So'cket. n.ſ.. [ſºuchette, French J
1. Any hollow pipe; generally the hollow of a candleſtick.
Two goodly beacons ſet in watches ſtead,
Therein gave light, and flam'd continually;
For they of living fire mºſt ſubtilly
Were made, and ſet in filver ſºckets bright. Fairy Queen.
She at your flames would ſoon take fire,
And like a candle in the ſocket
Diſſolve.
The nightly virgin ſees
When ſparkling lamps their ſputt’ring light advance,
And in the ſockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden.
The ſtars amaz'd ran backward from the ſight,
And, ſhrunk within their ſockets, loſt their light. Lºyden.
Two dire comets
In their own plague, and fire have breath'd their laſt,
Or dimly in their ſinking ſockets frown. JDºyden,
To nurſe up the vital flame as long as the matter will laſt,
is not always good huſbandry; it is much better to cover it
with an extinguiſher of honour, than let it conſume till it
burns blue, and lies agonizing within the ſocket, and at length
goes out in no perfume. Collier.
2. The receptacle of the eye.
His eye-balls in their hollow ſºckets fink;
Bereft of ſleep he loths his meat and drink;
He withers at his heart, and looks as wan
As the pale ſpectre of a murder'd man. Dryden.
3. Any hollow that receives ſomething inſerted. -
The ſºckets and ſupporters of flowers are figured; as in the
five brethren of the roſe, and ſockets of gillyflowers. Bacon.
Gomphoſis is the conneétion of a tooth to its ſocket. Wiſe:
As the weight leans wholly upon the axis, the grating and
rubbing of theſe axes againſt the ſºckets, wherein they are
placed, will cauſe ſome inaptitude and reſiſtency to that rota-
tion of the cylinder which would otherwiſe enſue. Wilkins.
On either ſide the head produce an ear,
And fink a ſºcket for the ſhining ſhare. Dryden.
Sock Etchisel. m. ſ.
Carpenters, for their rougher work, uſe a ſtronger ſort of
chiſels, and diſtinguiſh them by the name of ſocketchiſels; their
ſhank made with a hollow ſocket a-top, to receive a ſtrong
wooden ſprig made to fit into the ſocket. Moxon.
Socle. n.f. [with archite&ts.] A flat ſquare member, under
the baſes of pedeſtals of ſtatues and vaſes: it ſerves as a fºot or
ſtand. - Bailey.
SocMAN, or Soccager. n.ſ. [rocarman, Saxon.) A ſort of
tenant that holds lands and tenements by ſoccage tenure, of
which there are three kinds. See SoccAge. Cºl.
SocoMe. n.ſ. [In the old law, and in Scoland.] . A cuſtom of
tenants being obliged to grind their corn at their lord's mill.
Hudibra.
Bailey.
Sop. m. ſ. I ſad, Dutch..] A turf; a clod.
{{{...} ſhall łº ſºd; on thee beſtow; -
Alas the ſexton is thy banker now. Swift.
Here fame ſhall dreſs a ſweeter ſºd, -
Than fancy's feet have ever trod. Collins.
Soo. The preterite of feethe.
Never Čaldron ſºd
with ſo much fervour, fed with all the ſtore
That could enrage it. Chapman.
- tºe, and Eſau came from the field faint.
Jacob ſºd pottage, Gen. xxv. 29.
Sopality. n.ſ. [ ſºdalitai, Latin.] A felldwſhip; a frater-
ility. A new
S O F S O F - *_wº- ºr- - aternity was inſtituted in Spain, of the flayes - ..º. lº this ſºda it, eſtabliſhed with large in- º dulgencies. - *...* Sodden. [The participle paſſive of ſºthº.] Poiled ; ſeethed. Can ſoºn water, their barley brºth, Decoa their cold blood to ſuch valiant heat ? Shakeſ rare. sºn buſineſs there's a flew'd phraſe indeed. Shakeſp. Thou ſºdem-witted lord; thou haft no more brain than I have in my elbows. Shakeſpeare's Troilus and Crºſſiida. Try it with milk ſºlden, and with cream. Bacon. Mix it with ſodaen wines and raiſins. Dryden. To Sode R. v. a. ſ.ſºnder, French ; ſud-ren, Dutch. It is ge: nerally written ſºlar, from ſo dare, Italian ; ſºlidare, Latin.] To cement with ſome metallick mºtter. He that ſmootheth with the hammer, encourageth him that ſmote the anvil, ſaying, it is ready for ſºuring. Iſa. xli. So'DER. n.ſ. Metallick cement. Still the difficulty returns, how theſe hooks were made: what is it that faſters this yoder, and links theſe firſt principles of bodies into a chain : Cºlier on Pride. Soe. m. ſ. [ſãe, Scottiſh. A large wooden veſſel with hoops, for holding water; a cowl. - - A pump grown dry will yield no water; but pouring a little into it firſt, for one baſon full you may fetch up as many Joe- fills. Aſºre. Soe ver, adv. [ſ, and ever.] A word properly joined with a pronoun or adverb, as whoſoever; whatſoever; howſoever. What great thing ſºrter a man propoſed to do in his life, - he ſhould think of atchieving it by fifty. Temple. What love ſever by an heir is ſhown, Or you could ne'er ſuſpect my loyal love. Dryden. So'F.A. m. ſ. [I believe an eaſtern word..] A ſplended ſeat co- vered with carpets. The king leaped off from the ſºfa on which he ſat, and cried out, 'tis my Abdallah Guardian. Soft. adj. [ropr, Saxon; ſoft, Dutch.] 1. Not hard. Hard and ſºft are names we give things, only in relation to the conſtitutions of our own bodies; that being called hard, which will put us to pain ſooner than change figure, by the preſſure of any part of our bodies; and that ſoft, which chan- ges the ſituation of its parts upon an eaſy touch. Locke. Some bodies are hard, and ſome ſºft : the hardneſs is cauſed by the jejuneneſs of the ſpirits, which if a greater degree, make them not only hard, but fragil. Hot and cold were in one body fixt, And ſºft with hard, and light with heavy mixt. Dryden. 2. Not rugged; not rough. What went ye out for to ſee? a man clothed in ſºft raiment? behold, they that wear ſºft raiment are in kings houſes. Maith. 3. Ducile; not unchangeable of form. Spirits can either ſex aſſume; ſo ſt And uncompounded is their elience pure. 4. Facile; flexible ; not reſolute; yielding. - A few divines of ſo ſºft and ſervile tempers as diſpoſed then to ſo ſudden ačiing and compliance. K. Charles. One king is too ſºft and eaſy; another too fiery. L'E/irange. | 5. Tonder ; tımorous. What he hath done famouſly, he did it to that end; tho’ - ſºft conſcienced men can be content to ſay, it was for his country. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. However ſºft within themſelves they are, To you they will be valiant by deſpair. | Curt be the verſe, how well foe'er it flow, - That tends to make one worthy man my foe; Give virtue ſcandal, innocence a fear, Q from the ſoft ey'd virgin ſteal a tear. 6. Mild; gentle; kind; not ſevere. Wºuld my heart were flint like Edward's; Or Edward's ſºft and pitiful like mine. Shałeffeare. Our fºrments may become as ſoft as now ſevere. Ažiltºn. Yet ſºft his nature, though ſevere his lay, His anger moral, and his wiſdom gay. 7. Mccl: ; civil; complaiſ. gay > ; complaiſant. - Say, Thou art their ſoldier, and being bred in broils, Hºſt not the ſºft way, which thou do'ſt confeſs }. cre fit for thee to uſe, as they to claim 8. Pl º loves. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. On her ſºft axle while ſhe paces even, a cººl. Milton. Dryden. - Pope. She bears thee ſºft with the ſmooth air along. Alſilion. There ſºft-extended, to the murmuring ſound ºf the high porch, Ulyſſes ſleeps profound. Pope. 9. Effeminate; viciouſly nice. !his ſenſe is alſo miſtreſ of an art W high to ſoft Peºple ſweet perfumes doth ſel; Since º h º art doth little good impart, An idle ey º ! beſt, that do of nothing ſmell. Davies. ſures. */ſt courſe of life is the ſource of criminal plea- Notes on the Odyſſey. Pope. , 10. Delicacy; elegantly tender. Her form more ſoft and feminine. Leſs winning ſºft, leſs amiably mild. 11. Weak; ſimple. The deceiver ſoon found this ſºft place of Adam's, and in- nocency itſelf did not ſecure him. Glanville. 12. Gentle; not loud; not rough. Her voice was ever ſºft, Gentle and low, an excellent thing in women. Shakeſpeare. ‘I he Lorian mood of flutes and ſºft recorders. Milton. When ſome great and gracious monarch dies, Soft whiſpers firſt, and mournful inurmurs riſe Among the ſad attendants; then the ſound Soon gathers voice. Sºft whiſpering thus to Neſtor's ſon, His head reclin'd, young Ithacus begun. Pope. 13. Smooth; flowing. The ſolemn nightingale tun'd her ſºft lays. Milton' Sºft were my numbers, who could take offence, - *-r ./Vatſtºn, 44ilion. Dryden. When ſmooth deſcription held the place of ſenſe. Pºpe. Hark, the numbers ſºft and clear Gently ſteal upon the ear. Pºpe. 14. Not forcible; not violcnt. Sleep falls with ſoft ſlumb'rous weight, Miltºn. Soft. interj. Hold; ſtop ; not ſo faſt. But ſºft, I pray you; did King Richard then Proclaim my brother. Shakespeare's Han. IV. Oh, come in AEmilia; Soft, by and by, let me the curtains draw. Shakeſpeare. But ſºft, my muſe, the world is wide, And all at once was not deſcry’d. Suckling. To So Fºr EN. v. a. [from ſoft.] 1. To make ſoft; to make leſs hard. Bodies, into which the water will enter, long ſeething will rather ſºften than indurate. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Their arrow's point they ſºften in the flame, And founding hammers break its barbed frame. Gay. 2. To intenerate; to make leſs fierce or obſtinate; to mollify. I will ſoften ſtony hearts. Milton. Our friends ſee not our faults, or conceal them, or ſºften them by their repreſentation. Aadiſon. I would correct the harſh expreſſions of one party, by Jºftening and reconciling methods. //atti. 3. To make caſy; to compoſe; to make placid; to mitigate; to palliate; to alleviate. Call round her tomb each objećt of deſire, Bid her be all that chears or ſºften, life, The tender ſiſter, daughter, friend, and wife. Pºſt. Muſick the fierceſt griefs can charm; Muſick can ſoften pain to eaſe, And make deſpair and madneſs pleaſe. Pºpe. 4. To make leſs harſh. - He bore his great commiſſion in his look, But ſweetly temper'd awe, and ſºften’d all he ſpoke. Dryd. To So' FTEN. v. n. 1. To grow leſs hard. - Many bodies, that will hardly melt, will ſºften ; as iron in The forge. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 2. To grow leſs obdurate, cruel, or obſtinate. He may ſºften at the fight of the child; The ſilence often of pure innocence Perſuades, when ſpeaking fails. So'ftly, adv. [from ſºft.] 1. Without hardneſs. 2. Not violently; not forcibly. Solid bodies, if very ſºftly percuſſed, give no ſound; aS when a man treadeth very ſºftly upon boards. Bacºn. 3. Not loudly. Ahab rent his cloaths, and went ſºftly. In this dark ſilence ſºftly leave the town, And to the general's tent direct your ſteps. 4. Gently ; placidly. Death will diſmiſs me, And lay me ſºftly in my native duſt, To pay the forfeit of ill-managid truſt. She with a wreath of myrtle crowns the head, y d And ſºftly lays him on a flow'ry bed. Dryden's futi. 5. Mildly; tenderly. The king muſt die; Though pity ſoftly plead within my ſoul, Yet he muſt die, that I may make you great. Soft NER. m.ſ.. [from ſoft.] 1. That which makes ſoft. 2. One who palliates. Thoſe ſoftners, and expedient-mongers, ſhake the Shakeſpeare. 1 King; xxi. 27. Dryden. Dryden. Dryden. ir heads ſo ſtrongly, that we can hear their pockets jingle. Swift. So'Fi Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſoft.] º 1. The quality of being ſoft. 2. Quality contrary to hardneſs. - - hich Softneſs cometh by the greater quantity of ſpirit: ". ever induce yielding and ceſſion; and by the more equal º: 2
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following; as in gold. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory,
3. Mildneſs; kindneſs.
A wiſe man, when there is a neceſſity of expreſſing any evil
aćlions, ſhould do it by a word that has a ſecondary idea of
kindneſs or ſºftneſs; or a word that carries in it rebuke and ſe-
verity. //atts's Lagick.
4. Civility; gentleneſs.
Improve theſe virtues, with a ſºftneſs of manners, and a
ſweetneſs of converſation. Dryden.
5. Effeminacy ; vicious delicacy.
So long as idleneſs is quite ſhut out from our lives, all the
fins of wantonneſs, ſºftnſ, and effeminacy are prevented;
and there is but little room for temptation. Taylor.
He was not delighted with the ſoftneſſes of the court. Clarend.
6. Timorouſneſs; puſilanimity.
This virtue could not proceed out of fear or ſoftneſ; ; for he
was valiant and active. Bacon's Henry VII.
Saving a man's ſelf, or ſuffering, if with reaſon, is virtue:
if without it, is ſoftneſs, or obſtinacy. Grew.
7. Quality contrary to harſhneſs. -
Softneſs of ſounds is diſtinct from the exility of ſounds. Bac.
8. Facility; gentleneſs ; candour; eaſineſs to be affected.
Such was the ancient ſimplicity and ſºftne, of ſpirit, which
ſometimes prevailed in the world, that they whoſe words were
even as oracles amongſt men, ſeemed evermore loth to give
ſentence againſt any thing publickly received in the church of
God. - - Hooker.
9. Mildneſs; meekneſs.
For contemplation he and valour form'd,
For ſoftneſ; ſhe and ſweet attractive grace. Milton.
Her ſtubborn look
This ſoftneſ from thy finger took. Waller.
SoHo. interj. A form of calling from a diſtant place.
To Soil. v. a. [rilian, Saxon; ſoelen, old German; ſuiller,
French.]
1. To foul; to dirt ; to pollute; to ſtain ; to ſully.
A filly man in ſimple weeds forlorn,
And ſailed with duſt of the long dried way. Fairy Queen.
Although ſome hereticks have abuſed this text, yet the ſun
is not ſailed in paſſage. Bacon's Hol, JWar.
If I ſoil
Myſelf with ſin, I then but vainly toil. Sandys.
would not ſoil theſe pure ambroſial weeds,
With the rank vapours of this ſin-worm mould. Milton.
‘Bad fruit of knowledge, if this be to know,
Which leaves us naked thus, of honour void,
Of innocence, of faith, of purity,
Our wonted ornaments now ſoil'd and ſtain'd. Milton.
One who cou’d nºt for a taſte o' th' fleſh come in,
Licks the ſail'd earth,
While recking with a mangled Ombit's blood. Tate.
If the eye-glaſs be tinéted faintly with the ſmoke of a lamp
or torch, to obſcure the light of the ſtar, the fainter light
in the circumference of the ſtar ceaſes to be viſible, and the
ſtar, if the glaſs be ſufficiently ſoiled with ſmoke, appears
ſomething more like a mathematical point. Newton.
An abſent hero's bed they ſought to ſºil,
An abſent hero's wealth they ...i. their ſpoil. Pope.
2. To dung ; to manure.
Men now preſent, juſt as they ſoil their ground, nºt that
they love the dirt, but that they expect a crop. - South.
Soil. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Dirt; ſpot; pollution; foulneſs.
By indirect ways
I met this crown; and I myſelf know well
How troubleſome it ſate upon my head :
To thee it ſhall deſcend with better quiet;
For all the ſoil of the atchievement goes
With me into the earth. Shakeſpeare's Henry. IV.
That would be a great ſail in the new gloſs of your mar-
riage. Shakeſpeare.
Vexed I am with paſſions,
Which give ſome ſoil perhaps to my behaviour. Shakeſheare.
I would have the ſoil of her fair rape
Wip'd off. - Shakeſpeare.
A lady's honour muſt be touch'd,
Which, nice as ermines, will not bear a ſoil. Dryden.
2. [Sol, French; ſ.l.m, Latin.] Ground; earth, conſidered with
relation to its vegetative qualities. -
Judgment may be made of waters by the ſºil whereupon
they run.
Her ſpots thou ſee'ſt
As clouds, and clouds may rain, and rain produce
Fruits in her ſoften’d ſoil. - Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
The firſt cauſe of a kingdom's thriving is the fruitfulneſs
of the ſºil, to produce the neceſſaries and conveniencies of
life; not only for the inhabitants, but for exportation. Swift.
3. Land; country.
Dorſet, that with a fearful ſoul
Leads diſcontented ſteps in foreign ſoil,
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
This fair aliance ſhall call home
To high promotions.
Qunexpected ſtroke, worſe than of death !
Muſt I thus leave thee, Paradiſe ! thus leave
Thee, native ſºil / theſe ha -
Fit haunts of gods. PPY walks and ſhades;
4. Dung; compoſt.
The haven has been ſtopped u
that the ſea has thrown into it
of Ravenna has been left ther
Improve land by manure,
Shºſpeare,
Miltºn.
p by the great heaps of dirt
; for all the ſoil on that ſide
e inſenſibly by the ſea. Addison
dung, and other ſort of ſoils.
AMo ti * -
Sol'LINEss. n.ſ.. [from ſºil.] Stain; pººr. Huſbundry
Make proof of the incorporation of filver and ti
- - - I - - t h
it yield no ſºilineſ more than filver. in, whether
- - Bacon.
Solºiu.º. n.ſ.. [from ſoil.] Stain; pollution. acon
. He merits well to have her,
Not making any ſcruple of her ſailure. Shakeſpeare.
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To dwell any where for a time; to live is not at home; to
inhabit as not in a ſettled habitation, Almoſt out of uſe.
If, till the expiration of your month,
You will return and ſojourn with my ſiſter,
Diſmiſſing half your train, come then to me. Shakeſpeare.
Th' advantage of his abſence took the king,
And in the mean time ſojourn’d at my father's. Shakeſp.
How comes it he is to ſojourn with you ? how creeps ac-
quaintance 2 Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Here dwells he, though he ſºjourn every where
In progreſs, yet his ſtanding houſe is here. Donne.
The ſºjourning of Iſrael, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hun-
dred and thirty years. Exod. xii. 4o.
The ſoldiers firſt aſſembled at Newcaſtle, and there ſojourned
ree days. Hayward.
To So'Journ. v. m. [..ſºjourner, French; Jºggiornare, Italian.]
To ſºjourn in that land
He comes invited. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
He who ſºjourns in a foreign country, refers what he ſees
abroad to the ſtate of things at home Atterbury.
So'Jo!, R.N. m.ſ.. [ſejour, French, from the verb.] A temporary
reſidence; a caſual and no ſettled habitation. This word was
anciently accented on the laſt ſyllable: Milton accents it indif-
ferently. -
The princes, France and Burgundy,
Long in our court have made their am’rous ſºjourn. Shaşſp.
Thee I reviſit now,
Eſcap'd the S., gian pool, though long detain’d
In that obſcure ſºjourn. Milton's Paradiſe Loff.
Scarce view'd the Galilean towns,
And once a-year Jeruſalem, few days
Short ſojourn. Milton's Paradiſe Regained.
Sojournes. m. ſ. [from ſojourn..] A temporary dweller.
We are ſtrangers and ſºjourners, as were all our fathers:
our days on carth are as a ſhadow. 1 Chron. xxix. 16.
Waves o'erthrew
Buſiris, and his Memphian chivalry,
While with perfidious hatred they purſu'd
The ſºjºurners of Goſhen. AMilton's Paradiſe Lºž.
Not for a night, or quick revolving year,
Welcome an owner, not a ſojourner. Dryden,
To Solace. v. a. [ſolacier, old French ; ſolazzare, Italian;
flatium, Latin.]. To comfort; to cheer; to amuſe.
We will with ſome ſtrange paſtime ſolace them. Shakeſpears.
The birds with ſong
Solac'd the woods. Milton.
To Solace. v. n. To take comfort; to be recreated. The
neutral ſenſe is obſolete.
Give me leave to go;
Sorrow would ſolace, and my age would eaſe. Shakespeare H. VI.
One poor and loving child,
But one thing to rejoice and ſlace in,
And cruel death hath catch'd it from my fight. Shakeſpeare.
Were they to be rul’d, and not to rule,
This ſickly land might ſolace as before. Shałºp. R. III.
Solace. m. ſ. [ſlatium, Latin. Comfort; pleaſure; allevia-
tion; that which gives comfort or pleaſure; recreation;
amuſement.
If we have that which is meet and right, although they be
glad, we are not to envy them this their ſºlaº wº do not
think it a duty of ours to be in every ſuch thing their tor-
mentors. . . . liceker.
Therein ſat a lady freſh and fair,
Making ſweet ſolace to herſelf alone; . .
Sometimes ſhe ſung as loud as lark in air, -
Sometimes ſhe laugh'd, that #. º * gone. F.2,
Great joy he promis'd to his thoughts, and "º".
Solace in #. º Milton's Paradiſe Lºft,
If I would delight my private hºuſ"
with muſick or with poem, where ſo ſoon
As in our native langiagº can! find
That ſºlace? Milton's Paradiſe Regain'd,
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S O L S O L –---- Though fight be loſt, ‘ov’d iſe wet hath many ſºlace, "..?'.", i. º: º . want not their delights, At home in leiſure and domeſtick caſe, - Exempt from many a C* and chance, to which, - Eye-ſight expoſes daily men abroad. Milton s Agoniſter. Through Waters, and through flames Tilgº, Suff'rer and ſolace of thy woe: sola’NDER. n. J. [ſoulandrei, Fr. §: }ad. [ſclaire, French ; Jolarii, Latin.] 1. Being of the ſun. - - #. corpuſcles that make up the beams of light be ſºlary effluviums, or minute particles of ſºme ethereal ſubſtance, thruſting on one another from the lucid body. Boyle. Inſtead of golden fruits, º By genial ſhow’rs and ſolar heat ſupply'd, Ünſferable Winter hath defac'd Earth's blooming charms, and made * barren waſte. Blackm. 2. Belonging to the ſun. B They denominate ſome herbs ſºlar, and ſome lunar. Bacon. Scripture hath been punctual in other records, concerning ſolary miracles. - Brown's Wulgar Errouri. 3. Born under or in the predominant influence of the ſun. The cock was pleas'd to hear him ſpeak ſo fair, And proud beſide, as ſºlar people are. Dryden. 4. Meaſured by the ſun. The rule to find the moon's age, on any day of any ſolar month, cannot ſhew preciſely an exact account of the moon, becauſe of the inequality of the motions of the ſun and moon, and the number of days of the ſolar months. Holder ºn Time. sold. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſell. Sold. m. ſ. Iſºu'dee, old French. Trevoux.] Military pay; warlike entertainment. But were your will her ſºld to entertain, And number'd be amongſt knights of maidenhead, Great guerdon, well I wot, ſhould you remain, And in her favour high be reckoned. Fairy Queen. Soldan. n.f. [for ſultan.]. The emperor of the Turki: - They at the ſºldan's chair defy'd the beſt. Milton. So'LD ANEL. n.ſ.. [ſoldanella, Latin.]. A plant. It grows on the Alps, and ſeveral other mountainous places of Italy, Germany, and Hungary. They are plants of humble growth, ſeldom riſing above fix or eight inches high: their round leaves grow cloſe to the ground, from between which the flower-ſtems ariſe, each of which have four or five flowers, of a fine blue colour, or of a ſnow-white, which hang down, and are ſhaped like bells. Miller. To SOLDER. v. a. [ſouder, Fr. ſoldare, Ital. ſºlidare, Latin.] See SoDER. 1. To unite or faſten with any kind of metallick cement. A concave ſphere of gold, filled with water, and ſoldered up, has, upon preſſing the ſphere with great force, let the water ſqueeze through it, and ſtand all over its outſide in multitudes of ſmall drops like dew, without burſting or cracking the body of the gold. Newton's Opt. 2. To mend; to unite any thing broken. - It booteth them not thus to jolder up a broken cauſe, where- of their firſt and laſt diſcourſes will fall aſunder. Hooker. Wars 'twixt you twain would be As if the world ſhould cleave, and that ſlain men Should ſolder up the rift. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleopatra. Thou viſible god, That ſould' ºff cloſe impoſſibilities, And mak’ſt them kiſs | Learn'd he was in med'c'nal lore; For by his ſide a pouch he wore, Replete with ſtrange hermetick powder, That wounds nine miles point-blank would ſºlder. Hudibras. The naked cynick's jar ne'er flames; if broken, 'Tis quickly ſºlder'd, or a new beſpoken. Dryd, jun. juv. At the Reſtoration the preſbyterians, and other ſe&ts, did all unite and ſlder up their ſeveral ſchemes, to join againſt the church. b Swift. $o'LDER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Metallick cement. - Goºſmiths ſay, the coarſeſt ſtuff - - sº ſerve for ſolder well enough. - Swift. * Q f aſ R. m. ſ. [from ſolder.] One that ſolders or mends. - SQ. LDIER, m. ſ. [ſoldat, Fr. from ſº idarius, low Latin, of ſoli- º, a picce of money, the pay of a ſoldier; ſºuldee, F rench.] 1. A *'. '. tº: Originally one who ſerved for pay. Our fifter is the better ſoldier. Shakespeare Ki Good Siward, f ºf King Lear. An older and a better ſoldier none. A ſoldier, * of frange oaths, and bearded like a pard, §. in honour, ſudden and quick in quarrel, $ºking the bubble reputation Ev’n in the cannon's mouth. Shakeſpeare. 1. T his attempt 㺠to, and will abide it with Princes courage. Prior. ] A diſeaſe in horſes. Dićf. Shakeſp. Timon. º Shakeſp. Macbeth. Shakespeare Cymbeline. I have not yet forgot I am a king: If I have wrong'd thee, charge me face to face; I have not yet forgot I am a ſoldier. Dryd, Don Shaftian 2. It is generally uſed of the common men, as diſtinct from th: commanders. - - It were meet that any one, before he came to be a captain ſhould have been a ſoldier. Spenſºr on Iº. Soldier like, ladj. [ſoldier and like..] Martial; wańkº, Soldi ERLY. } military; becoming a ſoldier. Although at the firſt they had fought with beaſtly fury rather than any ſoldierly diſcipline, practice had now made them com- parable to the beſt. . . Sidney. I will maintain the word with my ſword to be a ſoldieri's word, and a word of good command. Shakespeare Henry IV. They according to a ſoldierly cuſtom, in caſes of extremit by interchange of a kiſs by every of them upon the ſwords § others, ſealed a reſolution to maintain the place Hayward Enemies as well as friends confeſſed, that it was as fºliº, an action as had been performed on either ſide. Carend n. Soldiership. m. ſ. [from ſoldier.] Military charaćler; mar- tial qualities' behaviour becoming a ſoldier. Thy father and myſelf in friendſhip Firſt tried our ſoldierſhip; he did look far Into the ſervice of the time, and was Diſcipled of the brav'ſt. Shakespeare All's well that end, well. By ſea you throw away The abſolute ſoldierſhip you have by land, Diſtraćt your army, which doth moſt conſiſt Cf war mark'd footmen. Shakespeare ear. Soldiery. n.ſ.. [from ſoldier.] 1. Body of military men; ſoldiers collečtively. The Memphian ſoldiery, That ſwell'd the Erythrean wave, when wall'd, The unfroze waters marvellouſly ſtood. Philip. I charge not the ſoldiery with ignorance and contempt of learning, without allowing exceptions. Swiſt. 2. Soldierſhip; martial ſkill. Offering him, if he would exerciſe his courage in ſºldiery, he would commit ſome charge unto him under his lieutenant Philanax. Sidney. Sole. n.ſ. [ ſalum, Latin.] 1. The bottom of the foot. I will only be bold with Benedićt for his company; for from the crown of his head to the ſole of his foot he is all mirth. Shakeſp. Much Ado alout Nothing. Tickling is moſt in the ſoles of the feet: the cauſe is the rareneſs of being touched there. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. The ſal; of the feet have great affinity with the head and the mouth of the ſtomach; as going wet-ſhod, to thoſe that uſe it not, affecteth both. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory, Such reſting found the ſole of unbleſt feet. Milton. In the make of the camel's foot, the ſo e is flat and broad, being very fleſhy, and covered only with a thick, ſoft, and ſomewhat callous ſkin; but very fit to travel in ſandy Places. Ray on the Creation. 2. The foot. To redeem thy woful parent's head From tyrant's rage and ever-dying dread, Haſt wander'd through the world now long a day, Yet ceaſeſt not thy weary ſoles to lead. Fairy Quitn. 3. The bottom of the ſhoe. Nay, gentle Romeo, we muſt have you dance. —Not I, believe me: you have dancing ſhºes, - With nimble ſoles. Sharj. Rºme, and julid. A trade that, I hope, I may uſe with a ſaic conſcience; which is, indeed, fir, a mender of bad ſºles. - Shałópeare's julius Ceſſ. On fortune's cap we are not the very button-Nºr the ſºlet of her ſhoe. Shakespeare's Hamlet. The caliga was a military ſhoe, with a very thick ſole, tied above the inſtep with leather thongs. Arbuthnot ºn Cini. 4. The part of any thing that touches the ground. . - The ſtrike-block is a plane ſhorter than the jºin". having its ſole made exactly flat and ſtraight, and is uſed for the ſº ing of a ſhort joint. Mºxºn's Mºl, Exar. Elm is proper for mills, ſoles of wheels, and pipes. Mortim. 5. A kind of ſea-fiſh. Of flat fiſh, rays, thornbacks, ſºles, and flowks. Carew. To sole...a... [from the noun.j To furniſh with ſoles: 2S, to ſole a pair of ſhoes. • His feet were ſºled with a treble tuft of a clºſe ſhort tawney down. Grºw's Muſeum. SOLE. adj. [ſel, old French; ſº us, Latin.] 1. Single; only. - iudge Take not upon thee to be judge alone: there is nºſº i. but only one: ſay not to others, receive my ſentence, Whº" their authority is above thine. Hot º Orpheus every where expreſſed the infinite end ſºle powº one God, though he uſed the name of Jupiter. Raleigº. To me ſhall be the glory ſºle among * T. I - glory'ſ. j// an’, Parafſ; Lºft. Th’ infernal pow'rs. A rattling
S O L ſt: º º !, (4. : rtſ. ſº A rattling tempeſt through the branches went, That ſtripp'd them bare, and one ſole way they rent. Dryd. He, ſºle in power, at the beginning ſaid, Let ſea and air, and earth and heav'n be made: And it was ſo; and when he ſhall ordain In other ſort, has but to ſpeak again, And they ſhall be no more. Prior. 2. [In law.] Not married. Some others are ſuch as a man cannot make his wife, though he himſelf be ſole and unmarried. Ayliffe. Solecis M. n.ſ. [ coxoixirwo;..] Unfitneſs of one word to another; impropriety in language. A barbariſm may be in one word, a ſoleciſm muſt be of more. There is ſcarce a ſoletiſm in writing which the beſt author is not guilty of, if we be at liberty to read him in the words of ſome manuſcript. Addiſon. So'LELY. adv. [from ſole.] Singly; only. You knew my father well, and in him me, Left ſolely heir to all his lands. Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew. This night's great buſineſs - Shall to all our nights and days to come Give ſolely ſovereign ſway and maſterdom. Shakeſpeare. That the intemperate heat of the clime ſolely occaſions this complexion, experience admits not. Brown's Vulgar Errours. * This truth is pointed chiefly, if not ſolely, upon ſinners of the firſt rate, who have caſt off all regard for piety. Atterbury. SOLEMN. adj, [ſolemnel, French; ſolemnis, Latin.] 1. Anniverſary; obſerved once a year with religious ceremonies. The worſhip of this image was advanced, and a ſolemn ſup- plication obſerved every year. Stillingfleet. 2. Religiouſly grave. His holy rites and ſolemn feaſts profan'd. Milton. 3. Awful; ſtriking with ſeriouſneſs. Then'gan he loudly through the houſe to call, But no one care to anſwer to his cry; There reigned a ſolemn ſilence over all. Fairy Queen. To 'ſwage with ſolemn touches troubled thoughts. Milt. Nor then the ſolemn nightingale ceas'd warbling. Milton. M. Grave; affectedly ſerious. When Steele refle&ts upon the many ſolemn ſtrong barriers to our ſucceſſion of laws and oaths, he thinks all fear vaniſh- eth: ſo do I, provided the epithet ſolemn goes for nothing; becauſe though I have heard of a ſolemn day, and a ſolemn cox- comb, yet I can conceive no idea of a ſolemn barrier. Swift. ::::::::::: }n. ſ. [ſolemnité, French; from ſolemn.] 1. Ceremony or rite annually performed. Great was the cauſe; our old ſolemnities From no blind zeal or fond tradition riſe; But, ſav'd from death, our Argives yearly pay Theſe grateful honours to the god of day. Pope. 2. Religious ceremony. 3. Awful ceremony or proceſſion. The lady Conſtance, Some ſpeedy meſſenger bid repair To our ſolemnity. The moon, like to a ſilver bow, New bent in heaven, ſhall behold the night Of our ſolemnities. Shakeſpeare. There may be great danger in uſing ſuch compoſitions in churches, at arraignments, plays, and ſolemnities. Bacon. What fun'ral pomp ſhall floating Tiber ſee, When riſing from his bed he views the ſad ſolemnity / Dryd. Though the forms and ſºlemnities of the laſt judgment may bear ſome reſemblance to thoſe we are acquainted with here, yet the rule of proceeding ſhall be very different. Atterbury. 4. Manner of a&ting awfully ſerious. With much more ſkilful cruelty, and horrible ſolemnity, he cauſed each thing to be prepared for his triumph of tyranny. Sid. Shaiſ. King jºhn. 5. Gravity; ſteady ſeriouſneſs. The ſtatelineſs and gravity of the Spaniards ſhews itſelf in the ſolemnity of their language. - - 6. Awful grandeur; grave ſtatelineſs; ſober dignity. A diligent decency was in Polycletus, above others; to whom though the higheſt praiſe be attributed by the moſt, yet ſome think he wanted ſolemneſs. Wotton's Architecture. 7. Affected gravity. Pr'ythee, Virgilia, turn thy ſolemnºſ, out o' door; . And go along with us. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. This ſpeech ended with a ſºlemnity of accent. Fem. &#ixote. Sole M Niza’tion. n.ſ.. [from ſolemnize.] The act of ſolem- nizing; celebration. - Soon followed the ſolemnization of the marriage between Charles and Anne dutcheſs of Bretagne, with whom he re- ceived the dutchy of Bretagne. Bacon's Henry VII. To So'LEMN1z E. v. a. [ſolemniſer, French; from ſolemn.] 1. To dignify by particular formalities; to celebrate. Dorilaus in a great battle was deprived of life; his obſequies being no more ſolemnized by the tears of his partakers than the blood of his enemies. Sidney. Baptiſm to be adminiſtred in one place, and marriage ſolem- - assed in another. Iłooker. Addiſon's Spectator. S O L Then 'gan they ſprinkle all the parts with wine, And made great feaſt to ſºlemnize that day. Fairy Qizºn. T he multitude of the celeſtial hoſt were heard to ſºnize his miraculous birth. Boyle's Seraphick Love, Their choice nobility and flower Met from all parts to ſolemniz, this feaſt. Mºon', Agoniſt. 2. To perform religiouſly once a year. What commandment the Jews had to celebrate their feaſt of dedication is never ſpoken of in the law, yet ſolemnized even by our Saviour himſelf. Płooker. So'LEMNLY. adv. [from ſºlemn.] 1. With annual religious ceremonies. 2. With formal gravity and ſtatelineſs. There are, in points of wiſdom and ſufficiency, that do nothing or little very ſolemnly. Bacon' - 3. With formal ſtate. Baan, Eſ). Let him land, And ſolemnly ſee him ſet on to London. 4. With affected gravity. The miniſters of ſtate, who gave us law, In corners, with ſelečted friends, withdraw; There in deaf murmurs ſolemnly are wiſe, Whiſp'ring like winds, ere hurricanes ariſe. Dryden. 5. With religious ſeriouſneſs. To demonſtrate how much men are blinded by their own partiality, I do ſolemnly aſſure the reader, that he is the only perſon from whom I ever heard that obječtion. Swift. To SOLI'CIT. v. a. [ſolicito, Latin.] 1. To importune; to intreat. If you bethink yourſelf of any crime, Unreconcil'd as yet to heav'n and grace, Solicit for it ſtraight. We heartily ſolicit Your gracious ſelf to take on you the charge And kingly government of this your land. How he ſolicits heav'n Himſelf beſt knows; but ſtrangely viſited people, The mere deſpair of ſurgery, he cures. Shakeſpeare. This in obedience hath my daughter ſhewn me, And, more above, hath his ſolicitings, As they fell out by time, by means and place, All given to mine ear. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Did I requeſt thee, Makerſ from my clay, To mold me man Did I ſolicit thee From darkneſs to promote me? Milt. Par. Loft, b. x. The guardian of my faith ſo falſe did prove, As to ſolicit me with lawleſs love. Dryden's Aurengzebt. 2. To call to action; to ſummon; to awake; to excite. This ſupernatural ſoliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good. Solicit Henry with her wond’rous praiſe; Bethink thee on her virtues that ſurmount Her nat'ral graces, that extinguiſh art. Shakeſp. H. V. Shakeſp. Othello. Shakespeare R. III. Shakespeare Macbeth, Shakeſp. H. VI. That fruit ſolicited her longing eye. Milton. Sounds and ſome tangible qualities ſºlicit their proper ſenſes, and force an entrance to the mind. Locke. He is ſºlicited by popular cuſtom to indulge himſelf in for- bidden liberties. - Rogers's Sermons. 3. To implore; to aſk. - - - With that ſhe wept again, 'till he again ſºliciting the conclu- ſon of her ſtory, then muſt you, ſaid ſhe, know the ſtory of Amphialus. - Sidney. 4. To attempt; to try to obtain. - I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleaſures, and ſºlicit new. Pope. 5. To diſturb; to diſquiet. A Latiniſm. - Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. Milton. I find your love, and would reward it too; But anxious fears ſolicit my weak breaſt. Dryd. Span. Fryar. Solicit Aºtion. n.ſ. from ſolicit.) 1. Importunity; act of importuning. I can produce a man Of female ſeed, far abler to reſiſt All his ſolicitations, and at length - All his vaſt force, and drive him back to hell. Parad Rºg. 2. Invitation; excitement. - - Children are ſurrounded with new things, which, by a con- ſtant ſolicitation of their ſenſes, draw the mind conſtantly to them. Locke. Soli'citor. n.ſ.. [from ſºlicit.] 1. One who petitions for another. Be merry, º di For thy ſolicitor ſhall rather die, Than % thy cauſe away. Shatº. Othells. Honeſt minds will conſider poverty as * . th ſ ho applies himſelf to them, and make the Jºe º . powerful ſolicitor in his behalf. Addison. 2. o. i., does in Chancery the buſineſs which is done by is in other courts. - - º attorney and flicitor general, their continual uſe for the king's ſervice requires men every way fit. Bacon. SOLICITOUS.
S O L
S O L
SOLICITOUS. adj. [ſºlicitº, Latin. J. Anxious; careful;
co y - ich cauſes
- -on nly about before that whic -
ncerned. It has commo - -
anxiety; ſometimes for Or of. For is proper before ſomething
- y
İe obtained. - - -
to º: are pure, when we are not ſolicitous of the opi-
- ures of men, but only that we do our duty. Tayl.
nºº i. º, whatſoever { be, and be not ſlicitous for
the ſº Taylor's Rule of living holy.
The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not
enough ſolicitous to finiſh the fortifications. - Claredº
In providing money for diſbanding the armies, upon which
they were marvelouſly ſolicitous, there aroſe a queſtion. Cland.
They wig were in truth zealous for the preſervation of the
laws, were ſºlicitous to preſerve the king's honour from any
indignity, and his regal power from violation. Carendon.
Laud attended on his majeſty, which he would have been
excuſed from, if that deſign had not been in view, to accom-
pliſh which he was ſolicitous for his advice. . . Clarendon.
There kept their * ...” while the grand
In council ſat, ſolicitous what chance -
Might # emperour ſent. Miltºn's Par. Lºft.
Without ſign of boaſt, or ſign of joy,
Salicit.uſ and blank, he thus began. Alton's Parad, Rºg.
No man is ſºlicitous about the cvent of that which he has in
his power to diſpoſe of South's Serm ns.
You have not only been careful of my fortune, the effect
of your nobleneſs, but you have been ſolicitous of my reputa-
tion, which is that of your kindneſs. Dryden.
The tender dame, ſalicitous to know
Whether her child ſhould reach old age or no,
Conſults the ſage Tireſias. Addiſon.
Solicitously... adv, [from ſºlicitous.]. Anxiouſly; carefully.
The medical art being converſant about the health and life
of man, doctrinal errours in it are to be ſolicitot/yavoided. Bºyle.
He would ſurely have as Jolicitouſly promoted their learning,
as ever he obſtructed it. Decay of Piety.
Soli'cit UDE. m. ſ. [ſo icitudo, Latin. J. Anxiety; careful-
neſs.
In this, by compariſon, we behold the many cares and great
labours of worldly men, their ſolicitu 'e and outward ſhºws,
and publick oſtentation, their pride, and vanities. Raleigh.
If they would but provide for eternity with the ſame ſºlid-
tude, and real care, as they do for this life, they could not fail
of heaven. Tillotſor's Sermons.
They are to be known by a wonderful ſºlicitude for the re-
putation of their friends. Tatler.
Solº ſtress. n.ſ. [Feminine of ſºlicitor.] A woman who
petitions for another.
|had the moſt earneſt ſºlicitrſ, as well as the faireſt; and
ºthing could be refuſed to my lady Hyde. - Dryden.
SOLID. adj. [ſolidus, Latin; Jolide, French.]
1. Not liquid; not fluid.
Land that ever burn’d
With ſºlid, as the lake with liquid fire.
2. Not hollow; full of matter; compačt; denſe.
I hear his thund'ring voice reſound,
And trampling feet that ſhake the ſºlid ground.
3. Having all the geometrical dimenſions.
In a ſºlid foot are 1728 ſolid inches, weighing 76 pound of
rain water. Arbuthnot on Coins.
4. Strong; firm.
The duke's new palace is a noble pile built after this man-
ºr, which makes it look very ſºlid and majeſtick. Addiſon.
5. Sound; not weakly. -
If perſons devoté themſelves to ſcience, they ſhould be well
aſſured of a ſºlia and ſtrong conſtitution of body, to bear the
fatigue. * atts's Improvement of the Mind.
6. Real; not empty; true; not fallacious.
This might ſatisfy ſober and wiſe men, not with ſoft and
ſpecious words, but with Prºgnant and ſolid reaſons. K. Charles.
The earth may of ſºld good contain
More plenty than the ſun. Milton.
7. Nºt light; not ſuperficial; grave; profound.
Theſe, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of
§ men; and a ſolid man is, in plain Engliſh, a Jolid ſolemn
QO}. Dryden.
Solip, n.ſ. [In phyſick.] The part containing the fluff.”
The firſt and moſt ſimple ſºlid of our body are perhaps
ºrely terreſtrial, and incapable of any change or diſeaſe. Arb.
Soil pity, n. f [ſºlid tº, Fr Jºkaitas, Lat. from Jolid.]
* Fulneſs of matter; not hollowneſs.
2. Firmneſs; hardneſs; compactneſs; denſity.
º hat which hinders the *PPrºach of two bodies, when
} * noving one towards another, I call ſºlidity Locke.
he ſtone itſelf, whether naked or inveſted with earth, is
º by its ſolidity ſecured, but waſhed down. hº
3. º ...ſº º ſtrength; certainty.
they have all the *ICS are placed in ſo beautiful alight, that
was bef graces of novelty; and make the reader, who
.*.*luainted with them, ſtill - -
truth and ſºlidity. tul more convinced of their
, Addison's Speciatºr.
MiIton-
Dryden.
His fellow-peers have attended to his elºquence, and eve
been convinced by the ſolidity of his realoning. Prior,
So'r idly. adv. [from ſolid.]
1. Firmly; denſely; compactly.
2. Truly; on good grounds. * r * -
A complete brave man ought to know ſºlidly the main end
he is in the world for. - - Digby.
I look upon this as a ſufficient ground for any rational man
to take up his religion upon, and which I defy the ſubtleſ:
atheiſt in the world ſºlidly to anſwer; namely, that it is good
to be ſure. - - - Avºth.
Solid Ness. m. ſ [from ſha.] Solidity; firmneſs; denſity.
It beareth miſleitge: the cauſe may be the cloſeneſ, and
ſolidneſs of the wood and pith of the oak. Bacon.
It is built with that unuſual ſciidneſs, that it ſeems he intended
to make a ſacrifice to perſetuity, and to conteſt with the iron
teeth of time. Howel". Pocal F ºff.
Solidu's culous. adj. [ſolidus and ungu'a, Latin J Whole.
hoofed. -
It is ſet down by Ariſtotle and Pliny, that an horſe and all
ſºlidungulous or whole-hoofed animals have no gall, which we
find repugnant unto reaſon. Brown', ſºugar Errouri.
So if I'DIAN. n.ſ.. [ſºlu, and fides, Latin.) One who ſuppoſes
only faith, not works, neceſſary to juſtification.
t may be juſtly feared, that the title of fundamentals, being
ordinarily confined to the doćtrines of faith, hath occaſioned
that great ſcandal in the church of God, at which ſo many
myriads of ſoy dians have ſtumbled, and fallen irreverſibly,
by conceiving heaven a reward of true opinions. Hammond.
Soli'loggy: n/ [ſºliloque, Fr. ſolus and quor, Lat..] A diſ-
courſe made by one in ſolitude to himſelf.
The whole poem is a ſºliloquy Solomon is the perſon that
ſpeaks: he is at once the hero and the author; but he tells us
very often what others ſay to him. Prior.
He finds no reſpite from his anxious grief,
Then ſeeks from his ſºil quy relief. Garth', Diſpenſatory.
If I ſhould own myſelf in love, you know lovers are always
allowed the comfort of ſolilyuy. Addison Speciatºr.
Sºrºpe: "...ſ [ſºlu, and pelº, Lat.J An animal whºſeſ.
are not cloven.
Sa'īped , or firm footed animals, as horſes, aſſes, and
mules, are in mighty number. &rown's Pulgar Errouri.
SolIt is F. m. ſ. [ſo i ire, French J
I. A recluſe; a hermit.
Often have I been going to take poſſeſſion of tranquility,
when your converſation his pulled me for a ſtaire. Pºpe.
2. An ornament for the neck.
Sºrtarily adv. (from Joitry.] In ſolitude; with lone-
lineſs; without company. -
How ſhould that ſuffiſt ſºlitarily by itſelf, which hath no
ſubſtance, but individually the very ſame whereby others ſub-
ſiſt with it. Hooker.
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage,
which dwell ſol tarily in the wood. Mic. vii. 14.
So Lita RINEss. n.ſ. [from ſortary J Solitude; forbearance
of company; habitual retirement.
There is no cauſe to blame the prince for ſometimes hear-
ing them: the blame-worthineſs is, that to hear them he rather
goes to ſºlitarineſ, than makes them come to company. Sidney.
You ſubject yourſelf to ſºlitarineſs, the fly enemy that doth
moſt ſeparate a man from well doing. Sianºy.
At home in wholſome fºlitarineſs,
My piteous ſoul began the wretchedneſs
Of ſuitors at the court to mourn, Donne.
SOLITARY. adj: [ſolitaire, French; ſolitarius, Latin.]
1. Living alone; not having company.
Thoſe rare and ſºlitary, theſe in flocks. Aſſiºn.
Satan explores his ſºlitary flight. Milton.
Him fair Lavinia *
Shall breed in groves to lead a ſºlitary life. Dryden's Án.
2. Retired; remote from company. - -
In reſpect that it is ſolitary, I like it very well; but in reſpea
that it is private, it is a very vile life. Shakeſpeare.
3. Gloomy; diſmal. - - herei h
Let that night beſºlitary, let nojoyful voice come therein job.
. Single. -
4. §. did a ſºlitary vengeance ſerve: the cutting off one head
is not enough; the eldeſt ſon muſt be involved. K. Cha, les.
Relations alternately relieve each other, their mutual con-
currences ſupporting their ſºlitar, inſtabilities. - Brown.
Solitary. n.). [from the adjective..] One that lives alone;
an hermit. - - -
You deſcribe ſo well your heremitical ſtate of life, that
none of the ancient anchorites could go beyond you, for a
cave, with a ſpring, or any of the accommodations º befit
- Pope’s Lett, 13.
a ſºlitary. - ... 1 -
sº m. ſ. ſ ſºlitude, French; ſolitudo, Latin J
1. Lonely life; ſtate of being alone. -
ſt i. been hard to have put more truth and untruth tºge
ther, in few words, than in that ſpeech; whoſoever is dº
with ſlitude, is either a wild beaſt or a god. wi.
3
ſº
º:
What call'ſ thou ſºlitude 2 Is not the earth
With various living creatures, and the air,
Repleniſh'd, and all theſe at thy command
To come, and play before thee Milton's Paradiſe Le?.
Such only can enjoy the country who are capable of think-
ing when they are there: then they are prepared for ſolitude,
and in that ſºlitude is prepared for them. Dryden,
2. A lonely place; a deſert.
So'lla R. m. ſ. ſ ſolarium, low Latin. J A garret.
Some ſkilfully drieth their hops on a kel,
And ſome on a ſolar, oft turning them wel. Tuſſºr.
SOLO. m.ſ. [Italian.] A tune played by a ſingle inſtrument.
So'lo Mon’s Loaf. n.ſ. A plant.
So'LoMon’s Seal. n.ſ. [polygonatum, Lat.] A plant.
SO'LSTICE. n ſ. [ſolſtice, French; ſol/litium, Latin.]
1. The point beyond which the ſun does not go; the tropical
point; the point at which the day is longeſt in Summer, or
ſhorteſt in Winter.
2. It is taken of itſelf commonly for the Summer ſolſtice.
The ſun, aſcending unto the northern ſigns, begetteth firſt
a temperate heat in the air, which by his approach unto the
ſol/lice he intendeth, and by continuation increaſeth the ſame
even upon declination. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Let the plowmen's prayer -
Be for moiſt ſolſtices, and Winters fair. May's Virgil,
Solstiti AL. adj. [ſºlſticial, French; from ſolffice.]
1. Belonging to the ſolſtice.
Obſerving the dog-days ten days before and after the equi-
noćtial and ſol/litial points, by this obſervation alone, are ex-
empted a hundred days. Brown's Wulgar Errours,
2. Happening at the ſolſtice.
From the North to call
Decrepit Winter; from the South to bring
Soſiitial Summer's heat. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
The fields labour'd with thirſt ; Aquarius had not ſhed
His wonted ſhowers, and Sirius parch'd with heat
Soliital the green herbs. Philips.
Solvi ble. adj. [from ſolve..] Poſſible to be cleared by reaſon
or inquiry.
Intelle&tive memory I call an act of the intelle&tive faculty,
becauſe it is wrought by it, though I do not inquire how or
where, becauſe it is not ſºlvible. Hale's Origin # Mankind.
Soluble. adj. [ſolubilis, Latin.] Capable of diſſolution or
ſeparation of parts.
Sugar is a ſal oleoſum, being ſoluble in water and fuſible in
re. Arbuthnot.
Solubi'Lity. m. ſ. [from ſºluble.] Suſceptiveneſs of ſepara-
tion of parts.
This cannot account for the indiſſolvable coherence of ſome
bodies, and the fragility and ſolubility of others. Glanv Scepſ.
To SOLVE. v.a. [ſalvo, Latin.] To clear; to explain; to
untie an intelle&tual knot. -
He would ſolve high diſpute
With conjugal careſſes. Milton.
Do thou, my ſoul, the deſtin'd period wait,
When God ſhall ſºlve the dark decrees of fate;
His now unequal diſpenſations clear,
And make all wiſe and beautiful appear. Tickell.
It is mere trifling to raiſe objections, merely for the
ſake of anſwering and ſºlving them. //atts.
Solve Ncy. m. ſ. [from ſolvent..] Ability to pay.
SO'LVENT. adj. [ſolvens, Latin. J
1. Having the power to cauſe diſſolution.
When diſſolved in water, it is not by the eye diſtin-
guiſhable from the ſºlvent body, and appears as fluid. Boyle.
2. Able to pay debts contračted.
Solu N D-Goose. n.ſ. A fowl.
A ſolund gooſe is in bigneſs and feather very like a tame
gooſe, but his bill longer, and ſomewhat pointed; his wings
alſo much longer, being two yards over. Grew.
A Scot, when from the gallow-tree let looſe,
Drops into Styx, and turns a ſoland-goºſe.
Solu'ſ 16N. n.ſ.. [ſolution, French; ſolutiº, Latin.]
1. Diſruption; breach; disjunction; ſeparation.
In all bodies there is an appetite of union, and evitation of
ſºlution of continuity. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
2. Matter diſſolved; that which contains anything diſſolved.
Aretaeus, to procure ſleep, recommends a ſolution of opium
in water to foment the forehead. Arbuthnot on Coins.
When ſalt of Tartar per deliquium, poured into the ſolutiºn
of any metal, precipitates the metal, and makes it fall down
to the bottom of the liquor in the form of mud, does not this
argue that the acid particles are attracted more ſtrongly by the
ſalt of tartar than by the metal, and by the ſtronger attraction
go from the metal to the ſalt of tartar Newton's Opt.
3. Reſolution of a doubt; removal of an intellcétual difficulty.
Something yet of doubt remains,
Which only thy ſºlution can reſolve. Milton's Parad. Lºft.
They give the reins to wand'ring thoughts,
'Till by their own perplexities involv’d
They ravel more, ſtill leſs reſolv’d,
But never find ſelf-ſatisfying ſolution.
Cleaveland.
Milton's Aoni tje
- With hope and fear
The woman did the new ſolution hear;
The man diffides in his own augury,
And doubts. Drydºn.
This will inſtrućt you to give a plainer ſolution of any diffi-
ºulties that may attend the theme, and refute objećtions. If atts.
Solutive. adj. [from ſalvo, Latin.j Laxative; cauſing re-
laxation. -
Though it would not be ſo abſterfive, opening, and /ºutive
as mead, yet it will be more lenitive in ſharp diſeaſes. Bacon.
SoMAtology. ": ſº [**2 and xiv.º. ) The doctrine of
bodies.
SoMe. A termination of many adjectives, which denote qua-
lity or property of any thing. It is generally joined with a
ſubſtantive: as gameſome. [ ſaam, Dutch.
SOME. adj. [rom, rum, Saxon; ſums, Gothick; fum, Germ.
ſºm, Daniſh ; ſom, ſommig, Dutch.] º
1. More or leſs, noting an indeterminate quantity.
We landed ſome hundred men, where we found ſºme freſh
Water. Raleigh.
2. More or fewer, noting an indeterminate number. ~
Let me leave ſome of the folk that are with me. Gen. xxxiii.
Firſt go with me ſome few of you, and ſee the place, and
how it may be made convenient for you; and then ſend for
your ſick. Bacon.
3. Certain perſons. Some is often uſed abſolutely for ſome people;
part.
Some to the ſhores do fly,
Some to the woods, or whither fear advis'd;
But running from, all to deſtruction hye. Daniel.
Not in the neighbouring moon as ſºme have dream'd. Milt.
Your edićts ſome reclaim from fins,
But moſt your life and bleſt example wins.
4. Some is oppoſed to ſome, or to others.
It may be that the queen's treaſure, in ſo great occaſions of
diſburſements, is not always ſo ready; but being paid as it is,
now ſome, and then ſome, it is no great impoveriſhment to her
coffers. Spenſer on Ireland.
5. It is added to a number, to ſhow that the number is uncertain
and conjećtural.
Being encountered with a ſtrong ſtorm ſome eight leagues
to the weſtward of Scilly, I held it the office of a commander
to take a port. Raleigh.
At the higher end of a creek Milbrook lurketh between
two hills, a village of ſome eighty houſes. Carew.
Old mens ſpirits viſual, contrary to thoſe of purblind men,
unite not, but when the objećt is at ſome good diſtance. Bacon.
Sir Edward Poinings, after he had continued at Sluice ſome
good while, returned unto the king, then before Buloigne. Bac.
The number ſlain on the rebels part were ſome two thou-
Dryden.
ſand. Bacon.
He bore away the prize to the admiration of ſome hun-
dreds. Addiſon.
Your good-natur'd gods, they ſay,
Deſcend ſome twice or thrice a day. Prior,
Paint, patches, jewels laid aſide,
At night aſtronomers agree, -
The evening has the day bely'd, - -
And Phyllis is ſome forty-three. Prior.
6. One; any without determining which.
The pilot of ſºme ſmall night founder'd ſkiff. Milion.
So'ME body. m. ſ. [ſome and body.) -
1. One; not nobody; a perſon indiſcriminate and undetermined.
O that fir John were come, he would make this a bloody
day to ſomebody. Shakespeare . Henry IV.
Jeſus ſaid ſºmebºdy hath touched me; for I perceive that vir-
tue is gone out of me. Lu. viii. 46.
if there be a tacit league, it is againſt ſomewhat or
ſºmebody: who ſhould they be: Is it againſt wild beaſts No.
It is againſt ſuch routs and ſhoals of people as have utterly
degenerated from the laws of nature. Bacon.
We muſt draw in ſomebody, that may ſtand »
*Twixt us and danger. Denham's Sophy,
The hopes that what he has mºſt cºme to ſºmebºdy, and
that he has no heirs, have that effect, that he has every day
three or º: invitations. Addison's Spectator.
2. A perſon of conſideration.
#. roſe up, boaſting himſelf to be ſ”. 43 y.
So'Medeal. adv. [rumbeal, Saxon.] In ſome degree, Ob-
ſolete. -
Siker now I ſee thou ſpeak'ſt of ſpite,
All for thou lackeſt ſomelee their delight. . Spenſer.
So'MERsault. A n.ſ. [Some ſet is the corruptioh. Sommer, a
So'MER SET. ; beam, and ſault, French, a leap...] A leap
by which a jumper throws himſelf from a beam, and turrs
over his head.
So'MEHow. adj. [ſº
not how. - - -
The veſicular cells may be for receiving the arterial and
nervous juices, that, by their action upon one another, they
may be ſwelled ſomehow, ſo as to ſhorten the length of every
fibril. Cheyne.
24 O So'M ET HING.
m, and hºw.] One way or other; I know
S O M S C N •um Sinx, Saxon.) ETHING. m. ſ. ſ rumºtº - jºg. nothing, 㺠it appears not what ; a thing or matter ! - A,” inate. indeterminat When fierce Bavar Did from afar the Britiſh chief behold, - pºwist deſpair and rage, and hope and pain, - Sºmething within his warring bºſom roll’d. Priºr. The force of the air upon the pulmonary artery is but ſmall, in reſpect of that of the heart; but it is ſtill ſome- thing. Arbuthnot on Ahments. You'll ſay the whole world has ſºmething to do, ſomething to talk of, ſomething to wiſh for, and ſºmething to be employed about; but pray put all theſe ſomethings together, and what is the ſum total but juſt nothing. Pope's Letters. Here ſhe beholds the chaos dark and deep, Where nameleſs ſomethings in their cauſes ſleep. Pope. 2. More or leſs. Something yet of doubt remains. Milton. . Years follówing years ſteal ſomething ev'ry day, At leaſt they ſteal us from ourſelves away. Pope. 3. Part. Something of it ariſes from our infant ſtate. Watts. 4. Diſtance not great. - I will acquaint you with the perfečt ſpy o' th' time; for't muſt be done to-night, and ſomething from the palace. Shakeſp. So'METHING. adv. In ſome degree. The pain went away upon it; but he was fºmething diſ- couraged by a new painfalling ſome days after upon his elbow on the other ſide. Temple. So'METIME. adv. [ſome and time.] Once; formerly. What art thou that uſurp'ſt this time of night, Together with that fair and warlike form, In which the majeſty of buried Denmark Did ſometime march Shakeſp. Hamlet. Good ſometime queen, prepare thee hence for France. Shakespeare So"Met IMEs. adv. [ſome and times.] 1. Not never; now and then; at one time or other. *Twill render me more equal, ſometime ſuperior. Milton. It is good that we ſometimes be contradićted, and that we always bear it well; for perfeót peace cannot be had in this world. Taylor. 2. At one time, oppoſed to ſºmetimes, or to another time. The body paſſive is better wrought upon at ſometimes than at others. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Sometimes the one, and ſºmetimes the other, may be glanced upon in theſe ſcripture deſcriptions. Burnet. He writes not always of a piece, but ſºmetimes mixes trivial things with thoſe of greater moment: ſometimes alſo, though not often, he runs riot, and knows not when he has ſaid enough. Dryden's Fables, Preface. So'M Ew HAT. n. ſ. [ſºme and what..] 1. Something; not nothing, though it be uncertain what. Upon the ſea ſomewhat methought did riſe Like blueiſh miſts. Dryden's Indian Emperor. He that ſhuts his eyes againſt a ſmall light, on purpoſe to avoid the fight of ſomewhat that diſpleaſes him, would, for the ſame reaſon, ſhut them againſt the ſun. Atterbury. 2. More or leſs. Concerning every of theſe, ſºmewhat Chriſt hath com- manded, which muſt be kept 'till the world's end: on the con- trary ſide, in every of them ſomewhat there may be added, as the church judges it expedient. Hooker. Theſe ſalts have ſomewhat of a nitrous taſte, but mixt with a ſmatch of vitriolick. Grew. 3. Part greater or leſs. Somewhat of his good ſenſe will ſuffer in this transfuſion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be loſt. Dryden. So'MEWHAT. adv. . In ſome degree. Hºlding of the breath doth help ſomewhat to ceaſe the hic- cough. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. He is ſºmewhat arrogant at his firſt entrance, and is tooiá. quiſitive through the whole; yet theſe imperfections hinder not our compaſſion, Dryden. SoMEwHERE. adv. [ſome and where.] In one place or other; not nowhere. Hopeleſs and forelorn They are return'd, and ſºmewhere live obſcurely. Denham. Compreſſing two priſms hard together, that their ſides, yº by chance were a very little convex, might ſomewhere . one another, I found the place in which they touched to ecome abſolutely tranſparent, as if they had there been one continued piece of glaſs. Newtºn's Opt. Does ſomething ſtill, and Jomewhere yet remain Reward or puniſhment? > Prior. ** dead wº muſt ſpeak gently; and therefore, as Mr. ...ſº were, peace be to 11tS manes. - Pope. of uſe. " ”ſ [ſºme and while.] Once; for a time. Öut º under colour of the ſhepherds ſºmewhile, *S*Pt in wolves full of fraud and guile That often devoured their own ſheep, 3. And often the ſhepherd that jº. keep. Spenſºr's Paſº. Sorts i'r E Rous. adj. [ ſºn fºre, Fr. ſºmnifºr, Latin J Cauſing ſleep; procuring ſleep; ſopcriferous; dormitive. º I wiſh for ſome ſampliſe ous potion, that might force me to ſleep away the intermitted time, as it does with m n in for- roW. J/alton’s 4, gier. SoMNI'Fick. adj. [ſºmnuſ and facio, Latin.] Cauſing ſcºp. So'MNoLi Nc Y. m J. Iſºuncientia, Latin.] Sleepineſs; incli- nation to fleep. - SON. n.ſ...[/unus, Gothick; runa, Saxon; ſºn, German; fon, Swediſh; ſome, Dutch; ſyn, Sclavonian.] 1. A male born of one or begotten by one; correlative to father or mother. She had a ſºn for her cradle, ere ſhe had a huſband for her bed. - chakºff, Aing Lear. Caſt out this bondwoman and her ſºn. Gen. xxi. 10. He compares the affection of the lºvine Being to the indul- gence of a wiſe father, who would have his ſºns exerciſd with labour and pain, that they may gather ſtrength. Addison. 2. Deſcendant however diſtant: as, the ſºns of Adam. I am the ſon of the wiſe, the ſon of ancient kings. If xix. 3. Compellation of an old to a young man, or of a confeſſor to his penitent. - Be plain, good ſºn, and homely in thy drift; Riddling confeſſion finds but riddling ſhriſt. 4. Native of a country. Britain then Sees arts her ſavage ſons controul. Pºpe. 5. The ſecond perſon of the Trinity. If thou be the ſºn of God, come down. 6. Produćt of anything. Our imperfections prompt our corruption, and loudly tell us we are ſons of earth. Brown's Vulgar Errouri. Earth's tall ſons, the cedar, oak, and pine, Their parents undecaying ſtrength declare. Blackmºre. 7. In ſcripture, ſons of pride, and ſons of light, denoting ſome quality. 'Tis a Hebraiſm. This new fav'rite Of heav'n, this man of clay, ſn of deſpite. Miltºn, Son-IN-law. m. ſ. One married to one's daughter. If virtue no benighted beauty lack, Your ſon-in-law is far more fair than black. Shakespeare Othl. A foreign ſºn-in-law ſhall come from far, Whoſe race ſhall bear aloft the Latian name. Dryd. Æt. So'Nship. n.ſ.. [from ſon.] Filiation; the charaćter of a ſon. The apoſtle to the Hebrews makes afflićtions not only in- cident but neceſſary to Chriſtianity, the badge and cognizance of ſonſhip. Decay ºf licly. SONATA. m.ſ. [Italian.] A tune. - He whiſtled a Scotch tune, and an Italian ſºnata. Addison. - Could Pedro, think you, make no trial Of a ſonata on his viol, Unleſs he had the total gut, - Whence every ſtring at firſt was cut. Prior. SONG. m. ſ. [from Žerungen, Saxon.] 1. Anything modulated in the utterance. - Noiſe other than the ſound of dance and ſºng. Milton. He firſt thinks fit no ſonnetter advance His cenſure farther than the ſºng or dance. Dryden: 2. A poem to be modulated by the voice; a ballad. Pardon, goddeſs of the night, Thoſe that ſlew thy virgin knighta. For the which, with ſºngs of woe, Round about his tomb they go! ſ In her days ev'ry man ſhall ſing The merry}.} of º to all his neighbours. Shakespeare H. VIII. 3. A poem; lay; ſtrain. The bard that firſt adorn'd our native tongue, * Tun'd to his Britiſh lyre this ancient ſong. . Dryden. 4. Poetry; poeſy. Sha 'ºffeare, Mat. xxvii. 40. Shakſtart. This ſubjećt for heroick ſºng pleas'd me. Milton. Names memorable long, Pºpe If there be force in virtue, or in ſong. ºpe. - 5. Notes of birds. The lark, the meſſenger of day, Dryden. Saluted in her ſong the morning grey. 6. An old SoNC. A trifle. I do not intend to be thus put off with an old ſong. A hopeful youth, newly advanced to great h" forced by a cobler to reſign all for an old ſºng. So'NG1sh. adj. [from ſºng...] Containing ſongs; * ſongs. A low word. jety of ‘I he ſºngiſh part muſt abound in the ſoftneſs and varie . numbers, its intention being to pleaſe the heaſing: * So'Ngste R. n.ſ.. [from ſong..] A finger. Uſed of hum fingers, it is a word of ſlight contempt. - - The pretty ſongſters of the Spring with their vario did ſeem to welcome him as he paſſed. Some ſºngſters can no more ſing in any cha" own, than ſome clerks read in any book but their 9" Either ſºngſler holding out their throats, And folding up their wings, renew'd their motº. Mºre. ur, was /d ſºn, ſiſting of us notes Howel. hamber but their * Lº /1. ! fºr, ~ Dryden. 2 SO'NGSTRF.sº
S O O
S O O
So'NG stress. n.ſ.. [from ſºng..] A female finger.
Through the ſoft ſilence of the liſtening night,
The ſober-ſuited ſºng/?rºſs trills her lay. Thomſon's Summer.
SO'NNET. m. ſ [ſong t, French ; ſonnetto, Italian.]
1. A ſhort poem conſiſting of fourteen lines, of which the
rhymes are adjuſted by a particular rule. It is not very ſuit-
able to the Engliſh language, and has not been uſed by any
man of eminence ſince Milton.
A book was writ of late call'd Tetrachordon,
And woven cloſe, both matter, form, and ſtile;
The ſubject new: it walk'd the town a-while,
Numb'ring good intellects, now ſeldom por'd on:
Cries the ſtall-reader, Bieſs us, what a word on
A title-page is this! and ſome in file
Stand ſpelling falſe, while one might walk to Mile-
End-green. . Why is it harder, firs, than Gordon,
Colkitto, or Macdonnel, or Galaſp?
Thoſe rugged names to our like mouths grow ſleek,
That would have made Quintilian ſtare and gaſp:
Thy age like ours, ſoul of ſir John Cheek,
Hated not learning worſe than toad or aſp,
When thou taught'ſt Cambridge and king Edward
Greek. Milton.
2. A ſmall poem.
Let us into the city preſently,
To ſort ſome gentlemen well ſkill'd in muſick;
I have a ſonnet that will ſerve the turn. Shakeſpeare.
SoNNette‘ER. m. ſ. [ſonnetier, French; from ſºnnet.] A ſmall
poet, in contempt.
Aſſiſt me, ſºme extemporal god of rhime; for I am ſure I
ſhall turn ſonnetteer. Shakeſp. Love's Labour's Loſt.
He firſt thinks fit no ſonnetteer advance
His cenſure farther than the ſong or dance. Dryden.
There are as many kinds of gardening as of poetry: your
makers of parterres and flower-gardens are epigrammatiſts and
ſonnetteers in this art. Speciator.
What woful ſtuff this madrigal would be,
In ſome ſtarv'd hackney ſonnetteer or me !
But let a lord once own the happy lines,
How the wit brightens ! how the ſtyle refines! Pºpe.
SoNI'FERous. adj. [ſonus and fero, Latin.] Giving or bring-
ing ſound.
This will appear, let the ſubjećt matter of ſounds be what
it will; either the atmoſphere, or the etherial part thereof, or
ſoniferous particles of bodies. Derham.
SoNoR1'Fick, adj. [/anºrus and facio, Lat.] Producing ſound.
If he ſhould aſk me why a clock ſtrikes, and points to the
hour; and I ſhould ſay, it is by an indicating form and ſong-
rifick quality, this would be unſatisfactory. Watts's Logick.
SONO'ROUS. adj. [ ſonore, French; ſonorus, Latin. J
1. Loud ſounding; giving loud or ſhrill ſound. Bodies are diſ-
tinguiſhed as ſonorous or unſºnorous.
All the while
Sonorous metal blowing martial ſounds;
At which the univerſal hoſt up ſent
A ſhout that tore hell's concave.
2. High ſounding; magnificent of ſound.
The Italian opera, amidſt all the meanneſs and familiarity
of the thoughts, has ſomething beautiful and ſonorous in the
expreſſion. Addiſon on Italy.
SoNo'Rously. adv. [from ſºnorous.] With high ſound; with
magnificence of ſound.
SoNo Rous N Ess. n. ſ. [from ſonorous.]
1. The quality of giving found.
Enquiring of a maker of viols and lutes of what age he
thought lutes ought to be, to attain their full and beſt ſeaſon-
ing for ſonorouſneſs, he replied, that in ſome twenty years
would be requiſite, and in others forty. Boyle.
2. Magnificence of ſound.
SOCN. adv. [..ſuns, Gothick; rona, Saxon; ſaen, Dutch.]
1. Before long time be paſt; ſhortly after any time aſſigned or
ſuppoſed.
Nor did they not perceive their evil plight,
Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
Yet to their gen'ral's voice they ſºon obey'd. Milton.
You muſt obey me, ſoon or late;
Why ſhould you vainly ſtruggle with your fate? Dryden,
2. Early ; before any time ſuppoſed: oppoſed to late.
O boy! thy father gave thee life too ſoon,
And hath bereft thee of thy life too late. Shakespeare Hen. VI.
Do this, that I may be reſtored to you the ſooner. Heb. xiii.
How is it that you are come ſo ſoon to-day? Ex. ii. 18.
The earlier ſtayeth for the later, and not that the later
cometh ſooner. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
3. Readily; willingly.
I would as ſoon ſee a river winding through woods and mea-
dows, as when it is toſſed up in ſo many whimſical figures at
Verſailles. Addiſon's Guardan.
4. It has in Sidney the ſignification of an adjective, whether
licentiouſly or according to the cuſtom of his time.
He hath preſerved Argalus alive, under pretence of having
him publickly executed after theſe wars, of which they hope
for a ſoon and proſperous iſſue. - Sidney.
5. Soon as. Immediately; at the very time.
As ſººn as he came nigh unto the camp, he ſaw the calf and
the dºce. . . Ex. xxxii. 19.
Nor was his virtue poiſon'd, /ºon as born,
With the too early thoughts of being king. Drydºn.
Soonly. adu. [from ſoon.] Quickly; ſpeedily. This word I
remember in no other place; but if ſoon be, as it ſeems once
to have been, an adjećtive, fºonly is proper. >
A maſon meets with a ſtone that wants no cutting, and
ſoonly approving of it, places it in his work. Air >
So'of BERRY. n.ſ. [ſpindus, Latin J A plant. t’.
It hath a flower, which for the moſt part is compoſed of
four leaves, expanding in form of a roſe; from whoſe four-
leaved empalement ariſes the pointal, which afterward becomes
a ſpherical fruit, incloſing a nut of the ſame form A4 'er
SOOT. n. ſ. [rot, Saxon; ſºot, Iſlandick; ſet Dutch. C -
denſed or embodied ſmoke. > • V-OIl-
Soot, though thin ſpread in a field, is a very good com-
poſt. - - - Pacon.
If the fire be not kept within the tunnel of the chimncy
and ſome appointed to ſweep down the ſºot, the houſe will be in
danger of burning. Hºwel.
Oft they aſſay’d,
Hunger and thirſt conſtraining; drugg’d as oft
With hatefulleſt diſreliſh, writh'd their jaws,
With ſººt and cinders fill’d. Milton's Paradiſ? Ig/?.
Qur houſhold gods, that droop upon our hearths,
Each from his venerable face ſhall bruſh
The Macedonian ſºot, and ſhine again. Dryd. Cleomenes.
sº. adj. [from ſºot.] Smeared, manured, or covered with
OOt.
The land was ſooted before. Mortimer,
Sootºrk, N. n.ſ. A kind of falſe birth fabled to be produced
by the Dutch women from fitting over their ſtoves.
When Jove was, from his teeming head,
Of wit’s fair goddeſs brought to-bed,
There follow'd at his lying-in,
For after-birth, a ſooterkin. Swift.
Soot H. n.ſ. [roë, Saxon.] Truth; reality. Obſolete.
Sir, underſtand you this of me in ſºoth,
Th’ youngeſt daughter, whom you hearken for,
Her father keeps from all acceſs of ſuitors,
Until the eldeſt ſiſter firſt be wed. Shakeſpeare:
That e'er this tongue of mine,
That laid the ſentence of dread baniſhment
On yond proud man, ſhould take it off again
With words of ſºoth. Shakespeare Richard II.
He looks like ſouth: he ſays he loves my daughter;
I think ſo too; for never gaz'd the moon
Upon the water, as he'll ſtand and read
My daughter's eyes. Shakespeare. Winter's Tal.
If I have any ſkill in ſoothſaying, as in ſºuth I have none,
it doth prognoſticate that I ſhall change caps. Camden’s Rem.
The very ſooth of it is, that an ill habit has the force of an
ill fate. L'Aſirange.
I did not mean to chide you;
For, ſooth to ſay, I hold it noble in you
To cheriſh the diſtreſs'd. Rowe.
Soot H. adj. [ros, Saxon.] Pleaſing; delightful.
Some other means I have,
Which once of Melibaeus old I learn'd,
The ſoothſ; ſhepherd that e'er pip'd on plains.
To SOOTH. v. a. [xerobian, Saxon.]
1. To flatter; to pleaſe with blandiſhments.
In ſºothing them, we nouriſh 'gainſt our ſenate
The cockle of rebellion, inſolence, ſedition. Shakespeare.
Can Iſooth tyranny ?
Seem pleas'd to ſee my royal maſter murder'd,
His crown uſurp'd, a diſtaff in the throne *
By his fair daughter is the chief confin'd,
Who ſooth, to dear delight his anxious mind;
Succeſsleſs all her ſoft careſſes prove,
To baniſh from his breaſt his country's love. Pope's Odyſſey.
Thinks he that Memnon, ſoldier as he is,
Thoughtleſs and dull, will liſten to his ſºothing * Rºwe.
I've try’d the force of every reaſon on him,
Sooth'd and careſs'd, been angry, ſºoth'd again;
Laid ſafety, life, and intereſt in his fight;
But all are vain, he ſcorns them all for Cato.
2. To calm; to ſoften ; to mollify.
The beldame
Sooth; her with blandiſhments, and frights with threats. Dry.
3. To gratify; to pleaſe. - - - -
This calm'd his cares; ſecth'd with his future fame,
And pleas'd to hear his propagated name. Dryden,
Soo'ſ HER... n ſ, [from ſºuth.] A flatterer; one who gains by
bandiſhments.
I cannot flatter: I defy
The tongues of ſºthers. - Shake?. Henry IV.
To Soorasaº. v. n. [ſooth and ſay..] To predict, to foretell.
A damſel, poſſeſſed with a ſpirit of divination, met us,
which brought her maſters much gain by ſºothſaying. Acis Xvi.
Soº THSAYER,
Milton:
Dryden.
Addſ Cato.
S O P S C R. Sooris AYER. m.ſ. [from ſºothſay J A foreteller; a predićier; 2 Pºº". "Kiſſions made partaker of this oft blinding - M - - Scarce was were found numbers of fºothſayerſ who at- light, when there W. - inor f d b #. ſtrange and incredible things ſhould be per º "º, bids you beware the ides of March. Shakeſp. animated to expect the papacy by the predićtion of ..}º that one ſhould ſucce; d pope Leo, whoſe name hºuld be Adrian, an aged man of mean birth, and of great learning and wiſdom. - Bacon's Henry VII. Soºrinºs. n.ſ.. [from ſºoty.] The quality of being ſooty; fu- liginouſneſs. Soºry, adj. [from ſºat.] 1. Breeding foot. - By fire of ſºoty coal th' alchymiſt turns - Metals to gold. Milon. 2. Conſiſting of ſoot; fuliginous. - - There may be ſome chymical way ſo to defecate this oil, that it ſhall not ſpend into a ſooty matter. //i/kins. 3. Black; dark; duſky. All the griſly legions that troop Under the ſºoty flag of Acheron; Harpies and hydras and all monſtrous forms. Milton. Swift on his ſooty pinions flits the gnome, And in a vapour reach'd the gloomy dome. Poſe. Sop. m. ſ. [rop, Saxon; /opa, Spaniſh ; ſoppe, Dutch.] 1. Anything ſteeped in liquour to be eaten. The bounded waters - Would lift their boſoms higher than the ſhores, And make a ſºp of all this ſolid globe. Shakeſpeare. Draw, you rogue; for though it be night, yet the moon ſhines: I'í make a ſºp o'th’ moonſhine of you. Shakeſpeare. Sps in wine, quantity for quantity, inebriate more than wine of itſelf. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The prudent Sibyl had before prepar’d A ſºp, in honey ſteep'd, to charm the guard, Which mix'd with powerful drugs, ſhe caſt before His greedy grinning jaws, juſt op'd to roar: Dryden. Ill nature is not to be cured with a ſop; but quarrelſome men, as well as quarrelſome curs, are worſe for fair uſage. L’Eſtrange. 2. Any thing given to pacify, from the fop given to Cerberus. To Cerberus they give a ſºp, His tripple barking mouth to ſtop. Swift. To Sop. v.a. To ſteep in liquour. Sope. n.ſ. [See SoAP.] SoPH. n.ſ. [from ſophiſła, Latin.] A young man who has been two years at the univerſity. Three Cambridge ſophs, and three pert templars came, The ſame their talents, and their taſtes the ſame; Each prompt to query, anſwer and debate, - And ſmit with love of poeſy and prate. Pope's Dunciad. Sophi. m. ſ. [Perſian.] The emperor of Perſia. By this ſcimitar That ſlew the ſºphi and a Perſian prince. Shakeſpeare. A fig for the ſultan and ſºphi. Congreve. So'PH is M. m. ſ. [ ſophiſma, Latin.] A fallacious argument; an unſound ſubtilty; a fallacy. When a falſe argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a ſophiſm or fallacy. //atts. So'PH is T. n.ſ [ſºphiſła, Latin.] A profeſſor of philoſophy. The court of Croeſus is ſaid to have been much reſorted by the ſophiſis of Greece in the happy beginning of his reign. Tºm. So'PH1st ER. n.ſ. [ ſºphiſle, French; ſºphiſia, Latin.] 1. A diſputant fallaciouſly ſubtle; an artful but infidious logi- Claſ). A ſubtle traitor needs no ſºphiſler. Shakespeare 's Hen. VI. If a heathen philoſopher bring arguments from reaſon, which none of our atheiſtical Jophiſłers can confute, for the immortality of the ſoul, I hope they will ſo weigh the con- ſequences, as neither to talk, nor live, as if there was no ſuch thing. Denham. Not all the ſubtle objećtions of ſºphiſtºrs and rabbies, againſt the goſpel, ſo much prejudiced the reception of it, as the re- proach of thoſe crimes with which they aſperſed the aſſem- blies of chriſtians. Rogers'; Sermons. 2. Anokº of philoſophy; a ſophiſt. This ſenſe is antiqua- ted. Alcidimus the ſºphifter hath many arguments to prove, that voluntary and extemporal far excelleth premeditated ſpeech. - - - - Hooker. Sophiſ's Tical. adi. ſſphiftique, Fr. from ſophiſ?..] Fallaci- ouſly ſubtle; logically deceitful. Neither know I whether I ſhould prefer for madneſs, and Mºhiſtical couzenge, that the ſame body of Chriſt ſhould be in a thouſand places at once of this ſublunary world. Hall. diffi hen the ſtate of the controverſy is well underſtood, the ificulty will not be great in giving anſwers to all his ſo- phiſtical cavils. Stillingfeet. º may ſeem a demonſtration for the preſent, which to Pºcrity will appear a more Jºſh ſlical knot. More. SoPH1's T. cALLY. cdv. [from ſºphiſ?ica'] With fallacious ſubtilty. , Bolingbroke argues moſt ſºftically. Swift. To Sophistic At E. v. a. [ſofhiſtiquer, Fr from ſhift j io adulterate ; tocorrupt with ſomething ſpurious. If the paſſions of the mind be ſtrong, they eaſily ſº liſticate the underſtanding, they make it apt to believe upon every len- der warrant, and to imagine infallible truth, where ſcarce any probable ſhew appeareth. Hºoker. Here's tº ree of us are ſophiſti ated. Shakespeare care. Divers experiments ſucceeded not, becauſe they were at one time tried with genuine materials, and at another time with ſo ºfficated ones. Bºſe. The only perſons amongſt the heathens, who ſº...! nature and philoſophy, were the Stoicks; who affirmed a 1- tal, unchangeable concatenation of cauſes, reaching even to the elicite acts of man's will. South's Sermons. Yet the rich cullies may their boaſting ſcale; They purchaſe but ſºphiſłicated ware: 'Tis prodigality that buys deceit, Where both the giver and the taker cheat. Drydºn. The eye hath its coats and humours tranſparent and colour. leſs, left it ſhould tinge and ſºhyºic.te the light that it lets in by a natural jaundice. Bentry. Sophi's ricate. part. adj. [from the verb.] Adulterate; not genuine. Since then a great part of our ſcientifical treaſure is moſt likely to be adulterate, though all bears the image and ſuper. ſcription of truth ; the only way to know what is ſophiliate and what is not ſo, is to bring all to the examen of the touch- ſtone. Glanvik. So truth, when only one ſupply'd the ſtate, Grew ſcarce and dear, and yet ſºphiſticate. Dryden. Sophistication. m. ſ. [ſºphiſticatiºn, Fr. from ſpliftiate.] Adulteration; not genuineneſs. Sophiſtication is the act of counterfeiting or adulterating any thing with what is not ſo good, for the ſake of unlawful gain. &uiny. The drugs and fimples ſold in ſhops, generally are adulte- rated by the fraudulent avarice of the ſellers, eſpecially if the preciouſneſs may make their ſºphiſłication very beneficial. Bºyle. B-ſides eaſy ſubmiſſion toſophi/fications of ſenſe, we have in- ability to prevent the miſcarriages of our junior reaſons (, a v. Sophisticator. n.ſ.. [from ſºphiſticate.] Adulterator; one that makes things not genuine. Sophist R.Y. m. ſ. [from ſophiſ?..] Fallacious ratiocination. His ſºphiſtry prevailed; his father believed. Sidney. Theſe men have obſcured and confounded the natures of things, by their falſe principles and wretched ſo hiºry; tho' an act be never ſo finful, they will ſtrip it of its guilt. South. To Sopor At E. v. n. [ſoporo, Latin J. To lay aſleep. ſº. Sopori'Fe Rous. adj. [ſo or and fero.] Productive of ſleep; cauſing ſleep; narcotick; opiate ; dormitive; ſomniſcrous; anodyne; ſleepy. The particular ingredients of thoſe magical ointments are opiate and ſoporiferous; for anointing of the forehead, neck, feet, and back-bone, procures dead ſleeps. Bacon. While the whole operation was performing, I lay in a pſø. found ſleep, by the force of that ſporiferous medicine infuſed into my liquor. Gulliver’s Traveli, SopoR1'FERóusness. n. ſ. [from ſporiferous.] The quality of cauſing ſleep. - Sopor 1'Fick. adj. [ſpºr and facio..] Cauſing ſleep; opiate; narcotick. - The colour and taſte of opium are, as well as its ſºri; or anodyne virtues, mere powers depending on its Prº*Y qualities. - - Lak. Sopper. n.ſ.. [from ſp.] One that fleeps any thing in liquor. Sor bile, adj. [from fºrbio, Latin.] That may be drunk “ fipped. - - - SoRºi"tion. n.ſ. [ſºrbitio, Latin.] The act of drinking * ſipping. - Scrbs. . ſ. [ſorbum, Lat.] The berries of the ſorb of ſervice- tree. - A So'Rc ER ER. m. ſ. [ ſºrcier, French; ſºrtiarius, low Latin.] conjurer; an enchanter ; a magician. They ſay this town is full of cozenage, As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye, . Drug-working ſºrcerers that change the mind, Soul-killing witches that deform the body, º And many ſuch like libertines of ſin. Shalºt. The weakneſs of the power of witches upon kings and º giſtrates may be aſcribed to the weakneſs of imaginatiº § it is hard for a witch or a ſorcerer to put on a belief hº can hurt ſuch. Bacon's Natural Hiſ” He ſaw a ſable ſorcerer ariſe, All ſudden gorgon's hiſs and dragon's glare, Poff And ten horn'd fiends. b §: The Egyptian ſorcerers contended with Moſes; but WCſ wonders which Moſes wrought did ſo far tranſcend the P9 - - - ºt", of magicians, as made them confeſs it was the finger of . Iſºtti's Logi" So'RCERESS.
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So'Rceress. n.ſ. [Female of ſorcerer.] A female magician;
an enchantreſs.
Bring forth that ſºrcereſ condemn'd to burn.
aid their imagination with high and foul vapours. Bacon.
The ſnaky ſorcereſ; that ſat
Juſt by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key,
Ris'n, and with hideous outcry ruſh'd between, Milton.
How cunningly the ſorcereſ, diſplays
Her own tranſgreſſions, to upbraid me, mine. Milton.
So'rcery. m. ſ. Magick; enchantment; conjuration; witch-
craft; charms.
This witch Sycorax,
For miſchiefs manifold, and ſorceries terrible,
Was baniſh’d.
Adders wiſdom I have learn’d
To fence, my ear againſt thy ſorcerieſ. Milton.
Aétaeon has long tracts of rich ſoil; but had the misfor-
tune in his youth to fall under the power of ſorcery. Tatler.
Sord, n.ſ.. [from ſward.] Turf; graſſy ground.
This is the prettieſt low-born laſs that ever ran on the
green ſord. Shakeſpeare's Winter’s Tale.
An altar of graſſy ſºrd. Milton.
SO’RDES. m. ſ. [Latin.] Foulneſs; dregs.
The ſea waſhes off the ſºil and ſordes wherein mineral moſ-
ſes were involved and concealed, and thereby renders them
more conſpicuous. Woodward.
So'RDe T. }". f ſourdine, French; ſordina, Italian.] A ſmall
So'R DIN E. 5 pipe put into the mouth of a trumpet to make it
ſound lower or ſhriller.
So RDID. adj. [ſordidus, Latin.]
1. Foul ; groſs; filthy; dirty.
There Charon ſtands
A ſordid god, down from his hoary chin
A length of beard deſcends, uncomb'd, unclean. Dryden.
2. [Sordide, French.] Intelle&tually dirty ; mean ; vile; baſe.
It is ſtrange ſince the prieſts office heretofore was always
ſplendid, that it is now looked upon as a piece of religion,
to make it low and ſordid. South's Sermons.
3. [Sordide, French..] Covetous; niggardly.
He may be old,
And yet not ſordid, who refuſes gold. Denham.
If one ſhould ceaſe to be generous and charitable, becauſe
another is ſºrdid and ungrateful, it would be much in the
power of vice to extinguiſh chriſtian virtues. L’Eſ/range.
So'RDIDLY, adv. [from Jordid.] Meanly; poorly; covetouſly;
So'RDIDNEss. n.ſ.. [from ſºrdid.]
1. Meanneſs; baſeneſs.
I omit the madneſſes of Caligula's delights, and the exe-
crable ſordidneſs of thoſe of Tiberius. Cowley.
2. Naſtineſs; not neatneſs.
Providence deters people from ſluttiſhneſs and ſordidn'ſ,
and provokes them to cleanlineſs. Ray.
Sor e. m. ſ. [ran, Saxon; ſaur, Daniſh.] A place tender and
painful; a place excoriated; an ulcer. It is not uſed of a
wound, but of a breach of continuity, either long continued
or from internal cauſe: to be a ſºre, there muſt be an exco-
riation; a tumour or bruiſe is not called a ſore before ſome
diſruption happen.
Let us hence provide
A ſalve for any ſore that may betide. Shakeſpeare's Hen. VI.
It is a bad exchange to wound a man's own conſcience, to
ſalve ſtate ſores. King Charles.
Receipts abound; but ſearching all thy ſtore,
The beſt is ſtill at hand to launce the ſore,
And cut the head; for till the core be found
Shakeſpeare.
Bailey.
The ſecret vice is fed and gathers ground. Dryden.
By theſe all feſtring ſores her councils heal,
Which time or has diſclos'd, or ſhall reveal. Dryden.
Lice and flies, which have a moſt wonderful inſtinét to find
out convenient places for the hatching and nouriſhment of their
young, lay their eggs upon ſores. Bentley.
SoRE, adj. [from the noun.]
1. Tender to the touch.
We can ne'er be ſure,
Whether we pain or not endure;
And juſt ſo far are ſore and griev'd, -
As by the fancy is believ'd. Hudibrar.
While ſºre of battle, while our wounds are green,
Why ſhould we tempt the doubtful dye again. Dryden.
It was a right anſwer of the phyſician to his patient, that
had ſore eyes, if you have more pleaſure in the taſte of wine
than in the uſe of your fight, wine is good; but if the plea-
ſure of ſeeing be greater to you than that of drinking, wine is
naught. Locke.
2. Tender in the mind; eaſily vexed.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt
to make our minds ſore and uneaſy; but he that can mode-
rate theſe affections will find eaſe in his mind. Tillotſon.
Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are ſºre,
So much the better, you may laugh the more.
Pope.
Shakeſp.
Divers witches and ſºrcereſſes have fed upon man's fleſh, to
3. Violent with
Threeſcore and ten I can remember well,
Within the volume of which time I've ſeen
Hours dreadful, and thing ſiraj, :* /---- - -
Hath, trifled former j ge; but *::::.
I will perſevere in my courſe of loyalty, though the conflićt
be ğ. between that and my blood. Shakeſpeare's K. Lear.
y loins are filled with aſºre diſeaſe; and there is no whole
part in my body. Common Prayer.
Sore hath been their fight,
As likelieſt was, when two ſuch foes met arm'd. Mitan
Gentle lady, may thy grave -
Peace and quiet ever have,
After this day's travel fore
Sweet reſt ſeize thee evermore. Milton.
T. are determin'd to live up to the holy rule,
- - - though
Jº evils and great temporal inconveniencies ſhºuld attend the
diſcharge of their duty. Atterbury.
4. Criminal. Out of uſe.
To lapſe in fullneſs
# %. than to lie for need; and falſhood
s worſe in kings than beggars. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline,
5. [From ſaur, F. £8. ſº }
The buck is called the firſt year a fawn; the ſecond, a
pricket; the third, a ſorel; and the fourth year, a ſore. Shakespeare
Sore. adv. [This the etymologiſts derive from ſeer, Dutch; but
ſeer means only an intenſeneſs of anything; ſore almoſt al-
ways includes pain.] With painful or dangerous vehemence;
a very painful degree; with afflictive violence or pertinacity.
It is now little uſed.
Thine arrows ſtick faſt in me, and thy hand preſſeth me
fore. Common Prayer.
The knight, then lightly leaping to the prey,
With mortal ſteel him ſmóte again ſofore,
That headleſs his unweildy body lay.
- Fairy Queen.
He this and that, and each man's blow
Doth eye, defend, and ſhift, being laid to fore. Daniel.
Though iron hew and mangle ſºre,
Would wounds and bruiſes honour more. Hudibras.
Diſtruſt ſhook ſore their minds. Milon.
So that Palamon were wounded fore,
Arcite was hurt as much. Dryden's Knights Tale.
Sore-ſigh'd the knight, who this long ſermon heard:
At length, conſidering all, his heart he cheard. Dryden.
How, Didius, ſhall a Roman ſore repuls'd
Greet your arrival to this diſtant iſle - -
How bid you welcome to theſe ſhatter'd legions? A. Philips.
$o'REHON. An ſ [Iriſh and Scottiſh.] A kind of arbitrary
SoRN. ; exaction or ſervile tenure, formerly in Scot-
land, as likewiſe in Ireland; whenever a chieſtan had a mind
to revel, he came down among the tenants with his followers,
by way of contempt called in the lowlands giliwitſitts, and liv-
ed on free quarters; ſo that ever fince, when a perſon obtrudes
himſelf upon another, ſtays at his houſe, and hangs upon him
for bed and board, he is ſaid to ſorn, or be a ſorner. Maclean.
They exačt upon them all kind of ſervices; yea, and the
very wild exactions, coignie, livery, and ſºrehon ; by which
they poll and utterly undo the poor tenants and freeholders
under them. Spenſer's Ireland.
So'REL. n.ſ. [Diminutive of ſºre.]
The buck is called the firſt year a fawn; the ſecond, a
pricket; the third, a ſorel. Shakeſpeare.
So'RELY. adv. [from/ore.]
1. With a great degree of pain or diſtreſs.
Here's the ſmell of the blood ſtill; all the perfumes of Ara-
bia will not ſweeten this little hand. Oh! oh oh!—What
a figh is there the heart is ſorely overcharged. Shakeſpeare.
The warrior train,
Though moſt were ſorely wounded, none were ſlain. Dryden.
2. With vehemence dangerous or afflićtive.
I have done ill,
Of which I do accuſe myſelf ſo ſerely,
That I will enjoy no more. Shakeſpeare.
So'REN Ess. n. ſ. [from ſore.] Tenderneſs of a hurt. .
He that, whilſt the ſoreneſ of his late pangs of conſcience re-
mains, finds himſelf a little indiſpoſed for ſin, preſently con-
cludes repentance hath had its perfect work. Decay ºf Piety.
My foot began to ſwell, and the pain aſſwaged, though it
left ſuch aſ reneſ, that I could hardly ſuffer the cloaths of
my bed. Temple.
Sorites. n.ſ. [regºry;..] Properly an heap...An argument
where one propolition is accumulated on another.
Chryſippus the Stoick invented a kind of argument, con-
ſiſting of more than three propoſitions, which is called ſºitº,
or a heap. Dryden.
Sorites is when ſeveral middle terms are choſen. to connect
one another ſucceſſively in ſeveral propoſitions, till the laſt
propoſition connects its predicate with the firſt ſubject. Thus,
all men of revenge have their ſouls often uneaſy: uneaſy ſouls
are a plague to themſelves; now to be one's ºwn plague is
folly in the extreme. Iſºtt * Logick.
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Pain 3, affióively vehement. SeeSoRE. adverb.
- __w = − - 2, and cºd, J The murder of * ſiſter. sº ſº. of green tº: or . #: AXC ... ft - r * ...’rie iſeaſe Ur fore in horſes. soºn ance. */ [In farriery.] Any diſeaſe 9 Dić?. - is plant agrees - ºl. n.ſ. [rune, Saxon ; forel, French J. This plantagº sº."{{. il its characters, and only differs in .# - id taſte. liter. "é. of herbs the root of ſorrel goeth the fartheſt into the earth. It is a cold and acid herb that loveth the earth, and is not much drawn by the ſun. Bacon. Acid auſtere vegetables contract and frengthen the fibres, as all kinds of ſºrrel, the virtues of which º in º *:::: - - tidote againſt the putreſcent billou.” ſalt, a ſovereign an § p Arbuthnot on Aliments. So's Rily, adv. [from ſºrry..] Meanly; poorly; deſpicably ; wretchedly ; pitiably. - - Thy º, Ó Faº, ſhall help though Iſing ſºrº: Sidney. So'RRINess. n.ſ.. [from ſorry] Meanneſs; wretchedneſs; pi- tiableneſs; deſpicableneſs. - - - Sorrow. n.ſ. Iſºrº, Daniſh.] Grief; pain for ſomething paſt; ſadneſs; mourning. Sorrow is not commonly underſtood is the effea of preſent evil, but of loſt good. §... is uneaſineſs in the mind, upon the thought of a good loſt, which might have been enjoyed longer; o; the ienſe of a preſent evil. Locke. Sºrrº, on thee, and all the pack of you; That triumph thus upon my miſery! Shakeſpeare. A world of woe and ſorrow. AMilton. Some other hour I will to tears allow; Put having you, can ſhow no ſºrºw now. Dryden. To sºr ow. ºn. [ſaurgan, Gothick; ropsian, Sax.] To grieve; to be ſad; to be dejećted. The miſerable change, now at my end, Lament, nor ſorrow at. Shakespearejp. Antony and Cleopatra. where-ever ſorrow is relief wou'd be, If you do ſºrrow at my grief in love, By giving love, your ſorrow and my grief Were both extermin'd. Shakeſpeare. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made ſorry, but that ye Jarrowed to repentance. 2 Cor. vii. 9. I neither fear to die nor deſire to live; and having maſtered all grief in myſelf, I deſire no man to ſºrrow for me. Hayw. Send them forth, though ſorrowing, yet in peace. Milton. Sad the prince explores' The neighb'ring main, and ſorrowing treads the ſhores. Pope. So's Rowe D. adj. [from ſorrow.] Accompanied with ſorrow. Cut of uſe. Now the publick body, which doth ſeldom Play the recanter, feeling in itſelf A lack of Timon's aid, hath ſenſe withal Of its own fall, reſtraining aid to Timon ; And ſends forth us to make their ſorrowed tender. Shakeſp. Sº 'RRow Ful. adj. Iſorrow and full.] 1. Sad for ſomething paſt; mournful; grieving. Bleſſed are they which have been ſorrowful for all thy ſcourges; for they ſhall rejoice for thee, when they have ſeen all thy glory. Tob. xiii. 14. 2. Deep y ſerious. Not in uſe. Hannah ſaid, no, my lord, I am a woman of a ſorrowful ſpirit: I have poured out my ſoul before the Lord. I Sam. 3. Expreſſing grief; accompanied with grief. The things that my ſoul refuſed to touch are as my ſorrow- ful meat. job. vi. 7. Sö RRY. adj. [ranić, Saxon.] 1. Grieved for ſomething paſt. It it generally uſed of ſlight or caſual miſcarriages or vexations, but ſometimes of greater things. It does not imply any long continuance of grief. O, forget What we are ſorry for ourſelves in thee. Shakespeare. Timon of Athens. The king was ſºrry : nevertheleſs for the oath's ſake he commanded the Baptiſt's head to be given her. Matth. xiv. 9. I’m ſorry for thee, friend; ’tis the duke's pleaſure. Shakespeare We are ſorry for the ſatire interſperſed in ſome of theſe pieces, upon a few people, from whom the higheſt provocations have been received. Swift. 2. [From ſaur, filth, Iſlandick.] Vile ; worthleſs; vexatious. A ſalt and ſorry rheum offends me: Lend me thy handkerchief. Shakeſpeare's Othello. How now, why do you keep alone : Of ſorrieſ fancies your companions making, Uſing thoſe thoughts, which ſhould, indeed, have died With them they think on. Shakespeare's Macbeth. l; the union of the parts conſiſt only in reſt, it would ſeem that a bag of duſt would be of as firm a conſiſtence as that of marble; and Bajazet's cage had been but a ſorry priſon. Glanv. Coarſe complexions, And cheeks of, orry grain will ſerve to ply ſº ſampler, and to teize the houſewife's wool. Milton. ſu OW i. were all the enſigns of his power, that could not - i.". againſt one flighting look of a ſºrry ſlave! L'Eſt. innocent had any relation to his Thebais, the poet S O R might have found ſome ſorry excuſe for detaining the reader, Dryden. If ſuch a ſlight and ſºrry buſineſs as that could º Onc organical body, one might reaſonably expect, that now and then a dead lump of dough might be leavened into an animal. Bentley's Sermons. Son T. n.ſ.. [ſºrte, French.] 1. A kind; a ſpecies. Disfigu'd more than ſpirit of happy ſºrt. Milton. A ſubſtantial and unaffected piety, not only gives a man a credit among the ſober and virtuous, but even among the vi- cious ſort of men. Tilſºn. Theſe three ſorts of poems ſhould differ in their numbers, deſigns, and every thought. l/a/h. Endeavouring to make the ſignification of ſpecificknames clear, they make their ſpecifick ideas of the ſorts of ſubſtances of a few of thoſe ſimple ideas found in them. Locke. 2. A manner; a form of being or acting. Flowers in ſuch ſort worn, can neither be ſmelt nor ſeen well by thoſe that wear them. Hºoker. That I may laugh at her in equal ſort As ſhe doth laugh at me, and makes my pain her ſport. Spenſer's Sounet. Ezra iv. 8. 44ilton. Rheum and Shimſhai wrote after this ſort. To Adam in what ſort ſhall I appear 3. A degree of any quality. I have written the more boldly unto you, in ſome ſort, as putting you in mind. Rom. xv. 15. I ſhall not be wholly without praiſe, if in ſome ſort I have copied his ſtile. Dryden. 4. A claſs, or order of perſons. The one being a thing that belongeth generally unto all, the other, ſuch as none but the wier and more judicious ſort can perform. Hooker. I have bought Golden opinions from all ſort of people. Shakeſpeare. Hoſpitality to the better ſort, and charity to the poor, two virtues that are never exerciſed ſo well as when they accompa- ny each other. Atterbury's Sermons, 5. A company; a knot of people. Mine eyes are full of tears: I cannot ſee; And yet ſalt water blinds them not ſo much, But they can ſce a ſort of traitors here. 6. Rank; condition above the vulgar. Is ſignior Montanto returned from the wars ?—I know none of that name, lady; there was none ſuch in the army.**) fort. Shakeſpeare's Much ad about Nahin;. 7. [Sort, Fr. ſºrtes, Latin.] A lot. Out of uſe. Make a lott'ry, And by decree, let blockiſh Ajax Shakeſheart. Draw the ſºrt to fight with Hector. Shakespeare. 8. A pair ; a ſet. Milton. The firſt ſºrt by their own ſuggeſtion fell. To Sort. v. o. [Sortiri, Lat. aſſo, tºº, Italian.] 1. To ſeparate into diſtinét and proper claſſes. Theſe they ſorted into their ſeveral times and places; ſome to begin the ſervice of God with, and ſome to end; ſome to be intja’i between the divine readings of the law"! !" phcts. Hooker. I come to thee for charitable licence, To ſºrt our nobles from our common men; Shakeſtart. A piece of cloth made of white and black threads though the whole appear neither white nor black, but grey; yet each remains what it was before, if the threads were pulled aſunder, and ſorted each colour by itſelf. - *::: Shell-fiſh have been, by ſome of the ancients, compa" and ſorted with the inſects. Bacon's Natural Hiſ"). with this deſire, ſhe hath a native might To find out ev'ry truth, if ſhe had time; Th’ innumerable effects to ſort aright, .. .. And by degrees from cauſe to cauſe to climb. , *... The number of fimple ideas, that make the nominal e . of the loweſt ſpecies, or firſt ſorting of individuals, depen." on the mind of man. †: The rays which differ in refrangibility, may be parte º ſºrted from one another, and that either by refraction, or by reflexion. Newton's Opticº. But grant that adions beſt diſcover man, Take the moſt ſtrong and ſort them as you “”; The few that glare, each character muſt mark: You balance not the many in the dark. 2. To reduce to order from a ſtate of confuſion. Let me not be light; For a light wife doth make a heavy huſband; And never be Baſlanio ſo from me; 'anit But God ſort all! Shakeſpeare's March. of Verit. 3. To conjoin; to put together in diſtribution, , , ſt Foſſ, when ſhe ſort; things preſent with things paſt, And thereby things to come doth oft foreſee ; when ſhe doth doubt at firſt, and chute at firſt, Theſe acts her own, without her body * Pºpe. David. 4. To
S O T * º º: * . liº. * hº º ** ". º º º: º º º ſº ſ º + 4. To cull; to chuſe; to ſelečt. Send his mother to his father's houſe, That he may ſort her out a worthy ſpouſe. To SoRt. v. n. 1. To be joined with others of the ſame ſpecies. Nor do metals only ſºrt and herd with metals in the earth, and minerals with minerals; but both in common together. Woodward. Chapman. 2. To conſort; to join. The illiberality of parents towards their children, makes them baſe and ſort with any company. - Bacon. 3. To ſuit; to fit. A man cannot ſpeak to a ſon but as a father; whereas a friend may ſpeak as the caſe requires, and not as it ſorteth with the perſon. Bacon. They are happy whoſe natures ſort with their vocations. Bacon. Among unequals, what ſociety Can ſort, what harmony, or true delight? Which muſt be mutual, in proportion due, Giv'n, and receiv'd. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. The Creator calling forth by name His mighty angels, gave them ſeveral charge, As ſorted beſt with preſent things. Milton's Paradiſe Loft. For diff'rent ſtiles with diff'rent ſubjects ſort, As ſeveral garbs with country, town, and court. Pope. 4. To terminate; to iſſue. It ſorted not to any fight of importance, but to a retreat. Bacon's War with Spain. 5. To have ſucceſs. The ſlips of their vines have been brought into Spain, but they have not ſºrted to the ſame purpoſe as in their native country. Abbot's Deſcription of the IWorld. It was tried in a blown bladder, whereunto fleſh and a flower were put, and it ſorted not; for dry bladders will not blow, and new bladders further putrefaction. Bacon. 6. To fall out. [from ſort, a lot, or ſortir, to iſſue, French.] And ſo far am I glad it did ſo ſort, As this their jangling I eſteem a ſport. Shakeſpeare. Princes cannot gather this fruit, except they raiſe ſome per- ſons to be companions; which many times ſorteth to incon- venience. Bacon. So'R'r A L. adj. A word formed by Locke, but not yet received. As things are ranked under names, into ſorts or ſpecies only as they agree to certain abſtraćt ideas, the effence of each ſort comes to be nothing but that idea which the ſortal, if I may ſo call it from ſort, as I do general from genus, name ſtands for. Locke. So'RTANce. m. ſ. [from ſort.] Suitableneſs; agreement. I have received New dated letters from Northumberland, Their cold intent, thus : Here doth he wiſh his perſon, with ſuch power As might hold ſortance with his quality, The which he could not levy. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. So'RTILE GE. m. ſ. [ſºrtilege, Fr. ſortilegium, Latin.] The act or practice of drawing lots. So'RTMENT. n.ſ.. [from ſºrt.] 1. The act of ſorting ; diſtribution. 2. A parcel ſorted or diſtributed. To So s. v. n. [A cant word.] To fit lazily on a chair; to fall at once into a chair. The winter ſky began to frown, Poor Stella muſt pack off to town; From wholeſome exerciſe and air, To ſeſſing in an eaſy chair. Swift. SoT. n.ſ. [roz, Saxon; ſot, French; ſot, Dutch.] 1. A blockhead; a dull ignorant ſtupid fellow ; a dolt. Of Glo'ſter's treachery, And of the loyal ſervice of his ſon, When I inform'd him, then he call'd me ſot; And told me I had turn'd the wrong ſide out. Shakeſpeare. This by his tongue being made his miſtreſs' pićture, And then a mind put in't, either our braggs Were crackt of kitchen trulls, or his deſcription Prov'd us unſpeaking ſots. Shakespeare. Tell him that no hiſtory or antiquity can match his con- dućt; and preſently the ſot, becauſe he knows neither hiſtory nor antiquity, ſhall begin to meaſure himſelf by himſelf, which is the only ſure way for him not to fall ſhort. South's Sermons. 2. A wretch ſtupified by drinking. Every ſign ... That calls the ſtaring ſots to naſty wine. Roſcommon. º A ſurly ill-bred lord, That chides and ſnaps her up at every word: A brutal ſot ; who while ſhe holds his head, - With drunken filth bedaubs the nuptial bed. Granville. To Sot. v. a. To ſtupify; to beſot. Pox on his loyalty I hate to ſee a brave bold fellow ſotted, Made ſour and ſenſeleſs, turn'd to whey by love; A driveling hero, fit for a romance. Dryden's Span. Friar. The potion Turns his brain and ſtupifies his mind; The ſotted moon-calf gapes. Dryden. Tº Sot. v. n. To tipple to ſtupidity. So'Trish. adj. [from jet.] 1. Dull; ſtupid ſenſeleſs; infatuate; doltiſh, - All's but naught: Patience isſºttiſh, and impatience does Become a dog that's mad. S hakeſpeare's Ant. and Cleopatra, Upon the report of his approach, more than half ſell away and diſperſed; the reſidue, being more deſperate or more ſottiſh, did abide in the field, of whom many were ſlain. Hayward, He gain’d a king Ahaz his ſottiſh conqueror. Milton. 'Tisſºttiſh to offer at things that cannot be brought about. - - L’Eſtrange. How ignorant are ſºttiſh pretenders to aſtrology. Swift. 2. Dull with intemperance. sºnº. adv. [from ſottiſh.] Stupidly; dully; ſenſe- eisly. Northumberland ſottiſhly mad with over great fortune, pro- cured the King by his letters patent under the great ſeal, to appoint the lady Jane to ſucceed him in the inheritance of the crown. Hayward. Atheiſm is impudent in pretending to philoſophy, and ſu- perſtition ſottiſhly ignorant in fancying that the knowledge of nature tends to irreligion. Glanville. So ſottiſhly to loſe the pureſt pleaſures and comforts of this world, and forego the expectation of immortality in another; and ſo deſperately to run the riſk of dwelling with everlaſting burnings, plainly diſcovers itſelf to be the moſt pernicious folly and deplorable madneſs in the world. Bentley. Soºt TISHNess. n.ſ.. [from ſettiſh.] Dullneſs; ſtupidity; in- ſenſibility. Few conſider what a degree of ſºttiſhneſ, and confirmed ig- norance men may fin themſelves into. South's Sermons, No ſober temperate perſon can look with any complacency upon the drunkenneſs and ſºttiſhneſs of his neighbour. South. The firſt part of the text, the folly and ſottiſhneſs of Atheiſm, will come home to their caſe; ſince they make ſuch a noiſy pretence to wit and ſagacity. Bentley's Sermons. Sovereign, adj. [ſouverain, French; ſovrano, Spaniſh.] I. Supreme in power; having no ſuperiour. As teaching bringeth us to know that God is our ſupreme truth; ſo prayer teſtifieth that we acknowledge him our ſove- reign good. Hoºker. You, my ſºvereign lady, Cauſeleſs have laid diſgraces on my head. Shakeſp. Hen. IV. None of us who now thy grace implore, But held the rank of ſovereign queen before, Till giddy chance, whoſe malice never bears That mortal bliſs ſhould laſt for length of years, Caſt us headlong from our bigh eſtate. Dryden. Whether Eſau, then, were a vaſſal to Jacob, and Jacob his fovereign prince by birth right, Ileave the reader to judge. Locke. 2. Supremely efficacious. A memorial of their fidelity and zeal, a ſºvereign preſerva- tive of God's people from the venomous infection of hereſy. Hooker. The moſt ſºvereign preſcription in Galen is but empirick; and to this preſervative of no better report than a horſe-drench. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. Love-wounded Protheus, My boſom, as a bed, Shall lodge thee, till thy wound be throughly heal’d, And thus I ſearch it with a ſov’reign kiſs. Shakeſpeare. A water we call water of paradiſe, by that we do to it, is made very ſºvereign for health. Bacon. Like the ſcum ſtarv'd men did draw From parboil'd ſhoes and boots, and all the reſt Which were with any ſovereign fatneſs bleſt. Donne. Be cool, my friend, and hear my muſe diſpenſe Some ſovereign comforts drawn from common, ſenſe. Dryden, So've REIGN. n.ſ. Supreme lord. O, let my ſovereign turn away his face, !... l. And bid his ears a little while be deaf. Shakeſpeare, By my ſovereign, and his fate, I ſwear, Renown'd for faith in peace, for force in war, Oft our alliance other lands deſir'd. Dryden. Sovereignly adv. [from ſovereign J Supremely; in the higheſt degree. - - - l He was ſovereignly lovely in himſelf. Boyle. Soveteronºv. n.f. [ſºuverainsti, French J Supremacy; high- eſt place; ſupreme power; higheſt degree of excellence. Give me pardon, - -, 2 That I, your vaſſal, have employed and pain'd - Your unknown ſovereignty. - - Shakeſpeare. Happy were England, would this virtuous prince Takeoff his grace the ſov’reignty thereof. Shakespeare . To give laws unto a people, to inſtitute magiſtrates and of- ficers ºver them; to puniſh and pardon malefactors; to h" tne
S O U so U -- . the ſole authority of making war and peace, are ". º: - f ſºvereignty. --- d'Ult J. º i.e. thence he ſhall be g d Before the Lord ; as in deſpite of heav'n, Milton. Or from heav'n, claiming ſecond ſºv’re gnty. - - Nothing does ſo gratify a haughty humour, as this piece ped ſovereignty over our brethren. Govern. of the Tºngue. Jove's own tree, - That holds the woods in awful ſºv’reignty, Requires a depth of lodging in the ground; High as his tºpmoſt boughs to heav'n aſcend, of ufur So low his roots to hell's dominion tend. Dryden. I well foreſee, whene'er thy ſuit I grant, That I my much lov’d ſov’reignty ſhall want, And her new beauty may thy heart invade. Dryden. Let us above all things poſſeſs our ſouls with awful appre- henſions of the majeſty and ſºvereignty of God. Fogers. Alexander's Grécian colonies in the Indies were almoſt ex- terminated by Sandrocottus; Seleucus recovered the ſºvereignty in ſome degree, but was forced to abandon to him the coun- try along the Indus. Arluthnot on Coins. Souáh n.ſ. [from ſus, French.] . A ſubterraneous drain. Yet could not ſuch mines, without great pains, and charges, if at all, be wrought; the delis would be ſo flown with wa- ters, it being impoſſible to make any addits or ſoughs to drain them, that no gºns or machines could ſuffice to lay and keep them dry. Ray on the Creation. Another of like ſort, was found in ſinking a ſough-pit at Haigh in Lancaſhire. J/vodward. Sou (; it. The preterite and participle paſſ. oſſiek. I am ſºught of them that aſked not for me: I am found of them that ſºught me not. Iſa. lxv. 1. The works of the Lord are great, ſought out of all them that have pleaſure therein. Pſal. cxi. 2. Soul. n.ſ. [rapel, Sax. ſael, Dan. ſual, Iſlandick; ſel, Dutch.] 1. The immaterial and immortal ſpirit of man. When death was overcome, he opened heaven as well to the believing Gentiles as Jews: heaven till then was no recep- tacle to the ſou's of either. Hooker. Fie, fie, unreverent tongue ! to call her bad, Whoſe ſov’reignty ſo of thou haſt preferr'd With twenty thouſand ſoul-confirming oaths. Shakeſ are. Perhaps, for want of food, the ſoul may pine; But that were ſtrange, ſince all things bad and good; Since all God's creatures, mortal and divine; Since God himſelf is her eternal food. Davies. He remembered them of the promiſes, ſeals and oaths, which by publick authority had paſſed for concluding this marriage, that theſe being religious bonds betwixt God and their ſouls, could not by any politick act of ſtate be diſſolved. Hayward. Eloquence the ſoul, ſong charms the ſenſe. 41ilton. a Vital principle. They ſay this town is full of cozenage, Drug-working forcerers that change the mind; Soul-killing witches that deform the body : And many ſuch like libertines of fin. Thou almoſt mak’ſt me waver in my faith, To hold ºpinion with Pythagoras, That ſºuls of animals infuſe themſelves Into the trunks of men. Shakeſp. Merch. ºf Venice. Thou ſun, of this great world both eye and ſoul. Milton. Join voices all ye living ſouls ye birds, That ſinging up to heav'n gate aſcend, Bear on your wings, and in your notes his praiſe. Milton. In cºmmon diſcourſe and writing, we leave out the words Yºgetative...ſenſitive, and rational ; and make the word ſoul Shakeſpeare. ſerve for all theſe principles. Watts. 3. Spirit; effence; quinteſſence; principal part. He has the very ſoul of bounty. Shakeſpeare. Charity the ſoul of all the reſt. 44ilton. 4. Interiour power. There is ſome ſºul of goodneſs in things evil Would men obſervingly i. it out. & Shai'ſ ar. 5. A familiar appellation expreſfing the qualities of the mind. Three wenches where I ſtood, cry’d: “, Alas, good ſoul!” Shakeſpeare's fulius Caeſar. This is a poor mad ſºul; and ſhe ſays up and down the town, that her eldeſt ſon is like you. Shakeſp. Hen. IV. . The poor ſºul ſat ſinging by a ſycamore tree, Šing all a green willow: Her hand on her boſ m, her head on her knee. Shakeſp. ºnenlarged /* are diſguſted with the wonders of the ſºil. croſcope, diſcovering animals which equal not a peppercorn. 6. Human being. Watts. The moral is the caſe of e *** of every ſºul of us. L’Eſrange. Yo º Poor ſºul no longer in ſuſpenſe, 2/irang " **ś is ſuch as does not need defence. Dryden. It i - - alºº are in it a hundred burgeois, and 0!!! J. *', - - - - - Addiſon's Italy. “... "tº of health none care to learn : ſ aly 2 My life is here *9 ſºul's concern. Swift 7. Aëtive power. Earth, air and ſeas, through empty ſpace would rowl, And heav'n would fly before the driving ſoul. Dryden. 8. Spirit; fire; grandeur of mind. 9. Intelligent being in general. - Every ſoul in heav'n ſhall bend the knee. Milton, Sou'led. adj. [from ſºul] Furniſhed with mind. Griping, and ſtill tenacious of thy hold, wou'd'ſt thou the Grecian chiefs, though largely ſºul’d, Shou'd give the prizes they had gain'd before. Dryden, Sou’ll ess. adj. [from ſoul..] Mean; low; ſpiritleſs. Slave, ſºulleſ, villain, dog, O rarely baſe! Shakeſpeare. Sou'lshot. n.ſ.. [ſoul and ſlot..] Something paid for a ſoul's re- quiem among the Romaniſts. In the Saxon times there was a funeral duty to be paid, called pecunia ſepulchralis & ſymbolum anima, and a Saxon fºul- ſhot. Ayliffe's Parergon. Sound. adj. [runb, Saxon J 1. Healthy; hearty; not morbid; not diſeaſed; not hurt. I am fall’n out with my more headier will, To take the indiſpos'd and ſickly fit For the ſound man. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. He hath a heart as ſound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper; for what his heart thinks, his tongue ſpeaks. Shakespeare He hath received him ſafe and ſºund. Luke xv. 27. We can preſerve Unhurt our minds, and underſtanding ſound. ilton, The king viſits all around, Comforts the ſick, congratulates the ſºund; Honours the princely chiefs. Dryden. But Capys, and the reſt of ſºunder mind, The fatal preſent to the flames deſign'd, Or to the deep. Dryden. When a word, which originally ſignifies any particular ob- jećt, is attributed to ſeveral other objects, on account of ſome evident reference or relation to the original idea, this is pe- culiarly called an analogical word; ſo a ſound or healthy pulſe, a ſound digeſtion, ſound ſleep, are all ſo called, with reference to a ſºund and healthy conſtitution; but if you ſpeak of ſºund dočtrine, or ſound ſpeech, this is by way of reſemblance to health, and the words are metaphorical. JWatts's Lºgick. 2. Right; not erroneous. Whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name; yet our ſoundeſt knowledge is to know that we know him not as indeed he is, neither can know him: and our ſafeſt eloquence concerning him is ſilence. Hooker. Let my heart be ſound in thy ſtatutes, that I be not aſhamed. Pſal. cxix. 80. The rules are ſound and uſeful, and may ſerve your devo- tion. J/ake. 3. Stout; ſtrong; luſty. The men are very ſtrong and able of body; and therefore either give ſound ſtrokes with their clubs wherewith they fight, or elſe ſhoot ſtrong ſhots with their bows. Abbot. 4. Valid; not failing. They reſerved their titles, tenures, and ſigniories whole and ſound to themſelves. Spenſer's Ireland. 5. Faſt; hearty. It is applied to ſleep. New wak'd from ſoundeſt ſleep, Soft on the flow'ry herb I found me laid - - In balmy ſweat. s Milton's Paradiſe Lºft. Sound. adv. Soundly; heartily; completely faſt. The meſſenger approaching to him ſpake, But his waſte words return'd to him in vain; So ſound he ſlept that nought might him awake. Fa. &c". Sound. n.ſ.. [ſonde, French.J A ſhallow ſea, ſuch as may be ſounded. - The ſound of Denmark, where ſhips pay toll. Camden. Wake, Behold I come, ſent from the Stygian ſºund, As a dire vapour that had cleft the ground, ſ: T’ingender with the night, and blaſt the day. Éen. johnſºn. Him young Thooſa bore, the bright increaſe Of Phorcys, dreaded in the ſounds and ſeas. Pope. Sound. m. ſ. ſends, Fr.] A probe, an inſtrument uſed by chi- rurgeons to feel what is out of reach of the fingers. ... . The patient being laid on a table, paſs the ſound till it meet with ſome reſiſtance. Sharp's Surgery. To Sound. v. a. I t; to try depth. . To ſearch with a plummet; to try. •. - I º j ł. ãº. is a gºlf, which while we live we ſhall never ſound. Hoºker. You are, To ſºund the bottom of the after- . 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To Sound. v. n. To try with the ſounding line.
The ſhipmen deemed that they drew near to ſome coun-
try and ſºunded and found it near twenty fathoms. Act; xxvii.
Beyond this we have no more a poſitive diſtinét notion of,
infinite ſpace than a mariner has of the depth of the ſea, where
having let down a large portion of his ſºunding-line, he reaches
no bottom. Locke.
Sound. n.ſ. The cuttle-fiſh. Ainſworth.
Sound. m. ſ. [ſon, French ; ſonus, Latin.]
1. Anything audible; a noiſe; that which is perceived by the ear,
- Heaps of huge words uphoarded hideouſly
With horrid ſound, though having little ſenſe,
And thereby wanting due intelligence,
Have marred the face of goodly poeſy,
And made a monſter of their fantaſy. Spenſer.
Come, ſiſters, cheer we up his ſprights,
And ſhew the beſt of our delights;
I'll charm the air to give a ſound,
While you perform your antick round. Shakespeare Macbeth.
Daſh a ſtone againſt a ſtone in the bottom of the water,
and it maketh a ſound: ſo a long pole ſtruck upon gravel in
the bottom of the water, maketh a ſound. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
The warlike ſound of trumpets loud. Milton.
Whene'er he ſpoke his voice was heard around,
Loud as a trumpet with a ſilver fºund Dryden.
That which is conveyed into the brain by the ear is called
ſºund; though, 'till it affect the perceptive part, it be nothing
but motion. Locke.
2. Mere empty noiſe oppoſed to meaning.
He contented himſelf with doubtful and general terms,
which might make no ill ſound in mens ears. Locke.
Let us conſider this propoſition as to its meaning; for it is
the ſenſe and not ſound that muſt be the principle. Locke.
To Sou N'D. v. n.
1. To make a noiſe; to emit a noiſe.
From you fºunded out the word of the Lord. 1 Theſ, i. 8.
Trumpet once more to found at general doom. Milton.
That with one blaſt through the whole houſe does bound,
And firſt taught ſpeaking-trumpets how to ſound. Dryden.
Thither the ſilver ſounding lyres
Shall call the ſmiling loves and young deſires. Pope.
2. To exhibit by likeneſs of ſound.
Why do you ſtart, and ſeem to fear
Things that do ſound ſo fair
They being told there was ſmall hope of eaſe
To be expe&ted to their evils from hence,
Were willing at the firſt to give an ear
To anything that ſounded liberty. Ben. johnſon's Catiline.
This relation ſºunds rather like a chymical dream than a
philoſophical truth. JWilkins's Math. Magic.
To Sou N D. v. a.
1. To cauſe to make a noiſe; to play on.
And many nymphs about them flocking round,
Shakeſpeare.
And many tritons, which their horns did ſound. Spenſºr.
Michael bid ſºund
Th’ archangel trumpet. Milton.
Miſenus lay; none ſo renown'd
The warrior trumpet in the field to ſound;
With breathing braſs to kindle fierce alarms,
And rouze to dare their fate in honourable arms. Dryden.
2. To betoken or direét by a ſound.
Once Jove from Ida did both hoſts ſurvey,
And, when he pleas'd to thunder, part the fray;
Here heav’n in vain that kind retreat ſhould ſound,
The louder cannon had the thunder drown'd. JWaler.
3. To celebrate by ſound.
Sun, ſound his praiſe. Milton.
So'UNDboARD. n.ſ.. [ſºund and board.] Board which propa-
gates the ſound in organs. -
Try it without any ſoundboard along, only harpwiſe at one
end of the ſtring. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
As in an organ, from one blaſt of wind,
To many a row of pipes the ſoundboard breathes. Milton.
So'UNDING. adj. [from ſound.] Sonorous; having a magni-
ficent ſound. -
Obſolete words may then be revived, when more ſounding
or more ſignificant than thoſe in practice. Dryden.
So'UNDLY. adv. [from ſºund.]
1. Healthily ; heartily.
2. Luſtily; ſtoutly; ſtrongly.
When Duncan is aſleep,
Whereto the rather ſhall this hard day's journey
Soundly invite him. - Shakeſp. Macbeth.
They did ply -
My feet and hands with cords, and to the maſt
With other halſers made me ſºundly faſt. Chapman's Odyſſey.
Who had ſo often in your aid - -
So many ways been ſºundly paid;
Came in at laſt for better ends. Hudibras.
Have no concern, -
Provided Punch, for there's the jeſt,
Beſundy maul'd, and plague the reſt. Swift,
Their nobility and gentry are one half ruined, baniſhed, of
converted: they all ſoundly feel the ſmart of the laſt Iriſh
war. - Swift.
3. Truly; rightly.
The wiſeſt are always the readieſt to acknowledge, that
Joundly to judge of a law is the weightieſt thing which any man
can take upon him. Hooker.
The doćtrine of the church of England, expreſſed in the
thirty-nine articles, is ſo ſoundly and orthodoxly ſettled, as
cannot be queſtioned without extreme danger to our re-
ligion.
4. Faſt; cloſely.
Now when that idle dream was to him brought,
Unto that elſen knight he bad him fly,
Where he ſlept ſoundly, void of evil thought. Fairy Queen.
When the ſucceſſion of ideas ceaſes, our perception of du-
ration ceaſes with it, which every one experiments whilſt he
, ſleeps ſoundly. - Locke.
Sou’NDNess. m. ſ. [from ſºund.]
I. Health; heartineſs.
I would I had that corporal ſºundneſ, now,
As when thy father and myſelf in friendſhip
Firſt tried our ſoldierſhip.
2. Truth; rectitude; incorrupt ſtate.
In the end, very few excepted, all became ſubjećt to the
fway of time: other odds there was none amongſt them, ſaving
only that ſome fell ſooner away, and ſome later from the ſound.
meſ of belief. Hooker.
Leſly is miſled in his politicks; but he hath given proof of
his ſoundneſs in religion. Swift.
3. Strength; ſolidity.
This preſuppoſed, it may ſtand then very well with ſtrength
and ſoundneſs of reaſon, even thus to anſwer. Hooker.
Soup. m. ſ. [ſoupe, French. J Strong decoction of fleſh for
the table.
Spongy morells in ſtrong ragouſts are found, ,
And in the ſoup the ſlimy ſnail is drown'd. Gay's Trivia.
Let the cook daub the back of the footman's new livery, or,
when he is going up with a diſh of ſoup, let her follow him
ſoftly with a ladle-full. Swift.
SOUR. n.ſ. [run, runiz, Saxon; ſur, Welſh.]
I. Acid ; auſtere; pungent on the palate with aſtringency, as
vinegar, or unripe fruit.
All ſour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite. Bacon.
Their drink is ſºur. Hoſ. iv. 18.
But let the bounds of licences be fix’d,
Not things of diſagreeing natures mix’d, -
Not ſweet with ſour, nor birds with ſerpents join'd. Dryden.
2. Harſh of temper; crabbed; peeviſh; moroſe; ſevere.
He was a ſcholar,
Lofty and ſour to them that lov’d him not. Shakeſ H VIII.
A man of pleaſant and popular converſation, rather free than
Jaur and reſerved. Wotton's Life of the Duke of Buckingham.
Tiberius, otherwiſe a very ſºur man, would punctually per-
Bacon.
Shakeſpeare.
form this rite unto others, and expect the ſame. Brown.
He ſaid a ſour thing to Laura the other day. 7atler.
Sullen and ſour, with diſcontented mien
Jocaſta frown'd. Pope.
3. Aflićtive; painful.
Let me embrace theſe ſºur adverſities;
For wiſe men ſay it is the wiſeſt courſe.
4. Expreſfing diſcontent.
The lord treaſurer often looked on me with a ſour counte-
nancC. Gulliver's Travels.
Sour. m. ſ. [from the adječtive..] Acid ſubſtance.
A thouſand ſours to temper with one ſweet,
To make it ſeem more dear and dainty.
To Sou R. v. a.
I. To make acid.
His angelick nature had none of that carnal leven which
ferments to the ſouring of ours. Decay of Piety.
Thus kneaded up with milk, the new made man
His kingdom o'er his kindred world began;
*Till knowledge miſapply'd, miſunderſtood,
And pride of empire, ſour'd his balmy blood.
One paſſion, with a different turn,
Makes wit inflame or anger burn:
So the ſun's heat, with diff'rent pow'rs, -
Ripens the grape, the liquor ſºuri. Swift.
2. To make harſh. • -
Tufts of graſs ſour land. Mortimer's Husbandry.
3. To make uneaſy; to make leſs pleaſing:
Hail, great ; ſt t
To ſºur your happineſs, I muſt repor -
#. is dead. - - - Shakespeare Cymbeline.
He brought envy, malice, and ambition into Paradiſe, which
foured to him the ſweetneſs of the place. Dryden.
4. To make diſcontented. ..
Not my own diſgrace
Hath ever made me ſour my patient cheek,
Ör bend one wrinkle on my ſovereign's face. Shake?eart.
Shakeſp. H. VI.
Š'perſer.
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S O U so U. * r death - bbed mouths had ſºur'd themſelv cs to y rº. thee open thy white hand. Shakeſpeare. To Sour. v. n. id. I. "...ien it ſºurs in the ſtomach, and whey, turned ſour, will purge ſtrongly. Arbuthnot on Diet. - ečviſh or crabbed. - 2. Tºº out melancholy from the virtuous, and hinder the hatred of vice from ſouring into ſeverity. Addiſon. If I turn my eyes from them, or ſeem diſpleaſed, they ſour upon it. Spectator. Source. m. ſ. [ ſºurce, French.] 1. Spring; fountain; head. Kings that rule Behind the hidden/* of the Nile. . Original; firſt courſe. 2 *. ſecond ſource of men, while yet but few, with ſome regard to what is juſt and right, Shall lead their lives. Milton's Parad. Loſt. This is the trueſource and original of this miſchief. South. Of himſelf is none; But that eternal Infinite, and One, Who never did begin, who ne'er can end, On him all beings, as their ſource, depend. Dryden. 3. Firſt producer. Famous Greece, That ſºurce of art and cultivated thought, which they to Rome, and Romans hither brought. Waller. Sourish. adj. [from ſur.] Somewhat ſour. - By diſtillation we obtain a ſouriſh ſpirit, which will diſſolve coral. Boyle. So'URLY. adv. [from ſour.] 1. With acidity. 2. With acrimony. The ſtern Athenian prince Then ſourly ſmil’d. So'u RN ess. m. ſ. [from ſºur.] 1. Acidity; auſtereneſs of taſte. Sournſ, conſiſteth in ſome groſſneſs of the body, and incor- poration doth make the mixture of the body more equal, which induceth a milder taſte. Bacon's Natural Hytory. I' th' Spring, like youth, it yields an acid taſte; Addison's Cato. Dryden's Knight's Tale. * - But Summer doth, like age, the ſournſ, waſte. Denham. He knew For fruit the grafted pear-tree to diſpoſe, And tame to plumbs the ſourneſs of the ſloes. Dryd. Virgil. Of acid or ſour one has a notion from taſte, ſºurneſs being one of thoſe ſimple ideas which one cannot deſcribe. Arbuthn. - Has life no ſºurneſ, drawn ſo near its end? Pope. 2. Aſperity; harſhneſs of temper. Pelagius carped at the curious neatneſs of mens apparel in thoſe days, and, through the ſºurneſs of his diſpoſition, ſpoke ſomewhat too hardly thereof. Hooker. He was never thought to be of that ſuperſtitious ſourneſs, which ſome men pretend to in religion. King Charles. Her religion is equally free from the weakneſs of ſuperſti- tion and the ſurnſ of enthuſiaſm: it is not of an uncom- fortable melancholy nature. Addison's Freeholder. So'UR'sop. m. ſ. ſºuanahanus, Latin.] Cuſtard-apple. It grows in ſeveral parts of the Spaniſh Weſt-Indies, where it is cultivated for its fruits. Miller. $ous. n.ſ.. [ſol, French..] A ſmall denomination of money. Souse, n. / [ſout, ſalt, Dutch.] 1. Pickle made of ſalt. 2. Anything kept parboiled in ſalt-pickle. And he that can rear up a pig in his houſe, Hath cheaper his bacon, and ſweeter his ſouſe. Tuffer. All-ſaints, do lay for pork and ſºuſe, For ſprats and ſpurlings for your houſe. Tuſer. To Souse. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To parboil, and ſteep in pickle. Oy', though it ſtink, they drop by drop impart; But ſouſe the cabbage with a bountedus heart. Pope. . . 2. To throw into water. A ludicrous ſenſe. They ſouſed me into the Thames with as little remorſe as they drown blind puppies. Shakeſpeare. Who thoſe were that run away, % And yet gave out th' had won the day; Although the rabble ſºu'd them for’t, O'er head and ears in mud and dirt. Butler. They ſºuſed me over head and ears in water when a boy, *...that I am now one of the moſt caſe-hardened of the Iroń. t". - Addiſon's Guardian. °ºusf. v. n. (Of this word I know not the original.] To fall as a bird on its prey. - Thus on ſome ſilver ſwan, or tim’rous hare, Jºve's bird comes ſºuſing down from upper air; Her crooked tallons truſs the fearful prey, *- Then out of fight ſhe ſoars. Dryden's AFn. Jove's bird will ſºft upon the tim’rous hare, To §. tender kids with his ſharp talons tear. Dryden, jun. º, º, To ſtrike with ſudden violence, as a bird 3 The gallant monarch is in arms; And like an eagle o'er his airy tow’rs, To ſouſe annoyance that comes near his neſt. Shakeſ eart, Souse. adv. W.”h ſudden violence. A low word. So'UTERRAIN. m. ſ. [ſouter rain, French..] A grotto or in the ground. §§ J 8. CaVern Defences againſt extremities of heat, as ſhade, grottoes or ſouterrains, are neceſſary preſervatives of health. Arium. SOUTH. n.ſ. [ruº, Saxon; ſuyd, Dutch; ſud, French.] - 1. The part where the ſun is to us at noon. Eaſt and Weſt have no certain points of heaven, but North and South are fixed; and ſeldom the far ſouthern people have invaded the northern, but contrariwiſe. 2. The ſouthern regions of the globe. The queen of the South. Bible From the North to call - Decrepit Winter, from the South to bring Solſtitial Summer's heat. - 3. The wind that blows from the South. All the contagion of the South light on you, You ſhames of Rome, you! Shakeſp. Coriºlanui. The North-eaſt ſpends its rage, and now Th’ effuſive South warms the wide air. Thomſºn', Spring South. adj. [from the noun..] Southern; meridional. 3 * One inch of delay more is a ſouth ſea off diſcovery. Sha'ſ How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the ſouth wind. job xxxvii. 17. Mean while the ſºuth wind roſe, and with black wings Wide hovering, all the clouds together drove. 4.i.am, South. adv. . 1. Towards the South. His regiment lies half a mile South from the mighty power of the king. Shai. R. III. 2. From the South. Such fruits as you appoint for long keeping, gather in a fair and dry day, and when the wind bloweth not ſouth. Bacon. So'ur H1NG. adj. [from the noun..] Going towards the South. I will conduct thee on thy way, When next the ſºuthing ſun inflames the day. Dryden. Not far from hence, if I obſerv'd aright The ſºuthing of the ſtars and polar light, Sicilia lies. - Dryden's Án. South EA’s T. m. ſ. [South and Eaſt.] The point between the Eaſt and South; the point of Winter ſunriſe. The planting of trees warm upon a wall againſt the South, or Southeaſt ſun, doth haſten their ripening; and the Southcoff is found better than the Southweſt. Eacon. The three ſeas of Italy, the Inferiour towards the Soutcoſt, the Ionian towards the South, and the Adriatick on the North- eaſt ſide, were commanded by three different nations. Artuth. So’ut HERLY. adj. [from South.] 1. Belonging to any of the points denominated from the South; not abſolutely ſouthern. 2. Lying towards the South. Unto ſuch as live under the Pole that is only north which is . above them, that is only ſoutherly which is below them. Brºwn. Two other country bills give us a view of the moſt eaſterly, weſterly, and ſoutherly parts of England. Graunt. 3. Coming from about the South. I am but mad north, northweſt: when the wind is ſºuthrö, I know a hawk from a handſaw. Shakespeare Hamid. Souther N. adj. Irubenne, Saxon; from South.] 1. Belonging to the South; meridional. Why mourn I not for thee, And with the ſouthern clouds contend in tears? Shakespeare H.W.I. 2. Lying towards the South. 3. Coming from the South. Mens bodies are heavier when ſºuthern winds blow tº" when northern. Bacon's Natural Hyła). Frowning Auſter ſeeks the ſºuthern ſphere, And rots with endleſs rain th' unwholſome year. P.” South ERN wood, n.ſ. [ruºchnpubu, Saxon; alretanº Lat] This plant agrees in moſt parts with the wormwood, “” which it is not eaſy to ſeparate it. Miller. South Most. adj [from South.] Fartheſt toward the South. Next Chemos, th' obſcene dread of Moab's ſons, From Aroar to Nebo, and the wild -- Of ſºuthmg/? Abarim. Milion. Souths AY. n.ſ. [Properly ſºothſay..] Predićtion. All thoſe were idle thoughts and fantaſies, Devices, dreams, opinions unſound, Shews, viſions, ſouthſays, and prophecies, . . . And all that #: º as leaſings, tales, and lies. Fa. §§. To Souths AY. v. n. [See Sooths.AY J. To predićt. ſil Young men, hovering between hope and fear, might cally be carried into the ſuperſtition of ſouthſaying by names. Camden. Souths AY'E.R., n. ſ. [Properly ſoothſayer. See Soothsaye") A predićter. Southward, adv. [from Saah..] Towards the South. h - Countries are more fruitful to the ſouthward than . º: northern parts. Raleigh's Hiſtory ºf the I/orld. A priſoner in a room twenty foot ſquare, is at liberty to walk twenty foot ſºuthward, but not northward. #, Bacon, Milion.
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Every life, from the dreary months,
Flies conſcious ſouthward. Thomſon's Winter.
Southwe'st. m. ſ. [South and I//?..] Point between the South
and Weſt; Winter ſun-ſet.
Phenice is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the South-
wºff. Acts xxvii. 12.
The planting of trees warm upon a wall againſt the South,
or Southeaſt ſun, doth haſten their coming on and ripening;
and the Southeaſt is found to be better than the Southweſt, tho’
the Sºuthweſt be the hotter coaſt. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
SC/U/ENANCE. n.ſ. [French. J Remembrance; memory.
A French word which with many more is now happily diſuſed.
If thou wilt renounce thy miſcreance,
Life will I grant thee for thy valiance,
And all thy wrongs will wipe out of my ſouvenance. Spenſ
Gave wond’rous great countenance to the knight,
That of his way he had no ſouvenance,
Nor care of vow'd revenge.
Sow. n.ſ. Iruºn, Saxon; ſoeg, ſouve, Dutch J
1. A female pig; the female of a boar.
Boars have great fangs, ſows much leſs. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
Aſow beneath an oak ſhall lye along,
Spenſer.
And white herſelf, and white her thirty young. Dryden.
For which they ſcorn and hate them worſe
Than dogs and cats do ſow gelders. Hudibras.
The ſºw gelder's horn has ſomething muſical in it, but this
is ſeldom heard. Addison's Spectator.
2. Perhaps from ſaw might come ſwine, rpma, Saxon.
And was’t thou fain
To hovel thee with ſwine, and rogues forlorn, -
In ſhort and muſty ſtraw Shakeſp. King Lear.
3. An oblong maſs of lead. Ainſworth.
A. An inſect; a millepede. Ainſworth.
So'w BREAD. m. ſ. [cyclamen, Latin.] A plant.
It hath a thick round fleſhy root: the flowers ariſe ſingly
upon pedicles from the root, which conſiſt of one leaf, divided
into five or ſix ſegments, which are reflexed almoſt to the bot-
tom, where they are divided: the pointal of the flower be-
comes a round membranaceous fruit, which contains roundiſh
ſeeds. Miler.
To SOW. v. n. [ſaian, Gothick; rapan, Saxon; ſaeyen,
Dutch..] To ſcatter ſeed in order to a harveſt.
The one belongeth unto them that ſeek, the other unto them
that have found happineſs: they that pray do but yet ſow, they
that give thanks declare they have reaped. Hooker.
The vintage ſhall reach unto the ſowing time. Lev. xxvi. 5.
They that ſow in tears, ſhall reap in joy. Pſ. cxxvi. 5.
He that ſoweth to his fleſh, ſhall reap corruption; but he
that ſoweth to the ſpirit, ſhall reap life everlaſting. Gal. vi. 8.
Sow to yourſelves in righteouſneſs, and reap in mercy. Hoſ.
To Sow. v. a. part, paſt ſown.
1. To ſcatter in the ground in order to growth; to propagate by
ſeed.
Like was not to be found,
Save in that ſoil where all good things did grow,
And freely ſprung out of the fruitful ground
As incorrupted nature did them ſºw.
From Ireland come I with my ſtrength,
And reap the harveſt which that raſcal ſºw'd. Shakeſ H. VI.
I ſaw my law in you, and it ſhall bring fruit in you. 2 Eſdr.
Many plants, which grow in the hotter countries, being ſet
in the colder, will, being ſºwn of ſeeds ſate in the Spring,
come up and abide moſt part of the Summer. Bacon.
The intelle&tual faculty is a goodly field, capable of great
improvement; and it is the worſt huſbandry in the world to
Jow it with trifles or impertinencies. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
- When to turn
The fruitful ſoil, and when to ſaw the corn,
I fing, Mecaenas. Drydn's Giorg.
The proud mother views her precious brood,
And happier branches, which ſhe never ſow'd.
2. To ſpread; to propagate.
Frowardneſs is in his heart: he deviſeth miſchief continual-
ly, he ſoweth diſcord. Prov. vi. 14.
Fairy Queen.
Dryden.
To ſow a jangling noiſe of words unknown. Milton.
Since then they ſtand ſecur'd by being join'd:
It were worthy a king's head, to ſaw diviſion,
And ſeeds of jealouſy, to looſe thoſe bonds. Rowe.
Born to afflićt my Marcia's family,
And ſºw diſſention in the hearts of brothers.
3. To impregnate or ſtock with ſeed.
He ſhall give the rain of thy ſecd, that thou ſhalt ſºw the
ground withal. - If xxx. 23.
4. To beſprinkle. -
º He ſow'd with ſtars the heav'n thick as a field. Milton.
Morn new ſow'd the earth with orient pearl. Milton.
To Sow. v.a. For ſºw.
Some tree, whoſe broad ſmooth leaves together ſºw'd,
Addison Cato.
And girded on, may cover round. Milton.
To Sowcf. v. a. To throw into the water. See Souse.
He ſowced me up to the middle in the pond. L'Aſirange.
S P A
Sow ER, n. ſ. [from ſºw.]
1. He that ſprinkles the ſeed.
A ſwer went fºrth to ſow.
It is thrown round, as grain by a ſkilful -
2. A ſcatterer. , as grain by a ſkilful ſwer
Terming Paul and his doctrine a ſwer of words, a very bab-
bler or trifler. Hakewill on Providence.
3. A breeder; a promoter.
They are Jºwers of ſuits, which make the court ſwell, and
the country pine. Bacon.
So'WINS, nſ. Flummery, ſomewhat ſour’d and made of oatmeal.
Theſe ſowins, that is, flummery, being blended together,
produce good yeaſt. Mortimer's Husbandry.
See where Norah with the ſowin; comes. Swift.
To Sow L. v. 4. [from ſºw, as hogs are pulled by dogs, Skinner;
from ſole, a ſtrap, a rein, Kennet.] To pull by the ears.
He'll go and ſºwl the porter of Rome-gates by th' ears. Shah.
Sown. The participle of ſow. It is barbarouſly uſed by Swift
for ſewed.
An hundred and fifty of their beds, ſown together, made up
the breadth and length. Gulliver.
Sow thistle. n.ſ. A weed.
Sowthiſtles though coneys eat, yet ſheep and cattle will not
touch; the milk of which rubbed on warts weareth them
away, which ſheweth it is corroſive.
SPAAD. m. ſ. A kind of mineral.
Engliſh talc, of which the coarſer ſort is called plaiſter or
parget; the finer, ſpaad, earth-flax, or ſalamander's hair.
//codward's Met. Foſſ.
Mat. Xiii. 3.
Derham.
Bacon.
SPAce. n. ſ. [ſpatium, Latin.]
1. Room; local extenſion.
Space is the relation of diſtance between any two bodies or
points. Locke.
Oh, undiſtinguiſh’d ſpace of woman's wit I
A plot upon her virtuous huſband's life,
And the exchange my brother. Shakespeare King Lear.
This which yields or fills all ſpace. 14ilton.
Pure ſpace is capable neither of reſiſtance nor motion. Locke.
Space and motion can never be actually infinite: they have
a power only and a capacity of being increaſed without end;
ſo that no ſpace can be aſſigned ſo vaſt, but ſtill a larger may
be imagined; no motion ſo ſwift or languid, but a greater ve-
locity or ſlowneſs may ſtill be conceived. Bentley.
2. Any quantity of place.
I would not be the villain that thou think'ſt
For the whole ſpace that's in the tyrant's graſp,
And the rich Eaſt to boot. Shakespeare Macbeth.
There was but two ways to eſcape; the one * the
woods about ten miles ſpace to Walpo. nolles.
In ſuch a great ruin, where the fragments are great and
hard, it is not poſſible they ſhould be ſo adjuſted in their fall,
but that they would lie hollow, and many unfilled ſpace would
be intercepted amongſt them. Burnet.
Meaſuring firſt with careful eyes
The ſpace his ſpear could reach, aloud he cries. Dryden.
3. Quantity of time. -
Nine times the ſpace that meaſures day and night
To mortal men, he with his horrid crew
Lay vanquiſh'd, rolling in the fiery gulph,
Confounded, though immortal. Milton.
In a lever the motion can be continued only for ſo ſhort a
ſpace, as may be anſwerable to that little diſtance betwixt the
fulciment and the weight. Wilkins's Math. Mag.
God may defer his judgments for a time, and give a people
a longerſpace of repentance: he may ſtay’till the iniquities of
a nation be full; but ſooner or later they have reaſon to expect
his vengeance. Tillotſon's Sermons.
The lives of great men cannot be writ with any tolerable
degree of elegance or exactneſs, within a ſhort ſpace after their
deceaſe. Addiſon's Freeholder.
4. A ſmall time; a while. r
Sith for me ye fight, to me this grace
Both yield, to ſtay your deadly ſtrife a ſpace.
Compaſſion quell'd
His beſt of man, and gave him up to tears -
A ſpace, ’till firmer thoughts reſtrain'd exceſs. Affilm.
SPACIOUS. adj. [ſpacieux, Fr. ſpatiºſus, Latin. J Wide;
extenſive; roomy; not narrow.
The former buildings, which were but mean,
Fairy Queen.
contented
them not: ſpaciºus and ample churches they erected through-
out every city. - - Hºoker.
Convey your pleaſures in a ſpacious plenty;
And yet ſeem cold. Shakespeare
Mérab with ſpacious beauty fills the fight, r
But too much awe chaſtis'd the bold delight. Cow'ey.
Like an Engliſh gen'ral will.' die,
And all the ocean make my ſpatiº grave:
women and cowards on the land may lie;
The ſeas a tomb that's proper for the brave. Dryden,
SpA"crousNess. n. ſ. [from /pacious.] Roomineſs; wide ex-
enſion.
t SPA'DDLE.
* __ wr *==T- | S P A Diminutive of (i. A º: n ... moles with a ſpaddle, Wºº º the morn- º ... for them. Alertimer º Hºland). SpAbe. n. ſ. (r. ; ſpade, Iſlandick and Dutch..] - a " ent of digging. - I. Th:..". of .. new turned up, by digging with the ſpade, or ſtanding by him that diggeth. Bacon. Many learned men affirm, that ſome iſthmes have been cat through by the ſea, and others cut by the /pade. Brown. His next advance was to the ſoldier's trade, where if he did not nimbly Ply the ſpade, His ſurly officer ne'er fail'd to crack His knotty cudgel on his tougher back. Here nature never diff'rence made Between the ſceptre and the ſpade. 2. A deer three years old. 3. A ſuit of cards: Śrºdiceous. adj. [ſpadiº Latin.] - Of thoſe ºft. iºd, though one was ſpadiceous, or of a light red, and two inclining to red, yet was there not any of this complexion among them. Brown's Wugar E. rºurs. SpApºlle. n. ſ. [ſpadillº, or jpadille, French J The ace of ſpades at ombre. - sº yºk, adj. ſpagyricus, Lat. A word coined by Para- celſus from faher, a ſearcher, Teutonick. J Chymical. Srºyrist. n.ſ. A chymiſt. This change is ſo uncxampled, that though among the more curious ſpagyriſ'; it be very well known, yet many naturaliſts SpA"ople. n.ſ. [. Dryden. Swift. Ainſworth. - cannot eaſily believe it. Boyle. Srºg. The old preterite of ſpºt. Soſpate the archangel Michael, then paus’d. Milton. Spall. n.ſ. [effaule, French.) Shoulder. Out of uſe. Their mighty ſtrokes their haberions diſmay’d, . And naked made each others manly ſpelle. Fairfax. Spalt, or Spelt. n.ſ. A white, ſcaly, ſhiningſtone, frequently uſed to promote the fuſion of metals: Bailey. SPAN. m. ſ. [rpan, rponne, Saxon; ſpanna, Ital. ſan, Dutch.] 1. The ſpace from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger extended. Å foot, the length of it, is a ſixth part of the ſtatute; a Jpan, one eight; a palm, or hand's breadth, one twenty-fourth; a thumb's breadth, or inch, one ſeventy-ſecond; and a fore- finger's breadth one ninety-ſixth. " Holder on Time. Will you with counters ſum The vaſt proportion of his infinite? And buckle in a waſte moſt fathomleſs, with ſpans and inches ſo diminutive As fears and reaſons : Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida. Sum how brief the life of man Runs his erring pilgrimage, That the ſtretching of a ſpan Buckles in his ſum of age. Shakeſpeare. when I removed the one, although but at the diſtance of a ſpan, the other would ſtand like Hercules's pillar. Brown. 2. Any ſhort duration. You have ſcarce time To ſteal from ſpiritual leiſure a brief ſpan, To keep your earthly audit. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. The virgin's part, the mother and the wife, So well ſhe acted in this ſpan of life. Waller. Then conſcience, unreſtrain’d by fears, began w To ſtretch her limits, and extend the ſpan. Dryden. Life's but a ſpan, I'll ev'ry inch enjoy. Farqhuar, To SPAN. v. a. 1. To meaſure by the hand extended. Oft on the well-known ſpot I fix my eyes, And ſpan the diſtance that between us lies. Tickell. 2. To meaſure. My ſurveyor is falſe; the o'er great cardinal Hath ſhew’d him gold; my life is ſann’d already. Shakespeare . This ſoul doth ſpan the world, and hang content From either pole unto the centre; - Where in each room of the well-furniſh'd tent He lies warm, and without adventure. Herbert. Harry, whoſe tuneful and well-meaſur’d ſong Firſt taught our Engliſh muſick how to ſpan Words with juſt note and accent, not to ſcan With Midas' cars, counting ſhort and long. Milton. SPAN. The preterite of ſpin. See SPIN. Together furiouſly they ran, That to the ground came horſe and man; The blood out of their helmets ſpan, sº º were their encounters. Drayton's Nymphid. TER. - - - - - $PA'NFARTHING. }" J. [from ſpan, counter and farthing.]. A ſpan or mark. dº king, that for his father's ſake, Henry V. in whoſe he fi. went to ſpancounter for French crowns, I am content “. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. oys ſhall not pla - àt ſtancºunter or blowpoiſt, but ſhall pay Toll to ſome courtier. Donne. To SPAR. v. n. play at which money is thrown within a S P A His chief ſolace is to ſteal down, and play at ſanfarthing with the page. Swift, SPANG. m. ſ. [ ſºng's Dutch..] This word ſecons to have fig- nified a cluſter of ſhining bodies. The colours that ſhew beſt by candiclight are white, carna- tion, and a kind of ſea-water green; and ouches or ſpangs, as they are of no great coſt, ſo they are of moſt glory. Bacon. SPA'NG i.e. n.f ſpangº, German, a buckle, a locket: whence cher ſpangen, ear-ºngºl 1. A fºalſ plate or boſs ºf ſhining metal. 2. Anything ſparkiigg and ſhining. As hoary froſt with ſangle; doth attire The moſſy branches of an oak half dead. Fairy Queen. Thus in a ſtarry night fond children cry For the rich ſpangles that adorn the ſky. l/aller. he twinkling ſpangles, the ornaments of the upper world, loſe their beauty and magnificence: vulgar ſpectators ſee them but as a confuſed huddle of petty illuminants. Glanvil. That now the dew with ſpangles deck'd tie ground, A ſweeter ſpot of earth was never found. Dryden. To SpA'NGLE. v. a. [from the noun..] To beſprinkle with ſpangles or ſhining bodies. They never meet in grove or green, By fountain clear, or ſpangled ſtarlight ſheen. Shakeſpeare, what ſtars do ſpangle heaven with ſuch beauty, As thoſe two eyes become that heavenly face. Shakeſpeare. Unpin that ſpangled breaſtplate which yºu wear, That th' eyes of buſy fools may be ſtopt there. Four faces each Had, like a double Janus; all their ſhape spangled with eyes, more numerous than thºſe ºf Argus. Milton's Par. Iº?. Donne. Then appear'd Spangling the hemiſphere, then firſt adorn'd With the bright luminaries, that ſet and roſe. Milton, The ſpacious firmanent on high, With all the blue etherial ſky, And ſpangl'd heav'ns, a ſhining frame, Their great Qriginal proclaim. Addison's Spe:lator. Spaniel. n.ſ. [Aſpaniºlus, Latin; ſpagnew'. French] 1. A dog uſed for ſports in the ficli, remarkoble for ſagacity and obedience. Divers days I followed his ſteps 'till I found him, having newly met with an excellent /paniel belonging to his dead companion. Sidney. There are arts to reclaim the wildeſt men, as there aſ to make ſpaniel, fetch and carry: chide 'em often, and feed 'em ſeldom. - Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. 2. A low, mean, ſneaking fellow; a courtier; a dedicator; a penſioner; a dependant; a placeman. I mean ſweet words, Low crooked curteſies, and baſe ſpaniel fawning Shakespeare I am your ſpaniel; and, Demetrius, The more you beat me I will fawn on you; Shakeſpeare. To SpA(NIsl. v. n. [from the noun.J. To ſawn 9"; " play the ſpaniel. The hearts That ſpaniel'd me at heels, to whom I gave Their wiſhes, do diſcandy and melt their ſweets On bloſſoming Caeſar. Shakeſheart. SPAN1sh Broom, n.ſ. [geniſia juncta, Lat:] A plant ſo called, as being a native of Spain: it hath pliant branches, leaves plºt alternately, flowers of the pea-bloom kind, ſucceeded by ſmooth pods, containing ſeveral kidney-ſhaped ſeeds in each. S AMiller. J A pl panish Nut, n.ſ. [ſſyrinchium, Latin. plant. . . It hath a ££º. the iris, from whence it differs in having a double root, one lying over another, after the ſame manner as thoſe of crocus and gladiolus. Millºr. SPANK ER. m.ſ. A ſmall coin. Your cure too coſts you but a ſanker. Dºlan. SPA'NNER. m. ſ. The lock of a fuſee or carabine. Bailey. My prince's court is now full of nothing but º ſpanners, and muſket-reſts. Howel. SPAR. ſ 1. Marcaſite. - ted spar is a mixed body, conſiſting of cryſtal incorpº ſometimes with lac lure, and ſometimes with othº.2 {tony, earthy, or metallick matter. - J/ *. Sºme ſtones, as far of lead, diſſolved in proper º ſtruums, become ſalts. Newton's Of” 2. [Sparre, Dutch..] A ſmall beam; the bar of a gate. To fight with preluſive ſtrokes. Te To SPAR. v. a. [rparran, Saxon ; ſperren, German] ſhut; to cloſe; to bar. And if he chance come when I am abroad, Sparre the yate faſt for fear of fraud; Ne for all his worſt, nor for his beſt, Open the door at his requeſt. Six gates i' th' city with maſſy ſtaples, And correſponſive and fulfilling bolts, Spar up the ſons of Troy. Spenſer'. Paſirai. Shakeſpiaſ” ºff:
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Yet for ſhe yode thereat half agaſt,
And Kiddie the door ſparred after her faſt. Spºnſºr.
SPA(RAble. n.ſ. [rpannan, Saxon, to faiten..] Small nails.
SPA'RADRAP. n.ſ.. [In pharmacy..] A cerecloth.
With application of the common ſparadrap for iſſues, this
ulcer was by a fontanel kept open. //iſeman's Sºrgery.
To SPARE. v. a. [rpanan, Saxon; ſpaeren, Dutch; eſpargne, .
French.]
1. To uſe frugally; not to waſte; not to conſume.
Thou thy father's thunder didſt not ſpare. Milton.
2. To have unemployed; to ſave from any particular uſe.
All the time he could ſpare from the neceſſary cares of his
weighty charge he beſtowed on prayer, and ſerving of God:
he oftentimes ſpent the night, alone in church-praying, his
head-piece, gorget, and gauntlets lying by him. Knoles.
He had no bread to ſpare. L’Eſtrange.
Only the fooliſh virgins entertained this fooliſh conceit, that
there might be an overplus of grace ſufficient to ſupply their
want; but the wiſe knew not of any that they had to ſpare,
but ſuppoſed all that they had little enough. Tiloſºn.
Let a pamphlet come in a proper juncture, and every one
who can ſpare a ſhilling ſhall be a ſubſcriber. Swift.
3. To do without; to loſs willingly.
I could have better ſtar'd a better man. Shakespeare Hºn. IV.
For his mind, I do not care, -
That's a toy that I could ſpare;
Let his title be but great,
“His clothes rich, and band ſit neat. Ben. jºhnſºn.
Senſe of pleaſure we may well
Spare out of life perhaps, and not repine; -
But pain is perfect miſery. Milton,
Now ſhe might ſpare the ocean, and oppoſe
Your condućt to the fierceſt of her foes.
The fair bleſfing we vouchſafe to ſend;
Nor can we ſhare you long, tho' often we may lend. Dryd.
4. To omit; to forbear.
We might have ſpar'd our coming.
Be pleas'd your politicks to ſpare ;
I'm old enough, and can myſelf take care. Dryden.
5. To uſe tenderly; to forbear; to treat with pity; not to
afflict; not to deſtroy; to uſe with mercy.
Spare us, good Lord. Common Prayer.
Who will ſet the diſcipline of wiſdom over mine heart,
that they ſhare me not for my ignorances : Ecclus xxiii. 2.
Doth not each look a flaſh of lightning feel !
Which ſpares the body's ſheath, but melts the ſteel. Cleavel.
Dim ſadneſs did not ſpare
Celeſtial viſages.
Leſs pleaſure take brave minds in battles won
Than in reſtoring ſuch as are undone:
Tygers have courage, and the rugged bear;
But man alone can whom he conquers ſpare.
Spare me one hour ! O ſpare me but a moment.
6. To grant; to allow; to indulge.
Set me in the remoteſt place,
That Neptune's frozen arms embrace;
Where angry Jove did never ſºare
One breath of kind and temperate air.
7. To forbear to inflict or impoſe.
Spare my remembrance; ’twas a guilty day;
And ſtill the bluſh hangs here. Dryd. All fºr Lºve.
O ſpare this great, this good, this aged king,
And ſpare your ſoul the crime ! Drydºn's Spaniſh Fryar.
Spare my fight the pain
Of ſeeing what a world of tears it coſts you.
To SPARE. v. n.
1. To live frugally; to be parcimonious; to be not liberal.
H' has where withal: in him -
Sparing would ſhow a worſe fin than ill doćtrine. Shakespeare
Thoſe wants, which they rather feared than felt, would
well enough be overcome by ſparing and patience. Anoles.
Our labours late and early every morning,
Midſt Winter froſts, then clad and fed with ſºaring,
Riſe to our toils. Otway.
God has not been ſo ſharing to men to make them barely
two-legged creatures, and left it to Ariſtotle to make them
rational. Locke.
When they diſcover the paſſionate deſire of fame in the am-
bitious man, they become ſparing and ſaving in their commen-
dations; they envy him the ſatisfaction of an applauſe. Addſ.
Now a reſervoir to keep and ſºare,
Waler.
Milton.
Milton.
Waller.
Irene.
Rºſcommon.
Dryden.
The next a fountain ſpouting through his heir. Pope.
No ſtatute in his favour ſays
How free or frugal I ſhall paſs my days;
Who at ſome times ſpend, at others ſpare,
Divided between careleſſneſs and care. Pope.
2. To forbear; to be ſcrupulous.
His ſoldiers ſpared not to ſay that they ſhould be unkindly
dealt with, if they were defrauded of the ſpoil. Knolles.
In theſe relations, although he be more ſparing, his prede-
ceſſors were very numerous. Brºwn's Wugar Errours.
To pluck and eat my fill Iſſar'd not. Milton.
S P A
3. To uſe mercy; to forgive; to be tender,
Their king, out ºf a princely feeling, was ſharing and com-
paſſionate towards his ſubjects. Lacon,
SPAR E. adj.
1. Scanty; not abundant; parcimonious.
He was ſpare, but diſcreet of ſpeech ;
delivering; equally ſtout and kind C.
Men ought to beware,
better conceiving than
ew's Surv. of Cºrºwal.
that they uſe not exerciſe and aſ are
diet both. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Join with thee calm peace and quiet;
Spa e faſt, that oft with gods doth diet.
The maſters of the world were bre
and the young gentlemen of Rome fel
becauſe they ate but once a day.
2. Superfluous; unwanted.
- If that no ſpare cloths he had to give,
His own coat he would cut, and it diſtribute glad. F. Q.
As any of our ſick waxed well, he might be removed; for
which purpoſe there were ſet forth ten ſpare chambers. Ea.m.
Learning ſeems more adapted to the female world than to
the mae, becauſe they have more ſpare time upon their hands,
and lead a more ſedentary life. Addiſon's Speciator.
In my ſpare hours you've had your part;
Ev’n now my ſervile hand your ſovereign will obeys. Norr.
3. Lean; wanting fleſh; macilent.
Ogive me your/pare men, and ſpare me the great ones. Shakespeare
f my name were liable to fear,
I do not know the man I ſhould avoid
So ſoon as that ſpare Caſius. Shakespeare. julius Cºſar.
His viſage drawn he felt to ſharp and ſpare,
His arms clung to his ribs. Alilton's Parad. Loft.
SPARE. m.ſ.. [from the verb.] Parcimony; frugal uſe; huſbandry.
Not in uſe. -
Our vićtuals failed us, though we had made good ſpare of
them.
SPA’RER. n.ſ.. [from ſpare.] One who avoids expence.
By nature far from profuſion, and yet a greater ſºarer than
a ſaver; for though he had ſuch means to accumulate, yet his
forts, garriſons, and his feaftings, wherein he was only ſump-
tuous, could not but ſoak his Exchequer. //otton.
SPA'RER:B. m. ſ. [ſpare and rib.[ Some part cut off from the
ribs: as, a ſpare ib of pork.
SPARGEFA’ction. n.ſ.. [ſpargo, Lat.] The aët of ſprinkling.
SPA'RING. adj. [from ſpare, J
1. Scarce; little.
Of this there is with you ſharing memory or none; but we
have large knowledge thereof. Bacon.
2. Scanty; not plentiful.
If much exerciſe, then uſe a plentiful diet; and if ſparing
diet, then little exerciſe. Bacon.
Good air, ſolitary groves, and ſºaring diet, ſufficient to
make you fancy yourſelf one of the fathers of the deſert. Pope.
3. Parcimonious ; not liberal.
Virgil being ſo very ſparing of his words, and leaving ſo
much to be imagined by the reader, can never be tranſlated as
Milton.
d up with ſ are diet;
t no want of ſtrength,
Locke.
Bacon.
he ought in any modern tongue. Dryden.
Though ſparing of his grace, to miſchief bent,
He ſeldom does a good with good intent. Dryden.
SPA'RINGLY. adv. [from ſparing.]
1. Not abundantly. -
Give us leave freely to render what we have in charge;
Or ſhall we ſparingly ſhew you far off
The dauphin's meaning? Shakespeare Henry V.
The borders whereon you plant fruit-trees ſhould be large;
and ſet with fine flowers; but thin and ſºaringly, left they de-
ceive the trees. Lacon's Eſſays.
2. Frugally; parcimoniouſly; not laviſhly. -
Speech of touch towards others ſhould be ſºaringly uſed;
for diſcourſe ought to be as a field, without coming home to
any man. Bacon's Eſſays.
High titles of honour were in the king's minority ſºaringly
granted, becauſe dignity then waited on deſert: Hayward.
Commend but ſparingly whom thou do'ſt love;
Butleſs condemn whom thou doſt not approve. Pºnham.
The morality of a gave ſentence, affected by Lucan, is
more ſparingly uſed by Virgil. 1/ryden.
3. With abſtinence. - ſ.
Chriſtians are obliged to taſte even the innocent pºſs of
life but ſparingly. Atterbury.
. Not with great frequency. -
4. Our "... had been frequented with ſo much
zeal, were approached more /farnºy. Atterbury's Sermons.
. Cautiouſly; tenderly.
§§§. . ſº, Saxon; ſparke, Dutch.]
1. A ſmall particle of fire, or kindled.” 1 : •.
If any marvel how a thing, in itſelf ſo weak, could import
any great danger, they muſt conſider not ſo much how ſmall
théjark is that flieth up, as how ºpt things about it are } º:
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fire. I am about to weep; but thinking that
We are a queen, my drops of tears I'll turn 2. ~~~
To ſparks of fire. Shake,i.
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S P A S P A ciful of the ſharks which ſome mº diffen- died to kindle in º: K. Charles. his deep quiet, from what ſource unknown, Tº º ... that fatal birth diſcloſe: And firſt, few ſcattringſpark, about were blown, I was not forg pers formerly ſtu Big with the flames that to our ruin roſe. Dryden. Oh, may ſome ſpark of you! celeſial fire The laſt, the meaſeſt of your ſons inſpire. Pope. - ining. 2. A...". there, a little clear light, ſome ſharks of bright knowledge. ... Locke. 3. Anything vivid or active. - - If any ſpark of life be yet remºniº ..., º Down, down to hell, and ſay, I ſent thee thither. Shakespeare 4. A lively, ſhowy, ſplendid, gay man. It is commonly uſed - t. 1 in iºmy huffing ſparks have we ſeen, that in the ſame - º- ſame ſlaves : day have been both the idols and the ſcorn of the º, Aftarſ like thee, of the mankilling tº Fell ſick. - Dryden. As fºr the diſputes of ſharpers, we don't read of any pro- viſions made for the honours ºf ſuch ſparks. Collier. The fined ſark, and cleaneſt beaux *** Drip from the ſhoulders to the toes. Prior. Í who have been the poet's ſparé to day, - will now become the champion of his Play. Granville. Unlucky as Fungoſo in the play, Theſe ſparks with aukward vanity diſplay what the fine gentlemen wore yeſterday: - Pope. To Sragº. v. n. [from the noun..] To emit particles of fire ; to ſparkle. Not in uſe. º Fair is my love, When the roſe in her cheek appears, or in her eyes the fire of love doſh ſarº, . Spenſºr. SPARKrul. adj. [ſpark and full.] Livºy; briſk; airy. Hitherto will our ſpariſul youth laugh at their gº grand- father's Engliſh, who had more care to do well than to ſpeak minion-like. Camden's Remains. Sparkish. adj. [from ſpark.] 1. Airy; gay. A low word. • Is anything more ſparkiſh and better humour'd than Venus's accoſting her ſon in the deſarts of Libya J/a!h. 2. Showy; well dreſſed; fine. A daw, to be ſparkiſh, trick'd himſelf up with all the gay feathers he could muſter. L'//ºrange. SpA"rkle n.ſ. [[from ſpark.] 1. A ſpark; a ſmall particle of fire: He with repeated ſtrokes Of claſhing flints, their hidden fires provokes; Short flame ſucceeds, a bed of wither'd leaves The dying ſarkles in their fall receives: Caught into life, in fiery fumes they riſe, And, fed with ſtronger food, invade the ſkies. 2. Any luminous particle. To detract from the dignity thereof, were to injure ev'n God himſelf, who being that light which none can approach unto, hath ſent out theſe lights whereof we are capable, even as ſo many ſparkles reſembling the bright fountain from which they riſe. Hooker. When reaſon's lamp, which, like the ſun in ſky, Throughout man's little world her beams did ſpread, Is now become a ſparkie which doth lie Under the aſhes, half extiné and dead. Ah then thy once lov'd Eloíſa feel It will be then no crime to gaze on me. See from my check the tranſient roſes die, See the laſt ſparkle languiſh in my eye. To SPA'RKLE. v. m. [from the noun.] 1. To emit ſparks. 2. To iſſue in ſparks. The bold deſign Pleas'd highly thoſe internal ſtates, and joy Sparkled in all their eyes. 3. To ſhine; to glitter. A hair ſeen in a microſcope loſes its former colour, and is in a great meaſure pellucid, with a mixture of ſome bright ſparkling colours, ſuch as appear from the refraction of dia- monds. Locke. Politulus is a fine young gentleman, who ſparkles in all the ſhining things of dreſs and equipage. //atts. SPARK LINGLY. adv. [from ſparkling..] With vivid and twink- tº ling luſtre. - Diamonds ſometimes would lock more ſhark'ingly than they were wont, and ſometimes far more dull than ordinar, ſº le. sºsosº. m.ſ.. [from ſparking.] Vivid and twinkling illtre. li I have obſerved a manifeſtly greater clearneſs and ſºar;- º º ſome times than at others, though I could not re- - SPA' to je ſuperficial clearneſs or foulneſs of the itone. Boyle. ****Row. W.J. Irpeaſya, Saxon.] A ſmall bird. Dryden. Davies. Pope. Milton. Dº not this Macbeth and Banquo: Yes, - As ſparrows, eagles; or the hare, the lion. Shakeſpears There is great probability that a thouſand ſparrows will i. sºy at the fight of a hawk among them. }} SPA'RRow HAwk, or ſparhawk. n.ſ. pean)aro - The female of the º: hawk. J. [rſeaſ paroc, Saxon] SPARRow GRAss. n.ſ. [Corrupted from aſ aragus J Your infant peaſe to ſparrowgraſs prefer, Which to the ſupper you may beſt defer. SPARRY. adj. [from ſpar..] Conſiſting of ſpar. In which manner ſpar is uſually found herein, and other minerals; or ſuch as are of ſome obſervable figure; of which ſort are the ſparry ſtriae, or icicles called ſtalaćtitae. Woodw, SPAs M. n.ſ.. [ſpaſme, Fr. awºrºz.] Convulſion; violent and involuntary contraćtion of any part. All the maladies Of ghaſtly ſpaſm, or racking torture, qualms Of heart ſick agony. Milton Wounds are ſubject to pain, inflammation, ſpaſm, Wim. Carminative things dilute and relax; becauſe wind occº. ſons a ſpaſm or convulſion in ſome part. Arbuthnot. SPA's Modick, adj. [ſpaſmºdique, Fr. from ſpaſm.] Convulſive, SPAT. The preterite of ſpit. And when he had ſpat on the ground, he anointed his eyes. Goſpel. a/17/le”. King, Spar. m. ſ. The young ſlell-fiſh. A reticulated film found upon ſea-ſhells, and uſually ſup- poſed to be the remains of the veſicles of the ſpat of ſome ſort of ſhell-fiſh. Hoodward on Fºſſ. To SPA'tiate. v. n. [ſatior, Latin.] To rove; to range; to ramble at large. 5* * Wonder cauſeth aſtoniſhment, or an immoveable poſture of the body, cauſed by the fixing of the mind upon one cog- tation, whereby it doth not ſpatiate and tranſcur. Bº. Confined to a narrow chamber, he could ſpatiate at large through the whole univerſe. Bentler. To SPATTER. v. a. [rpar, ſpit, Saxon.] - 1. To ſprinkle with dirt, or any thing offenſive. The pavement ſwam in blood, the walls around Were ſpatter'd o'er with brains. Addison. 2. To throw out any thing offenfive. His forward voice now is to ſpeak well of his friend; his backward voice is to ſpatter foul ſpeeches, and to detract. Slat. 3. To aſperſe; to defame. ‘īo SpA(it ER. v. m. To ſpit; to ſpatter as at any thing nau- ſeous taken into the mouth. They fondly thinking to allay Their appetite with guſt, inſtead of fruit Chew'd bitter aſhes, which th' offended taſte With ſpattering noiſe rejected. Milton. SPATTERDAshes. n ſ [/patter and daſh.J. Coverings for the legs by which the wet is kept off. SpA"ttiiNg Poppy, n ſ. White behen. A plant which is a ſpecies of campion. Miller. SPATula, nſ' [ſhatha, fathula, Latin.] Aſpattle ºf ". Spatula is an inſtrument uſed by apothecaries and ſurgeons in ſpreading plaiſters or ſtirring medicines together. Suincy. In raiſing up the hairy ſcalp ſmooth with myſpatula, I could diſcover no fault in the bone. Iſºftman'. Surg". SpAvin. m. ſ. [ eſpavent, Fr. ſavanº, Italian:! This diſeaſe in horſes is a bony excreſcence or cruſtas hard as a bone, that grows on the inſide of the hough, not far from the elbow, and is generated of the ſame matter by which the bones of li- gaments are nouriſhed: it is at firſt like a tender giffle, but by degrees comes to hardneſs. Farrier's Diº. They've all new legs and lame ones; ch: would take it, That never ſaw them pace before, the ſaviº, - And ſpringhalt reign'd among them. - Shałęſtart. If it had been a ſavin, and the aſs had petitioned for * other farrier, it might have beca reaſonable. L'Eſtrange. Spaw. n.ſ. [from Sjaw in Germany.] A Place famous for mineral waters; any mineral water. - To spawl. v. n. [rice-lan, to ſpit, Saxon.] To throw mol" ſture out of the mouth. He who does on ivºry tables dine, His marble floors with drunken ſpawling ſhinº Dryºt, What miſchief can the dean have done him, That Traulus calls for vengeance on him : Why muſt he ſputter, ſpawl, and ſlaver it, Swift In vain againſt the people's fav'rite. - - Spaw L. m. ſ rpatl, Saxon.] Spittle ; moiſture ejećed " the mouth. Of ſpittle ſhe luſtration makes ; Then in the ſº winer middle finger dips, Anoints the temple, forehead, and the lips. SPAwN. n.ſ. [ſººne, ſº enre, Dutch...] 1. The eggs of fiſh, or of frogs. Maſters of the people, Your multiplying ſpawn how can he flatter , That's thouſand to one good one? Shakeſpeare's t Dyſkº, Cºriºlºrui, Gºd
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God ſaid, let the waters generate -
Reptile, with ſpawn abundant, living ſoul! Milion.
Theſe ponds, in ſpawning time abounded with frogs, and
a great deal of ſpawn. Ray on tºe Creation,
2. Any product or offspring. In contempt.
'Twas not the ſpawn of ſuch as theſe
That dy'd with Punick blood the conquer'd ſeas,
And quaſht the ſtern AEacides. Roſcommon.
This atheiſtical humour was the ſpawn of the groſs ſuperſti-
tions of the Romiſh church and court. Tilio on.
To Spawn. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To produce as fiſhes do eggs.
Some report a ſea-maid ſpawn'd him. Shakeſpeare.
2. To generate; to bring forth. In contempt.
What practices ſuch principles as theſe may ſpawn, when
they are laid out to the ſun, you may determine. Swift.
To SPAwn. v. m.
1. To iſſue as eggs from fiſh.
2. To iſſue ; to proceed. In contempt.
It is ſo ill a quality, and the mother of ſo many ill ones that
ſpawn from it, that a child ſhould be brought up in the greateſt
abhorrence of it. Locke.
SPAw'NER. m. ſ. [from ſpawn..] The female fiſh.
The barbel, for the preſervation of their ſeed, both the
ſpawner and the melter cover their ſpawn with ſand. iſ alton.
To SPAY. v. a. [ pad, Latin.] To caſtrate female animals.
Be dumb you beggars of the rythming trade,
Geld your looſe wits, and let your muſe be ſpay’d. Cleavel.
The males muſt be gelt, and the ſows ſhay’d; the ſpay’d they
eſteem as the moſt profitable, becauſe of the great quantity of
fat upon the inwards Mortimer's Hºſhandry.
To SPEAK. v. n. [Preterite, ſpake or ſºoke; participle paſſive,
fpoken ; ſpecan, Saxon; ſpreken, Dutch.]
1. To utter articulate ſounds; to expreſs thoughts by words.
Speaking is nothing elſe than a ſenſible expreſſion of the no-
tions of the mind, by ſeveral diſcriminations of utterance of
voice, uſed as ſigns, having by conſent ſeveral determinate
fignificancies. Holder.
Hannah ſpake in her heart, only her lips moved, but her
voice was not heard. 1 Sam, i. 13.
2. To harangue; to make a ſpeech.
Many of the nobility made themſelves popular by ſpeaking
in parliament, againſt thoſe things which were moſt grateful
to his majeſty, and which ſtill paſſed notwithſtanding their
contradićtion. Clarendon.
Therſites, though the moſt preſumptuous Greek,
Yet durſt not for Achilles' armour ſpeak. Bryden.
3. To talk for or againſt; to diſpute
A knave ſhould have ſome countenance at his friend's re-
queſt. An honeſt man, ſir, is able to ſpeak for himſelf when
a knave is not. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
The general and his wife are talking of it;
And ſhe ſpeaks for you ſtoutly. Shakeſpeare's Othells,
When he had no power,
He was your enemy ; ſtill ſpake againſt
Your liberties and charters. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
4. To diſcourſe; to make mention.
Were ſuch things here as we do ſpeak about?
Or have we eaten of the inſane root,
That takes the reaſon priſoner. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Lot went out and ſpake unto his ſons in law. Gen. xix. I4.
The fire you ſpeak of,
If any flames of it approach my fortunes,
I’ll quench it not with water, but with ruin. Ben. johnſºn.
They could never be loſt, but by an univerſal deluge which
has been ſpoken to already. Tillotſon's Sermons.
Lucan ſpeaks of a part of Caeſar's army that came to him,
from the Leman-lake, in the beginning of the civil war. Addison
Had Lutherſpoke up to this accuſation, yet Chryſoſtom's ex-
ample would have been his defence. Atterbury.
4. To give ſound.
Make all your trumpets ſpeak, give them all breath,
Thoſe clam’rous harbingers of blood and death. Shakespeare ?.
5. To SPEAK with. To addreſs; to converſe with.
Thou can'ſ not fear us, Pompey, with thy ſails,
We'll ſpeak with thee at ſea. , Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleºpatra.
I ſpake with one that came from thence,
That freely render'd me theſe news for true. Shakeſpeare.
Nicholas was by a herald ſent for to come into the great
baſſa; Solyman diſdaining to ſpeak with him himſelf. Knoles.
To SPEAK. v.a.
1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce.
Saul ſpake not any think that day. 1 Sam. xx. 26.
Mordecai had ſpoken good. Eſth., vii. s.
Conſider of it, take advice, and ſpeak your minds. Judges.
They ſat down with him upon the ground, and none ſpake
a word. job ii. 13.
When divers were hardened, and believed not, but ſpake evil
of that way before the multitude, he departed. Aći; xix. 9.
You, from my youth,
Have known and try’d me, ſpeak i more than truth? Sandys.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend,
**, Words once ſpoke can never be rej
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A Under the tropick is our language jºcke, 4.
And part º Flanders hath receive our ºke. Waller
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ſubſtances. *JPrº* it out, or in direct terms alº
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b $º ſpeak all languages, but words are underſtºod only
y ſuch a People or nation. sºcial
2. To proclaim; to celebrate. pectator.
It is my father's muſick
To ſpeak your deeds, not it. of his care
To have them reconſpeiſed hoi. (........” •
3. To addreſs; to .." - Shakespeare's Winter's Tale.
If he have need of thee, he will decei
eceive thee, ſmil
thce, put thee in hope, JPeak thee fair, and ſay, º:
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4. To exhibit. Ecclus xiii. 6.
Let heav'n's wide circuit ſpeak
The Maker's high magnificence.
SPEAKA BLE. adj. [from ſpeak.] Miltºn;
1. Poſſible to be foken.
2. Having the power of ſpeech.
Sav,
How cam'ſt thou ſpeakable of mute. Milton:
SPEA'KER. n.ſ. [from ſpeak.]
1. One that ſpeaks. -
Theſe ſames grew ſo general, as the authors were loſt in
the generality of ſprasers. Bacon's Henry VII.
In converſation or reading, find out the true ſenſe, idea
which the ſpeaker or writer affixes to his words, lºan, Logick.
Common ſpeakers have only one ſet of ideas, and one ſet
of words to cloath them in; and theſe are always ready at the
mouth. Swi
- 1U1/º.
2. One that ſpeaks in any particular manner. iſ?
Horace's phraſe is tºrret fecur;
And happy was that curious plater. Priºr,
3. One that celebrates, proclaims, or mentions.
After my death, I wiſh no other herald,
No other ſpeaker of my liviág actions
To keep mine honour from corruption. Shakespeare.
4. The prolocutor of the commons.
I havediſabled myſelflike an elected ſpeaker of the houſe. Dryd
SPEA'KING Trumpet. nºſ. A ſtentorophonick initrument; a trum-
Pet by which the voice may be propagated to a great diſtance.
That with one blaſt through the whole houſe does bound,
And firſt taught ſteaking tra pet how to ſound. Drydºn.
SPEAR., n ſº [y/-per, Welſh; ſpere, Saxon ; ſpºre, Dutch; ſpare,
old, French; ſparum, low Lat. J
1. Along weapon with a ſharp point, uſed in thruſting or throw-
ing; a lance.
Th’Egyptian, like a hill, himſelf did rear,
Like ſome tall tree; upon it ſeem’d a ſpear. Cowley.
Nor wanted in his graſp
What ſeem'd both ſhield and Jpear. Milton.
The flying ſcar
Sung innocent, and ſpent its force in air. Pope.
The rous’d up lion, reſolute and ſlow,
Advances full on the protended ſpear.
2. A lance generally with prongs, to kill fiſh.
The borderers watching, until they be paſt up into ſome nar-
row creek, below them, caſt a ſtrong corded net athwart the
ſtream, with which, and their loud ſhouting, they ſtop them
from retiring, until the ebb have abandoned them to the hunt-
er's mercy, who, by an old cuſtom, ſhare them with ſuch in-
differency, as if a woman with child be preſent, the babe in
her womb is gratified with a portion: a point alſo obſerved
by the ſpear-hunters in taking of ſalmons. Carew.
To SPEAR. v. a. [from the noun..] To kill or pierce with a
ſpear.
To SPEAR. v. n. To ſhoot or ſprout. This is commonly writ-
ten ſpire.
Let them not lie leſt they ſhould ſpear, and the air dry and
ſpoil the ſhoot. Martimer’s Huſbandry.
SPEAR GRAss. n.ſ.. [ſ, ear and graſ...] Long ſtiff graſs.
Tickle our noſes with ſeargraſ, to make them bleed; and
then beflubber our garments with it. Shakespeare's Henry IV.
SPEARMAN. m.ſ. [ſpear and man.] One who uſes a lance in fight.
The ſpearman's arm by thee, great God, directed,
Sends forth a certain wound. Prior,
SPEA'RMINT. n.ſ. A plant; a ſpecies of mint,
SPEA/Rwort. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
Special. adj [ſpecial, Fr. ſpecialis, Latin.]
1. Noting a ſort or ſpecies. -
A ſpecial idea is called by the ſchools a ſpecies.
2. Particular ; peculiar. -
Moſt commonly with a certain ſºcial grace of her own,
wagging her lips, and grinning inſtead of ſmiling. Sidney,
The ſeveral books of ſcripture having had each ſome ſeve-
ral occaſion and particular purpoſe which cauſed them to be
written, the contents thereof are according to the exigence of
that ſpecial end whereunto they are intended. *g,
Thomſºn.
JWattſ.
S P E S P E Of all men alive . ! f et beheld that ſpect” aCº., !. }. fancy more than any other. Nought ſo vile that on the earth doth live, Shake? But to the earth ſome ſpecial good doth give . ** ‘. Our Saviour is repreſented every where in ſcripture, as the ſpecial patron of the poor and the afflicted, and as laying their intereſts to heart more nearly than thoſe of any other of his members. f - icul * s Sermons. iate; deſigned for a particular Purpoº. - 3. Agº upon his º: with a daughter of Kildare, was made denizen by a ſerial act of parliament. Davies. . Extraordinary; uncommon. - - - - 4 Fº hat ..., neceſſity of ſome ſpecial time doth cauſe to be enjoined, bindeth no longer than during that time, but doth afterward become free. . . Hosier. Though our charity ſhould be univerſal, yet as it cannºt be actually exerciſed, but on particular times, ſo. it ſhould be chiefly on ſpecial opportunities. Spratt's Sermous. Shakeſpeare. e bore A paunch of the ſame bulk before ; which ſtill he had a ſºcial care - To keep well cramm'd with thriſty fare. Hudibras. 5. Chief in excellence; The king hath drawn The ſpecial head of all the land together. Shakespeare Henry IV. Specially. adv. [from ſerial J 1. Particularly above others. special, the day that thou ſtoodeſt before the Lord. Deutr. A brother beloved, ſpecially to me. Phil. xvi. 2. Not in a common way; peculiarly. If there be matter of law that carries any difficulty, the jury may, to deliver themſelves from an attaint, find itſ; †. allé. SPE/cIALTY. !" /.. [ſpecialité, French ; from ſpecial] Par- SPEcIA'LITY. W. ticularity. - - - On theſe two general heads all other ſpecialties are depen- dent. Hooker. The packet is not come, Where that and other ſpecialties are bound. Shakespeare. Speciality of rule hath been neglected. Shakeſpeare. When men were ſure, that in caſe they reſted upon a bare contract without ſpecialit, the other party might wage his law, they would not reſt upon ſuch contračis without reducing the debt into a ſpeciality which accorded many ſuits. Hale. SPE'cIES. n.ſ. [ ſpecies, Latin.] 1. A ſort; a ſubdiviſion of a general term. A ſpecial idea is called by the ſchools a ſpecies; it is one common nature that agrees to ſeveral ſingular individual be- ings: ſo horſe is a ſpecial idea or ſpecies as it agrees to Buce- phalus, Trot, and Snowball. //atts. 2. Claſs of nature; ſingle order of beings: He intendeth only the care of the ſpecies or common natures, but letteth looſe the guard of individuals or fingle exiſtencies. Brown's /ukar Lyraurs. For we are animals no leſs, Although of differentſ ecies. Hudibras. Thou nam'ſt a race which muſt proceed from me, Yet my whole ſpecies in myſelf I fee. Dryden. A mind of ſuperior or meaner capacities than human would conſtitute a different ſecies, though united to a human body in the ſame laws of connexion; and a mind of human capa- cities would make another ſpecies, if united to a different bo- dy in different laws of connexion. Bentley's Sarmºns. 3. * to the ſenſes; any viſible or ſenſible repreſenta- 101l. ... An apparent diverſity between the ſeries viſible and audible is, that the viſible doth not mingle in the medium, but the audible doth Bacon. It is a moſt certain rule, how much any body hath of co- lour, ſo much hath it of opacity, and by ſo much the more unfit it is to tranſmit the ſpecies. Ray ºn the Creatin. The ſpecies of the letters illuminated with blue were nearer to the lens than thoſe illuminated with deep red by about three inches, or three and a quarter; but the ſºcces of the letters illuminated with indigo and violet appeared ſo confuſed and indiſtinct, that I could not read them. Newton's Orticks 4. Repreſentation to the mind. *** *** - Wit in the poet, or wit-writing is no other than the facul- ty of imagination in the writer, which ſearches over all the memory for the ſpecies or ideas of thoſe things which it deſigns to repreſent. Dryden 5. Show ; viſible exhibition. yacn. Shews and ſºcie, ſerve beſt with the common people. - - B icon. 6. Circulating money. nº WaS º º: time of the greateſ ſplendour of the Ro- there is º *: S quantity of current ſpecies in Europe than the circulatiº ome poſſeſſed a much greater proportion of *ting |exies of its time than any European city. 7. Simples that have place in a compound. sº łaj, [ſheriffºne, French; Jºecies and facio.] 1. That which makes a thing of the ſpecies of which it is. That thou to truth the perfect way may it know, To thee all her ſpecifick forms I'll ſhow. Denham The underſtanding, as to the exerciſe of this power i. ſubject to the command of the will, though as to the Jºãº nature of its ačis it is determined by the object. South By whoſe direction is the nutriment ſo regularly diſtribu: ted into the reſpective parts, and how are they kept to their /pecifick uniformities.” Gºnville. Theſe principles I conſider not as occult qualities, ſuppoſed to reſult from the ſpeciſcº forms of things, but as general laws of nature by which the things themſelves are formed; their truth appearing to us by placnomena, though their cauſes be not yet diſcºvered. 1 cwtºn’s (pick, As all things were formed according to theſe ſpecifica pit. forms, ſo their truth muſt be meaſured from their conformity to them. No. ris. Spec ſº gravity is the appropriate and peculiar gravity or weight, which any ſpecies of natural bodies have, and by which they are plainly diſtinguiſhable from all other bodies ºf different kinds. &uincy The ſpecińck qualities of plants reſide in their native ſpirit, oil and eſſential ſalt: for the water, fixt ſalt and earth sº to be the ſame it all plants. Arbuthnot. Specifick difference is that primary attribute which diſtin- guiſhes each ſpecies from one another, while they ſtand rank- ed under the ſame general nature or genus. Though wine differs from other liquids, in that it is the juice of a certain fluit, yet this is but a general or generick difference; for it does not diſtinguiſh wine from cyder or perry: the ſpeciſcº difference of wine therefore is its preſſure from the grape; as cyder is preſſed from apples, and perry from pears. Waiti. 2. [In medicine. J Appropriated to the cure of ſome particular diſtemper. It is uſually applied to the arcana, or medicines that work by occult qualities. The operation of purging medicines have been referred to a hidden propricty, a ſpecifical virtue, and the like ſhifts of ignorance. Baco's Natural Fiftory. If ſhe would drink a good deco&tion of ſarſa, with the uſual ſpecificks, ſhe might enjoy a good health. J/ſeman. Specific Ally, adv. [from ſpecificº.] In ſuch a manner as to conſtitute a ſpecies; acording to the nature of the ſpecies. His faith muſt be not only living, but lively too; it muſt be put into a poſture by a particular exerciſe of thoſe ſeveral virtues that are ſpecifically requiſite to a due performance of this duty. South's Serººns. Human reaſon doth not only gradually, but ſpecifically differ from the fantaſtick reaſon of brutes, which have no conceit of truth, as an aggregate of divers ſimple conceits, nor of any other univerſal. Grew. He muſt allow that bodies were endowed with the ſame aſ- fe&ions then as ever ſince; and that, if an ax head be ſup- poſed to float upon water which is ſpecifically lighter, it haſ been ſupernatural. Bently. To Specificate. v. a. ſſrom ſpecies and facio..] To mark by notation of diſtinguiſhing particularities. Man, by the inſtituted law of his creation, and the common influence of the divine goodneſs, is enabled to act as a reaſon- able creature, without any particular, ſpecificating, concurrent, new imperate act of the divine ſpecial providence. Hale, Specific Arion, nſ [from ſpecifick; fecificatiºn, Fr.] 1. Diſtinct notation; determination by a peculiar mark. This ſpecification or limitation of the queſtion hinders the diſputers from wandering away from the preciſe point ofen; quiry. //atts's Improvement ºf the Mind. 2. l articular mention. - The conſtitution here ſpeaks generally without the feti- fication of any place. - Ayliff.' Parººn. To Specify v. a. [from ſpecies; ſpecificer, Fr.] To ment"; to ſhow by ſome particular marks of diſtinction: . . . As the change of ſuch laws as have been ſpecified tº neceſ- ſary, ſo the evidence that they are ſuch, muſt be great. Hooker. St. Peter doth not ſpecify what theſe waters were: Burnet. He has there given us an exact geography of Greece, where the countries, and the uſes of their ſoils are ſpecift". Pope. SPE'cIMEN. m.ſ.. [ſpecimen, Latin.] A ſample; a part of any thing exhibited that the reſt may be known, Several perſons have exhibited ſºcimens of this art before multitudes of beholders. Midſºn's Special" SPE'cious. adj. [ſpecieux, Fr. ſpeciºſus, Latin.] 1. Showy; pleaſing to the view. The reſt, far greater part, Will deem in outward rites and ſpecious forms, Religion ſatisfy'd. Miltºn, She next I toºk to wife, O that I never had fond wiſh too late Was in the vale of Sorec, Dalila, - Milton. 8 Arbuthnot on Coins, That ſpecious monſter, my accompliſh d *. Plauſible;
S P E
2. Plauſible; ſuperficially, not ſolidly right; ſtriking at firſt
View. -
Bad men boaſt
Their ſpecious deeds on earth which glory excites,
Or cloſe ambition varniſh'd o'er with zeal. Milton.
Somewhat of ſpecious they muſt have to recommend them-
ſelves to princes; for folly will not eaſily go down in its na-
tural form. Dryden.
Temptation is of greater danger, becauſe it is covered with
the ſpecious names of good nature and good manners. Rºgers.
This is the only ſpecious objection which our Romiſh adver-
ſaries urge againſt the doctrine of this church in the point of
celebacy. Atterbury.
Spe'ciously, adv. . [from ſpecious.] With fair appearance.
Piety is oppoſed to hypocriſy and unſincerity; eſpecially to
that perſonated devotion under which any kind of impiety is
wont to be diſguiſed, and put off more ſpeciouſly. Hammond.
Speck. m. ſ. [rpecec, Saxon J A ſmall diſcoloration; a ſpot.
Every ſpeck does not blind a man. Govern. of the Tongue.
Then are they happy, when
No ſpeck is left of their habitual ſtains;
But the pure aether of the ſoul remains.
To Speck. v. a. To ſpot; to ſtain in drops.
Flow’r
Carnation, purple, azure, or ſpeck'd with gold.
SpecKLE. m. ſ. [from ſpeck.] Small ſpeck; little ſpot.
To SPEckle. v. a. [from the noun ) To mark with ſmall
ſpots.
po So dreadfully he towards him did paſs,
Forelifting up aloft his ſpeckled breaſt,
And often bounding on the bruiſed graſs,
As for great joy of his new comen gueſt.
Speckl"d vanity
Will ſicken ſoon and die,
Dryden's AFneid.
Milton.
Fairy Queen.
And leprous ſin will melt from earthly mould. Milton.
Saw'ſt thou not late a ſpeckl’d ſerpent rear
His gilded ſpires to climb on yon fair tree?
Before this happy minute I was he. Dryden,
The ſmiling infant in his hand ſhall take
The creſted baſiliſk and ſpeckled ſnake;
Pleas'd the green luſtre of the ſcales ſurvey,
And with their forky tongue and pointleſs ſting ſhall play.
Pºpe's Meſſiab,
The tortoiſe here and elephant unite,
Transform'd to combs, the ſpeckl’d and the white.
Speckt, or ſpeight, m. ſ. A woodpecker. Ainſworth.
SPE'cracle. n.ſ.. [ſpectacle, Fr. ſpectaculum, Latin.]
1. A ſhow; a gazing ſtock; any thing exhibited to the view as
eminently remarkable.
In open place produc’d they me,
To be a publick ſpectacle to all. Shakespeare. Henry VI.
We are made a ſpectacle unto angels, and men. 1 Cor. iv. 9.
2. Any thing perceived by the ſight.
Forth riding underneath the caſtle wall,
A dunghill of dead carcaſes he ſpy'd,
The dreadful ſpectacle of that ſad houſe of pride, Fa. Queen.
When pronouncing ſentence, ſeem not glad,
Pope,
Such ſpeciacles, though they are juſt, are ſad. Denham.
3. [In the plural.] Glaſſes to affiſt the fight.
The ſixth age ſhifts
Into the lean and ſlipper'd pantaloon,
With ſpectacles on noſe and pouch on ſide. Shakeſpeare.
We have helps for the ſight far above ſpectacles and %.
ºf coſt.
It is no fault in the ſpečiacles that the blind man ſees not.
Glanville's Apology.
Shakeſpeare was naturally learned: he needed not the ſpec-
tacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards and found
her there. Dryden on Dramatick Poeſy.
The firſt ſºcãacle-maker did not think that he was leading
the way to the diſcovery of new planets. Grew.
This is the reaſon of the decay of fight in old men, and
ſhews why their fight is mended by ſpectacles. Newton.
This day, then let us not be told,
That you are ſick and I grown old;
Northink on our approaching ills,
And talk of ſpectacles and pills. Swift.
Spectacle D. adj. [from the noun..] Furniſhed with ſpec-
tacles.
All tongues ſpeak of him, and the bleared fights .
Are ſpectacled to ſee him. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
SPEc ra’rion. n.ſ.. [ſpeciatio, Latin.] Regard; reſpect.
This ſimple ſpeciation of the lungs is differenced from that
which concomitates a pleuriſy. Harvey.
SPEc ra"roR. m. ſ. [ſpeciateur, Fr. ſpectator, Latin.] A looker
on; a beholder.
More
Than hiſtory can pattern, though devis'd
And play'd, to take ſpectatºrs. Shakeſpeare.
. If it proves a good repift to the ſpectators, the diſh pays
the ſhot. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
An old gentleman mounting on horſeback got up heavily ;
S P F.
but deſired the ſpeciators that they would count fourſcore and
eight before they judged him. Dryd.m.
He mourns his former vigour loſt ſo far,
To make him now ſpectator of a war. Dryden.
What pleaſure hath the owner more than theſeñator 2 Seed.
SPF ctre. m. ſ. [ ſpectre, Fr. ſpectrum, Latin.] Apparition ;
appearance of perſons dead.
The ghoſts of traitors from the bridge deſcend,
With bold fanatick peºires to rejoice. Dryden.
The very poetical uſe of the word for a ſpeare, doth imply
an exact reſemblance to ſome real being it repreſents. Stilling.
Theſe are nothing but ſpeºires the underſtanding raiſes to
itſelf to flatter its own lazineſs. Locke.
Specta"Torship. n.ſ.. [from ſpe:lator.] Aét of beholding.
Thou ſtand'ſt i' th' ſtate of hanging, or of ſome death more
long in ſpectatorſhip, and crueller in ſuffering. Shakeſpeare.
Spect RUM. m. ſ. [Lat n.] An image; a viſible form.
This priſm had ſome veins running along within the glaſs,
from the one end to the other, which ſcattered ſome of the
ſun's light irregularly, but had no ſenſible effect in encreaſing
the length of the coloured ſcºrum. Newton's Opticks.
SPE'cul AR. m. ſ. [ ſpecularis, Latin J
1. Having the qualities of a mirrour or looking glaſs.
It were but madneſs now t' impart
The ſkill of ſpecular ſtone. Donne.
Quickſilver may by the fire alone, in glaſs-veſſels, be turn-
ed into a red body; and from this red body may be obtained
a mercury, bright and ſpecular as before. Boyle.
A ſpeculum of metal without glaſs, made ſome years ſince
for optical uſes, and very well wrought, produced none of
thoſe rings; and thence I underſtood that theſe rings ariſe
not from ſpecular ſurface alone, but depend upon the two ſur-
faces of the plate of glaſs whereof the ſpeculum was made,
and upon the thickneſs of the glaſs between them. Newton,
2. Aſſiſting fight. Improper.
The hidden way
Of nature would'ſt thou know, how firſt ſhe frames
All things in miniature? thy ſpecular orb
Apply to well diffected kernels; lo!
In each obſerve the ſlender threads ---
Of firſt-beginning trees. Philips,
To SPE'culate. v. n. [ſpeculer, Fr.ſpecular, Lat..] To meditate;
to contemplate; to take a view of any thing with the mind.
Conſider the quantity, and not ſpeculate upon an intrinſe-
cal relation. Digby on Bodies.
As our news-writers record many facts which afford great
matter of ſpeculation, their readers ſpeculate accordingly, and
by their variety of conječtures become conſummate ſtateſmen.
- Addiſon,
To SPE'culate. v. a. To conſider attentively; to look through
with the mind. -
Man was not meant to gape, or look upward with the
eye, but to have his thoughts ſublime; and not only behold,
but ſpeculate their nature with the eye of the underſtanding.
Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Specula'rroN. m. ſ. [ſpeculation, Fr. from ſpeculate.]
1. Examination by the eye; view.
2. Examiner; ſpy.
probably is here miſprinted for ſpeculator. -
They who have, as who have not, whom their great
ſtars
Throne and ſet high ſervants
Which are to France the ſpies and ſpeculations,
Intelligent of our ſtate. -
. Mental view; intelle&tual examination; contemplation. ..
In all theſe things being fully perſuaded, that what . did,
it was obedience to the will of §. and that all men ould
do the like; there remained after ſpeculation, practice whº
unto the whole world might be framed. Hooker.
Thenceforth to ſpeculations high or deep, .
I turn'd my thoughts; and with capacious mind •r
Conſider'd all things viſible. Miltºn.
News-writers afford matter of ſpeculation. Addiſon.
4. A train of thoughts formed by meditation.
From him Socrates derived the principles of monº, and ; :-
emp. ,
º
moſt part of his natural ſpeculations...
5. Mental ſcheme not reduced to practice.
This terreſtrial globe, which before was only round in ſºc-
This word is found no where elſe, and
Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
culation, has ſince been ſurrounded by the fortune "#.<g ~4.
of many navigators. *...*
6. Power of fight. Not in uſe. - %
Thy bones are marrowleſ; thy blood is cold; //
Thou haſt no ſpeculation in thoſe eyes
Thou ſtar'ſt with. Shakespeare.
Speculariye, adj. [ſpeculatiſ, Fr. from ſºlate.]
1. Given to ſpeculation; contemplative. ind of
if all other uſes were utterly taken away, yet the miº" 2
man being by nature ſpeculative and delighted with contem-
plation in itſelf, they were to be known even for meer know-
ledge ſake. Hooker.
It encourages ſpeculative perſons who have no turn º:
to encreaſe their fortunes. ſon.
24 S
2. Theo-
S P E
S P E
- ional; ideal; not pračical.
. Theoretical; notional; ideal;
2 Some take it for a ſpeculative platform, that reaſon and na-
at the beſt ſhould govern, but no wife to create
Bacon's holy //ar.
ture would t
ight. -
sºrry. alv. [from ſºccuative.]
1. Contemplatively; with meditation. -
2. Ideally; notionally; theoretically ; not pračlically.
Specul.ºroR. m.ſ. (from ſpeculate.]
1. One who forms theories.
He is dexterous in puzzling others, if they be not through-
paced ſpeculatºrs in thoſe great theories. More.
2. [Speculater, French..] An obſerver; a contemplator. -
Although lapidaries and queſtuary enquirers affirm it, yet
the writers of minerals, and natural ſpeculators, conceive the
ſtones which bear this name to be a mineral concretion. Brown.
. A ſpy; a watcher."
All the boats had one ſpeculator, to give notice when the
fiſh approached. B. oome's Notes on the Odyſſey.
SPE'cul AtoR Y. adj. [from ſpeculate.] Exerciſing ſpeculation.
SPE'CULU.M. m. ſ. (Latin. J A mirrour; a looking-glaſs;
that in which repreſentations are formed by reflection.
A rough and coloured object may ſerve for a ſpeculum, to
refle&t the artificial rainbow. Boyle on Colours.
SPE D. The preterite and part, paſſive of ſpeed.
His horſe full of windgalls, ſped with the ſpavins, and rayed
with the yellows. Shakespeare.
Barbaroſla, ſºd of that he deſired, ſaid not long at Con-
ſlantinople, but ſhaped his courſe towards Italy. Knolles.
- With all his harneſs ſoon the god was ſped;
His flying hat, wings on his heels. Dryden.
SPEEch. ii. ſ. [from ſpeak.]
1. The power of articulate utterance; the power of expreſſing
thoughts by vocal words.
There is none comparable to the variety of inſtrućtive ex-
preſſions by ſpeech, wherewith a man alone is endowed, for the
communication of his thoughts. Holder on Speech.
Though our ideas are firſt acquired by various ſenſations
and reflections, yet we convey them to each other by the means
of certain ſounds, or written marks, which we call words;
and a great part of our knowledge is both obtained and com-
municated by theſe means, which are called ſpeech. J/atts.
2. Language; words conſidered as expreſſing thoughts.
In ſpeech be eight parts. Accidence.
The aëts of God to human ears
Cannot without proceſs of ſpeech be told. Milton.
3. Particular language as diſtinét from others.
There is neither ſeech nor language, but their voices are
heard among tº em. Pſ. Common Prayer.
4. Anything ſpoken.
A plague upon your epileptick viſage!
Smile you my ſpeeches as I were a fool.
5. Talk; mention.
The duke did of me demand
What was the ſpeech among the Londoners,
Concerning the French journey.
Speech of a man's ſelf ought to be ſeldom.
6. Oration; harangue.
The conſtant deſign of theſe orators, in all their ſpeeches,
Shakespeare. K. Lear.
Shakeſpeare.
Bacon's Eſſays.
was to drive ſome one particular point. Swift.
7. Liberty to ſpeak.
I, with leave of ſºcch implor’d, reply'd, Milton.
SF E'ECHLEss. adj. [from ſpeech.]
1. Deprived of the power of ſpeaking; made mute or dumb.
He fell down, foam'd at mouth, and was ſpeechlºſs. Shakeſp.
The great god Pan hath broken his pipes, and Apolós
prieſts are become ſpeecheſ. Raleigh.
A ſingle viſion fanſports them: it finds them in the eager-
neſs and height of their devotion; they are ſpeechleſ; for the
time that it continues, and proſtrate when it departs. Dryden.
*'ſ with wonder, and half dead with'ſ. Addiſon.
2. Mute; dumb. -
I kneel'd before him;
I'Twas very faintly he ſaid riſe: diſmiſs'd me
Thus, with his ſeechleſs hand. Shakespeare Coriolanus.
- From her eyes
did receive fair ſeechiºſ, meſſages. Shakeſpeare.
He that ºver hears a word ſpoken, it is no wonder’ſ re.
main ſpeechleſ. ; as any one muſt do, who from an infant ſhould
be bred up among mutes. Holder's Elements ºf Speech.
To SPEED. z. m.
º ** Pret, and part, paſſed and Jºeded, [ſºrden,
* To make haſte; to move with celerity.
. So well they fed that they be come at length
Unto the place whereas the Paynim lay, C
Devoid ºf outward ſenſe and native ſtrength,
$º ºth charmed cloud from view of day. Fa. Queen.
I, in ſº think me a ſwallow, an arrow, or a bullet Have
ſº .." pºor and cold motion, the expedition of thought
_": “cata Initiner * the very extremeſt inch of poſſibility. Shakespeare
pray'rs
Cou'd alter high º, I to that place
W ºld.ſeed before thee, and be louder heard. Milton.
See whicre Idwall ſizeſ, ! a truſty ſoldier.
2. [Spebian, to grow rich, Saxon.] To have ſucceſs.
ſake me not fighted like the baſiliſk:
I've look'd on thouſands, who have ſºd the better
By my regard, but kill'd none ſo. Shakeſp. lf inter', 7.k.
Now if this ſuit lay in Bianca's pow'r,
How quickly ſhould you ſpeed. Sha'effrare.
Macicaus ſhewed them: what an offence it was raſhly to de-
part out of the city, which might be unto them dangerous,
although they ſhould ſpecd never ſo well. An ſles.
When firſt this tempter croſs'd the gulph from heli,
I told you then he ſhould prevail, and ſpeed
In his bad errand. - Mi'ion.
Theſe were violators of the firſt temple, and thoſe that pro-
faned and abuſed the ſecond ſped no better. South.
3. To have any condition good or bad.
Ships heretofore in ſeas like fiſhes ſºrd,
The mightieſt ſtill upon the ſmalleſt fed.
To SPE F D. v. a.
1. To diſpatch in haſte. -
The tyrant's ſelf, a thing unuſed, began
To feel his heart relent with meer compaſſion;
But not diſpos'd to ruth or mercy then,
He ſped him thence home to his habitation.
2. To furniſh in haſte.
3. To diſpatch; to deſtroy ; to kill.
With a ſpeeding thruſt his heart he found:
The lukewarm blood came ruſhing thro’ the wound. Dryd.
A dire dilemma cither way I'm ſºrd;
If foes, they write; if friends, they read me dead.
4. To miſchief; to ruin.
5. To haſten; to put into quick motion.
She,
Hearing ſo much, will ſpeed her foot again,
Led hither by pure love. Shºſp. All's well that ends well.
Satan, tow'rd the coaſt of earth beneath,
Down from th’ ecliptick ſped with hop'd ſucceſs,
Throws his ſteep flight in many an airy wheel.
The prieſt reply'd no more,
But ſped his ſteps along the hoarſe reſounding ſhore. Dryden.
6. To execute; to diſpatch.
Judicial acts are all thoſe writings and matters which re-
late to judicial proceedings, and are ſped in open court at the
inſtance of one or both ºf the parties. Ayliff's Paregon.
7. To aſſiſt; to help forward.
Lucina
Reach'd her midwife hands to ſpeed the throws.
Propitious Neptune ſteer'd their courſe by night
A. Pºlº.
Jalºr,
Fairfax.
Pope.
Miltºn.
Dryden.
With riſing gales, that ſted their happy flight. Drydºn.
Speed the ſoft intercourſe from ſoul to ſoul,
And waft a ſigh from Indus to the Pole. Pºpe.
8. To make proſperous.
If any bring not this doćtrine, receive him not into your
houſe, neither bid him God ſpeed. St. Paul.
Timon is ſhrunk, indeed;
And he, that's once deny'd, will hardly ſeed.
SPEF D. m.ſ. [/poed, Dutch.]
1. Quickneſs; celerity.
Earth receives
As tribute, ſuch a ſumleſs journey brought
Of incorporeal/peed, her warmth and light; -
Steed' to deſcribe whoſe ſwiftneſs number fails. Mº'".
We obſerve the horſe's patient ſervice at the plough,
his ſpeed upon the highway, his docibleneſs, and deſire of
glory. More.
2. Haſle; hurry; diſpatch. - - -
When they ſtrain to their utmoſt ſºred, there is ſtill tº
wonted diſtance between them and their aims: all their º
purſuits bring them no acqueſts. Decay ºf Pit).
3. The courſe or pace of a horſe. -
He that rides at high ſpeed, and with a piſtol, kills a º:
flying. Shakesp. Henry IV.
4. Succeſs; event.
The prince your ſon, with mºre conceit and fºr
Of the queen's ſpeed, is gone. Shakespeare º:
O Lord, I pray thee ſend me good ſpeed. Gen. xx" "
SFI'l dily. adº. (from ſpeedy.) With Eaſte; quickly.
Poſt ſpeedily to your huſband, -
Shew ... ſº h ºft King Lear.
Send ſpedily to Bertran; charge him firictly .
Not to !... Dryden's Spaniſh Fºur.
SPE' E LIN ass. n. ſ. [ from ſpeedy. ] The quality of being
ſpeedy.
sºil. m. ſ. [veronica, Latin J Fluellin. A . ne
The leaves grow oppoſite by pairs: the calyx confisc 3.
leaf, which is divided into four parts, expanding in form .
ſtar: the flower conſiſts of one leaf, divided into ſo" º
ments, expanding in a circular order: when the flower .
the ovary becomes a membranaceous fruit, divided '.
cells, ſhaped like an heart, and filled with ſeeds, ſºme
ſmall, and at other times large and thick. Ažil tr.
Shakespeare .
In
S P E
S P E
In a ſcarcity in Sileſia a rumour was ſpread of its raining
millet-ſeed; but ’twas found to be only the ſeeds of the ivy-
leaved ſpeedwell, or ſmall henbit, , Derhan's Phyſic-Theology.
Speed Y. adj. [from ſpeed.j Quick; ſwift; nimble; quick of
diſpatch.
How near's the other army
—Near, and on ſpeedy foot: the main deſcry
Stands on the hourly thought. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Back with ſpeedieſt fail -
Zophiel, of cherubim the ſwifteſt wing,
Came flying. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
Let it be enough what thou haſt done,
When ſpotted deaths ran arm'd through ev'ry ſtreet,
With poiſon'd darts, which not the good could ſhun,
The ſpeedy could outfly, or valiant meet. Dryden.
SPELL. m. ſ. ſrpel, Saxon, a word. }
1. A charm conſiſting of ſome words of occult power. Thus
Horace uſes words : -
Suit verba & voces quiºus hanc lenire dilarem
Pºſis.
Start not; her ačtions ſhall be holy:
You hear my ſpell is lawful: do not ſhun her,
Until you ſee her die again; for then
You kill her double. Shakespeare IPinter's Ta'.
Some have delivered the polity of ſpirits, that they fland in
awe of charms, ſpells, and conjurations, letters characters,
notes, and daſhes. * Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Thou durſt not thus diſparage glorious arms,
Had not ſpells º
And black enchantments, ſome magician's art,
Arm'd thee or charm'd thee ſtrong. 5 - Milton's Agoniſłes.
Begin, begin, the myſtick ſel, prepare. Milton.
Yourſelf you ſo excel,
When you vouchſafe to breathe my thought,
That like a ſpirit with this ſpell
Of my own teaching, I am caught. Waller.
Mild Lucina
Then reach'd her midwife hands to ſpeed the throes,
And ſpoke the pow'rful/pell, that babes to birth diſcloſe. Dry.
2. A turn of work. -
Their toil is ſo extreme as they cannot endure it above four
hours in a day, but are ſucceeded by ſells: the reſidue of the
time they wear out at coytes and kayles. - Carew.
To SPELL. v. a. [ſpellen, Dutch.]
1. To write with the proper letters.
In the criticiſm of ſpelling, the word ſatire ought to be with
i, and not with y ; and if this be ſo, then it is falſe ſpelled
throughout. Dryden's juvenal, Dedication.
2. To read by naming letters ſingly.
I never yet ſaw man,
How wiſe, how noble, young, how rarely featur'd, "
But ſhe would ſpell him backward; if fair fac'd,
She'd ſwear the gentleman ſhould be her ſiſter. Shakeſp.
3. To charin.
I have you faſt:
Unchain your ſpirits now with ſpelling charms,
And try if they can gain your liberty. Shakespeare Henry VI.
This gather'd in the planetary hour,
With noxious weeds, and ſpell'd with words of pow'r,
Dire ſtepdames in the magick bowl infuſe. Dryden.
To SPELL. v. n.
I. To form words of letters.
What ſmall knowledge was, in them did dwell;
And he a god, who could but read or ſpell. Dryden.
By paſting on the vowels and conſonants on the fides of
four dice, he has made this a play for his children, whereby
his eldeſt ſon in coats, has played himſelf into ſpelling. Locke.
The Latin, being written of the ſame character with the
mother-tongue, by the aſſiſtance of a ſpelling book, it is le-
gible. Speciator.
Another cauſe, which hath maimed our language, is a
fooliſh opinion that we ought to ſpell exactly as we ſpeak. Swift.
2. To read.
If I read aught in heav'n,
Or heav'n write aught of fate, by what the ſtars,
Voluminous or ſingle characters,
In their conjunction met, give me to ſpell,
Sorrows and labours, oppoſition, hate,
Attends thee. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
When gowns, not arms, repell'd
The fierce Epirote, and the African bold,
Whether to ſettle peace, or to unfold
The drift of hollow ſtates, hard to be ſpell’d. Milton,
And may at laſt my weary age
Find out the peaceful hermitage,
Where I may fit and rightly ſpell
Of every ſtar that heav'n doth ſhew,
And every herb that ſips the dew. Miltºn.
3. To read unſkilfully.
As to his underſtanding, they bring him in void of all no-
tion, a rude unwritten blank; ſent into the world only to read
and ſell out a God in the works of creation. South.
To Spelt. v.". To ſplit; to break. A bad word.
Feed geeſe with oats, ſpel ed beans, barley-meal, or ground
malt mixed with beer. Aſortimer's Huſbandry.
SPE’lter. m. ſ. A kind of ſemi-metal.
Metals in fuſion do not flame for want of a copious fume,
except ſhelter, which fumes copiouſly, and thereby flames Newt.
To SPEND. v. a. [rpenban, Saxon; ſpendere, Italian.]
1. To conſume ; to exhauſt; to lay oſt. > -
Our cannons malice vainly ſhall be ſpent
Againſt th' invulnerable clouds. - Shake?ea, e.
I will very gladly ſpend and be ſpent for you. 2 Cor. xii. 15.
ſ? T. oil in the dwelling of the wiſe, but a fooliſh man
enaeth it up. Prºv. xxi. zo.
We muſt exaſperate
Th'almighty Vićlor to ſpend all his rage. Mºltzz.
Thus labour could at firſt begin a title of property in the
common things of nature, and ſpending it upon our uſes bound
lt. Lºcłe.
Money is brought into England by nothing but ſpending
here º: foreign commodities than what we carry to market
can pay for. Locke.
2. To beſtow as expence; to expend.
Wherefore do ye ſpend money for that which is not bread?
/ſ. lv. 2.
Eleutherius, perceiving that he was unwilling to ź any
more time upon the debate, thought not fit to make any men-
tion to him of the propoſed opinion. Bºyle.
3. To effuſe.
Coward dogs -
Moſt ſpend their mouths, when what they ſeem to threaten
Runs far before them. Shakespeare Henry V.
4. To ſquander; to laviſh.
They bend their bows, they whirl their ſings around;
Heaps of ſpent arrows fall, and ſtrew the ground. Dryden.
The whole of our refle&tions terminate in this, what courſe
we are to take to paſs our time; ſome to get, and others to
ſpend their eſtates. J/ake.
5. To paſs.
When we can intreat an hour to ſerve,
Would ſpend it in ſome words upon that buſineſs,
If you would grant the time. Shakespeare Macbeth.
They ſpend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down
to the grave. - job xxi. 13.
Heffend his life with his wife, and * neither
father nor mother. - 1 Eſdr. iv. 21.
When he was of riper years, for his faither accompliſh-
ment, he ſpent a conſiderable part of his time in travelling. Pope.
6. To waſte; to wear out.
In thoſe paſtoral paſtimes a great many days were ſpent, to
follow their flying predeceſſors. Sidney.
The waves aſcended and deſcended, 'till their violence being
ſpent by degrees, they ſettled at laſt. Burmet's Theo. of the Earth.
The winds are rais'd, the ſtorm blows high;
Be it your care, my friends, to keep it up
In its full fury, and direct it right,
*Till it has ſpent itſelf on Cato's head.
7. To fatigue; to harraſs. - -
Nothing but only the hope of ſpoil did relieve them, having
ſcarce clothes to cover their nakedneſs, and their bodies ſpent
with long labour and thirſt. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
Or come your ſhipping in our ports to lay,
Spent and diſabled in ſo long a way? Dryden's Án.
Our walls are thinly mann'd, our beſt men ſlain;
The reſt, an heartleſs number, ſpent with watching,
And harraſs'd out with duty. Dryden.
Some ſpent with toil, ſome with deſpair oppreſs'd,
Leap'd headlong from the heights, the flames jº
reſt. ryden's ºn.
Thou oft haſt ſeen me
Wreſtling with vice and faction; now thou ſee'ſt me .
Spent, overpower'd, deſpairing of ſucceſs. Addison's Catº.
To SPEND. v. n.
1. To make expence.
Henceforth your tongue muſt ſend at leſſer rate,
Addiſon's Cato.
Than in its flames to wrap a nation's fate. Drydºn.
He ſpºnd, as a perſon who knows that he muſt come to a
reckoning. Sºuth.
2. To prove in the uſe. - -
Butter ſpent as if it came from the richer ſoil. Temple.
3. To be loſt or waſted. - - -
The ſound ſpendeth and is diſſipated in the open air; but in
ſuch concaves it is conſerved and contracted. . . Bacon.
On mountains, it may be, many dews fall, thºt ſpend before
they come to the valleys. Bacon.
4. To be employed to any uſe. - -
Ther. Havé been cups and an image of Jupiter made of
wild vines; for the vines that they uſe for wine are ſo often
cut, that their ſap ſpendeth into the grapes. Bacon.
Sps's der. n.ſ. (from ſpendl
1. One who ſpends. - -
Let not !. recreations be laviſh ſpenders of your time;
but healthful, ſhort, and apt to refreſh you. T:"A
2.
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S P E S P H ; , , , 1 . iſher. 2. º the commiſſioners, who were to levy the •rre : met with any that were ſparing, tell them 'º, have, tº: they laid up; and if they t sº they muſt needs have, becauſe it was ſeen in § fort and manner of living. ... Bacon's Henry VII. SPE'NDTHRIFT. m. ſ. [ſpend and thrift. ) A prodigal; a --- T. - lº. cold weather ſtarved both the bird and the ſpend- thrift. L'Eſtrange. Some fawning uſurer does feed - With preſent ſums th' unwary /pendthrift's need. Dryden. Moſt men, like pendthrift heirs, judge a little in hand º: ter than a great deal to come. - Zocke. The ſon, bred in ſloth, becomes a ſpendthrift, a profligate, and goes out of the world a beggar. | Swift. SPE'Rable. adj [perabili, Latin.J. Such as may be º We may caſt it away, if it be found but a bladder, an diſcharge it of ſo much as is vain and not ſperable. Bacon. SPERM. n: / , ſperme, Fr. Jperma, Lat..] Seed; that by which the ſpecies is continued. s: creatures bring forth many young ones at a burthen, and ſome but one: this may be cauſed by the quantity of ſperm required, or by the partitions of the womb which may ſever the ſperm. - Bacon. There is required to the preparation of the /perm of animals a great apparatus of veſſels, many ſecretions, concoctions, c reflections, and circulations. Ray. SPA R4/7 CETI. n.ſ. [ Latin. J Corruptedly pronounced parma/ity. A particular ſort of whale affords the oil whence this is made ; and that is very improperly called ſperma, becauſe it is only the oil which comes from the head of which it can be made. It is changed from what it is naturally, the oil itſelf being very brown and rank. The peculiar property of it is to ſhoot into flakes, not much unlike the cryſtallization of ſalts; but in this ſtate 'tis yellow, and has a certain rankneſs, from which it is freed by ſqueezing it between warm metalline Plates in a preſs, and afterwards expoſing the remainder to the 9pen air: at length it becomes Perfectly pure, inodorous, flaky, ſmoºth, white, and in ſome meaſure tranſparent. &Hinºy. f - §:::::::::::: {a}. [ſpermatique, Fr. from Jperm.] 1. Seminal; conſiſting of ſeed. The primordials of the world are not mechanical, but ſher- matical or vital. 44ore's Divine Dialogues. Metals and fundry meteors rude ſhapes have no need of any particular Principle of life, or ſpermatical form, diſtinét from the reſt or motion of the Particles of the matter. Mºre. 2. Bºlonging to the ſperm. The moiſture of the body, which did before irrigate the Parts, is drawn down to the Jpermatical veſſels. Bacon. Two different ſexes muſt £onºurt, their generation: there is in both a great apparatus of ſpermatick veſſels, wherein the more ſpirituous part of the blºod is by many digeſtions and circulations exalted into ſperm. *ay on the Creation. To SPE'RMATIZE. v., [from ſperm.] To yield ſeed. Ariſtotle affirming that women. not ſpermatize, and con- fºr a receptacle rather than eſſential principles of generation, deductively includes both ſex. in mankind. Brown. SPERMATode'le. * / [arieux and *] . A rupture cauſed by the contradion of the ſeminal veſſels, and the Émºn falling into the ſcrotum. Bailey. SPER Moºlogist. n. f [*****{y^*..] One who gathers or treats of ſeeds. Dić7. To SPERSE. v. a. [ſperſºs, Latin.] To diſperſe; to ſcatter. A word not now iſ uſe. The wrathful wind, Which blows cold ſtorms, burſt out of Scythian mew That ſperſ? thoſe clouds, and in ſo ſhort as thought This dreadful ſhape was vaniſhed to nought. He making ſpeedy way through ſerſ. air, And through the world ºf Wºrs wide and deep, To Morpheus' houſe doth haſtily repair. Fairy Queen. To SP Et. v.a. T., bring or pour abundantly. [spºt in S. land is a ſuperabundance of Water: as, that tide or freſh was a high ſpet.] Myſterious dame, That ne'er art Call'd, but when the dragon womb Qf Stygian darkneſs ſets her thickeſt gloom, And makes one blot of all the air, -- $ºp ‘hy cloudy ebon chair. Miltºn. O § Ew. * * [rpepan, Saxon; pelºven, Dutch.] 1. To """ ; to eject from the ſtomach. A ſwordfiſh ſmall him from the reſt did funder, hat ºn his throat him Pricking ſoftly under His wide abyſs, him forced forth to ſpew, º ſea did roar like heaven's thunder, 2. To eject; to º ſtain'd with filthy hue Spenſºr. When earth with ſli - * and mud is cover'd o’ } a tº r - er Or hollow places ſtew their wat'ry ſtore. Dº, Georg. I When yellow ſands are fifted from below, The glitt'ring billows give a golden ſhow; And when the fouler bottom.jpew, the black, The Stygian dye the tainted waters take. Dryden. 3. To ejećt with loathing. - Keep my ſtatutes, and commit not any of theſe abomina. tions, that the land ſpew not you out. Zev. xviii. 28. Contentious ſuits ought to be ſpewed out, as the ſurfeit of Courts. - Bacon's Effy, To SPEw. v. n. To vomit; to eaſe the ſtomach. He could have haul’d in The drunkards, and the noiſes of the inn; But better’twas that they ſhould ſleep or ſpew, Than in the ſcene to offend or him of you. Ben. john 9/?. SPE'wy, adj. [from ſpew.] A provincial word. The lower vallies in wet Winters are ſo Jºewy, that the know not how to feed them. AMortimer'; Butlandry. To SPHA'celATE. v. a. [from ſphacelus, medical, Latin.] To affect with a gangrene. The long retention of matter ſphacelates the brain. Sharp. To SPHA'cel. At E v. n. To mortify; to ſuffer the gangrene, The ſkin, by the great diſtenſion, having been rendered verythin, will, if not taken *way, ſphacelate, and the reſt degenerate into a cancerous ulcer. Sharp's Surgery. SPHA'cºlus. n.ſ. [rºaxºgº, /phacele, Fr.] A gangrene; a mortification. It is the ground of inflammation, gangrene, ſthacelus. Iſºftm. SPHERE. m.ſ. [/phere, French; (phera, Latin.] 1. A globe; an orbicular body; a body of which the center is at the ſame diſtance from ***Ty point of the circumference. Firſt the ſun, a mighty ſphere, he framid. Milton. 2. Any globe of the mundate ſyſtem What if within the moºn's fir ſhining ſphere, What if in every other ſtar unſeen, Of other worlds he happily ſhould hear? Fairy &ºn. And then mortal ears Had heard the muſick of the ſpheres. Drydºn. 3. A glºbe repreſenting the earthº, i. - Two figures on the fides emboſſ appear; Qomon, and what's his name who made the ſphere, } And ſhew'd the ſeaſons of the ſliding year. Dryden, 4. Orb ; circuit of motion. Half unſung, but narrower bound Within the viſible diurnal ſphere. Milton, 5. Province; compaſs of knowledge or ačtion; employment. [From the ſpher of activity aſcribed to the power emanating from bodies.] To be call'd into a h"gºff'ere, and not to be ſeen to move in’t. Shakeſp. Art, and Cleºpatra. Of enemies he could not but contract good ſtore, while mºving in ſo high a ſphere, and withſ, vigorous a luſtre. K C. Very man, verſed in any particular buſineſs, finds fault with theſe authors, ſo far as they treat of matters within his ſphere. Addison's Freeholder. Ye know the ſphere, and various taſks aſſign'd By laws eternal to the athereaſ kind. Pºpe, To SPHERE. v.a. [from the noun.] 1. To place in a ſphere. The glorious planet Sol, In noble eminence enthrond and ſpher'd Amidſt the reſt, whoſe medicinabić eye Correóts the ill aſpects of planets evil. 2. To form into roundneſs. Light from her native Eaſt To journey through the airy gloom began, Štºr'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the ſun - č. In Ot. > y Milton's Paradiſ, Lºft. / ::::::: }a}. [ſpherique, French; from ſphere.] 1. Round; orbicular: globular. - - what deſcent of waters could there be in a ſpherical and round body, wherein there is nor high nor low. Raleigh. Though founds ſpread round, ſo that there is an orb or ſpherical area of the ſound, yet they go fartheſt IIl º fore- lines from the firſt local impulſion of the air. 2 (2.0/2. By diſcernment of the moiſture drawn up in vapours, we muſt know the reaſon of the ſpherical figures of the drops. Glan, A fluid maſs neceſſarily falls into a ſpheric ºf ſurface. Kºil. Where the central nodule was globular, the inner ſurface of the firſt cruſt would be ſpherick; and if º: in all -> - ickneſs, that whole cruſt would be ſpie- rºo is ame tº Wºodward on Foſſils. anet ; relating to orbs of the planets. 2. Pºi. . of our diſaſters the ſun, the moon, and ſtars, as if we were villains by ſpherical predominance. Shakespeare Spºrºsily. adv. [from ſpherica'.] In form of a ſphere. SPHE RICALNESs. } m. / [from ſphere. J Roundneſs; ro- SPHE'RICITY. tundity. - - rº bodies receive their figure and limits from ſuch º: as hinder them from attaining to that ſpheritantſ they aim at }, º, Water conſiſts of ſmall, ſmooth, ſpherical particles: thei > - - - Žhe- ſmoothneſs makes 'em ſlip eaſily upon one another; the #. Shakeſpeare.
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ricity keeps 'em from touching one another in more points than
one. Cheyne's Phil. Princ.
SPHEROID. n.ſ. [r?. and #332; ſpheroide, Fr.] A body
oblong or oblate, approaching to the form of a ſphere.
They are not ſolid particles, by the neceſſity they are under
to change their figures into oblong ſpheroid, in the capillary
veſſels. Cheyn's Phil. Prinč.
SPHERo1'pical. adj. [from ſpheroid.] Having the form of a
ſpheroid.
If theſe corpuſcles be ſpheroidical, or oval, their ſhorteſt
diameters muſt not be much greater than thoſe of light. Cheyne.
SPHE RULE. n.ſ.. [ſphae ulo, Latin.] A little globe.
Mercury is a collection of exceeding ſmall, vaſtly heavy
ſpherules. Cheyne's Phil. Prinº,
SPHINx. m. ſ. [ rºyá. J
The ſphinx was a famous monſter in Egypt, that remained
by conjoined Nilus, having the face of a virgin, and the body
of a lion. Peacham on Drawing.
SP1’AL. m. ſ. ſºftial, Fr.] A ſpy; a ſcout; a watcher. Obſolete.
His ears be as ſpials, alarum to crie. Tºſer's Husbandry.
He privy ſpials plac'd in all his way,
To weet what courſe he takes, and how he fares. Fa. &u.
For he by faithful ſpial was aſſured
That Fgypt's king was forward on his way. Fairfax.
Their truſt towards them hath rather been as to goodſial;
and good whiſperers, than good magiſtrates and officers. Bac.
SPICE. n.ſ. [eſpice, French..]
1. A vegetable production, fragrant to the ſmell and pungent to
the palate; an aromatick ſubſtance uſed in ſauces.
Dang'rous rocks,
Which, touching but my gentle veſſel's ſide,
Would ſcatter all the ſpices on the ſtream. Shakeſpeare.
Is not manhood, learning, gentleneſs, and virtue, the ſpice
and ſalt that ſeaſons a man? Shakeſp. Troil. and Creſſida.
The traffick of the ſpice-merchants. 1 Kings x. 15.
Garlick, the northern ſpie, is in mighty requeſt among
the Indians. . Temple.
High ſauces and rich ſpices are fetched from the Indies. Baker.
2. A ſmall quantity, as of ſpice to the thing ſeaſoned.
Think what they have done,
And then run ſtark mad; for all
Thy by-gone fooleries were but ſpices of it. Shakeſpeare.
It containeth ſingular relations, not without ſome ſpice or
ſprinkling of all learning. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
So in the wicked there's no vice,
Of which the ſaints have not a ſpice. Hudibras.
To Spice. v. a. [from the noun J. To ſeaſon with ſpice; to
mix with aromatick bodies.
His mother was a votreſs of my order,
And in the ſpiced Indian air by night
Full often ſhe hath goſſip’d by my ſide. Shakeſpeare.
Theſe hymns may work on future wits, and ſo
May great-grand-children of thy praiſes grow;
And ſo, though not revive, embalm and ſpice
The world, which elſe would putrify with vice. Donne.
What though ſome have a fraught
Of cloves and nutmegs, and in cinnamon ſail,
If thou haſt wherewithal to ſpice a draught,
When griefs prevail?
SPI'ce R. n.ſ. [from ſpice..] One who deals in ſpice.
Names have been derived from occupations, as Salter and
Spicer. Camden.
SP1’ce RY. m. ſ. [epiceries, French; from ſpice.]
1. The commodity of ſpices.
Their camels were loaden with ſpicery, and balm and
myrrh. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the World.
She in whoſe body
The weſtern treaſure, eaſtern ſpicery,
Europe and Africk, and the unknown reſt,
Were eaſily found. Donne.
2. A repoſitory of ſpices.
The ſpicery, the cellar and its furniture, are too well known
to be here inſiſted upon. Addison on Italy.
SP1ck and SPAN. [This word I ſhould not have expected to
have found authoriſed by a polite writer. Span-new is uſed by
Chaucer, and is ſuppoſed to come from rpannan, to ſtretch,
Sax. expandere, Lat. whence ſpan. Span-new is therefore ori-
ginally uſed of cloath new extended or dreſſed at the clothiers,
and ſpick and ſpan is newly extended on the ſpies or tenters:
it is however a low word.] Quite new ; now firſt uſed.
While the honour, thou haſt got,
Is ſpick and ſpan new, piping hot,
Herbert.
Strike her up bravely. Butler.
They would have theſe reduced to nothing, and then others
created ſpick and ſpan new out of nothing. Burnet.
I keep no antiquated ſtuff;
But ſpick and ſpan I have enough. Swift.
Spick N E L. n.ſ. The herb maldmony or bearwort. Dićf.
SP1’cy. adj. [from ſpice ]
1. Producing ſpice; abounding with aromaticks.
For thern the Idumaean balm did ſweat,
And in hot Ceilon ſpicy foreſts grew. Dryden.
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2. Aromatick; having the qualities of ſpice.
Off at ſea north-eaſt winds blow
Šahran odour, from the ſpicy ſhore
Of Araby the bleſt, with ſuch delay
Well pleas'd they ſlack their courſe, and many a league,
Chear'd with the grateful ſmell, old ocean ſmiles, ºn.
. The regimen in this diſeaſe Qught to be of ſpicy and cepha-
lick vegetables, to diſpel the viſcoſity. Arbuthnot on Diet
Under ſouthern ſkies exalt their ſails, -
Led by new ſtars, and borne by ſpicy gales'
- - - Pope.
Spicosity. n: ſ [ſica, Latin.] Thé quality of being flººd
like ears of corn; fulneſs of ears. -> Dić7.
SPIDER m. ſ. [Stinner thinks this word ſoftened from finder
or ſpinner, from ſpin: junius, with his uſual felicity dream.
that it comes from gríčºv, to extend; for the ſpider'exteni.
his web. Perhaps it comes from ſpieden, Dutch: ſpeyden
Daniſh, to ſpy, to lye upon the catch. Don, sº, ś.
is a bettle, or properly an humble bee, or ſingleſ, i.e. May nº
ſpider be ſpy dor, the inſe&t that watches the ºr *] The ani-
mal that ſpins a web for flies.
More direful hap betide that hated wretch,
Than I can wiſh to adders, ſpiders, toads.
The ſpider's web to watch we'll ſtand,
And when it takes the bee,
We'll help out of the tyrant's hand
The innocent to free.
Infidious, reſtleſs, watchful ſpider,
Fear no officious damſel’s broom;
Extend thy artful fabrick wider,
And ſpread thy banners round my room:
While I thy curious fabrick ſtare at,
And think on hapleſs poet's fate,
Like thee confin'd to noiſome garret,
And rudely baniſh'd rooms of ſtate. -
The ſpider's touch how exquiſitely fine !
Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. Pºpe.
SPI’d ER wort. n ſ. ſphalangium, Latin.] A plant with a lily-
flower, compoſed of ſix petals. Miller.
SPI'GNEL. m. ſ. [meum, Latin.] A plant.
The characters are: it is an umbelliferous plant, with very
narrow leaves: the ſeeds are large, oblong, and ſtriated. To
which may be added, it hath a perennial root. It is medi-
cinal. Miller.
SP1’Gor. m. ſ. [ſpijcker, Dutch..] A pin or peg put into the
faucet to keep in the liquor.
Baſe Hungarian wight, wilt thou the ſpigot wield. Shakespeare
Take out the ſpigot, and clap the point in your mouth. Sw.
SPIKE.. n.ſ.. [ſpica, Latin.]
I. An ear of corn.
Drawn up in ranks and files, the bearded ſpikes
Guard it from birds as with a ſtand cf pikes.
Suffering not the yellow beards to rear,
He tramples down the ſpikes, and intercepts the year. Dryd.
The gleaners,
Spike after ſpike, their ſparing harveſt pick, Thomſon.
2. A long nail of iron or wood; a long rod of iron ſharpened:
ſo called from its fimilitude to an ear.
For the body of the ſhips, no nation equals England for the
oaken timber; and we need not borrow of any other iron for
fpikes, or nails to faſten them. Bacon.
The head of your medal would be ſeen to more advantage,
if it were placed on a ſpike of the tower. Dryden.
He wears on his head the corona radiata, another type of
his divinity: the ſpikes that ſhoot out repreſent the rays of the
ſun. Addiſon.
Spike. n.ſ. The name of a plant. This is a ſmaller ſpecies
of lavender.
The oil of ſpike is much uſed by our artificers in their var-
niſhes; but it is generally adulterated. Hill's Mat. Med.
To Spike. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To faſten with long nails.
Lay long planks upon them, pinned or ſpiked down to the
pieces of oak on which they lie. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
Lay long planks upon them, ſpiking or pinning them down
faſt. AMortimer's Husbandry.
2. To ſet with ſpikes. -
A youth, leaping over the ſpiked pales, was ſuddenly frighted
down, and in his falling he was catched by thoſe ſpikes. It ſem.
SP1’KEN ARD. m. ſ. [ſpica º Latin.] A plant, and the oil
or balſam produced from the plant.
There º three ſorts of ºrd. 1. The Indian ſpike-
nard is moſt famous: it is a congeries of fibrous ſubſtances ad-
hering to the upper pºrt of the roof, of an agreeable aroma-
tick and bitteriſh'taſte: it grows plentifully in Java. It has
been known to the medical writers of all ages. 2. Celtick
ſpikenard is an oblong root, of an irregular figure, a. fragrant
and aromatick but not very pleaſant ſmell. It had its name
from Celtick Gaul, and is ſtill found in great abundance on.
the Alpine and Pyrenean mountains: 3. Mountain ſpike-
nard is a moderately large oblong root of a plant of the val:-
rian kind, its ſmell and qualities reſembling thoſe of the Cel-
tick ſpikenard. AIll's A/at. Med.
24. T A woman
Shakeſpeare.
Dryt *1.
Dr. Littleton.
Denham.
S P I
S P I
A woman having an alabaſter box of ointment of ſpikenard,
brake and poured it ºn his head. Mar. xiv. 3.
H. ji into the pile bundle of myrrh, and ſheaves of ſpike-
ward, enriching it with “Yºy ſpicy ſhrub, Spectator.
Spill. n.ſ. Iſºjº', Dutch..] . . -
1. A ſmall ſhiver of wood, or thin bar of iron. -
The oyſters, beſides, gathering by hand, have a peculiar
dredge, which is a thick ſtrong net, faſtened to three ſpills of
iron, and drawn at the boat's ſtern. Carew.
Have near the bunghole a little venthole, ſtopped with a
ſpill. Mortimer.
2.”A ſmall quantity of money. I know not whence derived.
The biſhops, who conſecrated this ground, were won to
have a ſhill or ſportule from the credulous laity: Aliffº.
To #. v. 4. [rpillan, Saxon; ſpillen, Dutch; ſpilla,
Iſlandick.]
1. To ſhed; to loſe by ſhedding.
Be ſatisfied, déar God, with our true blood,
which, as thou know'ſt, unjuſtly muſt be ſpilt. Shakeſp.
Friend or brother, -
He forfeits his own blood that ſpills another. Shakespeare. Timon.
Themſelves exact their cruelty,
And I conſtrained am this blood to ſpill. Daniel's Civil War.
They having ſhill'd much blood, and done much waſte,
Subduing nations; and atchiev'd thereby
Fame in the world, high titles, and rich prey,
Shall change their courſe to pleaſure, eaſe, and ſloth. Milton.
Sichaeus' blood, by his falſe brother ſpilt,
I have reveng'd. Denham.
Medea muſt not draw her murth’ring knife,
And ſpill her childrens blood upon the ſtage. Roſcommºn.
Orbellan did diſgrace
With treach'rous deeds our mighty mother's race;
And to revenge his blood, ſo juſtly ſpilt,
What is it leſs than to partake his guilt? Dryden.
Nor the Centaurs tale
Pchere repeated; how, with luſt and wine
Inflam’d, they fought and ſpilt their drunken ſouls
At feaſting hour. Philips.
2. To deſtroy; to miſchief.
Thus is our thought with pain of thiſtle tilled,
Thus be our nobleſt parts dried up with ſorrow ;
Thus is our mind with too much minding ſpilled. Sidney.
Why are ye ſo fierce and cruel
Is it becauſe your eyes have power to kill
Then know that mercy is the Mighty's jewel,
And greater glory think to ſave than ſpill. Spenſer.
Thou all-ſhaking thunder,
Crack nature's mould, all germins ſpill at once
That make ingrateful man. Shakespeare . King Lear.
Be not angry with theſe fires;
For then their threats will kill me:
Nor look too kind on my deſires;
For then my hopes will ſpill me.
All bodies are with other bodies fill'd;
But ſhe receives both heav'n and earth together:
Nor are their forms by raſh encounters ſpill'd;
For there they ſtand, and neither toucheth either. Davies.
3. To throw away.
This fight ſhall damp the raging ruffian's breaſt,
The poiſon ſpill, and half-drawn ſword arreſt. Tickell.
To Spill. v. n.
I . T; sº to be laviſh.
Thy father bids thee ſpare, and chides for ſpilling. Sidney.
2. To be ſhed; to be loſt º being ſhed. ſpilling y
He was ſo topfull of himſelf, that he let it ſpill on all the
Company: he ſpoke well indeed, but he ſpoke too long. Watts.
Sri º: "...ſ. [I know not whence derived.] A kind of fiſh-
Ingr 11ne.
In harbour they are taken by ſpillers made of a cord, to
which divers ſhorter are tied at a little diſtance, and to each
of theſe a hook is faſtened with a bait: this ſpiller they fink in
the ſea where thoſe fiſhes have their accuſtomed haunt carº.
SPI LTH. n.ſ.. [from ſpill.] Any thing poured out or waſted.
Our vaults have wept with drunken ſpilth of wine. Shakespeare
To SPIN. v. a. preter. ſpun or 5 - -
pinnen, Dutch.] Jpun or ſpan; part ſpun. Irpinnan, Sax.
! . To draw out into threads.
The women ſpun goats hair. Ex. xxxv. 26.
2. To form threads by drawing out and twiſting any filamentous
matter. -
You would be another Penelope:
- > pe; yet they ſay all the yarn
the ſºun, in Ulyſſes's abſence, did tº fi Ithaca full of .
Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
T The fates but only ſhin the coarſer ciº,
3. T he fineſt of the wool is left for you. Dryden.
3. * 2 Protract ; to draw out.
...”.” delay after another they ſºn out their whole live
º s no more future left ... 'cm. %.
againſt hº lies among the lawvers let nothing be ſaid
clients. Š"& Pºoperty, ſpinning out cauſes, and ſqueezing
Czkier.
Pen, johnſºn.
why ſhould Rome fall a moment ere her time?
No, let us draw her term of freedom out
In its full length, and ſpin it to the laſt. Addiſon's Cato,
4. To form by degrees; to draw out tediouſly.
I paſſed lightly over many particulars, on which learned and
witty men might ſpin out large volumes. Digby.
en of large thoughts and quick apprehenſions are not to
expe&t any thing here, but what, being ſpun out of my own
coarſe thoughts, is fitted to men of my own ſize. Locłe.
The lines are weak, another's pleas'd to ſay;
Lord Fanny ſpins a thouſand ſuch a day. Pope,
To SPIN. v. m.
1. To exerciſe the art of ſpinning.
We can fling our legs and arms upwards and downwards,
backwards, forwards, and round, as they that ſpin. More.
Ten thouſand ſtalks their various bloſſoms ſpread;
Peaceful and lowly in their native ſoil,
They neither know to ſpin, nor care to toil. Prior.
For this Alcides learn'd to ſpin;
His club laid down, and lion's ſkin. Prior.
2. [Spingare, Italian.] To ſtream out in a thread or ſmall
Current.
Together furiouſly they ran,
That to the ground came horſe and man;
The blood out of their helmets ſpan,
So ſharp were their encounters.
3. To move round as a ſpindle.
Whether the ſun, predominant in heav'n,
Riſe on the earth, or earth riſe on the ſun,
He from the Eaſt his flaming road begin,
Or ſhe from Weſt her ſilent courſe advance
With inoffenſive pace, that ſpinning ſleeps
On her ſoft axle, while ſhe paces ev'n
And bears thee ſoft with the ſmooth air along,
Solicit not thy thoughts. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. viii.
As when a ſhipwright ſtands his workmen o'er,
Who ply the wimble ſome huge beam to bore;
Urg'd on all hands it nimbly ſpins about,
The grain deep piercing 'till it ſcoops it out. Pºpº.
SP1’NAch. - - - -
SPI'Na Ge. }nſ [ſpinachia, Latin.] A plant.
It hath an apetalous flower, conſiſting of many ſtamina in-
cluded in the flower-cup, which are produced in ſpikes upon
the male plants which are barren; but the embryoes are pro-
duced from the wings of the leaves on the female plants,
which afterward become roundiſh or angular ſeeds, which, in
ſome ſorts, have thorns adhering to them. Miller.
Spinage is an excellent herb crude, or boiled. Mortimer.
Sri'Nal. adj. [ſpina, Latin.] Belonging to the back bone.
All ſpinal, or ſuch as have no ribs, but only a back bone,
are ſomewhat analogous thereto. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Thoſe ſolids are entirely nervous, and proceed from the
brain, and ſpinal marrow, which by their bulk appear ſuffici-
ent to furniſh all the ſtamina or threads of the ſolid parts. Arb.
Deſcending careleſs from his couch, the fall ---
Lux’d his joint neck and ſpinal marrow bruis'd, Philipi.
Spi'Ndle. n.ſ. [rpinbl, rpinbel, Saxon.] - - - - -
1. The pin by which the thread is formed, and on which it is
conglomerated.
Bodies fibrous by moiſture incorporate with other thread,
eſpecially if there be a little wreathing; as appeareth by the
twiſting of thread, and twirling about of ſpindleſ. Bacon.
Sing to thoſe that hold the vital ſheers,
And turn the adamantine ſpindle round • ?
On which the fate of gods and men is wound. . Miltºn.
Upon a true repentance, God is not ſo fatally tied.”
ſpindle of abſolute reprobation as not to keep his promiſ,”
ſeal merciful pardons. ir. jaſper Maiº
So Pallas from the duſty field withdrew,
And when imperial Jove appear'd in view,
Reſum'd her female arts, the ſpindle and the clew;
Forgot the ſcepter ſhe ſo well had ſway’d,
And with that mildneſs, ſhe had rul’d, obey'd. Stepney.
Do you take me for a Roman matron, l
. Bred tamely to the ſpinde and the loom A. Philipi.
2. A long ſlender ſtalk. in hag!
The ſpindles muſt be tied up, and, as they grow in haight,
rods ſet by them, left by their bending they ſhould break Mart.
3. Any thing ſlender. In contempt. - ! You
Repoſe yourſelf, if thoſe ſpindle leg of yours willº".
to the next chair. Dryden's Spaniſh Priº
The marriage of one of our heireſſes with an minº;
tier gave us ſpindle ſhanks and cramps. - º
To SPI'Ndle. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſhoot intº * Oſłº,
ſmall ſtalk.
Another ill accident in drought is the ſpinding of the º:
which with us is rare, but in hotter countries commo"; ".
much as the word calamity was firſt derived from *:
when the corn could not get out of the ſtalk. .
When the flowers begin to ſpindle, all but one º r
the biggeſt, at each root, ſhould be nipped off. Martimer.
Drayton's Nymphid.
SP1(NDLFSHANKRP.
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3. .".
SpindlesHA'NKed, adj. [ſpindle and/hank.] Having ſmall legs.
Her lawyer is a little rivelled, ſpindleſhanked gentleman. Addison
SFI'NdletRE e. n.ſ. Prickwood. A plant.
SPIN e. n.ſ.. [ſpina, Latin.] The back bone.
The rapier entered his right ſide, reaching within a finger's
breadth of the ſpine. Wiſeman's Surgery.
There are who think the marrow of a man,
Which in the ſpine, while he was living, ran;
When dead, the pith corrupted, will become
A ſnake, and hiſs within the hollow tomb. Dryden.
SPI's El. n.ſ. A ſort of mineral. Spinel-ruby is of a bright
roſy red; it is ſofter than the rock or baloſs ruby. JWoodward.
SPINET. m. ſ. [ºſpinette, French..] A ſmall harpſichord, an
inſtrument with keys.
When miſs delights in her ſpinnet,
A fiddler may his fortune get. Swift.
SPINI FERous. adj. [ſpina and fero, Latin.] Bearing thorns.
SPI'NNER: n ſ [from ſpin.]
1. (One ſkilled in ſpinning. -
A pračiſed ſpinner ſhall ſpin a pound of wool worth two
ſhillings for ſixpence. Graunt.
2. A garden ſpider with long jointed legs.
Weaving ſpiders come not here:
Hence you long leg'd ſpinners, hence. Shakeſpeare.
Spi'NNING Wheel. n.ſ.. [from ſpin..] The wheel by which, fince
the diſuſe of the rock, the thread is drawn.
My ſpinning wheel and rake,
Let Suſan keep for her dear ſiſter's ſake. Gay.
SPINN.Y. adj. I ſuppoſe ſmall, ſºnder. A barbarous word.
They plow it early in the year, and then there will come
ſome ſpinny graſs that will keep it from ſcalding in ſummer.
Mortimer's Huſbandry.
SPI'Nosity. m. ſ. [ ſpinoſus, Latin.] Crabbedneſs; thorny or
briary perplexity.
Philoſophy confifted of nought but dry ſpinoſities, lean no-
tions, and endleſs altercations about things of nothing. Glanv.
Spi'Nous, adj. [ſpinoſis, Latin.] Thorny; full of thorns.
SPI'Nst ER. n.ſ.. [from ſpin.]
1. A woman that ſpins.
The ſpin/lers and the knitters in the ſun, |
And the free maids that weave their thread with bones,
Do uſe to chant it. Shakeſpeare’s Twelfth Night.
2. [In law.] The general term for a girl or maiden woman.
One Michael Caſſio,
That never ſet a ſquadron in the field,
Nor the diviſion of a battle knows
More than a ſpinſler. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
I deſire that a yearly annuity of twenty pounds ſhall be
paid to Rebecca Dingley of the city of Dublin, ſpinſter, du-
ring her life. - Swift.
SPI'NSTRY. m. ſ. [from ſpinſter.] The work of ſpinning.
SPI'NY. adj. [ſpina, Latin.] Thorny; briary; perplexed ;
difficult; troubleſome.
The firſt attempts are always imperfeót; much more in ſo
difficult and ſpiny an affair as ſo nice a ſubject. Digby.
SPI's a cle [ſpiraculum, Latin.] A breathing hole ; a vent;
a ſmall aperture.
Moſt of theſe ſpiracles perpetually ſend forth fire, more or
leſs. Woodward.
SPI'RAL. adj. [ſpirale, Fr. from ſpira, Latin.] Curve; wind-
‘ing; circularly involved.
The proceſs of the fibres in the ventricles, running in ſpi-
ral lines from the tip to the baſe of the heart, ſhews that the
ſyſtole of the heart is a muſcular conſtrićtion, as a purſe is
ſhut by drawing the ſtrings contrary ways. Ray.
Why earth or ſun diurnal ſtages keep
In ſpiral tracts why through the zodiack creep 2 Blackmore.
The inteſtinal tube affects a ſtraight, inſtead of a ſpiral cy-
linder. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
SP1’R ALLY. adv. [from ſpiral.] In a ſpiral form. -
The fides are compoſed of two orders of fibres running cir-
cularly or ſpirally from baſe to tip. Ray on the Creation.
SPI'R E. m. ſ. [ſpira, Latin; ſpira, Italian; ſpira, Swediſh.]
1. A curve line; any thing wreathed or contorted ; a curl; a
twiſt; a wreath.
His head
Creſted aloft, and carbuncle his eyes;
With burniſh'd neck of verdant gold, ereºt
Amidſt his circling ſpireſ, that on the graſs
Floated redundant. Milton.
A dragon's fiery form belied the god,
Sublime on radiant ſpires be rode. Dryden.
Air ſeems to conſiſt of ſpires contorted into ſmall ſpheres,
through the interſtices of which the particles of light may free-
ly paſs it is light, the ſolid ſubſtance of the ſpires being very
ſmall in proportion to the ſpaces they take up. Cheyne.
2. Any thing growing up taper; a round pyramid, ſo called per-
haps becauſe a line drawn round and round in leſs and leſs
circles, would be a ſpire; a ſteeple.
With gliſt'ring ſpires and pinnacles adorn'd. Milton.
He cannot make one ſpire of graſs more or leſs than he hath
made. Hale's Orig. of Mankind.
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Theſe pointed ſpires that wound the ambient ſky; .
Inglorious change" ſhall in deſtructioni. Priºr,
3. The top or uppermoſt point.
Twere no leſs than a traducement to ſilence, that
Which to the ſpire and top of praiſes vouch'd,
Wou'd ſeem but modeſt. Shakeſpeare:
To SPIRE. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To ſhoot up pyramidically. -
It will grow to a great bigneſs; but it is not ſo apt to ſpire
"P as the other forts, being more inclined to brºnch’intº
arms. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
2: [Spiro, Latin.] To breathe. Not in uſe. mer; *:2.
SPIRIT. n.ſ. [ſpiritus, Latin.]
1. Breath ; wind in motion.
All purges have in them a raw Jpirit or wind, which is
the principal cauſe of tenſion in the ſtomach.
The balmy ſpirit of the weſtern breeze.
2. [Eſprit, Fr.] An immaterial ſubſtance. -
Spirit is a ſubſtance wherein thinking, knowing, doubting,
and a power of moving do ſubſiſt. Locłr.
I ſhall depend upon your conſtant friendſhip; like the truſt
we have in benevolent ſpirits, who, though we never ſee or
hear them, we think are conſtantly praying for us. Pºpe.
She is a ſpirit; yet not like air, or wind;
Nor like the ſpirits about the heart, or brain;
Nor like thoſe ſpirits which alchymiſts do find,
When they in ev'ry thing ſeek gold in vain;
For ſhe all natures under heav'n doth paſs,
Being like thoſe ſpirits which God's brightface do ſee,
Qr like himſelf whoſe image once ſhe was,
Though now, alas! ſhe ſcarce his ſhadow be;
For of all forms ſhe holds the firſt degree,
That are to groſs material bodies knit;
Yet ſhe herſelf is bodyleſs and free;
And though confin'd is almoſt infinite. Dav’es.
If we ſeclude ſpace, there will remain in the world but
matter and mind, or body and ſpirit. J/atts's Logick.
3. The ſoul of man.
The ſpirit ſhall return unto God that gave it. Bible.
Look, who comes here! a grave unto a ſoul,
Holding th' eternal ſpirit gainſt her will
In the vile priſon of afflićted breath. Shakeſpeare's K. jºhn.
4. An apparition.
They were terrified, and ſuppoſed that they had ſeen a ſpi-
rit. Luke xxiv. 37.
Perhaps you might ſee the image, and not the glaſs; the
former appearing like a ſpirit in the air. Bacon.
Whilſt young, preſerve his tender mind from all impreſ-
ſions of ſpirits and goblins in the dark. Locke.
5. Temper; habitual diſpoſition of mind.
- He ſits -
typon their tongues a various ſpirit, to raſe -
Quite out their native language. Milton.
That peculiar law of chriſtianity which forbids revenge, no
man can think it grievous who conſiders the reſtleſs torment
of a malicious and revengeful ſpirit. Tillotſºn.
Nor once diſturb their heav'nly ſpirits
With Scapin's cheats, or Caeſar's merits. Prior.
6. Ardour; courage; elevation; vehemence of mind.
'Tis well blown, lads ;
This morning, like the ſpirit of a youth
That means to be of note, begins betimes.
Farewel the big war,
The ſpirit ſtirring drum, th’ ear piercing fife. Shakeſpeare.
7. Genius; vigour of mind. -
More ample ſpirit than hitherto was wont,
Here needs me, whiles the famous anceſtors
Of my moſt dreaded ſovereign I recount,
By which all earthly princes ſhe doth far ſurmount. Fa. Q.
To a mighty work thou goeſt, O king,
Bacon.
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Shakeſpeare,
That equal ſpirits and equal pow'rs ſhall bring. Daniel,
A wild Tartar, when he ſpies
A man that's handſome, valiant, wiſe,
If he can kill him, thinks tº inherit
His wit, his beauty, and his ſpirit. Butler.
The nobleſt ſpirit or genius cannot deſerve enough of man-
kind, to pretend to the eſteem of heroick virtue. Temple,
A perfect judge will read each work of wit,
With the ſame ſpirit that its author writ:
Survey the whoſe, nor ſeek ſlight fault to find, .
Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind. Pope.
8. Turn of mind; power of mind moral or intellectual.
You were us'd f ſpirits,"
To ſav extremity was the trier of ſpirits,
That tº: † common men could bear. Shakeſp.
laſk but half thy mighty ſpirit for me. Cowley,
9. Intellectual powers diſtinct from the body. --
Theſe diſcourſes made ſo º impreſſion . the .
irit of the prince, whoſe nature was inclined to adven-
.##. ...”tranſported with the thought of it. Clarendon.
In ſpirit perhaps he alſo ſaw -
Rich Mexico, the ſeat of Montezume, *:::
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S P I __V ºr - S P I - - eption. o, Sentiment; perc - ...ſ.º.1 - I you are too great to be by me gainſaid: Your ſpirit is too true, your fears too certain. Shakeſpeare. II. º: mens tempers with the times, and made a ſpirit of building ſucceed a ſpirit of pulling down. - South. 12. Man of activity; man of life, fire and enterpriſe. "The watry kingdom is no bar To ſtop the foreign ſpirits, but they come. Shakeſpeare 13. Perſons diſtinguiſhed º of the mind. A French appily growing obſolete. wº %. he 㺠to pleaſe, ſuch would I chuſe for my judges. - - Dryden. 14. That which gives vigour or cheerfulneſs to the mind; the pureſt part of the body bordering, ſays Sydenham, on immate- Fialty. In this meaning it is commonly written with the plu- ination. ral term Though thou didſt but jeſt: with my vex'd ſpirit; I cannot take a truce, , , , But they will quake. Shakeſpeare's King john. When I fit and tell The warlike feats I've done, his ſpirit; fly out Into my ſtory. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Alas! when all our lamps are burn'd, Our bodies waſted, and our ſpirits ſpent, When we have all the learned volumes turn'd, which yield men's wits both help and ornament; - What can we know, or what can we diſcern ? Davies. To fingthy praiſe, wou'd heav'n my breath prolong, Infuſing ſpirits worthy ſuch a ſong, Not Thracian Orpheus ſhould tranſcend my lays. Dryden. By means of the curious lodgment and inoſculation of the auditory nerves, the orgaſms of the ſpirits ſhould be allayed. Derham. In ſome fair body thus the ſecret ſoul With ſpirits feeds, with vigour fills the whole; Each motion guides, and ev’ry nerve ſuſtains, Itſelf unſeen, but in the effects remains. Pope. The king's party, called the cavaliers, began to recover their ſpirits. Swift. 15. The likeneſs; eſſential qualities. Italian pieces will appear beſt in a room where the windows are high, becauſe they are commonly made to a deſcending light, which of all other doth ſet off mens faces in their trueſt ſpirit. JWotton. 16. Anything eminently pure and refined. Nor doth the eye itſelf, That moſt pure ſpirit of ſenſe, behold itſelf. Shakeſpeare. 17. That which hath power or energy. All bodies have ſpirits and pneumatical parts within them; but the main difference between animate and inanimate are, that the ſpirits of things animate are all continued within themſelves, and branched in veins as blood is; and the ſpirits have alſo certain ſeats where the principal do reſide, and where- unto the reſt do reſort; but the ſpirits in things inanimate are ſhut in and cut off by the tangible parts, as air in ſnow. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 18. An inflammable liquour raiſed by diſtillation. What the chymiſts call ſpirit, they apply the name to ſo many differing things, that they ſeem to have no ſettled notion of the thing. ... In general, they give the name of ſpirit to any diſtilled volatile liquour. Boyle. All ſpirits, by frequent uſe, deſtroy, and at laſt extinguiſh the natural heat of the ſtomach. Temple. In diſtillations, what trickles down the ſides of the receiver, if it will not mix with water, is oil; if it will, it is /pirit. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 19. It may be obſerved, that in the old poets ſpirit was com- monly a monoſyllable, being written ſpright or ſprite. The charge thereof unto a courteous ſpright Commanded was. Spenſºr. To SPI'RIT. v. a. 1. To animate graduate as a ſpirit. So talk'd the ſpirited ſly ſnake. 2. To excite; to animate; to encourage. He will be faint in any execution of ſuch a counſel, unleſs ſpirited by the unanimous decrees of a general diet. Temple. Civil diſſenſions never fail of introducing and ſpiriting the ambition of private men. Swift on the Cont, in Ahº, and Rome. Many officers and private men ſpirit up and aſſiſt thoſe ob. ſtinate people to continue in their rebellion. Swift. 3. To draw; to entice. In the ſouthern coaſt of America, the ſouthern point of the needle varieth toward the land, as being diſpoſed and ſpirited that way, by the meridional and proper hemiſphere. Brown. The miniſtry had him ſpirited away, and carried abroad as sº. ºſon. f - - Arbuthuot and Pope. breath. *** [from ſpiritus, Latin.] By means of the ..ºve one of each pronounced ſpiritaly, the other vo- SPI'R y. - - - Holder's Elements of Speech. **D. adj. [from ſpirit Lively; vivacious; full of fire. Milton's Par. Loft. Dryden's tranſlation of Virgil is noble and ſpirited. Pºpe. Spi'RITEDNEss. n.ſ.. [from ſpirited.] Diſpoſition or make of mind. He ſhowed the narrow ſpiritedneſs, pride, and ignorance of pedants. - - Addiſon. SPIRIT Fulness. n.ſ.. [from ſpirit and full.] Sprightlineſ. livelineſs. - A cocks crowing is, a tone that correſponds to ſinging, at- teſting his mirth and ſpiritfulneſs. Harver. Spi'Ritless. ad. [from ſpirit J Dejected; low; deprived of vigour; wanting courage; depreſſed. A man ſo faint, ſo ſpiritleſ, So dull, ſo dead in look, ſo woe begone, Drew Priam's curtain. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Of their wonted vigour left them drain'd, - Exhauſted, ſpiritleſ, afflićted, fall'n. Mlton', Paradiſ. Lºft Nor did all Rome, grown ſpiritleſ, ſupply - A man that for bold truth durſt bravely die. Dryden. Art thou ſo baſe, ſo ſpiritſºſ, a ſlave? - Not ſo he bore the fate to which you doom'd him. Smith. Sp1'Ritous. adj [from ſpirit.] 1. Refined ; defecated; advanced near to ſpirit. More refin'd, more ſpiritous and pure, As nearer to him plac'd, or nearer tending. Miltºn. 2. Fine ; ardent; active. SP1’Ritous Ness. n.ſ. [from ſpirious.J Fineneſs and aćtivity of parts. They, notwithſtanding the great thinneſs and ſpirituſneſ; of the liquor, did, before they broke, liſt up the upper ſurface, and for a moment form a thin film like a ſmall ſemiſphere. Boyle. Sp1R1TUAL. adj. [ſpirituel, Fr. from ſpirit.] !) 1. Diſtinct from matter; immaterial; incorporeal. Echo is a great argument of the ſpiritual effence of ſounds; for if it were corporeal, the repercuſſion ſhould be created by like inſtruments with the original ſound. Bacºn. Both viſibles and audibles in their working emit no corpo. real ſubſtance into their mediums, but only carry certain }. ritual ſpecies. Bacon. All creatures, as well ſpiritual as corporeal, declare their abſolute dependence upon the firſt author of all beings, the only ſelf-exiſtent God. Bentity, 2. Mental; intelle&tual. The ſame diſaſter has invaded his ſpiritual; the paſſions re- bel; and there are ſo many governours, that there can be no government. Suth. 3. Not groſs; refined from external things; relative only to the mind. Some who pretend to be of a more ſpiritual and refined religion, ſpend their time in contemplation, and talk much of communion with God. Calamy's Sermons, 4. Not temporal; relating to the things of heaven; eccleſiaſtical. Place man in ſome publick ſociety, civil or ſpiritual. Hooker. Thou art reverend, Touching thy ſpiritual function, not thy life. Shakespeare. I have made an offer to his majeſty, Upon our ſpiritual convocation, As touching France, to give a greater ſum Than ever at one time the clergy did. Shakeſheart. Spiritual armour, able to reſiſt - } Satan's aſſaults. Milton. The clergy's buſineſs lies among the laity; nor is there.” more effectual way to forward the ſalvation of mens ſouls, than for ſpiritual perſons to make themſelves as agreeable.” they can in the converſations of the world. Swift, SPIRITUALITY.. n.ſ.. [from ſpiritual.] 1. Incorporeity; immateriality; effence diſtinét from matter. If this light be not ſpirituál, yet it approacheth near tº ſpirituality; and if it have any corporality, then of all other the moſt ſubtile and pure. Ratigh. 2. Intelle&tual nature. - - - - A pleaſure made for the ſoul; ſuitable to its ſpirit alſº and equal to all its capacities. Sºuth's Sº 3. [Spiritualić, Fr.] A&ts independent of the body; Puſ" atts of the ſoul; mental refinement. ill ſteal Many ſecret indiſpoſitions and averſions to duty will ſie upon the ſoul, and it will require both time and clºſe applic: tion of mind to recover it to ſuch a frame, as ſhall,” ſe it for the ſpiritualities of religion. Szutº's Sermons. 4. That which belongs to any one as an eccleſiaſtick. ians of Of common right, the dean and chapter are guardº '. the ſpiritualities, during the vacancy of a biſhopticº 4||tº- SPIRITUALTY. n. / [from ſpiritual.] Eccleſiaſtical body. We of the ſpiritua ty Will raiſe your highneſs ſuch a mighty ſum, Shałęſtart: As never did the clergy at one time. . he act of SPIRITUAL1zation. n.) [from ſpiritualize.] The a ſpiritualizing - - - - - *- --- re- To SPI'RITUA lize v.a. 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We begin our ſurvey from the loweſt dregs of ſenſe, and
ſo aſcend to our more ſpiritualized ſelves. Glanville.
As to the future glory in which the body is to partake, that
load of earth which now engages to corruption, muſt be
calcined and ſpiritualized, and thus be clothed upon with
glory. Decay of Piety.
If man will ačt rationally, he cannot admit any competition
between a momentary ſatisfaction, and an everlaſting happi-
neſs, as great as God can give, and our ſpiritualized capa-
cities receive. Rogers's Sermons.
SPIRITUALLY., adv. [from ſpiritual j . Without corporeal
groſſneſs; with attention to things purely intelle&tual.
In the ſame degree that virgins live more ſpiritually than
other perſons, in the ſame degree is their virginity a more ex-
cellent ſtate. Taylor’s Rule of holy Living.
SPIRI'ſ Uous. adj. [ſpiritueux, Fr. from ſpirit.]
1. Having the quality of ſpirit, tenuity and activity of parts.
More refin'd, more ſpirituous and pure,
As to him nearer tending. Milton.
The moſt ſpirituous and moſt fragrant part of the plant
exhales by the action of the ſun. Arbuthnor,
2. Lively; gay; vivid ; airy.
It may appear airy and ſpirituous, and fit for the welcome
of chearful gueſts. J/otton's Architeffure.
SPIRITUo's iT Y. }*ſ [from ſpirituous.] The quality of be-
SPIRITU ou's N Ess. ing ſpirituous; tenuity and activity.
To SPIRT. v. m. [ſpruyten, Dutch, to ſhoot up, Skinner;
ſpritta, Swediſh, to fly out. Lye.] To ſpring out in a ſud-
den ſtream; to ſtream out by intervals.
Bottling of beer, while new and full of ſpirit, ſo that it ſhirt-
eth when the ſtopple is taken forth, maketh the drink more
quick and windy. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Thus the ſmall jett, which haſty hands unlock,
Spirts in the gard’ner's eyes who turns the cock. Pope.
To SPIRT. v. a. To throw out in a jet.
When weary Proteus
Retir'd for ſhelter to his wonted caves,
His finny flocks about their ſhepherd play,
And rowling round him, ſpirt the bitter ſea. Dryden.
When rains the paſſage hide,
Oft the looſe ſtones ſpirt up a muddy tide -
Beneath thy careleſs foot. Gay.
To SPI'RTLE. v. a. [A corruption of ſpirt.] To diſſipate.
The terraqueous globe would, by the centrifugal force of
that motion, be ſoon diſſipated and ſpirtled into the circum-
ambient ſpace, was it not kept together by this noble contri-
vance of the Creator. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
SPI'RY. adj. [from ſpire.]
1. Pyramidal.
Waſte ſandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn,
The ſpiry firr, and ſhapely box adorn. Pope's Mºſiah.
In theſe lone walls, their days eternal bound, -
Theſe moſs-grown domes with ſpiry turrets crown'd,
Where awful arches make a noon-day night,
And the dim windows ſhed a ſolemn light;
Thy eyes diffus’d a reconciling ray,
And gleams of glory brighten’d all the day. Pope.
2. Wreathed; curled.
Hid in the ſpiry volumes of the ſnake,
I lurk'd within the covert of a brake. Dryden.
SPIss. adj. [ſpiffus, Latin.] Cloſe; firm; thick.
From his modeſt and humble charity, virtues which rarely
cohabit with the ſwelling windineſs of much knowledge, iſſued
this ſpiſ, and denſe, yet poliſhed; this copious, yet conciſe
treatiſe of the variety of languages. Brerewood.
SPI'ssITUDE. n.ſ.. [from ſpiffus, Latin.] Groſſneſs; thickneſs.
Drawing wine or beer from the lees, called racking, it will
clarify the ſooner; for though the lees keep the drink in heart,
and make it laſting, yet they caſt up ſome ſpi/itude. Bacon.
Spijitude is ſubdued by acrid things, and acrimony by in-
ſpiſlating. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
SPIT. n.ſ. [rprean, Saxon; ſpit, Dutch ; ſpedo, Italian.]
1. A long prong on which meat is driven to be turned before
the fire.
- A goodly city is this Antium;
'Tis I that made thy widows: then know me not,
Leſt that thy wives with ſpits, and boys with ſtones.
In puny battle ſlay me. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
They may be contrived to the moving of ſails in a chimney
corner, the motion of which may be applied to the turning
of a ſºit. //ilkins's Mathematical Magick.
With Peggy Dixon thoughtful fit, -
Contriving for the pot and ſpit. Swift.
2. Such a depth of earth as is pierced by one action of the ſpade.
Where the earth is waſhed from the quick, face it with
the firſt ſpit of earth dug out of the ditch. Mortimer:
To Spit. v. a. Preterite ſpat ; participle paſſ. ſpit, or ſpitted.
[from the noun.]
1. To put upon a ſpit.
I ſee my couſin's ghoſt
Seeking out Romeo, that did ſpit his body
Upon a rapier's point. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet.
2. To thruſt through.
To S I/pitted frogs, I cruſh'd a heap of emmets. Dryden.
* * * *. [rportan, Saxon; ſpºtter, Daniſh. -iet-
from the mouth. > ; ſpytter, Daniſh..] To eject
A large mouth, indeed,
forth death, and mountains, rocks and ſeas.
- Shakeſpeare' Ki ! -
Commiſſions which compel from º e's King john
The fixth part of his ſubſtance, makes bold mouths
Tongues ſhit their duties out, and cold hearts fre: Že
Allegiance in them. Shakeſpeare
To Spit. v. n. To throw out ſpittle or moiſture of the mºnth."
Very good orators, when they are here, will ſpit. Shakesp.
I dare meet Surrey, -
And ſpit upon him whilſt I ſay he lies. Shakeſp. Rich. II.
You ſpit upon me laſt Wedneſday,
You ſpurn'd me ſuch a day. Shakeſpeare's Merch. of Winice.
The watry kingdom, whoſe ambitious head
Spits in the face of heaven, is no bar
To ſtop the foreign ſpirits; but they come. Shakeſ rare.
He ſat on the ground, made clay of the ſpittle, and anointed
the eyes of the blind man. john ix. 6.
A maid came from her father's houſe to one of the tribu-
ºals of the Gentiles, and declaring herſelf a Chriſtian, ſº in
the judge's face. 'sani.
- A drunkard men abhor, and would even ſpit at him, were
it not for fear he ſhould ſomething more than ſpit at them.
- South's Sermons.
Spit on your finger and thumb, and pinch the ſnuff till
the candle goes out. Swift's Rules for the Servants.
SPITTAL. m. ſ. [Corrupted from hopital.] A charitable foun-
dation. In uſe only in the phraſes, a ſpittal ſermon, and rºb
not the ſpittal.
To SP'ſ & H cock. v. a. To cut an eelin pieces and roaſt him.
Of this word I find no good etymology.
No man lards ſalt pork with orange peel,
Qr garniſhes his lamb with ſpit.hcocit eel. King.
SPITE. m. ſ. [ſpijt, Dutch; deſpit, French.]
1. Malice; rancour; hate; malignity; malevolence.
This breeding rather ſpite than ſhame in her, or, if it were
a ſhame, a ſhame not of the fault, but of the repulſe, ſhe did
That Jpits
thirſt for a revenge. Sidney.
Bewray they did their inward boiling ſpite,
Each ſtirring others to revenge their cauſe. Daniel.
Done all to ſpite
The great Creator; but their ſpite ſtill ſerves
His glory to augment. Milton's Parad'ſ Ly?.
Be gone, ye criticks, and reſtrain your ſpite,
Codrus writes on, and will for ever write. Pope.
2. SPITE of, or In SPITE of. Notwithſtanding; in defiance of.
It is often uſed without any malignity of meaning.
Bleſſed be ſuch a preacher, whom God made uſe of to ſpeak
a word in ſeaſon, and ſaved me in ſpite ºf the world, the devil,
and myſelf. South.
In ſpite of me I love, and ſee too late
My mother's pride muſt find my mother's fate. Dryden.
For thy lov’d ſake, ſpite of my boding fears,
I'll meet the danger which ambition brings. Rowe.
My father's fate,
In ſpite of all the fortitude that ſhines
Before my face in Cato's great example,
Subdues my ſoul, and fills my eyes with tears. Addison Cato.
In ſpite of all applications the patient grew worſe every
day. Arbuthnot.
To SPITE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To miſchief; to treat maliciouſly; to vex; to thwart ma-
lignantly.
Beguil'd, divorced, wronged, ſºighted, ſlain,
Moſt deteſtable death, by thee. Shakeſpeare:
1'll ſacrifice the lamb that I do love,
To ſpight a raven's heart within a dove. Shakeſpeare.
2. To fill with ſpite; to offend.
So with play did he a good while fight againſt the fight of
Zelmane, who, more ſpired with that courteſy, that one that
did nothing ſhould be able to reſiſt her, burned away with
choler any motions which might grow out of her own ſweet
diſpoſition. ... Sidney.
Darius, ſpited at the magi, cndcavoured to aboliſh not only
their learning but their language. Temple.
Spi'te ful. adj. [ſpite and fill.j Malicious; malignant:
The Jews were the deadlieſt and ſpitfull// chemies of
Chriſtianity that were in the world, and in this reſpect their
orders to be ſhunned. Hooker.
All you have done ſ
Hath been but for a wayward ſon, -
Spightful and wrathful. Shakespeare Macleth.
Contempt is a thing made up of an undervaluing of a man,
upon a belief of his utter uſeleſſneſs, and a ſpiteful endeavour
to engage the reſt of the world in the ſame ſlight eſteem of
him. £39, South's Sermons.
The ſitſal flars have ſhed their venom down,
And now the peaceful planets take their turn. Dryden.
24 U - SPI'ſ EFULLY.
S P {, S P L Sprºsfully, ade. [from ſºiºſºl.J. Maliciouſly; malignantly. Twice falſe Evadne, ſpitfully forſworn' That fatal beaſt like this I would have torn. Waller. - Vaneſſa ſat, Scarce liſt'ning to their idle chat, Further than ſometimes by a frown, When they grew pert, to pull them down; At laſt ſhe ſpitefully was bent - To try their wiſdom's full extent. - Swift. Spi'TEFULNEss. m. ſ. [ from ſpitful. J Malice; malignity; deſire of vexing. - --- º looks . like ſpitfulneſ, and ill-nature, than a diligent fearch after truth. - º: ºw, Burnet. Spi'TTED. adj. [from ſpit.] Shot out into length. - wº the head of a deer, that by age is more ſpitted, may be brought again to be more branched. Bacon. Spºrt ER. m. ſ. [from ſpit.J. 1. One who puts meat on a . - ith his mouth. 2. One who ſpits with his Ainſworth. . A deer. - §º [Corrupted from h ſpital, and therefore better written ſpital, or ſpittal.] Hoſpital. It is ſtill retained in Scotland. To the ſpittle go, - And from the powd'ring tub of infamy Fetch forth the lazar kite of Creſſid's kind. This is it That makes the waned widow wed again; She whom the ſpittle houſe, and ulcerous ſores, Would caſt the gorge at, this embalms and ſpices To th’April-day again. Shakeſp. Timon. Cure the ſpittle world of maladies. Cleaveland. SPI'TTLE, n.ſ. [rpor:lian, Saxon J Moiſture of the mouth. The ſaliva or ſpittle is an humour of eminent uſe. Ray. Maenas and Atys in the mouth were bred, º And never hatch'd within the lab'ring head; No blood from bitten nails thoſe poems drew, But churn'd likeſhittle from the lips they flew. Dryden. Theſpittle is an active liquor, immediately derived from the arterial blood: it is ſaponaceous. Arbuthnot. A genius for all ſtations fit, Whoſe meaneſt talent is his wit; His heart too great, though fortune little, To lick a raſcal ſtateſman's ſpittle. Swift. SP1’t venom. n.ſ.. [ſpit and venom.] Poiſon eječted from the mouth. The ſºilvººm of their poiſoned hearts breaketh out to the annoyance of others. Hooker. SPLANéHNology. m.ſ. [. Jºlanchnolºgie, French; arx2yza and ^{9}]...A treatiſe or deſcription of the bowel. Dić7. To SPLASH. v. a. [plaſia, Swediſh. They have both an affi- nity with plaſh.] To daub with dirt in great quantities. sº. ** [from ſplaſh..] Full of dirty water; apt to aud. SPLAYFoot, adj. [ſplay or diſplay and foot.] Having the foot turned inward. Though ſtill ſome traces of our ruſtick vein, And ſºlº/”ct verſe remain'd, and will remain. Shakespeare H. V. Pope. SPLAY Mouſh. m. ſ. [ſplay and mouth.] Mouth widened by deſign. All authors to their own defects are blind: Had'ſt thou but Janus-like a face behind, To ſee the people when fplaymouths they make, To mark their fingers pointed at thy back, Their tongues lolid out a foot. SPLEEN. "...J. [ſplen, Latin.] 1. The milt; one of the viſcera, of which the uſe is ſcarcely knºwn. It is ſuppoſed the ſeat of anger and melancholy. If the wound be on the leſ. hypochondrium, under the Dryden. ſhort ribs, you ºy conclude the ſpleen wounded. Jºſeman. * Anger; ſpite; ill-humour. If ſhe muſt teem, Create her child of ſpleen, that it may live And be a thwart diſmatur'd tormentº, her. Shakeſpeare, Charge not in Yºur ſpleen a noble perſon, And ſpoil your nobler foul. Shakeſpeare. Kind pity checks my ſpleen; brave ſcorn forbids Thoſe tears to iſſue, which ſwell my eye-lids. All envy'd; but the Theftyan brethren ſhow'd The leaſt eſpect; and thus they went their ſpleen aloud: Jay down thoſe honour’d ſpoils. Dryden. . In noble minds ſome dregs remain, Yot yet purgdoff, of Jºken and four diſdain. Pope. 3. A fit of anger. Brief * the lightning in the collied night, hat, in */Pº' unfolds both heav'n and earth; *.*.*. º º Power to ſay, behold Jººs of darkneſs do d - - 4. Melancholy, yº. Shakespean 6. §§ . *nd ſmall-pox above them all. Pºpe. * Shang'd to recent forms by ſpleen. Pope, Donne. Sple'es ed; adj. [from ſpleen.] Deprived of the ſpleen. Animals ſpleened grow ſalacious. Arbuthnºt, SPLE'ENFUL. adj. [ſpleen and full.j Angry; peewiſh; fretful, melancholy. - The commons, like an angry hive of bees That want their leader, ſcatter up and down; Myſelf have calm'd their ſpleenful mutiny. Shai. H. VI. The chearful ſoldiers, with new ſtores ſupply'd, Now long to execute their ſpleenſul will. Dryden. If you drink tea upon a promontory that over-hangs the ſea, the whiſtling of the wind is better muſick to Contented minds than the opera to the ſpleenful. Pope. SPLE'EN less. adj. [from ſpleen.] Kind; gentle; mild. Cº. ſolete. Mean time flew our ſhips, and ſtreight we fetcht The ſyren's iſle; a ſpeenliſ, wind ſo ſtretcht Her wings to waft us, and ſo urg'd our keel. Chapman. SPLEENwokt. m.ſ.. [ſpleen and wort.] Miltwaffe. A plant. The leaves and fruit are like thoſe of the fern; but the pin- nulae are eared at their baſis. Miller. Safe paſs'd the gnome through this fantaſtick band, A branch of healing ſplenwort in his hand. Pºpe. SPLE'EN.Y. adj. [from ſpleen.] Angry; peeviſh. What though I know her virtuous, And well deſerving; yet I know her for Aſpleeny Lutheran, and not wholſome to Our cauſe. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. SPEENDENT, adj. [ſplendens, Latin.] Shining; gloſſy; having luſtre. They aſſigned them names from ſome remarkable qualities, that is very obſervable in their red and Jplendent planets. Brown. Metallick ſubſtances may, by reaſon of their great denſity, reflect all the light incident upon them, and ſo be as opake and ſplendent as it's poſſible for any body to be. Newton. SPLE'NDID. adj. [ſplendide, Fr. Jplendidus, Latin.] Showy; magnificent; ſumptuous; pompous. Unacceptable, though in heav'n, our flate Of ſplendid vaſſalage. Milton. Deep in a rich alcove the prince was laid, And ſlept beneath the pompous colonade: Faſt by his fide Piſiſtratus lay ſpread, In age his equal, on a ſplenáid bed. Pope's Odſ. SPLE'Npidly. adv. [from Jplendid:] Magnificently; ſump- tuouſly; pompouſly. Their condition, though it look ſºlendidly, yet when you handle it on all ſides, it will prick your fingers. Taylºr. You will not admit you live ſplendidy, yet it cannot be denied but that you live neatly and elegantly. More. - How he lives and eats, How largely gives, how/plendidly he treats. Dryden: É. of the royal ſtore Splendidly frugal, ſits whole nights devoid Of ſweet repoſe. Philipi. S*H's Dour. n.ſ. [ſplendeur, French; ſplendor, Latin.] 1. Luſtre; power of ſhining. Splendour hath a degree of whiteneſs, eſpecially if there be a little repercuſſion; for a looking-glaſs, with the ſteel behind, looketh whiter than glaſs ſimple. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The dignity of gold above filver is not much; the ſpen- dºur is alike, and more Pleaſing to ſome eyes, as in cloth of ſilver. Bacon's Phyſ. Remarks. The firſt ſymptoms are a chilneſs, a certain ſplendºur or ſhining in the eyes, with a little moiſture. Arbuthnot. 2. Magnificence; pomp. - Romulus, being to give laws to his new Romans, found no better way to procure an eſteem and reverence to them, than by firſt procuring it to himſelf by ſplendour of habit and retinue. South's Sermons. 'Tis uſe alone that ſanétifies expence, And ſlendour borrows all her rays from ſenſe. Pºpe. Sºº's Efick, adj. [ſplenetique, French.) Troubled with the ſpleen; fretful; peeviſh. - - - Horace purged himſelf from theſe /blenetic; refle&tions in odes and epodes, before he undertook his ſatyrs. - Pryden. This daughter ſilently lowers, t'other ſteals a kind look at you, a third is exactly well behaved, and a fourth a ſplene- tick. Tatler. You humour me when I am ſick; Why not when I am ſplenetick # - Pºpe. SPLE'Nick. adj. [ſplenique, French; ſplen, Latin.] Belonging the ſpleen. - - to sº the ſpleen obſtructed in its lower parts and ſplenick anch, a potent heat cauſeth the orgaſmus to boil. - Harvey. The ſplenick vein hath divers cells opening into it near its extremities in human bodies; but in quadrupeds the cells open into the trunks of the ſplenick veins. Ray on the Creation. Sple'Nish, adj. [from ſpleen.] Fretful; peeviſh.] Yourſelves you muſt engage, Somewhat to cool your ſpleniſh rage, Your grievous thirſt, and to aſſwage, That firſt you drink this liquor. Drayton. SPLE'NITIVE.
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In ulc.
Take thy fingers from my throat;
For though I am not ſplenitive and raſh,
Yet I have in me ſomething dangerous.
SPLENT. n.ſ. [Or perhaps ſplint; ſpinella, Italian.]
Splents is a callous hard ſubſtance, or an inſenſible ſwelling,
which breeds on or adheres to the ſhank-bone, and when it
grows big ſpoils the ſhape of the leg. When there is but one,
it is called a ſingle ſplent; but when there is another oppoſite to
it on the outſide of the ſhank-bone, it is called a pegged or
pinned ſplent. Farrier's Dić7.
To Splice. v. a. [ſpliſen, Dutch; plico, Latin.] To join the
two ends of a rope without a knot.
SPLINT. n.ſ.. [ſplinter, Dutch..] A thin piece of wood or other
matter uſed by chirurgeons to hold the bone newly ſet in its
place.
The ancients, after the ſeventh day, uſed ſplints, which
not only kept the members ſteady, but ſtraight; and of theſe
ſome are made of tin, others of ſcabbard and wood, ſowed up
in linnen cloths. Wiſeman's Surgery.
To SPLINT. from th
To SPLI'Nt ER. }v. a. [from the noun. J
1. To ſecure by ſplints.
This broken joint intreat her to ſplinter, and this crack of
your love ſhall grow ſtronger than it was before. Shakespeare Othello.
2. To ſhiver; to break into fragments.
SPLINTER. n.ſ.. [ſplinter, Dutch.]
1. A fragment of anything broken with violence.
He was ſlain upon a courſe at tilt, one of the ſplinters of
Montgomery's ſtaff going in at his bever. Bacon.
Amidſt whole heaps of ſpices lights a ball,
And now their odours arm'd againſt them flie;
Some preciouſly by ſhatter'd porcelain fall,
And ſome by aromatick ſplinters die. Dryden,
2. A thin piece of wood.
A plain Indian fan, uſed by the meaner ſort, made of the
ſmall ſtringy parts of roots, ſpread out in a round flat form,
and ſo bound together with a ſplinter hoop, and ſtrengthened
with ſmall bars on both ſides. Grew's Muſæum.
To Spli'Nter. v. n. [from the noun..] To be broken into
fragments.
To SPLIT. v. a. pret ſplit. [ſpletten, ſplitten, Dutch.]
1. To cleave; to rive; to divide longitudinally in two.
Do't, and thou haſt the one half of my heart;
Do't not, thou ſplit'ſ thine own. Shakespeare Winter's Tale.
Mine own tongue ſplits what it ſpeaks. Shakeſpeare.
That ſelf-hand
Hath, with the courage which the heart did lend it,
Splitted the heart. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra.
Wer’t thou ſerv’d up two in one diſh, the rather
To ſplit thy fire into a double father? Cleaveland.
When cold Winter ſplit the rocks in twain,
He ſtript the bearsfoot of its leafy growth. Dryden.
A ſkull ſo hard, that it is almoſt as eaſy to ſplit a helmet of
iron as to make a fraćture in it. Ray on the Creation.
This effort is in ſome earthquakes ſo vehement, that it ſplits
and tears the earth, making cracks or chaſms in it ſome
miles. Woodward.
2. To divide; to part.
Their logick has appeared the mere art of wrangling, and
their metaphyſicks the ſkill of ſplitting an hair, of diſtinguiſh-
ing without a difference. I/atts's Improv. of the AMind.
One and the ſame ray is by refračtion diſturbed, ſhattered,
dilated, and ſplit, and ſpread into many diverging rays. Newt.
He inſtances Luther's ſenſuality and diſobedience; two
crimes which he has dealt with, and to make the more ſolemn
ſhew he ſplit 'em into twenty. Atterbury.
Oh, would it pleaſe the gods to ſplit
Thy beauty, ſize, and years, and wit,
No age could furniſh out a pair
Of nymphs ſo graceful, wiſe, and fair;
With half the luſtre of your eyes,
With half your wit, your years, and ſize. Swift.
3. To daſh and break on a rock.
God's deſertion, as a full and violent wind, drives him in
an inſtant, not to the harbour, but on the rock where he will
be irrecoverably ſplit. Decay of Piety.
Thoſe who live by ſhores, with joy behold
Some wealthy veſſel ſplit or ſtranded nigh;
And from the rocks leap down for ſhipwreck'd gold,
And ſeek the tempeſts which the others fly. Dryden.
4. To divide; to break into diſcord.
In ſtates notoriouſly irreligious, a ſecret and irreſiſtible
power ſplits their counſels, and ſmites their moſt refined poli-
cies with fruſtration and a curſe. South's Sermons.
To SP1. It. v. m.
1. To burſt in ſunder; to crack; to ſuffer diſruption.
A huge veſſel of exceeding hard marble ſplit aſunder by con-
gealed water. Boyle.
What is't to me,
Who never ſail on her unfaithful ſea,
Shakespeare Hamlet.
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If ſtorms ariſe and clouds grow black, -
If the maſt ſplit, and threaten wrack? Drán.
The road that to the lungs this ſtore tranſmits, -
Into unnumber'd narrow channels ſplits. 1/acº mºre.
Each had a gravity would make you ſlit,
And ſhook his head at M—y as a wit. Pºpe.
2. To be broken againſt rocks.
After our ſhip did ſplit,
When you, and the poor number ſav'd with you,
Hung on our driving boat. Shakespeare.
T heſe are the rocks on which the ſanguine tribe of jovers
daily ſplit, and on which the politician, the alchymiſt, and pro-
jector are caſt away. Addiſon's Speciator.
The ſeamen ſpied a rock, and the wind was ſo ſtrong that
we were driven directly upon it, and immediately ſplit. Giv.
Spli" TER. n.ſ. [from ſplit J One who ſplits.
How ſhould we rejoice, if, like Judas the firſt,
Thoſe ſplitters of parſons in funder ſhould burſt! Swift.
SPLUTTE.R. m. ſ. Buſtle; tumult. A low word.
To SPOIL. v. a. [ſpolo, Latin; ſpolier, French.]
1. To rob ; to take away by force.
Ye took joyfully the ſpoiling of your goods, knowing in
yourſelves that ye have in heaven an enduring ſubſtance. Hil.
This mount
With all his verdure ſpoil'd, and trees adrift. Milton:
2. To plunder ; to ſtrip of goods.
Yielding themſelves upon the Turks faith, for the ſafeguard
of their liberty and goods, they were moſt injuriouſly ſpoiled
of all that they had. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
Thou ſhalt not gain what I deny to yield,
Nor reap the harveſt, though thou ſpoilſt the field. Prior.
My ſons their old unhappy fire deſpiſe,
Spoil'd of his kingdom, and depriv'd of eyes. Pope.
3. To corrupt; to mar; to make uſeleſs. [This is properly
ſpill, rpillan, Saxon.]
Beware left any man ſpoil you, through philoſophy and vain
deceit. Col. ii. 8.
Spiritual pride ſpoils many graces. Taylor.
To Spoil. v. n.
1. To pračtice robbery or plunder.
England was infeſted with robbers and outlaws, which,
lurking in woods, uſed often to break forth to rob and ſpoil.
Spenſer on Ireland.
They which hate us ſpoil for themſelves. Pſ xliv. 14.
2. To grow uſeleſs; to be corrupted.
He that gathered a hundred buſhels of acorns, or apples,
had thereby a property in them: he was only to look that he
uſed them before they ſpoiled, elſe he robbed others. Locke.
Spoil. n.ſ.. [ſpolium, Latin.]
1. That which is taken by violence; that which is taken from
an enemy; plunder ; pillage; booty.
The cry of Talbot ſerves me for a ſword;
For I have loaden me with many ſpoils,
Uſing no other weapon but his name. , Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
Where the cleaver chops the heifer's ſpoil,
Thy breathing noſtril hold.
2. The aët of robbery; robbery; waſte.
The man that hath not muſick in himſelf,
Nor is not mov’d with concord of ſweet ſounds,
Is fit for treaſons, ſtratagems, and ſpoils. Shakeſpeare.
Go and ſpeed!
Havock, and ſpoil, and ruin are my gain. Milt. Parad. Loft.
3. Corruption; cauſe of corruption.
Company, villainous company, hath been the ſpoil of
Shakeſpeare.
Gay's Trivia.
me.
4. The ſlough; the caſt-off ſkin of a ſerpent.
Snakes, the rather for the caſting of their ſpoil, ſive 'till they
be old. Bacon,
Spo'Ile R. m.ſ.. [from ſpoil.]
1. A robber; a plunderer; a pillager.
Such ruin of her manners Rome
Doth ſuffer now, as ſhe's become
Both her own ſpoiler and own prey. Ben. johnſ Catiline.
Providence, where it loves a nation, concerns itſelf to own
and aſſert the intereſt of religion, by blaſting the ſpºilers of re-
ligious perſons and places. South's Sermons.
Came you, then, here, thus far, thro' waves, to conquer,
To waſte, to plunder, out of meer compaſſion?
Is it humanity that prompts you on 2
Happy for us, and happy for you ſpºileri,
Had your humanity ne'er reach'd our world!
2. One who mars or corrupts anything. -
spoilful. adj [ſpoil and full.] Waſteful; rapacious.
Having oft in battle vanquiſhed -
Thoſe ſpoilful Pićts, and ſwarming Eaſterlings, -
Longtime in peace his realm eſtabliſhed. Fairy Queen.
Spoke. n.ſ. [rpaca, Saxon; ſpeiche, German.] The bar of a
wheel that paſſes from the nave to the felly.
All you gods,
In general ſynod take away her power;
Break all the ſpºkes and fellies of her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heav'n. Sººſ,
A. Philipſ.
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S P O S P O No heir e'er drove ſo fine a coach; id told he ſpokes, we are by Ovid told, - *::::::. and the º Swift. - The preterite of ſpeak. - sºft., '. beſt in the glory of their conqueſt. Sprat. Sroken. Participle paſſive of ſpeak. wouldſ thou be ſpoken for to the king? . .2 King, iv., 3. The original of theſe ſigns for communication is found in viva voce, in ſpoken language. Holder's Elements of Speech. Srºkesman. n.ſ.. [ſpoke and man. J One who ſpeaks for another. 'Tis you that have the reaſon. —To do what? —To be a ſpokeſman from madam Silvia: Shakeſpeare. He ſhall be thy ſpokeſman unto the people. Ex. iv. 16. To SPOLIATE. v. a. [/polio, Lat.] To rob; to plunder. Diº. Spoliation. n.ſ. [ſpoliation, French; ſpellatio, Latin.] The act of robbery or privation. - An eccleſiaſtical benefice is ſometimes void de jure & fadºo, and ſometimes de facio, and not de jure; as when a man ſuf- fers a ſpoliation by his own ačt. Aliſº Parergen. Spo's dée. n.ſ. ſſponde, French ; ſpondacus, Latin.] A foot of two long ſyllables. we ſee in the choice of the words the weight of the ſtone, and the ſtriving to heave it up the mountain: Homer clogs the verſe with ſpondees, and leaves the vowels open. Broome. Spo'NDyle. n ſ. [TrovãvXGP; ſpondile, Fr. ſpondylus, Latin.] A vertebra; a joint of the ſpine. It hath for the ſpine or back-bone a cartilaginous ſubſtance, without any ſpondyles, proceſſes, or protuberances. Brown. SPONGE. n.ſ.. [ſpongia, Latin.] A ſoft porous ſubſtance ſup- poſed by ſome the nidus of animals. It is remarkable for ſucking up water. Sponges are gathered from the ſides of rocks, being as a large but tough moſs. Bacon. They opened and waſhed part of their ſponges. Sandys. Great officers are like ſponges: they ſuck ’till they are full, and, when they come once to be ſqueezed, their very heart's blood come away. L’Eſtrange. To Spong E. v. a. [from the noun..] To blot; to wipe away as with a ſponge. Except between the words of tranſlation and the mind of Scripture itſelf there be contradićtion, very little difference ſhould not ſeem an intolerable blemiſh neceſſarily to be ſpunged Out. Hooker. To Spong E. v. n. To ſuck in as a ſponge; to gain by mean arts. The ant lives upon her own honeſty; whereas the fly is an intruder, and a common ſmell-feaſt, that ſpunges, upon other people's trenchers. L’Eſtrange. Here wont the dean, when he's to ſeck, To ſpunge a breakfaſt once a week. Swift. Spo's GER. m.ſ.. [from ſponge.] One who hangs for a main- tenance on others. A generous rich man, that kept a ſplendid and open table, would try which were friends, and which only trencher flies and ſpungers. - L’Eſtrange. Spo's GINEss. m.ſ. [from ſpongy.] Softneſs and fulneſs of ca- vities like a ſponge. The lungs are expoſed to receive all the droppings from the brain: a very fit ciſtern, becauſe of their ſponginſ. Harvey. SP9'sºlous, adj... [ſpººgieux, French; from ſponge.] Full of ſmall cavities like a ſponge. All thick bones are hollow or ſpongeous, and contain an oleaginous ſubſtance in little veſicles, which by the heat of the body is exhaled through theſe bones to ſupply their fibres. Chey. Spo'NG Y. adj. [from ſpºnge. 1. Soſt, and full of ſmall interſtitial holes. The lungs are the moſt ſongy part of the body, and there- fore ableſt to contract and dilate itſelf. Bacon', 'Na, Hiſtory. A ſpongy excreſcence groweth upon the roots of the laſer- tree, * upon cedar, very white, light, and friable, called aganck. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The body of the tree being very ſpongy within, § without, they eaſily contrive into canoes. More Into earth's ſpungy veins the ocean finks, Thoſe rivers to repleniſh which he drinks. Denham. Return, unhappy ſwain' The ſungy clouds are fill'd with gath'ring rain. Dryden. ºf bºnes are all very ſpongy, and more remark. a wild bird, which iº. and long º *::::: 2. Wet; drenched; ſoaked; full like a ñong. - When their drenched natures lie as in a death. What cannot you and I perform upon > º unguarded Duncan What not put upon Spon is ſpungy officers, who ſhall bear the guilt. Shakeſp. "9NK. m. ſ. A word in Edinburgh which denotes a mató, or anything dipt i - - - - ye buy fºur that takes fire: as, any ſponks will Spo'NSA L. ad; - - adj. [ſponſºli; SPONsion. m. ſponſalis, for another. Latin.] Relating to marriage. ſº [ſºft, Latin.] The act of becoming ſurety Spo'Nsor. n.ſ. [Latin.] A ſurety; one who makes a promiſe or gives ſecurity for another. In the baptiſm of a male there ought to be two males and one woman, and in the baptiſm of a female child two Women and one man; and theſe are called ſpºnſors or ſureties for their education in the true Chriſtian faith. ^liff's Parergon. The ſponſor ought to be of the ſame ſtation with the perſon to whom he becomes ſurety. Brome. Spont A’Neity. m.ſ.. [ſpontaneitaſ, ſchool Lat. ſpontaneirº, F. from ſpontaneous.] Voluntarineſs; willingneſs; accord un- compelled. Neceſſity and ſpontaneity may ſometimes meet together, ſ, may ſpºntaneity and liberty; but real neceſſity and true libert can new cr. Bramh. againſt Hºbbſ. Strićt neceſſity they ſimple call; It ſo binds the will, that things foreknown By ſpontaneity not choice are done. Drydºn. SPON I A(NEOUS. ad;... [ſpontance, French; from ſºontº, Lat.] Voluntary; not compelled; acting without compulſion of re. ſtraint; acting of itſelf; ačting of its own accord. Many analogal motions in animals, though I cannot call them voluntary, yet I ſee them ſpontaneºus: I have reaſon to conclude, that theſe are not ſimply mechanical. Hak. They now came foºth - Spºntaneous; for within them ſpirit mov’d Attendant on their lord. While John for nine-pins does declare, And Roger loves to pitch the bar, Both legs and arms ſpontaneous move, Which was the thing I meant to prove. Begin with ſenſe, of ev'ry art the ſoul, Parts anſwering parts ſhall ſlide into a whole; Spontaneous beauties all around advance, Start ev’n from difficulty, ſtrike from chance, Nature ſhall join you, time ſhall make it grow. Poſt, Spont A'Neously. adv. [from ſpontaneous...] Voluntarily; of its own accord. - This would be as impoſſible as that the lead of an edifice ſhould naturally and ſpontaneºuſly mount up to the roof, while lighter materials employ themſelves beneath it. Bentley. Whey turns ſpontaneouſly acid, and the curd into cheeſe as hard as a ſtone. Arbuthnot on Aiments. Spon TA’Neous N Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſpontaneous.] Voluntarineſs; freedom of will; accord unforced. The ſagacities and inſtincts of brutes, the ſpontaneºuſeſ of many of their animal motions, are not explicable without ſuppoſing ſome active determinate power connexed to and in- herent in their ſpirits, of a higher extraction than the bare natural modification of matter. Hale's Origin ºf Man'ind. Spool. n. ſ. [ſpuhl, German; ſpohl, Dutch..] A ſmall piece of cane or reed, with a knot at each end; or a piece of wood turned in that form to wind yarn upon ; a quill. To Spoon1. v. n. [Probably from ſpume, or foam, as a ſhip driven with violence ſpumes, or raiſes a foam.] When virtue ſpooms before a proſperous gale, My heaving wiſhes help to fill the ſail. Dryden. SPOON. m. ſ. [ſpaen, Dutch; ſpone, Daniſh; ſpoonm, Iſlandick.] A concave veſſel with a handle, uſed in eating liquids. Would'ſt thou drown thyſclf, Put but a little water in a ſpoon, And it ſhall be as all the occan, Enough to ſtifle ſuch a villain up. Shakespeare King }}n. This is a devil, and no monſter: I will leave him; I have no long ſpoon. State p. Tempºff. Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the ſpoon, Count the ſlow clock, and dine exact at noon. Spo'on Bill. n.ſ. [ſpoon and bill.] A bird. The ſhoveller, or ſpºonbill; the former name the mºre Prº. per, the end of the bill being broad like a ſhovel; but not concave like a ſpoon, but perfectly flat. Grew's Muſeum. Ducks and geeſe have ſuch long broad bills to quaffºr ill water and mud; to which we may reckon the bill of de ſpoonbill. I), rham's Phyſico-Theºlºgy. Spo'on Ful. n.ſ.. [ſpoon and full.] 1. As much as is generally taken at once in a ſpoon. A ſpoonful is half an ounce. Preſcribe him, before he do uſe the receipt, that hº take ſuch a pill, or a ſpoonful of liquor. Bacon. 2. Any ſmall quantity of liquid. - icſ Surely the choice and meaſure of the materials of wº the whole body is compoſed, and what we take daily º pounds, is at leaſt of as much importance as of what W** e ſeldom, and only by grains and ſpºonful... . 4. Spo'o NMEAT. n.ſ. ſſpoon and meat..] Liquid food; nouriſh- ment taken with a ſpoon. I}}ſ. We preſcribed a ſlender diet, allowing onlyſoonmeats, ſº Wretched Are mortals born to ſleep their lives away! Go back to what thy infancy began, " Eat pap and ſpoonmeat; for thy gugaws cry, ºn's Pºſ, Be ſullen, and refuſe the lullaby. Dryden's Pº. Miltºn. Priºr, Pºpe. t medical 9 Dict
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- Diet moſt upon ſpoon meats, as veal, or cock-broths. Harv.
Spoo'N wort, or Scurvygraſs. n.ſ. See Scur v Y GRA'ss.
To SP99N. v. n. In ſea language, is when a ſhip being un-
der ſail in a ſtorm cannot bear it, but is obliged to put right
before the wind. Bailey.
Spor A'dical, adj. [gwoºzözös; ſporadique, French.]
A ſporadical diſeaſe is an endemial diſeaſe, what in a parti-
cular ſeaſon affects but few people. Arbuthnot.
SPORT. n.ſ.. [ſpott, a make-game, Iſlandick.]
1. Play; diverſion ; game; frolick and tumultuous merriment.
Her ſports were ſuch as carried riches of knowledge upon
the ſtream of delight. Sidney.
As flies to wanton boys, are we to th’ gods;
They kill us for their ſport. Shakespeare's K. Lear.
If I ſuſpect without cauſe, why then makeſport at me; then
let me be your jeſt. Shakeſpeare.
When their hearts were merry, they ſaid, call for Samſon,
that he may make us ſport; and they called for him, and he
made them ſport. judg. xvi. 25.
As a mad-man who caſteth fire-brands, arrows and death;
ſo is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and ſaith, am not
I in ſºot ” Prov. xxvi. 19.
The diſcourſe of fools is irkſome, and their ſport is in the
wantonneſs of ſin. Ecclus xxvii. 13.
2. Mock ; contemptuous mirth.
They had his meſſengers in deriſion and made a ſport of
his proj hets. 1 Eſdr. i. 51.
To make ſhort with his word, and to endeavour to render
it ridiculous, by turning that holy book into raillery, is a di-
rećt affront to God. Tillo ſon's Sermons.
3. That with which one plays.
Each on his rock transfix’d, the ſport and prey -
Milton.
Of wrecking whirlwinds.
Commit not thy prophetick mind
To flitting leaves, the ſport of every wind,
Leſt they diſperſe in air. Dryden.
4. Play; idle gingle.
An author who ſhould introduce ſuch a ſport of words upon
our ſtage, would meet with ſmall applauſe. Broome.
5. Diverſion of the field, as of fowling, hunting, fiſhing.
Now for our mountain ſport, up to yon hill,
Your legs are young. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
The king, who was exceſſively affected to hunting, and
the ſports of the field, had a great deſire to make a great park
for red as well as fallow deer, between Richmond and Hamp-
ton Court. - Clarendon.
To Sport. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To divert; to make merry.
The poor man wept and bled, cried and prayed, while they
Jported themſelves in his pain, and delighted in his prayers as
the argument of their vićtory. Sidney.
Away with him, and let her ſport herſelf
With that ſhe's big with. Shakeſpeare's Winter’s Tale.
Againſt whom do ye ſport yourſelves againſt whom make
ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? Iſa. lvii. 4.
What pretty ſtories theſe are for a man of his ſeriouſneſs to
ſport himſelf withal! Atterbury.
Let ſuch writers go on at their deareſt peril, and ſport them-
ſelves in their own deceivings. Watts,
2. To repreſent by any kind of play.
Now ſpating on thy lyre the love of youth,
Now virtuous age and venerable truth;
Expreſſing juſtly Sappho's wanton art
Of odes, and Pindar's more majeſtick part.
To Sport T. v. m.
1. To play; to frolick; to game; to wanton.
They ſpºrting with quick glance,
Shew to the ſun their wav'd coats dropt with gold. Milton.
Lariſia, as ſhe ſported at this play, was drowned in the ri-
ver Peneus. Brome's Notes on the Odyſſey.
2. To trifle.
If any man turn religion into raillery, by bold jeſts, he ren-
ders himſelf ridiculous, becauſe he ſports with his own life. Till.
Sport Fu L. adj. [ſport and full.] Merry; frolick; wanton;
ludicrous; done in jeſt.
How with a ſportful malice it was follow'd,
May rather pluck on laughter than revenge. Shakeſpeare.
His highneſs, even in ſuch a ſlight and ſportful damage, had
Dryden.
a noble ſenſe of juſt dealing. . . //otton.
Down he alights among the ſpºrtful herd -
Of thoſe four-footed kinds. Milton.
He drew his glitt'ring helmet from his head, --
In which the youth to ſportſul arms he led. Dryden.
They are no ſportful productions of the ſoil, but did once
belong to real and living fiſhes ; ſeeing each of them doth ex-
aćtly reſemble ſome other ſhell on the ſea ſhore. Bentley.
A catalogue of this may be had in Albericus Gentilis; which,
becauſe it is too ſportful, I forbear to mention. Baker.
Sportfully. adv. [from ſportful..] ... Wantonly ; merrily.
Spo'RT FULNess. n.ſ.. [from %. Wantonneſs; play;
merriment; frolick.
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w The otter got out of the river, and inweeded himſelf ſo, as
te ladies loſt the further marking of his ſportfulneſs. Sidney,
Sportive. adj. [from ſpºt.] Gay; merry; frolick; wan-
ton; playful; ludicrous.
am not in a ſportive humour now ; -
Tell me, and dally º Yºus is the money? Shakespeare,
S it
That drive thee from the ſport;
- - portive court, where thou
Was't ſhot at with fair ex >
^ - yes, to be the mark
Of ſmoky muſkets : *a*ſpeare's All's well that ends well,
While thus the conſtant pair alternate ſaid,
Joyful above them and around them play'd
Angels and ſportive loves, a numerous crowd,
Smiling they clapt their wings, and low they bow'd. Prior.
We muſt not hope wholly to change their original tem-
Pºrº, no make the gay, penſive and grave; nor the mean-
*ś without ſpoiling them. Locke.
o wonder ſavages or ſubjects ſlain,
Were equal crimes in a deſpotick reign;
Both doom'd alike for ſportive tyrants bled,
But ſubjects ſtarv'd while ſavages were fed. Pope.
Sºo'RTIVEN Ess. n ſ [from ſportivºj Gaiety; play; wantonneſs.
. Shall I conclude her to be ſimple, that has her time to be.
gin, or refuſe ſportiveneſ, as freely as I have Iłalion's Angler.
SportsMAN. m.ſ. [ſpºt and man.] One who purſues the
recreations of the field.
Manilius lets us know the pagan hunters had Meleager for
their patron, as the Chriſtians have their St. Hubert: he ſpeaks
of the conſtellation which makes a good ſportſman. Addiſon.
sº. n ſ. [ſportule, French; ſpºrtula, Latin.] An alms;
a GOle.
The biſhops, who conſecrated the ground, had a ſpill or
fortule from the credulous laity. Ayliffe's Parergon.
SPOT. n.ſ. [ſpette, Daniſh; ſpotte, Flemiſh.]
1. A blot; a mark made by diſcoloration.
This three years day, theſe eyes, though clear
To outward view of blemiſh or of ſpot,
Bereſt of fight, their ſeeing have forgot. Milton.
A long ſeries of anceſtors ſhews the native luſtre with advan-
tage; but if he any way degenerate from his line, the leaſt
ſpot is viſible on ermine. Dryden.
2. A taint; a diſgrace; a reproach.
3. I know not well the meaning of ſpot in this place, unleſs it
be a ſcandalous woman; a diſgrace to her ſex.
Let him take thee,
And hoiſt thee up to the ſhouting plebeians;
Follow his chariot, like the greateſt ſpot
Of all thy ſex. Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.
4. A ſmall extent of place.
That ſpot to which I point is paradiſe,
Adam's abode, thoſe lofty ſhades his bow'r. Milton.
He, who with Plato, ſhall place beatitude in the knowledge
of God, will have his thoughts raiſed to other contemplations
than thoſe who looked not beyond this ſpot of earth, and thoſe
periſhing things in it. Locke.
About one of theſe breathing paſſages is a ſpot of myrtles,
that flouriſh within the ſteam of theſe vapours. Addiſon.
Abdallah converted the whole mountain into a kind of gar-
den, and covered every part of it with plantations or ſpots of
flowers. - The Guardian.
He that could make two ears of corn grow upon a ſpot of
ground where only one grew before, would deſerve better of
mankind than the whole race of politicians. Gulliver.
5. Any particular place.
I would be buſy in the world, and learn,
Not like a coarſe and uſeleſs dunghill weed,
Fix'd to one ſpot, and rot juſt as I grow.
As in this grove I took my laſt farewel,
As on this very ſpºt of earth I fell,
So ſhe my prey becomes ev’n here.
Here Adrian fell ; upon that fatal ſpot
Our brother died.
6. Upon the Spot.
[Sur le champ.] -
The lion did not chop him up immediately upon the ſpot;
and yet he was reſolved he ſhould not eſcape. L’Eſtrange.
It was determined upºn the ſpot, according as the oratory
on either ſide prevailed. Swift.
To Spot. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To mark with diſcolorations; to maculate. ,
They are polluted off'rings, more abhorr'd
Than ſpºtted livers in the ſacrifice.
Have you not ſecn a handkerchief,
Spotted with ſtrawberries in your wife's hand? Shakeſpears
But ſerpents now more amity maintain ; {
Otway,
Dryden.
Granville'
Immediately ; without changing place.
Shakeſpeare.
From ſpotted ſkins the leopard does refrain:
No *: lion's by a ſtronger ſlain. Tate's juvenal.
I counted the patches on both ſides, and found the tory
patches to be about twenty ſtronger than the whig; but next
morning the whole puppet-ſhow was filled with faces ſpºtted
after the whiggiſh manner. Addiſon's Speciator.
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- . A. W. P. ºn - S P O ; to taint. this vow of God's maintain, atted thoughts ſhall ſtain. Sidney. have retained the chriſtian faith, but at this day it is ſpotted with Abbot's Deſcript. of the World. a. To corrupt; to diſgrace This vow º irgin life, no ſpºt: *... of Armenia from the time of the apoſtles; many abſurdities. Spo'TLESS. #. [from ſpot.] - e from ſpots. - - - ; #: from reproach or impurity; immaculate; pure; un- tainted. So much fairer ſ d ſºotleſ, ſhall mine innocence ariſe, § #: knows my truth. - Shakeſpeare. I dare my life lay down, that the queen is ſºotle J In th’ eyes of heaven. Shakespeare's Winter's Tale. You grac'd the ſev'ral parts of life, A ſpotleſ virgin, and a faultleſs wife. - JWaller. We ſometimes wiſh that it had been our lot to live and con- verſe with Chriſt, to hear his divine diſcourſes, and to ob- ſerve his ſpotlſ, behaviour; and we pleaſe ourſelves perhaps with thinking, how ready a reception we ſhould have given him and his doctrine. - Atterbury. to "º. ſunſhine of the ſpotleſ mind, Each pray’r accepted, and each wiſh reſign'd. Pope. Sro'ſ TER... n.f. [from ſpot.] One that ſpots; one that maculates. Špoſity, adj. [from ſpot.] F ull of ſpots; maculated. The moon whoſe orb Through optick glaſs the Tuſcan artiſt views In Valombroſa to deſcry new lands, Rivers or mountains on her ſpotty globe. Milton. Spouſsal. adj. [from ſpºuſe.] Nuptial ; matrimonial; conju- al; connubial; bridal. There ſhall we conſummate our ſpouſal rites. Shakeſpeare. Hope's chaſt kiſs wrongs no more joy's maidenhead, Than ſpºuſal rites prejudice the marriage bed. Craſhaw. This other in her prime of love, - - Spouſal embraces vitiated with gold. Milton. Sleep'ſt thou, careleſs of the nuptial day? Thy ſpouſal ornament neglected lies; Ariſe, prepare the bridal train, ariſe. Pope's Odſey. Spou's Al. n.J. [ ſpouſailles, Fr. ſponſalia, Latin.] Marriage; nuptials. As man and wife, being two, are one in love, So be there 'twixt your kingdoms ſuch a ſpouſal, That never may ill office, or fell jealouſy Thruſt in between the pačtion of theſe kingdoms, To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shakeſpeare. The amorous bird of night Sung ſpouſal, and bid haſte the ev'ning ſtar, On his hill top to light the bridal lamp. Milton. The ſpouſals of Hippolita the queen, What tilts and tourneys at the feaſt were ſeen. Dryden. AEtherial muſick did her death prepare, Like joyful ſounds of ſpouſal; in the air : A radiant light did her crown'd temples gild. Dryden. SPOUSE. n.ſ.. [ſponſa, ſponſus, Latin; eſpouſe, French..] One joined in marriage; a huſband or wife. She is of good eſteem; Beſide ſo qualified as may beſeem The ſpouſe of any noble gentleman. Shakeſpeare. At once farewel, O faithful ſpouſe ! they ſaid; At once th'encroaching rhinds their cloſing lips invade. Dryd. Spou'sed. adj. [from the noun..] Wedded; eſpouſed; joined together as in matrimony. They led the vine To wed her elm; ſhe ſpous’d about him twins Her marriageable arms. Milton. Spou's ELEss, adj. [from ſpºuſe.] Wanting a huſband or wife. To tempt the ſpouſ leſs queen with am’rous wiles, Reſort the nobles from the neigh'bring iſles. Spout. m. ſ. [from ſpuyt, Dutch.] 1. A pipe, or mouth of a pipe or veſſel out of which any thing is poured. She gaſping to begin ſome ſpecch, her eyes Became two ſpouts. Shakeſpeare's Iſinter’s Tale. In whales that breathe, leſt the water ſhould get unto the lungs, an ejection thereof is contrived by a fiſtula or ſhout at the head. Brºwn's Vulgar Errours. If you chance it to lack, Be it claret or ſack, I'll make this ſnout To deal it about, Or this to run out, As it were from a ſpout. Ben. johnſºn, As waters did in ſtorms, now pitch runs out, As lead, when a fir’d church becomes one ſpout. Donne. In Gaza they couch veſſels of earth in their walls to gather the wind from the top, and to paſs it down in ſpouts into TOOms. Bacon. Let the water be fed by ſome higher than the pool, and de- livered into it by fair ſoul, and - 1. 3. then diſcharged by ſ cquality of bores that it ây little, en diſcharge 'i. Pope. S P R In this ſingle cathedral the very ſpouts are loaded with orna. Inents. Addiſon on Italy, From filver ſpouts the grateful liquors glide, And China's earth receives the ſmoking tide. Pote. 2. Water falling in a body; a cataraćt, ſuch as is ſeen in the hot climates when clouds ſometimes diſcharge all their water at OncC. Not the dreadful ſhout, Which ſhipmen do the hurricano call, Conſtring'd in maſs by the almighty ſun, Shall dizzy with more clamour Neptune's ear In his deſcent, than ſhall my prompted ſword Falling on Diomede. Shakeſpeare's Troilus and Crſida, The force of theſe motions preſſing more in ſome places than in others, there would fall not ſhowers, but great ſpout; or caſcades of water. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. To Spout. v. a. [from the noun..] To pour with violence or in a colle&ted body as from a ſpout. > We will bear home that luſty blood again, Which here we came to ſpout againſt your town. Shakespeare I intend two fountains, the one that ſprinkleth or ſpoutith water, the other a fair receipt of water. Bacon. She ſwims in blood, and blood does ſpouting throw To heav'n, that heav'n mens cruelties might know. If allºr, Next on his belly floats the mighty whale; He twiſts his back, and rears his threatning tail: He ſpouts the tide. To Spout. v. n. To iſſue as from a ſpout. They laid them down hard by the murmuring muſick of certain waters, which ſpouted out of the ſide of the hills. Sidney. No hands cou’d force it thence, ſo fixt it ſtood, Till out it ruſh'd, expell'd by ſtreams of ſpºuting blood. Dryd It ſpouts up out of deep wells, and flies forth at the top of Creech. them, upon the face of the ground. Woodward. All the glittering hill Is bright with ſpouting rills. Thºmſºn's Autumn. To SPRAIN. v. a. [Corrupted from ſtrain..] To ſtretch the li- gaments of a joint without diſlocation of the bone. Should the big laſt extend the ſhoe too wide, The ſudden turn may ſtretch the ſwelling vein, Thy cracking joint unhinge, or ancle ſprair. Gay. SPRAIN. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Extenſion of ligaments with- out diſlocation of the joint. I was in pain, and thought it was with ſome ſprain attennis. Temple. SPRAINts. n.ſ. The dung of an otter. Didi. SPRANG. The preterite of ſpring. Mankind ſprang from one common original; whence this tradition would be univerſally diffuſed. Tillotſ. SPRAT. n.ſ.. [ſprot, Dutch..] A ſmall ſea fiſh. So oft in feaſts with coſtly changes clad, To crammed maws a ſprat new ſtomach brings. Sidney. All-ſaints do lay for porke and ſowſe, For ſprats and ſpurlings for their houſe. Tºſºr. Of round fiſh there are brit, ſprat, barn, ſmelts. Carew. To Sprawl. v. n. [ſpradle, Daniſh; ſpartelen, Dutch.] 1. To ſtruggle as in the convulſions of death. Hang the child, that he may ſee it ſprawl; A fight to vex the father's ſoul. Shaftart, Some lie ſprawling on the ground, - Hudibraj, With many a gaſh and bloody wound. 2. To tumble with agitation and contortion of the limbs; The birds were not fledged; but upon ſprawling and ſtrug- gling to get clear of the flame, down they tumbled. L'Aſtrº's" Telamon hap'd to meet A riſing root that held his faſten’d feet; So down he fell, whom ſprawling on the ground, His brother from the wooden gyves unbound. Hence, long before the child can crawl, - He learns to kick, and wince, and ſprawl. Pºir. Did the ſtars do this feat once only, which gave beginning to human race? who were there then in the world, to ot- ſerve the births of thoſe firſt men, and calculate their" Dryden, ties, as they ſprawled out of ditches : Bently, He ran, he leapt into a flood, There ſprawl"d a while, and ſcarce got out, Swift All cover'd o'er with ſlime. wji, SPRAY. n.ſ. [Of the ſame race with ſprit and ſprout.] 1. The extremity of a branch. At fight whereof each bird that fits on ſpray, And every beaſt that to his den was fled, Come forth afreſh out of their late diſmay, '; Tale And to the light lift up their drooping head. Hallad, tiº- Thus droops this lofty pine, and hangs hiſtº gré Thus Eleanor's pride dies in her younger days ** (ſtart, In hewing Rutland, when his leaves put forth, Clifford ſet his murth'ring knife to the root, . Shaft, From whence that tender ſpray did ſweetly ſpring. Sº The wind that whiſtles through the ſpray, Maintains the conſort of the ſong; And hidden birds with native lays, ºrden. The golden ſleep prolong. Dryden 2. The
S P R : 3. The foam of the ſea, commonly written ſpry. Winds raiſe ſome of the ſalt with the ſpray. Arbuthnot, To SPREAD. v. a. [rpreban, Saxon; ſºyden, Dutch.] i: To extend; to expand; to make to cover or fill a larger ſpace than before. º He bought a field where he had ſpread his tent. Gen. xxxiii. Rizpah ſpread ſackloth for her upon the rock. 2 Sam. xxi. Make the trees more tall, more ſpread, and more haſty than they uſe to be. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Silver ſpread into plates is brought from Tarſhiſh. jer. x. 2. To cover by extenſion. Her cheeks their freſhneſs loſe and wonted grace, And an unuſual paleneſs ſpreads her face. Granville, 3. To cover over. The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldſmith ſpreadeth it over with gold. Iſa. xl. 19. 4. To ſtretch ; to extend. Spread o'er the ſilver waves thy golden hair. Shakeſpeare. He aroſe from kneeling, with his hands ſpread up to heaven, and he bleſſed the congregation. I Kings viii. 54. The ſtately trees faſt ſpread their branches. Deep in a rich alcove the prince was laid, Faſt by his fide Piſiſtratus lay ſpread, In age his equal, on a ſplendid bed. Pope. 5. To publiſh ; to divulge; to diſſeminate. They, when departed, ſpread abroad his fame in all that country. Matth. ix. 31. 6. To emit as effluvia or emanations; to diffuſe. Their courſe thro’ thickeſt conſtellations held, They ſ.read their bane. To SPREAD. v. n. To extend or expand itſelf. Can any underſtand the ſpreadings of the clouds, or the noiſe of his tabernacle 2 job xxxvi. 29. The princes of Germany had but a dull fear of the great- Milton, Milton. 'neſs of Spain, upon a general apprehenſion only of their ſpread- ing and ambitious deſigns. Bacon. Plants, if they ſpread much, are ſeldom tall. Bacon. Great Pan, who wont to chaſe the fair, And lov'd the ſpreading oak, was there. Addiſon's Cato. The valley opened at the farther end ſpreading forth into an immenſe ocean. Addiſon. SPREAD. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Extent; compaſs. I have got a fine ſpread of improveable lands, and am al- ready ploughing up ſome, fencing others. Addiſon. 2. Expanſion of parts. No flower hath that ſpread of the woodbind. Bacon, SPREADER. m. ſ. [from ſpread.] 1. One that ſpreads. By conforming ourſelves we ſhould be ſpreaders of a worſe infection than any we are likely to draw from Papiſts by our conformity with them in ceremonies. Hooker. 2. Publiſher; divulger; diſſeminator. If it be a miſtake, I deſire I may not be accuſed for a ſpread- er of falſe news. Swift. SPR ENT. part. [from ſprene, to ſprinkle, rpmenzan, rpmenan, Saxon ; ſprengen, Dutch..] Sprinkled. Obſolete. Olips, that kiſs'd that hand, with my tears ſprent. Sidney. SPRIG. m. ſ. ſyſbrig, Welſh, ſo Davies: but it is probably of the ſame race with ſpring.] A ſmall branch; a ſpray. The ſubſtance is true ivy, after it is taken down, the friends of the family are deſirous to have ſome ſprig to keep. Bacon. Our chilling climate hardly bears A ſprig of bays in fifty years; While ev'ry fool his claim alledges, As if it grew in common hedges. Swift. SPRIG Chryſtal. n.ſ. In perpendicular fiſſures, chryſtal is found in form of an hexangular column, adhering at one end to the ſtone, and near the other leſiening gradually, till it terminates in a point: this is called by lapidaries ſprig or rock chryſtal. Woodward. SPRI'Go Y. adj. [from ſprig. J Full of ſmall branches. SPRIGHT. n. ſ. [Contračtion of ſpirit, ſpiritus, Latin: it was anciently written ſprete or ſpryte; and ſpirit, as now written, was long conſidered in verſe as a monoſyllable: this word ſhould therefore be ſpelled ſprite, and its derivatives ſpritely, ſpriteful; but cuſtom has determined otherwiſe.] 1. Spirit; ſhade; ſoul; incorporeal agent. She doth diſplay The gate with pearls and rubies richly dight, Through which her words ſo wiſe do make their way, To bear the meſſage of her ſpright. Spenſºr. Forth he called out of deep darkneſs dread, Legions of ſprights, the which like little flics, Flutt’ring about his ever damned head, Await whereto their ſervice he applies. While with heav'nly charity ſhe ſpoke, A ſtreaming blaze the filent ſhadows broke; The birds obſcene to foreſts wing'd their flight, And gaping graves received the guilty ſpright. Dryden. Of theſe am I who thy protećtion claim, A watchful ſprite. Pope, Fairy Queen, 2, Walking ſpirit; apparition. - : The ideas of goblins and ſprights have no more to do with darkneſs than light; yet let but a fooliſh maid inculcate theſe often on the mind of a child, poſſibly he ſhall never be able to ſeparate them again. Locke, 3. Power which gives cheerfulneſ, or courage. O chaſtity, the chief of heav'nly lights, Which mak’ſt us moſt immortal ſhape to wear, . Hold thou my heart, eſtabliſh thºu my ſprights: To only thee my conſtant courſe I bear, Till ſpotleſs ſoul unto thy boſom fly, Such life to lead, ſuch death I vow to die. Sidney. 4. An arrow. ..We had in uſe for ſea fight ſhort arrows called ſprights, without any other heads ſave wood ſharpened; which were diſcharged out of muſkets, and would pierce through the ſides of ſhips where a bullet would not. Bacon's Natial Hiſtory. To SPRIGHT. v. a. To haunt as a ſpright. A ludicrous uſe. I am ſprighted with a fool. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. SPRI'ghtful. adj. [ſpright and full.] Lively; briſk; gay 5 vigorous. The ſpirit of the time ſhall teach me ſpeed.— -Spoke like a ſprightful noble gentleman. Shakeſpeare, Happy my eyes when they behold thy face: y heavy heart will leave its doleful beating, At fight of thee, and bound with ſprightfuljoys. Otway. SPRI'GHT FULLY. adv. [from ſprightful.j Briſkly; vigorouſly. Norfolk, ſprightfully and bold, Stays but the ſummons of the appellant's trumpet. Shake?. SPRIGHT liness. n.ſ. [from ſrightly J Livelineſs; briſkneſs; vigour; gaiety ; vivacity. The ſoul is clogged when ſhe ads in conjunction with a companion ſo heavy ; but in dreams, obſerve with what a fprightlineſ, and alacrity does ſhe exert herſelf. Addiſon. Spri'oh TLY. adj. [from ſpright.] Gay; briſk; lively; vigo- rous; airy; vivacious. Produce the wine that makes us bold, And ſprightly wit and love inſpires. Dryden. When now the ſprightly trumpet, from afar, Had giv'n the ſignal of approaching war. Dryden. Each morn they wak'd me with a ſprightly lay: Of opening heav'n they ſung, and gladſome day. Prior. The ſprightly Sylvia trips along the green; She runs, but hopes ſhe does not run unſeen. Pope. To SPRING v. n. Preterite ſprung or ſprang, anciently ſprong. [rprungan, Sax. ſpringen, Dutch.] 1. To ariſe out of the ground and grow by vegetative power. All bleſt ſecrets, All you unpubliſh'd virtues of the earth, Spring with my tears; be aidant and remediate In the good man's diſtreſs. To his muſick, plants and flowers Ever ſprung, as ſun and ſhowers There had made a laſting ſpring. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. To ſatisfy the deſolate ground, and cauſe the bud of the tender herb to ſpring forth. job xxxviii. 27. Other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that ſprang up and encreaſed. Markiv. 8. Tell me, in what happy-fields The thiſtle ſprings, to which the lily yields : Pope. 2. To begin to grow. That the nipples ſhould be made with ſuch perforations as to admit paſſage to the milk, when drawn, otherwiſe to retain it; and the teeth of the young not ſprung, are effects of pro- vidence. - Ray. 3. To proceed as from ſeed. Ye ſhall eat this year ſuch things as grow of themſelves; and in the ſecond year that which ſpringeth of the ſame. 2 Kingſ. Much more good of fin ſhall ſpring. 41iltºn. 4. To come into exiſtence; to iſſue forth. Had'ſt thou ſway’d as kings ſhould do, Giving no ground unto the houſe of York, They never then had ſhrung like ſummer flies. Slałºſ eart. Ev’n thought meets thought, ere from the lips it part, And each warm wiſh ſprings mutual from the heart. Pºpe. 5. To ariſe; to appear. when the day began to ſpring, they let her go. , 7%. To them which ſat in the region and ſhadow of death, light is ſprung up. Matth. iv. 16. 6. To iſſue with effećt or force. Swift fly the years, and riſe th' expeºed morn; Oh ſpring to light: auſpicious babe be born. Pope, 7. To proceed as from anceſtors. - How youngly he began to ſerve his country, How long continued; and what ſtockhº ſpring of . , The noble houſe of Marcius. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanut, Our Lord ſprang out of Judea. Heb. vii. 14. -/ *… l all, like the brethren ſprung of dragon's teeth, i. each other, and | fall amongſt 'em. Fen, Johnſon, Heroes of old, by rapine, and by ſpoil; In ſearch of fame did all the world embroil; Shakeſpeare, Thus 7
S P R
S P R
- in ally'd his name
their gods, each then ally’d his * -
Fº jøve, and that from Titan came. Granv.
8. To proceed is from a ground, cauſe, or reaſon.
- They found new hope to ſpring
- Milton.
of deſpair. - - - - -
§. iºn deceived into an opinion, that the inheri-
le over men, and property in things, ſprang from
ſº and were to deſcend by the ſamejº.
Do not blaſt my ſpringing hopes
Which thy kind hand has planted in my ſoul. Rowe.
row; to thrive. -
9. To Rºº. makes all this but Jupiter the king,
At whoſe command we periſh and we ſpring :
Then 'tis our beſt, ſince thus ordain'd to die, -
To make a virtue of neceſſity. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
ro. To bound; to leap; to jump. -
Some ſtrange commotion
Is in his brain; he bites his lip, and ſtarts;
Stops on a ſudden, º º º -
Then lays his finger on his temple; itrait
Springs 3. into faſt gait, then ſtops again. Shakespeare H. VIII.
Iſprang not more in joy at firſt hearing he was a man child,
than now in firſt ſeeing he had proved himſelf a man. Shakſ.
He called for a light, and ſprang in and fell before Paul. Aci.
When heav'n was nam’d, they loos'd their hold again;
Then ſprung ſhe forth, they follow'd her amain. Dryden.
Afraid to ſleep;
Her blood all fever'd, with a furious leap
She ſprung from bed.
Not lies ſhe long; but as her fates ordain,
Spring up to life, and freſh to ſecond pain,
Is ſav'd to-day, to-morrow to be ſlain.
See, aw’d by heaven, the blooming Hebrew flies
Her artful tºngue, and more perſuaſive eyes;
And ſpringing from her diſappointed arms,
Prefers a dungeon to forbidden charms.
The mountain ſtag, that ſprings
From height to height, and bounds along the plains,
Nor has a maſter to reſtrain his courſe;
That mountain flag would Vanoe rather be,
Than be a ſlave.
11. To fly with elaſtick power.
A link of horſehair, that will eaſily ſlip, faſten to the end of
the ſtick that ſprings. 41ortimer's Husbandry.
12. To riſe from a covert.
Mydoors are hateful to my eyes,
Fººd and damm'd up with gaping creditors,
Watchful as fowlers when their game will ſpring. Otway.
A covey of partridges Jpringing in our front, put our in-
fantry in diſorder. Addiſon.
13. To iſſue from a fountain.
Iſrael's ſervants digged in the valley, and found a well of
ſtringing water. Gen. xxvi. 19.
Let the wide world his praiſes ſing,
Where Tagus and Euphrates ſpring;
#ſº from the Danube's froſty banks to thoſe
Where from an unknown head great Nilus flows. Roſcomm.
14. To proceed as from a ſource.
Fly, fly, prophane fogs' far hence fly away,
Taint not the pure ſtreams of the ſº inging day
With your dull influence: 'tis for you
To fit and ſcoule upon night's heavy brow.
15. To ſhoot; to iſſue with ſpeed and violence.
Then ſhook the ſacred ſhrine, and ſudden light
Sºrung thro' the vaulted roof, and made the temple bright:
The pow'r, behold the Pow'r in glory ſhone,
By i. º bow and her keen arrºws known.
° friendly gods a ſpringine gale enlarg’
The fleet º: %. i. i. .* d,
Till Grecian cliffs appeared. Pope
To SPRING. v a. -
1. To ſtart; to rouſe game.
Thus I reclaim'd my buzzard love to fly
At what, and when, and how, and where I choſe:
Now negligent of ſport I lie ;
And now, as other fawkners uſe,
I ſpring a miſtreſs, ſwear, write, figh, and dye,
Dryden.
Dryden.
Backmore.
Philips's Briton.
Craſhaw.
Dryden.
And the game kilid, or loſt, go talk or lie. Donne.
That ſprung the game you were to ſet,
Before you had time to drawn. Ilet. Hudibras.
s A large cock-pheaſant he ſprung in one of the neighbourin
Woods. Addiſon's Speciate;
º I uſe a great deal of diligence before i can ſpring any
*g; whereas in town, whilſt Tam following one character,
*Sºoſted by another, that they przzle the chace. Addiſon.
i. º * well-taught pointeriºds the way!
Cent gro - -
2. To produce . ſº wim, he ſtops, heſprings the Prey, Gay.
he nurſe, ſurpriz'd with fright,
Saits and leaves her bed, and Jºring; a light. Dryden.
Thus man by his own ſtrength to heav'n would ſoar,
And would not be oblig'd to God for more:
Vain, wretched creature, how art thou miſled,
To think thy wit theſe godlike notions bred
Theſe truths are not the product of thy mind,
But dropt from heaven, and of a nobler kind:
Reveal’d religion firſt inform'd thy fight,
And reaſon ſaw not, 'till faith ſºrting the light. Dryden.
He that has ſuch a burning zeal, and ſprings ſuch mighty
diſcoveries, muſt needs be an admirable patriot. cº
3. To make by ſtarting a plank.
People diſcharge themſelves of burdenſome refle&tions, as of
the cargo of a ſhip that has ſprung a leak. ('Aſtrang.
No more accuſe thy pen; but charge the crime
Qn native ſloth, and negligence of time:
Beware the publick laughter of the town,
Thouſºring ºf a leak already in thy crown. - Dryden,
Whether ſhe ſprung a leak, I cannot find,
Or whether ſhe was overſet with wind,
But dºwn at once with all her crew ſhe went. Dryden.
4. To diſcharge a mine.
Our miners diſcovered ſeveral of the cnemies mines, who
have ſprung divers others which did little execution. Hata.
Iſprung a mine, whereby the whole neſt was overthrow."
Addison's Speciatºr.
5. To contrive as a ſudden expedient; to offer unexpectedly.
The friends to the cauſe ſprang a new project, and it was
advertiſed that the criſis could not appear 'till the ladies had
ſhewn their zeal againſt the pretender. Swift.
6. To produce haſtily.
7. To paſs by leaping. A barbarous uſe.
Unbeſeeming ſkill
To ſpring the fence, to rein the prancing ſteed.
SPRING.. n.J. [from the verb.j
1. The ſeaſon in which plants ſpring and vegetate; the vernal
ſeaſon. -
Qrpheus with his lute made trees,
And the mountain-tops, that freeze,
Bow themſelves when he did ſing:
To his muſick, plants and flowers
Ever ſprung, as ſun and ſhowers
There had made a laſting Spring. Shakespeare Hen. VIII.
The Spring viſiteth not theſ: quarters ſo timely as the
eaſtern parts. Carew.
Come, gentle Spring, ethereal mildneſs come,
And from the boſom of yon dropping cloud
Upon our plains deſcend. Thºmſºn's Spring.
* Anelaſtick Body; a body which when diflorºſhi, the power
of reſtoring itſelf to its former ſtate. -
This may be better performed by the ſtrength of ſome ſuch
Jºring as is uſed in watches: this ſpring may be applied to one
wheel, which ſhall give an equal motion to both the wings.
//i/kins's Math. Magic.
The ſpring muſt be made of good ſteel, well tempered; and
the wider the two ends of the ſpring ſtand aſunder, the milder
it throws the chape of the vice open. AMoxon's Mech. Exer.
He that was ſharp fighted enough to ſee the configuration of
the minute particles of the ſpring of a clock, and upon what
Peculiar impulſe its elaſtick motion depends, would no doubt
diſcover ſomething very admirable. Locke.
3. Elaſtick force.
Heav'ns, what a ſpring was in his arm, to throw !
How high he held his ſhield, and roſe at ev'ry blow Dyd.
Bodies which are abſolutely hard, or ſo ſoft as to be void of
elaſticity, will not rebound from one another: impenetrability
makes them only ſtop. If two equal bodies meet directly
in vacuo, they will by the laws of motion ſtop where they
meet, loſe their motion, and remain in reſt, unleſs they be
elaſtick, and receive new motion from their ſpring. Newtºn.
The ſoul is gathered within herſelf, and recovers that ſpring
which is weakened, when ſhe operates more in concert with
the body. Addison.
In adult perſons, when the fibres cannot any more yield,
they muſt break, or loſe their ſpring. . . //uthnot.
4. Any active power; any cauſe by which motion is produced or
propagated. - - -
My heart finks in me while I hear him ſpeak,
And every ſlacken'd fibre drops its hold,
Like nature letting down the ſprings of life;
So much the name of father awes me ſtill. Dryden.
Nature is the ſame, and man is the ſame; has the ſame
affections and paſſions, and the ſame ſprings that give them
Rymer.
Thomſºn,
IOI 1.
In Ot Our author ſhuns by vulgar ſprings to move
The hero's glory, or the virgin's love. Pºpe's Prol to Cata.
5. A leap ; a bound; a jump ; a violent effort; a ſudden ſtruggle.
The pris'ner with a ſpring from priſon broke: -
Then ſtretch'd his feather'd fans with all his might, r
And to the neighb'ring maple wing'd his flight. Dryden.
With what a ſpring his furious ſoul broke looſe,
And left the limbs ſtill quivering on the ground! Addison ..",
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6. A leak; a ſtart of plank.
Each petty hand
- Can ſteer a ſhip becalm'd ; but he that will
Govern, and carry her to her ends, muſt know
His tides, his currents; how to ſhift his ſails,
Where her ſprings are, her leaks, and how to ſtop 'em.
Ben. Johnſon's Catiline.
7. A fountain; an iſſue of water from the earth.
º, Now ſtop thy ſprings; my ſea ſhall ſuck them dry,
And ſwell ſo much the higher by their ebb. Shakeſp. H. VI.
Springs on the tops of hills paſs through a great deal of pure
º earth, with leſs mixture of other waters. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
º - When in th’ effects ſhe doth the cauſes know,
And ſeeing the ſtream, thinks where the ſpring doth riſe;
And ſeeing the branch, conceives the root below:
º: Theſe things ſhe views without the body's eyes. Davier.
He adds the running ſprings and ſtanding lakes,
- And bounding banks for winding rivers makes. Dryden.
º: - Nile hears him knocking at his ſevenfold gates,
And ſeeks his hidden ſpring, and fears his nephews fates. Dry.
He bathed himſelf in cold ſpring water in the midſt of
Winter. Locke.
The water that falls down from the clouds, ſinking into
beds of rock or clay, breaks out in ſprings, commonly at the
bottom of hilly ground. Locke.
8. A ſource; that by which anything is ſupplied.
To that great ſpring, which doth great kingdoms move,
* The ſacred ſpring, whence right and honour ſtreams;
-- - Diſtilling virtue, ſhedding peace and love
In every place, as Cynthia ſheds her beams. Davies.
I move, I ſee, I ſpeak, diſcourſe, and know,
. . . Though now I am, I was not always ſo :
lº. Then that from which I was, muſt be before,
º Whom, as my ſpring of being, I adore. Dryden.
: tº: Rolling down through ſo many barbarous ages, from the
ſpring of Virgil, it bears along with it the filth of the Goths
and Vandals. Dryden.
He has a ſecret ſpring of ſpiritual joy, and the continual
feaſt of a good conſcience within, that forbids him to be mi-
ſerable. Bentley.
- - - 9. Riſe; beginning.
º About the ſpring of the day Samuel called Saul to the top of
º the houſe. I Sa. ix. 26.
… 10. Courſe; original.
The firſt ſprings of great events, like thoſe of great rivers,
are often mean and little. Swift.
SPRING. adv. [from the noun..] With elaſtick vigour.
Before the bull ſhe pićtur'd winged love,
With his young brother ſport, light fluttering
Upon the waves, as each had been a dove;
The one his bow and ſhafts, the other ſpring
A burning tead about his head did move,
As in their fire's new love both triumphing. Spenſer.
SPRI's GAL. m. ſ. A youth. Spenſer.
SPRING E. m. ſ. [from ſpring.] A gin; a nooſe which faſtened
to any elaſtick body catches by a ſpring or jerk.
As a woodcock to my own ſpringe, Oſrick,
I’m juſtly kill'd with mine own treachery.
Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
Let goats for food their loaded udders lend; .
But neither ſpringes, nets, nor ſnares employ.
With hairy ſpringes we the birds betray,
Slight lines of hair ſurprize the finny prey.
SPRI'NGER. m. ſ. [from ſpring.] One who rouſes game.
SPRI'NG IN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſpringy.] Elaſticity; power of re-
ſtoring itſelf.
Where there is a continued endeavour of the parts of a
body to put themſelves into another ſtate, the progreſs may be
much more ſlow, ſince it was a great while before the texture
of the corpuſcles of the ſteel were ſo altered as to make them
* loſe their former ſpringineſs. Boyle.
* - The air is a thin fluid body, endowed with elaſticity and
* ſpringingſ, capable of condenſation and rarefaction. , Bentley.
º:- SFR1'NGHALT. n.ſ.. [ſpring and halt..] A lameneſs by which
º the horſe twiches up his legs.
They’ve all new legs, and lame ones; one would take it,
That never ſaw them pace before, the ſpavin
º And ſpringhalt reign'd among them. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
SPR (NGTIDE. n.ſ.. [ſpring and tide.] Tide at the new moon;
high tide.
º Love, like ſpringtºs, full and high,
sº Swells in every youthful vein;
tº But each tide does leſs ſupply,
º - *Till they quite ſhrink in again:
- If a flow in age appear,
º 'Tis but rain, and runs not clear. Dryd. Tyrannick Love.
gº Moſt people die when the moon chiefly reigns; that is, in
the night, or upon or near a ſpringtide. Grew's Cºſmol.
Dryden.
Pope.
º SPRI'NG le. n.ſ.. [from ſpring.] A ſpringe; an elaſtick nooſe.
. Woodcocks arrive firſt on the north coaſt, where every
* . plaſh-ſhoot ſerveth for ſpring'es to take them. Carew,
º To SPRI'NGLE. v. n. Miſpriated, I ſuppoſe, for /prinkle.
To SPRIT. v. a. [rphyttan, Saxon; ſpruyten, Dutch J
This is Timon's laſt,
Who, ſtuck and ſpangled with your flatteries,
Waſhes it off, and ſpringles in your faces
Your recking villany. Shakeſp. Timºn of Athent.
SPRINgy, adj. [from ſpringe.]
1. Elaſtick; having the power of reſtoring itſelf.
Had not the Maker wrought the ſpringy frame,
Such as it is to fan the vital flame,
The blood, defrauded of its nitrous food,
Had cool'd and languiſh'd in th'arterial road;
While the tir’d heart had ſtrove, with fruitleſs pain,
To puſh the lazy tide along the vein. Blackm. Creation.
This vaſt contračtion and expanſion ſeems unintelligible,
by feigning the particles of air to be ſpringy and ramous, or
rolled up like hoops, or by any other means than a repulſive
power. Newton.
Though the bundle of fibres which conſtitute the muſcles
may be ſmall, the fibres may be ſtrong and ſpringy. Arbuthnot.
If our air had not been a ſpringy body, no animal could
have exerciſed the very function of reſpiration; and vet the
°nds of reſpiration are not ſerved by that ſpringineſs, but by
ſome other unknown quality. Bentley’s Sermons.
2. [From ſpring.] Full of ſprings or fountains. Not uſed.
Where the ſandy or gravelly lands are ſpringy or wet, rather
marl them for graſs than corn. 44ortimer's Huſbandry.
To SPRI'NKLE. v. a. [ſprinkelen, Dutch.]
I. To ſcatter; to diſperſe in ſmall maſſes.
Take handfuls of aſhes of the furnace, and let Moſes ſprinkle
it towards the heaven. Ex. ix. 8.
2. To ſcatter in drops.
Sprinkle water of purifying upon them. Num, viii. 7.
3. To beſprinkle; to waſh, wet, or duſt by ſprinkling.
Let us draw near with a true heart, in full aſſurance of
faith, having our hearts ſprinkled from an evil conſcience. Heb.
Wings he wore
Of many a colour'd plume ſprinkled with gold. Milton.
The prince, with living water ſprinki'd o'er
His limbs and body; then approach'd the door,
Poſſeſs'd the porch. Dryden's AEn.
To SPRINKLE. v. n. To perform the aët of ſcattering in
ſmall drops.
The prieſt ſhall ſprinkle of the oil with his finger. Lev. xiv.
Baptiſm may well enough be performed by ſprinkling, or ef-
fuſion of water. Ayliffe's Parergon.
When dextrous damſels twirl the ſprinkling mop,
And cleanſe the ſpatter'd ſaſh, and ſcrub the ſtairs,
Know Saturday appears. Gay's Trivia.
To
throw out; to ejećt with force. Commonly ſpirt.
Toads ſometimes exclude or ſprit out a dark and liquid
matter behind, and a venomous condition there may be per-
haps therein; but it cannot be called their urine. Brown.
To SPRIT. v. n. [rpryczan, Saxon; ſpruyten, Dutch. J. To
ſhoot; to germinate; to ſprout.
SPRIT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Shoot; ſprout.
The barley, after it has been couched four days, will ſweat
a little, and ſhew the chit or ſprit at the root-end of the
COrn. Martimer's Huſbandry.
SPRI’t sail. n.ſ. [ſprit and ſail.] The ſail which belongs to
the boltſprit-maſt. Dićf.
Our men quitted themſelves of the fireſhip, by cutting the
ſpritſail tackle off with their ſhort hatchets. //iſeman.
SPRITE. m. ſ. [Contračted from ſpirit..] A ſpirit; an incorpo-
real agent.
The ſprites of fiery termagants in flame
Mount up, and take a ſalamander's name. Pote.
SPRI'TEFULLY. adv. [See SPRIGHT FULLY. J Vigorouſly;
with life and ardour.
The Grecians ſpritefully drew from the darts the corſe,
And hearſt it, bearing it to fleet. Chapman's Iliads.
SpRoNG. The preterite of ſpring. Obſolete.
Not miſtruſting, 'till theſe new curioſities ſprong up, that
ever any man would think our labour herein miſpent, or the
time waſtefully conſumed. Hooker.
To Sprout. v. n. [rpryczan, Saxon; ſpruyten, Dutch..]
1. To ſhoot by vegetation; to germinate. - -
Try whether theſe things in the ſprouting do increaſe
weight, by weighing them before they are hanged up; and
afterwards again, when they are ſprouted. Bacon.
That leaf faded, but the young buds'ſ rºuted on, which after-
wards opened into fair leaves. Bacon's Natural H/ory.
We find no ſecurity to prevent germination, having made
trial of grains, whoſe ends, cut off, have notwithſtanding
Jprouted. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Old Baucis is by old Philemon ſeen
Sprouting with ſudden leaves of ſprightly green. Dryden.
Hence ſprouting plants enrich the plain and wood:
For phyſick ſome, and ſome deſign'd for food. Blackmore.
Envy'd Britannia, ſturdy as the oak
which on her mountain top ſhe proudly bears,
Éludes the ax, and ſprouts againſt the ſtroke, -
Strong from her wounds, and greater by her wars. ".
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S P U - S P U -- he come or ſprouting ctween your hands to get the Rub malt b y Martime’s Husbandry. clean away. • *- - - { into ramifications: 2. Tº: is apt to ſprout with moiſture. Bacon. - w. 3. To #. enliv'ning duſt its head begins to rear, - Tickell. And on the aſhes ſprouting plumes appear. Sprout. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A ſhoot of a vegetable. Stumps of trees, lying out of the ground, will put forth Jprouts for a time. Bacon. Early ere the odorous breath of morn Awakes the ſlumbering leaves, or taſiel'd horn Shakes the high thicket, haſte I all about, - Milton. Number my ranks, and viſit every ſprout. - To this kid, taken out of the womb, were brought in the tender ſprouts of ſhrubs; and, after it had taſted, began to eat of ſuch as are the uſual food of goats. Kay on the Greatiºn. SPRUCE. adj. [Skinner derives this word from preux, French; but he propoſes it with heſitation: junius thinks it comes from ſprout; Caſaubon trifles yet more contemptibly. I know not whence to deduce it, except from pruce. In ancient bºoks we find furniture of pruce a thing coſtly and elegant, and thence probably came fruce.] Nice; trim; neat without elegance. The tree That wraps that cryſtal in a wooden tomb, Shall be took up ſpruce, fill'd with diamond. Donne. Thou wilt not leave me in the middle ſtreet, Tho' ſome more ſpruce companion thou do it meet. Donne. Along the criſped ſhades and bow'rs Revels the ſpruce and jocund Spring; The graces, and the roſy-boſom'd hours, Thither all their bounties bring. Milton. I muſt not ſlip into too ſpruce a ſtyle for ſerious matters; and yet I approve not that dull inſipid way of writing practiſed by many chymiſts. Boyle. He put his band and beard in order, The ſprucer to accoſt and board her. Hudibras. He is ſo ſpruce, that he can never be genteel. Tatler. This Tim makes a ſtrange figure with that ragged coat un- der his livery: can't he go ſpruce and clean? Arbuthnot. To SPRuce. v. n. [from the noun..] To dreſs with affected neatneſs. SPRU'cEBEER. m.ſ.. [from ſpruce, a kind of fir.] Beer tinc- tured with branches of fir. In ulcers of the kidneys ſprucebeer is a good balſamick. Arb. SPRU'cELEather. n.ſ. (Corrupted for Pruſſian leather.] Ainſ. The leather was of Pruce. Dryden's Fables. SPRU'cENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſpruce.] Neatneſs without elegance. SPRung. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſpring. Tall Norway fir, their maſts in battle ſpent, And Engliſh oaks, ſprung leaks, and planks, reſtore. Dryd. Now from beneath Maleas' airy height, Aloft ſhe ſprung, and ſteer'd to Thebes her flight. Pope. S. Who ſprung from kings ſhall know leſs joy than I. Pºpe. Rººst. n. ſ. Anything that is ſhort and will not eaſily bend. SPU D. m. ſ. A ſhort knife. My love to Sheelah is more firmly fixt, Than ſtrongeſt weeds that grow theſe ſtones betwixt: My ſpud theſe nettles from the ſtones can part, SPU' No knife ſo keen to weed thee from my heart. Swift. *******, ºf Tarn, n.ſ. Are ſuch as are employed to ſee that it be well ſpun, and fit for the loom. IDict. SPUM.E. n.ſ.. [ſpuma, Latin.jFoam; froth. - Materials dark and crude, Qf ſpirituous and fiery ſpume, ’tilitouch'd º heaven's ray, and temper’d, they ſhoot forth $º beauteous, op'ning to the ambient light. Milton. Waters frozen in pans, after their diſſolution, leave a froth and ſºme upon them, which are cauſed by the airy parts dif- T fuſed by the congealable mixture. Brown's Pugar Erreurs. 3. ...” [ſpumo, Latin.] To foam; to froth. sº }*...* Latin; from the noun..] Frothy; The cauſe is the putrefadion of the bodyb - the putrifying parts ſuffer a turgeſcence, 'º. and Jºmºus, aſcend into the ſurface of the water. #. Not with more madneſs, rolling from afar -- The ſºumy waves proclaim the wat'ry war; 2. And mounting upwards with a mighty roar, }º onwards, and inſult the rocky ſhore. Dryden. the º: and florid ſtate of the blood, in paſſing through the ...; an es from its own elaſticity, and its violent motion, PUN #º expanding themſelves. Arbuthnot. - * Peterite and part, paſſ of ſpin. cr º nor ſºn, nor dreſs'd with artful pride; SPUNGE. nºſ r gº d up, her hair was ty’d. Addison. When he º A ſponge. . See Sponge. *... you have glean'd, it is but ſqueezing Ou y &º. . ſhall be dry again. Shakeſp. Hamlet. hand upon the ſp. otion that was impreſſed by the painter's * Sompounded with the ſpecifick gravity of the ſhunge and the reſiſtance of the air, the ſping, did me. chanically and unavoidably move in that particular ..". motion. * Bently, Sºrn, O To Spunge. v. n. [Rather 7% fºgel To hang on oth. º . maintenance. h S for This will maintain you, with the perquiſite o - while you are young. perq sº Spu'NG NGHouse. n.ſ.. [ſpunge and houſe..] A houſe to w; debtors are taken before commitment to Priſon, where i. bailiffs ſponge upon them, or rict at their coſt. A bailiff kept you the whole evening in a ſºuncing, sºvº Jºginghiſ. Sº. 1. Full of ſmall holes, and ſoft like a ſpunge. Some Engliſh wool, vex'd in a Belgian loom, - And into cloth of ſpungy ſoftneſs made, Did into France or colder Denmark roam, To ruin with worſe air our ſtaple trade. Dryden: 2. Wet ; moiſt; watery. Jaén; wº is no lady of more ſofter bowels, ore ſpung, to ſuck in the ſenſe of fear. Shakeſ;zar. I ić Jove's bird, the Roman eagle, wing'd h *ſtare. From the ſpungy South to this part of the weſi, There vaniſh’d in the ſun-beams. Sh ----1-1." 3. Drunken; wet with liquor. ač'ſ Cymbeline. H What cannot we put upon is ſpungy officers : SPUNK. ſ ſ. Rotten wood; touchwood. See s...!?" To make white powder, the beſt way is by the powder of rotten willows: ſpunk, or touchwood prepared, might perhaps make it ruſſet. Brown's /ulgar Érrouſ, SPUR. n.ſ. [rpura, Sax, ſpore, Daniſh, Iſlandick, and Dºñ. eſperon, French.j x 1. A ſharp point fixed in the rider's heel, with which he pricks his horſe to drive him forward. He borrowing that homely armour for want of a better, had come upon the ſpur to redeem Philoclea's pidure. Sido. Whether the body politick be A horſe whereon the governour doth ride, Who, newly in the ſeat, that it may know He can command it, lets it ſtraight feel the ſpur. Shakespeare He preſently ſet ſpurs to his horſe, and departed with the reſt of the company. Knolles's Hſiory of the Tarł. Was I for this entitled, ſir, And girt with ruſty ſword and ſpur, For fame and honour to wage battle? Hudibrar. 2. Incitement; inſtigation. - Seeing then that nothing can move, unleſs there be ſome end, the deſire whereof provoketh unto motion, how ſhould that divine power of the ſoul, that ſpirit of our mind, ever ſtir itſelf into action, unleſs it have alſo the like ſpur 2 Hooker. What need we any ſpur, but our own cauſe, To prick us to redreſs Shakespeare julius Cæſar, His laws are deep, and not vulgar; not made upon the ſpur of a particular occaſion, but out of providence of the future, to make his people more and more happy. Bacon. Reward is the ſpur of virtue in all good arts, all laudable attempts; and emulation, which is the other ſpur, will never be wanting, when particular rewards are propoſed. Dryden. The chief, if not only, ſpur to human induſtry and action, is uneaſineſs. - Lozie. The former may be a ſpur to the latter, 'till age makes him in love with the ſtudy, without any childiſh bait. Chºjnt. 3. A ſtimulus; a prick; any thing that galls and teazes. Grief and patience, rooted in him both, Mingle their ſpurs together. Shakespeare Cymbeline. 4. The ſharp points on the legs of a cock with which he fights. Of birds the bill is of like matter with the teeth: as for their ſpur, it is but a nail. Bacon. Animals have natural weapons to defend and offend; ſome talons, ſome claws, ſome ſpurs and beaks. Ray. 5. Anything ſtanding out; a ſnag. The ſtrong bas'd promontory Have I made ſhake, and pluckt up by the ſºuri Shakeſ eart. The pine and cedar. To Spur. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To prick with the ſpur; to drive with the ſpur. Myfriend, who always takes caſe toº his horſe of ſtart- ing fits, ſpurred him up to the very ſide of the coach. Addiſon. Your father, when he mounted, Rein'd 'em in ſtrongly, and he ſºur'd them hard. Dryden. Who would be at the trouble of learning, when he finds his ignorance is carefied? But when you brow-beat and maul them, you make them men; for though they have no natural mettle, yet, if they are ſpurred and kicked, they will mend their pace. Collier on Pride. 2. To inſtigate; to incite; to urge forward. Lovers break not hours, Unleſs it be to come before their time: So much they ſpur their expedition. Let the awe he has got upon their min the marks of good-will, that affection may duty. uty 8 Shakespeare. ds be ſo tempered with ºr them to their /p Locke. 3. To
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Love will not be ſpurr'd to what it loaths. Shakespeare,
To SPUR. v. m.
1. To travel with great expedition.
With backward bows the Parthians ſhall be there,
And, ſpurring from the fight, confeſs their fear:
A double wreath ſhall crown our Caeſar's brows. Drydºn.
2. To preſs forward.
Aſcanius took th' alarm, while yet he led,
And ſpurring on, his equals ſoon o'erpaſs'd. Dryd. Æn.
Some bold men, though they begin with infinite ignorance
and errour, yet, by ſpurring on, refine themſelves. Grew.
Spu'RG Alled, adj. [ſpur and gall.] Hurt with the ſpur.
I was not made a horſe,
And yet I bear a burthen like an aſs,
Spurgall'd and tir’d, by jaunting Bolingbroke. Shakeſpeare.
What! ſhall each ſpurgall'd hackney of the day,
Or each new penſion'd ſycophant, pretend
To break my windows, if I treat a friend. Pope;
SPURGE. r. ſ. [eſºurge, French; ſpurgie, Dutch, from purgo,
Latin.] A plant violently purgative. Spurge is a general
name in Engliſh for all milky purgative plants. Skinner.
The flower conſiſts of one leaf, of the globous bell ſhape,
cut into ſeveral moon-ſhaped ſegments, and encompaſſed by
two little leaves, which ſeem to perform the office of a flower-
cup : the pointal is for the moſt part triangular, which riſes
from the bottom of the flower, and becomes a fruit of the
ſame ſhape, divided into three cells, each containing an oblong
ſeed. Every part of the plant abounds with a milky juice.
There are ſeventy-one ſpecies of this plant, of which wart-
wort is one. The firſt ſort, called broad-leaved ſpurge, is a
biennial plant, and uſed in medicine under the name of cata-
putia minor. The milkyjuice in theſe plants is uſed by ſome
to deſtroy warts; but particular care ſhould be taken in the
application, becauſe it is a ſtrong cauſtick. Miller.
The leaves of cataputia, or ſpurge, being plucked upwards
or downwards, perform their operations by purge or vomit,
is a ſtrange conceit, aſcribing unto plants poſitional opera-
tions. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
SPURG E Laurel, or Mezercom. n.ſ.. [thyme'.ca, Latin.] A plant.
The characters are: the flower conſiſts of one leaf; is, for
the moſt part, funnel-ſhaped, and cut into four ſegments;
from whoſe centre riſes the pointal, which afterward becomes
an oval fruit, which is in ſome full of juice, but in others is
dry. In each is contained one oblong ſeed. It is a rough
purge. Miller.
SPURIOUS. adj. [ſºurius, Latin J
1. Not genuine; counterfeit; adulterine.
The coin that ſhows the firſt is generally rejećled as ſpu-
rious, nor is the other eſteemed more authentick by the preſent
Roman medaliſts. - - Addison on Italy.
If anything elſe has been printed, in which we really had
any hand, it is loaded with ſpurious additions. Swift.
2. Not legitimate; baſtard.
Your Scipio's, Caeſar's, Pompey's, and your Cato's,
Theſe gods on earth, are all the ſpurious brood
Of violated maids. Addiſon's Caio.
SPU'RLING. m. ſ. [ ſperlan, French. J A ſmall ſea-fiſh.
All-ſaints, do lay for porke and ſowſe,
For ſprats and ſpurlings for your houſe. Tuffer.
To SPURN. v. a. [rponnan, Saxon.]
1. To kick; to ſtrike or drive with the foot.
They ſuppos'd I could rend bars of ſteel,
And ſpurn in pieces poſts of adamant. Shakespeare Henry VI.
Say my requeſt's unjuſt,
And ſpurn me back; but if it be not ſo,
Thou art not honeſt. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
You that did void your rheum upon my beard,
And foot me as you ſpurn a ſtranger cur
Over your threſhold. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice.
He in the ſurging ſmoke
Uplifted ſpurn'd the ground. Milton.
So was I forc'd
To do a ſovereign juſtice to myſelf,
And ſpurn thce from my preſence. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
Then will I draw up my legs, and ſpurn her from me with
my foot. Addiſon's Spectator.
A milk-white bull ſhall at your altars ſtand,
That threats a fight, and ſpurns the riſing ſand. Pope.
When Athens ſinks by fates unjuſt,
When wild barbarians ſpurn her duſt. Pope.
Now they, who reach Parnaſſus’ lofty crown,
Employ their pains to ſpurn ſome others down. Pope.
2. To rejećt; to ſcorn; to put away with contempt; to diſdain.
In wiſdom I ſhould aſk your name;
But ſince thy outſide looks ſo fair and warlike,
What ſafe and nicely I might well delay,
By rule of knighthood, I diſdain and /purn.
3. To treat with contempt.
Domeſticks will pay a more chearful ſervice, when they find
themſelves not ſpurned, becauſe fortune has laid them at their
maſters feet. Locke.
Shakeſpeare.
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To SPUR N. v. n. -
1. To make contem
Ptuous oppoſition; to make inſolent re-
ſiſtance.
A ſon to blunt the ſword
That guards the peace and ſafety of your perſon;
Way joſe, to ſpurn at your moſt royal image. Shakeſp.
* I, Pandulph, do religiouſly demand
Why thou againſt the Church, our holy mother,
So wilfully do'ſt ſpurn 2 -
Inſtruct me why Shakeſp. King john.
Vanoc ſhould Jºurn againſt our rule, and ſtir
The tributary provinces to war. Philips's Briton:
2. To toſs up the heels; to kick or ſtruggle. ilips's Briton:
The drunken chairman in the kenneſburn.
The glaſſes ſhatters, and his charge º Gay.
SPURN. m. ſ: [from the verb.] Kick; inſolent and contemp-
tuous treatment.
The inſolence of office, and the ſpurns
, That patient merit of th' unworthy takes. Shakesp. Hamlet.
SPU'RNEY. m. ſ. A plant.
$ºu'RRER. m.ſ...[from ſpur.] One who uſes ſpurs.
$ºu'RRIER. m.ſ.. [from ſpur.] One who makes ſpurs.
SPU'RRY. m. ſ. [ſperguſa, Latin.] A plant.
, Spurry ſeed is ſown in the low countries in Summer, the firſt
time in May, that it may flower in June and July; and in
Auguſt the ſeed is ripe. Mortimer's Husbandry.
To Spurt. v. n. [See To Spirt.] To fly out with a quick
ſtream.
If from a punéture of a lancet, the manner of the ſpurting
out of the blood will ſhew it. //ſeman's Surgery.
SPU'RWAY. n.ſ.. [ſpur and way.] A horſeway; a bridle-road;
diſtinét from a road for carriages.
SPUTA'tion, n.ſ.. [ſputum, Latin.] The act of ſpitting.
A moiſt conſumption receives its nomenclature from amoiſt
Jputation, or expectoration: a dry one is known: by its dry
cough. Harvey on Conſumption;
To SPUTTER. v. n. [ſpute, Latin.] y Jump
1. To emit moiſture in ſmall flying drops.
If a manly drop or two fall down,
It ſcalds along my cheeks, like the greenwood,
That, ſputt'ring in the flame, works outward into tears. Dry.
2. To fly out in ſmall particles with ſome noiſe.
The nightly virgin, while her wheel ſhe plies,
Foreſees the ſtorms impending in the ſkies,
When ſparkling lamps their ſputt'ring light advance,
And in the ſockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden.
3. To ſpeak haſtily and obſcurely, as with the mouth full; to
throw out the ſpittle by haſty ſpeech.
A pinking owl ſat ſputtering at the ſun, and aſked him what
he meant to ſtand ſtating her in the eyes. L’Eſtrange.
They could neither of them ſpeak their rage; and ſo fell
a ſputtering at one another, like two roaſting apples. Congreve.
'Though he ſputter through a ſeſſion,
It never makes the leaſt impreſſion;
Whate'er he ſpeaks for madneſs goes. Swift.
To Spu’t TER. v. a. To throw out with noiſe and heſi-
tation.
Thou do'ſt with lies the throne invade,
Obtending heav’n for whate'er ills befall;
And ſputt’ring under ſpecious names thy gall. Dryden.
In the midſt of careſſes, and without the leaſt pretended in-
citement, to ſputter out the baſeſt accuſations! Swift.
Spu'r TERER. m. ſ. [from ſputter.] One that ſputters.
SPY. n.ſ. [yſpio, Welſh; eſpion, French; ſpie, Dutch; ſpecula-
tor, Latin. It is obſerved by a German, that ſpy has been in
all ages a word by which the eye, or office of the eye, has been
expreſſed: thus the Arimaſpians of old, fabled to have but one
eye, were ſo called from ari, which, among the nations of
Caucaſus, ſtill ſignifies one, and ſpi, which has been received
from the old Aſiatick languages for an eye, ſight, or one that
fees.] One ſent to watch the condućt or motions of others;
one ſent to gain intelligence in an enemy's camp or country.
We'll hear poor rogues
Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too,
And take upon's the myſtery of things,
As if we were God's ſpies.
Spies of the Volſcians
Held me in chace, that I was forc’d to wheel -
Three or four miles about. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Every corner was poſſeſſed by diligent ſpies upºn their
maſter and miſtreſs. Clarendon.
I come º diſturb
With purpoſe to explore, or to diſturb, -
The j of jºin Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
Such command we had,
To ſee that none thence iſſu'd forth a ſºy, -
Or enemy, while God was in his work. Miltºn,
Nothing lies hid from radiant eyes;
All they ſubdue become their ſpies:
Secrets, as choſen jewels, are
Preſented to oblige the fair. Waller.
O'er
Shakeſp. King Lear,
, , S QUU S Q_U y men I'll ſet my careful ſpieſ, T.... '...i. in their very eyes. Dryden. Theſe wretched ſpie, of wit muſt then confeſs, They take more pains to pleaſe themſelves the leſs. Dryden. Thoſe who attend on their ſtate, are ſo many ſpies placed upon them by the publick to obſerve them nearly. Atterbury. Špy v.a. [See SPY. m. ſ] ºfjº, § the eye at a diſtance, or in a ſtate of conceal- ment; to eſpy. - Light hath no tongue, but is all eye; If it could ſpeak as well as ſpy, This were the worſt that it could ſay, That being well I fain would ſtay. Donne. As tigerſpy'd two gentle fawns: Milton. A countryman ſpied a ſnake under a hedge, half frozen to death. - L’E/ºrange. My brother Guyomar, methinks, I ſºy: Haſté in his ſteps, and wonder in his eye. Dryden. One in reading ſkip'd over all ſentences where he ſpy'd a note of admiration. Swift. 2. To diſcover by cloſe examination. - - Let a lawyer tell he has ſpy'd ſome defect in an entail, how ſolicitous are they to repair that errour. Decay of Piety. 3. To ſearch or diſcover by artifice. - r Moſes ſent to ſpy out Jaazer, and took the villages. Numb. To SPY. v. n. To ſearch narrowly. It is my nature's plague To ſpy into abuſe; and oft my jealouſy Shapes faults that are not. Shakeſpeare's Ohiº. Spy'boat. n.f. [ſpy and boat.] A boat ſent out for intelli- gence. Giving the colour of the ſea to their ſºybeats to keep them from being diſcovered, came from the Veneti. Arbuthnot. SQUAB. adj. [I know not whence derived.] 1. Unfeathered; newly hatched. Why muſt old pidgeons, and they ſtale, be dreſt, When there's ſo many ſquab ones in the neſt. King. 2. Fat; thick and ſtout; awkwardly bulky. The nappy ale goes round, Nor the ſquab daughter nor the wife were nice, Each health the youths began, Sim pledg'd it twice. Bettert. SQUAB. m. ſ. A kind of ſofa or couch; a ſtuffed cuſhion. On her large ſquab you find her ſpread, Like a fat corpſe upon a bed. Swift. SQUAB. adv. With a heavy ſudden fall ; plump and flat. A low word. - The eagle took the tortoiſe up into the air, and dropt him down, ſquab, upon a rock, that daſhed him to pieces. L'Eſlr. SQUA'BPie. n.ſ.. [ſãuab, and pie..] A pie made of many ingre- dients. Cornwal ſquabpie, and Devon whitepot brings, And Leiſter beans and bacon, food of kings. King. To SQg AB. v. n. To fall down plump or flat; to ſquelſh or ſquaſh. SQUA'B Bish. adj. [from ſquab.] Thick; heavy; fleſhy. º, Dict renders them of a ſquabbiſh or lardy habit of body. Harvey. To SQUA’BBLE. v. n. [{iabla, Swediſh.] To quarrel; to de- bate peeviſhly ; to wrangle; to fight. A low word. Drunk? and ſpeak parrot and ſquabble 2 ſwagger? oh, thou invincible ſpirit of wine! Shakeſpeale. Othello. I thought it not improper in a ſuabbling and contentious age, to detect the vanity of confiding ignorance. Glanville. If there muſt be diſputes, is not ſuabbling leſs inconvenient than murder: Collier on Duelling. . The ſenſe of theſe propoſitions is very plain, though logi- cians might ſquabble a whole day, whether they ſhould rank them under negative or affirmative. //atts's Logick. Sq9ABBLE, nºſ. [from the verb.] A low brawl; a petty quarrel. In popular factions, pragmatick fools commonly begin the Juabble, and crafty knaves reap the benefit. Tºrange. A man whoſe perſonal courage is ſuſpected, is not to drive ſºuadrons before him; but may be allowed the merit of ſome ſquabble, or throwing a bottle at his neighbour's head. Arbuth. SQUAB Ble R. n.ſ. [from ſquabble.] A quarrelſome fellow; a brawler. SQUADDRON. n.ſ. [..ſadron, Fr. /?uadrone, Italian, from quadratus, Latin.] I. A body of men drawn up ſquare. Thoſe half rounding guards Juſt met, and cloſing ſtood in ſquadron join'd. Milton. 2. A part of an army; a troop. Nothing the Moors were more afraid of, than in a ſet battle to fight with ſquadrons coming orderly on. Knolles. O Then beauteous Atys, with Iulus bred, f equal age, the ſecond ſquadron led. Dryden. 3. Part of a fleet, a certain number of ſhips. Rome could not maintain it - - - - s dominion over ſo many pro- . without ſquadrons ready equipt. º. QUA º * [from ſquadron.] Formed into ſquadrons. Of ey gladly thither haſte; and by a choir /*adron'd angels hear his carol ſung. Milt. Par. Lºft. Squa'LID. adj. [ſualidus, Latin.] Foul; naſty; filthy. A doleful caſe deſires a doleful ſong, Without vain art or curious compliments, And ſqualid fortune into baſeneſs flowing, Doth ſcorn the pride of wonted ornaments. Spenſer, Uncomb'd his locks, and ſqualid his attire, Unlike the trim of love and gay deſire. Dryden's Knights Tak, All theſe Cocytus bounds with ſqualid reeds, With muddy ditches and with deadly weeds. Dryden. To SQUALL. v. n. [ſºuala, Swediſh..] To ſcream out as a child or woman frighted. In my neighbourhood, a very pretty prattling ſhoulder of veal ſqualls out at the fight of a knife. Speciator. I put five into my coat pocket, and as to the ſixth I made a countenance as if I would eat him alive. The poor manſual. led terribly. Swift. Cornelius ſunk back on a chair; the gueſts ſtood aſtoniſhed; the infant/quawl"d. Arbuthnot and Pºp. SQUAll. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Loud ſcream. There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, The ſhort thick ſob, loud ſcream, and ſhriller ſuall. Swift. 2. Sudden guſt of wind. A ſailor's word. SQUA'll ER. m.ſ.. [from ſquall.] Screamer; one that ſcreams: SºLIA LOR. m. ſ. [Latin.] Coarſeneſs; naſtineſs; want of cleanlineſs and neatneſs. Take heed that their new flowers and ſweetneſs do not as much corrupt as the others dryneſs and ſualor. Ben. johnſon. What can filthy poverty give elſe, but beggary, fulſome naſtineſs, ſqualor, uglineſs, hunger, and thirſt Burton. SQUA’ll Y. adj. [from ſuall] Windy; guſty. A ſailor's word. SQUA'Mous. adj. [ſ/uamºuſ, Latin.] Scaly; covered with ſcales. The ſea was repleniſhed with fiſh, of the cartilaginous and ſuamoſe, as of the teſtaceous and cruſtaceous kinds. Wºodw. Thoſe galls and balls are produced, in the gems of oak, which may be called ſquamous oak cones. Derham's Phyſico-Theology. To SQUANDER. v. a. [verſchwenden, Teutonick.] 1. To ſcatter laviſhly; to ſpend profuſely; to throw away in idle prodigality. We ſquander away ſome part of our fortune at play. Atterb. They often ſquander'd, but they never gave. Savage. Never take a favourite waiting maid, to inſinuate how great a fortune you brought, and how little you are allowed to ſquander. - Swift, Then, in plain proſe, were made two ſorts of men, To ſquander ſome, and ſome to hide agen. Pºpe. True friends would rather ſee ſuch thoughts as they com- municate only to one another, than what they ſquander about to all the world. Pºpe. How uncertain it is, whether the years we propoſe to our- ſelves ſhall be indulged to us, uncertain whether we ſhall have power or even inclination to improve them better than thoſe we now ſquander away. Rogers. 2. To ſcatter; to diſſipate; to diſperſe. He hath an argoſie bound to Tripolis, another to the In- dies, and other ventures he hath ſquandered abroad. Shakespeare. The troops we ſquander'd firſt, again appear - From ſev'ral quarters, and encloſe the rear. Dryden. He is a ſucceſsful warrior, And has the ſoldiers hearts: upon the ſkirts Of Arragon our ſquander'd troops he rallies. Dryden. SQUA'NDERER. n.ſ.. [from ſquander.] A ſpendthrift; a pro- digal; a waſter; a laviſher. - Plenty in their own keeping, teaches them from the begin- ning, to be ſºuanderers and waſters. Lock. SQUARE. adj. [y/gwār, Welſh; quadratus, Latin.] 1. Cornered; having right angles. - All the doors and poſts wereſºuare, with the windows. King'. Water and air the varied form confound; - The ſtraight looks crooked, and the ſquaregrows round.Priºr. 2. Forming a right angle. - This inſtrument is for ſtriking lines ſquare to other lines or ſtreight fides, and try the ſquareneſs of their work. Jº 3. Cornered; having angles of whatever content; as three ſquare, five ſquare. Catching up in haſte his three ſºuare ſhield, * And ſhining helmet, ſoon him buckled to the field. Sºnºr. The clavicſe is a crooked bone, in the figure of anº. 9". end of which being thicker and almoſt three ſquare, is inſerte into the firſt bone of the ſternon. If ſeman's Surge"). 4. Parallel; exactly ſuitable. } She's a moſt triumphant lady, if report be ſquare to her. Shał, 5. Strong; ſtout; well ſet. As, aſuare man. 6. Equal; exact; honeſt; fair. As, ſquare dealing. All have not offended; For thoſe that were, it is not ſquare to take On thoſe thºt are, revenge; crimes, like to land. Are not inherited. Shakeſpeare'; Timºn of †. 7. [In geometry.] Square root of any number is that wº multiplied by it ſelf, produces the ſquare, as 4 is the ſºuare 10 f of 10, becauſe 4×4=16; and likewiſe 6 the ſhare "*" 36, as 6×6=30, SQUARE, 5
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SQUARE. m. ſ. ſquadra, Latin.]
1. A figure with right angles and equal ſides.
Then did a ſharped ſpire of diamond bright,
Ten feet each way in ſquare appear to me,
Juſtly proportion'd up unto his height,
So far as archer might his level ſee.
Rais'd of graſſy turf their table was ;
And on her ample ſquare from ſide to ſide
All Autumn pil’d. Milton,
2. An area of four ſides, with houſes on each ſide.
The ſtatue of Alexander VII. ſtands in the large ſquare of
the town. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
3. Content of an angle.
In rectangle triangles the ſºuare which is made of the ſide
that ſubtendeth the right angle, is equal to the ſquares which
are made of the ſides, containing the right angle. Brown.
4. A rule or inſtrument by which workmen meaſure or form
their angles.
5. Rule; regularity; exačt proportion; juſtneſs of workman-
ſhip or conduct.
In St. Paul's time the integrity of Rome was famous: Co-
rinth many ways reproved : they of Galatia much more out
of ſquare. Hooker.
The whole ordinance of that government was at firſt evil
plotted, and through other overſights came more out of ſquare,
to that diſorder which it is now come unto. Spenſºr's Ireland
I have not kept my ſºuare, but that to come
Shall all be done by th' rule. Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra.
Nothing ſo much ſetteth this art of influence out of ſquare
and rule as education. Raleigh.
6. Squadron; troops formed ſquare.
He alone
Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had
In the brave ſºuares of war.
Our ſuperfluous lacqueys and our peaſants,
Who in unneceſſary action ſwarm
About our ſquares of battle, were enow
To purge this field of ſuch a hilding foe. Shakeſpeare.
7. A ſquare number is when another called its root can be exactly
found, which multiplied by itſelf produces the ſquare. The
following example is not accurate.
Advance thy golden mountains to the ſkies,
On the broad baſe of fifty thouſand riſe;
Add one round hundred, and if that's not fair,
Add fifty more, and bring it to a ſºuare. Pope.
8. Quaternion; number four.
I profeſs
Myſelf an enemy to all other joys
Which the moſt precious ſquare of ſenſe poſſeſſes,
And find I am alone felicitate
In your love.
9. Level; equality.
Men ſhould fort themſelves with their equals; for a rich
man that converſes upon the ſquare with a poor man, ſhall
certainly undoe him. L’Eſtrange.
We live not on the ſºuare with ſuch as theſe, -
Such are our betters who can better pleaſe. Dryden.
10. Quartile ; the aſtrological ſituation of planets, diſtant ninety
degrees from each other.
To th’ other five
Their planetary motions, and aſpects,
In ſextile, ſºuare, and trine and oppoſite
Of noxious efficacy. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
11. Rule; conformity. A proverbial uſe.
I ſhall break no ſºuares whether it be ſo or not. L’Eſtrange:
12. Soy AREs gº. The game proceeds. Cheſsboards being full
of ſquares. -
One frog looked about him to ſee how ſquares went with
their new king. L’Eſtrange.
To SQUARE. v.a. ſquadro, Latin; from the noun.]
1. To form with right angles. -
He employs not on us the hammer and the chizzel, with an
intent to wound or mangle us, but only to ſuare and faſhion
our hard and ſtubborn hearts. Boyle's Seraphick Love.
2. To reduce to a ſquare.
Circles to ſquare, and cubes to double, -
Wou'd give a man exceſſive trouble. Prior.
3. To meaſure; to reduce to a meaſure.
Stubborn criticks, apt, without a theme
For depravation, to ſquare all the ſex
By Creſſid's rule. Shakespeare's Troilus and Crºſſida.
4. To adjuſt ; to regulate; to mould; to ſhape.
Dreams are toys ;
Yet for this once, yea ſuperſtitiouſly,
I will be ſquar'd by this. Shakeſpeare's IWinter's Tale.
Spenſer.
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
How frantickly Iſºuare my talk! Shakeſpeare.
Thou'rt ſaid to have a ſtubborn ſoul,
That apprehends no further than this world,
And ſº ar'ſ thy life accordingly. Shakeſpeare.
God has deſigned us a meaſure of our undertakings; his
word and law, by the proportions whereof we are to ſquare
our actions. Decay ºf Piety.
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S Q U
The oracle was inforced to proclaim Socrates to be the
wifeſt man in the world, becauſe he applied his ſtudies to
the moral part, the ſquaring men's lives. Hamriorid.
His preaching much, but more his pračice wrought;
A living ſermon of the truths he taught;
For this by rules ſevere his life he ſºard,
That all might ſee the doctrine which they heard. Drydºn.
This muſt convince all ſuch who have, upon a wrong inter-
pretation, preſumed to ſquare opinions by theirs, and have in
loud exclamations ſhewn their abhorrence of univerſity edu-
Catl Oil. Swift.
5. To accommodate; to fit.
Eye me, bleſt providence, and ſºuare my trial
To my proportion'd ſtrength. Milton.
6. To reſpect in quartile.
O'er libra's ſign a crowd of foes prevails,
The icy goat and crab that ſºuare the ſcales. Creech.
Some profeſſions can equally ſquare themſelves to, and thrive
under all revolutions of government. South'ſ Sernions.
To SQUARE. v. n.
1. To ſuit with ; to fit with.
I ſet them by the rule, and, as they ſware,
Or deviate from undoubted doćtrine, fare. Dryden.
His deſcription ſquares exactly to lime. Woodward.
Theſe marine bodies do not ſquare with thoſe opinions, but
exhibit phaenomena that thwart them. //oodward.
2. To quarrel; to go to oppoſite ſides. Obſolete.
Are you ſuch fools -
To ſquare for this? would it offend you then
That both ſhould ſpeed! Shakeſpeare's Titus Andronicuſ.
But they do ſquare, that all their elves for fear
Creep into acorn cups, and hide them there. Shakeſpeare.
SQUA'RENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſuore.] The ſtate of being ſquare.
This inſtrument is for ſtriking lines ſquare to other lines or
ſtraight lines, and try the ſquareneſ of their work. Moxon.
Motion, hº, or any particular ſhape, are the acci-
dents of body.
SQUASH. n.ſ.. [from quaſh.]
1. Anything ſoft and eaſily cruſhed.
Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a
boy; as a ſquaſh is before it is a peaſcod, or a coddling, when
it is almoſt an apple. Shakeſpeare's 7 welfth Night.
2. [Melºpepo.] A plant.
The charaćters are, it hath the whole appearance of a
pumpion or gourd; from which this differs in its fruit, which
is roundiſh, fleſhy, ſtreaked, angular, and for the moſt part
divided into five partitions, incloſing flat ſeeds adhering to a
Watts's Logick.
ſpongy placenta. Miller.
Squaſh is an Indian kind of pumpion that grows apace.
Boyle.
3. Any thing unripe; anything ſoft. In contempt.
How like I then was to this kernel, -
This ſquaſh, this gentleman. Shakeſpeare's Winter's Tale.
4. A ſudden fall.
Since they will overload my ſhoulders, I ſhall throw down
the burden with a ſquaſh among them. Arbuthnot.
5. A ſhock of ſoft bodies.
My fall was ſtopped by a terribleſłuſh that ſounded louder
than the cataraćt of Niagara. Gulliver’s Travels.
To SQUAsh. v. a. To cruſh into pulp. -
To Squat. v. n. [quattare, Italian.] To ſit cowering; to
fit cloſe to the ground. -
Squat. adj. [from the verb.]
1. Cowering; cloſe to the ground.
Him there they found,
Squat like a toad, cloſe at the ear of Eve. Milton.
Her deareſt com'rades never caught her -
Squat on her hams. Swift.
2. Short and thick; having one part cloſe to another, as thoſe
of an animal contračted and cowering.
The ſquill-infect is ſo called from ſome ſimilitude to the
ſquill-fiſh: the head is broad and ſquat. Grew.
Alma in verſe, in proſe, the mind,
By Ariſtotle's pen defin'd,
Throughout the body ſquat or tall, -
Is bond fide, all in all. Priºr.
SQUAT. m. ſ. - -
1. The poſture of cowering or lying cloſe. -
A ſtitch-fall'n cheek that hangs below the jaw;
Such wrinkles as a ſkilful hand would draw
For an old grandam ape, when with a gºº
She ſits at ſquat, and ſcrubs her leathern face.
2. A ſudden fall. - - -
Bruiſes, ſquats and falls, which often kill others, can bring
little hurt to thoſe that are * Herbert.
- - - - - - ſort of mineral. -
SQU ºff. "...i. of tin ore and ſpar incorporated. Iſoodw.
To SquEAk. v. n. [ſãº. Swediſh.] - - -
1. To ſet up a º dolorous cry; to cry out with pain.
ith a ſhrili acute tone.
2. To cry with a The ſheeted dead
Did ſqueak and gibber in the Roman ſtreets. Shake feare.
- 24 Z Cart
Dryden.
S Q U - S Q_U * * – - Bacon. heels/?neak not when they alſº liquored. - Cart whee ºft ſee the new Arion * il ſtill trembling underneath thy nail; A.º thumb from ſhore to ſhore, The treblesſ|ueak for fear, the baſes roar. Dryden. Blunderbuſſes planted in every loop-hole, go off conſtantly - f a fiddle and the thrumming of a guitar. at the ſqueaking o Fº º: who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans fºueaking through the mouth of an eunuch Addiſon. How like brutes organs are to ours; They grant, if higher pow'rs think fit, A bear might ſoon be made a wit: And that for any thing in nature, Pigs might ſqueak love-odes, dogs bark ſatyr. In florid impotence he ſpeaks, And as the prompter breathes, the º: Pope. Zoilus calls the companions of Ulyſſes the ſqueaking pigs of Pope's Odyſſey. Prior. Homer. - 3. To break ſilence or ſecrecy for fear or pain. If he be obſtinate, put a civil queſtion to him upon the rack, and he ſqueaks, I warrant him. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. SquEAk. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A ſhrill quick cry; a cry of all. p Ran cow and calf, and family of hogs, In panick horrour of purſuing dogs : With many a deadly grunt and doleful ſteak, Poor ſwine! as if their pretty hearts wou'd break. Dryden. To SQUE A L. v. n. [ſ, wala, Swediſh.] To cry with a ſhrill ſharp voice; to cry with pain. Squeak ſeems a ſhort ſudden cry, and ſqueal a cry continued. SQUEA'MISH. adj. [for quawniſh or qualmiſh, from qualm J Nice; faſtidious; eaſily diſguſted; having the ſtomach eaſily turned; being apt to take offence without much reaſon. It is uſed always in diſlike either real or ironical. Yet, for countenance fake, he ſeemed very ſqueamiſh in re- ſpect of the charge he had of the princeſs Pamela. Sidney. Quoth he, that honour's very ſqueamiſh, That takes a baſting for a ºff. ; For what's more honourable than ſcars, Or ſkin to tatters rent in wars? His muſick is ruſtick, and perhaps too plain, The men of ſqueamiſh taſte to entertain. Southern. It is rare to ſee a man at once ſqueamiſh and voracious. South. There is no occaſion to oppoſe the ancients and the mo– derns, or to be ſqueamiſh on either ſide. He that wiſely con- dućts his mind in the purſuit of knowledge, will gather what lights he can from either. Locke. SQy EAM Ishsess. n ſ. [from ſqueamiſh.J Niceneſs; delicacy; faſtidiouſneſs. The thorough-pac'd politician muſt preſently laugh at the ſqueamiſhneſſ of his conſcience, and read it another lecture. - South's Sermons. Upon their principles they may revive the worſhip of the hoſt of heaven; it is but conquering a little ſqueamiſhneſs of flomach. Stillingfleet. To adminiſter this doſe, fifty thouſand operators, conſider- ing the ſqueamiſhneſs of ſome ſtomachs, and the peeviſhneſs of young children, is but reaſonable. Swift. To SQUEEZE. v. a. [Spiran, Saxon; y-gwaſſu, Welſh.] 1. To preſs; to cruſh between two bodies. It is applied to the ſqueezing or preſſing of things downwards, as in the preſſes for printing. JWilkins. The ſinking of the earth would make an extraordinary convulſion of the air, and that crack muſt ſo ſhake or Jqueeze the atmoſphere, as to bring down all the remaining vapours. Burnet’s Theory ºf the Earth. He reap'd the produćt of his labour'd ground, And ſqueez'd the combs with golden liquor crown'd. Dryden. None acted mournings forc'd to ſhow, Or ſqueeze his eyes to make the torrent flow. When Florio ſpeaks, what virgin could withſtand, If gentle Damon did not ſqueeze her hand? Pope. 2. To oppreſs; to cruſh; to haraſs by extortion. Hudibras. In a civil war people muſt expect to be cruſhed and ſºueezed L’Eſtrange. ... toward the burden. 3. To force between cloſe bodies. To SQUEEze. v. n. 1. To act or paſs, in conſequence of compreſſion. A concave ſphere of gold fill'd with water and ſolder'd up, upon preſſing the ſphere with great force, through it, and ſtand all over its outfi drops, like dew, gold. de in multitudes of ſmall Newton's Opticks. What crowds of theſe, impenitently bold, 'pticks § founds and jingling ſyllables grown old, . * ºn poets, in a raging vein, * ...” the dregs and ſqueezing of the brain. Tº force way through cloſe bodies. - Many a pub Dryden. . let the water ſqueeze without burſting or cracking the body of the Pope. lick miniſter comes empty in ; but when he has crammed his guts, he is fain to ſºueeze hard before he can ge: off. L'El-air. Soyeeze. n.ſ. [from the verb..] Compreſſion; preſſure. " A ſubtile artiſt ſtands with wond’rous bag, That bears impriſon'd winds, of gentler ſort Than thoſe that erſt Laertes' ſon enclos'd : Peaceful they ſleep; but let the tuneful ſqueeze Of labºring elbow rouſe them, out they fly Melodiºus, and with ſpritely accents charm. Soy Elch. m. ſ. Heavy fall. A low Judicrous word. He tore the earth which he had fav'd From ſqueſch of knight, and ſtorm'd and rav'd. Huajirat. So ſoon as the poor devil had recovered the ſq. he ſcampers, bawling like mad. L'Eſtraig. SQUI.B. n.ſ. Iſchie'en, German, to puſhforward. This etymo- logy, though the beſt that I have found, is not very probable.] 1. A ſmall pipe of paper filled with wildfire. Uſed in ſport. The armada at Calais, ſir Walter Raleigh was wont pret- tily to ſay, were ſuddenly driven away with ſquibs; for it was no more than a ſtratagem of fire-boats manleſs, and ſent upon them. Bacon's War with Sphin. The foreſt of the ſouth, compareth the French valour' to a ſquib, or fire of flax, which burns and crackles for a time, but ſuddenly extinguiſhes. Hºwel's Pocal Foreſt. Lampoons, like ſquibs, may make a preſent blaze; But time, and thunder, pay reſpect to bays. Furious he begins his march, Drives rattling o'er a brazen arch; With ſquibs and crackers arm'd to throw Among the trembling crowd below. 2. Any petty fellow. Åſked for their paſs by every ſºil, That liſt at will them to revile or ſnub. Spenſer. The ſquibs, in the common phraſe, are called libellers. Tºtler. SQUIll. n.ſ.. [ſuilla, ſcilla, Latin; ſquille, Fr.] 1. A plant. It hath a large acrid bulbous root like an onion; the leaves are broad; the flowers are like thoſe of ornithogalum, or the ſtarry hyacinth: they grow in a long ſpike, and come out be- fore the leaves. Miller. Seed or kernels of apples and pears put into a ſquill, which is like a great onion, will come up earlier than in the earth Philip. elch, away l/aler, Swift. itſelf. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. *Twill down like oxymel of ſquill. Rºſcommon. The ſelf ſºme atoms Can, in the trufle, furniſh out a feaſt ; And nauſeate, in the ſcaly ſquill, the taſte. Garth. 2. A fiſh. 3. An inſe&t. The ſquill-inſe&t is ſo called from ſome fimilitude to the fºuill-fiſh, in having a long body covered with a cruſt, com- poſed of ſeveral rings: the head broad and ſquat. Grew. SQUI'NANCY. m. ſ. [ſquinance, ſquinancie, Fr. ſquinatia, Italian-J An inflammation in the throat; a quinſey. It is uſed for ſquinancies and inflammations of the throat; whereby it ſeemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. In a ſuinancy there is danger of ſuffocation. Hiſeman. SQUINT. adj. [ ſquinte, Dutch, oblique, tranſverſe.] Look- ing obliquely ; looking not direétly; looking ſuſpiciouſly. Where an equal poiſe of hope and fear Does arbitrate the event, my nature is That I incline to hope rather than fear, •r And gladly baniſh ſquint ſuſpicion. Milº To SQUINT. v. n. To look obliquely; to look not in a direct line of viſion. Some can ſquint when they will; and children ſet upon” table with a candle behind them, both eyes will move 0" wards, as affecting to ſee the light, and ſo induce ſºining. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Not a period of this epiſtle but ſquint, towards another.” againſt it. Pºpe. To SQUINT. v. a. 1. To form the eye to oblique viſion. h This is the foul Flibertigibbet ; he gives the web and the pin, ſquints the eye, and makes the hairlip. Shakespeare. 2. To turn the eye obliquely. r Perkin began already to ſquint one eye upon the º and another upon the ſančiuary. Bacon's Henry VII. SQUI'N TEYED. adj. [ſºuint and eye.] 1. Having the ſight directed oblique. - n He was ſo ſquinteyed, that he ſeemed ſpitefully to look . them whom he beheld. Analley's Hiſtory ºf the Turks. 2. Indirect; oblique; malignant. This is ſuch a falſe and ſquintered praiſe, , , Which ſeeming to look upwards on his glories, ! Looks down upon my fears. Deniam, SQUINTIFE/Go, adj. Squinting. A cant word. The timbrel and the ſquintifego maid Of Iſis awe thee; left the gods for ſin, Drydin. Should, with a ſwelling dropſy fluff thy ſkin. I fe”
S T A
To SQUINY. v. n. To look aſquint. A cant word.
I remember thine eyes well enough:
Do'ſt thou ſquiny at me? Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
sº E. m. ſ. [Contraćtion of eſquire; eſcuyer, French. See
SQUIR E.]
1. A gentleman next in rank to a knight.
He will maintain you like a gentlewoman.—Ay, that I will,
come cut and long tail under the degree of a ſuire. Shakeſp.
The reſt are princes, barons, knights, ſquires,
And gentlemen of blood. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
2. An attendant on a noble warriour.
Old Butes' form he took, Anchiſes' ſquire
Now left to rule Aſcanius. Dryden's Aneid.
Knights, ſquireſ, and ſteeds muſt enter on the ſtage. Pope.
3. An attendant at court.
Return with her—
I could as well be brought
To knee his throne, and ſquire-like penſion beg,
To keep baſe life a-foot. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
SQui'RRE L. m. ſ. [ºſcurueil, French; ſciurus, Latin.] A ſmall
animal that lives in woods, remarkable for leaping from tree
to tree.
One chanc'd to find a nut,
In the end of which a hole was cut,
Which lay upon a hazel-root,
There ſcatter'd by a ſquirrel:
Which out the kernel gotten had ;
When quoth this fay, dear queen be glad,
Let Oberon be ne'er ſo mad,
I'll ſet you ſafe from peril. Drayton.
To SQUIRT. v. a. To throw out in a quick ſtream. Of un-
certain etymology.
Sir Roger ſhe mortally hated, and uſed to hire fellows to
fºurt kennel water upon him as he paſſed along. Arbuthnot.
To SQUIRt. v. n. To prate; to let fly. Low cant.
You are ſo given to ſºuinting up and down, and chattering,
that the world would ſay, I had choſen a jack-pudding for a
prime miniſter. L’Eſtrange.
SQUIRT. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. An inſtrument by which a quick ſtream is eječted.
He with his ſquirt-fire cou’d diſperſe
Whole troops. Hudibras.
There is war declared by a lord; his weapons are a pin to
ſcratch, and a ſquirt to beſpatter. Pope.
2. A ſmall quick ſtream.
Water thoſe with ſuirts of an infuſion of the medicine in
dunged water. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
SQUI'RTER. n.ſ.. [from ſuirt J . One that plies a ſquirt.
The ſquirters were at it with their kennel water, for they
were mad for the loſs of their bubble. Arbuthnot.
To STAB. v. a. [ſlaven, old Dutch.]
1. To pierce with a pointed weapon.
Be’t lawful, that I invocate thy ghoſt,
To hear the lamentations of poor Anne,
Wife to thy Edward, to thy ſlaughter'd ſon;
Stabb’d by the ſelf ſame hand that made theſe wounds. Shakespeare
Thou hid'ſt a thouſand daggers in thy thoughts,
Which thou haſt whetted on thy ſtony heart,
To ſtab at my frail life. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
None ſhall dare
With ſhorten’d ſword to/lab in cloſer war;
But in fair combat fight. Dryden's Knights Tale.
Killing a man with a ſword or a hatchet, are looked on as
no diſtinct ſpecies of action; but if the point of the ſword firſt
enter the body, it paſſes for a diſtinét ſpecies where it has a di-
ſtinét name; as in England, where it is called ſtalling. Locke.
Porcius, think, thou ſeeſt thy dying brother
Stabb’d at his heart, and all beſmear'd with blood,
Storming at thee! Adiſon's Cato.
2. To wound mortally or miſchievouſly.
He ſpeaks poinards, and every word ſtals. Shakeſpeare.
What tears will then be ſhed 1
Then, to compleat her woes, will I eſpouſe
Hermione:—'twill ſlab her to the heart! A. Philips.
Stab. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. A ſtab or wound with a ſharp pointed weapon.
The elements
Of whom your ſwords are temper'd, may as well
Wound the loud winds, or with bemockt at ſtabs
Kill the ſtill cloſing waters. Shakeſpeare.
Cleander,
Unworthy was thy fate, thou firſt of warriours,
To fall beneath a baſe aſſaſſin's ſlab. Rowe.
2. A dark injury; a ſly miſchief.
3. A ſtroke; a blow.
He had a ſuitable ſcripture ready to repell them all; every
pertinent text urged home being a direct ſlab to a temptation.
South's Sermons.
STA'bber, n.ſ. [from ſtab.] One who ſtabs; a privy mur-
derer.
STABI/LIMENT. n. É [from ſlabilis, Latin.] Support; firm-
r
neſs; ačt of making firm.
They ſerve for ſtabiliment, propagation and ſhade. Derham.
S T A
****ity. "./ [/abilité, Fr. from ſatilitar, Latini
I. Stableneſs; #. firing ºften Latin.]
By the ſame degrees that either of theſe happen; the ſta-
bility of the figure is by the ſame leſſened. Temple,
Theſe mighty girder, whichthºrick bind,
Theſe ribs robuſt and waſ in order join'd
§shºrength and ſuch ſali, impº.""
That ſtorms above, and earthquakes under ground -
Break not the pillars. Blackmare:
This and that i. began to try -
his and that hanging flone's ſlability.
2. Fixedneſs; not ; ſtability
Since fluidneſs and ſlability are contrary qualities, we may
conceive that the firmneſs or ſtability of a body conſiſts in this
that the particles which compoſe it do ſo reſt, or are intangiº.
that there is among them a mutual coheſion. Éy.
3. Firmneſs of reſolution.
STABLE. ad. [/lable, Fr. ſabilis, Latin.]
1. Fixed; able to ſtand.
2. Steady; conſtant; fixed in reſolution or condu.a.
If man would be unvariable,
He muſt be like a rock or ſtone, or tree;
For ev'n the perfect angels were not/lable, -
But had a fall more deſperate than we. Davies.
He perfect, ſtable; but imperfect we,
Subject to change. Dryden's Knight; Tale.
3. Strong; fixed in ſtate.
This region of chance and vanity, where nothing is ſtable,
nothing equal; nothing could be offered to-day but what to-
morrow might deprive us of. Rogers's Sermons.
STA’BLE, n.ſ. (Aubulum, Latin.]. A houſe for beaſts.
I will make Rabbah a ſtable for camels. Ezra xxv. 5.
To STA’BLE. v. n. [ſtabulo, Latin.] To kennel; to dwell as -
beaſts.
Cotton.
In their palaces,
Where luxury late reign'd, ſea monſters whelp'd
And ſtabled. Milton.
St A'Ble Boy. Un: ſ [ſtable and bºy, or man.] One who at-
STA'BLEMAN. ; tends in the ſtable.
As ſoon as you alight at the inn, deliver your horſes to the
Jiahleboy. Swift.
If the gentleman hath lain a night, get the ſtablemen and the
ſcullion to ſtand in his way. Swift's Directions to the Butler.
I would with jockeys from Newmarket dine,
And to rough riders give my choiceſt wine;
I would careſs ſome ſtableman of note,
And imitate his language and his coat.
STA’BLENESS. m.ſ.. [from ſtable.]
1. Power to ſtand.
2. Steadineſs; conſtancy; ſtability.
The king becoming graces,
As juſtice, verity, temp'rance, ſtableneſs,
Bounty, perſev’rance, I have no reliſh of them. Shakeſpeare.
STA'Blest AND. n.ſ. [In law.] Is one of the four evidences or
preſumptions, whereby a man is convinced to intend the
ſtealing of the king's deer in the foreſt: and this is when a
man is found at his ſtanding in the foreſt with a croſs bowº
bent, ready to ſhoot at any deer; or with a long bow, or elſe
ſtanding cloſe by a tree with greyhounds in a leaſh ready to
ſlip. Cowel.
I'll keep my ſtableſ?and where I lodge my wife, I'll go in
couples with her. Shakeſpeare.
To STA's lish. v. a. [effablir, Fr. ſtabilio, Latin.] To eſta-
bliſh; to fix; to ſettle.
Then ſhe began a treaty to procure,
And ſtabliſh terms betwixt both their requeſts. Fairy Queen.
Stop effuſion of our Chriſtian blood,
And ſlablih quietneſs on ev'ry ſide. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
Comfort your hearts, and ſtabliſh you in every good work.
2 Theſ, ii. 17.
Bramſon.
Poor hereticks in love there be,
Which think to ſtabliſh dangerous conſtancy;
But I have told them, ſince you will be true,
You ſhall be true to them who're falſe to you. Donne.
His covenant ſworn -
To David, ſtabliſh'd as the days of heav'n. Milton.
STAcK. n.ſ. [/?acca, Italian.]
1. A large quantity of hay, corn, or wood, heaped up regularly
together. - -
Againſt every pillar was a ſack of billets above a man's
height, which the watermen that bring wood down the Scine
laid there. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
While the marquis and his ſervant on foot were chaſing the
kid about the ſacſ, the prince from horſeback killed him with
a piſtol. J/otton's Buckingham,
While the cock
To the ſlack or the barn-door --
Stoutly ſtruts his dame before. - AMilton.
Smack, of moiſt corn grow hot by fermentation. Newton,
An inundation, ſays the fable,
O'erflow'd a farmer's barn and ſtable;
whole ricks of hay and ſlacks of corn
Were down the ſudden current born. Swift.
3 2. A
S T A
S T A
f
imneys or funnels ſtanding together.
2. A ". ſº of chimneys, the foundation of the
º º in lºſºman's Surgery.
+". v.a. [from the noun..] To pile up regularly in
..-l
**, likewiſe a hovel will ſerve for a room,
# on the peaſe. - Tuſer.
#'ſ. ...}. up of wood I ſhall give you. Mºrt.
STAct E. m. ſ. An aromatick; the gum that diſtills from the
tree which produces myrrh.
Take ſweet ſpices, ſa&#e, and galbanum.
STA'DL.E. n.ſ. [rtabel, Saxon, a foundation.]
1. Anything which ſerves for ſupport to another.
2. A ſtaff; a crutch. -
He cometh on, his weak ſteps governing
And aged limbs on cypreſs/fade ſtout,
And with an ivy twine his waiſt is girt about. Fa. Queen.
3. A tree ſuffered to grow for coarſe and common uſes, as poſts
or rails. Of this meaning I am doubtful.
Leave growing for ſaddles the likelieſt and beſt,
Though ſeller and buyer diſpatched the reſt. Tuſſºr.
Coppice-woods, if you leave in them ſaddles toothick, will
run to buſhes and briars, and have little clean underwood. Bac.
To STADLE. v. a. [from the noun..] To furniſh with ſtadles.
Firſt ſee it well fenced, ere hewers begin;
Then ſee it wall ſtadled without and within. Tuftr.
STADTHolder: n.ſ.. [ſtadt and houden, Dutch..] The Chief
magiſtrate of the United Provinces. -
STAFF. n.ſ. plur. Javes. [rcaer, Saxon; ſtaff, Daniſh; ſłaf,
Dutch.]
1. A ſtick with which a man ſupports himſelf in walking.
It much would pleaſe him,
That of his fortunes you would make a ſtaff
To lean upon. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra.
Grant me and my people the benefit of thy chaſtiſements,
that thy rod as well as thy/ſaff may comfort us. K. Charles.
Is it probable that he, who had met whole armies in battle,
ſhould now throw away his ſtaff, out of fear of a dog. Broome.
2. A prop; a ſupport.
. Hope is a lover's ſtaff; walk hence with that,
And manage it againſt deſpairing thoughts. Shakeſpeare.
The boy was the very/ºff of my age, my very prop. Shakespeare
3. A ſtick uſed as a weapon; a club; the haſ die of . edged
or pointed weapon. A club properly includes the notion of
weight, and the ſtaff of length.
I cannot ſtrike at wretched kernes, whoſe arms
* Are hir'd to bear their ſlave. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
He that bought the ſkin ran greater riſque than t’other that
ſold it, and had the worſe end of the Jaff. L'Eſtrange.
... With forks and/laves the felon they purſue. Dryden.
4. Any long piece of wood.
He forthwith from the glitt'ringſ off unfurl’d
Th’ imperial enſign. Milton.
To his ſingle eye, that in his forehead glar'd
Like a full moon, or a broad burniſh'd ſhield,
A forky ſtaff we dextrouſly apply'd,
Which, in the ſpacious ſocket turning round,
Scoopt out the big round gelly from its orb. Addiſm.
5. An enſign of an office; a badge of authority.
Methought this ſtaff, mine office-badge in court,
Was broke in twain. Shakeſp. Henry VI,
All his officers brake their ſaves; but at their return new
/ºve were delivered unto them. Hayward on Edward vi.
6. [Stef, Iſlandick J. A ſtanza; a ſeries of verſes regularly diſ-
poſed, ſo as that, when the ſtanza is concluded, the ſame order
begins again.
Cowley found out that no kind of ſtaff is proper for an
heroick poem, as being all too lyrical; yet though he wrote
in couplets, where rhyme is freer from conſtraint, he affects
half verſes. Dryden.
STA'FFish. adj. [from ſtaff.] Stiff; harſh. Obſolete.
A wit in youth not over dull, heavy, knotty, and lumpiſh,
but hard, tough, and though ſomewhat ſtaff, both for learn-
ing and whole courſe of living, proveth always beſt. Aſcham.
STA'FFTRE e. m. ſ. A ſort of ever green privet.
STAG. m.ſ. [Of this word I find no derivation.] The male red
deer; the male of the hind.
To the place a poor ſequeſtred ſlag,
º from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt,
id come to languiſh. *Shakeſp. / you like -
The ſwift/log from under ground 'ſp. A you like it
Bore up his branching head. Milton.
*''' inhabitants of ſeas and ſkies ſhall change,
And fiſh on "º.and//ags in air ſhall range. Dryden.
- le ag
º, his º feet, and thinks they ſound like more,
STAGE º º lºgs will o'ertake his fore. Pope.
1. A ãºr º [c/ age, French J
** tº view on which any ſhow is exhibited,
2. 'I - -
I he . ; he Place of ſcenick entertainments,
, "" much good dot you then,
Er-ve pluſh and velvet men:
Ex. xxx. 34.
Can feed on ort; and, ſafe in your/iage clothes,
Dare quit, upon your oaths,
The ſtagers and the ſtage wrights too. Ben. Yohmſ,
Thoſe two Mytilene brethren, baſely born, crept ºf d
ſmall galliot unto the majeſty of great kings. Herein admire
the wonderful changes and chances of thºſe worldly things,
now up, now down, as if the life of man were not of much
more certainty than a ſtage play. Knºſe,', Hiſt, of the 7.
I maintain, againſt the enemies of the ſtage, that patterns
of piety, decently repreſented, may ſecond the Precepts. Dryd.
One Livius Andronicus was the firſtAagº player in Rome."
Pryden's juvenal, Dedication.
Knights, ſquires, and fleeds muſt entéron the ſage. Pope.
Among ſlaves, who exerciſed Polite arts, none ſold ſo dear
as ſtage players or actors. Arbuthnot on Cºin.
3. Any place where any thing is Publickly tranſacted or per-
formed.
When we are born, we cry that we are COne
To this great ſtage of fools. Shakeſp. King Lar.
4. A place in which reſt is taken on a journey; as much of a
journey as is performed without intermiſſion. [Statio, Latin.)
I ſhall put you in mind where it was you promiſed to ſet Out,
or begin your firſt ſtage; and beſeech you to go before me my
guide. Hammond's Praß. Catech.
Our next ſtage brought us to the mouth of the Tiber. All,
From thence compell'd by craft and age,
She makes the head her lateſ ſtage. Priºr,
By opening a paſſage from Muſcovy to China, and marking
the ſeveral/loges, it was a journey of ſo many days. Baker.
5. A ſingle ſtep of gradual proceſs.
he changes and viciſſitude in wars are many; but chiefly
in the ſeats or ſtages of the war, the weapons, and the mann;
of the condućt. Bacon's Eſſayſ.
We muſt not expect that our journey through the ſºver.
Jº of this life ſhould be all ſmooth and even. Atterbury.
To prepare the ſoul to be a fit inhabitant of that holy place
to which we aſpire, is to be brought to perfection by gradual
advances through ſeveral hard and laborious ſtages of diſci-
pline. Rºgers's Sermons.
The firſt ſtage of healing, or the diſcharge of matter, is by
ſurgeons called digeſtion. Sharp's Surgery.
To Stage. v. a. [from the noun..] To exhibit publickly,
Out of uſe.
I love the people;
But do not like to ſlage me to their eyes:
Though it do well, I do not refiſh weſi
Their loud applauſe. Shakeſp. Meaſure fºr Maſºre.
The quick comedians
Extemp'rally will ſlag, us, and preſent
Our Alexandrian revels. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
STA'GEcoach. m./ [/age and coach..] A coach that keeps its
ſtages; a coach that Paſles and repaſſes on certain days for the
accºmmodation of paſſengers.
The ſtory was told me by a prieſt, as we travelled in a
J’agecºach. Addiſon.
When late their miry ſides /?agecoaches ſhow,
And their ſtiff horſes through the town move ſlow,
Then let the prudent walker ſhoes provide. Goy.
STAGE PLAY. n.). [/iage and play. ] Theatrical entertain-
Inent.
This rough-caſt unhewn poetry was inſtead of ſageplays for
one hundred and twenty years. Dryden's juv. Dedzation.
STA'G ER. m.ſ. [from ſtage.]
I. A player.
You ſafe in your ſtage clothes,
Dare quit, upon your oaths,
The/lagers and the ſtage wrights too. Ben. jºhnſºn.
2. One who has long acted on the ſtage of life; a pračlitioner;
a perſon of cunning.
I've heard old cunning/lagers
Say, fools for argument uſe wagers. ſº
One experienced /ſager, that had baffled twenty gaps an
tricks before, diſcovered the plot. L'A/ºrange.
Some ſlagers of the wiſer ſort -
Made all theſe idle wonderments their ſport:
But he, who heard what ev'ry fool could ſay,
Would never fix his thought, but trim his time away. Dryd.
One cries out, theſe //agers
Come in good time to make more work for wagers. Dryd.
Be by a parſon cheated
Had you been cunning /īagers,
You might yourſelves be treated
captains and by majors. Swift.
sº.. n. ſ. A ... in horſes. Diff.
STA (GGARD. m. ſ [from /*ag.] A four year old flag. Ainſw.
To S TAGGER. v. n. [/?aggeren, Dutch.]
1. To reel; not to ſtand or walk ſteadily. fter
He began to appear ſick and giddy, and to ſagger; afte
which he ſell down as dead. . . . Boyle.
He ſtruck with all his might -
Full on the helmet of th' unwary knight: Dryden.
Deep was the wound; he /fagger'd with the bow. Thern
S T A
-
*..
Them revelſing the Tentyrites invade,
By giddy heads and ſtaggering legs betray'd:
Strange odds ! where cropſick drunkards muſt engage
An hungry foe. Tate's }...m.
The immediate forerunners of an apoplexy are a vertigo,
flaggering, and loſs of memory. Arbuthnot.
2. To faint; to begin to give way.
The enemy/taggers: if you follow your blow, he falls at
your feet; but if you allow him reſpite, he will recover his
ſtrength. - Addiſon.
3. To heſitate; to fall into doubt; to become leſs confident or
determined. -
A man may, if he were fearful, ſtagger in this attempt. Shakespeare
He ſtaggered not at the promiſe of God through unbelief;
but was ſtrong in faith. Rom. iv. 20.
Three means to fortify belief are experience, reaſon, and
authority; of theſe the moſt potent is authority; for belief
upon reaſon, or experience, will ſtagger. Bacon.
No hereticks deſire to ſpread
Their light opinions, like theſe Epicures;
For ſo their ſtaggring thoughts are comforted,
And other mens aſſent their doubt aſſures. Davies.
If thou confidently depend on the truth of this, without any
doubting or ſtaggering, this will be accepted by God. Hamm.
But let it inward ſink and drown my mind:
Falſhood ſhall want its triumph: I begin
‘To ſtagger; but I’ll prop myſelf within.
To St A'Go e R. v. a.
1. To make to ſtagger; to make to reel.
That hand ſhall burn in never-quenching fire,
That ſtaggers thus my perſon. Shakeſp. Richard II.
2. To ſhock; to alarm; to make leſs ſteady or confident.
The queſtion did at firſt ſo ſtagger me,
Bearing a ſtate of mighty moment in't. Shakespeare Henry VIII.
When a prince fails in honour and juſtice, ’tis enough to
Jagger his people in their allegiance. L’Eſtrange.
Whoſoever will read the ſtory of this war, will find him-
ſelf much ſtaggered, and put to a kind of riddle. Howel.
The ſhells being lodged with the belemnites, ſelenites, and
other like natural foſſils, it was enough to ſtagger a ſpectator,
and make him ready to entertain a belief that theſe were ſo
too. J/oºdward.
STA'Go ERs. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
Dryden,
1. A kind of horſe apoplexy.
His horſe paſt cure of the fives, ſtark ſpoil'd with the ſtag-
gerſ. , Shakesp. Taming of the Shrew.
2. Madneſs; wild condućt; irregular behaviour. Out of uſe.
º I will throw thee from my care for ever
Into the ſº ggers, and the careleſs lapſe
Of youth and ignorance. Shakespeare All's well that ends well.
STA'GNANCY. n.ſ. [from ſtagnant..] The ſtate of being with-
out motion or ventilation.
STAGNANT, adj. [/?agnans, Latin.] Motionleſs; ſtill; not
agitated; not flowing; not running.
What does the flood from putrefaction keep?
Should it be ſtagnant in its ample ſeat,
The ſun would through it ſpread deſtrućtive heat. Blackm.
"Twas owing to this hurry and ačtion of the water that the
ſand now was caſt into layers, and not to a regular ſettlement,
from a water quiet and ſtagnant. Woodward.
Immur'd and buſied in perpetual ſloth,
That gloomy ſlumber of the ſtagnant ſoul. Irene.
To STAGNATE. v. n. [/iagnum, Latin.] To lye motion-
leſs; to have no courſe or ſtream.
The water which now ariſes muſt have all ſtagnated at the
ſurface, and could never poſſibly have been refunded forth
upon the earth, had not the ſtrata been thus raiſed up. Woodw.
The aliment moving through the capillary tubes ſtagnates,
and unites itſelf to the veſſel through which it flows. Arbuthn.
Where creeping waters ooze,
Where marſhes ſtagnate. Thomſon.
STAGNA'tion. n.ſ.. [from ſtagnate.] Stop of courſe; ceſſa-
tion of motion.
As the Alps ſurround Geneva on all ſides, they form a vaſt
baſon, where there would be a conſtant ſtagnation of vapours,
did not the north wind ſcatter them from time to time. Addiſon.
To what great ends ſubſervient is the wind
Behold, where e'er this ačtive vapour flies,
It drives the clouds, and agitates the ſkies:
This from ſtagnation and corruption ſaves
Th' aerial ocean's ever-rolling waves. Blackmore's Creation.
STAID. participial adje.7ive. [from ſtay. ] Sober; grave; re-
gular; compoſed; not wild; not volatile.
Put thyſelf
Into a 'haviour of leſs fear, ere wildneſs
Vanquiſh myſłaider ſenſes. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
This ſeems to our weaker view,
O'erlaid with black ſaid wiſdom's hue. Milton.
I ſhould not be a perſuader to them of ſtudying much in the
Spring, after three years that they have well laid their grounds;
but to ride out, with prudent and ſaid guides, to all the quar-
ters of the land. AMilton on Education.
S T A
I am the more at eaſe in firroger's famil becauſe it coff-
e it cofia
s fifts of ſober and ſaid perſons. g y, Addiſon,
**"DNESS. n.J. [from jaid.] Sobriety; ity:
contrariety to ºil.” J Sobriety; gravity; regularity;
. The boiling blood of youth, fiercely agitating the fluid air,
hinders that ſerenity and fixed Jłaidhºſ, which is neceſſary to ſo
ſevere an intentneſs. Glanv. Scepſ.
If ſometimes he appears too gay, yet a ſecret gracefulneſs
#. *. his writings, though the ſaidneſs and
... ſobriety of age be wanting. Dryd. Preface to Ovid.
To STAIN. v. a. ſyſłaenio, Welſh, from º º: 1.
Rhag Gwyar or Gnawd,
Afar ſaenawd. Talieſyn, an old Britiſh poet.]
1. To blot; to ſpot; to maculate.
Lend me a looking-glaſs;
If that her breath will miſt or ſlain the ſtone,
Why then ſhe lives. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
From the gaſh a ſtream
His armour ſtain'd, ere while ſo bright. Milton.
Embrace again, my ſons: be foes no more,
Nor ſtain your country with your children's gore. Drydeh.
2. To diſgrace; to ſpot with guilt or infamy.
Of honour void, of innocence, of faith, of purity,
Our wonted ornaments now ſoil'd and ſtain'd. AMilton.
Stain. n.ſ. [from the verb.] -
1. Blot; ſpot; diſcoloration. -
º, Nor death itſelf can wholly waſh their ſlains;
But long contraćted filth ev’n in the ſoul remains:
The reliques of inveterate vice they wear,
And ſpots of fin. Dryden’s AEn.
We no where meet with a more pleaſing ſhow than what
appears in the heavens at the riſing and ſetting of the ſun,
which is wholly made up of thoſe different ſain, of light that
ſhew themſelves in clouds of a different ſituation. Addiſºu.
Swift trouts diverſify'd with crimſon ſlains,
And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry plains. Pope.
2. Taint of guilt or infamy. -
To ſolemn actions of royalty and juſtice their ſuitable orna-
ments are a beauty: are they only in religion a ſtain? Hºoker.
Our opinion, concerning the force and virtue which ſuch
places have, is, I truſt, without any blemiſh or ſlain of he-
reſy. Hooker.
Then heav'n and earth renew'd, ſhall be made pure
To ſanctity, that ſhall receive no ſlain. Milton's Par. Lo/?.
Ulyſſes bids his friends to caſt lots; for if he had made the
choice himſelf, they whom he had rejećted might have judged
it a ſtain upon them for want of merit. Broome.
3. Cauſe of reproach; ſhame.
Hereby I will lead her that is the praiſe, and yet the ſtain of
all womankind. Sidney.
STA’INE.R. n.ſ.. [from ſtain. I One who ſtains; one who
blots.
Sta'INLess. adj. [from ſtain.]
1. Free from blots or ſpots.
The phenix wings are not ſo rare
For faultleſs length and ſtainleſ; hue. Sidney.
2. Free from fin or reproach.
I cannot love him;
Yet I ſuppoſe him virtuous, know him noble,
Of great eſtate, of freſh and ſtain'ſ youth. Shakeſpeare.
STAIR. n ſ. [rzaegen, Saxon; ſteghe, Dutch..] Steps by which
we riſe an aſcent from the lower part of a building to the
upper. Stair was anciently uſed for the whole order of ſteps;
but ſtair now, if it be uſed at all, ſignifies, as in Milton, only
one flight of ſteps.
A good builder to a high tower will not make his ſtair up-
right, but winding almoſt the full compaſs about, that the
ſteepneſs be the more inſenſible. Sidney.
How many cowards, whoſe hearts are all as falſe
As ſtairs of ſand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars! Shakeſpeare.
Slaver with lips as common as the ſtairs
That mount the Capitol. . Shaftºff.
I would have one only goodly room above fairs, of fone
forty foot high. - Bacon'. Eſſayſ,
Sir James Tirrel repairing to the Tower by night, attended
by two ſervants, ſtood at the ſtair-foot, and ſent theſe two
villains to execute the murder. Bacon.
There being good ſtairs at either end, they never went
through each other's quarters. Clarendon.
The ſtairs were ſuch as whereon Jacob ſaw
Angels aſcending and deſcending: Milton's Parad. Lºft.
Satan now on the lower/fair,
That ſcal'd by ſteps of gold to heav'n gate,
Looks down with wonder at the ſudden vºw,
Of all this world. - Milton's Parad. Lºft.
Trembling he ſprings, . -
As terror had increas'd his feet with wings;
Nor ſaid for ſlairs; but down the depth he threw
His body: on his back the door he drew. Drydºn.
Sraºrcase. m. ſ. [ſtair and caſe.] The part of a fabrick that
contains the ſtairs.
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S T A S T A To make a complete ſtaircaſe is a curious piece ofſº. Otto%2. “... forbear mentioning a ſtaircaſe, where the eaſineſs of the aſcent, the diſpoſition of the lights, and the convenient landing, are admirably contrived. Addison on Italy. STAke. n.ſ. [rzaca, Saxon; ſlatº, Dutch; effaca, Spaniſh.] 1. A poſt or ſtrong ſtick fixed in the ground. - The more I ſhaked the ſake, which he had planted in the ground of my heart, the deeper ſtill it ſunk into it. Sidney. His credit in the world might ſtand the poor town in great ſtead, as hitherto their miniſters foreign eſtimation hath been the beſt ſtake in their hedge. Hooker. He wanted pikes to ſet before his archers; Inſtead whereof ſharp ſtakes, pluckt out of hedges, They pitched in the ground. Shakeſp. Henry VI. In France the grapes that make the wine grow upon low vines bound to ſmall ſtakes, and the raiſed vines in arbors make but verjuice. Bacon’s Natural Hiſtory. Or ſharpen ſtakes, or head the forks, or twine The ſallow twigs to tie the ſtraggling vine. Dryden. 2. A piece of wood. While he whirl’d in fiery circles round The brand, a ſharpen'd ſtake ſtrong Dryas found, } And in the ſhoulder's joint inflićts the wound. Dryden. 3. Any thing placed as a paliſade or fence. That hollow I ſhould know: what are you, ſpeak? Come not too near, you fall on iron ſtakes elſe. Milton. 4. The poſt to which a beaſt is tied to be baited. We are at the ſtake, And bay’d about with many enemies. Shakeſp. jul. Caſar. Have you not ſet mine honour at the ſtake, And baited it with all th’ unmuzzled thoughts That tyrannous heart can think? Shakespeare Twelfth Night. 5. Anything pledged or wagered. I know not well whence it has this meaning. 'Tis time ſhort pleaſure now to take, Of little life the beſt to make, And manage wiſely the laſt ſtaše. O then, what intereſt ſhall I make To ſave my laſt important/lake, When the moſt juſt have cauſe to quake! Cowley. } Rºſcommon. } He ventures little for ſo great aftafe. AMºre. Th’ increaſing ſound is borne to either ſhore, And for their/lakes the throwing nations fear. Dryden. The game was ſo contrived, that one particular caſt took up the whole ſtake; and when ſome others came up, you laid down. Arbuthnot. 6. The ſtate of being hazarded, pledged, or wagered. When he heard that the lady Margaret was declared for it, he ſaw plainly that his kingdom muſt again be put to the ſtate, and that he muſt fight for it. Bacon's Henry VII. Are not our liberties, our lives, The laws, religion, and our wives, - Enough at once to lie at ſtaše, For cav'nant and the cauſe's ſake? Hudibras. Of my crown thou too much care do'ſ take; That which I value more, my love's at ſºake. Dryden. Hath any of you a great intereſt at ſafe in a diſtant part of the world? Hath he ventured a good ſhare of his fortuné: Att. - Every moment Cato's life's at /lake. Addison Cato. 7. The ſtaše is a ſmall anvil, which ſtands upon a ſmál iron foot on the work-bench, to remove as occaſion offers; or elſe it hath a ſtrong iron ſpike at the bottom let into ſome place of the work-bench, not to be removed. Its office is to ſet ſmall cold work ſtraight upon, or to cut or punch upon with the cold chiſel or cold punch. Moxon's Mech. Exer. To STAKE. v.a. [from the noun.] 1. To faſten, ſupport, or defend with poſts ſet upright. Stake and bind up your weakeſt plants and flowers againſt the winds, before they in a moment proſtrate a whole year's labour. , Evelyn's Kalendar. 2. To wager; to hazard; to put to hazard. !s a man betrayed in his neareſt concerns? The cauſe is, he relied upon the ſervices of a pack of villains, who defiºned nothing but their own game, and to ſtake him while they playºd for themſelves. South Perſons, after their priſons have been flung open have choſen rather to languiſh in their dungeons than jº. their miſèrable lives on the ſucceſs of a revolūtion. Addison. They duſt not ſtaše their preſent and future happineſs on their own chimerical imaginations. » - Addiſon. A º * lamb that near the fountain plays, iſon n - - - STAf.cº. º: his dancing ſhade ſurveys. Pope. - - - ſ [from rax…'. º: only far in the fift º an icicle, accidentally Stº. º: fiſſures of the ſtone, ſ/oodward. A cave wa º Reſembling an icicle. ſides. S lined with *º on the top and erham's Phyſico-Thology STALAGMi'Tes. ” ſº Spar formed into the #: ...'. Woodward's Math. Fºſſ. STALE. adj. [ſhelle, Dutch.] 1. Old; long kept ; altered by time. Stale is not uſed of per- ſons otherwiſe than in contempt. This, Richard, is a curious caſe: Suppoſe your eyes ſent equal rays Upon two diſtant pots of ale, Not knowing which was mild or ſale; In this ſad ſtate your doubtful choice Would never have the caſting voice. Prior, A ſale virgin ſets up a ſhop in a place where ſhe is not known. Spectator. 2. Uſed 'till it is of no uſe or eſteem; worn out of regard or notice. The duke regarded not the muttering multitude, knowing that rumours grow /ſale and vaniſh with time. Hayward. About her neck a pacquet mail, Fraught with advice, ſome freſh, ſome ſale. Butler. Many things beget opinion; ſo doth novelty: wit itſelf, if ſale, is leſs taking. Grew's Coſmºl. Pompey was a perfeót favourite of the people; but his pre- tenſions grew ſale for want of a timely opportunity of intro- ducing them upon the ſtage. Swift. They reaſon and conclude by precedent, And own ſale nonſenſe which they ne'er invent. Pºpe. STALE. n.ſ.. [from raelan, Saxon, to ſteal.] 1. Something exhibited or offered as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpoſe. His heart being wholly delighted in deceiving us, we could never be warned; but rather one bird caught, ſerved for a ſtale to bring in more. Sidney, Still as he went he crafty ſales did lay, With cunning trains him to entrap unwares; And privy ſpials plac'd in all his way, To weet what courſe he takes, and how he fares. Fa. &. The trumpery in my houſe bring hither, For ſale to catch theſe thieves. Shakespeare. Timºff, Had he none elſe to make a ſale but me? I was the chief that rais'd him to the crown, And I'll be chief to bring him down again. Shakeſ H.VI. A pretence of kindneſs is the univerſal ſale to all baſe pro- jećts: by this men are robbed of their fortunes, and women of their honour. Government ºf the Tºngue. It may be a vizor for the hypocrite, and aftale for the am- bitious. Decay ºf Pitt). This eaſy fool muſt be my ſººk, ſet up To catch the people's eyes: he's tame and merciful; Him I can manage. Dryden's Dan Seloftian. 2. In Shakeſpeare it ſeems to ſignify a proſtitute. I ſtand diſhonour'd, that have gone about To link my dear friend to a common ſale. 3. [From ſale, adj.) Urine; old urine. 4. Old beer; beer ſomewhat acidulated. 5. [Stele, Dutch, a ſtick.] A handle. It hath a long/tale or handle, with a button at the end for Satºſtart, one's hand. Mortimer's Husbandry. To Stale. v. a. [from the adjećtive J. To wear out; to make old. Age cannot wither her, nor cuſtom ſale Her infinite variety. Shakespeare. Ant, and Cleºpatra, Were I a common laugher, or did uſe To ſale with ordinary oaths my love - To every new proteſtor. Shakespeare .julius Cºſar. A barren-ſpirited fellow, one that feeds On abječt orts and imitations; Which, out of uſe, and /tal’d by other men, . . º Begin his faſhion. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar. To St Ale. v. n. [from the noun..] To make water. Having ty'd his beaſt t'a pale, And taken time for both to ſale. STA'LELY. adv. [from ſia'e.] Of old; long time. All your promis'd mountains And ſeas I am ſo ſaleſ, acquainted with. Ben. jºſº. STA'LENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſale.] Oldneſs; ſtate of being long kept; ſtate of being corrupted by time. r The beer and wine, as well within water as abovº, have not been palled; but ſomewhat better than bottles of the ſame drinks and ſaleneſ, kept in a cellar. Bacon's Nat. |. Provided our ſandlord's principles were ſound, we did no take any notice of the ſalentſ of his proviſions. Addison. To STALK. v. m. [rzealcan, Saxon.] 1. To walk with high and ſuperb ſteps. a ſenſe of diſlike. His monſtrous enemy With ſturdy ſteps came ſaling in his fight. Shall your city call us lord, In that behalf which we challeng'd it? Or ſhall we give the ſignal to our rage, And ſtalk in blood to our poſſeſſion? Unfold th’ eternal door: You ſee before the gate what /talking ghoſt ſl. Commands the guard, what ſentries keep the Pott. Hudibraſ. It is uſed commonly" Fairy £ºn. Shakeſp. K. jºin. Dryden. Bertraſt
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Bertran
Stalks cloſe behind her, like a witch's fiend
Preſfing to be employ'd.
They paſs their precious hours in plays and ſports,
*Till death behind came ſlalking on unſeen. Dryden.
With manly mien he/talk'd along the ground;
Nor wanted voice bely'd, nor vaunting ſound. Dryden.
Then ſtalking through the deep
He fords the ocean, while the topmoſt wave
Scarce reaches up his middle ſide. Addison.
'Tis not to ſºalk about, and draw freſh air
From time to time. Addiſon's Cato.
Vexatious thought ſtill found my flying mind,
Nor bound by limits, nor to place confin'd;
Haunted my nights, and terrify’d my days;
Stalk'd through my gardens, and purſu'd my ways,
Nor ſhut from artful bow'r, nor loſt in winding maze. Pri.
Scornful turning from the ſhore
My haughty ſtep, I ſtalk'd the valley o’er. Pope's Od/y.
2. To walk behind a ſtalking horſe or cover.
The king aſked how far it was to a certain town: they ſaid
ſix miles. Half an hour after he aſked again: one ſaid fix
miles and a half. The king alighted out of his coach, and
crept under the ſhoulder of his led horſe: and when ſome aſked
his majeſty what he meant, I muſt ſtalk, ſaid he, for yonder
town is ſhy, and flies me. Bacon's Apophthegms.
STALK. n.ſ.. [from the verb ]
1. High, proud, wide, and ſtately ſtep.
Behind it forth there leapt
An ugly fiend, more foul than diſmal day;
The which with monſtrous/talk behind him ſtept,
And ever as he went due watch upon him kept. Fa. Qileen.
Great Milton next, with high and haughty ſtalks,
Unfetter'd in majeſtick numbers walks. Addiſon.
2. [Stele, Dutch..] The ſtem on which flowers or fruits grow.
A ſtock-gillyflower, gently tied on a ſtick, put into a ſteep
glaſs full of quickſilver, ſo that the quickſilver cover it; after
five days you will find the flower freſh, and the falº harder
and leſs flexible than it was. Bacon.
Small ſtore will ſerve, where ſtore,
All ſeaſons, ripe for uſe hangs on theſial%. Milton.
That amber attracts not baſil is wholly repugnant unto
truth; for if the leaves thereof, or dried/talks, be ſtripped unto
ſmall ſtraws, they ariſe unto amber, wax, and other electricks,
no otherways than thoſe of wheat and rye. Brown.
Roſes unbid, and ev'ry fragrant flow'r,
Flew from their ſtalks to ſtrew thy nuptial bow'r. Dryden.
3. The ſtem of a quill.
Viewed with a glaſs, they appear made up of little bladders,
like thoſe in the plume ...}} of a quill. Grew.
STAL'KINGHoRs E. m. ſ. [ſialking and horſe.] A horſe either
real or fictitious by which a fowler ſhelters himſelf from the
ſight of the game; a maſk; a pretence.
Let the counſellor give counſel not for faction but for con-
ſcience, forbearing to make the good of the ſtate the ſtalking-
ºft of his private ends. Hakewill on Providence.
ypocriſy is the devil's ſlalkinghorſe, under an affectation of
ſimplicity and religion. L’Eſtrange.
STA’LKY. adj. [from ſtalk..] Hard like a ſtalk.
It grows upon a round ſtalk, and at the top bears a great
ſlalky head. Mortimer.
STALL. n.ſ. [rzeal, Saxon; ſlal, Dutch; ſtalla, Italian.]
1. A crib in which an ox is fed, or where any horſe is kept in
the ſtable.
A herd of oxen then he carv'd, with high rais'd heads,
forg'd all
Of gold and tin, for colour mixt, and bellowing from their
ſtall,
Ruſht to their paſtures.
Duncan's horſes,
Beauteous and ſwift, the minions of the race,
Turn'd wild in nature, broke their/falls, flung out,
Contending 'gainſt obedience. Shakespeare Macbeth.
Solomon had forty thouſand ſlall of horſes. 1 King; iv.
His fellow ſought what lodging, he could find;
At laſt he found aftall where oxen ſtood. Dryden.
2. A bench or form where any thing is ſet to ſale.
Stalls, bulks, windows,
Are ſmother'd up, leads fill'd, and ridges hors'd
With variable complećtions; all agreeing
In earneſtneſs to ſee him. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
They are nature's coarſer wares that lie on the ſtall, expoſed
Chapman's Iliad.
to the tranſient view of every common eye. Glanv.
Beſs Hoy firſt found it troubleſome to bawl,
And therefore plac'd her cherries on a ſtall. King.
How pedlars ſtalls with glitt'ring toys are laid,
The various fairings of the country maid. Gay,
Harley, the nation's great ſupport,
Returning home one day from court,
Obſerv'd a parſon near Whitehall,
Cheap'ning old authors on a ſtall. Swift.
Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
3. [Stall, Swediſh; ſal, Armorick.] A ſmall houſe of ſhed in
which certain trades are pračtiſed.
All theſe together in one heap were thrown,
Like Carcaſes of beaſts in butcher's ſtall;
And in another corner wide were ſtrown
The antique ruins of the Roman's fall.
4. The ſeat of a dignified clergyman in the choir.
The pope creates a canon beyond the number limited, and
commands the chapter to aſſign unto ſuch canon a ſlal in the
choir and place in the chapter. - Ayliffe's Parergon.
The dignified clergy, out of mere humility, have called their
thrones by the names of ſmalls. Warkurton,
To St All. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To keep in a ſtall or ſtable.
For ſuch encheaſon, if you go nie,
Few chimneys reeking you will eſpy;
The fat ox, that wont ſigg in the ſtall,
Is now faſt ſtalled in his crumenal. Spenſer’s Paſioral.
For my part, he keeps me ruſtically at home; or, to ſpeak
more, properly, ſties me here at home unkept: for call you
that keeping, for a gentleman of my birth, that differs not
from the ſtalling of an ox Shakeſpeare.
Niſus the foreſt paſs'd,
And Alban plains, from Alba's name ſo call’d,
Where king Latinus then his oxen/lal’d. Dryden,
2. [For inſtall.] To inveſt.
Long may’ſt thou live to wail thy children's loſs;
And ſee another as I ſee thee now,
Deck'd in thy rights, as thou art/all'd in mine. Shakeſp.
To St All. v. m.
1. To inhabit; to dwell.
We could not ſtall together in the world. Shakeſpeare.
2. To kennel.
sºrrº. adj. Iſail and fed..] Fed not with graſs but dry
Stalfed oxen, and crammed fowls, are often diſeaſed in
their livers. Arbuthnot on Aiments.
STA'll worn, adj. [ſhall and worn.] Long kept in the ſtable.
i. it is probably a miſtake for ſtalworth, [rtapalper's, Saxon,
out.]
His ſhallworn ſteed the champion ſtout beſtrode. Shaieff.
STA'llion. n.ſ. [yſdalwyn, an old Welch word: the one is
derived from the other; but which from which I cannot cer-
tainly tell. Wotton. Eſtallion, French; falline, Italian; /a/-
heng/?, Dutch... juniuſ thinks it derived from rvaelan, to leap.]
A horſe kept for mares.
The preſent defects are breeding without choice of ſtallions
in ſhape or ſize. Tempk.
p If fleet Dragon's progeny at laſt p
Prove jaded, and in frequent matches caſt,
No favour for the ſtallion we retain,
And no reſpect for the degen'rate ſtrain. Dryden.
I will not aſk him one of his Egyptians; ”
No, let him keep’em all for ſlaves and/fallionſ. Dryden.
STAMINA. m. ſ. [Latin.]
1. The firſt principles of anything,
2. The ſolids of a human body.
3. [In botany.] Thoſe little fine threads or capillaments which
grow up within the flowers of plants, encompaſſing round the
{tyle, and on which the apices grow at their extremities.
STA'M IN Eous. adj. [/lamineus, Latin)
1. Conſiſting of threads.
2. Stamineous flowers.
Stamineous flowers are ſo far imperfeół as to want thoſe
coloured leaves which are called petala, and conſiſt only of the
ſtylus and the ſtamina; and ſuch plants as do bear theſe ſiami-
neous flowers Ray makes to conſtitute a large genus of plants:
theſe he divides into ſuch as, firſt, have their fruit or ſeed to-
tally divided from the flower; and theſe are ſuch plants as are
ſaid to be of different ſexes: the reaſon of which is, that from
the ſaid ſeed ſome plant ſhall ariſe with flowers and no fruit,
and others with fruit and no flowers; as hops, hemp, ſtinging
nettles. 2. Such as have their fruit only a little disjointed
from their flowers; as the ricinus, and the heliotropium tri-
conon. 3. Such as have their fruit immediately contiguous,
or adhering to their flower. 4. Such whoſe flowers adhere to
the top or uppermoſt of the ſeed; as the beta, aſarum, and
alchimilla. -
STA'MMEL. m. ſ. Of this word I know not the meaning.
Reedhood, the firſt that doth appear
In ſiammel ; ſcarlet is too dear. Ben. Johnſºn.
To STAMMER. J. n. [reamer, a ſtammerer, Saxon; ſame-
len, ſtameren, to ſtammer, Dutch..] To ſpeak with unna-
tural heſitation; to utter words with difficulty.
Sometime to her news of myſelf to tell
I go about; but then is all my bett -
Wry words, and ſamm'ring, or elſe doltiſh dumb: -
Say then, can this but of enchantment come? * Sidney.
I would thou could'ſt ſtammer, that thou might'ſ pour out
of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouth'd bottle,
either too much at once, or none at all. Sha *g.
4. Nºne
Fairy Queen,
S T A S T A STA’M She/?ammers; oh what grace in liſping lies! If ſhe ſays nothing, to be ſure ſhe's wiſe. Lagean juice, -_- whichſammering tongues and ſtagg'ring feet produce. Dryd. its hoped he would come to ſtammer like De- ...:" op Arbuthn. Mart. Scrib. Your hearers would rather you ſhould be leſs correót, than perpetually ſtammering, which is one of the worſt ſoleciſms - ick. Swift. in : aſ [from ſiammer.] One who ſpeaks with heſitation. - - - Aſiammerer cannot with moderation hope for the gift of tongues, or a peaſant to become learned as Origen. Taylor. To Si AMP. v. a. ſ.ſiampen, Dutch; /lamper, Daniſh.] 1. To ſtrike by prefing the foot haſtily downwards. If Arcite thus deplore His ſuff'rings, Palamon yet ſuffers more; He frets, he fumes, he ſtares, he ſtamps the ground; The hollow tow'r with clamours rings around. Dryden. - und; to beat as in a mortar. 2 Tº: the calf you had made, burnt it with fire, and/ºamped and ground it very ſmall. - Deutr. ix. 21. sºme apothecaries, upon ſtamping of coloquintida, have been put into a great ſcouring by the vapour only. Bacon. 3. [Eſtamper, French; ſtampare, Italian; ºftampar, Spaniſh.] To impreſs with ſome mark or figure. Height of place is intended only to ſtamp the endowments of a private condition with luſtre and authority. South. Here ſwells the ſhelf with Ogilby the great; There, ſtamp'd with arms, Newcaſtle ſhines complete. Dryden. Pope. 4. To fix a mark by impreſfing it. Out of mere ambition, you have made Your holy hat be ſlampt on the king's coin. Shakeſpeare. Theſe prodigious conceits in nature ſpring out of framing abſtraćted conceptions, inſtead of thoſe eaſy and primary no- tions which nature ſlamps alike in all men of common ſenſe. Digby on Bodies. There needs no poſitive law or ſančtion of God to ſtamp an obliquity upon ſuch a diſobedience. South's Sermons. No conſtant reaſon of this can be given, but from the na- ture of man's mind, which hath this notion of a deity born with it, and ſtamped upon it; or is of ſuch a frame, that in the free uſe of itſelf it will find out God. Zillotſon. Though God has given us no innate ideas of himſelf, though he has ſtampt no original charaćters on our minds, wherein we may read his being; yet having furniſhed us with thoſe faculties our minds are endowed with, he hath not left himſelf without witneſs. Locke. Can they perceive the impreſſions from things without, and be at the ſame time ignorant of thoſe charaćters which nature herſelf has taken care to ſtamp within Locke. What titles had they had, if nature had not Strove hard to thruſt the worſt deſerving firſt, And ſtamp'd the noble mark of elderſhip Upon their baſer metal? Rowe's Ambitious Stepmother. What an unſpeakable happineſs would it be to a man en- gaged in the purſuit of knowledge, if he had but a power of famping his beſt ſentiments upon his memory in indelible chara&ters? Watts. 5. To make by impreſfing a mark. If two penny weight of ſilver, marked with a certain im- preſſion, ſhall here in England be equivalent to three penny weight marked with another impreſſion, they will not fail to Jamp pieces of that faſhion, and quickly carry away your ſilver. Locke. 6. To mint; to form; to coin. We are baſtards all; And that moſt venerable man, which I did call my father, was I know not where When I was ſtampt. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. To Stamp. v.º. To ſtrike the foot ſuddenly downward. What a fool art thou, A ramping fool, to brag, to ſtamp, and ſwear, Upon my party! Thou cold-blooded ſlave, Haſt thou not ſpoke like thunder on my fide Shakespeare care. The men ſhall howl at the noiſe of the ſtamping of the hoofs of his ſtrong horſes. jer. xlvii. 3. - There is ſuch an echo among the old ruins and vaults, that, if you ſtamp but a little louder than ordinary, you hear the ſound repeated. - Addison's Spectator. He cannot bear th’ aſtoniſhing delight, But ſtarts, exclaims, and ſtamps, and raves and dies. Dennis. They got to the top, which was flat and even, and ſtamping , "Pon it, they found it was hollow. Gulliver's Travels. St AMr. ": ſ [t/lampe, French; ſampa, Italian ] 1. Any inſtrument by which a hollow impreſſion is made. Añº, º nymphs, with colours faint A Pºllºw, may Cupid paint, nd a weak heart in time deſtroy: She has */lamp, and prints the boy. I/aller. 'Tis gold ſo pure, It cannot bear the ſtamp without allay. 2. A mark ſet on anything; impreſſion. That ſacred name gives ornament and grace, And, like his ſtamp, makes baſeſt metals paſs: 'Twere folly now a ſtately pile to raiſe, To build a playhouſe, while you throw down plays. Dryd Ideas are imprinted on the memory; ſome by an objea ar. fečting the ſenſes only; others, that have more than once offered themſelves, have yet been little taken notice of; the mind, intent only on one thing, not ſettling the flamp deep into itſelf. Lake. 3. A thing marked or ſtamped. The mere deſpair of ſurgery he cures; Hanging a golden ſtamp about their necks, Put on with holy prayers. Shakespeare. Macbeth. 4. A pićture cut in wood or metal; a piéture made by impreſſion; a cut; a plate. - At Venice they put out very curious ſtamps of the ſeveral edifices, which are moſt famous for their beauty and magni- ficence. Addiſon on Iaş. 5. A mark ſet upon things that pay cuſtoms to the government. Indeed the paper ſtamp Did very much his genius cramp; And ſince he could not ſpend his fire, He now intended to retire. Swift. 6. . charaćter of reputation, good or bad, fixed upon any thing. - The perſons here refleåed upon are of ſuch a pecular/lamp of impiety, that they ſeem formed into a kind of diabolical ſociety for the finding out new experiments in vice South. Where reaſon or ſcripture is expreſſed for any opinion, we may receive it as of divine authority; but it is not the ſtrength of our own perſuaſions which can give it that ſamp. Lºº. 7. Authority; currency; value derived from any ſuffrage of atteſtation. Of the ſame ſlamp is that which is obtruded upon us, that an adamant ſuſpends the attraction of the loadſtone. Brown. The common people do not judge of vice or virtue by mo- rality, or the immorality, ſo much as by the ſamp that is ſet upon't by men of figure. L'Eſtrange. 8. Make; caſt; form. If ſpeaking truth In this fine age were not thought flatt'ry, Such attribution ſhould this Douglas have, As not a ſoldier of this ſeaſon's ſtamp Should go ſo general current through the world. Shakespeare , When one man of an exemplary improbity charges another of the ſame ſtamp in a court of juſtice, he lies under the diſ- advantage of a ſtrong ſuſpicion. L'Eſtrange. Let a friend to the government relate to him a matter of fačt, he gives him the lye in every look; but if one of his own ſtamp ſhould tell him that the king of Sweden would be ſuddenly at Perth, he hugs himſelf at the good news. Addiſon. STA'Mper. n.ſ.. [from ſtamp.] An inſtrument of pounding: From the ſtamping-mill it paſſeth through the crazing-mill; but of late times they moſtly uſe wet ſtampers. Carew. St AN, amongſt our forefathers, was the termination of the ſuperlative degree: ſo Atheſian, moſt noble; Beſan, the beſt; Leoffan, the deareſt; // iſlan, the wiſeſt; Dunſan, the higheſt. Gibſon's Camden. To STANCH. v.a. [c/lancher, French; ſtagnare, Italian.] To ſtop blood; to hinder from running. - Iron or a ſtone, laid to the neck, doth ſtanch the bleeding of the noſe. Bacon's Natural Hiſtº. Of veins of earth medicinal are terra lemnia, terra fight, communis, and bolus armenus; whereof terra lemnia the chief: the virtues of them are for curing of wounds, ſtand- ing of blood, and ſtopping of fluxes and rheums. Baton. Leeches, inwardly taken, faſten upon the veins, and occa- fion an effuſion of blood, which cannot be eaſily/anº Brown's Pulgar Brrºr" He fought to hinder fighting, and affay'd To ſtanch blood by breathing of the vein. Dryden. To St.Anch. v. n. To ſtop. - A woman touched the hem of his garment, and imme- diately her iſſue ſtanched. L. viii. 4+ StANch. adj. [This ſeems to come from the verb.] 1. Sound; ſuch as will not run out. What we endeavoured in vain may be performed by ſome virtuoſo, that ſhall have /lancher veſſels, and more º days. - - 2. Firm; ſound of principle; truſty; hearty; dºº, o The ſtanding abſurdity, without the belief of whic º man is reckoned a ſlanch churchman, is that there is a C* º head club. Addison. In politicks, I hear, you're /?anch, Dryden, Directly bent againſt the French. Prior, Each ſlaunch polemick ſtubborn as a rock, Each fierce logician ſtill expelling Locke, ad Dunciad. Came whip and ſpur. 3. Strong;
S T A
S T A
*:::
3. Strong; not to be broken.
If I knew
What hoop would hold us ſlaunch from edge to edge
O' th' world, I would purſue it. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
You will loſe their love: this is to be kept ſanch, and
carefully watched. Locke.
STA'Nchion. m. ſ. ſeſançon, French.] A prop; a ſupport.
Sta'schless, adj. [from ſtanch.] Not to be ſtopped.
There grows,
In my moſt ill compos'd affection, ſuch
A ſtanchleſs avarice, that, were I king,
I ſhould cut off the nobles for their lands. Shakespeare Macbeth.
To STAND. &n preterite 1 ſºod, I have ſlood. [reanban,
Gothick and Saxon; /laen, Dutch; /lare, Italian; ſlar,
Spaniſh; /?are, Latin.]
I. To be upon the feet; not to fit or lie down.
2. To be not demoliſhed or overthrown.
What will they then what but unbuild
A living temple, built by faith to ſland 2 Milton.
3. To be placed as an edifice,
This poet's tomb ſtood on the other ſide of Naples, which
looks towards Veſuvio. Addiſon on Italy.
4. To remain erect; not to fall.
Chariot and charioteer lay overturn'd,
And fiery foaming ſteeds: what ſtood, recoil'd
O'erweary'd, through the faint ſatanick hoſt
Defenſive ſcarce, or with pale fear ſurpris'd
Fled ignominious. Milton's Paradiſ, Loft.
5. To become erect.
The rooted fibres roſe, and from the wound
Black bloody drops diſtill'd upon the ground:
Mute, and amaz'd, my hair with horror ſtood;
Fear ſhrunk my ſenſes, and congeal’d my blood.
Her hair ſtood up; convulſive rage poſſeſs'd
Her trembling limbs.
6. To ſtop; to halt; not to go forward.
The leaders, having charge from you to ſland,
Will not go off until they hear you ſpeak. Shakespeare H. VI.
Sun in Gideon ſland,
And thou moon in the vale of Ajalon. Milton.
Mortal, who this forbidden path
In arms preſum'ſt to tread, I charge thee ſland,
And tell thy name. Dryden's An.
7. To be at a ſtationary point without progreſs or regreſſion.
This nation of Spain runs a race ſtill of empire, when all
Dryden.
Dryden's Án.
other ſtates of Chriſtendom/land at a ſtay. Bacon.
Immenſe the pow'r, immenſe were the demand;
Say, at what part of nature will they ſtand? Pope.
8. To be in a ſtate of firmneſs, not vacillation.
Commonwealths by virtue ever ſtood. Davies.
To ſtand or fall,
Free in thine own arbitrement it lies. Milton.
My mind on its own centre ſlands unmov’d,
And ſtable as the fabrick of the world,
Propt on itſelf. Dryden.
9. To be in any poſture of reſiſtance or defence.
Seeing how lothly oppoſite I ſtººd
To his unnat'ral purpoſe, in fell motion
With his prepared ſword he charges home
My unprovided body. Shakeſp. King Lear.
From enemies heav'n keep your majeſty;
And when they ſtand againſt you, may they fall. Shakeſp.
10. To be in a ſtate of hoſtility; to keep the ground.
If he would preſently yield, Barbaroſla promiſed to let him
go free; but if he ſhould /?and upon his defence, he threatened
to make him repent his fooliſh hardineſs, Knolles.
The king granted the Jews to gather themſelves together,
and ſiand for their life. F/?h. viii. I 1.
We are often conſtrained to ſtand alone againſt the ſtrength
of opinion. Brown's Preface to Wu'gar Errours.
It was by the ſword they ſhould die, if they ſtood upon de-
fence; and by the halter, if they ſhould yield. Hayward.
11. Not to yield; not to fly; not to give way.
Who before him ſlood ſo to it? for the Lord brought his
enemies unto him. Ecclus xlvi. 3.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
fand againſt the wiles of the devil. Eph. vi. 11.
Their lives and fortunes were put in ſafety, whether the
Jīood to it or ran away. Bacon's Henry VII.
12. To ſtay ; not to fly.
At the ſoldierly word ſland the flyers halted a little, Clarend.
13. To be placed with regard to rank or order.
Amongſt liquids endued with this quality of relaxing, warm
water ſlands firſt. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Theology would truly enlarge the mind, were it ſtudied
with that freedom and that ſacred charity which it teaches: let
this therefore ſland always chief. Aſ/atts.
14. To remain in the preſent ſtate.
If meat make my brother offend, I will eat no fleſh while
the world ſtandeth. 1 Cor. viii. 13.
That ſots and knaves ſhould be ſo vain
To wiſh their vile reſemblance may remain;
And ſand recorded, at their own requeſt,
To future days a libel or a jeſt. Dryden.
15. [E/?ar, Spaniſh..] To be in any particular ſtate; to be : em-
phatically expreſſed.
The ſea,
Aw'd by the rod of Moſes ſo to ſtand,
Divided. Milton.
Accompliſh what your ſigns foreſhow:
Iſland reſign'd, and am prepar'd to go.
He ſtruck the ſnakes, and ſtood again
New ſex'd, and ſtrait recover'd into man. Addiſon.
They expect to be favoured, who ſtand not poſſeſſed of any
one of thoſe qualifications that belonged to him. Atterbu, y.
Some middle prices ſhew us in what proportion the value ºf
their lands ſtood, in regard to thoſe of our own country. Arbuth.
God, who ſees all things intuitively, does not want theſe
helps; he neither ſtand, in need of logick nor uſes it. Baker.
Perſians and Greeks like turns of nature found,
And the world's vićtor/food ſubdu'd by ſound. Pope.
Narrow capacities, imagining the great capable of being diſ-
concerted by little occaſions, frame their malignant fables ac-
cordingly, and /land detected by it, as by an evident mark of
ignorance. Pºpe’s Eſſay on Homer.
16. Not to become void; to remain in force.
God was not ignorant that the judges, whoſe ſentence in
matters of controverſy he ordained ſhould ſland, oftentimes
would be deceived. Hooker.
A thing within my boſom tells me,
That no conditions of our peace can ſland Shakespeare H. IV.
I will puniſh you, that ye may know that my words ſhall
ſurely ſland againſt you for evil. jer xiv. 29.
My mercy will I keep for him, and my covenant ſhall ſland
faſt with him. Pſ. lxxxix. 28.
17. To conſiſt; to have its being or eſſence.
That could not make him that did the ſervice perfeół, as
pertaining to the conſcience, which ſtoºd only in meats and
Dryden's Żn.
drinks. Heb. ix. I c.
18. To be with reſpect to terms of a contračt.
The hirelings ſland at a certain wages. Carew,
19. To have a place.
If it /land
Within the eye of honour, be aſſured
My purſe, my perſon, my extremeſt means,
Lie all unlock'd to your occaſions. Shakespeare 44erch. of Penice.
My very enemy's dog, -
Though he had bit me, ſhould have ſtood that night
Againſt my fire. Shakeſp. King Lear.
A philoſopher diſputed with Adrian the emperor, and did it
but weakly: one of his friends, that ſtood by, ſaid, Methinks
you were not like yourſelf laſt day in argument with the em-
peror; I could have anſwered better myſelf. Why, ſaid the
philoſopher, would you have me contend with him that com-
mands thirty legions: Bacon.
This excellent man, who ſtood not upon the advantage-
ground before, provoked men of all qualities. Clarendºn.
Chariots wing'd
From th’ armoury of God, where ſtand of old • r
Myriads. Milton.
We make all our addreſſes to the promiſes, hug and careſs
them, and in the interim let the commands ſtand by ne-
glečted. Decay ºf Piety.
20. To be in any ſtate at the time preſent.
Oppreſt nature ſleeps:
This reſt might yet have balm'd thy broken ſenſes,
Which ſland in hard cure. Shakespeare Kºng Lear.
So it ſlands; and this I fear at laſt,
Hume's knavery will be the dutcheſs' wreck. Shakespeare H. VI.
Our company aſſembled, I ſaid, My dear friends, let us
know ourſelves, and how it ſtande h with us. Bacon,
Gardiner was made king's ſolicitor, and the patent, formerly
granted to Saint-John, ſlo.d revoked. Cº.
Why ſtand we longer ſhivering under fears? A/ilton.
As things now ſtand with us, we have no power to do good
after that illuſtrious manner our Saviour did. Calary's Ser”.
21. To be in a permanent ſtate.
The broil doubtful long ſtoºd,
As two ſpent ſwimmers that do cling together,
And choke their art. ſhall rej .
I in thy perſevering ſhall rejoice, - ...
And all the {...}.} faſt. Milton.
22. To be with regard to condition or fortune.
Iſland in need of one whoſe glories may
Redeem my crimes, ally me to his fame.
23. To have any particular reſpect.
3 “. ſ.". in the dark, his ſharp ſword out,
Mumbling of wicked charms, conjring the moº.
*"...# auſpicious miſtreſs. Shaeff. King Lear.
An utter unſuitableneſs diſobedience has to the relation
whº man neceſſarily/and in towards his Maker. **
24. To be without action.
: To depend; to reſt; to be ſuppºrted.
This reply ſlandeth all by conjectures.
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Shºar.
Drydºn.
Whitgifte.
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S T A S T A. terians of the kirk, leſs forward to declare their T.. º . point, ſtand upon the latter only. Sanderſ. º: that will know, muſt by the connexion of the proofs ſee the truth and the ground it ſland; on. Locke. 26. To be with regard to ſtate of mind. - ºnj in awe and fin not: commune with your ºn heart upon your bed, and be ſtill. - Pſal. iv. 4. I deſire to be preſent, and change my voice, fºr Iſland in doubt of you. - Gal. iv. 20. 27. To ſucceed; to be acquitted; to be ſafe. Readers, by whoſe judgment I would ſland, or fall, would not be ſuch as are acquainted only with th; French and Ita- lian criticks. - Addiſon's Speciator. 28. To be with reſpect to any particular. Caeſar entreats, ſland'ſ? ot to conſider in what caſe thouſand. }. than he is Caeſar. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra. To heav'n I do appeal, | have lov'd my king and common-weal; º for my º, I º not how it ſtands. Shakespeare Henry VI. 29. To be reſolutely of a party. - The cauſe muſt be preſumed as good on our part as on theirs, till it be decided who have/load for the truth, and who for er- IOur. Hooker. Shall we ſound him 2 I think, he will ſland very ſtrong with us. Shakeſpeare. who will riſe up or ſland up for me againſt the workers of iniquity ? Pſalm xciv. 16. 30. To be in the place; to be repreſentative. Chilon ſaid, that kings friends and favourites were like caſt- ing counters; that ſometimes/loºd for one, ſometimes for ten. Bacon. I will not trouble myſelf, whether theſe names ſtand for the ſame thing, or really include one another. Locke. Their language being ſcanty, had no words in it to ſland for a thouſand. Locke. 1. To remain ; to be fixed. Watch ye, ſland faſt in the faith, quit you like men, be ſtrong. I Cor. xvi. 13. How ſoon hath thy predićtion, ſeer bleſt! Meaſur'd this tranſient world, the race of time, Till time ſland fix'd. Milton. 32. To hold a courſe. Behold on Latian ſhores a foreign prince! From the ſame parts of heav'n his navy ſtands, To the ſame parts on earth his army lands. Full for the port the Ithacenſians ſtand, And furl their ſails, and iſſue on the land. Pope's Odſey. 33. To have direction towards any local point. The wand did not really ſland to the metals, when placed under it, or the metalline veins. Boyle. 34. To offer as a candidate. He ſtºod to be elected one of the pro&tors for the univer- ſity. - Sanderſºn': Life. 35. To place himſelf; to be placcd. The fool hath planted in his memory An army of good words; and I do know A many fools that ſtand in better place, Garniſh’d like him, that for a trickſy word Defy the matter. Shakeſpeare's Merch. of Venice. He was commanded by the duke to ſtand aſide and expect his anſwer. Knolles's Hiſtory of the 7 urks. I ſtood between the Lord and you, to ſhew you the Lord's word. Deuter. v. 5. Stand by when he is going. Swift's Directions to the Butler. 36. To ſtagnate ; not to flow. Where Ufens glides along the lowly lands, Or the black water of Pomptina/lands. 37. To be with reſpect to chance. Yourſelf, renowned prince, then ſizzd as fair As any comer I have look'd on, For my affection. Shakeſpeare's Merchant of Penice. Each thinks he ſland; faireſt for the great lot, and that he is poſſeſſed of the golden number. Addison's Spectator. He was a gentleman of conſiderable pračice at the bar, and ſtood fair for the firſt vacancy on the bench. Rowe. 38. To remain ſatisfied. Though Page be a ſecure fool, and ſland ſo firmly on his wife’s failty; yet I cannot put off my opinion ſo eaſily. Shakespeare 39. Tº be without motion. . I º who time ambles withal, who time gallops with- ... Whom ſtand; it ſtill withal?—With lawyers in the va- º ; for they ſleep between term and term, and then they ... i. !. * II].OWCS. Shakeſpeare. º Will ſuſpect they ſhall make but ſmall progreſs, if, * books they read, they muſt ſtand to examine and un- rayºl every argument. Locke. 4 I. º } **well with many words, or much pertinacity. tº: . . point, and be curious in particulars, 4t author of the ſtory. 2 Micab. ii. 32. Drydºn. Dryden. It is ſo plain that it needeth not to be ſcod upon. Bacon. 42. To be expoſed. - Have I lived to ſtand in the taunt of one that makes fritters of Engliſh. Shakeſpeare's Merry Wives ºf Windſºr 43. To perſiſt; to perſevere. - Never ſland in a lie when thou art accuſed, but aſk pardon and make amends. Taylor's Rule of holy Living The emperor/fanding upon the advantage he had got by i. ſeiſure of their fleet, obliged them to deliver. Gulliver's Travel. Hath the prince a full commiſſion, To hear, and abſolutely to determine Of what conditions we ſhall/?and upon : Shaft. Henry IV. 44. To perſiſt in a claim. It remains, To gratify his noble ſervice, that Hath thus ſtoºd for his country. 45. To adhere ; to abide. Deſpair would ſtard to the ſword, To try what friends would do, or fate afford. Daniel. 46. To be conſiſtent. His faithful people, whatſoever they rightly aſk, the ſame ſhall they receive, ſo far as may ſtand with the glory of God and their own everlaſting good; unto either of which it is no virtuous man's purpoſe to ſeek anything prejudicial. Haviºr. Some inſtances of fortune cannot ſtand with ſome others: but if you deſire this, you muſt loſe that. jayſ. It ſtood with reaſon that they ſhould be rewarded liberally out of their own labours ſince they received pay. Davies. Sprightly youth and cloſe application will hardly ſland to- gether. Fellºn. 47. To St AND hy. To ſupport; to defend; not to deſert. The aſ hoped the dog would ſtand by him, if ſet upon by the wolf. L'Eſtrange. If he meet with a repulſe, we muſt throw off the ſox's ſkin, and put on the lion's : come, gentlemen, you'll ſland by me. Dryden's ºf aniſh Friar. Our good works will attend and /?and by us at the hour of death. Calam). 48. To STAND ly. To be preſent without being an ador. Margaret's curſe is fall'n upon our heads, For ſtanding by when Richard kill'd her ſon. Shakſara. 49. To St ANP by. To repoſe on; to reſt in. The world is inclined to /*and by the Arundelian marble. Pope's Eſſay on Hºmer. 5.o. To St AND fºr. To propoſe one's ſelf a candidate. How many ſland/ºr conſulſhips ?—three; but 'tis thought of every one Coriolanus will carry it. Shakespeare care. If they were jealous that Coriolanus had a deſign on their liberties when he ſtood for the conſulſhip, it was but juſt that they ſhould give him a repulſe. Dennis. 51. To STAND for. To maintain; to profeſs to ſupport. Thoſe which ſlood fºr the preſbytery thought their cauſe had more ſympathy with the diſcipline of Scotland, than the hie- rarchy of England. Bacon. Freedom we all /?and fºr. Ben, johnſºn, 52. To STAND off. To keep at a diſtance. Stand off, and let me take my fill of death, Dryden. 53. Tº ST and ºff. Not to comply. Stand no more off, But give thyſelf unto my ſick deſires. Shakespeare. 54. To SrAND off. To forbear friendſhip or intimacy. Our bloods pour'd altogether Would quite confound diſtinétion; yet ſland ºff In differences ſo mighty. Shakeſpeare. Such behaviour frights away friendſhip, and makes it ſland off in diſlike and averſion. Collier of Friendſhip. Though nothing can be more honourable than an acqua", ance with God, we ſland ºff from it, and will not be tempted to embrace it. Atterbury. 55. Tº STAND ºff. To have relief; to appear protuberant “ prominent. Pićture is beſt when it ſºard-th ºff, as if it were carved: and ſculpture is beſt when it appeareſh ſo tender as if it." painted; when there is ſuch a ſoftneſs in the limbs, as if not a chiſel had hewed them out of ſtone, but a pencil had drawn and ſtroaked them in oil. Iſºttºn's Architàurt. 56. Tº Stand out. To hold reſºlution; to hold *P* * to yield a point. King John hath reconcil'd Himſelf to Rome; his ſpirit is come in, ‘I hat ſo /lood out againſt the holy church. Pomtinius knows not you, } While you ſland out upon theſe traiterous terms. Bºn. jºhn. Let not men flatter themſelves, that though they find 1t difficult at preſent to combat and ſland cut againſt an ill ; Čtice; yet that old age would do that for them, which they in their vouth could never find in their hearts to dº for them- ſelves. Sºuth's Sermº. Scarce can a good natured man refuſe a com Misnºw." the ſolicitations of his company, and ſland ** againſt the ra - --- - - 5. lery of his familiars, Rºger's ‘. . Shakespeare Coriolanut. Shake part. *
S T A
57. To STAND out. Not to comply; to ſecede.
Thou ſhalt ſee me at Tullus’ face:
What, art thou ſtiff? /?and’ſ' art 2 Shakespeare.
If the ladies will ſland out, let them remember that the jury
is not all agreed. Dryden.
58. To STAND out. To be prominent or protuberant.
Their eyes/land ºut with fatneſs. Pſ. lxxiii. 7.
59. To Sr AND to. To ply; to perſevere.
Palinurus, cry’d aloud,
What guſts of weather from that gath'ring cloud
My thoughts preſage' ere that the tempeſt roars,
Stand to your tackles, mates, and ſtretch your oars. Dryden.
60. To STAND tº. To remain fixed in a purpoſe; to abide
by a contract or aſſertion.
He that will paſs his land,
As I have mine, may ſet his hand
And heart unto this deed, when he hath read;
And make the purchaſe ſpread
To both our goods if he to it will ſland. Herbert.
I ſtill ſland to it, that this is his ſenſe, as will appear from
the deſign of his words. Stillingfleet.
As I have no reaſon to ſland to the award of my enemies;
ſo neither dare I truſt the partiality of my friends. Dryden.
61. To STAND under. To undergo; to ſuſtain.
If you unite in your complaints,
And force them with a conſtancy, the cardinal
Cannot ſand under them. Shakeſpeare's H. VIII.
62. To STAND up. To ariſe in order to gain notice.
When the accuſers ſtood up, he brought none accuſation of
ſuch things as I ſuppoſed. Aºi. xxv. 18.
63. To STAND up. To make a party.
When weſiod up about the corn, he himſelf ſtuck not to
call us the many-headed monſter. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus,
64. To STAND upºn. To concern; to intereſt.
Does it not ſland me now upon Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
The king knowing well that it food him upon : by how
much the more he had hitherto protracted the time, by ſo
much the ſooner to diſpatch with the rebels. Bacon.
It ſtands me much upon
Tº enervate this obječtion. Hadibrar.
Does it not ſland them upon, to examine upon what grounds
they preſume it to be a revelation from God. Locke.
65. To STAND upon. To value; to take pride.
Men ſland very much upon the reputation of their under-
ſtandings, and of all things hate to be accounted fools: the
beſt way to avoid this imputation is to be religious. Tillotſon.
We highly eſteem and ſland much upon our birth, though
we derive nothing from our anceſtors but our bodies; and it
is uſeful to improve this advantage, to imitate their good ex-
amples. Ray on the Creation.
€6. To STAND upon. To inſiſt.
A raſcally, yea—forſooth, knave, to bear a gentleman in
hand, and then ſtand upon ſecurity. Shakeſpeare.
To STAND. v. a.
1. To endure; to reſiſt without flying or yielding.
None durſt ſtand him ;
Here, there, and every where, enrag'd he flew. Shakespeare .
Love/lood the ſiege, and wou’d not yield his breaſt. Dryd.
Oh! had bounteous heav'n
Beſtow'd Hippolitus on Phaedra's arms,
So had I ſtood the ſhock of angry fate. Smith's Phaed.and Hip.
Th"t not for fame, but virtue's better end,
He ſtood the furious foe, the timid friend,
The damning critick. Pope.
2. To await; to abide; to ſuffer.
Bid him diſband the legions,
Submit his actions to the publick cenſure, -
And ſland the judgment of a Roman ſenate. Addison's Cato.
3. To keep; to maintain with ground.
Turning at the length, he ſtoºd his ground,
And miſs'd his friend.
STAND. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A ſtation; a place where one waits ſtanding.
I have found you out a ſland moſt fit,
where you may have ſuch 'vantage on the duke,
He ſhali not paſs you. Shakeſpeare's Meaſure for Meaſure.
In this covert will we make a ſtand,
Culling the principal of all the deer.
Then from his lofty ſland on that high tree,
Down he alights among the ſportful herds.
The princely hierarch
In their bright ſtand there left his pow'rs, to ſeize
Poſſeſſion of the garden. Milton's Paradiſe Loſ!.
The male bird, whilſt the hen is covering her eggs, gene-
rally takes his ſºund upon a neighbouring bough and diverts
her with his ſongs during her ſitting. Addiſon's Spectator.
I took my ſland upon an eminence which was appointed
for a general rendezvous of theſe female carriers, to look into
their ſeveral ladings. Addiſon's Sprélator.
Three perſons entered into a conſpiracy to aſſaſſinate Timo-
leon, as he was offering up his devotions in a certain temple:
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
Miltºn.
S T A
in order to it they took their ſeveral ſands in the moſt con-
venient places.
Addiſon.
When juſt as by her/land Arſaces paſt, ddiſon
The window by deſign or chance fell down,
And to his view expos'd her bluſhing beauties. Rºwe
º: º from his private/land -
ook aim, and ſhot with all hi - .
2. Rank; poſt. ſtation. ll his ſtrength. - Swift.
S º '. fortune did attain
o high a ſtand; I mean not to º,
3. A i. halt. deſcend. Daniel.
A race of youthful and unhandled colts
Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing;
If any air of muſick touch their ears, 5 *
You ſhall perceive them make a mutual ſland;
Their ſavage eyes turn'd to a modeſt gaze. Shakeſpeare
The earl of Northampton followed the horſe ſo &ly,
that they made a ſland, when he furiouſly charged and routed
them. Clarendºn.
Once more the fleeting ſoul came back,
T” inſpire the mortal frame, -
And in the body took a doubtful ſtand,
Hov'ring like expiring flame,
That mounts and falls by turns.
At i. turn ſhe mate a little/?and,
And thruſt among the thorns her lily hand
To draw the roſe.
4. Stop; interruption.
The greateſt part of trade is driven by young merchants,
upon borrowing at intereſt; ſo as, if the uſurer either call in,
or keep back his money, there will enſue preſently a great
fland of trade. Bacon.
Should this circulation ceaſe, the formation of bodies would
be at an end, and nature at a perfect ſland. //cdward.
5. The act of oppoſing.
We are come off
Like Romans; neither fooliſh in our ſand,
Nor cowardly in retire. Shake peº re.
6. Higheſt mark; ſtationary point; point from which the next
motion is regreſſive. -
Our ſons but the ſame things can wiſh and do,
Vice is at ſtand and at the higheſt flow:
Then, ſatire, ſpread thy ſails; take all the winds can blow.
Dryden.
In the beginning of ſummer the days are at a ſland, with
little variation of length or ſhortneſs; becauſe the diurnal
variation of the ſun partakes more of a right line than of a
ſpiral. Dryden.
The ſea, ſince the memory of all ages, hath continued at a
ſland, without conſiderahle variation. Bentley.
7. A point beyond which one cannot proceed.
Every part of what we would, -
Muſt make a ſland at what your highneſs will. Shakºżears.
When fam'd Varelſt this little wonder drew,
Flora vouchſav'd the growing work to vicw;
Finding the painter's ſcience at a /fanº,
The goddeſs ſnatch'd the pencil from his hand :
And finiſhing the piece, ſhe ſmiling ſaid,
Behold one work of mine that ne'er ſhall fade. Prior.
8. Dfficulty; perplexity; embaraſſment; heſitation.
A fool may ſo far imitate the mein of a wiſe man, as at
firſt to put a body to a ſland what to make of him. L’Éſirange.
The well-ſhap’d changeling is a man, has a rational ſoul, tho’
it appear not: this is paſt doubt. Make the ears a little longer,
then you begin to boggle: make the face yet narrower, and
then you are at a ſland. Lºcłe.
9. A frame or table on which veſſels are placed.
Such ſquires are only fit for country towns,
To ſtink of ale, and duſt a ſtand with clowns;
Who, to be choſen for the land's protectors,
Tope and get drunk before the wiſe electors. Dryden.
After ſupper a ſland was brought in, with a braſs veſſel full
of wine, of which he that pleas'd might drink; but no li-
quour was forced. Dryden's Life ºf Cleoments.
STANDARD. m. ſ. ſºftendart, French..]
1. An enſign in war, particularly the enſign of the horſe.
His armies, in the following day, . -
On thoſe fair plains their ſlandard proud diſplay. Fairfax.
Erect the ſandard there of ancient night,
Yours be the advantage all, mine the revenge.
Behold Camillus loaded home,
With ſandard, well redeem'd and foreign foes o'ercome.
Dryden.
Dryden,
Drydºm.
Milton.
To their common ſtandard they repair;
The nimble horſemen ſcour the fields of air. Dryden.
2. [From ſland.] That which is of undoubted authority ; that
which is the teſt of other things ºf the ſame kind.
The dogmatiſt gives the lie to all diſſenting apprehenders,
and proclaims his judgment the fitteſt intellectual ſtandard.
Glanville.
-
The
S T A S T A - terreſtrial venly motions are more ſtated than the r º: º ...'. originals and ſlandards. Holder. mº. are our meaſures of length, but I cannot call them - fandard meaſures muſt be certain and fixed. ſtandard; for ſtanda Holder on Time. when people have brought the queſtion of right and wrong to a falſe ſandard, there follows an envious º: The Romans made thoſe times the ſtandard of their wit, when they ſubdued the world. Sprat. From theſe ancient ſtandard; I deſcend to our own jº. anS. etºn. When I ſhall propoſe the ſandard whereby I give judg- ment, any may eaſily inform himſelf of the quantity and mea- ſure of it. //acaward. The court which uſed to be the ſandard of propriety, and correctneſs of ſpeech, ever ſince continued the worſt ſchool in England for that accompliſhment. Swift. Firſt follow nature, and your judgment frame, By her juſt ſtandard which is ſtill the ſame. Pope. 3. That which has been tried by the proper teſt. The Engliſh tongue, if refined to a certain ſtandard, per- haps might be fixed for ever. - - Swift. In comely rank call ev'ry merit forth; - Imprint on ev'ry act its ſtandard-worth. Prior. 4. A ſettled rate. - That preciſe weight and fineneſs, by law appropriated to the pieces of each denomination, is called the ſtandard. Locke. The device of King Henry VII. was profound in making farms of a ſtandard, that is, maintained with ſuch a proportion of lands as may breed a ſubjećt to live in convenient plenty. Bacon. A ſtandard might be made, under which no horſe ſhould be uſed for draught: this would enlarge the breed of horſes. Temp. By the preſent ſtandard of the coinage, ſixty two ſhillings is coined out of one pound weight of filver. A but not. 5. A ſtanding ſtem or tree. Aſtandard of a damaſk roſe with the root on, was ſet up. right in an earthen pan, full of fair water, half a foot under the water, the ſtandard being more than two foot above it. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Plant fruit of all ſorts and/?andard, mural, or ſhrubs which loſe their leaf. Evelyn's Kalender. In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; ſome ſtandirds, ſome againſt walls. Temple. STA'NdARDBEARER. m.ſ. [ſtandard and lear.] One who bears a ſtandard or enſign. They ſhall be as when a ſtandardhearer fainteth. Iſa. x. 18. Theſe are the ſtandardbearers in our contending armies, the dwarfs and ſquires who carry the impreſſes of the giants or knights. Spectatºr. STA/NDCR op. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. STANPE L. m. ſ. [from ſland.] A tree of long ſtanding. The Druinians were nettled to ſee the princely ſlandel of their royal oak return with a branch of willows. Howel. STANDER. m. ſ. [from ſland.]. J. One who ſtands. " 2. A tree that has ſtood long. The young ſpring was pitifully nipt and over-trodden by very beaſts; and alſo the faireſt/land, of all were rooted up and caſt into the fire. Žham's Schoolma/leſ. 3. STANDER by. One preſent ; a mere ſpectator. Explain ſome ſtatute of the ſand to the /*anders by. Hºoker. I would not be a ſlander by to hear My ſovereign miſtreſs clouded ſo, without My preſent vengeance taken. Shakeſpears. J7 Vº sº is diſpoſed to ſwear, it is not for any anders by to curtail his oaths. Shake * - The ſlanders by ſee clearly this event, ſpeare's Cymbeliné. All parties ſay, they're ſure yet all diſſent. Den/ The ſlanders by ſuſpe&ted her to be a ducheſs. %. STANDERGRAss. n.ſ. An herb. STANDING, part. ad;... [from Jiand.] Ainſworth. 1. Settled; eſtabliſhed. - Standing armies have the place of ſubjećls, and the govern- ment depends upon the contented and diſcontented humours of the ſoldiers. Temple Laugh’d all the pow'rs who favour tyranny, - - And all the ſtanding army of the ſky. Dryden. Money being looked upon as the ſtanding meaſure of ºther commodities, men conſider it as a ſtanding meaſure, though when it has varied its quantity, it is not ſo. Lº. h sº a one, by pretending to diſtinguiſh himſelf from the er h becomes a ſtanding object of raillery. Addiſon. ful ºmmonſtanding rules of the goſpel are a more power- u º of convićtion than any miracle. Atterbury 'Tis º ſº miracle that heav'n aſſign'd / - **y thinking gives thi - - 2. Laſting; not ºft. S this turn of mind. Pºpe. The landlord had ſwelled his body to a Prodigious fize, and worked up his complexion to a ſlanding crimſon by his zeal . 4.diſon's Freeloº. 3. sº º . ſs i e turned the wilderneſs into a ſand, water. -- This made their º: j. Pſal, cyli. From /*anding lake to tripping ebb. A4iiton 4. Placed on feet. - There's his chamber, His ſtanding bed and truckle bed. STANDING. m / [from ſland.] 1. Continuance; long poſſeſſion of an office, charader, or Shakespeare. place. Nothing had been more eaſy than to command a patron of a long ſtanding. Dryden. Although the ancients were of opinion that Egypt was for- merly ſea; yet this tract of land is as old, and of as long a Jagding as any upon the continent of Afriča. //oºdward I wiſh your fortune had enabled you to have continued long. er in the univerſity, till you were often years /landing. Swift 2. Station; place to ſtand in. - Such ordnance as he brought with him, becauſe it was fit. ter for ſervice in field than for battery, did only beat down the battlements, and ſuch little /landings. Knolley's Hiſt, of the Tºrii. His coming is in ſtate, I will provide you a good ſtanding to ſee his entry. - Bacºn. 3. Power to ſtand. ! ſink in deep mire, where there is nofanding. Pſal. lxix. 4. Rank; condition. How this grace Speaks his own ſtanding * what a mental power This eye ſhoots forth; how big imagination - Moves in this lip. Shakespeare's Timon of Athent. 5. Competition; candidateſhip. His former ſtanding for a prodor's Place, and being diſp- pointed, muſt prove much diſpleaſing. Waltºn. STANDisłł. m. ſ. [/land and dj.] A caſe for pen and ink. A grºtirºt patriot does not write to ſecuré, but get ſome- thing ſhould the government be overturned he has nothing to loſe but an old ſtandiſh. Addison. I bequeath to Dean Swift eſq; my large filver/landiſh, con- fifting of a large ſilver plate, an ink-pot, and a ſand-box. Swift. STANg n.ſ. [reang, Saxon.j A perch. Theſe fields were intermingled with woods of half a ſang, and the talleſt tree appeared to be ſeven feet high. Swift. STANK, adj. Weak; worn out. Diggon, I am ſo ſtiff and ſo /?ank, That unneth I may ſtand any more, And how the weſtern wind bloweth fore, Beating the withered leaf from the tree. Spenſir. STANK. The preterite of ſink. The fiſh in the river died, and the riverſank. Exod. vii. STANNARY. adj. [from ſlanum, Latin.] Relating to the tinworks. A ſteward keepeth his court once every three weeks: they are termed /ſannary courts of the Latin /?annum, and hold plea of action of debt or treſpaſs about whité or blacktin. Cara. STANZA, n.ſ. [/anza, Ital. ſance, Fr.] A number of lines regularly adjuſted to each other; ſo much of a poem ascontains every variation of meaſure or relation of rhyme. Stanza is originally a room of a houſe, and came to ſignify a ſubdivi- fion of a poem ; a ſtaff. Horace confines himſelf ſtriðly to one ſort of verſe or/anza in every ode. . Dryden. In quatrains, the laſt line of theſianza is to be confidered in the compoſition of the firſt. Bryden. Before his ſacred name flies ev'ry fault, And each exalted Jºanza teems with thought. Pope. STAPLE. m. ſ. [...ſºape, Fr./apel, Dutch.j I. A ſettled mart; an eſtabliſhed emporium. A //aple of romance and lies, • Falſe tears, and real perjuries. - - Prior. The cuſtoms of Alexandria were very great, it having been the ſtaple of the Indian trade. Arbuthnot ºn Coin. Tyre, Alexander the Great ſacked, and eſtabliſhing the //aple at Alexandria, made the greateſt revolution in trade that ever was known. Arbuthnot. 2. I know not the meaning in the following paſſage. - Henry II, granted liberty of coining to certain abbies, al- lowing them one //ap/, and two puncheons at a rate. Camdeº., STAPLE. adj. [from the noun.] 1. Settled; eſtabliſhed in commerce. Some Engliſh wool, vex'd in a Belgian loom, And into cloth of ſpungy ſoftneſs made: Did into France or colder Denmark roam, To ruin with worſe ware our ſtaple trade. Drydºn. 2. According to the laws of commerce. What needy writer would not ſolicit to work under ſuch maſters, who will take off their ware at their own rates, and - - 2 trouble not themſelves to examine whether it be ſtaple º . - cºv//ſ. STAPLE.
S T A
S T A
ſº
Sta'ple. n.ſ. [rtapul, Saxon, a prop.] A loop of iron; a
bar bent and driven in at both ends.
I have ſeen/?aples of doors and nails born.
The filver ring ſhe pull'd, the door reclos'd :
The bolt, obedient to the ſilken cord, -
To the ſtrong/?aple's inmoſt depth reſtor'd,
Secur'd the valves.
STAR. m.ſ. [rreonna, Saxon; ſerre, Dutch.]
1. One of the luminous bodies that appear in the noćturnal ſky.
Then let the pebbles on the hungry beech
Fillop the ſtars;
Murdering impoſſibility, to make
What cannot be, ſlight work. Shakeſp. Criolanus.
When an aſtronomer uſes the word/far in its ſtrićt ſenſe, it
is applied only to the fixt ſtars; but in a large ſenſe it includes
the planets. JWatts.
Hither the Syracuſan's art tranſlates
Heaven's form, the courſe of things and human fates;
Th’ included ſpirit ſerving the ſtar deck'd ſigns,
Peacham.
Pope's Odyſſey.
The living work in conſtant motions winds. Hakewill.
As from a cloud his fulgent head,
And ſhape ſtar bright, appear'd. Milton.
2. The pole-ſtar.
Well, if you be not turn'd Turk, there is no more ſailing
by the ſtar. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing.
3. Configuration of the planets ſuppoſed to influence fortune.
From forth the fatal loins of theſe two foes,
A pair of ſtar croſt lovers take their life. Shakeſpeare.
We are apt to do amiſs, and lay the blame upon our ſtars
or fortune. L’Eſtrange.
4. A mark of reference; an aſteriſk.
Remarks worthy of riper obſervation, note with a marginal
far. //atts.
STAR of Bethlehem. n.ſ.. [ornithogalum, Latin.] A plant.
The charaćters are: it hath a lily-flower, compoſed of ſix
petals, or leaves ranged circularly, whoſe centre is poſſeſſed by
the pointal, which afterwards turns to a roundiſh fruit, which
is divided into three cells, and filled with roundiſh ſeeds: to
which muſt be added, it hath a bulbous or tuberoſe root, in
which it differs from ſpiderwort. Miller.
STA'RApple. m. ſ. A plant.
It hath an open bell-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of one leaf,
and cut into ſeveral ſegments towards the top; from whoſe
cup ariſes the pointal, which afterwards becomes a globular or
olive-ſhaped ſoft fleſhy fruit, incloſing a ſtone of the ſame
ſhape. This plant grows in the warmeſt parts of America,
where the fruit is eaten by way of deſert. It grows to the
height of thirty or forty feet, and has a ſtrait ſmooth ſtem, re-
gularly beſet with branches, which are adorned with leaves of
a ſhining green colour on their upper ſides, but of a ruſſet
colour underneath: from the ſetting on of the footſtalks of the
leaves come out the flowers, which have no great beauty, but
are ſucceeded by the fruit, which is about the ſize of a large
apple, and of the ſame ſhape. Miller.
STAR BoARD. m. ſ. [rzeonboro, Saxon.] Is the right-hand
ſide of the ſhip, as Tarboard is the left. Harris.
On ſhipboard the mariners will not leave their ſtarboard and
larboard, becauſe ſome one accounts it gibriſh. Bramh.
STARCH. n.ſ.. [from ſarc, Teutonick, ſtiff.] A kind of viſ-
cous matter made of flower or potatoes, with which linen is
ſtiffened, and was formerly coloured.
Has he
Diſlik'd your yellow ſtarch, or ſaid your doublet
Was not exačtly Frenchified. Fletcher's Queen of Corinth.
With ſtarch thin laid on, and the ſkin well ſtretched, pre-
pare your ground. Peacham on Drawing.
To STARch. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtiffen with ſtarch.
Her goodly countenance I've ſeen
Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd and pinners clean. Gay.
STA/R chAMBER. m. ſ. [camera ſtellata, Latin. J A kind of
criminal court of equity. Now aboliſhed.
I'll make a ſtar chamber matter of it: if he were twenty fir
John Falſtaffs, he ſhall not abuſe Robert Shallow, eſq; Shakeſ
STA’rch ED adj. [from ſtarch.]
1. Stiffened with ſtarch.
2. Stiff; preciſe; formal.
Does the Goſpel any where preſcribe a ſtarched ſqueezed
countenance, a ſtiff formal gait, or a ſingularity of man-
ners. Swift.
St A/R cher. n.ſ.. [from ſtarch.) One whoſe trade is to
ſtarch.
STAR CHLY. adv. [from ſarch.] Stiffly; preciſely.
St A'rch's Ess. n.ſ. from ſtarch..] Stiffneſs; preciſeneſs.
To STARE. v. n. Iranian, Saxon; ſterren, Dutch..]
1. To look with fixed eyes; to look with wonder, impudence,
confidence, ſtupidity, or horrour.
Her modeſt eyes, abaſhed to behold
So many gazers, as on her do ſtare,
Upon the lowly ground affixed are.
Their ſtaring eyes, ſparkling with ſervent fire,
And ugly ſhapes, did nigh the man diſmay,
‘I hat, were it not for ſhame, he would retire. Fa. &cen:
Spen ty".
Lºok not big, nor ſare nor ſet:
! will be maſter of what is mine own. Shakeſheart.
'... hey were never ſatisfied with faring upon their maſts,
fails, cables, ropes, and tacklings. Abbºt.
I hear
The tread of many feet ſteering this way;
Perhaps ºy enemies, who come to ſtar,
At my affliction, and Perhaps tº inſult. Milton's Agoniſies.
A ſatyr that comes ſtaring from the woods,
Muſt not at firſt ſpeak like an orato.
And while he ſtares around with ſtupid eyes
His brows with berries and his temples dies. •
What do'ſt thou make a ſhipboard;
Art thou of Bethlem's noble college free?
Stark ſtaring mad, that thou ſhould'ſ tempt the ſea? Dryd.
Struggling, and wildly ſtaring on the ſkies
Waller.
Dryden.
With ſcarce recover'd fight. Dryden's AEn.
Trembling the miſcreant ſtood;
Heſar'd and roll'd his haggard eyes around. Dryden.
Break out in crackling flames to ſhun thy ſnare,
Or hiſ a dragon, or a tygerſiare. Dryden's Virgil:
Why do'ſt thou not 2 8
Try the virtue of that gorgon face,
To ſtare me into ſtatue? Dryden.
! was unluckily prevented by the preſence of a bear, which,
as I approached with my preſent, threw his eyes in my way,
and ſtared me out of my reſolution. Addiſon's Guardian.
The wit at his elbow gave him a touch upon the ſhoulder,
and ſºared him in the face with ſo bewitching a grin, that the
whiſtler relaxed his fibres. Addison.
Narciſſa
Has paid a tradeſman once, to make him ſlare. Pope.
Gods! ſhall the raviſher diſplay your hair,
While the fops envy and the ladies/lare. Pºpe.
Through nature and through art ſhe rang'd,
And gracefully her ſubjećt chang'd:
In vain; her hearers had no ſhare
In all ſhe ſpoke, except to/fare. Swift.
2. To STARE in the face. To be undeniably evident.
Is it poſſible for people, without ſcruple to offend againſt
the law, which they carry about them in indelible characters,
and that ſtares them in the face, whilſt they are breaking it? Locke.
3. To ſtand out.
Take off all the ſºaring ſtraws and jaggs in the hive, and
make them ſmooth. Aſortimer's Husbandry.
St ARE. m.ſ.. [from the verb. J
1. Fixed look.
The balls of his broad eyes roll'd in his head,
And glar'd betwixt a yellow and a red:
He look'd a lion with a gloomy ſhare,
And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair.
2. [Sturnus, Latin.] Starling. A bird.
StA'RER. n.ſ.. [from ſtare.] One who looks with fixed eyes.
One ſelf-approving hour whole years outweighs
Of ſtupid ſharers, and of loud huzza's. Pope.
STA'RFIsh. m.ſ.. [ſtar and fiſh.] A fiſh branching out into
ſeveral points. -
This has a ray of one ſpecies of Engliſh ſtarfiſh. Wºodw.
STARGA'zer. n.ſ.. [ſtar and gaze.] An aſtronomer, or aſtro-
loger. In contempt.
Let the aſtrologers, the ſargazers, and the monthly progno-
ſticators, ſtand up and ſave thee. Iſ xlvii. 13.
A ſargazer, in the height of his celeſtial obſervations,
ſtumbled into a ditch. L’Eſtrange.
St A'RHAwk. n.ſ.. [aſtur, Latin.] A ſort of hawk. Ainſw.
STARK. adj. [rcenc, renac, Saxon; ſerck, Dutch.]
1. Stiff; ſtrong; rugged.
His heavy head devoid of careful cark,
Whoſe ſenſes all were ſtraight benumed and ſtark. Fa. Qu.
Many a nobleman lies ſtark and ſtiff
Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies. Shakesp. H. IV.
The North is not ſo ſtark and cold. Ben. johnſon.
So ſoon as this ſpring is become ſtark enough, it breaks the
caſe in two, and ſlings the ſeed. Derham's Phyſio-Theology.
2. Deep; full.
Conſider the ſtark ſecurity
The commonwealth is in now ; the whole ſenate
Sleepy, and dreaming no ſuch violent blow. Ben. Johnſºn.
3. Mere; ſimple; plain; groſs.
To turn ſtark fools, and ſubječts fit -
For ſport of boys, and rabble wit. Hudibras.
He pronounces the citation/lark nonſenſe. . . . Collier.
Stark.' adv. Is uſed to intend or augment the ſignification of a
word: as /lark mad, mad in the higheſt degree. It is now
little uſed but in low language. -
Then are the beſt but ſtark naught; for open ſuſpecting
others, comes of ſecret condemning themſelves. Sidney.
The fruitful-headed beaſt, amaz'd
At flaſhing beams of that ſun-ſhiny ſhield,
Became ſark blind, and all his ſenſes doz'd,
Dryden-
That down he tumbled. Speºſer.
Men and women go ſtark naked. Albºt.
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S T A ****. S T A He is ſari mad, who ever i. been in love an hour. - Tº: that ſeemed moderate before, - deſperate, and thoſe who were deſperate ſeemed ſtark mad; whº meetſimults, confuſed hollowings and howlings. Hayw. who, by the moſt cogent arguments, will diſrobe him; ſelf at once of all his old opinions, and turn himſelf outſia & naked in queſt of new notions : - - Locke. In came ſquire South, all dreſſed up in feathers and ribbons, 1) ºr, cCaine ará ſtaring mad, brandiſhing his ſword. Arbuthnot. SIA'RKLY. adv. [from ſtark.) Stifly; ſtrongly. As faſt lock'd up in ſleep as guiltleſs labour, When it lies ſtarkly in the traveller's bones. Shakespeare. STARLEss. adj. [from ſtar.] Having no light of ſtars. A boundieſs continent, - Dark, waſte, and wild, under the frown of night, --- Starlºſ expos'd. Milton's Paradiſe Lø/º, b. iii. Cato might give them furlo's for another world; But we, like ſentries, are oblig'd to fland In ſtarleſ; nights, and wait th' appointed hour. Dryden. SrA'Right. n.ſ. [/ar and light ] Luttre of the ſtars. Now they never meet in grove or green, By ſountain clear or ſpangled Jianlight ſheen. Shakeſpeare. *Nor walk by moon, - Or glittering /*arlight, without thee is ſweet. Milton. They danc'd by ſtarſight and the friendly moon. Dryden. SrA's LIGHT. adj. Lighted by the ſtars. Owls, that mark the ſetting ſun, declare - A/arlight evening and a morning fair. Dryden's Wirg. STAR LIKE. adj. [/?ar and like.] - 1. Stellated ; having various points reſembling a ſtar in luſtre. Nightſhade-tree riſes with a wooden ſtem, green-leaved, and has ſtarlike flowers. Martimer’s Husbandry. 2. Bright; illuſtrious. The having turned many to righteouſneſs ſhall confer aſſar- like and immortal brightneſs. Boyle's Seraphick Love. Theſe reaſons mov’d her ſtarlike huſband's heart; But ſtill he held his purpoſe to depart. Dryden. STA'RLINg. m. ſ. [re-enlinx, Saxon.j A ſmall finging bird. I will have a ſtarling taught to ſpeak Nothing but Mortimer, and give it him, To keep his anger ſtill in motion. Shakesp Henry IV. STARPAVED. adj. [/lar and pave.J Studded with ſtars. In progreſs through the road of heav'n/larpav'd. Miltºn. STAR PRoof, a j. [/ar and prººf.] Impervious to ſtarlight. Under the ſhady roof Of branching elm /ărproof. Milton. STAR-READ. n f: [/ar and read..] Doarine of the ſº ; aſtronomy. STARRED. adj. [from ſlar.] * Influenced by the ſtars with reſpeã to fortune. My third comfort, Starr'd moſt unluckily, is from my breaſt Hal'd out to murder. Shakeſp. J/inter’s Tale. 2. Decorated with ſtars. That ſtarr'd Ethiop queen, that ſtrove To ſet her beauty's praiſe above The ſea-nymphs. He furious hurl’d againſt the ground His ſceptre/arr'd with golden ſtuds around. Pope. STA'RRY. adj. [from ſtar J 1. Decorated with ſtars. Daphne wond'ring mounts on high, Above the clouds, above the //arry ſky Pºpe. 2. Conſiſting of ſtars; ſtellar. Such is his will, that paints The earth with colours freſh, The darkeſt ſkies with flore Miltºn. Of liarry lights. Spenſºr. Heav'n and earth's compaéted frame, J And flowing waters, and the /?arry flame, And both the radiant lights, one common ſoul Inſpires and feeds, and animate, the whole. Dryden. 3. Reſembling ſtars. * Tears had dimm'd the luſte of her /farry eyes. Shakespeare Iſhaft. STA'RRING. adj. [//cllanº, Latin; frºm far...] Shining with ſtellar light; blazing with ſparkling light. O Such his fell glances as the fail light O /arring comets that look kingdoms dead. Croſhaw. STA'R's Hoor. */ [/ar and/oot..] An emiſſion from . ſtar. I have ſeen a good quantity of that jelly, by the vulgar called ºut, as if it remained upon the extinétion of a falling a - - Boyle. To START, a n. ſ/artzen, German.] oyle ". To feel a ſudde. and involuntary twitch or motion of the º **, on the apprehenſiºn of danger. kin ſº 1S an ºpprehenſion of the thing feared, and in that - is a motion of ſhrinking; and likewiſe an inquiſition, º wº the º ſhould be, and in that kind - *ºn, and therefore, when liſten ſuddenly to *º thing, he ſtarteth; for j." 'Pirits to attend. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Speºſer. A ſhape appear'd Bending to look on me: I ſtarted back; It ſtart, a back. I ſhart as from ſome dreadful dream, " And often aſk myſelf if yet awake. Dryden's Span. Far. As his doubts decline, jar. He dreads juſt vengcance, and he ſart, at fin. Drydn He ſtarts at every new appearance, and is always waking ani ſolicitous for fear of a ſurprize. Cºllier on Covetº, 2. To riſe ſuddenly. - º “ Charm'd by theſe ſtrings, trees /arting from the ground Have follow'd with delight the powerful ſound. Rºmm... They / arting up beheld the heavy fight. Dº. The mind often works in ſearch of ſome hidden ide. though ſometimes they ſtart up in our minds of their ow, accord. Lºck. Might Dryden bleſs once more our eyes, New Blackmores and new Milbourns mºſt ariſe; Nay, ſhould great Homer lift his awful head, Zoilus again would /?art up from the dead. Pºpe. 3. To move with ſudden quickneſs. The flowers, call'd out of their beds, Start and raiſe up their drowſy heads. A ſpirit fit to /?art into an empire, And look the world to law. Dryden's Clement. She at the ſummons roll'd her cycs around, And ſnatch'd the ſtarting ſerpents from the ground. Pº. 4. To ſhrink; to winch. What trick, what ſiarting hole, can'ſ thou find out to hide thee from this open ſhame? Shakeſp. Henry IV. With tryal fire touch me his finger end; If he be chaſte, the flame will back deſcend, And turn him to no pain; but if he ſart, It is the fleſh of a corrupted heart. 5. To deviate. The lords and gentlemen take all the meaneſ ſort upon themſelves; for they are beſ, able to bring them in, wheſo- ever any of them ſtarteth out. Speºſer on Ireland. I rank him with the prodigies of fame, With things which ſtart from nature's common rules, With bearded infants, and with teeming mules. Creech. Keep your ſoul to the work when ready to ſtart aſide, un- leſs you will be a ſlave to every wild imagination. Hatti. 6. To ſet out from the barrier at a race. It ſeems to be rather a terminus a quo than a true principle, as the ſtarting poſt is none of the horſe's legs. Bºyle. Should ſome god tell me, that I ſhould be born And cry again, his offer I ſhould ſcorn; Aſham’d, when I have ended well my race, Shaºffscre. Clatcard. Shakespeare eare. To be led back to my firſt ſtarting place. Denham. When from the goal they ſtart, The youthful charioteers with heaving heart Ruſh to the race. Dryden's Wirg. Georg. The clangor of the trumpet gives the ſign; At once they ſart, advancing in a line. Dryden, 7. To ſet out on any purſuit. Fair courſe of paſſion, where two lovers ſtart, And run together, heart ſtill yokt with heart. "aller. People, when they have made themſelves weary, ſet up their reſt upon the very ſpot where they ſtarted. L’Eſtrange. When two ſ'art into the world together, he that is thrown behind, unleſs his mind proves generous, will be diſpleaſed with the other. Clir, To START. v. a. 1. To alarm; to diſturb ſuddenly. Direneſs, familiar to my ſlaught’rous thoughts, Cannot once /fart me. Shakespeare. Being full of ſupper and diſtemp'ring draughts, Upon malicious bravery do'ſt thou come 2 To ſtart my quiet. Shakeſpeare's Qºl. The very print of a fox-foot would have/tarted ye. L’Éir. 2. To make to ſtart or fly haſtily from a hiding place. The blood more ſtirs To rouze a lion than to /?art a hare. Shakespeare care. I /čarted from its vernal bow'r * - The riſing game, and chac'd from flow'r to flow'r. Pºpe. 3. To bring into motion; to produce to view or notice; to pro- duce unexpectedly. - Conjure with 'em! - Brutus will/art a ſpirit as ſoon as Caeſar. Shakºſcare. It was unadviſedly done, when I was enforcing a weightier deſign, to ſtart and follow another of leſs moment. Sprat. Inſignificant cavils may be ſlared againſt every thing that k3 not capable of mathematical demonſtration. - †: I was engaged in converſation upon a ſubječ Ş. e people love to ſtart in diſcourſe. . . Addiſon's Frechtláer. 4. To diſcover; to bring within purſuit. The ſenſual men agree in purſuit of every pleaſure t *** * * . To put ſuddenly out of place. - 5 Ö. by a . in wreſtling, ſtarted the end of the §: from * IPºſtman º hey can Temple.
S T A
*
START. m. ſ. (from the verb.]
1. A motion of terrour; a ſudden twitch or contračtion of the
frame from fear or alarm.
Theſe flaws and ſtarts would well become
A woman's ſtory at a Winter's fire,
Authoriz’d by her grandam. Shakeſpeare.
The fright awaken'd Arcite with a ſtart;
Againſt his boſom bounc'd his heaving heart. Dryden.
2. A ſudden rouſing to action ; excitement.
How much had I to do to calm his rage 1
Now fear I this will give it ſtart again.
3. Sally; vehement eruption; ſudden effuſion.
Thou art like enough, through vaſſal fear,
Baſe inclination, and the ſtart of ſpleen,
To fight againſt me under Percy's pay. Shakeſpeare.
Several ſtarts of fancy off-hand, look well enough; but
bring them to the teſt, and there is nothing in 'em. L'Eſtrange.
Are they not only to diſguiſe our paſſions,
To ſet our looks at variance with our thoughts,
To check the ſtarts and fallies of the ſoul? Addison's Cato.
We were well enough pleaſed with this ſlart of thought. Addison
4. Sudden fit; intermitted ačtion.
Methought her eyes had croſt her tongue;
Shaff. Hamlet.
For ſhe did ſpeak in Aart diſtractedly. Shakeſpeare.
Thy forms are ſtudied arts,
Thy ſubtile ways be narrow ſtraits;
Thy curteſy but ſudden / arts;
And what thou call'ſt thy gifts are baits. Ben. Johnſºn.
Nature does nothing by ſtarts and leaps, or in a hurry; but
all her motions are gradual. L’Eſtrange.
An ambiguous expreſſion, a little chagrin, or a ſtart of
paſſion, is not enough to take leave upon. Collier.
5. A quick ſpring or motion.
In ſtrings, the more they are wound up and ſtrained, and
thereby give a more quick /?art back, the more treble is the
ſound; and the ſlacker they are, or leſs wound up, the baſer is
the ſound. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Both cauſe the ſtring to give a quickerſ?art. Bacon.
How could water make thoſe viſible ſtarts upon freezing,
but by ſome ſubtile freezing principle which as ſuddenly ſhoots
into it. Grew's Coſmol. Sac.
6. Firſt emiſfion from the barrier; ačt of ſetting out.
You ſtand like greyhounds in the ſlips,
Straining upon the ſtart. Shakeſp. Henry V.
All leapt to chariot,
And every man then for the ſtart caſt in his proper lot. Chap.
If a man deal with another upon conditions, the ſtart of
firſt performance is all. Bacon.
7. To get the START. To begin before another; to obtain ad-
vantage over another.
Get the ſtart of the majeſtick world. Shakeſ jul. Caſ:
All pretorian courts, if any of the parties be laid aſleep, un-
der pretence of arbitrement, and the other party, during that
time, doth cautelouſly get the ſtart and advantage at common
law, yet the pretorian court will ſet back all things in ſtatu
quo prius. Bacon's War with Spain.
Doubtleſs ſome other heart
Will get the ſtart;
And, ſtepping in before,
Will take poſſeſſion of the ſacred ſtore
Of hidden ſweets. Craſhaw.
Ere the knight could do his part,
The ſquire had got ſo much the ſtart,
H' had to the lady done his errand,
And told her all his tricks aforehand. Hudibrar.
She might have forſaken him, if he had not got the ſtart of
her. , Dryden’s Aºn. Dedication.
The reaſon why the mathematicks and mechanick arts have
ſo much got the ſtart in growth of other ſciences, may be re-
ſolved into this, that their progreſs hath not been retarded by
that reverential awe of former diſcoverers. Glanville.
The French year has got the ſtart of ours more in the works
of nature than the new ſtile. Addison.
St A'RTER. m. ſ. [from ſtart.] One that ſhrinks from his
purpoſe.
Stand to it boldly, and take quarter, -
To let thee ſee I am no ſtarter. Hudibras.
St A'RTINGly. adv. [from ſtarting J By ſudden fits; with
frequent intermiſſion.
Why do you ſpeak ſo /?artingly and raſh. Shakespeare Othello.
To St A'RTL E. v. m. [from ſtart.] To ſhrink; to move on
feeling a ſudden impreſſion of alarm or terrour.
The ſtartling ſteed was ſeiz'd with ſudden fright,
And bounding o'er the pommel caſt the knight.
Why ſhrinks the ſoul
Back on herſelf, and/artles at deſtrućtion
My frighted thoughts run back, -
And ſtartle into madneſs at the ſound. Addiſon's Cato.
To STARTL E. v. a. To fright; to ſhock; to impreſs with
ſudden terrour, ſurpriſe, or alarm.
They would find occaſions enough, upon the account of his
Drydºn.
Addison Cato.
"-i-mºm.
S T A
known affections to the king's ſervice, from which it was not
Poºle to remove or/art, him.
Wilmot had more ſeru p!
would not have attained tº
neſs.
Such whi
On Adam.
To hear the lark begin his fligh
And finging/artle º night t;
rom his watch-tower in the ſkies,
*Till the dappled dawn doth riſe. Milton,
The "PPoſition that ange's aſſume bodies needs not ſtartle
us, ſince ſome of the moſt ancient and moſt learned
ſeemed to believe that they had bodies.
Inceſt! Oh name it not
The very mention ſhakes my inmoſt ſoul:
The gods are ſtartled in their peaceful manſions,
And nature fickens at the ſhocking ſound. Smith.
His books had been ſolemnly burnt at Rome as heretical:
ſome people, he found, were ſtartled at it; ſo he was forced
boldly to make repriſals, to buoy up their courage. Aterbury.
Now the leaf
Inceſſant ruſtles, from the mournful grove
Qſt ſtartling ſuch as ſtudious walk below,
And ſlowly circles through the waving air. Thomſºn.
St A'RT le. n: / (from the verb.] Sudden alarm; ſhock; ſud-
den impreſſion of terrour.
After having recovered from my firſt ſtarte, I was very well
pleaſed at the accident. Speciator.
STARTUP. m. ſ. [ſtart and up..] One that comes ſuddenly into
notice.
That young ſtartup hath all the glory of my overthrow. Shakespeare
To STARVE. v. n. Irrearran, Saxon; ſerven, Dutch, to die.]
1. To periſh; to be deſtroyed. Obſolete.
To her came meſſage of the murderment,
Wherein her guiltleſs friends ſhould hopeleſs ſharve. Fairfax.
2. To periſh with hunger. It has with or for before the cauſe,
ºf leſs properly.
Were the pains of honeſt induſtry, and of ſtarving with
hunger and cold, ſet before us, no body would doubt which
Carendon.
cs from religion to ſtartle him, and
end by any groſs act of wicked-
• - - Carendon.
ſpring wak'd her, but with J'artled eye
Milton.
fathers
Dºcke.
to chuſe. Locke.
An animal that ſtarves of hunger, dies feveriſh and deli-
rious. Arbuthnºt.
3. To be killed with cold.
Have I ſeen the naked ſtarve for cold,
While avarice my charity controll'd : Sandys.
4. To ſuffer extreme poverty.
Sometimes virtue ſtarves while vice is fed :
What then! Is the reward of virtue bread? Pope:
5. To be deſtroyed with cold.
Had the ſeeds of the pepper-plant been born from Java to
theſe northern countries, they muſt have ſtarved for want of
ſun. Woodward's Natural Hiſtory.
To St ARVE. v. a.
1. To kill with hunger.
I cannot blame his couſin king,
That wiſh'd him on the barren mountains ſtarv'd. Shakeſp. -
Hunger and thirſt, or guns and ſwords,
Give the ſame death in different words:
To puſh this argument no further, -
To ſtarve a man in law is murther. Prior.
If they had died through faſting, when meat was at hand,
they would have been guilty of ſtarving themſelves. Pºpe.
2. To ſubdue by famine.
Thy deſires
Are wolfiſh, bloody, ſtarv'd, and ravenous. Shakeſpeare.
He would have worn her out by ſlow degrees,
As men by faſting ſtarve th' untam'd diſeaſe. Dryden.
Attalus endeavoured to ſtarve Italy, by ſtopping their con-
voy of proviſions from Africa. A, buthnot on Coins.
3. To kill with cold.
From beds of raging fire to ſtarve in ice
Their ſoft ethereal warmth, and there to pine
Immoveable, infix'd, and frozen round. Milton's Par. Lºſt.
4. To deprive of force or vigour. -
The powers of their minds are ſtarved by diſuſe, and have
loſt that reach and ſtrength which nature fitted them to re-
ceive. - Locke,
Starvelisc. n.ſ. [from ſtarve.] An animal thin and weak
for want of nouriſhment.
If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows; for old fir John
hangs with me, and he's noſtarveling. Shakeſpeare.
Now thy alms is giv'n, the letter's read;
The body fiſen again, the which was dead;
And thy poor ſtar veling bountifully fed. Donne.
The ſtºnes would be making ſport with the lean, and
calling them ſtarveling. . . L’Eſtrange,
The thronging cluſters thin.
By kind avulſion; elſe the ſtarving brood,
Void of ſufficient ſuſtenance, will yield • * *
A ſlender Autumn. Płiſpº.
Poor
S T A S T A - Poor ſtarveling º º ſº thy gains! tion'd to thy pains ! ST ..ºf aſter, }. See ELEcAMPANE. - - It hath a fibrous root: the leaves for the moſt part intire, and placed alternately on the branches: the ſtalks are branched; the flowers radiated, ſpecious, and have a ſcaly cup: the ſeeds are incloſed in a downy ſubſtance. Miller. SpA"ra RY. adj. [from ſtatus, Latin.] Fixed; ſettled. - The ſet and ſtatary times of pairing of nails, and cutting of hair, is but the continuation of ancient ſuperſtition. Brown. STATE. m. ſ. [ſtatus, Latin.] 1. Condition; circumſtances of nature or fortune. I do not Infer as if I thought my fiſter's ſtate Secure. Relate what Latium was, y Declare the paſt and preſent ſtate of things. Dryden's Zn. Like the papiſts is your poets ſtate, Swift. Milton. Poor and diſarm'd. Pope. 2. Modification of anything. - - Keep the ſtate of the queſtion in your eye. Boyle. 3. Stationary point; criſis; height; point from which the next movement is regreſſion. - - The deer that endureth the womb but eight months, and is compleat at ſix years, cannot live much more than thirty, as having paſſed two general motions; that is, its beginning and increaſe; and having but two more to run through, that is, its fate and declination. Brown's Vulgar Errouri. Tumours have their ſeveral degrees and times ; as begin- ning, augment, ſtate, and declination: J/ſeman. 4. [Eſtat, French.J Eſtate; ſigniory; poſſeſſion. Strong was their plot, Their ſtates far off, and they of wary wit. Daniel. 5. The community; the publick; the commonwealth. If anything more than your ſport Did move your greatneſs, and this noble ſtate, To call on him, he hopes it is no other But for your health ſake. Stakeſp. Troilus and Crºffda. A ſtate's anger Should not take knowledge either of fools or women. Ben. Johnſºn't Catiline. | heather talk of ſtate matters and the ſénat. E. johnſ. What he got by fortune, It was the ſtate that now muſt make his right. Daniel. The/ſate hath given you licence to ſtay on land for the ſpace of ſix weeks. Bacon. It is better the kingdom ſhould be in good eſtate, with par- ticular loſs to many of the people, than that all the people ſhould be well, and the Jiate of the kingdom altogether loſt. Hayward. It is a bad exchange to wound a man's own conſcience, thereby to ſalve ſtate fores. Ring Charles. For you we ſtay’d, as did the Grecian ſtate "Till Alexander came. Waller. Since they all live by begging, it were better for the ſtate to keep them. Graunt. Theſe are the realms of unrelenting fate; And awful Rhadamanthus rules the ſtate : He hears and judges. Dryden's Zn. 6. Hence ſingle/ai, in Shakeſpeare for individuality. My thought, whoſe murther yet is but fantaſtical, Shakes ſo my ſingle/late of man, that funètion Is ſmother'd in ſurmiſe. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 7. A republick; a government not monarchical. They feared nothing from a ſtate ſo narrow in compaſs of land, and ſo weak, that the ſtrength of their armies has ever been made up of foreign troops, # 8. Rank; condition; quality. P Temple. Fair dame, I am not to you known, Though in your ſtate of honour I am perfeót. Shakeſp. High ſtate the bed is where misfortune lies. Fairfax. 9. Solemn pomp; *Ppearance of greatneſs. When in triumphant ſtate the Britiſh muſe, True to herſelf, ſhall barb'rous aid refuſe. Roſcommon: here kings receiv'd the marks of ſov’reign pow'r: In ſtate the monarchs march'd, the lićtors bore The awful axes and the rod, before. Dryden's Zn. Pet my attendants wait Tij alone, Where leaſt of Jiate, where moſt of love is ſhown. Dryden. **PPear in their robes would be a troubleſome piece of fate. Collier. - At home ſurrounded by a ſervile crowd, Prompt to abuſe, and in detraction loud; Abroad bºgirt with men, and ſwords, and ſpears, is very ſtate Acknowledging his fears. Prior I Q. §". grandeur. - "; "tructed him how he ſ y - * modeſt ſenſe of his º keep ſate, and yet with * - Bacºn's Henry VII. The ſwan ºw's her ſtate with oary fect, ºl. $, was ſtaid, and in his gait Preſtry’ r * - - da grave majeſtick ſtat. Butler, Such cheerful modeſty, ſuch humbleſtate, Moves certain love. Can this imperious lord forget to reign, Quit all his ſtate, deſcend, and ſerve again. Pºpe's Statiº. 1 1. A ſeat of dignity. This chair ſhall be my ſtate, this dagger my ſceptre, and this cuſhion my crown. Shakespeare Henry IV. As ſhe affected not the grandeur of a ſtate with a canopy ſhe thought there was no offence in an elbow-chair. Ariº. The brain was her ſtudy, the heart her ſtate room, Arbuth, 12. A canopy; a covering of dignity. Over the chair is a ſtate made round of ivy, ſomewhat whiter than ours; and the ſtate is curiouſly wrought with Paler. ſilver and ſilk. Bacºn. His high throne, under ſtate Of richeſt texture ſpread, at th: upper end Was plac'd. Milton's Paradſ, Lºft, 13. A perſon of high rank. Obſolete. She is a dutcheſs, a great ſtate. Latimer, 14. The Principal perſons in the government. - The bold deſign Pleas'd highly thoſe internal ſtates. 2Milºn. 15. Joined with another word it ſignifies publick. I am no courtier, nor verſed in ſtate-affairs: my life hath rather been contemplative than active. Bacon. Council ' What's that a Pack of bearded ſlaves, The ſcavengers that ſweep ſtates nuſances, And are themſelves the greateſt. Dryden's Cleomerº. I am accuſed of reflecting upon great ſtate-folks. Swift. To STATE. v. a. [conſtater, French.j 1. To ſettle; to regulate. This is ſo ſtated a rule, that all caſuiſ's preſs it in all caſes of damage. Decay of Pity. This is to ſtate accounts, and looks more like merchandize than friendſhip. Collier of Friendſhip. He is capable of corruption who receives more than what is the ſtated and unqueſtioned fee of his off. Addison. 2. Tº repreſent in all the circumſtances of modification. Many other inconveniences are conſequent to this ſtating of this queſtion; and Particularly that, by thoſe which thus ſtate it, there hath never yet been affigned any definite number of fundamentals. Hammond on Fundamental. Its preſent ſtate fateth it to be what it now is. Hale. Were our caſe /tated to any ſober heathen, he would never gueſs why they who acknowledge the neceſſity of prayer, and confeſs the ſame God, may not aſk in the ſame form. Decay ºf Piety. To ſtate it fairly, imitation is the moſt advantageous way for a tranſlator to ſhew himſelf, but the greateſt wrong which can be done to the memory of the dead. Dryden. | Pretended not fully to ſtate, much leſs demonſtrate, the truth contained in the text. Atterbury. STATELINEss. n.ſ.. [from ſtately.] - - 1. Grandeur; majeſtick appearance; auguſt manner; dignity. We may colléét the excellency of the underſtanding then by the glorious remainders of it now, and gueſs at the ſtatelingſ; of the building by the magnificence of its ruins. South. For ſtatelineſ and majeſty what is comparable to a horſe? More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm, 2. Appearance of pride; affected dignity. She hated ſtatelineſs; but wiſely knew What juſt regard was to her title due. STATELY. adj. [from ſtate.] - 1. Auguſt; grand; lofty; elevated; majeſtick; magnificent. A ſtatelier pyramid to her I'll rear, Than Khodope's or Memphis' ever was. Shai. Hon. VI. Theſe regions have abundance of high cedars, and other Jiately trees caſting a ſhade. Raleigh'. Hiſtory of the Wºrld. Truth, like a ſtately dome, will not ſhew herſelf at the º viſit. South. Bettertºn, He many a walk travers'd Of ſtateſieſt covert, cedar, pine, or palm. 2. Elevated in mien or ſentiment. - is ſtateſ He maintains majeſty in the midſt of plainneſs, and is ſtately without ambition, which is the vice of Lucan. Dryden. STATELY. adv. [from the adjećtive..] Majeſtically. Mil Ye that ſtately tread or lowly creep. 1ſton. STATESMAN. n.ſ.. [ſtate and man.] I. A politician; one verſed in the arts of government. It looks grave enough * ... ºn a " To ſeem a}.}. O Ben. Yohnſºn's Epigr. The corruption of a poet is the generation of a ſ: ºf. Milton. 777/774. - - 2. One employed in publick affairs. If ſuch actions may have paſſage free, | Bond-ſlaves and pagans ſhall our ſtateſmen be. Shakespeare Othele. It is a weakneſs which attends high and low; º: who holds the helm, as well as the peaſant who, holds the !ough. South J iſ: P A Britiſh miniſter muſt expect to ſee many friends fall off, whom he cannot gratify, ſince, to uſe the phraſe of a *::: man, the paſture is not large enough, Here
S T A
S T A
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Here Britain's ſtateſmen oft the fall foredoom
... Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home. Pope.
St A’ teswom AN. m. ſ. [ ſtate and woman.] A woman who
meddles with publick affairs. In contempt.
How ſhe was in debt, and where ſhe meant
To raiſe freſh ſums: ſhe's a great ſtateſwoman / B. johnſºn.
Several obječts may innocently be ridiculed, as the paſſions
of our ſtateſwomen. Addiſon.
St A'ticAl. }*; [from the noun...] Relating to the ſcience
STATIck. § of weighing.
A man weigheth ſome pounds leſs in the height of Winter,
according to experience, and the ſtatick aphoriſms of Sanc-
torius. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
If one by a ſtatical engine could regulate his inſenſible per-
ſpiration, he might often, by reſtoring of that, foreſee, pre-
vent, or ſhorten a fit of the gout. Arbuthnot on Diet.
STATIcks. n.ſ. [rºlix; ; /latique, Fr.] The ſcience which
conſiders the weight of bodies.
This is a catholick rule of ſtaticks, that if any body be bulk
for bulk heavier than a fluid, it will ſink to the bottom; and if
lighter, it will float upon it, having part extant, and part im-
merſed, as that ſo much of the fluid as is equal in bulk to the
immerſed part be equal in gravity to the whole. Bentley.
STATION. n.ſ. [/lation, French; ſtatio, Latin.]
1. The aët of ſtanding.
Their manner was to ſtand at prayer, whereupon their
meetings unto that purpoſe on thoſe days had the names of
ſtations given them. Hooker.
2. A ſtate of reſt.
All progreſſion is performed by drawing on or impelling
forward ſome part which was before in ſtation or at quiet,
where there are no joints. Brown's Wugar Errours.
3. A place where any one is placed.
In ſtation like the herald, Mercury,
New-lighted on a heav'n-kiſſing hill. Shakeſp. Timon.
The ſeditious remained within their ſtation, which, by rea-
ſon of the naſtineſs of the beaſtly multitude, might more fitly
be termed a kennel than a camp. Hayward.
The planets in their ſtation liſt’ning ſtood. Milton.
To fingle ſtations now what years belong,
With planets join'd, they claim another ſong. Creech.
4. Poſt aſſigned ; office.
Michael in either hand leads them out of Paradiſe, the fiery
ſerpent waving behind them, and the cherubims taking their
ſtations to guard the place. 44ilton.
5. Situation; poſition.
The fig and date, why love they to remain
In middle ſtation and an even plain ;
While in the lower marſh the gourd is found,
And while the hill with olive-ſhade is crown'd? Prior.
6. Employment; office.
No member of a political body ſo mean, but it may be
uſeful in ſome ſtation or other. L’Eſtrange.
They believe that the common ſize of human underſtand-
ing is fitted to ſome ſtation or other. Swift.
Whether thoſe who are leaders of a party arrive at that
fation more by a ſort of inſtinct, or influence of the ſtars, than
by the poſſeſſion of any great abilities, may be a point of much
diſpute. - Swift.
7. Charaćter; ſtate.
Far the greater part have kept their ſtation. Milton.
8. Rank; condition of life.
I can be contented with an humbler ſtation in the temple of
virtue, than to be ſet on the pinnacle. Dryden.
To STA/Tron. v. a. [from the noun J. To place in a certain
poſt, rank, or place.
STATIos ARy. adj. [from ſtatiºn.] Fixed; not progreſſive.
The ſame harmony and ſtationary conſtitution, as it hap-
pened in many ſpecies, ſo doth it fall out in individuals. Brown.
Between the deſcent and aſcent, where the image ſeemed
ſtationary, I ſtopped the priſm, and fixed it in that poſture, that
it ſhould be moved no more. Newton's Opt.
STA'tion ER. n.ſ.. [from ſtation J
1. A bookſeller.
Some modern tragedies are beautiful on the ſtage, and yet
Tryphon the ſtatiºner complains they are ſeldom aſked for in
his ſhop. Dryden.
With authors, ſtationers obey'd the call;
Glory and gain th’ induſtrious tribe provoke, -
And gentle dulneſs ever loves a joke. Pope's Dunciad.
2. A ſeller of paper.
STAT 1st. n.ſ.. [from ſtate J A ſtateſman; a politician ; one
ſkilled in government.
I once did hold it, as our ſtatiſts do,
A baſeneſs to write fair; and labour'd much
How to forget that learning. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
I do believe,
Statiſt though I am none, nor like to be,
That this ſhall prove a war. Shakespeare Cymbeline.
Their orators thou then extoll'ſt, as thoſe
The top of eloquence, ſtatiſts indeed,
And lovers of their country. Milton's Paradiſe Reg.
STATUARY. m. ſ. [/ºuaire, French; from ſatua, Latin.j
* The art of carving images or repreſentations of life.
The northern nations, that overwhelmed it by their num-
bers, were too barbarous to preſerve the remains of learning more
carefully than they did thoſe of architecture and/?atuary. 7 ºf 'e.
2. One that practiſes or profeſſes the art of making ſtatues.
On other occaſions the Jataries took their ſubjects from
the poets. Addison.
How ſhall any man, who hath a genius for hiſtory, under-
take ſuch a wºrk with ſpirit and chearfulneſs, when he conſi.
tlers that he will be read with pleaſure but a very few years 2
This is. like employing an excellent fatuary to work upon
mouldering ſtone. Swift.
STATUE. m. ſ. [/?atue, Fr. ſtatua, Latin.] An image; a ſo.id
repreſentation of any living being. e
The princeſs heard of her mother's ſtatue, a picce many
years in doing, and now newly perform'd by that rare Italian
maſter. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale.
They ſpake not a word;
But like dumb ſtatues, or unbreathing ſtones,
Star'd each on other. Shakeſpeare's Richard III.
Architects propounded unto Alexander to cut the mountain
Athos into the form of a ſtatue, which in his right hand ſhould
hold a town capable of containing ten thouſand men, and in
his left a veſſel to receive all the water that flowed from the
mountain. //ilkins's Math. Magick.
A ſtatue of Polycletus, called the rule, deſerves that name
for having ſo perfect an agreement in all its parts, that it is
not poſſible to find a fault in it. Dryden's Dºfrºſnay.
To STA’rue. v. a. [from the noun..] To place as a ſtatue.
Thou ſhalt be worſhipp'd, kiſs'd, lov d and ador'd;
And were there ſenſe in his idolatry,
My ſubſtance ſhould be ſtatued in thy ſtead. Shakespeare.
St A’t URE. m. ſ. [ſlature, Fr. ſtatura, Latin.] The height of
any animal.
What ſtature we attain at ſeven years we ſometimes double,
moſt times come ſhort of at one and twenty. Brºwn.
A creature who might erect
His ſtature, and upright with front ſerene
Govern the reſt. Miltºn.
Foreign men of mighty ſtature came. Dryden.
Thyſelf but duſt, thy ſtature but a ſpan;
A moment thy duration, fooliſh man Prizr.
We have certain demonſtration from Egyptian mummies,
and Roman urns and rings, and meaſures and edifices, and
many other antiquities, that human ſtature has not diminiſhed
for above two thouſand years. Bentley’s Sermons.
STA’ſ UTABLE. adj. [from ſlatute.] According to ſtatute.
I met with one who was three inches above five feet, the
ſtatutable meaſure of that club. Addison's Guardian.
STATUTE. m.ſ.. [ſtatut, French; ſtatutum, Latin.] A law ;
an edićt of the legiſlature.
. Not only the common law, but alſo the ſtatutes and acts of
parliament were ſpecially intended for its benefit. Speºſer.
Blood hath been ſhed, -
Fre human ſtatute purg'd the gen'ral weal. Shakespeare ea, e.
There was a ſhatute againſt vagabonds; wherein note the
diſlike the parliament had of goaling them as chargeable and
peſterous. Bacºn.
Know the ſtatutes of heaven and laws of eternity, thoſe
immutable rules of juſtice. Till ſon's Sel mons.
O queen, indulg’d by favour of the gods,
To build a town, with ſlatutes to reſtrain
The wild inhabitant beneath thy reign. Dryden's Aneid.
To St Ave. v. a. In the plural ſlaves. [from ſtaff.]
1. To break in pieces ; uſed originally of barrels made of ſmall
parts or ſtaves.
If irreverent expreſſion, or a thought too wanton are crept
into my verſes, let them be Jiav'd or forfeited like contra-
banded goods. Dryaen.
2. To puſh off as with a ſtaff. - -
Hów can they eſcape the contagion of the writings, whom
the virulency of the calumnies have not ſaved off, from read-
ing. -- Pen. johnſºn.
*the condition of a ſervant ſlaves him off to a diſtance s but
the goſpel ſpeaks nothing but allurement, attractiºn, and in-
vitation. South's Sermons.
. To pour out by breaking the caſk.
3 Tº: feared . that might enſue thereof have been an
occaſion that divers times all the wine in the city hath been
aved. Sandys's ſº avels.
... To furniſh with rundles or ſlaves. - •
4. }. º º ſhameful end of Aloyſus Grittus, Solyman's
deputy in Hungary; who climbing too faſt up the evil ſlaved
laideſ of ambition, ſuddenly fell, and never roſe more. Knolley.
To STAvg. v. n. To fight with layº.
Equal ſhame and envy ſtirr'd
I' th' enemy, that one ſhou’d beard
So many warriours, and ſo ſtout, -
As he had done, and ſlav'd it out. - Hudibrat.
To STAVE and Tail. v.a. To part dogs by interpoſing a ſtaff,
ling the tail.
and by pul ". D The
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rºß and Cerdon tail'd,
he plural of ſtaff.
STAves. m. ſ. º ſtrange manner arm’d,
- - ~... . . . . ſ. d. Fairy 9a.
flick knives, ſome/laves in fire warme , ºry &
;º: ſº º up in bindies orſlaves. Mortimer's Huſband.
Sravesack E. m. / Larkſpur. A plant.
AY. v. n. [//aen, Dutch.]
**ś. in a place; to forbear departure.
Macbeth, we ſtay upon your leiſure. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
If ſhe do bid me pack, I'll give her thanks,
As though ſhe bid me ſtay by her a week. Shakeſpeare.
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown would ye
ſtay for them from having huſbands Ruth i. 13.
Not after reſurrection ſhall he ſlay -
Longer on earth than certain times tappear. Milton.
He did ordain that as many might depart as would; but as
many as would ſay ſhould have very good means to º
e ſtate. a cººf.
th They flocked in ſuch multitudes, that they not only ſlayed
for their reſort, but diſcharged divers. Hayward.
Th’ injur'd ſea, which from her wonted place,
To gain ſome acres, avarice did force,
If the new banks negle&ted once decay, r
No longer will from her old channel ſay. J7%iller.
Stay, I command you, ſlay and hear me firſt. Pryden.
Nor muſt he/lay at home, becauſe he muſt he back again
by one and twenty. The father cannot ſay any longer. Locke.
Every plant has its atmoſphere, which hath various effects
on thoſe who ſay near them. Arbuthnot on Aiments.
Servants ſent on meſſages ſlay out longer than the meſſage
requires. Swift.
2. To continue in a ſtate.
The flames augment, and ſay
At their full height, then languiſh to decay. Dryden.
3. To wait; to attend.
I'll tell thee my whole device
When I am in my coach, which /ſays for us, Shakeſpeare.
...We for his royāl preſence only ſlay
To end the rites. Dryden.
I/ay for Turnus, whoſe devoted head
J.owing to the living and the dead;
My ſon and I expect it from his hand. Dryden.
4. To ſtop; to ſtand ſtill.
When ſhe liſt pour out her larger ſpright,
She would command the haſty ſun to/lay,
Qr backward turn his courſe. Fairy Queen.
Perkin Warbeck, finding that when matters once go down
the hill, they ſay not without a new force, reſolved to try
ſome exploit upon England. Bac.n.
Satan
Throws his ſteep flight in many an airy wheel,
Nor ſlay'd, till on N. Phates' top he lights. Milton.
5. To dwell; to be long
Nor will I ſay
9n Amphix, or what death, he dealt that day: Dryden.
I muſt Jay a little on one action, which preferred the re-
lief of others to the conſideration of vourſelf. Dryden.
6. To reſt confidently. -
Becauſe ye truſt'in °PPreſſion, and ſay thereon, this ſhall
be as a breach ready to fall. Ia. xxx. 12.
They call themſelves of the holy city, and ſay themſelves
upon God. Iſa. xlviii. 2.
To STAY. v. a.
1. To ſtop; to withold ; to repreſs. -
All that may ſtay their minis from thinking that true which
they heartily wiſh were falſe, but cannot think it ſo without
ſome ſcruple. - Hooker.
The Syrens ſºng to allure them into danger; but Orpheus
ſang ſo well that he/ſaid them. Raleigh's Hiſtory of the Iłżrld.
He took nothing but a bit of bread º/*ay his ſtomach. Locke.
To ſay theſe ſudden guſts of paſſion *
That hurry you from reaſon, reſt aſſur’d
The ſecret of yºur love lives with me only. Rowe.
Stay her ſtomâch with theſe half hundred plays, till I can
Procure her a romance big enough to ſatisfy her great ſoul with
adventures. Pope.
Why ceaſe we then the wrath of h r
Be iº all. eaven to ſlay?
2. To delay; to obſtruct; to hinder from progreſſion. Pope.
* 10yous time will not be //ay’d
Unleſs the do him by the forelock take. Spenſºr.
Your ſhips are ſaid at Venice. Shakeſpeare.
Unto the ſhore, with tears, with fighs, with mo.
hey him condući; curſing the bounds that ſay >
*... fleet, that would have further gone. Daniel.
h "ºring thee where no ſhadow/lays
Y coming, and thy ſoft embraces. AMilton's Paradiſ, Loft.
Hulilras. .
3. To keep from departure. -
If as a priſoner, I were here, you might
Have then inſiſted on a conqueror's right,
And /lay'd me here. Dryden,
4. [E/layer, French..] To ProP; to ſupport; to hold up.
On this determination we might/lay ourſelves without fur.
ther proceeding herein. Hºoker.
Aaron and Hurſlayed up his hands, the one on the one fide
and the other on the other. **d. xvii. 12.
Sallows and reeds for vineyards uſeful found,
To ſay thy vines.
STAY. n.ſ.. [ºftaye, French.]
I. Continuance in a place; forbearance of departure.
Determine,
Or for her/lay or going; the affair cries haſle. Shaieffear.
Should judges make a longer/?ay in a place than uſually they
do; a day more in a county would be a Very good addition,
Dryden,
Bac:
Her long with ardent look his eye purſu'd, £4/7,
Delighted but deſired more herſłay. Milton,
The Thracian youth inſades
9rpheus returning from th’ Elyſian ſhades,
Embrace the hero, and his ſtay implore. J/aller,
$o long a ſtay will make
The jealous king ſuſpect we have been plotting. Denian,
What pleaſure hop'ſ thou in my ſay,
When I'm conſtrain’d and with myſelf away? Dryden.
When the wine ſparkies, -
Make haſte, and leave thy buſineſs and thy care,
No mortal intreſ can be worth thy ſtay. Dryden.
2. Stand; ceſſation of progreſſion.
Bones, after full growth, continue at aſſay; teeth fland at
a ſtay, except their wearing. Bacon,
Affairs of ſtate ſeemed rather to fland at a ſley, than toad.
vance or decline. Boyward.
Made of ſphere-metal, never to decay,
Until his revolution was at /?ay. Milton,
Almighty crowd thou ſhortºn'ſ all diſpute;
Nor faith nor reaſon make thec at a ſtay,
Thou leap'ſt o'er all. Dryden's Mºdal.
3. A ſtop; an obſtruction; a hindrance from progreſs.
His fell heart thought long that little way,
Griev'd with each ſtep, tormented with each ſoy. Faifax.
4. Reſtraint; Prudence; caution.
Many juſt and temperate proviſos, well ſhewed and fore-
tokened the wiſdom, ſay and moderation of the king. Bacon.
With prudent /*ay he long deferr'd
he rough contention. Philips.
5. A fixed ſtate.
Who have before, or ſhall write after thee,
Their works though toughly laboured will be
Like infancy or age to man's firm ſlay,
Or early and late twilights to mid-day.
Alas, what ſay is there in human flate
And who can ſhun inevitabi. fate
6. A prop ; a ſupport.
* of creatures unto the law of nature is the ſay
of the whole world. Hocker.
What ſurety of the world, what hope, what ſay,
What this was once a king, and now is clay. Shakespeare.
My only ſtrength, and /tay / forlorn of thee, -
Whither ſhall I betake mº ?—where ſubſiſt? Milton.
Trees ſerve as ſo many ſtays for their vines, which hang
like garlands from tree to tró. Addiſon's Remark; on Italy.
7. Tackling. [See STAYs J
With ſays and cordage laſt he rig'd a ſhip,
And roll'd on leavers, launch'd her in the deep.
8. [In the plural.] Boddice.
No ſtubborn ſlay, her yielding ſhape embrace. Gay.
9. Steadineſs of conducí.
STA'YFD. part. adj. [from /*ay.]
1. Fixed; ſettled; ſerious; not volatile.
For her ſon,
In her own hand the crown ſhe kept in flore,
Till riper years he raught, and ſtronger/ay. Fa. Queen.
Whatſoever is above theſe proceedeth of ſhortneſs of me-
mory, or of want of a ſtayed and cqual attentIOn. Bacon.
He was well /čayed, and in his gate 'l-
Preſerv'd a grave majeſtick ſtate. - Hudibras.
A /'ayed man and wife are ſeldom ſo indolent as not to find
2. Stopped.
š. Y. adv. [from ſlayed.] - Compoſedly; gravely; pru-
dently; ſoberly; calmly; judiciouſly.
SLA’YE DNESS. m. ſ. [from /*ayed.]
. Solidity; weight, - -
I º miſſile, combineth with delightfulneſs, and
was willin
to me new, g to ſay *y reader on an argument that º:
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conſolation in each other. Pope.
currantneſs with ſtayedneſs, how can the language ſound other
than moſt full of ſweetneſs. Camaen's Remainſ.
Donne.
Dryden.
Pope.
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STA'YER. n.ſ.. [from ſay..] One who ſtops, holds or ſupports.
May Jove, the guardian of the capitol,
He, the great/?ayer of our troops in rout,
Fulfil your hopes, and animate the cohorts. A Philips.
STA'YLAce. m. ſ. [/lay and lace.] A lace with which women
faſten their boddice.
A ſtayſace from England ſhould become a topick for cenſure
at viſits. Swf.
STAYs. n.ſ. Without ſingular.
1. Boddice; a kind of ſtiff waiſtcoat made of whalebone, worn
by ladies.
2. Ropes in a ſhip to keep the maſt from falling aft. All maſts,
topmaſts, and flagſtaves have ſays, except the ſpritſail topmaſt:
the mainmaſt, foremaſt, with the maſts belonging to them,
have alſo back/?ays, which help to keep the maſt from pitch-
ing forward or overboard. Harris.
They were come upon the ſays, when one of the ſailors
deſcried a galley. Sidney.
3. Any ſupport; anything that keeps another extended.
Weavers ſtretch your ſtays upon the weft. Dryden.
STEAD. n.ſ. [rzeb, Saxon.]
1. Place. Obſolete.
Fly therefore, fly this fearful/lead anon, -
Leſt thy fool hardize work thy ſad confuſion. Fairy Queen.
They nigh approached to the ſtead
Where as thoſe maremaids dwelt. Spenſer's Fairy Queen.
The term of life is limited,
Ne may a man prolong nor ſhorten it;
The ſoldier may not move from watchful ſtead, -
Nor leave his ſtand until his captain bed. Fairy Queen.
2. Room ; place which another had or might have.
If we had ſimply taken them clean away, or elſe removed
them, ſo as to place in their ſtead others, we had done worſe.
Hooker.
There fell down many ſlain, and they dwelt in their ſtead;
until the captivity. 1 Chron, v. 22.
Nor do the bold'ſt attempts bring forth
Events ſtill equal to their worth;
But ſometimes fail, and in their ſlead
Fortune and cowardice ſucceed.
Jealouſy then fir’d his ſoul,
And his face kindled like a burning coal ;
Now cold deſpair ſucceeding in her ſtead,
To livid paleneſs turns the glowing red. Dryden.
3. Uſe; help. To ſland in ſtead; to be of great uſe; to help ; to
advantage.
A compleat man hath ſome parts, whereof the want could
not deprive him of his eſſence; yet to have them ſtandeth him
in ſingular ſtead, in reſpect of ſpecial uſes. PHooker.
He makes his underſtanding the warehouſe of lumber ra-
ther than a repoſitory of truth, which will ſland him in ſtead
when he has occaſion for it. Locke.
The ſmalleſt ačt of charity ſhall ſland us in great ſhead.
Atterbury's Sermons.
Butler.
4. The frame of a bed.
- The genial bed, -
Sallow the feet, the i. and the ſed. Dryden.
STEAD, ſhed, being in the name of a place that is diſtant from
any river, comes from the Saxon reep, rºyo, a place; but if
it be upon a river or harbour, it is to be derived from rvače,
a ſhore or ſtation for ſhips. Gibſon's Camden.
To St EAD. v. a. [from the noun.] -
i. To help; to advantage; to ſupport; to aſſiſt. A word ſome-
what obſolete.
We are neither in ſkill, nor ability of power greatly to
ſtead you. Sidney.
It nothing ſtead us
To chide him from our eves. Shakeſpeare.
Rich garments, linnens, ſtuffs, and neceſſaries,
Which ſince have /leaded much. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſ?.
Madam, ſo it ſtead you I will write. Shakeſpeare.
Can you ſo/lead me
As bring me to the fight of Iſabella. Shakeſpeare.
Your friendly aid and counſel much may ſtead me. Rowe.
2. To fill the place of another. Obſolete.
We ſhall adviſe this wronged maid to ſtead up your ap-
pointment, and go in your place. Shakeſpeare.
STEAD Fast. adj. [/lead and faſt.]
1. Faſt in place; firm; fixed.
Such was this giant's fall, that ſeem'd to ſhake
This ſledſºft globe of earth, as it for fear did quake. F. Qu.
Laws ought to be like ſtony tables, plain, ſteadfaſt, and
immoveable. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
2. Conſtant; reſolute.
I hope her ſtubborn heart to bend,
And that it then more/fedfaſt will endure. Spenſºr.
A generation that ſet not their heart aright, and whoſe ſpirit
was not/fedfaſt with God. Pſal. lxxviii. 8.
Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty; abide ſledſºft
unto him in the time of his trouble. Ecclus. xxii. 23.
Him reſiſt ſledſºft in the faith. I Pet. v. 9.
S T E
What form of death could him affright,
Who unconcern'd, with /*edf/? fight
Cou'd view the ſurges mounting ſteep, -
And monſters rolling in the decp? Dryden.
Srey prºstly. * [from ſledſº.] Firmly; conſtantly.
God's omniſcience /leadſaftſ, graſps the greateſt and moſt
Ippery uncertainties. South's Sermons.
In general, A:4%/1% believe that whatever God hath re.
vealed is infallibly true. //ake's Preparatin for Deats.
ST EA'DFAst Ness. n.ſ. [from ſeafoſ!..] -
I. Immutability; fixedneſs.
So hard theſe heavenly beauties be enfir’d,
As things divine, leaſt paſſions do impreſs,
The more of ſteadfaſt minds to be admiºd
. . The more they ſtayed be on ſled aftmºſ.
2. Firmneſs; conſtancy; reſolution.
STEA"Dily. adv. [from/tead).]
I. Without tottering; without ſhaking.
Sin has a tendency to bring men under evils, unleſs hin-
dered by ſome accident which no man can/leadily build upon.
South's Se: mons.
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Spenſer.
2. Without variation or irregularity.
So ſteadily does fickle fortune ſteer
Th' obedient orb that it ſhould never err.
STATINEss. n. / [from /lead.]
1. State of being not tottering nor eaſily ſhaken.
2. Firmneſs; conſtancy. -
John got the better of his cholerick temper, and wrought
himſelf up to a great/leadingſ of mind, to purſue his intereſt
through all impediments. Arbuthnot.
3. Conſiſtent unvaried condućt.
Steadineſs is a point of prudence as well as of courage. L’E/?.
A friend is uſeful to form an undertaking, and ſecure ſteadi-
neſ of condućt. Collier ºf Friendſhip.
STEA"DY. adj. [reacbiz, Saxon.]
1. Firm; fixed; not tottering. -
Their feet/teady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful,
and their hearts reſolute. Sidney.
He ſails 'tween worlds and worlds with ſteady wing. Milt.
Steer the bounding bark with ſteady toil,
When the ſtorm thickens and the billows boil. Pope.
2. Not wavering; not fickle ; not changeable with regard to re-
ſolution or attention.
Now clear I underſtand,
What oft my ſteadiº/f thoughts have ſearch'd in vain. Milton:
Ste.dy to my principles, and not diſpirited with my af-
flictions, I have, by the bleſſing of God, overcome all dif-
ficulties. Dryden's AEneid.
A clear fight keeps the underſtanding ſteady. Locke.
Steak n.ſ. [/lyck, Iſlandick and Erſe, a piece; ſ’eka, Swediſh,
to boil. J A ſlice of fleſh broiled or fried; a collop.
The ſurgeon proteſted he had cured him very well, and of-
Blackmore.
fered to eat the firſt ſtake of him. Tatler.
Fair ladies who contrive
To feaſt on ale and ſleaks. Swift.
To STEAL. v. a. Preterite Iſ?ole, part, paſſ ſºo’e”. [itelän,
Saxon; ſhelen, Dutch.] -
1. To take by theft; to take clandeſtinely; to take without right.
To ſeal generally implics ſecrecy, to rob, either ſecrecy or vio-
lence. -
Thou ran'ſt a tilt in honour of my love,
And /º/f away the ladies hearts of France. Shakespeare.
There are ſome ſhrewd contents in yon ſame paper,
That ſteal the colour from Baſſanio's cheek; -
Some dear friend dead. Shakeſpeare's March. of Venicce.
How ſhould we ſteal ſilver or gold Gen. xliv. 8.
A ſchoolboy finding a bird's neſt, ſlews it his companion
and he ſeal, it. Sºakeſ care.
2. To withdraw or convey without notice. -
The law of England never was properly applied to the Iriſh,
by a purpoſed plot of government, but as they could inſinuate
and ſteal themſelves under the ſame by their humble carriage
and ſubmiſſion. Speºſer.
Let us ſhift away, there's warrant in that theſt
Which ſeal; itſelf when there's no mercy left. Shakeſpeare:
Variety of obječts has a tendency to ſteal away the mind
from its ſteady purſuit of any ſubject. //at:s.
3. To gain or effect by private means.
Young Lorenzo
Stole her ſoul with many vows of faith,
And ne'er a true one.
Were it not that my fellow ſchoolmaſter
Doth watch Bianca's ſteps ſo narrowly, r
'Twere good to ſteal our marriage. Shakeſpeare.
They hate nothing ſo much as being alone, for fear ſome
affrighting apprehenſions ſhould Jeal er force their way in.
Calamy.
Shakeſpeare.
To Steal. v. m. . .
1. To withdraw privily ; to paſs filently. -
Fixt of mind to avoid further entreaty, and to fly all com-
pany, one night ſhe/?ºle away. Sidney,
My
S T E S T E ; , , 'ſelf My lord of Amiens and my Dººd him as he lay along Under an oak. I cannot think it, lik uld ſeal away ſo guilty like, !º. y to guilty Shakeſpeare's Othº. The moſt pcaccable way, if you take a thief, is to let him ſhew what he is, and ſteal out of your company. Shakeſpeare. At time that lover's flights doth ſtill conceal, Through Athens' gate have we devis’d to ſteal. Shakſº. In my conduct ſhall your ladies come, From whom you now muſt ſeal and take no leave., Sºak. Others weary of the long journey, lingering behind, were /?olen away; and they which were left, moiled with dirt and Knolles. Shakespeare. mire. A bride Should vaniſh from her cloaths into her bed, As ſouls from bodies ſteal and are not ſpy’d. IXonne. The vapour of charcoal hath killed many; and it is the more dangerous, becauſe it cometh without any ill ſmell, and Jealºth on by little and little. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. A ſoft and ſolemn breathing ſound, Roſe like a ſteam of rich diſtill'd perfumes, And ſole upon the air, that even ſilence Was took ere ſhe was ware. Milton. As wiſe artiſts mix their colours ſo, That by degrees they from each othergo; ... Black ſteal, unheeded from the neighb'ring white, Dryden. So on us/?ole our bleſſed change. At a time when he had no ſteward, he ſole away. Swift. Now his fierce eyes with ſparkling fury glow, Now fighs ſeal out when tears begin to flow. Pope. 2. To practiſe theft; to play the thief; to take any thing thieviſh- ly; to have the habit of thieving. - Stealing is the taking from another what is his, without his knowledge or allowance. Locke. The good humour is to ſeal at a minute's reſt.—Convey, the wiſe it call; ſheal / a fico for the phraſe Shakeſpeare. STEA'l ER. m. ſ. [from ſeal.] One who ſteals; a thief. The tranſgreſſion is in the ſealer. Shakeſpeare. St E A LINGLY. adv. [from ſtealing.] Slily; by inviſible mo- tion; by ſecret practice. They were diverſe motions, they did ſo ſealing y ſlip one into another, as the latter part was ever in hand before the eye could diſcern the former was ended. Sidney. STEALTH. n ſ. [from ſeal.] 1. The aët of ſtealing; theft. The owner proveth the ſtealth to have been committed upon him by ſuch an outlaw, and to have been found in the poſſeſ- fion of the priſoner. Spenſer's State ºf Ireland. The ſtealth of mutual entertainment With character too groſs is written on Juliet. Shakeſpeare. * In the ſecret dark that none reproves, Their pretty ſtealth, ſhall work, and ſhares ſhall ſpread. Speyer. ... The gods perſuaded Mercury, Their good obſerver, to his ſealth. 2. The thing ſtolen. On his back a heavy load he bare Qf nightly ſtealths, and pillage ſeveral. Fairy Queen. Store of cabbins are but ſuttiſh dens, that breed ſickneſs in peace, ſerving to cover ſtealths, and in fight are dangerous to tear men with ſplinters. Raleich. 3. Secret act; clandeſline practice. By //ealth means ſecretly; clandeſtinely ; with deſire of concealment: but, like ſeal, is often uſed in a good ſenſe. The wiſdom of the ſame ſpirit borrowed from melody that pleaſure, which mingled with heavenly myſteries, cauſeth the fmoothneſs and ſoftneſs of that which toucheth the ear, to convey as it were by ſealth the treaſure of good things into man’s mind. Hooker. I feel this youth's perfections, º With an inviſive and ſubtle/alth, To creep in at mine cycs. Shakespeare eare's Twelfth Night. The monarch blinded with deſire of wealth, With ſteel invades his brother's life by ſealth Before the ſacred altar. Dryden. Let humble Allen, with an aukward ſhame, Chapman’s Iliad. Do good by ſealth, and bluſh to find it fame. Pope. STEA"ltiy. adj. [from/tealth.] Done clandeſtinely: - cd by ſtealth. ſtealth. nely ; pcſ.crin- Now wither'd murder with his/rahj aCe Moyes like a ghoſt. Jealthy pace, thing moiſt and hot. Shakeſpeare's Macleth. STEAM. ":ſ. [rzeme, Saxon.] The ſmoke or vapour of any Such the figure of a feaſt Which, were it not for plenty and for ſcam, Might be reſembled to a ſick inan’s dream. Kinz, Some it bears in ſteams up into the air, and this in ſuch, quantity as to be manifeſt to the ſmell, eſpecially the ſulphur. //oodwara's Natural Hjøry, To STFAM. v. n. [reman, Saxon.] 1. To ſmoke or vapºur with moiſt heat. Scarcely had Phoebus, in the gloomy eaſt, Got harnaſſed his fiery-footed team, Ne rear'd above the earth his flaming creſt When the laſt deadly ſmoke aloft did ſcam. Fairy Queen. See, ſee, my brother's ghoſt hangs hovering there, O'er his warm blood, that ſteams into the air. Dryden, Q wretched we Why were we hurry'd down This lubrick and adult'rate age; - Nay, added fat pollutions of our own, Tº increaſe the/teaming ordures of the ſtage? Dºydºn. Let the crude humours dance In heated braſs, ſteaming with fire intenſe. Phiłł. Theſe minerals not only iſſue out at theſe larger exits, tº ſteam forth through the pores of the earth, occaſioning ſul- phureous and other offenſive ſtenches. Wºodward, 2. To ſend up vapours. Ye miſts that riſe from ſeaming lake. Miltºn. 3. To paſs in vapours. The diſſolved amber plainly ſwam like a thin film upon the liquour, whence it ſteamed away into the air. Boyle. STE AN for/fone. Speyer. STEATo'M.A. n.ſ. […]ºp 2.3 If the matter in a wen reſembles milk-curds, the tumour is called atheroma; iſ like honey, meliceris; and if compoſed of fat, ſteatoma. Sharp's "urgery. STEED, m / [rtesa, Saxon.] A horſe for flate of war. My noble ſteed I give him, With all his trim belonging. Shakespeare Madeth, Impreſſes quaint, capariſons and ſeeds. Milton. Stout are our men, and warlike are our ſteeds. Iłaller. She thought herſelf the trembling dame who fled, And him the griſly ghoſt that ſpurr'd th’ inſernalſtead. Dryd. Who, like our active African, inſtrućts The fiery ſteed, and trains him to his hand? Addison's Cato, Sce' the bold youth ſtrain up the threat'ning fleep; Hang o'er their courſers heads with eager ſpeed, And earth rolls back beneath the flyingſteed. Pºpe. STEEL. m. ſ. [rzal, Saxon; ſtael, Dutch..] I. Steel is a kind of iron, refined and purified by the fire with other ingredients, which renders it white, and its grain cloſer and finer than common iron. Steel, of all other metals, is that ſuſceptible of the greateſt degree of hardneſs, when well tempered ; whence its great uſe in the making of tools and inſtruments of all kinds. Charlers. Steel is made from the pureſ and ſofteſt iron, by keeping it red-hot, ſtratified with coal-duſt and wood-aſhes, or other ſubſtances that abound in the phlogiſion, for ſeveral hours in a cloſe furnace. It may alſo be made by fuſion, and ſeveral other ways; but they are greatly in the wrong who preſet feel to iron for medicinal purpoſés. JHill's Mat. Media. At her back a bow and quiver gay, Stuff'd with ſteel-headed darts wherewith ſhe quell'd The ſavage beaſts in her vićtorious play. Fairy ºften, With mighty bars of long enduring braſs - Fairfax. The ſteel-bound doors and iron gates he ties. - A looking-glaſs, with the ſteel behind, looketh white than glaſs ſimple. Bacon's Natural Hiſlºy. Diamonds, though hard bodics, will not ready ſtrike fire with ſtºl, much leſs with one another; nor a flint eaſily with a ſteel, if they both be wet; the ſparks being then quenched in their eruption. - Brown's ſugar Errouri. Both were of ſhining ſteel, and wrought ſo pure As might the ſtrokes of two ſuch arms endure. Dryde". 2. It is often uſed metonymically for weapons or armour. Brave Macbeth with his brandiſh'd ſteel Which ſmok'd with bloody execution, - Carv'd out his paſſage till he had fac'd the ſlave. Shakespeare: A grove of oaks, - - whoſe poliſh’d ſº from far ſeverely ſhines, Are not ſo dreadful as this beauteous queen. Dryden, He ſudden as the word, In proud Plexippus' boſom plunged the ſword; Toxeus amaz'd, and with amazement ſlow, Stood doubting; and while doubting thus he ſtood, Receiv'd the ſleel bath'd in his brother's blood. Dryº. 3. Chalybeate medicines. - - - :ſ. - - r14C After relaxing, ſteel ſtre is likewi ngthens the ſolids, and - Arbuthnº. an antiacid. Cet odours dIC, in ſuch a company aS there 1S //ea ºn aſ d - ſ - S tel. ſº ! It 1S uſed prover ially Or hardne S : S h d of // heat, things of great refreſhment. Lacon. IS offer: - - offering ſoon Propitious fire from heaven Conſum'd with nimble glance and grateful ſeam. Miltºn. While the “mple ſmoak'd with hallow'd ſteam, They waſh the Virgin. Drydn To STEEL. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To point or edge with ſteel. Add proof unto mine armour with thy prº, R. II And with thy bleſfings/*,my lance's point. She º T.
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Lies well ſleel'd with weighty arguments.
So ſervice ſhall with ſteeled fingers toil,
And labour ſhall refreſh itſelf with hope. Shakeſpeare's H. V.
From his metal was his party ſleel'd;
Which once in him rebated, all the reſt
Turn'd on themſelves, like dull and heavy lead. Shakeſp.
O God of battles! ſteel my ſoldiers hearts,
Poſſeſs them not with fear. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
Why will you fight againſt ſo ſweet a paſſion,
And ſleel your heart to ſuch a world of charms
Man, fooliſh man
Scarce know'ſt thou how thyſelf began;
Yet fleel'd with ſtudy’d boldneſs, thou dar'ſ try
To ſend thy doubted reaſon's dazled eye
Through the myſterious gulph of vaſt immenſity,
Let the ſteel'd Turk be deaf to matrons cries,
See virgins raviſh'd with relentleſs eyes.
St E E'LY. adj. [from ſteel.]
1. Made of ſteel.
Thy brother's blood the thirſty earth bath drunk,
Broach'd with the ſteely point of Clifford's lance. Shakeſp.
Here ſmokes his forge, he bares his finewy arm,
And early ſtrokes the ſounding anvil warm ;
Around his ſhop the ſteely ſparkles flew,
As for the ſteed he ſhap'd the bending ſhoe. Gay.
2. Hard; firm.
That ſhe would unarm her noble heart of that ſteely reſiſt-
ance againſt the ſweet blows of love. Sidney.
STE E'LY ARD. m. ſ. [/leel and yard.] A kind of balance, in
which the weight is moved along an iron rod, and grows hea-
vier as it is removed farther from the fulorum.
Shakeſpeare,
Addiſon.
Prior.
Tickell.
STEEN, or Stean, n.ſ. A fićtious veſſel of clay or ſtone. Ainſworth.
STEEP. adj. [rzeap, Saxon ] Riſing or deſcending with little
inclination.
He now had conquer’d Anxur's ſleep aſcent. Addiſon.
STEEP. m. ſ Precipice; aſcent or deſcent approaching to per-
pendicularity.
As that Theban monſter that propos'd
Her riddle, and him, who ſolv’d it not, devour’d ;
That once found out and ſolv'd, for grief and ſpight
Caſt herſelf headlong from the Iſmenian ſleep.
As high turrets for their airy ſleep
Require foundations, in proportion deep;
And lofty cedars as far upwards ſhoot,
As to the neather heavens they drive the root;
So low did her ſecure foundation lie,
She was not humble, but humility.
Inſtrućts the beaſt to know his native force,
To take the bit between his teeth, and fly
To the next headlong ſteep of anarchy. Dryden:
We had on each ſide naked rocks and mountains, broken
into a thouſand irregular ſleeps and precipices. Addiſon.
Leaning o'er the rails, he muſing ſtood,
And view’d below the black canal of mud,
Where common ſhores a lulling murmur keep,
Whoſe torrents ruſh from Holborn's fatal ſleep. Gay:
To St E Ep. v. a. [ſlippen, Dutch..] To ſoak; to macerate;
to imbue ; to dip.
When his brother ſaw the red blood trail
Adown ſo faſt, and all his armour ſteep,
Milton,
Dryden.
For very fellneſs loud he 'gan to weep. Spenſºr.
He, like an adder, lurking in the weeds,
His wandring thought in deep deſire does ſleep;
And his frail eye with ſpoil of beauty feeds. Fairy Queen.
A napkin ſleeped in the harmleſs blood
Of ſweet young Rutland. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI.
Preſent to her, as ſometime Margret
Did to thy father, ſleep'd in Rutland's blood,
A handkerchief; which, ſay to her, did drain
The purple tide from her ſweet brother's body. Shakeſp.
The conquering wine hath ſleep'd our ſenſe
In ſoft and delicate Lethe. Shakeſpeare,
Many dream not to find, neither deſerve,
And yet are ſleep'd in favours. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Four days will quickly ſteep themſelves in night:
Four nights will quickly dream away the time. Shakeſpeare.
Moſt of the ſleepings are cheap things, and the goodneſs of
the crop is a great matter of gain. Bacon.
Whole droves of minds are by the driving god
Compell'd to drink the deep Lethean flood:
In large forgetful draughts to ſleep the cares
Of their paſt labours and their irkſome years. Dryden.
Wheat ſteeped in brine twelve hours prevents the ſmuttineſs.
Mortimer's Huſbandry.
STEEPLE. n.ſ. [rzeopl. repel, Saxon.] A turret of a church
generally furniſhed with bells. A ſpire.
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks; rage, blow !
You cataraćts and hurricanoes ſpout
Till you have drench'd our ſteeples, drown'd the cocks.
Skakeſpeare.
1t.
. 3. That by which any courſe is guided.
S T E
*
What was found in many places, and preached for wheat
fallen on the ground from the clouds, was but the ſeed of ivy-
berries, and though found in ſleeples or high places, might be
conveyed thither or muted by birds. Prº, Wugar Errours.
A raven I ſaw yeſterday Jºeºple-high, juſt over your houſe.
L’Eſtrange.
They far from ſteeples and their ſacred ſound, ſtrang
. In fields their ſullen conventicles found. Dryden.
Stºrty. adv. [from ſteep.] With precipitous declivity.
Sre EPNess. n.ſ.. [from ſizep.] Precipitous declivity.
The craggedneſs or ſteepneſs of that mountain miketh many
parts of it inacceſſible. Bºerewºod on Language.
Lord Lovel ſwam over Trent on horſeback, but could not
recover the farther ſide, by reaſon of the ſteepneſ of the bank
and ſo was drowned. Bacon's Henry wº
Vineyards, meadows, and cornfields lie on the borders, and
run up all the ſides of the Alps, where the barrenneſs of the
rocks, or the ſteepneſs of the aſcent will ſuffer them. Addison.
STEE'PY. adj. [from ſteep.] Having a precipitous declivity.
A poetical word for ſteep.
Who hath diſpos'd, but thou, the winding way,
Where ſprings down from the ſteepy craggs do beat. Iſotton.
A prophet ſome, and ſome a poet cry,
From ſteepy Othrys’ top to Pylus drove
His herd; and for his pains enjoy'd his love. Dryden.
No more, my goats, ſhall I behold you climb
The ſteepy cliffs, or crop the flow'ry thyme ! Dryden.
STEER. m. ſ. [rtyne, reon, ſtione. Saxon; ſier, Dutch..]
A young bullock.
They think themſelves half exempted from law and obedi-
ence; and having once taſted freedom, do, like a ſteer that
hath been long out of his yoke, grudge and repine ever after
to come under rule again. Spenſer's Ireland.
Lacaon, Neptune's prieſt,
With ſolemn pomp then ſacrific'd a ſeer. Dryden.
Nor has the ſteer,
At whoſe ſtrong cheſt the deadly tiger hangs,
E’er plow'd for him. Thomſon.
To STEER. v. a. [rzeonan, reynan, Sax. ſtieren, Dutch..] To
direct; to guide in a paſſage.
A comely palmer, clad in black attire,
Of ripeſt years, and hairs all hoary gray,
That with a ſtaff his feeble ſteps did ſteer,
Leſt his long way his aged limbs ſhould tire. Fairy Queen.
If a pilot cannot ſee the pole ſtar it can be no fault in him
to ſteer his courſe by ſuch ſtars as do beſt appear to him. K.Ch.
To STEER. v. n. To dire&t a courſe.
As when a ſhip by ſkilful ſteerſman wrought,
Nigh river's mouth, or foreland, where the wind
Weers oft, as oft ſo ſteers, and ſhifts her ſail. Milton.
In a creature, whoſe thoughts are more than the ſands, and
wider than the ocean, fancy and paſſion muſt needs run him
into ſtrange courſes, if reaſon, which is his only ſtar and com-
paſs be not that he ſteers by: Lºcke.
STEE/RAGE. m. ſ. [from ſteer.]
1. The aët or pračtice of ſteering.
2. Direétion; regulation of a courſe.
He that hath the ſteerage of my courſe,
Direét my ſuit. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet
Having got his veſſel launched and ſet afloat, he committed.
theſteerage of it to ſuch as he thought capable of conduéting
- Spectator.
His coſtly frame
Inſcrib'd to Phoebus, here he hung on high, -
The ſteerage of his wings, and cut the ſky. Dryden.
4. Regulation, or management of anything.
You raiſe the honour of the peerage, -
Proud to attend you at the ſteerage. Swift.
5. The ſtern or hinder part of the ſhip.
Stee'RsMAt E. l n.ſ. ſteer and man, or mate.] A pilot; one
STEE'RSMAN. } who ſteers a ſhip. -
What pilot ſo expert but needs muſt wreck, -
Embark'd with ſuch a ſteerſmate at the helm Miltºn.
In a ſtorm, though the veſſel be preſſed never ſo hard, a ſkil-
ful ſteerſman will yet bear up againſt it. - L'E/irange.
Through it the joyful ſteeiſman clears his way,
And comes to anchor in his inmoſt bay. Dryden. .
StegaNoſgraphist. n.ſ. [rizzº, and 7:42*] Hº who
pradiſes the art of ſecret writing. - Bailey.
STEGanography. n.ſ. ſºyzvē; and Y:4%.]. The art of
ſecret writing by characters or cyphers, intelligible only to the
perſons who correſpond one with another. Bailey.
STEGNo"Tick, adj. [; tyvilizès.] Binding; rendering co-
ſtive. - Bailey,
Ste'le. n.ſ. [rzela, Sax. ſtele, Dutch..] A ſtalk; a handle.
STELLAK. adj. [from ſtella.] Aſtral; relating to the ſtars.
In part ſhed down
Their ſtellar virtue, on all kinds that grow
On earth; made hereby apter to receive
Perfection from the ſun's more potent ray.
25 E Salt
Milton.
S T E
S T E
ion, returns to its affected cubes, and
sº º '. hexagonal of chryſtal, and
regular figure. me aſteria. Glanville.
ST º º: Latin.] Pointed in the manner of
d º: a regulus of antimony, without iron, found
his ſº adorned with a more conſpicuous ſtar than I have
... in ſeveral ſtellate regulus's of antimony and mars. Boyle.
Srºll Aºrio N. m. ſ. [from ſtella.] Emiſſion of light as from a
sº adj. [ſella and ſero J. Having ſtars. - Dić7.
Stellion. n.ſ.. [ſ]ellio, Latin.] A newt. . . Ainſworth.
S+E'. Lion AT e. n ſ. [ſ]ellionat, French; ſtellionatus, Latin.]
A kind of crime which is committed [in law] by a deceitful
ſelling of a thing otherwiſe than it really is: as, if a man
ſhould ſell that for his own eſtate which is actually another
Innan S. -
it diſcerneth of crimes of ſtelliºnate, and the inchoàtions
towards crimes capital, not actually committed. Bacon.
STEM. m. ſ [femala, Latin.]
1. The ſtalk; the twig.
Two lovely berries molded on one ſtem,
So with two ſeeming bodies, but one heart. Shakeſpeare.
After they are firſt ſhot up thirty foot in length, they ſpread
a very large top, having no bough nor twig in the trunk or
fem. - Raleigh's Hiſtory of the Iſorld.
Set them aſlope a reaſonable depth, and then they will put
forth many roots, and ſo carry more ſhoots upon a ſtem. Bacºn.
This, ere it was in th' earth,
God made, and ev'ry herb, before it grew.
On the green ſtem. Milt. Parad Loft.
The jtem thus threaten’d and the ſap in thee,
Drops all the branches of that noble tree. Iſºaller:
Farewell, you flow’rs, whoſe buds with early care
I watch'd, and to the chearful ſun did rear:
Who now ſhall bind your ſtems ? or, when you fall,
With fountain ſtreams your fainting ſouls recall? Dryden.
The low'ring Spring with laviſh rain
Beats down the ſlender ſtem and bearded grain. I), ydºn.
2. Family; race; generation. Pedigrees are drawn in the form
of a branching tree.
This is a ſtem
Of that vićlorious ſtock, and let us fear
His native mightineſs. Shakespeare eare's Henry V.
I will aſſay her worth to celebrate,
And ſo attend ye toward her glittering ſtate;
Where ye may all, that are of noble ſtem,
Approach. Milton.
Whoſoever will undertake the imperial diadem, muſt have
of his own wherewith to ſupport it; which is one of the rea-
ſons that it hath continued theſe two ages and more in that
ſtem, now ſo much ſpoken of. Hºwel's Vºcal Foreſt.
Do'ſt thou in hounds aſpire to deathleſs fame?
Learn well their lineage and their ancient ſtem. Tickell.
3. [Stammen, Swediſh ) The prow or forepart of a ſhip.
Orante's barque, ev’n in the hero's view,
From ſtem to ſtern, by waves was overborn. Dryden.
To STEM. v. a. [ſtamma, Iſlandick.] To oppoſe a current;
to paſs croſs or forward notwithſtanding the ſtream.
They on the trading flood,
Through the wide Ethiopian to the cape
Ply, ſtemming nightly tow'rd the Pole. Mih. Par. Lºft.
Above the deep they raiſe their ſcaly creſts,
And ſtem the ſlood with their erected breafts. Denham.
In ſhipping ſuch as this, the Iriſh kern
And untaught Indian, on the ſtream did glide,
Ere ſharp-keel'd boats to ſtem the flood did learn,
Or fin-like oars did ſpread from either ſide. Dryden.
At length Eraſmus, that great injur'd name,
Stemm'd the wild torrent of a barb’rous age,
And drove thoſe holy Vandals off the ſtage. Pope.
STENCH. m. ſ...[from reencan, Saxon.]
1. A ſtink; a bad ſmell.
Death, death; ch amiable and lovely death!
Thou odoriferous ſtench, ſound rottenneſs,
Ariſe forth from thy couch of laſting night. Shakespeare K. john.
So bees with ſmoke, and doves with noiſome ſtench,
Are from their hives, and houſes, driv'n away. Shakeſpeare.
Phyſicians by the ſtench of feathers cure the riſing of the
mother. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
The miniſtery will be found the ſalt of the earth, the only
thing that keeps ſocieties of men from ſtench and corruption.
South's S -
The hoary Nar, c?"/non1;
Qorrupted with the fench of ſulphur flows,
^* into Tiber's ſtreams th’ infected current th -
- TOWS. -
2. I find it uſed once for a good ſmell. ws. Addison
A black bulls and bearded goats on altars lic,
nd clouds of ſav'ry ſtench involve the ſk -
To ST ENch. v. a. [from the noun.] y. Dryden.
1. To make to ſlink.
The foulneſs of the Ponds only ſentheth the water. A ſortim.
~~
2. [For ſtaunch, corruptly..] To ſtop; to Hinder to flow. -
They had better ſkill to let blood than french it. K. Chari,
Reſtringents to ſtench and incraflatives to thicken the boºi,
w Harvey on Cºnſumpti,.
STE No'or APHY. m. ſ. ſ revos and y:zºw.] Short-hand."
O the accurſt ſtenºgraphy of ſtate
The princely eagle ſhrunk into a bat. Cleave and
STENT oropho'Nick, adj. [from Stentor, the Homerical her.
whoſe voice was as loud as that of fifty men, and 2.
voice.] Loudly ſpeaking or ſounding. T --- ay
Of this ſtentorºphonick horn of Alexander there is a figure
preſerved in the Vatican. Derham's Phyſico-T*. º
To STEP. v. n. [rzoeppan, Saxon; ſºappen, Dutch.] sy.
1. To move by a ſingle change of the place of the foot.
Whoſoever firſt after the troubling the water !tºpped in, was
made whole. - 9. W. 4.
One of our nation hath proceeded ſo far, that he was able
by the help of wings, in a running pace to ſtºp conſtantly tº
yards at a time. Wilkins's Math. Maº,
2. To advance by a ſudden progreſſion. C
Ventidius lately
Bury'd his father, by whoſe death he's ſtºpp'd
Into a great eſtate. Shakeſp. Timon of Athen,
3. To move mentally.
When a perſon is hearing a ſermon, he may give his
thoughts leave to ſtºp back ſo far as to recollect the ſeveral
heads. Wattſ.
They are ſtepping almoſt three thouſand years back into the
remoteſt antiquity, the only true mirrour of that ancient
world. Pope's Preface to the Iliad.
4. To go; to walk.
I am in blood
Stept in ſo far, that, ſhould I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er. Shakespeare. Macbeth.
The old poetsſtep in to the aſſiſtance of the medaliſt. Addison
5. To take a ſhort walk.
See where he comes: ſo pleaſe you, ſtep aſide;
I'll know his grievance. Shakespeare Romeo and julist,
My brothers, when they ſaw me wearied out,
Stºpp'd, as they ſaid, to the next thicket-ſide
To bring me berries. Miltºn.
When your maſter wants a ſervant who happens to be
abroad, anſwer, that he had but juſt that minute/tºpt out.
Swift's Directions to Servant.
6. To walk gravely and ſlowly.
Pyrrhus, the moſt ancient of all the baſhaws, ſept forth,
and, appealing unto his mercies, earneſtly requeſted him to
ſpare his life. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
When you ſtepp'd forth, how did the monſter rage,
In ſcorn of your ſoft looks and tender age! Cowley.
Home the ſwain retreats,
His flock before him ſtepping to the fold. Thomſºn's Summer.
STEP. n.ſ. [rcaep, Saxon; ſtap, Dutch.]
1. Progreſſion by one removal of the foot.
Thou ſound and firm-ſet earth, r
Hear not my ſteps, which way they walk. Shakespeare . Matt!.
Ling’ring perdition, worſe than any death
Can be at once, ſhall ſtep by ſtep attend *
You and your ways. Shakeſpeare's Temptſ,
Who was the firſt to explore th' untrodden path,
When life was hazarded in every ſtep 2 Addiſon's Catº.
2. One remove in climbing; hold for the foot; a ſtair. ...
While Solyman lay at Buda, ſeven bloody heads of biſhops,
ſlain in the battle, were all ſet in order upon a wooden ſºft.
(noles's Hiſtory of the Turks.
The breadth of every ſingle ſtºp or ſtair ſhould be neºſ leſs
than one foot, nor more than eighteen inches. Mºtiºn.
Thoſe heights where William's virtue might have ſtaid,
And on the ſubjećt world look'd ſafely down,
By Marlbro’ paſs'd, the props and ſteps were made
Sublimer yet to raiſe his queen's renown. - - ll;
It was a ſaying among the ancients, truth lies in a we !
and, to carry on this metaphor, we may juſtly ſay, that º:
does ſupply us with ſtºps, whereby we may go down º
the water. l f:
3. Quantity of ſpace paſſed or meaſured by one removal of the
foot. *
The gradus, a Roman meaſure, may be tranſlated a ſº, or
the half of a paſſus or pace. Arbuthnot on Cºinſ.
4. A ſmall length; a ſmall ſpace.
There is but a ſtep between me and death. I Sa. xx. 3.
5. Walk; paſſage. - - -
O may thy pow'r, propitious ſtill to me,
Conduct my fieps to find the fatal tree
In this deep º dvanci
. Progreſſion; ačt of advancing. - -
6 Pº dº two or three º principles of motion from
phaenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties º
actions of all corporeal things follow from thoſe º º
principles, would be a very great ſtep in tºº, *
the cauſes of thoſe principles were not yet diſcovered. Nºw”
One
Prior.
Dryden's Æn,
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One injury is beſt defended by a ſecond, and this by a third:
by theſe ſtºps the old maſters of the palace in France became
maſters of the kingdom; and by theſe ſteps a general, during
pleaſure, might have grown into a general for life, and a ge-
neral for life into a kings Swift.
The queriſt muſt not proceed too ſwiftly towards the deter-
mination of his point, that he may with more eaſe draw the
learner to thoſe principles ſtep by ſtep, from whence the final
concluſion will ariſe, JWatts.
7. Footſtep; print of the foot.
From hence Aſtrea took her flight, and here
The prints of her departing ſteps appear. Dryden's Virgil.
8. Gait; manner of walking.
Sudden from the golden throne
With a ſubmiſſive ſtep I haſted down;
The glowing garland from my hair I took,
Love in my heart, obedience in my look. Prior.
9. Aëtion; inſtance of condućt.
The reputation of a man depends upon the firſt ſteps he
makes in the world. Pope.
STEP, in compoſition, ſignifies one who is related only by mar-
riage. [Sceop, Saxon, from repan, to deprive or make an or-
phan : for the Saxons not only ſaid a ſtep-mother, but a ſtep-
daughter, or ſtep-ſon; to which it indeed, according to this
etymology, more properly belongs: but as it is now ſeldom
applied but to the mother, it ſeems to mean, in the mind of
thoſe who uſe it, a woman who has ſtepped into the vacant
place of the true mother.]
How ſhould their minds chuſe but miſdoubt, leſt this diſci-
pline, which always you match with divine doćtrine as her
natural and true ſiſter, be found unto all kinds of knowledge
a ſtep-mother. Hooker.
His wanton ſtep-dame loved him the more;
But when ſhe ſaw her offered ſweets refuſe,
Her love ſhe turn'd to hate. Fairy Queen.
You ſhall not find me, daughter,
After the ſlander of moſt ſtep-mothers,
Ill-ey'd unto you. Shakeſ Cymbeline.
A father cruel, and a ſtep-dame falſe. Shakeſpeare.
Cato the elder, being aged, buried his wife, and married
a young woman: his ſon came to him, and ſaid, Sir, what
have I offended, that you have brought a ſtep-mother into your
houſe? The old man anſwered, Nay, quite the contrary, ſon;
thou pleaſeſt me ſo well, as I would be glad to have more
ſuch. Bacon,
The name of ſtep-dame, your praétis'd art,
By which you have eſtrang'd my father's heart,
All you have done againſt me, or deſign,
Shows your averſion, but begets not mine. Dryd. Aurengz:
Aſtep-dame too I have, a curſed ſhe,
Who rules my hen-peck'd fire, and orders me. Dryden.
Any body would have gueſſed miſs to have been bred up
under the influence of a cruel ſtep-dame, and John to be the
fondling of a tender mother. Arbuthn. Hiſt. of John Bull.
St E(pp1Ngston E. m. ſ. [ſtep and ſtone..] Stone laid to catch
the foot, and ſave it from wet or dirt.
Like ſteppingſtones to ſave a ſtride,
In ſtreets where kennels are too wide. Swift.
STERco RA'ceous. adj. [ſtercoraceus, Latin. J Belonging to
dung; partaking of the nature of dung.
Green juicy vegetables, in a heap together, acquire a heat
equal to that of a human body; then a putrid ſtercoraceous
taſte and odour, in taſte reſembling putrid fleſh, and in ſmell
human feces. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
STER cor ATION. m. ſ. [from ſtercºra, Latin.] The act of
dunging; the act of manuring with dung.
The firſt help is ſercoration: the ſheeps dung is one of the
beſt, and next the dung of kine, and that of horſes. ... Bacon.
Stercoration is ſeaſonable. Evelyn's Kalendar.
The exteriour pulp of the fruit ſerves not only for the ſecu-
rity of the ſeed, whilſt it hangs upon the plant, but, after it is
falſen upon the earth, for the ſtercoration of the ſoil, and pro-
motion of the growth, though not the firſt germination of the
ſeminal plant. Ray on the Creation.
STEREo'c's Aphy. n.ſ. [ript); and yºzºo; ſtereographic, Fr.]
The art of drawing the forms of ſolids upon a plane. Harris:
STEREO’METRY. n.ſ. ſysétº: and pasſé ſtereometrie, French.]
The art of meaſuring all ſorts of ſolid bodies. Harris.
STERIL. adj. [/ſerie, French; ſterilis, Latin J Barren; un-
fruitful; not produćtive; wanting fecundity.
Our elders ſay,
The barren, touched in this holy chaſe,
Shake off their ſteril curſe. Shakespeare. julius Cæſar.
Thy ſea margeſteril, and rocky hard. Shakespeare Tempſt.
In very ſteril years corn ſown will grow to another kind.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
To ſeparate ſeeds, put them in water: ſuch as are corrupted
and ſteril ſwim. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
She is grown ſteril and barren, and her births of animals
are now very inconfiderable. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
When the vegetative ſtratum was once waſhed off by rains,
the hills would have become barren, the ſtrata below yield-
S T E
ing only mere ſterile and mineral matter, ſuch as was inept for
the formation of vegetables. Iſoodward.
STER (lity. n.ſ.. [Jerilité, French; ſerilitas, from ſterilis,
Latin.] Barrenneſs; want of fecundity; unfruitfulneſs.
Spain is thin ſown of people, by reaſon of the ſterility of
the ſoil, and becauſe their natives are exhauſted by ſo many
employments in ſuch vaſt territories. Bacon's Iſar with Spain.
An eternal ſterility muſt have poſſeſſed the world, where all
things had been faſtened everlaſtingly with the adamantine
chains of ſpecifick gravity, if the Almighty had not ſaid, Let
the earth bring forth graſs, the herb yielding ſeed, and the
fruit-tree yielding fruit. Bentley's Sermons.
He had more frequent occaſion for repetition than any poet;
yet one cannot aſcribe this to any ſterility of expreſſion, but to
the genius of his times, which delighted in theſe reiterated
verſes. Pope's Eſſay on Homer.
To STE’RILIZE. v. a. [from ſteril.] To make barren; to de-
prive of fecundity, or the power of produćtion.
May we not as well ſuppoſe the ſterilizing the earth was
ſuſpended for ſome time, ’till the deluge became the execu-
tioner of it? Woodward's Natural Hiſtory.
Go! ſterilize the fertile with thy rage. Savage.
STE’RLING. adj. [Of this word many derivations have been
offered; the moſt probable of which is that offered by Cam-
den, who derives it from the Eaſterlings, who were employed
as coiners.]
1. An epithet by which genuine Engliſh money is diſcriminated.
The king's treaſure of ſtore, that he left at his death,
amounted unto eighteen hundred thouſand pounds ſterling.
Bacon's Henry VII.
Several of them would rather chuſe to count out a ſum in
ſeſterces than in pounds ſterling. - Addiſon.
2. Genuine; having paſt the teſt.
There is not one ſingle witty phraſe in this collečtion,
which hath not received the ſtamp and approbation of one
hundred years: he may therefore be ſecure to find them all
genuine, ſterling, and authentick Swift's Polte Converſation,
STE’RLING. m. ſ. [ſterlingum, low Lat. from the adjective.]
1. Engliſh coin; money.
This viſionary various projećts tries,
And knows that to be rich is to be wiſe:
By uſeful obſervation he can tell
The ſacred charms that in true ſterling dwell;
How gold makes a patrician of a ſlave,
A dwarf an Atlas, a Therſites brave, Garth.
Great name, which in our rolls recorded ſtands,
Leads honours, and protećts the learned bands,
Accept this offering to thy bounty due,
And Roman wealth in Engliſh ſterling view. C. Arbuthnot.
2. Standard rate. -
STERN. aaj. [rzynn, Saxon.]
1. Severe of countenance; truculent of aſpect.
Why look you ſtill ſo ſtern and tragical. Shakespeare H. VI.
I would outſtare the ſterneſt eyes that look,
Outbrave the heart moſt daring on the earth,
Pluck the young ſucking cubs from the ſhe-bear,
Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,
To win thee, lady. Shakespeare Merchant of Penice.
It ſhall not be amiſs here to preſent the ſtern but lively coun-
tenance of this ſo famous a man. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks.
Gods and men
Fear'd her ſtern frown, and ſhe was queen o' th' woods. Milt.
2. Severe of manners; harſh; unrelenting; cruel.
My ſometime general,
I've ſeen thee ſtern, and thou haſt oft beheld -
Heart-hard'ning ſpectacles. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Women are ſoft, mild, pitiful, and flexible;
Thou ſtern, obdurate, flinty, rough, remorſeleſs. Shake?.
The common executioner,
whoſe heart th' accuſtom'd fight of death makes hard,
Falls not the ax upon the humbled neck,
But firſt begs pardon: will you ſterner be
Than he that deals and lives by bloody drops? Shakespeare are:
Did this in Caeſar ſeem ambitious?
When that the poor have cry'd, Caeſº, ºth ºf . , , .
Ambition ſhould be made of fºrmer ſtuff. , ºft. Jºkº
Then ſhall the war, and ſtern debate and ſtrife
Immortal, be the º life;
And in thy fane the duſly ſpoils among”
High on #: burniſh'd lº my banner ſhall be hung. Dryd.
How ſtern as tutors, and as uncles hard, . •
we laſ, the pupil and defraud the ward. Dryden's Perſ.
- - airlicti We, -
3 Haº; sº had at thy gate howl'd that ſtern time,
Thou ſhouldſt have ſaid, Go, Portº, "" the key,
All cruels elſe ſubſcribd. Shakespeare . King Lear.
STERN. n.ſ. [rzeon, Saxºn. Of the ſame original with ſteer.)
1. The hind part of the ſhip where the rudder is placed.
Let a barbarous Indian, who had never ſeen a ſhip, view the
ſeparate and disjointed parts, as the prºw and ſtern, the ribs,
maſts, ropes, and throud, he would form but a very lane
idea of it. I/atts's Improvement of the Mind.
. They
S T E
S T I
They turn their heads to ſea, their ſterns to land. Dryd.
Poſt of management : dire:tion.
2. I’O The king from Eltam I intend to ſend, r
And it at chicſeſiſtern of publick weal. Shakespeare . H. VI.
The hinder part of anything. -
3. 1 º all * once her beaſily body raiſed,
With doubled forces high above the ground,
Though wrapping up her wreathed ſtern around. Fa. Queen.
STE'RN AGE. m. ſ. [from ſtern.] The ſteerage or ſtern. Not
uſed. -
Grapple your minds to ſternage of this navy,
And . ... England as dead midnight ſtill. Shakeſpeare.
STE’RNLY., adj. [from ſtern..] In a ſtern manner; ſeverely ;
truculently. A h d
Sternly he pronounc' • *, *
The rigid interdićtion. Milton's Parad. Loſt.
Yet ſure thou art not, northy face the ſame,
Northy limbs moulded in ſo ſoft a frame;
Thou look'ſt more ſternly, do'ſt more ſtrongly move,
And more of awe thou bear'ſt, and leſs of love. Dryden.
St E'RNN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſtern.]
1. Severity of look.
Of ſtature huge, and eke of courage bold,
That ſons of men amaz'd their ſternneſ to behold. Spenſºr.
How would he look to ſee his work ſo noble
Wildly bound up! or how -
Should I, in theſe my borrow'd flaunts, behold
The ſternneſ of his preſenceſ Shakeſpeare. .
2. Severity or harſhneſs of manners.
I have ſternmºſ in my ſoul enough
To hear of ſoldiers work.
STE'RNoN. n.ſ. [riºvoy.] The breaſt-bone.
A ſoldier was ſhot in the breaſt through the ſermon. Wiſeman.
STER’s tº Aºtion. m. ſ. [ſternutatio, Latin. J The act of
ſneezing.
**ſatiºn is a convulſive ſhaking of the nerves and muſ.
cles, firſt occaſioned by an irritation of thoſe in the º:
9tuincy.
Dryden's Cleomenes.
Concerning ſternutation, or ſneezing, and the cuſtom of
ſaluting upon that motion, it is generally believed to derive its
original from a diſeaſe wherein ſternitation proved mortal,
and ſuch as ſneezed died. Brown's Wugar Errours.
STERNu'tative. adj. [/*ermutatiſ, Fr. from ſternuto, Latin.]
Having the quality of ſneezing.
STERNU/TATóR Y. m. ſ: [/ternutatoire, Fr. from fernute, Lat.]
Medicine that provokes to ſneeze. º
Phyſicians, in perſons near death, uſe fernutatories, or ſuch
medicines as provoke unto ſneezing; when if the faculty ariſe,
and ſternutation enſueth, they conceive hopes of life. Brown.
STEVEN. m. ſ. [rceren, Saxon.] A cry, or loud clamour,
Ne ſooner was out, but ſwifter than thought,
Faſt by the hide, the wolf Lowder caught;
And had not Roſſy renne to the ſteven,
Lowder had been ſlain thiſke ſame even. Spenſºr.
To STEw. v. a. [eſtaver, French; ſtoven, Dutch.]
To ſeeth anything in a ſlow moſt heat.
Fº I was riſen from the place, that ſhowd
My duty kneeling, came a reeking poſt,
Stew'd in his haſte, half breathleſ. Shakſº. King Lear.
! bruiſed my ſkin with playing at ſword and dagger with a
maſter of fence, three Vºneys for a diſh of ſtew’d prunes. Sº,
To STEw. v. n. To be feetfied inaſ, moiſt heat.
STEW m. ſ. [eſtave, French; Jºſa, Italian; ºftuſa, Spaniſh.]
I. A bagnio; a hot-houſe.
As burning Ætna from his boiling ſtew
Doth belch out flames, and rocks in pieces broke,
Andragged ribs of mountains molten new,
Enwrapt in coal-black cloud. and filthy ſmoke. Fa. Sºueen.
The Lydians were inhibited by Cyrus to uſe any ar.
"ºr, and give themſelves to baths and ſtews. Abbot.
* A brothel; a houſe of proſtitut. [This ſignification is by
ſome imputed to this, that there were licenſ. brothels near
the ſtews or fiſhponds in Southwark; but probably ſtew, like
bagnio, took a bad ſignification from bad uſe.]
There be that hate harlots, and never were at the ſtews; that
abhor falſhood, and never brake promiſe. Žºm.
My buſineſs in this flat.
Made me a looker-on here in Vienna,
Yº I have ſeen corruption boil and bubble,
Hill it o'er-run the ſtew. Shakeſpeare.
- With them there aré noſtews, no diſſolute houſes, ſº
teſans. Bacon's New Atlanti.
Her, though ſeven years ſhe in the ſtew, had laid,
"nery durſt receive and think a maid
And though in childbirth's labour ſhe did lie,
Wº: would ſwear 'twere but a tympany. Donne.
W at mod’rate fop would rake thé park or ſtews,
9 among *Ps of faultleſs nymphs. huſe? Roſ.
aking his own houſ "ymphs can chuſe? Rºſam.
lewdneſs,” ouſe a ſtews, a bordel, and a ſchool of
- * *ill the rudiſ. of vice i
- Vice into th
flexible years of his poor children. sº §.
3. ſ.Stºve", Dutch, to ſtore.] A ſtorepond; a ſm.” Pond where
fiſh are kept for the table.
STEVARD. m. ſ. ſirraº, Saxon.]
1. One who manages the affairs of another,
There ſat yolad in red,
Down to the ground, a comely perſonage,
That in his hand a white ród managed;
He ſteward was, hight dict, ripe of age,
And in demeanour ſoter, and in council ſige, Pa. ºur.
Wººl have gold, I'll be his ſºward ſi's...}.
Take on you the charge
And kingly government of this your land;
Not as protector, ſteward, ſubſtitute,
Or lowly factor for another's gain. Shakeſ Richard III.
How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy
ſtewardſhip; for thou mayeſt be no longer ſteward. L. xvi.
When a ſteward defrauds his lord, he muſt connive at the
reſt of the ſervants while they are following the ſame prac-
tice. Swift.
What can be a greater honour than to be choſen one of the
feward, and diſpenſers of God's bounty to mankind? What
can give a generous ſpirit more complacency than to confider,
that great numbers owe to him, under God, their ſubſiſtence,
and the good condućt of their lives? Swift.
2. An officer of ſtate. *
The duke of Suffolk is the firſt, and claims
To be high ſteward. Shakeſ eart.
Stºw ARDSHIP. m. ſ. [ from ſº ward. J The office of a
ſteward.
The earl of Worceſter
Hath broke his ſtaff, reſign'd his ftewardſhip. Shakespeare R.I.
Shew us the hand of God …”
That hath diſmiſs'd us from our ſtewardſhip. Shakeſpeare.
If they are not employed to ſuch purpoſes, we are jº to
our truſt, and the ſtewardſhip committed to us, and ſhall be
one day ſeverely accountable to God for it. Calamy's Sermons,
STI'BIAL. adj. [from ſtilium, Latin.] Antimonial.
The former depend upon a corrupt incinerated melancholy,
and the latter upon an aduſt ſtilial or eruginous ſulphur. Harº.
Śrī'cADos. m.ſ. [ſlicadis, Latin.] Anhº, Ainſworth,
Stick. m. ſ. [rzicca, Saxon; ſtºcco, Italian; teck, Dutch..] A
piece of wood ſmall and long.
Onions as they hang will ſhoot forth, and ſo will the herb
orpin, with which in the country they trim their houſes, bind-
ing it to a lath or ſtick ſet againſ awaii. Fº, N. Hiſtory.
Some ſtrike from claſhing flints their fiery ſeed,
Some gather ſticks the kindled flames toº. Dryden.
To STICK. v. a. preterite Jiac: ; participle paſſ ſtuck. [rican,
Saxon.] To faſten on ſo as that it may adhere.
Two troops in fair array one moment ſhow'd;
The next, a field with falſen bodies frowd.
The points of ſpears are ſtuck within the ſhield,
The feeds without their riders ſcour the field,
The knights unhors'd, Dryden.
Would our ladies, inſtead of ſticking on a patch againſt
their country, ſacrifice their necklaces againſt the common
*nemy, what decrees ought not to be made in their fa-
Wour f Addiſon.
Oh for ſome pedant reign,
Some gentle James to bleſs the and again;
To ſlick the doćtor's chair unto the throne,
Give law to words, or war with words alone. Pºpe,
To Stick. v. n. -
1. To adhere; to unite itſelf by its tenacity or penetrating
power. -
I will cauſe the fiſh of thy rivers to ſtick unto thy ſcales. Ez.
The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roſes
not blown, where the dew ſticketh. Bacon.
Though the ſword be put into the ſheath, we muſt not ſuſ.
fer it there to ruſt, or ſtick ſo faſt as that we ſhall not be able
to draw it readily, when need requires. - Raleigh.
2. To be inſeparable; to be united with any thing. Generally
in an ill ſenſe. feel
Now does he fee
His ſecret murthers ſticking on his hands. Shakesp. 4.
He is often ſtigmatized with it, as a note of infamy, to ſtic
by him whilſt the world laſteth. - Samſº
In their quarrels they proceed to calling names, ’till they
light upon one that is ſure to ſtick. Swijt,
. To reſt upon the memory painfully. -
3 #. º away of that which had ſtaid ſo long, doth yet
ſick with me Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
4. To ſtop; to loſe motion.
I ſhudder at the name ! fault'ri
My blood runs backward, and my fault'ring tongue .
§. at the ſound. > Smith's Phaedra and Hippolitus.
5. To reſiſt emiſſion.
Wherefore could I not pronounce amen
I had moſt need of bleſfing, and amen ..?
Stuck in my throat. Shakeſp. Macleth.
7 6. To
S T I
6. To be conſtant; to adhere with firmneſs. -
The knave will ſtick by thee, I can aſſure thee that: he will
not out, he is true bred. Shakeſpeare's Hºnry IV.
The firſt contains a ſticking faſt to Chriſt, when the Chriſ-
tian profeſſion is perſecuted ; and the ſecond a riſing from fin,
as he roſe, to a new Chriſtian life. Hammond.
Some ſtick to you, and ſome to tºother ſide. Dryden.
They could not but conclude, that to be their intereſt, and
being ſo convinced, purſue it and ſick to it. Tillotſºn.
The advantage will be on our ſide, if we ſtick to its eſſen-
tials. Addiſon's Freeholder.
7. To be troubleſome by adhering.
I am ſatisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it ſtick
by me. Pope's Letters.
Ś. To remain; not to be loſt.
Proverbial ſentences are formed into a verſe, whereby they
ſick upon the memory. Aſ atts.
!. To dwell upon; not to forſake.
If the matter be knotty, the mind muſt ſtop and buckle to
it, and ſtick upon it with labour and thought, and not leave
it ’till it has maſtered the difficulty. Lºcke.
Every man, beſides occaſional affections, has beloved ſtu-
dies which the mind will more cloſely ſtick to. Locke.
10. To cauſe difficultics or ſcruple.
This is the difficulty that ſticks with the moſt reaſonable
of thoſe who, from conſcience, refuſe to join with the Revo-
lution. Swift.
11. To ſcruple; to heſitate.
It is a good point of cunning for a man to ſhape the anſwer
he would have in his own words and propoſitions; for it makes
the other party ſtic; the leſs. Bacon.
The church of Rome, under pretext of expoſition of Scrip-
ture, doth not ſtick to add and alter. Bacon.
Rather than impute our miſcarriages to our own corruption,
we do not ſlick to arraign providence itſelf. L’Eſtrange.
Every one without heſitation ſuppoſes eternity, and ſticks
not to aſcribe infinity to duration. Locke.
That two bodies cannot be in the ſame place is a truth
that no body any more ſticks at, than at this maxim, that it is
impoſſible for the ſame thing to be, and not to be. Locke.
To ſtick at nothing for the publick intereſt is repreſented as
the refined part of the Venetian wiſdom. Addiſon on Italy.
Someſtick not to ſay, that the parſon and attorney forged a
will. Arbuthnot.
12. To be ſtopped; to be unable to proceed.
If we ſhould fail.
We fail -
But ſcrew your courage to the ſticking place,
And we'll not fail. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
They never doubted the commons; but heard all ſtuck in
the lords houſe, and deſired the names of thoſe who hindered
the agreement between the lords and commons. Clarendon.
He threw : the trembling weapon paſs'd }
Through nine bull-hides, each under other plac'd
On his broad ſhield, and ſtuck within the laſt.
13. To be embarraſſed; to be puzzled.
Where they ſtick, they are not to be farther puzzled by
putting them upon finding it out themſelves. Locke.
They will ſtick long at part of a demonſtration, for want of
perceiving the connexion of two ideas, that, to one more
exerciſed, is as viſible as any thing. Locke.
Souls a little more capacious can take in the connexion of
a few propoſitions; but if the chain be prolix, here they ſtick
and are confounded. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind.
14. Tº Stick out. To be prominent with deformity.
His fleſh is conſumed away that it cannot be ſeen, and his
bones that were not ſeen ſtick out. job xxxiii. 21.
15. To Stick out. To be unemployed.
To Stick. v. a. [rtician, Saxon; ſteen, Dutch.]
1. To ſlab; to pierce with a pointed inſtrument.
The Heruli, when their old kindred fell ſick, ſuck them
with a dagger. Grew.
2. To fix upon a pointed body.
3. To faſten by transfixion.
Her death ! - .
I'll ſtand betwixt: it firſt ſhall pierce my heart:
We will be ſtuck together on his dart. Dryd. Tyran. Lºve.
4. To ſet with ſomething pointed.
A lofty pile they rear;
The fabrick's front with cypreſs twigs they ſtrew,
And ſtick the fides with boughs of baleful yew. Dryden.
Sri'cKIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſticky.] Adheſive quality; viſcoſity;
glutinouſneſs; tenacity.
To STICKLE. v. m. [from the pračice of prizefighters, who
placed ſeconds with ſtavcº or ſticks to interpoſe occaſionally.]
1. To take part with one ſide or other.
- Fortune, as ſhe's wont, turn'd fickle,
And for the foe began to ſickle. Hudibras.
2. To conteſt; to altercate; to contend rather with obſtimacy
than vehemence.
Let them go to t, and ſickle,
Whether a conclave, or a conventicle.
Dryden.
Craveland.
S T' I
Heralds ſtickle, who got who, -
So many hundred years ago. Hadibrar.
3. Tº trim; to play faſt and looſe; to ad a part between op-
poſites.
When he ſees half of the Chriſtians killed, and the reſt in
*** way of being routed, he ſtickles betwixt the remainder of
S º hoſt and the '. of tº: Dryden's juv. Dedication.
T LEB AG. 77. ſ. |Properly ſlick t; ... 1
The ſmalleſt of | lºſiº, from ſtick, to prick.J.
A little fiſh called a ſtickelag, without ſcales, hath his body
fenced with ſeveral prickles. Walton's Angler.
ST1'ckLF R. m. ſ. [from ſtickle.]
I. A fideſman to fencers; a ſecond to a duelliſt; one who ſlands
to judge a combat. -
Baſilius came to part them, the ſtickler's authority being un-
able to perſuade cholerick hearers; and part them he did. Siºn.
Baſilius, the judge, appointed ſticklers and trumpets,
whom the others ſhould obey. pets;
Sidney.
Our former chiefs, like ſtickers of the war,
Firſt fought tº inflame the parties, then to poiſe:
The quarrel lov’d, but did the cauſe abhor;
And did not ſtrike to hurt, but made a noiſe. Dryden.
2. An obſtinate contender about anything.
Quercetanus, though the grand ſtickler for the tria prima,
has this conceſſion of the irreſolubleneſs of diamonds. Doyle.
The inferior tribe of common women have, in moſt reigns,
been the profeſſed ſticklers for ſuch as have ačted againſt the .
true intereſt of the nation. Addiſn’s Freehºlder.
The tory or high church clergy were the greateſt ſtickers
againſt the exorbitant proceedings of king James II. Swift.
All place themſelves in the liſt of the national church,
though they are great ſticklers for liberty of conſcience. Swift.
Sticky. adj. [from ſtick.] Viſcous; adheſive; glutinous.
Herbs which laſt longeſt are thoſe of ſtrong ſmell and with
a ſticky ſtalk. Bacon's Nataral Hiſtory.
STIFF, adj [rzip, Saxon; ſtiff, Daniſh; ſty, Swediſh; ſtifur,
Iſlandick; ſif, Dutch J
1. Rigid ; inflexible; reſiſting flexure; not flaccid; not limber;
not eaſily flexible; not pliant.
They riſing on ſtiff pinions tower
The mid aerial ſky. Milton.
The glittering robe
Hung floating looſe, or ſtiff with mazy gold. Thomſºn.
2. Not ſoft; not giving way; not fluid; not eaſily yielding to
the touch.
Still leſs and leſs my boiling ſpirits flow;
And I grow ſtiff as cooling metals do. Dryd. Indian Emp.
Mingling with that oily liquor, they were wholly incorpo-
rate, and ſo grew more ſtiff and firm, making but one ſub-
ſtance. Burnet's Theºry of the Earth.
3. Strong; not eaſily reſiſted.
On a ſtiff gale
The Theban ſwan extends his wings.
4. Hardy; ſtubborn; not eaſily ſubdued.
How ſtiff is my vile ſenſe,
That I ſtand up, and have ingenious feeling
Of my huge ſorrows! Better I were diſtract! Shakeſ are:
5. Obſtinate; pertinacious.
We neither allow unmeet nor purpoſe the ſtiff defence of
any unneceſſary cuſtom heretofore received. Hooker.
Yield to others when there is cauſe; but it is a ſhame to
ſtand ſtiff in a fooliſh argument. Taylor.
A war enſues, the Cretans own their cauſe,
Stiff to defend their hoſpitable laws.
6. Harſh; not written with eaſe; conſtrained.
7. Formal; rigorous in certain ceremonies; not diſengaged in
behaviour; ſtarched; affected.
The French are open, familiar, and talkative ; the Italians
ſtiff, ceremonious, and reſerved. Addison on Italy.
8. In Shakeſpeare it ſeems to mean ſtrongly maintained, or aſ-
ſerted with good cvidence.
This is ſtiff news.
To STI'FF EN. v. a. [reiplan, Saxon] -
1. To make ſtiff; to make inflexible; to make unpliant.
When the blaſt of war blows i. º: ears,
Stiffºn the finews, ſummon up the blood,
#: fair nature with hard favour'd rage. Shakespeare H. v.
He ſtiffned his neck, and hardened his heart from turning
unto the Lord. 2 Chron, xxxvi. 13.
The poor, by them diſrobed, naked lie,
Veird with no ºther covering but the ſky; -
Expos'd to ſtiff’ning froſis, and drenching ſhowers, -/.
which thiékém'd air from her black boſom pours. Sandy:.
Her eyes grow ſtiffºn'd, and with ſulphur burn. Dryden.
2. To make Öbſtinate. . . ief
Her ſtiff’ning grief,
Who ſaw her {{..., ſlaughter'd all at once,
Was dull to mine. Dryden and Let,
p N. J. 77. -
Tºfi, º iš. to grow rigid; to become unpliant.
‘Āghaſt, aſtoniſh'd, and ſtruck dumb with fear,
Iſ...j, ſike briſtles roſe myſtiff'ning hair. Dyden;
25 F Fix'd
Denham.
D ryden.
Shakeſpeare.
S T I S T I Fix'd in afloniſhment I gaze upon thee, Like one juſt blaſted by a ſtroke from heaven, Who pants for breath, and ſtiffens yet alive; In dreadful looks, a monument of wrath. Addiſon's Cato. 2. To grow hard; to be hardened. The tender ſoil, then ſtiffening by degrees, Shut from the bounded earth the bounding ſeas. Dryden. 3. To grow leſs ſuſceptive of impreſſion; to grow obſtinate. Some ſouls, we ſee, Grow hard and ſtiffin with adverſity. Dryden. STIFFHEARTED. adj [ſtiff and heart. J Obſtinate; ſtub- born; contumacious. They are impudent children, and ſtiffhearted. Ezek, ii. Sti'FFLY, adv. [from ſtiff.] Rigidly; inflexibly; ſtubbornly. In matters divine, it is ſtill maintained ſtiffly, that they have no ſtiffnecked force. Hooker. I commended them that ſtood ſo ſtiff, for the Lord. 2 Eſdr. The Indian fig of itſelf multiplieth from root to root, the plenty of the ſap and the ſoftneſs of the ſtalk making the bough, being overloaden and not ſtifty upheld, to weigh down. Bacon. Sti'FFN Ecked. adj. [ſtiff and neck.] Stubborn ; obſtinate; COntumacious. An infinite charge to her majeſty, to ſend over ſuch an army as ſhould tread down all that ſtandeth before them on foot, and lay on the ground all the ſtiffnecked. Spenſer. This ſtiffneck'd pride, nor art nor force can bend, Nor high-flown hopes to reaſon's lure deſcend. Denham. Sti'FFNEss. n.ſ.. [from ſtiff.] 1. Rigidity; inflexibility; hardneſs; ineptitude to bend. The ſtiffneſ, and dryneſs of iron to melt, muſt be holpen by moiſtening or opening it. - Bacon. The willow bows and recovers, the oak is ſtubborn and in- flexible; and the puniſhment of that ſtiffneſ, is one branch of the allegory. - L’Eſtrange. 2. Ineptitude to motion. The pillars of this frame grow weak, My finews ſlacken, and an icy ſtiffneſs Benumbs my blood. Denham. 3. Tenſion; not laxity. To try new ſhrouds, one mounts into the wind, And one below, their eaſe or ſtiffneſs notes. Dryden. 4. Obſtinacy; ſtubbornneſs; contumaciouſneſs. The vices of old age have the ſtiffneſ of it too; and as it is the unfitteſt time to learn in, ſo the unfitneſs of it to un- learn will be found much greater. South's Sermons. Firmneſs or ſtiffneſs of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but ſubmiſſion to prejudice. Locke. Theſe hold their opinions with the greateſt ſtiff.eſ ; being generally the moſt fierce and firm in their tenets. Locke. 5. Unpleaſing formality; conſtraint. All this religion ſat eaſily upon him, without any of that ſtiffneſs and conſtraint, any of thoſe forbidding appearances which diſparage the actions of the ſincerely pious. Alterbury. 6. Rigorouſneſs; harſhneſs. There fill yourſelf with thoſe moſt joyous ſights; But ſpeak no word to her of theſe ſad plights, Which her too conſtant ſtiffneſ, doth conſtrain. Spenſer. 7. Manner of writing, not eaſy but harſh and conſtrained. Rules and critical obſervations improve a good genius, where nature leadeth the way, provided he is not too ſcrupu- lous; for that will introduce a ſtiffneſs and affectation, which are utterly abhorrent from all good writing. Felton. To Stifle. v. a. ſºftoufer, French.] 1. To oppreſs or kill by cloſeneſs of air; to ſuffocate. Where have you been broiling —Among the croud i' th' abbey, where a finger Cou'd not be wedg'd in more; I am ſhifted With the mere rankneſs of their joy. Shakeſpeare. Pray’r againſt his abſolute decree, No more avails than breath againſt the wind; Blown ſifting back on him that breathes it forth. Milton. That part of the air that we drew out, left the more room for the ſtifting ſteams of the coals to be received into it. Boyle. Stified with kiſſes a ſweet death he dies. Dryden. At one time they keep their patients ſo cloſe and warm, as almoſt to ſtiffe them with care; and all on a ſudden, the cold regimen is in vogue. Baker. I took my leave, being half ſtifted with the cloſeneſs of the r00m. Swift's Account of Partridge's Death. 2. To keep in ; to hinder from emiſſion. Whilſt bodies become coloured by refle&ting or tranſmitting this or that ſort of rays more copiouſly than the reſt, they ſtop and ſtiffe in themſelves the rays which they do not refle&t or tranſmit. Newton's Opticks. 3. To extinguiſh by hindering communication. 4. To extinguiſh by artful or gentle means. Every reaſonable man will pay a tax with chearfulneſs for fifting a civil war in its birth. Addison's Freeholder. 5. To ſºppreſs; to conceal. If 't prove thy fortune, Polydore, to conquer, Truſt me, and let me know thy love's ſucceſs, That I may ever after Jºſie mine, Otway's Orphan, Theſe concluſions have been acknowledged by the diſputers themſelves, till with labour and ſtudy they had ſtifted their firſt convićtions. ageri, You excel in the art of ſtifting and concealing your reſent- ment. Swift. STIGMA. m.ſ. [ſtigma, Latin.] 1. A brand; a mark with a hot iron. 2. A mark of infamy. Sric MA'ſ IcAl. adj. [from ſtigma.] Branded or marked STI'GMATICK. ; with ſome token of infamy. Foul ſtigmatick, that's more than thou can'ſt tell. Shah. Thou'rt like a foul miſhapen ſtigmatick, Mark'd by the deſtinies to be avoided. Shakespeare eare, He is deformed, crooked, old and ere, Vicious, ungentle, fooliſh, blunt, unkind, Stigmatical in making, worſe in mind. Shakeſpeare. To St I’d Matize. v. a. [ſtigmatiſer, French, from ſigma.] To mark with a brand; to diſgrace with a note of re- proach. Men of learning who take to buſineſs, diſcharge it with greater honeſty than men of the world; becauſe the former in reading have been uſed to find virtue extolled and vice fig- matized, while the latter have ſeen vice triumphant and virtue diſcountenanced. Addiſon. Sour enthuſiaſts affect to ſtigmatize the fineſt and moſt cle- gant authors both ancient and modern, as dangerous to reli. gion. Addiſon's Freehºlder. The privileges of juries ſhould be aſcertained, and who- ever violates them ſtigmatized by publick cenſure. Swift. Sti'l AR. adj. [from ſtile.] Belonging to the ſtile of a dial. At fifty one and a half degrees, which is London's latitude, make a mark, and laying a ruler to the center of the plane and to this mark, draw a line for the ſtilar line. Mºxon. STILE. m. ſ. [rtizele, from reigan, Sax. to climb.] 1. A ſet of ſteps to paſs from one encloſure to another. There comes my maſter and another gentleman from Frog. mare over the ſtile this way. Shakespeare. If they draw ſeveral ways, they be ready to hang themſelves upon every gate or ſtile they come at. L'Eſtrange. The little ſtrutting pile, You ſee juſt by the church-yard ſtile. Swift. 2. [Stile, Fr.] A pin to caſt the ſhadow in a ſun dial. Erect the ſtile perpendicularly over the ſubſtilar line, ſo as to make an angle with the dial plane equal to the elevation of the pole of your place. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſe. STILETTO. m.ſ. [Italian; ſºilet, Fr.] A ſmall dagger, of which the blade is not edged but round, with a ſharp point. When a ſenator ſhould be torn in pieces, he hired one, who entering into the ſenate-houſe, ſhould aſſault him as an enemy to the ſtate; and ſtabbing him with ſtilettoes leave him to be torn by others. Hakewill on Providence. To STILL. v. a. [reillan, Sax ſtillen, Dutch.] 1. To ſilence; to make ſilent. Is this the ſcourge of France? Is this the Talbot ſo much fear'd abroad, That with his name the mothers ſtill their babes, Shahſ, 2. To quiet; to appeaſe. In all refrainings of anger, it is the beſt remedy to make a man's ſelf believe, that the opportunity of revenge is not yet come ; but that he foreſees a time for it, and ſo to ſtill him- ſelf in the mean time, and reſerve it. Bacon. 3. To make motionleſs. - He having a full ſway over the water, had power to ſtill and compoſe it, as well as to move and diſturb it. Woodward. The third fair morn now blaz'd upon the main, Then glaſſy ſmooth lay all the liquid plain, The winds were huſh'd, the billows ſcarcely curl’d, And a dead ſilence ſtill'd the watry world. Pºpe. St I LL. adj. [ſtil, Dutch.] 1. Silent; uttering no noiſe. It is well obſerved by juniuſ, that f is the ſound commanding filence. We do not act, that often jeſt and laugh: 'Tis old but true, ſtill ſwine eat all the draugh. Shakespeare . Your wife O&tavia, with her modeſt eyes, And ſtill concluſion, ſhall acquire no honour, Demuring upon me. Shakeſpeare's Antºny and Cleopatra, The ſtorm was laid, the winds retir’d, Obedient to thy will; The ſea that roar'd at thy command, At thy command was fill. 2. Quiet; calm. - Atin when he ſpied Thus inſtill waves of deep delight to wade, - Fiercely approaching to him loudly cry’d. Fairy Queen, From hence my lines and I depart, I to my ſoft ſtill walks, they to my heart; I to the nurſe, they to the child of art. Donne. Religious pleaſure moves gently, and therefore conſtanº It does not affect by rapture, but is like the pleaſure of health, which is ſtill and ſober. South's Sermonſ. Addison. Hope
º
Hope quickens all the ſtill parts of life, and keeps the mind
awake in her moſt remiſs and indolent hours. Addison.
Silius Italicus has repreſented it as a very gentle and ſtill
river, in the beautiful deſcription he has given of it. Addiſon:
How all things liſten, while thy muſe complains;
Such filence waits on philomela's ſtrains,
In ſome ſtill ev'ning, when the whiſp'ring breeze
Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. Pope.
. Motionleſs.
Gyrecia ſit ſtill, but with no ſtill penſiveneſs. Sidney.
Though the body really moves, yet not changing perceive-
able diſtance with other bodies, as faſt as the ideas of our minds
follow in train, the thing ſeems to ſtand ſtill, as we find in
the hands of clocks. Locke.
That in this ſtate of ignorance, we ſhort-fighted creatures
might not miſtake true felicity, we are endowed with a power
to ſuſpend any particular deſire. This is ſtanding fill where
we are not ſufficiently aſſured. Locke.
This ſtone, O Syſiphus, ſtands ſtill;
Ixion reſts upon his wheel. Pope.
STIL l. n.ſ. Calm; ſilence.
Herne the hunter,
Sometime a keeper here in Windſor foreſt,
Doth all the winter time at ſtill of mid-night,
Walk round about an oak with ragged horns.
- Shakeſpeare.
He had never any jealouſy with his father, which might give
occaſion of altering court or council upon the change; but all
things paſs'd in a ſtill. Bacon's Henry VII.
Still adv. [reille, Saxor.]
1. To this time; till now.
It hath been anciently reported, and is ſtill received, that
extreme applauſes of great multitudes have ſo rarified the air,
that birds flying over have fallen down. Bacon.
Thou, O matron ".
Here dying to the ſhore haſ left thy name:
Cajeta ſtill the place is call'd from thee,
The nurſe of great Æneas' infancy.
2. Nevertheleſs; notwithſtanding.
The deſire of fame betrays the ambitious man into inde-
cencies that leſſen his reputation; he is ſtill afraid left any of
his aſſions ſhould be thrown away in private. Addiſon.
3. In an encreaſing degree.
As God ſometimes addreſſes himſelf in this manner to the
hearts of men; ſo, if the heart will receive ſuch motions by a
ready compliance, they will return more frequently, and ſtill
more and more powerfully. South.
The moral perfeótions of the Deity, the more attentively
we confider them, the more perfectly ſtill ſhall we know them.
Atterbury.
Dryden's AEneid.
4. Always; ever; continually.
Unleſs God from heaven did by viſion ſtill ſhew them what
to do, they might do nothing. Hooker.
My brain I'll prove the female to my ſoul;
My ſoul, the father; and theſe two beget
A generation of ſtill-breeding thoughts. Shakeſpeare.
Whom the diſeaſe of talking ſtill once poſſeſſeth, he can ne-
ver hold his peace. Ben. johnſon.
He told them, that if their king were ſtill abſent from them,
they would at length crown apes. Davies on Ireland.
Chymiſts would be rich, if they could ſtill do in great quan-
tities, what they have ſometimes done in little. Boyle.
Trade begets trade, and people go much where many people
are already gone: ſo men run ſtill to a crowd in the ſtreets,
though only to ſee. Temple.
The fewer ſtill you name, you wound the more,
- Bond is but one; but Harpax is a ſcore. Pope.
5. After that. -
In the primitive church, ſuch as by fear being compelled to
ſacrifice to ſtrange gods, after repented, and kept ſtill the of
fice of preaching the goſpel. Whitgifte.
6. In continuance.
I with my hand at midnight held your head;
And, like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon chear'd up the heavy time,
Saying, what want you? Shakeſpeare's King john.
Still. n.ſ.. [from diſtil..] A veſſel for diſtillation; an alem-
bick.
Nature's confestioner, the bee,
Whoſe ſuckets are moiſt alchimy;
The ſtill of his refining mold,
Minting the garden into gold. Cleaveland.
In diſtilling hot ſpirits, if the head of the ſtill be taken off,
the vapour which aſcends out of the ſtill will take fire at the
flame of a candle, and the flame will run along the vapour
from the candle to the ſtill. Newton's Opticks.
This fragrant ſpirit is obtained from all plants in the leaſt
aromatick, by a cold ſtill, with a heat not exceeding that of
ſumner. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
To Still v. a...[from diſtil..] To diſtil; to extract or ope-
rate upon by diſtillation.
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Tº:šić * [ſtillo, Latin.] To drop; to fill in drops,
His ſceptre'gainſt the ground he threw,
**tears ſtill'd from him which moºd iſ the crew. Chapm.
Short thick ſobs, whoſe thund'ring volleys float,
And roul themſelves over her lubriº throat
* Panting murmurs, ſtill'd out of her breaſt,
That ever-bubbling ſpring. Craſha:
Stillatºrious. adj.ijiimitius, Lati Craſhaw.
drawn by a ſtill. !j. [ſt * Latin.] Falling in drops;
Stillaröky. "..f. [from ſtill or diſtill
I. An alembick; a veſſel in which diſtillation is performed.
In all ſillatories, the vapour is turned back upon itſelf, b
- , by
the encounter of the ſides of the ſtillatory.
2. The room in which ſtills are placed; laboratory.
All offices that require heat, as kitchins, ſtillatories, ſtoves,
ſhould be meridional. Wotton's Archiºi.
. Theſe are nature's ſtillatories, in whoſe cavern, the aſcend-
ºg vapours are congealed to that univerſal aquavitae, that good
freſh water. 4%re's Antidote againſ: Ætheiſm.
sºns. adj. [ſtill and born.] Boºn lifeleſ; dead in tº
Irth.
Grant that our hopes, yet likely of fair birth,
Should be ſtillborn ; and that we now poſſeſt
The utmoſt man of expectation; we are
A body ſtrong enough to equal with the king. Shakespeare
Many caſualties were but matter of ſenſe, as whether a child
were abortive or ſtillborn. Graunt's Bills of Mirtality.
The pale aſſiſtants on each other ſtar'd,
With gaping mouths for iſſuing words prepar'd :
The ſtillborn ſounds upon the palate hung,
And dy'd imperfect on the faltring tongue. Dryden.
I know a trick to make you thrive;
O, 'tis a quaint device
Your ſtillborn poems ſhall revive,
And ſcorn to wrap up ſpice. Swift.
sº. n: ſ [ſtillicidium, Latin.] A ſucceſſion of
rops.
The ſtillicides of water, if there be water enough to follow,
will draw themſelves into a ſmall thread; becauſe they will
not diſcontinue. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Still.ici'D19Us, adj. [from ſtillicide.] Falling in drops.
Cryſtal is found ſometimes in rocks, and in ſome places not
unlike the ſtirious or ſtillicidious dependencies of ice. Brown.
STI'll Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſtill.]
1. Calm; quiet.
How ſweet the moonlight ſleeps upon this bank
Here will we ſit, and let the ſounds of muſick
Creep in our ears; ſoft ſtillneſ; and the night
Become the touches of ſweet harmony. Shakeſpeare.
When black clouds draw down the lab’ring ſkies,
And horrid ſtillneſ, firſt invades the ear;
And in that filence we the tempeſt fear. Dryden.
Virgil, to heighten the horrour of Æneas' paſſing by this
coaſt, has prepared the reader by Cajeta's funeral and the ſtill-
400M.
neſs of the night. Dryden.
If a houſe be on fire, thoſe at next door may eſcape, by the
ſtillneſs of the weather. Swift.
2. Silence; taciturnity.
The gravity and ſtillneſs of your youth
The world hath noted. Shakeſpeare's Othelio.
STI'llstand. m. ſ. [ſtill and ſtand] , Abſence of motion.
The tide ſwell’d up unto his height,
Then makes a ſtillſtand, running neither way. Shakespeare .
St I'lly. adv. [from ſtill.]
1. Silently; not loudly.
From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night,
The hum of either army ſtilly ſounds. Shakeſp. Henry V.
2. Calmly; not tumultuouſly.
Stilts. n.ſ.. [ſtylior, Swediſh; ſtelten, Dutch; recelcan.] Sup-
ports on which boys raiſe themſelves when they walk,
Some could not be content to walk upon the battlements,
but they muſt put themſelves upon ſtilts. Howel's Eng. Tears.
The heron and ſuch like fowl live of fiſhes, walk on long
Jilts like the people in the marſhes. More's Ant, agai ºft Atheiſm.
Men muſt not walk upon ſtilts. . . 1.’Eſtrange.
To STIMULATE. v. a. [ſtimulo, Latin.]
1. To prick. -
2. To prick forward; to excite by ſome pungent motive. -
3. [In phyſick.] To excite a quick ſenſation, with a deriva-
tion towards the part. - -
Extreme cold ſtimulates, producing firſt a rigour, and then
a glowing heat; thoſe things which ſtimulat: in the extreme
g s.”-“: o Arbuthnot on Dief.
degree excite pain. - -
Some medicines lubricate, and others both lubricate and
ftimulate. - - Exci - Sharp.
Srimulation. n.ſ [ſtimulatiº, Latin.] Excitement; pun-
gency.
Some perſons, from the ſecret ſtimulations of . or .
- book, and throw contempt upon it by whole;
º a valuable book, Watts's Improvement of the Mind.
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S T I S T I To STING. v. a. Preterite, I ſurg, participle paſſive ſanº, and ſlung. [rtingan, Saxon; ſtungen, fore pricked, lilan- dick, I. To * or wound with a point darted out, as that of waſps or ſcorpions. The ſnake, rolled in a flow'ry bank, With ſhining checker'd ſlough, doth ſing a child That for the beauty thinks it excellent, Shakespeare. That ſnakes and vipers ſting and tranſmit their miſchief by the tail is not eaſily to be juſtified, the poiſon lying about the teeth and communicated by the bite. Brown's Pulgar Errours. 2. To pain acutely. His unkindneſs That ſtript her from his benedićtion, turn'd her To foreign caſualties, gave her dear right, To his doghearted daughters: theſe things ſting him So venomouſly, that burning ſhame detains him From his Cordelia. Shakespeare . No more I wave To prove the hero.—Sander ſtings the brave. Pope. Sting, n, ſ [from the verb.) - 1. A ſharp point with which ſome animals are armed, and which is commonly venomous. - - Serpents have venomous teeth, which are miſtaken for their ſting. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. His rapier was a hornet's ſting, It was a very dangerous thing: For if he chanc'd to hurt the king, It would be long in healing. Drayton. 2. Any thing that gives pain. - %. jew º book originally with ſuch ſting in it, ſhews that the authority was high. Forbes. 3. The point in the laſt verſe. - - It is not the jerk or ſting of an epigram, nor the ſeeming contradićtion of a poor antitheſis. Dryden. Sri'NGILY. adv. [from ſtingy.]. Covetouſly. - Sti'NGINEss. n.ſ.. [from ſtingy.] Avarice; covetouſneſs; nig- gardlineſs. dj. [from ſting.] Having no ſting I'NGLESS. adi. from ſting. aving - - ST He hugs # #: when he thinks it ſtingſeſs. Decay of Piety. ST1'Ngo. n.ſ.. [from the ſharpneſs of the taſte.] Old beer. A rd. - - - s. adj [A low cant word. In this word, with its de- rivatives, the g is pronounced as in gem.] Covetous; nig- dly; avaricious. w º, narrow hearted º, º º 2 º .. . fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it bega 'º. ates it only by parcels, and wont give us the whole, * º me ...'. his friends º º: º º * * * * * ºf . v. n. Preterite Iſlunk or ſtank. Irºnian, Saxon; º To ... offenſive ſmell, commonly a - efačtion. º: º. be ſinking law for his breath. Shakeſpeare. when the children of Ammon ſaw that they ſtank º: David, they ſent and hired Syrianº. 2. : x. g what a fool art thou, to leave thy mother for ºff: *... º ſmells want names; ſweet and ſtinking ſerve our turn for theſe ideas, which is little more than to a; leafing and diſpleaſing: - x * … .Y J. Ka'. p Chloris, this coſtly way to ſink give o'er, *Tis throwing ſweet º . ſhore; J rabia would ſufficient be, ... Tºº not of thy ſweets, theyſº thee. Granv. Srink. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Offenſive º: not moſt Thoſe ſtinks which the noſtrils ſtraight abhor are • - - irs as have ſome ſimilitude with man's pernicious, but ſuch airs as Bacon's Natural Hiſtor body, and ſo betray the ſpirits. acºn's Natu y. O ”F., ſhare a fin; and ſuch proportion. fall, That, like a ſunk. º: º º Dryden. - - - e eat, dye - By *... 'that for ſtink. Pºpe. If this is priz [from ſink J. A mean ſinking paltry fellow. ::::::: ". ſº flink.] Something intended to offend by the ſmell. The air º - orious lanes. - - - - - lº º adv. [from fining.] - with a ſtink. STI sº thou believe thy living is a life, Shaieffeare - - - or 2 - - - S sº pºt.] An artificial compoſition TI'NK ... /* , f * cº; º by fires of pitch-barrels, º ing of ſtinºpots. - - º %wº º/ º To bound; osrisr, vº. - ſtrain; to itop. to º: º º * º which he hath propoſed, and the ſaw whereby his wit” bath ſtint.d the effects of his be purified by burning of ſtinkpots “ſiſ. power in ſuch ſort, that it doth not work infinitely, but cor- reſpºndently unto that end for which it worketh. Hºer, Then hopeleſs, heartleſs, 'gan the cunning thief, Perſuade us die, to ſint all further 1.fife. l'avy Queen. Nature wiſely ſtints our appetite, And craves no more than undiſturb’d delight. Drydºn. I ſhall not go about to extenuate the latitude of the curſe upon the earth, or ſtint it only to the production of weeds, but give it its full ſcope in an univerſal diminution of the fruitful- incſs of the earth. Jºdward. A ſuppoſed heathen deity might be ſo poor in his attributes, fo ſtinted in his knowledge, that a Pagan might hope to con. ceal his perjury from his notice. - Addiſon. Few countries, which, if well cultivated, would not ſup- port double their inhabitants, and yet fewer where one tid are not extremely ſtinted in neceiiaries. Swift. ST IN. T. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Limit; bound; reſtraint. We muſt come at the length to ſome pauſe: for if ever thing were to be deſired for ſome other without any ſtint, theſe could be no certain end propoſed unto our actions, we ſhºuld go on we know not whither. - Hºcker. Touching the ſtint or meaſure thereof, rites and ceremonies, and other external things of the like nature being hurtful gº, the church, either in reſpect of their quality, or in regard of their number ; in the former there could be no doubt ordſ. ficulty what would be done; their deliberation in the alſº was more difficult. Hooler, The exteriours of mourning, a decent funeral, and black habits are the uſual ſtints of common huſbands. Dryden, 2. A proportion ; a quantity aſſigned. Our ſtint of woe Is common; every day, a ſailor's wife, The maſters of ſome merchant, and the merchant Have juſt our theºle of woe. Shakºftara, He that gave the hint, This letter for to print, Muſt alſo pay the ſtint. Derham, . How much wine drink you in a day? my ſtint in company is a pint at noon. Swift. STI'PEND. m. ſ. [ſt pendium, Latin.] Wages; ſettled pay. All the earth, Her kings and tetrarchs are their tributaries; People and nations pay them houry ſtipend. Ben. jºbſ". St. Paul's zcal was expreſſed in preaching without a - - ny offer- ings or ſtipend. Taylºr, Stipe NDIA.R.Y. adj. [ſipendiarius, Latin.] Receiving ſalaries; performing any ſervice for a ſtated price. His great ſtipendiary prelates came with troops of evil ap- pointed horſemen not half full. Knºlls', Hiſt, ºf the Turt. Place rectories in the remaining churches, which are now ſerved only by ſtipendary curates, Swift, Stife's DIARY. m.ſ. [ſãpendiaire, Fr. ſpendarius, Latin.] One who performs any ſervice for a ſettled payment. This whole country is called the kingdom of Tunis; the king whereof is a kind of ſtipendary unto the Turk, Aid. ST1'P'tick. !". ſºvºlºs.] Having the power to flaunch STI Prical. 5 blood; aſtringent. This by analogy ſhould be written ſtyptick. There is a ſowr ſtiptic; ſalt diffuſed through the earth, which paſſing a concoction in plants, becometh milder. Brºwn. From ſpirit of ſalt, carefully dephlegmed and removed into lower glaſſes, having gently abſtracted the whole, there re- mained in the bottom, and the neck of the retoft, a great quantity of a certain dry and Ji?tical ſubſtance, moſtly of 1 yellowiſh colour. Bºyk. In an effuſion of blood, having doſſils ready dipt in the royal fºpticº, we applied them. //iſeman's Surgery. To STI'PULATE. v. n. [ſtipular, Latin; ſtipuler, Fr.] To contract; to bargain; to ſettle terms. The Romans very much neglected their maritime affairs; for they ſtipulated with the Carthaginians to furniſh them with ſhips for tranſport and war. Arbuthnºt, STIPULATION. m. ſ. [/lipidation, Fr. from ſtipulate] Birgin; We promiſe obediently to keep all God's commandments; the hopes given by the goſpel depend on our performance of that ſtipulation. Rogers'; Strmini, To STIR. v. a. [reinian, Saxon; ſcoren, Dutch.] I. To move; to remove from its place. My foot I had never yet in five days been able to ſtir but as it was lifted. - Tempt, Other ſpirits Shoot through their tracts, and diſtant muſcles fill: This ſov’reign, by his arbitrary nod, Reſtrains or ſends his miniſters abroad, Swift and obedient to his high command They ſtir a finger, or they lift a hand. Blackmºrt. 2. To agitate; to bring into debate. - Preſerve the right of thy place, but für not queſtions of it. riſdićtion, and rather aſſume thy right in filence than voice it with claims. Batºn, 8 One
S T I -- One judgment in parliament, that caſes of that nature ought - to be determined according to the common law, is of greater ". . weight than many caſes to the contrary, wherein the queſtion was not ſtirrel yea, even though it ihould be ſtirred and the - contrary affirmed. Hale. 3. To incite; to inſtigate; to animate. With him is come the mother queen; An Até ſtirring him to blood and ſtrife. Shakeſpeare. If you /ºr theſe daughters hearts Againſt their father, fool me not ſo much tº . To bear it tamely. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. The ſoldiers love her brother's memory; ‘. And for her ſake ſome mutiny will ſir. 4. To Stir up. To incite; to animate; to inſtigate. This would ſeem a dangerous commiſfion, and ready to/ºr up all the Iriſh in rebellion. Spen'er's Ireland. The greedy thirſt of royal crown, That knows no kindred, no regards, no right, Stirred Porrex up to put his brother down. Spenſer. God ſtirred him up another adverſary. 1 Kings xi. 23. The words of Judas were very good, and able to/iir them tº ap to valour. 2 Maccab. xiv. 17. Having overcome and thruſt him out of his kingdom, he firred up the Chriſtians and Numidians againſt him. Knolles, The vigorous ſpirit of Montroſe ſtirred him up to make ſome attempt whether he had any help or no. Clarendon. -----> The improving of his own parts and happineſs ſtir him up * ... to ſo notable a deſign. More's Antid againſt Atheiſm. To ſtir up vigour in him, employ him in ſome conſtant Dryden. bodily labour. Locke. Thou with rebel inſolence did'ſt dare - To own and to protećt that hoary ruffian, To ſtir the factious rabble up to arms. Rowe. The uſe of the paſſions is to ſtir it up, and put it upon ačtion, to awake the underſtanding and to enforce the will. Addiſon. - 5. To STIR up. To put in action. :- Hell is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it ſtir- reth up the dead for thee. Iſa. xiv. 9. * , it Such mirth the jocund flute or gameſome pipe * : *- Stirs up among the looſe unletter'd hinds. Milton. º: To STIR. v. n. *. 1. To move one's ſelf; to go out of the place; to change place. No power he had to ſtir nor will to riſe. Fairy ºueen. They had the ſemblance of great bodies behind on the other ſide of the hill, the falſhood of which would have been ma- nifeſt as ſoon as they ſhould move from the place where they were, and from whence they were therefore not to ſtir. - Clarendon. 2. To be in motion; not to be ſtill ; to paſs from inačtivity to -- motion. The great Judge of all knows every different degree of hu- man improvement, from theſe weak ſtirrings and tendencies - of the will, which have not yet formed themſelves into regu- - lar purpoſes, to the laſt entire conſummation of a good habit. Addiſon's Spediator. º 3. To become the objećt of notice. ... -- If they happen to have any ſuperiour charaćter, they fancy they have a right to talk freely upon every thing that ſtirs or º appears. /Watts. - 4. To riſe in the morning. This is a colloquial and familiar º:- uſe. º, tº If the gentlewoman that attends the general's wife be ſtir- ºf ring, tell her, there's one Caſſio entreats of her a little favour Cº- - of ſpeech. Shakeſpeare's Othello. - Stik. n. ſ. [/lur, Runick, a battle; yíwrf, noiſe, Welſh.j º 1. Tumult; buſtle. - What halloing and what ſºir is this to-day ? ſº Theſe are my mates, that make their wills their law, Have ſome unhappy paſſenger in chace. Shakeſpeare. º: He hath ſpun a fair thread, to make all this ſtir for ſuch a º: neceſſity as no man ever denied. Bp. Bramhall. Tell, ſaid the ſoldier, miſerable fir, º Why all theſe words, this clamour and this ſºir, º: Why do diſputes in wrangling ſpend the day : , Denham. º Silence is uſually worſe than the fierceſt and loudeſt accuſa- º tions; ſince it proceeds from a kind of numbneſs or ſtupidity of conſcience, and an abſolute dominion obtained by fin over the ſoul, ſo that it ſhall not ſo much as dare to complain or º: make a ſtir, South's Sermons. º The great ſtirs of the diſputing world are but the conflićts * . of the humours. Glanville. After all this ſtir about them they are good for nothing. Til. Conſider, after ſo much ſtir about genus and ſpecies, how few words we have yet ſettled definitions of. Locke. 2. Commotion; publick diſturbance; tumultuous diſorder; ſe- ditious uproar. Whenſoever the earl ſhall die, all thoſe lands are to come unto her majeſty; he is like to make a foul ſlir there, though of himſelf of no power, yet through ſupportance of ſome others who lie in the wind. Spenſer's (reland. He did make theſe ſºirs, grieving that the name of Chriſt was at all brought into thoſe parts. Abbot. - Rt. 77. /. §ºmºrrº, had sºori I. An anvil; the iron body on which the ſmith forges his work. S T I , Being advertiſed of ſome ſtir raiſed by his unnatural ſons in England, he departed out of Ireland without ſtriking a blow. Daviet, Raphael, thou hear'ſ what ſºir on earth, Satan from hell'ſcap'd through the darkſome gulf Hath rais'd in paradiſe, and how diſturb’d This night the human pair. Miltºn, 3. Agitation; conflicting paſſion. He did keep The deck, with glove or hat, or handkerchief, Still waving, as the ſtirs and fits of 's mind - Could beſt expreſs how ſlow his ſoul ſail'd on, How ſwift his ſhip. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Sti'Rious. adj. [from/liria, Latin.] Reſembling icicles. Chryſtal is found ſometimes in rocks, and in ſome places not much unlike the ſtirious or ſtillicidious dependencies of 1Ce. Brown's Vulgar Errours. sº n: ſ [/tirps, Latin.] Race; family; generation. Not Sundry nations got footing in that land, of the which there yet remain divers great families and ſhirps. Spenſer. Democracies are leſs ſubjećt to ſedition than when there are ſtirps of nobles. Bacon. All nations of might and fame reſorted hither; of whom we have ſome ſtirps and little tribes with us at this day. Bacon. Sti'RRer, n.ſ.. [from ſtir.] 1. One who is in motion; one who puts in motion, 2. A riſer in the morning Come on ; give me your hand, fir; an early ſtirrer. Shakespeare 3. An inciter; an inſtigator. 4. STIRR er up. An inciter; an inſtigator. A perpetual ſpring, not found elſewhere but in the Indies only, by reaſon of the ſun's neighbourhood, the life and ſtirrer up of nature in a perpetual activity. Kaleigh. Will it not reflect on thy character, Nic, to turn barreter in thy old days; a ſtirrer up of quarrels betwixt thy neigh- bours ? Arbuthnot. STI'RR UP. m. ſ. [reixenap, reinap, from reigan, Saxon, to climb, and nap, a cord..] An iron hoop ſuſpended by a ſtrap, in which the horſeman ſets his foot when he mounts or rides. Neither is his manner of mounting unſeemly, though he lack ſtirrups; for in his getting up, his horſe is ſtill going, whereby he gaineth way: and therefore the ſtirrup was called ſo in ſcorn, as it were a ſtay to get up, being derived of the old Engliſh wordſly; which is to get up, or mount. Spenſer. Haſt thou not kiſs'd my hand, and held my ſtirrup?' Shakespeare His horſe hipped with an old mothy ſaddle, the ſtirrups of no kindred. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew. Between the ſtirrup and the ground, Mercy I aſk'd, mercy I found. At this the knight began to chear up, And raiſing up himſelf on ſtirrup, - Crv'd out Vićtoria. Hudibrary To STITCH. v. a. [ſlicke, Daniſh; ſicken, Dutch.] 1. To ſew, to work on with a needle. 2. To join; to unite, generally with ſome degree of clumſineſs or inaccuracy. - Having ſitched together theſe animadverſions touching ar- chite&ure and their ornaments, contemplative ſpirits are as reſtleſs as ačtive. Watton. 3. Tº Sritch up. To mend what was rent. - - It is in your hand as well to ſlitch up his life again, as it was before to rent it. Sidney. I with a needle and thread ſtitch'd up the artery and the wound. I/ſeman's Surgery. To Stitch. v. n. To pračtiſe needlework. Stitch n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - 1. A paſs of the needle and thread through anything. 2. [From rºlcian, Saxon.] A ſharp lancinating pain. ... If you deſire the ſpleen, and will laugh yourſelf intoſłitcheſ, follow me; yond gull Malvolio is turned heathen, a very re- negado. Shakespeare . Twelfth Night. A fimple bloody ſputation of the lungs is differenced from a pleuriſy, which is ever painful, and attended with a ſtitch. Harvey on Conſumption. 3. In Chapman it ſeems to mean ſurrows or ridges, and perhaps has the ſame meaning in the following pallage of Dryden, which otherwiſe I do not underſtand. Many men at plow he made, and drawe earth here and there, - Fr- And turn'd up ſtitches orderly. Chapman's Iliadi, Aftitch-fallin cheek, that hangs below the jaw, Such wrinkles as a ſkilful hand would draw, For an old grandam ape: k. I Dryden. STI'rche RY. n.ſ. [from/titch.] Needlewor . In º; Come lay aſide your ſtitchery; play the idle houſewife w me this afternoon. Shakepeare'. Othelle. Ainſworth. Camden's Remaints Camomile. My imaginations are as foul As W. ſłithy. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. 25 G Te
S T O S T O To Stive. v.a. [Suppoſed of the ſame original with ſlew.] 1. To ſtuff up cloſe. - You would admire, if you ſaw them ſlive it in their ſhips. Sandys's journey. 2. To make hot or ſultry. His chamber was commonly/lived with friends or ſuitors of one kind or other. //ºtton. StoAT. n.ſ. A ſmall ſtinking animal. Sto'cah. "...ſ.. [Iriſh; ſtochº, Erſe. J An attendant; a wallet- boy; ºne who runs at a horſeman's foot; a horſeboy. He holdeth himſelf a gentleman, and ſcorneth to work, which, he ſaith is the life of a peaſant; but thenceforth be: coneth an horſeboy, or a ſlocah to ſome kern, inuring himſelf to his ſword, and the gentlemanly trade of ſtealing. Spenſer. StoccA'do. n.ſ. [/ºccato, from /focco, a rapier, Italian.]. A thruſt with the rapier. I have heard the Frenchman hath good ſkill in his rapier. -You ſtand on diſtance, your paſſes, ſoccado's, and I know not what. Shakeſpeare's Merry J/ives of //indſºr. STOCK. m.ſ. [rzoc, Saxon; ſtock, Dutch; effoc, French.] 1. The trunk; the body of a plant. That furious beaſt His precious horn, ſought of his enemies, Strikes in the ſtock, ne thence can be releas'd. Fa. 9aeen. There is hope of a tree, if cut down, that it will ſprout again, though the root wax old in the earth, and the ſtock die in the ground. job xiv. 8. 2. The trunk into which a graft is inſerted. The cion over-ruleth the ſtock quite; and the ſtock is but paſſive only, and giveth aliment but no motion to the graft. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. As fruits, ungrateful to the planter's care, On ſavage/locks inſerted, learn to bear; The ſureſt virtues thus from paſſions ſhoot, Wild nature's vigour working at the root. Pope. 3. A log; a poſt. That they kept thy truth ſo pure of old, When all our fathers worſhipp'd ſtocks and ſtones, Forget not. Milton. Why all this fury? What's the matter, That oaks muſt come from Thrace to dance? Muſt ſtupid ſocks be taught to flatter And is there no ſuch wood in France 2 Prior. 4. A man proverbially ſtupid. What tyranny is this, my heart to thrall, And eke my tongue with proud reſtraint to tie, That neither I may ſpeak nor think at all, But like a ſtupid ſtock in ſilence die? Spenſºr. While we admire This virtue and this moral diſcipline, Let's be no ſtoicks, nor no ſtocks. Shakeſpeare. . The handle of any thing. - . A ſupport of a ſhip while it is building. Freſh ſupplies of ſhips, And ſuch as fitted ſince the fight had been, Or new from/locks were fall’n into the road. Dryden. [Stºcco, a rapier, Italian.] A thruſt; a ſtoccado, To ſee thee here, to ſee thee there; to ſee thee paſs thy punéto, thy ſtock, thy reverſe. Shakeſpeare. 8. Something made of linen; a cravat; a cloſe neckcloth. An- ciently a ſtocken. His lackey with a linen ſtock on one leg, and a kerſey boot- hoſe on the other. Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew. 9. A race; a lineage; a family. Say what ſtock he ſprings of.- § 7 —The noble houſe of Marcius, Shakeſ Coriolanus. His early virtues to that ancient ſtock Gave as much honour as from thence he took. Waller. The like ſhall fing All propheſy, that of the royal ſtock Of David, ſo I name this king, ſhall riſe A ſon, the woman's ſeed. Milton. Thou haſt ſeen one world begin, and end, And man, as from a ſecond ſtock, proceed. Milton, To no human ſtock We owe this fierce unkindneſs; but the rock, That cloven rock produc’d thee. Waller. Thy mother was no goddeſs, nor thy ſtºck From Dardanus; but in ſome horrid rock, Perfidious wretch, rough Caucaſus thee bred. Denham. 10. The principal ; capital ſtore; fund already provided. Prodigal men Feel not their own ſtock waſting. Ben. Johnſ. Catiline. Let the exportation of home commodities be more in value than the importation of foreign; ſo the ſtock of the kingdom ſhall yearly increaſe; for then the balance of trade muſt be returned in money or bullion. Bacon's Advice to Williers. A king, againſt a ſtorm, muſt foreſee to a convenient ftock of ſeaſº I c. Bacon. º º place where God promiſes and delights to diſpenſe *P*P*ons of his favour, that he may fix a maſk of honour on his ſančtuary, and recommend it to the ſons of men, upon the ſtock of their own intereſt as well as his own glory. South. Some honour of your own acquire; Add to that ſtock, which juſtly we beſtow, Of thoſe bleſt ſhades to whom you all things owe. Dryán. Yet was ſhe not profuſe; but fear'd to waſte, And wiſely manag'd that the ſtºck might laſt; That all might be ſupply'd, and ſhe not grieve, When crouds appear'd, ſhe had not to relieve; Which to prevent, ſhe ſtill increas'd her ſtore; Laid up, and ſpar'd, that ſhe might give the more. Drydºn, Beneath one law bees live, And with one common ſtock their traffick drive: All is the ſtate's, the ſtate provides for all. Dryden's Gorg. If parents die without actually transferring their right to another, why does it not return to the common ſº of mankind Locke. When we brought it out it took ſuch a quantity of air into its lungs, that it ſwelled almoſt twice as big as before; and it was perhaps on this ſtock of air that it lived a minute longer the ſecond time. Addiſon on Italy. Be ready to give, and glad to diſtribute, by ſetting apart ſomething out of thy ſtock for the uſe of ſome charities. Airl. Of thoſe ſtars, which our imperfect eye Has doom'd and fix'd to one eternal ſky, Each by a native ſtock of honour great, May dart ſtrong influence, and diffuſe kind heat. Prior, They had law-ſuits; but, though they ſpent their income, they never mortgaged the ſtock. Arbuthnot. 11. Quantity; ſtore; body. A great benefit ſuch a natural hiſtory, as may be confided in, will prove to the whole ſtock of learned mankind. Glanv, Nor do thoſe ills on ſingle bodies prey; But oftner bring the nation to decay, } And ſweep the preſent ſtock and future hope away. Dryd. He propoſes to himſelf no ſmall ſtock of fame in future ages, in being the firſt who has undertaken this deſign. Arbuthnot. 12. A fund eſtabliſhed by the government, of which the value riſes and falls by artifice or chance. An artificial wealth of funds and ſtocks was in the hands of thoſe who had been plundering the publick. Swift. Stateſman and patriot ply alike the ſtocks, Peereſs and butler ſhare alike the box. Pope. To Stock. v. a...[from the noun.] 1. To ſtore; to fill ſufficiently. If a man will commit ſuch rules to his memory, and ſº his mind with portions of Scripture anſwerable to all the heads of duty, his conſcience can never be at a loſs. South. I, who before with ſhepherds in the groves, Sung to my oaten pipe their rural loves, Manur'd the glebe, and ſtock'd the fruitful plain. Dryden. The world begun to be ſtocked with people, and human in- duſtry drained thoſe uninhabitable places. Burnet. Springs and rivers are by large ſupplies continually ſtocked with water. Woodward. 2. To lay in ſtore. 3. To put in the ſtocks. See Stocks. Call not your ſtocks for me: I ſerve the king, On whoſe employment I was ſent to you: You ſhall do ſmall reſpect, ſhew too bold malice Againſt the grace and perſon of my maſter, - Stocking his meſſenger. Shakespeare King Liar. 4. To Stock up. To extirpate. The wild boar not only ſpoils her branches, but foci: up her roots. Decay of Pitt). Sto'ckDove. n.ſ. Ringdove. Stockdoves and turtles tell their am’rous pain, And, from the lofty elms, of love complain. Dryden. Stockfish. n.ſ.. [ſtºrviſh, Dutch..] Dried cod, ſo calk" from its hardneſs. Stocko I'lly flower. n.ſ. [leucoium, Latin.J. A plant. The charaders are: the flower is compoſed, for the moſt part, of four leaves, which are placed in form of a croſs : out of the flower-cup riſes the pointal, which becomes a long flat pod, divided into two cells by, an intermediate partition, to which the valves adhere on both ſides, and are furniſhed with flat ſmooth ſeeds, which are orbicular, and bordered round their edges: to which may be added, the flowers are ſpecious, and ſweet ſmelling. Miller. - - The ſtockgillſtowers are commonly biennial plants, and there are many different ſpecies of them, including the various ſorts of wallflowers, of which the common ſort grows on the walls of ruinous houſes, and is uſed in medicine. The Rave: nal wallflower is remarkable for the beauty and waſ, of its flower. ill. StockIN G. n.ſ. The covering of the leg. In his firſt approach before my lady he will come to her in yellow ſtockings, and 'tis a colour ſhe abhors. Shakeſ eart. By the loyalty of that town he procured ſhoes, ſº - iers. Clarendon. and money for his ſoldiers Unleſs
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Unleſs we ſhould expect that nature ſhould make jerkins
and ſtockings grow out of the ground, what could ſhe do better
than afford us ſo fit materials for cloathing as the wool of
ſheep More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
He ſpent half a day to look for his odd ſtocking, when he
had them both upon a leg. D'Eſtrange.
See how he rolls his ſtockings / Spectator.
At am’rous Flavio is the ſtocking thrown,
That very night he longs to lie alone. Pope.
The families of farmers live in filth and naſtineſs, without
a ſhoe or ſtocking to their feet. Swift.
To Stock; Ng., v.a. [from the noun..] To dreſs in ſtockings.
Stocking'd with loads of fat town-dirt, he goes. Dryden.
Stock Job BER. m. ſ. [ſtºck and job.] A low wretch who gets
money by buying and ſelling ſhares in the funds.
The ſtockjobber thus from ‘Change-alley goes down,
And tips you the freeman a wink;
Let me have but your vote to ſerve for the town,
And here is a guinea to drink. Swift.
Sto'ckish. adj. [from ſtock.J Hard; blockiſh.
The poet
Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, ſtones, and floods;
Since nought ſo ſtockiſh, hard, and full of rage,
But muſick for the time doth change his nature. Shakeſp.
Sto'cklock. m. ſ. [ſtock and lock.] Lock fixed in wood.
There are locks for ſeveral purpoſes; as ſtreet-door-locks,
called ſtocklocks; chamber-door-locks, called ſpring-locks, and
cupboard-locks. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
S rocks. n.ſ. [Commonly without ſingular.] Priſon for the
legs.
g Fetch forth the ſtocks :
As I have life and honour, there ſhall he ſit ’till noon. Shakespeare
Tom is whipt from tything to tything, ſtock-puniſh'd, and
impriſoned. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
I have ſat in the ſtocks for the puddings he hath ſtol’n, other-
wiſe he had been executed. Shakeſp. Two Gent. of Verona.
Matrimony is expreſſed by a young man ſtanding, his legs
being faſt in a pair of ſtocks. Peacham.
The ſtocks hinder his legs from obeying the determination of
his mind, if it would transfer his body to another place. Locke.
Stocks.TI'l. adj. [ſtock and ſtill.] Motionleſs as logs.
Our preachers ſtand ſtockſtill in the pulpit, and will not ſo
much as move a finger to ſet off the beſt ſermon. Addiſon.
Stoick, n.ſ. [rwixa; ; ſtaique, Fr.] A philoſopher who followed
the ſe&t of Zeno; holding the neutrality of external things.
While we admire
This virtue, and this moral diſcipline,
Let's be no ſtoicks, nor no ſtocks, I pray. Shakeſpeare.
Stoke, ſtoak, ſeem to come from the Saxon reocce, ſignifying
the ſtock or body of a tree. Gibſon's Camden.
Stole. n.ſ.. [ſtala, Latin. J . A long veſt.
Over all a black ſtole ſhe did throw,
As one that inly mourned. Fairy Queen.
The ſolemn feaſt of Ceres now was near,
When long white linen ſtales the matrons wear. Dryden.
Stole. The preterite of ſteal.
A factor ſtole a gem away. Pope.
Stole N. Participle paſſive of ſteal.
Stolen waters are ſweet, and bread eaten in ſecret is plea-
ſant. Prov. ix. 17.
Stoli'DITY. m.ſ.. [ſolidus, Lat. ſtolidité, French..] Stupidity;
want of ſenſe.
Theſe are the fools in the text, indocile untračtable fools,
whoſe ſtolidity can baffle all arguments. Bentley.
STO'MACH. n.ſ. [ ſtomach, French ; ſtomachus, Latin.]
1. The ventricle in which food is digeſted.
If you're ſick at ſea,
Or ſtomach qualm'd at land, a dram of this
Will drive away diſtemper. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
This filthy ſimile, this beaſily line,
Quite turns my ſtomach. Pope.
2. Appetite; deſire of food.
Tell me, what is't that takes from thee
Thy ſtomach, pleaſure, and thy golden ſleep?. Shakeſpeare.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words ſtill in fouleſt letters?
She either gives a ſtomach, and no food,
Such are the poor in health; or elſe a feaſt,
And takes away the ſtomach; ſuch the rich,
That have abundance and enjoy it not. Shakespeare Hen. IV.
As appetite or ſtomach to meat is a ſign of health in the
body, ſo is this hunger in the ſoul a vital quality, an evidence
of ſome life of grace in the heart; whereas decay of appetite,
and the no manner of ſtomach, is a moſt deſperate progno-
ſtick. - Hammond.
3. Inclination; liking.
He which hath no ſtomach to this fight,
Let him depart. - Shakespeare Henry V.
The unuſual diſtance of time made it ſubječt to every man's
note, that it was an act againſt his ſtomach, and put upon him
by neceſſity of ſtate. Bacon's Henry VII.
The very trade went againſt his ſtomach. L’Eſtrange.
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4. [Stomachat, Latin.] Anger; reſolution.
Diſdain he called was, and did diſdain
To be ſo call'd, and who ſo did him call :
Stern was his look, and full of ſtomach vain,
His portance terrible, and ſtature tall. Fairy Queer,
Is’t near dinner-time? I would it were, -
That you might kill your ſtomach on your meat,
And not upon your maid. Shakespeare Two Gent, of P. ora.
Inſtead of trumpet and of drum,
That makes the warrior's ſtomach come.
5. Sullenneſs; reſentment.
Some of the chiefeſt laity profeſſed with greater ſtomach
their judgments, that ſuch a diſcipline was little better than
popiſh tyranny diſguiſed under a new form. Hºer.
Arius, a ſubtile witted and a marvellous fair-ſpoken man,
was diſcontented that one ſhould be placed before him in
honour, whoſe ſuperior he thought himſelf in deſert, becauſe
through envy and ſtomach prone unto contradiction. Hoºker.
They plainly ſaw, that when ſtomach doth ſtrive with wit,
the match is not equal. Hooker.
Whereby the ape in wond’rous ſlomach wox,
Strongly encouraged by the crafty fox. Hubberd's Tale,
That nobles ſhould ſuch ſlomach, bear !
I myſelf fight not once in forty year. Shakespeare Henry VI.
It ſtuck in the camel's ſiomach, that bulls ſhould be armed
with horns, and that a creature of his ſize ſhould be left de-
Butler.
fenceleſs. L’Eſtrange.
Not courage but ſtomach that makes people break rather
than they will bend. L’Eſtrange.
This ſort of crying proceeding from pride, obſtinacy, and
Jomach, the will, where the fault lies, muſt be bent. 1…cke.
6. Pride; haughtineſs.
He was a man *
Of an unbounded ſtomach, ever ranking
Himſelf with princes. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
To Sto'MacH. v. a. [ſtomachor, Latin. J. To reſent; to
remember with anger and malignity.
Believe not all; or, if you muſt believe,
Stomach not all. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
Jonathan loved David, and the people applauded him; only
Saul ſtomached him, and therefore hated him. Hall’s Contempl.
The lion began to ſhew his teeth, and to ſtomach the af-
front. I’Eſtrange's Fables.
To Sto'MAch. v. n. To be angry.
Let a man, though never ſo juſtly, oppoſe himſelf unto
thoſe that are diſordered in their ways, and what one amongſt
them commonly doth not ſtomach at ſuch contradićtion, ſtorm
at reproof, and hate ſuch as would reform them Hooker.
Sto'Mached. adj. [from ſtomach..] Filled with paſſions of re-
ſentment. .
High ſtomach'd are they both, and full of ire;
In rage deaf as the ſea, haſty as fire. Shakeſpeare.
Sto'Macher. n. ſ. [from ſtomach..] An ornamental covering
worn by women on the breaſt.
Golden quoiſs and ſtomachers,
For my lads to give their dears. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
Inſtead of a ſtomacher, a girding of ſackcloth. If iii. 24.
Thou marry'ſt every year
The lyrick lark and the grave whiſpering dove,
The ſparrow that neglects his life for love,
The houſhold bird with the red/lomacher. Donne.
Sto'Machful. adj. [ſtºmachoſus, Latin; ſtomach and full.]
Sullen; ſtubborn; perverſe.
Aſiomachful boy put to ſchool, the whole world could not
bring to pronounce the firſt letter. L’Eſtrange.
Obſtinate crylomachful crying ſhould not be permitted, be-
cauſe it is another way of encouraging thoſe paſſions which
'tis our buſineſs to ſubdue. Locke.
Sto'Machfulness. n.ſ.. [from ſlomachful..] Stubbornneſs;
ſullenneſs; obſtinacy. -
Stoma'chical. Madj. [ſlomachique, Fr.] Relating to the flo-
Stom A'chick. } mach; pertaining to the ſtomach.
An hypochondriack conſumption is an extenuation, occº.
fioned by an infarótion and obſtruction of the ſtomatº veſ-
ſels through melancholy humours. - - - Harvey.
By a catarrh theſiomachical ferment is vitiated. Flyer.
SroMA'chick, n.ſ.[from/lomach.] A medicine for the ſtºmach.
Sto'Machous. adj. [from ſlomach.J Stout; angy; ſullen;
obſtinate. Obſolete. -
That ſtranger knight in preſence came,
And goodly ſalved them; but nought again
Him anſwered, as courteſy became i...
But with ſtern looks, and/lomachou, diſdain, .
Gave figns of grudge and diſcontentment vain. Fa. Queen.
Ston D. n.ſ.. [for ſland.]
. Poſt : ſtation. *
1. Po bºne, ſide, th'aſſieged caſtle's ward
Their fledfaſt ſºond, did mightily maintain. Fairy Queen.
- ; indiſpoſition to proceed. -
2 sº. . nor reſtiveneſs in a man's nature; but
the wheels of his mind keep way with the wheels ºf his
fortune. Bacon's Eſſay:-
SIONE.
S T O S T O STONE. n.ſ.. [ſtains, Gothick; rean, Saxon; ſeen, Dutch.] Sro's FP1 r. m. ſ. [/fone and pit.] A quarry; a pit where ſtones are dug. 1. Stones are bodies inſipid, hard, not dućtile or malleable, nor ſoluble in water. Woodward's Meth. Foſſ. There's one found in a ſtonepit. I/odward. We underſtand by the term ſtones foſſile bodies, ſolid, not Sto'NEpitch. m. ſ. [from ſtorie and pitch..] Hard inſpiſſated dućtile under the hammer, fixed in the fire, not eaſily melted pitch. The Egyptian mummies are reported to be as hard as ſºn- in it, and not to be diſſolved by water. Siones are arranged under two diſtinct ſeries, the ſofter and the harder. Of the ſofterJones there are three general diſtinétions. 1. The ſo- liaceous or flaky, as talk. 2. The fibroſe, as the aſbeſtus. 3. The granulated, as the gypſum. Of the harderſtones there are alſo three general diſtinétions. 1. The opake ſtones, as limeſtone. 2. The ſemi-pellucid, as agate. 3. The pellu- cid, as cryſtal and the gems. Hill's Mat. Med. Should I go to church, and ſee the holy edifice of ſtone, And not bethink me ſtrait of dang'rous rocks! Shakeſpeare. The Engliſh uſed the ſtones to reinforce the pier. Hayward. 2. Piece of ſtone cut for building. He ſhall bring forth the head ſtone with ſhoutings. Zech. iv. 3. Gem; precious ſtone. I thought I ſaw Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Ineſtimable ſtones, unvalu'd jewels. Shakeſp. Rich, III. 4. Anything made of ſtone. Lend me a looking-glaſs; If that her breath will miſt or ſtain the ſtone, Why then ſhe lives. Shakeſpeare. 5. Calculous concretion in the kidneys or bladder; the diſeaſe ariſing from a calculus. A ſpecifick remedy for preventing of the ſtone I take to be the conſtant uſe of alehoof-ale. Temple. A gentleman ſuppoſed his difficulty in urining proceeded from the ſtone. Wiſeman's Surgery. 6. The caſe which in ſome fruits contains the ſeed. To make fruits without core or ſtone is a curioſity. Bacon. 7. Teſticle, 8. A weight containing fourteen pounds. Does Wood think that we will ſell him a ſtone of wool for his counters ? Swift. 9. Stone is uſed by way of exaggeration. What need you be ſo boiſt’rous rough I will not ſtruggle, I will ſtandſtone ſtill. Shakeſp. K. john. And there lies Whacum by my ſide, Stone dead, and in his own blood dy’d. Hudibras. The fellow held his breath, and lay ſtone ſtill, as if he was dead. L’Eſtrange. She had got a trick of holding her breath, and lying at her length for ſtone dead. L’Eſtrange. The cottages having taken a country-dance together, had been all out, and ſtood ſtone ſtill with amazement. Pope. ro. To leave no Stone unturned. To do every thing that can be done for the produćtion or promotion of any effect. Women, that left no ſtone unturn'd In which the cauſe might be concern'd, Brought in their children's ſpoons and whiſtles, To purchaſe ſwords, carbines, and piſtols. Hudibras. He crimes invented, left unturn’d no ſtone To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden. Stone. adj. Made of ſtone. Preſent her at the leet, Becauſe ſhe bought ſtone jugs, and no ſeal’d quarts. Shakeſp. To Stone. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To pelt or beat or kill with ſtones. Theſe people be almoſt ready to ſtone me. Ex. xvii. 4. Crucifixion was a puniſhment unknown to the Jewiſh laws, among whom the ſtoning to death was the puniſhment for blaſphemy. Stephens's Sermons. 2. To harden. Oh perjur'd woman' thou do'ſt ſtone my heart; And mak’ſt me call what I intend to do, A murder, which I thought a ſacrifice. Shakeſp. Othello. Sto'N E BREAK. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth. Sto'NEcHAtter, n.ſ. A bird. Ainſworth. Sto'Necrop. m. ſ. A ſort of tree. Stºnecrop tree is a beautiful tree, but not common. Mortim. Sto'NEcutter. n.ſ.. [from ſtone and cutter.] One whoſe trade is to hew ſtones. A ſtonecutter's man had the veſiculae of his lungs ſo ſtuffed with duſt, that, in cutting, the knife went as if through a heap of ſand. Derham's Phyſicº-Theology. My proſecutor provided me a monument at theſionecutters, and would have erected it in the pariſh-church. Swift. Sto'NEFERN. m. ſ. A plant. Anſworth. Sto.NEFLY. n.ſ. An inſe&t. Ainſworth. ST3'NEFRuit. m. ſ. [/lone and fruit.] Fruit of which the ſeed is covered with a hard ſhell enveloped in the pulp. We gathered ripe apricocks and ripe plums upon one tree, from which we expect ſome other forts of ſongfruit. Boyle. §. m. ſ. A kind of hawk. Ainſworth. TO R. "...ſ. [ ſtone and horſe.] A horſe not caſtated. here here is moſt arablelaid, J'onehorſes or geldings more neceſſary or geldings are y. Martimer'; Huſbandry. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory. pitch. - Sto'NEPlove R. n.ſ. A bird. Ainſworth. Sto'Nesmick le. n ſ. A bird. Ainſworth. Sºro'N E work. m. ſ. [/fone and work.] Building of ſtone. They make two walls with flat ſtones, and fill the ſpace with earth, and ſo they continue the ſtonework. Mortimer. Sto'Niness. n.ſ.. [from ſtony.] The quality of having many ſtones. - The name Hexton owes its original to the ftoningſ of the place. earne. Small gravel or ſonineſ is found therein. Mortimer. Sto'NY adj. [from ſtone.] 1. Made of ſtone. - Nor ſtony tower, nor walls of beaten braſs, Can be retentive to the ſtrength of ſpirit. Shakespeare ful caſ With love's light wings did I o'erperch theſe walls; For ſtony limits cannot hold love out. Shakespeare Rim, andjul, Nor ſlept the winds Within their ſtony caves, but ruſh'd abroad From the four hinges of the world, and fell On the vext wilderneſs, whoſe talleſt pines, Though rooted deep as high and ſturdieſt oaks, Bow'd their ſtiff necks, loaden with ſtormy blaſts, Or torn up ſheer. 44ilton's Paradiſe Regain'd. Here the marſhy grounds approach your fields, And there the ſoil a ſtony harveſt yields. Dryden's Pirgil. As in ſpires he ſtood, he turn'd to ſtone; The ſtony ſnake retain'd the figure ſtill his own. Dryden. They ſuppoſe theſe bodies to be only water petrified, or converted into theſe ſparry or ſtony icicles. Woodward. 2. Abounding with ſtones. From the ſtony Maenalus Bring your flocks, and live with us, Milton, 3. Petrifick. Now let the ſtony dart of ſenſeleſs cold Pierce to my heart, and paſs through every fide. F. Queen. 4. Hard; inflexible; unrelenting. The ſtony hardneſs of too many patrons hearts, not touched with any feeling in this caſe. Hºcker. Thou art come to anſwer A ſtony adverſary, an inhuman wretch Uncapable of pity. Shakespeare Merchant ºf Venice. Eight yards of uneven ground is threeſcore and ten miles a-foot with me, and the ſtony hearted villains know it. Shakespeare , At this ſight My heart is turn'd to ſtone; and while 'tis mine, It ſhall be ſtony. Shakespeare Henry WI. I will clear their ſenſes dark, What may ſuffice, and ſoften ſtony hearts To pray, repent, and bring obedience due. Milt. Par, Lºft. Indiff'rence, clad in wiſdom's guiſe, All fortitude of mind ſupplies; For how can ſtony bowels melt, In thoſe who never pity felt Swift. Stood. The preterite of To ſtand. Adam, at the news, Heart-ſtruck with chilling gripe of ſorrow ſtood. Miltºn. STOOL. m. ſ. [ſtols, Gothick; reol, Saxon; ſteel, Dutch.] 1. A ſeat without a back, ſo diſtinguiſhed from a chair. If a chair be defined a ſeat for a ſingle perſon, with a back belonging to it, then aſkol is a ſeat for a ſingle perſon with: out a back. //atti's Logitº. Thou fearful fool, Why takeſt not of the ſame fruit of gold? Ne fitteſt down on that ſame ſilver ſtcol, To reſt thy weary perſon in the ſhadow cold?, Fa, Sºuth. Now which were wiſe, and which were fools? Poor Alma fits between two ſtools: The more ſhe reads, the more perplext. 2. Evacuation by purgative medicines. - There be medicines that move ſtools, and not urine; ſome other urine, and not ſtools: thoſe that Purge by ſtool, are ſuch as enter not at all, or little, into the meſentery veins; but either at the firſt are not digeſtible by the ſtomach, and there- fore move immediately downwards to the guts; or elſe are aſ: terwards reječted by the meſentery veins, and ſo turn likewiſe downwards to the guts. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. The periſtaltick motion, or repeated changes of contraction and dilatation, is not in the lower guts, elſe one would have * continual needing of going to ſtool. Arbuthnot on Alimentſ. 3. Stool. of Repentance, or cutty ſtool, in the kirks of Scotland, is ſomewhatanalogous to the pillory. It is elevated above the cº- gregation. In ſomeplaces there may be a ſeat in it; but it is gº fierålly without, and the perſon ſtands therein who has been guil- ty of fornication, for three Sundays in the forenoon; and after ſermon Prior. 3
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ſermon is called upon by name and ſurname, the beadle or kirk-
officer bringing the offender, if refračtory, forwards to his poſt;
and then the preacher proceeds to admonition. Here too are
ſet to publick view adulterers; only theſe are habited in a coarſe
canvas, analogous to a hairy or monaſtick veſt, with a hood
to it, which they call the ſack or ſackcloth, and that every
Sunday throughout a year, or longer.
Unequal and unreaſonable judgment of things brings many
a great man to the ſtool of repentance. L'Aſirange.
Sto'olb All. n.ſ.. [ſicol and ball.] A play where balls are
driven from ſtool to ſtool.
While Betty dances on the green,
And Suſan is at ſtoolball ſeen.
To STOOP. v. n. [reuplan, Saxon; ſluypen, Dutch.]
1. To bend down; to bend forward.
Like unto the boughs of this tree he bended downward,
and ſloped toward the earth. Raleigh.
2. To lean forward ſtanding or walking.
When Pelopidas and Iſmenias were ſent to Artaxerxes,
Pelopidas did nothing unworthy; but Iſmenias let fall his ring
to the ground, and, ſloping for that, was thought to make his
Prior.
adoration. Stillingfleet.
He ſtoºping open'd my left ſide, and took
From thence a rib. Milton.
3. To yield; to bend; to ſubmit.
I am the ſon of Henry the fifth,
Who made the dauphin and the French to ſloop. Shakeſp.
Mighty in her ſhips ſtood Carthage long,
And ſwept the riches of the world from far;
Yet ſhop'd to Rome, leſs wealthy, but more ſtrong. Dryd.
4. To deſcend from rank or dignity.
He that condeſcended ſo far, and ſlooped ſo low, to invite
and to bring us to heaven, will not refuſe us a gracious recep-
tion there. Boyle's Seraphick Love.
Where men of great wealth ſloop to huſbandry, it multi-
plieth riches exceedingly. Bacon.
5. To yield; to be inferiour.
Death his death-wound ſhall then receive,
And ſtoop inglorious. Milton.
Theſe are arts, my prince,
In which your Zama does not ſloop to Rome. Addiſon.
6. To ſink from reſolution or ſuperiority; to condeſcend.
They, whoſe authority is required unto the ſatisfying of
your demand, do think it both dangerous to admit ſuch con-
courſe of divided minds, and unmeet that their laws, which,
being once ſolemnly eſtabliſhed, are to exact obedience of all
men and to conſtrain thereunto, ſhould ſo far ſhop as to hold
themſelves in ſuſpence from taking any effect upon you, 'till
ſome diſputer can perſuade you to be obedient. Booker.
7. To come down on prey as a falcon.
The bird of Jove ſloop'd from his airy tour,
Two birds of gayeſt plume before him drove.
8. To alight from the wing:
Satan ready now
To ſtoºp with wearied wings and willing feet,
On the bare outſide of this world.
Twelve ſwans behold in beauteous order move,
And ſloop with cloſing pinions from above.
g. To fink to a lower place.
Cow'ring low
With blandiſhment, each bird ſloop'd on his wing. Milton.
Sroop. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
r. Aćt of ſtooping; inclination downward.
2. Deſcent from dignity or ſuperiority.
Can any loyal ſubject ſee
With patience ſuch a ſloop from ſovereignty 2
Milton.
Milton.
Dryden.
An ocean pour'd upon a narrow brook? Dryden.
3. Fall of a bird upon his prey. -
- Now will I wander through the air,
Mount, make a ſloop at ev'ry fair. JWaller.
An eagle made a ſloop at him in the middle of his exalta-
tion, and carried him away. L'Eſtrange.
4. [Scoppa, Saxon; ſloope; Dutch..] A veſſel of liquor. .
Come, lieutenant, I have a ſloop of wine; and here with-
out are a brace of gallants, that would fain have a meaſure to
the health of Othello. Shakeſp. Othello.
There's nothing more in me, fir, but may be ſqueez'd out
without racking, only a ſloop or two of wine. Denham.
A caldron of fat beef, and ſtop of ale,
On the huzzaing mob ſhall more prevail,
Than if you give them, with the niceſt art, -
Ragouſts of peacocks brains, or filbert tart. King.
Sto'opingly, adv. [from/?coping.] With inclination downwards.
Nani was noted to tread ſoftly, to walk ſtoºpingly, and raiſe
himſelf from benches with laborious geſture. J/otton.
To STOP. v. a. [eſtauper, Fr. ſloppare, Ital. ſloppen, Dutch.]
1. To hinder from progreſſive motion.
From the oracle
They will bring all; whoſe ſpiritual counſel had
Shall ſtop or ſpur me. Shakespeare.
Can any dreſſes find a way
To ſtop th’ approaches of decay,
And mend a ruin’d face? Dorſet.
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2. To hinder from any change of ſtate, whether to better or worſe,
3. T; º from ačtion.
* the truth of Chriſt is in me, no man ſhall ſtop me of this
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4 *o put an end to the motion or adion of anything.
Friend, 'tis the duke's pleaſure,
Whoſe diſpoſition, all the world wei knows
Will not be rubb’d nor ſtopp'd. Sºf King Lear
Almon falls, pierc'd with an arrow from the diſtant war: -
Fix'd in his throat the flying weapon ſtood, -
And ſtºpp'd his breath, and drank his vital blood.
5. To ſuppreſs.
Every bold finner, when about to engage; -
of any known ſin, ſhould arreſt his ºº
ºxecution of his purpoſe with this queſtion: Do I believe that
God has denounced death to ſuch a practice, or joi not? South.
He, on occaſion of ſtopping my play, did me a good office
at court, by repreſenting it as long ago deſigned. Dryden
6. To regulate muſical ſtrings with the fingers. -
In inſtruments of ſtrings, if you ſtºp a ſtring high, where-
by it hath leſs ſcope to tremble, the ſound is more treble, but
yet more dead. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
7. To cloſe any aperture.
Smite, every fenced city, ſtop all wells of water, and mar
land with ſtones. 2 Kings iii. 19.
They pulled away the ſhoulder, and ftopped their ears, that
they ſhould not hear. Zech. vii. 1 t.
A hawk's bell, the holes ſtopped up, hang by a thread within
a bottle-glaſs, and ſtop the glaſs cloſe with wax. Bacºn.
His majeſty ſtopped a leak that did much harm. Bacon.
§ºppings and ſuffocations are dangerous in the body. Bacon.
They firſt raiſed an army with this deſign, to ſtop my mouth
or force my conſent. King Charles.
Celſus gives a precept about bleeding, that when the blood
is good, which is to be judged by the colour, that immediately
the vein ſhould be ſtºpped. Arbuthnot.
8. To obſtruct; to encumber. -
Mountains of ice that ſtop th’ imagin'd way.
To Stop. v. n. To ceaſe to go forward.
Some ſtrange commotion
Is in his brain: he bites his lip, and ſtarts;
Stops on a ſudden, looks upon the ground,
Then lays his finger on his temple; ſtrait
Springs out into faſt gait, thenſtops again. Shakespeare H. VIII.
When men purſue their thoughts of ſpace, they ſtop at the
confines of body, as if ſpace were there at an end. Locke.
If the rude throng pour on with furious pace,
And hap to break thee from a friend's embrace,
Stop ſhort, nor ſtruggle through.
Stop. m.ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Ceſſation of progreſſive motion.
Thought's the ſlave of time, and lifetime's fool;
And time, that takes ſurvey of all the world,
Muſt have a ſtop.
The marigold, whoſe courtier's face
Ecchoes the ſun, and doth unlace
Her at his riſe, at his full ſtºp
Packs and ſhuts up her gawdy ſhop,
Miſtakes her cue, and doth diſplay. Cleaveland.
A lion, ranging for his prey, made a ſtop on a ſudden at a
hideous yelling noiſe, which ſtartled him. L'Eſtrange.
2. Hindrance of progreſs; obſtruction.
In weak and tender minds we little know what miſery this
ſtričt opinion would breed, beſides the ſtops it would make in
the whole courſe of all mens lives and actions. Hºoker.
Theſe gates are not ſufficient for the communication be-
tween the walled city and its ſuburbs, as daily appears by the
ſtops and embarraſſes of coaches near both theſe gates. Graunt.
My praiſe the Fabii claim,
And thou great hero, greateſt of thy name,
Ordain'd in war to ſave the ſinking ſtate,
And, by delays, to put a ſtop to fate. Dryden's Aºn.
Occult qualities put a ſtop to the improvement of natural
philoſophy, and therefore have been rejećted. Newton's Opt.
Brokers hinder trade, by making the circuit which the mo-
ney goes larger, and in that circuit more ſtops, ſo that the re-
turns muſt neceſſarily be ſlower and ſcantier. - Locke.
Female zeal, though proceeding from ſo good a principle,
if we may believe the French hiſtorians, often put a ſtºp to the
proceedings of their kings, which might have ended in a re-
formation. Addison's Freeholder.
3. Hindrance of ačtion. -
'Tis a great ſtep towards, the maſtery of our deſires to give
Dryden.
Milton,
Gay.
Shakeſpeare.
, this ſtop to them, and ſhut them up in filence. Locke.
4. Ceſſation of a&tion. -
Look you to the guard to-night;
Let's teach ourſelves that honourable ſtop,
Not to outſport diſcretion. Shakeſkeare.
5. Interruption.
Thou art full of love and honeſty,
And weigh'ſt thy words before thou giv'ſ them breath;
Therefore theſe ſtops of thine fright me the more. Shakeſp.
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S T O S T O' | 6. Prohibition of ſale. If they ſhould open a war, they foreſee the conſumption France muſt fall into by the ſtop of their wine and ſalts, wholly taken off by our two nations. Temple. 7. That which obſtructs; obſtacle; impediment. The proud Dueſia, full of wrathful ſpight And fierce diſdain to be affronted ſo, Inforc'd her purple beaſt with all her might, Thatſtºp out of the way to overthrow. Fairy Queen. On indeed they went: but Ol not far; A fatal ſtop travers'd their headlong courſe. Daniel. Bleſſed be that God who caſt rubs, fºops, and hindrances in my way, when I was attempting the commiſſion of ſuch a fin. South's Sermons. So melancholy a proſpe&t ſhould inſpire us with zeal to op- poſe ſome ſtop to the riſing torrent, and check this overflowing of ungodlineſs. Rogers. 8. Inſtrument by which the ſounds of wind muſick are regulated. You would play upon me, you would ſeem to know my flops; you would pluck out the heart of my myſtery. Shakeſp. Bleſt are thoſe, Whoſe blood and judgment are ſo well commingl’d, That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger, To ſound what ſlop ſhe pleaſe. Shakeſp. Hamlet. The harp Had work, and reſted not; the ſolemn pipe, And dulcimer, all organs of ſweet ſtop. Milt, Par. Loft. The ſound Of inſtruments, that made melodious chime, Was heard of harp and organ; and who mov’d Their ſtops, and chords, was ſeen; his volant touch Inſtinét through all proportions, low and high, Fled, and purſu'd tranſverſe the reſonant fugue. Milton. A variety of ſtrings may be obſerved on their harps, and of ſtops on thcir tibiae; which ſhews the little foundation that ſuch writers have gone upon, who, from a ſhort paſſage in a claſſick author, have determined the preciſe ſhape of the an- cient muſical inſtruments, with the exact number of their pipes, ſtrings, and ſtºps. Addiſon on Italy. 9. Regulation of muſical chords by the fingers. The further a ſtring is ſtrained, the leſs ſuperſtraining goeth . to a note; for it requireth good winding of a ſtring before it will make any note at all: and in the ſtops of lutes, the higher they go, the leſs diſtance is between the frets. Bacon. ro. The aël of applying the ſtops in muſick. Th' organ-ſound a time ſurvives the ſlop, Before it doth the dying note give up. Daniel's Civil War. 11. A point in writing, by which ſentences are diſtinguiſhed. Even the iron-pointed pen, That notes the tragick dooms of men, Wet with tears ſtill'd from the eyes Of the flinty deſtinies, Would have learn’d a ſofter ſtyle, And have been aſham'd to ſpoil His life's ſweet ſtory by the haſte Of a cruel ſlop ill-plac'd. Craſhaw. Sro'pcock. m. ſ. [/lop and cock.] A pipe made to let out liquor, ſtopped by a turning cock. No man could ſpit from him without it, but would drivel like ſome paralytick or fool; the tongue being as a ſtopcock to the air, 'till upon its removal the ſpittle is driven away. Grew. Sro'PPAGF. n.ſ.. [from ſlop.] The act of ſtopping; the ſtate of being ſtopped. The effects are a ſloppage of circulation by too great a weight upon the heart, and ſuffocation. Arbuthnot. The ſtoppage of a cough, or ſpitting, increaſes phlegm in the ſtomach. Floyer on the Humours. Stopple, or Stºpper. n.ſ.. [from ſtºp.]. That by which any hole or the mouth of any veſſel is filled up. Bottles ſwinged, or carried in a wheel-barrow upon rough ground, fill not full, but leave ſome air; for if the liquor come cloſe to the ſtopple, it cannot flower. Bacon. There were no ſhuts or ſlopples made for the ears, that any loud or ſharp noiſe might awaken it, as alſo a ſoft and gentle murmur provoke it to ſleep. Ray on the Creation. Sto'RAxtR.E.E. m. ſ. [/lyrax, Latin.] 1. A tree. The flower conſiſts of one leaf, ſhaped like a funnel, and cut into ſeveral ſegments, out of whoſe flower-cup riſes the pointal, which is fixed like a nail in the forepart of the flower: this afterwards becomes a roundiſh fleſhy fruit, including one or two ſeeds in hard ſhells. Miller. 2. A reſinous and odoriferous gum. | yielded a pleaſant odour like the beſt myrrh, as galbanum, and ſweet /lorax. Ecclus xxiv. 15. STORE. m.ſ. [/ºr, in old Swediſh and Runick, is much, and * Prºfixed to other words to intend their ſignification; ſtor, Daniſh; ſtoor, Iſlandick, is great. The Teutonick dialects * to Engliſh ſeem not to have retained this word.] 1. Large number; large quantity; plenty. The ſhips are fraught wi - tity of treaſure. ught with ſtore of vićtuals, and good}. None yet, but ſtore hereafter from the earth Up hither like aereal vapours flew, Of all things tranſitory and vain, when fin With vanity had fill'd the works of men. Milt. Par. Lyſ. Jove, grant me length of life, and years good ſtore Heap on my bended back. Dryden's juvenal, 2. A ſtock accumulated; a ſupply hoarded. We liv'd Supine amidſt our flowing /fore, We ſlept ſecurely, and we dreamt of more. Dryden. Thee, goddeſs, thee, Britannia's iſle adores: How has ſhe oft exhauſted all her ſtoreſ, How oft in fields of death thy preſence ſought? Northinks the mighty prize too dearly bought. Addſºn. Their minds are richly fraught With philoſophick ſtares. Thomſºn. 3. The ſtate of being accumulated; hoard. Is not this laid up in ſtore with me, and ſealed up among my treaſures? Deutr. xxxii. 34. Divine Cecilia came, Inventreſs of the vocal frame: The ſweet enthuſiaſt from her ſacred/fore Enlarg’d the former narrow bounds, And added length to ſolemn ſounds. Dryden, 4. Storehouſe; magazine. Sulphurous and nitrous foam, Concocted and aduſted, they reduc’d To blackeſt grain, and into ſtore convey’d. Miltºn. Stor E. adj. Hoarded; laid up; accumulated. What floods of treaſure have flowed into Europe by that ačtion, ſo that the cauſe of Chriſtendom is raiſed ſince twenty times told: of this treaſure the gold was accumulate and ſº, treaſure; but the ſilver is ſtill growing. Bacon's Ho, War. To Store. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To furniſh; to repleniſh. Wiſe Plato ſaid the world with men was ſlord, That ſuccour each to other might afford. Denham, Her face with thouſand beauties blaſt; Her mind with thouſand virtues ſor'd; Her pow'r with boundleſs joy confeſt, Her perſon only not ador'd. Pri.r. 2. To ſtock againſt a future time. Some were of opinion that it were beſt to ſtay where they were, until more aid and ſtore of vićtuals were come; but others ſaid the enemy were but barely ſtored with vićtuals, and therefore could not long hold out. Knoles's Hſi, of the Turki. One having ſtored a pond of four acres with carps, tench, and other fiſh, and only put in two ſmall pikes, at ſeven years end, upon the draught, not one fiſh was left, but the two pikes grown to an exceſſive bigneſs. Hol. The mind refle&ts on its own operations about the ideas got by ſenſation, and thereby ſtores itſelf with a new ſet of ideas, which I call ideas of refle&tion. Lºcke. To ſtore the veſſel let the care be mine, With water from the rocks and roſy wine, And life-ſuſtaining bread. Pºpe's Odyſs). 3. To lay up ; to hoard. Let the main part of the corn be a common ſtock, laid in and /?ored up, and then delivered out in proportion. Bacon, Sto's EHouse. n.ſ. [/fore and houſe.J Magazine; treaſury; place in which things are hoarded and repoſited againſt a ſu- ture time. By us it is willingly confeſſed, that the Scripture of God is a ſtorehouſe abounding with ineſtimable treaſures of wiſdom and knowledge, in many kinds over and above things in this kind barely neceſſary. Hoºker. They greatly joyed merry tales to feign, Of which a ſtorehouſ did with her remain. Fairy Queen. Suffer us to famiſh, and their florehouſes cramm'd with rain | Shakeſp. Coriolanuſ. Joſeph opened all the ſhorehouſes, and ſold unto the Egyp- tians. Gen. xli. 50. To theſe high pow'rs a ſtorehouſe doth pertain, Where they all arts and gen'ral reaſons lay; Which in the ſoul, ev’n after death, remain, And no Lethean flood can waſh away. - My heart hath been a ſtorehouſe long of things And ſayings laid up, portending ſtrange events. Parad. Rºg. The image of God was reſplendent in man's praćtical underſtanding, namely that ſtorehouſe of the ſoul, in which are treaſured up the rules of action and the ſeeds of morality. South's Sermons. As many different ſounds as can be made by ſingle articula: tions, ſo many letters there are in the ſhorehouſe of nature. Hold. Davie', Sto'Rt. R. n.ſ.. [from ſtore.] One who lays up. Sto'R1ED. adj. [from ſtory.] Adorned with hiſtorical pićtures. Let my due feet never fail To walk the ſtudious cloiſters pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antick pillar maſly proof, And ſtoried windows richly dight, - Miltºn. Caſting a dim religious light. Some
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STQR.K. n.ſ.. [rzone, Saxon.j A bird of paſſage famous for
the regularity of its departure. -
Its beak and legs are long and red; it feeds upon ſerpents,
frogs, and inſects; its plumage would be quite white, were
not the extremity of its wings, and alſo ſome part of its head
and thighs black: it ſits for thirty days and lays but four eggs.
Formerly they would not eat the ſtark; but at preſent it is
much eſteemed for the deliciouſneſs of its fleſh: they go away
in the middle of Auguſt, and return in ſpring. Calmet.
The ſtork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times. jer.
Sto'RKSBILL. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
STORM. n.ſ. ſºftorm, Welſh ; rºomm, Saxon ; ſtorm, Dutch;
ſtorms, Italian.]
I. A tempeſt; a commotion of the elements.
O turn thy rudder hitherward a while,
Here may thy ſtorm-beat veſſel fafely ride. Spenſºr.
We hear this fearful tempeſt fing,
Yet ſeek no ſhelter to avoid theſiorm. Shakeſpeare.
Them ſhe upſtays, mindleſs the while
Herſelf, though faireſt unſupported flower,
From her beſt prop ſo far and ſtorm ſo nigh. Milton.
Sulphurous hail ſhot after us in ſtorm. Milton.
Then ſtay my child ſtorms beat and rolls the main;
Oh, beat thoſe ſtºrms and roll the ſeas in vain. Pope.
2. -Aſſault on a fortified place.
How by ſtºrm the walls were won,
Or how the vićtor ſack'd and burnt the town.
3. Commotion; ſedition; tumult; clamour; buſtle.
Whilſt I in Ireland nouriſh a mighty band,
I will ſtir up in England ſome black ſtorm.
Her ſiſter
Began to ſcold and raiſe up ſuch a ſtorm,
That mortal ears might hardly endure the din.
4. Affliction; calamity; diſtreſs.
5. Violence; vehemence; tumultuous force.
As oft as we are delivered from thoſe either imminent or
preſent calamities, againſt the ſtorm and tempeſt whereof we
all inſtantly craved favour from above, let it be a queſtion
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſp.
what we ſhould render unto God for his bleſfings, univerſally, .
ſenſibly, and extraordinarily beſtowed. Hooker.
To SroRM. v. a. [from the noun..] To attack by open force.
From ploughs and harrows ſent to ſeek renown,
They fight in fields, and ſtorm the ſhaken town. Dryden.
There the brazen tow'r was ſtorm'd of old,
When Jove deſcended in almighty gold. Pope.
To Stor M. v. n.
1. To raiſe tempeſts.
So now he ſtorms with many a ſturdy ſtoure,
So now his bluſtering blaſt each coaſt doth ſcoure. Spenſer.
2. To rage; to fume; to be loudly angry.
Hoarſe, and all in rage,
As mock'd they ſtorm. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
When you return, the maſter ſtorms, the lady ſcolds. Swift.
While thus they rail, and ſcold, and ſtorm,
It paſſes but for common form. Swift.
Sto'RMY. adj. [from ſtorm.]
1. Tempeſtuous.
Bellowing clouds burſt with a ſtormy ſound,
And with an armed winter ſtrew the ground. Addiſon's Italy.
The tender apples from their parents rent
By ſtormy ſhocks, muſt not neglected lie.
2. Violent; paſſionate.
The ſtormy ſultan rages at our ſtay. Irene.
STORY.. n.ſ. ſºccer, Saxon; ſtorie, Dutch; floria, Italian ;
1970&12.
I. Hàº, account of things paſt.
The fable of the dividing of the world between the three
Philips.
ſons of Saturn, aroſe from the true ſtory of the dividing of the -
earth between the three brethren the ſons of Noah. Raleigh.
- Thee I have heard relating what was done
Ere my remembrance: now hear me relate
My ſtory which perhaps thou haſt not heard. Milton.
To king Artaxerxes, thy ſervants Rathumnus the ſtory-
writer, and Smellius the ſcribe. 1 Eſdr. ii. 17.
The four great monarchies make the ſubječt of ancient
ſtory, and are related by the Greek and Latin authors. Temple.
Governments that once made ſuch a noiſe, as founded up-
on the deepeſt counſels and the ſtrongeſt force; yet by ſome
ſlight miſcarriage which let in ruin upon them, are now ſo
utterly extinct, that nothing remains of them but a name;
nor are there the leaſt traces of them to be found but only in
for). South's Sermons.
2. Small tale; petty narrative; account of a fingle incident.
In the road between Bern and Soleurre, a monument erect-
ed by the republick of Bern, tells us the ſtory of an Engliſh-
man not to be met with in any of our own writers. Addison.
3. An idle or trifling tale; a petty fićtion.
Theſe flaws and ſtarts, would well become
A woman's ſtory at a winter's fire,
Authoris'd by her grandame.
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Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
3. Hour; time; ſeaſon.
S T O
This ſcene had ſome bold Greek or Briti
Beheld of old, what ſtories had we ºil. bard
Of fairies, ſatyrs, and the nymphs their dames,
Their feaſts, their revels, and their am’rous flames. Denham.
My maid left on the table one of herſtory-books, which I
found full of ſtrange impertinence, of poor ſervants who came
to be ladies. . Swiſ.
4. [rºon, place, Saxon]. A floor; a flight of rooms.
Avoid enormous heights of ſeven ſtories, as well as irre-
gular forms, and the contrary fault of low diffended fronts.
17 otton.
Sonnets or elegies to Chloris,
Might raiſe a houſe about two ſtories;
A lyrick ode wou'd ſlate; a catch -
Would tile; an epigram would thatch. Swift. .
To Story, v.a. [from the noun.]
I. To tell in hiſtory; to relate.
How worthy he is, I will leave to appear hereafter, rather
than ſtory him in his own hearing. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
'Tis not vain or fabulous
What the ſage poets, taught by th’ heav'nly muſe,
Stoy'd of old in high immortal verſe,
Of dire chimera's and enchanted iſles,
And rifted rocks; whoſe entrance leads to hell. Milton.
It is ſtoried of the brazen Coloſſus, in the iſland of Rhodes,
that it was ſeventy cubits high; the thumbs of it being ſo big,
that no man could graſp one of them about with both his arms.
//ikins.
Recite them, nor in erring pity fear,
To wound with ſtoried griefs the filialear. Poſe.
2. To range one under another.
Becauſe all the parts of an undiſturbed fluid are of equal
gravity, or gradually placed or /iuried according to the differ-
ense of it; any concretion that can be ſuppoſed to be natu-
rally and mechanically made in ſuch a fluid, muſt have a like
ſtructure of its ſeveral parts; that is, either be all over of a
ſimilar gravity, or have the more ponderous parts nearer to
its baſis. Bentley's Sermons.
Sto'RYTELLER. m. ſ. [ſtory and tell.] One who relates tales;
An hiſtorian. In contempt.
In ſuch a ſatire all would ſeek a ſhare,
And every fool will fancy he is there;
Old ſtorytellers too muſt pine and die,
To ſee their antiquated wit laid by ;
Like her, who miſs'd her name in a lampoon,
And griev'd to find herſelf decay’d ſo ſoon. Dryden.
Company will be no longer peſtered with dull, dry, tedi-
ous ſtorytellers. Swift's Polite Converſation.
Stoye. n.ſ.. [ſtoo, Iſlandick, a fire place; reopoa, Saxon;
eſtuve, French; /love, Dutch.]
1. A hot houſe; a place artificially made warm.
Fiſhermen who make holes in the ice, to dip up ſuch fiſh
with their nets as reſort thither for breathing, light on ſwallows
congealed in clods, of a ſlimy ſubſtance, and carrying them
home to their ſtoves, the warmth recovereth them to life and
flight. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
The heat which ariſes out of the leſſer ſpiracles brings forth
nitre and ſulphur; ſome of which it affixes to the tops and
ſides of the grotto's, which are uſually ſo hot as to ſerve for
natural/love, or ſweating vaults. J/o:dward.
The moſt proper place for unction is a ſtove. l/ſeman.
2. A place in which fire is made, and by which heat is commu-
nicated.
If the ſeaſon prove exceeding piercing, in your great houſe
kindle ſome charcoals; and when they have done ſmoaking,
put them into a hole ſunk a little into the floor, about the
middle of it. This is the ſafeſt ſlove. Evelyn.
To Stove. v. a. [from the noun..] To keep warm in a houſe
artificially heated.
For December, January, and the latter part of November,
take ſuch things as are green all winter; orange trees, lemon
trees, and myrtles, if they be ſlaved; and ſweet majºram
warm ſet. Bacon.
To Stound. v. n. [ſºunde, º Iſlandick.]
1. To be in pain or ſorrow.
2. For ſlun'd.
Stound. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - -
1. Sorrow; grief; miſhap. Out of uſe. The Scºts retain it.
ut of uſe. /-
Spenſer.
Begin and end the bitter baleful ſound, "__ tº
If leſs than that I fear. Fair. Queen.
The fox his copeſmate found,
To whom complaining his unhappy/?"}.
He with him fard ſome better chance to find. Hubberd.
2. Aſtoniſhment; amazement.
Thus we ſtood as in a ſound,
And wet with tears, like dew, the ground. Gay.
Spenſer.
... n.f ſºur, Runick, a battle; reedman, Saxon, to diſ-
"...] {{ ; incurſion; tumult. Obſolete.
And he that harrow'd hell with heavy ſour,
The faulty ſouls from thence brought to his heavenly bowr.
- Fairy Queen.
Love
S T R S T R long ſince has to thy mighty powre r}:º:...y poor captived º, - And raging now therein with reſtleſs ſlºwre, Do'ſ tyrannize in every weaker part. Spenſºr. The giant ſtruck ſo mainly mercileſs, That cou’d have overthrown a ſtonny tower, And were not heavenly grace that him did bleſs, He had been pouldered all as thin as flower, - But he was wary of that deadly ſlowre. Fairy Queen. STOUT. m. ſ. [/lout, Dutch; /loſz, proud, German; /*autam, Gothick, is to ſtrike.] : luſty : valiant. I. Strong; y; When I was young, remember how my father ſaid, r º: champion #. handled ſword. Shakespeare Hen. VI. Some captain of the land or fleet, Stout of his hands, but of a ſoldier's wit: Cries, I have ſenſe to ſerve my turn, in ſtore, And he's a raſcal who pretends to more. Dryden, - ve; bold; intrepid. - 2. Bra The jº are ſpoiled, they have ſlept their ſleep. Pſal. lxxvi. 5. He loſt the charaćter of a bold, ſºut, and magnanimous man, which he had been long reputed to be. Clarendºn. 3. Obſtinate; pertinacious ; reſolute; proud. The lords all ſtand, To clear their cauſe, moſt reſolutely ſºut, Daniel. There virtue and ſhout honour paſs'd the guard, Thoſe only friends that could not be debard. Bathuſ. 4. Strong; firm. The ſautºff veſſel to the ſtorm gave way, And ſuck'd through looſen'd planks the ruſhing ſea. Dryden. Stout, n.ſ. A cant name for ſtrong beer. Should but his muſe deſcending drop A ſlice of bread and mutton chop, Or kindly, when his credit's out, Surpriſe him with a pint officut; Exalted in his mighty mind, He flies and leaves the ſtars behind. Swift. Stoutly. adv. [from ſºut] Luſtily; boldly; obſtinately. Stou’tness. n.ſ.. [from ſoul J 1. Strength; valour. 2. Boldneſs; fortitude. His baſhfulneſs in youth was the very true ſign of his virtue and ſoutneſs after. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. 3. Obſtinacy; ſtubborneſs. Come all to ruin, let Thy mother rather feel thy pride, than fear Thy dangerous/outneſ, for I mock at death With as ſtout heart as thou. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. ToSTOW. v. a. [rzoy, Sax, ſtoe, old Friſick, a place; ſłowen, Dutch; to lay "P.] To lay up; to repoſite in order; to lay in the proper place. Foul thief where haſ thou ſow'd my daughter Shakespeare I'th'holſters of the ſaddle-bow, Two aged piſtols he did ſlow. Hudibrar. Some ſlow their oars, or ſtop the leaky fides. Dryden. All the patriots of their ancient liberties were beheaded, Jºin dungeons, or condemned to work in the mines. Ad. The goddeſs ſhov'd the veſſeſ from the ſhores, And ſºw'd within its womb the naval ſtores. Pope. Stow'AGE. m.ſ. [from ſlow.] 1. Room for laying up. In every veſſel there isJ’owage for immenſe treaſures, when the cargo is pure bullion, or merchandize of is great a value. Addison on the Stale ºf the J/ar. 2. The ſtate of being laid up. 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquiſite form, their value's great; And I am ſomething curious, being ſtrange, To have them in ſafe Mowage. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Stowe, /loc. Whether "gy of jointly are the ſame ..., the Saxon rºof, a place. - Gibſon's Camden. STRA'Bism. n.ſ. [ſirabiſme, Fr. *:26, wº.] A ſquinting; act of looking aſquint. to To STRA'Odle. v. n. [Suppoſed to come fromJiriddle or/ride.] To fland or walk with the feet removed far from each other to the right and left. Let man ſurvey himſelf, diveſted of artificial charms, and he will find himſelf a forked /rading animal, with bandy legs. - Arbuthnot and Pº. To STRAGGLE. [Of this word no etymology is º ".” Probably a frequentative of ſtray, from Jtravviare, Italian of extraviam, Latin.] > I. arider without any CC i - - il iſ - - o * rta d ečtion > to TOWe > to But ſtay’s like One that thinks to bring his friend * ºf two, and ſº. the journey's end: Araggle on too far. Having paſſ the S S *r Charybdis, and the ſº, . great ſtore of flames and 5 Suckling. ſmoke, Raleigh. **, they came between Scylla and º, which ſeemed to caſt out e A wolf ſpied out affraggling kid, and purſued him. L'Eir, Children, even when they endeavour their utmoſt, cannot keep their minds from ſtraggling. Lock, 2. Te wander diſperſedly. He likewiſe enriched poor ſtraggling ſoldiers with great • quantity. Shakeſpeare's Timon ºf Athens. They found in Burford ſome of theſtraggling ſoldiers, who out of wearineſs ſtayed behind. Clarendin, From ſtraggling mountaineers for publick good, To rank in tribes, and quit the ſavage wood; Houſes to build, and them contiguous make, For cheerful neighbourhood and ſafety’s ſake. Tatt. 3. To exuberate; to ſhoot too far. Were they content to prune the laviſh vine, Of ſtraggling branches, and improve the wine, Trim off the ſmall ſuperfluous branches on each ſide of the hedge º: too far out. Mortimer', Husbandry. 4. To be diſperſed; to be apart from any main body; to fland ſingle. o Wide was his pariſh, not contraded cloſe In ſtreets, but here and there a Jiraggling houſe; Yet ſtill he was at hand. Dryden, Stra'GGLER. m.ſ. [from ſtraggle.] 1. A wanderer; a rover; one who forſakes his company; one who rambles without any ſettled direction. The laſt ſhould keep the countries from paſſage of ſtragger, from thoſe parts, whence they uſe to come forth, and ºn. times uſe to work much miſchief. Spenſer's Ireland. Let's whip theſe ſtragglers o'er the ſeas again, Iºſh hence theſe over-weening rags of France, Theſe famiſh'd beggars. Shakeſpeare's Richard III. His pruning hook correàs the vines, And the looſe/ragglers to their ranks confines. Pope. Bottles miſſing are ſuppoſed to be half ſtolen by ſtraggler, and the other half broken. Swift. * Anything that puſhes beyond the reſt, or flands ſingle. Let thy hand ſupply the pruning knife, And crop luxuriantſiragglers, nor be loth To ſtrip the branches of their leafy growth. Dryden. STRAIGHT, adj. [/rack, old Dutch’ ºf . well obſerved by 4nſworth, that for not crooked we ought to write ſtraight, and for narrow ſtrait; but for Areight, which is ſometimes found, there is no good authority.] 1. Not crooked; right. Beauty made barren the ſwell'd boaſt Of him that beſt could ſpeak; feature, laming The ſhrine of Venus, or ſtraight-pight Minerva. Shakeſpeare. A hunter's horn and cornet is oblique; yet they have like- wiſe ſtraight horns; which, if they be of the ſame bore with the oblique, differ little in ſound, ſave that theftraight require ſomewhat a ſtronger blaſt. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. There are many ſeveral ſorts of crooked ine, ; but there is one only which is Jiraight Dryden. Water and air the varied form confound; The ſtraight looks crooked, and the ſquare grows ; riºr, When I ſee a ſlrait ſtaff appear crooked while half under the water, the water gives méa falſe idea. Hatti's Lºiº. 2. Narrow; cloſe. This ſhould properly be ſtrait, ºſtroit, Fr. [See St RAIt..] r Queen Elizabeth uſed to ſay of her inſtrućtions to great ot- ficers, that they were like to garments, ſtrait at the firſt put- ting on, but did by and by wear looſe enough. Boº. STRAIGHT. adv. [ftrax, faniſh; ſtrack, Dutch.] º ately; directly. This ſenſe is naturally derived from the ad- jectivº, as a ſtraight line is the ſhorteſt line betweentwo point. If the devil come and roar for them, I will not ſend them. I will afterſtraight, And tell him ſo. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Thoſe flinks which the noſtrils/traight abhor and expel, are not the moſt pernicious. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. With chalk I firſt deſcribe a circle here, Where the aetherial ſpirits muſt appear: | - Come in, come in; for here they will be ſtrait: Around, around the place I fumigate. Dryden, I know thy generous .# well, n it inor appearance of diſhonour on tt, - ; *:::::: and mounts into a blaze. Addison. To STRAI'GHTEN. v. a. [from ſtraight.] To make not : to make ſtraight. “... ſtick is . ſtraightened except it be as far bent on the clean contrary ſide. Heir. Of our ſelves being ſo apt to err, the only way wº . have to ſtraighten our paths is, by following the rule o Á 1s will, whoſe footſteps naturally are right. - Hº: STRA1'GHTNEss. n.ſ. [from ſiraight] Reātitude; the con trary to crookedneſs. - - h ſt fir and pine, becauſe of their leng Some are for maſts, as p 'Bºº, Nºra Hiſtory. and ſtraightneſs. - - - sº HTWAYs, adv, [ſtraight and way. Immediately; ſtraight. - Let
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Let me here for ay in peace remain,
Or ſº aightway on that laſt long voyage fare. Fairy Queen.
Soon as he entred was, the door ſtraightway
Did ſhut. Fairy Queen.
Thus ſtands my ſtate, 'twixt Cade and York diſtreſt;
Like to a ſhip, that, having 'ſcap'd a tempeſt,
Is ſtraitway claim'd and boarded with a pirate.
Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a witch,
And ſtraightway give thy ſoul to him thou" ſerv'ſt.
- Shakeſpeare.
The Turks ſtraightway breaking in upon them, made a
bloody fight. Knolles.
As ſoon as iron is out of the fire, it deadeth ſtraightways.
Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
The ſound of a bell is ſtrong; continueth ſome time after
the percuſſion; but ceaſeth ſtraightways if the bellor ſtring be
touched. Bacºn's Natural Hiſtory.
The ſun's power being in thoſe months greater, it then
fraightways hurries ſteams up into the atmoſphere. J/oodward.
To S I RAIN. v. a. [effreindre, French.]
1. To ſqueeze through ſomething.
Their aliment ought to be light, rice boiled in whey and
trained. Arbuthnot on Diet.
2. To purify by filtration.
Shakespeare.
Earth doth not ſtrain water ſo finely as ſand. Bacon.
3. To ſqueeze in an embrace. .
I would have ſtrain'd him with a ſtrićt embrace;
But through my arms he ſlipt and vaniſh'd. Dryden.
Old Evander, with a cloſe embrace,
Strain'd his departing friend; and tears o'erflow his face.
Dryden's AFneid.
4. To ſprain; to weaken by too much violence.
The jury make no more ſcruple to paſs againſt an Engliſh-
man and the queen, though it be to ſtrain their oaths, than to
drink milk unſtrained. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
Prudes decay’d about may tack,
Strain their necks with looking back.
5. To put to its utmoſt ſtrength.
By this we ſee in a cauſe of religion, to how deſperate ad-
ventures men will ſtrain themſelves for relief of their own
Swift.
part, having law and authority againſt them. Hooker.
Too well I wote my humble vaine,
And how my rhimes been rugged and unkempt;
Yet as Icon my cunning T will ſtrain. Spenſer.
Thus mine enemy fell,
And thus I ſet my foot on's neck;—even then
The princely blood flows in his cheek, he ſweats,
Strains his young nerves, and puts himſelf in poſture
That acts my words. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
My earthly by his heavenly overpower'd,
Which it had long ſtood under, ſtrain'd to th’ height
In that celeſtial colloquy ſublime,
As with an obječt that excels the ſenſe,
Dazled and ſpent, ſunk down. Milton's Parad. Loft.
The lark and linnet ſing with rival notes;
They ſtrain their warbling throats,
To welcome in the ſpring. Dryden.
Nor yet content, ſhe ſtrain, her malice more,
And adds new ills to thoſe contriv'd before. Dryden.
It is the worſt ſort of good huſbandry for a father not to
frain himſelf a little for his ſon's breeding. Locke.
Our words flow from us in a ſmooth continued ſtream,
without thoſe ſtrainings of the voice, motions of the body, and
majeſty of the hand, which are ſo much celebrated in the ora-
tors of Greece and Rome. Atterbury.
Strain'd to the root, the ſtooping foreſt pours
A ruſtling ſhower of yet untimely leaves.
6. To make ſtrait or tenſe.
A bigger ſtring more ſtrained, and a leſſer ſtring leſsſtrained,
may fall into the ſame tone. Bacon.
Thou, the more he varies forms, beware
To frain his fetters with a ſtrićter care. Dryden's Wirgil.
7. To puſh beyond the proper extent.
See they ſuffer death,
But in their deaths remember they are men,
Strain not the laws to make their torture grievous. Addison.
There can be no other meaning in this expreſſion, how-
ever ſome may pretend to ſtrain it. Swift.
8. To force; to conſtrain; to make uneaſy or unnatural.
The lark ſings ſo out of tune,
Straining harſh diſcords and unpleaſing ſtrains. Shakeſpeare.
He talks and plays with Fatima, but his mirth
Is forc'd and ſtrain'd: in his looks appears
A wild diſtračted fierceneſs.
To STRAIN. v. n. To make violent efforts.
To build his fortune I will ſtrain a little,
For ’tis a bond in men. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
You ſtand like greyhounds in the ſlips,
Straining upon the ſtart.
They ſtroin,
That death may not them idly find t'attend
Their cartain laſt, but work to meet their end.
Thomſºn.
Denham.
Shakeſp. Hen. V.
Daniel.
S T R
wº with too weak a wing,
* *eds will write epiſtles to the king
2. To be filtred by compreſſion. -> Pºpe.
Caeſar thought that all ſea ſandsh
water : but it is the ſea water; beca
to the meaſure of the tide, and the ſea water paſſing or ſtrain-
ing through the ſands leaveth the ſaltneſs behi -
STRAIN. m.ſ. (from the verb.] neſs behind them. Bacon.
1. An injury by too much violence,
lºt. º gained by cuſtom, and ſeldom recovers a /train;
oken, is never well ſet again. Temple.
In all pain there is a deformity by a ſolution of continuity,
*s. or *tendency to ſolution, as in convulſions ºf
2. [rzenge, Saxon.] Race; generation; deſcent. §:
Thus far I can praiſe him; he is of a noble ſtrain
Of approv’d valour. - Shºpar.
Twelve Trojan youths, born of their nobleſt ſtrains,
I took alive; and, yet enrag'd, will empty all their veins
f vital ſpirits. Chapman's Iliad.
Why do'ſ thou fally feign
Thyſelf a Sidney from which noble ſtrain
He ſprung, that could ſo far exalt the name
Of love.
Turn then to Pharamond, and Charlemagne,
And the long heroes of the Gallick/train. Prior.
3. Hereditary diſpoſition.
Amongſt theſe ſweet knaves and all this courteſy " the ſtrain
of man's bred out into baboon and monkey. Shakeſpeare.
Intemperance and luſt breed diſeaſes, which propagated,
ſpoil the ſtrain of a nation. Tillotſon.
4. A ſtile or manner of ſpeaking.
According to the genius and ſtrain of the book of Proverbs,
the words wiſdom and righteouſneſs are uſed to ſignify all re-
ligion and virtue. Tillotſon's Sermons.
In our liturgy are as great ſtrains of true ſublime eloquence,
as are any where to be found in our language. Swift.
Macrobius ſpeaks of Hippocrates' knowlege in very lofty
azz.f. Baker.
5. Song; note; ſound.
Wilt thou love ſuch a woman what, to make thee an in-
ſtrument, and play falſe ſtrains upon thee. Shakeſpeare.
Orpheus ſelf may heave his head
From golden ſlumber on a bed
Of heap'd Elyſian flowers, and hear
Such ſtrains as would have won the ear
Of Pluto, to have quite ſet free
His half-regain’d Eurydice.
Their heav'nly harps a lower/train began,
And in ſoft muſick mourn the fall of man.
When the firſt bold veſſel dar'd the ſeas,
High on the ſtern the Thracian rais'd his ſtrain,
While Argo ſaw her kindred trees
Deſcend from Pelion to the main.
6. Rank; charaćter.
But thou who lately of the commonſtrain,
Wert one of us, if ſtill thou do'ſt retain
The ſame ill habits, the ſame follies too,
Still thou art bound to vice, and ſtill a ſlave.
7. Turn; tendency.
Becauſe hereticks have a ſtrain of madneſs, he applied her
with ſome corporal chaſtiſements, which with reſpite of time
might haply reduce her to good order. Hayward.
8. Manner of violent ſpeech or action.
You have ſhew'd to-day your valiant ſtrain,
And fortune led you well. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Such take too high a ſirain at the firſt, and are magna-
nimous more than tract of years can uphold, as was Scipio
Africanus, of whom Livy ſaith, ultima primiş cedebant. Bacon.
SI RAI'NER. n.ſ.. [from ſtrain.] An inſtrument of filtration.
The excrementitious moiſture paſſeth in birds through a
finer and more delicate ſtrainer than it doth in beaſts; for
feathers paſs through quills, and hair through ſkin. Bacºn.
Shave the goat's ſhaggy beard, leſt thou too late
In vain ſhould'ſt ſeek a ſtrainer to diſpart ---
The huſky terrene dregs from purer muſt. Philips.
The ſtomach and inteſtines are the preſs, and the lasteal veſ-
ſels theſirainers to ſeparate the pure emulſion from its feces. Arb.
Theſe when condens'd, the airy region pours
On the dry earth, in rain or gentle ſhowers,
Th’ infinuating drops ſink through the ſand,
And paſs the porous ſtrainers of the land.
STRAIT. adj. [jiroit, French; ſtrettº, Italian.]
1. Narrow; cloſe; not wide.
Witneſſes, like watches go
Juſt as they're ſet, too faſt or ſlow 3. y
And where in conſcience they're/freight lac'd,
'Tis ten to one that ſide is caſt.
2. Cloſe; intimate. - - - -
He, forgetting all former injuries, had received that naughty
Plexiſtus into a ſtraight degree of favour, his goodneſs being as
apt to be deceived, as the other's craft was to deceive. Aid".
25 I 3. Strict 5
ad natural ſprings of freſh
uſe the pit filled according
JWaller.
Milton:
Dryden.
Pope's St. Cºtilia.
Dryden.
Blackmore.
Hudibras.
S T R * S T R | 3. sº I/rait all thy commandments; and all falſe - Pſalms, Common Prayer. wº º: º by the º their lands in Eng- hº there is a/traighter order taken. Spenſer. 'He now, forſooth, takes on him to reform Some certain edićts, and ſome ſtrait decrees That lay too heavy on the commonwealth. 4. Difficult; diſtreſsful. - * Proceed no ſtraiter 'gainſt our uncle Glo'ſter, Than from the evidence of good eſteem, He be approv’d in practice culpable. Shakespeare . Henry VI. 5. It is uſed in oppoſition to crooked, but is then more properly written ſtraight. [See STREIGHT.] - - - - A bell or a cannon may be heard beyond a hill which in- tercepts the fight of the ſounding body, and ſounds are pro- pagated as readily through crooked pipes as through fºreight Ones. - - - Newton's Opticks. STRAIT. n.ſ. I. A narrow paſs, or frith. - - Plant garriſons to command the ſtreights and narrow paſſa- ges. Spenſin. Honour travels in a ſtrºight ſo narrow, Whereone but goes abreaſt. Shakeſpeare's Troil, and Crºſſida. Fretum Magellanicum, or Magellan's Straits. Atlot. They went forth unto the ſtraits of the mountain. judith. The Saracens brought together with their vićtories their language and religion into all that coaſt of Africk, even from Egypt to the ſtreights of Gibraltar. Brerewood on Languages. 2. Diſtreſs; difficulty. The independent party which abhorred all motions towards Peace, were in as great ſireights as the other how to carry on their deſigns. Clarendon. It was impoſſible to have adminiſtred ſuch advice to the kin go in the ſireight he was in, which being purſued might not have proved inconvenient. Clarendon. Thyſelf Bred up in poverty, and ſtreights at home, Loſt in a deſart here, and hunger-bit. Mihon's Paradiſe Reg. Thus Adam, fore beſet! reply'd, 9 heav'n in evil/freight this day I ſtand Before my Judge. Milton's Parad'ſ Loft. Let no man who owns a Providence grow deſperate under any calamity or/trait whatſoever, but compoſe the anguiſh of his thoughts upon this one conſideration, that he comprehends not thoſe ſtrange unaccountable methods by which Provi- dence may diſpoſe of him. South's Sermons. Some modern authors obſerving what ſtraits they have been Put to in all ages, to find out water enough for Noah's flood, ſay, Noah's flood was not univerſal, but a national inundation. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 'Tis hard with me, whatever choice I make, I muſt not merit you, or muſt forſake: But in this ſireight, to honour ill be true, And leave my fortune to the gods and you. Dryden. - Caeſar ſees - The ſºreights to which you're driven, and as he knows Cato's high worth, is anxious for your life. Addiſon's Cato. Wyſſes made uſe of the pretence of natural infirmity to con- cºal the ſtraits he was in at that time in his thoughts. Broºme. To STRAit. v. a. [from the noun.] To put to difficulties. º If your laſs !ºterpretation ſhould abuſe, and call this Your lack of love or bounty; you were/traited For a reply, at leaſt, if you make care Of happy holding her. Shakeſpeare's I/inter's T.I., To STRAI’ſ N. v.a. [from ſtrait.] 1. To make narrow. The city of Sion has a ſecure haven, yet with ſomething a *"Sººs, entrance, ſlraitened on the north fide by the ſea- ruined wall of the mole Sandy's journey. If this be our condition, thus to dwell In narrow circuit, Jiraiten’d by a foe, Subtile or violent. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft. Whatever ſlraitens the veſſels, ſo as the channels become . ºw, muſt heat; therefore ſtrait coaths and cold aths, heat. - * To contract; to confine. 4, buthnot on Diet. The/iraitning and confining the profeſſion of the common ºut naturally extend and enlarge ºntº of the 5... !arendom. The landed man finds him aggrieved by the falling of his Tents, and the /ºreightning of his fortune, whilſt the monied In an keeps up his gain. Locke. eeling can give us a notion of all ideas that enter at the ºC,.. colours; but it is Very much ſtreightened and con- ed º bulk, and diſtance of its objects. Addiſon. * Which ſtraiten the Britiſh Commerce, will en- large the French • * > 3. To make “ght; to intend. Addiſon's State ºf the ſpar. *tch them at their length And pull theJºshten’d cords with j yºur ſtrength. Dryd, 2. Shakeſpeare. Mora'ity, by her falſe guardians drawn, Shicane in furs, and caſuiſtry in lawn, Gaſps, as they ſtraiten at each end the cord, And dies when dulneſs gives her page the word. Dunciad 4. To deprive of neceſſary room. Waters when ſtraitned as in the falls of bridges, give a roar. ing noiſe. - Bacon's Natiral Hiſtory. He could not beſireightned in room or Proviſions, or cºm. pelled to fight. Clarendºn Ševeral congregations find themſelves very much ſhatred and if the mode encreaſe, I wiſh it may not drive many ori. nary women into meetings. Addiſon's Speciator. 5. To diſtreſs; to perplex. Men by continually ſtriving and fighting to enlarge their bounds, and encroaching upon one another, ſeem toº.ſłait- ned for want of room. Roy. STRAI’tly, adv. [from ſtrait.] 1. Narrowly. 2. Strictly; rigorouſly. Thoſe laws he ſtraitly requireth to be obſerved without breach or blame. Hakur, 3. Cloſely ; intimately. , STRAI’t Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſtrait.] 1. Narrowneſs. The town was hard to beſiege, and uneaſy to come unto, by reaſon of the ſtraitieſ of all the places 2 43accab. xii. It is a great errour, and a narrowneſs or ſtraitneſs of mind, if any man think that nations have nothing to do one with an other, except there be an union in ſovereignty, or a conjun- Čtion in pačt. Bacon's Hºly War. The ſtraitneſs of my conſcience will not give me leave to ſwallow down ſuch camels. King Charlº. 2. Stričineſs; rigour. If his own life anſwer the Jiraithſ of his proceeding, it ſhall become him well. Shakeſpeare. Among the Romans, the laws of the twelve tables did ex- clude the females from inheriting, and had many otherſtrait- nºſe; and hardſhips which were ſucceſſively remedied. Hall. 3. IDiſtreſs; difficulty. 4. Want; ſcarcity. The ſtraitneſs of the conveniences of life amongſt them had never, reached ſo far, as to the uſe of fire, till the Spaniards brought it amongſt them. Lºcłe. Sr**ºtº'ced, adj. [/trait and late.] Stiff, conſtained, wit. out freedom. Let nature have ſcope to faſhion the body as ſhe thinks beſt; we have few well-ſhaped that are ſtraitlaced, or much tamper'd with. Locke on Education. STRAKE... The obſolete preterite offtrike. Struck. Did'ſ thou not ſee a bleeding hind Whoſe right haunch earſt my fledfaſt arrow ſirak. Spenſºr. Fearingleſt they ſhould fall into the quick-ſands, they Jirai, ſail, and ſo were driven. Aélixxvii. 17. STRAND. m. ſ. [renanb, Saxon; Jirande, Dutch; ſº end, Iſlan- dick.] The verge of the ſea or of any water. I ſaw ſweet beauty in her face; Such as the daughter of Agenor had, That made great Jove to humble him to her hand, When with his knees he kiſs'd the Cretan /irand. Shakſ. Some wretched lines from this neglected hand, May find my hero on the foreign/irand, - Warm'd with new fires. Prior, To STRANd. v. a. [from the noun..] To drive or force upon the ſhallows. Tarchon's alone was koſt, and ſtranded ſtood, - Stuck on a bank, and beaten by the flood. Dryden's AEnid, I have ſeen of both thoſe kinds from the ſea, but ſ few that they can only be ſuch as have ſtrayed from their main re- fidence, and been accidentally intercepted and ſtranded by gºt ſtorms. Woodward on Foſhi. Some from the ſtranded veſſel force their way, Fearful of fate they meet it in the ſea; Some who eſcape the fury of the wave, - Sicken on earth, and ſink into a grave. - Prior, STRANGE. adj. [e/irange, French; extraneuſ, Latin.] 1. Foreign; of another country. t the knowledge of ſtrange and divers ºt In Ot COIntCII) In g Acham's Schoolmaſier, 5**** The natural ſubjećts of the ſtate ſhould bear a ſufficient pro- portion to the //range ſubjects that they govern. Bacºn. 2. Not domeſtick. As the man loves leaſt at home to be, That hath a ſluttiſh houſe, haunted with ſprites; So ſhe, impatient her own faults to ſee, - - Turns from herſelf, and in ſtrange things delights. Davitº. : Wonderful; cauſing wonder. - 3: It is evident, and É. is one of the ſtrong'ſ ſecrets in * that the whole ſound is not in the whole air only ; but ". O in every ſmall part of the air. . . . Bacon'; Natural Hiſtory. Sated at length, ere long I might perceive Milton Strange alteration in mc. s, 177. It
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lt is ſº ange they ſhould be ſo filent in this matter, when
there were ſo many occaſions to ſpeak of it, if our Saviour had
Plainly appointed ſuch an infallible judge of controverfies. Till,
Strange to relate, from young Illus' head
A lambent flame aroſe, which gently ſpread {
Around his brows, and on his temples fed. Dryden's Zn.
Strange to relate, the flames, involv’d in ſmoke
Of incenſe, from the ſacred altar broke. Dryden’s An.
3- Odd; irregular; not according to the common way.
Deſire my man's abode, where I did leave him:
He's ſtrange and peeviſh. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
A/ºrangº proud return you may think I make you, madam,
when I tell you it is not from every body I would be thus
obliged. Suckling.
4. Unknown ; new.
Long cuſtom had inured them to the former kind alone, by
which the latter was new and/ºrange in their ears. Hoº.
Here is the hand and ſeal of the duke: you know the cha-
raēter, I doubt not; and the ſignet is not ſtrange to you. Shakespeare
Joſeph ſaw his brethren, but made himſelf frange unto
them. Gen. lxii. 7.
Here paſſion firſt I felt,
Commotion ſtrange! Milton.
5. Remote.
She makes it ſtrange, but ſhe would be beſt pleas'd
To be ſo anger'd with another letter. Shakeſpeare.
6. Uncommonly good or bad.
This made David to admire the law of God at that ſhrange
rate, and to advance the knowledge of it above all other know-
ledge. Tillotſon.
7. Unacquainted.
They were now, like ſand without lime, ill bound toge-
ther, at a gaze, looking/trange one upon another, not know-
ing who was faithful. Bacon.
STRANGE. interj. An expreſſion of wonder.
Strange / what extremes ſhould thus preſerve the ſnow,
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below. Waller.
Strange! that fatherly authority ſhould be the only original
of government, and yet all mankind not know it. Locke.
To St RANGE. v. n. [from the adjective.] To wonder; to be
aſtoniſhed.
Were all the aſſertions of Ariſtotle ſuch as theology pro-
nounceth impieties, which we ſtrange not at from one, of
whom a father ſaith, Nec Deum coluit, mec curavit. Glanv.
Stra’NGELY. adv, [from ſtrange.]
1. With ſome relation to foreigners.
As by ſtrange fortune
It came to us, I do in juſtice charge thee
That thou commend it ſtrangely to ſome place,
Where chance may nurſe or end it. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
2. Wonderfully; in a way to cauſe wonder, but with a degree of
diſlike.
My former ſpeeches have but hit }. thoughts,
Which can interpret farther: only, I ſay,
Things have been ſtrangely borne. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
How ſtrangely active are the arts of peace,
Whoſe reſtleſs motions leſs than wars do ceaſe;
Peace is not freed from labour, but from noiſe;
And war more force, but not more pains, employs. Dryden.
We ſhould carry along with us ſome of thoſe virtuous qua-
lities, which we were ſtrangely careleſs if we did not bring from
home with us. Sprat's Sermºns.
In a time of afflićtion the remembrance of our good deeds
will ſtrangely cheer and ſupport our ſpirits. Calamy.
STRANGEN Ess. m. ſ. [from ſtrange.]
1. Foreignneſs; the ſtate of belonging to another country.
If I will obey the Goſpel, no diſtance of place, no ſtrange-
meſ of country can make any man a ſtranger to me. Sprat.
2. Uncommunicativeneſs; diſtance of behaviour.
Ungird thy ſtrangeneſs, and tell me what I ſhall vent to my
lady. Shakespeare Twelfth Night.
Will you not obſerve
The ſtrangenſ of his alter'd countenance Shakespeare H. VI.
3. Remoteneſs from common apprehenſion; uncouthneſs.
Men worthier than himſelf
Here tend the ſavage ſtrangeneſ; he puts on ;
And undergo, in an obſerving kind, -
His humourous predominance. Shakeſp. Troil. and Creſſida.
This raiſed greater tumults and boilings in the hearts of
men, than the ſtrangeneſ, and ſeeming unreaſonableneſs of all
the former articles. South's Sermºns.
4. Mutual diſlike.
In this peace there was an article that no º ſhould
enter into Scotland, and no Scottiſhman into England, with-
out letters commendatory: this might ſeem a means to con-
tinue a ſtrangeneſ; between the nations; but it was done to
lock in the borderers. Bacon.
5. Wonderfulneſs; power of raiſing wonder.
If a man, for curioſity or /irangeneſs ſake, would make a
puppet pronounce a word, let him conſider the motion of the
inſtruments of voice, and the like ſounds made in inanimate
bodies. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory,
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Str A'Not R. h..ſ. [effranger, French.]
1. A foreigner; one of another country.
I am a moſt poor woman, and a /ºranger,
Bºrn out of your dominions; having here
No judge indiff'rent. Shakespeare Henry VIII.
Your daughter hath made a groſs revolt;
Tying º: duty, beauty, wit and fortunes
9 ºn extravagant and wheeling/, ang
Qf here and every where. g/tranger Shakeſpeare.
There is no place in Europe ſo much frequented by/irangers
whether they are ſuch as come out of curioſity, or ſuch wn.
are obliged to attend the court of Rome. º on Ital
Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear, ſy.
And/ºrangers to the ſun yet ripºn here Granville.
After a year's inter-regnum from the death of Romulus, the
ſenate of their own authority choſe a ſucceſſor, and Jºaº
merely upon the fame of his virtues. sºft.
2. One unknown. -
Strangers and foes do ſunder, and not kiſs.
You did void your rheum upon my beard,
And foot me, as you ſpura a ſtranger cur
Over your threſhold. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice.
We ought to acknowledge, that no nations aré wholly
aliens and ſtranger, the one to the other. Bacon.
That ſtranger gueſt the Taphean realm obeys. Pope.
They came, and near him plac'd the ſtranger gueſt. Pope.
3. A gueſt; one not a domeſtick.
He will vouchſafe
This day to be our gueſt: bring forth and pour
Abundance, fit to honour and receive
Shakeſpeare.
Our heavenly ſtranger. Milton,
4. One unacquainted.
My child is yet a ſtranger in the world;
She hath not ſeen the change of fourteen years. Shakespeare
I was no ſtranger to the original: I had alſo ſtudied Virgi's
deſign, and his diſpoſition of it. Dryden.
5. One not admitted to any communication or fellowſhip.
I unſpeak my detraćtion; here abjure
The taints and blames upon myſelf,
For ſtrangers to my nature. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
To Stra's Ger. v. 4. [from the noun..] To eſtrange; to
alienate.
Will you with thoſe infirmities ſhe owes,
Dower'd with our curſe, and /tranger'd with our oath,
Take her or leave her Shakeſpeare.
To STRANGLE. v. a. [ſtrangulo, Latin.] -
I. To choak ; to fuffocate; to kill by intercepting the breath.
His face is black and full of blood;
His eye-balls farther out, than when he liv'd ;
Staring full ghaſtly, like a ſtrangled man. Shakeſ H. VI.
Shall I not then be ſtifled in the vault,
To whoſe foul mouth no healthſome air breathes in,
And there be ſtranged ere my Romeo comes : Shakespeare.
Do'ſt thou not know that thou haſt ſtrangled thine huſ-
bands : 7 ob. iii. 8.
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and
fºrangled for his lioneſſes, and filled his holes with prey. Neh.
So heinous a crime was the ſin of adultery, that our Saxon
anceſtors compelled the adultereſs to ſtrangle herſelf; and he
who debauched her was to be hanged over her grave. A liffe.
2. To ſuppreſs; to hinder from birth or appearance.
By th' clock, 'tis day;
And yet dark night ſtrangles the travelling lamp:
Is’t night's predominance, or the day's ſhame? Shakespeare Macb.
STRA/NGLeR. n.ſ. [from ſtrangle.] One who ſtrangles..
The band that ſeems to tie their friendſhip together, will be
the very ſtrangler of their amity. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
STRA/Ngles. n.ſ. [from ſtrangle.] Swellings in a horſe's throat.
STRANGULATION. n.ſ. [from ſtrang!..]' The act of ſtrangling;
ſuffocation; the ſtate of being ſtrangled. * -
A ſpunge is miſchievous, not in itſelf, for its powder is
harmleſs; but becauſe, being received into the ſtomach, it
ſwelleth, and, occaſioning its continual diſtenſion, induceth al
ſtrangulation. Brown's /ular Errours.
. The redućtion of the jaws is difficult, and, if they be, not
timely reduced, there happen paralyſis and ſtrangulation.../ſºft.
Str A'NGURY. n.ſ. [šéaſyséſz : ſtrongurić, French..] A diffi-
culty of urine attended with pain. -
STRAF. n.ſ.. [ſtroppe, Dutch; ſtrºfa, Italian ] A narrow
long ſlip of cloath or leather. . . . .
‘I heſe cloaths are good enough to drinkin, and ſo be theſe
boots too; an' they be not, let them hang themſelves in their
Own ft, aps. Shakeſp. ſw. if h Night.
I found but one huſband, a lively cobler, that kicked and
ſpurred all the while his wife was carrying him on; and had
ſcarce paſſed a day without giving her the diſcipline of the
ftrap. Aldſn's Special r.
Sºr’App Apo n.ſ. Chaſtiſement by blows . .
were I at the ſtrappadº, or all the racks in ths woºd, I
would not tell you on compulſion. + º- Shºprare.
STRA'pping. adj. Watt; large; bulky. Uſed of lºgº ſuch
or women in contempt.
- - S. R.?' I.f.
S T R S T R -S7RAT4 m / [The plural of ſtratum, Latin.] Beds; layers. - hical term. - - A. º matter is diſpoſed into ſtrata, or layers, placed other; in like manner as any earthy ſediment, }. *... from a fluid, will naturally be. . . . Wºodward. with how much wiſdom are the ſtrata laid, Of different weight and of a different kind, Of ſundry forms for ſundry ends deſign'd Blackmore. STRATAGEM. n.ſ. ſºyntz; ſtratagºne, French.J. 1. An artifice in war; a trick by which an enemy is deceived. John Talbot, I did ſend for thee, To tutor thee in ſtratagems of war. Ev'ry minute now Should be the #. of ſome ſtratagam Shakesp. Henry IV. 2. An artifice; a trick by which ſome advantage is obtained. Rouſe up your courage, call up all your counſels, And think on all thoſe ſtratagems which nature - Keeps ready to encounter ſudden dangers. Denham's Sply. Thoſe oft are ſtratagems which errours ſeem; Nor is it Homer nods, but we who dream. Pote. To Strati FY. v. a. [ſtratifier, Fr. from ſtratum, Lat.] To range in beds or layers. A chymical term. - STRATUM. m. ſ. [Latin.] A bed; a layer. A term of phi- loſophy. - Another was found in a perpendicular fiſſure of a ſº, atum of Shakespeare Henry VI. ftone in Langron iron-mine, Cumberland. //oodward. Drill'd through the ſandy ſtratum, every way The waters with the ſandyſłratum riſe. Thomſon. STRAW, n. ſ. [reneop, Saxon; ſirco, Dutch J - - - - - 1. The ſtalk on which corn grows, and from which it is threſhed. I can counterfeit the deep tragedian, Tremble and ſtart at wagging of a ſtraw, - Intending deep ſuſpicion. Shakeſp. Richard III. Plate fin with gold, And the ſtrong lance of juſtice hurtleſs breaks; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's ſtraw doth pierce it. Sha'effeare. Apples in hay and ſtraw ripened apparently; but the apple in the ſtraw more. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. My new ſtraw hat, that's trimly lin'd with green, Let Peggy wear. Gay's Paſłoral. More light he treads, more tall he ſeems to riſe, And ſtruts a ſtraw breadth nearer to the ſkies. Tickell. 2. Any thing proverbially worthleſs. Thy arms, thy liberty, beſide All that's on th’ outſide of thy hide, Are mine by military law, Qf which I will not bate one ſiraw. Hudibrar. 'Tis not a ſtraw matter whether the main cauſe be right or wrong. L'E/trange. STRAWBERRY. n ſ [fragaria, Latin.] A plant. It hath a perennial fibroſe root: the leaves are veined, grow- ing upon each footſtalk; the ſtalks trail upon the ground: the cup of the flower conſiſts of one leaf, divided into ºn equal Parts, and expands in form of a ſtar: the flower conſiſts, for the moſt part, of five leaves, expanded in form of a roſe, and having many ſtamina in the middle, round the baſe of the ova- *Y; the fruit is globoſe or oval, and conſiſts of a fleſhy eat- able pulp, full of protuberances. The ſpecies are ſeven. Mill. The ſtrawberry grows underneath the nettle, And wholeſome berries thrive and ripen beſt, Neighbour’d by fruit of baſer quality. Shakespeare Henry V. Content with food, which nature freely bred, 9n wildings and on ſtrawberra, they fed. Dryden. Strawberries, by their fragrant ſmell, ſeem to be cordial: the ſeeds obtained by ſhaking the ripe fruit in Winter, are an excellent remedy againſt the flone. The juice of ſtrawberries and limmons in 'Pring-water is an excellent driſk in bilious fevers. Arbuthnot on Diet. STRA'w BERRY Tree. m. ſ. [arbutus, Latin.] It is ever green, the leaves roundiſh and ſerrated on the edges: the flowers conſiſt of one leaf, and ſhaped like a pitcher: the fruit is of a fleſhy ſubſtance, and very like a ſtrawberry; divided into five cells, which contain many ſmall ſeeds. Miller. STRAW BUILT. adj. [ſtraw and *..] Made up of ſtraw. They on the ſmoothed plank, The ſuburb of their Jtrawbuilt citadel, New rubb'd with balm, expatiate. Milton. STRAwcoloured, adj. [/traw and colºur.] Of a light yellow. O I will diſcharge it in your ſtrawcolour'd beard. Shakeſpeare. º WWORM. m. ſ. [ſtraw and worm.] A worm bred in ſal W. STRA'wy, adj. [from /*raw.] Made of ſtraw; conſiſting of ſtraw. There the ſºrawy Greeks, ripe for his edge, Fall down before him, like the mower's ſwiſh. Shakespeare arc. In a field of $9", blown upon by the wind, there ºil ap- Pººr, Waves of a colour differing from that of the reſt; the wind, by depreſſing ſome of the ears, and not others, makes th º *t more fom the intº".Jºrawy parts than the Bºyle on Q. ouri, To ST RAY. v. n. [/?roº, Daniſh, to ſcatter; ſtravviare, to wander. } 1. To wander; to rove. My eye, deſcending from the hill, ſurveys Where Thames among the wanton valley ſiray. Denham. Lo, the glad gales o'er all her beauties Jiray, - Breathe on her lips, and in her boſom play. ofe 2. To ºf out of the way; to range beyond the proper limit. What grace hath thee now hither brought this way - Or doen, thy feeble ſect unweeting hither ſtray. Fai. &#een No: where can I/hay, - Save back to England all the world's my way. Shaiſ, Hath not elſe his eye - Italian, Stray'd his affection in unlawful love? Shakeſpeare. She doth ſtray about By holy croſſes, where ſhe kneeling prays or happy wedlock hours. Shakſar, Wand’reſt thou within this lucid orb, And ſtray'd from thoſe fair fields of light above, Amidſt this new creation want’ſ a guide To reconduct thy ſteps ? Dryden. 3. To err ; to deviate from the right. - We have erred and ſtrayed. ST RAY. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Any creature wandering beyond its limits; any thing loſ by wandering. She hath herſelf not only well defended, But taken and impounded as a ſiroy Common Prayer. The king of Scots. Shakeſpeare's Henry W. Should I take you for a ſºray, You muſt be kept a year and day. Hudibrai. When he has traced his talk through all its wild rambles, let him bring home his ſtray; not like the loſt ſheep with joy, but with tears of penitence. Gºvernment of the Tongue, Seeing him wander about, I took him up for affray. Dryd. He cries out, neighbour, haſ thou ſeen a ſtray Of bullocks and of heifers paſs this way? Addison. 2. Act of wandering. I would nºt from your love make ſuch a ſtray, To match you where I hate. Shakespeare care. STREAK. m. ſ. [renice, Saxon ; ſºreke, Dutch; ſiricia, Ital] A line of colour different from that of the ground. The Weſt yet glimmers with ſome ſtreak of day; Now ſpurs the lated traveller apace, To gain the timely inn. Shakespeare Macbeth, What mean thoſe colour'd /?reaks in heav'n, Diffended, as the brow of God appeas'd? Milton. The night comes on, we eager to purſue Till the laſt ſtreaks of dying day withdrew, And doubtful moonlight did our rage deceive. Dryden, Ten wildings have I gather'd for my dear; How ruddy, like your lips, their ſtreaks appear! Dryden, While the fantaſtick tulip ſtrives to break - In two-fold beauty, and a parted ſtreak. Priºr, To STREAK. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To ſtripe; to variegate in hues; to dapple. Mark what Jacob did; When all the yeanings which were ſtreaſſ'd and pied, - Should fall as Jacob's hire. Shakesp Merchart ºf Priº, A mule, admirably ſtreaked and dapped with white and black. Sandys’ journ). To-morrow, ere freſh morning ſtreak the Eaſt, With firſt approach of light we muſt be ris'n, And at our pleaſant labour, to reform º Yon flow'ry arbours. Miltºn, Now let us leave this carth, and liſt our eye To the large convex of yon' azure ſky: Behold it like an ample curtain ſpread, - Now ſtreaſ'd and glowing with the morning red; Anon at noon in flaming yellow bright, !. And chufing ſable for the peaceful night. Priºr, 2. To ſtretch. Obſolete. She lurks in midſt of all her den, and ſtreaks From out a ghaſtly whirlpool all her necks; r Where, glotting round her rock, to fiſh ſhe falls. Chapman STREAKY, adj [from ſtreak.] Striped; variegated by hues. When the hoãry head is hid in ſnow, The life is in the leaf, and ſtill between r The fits of falling ſhows appears the ſtreaky green. Dºdº" STREAM. n.ſ. [rencam, Sax, ſtraum, Iſlandick; ſtrom, Dut] 1. A running water; the courſe of running water; current. As plays the ſun upon the glaſſy ſtream, ºn. WI Twinkling another counterfeited beam. Shakespeare Hen. i. He brought ſtreams out of the rock, and cauſed waters 6 run down like rivers. Pſ. lxxviii it. Had their cables of iron chains had any great length. they had been unportable; and, being ſhort, the ſhips º ſunk at an anchor in any ſteam of weather. . . Raleigh. Thus from one common ſource our ſtreams divide; i. Ours is the Trojan, yours th' Arcadian ſide. Drydºn. Divided intereſts, while thou think'ſt to fway, dºn Draw like two brooks thy middle ſtream away. º:º
S T R
. . 2. Anything iſſuing from a head, and moving forward with con-
tinuity of parts.
The breath of the Lord is like a ſtream of brimſtone. 1ſ.
You, Drances, never want a ſtream of words. Drydºn.
The ſtream of beneficence hath, by ſeveral rivulets which
have ſince fallen into it, wonderfully enlarged its current. Att.
3. Anything forcible and continued.
The very ſtream of his life, and the buſineſs he hath helmed,
muſt give him a better proclamation. Shakeſpeare.
It is looked upon as inſolence for a man to adhere to his
own opinion, againſt the current ſtream of antiquity. Locke.
To STREAM. v. n. [ſireyma, Iſlandick.] :
1. To flow; to run in a continuous current.
On all ſides round
Steams the black blood, and ſmokes upon the ground. Pºpe.
2. To flow with a current; to pour out water in a ſtream; to
be overflown.
Thengrateful Greece with ſtreaming eyes would raiſe
Hiſtorick marbles to record his praiſe. Pope.
3. To iſſue forth with continuance.
Now to impartial love, that god moſt high,
Do my ſighs ſtream. Shakeſ Al's well that ends well.
To STREAM. v. a. To mark with colours or embroidery in
long tracks.
... The herald's mantle is ſtreamed with gold. Bacon.
STRE'AMER. n.ſ. [from ſtream.]. An enſign; a flag; a pen-
non; any thing flowing looſely from a ſtock.
His brave fleet
With ſilkenſtreamers, the young Phoebus fanning. Shakespeare
The roſy morn began to riſe, -
And wav'd her ſaffron ſtreamer through the ſkies. Dryden.
Brave Rupert from afar appears,
Whoſe waving/treamers the glad general knows.
The man of ſenſe his meat devours;
But only ſmells the peel and flow’rs:
And he muſt be an idle dreamer,
Who leaves the pie, and gnaws the ſtreamer.
STREAMY. adj. [from /?ream]
1. Abounding in running water.
Arcadia,
However ſtreamy now, aduſt and dry,
Deny'd the goddeſs water: where deep Melas,
And rocky Cratis flow, the chariot ſmoak'd
Obſcure with riſing duſt.
2. Flowing with a current.
Before him flaming his enormous ſhield,
Like the broad ſun, illumin’d all the field;
His nodding helm emits a ſtreamy ray. Pope's Iliad.
STREET. n.ſ. [renaez, Saxon; ſtraz, German ; ſtrada, Spa-
niſh and Ital ſtreede, Daniſh; ſtraet, Dutch; //ratum, Lat.]
1. A way, properly a paved way, between two rows of houſes.
He led us through fair ſtreets; and all the way we went there
were gathered people on both ſides, ſtanding in a row. Bacon.
Dryden.
Prior.
Prior.
The ſtreets are no larger than allies. Sandys.
When night
Darkens the ſtreets, then wander forth the ſons
Of Belial, flown with inſolence and wine;
Witneſs the ſtreets of Sodom. Milton.
The Italians ſay the ancients always conſidered the ſituation
of a building, whether it were high or low, in an open ſquare,
or in a narrow ſtreet, and more or leſs deviated from their rule
of art. Addison on Italy.
When you tattle with ſome crony ſervant in the ſame/ret,
leave your own //reet-door open. Swift.
2. Proverbially, a publick place.
That there be no leading into captivity, and no complain-
ing in our ſtreets. - Pſalm czliv. 14.
Our publick ways would be ſo crowded, that we ſhould want
ſtreet-room. Addiſon's Spediator.
Let us refle&t upon what we daily ſee pračtiſed in the world,
and can we believe, if an apoſtle of Chriſt appeared in our
ſtreets, he would retraćt his caution, and command us to be
conformed to the world 2 Rogers's Sermons:
STREET w ALKE.R. m. ſ. [/?reet and walk..] A common proſti-
tute that offers herſelf to ſale in the open ſtreet.
STRENGTH. n.ſ. [remenzº, Saxon.]
1. Force; vigour; power of the body. - - -
Thy youth, thy ſtrength, thy beauty, which will change
To wither'd, weak, and grey. Milton,
Th’ inſulting Trojan came,
And menac'd us with force, our fleet with flame:
Was it the ſtrength of this tongue-valiant lord,
In that black hour, that ſav'd you from the ſword Dryden.
2. Power of endurance; firmneſs; durability; toughneſs;
hardneſs.
Not founded on the brittle ſtrength of bones.
3- Vigour of any kind; power of any kind.
The ailies, after a ſucceſsful Summer, are too apt, upon the
ſtrength of it, to neglect their preparations for the enſuing
campaign. Addiſon.
4. Power of mind; force of any mental faculty.
Ariſtotle's large views, acuteneſs and penetration of thought,
and ſtrength of judgment, few have equalled, Locke.
Milton.
S T R
He enjoyed the greateſt/?rength of good-ſenſe, and the moſt
exquiſite taſte of politeneſs. Addiſon,
5. Potency of liquours. -
6. Fortification; fortreſs.
The raſhneſs of talkin
guard of our heart,
in the mouth.
g ſhould not only be retarded by the
but fenced in by certain ſtrengths placed
Ben. johnſon's Diſcoveries.
He thought
This inacceſſible high ſtrength to have ſeiz'd. Miltºn.
Betray'd in all his ſtrengths, the wood beſet;
All inſtruments, all arts of ruin met, Denham.
7. Support; maintenance of power.
What they boded would be a miſchief to
viding ſhall be one of our principal ſtrengths.
8. Armament; force; power.
What is his ſtrength by land? Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopat.
. Nor was there any other ſtrength deſigned to attend about
his highneſs than one regiment.
9. Perſuaſive prevalence; argumentative force.
This preſuppoſed, it may then ſtand very well with ſtrength
and ſoundneſs of reaſon, thus to anſwer. -
us, you are pro-
Sprat's Sermons.
Clarendon.
Hooker.
To St RENGTH. v. a. To ſtrengthen. Not uſed.
Edward's happy-order'd reign, moſt fertile breeds
Plenty of mighty ſpirits, to ſtrength his ſtate. Daniel.
To STRENGTHEN. v.a. [from ſirength.]
1. To make ſtrong.
2. To confirm; to eſtabliſh.
Let us riſe up and build: ſo they ſtrengthened their hands for
this work. Neh. ii. 18.
Authority is by nothing ſo much ſtrengthened and confirmed
as by cuſtom; for no man eaſily diſtruſts the things which he
and all men have been always bred up to. ... Tem, le.
Thee, bold Longinus' all the Nine inſpire,
And bleſs your critick with a poet's fire:
An ardent judge, who, zealous in his truſt,
With warmth gives ſentence, yet is always juſt;
Whoſe own example ſtrengthen; all his laws,
And is himſelf that great ſublime he draws. Pope.
3. To animate; to fix in reſolution.
Charge Joſhua, and encourage him and ſtrengthen him. Deut.
4. To make to increaſe in power or ſecurity.
Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the reſt,
With powerful policy ſtrengthen themſelves. Shafe?. H. VI.
They ſought the ſtrengthening of the heathen. I Mac. vi.
To STRE'NGTHEN. v. n. To grow ſtrong.
Oh men for flatt'ry and deceit renown'd
Thus when y’ are young ye learn it all like him,
*Till as your years increaſe, that ſtrengthens too,
T” undo poor maids. Otway's Orphan.
STRE’NGTHENER. } m. ſ. ſ from ſtrengthen : by contračtion
STRE/NGTH NER. ſtrengthner.]
1. That which gives ſtrength; that which makes ſtrong.
Garlick is a great ſtrengthner of the ſtomach upon decays of
appetite or indigeſtion. Temple.
2. [In medicine.] Strengtheners add to the bulk and firmneſs of
the ſolids: cordials are ſuch as drive on the vital actions; but
theſe ſuch as confirm the ſtamina. &uinty.
STRE/NGTHLEss. adj. [from ſtrength J
1. Wanting ſtrength; deprived of ſtrength.
Yet are theſe feet, whoſe ſirengthºſ; ſtay is numb,
Unable to ſupport this lump of clay. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
As the wretch, whoſe fever-weaken'd joints,
Like ſtrengthleſs hinges, buckle under life,
Impatient of his fit, breaks like a fire
Out of his keeper's arms. Shakespeare Henry IV.
2. Wanting potency; weak. Uſed of liquours.
This liquor muſt be inflammable or not, and yet ſubtile and
pungent, which may be called ſpirit; or elſe ſtrengthleſs or in-
ſipid, which may be named phlegm. Boyle.
STRENUOUS. adj. [ſtrenuus, Latin.]
1. Brave; bold; active; valiant.
Nations grown corrupt
Love bondage more than liberty; - -
Bondage with eaſe than ſtrenuous liberty. Milton's 4oniſter.
2. Zealous; vehement. -
He reſolves to be ſtrenuous for taking off the teſt, againſt
the maxims of all wiſe Chriſtian governments, which always
had ſome eſtabliſhed religion, leaving at beſt a toleration to
others. Swift to Pºpe.
Citizens within the bills of mortality have been ſtrºnºus
againſt the church and crown. Swift.
STRE'Nuously. adv. [from ſtrenuous.]
1. Vigorouſly; actively. - - -
Many can uſe both hands, yet will there divºrs remain that
can ſtrenuouſly make uſe of neither, Brown's Vulgar Errours.
2. Zealouſly; vehemently; with ardour. -
Writers diſpute /trenuouſy for the liberty of conſcience, and
inveigh largely againſt all eccleſiaſticks under the name of
high church. .. - Loud: noiſ Swift.
StºpBrous, adj. [ſtrºpo, Latin.]. Loud; noiſy. . .
Porta conceives, becauſe in a ſtrºperous eruption it riſeth
againſt fire, it dºſh therefore reſiſt lightning. Brown.
25 K STR Ess.
S T R
S T R
Sr Ress. n.ſ. [reece, Saxon, violence; or from diſtreſ.]
important part.
I . º . too little as too much ſtreſs upon a
dream ; #: the leſs we heed them the better. L'Eſtrange.
The ſtreſ of the fable lies upon the hazard of having 2.
numerous ſtock of children. L’Eſtrange.
This, on which the great ſtreſ of the buſineſs depends,
would have been made out with reaſons ſufficient. Locke.
Conſider how great a ſtreſs he laid upon this duty, while
upon earth, and how earneſtly he recommended it. Alterbury.
2. Violence; force, either acting or ſuffered.
By ſtreſ of weather driv'n, *
At laſt they landed. Dryden's Aºn.
Though the faculties of the mind are improved by exerciſe,
yet they muſt not be put to a ſtreſs beyond their ſtrength. Locłe.
Tô Stress. v. a. [Evidently from diſtreſs.] To diſtreſs ; to
put to hardſhips or difficulties. -
Stirred with pity of the ſtreſſed plight -
Of this ſad realm. Fairy Queen.
To STRETCH. v.a. [renecan, Saxon; //recken, Dutch.]
1. To extend; to ſpread out to a diſtance.
The ſtretching out of his wings ſhall fill the breadth of thy
land. Iſ. viii. 8.
Stretch thine hand unto the poor. Ecclus vii. 32.
Take thy rod, and ſtretch out thine hand. Ex. vii. 19.
2. To elongate, or ſtrain to a greater ſpace.
3. To expand; to diſplay.
Leviathan on the deep,
Milton.
Stretch'd like a promontory, ſleeps.
What more likely to ſtretch forth the heavens, and lay the
foundation of the earth, than infinite power Tillotſon.
4. To ſtrain to the utmoſt.
This kiſs, if it durſt ſpeak,
Would ſtretch thy ſpirits up into the air.
5. To make tenſe.
So the ſtretch'd cord the ſkackl’d dancer tries. Smith.
6. To carry by violence farther than is right: as, to ſtretch a text.
To STRETch. v. n.
1. To be extended.
Idolatry is a horrible ſin, yet doth repentance ſtretch unto
it. Jºhitgifte.
A third is like the former: a fourth? ſtart eyeſ
What! will the line/tretch out to th’ crack of doom Shakespeare
This to rich Ophir's riſing morn is known,
And ſtretch'd out far to the burnt ſwarthy zone.
Your dungeon ſtretching far and wide beneath.
2. To bear extenſion without rupture.
The inner membrane, that involved the liquors of the egg,
becauſe it would ſtretch and yield, remained unbroken. Boyle.
3. To ſally beyond the truth.
What an allay do we find to the credit of the moſt probable
Shakespeare K. Lear.
Cowley.
Milton.
event, that is reported by one who uſes to ſtretch? Gov. Tºngue.
STR Etch, n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Extenſion; reach; occupation of more ſpace.
At all her ſtretch her little wings ſhe ſpread,
And with her feather'd arms embrac'd the dead:
Then flickering to his pallid lips, ſhe ſtrove
To print a kiſs. Dryden's Ceyx and Alcyo.
Diſruption, as ſtrong as they are, the bones would be in
ſome danger of, upon a great and ſudden ſtretch or contortion,
if they were dry. Ray on the Creation.
2. Force of body extended.
He thought to ſwim the ſtormy main,
By ſtretch of arms the diſtant ſhore to gain.
3. Effort; ſtruggle: from the act of running.
Thoſe put a lawful authority upon the ſtretch to the abuſe of
power, under the colour of prerogative. L’Eſtrange.
Upon this alarm we made incredible firetches towards the
South, to gain the faſtneſſes of Preſton. Addison.
4. Utmoſt extent of meaning.
Quotations, in their utmoſt ſtretch, can ſignify no more than
Dryden's AEm.
that Luther lay under ſevere agonies of mind. Atterbury.
5. Utmoſt reach of power.
This is the utmoſt ſtretch that nature can,
And all beyond is fulfome, falſe, and vain. Granville,
STRE"rcH.E.R. m. ſ. [from ſtretch.]
1. Any thing uſed for extenſion.
ooth in the ſtretching courſe two inches with the firetcher
only. 440xon.
2. The timber againſt which the rower plants his feet. A.
tº fiery ſpeech inflames his fearful friends,
§§g at ev'ry oar, and ev'ry ſtretcher bends. Drydºn.
To STREw. v. a. [The orthography of this word is dº :
''. generally Written ſtrew, and I have followed cuſtom ; but
A. º likewiſe, Propoſes ſtrow, and junius writes ſiraw.
d º will appear in the word from which it may be
}. - dº Gothick; ſtroyen, Dutch; ſtreaplan, Sax.
º 3.ſº º Perhaps ſirow is beſt, being
°Conciles etymology with . .
1. To ſpread by being º with pronunciation.]
The ſhow which does the top of Pindus ſirew,
Did IlCVCr whi
white W
r ſhew. Sprºſer.
Is thine alone the ſeed that ſtrews the plain :
The birds of heav'n ſhall vindicate their grain. Pºpe.
2. To ſpread by ſcattering.
I thought thy bride-bed to have deck'd, ſweet maid,
And not have ſtrºw'd thy grave. Shakespeare Hamlı.
Here be tears of perfect moan,
Wept for thee in Helicon;
And ſome flowers and ſome bays,
For thy herſe, to ſtrew the ways.
3. To ſcatter looſely.
The calf he burnt in the fire, ground it to powder, and
/trawed it upon the water, and made Iſrael drink of it. Ex.
With furies and noćturnal orgies fir’d,
Whom ev’n the ſavage beſts had ſpar'd, they kill'd,
And ſtrew'd his mangled limbs about the field.
STRE'w MENT. n.ſ.. [from ſtrew.]
decoration.
Her death was doubtful.–For charitable prayers,
Shards, flints, and pebbles ſhould be thrown on her;
Yet here ſhe is allow'd her virgin chants,
Her maiden ſtrewments, and the bringing home
Of bell and burial. Shakeſ Hamlet.
STR1/E. m. ſ. [Latin. J. In natural hiſtory, the ſmall chan-
nels in the ſhells of cockles and ſcallops.
The ſalt, leiſurely permitted to ſhoot of itſelf in the liquor,
expoſed to the open air, did ſhoot into more fair cryſtalline
ſtriae, than thoſe that were gained out of the remaining part
of the ſame liquor by a more haſty evaporation. Boºk.
STRI’AT e. }*. [from Jiriac, Latin; ſtrie, French.] Formed
STRI'ATED. W. in ſtriae.
Theſe effluviums fly by ſtriated atoms and winding par-
ticles, as Des Cartes conceiveth, or glide by ſtreams attracted
from either pole unto the equator. Brown's Vugar Errouri.
Des Cartes imagines this earth once to have been a ſun, and
ſo the centre of a leſſer vortex, whoſe axis ſtill kept the ſame
poſture, by reaſon of the ſtriate particles finding no fit pores
for their paſſages, but only in this direétion. Roy,
Cryſtal, when incorporated with the fibrous talcs, ſhews, if
broke, a ſtriated or fibrous texture, like thoſe tales. Wºodw.
STRI'ATURE. m.ſ.. [from/triae; ſtrieure, Fr.] Diſpoſition of ſtria.
Parts of tuberous hæmatitae ſhew ſeveral varieties in the
cruſts, ſtriature, and texture of the body. JWoodward.
St Rick. n.ſ.. [reſy: ; ſtrix, Latin.] A bird of bad omen.
The ill fac'd owl, death's dreadful meſſenger,
The hoarſe night-raven, trump of doleful drere,
The leather-winged bat, day's enemy,
The rueful ſtrick, ſtill waiting on the bier. Fairy Queen.
STRI'cKEN. The ancient participle of ſtrike.
The cunningeſt mariners were ſo conquered by the ſtorm,
as they thought it beſt with ſtricken ſails to yield to be go-
verned by it. Sidney.
That ſhall I ſhew, as ſure as hound
The ſtricken deer doth challenge by the bleeding wound.E.8.
Abraham and Sarah were old, and well ſtricken in agº. Gen.
With blindneſs were theſe ſtricken. If iſl. xix. 17.
Parker and Vaughan, having had a controverſy touching
certain arms, were appointed to run ſome courſes, when
Parker was ſtricken into the mouth at the firſt tourſe. Bacºn,
Though the earl of Ulſter was of greater power than any
other ſubject in Ireland, yet was he ſo far ſtricken in yº."
that he was unable to manage the martial affairs. . . David.
Starckle, or Stricklſ, or Stritchel. n.ſ. That which ſtrikes
the corn to level it with the buſhel. Ainſworth.
STRICT. adj. [ſtricius, Latin.]
1. Exačt; accurate; rigorouſly nice.
Thou'lt fall into deception unaware,
Not keeping/?rićieſ? watch. -
As legions in the ficlá their front diſplay,
To try the fortune of ſome doubtful day,
And move to meet their foes with ſober Pace,
Strić to their figure, though in wider ſpace.
He checks the bold deſign ;
And rules asſirić his labour'd works confine, Pºp!
As if the Stagyrite o'erlook'd each line. ºpt.
2. Severe; rigorous; not mild 3 "... ſriends
in my voice, that the e
Tº 3. Shakespeare Meaſure fºr Maſure.
Thy will y
By nature free, not over-rul’d by fate
Inextricable, or ſtrict neceſſity.
If a ſtrić hand º § cl
ill in that age be tractable ; an -
jº. aS jº it, gently relaxed, former sº
will increaſe their love.
Numa the rites of ſtrič religion knew ;
Mi ten.
Dryden,
Any thing ſcattered in
Miltºn,
Dryden.
Milton.
mildren from the beginniº
d if, as they grow up, the
- - - rior.
On ev'ry altar laid the incenſe due. p
. Confined; not extenſive. - - , , 72, Oſ
3 As they took the compaſs of their commiſſion ſº jº.
larger, ſo º dealings were more or leſs moderate.
. Cloſe; tight. -
4. > The god, with ſpeedy pace, Drdºn.
Juſ; thought to ſtrain her in a ſtriº embrace. I he
S T R
S T R
The fatal nooſe performed its office, and with moſt ſtri:
* ligature ſqueezed the blood into his face. Arbuthnot.
- 5. Tenſe; not relaxed.
We feel our fibres grow ſtriël or ſax according to the ſtate
of the air. Arbuthnot.
STRI'cTLY. adv. [from ſt; iii.)
1. Exačtly; with rigorous accuracy.
The other parts being groiler, compoſed not only water,
º
--
ºttº:
* º
!, ſtricºy ſo called, but the whole maſs of liquid bodies. Burnet.
- Charge him ſtrictly
tº Yº Not to proceed, but wait my farther pleaſure. Dryden.
ºf 2. Rigorouſly ; ſeverely; without remiſſion or indulgence.
In the diſcharge of thy place, ſet before thee the beſt ex-
ºù amples; and after a time ſet before thee thine own, and exa-
mine thyſelf ſtrictly whether thou didſt not beſt at firſt. Bacon.
sº God may with the greateſt juſtice ſtricily require endeavours
- -- from us, and without any inconſiſtency with his goodneſs
Cº- inflict penalties on thoſe who are wanting. Rogers'; 'Sermons.
º A weak prince again diſpoſed the people to new attempts,
which it was the clergy's duty to endeavour to prevent, if ſome
º of them had not proceeded upon a topick that, ſirisily ſol-
- lowed, would enſlave all mankind. Swift.
- 3. Cloſely; with tenſeneſs.
*-- Si R1'cº N Ess. n.ſ. (from ſtrić, J
1. Exactneſs; rigorous accuracy; nice regularity.
I could not grant too much or diſtruſt too little to men,
that pretended ſingular piety and religious ſtričneſ. K. Charles.
Such of them as cannot be concealed connive at, though in
the ſtricineſs of your judgment you cannot pardon. Dryden.
º Who were made privy to the ſecrets of heaven, but ſuch as
* * * performed his revealed will at an higher rate of ſtricineſs than
º the rcít 2 South.
- Though in ſtričineſ, our Saviour might have pleaded exemp-
tion from the }. tribute, he exerted his divine power in a
miracle to pay it.
2. Severity; rigour.
Theſe commiſſioners proceeded with ſuchſirićnºſ, and ſeve-
rity as did much obſcure the king's mercy. Bacon's Hen. VII.
* ----
Rogers.
º 3. Cloſeneſs; tightneſs; not laxity.
~ * STRI'ct URE. m. ſ. [from ſtričiura, Latin, a ſpark.]
---- 1. A ſtroke; a touch.
---. The God of nature implanted in their vegetable natures
º certain paſſive ſtrićtures, or ſignatures of that wiſdom which
... º. hath made and ordered all things with the higheſt reaſon. Hale.
2. Contračtion; cloſure by contračtion.
As long as there is thirſt, with a free paſſage by urine, and
ſtričiure of the veſſels, ſo long is water ſafely taken. Arbuthnot.
º: , 3. A ſlight touch upon a ſubječt; not a ſet diſcourſe.
-*. St RIDE. n.ſ. [renaebe, Saxon.] A long ſtep; a ſtep taken
--- with great violence; a wide divarication of the legs.
I'll ſpeak between the change of man and boy,
With a reed voice, and turn two mincing ſteps
Into a manly ſtride. Shakespeare Merchant of Yenice.
The monſter moved on with horrid ſtrides. Milton.
Her voice theatrically loud,
And maſculine her ſtride. Swift.
To STRIDE. v. n. preter. I ſtrode or ſtrid; part, paſſ ſtridden.
[from the noun.]
1. To walk with long ſteps.
Mars in the middle of the ſhining ſhield
Is grav'd, and ſtrides along the liquid field.
To Jove, or to thy father Neptune, pray,
The brethren cry'd, and inſtant ſtrode away.
2. To ſtand with the legs far from each other.
To St RIDE. v. a. To paſs by a ſtep.
See him ſtride
Vallies wide. Arbuthnot.
STRI'DU lous. adj. [ſtriduluſ, Latin J Making a ſmall noiſe.
It ariſes from a ſmall and ſtridulous noiſe, which, being
firmly rooted, maketh a divulſion of parts. Brown.
STRIFE. m. ſ [from ſtrive )
1. Contention; conteſt; diſcord. -
I and my people were at great ſtrife with the children of
Ammon. judg. xii. 2.
Bryden:
Pope.
Some preach Chriſt even of envy and ſtriſe, and ſome of
good-will. - Phil. i.15.
He is proud, knowing nothing; but doating about queſtions
and ſtriſe of words. - 1 Tim. vi. 4.
* Theſe vows, thus granted, rais'd a ſtrife above
Betwixt the god of war and queen of love:
She granting firſt, had right of time to plead;
But he had granted too, and would recede. Dryden.
2. Oppoſition of nature or appearance; contrariety; contraſt.
Artificial ſtrife
Lives in thoſe touches, livelier than life.
How paſſion's well accorded ſiriſe
Makes all the harmony of life.
Shakeſpeare.
johnſºn.
STR (FEFU L. adj. [ſtrife and full.] Contentious; diſcordant.
Th' ape was ſtrfful and ambitious,
And the fox guileful and moſt covetous.
* I know not what new creation may creep forth from the
ſtrifeful heap of things, into which, as into a ſecond chaos,
we are fallen. Dr. A/aine.
2
Hubberd's Tale.
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STRI'd MENT. n.ſ. [/rigmentum, from Jºringo, Lat. to ſcrape.]
Scraping; recrement.
Many, beſides the ſtrigments and ſudorous adheſions from
mens hands, acknowledge that nothing proceedeth from gold
in its uſual decočtion. Brown's Wulgar Errºurs.
To STRIKE v. a. preter. I ſtruck or ſtraok; part, paſſ ſtruck,
frucken, ſtricken. [*rºnican, Saxon; ſtreich.n, German; ad.
Jtrykia, Iſlandick; ſtricker, Daniſh.]
I. To act upon by a blow; to hit with a blow.
He at Philippi kept
His ſword e'en like a dancer, while Iſruck
The lean and wrinkled Caſius. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopat.
We will deliver you the cauſe,
Why I, that did love Caeſar when I ſtruck him,
Proceeded thus. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar.
I muſt Z
But wail his fall, whom I myſelf ſtruck down. Shakespeare Mack.
2. To daſh; to throw by a quick motion.
The blood ſtrike on the two ſide-poſts. Ex. xii. 7.
3. To notify by the ſound of a hammer on a bell.
The Windſor bell hath ſtruck twelve. Shakeſp.
A judicious friend, moderates the purſuit, gives the figſal
for action, preſſes the advantage, and ſtrikes the critical
minute. Collier of Friendſhip.
4. To ſtamp; to impreſs.
The memory in ſome men is very tenacious; but yet there
ſeems to be a conſtant decay of all our ideas, even of thoſe
which are ſtruck deepeſt, and in minds the moſt retentive. Loc.
5. To puniſh; to afflićt.
To puniſh the juſt is not good, nor to ſtrike princes for
equity. Prov. xvii. 26.
6. To contraćt; to lower; to vale. It is only uſed in the phraſes
to ſtriče ſail, or to ſtrike a flag.
How many nobles then would hold their places,
That muſt ſtrike ſail to ſpirits of vile ſort Shakespeare H. IV.
To this all differing paſſions and intereſts ſhould ſtrike ſail,
and like ſwelling ſtreams, running different courſes, ſhould
yet all make haſte into the ſea of common ſafety. Temple.
They ſtrike ſail where they know they ſhall be maſtered,
and murder where they can with ſafety. Dryden.
Now, did I not ſo near my labours end,
Strike ſail, and haſt'ning to the harbour tend,
My ſong to flow'ry gardens might extend.
7. To alarm; to put into emotion.
The reſt, ſtruck with horror ſtood,
To ſee their leader cover'd o'er with blood.
Jack Straw at London-ſtone, with all his rout,
Struck not the city with ſo loud a ſhout.
His virtues render our aſſembly awful,
They ſtrike with ſomething like religious fear. Addison Cato.
Did'ſt thou but view him right, ſhould'ſt ſee him black
With murder, treaſon, ſacrilege, and crimes
That ſhrike my ſoul with horror but to name them. Addison.
We are no ſooner preſented to any one we never ſaw be-
fore, but we are immediately ſtruck with the idea of a proud,
a reſerved, an affable or a good natured man. Addiſon.
Nice works of art ſtrike and ſurpriſe us moſt upon the firſt
view; but the better we are acquainted with them, the leſs
we wonder. Atterbury.
Court virtues bear, like gems, the higheſt rate,
Born where heav'n's influence ſcarce can penetrate;
In life's low vale, the ſoil the virtues like,
They pleaſe as beauties, here as wonders ſtrike.
8. [Faedus ferire.] To make a bargain. -
Sign but his peace, he vows he'll ne'er again
The ſacred names of fops and beaus profane:
Strike up the bargain quickly; for I ſwear,
As times go now, he offers very fair.
I come to offer peace; to reconcile
Paſt enmities; to ſtrike perpetual leagues
With Vanoc. A. Philips' Briton.
9. To produce by a ſudden action. -
The court paved, ſtriketh up a great heat in ſummer, and
much cold in winter. Bacon.
Waving wide her myrtle wand,
She ſtrike, an univerſal peace through ſea and land. Milton.
Take my caduceus !
With this the infernal ghoſts I can command,
And ſtrike a terror through the Stygian ſtrand.
1o. To affect ſuddenly in any particular manner. , -
When verſes cannot be underſtood, nor a man s good wit
ſeconded with the forward child underſtanding; it/lrikes a
man more dead than a great reckoning in * little room. Shake?.
Strike her young bones,
Dryden. ;
//aller.
Dryden.
Pope.
Dryden.
Dryd 77.
Ye taking airs, with lameneſs. Sha'e?tarr.
He that is ſiricken blind cannot forgºt ſº
The precious treaſure of his eye-fight loſt. Shakespeare.
Soccas'd the rival crew, when Purcell came,
They ſung no more, or only ſung his fame;
St. nº dumb, they all admin'd. - - -
Humility diſarms envy, and ſtrike. 1t dead.
Then do not ſtrike him dead with a den a', , n - - -
Eut hold him u, in life. 4.d.cn's Catº.
11. To
Dry len.
Collier.
S T R
by blows. With tºp only emphatical.
T I. Tº: ºſº. up a march, they º
- ward they go. ??&lºt'ſ.
their sº jº. and º: i. tongue of war. . .
pºſº, our int’reſt, and our being here. Shakeſpeare.
: to n]1I]t.
I 2. 3. rare coins ſhuck of a pound weight, of gold and
ſilver, Conſtantine ſent to Chilperick. Arbuthnot.
13. It is uſed in the participle, I know not well how, for ad-
71 yearſ.
vanced in y The king
Is wiſe and virtuous, and his noble queen
Wellſtruck in years; fair and not jealous. Shakespeare.
14. 70 STRIKE ºff. To eraſe from a reckoning or account.
Deliver Helen, and all damage elſe -
Shall be ſtruck off. Shakeſpeare's Troilus and Crºſſida.
I have this while with leaden thoughts been preſt;
I ſhall in a more convenient time r
º, off this ſcore of abſence. Shakeſpeare's Olhºlz.
Aſkmens opinions: Scoto now ſhall tell
How trade encreaſes, and º: º goes well :
Strike off his penſion by the ſetting ſun,
And #. º In Ot Fº, is undone. Pope.
15. Tº Strike off. To ſeparate as by a blow. -
Germany had ſtricken ºff that which appeared corrupt in
the doćtrine of the church of Rome; but ſeemed nevertheleſs
in diſcipline ſtill to retain therewith great conformity. Hooker.
They followed ſo faſt that they overtook him, and with-
out further delay ſtruck ºff his head. Knºlles.
He was taken priſoner by Surinas, lieutenant-general for
the king of Parthia, who ſiroke ºff his head. Bakewell.
A maſs of water would be quite ſlruck off and ſeparate
from the reſt, and toſt through the air like a flying river.
Burnſt's Theory of the Earth.
16. To STRIKE out. To produce by colliſion.
My thoughtleſs youth was wing'd with vain deſires;
My manhood long miſled by wand'ring fires,
Follow'd falſe lights; and when their glimpſe was gone,
My pride/iruck out new ſparkles of her own. Dryden.
17. To Strike out. To blot; to efface.
By expurgatory animadverſions, we might ſtrike out great
numbers of hidden qualities, and having once a conceded liſt,
with more ſafety attempt their reaſons. Brown.
To methodize is as neceſſary as to ſirie out. Pope.
18. To Strike out. To bring to light.
19. Tº STRIKE out. . To form at once by a quick effort.
Whether thy hand ſtrike out ſome free deſign,
Where life awakes and dawns at ev'ry line,
Or blend in beauteous tints the colour'd maſs,
And from the canvaſs call the mimick face. Pope.
To STRIKE. v. n.
1. To make a blow.
I in mine own woe charm’d,
Could not find death, where I did hear him groan;
Nor feel him where he ſtruck. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
It pleaſed the king
To Strike at me upon his miſconſtruaion ;
When he tript me behind. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
He wither'd all their ſtrength before he Jirozå. Dryden.
2. To collide; to claſh.
Holling a ring by a thread in a glaſs, tell him that holdeth
it, it ſhall ſtrike ſo many times againſt the ſide of the glaſs,
and no more. Bacon's Natural Hſtory.
3. To act by repeated percuſſion.
Bid thy miſtreſs when my drink is ready,
She ſtrike upon the bell. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth,
Thoſe antique minſtrels, ſure, were Charles like kings,
Cities their lutes, and ſubjects hearts their ſtrings;
Qn which with ſo divine à hand they //rock,
Conſent of motion from their breath they took. Waller.
4. To ſound by the ſtroke of a hammer,
Caeſar, 'tis ſtrucken eight. Shakeſpeare.
Deep thoughts will often ſuſpend the ſenſes ſo far, that about
a man clocks may ſirike and bells ring, which he takes no no-
tice of. Grew.
5. To make an attack.
- Is not the king's name forty thouſand names?
Arm, arm, my name; a puny ſubjećt ſtrikes
At thy great glory. Shakeſpeare's Richard II,
When by their deſigning leaders taught
To ſtrike at Power, which for themſelves they ſought:
#. *. gull'd into rebellion arm’d, se
Clr blood to ağtion - - ~ * ~ * ---
6. Tº º by external . their prize was warm'd. Dryden.
onfider thºred and white colours in porphyre; hinder light
"...ſº º and its colours vaniſh. Lº.
Whilſt any *"P did ſound, or drum ſtrucku
8. º º did ne'er leave ſtriking in the #. ºwa.
**hed upon ſhallows 3 to be ſtranded.
The admiral !] -
ſaud, and ther. i. ºtein the emperor was, ſtruck upon a
9. To paſs with a quick or ſtrong effect.
Now and then a glittering beam of wit or paſſion ſlºt
through the obſcurity of the poem: any of theſe effect a pre-
ſent liking, but not a laſting admiration.
10. To pay homage, as by lowering the ſail.
We ſee the wind fit fore upon our ſails;
And yet weſtrike not, but ſecurely periſh.
I'd rather chop this hand off at a blow,
And with the other fling it at thy face,
Than bear ſo low a ſail, to ſtriče to thee. Shakeſpear.
The intereſt of our kingdom is ready to ſtrike to flat ºf
your pooreſt fiti.ing towns: it is hard you will not accept our
ſervices. Swift,
I 1. To be put by ſome ſudden aét or motion into any ſtate; to
break forth. 2
It ſtruck on a ſudden into ſuch reputation, that it ſcorns any
longer to ſculk, but owns itſelf publickly. Gov. of the Tºngu.
12; ſº STRIKE in with. To conform; to ſuit itſelf to; º
join with at once.
Thoſe who by the prerogative of their age, ſhould frown
youth into ſobriety, imitate and ſ’rike in with them, and
are really vitious that they may be thought young. South.
They catch at cvery ſhadow of relief, Jrike in at a venture
* the next companion, and ſo the dé commodity be ta-
Dryden.
S*ašepart,
ken off, care not who be the chapman. Norris.
The cares or pleaſures of the world ſtrike in with every
thought. Addison.
He immediately ſtruck in with them, but deſcribed hi.
march to the temple with ſo much horrour, that he ſhivered
every joint. Addiſon's Freehºlder.
13. To STRIKE out. To ſpread or rove; to make a ſudden ex-
curſion.
In this plain was the laſt general rendezvous of mankind;
and from thence they were broken into companies and diſ.
Pººl, the ſeveral ſucceſſive generations, i. waves of
**a over-reaching one another, and ſtriking out farther and
farther upon the land. Burnet's Theºry ºf the Earth.
When a great man/friſes ºut into a ſudden irregularity, he
needs not queſtion the reſ.Pećt of a retinue. Collier of Pºpularity.
*TRººf, n.). A b-ſhel; a dry meaſure of capacity.
Wing, cartnave and buſhel, Peck, ſtrike ready at hand.
Tºſer's Hulandº.
STRIKE block. "...ſ Is a plane ſhorter than the jointer, ha-
Xing its ſole made exactly flat and ſtraight, and is uſed for the
ſhºoting of a ſhort joint. AMoxon's Mechanial Exerciſe.
STRI's ER. m.ſ. [from /*riſe.] One that ſtrikes
A biſhop then muſt be blameleſs, not given to wine, no
/?riker. 1 Tim, iii. 3.
He thought with his ſtaff to have ſtruck the ſtriker. Sandy;.
The ſtriker muſt be denſe, and in its beſt velocity. Digly.
STRIKING. part. adj. [from ſiriſe.] Affecting; ſurpriſing.
S RING.. n. / [Fernz, Saxon; ſtreng, German and Daniſh;
Jºhe Dutch; //rinº, Latin.]
* A ſlender rope; a ſmall cord; any ſlender and flexible band;
a riband; any thing tied.
*y lower bullet hanging upon the other above it, muſt be
conceived, as if the weight of it were in that point where its
Jiling touches the upper. //ilkins's Dedaluſ.
Round Ormond's knee thou ty'ſt the myſtick ſiring,
That makes the knight companion to the king, Prior.
2. A thread on which anythings are filed.
Their prieſts pray by their beads, having a ſtring with a
hundred of nutſhel; upon it; and the repeating of certain
words with them they account meritorious. Stilingfieſt.
3. Any ſet of things filed on a line.
I have caught two of theſe dark undermining vermin, and
intend to make a ſtring of them, in order to hang them up in
one of my papers. Addiſon's Spectatºr,
4. The chord of a muſical inſtrument.
The ſiring that jars
When rudely touch'd, ungrateful to the ſenſe,
With pleaſure feels the maſter's flying fingers,
Swells into harmony, and charms the hearers. - Rowe.
By the appearance they make in marble, there is not on:
Jºng-inſtrument that ſeems comparable to our violins. Aidſ.
5. A finall fibre.
Duckwced putteth forth a little/fring into the water, ſrom
the bottom. leaſt /?rings left behind ſº
In - room up, the leaſt/frings left behind will grow.
pulling broom up, ſº AMortimer's Huſbandy.
6. A nerve; a tendon. - -
The moſt piteous tale which in recounting,
His grief grew puiſſant, and the /?, ings of life -
Began to crack: Shakeſpeare's King Izar
The ſiring of his tongue looſed. Mark xxvii. 35.
7. The nerve of the bow. -
The wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrows
upon the ſºring. Pſalm X1. 2.
8. Any concatenation or ſeries, as a ſtring ofpropoſtions.
9. To have two STRINGs to the bow. To have two *. Or
two expedients; to have double advantage, or double ſecu-
alt. Anoles.
rity. Ne
S T R
No lover has that pow'r
Tº enforce a deſperate amour,
As he that has two ſirings to's bow,
And burns for love and money too. Hudibras.
To S rRING. v. a. Preterite Iſtring, part. paſſ ſtrung. [from
the noun.]
1. To furniſh with ſtrings.
Has not wiſe nature/trung the legs and feet
With firmeſt nerves, deſign'd to walk the ſtreet Gay.
2. To put a ſtringed inſtrument in tune.
Here the muſe ſo oft her harp has ſirung,
That not a mountain rears its head unſung.
3. To file on a ſtring.
Men of great learning or genius are too full to be exact;
and therefore chuſe to throw down their pearls in heaps before
the reader, rather than be at the pains of ſiringing them. Spei.
4. To make tenſe.
Toil ſtrung the nerves, and purified the blood. Dryden.
Stri'NGED. adj. [from ſhing.] Having ſtrings; produced by
ſtrings.
Addiſon.
Praiſe him with ſtringed inſtruments and organs. Pſalms.
Divinely warbl’d voice,
Anſwering the ſiringed noiſe,
As all their ſouls in bliſsful rapture took. Milton.
STRING ENT. adj. [ſiringens, Latin.] Binding; contračting.
STRI'NGHALT. n. ſ. [ſiring and halt.]
Stringhait is a ſudden twitching and ſnatching up of the
hinder leg of a horſe much higher than the other, or an in-
voluntary or convulſive motion of the muſcles that extend or
bend the hough. Farrier’s Dić.
STRI'NGLess. adj. [from ſtring.] Having no ſtrings.
Nothing; all is ſaid;
His tongue is now a ſtringleſ, inſtrument,
Words, life, and all, old Lancaſter hath ſpent. Shakeſpeare.
STRI'NGY. adj. [from ſtring.] Fibrous; conſiſting of ſmall
threads.
A plain Indian fan, made of the ſmall ſiringy parts of roots
ſpread out in a round flat form. Grew.
To STRIP. v.a. [/?reopen, Dutch ; bertrupee, ſtripped, Sax.]
I. To make naked; to deprive of covering.
They began to ſtrip her of her cloaths when I came in
among them. Sidney.
They ſtript Joſeph out of his coat. Gen. xxxvii. 23.
Scarce credible it is how ſoon they were ſtript and laid na-
ked on the ground. Hayward.
Hadſt thou not committed
Notorious murder on thoſe thirty men
At Aſkelon, who never did thee harm,
Then like a robber ſtrip'dſ: them of their robes. Milton.
You cloath all that have no relation to you, and ſtrip your
maſter that gives you food. L’Eſtrange.
A rattling tempeſt through the branches went,
That ſtript them bare. Dryden's Knights Tale.
He ſaw a beauteous maid
With hair diſhevel'd, iſſuing through the ſhade,
Stript of her cloaths. Dryden.
He left the pillagers, to rapine bred, -
Without controul to ſtrip and ſpoil the dead. Dryden.
The bride was put in form to bed;
He follow'd ſtript. Swift.
2. To deprive; to diveſt.
The apoſtle in exhorting men to contentment, although
they have in this world no more than bare food and raiment,
giveth us to underſtand that thoſe are even the loweſt of things
neceſſary, that if we ſhould be ſtript of all theſe things, with-
out which we might poſſibly be, yet theſe muſt be left. Hooker.
We ſtrip and diveſt ourſelves of our own will, and give our-
ſelves entirely up to the will of God. Duppa.
It is difficult to lead another by words into the thoughts of
things, ſtripped of thoſe ſpecifick differences we give them. Locke.
One would imagine theſe to be the expreſſions of a man
bleſſed with eaſe and affluence, not of one juſt ſtript of all thoſe
advantages, and plunged in the deepeſt miſeries; and now ſit-
ting naked upon a dunghil. Atterbury.
3. To rob ; to plunder; to pillage.
That which lays a man open to an enemy, and that which
Jrips him of a friend, equally attacks him in all thoſe intereſts
that are capable of being weakned by the one and ſupported by
the other.
4. To peel; to decorticate.
If the leaves or dried ſtocks be ſtripped into ſmall ſtraws,
they ariſe unto amber, wax, and other eleēterics, no other
ways than thoſe of wheat or rye. Brown's Vulgar Errouri.
5. To deprive of all.
When ſome fond eaſy fathers ſtrip themſelves before they
lie down to their long ſleep, and ſettle their whole eſtates
upon their ſons, has it not been ſeen that the father has been
requited with beggary 2 South's Sermons.
6. To take off covering.
He ſtript off his cloaths. 1 Sam. xix. 24.
Logick helps us to ſtrip off the outward diſguiſe of things,
and to behold and Judge of them in their own nature. Iſºtti.
South's Sermons.
S T R
His unkindneſs
That ſtrift her from his benediction, turn'd her
To foreign caſualties, gave her dear rights
To her doghearted daughters: theſe things ſting him. Shakespeare
8. To ſeparate from ſomething adheſive or connected
Amongſt men who examine not ſcrupulouſly their own ideas,
and ſtrip them not from the marks men uſe for them, but
confound them with words, there muſt be endleſs diſpute.
Locke.
Strip... n.ſ. [Probably for ſtrife.] A narrow ſhred.
Theſe two apartments were hung in cloſe mourning, and
only a ſtrip of bays round the other rooms, Swift.
To Stripe. v. a. [ſirepen, Dutch..] To variegate with lines
of different colours.
St RIPE, n.ſ.. [ſtrºpe, Dutch.]
1. A lineary variation of colour. This ſeems to be the original
notion of the word.
Gardeners may have three roots among an hundred that
are rare, as purple and carnation of ſeveral Jiripei. Bacon.
2. A ſhred of a different colour.
One of the moſt valuable trimmings of their cloaths was a
long/tripe ſowed upon the garment, called latus clavus. Arbuth.
3. A weal; or diſcolouration made by a laſh or blow.
Cruelty marked him with inglorious ſtripes.
4. A blow; a laſh.
A body cannot be ſo torn with ſtripes, as a mind with re-
membrance of wicked ačtions. Hayward.
To thoſe that are yet within the reach of the ſiripes and
reproofs of their own conſcience; I would addreſs that the
would not ſeek to remove themſelves from that wholſome
diſcipline. - Decay ºf Piety.
STRI'Pling. n.ſ. [Of uncertain etymology.] A youth; one
in the ſtate of adoleſcence.
*Thwart the lane,
He, with two ſtriplings, lads, more like to run
The country baſe, than to commit ſuch ſlaughter,
Made good the paſſage. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Now a ſtripling cherub he appears, -
Not of the prime, yet ſuch as in his face
Youth ſnil'd ºffi Mlton's Paradiſ. Loft.
Compoſitions on any important ſubječts are not matters to
be wrung from poor ſtriplings, like blood out of the noſe, or
the plucking of untimely fruit. Milton on Education.
As when young ſtriplings whip the top for ſport,
On the ſmooth pavement of an empty court;
The wooden engine whirls. Dryden's AFneid.
As every particular member of the body is nouriſhed with
a ſeveral qualified juice, ſo children and ſtriplings, old men and
young men muſt have divers diets. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
To STRIVE. v.n. Preterite I ſtrove, anciently Iſtrived; part.
paſſ ſtriven. [ſtreven, Dutch; eſtriver, French.]
1. To ſtruggle; to labour; to make an effort. . -
The immutability of God they ſtrive unto, by working
after one and the ſame manner. Hooker
Many brave young minds have, through hearing the praiſes
and eulogies of worthy men, been ſtirred up to affect the like
commendations, and ſo ſlrive to the like deſerts. Spenſer.
Strive with me in your prayers to God for me. Rom. xv.
So have Iſlrived to preach the goſpel. Rom. xv. 20.
2. To conteſt; to contend; to ſtruggle in oppoſition to another:
with againſ or with before the perſon oppoſed.
Do as adverſaries do in law,
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Shakeſpeare.
Thou art caught, becauſe thou haſtſtriven againſt ;:
€7", l. 24.
Strive for the truth unto death. Eccius iv. 28.
Why doſt thouſirive againſt him job xxxiii. 13.
Charge them that they ſtrive not about words to no profit.
2 Tim. ii. I4.
Avoid contentions and ſtrivings about the law. . Tit. iii. 9.
This is only warrantable conflićt . the º of our faith;
- - ing with ſuperior powers.
ſo that theſe ſtrivings are not a contending P L” %.
Thus does every wicked man that contemns God, who
can ſave or deſtroy him who ſrives with his Maker. Tillºtſon.
Now private pity ſtrove with publick hate,
:
7. To caſt off.
Thomſºn.
Reaſon with rage, and eloquence with fate. Denham.
If inteſtine broils alarm the hive, .
For two pretenders oft for empireſtrive,
The vulgar in divided factions jar; . . Dryd
And murm'ring ſounds proclaim the civil war. ryden.
3. To vie; to be comparable to; to emulate; to contend in ex-
cellence.
Nor that ſweet grove ...,
Of Daphne by Orontes, and the ..
... ſl- 1: - ight with this paradiſe
§'. º mig Milton's Parad. Loft.
STRI'v ER. n.ſ.. [from ſtrive..] One who labours; one who
d - -
sº . n.ſ. An inſtrument uſed by glaſs makers. Bailey.
Śrº, or sº. O d preterite of ſtrike, now commonly/***
2.5 L He
S T R S T R He hoodwinked with kindneſs, leaſt of all men knew who ſłroke him. ite of ſtrik sdney. SfRoze. n.ſ.. [from ſtro”, the preterite Q ſtrike J s A blow; a knock; a ſudden act of one body upon another. Th' oars were ſilver, which to the tune of flutes kept ſtroke, and made The water which they beat to follow faſter, As amorous of their ſtrokes. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. 2. A hoſtile blow. - As cannons overcharg’d with double cracks, So they redoubled ſtrokes upon the foe. Shakºare. He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples, without ſtriking ſtroke. Bacon. His white-man'd ſteeds that bow’d beneath the yoke, He chear'd to courage with a gentle ſtrºke, Then urg'd his fiery chariot on the foe, And riſing, ſhook his lance in ačt to throw. Dryden. Both were of ſhining ſteel, and wrought ſo pure, As might the ſtrºkes of two ſuch arms endure. Dryden. I had a long deſign upon the ears of Curl, but the rogue would never allow me a fair ſtroke at them, though my pen. knife was ready. - Swift. 3. A ſudden diſeaſe or afflićtion. - Take this purſe, thou whom the heav'ns plagues Have humbled to all ſtrºkes. Shakeſp. King Lear. 4. The ſound of the clock. What is't o'clock 2– Upon the ſtroke of four. Shakeſpeare's Richard III. 5. The touch of a pencil. Oh, laſting as thoſe colours may they ſhine ! Free as thy ſtroke, yet faultleſs as thy line. Pope. 6. A touch; a maſterly or eminent effort. Another in my place would take it for a notable /ērzke of good breeding, to complinent the reader. L’Eſtrange. The boldeſt ſtrokes of poetry, when managed artfully, moſt delight the reader. Dryden's State of Innocence. As he purchaſed the firſt ſucceſs in the preſent war, by for- cing, into the ſervice of the confederates, an army that was raiſed againſt them, he will give one of the finiſhing/lroſſes to it, and help to conclude the great work. Addiſon. A verdićt more puts me in poſſeſſion of my eſtate, I que- ſtion not but you will give it the finiſhing ſtroke. Arbuthnot. Iſiodore's collečtion was the great and bold ſirot, which in its main parts has been diſcovered to be an impudent for- gery. Baker's Rºfeſſions on Learning. 7. An effect ſuddenly or unexpectedly produced. 8. Power; efficacy. Theſe having cqual authority for inſtrućtion of the young prince, and well agreeing, bare equal ſtroke in divers facuſ: ties. Hayward. Perfectly opacous bodies can but reflect the incident beams, thoſe that are diaphanous refračt them too, and that refraction has ſuch a ſtroke in the production of colours, generated by the trajećtion of light through drops of water, that exhibit. rainbow through divers other tranſparent bodies. Boyle. He has a great/troke with the reader when he condemns any of my Poems, to make the world have a better opinion of them. - - Dryden. The ſubtile effluvia of the male ſeed have the greateſt /troke in generation. Ray. To Stroke. v. a. ſ renacan, Saxon. J 1. To rub gently with the hand by way of kindneſs or endear- ment; to ſooth. Thus children do the filly birds they find With ſtreaking hurt, and tāo much gramming kill. Sidney. The ſenior weaned, his younger ſhall teach, More ſtroken and made of, when ought it doth aile, Mºre gentle ye make it for yoke or the paile. Tiffr. Thy praiſe or diſpraiſe is to me alike, Qhe doth not ſº of me, north oth. ſtrike. Ben. Johnſ. He ſet forth a proclamation Jirºaking the people with fair promiſes, and humouring them with investive. againſt the king and government. Bacon. He dry'd the falling drop', and yet more kind, He ſtrok'd her checks. Dryden. Come, let us practiſe death, Stroke the grim lion till he grow familiar. Dryden. She pluck'd the riſing flow’rs, and fed The gentle beaſt, and fondly ſtroak'd his head. Addſon. * To ſubgently in one direction. When the big-udder'd cows with patience ſtand, - Waiting theſtrºkings of the damſers hand. Gay - To STROLL. j. ”. To wander; to ramble 3 to rove ; to ſº a vagrant. Y She's mine, and thine, andſºr:ling up and down. Grano. • jº, wine lock'd up, your butler ſtrºll'd abroad. Pope. fants eſe mothers /*k, to beg ſuſtenance for their helpleſ in- ST Roller. n Swift. gabond. f [from ſtroll.] A Vagrant; a wanderer; a Ya- ſºlºis, faints by trade, #. **ter'd habits, went **mall village down in Kent; STRos D. m. ſ. [ſrom ſtrand.] The beach; the bank Where, in the ſtrollers canting ſtrain, They begg'd from door to door in vain. ºr The men of pleaſure, who never go to church, ſo Sºft. ideas of the clergy from a few poor Jiroſler; they ºto ſm their In Obſ. in the ſtreets. * º Swift. Water. of the So looks the ſtrond whereon th’ imperious flood Hath left a witneſs'd uſurpation. Shakeſpea, 's II, IV STRONG. adj. Irrfang, Saxon.] Peare's II. IV. 1. Vigorous; forceful ; of great ability of body, Though 'gan the villain wax ſo fierce and ſtron That nothing may ſuſtain his furious force Ø He caſt him down to ground, and an alºn Drew him through dirt and mire. º & The ſtrong-wing'd M ercury ſhould fetch thee º &n. And ſet thee by Joye's ſide. Satºſpºrº...” That our oxen may be ſtrong to labour. The Marſian and Sabellian race, Strong limb'd and ſtout. Orſes, the ſtrong to greater ſtrength muſt yield; He, with Parthenius, were by Rapo kill’d. p Drd 2. Fortified; ſecure from attack. Jath, Within Troy's ſtrong immures The raviſh'd Helen with wanton Paris fleeps. Shokºffear, An army of Engliſh engaged in the midſt, between an arm, of a greater number, freſh and in vigour on the one ſide and a town /ērong in fortification, and ſtrºng in men on the *. - - Bacon's War with Spain. It is no matter how things are, ſo a man obſerve but the *greement of his own imaginations, and talk conformably, it is all truth: ſuch caſtles in the air will be as Jiro!g hº of truth as the demonſtrations of Euclid. Lºck 3. Powerful; mighty. ~. While there was war between the houſes of Saul and David, Abner made himſelf/t, ong for Saul. 2 Sam, iii.6. The merchant-adventurers being a ſtrong company, and well underſet with rich men and good order, held out bravely. "d Cleºfatra. Pal. cxlv. 14. Dryden, Ecºn. Thoſe that are ſtrong at ſea may eaſily bring them to what terms they pleaſe. Addiſon, The weak, by thinking themſelves frong, are induced to proclaim war againſt that which ruins them; and the ſtrong, by conceiting themſelves weak, are thereby rendered as uſeleſs as if they really were ſo. South's Sermoni, 4. Supplied with forces. When he was not ſix and twenty ſtrºng, Šišk in the world's regard, wretchéd and lºw, My father gave him welcome to the ſhore, sai. Hºn. IV. He was, at his riſing from Exeter, between fix and ſeven thouſand ſtrong. Bacon. In Britain's lovely iſle a ſhining throng War in his cauſe, a thouſand beauties ſtrong. Tickell. 5. Hale; healthy. Better is the poor being ſound and ſiring in conſtitution, than a rich man afflićled in his body. Ecclus xxx. 14. 6. Forcibly ačting in the imagination. This is one of the ſtrongeſ examples of a perſonation that ČVer was. Bacºn, 7. Ardent; eager; poſitive ; zealous. Her mother, ever ſtrong againſt that match, And firm for doctor Caius, hath appointed, That he ſhall ſhuffle her away. Shakespeare Mer. Iſive of Wºrd. In choice of committees for ripening buſineſs for the council, it is better to chuſe indifferent perſons, than to make an indifferency, by putting in thoſe that are ſtrong on both ſides. Batºn, The knight is a much ſtronger tory in the country than in town, which is neceſſary for the keeping up his intereſt. Addison 8. Full; having any quality in a great degree; affecting the ſight or ſmell forcibly. Add with Cecropian thymeſtrong-ſcented centaury. Dºyd By mixing ſuch powders we are not to expect a ſtrong and full white, ſuch as is that of paper; but ſome duſky obſcuſ’ one, ſuch as might ariſe from a mixture of light and dark- neſs, or from white and black, that is, a grey or dun, or ſuſ- fet brown. Newton's Otiº: Thus ſhall there be made two bows of colours, an interior and ſironger, by one reflexion in the drops, and an exterior and fainter by two; for the light becomes fainter by cºy reflexion. Newton's Opticki. . Potent; intoxicating. - 9 Gjirº beer to rub your horſes heels. - Swift. 10. Having a deep tincture; affecting the taſte forcibly, ng of the old Many of their propoſitions favour very ſtro King Charlei. leaven of innovations. 11. Affecting the ſmell powerfully. The prince of Cambay's daily food Is aſps, and baſiliſk and toad, - Which makes him have ſo ſtrong a breath, Hudibrar Each night he flinks a queen to death. 1. "[.
S T R
The heat of a human body, as it grows more intenſe,
makes the urine ſmell more ſtrong. Arbuthnºt.
12. Hard of digeſtion; not eaſily nutrimental.
Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heir.
13. Furniſhed with abilities for anything.
I was ſtronger in prophecy than in criticiſm.
14. Valid; confirmed.
In proceſs of time, an ungodly cuſtom grown ſtrong, was
kept as a law. //ſdom xiv. 16.
15. Violent; vehement; forcible.
In the days of his fleſh he offered up prayers, with ſtrong
crying and tears. Heb. v. 7.
The ſcriptures make deep and/ºrang impreſſions on the minds
of men: and whoſoever denies this, as he is in point of reli-
Drydºn.
gion atheiſtical, ſo in underſtanding brutiſh. j. Corbet.
16. Cogent; concluſive.
Meſſengers
Of ſtrong prevailment in unharden'd youth. Shakespeare.
What ſtrong cries muſt they be that ſhall drown ſo loud a
clamour of impieties. Decay of Piety.
Produce your cauſe; bring forth yourſrong reaſons. Iſa.
17. Able; ſkilful; of great force of mind.
There is no Engliſh ſoul
More ſtronger to direct you than yourſelf,
If with the ſap of reaſon you would quench,
Or but allay the fire of paſſion. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
18. Firm; compact; not ſoon broken.
Full on his ankle fell the pond’rous ſtone,
Burſt the ſirong nerves, and craſh'd the ſolid bone. Pote.
19. Forcibly written; compriſing much meaning in few words.
ST RoNG F 1's TE D. adj. [ſº ong and fift.] Stronghanded.
John, who was pretty ſtron ſiſted, gave him ſuch a ſqueeze
as made his eyes water. Arbuthnot.
STRo'NGHAND. m.ſ.. [ſtrong and hand J Force; violence.
When their captain dieth, if the ſeniory ſhould deſcend to
his child, and an infant, another would thruſt him out by
fronghand, being then unable to defend his right. Spenſer.
They wanting land wherewith to ſuſtain their people, and
the Tuſcans having more than enough, it was their meaning
to take what they needed by ſtronghand. Raleigh.
STRo'NG ly, adv. [from ſtrong.]
1. Powerfully ; forcibly. -
The colewort is an enemy to any plant, becauſe it draw-
eth ſtrongly the fatteſt juice of the earth. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
The dazzling light
Had flaſh'd too ſtrongly on his aking ſight. Addiſon.
Water impregnated with ſalt attenuates ſtrongly. Arbuthnot.
When the attention is ſtrºngly fixed to any ſubječt, all that
is ſaid concerning it makes a deeper impreſſion. Watts.
2. With ſtrength; with firmneſs; in ſuch a manner as to laſt;
in ſuch a manner as not eaſily to be forced.
Great Dunfinane he ſtrongly fortifies. Shakeſpeare.
Let the foundations be ſtrongly laid. Ezra vi. 3.
3. Vehemently ; forcibly; eagerly.
All theſe accuſe him ſtrongly. Shakeſpeare.
The ruinous conſequences of Wood's patent have been
frongly repreſented by both houſes. Swift.
Sir Ro'Now At E.R. n.ſ.. [ſtrong and water.] Diſtilled ſpirits.
Metals receive in readily ſtrong waters; and ſtrong waters
do readily pierce into metals and ſtones: and ſome will touch
upon gold, that will not touch upon ſilver. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
STRook. The preterite of ſtrike, uſed in poetry for ſtruck.
A ſudden tempeſt from the deſart flew,
With horrid wings, and thunder'd as it blew:
Then whirling round, the quoins together ſtrock. Sandjº,
That conqu'ring look
When next beheld, like light'ning ſtrook
My blaſted ſoul, and made me bow. Waller.
He, like a patient angler, ere he ſtrook,
Would let them play a while upon the hook. Dryden.
Stroph E. m. ſ. ſtrophe, Fr. £30%.] A ſtanza.
St Roy E. The preterite of ſtrive. -
Having quite loſt the way of nobleneſs, he ſtrove to climb
to the height of terribleneſs. ... Sidney.
To Strout. v. n. [ſtruſ;n, German.]. To ſwell with an ap-
pearance of greatneſs; to wak with affected dignity; to ſtrut.
‘This is commonly written ſirut, which ſeems more proper.
To St Rout. v. a. To ſwell out; to puff out; to enlarge by
affectation. - - -
I will make a bricſ liſt of the particulars in an hiſtorical
truth nowife ſtrouted, nor made greater by language. Bacon.
To St Row. v. n. [See to STREw.]
1. To ſpread by being ſcattered.
Angel forms lay entranc'd,
Thick as autumnal leaves that ſtrow the brooks
In Valombroſa. Milton's Paradiſe Lºſł.
2. To ſpread by ſcattering; to beſprinkle.
All the ground
With ſhiver'd armour ſtrºwn. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt.
Come, ſhepherds come, and ſtrºw with leaves the plain;
Such funeral rites your Daphnis did ordain. Dryden.
With oſier floats the ſtanding waterſt, ow,
With maſly ſtones make bridges if it flow. Pryden.
S T R
3. To ſpread.
There have been three years dearth of corn, and cycry
place ſtrow'd with beggars. Swift
4. To ſcatter; to throw at random. -
Synah, can I tell thee more ?
ſº : our ladies bowre:
ut little need to ſtrºw my
Suffice this hill º!. y ſtore, - S
The tree in flor
The glad earth about hºrº
With treaſure from her yielding boughs.
Poſſeſſion kept the beaten road, `
And gatherd all his brother ſtrawl.
To St Row L. v. n. To range; to wander.
'Tis ſhe who nightly ſtrowl,
To STRox. v. a. [For deſtroy.]
Dig garden, ſtroy mallow, now may you at eaſe. Tºffer.
St Ruck. The old preterite and participle paſſive of ſtrike.
This meſſage bear: the Trojans and their chief
Bring holy peace, and beg the king's relief;
Struck with ſo great a name, and all on fire,
The youth replies; whatever you'require. Dryden.
In a regular plantation, I can place myſelf in its ſºcial
centers, ſo as to view all the walks ſtruck from them. Speciator.
High on his car Seſoſtris ſtruck my view,
Whom ſcepter'd ſlaves in golden härneſs drew. Pope.
Some to conceit alone their taſte confine,
And glitt'ring thoughts ſtruck out at ev'ry line. Pope.
STRU'cKEN. The old participle paſſive of ſtrike.
Down fell the duke, his joints diſſolv’daſunder,
Blind with the light, and ſtrucken dead with wonder. Fairſ.
All liquours/iructen make round circles, and daſh. Bacon.
Silent, and in face
Confounded, long they ſat, as ſtrucken mute. Milton.
Structure [ſtructure, Fr.ſiručiūra, from ſtructuſ, Latin.]
I. Aćt of building; practice of building.
His ſon builds on, and never is content,
Till the laſt farthing is in ſtructure ſpent.
2. Manner of building; form; make.
Several have gone about to inform them, but for want of
inſight into the ſtructure and conſtitution of the terraqueous
- º
ºn, e?.
.
J/aller.
wift.
inder. [See Srroll j
with ſaunt ring pace. Gy.
Dryden.
globe, have not given ſatisfaction. J%odward.
3. Edifice; building.
Ecbatana her ſtructure vaſt there ſhews,
And Hecatompylos her hundred gates. Milton.
High on a rock of ice the ſtructure lay. Pºpe.
There ſtands a ſtructure of majeſtick frame. Pope:
STRUDE. or Strode. n.ſ. A ſtock of breeding mares.
To STRU'GGLE. v. n. [Of uncertain etymology.]
I. To labour; to ačt with effort.
2. To ſtrive; to contend; to conteſt.
No man is guilty of an act of intemperance but he might
have forborn it; not without ſome trouble from the ſtrugglings
of the contrary habit, but ſtill the thing was poſſible. South.
In the time of Henry VIII. differences of religion tore the
nation into two mighty factions, and, under the name of Papiſt
and Proteſtant, ſtruggled in her bowels with many various
events. - Temple.
I repent, like ſome deſpairing wretch,
That boldly plunges in the frightful deep,
Then pants, and ſtruggles with the whirling waves;
And catches every ſlender reed to ſave him. Smith.
3. To labour in difficulties; to be in agonies or diſtreſs.
Strong virtue, like ſtrong nature, ſtruggles ſtill,
Exerts itſelf, and then throws off the ill.
'Tis wiſdom to beware
And better ſhun the bait, than ſtruggle in the ſnare. Dryden.
If men ſtruggle through as many troubles to be miſerable as
to be happy; my readers may be perſuaded to be good. Spect.
He ſtruggling groans beneath the cruel hands
Even of the clowns he feeds. Thomſon.
St RU'GGle. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Labour; effort.
2. Conteſt; contention.
When, in the diviſion of parties, men only flrove for the
firſt place in the prince's favour, an honeſt man might look
upon the ſtruggle with indifference. Addison.
It began and ended without any of thoſe unnatural ſtruggles
for the chair, which have diſturbed the Peace of this great
city. Alterbury.
. Agony; tumultuous diſtreſs. - - - - - -
| STRUMA, n.ſ. [Latin.] A glandular ſwelling; the king's evil.
A gentlewoman had a ſtruma about the inſtep, yely hard
and deep about the tendons. - Iłiſeman's Sºgº.
STRU'Mots adj. [from ſtrumal Having ſwelling in the glands.
How to treat them when ſtrum.” ſcirrhous, or cancerous.
Ba ly.
Dryden.
JPiſeman:
Strumper. n.ſ. A whore; a proſtitut; Of doubtful original.
Stropo vieux mot palliardie. Stuprum, Lat, Trevoux.
How like a younker or a prodigal
The ſkarfed bark puts from her native bay,
Hugg'd
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3'd and embraced by the ſtrumpet wind
#. i. prodigal doth ſhe return, ind
Lean, rent, and beggar'd by the ſtrumpet wind.
Ne'er could º
- double vigour, art and nature,
yº i. º: temper, i. this virtuous maid
Subdues me quite. Shakeſp. Meaſure fºr Meaſure.
If to preſerve this veſſel for my lord
From any other, foul, unlawful touch, 2.
Be not to be aſtrumpet; I am none. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
Common fame is as falſe and impudent as a commonſtrum-
Shakeſø.
pet. L’Eſtrange.
Honour had his due;
Before the holy prieſt my vows were ty'd:
So came I not a ſtrumpet but a bride. Dryden.
To STRU'MPET. v.a. To make a whore; to debauch.
If we two be one, and º falſe,
I do digeſt the poiſon of thy fleſh,
Being }.}by the contagion. Shakespeare.
Strung. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſtring.
The ſtrung bow points out the Cynthian queen. Gay.
To STRUT. v. n. [ſiruſen, German.] - -
1. To walk with affected dignity; to ſwell with ſtatelineſs.
Adore our errours, laugh at's while we ſtrut
To our confuſion. Shakeſpeare's Ant and Cleopatra.
Does he not hold up his head and ſtrut in his gait? Shakeſp.
Though thou ſirut and paint,
Yet art thou both ſhrunk up and old. Ben. johnſºn.
The falſe ſyren
Struts on th waves, and ſhews the brute below. Dryden.
We will be with you ere the crowing cock
Salutes the light, and ſiruts before his feather'd flock. Dryd.
2. To ſwell; to protuberate.
The goats with ſtrutting dugs ſhall homeward ſpeed. D, yd.
The pow'r appeas'd, with winds ſuffic'd the ſail,
The bellying canvaſs ſtrutted with the gale. Dryden.
As thy ſtrutting bags with money riſe,
The love of gain is of an equal ſize. Dryden.
STRUT. m. ſ. [from the verb.] An affectation of ſatelineſs in
the walk.
Certain gentlemen of the gown, by ſmirking countenances
and an ungainly ſtrut in their walk, have got preferment.
Swift.
STUB. m. ſ. [rzeb, Sax, ſlubbe, Daniſh; /?ob, Dutch ; ſtipes,
Latin.]
1. A thick ſhort ſtock left when the reſt is cut off.
Dametas guided the horſes ſo ill, that the wheel coming
over a great/ful of a tree, overturned the coach. Sidney.
- All about, old ſtocks and ſtubs of trees,
Whereon nor fruit nor leaf was ever ſeen,
Did hang upon the ragged rocky knees. Fairy Queen.
To buy at the ſub is the beſt for the buyer,
More timely proviſion, the cheaper is fire. 7uſer.
Upon cutting down of an old timber tree, the flub hath put
out ſometimes a tree of another kind, Bºonſ, Nat. Hiſtory.
We here
Live on tough roots and ſtubs, to thirſt inur’d,
Men to much miſery and hardſhips born.
Frickly ſtubs inſtead of trees are found,
Cr woods with knots and knares deform'd and old;
Headleſs the moſt, and hideous to behold. Dryd. Knights Tale.
2. A log; a block.
Yºu ſhall have more adoe to drive our dulleſt and lazieſt
Youth, our ſtocks and ſubt, from the infini. deſire of ſuch a
*PPynurture, than we have now to haul. choiceſt wits to
that afinine feaſt of ſow-thiſtles and brambles. Milton.
To STUB. v. a. [from the noun..] To force up; to extirpate.
His two tuſks ſerve for fighting and feeding; by the help
whereof he ſtubs up edible roots ºut of the ground, or tears
off the bark of trees. Grew's Muſcum.
The other tree was griev'd,
Grew ſcrubby, dry'd * top, was ſtunted;
So the next parſon/ulºd and burnt it. Swift.
STU'BBED. adj. [from /lub.] Truncated; ſhort and thick.
A pain he in his head-piece feels,
Againſt a ſtubbed tree he reels,
And up went poor Hobgoblin's heels.
To ſpight the Coy nymphs,
Hang upon our ſailed horns
Garlands, ribbons, and fine poeſies. -
sº *.*.*.*, *ſ,[from ſulb.u.] The flate of being ſhort,
sº "ºr, l, Dutch
- .*/; lººſe, Fr. ſºftpel, utch ; /?ibula in.
The flak ºf cºnjº .# º, and
- This ſuggeſted
{\ºme time, when his ſoaring inſolence
Shall reach the People, will be the fire
°kindle their dr bbl >
Shall darken him º and their blaze
Milton,
Drayton. {
P'Pº open in the morning,
2.
Shakeſpeare.
If a ſmall red flower in the /*le-fields, called the winco-
You may be ſure of a fair day.
Bacon,
His ſucceeding years afford him little more than the ſubble
of his own harveſt. Dryden
Thrice happy Duck, employ'd in threſhing ſubbi,"
Thy toil is leſien’d and thy profits double. Swift,
After the firſt crop is off they plow in the wheat ſºuth.
- artimer’s Huſband).
STU’BBORN. adj. [This word, of which no obvious etymo.
logy appears, is derived by Minſlew from Jłoutborn, referred
by juniuſ to ºzº, and deduced better by M. Lye, from
Jub, perhaps from /lub-horn.]
1. Obſtinate; inflexible; contumacious.
The queen is obſtinate,
Stubborn to juſtice, apt t'accuſe it, and
Diſdainful to be tried by’t. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
You ſtubborn antient knave, you reverend braggart,
We'll teach you.- Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
He believed he had ſo humbled the garriſon, that they would
be no longer ſo ſtubborn. Clarendon.
2. Perſiſting; perſevering; ſteady.
All this is to be had only from the epiſtles themſelves, with
Jubbºrn attention, and more than common application. Lock.
3. Stiff; not pliable; inflexible; not eaſily admitting impreſſion.
Strifeful Atin in their ſtubborn mind,
Coals of contention and hot vengeance tin'd. Spºnſºr,
Love ſoftens me, and blows up fires which paſs
Through my tough heart, and melt theJłubborn maſs. Dºyd
I'll not flatter this tempeſtuous king,
But work his/tubborn ſoul a nobler way. Dryden,
Take a plant of ſtubborn oak,
And labour him with many a ſturdy ſtroak. Dryden.
4. Hardy; firm.
Patience under torturing pain,
Where ſtubborn ſtoicks would complain. Swift.
5. Haſh; rough; rugged.
We will not oppoſe any thing that is hard andſtubborn, but
by a ſoft anſwer deaden their force. Burnet.
6. In all its uſes it commonly implies ſomething of a bad qua-
lity.
Stu’BB or NLY. adv. [fromAubborn.] Obſtinately; contuma.
ciouſly; inflexibly. -
Stubbornly he did repugn the truth,
About a certain queſtion in the law. Shafft. H. VI.
He wilfully neglects his book, and /tubbornly refuſes any
thing he can do. Locke.
So cloſe they cling, ſo ſtubbornly retire,
Their love's more violent than the chymiſt's fire. Garth.
Sty'bbornness. n.ſ.. [from ſtubborn, J Obſtinacy; vicious
ſtoutneſs; contumacy; inflexibility.
Happy is your grace,
That can tranſlate the Jłubbornneſ of fortune - - -
Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtyle. Shakeſp. A yºu likit.
He choſe a courſe leaſt ſubječ to envy, between ſtiffſius.
*; and filthy flattery. Hayward.
atriots, in peace, aſſert the people's right,
With noble/ſubbornneſ; reſiſting might. Dryden.
*rnneſ, and an obſtinate diſobedience, muſt be maſ.
tered with blows. Locłe,
It failed, partly by the accidents of a ſtorm, and partly by
the ſtubbornneſ; or treachery of that colony for whoſe relief it
was deſigned. Swift.
Stu'ahy, adj. [from ſtub.] Short and thick; ſhort and ſtrong
The baſe is ſurrounded with a garland of black and ſug
briſtles. Grew's Muſeum.
STANaik, n.ſ. [ſtub and nail.] A nail broken off; a ſhort
thick nail.
STUCCO. m.ſ. [Ital. ſluc, Fr.] A kind of fine plaſter for walls,
Palladian walls, Venetian doors,
Groteſco roofs, and ſtucco floors. - Pope,
Stuck. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſick. -
I had a paſs with rapier, ſcabbard and all, and he . me
the ſtuck in with ſuch a mortal motion, that it is inevita º
Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
What more infamous brands have #: ſº any,
ts for the worſt ends? . .
than thoſe who uſed the beſt par Decay of Pitt}.
The partners of their crime will learn obedience,
When they look up and ſee their fellow-traitors Alliºn.
Stuck on a fork. - yon,
When the polypus from forth his cave,
Torn with full force, reluctant beats the wave,
His ragged claws are ſtºck with ſtones and ſands. .
Stuck o'er with titles, and hung round with ſtrings,
That thou may'ſt be by kings, or whores of kings. ſº
Stuckle n.ſ. [/lºok, Scottiſh.) A number of ſheaves laid .
ther in the field to "g: J Ainſworth.
• 77. J. Llous oaXOſ). - - -
†: ſ. H. 'in ſome ſuch meaning perhaps it if be
taken in the following paſſage, which I do not underſt one
A barn in the country, that hath one ſingle ſº.”
height of ſtud, to the roof, is two ſhillings a foot. :
2. A nail with a large head driven for ornament; any orn
tal knob or protuberance. Handler
Pºpe.
-ºp-
S T U
Handles were to add,
For which he now was making ſtud.
A belt of ſtraw, and ivy buds,
With coral claſps and amber ſtudi.
Cryſtal and myrrhine cups emboſs'd with gems,
And ſtuds of pearl. Milton's Paradiſe Regain'd.
Upon a plane are ſeveral ſmall oblong ſtuds, placed regularly
Chapman's Iliad.
Raleigh.
in a quincunx order. J/oodward on Foſſils.
A deſk he had of curious work,
With glitt'ring ſtuds about. Swift:
3. [Scobe, Saxon ; ſtod, Iſlandick, is a ſtallion.] A collection
of breeding horſes and mares.
In the ſtud of Ireland, where care is taken, we ſee horſes
bred of excellent ſhape, vigour, and ſize. Temple.
To Stud. v. a. [from the noun..] To adorn with ſtuds or
ſhining knobs.
Thy horſes ſhall be trapp'd,
Their harneſs ſtudded all with gold and pearl. Shakeſpeare.
A ſilver ſtudded ax, alike beſtow'd. Dryden's Án.
STU'D ENT. n.ſ.. [ſtudens, Latin.] A man given to books; a
ſcholar; a bookiſh man.
Keep a gameſter from dice, and a good ſtudent from his
book. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſor.
This grave advice ſome ſober ſtudent bears,
And loudly rings it in his fellow's ears. Dryden's Perſ.
A ſtudent ſhall do more in one hour, when all things concur
to invite him to any ſpecial ſtudy, than in four at a dull ſea-
ſon. Watts's Logick.
I ſlightly touch the ſubječt, and recommend it to ſome
ſtudent of the profeſſion. Arbuthnot on Coins.
Stu'died. adj. [from ſtudy J
1. Learned; verſed in any ſtudy; qualified by ſtudy.
He died
As one that had been ſtudied in his death,
To throw away the deareſt thing he ow'd,
As 'twere a careleſs trifle.
I am well ſtudied for a liberal thanks,
Which I do owe you. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
It will be fit that ſome man, reaſonably ſtudied in the law,
go as chancellor. Bacon.
2. Having any particular .# Out of uſe.
A prince ſhould not be ſo looſely ſtudied as to remember ſo
weak a compoſition. Shakeſpeare.
Sru'DIER. n.ſ.. [from ſtudy.] One who ſtudies.
Lipſius was a great{..., of the ſtoical philoſophy: upon
his death-bed his friend told him, that he needed not uſe ar-
guments to perſuade him to patience, the philoſophy which he
had ſtudied would furniſh him; he anſwers him, Lord Jeſus,
give me Chriſtian patience. Tillotſon.
There is a law of nature, as intelligible to a rational crea-
ture and ſtudier of that law, as the poſitive laws of common-
wealths. Locke.
STU'D1ous. adj. Iſſudieux, French ; ſtudioſus, Latin.]
1. Given to books and contemplation; given to learning.
A proper remedy for wandering thoughts, he that ſhall
propoſe, would do great ſervice to the ſtudious and contempla-
tive part of mankind. Locke.
2. Diligent; buſy.
Studious to find new friends, and new allies,
3. Attentive to ; careful.
The people made
Stout for the war, and ſtudious of their trade.
There are who, fondly ſtudious of increaſe,
Rich foreign mold on their ill-natur'd land
Induce.
4. Contemplative; ſuitable to meditation.
Let my due feet never fail
To walk the ſtudious cloiſter's pale.
Him for the ſtudious ſhade
Kind nature form'd.
Stu'Diously, adv. [from ſtudious.]
1. Contemplatively; with cloſe application to literature.
2. Diligently; carefully; attentively.
On a ſhort pruning hook his head reclines,
And ſtudiouſly ſurveys his gen’rous wines. Dryden's Aen.
All of them ſtudiouſly cheriſhed the memory of their hon-
ourable extraćtion. Atterbury.
Stu'Dious N Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſtudious.] Addićtion to ſtudy.
STUDY. m.ſ. [ ſtude, French ; ſtudium, Latin.]
1. Application of mind to books and learning.
Study gives ſtrength to the mind; converſation, grace. Temp.
Engage the mind in ſtudy by a conſideration of the divine
pleaſures of truth and knowledge. //atts.
2. Perplexity; deep cogitation.
Th’ idea of her life ſhall ſweetly creep
Into his ſtudy of imagination. Shai. Much Ado about Nothing.
The king of Caſtile, a little confuſed, and in a ſtudy, ſaid,
that can I not do with my honour. Bacon's Henry VII.
3. Attention; meditation; contrivance.
What can happen
To me above this wretchedneſs? All your ſtudies
Make me a curſe like this, Slakeſp. Henry VIII.
Shakeſpeare.
Tickell.
Dryden.
Phi"ips-
Milton.
Thomſºn's Summer.
Juſt men they ſeem’d, and all their ſtudy bent
- - tudy bent
To worſhip God aright, and know his works.
4. Any Particular kind of learning.
Studies ſerve for delight in privateneſs and retiring, for or-
nament in diſcourſe, and for ability in the judgment and diſ-
poſition of buſineſs. Bacon's Eſſays
5. Apartment ſet off for literary employment. yj.
Set me a taper in my ſtudy, Lucius. Shakeſ jul. Caſ
they ſay, he keeps,
Knock at the ſtudy, where,
To ruminate ſtrange plots. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus.
Let all ſtudies and libraries be towards the Eaſt.
Milion.
- - J/alton.
Some ſervants of the king viſited the lodgings of the accuſed
members, and ſealed up their ſtudies and trink. Clarendon
Both adorn'd their age; - -
One for the ſtudy, t'other for the ſtage. Dryden.
To STU'DY. v. n. [ſtudeo, Latin; eſtudier, French.]
1. To think with very cloſe application; to muſe,
I found a moral firſt, and then ſtudied for a fable. Swift.
2. To endeavour diligently.
Study to be quiet, and do your own buſineſs. I Theſ, iv. 11.
To Stu'd Y. v. a.
1. To apply the mind to.
Nothing lovelier can be found
In woman, than to ſtudy houſhold good. Milton.
If a gentleman be to ſtudy any language, it ought to be
that of his own country. Lake.
2. To conſider attentively.
. He hath ſtudied her well, and tranſlated her out of honeſty
into Engliſh. Shakſ). Merry I/ive of iſ indſor.
Study thyſelf: what rank, or what degree,
The wiſe Creator has ordain’d for thee. Dryden's Perſ.
You have ſtudied every ſpot of ground in Flanders, whičh
has been the ſcene of battles and ſieges. Dryden.
3. To learn by application.
You could, for a need, ſtudy a ſpeech of ſome dozen lines,
which I would ſet down. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
STUFF. n.ſ.. [ſtoffe, Dutch; eſtiffe, French.]
1. Any matter or body.
Let Phidias have rude and obſtinate ſtuff to carve: though
his art do that it ſhould, his work will lack that beauty, which
otherwiſe in fitter matter it might have had. Hooker.
The workman on his ſtuff his ſkill doth ſhow,
And yet the ſtiff gives not the man his ſkill. Davies.
Of brick, and of that ſtuff; they caſt to build
A city and tow’r. Milton.
Pierce an hole near the inner edge, becauſe the triangle
hath there moſt ſubſtance of ſtuff. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
2. Materials out of which any thing is made.
Thy verſe ſwells with ſtuff ſo fine and ſmooth,
That thou art even natural in thine art. Shakeſp. Timon:
Caeſar hath wept ;
Ambition ſhould be made of ſterner ſtuff. Shakespeare jul. Caſ.
Succeſs or loſs, what is or is not, ſerves
As ſtuff for theſe two to make paradoxes.
Thy father, that poor rag, -
Muſt be thy ſubječt, who in ſpight put ſtuff
To ſome ſhe-beggar, and compounded thee
Poor rogue hereditary. Shakeſpeare's Timon.
Degrading proſe explains his meaning ill,
And ſhews the ſtuff, and not the workman's ſkill. Roſcom.
3. Furniture; goods.
Fare away to get our ſtuff aboard. Shakeſpeare.
He took away locks, and gave away the king's ſtuff. Hayw.
Groaning waggons loaded high
With ſtuff.
4. That which fills anything.
With ſome ſweet oblivious antidote
Cleanſe the ſtuff'd boſom of that perilous ſtuff
Which weighs upon the heart.
5. Eſſence; elemental part.
Though in the trade of war I have ſlain men,
Yet do I hold it very ſtuff o' th' conſcience
et GO I no y ſtuff Shakeſp. Othell.
Shakeſpeare.
Cowley's Davidris.
Shakeſpeare.
To do no contriv'd murther.
6. Any mixture or medicine.
I did compound for her ld ſei
A certain ſiuff, which, being ta'en, would ſeize -
The .#. of life. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
7. Cloth or texture of any kind. .. -
8. Textures of wool thinner and ſlighter than cloath.
Let us turn the wools of the land into cloaths and ſtuff of
our own growth, and the hemp and flax growing here into
linen cloth and cordage. Bacon's Advice to Williert.
9. Matter or thing. In contempt.
O proper ſtuff!
This is the very painting of your fear. Shakespeare Macbeth.
Such ſtiff as madmen
Tongue .#. not. Shakeſpeare.
At this fuſty ſtuff 1.
The large Achilles, ºn his preſt bed lolling,
From his deep cheſt laughs out a loud applauſe.
Pleaſe not thyſelf the flatt'ring crowd to hear, -
'Tis fulſome ſtiff to feed thy itching ear. Dryden's Perſ.
25 M Anger
Shakeſp;
S T Uſ S T U Anger would indie |l wri h woful ſtuff as I or Shadwe Write. sº be time enough To hear ſuch mortifying ſtuff. - Swift. The free things that among rakes paſs for wit and ſpirit, muſt be ſhocking ſtuff to the ears of perſons of delicacy. Cariſ. 10. It is now ſeldom uſed in any ſenſe but in contempt or diſlike. To Stuff, v. a...[from the noun.] 1. To fill very full with any thing. When we've ſtuff’d Theſe pipes, and theſe conveyances of blood, With wine and feeding, we have ſuppler ſouls, Shakeſpeare. If I find him comforting the king, It will ſtuff his ſuſpicion more fully. Though plentecus, all too little ſeems - Toftuff this maw, this vaſt unhide-bound corps. Miltox. What have we more to do than to ſtuff our guts with theſe figs L'Eſtrange. This crook drew hazel-boughs adown, And ſtuff"d her apron wide with nuts ſo brown. Gay. 2. To fill to uneaſineſs. With ſome oblivious antidote Cleanſe the ſtuff"d boſom of that perilous ſtuff Which weighs upon the heart. 3. To thruſt into anything. Put roſes into a glaſs with a narrow mouth, ſtuffing them cloſe together, but without bruiſing, and they retain ſmell and colour freſh a year. Bacon's Natural Hylory. 4. To fill by being put into anything. Grief fills the room up of my abſent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Stuff; out his vacant garments with his form. Shakeſpeare. With inward arms the dire machine they load, And iron bowels ſtuff the dark abode. Dryden's AFn. A bed, The ſtuffng leaves, with hides of bears o'erſpread. Dryden. 5. To ſwell out by ſomething thruſt in. Dryden's jºven. Shakeſpeare. Shakespeare. I will be the man that ſhall make you great.—I cannot perceive how, unleſs you give me your doublet, and ſtuff me out with ſtraw. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The gods for ſin Should with a ſwelling dropſy ſtuff thy ſkin. Dryden. Officious Baucis lays Two cuſhions Jºff'd with ſtraw, the ſeat to raiſe. Dryden. 6. To fill with ſomething improper of ſuperfluous. It is not uſual among the beſt patterns to ſtuff the report of Particular lives with matter of publick record. J/otton. Thoſe accuſations */ºff-d with odious generals, that the proofs ſeldom make good. Clarendon. For thee I dim theſe eyes, and /luff this head With all ſuch reading as was never read. Pope. 7. To obſtruct the 9'gans of ſcent or reſpiration. Theſe gloves the count ſent ºne; they are an excellent per- fume. | am ſºft, couſin, I cannot ſmell. Shakeſpeare. 8. To fill meat with ſºmething of high reliſh. She went for parſly to/ºf a rabbet. Shakeſpeare. He *iºd at all, yet never could excel In any thing butJ'uffing of his veal. King's Cºokery. 9. To form by ſtuffing. An eaſtern king Put a judge to death for an iniquitous ſen- ºnce; and ordered his hide tº be Jiuffed into a cuſhion, and Placed upon the tribunal. Swift. o STUFF. v. n. To fººd gluttonouſly. Wedg'd in a ſpacious elbow-chair, And on her plate a treble ſhare, As if ſhe ne'er could have enough, Taught harmleſs manºr. and fluff. Swift. Stu'FFING. hiſ [from ſluff.] I. That by which anything is filled. Romé was a farrago out of the neighbouring nations; and reece, though one monarchy under Alexander, yet the People that were the ſºftng and materials thereof, exiſted efore. Płale. 2. Reliſhing ingredients put into meat. Arrach leaves are Very good in pottage andſuffings. Mort. TUKE, or Stuck. "...ſ, [ſuc, French ; ſucco, Italian.J. A com: poſition of lime and marble, powdered very fine, commonly called plaiſter of Paris, with which figures and other Ornaments reſembling ſculpture are made. Bailey. §. * / A ſhaft to draw water out of a mine. Bailey. º **89*NCE. n.ſ. [/iuhu, and *Tuentia, Lat.J Fooliſ, - Dićf. Stum. n.ſ. - Žluhºſiº Swediſh, ſuppoſed to be contračted from !. tº .."fermented; the cremor or froth on muſt. grapes º °lammy vapour, that ariſes from theſ?um of when en they lie maſhed in the wat, puts out a light 2. New º * it. Addiſon on i. et º .* raiſe fermentation in dead and vapid wine. r call u . "thout mixture or /ium be all fine, P the maſter, and break his dull noji. B. Johnſ. 3. Wine revived by a new fermentation. Drink ev'ry letter on't in /ium, And make it briſk champaigne become. Hudibral To STUM. v. a. [from the noun..] To renew wine by mixi. freſh wine and raiſing a new fermentation. § Vapid wines are put upon the lees of noble wines to give them ſpirit, and we /ium our wines to renew their ſpirits. F. To STU'MBLE. v. n. [This word Junius derives from ſim, and ſays the original meaning is to ſtrike or trip waii'. ſtamp. I rather think it comes from tumble.] 1. To trip in walking. When ſhe will take the rein, I let her run; But ſhe'll not ſtumble. ‘haºſ. ſººntºr', Tal, A headſtall being reſtrained to keep him from ſlumlin. hath been often burſt. Shakespeare Zaming ºf the . As we pac'd along - Upon the giddy footing of the hatches, Methought that Glo'ſter/lumbled; and, in falling, Struck me, that ſought to ſtay him, overboard. Shalºft The way of the wicked is as darkneſs: they know not. what they ſtumble. Prov. iv. 19. Cover'd o'er with blood, Which from the patriot's breaſt in torrents flow'd, He faints: his ſteed no longer hears the rein; But/ºum les o'er the heap his hand had ſai. Prior, * To ſlip; to err; to ſlide into crimes or blunders. He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and therei, none occaſion of /iumbling in him. I jo. ii. 10. This my day of grace They who neglect and ſcorn, ſhall never taſte; But hard be harden'd, blind be blind. more, - That they may/lumbie on, and deeper fall. Milton. 3. To ſtrike againſt by chance; to light on by chance, This extreme dealing had driven her to put herſelf with a great lady of that country, by which occaſion ſhe had fumbled "Poº ſuch miſchances as were little for the honour of her or her family. Sidney. What man art thou, that, thus beſcreen'd in night, So ſtumbleſt on m y counſel. Shakespeare Romeo and julid. A mouſe, bred in a cheſt, dropped out over the ſide, and Jumbled upon a delicious more. L'Eſtrange. 9vid ſtumbled, by ſome inadvertency, upon Livia in , bath. Dryden. *Y of the greateſt inventions have been accidentally fumbled upon by men buſy and inquiſitive. Raj. Write down p and b, and make ſigns to him to endeavour tº Pronounce them, and guide him by ſhewing him the motion of your own lips; by which he will, with a little endeavour, ſtumble upon one of them. Holder's Element ºf Sºuth. To Stu'Mble. v.a. 1. To obſtruct in Prºgreſs; to make to trip or flop. 2. To make to boggle; to offend. Such terms amus’d them all, And ſtumbled many. Milton's Paradſ: Lºft. One thing more ſtumbles me in the very foundation of this hypotheſis. Lait, Sruºmble. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A trip in walking. 2. A blunder; a failure. One ſtumble is enough to deface the character of an hon- ourable life. L'Eſtrangº, Stu MBLER. m.ſ. [from ſtumble.] One that ſtumbles. Be ſweet to all: is thy complexion ſour Then keep ſuch company; make them thy allay: Set a ſharp wife, a ſervant that willow'r, A ſtumbler ſtumbles leaſt in rugged way. Herit. STU'MBLINGblock. n: / [from ſtumble.] Cauſe of ſtumbling; Stu'MBLINGstone. } cauſe of errour; cauſe of offence. We preach Chriſt crucified, unto the Jews a ſtumblingllº, and unto the Greeks fooliſhneſs. I Cor. i. 23. This ſtumblingſtone we hope to take away. . . . Burnt. Shakeſpeare is a ſtumblingilock to theſe rigid criticks. Speciat. STUMP. m.ſ. [ ſtumpe, Daniſh ; ſtompe, Dutch ; ſtompen, º to lop.] The part of any ſolid body remaining after the r is taken away. - He ſtruck ſo ſtrongly, that the knotty ſting Of his huge tail he quite in ſunder cleft; - Fivejoint thereof he hew'd, and but the ſtump him left. Spenſ, Your colt's tooth is not caſt yet.—Not while I have a ſtump Shakeſpeare. He through the buſhes ſcrambles; Aſtump doth trip him in his pace; Down comes poor Hob upon his face, * - A 7...., 1. Amongſt the briers and brambles. Drayton's Nymphid. Who, 'cauſe they're waſted to the ſtumps, Hudibras. Are repreſented beft by rumps. - > A j ſnapt off the end of his finger, and I dreſſed the ſtamp with common digeſtive. J//eman's Surgery. - nder his º poor aſs, now wore out to theſiumpſ, fell º: Againſt a ſtump his tuſks the monſter grinds, - And in the ſharpen'd edge new vigour finds. sº
S T U
A tongue might have ſome reſemblance to the ſlump of a
feather. Grew's Muſeum.
Worn to the ſtumps in the ſervice of the maids, ’tis thrown
out of doors, or condemned to kindle a fire. Swift.
Stu'MPY. adj. [from ſtump.] Full of ſtumps; hard; ſtiff;
ſtrong. A bad word.
They burn the ſtubble, which, being ſo ſtumpy, they ſeldom
plow in. - Mortimer.
To STUN. v. a. [rtunan, Saxon, zerzun, noiſe.]
1. To confound or dizzy with noiſe.
An univerſal hubbub wild
Of ſunning ſounds, and voices all confus'd,
Aſſaufts his ear. Milton.
Still ſhall I hear, and never quit the ſcore,
Stunn'd with hoarſe Codrus. Theſeid o'er and o'er. Dryden.
Too ſtrong a noiſe ſuns the ear, and one too weak does
not act upon the organ.
So Alma, weary'd of being great,
And nodding in her chair of ſtate,
Stunn’d and worn out with endleſs chat,
Of Will did this, and Nan ſaid that.
Shouts as thunder loud afflićt the air;
And ſun the birds releas'd.
The Britons, once a ſavage kind,
Deſcendents of the barbarous Huns,
With limbs robuſt, and voice that ſtunt,
You taught to modulate their tongues,
And ſpeak without the help of lungs.
2. To make ſenſeleſs or dizzy with a blow.
One hung a pole-ax at his ſaddle-bow,
And one a heavy mace to ſtun the foe.
STUNG. The preterite and participle paſſive of ſing:
To both theſe ſiſters have I ſworn my love:
Each jealous of the other, as the ſung
Are of the adder. Shakespeare King Lear.
With envy ſtung, they view each other's deeds,
The fragrant work with diligence proceeds. Dryden's Aºn.
Stunk. The preterite of ſink. - -
To STUNT. v. a. [ſºunta, Iſlandick.] To hinder from growth.
Though this uſage ſºunted the girl in her growth, it gave
her a hardy conſtitution; ſhe had life and ſpirit. Arbuthnot.
There he ſtopt ſhort, nor ſince has writ a tittle,
But has the wit to make the moſt of little;
Like ſlunted hide-bound trees, that juſt have got
Cheyne,
Prior.
Prior.
Swift.
Dryden.
Sufficient ſap at once to bear and rot. Pope.
The tree grew ſcrubby, dry'd a-top and ſºunted,
And the next parſon ſtubb'd and burnt it. Swift.
Stupe. n.ſ.. [ſtupa, Latin.] Cloath or flax dipped in warm
medicaments, and applied to a hurt or ſore.
A fomentation was by ſome pretender to ſurgery applied
with coarſe woollen ſupes, one of which was bound upon his
leg. - JWiſeman's Surgery.
To Stupe. v.a. [from the noun..] Tofoment; todreſs with ſtupes.
The eſcar divide, and ſºupe the part affe&ted with wine. Wiſem.
STUPEFA’cTION. "{ [ſupefaction, Fr ſtupefactus, Lat JInſen-
ſibility; dulneſs; ſtupidity; ſluggiſhneſs of mind; heavy folly.
All reſiſtance of the dićtates of conſcience brings a hard-
neſs and ſtupefaction upon it. South.
She ſent to ev'ry child
Firm impudence, or ſupefaction mild;
And ſtrait ſucceeded, leaving ſhame no room, -
Cibberian forehead, or Cimmerian gloom. Dunciad.
Stupef Active. adj. [from ſtupefactus, Latin; ſtupefactſ, Fr.]
Cauſing inſenſibility; dulling; obſtructing the ſenſes; narco-
tick; opiate. -
It is a gentle fomentation, and hath a very little mixture,
of ſome ſupefactive. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Opium hath a ſtupefactive part, and a heating part; the one
moving ſleep, the other a heat. Bacon.
STUPE'Ndous. adj. [ſtupendur, Lat.] Wonderful; amazing;
aſtoniſhing.
All thoſe ſtupendous ačts deſervedly are the ſubjećt of a hiſ-
tory, excellently written in Latin by a learned prelate. Claren.
Great joy was at their meeting, and at fight
Of that ſtupendous bridge his joy increas'd. Milton.
Portents and prodigies their ſouls amaz'd ;
But moſt, when this ſupendous pile was rais'd. Dryden.
Mortals, fly this curſt deteſted race:
A hundred of the ſame ſtupendous ſize,
A hundred Cyclops live among the hills. Addison.
Our numbers can ſcarce give us an idea of the vaſt quantity
of ſyſtems in this ſtupendous piece of archite&ture. Cheyne.
STU'PID. adj. [ſtupide, French; ſtupidus, Latin.] -
1. Dulli wanting ſenſibility; wanting apprehenſion; heavy;
fluggiſh of underſtanding.
O that men ſhould be ſo ſtupid grown
As to forſake the living God.
Milton.
Men, boys and women, ſtupid with ſurpriſe,
Where e'er ſhe paſſes, fix their wond'ring eyes. Dryden.
If I by chance ſucceed,
Know, I am not ſo ſtupid, or ſo hard,
Not to feel praiſe, or fame's deſerv'd reward. Dryden,
S T U
With wild ſurpriſe
A moment ſtupid, motionleſs he ſtood.
2. Performed without ſkill or genius.
Wit, as the chief of virtue's friends,
Diſdains to ſerve ignoble ends: >
Obſerve what loads of Jºupid rhimes
STUP 'ppreſs us y º times.
***P*T.Y. m. ſ. [/tupidité, Fr. ſtupidit - -
heavineſs of mind; 㺠f :...] Dulneſs;
Shadwel alone, of all my ſons, is he 9.
Who ſtands confirm'd in fullJłupidity.
Thomſºn:
Swift.
Stu'Piply, adv. [from /tupid.] Dryden;
1. With ſuſpenſion or ina&tivity of underſtanding.
hat ſpace the evil one abſtracted flood
From his own evil, and for the time remaind
Stupidly good. Milton's Paradiſ, Loft.
2. Dully; without apprehenſion.
On the ſhield there was engraven maps of countries, which
#. could not comprehend, but looked on asJupidly as his
fºllow-heaſt the licn. Dryden's Fables, Deditat.
sººn. m. ſ. [from Jupiff. J That which cauſes ſtu-
pidity. - -
To STUPIFY. v. a. [/tupefacio, Latin. This word ſhould
therefore be ſpelled ſtupefy; but the authorities are againſt it.]
To make ſtupid ; to deprive of ſenſibility; to dull.
It is not º ; but yet is not fluent, but ſtupified. Bac.
- Ole
Will ſtupify and dull the ſenſe a while. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
Pounce it into the quickſilver, and ſo proceed to the ſtupi-
fjing. - - Bacon.
Confider whether that method, uſed to quiet ſome con-
ſciences, does not ſtupefy more. Decay of Piety.
. The fumes of his paſſion do as really intoxicate his diſcern-
ing faculty, as the fumes of drink diſcompoſe and ſtupify the
brain of a man overcharged with it. South.
Envy, like a cold poiſon, benumbs and ſtupifies; and con-
ſcious of its own impotence, folds its arms in deſpair. Cºllier.
STU'POR. m. ſ. [Latin; ſupeur, French.) Suſpenſion or dimi-
nution of ſenſibility. -
A pungent pain in the region of the kidneys, a ſtupor, or
dull pain in the thigh and colick, are ſymptoms of an inflam-
mation of the kidneys. - Arbuthnºt on Diet.
To Stu'PRATE. v. a. ſ. ſºupro, Latin.J. To raviſh; to violate.
sºrios. nºſ [ſupratio, from ſtupro, Lat] Rape; vio-
2tion.
Stupration muſt not be drawn into pračice,
Stu'RDily, adv. [from ſturdy.]
1. Stoutly; hardily.
2. Obſtinately; reſolutely.
Then withdraw
From Cambridge, thy old nurſe; and, as the reſt,
Here toughly chew and ſturdily digeſt
Th’immenſe vaſt volumes of our common law.
STU'RDIN Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſturdy.]
1. Stoutneſs; hardineſs.
Sacrifice not his innocency to the attaining ſome little ſkill
of buſtling for himſelf, by his converſation with vitious boys,
when the chief uſe of that ſturdineſs, and ſtanding upon his
own legs, is only for the preſervation of his virtue. Locke.
2. Brutal ſtrength.
STU'RDY. adv. [eſourdi, French.] -
1. Hardy; ſtout; brutal; obſtinate. It is always uſed of men
with ſome diſagreeable idea of coarſeneſs or rudeneſs.
This muſt be done, and I would fain ſee
Mortal ſo ſturdy as to gainſay. Hudibrat.
Aſturdy hardened finner ſhall advance to the utmoſt pitch
of impiety with leſs reluctance than he took the firſt ſteps,
whilſt his conſcience was yet vigilant and tender. Atterbury.
Aw'd by that houſe, accuſtom'd to command, }
Brown.
Donne.
The ſturdy kerns in due ſubjection ſtand,
Nor bear the reins in any foreign hand.
2. Strong; forcible. -
The ill-apparelled knight now had gotten the reputation of
ſome ſºurdylout, he had ſo well defended himſelf. Sidney.
Ne ought his ſlurdy ſtrokes might ſtand before,
That high trees overthrew, and rocks in pieces tore. F. &
3. Stiff; ſtout. - --
He was not of any delicate contexture, his limbs rather
Pryden.
Jºurdy than dainty. //otton.
Sturdieſ; oaks
Bow'd their ſtiff necks, loaden with ſtormy blaſts,
Or torn up ſheer. Milton's Par. Reg.
Sturgeon. . / [/turio, turfio, Latin.]. A ſea-fiſh.
It is part º bone of a ſurgeon, being flat, of
a porous or cellular conſtitution on one ſide, the cells being
worn down, and ſmooth on the other. , ſº dwºrd.
STURE. m.ſ. freync, Saxon.]. A young ox or heifºr. Bailey,
Thus they are ſtill called in Scotland.
To STUT. v. n. [/lutten, to hinder, Dutch..] To ſpeak
To STUTTER. ; with heſitation; to ſtammer.
Divers/lut: the cauſe is the refrigeration of the tongue, where-
by it is leſs apt to move ; and therefore naturals/ºut, , Baton.
St u'TTER.
S T U |- n.ſ. (from ſºut.] One that ſpeaks with heſita- tion; a ſtammerer. - - holerick, choler inducing a dryneſs Bacon's Natural Hytory. Sru'rrºr. } STU'TTE RER. - Many ſtutters are very c in the tongue. Sty. n.ſ. [rzºº, Saxon.] 1. A cabbin to keep hogs in: Tell Richmond, dy bo hat in the ſty of this moſt bloody boar, W. ſon & Stanley is frank'd up in hold. Shakespeare . R. III. When her hogs had miſs'd their way, Th'untoward creatures to the ſly I drove, And whiſtl'd all the way. May thy black pigs lie warm in littleſ', i. **___. And have no thought to grieve them ‘till they die. King. 2. Any place of beſtial debauchery. . . . . . They all their friends and native hóme forget, To rolí with pleaſure in a ſenſual/y. With what eaſe - Might'ſ thou expel this monſter frºm his throne, • * Now made a ſly. Miltºn's Parade Regain'd. To Sty. v.a. [from the noun..] To ſhut up in a ſty. Here you ſly me In this hard rock, while you do keep from me The reſt of th’ iſland. Shakespeare's Tempeſ'. To Sry. v. n. To ſoar; to aſcend. Speyer. - STYolan, adj. [/ſygius, Latin. J . Helliſh; infernal; pertain- ing to Styx, one of the poetical rivers of hell. At that ſo ſudden blaze the Stygian throng - Bent their aſpect. Milton. Sryle. n.ſ. [/tylus, Latin.] 1. Manner of writing with regard to language. Gay. Milton. Happy That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſs of fortune Into ſo quiet, and ſo ſweet a ſtyle. Shakeſpeare. Their beauty I will rather leave to poets, than venture upon ſo tender and nice a ſubject with my ſeverer/ly'e. More. Proper words in proper places, make the true definition of a ſile. Swift. Let ſome lord but own the happy lines, How the wit brightens, and the ſtyle refines. Pope. 2. Manner of ſpeaking appropriate to particular charaćters. No ſtyle is held for baſe, where love well named is. Sidney. There was never yet philoſopher, That could endure the toothach patiently, However they have writ the ſtyle of gods, And make a piſh at chance and ſufferance. Shakespeare eare, 3. Title; appellation. - Ford's a knave, and I will aggravate his ſile; thou ſhalt know him for knave and cuckold. Shakespeare. The king gave them in his commiſſion the ſyle and appella- tion which belonged to them. Clarendon. O virgin' or what other name you bear Above that ſtyle; O more than mortal fair! Let not an humble ſuppliant ſue in vain. Propitious hear our pray'r, Whether the ſtyle of Titan pleaſe thee more, Whoſe purple rays th' Achaemenes adore. Pope's Statius. 4. Courſe of writing. Unuſual. While his thoughts the ling’ring day beguile, To gentle Arcite let us turn our ſtyle. Dryden. 5. A pointed iron uſed anciently in writing on tables of wax. 6. Any thing with a ſharp point, as a graver; the pin of a dial. Placing two ſiles or needles of the ſame ſteel, touched with the ſame loadſtone, when the one is removed but half a ſpan, the other would ſtand like Hercules's pillars. Brown. . The ſtalk which riſes from amid the leaves of a flower. Style is the middle prominent part of the flower of a plant, which adheres to the fruit or feed: 'tis uſually ſlender and Dryden’s AEn. long, whence it has its name. $2uincy. The figure of the flower-leaves, flamina, apices, ſile, and ſeed-veſſel. Ray. 8. Style ºf Court, is properly the pračice obſerved by any court in its way of proceeding. Aylſe's Parergon. To STYLE. v. a. [from the noun..] To call; to term; to natine. The chancellor of the Exchequer they had no mind ſhould be ſtyled a knight. Clarendon. Err not that ſo ſhall end The ſtrife which thou call'ſt evil, but weſtyle The ſtriſe of glory. 41ſton's Paradiſ. Loft. Fortune's gifts, my adions May ſtile their own rewards. Denham's Sophy. Whoever backs his tenets with authorities, thinks he ought to carry the cauſe, and is ready to ſtile it impudence in any one who ſhall ſtand out. Locke A º might have made him ſºil'd - ather, and th - - - - stvº. and the nymph his child. Swift. - - dj. ſºlºs; ſyptique, Fr. This is uſually writ- º: See Stiprick.) The ſame as sº but ...tº the moſt efficacious fort of aſtringents, or Fruit lc | are applied to ſtop haemorrhages. - &ſincy. * 9 trees and ſhrubs contain Phlegm, oil, and an eſſential ſalt, by which they are ſharp, ſweet, ſour or ſyptic; A buthnot on Aiºi. Srypti'city. n.ſ. [Properly ſlipticity.] The power of fland. ing blood. Catharticks of mercurials precipitate the viſcidities by their ſyſticity, and mix with all animal acids. Flower To Sry't HY. v. a. [See Stithy..] To forge on an anº - By the forge that ſixthy'd Mars his helm, - I'll kill the ºyery where, yea, o'er and o'er. Saiſº, SUA's IBLE, adj. [from ſuadeo, Latin.]. Eaſy to be perſuaded." SUA’s 1 v E. adj. [from ſuade, Lat..] Having power to pºſsi. It had the paſſions in perfect ſubjection; and though it. command over them was but ſaſve and political, yet i. had the force of coaction, and deſpotical. South's Sermºn; SUA’so R Y. adj. [ſuaſirius, Latin.] Having tendency to p: ſuade. SUAvit Y. m. ſ. [ſuarité, French ; ſuavitas, Latin.] I. Sweetneſs to the ſenſes. She deſired them for rarity, pulchritude, and ſuavity. Brºwn, 2. Sweetneſs to the mind. SUB, in compoſition, ſignifics a ſubordinate degree. St Ba'cid. adj. [ſub and aciduº, Latin.] Sour in a ſmall dº. rec. g The juice of the ſtem is like the chyle in the animal body, not ſufficiently conco&ted by circulation, and is commonly ſui- acid in all plants. - Arbuthnot on Aliment. SubA'cRID. adj. [ſub and acrid.] Sharp and pungent in affnal degree. The green choler of a cow taſted ſweet, bitter, ſalarii, or a little pungent, and turned ſyrup of violets green. Florer, To SUBA'ct. v. a. [ ſ bacius, Latin.] To reduce; to ſubdue. Tangible bodies have no pleaſure in the conſort of air, but endeavour to ſuffaël it into a more denſe body. Batm. SUBA"ction. n.ſ.. [ſulaelus, Latin.) The act of reducing to any ſtate, as of mixing two bodies completely, or beatingany thing to a very ſmall powder. There are of concoction two periods: the one aſſimilation, or abſolute converſion and ſubaetion; the other maturation; whereof the former is moſt conſpicuous in living creatures, in which there is an abſolute converſion and affimilation of the nouriſhment into the body. Bacon's Natural Hiſtºry. Su'e ALTERN. adj. [ſubalterne, French.) Inferiour; ſubordi- nate; that which in different reſpects is both ſuperiour and in- feriour. It is uſed in the army of all officers below a captain. There had like to have been a duel between two ſubaltern, upon a diſpute which ſhould be governor of Portſmouth. Addison Love's ſubalterns, a duteous band, Like watchmen round their chief appear; Each had his lanthorn in his hand, And Venus, maſk'd, brought up the rear. Priºr, One, while a ſubaltern officer, was every day complaining againſt the pride of colonels towards their officers; yet after he received his commiſſion for a regiment, he confeſſed the fpirit of colonelſhip was coming faſt upon him, and it daily increaſed to his death. Swift, This ſort of univerſal ideas, which may either be conſidered as a genus or ſpecies, is called ſubaltern. Hall, SubALTERNATE. adj. [ſubalternus, Latin.] Succeeding." turns. Diff. Sub Ast Ri'NGENT. adj. [ſub and affringent.] Aſtringent in? ſmall degree. Sub Be'Adie. n.ſ.. [ſub and beadle.] An under beadle. They ought not to execute thoſe precepts by ſimple meſſen- gers, or ſubbeadles, but in their own perſons. Aliff's Party. Subcele's r1AL. adj. [ſub and celſial.] Placed beneath the heavens. - The moſt refined glories of ſubcelºftial excellencies are but more faint reſemblances of theſe. Glanv, Stſ. SubcHA'NTER. n.ſ.. [ſub and chanter; ſuccentor, Lat.] The deputy of the precentor in a cathedral. SubclaviaN. adj. [ſub and clavus, Latin.] - Subclavian is applied to any thing under the armpit Øuint der, whether artery, nerve, vein, or muſcle. . The liver, though ſeated on the right ſide, yet, by theft - clavian diviſion, doth equi-diſtantly communic:* * aćtivity unto either arm. Brown's Vulgar Errº” The chyle firſt mixeth with the blood in the ſºlº vein, and enters with it into the heart, where it is "º º: perfectly mixed, there being no mechaniſm nor ſº to convert it into blood, which is effected by the lung: . Sunconstella'rios. n.ſ. [ ſub and com/tellation.] A ſubordi- nate or ſecondary conſtellation. . As to the º: of the ſeven ſtars, if thereby be nº the pleiades, or ſubconſtellation upon the back of T . . what congruity they are deſcribed in a clear night.” % º eye may diſcover. Brown', /ulgar trºº i. SºconfraRy. adj. [ſub and contrary..] Contrary "*" feriour degree. - - If tººls: propoſitions differ in quality, they *. contraries; as, ſome vine is a tree : fome X" 1S º tree. Theſe may be both true together, but they sº be both falſe. 4. or ſial. SubcontRA’ct”
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SubcontRA’cted, part. adj. [ſub and contračed.] Contraćted
after a former contračt.
Your claim,
I bar it in the intereſt of my wiſe;
'Tis ſhe is ſubcontračied to this lord,
And I her huſband contradićt your banes. Shakespeare . K Lear.
Subcut A’Neous. adj. [ſub and cutaneous...] Lying under the
ſkin.
SUBDE'Acos. m. ſ. [ ſubdeaconus, Latin.]
. In the Romiſh church they have a ſubdeacon, who is the
deacon's ſervant. Aliff's Paregºn.
SUBDF'AN. m. ſ. [ ſubdecanus, Lat.] The vicegerent of a dean.
Whenever the dean and chapter confirm any ačt, that ſuch
confirmation may be valid, the dean muſt join in perſon, and
not in the perſon of a deputy or ſubdean only. Ayliffº.
SUBDEcu'PLE. adj. [ſub and decuplus, Lat..] Containing one
part of ten.
SubDER 1so'Rious. adj. [ſub and deriſºr.] Scofing or ridi-
culing with tenderneſs and delicacy.
This ſubderijorious mirth is far from giving any offence to us:
it is rather a pleaſant condiment of our converſation. More.
SUBDIT I'Tious. adj. [ſubdititius, Latin.] Put ſecretly in the
place of ſomething elſe.
To Subdive'Rsify. v.a. [ſub and diverſ; J To diverſify
again what is already diverſified.
The ſame wool one man felts into a hat, another weaves it
into cloth, another into arras; and theſe variouſly ſubdiverſ-
fied according to the fancy of the artificer. Ha'e.
To Su'BDivid E. v. a. [ſubdiviſer, French; ſub and divide. J
To divide a part into yet more parts.
In the riſe of eight, in tones, there be two beenols, or half
notes; ſo as if you divide the tones equally, the eight is but
ſeven whole and equal notes; and if you ſubdivide that into
half notes, as in the ſtops of a lute, it maketh the number
thirteen. Bacon's Nat. Hiſlory.
When Brutus and Caſſius were overthrown, ſoon after An-
tonius and Oétavianus brake and ſubdivided. Bacon.
The glad father glories in his child,
When he can ſubdivide a fraćtion. Rºſcommon.
When the progenies of Cham and Japhet ſwarmed into
colonies, and thoſe colonies were ſubdivided into many others,
in time their deſcendants loſt the primitive rites of divine
worſhip, retaining only the notion of one deity. Dryden.
SubDiv I'sion. n.ſ.. [ſubdiviſion, French; from ſubdivide.]
1. The act of ſubdividing.
When any of the parts of any idea are farther divided, in
order to a clear explication of the whole, this is called a ſub-
diviſion; as when a year is divided into months, each month
into days, and each day into hours, which may be farther ſub-
divided into minutes and ſeconds. //atti’s Lºgick.
2. The parts diſtinguiſhed by a ſecond diviſion.
How can we ſee ſuch a multitude of ſouls caſt under ſo
many ſubdiviſiºns of miſery, without reflecting on the abſur-
dity of a government that ſacrifices the happineſs of ſo many
reaſonable beings to the glory of one? Addiſon.
In the decimal table the ſubdiviſions of the cubit, as ſpan,
palm, and digit, are deduced from the ſhorter cubit. A buthn.
Su'e polcus. adj. [ſibdolus, Latin.] Cunning; ſubtle; fly.
†: º: {v. a. [ſubduco, ſubdiºus, Latin.]
1. To withdraw; to take away.
Or nature fail'd in me, and left ſome part
Not proof enough ſuch object to ſuſtain;
Or from my fide ſubdućing, took perhaps
More than enough. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
2. To ſubſtract by arithmetical operation. -
Take the other operation of arithmetick, ſubdućtion: if out
of that ſuppoſed infinite multitude of antecedent generations
we ſhould ſubduce ten, the reſidue muſt be leſs by ten than it
was before, and yet ſtill the quotient muſt be infinite. Hale.
Sub DU’ction. n.ſ.. [from ſubd.cf. )
1. The act of taking away.
Poſibly the Divine Beneficence ſubduéting that influence,
which it communicated from the time of their firſt creation,
they were kept in a ſtate of immortality’till that moment of
the ſubduction. Hale's Origin of Mankind,
2. Arithmetical ſubſtraćtion. - - -
Suppoſe we take the other operation of arithmetick, ſubduc-
tion : if out of that infinite multitude of antecedent genera-
tions we ſhould ſubdućt ten, the reſidue muſt be leſs by ten
than it was before that ſubdućliºn, and yet ſtill the quotient be
infinite. Hale.
To SUBDU'E. v. a. [from ſuld, or ſubjugo, Latin.]
1. To cruſh ; to oppreſs; to ſink; to overpower.
Nothing could have ſubdu'd nature
To ſuch a lowneſs, but his unkind daughters. Shakeſpeare.
Them that roſe up againſt me, haſt thou ſubdued under me.
2 Sa. xxii. 40.
If aught were worthy to ſubdue
The ſoul of man.
2. To conquer; to reduce under a new dominion.
Be fruitful, and repleniſh the earth, and ſubdue it. Gen, i. 28.
Milton,
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Auguſtus Ceſar ſºldued Egypt to the Roman empire. Peach
lo overcome in battle, and ſºldue ~.
Nations, and bring home ſpoils. A ſilton.
The Romans made thoſe times the ſtandard of their wit
when they ſubdued the world. •
3. To tame; to ſubact.
Nor is't unwholſome to ſuld e the land
By often exerciſe; and where before
You broke the earth, again to plow.
SUBDu'EMENT. n.ſ. [from ſubdue.
uſed, nor worthy to be uſéd.
I have ſeen thee,
As hot as Perſeus, ſpur thy Phrygian fleed
Bravely deſpiſing forfeits and ſubd em nts. » Sha'ſ care:
SUBDu'E.R. m.ſ.. [from ſubdue J. Conquerour; tamer. “”
Great god of might, that reigneth in the mind
And all the body to thy heſt do it f ame; >
Victor of gods, ſubdue of mankind,
That do'ſt the lions and fell tycers tame, .
Sprat.
Mº', P, gi'.
J Conqueſt. A word not
Who can expreſs the glory of thy might? Spenſºr
Their curious eye - -
Diſcerns their great ſuffauer's awful mien
And correſponding features fair. Philips.
Figs are great ſubdues of acrimony, uſeful in hoarſeneſs
and coughs, and extremely emolient. A. b. tººt.
Subbu ple. !64. Iſºlduplº, Fr. ſub and dupliº, Latin J
SUBDU'P1 ſcAte. § Containing one part of two.
As one of theſe under pulleys doth abate half of that heavi-
neſs which the weight hath in itſelf, and cauſe the power to
be in a ſubdu'le proportion unto it, ſo two of them to abaté
half of that which remains, and cauſe a ſubquadruple propor-
tion, and three a ſubſextuple. J/il ins's Alath. Alaº.
The motion generated by the forces in the whole paſſage of
the body or thing through that ſpace, ſhall be in aſ adºliete
proportion of the forces. - ... evtºn's Cºpt.
Su BJACENT. adj. [ſubjacens, Latin.] Lying under.
The ſuperficial parts of rocks and mountains are waſhed
away by rains, and borne down upon the ſubjacent plains, ſº ....
To UBJECT. v. a. [ſubjecius, Latin.]
I. To put under.
The angel led them dire&t, and down the cliff as faſt
To the ſubjected plain. 44; ton.
The medal bears each form and name:
In one ſhort view, ſºjºc, d to our eye,
Gods, emp'rors, heroes, ſages, beauties lie. Pope.
2. To reduce to ſubmiſſion; to make ſubordinate; to make
ſubmiſſive.
Think not, young warriors, your diminiſh'd name
Shall loſe of luſtre, by ſub eding rage
To the cool dictates of experie, c'd age.
3. To enſlave; to make obnoxious.
I live on bread like you, feel want like you,
Taſte grief, need friends, like you. fbjecie thus,
How can you ſay to me, I am a king? Shakº. Rich. II.
I ſee thee, in that fatal hour,
Subjected to the vićtor's cruel pow'r,
Led hence a ſlave. * Dryden.
The blind will always be led by thoſe that ſee, or f..] into
the ditch; and he is the moſt ſubjected, the moſt enſlaved, who
is ſo in his underſtanding, Locke.
4. To expoſe; to make liable.
If the veſſels yield, it ſubječ's the perſon to all the inconve-
niencies of an erroneous circulation. A luthnºt.
5. To ſubmit; to make accountable.
God is not bound to ſubječf his ways of operation to the
ſcrutiny of our thoughts, and confine himſelf to do nothing
Dryden.
but what we muſt comprehend. Lºcke.
6. To make ſubſervient.
Subječird to his ſervice angel-wings. Milton,
SU'BJECT: adj. [ſº feetus, Latin.]
1. Placed or ſituated under.
Th’ eaſtern tower,
Whoſe height commands, as ſujeº, all the vale -
To ſee the fight. Shakeſp. Troilus and Cºſida.
2. Living under the dominion of another.
Eſau was never ſubject to Jacob, but founded a diſtinét people
and government, and was himſelf prince over them. Locke.
3. Expoſed; liable; obnoxious.
Moſt ſubjeć is the fatteſt ſoil to weeds;
And he the noble image of my youth
Is overſpread with them.
All human things are ſiljeć to decay,
And when fate ſummons, monarchs muſt obey. Dryden.
4. Being that on which any action ºperates, wheth-r intellectual
or material. -
I enter into the ſubjeći matter of my diſcourſe.
SU'BJEct. n.ſ.. [ſuit, French. J .
1. One who lives under the º of another.
Every ſahjº's duty is the king's,
But º º is his own. Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
Never ſubje? long'd to be a king, -
As I do l ng and with to be aJubject. Shakeſp. Henry y 1.
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Shakespeare.
Dryden.
S U B S U B becauſe God commands The ſubječi muſt obey his prince, Swift. equire it. - it, hº which are governed by the ordinary laws and magiſtratº of the ſovereign. Davies. V j, ſo but only by their choice, A. iº birth did forc’d dominion take, Öiſ prince alone would have the publick voice. . Dryden. 2: That on which any operation cither mental or material is per- formed. Now ſpurs the lated tº: apace, h To gain the timely inn, and near appº., #. of our watch. Shakespeare's Mºth. This ſubjeć for heroick ſong pleas'd me. 44 ilion. Here he would have us fix our thoughts; no are thº.” dry a ſubjeci for our contemplation. . . . Decºy ºf Piety. I will not venture on ſo nice a ſºjed with my º: 40° e. Make choice of a ſiljº beautiful and noble, which being capable of all the graces that colours, and elegance of deſign ſhall afford a perfect art, an ample field of matter can give, * g D 'yaen. wherein to expatiate. - - - - The ſºjº'of a propoſition is that concerning which any thing is affirmed or denied. iſ att's Lºgº. My real deſign is, that of publiſhing your praiſes to the world; not upon the ſubject of your noble birth. Swift. 3. That in which anything inheres or exiſts. - Anger is certainly a kind of baſeneſs, as it appears well in the weakneſs of thoſeſ ljects in whom it reigns, children, wo— men, old folks, ſick folks. Bacon. 4. [In Grammar.] The nominative caſe to a verb, is called by Grammarians the ſubject of the verb. Clarke's Lat. Gram. SUBJEction. m. ſ [from ſubject.] 1. The act of ſubduing. After the conqueſt of the kingdom and ſubjećlion of the re- bels, enquiry was made who there were that fighting againſt the king had ſaved themſelves by flight. Hale. 2. [Sujettion, Fr.] The ſtate of being under government. Becauſe the ſubjection of the body to the will is by natural neceſſity, the Jubječion of the will unto God voluntary ; we therefore ſtand in need of direétion after what ſort our wills and deſires may be rightly conformed to his. Hoºker. How hard it is now for him to frame himſelf to ſºlºccion, that having once ſet before his eyes the hope of a kingdom, hath found encouragement. Speºſer. Both in ſubjection now to ſenſual appetite. A ſilton. SUBJECTIVE. adj. [from ſubject.] Relating not to the object but the ſubjećt. Certainty, according to the ſchools, is diſtinguiſhed into obječtive and ſubječiive: obječtive is when the propoſition is certainly true in itſelf; and ſubječiive, when we are certain of the truth of it. //attſ. SUBIN GRE'ssion. m.ſ.. [ſub and ingreſſils, Latin.] Secret en- trance. The preſſure of the ambient air is ſtrengthened upon the ac- ceſſion of the air ſucked out; which, forceth the neigh- bouring air to a violent ſubingreſſion of its parts. Boyle. To SUBJoi'N. v. a. [ſub and joindre, French ; ſubjungº, Latin.] To add at the end; to add afterwards. He makes an excuſe from ignorance, the only thing that could take away the fault; namely, that he knew not that he was the high-prieſt, and ſuljoins a reaſon. Soºth's Sermºns. SUBITANEous...ºff. [ſubitaneºs, Latin.] Sudden ; haſty. To SU(BJUGATE. v. a. [ſuljuguer, Fr. ſubjugo, Latin.j To conquer; to ſubdue; to bring under dominion by force. O favºrite virgin that haſt warm'd the breaſt, Whoſe ſov’reign dićtates ſubjugate the eaſt ! Prior. He ſubjugated a king, and called him his vaſſal. Baker. SUBJEGATION. m. ſ. [from ſubjugate.] The at of ſubduing. This was the condition of the learned part of the world, af- ter their ſubjugation by the Turks. Hale. SUBJUNCI ION., n.ſ.. [from ſubjung, Latin.] The ſtate of being ſubjoined; the act of ſubjoining. - The verb undergoes in Greek a different formation; and in dependence upon, or ſubjunctiºn to ſome other verb. Clarke. SUBJUNctive. adj. [ſºlinºivus, Latin; ſubjonetſ, Fr.] 1. Subjoined to ſomething elſe. - 2. [In Grammar.] .The verb undergoes in Greek a different formation, to fig- nify the ſame intentions as the indicative, yet not abſolutely but relatively to ſome other verb, which is called the ſubjun- £ive mood. Clarke. Suſº APSARY. adj. Iſab and 'aſſus, Latin.] Done after the fall of man. §º Arion. m. ſ. [ſºlatio, Latin.] The aët of taking away. SU ºrios. * / [ſubjevº, Latin.] The act of raiſing on ..º. adj [from ſublime.]. Poſſible to be ſublimed. tº n-ſ, [from ſublimable.] Quality of admit- e obtained anot Jºhnallºngs, aS tº: and ſmell, º $g'ELIMarE. n.ſ. [from ſulline.] - ſyſé. 1. Anything raiſed by fire in the retort. Enquire the manner of ſubliming, and what metals endure ſubliming, and what body the ſublimate makes. Bacºn. 2. Quickſilver raiſed in the retort. The particles of mercury uniting with the acid particles of ſpirit of ſalt compoſe mercury ſiblimate, and with the particles of ſulphur, cinnaber. Yewton's Opticº, To SU'ELIMATE. v. a. [from ſullime.] 1. To raiſe by the force of chemical fire. 2. To exalt; to heighten; to clevate. Not only the groſs and illiterate ſouls, but the moſt aerial and ſiblimated are rather the more proper fuel for an immate- rial fire. Decay of Piety. The precepts of Chriſtianity are ſo excellent and refined, and ſo apt to cleanſe and Julimate the more groſs and Corrupt, as ſhews fleſh and blood never revealed it. Decay ºf Piety, SUB IIMA’t 19 N. m. ſ. [/u'limºtion, Fr. from ſºlimat...] 1. A chemical operation which raiſes bodies in the veſſel by the force of fire. Sul inction differs very little from diſtillation, excepting that in diſtillation, only the fluid parts of bodies are raiſed, but in this the ſolid and dry ; and that the matter to be diſtilled may be either ſolid or fluid, but ſ binatiºn is only concerned about ſolid ſubſtances. There is alſo another difference, name- ly, that rarefaction, which is of very great uſe in diſtillation, has hardly any room in ſubſtration; for the ſubſtances which are to be ſublimed being ſolid are incapable of rarefaction; and ſo it is only impulſe that can raiſe them. &uincy. Separation is wrought by weight, as in the ſettlement of liquors, by heat, by precipitation or ſullimatiºn; that is a cal- ling of the ſeveral parts up or down, which is a kind of at- traction. Baon's Natural Hiſtºry, Since oil of ſulphur per campanam is of the ſame nature with oil of vitriol, may it not be inſerred that ſulphur is a mixture of volatile and fixed parts ſo ſtrogly cohering by at- traction, as to aſcend together by ſul imation. Newt. Opt. 2. Exaltation; elevation; act of heightning or improving. She turns Bodies to ſpirits, by ſºlinatin ſtrange. Davier, Shall he pretend to religious attainments, who is defective and ſhort in moral, which are but the rudiments and firſt draught of religion, as religion is the perfection, refinement, and ſublimation of morality Sºuth. SUBLIME. adj. [ſubºnis, ſlatin.] I. High in place; exalted aloft. They ſum'd their pens, and ſoaring th' air ſºme With clang deſpis’d the ground. Miltºn. Stºline on theſe a tow'r of ſteel is rear'd, And dire T iſ phone there keeps the ward. Dryden. 2. High in excellence; exalted by nature. My earthly ſtrained to the height In that celeſtial colloquy ſublime. Can it be, that ſouls ſublime Return to viſit our terreſtrial clime; And that the gen'rous mind releas'd by death, Mi'i:n. - Can cover lazy limbs ryden, 3. High in file or ſentiment; lofty; grand. - Eaſy in ſtile, thy work in ſenſe ſubſiºne. Prior. 4. Elevated by joy. All yet left of that revolted rout, Heav'n-fall'n, in ſtation ſtood or juſt array, Sublime with expectation. Their hearts were jocund and ſºb'ime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. 5. Haughty; proud. He was ſublime, and almoſt tumorous in his looks and geſ- tuſ C.S. l/ctiºn. St Bill'ME. n.ſ. The grand or lofty ſtile. The ſºlini. i* * Galliciſm, but now naturalized. Longinus ſtrengthens all his laws, And is himſelf the great ſublime he draws. Pºe. The ſiblime riſes from the nobleneſs of thoughts, the magn" ficence of the words, or the harmonious and lively turn 9 th: phraſe; the perfectſ; blime ariſes from all three t gether. Adºl. To Su Bii'ME. v. a. [/ublimer, Fr. from the adjectivel 1. To raiſe by a chemical fire. - Study our manuſcripts, thoſe myriads Of letters, which have paſt 'twixt thee and me, Thence write our annals, and in them leſions be To all, whom love's jubining fire invades. 2. To raiſe on high. - Although thy trunk be neither large no: ſtrong, Nor can thy head, not helpt, itſelf Jºãº, Yet, like a ſerpent, a tall tree can climb. 3. To exalt; to heightºn; to improve... . Flow’rs, and then fruit, Man's nouriſhment, by gradual ſcale ſubºim'd - To vital ſpirits aſpire. - * The fancies of moſt are moved by the inward ſpringº º c corporeal machine, which even in the moſt ſubſiºned jº. als is dangerouſly influential. Glanvillº. Aft Milton, MiItºh. Dzºn: Denham,
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Art being ſtrengthened by the knowledge of things, may
paſs into nature by ſlow degrees, and ſo be jubičmed into a pure
genius which is capable of diſtinguiſhing betwixt the beauties
of nature and that which is low in her. Dryden's Dufrºſio.
Meanly they ſeek the bleſfing to confine,
And force that ſun but on a part to ſhine;
Which not alone the ſouthern wit ſiblimes,
But ripens ſpirits in cold northern climes. Pope.
To Su BLI'M E. v. n. To riſe in the chemical veſſel by the force
of fire.
The particles of ſal ammoniack in ſublimation carry up the
particles of antimony, which will not ſublime alone. Newt. Opt.
This ſalt is fixed in a gentle fire, and ſublimes in a great
one Arbuthnºt on Aliments.
º Susively adv. [from ſublime.] Loftily; grandly.
This fuſtian's ſo ſublimely bad;
It is not poetry, but proſe run mad. Pºpe.
SuáLIMITY, n.ſ. [from ſublime; ſublimité, Fr. ſublimitas, Lat.]
1. Height of place; local elevation.
2. Height of nature; excellence.
As religion looketh upon him who in majeſty and power
is infinite, as we ought we account not of it, unleſs we eſteem
it even according to that very height of excellency which our
hearts conceive, when divine ſublimity itſelf is rightly conſi-
dered. Hooker.
In reſpect of God's incomprehenſible ſublimity and purity,
this is alſo true, that God is neither a mind, nor a ſpirit like
other ſpirits, nor a light ſuch as can be diſcerned. Raleigh.
3. Loftineſs of ſtyle or ſentiment.
Milton's diſtinguiſhing excellence lies in the ſublimity of his
thoughts, in the greatneſs of which he triumphs over all the
poets, modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. Addiſon.
SUBLI'NGUAL. adj. [ſublingual, French ſub and lingua, Lat.]
Placed under the tongue.
Thoſe ſubliming humours ſhould be intercepted, before they
mount to the head, by ſublingual pills. Harvey on Conſumption.
SUBlu'NAR. N. adj. [ſublunaire, Fr. ſub and luna, Latin.] Si-
Su'BLUNARY. } tuated beneath the moon; earthly; terreſtrial;
of this world. -
Dull ſublunary lovers, love,
Whoſe ſoul is ſenſe, cannot admit
Of abſence, 'cauſe it doth remove
The thing which elemented it. Donne.
Night meaſur'd, with her ſhadowy cone,
Half way up hill this vaſt ſublunar vault. Milton.
Through ſeas of knowledge we our courſe advance,
Diſcov'ring ſtill new worlds of ignorance;
And theſe diſcov’ries make us all confeſs
That ſublunary ſcience is but gueſs, Denham.
The celeſtial bodies above the moon being not ſubjećt to
chance, remained in perpetual order, while all things ſublunary
are ſubječt to change. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Ovid had warn'd her to beware
Of ſtrolling gods, whoſe uſual trade is,
Under pretence of taking air,
To pick up ſublunary ladies. Swift.
SU'BMARINE. adj. [ſub and mare.] Lying or ačting under the
ſea.
This contrivance may ſeem difficult, becauſe theſe ſubma-
rine navigators will want winds and tides for motion, and the
ſight of the heavens for dire&tion. // ilkins.
Not only the herbaceous and woody ſubmarine plants, but
alſo the lithophyta affect this manner of growing, as I obſer-
ved in corals. Ray on the Creation.
To SUBMERGE. v. a. [ſubmerger, Fr. ſubmergo, Lat] To
drown; to put under water.
So half my Egypt were ſubmerg’d and made
A ciſtern for ſcal’d ſnakes. Shakespeare's Aut. and Cleopatra.
SUBME’Rsios. m. ſ. [ſubmerſon, Fr. from ſubmerſus, Latin.]
The act of drowning; ſtate of being drowned.
The great Atlantick iſland is mentioned in Plato's Timaeus,
almoſt contiguous to the weſtern parts of Spain and Africa,
yet wholly ſwallowed up by that ocean : which if true, might
afford a paſſage from Africa to America by land before that
ſubmerſºn. Hale's Originatiºn of Mankind.
To SU BMI'NISTER. v. a. [ſubminiſłro, Latin.] To ſup-
To ś...} ply; to afford. A word not much
in uſe.
Some things have been diſcovered, not only by the induſtry
of mankind, but even the inferiour animals have ſubminiſłred
unto man the invention of many things, natural, artificial,
and medicinal. Hale's Original of Mankind.
Nothing ſubminiſtrates apter matter to be converted into
peſtilent ſeminaries, than ſteams of naſty folks. IHarvey.
To SU BMI'NISTER. v. m. To ſubſerve.
Our paſſions, as fire and water, are good ſervants, but bad
maſters, and ſubminiſter to the beſt and worſt of purpoſes.
L’Eſtrange.
SUBMI'ss. adj. [from ſubmiſus, Lat..] Humble; ſubmiſſive;
obſequious.
King James mollified by the biſhop's ſlimſ; and eloquent
letters, wrote back, that though he were in part moved by his
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with him. y ſatisfied except he ſpake
- Bacon's Henry VII.
Nearer his preſence, Adam, though not aw’d, enly
Yet with ſubmiſ approach, and reverence meek,
* to a ſuperior nature, bowed low. Aziº, par. Ioff,
. Rejoicing, but with awe,
In adoration at his feet I fell
Submiſs: he rear'd me. Milton
SubMission. m. ſ. [ſoumiſſiºn, Fr. from ſºbmiſſils, Latin j -
1. Delivery of himſelf to the power of another 5. -
Sºmiſſion, Dauphin' 'tis a meer French word
We Engliſh warriors wot not what it means. Sºar.
2. Acknowledgement of inferiority or dependance; humble or
ſuppliant behaviour. »
In all ſubmiſſiºn and humility,
York doth preſent himſelf unto your highneſs. sºar.
Great prince, by that ſubmiſſiºn you'll gain more -
Thane'er your haughty courage won bet. Halifax
3. ^º of a fault; confeſſion of errour. -
º not as extreme in ſubmiſſion, as in offence, ----
4. Obſequiouſneſs; .."...ſ.l... lice. Shakespeare.
No duty in religion is more juſtly required by God Almigh-
ty than a perfect ſubmiſſiºn to #. º .. all º: jº.
SUBM1'ssive, adj. [ſubmiſus, Lat.] Humble; teſtifying ſus.
miſſion or inferiority. c
Qn what ſubmiſſive meſſage art thou ſent?
- - Shakespeare.
Her at his feet ſubmiſſive in diſtreſ, ºp
He thus with peaceful words upraisd. Miſtor.
Sudden from the golden throne,
With a ſubmiſſive ſtep I haſted down;
The glowing garland from my hair I took,
Love in my heart, obedience in my look. Prior.
Stºssiy ELY. adv. [from ſubmiſſive.] Humbly; with con-
feſſion of inferiority.
The goddeſs,
Soft in her tone, ſubmiſſively replies.
Specchev'n there ſubmiſſively withdraws
From rights of ſubjects, and the poor man's cauſe;
Then pompous ſilence reigns, and ſtilis tic noiſy laws.
Dryden’s AFneid.
- Pºpe.
SUBMI'ssiyssess. n.ſ.. [from ſubmiſſive Humility; conſeſ-
ſion of fault, or inferiority.
If thou fin in wine and wantonneſs,
Boaſt not thereof, nor make thy ſhame thy glory;
Frailty gets pardon by ſubmiſſive eſ;,
But he that boaſts, ſhuts that out of his ſtory:
He makes flat war with God, and doth defy,
With his poor clod of earth, the ſpacious ſky. Herbert.
SUBMI'ssly, adv. [from ſºlmiſ...] Humbly; with ſubmiſſion.
Humility conſiſts, not in wearing mean cloaths, and going
foſtly and ſubmiſsy, but in hearty mean opinion of thy ſelf.
- ºf aylor.
To SUBMPT. v. a. ſ. ſoumitre, Fr. ſubmitt, Latin.] !)
1. To let down ; to ſink.
Sometimes the hillſbmits itſelf a while
In ſmall deſcents, which do its height beguile,
And ſometimes mounts, but ſo as billows play,
Whoſe riſe not hinders, but makes ſhort our way. Djº.
Neptune ſtood,
With all his hoſts of waters at command,
Beneath them to ſubmit th' officious flood,
And with his trident ſhov'd them off the ſand.
2. To ſubject; to reſign without reſiſtance to authority.
Return to thy miſtreſs, and ſubmit thyſelf under her hands.
Gen. xvi. 9.
Will ye ſubmit your neck, and chuſe to bend
The ſupple knee
3. To leave to diſcretion; to refer to judgment.
Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a hea-
vy burden, is ſubmitted to the houſe. Swift.
To SUBM "r. v. n. To be ſubject; to acquieſce in the autho-
rity of another; to yield.
To thy huſband's will
Thine ſhall ſubmit : he over thee ſhall rule. Mººn.
Our religion requires from us, not only to forego pleaſure,
but to ſubmit to pain, affliction, diſgrace, and even death.
&gºrs'; Sermons.
SubMu'ltiple. n.ſ. A ſmlmultiple number or quantity is
that which is contained in another number, a certain number
of times exačtly: thus 3 is ſubmultiple of 21, as being contained
in it ſeven times exactly. Harriº.
Supcct Ave. adj. F ſºl and oğavu', Lat, and cºuple..] Con-
SuBocru'PLE. } taining one part of eight. •
As one of theſe under pulleys abates half of that heavincſs
of the weight, and cauſes the power to be in a ſubduple propor-
tion, ſo two of them abate half of that which remains, and
cauſe a ſubquadruple proportion, three a ſubſextuple, four 3.
fºbočºuple. //ilkins's Mathematical M. gick.
Had they ereaed the cube of a foot for their principal con-
cave, and geometrically taken its ſubođave, the congus, from
the cube of half a foot, they would have divided the con-
gius into eight parts, cach cf which would have been ".
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Drydºn.
M.ſia 7.
S U B S U B - Il-known palm : a quarter foot, their we - e of a q for our gallon, which has the pint Arbuthnot on Coins. for its ſubočave. m./ [from ſ bordinate.] Subºrdinacy is the (R DIN A CY. - SU Bo'RD } proper and analogical word. SUBo'R DINANCY. . - 1. The ſtate of being ſubject. - as : - ing the imagination through all its extravagancies, is Purſuing the imag C. : - - - ct in no improper method of correcting, and bringing º º far ſubordinety to reaſon. pectator. . Series of ſubordination. - - 2 The ſibordinancy of the government changing hands, ſo often, makes an unſteddineſs in the purſuit of the publick in- 2 Timple. t- larly the cub §: the courſe taken tereſts. - - SUBORDINATE. adj. [ſub and ºrdinatus, Latin.] 1. Inferiour in order; in nature; in dignity or power. It was ſ bordinate, not enſlaved to the underſtanding; not as a ſervant to a maſter, but as a queen to her king, who acknowledges a ſubjection, and yet retains a mºiety. - South's Sermonſ. whether dark preſages of the night proceed from any latent power of the ſoul, during her abſtraction, or from any ope- ration of ſubºrdinate ſpirits, has been a diſpute. Aaajan. 2. Deſcending in a regular ſeries. - The two armies were aſſigned to the leading of two gº- nerals, rather courtiers than martial men, yet aſſiſted with ſi b- ordinate commanders of great experience. Bacon. His nextſ bordinate - Awak'ning, thus to him in ſecret ſpake. Mººn. Theſe carry ſuch plain characters of diſagreement or affinity, that the ſeveral kinds and ſubordinate ſpecies of each are eaſily diſtinguiſhed. //o3dward, To Subo'r DINAT e. v. a. [ſub and ordino, Latin j To range under another. Not in uſe, but proper and elegant. If I have ſubordinated picture and ſculpture to archite&ure as their miſtreſs, ſo there are other inferior arts ſubordinate to them. //ct, on. SU Bo'RDINATELY. adv. [from ſºbºrdinate.] In a ſeries regu- larly deſcending. - It being the higheſt ſep of ill, to which all others ſalardi- mately tend, one would think it could be capable of no im- provement. Decay of Piety. SubcRDINATION. n.ſ. ſſ bºrdinatiºn, Fr. from ſulo, di.ate.] 1. The ſtate of being inferior to another. Nor can a council national decide, But with ſubordination to her guide. Dryden. 2. A ſeries regularly deſcending. If we would ſuppoſe a miniſtry, where every ſingle perſon was of diſtinguiſhed piety, and all great officers of ſtate and law diligent in chufing perſons, who in their ſeveral fºbordi- nations would be obliged to follow the examples of their ſupe- riors, the empire of irreligion would be ſoon deſtroyed. Swift. To SUBO'RN. v. a. [ſuborner, Fr. ſalorno, Latin.] 1. To procure privately; to procure by ſecret colluſion. His judges were the ſelf-ſame men by whom his accuſers Were #: Hooker. ond wretch, thou know'ſt not what thou ſpeak'ſt, Qr elſe thou art ſuborn’d againſt his honour In hateful practice. Reaſon may meet Some ſpecious object, by the foe ſubºrn’d; And fall into deception. Milton. His artful boſom heaves diſſembl’d fighs; And tears ſuborn'd fall dropping from his cycs. Prior. 2. To procure by indirect means. " Behold Thoſe who by ling’ring ſickneſs loſe their breath, And thoſe who by deſpair ſuborn their death. Dryden. SU BoRNA’t Ion. m. ſ. [ſubormation, Fr. from ſuborn.] The crime of procuring any to do a bad action. - Thomas earl of Deſmond was, through faiſe ſubornation of the Queen of Edward IV. brought to his death at Tredagh moſt unjuſtly. Speyer's Ireland. Shakeſpeare. You ſet the crown Upon the head of this forgetful man, And for his ſake wear the deteſted blot Qf murd’rous ſubornation. Shakeſp. Hºn. IV. The fear of puniſhment in this life will preſerve men from few vices, ſince ſome of the blackeſt often prove the ſureſt ſteps to favour; ſuch as ingratitude, hypocriſy, treachery, and ſubornation. Swift. SUBo'RNER. m.ſ. [ſuberneur, Fr. from ſubºrn.] One that pºſes a bad action to be done. Suppoe'NA. "...ſ [ſub and poºna, Latin.] A writ command- S ing attendance in a court under a penalty. º adj. Iſab and quadruple.] Containing one * ºf thºſe under pulleys abates half of that heavi. Tº e weight hath in itſelf, and cauſes the power to be in *...*.*.proportion unto it, ſo two of theºle half of that which "Smains, and cauſe a ſubquadruple proportion. Wilkins's Mathematical Magick, Suroºrs ru'PIE. adj. [ ſub and quintuple.] Containing one part of five. If unto the lower pulley there were added another, then the power would be unto the weight in a ful quintuple propor- tion. //ilkin's Ajathrmatiºnſ Aſagick. SUBRE'croR. m. ſ. [ſh and reá r.] The rector's vicegerent. He was choſen ſul red/or of the college. Jºhn SUp R EP Tro N. m. ſ. {ſubrept on, Fr. ſubreptus, Lat.] The act of obtaining a favour by ſurprize or unfair repreſentatiºn. Diff SU REPTI'ſ ſous. a 'j. [ſºrrºp ice, French; ſurreptitiº, Latin.] Fraudulently obtained from a ſuperior, by concealing ſome truth, which, if known, would have prevented the grant. + rºw ºx - - *aily. To SUBSCRIBE. v. a [ſouſ ire, Fr.ſºſºril, Latin.] I. To give conſent to, by underwriting the name. They united by ſºbſcribing a covenant, which they pretend. ed to be no other than had been ſubſcribed in th: reign of King James, and that his Majety himſelf had ſºſcribed it; by which impoſition people of all degrees engaged themſelves in it. Carendºn. The reader ſees the names of thoſe perſons by whom this letter is fºlycribed. «ăjºn. 2. To atteſt by writing the name. Their particular teſtimony ought to be better credited, than ſome otherſ ſº ibed with an hundred hands. // hit #2. 3. To contračt; to limit. Not uſed. 2 The king gone to night! ſuſcrib'd his pow'r? Confin'd to exhibition all is gone. Shakespeare. To SUP scri'BE. v. n. I. To give confent. Oſius, with whoſe hand the Nicene creed was ſet down, and framed for the whole Chriſtian world to ſºlſ rile unto, ſo far yielded in the end, as even with the ſané hand to ratify the Arrians confeſſion. Hºer, Adviſe thee what is to be done, And we will all ſulſºribe to thy advice. Shakeſtart, If wolves had at thy gate howl'd that ſtern time, Thou ſhould'ſt have ſaid, go porter, turn the key, All cruels elſe ſubſcrib'd, Shakespeare 's King Lar. So ſpake much humbled Eve; but fate Sºbºbº not: nature firſt gave ſigns, impreſs'd On bird, beaſt, air. Milton's Parad. Lºft. 2. To promiſe a ſtipulated ſum for the promotion of any under- taking. Subscrip E.R. n.ſ. [from ſubſcriptio, Lat.] 1. One who ſubſcribes. 2. One who contributes to any undertaking. Let a pamphlet come out upon a demand in a proper jun- Čture, every one of the party who can ſpare a ſhilling ſhall be a ſubſcriber. Swift. Subscription. n.ſ.. [from ſº ſcriptio, Latin.] I. Any thing underwritten. The man aſked, are ye Chriſtians? We anſwered we were; fearing the leſs becauſe of the croſs we had ſeen in the ſub- ſº pion. Bac.m. 2. Conſent or atteſtation given by underwriting the name. 3. The act or ſtate of contributing to any undertaking, The work he ply'd; Stocks and ſh criptions pour on ev'ry ſide. Pºſt. South-ſea ſubſcriptions take who pleaſe, Leave me but liberty. Pºpe. 4. Submiſſion ; obedience. Not in uſe. 1 tax not you, you elements, with unkindneſs; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, ... You owe me no ſub cription. Shakeſpeare's King Ler. Subsection. m. ſ. [jul and ſºil, Latin.] A ſubdiviſion ºf a larger ſection into a leſſer. A ſection of a ſection, Dić. SU(BSEogence. n.ſ. [from ſºlſequor, Latin.] The ſtate ºf following; not precedence. By this faculty we can take notice of the order of preciº and ſubſequence in which they are paſt. - - Grºw. SUBSE'cutive. adj. [from ſubſequer J. Following in train. Su Esf PTU'PLE. ad. [ſub and ſplifius, Latin.] Contain"; one of ſeven parts. h If unto this lower pully there were added another, thent • power would be unto the weight in a ſubquintuple Fº if a third, a ſubſeptuple. º: SUBSEQUEN I. ad. [ſubſequent, Fr. ſ. ſº ens, Latin: l º word is improperly pronounced long in the ſecond ſyllable by Shakeſ rare.} Following in train; not preceding. In ſuch indexes, although ſmall pricks To their ſalſ quent volumes, there is ſeen The baby figure of the giant maſs - Of i. to come, at large. Shakeſp. Troil and Crºftia, Th., gauent words come on before the precedent * - The jutſequen P Bacºn. niſh. - why does each conſenting ſign With prudent harmony combine In turns to move, and ſubſequent appear Priºr To gird the globe and regulate the year riºr. This
S U B
r
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This article is introduced as ſubſequent to the treaty of
Munſter, made about 1648, when England was in the utmoſt
confuſion. . . Swift.
SUBSE'QUENTLY. adv. [from ſubſequent.] Not ſo as to go be-
fore ; ſo as to follow in train.
To men in governing moſt things fall out accidentally, and
come not into any compliance with their preconceived ends;
but they are forced to comply ſu'ſ quently, and to ſtrike in
with things as they fall out, by poſtliminious after-applica-
tions of them to their purpoſes. Sºuth's Sermons.
To SUBSE’RVE. v. a. ſ. ſubſervio, Latin.] To ſerve in ſub-
ordination; to ſerve inſtrumentally.
Not made to rule,
But to ſubſerve where wiſdom bears command. Milton.
It is a greater credit to know the ways of captivating na-
ture, and making her ſubſerve our purpoſes, than to have learn-
ed all the intrigues of policy. Glanville.
The memory hath no ſpecial part of the brain devoted to
its own ſervice, but uſes all thoſe parrs which ſubſerve our ſen-
ſations, as well as our thinking powers. J/alſh.
SUBSE's vie N ce. }*ſ [from ſubſerve. J Inſtrumental fitneſs
SUps E'Rv1 F Ncy. $, or uſe.
Wicked ſpirits may by their cunning, carry farther in a
ſeeming confederacy or ſubſerviency to the deſigns of a good
angel. Dryden.
We cannot loºk upon the body, wherein appears ſo much
fitneſs, uſe, and ſubſerviency to infinite functions, any other-
wiſe than as the effect of contrivance. Bentley.
There is an immediate and agil ſubſirvience of the ſpirits to
the empire of the ſoul. Hale's Originat. of Mankind.
There is a regular ſubordination and ſubſerviency among all
the parts to beneficial ends. . Cheyne's Philoſºphical Principles.
SU P SE’R VIENT. adj. [ſubſerviens, Latin.] Subordinate; in-
ſtrumentally uſeful.
Philoſophers and common heathens believed one God, to
whom all things are referred ; but under this God they wor-
ſhipped many inferior and ſubſervient gods. Stillingfiest.
Theſe ranks of creatures are ſubſervient one to another,
and the moſt of them ſerviceable to man. Ray.
While awake, we feel none of thoſe motions continually
made in the diſpoſal of the corporeal principles ſubſervient here-
in. Grew.
Senſe is ſubſervient unto fancy, fancy unto intelle&t. Grew.
We are not to conſider the world as the body of God; he
is an uniform being, void of organs, members or parts, and
they are his creatures ſubordinate to him, and ſubſervient to
his will. Newton's Opticks.
Moſt criticks, fond of ſome ſubſervient art,
Still make the whole depend upon a part;
They talk of principles, but notions prize,
And all to one lov'd folly ſacrifice. Pope.
Subsextuple, adj. [ſub and ſextuplus, Latin.] Containing
one part of ſix.
One of theſe under pullies abates half of that heavineſs the
weight hath, and cauſes the power to be in a ſubduple propor-
tion unto it, two of them a ſubquadruple proportion, three
a ſulfºxtºtle. JWilkins's Mathematical Magick.
To SUBSIT)E. v. n. [ſubſide, Latin.] To fink; to tend down-
wards.
He ſhoºk the ſacred honours of his head
With terror trembled heav'ns ſubſiding hill,
And from his ſhaken curls ambroſial dews diſtill. Dryden.
Now Jove ſuſpends his golden ſcales in air,
Weighs the mens wits againſt the lady's hair;
- The doubtful beam long nods from ſide to ſide:
At length the wits mount up, the hairs ſubſide. Pope.
SUBS I'DENCE. }". [from ſubſide.] The ačt of ſinking; ten-
SUBs1'DEN cy. $ dency downward.
This gradual ſubſidency of the abyſs would take up a con-
ſiderable time. - Burmet's Theºry of the Earth.
This miſcellany of bodies being determined to ſubſidence
merely by their different ſpecifick gravities, all thoſe which
had the ſame gravity ſubſided at the ſame time. Iſoodward.
By the alternate motion of thoſe air-bladders, whoſe ſur-
faces are by turns freed from mutual contact, and by a ſud-
den ſubſidence meet again by the ingreſs and egreſs of the air,
the liquour is ſtill farther attenuated.
SUB 1'DiAR Y. adj. [ſubſ: liaire, Fr. ſubſidiarius, Lat. from ſub-
ſidy..] Aſſiſtant ; brought in aid.
Bitter ſubſtances burn the blood, and are a ſort of ſºbſidia-
ry gall. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
SUBSIDY. n.ſ.. [ſulfide, Fr.ſl/idium, Latin.] Aid, common-
ly ſuch as is given in money.
They adviſed the king to ſend ſpeedy aids, and with much
alacrity granted a great rate of ſºftay. Bacon.
'Tis all the ſubſidy the preſent age can raiſe. Dryden.
It is a celebrated notion of a patriot, that a houſe of com-
mons ſhould never grant ſuch ſubſides as give no pain to the
people, left the nation ſhould acquieſce under a burden they
did not feel. Addiſon
To Subsi'GN. v. a. [ſulſºn, Latin.] To ſign under.
Arbuthnot.
Neither have they ſeen any deed before the conqueſt, but
-ſalºned with croſſes and ſingle names without ſurnames. Camd.
To SUBSIST. v. n. [ſubſifer, Fr ſubſ/fo, Latin.]
1. Tº continue; to retain the preſent ſtate or condition.
Firm we ſuff, but poſſible to ſwerve.
The very foundation was removed, and it was a moral im-
Milton.
poſſibility that the republick could ſubſiſt any longer.
2. To have means of living; to be maintainéd.
He ſhone ſo powerfully upon me, that like the heat of a
Ruſſian ſummer, he ripened the fruits of poetry in a cold
climate; and gave me wherewithal to ſubſ? in the long win-
ter which ſucceeded. Dryden.
Let us remember thoſe that want neceſſaries, as we our-
ſelves ſhould have deſired to be remembred, had it been our
ſad lot to ſub/ft on other mens charity. Atterbury.
3. To inhere; to have exiſtence.
Though the general natures of theſe qualities are ſufficient-
ly diſtant from one another, yet when they come to ſubſſ: in
particulars, and to be clothed with ſeveral accidents, then the
diſcernment is not ſo eaſy. . South's Sermons.
SUBs1's TENce, or Suftency, n.ſ. [ſubſtance, Fr. from ſulft.}
1. Real being.
The fleſh, and the conjunction of the fleſh with God be-
gan both at one inſtant, his making and taking to himſelf our
fleſh was but one ačt; ſo that in Chriſt there is no perſonal
Jubſiſtence but one, and that from everlaſting. Hooker.
We know as little how the union is diſſolved, that is the
chain of theſe differing ſubſºlencies that compound us, as how
it firſt commenced. Glanville.
Not only the things had ſulffence, but the very images were
of ſome creatures exiſting. Stillingfleet.
2. Competence; means of ſupporting life.
His viceroy could only propoſe to himſelf a comfortable
ſubſiſtence out of the plunder of his province Addiſon.
SUBs1's TENT. adj. ſ.l/ſiens, Latin.] Having real being.
Such as deny ſpirits ſu'ſſent without bodies, will with dif-
ficulty affirm the ſeparate exiſtence of their own. Brown.
Theſe qualities are not ſu'ſſent in thoſe bodies, but are
operations of fancy begotten in ſomething elſe. Bentley.
SU'BSTANCE. n.ſ.. [ſubſtance, Fr, ſubſtantia, Latin.]
1. Being; ſomething exiſting ; ſomething of which we can ſay
that it is.
Since then the ſoul works by herſelf alone,
Springs not from ſenſe, nor humours well agreeing, .
Her nature is peculiar, and her own;
Swift.
She is a ſubſtance, and a perfeót being. Davies.
The ſtrength of gods,
And this empyreal ſubſtance cannot fail. Miltºn.
2. That which ſupports accidents.
What creatures there inhabit, of what mold,
And ſubſtance. Milton.
Every being is confidered as ſubſiſting in and by itſelf, and
then it is called a ſubſtance; or it ſubſiſts in and by another, and
then it is called a mode or manner of being. J/atts.
3. The eſſential part.
It will ſerve our turn to comprehend the ſubſtance, without
confining ourſelves to ſcrupulous exactneſs, in form. Digby.
This edition is the ſame in ſubſtance with the Latin. Burn.
They are the beſt epitomes, and let you ſee with one caſt
of the eye the ſubſtance of a hundred pages. Addiſon.
4. Something real, not imaginary ; ſomething ſolid, not empty.
Shadows to night
Have ſtruck more terror to the ſoul of Richard,
Than can the ſubſtance of ten thouſand ſoldiers
Arm'd in proof and led by ſhallow Richard. Shakeſpeare.
He the future evil ſhall no leſs -
In apprehenſion than inſul/lance feel. Milton.
Heroick virtue did his ačtions guide,
And he the ſubſtance, not th' appearance choſe:
To reſcue one ſuch friend he took more pride,
Than to deſtroy whole thouſands of ſuch foes.
. Body; corporeal nature. -
Bétween the parts of opake and coloured bodies are many
ſpaces, either empty or repleniſhed with mediums of other
denſities; as water between the tinging corpuſcles where with
any liquor is impregnated, air between the aqueous globules
that cºnſtitute cious or miſts, and for the moſt part. Paçº
void of both air and water; but yet perhaps not wholly void
of all ſubſtance between the parts of hard bodies. Newton.
The qualities of plants are more vario; than thoſe of ani-
mal ſubſtances. rbwthnot on Aliments.
6. Wealth; means of life.
He hitſ, aten me out of houſe and home, , and hath
put all my ſubſtance into that fat belly of his, but I will have
ſome of it out again. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
We are deſtroying many thouſand lives, and exhauſting our
fbſtance, but not for our own intereſt. Swift.
Dryden.
5
Stºrial. adj. [ſul/fantiek, Fr. from fulſance.]
: ağtually exiſting.
I. *:::: .# would have his chance to be a real and ſub-
ſtantial agent, he is more ſtupid than the vulgar. Bentley.
- 25 O 2. True;
S U B S U B
Were you ſworn to the duke, or to the deputy
... ſ.l...! . - ly ſeeming. - - -
2. Twº ; Fº...” am af.d, –To him and º: ſubſtitutes. Shakeſpear.
Being in night, all this : º: 3. .." 5 Shakeſ, Under º: º of God,
- tial. 4A-e/pºd/?. - -
Too º: jº. ta. p The ſubjećts of his /ubſtitute, my father,
Out of my ſide to thee, neareſt my heart, And here upſwarm'd them. Shakespeare . Henry IV,
Subſtantial life. Milton. Haſt thou not made me here thy ſubſtitute,
tº And theſe inferior far beneath me ſet Milton.
If happineſs be a ſubſtantial good,
Not fram'd of accidents, nor ſubječt to them, Providence delegates to the ſupreme magiſtrate the ſame
'd to ſeek it in a blind revenge. Denham. power for the good of men, which that ſupreme magiſtrate
#. : ‘. º river, hath jdown to us what is more transfers to thoſe ſeveral ul/titutes gº ačt under him. Addison
light and ſuperficial, while things more ſolid and /abſtantial Substitution. n.ſ. [ uêſtitution, Fr. from fulftitute.] The
have been immerſed. Glanville. act of placing any perſon or thing in the room of another ; the
The difference betwixt the empty vanity of oſtentation, and ſtate of being placed º the room of another.
the ſubſtantial ornaments of virtue. L’Eſtrange. He did believe b/?ituti
Qbſervations are the only ſure grounds whereon to build a He was the duke, from ſulftitution,
laſting and ſubſtantial philoſophy. #oodward. And executing th’ outward face of royalty,
A ſolid and ſubſtantial greatneſs of ſoul, looks down with With all prerogative. Shakeſp. Tempºff.
neglect on the cenſures and applauſes of the multitude. Addiſon. Nor ſal, ſulphur, or mercury can be ſeparateff'ſ. any
3. Corporeal; material. perfeit metals; for every part, ſo ſeparated, may eaſily be ré.
Now ſhine theſe planets with ſubſtantial rays? duced into perfect metal without ſubſtitution of that which chy-
Does innate luſtre gild their meaſur'd days? Prior. miſts imagine to be wanting. Bacºn's Phy. Rift.
The ſun appears flat like a plate of ſilver, the moon as big To Substra’ct. v. a. [ſubtraho, Lat. Jºuffraction, French.]
a. the ſºn, and the rainbow a large ſubſtantial arch in the ſky, 1. To take away part from the whole.
all which are groſs falſhoods. Watts. 2. To take one number from another. -
4. Strong; ſtout; bulky. Substraction. n ſ [ſoul/raire, ſubſtrađion, French.]
Subſtantial doors, 1. The act of taking away part from the whole.
Croſs-barr'd and bolted faſt, fear no aſſault. Milton. I cannot call this piece Tully's nor my own, being much
5. Reſponſible; moderately wealthy. altered not only by the change of the ſtyle, but by addition
Trials of crimes and titles of right ſhall be made by verdia and ſuffraction, - Denham.
of a jury, choſen out of the honeſt and moſt ſubſtantial free- 2. [In arithmetick.] The taking of a leſſer number out of d
holders. Spenſer on Ireland. greater of like kind, whereby to find out a third number,
The merchants, and Jubſtantial citizens, cannot make up being or declaring the inequality, exceſs, or difference be-
more than a hundred thouſand families. Addiſon on the War. tween the numbers given. - Cocker's Arithmetif.
Substa Ntials. n.ſ. [Without fingular.] Eſſential parts. Substru'ction. n.J. [ſubffructio, from ſub and ſtrue, Latin.]
Although a cuſtom introduced againſ the ſubſtantials of an Underbuilding.
appeal be not valid, as that it ſhould not be appealed to a ſupe- To fºund our habitation firmly, examine the bed of earth
rior, but to an inferior judge, yet a cuſtom may be introduced upon which we build, and then the underfillings, or ſuffrut-
againſt the accidentals of an appeal. Ayliffe's Parergon. tion, as the ancients calcd it. Wotton's Architãurt.
Substantiality. n.ſ. [from ſubſtantial.] Substy'LAR, adj. [ſub and ſylus.] Suſlylar line is, in dialing,
1. The ſtate of real exiſtence. a right line, whereon the gnomon or ſtyle of a dial is erected
2. Corporeity; materiality. at right angles with the plane. Diff.
Body cannot ad on any thing but by motion; motion can- Erect the ſtyle Perpendicularly over the ſubffilar line, ſo as
Hot be received but by quantity and matter: "the j is 2 tº make an angle with the dial-plane equal to the elevation of
#ranger to ſuch groſs ſ/fantiality, and owns nothi ºg of theſe. ... the pole of your place. Moxºn's Mech. Exer.
Glanv. Stepſ. Subsu'ltive. Maj. [./*ſūlius, Latin.] Bounding; moving
Substa'NT1Ally. adv. [from ſubſtantial.] SUBSU'Ltory. } by ſtarts.
r. In manner of a ſubſtance; with reality of exiſtence. Subsu'itorily, adv. [from ſubſultºry. ] In a bounding
In him his Father ſhone /*/antially expreſs'd. Mihan. IIlanner.
2. Strongly; ſolidly. The ſpirits ſpread even, and move not Jubſultorily; for that
Having ſoJubſtantially provided for the North, they promiſed will make the parts cloſe and pliant. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
themſelves they ſhould end the war that Summer. Clarendon. Supta'ngent.'. f. In any curve, is the line which deter-
3. Truly; ſolidly; ...; with fixed purpoſe. mines the interſection of the tangent in the axis prolonged. Dić.
The laws of this re igion would make men, if they would To SubTE'nd. …, a. [ſub and tend, Latin.] To be extended
truly obſerve them, Juº/fantially religious towards God, chaſte under.
and temperate. Tillotſon, In rectangles and triangles the ſquare, which is made of the
4. with competent wealth. ſide that ſubtendeth the right angle, is equal to the ſquares
Substa NTIALNess. n.ſ. [from ſubſtantial.] which are made of the ſides containing the right angle. Brºwn.
1. The ſtate of being ſubſtantial. From Aries rightways draw a line, to end
2. Firmneſs; ſtrength; Power of holding or laſting. ln the ſame round, and let that lineſultend
• When ſuftantialn'ſ combineth with delightfulneſs, fulneſs An equal triangle: now ſince the lines
with fineneſs, how can the language which confifteth of theſe Muſt three times touch the round, and meet three ſigns,
ſound other than moſt full of ſweetneſs? Camdºn. Where e'er they meet in angles, thoſe are trines. Craſh.
. In degree of/*/antialneſs next above the dorique, ſuſtain- Subtense. ... /...[ſub and tenſus, Latin.] The chord of an
ng the third, and adorning the ſecond ſtory. Wotton. arch ; that which is extended under an thing.
To Substantiate. J.A. [from /*/ſance.] To make to SU’Bººk. [Latin.] In compoſition, ſignifies under.
exiſt. S f
- UBTERFLU'ENT. - - -
The accidental of ºny at is ſaid to be whatever advenes to Subte’rfluous. } adj, [ſubterfluo, Latin.] Running under.
the aët itſelf already ſuffantiated. 4yliff's Parergon. Sust ERFU'GE, n. ſ. terfuge, French; ſubter and fugio, Lat.]
Su'est ANtive. n. J. [.ſuffanti ; French; Aft: fj A ſhift; an .#º:
A noun betokening the thing, not a quality. The king cared not for fubterfuges, but would ſtand envy,
Claudian perpetually cloſiº hiºn. the end of a verſe, and appear in any thing that was to his mind. Bacon.
commonly called golden, * two ſubſtantives and two adjec- Notwithſtanding all their ſly ſubterfuges and ſtudied evaſions,
tives with a verb betwixt them. Pryden. yet the produćt of all their endeavours is but as the º:
anº).
Substantive. adj. [. Jubſtantivus, Latin.]
- - - ind and emptineſs.
1. Solid; depending only on itſelf. Not in uſe. the labouring mountains, wind and emp
Affect not little ſhifts and ſubterfuges to avoid the for; of
He confidered how ſufficient and Jº/fantive this land was an argument. Watſ
tº maintain itſelf, without any aid of the foreigner. Bacon. Subterrangal. hadj. [ſub and terra, Lat, ſcuſſerraine, Fr.
2. Bºkening exiſtence. Subterra’NEAN. I. Subterranean or ſubterraneous is the .
9" is obliged to join many *in one propoſition, be- sººji jº uſed.] Lying under the earth; placº
cauſe the repetition of theſiſtantive verb wouldi. tedious. Arb. Su'BTERRANy. below the ſurface.
To SU ********, v. a. [ſubſtituer, Fr. Jubſtitutus, from Jub Metals are who'y ſubterrany, whereas plants are part abº"
*†, Latin.]. To put in the place of another. earth, and part under. Bacon's Natural Hijiº,
f . original deſigns of ſpeaking, a man canſubſtitute none In ſubterranies, as the fathers of their tribes, are brimſtone
**that can equally conduji. honour. Gov. of Tongue. and mercury. Bacon's Natural Hiſkſ).
Is und If a ſwarthy tongue The force -
jº his humid palate hung, Of ſubterranean wind tranſports a hill
Ome fº : ſubſtitute another. Dryden. Torn from Pelorus, or the ſhatter'd fide
others. "ºries are inſerted or /*/ituted in the room of Qf thundring Ætna, whoſe combuſtible
Substiture. n Congreve. And fuel'd entrails thence conceiving fire, Milton,
iſ [ſubſtitut, Fr. !—?1 --!-L –- ? - inds.
by another to: §*::: .* verb.] One placed Sublim'd with mineral fury, aid the winds Alteration
teratio
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Alteration proceeded from the change made in the neigh-
bouring ſubterraneal parts by that great conflagration. Boyle.
Tell by what paths, what ſubterranean ways,
Back to the fountain's head the ſea conveys
The refluent rivers. Blackmore.
Let my ſoft minutes glide obſcurely on,
Like ſubterraneous ſtreams, unheard, unknown. Norris.
This ſubterraneous paſſage was not at firſt deſigned ſo much
for a highway as for a quarry. Addiſon.
Rous'd within the ſubterranean world,
Th’ expanding earthquake unreſiſted ſhakes
Aſpiring cities. Thomſon.
Subterra'NITY. m. ſ. [ſub and terra, Lat.] A place under
ground. Not in uſe.
We commonly conſider ſubterranities, not in contempla-
tions, ſufficiently reſpective unto the creation. Brown.
SU'BTILE, adj. [ſubtile, Fr. ſubtilis, Lat. This word is often
written ſubtle.]
1. Thin ; not denſe; not groſs.
From his eyes the fleeting fair
Retir’d, like ſubtle ſmoke diſſolv’d in air. Dryden's Georg.
Deny Des Cart his ſubtile matter,
You leave him neither fire nor water. Prior.
Is not the heat conveyed through the vacuum by the vibra-
tions of a much ſubtiler medium than air, which, after the air
was drawn out, remained in the vacuum ? Newton's Opt.
2. Nice; fine; delicate; not coarſe.
But of the clock which in our breaſts we bear,
The ſubtile motions we forget the while.
Davies.
Thou only know'ſt her nature, and her pow'rs;
Her ſubtile form thou only can'ſt define. Davies.
I do diſtinguiſh plain
Each ſubtile line of her immortal face. Davies.
3. Piercing; acute.
Paſs we the ſlow diſeaſe and ſubtile pain,
Which our weak frame is deſtin'd to ſuſtain;
The cruel ſtone, the cold catarrh. Prior.
4. Cunning; artful; ſly; ſubdolous. In this ſenſe it is now
commonly written ſubtle.
Arrius, a prieſt in the church of Alexandria, a ſubtile
witted and a marvellous fair ſpoken man, was diſcontented
that one ſhould be placed before him in honour, whoſe ſuperior
he thought himſelf in deſert, becauſe through envy and ſto-
mach prone unto contradićtion. Hooker.
Think you this York
Was not incenſed by his ſubtle mother,
To taunt and ſcorn you? Shakeſp. Richard III.
O ſubtile love, a thouſand wiles thou haſt
By humble ſuit, by ſervice, or by hire,
To win a maiden's hold. Fairfax.
A woman, an harlot and ſubtile of heart. Prov. vii. Io.
Northou his malice, and falſe guile, contemn:
Subtile he needs muſt be, who could ſeduce
Angels. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
5. Deceitful.
Like a bowl upon a ſubtle ground,
I've tumbled paſt the throw.
6. Refined; acute beyond exačtneſs.
Things remote from uſe, obſcure and ſubtle.
SU’BTIl ELY. adv. [from ſubtile.]
1. Finely; not groſsly.
The conſtitution of the air appeareth more ſubtilly by worms
in oak-apples than to the ſenſe of man. Bacon.
In theſe plaiſters the ſtone ſhould not be too ſubtilely pow-
dered; for it will better manifeſt its attraction in more ſenſible
dimenſions. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
The opakeſt bodies, if ſubtilely divided, as metals diſſolved
in acid menſtruums, become perfectly tranſparent. Newton.
2. Artfully; cunningly. -
By granting this, add the reputation of loving the truth fin-
cerely to that of having been able to oppoſe it ſubtilely. Boyle.
Others have ſought to eaſe themſelves of afflićtion by diſ-
puting ſubtilly againſt it, and pertinaciouſly maintaining that
afflićtions are no real evils. Tillotſ,n's Sermons.
Su'BTILE Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſubtile.] "
1. Fineneſs; rareneſs.
2. Cunning; artfulneſs. -
To SubTI'liate. v.a. [from ſubtile.] To make thin.
A very dry and warm or ſubtiliating air opens the ſurface of
the earth. Harvey on the Plague.
Subtiliation. n.ſ.. [ſubtiliation, French ; from ſubtiliate.]
The act of making thin. -
By ſubtiliation and rarefaction the oil contained in grapes,
if diſtilled before it be fermented, becomes ſpirit of wine. Boyle.
Su'BTILTY. n.ſ.. [ſubtilité, French; from ſultile.]
1. Thinneſs; fineneſs; exility of parts.
The ſubtilties of particular ſounds may paſs through ſmall
crannies not confuſed, but its magnity not ſo well. Bacon.
How ſhall we this union well expreſs
Nought ties the ſoul, her ſubtilty is ſuch. Davies.
The corporeity of all bodies being the ſame, and ſubtilty in
all bodies being eſſentially the ſame thing, could any body by
Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Milton.
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Jubtilty become vital, then any degree of ſubtilty would pro-
duce ſome degree of life. Grew's Coſmol.
Bodies the more of kin they are to ſpirit in Jubtilty and re-
2 º the more ſpreading and ſelf-diffuſive are they. Norris.
. Nicety.
Whatſoever is inviſible, in reſpe&t of the fineneſs of the
body, or ſubtilty of the motion, is little enquired. Bacon.
3. Refinement; too much acuteneſs.
You Prefer the reputation of candour before that of ſub-
tilty. ... ... . Boyle.
. Intelligible diſcourſes are ſpoiled by too much ſubtilty in nice
diviſions.
Greece did at length a learned race produce, Locke.
Who needful ſcience mock'd, and arts of uſe;
Mankind with idle ſubtilties embroil,
And faſhion ſyſtems with romantick toil. Blackmore.
They give method, and ſhed ſubtilty upon their author. Baż.
4. Cunning; artifice; ſlyneſs.
Finding force now faint to be,
He thought grey hairs afforded ſubtilty. Sidney.
The rudeneſs and barbarity of ſavage Indians knows not ſo
perfectly to hate all virtues as ſome mens ſubtily. K. Charles.
Sleights proceeding
As from his wit and native ſubtlety.
SUBTILIz Aºtion. n.ſ.. [from ſubtilize.]
1. Subtilization is making anything ſo volatile as to riſe readily
in ſteam or vapour. Quincy.
Fluids have their reſiſtances proportional to their denſities,
ſo that no ſubtilization, diviſion of parts, or refining can alter
theſe reſiſtances. Cheyne's Phil. Princ.
2. Refinement; ſuperfluous acuteneſs.
To SU’BTIL1ze. v. a. [ſubtilizer, French; from ſubtile.]
1. To make thin; to make leſs groſs or coarſe.
Chyle, being mixed with the choler and pancreatick juices,
is further ſubtilized, and rendered ſo fluid and penetrant, that
the thinner and finer part eaſily finds way in at the ſtreight ori-
fices of the lačteous veins. Ray on the Creation.
Body cannot be vital; for if it be, then is it ſo either as
Jubtilized or organized, moved or endowed with life. Grew.
2. To refine; to ſpin into uſeleſs niceties.
The moſt obvious verity is ſubtilized into niceties, and ſpun
into a thread indiſcernible by common opticks. Glanville,
To SUBTI'lize. v. n. To talk with too much refinement.
Qualities and moods ſome modern philoſophers have ſub-
tilized on. Digby on Bodies.
Su'btle, adj. [Written often for ſubtile, eſpecially in the ſenſe
of cunning.] Sly; artful; cunning.
Some ſubtle headed fellow will put ſome quirk, or deviſe
ſome evaſion, whereof the reſt will take hold. Spenſer.
Shall we think the ſubtle witted French
Conj'rers and ſorc'rers, that, afraid of him,
By magick verſe have thus contriv'd his end? Shakespeare H. VI.
The ſerpent, ſubtlºſt beaſt of all the field. Milton.
The Arabians were men of a deep and ſubtle wit. Sprat.
SU'BTLY., adv. [from ſubtle.]
1. Slily; artfully; cunningly.
Thou ſee'ſ how ſubtly to detain thee I deviſe;
Inviting thee to hear, while I relate. Milton's Parad, Loſt.
2. Nicely; delicately.
In the nice bee, what ſenſe ſo ſubtly true,
From pois'nous herbs extraćts the healing dew! Pope.
To Su’BTRAct. v.a. [ſubtradio, Latin. They who derive it
from the Latin write ſubtrać; ; thoſe who know the French
original, write ſubſtract, which is the common word..] To
withdraw part from the reſt.
Reducing many things unto charge, which, by confuſion,
became concealed and ſubtraded from the crown. Davieſ.
what is ſubtracted or ſubdućted out of the extent of the
Milton.
divine perfeótion, leaves ſtill a quotient infinite. Hale.
The ſame ſwallow, by the ſubtrading daily of her eggs,
lay nineteen ſucceſſively, and then gave over. Ray.
Subt RA’ction. n.ſ. See Substr Action.
subtrahend. n.f. [ſubtrahendum, Lat.] The number to be
taken from a larger number. - -
Suºrºple. adj.iſubtriple, Fr. ſub and triplus, Latin.] Con-
taining a third or one part of º: ion to the weight
ill be i btriple proportion to the W .
The power will be in a ſubtriple P %. Math. #.
Subventa'neous. adj. [ſubventaneu, Latl Addle; windy.
Suitable unto dºm of the ". in º, * their
alwentaneous conceptions from the Weltº," "": 7-01077.
T! SU’bverse. v. : [ſubverſus, Latin.] To ſubvert. Spenſer
uſes ſubverſ in the ſame ſenſe. ..
#. ſubvers'd, when ruling fate has ſtruck
Th'unalterable hour. Thomſºn's Autumn.
subversion, n.ſ. [ſubverſion, Fr. Jubverſus, Latin.] over-
throw; ruin; deſtruction. - VI
Theſe ſeek ſubverſion of thy harmleſs life. Shakespeare H. VI.
It is far more honourable to ſuffer, than to proſper in their
ruin and ſubverſion. - Ring Charleſ.
Theſe things refer to the opening and ſhutting the abyſs,
with the diſſolution or ſubverſion of the earth, Burnet.
Laws
S U C S U C Laws have been often abuſed, to the oppreſſion and the ſub- verſion of that order they were intended to preſerve. Rogers. Sºyº'ssive. adj. [from ſubvert.] Having tendency to over- "ºing is a vice ſubverſive of the very ends and deſign of converſation. Rogers. To SUBVERT. v. a. [ſubvertir, French; ſubverto, Latin.] 1. To overthrow; to overturn; to deſtroy; to turn upſide down. God, by things deem'd weak, - Subverts the worldly ſtrong and worldly wiſe. Milton. No propoſition can be received for divine revelation, if contradićtory to our clear intuitive knowledge; becauſe this would ſubvert the principles of all knowledge Locke. Trees are ſubverted or broken by high winds. Mortimer. 2. To corrupt; to confound. - Strive not about words to no purpoſe, but to the ſubverting of the hearers. 2 Tim. ii. 14. Subve'RTER. n.ſ.. [from ſubvert.] Overthrower; deſtroyer. O traytorſ worſe than Simon was to Troy; O vile ſubverter of the Gallick reign, More falſe than Gano was to Charlemagne. SU'BURB. n.ſ.. [ſuburbium, Latin.] 1. Building without the walls of a city. There's a trim rabble let in: are all theſe your faithful friends o' th' ſuburbs 8 Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. What can be more to the diſvaluation of the power of the Spaniard, than to have marched ſeven days in the heart of his countries, and lodged three nights in the ſuburbs of his prin- cipal city ? Bacon's I/ar with Spain. 2. The confines; the outpart. The ſuburbs of my jacket are ſo gone, Dryden. I have not left one ſkirt to fit upon. Cleaveland. They on the ſmoothed plank, The ſuburb of their ſtrawbuilt citadel, Milton. Expatiate. When our fortunes are violently changed, our ſpirits are unchanged, if they always ſtood in the ſuburbs and expec- tation of ſorrows. Taylor. Subu'RBAN. adj. [ſuburlanus, Latin; from ſuburb.] Inhabit- ing the ſuburb. Poor clinches the ſuburban muſe affords, And Panton waging harmleſs war with words. Dryden. SUB wo'RK ER. n.ſ.. [ſub and worker..] Underworker; ſubor- dinate helper. He that governs well leads the blind; but he that teaches gives him eyes: and it is glorious to be a ſubworker to grace, in freeing it from ſome of the inconveniences of original fin. - South. Succºpa's Eous. adj. [ſuccedaneuſ, Lat..] Supplying the place of ſomething elſe. Nor is Ætius ſtrićtly to be believed when he preſcribeth the ſtone of the otter as a ſuccedaneous unto caſtoeum. Brown. I have not diſcovered the menſtruum: I will preſent a ſuc- (edaneºus experiment made with a common liquor. Boyle. SUCCEDANEUM. n.ſ. [Latin J That which is put to ſerve for ſomething elſe. To SUCCEED. v. n. [ſucceder, French; Juccedo, Latin.] I. To follow in order. If I were now to die, Twere to be moſt happy; for I fear, My ſoul hath her conſent ſo abſolute, That not another comfort like to this Succeed in unknown fate. Shakespeare Othello. Thoſe of all ages to ſucceed will curſe my head. Milton. 2. To come into the place of one who has quitted. . Workmen let it cool by degrees in ſuch relentings of neal- ing heats, leſt it ſhould ſhiver in pieces by a violent ſucceeding of air in the room of the fire. Digby on Bodies. Enjoy 'till I return o Short pleaſures; for long woes are to ſucceed. Milton. If the father left only daughters, they equally ſucceeded to him in copartnerſhip, without prelation or preference of the eldeſt to a double portion. Hale. Revenge ſucceed to love, and rage to grief. Dryden. While theſe limbs the vital ſpirit feeds, While day to night, and night to day ſucceeds, Burn-off'rings morn and ev'ning ſhall be thine, And fires eternal in thy temples ſhine. Dryden. Theſe dull harmleſs makers of lampoons are yet of dangerous -example to the publick; ſome witty men may ſucceed to their deſigns, and, mixing ſenſe with malice, blaſt the reputation of the moſt innocent. Dryden. f The pretenſions of Saul's family, who received his crown ºte appointment of God, ended with his reign; an | Xavid, by the ſame title, ſucceeded in his throne, to the º º of Jonathan. Locke. 3. dº * with 3 to terminate an undertaking in the 'Tis almoſt im - - - - * — — . . Pºſſible for poets to ſucceed without ambition: ºlon muſt be raiſed by a deſire of fame to a deſire of Pleaſing: Dryden This addreſs I have long thought owing; and if I had never attempted, I might have been vain enough to think I might have ſucceeded. Dryden. A knave's a knave to me in ev'ry ſtate; Alike my ſcorn, if he ſucceed or fail: Sporus at court, or Japhet in a jail. Pp. 4. To terminate according to wiſh. If thou deal truly, thy doings ſhall proſperouſly ſucceed to thee. Toh. iv. 6. This was impoſſible for Virgil to imitate, becauſe of the ſeverity of the Roman language: Spencer endeavoured it in Sheperd's Kalendar; but neither will it ſucceed in Engliſh. Dry. 5. To go under cover. Pleaſe that ſilvan ſcene to take, Where whiſtling winds uncertain ſhadows make; Or will you to the cooler cave ſucceed, Whoſe mouth the curling vines have overſpread. To SU'cceed. v. a. 1. To follow ; to be ſubſequent or conſequent to. In that place no creature was hurtful unto man, and thoſe deſtructive cffects they now diſcover ſucceeded the curſe, and came in with thorns and briars. Brown's Pulgar Errouri. 2. To proſper; to make ſucceſsful. Now frequent trines the happier lights among, And high-rais'd Jove from his dark priſon freed, Thoſe weights took off that on his planet hung, Dryden. Will gloriouſly the new laid works ſucceed. Dryden. Succeed my wiſh, and ſecond my deſign, The faireſt Deiopeia ſhall be thine, ! And make thee father of a happy line. Dryden's AFn. Succe'EDER. n.ſ.. [from ſucceed.] One who follows; one who comes into the place of another. Why ſhould calamity be full of words? —Windy attorneys to their client woes, Airy ſucceeders of inteſtate joys, Poor breathing orators of miſeries' Now this great ſucceeder all repairs, He builds up ſtrength and greatneſs for his heirs, Out of the virtues that adorn'd his blood. Daniel. Nature has ſo far imprinted it in us, that ſhould the envy of predeceſſors deny the ſecret to ſucceeders, they yet would find it out. Suckling. They make one man's particular fancies, perhaps fail- ings, confining laws to others, and convey them to their ſuc- ceeders, who afterwards miſname all unobſequiouſneſs as pre- ſumption. Boyle. SU'CCESS. n.ſ.. [ſucces, French ; ſucceſſis, Latin.] 1. The termination of any affair happy or unhappy. Suttſ; without any epithet is commonly taken for good ſucceſs. ... For good ſucceſs of his hands, he aſketh ability to do of him that is moſt unable. //jd. xiii. 19. Perplex'd and troubled at his bad ſºcceſ - The tempter ſtood. Milton. Not Lemuel's mother with more care Did counſel or inſtruct her heir; Or teach, with more ſucceſ, her ſon r. 1 The vices of the time to ſhun. Hºr. Every reaſonable man cannot but wiſh meſºſ in this * tempt, becauſe I undertake the proof of that which it is cvery man's intereſt that it ſhould be true. Till ſon's Sermoni. Whilſt malice and ingratitude confeſs, They've ſtrove for ruin long without ſuitſ. Garth. Gas ſulphuris be given with ſucceſ, in any diſeaſe of the P is may be given wi ſu ſ Arbuthnot on Diet. Shakespeare R. III. lungs. - Military ſucceſs, above all others, elevate the minº of a people. Atterbury's Sermoni. 2. Succeſſion. Obſolete. All the ſons of theſe five brethren reigned By due ſucceſ, and all their nephews late, Even thrice eleven deſcents, the crown retained. }. “. Succe'ssFUL. adj. [ſucceſ; and full.] Proſperous; happy; fortunate. by They were terrible alarms to perſons grown wº . long and ſucceſsful impoſture, by perſuading the world º: might be honeſt and happy, though they neve. . y corrupt appetites. South's Sermony. H’ obſerv'd the illuſtrious throng, - Their names, their fates, their conduct and their e; dºn In peaceful ſenates and ſucceſſul war. ryan. The early hunter Bleſſes Diana's hand, who leads him ſafe O'er hanging cliffs; who ſpreads his net ſºft, Priºr And guides the arrow through the panther's heart. luckil . Successfully. Adv. [from/acºſſal.] Proſperouſly; *"? fortunately. - - He º too young, yet he looks ſucceſſaly. sº They would want a competent inſtrument tº . º cics convey their rays ſucceſsfully, or ſo aS º * º: with any vigour on a dull prejudicate faculty ſucceſſful, Pº, The rule of imitating God can never be - c ſuch as that this world is Atterbury. poſed but upon Chriſtian principles; A reformation a place not of reſt, but of diſaipline. 3
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A reformation ſucceſſfully carried on in this great town,
would in time ſpread itſelf over the whole kingdom. Swift.
Bleeding, when the expeãoration goes on ſucceſſfully, ſup-
preſſeth it. - Arbuthnot on Diet.
Succe’ssful Ness. n.ſ. . [from ſucceſsful..] Happy concluſion;
deſired event; ſeries of good fortune.
An opinion of the ſucceſsfulneſs of the work is as neceſſary
to found a purpoſe of undertaking it, as the authority of com.
mands, or the perſuaſiveneſs of promiſes. Hammond.
Successios. m. ſ. [ſucceſſion, French; ſucceſſi, Latin.]
1. Conſecution; ſeries of one thing or perſon following an-
other.
St. Auguſtine, having reckoned up a great number of the
biſhops of Rome, ſaith, in all this order of Jucceſſion of biſhops
there is not one found a Donatiſt. Hooker.
Reflection on appearances of ſeveral ideas, one after an-
other, in our minds, furniſhes us with the idea of ſue-
reſſion. Locke.
Let a cannon-bullet paſs through a room, and take with it
any limb of a man, it is clear that it muſt ſtrike ſucceſſively
the two fides of the room, touch one part of the fleſh firſt,
and another after, and ſo in ſucceſſion. Locke.
. A ſeries of things or perſons following one another.
Theſe decays in Spain have been occaſioned by ſo long a
war with Holland; but moſt by two ſucceſſions of inactive
..". princes. Bacon.
The ſmalleſt particles of matter may cohere by the ſtrong-
eſt attractions, and compoſe bigger particles of weaker virtue;
and many of theſe may cohere and compoſe bigger particles,
whoſe virtue is ſtill weaker; and ſo on for divers ſucceſſions,
until the progreſſion end in the biggeſt particles, on which the
operations in chymiſtry and the colours of natural bodies de-
pend. Newton's Opt.
3. A lineage; an order of deſcendants.
. . Caffibelan,
--
. And his next ſon the clouded ark of God
:* - Shall in a glorious temple enſhrine. Milt Par. Loff.
º 4. The power or right of coming to the inheritance of an-
And his ſucceſſion, granted Rome a tribute. Shakespeare Cymbel.
A long ſucceſſion muſt enſue;
ceſtors.
What people is ſo void of common ſenſe,
To vote ſucceſſion from a native prince 2
SUCCESSIVE. adj. [ſucceſſ, French.]
1. Following in order; continuing a courſe or conſecution un-
interrupted.
Three with fiery courage he aſſails,
And each ſucceſſive after other quails,
Still wond'ring whence ſo many kings ſhould riſe.
God hath ſet
Labour and reſt, as day and night, to men
Succeſſive. Milt. Par. Loſt.
God, by reaſon of his eternal indiviſible nature, is by one
ſingle act of duration preſent to all the ſucceſſive portions of
Dryden.
Daniel.
time, and all ſucceſſively exiſting in them. South.
º Send the ſucceſſive ills through ages down,
And let each weeping father tell his ſon. Prior.
2. Inherited by ſucceſſion. Not in uſe.
Countrymen,
Plead my ſucceſſive title with your ſwords.
Shakeſpeare's Titus Andronicus.
The empire being elečtive, and not ſucceſſive, the emperors,
in being, made profit of their own times. Raleigh.
Successivley. adv. [ſucceſſivement, Fr. from ſucceſſive..] In
uninterrupted order; one after another.
Three ſons he left,
All which ſucceſſively by turns did reign.
Is it upon record * or elſe reported
Succeſſively from age to age 2 Shakeſp. Richard III.
That king left only by his ſix wives three children, who
Fairy Queen.
reigned ſucceſſively, and died childleſs. Bacon.
We that meaſure times by firſt and laſt,
The fight of things ſucceſſively do take,
When God on all at once his view doth caſt,
And of all times doth but one inſtant make. Davies.
I inclined the paper to the rays very obliquely, that the moſt
refrangible rays might be more copiouſly reflected than the
reſt, and the whiteneſs at length changed ſucceſſively into blue,
indigo, and violet. Newton's Opt.
No ſuch motion of the ſame atom can be all of it exiſtent
at once : it muſt needs be made gradually and ſucceſſively, both
as to place and time, ſeeing that body cannot at the ſame in-
ſtant be in more places than one. Bentley's Sermons.
Succe’ssive Ness. n.ſ. (from ſucceſſive.] The ſtate of being
ſucceſſive. -
All the notion we have of duration is partly by the ſucceſſive-
neſ of its own operations, and partly by thoſe external mea-
ſures that it finds in motion. Hale.
Success LESS. adj. [from ſucceſ...] Unlucky; unfortunate;
failing of the event deſired.
The hopes of thy ſucceſsleſ, love reſign. Dryden.
The Bavarian duke,
Bold championſ brandiſhing his Noric blade,
Beſt temper'd ſteel, ſucceſsleſ; prov’d in field. Philipi,
Paſſion unpity'd, and ſucceſsleſ love,
Plant daggers in my heart. Addiſon's Cato.
Succeſſeſ; all her ſoft careſſes prove,
SU'cc o baniſh from his breaſt his country's love. Pope.
". . "...ſ [ſucceſſeur, French; ſucceſſor, Latin. This
is ſometimes pronounced /*/ºur, with the accent in the
middle.] One that follows in the Place or character of an-
other; correlative to predeceſſour.
This king by this queen had a ſon of tender age, but of
great expectation, brought up in the hope of themſelves and
already acceptation of the inconſtant people, asſucceſſor of his
father's crown. Sidn
The fucceſſor of Moſes in prophecies. Ecclu. xlvi. º
The fear of what was to come from an unacknowledged
/*g/ºur to the crown, clouded much of that proſperity then
which now ſhines in chronicle. Cirº.
- The ſecond part of confirmation is the prayer and benedic-
tion of the biſhop, the ſucceſſour of the apoſtles in this office.
Bammond on Fundamentals.
The ſurly ſavage offspring diſappear,
And curſe the bright ſucceſſºr of the year;
Yet crafty kind with daylight can diſpenſe. Dryden.
Whether a bright ſucceſſor, or the ſame. Tate.
The deſcendants of Alexander's Jucceſſors cultivated naviga-
tion in ſome leſſer degree. Arbuthnot.
SUCCI'NCT, adj. [ fuccinéſ, French; ſuccinduſ, Latin.]
I, Tucked or girded up; having the cloaths drawn up to diſ-
engage the legs.
His habit fit for ſpeed ſuccini. Milton's Par. Loft.
His veſt ſuscind then girding round his waiſt,
Forth ruſh'd the ſwain.
Four knaves in garbs ſuccinº.
2. Short ; conciſe; brief.
A ſtrict and ſucciné; ſtile is that where you can take nothing
away without loſs, and that loſs manifeſt. Ben. johnſºn.
Let all your precepts be ſucciné and clear,
That ready wits may comprehend them ſoon. Roſcommºn.
Succi'Nctly adv...[from ſuccinct.] Briefly; conciſely; with-
out ſuperfluity of diction.
I ſhall preſent you very ſuccinéily with a few reflections that
Pope.
Pope.
moſt readily occur. Boyle.
I'll recant, when France can ſhew me wit
As ſtrong as ours, and as ſuccinéily writ. Roſcommon.
SU'ccor Y. n.ſ.. [cichorium, Latin.] "A plant.
It is one of the milky plants, with a plain radiated flower:
the flowers are produced from the ſides of the branches, at the
ſetting off of the branches upon ſhort footſtalks: the cup of
the flower is like a contračted ſeed-veſſel: the ſeeds are angu-
lar, umbilicated, and ſhaped ſomewhat like a wedge. Miller.
A garden-ſallad
Of endive, radiſhes, and ſuccory. Dryden.
The medicaments to diminiſh the milk are lettuce, purſlane,
endive, and ſuccry. Jºſeman of Tumours.
To SU’CCOUR. v. a. [ſecourir, French; ſuccurro, Lat..] To
help; to aſſiſt in difficulty or diſtreſs; to relieve.
As that famous queen
Of Amazons, whom Pyrrhus did deſtroy,
Did ſhew herſelf in great triumphant joy, - {
To ſuccour the weak ſtate of ſad afflićted Troy. Fa. Qu
A grateful beaſt will ſtand upon record, againſt thoſe that in
their proſperity forget their friends, that to their loſs and
hazard ſtood by and ſuccoured them in their adverſity. L'E/fr.
SU'ccour. n.ſ [from the verb; ſecours, French.]
1. Aid; aſſiſtance; relief of any kind; help in diſtreſs.
My father,
Flying for ſuccour to his ſervant Baniſter,
Being diſtreſs'd, was by that wretch betray'd. Shakespeare eare.
Here's a young maid with travel oppreſs'd,
And faints for ſuccur. Shakeſpeare.
2. The perſon or things that bring help. -
Fear nothing elſe but a betraying of ſuccur; which reaſon
offereth. JWiſd. xvii. 12.
Our watchful general had diſcern'd from far
The mighty ſuccur which made glad the foe. Dryden.
Su’ccourER. m.ſ.. [from ſuccour.] Helper; affiſtant; reliever.
She hath been a ſuccourer of many. ... . ... Ro. xvi. 2;
Su/ccour less. adj. [from ſuccur.] Wanting relief; void of
friends or help.
Succourleſ and ſad,
She with extended arms his aid implores.
Su/cculency. n.ſ. [from ſucculent:1 Juicineſs. -
SU/CCULENT, adj. [ſucculent, French ; ſucculentus, Latin.]
Jº#. have a ſtrong, denſe, and ſucculent moiſture,
which is not apt to exhale. Bacon.
Divine Providence has ſpread her table every where, not
with a juiceleſs green carpet, but with ſucculent herbage and
nouriſhing graſs, upon which moſt beaſts feed. A1are.
Thom 477.
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S U C S U C , our account has Jove, In º to all lands ſome Jucculent plant ... ºr helples man might ſlack ilips. His preſent thirſt. Philips accumbo, Latin ; ſuccember, French.] a . U. 71. f - - Tºº *: ſink º any difficulty. Not in uſe, except y he Scotch. t among To their wills we muſt ſuccum”, hunt, 'tis º J A trot. f J. 71. 1. accuſſo, Latin. rot, - sº * ºof . ſide together, which is º: tion or ambling, or liſt one foot before and º; ..". e. hind, which is ſuccuſation or trottº: Brown's /ugar trf. They rode, but authors do not ſay Whether tolutation or ſuccuſation. Succu'ssios. m. ſ [ſuccºſ", Latin.] 1. The aët of ſhaking. . When any of that ri and when he conſidere Hudibras. c tra 9aocumque Butler. fible ſpecies were brought to the doćior; d the ſpaſms of the diaphragm, and all the muſcles of reſpiration, with the tremulous ſuccuſion of the whole human body, he gave ſuch patients over. Mart. Scrib. 2 [In phyſick.] is ſuch a ſhaking of the nervous parts as is pro- cured by ſtrong ſtimuli, like ſternutatories, friction, and the like, which are commonly uſed in apoplestick affections. Such. pronoun. [ſuleiks, Gothick ; ſulk, Dutch; rpile, Saxon.] 1. Of that kind; of the like kind. with as before the thing to which it relates, when the º: follows: as, ſuch a power a king's; ſuch a gift as a kingdom. Q5 *"... ſº marry, a perfum'd one. Shatºſ. Can we find ſuch a one as this, in whom the ſpirit of God is ? - Gen. xli. 38. The works of the fleſh are manifeſt, ſuch are º relings, and ſuch like. al. V. 2 I . º : make this a general rule to debar ſuch from preaching of the Goſpel as have thro' infirmity fallen. J/7 itgift. S.; iother idol was Manah, worſhipped between Mecca and Medina, which was called a rock or ſtone. Stillºſe tº Such precepts as tend to make men good, ſingly conſidered, av b }. require the good government of ourſelves. Tillotſon. If my ſong be ſuch, That wou will hear and credit me too much, Attentive liſten. Dryden. such are the cold Riphean race, and ſuch The ſavage Scythian. Dryde's. Virg; Georg. As to be perfectly juſt is an attribute in the Divine Nature, to be ſo to the utmoſt of our abilities is the glory of a man: ach an one, who has the publick adminiſtration, acts like the repreſentative of his Maker. . . Addiſon. You love a verſe, take ſuch as I can ſend. Pope. 2. The ſame that. With ar. This was the ſtate of the kingdom of Tunis at ſuch time as Barbaroſſa, with Solyman's great fleet, landed in Africk. Knoll. 3. Comprehended under the term premiſed. That thou art happy, owe to God; That thou continu'ſt ſuch, owe to thyſelf. Milton. *. To aſſert that God looked upon Adam's fall as a fin, and puniſhed it as ſuch, when, without any antecedent ſin, he withdrew that ačtual grace, upon which it was impoſſible for him not to fall, highly reproaches the eſſential equity of the Divine Nature. South. No promiſe can oblige a prince ſo much, Still to be good, as long to have been ſuch. Dryden. 4. A manner of expreſfing a particular perſon or thing. I ſaw him yeſterday With ſuch and ſuch. Shakeſp. Hamlet. If you repay me not on ſuch a day, In ſuch a place, ſuch ſum or ſums, as are Expreſs'd in the condition, let the forfeit Be an equal pound of your fleſh. Shakespeare Merch. of Venice. I have appointed my ſervants to ſuch and ſuch place. 1 Sam. Scarce this word death from ſorrow did proceed, When in ruſh'd one, and tells him ſuch a knight ls new arriv'd. Daniel’s Civil //ar. Himſelf overtook a party of the army, conſiſting of three thouſand horſe and foot, with a train of artillery, which he left at ſuch a place, within three hours march of Berwick. Clarend. The ſame ſovereign authority may enact a law, command- ing ſuch or fuch an action to-day, and a quite contrary law for- bidding the ſame to-morrow. South's Sermons. Thoſe artiſts who propoſe only the imitation of ſuch or ſuch a particular perſon, without election of thoſe ideas before- mentioned, have often been reproached for that omiſſion. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. º v. a. [rucan, Saxon; ſugo, ſº, Latin º * I ench. 1. To draw by making a rarefaction of the air. - 2. Tº draw in with the mouth. * * **p of aſtoniſhment thou ſhalt drink, and ſuck it out. Ezek. xxiii. 34. ediſtributed into ſuch as enjoin piety towards God, or . We'll hand in hand to the dark manſions go, Where, ſucking in each other's lateſt breath, We may transfuſe our ſouls. Still ſhe drew The ſweets from ev’ry flow'r, and ſuck'd the dew. Dryden Transfix’d as o'er Caſtalia's ſtreams he hung, - He ſuck'd new poiſons with his triple tongue. Pope's Statiuſ, Dryder, 3. To draw the teat of a female. Deſire, the more he ſick'd, more ſought the breaſt, Like dropſy folk ſtill drink to be a-thirſt. Sidney. A bitch will nurſe young foxes in place of her puppies, if you can get them once to ſuch her ſo long that her milk may go through them. Locke. Did a child ſuck every day a new nurſe, it would be no more affrighted with the change of faces at ſix months old than at ſixty. Lºcke. 4. To draw with the milk. Thy valiantneſs was mine, thou ſack'd? it from me; But own thy pride thyſelf. Shakespeare Coriolanuſ. 5. To empty by ſucking. A fox lay with whole ſwarms of flies ſucking and galling of him. L'Eſtrange. Bees on tops of lilies feed, And creep within their bells to ſuck the balmy ſeed. Dryden. 6. To draw or drain. I can ſuck melancholy out of a ſong, as a weazel fuck eggs. Shakeſpeare. Pumping hath tir’d our men; Seas into ſeas thrown, we ſick in again. Donne. A cubical veſſel of braſs is filled an inch and a half in half an hour; but becauſe it ſucks up nothing as the earth doth, take an inch for half an hour's rain. Burnet. Old ocean, ſuck'd through the porous globe, Had long ere now forſook his horrid bed. Thomſºn, To Suck. v. n. 1. To draw by rarefying the air. Continual repairs, the leaſt defeóts in ſucking pumps are con- ſtantly requiring. - Mortimer's Huſbandry. 2. To draw the breaſt. Such as are nouriſhed with milk find the paps, and ſuck at them; whereas none of thoſe that are not deſigned for that nouriſhment ever offer to ſuck. Ray on the Creation. I would Pluck the young ſucking cubs from the ſhe-bear, To win thee, lady. Shakeſp. Merchant ºf Penice. Why did the knees prevent me or why the breaſis that I ſhould ſuck? job iii. 12. A nurſing father beareth with the ſucking child. Numb. xi. 3. To draw ; imbibe. The crown had ſucked too hard, and now being full...wº like to draw leſs. Bacon's Henry VIII. All the under paſſions, As waters are by whirl-pools ſuck'd and drawn, Were quite devoured in the vaſt gulph of empire. Prº*. Suck. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. The act of ſucking. I hoped, from the deſcent of the quick-filver in the tº upon the firſt ſuº, that I ſhould be able to give * * gueſs at the proportion of force betwixt the preſiure of the air and the gravity of quick-ſilver. Boyle. 2. Milk given by females. They draw with their ſuck the diſpoſition of their nurſes. Spenſer. I have given ſuck and know How tender is to love the babe that milks me. Shaºft” Thoſe firſt unpoliſh'd matrons Gave ſuck to infants of gigantick mold. Dryden. It would be inconvenient for birds to giveſ* Ray. SU'cKER. n.ſ.. [ſuceur, French; from ſuck.] 1. Any thing that draws. 2. The embolus of a pump. - Oil muſt be poured into the cylinder that º ſlip up and down in it more ſmoothly. º The aſcent of waters is by ſuckers or forceſ.” ſomet *: equivalent thereunto iſ ilkins's Dadalus. 3. A round piece of leather, laid wet on a ſtone, and º up in the middle, rarifies the air within, which preſſing uſ” its edges, holds it down to the ſtone. . One of the round leathers wherewit - | ſoak- fuckers, not above an inch and half diameter. being we . u ed in water, will flick and pluck a ſtone of twelvº pounds º from the ground. Grew, Muſeu". 4. A pipe through which any thing is ſucked. Mariners aye ply the pump, So they, but chearful, unfatigu'd, ſtill move The draining ſucker. - 5. A young twig ſhooting from the ": This haps originally ſurcle, [furculuſ, Latin. The *::::: |ſuckers at the root and º make trees grow high. Bacon's Natiºnal *6. h boys play, called Philips. word was pºl'
S U D
S U F
Out of this old root a ſucker may ſpring, that with a little
ſhelter and good ſeaſons, may prove a mighty tree. Ray.
SU'cket. nj. [from ſuck J A ſweet meat. -
Nature's confectioner, the bee,
Whoſe ſuckets are moiſt alchimy;
The ſtill of his refining mold,
Minting the garden into gold. Cleaveland.
SU'cKINGBottle. n.ſ. [ſuck and bottle..] A bottle which to
children ſupplies the want of a pap.
He that will ſay, children join theſe general abſtraćt ſpecu-
lations with their ſuckingbottles, has more zeal for his opinion,
but leſs ſincerity. Locke.
To Suckle. v. a. [from ſuck.] To nurſe at the breaſt.
The breaſt of Hecuba,
When ſhe did ſuckle Hector, look'd not lovelier. Shakeſpeare.
She nurſes me up and ſuckle, me. L’Eſtrange.
Two thriving calves ſhe ſuckles twice a-day. Dryden.
The Roman ſoldiers bare on their helmets the firſt hiſtory
of Romulus, who was begot by the god of war, and ſuckled
by a wolf. Addiſon on Italy.
SU'cklis G. m. ſ. [from ſuck.] A young creature yet fed by the
pap.
I provide a ſuckling,
That ne'er had nouriſhment but from the teat. Dryden.
Young animals participate of the nature of their tender
aliment, as ſucklings of milk. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
SU’ction. n. ſ. [from ſuck; ſuccion, Fr.] The act of ſucking.
Sounds exteriour and interiour may be made by ſufion, as
by emifion of the breath. Bacon.
Though the valve were not above an inch and a half in dia-
meter, yet th: weight kept up by ſuction, or ſupported by the
air, and what was caſt out of it weighed about ten pounds.
Boyle.
Cornelius regulated the ſuition of his child. Arbuthnot.
SUDATION. m. ſ. [ſudo, Latin.] Sweat.
Su'DA toRY. n. ſ. [ſudo, Latin.] Hot houſe; ſweating bath.
SUDDEN. adj. [ſoudain, French; roben, Saxon.]
1. Happening without previous notice; coming without the
common preparatives; coming unexpectedly.
We have not yet ſet down this day of triumph;
To-morrow, in my judgment, is too ſudden. Shakeſpeare.
There was never any thing ſo ſudden but Caeſar's thraſoni-
cal brag, of I came, ſaw and overcame. Shakeſpeare.
Herbs ſudden flower'd,
Opening their various colours. Milton.
2. Haſty; violent; raſh; paſſionate; precipitate. Not in uſe.
I grant him
Sudden, malicious, ſmacking of ev'ry fin.
Su’d df N. m.ſ. -
1. Any unexpected occurrence; ſurpriſe. Not in uſe.
Parents ſhould mark the witty excuſes of their children at
ſuddains and ſurpriſals, rather than pamper them. J/otton.
2. On or of a SUDDEN, or upºn a Sudden. Sooner than was ex-
pećted; without the natural or commonly accuſtomed prepara-
tlves.
Following the flyers at the very heels,
With them he enters, who upon the ſ dilen
Clapt to their gates. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
How art thou loſt, how on a ſudden loſt? Milton.
They keep their patients ſo warm as almoſt to ſtifle them,
and all on a ſudden the cold regimen is in vogue. Baker.
When you have a mind to leave your maſter, grow rude
and ſaucy of a ſudden, and beyond your uſual behaviour. Swift.
Su’d DENLY. adv. [from ſudden.] In an unexpected manner;
without preparation ; haſtily.
You ſhall find three of your Argoſies
Are richly come to harbour ſuddenly.
If thou can'ſt accuſe,
Do it without invention ſuddenly. Shakespeare. Henry VI.
If eliſion of the air made the ſound, the touch of the bell or
ſtring could not extinguiſh ſo ſuddenly that motion. Bacon.
To the pale focs they ſuddenly draw near,
Shai-ſpeare.
And ſummon them to unexpected fight. Dryden.
She ſtruck the warlike ſpear into the ground,
Which ſprouting leaves did ſuddenly encloſe,
And peaceful olives ſhaded as they roſe. Dryden.
Su'dden Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſudden.] State of being ſudden; un-
expected preſence; manner of coming or happening unex-
pećtedly.
All in the open hall amazed ſtood,
At ſuddeneſs of that unwary fight,
And wond’red at his breathleſs haſty mood. Fairy Queen.
He ſpeedily run forward, counting his ſuddenneſ; his moſt
advantage that he might overtake the Engliſh. Spenſºr.
The rage of people is like that of the ſea, which once
breaking bounds, overflows a country with that ſuddenneſs and
violence as leaves no hopes of flying. - Temple.
SUDORIFICK. [ſudorifique, Fr. ſudor and facio, Latin.] Pro-
voking or cauſing ſweat.
Phyſicians may do well when they provoke ſweat in bed by
bottles, with a decočtion of ſudorifick herbs in hot water.
- Bacon.
Shakeſpeare.
Exhaling the moſt liquid parts of the blood by ſudorific or
**Y*"aporations brings it into a morbid ſtate. Žtiºn,
SUDoRI'Fick. m. ſ. A medicine promoting ſweat. -
As to ſadºrificks, confider that the liquid which goes off by
ſweat is often the moſt ſubtile part of the blood. Arbuthnot
Su'DoRous. adj. [from ſudor, Latin.] Conſiſting of ſweat -
Beſide the trigments and ſudorºus adheſion. from mens
hands, nothing proceedeth from gold in the uſual decodion
thereof. Brown's Pulgar Errourr.
Subs. n.ſ.. [from reoban, to feeth; when -
- - - ce -
1. A lixivium of ſoap and water. > robben, Saxon.]
2. Tº be in the Sups. A familiar phraſe
To Sue. v. a. ſ. ſuiver, French.j
1. To proſecute by law.
If any ſue thee at the law, and take awa -
have §§. alſo. » y thy coat, let him
2. To gain by legal procedure.
Nor was our bleſſed Saviour only our propitiation to die
for us, but he is ſtill our advocate, continually interceding
with his Father in the behalf of all true penitents, and ſuing
for being in any difficulty.
44at. v. 40.
out a pardon for them in the court of heaven. Calamy.
To Su E. v. n. To beg; to entreat; to petition.
Full little knoweſt thou that haſ not try'd,
What hell it is in ſuing long to bide. +Hubberd’s Tale.
If me thou deign to ſerve and ſue,
At thy command lo all theſe mountains be. Spenſer.
When maidens ſue,
Men give like gods. Shakeſpeare
We were not born to ſue but command. Shakeſpeare.
Ambaſſadors came unto him as far as the mouth of the Eu-
phrates, ſuing unto him for peace. Knoles.
For this, this only favour let me ſue,
Refuſe it not: but let my body have
The laſt retreat of human kind, a grave. Dryden's Aneid.
Deſpiſe not then, that in our hands bear we
Theſe holy boughs, and ſue with words of pray’r. Dryden.
'Twill never be too late,
To ſue for chains, and own a conqueror.
The fair Egyptian
Courted with freedom now the beauteous ſlave,
Now faltring ſued, and threatning now did rave. Blackm.
By adverſe deſtiny conſtrain'd to ſue
For counſel and redreſs, he ſues to you. Pope's Odyſſey.
SU’ET. n.ſ.. [ſuet, an old French word, according to Skinner.]
A hard fat, particularly that about the kidneys.
The ſteatoma being ſuet, yields not to eſcaroticks. Wiſem.
Su'ety... adj. [from ſuet.] Conſiſting of ſuet; reſembling ſuet.
If the matter forming a wen, reſembles fat or a ſusty ſub-
ſtance, it is called ſteatoma. Sharp's Surgery.
To SUFFER. v. a. [ſuffero, Latin; ſuffrir, French..] .
1. To bear; to undergo; to feel with ſenſe of pain.
A man of great wrath ſhall ſuffer puniſhment. Prov, xix.
A woman ſuffered many things of phyſicians, and ſpent all
ſhe had. AMark v. 26.
Addison's Cato.
Obedience impos'd,
On penalty of death, and ſuffering death. Milton.
2. To endure; to ſupport; not to ſink under. -
Our ſpirit and ſtrength entire
Strongly to ſuffer and ſupport our pains. Milton.
3. To allow; to permit; not to hinder.
He wond’red that your Lordſhip
Would ſuffer him to ſpend his youth at home. Shakeſpeare.
Oft have I ſeen a hot o'erweening cur,
Run back and bite, becauſe he was withheld:
Who being ſuffered, with the bear's fell paw,
Hath clapt his tail betwixt his legs and cry’d. Shakespeare .
My duty cannot ſuffer -
Tº obey in all your daughter's hard commands. Shakeſpeare.
Rebuke thy neighbour, and not ſuffer fin upon him. Lev.
I ſuffer them to enter and poſſeſs. Milton.
He that will ſuffer himſelf to be informed by obſervation,
will find few ſigns of a ſoul accuſtomed to much thinking in a
new born child. Löcke.
4. To paſs through 5 to be affected by.
The air now muſt ſuffer change. Milton.
To Su'FF ER. v. n.
1. To undergo pain or inconvenience. --
go p Milton.
My breaſt i arm to overcome by ſuff”; . -
Prudence and good breeding are in all ſtations neceſſary;
and moſt young men ſºffer in the want of them. Locke.
2. To undergo puniſhment.
The father was firſt condemned to ſuffer upon a day ap-
pointed, and the ſon afterwards the day following. Clarendon.
- He thus
was forc'd to ſuffer for himſelf and us !
Heir to his father's ſorrows with his crown.
3. To be injured. - infirmiti d ki
Publick buſineſs ſºffers by private infirmities, and king-
doms fall into weakneſſes by the diſeaſes or decays of thoſe that
Temple.
them.
sº. adj. [from ſuffer.] Tolerable; ſuch as may be
endured. I
Dryden.
S U F S U F * . all, in any to uſe what liberty they liſt in their * .#. but the tº: and extending the lin; and ſenſe of others would appear a thankleſs office: //otton. Sº RAhly. adv. [from ſufferable.] Tolerably; ſo as to be d. endº infant Titan held ſhe in her arms; Yet ſufferably bright, the eye might bear The ungrown glories of his beamy hair. . Su'ff ERANCE. n.ſ.. [from ſuffer, ſuffrance, French.] 1, Pain; inconvenience; miſery. He muſt not only die, But thy unkindneſs ſhall the death draw out To ling ring ſuffrance. Shakeſpeare's Meaſure for Meaſure. How much education may reconcile young people to pain and ſufferance, the examples of Sparta ſlew. Locke on Education. 2. Patience; moderation. He thought thave ſlain her in his fierce deſpight, But haſty heat tempering with ſufferance wiſe, He ſtaid his hand. Fairy Queen. He hath given excellent ſufferance and vigorouſneſs to the ſufferers, arming them with ſtrange courage. Taylor. And ſhould I touch it nearly, bear it With all the ſuff’rance of a tender friend. Otway's Orphan. 3. Toleration; permiſſion; not hindrance. In proceſs of time, ſomewhiles by ſufferance, and ſome- whiles by ſpecial leave and favour, they erected to themſelves oratories not in any ſumptuous or ſtately manner. Hooker. Moſt wretched man That to affections does the bridle lend; In their beginning they are weak and wan, But ſoon through ſufferance grow to fearful end. Fairy Queen. Some villains of my court Are in conſent and ſufferance in this. Both gloried to have 'ſcap'd the Stygian flood, As gods, and by their own recover'd ſirength; Not by the ſuff' ance of ſupernal pow'r. Milton’s Par. Loſt. SU'FF E RER. m. ſ. [from ſuffir.] 1. One who endures or undergoes pain or inconvenience. This evil on the Philiſtines is fall'n, The ſufferers then will ſcarce moleſt us here, Addison. Shakeſpeare. From other hands we need not much to fear. Milton. And when his love was bounded in a few, That were unhappy that they might be true, Made you the fav'rite of his laſt ſad times, That is, a ſuff'rer in his ſubjects crime. Dryden. She returns to me with joy in her face, not from the fight of her huſband, but from the good luck ſhe has had at cards; and if ſhe has been a loſer, I am doubly a ſufferer by it: ſhe comes home out of humour, becauſe ſhe has been throwing away my eſtate. Addiſon's Spectator. The hiſtory of civil wars and rebellions does not make ſuch deep and laſting impreſſions, as events of the ſame nature in which we or our friends have been ſufferers. Addiſon. 2. One who allows; one who permits. SU'FFERING. m. ſ. [from ſuffer] Pain ſuffered. Rejoice in my ſufferings for you. Col. i. 24. With what ſtrength, what ſteadineſs of mind, He triumphs in the midſt of all his ſufferings 2 Addiſon. We may hope the {{.. of innocent people, who have lived in that place which was the ſcene of rebellion, will ſe- cure from the like attempts. Addiſon. It increaſed the ſmart of his preſent ſufferings to compare them with his former happineſs. Atterbury. To SUFFICE. v. n. [ſuffre, French; ſufficio, Latin.] To be enough 5 to be ſufficient 3 to be equal to the end or purpoſe. If thou aſk me why, ſuffeth, my reaſons are good. Shakeſp. A trong and ſucculent moiſture is able, without drawing help from the earth, to ſuffre the ſprouting of the plant. Bac. To recount almighty works What words or tongue of ſeraph can ſuffice, Or heaſt of man ſuffice to comprehend. Aſhan’, Par. Lo/f. The indolency we have, ſuffing for our preſent happineſs, we deſire not to venture the change: being content; and that is enough. - c Locke. He !"º in ſuch temperance, as was enough to make the longeſt life agreeable; and in ſuch a courſe ºf piety, as ſuf- fººd to make the moſt ſudden death ſo alſo. Pope. To SUFF 1'cE. v a. 1. To afford; to ſupply. Thou king of horned floods, whoſe plentedus urn Sºffices fatneſs to the fruitful corn, - Shall ſhare my morning ſong and evening vows. Dryden. tº. *PPeas'd, with winds ſuffºa the ſail; 2. To º canvas ſtrutted with the gale. Dryden. º let it ſuffre you of all your abominations. Ezek. *hed corn ſhe did eat and was ſufficed, and left. Ruth. Let it ſuffice thee that thou know ſtus ha Milton T When the herd ſuffed, did late repair ppy }. heaths, and to the foreſt lare. Dryden. T] * our conqueror left us this our ſtrength, lat we may ſo ſºff.e his vengeful ire. Milton. 4. SUFF1 ciency, n.ſ. [ ſuffſance, Fr. from ſiftient.] 1. State of being adequate to the end propoſed. 'Tis all mens office to ſpeak patience To thoſe that wring under the load of ſorrow; But no man's virtue nor ſufficiency To be ſo moral, when he ſhah endure The like himſelf. Shakeſpeare, His ſufficiency is ſuch, that he and pbeſtows oſſeſſes, his plenty being unexhauſted. Boyle, 2. Qualification for any purpoſe. I am not ſo confident of my own ſufficiency, as not willing. ly to admit the counſel of others. King Charlº. The biſhop, perhaps an Iriſhman, being made judge by that law, of the ſufficiency of the miniſters, may diſliš tº: Engliſhman as unworthy. Spenſer's Ireland. Their penſioner De Wit was a miniſter of the greateſt au- thority and ſufficiency ever known in their ſtate. Temple. 3. Competence; enough. An elegant ſufficiency, content. Thomſºn. 4. Supply equal to want. The moſt proper ſubjećts of diſpute, are queſtions not of the very higheſt importance, nor of the meaneſt kind; but rather the intermediate queſtions between them: and there is a large Jufficiency of them in the ſciences. Watt's Improv. of the Miº. 5. It is uſed by Temple for that conceit which makes a man think himſelf equal to things above him: and is commonly com. pounded with ſelf. Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance. Temple. SUFF1 cI ENT. adj. [ſuff/unt, Fr. ſufficiens, Latin.] 1. Equal to any end or purpoſe; enough; competent; not deficient, Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 44at, vi 3+ Heaven yet retains Number ſuffrient to poſſeſs her realms. Milton. Man is not ſufficient of himſelf to his own happineſs. Tilt. It is ſufficient for me, if, by a diſcourſe ſomething out of the way, I ſhall have given occaſion to others to caſt about for new diſcoveries. Locłt. She would ruin me in ſilks, were not the quantity that goes to a large pin-cuſhion ſufficient to make her a gown and petti- COat. Addiſon, Sufficient benefice is what is competent to maintain a man and his family, and maintain hoſpitality; and likewiſe to pay and ſatisfy ſuch dues belonging to the biſhop. Ayliffe's Parergon. Seven months are a ſufficient time to correct vice in a Ya- hoo. Swift. 2. Qualified for anything by fortune or otherwiſe. - In ſaying he is a good man, underſtand me, that he is ſuf- fi, ient. Shakeſpeare's Merchant ºf Venice. SUFF1'c1 ENTLY. adv. [from ſufficient.] To a ſufficient degree; enough. - If religion did poſſeſs fincerely and ſuffiently the heart. of all men, there would need be no other reſtraint from evil. Hººr. Seem I to thee ſificiently poſſeſs'd - Of happineſs? Milº. All to whom they are propoſed, are by his grace ſuffinſ, moved to attend and aſſent to them; ſufficiently, but not irre- ſiſtibly; for if all were irreſiſtibly moved, all wou'd embrace them, and if none were ſufficiently moved, none would em- brace them. Rºgers's Sermonſ. SUFAIS/NCE [French..] Exceſs; plenty. Obſolete. There him reſts in riotous ſuffſance - Of all his gladfulneſs and kingly joyance. - *: To SUFFOCATE. v.a. [ſuffººr, Fr. ſuffice, Latin.] ** choak by excluſion or interception of air. Let gallows gape for dog, let man go free, And let not hemp his windpipe ſuff cate. This chaos, when degree is ſuffºcate, * Follows the choaking. c º: Trºilus and º: Air but momentally remains in our bodies, º: frigerate the heart, which being once º h sº ſelf-heated again, it ſhould ſuffocate that part, t ha º: the ſame way it paſſed. º: ſº without - - - acate an tº... . . a . pa ſº º diſcontent is apt to ſuffºc Cºller ºf Friendſhip. All involv’d in ſmoke, the latent foe Thomſºn. From every cranny ſuffocated falls, The Čt SUFFOcA"tion, n ſ. [ſuffºcation, Fr. from ſuffºcate.] of choaking; the ſtate of being choaked. Bacon. Diſeaſes of ſtoppings and ſuffºcations are dangerous. itive CO- White conſiſts in an equal mixture of all the º Cheyne, lours, and black in a ſuffocation of all the rays of light. f * Muſhrooms are beſt corrected by ving...". º re- being poiſonous, operate by ſuffocation, in which the ſoon 28 medy is wine or vinegar and ſalt, and º Diet. oſſible. f 3. sº. Ative, adj. [from ſºff-cate.] Having the º: From rain, after great iroſts in the winter, . º Air. mours, and ſuffºcative catarrhs proceed. Arbut tº SU'FFRAGAN. m. ſ. [ ſºftagant, Fr. Jiſraganrui, biſhop conſidered as ſubječt to his ºirs apparitoſ. Suffragan biſhops ſhall have more than º Paregon. Becket, Shake?eart. | |
S U G
S U I
Becket, archbiſhop cf Canterbury, inſolently took upon
him to declare five articles void, in his epiſtle to his ſuffra-
ganj. Hale.
To Su'FFRAGATE. v. n. [ſuffragor, Latin.] To vote with ;
to agree in voice with.
No tradition could univerſally prevail, unleſs there were
ſome common congruity of ſomewhat inherent in nature,
which ſuits and ſuffragates with it, and cloſeth with it. Hale.
Su'FFRAG e. n.ſ. Iſuffrage, Fr. ſuffragium, Latin.] Vote;
voice given in a controverted point.
Noble confederates, thus far is perfeót,
Only your ſuffrages I will expect
At the aſſembly for the chufing of conſuls. Ben. Johnſºn,
They would not abet by their ſuffrages or preſence the de-
ſigns of thoſe innovations. King Charles.
The faireſt of our iſland dare not commit their cauſe againſt
you to the ſuffrage of thoſe who moſt partially adore them.
Addiſon.
Fabius might joy in Scipio, when he ſaw
A beardleſs conſul made againſt the law;
And join his ſºffrage to the votes of Rome. Dryden.
This very variety of ſea and land, hill and dale, is extreme-
ly agreeable, the ancients and moderns giving their ſuffra-
ges unanimouſly herein. J/oodward’s Natural Hiſtory.
Laëtantius and St. Auſtin confirm by their ſuffrage the ob-
ſervation made by the heathen writers. Atterbury.
Suffra'GINous. adj. [ſuffrago, Latin.] Belonging to the
knee joint of beaſts.
In elephants, the bought of the forelegs is not directly back-
ward, but laterally, and ſomewhat inward; but the hough or
ſuffraginals flexure behind, rather outward. Brown.
SUFFUMIGA'TION. m.ſ.. [ſuffumigation, Fr. ſuffamigo, Lat.]
Operation of fumes raiſed by fire.
If the matter be ſo groſs as it yields not to remedies, it may
be attempted by ſuffumigation. Wiſeman's Surgery.
SUFFU'MIGe. n.ſ.. [ſuffumiga, Lat.] A medical fume.
For external means, drying ſuffumiges or ſmoaks are pre-
ſcribed with good ſucceſs; they are uſually compoſed out of
frankincenſe, myrrh, and pitch. Harvey.
To SUFFUSE. v. a. [ſuffuſus, Latin.] To ſpread over with
ſomething expanſible, as with a vapour or a tinéture.
Suſpicions, and fantaſtical ſurmiſe,
And jealouſy ſuffus'd with jaundice in her eyes. Dryden.
To that receſs,
When purple light ſhall next ſuffuſe the ſkies,
With me repair. Pope.
Inſtead of love-enliven'd cheeks,
With flowing rapture bright, dark looks ſucceed,
Suffus’d and glaring with untender fire.
SUFFU'sion. n ſ. [ ſuffuſion, French; from ſuffuſe.]
1. The act of overſpreading with any thing.
2. That which is ſuffuſed or ſpread.
A drop ſerene hath quench'd their orbs,
Or dim ſuffuſion veil’d. Milton.
The diſk of Phoebus, when he climbs on high
Appears at firſt but as a bloodſhot eye ;
And when his chariot downward draws to bed,
His ball is with the ſame ſºff-ſion red. Dryden.
To thoſe that have the jaundice or like ſuffuſion of eyes,
obječts appear of that colour. Ray.
Su G. m. ſ [ſugo, Latin, to ſuck.]
Many have ſticking on them ſugs, or trout-lice, which is
a kind of worm like a clove or pin, with a big head, and
ſticks cloſe to him and ſucks his moiſture. Walton.
SU'GAR. n.ſ. [ſucre, French; ſaccharum, Latin.]
1. The native ſalt of the ſugar-cane, obtained by the expreſſion
and evaporation of its juice. 2 inty.
All the blood of Zelmane's body ſtirred in her, as wine
will do when ſugar is haſtily put into it. Sidney.
Lumps of ſugar loſe themſelves, and twine
Their ſubtile eſſence with the ſoul of wine. Craſhaw.
A grocer in London gave for his rebus a ſugar-loaf ſtand-
ing upon a flat ſteeple. Peacham.
Šaccharum candidum ſhoots into angular figures, by placing
a great many ſlender ſticks a-croſs a veſſel of liquid ſugar.
Grew's Muſeum.
If the child muſt have ſugar-plums when he has a mind,
rather than be out of humour: why, when he is grown up,
muſt he not be ſatisfied too with wine? - Locke.
In a ſugar-baker's drying room, where the air was heated,
fifty fºur degrees beyond that of a human body, a ſparrºw
died in two minutes. Arbuthnot on Air.
A piece of ſome geniculated plant, ſeeming to be part of
a ſugar-cane. - //codward on Foſſils.
2. Anything proverbially ſweet.
Your fair diſcourſe has been as ſugar,
Making the hard way ſweet and delectable.
3. A chymical dry chryſtallization.
Sugar of lead, though made of that inſipid metal, and ſour
Llt of vinegar, has in it a ſweetneſs ſurpaſſing that of com-
mon ſkgar. - 4-yle.
Thomſon.
Shakespeare.
To Su'car. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To impregnate or ſeaſon with ſugar.
- Short thick ſobs
In Panting murmurs, ſtill'd out of her breaſt,
That ever-bubbling ſpring, the ſugara neſt
Ó he jº". tº: lie,
Bathing in ſtreams of liquid melody.
2. To ſweeten.
Thou would'ſt have plung'd thyſelf
In general riot, and never learn'd - -
The icy precepts of reſpect, but followed
The ſugar'd game before thee. Shakeſprare'; Timon of ſihens.
With devotion's viſage,
And pious ačtions we do ſugar o'er
Craſhaw.
The devil himſelf. Shakeſpears.
His gloſing ſire his errand daily ſaid, -
And ſugar'd ſpeeches whiſper'd in mine ear. Fairfax.
Who caſts out threats, no man deceives,
But flatt'ry ſtill in ſugar'd words betrays,
And poiſon in high taſted meats conveys. Denham,
Su'GGARy. adj. [from ſugar..] Sweet; taſting of ſugar.
With the ſugg’ry ſweet thereof allure
Chaſte ladies ears to phantafies impure. Spenſºr.
To SUGGEST. v. a. ſ. ſugger, ſugge/lum, Lat. ſuggerer, Fr.]
1. To hint; to intimate; to infinuate good or ill ; to tell pri-
wately.
Are you not aſham'd
What ſpirit ſuggeſts this imagination ? Shakeſpeare,
I could never have ſuffered greater calamities, by denying
to ſign that juſtice my conſcience ſuggeſted to me. K. Charles.
Theſe Romiſh caſuiſts ſpeak peace to the conſciences of
men, by ſuggeſting ſomething to them, which ſhall ſatisfy
their minds notwithſtanding a known, ačtual, avowed con-
tinuance of their ſins. South's Sermons.
Some ideas make themſelves way, and are ſuggeſted to the
mind by all the ways of ſenſation and reflexion. Locke.
Refle&t upon the different ſtate of the mind in thinking,
which thoſe inſtances of attention, reverie and dreaming natu-
rally enough ſuggeſ?. Locke.
Search for ſome thoughts thy own ſuggeſting mind,
And others dićtated by heav'nly pow'r,
Shall riſe ſpontaneous. Pope's Odyſſey.
Thomſºn.
This the feeling heart
Wou'd naturally ſuggeſt.
2. To ſeduce ; to draw to ill by inſinuation. Out of uſe.
When devils will their blackeſt ſins put on,
They do ſuggeſt at firſt with heav'nly ſhows. Shakeſpeare.
Knowing that tender youth is ſoon ſuggeſted,
I nightly lodge her in an upper tower.
3. To inform ſecretly. Out of uſe.
We muſt ſuggeſ; the people, in what hatred
He ſtill hath held them, that tos pow'r he would
Have made them mules. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Sugge'stion. n.ſ. [[ſuggeſtion, Fr. from ſuggeſt.] Private
hint; intimation; inſinuation; ſecret notification. -
It allayeth all baſe and earthly cogitations, baniſheth and
driveth away thoſe evil ſecret ſuggeſtions which our inviſible
enemy is always apt to miniſter. Hooker.
Í met lord Bigot and lord Saliſbury,
And other more going to ſeek the grave .
Of Arthur, who, they ſay, is kill'd to night -
On your ſuggeſtion. Shakeſpeare's King john.
He was a man
Of an unbounded ſtomach, ever ranking
Himſelf with princes: one that by ſuggeſtion
Tied all the kingdom. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
The native and untaught ſuggeſtions, of inquiſitive º:
0cké-
Another way is letting the mind, upon theJuggeſtion of any
new notion, run after ſimilies. Locke.
To SU'GGILATE. v. a. [ſuggillº, Latin.] To beat black and
blue; to make livid by a bruiſe. - -
The head of the 6s humeri was bruiſed, and remained
ſuggilated long after. I/iſman's Surgerà
Súciº ºft”ffidium, Latin.] Self-murder; the horri
crime of deſtroying one's ſelf. S
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To be cut off by the ſword of injured friendſhip is the moſ
dreadful of all deaths, next to ſuicide. filth “...
Suſillage. n.ſ. Iſaiage, French.] Pra" of filth. ſo-
ete. - - -
l When they have choſen the plot, and laid out the limits
of the work, ſome Italians dig wells and ciſterns, and other
conveyances for the ſuillage of the houſe. //ºttor,
Su, No. n.ſ. [This word ſeems tº sº"; from ſuer, to ſweat,
French; it is perhaps peculiar to Bacon.] The act of ſoaking
through any thing.
Note the percolation or.
wood; for verjuice of itſelf wou
the wood.
Shakeſpeare.
lation or ſuing of the verjuice through the
ld never have paſſed through
Ba.on.
T1-
25 Q. SUIT.
S U I S U I : ite, French J *...ſ.º. of things correſpondent one to the other. I. we, ere the day, two ſuits of armour fought, which borne before him, i. his . he brought. Dryd. ade one part to anſwer another. 2. Gº". of §: general's cut, and a horrid fuit of the camp will do among foamingbottles and ale-waſh'd wits is won- derful. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Him all repute For his device in handſoming a ſuit; - To judge of lace, pink, panes, print, cut and plait, Of all the court to have the beſt conceit. - Donne. His majeſty was ſupplied with three thouſandſuits of cloaths, with good proportions of ſhoes and ſtockings. Clarendon. 3. Conſecution; ſeries; regular order. . . - Every five and thirty years the ſame kind and ſuite of wea- thers comes about again; as great froſt, great wet, great droughts, warm winters, ſummers with little heat; and they call it the prime. Bacon. 4. Out of §. Having no correſpondence. A metaphor, I ſe, from cards. ºrrº. this for me; one out of ſuits with fortune, That would give more, but that her handlacks means. Shakespeare 5. [Suite, French-l Retinue; company. Obſolete. Plexirtus's ill-led life, and worſe gotten honour, ſhould have tumbled together to deſtruction, had there not come in Ty- deus and Telenor, with fifty in their ſuite to his defence. Sidney. 6. [From T. Sue.] A petition; an addreſs of entreaty. Mine ears againſt your ſuits are ſtronger than Your gates againſt my force. Shakeſpeare. She gallops o'er a courtier's noſe; And then dreams be of ſmelling out a ſuit. Shakeſpeare. Had I a ſuit to Mr.Shallow, I would humour his men with the imputation of being near their maſter. Shakeſpeare. Many ſhall make ſuit unto thee. job xi. 19. My mind, neither with pride's itch, nor yet hath been Poiſon'd with love to ſee or to be ſeen; I had no ſuit there, nor new ſuit to ſhew : Yet went to court. Donnu. 7. Courtſhip. He that hath the ſteerage of my courſe, Direét my ſuit. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet. Their determinations are to return to their home and to trouble you with no more ſuit, unleſs you may be won by ſome other ſort than your father's impoſition. Skałeſpeare. 8. In Spenſer it ſeems to ſignify purſuit; proſecution. High amongſt all knights haſt hungthy ſhield, Thenceforth the ſuit of earthly conqueſt ſhoone, And waſh thy hands from guilt of bloody field: Spenſer. 9. [In law.] Suit is ſometimes put for the inſtance of a cauſe, and ſometimes for the cauſe itſelf deduced injudgment. Ayliff. All that had any ſuits in law came unto them. Suſanna. Wars are ſuits of appeal to the tribunal of God's juſtice, where there are no ſuperiors on earth to determine the cauſe. Bacon's IWar with Spain. Involve not thyſelf in the ſuits and parties of great perſon- ages. Taylor's Guide to Devotion. To Alibech alone refer yourſuit, And let his ſentence finiſh your diſpute. Dryden. John Bull was flattered by the lawyers that his ſuit would not laſt above a year, and that before that time he would be in quiet poſſeſſion of his buſineſs. Arbuthnot. To Suit. v. a... [from the noun.] 1. To fit; to adapt to ſ mething elſe. Suit the ağion to the word, the word to the aqion, with this ſpecial obſervance, that you o'erſtep not the modeſty of nature. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are ſo ſuited to their different educations and humours, that each would be improper in any other. Dryden. 2. To be fitted to; to become. Compute the gains of his ungovern'd zeal, Ill ſuits his cloth the praiſe of railing well. Dryden. Her purple habit ſits with ſuch a grace On her ſmooth ſhoulders, and ſo ſuits her face. Dryden. If different ſects ſhould give us a liſt of thoſe innate practi- ºal principles, they would ſet down only ſuch as ſuited their diſtinét hypotheſes. Locke. * ..., Raiſe her notes to that ſublime degree, ...Which ſuits a ſong of piety and thee. Prior. 3. To dreſs; to clothe. - Such a Sebaſtian was my brother too, So went he ſuited to his watry tomb: lf 'Pirits can aſſume both form and ſuit, You come to fright us. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night. Theſe Be better ſuited; I or’v Weeds are memories of thoſe misfortunes: Prythee put them ; to worſer hours. 'll diſrobe me Of theſe Italian weeds it mu ês do's a Briton º,” ſuit myſelf Shakeſpeare. Shakespeare eare's Cymbeline. To Suit. v. n. To agree; to accord. The one intenſe, the other ſtill remiſs, Cannot well ſuit with either; but ſoon prove Tedious alike. - - Miltºn The place itſelf was ſiting to his care, - Uncouth and ſavage as the cruel fair. Dryden Pity does with a noble nature /u.t. Dr. Conſtraint does ill with love and beauty ſuit. Dryden . This he ſays, becauſe it ſuits with his hypotheſis, butpos it not. Give me not an office Locłe. That ſuit with me ſo ill; thou know'ſt my temper. Aliſ. Sui'Table. adj. [from ſuit..] Fitting; according with; agree. able to. o Through all thoſe miſeries, in both there appeared a kind of nobleneſs not ſuitable to that affliction. Sidney. What he did purpoſe, it was the pleaſure of God that S. lomon his ſon ſhould perform, in manner ſuitable to their pre- ſent and ancient ſtate. Hooker. To ſolemn acts of royalty and juſtice, their ſuitab. o. naments are a beauty; are they only in religion a ſtain; H, i. It is very ſuitable to the principles of the Roman Church; for why ſhould not their ſcience as well as ſervice be in an unknown tongue 2 Tillºtſºn. As the bleſſings of God upon his honeſt induſtry had been great, ſo he was not without intentions of making fuitable re- turns in acts of charity. Atterbury. Expreſſion is the dreſs of thought, and ſtill Appears more decent, as more ſuitable; A vile conceit in pompous words expreſs'd, Is like a clown in regal purple dreſs'd. Pºpe. SuitableNess. n.ſ.. [from ſuitable.] Fitneſs; agreeablendſ. In words and ſtyles, ſuitableneſ, makes them acceptable and effective. Glanville, With ordinary minds, it is the Juitableneſ, not the evi- dence of a truth that makes it to be yielded to; and it is ſeldom that any thing practically convinces a man that does not pleaſe him firſt. South's Sermoni. He creates thoſe ſympathies and ſuitableneſſes of nature that are the foundation of all true friendſhip, and by his providence brings perſons ſo affected together. South's Sermºni. Conſider the laws themſelves, and their futallenſ or un- ſuitableneſs to thoſe to whom they are given. Tilotſºn. SU1 Tably, adv. [from ſuitable.] Agreeably; according to. Whoſoever ſpeaks upon a certain occaſion may take any text ſuitable thereto; and ought to ſpeak ſuitably to that text. South's Sermons. Some rank deity, whoſe filthy face We ſuitably o'er ſtinking ſtables place. Dryden; Suit Covenant. [In law.] Is where the anceſtor of one man has covenanted with the anceſtor of another to ſue at his; an ty. Suit Court. [In law.] Is the court in which tenants owe at- tendance to their lord. Bailey, Suit Service. [In law.] Attendance which tenants owe to the court of their lord. Bail). §: }, ſ (from ſuit) 1. One that ſues; a petitioner; a ſupplicant. -- - - As humility is in ſuiters a decent virtue, ſo the teſtification thereof, by ſuch effectual acknowledgments, not only argueh a ſound apprehenſion of his ſupereminent glory and miº", before whom we ſtand, but putteth alſo into his hands a kind of pledge or bond for ſecurity againſt our unthankfulneſs. Hº. She hath been a ſuitor to me for her brother, Cut off by courſe of juſtice. Shakespeare Meaſ, fºr Meaſure. My piteous ſoul began the wretchedneſs Of ſuitors at court to mourn, Donn. Not only bind thine own hands, but bind the hand of ſuit- ors alſo from offering. bvian, Yet their port Not of mean ſuitors; nor important leſs. - Seem'd their petition, than when the ancient pair, Deucalion and chaſte Pyrrha, to reſtore - The race of mankind drown'd, before the ſhrine . Of Themis ſtood devout. Mººn's Paradiſ, Lºft. I challenge nothing; ham But I'm an humbleſuitor for theſe priſoners. P. - My lord, I come an humble uitar to you. wºut. 2. A woer; one who courts a miſtreſs. I would I could find in my heart that for truly I love none. ". dear happineſs to women! they would elſe have been troubled with a pernicious ſuitor. - *:::: He paſſed a year at Goodby under the counſels of Aiº, ther, and then became a ſuitºr at London tº ſir *::::: ham. daughter. Iſotton's Life of the Duke ºf Bucting By many ſuitor; ſought, ſhe mocks their pains, Dryden: And ſtill her vow'd virginity maintains. } He drew his ſeat, familiar, to her ſide, Far from the ſuitor train, a brutal crowd. I had not a hardheart; Pope'e Odſºr. Suiſ rRESS.
S U L
S' U M
Suit Ress. n.f. [from ſuiter.] A female ſupplicant.
'Twere pity
That could refuſe a boon to ſuch a ſuitreſs;
… Y' have got a noble friend to be your advocate.
Su'lcAted. adj. [ſulcus, Latin.] Furrowed.
All are much chopped and ſulcated by their having lain ex-
Rowe,
ºr poſed on the top of the clay to the weather, and to the ero-
*** ſion of the vitriolick matter mixed amongſt the clay.
* : JWoodward.
Laº SULL. n A plough. Ainſworth.
SüTišN aii. (of this word the etymology is obſcuréj
* . 1. Gloomtly angry; ſluggiſhly diſcontented.
º Wilmot continued ſtill ſullen and perverſe, and every day
- grew more inſolent. Clarendon.
ºt. A man in a jail is ſullen and out of humour at his firſt com-
t ing in. L’Eſtrange.
Forc’d by my pride, I my concern ſuppreſs'd ;
Pretended drowſineſs, and wiſh of reſt; }
And ſullen I forſook th’ imperfect feaſt. Prior.
If we ſit down ſullen and inačtive, in expectation that God
ſhould do all, we ſhall find ourſelves miſerably deceived. Rog.
2. Miſchievous ; malignant.
Such ſullen planets at my birth did ſhine,
They threaten every fortune mixt with mine.
º The ſullen fiend her founding wings diſplay'd,
Unwilling left the night, and ſought the nether ſhade. Dryd.
3. Intractable; obſtinate.
Things are as fullen as we are, and will be what they are,
whatever we think of them. Tillotſon's Sermons.
4. Gloomy; dark; cloudy ; diſmal.
!. Why are thine eyes fixt to the ſillen earth,
Dryden.
Night with her ſullen wings to double ſhade,
The deſart fowls in their clay neſts were couch'd,
And now wild beaſts came forth the woods to roam. Milt.
A glimpſe of moon-ſhine, ſtreak'd with red;
| A ſhuffled, ſullen, and uncertain light,
T That dances through the clouds, and ſhuts again. Dryden.
No cheerful breeze this fullen region knows;
The dreaded Eaſt is all the wind that blows. Pope.
5. Heavy; dull; ſorrowful.
Be thou the trumpet of our wrath,
And ſullen preſage of your own decay. Shakeſ K. john.
Su'll ENLY. adv. [from ſullen.] Gloomily; malignantly; in-
tractably.
To ſay they are framed without the aſſiſtance of ſome prin-
ciple that has wiſdom in it, and that they come to paſs from
- ". chance, is ſullenly to aſſert a thing becauſe we will aſſert it.
More's Antidºte againſt Atheiſm.
X: He in chains demanded more -
*::::: Than he impos'd in victory before:
…" He ſullenly reply'd, he could not make
º: T he•e offers now. Dryden's Indian Emperor.
:::::: The gen'ral mends his weary pace,
º: And fulleni, to his revenge he ſails;
§: ..." So glides ſome trodden ſerpent on the graſs,
º And long behind his wounded volume trails. Dryden.
Su'll E N N Ess. m. ſ. [from ſullen.] Gloomineſs; moroſeneſs;
ſluggiſh anger; malignity; intračtability.
Speech being as rare as precious, her ſilence without ſullen-
neſ, her modeſty without affectation, and her ſhameſaſtneſs
without ignorance. Sidney.
To fit my ſulenneſs,
He to another key his ſtile doth dreſs. Donne.
In thoſe vernal ſeaſons, when the air is calm and pleaſant,
it were an injury and ſu'lenn'ſ againſt nature not to go out,
and ſee her riches. 4Milton.
Quit not the world out of any hypocriſy, ſullenneſ, or
ſuperſtition, but out of a ſincere love of true knowledge and
virtue. Mare.
With theſe comforts about me, and ſullenn'ſ enough to uſe
no remedy, monſieur Zulichem came to ſee me. Temple.
Su'll lens. n.ſ. [Without ſingular..] Moroſe temper; gloomi-
neſs of mind. A burleſque word.
Let them die that age, and ſu'lens have. Shakeſpeare.
Su'lliage. n.ſ [from July.] Pollution; filth; ſtain of dirt;
foulneſs. -
Require it to make ſome reſtitution to his neighbour for
what it has detraćted from it, by wiping off that ſulliage it has
caſt upon his fame. Government of the Tongue.
Calumniate ſtoutly; for though we wipe away with never
ſo much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left ſome ſºl-
º liage behind. Decay of Piety.
To SU'LLY. v. a. [ſouiller, French..] To ſoil; to tarniſh; to
dirt; to ſpot.
Silvering will fully and canker more than gilding.
The falling temples which the gods provoke,
And ſtatues ſu'y'd yet with ſacrilegious ſmoke.
He's dead, whoſe love had ſully'd all your reign,
And made you empreſs of the world in vain.
Lab'ring years ſhall weep their deſtin'd race,
Charg'd with ill omens, fully'd with diſgrace.
Bacon.
Dryden. .
Prior.
Gazing at that which ſeems to dim thy fight? Shakespeare H.VI.
Rºſcommon. -
let there be no ſpots to ſilly the brightneſs of this ſolem-
nity. Atterbury's Sermons,
Ye walkers too, that youthful colours wear,
Three ſullying trades avoid with equal care;
The little chimney-ſweeper ſkulks along,
And marks with ſooty ſtains the heedleſs throng. Gay,
SU'LLY. m.ſ. (from the verb.] Soil; tarniſh; ſpot.
You laying theſe light ſullies on my ſon,
. As 'twere a thing a little ſoil'd i' th' working. Shakſ).
A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little ſpots and
ſullies in his reputation. Addison's Spectator.
SU'LPHUR. n.ſ. (Latin.]. Brimſtone.
In his womb was hid metallick ore,
The work of ſulphur. Milion.
Sulphur is produced by incorporating an oily or bituminous
matter with the foſſil and ſalt. JWoodward.
Thence nitre, ſulphur, and the fiery ſteam
Of fat bitumen. Thomſºn.
SULPHUREOUS. ladj. Iſiphureus, Latin.] Made of brim-
SU’ſ, PHUROUS. } ſtone; having the qualities of brimſtone;
containing ſulphur; impregnated with ſulphur.
- My hour is almoſt come,
When I to ſulphurous and tormenting flames
Muſt render up myſelf. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Dart and javelin, ſtones and ſulphurous fire. Milton.
Is not the ſtrength and vigour of the ačtion between light
and ſulphureous bodies, obſerved above, one reaſon why ſul-
phureous bodies take fire more readily, and burn more vehe-
mently than other bodies do? Newton's Opt.
The fury heard, while on Cocytus' brink,
Her ſnakes unty'd ſulphureous waters drink. Pope.
No ſulphureous glooms
Swell'd in the ſky, and ſent the lightning forth. 7hºmſon,
Sulphu'Recuss Ess. n.ſ.. [from ſulphureaus.] The ſtate of
being ſulphureous.
Su'lphur wort. n.ſ. The ſame with HogsfeNEL.
Su'lphury. adj. [from ſulthur.], Partaking of ſulphur.
* SULTAN. n.J. [Arabick.] The Turkiſh emperour.
By this ſcimitar,
That won three fields of ſultan Solyman. Shakespeare.
Su'lt Ana. Ün. ſ. [from ſultan.] The queen of an Eaſtern
SU'LTANFss. } emperour.
Turn the ſultana's chambermaid. Cleaveland.
Lay the tow'ring ſultaneſ; aſide. Irene.
Su'lt ANRY. n.ſ.. [from ſultan.] An Eaſtern empire.
I affirm the ſame of the ſultanry of the Mamalukes, where
ſlaves, bought for money, and of unknown deſcent, reigned
over families of freemen. Bacon.
Su’ltRINess. n.ſ.. [from ſultry.] The ſtate of being ſultry;
cloſe and cloudy heat.
SU'LTRY. adj. [This is imagined by Skinner to be corrupted
from ſulphury, or ſweltry.] Hot without ventilation; hot
and cloſe; hot and cloudy.
It is very ſultry and hot. Shakespeare Hamlet.
The ſultry breath
Of tainted air had cloy'd the jaws of death.
Such as born beneath the burning ſky,
And ſultry ſun betwixt the tropicks lie.
Our foe advances on us,
And envies us even Lybia's ſalty deſarts. Addison's Cato.
Then would ſultry heats and a burning air have ſcorched
and chapped the earth, and galled the animal tribes in houſes
or dens. Cheyne.
SUM. m. ſ. [ ſumma, Latin ; ſomme, French.]
1. The whole of anything; many particulars aggregated to a total.
We may as well conclude ſo of every ſentence, as of the
whole ſum and body thereof. Hooker.
How precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great
is the ſum of them. P/. cxxxix. 17.
Th' Almighty Father, where he ſits
Shrin'd in his ſanctuary of heav'n ſecure,
Conſulting on the ſum of things, foreſeen
Sands.
Dryden's AFn.
This tumult, and permitted all, advis'd. Miltºn.
Such and no leſs is he, on whom depends
The ſum of things. Dryden,
Weighing the ſum of things with wiſe forccaſt,
Solicitous of publick good. Ph.ſipi.
2. Quantity of money.
I did ſend to you
For certain ſums of gold, which you deny'd me. Shakeſp.
Britain, once deſpis'd, can raiſe
As ample ſums as Rome in Caeſar's days. C. Arłuthnot.
3. [Somme, Fr.] Compendium; abridgment; the whole abſtraćted.
This, in effect, is the ſun and ſubſtance of that which they
bring by way of oppoſition againſt thoſe orders, which we
have common with the church of Rome. Hooker.
They repleniſhed the hearts of the neareſt unto them with
words of memorable conſolation, ſtrengthened men in the
fear of God, gave them wholſome inſtructions of life, and
confirmed them in true religion: in fun, they taught the
world no leſs virtuouſly how to die, than they had done before
how to live. Hooker.
This
S U M S U M 4. The am This having learn'd, thou haſt attain'd the ſum a • * Of wiſdom. Milton. In ſºm, no man can have a greater veneration for Chaucer than myſelf. - - Dryden. Thy ſum of duty let two words contain; - Prior. ble, and be juſt. - ; º th. Goſpel, conſidered as a law, preſcribes every yiºto our conduct, and forbids every fin. Rogers. ount; the reſult of reaſoning or computation. l to the readers, whether the ſum of what I have ſaid ca I app Tillaſon. be not this. 5. Height; completion. *Thus I have told thee all my ſtate, and brought My ſtory to the ſum of earthly bliſs, tº. { º Milt. Paradiſe Loſt. In ſaying ay or no, the very ſafety of our country, and the am of our well-being, lies. L'E/trange. To SuM. v. a. [ſºmmer, French; from the noun.] 1. To compute; to collect particulars into a total; to caſt up. It has up emphatical. You caſt th' event of war, And ſumm'd th’ account of chance. Shakespeare Henry IV. The high prieſt may ſum the filver brought in. 2 King xxii. In fickneſs time will ſeem longer without a glock than with it; for the mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather ſum up the moments than divide the day. Bacon. He that would reckon up all the accidents preferments de- pend upon, may as well undertake to count the ſands, or ſum up infinity. South. 2. To compriſe; to comprehend ; to colle&t into a narrow compaſs. So lovely fair! That what ſeem'd fair in all the world, ſeem'd now Mean, or in her ſumm'd up, in her contain'd. Milton. To conclude, by ſumming up what I would ſay concerning what I have, and what I have not been, in the following pa- per I ſhall not deny that I pretended not to write an accurate treatiſe of colours, but an occaſional eſſay. Boyle. Go to the ant, thou ſluggard, in few words ſums up the moral of this fable. - L’Eſtrange. This Atlas muſt our ſinking ſtate uphold; In council cool, but in performance bold: He ſums their virtues in himſelf alone, And adds the greateſt, of a loyal ſon. Dryden's Aurengz. A fine evidence ſumm'd up among you! Dryden. 4. [In falconry..] To have feathers full grown. With proſperous wing full ſumm'd. AMilton. SU/MA ch-TRE e. n.ſ.. [ſumach, French.] The flower conſiſts of five leaves in a circular order, in form of a roſe; from whoſe flower-cup riſes the pointal, which after- ward becomes a veſſel, containing one ſeed: the flowers grow in bunches, and the leaves either winged or have three lobes. The flowers are uſed in dying, and the branches for tanning, in America. Miller. SU'MLEss; adj. [from ſum | Not to be computed. Make his chronicle as rich with prize, As is the ouzy bottom of the ſea With ſunken wreck and ſumleſ; treaſuries. Shakesp Hºn. V. A ſumleſs journey of incorporeal ſpeed. Milton. Above, beneath, around the palace ſhines, The ſum'ſ treaſure of exhauſed mines. Pope. Su'MMARILY, adv. [from ſummary..] Briefly; the ſhorteſt way. The decalogue of Moſes declareth ſummarily thoſe things which we ought to do; the prayer of our Lord, whatſoever we ſhould requeſt or deſire. Hooker. While we labour for theſe demonſtrations out of Scripture, and do ſummarily declare the things which many ways have been ſpoken be contented quietly to hear, and do not think my ſpeech tedious. Hooker. When the parties proceed fummarily, and they chuſe the ordinary way of proceeding, the cauſe is made plenary. Ayl. SUMMARy. adj. [ſºmmaire, French; from ſum.] Short; brief; compendious. The judge Directed then to mind their brief, Nor ſpend their time to ſhew their reading, She'd have a ſummary proceeding. Swift. SU'M MARY. m.ſ.. [from the adj] Compendium; abridgment. We are enforc'd from our moſt quiet ſphere C By the rough torrent of occaſion; And have the ſummary of all our griefs, y hen time ſhall ſervé, to ſhew in articles. Shakespeare H. IV. n that comprehenſive ſummary of our duty to God, there is no expreſs - Preſs mention thereof. Rºgers. º }º. n.ſ. trumen, Saxon; ſºmer, Dutch.] • I ſle º " which the ſun arrives at the hither ſolſtice. And *times hath the brighteſt day a cloud; * after Summer, evermore ſucceeds The barren Winter with his nipping cold. Shakespeare II. VI. And Can't ſuch things be, *" i.; us like a Summer's cloud *hout our ſpecial wonder; > I Shakespeare . Mac'eth. Two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raiſins, and an hundred of Sºmmer fruits. 2 Sa. xv. He was ſitting in a Sammer parlour. judg. iii. 20. In all the liveries deck'd of Summer's pride. Ali. They marl and ſow it with wheat, giving it a Summer fill lowing firſt, and next year ſow it with peaſe. 4/4 timer, Dry weather is beſt for moſt Summer corn. 4'artimer. The dazzling roofs, Reſplendent as the blaze of Summer noon, Or the pale radiance of the midnight moon. Pºpe. Child of the fun, See ſultry Summer comes. Thomſºn's Summer. 2. [T, abs ſummaria. ] The principal beam of a floor. Oak, and the like true hearty timber, may be better truſted in croſs and tranſverſe works for juniºners, or girders, or bind- ing beams. - - Wai, i. Then enter'd ſin, and with that ſycamore, Whoſe leaves firſt ſhelter'd man from drought and dew, Working and winding ſlily evermore, The inward walls and ſummers cleft and tore; But grace ſhor'd theſe, and cut that as it grew. Hariat. To SU(MMER. v. n. [from the noun..] To paſs the Summer. The fowls ſhall ſummer upon them, and all the beaſts ſhall winter upon them. Iſ xviii. 6. To Su’M ºr R. v. a. To keep warm. Maids well ſummer'd, and warm kept, are like flies at Bar. tholomew-tide, blind, though they have their eyes. Shake?, Su'MMER House. m. ſ. [from Summer and houſe..] An apart- ment in a garden uſed in the Summer. I'd rather live With cheeſe and garlick, in a windmill, far, Than feed on cates, and have him talk to me, In any ſummerhouſe in Chriſtendom. Shakespeare Henry IV. With here a fountain, never to be play'd, And there a ſummerhouſe, that knows no ſhade. Pºpe. There is ſo much virtue in eight volumes of Spectators, ſuch a reverence of things ſacred, ſo many valuable remarks for our condućt in life, that they are not improper to lie in par- lours or ſummerhouſes, to entertain our thoughts in any mo- ments of leiſure. lſ atts. SU'MMERsault. }": [ſºubreſault, French. Some ſet is a .SU'MMER set. corruption.] A high leap in which the heels are thrown over the head. Some do the ſummerſault, And o'er the bar like tumblers vault. Hudibrar. Frogs are obſerved to uſe divers ſummerſault. IWaltºn. The treaſurer cuts a caper on the ſtrait rope: I have ſeen him do the ſummerſet upon a trencher fixed on the rope, which is nothicker than a common packthread. Gulliver's Travel. SU'MMIT. n.ſ. [ſummitas, Lat..] The top; the utmoſt height. Have I fall’n or no From the dread ſummit of this chalky bourn! Look up a-height, the ſhrill-gorg'd lark ſo far . . Cannot be ſeen or heard. Shakeſ King Lear. AFtna's heat, that makes the ſummit glow, Enriches all the vales below. To SUMMON. v. a. [ſummonzo, Latin.] - 1. To call with authority; to admoniſh to appear; to cite. Cateſby, ſound lord Haſtings, And ſummon him to-morrow to the Tower. Shakespeare R.T. The courſe of method ſummoneth me to diſcourſe of the in- habitants. Carew's Survey ºf Corºl The tirſan is aſſiſted by the governour of the city, where the feaſt is celebrated, and all the perſons of both ſexes “ ſummoned to attend. Haº. Rely on what thou haſt of virtue, ſummon all. Miltºn, Nor trumpets ſummon him to war, Nor drums diſturb his morning ſleep. Love, duty, ſafety, ſummon us away; 'Tis nature's voice, and nature we obey. - 2. To excite; to call up; to raiſe. With up emphatical. When the blaſt of war blows in our ears, W Stiffen the ſinews, ſummon up the blood. Shai'ſ Henry . SU'MM one R. n.ſ.. [from ſummon.] One who cites; *" ſummons. Cloſe pent-up guilts Rive your concealing continents, and aſk ing Lear Theſe dreadful ſummoners grace. Shaiſ. King º SU's Moss. n.ſ. [from the verb.] A call of authority; *" nition to appear ; citation. What are you ? d wh ſwer Your name, your uality, and why you an wer ... This º 2 Shakespeare King º He ſent to ſummon the ſeditious, and to offer *; ºt neither ſtºnmºn: nor pardon was any thing regarde - ayw. The ſons of light high Haſted, reſorting to the ſummons high, - And took their ſeats. J º, Paradiſ, Iº. Strike your ſails at ſummons, or prepare - Dryden. To prove the laſt extremitics of war. - A i. SU'MP'ſ ER. m. ſ. [ ſºmmier, French; ſomaro, Italian.] that carries the coaths or furniture. Return iſ Swift, Dr} den. Pºpe.
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Perſuade me rather to be a ſlave and ſumpter
To this deteſted groom. Shakespeare King Lear.
With full force his deadly bow he bent,
And feather'd fates among the mules and ſumpters ſent. Dry.
Two ſumpter mules, bred of large Flaggers mares.
Martimºr's Hºſandry.
Su'MPTIon. n.ſ.. [from ſumptus, Latin.] The act of taking.
The ſumption of the myſteries does all in a capable ſub-
jećt. Taylor.
SU’MPTU ARY. adj. [ſumptuarius, Latin.] Relating to ex-
pence; regulating the coſt of life.
To remove that material cauſe of ſedition, which is want
and poverty in the eſtate, ſerveth the opening and well
balancing of trade, the baniſhing of idleneſs, the repreſfing of
waſte and exceſs by ſumptuary laws. Bacon.
So MPTUo's IT Y. m. ſ. [from ſumptuows.] Expenſiveaeſs; coſt-
lineſs.
He added ſumptuºſity, invented jewels of gold and flone, and
ſome engines for the war. Raleigh.
SU'MPTUOUS. adj. [ſumptuoſus, from ſºptus, Lat.] Coſt-
ly; expenſive; ſplendid.
We ſee how moſt Chriſtians ſtood then affected, how jov-
ful they were to behold the ſumptuous ſtatelineſs of houſes
built unto God’s glory. Hooker.
We are too magnificent and ſumptuous in our tables and
attendance. - F. Atterbury.
SU'Mptuously, adv. [from ſumptuous.] Expenſively; with
great coſt.
This monument five hundred years hath ſtood,
Which I have ſumptuouſly re-edified, Shakespeare. Titus Andronicus.
Ethelwold, biſhop of Wincheſter, in a famine, ſold all the
rich veſſels and ornaments of the church, to relieve the poor
with bread; and ſaid, there was no reaſon that the dead tem-
ples of God ſhould be ſumptuºuſly furniſhed, and the living
temples ſuffer penury. Bacon’s Apophthegm.
A good employment will make you live tolerably in Lon-
don, or ſumptuouſly here. Swift.
SU's Pruousness. n.ſ. [ from ſumptuºus. J Expenſiveneſs;
coſtlineſs.
I will not fall out with thoſe that can reconcile ſumptuºuſ-
reſs and charity. Boyle.
SUN. m. ſ. [ ſunny, Gothick; runna, runne, Saxon; fºn, Dut.]
1. The luminary that makes the day.
Doth beauty keep which never ſun can burn,
Nor ſtorms do turn ? Sidney.
Bid her ſteal into the pleached bow'r,
Where honeyſuckles, ripen'd by the ſun,
Forbid the ſun to enter. Shakeſpeare.
Though there be but one ſºn exiſting in the world, yet the
idea of it being abſtraćted, ſo that more ſubſtances might each.
agree in it, it is as much a fort as if there were as many ſuns
as there are ſtars. Lºcke.
2. A ſunny place; a place eminently warmed by the ſun.
This place has choice of ſun and ſhade.
3. Anything eminently ſplendid.
I will never conſent to put out the ſun of ſovereignty to
poſterity, and all ſucceeding kings. King Charles.
4. Under the SUN. In this world. A proverbial expreſſion.
There is no new thing under the ſum. Eccl. i. 9.
To SUN. v. a. [from the noun...] To inſolate; to expoſe to the
ſun; to warm in the fun.
The cry to ſhady delve him brought at laſt,
Where Mammon earſt did ſun his treaſury. Fairy Queen.
What aim'ſt thou at ; delicious fare;
Dryden's Perſ.
Milton.
And then to ſºn thyſelf in open air.
SU'N BEAM. m. ſ. [ſiºn and beam.] Ray of the ſun.
The Roman eagle, wing'd
From the ſpungy South to this part of the Weſt,
Vaniſh’d in the ſunbeams. Shakespeare . Cymbeline.
Gliding through the ev'n
On a junbeam. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
There was a God, a being diſtinét from this viſible world;
and this was a truth wrote with a ſunbeam, legible to all man-
kind, and received by univerſal conſent. South.
SU'N BEAT. part. adj. [ſun and beat..] Shone on by the ſun.
Its length runs level with th' Atlantic main,
And wearies fruitful Nilus to convey
His ſunbeat waters by ſo long a way. Dryden's juv. Sat.
SU'N BR 16 HT. adj. [ſun and bright.] Reſembling the ſun in
brightneſs.
Gathering up himſelf out of the mire,
With his uneven wings did fiercely fall
Upon his ſunbright ſhield.
Now would I have thee to my tutor:
How and which way I may beſtow myſelf,
Fairy Queen.
To be regarded in her ſunbright eye. Shakespeare.
High in the midſt, exalted as a God,
Th' apoſtate in his ſunbright chariot fat,
Idol of majeſty divine inclos'd -
With flaming cherubims, and golden ſhields. Aſiſton,
SUN hu'ſ NIN c. n.ſ.. [ſiºn and burning.] The effººt of the ſun
upon the face.
If thou can'ſ love a fellow of this temper, Kate, whoſe
face is not worth ſunburning, let thine eye be thy cook. Shakespeare .
The heat of the ſun may darken the colour of the ſkin,
which we call ſunburning. 1, y!e.
Suº Pu R ST. participial adj. [ſiºn and burnt.] Tanned; diſ-
coloured by the ſun.
Where ſuch radiant lights have ſhone,
No wonder if her cheeks be grown
Sunburnt with luſtre of her own.
Cleaveſand. !
Sunburnt and ſwarthy though ſhe be,
She'll fire for Winter-nights provide. Dryden.
How many nations of the ſunburnt ſoil
Does Niger bleſs how many drink the Nile? Blacºre.
One of them, older and more ſunburnt than the reſt, told
him he had a widow in his line of life. adº ºn.
SU'NcLAD, part, adj. [ſin and clad.] Clothed in radiance;
bright.
SU'NDAY. m. ſ. [ ſun and day.] The day anciently dedicated to
the ſun; the firſt day of the week; the Chriſtian ſabbath.
If thou wilt needs thruſt thy neck into a yoke, wear the
print of it, and figh away Sundays. Shakespeare care.
An' ſhe were not kin to me, ſhe would be as fair on Friday
as Helen is on Sunday. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºffda.
At prime they enter'd on the Sunday morn;
Rich tap'ſtry ſpread the ſtreets. Dryden.
To SU'NDER. v. a. [rynbjran, Saxon.] To part; to ſeparate;
to divide. - -
Vexation almoſt flops my breath,
That ſundred friends greet in the hour of death. Shaº.
It is ſandred from the main land by a ſandy plain. Carew.
She that ſhould all parts to reunion bow,
She that had all magnetick force alone,
To draw and faſten ſunded parts in one. Donne.
A ſandred clock is piecemeal laid,
Not to be loſt, but by the maker's hand
Repoliſh'd, without error then to ſtand. Dzmire.
When both the chiefs are ſandrºn from the fight,
Then to the lawful king reſtore his right. Dryden's Pirgi'.
Th’ enormous weight was caſt,
Which Crantor's body ſºlder'd at the waiſt.
Bears, tigers, wolves, the lion's angry brood,
Whom heav'n endu’d with principles of blood,
He wiſely ſandred from the reſt, to yell
In foreſts. -
Bring me lightning, give me thunder;
—Jove may kill, but ne'er ſhall ſunder. Granville.
SU'NDER. m. ſ. [runben, Saxon.] Two ; two parts.
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the ſpear in ſunder. Pſ.
SU'NDEw. n.ſ. An herb. - Ainſwºrth.
SUNDi’Al. n.ſ. [dial and ſun.] A marked plate on which the
ſhadow points the hour.
All your graces no more you ſhall have,
Than a ſundial in a grave. - Donne.
The body, though it really moves, yet not changing per-
ceivable diſtance, ſeems to ſland ſtill; as is evident in the
ſhadows of ſundials. Locke.
SU(NDRY. adj. [ runben, Saxon. J. Several; more than
On 6.
That law, which, as it is laid up in the boſom of God, we
call eternal, receiveth, according unto the different kind of
things which are ſubject unto it, different and ſundry kinds of
Ila ſnes. - Hooker.
Not of one nation was it peopled, but of ſundry people of
different manners. Spenſer.
He cauſed him to be arreſted upon complaint of fundry
Dryden.
Dryden.
grievous oppreſſions. Davieſ.
How can ſhe ſeveral bodies know,
If in herſelf a body's form ſhe bear?
How can a mirröur ſun iry faces ſhow,
If from all ſhapes and forms it be not clear? Davier.
I have compoſed/undry collects, as the Adventual, Quadra-
geſimal, Paſchal or Pentecoſtal. Sanderſon.
Sundry foes the rural realm ſurround. Dryden.
Sundry in all manual arts are as wonderful. Locke.
SU'NFLOWER. m. ſ. [corona ſolºs, Latin.] A plant.
The characters are: it hath a ſquamous cup ; the flowers
are radiated like the great ſtarwort; the embryoes of the ſeeds
are diſtinguiſhed by little imbricated leaves in the diſk; the
top of the ovary is crowned with two ſmall leaves; the ſeeds
are puſhed out from the bottom of the flower, leaving a va-
cuity which appears very like a honeycomb. Miſer.
SU'NFLow ER, ſittle. n.ſ. [helianthemum, Latin.] A plant.
The characters are: the flower-cup conſiſts of three leaves;
the flower, for the moſt part, of five leaves, placed orbicu-
larly, and expanded in form of a roſe; the pointal of the flower
becomes a globular fruit, which divides into three parts, having
three cells, which are filled with roundiſh ſeeds fixed to ſmall
capillaments. 41iller.
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S U N S U P - i rite and participle paſſive of ſing. . The prete - - SUNG Aſºº rock then heaving from the plain, P He whiid it round, itſ”& acroſs the main. ope. From joining ſtones the city ſprung, Pope. while to his harp divine Amphion Jung. he preterite and participle paſſive of ſink. Susº...! large caves: the deepeſt are ſunk ſix hundred fathom, and ſome digged and made under great hills. Bacºn. Thus we act and thus we are, - Or toſs'd by hope or ſunk by care. Prior. S. in Thaieſtris' arms the nymph he found. ... Pºpe; His ſpirit quite ſunk with thoſe reflections that ſolitude and diſappointments bring, he is utterly undiſtinguiſhed and for- gotten. - - Swift. Sºss, adj. [from ſun J Wanting ſun; wanting warmth. He thrice happy on the ſunleſ; ſide, Beneath the whole colle&ted ſhade reclines. Thomſon. SU's like. adj. [ſun and like..] Reſembling the ſun. , . The quantity of light in this bright luminary, and in the ſunlike fixt ſtars, muſt be continually decreaſing: Cheyne. SU’NN.Y. adj. [from ſun.] 1. Reſembling the ſun; bright. She ſaw Dueſſa ſanny bright, - Adorn'd with gold and jewels ſhining clear. Fairy&ueen. The eldeſt, that Fidelia hight, Like ſunny beams threw from her cryſtal face. Fai. 2ueen. My decay’d fair A ſunny look of his would ſoon repair. Shakeſpeare. The chemiſt feeds Perpetual flames, whoſe unreſiſted force O'er ſand and aſhes and the ſtubborn flint Prevailing, turns into a fuſile ſea, That in his furnace bubbles ſunny red. 2. Expoſed to the ſun; bright with the ſun. About me round I ſaw Hill, dale, and ſhady woods, and ſunny plains, And liquid lapſe of murm'ring ſtreams. Milton's Par. Lºft. Him walking on a ſunny hill he found, Back'd on the North and Weſt by a thick wood. Milton. The filmy goſſamer now flits no more, Nor halcyons baſk on the ſhort ſunny ſhore. But what avail her unexhauſted ſtores, Her blooming mountains and her ſunny ſhores, With all the gifts that heaven and earth impart, The ſmiles of nature, and the charms of art, While proud oppreſſion in her vallies reigns, And tyranny uſurps her happy plains 2 3. Coloured by the ſun. Her ſunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece. Shakeſpeare. SU'NRIs E. n. ſ. [ſun and riſing.] Morning; the appear- SUNRI's ING. } ance of the ſun. Send out a purſuivant To Stanley's regiment; bid him bring his power Before ſunriſing. Shakeſp. Richard III. In thoſe days the giants of Libanus maſtered all nations, from the ſunriſing to the ſunſet. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the I/orld. They intend to prevent the ſunriſing. J/alton's Angler. We now believe the Copernican ſyſtem; yet, upon ordi- nary occaſions, we ſhall ſtill uſe the popular terms of ſunriſe and ſunſet. Bentley. SU(NSET, n.ſ. [ ſºn and ſet.] Cloſe of the day; evening. When the ſun ſets the air doth drizzle dew; But for the ſunſet of my brother's ſon It rains downright. Shakeſpeare. The ſtars are of greater uſe than for men to gaze on after Philips. Dryden. Addiſon. ſºnſ:t. - Raleigh. At ſunſet to their ſhip they make return, & And ſnore ſecure on deck 'till roſy morn. Dryden. He obſervant of the parting ray, Eyes the calm ſunſet of thy various day Through fortune's cloud. Pope. St’sshis E. M. ſ. [ſun and ſhine.] Ağion of the ſun; place where the heat and luſtre of the ſun are powerful. That man that fits within a monarch's heart, And ripens in the ſunſhine of his favour, Would be abuſe the count'nance of the king, Alack, what miſchiefs might be ſet abroach, In ſhadow of ſuch greatneſs Shakeſp. Henry IV. He had been many years in that ſunſhine, when a new comet appeared in court. Clarendºn. Sight no obſtacle found here, nor ſhade, But all ſunſhine, as when his beams at noon Culminate from th' equator. I that in his abſence º like a ſtar of the firſt magnitude, § in his brighter ſunſhine am not ſeen. Denham's Sophy. B Nor can we this weak ſhow'r a tempeſt call, º drops of heat that in the ſunſhine fall. Jhine º Prevent the bees getting abroad upon every ſun- The m ſ Mortimer's Husbandry. 9te favourable you are to me, the more diſtinctly I Milton. Dryden. ſee my faults: ſpots and blemiſhes are never ſo plainly diſco- vered as in the brighteſt ſunſhine. Pope SU'N's H1NY. adj. [from ſunſhine. It was ancientl - the ſecond ſyllable.] J y accented on 1. Bright with the ſun. About ten in the morning, in ſunſhiny weather, we took ſeveral ſorts of paper ſtained. Byle 2. Bright like the ſun. - The fruitful-headed beaſt, amaz'd At flaſhing beams of that ſunſhiny ſhield, Became ſtark blind, and all his ſenſes daz'd, That down he tumbled. Fairy Queen To Sup. v. a. ſ. ſuper, Norman French; rupan, Saxon; Jºn, º To drink by mouthfuls; to drink by little at âtime, to 11p. Then took the angry witch her golden cup, Which ſtill ſhe bore replete with magick arts, Death and deſpair did many thereof ſup. Spenſºr: There find a purer air penſer. To ſeed my life with ; there I'll ſup Balm and nećtar in my cup. Craſhaw. We ſaw it ſmelling to every thing ſet in the room, and when it had ſmelt to them all, it ſupped up the milk. Ray. He call'd for drink; you ſaw him ſup Potable gold in golden cup. Swift. To SUP. v. n. [ſouper, French.J. To eat the evening meaſ. You'll ſup with me? —Anger's my meat; I ſup upon myſelf, And ſo ſhall ſtarve with feeding. I have ſupt full with horrours; Direneſs, familiar to my ſlaught'rous thoughts, Cannot once ſtart me. Shakeſp. Macbeth. When they had ſupped, they brought Tobias in. Tab. viii. I ſee all the pilgrims in the Canterbury tales as diſtinčily as if I had ſupped with them. - Dryden. Late returning home, he ſupp'd at eaſe. Dryden. To SUP. v. a. To treat with ſupper. He's almoſt ſupp'd; why have you left the chamber. Shah. Sup them well, and look unto them all. Shakeſpeare. Let what you have within be brought abroad, To ſup the ſtranger. Chapman's Odſey. SUP. m.ſ.. [from the verb.] A ſmall draught; a mouthful of liquour. Tom Thumb had got a little ſup, And Tomalin ſcarce kift the cup. Drayton. A pigeon ſaw the pićture of a glaſs with water in't, and flew eagerly up to"t for a ſup to quench her thirſt, L'Eſtrange: The leaſt tranſgreſſion of your's, if it be only two bits and one ſup more than your ſtint, is a great debauch. Swift. SUPER, in compoſition, notes either more than another, or more than enough, or on the top. Suſperable, adj. [ſuperabilis, Lat. ſuperall, French] Con- querable; ſuch as may be overcome. - SU'PERABLE Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſuperable.] Quality of being conquerable. - To Super abou’Np. v. n. [ſuper and alound J. To be exube- rant; to be ſtored with more than enough. This caſe returneth again at this time, except the clemency Shakeſp. Coriolanuſ. of his majeſty ſuperabound. Han. She ſuperabound; with corn, which is quickly wº ºtheſe CO1n. Super Abu'Ndance. n.ſ. [ſuper and abundante.] More" enough; great quantity. - The precipitation of the vegetative terreſtrial matter.” the deluge amongſt the ſand, was to retrench the luxury and ſuper- abundance of the produćtions of the earth. ſºftward. SUPER A BU'ND ANT. adj. [ſuper and abundant.] Being mo" than enough. So much ſuperabundant zeal could have no other deſign than to damp that ſpirit raiſed againſt Wood. : Suprºv/NDAstly adv. [from ſperabundant] More than ſufficiently. fill and Nothing but the uncreated Infinite can adequately heyne ſuperabundantly ſatisfy the deſire. º º:i To SUPERA'D.D. v., n. [ſuperaddo, Latin.] To add over a above; to join any thing ſo as to make it more. d not the The peacock laid it extremely to heart that." ha }} ir nightingale's voice ſuperadded to the beauty of plumes. l 㺠The ſchools diſpute, whether in morals the º . of ſuperadd any thirg of good or evil to the internal clicit º: the will; but certainly the enmity of our judgm.” º wº up to an high pitch before it rages in an ºpe, denial. | m. The ſtrength of any living creature, in thoſe externa atu- tions, is ſomething diffind from and ſtºº.” º Jug ral gravity. I}'ilkins'; Maih. Aleš. Super addition. n.f. [ſper and additiºn 1. The act of adding to ſomething elſe. .. d the The fabrick of the eye, its ſafe and uſeful ſituation, º fuperaddition of muſcles, are a certain pledge of the º, of God. - 2. That which is added. -- tºnſ it Of theſe, much more than of the Nicene ſperaddº ; : may
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may be affirmed, that being the explications of a father of the
church, and not of a whole univerſal council, they were not
neceſſary to be explicitly acknowledged. Hammond.
An animal, in the courſe of hard labour, ſeems to be nothing
but veſſels: let the ſame animal continue long in reſt, it will
perhaps double its weight and bulk: this ſuperaddition is no-
thing but fat. Arbuthnot.
SupeRADw E"NIENT. adj. [ ſuperadveniens, Latin.]
1. Coming to the increaſe or aſſiſtance of ſomething.
The ſoul of man may have matter of triumph, when he has
done bravely by a ſuperadvenient aſſiſtance of his God. More.
2. Coming unexpectedly.
To SUPERA'NNUAT E. v. a. I ſuper and annus, Lat..] To im-
pair or diſqualify by age or length of life.
If ſuch depravities be yet alive, deformity need not deſpair,
nor will the eldeſt hopes be ever ſuperannuated. 3rown.
When the ſacramental teſt was put in execution, the juſtices
of peace through Ireland, that had laid down their commiſ-
ſions, amounted only to a dozen, and thoſe of the loweſt for-
tune, and ſome of them ſuperannuated. Swift.
To SupeRA'NNUAt E. v. n. To laſt beyond the year. Not in uſe.
The dying of the roots of plants that are annual, is by the
over-expence of the ſap into ſtalk and leaves, which being
prevented, they will ſperannmate. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
SUPER ANNUA"TION. m. ſ. [from ſuperannuate.] The ſtate of
being diſqualified by years.
SUPE’RB. adj. [ſuperbe, French; ſuperbus, Latin.] Grand;
pompous; lofty; auguſt; ſtately; magnificent.
SUPE’RR-LILY. n.ſ.. [methºnica, Lat.] A flower.
SUPERCA'RGo. n.ſ.. [ſuper and cargo.] An officer in the ſhip
whoſe buſineſs is to manage the trade.
I only wear it in a land of Hečtors,
Thieves, ſupercargo's, ſharpers. Pope.
SUPER cele's'ſ IAL. adj. [ſuper and celeſłial J Placed above the
firmament.
I dare not think that any ſupercelºftial heaven, or whatſo-
ever elſe, not himſelf, was increate and eternal. Raleigh.
Many were for fetching down I know not what ſupercelºftial
waters for the purpoſe. //odward’s Nat. Hiſtory.
SUPERCI'LIOUS. adj. . [from ſupercilium, Latin.] Haughty;
dogmatical; dićtatorial; arbitrary; deſpotick; overbearing.
Thoſe who are one while courteous, within a ſmall time
after are ſo ſupercilious, fierce, and exceptious, that they are
fhort of the true charaćter of friendſhip. Youth.
Several ſupercilious criticks will treat an author with the
greateſt contempt, if he fancies the old Romans wore a
girdle. Addison.
SupeRc1(Liously. adv. [from ſupercilious.] Haughtily; dog-
matically; contemptuouſly. .
He, who was a punétual man in point of honour, received
this addreſs ſuperciliouſly enough, ſent it to the king without
performing the leaſt ceremony. Clarendon.
SUPERc1'liousNess. n.ſ.. [from ſupercilious.] Haughtineſs;
contemptuouſneſs.
SUPER conce'ption. n.ſ.. [ſuper and conception.] A concep-
tion made after another conception.
Thoſe ſuperconceptions, where one child was like the father,
the other like the adulterer, ſeem idle. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
SUPER co’NSEQUENCE. m. ſ. [ſuper and conſequence. J Remote
conſequence.
Not attaining the deuteroſcopy, and ſecond intention of the
words, they omit their ſuperconſequences and coherences. Brown.
SUPER CRE'scENCE. n.ſ.. [ſuper and creſco, Lat.] That which
grows upon another growing thing.
Wherever it groweth it maintains a regular figure, like
other ſupercrºſcenceſ, and like ſuch as, living upon the ſtock of
others, are termed paraſitical plants. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
SUPER :::::::::} n. ſ. [ſuper and emineo, Latin.] Uncom-
SUPER e^MINENcy. $ mon degree of eminence ; eminence
above others though eminent. -
The archbiſhop of Canterbury, as he is primate over all
England and metropolitan, has a ſupereminency, and even ſome
power over the archbiſhop of York. Ayliffe's Parergon.
SUPER e^MIN ENT. adj. [ſuper and eminent.] Eminent in a
high degree.
As humility is in ſuiters a decent virtue, ſo the teſtifica-
tion thereof by ſuch effectual acknowledgments not only ar-
gueth a ſound apprehenſion of his ſupereminent glory and ma-
jeſty before whom we ſtand, but putteth alſo into his hands a
kind of pledge or bond for ſecurity againſt our unthankful-
neſs. Hoºker.
To SUPER e^RogATE. v. n. [ſuper and erogatio, Lat.] To do
more than duty requires.
So by an abbey's ſkeleton of late,
I heard an eccho ſuffererogate
Through imperfection, and the voice reſtore,
As if ſhe had the hiccup o'er and o'er. Cleaveland.
Ariſtotle acted his own inſtructions, and his obſequious ſec-
tators have ſupererogated in obſervance. Glanv. Scepſ
SUPER E R O GATION. m. ſ. ſfrom ſupererogate.] Performance of
mºre than duty requires.
There is no ſuch thing as works of ſupererogation; that no
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man can do more than needs, and is his duty to do, by way of
preparation for another world. Tillºtſon's Sermons.
SUPERE'Roq AtoRy. adj. [from ſupererogate.] Performed be-
yond the ſtrict demands of duty.
Supererogatory ſervices, and too great benefits from ſubjects
to kings, are of dangerous conſequence. Howel.
SUPERE'Xcel LENT. adj. [ſuper and excellent.] Excellent be-
yond common degrees of excellence.
We diſcern not the abuſe: ſuffer him to perſuade us that
we are as gods, ſomething ſo ſuperexcellent, that all muſt reve-
rence and adore. ſecoy of Piety.
SUPER Exck EscENce. n.ſ. [ſuper and excreſcence..] Something
ſuperfluouſly growing.
As the eſcar ſeparated between the ſcarifications, I rubbed
the ſuperexcreſcence of fleſh with the vitrio ſtone. Iſºeman.
To SUPERFE/TATE. v. n. [ſuper and factus, Latin.] To con-
ceive after conception.
The female brings forth twice in one month, and ſo is ſaid
to ſuperfetate, which, faith Ariſtotle, is becauſe her eggs are
hatched in her one after another. Grew's Muſæum.
SUPERFETA'tion. n.ſ.. [ſuperfetation, French; from ſuperfe-
tate.] One conception following another, ſo that both are in
the womb together, but come not to their full time for delivery
together. £uincy.
Superſetation muſt be by abundance of ſap in the bough
that putteth it forth. Bacºn's Natural Hiſtory.
If the ſuperfetation be made with conſiderable intermiſſion,
the latter moſt commonly becomes abortive; for the firſt being
confirmed, engroſſeth the aliment from the other. Brown.
SU'PERFIce. n.ſ.. [ſuperficie, Fr. ſuperficies, Latin.] Outſide ;
ſurface.
Then if it riſe not to the former height
Of ſuperfice, conclude that ſoil is light. Dryden.
SUPERFICIAL. adj. [ſuperficiel, Fr. from ſuperficies, Latin.]
1. Lying on the ſurface; not reaching below the ſurface.
That, upon the ſuperficial ground, heat and moiſture cauſe
putrefaction, in England is found not true. Bacon.
From theſe phaenomena ſeveral have concluded ſome general
rupture in the ſuperficial parts of the earth. 1, urnet.
There is not one infidel living ſo ridiculous as to pretend to
ſolve the phaenomena of fight, or cogitation, by thoſe fleeting
ſuperficial films of bodies. Bently.
2. Shallow; contrived to cover ſomething.
This ſuperficial tale
Is but a preface to her worthy praiſe. Shakespeare Henry VI.
3. Shallow; not profound; ſmattering, not learned.
That knowledge is ſo very ſuperficial, and ſo ill-grounded,
that it is impoſſible for them to deſcribe in what conſiſts the
beauty of thoſe works. Dryden.
SUPERFIcIA'LITY.. n.ſ.. [from ſuperficial.] The quality of
being ſuperficial.
By theſe ſalts the colours of bodies receive degrees of
luſtre or obſcurity, ſuperficiality or profundity. Brown.
SUPERF1 c1ALLY. adv. [from ſuperficial J
1. On the ſurface; not below the ſurface.
2. Without penetration; without cloſe heed.
Perſpective hath been with ſome diligence inquired; but
the nature of ſounds in general hath been ſuperficial, ob-
ſerved. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
His eye ſo ſuperficially ſurveys
Theſe things, as not to mind from whence they grow,
Deep under ground. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
3. Without going deep; without ſearching to the bottom of
things.
You have ſaid well;
But on the cauſe and queſtion now in hand,
Have gloz'd but ſuperficially. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſda.
I have laid down ſuperficially my preſent thoughts. Dryden,
SUPERF 'cIALNess. m.ſ.. [from ſuperficial.]
1. Shallowneſs; poſition on the ſurface.
2. Slight knowledge ; falſe appearance; ſhow without ſubſtance.
SUPERFICIES. n. ſ. [Latin.] Outſide; ſurfacs; ſuperfice.
He on her ſuperficies ſtretch'd his line. Sandys.
A convex mirrour makes objects in the middle to come out
from the ſuperficies: the painter muſt, in reſpect of the light and
ſhadows of his figures, give them more relievo. Dryden.
SUPERF1'NE. adj. [ſuper and fine.] Eminently fine.
Some, by this journey of Jaſon, underſtand the myſtery of
the philoſopher's ſtone: to which alſo other ſuperfine chymiſts
draw the twelve labours of Hercules. L’E/ºrange.
If you obſerve your cyder, by interpoſing it between a
candle and your eye, to be very tranſparent, it may be called
ſuperfine. A49 timer's Husbandry.
SUPERFLU'1t AN ce. n.ſ.. [ſiper and ſuite, Latin.] The aët
of floating above. -
Sperma ceti, which is a ſupefuitance on the ſea, is not the
fperm of a whale. Brown's Wu gar Errotirº.
SUPERF U'it ast. adj. [ ſ perfluºtans, Lat.] Floating above.
A chalky earth, beaten and ſleeped in water, affordeth a
cream or fatneſs on the top, and a groſs ſubſidence at the bot-
tom: out of the cream, or ſuperſuitance, the fineſt diſhes are
made; out of tic reſidence, the coalier. Brown.
St PE R F LU 1 r Y.
S U P S U P surrrrlutty, n.ſ. [ſºftuitº, Fr. from ſuperfluºus.] More than enough; plenty beyond uſe or neceſſity. - f ſu- Having this way eaſed the church, as they thought, o ſ: prºuily, they went ºn till they had plucked up even thoſe things which alſo had taken a great deal deeper root. Hooker. They are as ſick that ſurfeit with too much, as they that ſtarve with nothing; therefore it is no mean happineſs to be ſeated in the mean: ſuperſuity comes ſooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. Shakeſpeare: A quiet mediocrity is ſtill to be preferred before a troubled ſuperſºity. Suck.ing. Like the ſun, let bounty ſpread her ray, - And ſhine that ſuperſuity away. Pºpe. SUPE'RFluous. adj. [/ºper and flºo, Lat. ſpelſ”, Fr. Exu- berant; more than enough; unneceſſary; offenſive by being more than ſufficient. - - I think it ſuperfluous to uſe any words of a ſubject ſo praiſed in itſelf as it necds no praiſes. Sidney. When a thing ceaſeth to be available unto the end which gave it being, the continuance of it muſt then appear ſºft- d!!!. - Iacover. t Our ſuperfluous lacqueys and our peaſants, Who in unneceſſary action ſwarm * About our ſquares of battle. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. A proper title of a peace, and purchas'd At a ſuperfluous rate. Shakeſpeare. As touching the miniſtring to the faints, it is ſpººfluous to write. 2 Cor. ix. i. Horace will our ſperfuous branches prune, Give us new rules, and ſet our harp in tune. Rºſcommon. * If ye know, Why aſk ye, and ſpeſinous begin Your meſſage, like to end as much in vain Milton. Supe'RFLuous NEss. n.ſ.. [ſtom ſperſuits.] The ſtate of be- ing ſuperfluous. - - - SU'PERFLux m. ſ. [ſper and fuxus, Latin.] That which is more than is wanted. Take phyſick, pomp ; Fxpoſe thyſelf to feel what wretches feel, That thou may ſt ſhake the ſuperflux to them. Shakespeare. SUPERHUMAN, adj. [ſuper and humanus, Latin.J. Above the nature or power of man. - SUPER IMPREGNATION. m.ſ. [ſper and impregnation.] Su- perconception; ſuperſetation. SUPERiscu'MBENT. m. ſ. [ſuper and incumbens, Latin.] Ly- ing on the top of ſomething elſe. It is ſometimes ſo extremely violent, that it forces the ſº- perinciambent ſtrata; breaks them all throughout, and thereby Perfectly undermines and ruins their foundations. J/oºdward. To SUPERINDU'ce. v.a. [ſper and induct, Latin.] I. To bring in as an addition to ſomething clfe. Relation is not contained in the real exiſtence of things, but ſomething extraneous and ſaferindiced. Locke. In children, ſavages, and ill-nātured people, learning not ha- ving caſt their native thoughts into new moulds, nor by ſuper- **ing foreign doctrines, confounded thoſe fair charactºrs na- ture had written, their innate notions might lie open. Locke. 2. To bring on as a thing not originally belonging to that on which it is brought. To ſuperinduce any virtue upon a perſon, take the living creature in which that virtue is moſt eminent. Bacon. Cuſtom and corruption ſperinduce upon us a kind of neceſ- fity of going on as we began. L’E/?range. Father is a notion ſufferinduced to the ſubſtance of man, and refers only to an act of that thing called man, whereby he con- tributed to the generation of one of his own kind, let man be what it will. Locke. Long cuſtom of finning ſpºrindace, upon the ſoul new and abſurd deſires, like the dittemper of the ſoul, feeding only up- on filth and corruption. South's Sermons. Super Neuction. */ [from ſuper and indice.] The act of fuperinducing. A good inclination is but the firſt rude draught of virtue; the ſuperindu&ion of ill habits quickly deface it. South. SupeRisje CTION. m. ſ. I ſuper and injection.] An injection fucceeding upon another. Die?. SUPERINs. ITU'rios. "...ſ. [ſºfer and inſtitution.] [In law.] One inſtitution upon another; as if A is inſtituted and ad- mitted to a benefice upon a title, and B be inſtituted and ad- mitted by the preſentation of another. Bailey. To SUPERINT END. v.a. [ſifer and intend..] To overſee: *9'erlook; to take care of others with authority. > The king will appoint a council whº may ſuperintend the works of this nature, and regulate what concerns the co- ones. Bacon's Advice to Pillie, i. This *** deſign, and a ſuperintending wiſdom, power *nd providence in this ſpecial buſineſs of food. Derham. Angels, good or bad, muſt be furniſhed with prodigious #. tº overſee Perſia and Grecia of old; or if any */"Pºintend the affairs of Great Britain now, //atts. SUPER INTE'ND ENce. }": [from ſuper and intºnd.] Su SUPER INTE'NDENCY. 5 riour care ; the act of Supc- authority. Such an univerſal ſºferintendency has the eye, and hand of providence over all, even the moſt minute and intº things. South’ & The divine providence, which hath a viſible º: being of every man, is yet more obſervable in ijº. dency over ſocieties. Grew An admirable indication of the divine Jºperintending. mi management. Derham SvFERINT ENDENT, n.ſ.. [ſperintendant, Fr. fromſprintendi One who overlooks others authoritatively. ..] Next to Brama, one Deuendre is the ſuperintendent deity who hath many more under him. Stillinºi. The world Pays a natural veneration to men of virtue, ºi rejoice to ſee themſelves condućted by thoſe who ad * the care of a ſupreme being, and whô think th * - emſelves ac- Sountable to the great Judge and Superintendº human af. fairs. Superiority. "...ſ [from ſperiour.] Pre-eminence; *:: lity of being greater or higher than another in any reſpect. Bellarmine makes the formal act of adoratio. to be ſub- jection to a ſuperiour; but he makes the mºre apprehenſion of excellency to include the formal reaſon of it. whereas mere $xcellency without ſuperiority doth not require any ſubjećtion but only eſtimation. Stillingfa. The perſon who adviſes, does in that particular exerciſe */ºperiºrity over us, thinking us defective in our condućt or underſtanding. Addiſon's Spediatºr, SUPER Iou R. adj. [ſuperieur, Fr. ſuperior,"Latin.j 1. Higher; greater in dignity or excellence; preferable or pre- ferred to another. In commending another you do yourſelf right; for he that you commend is either ſuperiour to you in that you commend, or inferiour; if he be inferiour, if he be to be commended, you much more: if he be ſuperi-ur, if he be not to bººm. mended, you much leſs glorious. Bºn. Althºugh ſperior to the people, yet not ſuperior to their own voluntary engagements once paſſed from them. Tayºr. Heaven takes part with the oppreſſed, and tyrants are upon their behaviour to a /uperior power. L'Eſtrange. Superor beings above us, who enjoy perfeót happineſs, are more ſteadily determined in their choice of good than we, and yet they are not leſs happy or leſs free than we are fºº, He laughs at men of far ſuperiour underſtandings to his, for not being as well dreſſed as himſelf. Swift. 2. Upper; higher locally. - - By the refraction of the ſecond priſm, the breadth of the image was not encreaſed, but its ſuperiour part, which in the firſt priſm ſuffered the greater refraction, and appeared violet and blue, did again in the ſecond priſm ſuffer a greater refra- ction than its inferiour part which appeared red and yellow, Newton's Optiki, 3. Free from emotion or concern; unconquered. From amidſt them forth he paſs'd, Long way through hoſtile ſcorn; which he ſuſtain'd - Ś perior, nor of violence fear'd ought. Milion, Here paſſion firſt I felt, Commotion ſtrangeſ in all enjoyments elſe • ? Superior and unmov’d. Åſiºn, There is not in earth a ſpectacle more worthy than a great man ſuperiour to his ſufferings. Addiſon's Spitfair. SUPE’RioUR, n.ſ. One more excellent or dignified than al- other. Thoſe under the great officers of ſtate, have more fººt opportunities for the exerciſe of benevolence than their Jºſé 7", 41.7'ſ. Addison's Special” SUPERLA’rion. m. ſ. [ ſ periatio, Latin.] Exaltation of any thing beyond truth or propriety. There are words that as much raiſe a ſtyle as others can depreſs it; ſuperlation and overmuchneſs amplifies: º be above faith, but not above a mean. - Ben jºjº SUPERLATIVE. ad. [ſperiotiſ, Fr.ſuperlativu, Latind I. Implying or expreſſing the higheſt degree. - - #. . uſual : tº give the ſuperlative unto thing; º: nence ; and when a thing is very great, preſently to de º to be the greateſt of all. Brown's Pºlar #: Some have a violent and turgid manner of talking and º ing; they are always in extremes, and pronounce wº every thing in lºſſ. 2. Riſing to the higheſt degree. - * The high court of ºnent in England is ſº Bacon's Advice tº Hill" Martyrdoms I reckon amongſt miracles; becauſe ſº to exceed the ſtrength of human nature; and I may 49' Bacºn, of ſuperative and admirable holineſs. he º The generality of its reception is with many t º: mº argument of its ſuperſative deſert; and common *...".- fute excellency by numbers. 5 overſeeing with Ingratitude
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Ingratitude and compaſſion never cohabit in the ſame breaſt;
which ſhews the ſuperlative malignity of this vice, and the
baſeneſs of the mind in which it dwells. South's Sermons.
Su PE’R LA Tively. adv. [from ſuperlative J
1. In a manner of ſpeech expreſſing the higheſt degree.
I ſhall not ſpeak ſuperlatively of them; but that I may truly
ſay, they are ſecond to none in the Chriſtian world. Bacon.
2.In the higheſt degree.
Tiberius was bad enough in his youth; but ſuperlatively
and monſtrouſly ſo in his old age. South's Sermons.
The Supreme Being is a ſpirit moſt excellently glorious, ſu-
perlatively powerful, wiſe and good, Creator of all things. Bent.
Supe'RLAT i v ENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſuperlative.] The ſtate of be-
ing in the higheſt degree.
Super Lu's AR adj. [ſuper and luna.] Not ſublunary 5 placed
above the moon; not of this world.
The mind, in metaphyſicks, at a loſs,
May wander in a wilderneſs of moſs;
The head that turns at ſuperlunar things,
Pois'd with a tail, may ſteer on Wilkins' wings. Dunciad.
SUPERN A L. adj. [ſupernus, Latin.]
1. Having an higher poſition; locally above us.
By heaven and earth was meant the ſolid matter and ſub-
france, as well of all the heavens and orbs jupernal, as of the
globe of the earth and waters which covered it Raleigh.
2. ºuting to things above ; placed above ; caeleſtial; heaven-
y.
That ſupernal Judge that ſtirs good thoughts
In any breaſt of ſtrong authority,
To look into the bolts and ſtains of right, Shakeſpeare,
He with frequent intercourſe
Thither will ſend his winged meſſengers,
On errands of ſupernal grace. Milton.
Both glorying to have 'ſcap'd the Stygian flood,
As gods, and by their own recover'd ſtrength,
Not by the ſuff'rance of ſupernal pow'r, Milton.
strºnatast. adj. [ſupernatant, Latin.] Swimming
above.
Whilſt the ſubſtance continued fluid, I could ſhake it with
the ſupernatant menſtruum, without making between them any
true union. Bºyle.
SUPERNATA'tion. m. ſ. [from ſupernata, Latin.] The act of
ſwimming on the top of any thing.
Touching the ſupernatation of bodies, take of aquafortis
two ounces, of quickſilver two drams, the diſſolution will not
bear a flint as big as a nutmeg. Bacon's Nat. Hiſtory.
Bodies are differenced by ſupernatation, as floating on wa-
ter; for chryſtal will ſink in water, as carrying in its own
bulk a greater ponderoſity than the ſpace of any water it doth
occupy; and will therefore only ſwim in molten metal and
quickſilver. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
SUPERNATURAL. adj. [ſuper and natural.] Being above the
powers of nature.
There reſteth either no way unto ſalvation, or if any, then
ſurely a way which is ſupernatural, a way which could never
have entered into the heart of a man, as much as once to
conceive or imagine, if God himſelf had not revealed it ex-
traordinarily ; for which cauſe we term it the myſtery or ſe-
cret way of ſalvation. Hooker.
When ſupernatural duties are neceſſarily exacted, natural
are not reječted as needleſs. Hooker.
The underſtanding is ſecured by the perfection of its own
nature, or by ſupernatural aſſiſtance. Tillotſon.
What miſts of providence are theſe,
Through which we cannot ſee :
So ſaints by ſupernatural power ſet free
Are left at laſt in martyrdom to die. Dryden.
SUPERNA’t U R ALLY. adv. [from ſupernatural.] In a manner
above the courſe or power of nature.
The Son of God came to do every thing in miracle, to love
fpernaturally, and to pardon infinitely, and even to lay down
the Sovereign while he aſſumed the Saviour. South's Sermons.
SupeRNU'MERARY. adj. [ ſupernumeraire, Fr ſuper and numeruſ,
Lat.] Being above a ſtated, a neceſſary, an uſual, or a round
number.
Well if thrown out, as ſupernumerary
To my juſt number found ! Mlion's Paradiſe Loſt.
In fixty three years there may be loſt eighteen days, omit-
ting the intercalation of one day every fourth year, allowed
for this quadrant or ſix hours ſupernumerary. Brown.
The odd or ſupernumerary ſix hours are not accounted in
the three years after the leap-year. Holder.
The produce of this tax is adequate to the ſervices for which
it is deſigned, and the additional tax is proportioned to the ſu-
pernumerary expence this year. Addiſon's Freeholder.
Antiochus Eupator began to augment his fleet; but the Ro-
man ſenate ordered his ſºpernumerary veſſels to be burnt.
Arbuthnot on Coins.
A ſupernumerary canon is one who does not receive any of
the profits or emoluments of the church, but only lives and
ſerves there on a future expectation of ſome prebend. Ayliffe.
Su'P ERPLANT. n.ſ.. [ſuper and plant.] A plant growing up-
on another plant.
No ſuperplant is a formed plant but miſletoe. Bacon.
To SUPER poſs D1 RATE. v. a. [ſuper and pondero, Latin.] To
weigh over and above. Diſ?.
SUPER proportion. n.ſ.. [ſper and proportio, Latin.] Over-
plus of proportion.
No defect of velocity, which requires as great a ſuperpropor-
tion in the cauſe, can be overcome in an inſtant. Digby.
SUPERFURGA"tion. m. ſ. [ſupe purgation, Fr. ſuper and purga-
tion.] More purgation than enough.
There happening a ſuperpurgation, he declined the repeating
of that purge. //iſeman's Surgery.
SuperREFLE'x1ON., n.f. [ſuper and reflexion.] Reflexion of
an image reflected.
Place one glaſs before and another behind, you ſhall ſee
the glaſs behind with the image within the glaſs before, and
again the glaſs before in that, and divers ſuch ſuperrºflexions,
till the ſpecies ſpeciei at laſt die. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
SUPERs A‘l IEN cy. m. ſ. [ſuper and ſalio, Latin; this were
better written ſuperſ?iency..] The act of leaping upon any thing.
Their coition is by ſuperſaliency, like that of horſes.
Brown.
To SuperscR1'be. v. a. ſſper and ſcribo, Latin.] To in-
ſcribe upon the top or outſide. -
Fabretti and others believe, that by the two fortunes were
only meant in general the goddeſs who ſent proſperity or aſ-
flićtions, and produce in their behalf an ancient monument,
ſuperſcribed. Addiſon.
SUPERscri'ption. n.ſ.. [ſuper and ſcriptio, Latin.]
1. The aët of ſuperſcribing.
2. That which is written on the top or outſide.
Doth this churliſh ſuperſ: iption -
Portend ſome alteration in good will. Shakeſpeare's H. VI.
Read me the ſuperſcription of theſe letters; I know not
which is which. Shakeſpeare's Timon of Athenſ.
Let me love her my fill
No ſuperſcriptions of fame, ty
Of honour or good name,
No thought but to improve
The gentle and quick approaches of my love.
I learn of my experience, not by talk,
How counterfeit a coin they are who friends
Bear in their ſupeſcription; in proſperous days
They ſwarm, but in adverſe withdraw their head. Milton.
It is enough her ſtone
May honour’d be with ſuperſcription
Of the ſole lady, who had pow'r to move
The great Northumberland. Waller.
To Superse De. v. a. [ſuper and ſedeo, Latin ) . To make
void or inefficacious by ſuperiour power; to ſet aſide.
Paſſion is the drunkenneſs of the mind; and therefore in
its preſent workings not controlable by reaſon; for as much
as the proper effect of it is, for the time, to ſuperſede the work-
ings of reaſon. South's Sermons.
In this genuine acceptation of chance, nothing is ſuppoſed
that can ſuperſede the known laws of natural motion.
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SUPERSE/DEAS. [In law.] Is a writ which lieth in divers
and ſundry caſes; in all which it ſignifies a command or requeſt
to ſtay or forbear the doing of that which in appearance of law
were to be done, were it not for the cauſe whereupon the writ
is granted: for example, a man regularly is to have ſurety of .
peace againſt him of whom he will ſwear that he is afraid; and
the juſtice required hereunto cannot deny him: yet if the
party be formerly bound to the peace, in chancery or elſe-
where, this writ lieth to ſtay the juſtice from doing that,
which otherwiſe he might not deny. Cowel.
The far diſtance of this county from the court, hath here-
tofore afforded it a ſuperſedeas from takers and purveyours.
Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Superse/Rvice Able. adj. I ſuper and ſerviceable J Over offi-
cious ; more than is neceſſary or required.
A glaſs-gazing, ſuperſerviceable finical rogue. Shakeſpeare.
SUPERSTITION. m. ſ. [ſperſition, Fr. Juperſ?itio, Latin.]
1. Unneceſſary fear or ſcruples in religion; obſervance of unne-
ceſſary and uncommanded rites or pračtices; religion without
morality.
Suck'ing.
They the truth
With ſuperſitions and traditions taint. Milton,
A rev'rent fear, ſuch ſuper/lition reigns
Among the rude, ev'n then poſſeſs'd the ſwains. Dryden.
2. Falſe religion; reverence of beings not proper objećts of re-
verence; falſe worſhip.
They had certain queſtions againſt him of their own ſuper-
Jºition. 47s xxv. 19.
3. Over-nicety; exaštneſs too ſcrupulous.
SUPER sti’t lous. adj. [ſuperſ?itieux, Fr. ſuperſitioſus, Latin.]
Addićted to ſuperſtition; full of idle fancies or ſcruples with
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S U P S U P - * * * inhting of candics, they At the kindling of º: ..º. rites, which ſay certain prayºs, and uſc form ligh Spenſer. ſhew that they honour the fire and the light. J Have I him 2 ut of fondneſs ſperſitiºus tº h" ..., º I thus º * Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. Nature's own work it ſeem’d, nature taught art, And to a ſt erſtitious eye the haunt - Of º and wood-nymphs. Milton, A venerable wood, - where rites divine were paid, whoſe holy h" Was kept and cut with ſuperſitious care. 2. Over accurate; ſcrupulous beyond need. . - Superstºriously. adv. [from ſupe/*] In a ſuperſti- tious manner. There reigned in this iſland a king: whoſe memory of all others we moſt adore; not ſuperſitiouſly, but as a divine in- ſtrument. Bacon. Neither of theſe methods ſhould be too ſcrupulouſly, and ſuperſitiouſly purſued. - - //atts's Lºck. To Supersºr RAI'N. v. a. [ſºper and ſlrain.] To ſtrain be- yond the juſt ſtretch. - - - in the ſtraining of a ſtring, the further it is ſtrained, the leſs ſuper/training goeth to a 1919. Bacºn. To stfºs TRUCT. v. a [ſuper/true, fuperſº uſ?us, Latin.] To build upon anything. - Two notions of fundamentals may be conceived, one ſigni- fying that whereon our eternal bliſs is immediately ſupeſtrº- ed, the other whereon our obedience to the faith of Chriſt is founded. Hammoud. if his habit offin have not corrupted his principles, tº vi- tious Chriſtian may think it reaſonable to reform, and the preacher may hope to ſuperſtrue? good life upon ſuch a foun- dation. Hammºnd's Fundamental. This is the only proper baſis on which to ſuperſiruſt firſt innocency and then virtue. Decay of piety; Super struction. n.ſ. [from ſuper/truči.] An edifice raiſed on any thing. - I want not to improve the honour of the living by impair- ing that of the dead; and my own profeſſion hath taught me not to erect new ſuperſtructions upon an old ruin. Denham. Supersºr Ruſcrivá. adj. [from ſuper/true?..] Built upon ſome- thing elſe. He that is ſo ſure of his particular eleētion, as to reſolve he can never fall, muſt neceſſarily reſolve, that what were drunkenneſs in another, is not ſo in him, and nothing but the removing his fundamental error can reſcue him from the ſuperſiručive, be it never ſo groſs. Hammond. SupfrºTRU’cture. n.ſ. [ſuper and ſtructure.] That which is raiſed or built upon ſomething elſe. He who builds upon the preſent, builds upon the narrow compaſs of a point; and where the foundation is ſo narrow, the ſuperſiručiure cannot be high and ſtrong too. South'Sermºnſ. Purgatory was not known in the primitive church, and is Dryden. a ſuperſtructure upon the Chriſtian religion. Tillotſon. You have added to your natural endowments the ſuperſtric- tures of ſtudy. Dryden. Super substà'NTIAL. adj. [ſuper and ſubſtantial.] More than ſubſtantial. SUPERVACANEOUS. adj. [ſupervacancus, Lat..] Superflu- ous; needleſs; unneceſſary; ſerving to no purpoſe. Dić?. SUPER v Aca's Eously. adv. [from the adjective J Needleſsly. SUPERVA cA'N EousNess. n.J. [from the adjective.] Need- leſſneſs. Bailey. To SUPERVENE. v. n. [ſupervenia, Lat.] To come as an extraneous addition. Such a mutual gravitation can never ſupervene to matter, un- leſs impreſſed by a divine power. Bentley's Sermons. SUPER ve’NIENT. adj. [ſuperveniens, Latin.] Added; addi- tional. If it were unjuſt to murder John, the ſupervenient oath did not extenuate the fact, or oblige the jurer unto it. Brown. That branch of belief was in him ſupervenient to Chriſtian practice, and not all Chriſtian practice built on that. Ham. Superve'Ntion. n. ſ. [from ſupervene.] The act of ſuperve- ning. To SUPERVISE. v. a. [ſuper and viſus, Latin.] To over- look; to overſee; to intend. M. Bayle ſpeaks of the vexation of the ſuperviſing of the preſs, in terms ſo feeling that they move compaſſion. Congreve. SUPERv1’sor. m. ſ. [from ſuperviſe.] An overſeer; an inſpec- tor; a ſuperintendant. A ſuperviſor may ſignify an overſeer of the poor, an inſpec- tor of the cuſtoms, a ſurveyor of the high ways, a ſupervi- for of the exciſe. //atts's Logick. How ſatisfy'd, my lord! Would you be ſuperviſor, groſsly gape on Shakeſpeare. I am informed of the author andjuperviſºrs of this pam- phlet. Dryden. To SUPERv1’ve - - - . v. m. ſ ſuper and vivo, Lat.] To overlive; to outlive. [ſup > j > Upon what principle can the ſoul be imagined to be natu- rally mortal, or what revolutions in nature will it not be able to reſiſt and ſipe, vive. Clarke. f ~ - - - - - SUPINA'ſ Ios. m. ſ. [ ſaſination, Fr from ſufino, Latin.] I he aćt of lying with the face upward. SUPINE. adj. [ſpinus, Latin.] 1. Lying with the face upward. Upon theſe divers poſitions in man, wherein the ſpine can only be at right lines with the thigh, ariſe thoſe remarkable poſtures, prone, ſupine, and erect. Brown's Vulgar Errors. At him he lanc'd his ſpear, and pierc'd his breaſt; On the hard earth the Lycian knock'd his head, And lay ſtpºne; and forth the ſpirit fled. Dryden. What advantage hath a man by this erection above other animals, the faces of moſt of them being more ſupine than OurS. Ray on tºe Crºatia. 2. Leaning backwards with expoſure to the ſun. If the vine, On riſing ground be plac'd or hills ſupine, Extend thy looſe battalions. Dryden. 3. Negligent; careleſs; indolent; drouſy; thoughtleſs; inat- tenti Ve. Theſe men ſuffer by their abſence, ſilence, negligence, or ſupine credulity. Ang Charles. Supine amidſt our flowing ſtore -- We ſlept ſecurely. Dryden. Supine in Sylvia's ſcowy arms he lies, And all the buſy cares of life defies. Tatler. He became puſillanimous and ſupine, and openly expoſed to any temptation. Woodward. SuſpíN.E. n.ſ.. [ſupin, French; ſupinum, Latin.] In Grammar a term ſignifying a particular kind of verbal noun. SUP1’NEly. adv. [from ſupine.] 1. With the face upward. 2. Drowſily; thoughtleſsly; indolently. Who on the beds of ſin ſupinely lie, They in the ſummer of their age ſhall die. Sandji. The old impriſon'd king, Whoſe lenity firſt pleas'd the gaping crowd; But when long try’d, and found ſupinely good, Like AEſop's log, they leapt upon his back. Dryden. He panting on thy breaſt ſupinely lies, while with thy heav'nly form he feeds his famiſh'd eyes. Dryden's Lucretiuſ. Beneath a verdant laurel's ſhade, - Horace, immortal bard, ſupinely laid. Prior, Wilt thou then repine To labour for thyſelf? and rather chuſe To lie ſupinely, hoping heaven will bleſs --- Thy ſlighted fruits, and give thee bread uncarn'd Philipi. SUPI's ENEss. n.ſ.. [from ſupine.] 1. Poſture with the face upward. 2. Drowſineſs; careleſſneſs; indolence. - when this door is open to let diſſenters in confidering their induſtry and our Jupineneſ, they may in a very few years grow to a majority in the houſe of commons. Swift. SUPI'N1TY. m. ſ. [from ſupine.] 1. Poſture of lying with the face upwards: 2. Careleſſneſs; indolence; thoughtleſſneſs. - The fourth cauſe of errour is a ſupinity or negleå of enquiry, even in matters wherein we doubt, rather believing than go- ing to ſee. Brown's Vulgar Errº" SUPPEDA/NEous. adj. [ſub and pei, Latin.] Placed under the feet. He had ſlender legs, but encreaſed by riding after meals; that is, the humour deſcended upon their rº º having no ſupport or ſuppedaneous ſtability. | º SUPPER. n.f. [ſouper, French. See Súp.] The laſt m of the day; the evening repaſt. Tonight we hold a ſolemn ſupper. Shakeſpeare. I'll to my book: f For vet, ere ſupper-time muſt I perform 2 Riº ºft” P sulfarº Th’ hour of ſupper comes unearn'd. . - Su/PPERLEss. adj. [from ſupper.] Want"g ſupper; at night. - Suppoſe a man's going Jupperleſ to bed, ſhould º: him to the table of ſome great prince. p She ey'd the bard, where fupperleſ, he ſat, Pºpe. And pin'd. b and planta, To SUPPLA(NT. v. a. [ſupplanter, French; ſubº Latin.] 1. To trip up the heels. His legs entwining Each other, till ſupplanted down he fell; Miltºn, A monſtrous ſerpent on his belly Pº". The thronging populace with haſty ſtrides Obſtruct the eaſy way; the rocking º" Philipi, Supplants their footſteps; to and fro they reel. 2. To faſting 2
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It is Philociea his heart is ſet upon ; it is my daughter I
have borne to ſupplant me, Sidney.
Upon a juſt ſurvey, take Titus' part,
And ſo ſupplant us for ingratitude.
3. To diſplace; to overpower; to force away.
If it be fond, call it a woman's fear;
Which fear, if better reaſons can ſupplant,
I will ſubſcribe, and ſay, I wrong'd the duke. Shakeſpeare.
Suppla"NTER. n.ſ.. [from ſupplant..] One that ſupplants; one
that diſplaces.
SUPPLE, adj. [ſºuple, French.]
1. Pliant; flexible.
The joints are more ſupple to all feats of ačtivity in youth
than afterwards. Bacon.
Will ye ſubmit your necks, and chuſe to bend
The ſupple knee Milton's Parad. Lºft.
And ſometimes went, and ſometimes ran -
With ſupple joints, as lively vigour led. Milton.
No women are apter to ſpin linen well than the Iriſh, who
labouring little in any kind with their hands, have their fingers
more ſupple and ſoft than other women of the poorer condi-
Shakeſpeare,
tion in England. Temple.
2. Yielding; ſoft; not obſtinate.
When we’ve ſtuff’d
Theſe pipes ard theſe conveyances of blood
With wine and feeding, we have ſuppler ſouls
Than in our prieſtlike faſts. Shakeſpeare.
Ev’n ſofter than thy own, of ſuppler kind,
More exquiſite of taſte, and more than man refin'd. Dryden.
If puniſhment reaches not the mind, and makes not the
will ſupple, it hardens the offender. Locke.
3. Flattering ; fawning; bending.
There is ſomething ſo ſupple and inſinuating in this ab-
furd unnatural doctrine, as makes it extremely agreeable to a
prince's ear. Addiſon.
4. That which makes ſupple.
Each part depriv'd of ſpple government,
Shall ſtiff, and ſtark, and cold appear, like death. Shakeſp.
To SUPPLE. v. a. [from the adjective.]
1. To make pliant; to make ſoft; to make flexible.
Poultices allaying pain, drew down the humours, and ſup-
pled the parts, thereby making the paſſages wider. Temple.
To ſupple a carcaſs, drench it in water. Arbuthnot.
2. To make compliant.
Knaves having by their own importunate ſuit,
Convinc'd or ſuppl’d them, they cannot chuſe,
But they muſt blab. Shakeſpeare's Othell,
A mother perſiſting till ſhe had bent her daughter's mind,
and ſuppled her will, the only end of correàion, ſhe eſtabliſh-
ed her authority thoroughly ever after. Locke on Education.
To SUPPLE. v. n. To grow ſoft; to grow pliant.
The ſtones
Did firſt the rigour of their kind expel,
And ſuppled into ſoftneſs as they fell. Dryden.
SUPPLEMENT. n.ſ.. [ſupplement, Fr. ſupplementum, Latin.]
Addition to any thing by which its defects are ſupplied.
Unto the word of God, being in reſpect of that end for
which God ordained it, perfeół, exact, and abſolute in itſelf,
we do not add reaſon as a ſupplement of any maim or defect
therein, but as a neceſſary inſtrument, without which we
could not reap by the ſcriptures perfection that fruit and bene-
fit which it yieldeth. Hooker.
His blood will atone for our imperfeótion, his righteouſneſs
be imputed in ſupplement to what is lacking in ours. Rogers.
SUPPLE ME’NTAL. U adj. [from ſupplement.] Additional; ſuch
SUPPLE ME'N TA R Y. } as may ſupply the place of what is loſt
or wanting.
Supplemental ads of ſtate were made to ſupply defeóts of
laws; and ſo tonnage and poundage were collected. Clarendon.
Divinity would not then paſs the yard and loom, nor preach-
ing be taken in as an eaſier ſupplementary trade, by thoſe that
diſliked the pains of their own. Decay of Piety.
Provide his brood next Smithfield fair,
With ſºppºnental hobby horſes; -
And happy be their infant courſes. Prior.
Su’PPLE N Ess. m. ſ. [/ºupleſe, Fr. from ſupple.]
1. Pliantneſs; flexibility; readineſs to take any form.
The fruit is of a pleaſant taſte, cauſed by the ſuppleneſ and
gentleneſs of the juice, being that which maketh the boughs
alſo ſo flexible. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
2. Readineſs of compliance; facility.
Study gives ſtrength to the mind, converſation grace; the
firſt apt to give ſtiffneſs, the other ſupplemſ." Temple.
A compliance and ſuppleneſs of their wills, being by a ſteady
hand introduced by parents, will ſeem natural to them, pre-
venting all occaſions of ſtruggling. Lºcke.
SU’PPLEToR Y. m.ſ.. [ſuppletorium, Latin.] That which is to
fill up deficiencies.
That ſuppletory of an implicit belief is by Romaniſts con-
ceived ſufficient for thoſe not capable of an explicit. Hamm.
Su'PP11ANT, adj. [ſuppliant, Fr.]
precatory; ſubmiſſive.
To thoſe legions your levy -
Muſt be ſpliant. Shaft ſheare's Cymbeline.
To bow and ſue for grace with ſuppliant knee. , 44ilº.
The rich grow ſuppliant, and the poor grow proud :
Thoſe offer mighty gain, and theſe aſk more. Dryden.
Conſtant to his firſt decree,
To bow the haughty neck, and raiſe the/*;
fragra
Su'ppliant. n. ſ. [from the adjećtive..] An humble petitioner;
one who begs ſubmiſſively.
A petition from a Florentine I undertook,
Vanquiſh'd thereto by the fair grace and ſpeech
Of the poor ſuppliant Shakeſpeare.
When corn was given them gratis, you repin’d;
Scandal'd the ſuppliants for the people, call'd them
Time-pleaſers, flatterers. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Hourly ſuitors come:
The eaſt with incenſe and the weſt with gold,
Will ſtand like ſuppliants to receive her doom. Dryden.
Spare this life, and hear thy ſuppliant's prayer. Dryden.
SupplićANT. m. ſ. [from ſupplicate.j One that entreats or
implores with great ſubmiſſion; an humble petitioner.
The prince and people of Nineveh aſſembling themſelves as
a main army of ſupplicants, God did not withſtand them.
Hooker.
The wiſe ſupplicant, though he prayed for the condition he
thought moſt deſirable, yet left the event to God. , Rogers.
Abraham, inſtead of indulging the ſupplicant in his deſire
of new evidence, refers him to what his brethren had. Atterbury.
To SU(PPLICATE. v. n. [ſupplier, Fr. ſupplico, Lat. from/wp-
plex.]. To implore ; to entreat; to petition ſubmiſſively and
humbly.
Many things a man cannot with any comelineſs ſay or do,
a man cannot brook to ſupplicate or beg. Bacon.
Thither the kingdoms and the nations come,
In ſupplicating crowds to learn their doom. Addison.
Supplication... n.ſ.. [ſupplication, Fr. from ſupplicate.]
1. Petition humbly delivered; entreaty.
My lord protećtor will come this way by and by, and then
we may deliver “ſ. in the quill. Shakeſpeare.
y mother bows,
As if Olympus to a mole-hill ſhould
In ſupplication nod. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
2. Petitionary worſhip ; the adoration of a ſuppliant or petitioner.
Praying with all prayer, and ſupplication, with all perſeve-
Entreating; beſeeching;
rance and ſupplication for all ſaints. Eph. vi. 18.
Bend thine ear
To ſupplication; hear his fighs though mute. Milton.
Theſe prove the common practice of the worſhip of ima-
ges in the Roman church, as to the rites of ſupplication and
adoration, to be as extravagant as among the heathens. Stilling.
We ſhould teſtify our dependence upon God, and our con-
fidence of his goodneſs by conſtant prayers and ſupplications
for mercy. Hillotſon.
To Supply' v. a. I ſuppleo, Lat. ſuppleer, French.]
I. To fill up as any deficiencies happen.
Out of the fry of theſe rakehell horſeboys are their kearn
ſupplied and maintained. Spenſer.
2. To give ſomething wanted; to yield; to afford.
They were princes that had wives, ſons, and nephews; and
yet all theſe could not ſupply the comfort of friendſhip. Bacon.
I wanted nothing fortune could ſupply,
Nor did ſhe ſlumber 'till that hour dény.
3. To relieve.
Although I neither lend nor borrow,
Yet, to ſupply the ripe wants of my friend,
I’ll break a cuſtom. Shakeſp. Merchant of Wenice.
4. To ſerve inſtead of.
Burningſhips the baniſh'd ſun ſupply,
Dryden.
And no light ſhines but that by which men die. Waller.
5. To give or bring, whether good or bad.
Nearer care ſupplies
Sighs to my breaſt, and ſorrow to my eyes. Prior.
6. To fill any room made vacant.
Upſtart creatures to ſpply our vacant room. Milton.
The ſun was ſet; and Veſper, to ſupply
His abſent beams, had lighted up the ſky. Dryden.
7. To accommodate; to furniſh.
While trees the mountain-tops with ſhades ſupply,
Your honour, name, and praiſe ſhall never die. Dryden.
. The reception of light muſt be ſupplied by ſome open form
of the fabrick. Wotton.
My lover, turning away ſeveral old ſervants, ſippied me
with others from his own houſe. Swift.
SUPPLY'. n ſ [from the verb..] Relief of want; cure of défi.
ciencies.
I mean that now your abundance may be a ſupply for their
want, that their abunda::ce alſo may be a ſupply for your want.
2 Cº. viii. 14.
Art
S U P S U P -- a--- * * ides that fund each juſt ſupply provideº wº": ſhow, and without pomp preſides. Pope. To sº... [ſºrter, French; ſºrt", Ital.] - . . . . ; to bear up. - I. To º iº each flow'r of tender ſtalk. Milton. iſ, Hv, Pi f d proud The palace built by Picus, vaſt and p 2 * sº by a hundred pillars ſtood. - Dryden. 'ri. original community of all things appearing from this donation of God, the ſovereignty of Adam, built upon his pri- wate dominion, muſt fall, not having any foundation “ſ. - 6. port it. - - - - ac 2. ‘To endure any thing painful without being overcome. Strongly to ſuffer and ſupport our Pains. Milton. Could'ſt thou ſupport that burden? Milton. This fierce demeanour, and his inſolence, The patience of a god could not ſupport. Dryden. 3. To endure. She ſcarce awake her eyes could keep, Unable to ſupport the fumes of ſleep. Dryden. None can ſupport a diet of fleſh and water without acids, as ſalt, vinegar, and bread, without falling into a putrid ſever. - Arbuthnot on Aliments. 4. To ſuſtain; to keep from fainting. - With inward conſolations recompens'd, And oft ſupported. Suppo'RT. n.ſ.. [ſuppºrt, French; from the verb.] 1. Aćt or power of ſuſtaining. Though the idea we have of a horſe or ſtone be but the col- leółion of thoſe ſeveral ſenſible qualities which we find united in them, yet, becauſe we cannot conceive how they ſhould ſubſiſt alone, we ſuppoſe them exiſting in and ſupported by ſome common ſubječt, which ſupport we denote by the name ſubſtance, though it be certain we have no clear idea of that ſupport. Locke. 2. Prop; ſuſtaining power. Milton. 3. Neceſſaries of life. 4. Maintainance; ſupply. Suppo'RTABLE. adj. [ſupportable, French; from ſupport. J Tolerable; to be endured. It may be obſerved that Shake- ... ſpeare accents the firſt ſyllable. As great to me, as late; and, ſuppºrtable To make the dear loſs, have I means much weaker - Than you may call to comfort you. Shakespeare Tempeſt. Alterations in the project of uniting Chriſtians might be very ſupportable, as things in their own nature indifferent. Sw. wiſh that whatever part of misfortunes they muſt bear, may be rendered ſupportable to them. Pºpe. Suppo'RTABLE Ness. n.J. [from ſupportable.] The ſtate of being tolerable. SUPPO'RTANce. }*ſ [from {{...} Maintenance; ſup- Support A’t 1o N. S. port. Both theſe words are obſolete. Give ſome ſupportance to the bending twigs. Shakeſpeare. His quarrel he finds ſcarce worth talking of, therefore draw for the ſupportance of his vow. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. The benefited ſubjećt ſhould render ſome ſmall portion of his gain, for the ſupportation of the king's expence. Bacon. SUPPo'RTER, n.ſ.. [from ſupport.] I. One that ſupports. You muſt walk by us upon either hand, And good ſupporters are you. . Shakespeare Maſ for Maſure. Becauſe a relation cannot be founded in nothing, and the thing here related as a ſupporter, or a ſupport, is not repreſented to the mind by any diſtinét idea. Locée. 2. Prop; that by which any thing is borne up from falling. More might be added of helms, creſts, mantles, and ſup- porters. Camden. The ſockets and ſupporters of flowers are figured. Bacon. We ſhall be diſcharged of our load; but you, that are de- ſigned for beams and ſupporters, ſhall bear. L'Eſtrange. There is no loſs of room at the bottom, as there is in a building ſet upon ſupporters. AMortimer's Huſbandry. 3 Suſtainer; comforter. . The ſaints have a companion and fupporter in all their miſe- res. . South's Sermons. 4. Maintainer; defender. The beginning of the earl of Eſſex I muſt attribute in great Part to my lord of Leiceſter; but yet as an introducer or ſup- porter, not as a teacher. Wotton. All examples repreſent ingratitude as ſitting in its throne, with pride at its right hand, and cruelty at its left; worthy fupporters of ſuch a reigning impiety. South. ove was no more, when loyalty was gone, The great ſupporter of his awful throne. Dryden. SUPPo **** adj. [from ſuppoſe.] That may be ſuppoſed. Invincible ignorance is, in the far greateſt number of men, º to be confronted againſt the neceſſity of their believing all the ſeverals of any ſuppºſable catalogue. Hammond. Supposal. n.ſ. from - - . . gination; tº Jºppºſe..] Poſition without proof; ima- Holdi Young Fortinbras, Holding a Yºak ſuppoſal of our worth, Thinks our ſtate to be out of frame. 4. Shakeſpeare. Little can be looked for towards the advancement of nat ral theory, but from thoſe that are likely to mend our proſ . the defect of events, and ſenſible appearances, ſuffer us . ro. ceed no further towards ſcience, than to imperfect gº timorous ſuppoſals. Glanv. Stepſ. Preface Intereſt, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon ſuppoſal t leaſt of a firm and ſufficient bottom. South Artful men endeavour to entangle thoughtleſs women b. bold ſuppoſals and offers. Clariſ. To SUPPOSE. v. a. [ſuppoſer, French; ſºppono, Latin.] - 1. To lay down without proof; to advance by way of argument or illuſtration without maintaining the truth of the poſition Suppºſe ſome ſo negligent that they will not be broughto learn by gentle ways, yet it does not thence follow th: the rough diſcipline of the cudgel is to be uſed to all, Locke 2. To admit without proof. - This is to be entertained as a firm principle, that when we have as great aſſurance that a thing is, as we could poſſibly Jºppºſing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of i. exiſtence. - - - - Tilliſon, 3. To imagine; to believe without examination. Tell falſe Edward, thy ſuppºſed king, That Lewis of France is ſending over maſkers. Skałºff. Let not my lord ſuppºſe that they have ſlain all the king's ſons ; for Ammon only is ſlain. 2 Sa. xiii. 37. I ſuppoſe we ſhould compel them to a quick reſult. Mººn. 4. To require as previous to itſelf. This ſuppºſeth ſomething, without evident ground. Hall. One falſhood always ſuppoſes another, and renders all you can ſay ſuſpected. Female Quixote. SU'ppose. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Suppoſition; poſition without proof; unevidenced conceit. That we come ſhort of our ſuppºſe ſo far, That after ſev'n years ſiege, yet Troy-walls ſtand? Shalºft, Is Egypt's ſafety, and the king's, and your's, Fit to be truſted on a bare ſuppºſe That he is honeſt Dryden's Cleomenei, Suppo's ER. n.ſ.. [from ſppoſe..] One that ſuppoſes. Thou haſt by marriage made thy daughter mine, While counterfeit ſºppoſers bleer'd thine eyne. Shałºńar. Supposition. n.ſ.. [ſuppºſition, French; from ſuppoſ.j Po- ſition laid down; hypotheſis; imagination yet unproved. In ſaying he is a good man, underſtand me that he is ſuff- cient; yet his means are in ſuppoſition. Shakespeare. Sing, ſyren, for thyſelf, and I will dote; Spread o'er the ſilver waves thy golden hairs, And as a bed I'll take thee, and there lye; And in that glorious ſuppoſition think - He gains by death, that hath ſuch means to die. Shakeſp. This is only an infallibility upon ſuppoſition, that if a thing be true, it is impoſſible to be falſe. Tilſºn. Such an original irreſiſtible notion is neither requiſite upon ſuppoſition of a Deity, nor is pretended to by religion. Bentley. Suppositi"tious. adj. [from ſuppoſitus, ſuppºſititiuſ, La.) Not genuine; put by a trick into the place or character belonging to another. The deſtruction of Muſtapha was ſo fatal to Solyman's line, as the ſucceſſion of the Turks from Solyman is ſuſpected to be of ſtrange blood; for that Selymus II. was thought to beſp- poſititious. Bacon. It is their opinion that no man ever killed his father; but that, if it ſhould ever happen, the reputed ſon muſt have been illegitimate, ſuppoſititious, or begotten in adultery. Addiſon. Some alterations in the globe tend rather to the benefit of the earth, and its produćtions, than their deſtruction, as all theſe ſuppoſititious ones manifeſtly would do. Woºdward. Suppositiºtiousness. n. / [from ſuppoſititiouſ. J State ºf being counterfeit. - Suppo'sitively. adv, [from ſuppoſe J. Upon ſuppoſition. . . The unreformed ſinner may have ſome hope ſppoſitively, if he do change and repent: the honeſt penitent may hºpe Po". tively. - Hammond. Suppo'sitory. m. ſ. ſſpºſitoire, Fr. ſuppºſitorium, Latin.] A kind of ſolid clyſter. Nothing relieves the head more than the piles, ºft poſitories of honey, aloes, and rock-ſalt ought to be tried. #. - Těšū‘PPRESS. v. Jºnº.jpprº, Lat, ſuppºinºſ 1. To cruſh; to overpower; to overwhelm ; to ſubdue ; to re- duce from any ſtate of ačtivity or commotion. Glo'ſter would have armour out of the Tower, VI To crown himſelf king and ſuppreſs the prince. Shakespeare º i. Every rebellion, when it is ſuppreſſed, doth make º d jećt weaker, and the prince ſtronger. Davies on Iri º Sir William Herbert, with a well armed and ordered º pany, ſet ſharply upon them; and oppreſſing ſome of "; . wardeſt of them by death, ſuppreſſed the reſidue by fear. Hayw. 2. To conceal; not to tell; not to reveal. r. Things not reveal’d, ; º: King, Only omniſcient, hath ſuppreſs'd in night. . . . sºn. ſuppreſſes the iſ. and this keeps him in a ; ſuſpenſe; and, if the very cloſe of her ſpeech, the tº mentions it. - frºm.” Nºte on the Olſº 3. To Milton.
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3. To keepin; not to let out. -
Well did'ſt thou, Richard, to ſuppreſ; thy voice;
For had the paſſions of thy heart burſt out,
I fear we ſhould have ſeen decypher'd there
More ranc'rous ſpight, more furious raging broils. Shakeſp.
SUPPRE'ssion. n.ſ.. [ſuppreſſion, Fr. ſuppreſſio, Lat. from ſuppreſs.]
1. The ačt of ſuppreſſing.
2. Not publication.
You may depend upon a ſuppreſſion of theſe verſes. Pope.
Suppre’ssor. n. ſ. . [from ſuppreſs. J One that ſuppreſſes,
cruſhes, or conceals.
To SU'PPURATE. v. a. [from pus puris, Lat. ſuppurer, Fr.]
To generate pus or matter.
This diſeaſe is generally fatal: if it ſuppurates the pus, it is
evacuated into the lower belly, where it produceth putrefac-
tion. Arbuthnot on Diet.
To SU’PPURATE. v. n. To grow to pus.
SUPPURA'tion. n.ſ.. [ſuppuratin, French; from ſuppurate.]
1. The ripening or change of the matter of a tumour into pus,
If the inflammation be gone too far towards a ſuppuration,
then it muſt be promoted with ſuppuratives, and opened by
inciſion. Wiſeman.
This great attrition muſt produce a great propenſity to the
putreſcent alkaline condition of the fluids, and conſequently
to ſuppurations. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
2. The matter ſuppurated.
The great phyſician of ſouls ſometimes cannot cure with-
out cutting us: fin has feſtered inwardly, and he muſt launce
the impoſthume, to let out death with the ſuppuration. South.
Suppur Ativ E. adj. [ſuppuratif, French; from ſuppurate.]
Digeſtive; generating matter.
Supputation. n.ſ.. [ſupputation, French ; ſupputo, Latin. 1
Reckoning; account; calculation; computation.
From theſe differing properties of day and year ariſe diffi-
culties in carrying on and reconciling the ſupputation of time in
long meaſures. Holder on 7 ime.
The Jews ſaw every day their Meſfiah ſtill farther removed
from them; that the promiſes of their doćtors, about his ſpeedy
manifeſtations, were falſe; that the predićtions of the prophets,
whom they could now no longer underſtand, were covered
with obſcurity; that all the ſupputations of time either termi-
nated in Jeſus Chriſt, or were without a period. Wºff.
To Suppu'te. v. a. [from ſupputo, Latin.] To reckon; to
calculate. -
SU'PRA, [Latin] in compoſition, ſignifies above, or before.
SUPRALA'PsARy. adj. [ſupra and lapſus, Latin.] Antecedent
to the fall of man.
SUPRAvu'lgAR. adj. [ſupra and vulgar.] Above the vulgar.
None of theſe motives can prevail with a man to furniſh
himſelf with ſupravulgar and noble qualities. Collier.
SUPRE/MAcy. n.ſ.. [from ſupreme.] Higheſt place; higheſt
authority; ſtate of being ſupreme.
No appeal may be made unto any one of higher power, in
as much as the order of your diſcipline admitteth no ſtanding
inequality of courts, no ſpiritual judge to have any ordinary
ſuperior on earth, but as many ſupremacies as there are pariſhes
and ſeveral congregations. Hooker.
As we under heav'n are ſupreme head,
So, under him, that great ſupremacy,
Where we do reign, we will alone uphold. Shakespeare K. john.
I am aſham'd that women
Seek for rule, ſupremacy, and ſway,
When they are bound to ſerve, love, and obey. Shakeſp.
Put to proof his high ſupremacy,
Whether upheld by ſtrength, or chance, or fate. Milton.
Henry VIII. had no intention to change religion: he con-
tinued to burn proteſtants after he had caſt off the pope's
ſupremacy. Swift.
You're formed by nature for this ſupremacy, which is already
granted from the diſtinguiſhing character of your writing.
Dryden to Dorſet.
To deny him this ſupremacy is to dethrone the Deity, and
give his kingdom to another. Rogers.
From ſome wild curs that from their maſters ran,
Abhorring the ſupremacy of man, }
In woods and caves the rebel race began.
SUPREME. adj. [ſupremus, Latin.]
1. Higheſt in dignity; higheſt in authority. It may be obſerved
that ſuperiour is uſed often of local elevation, but ſpreme only
of intelle&tual or political.
As no man ſerveth God, and loveth him not ; ſo neither
can any man ſincerely love God, and not extremely abhor that
fin which is the higheſt degree of treaſon againſt the ſupreme
Guide and Monarch of the whole world, with whoſe divine
authority and power it inveſteth others. Hooker.
The god of ſoldiers,
With the conſent of ſupreme Jove, inform
Thy thoughts with nobleneſs. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
This ſtrength, the ſeat of Deity ſupreme. Milton.
The monarch oak, the patriarch of the trees,
Shoots riſing up, and ſpreads by ſlow degrees;
Dryden.
Three centuries he grows, and three he ſlays --
Supreme in ſtate, and in three more decays. Dryden,
2. Higheſt; moſt excellent.
My ſoul akes
To know, when two authorities are up,
Neither ſupreme, how ſoon confuſion
May enter 'twixt the gap of both. Shakeſp. Coriolanus,
No fingle virtue we could moſt commend,
Whether the wife, the mother, or the friend;
For ſhe was all in that ſuprem: degree,
That as no one prevail'd, ſo all was ſhe. Dryd
To him both heav'n" ryaen.
The right had giv'n,
And his own love bequeath'd ſupreme command. Dryden.
SUPREMELY. adv. [from the adjective..] In the higheſt de-
gree.
The ſtarving chemiſt in his golden views
Supremely bleſt, the poet in his muſe. Pote.
Sur. [ſur, French..] In compoſition, means upon or over and
above.
Su'RADDItion. m. ſ. [ſur and addition.] Something added to
the name.
He ſerv'd with glory and admir'd ſucceſs,
So gain'd the ſuraddition, Leonatus. Shakespeare Cymbeline.
sº. adj. [from ſura, Latin.] Being in the calf of the
eg. -
He was wounded in the inſide of the calf of his leg, into
the ſural artery. //iſeman's Surgery.
SU'RANce. n.ſ. [ from ſure. J Warrant; ſecurity; aſſu-
rance. -
Give ſome ſurance that thou art revenge;
Stab them, or tear them on thy chariot-wheels. Shakeſp.
To SURBA’re. v. a. [ſolhatir, French..] To bruiſe and batter
the feet with travel; to harraſs; to fatigue.
Their march they continued all that night, the horſemen
often alighting, that the foot might ride, and others taking
many of them behind them; however they could not but be
extremely weary and ſurbated. Clarendon.
Chalkyland ſurbates and ſpoils oxens feet. Mortimer.
SURBE’r. The participle paſſive of ſurbeat.
A bear and tyger being met
In cruel fight on Lybick ocean wide,
Eſpy a traveller with feet ſurbet,
Whom they in equal prey hope to divide. Fairy Queen.
To SURce’Ase. v. n. Tſur and ceſſer, French ; ceſ, Latin.]
1. To be at an end; to ſtop; to ceaſe; to be no longer in uſe
or being. -
Small favours will my prayers increaſe:
Granting my ſuit, you give me all;
And then my prayers muſt needs ſurceoſe ;
For I have made your godhead fall.
2. To leave off; to pračtiſe no longer; to refrain finally.
To fly altogether from God, to deſpair, that creatures unwor-
thy ſhall be able to obtain any thing at his hands, and under
that pretence to ſurceaſe from prayers, as bootleſs or fruitleſs
offices, were to him no leſs injurious than pernicious to our
Donne.
own ſouls. Płooker.
Nor did the Britiſh ſquadrons now ſurceaſe ---
To gall their foes o'erwhelm'd. Philips.
To Surcº aſse. v. a. To ſtop; to put to an end. Obſolete.
All pain hath end, and every war hath peace;
But mine no price, nor prayer, may ſºrceaſe. Spenſer.
SURce A's E. m.ſ. Ceflation; ſtop. - - - -
It might very well agree with your principles, if your diſ-
cipline were fully planted, even to ſend out your writs of fir-
ceaſe unto all courts of England for the moſt things handled in
them. Hooker.
SURchA’rce. n.ſ [ſurcharge, French; from the verb ] Over-
burthen; more than can be well born. -
The air, after receiving a charge, doth not º: iſ:
- rge, with like appetite as it doth the
- º or greater charge, ; Natural Hiſtory.
An objećt of ſurcharge or exceſs deſtroyeth the ſenſe; as
the light of the ſun, the eye; a violent ſound near the ear,
the hearing. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
The moraliſts make this raging of a lion to be A ſºlarge
of one madneſs upon another, L’Eſtrange.
To SURchARC E. v. a. [ſurcharger, French..] To overload;
to overburthen. - ble
They put upon every portion of land a reaſonab º
which they called Romeſcot, the which might not ſuſcºgrge
the tenant or freeholder. - Spenſer on Ireland.
T. ... .ºned to Tauris, in hope to have ſuddenly
iſ...! ! . . ... ºcharged with the pleaſures of ſo rich a
º his enemy, ſurchang Knolley's Hiſtºry ºf the lurks.
More º ltitud
,'n ſºrchang'd with potent multitute, -
łºś. broils. . . 4Miltºn's Paradiſ. Ioff.
fic ceas'd, diſcerning Adam with ſch joy
Sºh.gºd, as had, like grief, been dew'd in tears.
without the vent of words. Miltºn's Paradiº Lºff.
25 T When
S U R S U R --- -- - - - - ; raceful ſorrow in her pomp appears, s...}. in Meleſinda's tears: . Your head reclin'd, as hiding grief from view, Dryd Droops like a roſe furcharg’d with morning dew. ryaen. SURchA'RGER. º. ſ: [from ſurcharge.] One that overburthens. U n.ſ. [ſur and cingulum, Latin.] N11 'NGLE. - ... with which the burthen is bound upon a horſe. irdle of a caſſock. - 2. Tº: choſe the ſurcingle and gown. - Marvel. Su'rcle. m.ſ. [ſurculus, Latin.] A ſhoot; a twig; a ſucker. in general uſe. - Nº. arboreous excreſcence, or ſuperplant, which the tree cannot affimilate, and therefore ſprouteth not forth in boughs and ſurcles of the ſame ſhape unto the tree. Brown. The baſilica dividing into two branches below the cubit, the outward ſendeth two ſurcle; unto the thumb. Brown. Suºcoa.T. n.ſ. [ſarcot, old French; ſur and cºat.]. A ſhort coat worn over the reſt of the dreſs. - - The honourable habiliments, as robes of ſtate, parliament- robes, the ſurcoat, and mantle. . Camden. The commons were beſotted in exceſs of apparel, in wide farcoat, reaching to their loins. Camden. That day in equal arms they fought for fame; Their ſwords, their ſhields, their ſurcoats were the ſame, Dry. SURD. adj. [ſurdus, Latin. J - 1. Deaf; wanting the ſenſe of hearing. 2. Unheard; not perceived by the ear. 3. Not expreſſed by any term. SURE. adj. [ſeure, French.] 1. Certain; unfailing; infallible. - - The teſtimony of the Lord is ſure, and giveth wiſdom unto the ſimple. Pſalm xix. 7. Who knows, Let this be good, whether our angry foe Can give it, or will ever? How he can, ... Is doubtful; that he never will, is ſure. Milt. Parad. Lºft. 2. Certainly doomed. - Our coin beyond ſea is valued according to the filver in it: ſending it in bullion is the ſafeſt way, and the weightieſt isſure to go. Locke. 3. Confident; undoubting; certainly knowing. Friar Laurence met them both ; Him he knew well, and gueſs'd that it was ſhe; But, being maſk'd, he was not ſure of it. Shakeſpeare. Let no man ſeek what may befall; Evil he may be ſure. Milton. The youngeſt in the morning are not ſure That 'till the night their life they can ſecure. Denham. While ſore of battle, while our wounds are green, Why would we tempt the doubtful dye agen : In wars renew'd, uncertain of ſucceſs, Sure of a ſhare, as umpires of the peace. Dryden. If you find nothing new in the matter, I am ſure much leſs will you in the ſtile. Wake. Be ſilent always, when you doubt your ſenſe; - And ſpeak, though ſure, with ſeeming diffidence. Pope. 4. Safe; firm; certain; paſt doubt or danger. Thy kingdom ſhall be ſure unto thee, after that thou ſhalt have known that the heavens do rule. Dan. iv. 26. He bad me make ſure of the bear, before I ſell his ſkin. L'Eſt. They would make others on both fides ſure of pleaſing, in preference to inſtruction. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. They have a nearer and ſurer way to the felicity of life, by tempering their paſſions, and reducing their appetites. Templ. A peace cannot fail us, provided we make ſure of Spain. - Temple. Revenge is now my joy; he's not for me, And I’ll make ſure he ne'er ſhall be for thee. Dryden. I bred you up to arms, rais'd you to power, All to make ſure the vengeance of this day, Which even this day has ruin'd. Dryd. Spaniſh Fryar. Make Cato ſure, and give up Utica, Caeſar will ne'er refuſe thee ſuch a trifle. Addiſon's Cato. They have reaſon to make all actions worthy of obſerva- tion, which are ſure to be obſerved. Atterbury. 5. Firm; ſtable; not liable to failure. Thou the garland wear'ſt ſucceſſively; Yet though thou ſtand'ſt more ſure than fººd do, Thou art not firm enough. Shakeſp. Henry IV. I wiſh your horſes ſwift and ſure of foot, And ſo I do commend you to their backs. Shakespeare Macbeth. Virtue, dear friend, needs no defence; The fur'ſ guard is innocence. Roſcommon. Partition firm and ſure the waters to divide. AMilton. Doubting thus of innate principles, men will call pulling *P the old foundations of knowledge and certainty: I per- *ade myſelf that the way I have purſued, being conformable to truth, lays thoſe foundations /urer. Locke. To prove a genuine birth, Qn female truth affenting faith relies : Thus manifeſt of right, I build my claim Sure founded on a fair maternal fame. 2 P ‘pe's Odyſſ.J. - 6. To be SURF. Certainly. This is a vitious expreſſion: more properly be ſure. Objects of ſenſe would then determine the views of all ſuch to be ſure, who converſed perpetually with them. Aurºr." Though the chymiſt could not calcine the caput º to obtain its fixed ſalt, tº be ſure it muſt have ſome, Arbuthnº. SURE. adv. [ſurement, French.] Certainly ; without dout: doubtleſs. It is generally without emphaſis; and, notwit.' ſtanding its original meaning, expreſſes rather doubt than aſ. ſertion. Something, ſure, of ſtate Hath puddled his clear ſpirit. Shakeſ are Her looks were fluſh'd, and ſullen was her mien, tº That ſure the virgin goddeſs, had ſhe been Aught but a virgin, muſt the guilt have ſeen. Addiſon, Sure the queen would wiſh him ſtill unknown: - She loaths, deteſts him, flies his hated preſence. Smith. Sure, upon the whole, than a bad critick. Pºpe. Suk efooted, adj. [Jure and ſoot] Treading firmly; not ſtumbling. True earneſt ſorrows, rooted miſeries, Anguiſh in grain, vexations ripe and blown, Surefooted griefs, ſolid calamities. Su'Rely. adv. [from ſure.] 1. Certainly; undoubtedly; without doubt. It is often uſed rather to intend and ſtrengthen the meaning of the ſentence, than with any diſtinét and explicable meaning. In the day that thou eateſt thereof thou ſhalt ſurd, die. Gºn. Thou ſurely hadſt not come ſole fugitive. Milton, He that created ſomething out of nothing, ſurely can raiſe great things out of ſmall. South. The curious have thought the moſt minute affairs of Rome worth notice; and ſurely the conſideration of their wealth is at leaſt of as great importance as grammatical criticiſms. Ari. 2. Firmly; without hazard. He that walketh righteouſly, walketh ſarely. Su'RENess. n.ſ.. [from ſure.] Certainty. He diverted himſelf with the ſpeculation of the ſeed of co- ral; and for more ſareneſ; he repeats it. Woodward. Su'ret Iship. n.ſ. Ifrom ſurety..] The office of a ſurety or bondſman; the aët of being bound for another. Hath not the greateſt ſlaughter of armies been effeded by ſtratagem And have not the faireſt eſtates been deſtroyed by furetiſhip? South, ldly, like priſoners, which whole months will ſwear That only ſuretiſhip hath brought them there, Donne. If here not clear'd, no ſuretyhip can bail Condemned debtors from th’eternal gaol. SU'RETY. n.ſ.. [ſareté, French.] 1. Certainty; indubitableneſs. There the princeſſes determining to bathe, thought it was ſo privileged a place as no body durſt preſume to come thither; yet, for the more ſurety, they looked round about. Sidney. Know of a ſurety that thy ſeed ſhall be a ſtranger. Gen. xv. 2. Foundation of ſtability; ſupport. We our ſtate Hold, as you your's, while our obedience holds; On other ſurety none. - 3. Evidence; ratification; confirmation. She call'd the ſaints to ſurety, That ſhe would never put it from her finger, Unleſs ſhe gave it to yourſelf. Shakeſtart. 4. Security againſt loſs or damage; ſecurity for payment. There remains unpaid - A hundred thouſand more, inſurety of the which One part of Acquitain is bound to us. . . *:::::: 5. Hoſtage; bondſman; one that gives ſecurity for anº” one that is bound for another. - That you may well perceive I have not wrong"y" One of the greateſt in the Chriſtian world d; well Shall be my ſurety. Shakeſp. All's well that ends well. - - ire him. I will be ſurety for him; of my hand ſhalt tho'..". 9. a bad author deſerves better uſage Herbert, Denham, Miltºn. Yet be not ſurety, if thou be a father; Love is a perſonal debt: I cannot #. - My children's right, nor ought he take it. . Åi, in .. are by others preſented with the º of the parents, and interceſſion of ſureties, that º º, - early admitted by baptiſm into the ſchool of Chriſt. - º Su'rface. n.ſ. [ſur and face, French.] sº O ſuperfice. It is accented by Milton on the laſt ſyllable. which of us who beholds the bright ſuff" Miltºn. Of this ethereous mold, whereon we ſtand. ical º All their ſurfaces ſhall be truly plain, or truly ſº. look all the ſame way, ſo as together to compºſe on '; Opt. furface. Newton Errours like ſtraws upon the ſurface. flow; Dryden. He who would ſearch for pearls muſt dive below. ſº To Su’RFEIT. v.a. [from ſur and faire, French, º : º ſatiety enough, to overdo.] To feed with meat or drin and ſickneſs; to cram overnuch. The Herbert. I
S U R
The ſurfeited grooms
Do mock their charge with ſhores.
Shakeſpeare,
To Su'RE eit. v. m. To be fed to ſatiety and ſickneſs.
The commonwealth is ſick of their own choice;
Their over-greedy love hath ſurfeited. Shakespeare Henry IV.
They are as ſick that ſurfeit with too much, as they that
ftarve with nothing. Shakeſp. Merchant of %.
Take heed left your hearts be overcharged with jurfeiting
and drunkenneſs. Luke xxi. 34.
Though ſome had ſo ſurfeited in the vineyards, and with
the wines, that they had been left behind, the generoſity of
the Spaniards ſent them all home. Clarendon.
They muſt be let looſe to the childiſh play they fancy,
which they ſhould be weaned from, by being made to ſurfit of
It. Locke.
Surfeit, "...ſ.. [from the verb.J Sickneſs or ſatiety cauſed
*
by overfulneſs.
When we are ſick in fortune, often the ſurfeits of our own
behaviour, we make guilty of our diſaſters the ſun, the moon
and ſtars. Shakeſp. King Lear.
How ill white hairs become a fool and jeſter!
I have long dream'd of ſuch a kind of man,
So ſurfeit ſwell'd, ſo old, and ſo profane. Shakeſp. H. IV.
Now comes the ſick hour that his ſurfeit madé;
Now ſhall he try his friends that flatter'd him. Shakespeare R. H.
Thou'ſt years upon thee, and thou art too full
Of the wars ſurfeits to go rove with one
That's yet unbruis'd.
Why, diſeaſe, do'ſt thou moleſt
Ladies, and of them the beſt ?
Do not men grow ſick of rites,
To thy altars, by their nights
Spent in ſurfeit * Ben, johnſon.
Surfeits many times turn to purges, both upwards and
downwards. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Peace, which he lov’d in life, did lend
Her hand to bring him to his end;
When age and death call’d for the ſcore,
No ſurfeits were to reckon for.
Our father
Has ta'en himſelf a ſurfeit of the world,
And cries, it is not ſafe that we ſhould taſte it. Otway.
Su'RFEItER. m. ſ. [from ſurfeit.] One who riots; a glutton.
I did not think
This am’rous ſurfeiter would have donn'd his helm
For ſuch a petty war. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
Su'RFEIT water. n.ſ.. [ſurfeit and water. J Water that
cures ſurfeits.
A little cold-diſtilled poppywater, which is the true ſurfeit-
water, with eaſe and abſtinence, often ends diſtempers in the
beginning. Locke.
Surge. n.ſ.. [from ſurgo, Latin.] A ſwelling ſea; wave roll-
ing above the general ſurface of the water; billow; wave.
The realm was left, like a ſhip in a ſtorm, amidſt all the
raging ſurges, unruled and undirected of any. Spenſer.
The wind-ſhak'dſarge, with high and monſtrous main,
Seems to caſt water on the burning bear,
And quench the guards of the ever-fired pole:
I never did like moleſtation view
On the enchafed flood. Shakeſp. Othello.
He trod the water,
Whoſe enmity he flung aſide, and breaſted
The ſurge moſt ſwoln that met him. Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
It was formerly famous for the unfortunate loves of Hero
and Leander, drowned in the uncompaſſionate ſurges. Sandys.
The ſulph'rous hail
Shot after us in ſtorm, o'erblown, hath laid
The fiery ſurge, that from the precipice
Of heav'n receiv'd us falling. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft.
He ſweeps the ſkies, and clears the cloudy North:
He flies aloft, and with impetuous roar
Purſues the foaming ſurges to the ſhore.
Thetis, near Iſmena's ſwelling flood,
With dread beheld the rolling ſurges ſweep
In heaps his ſlaughter'd ſons into the deep. Pope.
To Su Roe. v. n. [from ſurgo, Latin.] To ſwell; to riſe
high.
From midſt of all the main
The ſurging waters like a mountain riſe.
He, all in rage, his ſea-god ſire beſought,
Some curſed vengeance on his ſon to caſt;
From fºrging gulfs two monſters ſtraight were brought. F.2.
Up from the bottom turn'd by furious winds
And ſurging waves, as mountains, to aſſault
Heav'n's height, and with the centre mix the pole. Milton.
Not with indented wave,
Prone on the ground, as ſince ; but on his rear,
Circular baſe of riſing folds, that tower'd
Fold above fold, a ſurging maze 44ilton's Parad. Loft.
Surging waves againſt a ſolid rock,
Though all to ſhivers daſh'd, th’ aſſault renew,
Vain batt'ry, and in froth or bubbles end. Milton,
Shakespeare Coriolanus.
Craſhaw:
Dryden.
Fairy Queen.
S U R
Su'Roeon. n ſ. [Corrupted by converſation from chirurgeon.]
One who cures by manual operation; one whoſe duty is to
act in external maladies by the direction of the phyſician.
ºº the i. of a better Jurgeon than my-
Ímedie with no wº ome few of her dying words. Sid.
man's matters; but withal, I am aſur-
geon to old ſhoes. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar
He that hath wounded his neighbour, is ...?tº º: aſar.
of the ſurgeon, and other incidence.” e º:cs
hough mºſt were ſorely wounded, none were ſlaſ ºr.
The ſurgeons ſoon deſpoil'd them of the arms an:
And ſome with ſalves they cure. > Dryde
SU'RGEoNRY. n: ſ [for chirurgery.] The act of aft §
swº. ld } manual operation. g by
twould ſeem very evil ſurgery to cut off r
part of the body, which, tº: '. other ..º.
vered, might afterwards do good ſervice. Spenſer
But ſtrangely viſited people, yer.
The mere deſpair of ſurgery, he cures. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
They are often tarr'd over with the ſurgery of our ſheep
and would you have us kiſs tar Shaº.
Su'RGY: adj. [from ſurge.] Riſing in billows.
What cauſe hath led you to the Spartan court?
Do publick or domeſtick cares conſtrain
This toilſome voyage o'er the ſurgy main? Pope.
Sur lily, adv. [from Jury | In a ſurly manner.
sº */ [from ſury.] Gloomy moroſeneſs; ſour
ger.
Thus pale they meet; their eyes with fury burn;
None greets; for none the greeting will return;
But in dumb ſurlineſs, each arm'd with care,
His foe profeſt, as brother of the war. Dryden.
SU'RLING.. n.ſ. [from ſurly.] A four moroſe fellow. Notºſed.
| This ſour ſurlings are to be commended to fieur Gau-
arg. Camden.
SU'RLY. adj. [from run, ſour, Saxon.] Gloomily º3
rough; uncivil; ſour; ſilently angry.
'Tis like you'll prove a jolly ſurly groom,
That take it on you at the firſt ſo roundly.
That ſurly ſpirit, melancholy,
Had bak'd thy blood, and made it heavy thick,
Which elſe runs tickling up and down the veins,
Making that ideot laughter keep mens eyes,
And ſtrain their cheeks to idle merriment. Shakespeare K. john.
Againſt the Capitol I met a lion,
Who glar'd upon me, and went ſurly by,
Without annoying me. Shakespeare. julius Cæſar.
Repuls'd by ſurly grooms, who wait before
The ſleeping tyrant's interdićted door.
What if among the courtly tribe
You loſt a place, and ſav'd a bribe
And then in ſurly mood came here
To fifteen hundred pounds a year,
And fierce againſt the whigs harangu'd : Swift.
The zephyrs floating looſe, the timely rains,
Now ſoften’d into joy the ſurly ſtorms. Thomſon's Summer.
To Sur M1'se. v. a. [ſurmiſ, French.J. To ſuſpect; to image
imperfeółly; to imagine without certain knowledge.
Man coveteth what exceedeth the reach of ſenſe, yea ſome-
what above capacity of reaſon, ſomewhat divine and heavenly,
which with hidden exultation it rather ſurmiſeth than con-
ceiveth; ſomewhat it ſeeketh, and what that is direétly it
knoweth not; yet very intentive deſire thereof doth ſo incite
it, that all other known delights and pleaſures are laid aſide,
and they give place to the ſearch of this but only ſuſpected
deſire. Hooker.
Of queſtions and ſtriſes of words cometh envy, railings,
and evil ſurmiſings. 1 Tim. vi. 4.
Surmiſe not
His preſence to theſe narrow bounds confin'd. Milton.
It waſted nearer yet, and then ſhe knew
That what before ſhe but ſurmis'd, was true. Dryden.
This change was not wrought by altering the form or poſi-
tion of the earth, as was ſurmiſed by a very learned man, but
by diſſolving it. Woodward.
SURMI'se. n.) [ſurmiſ, French.J Imperfeit notion; ſuſpi-
cion; imagination not ſupported by knowledge. - -
To let go private ſurmiſes, whereby the thing itſelf is not
made better or worſe; if juſt and allowable reaſons might lead
them to do as they did, then are theſe cenſures fruſtrate. Ho.k.
They were by law of that proud tyranneſ,
Provok'd with wrath, º envy's ºft,
Condemned to that dungeon mercileſs,
Where they ſhould live in . and die in wretchedneſs, F.3.
Aaron is gone; and my compaſſionate heart
Will not permit my eyes ontº to behold
The thing, whereat it trembles by ſurmiſe. Shakeſpeare.
My thought, whºſe murthering yet is but fantaſtical,
Shakes ſo my ſingle ſtate of man, that function
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
Is ſmother'd in ſurmiſe. - Shakespare. Macbeth.
we double honour gain -
From his ſurmiſe prov’d falſe. Milton.
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S U R S U R No ſooner did they eſpy the Engliſh turning from them, were of opinion that they fled towards their ſhipping: h - - - ...). was occaſioned, for that the Engliſh ſhips removed the day before. - - Hayward. Hence guilty joys, diſaſtes, farmiſes, Falſe caths, falſe tears, deceits, diſguiſes. Pope. No man ought to be charged with principles he actually diſowns, unleſs his practices contradićt his profeſſion; not upon ſmall ſuºmſø. Swift. To SURMO'UNT. 1. To riſe above. The mountains of Olympus, Atho, and Atlas, over-reach and ſurmount all winds and clouds. Raleigh. 2. To conquer; to overcome. - - Though no reſiſtance was made, the Engliſh had much ado to ſurmount the natural difficulties of the place the greateſt part of one day. Hayward. He hardly eſcaped to the Perſian court; from whence, if the love of his country had not ſurmounted its baſe ingratitude to him, he had many invitations to return at the head of the Perſian fleet; but he rather choſe a voluntary death. Swift. 3. To ſurpaſs; to exceed. What ſurmounts the reach Of human ſenſe, I ſhall delineate ſo, By lik'ning ſpiritual to corporeal forms, As may expreſs them beſt. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft. Suk Mo‘UNTABLE. adj. [from ſurmount..] Conquerable; ſu- perable. Su’r Mullet. m.ſ.. [mugil, Lat.] A ſort of fiſh. Ainſwºrth. SU'RNAME. n.ſ. [ ſurnom, French.] 1. The name of the family; the name which one has over and above the Chriſtian name. Many which were mere Engliſh joined with the Iriſh againſt the king, taking on them Iriſh habits and cuſtoms, which could never ſince be clean wiped away; of which ſort be moſt of the ſurnames that end in an, as Hernan, Shinan, and Mun- gan, which now account themſelves natural Iriſh Speºſer. He, made heir not only of his brother's kingdom, but of his virtues and haughty thoughts, and of the ſurname alſo of Barbaroſla, began to aſpire unto the empire of all that part of Africk. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. The epithets of great men, monſieur Boileau is of opinion, were in the nature of ſurnames, and repeated as ſuch. Pope, 2. An appellation added to the original name. - Witneſs may My ſurname Coriolanus: the painful ſervice, The extreme dangers, and the drops of blood Shed for my thankleſs country, are requited But with that ſurname. Shakespeare Coriolanus. To Su'RNAME. v. a... [ſurnommer, Fr. from the noun.] To name by an appellation added to the original name. - The people of Rome have by common voice, In election for the Roman empire, Choſen Andronicus, ſurnamed Pius. Shakespeare. Titus Andronicus. Another ſhall ſubſcribe with his hand unto the Lord, and ſurname himſelf by the name of Iſrael. Iſ, xliv, 5. v. a. [ſurmonter, French.] Pyreicus, only famous for counterfeiting earthen pitchers, a ſcullery, rogues together by the ears, was ſirnamed Rupo- graphus. Peacham on Drawing. How he, ſurnam'd of Africa, diſmiſs'd Jn his prime youth the fair Iberian maid. Milton. God commanded man what was good; but the devil ſur- named it evil, and thereby baffled the command. South. To SURFA'ss. v. a. ſ. ſurpºſer, French..] To excel; to exceed; to go beyond in excellence. The climate's delicate, Fertile the iſle, the temple much ſurpaſſing The common praiſe it bears. Shakespeare Winter’s Tale. O, by what name, for thou above all theſe, Above mankind, or aught than mankind higher, Šu paſſeſ' far my naming how may I c - º: º author of this univerſe 2 Milton. chilles, Homer's hero, in ſtrength and or ... ... ſº. the reſt of the Grecian army. g courage /#/. A nymph of late there was, Whoſe heavily form her fellows did ſurpaſ, The Pride and joy of fair Arcadia's plains. Dryden. "der, or near the Line are mountains, which, for bigneſs and number, Jººſ, thoſe of colder countrics, as much as sº º herºſºft, that of thoſe countries. J/oodward. -> high º: Pºrticipial adj. [from ſurpaſs.] Excellent in an O thou! that with ſurpaſſing glory crown'd }º from thy ſole §. god > } this new world. - Milton's Paradiſ Loſt. t! º º Proved him to be ſent from God, not more by º * Power that was ſeen in them, than by that ſur- sºº they dºmºnſtrated to the world. Calamy. white º ſºſºli, Fr. ſuperpellicium, Lat J The It º which the ºlºgy wear in their acts of miniſtration. | "Wear the ſurplic. of humilit he black a big heart. mility over the black gown of -e *a*ſ, All's well that end, well. The cinétus gabinus is a long garment, not unlike a ſur- plice, which would have trailed on the ground, had it hun looſe, and was therefore gathered about the middle with : girdle. Addison. SU'RPLUs. }". [ſur and flui, French.] A ſupernume. SUR PLU's AGE. 5 rary part; overplus ; what remains when uſe is ſatisfied. If then thee liſt my offered grace to uſe, Take what thou pleaſe of all this ſurpluſage; If thee liſt not, leave have thou to refuſe. That you have vouchſaf'd my poor houſe to viſit, It is a ſurplus of your grace. Shakeſpeare. When the price of corn falleth, men give overſariº, tú. lage, and break no more ground. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. We made a ſubſtance ſo diſpoſed to fluidity, that by ſo ſmall an agitation as only the ſurpluſage of that which the ambient air is wont to have about the middle even of a Winter's day above what it hath in the firſt part. Bº. The officers ſpent all, ſo as there was no ſurpluſage of trea. ſure; and yet that all was not ſufficient. Davies, Whatſoever degrees of aſſent one affords a propoſition be- yond the degrees of evidence, it is plain all that ſurpluſage of aſſurance is owing not to the love of truth. sº } n. ſ. [ſurpriſe, French; from the verb.] 1. The aët of taking unawares; the ſtate of being taken unawares, Parents ſhould mark heedfully the witty excuſes of their children, eſpecially at ſuddains and ſurpriſals; but rather mark than pamper them. Watton. This let him know, Leſt, wilfully tranſgreſſing, he pretend Supriſal, unadmoniſh'd, unforewarn'd. Miltºn's Par. Lºft. I ſet aſide the taking of St. Jago and St. Domingo in Hiſ- Spenſºr. acke. paniola, as ſurprizes rather than encounters. Bacon, This ſtrange ſurpriſal put the knight And wrathful ſquire into a fright. Hudibras. There is a vaſt difference between them, as vaſt as between inadvertency and deliberation, between ſurprize and ſet pur- poſe. South. 2. A diſh, I ſuppoſe, which has nothing in it. Few care for carving trifles in diſguiſe, Or that fantaſtick diſh ſome call ſurpriſe. King's Confery, . Sudden confuſion or perplexity. To SURPRISE. v. a. [ſurpris, French, from ſuprendre.] 1. To take unawares; to fall upon unexpectedly. The caſtle of Macduff I will ſurpriſe, Seize upon Fife, give to the edge o' th' ſword His wife, his babes. Shakeſpeare's Madith: Now do our ears before our eyes, - Like men in miſts, Diſcover who'd the ſtate ſurprize, And who reſiſts. Bid her well beware, Leſt, by ſome fair appearing good ſurpris'd, Ben. jihnſºn, She dićtate falſe, and miſinform the will. Milton, How ſhall he keep, what, ſleeping or awake, A weaker may ſurpriſe, a ſtronger take? Pºpe. Who can ſpeak The mingled paſſions that ſurpriz'd his heart! Thºmſºn. 2. To aſtoniſh by ſomething wonderful. - ioneſ People were not ſo much frighted asſurprized at th: bigneſs of the camel. - L'Eſirange. 3. To confuſe or perplex by ſomething ſudden. Up he ſtarts, diſcover'd and ſurpris'd. . SURPRI'sing, participial adj. [from ſurpriſ. raiſing ſudden wonder or concern. The greateſt actions of a celebrated perſon, hº. priſing and extraordinary, are no more than what are expecte from him. Adijºn's Spélatºr. Surprisingly. adv. [from ſurpriſing.] To a “g" that raiſes wonder; in a manner that raiſes wonder: hat If out of theſe ten thouſand, we ſhould take tº º t . are employed in publick buſineſs, the number of º: remain will be ſurprizingly little. ink. Over- Su'Rqued R.Y. m.ſ.. [ſur and cuider, old Fr. to think.] - weening; pride; inſolence. Obſolete. They overcommen, were deprived . Of their proud beauty, and the one moiety Milton. J Wonderful; Transform'd to fiſh for their bold ſurquedº). Fairy Qutt". Late-born modeſty Hath got ſuch root in eaſy waxen hearts, d parts That men may not themſelves their own goº Extol, without ſuſpect of ſurquºdºy. - SURREBU'TTER. m. ſ. [In law.] A ſecond rebutter; to a rebutter. A term in the courts: law SURREJoi'NDER. m. ſ. [ſurrejoindre, French J [In . ſecond defence of the plaintiff's action, oppoſiº. Bailty. der of the defendant, which the civilians all triplicatio, tº To SURRENDER. v.a. [ſurrendre, old French.] 1. To yield up; to deliver up. Solemn dedication of churches ſerv in publick, but further alſo to ſurrendº "P that rig Donne, anſwer ..]. A rejoin- -a them only to make th: e not y ht which ... ſ. otherwitt 7
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2. To deliver up an encmy.
Ripe age bade him ſurrender late,
His life and long good fortune unto final fate. Fairfax.
He willing to ſurrender up the caſtle, forbade his ſoldiers to
have any talk with the enemy Knolles.
To SURREND F R. v. n. To yield; to give ones ſelf up.
This mighty Archimedes too ſurrenders now. Glanville.
sº ; n.ſ. [from the verb ]
1. The act of yielding.
Our general mother, with eyes
Of conjugal attraction unreprov’d,
And meek ſurrender, half-embracing lean'd
On our firſt father. A filton's Parad'ſ I off.
Having muſtered up all the forces he could, the clouds above
and the deeps below, he prepares for a ſurrender; aſſerting,
from a miſtaken computation, that all theſe will not come up
to near the quantity requiſite. //oodward.
Juba's furrender
Would give up Africk unto Caeſar's hands. Addiſon.
2. The act of reſigning or giving up to another.
If our father carry authority with ſuch diſpoſition as he
bears, this laſt ſurrender of his will but offend us. Shakespeare.
That hope quickly vaniſhed upon the undoubted intelli-
gence of that ſurrender. * Clarendon.
As oppreſſed ſtates made themſelves homagers to the Ro-
mans to engage their protection, ſo we ſhould have made an
entire ſurrenary of ourſelves to God, that we might have gain-
ed a title to his deliverances. Decay of Piety.
In paſſing a thing away by deed of gift, are required a ſur-
render on the giver's part, ºf all the property he has in it; and
to the making of a thing ſacred, this ſurrender by its right
owner is neceſſary. South's Sermons.
SU R REPTION. n ſ. ſ ſurreptus, Latin.] Surpriſe; ſudden and
unperceived invaſion.
Sins compatible with a regenerate eſtate, are ſins of a ſud-
denſurrºftiºn. Hammond.
SURREP I ITIOUS. adj. [ſurreptitius, Latin.] Done by
ſealth gotten or produced fraudulently.
Scaliger hath not tranſlated the firſt; perhaps ſuppoſing it
firreptitiouſ, or unworthy ſo great an aſſertion. Brown.
The Maſorites numbred not only the ſections and lines, but
even the words and letters of the Old Teſtament, the better to
ſecure it from ſurreptitious practices. Govern. of the Tongue.
A correct copy of the Dunciad, the many ſurreptitious ones
have rendered neceſſary. Letter to Publ. of Pope's Dunciad.
SUR REPTI'tioUSLY. adv. [from ſurreptitious.] By ſtealth;
fraudulently.
Thou haſt got it more ſurreptitiouſly than he did, and with
leſs effect. Govern. of the Tongue.
To Su'RRog Ate. v. a. [ſurrogo, Latin.] To put in the place
of another.
SU'RRog At E. m. ſ. [ ſurrogatus, Latin.]
gate; the deputy of an eccleſiaſtical judge.
To SURRou'ND. v. a. [ſarronder, Fr.] To environ; to en-
compaſs; to encloſe on all ſides.
Yelling monſters that with ceaſeleſs cry
Surround me, as thou ſaweſt.
A deputy; a dele-
Milton.
Cloud and ever-during dark
Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men
Cut off. Milton.
Bad angels ſeen
On wing under the burning cope of hell,
*Twixt upper, neather, and ſurrounding fires. Milton.
As the bodies that ſurround us diverſly affect our organs,
the mind is forced to receive the impreſſions. Locke.
SUR'so'LID. [In algebra.] The fourth multiplication or power
of any number whatever taken as the root. Tº evoux.
SURso’il D Problem. [In mathematicks.] That which cannot
be reſolved but by curves of a higher nature than a conick
ſection. Harris.
SURtou'T. n.ſ. [French.] A large coat worn over all the
reſt.
The ſurtout if abroad you wear,
Repels the rigour of the air ;
Would you be warmer, if at home
You had the fabrick, and the loom Prior.
Sir Roger ſhe mortally hated, and uſed to hire fellows to
ſquirt kennel-water upon him, ſo that he was forced to wear
a ſurtout of oiled cloth, by which means he came home pretty
clean, except where the furt ºut was a little ſcanty. A buthnot.
To SURVENE. v. a. [ſurvenir, Fr.] To ſupervene; to come
as an addition.
Hippocrates mentions a ſuppuration that ſurvenes lethargies,
which commonly terminates in a conſumption.
To SURVEY. v. a. [ſurvebir, old French.]
1. To overlook; to have under the view; to view as from a
higher place.
Round he ſurveys, and well might where he ſtood,
So high above. Milton.
Harvey.
Though with thoſe ſtreams he no reſemblance hold,
Whoſe foam is amber and their gravel gold;
His genuine and leſs guilty wealth t'explore,
Search not his bottom, but ſurvey his ſhore.
2. To overſee as one in authority.
3. To view as examining.
The huſbandman's ſelf came that way,
Qf cuſtom to ſurvey his ground,
And his trees of ſtate incompaſs round.
Early abroad he did the world ſurvey,
As if he knew he had not long to ſtay.
With ſuch alter'd looks
All pale and ſpeechleſs, he ſurvey'd me round.
SURVE'Y. m. ſ. [from the verb.j View; proſpect.
Her ſtars in all their vaſt ſurvey
Uſeleſs beſides 1
Under his proud ſurvey the city lies,
And like a miſt beneath a hill doth riſe.
No longer letted of his prey,
He leaps up at it with enrag’d deſire,
Q'erlooks the neighbours with a wide ſurvey,
And nods at ev'ry houſe his threat'ning fire.
SUR v EYor. n. ſ. [from ſurvey.]
I. An overſeer ; one placed to ſuperintend others.
Were’t not madneſs then,
To make the fox ſurveyor of the fold: Shakesp. Henry VI.
Biſhop Fox was not only a grave counſellor for war or peace,
but alſo a good ſurveyor of works. Bacon's Henry VII.
2. A meaſurer of land.
Should we ſurvey
The plot of ſituation, and the model;
Queſtion ſurveyors, know our own eſtate,
How able ſuch a work to undergo,
To weigh againſt his oppoſite. Shakespeare's Henry IV.
Decempeda was a meaſuring rod for taking the dimenſions
of buildings; from hence came decempedator, for a ſurveyor,
uſed by Cicero. Arbuthnºt on Aliments.
SUR v EY'oRSHIP. m. ſ. [from ſurveyor.] The office of a ſur-
veyor.
To SUR'view. v. a. [ſurveoir, old French.] To overlook;
to have in view. Not in uſe. -
That turret's frame moſt admirable was,
Like higheſt heaven compaſſed round,
And lifted high above this earthly maſs,
Which it ſurview'd, as hills do lower ground. Fairy Queen.
To SURVIVE. v. n. [ſupervivo, Latin; ſurvivre, Fr.j
I. To live after the death of another.
Thoſe that ſurvive, let Rome reward with love. Shakespeare
Try pleaſure,
Which when no other enemy ſurvives,
Still conquers all the conquerors.
2. To live after any thing.
Now that he is dead, his immortal fame ſurviveth, and flou-
Denham.
Spenſer.
JWaller.
Dryden.
Milton,
Denham.
Dryden.
Denham.
riſheth in the mouths of all people. Spenſer.
The love of horſes which they had alive,
And care of chariots after death ſurvive. Dryden.
The rhapſodies, called the characteriſticks, would never
have ſurvived the firſt edition, if they had not diſcovered ſo
ſtrong a tincture of infidelity. JWatts.
3. To remain alive.
No longer now that golden age appears,
When patriarch-wits ſurviv'd a thouſand years;
Now length of fame, our ſecond life, is loſt,
And bare threeſcore is all ev'n that can boaſt;
Our ſons their father's failing language ſee,
And ſuch as Chaucer is, ſhall Dryden be. Pºpe.
To SURVI'v E. v. a. To outlive."
I'll aſſure her of
Her widowhood, be it that ſhe ſurvive; me,
In all my lands and leaſes whatſoever. - Shakeſpeare.
SURV1'veR. n.ſ.. [from ſurvive..] One who outlives another.
Your father loſt a father,
That father, his ; and the ſurvivor bound
In filial obligation, for ſome term, * r
To do obſcquious ſorrow. Shaºffeare's Hamlet.
Although ſome died, the father beholding ſo many deſcents,
the number of ſurvivors muſt ſtill be very great. Brown.
I did diſcern
From his{..., I could nothing learn, , , , Denham.
Her majeſty is heir to the ſurvivor of the late king, Swift.
Survivership. n.ſ. [from ſurviver.] The ſtate of outliving
nother. -
a Such offices granted in reverſion were void, unleſ, where
the grant has been by ſurvive ſhip. . 4liff's Parergon.
Susceptibiº Lity. m.ſ. [from Jºſeptible.] Quality of admit-
ing : tendency to admit.
º of thoſe influences, and the effects thereof
is the general providential law whereby other phyſical º
termed. *.
stºße. adj. [ſſºrptile, Fr. Prior has accented
this improperly on the firſt ſyllable.] Capable of admit-
ting. 25 U He
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“ſº * years they are more ſuſceptible of virtuous
impreſſions than afterwards, when ſolicited by vulgar incli-
nations. L'Eſtrange;
Children's minds are narrow, and uſually ſuſeptible but of
one thought at once. ... Locke on Education.
Blow with empty words the ſuſceptible flame. Prior.
Susception. m. ſ [ſuſceptu, Latin.] Aét of taking.
A canon, promoted to holy orders, before he is of a law.
ful age for the fºſteſtion of orders, fhall have a voice in the
chapter. Ayliff's Parergon.
Susceptive. adj. [from ſuſceptus, Lat. this word is more *
logical, though leſs uſed than ſuſceptile.] Capable to admit.
Since our nature is ſo ſuſceptive of errours on all ſides, it is
fit we ſhould have notices given us how far other perſons may
become the cauſes of falſe judgments. I/att', lºgick.
Sescºriency. m.ſ. (from ſuftipient..] Reception; admiſſion:
SUSCIPIENT. n.ſ.. [ſ/cipiens, Latin.) One who takes; one
that admits or receives.
To SUSCITATE. v. n. [ſ/riter, French iſſºit, Lat.] To
rouſe; to excite. - -
It concurreth but unto prediſpoſed effects, and only ſºft-
rate; thoſe forms whoſe determinations are ſeminal, and pro-
ceed from the idea of themſelves. Brown's Pulgar Errºrs.
Suscita", 16 N. m. ſ. [ſuſcitation, Fr.from ſuſcitate. J The act
of rouſing or exciting.
To Suspe/c r. v. a. [ ſuſpicio, ſuſpecium, Lat.]
1. To ima_ine with a degree of fear and jealouſy what is not
known.
Nothing makes a man ſuſpect much, more than to know
little; and therefore men ſhould remedy ſuſpicion by procu-
ring to know more. Bacon.
Let us not then ſuſpe: our happy ſtate,
As not ſecure. Milton.
From her hand I could ſuſpect no ill. Milton.
2. To imagine guilty without proof.
Though many poets may ſuſpect themſelves for the partiali-
ty of parents to their youngeſt children, I know myſelf too
well to be ever ſatisfied with my own conceptions. Dryden.
Some would perſuade us that body and extenſion are the
ſame thing, which change the ſignification of words, which I
would not ſuſpe: them of, they having ſo ſeverely condemn-
ed the philoſophy of others. Locke.
3. To hold uncertain.
I cannot forbear a ſtory which is ſo well atteſted, that I
have no manner of reaſon to ſuſpe& the truth. Addiſon.
To SUSPE'ct. v. n. To imagine guilt.
If I ſuſpect without cauſe, why then let me be your jeſt.
Shakeſpeare's Merry I/ives of J/indſor.
Suspe’ct, part. adj. [ſuſpeci, French J Doubtful.
, Sordid intereſts or affectation of ſtrange relations are not
like to render your reports ſuſpect or partial. Glanville.
SUSPE'ct. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Suſpicion ; imagination with-
out proof. Obſolete.
No fancy mine, no other wrong ſuffeół,
Make me, O virtuous ſhame, thy laws neglect.
The ſale of offices and towns in France,
If they were known, as the ſuſpect is great,
Would make thee quickly hop without a head. Shakeſpeare.
My moſt worthy maſter, in whoſe breaſt
Doubt and ſuſpeci, alas, are plac'd too late,
You ſhould have fear'd falſe times, when you did feaſt.Shał.
There be ſo many falſe prints of praiſe, that a man may
juſtly hold it a ſuſpeci. Bacon.
Nothing more jealous than a favourite towards the wain-
ing-time and ſuſpect of ſatiety. // atton.
They might hold ſure intelligence
Among themſelves, without ſuſpect toffend. Daniel.
If the king ends the differences, and takes away the ſuſ-
fe?, the caſe will be no worſe than when two duelliſts enter
the field. Suckling.
To Suspe ND. v. a. ſ. ſuſpendre, French; ſºftendo, Latin.]
1. To hang; to make to hang by any thing.
As 'twixt two equal armies fate
Suſpends uncertain victory;
Qur ſouls, which to advance our ſtate,
Were gone out, hung 'twixt her and me. Donne.
It is reported by Rufinus, that in the temple of Serapis,
there was an i on chariot ſuffended by loadſtones; which ſtones
removed, the chariot felland was daſhed to pieces. Brown.
2. T9 make to depend upon. .
God hath in the ſcripture ſuſpended the promiſe of eternal
*"Pon this condition, that without obedience and holings
ºf life no man ſhall ever ſee the Lord.
Sidney.
* - - - Tillotſon.
3. * 9 interrupt; to make to ſtop for a time.
The harmony
§ſpºnded hell, and took with wiſhment
The thronging audience. Milton.
The guard nor fights nor flies;
At once ſºft end, their courage and
their fate ſo near,
their fear. Denham.
This is the hinge on which turns the liberty of intelledual
beings, in their ſteady proſecution of true felicity, that the
can ſuſpend this proſecution in particular caſes, till they have
looked before them. Locke
4. To delay; to hinder from proceeding. -
Suſpend your indignation againſt my brother, till you can
derive from him better teſtimony of his intent. Shakespeare ear.
His anſwer did the nymph attend; * -- . . .
Her looks, her fighs, her geſtures all did pray him;
But Godfrey wiſely did his grant ſºft end,
He doubts the worſt, and that a while did ſtay him. Fairf.
To themſelves I left them ;
For I ſuſpend their doom. Milton.
The reaſons for ſuſpending the play were ill founded. Dryden.
The Britiſh dame, famed for reſiſtleſs grace,
Contends not now but for the ſecond place;
Our love ſuſpended, we neglect the fair,
For whom we burn'd, to gaze adoring here. Granvil.
A man may ſuſpend his choice from being determined for or
againſt the thing propoſed, till he has examined whether it be
really of a nature to make him happy or no. Locke.
5. To debar for a time from the execution of an office or enjoy-
Inent of a reventie.
Good men ſhould not be ſuſpended from the exerciſe of their
miniſtry, and deprived of their livelihood for ceremonies,
which are on all hands acknowledged indifferent. Sanderſºn.
The biſhop of London was ſummoned for not ſſpending
Dr. Sharp. Swift.
Suspe'N's E. n.ſ.. [ſuſpens, French; fſpºnſº, Latin.]
1. Uncertainty; delay of certainty or determination; indeter-
n)! That! Oſ). -
Till this be done, their good affection towards the ſafety of
the church is acceptable; but the way they preſcribe us to pre-
ſerve it by, muſt reſt in ſuſpenſe. Hºzier. "
Such truejoy's ſuſpenſe
What dream can I preſent to recompenſe?
Ten days the prophet in ſuſpenſe remain'd,
Would no man's fate pronounce; at laſt conſtrain'd
By Ithacus, he ſolemnly deſign'd -
Me for the ſacrifice. . Denham.
In propoſitions, where though the proofs in view are of moſt
moment, yet there are ſufficient grounds to ſuſpect that there
is fallacy, or proofs as conſiderable to be p oduced off the
contrary fide, there ſuffenſe or diſſent are cften voluntary, Lºt.
2. Aćt of withholding the judgment.
Whatever neceſſity determines to the purſuit of real bliſs,
the ſame neceſſity eſtabliſhes ſuſpenſe, deliberation and ſcrutiny,
whether its ſatisfaction miſleads from our true happineſs, Lºk.
3. Privation for a time; impediment for a time.
4. Stop in the midſt of two oppoſites.
For thee the fates, ſeverely kind, ordain
A cool ſuſpenſe from pleaſure or from pain.
Suspe'N's E. adj. Iſºſpenſus, Latin.]
1. Held from proceeding. -
‘I he ſelf-ſame orders allowed, but yet eſtabliſhed in Tºº
wary and ſuſpenſ manner, as being to ſtand in force till God
ſhould give the opportunity of ſome general conference what
might be beſt for every of them afterwards to do; had both
prevented all occaſion of juſt diſlike which other: might take,
and reſerved a greater liberty unto the authors themſº of
entring unto further conſultation afterwards. Hooker. -
The great light of day yet wants º heav’
Much of his race, though ſteep, ſuſpenſe in heaWT ..
Held by thy .* p, ſºft Miltºn, Paradiſ, Lºft.
2. Held in doubt; held in expeºtation. -
This ſaid, he fat; and expectation held
His looks ſupenſe, awaiting who appear'd
To ſecond or oppoſe.
Suspe'ssios. m. ſ. [/uſpenſion, Fr. from ſuſpend]
1. Act of making to hang on any thing.
2. Aćt of making to depend on anything.
3. Aći of delaying:
Had we had time to pray, -
with thouſand vows and tears we ſhould have *...
That ſad decree's ſuſpenſiºn to have wrought. º
4. Aćt of withholding or balancing the jº.
In his Indian relations, wherein are conſ”
accounts, he is ſurely to be read with fiſpenſion; theſe are
they which weakned his authorities with former "gº 7:010/1.
is ſeldom mentioned without derogatory parentheſes: may
The mode of the will, which anſwers to ..". is
be called ſ/penſion; and that which in the fantaſtic Grew.
obſtinacy, is conſtancy in *
Interruption; temporary cellation. • * * ints in
5 Nor * any dº dº for the better adjuſting º
the time of that ſuſpenſion, but every thing left in
ſtate of unconcernedneſs as before.
SUSPE Nso R Y. adj. [ſuſpen/ºire, Fr. ſſpenſuſ, Lat.
which a thing hangs.
There are ſeveral parts peculiar to b
in man, as the ſeventh or ſuſpe"/"y muſcle
Waler.
Pºpe.
Miltºn.
rutes which are wanting
of the eye. Raj.
SUSP1(CION:
4.
S U S
SUSPICION. m. ſ. [ ſuſpicio”, Fr. ſufficia, Lat.] The act of
ſuſpe-ting; imagination of ſomething ill without proof.
This ſuſpicion Miſo for the hoggiſh ſhrewdneſs of her brain,
and Mopſ, for a very unlikely cnvy ſhe hath ſtumbled upon.
Sidney.
Sufficians amongſt thoughts are like bats amongſt birds, *
ever fly by twilight ; they are to be repreſſed, or at the leaſt
well guarded, for they cloud the mind. Bacon.
Suſpicion all our lives ſhall be ſtuck full of eyes;
For treaſon is but truſted like a fox,
Who ne'er ſo tame, ſo cheriſh'd and lock'd up,
Will have a wild trick of his anceſtors. Shakeſpeare.
Though wiſdom wake, ſſpicion ſleeps
At wiſdom's gate; and to ſimplicity
Reſigns her charge, while goodneſs thinks no ill
Where no ill ſeems. - A4ilton's Parad. Loft.
Suspicious. aš. [ſuſpiciºſus, Latin.]
• 1. Inclined to ſuſpect; inclined to imagine ill without proof.
Nature itſelf, after it has done an injury, will for ever be
ſuſpicious, and no man can love the perſon he ſuſpects.
- - South's Sermons.
A wiſe man will find us to be rogues by our faces; we have
a ſuſpicio's, fearful, conſtrained countenance, often turning
and ſlinking through narrow lanes. Swift.
2. Liable to ſuſpicion; giving reaſon to imagine ill.
They, becauſe the light of his candle too much drowned
theirs, were glad to lay hold on ſo colourable matter, and
exceeding forward to traduce him as an author of ſuſpicious
innovations. IHooker.
I ſpy a black ſuſpicious threathing clud,
That will encounter with our glorious fun. Shakespeare.
Authors are ſuſpicious, nor greedily to be ſwallowed, who
pretend to deliver antipathies, ſympathies, and the occult ab-
itruſities of things. Brown's Wugar E! rours.
His life
Private, una&tive, calm, contemplative,
Little fº/piciºus to any king. Milton.
Many miſchievous inſects are daily at work, to make people
of merit ſuſpicious of each other. Pºpe.
SusP1(ciously adv. [fron ſuſpicious.]
1. With ſuſpicion.
2. So as to raiſe ſuſpicion.
His guard entering the place, found Plangus with his ſword
in his hand, but not naked, but ſtanding Juſpiciouſly enough,
to one already ſuſpicious. Sidney.
Suspicious Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſuſpicious...} Tending to ſuſpicion.
To make my eſtate known ſeemed impoſſible, by reaſon
of the ſuſpiciouſneſ of Miſo, and my young miſtreſs. Sidney.
Suspiration. n.ſ.. [ſuſpiratio from ſuſpiro, Latin.] Sigh; act
of fetching the breath deep.
Not cuſtomary ſuits of ſolemn black,
Nor windy ſuſpiration of forc’d breath
That can denote me truly. Shakeſpeare.
In deep ſuſpirations we take more large gulphs of air to cool
our heart, overcharged with love or ſorrow. Mºre.
To Suspi'RE. v n. [ſ/piro, Latin.]
1. To figh; to fetch the breath deep.
2. It ſeems in Shakeſpeare to mean only, to begin to breath; per-
haps miſtaken for reſpire.
Since the birth of Cain, the firſt male child,
To him that did but yeſterday ſuſpire,
There was not ſuch a gracious creature born. Shakeſpeare.
To SUSTAIN. v. a. [/ou/ienir, Fr. ſuffineo, Latin.]
1. To bear; to prop; to hold up.
The largeneſs and lightneſs of her wings and tail ſ/lain her
without laſſitude. 410, e.
Vain is the force of man,
To cruſh the pillars that the pile ſyſłain. Dryden's Aneid.
2. To ſupport; to keep from ſinking under evil.
The admirable curioſity and ſingular excellency of this de-
ſign will ſuſtain the patience, and animate the induſtry of him
who ſhall undertake it. - Holder.
If he have no comfortable expestations of another life to ſu-
fain him under the evils in this world, he is of all creatures
the moſt miſerable. Tillotſon.
3. To maintain; to keep.
What food
Will he convey up thither to ſuſtain
Himſelf and army Milton.
But it on her, not ſhe on it depends;
For ſhe the body doth ſuſtain and cheriſh. Davies.
My labour will ſuſtain me. 4/ilton.
4. To help ; to relieve; to aſſiſt.
They charged on pain of perpetual diſpleaſure, neither to
entreat for him, or any way ſuſtain him. Shakeſpeare.
His ſons who ſeek the tyrant to ſylain,
And long for arbitrary lords again,
He dooms to death, aſſerting publick right. Dryden's AEn.
5. To bear ; to endure.
Were it I thought death menac'd would enſue
This my attempt, I would ſyſłain alone
The worſt, and not perſuade thee. Milton.
Can Ceyx then ſºftain to leave his wife,
And unconcern'd forſke the ſweets of life.
Shall Turnus then ſuch endleſs toil ſuſtain,
In fighting fields, and Conquer towns in vain. Dryden.
The mind ſtands collected within herſ -
- V- ſelf, and ſuffain; the
ſhock with all the force which is natural tº her, {. a heart
in love has its foundations ſapped.
Dryden.
6. To bear without yielding. Addiſon.
Sachariſſa's beauty's wine,
Which to madneſs doth incline;
Such a liquor as no brain
That is mortal can ſuſtain. Waller.
7. To ſuffer; to bear as inflićted.
If you omit
The offer of this time, I cannot promiſe,
But that you ſhall ſuſtain more new diſgraces,
With theſe you bear already. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
SUSTAINABLE, adj. [/ou/tenable, Fr. from ſºftain.) That may
be ſuſtained. - -
Sustai'NER. n.ſ.. [from ſuſtain.]
1. Qne that props; one that ſupports.
2. One that ſuffers; a ſufferer.
Thyſelf haſt a ſºftainer been
Of much afflićtion in my cauſe.
SU's TENANCE. n.ſ.. [ſouffenance, Fr.]
1. Support; maintenance.
Scarcely allowing himſelf fit ſoftenance of life, rather than
he would ſpend thoſe goods for whoſe ſake only he ſeemed to
joy in life. Sidney.
There are unto one end ſundry means; as for the ſºftenance
of our bodies many kinds of food, many ſorts of faiment té
clothe our nakedneſs. AHooker.
Is then the honour of your daughter of greater moment to
her, than to my daughter her’s, whoſe ſuſtenance it was Addison
2. Neceſſaries of life; vićtuals.
The experiment coſt him his life for want of ſuſtenance. L’E.
The ancients were inventers of all arts neceſſary to life and
ſuffenance, as plowing and ſowing. Temple.
Susº ENTATION. m. ſ. [ſiſtentation, Fr. from ſu/ento, Latin.]
1. Support; preſervation from falling.
Theſe ſteams once raiſed above the earth, have their aſcent
and ſu/tentation aloft promoted by the air. Boyle.
2. Support of life; uſe of vićtuals.
A very abſtemious animal, by reaſon of its frigidity, and
latitancy in the winter, will long ſubſiſt without a viſible ſuffen-
tation. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
3. Maintenance.
When there be great ſhoals of people, which go on to
populate, without foreſeeing means of life and ſuffentation; it
is of neceſſity that once in an age they diſcharge a portion of
Chapman's Iliad.
their people upon other nations. Bacon.
Susu RRA/TIon. n.ſ. [from ſuſurro, Latin.J Whiſper; ſoft
murinur. - -
SUTE. m. ſ. [for ſuite J. Sort.
Touching matters belonging to the church of Chriſt, this
we conceive that they are not of one ſute. Hºoker.
SU'tler. n.ſ.. [ſoeteler, Dutch ; ſudler, German.] A man that
ſells proviſions and liquour in a camp.
I ſhall ſiter be
Unto the camp, and profits will accrue. Shakeſp. Hen. V.
Send to the ſutler's; there you're ſure to find
The bully match'd with raſcals of his kind.
SU’t URE. m.ſ. [ ſutura, Latin.] - - -
1. A manner of ſewing or ſtitching, particularly of ſtitching
wounds.
Wounds, if held in cloſe contact for ſome time, reunite by
inoſculation: to maintain this ſituation, ſeveral ſorts of ſutures
have been invented; thoſe now chiefly deſcribed are the inter-
rupted, the glovers, the quill'd, the twiſted and the dry ſº-
tures, but the interrupted and twiſted are almoſt the only
uſeful ones. Sharp's Surgery.
2. Suture is a particular articulation: the bones of the cranium
are joined to one another by four ſutureſ. , &uincy.
Many of our veſſels degenerate into ligaments, and the
ſutures of the ſkull are aboliſhed in old age. A, buthnot.
SWAB. n.ſ. [/wall, Swediſh.] A kind of moP to clean
floors. -
To Swab. v. a. º Saxon.] To clean with a mop.
It is now uſed chiefly at ſea.
He made him }.} the deck. Shelvocº's Woyage.
Swa's Be R. n.ſ [waller, Dutch..] A ſweeper of the deck.
The maſter, the ſwaller, the boatſwain and I,
Lov’d Mall, Meg, and Marrian, and Margery. . . Shakespeare
Was any thing wanting to the extravagance of this degene-
rate age, but the making a tarpawlin and aſwather the hero of
a tragedy. Dennis.
To Swappi. E. v. a. ſ.rpeban, Saxon.] - - -
1. To ſwathe; to bind in cloaths, generally uſed of binding new-
born children.
Dryden.
Inveſted by a veil of clouds,
And fivodeſ as new-born in fable ſhrouds;
For theſe a receptacle I deſign'd, *:::.
S W A S W A Sw A'd DLING BAN D. Swaddlin Gcloat H. Swa'DDLINGcLout. M. - f ſoon doth man decay wº are taken from a cheſt of ſweets, To ſwaddle infants, whoſe young breath Scarce knows º ding ſheets , clouts are little winding theets, º conſign and ſend them unto death. Herbert, led me up in my night-gown with long pieces of | wad. nº had wrapt me in about an hundred yards of ſwathe. - Addiſon. 2. To heat; to cudgel. A low ludicrous word. Great on the bench, great in the ſaddle, Hudibras. That could as well bind o'er as ſwaddle. Swa’ddle. n.ſ. (from the verb..] Cloaths bound round the body. fººd them to uncaſe me: no, no, ſay they ; and upon that carried me to one of their houſes, and put me to bed in all my ſwiddles. Addiſon. {{ [from ſwadle.J Cloath wrapped round a new-born child. From thence a fairy thee unweeting reft, There as thou ſleptºſt in tender ſwaddlingband, And her baſe elfin brood, there for thee left, Such men do changelings call, ſo changed by fairies theft. Fairy Queen. That great baby you ſee there is not yet out of his ſwaaling- clºuts. Shakeſp. Hamlet. The ſwadlingband, were purple, wrought with gold. Dryd. To SWAG. v. n. [rigan, Saxon; ſweigia, Iſlandick.] To fink down by its weight; to lay heavy. They are more apt, in ſwagging down, to pierce with their points, than in the jacent poſture, and crevice the wall. J/ott. Being a tall fiſh, and with his ſides much compreſſed, he hath a long fin upon his back, and another anſwering to it on his belly; by which he is the better kept upright, or from ſwagging on his ſides. Grew. To Sw AGE. v. a. [from aſwage.] To eaſe; to ſoften; to mi- tigate. Apt words have pow'r to ſwage The tumours of a troubled mind, And are as balm to feſter'd wounds. Nor wanting pow'r to mitigate and ſwage, With ſolemn touches, troubled thoughts, and chaſe Anguiſh, and doubt, and fear from mortal minds. Milton. I will love thee, Though my diſtraćted ſenſes ſhould forſake me, I'd find ſome intervals, when my poor heart Should ſwage itſelf, and be let looſe to thine. Milton. Otway. To SWA'GGER. v. n. [ſwadderen, Dutch, to make a noiſe; ryesan, Saxon.] To bluſter; to buily; to be turbulently and tumultuouſly proud and inſolent. Drunk? ſquabble? ſwagger ? and diſcourſe fuſtian with one's own ſhadow Oh thou invincible ſpirit of wine! Shakespeare 'Tis the gage of one that I ſhould fight withal, if he be alive; a raſcal that ſwagger'd with me laſt night. Shakespeare. Oſt a terrible oath, with a ſwaggering accent ſharply twang'd off, gives manhood more approbation than proof itſelf. Sºak. The leſſer ſize of mortals love to ſwagger for opinions, and to boaſt infallibility of knowledge. Glanv. Scepſ. Many ſuch aſſes in the world huff, look big, ſtare, dreſs, cock, and ſwagger at the ſame noiſy rate. L'E/ºrange. He chuck'd, And ſcarcely deign'd to ſet a foot to ground, But ſwagger'd like a lord. Dryden. Confidence, how weakly ſoever founded, hath ſome effect upon the ignorant, who think there is ſomething more than ordinary in a ſwaggering man that talks of nothing but de- monſtration. - Tilletſºn. - To be great, is not to be ſtarched, and formal, and ſuperci- lious; to ſwagger at our footmen, and browbeat our infe- riors. Collier on Pride. What a pleaſure is it to be vićlorious in a cauſe: to ſwag- ger at the bar for a lawyer I was born, and a lawyer I will be. Arbuthnot's H/ory of john Bull. Swagge RER. n.ſ.. [from ſwagger.] A bluſterer; a bully; a - turbulent noiſy fellow. . He's no ſwaggerer, hoſteſs; a tame cheater: you may ſtroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound. Shakeſp. Henry IV. Swa Go Y. adi. [from ſwag.] Dependent by its weight. The beaver is called animal ventricoſum, from his ſwaggy and prominent belly, Brown's Pulgar Errours. Swain, n.ſ. [rren, Saxon and Runick.] 1. A young man. That good knight would not ſo nigh repair, Himſelf ºranging from their joyance vain, Whoſe fellowſhip ſeem’d far unfit for warlike ſwain. F. Q. 2. A country ſervant employed in huſbandry. To b i. were a happy life e no bet ..] ºr ſ.....: 3. A pattoral º than a homely ſwain. left ſwains 1 - ſ”, whoſe nymphs in ev'ry grace excel; Shakespeare Henry VI. Beſt nymphs! whoſe /* thoſe graces ſing ſo well. Pope. Swa’IN MoTE. m. ſ. [ ſwainmotus, law Lat..] A court touching matters of the foreſt, kept by the charter of the foreſt thri. in the year. This court of ſwainmote is as incident to a foreſt ” as the court of piepowder is to a fair. The fwainmote is . court of freeholders within the foreſt. Cowel. To Swale. }* a. [rpelan, Saxon, to kindle.] To waſte or To Sweal. 5 blaze away; to melt: as, the candle ſwales. Swa'll ET. m. ſ. Among the tin-miners, water breaking in upon the miners at their work. Biº. Swallow. m. ſ. [rpalepe, Saxon. J A ſmall bird of paſ- ſage, or, as ſome ſay, a bird that lies hid and ſleeps in the Winter. The ſwallow follows not Summer more willingly than we your lordſhip. Shakespeare. Timºn of Athens, Daffodils, That come before the ſwallow dares. Shakeſpeare. The ſwallow, make uſe of celandine, and the linnet of euphragia. More, When ſwallows fleet ſoar high and ſport in air, He told us that the welkin would be clear. Gay. The ſwallow ſweeps The ſlimy pool, to build his hanging houſe Intent. Thomſon's Spring. To Swallow. v. a. [rpelgan, Saxon; ſwelgen, Dutch.] 1. To take down the throat. job vii. 19. I ſwallow down my ſpittle. If little faults Shall not be wink'd at, how ſhall we ſtretch our eye, Whoſe capital crimes chew'd, ſwallow'd, and digeſted, Appear before us? Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Men are, at a venture, of the religion of the country; and muſt therefore ſwallow down opinions, as filly people do em- piricks pills, and have nothing to do but believe that they will do the cure. Locke. 2. To receive without examination. Confider and judge of it as a matter of reaſon, and not ſwallow it without examination as a matter of faith. Locłe. 3. To engroſs; to appropriate. Far be it from me, that I ſhould ſwallow up or deſtroy. Sa. Homer excels all the inventors of other arts in this, that he has ſwallºwed up the honour of thoſe who ſucceeded him. Pope. 4. To abſorb ; to take in ; to ſink in any abyſs; to engulph. Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Againſt the churches, though the yeſty waves Confound and ſwallºw navigation up. I may be pluck'd into the ſwallowing womb Of this deep pit, poor Baſſianus' grave. Shakespeare Tit. Andrºn. Death is ſwallowed up in victory. I Cor. xv. 54. If the earth open her mouth and ſwallow them up, ye ſhall underſtand that theſe men have provoked the Lord. Num, xvi. In bogs ſwallºw'd up and loſt. Milton. He hid many things from us, not that they would ſwallºw up our underſtanding, but divert our attention from what is more important. Decay ºf Pitty, Nature would abhor To be forced back again upon herſelf, . And like a whirlpool ſwallow her own ſtreams. Shalºſpeare. Dryden and Let's Oedipui. Addison, Should not the ſad occaſion ſwallow up My other cares, and draw them all into it? Cities overturn'd, And late at night in ſwallowing earthquake ſunk. Thomſºn, 5. To devour; to deſtroy. The neceſſary proviſion for life ſwallows the greateſt º: ºff. their time. Corruption ſwallow’d what the liberal hand Of bounty ſcatter'd. The prieſt and the prophet are ſwallowed up of win*: Swa’llow. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] The throat; Vorº. Had this man of merit and mortification been callº count for his ungodly ſwallºw, in gorging down the eſtates o helpleſs widows and orphans, he would have was all for charitable uſes. Swallowtail. n.ſ. A ſpecies of willow. The ſhining willow they call ſwallowtai pleaſure of the leaf. Swa’llowwort. n ſ. A plant. Sw AM. The preterite of ſwim. SWAMP. n.ſ. [ ſwamins, Gothick; rpam, Iſlandick; ſwamme, Dutch; ſuomp, Daniſh; fwamp, A marſh; a bog; a fen. Swediſh. Swa'M PY. adj. [from ſwamp.] Boggy; fenny. Thomſon. Swampy ſens breathe deſtructive myriads. h.] SWAN. m. ſ. [rpan, Saxon; ſuan, Daniſh; ſwath, Dutch. The ſwan is a large water-fowl, that has a ſtraight neck, and is very white, excepting.W Its legs and feet are black, as is its bill, whic a gooſe, but ſomething rounder, and a lower end of it: the two ſides below its eye. ſhining like ebony. Swans uſe wings like ſails, Thomſºn's Autumn, 6. To be loſt in any thing; to be given up. Iſ, to ac- told them that it outh. ºl, becauſe of the Bºnº, Natural Hiſtº). Saxon ; ſaam": long and very hen it is young; his like that of little hooked at the tS eyes are black an - which catch - - he the wind, ſo that they are driven along in the water. Tº
tºº.
º S W A
º:
tº: -
º feed upon herbs and ſome ſort of grain like a gooſe, and ſome
º are ſaid to have lived three hundred years. There is a ſpecies
º sº of ſwans with the feathers of their heads, towards the breaſt,
º f marked at the ends with a gold colour inclining to red. The
º ſwan is reckoned by Moſes among the unclean creatures; but
º it was conſecrated to Apollo the god of muſick, becauſe it was
º ſaid to fing melodiouſly when it was near expiring; a tradition
º generally received, but fabulous. Calmet.
With untainted eye
Compare her face with ſome that I ſhall ſhow,
And I will make thee think thy ſwan a crow. Shakespeare.
Let muſick ſound, while he doth make his choice;
Then if he loſe, he makes aſwan like end. Shakeſpeare.
º I have ſeen a ſwan,
tº re- With bootleſs labour, ſwim againſt the tide,
ſº And ſpend her ſtrength with over-matching waves. Shakeſp.
iſ, The birds eaſy to be drawn are planipedes, or water-fowl,
º as the mallard, gooſe, and ſwan. Peacham on Drawing.
Old feeble men with fainter groans reply;
Ajarring ſound reſults, and mingles in the ſky,
Like that of ſwans remurm'ring to the floods. Dryden.
The idea, which an Engliſhman ſignifies by the name ſwan,
is a white colour, long neck, black beak, black legs, and whole
feet, and all theſe of a certain ſize, with a power of ſwim-
ming in the water, and making a certain kind of noiſe. Locke.
Swa'NSKIN. n.ſ.. [ſwan and ſkin..] A kind of ſoft flannel,
imitating for warmth the down of a ſwan.
Swap. adv, [ad ſuipa, to do at a ſnatch, Iſlandick.] Haſtily;
with haſty violence: as, he did it ſwap. A low word.
To Swap. v. a. To exchange. See io Swop.
Swa RD. m. ſ. [ſward, Swediſh.]
1. The ſkin of bacon.
The fearful matrons raiſe a ſcreaming cry, {
*.… 2. The ſurface of the ground: whence green ſward, or green
--- ſword.
Water, kept too long, looſens and ſoftens the ſward, makes
• *- it ſubjećt to ruſhes and coarſe graſs. Avote on I uſer.
The noon of night was paſt, when the foe
Came dreadleſs o'er the level ſwart, that lics
Between the wood and the ſwift ſtreaming Ouſe. A. Philips.
To plant a vineyard in July, when the earth is very dry
and combuſtible, plow up the ſwarth, and burn it. Mortimer.
Sware. The preterite of ſwear.
Sw ARM. n.ſ.. [ſpeanin, Saxon; ſwerm, Dutch J
1. A great body or number of bees or other ſmall animals, par-
ticularly thoſe bees that migrate from the hive.
A ſwarm of bees that cut the liquid ſky,
Upon the topmoſt branch in clouds alight. Dryden's 4ºn.
- 2. A multitude; a croud.
* From this ſwarm of fair advantages,
- You grip'd the general ſway into your hand, -
Forgot your oath to us at Doncaſter. Shakeſpeare.
If we could number up thoſe prodigious ſwarms that had
ſettled themſelves in every part of it, they would amount to
more than can be found. Addiſon on Italy.
:- To Sw ARM. v. n. [rpearman, Saxon; ſwermen, Dutch.]
-*. 1. To riſe as bees in a body, and quit the hive.
All hands employ'd,
> Like labouring bees on a long Summer's day;
Some ſound the trumpet for the reſt to ſwarm. Dryden.
3 * Swarm'd on a rotten ſtick the becs I ſpy’d. Gay.
When bees hang in ſwarm ng time, they will preſently riſe,
º if the weather hold. AMortimer's Husbandry.
2 2. To appear in multitudes; to croud ; to throng.
: The mercileſs Macdone!,
º The multiplying villanies of nature
Do ſwarm upon. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
tº Our ſuperfluous lacqueys, and our peaſants,
º Who in unneceſſary action ſwarm
* About our ſquares of battle. Shakeſp. Henry V.
º - What a multitude of thoughts at once
º Awaken'd in me ſwarm, while I conſider
* What from within I feel myſelf, and hear
What from without comes often to my ears. Milton.
sº Then mounts the throne, high plac’d before the ſhrine;
ºf In crowds around the ſwarming people join. Dryden's 4ºn.
3. To be crouded; to be over-run ; to be thronged.
Theſe garriſons you have now planted throughout all Ire-
'* land, and every place ſwarm, with ſoldiers. Spenſer.
º Her lower region ſwarm, with all fort of fowl, her rivers
º with fiſh, and her ſeas with whole ſhoals. Howel.
Thoſe days ſwarmed with fables, and from ſuch grounds
tº' took hints for fictions,
poiſoning the world ever after. Brown.
4. To breed multitudes. ".
Not ſo thick ſwarm'd once the ſoil
Bedropp'd with blood of Gorgon. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
SWART. }"; ſ.ſvarts, Gothick; Tyeaſt, Saxon; ſwart,
SWAR.TH. W. Dutch.j
1. Black; darkly brown; tawney.
A nation ſtrange, with viſage ſwart,
And courage fierce, that all men did affray,
Through the world then ſwarmed in cvery part. F. Queen,
S W A
A rhan -
Qf ſwarth complexion, and of crabbed hue,
That him full of melancholy did ſhew.
...Wherea: I was black and ſwart before;
With thoſe clear rays which ſhe infusion me,
That beauty am I bieſ with, which you ſee. Shakespeare H.VI.
No goblin, or ſwart fairy of the mine,
Fairy Queen.
Hath hurtful power o'er true virgini: Milton
2. In Milton it ſeems to ſignify black º ºny, malignant. *
Ye valleys low, ->
On whoſe freſh lap the ſwart flar ſparely looks. Miltºn.
To Swa RT. v. a.
duſk.
The heat of the ſun may ſwart a living part, or even black
a dead or diſſolving fleſh. Bººn', Walgar Errºr.
swºrnity. adv. [from ſwarthy.] Blackly; duſkly; taw-
nily. -
Swa'RTHIN Ess. n.ſ. [from ſwarthy J Darkneſs of complexion;
tawnineſs.
Swa'RTHY, adj. [See Swart..] Dark of complexion; black;
duſky; tawney.
Set me where, on ſome pathleſs plain,
The ſwarthy Africans complain. Roſ, mmon.
Though in the torrid climates the common colour is black
or ſwarthy, yet the natural colour of the temperate climates is
more tranſparent and beautiful. Ha'e's Origin of 4/ankind.
Here ſwarthy Charles appears, and there
His brother with de côted air.
Did they know Cato, our remoteſt kings
Would pour embattled multitudes about him;
Their ſwarthy hoſts would darken all our plains,
Doubling the native horrour of the war,
And making death more grim. Addiſon’s Cato.
Swash. n.ſ. [A cant word.] A figure, whoſe circumference
is not round, but oval; and whoſe moldings lie not at right
angles, but oblique to the axis of the work. Moxon.
To SWASH. v. n. To make a great clatter or noiſe: whence
fwaſhbuckler.
We'll have a ſwaſſing and a martial outſide,
As many other manniſh cowards have,
That do outface it with their ſemblances. Shakeſpeare.
Draw, if you be men: Gregory, remember thy ſwaſhing
blow. - Shakespeare. Rome, and juliet.
Swa's HER... n.ſ.. [from ſwaſh..] One who makes a ſhow of
valour or force of arms. -
I have obſerved theſe three ſwaſhers;
not amount to a nan.
Swatch. m. ſ. A ſwathe. Not in uſe.
One ſpreadeth thoſe bands ſo in order to lie,
As barlie in ſwatches may fill it thereby.
Swat H. n.ſ. [ ſwade, Dutch.]
1. A line of graſs cut down by the mower.
With toſſing and raking, and ſetting on cox,
[from the noun. J. To blacken; to
Addison.
three ſuch anticks do
Shakespeare Henry V.
Tiſºr.
Graſſe, lately in ſwaſhes, is meat for an ox. Tºr.
The ſtrawy Greeks, ripe for his edge,
Fall down before him, like the mower's ſivath. Shakespeare.
As ſoon as your graſs is mown, if it lie thick in the ſwath,
neither air nor ſun can paſs freely through it. 44%r, iner.
2. A continued quantity.
An affection'd aſs, that cons ſtate without book, and utters
it by great ſwaths. - Shakespeare Twelfth Night.
3. [Speban, to bind, Saxon.] A band; a fillet.
An Indian comb, a ſtick whereof is cut into three ſharp and
round teeth four inches long: the other part is left for the
handle, adorned with fine ſtraws laid along the ſides, and
lapped round about it in ſeveral diſtinct ſwaths: Grew.
They ſwaddled me up in my night-gown with long pieces of
linen, which they folded about me, ’till they had wrapped nic
in above an hundred yards of ſwathe. Addison's Speciatºr;
To Swathe. v. a. [rpeban, Saxon.] To bind, as a child
with bands and rollers. -
Thrice hath this Hotſpur, Mars in ſwathing cloaths,
This infant warriour, and his enterprizes, -
Diſcomfited great Douglas. Shakespeare Henry IV.
He had two ſons; the eldeſt of them º old,
* AL 7 - ther, from their nurſery
!.ſ; cloaths the other, Shakespeare . Cynleine.
Their children are never ſcathed, or bound about with any
thing, when they are firſt born; but are put naked into the bed
with their parents to lie. Albºt's Deſcript. of the Hºrld.
Swathºd in her lap the bold nurſe bore him out,
with olive branches cover'd round about. Dryden.
Maſter's feet are ſwath'd nº long”
If in the night too oft, he kicks, -
Prizr.
Or ſhows his loco-motive tricks.
To Sway. v.a. [ſhwelen, German, to move. t", -- 1: -
1. To wave in the hand; to move 97 weild with facility: as, o
the ſcepter.
fway §. fire out of the iron play'd,
As ſparkles from the anvil riſe, a * G}.
When heavy hammers on the wedge are wºy'd. Fa. ºf n.
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S W E S W E iaſs; to direét to either ſide. º 2. To º forgive them, that ſo much have ſway'd Your majeſty's good thoughts away from me. Shakeſpeare. I took your hands; but was, indeed, ! - 1 Swaya from the point, by looking down on Caeſar. Slakeſ. The only way tº improve our own, By dealing faithfully with none; As bowls run true by being made On purpoſe falſe, and to be ſway’d. - 3. To govern; to rule; to overpower; to influence. The lady's mad; yet if 'twere ſo, She could not ſway her houſe, command her followers, with ſuch a ſmooth, diſcreet, and ſtable bearing. Shakespeare ?. The will of man is by his reaſon ſway’d; And reaſon ſays, you are the worthier maid. Shakeſpeare. On Europe thence, and where Rome was to ſway The world. Milton's Paradiſ. L9/?. Agentle nymph, not far from hence, That with moiſt curbſways the ſmooth Severn ſtream, Sabrina is her name. Milton. Take heed leſt paſſion ſway Thy judgment to do ought, which elſe free will Would not admit. Milton's Paradiſe I off. The judgment is ſwayed by paſſion, and ſtored with lubri- cous opinions, inſtead of clearly conceived truths. Glanv. This was the race To ſway the world, and land and ſea ſubdue. With theſe I went, Nor idle ſtood with unaffiſting hands, When ſavage beaſts, and mens more ſavage bands, Their virtuous toil ſubdu'd; yet thoſe I ſway'd With pow'rful ſpeech: I ſpoke, and they obey'd. Dryden. When examining theſe matters, let not temporal and little advantages ſway you againſt a more durable intereſt. Tillotſon. To Swa Y. v. n. 1. To hang heavy; to be drawn by weight. In theſe perſonal reſpects, the balance ſways on our part. Bac. 2. To have weight; to have influence. The example of ſundry churches, for approbation of one thing, doth ſway much; but yet ſtill as having the force of an Hudibrar. Dryden. example only, and not of a law. Hooker. 3. To bear rule; to govern. The mind Iſway by, and the heart I bear, Shall never ſagg with doubt, nor ſhake with fear. Shakeſp. Had'ſt thou ſway’d as kings ſhould do, They never then had ſprung like ſummer flies. Shakespeare Aged tyranny ſways not as it hath power, but as it is ſuf- fered. Shakeſp. King Lear. Here thou ſhalt monarch reign; There did'ſt not: there let him ſtill vićtorſway. Milton. Sway. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. The ſwing or ſweep of a weapon. To ſtrike with huge two-handed ſway. Milton. 2. Anything moving with bulk and power. Are not you mov'd, when all the ſway of earth Shakes like a thing unfirm Shakespeare julius Cæſar. Expert When to advance, or ſtand, or turn the ſway Of battle. 3. Power; rule; dominion. This ſort had ſome fear that the filling up the ſeats in the conſiſtory, with ſo great number of laymen, was but to pleaſe the minds of the people, to the end they might think their own ſway ſomewhat. Hooker. In the end, very few excepted, all became ſubječt to the Jºy of time: other odds there was none, ſaving that ſome fell ſooner, and ſome later, from the ſoundneſs of bºlief. Book. Only retain The name and all th’ addition to a king; The ſway, revenue, execution of th’ heſt, Beloved ſons, be yours. Shakespeare King Lear. Her father counts it dangerous That ſhe ſhould give her ſorrow ſo muchfway, And in his wiſdom haſtes our marriage, To ſtop the inundation of her tears. Too truly Tamerlane's ſucceſſors they ; Each thinks a world too little for his ſway. Dryd. Aurengz. - When vice prevails, and impious men bear ſway, The poſt of honour is a private ſtation. Addiſon's Cato. 4. hº direétion. * ºvil mind in authority doth not only follow the ſway of the deſires already within . frames . itſelf ..º.º. Milton. Shakeſheare. not before thought of. Sidney. tº "ſh along, the rattling woods give way, he branches bend before their ſweepy ſway. Dryden. To SWEAR. J. 77. [ſwaran, Gothick ; 1. To obteſt ſome ſupe If a man vow a bind his ſoul with a Thee, thce an And ſavage India Preter ſwore or ſware; part, paſſ ſworn. FPeruan, Saxon; ſweeren, Dutch..] flour power; to utter an oath. Wow, unto the Lord, or ſwear an oath to *", he ſhall not break his word. Num. hundred languages ſhall claim, */wear by Ånna's name. Tick el. 2. To declare or promiſe upon oath. We ſhall have old ſwearing That they did give the rings away to men; But we'll outface them, and outſwear them too. Shakesp I gave my love a ring, and made him ſwear Never to part with it; and here he ſtands, I dare be ſworn for him, he would not leave it, Nor pluck it from his finger. Shakeſ l I would have kept my word; ha'eſhear. But, when I ſwear, it is irrevocable. Shakespeare Henry VI Jacob ſaid, ſwear to me; and he ſware unto him. Cº. Bacchus taken at Rhodes by Demetrius Poliorcetes, which he ſo eſteemed, that, as Plutarch reports, he Jºware he had rather loſe all his father's images than that table. 3. To give evidence upon oath. At what eaſe Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt To ſwear againſt you? Shai. Henry VIII 4. To obteſt the great name profanely. - Becauſe of ſwearing the land mourneth. Obey thy parents, keep thy word juſtly; Swear not. Shakespeare King Iar. None ſo nearly diſpoſed to ſcoffing at religion as thoſ. i. have accuſtomed themſelves to ſwear on trifling occaſions, i. To Swe A.R. v. a. 1. To put to an oath. - Moſes took the bones of Joſeph; for he had ſtraitly ſwºrn the children of Iſrael. Ex. xiii. 19. Swom aſhore, man, like a duck; I can ſwim like a duck, I'll be ſworn. Shakeſpeare's Tempſi. Let me ſwear you all to ſecrecy; And, to conceal my ſhame, conceal my life. 2. To declare upon oath. 3. To obteſt by an oath. Now by Apollo, king, thou ſwearſ! thy gods in vain. —O vaſſal miſcreant! Shakeſpeare. Swe'a RER. m.ſ. (from ſwear.] A wretch who obteſts thºget name wantonly and profanely. And muſt they all be hang'd that ſwear and lie? —Every one. —Who muſt hang them —Why, the honeſt men. —Then the liars and ſwearers are fools; for there are liars and fwearers enow to beat the boneſt men and hang them up. Shakespeare Take not his name, who made thy mouth, in vain: It gets thee nothing, and hath no excuſe: Luſt and wine plead a pleaſure, avarice again; But the cheap ſwearer through his open ſluice Lets his ſoul run for nought. Herbert. Of all men a philoſopher ſhould be no ſwearer; for an oath, which is the end of controverſies in law, cannot determine any here, where reaſon only muſt induce. Brºwn, It is the opinion of our moſt refined ſweareri, that the ſame oath or curſe cannot, conſiſtently with true politeneſs, be re- peated above nine times in the ſame company by the ſame ſº- ſon. Swift's Pºlite Cºnvejatº. SWEAT. n.ſ. [rpeae, Saxon; ſweet, Dutch..] 1. The matter evacuated at the pores by heat or labour. . Sweat is ſalt in taſte; for that part of the nouriſhment which is freſh and ſweet, turneth into blood and fielhi and the ſweat is that part which is excerned. Batºn, Some inſenſible effluvium, exhaling out of the ſtone, tº to be checked and condenſed by the air on the ſuperficies of it, ºfftare, Peaham. jer. xxiii. 10. Dryden, as it happens to ſweat on the ſkins of animals. Bojk. Soft on the flow'ry herb I found me laid l In balmy ſweat. Miltºn, When Lucilius brandiſhes his pen, And flaſhes in the face of guilty men, A cold ſweat ſtands in drops on ev'ry part, Dryden, And rage ſucceeds to tears, revenge to ſmart. the Sweat is produced by changing the balance tº: fluids and ſolids, in which health conſiſts, ſo as ". . r motion of the fluids overcome the reſiſtance of the ſolids. Airb. 2. Labour; toil; drudgery. - This painful labour § abridging was not eaſy, ;t º: ter of ſweat and watching. 2 /Vlaſ, 11. The field / lic - To labour calls us, now with ſweat impos'd, Miltºn What from Johnſon's oil and ſweat did flow, Or what more eaſy nature did beſtow On Shakeſpeare's gentler muſe, in thee full gº" Denham. Their graces both appear. 3. Evaporation of moiſture. be Beans give in the mow ; and therefore thoſe º * º A kept are not to be thraſhed 'till March, that. they jºy thorough ſweat in the mow. Mºrtime J jail. To SweMT. v. n. preterite ſwet, ſweated; particip: Pº" [from the noun.] 1. To be moiſt on the body with heat or labour. Shall I ſay to you, heirs? Let them be free, Inarry them to you'.hº... "it' Why ſweat they uſic; tırdens?" Shes. Aſerch. ºff. eſs
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Miſtreſs Page at the door, ſweating and blowing, and look-
ing wildly, would needs ſpeak with you. Shakeſpeare.
When he was brought again to the bar, to hear
His knell rung out, his judgment, he was ſtirr'd
With ſuch an agony, he ſweat extremely. Shakespeare H. VIII.
About this time, in autumn, there reigned in the city and
other parts of the kingdom a diſeaſe then new ; which, of the
accidents and manner thereof they called the ſweating ſick-
neſs. Bacon's Henry VII.
A young tall ſquire
Did from the camp at firſt before him go;
At firſt he did, but ſcarce could follow ſtrait,
Sweating beneath a ſhield's unruly weight,
2. To toil; to labour; to drudge. -
How the drudging goblin wet
To earn his cream-bowl duly ſet;
When in one night, ere glimpſe of morn,
His ſhadowy flail hath threſh'd the corn,
Our author, not content to ſee
That others write as careleſsly as he;
Though he pretends not to make things complete,
Yet, to pleaſe you, he'd have the poets ſweat. JWaller.
3. To emit moiſture. -
Wainſcots will ſweat ſo that they will run with water.
Cowley.
Milton.
Bacon.
In cold evenings there will be a moiſture or ſweating upon
the ſtool. Mortimer.
To SweAT. v. a. To emit as ſweat.
Greaſe that's ſweaten
From the murtherer's gibbet, throw
Into the flame. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
For him the rich Arabia ſweats her gum. Dryden.
Swe A^TE R. n ſ. [from ſweat J One who ſweats.
Swif A^T Y. adj. [from ſweat.]
1. Covered with ſweat; moiſt with ſweat.
The rabblement houted and clap'd their chop'd hands, and
threw up their ſweaty night-caps. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar.
A ſweaty reaper from his tillage brought
Firſt-fruits, the green ear, and the yellow ſheaf. Milton.
2. Conſiſting of ſweat.
And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel,
Such cleanlineſs from head to heel;
No humours groſs, or frowſy ſteams,
No noiſome whiffs, or ſweaty ſtreams. - Swift.
3. Laborious; toilfome.
Thoſe who labour
The fivaty forge, who edge the crooked ſcythe,
Bend ſtubborn ſteel, and harden gleening armour,
Acknowledge Vulcan's aid. Prior.
To Sweep. v. a. [rpapan, Saxon.]
1. To drive away with a beſom.
2. To clean with a beſom. -
What woman, having ten pieces of ſilver, if ſhe loſe one,
doth not ſweep the houſe, and ſeek diligently ’till ſhe find it
Lu. xv. 8.
3. To carry with pomp.
Let frantick Talbot triumph for a while,
And, like a peacock, ſweep along his tail. Shakespeare H. VI.
4. To drive or carry off with celerity and violence.
Though I could,
With barefac’d power, ſweep him from my fight,
And bid my will avouch it; yet I muſt not. Shakeſpeare.
The river of Kiſhon ſwept them away. udes v.
The bluſtering winds, ſtriving for vićtory, ſwept the ſnow
from off the tops of thoſe high mountains, and caſt it down
unto the plains in ſuch abundance, that the Turks lay as men
buried alive. Kn:les’s Hiſtory of the Turks.
Flying bullets now
To execute his rage appear too ſlow;
They miſs or ſweep but common ſouls away;
For ſuch a loſs Opdam his life muſt pay. JValler.
My looking is the fire of peſtilence,
Thatſweep at once the people and the prince. Dryden.
I have already ſwept the ſtakes, and with the common good
fortune of proſperous gameſters can be content to fit. Drydºn.
Is this the man who drives me before him
To the world’s ridge, and ſweeps me off like rubbiſh? Dryd.
Fool time no change of motion knows;
With equal ſpeed the torrent flows
To ſweep fame, pow'r, and wealth away:
The paſt is all by death poſſeſt,
And frugal fate that guards the reſt,
By giving, bids them live, to day. Fenton.
A duke holding in a great many hands, drew a huge heap
of gold; but never obſerved a ſharper, who under his arm
/wept a great deal of it into his hat. Swift.
5. To paſs over with celerity and force.
6. To rub over.
Their long deſcending train
With rubies cdg’d, and ſapphires ſwept the plain. Dryden.
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7. To ſtrike with long ſtroke.
Deſcend ye nine; deſcend and fing;
The breathing inſtruments inſpire,
Xº, voice each ſilent ſtring,
nd ſweep the ſounding lyre. -
To Sweep. º 71. ng lyre Pope.
1. To Paſs with violence, tumult, or ſwiftneſs.
Haſte me to know it, that I with wings as ſwift
As meditation or the thoughts of love
May ſweep to my revenge.
A pºor man that oppreſſeth the poor,
which leaveth no food.
Before tempeſtuous winds ariſe,
Stars ſhooting through the darkneſs gild the night
With ſweeping glories and long trails of light. Dryden,
2. To paſs with pomp 5 to paſs with an equal motion.
She ſweep; it through the court with troops of ladies,
More like an empreſs than duke Humphrey's wife. Shakespeare
In gentle dreams I often will be by,
And ſweep along before your cloſing eye.
- Shakeſpeare.
is like a ſweeping rain
Prov. xxviii. iii.
- Dryden,
3. To move with a long reach.
Nor always errs; for oft the gauntlet draws
A ſweping ſtroke along the crackling jaws. Dryden.
Swee P. m.ſ. [from the verb.]
1. The act of ſweeping.
2. The compaſs of any violent or continued motion.
A door drags when by its ill hanging on its hinges, or by
the ill boarding of the room the bottom edge of the door rides
in its ſweep upon the floor. Mxºn's Mechan. Exerciſe.
Lion-hearted Richard like a torrent ſwell'd
With wintry tempeſts, that diſdains all mounds,
Breaking away impetuous, and involves
Within its ſweep, trees, houſes, men.
3: Violent deſtruction.
In countries ſubject to great epidemical ſweeps, men may
live very long, but where the proportion of the chronical diſ.
temper is great, it is not likely to be ſo. Graunt.
4. Direction of any motion not rectilinear.
Having made one inciſion a little circularly, begin a ſecond,
bringing it with an oppoſite ſweep to meet the other. Sharp.
Sweepings... n.ſ.. [from ſweep.] That which is ſwept away.
Should this one broomſtick enter the ſcene, covered with
duſt, though the ſweepings of the fineſt lady's chamber, we
ſhould deſpiſe its vanity. Swift.
Swee'PNET. n.ſ.. [ſweep and net.] A net that takes in a great
compaſs.
She was a ſweepnet for the Spaniſh ſhips, which happily fell
into her net. Camden.
Sweepstake. n.ſ.. [ſweep and ſtake.] A man that wins
all.
Philips.
Is’t writ in your revenge,
That ſweepſtake you will draw both friend and foe,
Winner and loſer. Shakeſpeare.
Swee'PY. adj. [from ſweep.] Paſſing with great ſpeed and vio-
lence over a great compaſs at once.
They ruſh along, the rattling woods give way,
The branches bend before their ſweepy ſway.
Sweet. adj. [rpeze, Sax. ſoet, Dutch.]
1. Pleaſing to any ſenſe. -
Sweet expreſſes the pleaſant perceptions of almoſt every ſenſe:
ſugar is ſweet, but it hath not the ſame ſweetneſs as muſick;
nor hath muſick the ſweetneſs of a roſe, and a ſweet proſpect
differs from them all: nor yet have any of theſe the ſame
ſweetneſs as diſcourſe, counſel, or meditation hath ; yet the
royal Pſalmiſt faith of a man, we took ſweet counſel together;
and of God, my meditation of him ſhall be ſweet. //atts.
2. Luſcious to the taſte.
Dryden.
This honey taſted ſtill is ever ſweet. Davies.
3. Fragrant to the ſmell.
Balm his foul head with warm diſtilled waters,
And burn ſweet wood to make the lodging ſwet. Shakeſp.
Where a rainbow hangeth over or toucheth, there breath-
eth a ſweet ſmell; for that this happeneth but in certain mat-
ters which have ſome ſweetneſs which the dew of the rainbow
draweth forth. - Bacºn.
Shred very ſmall with thime ſweet-margory and a little win-
ter ſavoury. J/alton’s Angler.
The balmy zephyrs, ſilent ſince her death,
Lament the ceaſing of a ſweeter breath. Pope.
The ſtreets with treble voices ring, .
To ſell the bounteous product of the ſpring;
Sweet-ſmelling flow'rs, and elders early bud. Gay.
4. Melodious to the ear.
The dulcimer, all organs of ſweet ſtop. Milton.
Her ſpeech is grac'd with ſwelter ſound
Than in another's ſong is found. JWallar.
No more the ſtreams their murmurs ſhall forbear
A ſweeter muſick than their own tº hear;
Bút tell the reeds, and tell the vocal ſhore,
Fair Daphne's dead, and muſick is no more. Pote.
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5. Pleaſing
S W E S W E 5. Pleaſing to the eye. 6. Not ſalt. Heav'n bleſs thee! Thou haſ the ſweet'ſ face I ever look'd on, Shakespeare. ite of an egg, or blood mingled with ſalt water, ga- h Tº. and maketh the water ſweeter; this may be : ºfton. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. y a The ſails drop with rain, Sweet waters mingle with the briny main. Dryden. 7. Not ſour. Time changeth fruits from more four to more ſweet; but contrariwiſe liquors, even thoſe that are of the juice of fruit, from more ſweet to more ſour. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Trees whoſe fruit is acid laſt longer than thoſe wº - a tºº. *ſº. metals are diſſolved in acid menſtruums, and the acids in conjunction with the metal act after a different man- ner, ſo that the compound has a different taſte, much milder than before, and ſometimes a ſweat one; is it not becauſe the acids adhere to the metallick particles, and thereby loſs much of their ačtivity. - Newton's Opticks. 8. Mild; ſoft; gentle. Let me report to him ſhall find Your ſweet dependency, and you ſha mn, A gº that will pray in aid for kindneſs. Shakeſp. The Peleiades ſhedding ſweet influence. Milton. Mercy has, could mercy's ſelf be ſeen, No ſweeter look than this propitious queen. J/aller. 9. Grateful; pleaſing: Sweet interchange of hill and valley. Milton. Euryalus, Than whom the Trojan hoſt - No fairer face or ſweeter air could boaſt. Dryden's £neid. 10. Not ſtale; not ſtinking: as, that meat is ſweet. Sweet. n.ſ. - 1. Sweetneſs; ſomething pleaſing. Pluck out The multitudinous tongue, let them not lick The ſweet which is their poiſon. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. What ſofter ſounds are theſe ſalute the ear, From the large circle of the hemiſphere, : As if the center of all ſweets met here ! Hail! wedded love, Perpetual fountain of domeſtick ſweets Milton. Taught to live The eaſieſt way; nor with perplexing thoughts To interrupt the ſºvcet of life. .../ilton's Paradiſe Loft. Now ſince the Latian and the Trojan brood Have taſted vengeance, and the ſweets of blood, Ben. Johnſºn. Speak. Dryden's 4; neid. Can Ceyx then ſuſtain to leave his wife, And unconcern d forſake the ſweets of life 2 Dryden. We have ſo great an abhorrence of pain, that a little of it extinguiſhes all our pleaſures; a little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no reliſh cf the ſweat. Locke. Love had ordain'd that it was Abra's turn To mix the ſweets, and miniſter the urn. Prior. 2. A word of endearment. Sweet ! leave me here a while My ſpirits grow dull, and fain I would beguile The tedious day with ſleep. Wherefore frowns my ſwe: * Have I too long been abſent from theſe lips? Ben. Johnſºn. Shakeſpeare. 3. A perfume. - As in perfumes, 'Tis hard to ſay what ſcent is uppermoſt ; Nor this part muſick or civet can we call, Or amber, but a rich reſult of all: So ſhe was all a ſweet. Dryden. - Flowers Innumerable, by the ſoft ſouth-weſt Open'd, and gather'd by religious hands, Rebound their ſweets from th’odoriferous pavement. Prior. Swee TBREAD. n.ſ. The pancreas of the calf. Never tie yourſelf always to eat meats of eaſy digeſture, as veal, pullets, or fiveetbreads. Harvey on Conſumptiºn. Sive tº eed and collops were with ſkewers prick'd About the ſides; imbibing what they deck'd. Dryden. When you roaſt a beaſt of veal, remember your ſweet- heart the butler loves a ſweetbread. Swift. Sweſt BRIAR. m. ſ. [ſãºt and briar.] A fragrant ſhrub. For March come violets and peach-tree in bloſſom, the cor- nelian-tree in bloſſom, and ſive thriar. Bacon. Św EE"t BRoom.. n. ſ. Aſ hers. Ainſworth. SWEET cichly, n.ſ. [...Myrrhus j A plant. The characters are; it is a umbelliferous plant, with a roſe-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of ſeveral unequal petals or flower-leaves that are placed circularly, and reſt upon the em- Palement, which turns to a fruit, compoſed of two ſeeds re- fembling a bird's bill channelle - Plain on the other. 2 °hannelled and gibbous on one º To Swſ. E.'ſ EN. v. a. [from ſweet.] 1. To make ſweet. The world the garden is, ſhe is the flow'r That ſtºctens all the place; ſhe is the gueſt Of rareſt price. Siiº, Here is the ſincil of the blood ſtill: all the perfumes of A. bia will not ſweeten this little hand. Shakeſpeare. Give me an ounce of civet to ſweeten my imagination. Shakespeare eare's King Lear. With faireſt flow’rs Fidele, ºft ng Lear I'll ſweeten thy ſad grave. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. Be humbly minded, know your poſt ; - Sweeteen your tea, and watch your toaſt. Shift, 2, To make mild or kind. All kindneſſes deſcend upon ſuch a temper, as rivers of freſh waters falling into the main ſea; the ſea ſwallows them all, but is not changed or ſweetened by them. South's Sermon. . To make leſs painful. She the ſweetneſs of my heart, even ſweetens the death which her ſweetneſs brought upon me. Sidney. Thou ſhalt ſecure her helpleſs ſex from harms, And ſhe thy cºres will ſweeten with her charms. Drydºn. Intereſt of ſtate and change of circumſtances may have fweetened theſe reflections to the politer ſort, but impreſſions are not ſo eaſily worn out of the minds of the vulgar. Addiſon, Thy mercy ſweet'ned ev'ry ſoil, Made ev'ry region pleaſe; The hoary Alpin hills it warm’d, And ſmooth'd the Tyrrhene ſeas. 4. To palliate; to reconcile. Theſe leſions may be gilt and ſweetened as we order pills and potions, ſo as to take off the diſguſt of the remedy. L'Eſtr. 5. To make grateſul or pleaſing. - I would have my love Angry ſometimes, to ſweeten off the reſt Of her behaviour. Ben. Johnſºn's Catlit, 6. To ſoften; to make delicate. Corregio has made his memory immortal, by the ſtrength he has given to his figures, and by ſweetening his lights and ſhadows, and melting them into each other ſo happily, that they are even imperceptible. Dryden', Dºſ ſhy. To Sw EET EN. v. n. To grow ſweet. Where a waſp hath bitten in a grape, or any fruit, it will /weeten haſtily. Bacºn's Natural Hiſtory. Swest ENER. m. ſ [from ſweeten.] 1. One that palliates; one that repreſents thing, tenderly. But you who, till your fortune's made, Muſt be a ſwet'ner by your trade, - Muſt ſwear he never meant us ill. Swiſ. Thoſe ſoftners, ſweetners, and compounders, ſhake their heads ſo ſtrongly, that we can hear their pocketsjingle, Swift. 2. That which contemporates acrimony. Powder of crabs eyes and claws, and burnt eggſhells are preſcribed as ſweetners of any ſharp humours. Tºmº, Swee THEARf. n.ſ. [ſweet and heart.j A lover or miliº Miſtreſs retire yourſelf Into ſome covert; take your ſweetheart; And pluck o'er your brows. Shałºffºrt. Swetheart, you are now in an excellent good temperality, and your colour, I warrant you, is as red as any roſe, Shał. One thing, Sweet/eart, I will aſk, '.….] Take me for a new-faſhion'd maſk. Cleaveland. A wench was wringing her hands and crying; ſº * ly parted with her ſweetheart. - L #. Pry'thee, ſweetſ art, how go matters in the hº thou haſt been L'E/irangº. She interprets all your dreams for theſe, Foretells th eſtate, when the rich uncle dies, , , l And ſees a ſweetheart in the ſacrifice. Dº" juvenal. Sweet, NG. m. ſ. [from ſweet.] I. A ſweet luſcious apple. - A child will ºwntº becauſe it is preſently º pleaſant, and refuſe a runnet, becauſe it is then gº ar and four. Aftham's Sihºolmaſter. 2. A word of endearment. - Trip no further, pretty ſweeting ; Shakeſpeart. Journeys end in lovers meeting. Sweitish adj. [from ſweet.] Somewhat "... habound- They eſteemed that blood pituitous naturally, whic Foyer. ed with an exceeding quantity of ſweeth chyle. ith ſweet- Sweetly. adv. [from ſweet.] In a ſweet mann"; " neſs. - The beſt wine for my beloved goeth downſ” He bore his great éommiſſionin his lººk; ke. Drydº. But ſweetly temper'd awe, and ſoften’d all he ſpoke. No poet ever ſweetly ſung, Unleſ, he were like Phoebus young 3 ë. º i. º § Inleſs like V cinus in her DTI ſile- ... - O Sweet Me AT. n.ſ. [ ſweet and mºat.] Delicacies ma" fruits preſerved with ſugar. 8 Mopſ. Addiſon's Spediatºr. Cant,
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Mopſa, as glad as of ſweetmeats to go of ſuch an errand,
*ś Sidney.
hy all the charges of the nuptial feaſt,
Wine and deſerts, and ſweetmeats to digeſt. Dryden.
There was plenty, but the diſhes were ill ſorted; whole
pyramids of ſweetmeats for boys and women, but little ſolid
meat for men. - Dryden.
Make your tranſparent ſweetmeats truly nice,
With Indian ſugar and Arabian ſpice. King's Cookery.
If a child cries for any unwholſome fruit, you purchaſe his
quiet by giving him a leſs hurtful ſweetmeat; this may preſerve
his health, but ſpoils his mind. Locke.
At a lord mayor's feaſt, the ſweetmeats do not make their
appearance till people are cloyed with beef and mutton.
Addiſon,
They are allowed to kiſs the child at meeting and parting;
but a profeſſor, who always ſtands by, will not ſuffer them to
bring any preſents of toys or ſweetmeats. Gulliver's Travels.
Sweet Ness. n.ſ.. [from ſweet.] The quality of being ſweet
in any of its ſenſes; fragrance; melody; luſciouſneſs; delici-
ouſneſs; agreeableneſs; delightfulneſs; gentleneſs of man-
ners; mildneſs of aſpect.
She the ſweetneſs of my heart, even ſweetning the death
which her ſweetneſs brought upon me. Sidney.
The right form, the true figure, the natural colour that is
fit and due to the dignity of a man, to the beauty of a wo-
man, to the ſweetneſs of a young babe. Aſcham.
O our lives ſweetneſ: 1
That we the pain of death would hourly bear,
Rather than die at once. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Where a rainbow toucheth, there breatheth forth a ſweet
ſmell: for this happeneth but in certain matters, which have
in themſelves ſome ſweetneſs, which the gentle dew of the rain-
bow draweth forth. Bacon.
Serene and clear harmonious Horace flows,
With ſweetneſ, not to be expreſt in proſe. Roſcommon.
Suppoſe two authors equally ſweet, there is a great diſtin-
&tion to be made in ſweetneſs; as in that of ſugar and that of
honey. Dryden.
This old man's talk, though honey flow'd
In every word, would now loſe all its ſweetneſs. Addiſon.
Leave ſuch to tune their own dull rhymes, and know
What's roundly ſmooth, or languiſhingly ſlow;
And praiſe the eaſy vigor of a line,
where Denham's ſtrength and Waller's{. Pope.
A man of good education, excellent underſtanding, and
exact taſte; theſe qualities are adorned with great modeſty
and a moſt amiable ſweetneſs of temper. Swift.
Swee’rwill 1 AM. N. m. ſ. Plants. They are a ſpecies of gilli-
SWEE'T WILLOW } flowers. [See Clove Gilliflow ERs.]
Swee’t willow. n.ſ. Gale or Dutch myrtle.
The leaves are placed alternately on the branches: it hath
male flowers which are produced at the wings of the leaves;
are naked, and grow in a longiſh ſpike: the fruit, which is
produced in ſeparate trees, is of a conical figure, and ſqua-
moſe, containing one ſeed in each ſcale. Miller.
To Swell. v. n. Participle paſſ ſwollen. [rpellan, Sax. ſwellen,
Dutch.
1. To ºl. bigger; to grow turgid; to extend the parts.
Propitious Tyber ſmooth'd his wat'ry way,
He roll'd his river back, and pois'd he ſtood,
A gentleſwelling and a peaceful flood. Dryden's Aeneid.
2. To tumify by obſtruction.
But ſtrangely viſited people,
All ſwol'n and ulc’rous; pitiful to the eye,
The meer deſpair of ſurgery he cures. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Forty years didſt thou ſuſtain them in the wilderneſs, ſo
that their cloaths waxed not old, and their feet ſwelled not.
Nehem. ix. 21.
Swol’n is his breaſt; his inward pains encreaſe,
All means are us'd, and all without ſucceſs.
3. To be exaſperated.
My pity hath been balm to heal their wounds,
My mildneſs hath allay'd their ſwelling griefs. Shakeſpeare.
4. To look big.
Here he comes, ſwelling like a turkey-cock. Shakeſpeare.
Peleus and Telephus exil'd and poor,
Forget their ſwelling and gigantick words.
5. To protuberate. -
This iniquity ſhall be as a breach ready to fall, ſwelling out
in a high wall. Iſa. xxx. 13.
6. To riſe into arrogance; to be elated.
In all things elſe above our humble fate,
Your equal mind yet ſwell; not into ſtate.
7. To be inflated with anger.
I will help every one from him that ſwelleth againſt him, and
will ſet him at reſt. Pſalms xii. 6.
We have made peace of enmity
Dryden.
Roſcommon.
Dryden.
Between theſe ſwelling wrong incenſed peers. Shakeſpeare.
The hearts of princes kiſs obedience,
So much they love it; but to ſtubborn ſpirits
They ſwell and grow as terrible as ſtorms. Shakeſpeare.
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8. To grow upon the view.
9 for a muſe of fire, that would aſcend
The brighteſt heaven of inventionſ ce
A kingdom for a ſtage, princes to act, -
And monarchs to behold thefwelling ſcene. Shakeſpeare.
implies commonly a notion of ſomething wrong,
Your youth admires c
The throws and ſwellings of a Roman ſoul,
Cato's bold flights, th’ extravagance of virtue.
9. It
Addi o/7.
To SW * valourſwells into a fault. Addiſon's †.
1. To cauſe to riſe or encreaſe; to make tumid.
Wind, blow the earth into the ſea,
Orſwell the curled waters 'bove the main. Shakeſpeare.
You who ſupply the ground with ſeeds of grain
And you who ſwell thoſe ſeeds with kindly .* Bryan.
2. To aggravate; to heighten.
It is low ebb with his accuſer, when ſuch peccadillos are put
to ſwell the charge. Atterbury.
3. To raiſe to arrogance.
All theſe miſeries proceed from the ſame natural cauſes,
which have uſually attended kingdoms/woln with long plenty,
pride, and exceſs. Clarendon,
Swell. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Extenſion of bulk.
The ſwan's down-feather
That ſtands upon the ſwell at full of tide,
And neither way inclines. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleºpatra.
The king of men, /woln with pride,
Refus'd his preſents, and his prayers deny'd.
Swe'lling. n.ſ. [from ſwell.]
1. Morbid tumour.
2. Protuberance; prominence.
The ſuperficies of ſuch plates are not even, but have many
cavities and ſwellings, which how ſhallow ſoever do a little vary
the thickneſs of the plate. Newton's Opticks.
3. Effort for a vent.
My heart was torn in pieces to ſee the huſband ſuppreſſing
and keeping down the ſwellings of his grief. Tatler.
To Swelt, v. n. To puff in ſweat, if that be the meaning.
Chearful blood in faintneſs chill did melt,
Which like a fever fit through all his body ſwelt. Fa...?ueen.
To SWE/LTER. v. n. [This is ſuppoſed to be corrupted from
ſuſtry.]
1. To be pained with heat.
If the ſun's exceſſive heat
Makes our bodies/welter,
To an oſier hedge we get
For a friendly ſhelter;
There we may
Think and pray,
Before death -
Stops our breath. Walton's Angler.
To Swe’lte R. v. a. To parch, or dry up with heat.
Some would always have long nights and ſhort days; others
again long days and ſhort nights; one climate would be ſcorch-
ed and ſweltered with everlaſting dog-days, while an eternal
December blaſted another. Bentley's Sermons.
Swelt Ry. adj. [from ſwelter.] Suffocating with heat.
Swept. The participle and preterite of ſweep.
To Swerd. v. n. To breed a green turf. [See to Swa R D.]
The clays that are long in ſwerding, and little ſubjećt to
weeds, are the beſt land for clover. AMortimer.
To Swerve. v. n. [ſwerven, Saxon and Dutch..]
I. To wander; to rove. -
A maid thitherward did run, -
To catch her ſparrow which from her did ſwerve. Sidney.
The ſwerving vines on the tall elms prevail,
Unhurt by ſouthern ſhow’rs or northern hail,
2. To deviate; to depart from rule, cuſtom or duty.
That which angels do clearly behold, and without any
ſwerving obſerve, is a law celeſtial and heavenly.. . Hooker.
Howſoever theſe ſwervings are now and then incident into
the courſe of nature, nevertheleſs ſo conſtantly the laws of
nature are by natural agents obſerved, that no man denieth;
but thoſe things which nature worketh are wrought either al-
ways, or for the moſt part after one and the ſame º:
20Arer.
The ungodly have laid a ſnare for me 3 but yet I ſwerve
not from thy commandments. Common Prayer.
Were {. the moſt imperial monarch,
Thereof moſt worthy, were I the faireſt youth
That ever made the eyeſwerve,
I would not prize them without her love. Shakeſpeare.
There is a protećtion very juſt which princes owe to their
ſervants, when, in obedience to their juſt commands, upon
extraordinary occaſions, in the execution of their truſts, they
werve from the ſtrict letter of the law. Clar endon.
Till then his majeſty had not in the leaſt ſwerved from that
aćt of parliament. Qarinº.
A.ion in the courſe of nature, deſcºt, and ſºrº:
in the creature without the fin of man would immediately
follow. Hatewill on Providence.
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S W I S W I - ret poſſible to ſwer”: Milton. Firm we ſubſiſt, . contagion of ill example, ſwerve ho, through - - . ſº the rules of their holy faith, yet would up- . ſuch in extraordinary warning be brought to comply with Alterbury's Sermons. them. bend - - to - 3. To ''... mightieſt quell'd, the battlefiverv'd With many an inroad gor'd. - Milton. 4. [I know not whence derived.] To climb on a narrow body. ºn wildings have I gather'd for my dear, Upon the topmoſt branch, the tree was high, Yet nimbly up from bough to bough I ſwerv'd. Dryden. She fled, returning by the way ſhe went, And ſwerv'd along her bow with ſwift aſcent. Dryden. SWIFT. adj. [rpºrt, Saxon.] . - 1. Moving far in a ſhort time; quick; fleet; ſpeedy; nimble; rapid. Thou art ſo far before, ſl That ſwiftºff wing of recompence is ſlow To ſº Shakeſpeare. yet are theſe feet, whoſe ſtrengthleſs ſtay is numb, Unable to ſupport this lump of clay, Swift-winged with deſire to get a grave. Skakeſpeare. Men of war, whoſe faces were like the faces of lions, and as ſwift as the roes upon the mountains. 1 Chron. xii. 8. wäimitate and practiſe to make ſwifter motions than any out of other muſkets. at 0/1. To him with ſwift aſcent be up return'd. Milton. Things that move ſo ſwift as not to affed the ſenſes di- ſin&ly, with ſeveral diſtinguiſhable diſtances of their motion, and ſo cauſe not any train of ideas in the mind, are nº Pº ceived to move. Locke. It preſerves the ends of the bones from incaleſcency, which they, being ſolid bodies, would contract from any fwift mo- tion. Ray. Thy flumbling founder'd jade can trot as high As any other Pegaſus can fly ; So the dull cel moves nimbler in the mud, Than all the ſwift fin’d racers of the flood. Dorſt. Clouded in a deep abyſs of light, while preſent, too ſevere for human fight, { Nor ſtaying longer than one ſwift-wing'd night. Prior. Mantiger made a circle round the chamber, and the ſwift- footed martin purſued him. Arbuthnot. There too my ſon, —ah once my beſt delight: Once ſwift of foot, and terrible in fight. Pºpe's Odyſſey. Swift they deſcend, with wing to wing conjoin'), Stretch their broad plumes, and float upon the wind. Pºpe. 2. Ready. Let every man be ſwift to hear, ſlow to ſpeak. Ja.. i. 19. He made intricate ſeem ſtraight, To miſchief ſwift. Milton. Swift. n.ſ.. [from the quickneſs of their flight] 1. A bird like a ſwallow; a maſtinct. Swifts and ſwallows have remarkably ſhort leg, and their toes graſp any thing very ſtrongly. Derham. 2. The current of a ſtream. He can live in the ſtrongeſt ſwifts of the water. I/alton. Swiftly. adv. [from ſwift.] Flectly; rapidly; nimbly; with celerity; with velocity. Theſe move ſwiftly, and at great diſtance; but then they require a medium well diſpoſed, and their tranſmiſſion is ea- ſily ſtopped. Bacon’s Natural Hiſtory. Pleas'd with the paſſage, we ſlide ſwiftly on, And ſee the dangers which we cannot ſhun. Dryden. In decent order they advance to light ; Yet then too ſwiftly fleet by human ſight, And meditate too ſoon their everlaſting flight. Prior. Swi'FTNess. n.ſ. [from ſwift.] Speed; nimbleneſs; rapidity; quickneſs; velocity; celerity. - et our proportions for theſe wars Be ſoon collected, and all thing thought upon, That may with reaſonable ſwiftneſs add More feathers to our wings. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. We may outrun By violent ſwiftneſs that which we run at; And loſe by over running. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII: Speed to deſcribe whoſe ſwiftn'ſ number fails. Miltºn. Exulting, till he finds their nobler ſenſe Their diſproportion'd ſpeed does recompenſe; Then curſes his conſpiring feet, whoſe ſcent Betrays that ſafety which their ſwiftneſs lent. Denham. Such is the mighty ſwiftneſs of your mind, To º º º º behind. Dryden. r-R v G. D. m. LiſtUlga, 111and 1ck. o drink by large To SWILL v.a. tºº, sº k by large draughts. 1. To drink luxuriouſly and groſsly. tº: wretched, bloody, and uſurping boar S º poil'd your ſummer fields and fruitful vines, jº s your warm blood like waſh, and makes his trough n your embowel'd boſoms, Shakeſpeare's Richard III. The moſt common of theſe cauſes are an hereditary di ſition, ſwilling down great quantities of cold ::::::::: Arbuth ~. suchi, depºt, thinry,” The third night's profits of his play; His morning draughts till noon can ſwill, Among his brethren of the quill. Swift 2. To waſh; to drench. * As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded baſe, Swill'd with the wild and waſteful ocean. Shakesp With that a German oſt has ſwºll'd his throat, akºſheart. Deluded, that imperial Rhine beſtow'd The generous rummer. Philipt. 3. To inebriate. hilips, I ſhould be loth To meet the rudeneſs and ſwill'd inſolence Of ſuch late waſſailers. Milton He drinks a ſwilling draught; and lin'd within, - - Will ſupple in the bath his outward ſkin. Dryden Swill. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Drink, luxuriouſly poured dºwn. Give ſwine ſuch ſwill as you have. Mring. Thus as they ſwim, in mutual ſwill the talk - Reels faſt from theme to theme. Thomſºn. Swiller. m. ſ. [from ſwill.] A luxurious drinker. To SWIM. v. n. Preterite ſwam, ſwom, or ſwum. [rplmman Saxon; ſwemmen, Dutch.] 3. 1. To float on the water; not to ſink. I will ſcarce think you have ſwam in a gondola. Shakeſ art. We have ſhips and boats for going under water, and brook- ing of ſeas; alſo ſwimming-girdles and ſupporters. Bacºn. 2. To move progreſſively in the water by the motion of the limbs. Leap in with me into this angry flood, And ſwim to yonder point. Shakeſpeare's julius Caſar, I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that ſwim on bladders, Theſe many ſummers in a ſea of glory; But far beyond my depth. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII. The ſoldiers counſel was to kill the priſoners, left any of them ſhould ſwim out and eſcape. Að; xxvii. 42. The reſt driven into the lake, where ſeeking to ſave their lives by ſwimming, they were ſlain in coming to land by the spaniſh horſemen, or elſe in their ſwimming ſhot by the hi- quebuſiers. Knoller. Animals ſwim in the ſame manner as they go, and need no other way of motion for natation in the water, then for progreſſion upon the land. Brown's Vulgar Errouri. The frighted wolf now ſwims among the ſheep, The yellow lion wanders in the deep; The ſtag ſwims faſter than he ran befor; Dryden, Blue ºf riton gave the ſignal from the ſhore, The ready Nereids heard and ſwam before, To ſmooth the ſeas. Dryden, 3. To be conveyed by the ſtream: with tenders of our protection of them from * fury of thoſe who would ſoon drown them, if they refuſed to ſwim down the popular ſtream with them. King Charleſ. I ſwºm with the tide, and the water under me was º: r; :/l, 4. To glide along with a ſmooth of dizzy motion. She with pretty and withſwimming gate - Follying, her womb then rich with my young ſquire. Would imitate. - Shakeſpeari. A hovering miſt came ſwimming o'er his ſight, And ſeal’d his eyes in everlaſting night. My ſlack hand dropt, and all the idle pomp, Priº, altars, victims ſwam before myºg'. ! Thé fainting ſoul ſtood ready wing" for flight, P And o'er his eye-balls ſwum the ſhades of night. ºft, . To be dizzy; to be vertiginous. 5 I am taken with a ºimming in my head, sº a miſt before my eyes, that I can neither hear nor ſcº, "7" 6. To be floated. * when the heavens are filled with cloud, when the º ſwims in rain, and all nature wears.” lowring cº º withdraw myſelf from theſe uncomfortable ſcenº º . fionary worlds of art. Addison's # mſºn, Šaj. ditches ſwell, the meadºws/* th i. 7. To have abundance of any quality; * flow in any thº' They now ſwim in joy, ich Fre long to ſwim at large, and |aligh; for whic Miltºn. The world a word of tears muſt wºP. To Swim. v. a. To paſs by ſwimming: - s.she thought to ſwim the flo") malny Dryden. By ſtretch of arms the diſtan; ſhore to gain: ſhes b º Swim M. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] The bladder of fiſhes") they are ſupported in the water. ºffic bººs have the nature and uſe of tendons, ne blad" ing the ſwim, and thereby transfuſing the air ‘. O Grew. jºie, or diſcharging it from * “yºtº, Dryden, Smith, in contrač.
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SwiſMMER. m.ſ.. [from ſwim.]
1. One who ſwims.
Birds find eaſe in the depth of the air, as ſwimmers do in a
deep water. Bacon.
Latiroſtrous and flat billed birds, being generally ſwimmers,
the organ is wiſely contrived for ačtion. Brown.
Life is oft preſerv'd
By the bold ſwimmer, in the ſwift illapſe
Of accident diſaſtrous. Thomſºn.
2. The ſwimmer is ſituated in the fore legs of a horſe, above
the knees, and upon the inſide, and almoſt upon the back
parts of the hind legs, a little below the ham: this part is with-
out hair, and reſembles a piece of hard dry horn. Farrier's Dić.
Swi'MMINGLY. adv. [from ſwimming.] Smoothly; without
obſtruction. A low word.
John got on the battlements, and called to Nick, I hope
the cauſe goes on ſwimmingly. Arbuthnot.
SWINE. n.ſ frpin, Saxon; ſwyn, Dutch. It is probably the
plural of ſome old word, and is now the ſame in both num-
bers.] ...A hog; a pig. A creature remarkable for ſtupidity
and naſtineſs.
O monſtrous beaſt ! how like a ſwine he lies! Shałºff.
He will be ſivine drunk; and in his ſleep he does little harm,
ſave to his bedcloaths. Shakeſpeare.
Who knows not Circe,
The daughter of the Sun ? whoſe charmed cup
Whoever taſted, loſt his upright ſhape,
And downward fell into a groveling ſwine. Milton.
Had the upper part, to the middle, been of human ſhape,
and all below ſwine, had it been murder to deſtroy it? Locke.
How inſtinét varies in the grov'ling ſwine,
Compar'd, half reaſ’ning elephant, with thine ! Pope.
Sw1'NEBREAD. n.ſ. A kind of plant; truffles. Bailey.
Swi'NEHERD. m. ſ. [rpin and pyro, Saxon.] A keeper of
hogs.
There ſainthird, that keepeth the hog. Tuffer.
The whole interview between Ulyſſes and Eumeus has
fallen into ridicule: Eumeus has been judged to be of the
ſame rank and condition with our modern ſwineherds. Broome.
Sw1'NF pipe. m. ſ. A bird of the thruſh kind. Bailey.
To Sw1N G. v. n. [rpingan, Saxon.] -
1. To wave too and fro hanging looſely. -
I tried if a pendulum would ſwing faſter, or continue ſwing-
ing longer in our receiver, in caſe of exſučtion of the air,
than otherwiſe. Boyle.
If the coach ſwung but the leaſt to one ſide, ſhe uſed to
ſhriek ſo loud, that all concluded ſhe was overturned. Arbuthn.
Jack hath hanged himſelf: let us go ſee how he ſwings. Arb.
When the ſwinging ſigns your ears offend
With creaking noiſe, then rainy floods impend. Gay.
2. To fly backward and forward on a rope.
To Sw1N G. v. a. preterite ſwang, ſwung.
1. To make to play looſely on a ſtring.
2. To whirl round in the air.
His ſword prepar’d º
He ſwang about his head, and cut the winds. Shakeſpeare.
Take bottles and ſwing them: fill not the bottles full, but
leave ſome air, elſe the liquor cannot play nor flower. Bacon.
Swinging a red-hot iron about, or faſtening it unto a wheel
under that motion, it will ſooner grow cold. Brown.
Swing thee in the air, then daſh thee down,
To th’ hazard of thy brains and ſhatter'd ſides. Milton.
3. To wave looſely.
If one approach to dare his force, -
He ſwings his tail, and ſwiftly turns him round. Dryden.
Swing. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Motion of anything hanging looſely.
In caſting of anything, the arms, to make a greater ſwing,
are firſt caſt backward. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Men uſe a pendulum, as a more ſteady and regular motion
than that of the earth; yet if any one ſhould aſk how he
certainly knows that the two ſucceſſive ſwings of a pendulum
are equal, it would be very hard to ſatisfy him. Locke.
2. A line on which anything hangs looſe.
3. Influence or power of a body put in motion:
The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great ſwing and rudeneſs of his poize,
They place before his hand that made the engine. Shakeſp.
In this encyclopoedia, and round of knowledge, like the great
wheels of heaven, we're to obſerve two circles, that, while we
are daily carried about, and whirled on by the ſwing and rapt
of the one, we may maintain a natural and proper courſe in
the ſober wheel of the other. Brºwn.
The deſcending of the earth to this orbit is not upon that
mechanical account Carteſius pretends, namely, the ſtrong
ſwing of the more ſolid globuli that overflow it. More.
4. Courſe; unreſtrained liberty; abandonment to any motive.
Facts unjuſt
Commit, even to the full ſwing of his luſt. Chapman.
Take thy ſwing ;
For not to take, is but the ſelf-ſame thing. Dryden.
Let them all take their ſwing
Tºº the king,
nd get a blue ribband inſtead o - -
5. Unreſtrained tendency. f a ſtring. Swift.
Where the ſwing goeth, there follow, fawn, flatter, laugh,
and lie luftily at other mens liking. Aſcham’s sºnº.
Theſe exuberant productions only excited and fomented his
luſts; ſo that his whole time lay upon his hands, and gave him
leiſure ºntrive and with full ſwing purſue his foſſie, i.
- Thoſe that are ſo perſuaded, deſire to be wiſe in a way that
will gratify their appetites, and ſo give up themſelves to the
fwing of their unbounded propenſions. Gia. Scepſ. Preface.
Were it not for theſe, civil government were for alſº,
ſtand before the prevailing ſwing of corrupt nature, which
would know no honeſty but advantage. > South
To SWINGE. v. a. Irpinzan, Saxon.j
1. To whip; to baſtinade; to puniſh.
Sir, I was in love with my bed: I thank you, you ſwing'd
me for my love, which makes me the bolder to chide you for
your's... Shakespeare Two Gent, of Varona.
This very rev'rend letcher, quite worn out
With rheumatiſms, and crippled with his gout,
Forgets what he in youthful times has done,
And ſwinges his own vices in his ſon. Dryd. jun. juvenal.
The printer brought along with him a bundle of thoſe pa-
pers, which, in the phraſe of the whig-coffeehouſes, have
fwinged off the Examiner.
Swift.
2. To move as a laſh. Not in uſe.
He, wroth to ſee his kingdom fail,
Swinges the ſcaly horror of his folded tail. Milton.
Swinge. n. ſ. [from the verb.] A ſway; a ſweep of anything
in motion. Not in uſe.
The ſhallow water doth her force infringe,
And renders vain her tail's impetuous ſwinge. J/aller.
Swi'NGE Buckle R. n.ſ.. [ſwinge and buckler.] A bully; a
man who pretends to feats of arms.
You had not four ſuch ſwingebucklers in all the inns of court
again. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Swi/NGER. m.ſ.. [from ſwing.] He who ſwings; a hurler.
Swi'NG ING, adj. [from ſwing...] Great; huge. A low word.
The countryman ſeeing the lion diſarmed, with a ſwinging
cudgel broke off the match. L’E/?range.
A good/winging ſum of John's readieſt caſh went towards
building of Hocus's countryhouſe. Arbuthnot.
Swi'NG INGLY. adv. [from ſwinging.] Vaſtly; greatly.
Henceforward he'll print neither pamphlets nor linen,
And, if ſwearing can do’t, ſhall be ſwingingly maul’d. Swift.
To Swi'NGLE. v. n. [from ſwing.]
.I. To dangle; to wave hanging.
2. To ſwing in pleaſure.
Swi'NISH. adj. [from ſwine.] Befitting ſwine; reſembling
ſwine; groſs; brutal.
They clepe us drunkards, and with ſwiniſh phraſe
Soil our addition. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Swiniſh gluttony
Ne'er looks to heav'n amidſt his gorgeous feaſt;
But, with beſotted baſe ingratitude,
Crams and blaſphemes his feeder. Milton.
To Sw1NK. v. n. [rpincan, Saxon. J. To labour; to toil; to
drudge. Obſolete.
Riches, renown, and principality,
For which men ſwink and ſweat inceſſantly. Fairy Queen.
For they do ſwink and ſweat to feed the other,
Who live like lords of that which they do gather. Hub. Tale.
To Sw1NK. v. a. To overlabour.
The labour'd ox
In his looſe traces from the furrow came,
And the ſwink'd hedger at his ſupper ſat. Milton.
Sw1NK. n.ſ. Irpinc, Saxon.] Labour; toil; drudgery. Ob-
ſolete.
Ah, Piers, been thy teeth on edge, to think
How great ſport they gaynen with little ſwinke 2 Speſſºr.
Thou's but a lazy loorde,
And rekes much of thy ſwinke. Spenſºr:
Sw1tch. m. ſ. A ſmall flexible twig.
Fetch me a dozen crabtree ſtaves, and ſtrong ones; thºſe
are but ſwitches. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
When a circle 'bout the wriſt
Is made by beadle exorciſt, -
The body feels the ſpur and ſwitch. Hudibras.
Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horſe with ſomething
like a thread; in her other hand ſhe holds, a ſwitch. Addiſon.
To Switch. 9. a. [from the noun..] To laſh; to jerk.
Lay thy bridle's weight - - -
Moſt of thy left ſide; thy right horſe then ſwitching, all thy
throat -
Spent in encouragements, give him; and all the rein let
float. Chapman's Iliad.
Swiveſ, m.ſ. Something fixed in another body ſo as to turn
round in it.
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S W C S Y C swo'sses. n.ſ. (See Swan"] he deck. - 1. A "... on a mattreſs laid, orge with louſy ſwobbers fed. - pryden. Fº º that are only incidentally uſed in betting 2. o - f whiſt. - at #ºn uſed to play at whiſt and ſwobbers: playing w and then a ſober game at whiſt for paſtime, it might be j ; but he could not digeſt thoſe wicked/wobbers. Swift. Swo'll EN. ' The participle paſſive of ſwell. **** Udio his aid ſhe haſtily did draw Her dreadful beaſt, who, ſwoln with blood of late, Cameramping forth with proud preſumptuous gait. F. 24. when thus the gather'd ſtorms of wretched love In my ſwoln boſom with long war had ſtrove, , , At length they broke their bounds: at length their force Bore down whatever met its ſtronger courſe; Laid all the civil bonds of manhood waſte, - And ſcatter'd ruin as the torrent paſt. - Prior. whereas at firſt we had only three of theſe principles, their number is already ſwoln to five. Baker on Learning. Swom. The preterite of ſwim. I ſwim with the tide, and the water was *},*::: C. ryaen. Tswoos. v. n. [arpunan, Saxon.] To ſuffer a ſuſpenſion of thought and ſenſation; to faint. - So play the fooliſh throngs with one that ſwoons; Come all to help him, and ſo ſtop the air By which he ſhould revive. Shakeſpeare. If thou ſtand'ſt not i' th' ſtate of hanging, or of ſome death more long in ſpectatorſhip, and crueler in ſuffering, behold now preſently, and ſwoon for what's to come upon thee. Shakespeare we ſee the great and ſudden effect of ſmells in fetching men again, when they ſwoon. - Bacon. The moſt in years ſwoºn'd firſt away for pain; Then, ſcarce recover'd, ſpoke. Dryden: The woman finds it all a trick, That he could ſwoon when ſhe was fick; And knows that in that grief he reckon'd On black-ey'd Suſan for his ſecond. Prior. There appeared ſuch an ecſtacy in his ačtion, that he ſeemed ready to ſwoon away in the ſurprize of joy. Tatler. Swoos. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A lipothymy; a fainting fit. To Swoop. v. a. [I ſuppoſe formed from the ſound.] 1. To fall at once as a hawk upon his prey. A fowl in Madagaſcar, called a ruck, the feathers of whoſe wings are twelve paces, can with as much eaſe ſwºop up an elephant as our kites do a mouſe. Wilkins. This mould'ring piecemeal in your hands did fall, And now at laſt you came to ſwoop it all. Dryden. 2. To prey upon; to catch up. The phyſician looks with another eye on the medicinal herb than the grazing ox, which ſwoops it in with the common graſs. Glanv. Scepſ. Swoop. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Fall of a bird of prey upon his quarry. All my pretty ones? Did you ſay all? What, all? O hellkite! all! What, all my pretty chickens and their dam, At one fell ſwoºp 2 Shakeſ Macbeth. The eagle fell into the fox's quarters, and carried away a whole litter of cubs at a ſwoop. L’Eſtrange. To Swop. v. a. [Of uncertain derivation.] To change; to exchange one thing for another. A low word. When I drove a thruſt home, he put it by, And cried, as in deriſion, ſpare the ſtripling; Oh that inſulting word! I would have ſwapp'd Youth for old age, and all my life behind, To have been then a momentary man. Dryden's Cleomenes. SWORD. n. ſ. [rpeono, Saxon; ſweerd, Dutch.] 1. A weapon uſed either in cutting or thruſting; the uſual weapon of fights hand to hand. Old unhappy traitor, the ſword is out That muſt deſtroy thee. Shakeſp. King Lear. Each man took his ſword, and ſlew all the maies. Gen. Euryalus is the only peer that is deſcribed with a ſword, which he gives to Ulyſſes to repair his injury. Broome. 2. Deſtruction by war. The ſword without, and terrour within. Deut. xxxii. 25. 3. Vengeance of juſtice. 4. Emblem of authority. This I, her ſword bearer, do carry, For civil deed and military. ****bed, adj. [from ſwordj Girt with a ſword. The ſworded ſeraphim Are ſeen in glitt'ring ranks with wings diſplay'J. Milton. "ººk. n.ſ.. [from ſwºrd.] A cut-throat; a ſoldier. In contempt. A Roman ſworder and bandit Murther'd ſweet Tully. itto ſlave Hudibrar. Shakespeare Henry VI. Caeſar will Unſtate his happineſs, and be ſlag"d to th’ ſhew Againſt a ſworder. Shakeſ are Swo'Rdfish. n ſ. A fiſh with a long ſharp bone iſſuin, i. his head. A ſwºrdſ' ſmall him from the reſt did ſunder, That in his throat him pricking ſoftly under, His wide abyſs him forced forth to ſpew. Sperºr Malpighi obſerved the middle of the optick nerve oft. ſwordfiſh to be a large membrane, folded, according to its length, in many doubles, like a fan. Derham's Phyſico-Thuſ Our little fleet was now engag’d ſo far, - -- That, like the ſwordfiſh in the whale, they fought; The combat only ſeem'd a civil war, *Till through their bowels we our paſſage wrought. Drid. Swo'RDGRAss. n.ſ. A kind of ſedge; glader. Ainſw. Swo'RDKNot. n.ſ. [ſword and knot..] Ribband tied to th: hilt of the ſword. Wigs with wigs, ſwordknots with ſwordinot, ſtrive, Beaus baniſh beaus, and coaches coaches drive. Pºe, Swo'RDLAw. m. ſ. Violence; the law by which all is yidſ: to the ſtronger. So violence Proceeded, and oppreſſion, and ſwordlaw, Through all the plain, and refuge none was found. Mihn. Swo'RDMAN. m. ſ. [ſword and man.] Soldier; fighting man. Worthy fellows, and like to prove moſt finewyjºrd. 7new1. Shakespeare All's well that end, will. At Lecca's houſe, Among your ſwordmen, where ſo many aſſociates Both of thy miſchief and thy madneſs met. Ben. johnſºn, Eſſex was made lieutenant-general of the army, the dailing of the ſwordmen. Clarendon, Swo'r DPLAYER. n.ſ.. [ſword and play.] Gladiator; fencer; one who exhibits in publick his ſkill at the weapons by fight. ing prizes. Theſe they called ſwordplayers, and this ſpectacle a ſword- fight. Hakewill on Prºvident. Swore. The preterite of ſwear. How ſoon unſay What feign'd ſubmiſſion ſwore. Miin: Sworn. The participle paſſive of ſwear. What does elſe want credit, come to me, And I'll be ſworn’tis true: I am ſworn brother, ſweet, To grim neceflity; and he and I Will keep a league 'till death. Shakespeare Richard II. They that are mad againſt me, are ſworn againſt me: , P: He refuſed not the civil offer of a phariſee, though his ſwºrn enemy; and would eat at the table of thoſe who ſought his ruin. Calamy's Sirmºnt. To ſhelter innocence, The nation all elects ſome patron-knight, Sworn to be true to love, and ſlave to fame, And many a valiant chief enrols his name. Shakſtart, Granville, Swu M. Preterite and participle paſſive of ſwim. Air, water, earth, * By fowl, fiſh, beaſt, was flown, was ſwum, was walki Frequent. Milton's Paradiſt Lºft Swu NG. Preterite and participle paſſive of ſwing. Her hand within her hair ſhe wound, 1 ** Swung her to earth, and dragg'd her on the grºund. Alliſ, Sy B. adj. IProperly fib, rib, Saxon.] Related by blood. The Scottiſh diale&t ſtill retains it. If what my grandfire to me ſaid be true, , , ...! Siker I am very ſyb to you. Spenſar's Paſiral, Sy’cAMINE. SY'cAMGR E. }*.ſ. A tree. Sycamore is our acer majus, one of the kinds ºf .. is a quick grower. Mortimer's Husband). Under the grove of ſycamore lif I ſaw your ſon. Shakespeare Rome, and ſ: ń, If ye had faith as a grain of muſtard-ſeed, ye º unto this ſycamine-tree, be thou plucked up, and it ſh t obey you. Lu. .." 2. I was no prophet, but an herdman, and a gatherer of ſº more fruit. Amos * * Go to yonder ſycamore-tree, and hide your ; %º: under its hollow root. Walton'ſ 47% Sycamore, with eglantine were ſpread: Dryden, A hedge about the fides, a covering over head. ry SYCOPHANT. n.ſ. [rvzoºpaſn; ; ſycophanta, Latin.] Aflaº terer; a paraſite. f all Accuſing ſycophant, of all men, ture; but #. not ſeeming ſycºphantſ: º#: they ſaid, they could bring any new or doubtfu g - mine; 10 him, but ſuch as already he had been apt ºnd more c- did beſt ſort to his nº they came but as proofs of his wiſdom, “” ſi- º, while the fear he had figured in his mind had *º: bility of event. 2. Men
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Men know themſelves void of thoſe qualities which the
impudent ſycophant, at the ſame time, both aſcribes to them,
and in his ſleeve laughs at them for believing. South.
To Sy'coPHANT. v. n. [Tuxoſpx1%. , from the noun..] To
play the ſycophant. A low bad word.
His ſycºhaiting arts being detected, that game is not to be
played the ſecond time; whereas a man of clear reputation,
though his barque be ſplit, has ſomething left towards ſetting
up again. Government of the Tongue.
Sycoph ANT1ck. adj. [from ſycophant. J Flattering; paraſi-
tical.
To Sycoph ANTIs E. v. n. [avaoſp21.23; ; from ſycophant.] To
play the flatterer. Dić7.
Syll A'Bica L. adj. [from ſyllable.] Relating to ſyllables; con-
fifting of ſyllables.
Syll A'pic ALLY. adv. [from ſyllabical.] In a ſyllabical manner.
SYLLA'Bick. adj. [ſyllabique, French; from ſyllable.] Relating
to ſyllables.
SY'LLABLE, n.ſ.. [auxxzén ; ſyllabe, French.]
1. As much of a word as is uttered by the help of one vowel, or
one articulation.
I heard
Each ſyllable that breath made up between them. Shake?.
There is that property in all letters of aptneſs to be con-
joined in ſyllables and words, through the voluble motions of
the organs from one ſtop or figure to another, that they mo-
dify and diſcriminate the voice without appearing to diſcon-
tinue it. - Holder’s Elements of Speech.
2. Anything proverbially conciſe.
Abraham, Job, and the reſt that lived before any ſyllable of
the law of God was written, did they not ſin as much as we
do in every action not commanded ? Hooker.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the laſt ſyllable of recorded time;
And all our yeſterdays have lighted fools
The way to duſty death. Shakespeare Macbeth.
He hath told ſo many melancholy ſtories, without one ſyl-
lable of truth, that he hath blunted the edge of my fears. Swift.
To Sy/LLAB le. v. a. [from the noun..] To utter; to pro-
nounce; to articulate. Not in uſe.
Airy tongues that ſyllable mens names
On ſands and ſhores, and deſart wilderneſſes. Milton.
Sy’ll Abu B. n.ſ.. [Rightly Sillabub, which ſee..] Milk and
acids.
No ſºlahul's made at the milking pail,
But what are compos'd of a pot of good ale. Beaumºnt.
Two lines would expreſs all they ſay in two pages: 'tis
nothing but whipt ſyllabub and froth, without any ſºlidity.
Felton on the Claſſic's.
Sy't LApus. n.ſ. [rºxx2:3:..] An abſtraćt; a compendium
containing the heads of a diſcourſe.
SYLLOGSM. m. ſ. [rvXXoyirač; ; fºllºgiſine, French.] An
argument compoſed of three propoſitions: as, every nun thinks;
Pººr is a man, therefore Peter thinks.
Unto them a piece of rhetorick is a ſufficient argument of
logick, an apologue of AEſop beyond a ſyllºgiſm in Barbara.
rown's Wulgar Errours.
What a miraculous thing ſhould we count it, if the flint
and the ſteel, inſtead of a few ſparks, ſhould chance to knock
out definitions and ſyllogiſms f Bentley.
syllogistical. adj. [avºx,y\rizº; ; from ſyllºſiºn.] Re-
Sy LLo G 1's T1CF. ; taining to a ſyllogiſm; conſiſting of a
ſyllogiſm.
Though we ſuppoſe ſubjećt and predicate, and copula, and
propoſitions and fill-giſtical connexions in their reaſoning,
there is no ſuch matter; but the intire buſineſs is at the ſame
moment preſent with them, without deducing one thing from
another. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
Though the terms of propoſitions may be complex, yet
where the compoſition of the whole argument is thº plain,
ſimple, and regular, it is properly called, a ſimple ſyllogiſm,
ſince the complexion does not belong to the ſºlogiſtic: form of
it. //atts's Logick.
syi Logistically, adv. [from ſyllºgiſtical.] In the form of
a ſyllogiſm. - - -
A man knows firſt, and then he is able to prove ſºlºiſh-
cally, ſo that ſyllogiſm comes after knowledge, when a man
has no need of it. ... Lºº.
To Sy’llogiz E. v. n. [ſyllºgiſr, French; •vXXoyſ' ºw.] To
reaſon by ſyllogiſm.
Logick is, in effect, an art of ſyllogizing. Baker.
Mén have endeavoured to transform logick into a kind of
mechaniſm, and to teach boys to ſyllogize, or frame arguments
and refute them, without real knowledge. J/atts.
Sy'i.v.A.N. adj. [Better ſilvan.] Woody; ſhady relating to
woods.
Cedar and pine, and fir and branching palm,
A ſylvan ſceneſ and as the ranks aſcend,
Shade above ſhade, a woody theatre
Of ſtatelieſt view. Mitch's Paradiſ. Lºft.
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Eternal greens the moſſy margin grace,
z Watch'd by the ſylvan genius of the place.
Sylvan, n.ſ.. [ſylvain, French..] A wood-god, or ſatyr.
. When the ſun begins to fling
His flaring beams, me, goddeſs, bring
To arched walks of twilight groves,
And ſhadows brown, that ſylvan loves,
Of pine or monumental oak.
Pope.
- Milton,
Her private orchards wall'd on ev'ry fide;
*/ To lawleſs ſylvan; all acceſs deny'd. Pope.
SYMBOL. m. ſ. [ſymbole, French; gºtoxov ; ſymbolum,
Latin. J
1. An abſtraćt ; a compendium; a comprehenſive form.
Beginning with the ſymbol of our faith, upon that the au-
thor of the gloſs enquires into the nature of faith. Baker.
2. A type; that which comprehends in its figure a repreſentation
of ſomething elſe.
... Salt, as incorruptible, was the ſymbol of friendſhip; which,
if it caſually fell, was accounted ominous, and their amity of
no duration. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Words are the ſigns and ſymbols of things; and as, in ac-
counts, ciphers and figures paſs for real ſums, ſo words and
names paſs for things themſelves. South's Sermons.
The heathens made choice of theſe lights as apt ſymbol of
eternity, becauſe, contrary to all ſublunary beings, though
they ſeem to periſh every night, they renew themſelves every
morning. Addison on ancient Medals.
SYMBO'LIcAL. adj. [ſymbolique, French; cup.30xx3; ; from
ſymbol..] Repreſentative; typical; expreſfing by ſigns.
By this incroachment idolatry firſt crept in, men convert-
ing the ſymbºlical uſe of idols into their proper worſhip, and
receiving the repreſentation of things unto them as the ſub-
ſtance and thing itſelf. Brown.
The ſacrament is a repreſentation of Chriſt's death, by ſuch
ſymbºlical actions as himſelf appointed. Taylor.
SYMB9'lica LLY. adv. [from ſymbolical.] Typically; by re-
preſentation.
This diſtinétion of animals was hieroglyphical, in the in-
ward ſenſe implying an abſtinence from certain vices, ſymboli-
cally intimated from the nature of thoſe animals. Brown.
It ſymbolically teaches our duty, and promotes charity by a
real ſignature and a ſenſible ſermon. Taylor.
SyMEolization. n.ſ.. [from ſymbolize.] The aët of ſymbo-
lizing; repreſentation; reſemblance.
The hierogliphical ſymbols of Scripture, excellently in-
tended in the ſpecies of things ſacrificed in the dreams of Pha-
raoh, are oftentimes racked beyond their ſymbolizations.
Brown's Pulgar Errours.
To Symboli'zE. v. n. [ſymboliſer, French; from ſymbol.] To
have ſomething in common with another by repreſentative
qualities.
Our king finding himſelf to ſymbolize in many things with
that king of the Hebrews, honoured him with the title of
this foundation. Bacon.
The pleaſing of colour ſºmbolizeth with the pleaſing of any
ſingle tone to the ear; but the pleaſing of order doth ſymbolize
with harmony. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Ariſtotle and the ſchools have taught, that air and water,
being ſymbolizing clements, in the quality of moiſture, are
eaſily tranſmutable into one another. Boyle.
They both ſymbolize in this, that they love to look upon
themſelves through multiplying glaſſes. Hºwel.
I affectedly ſymbolized in careleſs mirth and freedom with
the libertimes, to circumvent libertiniſm. More.
The ſoul is ſuch, that it ſtrangely ſymbolizes with the thing
it mightily deſires. South's Sermons.
To SYM poli'ze. v. a. To make repreſentative of ſome-
thing.
Sºme /ymbolize the ſame from the myſtery of its colours.
Brown's Wulgar Errouri.
SYMM E/TRIAN. m. ſ. [from ſymmetry.] One eminently ſtu-
dious of proportion.
His face was a thought longer than the exact ſºmetrians
would allow. Sidney.
Sy MME TR1cAL. adj. [from ſymmetry.] Proportionate; having
parts well adapted to each other.
SYMME’ſ R1st. n.ſ.. [from ſymmetry.] One very ſtudious or
obſervant of proportion.
Some exact ſymmetrifts have been blamed for being too true.
J/otton's Architeåure.
SYMMETRY. m. ſ. [ſymmetrie, French; a JV and Pºreov. J
Adaptation of parts to each other; proportion; harmony;
agreement of one part to another.
She by whoſe lines proportion ſhould be
Examin'd, meaſure of all ſymmetry;
whom had that ancient ſeen, who thought ſouls made
Of harmony, he would at next have ſaid
That harmóny was ſhe. - Donne.
And in the ſymmetry of her parts is found
A pow'r, like that of harmony in ſound. J/aller.
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S Y M S Y N ...narº. equality, and correſpondence of parts, is the º: ... not the object of º heir *: Nor were they only animated by him, but thei . 'den and ſymmetry were owing to him. - Fr. f. ſ . : j SY MPATHE’ſ ICAL. adj. [ſympathetique, r. from. ymp : tº- HETICK. } Having mutual ſenſation; being affecte sº what happens to the other; feeling in conſequence of - rfecls. wº: are grounded the groſs miſtakes, in the cure of diſ..., not only from the laſt medicine and ſympatheticº re- ceipts, but amulets, charms, and all incantatory applications. - Brown's Vulgar Errours. United by this ſympathetick bond, You grow familiar, intimate, and fond. Roſcommon. To confer at the diſtance of the Indies by ſympathetick con- veyances, may be as uſual to future times as to us in a literary correſpondence. Glanv. Scepſ, To you our author makes her ſoft requeſt, who ſpeak the kindeſt, and who write the beſt: Your ſympathetic; hearts ſhe hopes to move, - From tender friendſhip and endearing love. Prior. All the ideas of ſenſible qualities are not inherent in the in- animate bodies; but are the effects of their motion upon our nerves, and ſympathetical and vital paſſions produced within ourſelves. Bentley. Sympat Heſtic All Y. adv. [from ſympathetick.] With ſym- pathy; in conſequence of ſympathy. To SYMPATHIze. v. n. [ſympatiſer, French; from ſympathy.] To feel with another; to feel in conſequence of what ano- ther feels; to feel mutually. The men ſympathize with the maſtiffs in robuſtious and rough coming on. Shakeſpeare. The thing of courage, As rouz'd with rage, with rage doth ſympathize. Shakeſp. Nature, in awe to him, Had doff’d her gaudy trim, With her great maſter ſo to ſympathize. Milton. Green is a pleaſing colour, from a blue and a yellow mixed together, and by conſequence blue and yellow are two colours which ſympathize. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. The limbs of his body is to every one a part of himſelf: heſº. and is concerned for them. Locke. eir countrymen were particularly attentive to all their ſtory, and ſympathized with their heroes in all their adven- tureS. Addiſon's Speciator. Though the greatneſs of their mind exempts them from fear, yet none condole and ſympathize more heartily than they. Collier on Kindneſs. SYMPATHY, n.ſ.. [ſympathie, French; avºwa. Selz.] Fél- lowfeeling; mutual ſenſibility; the quality of being affected by the affection of another. A world of earthly bleſfings to my ſoul, If ſympathy of love unite our thoughts. Shakeſp. H. VI. You are not young; no more am I: go to, then, there's ſympathy : you are merry, ſo am I; haſ hal then there's more ſympathy: you love ſack, and ſo do I; would you deſire better ſympathy P Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſor. But what it is, The action of my life is like it, which I'll keep, If but for ſympathy. Shakeſ, Cymbeline. If there was a ſympathy in choice, War, death, or ſickneſs did lay fiege to it. I ſtarted back; It ſtarted back: but pleas'd I ſoon return'd; Pleas'd it return’d as ſoon, with anſwering looks Of ſmpathy and love. Milton's Paradiſe Left. They ſaw, but other fight inſtead, a crowd Qf ugly ſerpents: horror on them fell, And horrid ſympathy. Or ſimpathy, or ſome connat'ral force, Pow'rful at greateſt diſtance to unite, With ſecret amity, things of like kind, By ſecreteſt conveyance. Milt. Paradiſ. Loft. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not alſo tender and compaſſionate: it is this noble quality that makes all men to be of one kind; for every man would be a diſtinct ſpecies to himſelf, were there no ſympathy among individuals. - South's Sermons. Can kindneſs to deſert, like your's, be ſtrange? Kindneſs by ſecret ſympathy is ty'd; Sº For noble ſouls in nature are ally’d. , Dryden. There are ſuch aſſociations made in the minds of moſt men, and º * might be attributed moſt of the ſympathies and an- “Pathies obſervable in them. Locke Shakeſpeare. Milton. SYMr Ho's - - ing º º 44ff. [from ſymphony.] Harmonious; agree- Up he rode Follow'd with | • . Symphonious acclamation and the ſound of ten thouſand harps, that tund Angelick harmonies. Milion. sy'MPHONY. n.ſ.. [ſymphonie, French; gºv and @wwn.] Con- cert of inſtruments; harmony of mingled ſounds. A learned ſearcher from Pythagoras's ſchool, where it was a maxim that the images of all things are latent in numbers. termines the comelieſt proportion between breadths 'm heights, reducing ſymmetry to ſymphony, and the harmony of ſound to a kind of harmony in ſight. Wotton Speak ye who beſt can tell, ye ſons of light, - Angels! for ye behold him, and with ſongs And choral ſymphonies, day without night, Circle his throne rejoicing. Milton's Par. I ºft The trumpets ſound, - And warlike ſymphony is heard around; The marching troops through Athens take their way; The great earl-marſhal orders their array. Dryden, SYMphysis. n.ſ. [rov and (pºw.] Symphyſis, in its original ſignification, denotes a connaſ. cency, or growing together; and perhaps is meant of thoſe bones which in . children are diſtinét, but after ſome years unite and conſolidate into one bone. Wiſeman. SYMpo's lack, adj. [ſympoſaque, French; twº worlax...] Re. lating to merry makings; happening where company is drink. ing together. By deſiring a ſecrecy to words ſpoke under the roſe, we only mean in ſociety and compotation, from the ancient cuſ. tom of ſympoſack meetings to wear chaplets of roſes about their heads. Brown's Vulgar Erreur. In ſome of thoſe 6mpºſack diſputations amongſt my ac- quaintance, I affirmed that the dietetick part of medicine de- pended upon ſcientifick principles. Arbuthnot, SYMPTOM. n.ſ.. [ſymptome, French; a ſºlouz.] 1. Something that happens concurrently with ſomething elſe, not as the original cauſe, nor as the neceſſary or conſtant effect. 2. A ſign; a token. Ten glorious campaigns are paſſed, and now, like the fick man, we are expiring with all ſorts of good ſymptºms. Swift. SYMptomA'tical. }% [ſymptomatique, French; from ſº- SYMptoma"Tick. tom.J. Happening concurrently, or oc- caſionally. Symptomatical is often uſed to denote the difference between the primary and ſecondary cauſes in diſeaſes; as a fever from pain is ſaid to be ſymptºmatical, becauſe it ariſes from pain only; and therefore the ordinary means in fevers are not in ſuch caſes to be had recourſe to, but to what will remove the pain; for when that ceaſes, the fever will ceaſe, without any direct means taken for that. Quincy. By fomentation and a cataplaſm the ſwelling was diſcuſſed; and the fever, then appearing but ſymptomatical, leſſened as the heat and pain mitigated. Wiſman's Surgery. SYMptomatically, adv. [from ſymptomatical] In the na- ture of a ſymptom. The cauſes of a bubo are vicious humours abounding in the blood, or in the nerves, excreted ſometimes critically, ſometimes ſymptomatically. Wiſeman, SYNAGo'G1cAL. adj. [from ſynagogue.] Pertaining to a ſyna- gogue. SYNAGOGUE. n. ſ: [ſynagogue, French; avyzywº.] An aſſembly of the Jews to worſhip. Go, Tubal, and meet me at our ſynagogue. Shalºft. As his cuſtom was, he went into the ſynagºgue on the ſab- bath. Gºd. SYNALE'pha. m. ſ. [ cuvaxo, p?. J A contraćtion or exci- fion of a ſyllable in a Latin verſe, by joining together two vowels in the ſcanning or cutting off the ending vowel; * ill' ego. - Bailey, Virgil, though ſmooth, is far from affecting it: he ſº- quently uſes ſºnalpha's, and concludes his ſenſe in the middle of his verſe. Dºdº. SYNARTH Ro'sis. n ſ. ſºv and 363;ow.] A cloſe conjunction of two bones. • rh' -– : There is a conſpicuous motion where the conjunétion is called diarthroſis, as in the elbow; an obſcure one, where the conjunétion is called ſynarthroſis, as in the joining of tº ºr pus to the metacarpus. d J //jcman'. Surgery. SYNchoNDR o’sis. n.ſ. ſºv and x6,3:GP. Synchondroſis is #º ... of the fº the ribs. iſeman. SYNCHRo'Nical. adj. [a, and x;&G’.] Happening together at the ſame time. into the It is difficult to make out how the air is conveyed in"' t left ventricle of the heart, the ſyſtole and diaſtole of *: and lungs being far from ſynchronical. *. Synch Rösism. n.ſ. I gº, and x849. J. Concur” events happening at the ſame time. he Mo- The coherence and ſynchroniſm of all the parts of the i- ſaical chronology, after the Flood, bears a moſt regular }. mony to the truth of his hiſtory. ing at * Sy'Nchronous. adj. [-º, and x&G'.] Happen"? " ſame time. The
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and fluids in an oſcillatory motion, ſynchronous and proportional
, to their changes. Arbuthnot on Air.
Sx'Ncope. n.ſ.. [ſyncope, French; avyxorm.]
1. Fainting fit.
The ſymptoms attending gunſhot wounds are pain, fever,
delirium, and ſyncope. JWiſeman.
2. Contraćtion of a word by cutting off part.
Sy’NcoPIs T. n.ſ.. [from ſyncope..] Contračtor of words.
To outſhine all the modern ſncopiffs, and thoroughly con-
tent my Engliſh readers, I intend to publiſh a Spectator that
ſhall not have a ſingle vowel in it. Spectator.
To SYND1 cate. v. n. [ſyndiquer, French; adv and 3.x...]
To judge; to paſs judgement on ; to cenſure. An unuſual
word.
Ariſtotle undertook to cenſure and ſyndicate his maſter and
... all law makers before him. Hakewill on Providence.
SYND Rome. m. ſ. Lºvvæoº.] Concurrent action; concur-
Icnce.
All things being linked together by an uninterrupted chain
of cauſes, every ſingle motion owns a dependance on ſuch a
ſyndrome of prerequired motors. Glanville's Scepſ.
SYNE’CDOCHE. n.ſ.. [ſynecdoche, French; avvex}ox.] A
figure by which part is taken for the whole, or the whole for
part.
Becauſe they are inſtruments of grace in the hand of God,
and by theſe his holy ſpirit changes our hearts; therefore the
whole work is attributed to them by a ſynecdoche ; that is, they
do in this manner the work for which God ordained them.
Taylor's Worthy Communicant,
SYNEcDo'chical. adj. [from ſynecdoche.] Expreſſed by a ſy-
necdoche : implying a ſynecdoche.
Should I, Lindamer, bring you into hoſpitals, and ſhew
you there how many ſouls, narrowly lodged in ſynecdochical
bodies, ſee their earthen cottages moulder away to duſt, thoſe
miſerable perſons, by the loſs of one limb after another, ſur-
viving but part of themſelves, and living to ſee themſelves
dead and buried by piecemeal: Boyle's Seraphick Love.
SYNNEuro'sis. n.ſ. ſºv and videov.]
Synneuroſis is when the connexion is made by a ligament.
Of this in ſymphyſis we find inſtances, in the connexion of the
oſſa pubis together, eſpecially in women, by a ligamentous
ſubſtance. In articulations it is either round, as that which
unites the head of the os femoris to the coxa; or broad, as
the tendon of the patella, which unites it to the os tibiae.
Wiſeman's Surgery.
SYNOD. n.ſ.. [ſynods, French; rºvºgº.]
1. An aſſembly, particularly of eccleſiaſticks. A provincial
ſynod is commonly uſed, and a general council.
The glorious gods ſit in hourly ſynod about thy particular
proſperity. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Since the mortal and inteſtine jars
*Twixt thy ſeditious countrymen and us,
It hath in ſolemn ſynod been decreed,
Tº admit no traffick to our adverſe towns. Shakeſpeare.
The opinion was not only condemned by the ſynod, but im-
puted to the emperor as extreme madneſs. Bacon.
Flea-bitten ſynod, an aſſembly brew’d
Of clerks and elders ana, like the rude
Chaos of preſbyt'ry, where laymen guide
With the tame woolpack clergy by their ſide. Cleaveland.
Well have ye judg’d, well ended long debate,
Synod of gods ! and, like to what ye are, -
Great things reſolv’d. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
Let us call to ſynod all the bleſt,
Through heav'n's wide bounds. Milton.
The ſecond council of Nice he ſaith I moſt irreverently call
that wiſe ſynod; upco which he falls into a very tragical ex-
clamation, that I ſhould dare to reflect ſo much diſhonour on
a council. Stillingfleet.
Parent of gods and men, propitious Jove'
And you bright ſynod of the pow'rs above,
On this my ſon your gracious gifts beſtow. Dryden.
2. Conjunction of the heavenly bodies.
Howe'er love's native hours are ſet,
Whatever ſtarry ſynod met,
*Tis in the mercy of her eye,
If poor love ſhall live or die. Craſhaw.
Their planetary motions and aſpects
Of noxious efficacy, and when to join -
In ſynod unbenign. Milton.
As the planets and ſtars have, according to aſtrologers, in
their great ſynod, or conjunctions, much more powºful in-
Huences on the air than are aſcribed to one or two of th out
of that aſpect; ſo divers particulars, which, whilſt they lay
ſcattered among the writings of ſeveral authors, were in-
conſiderable, when they come to be laid together, may of—
tentimes prove highly uſeful to phyſiology in their conjunc-
tions. Boyle,
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SYNo'dical. 9 adj. di º
SYNo'Dick. §. [ſynodique, French; from ſynod.]
1. Relating to a ſynod; tranſaded in a ſynod.
St. Athanaſius writes a ſynod; - -
- ynodical epiſtle to thoſe of Antioch
to compoſe the differences among them upon the ordination
of Paulinus. ----
2. [Synodique, French. jº.
the ſun to another.
tº: diurnal and annual revolutions of the ſun, to us are
the meaſures of day and year; and the /ynodick revolution of
the moon meaſures the month. Holder
The moon makes its ſynodical motion about the carth in
twenty-nine days twelve hours and about forty for minutes
Locke's Element, of N -
SYNo'dically, adv. [from ºf Natural Philoſophy.
Jynodical.] By th -
ſynod or publick aſſembly. J By the authority of a
It ſhall be needful for thoſe churches Jynodically to determine
ſomething in thoſe points. Saunderſºn.
SYNo'NYMA. n.ſ. [Latin; *vyºvº.os.] Names which ſignify
the ſame thing.
To SYNo'NoMise. v.4, [from ſynonyma.] To expreſs the ſame
thing in different words.
This word fortis we may ſynonymiſe after all theſe faſhions,
ſtout, hardy, valiant, doughty, couragious, adventurous, brave,
bold, daring, intrepid. Camden's Remains.
SYNoNYMo'us. adj. [ſynonyme, Fr. ºvvævvº.os.] Expreſfing the
ſame thing by different words.
. Theſe words conſiſt of two propoſitions which are not diſ-
tinét in ſenſe, but one and the ſame thing variouſly expreſſed;
for wiſdom and underſtanding are ſynonymºus words here. Tit.
Fortune is but a ſynonymous word for nature and neceſſity.
Bentley's Sermons.
When two or more words fignify the ſame thing, as wave
and billow, mead and meadow, they are uſually caſſed ſynchy-
mous words. Watts's Logick.
Synº NYMy miſ. [www.vºix.] The quality of expreſſing by
different words the ſame thing. o
SYNOPSIS. m. ſ. ſºvokis.] A general view; all the parts
brought under one view.
Synoptical, adj. [from ſynopſi.] Affording a view of many
parts at once. -
We have collected ſo many ſynoptical tables, calculated
for his monthly uſe. Evelyne's Kalendar.
Syntactical adj. [from ſyntaxis, Latin.]
1. Conjoined; fitted to each other.
2. Relating to the conſtruction of ſpeech.
SYNTAx. r
SYNTA’z Is. ; n, ſº [vſvr:..]
I. A ſyſtem; a number of things joined together.
They owe no other dependance to the firſt than what is
common to the whole ſyntax of beings. Glanville.
2. That part of Grammar which teaches the conſtruction of
words.
I can produce a hundred inſtances to convince any reaſon-
able man that they do not ſo much as underſtand common
Grammar and ſyntax. Swift.
SYNTHE'sis. n.ſ. [ riſ, 3sats.] The ačt of joining, oppoſed to
analyſis.
The ſyntheſis conſiſts in aſſuming the cauſes diſcovered and
eſtabliſhed as principles, and by them explaining the phaeno-
mena proceeding from them, and proving the explanations.
- Newton's Opticks.
SYNTHE"tick. adj. guySsrix?;..] Conjoining; compounding;
forming compoſition.
Synthetick method is that which begins with the parts, and
leads onward to the knowledge of the whole; it begins with
the moſt ſimple principles and general truths, and proceeds by
degrees to that which is drawn from them or compounded of
them; and therefore it is called the method of compoſition.
Jº's Logick.
SYPHoN. n.ſ. [This ſhould be written ſº, c.º.j A
tube; a pipe. -
Take your glaſs, ſºphon, or crane, and draw it off from
its laſt faeces into ſmall bottles. Mortimer.
SYRING e. n.ſ.. [avºyá.] A pipe through which any liquour
is ſquirted.
The heart ſeems not deſigned to be the fountain or conſer-
vatory of the vital flame, but as a machine to receive the blood
from the veins and force it out by the arteries through the
whole body as a ſºringe doth any liquor, though not by the
ſame artifice. Ray,
To Sy/RING F. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To ſpout by a ſyringe.
A flux of blood from the noſe, mouth, and eye was ſtopt by
the ſyringing up of oxycrate. J/ſeman’s Surgery.
2. To waſh with a ſyringe. r -
Sy’RINGoToMY. n.ſ. [rºyá and t{rowz.] The aët or practice
of cutting fiſtulas or hollow fores.
1 Reckoned from one conjun
S}^RTIS.
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y S. a. ſ. [Latin. A quick ſand; a bog. - -
S}^ º neither ſea, nor good dry land. Milton.
-- ** M. [ſ/ferre. Fr. a ſºrº 2.] - -
jº. combination of many things acting toge-
ther. -
2. A ſcheme which reduces many things to regular dependence
or co-operation.
. A ſcheme which unites many things in order.
Ariſtotle brings morality into //tem, by treating of happineſs
under heads, and ranges it in claſſes according to its different
objects, diſtinguiſhing virtues into their ſeveral kinds which
had not been handled ſyſtematically before. Baker.
The beſt way to learn any ſcience is to begin with a regu-
lar ſ/hem, or a ſhort and plain ſcheme of that ſcience well
drawn up into a narrow compaſs. //atts.
Systematical. adj. [ ſyſtematique, Fr. rvºnºzrºzo; ; from
ſ/fem.] Methodical; written or formed with regular ſubordi-
nation of one part to another.
It will be neceſſary, in a diſcourſe about the formation of
the world, to give you a brief account of ſome of the moſt
principal and ſº/lematical phaenomena that occur in it. Bentl
Now we deal much in eſſays, and unreaſonably deſ #.
Jºſematical learning; whereas our fathers had a juſt Value ;
regularity and ſyſtems. J/,
SystEMA’tically, adv. [from ſyſtematical.] In form º,
ſyſtem.
I treat of the uſefulneſs of writing books of eſſay, in com-
pariſon of that of writing ſyſtematically. Boyle
Ariſtotle brings morality into ſyſtem, and ranges it into
claſſes according to its different obječts, diſtinguiſhing virtues
into their ſeveral kinds, which had not been handled //tama-
tically before. Baker,
SY's role. n.ſ.. [ſ/?ole, Fr. ruroxº.]
I. [In anatomy..] The contračtion of the heart.
The ſyſłale reſembles the forcible bending of a ſpring, and
the diaſtole its flying out again to its natural fite.
2. [Sy/?ole, French..] In Grammar, the ſhortening of a long 5.
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A conſonant, which, at the beginning and end
of words, has always th; ſame ſound nearly
approaching to the d5 but before an i, when
followed by a vowel, has the ſound of an ob-
9 ſcure - as, nation, ſalvation, except whenſ
precedes tº as, Chriſtian, queſtion.
TA’BBY. n. ſ: [tabi, tabino, Italian; tabis, French.] A kind
of waved ſilk.
-- Brocades, and tabies, and gauſes. Swift.
TA'BBY. adj. Brinded; brindled ; varied with different co-
lours. -
A tabby cat ſat in the chimney-corner. Addiſon.
On her tabby rival's face,
She deep will mark her new diſgrace. Prior.
TABEFA’ction. n.ſ.. [tabefacio, Latin.] The aët of waſting
aWaw.
To Tºrry. v. n. [tabefacio, Latin.] To waſte; to be ex-
tenuated by diſeaſe. In the following example it is impro-
perly a verb active.
Meat eaten in greater quantity than is convenient taleſet
, the body. Harvey on Conſumptions.
TA'BARD. lºn. ſ. ſtaberda, low Latin; tabard, Fr.j Á long
TA’BERD. } gown; a herald's coat.
TA'BERDER... n.ſ.. [from taberd..] One who wears a long
gown. -
TA’BERNAcle. n.ſ. ſtabernacle, Fr. tabernaculum, Lat.]
I. A temporary habitation; a caſual dwelling. -
They ſudden rear'd
Coeleſtial tabernacles, where they ſlept
Tann'd with cool winds. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v.
2. A ſacred place; a place of worſhip.
The greateſt conqueror did not only compoſe his divine
odes, but ſet them to muſick: his works, though conſecrated
to the tabernacle, became the national entertainment, as well
as the devotion of his people. Addiſon's Speč. Nº. 405.
To TA/BERNAcLE. v. n. [from the noun..] To enſhrine; to
houſe. -
The word was made fleſh, and tabernacled amongſt us,
and we beheld his glory. John i. 14.
TA’BID. adj. [tabide, Étalia, Lat.] Waſted by diſeaſe;
conſumptive.
In tabid perſons milk is the beſt reſtorative, being chyle
already preparcd. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
TA’BIDNESS. n.ſ.. [from tabid.] Conſumptiveneſs; ſtate of be-
ing waſted by diſeaſe.
TA'BLATURE. m. ſ. [from table.j Painting on walls or ceilings.
TA’BLE. m. ſ. ſtable, Fr. tabula, Latin.]
1. Any flat or level ſurface.
Upon the caſtle hill there is a bagnio paved with fair tables
of marble. Sandys.
2. A horizontal ſurface raiſed above the ground, uſed for meals
and other purpoſes.
We may again -
Give to our tables meat, ſleep to our nights. Shakeſpeare.
Help to ſearch my houſe; if I find not what I ſeek, let
me for ever be your table ſport. Shakeſpeare.
Children at a table never aſked for any thing, but content-
edly took what was given them. Locke on Education.
This ſhuts them out from all table converſation, and the
moſt agreeable intercourſes. Addiſon's Speciator.
Nor hath the fruit in it any core or kernel; and differing
from other apples, yet is a good table fruit. Mortimer.
The nymph the table ſpread,
Ambroſial cates, with nećtar, roſy red. Pope.
3. The perſons ſitting at table, or partaking of entertainment.
Give me ſome wine, fill full,
I drink to th’ general joy of the whole table. Shakeſpeare.
4. The fare or entertainment itſelf: as, he Æeep; a good table.
5. A tablet; a ſurface on which any thing is written or en-
raved.
£ He was the writer of them in the tables of their hearts.
Hººker, b. iii.
'Twas pretty, though a plague, -
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To ſee him every hour; to fit and draw
His arched brows, his hawking eye, his curls,
In our hearts table. Shakeſpeare.
All theſe true notes of immortality
In our heart's table we ſhall written find. Davies.
I prepar'd to pay in verſes rude
A moſt deteſted act of gratitude:
Ev’n this had been your elegy which now
Is offer'd for your health, the table of my vow. Dryden,
There are books extant which the atheiſt muſt allow ºf as
proper evidence; even the mighty volumes of viſible nature,
and the everlaſting tables of right reaſon; wherein if they do
not wilfully ſhut their eyes, they may read their own folly
written by the finger of God in a much plainer and more
terrible ſentence, than Belſhazzar's was by the hand upon
the wall. Bentley's Sermons.
Among the Romans, the judge or praetor granted admini-
ſtration, not only according to the tables of the teſtament,
but even contrary to thoſe tables. Ayliffe's Parergon.
By the twelve tables, only thoſe were called into ſucceſſion
of their parents that were in the parent's power. Ayliffe.
6. [Tableau, Fr.] A pićture, or anything that exhibits a view
of any thing.
I never lov'd myſelf,
Till now, infixed, I beheld myſelf
Drawn in the flatt'ring table of her eye. Shakeſpeare.
His Jalyſus or Bacchus he ſo eſteemed, that he had rather
loſe all his father's images than that table. Peacham.
Saint Anthony has a table that hangs up to him from a
poor peaſant, who fancied the ſaint had ſaved his neck. Addison
7. An index; a collection of heads ; a catalogue; a ſyllabus.
It might ſeem impertinent to have added a table to a book
of ſo ſmall a volume, and which ſeems to be itſelf but a ta-
ble: but it may prové advantagious at once to learn the whole
culture of any plant. Evelyn's Kalender.
Their learning reaches no farther than the tables of con-
tents. Watts.
8. A ſynopſis ; many particulars brought into one view.
have no images of anceſtors,
Wanting an ear, or noſe; no forged tables
Of long deſcents, to boaſt falſe honours from. B. Johnſºn.
9. The palm of the hand.
Miſtreſs of a fairer table
Hath not hiſtory nor fable. Benj. johnſºn.
10. Draughts; ſmall pieces of wood ſhifted on ſquares.
Monſieur the nice,
When he plays at tables, chides the dice. Shakeſpeare.
We are in the world like men playing at tables; the chance
is not in our power, but to play it, is ; and when it is fallen
we muſt manage it as we can. Taylor.
11. To turn the TABLEs. To change the condition or fortune
of two contending parties: a metaphor taken from the viciſ-
ſitude of fortune at gaming tables. -
They that are honeſt would be arrant knaves if the tables
were turned. I’Eſtrange.
If it be thus, the talles would be turned upon ine; but I
ſhould only fail in my vain attempt. Dryden.
To Table. v. m. [from the noun...] To board; to live at the
table of another. -
He loſt his kingdom, was driven from the ſociety of men
to table with the beaſts, and to graze with oxen. South.
You will have no notion of delicacies if you table with
them; they are all for rank and foul feeding, Felton.
To TABLE. v. a. To make into a catalogue; to ſet down.
• I could have looked on him without admiration, though
the catalogue of his endowments had been tabled by his ſide,
and I to peruſe him by items. Shakeſpeare's Cºeline.
TA'ble BEER. m. ſ. ſtable and beer.] Beer uſed at victuals ;
ter. -
tº. m. ſ. ſtable and book.] A book on which any
thing is graved ºr written without ink.
-> What might you think,
, If I had play'd the deſk or table-book.
Shakespeare Hamlet.
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T A C T A C - le-hook firſt, and then pourtrays Nº. tab More's Antidote ...}}}. º . your the-book whatſoever you judge worthy. Dry. Nature's fair ºl. . . º I all o'er with old and empty rules, Šiºn. of the ſchools. Swift's Miſcel. TA".Iºrg. n.ſ. ſtable and ſloth.] Linen ſpread on a table; I will end with Odo holding maſter doctor's mule, and Anne with her tableclºth. Camden’s Remains. TA'ble MAN. m. ſ. A man at draughts. In clericals the keys are lined, and in colleges they uſe to line the tablemen. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. TA'bleR. m. ſ. [from table.] One who boards. - Ainſ. TA'blet Alk. n.ſ.. [table and talk..] Converſation at meals or entertainments ; table diſcourſe. Let me praiſe you while I have a ſtomach. —No, let it ſerve for tabletalk. Shakeſp. Merch. of Venice. His fate makes tabletalk, divulg'd with ſcorn, And he a jeſt into his grave is born. Dryden's juvenal. He improves by the tabletal, and repeats in the kitchen what he learns in the parlour. Guardian, Nº. 165. No fair adverſary would urge looſe table-talk in controverſy, and build ſerious inferences upon what was ſpoken but in jeſt. Atterbury. TA’blet. n.ſ.. [from table.] 1. A ſmall level ſurface. 2. A medicine in a ſquare form. It hath been anciently in uſe to wear tablets of arſenick, or preſervatives, againſt the plague; as they draw the venom to them from the ſpirits. Bacon. 3. A ſurface written on or painted. It was by the authority of Alexander, that through all Greece the young gentlemen learned, before all other things, to deſign upon tablets of boxen wood. Dryden. The pillar'd marble, and the tablet braſs, Mould'ring, drop the vićtor's praiſe. Prior. TA'BOUR. m. ſ. [tabourin, tabour, old French.] A ſmall drum; a drum beaten with one ſtick to accompany a pipe. If you did but hear the pedlar at door, you would never dance again after a tabour and pipe. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale. The ſhepherd knows not thunder from a tabour, More than I know the ſound of Marcius' tongue From every meaner man. sº. Coriolanus. Morrice-dancers danced a maid marian, and a tabour and pipe. Temple. ToTA'Rour. v. n. [taborer, old French, from the noun..] To ſtrike lightly and frequently. And her maids ſhall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabouring upon their breaſts." Nah. ii. 7. TA'BourER. m. ſ. [from tabour.] One who beats the tabour. Would I could ſee this tabourer. Shakeſpeare. TA'bour ET. m. ſ. [from tabour.] A ſmall drum or tabour. They ſhall depart the manor before him with trumpets, tabourets, and other minſtrelſey. Speciat. Nº. 607. TA"BOURINE. n.ſ. [French.j A tabour; a ſmall drum. Trumpeters, With brazen din blaſt you the city's ear, Make mingle with our rattling tabourines, That heav'n and earth may ſtrike their ſounds together, Applauding our approach. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. TA'BRERE. m. ſ. Tabourer. Obſolete. I ſaw a ſhole of ſhepherds outgo, Before them yode a luſty tabrere, That to the merry hornpipe plaid, Whereto they danced. TA/BRET. m. ſ. A tabour. Wherefore didſt thou ſteal away, that I might have ſent thee away with mirth and with tabret. Gen. xxxi. 27. TA(BUL.A.R. n.ſ.. [tabularis, Lat.] 1. Set down in the form of tables or ſynopſes. 2. Formed in ſquares; made into laminae. All the nodules that conſiſt of one uniform ſubſtance were formed from a point, as the cruſted ones, nay, and moſt of the ſpotted ones, and indeed all whatever, except thoſe that are tabular and plated. JWoodward on Foſſils. To TABULATE. v. a. [tabula, Lat.] To reduce to tablé, or ſynopſes. TA'Rºlated. adj. [tabula, Lat.] Having a flat ſurface. Many of the beſt diamonds are pointed with fix angles, and ſome tabulated or plain, and ſquare. Grew's Muſeum. TA'she. n.ſ.. [from tack.] Anything taken hold of; a catch; a loop; a button. .Make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches. Exod. xxv. 6. Taſchygraph Y. m. ſ. [rzzº; and yºpw.] The art or prac- tice of quick writing. Spenſer's Paſtorals. TA(cit. n-ſ: [tacite, Fr. tacitus, Latin.] Silent; implied; not expreſſed by words. As there are formal and written leagues reſpective to cer- *in enemies, ſo is there a natural and tacit confederation *"ongſt all men, againſt the common enemy of human ſo- Ciety, pirates. Bacon's holy War. In elective governments there is a tacit covenant, that the king of their own making ſhall make his makers princes. - L'Eſtrange. Captiouſneſs not only produces miſbecoming expreſſions and carriage, but is a tacit reproach of ſome incivility. Locke. TA'citly. adv. [from tacit..] Silently; without oral expreſ- ſion. While they are expoſing another's weakneſſes, they are tacitly aiming at their own commendations. Addiſon. Indulgence to the vices of men can never be tacitly implied, ſince they are plainly forbidden in ſcripture. Rogerſ'; 'Serm. TAcItu'RNITY.. n.ſ.. [taciturnité, French; taciturnitas, Lat.] Habitual ſilence. The ſecreteſt of natures Have not more gift in taciturnity. Shakeſpeare. Some women have ſome taciturnity, Some nunneries ſome grains of chaſtity. Donne. Too great loquacity, and too great taciturnity by fits. Arb, To TAck. v. a. [tacher. Breton.] 1. To faſten to anything. Of what ſupreme almighty pow'r Is thy great arm, which ſpans the Eaſt and Weſt, And tacks the centre to the ſphere. Herbert. True freedom you have well defin'd: But living as you liſt, and to your mind, And looſely tack'd, all muſt be left behind. Dryden. The ſymmetry of cloaths fancy appropriates to the wearer, tacking them to the body as if they belonged to it. Grew. Frame with ſticks driven into the ground, ſo as to be co- vered with the hair-cloth, or a blanket tacked about the edges. Mortimer's Huſbandry. If a corner of a hanging wants a nail to faſten it, tack it up. Swift. 2. To join; to unite; to ſtitch together. There's but a ſhirt and an half in all my company; and the half ſhirt is two napkins tack'd together, and thrown over the ſhoulders like a herald's coat without ſleeves. Shakespeare. I tack'd two plays together for the pleaſure of variety. Dryden. They ſerve every turn that ſhall be demanded, in hopes of getting ſome commendam tacked to their ſees, to the great diſcouragement of the inferior clergy. Swift. To TAck. v. n. [probably from tackle.] To turn a ſhip. This verſeriam they conſtrue to be the compaſs, which is better interpreted the rope that turns the ſhip; as we ſay, makes it tack about. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. ii. Seeing Holland fall into cloſer meaſures with us and Swe- den, upon the triple alliance, they have tacked ſome points nearer France. Temple. On either ſide they nimbly tack, Both ſtrive to intercept and guide the wind. Dryden. They give me ſigns - To tack about, and ſteer another way. Addiſon. TAck. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. A ſmall nail. 2. The aët of turning ſhips at ſea. At each tack our little fleet grows leſs, - And, like maim'd fowl, ſwim lagging on the main. Dryd. 3. To hold TAck. To laſt; to hold out. Tack is ſtill re- tained in Scotland, and denotes hold or perſevering coheſion. Martilmas beefe doth bear good tacke, When countrey folke do dainties lacke. Tuſir. If this twig be made of wood That will hold tack, I'll make the fur Fly 'bout the ears of that old cur. TA'ckle. n.ſ.. [tacel, Welſh, an arrow.] I. An arrow. The takil ſmote and in it went. 2. Weapons; inſtruments of action. She to her tackle fell, And on the knight let fall a peal Of blows ſo fierce, and preſs'd ſo home, - - That he retir’d. Hudibras, p. 1. Being at work without catching anything, he reſºlº . take up his tackle and be gone. L’Eſtrange ; Fablei. 3. [Taeckel, a rope, Dutch..] The ropes of a ſhip. After at ſea a tall ſhip did appear, Made all of Heben and white ivory, The ſails of gold, of ſilk the tackle were, Mild was the wind, calm ſeem'd the ſea to be. Spºnſºr. At the helm A ſeeming mermaid ſteers; the ſilken tackles Swell with the touches of thoſe flower-ſoft hands That yarely frame the office. Shakeſpeare. Thou haſt a grim appearance, and thy face Bears a command in't ; though thy tackle's torn, , . Thou ſhew'ſt a noble veſſel. Shakeſp. Coriolanuſ. A ſtately ſhip With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill’d, and ſtreamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play. Mº. Hudibra, p. i. Chaucer, I
T A I
TA I
Ere yet the tempeſt roars
Stand to your tackle, mates, and ſtretch your oars. Dryden.
If he drew the figure of a ſhip, there was not a rope
among the tackle that eſcaped him. Addiſon's Spectator.
TA'cKLED. adj. [from tackle..] Made of ropes tacked together.
My man ſhall
Bring thee cords, made like a tackled ſtair,
Which to the high top-gallant of my joy
Muſt be my convoy in the ſecret night.
TA'ckLING. m. ſ. [from tackle.]
1. Furniture of the maſt.
They wondered at their ſhips and their tacklings. Abbot.
Tackling, as ſails and cordage, muſt be foreſeen, and laid
up in ſtore. Bacon's Advice to Williers.
Red ſheets of lightning o'er the ſeas are ſpread,
Our tackling yield, and wrecks at laſt ſucceed. Garth.
2. Inſtruments of ačtion: as, fiſhing tackling, kitchen tackling.
I will furniſh him with a rod, if you will furniſh him with
the reſt of the tackling, and make him a fiſher. //alton.
TA’ctic AL. }*. [rzzlizès, rºrro; tačique, Fr.] Relating
TA’ctick. to the art of ranging a battle.
TAc"ticks. n.ſ. [rzàix.] The art of ranging men in the
field of battle.
When Tully had read the tačicks, he was thinking on the
bar, which was his field of battle. Dryden.
TA’ct ILE. adj. [tactile, Fr. tačiilis, tačium, Lat.] Suſceptible
of touch.
We have iron, ſounds, light, figuration, tačfile qualities;
ſome of a more active, ſome of a more paſſive nature. Hale.
TAct I'lity. n.ſ.. [from tactile.] Perceptibility by the touch.
TA’ction. n.ſ. [taction, Fr. tačfio, Lat..] The act of touching.
TA'DPole. m. ſ. [zab, toad, and pola, a young one, Saxon.]
A young ſhapeleſs frog or toad, conſiſting only of a body
and a tail; a porwiggle.
I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point. Shakeſpeare.
Poor Tom eats the toad and the tadpole. Shakeſpeare.
The reſult is not a perfect frog but a tadpole, without any
feet, and having a long tail to ſwim with. Ray.
A black and round ſubſtance began to dilate, and after
awhile the head, the eyes, the tail to be diſcernable, and at
laſt become what the ancients called gyrinus, we a porwigle
or tadpole. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iii.
TA’en, the poetical contraćtion of taken.
TA'FFETA. n.ſ. ſtaffetas, Fr. taffetar, Spaniſh..] A thin ſilk.
All hail, the richeſt beauties on the earth !
—Beauties no richer than rich taffata.
Never will I truſt to ſpeeches penn'd;
Taffata phraſes, ſilken terms preciſe, .
Three pil’d hyperboles. Shakeſp. Love's Labour loſt.
Some think that a conſiderable diverſity of colours argues
an equal diverſity of nature, but I am not of their mind for
not to mention the changeable taffety, whoſe colours the phi-
loſophers call not real, but apparent. Boyle on Colours.
Tag. n.ſ.. [tag, Iſlandiſh, the point of a lance.]
1. A point of metal put to the end of a ſtring.
2. Anything paltry and mean. - - -
If tag and rag be admitted, learned and unlearned, it is
the fault of ſome, not of the law. Whitgift.
Will you hence
Before the tag return, whoſe rage doth rend
Like interrupted waters. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
The tag-rag people did not clap him and hiſs him. Shakespeare
He invited tag, rag, and bob-tail, to the wedding. L’E/hr.
Ta'otAil. n.ſ. ſtag and tail.] A worm which has the tail of
another colour.
They feed on tag worms and lugges. ... Carew.
There are other worms; as the marſh and tagtail. J/alton.
To TAG. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To fit any thing with an end ; as, to tag a lace.
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
2. To append one thing to another:
His courteous hoſt
Tags every ſentence with ſome fawning word,
Such as my king, my prince, at leaſt my lord, Dryden.
'Tis tagg'd with rhyme, like Berecynthian Atys,
The mid-part chimes with art, which never flat is. Dryd.
3. The word is here improperly uſed.
Compell'd by you to tag in rhimes -
The common ſlanders of the times. Swift.
4. To join : this is properly to tack.
Réſiſtance, and the ſucceſſion of the houſe of Hanover,
the whig writers perpetually tag together. Swift's 44/tel.
TAIL. m. ſ. ſcat,l, Saxon.] -
1. That which terminates the animal behind ; the continua-
tion of the vertebrae of the back hanging looſe behind.
Oft have I ſeen a hot o'er-weening cur,
Run back and bite, becauſe he was with-held,
Who, having ſuffer'd with the bear's fell paw,
Hath clapt his tail betwixt his legs and cry’d. Shakeſpeare.
This ſees the cub, and does himſelf oppoſe,
And men and boats his active tail confounds. JWaller.
The lion will not kick, but will ſtrike ſuch a ſtroke with
his tail, that will break the back of his encounterer. 44%re.
Rouz'd by the laſh of his own ſtubborn tail,
Our lion now will foreign foes affail. Dryden,
The tail fin is half a foot high, but underneath level with
the tail. Grew.
2. The lower part.
The Lord ſhall make thee the head, and not the tail; and
thou ſhalt be above, and not beneath.
3. Anything hanging long; a cat-kin.
Duretus writes a great praiſe of the diſtilled water of thoſe
tail that hang upon willow trees. Harvey on Conſumptions.
4. The hinder part of any thing.
With the helm they turn and ſteer the tail. Butler.
5. To turn Tail. To fly; to run away.
Would ſhe turn tail to the heron, and fly quite out another
way ; but all was to return in a higher pitch. Sidney.
To TAIL. v. m. To pull by the tail.
The conquering foe they ſoon affail'd,
Firſt Trulla ſtav'd and Cerdon tail'd, Hudibras, b. i.
TA'iled. adj. [from tail.] Furniſhed with a tail.
Snouted and tailed like a boar, footed like a goat. Grew,
TA'ILLAGE. m. ſ. [tailler, French.]
Taillage originally ſignifies a piece cut out of the whole;
and, metaphorically, a ſhare of a man's ſubſtance paid by
way of tribute. In law, it ſignifies a roll or tax. Cowel.
TAILLE. m.ſ.
Taille, the fee which is oppoſite to fee-ſimple, becauſe it is
ſo minced or pared, that it is not in his free power to be diſ-
poſed of who owns it; but is, by the firſt giver, cut or di-
vided from all other, and tied to the iſſue of the donee.
This limitation, or taille, is either general or ſpecial. Taille
general is that whereby lands or tenements are limited to a
man, and to the heirs of his body begotten; and the reaſon
of this term is, becauſe how many ſoever women the tenant,
holding by this title, ſhall take to his wives, one after an-
other, in lawful matrimony, his iſſue by them all have a poſ-
ſibility to inherit one after the other. Taile ſpecial is that
whereby lands or tenements be limited unto a man and his
wife, and the heirs of their two bodies begotten. Cowel.
TAI'loR. m. ſ. [tailleur, from tailler, French, to cut.] One
whoſe buſineſs is to make cloaths.
I'll entertain a ſcore or two of tailors,
To ſtudy faſhions to adorn my body. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Here's an Engliſh tailor come for ſtealing out of a French
hoſe : come tailor, you may roaſt your gooſe. Shakeſpeare.
The knight came to the tailor's to take meaſure of his
gown. Camden.
The world is come now to that paſs, that the tailor and
ſhoemaker may cut out what religion they pleaſe. Howel.
They value themſelves for this outſide faſhionableneſs of
the tailor's making. Locke on Education.
It was prettily ſaid by Seneca, that friendſhip ſhould not
be unript, but unſtitcht, though ſomewhat in the phraſe of a
Deut. xxviii. 13.
tailor. Collier.
In Covent-Garden did a tailor dwell, -
That ſure a place deſerv'd in his own hell. King.
To TAINT. v. a. [teindre, French.]
1. To imbue or impregnate with anything.
The ſpaniel ſtruck
Stiff by the tainted gale, with open noſe
Draws full upon the latent prey.
2. To ſtain; to ſully. -
We come not by the way of accuſation
To taint that honour every good tongue bleſſes. Shakespeare .
Sirens taint
The minds of all men, whom they can acquaint
With their attractions. Chapman's Odyſſey, b. xii.
They the truth
With ſuperſtitions and traditions taint. Milton.
Thoſe pure immortal elements
Ejećt him tainted now, and purge him off -
As a diſtemper. Milton.
3. To infect. - *- - -
Nothing taints ſound lungs ſooner than inſpiring the breath
of conſumptive lungs. Harvey on Conſumptionſ.
Salts in fumes contract the veſicles, and perhaps the *-
ed air may affect the lungs by its heat. Arbuthnot on Air.
with wholeſome herbage mixt, the direful bane
Of vegetable venom taints the plain. Pope.
. To corrupt. -
4. ‘Ā rºad you found it tainted or fly-blown. Swift.
The yellow tinging plague
Internal viſion taints. f int
ontračtion of attaint.
# *..." º n. To be infected ; B. be touched.
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunlinaº
I cannot taint with fear. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
TAINT. n.ſ.. [teinte, Fr. from the verb.] -
1. A tinéture; a ſtain.
inſect. -
2. Aº is found in the Summer a ſider called a tain', of a
red colour, and ſo little that ten of the largeſt will hardly
- - », ºr . iii.
outweigh a grain. Brown’, Pulgar Errouri, * As
Thomſºn.
Thomſºn's Spring.
T A K As killing as the canker to the roſe, Or raint worm to the weaning herds that graze. 3. Iº. that breeds his ſon at home, can keep him better from the taint of ſervants than abroad. Locke on Education. But is no rank, no ſtation, no degree, From this º, º of ſorrow free. - - emlin. - 4. A ſpot ; a ſoil; a Her offence Muſt be of ſuch unnatural degree, That monſters it; or your forevouch'd affe&tion Fall’n into taint. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Milton. Prior. *- Now I Unſpeak mine own detraction; here abjure The taints and blames I laid upon myſelf. Shakeſpeare. My hellhounds ſhall lick up the draft and filth, Which man's polluting ſin with taint hath ſhed On what was pure. - - TA/INT less, adj. [from taint..] Free from infečtion. No humours groſs, or frowzy ſteams, - Could from her taintleſs body flow. Swift's Miſcel. TA'INTURE. m. ſ. [tinctura, Lat. teinture, French.] Taint; tinge; defilement. See here the tainture of thy neſt, And look thyſelf be faultleſs. Shakeſpeare. To TAKE. v. a. preterite took, part. paſſ taken, ſometimes took ; taka, Iſlandiſh; ey tek, I take; ey took, I took.] 1. To receive what is offered. Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink. er. xxv. 17. Milton. They refuſe to take the cup at thine hand to drink. jer. Be thou advis'd, thy black deſign forſake; Death, or this counſel, from Lucippus take. JValler. - An honeſt man may take a knave's advice, But idiots only may be cozen'd twice. Dryden. Madam, were I as you, I'd take her counſel. Philips. Diſtreſs'd myſelf, like you, confin'd I live, And therefore can compaſſion take and give. Dryden. 2. To ſeize what is not given. In fetters one the barking porter ty'd, And took him trembling from his ſovereign's ſide. Dryden. 3. To receive. No man ſhall take the nether or upper milſtone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6. 4. To receive with good or ill will. For, what we know muſt be, Why ſhould we, in our peeviſh oppoſition, Take it to heart. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. I will frown as they paſs by, and let them take it as they liſt. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. La you! if you ſpeak ill of the devil, how he take; it at heart. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. Damaſco, without any more ado, yielded unto the Turks; which the baſſa took in ſo good part, that he would not ſuffer his ſoldiers to enter it. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. The king being in a rage, took it grievouſly that he was mocked. 2 Mac. vii. 39. The queen hearing of a declination of monarchy, too; it ſo ill as ſhe would never after hear of the other's ſuit. Bacon. A following hath ever been a thing civil, and well taken in monarchies, ſo it be without too much popularity. Bacon. The diminution of the power of the nobility they took very heavily. Clarendon. I hope you will not expečt from me things demonſtrated with certainty; but will take it well that I ſhould offer at a new thing. Graunt. If I have been a little pilfering, I take it bitterly of thee to tell me of it. Dryden. The ſole advice I could give him in conſcience, would be that which he would take ill, and not follow. Swift. 5. To lay hold on ; to catch by ſurprize or artifice. Who will believe a man that hath no houſe, and lodgeth wherefoever the night taketh him : Eccluſ. xxxvi. 26. They ſilenced thoſe who oppoſed them, by traducing them abroad, or taking advantage againſt them in the houſe. Clar. Men in their looſe unguarded hours they take, Not that themſelves are wiſe, but others weak. 6. To ſnatch ; to ſeize. I am contented to dwell on the Divine Providence, and Pope. * up any occaſion to lead me to its contemplation. Hale. 7. To make priſoner. £ppoint a meeting with this old fat fellow, Where we may take him, and diſgrace him for it. Shakespeare King Lear hath loſt, he and his daughter ta'en. Shakespeare ..This man was taken of the Jews, and ſhould have been killed. - Aéïs xxii. 27. They entering with wonderful celerity on every ſide, ſlew and took three hundred Janizaries. Knolles. 8. To $ºptivate with pleaſure; to delight; to engage. More than hiſtory can pattern, though devis'd And Play'd totaše ſpectators. Shakeſpeare. - 2 I long To hear the ſtory of your life, which muſt Take the ear ſtrangely. Shakeſpeare's Tºmpºſ, Let her not take thee with her eyelids. Prov. vi. 3. Yet notwithſtanding, taken by Perkin's amiable behaviour he entertained him as became the perſon of Richard duke º York. Bacon's Henry VII. Their ſong was partial, but the harmony Suſpended hell, and took with raviſhment The thronging audience. Milton. If I renounce virtue, though naked, then I do it yet more when ſhe is thus beautified on purpoſe to allure the eye, and take the heart. Decay ºf Piety. This beauty ſhines through ſome mens ačtions, ſets off ºf that they do, and takes all they come near. Locke. Cleombrotus was ſo taken with this prop.<t, that he ºld no patience. //aše. 9. To ſurprize; to catch. Wiſe men are overborn when taken at a diſadvantage. Collier ºf Confidence. Io. To entrap; to catch in a ſhare. Take us the foxes, that ſpoil the vines. 2 Cant. xv. 11. To underſtand in any particular ſenſe or manner. The words are more properly taken for the air or ather than the heavens. Raleigh. You take me right, Eupolis; for there is no poſſibility of an holy war. Bacon's holy Iſar, I take it, andiron braſs, called white braſs, hath ſome mixture of tin to help the luſtre. Bacon. Why, now you take me; theſe are rites That grace love's days, and crown his nights: Theſe are the motions I would ſee. Benj. jºhnſºn. Give them one ſimple idea, and ſee that they take it right, and perfectly comprehend it. Lºcke. Charity taken in its largeſt extent, is nothing elſe but the ſincere love of God and our neighbour. J/aše. 12. To exact. Take no uſury of him or increaſe. Lev. xxv. 36. 13. To get; to have ; to appropriate. And the king of Sodom ſaid unto Abram, give me the perſons, and take the goods to thyſelf. Gen. xiv. 21. 14. To uſe; to employ. - This man always takes time, and ponders things maturely before he paſſes his judgment. h/aiti. 15. To blaſt; to infect. Strike her young bones, You taking airs with lameneſs. 16. To judge in favour of. The niceſt eye could no diſtinétion make Where lay the advantage, or what ſide to take. 17. To admit anything bad from without. I ought to have a care To keep my wounds from taking air. 18. To get; to procure. Striking ſtones they took fire out of them. 19. To turn to ; to practiſe. - If any of the family be diſtreſſed, order is taken for their relief: if any be ſubject to vice, or take ill courſes, they are reproved. Bacon's New Atlantiš. 20. To cloſe in with ; to comply with. Old as I am, I take thee at thy word, And will to-morrow thank thee with my ſword. Drydºn. She to her country's uſe reſign'd your ſword, - And you, kind lover, took her at her word. Dryden. I take thee at thy word. Rowe's Ambitious Stepmother. Where any one thought is ſuch, that we have power to take it up or lay it by, there we are at liberty. Lock. 21. To form; to fix. * Reſolutions taken upon full debate, with equal reſolution. - 22. To catch in the hand; to ſeize. He put forth a hand, and took me by a lock of my head. Ezek. viii. 3. Drydºn. Shakeſpeare. Dryden, Hudibras, p. iii. 2 Mac. x. 3. were ſeldom proſecuted Clarendon. I took not arms till urg’d by ſelf defence. 23. To admit; to ſuffer. Yet thy moiſt clay is pliant to command; Now take the mould ; now bend thy mind to feel The firſt ſharp motions of the forming wheel. To perform any action. - - Perädventure we ſhall prevail againſt him, and take our * venge on him. er. xx. 18. Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark, and took hºld of º for the oxen ſhook it. - 2 Sam. . - Taking my leave of them, I went into Macedonia. 29." Before I proceed, I would be glad to take ſome breath. Bacon's holy War. His wind he never took whilſt the cup was at his nº but juſtly obſerved the rule of drinking with ºne breath. ZiaKewill on Providence. Then call’d his brothers, And her to whom his nuptial vows were bound; Dryden. 24. A long
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A long figh he drew,
And his voice failing, took his laſt adieu.
The Sabine Clauſus came,
And from afar, at Dryops took his aim.
Her lovers names in order to run o'er,
Dryden's Fab.
Dryden's Aºn.
The girl took breath full thirty times and more. Dryden.
Heighten’d revenge he ſhould have took ;
He ſhould have burnt his tutor's book. Prior.
The huſband's affairs made it neceſſary for him to take a
voyage to Naples. Addiſon's Speciator.
I took a walk in Lincoln's Inn Garden. Tatler.
The Carthaginian took his ſeat, and Pompey entered with
great . in his own perſon. Tatler.
I am poſſeſſed of power and credit, can gratify my favou-
rites, and take vengeance on my enemies. Swift.
25. To receive into the mind.
When they ſaw the boldneſs of Peter and John, they took
knowledge of them that they had been with Jeſus. Aćis iv.
It appeared in his face, that he took great contentment in
this our queſtion. Bacon.
Dočtor Moore, in his Ethicks, reckons this particular in-
clination, to take a prejudice againſt a man for his looks,
among the ſmaller vices in morality, and names it a proſo-
polepiia. Addiſon's Spect. N°.86.
A ſtudent ſhould never ſatisfy himſelf with bare attendance
on lectures, unleſs he clearly takes up the ſenſe. //atts.
26. To go into.
When news were brought that the French king beſieged
Conſtance, he poſted to the ſea-coaſt to take ſhip. Camden.
Tygers and lions are not apt to take the water. Hale.
27. To go along; to follow; to perſue.
The joyful ſhort-liv'd news ſoon ſpread around,
Took the ſame train.
Obſerving ſtill the motions of their flight,
What courſe they took, what happy ſigns they ſhew. Dry.
28. To ſwallow ; to receive.
Conſider the inſatisfaction of ſeveral bodies, and of their
appetite to take in others. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Turkeys take down ſtones, having found in the gizzard of
one no leſs than ſeven hundred. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
29. To ſwallow as a medicine.
Tell an ignoramus in place to his face that he has a wit
above all the world, and as fulſome a doſe as you give him
he ſhall readily take it down, and admit the commendation,
though he cannot believe the thing. South.
Upon this aſſurance he took phyſick. Locke.
The glutinous mucilage that is on the outſides of the ſeeds
waſhed off cauſes them to take. Mortimer's Huſb.
30. To chooſe one of more.
Take to thee from among the cherubim
Thy choice of flaming warriors. Milton.
Either but one man, or all men are kings: take which you
pleaſe it diſſolves the bonds of government. Locke.
31. To copy. -
Our phaenix queen was pourtray'd too ſo bright,
Beauty alone cou’d beauty take ſo right.
32. To convey ; to carry; to tranſport.
Carry fir John Falſtaff to the fleet,
Take all his company along with him. Shakeſp, Henry IV.
He ſat him down in a ſtreet; for no man took them into
his houſe to lodging. judges xix. 15.
33. To faſten on ; to ſeize.
Whereſoever he taketh him he teareth him; and he foam-
Dryden.
Dryden.
eth. Mark ix. 18.
No temptation hath taken you, but ſuch as is common to
man. I Cor. x. 13.
When the froſt and rain have taken them they grow dan-
gercus. Temple.
At firſt they warm, then ſcorch, and then they take,
Now with long necks from fide to ſide they feed;
At length grown ſtrong their mother-ſize forſake,
And a new colony of flames ſucceed. Dryden.
No beaſt will eat ſour graſs till the froſt hath taken it. Mort:
In burning of ſtubble, take care to plow the land up round
the field, that the fire may not take the hedges. Mortimer.
34. Not to refuſe; to accept.
Take no ſatisfaction for the life of a murderer, he ſhall be
ſurely put to death. Num. xxxv. 31.
Thou tak'ſ thy mother's word too far, ſaid he,
And haſ uſurp'd thy boaſted pedigree. Dryden.
He that ſhould denſand of him how begetting a child gives
the father abſolute power over him, will find him anſwer
nothing: we are to take his word for this. Locke.
Who will not receive clipped money whilſt he ſees the
great receipt of the exchequer admits it, and the bank and
goldſmiths will take it of him. - Locke.
35. To adopt.
I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a
God. Exod. vi. 7.
36. To change with reſpect to place.
When he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them
to the hoſt. Luke x. 35.
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- He put his hand into his boſom ; and when he too; it out,
it was leprous. Exod. iv. 6.
. If you ſlit the artery, thruſt a pipe into it, and caſt a ſtrait
ligature upon that part containing the pipe,
not beat below the ligature;
will beat immediately.
Lovers flung themſelves from the top of the
the ſea, where the
37. To ſeparate.
A multitude, how great ſocver, brings not a man any
nearer to the end of the inexhauſtible ſtock of number, where
ſtill there remains as much to be added as if none were taken
the artery will
yet do but take it off, and it
• Ray,
- - - precipice into
y were ſometimes taken up alive. Addiſon.
Out. Locke.
The living fabrick now in pieces take, Jºaº
Of every part due obſervation make;
All which ſuch art diſcovers. Blackmore.
38. To admit.
Let not a widow be taken into the number under three-
ſcore.
1 Tim. v. 9.
Though ſo much of heav'n appears in my make,
The fouleſt impreſſions I eaſily take. Swift.
39. To perſue; to go in.
He alone,
To find where Adam ſhelter'd, took his way. Milton.
To the port ſhe takes her way, -
And ſtands upon the margin of the ſea. Dryden,
Give me leave to ſeize my deſtin'd prey,
And let eternal juſtice take the way. Dryden,
It was her fortune once to take her way
Along the ſandy margin of the ſea. Dryden.
40. To receive any temper or diſpoſition of mind.
- They ſhall not take ſhame. Mic. ii. 6.
Thou haſt ſcourged me, and haſt taken pity on me. Tob.
They take delight in approaching to God. Iſa. lviii. 2.
Take a good heart, O Jeruſalem. Bar. iv. 30.
Men die in deſire of ſome things which they take to heart.
Bacon.
Few are ſo wicked as to take delight
In crimes unprofitable. Dryden.
Children, if kept out of ill company, will take a pride to
behave themſelves prettily, perceiving themſelves eſteemed.
Locke on Education.
41. To endure; to bear.
I can be as quiet as any body with thoſe that are quarrel-
ſome, and be as troubleſome as another when I meet with
thoſe that will take it. D'Eſtrange.
Won't you then take a jeſt? Spectator, N°. 422.
He met with ſuch a reception as thoſe only deſerve who
are content to take it. Swift's Miſcel.
42. To draw; to derive. -
The firm belief of a future judgment, is the moſt ſorcible
motive to a good life; becauſe taken from this conſideration
of the moſt laſting happineſs and miſery. Tillotſon,
43. To leap ; to jump over.
That hand which had the ſtrength, ev’n at your door,
To cudgel you, and make you take the hatch. Shakeſp.
44. To aſſume.
Fit you to the cuſtom,
And take t'ye as your predeceſſors have, -
Your honour with your form. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
I take liberty to ſay, that theſe propoſitions are ſo far from
having an univerſal aſſent, that to a great part of mankind
they are not known. Locke.
45. To allow; to admit. -
Take not any term, howſoever authorized by the language
of the ſchools, to ſtand for anything till you have an idea of
1t. Locke.
Chemiſts take, in our preſent controverſy, ſomething fºr
granted which they ought to prove. Boyle.
46. To receive with fondneſs.
I lov'd you ſtill, and took your weak excuſes,
Took you into my boſom.
47. To carry out for uſe. y -
He commanded them that they ſhould take nothing for
their journey, ſave a ſtaff. Mar. vi. 8.
48. To ſuppoſe; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion-
This I take it
Is the main motive of our preparations. Shakeſpeare.
The ſpirits that are in all tangible bodies are ſcarce known.
Sometimes they take them for vacuum, whereas they are
the moſt active of bodies. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
T. fºr tº himſelf to have deſerved as much as any
man, in contributing more, and appearing ſooner, }. º:
firſt approach towards rebellion. ? Still it i Claren i.
Is a man unfortunate in marriage. Still it is becauſe he
was deceived ; and ſo tºº that for virtue and affection which
was nothing but vice in a diſguiſe. *.
Our depraved appetites cauſe us often to take that for
true imitation of nature which has no reſemblance of it.
Dryden.
Dryden.
So ſoft his treſſes, fill'd with trickling Pearl,
You'd doubt his ſex, and take him for a girl. Tate.
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T A K J Time is taken for ſo much of infinite duration, as is mea- ſured out by the gºat bodies of the univerſe. Locke. They who would advance in knowledge, ſhould lay gown this as a fundamental rule, not tº tºe words for things. Locke. Few will take a propoſition which amounts to no me.” than this, that God is pleaſed with the doing of what he himſelf ...mmands for an innate moral principle, ſince it *::: º ittle. 4 octº. "...m. tories will take you for a whig, ſome whigs will take ou for a tory. - Pope. As I take it, the two principal branches of preaching are, to tell the people what is their duty, and then to coºyºnº them that it is ſo. Swift. 49. To direét. - - Where injur'd Niſus takes his airy courſe, Hence trembling Scylla flies and ſhuns his foe. Dryden. so. To ſeparate for one's ſelf from any quantity; to remove for one's ſelf from any place. - I will take of them for prieſts. Iſº. lxvi. 21. Hath God aſſayed to take a nation from the midſt of an- other. Dut. ly. 34- I might have taken her to me to wife. Gen. xii. 19. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took im. Gen. v. 24. The Lord took of the ſpirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the ſeventy elders. Four heifers from his female ſtore he took. 51. Not to leave ; not to omit. The diſcourſe here is about ideas, which he ſays are real things, and we ſee in God: in taking this along with me, to make it prove any thing to his purpoſe, the argument muſt ſtand thus. Locke. Young gentlemen ought not only to take along with them a clear idea of the antiquities on medals and figures, but likewiſe to exerciſe their arithmetick in reducing the ſums of money to thoſe of their own country. Arbuthnot on Coins. 52. To receive payments. - Never a wife leads a better life than ſhe does; do what ſhe will, take all, pay all. Shakeſpeare. 53. To obtain by menſuration. The knight coming to the taylor's to take meaſure of his gown, perceiveth the like gown cloth lying there. Camden. With a two foot rule in his hand meaſuring my walls, he took the dimenſions of the room. Swift. 54. To withdraw. Honeycomb, on the verge of threeſcore, took me aſide, and aſked me whether I would adviſe him to marry Speciat. 5 ; º ſeize with a tranſitory impulſe ; to affect ſo as not to alſ. Tiberius, noted for his niggardly temper, only gave his attendants their diet; but once he was taken with a fit of generoſity, and divided them into three claſſes. Arbuthnot. 56. To compriſe; to comprehend. - We always take the account of a future ſtate into our ſchemes about the concerns of this world. Atterbury. Had thoſe who would perſuade us that there are innate principles, not taken them together in groſs, but confidered 1eparately the parts, they would not have been ſo forward to believe they were innate. Locke. 57. To have recourſe to. - A ſparrow tºok a buſh juſt as an eagle made a ſtoop at an Dryden. - haſ: L’E/irange. The cat preſently takes a tree, and ſees the poor fox torn to pieces. L’Eſtrange. 58. To produce; or ſuffer to be produced. No purpoſes whatſoever which are meant for the good of that land will proſper, or take good effect. Spenſer. 59. To catch in the mind. Theſe do beſt who take material hints to be judged by hiſ- tory. Locke. 60. To hire; to rent. If three ladies, like a luckleſs play, Takes the whole houſe upon the poet's day. Pope. 61. To engage in ; to be active in. Queſtion your royal thoughts, make the caſe yours; Bc now the father, and propoſe a ſon; Behold yourſelf ſo by a ſon diſdain'd; And then imagine me taking your part, And in your pow'r ſo ſilencing your ſon. Shakespeare Henry IV. 62. To ſuffer; to ſupport. r In ſtreams, my boy, and rivers take thy chance, There ſwims, ſaid he, thy whole inheritance. Addiſon. Now take your turn ; and, as a brother ſhou'd, . Attend your brother to the Stygian flood. Dryden's AFn. 03. To admit in copulation. Five hundred aſles yearly took the horſe, Producing mules of greater ſpeed and force. 94. To catch eagerly. Drances tºok the word; who grudg’d, long ſince, - T he riſing glories of the Daunian prince. Dryden. °5. To uſe as an oath or cxpreſſion. - !" that not take the name of the Lord in vain. Exod. *6. To ſeize as a diſeaſe, `` Sandyr. They that come abroad after theſe ſhowers are commonly taken with ſickneſs. Bacon I am taken on the ſudden with a ſwimming in my head. - 67. To TAKE away. To deprive of. Dryden. If any take away from the book of this prophecy, God ſhall take away his part out of the book of life. Rev. xx. 19 The bill for taking away the votes of biſhops was callejº, bill for taking away all temporal juriſdićtion. Clarendon. Many diſperſed objects breed confuſion, and take away from the picture that grave majeſty which gives beauty to the piece. D You ſhould be hunted like a beaſt of prey, ryden. By your own law I take your life away. The fun'ral pomp which to your kings you pay, Is all I want, and all you take away. Dryden's AFn. One who gives another any thing, has not always a right to take it away again. - Not foes nor fortune takes this pow'r away, And is my Abelard leſs kind than they. Pºpe. 68. To TAKE away. To ſet aſide; to remove. If we take away all conſciouſneſs of pleaſure and pain, it will be hard to know wherein to place perſonal identity. Locłe. 69. To TAKE care. To be careful; to be ſolicitous for; to ſuperintend. Thou ſhalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen I Cor. ix. 9. 70. To TAKE care. To be cautious; to be vigilant. 71. To TAKE courſe. To have recourſe to meaſures. They meant to take a courſe to deal with particulars by re. concilements, and cared not for any head. Bacon. The violence of ſtorming is the courſe which God is forced to take for the deſtroying, but cannot, without changing the courſe of nature, for the converting of ſinners. Hammond. 72. To TAKE dºwn. To cruſh; to reduce; to ſuppreſs. Do you think he is now ſo dangerous an enemy as he is counted, or that it is ſo hard to take him down as ſome ſup- poſe Spenſºr on Ireland. Take down their mettle, keep them lean and bare. Dryd. Lacqueys were never ſo ſaucy and pragmatical as now, and he ſhould be glad to ſee them taken down. Addison. 73. To Take down. To ſwallow; to take by the mouth. We cannot take down the lives of living creatures, which ſome of the Paracelſians ſay, if they could be taken down, would make us immortal: the next for ſubtilty of operation, to take bodies putrefied, ſuch as may be eaſily taken. Bacon. 74. To Take from. To derogate; to detract. It takes not from you, that you were born with principles of generoſity; but it adds to you that you have cultivated nature. Dryden. 75. To Take from. To deprive of. Converſation will add to their knowledge, but be too apt to take from their virtue. Locke, Gentle gods take my breath from me. Shakeſpeare. I will ſmite thee, and take thine head from thee. I Sam. 76. To TAKE heed. To be cautious; to beware. - Take heed of a miſchievous man. Ecºluſ xi, 33. Take heed leſt paſſion - Sway thy judgment to do ought. Milton. Children to ſerve their parents int’reſt live, Take heed what doom againſt yourſelf you give. 77. To TAKE heed to. To attend. Nothing ſweeter than to take heed unto the commandmen" of the Lord. Eccluſ. xxiii. 27. 78. To TAKE in. To compriſe; to comprehend. . . . Theſe heads are ſufficient for the explication of this whº matter; taking in ſome additional diſcourſes, which ſº the work more even. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. This love of our country takes in our families, iends, and acquaintance. Addison. The diſuſe of the tucker has enlarged the neck of a ". woman, that at preſent it takes in almoſt half the body. Addison Of theſe matters no ſatisfactory account can be given by any mechanical hypotheſis, without taking in the ſuperiº, dence of the great Creator. Derham's Phyſico-Theºl. 79. To TAKE in. To admit. An opinion brought into his head by courſe, becauſe he heard himſelf called a father, rather than any kindneſs that he found in his own heart, made him take us in. Sidney. A great veſſel full being drawn into bottles, and then the liquor put again into the veſſel, will not fill the veſſel again ſo full as it was, but that it may take in more. Bacon. Porter was taken in not only as a bed-chamber ſervant, but as an uſeful inſtrument for his ſkill in the Spaniſh. ſhºttº". Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a ſoul, that, like an ample ſhield, Can take in all; and verge enough for more. Dryder. The fight and touch take in from the ſame object º ideas. - 2. Fr'. There is the ſaine irregularity in my plantations: I ta” in none that do not naturally rejoice in the ſoil. Speciator. 8c. It Dryden, Loºe. Dryden,
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He ſent Aſan-aga with the Janizaries, and pieces of great
ordnance, to take in the other cities of Tunis. Knolles.
Should a great beauty reſolve to take me in with the artil-
łery of her eyes, it would be as vain as for a thief to ſet
upon a new robbed paſſenger. Suckling.
Open places are eaſily taken in, and towns not ſtrongly
fortified make but a weak reſiſtance. Felton on the Claſſiº.
81. To TAKE in. To receive.
We went before, and ſailed unto Aſſos, there intending
to take in Paul. Aéïs xx. 13.
That which men take in by education is next to that which
is natural. Tillotſon's Sermions.
As no acid is in an animal body but muſt be taken in by
the mouth, ſo if it is not ſubdued it may get into the blood.
Arbuthnot on Aliments.
82. Tº Take in. To receive mentally.
Though a created underſtanding can never take in the ful-
neſs of the divine excellencies, yet ſo much as it can receive
is of greater value than any other object. Hale.
The idea of extenſion joins itſelf ſo inſeparably with all
viſible qualities, that it ſuffers to ſee no one without taking in
impreſſions of extenſion too. Locke.
It is not in the power of the moſt enlarged underſtanding
to frame one new ſimple idea in the mind, not taken in by
the ways afore-mentioned. Locke.
A man can never have taken in his full meaſure of know-
ledge before he is lurried off the ſtage. Addiſon's Speci.
Let him take in the inſtructions you give him in a wa
ſuited to his natural inclination. JWatts.
Some bright genius can take in a long train of propoſitions.
- Watts.
83. To TAKE oath. To ſwear.
The king of Babylon is come to Jeruſalem, and hath
taken of the king's ſeed, and of him taken an oath. Ezek.
We tale all oath of ſecrecy, for the concealing of thoſe in-
ventions which we think fit to keep ſecret. Bacon.
84. To Take off. To invalidate; to deſtroy; to remove. . .
You muſt forſake this room and go with us;
Your power and your command is taken off,
And Caſſio rules in Cyprus. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
The cruel miniſters
Took off her life. Shakeſpeare.
If the heads of the tribes can be taken off, and the miſled
multitude return to their obedience, ſuch an extent of mercy
is honourable. Bacon's Advice to Williers.
Sena loſeth its windineſs by deco&ting; and ſubtile or win-
dy ſpirits are taken off by incenſion or evaporation. Bacon.
To ſtop ſchiſms, take off the principal authors by winning
and advancing them, rather than enrage them by violence. Bac.
What taketh off the objection is, that in judging ſcandal we
are to look to the cauſe whence it cometh. Biſhop Sanderſon.
The promiſes, the terrors, or the authority of the com-
mander, muſt be the topick whence that argument is drawn;
and all force of theſe is taken off by this doćtrine. Hammond.
It will not be unwelcome to theſe worthies, who endea-
vour the advancement of learning, as being likely to find a
clear progreſſion when ſo many untruths are taken off. Brown.
This takes not off the force of our former evidence. Still.
If the mark, by hindering its exportation, makes it leſs va-
luable, the melting pot can eaſily take it off. Locke.
A man's underſtanding failing him, would take off that
preſumption moſt men have of themſelves. Locke.
It ſhews virtue in the faireſt light, and takes off from the
deformity of vice. Addiſon.
When we would take off from the reputation of an action,
we aſcribe it to vain glory. Addiſon.
This takes off from the elegance of our tongue, but ex-
preſſes our ideas in the readieſt manner. - Addiſon.
The juſtices decreed, to take off a halfpeny in a quart from
the price of ale. Swift's Miſcel.
How many lives have been loſt in hot blood, and how
many likely to be taken off in cold. Blount to Pope.
Favourable names are put upon ill ideas, to take off the
odium. - //atts.
85. To Take off. To with-hold; to withdraw. -
He perceiving that we were willing to ſay ſomewhat, in
great courteſy took us off, aud condeſcended to aſk us queſ-
tions. Bacon.
Your preſent diſłemper is not ſo troubleſome, as to take
you off from all ſatisfaction. Wake.
There is nothing more reſty and ungovernable than our
thoughts: they will not be directed what obječts to purſue,
nor be taken off from thoſe they have once fixed on ; but run
away with a man in purſuit of thoſe ideas they have in view,
let him do what he can. Locke.
Keep foreign ideas from taking off our minds from its pre-
ſent purſuit. Locke.
86. To TAKE off. To ſwallow.
Were the pleaſure of drinking accompanied, the moment
a man takes ºff his glaſs, with that ſick ſtomach which, in
ſome men, follows not many hours after, nobody would ever
let wine touch his lips.
87. T., TAKE ºff. To purchaſe.
Cºrn, in Plenty, the labourer will have at his own rate,
elſe he'll not *; it ºff the farmer's hands for wages. Locke.
The Spaniards having no commodities that we will ai.
off, above the value of one hundrej thouſand pounds per an-
munis, cannot pay us. * - - Locłe.
There is a projećt on foot for tranſporting our beſt wheaten
ſtraw to Dunſtable, and obliging us to take off yearly ſo ma-
ny ton of ſtraw hats. Swift's Miſcel.
88. 72 TAKE off. To copy. -
Addiſon.
Take off all their models in wood.
89. To TAKE off. To find place for.
The multiplying of nobility brings a ſtate to neceſſity;
and, in like manner, when more are bred ſcholars t >
ferments can take off.
90. To TAKE off. To remove.
When Moſes went in, he took the vaiſ off until he came
Out. Exod. xxxiv. 34.
If any would reign and take up all the time, let him #.
them off and bring others on. Bacon.
He has taken you off, by a peculiar inſtance of his mercy,
from the vanities and temptations of the world. JWake.
91. Tº TAKE order with. To check; to take courſe with.
Though he would have turned his teeth upon Spain, yet
he was taken order with before it came to that.
92. To Take out. To remove from within any place.
Griefs are green;
And all thy friends which thou muſt make thy friends
Have but their ſtings and teeth newly ta'en out. Shakeſp.
93. To Take part. To ſhare. -
Take part in rejoicing for the vićtory over the Turks. Pope:
94. To Take place. To prevail; to have effect.
Where arms take place, all other pleas are vain; ,
Love taught me force, and force ſhall love maintain. Dry.
The debt a man owes his father takes place, and gives the
father a right to inherit. Locke.
95. To Take up. To borrow upon credit or intereſt.
The ſmooth pates now wear nothing but high ſhoes; and
if a man is through with them in honeſt taking up, they ſtand
upon ſecurity. Shakeſpeare.
We take up corn for them, that we may eat and live. Neh.
When Winter ſhuts the ſeas, ſhe to the merchant goes,
Rich cryſtals of the rock ſhe takes up there,
Huge agat vaſes, and old china ware. Dryden's juvenal.
I have anticipated already, and taken up from Boccace be-
fore I come to him. Dryden's Fables.
Men, for want of due payment, are forced to take up the
neceſſaries of life at almoſt double value. Swift.
96. To be ready for; to engage with.
His diviſions
Are, one power againſt the French,
And one againſt Glendower; perforce, a third
Muſt take up us. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
97. To TAKE up. To apply to the uſe of.
We took up arms not to revenge ourſelves,
But free the commonwealth. - Addiſon.
98. To TAke up. To begin.
They ſhall take up a lamentation for me. Ezek. xxv. 17.
Princes friendſhip, which they take up upon the accounts
of judgment and merit, they moſt times lay down out of hu-
III Our. South's Serm.
99. To TAKE up. To faſten with a ligature paſſed under.
A large veſſel opened by inciſion muſt be taken up before
Zocke:
han pre-
Bacon's Effºys.
Bacon.
you proceed. Sharp.
1oo. To TAKE up. To engroſs; to engage.
Take my eſteem,
If from my heart you aſk, or hope for more, -
I grieve the place is taken up before. Dryden.
I intended to have left the ſtage, to which my genius ne-
ver much inclined me, for a work which would have taken
up my life in the performance. Dryden's juvenal.
Over-much anxiety in worldly things takes up the mind,
hardly admitting ſo much as a thought of heaven. Duppa.
To underſtand fully his particular calling in the common-
wealth, and religion, which is his calling, as he is a man,
takes up his whole time. - Locke.
Every one knows that mines alone furniſh theſe: but
withal, countries ſtored with mines are poor; the digging
and refining of theſe metals taking up the labour, and waſt-
- * ... 1 Locke.
ing the number of the people.
we were ſo confident of ſucceſs, that moſt of my fellow-
ſoldiers were taken up with the ſame imaginations. Addison.
The following letter is from an artiſt, now taken jº.
this invention. iſon.
There is ſo much time taken up in the ceremony, that be-
t their ſubject the dialogue is half ended.
fore they enter on J Addiſon on ancient Medals,
The affairs of religion and war took up Conſtantine ſo
at he had not time to think of trade. Arbuthnot,
much, that he ha When
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aſ of twelve books is taken up in theſe,
a.º.º. by what methods our author could
prevent being tedious. Pope's Eſſay on Homer.
... r. Taki up. To have final recourſe to: -
1 O Arnobius aſſerts, that men of the fineſt parts and learning,
rhetoricians, lawyers, phyſicians, deſpiſing the ſentimºntº
they had been once fond of, took up their reſt in the Chriſtian
religion. Addiſon on the Chriſtian Religion.
1oz. ºf Take up. To ſeize 3 to catch; to arreſt.
Though the ſheriff have this authority to take up all ſuch
ſtragglers, and impriſon them ; yet ſhall he not work that
terror in their hearts that a marſhal will, whom they know
to have power of life and death. Spenſer.
I was taken up for laying them down. Shakeſpeare.
You have taken up,
Under the counterfeited zeal of God, -
The ſubjećts of his ſubſtitute, and here upſwarm d them.
Shakeſpeare.
103. To Take up. To admit. - -
The ancients took up experiments upon credit; and did
build great matters upon them. Bacon's Nat. Hſ!.
104. Tº Take up. To anſwer by reproving; to reprimand.
One of his relations took him up roundly, for ſtooping ſo
much below the dignity of his profeſſion. L’Eſtrange.
105. To TAKE up. To begin where the former left off.
The plot is purely fiction; for I take it up where the hiſ-
tory has laid it down. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian.
Soon as the evening ſhades prevail,
The moon takes up the wond’rous tale,
And nightly to the liſt'ning earth
Repeats the ſtory of her birth.
106. To TAKE up. To lift.
Take up theſe cloaths here quickly:
Where’s the cewlſtaff Shakeſpeare.
The leaſt things are taken up by the thumb and forefinger;
when we would take up a greater quantity, we would uſe the
Addiſon's Spect.
thumb and all the fingers. Ray.
Milo took up a calf daily on his ſhoulders, and at laſt ar-
rived at firmneſs to bear the bull. Watts.
107. To TAKE up. To occupy. -
The people by ſuch thick throngs ſwarmed to the place,
that the chambers which opened towards the ſcaffold were
taken up. . Hayward.
All vicious enormous praćtices are regularly conſequent,
where the other hath taken up the lodging. Hammond.
Committees, for the convenience of the common-council
who took up the Guild-hall, ſat in Grocer's-hall. Clarendon.
When my concernment takes up no more room than my-
ſelf, then ſo long as I know where to breathe, I know alſo
where to be happy. South's Sermons.
Theſe things being compared, notwithſtanding the room
that mountains take up on the dry land, there would be at
leaſt eight oceans required. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
When theſe waters were annihilated, ſo much other mat-
ter muſt be created to take up their places. Burnet.
Princes were ſo taken up with wars, that few could write
or read beſides thoſe of the long robes. Temple.
The buildings about took up the whole ſpace. Arbuthnot.
108. To TAKE up. To accommodate; to adjuſt.
I have his horſe to take up the quarrel. Shakeſpeare.
The greateſt empires have had their riſe from the pretence
of taking up quarrels, or keeping the peace. L'Eſtrange.
109. To TAKE up. To compriſe.
I prefer in our countryman the noble poem of Palemon
and Arcite, which is perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias,
only it takes up ſeven years. Dryden's Fables.
1 Io. To TAKE up. To adopt; to aſſume.
God's decrees of ſalvation and damnation have been taken
up by ſome of the Romiſh and Reformed churches, affixing
them to mens particular entities, abſolutely conſidered. Hamm.
The command in war is given to the ſtrongeſt, or
to the braveſt; and in peace taken up and exerciſed by the
boldeſt, Temple.
Aſſurance is properly that confidence which a man take; up
of the pardon of his fins, upon ſuch grounds as the ſcripture
lays down. South's Sermons.
The French and we ſtill change, but here's the curſe,
They change for better, and we change for worſe.
They take up our old trade of conquering,
And we are taking their's to dance and ſing. Dryden.
He that will obſerve the concluſions men tºe up, muſt be
ſatisfied they are not all rational. Locke.
Qelibacy, in the church of Rome, was commonly forced,
and taken uſ, under a bold vow. Atterbury.
Lewis Baboon had taken up the trade of clothier, without
ſerving his time. Arbuthnot's Hiſł. of john Bull.
Every man takes up thoſe intereſts in which his humour en-
gages him. Pope.
If thoſe proceedings were obſerved, morality and religion
would "on become faſhionable court virtues, and be taken
* * * only methods to get or keep employments. Swift.
1 11. To Taek up. To colle&; to exact a tax.
This great baſſa was born in a poor country village, and in
his childhood taken from his Chriſtian parents, by ſuch as
take up the tribute children. Knolles's Hſi. of the Turi.
112. To TAKE upon. To appropriate to ; to aſſume; to j.
mit to be imputed to.
If I had no more wit than he, to take a fault apon me that
he did, he had been hang'd for't. Shakeſpeare.
He took not on him the nature of angels, but the ſeed of
Abraham. Heb. ii. 16.
For confederates, I will not take upon me the knowledge
how the princes of Europe, at this day, ſtand affeded to:
wards Spain. acon's War with Spain.
Would I could your ſuff'rings bear;
Or once again could ſome new way invent,
To take upon myſelf your puniſhment. Dryden.
She loves me, ev'n to ſuffer for my ſake;
And on herſelf would my refuſal take. Dryden,
113. Tº TAKE upon. To aſſume; to claim authority.
Theſe dangerous, unſafe lunes i' th' king ! beſhrew
them,
He muſt be told on’t, and he ſhall; the office
Becomes a woman beſt: I’ll take’t upon me. Shakeſheart.
Look that you take upon you as you ſhould. Shaft re.
This every tranſlator taketh upon himſelf to do. Filton,
To TAke. v. n.
1. To dire& the courſe; to have a tendency to.
The inclination to goodneſs, if it iſſue not towards men,
it will take unto other things. Bacon.
The king began to be troubled with the gout; but the de-
fluxion taking alſo into his breaſt, waſted his lungs. Bacon.
All men being alarmed with it, and in dreadful ſuſpence
of the event, ſome took towards the park. Dryden.
To ſhun thy lawleſs luſt the dying bride,
Unwary, took along the river's ſide. Dryden,
2. To pleaſe; to gain reception.
An apple of Sodom, though it may entertain the eye with
a florid white and red, yet fills the hand with ſtench and foul-
neſs: fair in look and rotten at heart, as the gayett and moſt
taking things are. South's Sermonſ.
Words and thoughts, which cannot be changed but for
the worſe, muſt of neceſſity eſcape the tranſient view upon
the theatre; and yet without theſe a play may take. Dryden.
Each wit may praiſe it for his own dear ſake, ..
And hint he writ it, if the thing ſhou'd tale. . Addison.
The work may be well performed, but will never tale, if
it is not ſet off with proper ſcenes. Adſº's Fritheliº.
May the man grow wittier and wiſer by finding that this
ſtuff will not take nor pleaſe; and ſince by a little ſmattering
in learning, and great conceit of himſelf, he has loſt his re-
ligion, may he find it again by harder ſtudy and an hºmºlºr
mind. Bently.
3. To have the intended or natural effect. .
In impreſſions from mind to mind, the impreſſion taketh,
but is overcome by the mind paſſive before it work any mº"
nifeſt effect. , Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 90i.
The clods, expos'd to Winter winds, will bake,
For putrid earth will beſt in vineyards take. Dryden,
4. To catch; to fix. -
When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noiſe. Bacon.
5. Tº Take after. To learn of; to reſemble; to imita”.
Beaſts, that converſe
With man, take after him, as hogs - -
Get pigs all th’ 3. and bitches dogs. Hudibrº P. "
we cannot but think that he has taken after a gºod Pº
tern. Atterbury,
6. To TAKE in. To incloſe. |
Upon the ſea-coaſt are parcels of land that would º,
for the taking in. Mºrtimer's º .
7. To Take in. To leſſen; to contract: as, he took in his
ails. -
sºr. in. To cheat; to gull: as, the cunning *
were taken in. A low vulgar phraſe.
9. To TAKE in hand. To undertake. - ſ-
Till there were a perfect reformation, nothing woul"P".
per that they took in hand. Clarendon, b. Vill:
1o. To TAKE in with. To reſort to. - hat
Men once placed take in with the contrary faction.” tha
by which they enter. Bacon'ſ Ejoyi.
II. To Take notice. To obſerve. ... "
12. 7, Take notice. To ſhew by any act that obſervatio" "
made. bili-
Some laws reſtrained the extravagant power of the nº
ty, the diminution whereof they took very heavily, tº
at that time they took little notice of it. Clarendum.
13. To TAKE on. To be violently affeóted.
Your huſband is in his old tunes again; he ſo takes on .
der with me huſband, that any madneſs I ever yet behe
ſeemed but tameneſs to this diſtemper. Shakeſ rare.
In horſes, the ſmell of a dead horſe maketh theº fly
away, and take on as if they were mad. Bacon's Nº. #-
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14. Tº TAKE on. To grieve ; to pine.
How will my mother, for a father's death,
Take on with me, and ne'er be ſatisfy'd : Shakeſp.
15. To TAKE to. To apply to ; to be fond of.
Have him underſtand it as a play of older people, and he
will, take to it of himſelf. Locke.
Miſs Betſey won't take to her book. Swift.
The heirs to titles and large eſtates could never take to their
books, yet are well enough qualified to ſign a receipt for half
a year's rent. Swift's Miſcel.
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman
in travail. Pſal. xlviii. 6.
They ſent forth ſpies, which ſhould feign themſelves juſt
men, that they might take hold of his words. Luke xx. 20.
16. To TAKE to. To betake to ; to have recourſe.
If I had taken to the church, I ſhould have had more ſenſe
than to have turned myſelf out of my benefice by writing
libels. Dryden.
The callow ſtorks with lizzard and with ſnake
Are fed, and ſoon as eler to wing they take,
At fight thoſe animals for food purſue. Dryden.
Men of learning who take to buſineſs, diſcharge it gene-
rally with greater honeſty than men of the world. Addison.
17. To TAKE up. To ſtop.
The mind of man being naturally timorous of truth, and
yet averſe to that diligent ſearch neceſſary to its diſcovery, it
muſt needs take up ſhort of what is really ſo. Glanville.
This grated harder upon the hearts of men, than the
ſtrangeneſs of all the former articles that took up chiefly in
ſpeculation. South.
Sinners at laſt take up, and ſettle in a contempt of all re-
ligion, which is called ſitting in the ſeat of the ſcornful.
Tillotſon's Sermons.
18. To TAKE up. To reform.
This rational thought wrought ſo effectually, that it made
him take up, and from that time prove a good huſband. Locke.
19. To TAKE up with. To be contented with.
The aſs takes up with that for his ſatisfaction, which he
reckoned upon before for his misfortune. L’Eſtrange.
The law and goſpel call aloud for ačtive obedience, and
ſuch a piety as takes not up with idle inclinations, but ſhows
itſelf in ſolid inſtances of practice. South.
I could as eaſily take up with that ſenſeleſs aſſertion of the
Stoicks, that virtues and vices are real bodies and diſtinét ani-
mals, as with this of the atheiſt, that they can all be derived
from the power of mere bodies. Bentley.
A poor gentleman ought not to be curate of a pariſh, ex-
cept he be cunninger than the devil. It will be difficult to
remedy this, becauſe whoever had half his cunning would
never take up with a vicarage of ten pounds. Swift.
In affairs which may have an extenſive influence on our
future happineſs, we ſhould not take up with probabilities.
//atts's Logick.
20. To TAKE up with. To lodge; to dwell.
Who would not rather take up with the wolf in the
woods, than make ſuch a clutter in the world L'Eſtrange.
Are dogs ſuch deſirable company to take up with & South.
His name and credit ſhall you undertake,
And in my houſe you ſhall be friendly lodg'd :
In 1643, the parliament took upon them to call an aſſembly
of divines, to ſettle ſome church controverſies, of which
many were unfit to judge. Sanderſon.
I take not on me here as a phyſician :
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,
Troop in the throngs of military men :
But rather
To purge th' obſtructions, which begins to ſtop
Our very veins of life. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
21. To TAKE with. To pleaſe.
Our gracious maſter is a precedent to his own ſubjets, and
ſeaſonable memento's may be uſeful; and being diſcretely
uſed, cannot but take well with him. Bacon.
TA/KEN, the participle paſſ of take.
Thou art taken in thy miſchief, becauſe thou art bloody.
2 Sam. xvi. 8.
He who letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2 Theſ, ii. 7.
It concerns all who think it worth while to be in earneſt
with their immortal ſouls, not to abuſe themſelves with a
falſe confidence: a thing ſo eaſily taken up, and ſo hardly
laid down. South's Sermons.
Scaliger, comparing the two great orators, ſays, that no-
thing can be taken from Demoſthenes, nor added to Tully.
Denham.
Though he that is full of them thinks it rather an eaſe
than oppreſſion to ſpeak them out, yet his auditors are per-
haps as much taken up with themſelves. Gov. of the Tongue.
The objećt of deſire once ta'en away,
'Tis then not love, but pity which we pay. Dryden.
TAKER. m. ſ. [from take.] He that takes.
He will hang upon him like a diſeaſe,
He is ſooner caught than the peſtilence,
And the taker runs preſently mad. Shakespeare.
The dear ſale beyond the ſeas encreaſed the numée, of
*a*rī, and the takers jarring and brawling one with another
and forecloſing the fiſhes, taking their kind within harb.
decreaſed the number of the taken. Cºrº.
The far diſtance of this county from the court hath her.
tofore afforded it a ſuperſedeas from takers and ſurveyors.
- Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Berry coffee and the leaf tobacco, of which the Turks are
great takers, condenſe the ſpirits, and make them ſtrong.
- Bacon.
Few like the Fabii or the Scipio's are,
Takers of cities, conquerors in war. Denham.
He to betray us did himſelf betray,
At once the taker, and at once the prey. Denham.
Seize on the king, and him your priſoner make,
While I, in kind revenge, my taker take. Dryden.
Rich cullies may their boaſting ſpare,
They purchaſe but ſophiſticated ware:
'Tis prodigality that buys deceit,
Where both the giver and the taker cheat. Dryden.
TA'KING. m. ſ. [from take.] Seizure; diſtreſs.
What a taking was he in, when your huſband aſked who
was in the baſket. Shakeſpeare.
She ſaw in what a taking,
The knight was by his furious quaking. Butler.
TALE. n.ſ. ſcale, from tellan, to tell, Saxon.]
1. A narrative; a ſtory. . Commonly a ſlight or petty account
of ſome trifling or fabulous incident; as, a tale of a tub.
This ſtory prepared their minds for the reception of any
tales relating to other countries. JWatts.
2. Oral relation.
My conſcience hath a thouſand ſeveral tongues,
And ev'ry tongue brings in a ſev'ral tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Life is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of ſound and fury, -
Signifying nothing. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Hermia, for aught I could read,
Could ever hear by tale or hiſtory,
The courſe of true love never did run ſmooth. Shakeſp.
We ſpend our years as a tale that is told. Pſal. xc. 9.
3. [Talan, to count, Saxon.] Number reckoned.
Number may ſerve your purpoſe with the ignorant, who
meaſure by tale and not by weight. Hooker.
For ev'ry bloom his trees in Spring afford,
An autumn apple was by tale reſtor'd. Dryden's Virgil.
Both number twice a day the milky dams,
And once ſhe takes the tale of all the lambs. Dryden.
The herald for the laſt proclaims
A ſilence, while they anſwer'd to their names,
To ſhun the fraud of muſters falſe;
The tale was juſt. Dryden's Knight's 7ale.
Reaſons of things are rather to be taken by weight than
tale. Collier on Claths.
4. Reckoning; numeral account.
In packing, they keep a juſt tale of the number that every
hogſhead containeth. Carew.
Money bling the common ſcale
Of things by meaſure, weight and tale;
In all th º of church and ſtate,
'Tis both the balance and the weight. Bºtler.
Then twelve returned upon the principal pannel, or the
tales, are ſworn to try the ſame according to their evidence.
Shakeſpeare.
Hale.
. Information; diſcloſure of any thing ſecret.
From hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot and rot; -
And thereby hangs a tale. - Shakespeare.
Birds live in the air frceſt, and are apteſt by their voice to
tell tales what they find, and by their flight to expreſs the
fame. - Bacon.
TALEBE'ARING.. n.ſ.. [tale and bear.] The ačt of informing;
officious or malignant intelligence. - - -
The ſaid Timothy was extremely officious about their miſ-
treſs's perſon, endeavouring, by flattery and talebºring, to
ſet her againſt the reſt of the ſervants, - Arºot.
TALE BEARER. n.ſ. [tale and bear.] One who gives officious
or malignant intelligence. - - - - - - -
The liberty of a common table is a tacit invitation tº. al
intruders; as buffoons, ſpies, tºº, ſº L'E/ºr.
In great families, ſome one falſe, paulty talelearer, by
carrying ſtories from one to another, ſhall inflame the mº,
and diſſompoſe the quiet of the whole family. Sciºth.
TALENT. m. ſ. ſtalentum, Lat.J.
A talent ſignified º much .. ºº º
ſº- ng to the different ages an ‘I ICS.
value differing according c Arbuthnot.
Five talents in his debt,
His means moſt ſhort, his creditors moſt ſtraight. Sººſ".
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T A L T A L - - - inods caſt in antick mould, -- wº: : talents of the fineſt gold. º: 2. Faculty; power; gº of nature. A metaphor borrowe fom the talents mentioned in the holy writ. - - Many who knew the treaſurer's talent in removing preju; dice, and reconciling himſelf to wavering affections, believed the joſs of the duke was unſeaſonable. - Clarendon. He is chiefly to be conſidered in his three different talents, as a critick, ſatyriſt, and writer of odes. Dryden. 'Tis not my talent to conceal my thoughts, Or carry ſmiles and ſunſhine in my face, - when diſcontent ſits heavy at my heart. . . Addiſon's Cato. They are out of their element, and logick is none of their talent. Baker's Reflections on Learning. Perſons who poſſeſs the true talent of raillery are like comets; they are ſeldom ſeen, and all at once admired. and feared. Female Quixote. 3. Quality; nature. An improper and miſtaken uſe. Though the nation generally, was without any ill talent to the church in doćtrine or diſcipline, yet they were not with- out a jealouſy that popery was not enough diſcountenanced. Clarendon. It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another. Swift. Ta'lis MAN. m. ſ. [I know not whence derived: Têtraw, Skinner.] A magical chara&ter. If the phyſicians would forbid us to pronounce gout, rheu- matiſm, and ſtone, would that ſerve like ſo many taliſmans to deſtroy the diſeaſes. Swift. Of taliſmans and ſigils knew the power, And careful watch'd the planetary hour. Pope. TAlis Ma‘Nick. adj. [from taliſman.j Magical. The figure of a heart bleeding upon an altar, or held in the hand of a Cupid, has always been looked upon as taliſ- manick in dreſſes of this nature. Addiſon's Spect. To TALK. v. n. [taelen, Dutch.] 1. To ſpeak in converſation; to ſpeak fluently and familiarly; not in ſet ſpeeches; to converſe. I will buy with you, ſell with you, talk with you; but I will not eat with you. - Shakespeare. Now is this vice's dagger become a ſquire, and talks as familiarly of John of Gaunt as if he had been ſworn brother to him; and he never ſaw him but once. Shakeſp. Henry IV. The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. job xxix. 9. The children of thy people ſtill talk againſt thee. Ezek. If I talk much, they ſhall lay their hands upon their mouth. Wiſd. viii. 12. Here free from court-compliances he walks, And with himſelf, his beſt adviſer, talks. //aller. As God remembers that we are but fleſh, unable to bear the nearer approaches of divinity, and ſo talks with us as once with Moſes through a cloud; ſo he forgets not that he breath- ed into us breath of life, a vital active ſpirit. Decay of Piety. Mention the king of Spain, he talks very notably; but if you go out of the Gazette you drop him. Addiſon. 2. To prattle ; to ſpeak impertinently. Hypocrites auſterely talk Of purity. Milton. My heedleſs tongue has talk'd away this life. Rowe. 3. To give account. The cryſtalline ſphere, whoſe balance weighs The trepidation talk'd. Milton. The natural hiſtories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of theſe rocks, and the great damage done. Addiſon. We will conſider whether Adam had any ſuch heir as our author talks of. Locke. 4. To ſpeak; to reaſon; to confer. Let me talk with thee of thy judments. jer. xii. 1. Will ye ſpeak wickedly for God, and talk deceitfully for him * job xiii. 7. It is difficult taſk to talk to the purpoſe, and to put life and perſpicuity into our diſcourſes. Collier on Pride. Talking over the things which you have read with your : companions fixes them upon the mind. JWatts. TALK.. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] I. Oral converſation; fluent and familiar ſpeech. We do remember; but our argument Is all too heavy to admit much talk. Shakeſpeare. Perceiving his ſoldiers diſmayed, he forbad them to have any talk with the enemy. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks. How can he get wiſdom that driveth oxen, is occupied in their labours, and whoſe talk is of bullocks : Eccluſ. xxxviii. This ought to weigh with thoſe whoſe reading is deſigned for much talk and little knowledge. Locke. In various talk th’ inſtructive hours they paſt, Who gave the ball, or paid the viſit laſt. Pope. 2. Report; rumour. hear a talk up and down of raiſing our money, as a means to retain our wealth, and keep our money from being carried away. Locke. 3. Subjećt of diſcourſe. What delight to be by ſuch extoll’d, ğ live upon their tongues and be their talk, f whom to be deſpis'd were no ſmall praiſe - TALK. m. ſ. [tale, Fr.] p Miltºn. Stones compoſed of plates are generally parallel, and flexi- ble and elaſtick: as, talk, cat-ſilver or glimmer, of which there are three ſorts, the yellow or golden, the white or fil. very, and the black. //oodward's Fºſſil; Venetian talk kept in a heat of a glaſs furnace; after alſº. remaining body, though brittle and diſcoloured, had not loſt much of its bulk, and ſeemed nearer of kin to talk than mere earth. - Boyle. Ta'ik A Tive., adj. [from talk..] Full of prate; loquacious. If I have held you overlong, lay hardly the fault upon my old age, which in its diſpoſition is talkative. Sidney. This may prove an inſtructive leſſon to the diſaffected, not to build any hopes on the talkative zealots of their party. Addison. I am aſhamed I cannot make a quicker progreſs in the French, where everybody is ſo courteous and taliative. Ali, The coxcomb bird ſo talkative and grave, That from his cage cries cuckold, whore, and knave 5 Though many a paſſenger he rightly call, You hold him no philoſopher at all. Pope. TALKATIVENEss. n.ſ.. [from talkative..] Loquacity; gari. lity; fulneſs of prate. We call this talkativeneſ; a feminine vice; but he that ſhall appropriate loquacity to women, may perhaps ſometimes need to light Diogenes's candle to ſeek a man. Gov. Tongue. Learned women have loſt all credit by their impertinent talkativeneſs and conceit. Swift. TA'LKE.R. m. ſ. [from talk.] 1. One who talks. Let me give for inſtance ſome of thoſe writers or talker, who deal much in the words nature or fate. Watts. 2. A loquacious perſon; a pratler. Keep me company but two years, Thou ſhalt not know the ſound of thine own tongue. —Farewel, I'll grow a talker for this jeer. Shakeſpeare. If it were deſirable to have a child a more briſk talker, ways might be found to make him ſo; but a wiſe father had rather his ſon ſhould be uſeful when a man, than pretty com- pany. Locke on Education. 3. A boaſter; a bragging fellow. The greateſt talkers in the days of peace, have been the moſt puſillanimous in the day of temptation. Taylor. TA'LKY. adj. [from talk..] Conſiſting of talk; reſembling talk. The talky flakes in the ſtrata were all formed before the ſubſidence, along with the ſand. JWoodward on Foſſils. TALL. adj. [tál, Welſh.] 1. High in ſtature. -. Bring word, how tall ſhe is. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra. Two of nobler ſhape, - Ereğt and tall. Milton, 2. High; lofty. Winds ruſh'd abroad From the four hinges of the world, and fell On the vext wilderneſs, whoſe tall/?pines, Though rooted deep as high, and ſturdieſt oaks - Bow'd their ſtiff necks. Milton's Par. Reg. b. iv. May they encreaſe as faſt, and ſpread their boughs, As the high fame of their great owner grows: May he live long enough to ſee them all Dark ſhadows caſt, and as his palace tall! Methinks I ſee the love that ſhall be made, 11 The lovers walking in that am’rous ſhade. JWiller, 3. Sturdy; luſty. I'll ſwear thou art a tall fºllow of thy hands, and that thou wilt not be drunk; but I know thou art no tall fellow of thy hands, and that thou wilt be drunk; but I would thou wº be a tall fellow of thy hands. Shakeſp. Jºinter's Tale, TA'll AGE. m. ſ. [taillage, French..] Impoſt; exciſe. ... The people of Spain were better affected unto Philip than to Ferdinando, becauſe he had impoſed upon them º taxes and tallages. Bºon's Henry VII. TA'llow. n.ſ.. [tage, Daniſh.] The greaſe or fat of an ani" mal; ſuet. She's the kitchen wench and all greaſe; and I know * what uſe to put her to, but to make a lamp of her, and run from her by her own light. I warrant her rags, and the tak /ow in them, will burn a Lapland winter. Shakespeare care. In Cuba and Hiſpaniola are killed divers thouſands, whº the Spaniards only take the tallow or the hide. - Abbot. Snuff the candles cloſe to the allºw, which will ſº them run. Swift. To TA’llow. v. a. [from the noun..] To greaſe; to ſm” with tallow. TA'llowch ANDLER. m. ſ. ſtallow and chandelier, Fr.] Ong who makes candles of tallow, not of wax. Naſtincſ. 6
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butchers, and neglect of cleanſing of gutters, are great oc-
caſions of a plague. Harvey on the Plague.
TA'll Y. m. ſ. [from tailler, to cut, Fr.]
1. A ſtick notched or cut in conformity to another ſtick, and
uſed to keep accounts by. -
So right his judgment was cut fit,
And made a tally to his wit. Hudibras, p. iii.
The only talents in eſteem at preſent are thoſe of Ex-
change-Alley; one tally is worth a grove of bays. Garth.
Have you not ſeen a baker's maid
Between two equal panniers ſway’d
Her tallies uſeleſs lie and idle,
If plac'd exactly in the middle. Prior.
From his rug the ſkew'r he takes,
And on the ſtick ten equal notches makes;
With juſt reſentment flings it on the ground,
There take my tally of ten thouſand pound. Swift.
2. Anything made to ſuit another.
So ſuited in their minds and perſons,
That they were fram'd the tallies for each other:
If any alien love had interpos'd,
It muſt have been an eye-fore to beholders. Dryden.
To TALLY. v. a. [from the noun..] To fit; to ſuit; to cut
out for anything.
Nor fiſher either had, nor brother;
They ſeem'd juſt tally’d for each other. Prior.
They are not ſo well tallied to the preſent junčture. Pope.
To TA(LLY. v. n. To be fitted; to conform; to be ſuitable.
I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the chan-
nel. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
TA(LMUD. l. n. ſ. The book containing the Jewiſh tradi-
THA(LMUD. tions, the rabbinical conſtitutions and expli-
cations of the law.
TA'LNess. n.ſ.. [from tall.] Height of ſtature; procerity.
An hideous giant, horrible and high,
That with his talneſs ſeem'd to threat the ſky. Fairy Qu.
The eyes behold ſo many naked bodies, as for talneſs of
ſtature could hardly be equalled in any country. Hayward.
TA'LoN. m. ſ. [talen, French..] The claw of a bird of prey.
It may be tried, whether birds may not be made to have
greater or longer talons. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Upward the noble bird dire&ts his wing,
And tow'ring round his maſter's earth-born foes,
Swift he colle&ts his fatal ſtock of ire,
Lifts his fierce talon high, and darts the forked fire. Prior.
TA'MARIND tree. n.ſ.. [tamarindus, Lat.]
The flower of the tamarind tree conſiſts of ſeveral leaves,
which are ſo placed as to reſemble a papilionaceous one in
fome meaſure ; but theſe expand circularly, from whoſe
many leaved flower-cup riſes the pointal, which afterward
becomes a flat pod, containing many flat angular ſeeds ſur-
rounded with an acid blackiſh pulp. AMiller.
Lenitives are caſſia, tamarinds, manna. Jºſeman's Surgery.
Lay me reclin'd
Beneath the ſpreading tamarind that ſhakes,
Fan'd by the breeze its ſever-cooling fruit.
TA'MAR1sk. m. ſ. ſtamariſce, Lat.]
The flowers of the tamariſk are roſaceous, conſiſting of
ſeveral leaves, which are placed orbicularly ; from whoſe
flower-cup riſes the pointel, which afterward becomes a pod,
ſomewhat like thoſe of the ſallow, which opens into two
parts, and contains ſeveral downy ſeeds. Miller.
Tamariſk is a tree that grows tall, and its wood is medi-
cinal. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
TA'MBARINE. m. ſ. ſtambourin, Fr.] A tabor; a ſmall drum.
Calliope with muſes moe,
Soon as thy oaten pipe began to ſound,
Their ivory lutes and tambar ne; forego. Spenſer's Paſº.
TAME. adj. [rame, Saxon; taem, Dutch; tam, Daniſh.]
1. Not wild; domeſtick.
. Thales the Mileſian ſaid, That of all wild beaſts a tyrant
is the worſt, and of all tame beaſts a flatterer. Addiſon.
2. Cruſhed; ſubdued; depreſſed ; deječted; ſpiritleſs ; heart-
leſs.
Thomſon.
If you ſhould need a pin,
You could not with more tame a tongue deſire it. Shakeſp.
And now their pride and mettle is aſleep,
Their courage with hard labour tame and dull. Shakeſp.
A moſt poor man made tame to fortune's blows,
Who by the art of known and feeling ſorrows,
Am pregnant to good pity. Shake p. King Lear.
Praiſe him each ſavage furious beaſt,
That on his ſtores do daily feaſt;
And you tame ſlaves of the laborious plough,
Your weary knees to your Creator bow. Roſcommon.
3. Spiritleſs; unanimated: as, a tame poem. A low phraſe.
To TAM E. v. n. [gatamgan, Gothick; cemean, Saxon; tam-
men, Dutch.]
1. To reduce from wildneſs; to reclaim ; to make gentle.
Thoſe that tame wild horſes,
Pace 'em not in their hands to make 'em gentle;
But flºp their mouths with ſtubborn bits. Shaºcarc
2. To ſubdue ; to cruſh ; to depreſs; to conquer. -
If the heavens do not their viſible ſpirits
Send quickly down to tame the offences,
Humanity muſt perforce Prey on itſelf. Shakespeare . King Lear.
They cannot tame
Or overcome their riches not by making
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tre, and then there forcing them - -
A puling cuckold, ... º again. B. Johnſºn,
The lees and dregs of a flat tº piece. Shakeſpeare
A face unconquer'd, by their clime made bold -
The Caledonians arm'd with want and j >
r Have been kept for you to tame.
TAMRABLE, adj. [from tame.j suſceptive of taming.
anzas are ſuppoſed to be great fowls, of a ſtrong flight.
and eaſily tameable; divers of which may be ſo brought up a;
tº join together in carrying the weight of a man. iń.
TA'Mely. adj. [from tame.j Not wildly; meanly; ſpiritleſy.
True obedience, of this madneſs cur'd,
Stoop tamely to the foot of majeſty. Shakespeare Henry IV.
What courage tamely could to death conſent,
//aller.
And not by ſtriking firſt the blow prevent. Dryden,
Once a champion of renown,
So tamely can you bear the raviſh'd crown? Dryden.
Has he given way ?
Did he look tamely on and let them paſs Addiſon.
Can you love and reverence your prelate, whom you tamely
ſuffer to be abuſed. Swift.
TA'MeNess. n.ſ.. [from tame.]
1. The quality of being tame; not wildneſs.
2. Want of ſpirits; timidity. . .
Such a condućt muſt appear rather like tameneſ than beau-
ty, and expoſe his authority to inſults. Rogers,
Ta’MER. n.ſ.. [from tame.] Consueror; ſubduer.
He, great tamer of all human art,
Dulneſs! whoſe good old cauſe I yet defend. Pope.
TAMIN.Y. m. ſ. A woollen ſtuff.
TAMKIN. m.ſ. The ſtopple of the mouth of a great gun.
To TAMPER. v. a. [of uncertain derivation, derived by Skin-
ner from tempero, Latin.
I. To be buſy with phyſick.
'Tis in vain
To tamper with your crazy brain,
Without trepanning of your ſkull -
As often as the moon's at full. Hudibras, p. ii.
He tried waſhes to bring him to a better complexion" but
there was no good to be done; the very tampering caſt him.
into a diſeaſe. L'Eſtrange's Fables.
2. To meddle; to have to do without fitneſs or neceſſity.
That key of knowledge, which ſhould give us entrance
into the receſſes of religion, is by ſo much tamperin and
wrenching made uſeleſs. Decay of Piety.
'Tis dang'rous tampering with a muſe,
The profits ſmall, and you have much to loſe:
For though true wit adorns your birth or place,
Degenerate lines degrade the attainted race. Roſcommon.
Earl Waltheof being overtaken with wine, engaged in a
conſpiracy; but repenting next morning, repaired to the king,
and diſcovered the whole matter: notwithſtanding which he
was beheaded upon the defeat of the conſpiracy, for having
but thus far tampered in it. Addiſon's Freeholder.
3. To deal; to practiſe with.
Others tamper'd
For Fleetwood, Deſborough, and Lambert.
To TAN. v. a. ſtannen, Dutch ; tannen, French.]
1. To impregnate or imbue with bark.
A human ſkull covered with the ſkin, having been buried
in ſome limy ſoil, was tanned or turned into a kind of lea-
ther. Grew's Mſ.
Black cattle produce tallow, hides, and beef; but the
greateſt part of the hides are exported raw for want of bark
to tan them. - Swift•
They ſell us their bark at a good price for tanning our hides
into leather. Swift's Aſſeſ.
2. To imbrown by the ſun.
His face all tann'd with ſcorching ſunny ray,
As he had travell'd many a Summer's day -
Through boiling ſands of Araby and Inu. Fa. Qū. b. i.
Like ſun parch'd quarters on the city gates,
Such is thy ann'd ſkin's lamentable ſtate. Donne.
A brown for which heaven would diſband
The galaxy, and ſtars be tann'd.
NE for taken, ta'en. - -
TA #. trºpices tane from th' Eaſt and Weſtern ſhore,
And both thoſe nations twice triumphed o'er. 44ay's Pirg,
TANG. n.ſ. ſtanghe, Dutch, acrid.]
1. A ſtrong taſte; a taſte left in the mouth. - *-
Sin taken into the ſoul, is like a liquor poured into a veſ-
ſel ; ſo much of it as it fills it alſo ſeaſons: ſo that º
- the
Hudibras.
Cleaveland.
T A N f the liquor ſhould be poured out again, yet ſtill it the body o South's Sermons. es that tang behind it. - º i. firing that the ſoul ſhould never once recal over any of its pure native thoughts, before it borrowed any thing p iy; never bring into the waking man's view any from the body; vo the caſk, and derive their other ideas but what have a tang of the caſk, and derive thei original from that union. Locke. Jiſh; taſte. A low word. - - - - - - 2. Rºº. was not the leaſt tang of religion, which is indeed the worſt affectation in any thing he ſaid or did. Atterbury. 3. Something that leaves a ſting or pain behind it. She had a tongue with a tang, Would cry to a ſailor, go hang. Shakeſp. Tempg/?. 4. Sound; tone: this is miſtaken for tone or twang. . . . . There is a pretty affectation in the Allemain, which gives their ſpeech a different tang from ours. Holder. To TANG. v. n. [This is, I think, miſtaken for twang.] To ring with. - Be oppoſite with a kinſman, ſurly with thy ſervants; let thy tongue tang arguments of ſtate; put thyſelf into the trick of ſingularity. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. TA's cºst. m. ſ. ſtangent, Fr. tangens, Lat.] - Tangent, in trigonometry, is a right line perpendicularly raiſed on the extremity of a radius, and which touches a circle ſo as not to cut it; but yet interfects another line with- out the circle called a ſecant that is drawn from the centre, and which cuts the arc to which it is a tangent. Trevoux. Nothing in this hypotheſis can retain the planets in their orbs, but they would immediately deſert them and the neigh- 'bourhood of the ſun, and vaniſh away in tangents to their ſeveral circles into the mundane ſpace. Bentley's Serm. TANGIE1'lity. m. ſ. [from tangible.] The quality of being perceived by the touch. TANGIBLE, adj. [from tango, Lat..] Perceptible by the touch. Tangible bodies have no pleaſure in the conſort of air, but cndeavour to ſubačt it into a more denſe body. Bacon. By the touch, the tangible qualities of bodies are diſcern- ed, as hard, ſoft, ſmooth. Locke. To TA’NGLE. v. a. [See entangle.] 1. To implicate; to knit together. 2. To enſnare; to entrap. She means to tangle mine eyes too. 'Tis not your inky brows, your black ſilk hair, Your bugle eye-balls, nor your cheek of cream. I do, quoth he, perceive My king is tang!'d in affection to A creature of the queen's, lady Anne Bullen. Shakeſpeare. You muſt lay lime to tangle her deſires By wailful ſonnets, whoſe compoſed rhimes Shall be full fraught with ſerviceable vows. If thou retire, the dauphin, well appointed, Stands with the ſnares of war to tangle thee. Now ly'ft vićtorious Among thy ſlain ſelf-kill'd, Not willingly, but tangl"d in the fold Of dire neceſſity. Skill'd to retire, and in retiring draw Hearts after them, tang'd in amorous nets. With ſubtile cobweb cheats, They're catch'd in knotted law-like nets; In which when once they are entangl'd, The more they ſtir, the more they're tangld. 3. To embroil; to embarraſs. When my ſimple weakneſs ſtrays, Tangled in forbidden ways: He, my ſhepherd is my guide, He's before me, on my ſide. To TANGLE. v. n. To be entangled. Shrubs and tangling buſhes had perplex'd All path of man or beaſt. TA'NGLE. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A knot of things mingled in one another. Shakeſp. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſp. Milton's Agoniſłes. Milton. Hudibras. Craſhaw. He leading ſwiftly rowl'd In tangles, and made intricate ſeem ſtrait, To miſchief ſwift. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ix. Sport with Amaryllis in the ſhade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair. TANIST. m. ſ. [an Iriſh word; an taaniſher, Erſe.] Preſently after the death of any of their captains, they aſſemble themſelves to chuſe another in his ſtead, and nomi- nate commonly the next brother, and then next to him do they chuſe next of the blood to be taniſł, who ſhall next ſuc- ceed him in the ſaid captainry. Spenſer on Ireland. TA's 1st RY. n.ſ.. [from taniſh.] The Iriſh hold their lands by taniſłry, which is no more than * Perſonal eſtate for his life-time that is taniſt, by reaſon he is admitted thereunto by election. Spenſer on Ireland. If the Iriſh be not permitted to purchaſe eſtates of free- holds, which might deſcend to their children, muſt they not *ue their cuſtom of tenſiry 2 which makes all their Polleſſions uncertain. Davies on Ireland. Milton. By the Iriſh cuſtom of taniſłry, the chieftains of eve country, and the chief of every ſept, had no long ry - - - - - - - - - - • onger eſtate than for life in their chieferies; and when their ºni, were dead, their ſons, or next heirs, did not ſucceed i. but their taniſłą, who were elective, and purchaſed their de: tions by ſtrong hand. Pavies on Ireland Taff º ſtanque, Fr.] A large ciſtern or baſon. - andle your pruning-knife with dexterity; go tie your buſineſs : you have coſt me much, . muſt sº here's plentiful proviſion, raſcal; fallading in the garden and water in the tank; and in holy days, the licking of a platter of rice when you deſerve it. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian TA’NKARd. m. ſ. ſtanquaerd, French; tankaerd, Dutch; ta. caird, Iriſh..] A large veſſel with a cover, for ſtrong din; Hath his tankard touch'd your brain? c - Sure they're fall'n aſleep again. Benj. johnſºn. Marius was the firſt who drank out of a ſilver tankard after the manner of Bacchus. Arbuthnot on cºin. f wºn any calls for ale, fill the largeſt tankard cup top ull. Swift. TA'NNER. m. ſ. [from tan.] One whoſe trade is to tan iſ: Tanners uſe that lime which is newly drawn out of the kiln, and not ſlacked with water or air. Mºxon. TA'N's Y. n.ſ. ſtanacetum, Lat.] The taſy hath a floſculous flower, conſiſting of many flo- rets, divided into ſeveral ſegments ſitting on the embrio, and contained in a ſquamous and hemiſpherical empalement; the embrio afterward becomes a ſeed not at all downy; to theſe notes muſt be added thick flowers into a gathered head. Miller. TA'NTALISM. m. ſ. [from tantalize.] A puniſhment like that of Tantalus. A lively repreſentation of a perſon lying under the torments of ſuch a tantaliſm, or platonick hell. Addiſon's Speciat. To Ta'NTA Liz E. v. a. ſtrom Tantalus, whoſe puniſhment was to ſtarve among fruits and water which he could not touch..] To torment by the ſhew of pleaſures which cannot be reached. Thy vain deſires, at ſtrife - Within themſelves, have tantaliz'd thy life. Dryden. The maid once ſped was not ſuffered to tantalize the male part of the commonwealth. Addiſon. TANTIvy. adv. from the note of a hunting horn, ſo expreſ. ſed in articulate ſounds; from tantá vi, ſays Skinner.] To ride tantivy is to ride with great ſpeed. TA/NTLING.. n.ſ.. [from Tantalus.] One ſeized with hopes of pleaſure unattainable. Hard life, To be ſtill hot Summer's tantlings, and The ſhrinking ſlaves of Winter. TANIZMOUNT. n. / [French.] Equivalent. If one third of our coin were gone, and ſo men had equally one third leſs money than they have, it muſt be tantamount; and what I 'cape of one third leſs, another muſt ** Jºkt'. Shakespeare care. To TAP. v. a. ſtatpen, Dutch; tapper, French.] 1. To touch lightly; to ſtrike gently. 2. [Tapfen, Ditch..] To pierce a veſſel; to broach a veſſd. It is uſed likewiſe of the liquor. That blood, already like the pelican, Haſt thou tapt out, and drunkenly carouzed. Shakſtart. He has been tapping his liquors, while I have been ſpilling my blood. Addiſon, Wait with patience till the tumour becomes troubleſome, and then tap it with a lancet. Sharp's Surgery. TAP. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A gentle blow. d ſo part This is the right fencing grace, tap for tap, and to P fair. - g grace, tap †. Henry IV. Each ſhakes her fan with a ſmile, then gives, he right- hand woman a tap upon the ſhoulder. Addison's Spect. As at hot cockles once F laid me down, And felt the weighty hand of many a clown, • - l Buxoma gave a gentle tap. Gay's Poſkral. 2. A pipe at which the liquor of a veſſel is let out. - - - A gentleman was inclined to the knight of Gº. diſtemper, upon hearing the noiſe of a tap running. Der º Taproot. n.ſ. [tºp and ract.] The principal ſtem of * IOOt. - Some put under the trees raiſed of ſeed, about four inches below the place where they ſow their ſeeds, a ſmall Fº O tile to ſtop the running down of the taproot, which occº É. it to branch when it comes to the tile. Martimer's Huſ". TAPE. m. ſ. ſºappan, Saxon.) A narrow fillet or band. Will you buy any tape, or lace for your cap, - My º, º, º, : ? Shakeſpeare. This pouch that's ty'd with tape G I'll wager, that the prize ſhall be my due. a). On once a flock bed, but repair'd with fraw, With tape ty'd curtains never meant to draw. Pope. TA'PER,
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TA'PER. m. ſ. ſcapen, Saxon.] A wax candle; a light.
Get me a taper in my ſtudy, Lucius:
When it is lighted come and call me. Shakeſpeare.
My daughter and little ſon we'll dreſs
With rounds of waxen tapers on their heads,
And rattles in their hands. Shakeſpeare.
If any ſnatch the pure taper from my hand, and hold it to
the devil, he will only burn his own fingers, but ſhall not
rob me of the reward of my good intention. Taylor.
There the fair light,
Like hero's taper in the window plac'd,
Such fate from the malignant air did find,
As that expoſed to the boiſt'rous wind. Waller.
To ſee this fleet
Heav'n, as if there wanted lights above,
For tapers made two glaring comets riſe. Dryden.
TA'PER, adj. [from the form of a taper.] Regularly narrowed
from the bottom to the top; pyramidal; conical.
Her taper fingers, and her panting breaſt,
He praiſes. Dryden.
From the beaver the otter differs in his teeth, which are
canine ; and in his tail, which is feline, or a long taper.
Grew's Muſæum.
To TA'PER. v. n. To grow ſmaller.
The back is made tapering in form of a pillar, the lower
vertebres being the broadeſt and largeſt; the ſuperior leſſer
and leſſer, for the greater ſtability of the trunk. Ray.
Such be the dog,
With tap'ring tail, that nimbly cuts the wind. Tickell.
TA'PESTRY. m.ſ. ſtapeſlerie, tapiſerie, tapis, Fr. tapetum, Lat.]
Cloth woven in regular figures.
In the deſk
That's covered o'er with Turkiſh tapeſ?ry,
There is a purſe of ducats. Shakeſpeare.
The caſements are with golden tiſſue ſpread,
And horſes hoofs, for earth, on ſilken tap/iry tread. Dryd.
One room is hung with tapeſtry, in which are wrought
the figures of the great perſons of the family. Addiſon.
TA'PET. n.ſ.. [tapetia, Lat.] Worked or figured ſtuff.
To their work they fit, and each doth chuſe
What ſtory ſhe will for her tapet take. Spenſºr.
TA'pstER. m. ſ. [from tap.] One whoſe buſineſs is to draw
beer in an alehouſe.
The oath of a lover is no ſtronger than the word of a tap-
fier; they are both the confirmers of falſe reckonings. Shakespeare
Though you change your place, you need not change
your trade: I'll be your tapſler ſtill. Shakeſpeare.
The world is come now to that paſs, that the vintner and
tapſier may broach what religion they pleaſe; and the apothe-
cary may mingle her as he pleaſes. Howel.
Though the painting grows decay’d,
The houſe will never loſe its trade;
Nay, though the treacherous tapſler Thomas
Hangs a new angel two doors from us,
In hopes that ſtrangers may miſtake it. Swift.
TAR. m. ſ. [cane, Saxon; tarre, Dutch ; tiere, Daniſh.] Li-
quid pitch; the turpentine of the pine or fir drained out by
fire. -
Then, foaming tar, their bridles they would champ,
And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Spenſ.
A man will not loſe a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar.
Camden's Remains.
Some ſtir the melted tar. Thomſon's Summer.
TAR. m. ſ. [from tar uſed in ſhips.] A ſailor; a ſeaman in
contempt. -
In ſenates bold, and fierce in war,
A land commander, and a tar.
To TAR. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To ſmear over with tar.
2. To teaze; to provoke. [ropºrra.]
There has been much to do on both ſides; and the na-
tion holds it no ſin to tarre them on to controverſy. Shakeſp.
Two curs ſhall tame each other; pride alone
Muſt tar the maſtiffs on, as 'twere the bone. Shakeſpeare.
TARANTULA. m. ſ. [Italian; tarentule, French..] An inſect
whoſe bite is only cured by muſick.
This word, lover, did no leſs pierce poor Pyrocles than
the right tune of muſick toucheth him that is ſick of the ta-
rantula.
Swift's Miſcel.
Sidney.
He that uſes the word tarantula, without having any idea
of what it ſtands for, means nothing at all by it. Locke.
TAR DATION. n.ſ. ſtardo, Latin.] The act of hindering or
delaying.
TARDIGRA dous. adj. ſtardigradus, Lat.] Moving ſlowly.
It is but a ſlow and tard gradous animal, preying upon ad-
vantage, and otherways may be eſcaped. Brown.
TARDILY. adv. [from tardy. Slowly; ſluggiſhly.
t He was indeed the glaſs,
Wherein the noble youth did dreſs themſelves;
Speaking thick, which nature made his blemiſh,
Hecame the accents of the valiant:
For thoſe that could ſpeak flow and tardiſy,
Would turn their own perfection to abuſe, -
To ſeem like him. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii,
/ - - • , a
T^*prºx. m. ſ. ſtarditas from tardus, Latin ; tardiveté, Fr.]
Slowneſs; want of velocity. -
Suppoſe there ma
of light,
y be ſome obſervable tardity in the motion
and then aſk how we ſhould arrive to perceive it?
elocity
Digby on the Soul.
ſluggiſhneſs; un-
9" explication includes time in the notions of v
and tardity.
TA'RPINEss. n.ſ...[from tardy..] Slowneſs;
willingneſs to action or motion.
A tardineſs in nature,
Yº often leaves the hiſtory unſpoke,
hat it intends to do. Shakespeare Kinz
TARDY. adj. ſtardus, Lat, tardſ, Fr.] ºff. King Lear.
1. Slow ; not ſwift.
Nor ſhould their age by years be told,
Whoſe ſouls, more ſwift than motion, climb,
And check the tardy flight of time. Sandy's Paraph.
2. Sluggiſh; unwilling to action or motion.
Behold that navy which a while before
Provok'd the tardy Engliſh cloſe to fight;
Now draw their beaten veſſels cloſe to ſhore,
As larks lie dar'd to ſhun the hobbies flight. Dryden,
When certain to o'ercome, inclin'd to ſave,
Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. Prior.
3. Dilatory; late; tedious.
You ſhall have letters from me to my ſon
In your behalf, to meet you on the way;
Be not ta'en tardy by unwiſe delay. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Death he as oft accus’d
Of tardy execution, ſince denounc'd
The day of his offence. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. x.
The tardy plants in our cold orchards plac'd,
Reſerve their fruit for the next age's taſte:
There a ſmall grain in ſome few months will be
A firm, a lofty and a ſpacious tree. JValler.
Tardy of aid, unſeal thy heavy eyes,
Awake, and with the dawning day ariſe. Dryden.
You may freely cenſure him for being tardy in his pay-
ments. Arbuthnot.
4. Unwary. A low word.
Yield, ſcoundrel baſe, quoth ſhe, or die,
Thy life is mine, and liberty:
But if thou think'ſt I took thee tardy,
And dar'ſt preſume to be ſo hardy,
To try thy fortune o'er a-freſh,
I'll wave my title to thy fleſh. .
5. Criminal; offending. A low word. -
If they take them tardy, they endeavour to humble them
by way of reprizal : thoſe ſlips and miſmanagements are
uſually ridiculed. Collier on Pride.
To TA’RDY. v. a. ſtarder, Fr. from the adjective.] To de-
lay ; to hinder.
Hudibra, p. i.
I choſe
Camillo for the miniſter, to poiſon -
My friend Polixenes ; which had been done,
But that the good mind of Camillo tardied .
My ſwift command. Shaft. Winter's Tale.
TARE. m. ſ. [from teeren, Dutch, to conſume. Skinner.] A
weed that grows among corn.
Through hatred of tares the corn in the field of God is
plucked up. Hooker, b. v.
The liberal contributions ſuch teachers met with ſerved to
invite more labourers, where their ſeed time was their har-
veſt, and by ſowing tares they reaped gold. , Decay of Piety.
My country neighbours begin not to think of being in ge-
neral, which is being abſtracted from all its inferior ſpecies,
before they come to think of the fly in their ſheep, or the
tares in their corn. - Locke.
TARE. n.ſ. [French.] A mercantile word denoting the weight
of any thing containing a commodity; alſo the allowance
made for it.
TARE, preterite of tear.
The women beat their breaſis, their checks they tarº.
Dryden.
TARGE. T. n.ſ. ſtanza, Saxon ; targe, Italian ; targe, French ;
#...} tarian, Welſh, which ſeems the original of the
reſt; an aargett, Erſe.) A kind of buckle; or ſhield born on
the left arm. It ſeems to be commonly uſed for a defenſive
weapon leſs in circumference than a ſhield.
Giancing on his helmet made a large
And open gaſh therein, were not his targe
That broke the violence. . .
I took all their
joints in my target.
Seven I ſº will I bear
Upon my target three fair ſhining ſuns. Shakeſp. Hºn. VI.
The arms ſhe uſeth moſt is the target to ſhroud herſelf un-
der, and fence away the blow. Howel's England's Tears.
Thoſe leaves **
They gather'd, broad as Amazonian targe. Mºlton.
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Fa. Qi.
Shakespeare Henry IV.
T. A. R. T. A S - The Greeks the gates approach'd, their target: caſt Over their heads, ſome ſcaling ladders plac'd Derham. inſt the walls. T wº. n. ſ. [E] ºn] A paraphraſe on the pentateuch in the Chaldee language. - - tº n.ſ. [perhaps a Spaniſh word; tarif, Fr.] A car- tel of commerce. - This branch of our trade was regulated by a tariff, or de- claration of the duties of import and export. Addison. TARN. n.ſ.. [tiorn, Iſlandick.] A bog; a fen; a marſh; a pool; a quagmire. - - Tö TA/RNish. v. a. ſternir, French..] To fully; to ſoil; to make not bright. - - Let him pray for reſolution, that he may diſcover nothing that may diſcredit the cauſe, tarniſh the glory, and weaken the example of the ſuffering: Collier. Low waves the rooted foreſt, vex'd, and ſheds What of its tarniſh’d honours yet remain. Thomſon. To TA/RN1sh. v. n. To loſe brightneſs. If a fine object ſhould tarniſh by having a great many ſee it, or the muſick ſhould run moſtly into one man's ears, theſe ſatisfactions would be made incloſure. Collier of Envy. TARPA'wling. n.ſ. [from tar.] 1. Hempen cloath ſmeered with tar. Some the gall'd ropes with dauby marling bind, Or ſearcloth maſts with ſtrong tarpawling coats. Dryden. 2. A ſailor in contempt. Was anything wanting to the extravagance of this age, but the making a living tarpawlin and a ſwabber the hero of a tragedy. Dennis. TA'RRAGoN. m. ſ. A plant called herb-dragon. TA'RRIAN ce. n.ſ. [from tarry..] Stay; delay; perhaps ſojourn. Diſpatch me hence: Come, anſwer not; but do it preſently, I am impatient of my tarriance. Shakeſpeare. TA'RRIER. m. ſ. [This ſhould be written terrier, from terre, French, the earth.] 1. A ſort of ſmall dog, that hunts the fox or otter out of his hole. The fox is earthed; but I ſhall ſend my two tarriers in after him. Dryden. 2. One that tarries or ſtays. To Ta’RRY. v. n. [targir, French.] 1. To ſtay; to continue in a place. Tarry I here, I but attend on death; But fly I hence, I fly away from life. 2. To delay; to be long in coming. Thou art my deliverer, make no tarrying, O God. Pſal. Who hath woe and redneſs of eyes? they that tarry long at the wine. Prov. xxiii. 30. Tarry ye here for us until we come again. Exod. xxiv. 14. I yet am tender, young, and full of fear, And dare not die, but fain would tarry here. To TA’RRY. v. a. To wait for. I will go drink with you, but I cannot tarry dinner. Shakespeare TA'RSEL. m. ſ. A kind of hawk. Hiſt! Romeo, hiſt O for a falkner's voice; To lure this tarſel gentle back again. Shakeſpeare. A falc'ner Henry is, when Emma hawks; With her of tarſals and of lures he talks. Prior. TA'Rsus. m. ſ. [In anatomy; tarſe, Fr.] The ſpace betwixt the lower end of the ſocil bones of the leg, and the beginning of the five long bones that are jointed with, and bear up, the toes: it compriſes ſeven bones and the three offa cuneiformia. Diff. An obſcure motion, where the conjunction is called ſynan- throſis; as, in joining the tarſus to the metatarſus. h jeman, TARt. adj. [zeanz, Saxon; tıertig, Dutch.] 1. Sour; acid; acidulated; ſharp of taſte. 2. Sharp; keen; ſevere. Why ſo tart a favour To trumpet ſuch good tidings Shakeſpeare. When his humours grew tart, as being now in the lees of favour, they brake forth into certain ſudden exceſſes. Iſotton. TART. n.ſ. ſtarte, French; tarta, Italian; taart, Daniſh; A ſmall pie of fruit. Figures, with divers coloured earths, under the windows of the houſe on that ſide near which the garden ſtands, be but toys; you may ſee as good fights in tarts. Bacon's Eſſays. TARTANE. m. ſ. ſtartana, Italian; tartane, Fr.] A veſſel much uſed in the Mediterranean, with one maſt and a three- cornered ſail. . I ſet out from Marſeilles to Genoa in a tartane, and ar- rived late at a ſmall French port called Caſis. Addiſon. TARTAR. m. ſ. ſtartarus, Lati 1. Hell. A word uſed by the old poets, now obſolete. With this the damned ghoſts he governeth, And ſuries rules, and tartare tempereth. - Spenſer. He's in tartar limbo worſe than hell; A devil in an everlaſting garment hath him, One whoſe hard heart is button'd up with ſteel. Shakespeare. 2. |...] ... is what ſticks to wine caſks, like a hard whence it co white ºf red, as the colour of the wine from mes: the white is preferable, as containing leſs .. of earthy parts : the beſt comes from Germany, and is * *tar of the rheniſh wine, &tincy. Shakeſpeare, Dryden. The fermented juice of grapes is Pºrtly turned into liquid drops or lees, and partly into that cruſt or dry feculency that is commonly called tartar; and this tartar may by the fire be divided into five differing ſubſtances, four of which ... not acid, and the other not ſo manifeſtly acid as the tartar itſelf. Boyle. TARTA’RE AN. adj. ſtartarus, Lat..] Helliſh. His throne mix'd with tartarean ſulphur. Milton TARTAREous. n.ſ.. [from tartar.] - 1. Conſiſting of tartar. In fruits, the tartareous parts of the ſap are thrown upon the fibres deſigned for the ſtone, and the oily upon the fººd within it. Grew's Coſmol. 2. Helliſh. The ſpirit of God downward purg'd The black tartareous cold infernal dregs, Adverſe to life. Milton. To TA'Rta Rize. v. a. [from tartar.] To impregnate with tartar. TA'Rt Aroºs. adj. [from tartar.] Containing tartar; confiſt- ing of tartar. TA/RTLY. adv. [from tart.] 1. Sharply; fourly; with acidity. 2. Sharply; with poignancy; with ſeverity. Seneca, an ingenious and ſententious writer, was by Ca- ligula called arena ſine cake, ſand without lime. Walker. 3. With ſourneſs of aſpect. How tartly that gentleman looks —He is of a very melancholy diſpoſition. TA'RTNess. n. ſ. [from tart.] 1. Sharpneſs; ſourneſs; acidity. Of theſe ſweets put in three gallons, more or leſs, into an hogſhead, as the tartneſs of your cyder requires. Mortimer. 2. Sourneſs of temper; poignancy of language. They cannot be too ſweet for the king's tartnſ. Shaiſ, TAsk. n.ſ. (taſche, French; taſſa, Italian.] 1. Something to be done impoſed by another. Relieves me from my taſk of ſervile toil Daily in the common priſon elſe enjoin'd me. Milion. 2. Employment; buſineſs. His mental powers were equal to greater taſks. Alterbury. No happier taſk theſe faded eyes purſue, To read and weep is all they now can do. Pope. 3. To Take to taſk. To reprove ; to reprimand. A holy man took a ſoldier to taſk upon the ſubjećt of his profeſſion. L'Eſtrange. He diſcovered ſome remains of his nature when he met with a foot-ball, for which Sir Roger took him to taſk. Addison To Task. v. a. ſtaſiu, Welſh, or from the noun..] To bur- then with ſomething to be done. He depos'd the king, Soon after that depriv'd him of his life, And, in the neck of that, taff'd the whole ſtate. Shałºff. Forth he goes, Like to a harveſtman, that's taſk'd to mow, - Or all, or loſe his hire. Shakespeare . Coriolanuſ. Some things of weight, That taſk our thoughts, concerning us and France. Shº. I have drunk but one cup to-night, and that was craftily qualified too; and behold what innovation it makes here. am unfortunate in the infirmity, and dare not taſk my weak- neſs with any more. Shakeſp. Othell. Divert thy thoughts at home, - Shakeſpeare, There taſk thy maids, and exerciſe the loom. Dryden. TA's KER. n. ſ. ſtaff and maſter.] One who impoſes TA's KMAst ER. ; taſks. All is, if I have grace to uſe it ſo, 1. As ever in my great taſkmaſter's eye. Milan. The ſervice of fin is perfect ſlavery; and he who will pay obedience to the commands of it, ſhall find it an unº. able taſkmaſter, and an unmeaſurable exactor. South. Hear, ye ſullen powers below ; L Hear, ye taſkers of the dead. Dryden and º TA'ssel. n.ſ.. [taſſé, French : taffellus, low Latin.] An orna mental bunch of ſilk, or glittering ſubſtances. Then took the ſquire an horn of bugle ſmall, Which hung adown his ſide in twiſted gold, - b. And taſſels gay. Fairy Queen, . Their heads are tricked with taſſels and flowers. Sandyj. TA'ss El. {n.ſ. An herb. Ainſ. TA’z EL. - - TA'sselled. adj. [from taffel.] Adorned with taſſels. Early ere the odorous breath of morn Awakes the ſlumb'ring leaves, or taffºld horn lion Shakes the high thicket, haſte I all about. *:: TA'sses. n.ſ. Armour for the thighs. ...4% TA'st ABLE. adj. That may be taſted; favoury; º, Their diſtilled oils are fluid, volatile and teſtable. To TAst E. v. a. [taſter, to try, ...] 1. To perceive and diſtinguiſh by the palate. - ii. The ruler of the feaſt taſted the water made Wine. gº 11 2. To try by the mouth; to eat at leaſt in a ſmall *%. Bold deed to taſie it under ban to touch. : T. 4.
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3. To eſſay firſt.
Roſcetes was ſeldom permitted to eat any other meat but
ſuch as the prince before taſted of. Knolles.
Thou and I marching before our troops
May to/le fate to them, mow them out a paſſage. Dryden.
4. To feel; to have perception of.
He ſhould taſte death for every man.
To TASTE. v. n.
1. To try by the mouth to eat.
Of this tree we may not taſe nor touch. Milton.
2. To have a ſmack; to produce on the palate a particular ſen-
ſation.
When the mouth is out of taſte, it maketh things taffe
bitter and loathſome, but never ſweet. Bacon's Nai. Hi/l.
When kine feed upon wild garlick, their milk taſeth of
Heb. ii. 9.
it.
Bacon.
If your butter taffes of braſs, it is your maſter's fault, who
will not allow a filver ſaucepan. Swift.
3. To diſtinguiſh intellectually.
Scholars when good ſenſe deſcribing,
Call it taſting and imbibing. Swift.
4. To reliſh intellectually; to approve.
Thou, Adam, wilt taſte no pleaſure. Milton.
5. To be tinétured, or receive ſome quality or charaćter.
Ev'ry idle, nice, and wanton reaſon
Shall, to the king, taſk of this action.
6. To try the reliſh of any thing.
The body's life with meats and air is fed,
Therefore the ſoul doth uſe the taſting pow'r
In veins, which through the tongue and palate ſpread,
Diſtinguiſh ev'ry reliſh ſweet and ſour. Davies.
7. To have perception of.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taſie of death but once. Shakeſpeare.
The taſting of death touched the righteous alſo, and there
was a deſtruction of the multitude in the wilderneſs. Jºd.
8. To take enjoyment.
What hither brought us not hope here to taſie
Shakeſpeare.
Of pleaſure. Milton.
Of nature's bounty men forbore to taffe,
And the beſt portion of the earth lay waſte. Waller.
9. To enjoy ſparingly.
This fiery game your active youth maintain'd,
Not yet by years extinguiſh'd, though reſtrain'd;
You ſeaſon ſtill with ſports your ſerious hours,
For age but taſies of pleaſures, youth devours.
TAste. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. The act of taſting; guſtation.
Beſt of fruits, whoſe taſte gave elocution. Milton.
2. The ſenſe by which the reliſh of any thing on the palate is
perceived.
Bees delight more in one flower than another, and there-
fore have taſie. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?.
D ryden.
Delicacies of taſte, ſight, ſmell. Milton.
The tardy plants in our cold orchards plac'd,
Reſerve their fruit for the next age's ta/le. JWaller.
3.1 ſibility; perception.
I have almoſt forgot the taſle of fears:
The time has been, my ſenſes would have cool’d
To hear a night ſhriek. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Muſick in the cloſe,
As the laſt taſte of ſweets is ſweeteſt laſt. Shakeſp. R. II.
4. That ſenſation which all things taken into the mouth give
particularly to the tongue, the papillae of which are the prin-
cipal inſtruments hereof. 34tincy.
Manna was like coriander ſeed, white; and the taſte of it
was like wafers made with honey. Exod. xvi. 31.
Though there be a great variety of toſſes, yet, as in ſmells,
they have only ſome few general names. Locke.
5. Intellectual reliſh or diſcernment. -
Seeing they pretend no quarrel at other pſalms which are
in like manner appointed to be daily read, why do theſe ſo
much offend and diſpleaſe their taſtes ? Płooker.
Sion's ſongs to all true taſies excelling,
Where God is prais'd aright. Milton.
I have no taſte - -
Of popular applauſe. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar.
As he had no taſte of true glory, we ſee him equipped like
an Hercules, with a club and a lion's ſkin. Addiſon.
This metaphor would not have been ſo general, had there
not been a conformity between the mental taſie and that ſen-
ſitive taſte which gives us a reliſh of every flavour. Addiſon.
Your way of life, in my to/le, will be the beſt. Pope.
I ſee how ill a taſte for wit and ſenſe prevails in the world.
Swift.
Pleaſure reſults from a ſenſe to diſcern, and a taſte to |.
affeółed with beauty. Seed's Sermons.
6. An eſſay; a trial; an experiment. Not in uſe.
I hope, for my brother's juſtification, he wrote as an eſſay
or taſie of my virtue. Shakespeare,
7. A ſmall portion given as a ſpecimen.
They thought it not ſafe fo reſolve, till they had a taffe of
the people's inclination. 7 Bacon's Henry VII.
Beſides the prayers mentioned, I ſhall give only a taſte df
º: few recommended to devout Perſons in the manuals and
Ces. - / Stillin -
TA'sted. adj. [from taffe.] Having a particular reſh. gfleet
Coleworts proſper exceedingly, and are better to/fed, if
watered with ſalt water, Bacon's Nat. Hå, No. 26%
TA'ster. n.ſ. ſtaſieur, Fr. from to/fe.] -
I. One who takes the firſt eſſay of food.
Fair hope our earlier heav'n by thee
Young time is taſter to eternity. Craſhaw.
Says the fly, Are not all places open to me? Am not I
the tºffer to princes in all their entertainments. L’E/irange.
Thy tutor be thy toffer, ere thou eat, ->
There's poiſon in thy drink, and in thy meat. Dryden.
2. A dram cup. Ainſ.
TA'stEFUL. adj. ſtaffe and full.j High reliſhed; favoury.
Not taſteful herbs that in theſe gardens riſe,
Which the kind ſoil with milky ſap ſupplies,
Can move.
TA's teless. adj. [from taſe.]
I. Having no power of perceiving taſte.
2. jºins no reliſh or power of ſtimulating the palate ; in-
ipid.
By depurating chemical oils, and reducing them to an ele-
mentary ſimplicity, they could never be made to/lºſs. Boyle.
3. Having no power of giving pleaſure; inſipid.
The underſtanding cannot, by its natural light, diſcover
ſpiritual truths; and the corruption of our will and affections
renders them taſteleſ; and inſipid to us. Rogers's Serm.
4. Having no intellectual guſt.
If by his manner of writing he is heavy and ta/eleſs, I
throw aſide his criticiſms. Addiſon's Spect.
TA's TELEssNess. n.ſ. [from taſtelſ.]
1. Inſipidity; want of reliſh.
2. Want of perception of taſte.
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To TATTER. v. a. [zoza'nan, Saxon.] To tear; to rend; to
make ragged. Tattered is perhaps more properly an adjective,
Through tatter'd cloaths ſmall vices do appear,
Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Shakeſp. King Lear,
An apothecary late I noted -
In tatter'd weeds, with overwhelming brows,
Culling of ſimples. Shakespeare Rome and juliet.
Where wav'd the tatter'd enſigns of Ragfair,
A }. ruin hangs. Pope.
n the land of liberty little tyrants rag’d,
Tore from cold wintry limbs the tatter'd weed. Thomſon.
TATTER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A rag; a fluttering rag.
This fable holds from him that ſits upon the throne, to
the poor devil that has ſcarce a tatter. L’Eſtrange.
TAtter DEMA'lion. m. ſ. ſtatter and I know not what..] A
ragged fellow. --
As a poor fellow was trudging along in a bitter cold morn-
ing with never a rag, a ſpark that was warm clad called to
this tatterdemalion, how he could endure this weather f
L'Eſtrange.
To TA’ttle. v. m. ſtateren, Dutch..] To prate; to talk idly;
to uſe many words with little meaning.
He ſtands on terms cf honourable mind,
Ne will be carried with every common wind
Of court's inconſtant mutability,
Ne after every tattling fable fly. Hubberd's Tale.
The one is too like an image, and ſays nothing; and the
other too like my lady's eldeſt ſon, evermore tattling. Shał.
Excuſe it by the tattling quality of age, which is always
narrative. Dryden.
The world is forward enough to tattle of them. . . Locº.
Their language is extremely proper to tattle in ; it is made
up of ſo much repetition and compliment. . Addison.
TA’ttle. n.ſ. [from the verb..] Prate ; idle chat; trifling
talk.
Pope.
They aſked her, how ſhe lik'd the play
Then told the tattle of the day.
Such tattle often entertains -
My lord and me. Swift.
A young academick ſhall dwell upon trade and politicks in
a dićtatorial ſtile, while at the ſame time Pºlº w: ſkilled
in thoſe different ſubjects hear the impºrtinº; tattle with a
juſt contempt. ſtattº Inprºvement of the Mind,
TA'ttleR. n.ſ.. [from tattle..] An idle talker ; a prater. . .
Going from houſe to hºuſe, tailers, buſy bodies, which
are the canker and ruſt of idleneß, * idleneſs is the ruſt of
time, are reproved by the apoſtle. F ſtrik *.
TAtto'o. n.ſ. [perhaps from tºotez tour, Fr. to ſtrike..] I he
beat of drum by which ſoldiers * warned to their quarters.
All thoſe whoſe hearts are looſe and low, Priºr
- but the tatto. ºr tº r.
Twº tº: Fr. taberna, Latin.] A houſe where
wine is ſold, and drinkers are entertained.
Enquire at º, º: º: tºº. there;
r there they ſay he daily doth frequent, ,- r- -
wº iii. looſe &mºn. Shakeſp. Aiº,.
Swift's Miſel.
T A W. T E A º You ſhall be called to no more payments; fear no mºre tº bills, which are often the ſadneſs of parting, as the procuring of mirth. - Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. To reform the vices of this town, all taverns and alehouſes ſhould be obliged to diſmiſs their company by twelve at night, and no woman ſuffered to enter any tavern or alſehouſe. Sw. TA/V ERNER.. n. ſ. [from tavern man or keep; taberna- TA’V E R N KEEPER. ; rius, Latin; tavernier, French..] One TA(VERNMAN. " who keeps a tavern. After local names, the moſt in number have been derived "from occupations; as tailor, archer, taverner. Camden. TAucht, preterite and part, paſſive of teach. - All thy children ſhall be taught of the Lord. Iſa. liv.13. How haſt thou ſatisfy'd me, taught to live. Milton. To TAunt. v. a. ſtanſer, Fr. Skinner. Tanden, Dutch, to ſhew teeth. Minſhew.] - -- 1. To reproach; to inſult; to revile; to ridicule; to treat with inſolence and contumelies. When I had at my pleaſure taunted her, She in mild terms begg'd my patience. Shakeſpeare. The bitterneſs and ſtings of taunting jealouſy, Vexatious days, and jarring joyleſs nights, Have driv'n him forth. owe's jane Shore. 2. To exprobrate; to mention with upbraiding. Rail thou in Fulvia's phraſe, and taunt my faults With ſuch full licence. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. TAUNT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Inſult; ſcoff; reproach ; ridi- cule. With ſcoffs and ſcorns, and contumelious taunts, In open market-place produc’d they me, To be a publick ſpectacle. Shakeſp. Henry VI. He would avoid ſuch bitter taunts, As in the time of death he gave our father. Shakeſpeare. Julian thought it more effectual to perſecute the Chriſtians by taunts and ironies, than by tortures. Gov. of the Tongue. He by vile hands to common uſe debas'd, Shall ſend them flowing round his drunken feaſt, With ſacrilegious taunt, and impious jeſt. Prior. TA'UNTER. m. ſ. [from taunt.] One who taunts, reproaches, or inſults. TA'untingly. adv. [from taunting.] With inſult; ſcoffingly; with contumely and exprobration. It tauntingly replied To th’ diſcontented members, th’ mutinous parts, That envied his receipt. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. The wanton goddeſs view'd the warlike maid From head to foot, and tauntingly ſhe ſaid. Prior. TAURico'RNous, adj. [taurus and cornu, Latin.] Having horns like a bull. Their deſcriptions muſt be relative, or the tauricornous pićture of the one the ſame with the other. Brown. TAUTologic AL. adj. [tautologique, Fr. from tautology..] Re- peating the ſame thing. - TAUTO'LoGIST. n.ſ.. [from tautology.] One who repeats te- diouſly. TAUTO'LOGY. m. ſ. [rzúloxoyſz; tautologie, Fr. rajro and A&G'.] Repetition of the ſame words, or of the ſame ſenſe in different words. All ſcience is not tautology; the laſt ages have ſhewn us, what antiquity never ſaw, in a dream. Glanville's Scepſ. Saint Andre's feet ne'er kept more equal time, Not ev'n the feet of thy own Pſyche's rhime; Though they in numbers as in ſenſe excel, So juſt, ſo like tautology, they fell. Dryden. Every paper addreſſed to our beautiful incendiaries, hath been filled with different conſiderations, that enemies may not accuſe me of tautology. Addiſon's Freeholder. To TAw. v. a. [touwen, Dutch ; raplan, Saxon.] To dreſs white leather commonly called alum leather, in contradiſtinc- tion from tan leather, that which is dreſſed with bark. TAw. n.ſ. A marble to play with. Trembling I've ſeen thee Mix with children as they play'd at taw; Nor fear the marbles as they bounding flew, Marbles to them, but rolling rocks to you. Swift. TAWDRINEss. n.ſ. [from tawdry.] Tinſel finery; finery too oſtentatious. A clumſy beau makes his ungracefulneſs appear the more ungraceful by his tawdrineſ of dreſs. Clariſſa. TA'w DRY. adj. [from Stawdrey, Saint Awdrey, or Saint Ethel- dred, as the things bought at Saint Etheldred's fair. Hen- /haw, Skinner.] Meanly ſhewy ; ſplendid without coſt; fine without grace; ſhewy without elegance. It is uſed both of things and of perſons wearing them. Bºnd your fillets faſt, And gird in your waſte, For more fineneſs, with a tawdrie lace. Spenſºr's Paſº. * has a kind of coxcomb upon his crown, and a few dry feathers. L'E/irange. 914 Romulus and father Mars look down, Your bºrdinan Plimitive, your homely clown, Is turn’d a beau in a looſ. tawdry gown. Dryden's juv. He rails from morning to night at eſſenced fops and tawdry courtiers. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 128 Her eyes were wan and eager, her dreſs thin and tawj. her mien genteel and childiſh. Addison's Spº. TA’wer. n.ſ.. [from taw.] A dreſſer of white leather. TA(wny, adj, ſtané, tanné, Fr.] Yellow, like things tanned This child of fancy that armado hight, - For interim to our ſtudies ſhall relate, In high born words, the worth of many a knight From tawny Spain, loſt in the world's debate. Shakeſpeare Eurus his body muſt be drawn the colour of theº. Moor, upon his head a red ſun. #. The tawny lion pawing to get free. Milton. Whilſt they make the river Senaga to bound the Moors ſo that on the ſouth ſide they are black, on the other only tawny, they ſeem not to derive it from the ſun. Brown. Where's the worth that ſets this people up Above your own Numidia's tawny ſons Addiſon's Cato. Tax. m. ſ. [táſg, Welſh; taxe, French; taxe, Dutch.] 1. An impoſt; a tribute impoſed; an exciſe: a tallage. He ſays Horace, being the ſon of a tax gatherer or collec- tor, ſmells everywhere of the meanneſs of his birth, Dryden. With wars and taxes others waſte their own, And houſes burn, and houſhold gods deface, To drink in bowls which glittering gems enchaſe. Dryden. The tax upon tillage was two ſhillings in the pound in ara- ble land, and four in plantations: this tax was often levied in kind upon corn, and called decumae or tithes, Arbuthnot. 2. [Taxo, Lat. J Charge ; cenſure. He could not without grief of heart, and without ſome tax upon himſelf and his miniſters for the not executing the laws, look upon the bold licence of ſome pamphlets. Clarendºn. To Tax. v. a. [taxer, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To load with impoſts. Jehoiakim gave the ſilver and gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money. 2 Kings xxiii. 35. 2. [Taxo, Lat.] To charge ; to cenſure; to accuſe. It has or with before the fault imputed, and is uſed both of perſons and things. How many hath he killed I promiſed to eat all of his killing. Nicce, you tax ſignior Benedick too much; but he'll be meet with you. Shakeſpeare. I am not juſtly to be taxed with any preſumption for med- dling with matters wherein I have no dealing. Raleigh. Tax not divine diſpoſal, wiſeſt men Have err'd, and by bad women been deceiv'd. Milton. They cannot tax others omiſſions towards them without a tacit reproach of their own. Decay of Piety. He taxed not Homer nor Virgil for intereſting their gods in the wars of Troy and Italy; neither would he have taxed Milton for his choice of a ſupernatural argument. Dryden. Mens virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes. Dryden. He call'd him back aloud, and tax’d his fear; And ſure enough he heard, but durſt not hear. Dryden. Like ſome rich and mighty murderer, Too great for priſon which he breaks with gold, Who freſher for new miſchief does appear, And dares the world to tax him with the old. Dryden. If this be chance, it is extraordinary; and I dare not call it more, for fear of being taxed with ſuperſtition. Dryden. If he taxes both of long delay, My guilt is leſs, who ſooner came away. Dryden. This ſalutation cannot be taxed with flattery, ſince it was direéted to a prince, of whom it had been happy for Rome if he had never been born, or if he had never died. Addison. TA(xA ble. adj. [from tax.] That may be taxed. Taxation. n.ſ.. [taxation, Fr. taxatio, Lat. from tax.] 1. The aët of loading with taxes; impoſt; tax. - The ſubječts could taſte no ſweeter fruits of having a king than grievous taxations to ſome vain purpoſes; laws made ºr ther to find faults than to prevent faults. Sidney, b. ii. I bring no overture of war, no taxation of homage i.rºy words are as full of peace as matter. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. He daily ſuch taxations did exact, - As were againſt the order of the ſtate. Daniel. Various news I heard, Of old miſmanagements, taxations new ; All neither wholly falſe, nor wholly true. Pope. 2. Accuſation; ſcandal. - My father's love is enough to honour; ſpeak no more of him, you'll be whipt for taxation one of theſe days. Shakeſ?. TA'xER. n. ſ. [from tax.] He who taxes. - Theſe rumours begot ſcandal againſt the king, taxing him. for a great taxer of his people. Bacon's Henry VII. TEA. m. ſ. [a word, I ſuppoſe, Chineſe; the, Fr.] A Chineſe plant, of which the infuſion has lately been much drunk in Europe. - The muſes friend, tea, does our fancy aid, Repreſs thoſe vapours which the head invade. Waller. One
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I have filled a tea pot, and received a diſh of it. Addison.
He ſwept down a dozen tea diſhes. Speciator.
Nor will you encourage the common tea table talk. Spect.
Green leaves of tea contain a narcotick juice, which exudes
by roaſting: this is performed with great care before it is ex-
poſed to ſale. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Here living tea pot ſtands; one arm held out,’
One bent; the handle this, and that the ſpout. Pope.
The miſtreſs of the tea ſhop may give half an ounce. Sw.
The fear of being thought pedants hath taken many young
divines off from their ſeverer ſtudies, which they have exchang-
ed for plays, in order to qualify them for tea tables. Swift.
When you ſweep, never ſtay to pick up tea ſpoons. Swift.
To TEACH. v. 4. preter, and part, paſſ taught, ſometimes
teached, which is now obſolete. [carcan, Sax.]
1. To inſtrućt; to inform.
The Lord will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in
his paths. Iſa. ii. 3.
Teach us by what means to ſhun
Th’ inclement ſeaſons. Milton.
2. To deliver any doćtrine or art, or words to be learned.
Moſes wrote this ſong, and taught it. Deut. xxxi. 22.
In vain they worſhip me, teaching for doćtrines the com-
mandments of men. Mat. xv. 9.
They teach all nations what of him they learn'd. Milton.
3. To ſhow ; to exhibit ſo as to impreſs upon the mind.
He is a good divine that follows his own inſtructions; I
can eaſier teach twenty what were good to be done, than to
be one of the twenty to follow my own teaching. Shakeſp.
If ſome men teach wicked things, it muſt be that others
ſhould practiſe them. South's Sermons.
4. To tell; to give intelligence.
Huſwives are teached, inſtead of a clocke,
How winter night paſſeth by crowing of cocke. Tuſſºr.
To TE AcH. v. n. To perform the office of an inſtructor.
I have labour'd,
And with no little ſtudy, that my teaching,
And the ſtrong courſe of my authority,
Might go one way. Shakeſpeare.
I am too ſudden bold
To teach; a teacher ill beſeemeth me. Shakeſpeare.
The heads judge for reward, the prieſts teach for hire, and
the prophets divine for money. Mic. iii. 11.
TE'AchABLE. adj. [from teach..] Docile; ſuſceptive of inſtruc-
tion. t
We ought to bring our minds free, unbiaſed, and teach-
able to learn our religion from the word of God. Watts.
TE'AcHABLEN Ess. n.ſ.. [from teachable.] Docility; willing-
neſs to learn; capacity to learn.
TE'AcHER. m. ſ. [from teach.]
1. One who teaches; an inſtructor; preceptor.
Nature is no ſufficient teacher what we ſhould do that may
attain unto life everlaſting. Hºoker, b. ii.
I went into the temple, there to hear -
The teachers of our law, and to propoſe
What might improve my knowledge or their own. Milton.
Theſe were notions born with us; ſuch as we were taught
without the help of a teacher. South's Sermons.
Imperious with a teacher's air,
Boaſtful he claims a right to wiſdom's chair. Blackmore.
2. One who without regular ordination aſſumes the miniſtry.
Diſſenting teachers are under no incapacity of accepting
civil and military employments. - Swift.
3. A preacher; one who is to deliver doctrine to the people.
For the choice of a governor more ſufficient, the teachers
in all the churches aſſembled themſelves. Raleigh.
Wolves ſhall ſucceed for teachers. Mlton.
He may teach his dioceſe who ceaſes to be able to preach
to it; for he may do it by appointing teachers, and by a
vigilant exacting from them the inſtruction of their flocks.
South.
TEAD or tede. m. ſ. ſtarda, Lat.] A torch; a flambeau. Not
in uſe.
A buſhy tead a groom did light, - -
And ſacred lamp in ſecret chamber hide. Fairy 2acen.
Hymen is awake,
And long ſince ready from his maſk to move,
With his bright tºad that flames with many a flake.
Spenſer's Epithalamium.
TEAGUE. m. ſ. A name of contempt uſed for an Iriſhman.
TEAL. m. ſ. ſteelingh, Dutch..] A wildfowl.
Some ſerve for food to us, and ſome but to feed themſelves;
amongſt the firſt fort we reckon the dip-chick, coots, teal,
wigeon. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
TEAM. m. ſ. ſtemo, the team of a carriage, Latin ; tyme,
* Saxon, a yoke.]
1. A number of horſes or oxen drawing at once the ſame car-
riage. -
Thee a ploughman all unweeting found,
As he his toilſome team that way did guide,
And brought thee up in ploughman's ſtate to bido. F. Qw.
We fairies that do run
By the triple Hecate's team,
From the preſence of the ſun,
Following darkneſs like a dream,
Now are frolick. Shakeſp. 44idſummer Night's Dream.
Making ſuch difference betwixt wake and ſleep
As is the diff'rence betwixt day and night, 2
The hour before the heav'nly harneſs'd team
Begins his golden progreſs in the Eaſt. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
I am in love; but a team of horſe ſhall not pluck
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Had chang'd the ſhadows, and their taſk was done,
Home with their weary team they took their way. Roſcom
He heav'd with more than human force to move ""
A weighty ſtone, the labour of a team. Dryden
In ſtiff clays they may plow one acre of wheat with .
team of horſe. Martimer's Huſº.
2. Any number paſſing in a line.
Like a long team of ſnowy ſwans on high,
Which clap their wings, and cleave the liquid ſky. Dryden.
TFAR. m. ſ. ſea in this word is Pronounced ee; tean, Saxon;
taare, Daniſh.] >
1. The water which violent paſſion forces from the eyes.
She comes; and I’ll prepare
My tear ſtain'd eyes to ſee her miſeries. Shakeſpeare.
The pretty vaulting ſea refus’d to drown me,
Knowing, that thou would'ſ have me drown'd on ſhore
With tears as ſalt as ſea, through thy unkindneſs. Shakespeare
Cromwell, I did not think to ſhed a tear
In all my miſeries; but thou haſt forc'd me.
Lets dry our eyes. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
Tears are the effects of compreſſion of the moiſture of the
brain upon dilation of the ſpirits. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
She ſilently a gentle tear let fall. Milton.
2. Any moiſture trickling in drops.
Let Araby extol her happy coaſt,
Her fragrant flow’rs, her trees with precious tears,
Her ſecond harveſts. - Dryden.
TEAR. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A rent; a fiſſure.
To TEAR. pret. tore, anciently tare, part paſſ. torn; [raenan,
Saxon; tara, Swediſh.]
1. To pull in pieces; to lacerate; to rend ; to ſeparate by vio-
lent pulling.
Shakeſpeare.
Come ſeeling night,
And with thy bloody and inviſible hand
Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond
Which keeps me pale. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
The one went out from me; and I ſaid, Surely he is torn
in pieces, and I ſaw him not ſince. Gen. xliv. 28.
John tore off lord Strutt's ſervants cloaths: now and then
they came home naked. Arbuthnot's Hiſ of john Bull.
Ambaſſadors ſent to Carthage were like to be torn to pieces
by the populace. Arbuthnot.
2. To laniate; to wound with any ſharp point drawn along.
Old with duſt deform'd their hoary hair,
The women beat their breaſts, their checks they tare. Shakespeare
Neither ſhall men tear themſelves for them in mourning to
comfort them for the dead. jer. xvi. 7.
3. To break by violence.
In the midſt a tearing groan did break
The name of Antony. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra.
As ſtorms the ſkies, and torrents tear the ground,
Thus rag'd the prince, and ſcatter'd death around. Dryden.
Bluſh rather, that you are a ſlave to paſſion,
Which, like a whirlwind, tears up all your virtues,
And gives you not the leiſure to conſider. A. Philips.
4. To divide violently; to ſhatter. -
Is it not as much reaſon to ſay, that God deſtroys fatherly
authority, when he ſuffers one in poſſeſſion of it to have his
government torn in pieces, and ſhared by his ſubjects. Locke.
5. To pull with violence; to drive violently. . .
He roar'd, he beat his breaſt, he tore his hair. Dryden.
From harden'd oak, or from a rock's cold womb,
At leaſt thou art from ſome fierce tygreſs come;
Or on rough ſeas from their foundation torn,
Got by the winds, and in a tempeſt born. Dryden.
6. To take away by ſudden violence.
Solyman
Rhodes and Buda from the Chriſtians tore. Jº'aller.
The hand of fate
Has torm thee from me, and I muſt forget thee. Addiſon.
To TEAR. v. n. [tieren, Dutch..] To fume; to rave; to rant
turbulently. - - -
All men tranſported into outrages for ſmall trivial matters,
fall under the inuendo of this bull, that ran tearing mad for
the pinching of a mouſe. L’Eſtrange's Fabler.
Tr'ARER. m.ſ. [from to tear.]. He who rends or tears.
TE’AR FALLING. adj. [tear and fall.] Tender; ſhedding tears.
I am in
So far in blood, that fin will pluck on ſin,
Tearſalling pity dwells not in this eye. Shakeſ rare.
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T E D T E E ** A p. d;. ſtar and full.] Weeping; full of tears. TEARful. &. [. Is’t .. that º fearful lad eave the helm, and, like a fearful lad, ; eyes add water to the ſea Shakeſpeare. This clears the cloudy front of wrinkled care, And drie, the tearful ſluices of deſpair : - Charm'd with that virtuous draught th' exalted mind All ſenſe of woe delivers to the wind. Pope's Odyſſey. On Celadon her eye Fell tearful, wetting her diſorder'd check. Thomſon. To TEASE. v. a. [caeran, Saxon.] 1. To comb or unravel wool or flax. 2. To ſcratch cloth in order to level the nap. - 3. To torment with importunity; to vex with aſſiduous imper- tinence. Not by the force of carnal reaſon, But indefatigable teaſing. - Butler. My friends always teaſe me about him, becauſe he has no eſtate. Speciator, N°. 475. After having been preſent in publick debates, he was teaſed by his mother to inform her of what had paſſed. Addiſon. we ſyſtem-makers can ſuſtain , . The theſis, which you grant was plain ; And with remarks and comments teaſe ye, - In caſe the thing before was eaſy. Prior. TE'Asel. n.ſ. [raerl, Saxon; dipſacus, Lat.] A plant. The flower of the teaſel hath no proper calyx, but leaves repreſenting the perianthium encompaſſing the bottom of the head : the little flowers which are produced ſingly from be- tween the ſcales, are collected into an head ſomewhat like a bee-hive; theſe are ſucceeded by longiſh four-cornered ſeeds: the ſpecies are three : one is called carduus fullonum, and is of figular uſe in raiſing the knap upon woollen cloth. Miller. TE'aser. n.ſ. [from teaſe..] Any thing that torments by in- ceſſant importunity. A fly buzzing at his ear, makes him deaf to the beſt ad- vice. If you would have him come to himſelf, you muſt take off his little teaſer, which holds his reaſon at bay. Collier. TEAT. m. ſ. ſteth, Welſh ; trº, Saxon; tette, Dutch ; teton, French.j The dug of a beaſt; anciently the pap of a wo- Iºlan. Even at thy teat thou hadſt thy tyranny. , Shakeſpeare. Snows cauſe a fruitful year, watering the earth better than rain; for the earth ſucks it as out of the teat. Bacon. When we perceive that bats have teats, we infer, that they ſuckle their younglings with milk. Brown's Pulgar Errours. It more pleas'd my ſenſe Than ſmell of ſweeteſt fennel, or the teats Of ewe or goat dropping with milk at even. Milton. Infants ſleep, and are ſeldom awake but when hunger calls for the teat. Locke. The goat, how bright amidſt her fellow ſtars, Kind Amalthea, reach'd her teat diſtent With milk, thy early food. Prior. TE'cHILY. adv. [from techy..] Peeviſhly ; fretfully; frowardly. TechINEss. n.ſ. [from techy..] Peeviſhneſs; fretfulneſs. TE'cHNICAL. adj. [Tszyuz's ; technique, Fr..] Belonging to arts; not in common or popular uſe. In technical words, or terms of art, they refrain not from calling the ſame ſubſtance ſometimes the ſulphur, and ſome- times the mercury of a body. Locke. TECHY, adj. Peeviſh ; fretful; irritable; eaſily made an- gry; froward. - I cannot come to Creſid but by Pandar, And he is as techy to be woo'd to wooe, As ſhe is ſtubborn-chaſte againſt all ſute. Shakeſpeare. When it did taſte the wormwood on the nipple, and felt it bitter, pretty fool, to ſee it techy, and fall out with the dug. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet. TÉcto'NICK. adj. [rºſſoviz';..] Pertaining to building. Bailey, To TE D. v. a... [teaban, Saxon, to prepare.] To lay graſs newly mown in rows. The ſmell of grain, or tedded graſs or kine, Or dairy, each rural ſight, each rural ſound. Milton. Hay-makers following the mowers, and caſting it abroad, they call tedding. Mortimer's Huſh. Prudent his fall'n heaps Colle&ting, cheriſh'd with the tepid wreaths Of tedded graſs, and the ſun's mellowing beams, Rivall'd with artful heats. Philips. TE'DDER or tether. m. ſ. ſtudder, Dut. tindt, a rope, Iſlandick.] 1. A rope with which a horſe is tied in the field that he may not paſture too wide. Teigher, Erſe. 2. Any thing by which one is reſtrained. We lived joyfully, going abroad within our tedder. Bacon. We ſhall have them againſt the wall; we know the length of their tedder, they cannot run far from us. Child. TE DEU.M. n.ſ. An hymn of the church, ſo called from the two firſt words of the Latin. - The choir, With all the choiceſt muſick of the kingdom, Together ſung te deum. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Te deum was ſung at Saint Paul's after the victory. Bacon. TE'DIOUs, adj. [tedieux, Fr. taedium, Latin.] 1. Weariſome by continuance; troubleſome; irkſome, That I be not further tedious unto thee, hear us of thv clemency a few words. The one intenſe, the other ſtill remiſs, Cannot well ſuit with either, but ſoon prove 4.75 xxiv. 4. Tedious alike. Miltºn Pity only on freſh obječts ſtays, vºt. But with the tedious fight of woes decays. Drydºn ./ tº ºt- 2. Weariſome by prolixity. They unto whom we ſhall ſeem tedious are in nowife in. jured by us, becauſe it is in their own hands to ſpare that labour which they are not willing to endure. Hooker, b. i 3. Slow. Ainſ. Chief maſtery to diſſect With long and tedious havock fabled knights. Milton TE'Diously. adv. [from tedious.] In ſuch a manner as . weary. TE'Dious Ness. n.ſ. [from tedious.] 1. Weariſomeneſs by continuance. 2. Weariſomeneſs by prolixity. In vain we labour to perſuade them, that any thing can take away the tediouſneſs of prayer, except it be brought to the ſame meaſure and form which themſelves affign. Hair. 3. Prolixity; length. Since brevity's the ſoul of wit, And tediouſneſs the limbs and outward flouriſhes, I will be brief. Shakeſp. Hamlet. 4. Uneaſineſs; tireſomeneſs; quality of wearying. In thoſe very actions whereby we are eſpecially perſeded in this life we are not able to perſiſt; forced we are with very wearineſs, and that often, to interrupt them ; which tediouſ- neſ; cannot fall into thoſe operations that are in the ſtate of bliſs when our union with God is compleat. Hooker, b, i. More than kiſſes, letters mingle ſouls, For thus friends abſent ſpeak: this eaſe controuls The tediouſneſs of my life. Donne. She diſtaſtes them all within a while; And in the ſweeteſt finds a tediouſneſs. Davies. To TEEM. v. n. [team, Saxon, offspring.] 1. To bring young. If ſhe muſt teem, Create her child of ſpleen, that it may live, And be a thwart diſnatur'd torment to her. Shakeſpeare. 2. To be pregnant; to engender young. Have we more ſons? or are we like to have Is not my teeming date drunk up with time, And wilt thou pluck my fair ſon from mine age Shakespeare . When the riſing Spring adorns the mead, Teeming buds and cheerful greens appear. Dryden. There are fundamental truths the baſis upon which a great many others reſt: theſe are teeming truths, rich in ſtore, with which they furniſh the mind, and, like the lights of heaven, give light and evidence to other things. Locke. 3. To be full; to be charged as a breeding animal. We live in a nation where there is ſcarce a ſingle head that does not teem with politicks. Addiſon. To TEEM. v. a. 1. To bring forth; to produce. What's the neweſt grief? Each minute trems a new one. Common mother, thou Whoſe womb unmeaſurable, and infinite breaſt, Teems and feeds all. Shakeſp. Timon ºf Athens. The earth obey'd; and ſtrait Op'ning her fertile womb, teem'd at a birth -- Innumerous living creatures. Milton's Par. Lºft, h. W11. The deluge wrought ſuch a change, that the earth did." then teem forth its increaſe, as formerly, of its own acº” but required culture. fºodward's Nat. H/. 2. To pour A low word, imagined by Skinner to come frºm tommºn, Daniſh, to draw out ; to pour. The Scots retain * as, tecm that water out; hence Swift took this word. Teen out the remainder of the ale into the tankard, and fill the glaſs with ſmall beer. Swift's Directions tº the Butler. TE'EMFUL. adj. [teampul, Saxon.] 2. Pregnant; prolifick. - 2. #. p Aſ. TE'EMER. n.ſ.. [from teem.] One that brings young. TEEM less. Aj. [from teem.] Unfruitful; not prolifick. Such wars, ſuch waſte, ſuch fiery tracks of dearth, r Their zeal has left, and ſuch a team.ſºſs earth. Drydºk. TEEN. m. ſ. [cinan, Saxon, to kindle ; tenen, Flemiſh, to tº ; zeonan, Saxon, injuries.] Sorrow ; grief. Arrived there That barehead knight, for dread and doleful teen Would fain have fied, ne durſt approachen near. Pa. º. Fry not in heartleſs grief and doieful teen. Spenſer. My heart bleeds t To think o' th' teene that I have turn'd you to. Shaft. Eighty odd years of ſorrow have I ſeen, k And each hour's joy wreck'd with a week of teen. sº Shakespeare . Macbeth. £u.
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To TEEN. v. a. [from znan, to kindle, Saxon.] To excite;
to provoke to do a thing. Spenſer.
Teens. n.ſ [from teen for ten..] The years reckoned by the
termination teen ; as, thirteen, fourteen.
Our author would excuſe theſe youthful ſcenes,
Begotten at his entrance, in his teens;
Some childiſh fancies may approve the toy,
Some like the muſe the more for being a boy. Granville.
TEETH, the plural of tooth.
Who can open the doors of his face his teeth are terrible
round about. job xii. I4.
To Teeth. v. n. [from the noun..] To breed teeth; to be at
the time of dentition.
When the ſymptoms of tecthing appear, the gums ought
to be relaxed by ſoftening ointment. Arbuthnot on Diet.
TE'GUMENT. n.ſ. ſtegumentum, Latin.] Cover; the outward
part. This word is ſeldom uſed but in anatomy of phyſicks,
Clip and trim thoſe tender ſtrings in the faſhion of beard,
or other hairy teguments. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. ii.
Proceed by ſection, dividing the ſkin, and ſeparating the
teguments. Jºſeman's Surgery.
In the nutmeg another tegument is the mace between the
green pericarpium and the hard ſhell. Ray on the Creation.
To TEH-H E. v. n. [a cant word made from the ſound.] To
laugh with a loud and more inſolent kind of cachinnation;
to titter.
They laugh’d and teh-he'd with deriſion,
To ſee them take your depoſition. Hudibras, p. iii.
TEIl tree. n.f. [tilia, Latin.] The ſame with linden or lime
tree : which ſee.
A teiltree and an oak have their ſubſtance in them when
they caſt their leaves. Iſa. vi. 13.
TEINT. n.ſ.. [teinte, French..] Colour; touch of the pencil.
Glazed colours have a vivacity which can never be imita-
ted by the moſt brilliant colours, becauſe the different teints
are ſimply laid on, each in its place, one after another. Dryd.
Tel ARY. adj. [tela, a web, Lat.] Spinning webs.
The pictures of telary ſpiders, and their poſition in the
web, is commonly made lateral, and regarding the horizon;
although we ſhall commonly find it downward, and their
heads reſpecting the center. Brown's Pulgar Err. b. v.
TE'LESCOPE. m. ſ. [teleſcope, Fr. réxG, and axozºa.] A
long glaſs by which diſtant objećts are viewed.
The teleſiope diſcovers to us diſtant wonders in the hea-
vens, and ſhews the milky way, and the bright cloudy ſpots,
in a very dark ſky, to be a colle&tion of little ſtars. JWatts.
TELEsco'P1cAL. adj. [from teleſcope.] Belonging to a tele-
ſcope; ſeeing at a diſtance.
To Tell. v. a. preterite and part, paſſ told, [tellan, Saxon;
taelen, tellen, Dutch ; talen, Daniſh.J
1. To utter; to expreſs; to ſpeak.
I will not eat till I have told mine errand. Gen. xxiv. 33.
Thy meſſage which might elſe in telling wound,
And in performing end us. Milton.
2. To relate ; to rehearſe; to ſpeak.
I will declare what wiſe men have told from their fathers,
and have not hid. job xv. 18.
When Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the in-
terpretation, he worſhipped. judg. vii. 13.
He longer will delay to hear thce tell -
His generation. Milton.
You muſt know; but break, O break my heart,
Before I tell my fatal ſtory out,
Th'uſurper of my throne is my wife' Dryden.
The reſt are vaniſh'd, none repaſs'd the gate,
And not a man appears to tell their fate. Pope's Odyſſey.
3. To teach ; to inform.
He gently aſk'd where all the people be,
which in that ſtately building wont to dwell,
Who anſwer'd him full ſoft, he could not tell. Fa. Qu.
I told him of myſelf; which was as much
As to have aſk'd him pardon. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra.
Tell me now, what lady is the ſame,
To whom you ſwore a ſecret pilgrimage,
That you to day promis'd to tell me of: Shakespeare.
The fourth part of a ſhekel of ſilver will I give to the man
of God to tell us our way. 1 Sam. ix. 8.
Saint Paul telleth us, we muſt needs be ſubject not only
for fear, but alſo for conſcience ſake. Biſhºp Sanderſon.
Tell me how may I know him, how adore. Milton.
4. To diſcover ; to betray.
They will tell it to the inhabitants.
5. To count; to number.
Here lies the learned Savile's heir,
So early wiſe, and laſting fair;
That none, except her years they told,
Thought her a child, or thought her old. J/aller.
Numerous ſails the fearful only tell;
Courage from hearts, and not from numbers grows. Dryd.
A child can tell twenty before he has any idea of infinite.
Locke.
Num. xiv. 14.
She doubts if two and two make four,
Though ſhe has told them ten times o'er. Prior.
6. To make excuſes. A low word.
Tuſh, never tell me, I take it much unkindly,
That thou, Iago, who haſt had my purſe,
As if the ſtrings were thine, ſhould'ſt know of this. Shakespeare
To Tell. v. n.
I. To give an account; to make report.
I will compaſs thine altar, O Lord, that I may publiſh
with the voice of thankſgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous
works. Pſal. xxvi. 7.
Ye that live and move, fair creatures tell,
Tell, if ye ſaw, how came I thus, how here Milton.
2. Tº TELL on. To inform of. A doubtful phraſe.
- David ſaved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tid-
ings to Gath, ſaying, leſt they ſhould tell on us, ſaying
did David. 1 Sam. xxvii. 11.
TE'lltale. n.ſ. ſtell and tal.] One who gives malicious in.
formation; one who carries officious intelligence.
You ſpeak to Caſca, and to ſuch a man
That is no flearing telltale. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar.
What ſhall theſe papers lie like telltales here Shakeſp.
Let not the heav'ns hear theſe telltale women
Rail on the Lord's anointed. Shakeſpeare.
'Tis done; report diſplays her telltale wings,
g, ſo
And to each ear the news and tidings brings. Fairfax.
And to the telltale ſun deſcry
Our conceal’d ſolemnity. Milton.
Eurydice and he are priſoners here,
But will not long be ſo: this telltale ghoſt
Perhaps will clear them both.
A telltale out of ſchool
Is of all wits the greateſt fool. Swift.
TE'LLER. n.ſ. [from tell.]
1. One who tells or relates.
2. One who numbers; a numberer.
3. A teller is an officer of the exchequer, of which there are
four in number: their buſineſs is to receive all monies due to
the king, and give the clerk of the pell a bill to charge him
therewith : they alſo pay all perſons any money payable to
them by the king, by warrant from the auditor of the re-
ceipt: they alſo make books of receipts and payments, which
they deliver the lord treaſurer. Cowel.
TEMERA'Rious. adj. [temeraire, Fr. temerarius, Lat.]
1. Raſh; heady.
Reſolution without forefight is but a temerarious folly; and
the conſequences of things are the firſt point to be taken into
conſideration. L'Eſtrange.
2. Careleſs; heedleſs.
Should he find upon one ſingle ſheet of parchment, an
oration written full of profound ſenſe, adorned with elegant
phraſe, the wit of man could not perſuade him that this was
done by the temerarious daſhes of an unguided pen. Ray.
TEME'Rity. m. ſ. [temeritas, Latin..] Raſhneſs; unreaſonable
contempt of danger.
The figures are bold even to temerity. Cowly.
To Te’MPER. v. a. [tempero, Lat., temperer, Fr.]
1. To mix ſo as that one part qualifies the other.
I ſhall temper ſo
Juſtice with mercy, as may illuſtrate moſt
Them fully ſatisfy'd, and Thee appeaſe. Milton.
2. To compound; to form by mixture.
If you could find out but a man.
To bear a poiſon, I would temper it;
That Romeo ſhould upon receipt thereof
Soon ſleep in quiet. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
3. To mingle: -
Prepare the fixth part of an ephah and the third part of an
hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour. Ezek. xlvi. 14.
The good old knight, with a mixture of the father and
maſter of the family, tempered the inquiries after his own. af-
fairs with kind queſtions relating to themſelves. Addiſon.
4. To beat together to a proper confiftefise
Th'uncivil kerns of Ireland are in arms,
And temper clay with blood of Engliſhmen. Shakeſpears.
The potter tempering ſoft earth, faſhioneth every veſſel
with much labour. - J//d. xv. 7.
5. To accommodate; to modify. - a -
Thy ſuſtenance ſerving tº the appetite of the eater, tem-
pered itſelf to every man's Jºking. J/ſd. xvi. 21.
Theſe ſoft fires with kindly heat
Of various influence foment and warm, • r
* Temper or nouriſh: Milton.
6. To ſºften, to molliſy; to aſſuage; to footh; to cºln.
Solon, in his laws to the Athenians, laboured to tem:
per their warlike courage. with ſweet delights of learning and
fiences: ſo that as much as the one excelled in arms, the
other exceeded in knowledge. Spenſer on Ireland.
with this ſhe wonts to temper angry Jove,
when all the gods he threats with thund'ring dart. Spenſ,
Now will I to that old Andronicus,
And temper him with all the art I have.
Woman Nature made thee
To temper man: we had been brutc. without yºu. Otway.
7. To
Dryden and Lee.
Shakeſpeare.
T E M T E M r degree of hardneſs. 7. To form metals to a pº . Of Michael from the armoury of God Was given him temper’d ſo, that neither kecn - Nor ſolid might reſiſt that edge. - - - Milton. In the tempering of ſteel, by holding it but a minute or two longer or leſſer in the other competent heat, gives it very differing tempers as to brittleneſs or toughneſs. Boyle. Repeated peals they hear, And, in a heav'n ſerene, refulgent arms appear; Red'ning the ſkies, and glitt'ring all around, The temper'd metals claſh, and yield a ſilver ſound. Dryd. 8. To govern. . A latiniſm. with which the damned ghoſts he governeth, And ſuries rules, and Tartare tempereth. Hubberd". Tak. TE'MPER. n.ſ.. [from the verb..] . 1. Due mixture of contrary qualities. - - - Nothing better proveth the excellency of this ſoil and tem- er than the abundant growing of the palm trees. Raleigh. Health itſelf is but a kind of temper, gotten and preſerved by a convenient mixture of contrarieties. Arbuthnot. 2. Middle courſe; mean or medium. If the eſtates of ſome biſhops were exorbitant before the reformation, the preſent clergy's wiſhes reach no further than that ſome reaſonable temper had been uſed inſtead of # them ſo quick. Swift's Miſcel. 3. Conſtitution of body. - This body would be increaſed daily, being ſupplied from above and below, and having done growing, it would be- come more dry by degrees, and of a temper of greater conſiſ- tency and firmneſs. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 4. Diſpoſition of mind. Remember with what mild And gracious temper he both heard, and judg’d, Without wrath or reviling. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. This will keep their thoughts eaſy and free, the only tem- per wherein the mind is capable of receiving new informa- tions. Locke on Education. 5. Conſtitutional frame of mind. The brain may deviſe laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice. Our hearts, Of brothers temper, do receive you in With all kind love. Shakeſpeare's julius Cæſar. 6. Calmneſs of mind; moderation. Reſtore yourſelves unto your tempers, fathers, And without perturbation hear me ſpeak. Benj. Johnſºn. Teach me, like thee, in various nature wiſe, To fall with dignity, with temper riſe. Pope. 7. State to which metals are reduced, particularly as to hard- neſs. Here draw I A ſword, whoſe temper I intend to ſtain With the beſt blood that I can meet withal. Shakeſp. Ithuriel with his ſpear Touch'd lightly; for no falſhood can endure Touch of coeleſtial temper, but returns Of force to its own likeneſs: up he ſtarts, Diſcover'd, and ſurpriz'd. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv. Theſe needles ſhould have a due temper; for if they are too ſoft, the force exerted to carry them through the fleſh will bend them; if they are too brittle they ſnap. Sharp. TE'MPER AMENT. n.ſ.. [temperamentum, Lat. temperament, Fr.] 1. Conſtitution ; ſtate with reſpect to the predominance of any quality. Bodies are denominated hot and cold in proportion to the preſent temperament of that part of our body to which they are applied. Locke. 2. Medium; due mixture of oppoſites. The common law has waſted and wrought out thoſe diſ- tempers, and reduced the kingdom to its juſt ſtate and tem- perament. Hale. TEMPERAM E/NTAL. adj. [from temperament.] Conſtitutional. That temperamental dignotions, and conjecture of preva- lent humours, that may be collected from ſpots in our nails, we concede. Brown's Pulgar Errours. Intellectual repreſentations are received with as unequal a fate upon a bare temperamental reliſh or diſguſt. Glanville. TEMPER ANCE. m. ſ. [temperanta, Lat.] 1. Moderation; oppoſed to gluttony and drunkenneſs. Well obſerve The rule of not too much; by temperance taught In what thou eat'ſ and drink'ſt; ſeeking from thence Due nouriſhment, no gluttonous delight. Milton. Temperance, that virtue without pride, and fortune without º, gives indolence of body and tranquillity of mind; the bºlt guardian of youth and ſupport of old age. ' Temple. Make temperance thy companion; ſo ſhall health Sit on thy brow. Dodſley's Agriculture. 2. Patience; calmneſs; ſedateneſs; moderation of paſſion. His ſenſeleſs ſpeech and doted ignorance, When as the noble prince had marked well ; He calm'd his wrath with goodly temperance, Fa. Qu. What, are you chaf'd : - Aſk God for temp'rance, that's th’ appliance only TE: which your diſeaſe requires. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. E’MPERATE. adj. [temperatus, Lat.] 1. Not exceſſive ; moderate in degree of any quality. Uſe a temperate heat, for they are ever temperate heats that digeſt and mature; wherein we mean temperate, accordin : the nature of the ſubject; for that may be temperate to . and liquors which will not work at all upon metals. B. º His ſleep *Whi, Was airy, light, from pure digeſtion bred, And temp'rate vapours bland. Milton 2. Moderate in meat and drink. wº- I adviſed him to be temperate in eating and drinking. Jºſer 3. Free from ardent paſſion. - So hot a ſpeed with ſuch advice diſpos'd; Such temp'rate order in ſo fierce a courſe Doth want example. Shakeſpeare She's not froward, but modeſt as the dove: Jr.-- - - She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. Shakeſpeare From temperate inactivity we are unready to put in …. tion the ſuggeſtions of reaſon. Brºwn's Pulgar Erreur, Tr'MPERATELY. adv. [from temperate.] o - 1. Moderately; not exceſſively. By winds that temperately blow, The bark ſhould paſs ſecure and ſlow. Addison. 2. Calmly , without violence of paſſion. emp'rately proceed to what you would Thus violently redreſs. 3. Without gluttony or luxury. God eſteems it a part of his ſervice if we eat or drink; ſo it be temperately, and as may beſt preſerve health. Taylor. TE'MPERATEN Ess. n.ſ. [from temperate.] 1. Freedom from exceſſes; mediocrity. 2. Calmneſs; coolneſs of mind. Langley's mild temperateneſs, Did tend unto a calmer quietneſs. Daniel's Civil War. TE/MPERATURE. m. ſ. [temperatura, tempero, Latin; tºwpera- ture, French.] 1. Conſtitution of nature; degree of any qualitics. It lieth in the ſame climate, and is of no other temperature than Guinea. Abbot's Deſcription of the World. Birds that change countries at certain ſeaſons, if they come Shakeſpeare. earlier, ſhew the temperature of weather. Bacon. Memory depends upon the conſiſtence and the temperature of the brain. - Watts. 2. Mcdiocrity; due balance of contrarieties. As the world's ſun doth effects beget Diff'rent, in divers places ev'ry day; Here Autumn's temperature, there Summer's heat, Here flow'ry Spring-tide, and there Winter gray. Davieſ. If, inſtead of this variation of heat, we ſuppoſe an equa- lity, or conſtant temperature of it before the deluge, the caſe would be much altered. //oodward's Nat. Hiſt. 3. Moderation; freedom from predominant paſſion. In that proud port which her ſo goodly graceth, Moſt goodly temperature you may deſcry. Spenſºr. TE'MPERED. adj. [from temper.] Diſpoſed with regard to the paſſions. When was my lord ſo much ungently tempered, , , To ſtop his ears againſt admoniſhment Shakeſ eart, TEMPEST. n.ſ. [tempºſe, Fr. tempeſias, Lat.] 1. The utmoſt violence of the wind; the names by which the wind is called according to the gradual encreaſe of its force ſeems to be, a breeze; a gale; a guſt ; a ſtorm ; a tempeſt. I have ſeen tempeſis, when the ſcolding winds Have riv'd the knotty oaks. Shakespeare. julius Ceſar. Some have been driven by tempºſſ to the ſouth. Abbot. What at firſt was call'd a guit, the ſame Hath now a ſtorm's, anon a tempºſi's name. Donne. We, caught in a fiery tenºſt, ſhall be hurl’d Each on his rock transfix’d. With clouds and ſtorms Around thee thrown, ten eſ; o'er tempºſſ roll'd, º Thou humbleſt nature with thy northern blaſt. Thºmſºn, 2. Any tumult; commotion; perturbation. The tempeſt in my mind Doth from my ſenſes take all feeling elſe, -- Save what beats there. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. To Tempest. v. a. [from the noun..] To diſturb as by * tempeſt. Miſiºn. Part huge of bulk, Wallowing unweildy, enormous in their gait, Tempc/f the ocean. Leviathan, in dreadful ſport, Tempeſt the looſen’d brine. Tºmºſº. Tempest-BEATEN. v. a. ſtampſ and beat..] Shattered with ſtorms. In the calm harbour of her gentle breaſt, My temptſ beaten ſoul may ſafely reſt. Drydºn's Aurºng. Tempfst-ºst, ºff, ſºft and tº/.] Driven about "! ſtorms, Though Milton.
T E M
Though his bark cannot be loſt,
Yet it ſhall be tempeſt-toff. Shakespeare. Macbeth,
TEMPEst1'vity. n.ſ.. [tempeſtivus, Lat.] Seaſonableneſs.
Since their diſperſion the conſtitutions of countries admit
not ſuch tempeſtivity of harveſt. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
TEMPE'stuous. adj. [tempeſtueux, Fr. from tempeſ?..] Stormy:
turbulent.
Tempeſtuous fortune hath ſpent all her ſpight,
And thrilling ſorrow thrown his utmoſt dart.
Fairy Qu,
Which of them riſing with the ſun or falling
Should prove tempeſtuous. Milton.
Her looks grow black as a tempeſtuous wind,
Some raging thoughts are rowling in her mind. Dryden.
Pompey, when diſſuaded from embarking becauſe the wea-
ther was tempeſtuous, replied, My voyage is neceſſary, my
life is not ſo. Collier on the Palue of Life.
TE/MPLAR. m. ſ. [from the Temple, an houſe near the Thames,
anciently belonging to the knights templars, originally from
the temple of Jeruſalem.] A ſtudent in the law.
Wits and templars ev'ry ſentence raiſe,
And wonder with a fooliſh face of praiſe.
TE/MPLE. m. ſ. [temple, Fr. templum, Lat.]
1. A place appropriated to acts of religion.
The honour'd gods
Throng our large temples with the ſhews of peace. Shakespeare
Here we have no temple but the wood, no aſſembly but
hornbeaſts. Shakeſpeare's A you like it,
Moſt ſacrilegious murther hath broke ope
The lord's anointed temple, and ſtole thence
The life o' th' building. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth,
This gueſt of Summer,
The temple haunting martlet. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
2. [Tempora, Latin.] The upper part of the ſides of the head
where the pulſe is felt.
Her ſunny locks
Hang on her temples like a golden fleece. Shakeſpeare.
We may apply intercipients of maſtich upon the temples ;
frontals alſo may be applied. Wiſeman's Surgery.
To procure ſleep, he uſes the ſcratching of the temples and
cars; that even mollifies wild beaſts. Arbuthnot.
The weapon enter'd cloſe above his ear,
Cold through his temples glides the whizzing ſpear. Pope.
TE'MPLET. m. ſ. A piece of timber in a building.
When you lay any timber on brick-work, as lintedls over
windows, or templets under girders, lay them in locm. 440xon.
TE'MpoR AL. adj. [temporal, Fr. temporalis, low Latin. J
1. Meaſured by time; not eternal.
As there they ſuſtain temporal life, ſo here they would learn
to make proviſion for eternal. Hooker.
2. Secular; not eccleſiaſtical. -
This ſceptre ſhews the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majeſty,
Wherein doth ſit the dread of kings. Shakeſpeare.
All the temporal lands, which men devout
By teſtament have given to the church,
Would they ſtrip from us. Shakeſp. Henry V.
All temporal power hath been wreſted from the clergy, and
much of their eccleſiaſtick. Swift.
3. Not ſpiritual. -
Call not every temporal end a defiling of the intention, but
only when it contradicts the ends of God, or when it is prin-
cipally intended: for ſometimes a temporal end is part of our
duty; and ſuch are all the actions of our calling. Taylor.
Öur petitions to God with regard to temporals, muſt be
that medium of convenience proportioned to the ſeveral con-
ditions of life. Rogers's Serm.
4. [Temporal, Fr.) Placed at the temples, or upper part of the
head.
Copious bleeding, by opening the tempºral arteries, arc the
moſt effectual remedies for a phrenſy. Arbuthnot ºn Alinents.
TEMroRA'lity. n.ſ. [temporalité, Fr. from tempºral.] Se-
TE'M Por ALS. ; cular poſſeſſions; not eccleſiaſtick rights;
Such revenues, lands, and tenements, as biſhops have had
annexed to their ſees by the kings and others from time to
time, as they are barons and lords of the parliament. Cowel.
The reſidie of theſe ordinary finances is caſual, as the
temporalitics of vacant biſhopricks, the profits that grow by
the tenures of lands. Bacon.
TeºpoRally. adv. [from temporal.] With reſpect to this
life.
Sinners who are in ſuch a temporally happy condition, owe
it not to their fins, but wholly to their luck. South.
TE/M Por ALTY. m. ſ. [from temporal.]
1. The laity; ſecular people.
Pope's Epiſt.
The pope ſucked out ineſtimable ſums of money, to the
intolerable grievance of clergy and temporalty. Abbot.
2. Secular polleſſions.
The king yielded up the point, reſerving the ceremony of
homage from the biſhops, in reſpect of the temporalities, to
himſelf. Ayliffe.
TEMPORA'NEous. adj. [temporis, Lat.] Temporary. Dić.
TE'MP'or AR IN Ess. [from temporary..] The ſtate of being tem-
porary 3 not perpetuity.
T E M
Tºw. ºff. [tempus, Lat..] Laſting only for a limited
lme.
h Theſe tºrºy truces were ſoon made and ſoon broken;
º a ſtraiter amity. - Bacon's Henry VII.
e republick threatened with danger, appointed a tºm-
porary. dictator, who, when the danger was over, retired
T.º. the community. 'Ain.
O 1 E. MPORIZE. v. m. ſtem borºſ. a re/71",
I. º § to iº riſer, Fr tempus, Lat.]
upid hath not ſpent * - - - - •:
quake i. this i.” all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt
—I look for an earthquake too then.
—Well, you will temporize with the hours.
The earl of Lincoln deceived of the country’
in which caſe he would have temporized, reſolvéd
king battle.
2. To comply with the times or occaſions.
They might their grievance inwardly complain,
But outwardly they needs muſt temporize. Daniel.
3. To comply : this is improper.
The dauphin is too wilful oppoſite,
And will not temporize with my entreaties:
He flatly ſays, he'll not lay down his arms. Shakespeare.
TEMPOR1'zir. m.ſ.. [temporiſeur, Fr. from temporize.j" One
that complies with times or occaſions; a trimmer.
I pronounce thee a hovering temporizer, that
Canſt with thine eyes at once ſee good and evil,
Inclining to them both. Shakſ. J/inter's Tale.
TFMse BREAD. }*/ [temſen, Dutch ; tamiſer, Fr. tame-
TEMS ED BREAD. ſare, Italian, to fift ; tens, Dutch ; ta-
mis, French ; tamiſo, Italian, a ſieve..] Bread made of flower
better ſifted than common.
To TEMPT. v. a. [tento, Lat. tenter, Fr.]
1. To follicit to ill; to incite by preſenting ſome pleaſure or
advantage to the mind; to entice.
'Tis not the king that ſends you to the Tower:
*..." Gray tempts him to this harſh extremity, Shać.
ou ever gentle gods, take my breath from me;
Let not my worſer ſpirit tempt me again
To die before you pleaſe. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Come together, that Satan tempt you not. I Cor. vii. 5.
He that hath not .# ſubdued himſelf, is quickly tempt-
ed and overcome in ſmall things. Biſhop Taylor.
Fix'd on the fruit ſhe gaz'd, which to behold
Might tempt alone. Milton.
The devil can but tempt and deceive ; and if he cannot
deſtroy ſo, his power is at an end. South.
O wretched maid "
Whoſe roving fancy would reſolve the ſame
With him, who next ſhould tempt her eaſy fame. Prior.
2. To provoke.
I'm much too vent’rous
In tempting of your patience.
With-hold
Your talons from the wretched and the bold;
Tempt not the brave and needy to deſpair:
For, though your violence ſhou'd leave 'em bare -
Of gold and ſilver, ſwords and darts remain. Dryden.
3. It is ſometimes uſed without any notion of evil; to ſolicit;
to draw.
Shakeſpeare.
s concourſe,
to give the
Bacon's Henry VII,
Shakespeare Henry VIII.
Still his ſtrength conceal’d
Which tempted our attempt, and wrought our fall. Milton.
The rowing crew,
To tempt a fare, clothe all their tilts in blue. Gay.
4. To try; to attempt. .
This from the vulgar branches muſt be torn,
And to fair Proſerpine the preſent born,
Ere leave be giv'n to tempt the nether ſkies.
TEMPTATION. m. ſ. ſtentation, Fr. from tempt.]
1. The act of tempting; follicitation to ill; enticement. . .
All temptation to tranſgreſs repel. Alſº.
2. The ſtate of being tempted.
when by human weakneſs, and the arts of the tempter,
you are led into temptations, prayer is the thread to bring
you out of this labyrinth. - ... Duppa.
3. That which is offered to the mind as a motive to ill.
Set a deep glaſs of rheniſh wine on the contrary caſket;
for if the devil be within, and that temptation without, he
will chooſe it. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice.
Dare to be great without a guilty crºwn ;
View it, and ſay the bright temptation down .
'Tis baſe to ſeize on all. ... Dryden's Aurengzeſe.
TEMPTABL. adj. [from tempt..] Liable to temptation ; ob-
noxious to bad influence.
If the parliament were as temptable as any other aſſembly,
the managers muſt fail for want of tools to work with. Swift.
TEMPTER. m. ſ. [from tempt.] -
1. One who ſolicits to ill; an enticer. - -
Theſe women are ſhrewd tempter: with their tongues.
Shakespeare's Hºlry VI.
Is this her fault or mine :
The tempter or the tempted, who fins moſt
Not ſhe'; nor doth ſhe tempt. Shakespeare 4.e3ſ fºr A ſeaſure.
26 F Thoſe
Dryden.
T E N —a" Thoſe who are bent to do wickedly, to urge them on. . . tempters £ My work is done : She's now the tempter to * his heart. Dryden. - licitor to evil. 2. Tºi; our own frailties, and the watchfulneſs of the tempter, diſcourage *. Hammond's Fundamentals. Foretold what would come to paſs, When firſt this tempter croſs'd the gulf from hell. Milton. To this high mountain's top the tenſter brought --- Our Saviour. Miltºn's Par. Rºg. b. 111. Teºulency. n.ſ.. [temulentia, Lat.] Inebriation; intoxica- ion by liquor. Tº. adj. [temulenius, Lat..] Inebriated; intoxicated as with ſtrong liquors. - TEN. adj. [eyn, Saxon; tien, Dutch..] The decimal number; twice five ; the number by which we multiply numbers into new denominations. Thou ſhalt have more Than two tens to a ſcore. Shakeſp. King Lear. Ten hath been extolled as containing even, odd, long, and plain, quadrate and cubical numbers; and Ariſtotle obſerved, that Barbarians as well as Greeks uſed a numeration unto will never want Tillotſon. ten. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iv. With twice ten ſail I croſs'd the Phrygian ſea, Scarce ſeven within your harbour meet. Dryden. There's a proud modeſty in merit, Averſe from begging; and reſolv'd to pay Ten times the gift it aſks. Dryden's Cleomenes. From the ſoft lyre, Sweet flute, and ten ſtring'd inſtrument, require Sounds of delight. Prior. Although Engliſh is too little cultivated, yet the faults are nine in ten owing to affectation. Swift's Miſcel. ... TEN Abi.e. adj. [tenable, French.] Such as may be maintain- ed againſt oppoſition; ſuch as may be held againſt attacks. The town was ſtrong of itſelf, and wanted no induſtry to ſortify and make it tenable. Bacon's J/ar with Spain. Sir William Ogle ſeized upon the caſtle, and put it into a tenable condition. Clarendon. Infidelity has been driven out of all its outworks: the atheiſt has not found his poſt tenable, and is therefore retired into deiſm. Addison's Spect. Nº. 186. TENA’cious. adj. [tenax, Lat.] 1. Graſping hard; inclined to hold faſt ; not willing to let go, with of before the thing held. A reſolute tenacious adherence to well choſen principles, makes the face of a governor ſhine in the eyes of thoſe that ſee his ačtions. South. Griping, and ſtill tenacious of thy hold, Wou'd'ſt thou the Grecian chiefs, though largely ſoul’d, Shou'd give the priſes they had gain'd. Dryden. You reign abſolute over the hearts of a ſtubborn and free- born people, tenacious to madneſs of their liberty. Dryden. True love's a miſer; ſo tenacious grown, He weighs to the leaſt grain of what's his own. Dryden. Men are tenacious of the opinions that firſt poſſeſs them. Locke. He is tenacious of his own property, and ready to invade that of others. A buthnot. 2. Retentive. The memory in ſome is very tenacious ; but yet there ſeems to be a conſtant decay of all our ideas, even of thoſe which are ſtruck deepeſt, and in minds the moſt retentive. Locke. 3. [Tenace, French..] Having parts diſpoſed to adhere to each other; coheſive. Three equal round veſſels filled, the one with water, the other with oil, the third with molten pitch, and the liquors ſtirred alike to give them a vortical motion; the pitch by its tenacity will loſe its motion quickly, the oil being leſs tena- ciºus will keep it longer, and the water being leſs tenacious will keep it longeſt, but yet will loſe it in a ſhort time. Newt. 4. Niggardly; cloſe-fifted; meanly parcimonious. Ainſ. TENA'ciously, adv. [from tenacious...] With diſpoſition to hold faſt. Some things our juvenile reaſons tenaciouſly adhere to, which yet our maturer judgments diſallow of. Glanville. TENA’ciousNess. n.ſ. [ from tenacious. J Unwillingneſs to quit, reſign, or let go. TENA'city. m. ſ. [tºnacitas, tenacité, Fr. tenax, Latin.] Viſ- coſity; glutinouſneſs; adheſion of one part to another. If many contiguous vortices of molten pitch were each of them as large as thoſe which ſome ſuppoſe to revolve about the ſun and fixed ſtars, yet theſe and all their parts would, by their tenacity and ſtiffneſs, communicate their motion to on another till they all reſted among themſelves. Newton. Šubſtances, whoſe tenacity exceed; the powers of digeſtion, will neither paſs, nor be converted into aiment. Arbuthnot. * ****Y. m. ſ. ſtenanche, old French ; tenentia, law Latin; - ºut. Temporary poſſeſſion of what belongs to an- This duke becomes *: of favour by deſcent, though the condition of that eſtate be commonly no more tha tenancy at will. n a TENANT. n.ſ. ſtenant, French.] Iſºtton. 1. One that holds of another; one that on certain Condit has temporary poſſeſſion and uſe of that which is in . the property of another: correlative to landlord. I have been your tenant, And your father's tenant, theſe fourſcore years. Sºft Such is the mould that the bleſt tenant feeds p. On precious fruits, and pays his rent in weeds. Iſºlar Jupiter had a farm long for want of a tenant. L'E/iran . His cheerful tenants bleſs their yearly toil, §r. ions ality . Yet to their lord owe more than to the ſoil. Pºpe The tenants of a manor fall into the ſentiments of tº lord. - Watts. The father is a tyrant over ſlaves and beggars, whom he calls his tenants. Swift 2. One who reſides in any place. º: The bear, rough tenant of theſe ſhades. Thomſºn. To TENANT. v. a. Ifrom the noun..] To hold on certain conditions. - Sir Roger's eſtate is tenanted by perſons who have ſerved him or his anceſtors. Addiſon's Spe.7. N. 107. TENANTABLE. adj. [from tenant..] Such as may be held by a tenant. - The ruins that time, ſickneſs, or melancholy ſhall bring, muſt be made up at your coſt; for that thing a huſband is but tenant for life in what he holds, and is bound to leave the place tenantable to the next that ſhall take it. Suckling. That the ſoul may not be too much incommoded in her houſe of clay, ſuch neceſſaries are ſecured to the body as may keep it in tenantable repair. Decay of Piety. TE'N ANTLEss. adj. [from tenant..] Unoccupied; unpoſſeſſed. O thou, that doſt inhabit in my breaſt, Leave not the manſion ſo long tenantly; ; Leſt growing ruinous the building fall, And leave no memory of what it was. Shakespeare. TE'N ANT-saw. m. ſ. [corrupted, I ſuppoſe, from tenon ſaw.] See TENoN. TENch. m. ſ. [zince, Saxon; tinca, Lat.] A pond fiſh. Having ſtored a very great pond with carps, tench, and other pond fiſh, and only put in two ſmall pikes, this pair of tyrants in ſeven years devoured the whole. ale. To TEND. v. a. [contracted from attend.] 1. To watch; to guard; to accompany as an aſſiſtant or de- fender. Nymphs of Mulla which, with careful heed, The filver ſcaly trouts did tend full well. Spenſer's Epithal. Go thou to Richard, and good angels tend thee. Shuk. Him lord pronounc'd; and O ! indignity Subjećted to his ſervice angel wings, And flaming miniſters to watch and tend Their earthy charge. - Milton. He led a rural life, and had command O'er all the ſhepherds, who about thoſe vales - Tended their numerous flocks. Dryden and Lee's Oedipuſ. There is a pleaſure in that ſimplicity, in beholding princes tending their flocks. Pºpe. Our humbler province is to tend the fair; To ſave the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let th' impriſon'd eſſences exhale. Pºpe. Cicly had won his heart; Cic'ly, the weſtern laſs, that tends the kee. Gay. 2. To attend ; to accompany. Deſpair Tended the ſick, buſieſt from couch to couch. Milton. Thoſe with whom I now converſe, - Without a tear will tend my herſe. Swift. 3. To be attentive to. - il Unſuck'd of lamb or kid that tend their play. Milion. To TEND. v. n. [tendo, Lat.] 1. To move towards a certain point or place. - They had a view of the princeſs at a maſk, havin heard two gentlemen tending towards that fight. To theſe abodes our fleet Apollo ſends: Here Dardanus was born, and hither tendi. P. 2. [Tendre, French..] To be directed to any end or purpoſe; to aim at. or Over- o If/ation. Admiration ſeiz'd - All heav'n, what this might mean and whithe et Factions gain their power by pretending common ſafe }. and tending towards it in the directeſt courſe. º & The laws of our religion tend to the univerſal happine” mankind. Tilſºn's Sermºni. 3. To contribute. - - - Many times that which we aſk would, if it ſhould be to our deſtruct granted, be worſe for us, and perhaps tend tion; and then God by denying the particular mattº of our prayers, doth grant the genéral matter of them. Hammond. 4. "[From attend..] To wait; to expect. Out of uſe. The bark is ready, and the wind at help ; y l Th' aſſociates tend. Shakespeare's *#. r tend. Mil.
T E N. !, s : º ". 5. To attend ; to wait as dependants or ſervants, She deſerves a lord, That twenty ſuch rude boys might tend upon, And call her hourly miſtreſs. Shakeſpeare. Give him tending, He brings great news. Shakeſpeare. Was he not companion with the riotous knights, That tend upon my father. Shakeſp. King Lear. 6. To attend as ſomething inſeparable. Threefold vengeance tend upon your ſteps Shakespeare TE'N DANCE. n.ſ.. [from tend.] 1. Attendance; ſtate of expectation. Unhappy wight born to diſaſtrous end, That doth his life in ſo long tendance ſpend. Hubberd. 2. Perſon; attendant. Out of uſe. His lobbies fill with tendance, Rain ſacrificial whiſprings in his ear. Shakeſpeare. 3. Attendance; act of waiting. She purpos'd, By watching, weeping, tendance, to O'ercome you with her ſhew. 4. Care; act of tending. Nature does require Her times of preſervation, which, perforce, I her frail ſon, amongſt my brethren mortal, Muſt give my tendance to. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. They at her coming ſprung, - And touch'd by her fair tendance gladlier grew. * -- + º }*/ [from tend.] 1. Direction or courſe towards any place or object. It is not much buſineſs that diſtraćts any man; but the want of purity, conſtancy, and tendency towards God. Taylor. Writings of this kind, if condućted with candour, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country than any other compoſitions. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 40. e may acquaint ourſelves with the powers and proper- ties, the tendencies and inclinations, of body and ſpirit. JWatts. All of them are innocent, and moſt of them had a moral tendency, to ſoften the virulence of parties, or laugh out of countenance ſome vice or folly. Swift. 2. Direction or courſe toward any inference or reſult; drift. Theſe opinions are of ſo little moment, that, like motes in the fun, their tendencies are little noticed. Locke. TENDER. adj. [tendre, French.] 1. Soft; eaſily impreſſed or injured. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. AMilton. The earth brought forth the tender graſs. Milton. From each tender ſtalk ſhe gathers. 44ilton. 2. Senſible; eaſily pained; ſoon fore. Unneath may ſhe endure the flinty ſtreet, To tread them with her tender feeling feet. Shakeſpeare. Leah was tender eyed, but Rachael was well-favoured. Gen. xxix. 17. Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our faces; but by being leſs expoſed to the air, they become leſs able to endure it. L’Eſtrange. The face when we are born is no leſs tender than any other part of the body: it is uſe alone hardens it, and makes it more able to endure the cold. Locke on Education. . Effeminate; emaſculate; delicate. When Cyrus had overcome the Lydians, that were a warlike nation, and deviſed to bring them to a more peace- able life, inſtead of their ſhort warlike coat he clothed them in long garments like women, and inſtead of their warlike muſick appointed to them certain laſcivious lays, by which their minds were ſo mollified and abated, that they forgot their former fierceneſs, and became moſt tender and effemi- ilate. Spenſºr on Ireland. 4. Exciting kind concern. I love Valentine; His life's as tender to me as my ſoul. 5. Compaſſionate; anxious for another's good. The tender kindneſs of the church it well beſeemeth to help the weaker ſort, although ſome few of the perfecter and ſtronger be for a time diſpleaſed. Hooker, b. v. This not miſtruſt but tender love injoins. Milton. Be tender hearted and compaſſionate towards thoſe in want, Shakeſpeare. and ready to relieve them. Tillotſon's Sermons. 6. Suſceptible of ſoft paſſions. Your tears a heart of flint Might tender make, yet nought Herein they will prevail. Spenſer. 7. Amorous; laſcivious. What mad lover ever dy'd, To gain a ſoft and gentie bride 2 Or for a lady tender hearted, In purling ſtreams or hemp departed 8. Expreſſive of the ſofter paſſions. 9. Careful not to hurt, with of. The civil authority ſhould be tender of the honour of God and religion. Tillotſon's Sermons, Hudibras, p. iii. T E N . As I have been tender of every particular Perſon's reputa- tion, ſo I have taken care not to give offence. Addison Io. Gentle; mild ; unwilling to pain. ---- Thy tender hefted nature ſhall not give Thee o'er to harſhneſs; her eyes are fierce, but thine Do comfort and not burn. Shakeſp. King Lear. You, that are thus ſo tender o'er his follies, Will never do him good. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale II. Apt to give pain. - - In things that are tender and unpleaſing, break the ice by ſome whoſe words are ºf leſs weight, and reſerve the more weighty voice to come in as by chance. Bacon. 12. Young; weak: as, tender age. ſ W. yet he was but tender bodied, a mother ſhould not CII ninn. - Shakespeare’ - To TENDER. v. a. [tendre, French.] Jºcare's Coriolanus. 1. To offer; to exhibit; to propoſe to acceptance. Some of the chiefeſt laity profeſſed with greater ſtomach their judgments, that ſuch a diſcipline was little better than popiſh tyranny, diſguiſed and tendered unto them. Hooker. crave no more than what your highneſs offer'd; Nor will you tender leſs. Shakeſp. King Lear. All conditions, all minds, tender down Their ſervice to lord Timon. Owe not all creatures by juſt right to thee Duty and ſervice, not to ſtay till bid, - But tender all their pow'r? Milton's Par. Regain'd. 2. To hold; to eſteem. - Tender yourſelf more dearly; Or, not to crack the wind of the poor phraſe, Wringing it thus, you'll tender me a fool. Shakeſpeare. 3. ſºn the adjective.] To regard with kindneſs. Not in u1C. I thank you, madam, that you tender her: Poor gentlewoman, my maſter wrongs her much. Shakespeare TE'NDER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Offer; propoſal to acceptance. Then to have a wretched puling fool, A whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, To anſwer I’ll not wed. Shakespeare. Romeo and juliet. Think yourſelf a baby; That you have ta'en his tenders for true pay, Which are not ſterling. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. The earl accepted the tenders of my ſervice. Dryden. To declare the calling of the Gentiles by a free, unlimited tender of the goſpel to all. South's Sermons. Our tenders of duty every now and then miſcarry. Addiſon. 2. [From the adjective..] Regard; kind concern. Thou haſt ſhew'd thou mak’ſt ſome tender of my life, In this fair reſcue thou haſt brought to me. Shakeſpeare. TE'NDER-HEARTED. adj. [tender and heart. J Of a ſoft com- paſſionate diſpoſition. TÉ'NDERLING. m. ſ. [from tender.] I. The firſt horns of a deer. 2. A fondling; one who is made ſoft by too much kindneſs. TE'NDERLY. adv. [from tender.] In a tender manner; mildly; gently; ſoftly ; kindly; without harſhneſs. Tenderly apply to her Shakeſpeare. Some remedies for life. Shakeſpeare. She embrac'd him, and for joy Tenderly wept. Milton. They are the moſt perfeót pieces of Ovid, and the ſtyle tenderly paſſionate and courtly. Prof. to Ovid. Marcus with bluſhes owns he loves, And Brutus tenderly reproves. Pope. Te’NDERNEss. n.ſ.. [tendrºſe, Fr. from tender.] 1. The ſtate of being tender; ſuſceptibility of impreſſions. Pied cattle are ſpotted in their tongues, the tendernſ of the part receiving more eaſily alterations than other parts of the fleſh. Bacon. The difference of the muſcular fleſh depends upon the hardneſs, tenderneſs, moiſture, or drineſs of the fibres. Arbuth. 2. State of being eaſily hurt; ſoreneſs. - A quickneſs and tenderneſs of ſight could not endure bright ſun-ſhine. Locke. Any zealous for his country, muſt conquer that tendernſ; and délicacy which may make him afraid of being ſpoken ill of. - Addison. There are examples of wounded perſons, that have roared for anguiſh at the diſcharge of ordnance, though at a great diſtance; what inſupportable torture then ſhould we be under upon a like concuſſion in the air, when all the whole body would have the tenderneſs of a wound. Bentley's Sermºny. 3. Suſceptibility of the ſofter paſſions. Weep no more, left I give cauſe To be ſuſpected of more tenderneſs Than doth become a man. Well we know '. tenderneſ of * tle, kind, effeminate remorie #: j." Shakespeare. Richard III. Shakeſpeare. With
T E N T E N with what a graceful º: . º: And breathes the ſofteſt, the ſincereſt vows . Kind attention;, anxiety for the good of another. Having no children, ſhe did with ſingular care and tender- neſ intend the education of Philip and Margaret. Bacon. 5. scrupulouſneſs; cautiºn. ..., My conſcience firſt receiv d a tenderneſs, * Scruple, and prick, on certain ſpeeches utter'd By th' biſhop of Bayon. Shakespeare . Henry VIII. Sºme are unworthily cenſured for keeping their own, whom tenderneſs how to get honeſtly teacheth to ſpend diſcreetly: whereas ſuch need no great thriftineſs in preſerving their own who aſſume more liberty in exacting from others. Pºtten: True tenderneſs of conſcience is nothing elſe but an awful and exact ſenſe of the rule which ſhould direct it; and while it ſteers by this compaſs, and is ſenſible of every declination from it, ſo long it is properly tender. South. 6. Cautious care. There being implanted in every man's nature a great ten- derneſs of reputation, to be careleſs of it is looked on as a mark of a degenerous mind. Government of the Tongue. 7. Soft pathos of expreſſion. - - - - TE'NdINous. adj. [tendineux, Fr. tendini, Latin.] Sinewy 5 containing tendons; conſiſting of tendons. Nervous and tendinous parts have worſe ſymptoms, and are harder of cure than fleſhy ones. - Jºſeman. Trºndon. n.ſ. [tendo, Latin.] A finew; a ligature by which the joints are moved. - A ſtruma in her inſtep lay very hard and big amongſt the tendons. Jºſeman's Surgery. The entrails theſe embrace in ſpiral ſtrings, Thoſe claſp th’ arterial tubes in tender rings; The tendons ſome compacted cloſe produce, And ſome thin fibres for the ſkin diffuſe. Blackmore. TE'Ndrill n.ſ.. [tendrillon, French..] The claſp of a vine, or other climbing plant. In wanton ringlets wav'd, As the vine curls her tend il, ; which imply'd Subjection. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. iv. So may thy tender bloſſoms fear no blite; Nor goats with venom'd teeth thy tendril, bite. Dryden. The tendrils or claſpers of plants are given only to ſuch as have weak ſtalks, and cannot raiſe up or ſupport themſelves. Ray on the Creation. TENE'BRicose. adj. [tenebricoſus, tenebroſus, Latin.] Dark; TE'NEBRous. } gloomy. TENEbro'sity. m. ſ. ſtenebrae, Lat.] Darkneſs; gloom. TE'NEMENT. n.ſ. ſtenement, Fr. tenementum, law Latin.] Any thing held by a tenant. What reaſonable man will not think that the tenement ſhall be made much better, if the tenant may be drawn to build himſelf ſome handſome habitation thereon, to ditch and in- cloſe his ground Spenſer on Ireland. 'Tis policy for father and ſon to take different ſides; For then lands and tenements commit no treaſon. Dryden. Who has informed us, that a rational ſoul can inhabit no Addiſon. tenement, unleſs it has juſt ſuch a ſort of frontiſpiece. Locke. Treat on, treat on, is her eternal note, And lands and tenements glide down her throat. Pope. TE'NENT, n.ſ. See TENET. TENERITY. m. ſ. [teneritas, tener, Lat.] Tenderneſs. Ainſ. TENE's Mus. n.ſ. The ſtone ſhutting up the orifice of the bladder, is attend- ed with a teneſmus, or needing to go to ſtool. Arbuthnot. TE'NET. m. ſ. [from tenet, Latin, he holds. It is ſometimes written tenent, or they hold.] Poſition; principle; opinion. That all animals of the land are in their kind in the ſea, although received as a principle, is a tenet very queſtionable. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iii. while, in church matters, profit ſhall be the touch-ſtone for faith and manners, we are not to wonder if no gainful tenet be depoſited. Decay ºf Piety. This favours of ſomething ranker than ſocinianiſm, even the tenents of the fifth monarchy, and of ſovereignty founded only upon ſaintſhip. South's Sermons. They wonder men ſhould have miſtook The tenets of their maſter's book. Prior. TENNIS. m.ſ. [this play is ſuppoſed by Skinner to be ſo named from the word tenez, take it, hold it, or there it goes, uſed by the French when they drive the ball.] A play at which a ball is driven with a racket. The barber's man hath been ſeen with him, and the old ornament of his cheek hath already ſtuffed tennis balls. Shakespeare There was he gaming, there o’ertook in's rowſe, There falling out at tennis. Shakeſp. Hamlet. A prince, by a hard deſtiny, became a tennis ball long to the blind goddeſs. Howel's Pºcal Foreſt. - It can be no more diſgrace to a great lord to draw a fair Piºre, than to play at tennis with his page. Peacham. The inſide of the uvea is blacked like the walls of a tennis court, that the rays falling upon the retina may not, by be. ing rebounded thence upon the uvea, be returned . for ſuch a repercuſſion would make the fight more º: fuſed. More's Antidote againſ? Atheiſm We conceive not a tennis ball to think, and conſequeñº, not to have any volition, or preference of motion toºſ. We have no exedra for the philoſophers adjoining é º: tennis court, but there are alehouſes. Arbuthnot and Pop, To TENNIS. v. a. [from the noun..] To drive as a ball. pe. Thoſe four gariſons iſſuing forth upon the enemy, will ſo drive him from one ſide to another, and tennis him amon them, that he ſhall find no where ſafe to keep his feet in, i. hide himſelf. Spenſer on I, * TE'NON. m. ſ. [French..] The end of a timber cut to be fit. ted into another timber. Such variety of parts, ſolid with hollow; ſome with cavi. ties as mortiſes to receive, others with tenons to fit them. Ray. The tenant-ſaw being thin, hath a back to keep it from bending. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſe. TE'Nou R. m. ſ. ſtenor, Lat. teneur, Fr.] 1. Continuity of ſtate; conſtant mode; manner of continuity; general currency. > We might perceive his words interrupted continually with fighs, and the tenor of his ſpeech not knit together to one conſtant end, but diſſolved in itſelf, as the vehemency of the inward paſſion prevailed. When the world firſt out of chaos ſprang, So finil'd the days, and ſo the tenor ran Of their felicity: a ſpring was there, An everlaſting ſpring, the jolly year Led round in his great circle, no winds breath As now did ſmell of Winter or of death. Craſhaw, Still I ſee the tenor of man’s woe Hold on the ſame, from woman to begin. Miltºn. Does not the whole tenor of the divine law poſitively re- Sidney, quire humility and meekneſs to all men. Sprat. Inſpire my numbers, Till I my long laborious work complete, And add perpetual tenor to my rhimes, Deduc’d from nature's birth to Caeſar's times. Dryden. This ſucceſs would look like chance if it were not perpe- tual, and always of the ſame tenor. Dryden, Can it be poiſon 1 poiſon's of one tenor, Or hot, or cold. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. There is ſo great an uniformity amongſt them, that the whole tenor of thoſe bodies thus preſerved clearly points forth the month of May. IWoodward's Nat. Hiſt. In ſuch lays as neither ebb nor flow, Correctly cold, and regularly low, That ſhunning faults, one quict tenor keep, We cannot blame indeed—but we may ſleep. 2. Senſe contained ; general courſe or drift. Has not the divine Apollo ſaid, Is’t not the tenor of his oracle, That king Leontes ſhall not have an heir, Till his loſt child be found Shakespeare IWinter's Talk, By the ſtern brow and waſpiſh ačtion, Which ſhe did uſe as ſhe was writing of it, -- - It bears an angry tenor. Shakºp. A you like it. Bid me tear the bond. —When it is paid according to the tenor. Shakhart. Reading it muſt be repeated again and again with a cloſe attention to the tenor of the diſcourſe, and a perfect neglect of the diviſions into chapters and verſes. Lock. 3. A found in muſick. The treble cutteth the air too ſharp to make the ſound equal ; and therefore a mean or tenor is the ſweeteſt part. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. N. 173. TEN's E. adj. [tenſils, Lat..] Stretched; ſtiff; not lax. . - For the free paſſage of the found into the car, it is ºl". ſite that the tympanum be tenſe, and hard ſtretched, other- wiſe the laxneſs of the membrane will certainly dead an damp the found. Holder. TENSE. m. ſ. [tem's, Fr. tem: us, Lat.] - - [In grammar.] Tenſe, in ſtrict ſpeaking, is only a wº. of the verb to ſignify time. Clar ſ As forefight, when it is natural, anſwers to memory, ſo when methodical it anſwers to reminiſcence, and */ called forecaſt; all of them expreſſed in the tenſe.gº." verbs. Memory faith, I did ſee; reminiſcence, I had ſeen; forefight, I ſhalſ ſce; forecaſt, I ſhall have ſeen. . . Grew. Ladies, without knowing what tenſes and participles . ſpeak as properly and as correctly as gentlemen. # He ſhould have the Latin words given him in their fi f caſe and tenſe, and ſhould never be left to ſeek them himſel from a dićtionary. JWattſ. TE'N's EN Ess. n.ſ.. [from tenſ...] Contraćtion; tenſion: the contrary to laxity. Pope, Should 5
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TE'NSIBLE, adj. ſtenſus, Lat..] Capable of being extended.
Gold is the cloſeſt, and therefore the heavieſt, of metals,
and is likewiſe the moſt flexible and tenſible. Bacon,
TE'nsile. adj. [tenſilis, Lat..] Capable of extenſion.
All bodies dućtile and tenſile, as metals, that will be drawn
into wires, have in them the appetite of not diſcontinuing.
Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. No. 845.
TE'Nsion. n.ſ.. [temſon, Fr. tenſus, Lat.] The act of ſtretch-
ing; not laxation; the ſtate of being ſtretched; not laxity.
It can have nothing of vocal ſound, voice being raiſed b
ſtiff tenſiºn of the larynx; and on the contrary, this ſound by
a relaxed poſture of the muſcles thereof. Holder.
Still are the ſubtle ſtrings in tenſion found,
Like thoſe of lutes, to juſt proportion wound,
Which of the air's vibration is the force. Blackmore.
TE'ssive adj. [tenſis, Lat.] Giving a ſenſation of ſtiffneſs or
contračtion. :
From choler is a hot burning pain; a beating pain from
the pulſe of the artery; a tenſive pain from diſtention of the
parts by the fulneſs of humours. Floyer on Humours.
TE/NSURE. m. ſ. [tenſus, Lat.] The aët of ſtretching, or ſtate
of being ſtretched; the contrary to laxation or laxity.
This motion upon preſſure, and the reciprocal thereof,
motion upon teºſure, we call motion of liberty, which is,
when any body being forced to a preternatural extent, reſtor-
eth itſelf to the natural. Bacon.
TENT. n. ſ. [tente, French; tentorium, Lat.]
1. A ſoldier's moveable lodging-place, commonly made of can-
vas extended upon poles.
The Turks, the more to terrify Corfu, taking a hill not
far from it, covered the ſame with tents. Knolles.
Becauſe of the ſame craft he wrought with them; for by
occupation they were tent makers. Acts xviii. 23.
2. Any temporary habitation; a pavilion.
He ſaw a ſpacious plain, whereon
Were tents of various hue: by ſome were herds
Of cattle grazing. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi.
To Chaſſis' pleaſing plains he took his way,
There pitch'd his tents, and there reſolv’d to ſtay. Dryden.
3. [Tente, French..] A roll of lint put into a ſore.
Modeſt doubt is call’d
The beacon of the wiſe; the tent that ſearches
To th’ bottom of the worſt. Shakespeare. Troil, and Creſſida.
A declining orifice keep open by a ſmall tent dipt in ſome
medicaments, and after digeſtion withdraw the tent and heal
it. Jºſeman's Surgery.
4. [Pino tinto, Spaniſh..] A ſpecies of wine deeply red, chiefly
from Gallicia in Spain.
To TENT. v. n. [from the noun..] To lodge as in a tent; to
tabernacle.
The ſmiles of knaves
Tent in my cheeks, and ſchoolboy's tears take up
The glaſies of my ſight. Shakeſpeare.
To TENT. v. a. To ſearch as with a medical tent.
I'll tent him to the quick; if he but blench,
I know my courſe. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
I have ſome wounds upon me, and they ſmart.
—Well might they feſter 'gainſt ingratitude,
And tent themſelves with death. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Some ſurgeons, poſſibly againſt their own judgments, keep
wounds tented, often to the ruin of their patient. Jºſeman.
TENTATION. m. ſ. [tentation, French; tentatio, Lat.] Trial;
temptation.
The firſt deluſion ſatan put upon Eve, and his whole ten-
ration, when he ſaid ye ſhall not die, was in his equivocation,
you ſhall not incur preſent death. Brown's Pºlar Erreur.
TÉ'NTATIVE. adj. [tentative, effort, Fr. tento, Latin.] Try-
ing; eſſaying. -
Te’NTED. adj. [from tent.] Covered with tents.
Theſe arms of mine till now have us'd
Their deareſt ačtion in the tented field. Shakespeare Othello.
The foe deceiv'd, he paſs'd the tented plain,
In Troy to mingle with the hoſtile train. Pope's Odyſſey.
TE'N TER. n.ſ. [tendo, tentus, Lat.]
1. A hook on which things are ſtretched. -
2. To be on the TENTERs. To be on the ſtretch; to be in
difficulties; to be in ſuſpenſe.
In all my paſt adventures,
I ne'er was ſet ſo on the tenters;
Or taken tardy with dilemma, - --
That ev'ry way I turn does hem me. Hudibras, p. ii.
To TENTER. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtretch by hooks.
A blown bladder preſſed riſeth again, and when leather or
cloth is tentered, it ſpringeth back. Bacon's N. Hiſt. Nº. 12.
To TE/NTER. v. n. To admit; extenſion.
Woollen cloth will tenter, linen ſcarcely. Bacon.
TENTH. adj. Iteopa, Saxon.] Firſt after the ninth; ordinal of
en. -
t It may be thought the leſs ſtrange if others cannot do as
much at the tenth or twentieth trial, as we did after much-
practice. Boyle.
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TENTH. m. ſ. [from the adječtive.]
1. The tenth part.
Of all the horſes,
The treaſure in the field atchiev'd, and city,
We render you the tenth. Sºft. Criolinus,
By decimation and a tithed death,
If thy revenges hunger for that food
which * lºaths, take thou the deſlin'd tº. Shakespeare
To purchaſe but the tent of all their ſtore,
would make the mighty Perſian monarch poor. Dryden.
Suppoſe half an ounce"offii. now worth a buſhel of
wheat; but ſhould there be next year a ſcarcity, five ounces
9f ſilver would purchaſe but one biſhºl. ſo that money would
be then nine tenths leſs worth in reſpect of food. Lºcke.
2. Tithe.
With cheerful heart
The tenth of thy increaſe beſtow, and own
Heav'n's bountéous goodneſs, that will ſure repay
Thy grateful duty. Philips.
3. Tenths are that yearly portion or tribute which all livings
eccleſiaſtical yield to the king. The biſhop of Rome prº-
tended right to this revenue by example of the high prieſt of
the Jews, who had tenths from the Levites, till by Henry the
eighth they were annexed perpetually to the crown. Cowel,
TENTHLY. adv. [from tenth.] In the tenth place.
TENTI'GINous, adj. [tentigins, Lat..] Stiff; ſtretched.
TENTwort. m. ſ. A plant. Ainſ.
TENUIFolious. adj. ſtenuis and fºlium, Lat.] Having thin
leaves.
TENu'ity. n.ſ. [tenuité, French; tenuitas, from tenuis, Lat.]
Thinneſs; exility; ſmallneſs; minuteneſs; not groſſneſs.
Firs and pines mount of themſelves in height without ſide
boughs; partly heat, and partly tenuity of juice, ſending the
ſap upwards. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Nº. 33.
The tenuity and contempt of clergymen will ſºon let tº
ſee what a poor carcaſs they are, when parted from the in-
fluence of that ſupremacy. King Charles.
Conſider the divers figurings of the brain; the firings or
filaments thereof; their difference in tenuity, or aptneſs for
motion. - Glanville's Sceſ.
Aliment circulating through an animal body, is reduced
to an almoſt imperceptible tenuity, before it can ſerve animal
urpoſes. A luthnot.
p A. the height of four thouſand miles the aether is of that
wonderful tenuity, that if a ſmall ſphere of common air, of
an inch diameter, ſhould be expanded to the thinneſs of that
aether, it would more than take up the orb of Saturn, which
is many million times bigger than the earth. Bentley.
TE'Nuous. adj. [tenuis, Lat..] I hin; ſmall; minute.
Another way of their attraction is by a tenuous emanation,
or continued effluvium, which after ſome diſtance retracteth
unto itſelf. Brown's Pulgar Err. b. ii.
TENURE. m. ſ. ſteneo, Lat. tenure, Fr. tenura, law Latin.]
Tenu e is the manner whereby tenements are holden of
their lords. In Scotland are four tenures; the firſt is pura
eleemoſina, which is proper to ſpiritual men, paying nothing
for it, but devota animarum ſuffragia; the ſecond they call
feu, which holds of the king, church, barons, or others,
paying a certain duty called feudi firma; the third is a hold-
ing in blanch by payment of a penny, roſe, pair of gilt
ſpurs, or ſome ſuch thing, if aſked ; the fourth is by ſervice
of ward and relief, where the heir being minor is in the cuſ-
tody of his lord, together with his lands, &c, and land
holden in this fourth manner is called feudum de hauberk or
haubert, feudum militare or loricatum. Tenure in groſs is
the tenure in capite ; for the crown is called a feignory in
groſs, becauſe a corporation of and by itſelf. Coweſ.
The ſervice follows the tenure of lands; and the lands were
given away by the kings of England to thoſe lords. Senſºr.
The uncertainty of tenure, by which all worldly things are
held, miniſters very unpleaſant meditation. Raleigh.
Man muſt be known, his ſtrength, his ſtate,
And by that tenure he holds all of fate; Dryden.
TEPEFA'cºſ Ion. m. ſ. [tºpefacio, Latin.] I he act of warming
to a ſmall degree. -
TE'PID. adj. ſtepidus, Latin.J Lukewarm ; warm in a ſmall
degree.
§ The tepid caves, and ſens, and ſhores, -
Their brood as numerous hatch. Milton.
He with his tepid rays the roſe renews,
And licks the dropping leaves, and dries the dews. JDryden.
Such things as relax the ſkin are likewiſe ſudorifick; as
Warm water, frićtion, and tepid vapours. A. buthnot.
TEP1'DITY. m. ſ. [from tepid.] Lukewarmneſs. Ainſ.
TE'poR. n.ſ. ſtºpºr, Lat. Lukewarmneſs; gentle heat.
The ſmall pox, mortal during ſuch a ſeaſon, grew more
favourable by the tº or and moiſture in April. &lºt.
TERAtology. m. ſ. [rif &G’ and Xiya...] Bombaſt, affecta-
tion of falſe ſublimity. - - Egilº.
TER ce. n.ſ.. [tierce, Fr. friens, Latin.] A veſſel containing
forty-two gallons of wine ; the third part of a butt or *i.
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T E R T E R inthine, Fr. terebinthum, Lat.] - 's This Are. adj. [*** - - TEREEI/NT mixed with TERE BI'N THIN E. Conſiſting of turpentine; turpentine. Salt ſerum may be ev as tops of pine in all our ale. To Tºep Are. v. a. ſter.” te; to pierce. - * - - - - - - --" ra &º the threefold effeót of Jupiter's triſulk, to burn, diſcuſs, and terebrate. Brown's J/ulgar Err. h. ii. Earth-worms are completely adapted to their way of life, for tercºrating the earth, and creeping. Derham. Tºrsº Arios. n.ſ. [from terebrate.] The act of boring or piercing. - Tarºration of trees makes them proſper better ; and alſo it maketh the fruit ſweeter and better. Bacon. Trace MINous. adj. [tergeminus, Lat..] Threefold. TER Giversation. n.ſ. [tergun and veſ?, Lat.] 1. Shift; ſubterfuge; evaſion. writing is to be preferred before verbal acuated by urine, by terebinthinates; Floyer. Latin.] To bore; to perfo- conferences, as being freer from paſións and tergiverſations. Bºp Bramhall. 2. Change; fickleneſs. The colonel, after all his tergºverſations, loſt his life in the king's ſervice. Clarendºn. TER M. m. ſ. [terminus, Latin.] 1. Limit; boundary. Corruption is a reciprocal to generation ; and they two are as nature's two terms or boundaries, and the guides to life and death. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. Nº. 328. 2. [Tºrºne, Fr.] The word by which a thing is expreſſed. A word of art. To apply notions philoſophical to plebeian terms, or to ſay, where the notions cannot fitly be reconciled, that there wanteth a term or nomenclature for it, be but ſhifts of igno- Ian Ce. Bacon. Thoſe parts of nature into which the chaos was divided, they ſignified by dark and obſcure names, which we have ex- preſſed in their plain and proper terms. Burnet. In painting, the greateit beauties cannot always be expreſ- ſcd for want of terms. Dryden. Had the Roman tongue continued vulgar, it would have been neceſſary, from the many terms of art required in trade and in war, to have made great additions to it. Swiſt. 3. Words; language. Would curies kill, as doth the mandrakes groan, I would invent as bitter ſearching terms, As curſt, as harſh, as horrible to hear. God to ſatan firſt his doom apply'd, Though in myſterious terms. 4. Condition ; ſtipulation. Well, on my terms thou wilt not be my heir 2 Dryden. Enjoy thy love, ſince ſuch is thy deſire, Live though unhappy, live on any terms. Drydºn. Did religion beſtow heaven without any terms or conditions, indifferently upon all, there would be no infidel. Bentley. We flattered ourſelves with reducing France to our own terms by the want of money, but have been ſtill diſappointed by the great ſums imported from America. Addiſon. 5. [Termine, old French..] Time for which any thing laſts; a limited time. Shakeſpeare. Milton. I am thy father's ſpirit, Doom'd for a certain term to walk the night. Shakeſpeare. Why ſhould Rome fall a moment ere her time : No ; let us draw her tº ºn of freedom out In its full length, and ſpin it to the laſt. Addiſon. 6. (In law.] The time in which the tribunals, or places of judgment, are open to all that liſt to complain of wrong, or to ſeck their right by courſe of law or action; the reſt of the year is called vacation. Of theſe term; there are four in every year, during which matters of juſtice are diſ- patched : one is called Hillary term, which begins the twenty- third of January, or, if that be Sunday, the next day fol- lowing, and ends the twenty-firſt of February; another is called Eaſter term, which begins eighteen days after Eaſter, and ends the Monday next after Aſcenſion-day; the third is Trinity term, beginning the Friday next aſtēr Trinity Sun- day, and ending the Wedneſday-ſortnight after; the ſouth is Michaelmas term, beginning the ſixth of November, or, if that be Sunday, the next day after, and ending the twenty- eighth of November. Jº Cowel. The term ſuiters may ſpeed their buſineſ, : for the end of theſe ſeſſions delivereth them ſpace enough to overtake the beginning of the terms. t Carew. Too long vacation haſten’d on his term. 4.ilton. - with one another. A ſale. What are theſe to thoſe vaſt heaps of crimes Which terms prolong. Dryden. To TERM. v. a. [from the noun..] To name; to call. - Men term what is beyond the limits of the univerſe ima- TÉ. ſpace, as if no body exiſted in it. Locke. ********, *.ſ.. [from term gait..] Turbulence; tımul- - -> 2 tuouſncſ. - - Thoſe men employed as juſtices daily in term time conſult . By a violent termagáncy of temper, ſhe may never ſuffer him to have a moment's peace. - Barãer TER MAGANT. adj. [tyr and magan, Saxon, emineni, powerful.] 1. Tumultuous; turbulent. 'Twas time to counterfeit, or that hot termagant Scot had paid me ſcot and lot too. Shaky?. Henry IV. p. i 2. Quarrelſome ; ſcolding; furious. - -- The eldeſt was a terrºgant, imperious, Prodigal, profli- gate wench. Arbuthnº's Hiſt, of jºhn Buſ. TE's MAGANT. m. ſ. A ſcold; a brawling turbulent woman. It appears in Shakeſpeare to have been anciently uſed of Ill CIl. - I could have ſuch a fellow whipt for o'erdoing termagant; It outherod s Herod. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. For zeal's a dreadful termagant, That teaches ſaints to tear and rant. Hudibrar, p. iii. She threw his periwig into the fire: well, ſaid he, thou art a brave termagant. The ſprites of fiery termagants in flame Mount up, and take a ſalamander's name. Pope. TE’R MER. m. ſ. [from term.] One who travels up to the term. Nor have my title leaf on poſts or walls, Or in cleft ſticks, advanced to make calls For termers, or ſome clerk-like ſerving man. B. johnſºn. TERMINABLE. adj. [from terminate.] Limitable; that admits of bounds. - To TE's MINATE. v. a. [termino, Lat, terminer, Fr.] 1. To bound; to limit. Bodies that are ſolid, ſeparable, terminated and moveable, have all ſorts of figures. Locke. 2. To put an end to ; as, to terminate any difference. To TERMINATE. v. n. To be limited; to end; to have an end; to attain its end. - That God was the maker of this viſible world was evi- dent from the very order of cauſes; the greateſt argument by which natural reaſon evinces a God: it being neceſſary in ſuch a chain of cauſes to aſcend to, and terminate in, ſome firſt ; which ſhould be the original of motion, and the cauſe of all other things, but itſelf be cauſed by none. South. The wiſdom of this world, its deſigns and efficacy, temi- nate on this ſide heaven. South's Sermons. Ere I the rapture of my wiſh renew, * - I tell you then, it terminutes in you. Dryden's Aurengzzle. TERMINATION. m. ſ. [from terminate.] 1. The act of limiting or bounding. 2. Bound ; limit. Its earthly and ſalinous parts are ſo cxačtly reſolved, that its body is left imporous, and not diſcreted by atomical ter-, minations. Brown's ºugar Erzur, b. ii. 3. End; concluſion. - 4. [In grammar; terminati, Latin; terminajºn, Fr.] End of words as varied by their ſignifications. Thoſe rude heaps of words and terminations of an un- known tongue, would have never been ſo happily learnt by heart without folne ſmoothing artifice. IWatts. 5. Word; term. Not in uſe. She ſpeaks poniards, and every word ſlabs; if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her, ſhe would infect to the North ſtar. Shakeſpeare. TER Mi'N THUs. n.ſ. [+º, whº’.] A tumour. - - - Wºrminthus is of a blackiſh colour; it breaks, and within a day the puſtule comes away in a ſlough I?’ſºnan. TE’Rail Ess. adj. [from tem.j Unlimited ; boundleſs. . . Theſe betraying lights look not up towards termleſ; joys, nor down towards endleſs ſorrows. Raleigh. TE'RMLY. adv. [from tem.] Term by term ; every tºrm. The fees or allowances that are termly given to theſe de- puties I pretermit. Bagn. The Clerks are partly rewarded by that means allº: be- ſides that termly fee which they are allowed. Baº. TE NARY. adj. [ternaire, Fr. terrarius, Lat..] Proceeding by threes; conſiſting of three. TE(RN A R Y. Un. ſ. [terna ius, Lat. terniz, Lat.] The num- TE’R NION. ; ber three. Theſe nineteen conſºn nts flood in ſuch confuſed º ſome in ternaries, ſome in pairs, and ſome ſingle. Hilder. TE'RR AcF. m. ſ. [terrace, French; te: raccia, Italian.) A ſmall mount of earth covered with graſs. He made her gardens not only within the palac -- t- upon te rafts raiſed with earth over the arched roofs, Tatler, Nº. 54. eS, but planted with all ſorts of fruits. Temple. Fear broke my ſlumbers, I no longer ſtay, But mount the terrace, thence the town ſurvey. Dryden. To TE(RRAcE. v. a. [from the noun.] - The reception of light into the body of the building muſt now be ſupplied, by terracing any ſtory which is in danger o darkneſs. Jøtton's Architecture. Clermont's terrac'd height and Eſher's groves. Thomſon. TERRA'QUEous, caj. [terra and aqua, Latin.] Compoſed 9 land and water. The - 6
T E. R.
The terraqueous globe is, to this day, nearly in the ſame
condition that the univerſal deluge left it. Woodward.
TERRE'N E. adj. [...? Lat. Earthly; terreſtrial.
They think that the ſame rules of decency which ſerve for
things done unto te reme powers, ſhould univerſally decide
what is fit in the ſervice of God.
Our terreme moon is now eclips'd,
And it portends alone the fall of Antony. Shakeſpeare.
God ſet before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature
coeleſtial and terrene; but God gave man to himſelf. Raleigh.
Over many a tract
Of heav'n they march'd, and many a province wide,
Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton's Par. Loft.
TE(RRE-BLUE. m. ſ. [terre and lieu, Fr.] A ſort of earth.
Terre-blue is a light, looſe, friable kind of lapis armenus.
Žºodward's Math. Fºſſils.
TE’RRE-WERTE. m. ſ. [French..] A fort of earth. º
Terre-verte owes its colour to a ſlight admixture of copper.
Woodward's Meth. Fºſſils.
Terre-verte, or green earth, is light; it is a mean betwixt
yellow ochre and ultramarine. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
TE'RREous. adj. [terreus, Lat.] Earthy; conſiſting of earth.
There is but little ſimilitude betwixt a terreous humidity
and plantal germinations. Glanville's Scep.
According to the temper of the terreous parts at the bot-
tom, variouſly begin intumeſcencies. Brown's Vulgar Err.
TER RE's TRIAL. adj. ſter, º/fris, Lat.]
1. Earthly; not coeleſtial. -
Far paſſing th' height of men terrºrial,
Like an huge giant of the Titan race. Spenſer.
Terrºrial heav'n danc'd round by other heav'ns
That ſhine, yet bear their bright officious lamps,
Light above light. AM:lizn.
Thou brought'ſt Briareus with his hundred hands,
So call'd in heav'n ; but mortal men below
By his terreſtrial name Ægeon know.
2. Conſiſting of earth; terreous. Improper.
I did not confine theſe obſervations to land or terrºſhial
parts of the globe, but extended them to the fluids. Hººdw.
To TERRE's TRIFY. v. a. ſter, ſº is and facio, Latin.] To re-
duce to the ſtate of earth.
Though we ſhºuld affirm, that heaven were but earth ce-
leſtified, and earth but heaven terrºff, ified; or, that each
part above had an influence on its divided affinity below ;
yet to ſingle out theſe relations is a work to be effected by
revelation. Brown's Pulgar Er, curs, b. iv.
TeRRE's TRIous. adj. [terrºff is, Lat. terrºſère, Fr.] Ter-
reous ; earthy ; conſiſting of earth.
This variation proceedeth from terreſ?, ious eminences of
earth reſpecting the necdle. Brown.
TE(RR1ble. adj. [terrible, Fr. from terribilis, Lat.]
1. Dreadful; formidable; cauſing fear.
Was this a face to be expos'd
In the moſt terrible and nimble ſtroke
Of quick, croſs lightning.
Fit love for gods
IHooker, b. v.
Dryden.
Shakeſp. King Lear.
Not terrible, though terrour be in love. Milton.
Thy native Latium was thy darling care,
Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior.
2. Great ſo as to offend : a colloquial hyperbole.
Being indiſpos'd by the terrille coldneſs of the ſeaſon, he
repoſed himſelf till the weather ſhould mend. Clarendon.
I began to be in a ter, it!e fear of him, and to look upon
myſelf as a dead man. Tillºtſon.
TE fºr IBLE Ness. m. ſ. [from terrible.] Formidableneſs; the
quality of being terrible : dreadfulneſs. -
Having quite loſt the way of nobleneſs, he ſtrove to climb
to the height of terribleneſs. Sidney, h. ii.
Their terribleneſs is owing to the violent contuſion and la-
ceration of the parts. Sharp's Surgery.
Te'RRIBLY. m. ſ. [from terrible.]
1. Dreadfully; formidably ; ſo as to raiſe fear.
The poliſh'd ſteel gleams terribly from far,
And every moment nearer flows the war.
2. Violently ; very much. - -
The poor mºn ſqualled terrilly. Galliver’s Travels.
TE(RRIER. n.ſ. [terrier, Fr. from terra, earth.]
1. A dog that follows his game under-ground. - -
The fox is earth'd, but I ſhall ſend my two terrier; in
after him. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
2. [Terrier, Fr.] A ſurvey or regiſter of lands.
King James's canons require that the biſhops procure a
terrier to be taken of ſuch lands. Ayliffe.
3. [From terebro, Lat..] A winble; auger or borer. Ainſ.
TERRI'Fick. adj. Iterºftii, Latin.) Dreadful; cauſing ter-
IOur.
The ſerpent, ſubtleſ, beaſt of all the field,
Of huge extent ſometimes, with brazen eyes -
And hairy mane terrift. A filtºn's Par. Lºſº, b. vii.
The Britiſh navy through ocean vaſt
Shall wave her double croſs, t' extremeſt climes
Terrifick. Philipi.
Dryden.
T E S
To TE'RRIFY. v. a. [terror and hi. Latin.] To fight; to
ſhock with fear; to make afraid.
Thou ſcareſt me with dreams, and terrify? me through
viſions. - jºb vii. 14.
Simon ſlandered Onias, as if he had terrified Héliodorus.
- 2 A ſac. iv. 1.
In nothing terrifted by your adverſaries. Phil. i. 28.
Neither doth it beſeem this moſt wealthy ſtate to be ferri-
fied from that which is right with any charges of war. Knoles.
The amazing difficulty of his account will rather terriſy
than inform him, and keep him from ſetting heartily about
ſuch a taſk as he deſpairs ever to go through with. South.
Meteors for various purpoſes to form;
- The breeze to cheer, to terrify the ſtorm. Blackmore.
TE(RRITORY. m. ſ. [territorium, law Latin ; territoire, Fr.]
Land; country; dominion; diſtrićt. 2
Linger not in my territories longer than ſwifteſt expedition
will give thee time to leave our royal court.
They erected a houſe within their own territo,
between their fort and the town.
He ſaw wide territory ſpread - -
Before him, towns, and rural works between. Aſtºn.
Ne'er did the Turk invade our territory,
But fame and terror doubl’d ſtill their files. Denham.
Arts and ſciences took their riſe, and flouriſhed only in
thoſe ſmall territories where the people were free. Swift.
Shakeſpeare.
y, half way
Haywa, d.
TER rou R. m. ſ. [terror, Lat. terreur, Fr.]
I. Fear communicated.
Amaze and terrour ſeiz'd the rebel hoſt. Miltºn.
- The thunder when to roll
With terreur through the dark acrial kill. AZilton.
2. Fear received.
It is the cowiſh terroir of his ſpirit
That dares not undertake. Shakeſp. K ng Lear.
They ſhot thorough both the walls of the town and the
bulwark alſo, to the great terrºur of the defendants. Knºlles.
They with conſcious terrcars vex me round. A ſiſtan.
O fight -
Of terrour, foul and ugly to behold,
Horrid to think, how horrible to feel. Milton.
The pleaſures and terrours of the main. Blackmore.
3. The cauſe of fear. -
Lords of the ſtreet, and terrours of the way. Anonym.
Thoſe enormous terrours of the Nile. Prior.
So ſpake the griefly terrour. AZilton.
TERSE. adj. [ters, Fr. terſus, Lat.]
1. Smooth.
Many ſtones precious and vulgar, although terſ and ſmooth,
have not this power attractive. Brown's Pulgar Err.
2. Cleanly written; neat; elegant without pompouſneſs.
To raw numbers and unfiniſh’d verſe,
Sweet ſound is added now to make it teſe. Dryden.
Theſe accompliſhments in the pulpit appear by a quaint,
terſe, florid ſtyle, rounded into periods without propriety or
meaning. Swift's Aſſºcł.
TE’RT AN. m. ſ. [tertiana, Lat.] Is an ague intermitting but
one day, ſo that there are two fits in three days. -
Tertians of a long continuance do moſt menace this ſymp-
tonn. Harvey on Cºſumptions.
To TE'RTIATE. v. a. [terrio, tºrtiuſ, Lat.] To do any thing
the third time.
Tesse'll ATED. adj. [tºſºla, Lat.] Variegated by ſquares.
Van Helmont produced a ſtone very different from the tºſ-
ſºlated pyrites. //ºodward on Faſili.
Test. n.f. [tºff, Fr. tºa, Italian.]
1. The cupeſ by which refiners try their metals.
2. Trial; examination: as by the cupel.
All thy vexations
were but my trials of thy love, and thou
Haſt ſtrangely ſtood the ty?. Shºjear.” Tºmº.
Let there be ſome more tº made of my metal,
Before ſo noble and ſo great a figure ... *
Be ſtampt upon it. Siakºff. M. º. fºr Mººre.
They who thought worſt of the Scots, did not think these
would be no fruit or diſcovery from that tºff. Clar: nººn.
What uſe of oaths, of promiſe, or of tºº, - *
Where men regard no God but intereſt. J/aer.
Thy virtue, prince, has ſtoºd the iſ of fortune
Like šureſt gold, that, tortur'd in the fulº .
Com's out more bright, and brings forth all its weight. . .".
-
3. Means of trial.
whom ſhould my muſe then fly to, but the lºſt . ."
Of kings for grace; of poets for my tºº. B. Johnſºn.
To be read herſelf ſhe need not * : >
Each tºff, and every light, her muſe will bear. Dryºn.
4. That with which anything tº compared in order to prove
its genuinencfs. -
its g Unenring Nature, ſtill dividely bright,
Ongº, unchang'd and univerºlight,
Life, force, and beauty, mºſt to all ºpat,
At once the ſource, and end, and tº of art. . . . . Pº.
5. Diſcriminative
T E S T E T - a" wºr: iſcriminative charaćteriſtick. - 5. pººl penal laws no ſons of yours admit, Our teſt ºl." tribe from benefit. : diſtinction. 6. Judº. * excel, when few can make a tºff, Betwixt indiff'rent writing and the beſt ? 7. It ſeems to ſignify any veſſel that holds fire. - Your noble race we baniſh not, but they forſake the place: |. Our doors are open : True, but ere they come, You toſs your 'cenſing tºff, and fume the roºm. Test Aſceous. adj. [tºſłaccus, Lat. tºº, Fr.] 1. Conſiſting of ſhells; compoſed of ſhells. 2. Having continous; not jointed ſhells; oppoſed to cruſtaceous, Tºftaceous, with naturaliſts, is a term given only to ſuch fiſh whoſe ſtrong and thick ſhells are entire, and of a piece ; becauſe thoſe which are joined, as the lobſters, are cruſta- ceous: but in medicine all preparations of ſhells, and ſub- ſtances of the like kind, are thus called. Sºuincy. several ſhells were found upon the ſhores, of the cruſta- ceous and teſtaceous kind. Iłoodward's Nat. Hiſ?. The mineral particles in theſe ſhells is plainly to be diſtin- guiſhed from the tyiaceous ones, or the texture and ſubſtance of the ſhell. I?’oodward's Nat. Hiſt, TESTAMENT. n.ſ.. [tºftament. Fr. tºſtamentum, Lat.] 1. A will; any writing directing the diſpoſal of the poſſeſſions of a man deceaſed. He bringeth arguments from the love which always the teſtator bore him, imagining that theſe, or the like proofs, will convićt a teſtament to have that in it which other men can nowhere by reading find. Hooker, b. iii. All the temporal lands, which men devout By teſtament have given to the church, Would they ſtrip from us. Shakespeare. Henry V. He ordained by his laſt tº/iament, that his AEneis ſhould be burnt. Dryden. 2. The name of each of the volumes of the holy ſcripture. Test AME'NTARY. adj. [tºffamentaire, French; teſtamentarius, Lat..] Given by will; contained in wills. How many teſtamentary charities have been defeated by the negligence or fraud of executors by the ſuppreſſion of a Dryden. Pryden. Dryden. will the ſubornation of witneſſes, or the corrupt ſentence of a judge 2 Atterbury's Sermons. TE's TATE. adj. [teſtatus, Lat.] Having made a will. By the canon law, the biſhop had the lawful diſtribution of the goods of perſons dying teſtate and inteſtate. Ayliffe. Test A'ToR. n.ſ.. [tºſlator, Lat. teſtateur, French..] One who leaves a will. He bringeth arguments from the love or good-will which always the teſtator bore him. Hooker, b. iii. The ſame is the caſe of a teſtator giving a legacy by kind- neſs, or by promiſe and common right. Taylor. TESTATRIX. m. ſ. [Latin.] A woman who leaves a will. TE's TED. adj. [from tº/f.] Tried by a teſt. Not with fond ſhekels of the teſted gold. Shakeſpeare. TE'stER. n.ſ.. [tºffe, French, a head; this coin probably be- ing diſtinguiſhed by the head ſtamped upon it..] 1. A ſixpence. Come manage me your caliver: hold, there is a tºffer for thee. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. ii. A crown goes for ſixty pence, a ſhilling for twelve pence, and a teſter for ſixpence. Locke. Thoſe who bore bulwarks on their backs, And guarded nations from attacks, Now practiſe ev'ry pliant geſture, Op'ning their trunk for ev'ry tºffer. Young man your days can ne'er be long, In flow'r of age you periſh for a ſong; Plums and direétors, Shylock and his wife, - Will club their teſters now to take thy life. 2. The cover of a bed. TE's ricle. n.ſ. [tºfficulus, Lat.] Stone. That a bever, to eſcape the hunter, bites off his teſicles or ſtones, is a tenent very antient. Brown's Pulg. Err. The more certain ſign from the pains reaching to the groins and teſticles. Jºſeman's Surgery. TESTIFICA’rios. n.ſ.. [tºffficatio, Lat. from tyliſy..] The aćt of witneſfing. . When together we have all received thoſe heavenly myſte- ries wherein Chriſt imparteth himſelf unto us, and giveth viſible teſtification of our bleſſed communion with him, we ſhould, in hatred of all hereſies, fačtions, and ſchiſms, de- clare openly ourſelves united. Hooker, b. v. In Places ſolemnly dedicated for that purpoſe, is a more T. ſervice and teſtification of our homage to God. South. ºros. n.J. [from te/lificor, Latin.] One who wit- TE's T1F1E R. h: ſ [from teſtify.] One who teſtifies To TESTIFY. v."n. [tºſºftcor, Lat..] To witneſs; to prove; to give evidence. Jeſus necded not that an ſh - - - ould teſ?ify of man; for he knew what was in man. y effify john ii. 25. wift's Miſcel. Pope. One witneſs ſhall not tº/liff againſt any, to cauſe him to die. - Num. Xxxv. 30 d º º ſhall teſtiff for us, that you put us tº eath wrongful IV. I -- c ¥h. event was dire, 44ac, ii. 47. As this place teſtifies. Milton's Par. Loft, H. i To TE's TIFY. v. a. To witneſs; to give evidence of iny oint. We ſpeak that we do know, and tºſſify that we have ſeen: and ye receive not our witneſs. john iii. i. TE's TILY. adv. [from tº/ly.] Fretfully; peeviſhly; moroſely. TESTIMo'NIAL. n.ſ.. [teſtimonial, Fr. teſtimonium, Lat.]’A writing produced by any one as an evidence for himſelf. Hoſpitable people entertain all the idle vagrant reports, and ſend them out with paſſports and teſtimonial, and will have them paſs for legitimate. Government of the Tongue. It is poſſible to have ſuch teſtimonial of divine authority as may be ſufficient to convince the more reaſonable part of mankind, and pray what is wanting in the teſtimonies of Jeſus Chriſt? Burnet's Theory of the Earth. A clerk does not exhibit to the biſhop letters miſfive or tº- ſ?imonial, teſtifying his good behaviour. Ayliff. TESTIMONY. m. ſ. [tºſłimonium, Latin.] 1. Evidence given ; proof. The proof of every thing muſt be by the teſtimony of ſuch as the parties produce. Spenſer. If I bring you ſufficient tº/?imony, my ten thouſand ducats are mine. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. I could not anſwer it to the world, if I gave not your lordſhip my teſtimony of being the beſt huſband. Dryden. I muſt bear this teſtimony to Otway's memory, that the paſſions are truly touched in his Venice Preſerved. Dryden. 2. Publick evidences. By his preſcript a ſanétuary is fram’d, An ark and in the ark his teſtimony; The records of his covenant. Milton, 3. Open atteſtation; profeſſion. Thou for the teſtimony of truth haſ born Univerſal reproach. Milton, To TE'st IM on Y. v. a. To witneſs. A word not uſed. Let him be but teſtimonied in his own bringings forth, and he ſhall appear a ſcholar, a ſtateſman, and a ſoldier. Shakespeare TE's riNess. n.ſ. [from te/ºy..] Moroſeneſs. Tºftineſ is a diſpoſition or aptneſs to be angry. Test U'DINATED. adj. [teſłudo, Lat.] Roofed; arched. Test UD1'NEous. adj. [teſłudo, Lat..] Reſembling the ſhell of a tortoiſe. TESTY. adj. [tºſłie, Fr. tºurdo, Italian.] Fretful; peeviſh; apt to be angry. - Lead theſe teſy rivals ſo aſtray, As one come not within another's way. Shakeſpeare, Muſt I ſtand and crouch under your teſy humour? Shakespeare King Pyrrhus cur'd his ſplenetick And teſy courtiers with a kick. Averſe or teffy in nothing they deſire. In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt ſuch a touchy, tº/fy, pleaſing fellow ; Haſt ſo much wit, and mirth, and ſpleen about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Tatler. TE’tchy. adj. Froward; peeviſh: a corruption of tºy or touchy. A grievous burthen was thy birth to me, Tetchy and wayward was thy infancy. Shakespeare Rich. III. A filly ſchool-boy, coming to ſay my leſſon to the world, that peeviſh and tetchy maſter. Graunt. TETE A TETE. m. ſ. [French..] Cheek by jowl. Long before the ſquire and dame Are téte a tête. Deluded mortals, whom the great Chuſe for companions téte à tête ; Who at their dinners, en famille, Get leave to ſit whene'er you will. Swift's Miſel. TE'THER... n.ſ. [See Teddeſ...] A ſtring by which horſes are held from paſturing too wide. Hamlet is young, And with a larger tether he may walk Locke. Hudibras, p. ii. Locke. Prior. Than may be given you. Shakespeare. Fame and cenſure with a tether, - By fate are always link'd together. Swift's Miſcel. Imagination has no limits ; but where it is confined, wº find the ſhortneſs of our tether. Swift. To TETHER. v. a. [from the noun..] To tie up. TETRA/G on AL. adj. [Tilfºyzvº.j Four ſquare. - From the beginning of the diſeaſe, reckoning on untº the ſeventh day, the moon will be in a tetragonal or quadrate aſpect, that is, four ſigns removed from that wherein the diſeaſe began ; in the fourteenth day it will be an oppoſite aſpect, and at the end of the third ſeptenary tetragonal again. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iv. TETRAPE’t Alous. adj. [rérraps; and wirzz ov.] Are ſuch flowers as conſiſt of four leaves round the ſtyle: plants having a tetrapetalous flower conſtitute a diſtinct kind. M. 5
T H A
All the tetrapetalous ſiliquoſe plants are alkaleſcent. 4, buth.
TETRARch. n. ſ. [tetrarcha, Lat, tetrarque, Fr. räf :..]
A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province.
All the earth,
Her kings and tetrarchs, are their tributaries:
People and nations pay them hourly ſtipends. B. Jºhnſºn.
TETRA's chate. n.ſ. [ tºpºxia. J A Roman govern-
Te’TRARch Y. ; ment.
TETRA'stick. h. ſ. [rflººrizos.] An epigram or ſtanza of
four verſes.
The tetraſtick obliged Spenſer to extend his ſenſe to the
length of four lines, which would have been more cloſely
confined in the couplet. Pope.
TE'TR1cAL. }* [tetricus, Latin; tetrique, Fr.] Froward;
TE'TR1co U.S. perverſe; ſour.
In this the tetrical baſſa finding him to excel, gave him as
a rare gift to Solyman. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks.
TETTER. n.ſ. [recen, Saxon.] A ſcab; a ſcurf; a ringworm.
A moſt inſtant tetter bark'd about
Moſt lazar like, with vile and loathſome cruſt,
All my ſmooth body. - Shakeſp. Hamlet.
A ſcabby tetter on their pelts will ſtick. Dryden.
Tew. n.ſ.. [towe, a hempen rope, Dutch.]
1. Materials for anything. Skinner.
2. An iron chain. Ainſ.
To Tew. v. a. ſtaplan, Saxon.] To work; to beat ſo as to
ſoften.
TE'w El. n.ſ.. [tuyau or tuyal, French.]
In the back of the forge, againſt the fire-place, is fixed a
thick iron plate, and a taper pipe in it above five inches long,
called a tewel, or tewel iron, which comes through the back
of the forge; into this tewel is placed the bellows. Moxon.
To TE'wt Aw. v. a. [formed from tew by reduplication.] To
beat; to break.
The method and way of watering, pilling, breaking, and
fewtawing, of hemp and flax, is a particular buſineſs. Mort.
Text. m. ſ. [texte, Fr. textus, Lat.]
1. That on which a comment is written.
We expect your next
Shou'd be no comment but a text,
To tell how modern beaſts are vext.
2. A ſentence of ſcripture.
JWaller. ;
- In religion
What errour but ſome ſober brow
Will bleſs it, and approve it with a text. Shakeſpeare.
His mind he ſhould fortify with ſome few texts, which are
home and appoſite to his caſe. South's Sermons.
TE'xtILE. adj. [textilis, Latin.] Woven; capable of being
Woven.
The placing of the tangible parts in length or tranverſe,
as in the warp and woof of textiles. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
The materials of them were not from any herb, as other
textiles, but from a ſtone called amiantus. JWilkins.
TextMAN. n.ſ.. [text and man.] A man ready in quotation
of texts.
Mens daily occaſions require the doing of a thouſand
things, which it would puzzle the beſt textman readily to
bethink himſelf of a ſentence in the Bible, clear enough to
ſatisfy a ſcrupulous conſcience of the lawfulneſs of Sanderſon.
TE'xTRINE. adj. [textrina, Lat.] Relating to weaving.
It is a wonderful artifice how newly hatched maggots, not
the parent animal, becauſe ſhe emits no web, nor hath any
textrine art, can convolve the ſtubborn leaf, and bind it with
the thread it weaves from its body. Derham.
Text UARY. adj. [from text.]
1. Contained in the text. -
. He extends the excluſion unto twenty days, which in the
textuary ſenſe is fully accompliſhed in one. Brown.
2. Serving as a text; authoritative.
I ſee no ground why his reaſon ſhould be textuary to ours,
or that God intended him an univerſal headſhip. Glanville.
Textuarist. Un. ſ. [textuaire, Fr. from text.] One ready in
TE"> TU ARY. ; the text of ſcripture ; a divine well verſed
in ſcripture.
TE'xture. n.ſ.. [textus, Lat.]
1. The act of weaving.
Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the inven-
tion of texture, was ſomething more unto Adam. Brown.
2. A web; a thing woven.
Others, far in the graſſy dale,
Their humble texture weave. Thomſºn's Spring.
3. Manner of weaving with reſpect either to form or matter.
Under ſtate of richeſt texture ſpread. Milton.
A veil of richeſt texture wrought ſhe wears. Pope.
4. Diſpoſition of the parts of bodies; combination of parts.
Spirits not in their liquid texture mortal wound
Receive, no more than can third air. Milton.
While the particles continue entire, they may compoſe bo-
dies of the ſame nature and texture now, with water and
earth compoſed of entire particles in the beginning. Newton.
THAN. adv. [ćanne, Saxon.] A particle placed in compariſon
after the comparative adverb.
T H A
Were we not better to fail once with virtue;
Than draw a wretched and diſhonour’d breath. B. Jºſh.
More true delight in that ſmall ground,
º in º all the earth was found.
never met with a more unhappy in nºnre ºf a Hºrs
than in the buſineſs of that ..º.º. º:
I . lov’d . more than plunder. º:
Ove you for nothing ... c. . . . . . . .”s’ “
T. for à the ſons of º than for the juſt º:
HANE. m. ſ. ['Seºn, Saxon. - f Hanaº. Tº
haps º: 3. baron. J. An old title of honour, per-
By Sinel's death I know I'm thane of nºs.
But how of Cawdor? the thane of gº Sha ºff.
To THANK. v. a. [ćancian, Saxon; dancken Dutch : º:
ken, German.] » 3 1//d/,
1. To return acknowledgments for any favour or kindneſs.
The forlorn ſoldier, that ſo nobly fought, -
He would have well become this place, and grac'd
The thankings of a king: Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
For your ſtubborn anſwer
The king ſhall know it, and, no doubt, thank you. Shaft.
We thank God always for you. 2 Thºſ. i. 3.
He was ſo true a father of his country,
To thank me for defending ev'n his foes, -
Becauſe they were his ſubjects. Dryán'; Spaniſh Fryar.
2. It is uſed often in a contrary or ironical ſenſe.
Ill fare our anceſtor impure;
Danii.
For this we may thank Adam. - Milton.
Weigh the danger with the doubtful bliſs,
And thank yourſelf, if ought ſhould fall amiſs. Dryden.
That Portugal hath yet no more than a ſuſpenſion of arms;
they may thank themſelves, becauſe they came ſo late into
the treaty ; and, that they came ſo late, they may thank the
whigs, whoſe falſe repreſentations they believed. Swift.
THANk. }*ſ [Sancar, Saxon; dancke, Dutch..] Acknow-
THANks. ledgment paid for favour or kindneſs; expreſſion
of gratitude. Thanks is commonly uſed of verbal acknow-
ledgment, gratitude of real repayment. It is ſeldom uſed in
the ſingular.
The pooreſt ſervice is repaid with thanks. Shakeſpeare.
Happy be Theſeus, our renowned duke.
-Thanks, good Egeus, what's the news Shakeſpeare.
The fool ſaith, I have no thank for all my good deed; and
they that eat my bread ſpeak evil of me. Eccluſ xx. 16.
He took bread, and gave thanks to God in preſence bf
them all. Acts xxvii. 35.
Thanks be to God, which giveth us the vićtory. I Cor. xv.
Some embrace ſuits which never mean to deal effectually
in them ; but they will win a thank, or take a reward. Bacon.
For this to th’ infinitely good we owe
Immortal thanks. Milton.
THA'NKFul, adj. [Sancrul, Saxon.] Full of gratitude; ready
to acknowledge good received.
Bc thankful unto him, and bleſs his name. Pſal. c. 4.
In favour, to uſe men with much difference is godd; for
it maketh the perſons preferred more thanyul, and the reſt
more officious. Bacon's Eſſays.
Live, thou great encourager of arts;
Live ever in our thankful hearts. Dryden.
THA'NKFULLY. adv. [from thankful..] With lively and grate-
ful ſenſe of good received.
Here is better than the open air; take it thankfully. Shakespeare
If you have liv'd, take thankfully the paſt;
Make, as you can, the ſweet remembrance laſt. Dryden.
Out of gold how to draw as many diſtinct ſubſtances as I
can ſeparate from vitriol, I ſhall very thankfully learn. Boyle.
THA'NKFULNess. n.ſ.. [from thankful.] Gratitude; lively
ſenſe or ready acknowledgment of good received.
He ſcarcely would give me thanks for what I had done,
for fear that thankfulneſs might have an introduction of re-
ward. Sidney, b. ii.
Will you give me this maid your daughter?
—As freely, ſon, as God did give her me.
—Sweet prince, you learn me noble thankfulneſs. Shakeſ?.
The celebration of theſe holy myſteries being ended, re-
tire with all thankfulneſs of heart for having been admitted to
that heavenly feaſt. - » Taylor.
Thankfulneſ; and ſubmiſſion make us happy. L’Eſtrange.
THA'Nkless. adj. [from thank.]
1. Unthankful; ungrateful; making no acknowledgment.
Leaſt ſo great good, as he for her had wrought,
Should die unknown, and buried be in thankleſs thought.
Fairy Queen, b. i.
May he feel
How ſharper than a ſerpent's tooth it is,
To have º thankleſ child. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Bleſt in thy genius, in thy love too bleſt |
One grateful woman to, thy fame ſupply'd,
what a whole thankleſ land to his deny'd. Pope.
- t deſerving, or not likely, to gain thanks.
2 Nº. contracting º extending the lines and ſenſe of others,
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T H A T H E if the firſt authors might ſpeak for themſelves, a thanklſ; office. would appear J/otton. wage ſtill their wars, And bring home on thy breaſ more thanºl'ſ ſcars. Craſhaw. Tu Aºlessness. m. ſ. [frºm thanklºſs...] Ingratitude; I ailure to acknowledge good received. - Not tº have written then, ſeems little leſs Than worſt of civil vices, thanºliſheſ. - Dºme. Traskoff ERING.. n.f. [thank and ºffering.] Offering paid in acknowledgment of mercy. - - Althouſand thank-ºffrings are due to that providence which has delivered our nation from theſe abſurd iniquities. I/atts, THANksgiving. m. ſ. [thanks and give..] Celebration of ercy. n º ſacred hymns Chriſtianity hath peculiar to itſelf, the other being ſongs too of praiſe and than//giving, wherewith as we ſerve God ſo the Jews likewiſe. Hooker, b. v. tude; meritorious. - - - Of old there were ſongs of praiſe and tharºgiving unto God. Neh. xii. 46. We ſhould acknowledge our obligations to God for the many favours we receive, by continual praiſes and than'ſ- givings. - Tillotſon's Sermons. THA'Nº worthy, adj. [thank and worthy..] Deſerving grati- This is thankworthy, if a man endure grief. I Pet. ii. 19. If love be compell'd, and cannot chuſe, How can it grateful, or thank-worthy prove Davies. THARM. m. ſ. ſocarm, Saxon; darm, Dutch, the gut.] In- teſtines twiſted for ſeveral uſes. THAT, pronoun. [thata, Gothick; Saer, Saxon; dat, Dutch.] 1. Not this, but the othcr. He wins me by that means I told you. Octavia, not only that, That were excuſeable, that and thouſands more Of ſemblable import, but he hath wag'd New wars againſt Pompey. 2. Which ; relating to an antecedent thing. You'll rue the time That clogs me with this anſwer. Nothing they but duſt can ſhow, Shakeſpeare. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Or bones that haſten to be ſo. Cowley. 3. Who; relating to an antecedent perſon. - Saints that taught and led the way to heav'n. Tickel. 4. It ſometimes ſerves to ſave the repetition of a word or words foregoing. I'll know your buſineſs, that I will. Shakesp. Henry IV. They ſaid, what is that to us ſee thou to that. Matth. Ye defraud, and that your brethren. I Cor. vi. 8. Yet for all that, when they be in the land of their ene- mies I will not caſt them away. Lev. xxvi. 44. They weep as if they meant That way at leaſt proud Nabas to prevent. Cowley. This runick ſubject will occur upon that of poetry. Temple. What is inviting in this ſort of poetry proceeds not ſo much from the idea of a country life itſelf, as from that of its tranquillity. Pope. 5. Oppoſed to this as the other to one. - This is not fair; nor profitable that ; Nor t'other queſtion proper for debate. Dryden's Perſus. In this ſcale gold, in tother fame does lie, The weight of that mounts this ſo high. Cowley. 6. When this and that relate to foregoing words, this is referred like hit or cery to the latter, and that like ille or cela to the former. 7. Such as. - By religion is meant a living up to thoſe principles, that is, to act conformably to our beſt reaſon, and to live as becomes thoſe who believe a God and a future ſtate. Tillotſon. 8. That which ; what. - - Sir, I think the meat wants that I have. Baſting. Shakeſp. Comedy of Errours. 9. The thing. The Nazarite hath vowed, beſides that that his hand ſhall get. Num. vi. 21. He made that art which was a rage. Cowley. 10. The thing which then was. Secure proud Nabas ſlept, And dreamt, vain man, of that day's barb'rous ſport. Cºwley. II. By way of eminence. This is that Jonathan, the joy and grace, That Jonathan in whom does mixt remain All that fond mothers wiſh. Hence love himſelf, that tyrant of my days. 12. In T HAT. As being. Things are preached not in that they are taught, but in that they are publiſhed. Hooker, b. v. THAT. cºnjunction. I. Becauſe. - - t is not that I love you leſs Than when before your feet I lay: But to prevent the ſad increaſe Of hopeleſs love, I keep away. Cowley. Cowley. J/aller. Forgive me that I thus your patience wrong, Cºwly. 2. Noting a conſequence. - That he ſhould dare to do me this diſgrace, Is fool or coward writ upon my face : Dryden. The cuſtom and familiarity of theſe tongues do ſometim. ſo far influence the expreſſions in theſe epiſtles, that one may obſerve the force of the Hebrew conjugations. Locke. 3. Noting indication. - We anſwered, that we held it ſo agreeable, as we both forgot dangers paſt and fears to come, that we thought an hour ſpent with him was worth years of our former ife. Bacon's New Atlantis, 4. Noting a final end. Treat it kindly, that it may Wiſh at leaſt with us to ſtay. Cowly. THATch. m. ſ. ſºace, Saxon, ſtraw, Skinner, from Sac, a roºf, in Iſlandick thak. Mr. Lyr.) Straw laid upon the top of a houſe to keep out the weather. Hard by a ſtye, beneath a roof of thatch Dwelt Obloquy, who in her early days Baſkets of fiſh at Billingſgate did watch, Cod, whiting, oyſter, mackrel, ſprat, or plaiſe. Swift, A plough-boy, who has never ſeen anything but thatch- ed houſes, naturally imagines that thatch belongs to the very nature of a houſe. JWatts. Then came roſy Health from her cottage of thatch. Smart. To THATch. v. a. [Saccian, Saxon.] To cover as with ſtraw. Make falſe hair, and thatch Your poor thin roofs with burthens of the dead. Shałºff. Moſs groweth chiefly upon ridges of houſes tiled or that:h- ed. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 537. Then Rome was poor, and there you might behold The palace thatch'd with ſtraw. Dryden. Sonnets or elegies to Chloris Might raiſe a houſe above two ſtories: A lyrick ode would ſlate, a catch Would tile, an epigram would thatch. Swift. On the cottage thatch'd, or lordly roof Keen faſtening. Thºmſºn. THA’tch ER. m. ſ. [from thatah..] One whoſe trade is to cover houſes with ſtraw. You merit new employments daily; Our thatcher, ditcher, gard’ner, baily. Swift. Aſh is univerſal timber; it ſerves the ſoldier, ſeaman, car- penter, thatcher, and huſbandman. Mortimer. To THAw. v. n. [ćapan, Saxon; degen, Dutch.] 1. To grow liquid after congelation; to melt. When thy melted maid His letter at thy pillow hath laid: If thou begin'ſt to thaw for this, May my name ſtep in. . Donne. It on firm land 7%aws not but gathers heap, and ruin ſeems Of ancient pile; all elſe deep ſnow and ice. Miltºn. Having let that ice thaw of itſelf, and frozen the liquor a ſecond time, we could not diſcern any thing. Boyle, 2. To remit the cold which had cauſed froſt. To THAw. v. a. To melt what was congealed. Bring the the faireſt creature northward born, Where Phoebus' fire ſcarce thaw, the ificles. Shakºſºrt. Think not that Caeſar bears ſuch rebel blood, That will be thaw'd from the true quality - With that which melteth fools. Shaftºff. julius Caſºr. My love is thaw'd, Which, like a waxen image 'gainſt a fire, Bears no impreſſion of the thing it was. Burniſh’d ſteel, that caſt a glare - From far, and ſeem'd to thaw the freezing air. She can unlock -- The claſping charm, and thaw the numbing ſpell. Milº. Her icy heart is thaw'd. Ganilº THAw. n.ſ.' [from the verb.] Liqueſadion of anything * gealed; warmth ſuch as liquifies congelation. I was the prince's jeſter, and duller than a great thaw. Shakeſp. Much ado about nothing. A man of my kidney, that am as ſubject to heat as but- Shakespeare. Dryden. ter; a man of continual diſſolution and thaw. Shakeſpeare. Hardens his ſtubborn heart, but ſtill as ice l More harden’d after thaw. Milton. That cold country where diſcourſe doth freeze in the air all Winter, and may be heard in the next Summer, 9. at i. great thaw. Iſilkins's Math. Magic” when ſharp froſts had long conſtrain'd the earth, A kindly thaw unlocks it with cold rain, Firſt the tender blade peeps. Dryden. THE, article. [de, Dutch.j 1. The article noting a particular thing. Yout ſon has paid a ſoldier's debt; He only liv'd but till he was a man, The which no ſooner had his proweſs confirm’d, In the unſhrinking ſtation where he fought, But like a man he dy’d. Shakeſpeare's *: Ç 2
T H E
tº
*
º
He put him in mind of the long pretence he had to be
groom of the bed chamber, for the which he could not chuſe
but ſay, that he had the queen's promiſe. Clarendon, b. viii.
Unhappy ſlave, and pupil to a bell,
Unhappy till the laſt, the kind releaſing knell.
I'll march the muſes Hannibal.
The fair example of the heav'nly lark,
Thy fellow poet, Cowley, mark;
Above the ſtars let thy bold muſick ſound,
Thy humble neſt build on the ground.
The fruit
Of that forbidden tree, whoſe mortal taſte
Brought death into the world.
Night ſhades the groves, and all in ſilence lie,
All but the mournful philomel and I.
2. Before a vowel e is commonly cut off in verſe.
Who had th' eſpecial engines been to rear
His fortunes up unto the ſtate they were.
Th'adorning thee with ſo much art
Is but a barb’rous ſkill,
'Tis like the pois'ning of a dart,
Too apt before to kill.
3. Sometimes he is cut off.
In this ſcale worth, in tother gold does lie. Cowley.
4. In the following paſſage the is uſed according to the French
idiom.
As all the confiderable governments among the Alps are
commonwealths, ſo it is a conſtitution the moſt adapted of
any to the poverty of theſe countries. Addiſon on Italy.
THEATRAL. adj. [theatral, Fr. theatralis, Lat..] Belonging to
a theatre.
THEATRE. n.ſ.. [theatre, Fr. theatrum, Lat.]
1. A place in which ſhews are exhibited ; a playhouſe.
This wiſe and univerſal theatre,
Preſents more woful pageants than the ſcene
Wherein we play. Shakespeare. As you like it.
When the boats came within ſixty yards of the pillar, they
found themſelves all bound, yet ſo as they might go about,
ſo as they all ſtood as in a theatre beholding this light. Bacon.
2. A place riſing by ſteps like a theatre.
Shade above ſhade, a woody theatre
Cowley.
Cowley.
Cowley.
Milton.
Pope.
Daniel.
Cowley.
Of ſtatelieſt view. Milton.
In the midſt of this fair valley ſtood
A native theatre, which riſing ſlow,
By juſt degrees o'erlook'd the ground below. Dryden.
THEA’ſ Rick. Nadj. [theatrum, Latin.] Scenick; ſuiting a
THEATRICAL. ; theatre; pertaining to a theatre.
Theatrical forms ſtickle hard for the prize of religion: a
diſtorted countenance is made the mark of an upright heart.
Decay of Piety.
Load ſome vain church with old theatrick ſtate,
Turn arcs of triumph to a garden gate. Pope.
THEATR1cally. adv. [from theatrical.] In a manner ſuiting
the ſtage.
Dauntleſs her look, her geſture proud,
Her voice theatrically loud. .
Thee, the oblique ſingular of thou.
Poet and ſaint, to thee alone were giv'n
The two moſt ſacred names of carth and heav'n. Cowley.
THE Fr. n.ſ. from theif.]
1. The aët of ſtealing.
Theft is an unlawful felonious taking away of another
man's goods againſt the owner's knowledge or will. Cowel.
His thefts were too open, his filching was like an unſkilful
finger, he kept not time. Shakeſp. Merry //ives of J/indſor.
Their nurſe Euriphile,
Whom for the thºſ: I wedded, ſtole theſe children. Shakespeare
2. The thing ſtolen. - -
If the theſt be certainly found in his hand alive, whether
ox, aſs, or ſheep, he ſhall reſtore double. Exod. xxii. 4.
THEIR. m. ſ. ſecona, of them, Saxon.] Of them: the pro-
noun poſſeſſive, from they.
The round world ſhould have ſhook
Lions into civil ſtreets, and citizens into their dens. Shakespeare
For the Italians, Dante had begun to file their language in
verſe before Boccace, who likewiſe received no little help
from his maſter Petrarch; but the reformation of their proſe
was wholly owing to Boccace. Dryden.
2. Theirs is uſed when anything comes between the poſſeſſive
and ſubſtantive.
Prayer we always have in our powcr to beſtow, and they
never in theirs to refuſe. Hooker, b. v.
They gave the ſame names to their own idols which the
Swift's Miſcel.
Egyptians did to theirs. Raleigh.
The penalty to thy tranſgreſſion due,
And due to theirs which out of thine will grow. Milton.
Nothing but the name of zeal appears,
*Twixt our beſt actions and the worſt of theirs. Denham.
Vain are our neighbours hopes, and vain their cares,
The fault is more their languages than their's. Roſcommon.
Which eſtabliſhed law of theirs ſeems too ſtrict at firſt,
becauſe it excludes all ſecret intrigucs. Dryden.
And reading wiſh, like theirs, our fate and fame. Pope.
T H E
THEM, the oblique of they.
The materials of tºº were not from any herb.
THE ME. m. ſ. [theºr, Fr. from *.]
1. A ſubject on which one ſpeaks or wites.
Every object of our idea is called a theme, whether it be a
being or not being. - Watts.
Two truths are told,
As happy prologues to the ſwelling aa
f the imperial theme. Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
When a ſoldier was the theme, my name
Was not far off. - Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
O! could I flow like thee, and make thy ſtream
My great example, as it is my themes
Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull;
Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.
Whatever near Eurota's happy ſtream,
With laurels crown'd, had been Apollo's theme. Roſcommon.
Though Tyber's ſtreams immortal Rome behold,
Though foaming Hermus ſwells with tides of gold,
From heav'n itſelf though ſeven-fold Nilus flows,
And harveſts on a hundred realms beſtows;
Theſe now no more ſhall be the muſe's themes,
Loſt in my fame, as in the ſea their ſtreams.
2. A ſhort 'º. written by boys on any topick,
3. The original word whence others are derived.
Let ſcholars daily reduce the words to their original or
theme, to the firſt caſe of nouns, or firſt tenſe of verbs. Aſ atts.
THEMs; Lves. n. ſ. [See THEY and SELF.]
1. Theſe very perſons.
. . Whatſoever evil befalleth in that, themſelves have made
themſelves worthy to ſuffer it. Hocker, b. v.
2. The oblique caſe of they and ſºlves.
They open to themſelves at length the way. M ſton.
Waken children out of ſleep with a low call, and give them
kind uſage till they come perfectly to themſelves. Locke.
THEN. adv. [than, Gothick; ban, Saxon; dan, Dutch..]
I. At that time.
The then biſhop of London, Dr. Laud, attended on his
majeſty throughout that whole journey. Clarendon.
Thee, then a boy, with my arms I laid. Dryden.
2. Afterwards; immediately afterwards; ſoon afterwards.
If an herb be cut off from the roots in Winter, and then
the earth be trodden down hard, the roots will become very
big in Summer. Bacon's Nat. Hºſt. Nº. 437.
3. In that caſe; in conſequence.
Had not men been fated to be blind,
Then had our lances pierc'd the treach’rous wood. Dryden.
Had fate ſo pleas'd I had been eldeſt born,
Wilkins.
Denham.
Pºe.
And then without a crime the crown had worn. Dryden.
If all this be ſo, then man has a natural freedom. Locke.
4. Therefore ; for this reaſon.
If then his providence
Out of our evil ſeek to bring forth good. Milton.
Now then be all thy weighty cares away,
Thy jealouſies and fears, and, while you may, {
To peace and ſoft repoſe give all the day. Dryden.
5. At another time: as now and then, at one time and other.
, Now ſhaves with level wing the deep, then ſoars. 41ilton.
One while the maſter is not aware of what is done, and
then in other caſes it may fall out to be his own act. L'E/ºr.
6. That time: it has here the effect of a noun.
Till then who knew
The force of thoſe dire arms ? Milton.
THEN ce. n.ſ. [contracted, according to Minſhew, from there
hence.]
1. From that place.
Faſt by the oracle of God; I thence
Invoke thy aid. Milton.
Surat he took, and thence preventing fame,
By quick and painful marches thither came. Dryden,
2. From that time.
There ſhall be no more thence an infant of days. Iſa. lxv.
3. For that reaſon.
Not to ſit idle with ſo great a gift - -
Uſeleſs, and thence ridiculous about him. Milton's Agoniſ.
4. From thence is a barbarous expreſſion, thence implying the
ſame.
From thence; from him, whoſe daughter
His tears proclaim'd his parting with her; thence
We have croſs'd. Shakeſpeare.
There plant eyes, all muſt from thence
Purge and diſperſe.
THE'Nce Fort H. adv. [thence and forth.]
1. From that time. - - -
Thenceforth this land was tributary made
’ ambitious Rome. - Senſºr.
º: placed in Leinſter, and have land given them
to live upon, in ſuch ſort as ſhall become good ſubjects, to
labour thenceforth for their living. Spenſer on Ireland.
Wrath ſhall be no more - *
Thencefºrth, but in thy preſence joy entire. Mºon.
2. From thenceſorth is a barbarous corruption crept into later
books.
Milton,
Aveſt
++ + + - T H E T H E Avert r holy eyes, reſolving frºm thencefºrth -- . º lº. them to their own polluted ways. Milton. Men grow acquainted with theſe ſelf-evident truths upon their being propoſed; but whoſoever does ſo, finds in him- ſelf that he then begins to know a propoſition which he knew not before, and which from thenºforth he never j. - 0C/º. tionS. - T ºjero/Rwarp. adv. [thence and fºrward.] Oil from that e. Tºcracy. n.ſ. [theocratic, Fr. Sº and xfºlio.] Go- vernment immediately ſuperintended by God. - - - - The charaders of the reign of Chriſt are chiefly juſtice, peace, and divine preſence or conduct, which is called the- ocracy. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. The ocRA'tic AL. adj. [theocratique, Fr. from theocracy..] Re- lating to a government adminiſtered by God. The covernment is neither human nor angelical, but pe— culiarly Theocratical. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. Tºronólite. n.ſ. A mathematical inſtrument for taking heights and diſtances. - a - Tºgosy. n.ſ. [theºgonie, Fr. Sºoyovſz.] The generation of the gods. - - Bailey. Theolo'G1AN. m. ſ. [theolºgien, Fr. theologus, Latin.] A di- vine; a profeſſor of divinity. - - Some theolºgians defile places erected only for religion by defending oppreſſions: Hayward. They to their viands fell: nor ſeemingly The angel, nor in miſt, the common gloſs Of theolºgians, but with keen diſpatch Of real hunger. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. v. Theological. adj. [theolºgique, Fr. theologia, Lat.] Relating to the ſcience of divinity. Although ſome pens have only ſymbolized the ſame from the myſtery of its colours, yet are there other affections might admit of theolºgical alluſions. Brown. They generally are extracts of theolºgical and moral ſen- tences, drawn from eccleſiaſtical and other authors. Swift. Theologically. adv. [from theological.] According to the principles of theology. Theologist. A n.ſ.. [theologus, Lat..] A divine; one ſtudious Theo'Log UE. } in the ſcience of divinity. The cardinals of Rome, which are theologues, friars, and ſchoolmen, call all temporal buſineſs, of wars, embaſſages, ſhirtcry, which is under-ſheriffries. Bacon's Eſſays. A theologue more by need than genial bent; Int’reſt in all his ačtions was diſcern'd. Dryden. It is no more an order, according to popiſh theologiſts, than the prima tonſura, they allowing only ſeven eccleſiaſtical theolºgiſis. Ayliffe's Parergon. THEOLOGY. m. ſ. [theologic, Fr. Stoxoyſz.] Divinity. The whole drift of the ſcripture of God, what is it but only to teach theology? Theolºgy, what is it but the ſcience of things divine Hooker, b. iii. She was moſt dear to the king in regard of her knowledge in languages, in theology, and in philoſophy. Hayward. The oldeſt writers of theology were of this mind. Tillotſon. THE'oMAchist. n.ſ. He who fights againſt the gods. Bailey. THE'om Achy. m. ſ. [3:GP and a 2x2.] The fight againſt the gods by the giants. Bailey. THEO'Rio. n.ſ.. [tiorba, Italian ; turbe, Fr.] A large lute for playing a thorough baſs, uſed by the Italians. Bailey. He wanted nothing but a ſong, And a well tun'd theorbo hung Upon a bough, to eaſe the pain His tugg'd ears ſuffer'd, with a ſtrain. Putler. THE OREM. n.ſ. [theºreme, Fr. Sºngz.] A poſition laid down as an acknowledged truth. Having found this the head theorem of all their diſcourſes, who plead for the change of eccleſiaſtical government in Fngland, we hold it neceſſary that the proofs thereof be weighed. Hooker, b. ii. The chief points of morality are no leſs demonſtrable than mathematicks ; nor is the ſubtilty greater in moral theorems than in mathematical. More's divine Dialogues. Many obſervations go to the making up of one theorem, which, like oaks fit for durable buildings, muſt be of many years growth. Graunt. Here are three thcorers, that from thence we may draw ſome concluſions. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. THE or FMA"Tical. - adj. [from theorem.] Compriſed in the- H E or EMA'Tick. ſiſting in th TH FUR FM ick. Orens ; COn 11 ing 1In the OrcDInS. 'i becrenick truth, or that which lies in the conceptions we have of things, is negative or poſitive. Grew. THE or Eric Ai. [theoretique, F rench; ) Speculative; Theof E^T, cK. 7 from Stºpwrix};..] depending Theo Rica. d4j. [thcorique, Fr. from on theory THE O'Rick. Stepſ...] or ſpecu- lation ; terminating in theory or ſpeculation; not practical. -- - When he ſpeaks, The air, a charter'd libertine, is ſtill; And the mute wonder lurketh in mens ears, To ſteal his ſweet and honic d ſentences : So that the aët and pračtick part of life Muſt be the miſtreſs to this theºrique. Shaºffcºrt, The theorical part of the inquiry being interwoven wi the hiſtorical conjectures, the philoſophy of colours will be promoted by indiſputable experiments. Foyle on Colour; For theoretical learning and ſciences there is nothing y: complete. * Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth. THEO'Rick. n.ſ.. [from the adjećtive..] A ſpeculatiſt; one who knows only ſpeculation, not practice. The bookiſh theorick, Wherein the toged conſuls can propoſe As maſterly as he meer prattle, without pračice, Is all his ſoldierſhip. Shakeſpeare's Othell. Theore’tic ALLY. d; } [from theoretic{..} \ Speculative- THEo'Rica LLY. } * \ [from theorick.] } practically. The' orst. n.ſ.. [from theory..] A ſpeculatiſt; one given to ſpeculation. to The greateſt theoriſ’s have given the preference to ſuch a form of government as that which obtains in this kingdom. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 5.I. THEORY.. n.ſ.. [theorie, Fr. Stºpſz.] Speculation; not prac- tice; ſcheme; plan or ſyſtem yet ſubſiſting only in the mind. If they had been themſelves to execute their own theory in this church, they would have ſeen being nearer at hand. Hºcker, b. v. In making gold, the means hitherto propounded to '#3 it are in the practice full of errour, and in the theory full of unfound imagination. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 326. Pračtice alone divides the world into virtuous and vicious; but as to the theory and ſpeculation of virtue and vice, man- kind are much the ſame. South's Sermohs. THERAPE'Utick. adj. [3:527:1.x3:..] Curative; teaching or endeavouring the cure of diſeaſes. Therapeutick or curative phyſick reſtoreth the patient into ſanity, and taketh away diſeaſes aétually affecting. Brown. The practice and therapeutick is diſtributed into the conſer- vative, preſervative, and curative. Harvey. Medicine is juſtly diſtributed into prophylaétick, or the art of preſerving health; and therapeutick, or the art of reſtoring it. //atts. There. adv. [thar, Gothick; Saen, Saxon; dair, Dutch!; der, Daniſh.] 1. In that place. If they come to ſojourn at my houſe, I'll not be there. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Exil'd by thee from earth to deepeſt hell, In brazen bonds ſhall barb'rous diſcord dwell; Gigantick pride, pale terror, gloomy care, And mad ambition ſhall attend her there. Pºpe. 2. It is oppoſed to here. To ſee thee fight, to ſee thee traverſe, to ſee thee here, to ſee thee there. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Iſindſor. Could their reliſhes be as different there as they are herº, yet the manna in heaven will ſuit every palate. Lºgº. Darkneſs there might well ſeem twilight here. Mill". 3. An exclamation directing ſomething at a diſtance. Your fury hardens me. A guard there; ſeize her. Dryden's Aurenſzºº. 4. It is uſed at the beginning of a ſentence with the appearance of a nominative caſe, but ſerves only to throw the nomina- tive behind the verb: as, a man came, or there came “” It adds however ſome emphaſis, which, like many other idioms in every language, muſt be learned by cuſtom, and can hardly be explained. It cannot always be omitted with- out harſhneſs: as, in old times there was a great king. For reformation of errour there were that thought it.” pºt of Chriſtian charity to inſtruct them. . . Hº: There cannot in nature be a ſtrength ſo great, as “” make the leaſt moveable to paſs in an inſtant, or all togethe, through the leaſt place. Digby on the Sºul. #. have been that have delivered themſelves ſº º' ills by their good fortune or virtue. Suckling. In human actions there are no degrees deſcribe, but a la- titude is indulged. Biſhop Halº: wherever there is ſenſe or perception, there ſome id: ls aćtually produced. ºkt'. 5. In compoſition it means that : as thereby, by that. . THE’REAbout. adv. [there and about, thereabout * THE’RE A BouTS. ; fore leſs proper.] 1. Near that place. - - d One ſpeech I lov’d ; 'twas Æneas's tale to Dido : º thereabout of it eſpecially, where he ſpeaks of Priam";". ter. Shateff. Hamiº. 2. Nearly ; near that number, quantity, or ſtate. - 㺠the twelfth of ſº }. thirty-ſixth of king Edward the third, containing one hundred and fifty years of thereabouts, there was a continual bordering war. P. Find a houſe to lodge a hundred and fifty perſons, wº 4:ltºn. twenty or thereabout may be attendants. Aft 2 Some there- ly; not
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T H E
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Some three months ſince, or thereabout,
She found rhe out. Suckling.
Water is thirteen times rarer, and its reſiſtance leſs than
that of quickſilver thereabouts, as I have found by experi-
ments with pendulums. Newton's Opticks.
3. Concerning that matter.
As they were much perplexed thereabout, two men ſtood
by. Luke xxiv. 4.
THERE A/F TER. adv. [there and after.] According to that;
accordingly.
When you can draw the head indifferent well, proportion
the body thereafter. Peacham.
If food were now before thee ſet,
Wou'dſt thou not eat? thereafter as I like
The giver. Milton.
THERE A'T. adj. [there and at..]
1. At that; on that account.
Every errour is a ſtain to the beauty of nature; for which
cauſe it bluſheth thereat, but glorieth in the contrary. Hooker.
2. At that place.
Wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to
deſtruction, and many go in thereat. Mat. vii. 13.
THEREBY’. adv. [there and by..] By that; by means of that ;
in conſequence of that.
Some parts of our liturgy conſiſt in the reading of the
word of God, and the proclaiming of his law, that the people
may thereby learn what their duties are towards him. Hooker.
Therewith at laſt he forc'd him to untie
One of his graſping feet, him to defend therely. Fa. $24.
Being come to the height, they were thereby brought to an
abſolute neceſity. Davies on Ireland.
Dare to be true; nothing can need a lie,
A fault, which needs it moſt, grows two thereby. Herbert.
If the paper be placed beyond the focus, and then the red
colour at the lens be alternately intercepted and let paſs, the
violet on the paper will not ſuffer any change thereby. Newton.
THE’RE For E. adv. [there and fore.]
1. For that ; for this ; for this reaſon; in conſequence.
This is the lateſt parley we will admit;
Therefore to our beſt mercy give yourſelves.
Falſtaff is dead,
And we muſt yern therefºre. Shakeſp. Henry.V.
Therefore ſhall a man leave father and mother and cleave
to his wife. Gen. ii. 24.
The herd that ſeeks after ſenſual pleaſure is ſoft and un-
manly; and therefºre I compoſe myſelf to meet a ſtorm. Lucas.
He bluſhes; therefore he is guilty. Speciator.
The wreſtlers ſprinkled duſt on their bodies to give better
hold: the glory therefore was greater to conquer without
powder. //g/?’s Pindar.
2. In return for this; in recompence for this or for that.
We have forſaken all and followed thee, what ſhall we
have therefºre ? Mat. xix. 27.
THERE FRO'M. adv. [there and from..] From that ; from this.
Beye therefore very couragious to do all that is written in
the law, that ye turn not afide therefrom, to the right hand
or to the left. joſ. xxiii. 6.
The leaves that ſpring therefrom grow white. Mortimer.
THE REI'N. adv. [there and in..] In that; in this.
Therein our letters do not well agree. Shakeſpeare.
The matter is of that nature, that I find myſelf unable to
ſerve you therein as you deſire. Bacon.
- All the earth
To thee, and to thy race, I give: as lords -
Poſſeſs it, and all things that therein live. Milton.
After having well examined them, we ſhall therein find
many charms. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
THER £1NT'o. adv. [there and into.] Into that.
flet not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. Luke.
Though we ſhall have occaſion to ſpeak of this, we will
now make ſome entrance thereinto. Bacon.
THER Foº F. adv. [there and ºf..] Of that ; of this.
Conſidering how the caſe doth ſtand with this preſent age,
full of tongue and weak of brain, behold we yield to the
flream thereof. Hooker, b. i.
'Tis vain to think that laſting which muſt end;
And when 'tis paſt, not any part remains
3 hereºf, but the reward which virtue gains. Denham.
I ſhall begin with Greece, where my obſervations ſhall be
confined to Athens, though ſeveral inſtances might be brought
from other ſtates thereof. Swift.
THE REoN. adv. [there and on..] On that.
You ſhall bereave yourſelf
Of my gºod purpoſes, and put your children
To that deſtruction which I'll guard them from,
If thereon you rely. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
Peter called to mind the word that Jeſus ſaid; and when
he thought thereon he wept. Mark xiv. 72.
Its foundation is laid thereon. Woodward.
THE’REout. adv. [there and out..] Out of that.
Thereout a ſtrange beaſt with ſeven heads aroſe,
That towns and caſtles under her breaſt did cour. Spenſºr.
Shakeſpeare.
THERETo’.
THEREuNTo’. }ad. [there and to, or antz.] To that.
Is it in regard then of ſermons on -
- - . . . " y, that apprehending
the goſpel of Chriſt we yield thereinto our unfeigned aſſent
as to a thing infallibly true. Hooker, b. v.
This ſort of baſe people doth not for the moſt part rebel of
themſelves, having no heart thereunto, but are by force drawn
by the grand rebels into their action. Spen er on Ireland.
Next thereunto did grow a goodly tree. Fairy Queen.
That whereby we reaſon, live and be
Within ourſelves we ſtrangers are tº Davies.
A larger form of ſpeech were ſafer than that which punc-
tually prefixeth a conſtant day theretz. Brown
What might his force have done, being broºght º,
When that already gave ſo much to do? Daniel
That it is the appointment of God, might be argument
enough to perſuade us thereunto. Tillotſon's Sºrmºn,
THEREuPo'N. adv. [there and upon.] -
1. Upon that ; in conſequence of that.
Grace having not in one thing ſhewed itſelf, nor for ſome
few days, but in ſuch ſort ſo long continued, our manifold
fins ſtriving to the contrary, what can we leſs thereupon con-
clude, than that God would at leaſt-wiſe, by tract of time
teach the world, that the thing which he § cannot but
be of him. Płocker, b. iv.
He hopes to find you forward
And thereupon he ſends you this good news. Shakeſpeara.
Let that one article rank with the reſt;
And thereupon give me your daughter. Shakespeare. Henry V.
Though grants of extraordinary liberties madé by a king
to his ſubjects do no more diminiſh his greatneſs than when
one torch lighteth another, yet many times inconveniencies
do ariſe thereupon. Davies on Ireland.
Children are chid for having failed in good manners, and
have thereupon reproofs and precepts heaped upon them. Locke.
Solon finding the people engaged in two violent factions,
of the poor and the rich, and in great confuſion thereupon,
made due proviſions for ſettling the balance of power. Swift.
2. Immediately.
THEREU'NDER. adv. [there and under.] Under that.
Thoſe which come nearer unto reaſon, find paradiſe under
the equinoëtial line, judging that thereunder might be found
moſt pleaſure and the greateſt fertility. Raleigh.
THERE witH. adv. [there and with.]
I. With that.
Germany had ſtricken off that which appeared corrupt in
the doctrine of the church of Rome, but ſeemed in diſcipline
ſtill to retain therewith very great conformity. Hooker, b. iv.
All things without, which round about we ſee,
We ſeek to know, and have therewith to do. Davies.
Therewith at laſt he forc’d him to untie
One of his graſping feet, him to defend thereby. Spenſer.
2. Immediately.
THERE witHA/L. adv. [there and withal.]
I. Over and above.
Therewithal the execrable ačt
On their late murther'd king they aggravate. Daniel.
2. At the ſame time.
Well, give her that ring, and give therewithal
That letter. Shakeſp. Two Gentlemen of Werona.
3. With that.
His hideous tail then hurled he about,
And therewithal enwrapt the nimble thighs
Of his froth-foamy ſteed. Spenſºr.
THER1'AcAL. adj. [$npºx2 ; from theriaca, Lat.] Medici-
nal; phyſical.
The virtuous bezoar is taken from the beaſt that feedeth
upon the mountains, where there are theriacal herbs. Bacon.
THERMO'METER. m. ſ. [thermometre, Fr. 3 spp. 3; and ºft-
rpov.] An inſtrument for meaſuring the heat of the air, or
of any matter.
The greateſt heat is about two in the afternoon, when the
ſun is paſt the meridian, as is evident from the thermºmeter,
or obſervations of the weather-glaſs. - Brown.
The RMoMETRic AL. adj. [from thermometer.] Relating to the
meaſure of heat. - -
His heat raiſes the liquor in the thermometrical tubes. Cheyne.
THE/RMoscope. m. ſ. [thermºſcope, Fr. 3:44.35 and ºxo~:2:1
An inſtrument by which the degrees of heat are diſcovered;
a thermometer. *
By the trial of the thermoſope, fiſhes have more heat than
the élement which they ſwim in. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
These, pronoun, the plural of tº:
. Oppoſed to thoſe. -
I Pº. We tºº, barbarians plant and ſow
On thºſe, on theſe our happy fields beſtow - Dryden.
2. Theſe relates to the perſons or things laſt mentioned; and
thoſe to the firſt. -
More rain falls in June and July than in December and
January; but it makes a much greater ſhew upon the earth
in theſe months than in thoſe, becauſe it lies lºnger upon it.
Wºodward"; Nat. Hiſł. p. iv.
26 I THE's is,
T H I T H I Thesis. n.ſ.. [thºſ, Fr. *::) A poſition; ſomething laid down; affirmatively ºr negatively. The truth of what you here lay down, By ſome example ſhould be ſhewn. An honeſt, but a ſimple pair, - May ſerve to make this theſis clear. a Prior. THE's Mothere. n.ſ.. [thºſmothete, Fr. Stºp.o.3%rn: ; Strøs and rſ3 nº.] A lawgiver. - THºurgy. n.ſ. [Stepyiz.] The power of doing ſupernatural things by lawful º: * prayer to God. Bailey. HEW. m. ſ. [Seap, Saxon. 'º, cuſtoms; habit of life; form of beha- viour. Home report theſe happy news, For well yee worthy been for worth and gentle the wes., . Fairy & teen, b. i. From mother's pap I taken was unfit, And ſtreight deliver'd to a fairy knight, - - To be upbrought in gentle thewes and martial might. . . Fairy Queen, b. i. 2. In Shakeſpeare it ſeems to ſignify brawn, or bulk, from the Saxon seop, the thigh, or ſome ſuch meaning. Nature creſcent does not grow alone In the ws and bulk; but, as this temple waxes, The inward ſervice of the mind and ſoul Grows wide withal. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. | Will you tell me, maſter Shallow, how to chuſe a man Care I for the limbs, the the wes, the ſtature, bulk and big ſemblance of a man give me the ſpirit, maſter Shallow. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. THE'w ED. adj. [from thew.] Educated; habituated; accuſ- tomed. But he was wiſe and wary of her will, And ever held his hand upon his heart; Yet would not ſeem ſo rude, and thewed in ill, -- As to deſpiſe ſo courteous ſeeming part. Fairy Qu. b. ii. THEY. n.ſ. in the oblique caſe them, the plural of he or ſhe. [81, Saxon.] - 1. The men; the women; the perſons. They are in a moſt warlike preparation. Why do you keep alone : Of ſorrieſt fancies your companions making, Uſing thoſe thoughts, which ſhould indeed have died With them they think on. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The Spaniard Muſt now confeſs, if they have any goodneſs, The trial juſt and noble. They eat on beds of ſilk and gold, At ivory tables, or wood ſold Dearer than it. Shakespeare Coriolanus. Shakeſpeare. Benj. johnſon's Cataline. They know To joy the friend and grapple with the foe. 2. Thoſe men; thoſe women: oppoſed to ſome others. Only they, That come to hear a merry play, Will be deceiv'd. 'Tis remarkable, that they Prior. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Talk moſt who have the leaſt to ſay. Prior. 3. It is uſed indefinitely; as the French on dit. There, as they ſay, perpetual night is found In filence brooding on th’ unhappy ground. Dryden. THI’BLE, n.ſ. A ſlice; a ſcummer; a ſpatula. Aimſ. THICK. aff, ſºcce, Saxon; dick, Dutch; dyck, Daniſh; thickur, Iſlandick.] I. Not thin. 2. Denſe; not rare; groſs; craſs. God cauſed the wind to blow, to dry up the abundant ſlime of the earth, make the land more firm, and cleanſe the air of thick vapours and unwholeſome miſts. Raleigh. To warm milk pour ſpirit of nitre; the milk preſently after will become thicker than it was. Arbuthnot on Alimentſ. 3. Not clear; not tranſparent ; muddy; feculent. Why haſt thou loſt the freſh blood in thy checks, And given my treaſures and my rights of thee, To thick ey’d muſing and curs'd melancholy Shakespeare. A fermentation makes all the wine in the veſſel thick or foul ; but when that is paſt, it grows clear of itſelf. Temple. Encumber'd in the mud, their oars divide With heavy ſtroaks the thick unwieldy tide. 4. Great in circumference; not ſlender. My little finger ſhall be thicker than his loins. I Kings xii. Thou art waxen fat; thou art grown thick, covered with fatneſs. - Deut. xxxii. 15. 5. Frequent; in quick ſucceſſion; with little intermiſſion. "hey charged the defendants with their ſmail ſhot and Tuſky arrows as thick as hail. - Knolles. Favours came thick upon him, liker main ſhowers than ſprinkling drops or dews, for the jS. George's day he Wa; knighted, made gentleman of the king's bed-chamber, and an annual penſion given him. Addiſon. This bei //otton. about * **ś 9"ce a week, came too thick and too often - Spelman. His pills as thick as handgranado's flew, And where they fell as certainly they ſlew. 6. Cloſe ; not i. by much º 3. Rºſcommon. It brought them to a hollow cave, Amid the thickeſt woods. Fairy Qu. b. i The people were gathered thick together. Luke xi. . . Not thicker billows beat the Libyan main, 9. Nor thicker harveſts on rich Hermús riſe, Than ſtand theſe troops. Dryden's Án. He fought ſecure of fortune as of fame; Still by new maps the iſland might be ſhewn : Conqueſts he ſtrew’d where'er he came, Thick as the galaxy with ſtars is ſown. Dryden. Objećts of pain or pleaſure do not lie thick enough toge- ther in life to keep the ſoul in conſtant action. Addiſon, 7. Not eaſily pervious; ſet with things cloſe to each other. He through a little window caſt his fight, Though thick of bars that gave a ſcanty light. Dryd The ſpeedy horſe § ryden. Watch each entrance of the winding wood, Black was the foreſt, thick with beech it ſtood. Dryden, Next the proud palace of Salerno ſtood A mount of rough aſcent, and thick with wood. Dryden." Bring it near ſome thick-headed tree. Mortimer. 8. Coarſe; not thin. It taſteth a little of the wax, which in a pomegranate, or ſome ſuch thick-coated fruit, it would not. Bacon. Thick-leaved weeds amongſt the graſs will need more dry- ing than ordinary graſs. Martimer's Huſbandy. 9. Without proper intervals of articulation. Speaking thick, which nature made his blemiſh, Became the accents of the valiant, To ſeem like him. THICK. m. ſ. [from the adjećtive.] I. The thickeſt part or time when any thing is thickeſt. Achimetes having with a mine ſuddenly blown up a great part of the wall of the Spaniſh ſtation, in the thick of the Shaleſ. Henry IV. duſt and ſmoak preſently entered his men. Knolles. 2. THIck and thin. Whatever is in the way. Through perils both of wind and limb, Through thick and thin ſhe followed him. Hudibras. When firſt the down appears upon his chin, For a ſmall ſum to ſwear through thick and thin. Dryden: THIck, adv. [It is not always eaſy to diſtinguiſh the adverb from the adjective.] 1. Frequently; faſt. 'Tis ſome diſaſter, Or elſe he would not ſend ſo thick. Denham's Sophy. I hear the trampling of thick beating feet; This way they move. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. 2. Cloſely. The neighb'ring plain with arms is cover'd o'er; The vale an iron harveſt ſeems to yield, Of thick ſprung lances in a waving field. Dryden: A little plat of ground thick ſown, is better than a great field which lies fallow. Norris's Miſcel. 3. To a great depth. If you apply it thick ſpread, it will eat to the bone, Wiſm. Cato has piercing eyes, and will diſcern Our frauds, unleſs they're cover'd thick with art. Addison. 4. THIck and threefºld. In quick ſucceſſion; in great numbers. They came thick and threefºld for a time, till one.º. rienced ſtager diſcovered the plot. D'Eſtrange's Fai. To TH1'cKEN. v. a. [from thick.] 1. To make thick. 2. To make cloſe; to fill up interſtices. . . . ." Waters evaporated and mounted up into the air, thiºn and cool it. Iłoodward's Nat. Hiſ'. 3. To condenſe; to concrete. d The white of an egg gradually diſſolves by heat, exº". ing a little the heat of a human body; a greater degree o heat will thicken it into a white, dark-coloured, dry, Yi* maſs. Arbuthnot on Aliment. 4. To ſtrengthen ; to confirm. 'Tis a ſhrewd doubt, though it be º: a dream; And this may help to thicken other proofs, That do *†: thinly. Shakespeare . Othell. 5. To make frequent. 6. To make cloſe or numerous. To TH1'ck EN. v. n. 1. To grow thick. 2. To grow denſe or muddy. Thy luſtre thickens When he ſhines by. Shakespeare . Ant, and Cleºpat” 3. To concrete; to be conſolidated. Water ſtopt gives birth To graſs and plants, and thickens into earth. Prior. 4. To grow cloſe or numerous. The preſs of people thickens to the court, d Th’ impatient crowd devouring the report. Dryden. He ſaw the crowd thickening, and deſired to know. how many there were. #. 4. 5.
º:
º
5. To grow quick. -
The combat thickens, like the ſtorm that flies
From weſtward when the ſhow'ry kids ariſe,
Or patt’ring hail comes pouring on the main,
When Jupiter deſcends in harden'd rain. Addison.
THI’cket. n.ſ. ſocceru, Saxon.] A cloſe knot or tuft of THIEf-catcher.
trees ; a cloſe wood or copſe.
I drew you hither,
Into the chiefeſt thicket of the park. Shakeſpeare.
Within a thicket I repos'd; and found
Let fall from heav'n a ſleep interminate. Chapman.
Chus, or any of his, could not in haſte creep through
thoſe deſart regions, which the length of one hundred and
thirty years after the flood had fortified with thickets, and
Permitted every buſh and briar, reed and tree, to join them-
iclves into one main body and foreſt. Raleigh,
How oftºn, from the ſteep
9f echoing hill, or thicket, have we heard
Coeleſtial voices, to the midnight air,
Sole, or reſponſive, each to other's note,
Singing their great Creator Milton.
* My brothers ſtept to the next thicket ſide
To bring me berries. Milton.
Now Leda's twins
Their trembling lances brandiſh'd at the fee 5
Nor had they miſs'd, but he to thi:;al, fled,
Conceal’d from aiming ſpears, not pervious to the ſteed.
Dryden.
I've known young Juba riſe before the ſun,
To beat the thicket where the tyger ſlept,
Or ſeek the lion in his dreadfuſ haunts. Addiſon's Cato.
TH1'ckly, adv. [from thick.] Deeply; to a great quantity.
Mending cracked receivers, having thickly overlaid them
with diachylon, we could not perceive leaks. Boyle.
THICKNEss. n.ſ.. [from thick.]
1. The ſtate of being thick; denſity.
2. Quantity of matter interpoſed; ſpace taken up by matter
interpoſed.
In the darkened room, againſt the hole at which the light
entered, I could eaſily ſee through the whole thickneſs of my
hand the motions of a body placed beyond it. Boyle.
3. Quantity laid on quantity to ſome conſiderable depth.
Poll a tree, and cover it ſome thickneſs with clay on the
top, and ſee what it will put forth. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
4. Conſiſtence ; groſſneſs; not rareneſs; ſpiſſitude.
Nitre mingled with water to the thickneſs of honey, and
anointed on the bud after the vine is cut, it will ſprout
forth. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 444.
Diſeaſes imagined to come from the thickneſs of blood,
Some often from the contrary cauſe. Arbuthnoi on Aliment.
5. Imperviouſneſs; cloſeneſs.
The banks of the river and the thickneſs of the ſhades drew
into them all the birds of the country. Addiſon.
6. Want of ſharpneſs; want of quickneſs.
A perſon found in himſelf, being at ſome times ſubjećt to
a thickneſs of hearing, the like effect. Holder.
What you write is printed in large letters; otherwiſe bel
tween the weakneſs of my eyes and thickneſs of hearing, I
ſhould loſe the greateſt pleaſure. Swift.
TH1'ck-sculled, adj. Dull; ſtupid.
Pleas'd to hear their thick-ſºul’d judges cry,
Well mov’d oh finely ſaid Dryden.
This downright fighting fool, this thick-ſºull'd hero,
This blunt unthinking inſtrument of death,
With plain dull virtue has outgone my wit. Dryden.
TH1'cKSET. adj. [thick and ſet.] Cloſe planted.
His eye-balls glare with fire, ſuffus'd with blood,
His neck ſhoots up a thickſet thorny wood;
His briſtled back a trench impal'd appears, -
And ſtands erected, like a field of ſpears. Dryden.
The world is ſo thic ſet with the numerous produćtions of
the creatures, that beſides the apparent beauty of things view-
ed by all, there are thoſe ſecret graces in every part of na-
ture, which ſome few alone have the ſkill to diſcern. Grew.
TH1'ckskin. n.ſ. [thick and ſkin..] A coarſe groſs man; a
numſkul.
The ſhallow'ſt thic ſºn of that barren ſort,
Who Pyramus preſented in their ſport,
Forſook his ſcene and enter'd in a brake. Shakeſpeare.
THIEF. n.ſ.. [thiubs, Gothick; self, Saxon; dieſ, Dutch.
It was anciently written thieoſ, and ſo appeareth to have been
of two ſyllables; thie was wont to be taken for thrift, ſo
that thie of is he that takes ºf or from a man his thie, that is,
his thrift or means whereby he thrives.]
1. One who takes what belongs to another: the thief ſteals by
ſecrecy, and the robber by violence; but theſe ſenſés are con-
founded.
Take heed, have open eye ; for thieves do foot by night.
Shakeſpeare.
This he ſaid becauſe he was a thicſ, and had the bag. john.
Can you think I owe a thief my life,
Becauſe he took it not by lawleſs force
Am I obliged by that t'affſ his rapines,
And to maintain his murders 2 Bryden
2. An excreſcence in the ſnuff of a candle. yaen.
!hºir burning lamps the nº enſuing ſhow
Th' oil ſparkles, thiº. about the ſnuff i. grow. May,
[thief and catch..] ) One whoſe bº-
º {-ſ} [thief and lead.] ; fineſs is to de-
thi d take. -
and bring them to juniº ºf and take.j tect thieves,
A wolf paſſed by
to execution.
My ey'nings all I would with ſhar ers ſi
, And make the thief-catcher my i. º
To Thieve. v. n. [from thief.] To ſteal
THIEVERY. n.ſ. [from thieve.]
I. The practice of ſtealing.
Ne how to ſcape great puniſhment and ſhame,
For their falſe treaſon and vii. thievery. Spenſºr.
Maſter, be one of them; 'tis an honourable kind of
thievery. - - - - Shakeſpears.
Do villainy, do, ſince you profeſs to do.'t,
Like workmen; I'll example you with thievery. Shakeſp.
He makes it a help unto thievery; for thieves having a de-
ſign upon a houſe, make a fire at the four corners thereof,
and caſt therein the fragments of loadſtone, which raiſeth
fume. Brown's Pulg. Errours, b. ii.
Amongſt the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good
and honeſt. South.
2. That which is ſtolen.
Injurious time now, with a robber's haſte,
Crams his rich *iev'ry up he knows not how. Shake?:
TH1'Évish. adj. [from thief J
1. Given to ſtealing; practiſing theft.
What, would'ſt thou have me go and beg my food
Or with a baſe and boiſt'rous ſwoºd enforce
A thieviſ’ living on the common road. Shakeſpeare.
O thieviſh ni ght,
Why ſhould'ſt thou, but for ſome fjorious end,
In thy dark lanthorn thus cloſe up the ſtars,
That nature hung in heav'n, and filrd their lamps
With everlaſting oil, to give due light
To the miſled and lonely traveller? Milton.
The thirviſº God ſuſpected him, and took
The hind aſide, and thus in whiſpers ſpoke;
Diſcover nôt the theft. Addiſon.
2. Secret; ſly.
Four and twenty times the pilot's glaſs
Hath told the thieviſh minutes how they paſs. Shakeſp.
TH1’E Vishly adv. [from thieviſh.] Like a thief.
They lay not to live by their worke,
Tuſcr's Huſø.
as the thief-leaders were dragging a fox
L'Aſirange.
>
Bramſton,
5 to practiſe theft.
But thieviſhly loiter and lurke.
TH1'EYish Ness. n.ſ. [from thieviſh..] Diſpoſition to ſteal;
habit of ſtealing.
THIGH. m. ſ. [Seop, Saxon; thico, Iſlandick; die, Dutch.]
The thigh includes all between the buttocks and the knee.
The thigh bone is the longeſt of all the bones in the body:
its fibres are cloſe and hard: it has a cavity in its middle: it
is a little convex and round on its foreſide, but a little hol-
low, with a long and ſmall ridge on its backſide. Quincy.
He touched the hollow of his thigh, and it was out ºf
joint. Gen. xxxii. 25.
The fleſh diſſolved, and left the thigh bone bare. Wiſeman.
THILK. pronoun. [Pilc, Saxon.] That ſame. Obſoleté,
I love thiſ laſs: alas, why do I love
She deigns not my good will, but doth reprove,
And of my rural muſick holdeth ſcorn. Spenſºr's Paſº.
THILL. m. ſ. ſoille, Saxon, a piece of timber cut..] . The
ſhafts of a waggon; the arms of wood between which the
laſt horſe is placed. -
More eaſily a waggon may be drawn in rough ways if the
fore wheels were as high as the hinder wheels, and if the
thills were fixed under the axis. Mortimer's Huſø.
THILL-Horse. Un. ſ. [thill and horſ...] The laſt horſe; the
THI'LLER. ; horſe that goes between the Shakespeare
Whoſe bridle and ſaddle, whitlether and nal,
With collars and harneiſs for thiſler and al. T. era.
What a beard haſ thou got?, thou haſt got more hair on
thy chin, than Dobbin my thiſ horſe has on his tail. Shakespeare
THI’MBLE. n.ſ. [This is ſuppoſed by Minſhew to be corrupted
from thumb bell.] A metal cover by which women ſecure their
fingers from the needle when they few.
C Your ladies and pale viſag'd maids,
Like Amazons, come tripping after drums;
Their thimbles into armed gantlets change, -
Their needles to lances. Shakeſp. King john.
Examine Venus and the Moon, - -
Who ſtole a thimble or a ſpoon. Hudibras, p. i.
Veins that run perpendicular to the horizon, have valves
ſticking to their fides like ſo many thimbles; which, when
the blood preſſes back, ſtop its paſſage, but are compreſſed
by the forward motion of the blood. Cheyne.
THYME.
T H I T H I THIME. m. ſ. [thyme, Lat: thym, Fr.] A fragrant herb from which the bees are ſuppoſed to draw honey. This ſhould be - thyme, which ſee. wº. and bees alluring thyme. Spenſer. THIN. adj. [Sinn, Saxon; thunnur, Iſlandick; dunn, Dutch.] 1. Not thick. Beat gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires. Exod. 2. Rare ; not denſe. The hope of the ungodly is like thin froth, that is blown away with the wind. I//d. v. 14. In the day when the air is more thin, the ſound pierceth better; but when the air is more thick, as in the night, the ſound ſpendeth and ſpreadeth abroad leſs. Bacon. Underſtand the ſame Of fiſh within their wat'ry reſidence; Not hither ſummon'd, ſince they cannot change Milton. Their element, to draw the thinner air. The waters of Boriſthenes are ſo thin and ight, that they e top of the ſtream of the river Hypanis, More. To warm new milk pour any alkali, the liquor will re- main at reſt, though it appear ſomewhat thinner. Arbuthnot. 3. Not cloſe ; ſeparate by large ſpaces. He pleas'd the thin and baſhful audience Of our well-meaning, frugal anceſtors. Thou art weak, and full of art is he ; Elſe how could he that hoſt ſeduce to ſin, ſwim upon th Roſcommon. Whoſe fall has left the heav'nly nation thin Ż Dryden. Northward, beyond the mountains we will go, Where rocks lie cover'd with eternal ſnow, Thin herbage in the plains, and fruitleſs fields, The ſand no gold, the mine no ſilver yields. Dryden. Thin on the tow’rs they ſtand; and ev'n thoſe few, A feeble, fainting, and deječted crew. Dryden. Already Caeſar Has ravag'd more than half the globe; and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive ſword. Addiſon. 4. Not cloſely compačted or accumulated. Seven thin ears blaſted with the eaſt wind ſprung up. Gen. Remove the ſwelling epithets, thick laid As varniſh on a harlot's cheek; the reſt Thin ſown with ought of profit or delight. Thin leaved arbute hazle-graffs receives, And planes huge apples bear that bore but leaves. Dryden. 5. Exile; ſmall. I hear the groans of ghoſts; Thin, hollow ſounds, and lamentable ſcreams. 6. Not coarſe; not groſs in ſubſtance. 7. Not abounding. Spain is thin ſown of people, by reaſon of the ſterility of the ſoil and the natives being exhauſted in ſuch vaſt territo- ries as they poſſeſs. Bacon. Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. Addiſon. 8. Not fat; not bulky; lean ; ſlim ; ſlender. A ſlim thin gutted fox made a hard ſhift to wriggle his body into a hen-rooſt, and when he had ſtuffed his guts well, the hole was too little to get out again. L'E/irange. THIN. adv. Not thickly. Fame is the ſpur, that the clear ſpirit doth raiſe, That laſt infirmity of noble mind, To ſcorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burſt out into ſudden blaze, Comes the blind fury with th' abhorred ſheers, And ſlits the thin ſpun life. Milton. A country, gentlewoman, if it be like to rain, goes not abroad thin clad. Locke. To THIN. v. a. [from the adjećtive.] 1. To make thin or rare; not to thicken. The ſerum of the blood is neither acid nor alkaline: oil of vitriol thickens, and oil of tartar thins it a little. Arbuthnot. 2. To make leſs cloſe or numerous. The bill againſt root and branch never paſſed till both houſes were ſufficiently thinned and overawed. King Charles. Tº unload the branches, or the leaves to thin That ſuck the vital moiſture of the vine. Dryden. 'Tis Caeſar's ſword has made Rome's ſenate little, Milton. Dryden. And thinn'd its ranks. Addiſon's Cato, 3. To attenuate. The vapours by the ſolar heat Thinn'd and exhal'd riſe to their airy ſeat. Blackmore. TH1'NLY. adv. [from thin..] Not thickly ; not cloſely ; not denſely; not numerouſly. 2 bi ** commonly opinioned, that the earth was thinly inha- ited before the flood. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. vi. º Pronoun...[thein, Gothick; Sin, Saxon; dijn, Dutch..] i. or relating to thee; the pronoun poſſeſſive of thou. }. ed for thy When the ſubſtantive is divided from it: as this *. Houſe; thine is this houſe; this houſe is thine. Hº: º, '. France; let her be thine, for we s aughter. Shakeſp. King Lear. 2 THINK. n.ſ. (Sing, Saxon; ding, Dutch.] 1. Whatever is ; not a perſon. A general word. Do not you chide ; I have a thing for you. You have a thing for me ! It is a common thing— —Ha ? ——To have a fooliſh wife. Shakeſp. Othell, The great maſter he found buſy in packing up his thiſ, againſt his departure. Knolles's Hiff. of the Turi. The remnant of the meat-offering is a thing moſt holy. Lev. ii. 2. Says the maſter, you devour the ſame things that § would have eaten, mice and all. L'E/irange. A thing by neither man or woman priz'd, And ſcarcely known enough to be deſpis'd. Dryden. I ſhould bluſh to own ſo rude a thing, As it is to ſhun the brother of my king. Dryden. Wicked men, who underſtand any thing of wiſdom, may ſee the imprudence of worldly and irreligious courſes. Tillºft. 2. It is uſed in contempt. I have a thing in proſe, begun above twenty-eight years ago, and almoſt finiſhed: it will make a four ſhilling vo- lume. - Swift. 3. It is uſed of perſons in contempt, or ſometimes with pity. See, ſons, what things you are how quickly nature Falls to revolt, when gold becomes her object? For this the fooliſh over-careful fathers Have broke their ſleeps with thought, their brains with Care. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Never any thing was ſo unbred as that odious man. Congr. The poor thing fighed, and with a bleſfing expreſſed with the utmoſt vehemence turned from me. Addiſon. I'll be this abjećt thing no more. Love give me back my heart again. Granville. 4. It is uſed by Shakeſpeare once in a ſenſe of honour. I lov'd the maid I married; never man Sigh’d truer breath: but that I ſee thee here, Thou noble thing / more dances my wrapt heart. Shakespeare To THINK. v. n. preter. thought. [thankgan, Gothick; §encean, Saxon; dencken, Dutch.] 1. To have ideas; to compare terms or things; to reaſon; to cogitate ; to perform any mental operation. Thinking, in the propriety of the Engliſh tongue, ſignifies that ſort of operation of the mind about its ideas, wherein the mind is active; where it, with ſome degree of voluntary attention, conſiders any thing. Locke. What am I? or from whence for that I am I know, becauſe I think; but whence I came, Or how this frame of mine began to be, What other being can diſcloſe to me? Dryden. Thoſe who perceive dully, or retain ideas in their minds ill, will have little matter to think on. Locke. It is an opinion that the ſoul always thinks, and that it has the actual perception of ideas in itſelf conſtantly, and that aćtual thinking is as inſeparable from the ſoul, as actual ex- tenſion is from the body. Locke. Theſe are not matters to be ſlightly and ſuperficially thought upon. Tilſºn's Sermºni. His experience of a good prince muſt give great ſatisfac- tion to every thinking man. Addison's Freeholder. 2. To judge; to conclude; to determine. - Let them marry to whom they think beſt; only to their father's tribe ſhall they marry. Num. xxxvi.6. I fear we ſhall not find This long deſired king ſuch as was thought. 3. To intend. - Thou thoughtſ to help me, and ſuch thanks! gº ... As one near death to thoſe that wiſh him live. Shaºff” . To imagine; to fancy. - 4. Something ſince i. coming forth is thought of, which Imports the kingdom ſo much fear and dangº , That his return was moſt requir'd Shaº/P. King Lear. , Edmund, I think, is gone, In pity of his miſery, to diſpatch His nighted life. We may not be earth; for the face of natu and obſerve ſuch a thing. Thoſe who love to live in gardens, contriving a winter garden. 5. To muſe; to meditate. . You pine, you languiſh, love to be alone, Daniel. Shakeſp. King Lear. ſtartled at the breaking of the exterio. re hath provoked men to think of Burnet's Theory of the Earth. have never thought of Speciator, Nº. 477. Thing much, ſpeak little, and in ſpeaking figh. Dryden, 6. To recollect; to obſerve. We are come to have the warrant. Shake p. —Well thought upon; I have it here about me. o all that Think upon me, my God, for good, according % IQ- I have done. d Neh. V. I9 . To judge; to conclude. - ided 7 #'. general acquaintance be among ladies, rº. they have no ill reputation, you think you are ſafe. Still
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When Venus thought on a deceit. Swift's Miſsl.
The opinions of others whom we know and think well of
are no ground of aſſent. Locke.
8. To conſider; to doubt.
Any one may think with himſelf, how then can any
thing live in Mercury and Saturn. Bentley's Sermons.
To THINK. v. a.
1. To imagine; to image in the mind; to conceive.
Royal Lear,
Whom I have ever honour'd as my king,
And as my patron thought on in my prayer.
Charity thinketh no evil.
2. To believe; to eſteem.
Me thought I ſaw the grave where Laura lay. Sidney.
Me thinketh the running of the foremoſt is like that of
Shałºffeare.
I Cor. xiii. 5.
Ahimaaz. 2 Sam. xviii. 27.
Nor think ſuperfluous others aid. Milton.
3. To THINK much. To grudge.
He thought not much to clothe his enemies. Milton.
If we conſider our infinite obligations to God, we have no
reaſon to think much to ſacrifice to him our deareſt intereſts
in this world. Tillotſon's Sermons.
4. To THINK ſcorn. To diſdain.
He thought ſcorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Eſh. iii.
THINKFR. n.ſ. [from think.] One who thinks in a certain
manner.
No body is made any thing by hearing of rules, or laying
them up in his memory; practice muſt ſettle the habit: you
may as well hope to make a good muſician by a lecture in
the art of muſick, as a coherent thinker, or ſtričt reaſoner,
by a ſet of rules. Locke.
If a man had an ill-favoured noſe, deep thinkers would im-
pute the cauſe to the prejudice of his education. Swift.
TH1'NKING. m. ſ. [from think.] Imagination; cogitation ;
judgment.
He put it by once; but, to my thinking, he would fain
have had it. Shakeſp. julius Caſar.
If we did think,
His contemplations were above the earth,
And fix’d on ſpiritual objećts, he ſhould ſtill
' Dwell in his muſings; but I am afraid
His thinkings are below the moon, nor worth
His ſerious conſidering. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
I heard a bird ſo ſing,
Whoſe muſick, to my thinking, pleas'd the king. Shakeſp.
I was a man, to my thinking, very likely to get a rich wi-
dow. Addiſon's Guard. Nº. 97.
TH1'NLY. m. ſ. [from thin.]
1. Not thickly.
2. Not cloſely; not numerouſly.
It is opinioned, that the earth was thinly inhabited before
the flood. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Our walls are thinly mann'd; our beſt men ſlain:
The reſt, an heartleſs number, ſpent with watching. Dryd.
TH1'NNess. n.ſ. [from thin.]
'1. The contrary to thickneſs; exility; tenuity.
Tickling is moſt in the ſoles, arm-holes and ſides, be-
cauſe of the thinneſ of the ſkin. Bacon.
No breach, but an expanſion,
Like gold to airy thinneſs beat. Donne.
Tranſparent ſubſtances, as glaſs, water, air, &c. when
made very thin by being blown into bubbles, or otherwiſe
formed into plates, do exhibit various colours according to
their various thinneſs, although at a greater thickneſs they
appear very clear and colourleſs. Newton's Opticks.
Such depend upon a ſtrong projećtile motion of the blood,
and too great thinneſs and delicacy of the veſicls. A buthnot.
2. Paucity ; ſcarcity.
The buzzard
Invites the feather'd Nimrods of his race,
To hide the thinneſs of their flock from fight,
And all together make a ſeeming goodly flight. Dryden.
In country villages pope Leo the ſeventh indulged a
practice through the thinnſ of the inhabitants, which opencil
a way for pluralities. Ayliffe's Parergon.
3. Rareneſs; not ſpiffitude.
Thoſe pleaſures that ſpring from honour the mind can nau-
ſeate, and quickly feel the thinneſs of a popular breath. South.
THIRD. adj. [&mièëa, Saxon.] The firſt after the ſecond ;
the ordinal of three.
This is the third time: I hope good luck lies in odd num-
be rs. Shakeſpeare.
THIRD. m. ſ. [from the adječtive.]
1. The third part.
To thce and thine hereditary ever,
Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom. Shakeſp.
Men of their broken debtors take a third,
A ſixth, a tenth, letting them thrive again. Shakeſpeare.
The proteſtant ſubjects of the abbey make up a third of
its people. - Addison.
No ſenterce can ſtand that is not confirmed by two third;
of the council. Addison
Such clamours are like the feigned quarrels of combined
cheats, to delude ſome third perſon. Decay of Piet
2. The ſixtieth part of a ſecond. y-
Divide the natural day into twenty-four equal parts, an
hour into fixty minutes, a minute into fixty ſeconds, a ſecond
into ſixty thirds. Holder -
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Tº ºvoi. n. ſ. [third and borºugh..] An º:
abić.
TH1'RDIY. adv, [from third..] In the third place.
Firſt, metals are more durable than plants; ſecondly, they
are more ſolid; thirdly, they are wholly ſubterrany. bº.
To THIRL. v. 4. [ºnlian, Sax.] To pierce; to perforate. Ainſ.
THIRST. m. ſ. [Synre, Saxon; dºjº, Dutch.j -
I. The pain ſuffered for want of drink; want of drink.
But fearleſs they perſue, nor can the flood
Quench their dire thirſ'; alas ! they thirſt for blood. Denh.
Thus accurs'd,
In midſt of water I complain of thirſ. Dryden.
Thiſ and hunger denote the ſtate of ſpittle and liquor of
the ſtomach. Thiſ is the ſign of an acrimony commonly
alkaleſcent or muriatick. A buthnot on Aliments.
2. Eagerneſs; vehement deſire.
Not hope of praiſe, nor thirſ of worldly good,
Enticed us to follow this emprize. Fairfax, b. ii.
Thou haſt allay'd the thiſ! I had of knowledge. Aſſiºn.
Say is't thy bounty, or thy thiſ? of praiſe. Granville.
This is an active and ardent thiſ? after happineſs, or after
a full, beatifying object. Cheyne.
3. Draught.
The rapid current, through veins
Of porous earth with kindly thirſt up drawn,
Roſe a freſh fountain. Milton.
To THIRST. v. n. [Symran, Saxon; der/len, Dutch.]
1. To feel want of drink; to be thirſty or athirſt.
They ſhall not hunger nor thirſt. Iſa. xlix. 10.
The people thiſled there for water. Exod. xvii. 3.
They as they thir/ied ſcoop the brimming ſtream. Milt.
2. To have a vehement deſire for any thing.
They knew how the ungodly were tormented, thir/ling in
another manner than the juſt. J//d. xi. 9.
My ſoul thir/ieth for the living God. Pſal. xlii. 2.
Till a man hungers and thir/ls after righteouſneſs, till he
feels an uneaſineſs in the want of it, his will will not be de-
termined to any action in purſuit of this confeſſed, greater
ood. Locke.
g But furious thirſting thus for gore,
The ſons of men ſhall ne'er approach thy ſhore. Pope.
To THIRST. v. a. To want to drink.
Untam'd and fierce the tyger ſtill remains:
For the kind gifts of water and of food,
He ſeeks his keeper's fleſh, and thirſ's his blood. Prior.
THI’rst INEss. n.ſ. [from thirſt.] The ſtate of being thirſty.
Next they will want a ſucking and ſoaking thir/lineſs, or a
fiery appetite to drink in the lime. //otton.
TH1'Rst Y. adj. [Sunrz13, Saxon.]
1. Suffering want of drink; pained for want of drink.
Thy brother's blood the thirſty earth hath drank,
Broach'd with the ſteely point of Clifford's lance. Shakeſp.
Give me a little water to drink, for I am thir/ly. judg. iv.
Unworthy was thy fate,
To fall beneath a baſe aſſaſſin's ſtab,
Whom all the thirſty inſtruments of death
Had in the field of battle ſought in vain. Rowe.
2. Poſſeſſed with any vehement deſire: as, blood thirſty.
THIRTE'EN. adj. [Speozine, Saxon.] Ten and three. -
Speaking at the one end, I heard it return the voice thir-
teen times. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Nº. 249.
THIRTEENTH. adj. [from thirteen; ºneoteoba, Saxon.] The
third after the tenth. -
The thirteenth part difference bringeth the buſineſs, but to
ſuch a paſs, that every woman may have an huſband. Graunt.
THIRT1st H. adj. [from thirty; ºnrºtegoëa, Saxon.] The
tenth thrice told ; the ordinal of thirty. - -
Henry ſhall eſpouſe the lady Margaret ere the thirtieth of
May next enſuing. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. p. ii.
A thirtieth part of the ſun's revolution. Hale.
More will wonder at ſo ſhort an age,
To find a blank beyond the thirtieth page. Dryden.
Thirty. adj. [Spitziá, Saxon.] Thrice ten.
I have ſlept fifteen years.
—Ay, . the time ſeems thirty unto me. Shałºffeare.
The Claudian aqueduct ran thirty-eight miles. Addison.
This pronoun. [Sir, Saxon:! . -
1. That which is preſent ; what is now mentioned.
Bardolph and Nim had more valour. than this, yet they
were both hang'd : and ſo would this be, if he durit ſteal. Shakespeare
Come a little nearer this ways. - Shakeſpeare.
Within this three mile may you ſee it coming ;
I ſay a moving grovº. Shałºś. Macbeth.
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T H O T H O Muſt I endure all this - Shakespeare Julius Caſar. 7... ſhall comfort us concerning our toil. Gen. V;29. This is not the place for a large reduction. Hale. There is a very great inequality among men as to their in- ternal endowments, and their external conditions, in this life. Calamy's Sermons. ext future. - 2. T. the Lord be angry, and I will ſpeak yet but this once: peradventure ten ſhall be found there. Gen. xviii. 32. 3. This is uſed for this time. By this the veſſel half her courſe had run. 4. The laſt paſt. - I have not wept this forty years ; but now My mother comes afreſh into my eyes. 5. It is often oppoſed to that. As when two winds with rival force contend, This way and that, the wavºring ſails they bend, while freezing Boreas and black Eurus blow, Now here, now there, the reeling veſſel throw. Pope. According as the ſmall parts of matter are connected to- gether after this or that determinate manner, a body of this or that denomination is produced. Boyle. Do we not often hear of this or that young heir 2 are not his riches and his lewdneſſes talkt of together f South's Serm. This way and that the impatient captives tend, And preſſing for releaſe the mountains rend. - Dryden. 6. When this and that reſpect a former ſentence, this relates to the latter, that to the former member. Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we need º not, follow. Hooker. 7. Sometimes it is oppoſed to the other. - Conſider the arguments which the author had to write Dryden. Dryden. this, or to deſign the other, before you arraign him. Dryden. With endleſs pain this man perſues What, if he gain'd, he could not uſe: And t'other fondly hopes to ſee What never was, nor e'er ſhall be. Prior. TH1's TL.E. n.ſ. ſhirtel, Saxon ; dieſel, Dutch ; carduus, Lat.] * A prickly weed growing in corn fields. The leaves of the thiſtle grow alternately on the branches, and are prickly; and the heads are, for the moſt part, ſqua- moſe and prickly. AMiller. Hateful docks, rough thiſtles, keckfies, burs. Shakeſp. Get you ſome carduus benedićtus, and lay it to your heart.—There thou prick'ſt her with a thiſtle. Shakeſp. Thorns alſo and thiſles it ſhall bring thee forth. Milion. Tough thiſłles choak'd the fields, and kill'd the corn, And an unthrifty crop of weeds was born. Dryden. Rie graſs will kill thiſłles. Mortimer's Huſø. TH1's TLE, golden. m. ſ. A plant. The golden thiſtle hath the appearance of a thiſtle : the flower conſiſts of many half florets, which reſt on the em- brios; each of theſe are ſeparated by a thin leaf, and on the top of each embrio is faſtened a little leaf. . Miller. TH1's TLY. adj. [from thiſtle..] Overgrown with thiſtles. Wide o'er the thiſłly lawn as ſwells the breeze, A whitening ſhower of vegetable down Amuſive floats. Thomſon's Summer. TH1'THER. adv. [bºer, Saxon.] 1. To that place: it is oppoſed to hither. We're coming thither. Shakeſpeare. When, like a bridegroom from the Eaſt, the ſun Sets forth ; he thither, whence he came, doth run. Denham. There Phoenix and Ulyſſes watch the prey; And thither all the wealth of Troy convey. 2. To that end ; to that point. TH1'THERT.o. adv. [thither and to...] To that end ; ſo far. THITHERWARD. adv. [thither and ward.] Towards that place. Ne would he ſuffer ſleep once thitherward Approach, albe his drowſy den were next. Fairy Qu. Madam, he's gone to ſerve the duke of Florence: We met him thitherward, for thence we came. Shakeſp. By quick inſtinctive motion, up I ſprung, As thitherward endeavouring. Miltºn's Par. Lºft, b. viii. The fooliſh beaſts went to the lion's den, leaving very goodly footſteps of their journey thitherward, but not the like of their return. L'Eſtrange. A tuft of daiſies on a flow'ry la They ſaw, and thitherward they bent their way. Dryden. THQ: adv. [Sonne, Saxon.] 1. Then. Spenſer. 2. Tºo' contracted for though. To THole. v. n. To wait awhile. Ainſ. THoNG. * / [Franá, Pnong, Saxon.] A ſtrap, or ſtring of leather. Dryden. - The Tuſcan king Laid by the lance and took him to the ſling; Thrice whirl'd the thong about his head, and threw The heated lead half melted as it flew. Dryden's An. The ancient ceſtus only conſiſted of ſo many large thongs about the * without any lead at the end. Addiſon. The ſmiths and armourers on palfreys ride, And nails for looſen'd ſpears, and thongs for ſhield, pro- vide. Dryden's Knight's jai. THoRA'cick, adj. [from thorax.] Belonging to the breaſ.” The chyle grows grey in the thoracic duº. Arnia THo'RAL. adj. Ifrom thorus, Lat.] Relating to the bed." The puniſhment of adultery, according to the Roman law; was ſometimes made by a thoral ſeparation. Ayliff. THORN. m. ſ. [thaurns, Gothick; Ponn, Saxon; dº. Dutch.] > I. A prickly tree of ſeveral kinds. Thorns and thiſtles ſhall it bring forth. 2. A prickle growing on the thorn buſh. The moſt upright is ſharper than a thorn hedge. Mr. vii Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the roſe. Aſia. 3. Anything troubleſome. The guilt of empire; all its thorns and cares Be only mine. Southern's Spartan Dame Tho'RNApple. n.ſ. A plant. - The thornapple is of two ſorts; the greater, which riſes up with a ſtrong round ſtalk, and the leſſer differs from . other in the ſmallneſs of the leaves. THo'RNBAck. n.ſ. A ſea-fiſh. The thornback when dried taſtes of ſal ammoniac. Arbuth. THO'RNBUT. n. ſ. A ſort of ſea-fiſh, Ainſ, which he diffin- guiſhes from thornback. A birt or turbót. Tho'RN.Y. adj. [from thorn.] 1. Full of thorns; ſpiny; rough ; prickly. Not winding ivy, nor the glorious bay; Gen. iii. 18. Martimer. He wore, ſweet head, a thorny diadem. Randºlph. The boar's eye-balls glare with fire, His neck ſhoots up a thickſet thorny wood; His briſtled back a trench impal'd appears. Dryden. The wiſer madmen did for virtue toil A thorny, or at beſt a barren ſoil. Drydºn. They on the bleaky top Of rugged hills, the thorny bramble crop. Dryden. 2. Pricking; vexatious. No diſlike againſt the perſon Of our good queen, but the ſharp thorny points Of my alleged reaſons drive this forward. Shakespeare. 3. Difficult; perplexing. By how many thorny and hard ways they are come there- unto, by how many civil broils. Spenſer on Ireland. THO'Rough. prepoſ. [the word through extended into two ſyl- lables.] - 1. By way of making paſſage or penetration. 2. By means of. Mark Antony will follow Thorough the hazards of this untrod ſtate, With all true faith. Shakespeare julius Caſar. THo'Roug H. adj. [The adjective is always written through, the prepoſition commonly through.] 1. Complete; full; perfect. - The Iriſh horſeboys, in the thorough reformation of that realm, ſhould be cut off. Sººn ar. He did not deſire a thorough engagement till he had time to reform ſome whom he reſolved never more to truſt. Clarendul. A thorough tranſlator muſt be a thorough poet. Dryden. A thorough practice of ſubjecting ourſelves to the wants of others, would extinguiſh in us pride. Swift. 2. Paſſing through. - Let all three ſides be a double houſe, without thorºugh lights on the ſides. Bacon. Thoroug HFAR F. n.ſ.. [thorough and fare.] A paſſage through; a paſſage without any ſtop or let. Th’ Hyrcanian deſerts are as thoroughſares now For princes to come view fair Portia. Shakespºrt. His body is a paſāble carcaſe if he be not hurt; tº ". thoroughfare for ſteel, if it be not hurt. - shakeſpeare. Hell, and this world, one realm, one continent b. x Of eaſy thoroughfare. Milton's Par: * - : The ungrateful perſon is a monſter, which is all * º: and belly; a kind of thoroughfare, or common º, or 71ſ. good things of the world to paſs into. South's armſ The courts are fill'd with a tumultuous din Of crouds, or iſſuing forth, or ent'ring in: A thoroughfare of news; where ſome deviſe. .. Drydºn. Things never heard; ſome mingle truth with lies. º THo'Roud HLY. adv. [from thorough...] Completely; fully. t Look into this buſineſs thoroughly. Salºº We can never be grieved for their miſeries who are i. roughly wicked, and have thereby juſtly called their º on themſelves. Dryden', Dufrºſº. One would think that every member of the commº. who embraces with vehemence the principles of º: ty, had thoroughly ſifted and examined them. }} * i They had forgotten their ſolemn vows as thºrºg sy 7/1975- they had never made them. Atterlºº rin- Thorough sped. adj. [thorough and ſhed.] Finiſhed in P ciples; thoroughpaced. Our
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Our thoroughſhed republick of whigs, which contains the
bulk of all hopers, pretenders, and profeſſors, are moſt highly
uſeful to princes. Swift.
THoRoy GHPA cep. adj. [thorough and pace.] Perfeół in what
is undertaken; complete; thoroughſped. Generally in a
bad ſenſe. -
When it was propoſed to repeal the teſt clauſe, the ableſt
of thoſe who were reckoned the moſt ſtanch and thoroughpaced
whigs fell off at the firſt mention of it. Swift.
THoRough sti'ch. adv. [thorough and /litch..] Completely;
fully. A low word.
Perſeverance alone can carry us thorough/?itch. L'EArange,
THoRP. n.ſ.
7%arp, throp, thrºp, tre?, trop, are all from the Saxon
Forp, which ſignifies a village. Gibſon's Camden.
THose. pron. the plural of that.
Make all our trumpets ſpeak, give them all breath,
Thoſe clam’rous harbingers of blood and death. Shakeſp.
The fibres of this muſcle act as thoſe of others. Chºir.
Sure there are poets which did never dream
Upon Parnaſſus, nor did taſte the ſtream
Of Helicon, we therefore may ſuppoſe
Thoſe made not poets, but the poets thoſ. Denham.
THou. m. ſ. [pu, Saxon; du, Dutch ; in the oblique caſes ſin-
gular thee, Fe, Saxon; in the plural ye, 3e, Saxon; in the
oblique caſes plural you, eop, Saxon.]
1. The ſecond pronoun perſonal.
Is this a dagger which I ſee before me,
The handle tow'rd my hand Come let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I ſee thee ſtill.
Art thou not, fatal viſion, ſenſible
To feeling as to fight.
I am as like to call thee ſo again,
To ſpit on thee again, to ſpurn thee too,
If thou wilt lend this money lend it not
As to thy friend. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice.
Thou, if there be a thou in this baſe town,
Who dares with angry Eupolis to frown;
Who at enormous villany turns pale,
And ſteers againſt it with a full-blown ſail. Dryden.
2. It is uſed only in very familiar or very ſolemn language.
When we ſpeak to equals or ſuperiors we ſay you; but in ſo-
lemn language, and in addreſſes of worſhip, we ſay thou.
To Thou. v. a. [from thou.] To treat with familiarity.
Taunt him with the licence of ink; if thou thou’ſ him
ſome thrice, it ſhall not be amiſs. Shakeſpeare.
THou GH. conjundžion. [heap, Saxon; thauh, Gothick.]
1. Notwithſtanding that ; although.
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
. Not that I ſo affirm, though ſo it ſeem. Milton.
The ſound of love makes your ſoft heart afraid,
And guard itſelf, though but a child invade. //aller.
I can deſire to perceive thoſe things that God has prepared
for thoſe that love him, though they be ſuch as eye hath not
ſeen, ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to
conceive. Locke.
Though the name of abſtraćted ideas is attributed to uni-
verſal ideas, yet this abſtraćtion is not great. Watts's Logick.
2.7. Thouë. As if, like a #.
In the vine were three branches; and it was as though it
budded. Gen. xl. Io.
3. It is uſed in the end of a ſentence in familiar language:
however; yet.
You ſhall not quit Cydaria for me:
'Tis dangerous though to treat me in this ſort,
And to refuſe my offers, though in ſport. Dryden.
A good cauſe wou'd do well though ;
It gives my ſword an edge. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
THou GHT, the preterite and part, paſſ of think.
I told him what I thought. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
Are my friends embark'd
Can any thing be thought of for their ſervice
Whilſt I yet live, let me not live in vain. Addison.
No other tax could have been thought of, upon which ſo
much money would have been immediately advanced. Addison
Thought. m. ſ. [from the preterite of to think.]
. . The operation of the mind; the act of thinking.
2. Idea ; image formed in the mind.
Sulph’rous and thought executing fires
Singe my white head. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
For our inſtrućtion to impart
Things above earthly thought. Milton.
3. Sentiment; fancy; imagery.
Thought, if tranſlated truly, cannot be loſt in another lan-
guage; but the words that convey it to our apprehenſion,
which are the image and ornament of that thought, may be
ſo ill-choſen as to make it appear unhandſome. Dryden.
One may often find as much thought on the reverſe of a
medal as in a canto of Spenſer. . Addiſon on ancient Medals.
Thoughts come crouding in ſo faſt upon me, that my only
difficulty is to chooſe or to rejećt. Dryden.
The thoughts of a ſoul that periſh in thinking. Locke,
4. Reflection; particular conſideration.
- - Why do you keep alone?
Qf ſorrieſt fancies your companions making,
Uſing thoſe thoughts which ſhould indeed have died
With them they think on. Shakeſp. Macbeth,
5. Conception; preconceived notion.
. . . Things to their thought
So unimaginable as hate in heaven. Milton.
6. Opinion; judgment.
He that is ready to ſlip, is as a 1 deſpiſed i h
of him that is at ... P2 a lamp deſpiſed in º:
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They communicated their thoughts on this º to each
other; and therefore their reaſons are little different. Dryden.
Thus Bethel ſpoke, who always ſpeaks his thought
And always thinks the very thing he ought. Pºpe.
7. Meditation; ſerious conſideration. c
Pride, of all others the moſt dangerous fault,
Proceeds from want of ſenſe or want of thought. Roſcommon.
Nor was godhead from her thought. Milton.
8. Deſign; purpoſe.
The thoughts I think towards you are thoughts of peace,
and not evil. jer. xxix, 11.
9. Silent contemplation.
Who is ſo groſs -
That cannot ſee this palpable device
Yet who ſo bold, but ſays, he ſees it not ?
Bad is the world; and all will come to nought,
When ſuch ill dealings muſt be ſeen in thought. Shakeſp.
Io. Sollicitude; care; concern.
f'. Let us return, left he leave caring for the aſſes and take
thought for us. I Sam. ix. 5.
Hawis was put in trouble, and died with thought and an-
guiſh before his buſineſs came to an end. Bacon's Henry VII.
Adam took no thought, eating his fill. Milton.
II. Expectation.
The main deſcry
Stands on the hourly thought.
12. A ſmall degree; a ſmall quantity.
His face was a thought longer than the exačt ſymmetrians
would allow. Sidney.
If our own be but equal, the law of common indulgence
alloweth us to think them at the leaſt half a thought the bet-
ter, becauſe they are our own. Hooker, b. iv.
A needle pierced through a globe of cork, cut away by
degrees, will ſwim under water, yet not ſink unto the bot-
tom: if the cork be a thought too light to ſink under the fur-
face, the water may be attenuated with ſpirits of wine. Br.
My giddineſs ſeized me, and though I now totter, yet I
think I am a thought better. Swift.
THo'UGHTFUL. adj. [thought and full.]
1. Contemplative; full of reflection; full of meditation.
On theſe he mus'd within his thoughtful mind, -
And then reſolv’d what Faunus had divin'd. Dryden.
2. Attentive; careful.
Thoughtful of thy gain, I all the live-long day
Conſume in meditation deep. Phillips.
3. Promoting meditation; favourable to muſing.
Unſpotted long with human blood:
War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades,
And ſteel now glitters in the muſcs ſhades. Pope.
4. Anxious; follicitous.
In awful pomp, and melancholy ſtate,
See ſettled reaſon on the judgment-ſeat;
Around her croud diſtruſt, and doubt and fear, -
And thoughtful forefight, and tormenting care. Prior.
Thoughtfully. adv. [from thoughtful..] With thought or
conſideration ; with ſollicitude.
THo'UGHT FULNEss. n.ſ. Ifrom thoughtful.]
1. Deep meditation.
2. Anxiety; ſollicitude.
THo'UGHT less. adj. [from thought.]
1. Airy; gay; diſſipated.
2. Negligent; careleſs. - -
It is ſomething peculiarly ſhocking to ſee gray hair...with-
out remorſe for the paſt, and thoughtleſ; of the future. Rogers.
3. Stupid; dull.
His goodly fabrick fills the eye, .
And ſeems deſign'd for thoughtlºſ, majeſty: , .
Thoughtlift as monarch oaks that ſhade the plain, -
And ſpread in ſolemn ſtate ſupinely reign. Dryden:
Thouhtiessly. adv. [from thought.] Without thought;
careleſly; ſtupidly. -
In reſtleſs hurries thoughtleſsly they live, .
At ſubſtance oft unmov’d, for ſhadows grieve. Garth.
THoºgºriessness. n.ſ. [from thought'ſ...] Want of thought;
ce of thought. -
rº. *. [thought and ſick.] Uneaſy with reflec-
tion.
Shakeſp. King Lear.
Heav'n's face doth glow
with triſtful viſage; and, as 'gainſt the doom,
Is thoughtſiek at the aët. Shakespeare Hamlet.
Thousand. adj. or n.ſ. [purene, Saxon; duyſend, Dutch.]
1. The number of ten hundred. About
T H R T H R - About three thºſ” - for remote voyages was greater than at this day. - ber. , , Proverbially, a great num". - - 2 So . and thouſand, thouſand times more fair ſeem’d, when ſhe preſented was to fight. sº. at a thouſand doors they knock'd, Bacon. Fa. Qº. Not one of all the thouſand but was lock'd. Dryden. Search the herald's roll, Where thou ſhalt find thy famous pedigree, n Drawn from the root of ſome old Tuſcan tree, And thou, a thºuſand off, a fool of long degree. Dryden. Though he regulates himſelf by juſtice, he finds a thouſand occaſions for generoſity and compaſſion. Aldſºn's Sped. How many thouſand pronounce boldly on the affairs of the publick, whom God nor men never qualificq for ſuch judg- ment. J/atts. THous ANDTH. adj. [from thouſand.] The hundredth ten times told ; the ordinal of a thouſand. He that will divide a minute into a thouſand parts, and break but a part of a º part in the affairs of love, it may be ſaid of him, that Cupid hath clapt him o' th' ſhoulder, but I’ll warrant him heart whole. Shakeſp. As you like it. Such is the poet's lot: what luckier fate Does on the works of grave hiſtorians wait: More time they ſpend, in greater toils engage, Their volumes ſwell beyond the thouſandth page. Dryden. The French hugonots are many thouſand witneſſes to the contrary; and I wiſh they deſerved the thouſandth part of the good treatment they have received. Swift's Miſeſ. THowl. n.ſ. A piece of timber by which oars are kept in their places when a rowing. - Airſ THR ALL. m. ſ. []nael, Saxon.] 1. A ſlave; one who is in the power of another. No thralls like them that inward bondage have. Sidney. But fith ſhe will the conqueſt challenge need, Let her accept me as her faithful thrall. Look gracious on thy proſtrate thrall. The two delinquents Shakeſpeare. That were the ſlaves of drink, and thralls of ſleep. Shakespeare I know I'm one of nature's little kings; Yet to the leaſt and vileft things am thrall. Davies. That we may ſo ſuffice his vengeful ire, Or do him mightier ſervice, as his thralls By right of war, whate'er his buſineſs be. Milton. 2. Bondage; ſtate of ſlavery or confinement. And laid about him, till his noſe From thrall of ring and cord broke looſe. Hudibrat, p. i. To THR All. v. a. Spenſer. [from the noun..] To enſlave; to bring into the power of another. Let me be a ſlave t'atchieve the maid, Whoſe ſudden fight hath thrall'd my wounded eye. Shakespeare Stateſmen purge vice with vice, and may corrode The bad with bad, a ſpider with a toad. For ſo ill thralls not them, but they tame ill, And make her do much good againſt her will. Donne. The author of nature is not thralled to the laws of na- ture. Drummond. THRA'ldoM. m. ſ. [from thrall.] Slavery; ſervitude. How far am I inferior to thee in the ſtate of the mind and yet know I that all the heavens cannot bring me to ſuch thraldom. Sidney, b. i. He ſwore with ſobs, That he would labour my delivery. —Why, ſo he doth, when he delivers you From this earth's thraldºn to the joys of heav'n. Shakespeare This country, in a great part deſolate, groaneth under the Turkiſh thraldºm. Sandys. He ſhall rule, and ſhe in thraldºm live. Dryden. They tell us we are all born ſlaves; life and thraldom we entered into together, and can never be quit of the one till we part with the other. Locke. THRA'PPLE. m. ſ. The windpipe of any animal. They ſtill retain it in the Scottiſh dialect. - To THRASH. v. a. [Samrcan, Saxon; deſchen, Dutch.] I. To beat corn to free it from the chaff. This is written va. ºriouſly thraſh or threſh, but thraſh is agreeable to etymology. Firſt thraſh the corn, then after burn the ſtraw. Shakespeare. Gideon threſhed wheat to hide it. judg. viii. 11. Here be oxen for burnt ſacrifice, and threſhing inſtruments for wood. 2 Sam. xxiv. 22. In the ſun your golden grain diſplay, And thraſh it out, and winnow it by day. Dryden. This is to preſerve the ends of the bones from an inca- leſsency, which they being hard bodies would contračt from * 'wift motion; ſuch as that of running or threſhing. Ray. yº. of your clover well dried in the ſun, after the firſt º/hing, get what ſeed you can. 4/ortimer. 2. To beat; to drub. - n *ſtury valiant aſ thou art here but to thraſh Tro- }. and thou art bought and ſold among thoſe of any wit ike a Barbarian ſlave. Shakeſp. Troil, and Crºſſda. Spenſer. 4 years ago, navigation of the world To THRASH. v. n... To labour; to drudge. I rather wou'd be Mevius, threſh for rhimes Like his, the ſcorn and ſcandal of the times, Than that Philippick fatally divine, Which is inſcrib'd the ſecond, ſhould be mine. Dryden THRA's HER... m. ſ... [from thraſh..] One who thraſhes corn." Our ſoldiers, like a lazy thraſher with a flail, Fell gently down, as if they ſtruck their friends. Shakeſ, Not barely the plowman's pains, the reaper's and thrº toil, and the baker's ſweat, is to be counted into the bread we eat: the labour of thoſe employed about the utenſils muſt all be charged. Locłe. THRA’s HING-Floor. m. ſ. An area on which corn is beaten. In vain the hinds the threſhing-flºor prepare, And exerciſe their flails in empty air. Dryden. Delve of convenient depth your threſhing-flºor With temper'd clay, then fill and face it o’er. Dryden. THR Aso's IcAL. adj. [from Thraſ, a boaſter in old comedy.] Boaſtful; bragging. His humour is lofty; his diſcourſe peremptory, his general behaviour vain, ridiculous, and thraſonical. Shakespeare. There never was any thing ſo ſudden but the fight of two rams, and Caeſar's thrºſºnical brag of, I came, ſaw, and overcam.c. Shakeſp. As you like it. THRA v E. m. ſ. [Sjar, Saxon.] 1. A herd; a drove. Out of uſe. 2. The number of two dozen. THREAD. m. ſ. [praeb, Saxon; draed, Dutch.] I. A ſmall line; a ſmall twiſt. Let not Bardolph's vital thread be cut With edge of penny cord and vile reproach. Shakeſpeare. Though the ſlender thread of dyed filk looked on ſingle ſeem devoid of redneſs, yet when numbers of theſe thread; are brought together, their colour becomes notorious. Byk. He who ſat at a table but with a ſword hanging over his head by one ſingle thread or hair, ſurely had enough to check his appetite. South's Sermons. The art of pleaſing is the ſkill of cutting to a thread, be- twixt flattery and ill-manners. L'Eſtrange. 2. Anything continued in a courſe; uniform tenor. The eagerneſs and trembling of the fancy doth not always regularly follow the ſame even thread of diſcourſe, but ſtrikes upon ſome other thing that hath relation to it. Burnet. The gout being a diſeaſe of the nervous parts, makes it ſo hard to cure; diſeaſes are ſo as they are more remote in the thread of the motion of the fluids. Arbuthnot. THRE/ADBARE. adj. [thread and bare.] 1. Deprived of the nap; wore to the naked threads. Threadbare coat, and cobbled ſhoes he ware. Fa; 24. The clothier means to dreſs the commonwealth, and ſet a new nap upon it: ſo he had need; for 'tis threadlart. Shakespeare Will any freedom here from you be borne, Whoſe cloaths are threadlare, and whoſe cloaks are torm: Dryden's juvenal. He walk'd the ſtreets, and wore a threadbare cloak; . He din’d and ſupp'd at charge of other folk. Swift. 2. Worn out; trite. A hungry lean-fac'd villain, A mere anatomy, a mountebank, A threadbar juggler, and a fortune-teller, , , Shaft", Many writers of moral diſcourſes run into ſtale topicks º threadláre quotations, not handling their ſubject ful'." cloſely. - Swift. If he underſtood trade, he would not have mentioned . threadbare and exploded project. Child on Trade. To THREAD. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To paſs through with a thread. f The largeſt crooked needle, with a ligature of the ſize o that I have threaded it with in taking up the permaisk * ſels. Sharp's Surg"). 2. To paſs through ; to pierce through. fhus out of lº threading dark-ey'd night. Shakespeare Being preſt to th' war, - Ev’n when the nave of the ſtate was touch'd, , , lanuſ They would not thread the gates. Shaiſ). Criºla". THRE’AºEN. adj. [from threadj Made of thread. Behold the threaden ſails, Borne with th' inviſible and creeping wind, - Shakespeare Draw the huge bottoms through the furrow d ſea. º To THREAP. v. a. A country word denoting to * ". or contend. iation 9 THREAT. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Menace; denu" ill. Shakespeare . There is no terror, Caſſius, in your threat; The emperor perceiving that his threats were l ed, regarded little to threaten any more. - Do not believe - Milton. Thoſe rigid threats of death: ye ſhall not die. . . ſºon To THREAT. v. a. ſtreasian, Saxon : threat is 18 To THRE’ATEN. ; uſed but in poetry.] 2 ittle regar'. Hayward. 1. To
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1. To menace; to denounce evil.
Death to be wiſh'd
Though threaten'd, which no worſe than this can bring.
Milton,
2. To menace; to terrify, or attempt to terrify, by denouncing
evil.
What threat you me with telling of the king?
Tell him and ſpare not.
ſpeak henceforth to no man in this name.
The void profound
Wide gaping, and with utter loſs of being
Threatens him. Milton.
AEneas their aſſault undaunted did abide,
And thus to Lauſus, loud with friendly threat'ning cry’d.
Dryden's %
This day black omens threat the brighteſt fair,
That e'er deſerv'd a watchful ſpirit's care. Pope.
3. To menace by ačtion.
Void of fear,
He threaten'd with his long protended ſpear. Dryden.
The noiſe increaſes as the billows roar,
When rowling from afar they threat the ſhore. Dryden.
THR'EAten ER. n.ſ.. [from threaten..] Menacer; one that
threatens.
Be ſtirring as the time; be fire with fire;
Threaten the threatener, and outface the brow
Of bragging horrour. Shakeſp. King john.
The fruit, it gives you life
To knowledge by the threat'ner * Milton's Par. Loft.
THRE'AtENINGLY. adv. [from threaten..] With menace; in
a threatening manner.
The honour that thus flames in your fair eyes,
Before I ſpeak, too threat'ningly replies. Shakeſpeare.
THR'EATFUL. adj. [threat and full.] Full of threats; mina-
clous.
Like as a warlike brigandine applide
To fight, lays forth her threatful pikes afore, -
The engines which in them ſad death do hide. Spenſºr.
THREE. adj. ſprue, Saxon; dry, Dutch; tri, Welſh and
Erſe; tres, Lat.] Two and one.
Prove this a proſp'rous day, the three-nook'd world
Shall bear the olive freely. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
If you ſpeak three words, it will three times report you the
whole three words. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 249.
Great Atreus ſons, Tydides fixt above,
With three-ag'd Neſtor. Creech's Manilius.
Jove hurls the three-fork'd thunder from above. *:::
Theſe three and three with oſier bands we ty'd.
Down to theſe worlds I trod the diſmal way,
And dragg'd the three-mouth'd dog to upper day. Pope.
A ſtrait needle, ſuch as glovers uſe, with a three-edged
point, uſeful in ſewing up dead bodies. Sharp,
2. Proverbially a ſmall number.
Away, thou three-inch'd fool; I am no beaſt. Shakeſp.
A baſe, proud, ſhallow, beggarly, three-ſuited, filthy,
worſted ſtocking knave. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Threefold... adj. [jneopealb, Saxon. J Thrice repeated ;
conſiſting of three.
A º cord is not eaſily broken. Eccluſ. iv. 12.
By a threefold juſtice the world hath been governed from
the beginning: by a juſtice natural, by which the parents and
elders of families governed their children, in which the obe-
dience was called natural piety: again, by a juſtice divine,
drawn from the laws of God; and the obedience was called
conſcience: and laſtly, by a juſtice civil, begotten by both the
former; and the obedience to this we call duty. Raleigh.
A threefold off'ring to his altar bring,
A bull, a ram, a boar. Pope's Odyſſey.
THRE'Epence. n.ſ.. [three and pence..] A ſmall filver coin va-
lued at thrice a penny. - -
A threepence bow’d would hire me,
Old as I am to queen it. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Laying a cauſtick, I made an eſcar the compaſs of a three-
pence, and gave vent to the matter. Wiſeman's Surgery.
Thre/epenN.Y. adj. [triobolaris, Lat.] Vulgar; mean.
THRE’EPILE. n.ſ.. [three and pile.] An old name for good
velvet.
I, in my time, wore threepile, but am out of ſervice. Shakespeare
irgil.
t’.
THREE P1’lāD. adj. Set with a thick pile; in another place
it ſeems to mean piled one on another.
Thou art good velvet; thou'rt a threepil'd piece: I had as
lief be Engliſh kerſey, as be pil'd as thou art. Shakeſpeare.
Threepil'd hyberboles; ſpruce affectation. Shakeſpeare.
THREEsco'RE. adj. [three and ſcore.] Thrice twenty; ſixty.
Threeſcore and ten I can remember well. $ºr.
Their lives before the flood were abbreviated after, and
contračted unto hundreds and threeſcores. Brown.
By chace our long-liv'd fathers earn'd their food;
Toil ſtrung the nerves, and purify'd the blood:
But we their ſons, a pamper'd race of men,
Are dwindl’d down to threeſcore years and ten. Dryden.
Shakeſp. Richard III.
That it ſpread no further, ſtraitly threaten them that they
Acts iv. 18.
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THRENo'oy. *ſ [ºnºſz.] A ſong of lamentation.
***'Sher. n.ſ. properly thraſer.
Here too the thro/her brandiſhing his flail,
Beſpeaks a maſter. c
Thke'shing. See to Thrash.
The careful ploughman doubting ſtands,
Leſt on the threſhing floor his ſheaves prove chaff. Milton
Gideon was taken from thrºſhing, as well as Cincinnań.
from the plough, to command armies. Locke on Education.
THRE’shold. n /.. [&nercºal -
- - - rcpalb, Saxon.] Th
under the door; entrance; gate. i. e ground or ſtep
h;air ...}} forth in honourable wiſe,
tº at the thrº/hold met ſhe well did enterprize. --
A Mº . that ſtumble at the hº ize. Spenſer:
re well foretold that danger lurks within.
Not better Shakeſpeare.
Than ſtill at hell's dark threſhold tº have ſat watch,
Unnam'd, undreaded, and thy ſelf half ſtarv'd Milton
Before the ſtarry threſhold of Jove's court -
My manſion is, where thoſe immortal ſhapes
9f bright aereal ſpirits live inſpher'd
In regions mild, of calm and ſerene air. Milton.
There ſought the queen's apartment, flood before
The peaceful threſhold, and beſieg'd the door. Dryden.
THREw, preterite of throw.
A broken rock the force of Pyrrhus threw :
Full on his ankle fell the pond’rous ſtone, -
Burſt the ſtrong nerves, and craſh'd the ſolid bone. Pope.
THRIce. adv. [from three.]
I. Three times.
Thrice he aſſay’d it from his foot to draw,
And thrice in vain to draw it did affay,
It booted nought to think, to rob him of his prey. Spenſer.
Thrice within this hour
I ſaw him down; thrice up again and fighting. Shakespeare
2. A word of amplification.
Thrice noble lord, let me"entreat of you
To pardon me. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew.
Thrice, and four times happy thoſe
That under Ilian walls before their parents dy’d. Dryden.
To THRID. v. a. [this is corrupted from thread; in French
enfilºr.] To ſlide through a narrow paſſage.
Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair,
Some hang upon the pendents of her ear. Pºpe.
THRIFT. n.ſ.. [from thrive.]
1. Profit; gain; riches gotten; ſtate of proſpering.
He came out with all his clowns, horſt upon ſuch cart
jades, and ſo furniſhed, as I thought with myſelf if that
were thrift, I wiſht none of my friends or ſubjects ever to
thrive. Sidney, b. ii.
You ſome permit
To ſecond ills with ills, each worſe than other,
And make them dreaded to the doer's thrift. Shakeſpeare.
Had I but the means
To hold a rival place with one of them,
I have a mind preſages me ſuch thrift,
That I ſhould be fortunate. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice.
Should the poor be flatter'd
No ; let the candied tongue lick abſurd pomp,
And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee,
Where thrift may follow fawning. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
2. Parſimony; frugality; good huſbandry.
The reſt unable to ſerve any longer, or willing to fall to
thrift, prove very good huſbands. Spenſer on Ireland.
Out of the preſent ſparing and untimely thrift, there grow
many future inconveniences and continual charge in repairing
and re-edifying ſuch imperfect ſlight-built veſſels. Raleigh.
Thus heaven, though all-ſufficient, ſhows a thrift
In his oeconomy, and bounds his gift, Dryden.
3. A plant.
The thrift is a plant with a flower gathered into an almoſt
ſpherical head, furniſhed with a common ſcaly empalement:
this head is compoſed of ſeveral clove-gilliflower flowers,
conſiſting of ſeveral leaves in a proper empalement, ſhaped
like a funnel; in like manner the pointal riſes out of the
ſame empalement, and afterwards turns to an oblong ſeed,
wrapt up in the empalement, as in an huſk. Miller.
THRI'FTILY. adv. [from thrifty.] Frugally; parſimoniouſly.
Cromartie after fourſcore went to his country-houſe to live
thriftily, and ſave up money to ſpend at London. Swift.
THRI'FTINFss. n.ſ.. [from º Frugality; huſbandry.
If any other place you have,
which º: .. #. but thriftingſ to ſave., Hubbard.
Some are cenſured for keeping their own, whom tender-
neſs how to get honeſtly teachelh to ſpend diſcreetly; whereas
ſuch need no great thriftingſ in preſerving their own, who
aſſume more liberty in exašting from others. Wºtton.
THRI'fºrless. adj. [from thrift.] º: extravagant.
They in idle pomp and wanton play
cº had #. and º hours,
And thrown *m; i. into theſe heavy ſtowers. *;
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Dodſley.
T H R T H R end mine honour with his ſºme, - , ºr their ſcraping fathers gold. Shakespeare. THRI'Fry. adj. [from thrift.]. - . ... ſpiring; not prºfuſe; " laviſh. Though ſome men do, as do they would, Let thrifty do, as do they ſhould. Tºſºr. Nature never lends - The ſmalleſt ſcruple of her excellenge, But like a thrifty goddeſs ſhe determines Herſelf the glory of a creditor, Thanks and uſe. - Shakespeare. Left he ſhould neglect his ſtudies Like a young heir, the thrifty goddeſs, For fear young maſter ſhould be ſpoil'd, - Swift. would uſe him like a younger child. - I am glad he has ſo much youth and vigour left, of which he hath not becn thrifty; but wonder he has no more diſcre- tion. Swift. 2. Well-huſbanded. I have five hundred crowns, The thrifty hire I ſav'd under your father. Shakespeare. To Thrill. v. a. ſhynllan. Saxon; drilla, Swediſh. To pierce : to bore; to penetrate ; to drill. The cruel word her tender heart ſo thrill'd, That ſudden cold did run through every vein, And ſtormy horrour all her ſenſes fill’d - With dying fit, that down ſhe fºll for pain. Fairy Q4. He pierced through his chaffed cheſt with thrilling point of deadly iron brand, - And lanc'd his lordly heart. Fairy Q. b. i. A ſervant that he bred, thrill'd with remorſe, - Oppos'd againſt the act; bending his ſword To his great maſter. Syakſpeare's King Lear. Nature, that heard ſuch found, Beneath the hollow round Of Cynthia's ſeat, the airy region thrilling, Now was almoſt won, w To think her part was done. Milton. To THRILL. v. n. 1. To have the quality of piercing. The knight his thrillant ſpear again aſſay’d, In his braſs-plated body to emboſs. Fairy Q. b. i. With that, one of his thrillant darts he threw, Headed with ire and vengeable deſpite. Fairy Q. b. ii. 2. To pierce or wound the ear with a ſharp ſound. The piteous maiden, careful, comfortleſs, Does throw out thrilling ſhricks, and ſhrieking crics. Fairy &een, b. i. 3. To feel a ſharp tingling ſenſation. To ſeek ſweet ſafety out, - - - - º In vaults and priſons; and to thrill and ſhake, Ev’n at the crying of our nation's crow, - Thinking his voice an armed Engliſhman. Shakeſpeare. Art thou not horribly afraid : Doth not thy blood thrill at it * Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. i. 4. To paſs with a tingling ſenſation. A faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almoſt freezes up the heat of life. A ſudden horror chill * . Ran through each nerve, and thrill'd in ev'ry vein. Addison. To THRIVE. v. n. pret. throve. and ſometimes leſs properly thrived, part. thriven. [Of this word there is found no ſatiſ- factory etymology: in the northern dialect they uſe throdden, to make grow; perhaps throve was the original word, from throa, Iſlandick, to encreaſe.] To proſper; to grow rich ; to advance in any thing deſired. - He came forth with his clowns horſt on poor cart-jades, and ſo furniſhed, that if this be thrift, I wiſh my ſubjećts. never thrive. - Sidney. The better thou thriveſ?, the gladder am I. Tuffer. If lord Percy thrive not, ere the king - Diſmiſs his power, he means to viſit us. Shakeſpeare. It grew amongſt buſhes, where commonly plants do not thrive. - -- Bacon's Nat. Hył. Nº. 62o. They by vices thrive, Sail on ſmooth ſeas, and at their port arrive. . . Sandys. O ſon why fit we here, each other viewing" Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives In other worlds, and happier ſeat provides For us, his offspring dear? Milton's Par. Lºft, b. x. ... Thoſe who have reſolved upon the thriving ſort of piety, ſeldom embark all their hopes in one bottom. Decay of Piety. - A careful ſhepherd not only turns his flock into a common paſture, but with particular advertence obſerves the thriving of ºvery one. Decay of Piety. Growth is of the very nature of ſome things: to be and Tº thrive is all one with them; and they know no middle ſeaſon between their ſpring and their fall. South's Serm. Experienc'd age in deep deſpair was loſt, Tº ſee the rebel thrive, the loyal croſt. Dryden. * * *riving man turns his land into money to make the greater advantage, - Locke. Shakeſpeare. 2. The main road of any place. The thriven calves in meads their food forſake, And render their ſweet ſouls before the plenteous rack. Dryden's Pirgil. A little hope but I have none. On air the poor camelions thrive, - Deny'd ev'n that my love can live. Granvill. Such a care hath always been taken of the city charities. that they have thriven and proſpered gradually from their in. fancy, down to this very day. Alterbury's Sermons. In the fat age of pleaſure, wealth and eaſe, Sprung the rank weed, and thriv'd with large increaſe. - Pº, º Eſſay ºn Criticiſm. Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the rich. of the underſtanding, as well as in gold. ſº atts'; Logic{ THRI've R. m. ſ. [from thrive..] One that proſpers; one that grows rich. - - He had ſo well improved that little flock his father left, as he was like to prove a thiver in the end. Hayward. THRI'vis G.I.Y. adv. [from thriving.] In a proſperous way. THRo’. contračted by barbarians from through. - What thanks can wretched fugitives return, Who ſcatter'd thro’ the world in exile mourn, Dryden. THR oat. m. ſ. ſºrore, Snoza, Saxon.] . . 1. The forepart of the neck; the paſſages of nutriment and breath. - - The gold, I give thee, will I melt and pour Down thy ill-uttering throat. Shakeſpeare. Wherefore could I not pronounce, amen? - I had moſt need of bleſſing, and amen Stuck in my throat. Shakeſpeare's Macbeath. Her honour, and her courage try’d, Calm and intrepid in the very throat - Of ſulphurous war, on Teniers dreadful field. Thomſºn, 3. To cut the TH Roat. To murder; to kill by violence. Theſe bred up amongſt the Engliſhmen, when they be- come kern, are made more fit to cut their throats. Spºnſºr. A trumpeter that was made priſoner, when the ſoldiers were about to cut his throat, ſays, why ſhould you kill a man that kills nobody ? L'Eſtrange. THR o'ATPIPE. n.f. [throat and pipe.] The weaſon; the wind- pipe. Thro'ATwo RT. m. ſ. [throat and wort.] A plant. The throatwort hath a funnel-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of one leaf, and cut into ſeveral parts at the top, whoſe empale- rhent becomes a membranaceous fruit, often triangular, and divided into three cells, full of ſmall ſeeds. Miller. To THRob. v. n. [from Sopºćsſ, Minſhew and junius; form- cd in imitation of the ſound, Skinner; perhaps contracted from throw up.] 1. To heave; to beat; to riſe as the breaſt with ſorrow or diſtreſs. - Here may his head live on my throbbing breaſt. Shake?. My heart throbs to know one thing: Shall Banquo's iſſue ever reign Shakespeare Madith. 'Twas the claſh of ſwords: my troubled heart Is ſo caſt down, and ſunk amidſt its ſorrows, - It throbs with fear, and akes at every found. Aidſºn. How that warm'd me ! How my throbbing heart Leapt to the image of my father's joy, When you ſhould ſtrain me in your folding arms. 2. To beat; to palpitate. In the depending orifice there was a throbbing of the art:- rial blood, as in an aneuriſm, the blood being choked in by the contuſed fleſh. Iſºſºman's surgºſ. TH's ob. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Heave; beat; ſtroke 9. pal- pitation. She figh’d from bottom of her wounded breaſt, And after many bitter throbs did throw, 6) With lips full pale, and fault'ring tongue oppreſt. Fa. Kº Thou talk'ſt like one who never felt. - Th’ impatient throbs and longings of a ſoul, , ..., That pants and reaches after diſtant good. Aidſºn's Catº. THRoe. m. ſ. [from Snoplan, to fifter, Saxon.] 1. The pain of travail; the anguiſh of bringing c likewiſe written throw: d Lucina lent not me her bed, : But took me in my throes. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. My womb pregnant, and now exceſſive grow” Miltºn Prodigious motion felt and rueful threes. . . Autº: Not knowing 'twas my labour, I complain Of ſudden ſhootings, and of grinding pains, win My throes come thicker and my cries increas'd. - Dry -- i Reflect on that day, when earth ſhall be again in º with her ſons, and at one fruitful throe bring forth all . generations of learned and unlearned, noble and igno duſt. - Rºgers'; Sermº" 2. Any extreme agony; the final and mortal ſtruggle. - O man! have mind of that moſt bitter thrº - . . al For as the tree does fall ſo lies it ever low. Fairy & To eaſe them of their griefs, Their fears of hoſtile ſtrokes, their aches, loſſes, Their Smith, hildren: it is
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Their pangs of love, with other incident throes,
That nature's fragile veſſel doth ſuſtain
In life's uncertain voyage, I will do
Some kindneſs to them. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
To THRoe. v. a. [from the noun..] To put in agonies.
The ſetting of thine eye and cheek proclaim a birth,
Which throes thee much to yield. Shakeſp. Tem, ºft.
THRoNE. m.ſ. [thronus, Lat. Spovº.] -
1. A royal ſeat; the ſeat of a king.
Boundleſs intemperance hath been
Th’ untimely emptying of the happy throne,
And full of many kings. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
Th’ eternal father from his throne beheld
Their multitude. Milton.
Stonehenge once thought a temple, you have found
A throne where kings were crown'd. Dryden.
2. The ſeat of a biſhop.
In thoſe times the biſhops preached on the ſteps of the
altar ſtanding, having not as yet aſſumed the ſtate of a throne.
Ayliffe's Parergon.
To THRONE. v. a. [from the noun..] To enthrone; to ſet on
a royal ſeat.
They have, as who have not, whom their great ſtars
Thron’d and ſet high Shakeſpeare.
True image of the father, whether thron’d
In the boſom of bliſs and light of light,
Conceiving or remote from heav'n, enſhrin'd
In fleſhiy tabernacle and human form. A Milton.
C prince O chief of many throned powers. Mikon.
Tºron d in glaſs and nam'd it Caroline. Pope.
THRONG. m.ſ.. [Pianº, Saxon, from pringan, to prºſ...] A
croud ; a multitude preſſing againſt each other.
Let us on heaps go offer up our lives:
We are enow yet living in the field,
To ſmother up the Engliſh in our throngs.
- A throng
Of thick ſhort ſobs in thund'ring volleys float,
And roul themſelves, over her lubrick throat
Shakeſpeare.
In panting murmurs. Craſhaw.
This book, the image of his mind,
Will make his name not hard to find.
I wiſh the throng of great and good
Made it leſs eas"ly underſtood. J7aller.
With ſtudious thought obſerv'd th’ illuſtrious throng,
In nature's order as they paſs'd along;
Their names, their fates. Dryden's An.
To THRONG. v. n. from the noun..] To croud; to come in
tumultuous multitudes. -
I have ſeen -
The dumb men throng to ſee him, and the blind
To hear him ſpeak. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
His mother could not longer bear the agitations of ſo many
paſſions as throng’d upon her, but fell upon his neck, crying
out, my ſon. - - Tatler, Nº. 55.
To TH Ros G. v. a. To oppreſs or incommode with crouds or
tumults. -
I'll ſay, thou haſ gold :
Thou wilt be throng'd too ſhortly. -
The multitude throng thee and preſs thee.
All acceſs was throng'd, the gates
Thick ſwarm'd. Milton.
THRo's TL E. n.ſ. [proj-cle, Saxon.] The thruſh; a ſmall
ſinging bird. -
The thrº/?!e with his note ſo true,
The wren with little quill. Shakeſpeare.
The black-bird and thrº/?el with their melodious voices bid
welcome to the cheerful ſpring. //alton's Angler.
TH Roºrt I.E. m. ſ. [from throat.] The windpipe. -
At the upper extreme it hath no larinx or throttle to qua-
lify the ſound. Brºwn's /ulgar Errours.
To THROTTLE. v. a. [from the noun..] To choak; to ſuf-
focate; to kill by ſtopping the breath. -
I have ſeen then ſhiver and look pale,
Make periods in the midſt of ſentences,
Thrºttle their practis'd accents in their fears, -
And, in concluſion, dumbly have broke off. Shakeſpeare.
As when Antaeus in Iraſia ſtrove
With Jove's Alcides, and oft foil'd ſtill roſe,
Receiving from his mother earth new ſtrength,
Freſh from his fall and fiercer grapple join'd,
Throttled at length in th' air, expir'd and fell.
His throat half thrott'd with corrupted phlegm,
And breathing through his jaws a belching ſteam. Dryden.
The throttling quinſey 'tis my flar appoints,
And rheumatiſm I ſend to rack the joints.
Thrºttle thyſelf with an ell of ſtrong tape,
For thou haſt not a groat to attone for a rapC. Swift.
THRow E, the preterite of thrive. -
England never throve ſo well, nor was there cver brought
into England ſo great an increaſe of wealth ſince. Locke.
TH Roug H. prºp. [juſh, Saxon ; d.or, Dutch ; durch, Ger-
man.] - -
Shakeſpeare.
Lºſe viii. 45.
Milton.
Dryden.
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1. From end to end of
He hath been ſo ſucceſſul with common heads
- - s that h
hath led their belief through all the works of nature. ...
A ſimplicity ſhines through all he writes.
- " ... - - Dryden.
Fame of th'aſſerted ſea through Europe blown, ./
Made France and Spain ambitious of his love. Dryden.
2. Noting paſſage.
.*.* the gate of iv'ry he diſmiſºd
His valiant offspring.
I he ſame thing happened when I removed the priſm out
of the ſun's light, and lºoking through it upon the hole ſhin.
ing by the light of the clouds beyond it. *** *
3. By tranſiniſłion. y l Newton.
7%rough theſe
plauſe.
Material things are preſented only through their
they have a real influx on theſe,
material things is conveyed int
theſe ſenſes.
4. By means of.
The ſtrong through pleaſure ſooneſt falls, the weak through
ſmart. Pairy Queen, b. ii.
Something you may deſerve of him through me. Shakespeare
By much ſlothfulneſs the building decayeth, and thrºugh
idleneſs of the hands the houſe droppeth through. Excluſ. K.
You will not make this a general rule to debar ſuch floº,
preaching the goſpel, as have through infirmity fallen. Iºhitºft.
Dryden's Zn,
hands this ſcience has paſſed with great ap-
Temple.
ſenſes;
and all real knowledge of
o the underſtanding thrºugh
Cheyne's Phil. Principles.
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Some through ambition, or through thiiſt of gold,
Have ſlain their brothers, and their country ſold. Dryden.
To him, to him 'tis giv'n
Paſſion, and care, and anguiſh to deſtroy:
Through him ſoft peace and plenitude of joy
Perpetual o'er the world redeem'd ſhall flow. Prior.
TH Rou GH. adv.
1. Frome one end or ſide to the other.
You'd be ſo lean, that blaſts of January
Would blow you thrºugh and through. Shakespeare.
Inquire how metal may be tinged through and through, and
with what, and into what colours ? Bacon.
Pointed ſatire runs him through and through. Oldham.
To underſtand the mind of him that writ, is to read the
whole letter through, from one end to the other. Locke.
2. To the end of anything.
Every man brings ſuch a degree of this light into the
world with him, that though it cannot bring him to heaven,
yet it will carry him ſo far, that if he follows it faithfully he
ſhall meet with another light, which ſhall carry him quite
through. South's Sermons.
THROUGHBRED. adj. [through and bred, commonly thorough-
bred.] Completely educated; completely taught.
A through-bred ſoldier weighs all preſent circumſtances and
all poſſible contingents. Grew's Cºſmol.
THROUGHLi'GHTED. adj. [through and light.] Lighted on both
ſides. - -
That the beſt pieces be placed where are the feweſt lights;
therefore not only rooms windowed on both ends, called
th. oughlighted, but with two or more windows on the ſame
ſide are enemies to this art.
THROUGHLY. adv. [from through. . It is commonly written
thoroughly, as coming from thorough.]
I. cº fully; entirely , wholly.
The fight ſo throughly him diſmay’d, -
That nought but death before his eyes he ſaw. Spenſºr.
Rice muſt be throughly boiled in reſpect of its hardneſs. Bac.
No leſs wiſdom than what made the world can throughly
underſtand ſo vaſt a deſign. Tillºtſon.
2. Without reſerve; ſincerely. -
Though it be ſomewhat ſingular for men truly and throughly
to live up to the principles of their religion, yet ſingularity in
this is a ſingular commendation. Tillºtſºn's Sermons.
THROUGH out. prep. [through and cut.] Quite through 5 in
every part of.
Thus it fareth even clean throughout the whole controverſy
about that diſcipline which is ſo earneſtly urged. Hazºr.
There followed after the defeat an avoiding of all Spaniſh
forces throughout Ireland. Bacon.
O for a clap of º: loud ſ
As to be heard throughout the univerſe, -
To tell the world . fact, and to applaud it. B. Johnſºn.
Impartially inquire how we have behaved ourſelves through-
out the courſe of this long war. Atterbury's Sermons.
THRoug HouT. adv. Everywhere; in every part. '
Subdue it, and throughout dominion hold
Over fiſh of the ſea and fowl of the air. Milton.
- His youth and age . .
Aſ of a piece throughout, and all divine: Dryden,
Through pa’ced. adj. [through and pace..] Perfect; complete.
He is very dextrous in puzzling others, if they be not
t"roughpaced ſpeculators in thoſe great theories. More.
To Tir w. preter. threw, part. paſſ. thrown. v. a. [Snapan,
Saxon.]
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1. To
//otton's Architréſure. .
T H R T H R 1. To fling; to caſt; to ſend to a diſtant place by any prºjec- tile force. prºjanes threw down upon the Turks fire and ſcalding oil. Knolles's Hºff. of the Turks. - d ſhall be thrown to thee over the wall. 2 Sam. XX. tºº. ſtones at him and caſt duſt. 2 Sam. xvi. I 3. A poor widow threw in two mites, which make a far- thing. Mark xii. 42. ~ He fell From heav'n, they fabled, thrown by angry Jove -- Sheer o'er the cryſtal battlements. Milton. Calumniate ſtoutly; for though we wipe away with never ſo much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left ſºme fulliage behind. - Decay of Piety. Arioſto, in his voyage of Aſtolpho to the moon, has a fine allegory of two ſwans, who, when time had thrown the writings of many poets into the river of oblivion, were ever in a readineſs to ſecure the beſt, and bear them aloft into the temple of immortality. - Dryden. When Ajax ſtrives ſome rock's vaſt weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move ſlow. Pope. The air-pump, barometer, and quadrant, were thrown º out to thoſe buſy ſpirits, as tubs and barrels are to a whale, - that he may let the ſhip ſail on while he diverts himſelf with º thoſe innocent amuſements. Addison's Speci. 2. To toſs; to put with any violence or tumult. It always compriſes the idea of haſte, force or negligence. To threats the ſtubborn ſinner oft is hard, Wrap'd in his crimes againſt the ſtorm prepar'd : But when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumb’rous cloak away. Dryden. The only means for bringing France to our conditions, is to throw in multitudes upon them, and overpower them with numbers. Addiſon's State of the War. Labour caſts the humours into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature. Addiſon's Spee?. Make room for merit, by throwing down the worthleſs and depraved part of mankind from thoſe conſpicuous ſtations to which they have been advanced. . . Addison's Speci. Nº. 126. The iſland Inarime contains, within the compaſs of eighteen miles, a wonderful variety of hills, vales, rocks, fruitful plains, and barren mountains, all thrown together in a moſt romantick confuſion. Berkley to Pope. 3. To lay careleſly, or in haſte. His majeſty departed to his chamber, and threw himſelf upon his bed, lamenting with much paſſion, and abundance of tears, the loſs of an excellent ſervant. Clarendon. At th' approach of night, On the firſt friendly bank he throws him down, Or reſts his head upon a rock till morn. Addiſon's Cato. 4. To venture at dice. Learn more than thou troweſt, Set leſs than thou throwſ?. 5. To caſt; to ſtrip off. There the ſnake throws the enamell'd ſkin, Shakeſp. King Lear. Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in. Shakeſpeare. 6. To emit in any manner. To arms; for I have thrown A brave defiance in king Henry's teeth. Shakespeare Henry IV. One of the Greek orator's antagoniſts reading over the oration that procured his baniſhment, and ſeeing his friends admire it, aſked them, if they were ſo much affected by the bare reading, how much more they would have been alarm- ed if they had heard him actually throwing out ſuch a ſtorm of eloquence. Addiſon. There is no need to throw words of contempt on ſuch a practice ; the very deſcription of it carries reproof. If atts. 7. To ſpread in haſte. O'er his fair limbs a flow'ry veſt he threw, And iſſu'd like a god to mortal view. Pope's Odyſſey. 8. To overturn in wreſtling. If the finner ſhall not only wreſtle with this angel, but throw him too, and win ſo complete a vićtory over his con- ſcience, that all theſe conſiderations ſhall be able to ſtrike no terrour into his mind, he is too ſtrong for grace. South. 9. To drive; to ſend by force. Myſelf diſtreſt, an exile and unknown, Debarr'd from Europe, and from Aſia thrown, In Libyan deſarts wander thus alone. Dryden’s AEn. . When ſeamen are thrown upon any unknown coaſt in Ame- rica, they never venture upon the fruit of any tree, unleſs they obſerve it marked with the pecking of birds. Addiſon. Poor youth how canſt thou throw him from thee Jaucia, thou know'ſt not half the love he bears thee. Addison 19. To make to act at a diſtance. Throw out our eyes for brave Othello, Even till we maketh aerial blue An indiſtinct regard. II. To repoſe. § In time of temptati - - Ptation be not buſy to diſpute, but rely upon the concluſion, and throw your ſelf upon God, and 3. not with him but in prayer. Taylor's holy living. Shakeſp. Othello. 12. To change by any kind of violence. A new title, or an unſuſpected ſucceſs, throws us out of ourſelves, and in a manner deſtroys our identity. Addison. To throw his language more out of proſe, Homer affa, the compound epithets. Pºpe 13. To turn. [tornare, Lat.] Aft 14. To THRow away. To loſe; to ſpend in vain. - He warms 'em to avoid the courts and camps, Where dilatory fortune plays the jilt With the brave, noble, honeſt, gallant man, To throw herſelf away on fools and knaves. In vain on ſtudy time away we throw, When we forbear to act the things we know. Denham A man had better throw away his care upon anything eft Otway, than upon a garden on wet or moiſt ground. Temple Had we but laſting youth and time to ſpare, - Some might be thrown away on fame and war. Dryden He figh'd, breath'd ſhort, and wou'd have ſpoke, But was too fierce to throw away the time. Dryden The next in place and puniſhment are they - Who prodigally throw their ſouls away; Fools who, repining at their wretched ſtate, And loathing anxious life, ſuborn'd their fate. Dryden. In poetry the expreſſion beautifies the deſign; if it be wi. cious or unpleaſing, the coſt of colouring is thrown away upon it. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. The well-meaning man ſhould rather confider what op- portunities he has of doing good to his country, than thrºw away his time in deciding the rights of princes. Addison. She threw away her money upon roaring bullies, that went about the ſtrects. Arbuthnot's Hiſł. of john Bull, 15. Tº THRow away. To reject. He that will throw away a good book becauſe it is not gilded, is more curious to pleaſe his eye than underſtanding. Taylor. 16. To THRow ly. To rejećt; to lay aſide as of no ſº It can but ſhew Like one of Juno's diſguiſes; and, When things ſucceed, be thrown by, or let fall. B. jºhſ. He that begins to have any doubt of his tenets, received without examination, ought, in reference to that queſtion, to throw wholly by all his former notions. Locke. 17. To THRow down. To ſubvert; to overturn. Muſt one raſh word, th’ infirmity of age, Throw down the merit of my better years: This the reward of a whole life of ſervice Addiſon. 18. To Throw off. To expel. The ſalts and oils in the animal body, as ſoon as they pu- trefy, are thrown off, or produce mortal diſtempers. Arbuth. 19. To THRow off. To reject; to renounce: as, to throw of an acquaintance. 'Twou'd be better Cou'd you provoke him to give you th’ occaſion, And then to throw him off. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Can there be any reaſon why the houſhold of God alone ſhould throw off all that orderly dependence and duty, by which all other houſes are beſt governed Sprat. 20. To THRow out. To exert; to bring forth into act. She throws out thrilling ſhrieks and ſhrieking cries. Spenſ. The gods in bounty work up ſtorms about us, That give mankind occaſion to exert - Their hidden ſtrength, and throw out into practice Virtues which ſhun the day Addison, 21. To Throw out. To diſtance; to leave behind. When e'er did Juba, or did Portius, ſhow A virtue that has caſt me at a diſtance, - And thrown me out in the purſuits of honour? Addison. 22. To THRow out. To eječt; to expel. The other two whom they had thrown out they were con- tent ſhould enjoy their exile. Swift. 23. Tº THRow out. To reječt; to exclude: & The oddneſs of the propoſition taught others to reflect a little ; and the bill was thrown out. Swift. 24. To THRow up. To reſign angrily. Bad games are thrown up too ſoon, Until they're never to be won. Experienced gameſters throw know the game is in the enemy's Hudibras, p. iii. up their cards when they hand, without unneceſſay :---- t----1-------~ : Addiſon's Freeholder. vexation in playing it out. - Life we # nºt part with fooliſhly: it muſt not be #. ap in a pet, nor ſacrificed to a quº. bri 25. To Throw up. To emit; tº eject; to bring up; Judge of the cauſe by the ſubſtances the patient *:::: To THRow. v. n. 1. To perform the aët of caſting. 2. To caſt dice. - 3. To THRow about. To caſt about; to try expedients. Now unto deſpair I'gin to grow, - And mean for better wind abºut tº *. Hubbard Throw. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] - I. A caſt; the act of caſting or throwing: He 2.
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He heav'd a ſtone, and riſing to the throw
He ſent it in a whirlwind at the foe;
A tow'r aſſaulted by ſo rude a ſtroke,
With all its lofty battlements had ſhook. Addiſon.
2. A caſt of dice; the manner in which the dice fall when they
are caſt. - - - -
If Hercules and Lichas play at dice
Which is the better man, the greater throw
May turn by fortune from the weaker hand: - -
So is Alcides beaten by his page. Shakeſpeare.
, If they err finally, it is like a man's miſſing his caſt when
he throws dice for his life; his being, his happineſs, and all,
is involved in the errour of one throw. South's Sermons.
Suppoſe any particular order of the alphabet to be aſſign-
ed, and the twenty-four letters caſt at a venture, ſo as to
fall in a line; it is many million of millions odds to one
againſt any ſingle throw, that the aſſigned order will not be
caſt. - Bentley's Sermons.
3. The ſpace to which any thing is thrown.
I have ever narrified my friends,
Like to a bowl upon a ſubtle ground
I’ve tumbled paſt the 1brow; and in his praiſe
Have, almoſt, ſtamp'd the leaſing. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The Sirenum Scopuli are two or three ſharp rocks that
ſtand about a ſtone's throw from the ſouth ſide of the iſland.
- Addiſon.
4. Stroke; blow.
So fierce he laid about him, and dealt blows
On either ſide, that neither mail could hold,
Ne ſhield defend the thunder of his throws.
5. Effort; violent ſally.
Your youth admires
The throws and ſwellings of a Roman ſoul ; - -
Cato's bold flights, the extravagance of virtue. Addiſon.
6. The agony of childbirth: in this ſenſe it is written throe.
. See THRoe. -
The moſt pregnant wit in the world never brings forth
any thing great without ſome pain and travail, pangs and
throws before the delivery. South's Sermons.
But when the mother's throws begin to come, - - -
The creature, pent within the narrow room,
Fa. 311een.
Breaks his blind priſon. Dryden.
- Say, my friendſhip wants him
To help me bring to light a manly birth;
Which to the wind'ring world I ſhall diſcloſe ; -
Or if he fail me, periſh in my throws. Dryden,
THRow ER. n.ſ.. [from throw.] One that throws.
Antigonus,
Since fate, againſt thy better diſpoſition,
Hath made thy perſon for the thrower out
Of my poor babe ; ,
Places remote enough are in Bohemia, , , ... -
There weep, or leave it crying. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
THRUM. m. ſ. ſihraum, Iſlandick, the end of anything...]
1. The ends of weavers threads.
2. Any coarſe yarn.
There's her thrum hat, and her muffler too. Shakespeare.
O fates, come, come,
Cut thread and thrum,
Quail, cruſh, conclude and quell. Shakeſpears.
All moſs hath here and there little ſtalks, beſides the low
thrum. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 537.
Wou'd our thrum-cap'd anceſtors find fault
For want of ſugar tongs, or ſpoons for ſalt.
To THRUM. v. a. To grate ; to play coarſly.
Blunderbuſſes planted in every loop-hole, go off conſtant-
ly at the ſqueaking of a fiddle and the thrumming of a guit-
tar. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar.
THRUSH. n.ſ. ſh;urc, Saxon.]
1. A ſmall ſinging bird.
Of ſinging birds they have linnets, goldfinches, black-
birds and thruſhes. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
Pain, and a fine thruſh, have been ſeverally endeavouring
to call off my attention; but both in vain. Poſe.
2. [From thrift: as we ſay, a puſh; a breaking out..] By this
name are called ſmall, round, ſuperficial ulcerations, which
appear firſt in the mouth; but as they proceed from the ob.
ſtruction of the emiffarics of the ſaliva, by the lentor and
viſcoſity of the humour, they may affect every part of the
alimentary dućt except the thick guts: they are juſt the ſame
in the inward parts as ſcabs in the ſkin, and fall off from the
inſide of the bowels like a cruſt: the nearer they approach
to a white colour the leſs dangerous. Arbuthnot on Diet.
To THRUST. v. a. [triºſito, Lat.] -
1. To puſh any thing into matter, or between cloſe bodies.
Thruſt in thy ſickle and reap. Rev. xiv. 15.
2. To puſh ; to remove with violence; to drive. It is uſed of
perſons or things.
They ſhould not only not be thruſ; out, but alſo have
eſtates and grants of their lands new made to them. Spenſer.
When the king comes, offer him no violence,
Unleſs he ſeek to thriy; you out by force. Shakeſpeare.
King.
Lock up my doors; and when you hear the drum, -
Clamber not you up to the caſements then,
Nor thruſt your head into the publick ſtreets. Shakeſpeare.
When the aſs ſaw the angel, ſhe thruſt herſelf unto the
wall, and cruſht Balaam's foot. Num. xxii. 22.
On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that
I may thruſ' out all your right eyes. I Sam. xi. 2.
*.caught him by the feet; but Gehazi came near to
thruſt her away. - 2 Kings iv. 27.
Thou ſhalt ſtone him that he die; becauſe he hath fºught
to thruſ; thee away from the Lord. Deut. xiii. Io.
The prince ſhall not take of the people's inheritancé, by
oppreſſion to thruſ; them out. Iſa. xlvi. 18.
Thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, ſhalt be
thruſt down to hell. Luke x. 15.
The ſons of Belial ſhall be as thorns thruſt away. 2 Sam.
Rich, then lord chancellor, a man of quick and lively de-
livery of ſpeech, but as of mean birth ſo prone to thruſt for-
wards the ruin of great perſons, in this manner ſpake. Hayw.
The
In hate of kings ſhall caſt *. the frame,
And thruff out Collatine that bore their name. Dryden.
To juſtify his threat, he thruſis aſide
The croud of centaurs; and redeems the bride. Dryden.
3. To ſtab. -
Phineas thrift both of them through.
4. To compreſs. -
. He thruſt the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of
it. judg. vi. 38.
5. To impel; to urge.
We make guilty of our diſaſters, the ſun, the moon, and
ſtars, as if we were villains on neceſſity, and all that we are
evil in, by a divine thruſting on. Shakeſp. King Lear.
6. To obtrude; to intrude.
Who's there, I ſay How dare you thruſt yourſelves
Into my private meditations : Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
- I go to meet
The noble Brutus, thruſting this report -
Into his ears. Shakeſpeare's julius Caſar.
Should he not do as rationally, who, upon this aſſurance,
took phyſick from any one who had taken on himſelf the
name of phyſician, or thruſt himſelf into that employment.
- Lo-Ke.
Num. xxv. 8.
To THRust. v. n. * .
1. To make a hoſtile puſh ; to attack with a pointed weapon.
2. To ſqueeze in ; to put himſelf into any place by violence.
I’ll be a Spartan while I live on earth;
But when in heav'n, ll ſtand next Hercules,
And thruſt between my father and the god. Dryden.
3. To intrude. *
Not all, -
Who like intruders thruſt into their ſervice,
Participate their ſacred influence. Rowe.
4. To puſh forwards; to come violently; to throng; to preſs.
Young, old, thruſt there,
In mighty concourſe. … Chapman's Odyſſey.
The miſèrable men which ſhrunk from the work were
again beaten forward, and preſently ſlain, and freſh men ſtill
thruſt on. - - t Knolle;’s Hiſ of the Turks.
THRust. m. ſ [from the verb.]
1. Hoſtile attack with any pointed weapon. . . . -
Zelmane hearkening to no more, began with ſuch witty
fury to purſue him with blows and thruſts, that nature and
virtue commanded him to look to his ſafety. Sidney.
That thruſt had been mine enemy indeed, - -
But that my coat is better than thou know'ſt. Shakeſpeare.
Polites Pyrrhus, with his lance, purſues,
And often reaches, and his thruſts renews.
2. Aſſault; attack. - - - - - - -
There is one thruſt at your pure, pretended mechaniſm.
- - More's Divine Dialogues.
THRU'stER. n. ſ. [from thruſt.] He that thruſts.
THRustle. n.ſ. [from thruſh. Thruſh; throſtle.
No thruſile; ſhrill the bramble buſh forſake; - -
No chirping lark the welkin ſheen invoke: . Gay.
To THRY FA'llow. v. a. [ihrice andfºllºw.] To give the third
plowing in ſummer. - -
Tryfºllºw betime for deſtroying of weed, -
Left tººls and docke fal a blooming and ſeed. . Tuffer.
THUMB. n.f. [Suma, Saxon.] The ſhort ſtrong finger an-
ſwering to the other four. .
Here I have a pilot's thumb, - -
wreck'd as homeward he did come. . Shakespeare . Macleſ.
when he is dead you will wear him in thumb rings, as the
Turks did Scanderbeg. Dryden.
Every man in Turkey is of ſome trade: Sultan Achmet
was a maker of ivory ring” which the Turks wear upon their
jump, when they ſhoot their arrows. . . - Broome.
It is divided into four fingers bending forwards, and one
oppoſite bending backwards called the thumb, to join with
tºm ſeverally or united, whereby it is fitted to lay hold of
bjećts. Ray on the Creation.
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Dryden.
THUM B-
nu-illulº
T H U T H U THU’MB-BAND. n. ſ. [thumb and band.] A twiſt of any ma- terials made thick as a man's thumb. Tie thumb-band; of hay round them. To THUMB. v. n. To handle aukwardly. - Tºurºstal. n.ſ.. [thumb and ſtall.] A thimble. Tºr. n.ſ.. [thombo, Italian.] A hard heavy dead dull blow with ſomething blunt. And blund'ring ſtill with ſmarting rump, He gave the knight's ſteed ſuch a thump - - As made him reel. Hudibras, p. i. Before, behind, the blows are dealt; around Their hollow fides the rattling thumps reſound. Prydºn. Their thumps and bruiſes might turn to account, if they could beat each other into good manners. Addiſon. The watchman gave ſo great a thump at my door, haſ awaked at the knock. Tatler. To THUMP. v. a. To beat with dull heavy blows. Thoſe baſtard Britons whom our fathers Have in their land beaten, bobb'd, and thump'd. Shakeſp. To Thump. v. n. To fall or ſtrike with a dull heavy blow. A ſtone Levell'd ſo right, it thump'd upon His manly paunch, with ſuch a force - - As almoſt beat him off his horſe. Hudibras, p. i. A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. ... Swift. Thu'MPER. n.ſ.. [from thump.] The perſon or thing that thumps. THUNDER. n.f. [Sunben, Sunon, Saxon; dunder, Swe- diſh; donder, Dutch ; tonnere, Fr.] Thunder is a moſt bright flame riſing on a ſudden, mov- ing with great violence, and with a very rapid velocity, through the air, according to any determination, upwards from the earth, horizontally, obliquely, downwards, in a right line, or in ſeveral right lines, as it were in ſerpentine tracts, joined at various angles, and commonly ending with a loud noiſe or rattling. Muſchenbroek. 2. In popular and poetick language thunder is commonly the noiſe, and lightning the flaſh; though thunder is ſometimes taken for both. I do not bid the thunder bearer ſhoot, Nor tell tales of thee to high-judging Jove. Shakeſpeare. No more, thou thunder maſter, ſhew Thy ſpite on mortal flies. The revenging gods 'Gainſt parricides all the thunder bend. The thunder Wing'd with red light'ning and impetuous rage, Perhaps hath ſpent his ſhafts, and ceaſes now To bellow through the vaſt and boundleſs deep. Milton. 3. Any loud noiſe or tumultuous violence. So fierce he laid about him, and dealt blows On either ſide, that neither mail could hold Ne ſhield defend the thunder of his throws. Spenſer. Here will we face this ſtorm of inſolence, Nor fear the noiſy thunder; let it roll, Then burſt, and ſpend at once its idle rage. Rowe. To THU'NDER. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To make thunder. His nature is too noble for the world: He would not flatter Neptune for his trident, Nor Jove for’s power to thunder. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 2. To make a loud or terrible noiſe. - So ſoon as ſome few notable examples had thundered a duty into the ſubjects hearts, he ſoon ſhewed no baſeneſs of ſuſpi- cion. - Sidney, b. ii. His dreadful name late through all Spain did thunder, And Hercules' two pillars ſtanding near, Mortimer. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. Shakeſpeare: Did make to quake and fear. Spenſer. His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears. Milton. Like a black ſheet the whelming billow ſpread, Burſt o'er the float, and thunder'd on his head. Pope. To Thu'NDER. v. a. I. To emit with noiſe and terrour. Oracles ſevere, Were daily thunder'd in our general's ear, That by his daughter's blood we muſt appeaſe Diana's kindled wrath. 2. To publiſh any denunciation or threat. An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an Dryden. eccleſiaſtical cenſure. Ayliffe. THUNDER Bolt. n, ſ, [thunder and bolt, as it ſignifies an ar- row. * Lightning; the arrows of heaven. * had a thunderbolt in mine eye, I can tell who ſhould º - Shakeſpeare. ſev et the lightning of this thunderbolt, which hath been ſo °Were a puniſhment to one, be a terrour to all. K. Charles. As if " My heart does beat, *... were forging thunderbolts for Jove. Th sº ** omit the Gracchi, who declare c º: * Worth, thoſe thunderbolts of war Dryden, Denham. The moſt remarkable piece in Antonine's pillar, is Jupiter Pluvius ſending down rain on the fainting army of Marcº Au- relius, and thunderbolts on his enemies; which is the greateſt confirmation of the ſtory of the Chriſtian legion. Addiſon 2. Fulmination; denunciation properly eccleſiaſtical. - He ſeverely threatens ſuch with the thunderbilt of excom. munication. Hakewill on Provident, Thu'NDER clap. m. ſ. [thunder and clap.] Exploſion of thuſ: der. The kindly bird that bears Jove's thunderclap, One day did ſcorn the ſimple ſcarabee, 1. Proud of his higheſt ſervice, and good hap, That made all other fowls his thralls to be. Spºnſºr When ſome dreadful thunderclap is nigh, - The winged fire ſhoots ſwiftly through the ſky; Strikes and conſumes ere ſcarce it does appear, And, by the ſudden ill, prevents the fear. Drydın. When ſuddenly the thunderclap was heard, It took us unprepar'd, and out of guard. Drydın. THU'NDERER. m. ſ. [from thunder.] The power that thun, ders. How dare you, ghoſts, Accuſe the thunderer, whoſe bolt you know, Sky-planted, batters all rebelling coaſts Had the old Greeks diſcover'd your abode, Crete had’nt been the cradle of their god; On that ſmall iſland they had look'd with ſcorn, And in Great Britain thought the thunderer born. Wallar, When the bold Typheus Forc’d great Jove from his own heav'n to fly, The leſſer gods that ſhar'd his proſp’rous ſtate, All ſuffer'd in the exil'd thunderer's fate. Dryden, THU'NDERous. adj. [from thunder.j Producing thunder. Look in and ſee each bliſsful deity, How he before the thunderous throne doth lie. Milton, THU'ND FR show ER. m. ſ. [thunder and ſhower.] A rain ac- companied with thunder. The conceit is long in delivering, and at laſt it comes like a thunderſhower, full of ſulphur and darkneſs, with a terrible crack. Stillingfeet. In thunderſhowers the winds and clouds are oftentimes con- trary to one another, eſpecially if hail falls, the ſultry wea- ther below directing the wind one way, and the cold above the clouds another. Derham's Phyſic-Theol. THUNDER stone. n.ſ.. [thunder and ſtone..] A ſtone fabulouſly ſuppoſed to be emitted by thunder; thunderbolt, Fear no more the light'ning flaſh, - North’ all-dreaded thunderſtone. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. To THU'NDERst Rike. v. a. [thander and ſtrike.] To blaſt or hurt with lightning. I remained as a man thunderſtricken, not daring, may not able, to behold that power. Sidney. The overthrown he rais'd, and as a herd Of goats, or tim’rous flock, together throng'd, Drove them before him thunder/iruck. Miltºn. With the voice divine - Nigh thunderſtruck, th’ exalted man, to whom Such high atteſt was giv'n, a while ſurvey'd - With wonder. Milton's Par. Rºg, b, i. 'Tis ſaid that thunderſtruck Enceladus - Lies ſtretch'd ſupine. - Addiſon. THURI'FERous. adj. [thurifer, Lat.] Bearing frankincenſ; f THURIFIcA'tion. n.ſ.. [thuri, and facio, Latin.] The ačt 0 fuming with incenſe; the act of burning incenſe. - The ſeveral acts of worſhip which were required to be performed to images are proceſſions, genuflection: thrift. tions, deoſculations, and oblations. Stillingfleet. THURSDAY. n. ſ. [thorſgday, Daniſh; from thor. Thor wº the ſon of Odin, yet in ſome of the northern Part: º: ſhipped the ſupreme deity under his name, º: power over all things, even the inferior deities, to him. lingfleet.] The fifth day of the week. THUS. adv. [Sur, Saxon.] 1. In this manner; in this wife. It cannot be that they who ſpeak thuſ, Shakeſtart. ſhould thus judge. Hooker, b. V. The knight him calling, aſked who hºw” Who liſting up his head, . thus. Fa. Qº. I return'd with ſimilar proof enoug"> - With tokens thus, and thus: . Shakeſp. Cymbeline. To be thus is nothing; But to be ſafely thus. I have finned againſt done. That the principle that ſets thing elſe but the modification o is falſe. ief Beware, I warn thee yet, to tell thy griefs In terms becoming majeſty to hear : I warn thee thus, becauſe I know thy.” Sebaſtian. Is inſolent. Dryden's Don **u. Shakeſpeare's *::: d thus and thus have the Lord, and thus joſ. vii. 23. on work theſe organs, “..". thus poſited, f matter thus or }. Hale.
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Thus in the triumphs of ſoft peace I reign. Dryden,
All were attentive to the godlike man,
When from his lofty couch he thus began. Dryden's AFn.
2. To this degree; to this quantity.
A counſellor of ſtate in Spain ſaid to his maſter, I will tell
your majeſty thus much for your comfort, your majeſty hath
but two enemies; whereof the one is all the world, and the
other your own miniſters. Bacon.
He ſaid thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. Milton.
Thus much concerning the firſt earth, and its produćtion
and form. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
No man reaſonably pretends to know thus much, but he
muſt pretend to know all things. Tillotſon's Sermons.
This you muſt do to inherit life; and if you have come
up thus far, firmly perſevere in it. J/ake.
To THwack. v.a. [Saccian, Saxon.] To ſtrike with ſome-
thing blunt and heavy; to threſh; to bang; to belabour.
He ſhall not ſtay;
We'll thwack him hence with diſtaffs. Shakeſpeare.
Nick fell fowl upon John Bull, to ſnatch the cudgel he had
in his hand, that he might thwack Lewis with it. Arbuthnot.
Theſe long fellows, as fightly as they are, ſhould find
their jackets well thwack'd. Arbuthnot.
ThwAck. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A heavy hard blow.
But Talgol firſt with a hard thwack
Twice bruis'd his head, and twice his back. Hudibras.
They place ſeveral pots of rice, with cudgels in the neigh-
bourhood of each pot; the monkeys deſcend from the trees,
take up the arms, and belabour one another with a ſtorm of
thwacks. Addiſon's Freeholder, Nº. 50.
THw ARt. adj. [Spyn, Saxon; dwars, Dutch.]
1. Tranſverſe; croſs to ſomething elſe.
This elſe to ſeveral ſpheres thou muſt aſcribe,
Mov'd contrary with thwart obliquities.
2. Perverſe; inconvenient; miſchievous.
To THw ART. v. a.
1. To croſs; to lie or come croſs any thing.
Swift as a ſhooting ſtar
In Autumn thwarts the night. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iv.
Yon ſtream of light, a thouſand ways
Upward and downward thwarting and convolv’d. Thomſon.
2. To croſs; to oppoſe; to traverſe; to contravene.
Some ſixteen months and longer might have ſtaid,
If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. Shakeſpeare.
Leſler had been
The thwartings of your diſpoſitions, if
You had not ſhew'd how you were diſpos'd
Ere they lack'd power to croſs you. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
The underſtanding and will never diſagreed; for the pro-
poſals of the one never thwarted the inclinations of the other.
South's Sermons.
The rays both good and bad, of equal pow'r,
Each thwarting other made a mingled hour.
In vain did I the godlike youth deplore,
The more I begg'd, they thwarted me the more. Addiſon.
Neptune aton'd, his wrath ſhall now refrain,
Or thwart the ſynod of the gods in vain. Pope's Odyſſey.
To THw ARt. v. n. To be oppoſite.
It is eaſy to be imagined what reception any propoſition
ſhall find, that ſhall at all thwart with theſe internal ora-
cles. Locke.
THwa'RTINGLY. adv. [from thwarting.] Oppoſitely; with
oppoſition.
THY. pronoun. [Sin, Saxon.] Of thee; belonging to thee;
relating to thee.
Whatever God did ſay,
Milton,
Dryden.
Is all thy clear and ſmooth uninterrupted way. Cowley.
Th’ example of the heav'nly lark,
Thy fellow poet Cowley mark. - Cowley.
Theſe are thy works, parent of good. Milton.
Thyse'lf. pronoun reciprocal, [thy and ſelf.] -
1. It is commonly uſed in the oblique caſes, or following the
verb.
Come high or low,
Thyſelf and office deftly ſhow. Shakespeare. Macbeth.
It muſt and ſhall be ſo; content thyſelf. Shakeſpeare.
2. In poetical or ſolemn language it is ſometimes uſed in the
nominative.
Theſe goods thyſelf can on thyſelf beſtow.
THY INE wood, n.ſ. A precious wood.
The merchandize of gold and all thyine wood are departed
from thee. Rev. xviii. 12.
THYME. m. ſ. [thym, Fr. thymus, Lat.] A plant.
The thyme hath a labiated flower, conſiſting of one leaf,
whoſe upper-lip is erect, and generally ſplit in two, and the
under-lip is divided into three parts; out of the flower-cup
ariſes the pointal, accompanied by four embrios, which after-
ward become ſo many ſeeds, incloſed in a huſk, which be-
fore was the flower-cup ; to theſe marks muſt be added hard
ligneous ſtalks, and the flowers gathered into heads. Miller.
Dryden.
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No more, my goats, ſhall I behold you climb
tº." ſteepy cliffs, or crop the flow'ry tº me. Dryden.
n.ſ.. [tiare, Fr. ti -
TIA'RA. } {#ſ. r. tiara, Lat.] A dreſs for the head;
His back was turn'd, but not his brightneſs hid;
Qf beaming funny rays a golden tiar
Circled his head. Milton's Par. Loft, b. iii.
This royal robe, and this tiara wore
9|d Priam, and this golden ſcepter bore
In full aſſemblies. Dryden's An
A tiar wreath'd her head with many a ſold -
Her waſte was circled with a zone of gold. 3.
Fairer ſhe ſeem’d, diſtinguiſh'd from the reſt, Pope.
And better mien diſclos'd, as better dreſt:
A bright tiara round her forehead ty'd,
To juſter bounds confin'd its riſing pride. Prior.
To Tice. v. a. [from entice.] To draw; to allure.
Lovely enchanting language, ſugar-cane,
Honey of roſes, whither wilt thou flie?
Hath ſome fond lover tic'd thee to thy bane
And wilt thou leave the church, and love a ſtie Herbert,
Tick. m. ſ. [This word ſeems contracted from ticket, a tally
on which debts are ſcored.]
I. Score; truſt.
If thou haſt the heart to try’t,
I'll lend thee back thyſelf awhile,
And once more for that carcaſe vile
Fight upon tick. Hudibras, p. i.
When the money is got into hands that have bought all
that they have need of, whoever needs any thing elſe muſt
go on tick, or barter for it. Locke:
You would ſee him in the kitchen weighing the beef and
butter, paying ready money, that the maids might not run a
tick at the market. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of john Bull,
2. [Tique, Fr. teke, Dutch..] The louſe of dogs or ſheep.
Would the fountain of your mind were clear again, that I
might water an aſs at it! I had rather be a tick in a ſheep,
than ſuch a valiant ignorance. Shakespeare. Troil, and Creſſida.
3. The caſe which holds the feathers of a bed.
To Tick. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To run on ſcore.
2. To truſt; to ſcore.
The money went to the lawyers; council wont tick. Arb.
Tr'ckeN. l n.ſ. The ſame with tick. A ſort of ſtrong
TI'ckING. } linen for bedding. Bailey.
TI'cket. n.ſ. [etiquet, Fr.] A token of any right or debt
upon the delivery of which admiſſion is granted, or a claim
acknowledged.
There ſhould be a paymaſter appointed, of ſpecial truſt,
which ſhould pay every man according to his captain's ticket,
and the account of the clerk of his band. Spenſer.
In a lottery with one prize, a ſingle ticket is only enriched,
and the reſt are all blanks. Collier on Envy.
Let fops or fortune fly which way they will,
Diſdains all loſs of tickets or codille. Pope.
To TI'ckle. v. a. [titillo, Lat.]
1. To affect with a prurient ſenſation by ſlight touches.
Diſſembling courteſy How fine this tyrant -
Can tickle where ſhe wounds. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
The mind is moved in great vehemency only by tickling
ſome parts of the body. - ... Bacon.
There is a ſweetneſs in good verſe, which tickles even
while it hurts; and no man can be heartily angry with him
who pleaſes him againſt his will. - Dryden.
It is a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a ſtraw can
tickle a man, it is an inſtrument of happineſs. Dryden.
. To pleaſe by ſlight gratifications. -
2 iº. %. of all manners of ſtile could beſt conceive
of golden eloquence, being withal tickled by Muſidorus's
praiſes, had his brain ſo turned, that he became ſlave to that
which he that ſued to be his ſervant offered to give him. Sidney.
Expectation tickling ſkittiſh ſpirits
Sets all on hazard.
Such a nature he ſhad
Tickled with good ſucceſs, diſdains the ſhadow -
Which it º on at noon. Shakeſp. Coriolanuſ.
I cannot rule my ſpleen ;
Shakeſpeare,
My ſcorn rebels, and tickles me within. > Dryden.
unce at the beſt; in ſtreets but ſcarce allow'd
To tickle, on thy ſtraw, the ſtupid crowd. Dryden.
Adjºrd, the habitual thirſt after his cups, drives to th;
a.º.º. he has in his view the loſs of health, and
perhaps of the joys of another life, the leaſt of which 1S ſuch
a good as he confeſſes is far greater than the tickling of his
palate with a glaſs of Wºº, ...,n. Lotke.
T. Tickle. … n. To feel titillation;
He with ſecret joy therefore
id tickle inwardly in every vein, y
º i. º iº, fraught with all treaſon's ſtore,
Wis filrd with hope, his purpoſe to obtain. r:
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T I ID T I E ** - of whence to deduce the ſenſe of this 1. E. : #...""... ; unſtable; eaſily overthrown. wººl. the laſi O Neal began to ſtand upon ſome tickle terms, this fellow, called baron of Dunganon, was ſet up in ºrd him. Spenſºr on Ireland. to bea - lders, that a milk- Thy head flands, ſo tickle on thy ſhoulders, tha - maid, if ſhe be in love, may figh it off. Shakeſpeare. The ſtate of Normandy Stands on a ticºle point, now they are gone. Shakeſpeare. Ticklish, adj. [from tickle.] 1. Senſible to titillation; eaſily tickled. * * - The palm of the hand, though it hath as thin a ſkin as the other parts, yet is not tickliſh, becauſe it is accuſtomed to be touched. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 766. 2. Tottering; uncertain ; unfixed. Ireland was a tickliſh and unſettled ſtate, more eaſy to re- ceive diſtempers and mutations than England was: Bacon. Did it ſtand upon ſo tickliſh and tottering a foundation as ſome mens fancy hath placed it, it would be no.wonder ſhould it frequently vary. J/oodward's Nat. Hiſt. p. i. 3. Difficult; nice. How ſhall our author hope a gentle fate, Who dares moſt impudently not tranſlate ; It had been civil in theſe tickliſh times, - To fetch his fools and knaves from foreign climes. Swift. Ticklish Ness. n.ſ.. [from tickliſh.] The ſtate of being tick- liſh. TI'cktack. n.ſ.. [tričiac, Fr.] A game at tables. Bailey. TID. adj. [zybsen, Saxon.] Tender; ſoft; nice. #. }}. }v. a. [from tid.] To uſe tenderly; to fondle. TIDE. m. ſ. [ryo, Saxon; tijd, Dutch and Iſlandick.] 1. Time ; ſeaſon ; while. There they alight in hope themſelves to hide From the fierce heat, and reſt their weary limbs a tide. Fairy Queen, b. i. They two forth paſſing, Received thoſe two fair brides, their love's delight, Which, at the appointed tide, Each one did make his bride. Spenſer. What hath this day deſerv’d, That it in golden letter ſhould be ſet, Among the high tides in the kalendar. Shakeſp. K. john. At New-year's tide following the king choſe him maſter of the horſe. JWotton. 2. Alternate ebb and flow of the ſea. That motion of the water called tides is a riſing and falling of the ſea: the cauſe of this is the attraction of the Moon, whereby the part of the water in the great ocean which is neareſt the Moon, being moſt ſtrongly attracted, is raiſed higher than the reſt; and the part oppoſite to it being leaſt attrasted, is alſo higher than the reſt; and theſe two oppo- ſite riſes of the ſurface of the water in the great ocean fol- lowing the motion of the Moon from Eaſt to Weſt, and ſtriking againſt the large coaſts of the continents, from thence rebounds back again, and ſo makes floods and ebbs in nar- row ſeas and rivers. Locke. 3. Fiºd. As in the tides of people once up there want not ſtirring winds to make them more rough, ſo this people did light upon two ringleaders. . Bacon's Henry VII. 4. Stream; courſe. Thou art the ruins of the nobleſt man, That ever lived in the tide of times. The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating ſea their furious tide. Milton. But let not all the gold which Tagus hides, And pays the ſea in tributary tides, Be bribe ſufficient to corrupt thy breaſt, Shakeſpeare. Or violate with dreams thy peaceful reſt. Dryden. Continual tide Flows from th’ exhilarating fount. Philips. To TIDE. v. a. [from the noun...] To drive with the ſtream. Their images, the relicks of the wreck, Torn from the naked poop, are tided back By the wild waves, and rudely thrown aſhore. Dryden. To Tipp. v. m. To pour a flood; to be agitated by the tide. When, from his dint, the foe ſtill backward ſhrunk, Wading within the Ouſe, he dealt his blows, And ſent them, rolling, to the tiding Humber. Philips. T'PEGA, B. m. ſ. ſtide and gate.]. A gate through which the tide paſſes into a baſon. Bailey. (PEs MAN. n.ſ.. [tide and man.] A tidewaiter or cuſtom- hóuſe officer, who watches on board of merchant ſhips till the duty of goods be paid and the ſhips unloaded. Bailey. 'PFWAITE R. n. ſ. [tide and wait...] An officer who watches the landing of goods at the cuſtomhouſe. lº. will be in the hands of Engliſhmen; nothing T1. or Iriſhmen but vicarages and tidewaiters places. Swift. *Y. "4v.. [from tidy..] Neatly; readily. - f - - T1'DIN Ess. * / [from tidy..] Neatneſs; readineſs. Ti’DINGs. n.ſ. [ziban, Saxon, to happen, to batide; tidends, Iſlandick.] News ; an account of ſomething that has hap- ened. When her eyes ſhe on the dwarf had ſet, And ſaw the ſigns that deadly tidings ſpake, She fell to ground for ſorrowful regret. Fairy Q. b. , I ſhall make my maſter glad with theſe tidings. Shalºp. - They win Great numbers of each nation to receive, With joy, the tidings brought from heav'n. Milton, Portius, thy looks ſpeak ſomewhat of importance: What tidings doſt thou bring methinks I ſee Unuſual gladneſs ſparkling in thy eyes. Addison. The meſſenger of theſe glad tidings, by whom this cove. nant of mercy was propoſed and ratified, was the eternal ſon of his boſom. 1&ogers's Sermons, TPDY. adj. [tidt, Iſlandick.] 1. Seaſonable. If weather be faire and tidie, thy grain Make ſpeedilie carriage, for feare of a raine. Tiſſºr, 2. Neat; ready. Whenever by yon barley-Inow I paſs, Before my eyes will trip the tidy laſs. Gay's Paſt. 3. It ſeems to be here put by miſtake for untidy. Thou whorſon tidy Bartholomew boar pig, when wilt thou leave fighting. Shakeſp. Henry IV. To E. v. a. [~ian, zizan, Saxon.] 1. To bind; to aſten with a knot. Tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them. I Sam. vi. 7. Thouſands of men and women, tied together in chains, were, by the cruel Turks, enforced to run as faſt as their horſes. Knolles's Hji, of the Turks. 2. To knit; to complicate. We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument; but the harder it is tied, we ſhall feel the pleaſure more ſenſibly when we come to looſe it. Burnet. 3. To hold; to faſten. In bond of virtuous love together tied, Together ſerv'd they, and together died. Fairfax. The intermediate ideas tie the extremes fo firmly together, and the probability is ſo clear, that aſſent neceſſarily follows it. Locke. Certain theorems reſolve propoſitions which depend on them, and are as firmly made out from thence, as if the mind went afreſh over every link of the whole chain that ties them to firſt ſelf-evident principles. Locke. 4. To hinder; to obſtruct. Death that hath ta'n her hence to make me wail, Ties up my tongue and will not let me ſpeak, Shakespeare . Melantius ſtay, You have my promiſe, and my haſty word Reſtrains my tongue, but ties not up my ſword. Walkr. Honour and good-nature may tie up his hands; but as theſe would be very much ſtrengthened by reaſon and prº- ciple, ſo without them they are only inſtincts. Addison. 5. To oblige; to conſtrain; to reſtrain; to confine. Although they profeſs they agree with us touching a Pº ſcript form of prayer to be uſed in the church, they have de- clared that it ſhalſ not be preſcribed as a thing where intº they will tie their miniſters. Hooker, b. V. It is the cowiſh terrour of his ſpirit, That dares not undertake; he'll not feel wrongs. Which tie him to an anſwer. Shakeſp. King Lear. Cannot God make any of the appropriate acts of worſhip to become due only to himſelf? cannot he tie us to perform them to him. - Stillingfleet. They tie themſelves ſo ſtrićtly to unity of place, º: never ſee in any of their plays a ſcene change in the middle of an act. Dryden. Not tied to rules of policy, you find - Revenge leſs ſweet than a ſºng mind. Pº No one ſeems leſs tied up to a form of words. is. at The mind ſhould, by ſeveral rules, be tied down to º firſt, uneaſy taſk; uſe will give it facility. - Locke. They have no uneaſy expectations of what is tº COInex but are ever tied down to the preſent moment. 4. A healthy man ought not to tie himſelf up to ſtrict º º nor to abſtain from any ſort of food in common uſe. Aºuth. 6. It may be obſerved of tie, that it has often the º: and down joined to it, which are, for the moſt part, “ . more than emphatical. TIE. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Knot; faſtening. 2. Bond; obligation. - The rebels that had ſhaken off the great yoke of obe- dience, had likewiſe caſt away the leſſer tie of reſpect. Bacon. No foreſt, cave, or ſavage den, Holds more pernicious beafts than men; Vows, oaths, and contracts, they deviſe, And tell us they are ſacred ties. If aller. 'Tis 7
T I L —-a-rºmºsa- 'Tis not the coarſer tie of human law That binds their peace, but harmony itſelf - Attuning all their paſſions into love. Thomſon's Spring. Tº: n. ſ. [tiere, tieire, old Fr. tuyer, Dutch..] A row; a Ian K. Fornovius, in his choler, diſcharged a tier of great ord- hance amongſt the thickeſt of them. Knolles. Tierce; n.ſ.. [tiers, tiercier, Fr.] A veſſel holding the third part of a pipe. Go now deny his tierce. Benj. johnſon. Wit, like tierce claret, when't begins to pall, Neglected lies, and 's of no uſe at all; But in its full perfeótion of decay Turns vinegar, and comes again in play. Dorſet, Tr'ercet. n.ſ.. [from tiers, Fr.] A triplet; three lines. TIFF. n.ſ. (A low word, I ſuppoſe without etymology.] 1. Liquor; drink. I, whom griping penury ſurrounds, And hunger, ſure attendant upon want, With ſcanty offals, and ſmall acid tiff, Wretched repaſt ! my meagre corps ſuſtain. 2. A fit of peeviſhneſs or ſullenneſs; a pet. To Tiff. v. n. To be in a pet; to quarrel. A low word. Tiffany. n.ſ. ſtiffer, to dreſs up, old Fr. Skinner.] Very thin ſilk. The ſmoak of ſulphur will not black a paper, and is com- Phillips. monly uſed by women to whiten tiffanies. Brown. TiGE. n.ſ.. [in archite&ture.] The ſhaft of a column from the aſtragal to the capital. Bailey. Ti(GER. m. ſ. [tigre, Fr. tigris, Latin.] A fierce beaſt of the ºleonine kind. When the blaſt of war blows in your ear, Then imitate the aëtion of the tiger: Stiffen the finews, ſummon up the blood. Shakeſp. H. V. Approach thou like the rugged Ruſſian bear, The arm'd rhinoceros, or Hyrcanian tiger; Take any ſhape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble. Shakeſp. Macbeth. This tiger-footed rage, when it ſhall find The harm of unſkain'd ſwiftneſs will, too late, Tie leaden pounds to's heels. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Tigris, in the medals of Trajan, is drawn like an old man, and by his ſide a tiger. Peacham on Drawing. Has the ſteer, At whoſe ſtrong cheſt the deadly tiger hangs, E’er plow'd for him. Thomſon's Spring. TIGHT. adj. [dicht, Dutch.] J. Tenſe; cloſe ; not looſe. If the centre holes be not very deep, and the pikes fill them not very tight, the ſtrength of the ſtring will alter the centre holes. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſe. I do not like this running knot, it holds too tight; I may be ſtifled all of a ſudden. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of j. Bull. Every joint was well grooved; and the door did not move on hinges, but up and down like a ſaſh, which kept my cloſet ſo tight that very little water came in. Gulliver's Travels. 2. Free from fluttering rags; leſs than neat. A tight maid ere he for wine can aſk, Gueſſes his meaning and unoils the flaſk. Dryden's juv. The girl was a tight clever wench as any. Arbuthnot. O Thomas, I'll make a loving wife; I'll ſpin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay. Dreſt her again genteel and neat, And rather tight than great. Swift. To TI'GHTEN. v. a. [from tight.] To ſtraiten; to make cloſe. TI'GHTER. n.ſ.. [from tighten..] A ribband or ſtring by which women ſtraiten their cloaths. TI'GHTLY. adv. [from tight.] 1. Cloſely; not looſely. 2. Neatly; not idly. - Hold, firrah, bear you theſe letters tightly; Sail, like my pinnace, to theſe golden ſhores. Shakeſpeare. Handle your pruning-knife with dexterity: tightly, I ſay, go tightly to your buſineſs; you have coſt me much. Dryden. T'ghi Ness. n.ſ. (from tight.] Cloſeneſs; not looſeneſs. The bones are inflexible, which ariſes from the greatneſs of the number of corpuſcles that compoſe them, and the firmneſs and tightneſs of their union. JWoodward on Fºſſils. Ti'GREss. n.ſ. [from tiger.] The female of the tiger. It is reported of the tigrift, that ſeveral ſpots riſe in her ſkin when ſhe is angry. Addison's Spect. Nº. 81. Tik F. m. ſ. [tik, Swediſh; teke, Dutch; tique, Fr.] 1. The louſe of dogs or ſheep. See Tick. Lice and ties are bred by the ſweat cloſe kept, and ſome- what arefied by the hair. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 696. 2. It is in Shakeſpeare the name of a dog, in which ſenſe it is uſed in Scotland. [from tijk, Runick, a little dog.] Avaunt, you curs Hound or ſpaniel, brache or hym, Or bobtail tiſe, or trundle tail. Shakespeare K. Lear. TILE, n.ſ. [x13'e, Saxon; tºgel, Dutch; tulle, Fr. tºgola, - T I IL - *iºn.] Thin plates of baked clay uſed to cover houſes. The roof is all tile, or lead, or ſtone. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Earth ºurned into brick ſerveth for building as ſtone doth; and the like of tile. Bacon's Phyſical Remains. In at the window he climbs, or o'er the tiles. Milton. Worſe than all the clatt'ring tiles, and worſe Than thouſand padders was the poet's curſe. Dryden. Tile pins made of oak or fir they drive into holes made in the plain tiles, to hang them upon their lathing. Moxon. To Tile. v. a. [from the noun.] - 1. To cover with tiles. Moſs groweth chiefly upon ridges of houſes tiled or thatch- ed, Baco » Nat. Hi/?. -> Sonnets or elegies to Chloris nº Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 537. Might raiſe a houſe above two ſtories; A lyrick ode wou'd ſlate; a catch Wou'd tile, an epigram wou'd thatch. 2. To cover as tiles, + The rafters of my body, bone, Being ſtill with you, the muſcle, finew and vein, Which tile this houſe, will come again. Donne. T1'Le R. m. J. [tuiller, Fr. from tile.] One whoſe trade is to cover houſes with tiles. A Flemiſh tiler, falling from the top of a houſe upon a Spaniard, killed him; the next of the blood proſecuted his death; and when he was offered pecuniary recompence, no- thing would ſerve him but lex talionis: whereupon the judge ſaid to him, he ſhould go up to the top of the houſe, and then fall down upon the tiler. Bacon's Apophth. TI'll NG. n.ſ.. [from tile.] The roof covered with tiles. They went upon the houſe-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch before Jeſus. Luke v. 19. Till. n.ſ. A money box. They break up counters, doors and tills, And leave the empty cheſts in view. Swift. Till. prep. [zil, Saxon.] To the time of. Unhappy ſlave, and pupil to a bell, Swift's Miſel. Unhappy till the laſt, the kind releaſing knell. Cowly. Till now. To the preſent time. Pleaſure not known till now. Milton. TILL then. To that time. The earth till then was deſert. Milton, TILL. conjunction. 1. To the time. - Wood and rocks had ears To rapture, till the ſavage clamour drown'd Both harp and voice. - Milton. The unity of place we neither find in Ariſtotle, Horace, or any who have written of it, till in our age the French poets firſt made it a precept of the ſtage. Dryden. 2. To the degree that. Meditate ſo long till you make ſome ačt of prayer to God, or glorification of him. Taylor. §. ſpread thy reign till Iſis elders reel. Pope. To Till. v. a. [cylian, Saxon; tenlen, Dutch..] To culti- vate; to huſband: commonly uſed of the huſbandry of the plow. This paradiſe I give thee, count it thine, To till, and keep, and of the fruit to eat. Milton. Send him from the garden forth, to till The ground whence he was taken. . . Milton's Par. Loft. TI'LLABLE. adj. [from till.] Arable; fit for the plow. The tillable fields are ſo hilly, that the oxen can hardly take ſure footing. Carew's Survey of Cornwall. Tillage. n.ſ.. [from till.] Huſbandry; the ačt or practice of plowing or culture. - Tillage will enable the kingdom for corn for the natives, and to ſpare for exportation. Bacon. A ſweaty reaper from his tillage brought - Firſt-fruits, the green ear, and the yellow ſheaf. Milton. Incite them to improve the tillage of their country, to re- cover the bad ſoil, and to remedy the waſte. Milton. Bid the laborious hind, Whoſe harden'd hands did long in tillage toil, - Neglect the promis'd harveſt of the ſoil. Dryden. That there was tillage Moſes intimates; but whether be- flowed on all, or only upon ſome parts of that carº, as alſº what ſort of tillage that was, is not expreſſed. J/oodward. TI'LLER. m. ſ. [from till.] 1. Huſbandman; ploughman. - - They bring iſ ſea ſand partly after their nearneſs to the places, and partly by the good huſbandry of the tiller. Carew. Abel was a keeper of ſheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. - - - Gen. º 2. The worm that gnaws the ripening fruit, ſad gueſt Canker or locuſt hurtful to infeſt . > The blade; while huſks elude the tiller's care, - And eminence of want diſtinguiſhes the year. Prizr. - ill; a ſmall drawer. - 2. A "... her cabinet, and thou ſhalt find Fach tiller there with love epiſtles lin'd. - Dryden's jº. Ti’l M AN.
T I L T I M - º - * - - - - ..y. ) adj. [A word uſed formerly when anything 'º. } ſaid was rejected as trifling or impertinent. I'LLY ? am not I of her blood tilly- ſanguinious Am not I conſangu" Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. dy. - º, fir John, never tell me; your ancient ſwaggerer comes not in my door. Shakeſp. Henry IV. p. ii. TriMAN. m.ſ. ſtill and man.] One who tills; an huſband- "Good ſhepherd, good tilman, good Jack and good Gil, Makes huſband and huſwiſe their coffers to fil. Tiſſºr. TILT. n.ſ. [rylb, Saxon.] 1. A tent; any covering over head. The roof of linnen Intended for a ſhelter' But the rain made an aſs Of tilt and canvas, And the ſnow which you know is a melter. 2. The cover of a boat. It is a ſmall veſſel, like in proportion to a Graveſend tilt- boat. Sandys. The rowing crew, To tempt a fare, clothe all their tilts in blue. Gay. 3. A military game at which the combatants run againſt each other with lances on horſeback. His ſtudy is his tilt-yard, and his loves Are brazen images of canonized ſaints. Shakeſp. Henry IV. He talks as familiarly of John of Gaunt, as if he had been ſworn brother to him; and he never ſaw him but once in the tilt-yard, and then he broke his head. Shakespeare H. IV. Images repreſenting the forms of Hercules, Apollo, and Diana, he placed in the tilt-yard at Conſtantinople. Knolles. The ſpouſals of Hippolite the queen, Denham. What tilts and tourneys at the feaſt were ſeen. Dryden. In tilts and tournaments the valiant ſtrove, By glorious deeds to purchaſe Emma's love. Prior. 4. A thruſt. His majeſty ſeldom diſmiſſed the foreigner till he had en- tertained him with the ſlaughter of two or three of his liege ſubjects, whom he very dextrouſly put to death with the tilt of his lance. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 10. To Tilt. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To cover like a tilt of a boat. 2. To carry as in tilts or tournaments. Ajax interpos'd His ſevenfold ſhield, and ſcreen'd Laertes' ſon, When the inſulting Trojans urg'd him fore With tilted ſpears. Philips. 3. To point as in tilts. Now horrid ſlaughter reigns, Sons againſt fathers tilt the fatal lance, Careleſs of duty, and their native grounds Diſtain with kindred blood. Philips. 4. [Tillen, Dutch..] To turn up ſo as to run out. To TILT. v. m. 1. To run in tilts. To deſcribe races and games, - Or tilting furniture, emblazon'd ſhields. Milton. 2. To fight with rapiers. Friends all but even now; and then, but now— Swords out and tilting one at other's breafts, In oppoſition bloody. Shakeſp. Othello. Scow'ring the watch grows out of faſhion wit: Now we ſet up for tilting in the pit, Where 'tis agreed by builies, chicken-hearted, To fright the ladies firſt, and then be parted. Dryden. It is not yet the faſhion for women of quality to tilt. Collier. Satire's my weapon, but I'm too diſcreet To run a muck, and tilt at all I mect ; I only wear it in a land of Hectors. Pope, 3. To ruſh as in combat. Some ſay the ſpirits tilt ſo violently, that they make holes where they ſtrike. Collier. 4. To play unſteadily. The floating veſſel ſwam Uplifted ; and ſecure with beaked prow Rode tilting o'er the waves. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi. The fleet ſwift tilting o'er the ſurges flew, Pope's Odyſſey. Till Grecian cliffs appeard. 5. To fall on one ſide. As the trunk of the body is kept from tilting forward by the muſcles of the back, ſo from falling backward by thoſe ºf the belly. - Grew's Coſmol. b. i. Titº FR.M.'ſ [from tilt.] One who tilts; one who fights. A puiſny tilter, that ſpurs his horſe on one ſide, breaks his ſtaff like a noble gooſe. Shakeſp. As you like it. He us’d the only antique philters, Deriv'd from old heroick tº. Hudibras, p. iii. If war you chuſe, and blood muſt needs be ſpilt here, Let me afore to match your tilter. Granville. Tiltii. n.ſ. [from till.] Huſbandry; culture. Bouin, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none; No uſe of metal, corn, or wine, or oil. Shakºp. Tempºff. Her plenteous womb Expreſſeth its full tilth and huſbandry, TILTH. adj. [from till J Arable; tilled. He beheld a field, º arable and tilth ; whereon were ſheaves New reap'd. Milton's Par. Lo - TI(MBER. {{ ſtymbrian, Saxon, to build.] ºff, b. xi, 1. Wood fit for building. I learn'd of lighter timber cotes to frame, Such as might ſave my ſheep and me from ſhame. Spenſºr. For the body of the ſhips no nation doth equal England for the oaken timber wherewith to build them; but there muſt be a great providence uſed, that our ſhip timber be not unneceſſarily waſted. Bacon's Advice to Willieri, The ſtraw was laid below, Of chips and ſere wood was the ſecond row; The third of greens, and timber newly fell’d. - Dryden. There are hardly any countries that are deſtitute of timir of their own growth, J/ºodward. ... Upon theſe walls they plant quick and timber trees, which thrive exceedingly. 44%rtine's Huſbandy, Who ſet the twigs, ſhall he remember, - That is in haſte to ſell the timber 2 And what ſhall of thy woods remain, Shakeſpeare. Except the box that threw the main? Prior, 2. The main trunk of a tree. We take - From every tree, lop, bark, and part o' th' timber, And though we leave it with a root thus hackt, The air will drink the ſap. Shakſtart, 3. The main beams of a fabrick. 4. Materials ironically. Such diſpoſitions are the very errors of human nature, and yet they are the fitteſt timber to make politicks of, like to knee timber, that is good for ſhips to be toſſed, but not for houſes that ſhall ſtand firm. Bacon. To TIMBER. v. n. [from the noun..] To light on a tree. A cant word. The one took up in a thicket of bruſh-wood, and the other timbered upon a tree hard by. L'E/irange's Fables. To TI(MBER. v. a. To furniſh with beams or timber. TIM BERED. adj. [from timber 3 timbré, Fr.] Built; formed; contrived. He left the ſucceſſion to his ſecond ſon; not becauſe he , thought him the beſt timbered to ſupport it. //otton. Many heads that undertake learning were never ſquared nor timbered for it. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. i. TI'M BER sow. m. ſ. A worm in wood. Divers creatures, though they be ſomewhat loathſome to take, are of this kind; as earth worms, timberſ wº, ſhalls. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Nº. 692, TI'MBREL. m. ſ. [timbre, Fr. tympanum, Latin.] A kind of muſical inſtrument played by pulſation. The damſels they delight, When they their timbrels ſmite, - And thereinto dance and carrol ſweet. Speſº's Bººk In their hands ſweet timbrel, all upheld on hight. Fa. K. Praiſe with timbrels, organs, flutes; Praiſe with violins and lutes. Sandys's Paraph For her through Egypt's fruitful clime renown'd, - Let weeping Nilus hear the timbrel ſound. Pºpe s Statiuſ. TIME. m. ſ. ſtima, Saxon; tym, Erſe.] I. The meaſure of duration. - This conſideration of duration, as ſet out by certain Pº riods, and marked by certain meaſures or epochas, is that which moſt properly we call time. Locke. Time is like a faſhionable hoſt, That ſlightly ſhakes his parting gueſt by th' hand, But with his arms out-ſtretch'd, as he would fly, Graſps the incomer. Shakeſp. Troilus ànd Criſill. Come what come may, Time and the hour runs Hºle rougheſt day. Shakespeare . Nor will poliſhed amber, although it ſend forth.* groſs ex- halement, be found a long time defective upon the *.*. ſcale. Brown's Pulgar Errºº b. ii. Time, which conſiſteth of parts, can be no pºrt of º: duration, or of eternity; for then there would be in nit time paſt to day, which to morrow will be more than infinite. - - - - - - ... • ther. Time is therefore one thing, and infinite duration is anº”. Grew's Cºſmºl. b. i. 2. Space of time. - - - - d that he Daniel deſired that he would give him time, aſ " ". 16 would ſhew him the interpretation. D"... He for the time remain'd ſtupidly good. Swift No time is allowed for digreſſions. wjt. 3. Interval. nti- Pomanders, and knots of powders, you may have i. at nually in your hand; whereas perfumes you can take o u times. Bacºn's Nat. H/. Nº. 929. . Seaſon ; proper time. - - 4. To º, tº: there is a ſeaſon, and a time to ***'. pur - . ! - iii. I. poſe. 8 Ecciº/ They
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They were cut down out of time, whoſe foundation was
overflown with a flood. job xxii. 16.
He found nothing but leaves on it; for the time of figs was
not yet. Mar. xi. 13.
Knowing the time, that it is high time to awake out of
ſleep. Rom, xiii. 1 1,
- Short were her marriage joys; for in the prime
Of youth her lord expir’d before his time. Dryden.
I hope I come in time, if not to make,
At leaſt, to ſave your fortune and your honour:
Take heed you ſteer your veſſel right. Dryden.
The time will come when we ſhall be forced to bring our
evil ways to remembrance, and then conſideration will do us
little good. Calamy's Sermons.
5. A conſiderable ſpace of duration; continuance; proceſs of
tline.
Fight under him, there's plunder to be had ;
A captain is a very gainful trade:
And when in ſervice your beſt days are ſpent, -
In time you may command a regiment. Dryden's juvenal.
In time the mind reflects on its own operations about the
ideas got by ſenſation, and thereby ſtores itſelf with a new
ſet of ideas, ideas of reflection. Locke.
One imagines, that the terreſtrial matter which is ſhower-
ed down along with rain enlarges the bulk of the earth, and
that it will in time bury all things under-ground. Iſoodward.
I have reſolved to take time, and, in ſpite of all misfor-
tunes, to write you, at intervals, a long letter. Swift.
6. Age ; particular part of time.
When that company died, what time the fire devoured two
hundred and fifty men. Num. xxvi. Io.
They ſhall be given into his hand until a time and times.
Dan, vii. 25.
If we ſhould impute the heat of the ſeaſon unto the co-
operation of any fiars with the ſun, it ſeems more favourable
for our times to aſcribe the ſame unto the conſtellation of
leo. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. iv.
The way to pleaſe being to imitate nature, the poets and
the painters, in ancient times, and in the beſt ages, have ſtu-
died her. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
7. Paſt time.
I was the man in th’ moon when time was.
8. Early time.
Stanley at Boſworth field, though he came time enough to
ſave his life, yet he ſtaid long enough to endanger it. Bacon.
If they acknowledge repentance and a more ſtrict obe-
dience to be one time or other neceſſary, they imagine it is
time cnough yet to ſet about theſe duties. Rogers.
9. Time conſidered as affording opportunity.
The earl loſt no time, but marched day and night. Clarend.
He continued his delights till all the enemies horſe were
paſſed through his quarters; nor did then purſue then in any
time. Clarendon, b. viii.
Time is loſt, which never will renew,
While we too far the pleaſing path purſue,
Surveying nature.
10. Particular quality of the preſent.
Comets, importing change of times and ſtates,
Brandiſh your cryſtal treſſes in the ſky. Shakeſpeare.
All the prophets in their age, the times
Of great Meſſiah fing. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii.
If any reply, that the times and manners of men will not
bear ſuch a practice, that is an anſwer from the mouth of a
profeſſed time-ſerver. South's Sermons.
11. Particular time.
- Give order, that no ſort of perſon
Have, any time, recourſe unto the princes. Shakeſpeare.
The worſt on me muſt light, when time ſhall be. Milt.
A time will come when my maturer muſe,
In Caeſar's wars a nobler theme ſhall chuſe. Dryden.
Theſe reſervoirs of ſnow they cut, diſtributing them to ſe-
veral ſhops, that from time to time ſupply Naples. Addison.
12. Hour of childbirth.
She intended to ſtay till delivered; for ſhe was within one
month of her time. Clarendon.
The firſt time I ſaw a lady dreſſed in one of theſe petti-
coats, I blamed her for walking abroad when ſhe was ſo near
her time; but ſoon I found all the modiſh part of the ſex as
far gone as herſelf. Addison's Speef. Nº. 127.
13. Repetition of anything, or mention with reference to re-
petition. -
Four times he croſs'd the car of night. Milton.
Every ſingle particle would have a ſphere of void ſpace
around it many hundred thouſand million million times bigger
than the dimenſions of that particle. Bentley.
Lord Oxford I have now the third time mentioned in this
letter expects you. - Swift.
14. Muſical meaſure. - -
Muſick do I hear !
Ha, ha! keep time. How four ſweet muſick is
When time is broke and no proportion kept. Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden's Virgil.
You by the help of tune and time
Can make that ſong which was but time.
On their exalted wings
To the coeleſtial orbs they climb,
And with th' harmonious ſpheres keep time.
Heroes who o'ercome, or die, -
Have their hearts hung extremely high;
The ſtrings of which in battle's hº
ſº their very corſlets beat;
cºp time with their own trumpet's -
And yield them moſt exceſſive º,
To TIME. v. a. [from the noun.
1. To adapt to the time; to bring or do at a proper time
There is no greater wiſdom than well to", -
J.P.allºr-
Denham,
Prior.
ime the begin-
nings and onſets of things. |Bacºn's Nat. Hiſ
º he timing of things is a main point in the diſpatch of all
analſ;... . L'Eſtrange.
This 'tis to have a virtue out of ſeaſon.
Mercy is good, but kings miſtake its timing. Dryden.
A man's convićtion ſhould be ſtrong, and ſo well timed,
that worldly advantages may ſeem to have no ſhare in it...i.
2. To regulate as to time. -
To the ſame purpoſe old Epopeus ſpoke,
Who overlook'd the oars, and tim'd the ſtroke. Addison.
3. To meaſure harmonically. -
He was a thing of blood, whoſe every motion
Was tim'd with dying cries. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Ti’MEFU L. adj. [time and full.] Seaſonable; timely; early.
If this arch-politician find in his pupils any remorſe, any
feeling of God's future judgments, he perſuades them that
God hath ſo great need of mens ſouls, that he will accept
them at any time, and upon any condition; interrupting, by
his vigilant endeavours, all offer of timeful return towards
God. Raleigh's Hyl, of the I/orld, b, i.
TI'Meless. adj. [from time.]
1. Unſeaſonable; done at an improper time.
Nor fits it to prolong the heav'nly feaſt .
Timeleſs, indecent, but retire to reſt. Pope's Odyſſy.
2. Untimely; immature; done before the proper time.
A pack of ſorrows, which would preſs you down,
If unprevented, to your timelſ, grave. Shakeſpeare.
Noble Gloſter's death,
Who wrought it with the king, and who perform'd
The bloody office of his timeleſs end. Shakeſp. Rich. II.
TIMELY. adj. [from time.] Seaſonable; ſufficiently early.
The Weſt glimmers with ſome ſtreaks of day,
Now ſpurs the lated traveller apace
To gain the timely inn.
Shakeſp. Macbeth,
Happy were I in my timely death;
Could all my travels warrant me they live. Shakeſpeare,
Leſt heat ſhould hinder us, his timely care
Hath unbeſought provided. Milton.
I'll to my charge,
And ſhow my duty by my timely care. Dryden.
TI’MELY. adv. [from time.] Early ; ſoon.
The beds i' th' Eaſt are ſoft, and thanks to you,
That call'd me timelier than my purpoſe hither. Shakeſp.
Sent to forewarn
Us timely of what elſe might be our loſs. Milton.
Timely advis'd, the coming evil ſhun ;
Better not do the deed, than weep it done. Prior.
TI(MEPLEAs ER. m. ſ. [time and pleaſe.] One who complies
with prevailing notions whatever they be.
Scandal, the ſuppliants for the people, call them
Timepleaſers, flatterers, foes to nobleneſs. Shakeſpeare.
TI’MEs ER v ING. adj. [time and ſerve.] Meanly complying with
preſent power. - -
If ſuch by trimming and timeſerving, which are but two
words for the ſame thing, abandon the church of England;
this will produce confuſion. South's Sermons.
TI(MID. adj. [timide, Fr. timidus, Lat.] Fearful; timorous;
wanting courage; wanting boldneſs. .
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. Thomſºn.
TIMI'dity. n.ſ. [timidité, Fr. timiditas, Latin ; from timid.]
Fearfulneſs; timorouſneſs; habitual cowardice. -
The hare figured puſillanimity and timidity frºm its tem-
per. . Brown's Żulgar Errours.
Ti’MoRous, adj. [timor, Latin.J Fearful : full of fear and
cruple. - -
ſ Fººd heads will ever doubt it, and timer; belief,
will never dare to try it. Brown's Wulgar Err; 5. ii.
The infant flames, whilſt yet they were conceal’d
In tim’rous doubts, with pity I beheld;
With eaſy ſmiles diſpell'd the ſilent fear, -
That durſt not tell me what I dy'd to heaſ: ... Prior.
Tr'Morously, adv. [from timorous.] I carfully 3 with much
fear. we would have had you heard
The traitor ſpeak, and tim'rº/ confeſs
#. º the purpoſe of his treaſons. Shakeſheart.
Though
T IN T I N had ideas enough to diſtinguiſh gold from a hey - Though they I from wood, yet they but timorouſly ventured d meta - - º: which ſhould pretend to ſignify º, º 0ckè. ſº - - - e *. daſard ſouls be timorºuſly wiſe: But tell them, Pyrrhus knows not how to form - rp- Far-fancy'd ills, and dangers out of fight. A. Phillips. T1'MoRousness. m. ſ. [from timorous.] Fearfulneſs. The clergy, through the timorouſneſ of many among them, were refuſed to be heard by their council. Swift. Tr'Mous. adj. [from time.] Early; timely; not innate. By a wiſe and timºus inquiſition, the peccant humours and humouriſts muſt be diſcovered, purged, or cut off. Bacon. TIN. n.ſ.. [tem, Dutch.] - 1. One of the primitive metals called by the chemiſts ju- iter. p Quickſilver, lead, iron, and tin, have opacity or black- neſs. Peacham on Blazoning. Tin ore ſometimes holds about one-ſixth of tin. //codward. 2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin. To Trn. v. a. [from the noun..] To cover with tin. To keep the earth from getting into the veſſel, he employ. ed a plate of iron tinned over and perforated. Boyle. The cover may be tinned over only by nailing of ſingle tin plates over it. Martimer's Huſbandry. New tinning a ſaucepan is chargeable. Swift. TI'NcAl. n. ſ. A mineral. The tintal of the Perſians ſeems to be the chryſocolla of the ancients, and what our borax is made of. //codward. To TINct. v. a. ſtinčius, Lat. teint, Fr.] 1. To ſtain; to colour; to ſpot; to die. Some bodies have a more departible nature than others in colouration; for a ſmall quantity of ſaffron will tinct more than a very great quantity of wine. Bacon. Some were tináed blue, ſome red, others yellow. Brown. I diſtilled ſome of the tinéled liquor, and all that came over was as limpid as rock water. Boyle. Thoſe who have preſerved an innocence, would not ſuffer the whiter parts of their ſoul to be diſcoloured or tinčied by the refle&tion of one ſin. Decay of Piety. 2. To imbue with a taſte. We have artificial wells made in imitation of the natural, as tinčied upon vitriol, ſulphur, and ſteel. Bacon. Tinct. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Colour; ſtain; ſpot. - That great med'cine hath With his tinči gilded thee. Shakeſpeare. Of evening tiné: The purple ſtreaming amethyſt is thine. Thomſon. The firſt ſcent of a veſſel laſts, and the tinů the wool firſt appears of. Benj. johnſon. T1'NcTURE. m. ſ. [teinture, Fr. tinčura from tinčius, Lat.] 1. Colour or taſte ſuperadded by ſomething. The fight muſt be ſweetly deceived by an inſenſible paſ- ſage from bright colours to dimmer, which Italian artizans call the middle tinétures. Wotton's Architecture. Hence the morning planet gilds her horn, By tinčiure or reflection they augment Their ſmall peculiar. Milton. 'Tis the fate of princes that no knowledge Come pure to them, but paſſing through the eyes And ears of other men, it takes a tincture From every channel. Denham. That beloved thing engroſſes him, and, like a coloured glaſs before his eyes, caſts its own colour and tincture upon all the images of things. South. To begin the practice of an art with a light tincture of the rules, is to expoſe ourſelves to the ſcorn of thoſe who are judges. Dryden. Malignant tempers, whatever kind of life they are en- gaged in, will diſcover their natural tinéſure of mind. Addison Few in the next generation who will not write and read, and have an early tinčiure of religion. Addiſon. Sire of her joy and ſource of her delight; Q wing'd with pleaſure take thy happy flight, And give each future morn a tinčiure of thy white. Prior. All manners take a tinčiure from our own, Qr come diſcolour'd through our paſſions ſhown. Pope. Have a care left ſome darling ſcience ſo far prevail over your mind, as to give a ſovereign tincture to all your other ſtudies, and diſcolour all your ideas. //atts. 2. Extract of ſome drug made in ſpirits; an infuſion. In tinčiures drawn from vegetables, the ſuperfluous ſpirit of wine diſtilled off leaves the extract of the vegetable. Boyle. To Tincture. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To imbue or impregnate with ſome colour or taſte. The bright ſun compačts the precious ſtone, Imparting radiant luſtré like his own : He tinctures rubies with their roſy hue, And on the ſaphire ſpreads a heavenly blue. Blackmore. A little black paint will tincture and ſpoil twenty gay co- lours. Matts. 2. To imbue the mind. Early were our minds tinčiured with a diſtinguiſhi of good and evil; early were the ſeeds of a º: º holy fear of offending, ſown in our hearts. Žº To TIND. v. a. [tendgan, Gothick; tenban, Saxon.] †. T}. to ſet on fire. - O I'NDER. m. ſ. ſcynore, zenbne, Saxon.] Anythin - inflammable placed to catch fire. J Anything eminently G Strike on the tinder ho! jive me a taper. Shakeſp. To theſe ſhameleſs paſtimes were their ºº:: thereby adding, as it were, fire to tinder. Hairwi. Where ſparks and fire do meet with tinder, - Thoſe ſparks more fire will ſtill engender. Suckling Whoever our trading with England would hinder, "“” To inflame both the nations do plainly conſpire; Becauſe Iriſh linen will ſoon turn to tinder, And wool it is greaſy, and quickly takes fire. Swift. Tºpºx. n. ſ. [tinder and box.] The box for holding tin- Cr. That worthy patriot, once the bellows, And tinderbox of all his fellows. Hudibras, p. iii. He might even as well have employed his time in catching moles, making lanterns and tinderboxes. Atterbury's Sermon. TINE. n. ſ. [tinne, Iſlandick.] 1. The tooth of a harrow ; the ſpike of a fork. In the ſouthern parts of England they deſtroy moles by traps that fall on them, and ſtrike ſharp fines or teeth through them. AMortimer's Huſbandry. 2. Trouble; diſtreſs. The root whereof, and tragical effect, Vouchſafe, O thou the mournful'ſt muſe of nine, That wont'ſ the tragick ſtage for to direct, In funeral complaints and wailful tine. Spenſer's Muipotmo. To TINE. v. a. [zynan, Saxon.] 1. To kindle; to light; to ſet on fire. Strifeful Atin in their ſtubborn mind Coals of contention and hot vengeance tin'd. Fa. Qu. The clouds Juſtling or puſh'd with winds, rude in their ſhock, Tine the ſlant light'ning; whoſe thwart flame driv'n down, Kindles the gummy bark of fir. Milton. The prieſt with holy hands was ſeen to tine The cloven wood, and pour the ruddy wine. Dryden. 2. [zinan, Saxon, to ſhut..] To ſhut. To TINE. v. n. 1. To rage; to ſmart. Spenſer. 2. To fight. Eden ſtain'd with blood of many aband Of Scots and Engliſh both, that timed on his ſtrand. Spenſ. To TING.E. v. a. [tingo, Lat..] To impregnate or imbue with a colour or taſte. Sir Roger is ſomething of an humouriſt; and his virtues as well as imperfections are tinged by a certain extravagance, which makes them particularly his. Addison's Spei. A red powder mixed with a little blue, or a blue with 3. little red, doth not preſently loſe its colour; but a white pow- der mixed with any colour is preſently tinged with that ºr lour, and is equally capable of being tinged with any colour whatever. Newton's Opticº. If the eye be tinged with any colour, as in the jaundice, ſo as to tinge pićtures in the bottom of the eye with that * lour, all objects appear tinged with the ſame colour. Nº" Still lays ſome uſeful bile aſide, To tinge the chyle's inſipid tide; Elſe we ſhould want both gibe and ſatire, - And all be burſt with pure good-nature. Piº. The infuſions of rhubarb and ſaffrontinge the uring " a high yellow. Arbuthnot on Aliment. TI'NGENT. adj. [tingens, Lat.] Having the power tº "gº. This wood, by the tinéture it afforded, appeared to have its coloured part genuine; but as for the white Patº it ap- pears much leſs enriched with the tingent property. Boyle. Ti’NGLAss. n.ſ.. [tin and glaſs.] Biſmuth. - To T1'N Gle. v. n. [tingelen, Dutch.] in the ears. 1. To feel a ſound, or the continuance of a ſound, This is perhaps rather tinkle. ody is when our ear ſingleth, we uſually ſay that ſomeº º talking of us; which is an ancient conceit. Brºwn. 2. To feel a ſharp quick pain with a ſenſation of motº" The pale boy ſenator yet tingling ſtands. 3. To feel either pain or pleaſure with a ſenſatiº The ſenſe of this word is not very well aſcertained. Tickell They ſuck pollution through their tingling vºiº. ... In a palſy, ſometimes the ſenſation or feeling * ; ºf tally aboliſhed, or dull with a ſenſe of tingling. 4. To Tink. v. n. [tinnio, Latin; tıncian, Welſh J To "* ſharp ſhrill noiſe. Ti’NK ER. n.ſ.. [from tink, becauſe their way of their trade is to beat a kettle, or becauſe in thei make a tinkling noiſe.] A mender of old braſs. and Am not I old Sly's ſon, by education a cardmaker, are. now by preſent profeſſion a tinker, Shakeſpeare
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My copper medals by the pound
May be with learned juſtice weigh'd :
To turn the balance, Otho's head
May be thrown in ; and for the mettle
The coin may mend a tinker's kettle. Prior.
To T1'NKLE. v. n. [tinter, Fr. tinnio, Latin.]
1. To make a ſharp quick noiſe; to clink.
The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with
ſtretched out necks, making a tinkling with their fect. Iſa.
His feeble hand a javelin threw,
Which flutt’ring, ſeem'd to loiter as it flew :
Juſt, and but barely, to the mark it held,
And faintly tinkl"d on the brazen ſhield.
The ſprightly horſe
Moves to the muſick of his tinkling bells. Dodſley's Agr.
2. It ſeems to have been improperly uſed by Pope. -
The wand'ring fireams that ſhine between the hills,
Dryden's Án.
The grots that echo to the tinkling rills. Pope.
3. To bºar a low quick noiſe.
With deeper brown the grove was overſpread,
• A ſudden horrour ſeiz'd his giddy head, }
And his ears tinkled, and the colour fled. Dryden.
TINMAN. m. ſ. ſtin and man.] A manufacturer of tin, or iron
tinned over.
Didſt thou never pop -
Thy head into a tinman's ſhop. Prior.
Ti(NPENNY. m. ſ. A certain cuſtomary duty anciently paid to
the tithingmen. Bailey.
TI'Nwok M. m. ſ. An inſe&t. Bailey.
T1'NN ER. m. ſ. [from tin; tın, Saxon.] One who works in
the tin mines.
The Corniſh men, many of them could for a need live
under-ground, that were tinners. Bacon's Henry VII.
T1'Nsel. n.ſ. [etincelle, Fr.]
1. A kind of ſhining cloth.
A tinſel wail her amber locks did ſhrowd,
That ſtrove to cover what it could not hide. Fairfax.
Its but a night-gown in reſpect of your's; cloth of gold
and cuts, underborne with a bluiſh tinſel. Shakeſpeare.
By Thetis' tinſel ſlipper'd feet,
And the ſongs of ſirens ſweet. Milton.
2. Anything ſhining with falſe luſtre; any thing ſhewy and of
little value.
For favours cheap and common who would ſtrive;
Yet ſcatter'd here and there I ſome behold,
Who can diſcern the tinſel from the gold 2 Dryden.
If the man will too curiouſly examine the ſuperficial timſel
good, he undeceives himſelf to his own coſt. Norris.
No glittering timſel of May fair, -
Could with this rod of Sid compare. Swift.
Ye tinſel inſects, whom a court maintains,
That counts your beauties only by your ſtains,
Spin all your cobwebs o'er the eyes of day,
The muſe's wing ſhall bruſh you all away. ... Pope.
To TI'ssel. v. a. [from the noun.] To decorate with cheap
ornaments; to adorn with luſtre that has no value. .
Hence you phantaſtick poſtillers in ſong,
My text defeats your art, 'tis nature's tongue,
Scorns all her tin oil'd metaphors of pelf,
Illuſtrated by nothing but herſelf.
She, tinſell'd o'er in robes of varying hues,
With ſelf-applauſe her wild creation views,
Sees momentary monſters riſe and fall,
And with her own foo!'s colours gilds them all. Pope.
TiNT. n.ſ.. [teinte, Fr. tinta, Ital.] A dye; a colour.
Whether thy hand ſtrike out ſome free deſign,
Where life awakes, and dawns at ev'ry line;
Or blend in beauteous tint the colour'd maſs,
And from the canvas call the mimick face. Pope.
T1'NY. adj. [tint, tynd, Daniſh..] Little ; ſmall ; puny. A
burleſque word. D d little tiny kickſh
Some pigeons, Davy, and any pretty little tiny kickſhaws.
Some pigeons, Davy, rºº
Cleaveland.
When that I was a little tiny boy, -
A fooliſh thing was but a toy. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
But ah! I fear thy little fancy roves,
On little females and on little loves s
Thy pigmy children, and thy tiny ſpouſe, -
The baby playthings that adorn thy houſe. - Swift.
Tip. m. ſ. ſºft, ºften, Dutch..] Top 5 end; point; extre-
In tW.
y The tip no jewel needs to wear, - --
The tip is jewel of the ear. - Sidney, b. ii.
They touch the beard with the tip of their tongue, and
wet it. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 494.
Thrice upon thy fingers tip,
Thrice upon thy rubic d lip. Milton.
All the pleaſure dwells upon the tip of his tongue. South.
She has fifty private amours, which nobody yet knows any
thing of but herſelf, and thirty clandeſtine marriages that
have not been touched by the tip of the tongue. Addison.
'no longer look upon lord Plauſible as rid;
- - - s ridiculous, for ad-
*ing a lady's fine tip of an ear and prett 5
o Tip. J.A. [from the noun.] pretty elbow. Pope.
* To top; to end; to cover on the end.
Stood - In his hand a reed
Qºd waving, tipp'd with fire. Milton'
With truncheon titp'd with iron head ilton's Par. Left.
The warriour to the liſts he iºd. >
º: would the old king ſmile
°º you weigh the paws, when tipp'd wi
And throw the ſhaggy ſpoils about º #.*.
Quarto's, oëtavo's ſhape the left. pyre - ** wris
And laſt a little Ajax tip; the ſpire. * Pºpe, Dunciad
Behold the place, where if a poet 1/??ttºº.
Shin'd in deſcription, he might ſhow it;
Tell how the moon-beam trembling falls
And tips with ſilver all the walls. Pº, H.
- Tipt with jet, a.
Fair ermines ſpotleſs as the ſhows they preſs.
2. To ſtrike ſlightly; to tap.
She writes love letters to the youth in grace,
Nay, tip; the wink before the cáckold's âce. Dryden
The pert jackanapes tipped me the wink, and put out his
tongue at his grandfather. Tatler, No. 86
A third rogue tips me by the elbow. - suffi.
Their judgment was, upon the whole, -
That lady is the dulleſt ſoul;
Then tipt their forehead in a jeer,
As who ſhould ſay, ſhe wants it here.
When I ſaw the keeper frown,
Tipping him with half a crown,
Now, ſaid I, we are alone,
Name your heroes one by one. Swift.
TI'PPET. n.ſ.. [capper, Sax.j Something worn about the nećk.
His turban was white, with a ſmall red croſs on the top :
he had alſo a tippet of fine linnen. Bacon,
To T1'PPLE. v. n. [tºpel, a dug, old Teutonick.] To drink
luxuriouſly; to waſte life over the cup.
Let us grant it is not amiſs to fit,
And keep the turn of tippling with a ſlave,
To reel the ſtreets at noon. Shakeſp. Alt. and Clºpatra.
To T1'PPLE. v. a. To drink in luxury or exceſs.
While his canting drone-pipe ſcan’d
The myſtick figures of her hand,
He tipples palmeſtry, and dines
Hudibras, £. i.
Thomſºn.
Swift.
On all her fortune-telling lines. Cleaveland.
To a ſhort meal he makes a tedious grace,
Before the barley-pudding comes in place;
Then bids fall on ; himſelf for ſaving charges
A peel'd ſlic'd onion eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden.
If a ſlumber haply does invade
My weary limbs, my fancy's ſtill awake,
Thoughtful of drink, and eager in a dream,
Tipples imaginary pots of ale. Philips.
TI'PPI.E., n.ſ. [from the verb.] Drink; liquor.
While the tipple was paid for, all went merrily on. L'Eſir.
Ti(PPLED. adj. [from tipple.] Tipſy; drunk.
Merry, we ſail from the Eaſt,
Half tippled at a rainbow feaſt. Dryden.
TI'PPLE.R. n.ſ.. [from tipple..] A ſottiſh drunkard; an idle
drunken fellow.
TI'Pst AFF. n.ſ. ſtip and ſtaff.]
1. An officer with a ſtaff tipped with metal.
2. The ſtaff itſelf ſo tipt. -
One had in his hand a tipſtaff of a yellow cane, tºpped at
both ends with blue. Bacon.
One had in his hand a tipſtaff of a yellow cane, tipped at
both ends with blue. Bacon.
T1'psy. adj. [from tipple..] Drunk; overpowered with exceſs
of drink.
The riot of the tipſy bacchanals,
Tearing the Thracian finger in their rage.
Welcome joy and feaſt,
Midnight ſhout and revelry,
Tipſy dance and jollity. Milton.
TI'ptoe. n.ſ. (tip and toe.] The end of the toe.
Where the fond ape himſelf uprearing !";
Upon his tiptoes ſtalketh ſtately by. Spenſ. Hubberd's Tale.
He that outlives this day and comes ſafe home,
Will ſtand a tiptoe when this day is nam’d,
And rouze him at the name of Criſpian. Shakeſpeare.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Shakeſpeare.
Stands tiptoe on the miſty mountains tops. Shakeſpeare.
Religion ſtands on tiptoe in our land,
Ready to paſs to the American ſtrand. Herbert.
Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found,
And ſtood on tiptoes from the ground. Dryden.
TIR E. n.ſ.. [tuyr, Dutch.]
1. Rank; row. -
Your loweſt tire of ordnance muſt lie four foot clear above
water, when all loading is in, or elſe thoſe your beſt pieces
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* T I S T I T crown weathcr that makes - ſca, in an - * -- will be of ſmall uſe at ſca, in any & Raleigh's Eſſayſ. illows to riſe. - the º rank'd of ſeraphim another row, to diſplode their ſecond tire - - º: l A filton's Par. Lºſº, h. vi. In all thoſe wars there were few triremes, moſt of them being of one tire of oars of fifty banks. Arbuthnot. 2 ſcorrupted from tiar or tiara, or attire.] A head-dreſs. - On her head ſhe wore a tire of gold, Adorn'd with gems and ouches. Fairy Queen. Here is her pićture: let me ſee : If I had ſuch a tire, this face of mine Were full as lovely as is this of hers. Shakespeare. The judge of torments, and the king of tears, Now fills a burniſh'd throne of quenchleſs fire, And for his old fair robes of light he wears A gloomy mantle of dark flame, the tire That crowns his hated head on high, appears. Crºſław. When the fury took her ſtand on high, A hiſs from all the ſnaky tire went round. Pope. 3. Furniture; apparatus. Saint George's worth Enkindles like deſire of high exploits: * Immediate ſieges, and the tire of war ... " Rowl in thy eager mind. Philips. when they firſt peep forth of the ground, they ſhew their whole tire of leaves, then flowers, next ſecds. Hºodward. To TIRE. v. a. [tinian, Saxon.] - 1. To fatigue; to make weary; to harraſs; to wear out with labour or tediouſneſs. Tir'd with toil, all hopes of ſafety paſt, From pray'rs to wiſhes he deſcends at laſt. Dryden. For this a hundred voices I deſire, To tell thee what a hundred tongues wou'd tire ; Yet never could be worthily expreſt, How deeply thou art ſeated in my breaſt. Dryden's Perſus. 2. It has often out added to intend the ſignification. Often a few that are ſtiff do tire out a greater number that are more moderate. Bacon's Eſſays. A lonely way The cheerleſs Albion wander'd half a day; Tir'd out, at length a ſpreading ſtream he 'ſpy'd. Tickell. 3. [From attire or tire, from tiara.] To dreſs the head. Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30. To TIR.E. v. n. [zeonian, Saxon.] To fail with wearineſs. TI'RED NEss. n.ſ.. [from tired.] State of being tired; weari- neſs. - It is not through the tiredneſs of the age of the earth, but through our own negligence that it hath not ſatisfied us boun- tifully. Hakewill on Providence. TI'REsoME. adj. [from tire.] Weariſome ; fatiguing; te- dious. Since the inculcating precept upon precept will prove tire- ſºme to the reader, the poet muſt ſometimes relieve the ſub- jećt with a pleaſant and pertinent digreſſion. Addiſon. Nothing is ſo tirºſome as the works of thoſe criticks who write in a dogmatick way, without language, genius, or imagination. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 253. Ti’REsom ENESS. n. ſ. [from tireſºme.] Act or quality of be- ing tireſome. T1'REwoMAN. m. ſ. [tire and woman.] A woman whoſe buſi- neſs is to make dreſſes for the head. Why ſhould they not value themſelves for this outſide faſhionableneſs of the tirewoman's making, when their parents have ſo early inſtructed them to do ſo. Locke on Education. T1'RINGHouse. }*{ [tire and houſe, or room..] The room in TI'RING Room. which players dreſs for the ſtage. This green plot ſhall be our ſtage, this hawthorn brake our tiringhouſe. Shakeſpeare. Man's life's a tragedy; his mother's womb, From which he enters, is the tiringroom; This ſpacious earth the theatre, and the ſtage That country which he lives in ; paſions, rage, Folly, and vice, are actors. J/otton. TI'Rwit. m. ſ. A bird. Ainſworth. 'TIs, contračted for it is. 'Tis deſtiny unſhunable. Shakeſpeare. Tºck. h. / [corrupted from phthiſ:{..] Conſumption; mor- bid waſte. Tºsical. adj. [for phthiſical.] Conſumptive. TI'ssu E. m. ſ. ſtiffie, Fr. tiran, to weave, Norman Saxon.] Cloth interwoven with gold or filver. - In their glittering iſſues emblaz'd Holy memorials, acts of zeal and love, Recorded eminent. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. v. A robe of tiſſue, ſtiff with golden wire; An upper veſt, once Helen's rich attire ; From Argos by the fam'd adultreſs brought, With golden flow’rs and winding foliage wrought. Dryden. a- *.. - ----- - To Tissue. v. a. [from the noun.] To interweave; to va- riegate. The chariot was covered with cloth of gold tiſſued upon blue. Bacºn's New hº They have been always frank of their bleſſings to count. nance any great aćtion ; and then, according as it ſº Proſper, to tiffe upon it ſome pretence or other. J/ctiºn Mercy will ſit between, whº - º in coeleſtial ſheen, ith radiant feet the tiſſued clouds down fleer º, TIT. n.ſ. iteering. Milºn. I. A ſmall horſe: generally in contempt. No floring of paſture with baggagely tit, With ragged, with aged, and evil at hit. Tº ſºr Thou might'ſt have ta'en example - From what thou read'ſt in ſtory; Being as worthy to ſit On an ambling tit, As thy predeceſſor Dory. - Denham 2. A woman: in contempt. - yº does this envious tit, but away to her father with a tale. L'E A willing tit that will venture her corps with you. É. Short pains for thee, for me a ſon and heiſ. Girls coſt as many throes in bringing forth; Beſide, when born, the tits are little worth. Dryden. 3. A titmouſe or tomtit. A bird. - TIT BIT. m. ſ. [properly tidbit; tid, tender, and bit..] Nice bit; nice food. John pampered eſquire South with titlits till he grew wan- ton. Arbuthnot. TI'THEABLE. adj. [from tithe..] Subject to the payment of tithes; that of which tithes may be taken. The popiſh prieſt ſhall, on taking the oath of allegiance to his majeſty, be entitled to a tenth part or tithe of all things titleable in Ireland belonging to the papiſts, within their reſpective pariſhes. Swift. TITHE. m. ſ. [reoča, Saxon, tenth.] 1. The tenth part; the part aſſigned to the maintenance of the miniſtry. Many have made witty investives againſt uſury: they ſay, that it is pity the devil ſhould have God's part, which is the tithe. Bacon, Sometimes comes ſhe with a tithe pig's tail, Tickling the parſon as he lies aſleep, Then dreams he of another benefice. 2. The tenth part of any thing. I have ſearched man by man, boy by boy; the tithe of a hair was never loſt in my houſe before. Shakeſpeare. Since the firſt ſword was drawn about this queſtion, Ev'ry tithe ſoul 'mongſt many thouſand diſmes Hath been as dear as Helen. Shakeſp. Trail, and Crºſſida. 3. Small part; ſmall portion. Offenſive wars for religion are ſeldom to be approved, un- leſs they have ſome mixture of civil tithes. º Bacon. To Titfie. v. a. [zeoSian, Saxon.] To tax; to pay the tenth part. . When I come to the tithing of them, I will tithe them one with another, and will make an Iriſhman the tithingman. Spenſºr on Ireland. Shakeſpeare. By decimation and a tithed death, If thy revenges hunger for that food which nature loaths, take thou the deſtin'd tenth. Shaº When thou haſt made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increaſe, the third year, the year of tithing, give unto the Levite, ſtranger, fatherleſs and widow. Deut. xxvi. 14. To TITHE. v. n. To pay tithe. - For lambe, pig, and calf, and for other the like, Tithe ſo as thy cattle the lord do not ſtrike. . Taſer, TI'THER. m. ſ. [from tithe..] One who gathers tithes; T1'THYMAL. n.ſ.. [tithymalle, French; tithymallu, Lat..] An herb. Ainſ. TI'rhing. m. ſ. [tithinga, law Latin, from tithe..] ... … 1. Tithing is the number or company of ten men wit" their families knit together in a ſociety, all of them being * to the king for the peaceable and good behaviour of º O their ſociety: of theſe companies there was one chief perſºn, who, from his office, was called (toothingman) diº but now he is nothing but a conſtable. - - - tº: Poor Tom, who is whipt from tithing to tithing, and ſtoc puniſhed and impriſoned. Shakespeare . King Lº" 2. Tithe ; tenth part due to the prieſt. il Though vicar be bad, or the parſon evil, Tºſºr, Go not for thy tithing thyſelf to the devil. T1'THING MAN. m. ſ. [tithing and man.] A petty Pea an under-conſtable. His hundred is not at his command further than h - ſervice; and alſo every tithingman may control him. Spe'ſ" To TI(TILLATE. v. m. [titillo, Lat..] To tickle. Juſt where the breath of life his noſtrils drew, A charge of ſnuff the wily virgin threw ; The gnomes direct to ev'ry atom juſt, The pungent grains of titillating duſt. ce officer; - * is prince S Pºpe. TITILLATION: 2.
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Titillation. *ſ [titillation, French 3 titilatio, Lat. from
titillate.]
1. The aët of tickling.
Tickling cauſeth laughter: the cauſe may be the emiſſion
of the ſpirits, and ſo of the breath, by a flight from titiſh-
tion. Bacon.
2. The ſtate of being tickled.
In ſweets the acid particles ſeem ſo attenuated in the oil as
only to produce a ſmall and grateful titillation. Arbuthnot.
3. Any ſlight or petty pleaſure.
The delights which reſult from theſe nobler entertainments
ºur cool thoughts need not be aſhamed of, and which are
dogged by no ſuch ſad ſequels as are the Products of thoſe
titiations, that reach no higher than the ſenſes. Glanville.
Ti’ſ LARK. m. ſ. A bird.
The ſmaller birds do the like in their ſeaſons; as the
leverock, titlark, and linnet. - //alton.
Tººle, n.ſ.. [titelle, old Fr. titaha, Lat.]
I. A general head compriſing particulars.
Three draw the ºxperiments of the former four into titles
and tables for the better drawing of obſervations; theſe we
call compilers. Bacon.
Amºng the many preferences that the laws of England
have above others, I ſhall ſingle out two particular titles,
which give a handſome ſpecimen of their excellencies above
other laws in other parts or titles of the ſame. . Hale.
2. An appellation of honour.
To leave his wife, to leave his babes,
His manſion, and his titles, in a place
From whence himſelf does fly?
Man over men
He made not lord: ſuch title to himſelf
Reſerving. Milton.
3. A name; an appellation. •
My name's Macbeth.
-The devil himſelf could not pronounce a title
More hateful to mine ear. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Ill worthy I ſuch title ſhould belong
To me tranſgreſſor. Milton.
4. The firſt page of a book, telling its name and generally its
ſubject ; an inſcription.
This man's brow, like to a titl, leaf,
Foretels the nature of a tragick volume. Shakeſheare.
Our adverſaries encourage a writer who cannot furniſh out
ſo much as a title page with propriety. Swift.
5. A claim of right. -
Let the title of a man's fight be called in queſtion; are
we not bold to rely and build upon the judgment of ſuch as
are famous for their ſkill in the laws? Hooker.
Is a man impoveriſhed by purchaſe? it is becauſe he paid
his money for a lye, and took a bad title for a good. South.
'Tis our duty
Such monuments, as we can build, to raiſe;
lºſt all the world prevent what we ſhould do,
• And claim a title in him by their praiſe. Dryden.
To revenge their common injuries, though you had an
undoubted title by your birth, you had a greater by your
courage. Dryden.
Sonti would have kept his title to Orange. Addison.
O the diſcretion of a girl ſhe will be a ſlave to any thing
that has not a title to make her one. Southern.
To Ti"TL.E. v. a. [from the noun.] To entitle; to name 5 to
call.
Shakespeare . Macbeth.
To theſe, that ſober race of men, whoſe lives
Religious, titled them the ſons of God,
Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame,
Ignobly 44/ton's Par. Loft, b. xi.
Ti TLE LEss. adj. [from title.] Wanting a name or appella-
tion. Not in uſe.
He was a kind of nothing, titleleſ,
Till he had forg'd himſelf a name 6th' fire
Of burning Rome. Shakeſp. Coriolanur.
Tr'TLEPAGE. n.ſ.. [title and page.] The page containing the
title of a book.
We ſhould have been pleaſed to have ſeen Our Own names
at the bottom of the titlepage. Dryden.
Ti"r Mouse, or tit. "...ſ.. [tiſt, Dutch, a chick or ſmall bird;
#ngier, Iſlandick, a little bird: ; ſignifies little in the
Teutonick dialects.] A ſmall ſpecies of birds.
The nightingale is ſovereign of ſong,
Before him fits the titmouſe ſilent be,
And I unfit to thruſt iſ ſkilful throng,
Should Colin make judge of my fooleric. Spenſºr.
The titmouſe and the pecker. hungry brood,
And Progne with her boſom ſtain’d in blood. Dryden.
To T1"tt ER. v. m. [formed, I ſuppoſe, from the ſound..] To
laugh with reſtraint; to laugh without much noiſe.
In flow'd at once a gay embroider'd race,
And titt'ring puſh'd the pedants off the place.
Ti"TTER. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A reſtrained laugh.
2. I know not what it ſignifies in Tºſºr.
Dunciad.
T O
From wheat gºandrake out the time,
eare be not forth, it will riſe again fi
* */ [I ſuppoſe from tit.] A ſmall
ºr or tine,
ne. 7 ºffer,
particle; a point;
T1'TTL
a dot.
ºn the particular which concerned the church, the Scot,
Would never depart from a tittle. carnº, b. viii
> Angels themſelve. diſdainin > *. W. iii.
T’approach thy temple, give thee in Command
T * to . ſmalleſt titt, thou fhalt ſaw
O thy adorers. Paradiſ. Recai, . i.
They thought God and themſelves ºf ...º *
faſt a Covenant, that although they never performed their
Pºrt, God was yet bound . make good every tittle of his.
South's Sermons.
and underſtands
TOOm. Swi/?.
Ned Faſhion hath been bred about court,
** a tittle all the punélios ºf a drawing-
ITTLE TATTLE. */.l.A word formed from tattle by a ludi-
crous reduplication.j III. talk; prattle; empty gabble.
As the foe drew nea;
With love, and joy, and life and dear,
Our don, who knew this tittlefattle,
Jid, ſure as trumpet, call to battle.
For every idle titiºn, that went about, Jack was ſuſpect.
cd for the author. Arbuthnot's H/. of 7. Bull.
To TrºttleTATTLE. v., [from tattle.] To praté idly.
You are full in your tittletatilings of Cupid : here is Cupid,
, and there is Cupid'. I wiſ tell you now what a good old wo—
man told me. Sidney, b. ii.
TITUPA'tion. n: ſ ſtitulo, Lat.] The ad of ſtumbling.
TITULAR. *... [titulaire, Fr. from titulus, Lat.] Nominal,
having or conferring only the title.
They would deliver HP.he kingdom to the king of Eng-
land to ſhadow their rebellion, and to be tiſſ. and painted
head of thoſe arms. Bacon's Henry VII.
Thrones, virtues, powers,
If theſe magnifick titles yet remain,
Not merely titular. - Milton.
Both Valerius and Auſtin were titular biſhops, Ayliffs.
Titula'Rity. n.ſ.. [from #!”.] The ſtate of being jiā.
Julius, Auguſtus, and Tiberius, with great humility re-
ceived the name of imperator; but their ſucceſſors retain the
ſame even in its titularity. Brown's /u/gar Errours.
Ti'TULARY. adj. ſtitulaire, Fr. from titulus, Lat.]
1. Conſiſting in a title.
The malecontents of his kingdom have not been baſe nor
titulary impoſtors, but of an higher nature. Bacon, H. VII.
2. Relating to a title.
William the Conqueror, howſoever he uſed the-power of a
$onqueror to reward his Normans, yet mixed it with a titu-
lary pretence, grounded upon the confeſſor's will. Bacon.
TITULARY. m.ſ.. [from the *j.] One that has a title or right.
The perſons deputed for the celebration of theſe maſſes
were neither titularies nor Perpetual curates, but perſonsen.
tirely condućtitious. Ayliffe's Parergon.
TI'vy. adj. [A word expreſſing ſpeed, from tantivy, the note
of a hunting horn.]
In a bright moon-ſhine while winds whiſtle loud,
Tºy, titly, tivy, we mount and we fly,
All rocking in a downy white cloud:
And left our leap from the ſky ſhould prove too far,
We ſlide on the back of a new-falling ſtar. Dryden,
To, adv, ſco, Saxon; te, Dutch.]
I. A particle coming between two verbs, and noting the ſecond
as the objećt of the firſt.
The delay of our hopes teaches us to mortify our deſires.
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Prior.
Smallridge.
2. It notes the intention.
Ambitious fool! with horny hoofs to paſs
O'er hollow arches of refounding braſs,
To rival thunder. Dryden's AFn.
She rais'd a war
In Italy, to call me back. Dryden's All fºr Love.
Urg'd by deſpair, again I go to try .
The fate of arms, reſºlvd in fight to die. Dryden.
I have done my utmoſt to lead my life ſo pleaſantly as to
forget all misfortunes. - - Pope.
3. After an adjećtive it notes .
We ready are to try our fortunes --
To the laſt man. Shakespeare Henry IV. p. ii.
The lawleſs ſword his childrens blood ſhall ſhed,
Increaſt for ſlaughter, born to beg their bread. Sandys.
- ing futurity. - -
4. Nº. and bones that can be conſcious of their
own hardneſs and redneſs; and we are ſtill to ſeek for ſome-
thing elſe in our frame that receives thoſe impreſſions. Bently.
5 } To and again.
- d fro.
Tºftid: and looſeth ſouls condemn'd to woe, , .
And ſends the devils on errands to and fro. Fairfax, b. ii.
The ſpirits perverſe
With eaſy intercourſe paſs to and fro, : 1
To tempt or puniſh mortals, *::::
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}Backward and forward.
i-- T O Dreſ, it not till the ſeventh day, to and fro. Maſſes of marble, the neighbouring roc ...i to the form of pebbles. The winds in diſtant regions blow, - Moving the world of waters to and frº. Addison. To. prepoſition. I. Nº. motion towards: oppoſed to from. with that ſhe to him afreſh, and ſurely would have put out his eyes. Sidney, b. ii. and then move the joint Wiſeman's Surgery. originally beat off from the ſtrata of ks, Iolled to and again till they were ſPoodward on Foſſils. Tybalt fled; But by and by comes back to Romeo, And to't they go like light'ning. - Shakeſpeare. Give not over ſo; to him again, intreat him, Kneel down before him. Shakeſp. Meaſ, for Meaſure. She's coming; to her coz. - Shakeſpeare. I'll to him again in the name of Brook; he ll tell me all his purpoſe. Shakeſp. Merry I/ives of Iłindſor. I’il to the woods among the happier brutes: Come, let's away. 2. Noting accord or adaptation. Thus they with ſacred thought Mov'd on in ſilence to ſoft pipes. Milton's Par. Lº/?, b. i. 3. Noting addreſs or compellation: - Tº you, my noble lord of Weſtmorland. —I pledge your grace. Shakeſp. Henry V. Here's to you all, gentlemen, and let him that's good-na- tur'd in his drink pledge me. Denham's Sophy. Now, to you, Raymond: can you gueſs no reaſon Why I repoſe ſuch confidence in you? Dryden. 4. Noting attention or application. Turn out, you rogue how like a beaſt you lic: Go buckle to the law. Dryden's juvenal. Sir Roger's kindneſs extends to their childrens children. Smith. Addison. 5. Noting addition or accumulation. Wiſdom he has, and to his wiſdom courage; Temper to that, and unto all ſucceſs. Denham's Sophy. 6. Noting a ſtate or place whither any one goes. Take you ſome company and away to horſe. Shakeſ?. He ſent his coachman's grandchild to prentice. Addiſon. 7. Noting oppoſition. No foe unpuniſh’d in the fighting field, Shall dare thee foot to foot with ſword and ſhield. Dryden. 8. Noting amount. There were to the number of three hundred horſe, and as many thouſand foot Engliſh. Bacon's J/ar with Spain. 9. Noting proportion; noting amount. Enoch whoſe days were, though many in reſpe&t of ours, yet ſcarce as three to nine in compariſon of theirs with whom he lived. Hooker, b. iv. With theſe bars againſt me, And yet to win her—all the world to nothing. Shakeſp. Twenty to one offend more in writing too much than too little; even as twenty to one fall into ſickneſs rather by over- much fulneſs than by any lack. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. The burial muſt be by the ſmallneſs of the proportion as fifty to one; or it muſt be holpen by ſomewhat which may fix the ſilver never to be reſtored when it is incorporated. Bacon's Phyſical Remains. With a funnel filling bottles; to their capacity they will all be full. Benj. johnſon. Phyſicians have two women patients to one man. Graant. When an ambaſſador is diſpatched to any foreign ſtate, he ſhall be allowed to the value of a ſhilling a day. Addison. Among the ancients the weight of oil was to that of wine as nine to ten. Arbuthnot on Coins. Suppoſing them to have an equal ſhare, the odds will be three to one on their ſide. Swift. 10. Noting poſſeſſion or appropriation. Still a greater difficulty upon tranſlators riſes from the pe- culiaritics every language hath to itſelf. Felton. II. Noting perception. The flow'r itſelf is glorious to behold, Sharp to the taſte. 12. Noting the ſubjećt of an affirmation. I truſt, I may not truſt thee; for thy word Is but the vain breath of a common man: Believe me, I do not believe thee, man ; I have a king's oath to the contrary. Shakeſp. King john. 12. In compariſon of. All that they did was piety to this. Benj. johnſºn. . Theſe is no fool to the finner, who every moment ventures his ſoul. Tillotſºn. 13. As far as. Some Americans, otherwiſe of quick parts, could not count tº one thouſand, nor had any diſtinét idea of it, though they coºld reckon very well to twenty. Locke. Coffee exhales in roaſting to the abatement of near one- fourth of its weight. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 14. Noting intention. Dryden's Virgil. 25. To day, to night, to mºrrow, are uſed, not very Pºp T O This the conſul ſees, yet this man lives | Partakes the publick cares; and with his eve Marks and points out cach man of us to ſlaughter. B jih 15. After an adjective it notes the object. - * / vºw. Draw thy ſword in right. I'll draw it as apparent to the crown, And in that quarrel uſe it to the death. Fate and the dooming gods are deaf to tears wº were attentive to the godlike man, hen from his lofty couch he thus began. - 16. Noting obligation. y began Dryden. Almanzor is taxed with changing fides, and what tie ha he on him to the contrary: he is not born their ſubject, º Sha Reſearc. • Dryden. he is injured by them to a very high degree rydºn. 17. Reſpecting. He's walk'd the way of nature; And to our purpoſes he lives no more. Shakeſ are fºurt. The effects of ſuch a diviſion are pernicious to the Étº gree, not only with regard to thoſe advantages which they give the common enemy, but to thoſe private evils which they produce in every particular. Addison's Spect. Nº. 12; 18. Noting conſequence. > * Fačtions carried too high are much to the prejudice of the authority of princes. Bacon Under how hard a fate are women born, - Priz'd to their ruin, or expos'd to ſcorn JWallr, Thus, to their fame, when finiſh’d was the fight, The vićtors from their lofty ſteeds alight. o Dryden. Oh frail eſtate of human things, Now to our coſt your emptineſs we know. Dryden. A Britiſh king obliges himſelf by oath to execute juſtice in mercy, and not to exerciſe either to the total excluſion of the other. Addison. It muſt be confeſſed to the reproach of human nature, that this is but too juſt a pićture of itſelf. Broome's Odſey. 19. Towards. - She ſtretch'd her arms to heav'n. Dryden. 20. Noting preſence. She ſtill beareth him an invincible hatred, and revileth him to his face. Swift. 21. Noting effect. He was wounded tranſverſe the temporal muſcle, and bleeding almoſt to death. ///eman. By the diſorder in the retreat great numbers were crowded to death. - Clarendon. Ingenious to their ruin, ev'ry age Improves the act and inſtruments of rage. l/aller. To prevent the aſperſion of the Roman majeſty, the of- fender was whipt to death. Dryden. The abuſe reigns chiefly in the country, as I found to my vexation when I was laſt there in a viſit I made to a neigh- bour. Swift. I read my ruin in ev'ry cringing bow and fawningſmile. Why with malignant elogies encreaſe The peoples fears, and praiſe me to my ruin Smith. 22. After a verb to notes the obječt. Give me ſome wine; fill full. I drink to th’ general joy of the whole table, And to our dear friend Banquo. Shakespeare. Macbeth. Had the methods of education been directed to their right end, this ſo neceſſary could not have been neglected. Lº: Many of them have expoſed to the world the private miſ- fortunes of families. Pºpe. 23. Noting the degree. This weather-glaſs was ſo placed in the cavity of a final receiver, that only the ſlender part of the pipe, to the height of four inches, remained expoſed to the open air. ºk. Tell her thy brother languiſhes to death. Addiſon. A crow though hatched under a hen, and who nºve: has ſeen any of the works of its kind, makes its neſt the ſame, to the laying of a ſtick with all the neſts of that ſpecies. Addison. If he employs his abilities to the beſt advantage, th: ". will come when the ſupreme governour of the world hall proclaim his worth before men and angels. Alºj” Sprº. 24. Before day, to notes the preſent day; before mºr”. the day next coming; before night, cither the preſent night, or night next coming. Banquo, thy ſoul's flight, - If it find heav'n muſt find it out to night. Shaiºſpºrt. To day they chas'd the boar. Otiº: This ought rather to be called a full purpoſe of commº"; ſin to day, than a reſolution of leaving it to marrºw. º perly, as ſubſtantives in the nominative and other caſes. To morrow, and to morrow, and to morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day : And all our yeſterdays have lighted fools * ... ." The way to duſky death. Shaº. Milº. The father of Solomon's houſe will have private conſº". - - ***. with one of you the next day after to marrºw. *.
T O B
Tº day is ours, why do we fear :
Tº day is ours, we have it here;
Let's baniſh bus'neſs, baniſh ſorrow,
To the gods belongs to morrow. Cowley.
To morrow will deliver all her charms
Into my arms, and make her mine for ever. . Dryden.
For what to morrow ſhall diſcloſe,
May ſpoil what you to night propoſe:
England may change, or Cloe ſtray;
Love and life are for to day. Prior.
TºAD. m. ſ. ſ.abe, Saxon.] An animal reſembling a frog;
but the frog leaps, the toad crawls: the toad is accounted
venomous, I believe truly.
From th’ extreameft upward of thy head,
To the deſcent and duſt below thy foot,
A moſt toad-ſpotted traitor.
I had rather be a toad,
And live upon the vapour of a dungeon,
Than keep a corner in the thing I love
For others uſe. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
In the great plague there were ſeen, in divers ditches about
London, many toads that had tails three inches long, whereas
toads uſually have no tails. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
In hollow caverns vermin make abode, -
The hilling ſerpent, and the ſwelling toad. Dryden.
To'ADFISH. n.ſ. A kind of ſea-fiſh.
To'ADF LAX. m. ſ. A plant.
Tø'Apston E. m. ſ. ſtoad and /lone..] A concretion ſuppoſed to
be found in the head of a toad.
The tºadſtone preſumed to be found in the head of that
animal, is not a thing impoſſible. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
To'Absºrool. n.ſ. ſtead and ſtool.] A plant like a muſhroom.
The griſly todºſłool grown there mought I ſee,
Shakeſp. K. Lear.
And loathing paddocks lording on the ſame. Spenſer.
Another imperfect plant like a muſhroom, but ſometimes
as broad as a hat, called toad/fool, is not eſculent. Bacon.
To Toast. v. a. [torreo, to/ium, Lat.]
1. To dry or heat at the fire.
Put up thy ſword betime,
Or I'll ſo maul you and your toaſting iron. Shakeſpeare.
His breath ſtinks with eating toaſted cheeſe. Shakeſpeare.
The earth whereof the graſs is ſoon parched with the ſun,
and too/led, is commonly forced earth. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
To allure mice I find no other magick, than to draw out
a piece of toaſted cheeſe. Brown.
2. To name when a health is drunk. To toaſt is uſed com-
monly when women are named.
Several popiſh gentlemen toaſted many loyal healths. Addison
We'll try the empire you ſo long have boaſted;
And if we are not prais'd, we'll not be toaſted. Prior.
To Ast. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Bread dried before the fire.
You are both as rheumatick as two dry toaſts; you cannot
one bear with another's confirmities. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Every third day take a ſmall toaſt of manchet, dipped in
oil of ſweet almonds new drawn, and ſprinkled with loaf
ſugar. Bacon's Phyſical Remains.
2. Bread dried and put into liquor.
Where's then the ſaucy boat
Co-rival’d greatneſs or to harbour fled,
Or made a too/* for Neptune? Shakeſp. Troil, and Crºſſida.
Some ſquire, perhaps, you take delight to rack;
Whoſe game is whiſk, whoſe treat a toaſt in ſack. Pope.
3. A celebrated woman whoſe health is often drunk.
I ſhall likewiſe mark out every toaſt, the club in which
ſhe was elected, and the number of votes that were on her
ſide. Addiſon's Guard. Nº. 107.
Say, why are beauties prais'd and honour'd moſt,
The wiſe man's paſſion, and the vain man's tooſ; º'
Why deck'd with all that land and ſea afford,
Why angels call’d, and angel-like ador'd : Pope.
To'AstER. m. ſ. [from toaſt.] He who toaſts.
We ſimple toaſters take delight
To ſee our women's teeth look white;
And ev'ry ſaucy ill-bred fellow -
Sncers at a mouth profoundly yellow. Prior.
TOBACCO. n.ſ. [from Tobaco or Tobago in America.]
The flower of the tobacco conſiſts of one leaf, is funnel-
ſhaped, and divided at the top into five deep ſegments, which
expand like a ſtar; the ovary becomes an oblong roundiſh
membranaceous fruit, which is divided into two cells by an
intermediate partition, and is filled with ſmall roundiſh
ſeeds. Miller.
It is a planet now I ſee;
And, if I err not, by his proper --
Figure, that's like a tobacco-ſtopper. Hudibras, p. ii.
Bread or tobacco may be neglected; but reaſon at firſt re-
commends their trial, and cuſtom makes them pleaſant. Locke.
Salts are to be drained out of the clay by water, before it
be fit for the making tobacco-pipes or bricks. JWoodward.
ToB'Accon IST. n.ſ.. [from tobacco.] A preparer and vender of
tobacco.
Top. m. ſ. [totte haar, a lock of hair, German, Skinner. I
believe rightly.]
T O I
I. A buſh; a thick ſhrub.
Within the ivic lod,
There ſhrouded was the little god;
I heard a buſy buſtling. - Spenſºr's Pyloral.
2. A certain weight of wool, twenty eight pounds.
Every eleven weather tºd, every tod yields a pound and
odd ſhillings. Shakeſpeare's Jºinter's Tale.
Toe. m. ſ. ſta, Sºon teen, Dutch..] file divided extremi.
ties of the feet; the fingers of the feet.
Come all you ſpirits,
And fill me from the Crown to th’
Of direct cruelty.
Sport that wrinkled care derides,
And laughter holding both his ides;
Come and trip it as you go,
On the light fantaſtick toº.
toe, topful
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
- Milton.
Laſt to enjoy her ſenſe of feeling, 41 tit.27t
A thouſand little nerves ſhe ſends
Quite to our toes, and fingers ends. Prior.
Toro'R.E. adv. [coronan, Saxon.] Before. Obſolete.
It is an epilogue to make plain
Some ºbſcure precedence that hath tofºre been ſain. Shakespeare
So ſhall they depart the manor with the corn and the baº,
tºfore him that hath won it. Spediator, Nº. 607.
Toft. m. ſ. ſºftum, law Latin.] A place where a meſſuage
has ſtood. Cowel and Ainſ.
To'GED. adj. [togatus, Lat.] Gowned; dreſſed in gowns.
The bookiſh theorick,
Wherein the toged conſuls can propoſe
As maſterly as he j meer prattle, without pračice,
Is all his ſoldierſhip. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
Together. adv. [toget'ere, Saxon.] -
I. In company.
We turn'd o'er many books together. Shakeſpeare.
Both together went into the wood. Milton.
2. Not apart; not in ſeparation.
That king joined humanity and policy tºgether. Bacon.
3. In the ſame place.
She lodgeth heat and cold, and moiſt and dry,
And life and death, and peace and war together. Davies.
4. In the ſame time.
While he and I live together, I ſhall not be thought the
worſt poet. Dryden.
5. Without intermiſſion. -
The Portugueſe expected his return for almoſt an age toge-
fher after the battle. Dryden,
They had a great debate concerning the puniſhment of
one of their admirals, which laſted a month together. Addison.
6. In concert. -
The ſubjećt is his confederacy with Henry the eighth, and
the wars they made together upon France. Addiſon on Italy.
7. In continuity. -
- Some tree's broad leaves together ſew’d,
And girded on our loins, may cover round. Milton,
8. Together with. In union with ; in a ſtate of mixture
with.
Take the bad together with the good. Dryden's juvenal.
To ToI.L. v. n. [cilian, Saxon; tuylen, Dutch..] To labour;
perhaps originally, to labour in tillage.
This Percy was the man neareſt my ſoul;
Who, like a brother, toil"d in my affairs,
And laid his love and life under my foot.
Others ill-fated are condemn'd to toil
Their tedious life, and mourn their purpoſe blaſted
Shakeſpeare.
With fruitleſs act. Prior.
He views the main that ever toils below. Thomſon.
To ToI.L. v. a.
1. To labour; to work at.
Tail'd out my uncouth paſſage, forc'd to ride -
Th’untračtable abyſs. Milton,
2. To weary; to overlabour.
Then, toil'd with works of war, retir’d himſelf.
To Italy. Shakespeare's Richard II.
Toil. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Labour; fatigue. - - -
They live to their great, both toil and grief, where the
blaſphemies of Arians are renewed. Hazker, b. v.
Not to irkſome toil, but to delight º
He made us. Milton.
2. [Tºile, toiles, Fr. tela, Latin.] Any net or ſhare woven or
meſhed. -
She looks like ſleep,
e would catch another Antony -
ſº º ſtrong toil of grace. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra.
He had ſo placed his horſemen and footmen in the woods,
that he ſhut up the Chriſtians as it were in a tail. - Knolles.
All great ſpirits -
Bear great and ſudden change with ſuch impatience
As a Numidian lion, when firſt caught,
Endures the toil that holds him. Denham's Sophy.
A fly falls into the toil of a ſpider. - L'E/irange.
Fantaſtick honour, thou haſt fram'd a toil
Thyſelf, to make thy love thy virtues ſpoil. Dryden.
26 P To'ILET.
T O M T O L - dreſſing table. ºiler. m. ſ. ſtoilette, Fr.] A c - To(IL The #: from the exchange returns in peace, - - Pope. And the long labours of the toilet ceaſe m tail.] Laborious ; weary. - Twº : ſº 07/le, }: with thee were ſweet. Milton. While here we dwell, - What can be toilſome in theſe pleaſant walks Milton. Abſent or dead, ſtill let a friend be dear, A figh the abſent claims, the dead a tear; Recil thoſe nights that clos'd thy toilſome days, Sihearthy Parnelin his living lays. . Pope. ToºlsomeNess. n.ſ.. [from tailſome.] Weariſomeneſs; labo- riouſneſs. - Token. n.ſ.. [tains, Gothick; cacn, Saxon; trycken, Dutch.] 1. A ſign. - Shew me a token for good, that they which hate me may ſee it. Pſal. lxxxvi. 17. 2. A mark. whereſoever you ſee ingratitude, you may as infallibly conclude, that there is a growing ſtock of ill-nature in that breaſt, as you may know that man to have the plague upon whom you ſee the tokens. South's Sermons. 3. A memorial of friendſhip; an evidence of remembrance. Here is a letter from queen Hecuba, A token from her daughter, my fair love. Shakeſpeare. - Whence came this 2 This is ſome token from a newer friend. Shakeſpeare. Pigwiggen gladly would commend Some token to queen Mab to ſend, Were worthy of her wearing. Drayton's Nymphid. To TokEN. v. a. [from the noun..] To make known. Not in uſe. What in time proceeds, May token to the future our paſt deeds. Shakeſpeare. Told. pret. and part. paſſ of tell. Mentioned; related. The aëts of God to human ears Cannot, without proceſs of ſpeech, be told. Milton. To Tole. v. a. [This ſeems to be ſome barbarous provincial word. ) To train; to draw by degrees. Whatever you obſerve him to be more frighted at than he ſhould, tole him on to by inſenſible degrees, till at laſt he maſters the difficulty. r - Locke. To'LERABLE. adj. [tolerable, Fr. tolerabilis, Lat.] 1. Supportable; that may be endured or ſupported. Yourſelves, who have ſought them, ye ſo excuſe, as that ye would have men to think ye judge them not allowable, but tolerable only, and to be borne with, for the furtherance of your purpoſes, till the corrupt eſtate of the church may be better reformed. Hooker. It ſhall be more tolerable for Sodom in the day of judgment than for that city. Mat. x. 15. Cold and heat ſcarce tolerable. Milton. There is nothing of difficulty in the external performance, but what hypocriſy can make tºlerable to itſelf. Tillotſon. 2. Not excellent; not contemptible; paſſable. The reader may be aſſured of a tolerable tranſlation. Dryd. Princes have it in their power to keep a majority on their ſide by any tolerable adminiſtration, till provoked by conti- nual oppreſſions. Swift. To'LERABLENEss. n.ſ.. [from tolerable.] The ſtate of being tolerable. To'LERABLY. adv. [from tolerable.] I. Supportably; in a manner that may be endured. 2. Paſſably; neither well nor ill; moderately well. Sometimes are found in theſe laxer ſtrata bodies that are ſtill tolerably firm. Hºodward's Nat. Hiſt. p. iii. The perſon to whom this head belonged laughed frequent- ly, and on particular occaſions had acquitted himſelf tolerably at a ball. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 275. Toºk ANce. n.ſ. ſtºlerantia, Lat. tolerance, Fr.) Power of enduring; act of enduring. Diogenes one froſty morning came into the market-place 'ſhaking, to ſhew his toleranº; many of the people came abºut him, pitying him: Plato paſſing by, and knowing he did it to be ſeen, ſaid, if you pity him indeed, let him alone IO himſelf. Bacon's Apophth. There wants nothing but confideration of our own eternal weal, a tolerance or endurance of being made happy here, and bleſſed eternally. Hammond's Fundamentals. To To'LERATE. v. a. ſtolero, Lat. tolerer, Fr.] To allow ſo as not to hinder; to ſuffer. Inaſmuch as they did reſolve to remove only ſuch things of that kind as the church might beſt ſpare, retaining the re- ſidue ; their whole counſel is, in this point, utterly con- demned, as having either proceeded from the blindneſs of thoſe times, or from negligence, or from deſire of honour and glory, or from an erroneous opinion that ſuch things might be tolerated for a while. Hooker, b. iv. We ſhall tolerate flying horſes, harpies, and ſatyrs; for theſe ** Poetical fancies, whoſe ſhaded moralities requite their ſubſtantial falſities. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. v. Men ſhould not tolerate themſelves o ne minute in known ſin. any Crying ſhould not be tolerated in children. ecay y; We are fully convinced that we ſhall always tolerate them but not that they will tolerate us. Swift. Toler A"tion. m. ſ. [tolero, Latin.] Allowance given to that which is not approved. I ſhall not ſpeak againſt the indulgence and toleration grant- ed to theſe men. South's Sermon: TQLL. m. ſ. [This word ſeems derived from tall, Lal.". Şıxon; ºl, Dutch; tºll, Daniſh; tall, Welſh; tai, F. An exciſe of goods; a ſeizure of ſome part for permiſſi - the reſt. Toll, in law, has two ſignifications: firſt, a liberty to bu and ſell within the precincts of a manor, which ſeems .. import as much as a fair or market; ſecondly, a tribute or cuſtom paid for paſſage. Cowel. Empſon and Dudley the people eſteemed as his horſ. leaches, bold men, that took toll of their maſter's griſt. Bar. The ſame Pruſias joined with the Rhodians againſt th: Byzantines, and ſtopped them from levying the toll upon their trade into the Euxine. Arbuthnot. To Toll. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To pay toll or tallage. I will buy me a ſon-in-law in a fair, and toll for him: for this I'll none of him. Shakeſp. All's well that and wall. Where, when, by whom, and what y' were ſold for, And in the open market toll'd for Hudibras, p. ii. 2. To take toll or tallage. The meale the more yeeldeth, if ſervant be true, And miller that tolleth takes none but his due. Tiſſºr. 3. [I know not whence derived.] To ſound as a ſingle beſi. The firſt bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a loſing office; and his tongue Sounds ever after as a ſullen bell, Remember'd tolling a departed friend, Shakeſp. Henry IV. Our going to church at the tolling of a bell, only tells us the time when we ought to go to worſhip God. Stillingfied. Toll, toll, Gentle bell, for the ſoul on of Of the pure ones." Denham. You love to hear of ſome prodigious tale, The bell that toll'd alone, or Iriſh whale. Dryden. They give their bodies due repoſe at night: When hollow murmurs of their ev'ning bells Diſmiſs the ſleepy ſwains, and toll them to their cells. Dry. All the bells tolled in different notes. Pope. With horns and trumpets now to madneſs ſwell, Now ſink in ſorrows with a tolling bell. Pope's Dunciad. The maid aſks who the bell toll'd for Swift. To Toll. v. a. [toll, Lat.] 1. To ring a bell. - When any one dies, then by tolling or ringing of a bell the ſame is known to the ſearchers. Graunt. 2. To take away; to vacate; to annul. A term only uſed in the civil law: in this ſenſe the o is ſhort, in the former long. An appeal from ſentence of excommunication does º: ſuſpend it, but then devolves it to a ſuperior judge, and tºll, the preſumption in favour of a ſentence. Ayliffe. 3. To take away. Obſolete. - The adventitious moiſture which hangeth looſe in a body, betrayeth and tolleth forth the innate and radical moilº along with it. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Nº. 395. Tollbooth. n.ſ.. [toll and booth.] A priſon: Aimſ, To Tollbooth. v. a. To impriſon in a tollbooth. To theſe what did he give why a hen, . b That they might tollbooth Oxford men. Biſhºp º:f TollcathéRER. n.ſ. [toll and gather.] The officer * takes toll. Diſ? To'lsey. n.ſ. The ſame with tolbooth. ul t Tollutation. n.ſ.. [toluto, Latin.] The act of P* * ambling. #. move per latera, that is, two legs of ºn; ſide º: ther, which is tolutation or ambling. Brown" Vulgar Err. Authors have not writ Butler Whether tolutation or ſuccuſation. º º TOMB. n.ſ.. [tombe, tombeau, Fr. tumba, low Lat] . n nument in which the dead are encloſed. bel Methinks, I ſee thee, now thou art below, As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. sºft. Time is drawn upon tombs an old man bald, wº; . a ſithe and an hour-glaſs. Peacham on Draw"&" Poor heart ſhe ſlumbers in her filent tomb, Let her poſſeſs in peace that narrow room. Dryden. The ſecret wound with which I bleed Shall lie wrapt up, ev’n in my herſe, But on my tomb-ſtone thou ſhalt read Prior, My anſwer to thy dubious verſe. b To Tomb. v. a. [from the noun..] To bury; to en" Souls of boys were there, May, And youths, that tomb'd before their parents º
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To'MBless. adj. [from tomb.] Wanting a tomb; wanting a
ſepulchral monument.
Lay theſe bones in an unworthy urn,
Tombleſs, with no remembrance over them. Shakeſpeare.
To'MBox. m. ſ. [Tom a diminutive of Thomas, and boy..] A
mean fellow ; ſometimes a wild coarſe girl.
- A lad
Faſten’d to an empery, to i. partner'd
With tomboys, hir'd with that ſelf-exhibition
Which your own coffers yield ! Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
TOME. m. ſ. [Fr. Tow8;..]
1. One volume of many.
2. A book.
All thoſe venerable books of ſcripture, all thoſe ſacred
tones and volumes of holy writ, are with ſuch abſolute per-
fection framed. Hooker.
ToMTI'T. n.ſ. [See T1't Mouse..] A titmouſe; a ſmall bird.
You would fancy him a giant when you looked upon him,
and a tomtit when you ſhut your eyes. Speciator.
Ton... n.ſ.. [tonne, Fr. See TUN.j A meaſure or weight.
Spain was very weak at home, or very ſlow to move,
when they ſuffered a ſmall fleet of Engliſh to fire, ſink, and
carry away, ten thouſand ton of their great ſhipping. Bacon.
ToN. UIn the names of places, are derived from the Saxon
TUN. : run, a hedge or wall, and this ſeems to be from bun,
a hill, the towns being anciently built on hills for the ſake of
defence and protection in times of war. Giº on's Camden.
ToNE. m. ſ. [ton, Fr. tonus, Lat.]
1. Note; ſound.
Sounds called tones are ever equal. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ.
The ſtrength of a voice or ſound makes a difference in the
loudneſs or ſoftneſs, but not in the tone. Bacon's Nat. Hſi.
In their motions harmony divine
So ſmooths her charming tones, that God's own ear
Liſtens delighted. Milton's Par. Loft, b. v.
2. Accent; ſound of the voice.
Palamon replies,
Fager his tone, and ardent were his eyes. Dryden.
3. A whine; a mournful cry.
Made children, with your tones, to run for't
As bad as bloody-bones, or Lunsford. Hudibras, p. iii.
4. A particular or affected ſound in ſpeaking.
5. Elaſticity; power of extenſion and contraćtion.
Drinking too great quantities of this decoction may weaken
the tone of the ſtomach. Arbuthnot.
To NG. m. ſ. [See Tongs.] The catch of a buckle. This
word is uſually written tongue, but, as its office is to hold, it
has probably the ſame original with tongs, and ſhould there-
fore have the ſame orthography.
Their hilts were burniſh'd gold, and handle ſtrong
Of mother pearl, and buckled with a golden tong. Fa. Q.
ToNGs. m. ſ. ſtanx, Saxon ; tang, Dutch..] An inſtrument
by which hold is taken of any thing: as of coals in the fire.
Another did the dying brands repair
With iron tongs, and ſprinkled oft the ſame
With liquid waves. Fairy Queen, b. ii.
They turn the glowing maſs with crooked tongs;
The fiery work proceeds. Dryden’s AEn.
Get a pair of tongs like a ſmith's tongs, ſtronger and tooth-
ed. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
ToNGUE. m. ſ. [zung, Saxon; tonghe, Dutch..]
1. The inſtrument of ſpeech in human beings.
My conſcience hath a thouſand ſeveral tongue,
And ev'ry tongue brings in a ſev'ral tale,
And ev'ry tale condemns me for a villain. *::::::
Who with the tongue of angels can relate. łlton.
The terror of thy power or potent tongue. Milton.
They are tongue-valiant, and as bold as Hercules where
there's no danger. L’Eſtrange's Fables.
My ears ſtill ring with noiſe, I'm vext to death,
Tongue kill'd, and have not yet recover'd breath. Dryden.
Tongue-valiant hero, vaunter of thy might,
In threats the foremoſt; but the lag in fight. Dryden.
There have been female Pythagoreans, notwithſtanding
that philoſophy conſiſted in keeping a ſecret, and the diſciple
was to hold her tongue five years together. Addiſon's Guard.
I ſhould make but a poor pretence to true learning, if I
had not clear ideas under the words my tongue could pro-
in Ounce. I/atts's Improvement of the Mind, p. i.
2. The organ by which animals lick.
Hiſs for hiſs returned with forked tongue -
To forked tongue. Milton.
3. Speech; fluency of words. -
Tongue-doughty giant, how doſt thou prove : , Milton.
Much tongue and much judgment ſeldom go together; for
talking and thinking are too quite differing faculties. L'Eſir.
Parrots, imitating human tongue,
And ſinging-birds in ſilver cages hung. Dryden.
Firſt in the council-hall to ſteer the ſtate,
And ever foremoſt in a tongue debate. Dryden's Aºn.
Though they have thoſe ſounds ready at their tongue's end,
yet there are no determined ideas. Locke.
4. Speech, as well or ill uſed.
Gºne thy hand; I am ſorry I beat thee: but, while
thou liv'ſt, keep a good tongue in thy head. Shakeſheare.
On evil days though fallen and evil tongues. Milton.
5. ^{º
* Lord ſhall bring a nation agai
thou ſhalt not º on againſt *:::::::::gue
With wond’rous gifts endu'd, • 49.
To ſpeak all tongue; and do all miracle. Milton.
An acquaintance with the various tongues is nothing but a
relief againſt the miſchiefs which the building of Babel in-
troduced.
6. Specch as oppoſed to thoughts. //atts.
Let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed
and in truth. - I john iii. 18
7. A nation diſtinguiſhed by their language. A ſcriptural tem.
The Lord ſhall deſtroy the tongu of the Egyptian ſea Iſ. -
- S S. • 1/g.
8. A ſmall point: as, the tongue of a balance
9. To hold the Tongue. To be filent.
'Tis ſeldom ſeen that ſenators ſo young -
Know when to ſpeak, and when to hold heir tongue. Dryd.
Whilſt I live I muſt not hold my tongue,
And languiſh out old age in his diſpleaſure. Addison.
To Tongue. v. a. [from the noun..] To chide; to ſcold.
But that her tender ſhame
}. not proclaim againſt her maiden loſs, -
ow might ſhe tongue me. Shakeſp. Meaſ fºr Maſºre.
To Tong UF. v. n. †: talk; to prate. 'ſp ºſ. f. º/
'Tis ſtill a dream ; or elſe ſuch ſtuff, as madmen
Tongue, and brain not. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
To'NGUED. adj. [from tongue.] Having a tongue.
Tongu'd like the night-crow. Donne.
To(NGUELEss. adj. [from tongue.]
I. Wanting a tongue; ſpeechleſs.
What tonguel'ſ blocks, would they not ſpeak? Shakespeare.
Our grave,
Like Turkiſh mute, ſhall have a tongueleſ, mouth. Shakespeare
That blood, like ſacrificing Abel's, cries,
Even from the tonguelſ, caverns of the earth,
To me, for juſtice. Shakeſp. Richard II.
2. Unnamed ; not ſpoken of.
One good deed, dying tongueleſ,
Slaughters a thouſand waiting upon that. Shakeſpeare.
To'Ngu EPA.D. m. ſ. [tongue and pad..] A great talker.
She who was a celebrated wit at London is, in that dull
part of the world, called a tonguepad. Tatler.
ToNGUETI'ED. adj. [tongue and tie..] Having an impediment
of ſpeech.
Love, and tonguety'd ſimplicity,
In leaſt ſpeak moſt to my capacity. Shakeſpeare.
They who have ſhort tongues, or are tonguetied, are apt
to fall ſhort of the appulſe of the tongue to the teeth, and
oftner place it on the gums, and ſay tand d inſtead of th and
dh ; as moder for mother. Holder's Elements of Speech.
He ſpar'd the bluſhes of the tonguety'd dame. Tickel.
To'Nick.
To'NicAL.
1. Being extended; being elaſtick. -
Station is no reſt, but one kind of motion, relating unto
that which phyſicians, from Galen, do name extenſive or
tonical. Brown's Wulgar Errours, b. iii.
2. Relating to tones or ſounds.
To'NNAGE. m.ſ.. [from ton.] A cuſtom or impoſt due for mer-
chandiſe brought or carried in tons from or to other nations,
}ad. [tonique, Fr. reſºw.]
after a certain rate in every ton. Cowel.
Tonnage and poundage upon merchandizes were collected,
refuſed to be ſettled by ačt of parliament. Clarendon.
To'NSIL, n.ſ.. [ton/ille, Fr. tonſillae, Lat.]
Tomſils or almonds are two round glands placed on the ſides
of the baſis of the tongue, under the common membrane of
the fauces, with which they are covered; each of them hath
a large oval ſinus, which opens into the fauces, and in it
there are a great number of leſſer ones, which diſcharge
themſelves, through the great finus, of a mucous and ſlippery
matter, into the fauces, larynx, and deſophagus, for the
moiſtening and lubricating theſe parts. §any.
To'Nsure. n.ſ.. [tonſure, Fr. tonſura, Lat.] The act of clip-
ping the hair; the ſtate of being ſhorn.
The veſtals, after having received the tonſure, ſuffered
their hair to come again, being here full grown, and gather-
ed under the veil. Addiſon.
Too. adv. [zo, Saxon.] -
1. Over and above; overmuch ; more than enough. It is uſed
to augment the ſignification of an adjective or adverb to a
vicious degree. - -
Groundleſs prejudices and weakneſſes of conſcience, in-
ſtead of tenderneſs, miſlead too many others, too many,
iſ: d men. Sprat's Sermons.
*::::::::: to build a doćtrine of ſo mighty conſequence
upon ſo obſcure a place of ſcripture. Locke.
Theſe ridiculous ſtorics abide with us too long, and too far
influence the weaker part of mankind. ":
t 2. t
T O O
T O O
to encreaſe its emphaſis ' but *.
- - - ays ſeems harſh, and is therefore aid aſide.
º to, too ſolid fleſh would melt. Shakeſpeare.
- sºmetimes it would be full, and then
Ohiº, too ſoon decreaſe again;
Eclips'd ſometimes, that 'twou'd ſo fall,
There wou'd appear no hope at all.
3. Likewiſe; alſo. - - -
See what a ſcourge is laid upon your hate ;
And I, for winking at your diſcords tºº, -
Have ſoft a brace of kinſmen. Shakeſp. Romeº and juliet,
Let on my cup no wars be found,
Left thoſe incite to quarrels too,
which wine itſelf enough can do. Oldham.
The arriving to ſuch a diſpoſition of mind as ſhall make a
man take pleaſure in other mens fins, is evident from the text
and from experience too. South's Sermons.
It is better than letting our trade fall for want of current
pledges, and better too than borrowing money of our neigh-
bours. Locke.
2. It is ſometimes doubled
Suckling.
Let thoſe eyes that view
The daring crime, behold the vengeance tº?. Pope.
Took, the preterite, and ſometimes the participle paſſive of
take.
Thy ſoldiers
All levied in my name, have in my name s
Took their diſcharge. Shakeſp. King Lear.
He is God in his friendſhip as well as in his nature, and
therefore we finful creatures are not toºk upon advantages,
nor conſumed in our provocations. South's Sermons.
Suddenly the thunder-clap -
Tºok us unprepar’d. Dryden.
The ſame device encloſed the aſhes of men or boys, maids
or matrons; for when the thought took, though at firſt it re-
ceived its riſe from ſuch a particular occaſion, the ignorance
of the ſculptors applied it promiſcuouſly. Addison.
This took up ſome of his hours every day. Spectator.
The riders would leap them over iny hand; and one of
the emperor's hunſtmen, upon a large courſer, took my foot,
ſhoe and all. - Swift.
Leaving Polybus, I toºk my way
To Cyrrha's temple.
Tool. n.ſ. [zol, zool, Saxon.]
1. Any inſtrument of manual operation.
In mulberries the ſap is towards the bark only, into which
if you cut a little it will come forth; but if you piece it
deeper with a tool it will be dry. Bacon.
Arm'd with ſuch gard’ning tools as art, yet rude,
Guiltleſs of fire had form'd. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix.
The ancients had ſome ſecret to harden the edges of their
Pope's Statius.
tools. - Addiſon.
2. A hireling; a wretch who ads at the command of another.
He’d chooſe -
To talk with wits in dirty ſhoes;
And ſcorn the tools with ſtars and garters,
So often ſeen carefling Chartres. Swift.
To Toot. v. n. [Of this word, in this ſenſe, I know not the
derivation: perhaps coran, Saxon, contracted from copetan,
to know or examine.] To pry; to peep 5 to ſearch narrowly
and ſlily. It is ſtill uſed in the provinces, otherwiſe obſolete.
I caſt to go a ſhooting,
Long wand'ring up and down the land,
With bow and bolts on either hand,
For birds and buſhes tooting. Spenſºr's Pºſt.
Tooth. n.ſ. plural teeth. [toº, Saxon; tand, Dutch.]
The teeth are the hardeſt and ſmootheſt bones of the body;
they are formed in the cavities of the jaws, and about the
ſeventh or eighth month after birth they begin to pierce the
edge of the jaw, tear the perioſteum and gums, which being
very ſenſible create a violent pain: the dentes inciſvi, or fore
teeth of the upper jaw, appear firſt, and then thoſe of the
lower jaw, becauſe they are the thinneſt and the ſharpeſt;
after them come out the canini or eye teeth, and laſt of all
the molares or grinders, becauſe they are thickeſt and blunteſt:
about the ſeventh year of age they are thruſt out by new
teeth which then begin to ſprout, and if theſe teeth be loſt
they never grow again; but ſome have been obſerved to ſhed
their teeth twice: about the one-and-twentieth year the two
laſt of the molares ſpring up, and they are called dentes ſa-
pientiac. &tiny.
Avaunt, you curs
Be thy mouth or black or white, -
Tooth that poiſons if it bite. Shakespeare . King Lear.
Deſert deſerves with chara&ers of braſs
A forted reſidence againſt the tooth of time, -
And razure of oblivion. Shakeſpeare.
The teeth alone among the bones continue to grow in
length during a man's whole life, as appears by the unſightly
length of one toºth when its oppoſite happens to be pulled
Out, - - Ray on the Creation.
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2
. Taſte; palate.
Theſe are not diſhes for thy dainty tooth;
What, haſt thou got an ulcer in thy mouth?
Why ſtand'ſt thou picking :
3. A tine, prong, or blade, of any multifid inſtrument
The prieſts ſervant came while the fleſh was in ſeethi
with a fleſh hook of three teeth. I Sam, i. tng,
I made an inſtrument in faſhion of a comb wº º
being in number fixteen, were about an inº and an º
broad, and the intervals of the teeth about two inches º
Newtºn' º:
4. The prominent part of wheels, by which they tº:
sº parts of other bodies. pon
he edge whereon the teeth are is always made thi
than the back, becauſe the back follows º e º:
In clocks, though the ſcrews and teeth be never ſo ſmood,
Drydºn,
yet if they be not oiled will hardly move, though you c.
them with never ſo much weight; but apply a little oil the
whirl about very ſwiftly with the tenth part of the force. .
5. Too TH and nail. With one's utmoſt violence; with ãº
means of attack or defence. y
A lion and bear were at toºth and nail which ſhould car
off a fawn. - L'E/ºrange's F.
6. Tº the TEETH. In open oppoſition. * - * * *
It warms the very ſickneſs in my heart,
That I ſhall live and tell him to his teeth,
Thus did deſt thou. Sašºffeare's Hºml?
The ačtion lies 4. -
In his true nature, and we ourſelves compell’d,
Ev’n to the teeth and forehead of our faults,
To give in evidence. Sha'ſ care.
The way to our horſes lies back again by the houſe, and
then we ſhall meet ’em full in the teeth. Drydºn.
7. To caſt in the TEETH. To inſult by open exprobration.
. A wiſe body's part it were not to put out his fire, becauſe
his fond and fooliſh neighbour, from whom he borrowed
wherewith to kindle it, might coſt him therewith in the teeth,
ſaying, were it not for me thou wouldſt freeze, and not be
able to heat thyſelf. Hoºker, b. iv.
8. In ſite of the teeth. Notwithſtanding threats expreſſed by
ſhewing teeth; notwithſtanding any power of injury or de-
fence. -
The guiltineſs of my mind drove the groſſneſs of the fop-
pery into a received belief, in deſpight ºf the teeth of all rhime
and reaſon, that they were fairies. Shakeſpeare.
The only way is not to grumble at the lot they muſt bear
in ſite of their teeth. L'E/ºrange.
To Too'ſ H. v. a. [from tooth.]
1. To furniſh with teeth; to indent. -
Then ſaws were tooth'd, and ſounding axes made. Dryd.
The point hooked down like that of an eagle; and both
the edges toothed, as in the Indian crow. Grew's Muſicum.
Get a pair of tongs like a ſmith's tongs, ſtrºnger and
toothed at the end. Mºrtimer's Huſbandy.
2. To lock in each other.
It is common to tooth in the ſtretching courſe two inchº
with the ſtretcher only. Mºxon's Mech. Exerciſe.
Tooth Aſch. n.ſ.. [tooth and ach.J. Pain in the teeth.
There never yet was the philoſopher
That could endure the toothach patiently,
However at their eaſe they talk'd like gods. Sºft”.
He that ſleeps feels not the toothach. Shakespeare . Cynºdiº.
I have the toothach.
—What, figh for the toothach /
Which is but an humour or a worm. Shakespeare.
One was grown deſperate with the toºthach. Temple.
Tooth DRAw ER. n.ſ.. [tooth and draw.] One whoſe buſineſs
is to extraćt painful teeth.
Nature with Scots, as tootharawers, hath deal;
• Who uſe to ſtring their teeth upon their belt. Cºlini.
When the teeth are to be diſlocated, a toothfratº “”
ſulted. Iſºſºman', Sargº.
Tooth ED. adj. [from tooth.] Having teeth.
Toothless, adj. [from tooth.] Wanting teeth;
teeth. -
Deep-dinted wrinkles on her cheek ſhe draws,
Sunk are her eyes, and toothlºſs are her jaws.
They are fed with fleſh minced ſmall, having not only a
ſharp head and ſhout, but a narrow and tº *.
TO'o'THP1ck. m. ſ. [tooth and pick.] An inſtrument by
To'ot HPICKER. } §hiº, the teeth are cleanſed from *
thing ſticking between them. - Aſia
I will fetch you a toothpicker from the fartheſt inch of hi º
Shakespeare. Much ad alº tº:
He and his toothpick at my worſhip's meſs. Shakeſpeare.
Preſerve my woods, whereof, if this courſe hold, º:
will hardly be found in ſome places enough tº make a tººl
deprived of
Dryden,
pick. Howel's England"y ſº
Lentiſek excels; if toothpicks of the lentiſck be wº
of a quill then make a toothpick. iº
T O P
2.
Lentiſe is a beautiful ever-green, and makes the beſt tooth-
pickers. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Toºthsome. adj. [from toath..] Palatable ; pleaſing to the
taſte.
Some are good to be eaten while young, but nothing tooth-
Jºme as they grow old. Carew.
To'oth someNess. n. ſ. [from toothſome.] Pleaſantneſs to the
taſte.
To'othwort. m. ſ. [dentaria, Lat.] A plant.
The toothwort hath a fleſhy root, which is ſcaly, and cut
in, as it were, with teeth: the flower conſiſts of four leaves,
placed in form of a croſs; this is ſucceeded by a long pod,
divided into two cells by an intermediate partition, and when
ripe twiſted up like a ſcrew, and diſcharges the ſeeds with
violence. - Miller.
Top. m. ſ. ſtopp, Welſh; top, Saxon; top, Dutch and Da-
niſh; topper, a creſt, Iſlandick.]
1. The higheſt part of any thing.
I ſhould not ſee the ſandy hour-glaſs run,
But I ſhould think of ſhallows and of flats,
And ſee my wealthy Andrew dock'd in ſand,
Vailing her high top lower than her ribs. Shakeſpeare,
He wears upon his baby brow the round
And top of ſovereignty. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Here Sodom's tow’rs raiſe their proud tops on high,
The tow’rs as well as men outbrave the ſky. Cowley.
Thou nor on the tºp of old Olympus dwell'ſt. Milton.
That government which takes in the conſent of the greateſt
number of the people, may juſtly be ſaid to have the broadeſt
bottom ; and if it terminate in the authority of one ſingle
perſon, it may be ſaid to have the narroweſt top, and ſo
makes the firmeſt pyramid. Temple.
Syſiphus no ſooner carries his ſtone up to the top of the
hill but it tumbles to the bottom. Addiſon.
So up the ſteepy hill with pain
The weighty ſtone is rowl'd in vain;
Which having touch'd the top recoils,
And leaves the labourer to renew his toils. Granville.
Marine bodies are found upon hills, and at the bottom
only ſuch as have fallen down from their tops. Woodward.
2. The ſurface; the ſuperficies.
Plants that draw much nouriſhment from the earth hurt
all things that grow by them, eſpecially ſuch trees as ſpread
their roots near the top of the ground. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Shallow brooks that flow'd ſo clear,
The bottom did the top appear.
3. The higheſt place. -
He that will not ſet himſelf proudly at the top of all things,
but will conſider the immenſity of this fabrick, may think,
that in other manſions there may be other and different intel-
ligent beings. - Locke.
What muſt he expect,when he ſeeks for preferment, but
univerſal oppoſition, when he is mounting the ladder, and
every hand ready to turn him off when he is at the top * Sw.
4. The higheſt perſon.
How would you be,
If he, which is the top of judgment, ſhould -
But judge you as you are : Shakeſp. Meaſ for Maſure.
5. The utmoſt degree.
Zeal being the top and perfeótion of ſo many religious af-
fečtions, the cauſes of it muſt be moſt eminent. Sprat.
If you attain the top of your deſires in fame, all thoſe who
envy you will do you harm ; and of thoſe who admire you
few will do you good. Pope.
The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work. Pope.
6. The higheſt rank.
Take a boy from the top of a grammar ſchool, and one of
the ſame age bred in his father's family, and bring them into
good company together, and then ſce which of the two will
have the more manly carriage. Locke on Education.
7. The crown of the head.
All the ſtor'd vengeance of heaven fall
On her ingrateful top / Shakeſp. King Lear.
Arm'd, ſay you ?
Arm'd, my lord.
Dryden.
From top to toe Shakeſpeare.
- - 'Tis a per’lous boy, -
Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable;
He's all the mother’s from the top to toe. Shakeſpeare.
8. The hair on the crown of the head; the forelock.
Let's take the inſtant by the forward top ;
For we are old, and on our quick'ſt decrees
Th’ inaudible and noiſeleſs foot of time
Steals, ere we can effect them.
9. The head of a plant.
The buds made our food are called heads or tops; as cab-
bage heads. J/atts's Logick.
1c. [Tºp, Daniſh.] An inverted conoid which children ſet to
turn on the point, continuing its motion with a whip.
Since I pluckt geeſe, play'd truant, and whipt top, I knew
not what it was to be beaten till lately. Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
T O P
For as whipp'd tops, and bandied balls,
The learned hold, are animals;
So horſes they affirm to be
Mere engines made by geometry. Hudibras, p. i.
As young ſtriplings whip the top for ſport
On the ſmooth pavement of an empty court,
The wooden engine flies and whirl. about,
Admir'd with clamours of the beardleſs rout. Dryden.
Still humming on their drowſy courſe they keep,
And laſh'd ſo long, like tops, are laſh'd aſleep. Pope.
...A tºp may be uſed with propriety in a ſimilitude by a Vir-
gil, when the ſun may be diſhonoured by a Maevius. Broome,
II. Top is ſometimes uſed as an adjective to expreſs lying on
the top, or being at the top.
The top ſtones laid in clay are kept together.
To Top. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To riſe aloft; to be eminent.
Thoſe long ridges of lofty and topping mountains which
run Eaſt and Weſt, ſtop the evagation of the vapours to the
North and South in hot countries. Derham's Phyſico-Theol.
Some of the letters diſtinguiſh themſelves from the reſt,
and top it over their fellows; theſe are to be conſidered as
letters and as cyphers. Addiſon on ancient Medals.
2. To predominate.
The thoughts of the mind are uninterruptedly employed
by the determinations of the will, influenced by that foſſing
uneaſineſs while it laſts.
Mortimer.
Locke.
3. To do his beſt.
But write thy beſt and top, and in each line
Sir Formal's oratory will be thine. Dryden.
To Top. v. a.
I. To cover on the top; to tip; to defend or decorate with
ſomething extrinſick on the upper part.
The glorious temple rear'd
Her pile, far .# appearing like a mount
Of alabaſter, topp'd with golden ſpires. Milton's Par. Rºg.
To him the faireſt nymphs do ſhow
Like moving mountains topt with ſnow. //aller.
There are other churches in the town, and two or three
palaces, which are of a more modern make, and built with
a good fancy; I was ſhown the little notre dame; that is
handſomely deſigned, and topp'd with a cupola. Addiſon.
Top the bank with the bottom of the ditch. Mortimer.
2. To riſe above. -
A gourd planted cloſe by a large pine, climbing by the
boughs twined about them, till it topped and covered the tree.
L'Eſtrange,
3. To outgo; to ſurpaſs.
He's poor in no one fault, but ſtor'd with all.
——Eſpecially, in pride.
——And topping all others in boaſting. Shakeſpeare.
So far he topp'd my thought,
That I in forgery of ſhapes and tricks
Come ſhort of what he did. Shakeſpeare,
I am, cries the envious, of the ſame nature with the reſt:
why then ſhould ſuch a man top me? where there is equality
of kind, there ſhould be no diſtinction of privilege. Collier.
4. To crop. - -
Tºp your roſe trees a little with your knife near a leaf
bud. Evelyn's Kalendar.
5. To riſe to the top of. -
If ought obſtruct thy courſe, yet ſtand not ſtill,
But wind about till thou haſt topp'd the hill. Denham.
6. To perform eminently: as, he tops his part. This word, in
this ſenſe, is ſeldom uſed but on light or ludicrous occaſions.
Topful. adj. [top and full.] Full to the top; full to the
brim.
Fill me, from the crown to the toe, topful
Of direct cruelty. Shakespeare's Macbeth.
'Tis wonderful
What may be wrought out of their diſcontent; , ,
Now that their ſouls are topful of offence: Shakespeare eare.
Till a confiderable part of the air was drawn 9; of the
receiver, the tube continued topful of water *.* firſt. Boyle.
One was ingenious in his thoughts and bright. in his lan-
guage; but ſo toºſul of himſelf; that he let it ſpill on all the
company. Ipat's Improvement ºf the Mind; p. º
Fill the largeſt tankard-cup topfull. Swift.
TopcA'll ANT. n.ſ.. [tºp and gallant.] -
1. The higheſt #. lied to anything elevated:
- applied to -
2. It A. . 3. . ...'. Honeyſuck; sºlº top
and topgallants. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. N #.
I dare appeal to the conſciences of totgallant ſparks. L'E/ r:
Topheavy adj. [tºp and heavy.] Having the upper part too
wº º: º too heavy nor too light; but of the
two extremes a houſe tºº “ the worſt. Wºtton's Arch.
Topheavy drones, º º: looking down,
ver-ballaſted within the crown, . . . . -
*ś betwixt their lips ſome myſtick thing. Poº.
26 Q.
T O P T O R - As to fluff gales topheavy pines bow low Their heads, and lift them as they ceaſe to blow. Pope. Topknot. m. ſ. ſtop and Knot..] A knot worn by women on , the top of the head. - - - This arrogance amounts to the pride of an aſ in his trap- pings; when 'tis but his maſter's taking away his tºpknot to make an aſs of him again. L’Eſtrange. TopMAN. n.ſ.. [top and man.] The ſawer at the top. The pit-ſaw enters the one end of the ſtuff, the topman at the top, and the pitman under him, the topman obſerving to guide the ſaw exactly in the line. Moxon's Mºh, Exerciſe. TopMost. n.ſ. [An irregular ſuperlative formed from top.] Uppermoſt ; higheſt. A ſwarm of bees, Unknown from whence they took their airy flight, Upon the tºpmoſt branch in clouds alight, Dryden's 4ºn. From ſteep to ſteep the troops advanc'd with pain, In hopes at laſt the topmºſt cliff to gain; "But ſtill by new aſcents the mountain grew, And a freſh toil preſented to their view. Addiſon. Men pil'd on men with ačtive leaps ariſe, And build the breathing fabrick to the ſkies; A ſprightly youth above the topmoſt row, - Points the tall pyramid, and crowns the ſhow. . . Addison. Topp Roſud. adj. ſtºp and proud.] Proud in the higheſt de- ſcc. § This top-proud fellow, By intelligence I do know To be corrupt and treaſonous. Shakeſpeare. TopsA'il. n.ſ.. [top and ſail.] The higheſt ſail. Contarenus meeting with the Turk's gallies, which would not vail their topſails, fiercely aſſailed them. Knolles. Strike, ſtrike the topſail; let the main-ſheet fly, And furl your ſails. Dryden's Fables. TOPARCH. n.ſ. [rérô and 2px?..] The principal man in a place. They are not to be conceived potent monarchs, but to- parchs, or kings of narrow territories. Brown's Vulgar Err. Tºny. m.ſ.. [from toparch..] Command in a ſmall di- ſtričt. To'PA z. m.ſ.. [topaſe, Fr. topazius, low Lat..] A yellow gem. The golden ſtone is the yellow topaz. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Can blazing carbuncles with her compare : The tophas ſent from ſcorched Meroe Or pearls preſented by the Indian ſea? Sandys's Paraph. With light's own ſmile the yellow topaz burns. Thomſon. To TOPE. v. n. [topff, German, an earthen pot; toppen, Dutch, to be mad. Skinner prefers the latter etymology; toper, Fr.] To drink hard ; to drink to exceſs. If you tope in form and treat, 'Tis the ſour ſauce to the ſweet meat, } The fine you pay for being great. Dryden. To'PER. n.ſ.. [from tope.] A drunkard. ToPHA'ceous. adj. [from tophus, Lat.] Gritty; ſtony. Acids, mixed with them precipitate a tophaceous chalky ... matter, but not a cheeſy ſubſtance. Arbuthnot. ToPHET. m. ſ. [..T.En Heb. a drum.] Hell; a ſcriptural name. The pleaſant valley of Hinnom, tophet thence And black Gehenna called, the type of hell. Milton. Fire and darkneſs are here mingled with all other ingre- dients that make that tophet prepared of old. Burnet. Topical. adj. [from 137C).] 1. Relating to ſome general head. 2. Local ; confined to ſome particular place. An argument from authority is but a weaker kind of Proof; it being but a topical probation, and an inartificial ar- gument, depending on naked affeveration. Brown. Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and pro- bable. Hale's Origin of Mankind. 3. Applied medicinally to a particular part. A woman, with ſome unuſual hemorrhage, is only to be cured by topical remedies. Arbuthnot. Topically adv. [from tºpical.] With application to ſome particular part. This topically applied becomes a phaenigmus, or rubifying medicine, and is of ſuch fiery parts, that they have of them- ſelves conceived fire and burnt a houſe. Brown's Wulgar Err. TOPICK. m. ſ. [topique, Fr. Tórð’.] 1. A gºneral head; ſomething to which other things are re- ferred. - Let them argue over all the topicks of divine goodneſs and human weakneſs, and whatſoever other pretences ſinking fin- ºrs catch, at to ſave themſelves by, yet how trifling muſt be their plea ! South's Sermons. I might dilate on the difficulties, the temper of the people, the Power, arts, and intereſt of the contrary party; but *% are invidious topicks, too green in remembrance. Dryd. ‘I he principal branches of preaching are; to tell the people what is their duty, and then convince them that it is ſo : the tºpicks for both are brought from ſcripture and reaſon. Swift. º º and ſciences have ſome general ſubjects, called * * *9mmon places; becauſe laiddle tertas are bor- rowed, and arguments derived from them for thi - their various propoſitions. "...; 2. Things as are externally applied to any particular part agić. In the cure of ſtrumae, the topicks ought to be diſcuin. J/? - To'Pless. adj. [from top.] Having no top. iſeman's Surgery. He ſent abroad his voice, Which Pallas far off echo'd ; who did betwixt them hoiſ Shrill tumult to a topleſs height. Chapman's }. TopographER. m. ſ. [Tºrº and yºzºa.] One who wº. deſcriptions of particular places. es Topo GRAPHY. m. ſ. ſtopographie, Fr. róró, and %2% Deſcription of particular places, 52%.] That philoſophy gives the exacteſt topography of the extra- mundane ſpaces. Glanville's Sºp. The topography of Sulmo in the Latin makes but an alik. ward figure in the verſion. Cromwell Tºº adj. [from top.] Fine ; noble; gallant. Ajº, The topping fellow I take to be the anceſtor of the fine fl- OW. Toppingly, adj. [from topping.] Fine; gay; gallant; #. An obſolete word. c y. Theſe toppingle gheſts be in number but ten, As welcome to dairie as beares among men. Tuſſºr, Tº Topple. v. m. [from top.] To fall forward; to tumble OWn. Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down ; Though caſtles topple on their warders heads. Shakeſpeare. The wiſeſt aunt telling the ſaddeſt tale, Sometime for three-foot ſtool miſtaketh me; Then ſlip I from her quite, down topples ſhe. Shalºftware. Torsytu'Ryx. adv. [This Skinner fancies to tºp in turf.] With the bottom upward. All ſuddenly was turned topſ turvy, the noble lord eſtſoons was blamed, the wretched people pitied, and new counſels plotted. Spenſer on Ireland. If we without his help can make a head To puſh againſt the kingdom; with his help We ſhall o'erturn it topſyturvy down. Shakeſp. Henry IV. God told man what was good, but the devil ſurnamed it evil, and thereby turned the world topſy-turvy, and brought a new chaos upon the whole creation. South's Sermons. Man is but a topſyturvy creature; his head where his heels ſhould be, grovelling on the earth. Swift. Tor. m. ſ. [xon, Saxon.] . - I. A tower; a turret. 2. A high pointed rock or hill, whence tor in the initial ſyllable of ſome local names. Torch. n.ſ.. [torche, French; torcia, Italian ; intertitium, low Latin.] A wax light generally ſuppoſed to be bigger than 4 candle. - Baſilius knew, by the waſting of the torches, that the night alſo was far waſted. Sidity, Here lies the duſky torch of Mortimer, Choak'd with ambition of the meaner ſort. Shuºft” They light the nuptial torch, and bid invoke Hymen. Never was known a night of ſuch diſtrašion; Noiſe ſo confus'd and dreadful: torches gliding Like meteors, by each other in the ſtreets. Dylt. I'm weary of my part ; My torch is out; and the world ſtands before me Like a black deſart at th' approach of night: Dryden Torchbearer. n.ſ.. [torch and bear.] One whoſe office is to carry a torch. - - ith He did in a genteel manner chaſtiſe their negº ; making them, for that night, the torchbearers: Sidney, º To'Rchlight. n.ſ.. [torch and light.] Light kindled to ſupply the want of the ſun. lmoſt When the emperor Charles had claſped Germa" # º in his fiſt, he was forced to go from Iſburg, anº.” º maſk, by torchlight, to quit every foot he had gº" tº ſº. If thou like a child didſt fear before, Being in the dark, where thou didſt nothing ſee ; it; Now I have brought thec torchlight fear no mº Dawiti, To'RcHER. m. ſ. [from torch..] One that gives light. Ere the horſes of the ſun ſhall bring keſbºaré. Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring. sºft ToRE. preterite, and ſometimes participle paſſive of tear. Upon his head an old Scotch cap he wore, Spºnſºr With a plume feather all to pieces tore. sº. Tore. v. a. [Of this word I cannot gueſs the meaning: - Proportion according to rowen or tºre upon th; #. - the more tore the leſs hay will do. Mºtimer's Hºfta")" To Tor ME(NT. n.ſ. [tourmenter, F r.] 1. To put to pain; to harraſs with anguiſh; t No ſleep cloſe up that deadly eye of thine, . Unleſs it be while ſome tormenting dream Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils. I am glad to be conſtrain'd to utter whº cline. Torments me to conceal. Sºakeſ. Cº. Aſt Milton, o excruciate. Shºpart.
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2. To teaze; to vex with importunity.
3. To put into great agitation, ſtormente, Fr. a great ſtorm.]
They ſoaring on main wing
Tormented all the air. Milton.
TO'RMENT. m. ſ. [tourment, French.]
1. Anything that gives pain.
They brought unto him all ſick people that were taken
with divers diſeaſes and torments, and he healed them. Mat.
2. Pain; miſery; anguiſh.
2. Penal anguiſh; torture.
- No priſoners there, inforc'd by torments, cry;
But fearleſs by their old tormentors lie. Sandys's Paraph.
Not ſharp revenge, not hell itſelf can find
A fiercer torment than a guilty mind,
Which day and night doth dreadfully accuſe,
Condemns the wretch, and ſtill the charge renews. Dryd.
ToRME'Ntor. n.ſ.. [from torment.]
1. One who torments ; one who gives pain.
He called to me for ſuccour, deſiring me at leaſt to kill
him, to deliver him from thoſe tormentors. Sidney, b. ii.
Let his tormenter conſcience find him out. Milton.
The commandments of God being conformable to the
dićtates of right reaſon, man's judgment condemns him when
he violates any of them; and ſo the finner becomes his own
formentor. South's Sermons.
2. One who inflićts penal tortures.
No priſoners there, enforc’d by torments, cry,
But fearleſs by their old tormentors lie. Sandys on job.
Hadſt thou full pow'r to kill,
Or meaſure out his torments by thy will;
Yet, what could'ſt thou, tormentor, hope to gain,
Thy loſs continues unrepaid by pain. Dryden's juv.
The ancient martyrs paſſed through ſuch new inventions
and varieties of pain as tired their tormentors. Addiſon.
To'RMENTIL. n.ſ.. [tormentille, Fr. tormentilla, Lat.] Sept-
foil. A plant.
The root has been uſed for tanning of leather, and account-
ed the beſt aſtringent in the whole vegetable kingdom. Miller.
Refreſh the ſpirits externally by ſome epithemata of balm,
bugloſs, with the powder of the roots of tormentil, Wiſeman.
Torn, part. paſſ. of tear.
Ye ſhall not eat any fleſh that is torn of beaſts. Exod. xxii.
TornA'Do. n.ſ.. [tornado, Spaniſh.] A hurricane ; a whirl-
wind.
Nimble coruſcations ſtrike the eye,
And bold tornado's bluſter in the ſky. Garth.
TORPE'DO. n.ſ. (Lat..] A fiſh which while alive, if touched
even with a long ſtick, benumbs the hand that ſo touches it,
but when dead is eaten ſafely,
To'RPEN.T. adj. [torpeus, Latin.] Benumbed; ſtruck motion-
leſs; not active; incapable of motion.
A comprehenſive expedient to aſſiſt the frail and torpent
memory through ſo multifarious an employment. Evelyn.
To'RPID. adj. ſtorpidus, Latin.] Numbed; motionleſs; ſlug-
giſh; not active.
Without heat all things would be torpid and without mo-
tion. Ray on the Creation.
The ſun awakes the torpid ſap. Thomſon's Spring.
To'RPIDNEss. n.ſ.. [from torpid.] The ſtate of being torpid.
Though the object about which it is exerciſed be poor,
little, and low, yet a man hath this advantage by the exer-
ciſe of this faculty about it, that it keeps it from reſt and
torpidneſs, it enlargeth and habituates it for a due improve-
ment even about nobler obječts. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
To'Rp1tude. n.ſ.. [from torpid.] State of being motionleſs ;
numbneſs; ſluggiſhneſs.
Some, in their moſt perfect ſtate, ſubſiſt in a kind of tor-
pitude or ſleeping ſtate. Derham.
TC'RPOR. m.ſ. [Latin.] Dulneſs; numbneſs; inability to
move ; dulneſs of ſenſation.
Motion diſcuſſes the torpor of ſolid bodies, which, beſide
their motion of gravity, have in them a natural appetite not
to move at all. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 763.
ToRREFA’ction. m. ſ. [torrefaction, Fr. torrefacio, Latin.]
The act of drying by the fire.
When torréfied ſulphur makes bodies black, why does tor-
rºſačiian make ſulphur itſelf black. Boyle on Colours.
If it have not a ſufficient inſolation it looketh pale; if it
be funned too long it ſuffereth torrefaction. Brown.
To io'RRE FY. v. a. [terrifier, Fr. torrefacio, Lat.] To dry
by the fire.
In the ſulphur of bodies torrified conſiſt the principles of
inflammability. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
The Africans are more peculiarly ſcorched and torreſted
from the ſun by addition of dryneſs from the ſoil. Brown.
Divers learned men aſſign, for the cauſe of blackneſs, the
footy ſteam of aduſt, or torrefied ſulphur. Boyle on Colours.
Torrefied ſulphur makes bodies black; I deſire to know
why torrefaction makes ſulphur itſelf black Boyle.
Another cliſter is compoſed of two heminae of white wine,
Mat. viii.
T O R
half a hemina of honey, Ægyptian nitre torreñº a qua-
drant. Arbuthnot on Cºins.
To'RRENT. m. ſ. [torrent, Fr. torrens, Lat.]
1. A ſudden ſtream raiſed by ſummer ſhowers.
The near in blood, . .
Forſake me like the torrent of a flood.
Will no kind flood, no friendly rain;
Diſguiſe the marſhal's plain diſgrace;
No torrents ſwell the low Mohayne,
The world will ſay he durſt not paſs.
2. A violent and rapid ſtream; tumultuous Current.
Not far from Caucaſus are certain ſteep falling torrents;
which waſh down many grains of gold, as in many other
parts of the world ; and the people there inhabiting uſe to
ſet many fleeces of wool in theſe deſcents of waters, in which
the grains of gold remain, and the water paſſeth through;
which Strabo witneſſeth to be true. Raleigh.
The memory of thoſe who, out of duty and conſcience,
oppoſed that torrent which did overwhelm them, ſhould not
loſe the recompence due to their virtue. Clarendon.
_When ſhrivell'd herbs on with'ring ſtems decay,
The wary ploughman, on the mountain's brow,
Undams his wat'ry ſtores, huge torrents flow,
Temp'ring the thirſty fever of the field. Dryden's Georg.
Eraſmus, that great injur'd name,
Stemm'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age. . Pope.
To'RRENT. adj. [torrens, Lat..] Rolling in a rapid ſtream.
Fierce Phlegeton,
Whoſe waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Milton.
To'RRID. adj. [torride, Fr. torridus, Lat.]
1. Parched; dried with heat. -
Galen's commentators mention a twofold dryneſs; the one
concomitated with a heat, which they call a torrid tabes;
the other with a coldneſs, when the parts are conſumed
through extinétion of their native heat. Harvey on Conſump.
2. Burning; violently hot.
This with torrid heat,
And vapours as the Libyan air aduſt, -
Began to parch that temperate clime. Milton's Par, Loſt:
3. It is particularly applied to the regions or zone between the
tropicks.
Sandy, 077 joi.
Prior.
Columbus firſt
Found a temp'rate in a torrid zone;
The fev'riſh air fann'd by a cooling breeze.
Thoſe who amidſt the torrid regions live,
May they not gales unknown to us receive
See daily ſhow’rs rejoice the thirſty earth, -
... And bleſs the flow'ry buds ſucceeding birth. Prior.
Torsel. n.ſ. [torſ, Fr.] Anything in a twiſted form.
When you lay any timber on brickwork, as torſels for
mantle trees to lie on, or lintols over windows, lay them in
* loam. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſes.
Torsion. n.ſ.. [torſo, Lat.] The ačt of turning or twiſting.
Tort. n. ſ. {.. Fr. tortum, low Latin.] Miſchief; injury;
calamity. Obſolete.
Then gan triumphant trumpets ſound on high,
That ſent to heaven the echoed report
Of their new joy, and happy vićtory
Againſt him that had been long oppreſt with tºrt,
And faſt impriſoned in ſieged fort. Fa. Qu, b. i.
He dreadleſs bad them come to court,
For no wild beaſts ſhould do them any tort. Spenſer.
Your diſobedience and ill managing
Of ačtions, loſt for want of due ſupport,
Refer I juſtly to a further ſpring, - - -
Spring of ſedition, ſtrife, oppreſſion, tort. Fairfax, & i.
To'R'file. n.ſ.. [tortilis, Lat.] Twiſted; wreathed. -
To'RTIon. n.ſ.. [from tortus, Latin.] Torulent; pain. Not
Dryden.
in uſe. -
All purgers have a raw ſpirit or wind, which is the prin-
cipal cauſe of tortion in the ſtomach and belly. Bacon.
Toºtious. adj. [from tort.] Injurious; doing wrong. Spenſ.
Tortive. adj. [from tortus, Lat.] Twiſted; wreathed.
Knots by the conflux of meeting ſap,
Infect the ſound pine, and divert his grain
7%rº, and errant from his courſe of growth. Shakesp
To'Rtoise. m. ſ. [tortue, French. -
1. An animal covered with a hard ſhell; there are tortoiſes
both of land and water. iſe h
In his needy ſhop a tortoiſe hung,
An alligator #. - Shakeſpeare.
A living tortoiſe being turned upon its back, not being able
to make uſe of its paws for the returning of itſelf, becauſe
they could only bend towards the belly, it could help itſelf
only by its neck and head; ſometimes one ſite, ſometimes
another, by puſhing againſt the ground, to rock itſelf as in a
cradle, to find out whºſe the inequality of the ground might
permit it to roll its ſhell. - Ray on the C eation.
2. A form into which the ancient ſoldiers uſed to throw their
troops, by bending down and holding their bucklers above
their heads ſo that no darts could hut them. Their
.
T O S T O T _a_-_ ir targets in a tortoiſe caſt, the foes » sº to the |. roſe. Dryden's Aen. Tortuosity. m. ſ. [from tortuºus.] Wreath; flexure. Theſ: the midwife contriveth unto a knot cloſe unto the body of the inſult, from whence enſueth that tortuoſity, or complicated nodoſity, called the navel. Brown's Vulgar Err. Tººrºous. adj. [tortueux, Fr. from tortuºſus, tortus, Lat.] 1. Twiſted; wreathed; winding. - So vary'd he, and of his tortuous train - Curl’d many a wanton wreath. Milton. Aqueous vapours, like a dry wind, paſs through ſo long and fortuous a pipe of lead. - Boyle. 2. Miſchievous. [Thus I explain it, on ſuppoſition that it is derived from tort, wrong; but it may mean crooked: as we ſay, crooked ways for bad practices, crooked being regularly enough oppoſite to right. This in ſome copies is tortious, and therefore from tort.] Ne ought he car'd whom he endamaged By tortuous wrong, or whom bereav'd of right. Fa. Qu. Torture. n.ſ.. [torture, Fr. tortura, Lat.] -- - - 1. Torments judicially inflićted; pain by which guilt is puniſh- ed, or confeſſion extorted. Hecate Then led me trembling through thoſe dire abodes, And taught the tortures of th’ avenging gods. Dryden. 2. Pain; anguiſh ; pang. Better be with the dead, Than on the torture of the mind to lie In reſtleſs extaſy. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Ghaſtly ſpaſm or racking torture. Milton. To To(RTURE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To puniſh with tortures. Hipparchus my enfranchis'd bondman, He may at pleaſure whip, or hang, or tarture. Shakeſpeare. The ſcouge inexorable and the torturing hour. Milton. 2. To vex; to excruciate; to torment. Still muſt I cheriſh the dear, ſad remembrance At once to torture, and to pleaſe my ſoul. Addiſon's Cato. 3. To keep on the ſtretch. The bow tortureth the ſtring continually, and thereby holdeth it in a continual trepidation. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. To'RTURER. m.ſ.. [from torture.] He who tortures; tormenter. I play the torturer by ſmall and ſmall, To lengthen out the worſt that muſt be ſpoken, Shakeſp. When king Edward the ſecond was amongſt his torturers, the more to diſgrace his face, they ſhaved him, and waſhed him with cold water; the king ſaid, well, yet I will have warm water, and ſo ſhed abundance of tears. Bacon's Apopk. Turning our tortures into horrid arms Againſt the torturer. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ii. To'Rvity. m. ſ. [torvitas, Lat.] Sourneſs; ſeverity of coun- - tenance. - To'Rvous. adj. [torvus, Lat..] Sour of aſpect; ſtern; ſevere of countenance. That torvous four look produced by anger, and that gay and pleaſing countenance accompanying love. Derham. T'or Y. n.ſ. [A cant term, derived, i'i. from an Iriſh word ſignifying a ſavage.] One who adheres to the antient conſtitution of the ſtate, and the apoſtolical hierarchy of the church of England, oppoſed to a whig. The knight is more a tory in the country than the town, becauſe it more advances his intereſt. Addiſon. To confound his hated coin, all parties and religions join whigs, to, ies. Swift. To º v. n. [Of the ſame original with teize.] To comb WOOI. To Toss. v. a. [taſen, Dutch; taſer, French, to accumu- late ; Minſhew. Osºrzi, to dance; Meric Caſaubon. Toſen, German, to make a noiſe; Skinner: perhaps from to us, a word uſed by thoſe who would have any thing thrown to them.] 1. To throw with the hand, as a ball at play. With this ſhe ſeem'd to play, and as in ſport, Tºſ'd to her love in preſence of the court. Dryden. A ſhepherd diverted himſelf with toſſing up eggs and catch- ing them again. Addiſon. 2. To throw with violence. Back do I tºſs theſe treaſons to thy head. Shakeſpeare. Vulcano's diſcharge forth with the fire not only metallick and mineral matter but huge ſtones, toſſing them up to a very great height in the air. //oodward's Nat. Hi/?. p. iv. 3. To lift with a ſudden and violent motion. Behold how they toſs their torches on high, How they point to the Perſian abodes. I call'd to ſtop him, but in vain: He tº his arm loſt, and dly told me He would not ſtay. > proudly told me, So talk too idle buzzing things: Tºſs up their head sº sº. 2 . . To agri eads, and ſtretch their wings. 4. #. to put into violent motion. **g of treaſures by a lying tongue is a vanity toſſ-d to and fro. Prov. xxi. 6. Dryden - Addiſon's Cato. Prior. Things will have their firſt or ſecond agitation; if th be not tºſſed upon the arguments of counſel, they will be toſſed upon the waves of fortune, and be full of inconſtancy doing and undoing. Bacon's Eff. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers tºft J.-- And flutter'd into rags. Åhlºn I have made ſeveral voyages upon the ſea, often been ºffi in ſtorms. Addiſon's Speci. No. 489 5. To make reſtleſs; to diſquiet. - She did love the knight of the red croſs, For whoſe dear ſake ſo many troubles her did tºft. F. & Calm region once, - And full of peace, now to/l and turbulent. 6. To keep in play; to tumble over. That ſcholar ſhould come to a better knowledge in the Latin tongue than moſt do, that ſpend four years in tºſſing all the rules of grammar in common ſchools. Žiar. To Toss. v. n. 1. To fling; to winch; to be in violent commotion. Dire was the toſſing / deep the groans ! deſpair Tended the ſick, buſieſt from couch to couch. Miltºn. Galen tells us of a woman patient of his whom he found very weak in bed, continually toſſing and tumbling from one Miltºn. ſide to another, and totally deprived of her reſt. Harvey. To toſ, and fling, and to be reſtleſs, only frets and enrages our pain. Tilliºn. And thou, my fire, not deſtin’d by thy birth, To turn to duſt and mix with common earth, How wilt thou toſ, and rave, and long to die, And quit thy claim to immortality. Addison's Ovid. 2. To be toſſed. Your mind is toſſing on the ſea, There where your argoſies - Do overpeer the petty traffickers. Shakeheart. 3. To Toss up. To throw a coin into the air, and wager on what ſide it ſhall fall. I'd try if any pleaſure could be found, In toſſing up for twenty thouſand pound. Toss. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. The aët of toſfing. The diſcus that is to be ſeen in the hand of the celebrated Caſtor at Don Livio's is perfectly round; nor has it any thing like a ſling faſtened to it, to add force to the toft. Addison 2. An affected manner of raiſing the head. His various modes from various fathers follow ; One taught the toſs, and one the new French wallow: His ſword-knot this, his cravat that deſign'd. Dryden. There is hardly a polite ſentence in the following dialogues which doth not require ſome ſuitable toſs of the head. Swift. To'ssel. n. ſ. See TAssel. - Tie at each lower corner a handful of hops with a piece of packthread to make a toſſel, by which you may convº- niently lift the bag when full. Morimer's Huſbandry. To'ssex. m. ſ. [from toſ...] One who throws; one who fling" and writhes. To'sspot. n.ſ.. [toſ and pot.] A toper and drunkard. Tost. preterite and part, paſſ of toſ. Brampſºn. In a troubled ſea of paſſion to/?. - Milton, To"TAL. adj. [totus, Lat. total, Fr.] 1. Whole; complete; full. They ſet and riſe; Leſt total darkneſs ſhould by night regain -- Miltºn, Her old poſſeſſion, and extinguiſh life. If all the pains that, for thy Britain's ſake, My paſt has took, or future life may take, Begrateful to my queen; permit my pray'r, !. And with this gift reward my total care. Prior. 2. Whole; not divided. Either to undergo Myſelf the total crime; or to accuſe -1, --> Lº My other-ſelf, the partner of my life. Miltºn'. Par. * ToTA'í1ty. n.ſ.. [totalité, Fr.] Complete ſum; whole quan tity. Tºrry. adv. [from total.] Wholly; fully; º, The ſound interpreters expound this image of God, ; the tural reaſon; which, if it be totally or moſtly dº hºr right of government doth ceaſe. Bacon's hºly º Charity doth not end with this world, but goes *: an us into the next, where it will be perfeóted; but fait ſight hope ſhall then totally fail; the one being changed * º the other into enjoyment. Atterbury's Sermº" T'o'THER, contračted for the other. ſhake To Totte R. v. n. [tateren, to ſtagger, Dutch..] To ſhake ſo as to threaten a fall. What news, in this our tott'ring º —It is a reeling world indeed, my lord; - And I believe will never ſtand #. - º As a bowing wall ſhall ye be, and as a tattºriº fence. The foes already have poſſeſs'd the wall, Dryden. Troy nods from high, and tatters to her fall. ry To'ſ TERY. 4.
T O U
T O U
To'TTERY. }* [from totter.] Shaking; unſteady; dizzy.
To(TTY. Neither of thoſe words is uſed.
Siker thy head very tottie is,
So on thy corbe ſhoulder it leans amiſe. . . Stenſºr's Prſ.
To Touch. v. a. [toucher, Fr. tartſen, Dutch.]
1. To reach with anything, ſo as that there be no ſpace be-
tween the thing reached and the thing brought to it.
He ſo light was at legerdemain,
That what he touch'd came not to light again. Spenſer.
Ye ſhall not eat nor touch it leſt ye die. Gen. iii. 3.
He brake the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it
toucheth the fire. judg. xvi. 9.
2. To come to ; to attain.
He that is begotten of God keepeth himſelf, and that
wicked one toucheth him not. 1 John v. 18.
Their impious folly dar'd to prey
On herds devoted to the god of day;
The god vindićtive doom'd them never more,
Ah men unbleſs'd to touch that natal ſhore. Pope's Oºſ.
3. To try as gold with a ſtone.
When I have ſuit,
Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed,
It ſhall be full of poize and difficulty,
And fearful to be granted.
4. To affect; to relate to.
In ancient times was publickly read firſt the ſcripture, as,
namely, ſomething out of the books of the prophets of God;
ſome things out of the apoſtles writings; and, laſtly, out of
the holy evangeliſts ſome things which touched the perſon of
our lord Jeſus Chriſt. Hooker, b. v.
The quarrel toucheth none but us alone;
Betwixt ourſelves let us decide it then. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
What of ſweet
Hath touch'd my ſenſe, flat ſeems to this. Milton.
5. To move; to ſtrike mentally; to melt.
I was ſenſibly touched with that kind impreſſion. Congreve.
The tender ſire was touch'd with what he ſaid,
And flung the blaze of glories ſrom his head,
And bid the youth advance. Addison's Ovid.
6. To delineate or mark out.
Nature affords at leaſt a glimm'ring light:
The lines, though touch'd but faintly, are drawn right.
Pope.
Shakeſpeare's Othello.
7. To cenſure; to animadvert upon.
Dočtor Parker, in his ſermon before them, touched them
for their living ſo near, that they went near to touch him for
his life. Hayward.
8. To infect; to ſeize ſlightly.
Peſtilent diſeaſes are bred in the Summer; otherwiſe thoſe
touched are in moſt danger in the Winter. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
9. To bite; to wear; to have an effect on.
Its face muſt be very flat and ſmooth, and ſo hard, that a
file will not touch it, as ſmiths ſay, when a file will not eat,
or race it. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſe.
Io. To ſtrike a muſical inſtrument. - -
They touch'd their golden harps, and prais'd. Milton.
One dip the pencil, and one touch the lyre. Pope.
11. To influence by impulſe; to impel forcibly.
No decree of mine,
To touch with lighteſt moment of impulſe -
His free will. | Milton.
. To treat of perfunètorily.
12. T This thy i. . words touch'd only. , Milton.
13. Tº Touch up. To repair, or improve by ſlight ſtrokes,
or little emendations.
What he ſaw was only her natural countenance touched up
with the uſual improvements of an aged coquette. Addiſon.
To Touch. v. n. - - -
1. To be in a ſtate of junétion ſo that no ſpace is between
them. ſt ke effect
o faſten on ; to take effect on.
2. º: waters pierce metals, and will touch upon gold that
will not touch upon ſilver. - Bacon.
3. To Touch at. To come to without ſtay.
The next day we touched at Sidon.
Oh fail not to touch at Peru ;
Aéis Xxvii. 3.
with gold there our veſſel we'll ſtore. Cowley.
Civil law and hiſtory are ſtudies which a gentleman ſhould
not barely touch at, but conſtantly dwell upon; Locke.
A fiſhmonger lately touched at Hammerſmith. Speciator.
4. To Touch on. To mention ſlightly. -
The ſhewing by what ſteps knowledge comes into our
minds, it may ſuffice to have only touched on. - Locke.
It is an uſe no-body has dwelt upon; if the antiquaries
have touched upon it they immediately quitted it. Addiſon. .
5. To Touch on or upon. To go for a very ſhort time.
He touched upon the Moluccoes. Abbot's Deſ of the World.
Which monſters, left the Trojan's pious hoſt
Should bear, or touch upon th’ inchanted coaſt,
Propitious Neptune ſteer'd their courſe by night. Dryden.
I made a little voyage round the lake, and touched on the .
ſeveral towns that lie on its coaſts. Addiſon on Italy.
6. Tº Touch an or upon. To mention ſlightly.
It is impoſſible to make obſervations in art or ſcience which
have not been touched upon by others. Addiſon's Spediator.
Touch. n. ſ. [from the noun.]
* Reach of any thing ſo that there is no ſpace between the
things reaching and reached. -
2. The ſenſe of feeling.
- O dear ſon Edgar,
Might I but live to ſee thee in my touch
I'd ſay, I had eyes again. 2
The ſpirit of wine, or chemical oils, which are ſo hot in
operation, are to the firſt touch cold. Bacon's Nat. Hi/.
By touch the firſt pure qualities we learn,
Which quicken all things, hot, cold, moiſt and dry;
By touch, hard, ſoft, rough, ſmooth, we do diſºn;
By touch, ſweet pleaſure, and ſharp pain we try. Davies.
The ſpiders touch how exquiſitely fine !
Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. Pope.
The fifth ſenſe is touch, a ſenſe over the whole body. Loºke.
3. The act of touching.
. The touch of the cold water made a pretty kind of ſhrug-
ging come over her body, like the twinkling of the first
among the fixed ſtars. Sidney, b. ii.
The time was once when thou unurg'd wou'd'ſt vow,
That never touch was welcome to thy hand ... •
Unleſs I touch'd.
- Shakeſpeare.
With one virtuous touch
Th'archchemick ſun produces precious things. Milton. .
4. Examination as by a ſtone.
To-morrow, good fir Michell, is a day
Wherein the fortune of ten thouſand men
Muſt bide the touch. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
Ah Buckingham, now do I ply the touch,
Tº try if thou be current gold indeed. Shakeſpeare.
Albeit ſome of theſe articles were merely deviſed, yet the
duke being of baſe gold, and fearing the touch, ſubſcribed
that he did acknowledge his offences. Hayward.
5. Teſt; that by which anything is examined.
The law-makers rather reſpected their own benefit than
equity, the true touch of all laws. Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
6. Proof; tried qualities.
Come my ſweet wife, my deareſt mother, and
My friends of neble touch / when I am forth,
Bid me farewel, and ſmile. Shakeſpeare.
7. [7%uche, Fr. Single act of a pencil upon the picture.
Artificial ſtrife -
Lives in thoſe touches, livelier than life. Shakeſpeare.
It will be the more difficult for him to conceive when he
has only a relation given him, without the nice touches which
make the graces of the picture. Dryden.
Never give the leaſt touch with your pencil, till you have
well examined your deſign. Dryden.
8. Feature; lineament.
Thus Roſalind of many parts
By heav'nly ſynod was devis’d;
Of many faces, eyes and hearts,
To have the touches deareſt priz'd. Shakespeare. A you like it.
A ſon was copy'd from his voice ſo much,
The very ſame in ev'ry little touch. Dryden,
9. Aćt of the hand upon a muſical inſtrument.
Here let the ſounds of muſick
Creep in our ears; ſoft ſtilneſs and the night
Become the touches of ſweet harmony. Shakeſpeare.
Io. Power of exciting the affe&tions.
Not alone
The death of Fulvia, with more urgent touches,
Do ſtrongly ſpeak t'us. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
Nor wanted power to mitigate and ſwage,
With ſolemn touches, troubled thoughts. Milton.
11. Something of paſſion or affection.
He which without our nature could not on earth ſuffer for
the world, doth now alſo, by means thereof, both make inter-
rceſſion to God for ſinners, and exerciſe dominion over all men,
with a true, natural, and a ſenſible touch of mercy. Hooker.
He loves us not :
He wants the natural touch. Shakeſpeare.
12. Particular relation; ſenſible relation. - -
Speech of touch towards others ſhould be ſparingly uſed ;
for diſcourſe ought to be as a field, without coming home to
any man. Bacon's Eſſays.
13. [Touche, Fr.] A ſtroke. - -
Our kings no ſooner fall out, * . º, º: .
r; one meets ſometimes W.
...: > Addiſon on ancient Medals.
Another ſmart touch of the author we meet with in the
fifth page, where, without any preparation, he breaks out
all on a ſudden into a vein of poetry. Addiſon.
Though its error may be ſuch,
As Knags and Burgeſs cannot hit
It yet may feel the nicer touch - -
Of Wicherley's or Congreve's wit. Prior.
26 R He
Shakeſp. King Lear:
T O U w T O W, He gave the little wealth he had To build a houſe for º º mad; ew by one ſatyrick touch, - §. i. º º much. Swift. imadverſion; cenſure. f4. º: bare any touch of conſcience with greater regret. King Charles. Soon mov’d with touch of blame, thus Eve, - what words have paſs'd thy lips, Adam, ſevere. Milton. 15. Exact performance of agreement. Tºuch kept is commended, yet credit to keepe Is pay and diſpatch him, yer ever ye ſleepe. Tuſſºr. Qūoth Hudibras, thou offer'ſt much, - But art not able to keep touch. Hudibras, p. i. I keep touch both with my promiſe to Philopolis, and with my own uſual frugality in theſe kind of collations. More. He was not to expect that ſo perfidious a creature ſhould keep touch with him. L’E/irange. 16. A ſmall quantity intermingled. - Madam, I have a touch of your condition, That cannot brook the accent of reproof. Shakeſpeare. This coming ſtill nearer to an aſpiration, a touch of it may perhaps be an ingredient in the rough guttural pronun- ciation of the Welſh and Iriſh. Holders Elements of Speech. 17. A hint; flight notice given. The king your maſter knows their diſpoſition very well ; a ſmall touch will put him in mind of them. Bacon. 18. A cant word for a ſlight eſſay. Print my preface in ſuch a form as, in the bookſellers phraſe, will make a ſixpenny tºuch. Swift. Touch ABLE. adj. [from touch..] Tangible ; that may be touched. Touch-Hole. n.ſ.. [touch and hole.] The hole through which the fire is conveyed to the powder in the gun. In a piece of ordnance, if you ſpeak in the touch-hole, and another lay his ear to the mouth of the piece, the ſound is far better heard than in the open air. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Touchi's Ess. n.f. [from touching.] Peeviſhneſs; iraſcibility. My friends reſented it as a motion not guided with ſuch diſcretion as the touchineſs of thoſe times required. K. Charles. Touch ING. prep. [This word is originally a participle of touch..] With reſpect, regard, or relation to. Touching things which belong to diſcipline, the church hath authority to make canons and decrees, even as we read in the apoſtles times it did. Hooker, b. iii. Touching our perſon, ſeek we no revenge; But we our kingdom's ſafety muſt ſo tender, Whoſe ruin you three ſought, that to her laws We do deliver you. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. The heavens and the earth remained in the ſame ſtate in which they were created, as touching their ſubſtance, though there was afterwards added multiplicity of perfection in re- ſpect of beauty. Touching the debt, he took himſelf to be acquitted thereof. - Hayward. Socrates choſe rather to die than renounce or conceal his judgment touching the unity of the Godhead. South. To'Uchi NG. adj. [from touch..] Pathetick; affecting; moving. Touch INGLY. adv. [from touch..] With feeling emotion; in a pathetick manner. This laſt fable ſhows how touchingly the poet argues in love affairs. Garth. TouchMENot. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſ. Touchston E. m. ſ. [tºuch and ſtone; pierre de touche, Fr.] 1. Stone by which metals are examined. Chilon would ſay, that gold was tried with the touchſione, and men with gold. Bacon's Apophth. If he intends to deal clearly, why does he make the tºuch- ſtone faulty, and the ſtandard uncertain. Collier. 2. Any teſt or criterion. Is not this their rule of ſuch ſufficiency, that we ſhould uſe it as a touch/?ome to try the orders of the church Hooker. The work, the touchſtone of the nature, is ; And by their operations things are known. Davies. Money ſerves for the touchſtone of common honeſty. L'E/l. Time is the ſureſt judge of truth: I am not vain enough to think I have left no faults in this, which that touchine will not diſcover. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Touchwoop. m. ſ. ſtouch and wood.] Rotten wood uſed to catch the fire ſtruck from the flint. A race of reſolute ſtout trees they are, ſo abounding with metal and heat, that they quickly take fire, and become touchwood. Howel's Pocal Forg/?. To make white powder, the powder of rotten willows is beſt, ſpunk, or touchwood prepared might make it ruſſet. Br. Touchy... adj. [from touch.j 'Peewiſh; irritable, iraſſible 3. apt to take fire. A low word. You are upon a touchy point, and therefore treat ſo nice a ſubject with proportionable caution. Collier on Pride. You are ſo tºy, and take things ſo hotly, I am ſure there muſt be ſome miſtake in this, Arbuthnot, Hiſt. of j. Bull. Raleigh's Hiſł. of the J/orld. TOUGH. adj. [zoh, Saxon.] I. Yielding without fracture; not brittle. Of bodies ſome are fragile, and ſome are tough fragile. o 2. Stiff; not eaſily flexible. The bow he drew, And almoſt join'd the horns of the tough eugh. 3 and not Bacon'; Mat. Hiſt - Fate with nature's law would ſtrive, Dryden, To ſhew plain-dealing once an age may thrive; And when ſo tºugh a frame ſhe could not beni. Exceeded her commiſſion to befriend. > Dryden 3. Not eaſily injured or broken. O fides you are too tought Will you yet hold A body made of braſs the crone demands For her lov’d nurſing, ſtrung with nerves of wire Tºugh to the laſt, and with no toil to tire. 'Dr. 4. Viſcous; clammy; ropy. y”, To To'UGHEN. v. n. [from tough..] To grow tough. Hops off the kiln lay three weeks to cool, give and toughen, elſe they will break to powder. Mortimer's Huſh To UGHN Ess. n.ſ.. [from tough.] - 1. Not brittleneſs; flexibility. To make an induration with toughneſ, and leſ, faciliº, decočt bodies in water for three : § they º: into which the water will not enter. Bacºn's Nat. H} A well-temper'd ſword is bent at will, - But keeps the native toughneſs of the ſteel. Dryden 2. Viſcoſity; tenacity; clammineſs; glutinouſneſs. - In the firſt ſtage the viſcoſity or toughneſs of the fluids ſhould be taken off by diluents. Ælutinºt on Diet. 3. Firmneſs againſt injury. I confeſs me knit to thy deſerving with cables of perdur- able taughneſs. Shaºff. Othell. TOUPE'T. m. ſ. [Fr.] A curl; an artificial lock of hair, Remember ſecond-hand toupees and repaircd ruffles. Swift. TOUR. n.ſ.. [tour, French.] 1. Ramble; roving journey. I made the tour of all the king's palaces. Addison. Were it permitted, he'd make the tour of the whole ſyſtem of the ſun. Arbuthnot and Pope's Mart. Sºrih. 2. Turn ; revolution. In both theſe ſenſes it is rather French than Engliſh. Firſt Ptolemy his ſcheme coeleſtial wrought, And of machines a wild proviſion brought; Orbs centrick and eccentrick he prepares, Cycles and epicycles, ſolid ſpheres In order plac'd, and with bright globes inlaid, To ſolve the tours by heavenly bodies made. Blackmore, Sha}ºffeare. 3. In Milton it is probably tow’r; ſoar; elevation. The bird of Jove ſtoop'd from his airy tour, Two birds of gayeſt plume before him drove. Milton's To’URNAMENT. TU/URNEY. 1. Tilt ; juſt; military ſport; mock encounter, They might under the pretence Of tilts and tournaments, Provide them horſe and armour for defence. Daniil, For juſts, tourneys, and barriers, the glories of them are the chariots, wherein challengers make their entry. Bacon. Whence came all thoſe juſts, tiltings, and tºurnalirº." much in uſe in theſe parts. - Temple's Mjºl, He liv'd with all the pomp he cou’d deviſe, ; ryden, $n. ſ. [tournamenium, low Lat.] At tilts and tournaments obtain'd the prize, But found no favour in his lady's eyes. The ſpouſals of Hippolita the queen, What tilts and tourneys at the feaſt were ſeen, Dryden. 2. Milton uſes it ſimply for encounter; ſhock of battle. With cruel tºurnament the ſquadrons join! Where cattle paſtur'd late, now ſcatter'd lies l, With carcaſſes, and arms, th’ inſanguin'd field. Aſian, To Tourney. v. n. [from the noun..] To tilt in the liſts. An elfin born of noble ſtate, b. ii Well could he tourney, and in liſts debate. F. Qu. º: TOURNISUET. n.ſ. [French..] A bandage uſed in ** tions, ſtraitened or relaxed by the turn of a handle. , f If the orifice does not readily appear, looſen the tº: and the effuſion of blood will direct you to it. - i. º To Touse. v. a. [probably of the ſame original wit tº: teize, toſ...] To pull; to tear; to haul; to drag : W* touſer or towzer, the name of a maſtiff. As a bear whom angry curs have touz'd, Having off ſhak'd them and eſcap'd their hands, Becomes more fell, and all that him withſtands Treads down and overthrows. Take him hence; to th’ rack with him: we Joint by joint, but we will know his purpoſe. Shakesp To towze ſuch things as flutter Swift. To honeſt Bounce is bread and butter. bed Tow. n.ſ. fºop, Saxon.j Flax or hemp beaten and * into a filamentous ſubſtance. Tºw Sºnſºr. 'll tºwze you ſpeare.
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T O W,
Žºw twiſted round the handle of an inſtrument makes it
eaſier to be held. Sharp.
o Tow. v. a. ſceon, reohan, Saxon, to lead 3 toghen, old
Dutch..] To draw by a rope, Particularly through the water.
Thou knew'ſt too well
My heart was to thy rudder ty’d by th’ ſtring,
And thou ſhould'ſt tow me after. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra.
The ſeamen tºwed, and I ſhoved, till we arrived. Swift.
+: { prep ſcopano, Saxon.]
1. In a dire&tion to.
He ſet his face toward the wilderneſs.
The currents drive,
Tow’rds the retreating ſea, their furious tide.
2. Near to: as, the danger now comes toward him.
3. With reſpect to ; touching; regarding.
We brought them to as great peace between themſelves,
as love towards us for having made the Peace. Sidney, b. ii.
Repent you not,
As that the fin hath brought you to this ſhame,
Which ſorrow's always tºwº, ourſelves, not heav'n 2
Shakeſp. Meaſure for Aſeaſure.
His heart relented toward, her. Milton.
By our law, no good is to be left undone toward, all, not
the good of the tongue, the hand, the heart. Sºuth', Sermons.
4. With tendency to.
This was the firſt alarm England received toward, any
trouble, after it had enjoyed for ſo many years the moſt un-
interrupted proſperity. Clarendon, b. ii.
5. Nearly; little leſs than.
I am toward; nine years older ſince I left you. Swift.
TowARD. lady. [It is doubtful whether in this uſe the word
Tow A'RDs. } be adverb or adjective.] Near; at hand ; in a
ſtate of preparation.
What might be toward that this ſweaty haſte
Doth make the night joint labourer with the day. Shakeſp.
Tow A'RD. adj. Ready to do or learn; not froward.
TowARDLINEss. n.ſ.. [from tºwardy..] Docility; compli-
ance; readineſs to do or to learn.
The beauty and tºwardlingſ of theſe children moved her
brethren to envy. Raleigh's Hºff. of the I/2/.
Toºw ARDLY. adj. [from *ard.] Ready to do or learn; dol
cile; compliant with duty.
Some young towardly ioblemen or gentlemen were uſuall
ſent as aſſiſtants or attendants. Bacon's Advice to ſillierſ.
Toºw ARDN Ess. n.ſ.. [from toward.] Docility. -
Parents will not throw away the towardneſ of a child,
and the expence of education upon a profeſſion, the labour of
which is encreaſed, and the rewards are vaniſhed. South.
To'w EL. m. ſ. [touaille, French; touaglio, Italian.] A cloath
on which the hands are wiped.
His arm muſt be kept up with a napkin or towel. Jºſeman.
Th’ attendants water for their hands ſupply,
And having waſh'd, with ſilken towel, dry. Dryden's Æn.
To'w ER. m. ſ. [xon, Saxon; tour, Fr. torre, Italian; turris,
Latin.
1. A # building; a building raiſed above the main edifice.
Let us build us a city and a tower, whoſe top may reach
unto heaven. 'en. xi. 4.
2. A fortreſs ; a citadel.
3. A high head-dreſs.
Lay trains of amorous intrigues
In towers, and curls, and perriwigs.
4. High flight; elevation.
Mum. xxiv. 1.
Milton.
Hudibras, p. iii.
To Tow ER. v. n. To ſoar; to fly or riſe high.
On th' other ſide an high rock towred ſºil. Spenſer.
No marvel
My lord protećtor's hawks do tower ſo well. Shakeſp.
Circular baſe of riſing folds that tower'd -
Fold above fold a ſurging maze. - Milton.
Tow'ring his height, and ample was his breaſt. Dryden.
The crooked plough, the ſhare, the tow'ring height
Of waggons, and the cart's unweildy weight;
Theſe all muſt be prepar’d. Dryden's Georg.
All thoſe ſublime thoughts which tower above the clouds,
and reach as high as heaven itſelf, take their riſe, not one Jot
beyond thoſe ideas which ſenſe of reflection have offer. for
the contemplation of the mind. Locke.
Tow ER-Musta R D. m. ſ. [turritis, Lat.] A plant.
The flower of the tower-muſard conſiſts of fºur leaves,
expanding in form of a croſs, out of whoſe empalement riſes
the pointal, which afterward becomes a long, ſmooth pod,
growing for the moſt part upright, and opening into two
parts, in each of which are many ſmooth ſeeds. AMiller.
ToweRED. adj. [from *er.] Adorned or defended by towers.
Might ſhe the wiſe Latona be,
Or the tow’red Cybele. Milton's Arcades.
ToweRY. adj. [from tower.] Adorned or guarded with towers.
Here naked rocks, and empty waſtes were ſeen,
There tow'ry cities and the foreſts green.
Riſe, crown'd with lights, imperial Salem riſe I
Exalt thy tow'ry head, and liſt thy eyes | Pope's M//,
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Pope.
T O Y
With his **) grandeur ſwell their ſtate 7%
r - 3/m/ox.
º * / [cun, Saxon; ”, Dutch; from tinan, 3.
Zzº.
* Any walled collection of houſes.
he let them down by a cord; for her houſe was upon the
town wall. --
2. Any collection of houſes larger than a village. Jºſ. ii. I 5.
Speak the ſpeech trippingly on the tongue: but if you
y of our Players do, I had a lieve the tºwn
mouth it, as man
Shakespeare. Hamlet.
crier had ſpoke the line.
II - r - - - -
ito whatſoever city or town ye **ter, enquire who 111 it is
Worthy, and there abide?
Before him towns and rural w
My friend this infilt fees,
And flies from town to woods. Broome
3. In England, *Yºumber of houſes to which belongs a re.
gºlar market, and which is not a city or ſee of a bi
4. The court end of London. y iſhop.
A virgin whom her mother's care
at. X. I I.
orks between. 44ilton.
rags from the town to wholeſome coun air.
5. The people who live in th: capital. try Pope.
He all at once let down,
Stuns with his giddy larum half the town. Pope.
6. It is uſed by the inhabitants of I
- - - - “y town or city: as we
ſay, a new Jºy is come to town.
There is ſomé new dreſs or new diverſion juſt come to
tºwn. º
Townclerk. n. /.. [town and *] An officer whoma
the publick buſineſ of a place.
The townclerk appeaſed the people. 4:7: xix. 35.
Town House. n: ſ [town and */.] The hall where publick
buſineſs is tranſiae.
A. tºwnhouſe built at one end will front the church that
ſtands at the other. Addiſon on Italy.
Township. n.ſ.. [town and ſhip.] The corporation of a town;
the diſtrićt belonging to a town. -
I am but a poor Petitioner of our whole townſhip. Shakespeare .
They had built houſes, planted gardens, erected townſhips,
and made proviſion for their poſterity. Raleigh.
Towns MAN. */.. [town and man.] -
I. An inhabitant of a place.
Here come the ºften on proceſſion,
Before your highneſs to Preſent the man. Shakespeare.
In the time of king Henry the fixth, in a fight bätween
the earls of Ormond and Deſmond, almoſt all the town men
of Kilkenny were ſlain. Davies on Ireland.
They marched to Newcaſtle, which being defended only
by the townſmen, was given up to them. Clarendon, b. viii.
I left him at the gate firm to your intereſt,
Tº admit the townſmen at their firſt appearance.
2. One of the ſame town. -
Tow NTAlk. n: ſ [town and *..] Common prattle of a
lace.
p If you tell the ſecret, in twelve hours it ſhall be fowntaſk.
4'A/irange.
To'Xical, adj. [toxicum, Lat..] Poiſonous; containing poiſon.
Tº "...ſº ſtºn, toogſºn, to dreſs with many ornaments,
Dutch..]
I. A petty commodity; a trifle; a thing of no value.
Might I make acceptable into hº that toy which I had
found, following an acquaintance of mine at the plough. Sidh.
They exchange for knives, glaſſes and ſuch toys, great
abundance of gold and pearſ. Abbot.
Becauſe of old
Thou thyſelf doatd'ſt on womankind, admiring
Their ſhape, their colour, and attractive grace:
None are, thou think'ſt, but taken with figh toys. Milton.
O virtue virtue what art thou become,
That men ſhould leave thee for that tºy a woman. Dryden.
2. A plaything; a bauble.
To dally thus with death is no fit foy,
Go find ſome other play-fellows, mine own ſweet boy.
Fairy ºucºn, b, i.
What a profuſion of wealth laid out in coaches, trappings,
Law.
nages
Dryden.
tables, cabinets, and the like precious toys. Addison.
In Delia's hand this toy is fatal found,
Nor could that fabled dart more ſurely wound. Pºpe,
3. Matter of no importance.
'Tis a cockle or a walnut ſhell,
A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. Shaftºffeare.
. Folly; trifling practice; filly opinion.
4. #. dº ſo long experience of all ages hath con-
firmed and made profitable, let us not Preſume to condemn
as follies and toys, becauſe we ſometime know not the cauſe
and reaſon of them. - Hooker, i. iv.
5. Play; ſport; amorous dalliance.
Ye ſons of Venus, play your ſports at will;
For greedy pleaſure, careleſs of yºur toys, -
#. * upon her paradiſe of Joys. Spenſºr's Epiſſal,
So ſaid he, and forbore not glance or tºy -
Of amorous intent, A ſilton.
6. Odd
*
T R A
T R A
6. Odd ſtory; filly #:
never may believe
Theſe antick fables, nor theſe fairy toys.
: ~l, . ur; odd fancy. - -
7. *;...". hath always received this conſtrućtion, be
now diſguiſed with a toy of novelty. - Hooker, b. v.
The very place puts toys of deſperation,
without more motive, into ‘....
hat looks ſo many fathoms to the ſea,
Å. hears it roar º Shakeſp. Hamlet.
To Toy. v. n. [from the noun..] To trifle; to dally amour-
ouſly; to play. - - -
Toyish. adj. [from toy..] Trifling; wanton.
Toyish Ness. n.ſ.. [from toyiſh.] Nugacity; wantonneſs.
Your ſociety will diſcredit that toyiſhneſs of wanton fancy,
that plays tricks with words, and frolicks with the caprice:
of frothy imagination. Glanville's Scepſ.
Toyshop. n.). [toy and ſhop.] A ſhop where playthings and
little nice manufactures are ſold. -
Fans, filks, ribbands, laces, and gewgaws, lay ſo thick
together, that the heart was nothing elſe but a toyſhop. Addison
With varying vanities from every part,
They ſhift the moving toyſhop of their heart. Pºpe.
To Tozº. v. a. [See Towse and TEASE.] To pull by vio-
lence or impetuoſity.
Think'ſ thou, for that I infinuate, or toze from thee thy
Shakeſpeare.
buſineſs, I am therefore no courtier. Shakeſpeare.
TRAcE. m. ſ. [trace, Fr. traccia, Italian.]
1. Mark left by anything paſſing; footſteps.
Theſe as a line their long dimenſion drew,
Milton.
Streaking the ground with ſinuous trace.
2. Remain; appearance of what has been.
The people of theſe countries are reported to have lived
like the beaſts among them, without any traces of orders,
laws, or religion. Temple.
There are not the leaſt traces of it to be met, the greateſt
part of the ornaments being taken from Trajan's arch, and
ſet up to the conqueror. Addison on Italy.
The ſhady empire ſhall retain no trace
Of war, or blood, but in the Sylvan chace. Pope.
3. [From tiraſer, French; tiraſſes, traces.] Harneſs for beaſts
of draught.
Her waggon ſpokes made of long ſpinner's legs;
The cover, of the wings of graſhoppers ;
The traces, of the ſmalleſt ſpider's web. Shakeſpeare.
The labour'd ox -
In his looſe traces from the furrow came. Milton.
While lab’ring oxen, ſpent with toil and heat,
In their looſe traces from the field retreat. Pope.
Twelve young mules,
New to the plough, unpractis'd in the trace. Pope's Odyſ.
To TRAce. v. a. [tracer, Fr. tracciare, Italian.]
1. To follow by the footſteps, or remaining marks.
I feel thy power to trace the ways
Of higheſt agents. Milton.
You may trace the deluge quite round the globe in profane
hiſtory; and every one of theſe people have a tale to tell
concerning the reſtauration. Burmet's Theory of the Earth.
They do but trace over the paths beaten by the ancients,
or comment, critick, or flouriſh upon them. Temple.
To this haſte of the mind a not due tracing of the argu-
ments to their true foundation is owing. Locke.
2. To follow with exactneſs.
That ſervile path thou nobly doſt decline,
Of tracing word by word, and line by line.
3. To mark out.
He allows the ſoul power to trace images on the brain, and
perceive them. Locke.
His pen can trace out a true quotation. Swift.
4. To walk over.
Denham.
Men as they trace,
Both feet and face one way are wont to lead.
We do trace this alley up and down.
TRA'ceR. m. ſ. [from trace.] One that traces.
Ambaſſadors ſhould not be held the tracers of a plot of
Fa. Qu.
Shakeſpeare.
ſuch malice. Howel.
TRACK. m. ſ. [trac, old French; traccia, Italian.]
I. Mark left upon the way by the foot or otherwiſe.
Following the track of Satan. Milton.
The hoſtile ſpear yet ſticking in his wound,
With tracks of blood inſcrib'd the duſty ground. Dryden.
Conſider the exterior frame of the globe, if we may find
any tracks or footſteps of wiſdom in its conſtitution. Bentley.
2. A road ; a beaten path.
With track oblique fidelong he works his way. Milton.
Behold Torquatus the ſame track perſue,
And next, the two devoted Decii view. Dryden’s AFn.
To TRAck. v.a. [from the noun..] To follow by the foot-
ſteps or marks left in the way.
às ſhepherd's cur that in dark evening's ſhade
Hath tracked forth ſome ſavage beaſt's treade. Fa. 94aeen.
Hung by the neck and hair, and dragg'd around, }
He was not only a profeſſed imitator of Horace, but a
learned plagiary in all the others; you track him everywhere
in their ſnow. Dryden.
TRA'ckless, adj. [from track..] Untrodden; marked with no
footſteps.
Loſt in trackleſ, fields of ſhining day,
Unable to diſcern the way,
Which Naſſau's virtue only cou’d explore. Prior,
TRACT. n.ſ. tradius, Lat.]
1. Any kind of extended ſubſtance.
2. A region; a quantity of land.
Only there are ſome tracts which, by high mountains, are
barred from air and freſh wind. Raleigh.
Heav'n hides nothing from thy view, o
Nor the deep tract of hell. Milton.
Monte Circeio, by Homer called inſula AEca, is a very
high mountain joined to the main land by a narrow trail of
earth. Addiſin.
3. Continuity; any thing protračted, or drawn out to length.
The myrtle flouriſheth ſtill ; and wonderful it is that for
ſo long a tract of time ſhe ſhould ſtill continue freſh. Hºwel.
Your bodies may at laſt turn all to ſpirit,
Improv’d by tract of time, and wing'd aſcend
Ethereal as we. Miltºn.
As in tract of ſpeech a dubious word is eaſily known by
the coherence with the reſt, and a dubious letter by the whole
word; ſo may a deaf perſon, having competent knowledge
of language, by an acute ſagacity by ſome more evident
word diſcerned by his eye, know the ſenſe. Hºlder.
4. Courſe; manner of proceſs ; unleſs it means, in this place,
rather, diſcourſe; explanation.
The tract of every thing
Would, by a good diſcourſer, loſe ſome life
Which action's ſelf was tongue to. Shakºp. Henry VIII.
5. It ſeems to be uſed by Shakeſpeare for track.
The weary ſun hath made a golden ſet,
And, by the bright tract of his fiery car,
Gives ſignal of a goodly day to-morrow.
6. [Tračiatus, Lat.] A treatiſe; a ſmall book.
The church clergy at that time writ the beſt collection of
tracts againſt popery that ever appeared. Swift.
TRA’ctable. adj. [tractabilis, Lat. traitable, Fr.]
1. Manageable; docile; compliant; obſequious; practicable;
governable.
For moderation of thoſe affections growing from the very
natural bitterneſs and gall of adverſity, the ſcripture much
alledgeth contrary fruit, which afflićtion likewiſe hath, when-
ſoever it falleth on them that are traciable, the grace of God's
holy ſpirit concurring therewith. Hooker, b. v.
Noble Ajax, you are as ſtrong, as valiant, as wiſe, no
leſs noble, much more gentle, and altogether more traciable.
Shakeſp. Troila: and Crºſſida.
Traffable obedience is a ſlave
To each incenſed will. Shakeſp. Henry VII.
If thou doſt find him trađable to us,
Encourage him, and tell him all cur reaſons;
If he be leaden, icy, cold, unwilling,
, icy, cold, * Shakespeare. Rich. III.
Be thou ſo too.
As thoſe who are bent to do wickedly will never want
tempters to urge them on in an evil courſe; ſo thoſe who
yield themſelves traciable to good motions, will find the ſpirit
of God more ready to encourage them. Tillotson's Sºrmºnſ.
If a ſtrićt hand be kept over children from the beginſ"&"
they will in that age be trađable, and quietly ſubmit.”".
Lºcke on Educatiºn.
2. Palpable; ſuch as may be handled. - - d
The other meaſures are of continued quantity viſible, an
for the moſt part trađable; whereas time is always tranſient,
neither to be ſeen nor felt. Hºlder on Time.
TRAct.AbleNEss. n.ſ.. [from traciable.] The ſtate of being
tractable; compliance; obſequiouſneſs. ild
It will be objected, that whatſoever I fanſy of dº.
tradableneſ, yet many will never apply: - º:
TRActatº. m. ſ. [tradiatus, Latin.j A treatiſe; * *
ſmall book. ion of au-
Though philoſophical tradiates make enumeratio". *
thors, yet are their reaſons uſually introduced. º:
We need no other evidence than Glanville's trºº" º
TRAction. n.ſ.. [from tractus, Lat.] The ačt of drawing?
the ſtate of being drawn.
The malleus being fixed to an extenſible mem ---
lows the traction of the muſcle, and is drawn inward; to
bring the terms of that line nearer in proportion 2S "...
curved, and ſo gives a tenſion to the tympanum. H. ſº
TRActile. n ſ. [tradius, Lat..] Capable to be draw” Out
extended in length; dućtile. - wh;
The conſiſtences of bodies are very divers; fragile, toº
flexible, inflexible; tractile, or to be drawn forth." length,
intractile. Bacºn's Nat. Hiſ'. Nº. ;:
Tractility. adj. [from tradiil..] The quality of bºº"
tile. Silveſ,
brane, fol:
T R A
º
Silver, whoſe dućtility and *rºfility are much inferiour to
thoſe of gold, was drawn out to ſo fender a wire, that a
- fingle grain amounted to twenty-ſeven feet.
TRADE. n. /, ſtratia, Italian.j
I. Traffick; commerce; exchange of goods for other goods,
or for money.
Whoſoever commands the ſea, commands the trade ; who-
ſoever commands the trade of the world, commands the
riches of the world, and Sonſequently the world itſelf. R.
Trade increaſes in one place and decays in another. Temple.
2. Occupation ; particular employment whether manual or
mercantile, diſtinguiſhed from the liberal art. learned pro-
feſions.
*Pºint to every one that is not able to live of his
freehold a certain trade of life ; the which trade he ſhall be
bound to follow. Speºſer on Ireland.
How dizzy! half way down
Hangs one that gathérs ſamphire, dreadful trade. Shakeſp.
I'll mountebank their loves, and come home beloyd
Of all the trades in Rome. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Fear and piety, -
Inſtruction, manners, myſteries, and trades,
Decline to your Sonfounding contraries.
The rude Equicolae
Hunting their ſport, and Plund'ring was their trade. Dryd.
Fight under him; therº's plunder to be had ;
A captain is a very gainful trade. Dryden's juv.
The whole diviſion that to Mars pertains,
All trades of death, that deal in ſteel for gains. Dryden.
The emperor Pertinax applied himſelf in his youth to a
gainful trade; his father, judging him fit for a better em-
ployment, had a mind to turn his education another way;
the ſon was obſtinate in Purſuing ſo profitable a trade, a ſort
of merchandiſe of wood. 4rbuthnot on Coins.
3. Inſtruments of any occupation.
The ſhepherd bears
His houſe and houſhold gods, his trade of war,
His bow and quiver, and his truſty cur. Dryden's Wirgil.
4. Any employment not manual; habitual exerciſe.
Call ſome of young years to train them up in that trade;
and ſo fit them for weighty affairs. Bacon.
To TRADE. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To traffick; to deal; to hold COrnmerce.
He commanded theſe ſervants to be called, to know how
much every man had gained by trading. Luke xix. 15.
Delos, a ſacred place, grew a free port, where nations
warring with one another reſorted with their goods, and
traded. Z, buthnot on Coins.
Maximinus traded with the Goths in the product of his
Derham.
Shakeſpeare,
eſtate in Thracia. Arbuthnot.
2. To act merely for money. -
Saucy and overbold how did you dare
To trade and traffick with Macbeth,
In riddles and affairs of death Shakſ? Macbeth.
3. Having a trading wind.
They on the trading flood ply tow'rd the pole. Milton.
To TRADE. v. a. To ſell or exchange in commerce.
They were thy merchants: they traded the perſons of
men and veſſels of braſs in thy market. Ezek. xxvii. 13.
TRADE-WIND. m. ſ. [trade and wind.] The monſoon; the
periodical wind between the tropicks.
Thus to the eaſtern wealth through ſtorms we go,
But now, the Cape once doubled, fear no more ;
A conſtant trade-wind will ſecurely blow,
And gently lay us on the ſpicey ſhore. Dryden.
His were the projects of perpetuum mobiles, and of in-
creaſing the trade-wind by vaſt plantations of reeds. Zºº.
Comfortable is the trade-wind to the cquatorial parts, with-
out which life would be both ſhort and grievous. Cheyne,
TRADED. adj. [from trade.] Verſed; practiſed.
Truſt not thoſe cunning waters of his eyes ;
For villainy is not without ſuch a rheum:
And he long traded in it makes it ſeem
Like rivers of remorſe and innocence.
Eyes and ears,
Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous ſhores
Of will and judgment. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſila,
TRADER. m. ſ. ſirom trade.] -
1. One engaged in merchandiſe or commerce. -
Pilgrims are going to Canterbury with rich offerings, and
traders riding to London with fat purſes. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
Now the vićtory's won,
We return to our laſes like fortunate traders,
Triumphant with ſpoils. Dryden.
Many traders will neceſſitate merchants to trade for leſs
prºfit, and conſequently be more frugal. Child on Trade.
That day traders ſum up the accounts of the week. Swift.
2. One long uſed in the methods of money getting ; a practi-
tloner.
TRADEsfolk. m. ſ. [trade and ſº.] People employed in
trades.
By his advice vićtuallers and trad ſºlº would ſoon get all
the money of the kingdom into their hands. Swift.
Shakeſpeare.
TR ***MAN, n.ſ. [trad, and man.] A ſhopkeeper. A mer.
chant is called a trader, but not a tradeſman; and it ſeems
jºined in ºakſpeare from a man j labours with his
3 flûs.
I live by the awl, I meddle with no tradeſmen's matters.
... . They rather had beheld Shakeſpeare:
Diſſentious "ºbº peſtring ſtreets, than ſee
ºr tradeſmen ſinging in their ſhops, and going
About their functions. Shakeſp. Coriºus,
Order * trade thither and thence ſo as ſome few merº,
and tºadſmen, under colour of furniſhing the colony with ne–
ceſſaries, may not grind them.
Tradeſmen might conjecture what doi
have in their reſpective dealings. Graunt
M. Jordain would not be thought a tradeſman, but order.
ed fome ſilk to be meaſured out to his partner's friend, : now
I give up my ſhop. Priºr
From a plain tradeſman with a ſhop, he is now grown s
Very rich country gentleman. Arbuth. Hà. ºf J. Bull.
Domeſticks in a gentleman's family have moré Opportunities
of improving their minds, than the ordinary tradjien. Swift.
Boaſtful and rough, your firſt ſon is a ſquiré;
The next a #4%ian, meek and much a jiā. Pºpe's Ep.
TR ºut. *}. [trade and full.] Commercial ; buſy in traf-
CK.
Ye tradful merchants that with weary toil
Do ſeek moſt precious things to make your gain,
And both the Indies of their treaſure ſpoil,
What needeth you to ſeek ſo far in vain. Spenſºr.
TRADI'tion. n: / [tradition, Fr. traditio, Lat.]
I. The act or practiſe of delivering accounts frºm mouth to
mouth without written memoria;; communication from age
to age.
To learn it we have *adition; namely, that ſo we be-
lieve, becauſe both we from our predeceſſors, and they from
theirs, have ſo received. Hooker, b. iii.
2. Any thing delivered orally from age to age.
They the truth
With ſuperſtitions and tradition, taint,
Left only in thoſe written records pure.
Our old ſolemnities
From no blind zeal, or fond tradition riſe s
Put ſav'd from death, our Argives yearly pay
... Theſe grateful honours to the God’of day. Pope's Statius.
TRADITIONAL. adj. [from tradition.]
1. Delivered by tradition; deſcending by oral communication;
tranſmitted by the foregoing to the following age.
Whence may we have the infallible tºnal ſenſe of
ſcripture, if not from the heads of their church; Tillºtſºn.
If there be any difference in natural parts, it ſhould ſeem
the advantage lies on the ſide of children bºrn from wealthy
Parents, the ſame traditional ſloth and luxury which render
their body weak, perhaps refining their ſpirits. Swift.
2. Obſervant of traditions, or idle ſites. Not uſed, nor proper.
God forbid
We ſhould infringe the holy privilege
Of ſanctuary
-—You are too ſenſeleſs obſtinate, my lord; ' .
Too ceremonious and traditional. Shakeſp. Rich. II.
TRADITIONALLY. adv. [from traditional.]
I. By tranſmiſſion from age to age.
There is another channel wherein this doğrine is traj-
tionally derived from Saint John, namely, from the clergy of
Aſia. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
2. From tradition without evidence of written memorials.
It croſſeth the proverb, and Rome might well be built in
a day, if that were true which is traditionally related .
Strabo, that the great cities Anchiale and Tarſūs were buſt
by Sardanapalus both in one day. Brown's Pulgar Err.
TRADI'TIONARY. adj. [from tradition.] Delivered by tradi-
tion.
Suppoſe the ſame traditionary ſtrain
Of rigid manners in the houſe remain,
Inveterate truth, an old plain Sabine's heart. Dryden.
Oral tradition is more uncertain, eſpecially if we may take
that to be the traditionary ſenſe of texts of ſcripture. Tillot on.
The fame of our Saviour, which in ſo few years had gone
through the whole earth, was confirmed and perpetuated by
ſuch records as would preſerve the traditiºnary account of him
to after-ages. Alliſon on the Chiftian Religion.
TRA'DITIVE, adj. [traditive, Fr. from trado, Latin.] Tranſ-
mitted or tranſmiſſible from . to ".
uppoſe we on things traditive divide,
ai i. appeal to ſcripture to decide. Dryd. H. and Pant.
To TRADU'cE. v. a. [traduco, Lat. t. aduire, Fr.]
1. To cenſure; to condemn; to repreſent as blameable; to
iate : to decry.
sº iº that Satan hath, who knoweth his
kingdom to be no one way more ſhaken than by the publick
devout prayers of God's church, is by traducing the form and
manner of them, to bring them into contempt, and ſo ſlack
* !
sº
the force of all mens devotion towards them. Aſoo’er. b. v.
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Milton.
T R A Ti" R. A . Thoſe particular ceremonies which they pretend to be ſo ſcandalous, we ſhall mºtº thoroughly ſiſt, when other things alſo tradiced in the publick duties of the church are, toge- ther with theſe, to be touched. Hooker, b. iv. whilſt calumny has ſuch potent abetters, we are not to wonder at its growth : as long as men are malicious and de- ſigning they will be traducing. - - - Gov. of the langue. *From that preface he took his hint; though he had the baſeneſs not to acknowledge his benefactor, but inſtead of it to traduce me in libel. Dryden's Fab. 2. To propagate; to encreaſe by deriving one from another. None are ſo groſs as to contend for this, That ſouls from bodies may traduced be ; Between whoſe natures no proportion is, When root and branch in nature itill agree. From theſe only the race of perfect animals were Pºpº- gated and traduced over the earth. Hale. Some believe the ſoul is made by God, ſome by angels, and ſome by the generant; whether it be immediately creat- ed or tradućed hath been the great ball of contentiº, tº the latter ages. Glanville's Scepſ. TRAbu'diment. n.ſ. [from traduce.] Cenſure; obloquy. Rome muſt know The value of her own : 'twere a concealment - Worſe than a theft, no leſs than a traducement, To hide your doings. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. TRAbu'cER. n.ſ.. [from traduce.] A falſe cenſurer; a calum- Davies. Illator. TRADU’ciple. adj. [from traduce.] Such as may be derived. Though oral tradition might be a competent diſcoverer of the original of a kingdom, yet ſuch a tradition were incom- petent without written monuments to derive to us the origi- nal laws, becauſe they are of a complex nature, and there- fore not orally traducible to ſo great a diſtance of ages. Hale. TRADU’ction. n.ſ. [from traduce.] 1. Derivation from one of the ſame kind; propagation. The patrons of traduction accuſe their adverſaries of aſ- fronting the attributes of God; and the aſſerters of creation impeach them of violence to the nature of things. Glanville. If by tradućtion came thy mind, Our wonder is the leſs to find A ſoul ſo charming from a ſtock ſo good ; Thy father was transfus'd into thy blood. 2. Tradition; tranſmiſſion from one to another. Touching traditional communication and tradušion of truths connatural and engraven, I do not doubt but many of them have had the help of that derivation. Hale. 3. Conveyance. Since America is divided on every ſide by conſiderable ſeas, and no paſſage known by land, the traduction of brutes could only be by ſhipping: though this was a method uſed for the traduction of uſeful cattle from hence thither, yet it is not credible that bears and lions ſhould have ſo much care uſed for their tranſportation. Hale's Origin of Mankind. 4. Tranſition. The reports and fugues have an agreement with the figures in rhetorick of repetition and traduction. Bacon. TRA/F Fick. m. ſ. [trafique, Fr. traffco, Italian.] 1. Commerce; merchandiſing; large trade; exchange of com- modities. Traffick's thy god. Shakeſp. Timon ºf Athens. My father A merchant of great traffik through the world. Shakeſp. As the firſt of theſe was, for his great wiſdom, ſtiled the Engliſh Solomon, he followed the example of that wiſe king in nothing more than by advancing the traffº of his people. Addison's Freeholder, Nº. 41. 2. Commodities; ſubječt of traffick. - You'll ſee a draggled damſel From Billingſgate her fiſhy traffic; bear. Gay. To TRA'FFICK. v. n. [trafiquer, Fr. traffare, Italian.] 1. To practiſe commerce; to merchandiſe; to exchange com- modities. They firſt plant for corn and cattle, and aſier enlarge them- ſelves for things to traffick withal. Bacon's Advice to Williers. 2. To trade meanly or mercenarily. Saucy and overbold how did you dare To trade and traffic; with Macbeth, In riddles and affairs of death Shakeſ?. Macbeth. How haſt thou dar'd to think ſo vilely of me, That I would condeſcend to thy mean arts, Dryden. T And traffick with thee for a prince's ruin Rowe. ** Fick ER. m. ſ. ſtafjueur, Fr. from traff:..] Trader; merchant. Your Argoſics with portly ſail, Jºke ſigniors and rich burghers on the flood, º ºverpeer the petty traffixers In ººº - - Shakespeare Aſerchant of P. nice. tº ſº. TRA/GAcANTH. m. ſ. [tº - º tradic lin º ºds. Zld. - ººtha, La.) A ſort of gum to which this name has been given, becauſe it proceet, from the inciſion of the root or trunk of a plant ſo called. Tº... TRAGEDIAN. m. ſ. [from tragedy; tragadas, Lat.j " * . 1. A writer of tragedy. Many of the poets themſelves had much nobler coff ceptions of the Deity, than to imagine him to have in, thing corporeal; as in theſe verſes out of the ancient .." dian. - Stilling fit. 2. An actor of tragedy. o/***** I can counterfeit the deep tragedian ; Speak, and look back, and pry on ev'ry ſide, Tremble and ſtart at wagging of a ſtraw, Intending deep ſuſpicion. Shakespeare . Rih. III To well-lung’d tragedian's rage * -114 They recommend their labours of the ſtage. Dryden TRAGEDY. n.ſ. [tragédie, Fr. tragedia, Lat.] ryden. 1. A dramatick repreſentation of a ſerious action. Thouſands more, that yet ſuſpect no peril, Will now conclude their plotted tragedy. Shakeſpears, All our tragedies are of kings and princes; but you never ſee a poor man have a part unleſs it be as a chorus, or to fill up the ſcenes, to dance, or to be derided. Taylºr's hºl, lºſſ. Imitate the ſiſter of painting, tragedy; which employs i. whole forces of her art in the main action. Dryden. An anthem to their god Dionyſus, whilſt the goat floºd. his altar to be ſacrificed, was called the goat-ſong or tro- gedy. Rymer's Tragedies of the loſt Æt. There to her heart ſad tragedy addreſt º The dagger, wont to pierce the tyrant's breaſt. Pºe. 2. Any mournful or dreadful event. I ſhall laugh at this, That they, who brought me in my maſter's hate, I live to look upon their tragedy. Shakespeare Rih. III. I look upon this now done in England as another ad of the ſame tragedy which was latcly begun in Scotland. K. Cº. Fº {e}. [tragicus, Lat. tragique, Fr.] 1. Relating to tragedy. The root whereof and tragical effect, Vouchſafe, O thou the mournfull'ſt muſe of nine, That wont'ſt the tragick ſtage for to direct, In funeral complaints and wailful tine Reveal to me. Spºnſºr's Mºmii, Thy Clarence he is dead that ſtabb'd my Edward; And the beholders of this tragick play, Th’ adulterer Haſtings, Rivers, Vaughan, Gray, Untimely ſmother'd in their duſky graves. Shaft, R. III. 2. Mournful; calamitous; ſorrowful; dreadful. A dire induction I am witneſs to ; And will to France, hoping the conſequence Will prove as bitter, black, and tragical. The gaudy, blabbing, and remorſeful day, Is crept into the boſom of the ſea: And now loud howling wolves arouſe the jades, That drag the tragick melancholy night. Shałºff. Hºn. WI. Why look you ſtill ſo ſtern and tragical? Shaftart: So tragical and merited a fate Shall ſwallow thoſe who God and juſtice hate. §§. Shaiſ care. I now muſt change thoſe notes to tragick. Miltºn. The tale of this ſong is a pretty tragical ſtory; and pleaſes becauſe it is a copy of nature. Addison. Bid them dreſs their bloody altars Rºw: 4:08. With every circumſtance of tragick pomp. TRA/G 1cALLY. adv. [from tragical.] 1. In a tragical manner; in a manner befitting tragedy. Juvenal's genius was ſharp and eager; and as his ". cations were great, he has revenged them tragically. Dryden. 2. Mournfully; ſorrowfully; calamitouſly: TRA/GICALNEss. n.ſ. [from tragical. M mitouſneſs. f Like bold Phaºtons we deſpiſe all benefits of the ſº . light, unleſs we may guide his chariot; and we morº º fable as well in the tragicalngſ of the event * * the f lence of the undertaking. º i. TRAG ico'MEDY. n.ſ. [tragicomedie, Fr. from trºgº º medy. A drama compounded of merry and ſerious º i. On the world's ſtage, when our applauſe grows hig", For acting here life's tragi-comeº, The lookers-on will ſay we act not well, Denham. Unleſs the laſt the former ſcenes excº’. - hi h is The faults of that drama are in the kind of it, ". tragi-comedy; but it was given to the people. Engliſh ſº We have often had tragi-comedies upº the Eng º dy an will, i.e., iſ nºt ſort of compoſition **** %. comedy are in diſtinct ſcenes. TRA Gico'McAL. adj. [tragicomiº 1. Relating to tragi-comedy. ... • * "- The whole at of the * farce º in º: ing the ſeveral kinds of the drama, ſo that º lº all it. diſtinguiſhed. gº tºº 2. 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Laws my Pindarick parents matter'd not,
So I was tragicomically got. - Bramp/lon.
To TRAJE/ct. v. a. [traſºlus, Latin.] To caſt through, to
throw.
The diſputes of thoſe aſſuming confidents, that think ſo
highly of their attainments, are like the controverſy of thoſe
in Plato's den, who having never ſeen but the ſhadow of an
horſe traječied, eagerly contended, whether its neighing pro-
ceeded from its appearing mane or tail. Glanville's Scepſ.
If there are different kinds of aether, they have a different
degree of rarity; by which it becomes ſo fit a medium for
traječing the light of all coeleſtial bodies. Grew's Coſm. b. i.
If the ſun's light be trajected through three or more croſs
priſms ſucceſſively, thoſe rays which in the firſt priſm are re-
fraćted more than others, are in all the following priſins re-
fracted more than others in the ſame proportion." Newtºn.
TRAJE'cT. m. ſ. [trajet, Fr. traječius, Latin.] A ferry; a
paſſage for a water-carriage.
What notes and garments he doth give thee,
Bring to the trajeć, to the common ferry,
Which trades to Venice. Shakeſp. Merchant of Penice.
TRAJE'cTION. n.ſ.. [trajeći, Lat.]
1. The act of darting through.
Later aſtronomers have obſerved the free motion of ſºch
comets as have, by a trajećtion through the aether, wandered
through the coeleſtial or interſtellar part of the univerſe. Boyſ.
2. Emiſſion.
The traječians of ſuch an object more ſharply pierce the
martyred ſoul of John, than afterwards did the nails the cru-
cified body of Peter. Brown's Wulgar Err. b. vii.
To TRAIL. v. a. [trailler, Fr.]
1. To hunt by the track.
2. To draw along the ground.
Bºat thou the drum, that it ſpeak mournfully:
Trail your ſteel pikes. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Faintly he ſtaggered through the hiſing throng,
And hung his head, and trail'd his legs along. Dryden.
3. To draw after in a long floating or waving body.
What boots the regal circle on his head,
That long behind he trails his pompous robe,
And, of all monarchs, only graſps the globe Pope.
4. [Treglen, Dutch..] To draw; to drag.
Becauſe they ſhall not trail me through their ſtreets
Like a wild beaſt, I am content to go, Milton's A. onſes.
Thrice happy poet, who may trail
Thy houſe about thee like a ſnail;
Or harneſs'd to a nag, at eaſe
Take journies in it like a chaiſe;
Or in a boat, whene'er thou wilt,
Canſt make it ſerve thee for a tilt. Swift.
To TRAIL. v. n. To be drawn out in length.
When his brother ſaw the red blood trail
Adown ſo faſt, and all his armour ſteepe,
For very felneſs loud he 'gan to weep. Fairy Qu. b. ii.
Since the flames purſu'd the trailing ſmoke,
He knew his boon was granted. Dryden's Knight's Tale.
From o'er the roof the blaze began to move,
And trailing vaniſh’d in th’ Idean grove.
It ſwept a path in heav'n, and ſhone a guide,
Then in a ſteaming ſtench of ſulphur dy’d. Dryden's Zn.
TRAIL. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. Scent left on the ground by the animal perſued; track ſol-
lowed by the hunter.
See but the iſſue of my jealouſy: if I cry out thus upon
no trail, never truſt me when I open again. Shakeſpeare.
- How chearfully on the falſe trail they cry!
Oh, this is counter, you falſe Daniſh dogs. Shakeſpeare.
I do think, or elſe this brain of mine
Hunts not the trail of policy ſo ſure
As I have us’d to do, that I have found
The very cauſe of Hamlet's lunacy. Shakespeare Hamlet.
2. Any thing drawn to length.
From thence the fuming trail began to ſpread,
And lambent glories danc'd about her head. Dryden's An.
When light'ning ſhoots in glitt'ring trails along:
It ſhines, ’tis true, and gilds the gloomy night;
But when it ſtrikes, ’tis fatal. Rowe's Royal Convert.
3. Any thing drawn behind in long undulations.
And round about her work ſhe did empale
With a fair border wrought of fundry flow’rs,
Enwoven with an ivy winding trail, ºpenſºr's Muipotmos.
A ſudden ſtar it ſhot through liquid air,
And drew behind a radiant trail of hair. Pope,
To TRAIN. v. a. [trainer, Fr.]
1. To draw along.
In hollow cube he train'd.
His deviliſh enginry. Miltow.
2. To draw ; to entice ; to invite.
If but twelve French
Were there in arms, they would be as a call
To train ten thouſand Engliſh to their ſide. Shakespeare.
3. To draw from ad to aćt by p
4. To educate; to bring up: cº,
5. To breed, or form to any thing.
For that cauſe I train'd thee to my houſe. Shakespearecare,
Oh train me not, ſweet mermaid, with thy note?
To drown me in thy ſiſter's flood of tears.
Sing, Syren, to thyſelf, and I will doat:
Spread o'er the ſilver waves thy golden hair,
And as a bed I'll take thcc, and there lie. Shaky?eare.
Crſuaſion or promiſe.
We did train him On, p
And his corruption being taenºom UIS,
...We as the ſpring of all ſhall Pºy for all. Shaº. H. IV.
- nly with up.
I can ſpeak Engliſh,
For I was train’d up in the Engliſh court.
A moſt rare ſpeaker,
To nature none more bound ; his training ſuch
That he may furniſh and inſtruct great teachers. Shakeſ,
A place for exerciſe and training up of youth in the faſhion
of the heathem. 244ac, iv. 9.
Qill ſome of young years to train them up in that trade
and ſo fit them for weighty affairs. Bºº.
Spiits train a up in leaſt and ſong. AMilton.
The firſt Chriſtians were by great hardſhips trained up for
glºry. Tillotſon's Sermons.
Shakeſpeare.
Abram armed his trained ſervants born in his houſe, and
purſued. Gen. xiv. 14.
The warrior horſe here bred he's taught to train. Dryd.
- The young ſoldier is to be trained on to the warfare of
life; wherein care is to be taken that more things be not re-
Preſented as dangerous than really are ſo. Locke.
TRAIN. m. ſ. [train, Fr.]
I. Artifice; ſtratagem of enticement.
2.
3.
He caſt by treaty and by trains
Her to perſuade. Fairy Queen, b. i.
Their general did with due care provide,
To ſave his men from ambuſh and from train. Fairfax.
- This inov'd the king,
To lay to draw him in by any train. Danic"; Civil ſtar.
Swol'n with pride into the ſhare I fell
Of fair fallacious looks, venereal trains, -
Soft'ned with pleaſure and voluptuous life. Milton's Agºn:
Now to my charms
And to my wily trains f I ſhall cre long
Be well ſtock'd with as fair a herd as graz'd
About my mother Circe. Milton.
The practice begins of crafty men upon the ſimple and
fº. theſe eaſily follow and are caught, while the others
ay trains and purſue a game. Temple.
The tail of a bird.
Contračting their body, and being forced to draw in their
fore parts to eſtabliſh the hinder in the elevation of the train,
if the fore parts do part and incline to the ground, the hin-
der grow too weak, and ſuffer the train to fall. Brown.
The bird guideth her body with her train, and the ſhip is
ſteered with the rudder. Hakewill.
Th’ other, whoſe gay train
Adorns him colour’d with the florid hue
Of rainbows and ſtarry eyes. Milton.
Rivers now ſtream and draw their humid train. Milton.
The train ſteers their flights, and turns their bodies like
the rudder of a ſhip; as the kite, by a light turning of his
train, moves his body which way he pleaſes. Ray.
The part of a gown that falls behind upon the ground.
A thouſand pounds a year, for pure reſpect
That promiſes more thouſands: honour's train
Is longer than his fore ſkirts. Shakespeare. Henry VIII.
Coſtly followers are not to be liked, left while a man
makes his train longer he makes his wings ſhorter. Bacºn.
. A ſeries; a conſecution.
Diſtinct gradual growth in knowledge carries its own light
with it, in every ſtep of its progreſſion, in an eaſy and or-
derly train. Locke.
If we refle&t on what is obſervable in ourſelves, we ſhall
find our ideas always paſſing in train, one going and another
coming, without intermiſſion. • Locke.
They laboured in vain ſo far to reach the apoſtle's mean-
ing, all along in the train of what he ſaid. Locke.
Some truths reſult from any ideas, as ſoon as the mind
puts them into propoſitions; other truths require a train of
ideas placed in order, a due comparing of them, and 'i.
tions made with attention. 0.8%.
What would'ſt thou have me do? conſider well -
The train of ills our love would draw behind it. Alºiſºn.
- 1. -
‘I he author of your beings can by a giance of the eye, or
a word ſpeaking, enlighten your mind, and conduct you to a
- -
train of happy ſentinents. //aits,
. Proceſs; method; ſtate of procedure.
If things were once in this train, if virtue were eſtabliſh-
ed as neceſſary to reputation, and vice not only loaded with
infamy, but made the infallible ruin of all mens pretenſions,
our duty would take root in our nature. Swift.
6. A retinue ;
'T R A T R A inn., a number of followers or attendants. 6. A º: are men of choice and rareſt parts, That in the moſt exact regard ſupport The worſhips of their names. - Shakespeare. Our fire walks forth, without more º any'd than with his own complete #. Milton's Par. Lºſº, b. v. Thou ſhould'ſt be ſeen d A goddeſs among gods, ador'd, and ſerv'd. fº numberleſs, thy daily train. Milton's Par. Lºft. Faireſt of ſtars, laſt in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn. Milton's Par. Lºſ’. He comes not with a train to move our fear. Dryden. The king's daughter, with a lovely train - Of fellow nymphs, was ſporting on the plain. . Addison. He would put a check to the fury of war, that a flop might be put to thoſe fins which are of its train. Smalridge. 7. An orderly company; a proceſſion. - Who the knights in green, and what the train Of ladies dreſs'd with daiſies on the plain : 8. The line of powder reaching to the mine. Since firſt they fail'd in their deſigns, To take in heav'n by ſpringing mines; And with unanſwerable barrels Of gun-powder, diſpute their quarrels; Now take a courſe more practicable, --- By rºying trains to fire the rabble. Hudibras, p. iii. Shall'he that gives fire to the train pretend to waſh his hands of the hurt that's done by the playing of the mine! L'E/irange's Fables. 9. TRAIN of artillery. Cannons accompanying an army. With an army abundantly ſupplied with a train of artillery, and all other proviſions neceſſary, the king advanced towards Scotland. Clarendon, b. ii. TRAINBA'NDs. m. ſ. [train and band: I ſuppoſe for trained band.] The militia; the part of a community trained to mar- tial exerciſe. He directed the trainbands of Weſtminſter and Middleſex, which conſiſted of the moſt ſubſtantial houſholders, to at- Dryden. tend. Clarendon. Give commiſſion To ſome bold man, whoſe loyalty you truſt, And let him raiſe the trainbands of the city. Dryden. A council of war was called, wherein we agreed to re- treat: but before we could give the word, the trainbands, taking advantage of our delay, fled firſt. Addison's Freeholder. TRAINo'IL. n.ſ.. [train and oil.] Oil drawn by coction from the fat of the whale. TRA'IN.Y. adj. [from train..] Belonging to train oil. A bad word. Here ſteams aſcend, Where the huge hogſheads ſweat with trainy oil. Gay. To TRAIPse. v. a... [A low word, I believe, without any ety- mology.] To walk in a careleſs or ſluttiſh manner. Two ſlip-ſhod muſes traipſe along, In lofty madneſs, meditating ſong. Pope. TRAIT. n.ſ.. [trait, Fr.] A ſtroke; a touch. Scarce Engliſh. By this ſingle trait Homer marks an eſſential difference be- tween the Iliad and Odyſſey; that in the former the people periſhed by the folly of their kings; in this by their own folly. Broome's Notes on the Odyſſey. TRAITOR. m. ſ. [traitre, Fr. traditor, Lat.] One who be- ing truſted betrays. The law laid that grievous puniſhment upon traitors, to forfeit all their lands to the prince, that men might be terri- fied from committing treaſons. Spenſer on Ireland. If you flatter him, you are a great traitor to him. Bacon. I'll put him thus far into the plot, that he ſhould be ſe- cured as a traitor; but when I am out of reach, he ſhall be releaſed. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. There is no difference, in point of morality, whether a man calls me traitor in one word, or ſays I am one hired to betray my religion and ſell my country. Swift. TRAITORLY., adj. [from traitºr.] Treacherous; perfidious. Theſe traitory raſcals miſeries are to be finil'd at, their offences being ſo capital. Shakespeare . Jºinter's Tale. TBA'ſ okous, adj. [from traitor.] Treacherous; perfidious; faithleſs. What news with him, that trait’rous wight? - Pontinius knows not you, While you ſtand out upon theſe t'aito ous terms. B. Jºhnſ. The traitorous or treacherous, who have miſled others, he would have ſeverely puniſhed, and the neutrals noted. Bacon. More of his majeſty's friends have loſt their lives in this rebellion than of his traiterºus ſubjects. Addiſon's Freeholder. TRA'itoRously, adv. [from traito ous...] In a manner ſuiting traitors; perfidiouſly; treacherouſly. Good duke Humphry traiteroiſſy is murther'd By Suffolk. Shakeſp. Henry VI. Thou bitter ſweet! whom I had laid Next me, me trait. ºy haſt betray'd ; And unſuſpected half inviſibly At once fied into him, and ſtay'd with me. Daniel. Donne. They had traitoro'ſ endeavoured to ſubvert the funda- mental laws, deprive the king of his regal power, and to place on his ſubjects a tyrannical power. Clarenam TRA'it Ress. n.J. [from traitor.] A woman who betrays - I, what I am, by what I was, o'ercome: - Traitreſs, reſtore my beauty and my charms, Nor ſteal my conqueſt with my proper arms. Nor did my traitreſs wife theſe eye-lids cloſe, Nor decently in death my limbs compoſe. Pope's Odºſy. By the dire fury of a trait, ſº wife, ey. Ends the ſad evening of a ſtormy life. Pºpº'; Olſ. TRALATI'tious. adi, ſf. anſla * - -- ºſey. . adj. [from tranſlatus, Lat.] Metaphoricaſ; not literal. > TRALATI"riously. adv. [from tralatitious.] Metaphorically, not literally ; not according to the firſt intention of i. word. Language properly is that of the tongue directed to the ear by ſpeaking; written language is tralatitiouſly ſo called, be- cauſe it is made to repreſent to the eye the ſame words which are pronounced. Holder's Elements ºf Speech. To TRALINEATE. v. n. [trans and line.] To deviate from any direction. If you tº alineate from your father's mind, What are you elſe but of a baſtard kind? IDo, as your progenitors have done, And by their virtues prove yourſelf their ſon. TRA/MM El. n.ſ.. [tramail, Fr. trama, tragula, Lat.] 1. A net in which birds or fiſh are caught. The trammel differeth not much from the ſhape of the bunt, and ſerveth to ſuch uſe as the wear and haking. Carew. 2. Any kind of net. Her golden locks ſhe roundly did upty In braided trammels, that no looſer hairs Did out of order ſtray about her daihty ears. Faiyº. 3. A kind of ſhackles in which horſes are taught to pace. I may go ſhuffingly at firſt, for I was never before walked in trammel; ; yet I ſhall drudge at conſtancy, till I have worn off the hitching in my pace. Dryden's Saniſh Fryar. To TRAMMEL. v. a. [from the noun..] To catch; to inter- cept. Dryden. Dryden, If th’ aſſaſſination Could trammel up the conſequence, and catch With its ſurceaſe ſucceſs. Shakespeare. Machºth. To TRAMPLE. v. a. [tampe, Daniſh.] To tread under foot with pride, contempt, or elevation. Caſt not your pearls before ſwine, left they trample them under their feet. Mat vii. 6. My ſtrength ſhall trample thee as mire. Miltºn. To TRA/MPLE. v. n. 1. To tread in contempt. - Diogenes trampled on Plato's pride with greater of his OWn. Government ºf the Tºngue. Your country's gods I ſcorn, And tramºle on their ignominious altars. Rowe, 2. To tread quick and loudly. - I hear his thund'ring voice reſound, And trampling feet that ſhake the ſolid ground. Dryden, TRA/MPLE.R. m. J. [from trample..] One that tramples. . . TRAN A Tion. m.ſ.. [trano, Latin.) The act of ſwimming over. 3. - TRANCE. n.ſ.. [tranſ, Fr. ranfitus, Lat. . It might.” fore be written tranſ...] An extaſy; a ſtate in which the ſoul is rapt into viſions of future or diſtant things; a tempo") abſence of the ſoul from the body. | Gynecia had been in ſuch a trance of muſing: that Zºl. mane was fighting with the lion before ſhe knew of any lion's coming. Sidney, b, i. Rapt with joy reſembling heavenly madneſs, '; Sºnnet My ſoul was raviſht quite as in a trance. Spºſºrº º Abſtraćt as in a trance methought I ſaw. Milton. Sudden he ſtarts, cº- Shook from his tender trance. Thºmſºn's *1ng. TRA'Nced. adj. [from trance..] Lying in a trançº; “” His grief grew puiſſant, and the ſtrings of life Began to crack. Twice then the trumpets º, And there I left him tranc'd, Shaft. º º: TRA's GRAM. m. ſ. [A cant word.] An odd intº “ trived thing. - cks? What's the meaning of all theſe trangrams and . s what are you going about, jumping over my maſter i. and running your lines croſs his grounds : Arbuth TRA/NNEL. m. ſ. A ſharp pin. With a º trannel *..., or a large nail gº." a ſharp point, they mark the brick. Mixºn's º º TRAN quil. adj. [tranquiſe, Fr. 1 anquillus, Latin.) Quicº peaceful; undiſturbed. I had been happy So I had nothing known. Oh now, for ever e Farewel the tranqui; mind farewel content! sº TRANQUI'LLITY. m. ſ. [tranquilitas, Latin , tºº. ...; Quiet; peace of mind; peace of condi;ion; freedom perturbation. 8 Leave
T R A
–Eamºs
- -
Leave off,
To let a weary wretch from her due reſt, -
And trouble dying ſouls tranquility. Fairy Qu. b. ii.
You can ſcarce imagine any hero paſſing from one ſtage of
life to another with ſo much tranquility, ſo eaſy a tranſition,
and ſo laudable a behaviour. Pope.
To TRANSA'ct. v. a. [tranſačius, Lat.]
1. To manage; to negotiate; to condućt a treaty or affairs.
2. To perform; to do ; to carry on.
It cannot be expected they ſhould mention particulars which
were tranſacted amongſt ſome few of the diſciples only, as
the transfiguration and the agony. Addiſon.
TRANSA'ction. m. ſ. [tranſaction, Fr. from tranſaſ.] Négo-
tiation; dealing between man and man; management; af-
fairs; things managed.
It is not the purpoſe of this diſcourſe to ſet down the par-
ticular tranſačions of this treaty. Clarendon, b. viii.
RANSANIMATION. m. ſ. [trans and anima.] Conveyance of
the ſoul from one body to another.
If the tranſanimation of Pythagoras were true, that the
ſouls of men tranſmigrating into ſpecies anſwering their for-
mer natures, ſome men cannot eſcape that very brood whoſe
fire Satan entered. Brown's Vulgar }. b. vii,
To TRANscE'ND. v. a. [tranſcendo, Latin.]
1. To paſs; to overpaſs.
It is a dangerous opinion to ſuch popes, as ſhall tranſcend
their limits and become tyrannical. Bacon.
To judge herſelf, ſhe muſt herſelf tranſcend,
As greater circles comprehend the leſs. Davies,
2. To ſurpaſs; to outgo; to exceed; to excel.
This glorious piece tranſcends what he could think;
So much his blood is nobler than his ink. JValler,
Theſe are they
Deſerve their greatneſs and unenvy'd ſtand,
Since what they ačt tranſcends what they command. Denh.
High though her wit, yet humble was her mind,
As if ſhe cou’d not, or ſhe wou'd not find, }
How much her worth tranſcended all her kind. Dryden.
. To ſurmount; to riſe above.
Make diſquiſition whether theſe unuſual lights be meteoro-
logical impreſſions not tranſcending the upper region, or whe-
ther to be ranked among celeſtial bodies. Howel.
To TRANscE'ND. v. n. To climb. Not in uſe.
To conclude, becauſe things do not eaſily fink, they do
not drown at all, the fallacy is a frequent addition in human
expreſſions, which often give diſtinct accounts of proximity,
and tranſcend from one unto another. Brown,
NSCE/NDENCE. *
º:...}nſ [from tranſºnal
1. Excellence; unuſual excellence; ſupereminence.
2. Exaggeration; elevation beyond truth.
It is true greatneſs to have in one the frailty of a man, and
the ſecurity of a God: this would have done better in poeſy,
where tranſcendencies are more allowed. Bacon's Eſſays.
TRANscE'N DENT. adj. [tranſcendens, Lat. tranſcendant, Fr.]
Excellent; ſupremely excellent; paſſing others.
Thou, whoſe ſtrong hand, with ſo tranſcendent worth,
Holds high the rein of fair Parthenope. Craſhaw.
There is, in a lawgiver, a habitual and ultimate intention
of a more excellent and tranſcendent nature. Biſhop Sanderſon.
If thou beeſt he—But O ! how fal’n, how chang'd
From him who in the happy realms of light,
Cloath'd with tranſcendent brightneſs, didſt outſhine
Myriads, though bright. Milton.
Oh charming princeſs Oh tranſcendent maid! A. Phillips.
The right our Creator has to our obedience is of ſo high
and tranſcendent a nature, that it can ſuffer no competition;
his commands muſt have the firſt and governing influence on
all our actions. Rogers's Sermons,
TRANscENDENTAL. adj. [tranſcendentalis, low Lat.]
1. General ; pervading many particulars.
2. Supereminent; paſſing others. -
Though the Deity perceiveth not pleaſure nor pain, as we
do; yet he muſt have a perfect and tranſcendental perception
of theſe, and of all other things. Grew's Coſmol. b. ii.
TRAN sce'NDENTLY. adv. [from tranſcendent.] Excellently ;
fupereminently.
The law of Chriſtianity is eminently and tranſcendently
called the word of truth. South's Sermons.
To TRA'NscoLATE. v. a. [trans and colo, Latin.] To ſtrain
through a ſieve or colander. -
The lungs are, unleſs pervious like a ſpunge, unfit to im-
bibe and tranſcolate the air. Harvey,
To TRANscRI'BE. v. a. [tranſcribo, Lat. tranſcrire, Fr.] To
copy; to write from an exemplar.
He was the original of all thoſe inventions from which
others did but tranſcribe copies. Clarendon.
The moſt rigid exactors of mere outward purity do but
tranſcribe the folly of him who pumps very laboriouſly in a
ſhip, yet neglects to ſtop the leak. Becay of Piety.
If we imitate their repentance as we tra
we ſhall be received with the ſame mer
RANscR1'BER. m. ſ. [from tranſcribe.]
writes from a copy.
A coin is in no danger of h
copiers and tranſcriber.
TRA'sscript. n.ſ. [tranſcript, Fr.
°9P.; anything written from an original,
The Grecian learning was but a traftºpſ of the Chaldean
and Egyptian ; and the Roman of the Grecian. Glanville
The decalogue of Moſes was but a tranſcript, not an oi.
"ſcribe their faults,
cy. Rogers.
A copier; one who
aving its charaćters altered b
- Addiſon,
tranſcriptum, Latin.]. A
ginal. South's Sermons
Dićtate, Q mighty Judge what thou haſt ſeen t” ºn
Of cities and of courts, of books and men,
And deign to let thy ſervant hold the pen.
Through ages thus I may preſume to live,
And from the tranſcript of thy proſe receive
What my own ſhort-liv'd verſe can never give. Prior,
TRANscR1'PTIon. n. /... [tranſcription, Fr. from tranſcriptus
Lat] The act of copying. J 2
. The ancients were but men; the practice of tranſcription
in our days was no monſter in their's : plagiary had not its
nativity with printing, but began in times when thefts were
difficult. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. i.
- The corruptions that have crept into it by many tranſcrip-
tions was the cauſe of ſo great difference. Brerewood.
TRANscriptively. adv. [from tranſcript..] In manner of a
copy.
Not a few tranſcriptively ſubſcribing their names to other
mens endeavours, tranſcribe all they have written.
To TRANscu'R. v. n. [tranſcurro,
and fro.
By fixing the mind on one objećt, it doth not ſpatiate and
tranſcur. Bacon.
TRANscu'Rsion. n.ſ.. [from tranſurſus, Lat.] Ramble, paſ-
ſage through ; paſſage beyond certain limits; extraordinary
deviation.
In a great whale, the ſenſe and the affects of any one part
of the body inſtantly make a tranſcuſſion throughout the
whole. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
I have briefly run over tranſcurſions, as if my pen had been
poſting with them. //otton's Life of Buckingham.
His philoſophy gives them tranſcurſions beyond the vortex
we breathe in, and leads them through others which are only
known in an hypotheſis. Glanville's Scep.
I am to make often tranſcurſions into the neighbouring
foreſts as I paſs along. Howel.
If man were out of the world, who were then left to view
the face of heaven, to wonder at the tranſcurſion of comets.
Mºe's Antidºte againſt Atheiſm.
TRANSE. m. ſ. [tranſe, Fr. See TRANce.] A temporary ab-
ſence of the ſoul; an ecſtaſy.
Abſtraćt as in a tranſe, methought I ſaw,
Though ſleeping, where I lay, and ſaw the ſhape
Still glorious before whom awake I ſtood. Milton.
TRANSELEMENTA'tion. n.ſ.. [trans and element.] Change of
one element into another.
Rain we allow ; but if they ſuppoſe any other tranſºlemen.
tation, it neither agrees with Moſes's philoſophy, nor Saint
Peter's. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
TRANSE'x1ON. m. ſ. [trans and ſexus, Lat.] Change from one
ſex to another.
It much impeacheth the iterated tranſexion of hares, if that
be true which ſome phyſicians affirm, that tranſmutation of
ſexes was only ſo in opinion, and that thoſe transfeminated
perſons were really men at firſt. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
To TRANSFER. v. a. [transferer, Fr. tranſe, o, Lat.]
1. To convey, or make over, from one to another.
He that tranfers the laws of the Lacedemonians to the
people of Athens, ſhould find a great abſurdity and inconve-
nience. Spenſer's State of I, eland.
Was't not enough you took my crown away,
But cruelly you muſt my love betray : -
I was well pleas'd to have transferr'd my right,
And better chang'd your claim of lawleſs might. Dryden,
The king,
Who from himſelf all envy would remove,
Left both to be determin'd by the laws,
And to the Grecian chiefs tº anye, r'd the cauſe. Drydºn.
This was one perverſe effect of their fitting at eaſe under
their vines and fig-trees, that they forget from whence that
eaſe came, and tranſferred all the honour of it upon them-
ſelves. Atterbury's Sermons,
Your ſacred aid religious monarchs own,
when firſt they merit, then aſcend the throne:
But tyrants dread you, lºſt your juſt decree
Tranſfºr the power and ſet the people free. Prior,
By reading we learn not only the aëtions and the ſenti-
ments of diſtant nations, but transfer to ourſelves the know-
ledge and improvements of the moſt learned men. iſ atts.
Brown.
Lat..] To run or rove to
26 T 2. To
T R A T R A - remove; to tranſport. - - - - 2 Tº: ... was much moved with this unexpe&ted accident, ...as ſtirred in ſuch a place where he could not with hº his own perſon to ſuppreſs it. Bacon's H. VII. He thirty rowling years,the crown ſhall wear, Then from Lavinium ſhall the ſeat transfer. TRAN Figur Aºtion, n. ſ. [tranſguration, Fr.] . Change of form. - - i in kinds where the diſcrimination of ſexes is obſcure, theſe transformations are more common, and in ſome without commixture; as in caterpillars or ſilkworms, wherein there is a viſible and triple transfiguration. Brown's W.ulgar Errours. . The miraculous change of our bleſſed Saviour's appearance on the mount. - - It cannot be expected that other authors ſhould mention Par- ticulars which were tranſacted amongſt ſome of the diſciples.; ſuch as the transfiguration and the agony in the garden. Addison Did Raphael's pencil never chuſe to fall 2 Say, are his works transfiguration all? Blackmore. To TRANSFIGURE. v. a. [tranſgurer, French; trans and figura, Lat.] To transform 3 to change with reſpect to out- ward appearance. - j.º tanfºured before them, and his face did, ſhine as the ſun, and his raiment was white as the light. Matth. I am the more zealous to tranſgure your love into devo- tion, becauſe I have obſerved your paſſion to have been ex- Dryden. tremely impatient of confinement. Boyle. The nuptial #. his out age ſtrait attends, The dow'r deſir'd is his transfigur'd friends : The incantation backward ſhe repeats, Inverts her rod, and what ſhe did defeats. Garth. To TRANSF1'x. v. a. [transfixus, Lat.] To pierce through. Amongſt theſe mighty men were women mix'd : The bold Semiramis, whoſe ſides transfix'd With ſon's own blade, her foul reproaches ſpoke. Fa. Qu. With linked thunderbolts Transfix us to the bottom of this gulph. Milton's P. Lºft. Diana's dart In an unhappy chace transfix'd her heart. Dryden's Homer. Nor good Éiºn envy'd him the prize, Though he transfix'd the pigeon in the ſkies. Till fate ſhall with a ſingle dart Transfix the pair it cannot part. Fenton. To TRAN's Fo'RM. v. a. [transformer, Fr. trans and forma, Latin.] To metamorphoſe ; to change with regard to exter- nal form. She demanded of him, whether the goddeſs of thoſe woods had ſuch a power to transform every-body. Sidney, b, i. Love is blind, and lovers cannot ſee The pretty follies that themſelves commit; For if they could, Cupid himſelf would bluſh To ſee me thus transformed to a boy. As is the fable of the lady fair, Which for her luſt was turn’d into a cow; When thirſty to a ſtream ſhe did repair, And ſaw herſelf transform'd ſhe wift not how. To TRAN's Fo'R.M. v. m. To be metamorphoſed. His hair transforms to down, his fingers meet In ſkinny films and ſhape his oary feet. Addiſon. TRANSFORMATION. n.ſ.. [from transform.] Change of ſhape; aćt of changing the form; ſtate of being changed with re- gard to form. Something you have heard Of Hamlet's transformation; ſo I call it, Since not th' exterior, nor the inward man, Reſembles that it was. Shakeſp. Hamlet. wººt could'ſt thou be, that were not ſubječt to a eart - And what a beaſt art thou already, and ſeeſt not thy loſs in transformation / Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. The menſuration of all manner of curves, and their mu- tual transformation, are not worth the labour of thoſe who deſign either of the three learned profeſſions. J/atts. TRANSFRETA"tion. n.ſ.. [trans and fretum, Latin, J Paſſage over the ſea. Since the laſt transfretation of king Richard the ſecond, the crown of England never ſent over numbers of men ſuf- ficient to defend the ſmall territory. IDavies on Ireland. To TRANSFU's E. v. a. [transfuſus, Lat.] To pour out of one into another. Between men and beaſts there is no poſſibility of ſocial communion ; becauſe the well-ſpring of that communion is a natural delight which man hath to tranfuſe from himſelf intº others, and to receive from others into himſelf, eſpe- cially thoſe things wherein the excellency of this kind doth moſt conſiſt. Hooker, b. i. Tranſfus'd on thee his ample ſpirit reſts. Milton. When did his muſe from Fletcher ſcenes purloin, As thou whoſe Eth'ridge doſt transfuſe to thine But ſo tranſas'd, as oil and waters flow, His always floats above, thine ſinks below. Dryden. Shakeſpeare. Davies. Dryden. Where the juices are in a morbid {tate, if one could ſ poſe all the unſound juices taken away and ſound juices up- mediately transfuſed, the ſound juices would grow morbid *. TRANSFU'sion. m. ſ. [transfuſion, Fr. transfuſus, Lat J tº aćt# pouring out of one into another. - e he crooked part of the pipe was placed i prevent the loſs of the º: that º ſº iº. transfuſion from the veſſel into the pipe. Bo . Poeſy is of ſo ſubtile a ſpirit, that in the pouring *: one language into another it will all evaporate; and if a Inew ſpirit be not added in the tranſuſon, there will remain not. but a caput mortuum. D. Something muſt be loſt in all tranſfuſion, that is, in º tranſlations, but the ſenſe will remain. 'D. den What noiſe have we had about tranſplantation of º: T and transfuſion of blood. Baker's Refteåions on º: º RE'ss. v. a. [tranſgreſſer, French; tranſgreſſus, 1. To paſs over; to paſs beyond. Long ſtood the noble youth oppreſs'd with awe And ſtupid at the wond’rous things he ſaw, » Surpaſſing common faith, tranſgreſſing nature's law. Dr. 2. To violate; to break. j4. Let no man doubt but that every thing is well done, be- cauſe the world is ruled by ſo good a guide as tranſgreſſeth not his own law, than which nothing can be more abſolute perfect, and juſt. Hºr, i. This ſorrow we muſt repeat as often as we irº, the divine commandments. J/ake's Preparation for Death. To TRANSGRE'ss. v. n. To offend by violating a law. I would not marry her, though ſhe were endowed with all Adam had left him before he tranſgreſſed. Shakeſpeare. Achan tranſgreſſ'd in the thing accurſed. 1 Chron. ii. 7. He upbraideth us with our offending the law, and obječ- eth to our infamy the tranſgreſſings of our education. //ſl. TRANSGRE'ssion; n.ſ.. [tranſgreſſion, Fr. from tranſgeſ.j 1. Violation of a law ; breach of a command. Shall I abuſe this conſecrated gift Of ſtrength, again returning with my hair After my great tranſgreſſion ; ſo requite Favour renew'd, and add a greater ſin. Miltºn. All accuſation ſtill is founded upon ſome law; for where there is no law, there can be no tranſgreſſion; and where there can be no tranſgreſſion, there ought to be no accuſa- tion. South's Sermons. 2. Offence; crime; fault. What's his fault —The flat tranſgreſſion of a ſchool-boy, who, being over- joy'd with finding a bird's neſt, ſhews it his companion, and he ſteals it. —Wilt thou make a truſt a tranſgreſſion * The trangreſſion is in the ſtealer. Shakeſp. Much ad aleut nothing. Teach us, ſweet madam, for our rude tranſgreſſion Some fair excuſe. Shakeſp. Love's Labour lºſt. TRANGRE'ssive. adj. [from tranſgreſs.] Faulty; culpable; apt to break laws. Though permitted unto his proper principles, Adam per; haps would have finned without the ſuggeſtion of Satan, and from the trangreſſive infirmities of himſelf might have erred alone, as well as the angels before him. Brown. TRANGRE'ssor. m. ſ. [tranſg, ºffeur, French, from tranſºrſ.] Lawbreaker; violator of command ; offender. - He intended the diſcipline of the church ſhould be applied to the greateſt and moſt ſplendid tranſgreſſors, as well as,” the puniſhment of meaner offenders. Clarendºn. I go to judge On earth theſe thy tranſgreſſºrs; but thou know'ſt Whoever judg’d, the worſt on me muſt light When time ſhall be. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. X. Ill-worthy I, ſuch title ſhould belong To me tranſgreſſºr / who for thee ordain'd - A help, became thy ſnare. Milton's Par. Lºff, * * TRANSIENT. adj. [tranſiens, Lat.] Soon paſt; ſoon Fºº fing; ſhort; momentary; not laſting; not durable. How ſoon hath thy prediction, ſeer bleſt' Meaſur'd this tranſient world, the race of time, Till time ſtand fix’d. He that rides poſt through a country, may, from th; Miltºn. rº- ſent view, tell how in general the parts lie. Lock. Love hitherto a tranſºnt gueſt, - Ne'er held poſſeſſion in his breaſt. Swift. What is looſe love a tranſient guſt, A vapour fed from wild deſire. Pºpe. TRA'N's IENTLY. adv. [from t anſient.] In paſſage; with 3 ſhort paſſage; not extenſively. I touch here but tranſiently, without any ſtrićt method, on ſome few of thoſe many rules of imitating nature which Art- ſtotle drew from Homer. Dryde". TRA'NSIENTNEss. º [from tranſient.] Shortneſs of com" nuance; ſpeedy paſſage. I:
T R A
.
It were to be wiſhed that all words of this ſort, as they
reſemble the wind in fury and impetuouſneſs, ſo they might
do alſo in tranſientneſs and ſudden expiration. Dec. of Piety.
TRANSI'll Encé. n: / [from tranſilio, Lat.] Leap from thing
R ANSI/LIEN cy. ; to thing.
By unadviſed */ºoney leaping from the effed to its re-
noteſt cauſe, we obſerve not the Sonnection of more imme-
diate cauſalities. Glanville's Scep.
TRANSiT. n.ſ. [tranſitus, Latin.] In aſtronomy, the paſſing
of any planet juſt by or under any fixt ſtar; or of the In OOn
in particular, covering or moving cloſe by any other pla-
net. Harris.
TRANsition. n.ſ. [tranſitio, Latin.]
1. Removal; paſſage.
Heat and cold have a virtual ”ſition without communi-
cation of ſubſtance, but moiſture not. Bacon's Nat. Hi/.
As for the mutation of ſexes, and tranſition into one an-
other, we cannot deny it in ºares, it being obſervable in
unan. Brown's W.ulgar Brrours, b. iii.
I have given ſome intimations of the changes which hap-
pen in the interior Parts of the earth, I mean the tranſitions
and removes of metals and minerals there. //oodward.
2. Change.
The ſpots are of the ſame colour throughout, there bein
an immediate tranſition from white to black, and not declin-
ing gradually, and mixing as they approach. J/oodward.
You can ſcarce imagine any hero Paſſing from one ſtage
of life to another with ſo eaſy a tranſition, and ſo laudable a
behaviour. Pope.
As once inclos'd in woman's beauteous mould ;
Thence, by a ſoft tranſition we repair,
From earthly vehicles to theſe of ºil. Pope.
3. [Tranſition, Fr.] aſlage in writing or converſation from
one ſubject to another.
- Then with tranſition ſweet new ſpeech reſumes. Milton.
Covetouſneſs was none of his faults, but deſcribed as a
veil over the true meaning of the poet, which was to ſaty-
rize his prodigality and Voluptuouſneſs, to which he make a
tranſition. Dryden.
TRANsitive, adj. [tranſitivus, Lat.]
i. Having the power of paſſing.
One cauſe of cold is the contad of cold bodies; for cold
is active and tranſitive into bodies adjacent, as well as heat.
Bacon's Nat. Hºſ. No, 7o.
2. [In grammar.]
A verb tranſitive is that which ſignifies an ačtion, con-
ceived as having an effect upon ſome object; as ſerio terram,
I ſtrike the earth. Clarke's Latin Grammar.
TRANSItoRILY. adv. [from tranſitory.] With ſpeedy eva.
neſcence ; with ſhort continuancé.
TRANSI toRINEss. n.ſ. [from tranſitºry..] Speedy evaneſcence.
TRA’NSITORY.. n. ſ: [tranſitoire, Fr. tranſitorius, from tran-
ſea, Latin.] Continuing but a ſhort time; ſpeedily vaniſh-
ing.
If we love things have ſought; age is a thing
Which we are fifty years in compaſſing:
If tranſitory things, which ſoon decay,
Age muſt be lovelieſt at the lateſt day. Donne.
Religion prefers thoſe pleaſures which flow from the pre-
ſence of God evermore, infinitely before the tranſitory plea-
ſures of this world. Tillotſon's Sermons.
To TRANSEATE. v. n. [tranſlatus, Lat.]
I. To tranſport; to remove.
Since our father is tranſlated unto the gods, our will is
that they that are in our realm live quietly. , 2 Mac. xi. 23.
By faith Enoch was tranſlated that he ºld not ſee death.
- Pieb. xi. 5.
Thoſe argent fields -
Tranſlated ſaints or middle ſpirits hold. Milton.
Of the ſame ſoil their nurſery prepare
With that of their plantation, left the tree
Tranſlated ſhould not with the ſoil agree. Dryden.
The gods their ſhapes to winter birds tranſlate,
But both obnoxious to their former fate. Dryden.
Tº go to heaven is to be tranſlated to that kingdom you
have longed for ; to enjoy the glories of eternity. //ake.
* It is particularly uſed of the removal of a biſhop from one
ſee to another.
*iſher, biſhop of Rocheſter, when the king would have
tranſated him from that poor biſhoprick to a better, he re-
fuſed, ſaying, he would not forſake his poor little old wife,
with whom he had ſo long lived. Camden's Remains.
3. To transfer from one to another; to convey.
I will tranſlate the kingdom from the houſe of Saul, and
ſet up the throne of David. 2 Sam. iii. Io.
Becauſe of ºnrighteous dealings the kingdom is tranſlated
from one people to another. Eccluſ x. 8.
Lucian affirms the ſouls of uſurers, after their death, to
be metempſychoſed, or tranſlated into the bodies of aſſes,
there to remain for poor men to take their pennyworths out
of their bones and ſides with the cudgel and ſpur. Peacham.
As there are apoplexies from invetrate gouts, the regimen
- -
T R A
ºut be to tranſlate the "orbifick matter upon the extremi-
Arbuthnoi.
ties of the body. -
Perverſe mankind ! whoſe wills, created free,
Charge all their Woes on abſolute decree; *
All to the dooming gods their guilt tranſlate,
And follies are miſcall'd the crimes of fate.
4. To change.
9ne do I perſonate of Timon's frame,
Whom fortune with her iv'ry hand waſ: to her
hoſe preſent §ºe to preſent ſlaves and ſervants
77 anſlates his fivals. Shakeſp. Timon ºf Athen;
Happy is your grace, -
º can tranſlate the ſtubbºrnn's of fortune -
º *}o quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtyle. Shakeſø. * -, -
5. [. Tranſlater, old Fr.] To imº in .. ſº i.
change into another language retaining the ſenſe, > * >
I can conſtrue the aćtion of her familiar ſtile, and the
hardeſt voice of her behaviour, to be engliſhed right, is, I
an Si John Falſtaffs.” “ 3 is 2
–He hath ſtudied her well, and tranſlated her out of ho-
neſty into Engliſh. Shakeſp. 4/erry //; ves of I/indſºr.
or word for word too faithfully tranſlate. A/common.
Read this ere you tranſlate one bit
Of books of high renown. Swift.
Were it meant that in deſpite
Qf art and nature ſuch diji clods ſhould write,
Bavius and Maevius had been ſav'd by fate
For Settle and for Shadwi, tranſlate. Daše.
6. To explain. A low colloquial uſe. - -
There's matter in theſ. ſighs, theſe profound heaves
You Inuſt tranſlate; is fit". underſtand them. Shakespeare
TRANslation. ... J. [tranſlatio, Lat. tranſlation, Fr.]
1. Removal; act of removing.
His diſeaſe was an aſthma; the cauſe a metaſtaſis or tranſ-
*tion of humours from his joints to his lungs. Harvey.
Žia'ſations of morbifick matter ariſe in acute diſłempers.
Arbuthnot.
2. The removal of a biſhop to another ſee.
Pº.
If part of the People be ſomewhat in the election, you
Sannot make them nulls or Cyphers in the privation or tº:
/ation. Bacon's J/ar with Spain.
The king, the next time the biſhop of London came to
him, entertained him with this compellation, my lord's grace
of Canterbury, you are *Y welcome ; and gave order for
all the neceſſary forms for the tranſlation. Clarendon.
3. The act of turning into another language; interpretation.
A book of his travels hath been honoured with tranſlation
into many languages. Brºwn's Wulgar Errours, b, i.
Nor ought a genius leſs than his that writ,
Attempt tranſlation ; for tranſplanted wit,
All the defects ef air and ſoil doth ſhare,
And colder brains like colder clima. 3Ie.
4. Something made by tranſlation; verſion.
Of both tranſlations, the better i acknowledge that which
cometh nearer to the very letter of the very original verity.
- Aooker, b. v.
T.ANslator. n.ſ. ſtra/oteur, old Fr. from tranſlate.] One
that turns any thing into another language.
A new and nobler way thou doit perſue,
To make tranſlations and tranſlators too. Denham.
No tranſlation our own Country ever yet produced, hath
“”. Pºo that of the Old and New Teſtament, and I 3 In
Perſiaded, that the tranſlators of the Bible wer. maſters of
an Engliſh ſtile much fitter for that work than any we ſee in
our preſent writings, the which is owing to the ſimplicity
that runs through the whole. Swift.
TRANSLA’roRy, n. / [from tranſlate.] Transferring.
The tranſatory is a lie that transfers the merit of a man's
good action to another more deſerving. . . Arbuthnot.
TRANslocA'tion. */ [trans and locis, Latin.) Removal of
things reciprocally to each others places. -
here happened certain tranſlocations at the deluge, the
matter conſtituting animal and vegetable ſubſtances being diſ-
ſolved, and mineral matter ſubſtituted in its place, and thereby
like tranſlocation of metals in ſome ſprings. - Iſoodward.
TRANSLU'cency. n: ſ [from tranſlucent.J Diaphaneity; tran-
ſparency. -
Lumps of rock cryſtal heated red hot, then quenched in
fair water, exchanged their tranſlucency for whiteneſs, the ig-
nition and extinétion having cracked each lump into a muj-
titude of minute bodies. Boyle an Colours.
TRANSLU'CEN I’, adj. [trans and luºns or lucidus Lat.]
TRANSLU'CID. ; | ranſparent; diaphanous; clear;
ivin aſſage to the light. - -
*:::::: th. ſpirits º and wax eager; which is ſeen
Denham.
in the eyes, becauſe they are tranſlucid. • Bacon.
Wherever fountain or freſh current flow'd -
Againſt the eaſtern ray, tranſlucent, pure,
With touch aetherial of heav'n's fiery rod, .
Milton.
I drank. - - -
The golden ewer a maid obſequious brings, -
Repleniſh'd from the cool tranſlucent ſprings. Popº's Ody.
4. TRANs-
T R A T R A - rºar; in. ſing on the Ta A'N's MARINr. adj. [tranſfºrt"; Latin.] Lying - dº of the ſea; found beyond ſea. - º i. not tº drained this way, ſhe might have made - ":-- - t tranſmarine neigh- rſelf miſtreſs of Timaurania, her nex ſ > s's herſe Howel's Wocal Foreſ'. bour. To rºa'ssMew. v. a. ſtranſºn*, Lat. tranſmuer, French J To tranſmute; to transform 5 to metamorphoſe ; to change. Obſolete. when him liſt the raſcal routs appall, Men into ſtones therewith he could tranſmew, And ſtones to duſt, and duſt to nought at all. Fa. 2ueen. TRANsmic RANT, adj. [tranſmigrans, Lat..] Paſſing into an- other country or ſtate. - - Beſides an union in ſovereignty, or a conjunétion in paćts, there are other implicit confederations, that of colonies or tranſmigrants towards their mother nation: Bacºn's hº //ar. To TRA'ssMigrate. v. m. [tranſmigro, Lat..] To paſs from one place or country into another: - This complexion is maintain’d by generation; ſo that ſhangers contračt it not, and the natives which tranſmigrate omit it not without commixture. Brown's Pulgar Erraurº. If Pythagoras's tranſanimation were true, that the ſouls of men tranſmigrating into ſpecies anſwering their former natures, ſome men muſt live over many ſerpents. Brown's Wulg. Err. Their ſouls may tranſmigrate into each other. Howel. Regard The port of Luna, ſays our learned bard; Who, in a drunken dream, beheld his ſoul The fifth within the tranſmigrating roll. Dryden. TRANSMIGRA’tion. m. ſ. [tranſmigration, Fr. from tranſmi- grate.] Paſſage from one place or ſtate into another. The ſequel of the conjunction of natures in the perſon of Chriſt is no aboliſhment of natural properties appertaining to either ſubſtance, no tranſition or tranſmigration thereof out of one ſubſtance into another. Hooker, b. v. Seeing the earth of itſelf puts forth plants without ſeed, plants may well have a tranſmigration of ſpecies. Bacon. From the opinion of the metempſychoſis, or tranſmigra- tion of the ſouls of men into the bodies of beaſts, moſt ſuit- able unto their human condition, after his death, Orpheus the muſician became a ſwan. Brown's Wulgar Errours. Eaſing their paſſage hence, for intercourſe Of tranſmigration, as their lot ſhall lead. Milton, 'Twas taught by wiſe Pythagoras, One ſoul might through more bodies paſs: Seeing ſuch tranſmigration there, She thought it not a fable here. Denham, When thou wert form’d, heav'n did a man begin, But the brute ſoul by chance was ſhuffled in : In woods and wilds thy monarchy maintain, Where valiant beaſts, by force and rapine, reign. In life's next ſcene, if tranſmigration be, Some bear or lion is reſerv'd for thee. Dryden's Aureng. TRANSM1'ssion. m. ſ. [tranſmiſſion, Fr. tranſmiſſils, Latin.] The act of ſending from one place to another, or from one perſon to another. - If there were any ſuch notable tranſmiſſion of a colony hither out of Spain, the very chronicles of Spain would not have omitted ſo memorable a thing. . Spenſer on Ireland. Operations by tranſmiſſion of ſpirits is one of the higheſt ſecrets in nature. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 236. In the tranſmiſſion of the ſea-water into the pits, the water riſeth ; but in the tranſmiſſion of the water through the veſſels it falleth. Bacon. Theſe move ſwiftly, but then they require a medium well diſpoſed, and their tra’ſmiſſion is eaſily ſtopped. Bacon. The uvea has a muſculous power, and can dilate and con- tract that round hole in it called the pupil, for the better moderating the tranſmiſſion of light. More. Languages of countries are loſt by tranſmiſſion of colonies of a different language. Halº's Origin of Mankind. This enquiry will be of uſe, as a parallel diſcovery of the tº anſmiſſion of the Engliſh laws into Scotland. Hale. Their reflexion or tranſmiſſion depends on the conſtitution of the air and water behind the glaſs, and not the ſtriking of the rays upon the parts of the glaſs. ſewton's Opticks. TRANSMI'ssive. adj. [from tranſmiſſis, Lat..] Tranſmitted; derived from one to another. And ſtill the fire inculcates to his ſon Tºſniffive leſſons of the king's renown. Prizr. - Itſelf a fun ; it with tranſmiſſive light Enlivens worlds deny'd to human ſight. Prior. Then grateful Greece with ſtreaming eyes would raiſe Hiſtorick marbles to record his praiſe ; His praiſe eternal on the faithful ſtone, T Had with tº anſmiſſive honour grac'd his ſon. Pope. o TRAN's M1 r. v. . [tranſmitta, Lat. tranſmettre, Fr.] To ſend from one perſon or place to another. ~ Yºans of writing, former ages tranſmit the memorials of #". times and things to poſterity. Hale. º his friend in Spain to ſell his eſtate, and - 7 money to him, Addison's Speci. Nº. 198. Thus flouriſh'd love, and beauty reign'd in ſtate Till the proud Spaniard gave this glory's date.” Paſt is the gallantry, the ſame remains, Tranſmitted ſafe in Dryden's lofty ſcenes. Granvil, Shine forth, ye planets, with diſtinguiſh’d light; 4. Again tranſmit your friendly beams to earth, S” - ? As when Britannia joy'd for Anna's birth. Prior TRANSM1'TTAL. m. ſ. [from tranſmit.] The ad of trait. ting; tranſmiſſion. Beſides the tranſmittal to England of two-thirds of the re- venues of Ireland, they make our country a receptacle for their ſupernumerary pretenders to offices. Swift TRANs.MU'TABLE. adj. [tranſmuable, Fr. from tranſmiſj Capable of change; poſſible to be changed into another na. ture or ſubſtance. It is no eaſy matter to demonſtrate that air is ſo much as convertible into water; how tranſmutable it is unto fleſh may be of deeper doubt. Brown's Wulg. Err. b. iii. The fluids and ſolids of an animal body are eaſily tranſ- mutable into one another. Arbuthnot on Aliments. TRANSMu'tably, adv. [from tranſmute.] With capacity of being changed into another ſubſtance or nature. TRANsm UTA'Tion. m. ſ. [tranſmutation, Fr. tranſmutatio, from tranſmuto, Latin.] Change into another nature or ſubſtance, The great aim of alchemy is the tranſmutation of baſe me- tals into gold. Am not I old Sly's ſon, by birth a pedlar, by education a cardmaker, by tranſmutation a bear herd. Shakeſpeare, The tranſmutation of plants one into another, is inter mag- malia nature, for the tranſmutation of ſpecies is, in the vulgar philoſophy, pronounced impoſſible; but ſeeing there appear ſome manifeſt inſtances of it, the opinion of impoſſibility is to be reječted, and the means thereof to be found out. Bac. The converſion into a body merely new, and which was not before ; as ſilver to gold, or iron to copper, is better called, for diſtinétion ſake, tranſmutation. Bacon. The ſame land ſuffereth fundry tranſmutations of owners within one term. Bacon's Office of Alienation. The changing of bodies into light, and light into bodies, is very conformable to the courſe of nature, which ſeems delighted with tranſmutations. Water, which is a very fluid taſteleſs ſalt, ſhe changes by heat into vapour, which is a ſort of air, and by cold into ice, which is a hard, pellucid, brittle, fuſible ſtone; and this ſtone returns into water by heat, and water returns into vapour by cold. Newton. The ſuppoſed change of worms into flies is no real tranſ- mutation; but moſt of thoſe members, which at laſt be- come viſible to the eye, are exiſtent at the beginning, arti- ficially complicated together. Bentley's Sermons. To TRANs Mū‘TE. v. n. [tranſmuto, Lat. tranſnier, French.] To change from one nature or ſubſtance to another. Suidas thinks, that by the golden fleece was meant a gol- den book of parchment which is of ſheeps-ſkin, and there- fore called golden, becauſe it was taught therein how ºther metals might be tranſmuted. Raleigh, That metals may be tranſmuted one into another I am not ſatisfied of the fact. Ray on the Creation. Patience ſov’reign o'er tranſmuted ill. Pan, of hu.” TRANSMU'TER. m. ſ. [from tranſmute.] One that tranſmutº. TRA'Nsom. m. ſ. [tranſenna, Lat.] 1. A thwart beam or lintel over a door. 2. [Among mathematicians.] The vane of an inſtrument called a croſs ſtaff, being a piece of wood fixed acroſs with a lºº ſocket upon which it ſlides. Bailey, TRANSPA'RENcy. m. ſ. [tranſparence, Fr. from tranſaſºit.] Clearneſs; diaphaneity; tranſlucence; power of tranſmitting light. A poet of another nation would not have dwelt ſo long upon the clearneſs and tranſparency of the ſtream but in Italy one ſeldom fees a river that is extremely bright and lim- - - #ſº. pid, moſt of them being muddy. #. Another cauſe is the greater tranſparency of the sº - rpt/I//> caſioned by the thinneſs and delicacy of their coats. - TRANSPARENT, n.ſ.. [tranſparent, Fr. trans and sº Latin.] Pervious to the light; clear; pellucid; diaphanous ; tranſlucent ; not opaque. - Nor ſhines the filver moon one half ſo bright, Through the tranſparent boſom of the deep, As doth thy face through tears of mine give Thou ſhin'ſ in every tear that I do weep. wait upon him with whom you ſpeak with yº" d tº at- there be many wiſe men that have ſecret hº º: Jparent countenances. Bacon'; Eſſays, Nº. 23. Each thought was viſible that roll'd within, - As through a cryſtal caſe the figur’d hours are ſcen; And heav'n did this tranſparent veil provide, light, Shakeſpeare. eye; for den. Becauſe ſhe had no guilty thought to hide. º Her boſom appeared all of chryſtal, and ſo wº tranſparent, that I ſaw every thought in her heart. Tranſparent forms, too fine for mortal fight, Pºpe, Their fluid bodies half-diſſolv’d in light. TRANspicuovº
T R A
* Tranſport her purpoſes by word.
TRANspicuous. adj. [trans and ſpecio, Latin.] Tranſparent;
pervious to the fight.
What if that light,
Sent from her through the widé tranſpicuous air,
To the terreſtrial moon be as a ſtar. Milton,
Now thy wine's tranſpicuous, purg'd from all
Its earthy groſs, yet let it feed awhile
On the fat refuſe. Philips.
To TRANSP1’ER ce. v. m. [tranſferrer, Fr. trans and pierce.]
To penetrate ; to make way through; to permeate.
A mind, which through each part infus’d doth paſs,
Faſhions and works, and wholly doth tran pierce -
All this great body of the univerſe. Raleigh's H. of the ſº.
His forceful ſpear, which, hiſſing as it flew, .
Pierc'd through the yielding planks of jointed wood:
The ſides tranſpie, c'd return a rattling ſound,
And groans of Greeks inclos'd came iſſuing through the
wound. Dryden’s AEn.
TRANSPIRA"tion. n.ſ. [tranſpiration, Fr.] Emiſſion in va-
Our.
P That a bullet dipped in oil, by preventing the tranſpiration
of air, will carry farther, and pierce deeper, my experience
cannot diſcern. Brown's Pulgar Errours, b. ii.
The tram piration of the obſtructed fluidis imagined to be
one of the ways that an inflammation is removed. Sharp.
To TRANSPIRE. v. a. [tranſpiro, Lat. tranſpirer, French.]
To emit in vapour.
To TRANSPI'RE. v. n. [tranſpirer, Fr.]
1. To be emitted by inſenſible vapour.
The nuts when freſh got are full of a ſoft pulpy matter,
which in time tranſpires, and paſſes through the ſhell.
J/oodward on Foſſils.
2. To eſcape from ſecreſy to notice: a ſenſe lately innovated
from France, without neceſſity.
To TRANsplace. v. a. [trans and place.] To remove; to
put into a new place.
It was tranſplaced from the left ſide of the Vatican unto a
more eminent place. Jºilkins's Math. Magick.
To TRANSPLANT. v. a. [trans and planto, Lat. tranſplan-
ter, Fr.]
1. To remove and plant in a new place.
The nobleſt fruits tranſplanted in our iſle,
With early hope and fragrant bloſſoms ſmile. Rºſcommon.
Salopian acres flouriſh with a growth,
Peculiar ſtil'd the Ottley; be thou firſt
This apple to tranſplant. Phillips.
If any tranſplant themſelves into plantations abroad, who
are ſchiſmaticks or outlaws, ſuch are not fit to lay the foun-
dation of a new colony. Bacon's Advice to Williers.
2. To remove.
Of light the greater part he took
Tranſplanted from her cloudy ſhrine, and plac'd
In the ſun’s orb. Milton.
He proſpered at the rate of his own wiſhes, being tranſ-
planted out of his cold barren dioceſe of Saint David's into a
warmer climate. Clarendon.
TRANSPLANTATION. n.ſ.. [tranſplantation, Fr.]
1. The act of tranſplanting or removing to another ſoil.
It is confeſſed, that love changed often doth nothing; nay,
it is nothing; for love where it is kept fixed to its firſt off.
ject, though it burn not, yet it warms and cheriſhes, ſo as it
needs no tranſplantation, or change of ſoil, to make it fruit-
ful. Suckling.
2. Conveyance from one to another.
What noiſe have we had for ſome years about tranſplanta-
tion of diſeaſes, and transfuſion of blood. Baker.
3. Removal of men from one country to another. - -
Moſt of kingdoms have throughly felt the calamities of
forcible tranſplantations, being either overwhelmed by new
colonies that fell upon them, or driven, as one wave is driven
by another to ſeek new ſeats, having loſt their own. Raleigh.
This appears a replication to what Menelaus had offered
concerning the tranſplantation of Ulyſſes to Sparta. Broome.
TRANSPLA'NTER. n. ſ. [from tranſplant.] One that tranſ-
plants.
To TRANSPO'Rt. v. a. [trans and porto, Latin; tranſporter,
French.]
1. To convey by carriage from place to place.
I came hither to tranſport the tidings. - Shakeſpeare.
Why ſhould ſhe write to Edmund'ſ might not you
Shakeſpeare.
Impoſe upon men the tranſportation of rivers from one end
of the world to the other, which, among other uſes, were
made to tranſport men. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the World.
A ſubterranean wind tranſports a hill
Torn from Pilorus. Milton.
In the diſturbances of a ſtate, the wiſe Pomponius tran-
ſºrted all the remaining wiſdom and virtue of his country
into the ſanctuary of peace and learning. Dryden.
2. To carry into baniſhment: as a felon.
We return aſter being t aſported, and are ten times greater
rogucs than before, Swift.
T R A
3. To ſentence as a felon to baniſhment.
4. To hurry by violence of paſſion.
You are tranſported by calamity
Thither where more attends you, and you ſlander
*-
The helms o' th' ſtate
- :----. Shakespeare :
They laugh as if traº?orted with ſome fit Shakespeare
9. paſſion. Miſion
ſhew him Once tran ted b ; : - - -
paſſion. ºffºrted by the violence of a ſudden
If il - - Dryden.
**!!y,not immediately concerned Contribute more than
the principal Party, he ought to have his ſhare in what is
Sonquered; or if his romantick diſpoſition tranſport him ſo
far as to expect little **othing, they ſhould mise it up in
dignity. ‘ºn ºr
5. To put into ecſtaſy; to raviſh with pleaſure. Swift.
Here tranſported I hºhold, tranſported touch. Milton.
Thoſe on whom Chriſt beſtowed miraculous Cures were ſo
º with them, that their gratitude ſupplanted their
Obedience. Decay of Pi
TRANspor T. n. / [tranſport, Fr. from the verb.] y ºf Piety.
I. Tranſportation; carriage; conveyance.
The Romans neglected their maritime affairs; for they
ſtipulated with the Carthaginians to furniſh them with ſhips
for tranſport and war. Arbuthnot on Coil.
2. A veſſel of carriage; Particularly a veſſel in which ſoldiers
are conveyed.
Nor dares his tranſport veſſel croſs the waves,
With ſuch whoſe bones are not compos'd in graves. Dryd.
Some ſpoke of the men of war only, and others added
the tranſports. Arbuthnot on Coins.
3. Rapture; ecſtaſy.
A truly pious mind receives a temporal bleſfing with gra-
titude, a ſpiritual one with ecſtaſy and tranſport. Sºuth, sºm.
TRANspo'RTANce. n: ſ [from tranſport.) Conveyance; car-
riage; removal.
O, be thou my Charon,
And give me ſwift tranſportance to thoſe fields,"
Where I may wallow in the lilly beds
Propos'd for the deſerverſ Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida.
**Nsportation. n. / [from tranſpºt.j
1. Removal; conveyancé; carriage.
Sir Francis Cottington and Mr. Endymion Porter had been
ſent before to provide a veſſel for their tranſportation.
Wotton's Life of Buckingham.
Some were not ſo ſolicitous to provide againſt the plague,
as to know whether we had it from the malignity of our own
air, or by tranſportation. Dryden.
2. Baniſhment for felony.
3. Ecſtatick violence of paſſion.
All pleaſures that affect the body muſt needs weary, be-
cauſe they tranſport, and all tranſportation is a violence; and
no violence can be laſting but determines upon the falling of
the ſpirits. South.
TRANsporter. m. ſ. [from tranſport.] One that tranſports.
The pilchard merchant may reap a ſpeedy benefit by diſ.
patching, ſaving, and ſelling to the tranſporters. 8.
TRANsposal. n.ſ.. [from tranſpoſe.] Thé ačt of putting things
in each other's place. - Swift.
To TRANSPOSE. v. a. [tranſpoſer, French; tranſpºſtum,
Latin.
1. To #. each in the place of other.
The letters of Elizabetha regina tranſpoſed ſignify, O Eng-
land's ſovereign, thou haſt made us happy. Camden's Rem.
7"anſfºſe the propoſitions, making the medius terminus
the predicate of the firſt and the ſubječt of the ſecond, i.i.
2. To put out of place.
That which you are my thoughts cannot tranſpoſe;
Angels are bright ſtill, though the brighteſt fell. Shakeſp.
TRANsposition. m. ſ. [tranſpoſition, Fr. from tranſpoſe.]
1. The act of putting one thing in the place of another.
2. The ſtate of being put out of one place into another. -
The common centre of gravity in the terraqueous globe is
ſteady, and not liable to any accidental tranſpoſition, nor hath
it ever ſhifted its ſtation. Iłoodward's Nat. Hiſł. p. i.
To TRANssha'pe. v. a. [trans and ſhape.] To transform; to
bring into another ſhape.
f tell thee how ºffice prais'd thy wit: I ſaid thou hadſt
a fine wit; right, ſaid ſhe, a fine little one ; nay, ſaid I, he
hath the tongues; that I believe, ſaid ſhe for he ſwore a
thing to me on Monday night which he forſwore on Tueſday
morning; there's a double tongue: thus did ſhe tanſhape
thy particular virtues. Shakeſp. Much ado about nothing:
To TRANSUBSTANTIATE. v. a. [tranſubſtantier, Fr.]
To change to another ſubſtance. -
O ſelf traitor, I do bring
The ſpider love which tranſul/fantiates all,
And can convert manna to gall. . IDonne.
Nor ſeemingly, but with keen diſpatch
Of real hunger, and concočtive heat -
To tranſal/antiate; what redounds, tranſpires -
Through ſpirits with eaſe. - Milton.
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T R A
T R A
i
- tranſubſtantiation, Fr.] A mi-
sursranri Arios: "...ſº I - - -
Tº operation believed in the Romiſh church, in which
the elements of the cºchariſt are ſuppoſed to be changed into
the real body and blood of CHRIST. l
How is a Romaniſt prepared eaſily to ſwallow, not only
all probability, but even the clear evidence of his
ºnſes, the doctrine of trawſuiſtantiation * Locke.
T.A.Nst pation. n.ſ.. [from tranſuda.] The ad of paſſing in
ſweat, or perſpirable vapour, through any integument.
The drops proceeded not from the tranſudation of the
liquors within the glaſs. Boyle.
T. FRANSUDE. v. n. [trans and ſudo, Latin.] To paſs
through in vapour.
Purulent fumes cannot be tranſmitted throughout the body
before the maturation of an apoſthem, nor after, unleſs the
humour break; becauſe they cannot tranſude through the bag
of an apoſthem. Harvey on Conſumptions.
TRAnsversal. adj. [tranſveſal, Fr. trans and verſali, Lat.]
Running croſſwiſe.
An aſcending line, dire&t, as from ſon to father, or grand-
father, is not admitted by the law of England; or in the
as to the uncle or aunt, great-uncle or great-
againſt
tram, verſal line,
aunt. Hale.
TRANsve'Rs Ally. adv. [from tranſverſal.] In a croſs direct
tion.
There are divers ſubtile enquiries and demonſtrations con-
cerning the ſeveral proportions of ſwiftneſs and diſtance in an
arrow ſhot vertically, horizontally, or tranſverſally. Wilkins.
TRANSWE'RSE. adj. [tranſverſus, Latin.] Being in a croſs
direčtion.
His violent touch
Fled and purſu'd tranſveſe the reſonant fugue. Milton.
Part in ſtrait lines, part in tranſverſe are found,
One forms a crooked figure, one a round;
The entrails theſe embrace in ſpiral ſtrings,
Thoſe claſp th’ arterial tubes in tender rings. Blackmore.
What natural agent could impel them ſo ſtrongly with a
tranſverſe fide-blow againſt that tremendous weight and rapi-
dity, when whole worlds are a falling! Bentley’s Sermons.
*TRANsve'R's ELY. adv. [from tranſverſe.] In a croſs direc-
tlOn.
At Stonehenge the ſtones lie tranſverſely upon each other.
- Stillingfleet.
In all the fibres of an animal there is a contračtile power;
to the heart, have valves and trapdoors which open inward
ſo as to give way into the blood to run into the heart rds,
To TRAPE. v. a. [commonly written to traitſ. priº f
the ſame original with drab.j To run idly and fluttiſhly *
It is uſed only of women. -
TRAPEs. n.ſ. [I ſuppoſe from trape.] An idle flatternly woman
He found the fullen trapes
Poſſeſt with th' devil, worms, and claps. Hall ---
From door to door I’d ſooner whine and beg, raj, p. iii.
Than marry ſuch a trapes. Gay's I. hi dye call it
TRA'pstick. m. ſ. ſtrap and /lick.] A ſtick with which boys
drive a wooden ball.
A fooliſh ſwoop between a couple of thick bandy legs and
two long trapſticks that had no calfs. Spect.' Nº. 5,
TRAPE'ziuM. m. ſ. (Tparić ov; trapeſe, French.] A quadri-
lateral figure, whoſe four ſides are not equal, and non; cf.
ſides parallel. Dić
Two of the lateral trapezia are as broad. Jºãº.
TRAPEzo'ID. n.ſ. [7parigo, and sº trapeſ?ide, Fr.] An
irregular figure, whoſe four ſides are not parallel. Diä
TRAPPINGs. m. ſ. [This word Minſhew derives from drap,
French, cloath.]
1. Ornaments appendant to the ſaddle. -
Capariſons and ſteeds,
Baſes and tinſel trappings, gorgeous knights
At jouſt and tournament. Miltºn,
2. Ornaments; dreſs; embelliſhments; external, ſuperficial,
and trifling decoration.
Theſe indeed ſeem,
But I have that within which paſſeth ſhew;
Theſe but the tratpings and the ſuits of woe, Shakºftart,
He has fair words, rich trappings, and large promiſes; but
works only for his maſter. L'Érangº.
The points of honour poets may produce,
Trappings of life, for ornament, not uſe. Dryden,
Such pageantry be to the people ſhown;
There boaſt thy horſe's traºpings, and thy own. Dryder,
Draw him ſtrictly ſo,
That all who view the piece may know
He needs no trappings of fictitious fame, Dydın.
In ſhips decay’d no mariner confides,
Lur’d by the gilded ſtern and painted ſides;
Yet at a ball unthinking fools delight,
In the gay trappings of a birth-day night. Swift.
for if a fibre be cut tranſverſely, both the ends ſhrink and TRASH. m. ſ. [tros, Iſlandick; druſen, German.]
make the wound gape. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
TRANsu'Mption. n.ſ.. [trans and ſumo, Latin.] The act of
taking from one place to another.
TRAN'T ERs. n.ſ. Men who carry fiſh from the ſea-coaſts to
ſell in the inland countries. Bailey.
TRAP. m. ſ. ſcrappe, Saxon; trape, Fr. trappola, Italian.]
I. A ſnare ſet for thieves or vermin.
Die as thou ſhouldeſt, but do not die impatiently, and like
a fox catched in a trap. Taylor's holy living.
The trap ſprings and catches the ape by the fingers. L’Eſir.
2. An ambuſh ; a ſtratagem to betray or catch unawares.
And lurking cloſely, in await now lay,
How he might any in his trap betray. Spenſºr.
God and your majeſty
Protećt mine innocence, or I fall into
The trap is laid for me. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
They continually laid traps to enſnare him, and made fini-
ſter interpretations of all the good he did. Calamy.
He ſeems a trap for charity to lay,
And cons by night his leſſon for the day. Dryden.
3. A play at which a ball is driven with a ſtick.
Unruly boys learn to wrangle at trap, or rook at ſpan-far-
thing. Locke on Education.
He that of feeble nerves and joints complains,
From nine-pins, coits, and from trap-ball abſtains. King.
To TRAP. v. a. [znappan, Saxon.]
1. To enſnare ; to catch by a ſnare or ambuſh; to take by
ſtratagem.
My brain, more buſy than the lab'ring ſpider,
Weaves tedious ſnares to trap mine enemies. Shakeſp.
If you require my deeds, with ambuſh'd arms
I trapp'd the foe, or tir'd with falſe alarms. Dryden.
2. [Sce TRAPPING..] To adorn; to decorate.
The ſteed that bore him
Was trapp'd with poliſh'd ſteel, all ſhining bright,
And covered with th' atchievements of the knight. Spenſer.
To ſpoil the dead of weed is ſacrilege:
But leave theſe reliques of his living might
To deck his hearſe and trap his tomb black ſteed. Fa. Qu.
- º Lucius preſented to you four milk-white horſes trapt
T º, . º, n.ſ.. [t Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
ting º rap and door.] A door opening and ſhut-
he arteries which carry from the heart to the ſeveral
Parts have valves which open outward like trapdoors, and give .
the blood a free Paſſage; and the veins, which bring it back
1. Any thing worthleſs ; droſs; dregs.
Lay hands upon theſe traitors, and their traſh. Shakespeare .
Look what a wardrobe here is for thee!
—Let it alone, thou fool, it is but traſh. Shakeſpeare.
Who ſteals my purſe, ſteals traſh; 'tis ſomething, no-
thing;
*Twas mine, 'tis his ; and has been ſlave to thouſands.
But he that filches from me my good name,
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed. Shakeſpeare': Othelh,
More than ten Hollenſhed's, or Hall's, or Stow's,
Of trivial houſhold traſh he knows; he knows
When the queen frown'd or ſmil’d. Dinº
The collectors only conſider, the greater fame a writº."
in poſſeſſion of, the more traſh he may bear to have tacked
to him. Swift.
Weak fooliſh man I will heav'n reward us there
With the ſame traſh mad mortals wiſh for here? Pºſt,
2. A worthleſs perſon.
I ſuſpećt this traſh *
To be a party in this injury. Shałºffeare'. Othº.
3. Matter improper for food, frequently eaten by girls in the
green ſickneſs. Garth
O that inſtead of traſ, thou’dſt taken ſteel. :
4. I believe that the original ſignification of tra!” the lopping
of trees, from the verb. ... -
To T R As H. v. a.
1. To lop ; to crop. -
Being once perſeded how to grant ſuits, h
How to deny them; whom t' advance: and whomTempſi.
To traſh for overtopping. Shakeſpeare's
2. To cruſh ; to humble.
Not ſuch as was fit to be impoſed on hard-hearted Jº
to encumber and traſh them, but ſuch as becomes & in.
nuous people. ſº *::::: t
TRA's HY. adj. [from traſh.] Wºº. º that traſh
A judicious reader will diſcover in - ryden.
ſtuff, whoſe glittering deceived him in the action.
To TRA’v AIL. v. n. [travailler, Fr.]
1. To labour; to toil. - - - -- *
2. To be in labour; to ſuffer the pain; of diº, xxiii. 4.
I travail not, nor bring forth children. , h and paint
She being with child cried, travailing in birth, Rev. xii. ?
to be delivered. - wail, with the obli-
His heart is in continual labour; it "“” South', sº
Q
gation, and is in pangs till it be delivered.
T R A
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To TRA’v AIL. v. a. To harraſs; to tire.
As if all theſe troubles had not been ſufficient to travail
the realm, a great diviſion fell among the nobility. Hayward.
A gleam of light turn'd thitherward in haſte
His travell'd ſteps. Milton.
TRA'v Ail. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Labour; toil; fatigue.
As every thing of price, ſo this doth require travail. Hook.
Such impotent perſons as are unable for ſtrong travail, are
yet able to drive cattle to and fro to their paſture. Spenſºr.
2. Labour in childbirth.
In the time of her travail twins were in her. Gen. xxxviii.
To procure eaſy travails of women, the intention is to
bring down the child, but not too faſt. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Tr Ave, TRAve./L, or TRAvi's E. n.ſ. A wooden frame for
ſhoeing unruly horſes. Ainſworth.
To TRAVEL. v. n. [This word is generally ſuppoſed origi-
nally the ſame with travail, and to differ only as particular
from general : in ſome writers the word is written alike in
all its ſenſes; but it is more convenient to write travail for
labour, and travel for journey.]
1. To make journeys: it is uſed for ſea as well as land, though
ſometimes we diſtinguiſh it from voyage, a word appropriated
to the ſea.
In the foreſt ſhall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of
Dedanim. Iſa. xxi. 13.
Raphael deign'd to travel with Tobias. Milton.
Fain wou'd I travel to ſome foreign ſhore,
So might I to myſelf myſelf reſtore. Dryden.
If others believed he was an Egyptian from his knowledge
of their rites, it proves at leaſt that he travelled there. Pope.
2. To paſs; to go; to move.
By th' clock 'tis day;
And yet dark night ſtrangles the travelling lamp. Shakeſp.
Time travels in divers paces, with divers perſons; I'll tell
you who time ambles withal, who time trots withal. Shakeſp.
Thus flying Eaſt and Weſt, and North and South,
News travell'd with increaſe from mouth to mouth. Pope.
3. To make journeys of curioſity.
Nothing tends ſo much to enlarge the mind as travelling,
that is, making a viſit to other towns, cities, or countries,
beſide thoſe in which we were born and educated. J/atts.
4. To labour; to toil. This ſhould be rather travail.
If we labour to maintain truth and reaſon, let not any
think that we travel about a matter not needful. Hooker.
I’ve watch'd and travell'd hard;
Some time I ſhall ſleep out; the reſt I’ll whiſtle. Shakeſp.
To TRA’v EL. v. a.
1. To paſs; to journey over.
Thither to arrive I travel thus profound. Milton.
2. To force to journey.
There are other privileges granted unto moſt of the cor-
porations, that they ſhall not be charged with garriſons, and
they ſhall not be travelled forth of their own franchiſes. Spenſ.
TRA’vel. n.ſ.. [travail, Fr. from the noun.]
1. Journey; act of paſſing from place to place.
Love had cut him ſhort,
Confin'd within the purlieus of his court.
Three miles he went, nor farther could retreat,
His travels ended at his country-ſeat. Dryden.
Mingled ſend into the dance
Moments fraught with all the treaſures,
Which thy eaſtern travel views. Prior.
2. Journey of curioſity or inſtruction.
Let him ſpend his time no more at home,
Which would be great impeachment to his age,
In having known no travel in his youth. Shakeſpeare.
Travel in the younger ſort is a part of education; in the
elder a part of experience. Bacon's Eſſays, Nº. 18.
A man not enlightened by travel or reflexion, grows as
fond of arbitrary power, to which he hath been uſed, as of
barren countries, in which he has been born and bred. Addison
3. Labour; toil. This ſhould be travail: as in Daniel.
He wars with a retiring enemy,
With much more travail than with vićtory. Daniel.
What think'ſt thou of our empire now, though earn'd
With travel difficult. Milton.
4. Labour in childbirth. This ſenſe belongs rather to travail.
Thy mother well deſerves that ſhort delight,
The nauſeous qualms of ten long months and travel to
requite. Dryden's Wirg.
4. TRAvels. Account of occurrences and obſervations of a
journey into foreign parts. -
A book of his travels hath been honoured with the tranſla-
tion of many languages. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Hiſtories engage the ſoul by ſenſible occurrences; as alſo
voyages, travels, and accounts of countries. J/atts.
TRA'v Elle R. n.ſ. [travailleur, Fr. from travel.]
1. One who goes a journey; a wayfarer.
The weary traveller wand'ring that wa
Therein did often quench his thirſty heat Fairy Qu. b. ii.
A little eaſe to theſe my torments give,
T R A
Before I go where all in filence mourn,
F º whoſe dark ſhores no traveller, return. Sandyr.
'S Was a common opinion amon - -
gods ſometimes aſſumed '. #. "...º.º. the
earth with trangers and travellers. 2 Bentley's S upon
2. o; who viſits foreign countries. ey 3 Sermons.
*arewel monſieur traveller; look you liſp and wear ſtrange
"hººl º of your & country. º
eye, than he ãº: .. country knows more by the
vºir. yeth at home can by relation of the tra-
They are travellers newly arrived in *ſº New Atlantis.
rº therefore not miſlead them. ge * :
RAVELTAINTED. adj. [travel . - -
tigued with travel. #. [ and tainted.] Harraſſed; fa-
I have foundered nine ſcore and odd Poſts: and here, tra-
vºltainted as I am, have, in my pure and immaculate viour
taken Sir John Coleville. Shakeſp. Heny IV. p. i.
TRA"WERS. adv. [French..] Athwart; acroſs. Not uſed. -
He ſwears brave oaths, and breaks them brav
travers, athwart the heart of his lover. Shakeſpeare.
Traves SE. adv. [a travers, French..] Croſſwiſe; athwart.
Bring water from ſome hanging grounds, in long furrows 3
and from thoſe drawing it traverſe to ſpread. -
The ridges of the fallow field lay traveſe.
TRAVERSE. prºp. Through croſſwiſe.
He through the armed files
Darts his experienc'd eye, and ſoon traverſ,
The whole battalion views their order dué. Milton.
TRA’verse. adj. [tranveſus, Lat. trave ſe, Fr.] Lying acroſs;
lying athwart.
The Paths cut with traverſe, trenches much encumbered
the carriages until the pioneers levelled them. Hayward.
Oak being ſtrong in all poſitions, may be truſted in croſs
T. traveſe y: for Summers. JWotton's Architect.
RA(VERSE. m. ſ.
I. Anything laid or built croſs.
The Tirſan cometh with all his generation; and if there be
a mother from whom the whole lineage deſcended, there is a
traverſe placed in a loft where ſhe ſitteth. Bacon.
Some wind inſtruments are blown at a ſmall hole in the
ſide, which ſtraiteneth the breath at the firſt entrance; the
rather in reſpect of their traverſe and ſtops above the hole,
which performeth the fipple's part. Bacon.
2. Something that thwarts, croſſes, or obſtructs; croſs acci-
dent; thwarting obſtacle. This is a ſenſe rather French
than Engliſh.
A juſt and lively pićture of human nature in its actions,
paſſions, and traveſes of fortune. Dryden.
He ſees no defect in himſelf, but is ſatisfied that he ſhould
have carried on his deſigns well enough, had it not been for
unlucky traverſes not in his power. Locke.
To TRA’verse. v. a... [traverſer, Fr. It was anciently ac-
cented on the laſt ſyllable.]
1. To croſs; to lay athwart.
Myſelf, and ſuch
As ſlept within the ſhadow of your power,
Have wander'd with our traverſ' arms, and breath’d
Our ſufferance vainly, Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
The parts ſhould be often traverſed or croſſed by the flow-
ing of the folds which looſely encompaſs them, without fit-
ting too ſtraight. Dryden's Duf eſnoy.
2. To croſs by way of oppoſition; to thwart with obſtacles.
This treatiſe has, ſince the firſt conception thereof, been
often traverſed with other thoughts. //attox.
You ſave th' expence of long litigious laws,
Where ſuits are travers'd, and ſo little won,
That he who conquers is but laſt undone. Dryden.
John Bull thought himſelf now of age to look after his
own affairs; Frog reſolved to traverſe this new project, and
to make him uneaſy in his own family. A buthnot.
3. To oppoſe ſo as to annul. A law term.
Without a good ſkill in hiſtory, and a new geography to
underſtand him aright, one may loſe lº in tº º the
decree. Baker’s Refle&ions on Lea ning.
4. To wander over ; to croſs. &
He many a walk travers'd
Of ſtatelieſt covert, cedar, pine, or palm. Milton.
The lion ſmarting with the hunter's ſpear,
Though deeply wounded, no way yet diſmay’d ;
In ſullen fury trave ſes the plain,
To find the vent'rous foe. P, ior.
Believe me, prince, there's not an African
That traverſes our vaſt Numidian deſarts
In queſt of prey, and lives upon his bow,
But better practiſes theſe boaſted virtues. Addiſon's Cato.
What ſeas yout avers'd and what fields you fought! Pope.
5. To ſurvey; to examine thoroughly. - -
My purpoſe is to taleſe the nature, principles, and pro-
erties, of this deteſtable vice, ingratitude. South's Se: mans.
Tô TRA’verse. v. n. To uſe a poſture of oppoſition in
in Cling. -
fe º To
Bacon.
Hayward.
ely, quite
T R E
T R E
thce traveſ, to ſee thee here,
Shakeſp. Merry Wives of I/indſor.
ºft, Fr.) Dreſſed ſo as to be made ri-
To ſee thee fight, to ſee
to ſee thee there.
TRA’v Es T Y. adj. [tra:
diculous; burleſqued.
ºrick. dºl. [rpzvºllz.] Vulnerary.
Tºº, and iº the ulcer to incarn, and to do ſo I
sº
ient into a traumatick decoction. Wiſeman's Surgery.
nº [tray, Swediſh..] A ſhallow wooden veſſel in
which meat Ör fiſh is carried.
siſt it into a tray, or bole of wood. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
No more her care ſhall fill the hollow tray,
To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey, Gay.
TRA’y TRIP: n.ſ. A kind of play, I know not of what kind.
Shall I play my freedom at traytrip, and become thy bond
ſlave. Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
Tºacherous, adj. [from treachery.] Faithleſs; perfidious ;
guilty of deſerting or betraying. . -
He bad the lion to be remitted
Unto his ſeat, and thoſe ſame treacherous vile
Be puniſh'd for their preſumptuous guile. Hubberd's Tale:
Deſire in rapture gaz'd awhile, -
And ſaw the treach'rous goddeſs ſmile. Swift.
TRE'Acherously. adv. [from tº eacherous.] Faithleſsly; per-
fidiouſly; by treaſon; by ſtratagem.
Then 'gan Carauſius tyrannize anew,
And him Alećtus treacherouſly ſlew,
And took on him the robe of emperor.
Thou haſt ſlain
The flower of Europe for his chivalry,
Fairy Qu. b. ii.
And treacherouſly haſt thou vanquiſh'd him. . Shakeſpeare.
Let others freeze with angling reeds,
Or treacherouſly poor fiſh beſet,
With ſtrangling ſnare, or winding net. Donne.
I treated, truſted you, and thought you mine;
When, in requital of my beſt endeavours,
You treache, ouſly practis'd to undo me,
Seduc’d my only child, and ſtole her.
They bid him ſtrike, to appeaſe the ghoſt
Of his poor father treacherouſly loſt. Dryden's juvenal.
TRE’Ach EROUs N Ess. º [from treacherous.] The quality of
being treacherous ; perfidiouſneſs.
TREACHERY. n.ſ.. [tricherie, French..] Perfidy; breach of
faith.
TREA'chEToR. ln. ſ. [from tricher, tricheur, Fr.] A traitor;
TRE'AcHour. } one who betrays; one who violates his
faith or allegiance.
Good Claudius with him battle fought,
In which the king was by a treachetour
Diſguiſed ſlain. Fairy Queen, b. ii.
Where may that treachour then be found,
Or by what means may I his footing tract. Fairy
TRE'Acle. m. ſ. [triacle, Fr. triackle, Dutch; theriaca,
1. A medicine made up of many ingredients.
The phyſician that has obſerved the medicinal virtues of
treacle, without knowing the nature of each of the ſixty odd
Otway.
tree??.
at.]
ingredients, may cure many patients with it. Boyle.
T. eacle water has much of an acid in it. Floyer.
2. Moloſſes; the ſpume of ſugar.
To TREAD. v. m. pret. tºod, part, paſſ. trodden. [trudan, Go-
thick; treban, Saxon; treden, Dutch..]
1. To ſet the foot.
He ne'er drinks,
But Timon's ſilver treads upon his lip. Shakeſpeare.
Thoſe which perfume the air moſt, being trodden upon
and cruſhed, are burnet, wild thyme, and water mint;
therefore ſet whole alleys of them, to have the pleaſure when
you walk or tread. Bacon's Eſſays.
Thoſe dropping gums
Aſk riddance, if we mean to tread with eaſe. Milton.
Where'er you tread the bluſhing flow’rs ſhall riſe. Pope.
2. To trample ; to ſet the feet in ſcorn or malice.
Thou
Muſt, as a foreign recreant, be led
With manacles along our ſtreet, or elſe
Triumphantly tread on thy country's ruin,
And bear the palm. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Thou ſhalt tread upon their high places. Deut. xxxiii. 29.
3. To walk with form or ſtate.
When he walks, he moves like an engine,
And the ground ſhrinks before his treading.
Ye that ſtately tread or lowly creep.
4. To copulate as birds.
When ſhepherds pipe on oaten ſtraws;
When turtles tread Shakeſpeare.
What diſtance between the treading or coupling, and the
laying of the egg Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
They bill, they tread, Alcyone compreſs'd,
Shakeſpeare.
ilton.
----- Seven days ſits brooding on her floating neſt. Dryden.
To TREAD. v. a. b
1. To walk on ; to feel under the foot.
Would I had never t od this Engliſh earth,
“” felt the flatterics that grow upon it! Shakeſpeare.
He dy'd obedient to ſevereſt law;
Forbid to tread the promis'd land he ſaw. P, .
2. To preſs under the foot. 1 lor,
Tread the ſnuff out on the floor to prevent ſinkin, c.,.
3. To beat; to track. prevent flinking. Swift.
Full of briars is this working world.
-They are but burs: if we walk not in the tradiºn aths
our very petticoats will catch them. Shakeſp. 4, you |. .
4. To walk on in a formal or ſtately manner. il.
Methought ſhe trod the ground with greater grace. D,
5. To cruſh under foot; to trample in contempt or hatred J.
º thy name will we tread them under that riſe
againſt us. -
£ Why was I rais’d the meteor of the wº.” xliv, 5.
Hung in the ſkies, and blazing as I travell'd,
Till all my fires were ſpent ; and then caſt downward
To be trad out by Caeſar Dryden's Allfor Love
6. To put in action by the feet. -
They tread their wine-preſſes and ſuffer thirſt. job xxiv
7. To love as the male bird the female. -
He feather'd her and trod her. Dryden's Fallſ
TREAD. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Footing; ſtep with the foot
If the ſtreets were pav'd with thine eyes, -
Her feet were much too dainty for ſuch tread. Shakeſpeare
The quaint mazes in the wanton green, -
For want of tread, are undiſtinguiſhable. Miltºn
High above the ground -
Their march was, and the paſſive air upbore
Their nimble tread. Milton,
The dancer on the rope, with doubtful tread,
Gets wherewithal to cloath and buy him bread. Drydºn,
How wert thou wont to walk with cautious tread,
A diſh of tea, like milk-pail, on thy head |
2. Way ; track; path.
Cromwell is the king's ſecretary: further,
Stands in the gap and tread for more preferment. Shalºft.
3. The cocks part in the egg.
TREADER. n.ſ.. [from tread.] He who treads. 4
The treaders ſhall tread out no wine in their preſſes.
TRE'Adle. n. ſ. [from tread.]
1. A part of an engine on which the feet act to put it in mo-
tlOn.
The farther the fore-end of the tradle reaches out beyond
the fore-ſide of the lathe, the greater will the ſweep of the
fore-end of the treadle be, and conſequently the more revo-
lutions is made at one tread. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſes.
2. The ſperm of the cock.
Whether it is not made out of the garm, or treadle of the
egg, ſeemeth of leſſer doubt. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
At each end of the egg is a treadle, formerly thought to
be the cock's ſperm. Derham.
TREASON. n.ſ.. [trahiſon, French.] An offence committed
againſt the dignity and majeſty of the commonwealth: it is
divided into high treaſon and petit treaſon. High treaſºn is
an offence againſt the ſecurity of the commonwealth, or of
the king's majeſty, whether by imagination, word, or deed;
as to compaſs or imagine treaſon, or the death of the prince,
or the queen conſort, or his ſon and heir-apparent; or to de-
flower the king's wife, or his eldeſt daughter unmarried,
or his eldeſt ſon's wife; or levy war againſt the king in his
realm, or to adhere to his enemies by aiding them; or to
counterfeit the king's great ſeal, privy ſeal, or money; or
knowingly to bring falſe money into this realm counterfeited
like the money of England, and to utter the ſame; or to
kill the king's chancellor, treaſurer, juſtice of the one bºth,
or of the other; juſtices in Eyre, juſtices of aſſize, juſticº
of oyer and terminer, when in their place and doing their
duty; or forging the king's ſeal manual, or privy ſignet; *
diminiſhing or impairing the current money: and, in ſuch
treaſon, a man forfeits his lands and goods to the king: and
it is called treaſon paramount. Petit treaſon is when a ſº."
kills his maſter, a wife her huſband; ſecular or religious kills
his prelate: this treaſon gives forfeiture to every lord within
his own fee : both treaſons are capital. Cowel.
Man diſobeying,
Diſloyal breaks his fealty, and fins
Againſt the high ſupremacy of heaven :
#. expiate *...}. ... left. Milton.
He made the ovérture of thy treaſons to us. Shaº!”
Athaliah cried, treaſon, treaſºn. 2 Kings xi. 14.
TRE'ason ABLE. Nad. [from treaſºn.] Having the na" Or
TRE'Asonous. } guilt of treaſon. Treaſonous is out of uſe.
Him by proofs as clear as founts in July IIII
I know to be corrupt and treaſonour. Shakespeare . Henry VIII.
Againſt the undivulg’d pretence I fight
Of ºnous malice." P Sºftware's Malth
Moſt mens heads had been intoxicated with imaginatº
of plots, and treaſonable practices. Clarendºn.
Were it a draught for June when ſhe banquets, l
I wou'd not taſte thy treaſonous offer. - Miltºn.
A credit to run ten millions in debt without parliamº"?
ſecurity is º, illegal, and perhaps º:
Swift,
Iſa,
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TREASURE. m. ſ. ſtrºſºr, Fr. theſaurus, Latin.] Wealth
hoarded ; riches accumulated.
An inventory, importing
The ſeveral parcels of his plate, his treaſure,
Rich ſtuffs. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
They built treaſure cities. Exod. i. 11.
He uſed his laws as well for colle&ting of treaſure, as for
correóting of manners. Bacon.
Gold is treaſure as well as filver, becauſe not decaying,
and never ſinking much in value. Locke.
To TRE'Asur E. v. a. [from the noun..] To hoard; to repo-
fit; to lay up.
After thy hardneſs and impenitent heart thou treaſureſ up
unto thyſelf wrath againſt the day of wrath. Rom. ii. 5.
Pračtical principles are treaſured up in man's mind, that,
like the candle of the Lord in the heart of every man, diſ-
covers what he is to do, and what to avoid. South.
No, my remembrance treaſures honeſt thoughts,
And holds not things like thee; I ſcorn thy friendſhip.
Rowe.
Some thought it mounted to the lunar ſphere,
Since all things loſt on earth are treaſur'd there. Pope.
TRE'Asures. n.ſ.. [from treaſure; treſºrier, Fr.] One who
has care of money; one who has charge of treaſure.
This is my treaſurer, let him ſpeak
That I have reſerv'd nothing. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
Before the invention of laws, private affections in ſupreme
rulers made their own fancies both their treaſurers and hang-
men, weighing in this balance good and evil. Raleigh.
TRE'Asu RERSHIP. m. ſ. [from treaſurer.] Office or dignity of
treaſurer.
He preferred a baſe fellow, who was a ſuitor for the trea-
Jurerſhip, before the moſt worthy. Hakewill.
TRE'Asur EHouse. m. ſ. [t eaſure and houſe..] Place where
hoarded riches are kept.
Let there be any grief or diſeaſe incident to the ſoul of
men, for which there is not in this treaſurehouſe a preſent
comfortable remedy to be found. Hooker, b. v.
Thou ſilver treaſurehouſe,
Tell me once more, what title doſt thou bear 2 Shakeſp.
Gather together into your ſpirit, and its treaſurehouſe, the
memory, not only all the promiſes of God, but alſo the for-
mer ſenſes of the divine favours. Taylor's holy living.
TREASURY. m. ſ. [from tº eaſure; treſ rerie, Fr.] A place in
which riches are accumulated.
And make his chronicle as rich with prize,
As is the ouzy bottom of the ſea
With ſunken wreck and ſumleſs treaſuries.
Thy ſumptuous buildings
Have coſt a maſs of publick treaſury. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
And yet I know not how conceit may rob
The treaſury of life, when life itſelf
Yields to the theft. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
He had a purpoſe to furniſh, a fair caſe in that univerſity
with choice collections from all parts, like that famous trea-
ſuy of knowledge at Oxford. JWotton,
The ſtate of the treaſury the king beſt knows. Temple.
Phyſicians, by treaſu ics of juſt obſervations, grow to ſkill
in the art of healing. JWatts.
To TREAT. v. a. [traiter, Fr. tradio, Lat.]
1. To negociate; to ſettle. *
To treat the peace, a hundred ſenators
Shakeſpeare.
Shall be commiſſioned. Dryden’s AFn.
2. [Traćio, Lat..] To diſcourſe on.
3. To uſe in any manner, good or bad.
He treated his priſoner with great harſhneſs. Spectator.
Since living virtue is with envy curs'd,
And the beſt men are treated like the worſt;
Do thou, juſt goddeſs, call our merits forth,
And give each deed th’ exact, intrinſick worth.
4. To handle; to manage; to carry on.
Pope.
Zeuxis and Polygnotus treated their ſubjećts in their pic- -
tures, as Homer did in his poetry. Dryden.
5. To entertain with expence.
To TREAT. v. n. [traiter, Fr. cnahzian, Saxon.]
1. To diſcourſe; to make diſcuſſions. -
Of love they treat till th’ev'ning ſtar appear'd. Milton.
Abſence, what the poets call death in love, has given oc-
caſion to beautiful complaints in thoſe authors who have treat-
ed of this paſſion in verſe. Addiſon's Spect.
2. To practiſe negotiation.
The king treated with them.
3. To come to terms of accommodation.
Inform us, will the emp'ror treat P
4. To make gratuitous entertainments.
TREAT. n. /. [from the verb.]
1. An entertainment given.
This is the ceremony of my fate;
A parting treat, and I'm to die in ſtate. Dryden.
He pretends a great concern for his country, and inſight
into matters : now ſuch profeſſions, when recommended by
a treat, diſpoſe an audience to hear reaſon. Collier.
2 Mac. xiii. 22.
Swift.
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What tender maid but muſt a vićtim fall
°r one man's treat, but for another's ball?
2. Something given at an entertainment.
Pºy figs and grapes, and wrinkled dates were ſet,
Pope.
In caniſters tº enlarge the little treat
- - Dryden.
The King of gods revolving in his mind ryaen
Pycaon’s guilt and his inhumiñº. Dryden.
TRE'Atable. adj. [traitable, Fr.] Moderate; not violent.
A virtuous mind ſhould rather wiſh to depart this world
with a kind of treatable diſſolution, than be ſuddenly cut off
** moment, rather to be taken than ſnatched away. Hooker
The heats or the colds of ſeaſons are leſs tº catable than
with us. Temple.
r - -
Treatise. n.ſ. [tradiatus, Latin.] Diſcourſe; written jº
tate.
...The time has been my fell of hair
X. at a diſmal tº eatiſe rouze, and flir
s life were in’t. Sh
. Beſides the rules given in this treatiſe to make *::::
judgment of good pictures, there is required a long conver-
ſation with the beſt pieces. Dryden's Duf enoy.
TREATMENT. n. ſ. [traitment, French.] Uſage; manner of
uſing good or bad.
Scarce an humour or character which they have not uſed;
all comes waſted to us; and were they to entertain this age,
they could not now make ſuch plenteous treatment. D, yº.
Accept ſuch treatment as a ſwain affords. Pope.
TREATY. n. ſ. ſtraité, Fr.]
I. Negotiation; act of treating.
She began a treaty to procure;
And ſtabliſh terms betwixt both their requeſts. Fa. 99.
2. A compact of accommodation relating to publick affairs.
A peace was concluded, being rather a bargain than a
treaty. Bacon's Henry VII.
Echion
Let fall the guiltleſs weapon from his hand,
And with the veſt a peaceful treaty makes. Addiſon's Ovid.
3. For entreaty: ſupplication; petition; ſolicitation.
He caſt by treaty and by trains
Her to perſuade. Spenſer.
I muſt
To the young man ſend humble treaties, doge,
And palter in the ſhift of lowneſs. Shakeſpeare.
TRE’BLE, adj. [triple, Fr. triplus, triplex, Lat.]
1. Threefold; triple.
Some I ſee,
That twofold balls and treble ſceptres carry. Shakespeare.
Who can
His head's huge doors unlock, whoſe jaws with great
And dreadful teeth in treble ranks are ſet. Sandys.
All his malice ſerv'd but to bring forth
Infinite goodneſs, grace, and mercy ſhewn
On man by him ſeduc’d ; but on himſelf
Treble confuſion, wrath, and vengeance pour’d.
A lofty tow'r, and ſtrong on ev'ry fide
With treble walls.
The pious Trojan then his jav'lin ſent,
The ſhield gave way; through treble plates it went
Of ſolid braſs. Dryden's Aºn.
2. Sharp of ſound. A muſical term.
The ſharper or quicker percuſſion of air cauſeth the more
treble ſound, and the lower or heavier the more baſe ſound.
Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 179.
To TRE(ple. v. a. [from the adjective; triplico, Lat. tripler,
Fr.] To multiply by three ; to make thrice as much. -
She conceiv'd, and trebling the due time,
Brought forth this monſtrous maſs.
I would not be ambitious in my wiſh,
To wiſh myſelf much better; yet for you, .
I would be trebled twenty times myſelf, -
A thouſand times more fair. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice.
Aquarius ſhines with feebler rays,
Four years he trebles, and doubles ſix ſcore days.
To TRE'ble. v. n. To become threefold.
Whoever annually runs out, as the debt doubles and trebles
upon him, ſo doth his inability to pay it. Swift.
TRE’ble. n.ſ. A ſharp ſound. - -
The treble cutteth the air ſo ſharp, as it returneth too ſwift
to make the ſound equal; and therefore a mean or tenor is
the ſweeteſt. - Bacon,
The lute ſtill trembles underneath thy nail :
At thy well-ſharpen'd thumb from ſhore to ſhore,
The trebles ſqueak for fear, the baſes roar. . . Pryden.
TRE'bleness. n.). [from treble.] The ſtate of being treble.
The juſt proportion of the air percuſſed towards the baſe-
neſs or treblineſ of tones, is a great ſecret in ſounds., Bacon.
TRE'sly. adv. Ifrom treble.] Thrice told ; in threefold num-
ber or quantity.
Milton.
Dryden's Aen.
Spenſºr.
Creech.
His jav'lin ſent, l -
The ſhield gave way; through treble plates it went -
Of i. .. of linnen trebly roll’d. Dryden's Aen.
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T. R. E. T R E. eed being ſo neceſſary for the maintenance of the ºf #. #, in ſome doubly and trebly defended. Ray. TREE, ºf trie, Iſlandick; tee, Daniſh;] 1. A large vegetable riſing, with one woody ſtem, to a con- e height. ſº jºb, of our native growth in England, are diſtinguiſhed by Ray, I. Such as have their flowers disjoint- ed and remote from the fruit; and theſe are, 1. Nuciferous ones; as, the walnut tree, the hazel-nut, tree, the beach, the cheſnut, and the common oak. 2. Coniferous ones; of this kind are the Scotch firs, male and female; the pine, the common alder tree, and the birch tree. 3. Bacciferous ; as, the juniper and yew trees. 4: Lanigerous ones; as, the black, white, and trembling poplar, willows, and offers of all kinds. 5. Such as bear their ſeeds, having an imperfect flower, in leaſy membranes; as, the horſe-bean. 6. Such as have their fruits and flowers contiguous; of theſe ſome are pomiferous; as, apples and pears; and ſome bacciferous; º; the ſorb or ſervice tree, the white or hawthorn, the wild roſe, ſweet brier, currants, the great bilbery buſh, honey- ſuckle, joy. Pruniferous ones, whoſe fruit is pretty large and ſoft, with a ſtone in the middle; as, the black-thorn or ſloe tree, the black and white bullace tree, the black cherry, &c. Bacciferous ones; as, the ſtrawberry tree in the weſt of Ireland, miſletoe, water elder, the dwarf, a large laurel, the viburnum or way-fairing tree, the dog-berry tree, the ſea black thorn, the berry-bearing elder, the privet bar- berry, common elder, the holy, the buckthorn, the berry- bearing heath, the bramble, and ſpindle tree or prickwood. Such as have their fruit dry when ripe; as, the bladder nut tree, the box tree, the common elm and aſh, the maple, the gaule or ſweet willow, common heath, broom, dyers wood, furze or gorſe, the lime tree, &c. Miller. Sometime we ſee a cloud that's dragoniſh, A forked mountain, or blue promontory With trees upon't, that nod unto the world, And mock our eyes with air. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. Who can bid the tree unfix his earth-bound root. Shakespeare It is pleaſant to look upon a tree in Summer covered with green leaves, decked with bloſſoms, or laden with fruit, and caſting a pleaſant ſhade: but to conſider how this ree ſprang from a little ſeed, how nature ſhaped and fed it till it came to this greatneſs, is a more rational pleaſure. Burmet. Trees ſhoot up in one great ſtem, and at a good diſtance from the earth, ſpread into branches: thus gooſeberries are ſhrubs, and oaks are trees. Locke. 2. Any thing branched out. Vain are their hopes who fancy to inherit, By trees of pedigrees, or fame or merit: Though plodding heralds through each branch may trace Old captains and dićtators of their race. Dryden. TREE ge' mander. m. ſ. A plant. TREE of life. n.ſ. [lignum vitae, Latin.] An evergreen : the wood is eſteemed by turners. Miller. TREE primroſe. m. ſ. A plant. TREEN. old plur. of tree. Well run greenhood, got between Under the ſand-bag he was ſeen; Lowting low like a for'ſter green, He knows his tackle and his treen. Benj. johnſon. TREEN. adj. Wooden ; made of wood. Obſolete. Sir Thomas Rookeſby, being controlled for firſt ſuffering himſelf to be ſerved in treen cups, anſwered, theſe homely cups pay truly for that they contain: I had rather drink out of treen and pay gold and filver, than drink out of gold and filver and make wooden payments. Camden. TRE/Foil. n. ſ. ſtrifolium, Lat.] A plant. The trefoil hath a papilionaceous flower, conſiſting of the ſtandard, the wings and keel coming out of the empalement together with the pointal covered with its fringed ſheath: it becomes a capſule hidden in the empalement, and full of ſeeds ſhaped like a kidney, adhering cloſe to the capſule when ripe: ſome have flowers conſiſting of one leaf, and filled with kidney-ſhaped ſeeds: to this muſt be added, that the leaves grow by threes, ſeldom by four or fives, on a common footſtalk. AMiller. Hope, by the ancients, was drawn in the form of a ſweet and beautiful child, ſtanding upon tiptoes, and a trefoil, or three-leaved graſs in her hand. Peacham on Drawing. $9me ſow trºfoil or rye-graſs with their clover. Mortime. TREILLAGE. m. ſ. [French.] Teillage is a contexture of pales to ſupport eſpalliers, making a diſtinét incloſure of any part of a garden. Trevoux. There are as many kinds of gardening as of poetry: makers of flower-gardens are epigrammatiſts and ſonneteers, . of bowers, grotto's, treillages, and caſcades, are nance writers. Speciator, N°. - TRELLIS, n.ſ. [French. l Is a awaii. of iron, wº, or offer, the parts croſſing each other like a lattice. Trevoux. To TRE/M ble. v. n. [trembler, Fr. tremo, Lat.] * To ſhake as with fear or coli. trar - - ſhudder. old; to ſhiver; to quake 5 to My compaſſionate heart Y. not permit my eyes once to behold he thing, whereat it trembles by ſurmiſe. God’s lº. Shakeſheart, And power thou trembleſ; at. Shakeſpeare' Shew your ſlaves how cholerick you #. e's Henry VI, And make your bondmen tremble. Shakespeare Yal, This judgment of the heavens that º Ž ..º. Touches us not with pity. Shakeſp. King i. They ſhall fear and tremble. - jer. xxxiii 7. When he heard the king, he fell into ſuch a trembling * he could hardly ſpeak. Clarendon Frighted Turnus trembl’d as he ſpoke. Dryden's Æ. He ſhook the ſacred honours of his head, - With terror trembl’d heav'n's ſubſiding hill, And from his ſhaken curls ambroſial dews diſtil. Dryden Ye powers, revenge your violated altars, - That they who with unhallow'd hands approach May tremble. Rowe. 2. To quiver; to totter. - Sinai's grey top ſhall tremble. Milton. We cannot imagine a maſs of water to have ſtood upon the middle of the earth like one great drop, or a trembling jelly, and all the places about it dry. Burnet. 3. To quaver; to ſhake as a ſound. Winds make a noiſe unequally, and ſometimes when ve- hement tº emble at the height of their blaſt. Bacon. TRE/MBLINGLY. adv. [from trembling.] So as to ſhake or quiver. Tremblingly ſhe ſtood, And on the ſudden dropt. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleºpatra. Say what the uſe, were finer opticks giv'n, Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To ſmart and agonize at every pore ? Pope. TREME'Ndous. adj. [tremendus, Latin.] Dreadful; horrible ; aſtoniſhingly terrible. There ſtands an altar where the pricſt celebrates ſome myſteries ſacred and tremendous. Tatler, Nº, 57. In that portal ſhou'd the chief appear, Each hand tremendous with a brazen ſpear. Pºpe's Odyſſey. TRE'MoUR. m. ſ. [tremor, Lat.] 1. The ſtate of trembling. He fell into an univerſal tremour of all his joints, that when going his legs trembled under him. Harvey. By its ſtyptick and ſtimulating quality it affects the nerves, occaſioning tremours. Arbuthnot on Aliments. 2. Quivering or vibratory motion. Theſe ă. do not twinkle when viewed through teleſcopes which have large apertures: for the rays of light which paſs through divers parts of the aperture tremble each of them apart, and by means of their various, and ſometimes con- trary tremors fall at one and the ſame time upon different points in the bottom of the eye. Newton, TRE'Mulous. adj. [tremulus, fº 1. Trembling; fearful. The tender tremulous chriſtian is eaſily diſtraćted and amazed by them. Decay ºf Pitt). 2. Quivering; vibratory. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, impreſſ: a ſwift tremulous motion in the lips, tongue or palate, which breath paſſing ſmooth does not. Holder. As thus th' effulgence tremulous I drink, The lambent lightnings ſhoot acroſs the ſky. Thºmſºn, TRE'Mulousness. n.ſ.. [from tremulous.] The ſtate of 4* vering. TREN. n.ſ. A fiſh ſpear. Ainſ. To TRENCH. v. a. [trancher, Fr.] 1. To cut. Safe in a ditch he bides, With twenty trenched gaſhes on his head. Shakespeare. This weak impreſs of love is as a figure Trench'd in ice, which with an hour's heat Diſſolves to water, and doth loſe his form. Shakespeare. 2. To cut or dig into pits or ditches. Pioneers with ſpades and pickax arm’d, - Forerun the royal camp to trench a field. Miltºn. Trench the ground, and make it ready for the *::. Firſt draw thy faulchion, and on ev'ry ſide Trench the black earth a cubit long and wide. º: The trenching plough or coulter is uſeful in paſture-ground, to cut out the fides of trenches or drains. Martimer. TRENcH. n.ſ.. [tranche, Fr.] - 1. A pit or ditch. On that coaſt build, - And with a trench encloſe the fruitful field. Dryde" º: when you have got your water up to the higheſt partº the land, make a ſmall trench to carry ſome of the water iſ, keeping it always upon a level. Mortimer's Hº!” 2. Earth thrown up to defend ſoldiers in their approach * * town, or to guard a camp. The
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The citizens of Corioli have iſſued forth
And given to Lartius and to Marcius battle:
I ſaw our party to the trenches driven,
And then I came away. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
William carries on the trench,
Till both the town and caſtle yield.
TRE's chast. adj. [trenchant, Fr. Cutting; ſharp.
He fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand,-
With which he ſtruck ſo furious and ſo fell,
That nothing ſeem'd the puiſſance could withſtand. F. Q.
Againſt a vanquiſh'd foe, their ſwords
Were ſharp and trenchant, not their words.
TRE'Ncher, n, ſ [from trench; trenchoir, Fr.]
1. A piece of wood on which meat is cut at table.
No more
I'll ſcrape trencher, nor waſh diſh.
My eſtate deſerves an heir more rais'd,
Than one which holds a trencher. Shakespeare. Timon of Athens.
When we find our dogs, we ſet the diſh or trenchºr on the
ground. Mºe's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
Their homely fare diſpatch'd; the hungry band
Invade their trenchers next, and ſoon devour. Dryden.
* Many a child may have the idea of a ſquare trencher, or
round plate, before he has any idea of infinite. Locke.
2. The table.
Prior.
Hudibras.
Shakeſp. Tempeſt.
How often haſt thou,
Fed from my trencher, kneel'd down at the board,
When I have feaſted. Shakeſp. Henry VI.
3. Food; pleaſures of the table.
It could be no ordinary declenſion of nature that could
bring ſome men, after an ingenuous education, to place their
ſummum bonum upon their trenchers, and their utmoſt felicity
in wine. South's Sermons.
TRE'Ncher fly. n.ſ.. [trencher and fly.] One that haunts ta-
bles; a paraſite.
He found all people came to him promiſcuouſly, and he
tried which of them were friends, and which only trencher-
flies and ſpungers. L’Eſtrange.
TRE'Ncher MAN. n.ſ.. [trencher and man.] A feeder; an eater.
Palladius aſſured him, that he had already been more fed
to his liking than he could be by the ſkilfulleſt trenchermen of
Media. Sidney.
You had muſty vićtuals, and he hath holp to eat it: he's
a very valiant trencherman; he hath an excellent ſtomach.
Shakeſp. Much ado about nothing.
TRE'NcherMAte. n.ſ.. [trencher and mate.] A table compa-
nion; a paraſite.
Becauſe that judicious learning of the ancient ſages doth not
in this caſe ſerve the turn, theſe trenchermates frame to them-
ſelves a way more pleaſant; a new method they have of
turning things that are ſerious into mockery, an art of con-
tradićtion by way of ſcorn. Hooker, b. v.
To TREND. v. n. To tend; to lie in any particular direc-
tion. It ſeems a corruption of tend.
The ſcouts to ſeveral parts divide their way,
To learn the natives names, their towns explore
The coaſts and trendings of the crooked ſhore.
TRE'NTALs. n.ſ. [tº ente, Fr.]
Trental or trigintals were a number of maſſes, to the tale
of thirty, ſaid on the ſame account, according to a certain
order inſtituted by Saint Gregory. Ayliffe's Parergon.
TRE'Ndle. m. ſ. [ºnenbel, Saxon.] Any thing turned round.
Now improperly written trundle.
TREPA'N. n.ſ.. [trepan, Fr.]
1. An inſtrument by which chirurgeons cut out round pieces of
the ſkull.
2. A ſnare; a ſtratagem by which any one is enſnared. [Of
this ſignification Skinner affigns for the reaſon, that ſome
Engliſh ſhips in queen Elizabeth's reign being invited, with
great ſhew of friendſhip, into Trapani, a part of Sicily, were
there detained.]
But what a thoughtleſs animal is man,
How very ačtive in his own trepan. Roſcommon.
Can there be any thing of friendſhip in ſnares, hooks, and
trepans. South's Sermons.
During the commotion of the blood and ſpirits, in which
paſſion conſiſts, whatſoever is offered to the imagination in
favour of it, tends only to deceive the reaſon: it is indeed a
real trepan upon it, feeding it with colours and appearances
inſtead of arguments. South's Sermons.
To TREPA'N. v. a. [from the noun; trepaner, Fr.]
1. To perforate with the trepan.
A putrid matter flowed forth her noſtrils, of the ſame ſmell
with that in trepanning the bone. JWiſeman's Surgery.
Few recovered of thoſe that were trepanned. Arbuthnot.
2. To catch; to enſnare.
They trepann'd the ſtate, and fac’d it down
With plots and projects of our own. Hudibras, p. iii.
Thoſe are but trºpanned who are called to govern, being
inveſted with authority but bereaved of power, which is no-
thing elſe but to mock and betray them into a ſplendid and
magiſterial way of being ridiculous. South's Sermons.
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Trephi'se. *ſ. A ſmall trepan; a ſmaller inſtrument of
perforation managed by one hand. -
ſhewed a trepan ańd trºphine, and gave them liberty to
try both upon a ſkull. Jºſeman's Surgery.
*::IPA"tion, n.ſ...[t epidatio, Lat.] c
I. The ſtate of trembling.
- The bow tortureth the ſtring continually, and holdeth it
in a continual trºpidation. Bacon's Nat. Hiſſ. Nº. 137.
All objects of the ſenſes which are very offenſive, diſe
the ſpirits to retire; upon which the parts, in ſome degree,
: º and ſo there is induced in them a tretidation
and horror. Bacon's Nat. H/l. Nº. 703.
Moving of th' earth brings harms and #. 793
Men reckon what it did and meant;
But trºpidation of the ſpheres,
Though greater far, is innocent.
- Donne.
!hey paſs the planets ſev'n, and paſs the fix’d,
And that cryſtalline ſphere whoſe balance weighs
The trºpidation talk'd, and that firſt-mov’d. Milton.
2. State of terrour.
Becauſe the whole kingdom ſtood in a zealous trepidation
9f the abſence of ſuch a prince, I have been the mºre de-
firous tº reſearch the ſeveral paſſages of the journey. Wotton.
His firſt action of note was in the battle of Lepanto ;
where the ſucceſs of that great day, in ſuch trepidation of the
ſtate, made every man meritorious. J/attan.
To TRE'sPAss. v. n. ſtreſpaſſer, Fr.]
I. To tranſgreſs; to offend.
If they ſhall confeſs their treſpaſs which they teſpaſſed
againſt me, I will remember my covenant. Leº. xxvi. 43.
They not only contradićt the general deſign and particular
expreſſes of the goſpel, but trºſpaſ, againſt all logick. Norris.
2. To enter unlawfully on another's ground.
Their morals and oeconomy,
Moſt perfectly they made agree:
Each virtue kept its proper bound,
Nor treſpaſs'd on the other's ground.
TRE’spass. n.ſ.. [t eſpas, Fr.]
I. Tranſgreſſion; offence.
Your purpos'd low correótion
Is ſuch, as baſeſ, and the meaneſt wretches
For pilfrings, and moſt common treſpaſs
Are puniſh'd with. Shakeſp. King Lear.
The tºſpaſ, money and fin money was the prieſts. 2 Kings.
Prior.
-
He ſhall bring his treſpaſs offering for his fin. Lev. v. 6.
Will God incenſe his ire
For ſuch a petty trºſpaſ ? Milton,
2. Unlawful entrance on another's ground.
TRE'spasser. m. ſ. [from t ſhaft.]
I. An offender; a tranſgreſſor.
2. One who enters unlawfully on another's ground.
If I come upon another's ground without his licence, or
the licence of the law, I am a treſpaſſer, for which the owner
may have an action of treſpaſs againſt me. //alton.
TRE'ssed. adj. [from treſ, French..] Knotted or curled.
Nor this nor that ſo much doth make me mourn,
But for the lad, whom long I lov’d ſo dear,
Now loves a laſs that all his love doth ſcorn,
He plunged in pain his treſſed locks doth tear. Spenſer.
TRE'sses. n.ſ. without a ſingular. [treſſe, Fr. treccia, Italian.]
A knot or curl of hair. -
Hung be the heav'ns with black, yield day to night !
Comets, importing change of times and ſtates,
Brandiſh your cryſtal treſſes in the ſky.
Her ſwelling breaſt
Naked, met his under the flowing gold
Of her looſe treſſes hid.
- Adam had wove w
Of choiceſt flow’rs a garland to adorn
Her treſſes, and her rural labours crown.
Fair treſſes man's imperial race enſnare,
And beauty draws us with a ſingle hair. ... Pope.
Then ceaſe, bright nymph 1 to mourn the raviſh'd hair,
Which adds new glory to the ſhining ſphere !
Not all the treſſes that fair hair can boaſt,
Shall draw ſuch envy as the lock you loſt. Pope.
TRE'stle. n. ſ. [treſſeau, Fr.]
1. The frame of a table. -
2. A moveable form by which any thing is ſupported. -
TRET. n.ſ. [Probably from tritis, Lat.] An allowance .
by merchants to retailers, which is four pounds in every hun-
dred weight, and four pounds for waſte or refuſe of a con-
modity. - - Bailey.
TRE"things. n.ſ. ſº low Latin, from trethu, Welſh,
to tax.] Taxes; impoſts. - -
tº: n. ſ. tºº, Saxon; trepied, Fr.] Any thing
that ſtands on three legs: as, a ſtool.
TREY. n.ſ.. [tres, Lat. tº Fr.] A three at cards.
White-handed miſtreſs, one ſweet word with thee.
——Honey, milk, and ſugar; there is three.
—Nay then, two try; ; metheglin, wort, and malinſey.
Shakeſp. Love's Labour lºſt.
TRI’ABLE.
Shakeſpeare.
Milton.
Milton.
T R I T R I 'Able. adj. [from try.] - - *::::: to te º ; capable of trial. - - ' ' ... the more eaſy underſtanding of the experiments triable by our engine, I infinuated that notion, by which all of them will prove explicable. Boyle. . Such as may be judicially examined. . . - 2 §§ One #. be admitted to a biſhop's chancellorſhip without good knowledge in the civil and canon laws, ſince divers cauſes triable in the ſpiritual court are of weight. Ayliffº. TRI’AD. n. ſ. [trias, Lat. triade, Fr.] Three united. TR1'al. n.J. [from try.] 1. Teſt; examination. With trial fire touch me his finger end; If he be chaſte the flame will back deſcend, And turn him to no pain; but if he ſtart, It is the fleſh of a corrupted heart. 2. Experience; ačt of examining by experience. I leave him to your gracious acceptance, , . Whoſe trial ſhall better publiſh his commendation. Shakespeare Skilful gardeners make trial of the ſeeds by putting them into water gently boiled; and if good, *:: will ſprout within half an hour. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 520. 3. Experiment; experimental knowledge. - Others had trial of cruel mockings and ſcourgings. 4. Judicial examination. - - Trial is uſed in law for the examination of all cauſes, civil or criminal, according to the laws of our realm : the trial is the iſſue, which is tried upon the inditement, not the indite- ment itſelf. Cowel. Shakeſpeare. Heb. He hath reſiſted law, And therefore law ſhall ſcorn him further trial Than the ſeverity of publick power. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 5. Temptation; teſt of virtue. Leſt our trial, when leaſt ſought, May find us both perhaps far leſs prepar’d, The willinger I go. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. ix. No ſuch company as then thou ſaw'ſt Intended thee; for trial only brought, To ſee how thou could'ſt judge of fit and meet. Milton. Every ſtation is expoſed to ſome trials, either temptations that provoke our appetites, or diſquiet our fears. Rogers. `8. State of being tried. - Good ſhepherd, tell this youth what 'tis to love —It is to be all made of ſighs and tears; It is to be made all of faith and ſervice, All humbleneſs, all patience and impatience; All purity, all trial, all obſervance. Shakeſp. As you like it. TRIANGLE. n.ſ.. [triangle, Fr. triangulum, Lat..] A figure of three angles. The three angles of a triangle are equal to two right ones. Locke. TRIA’NGULAR. adj. [triangularis, Lat..] Having three angles. The frame thereof ſeem'd partly circular, And part triangular; O work divine ! Theſe two the firſt and laſt proportions are. Fairy Qu. Though a round figure be moſt capacious for the honey, and moſt convenient for the bee; yet did ſhe not chuſe that, becauſe then there muſt have been triangular ſpaces left void. Ray on the Creation. TRIBE, n.ſ.. [tribu, Fr. tribus, Lat. from trev, b and v being labials of promiſcuous uſe in the ancient Britiſh words; trev from tir ºf, his lands, is ſuppoſed to be Celtick, and uſed be- fore the Romans had anything to do with the Britiſh govern- ment; to prove which Mr. Rowland offers many reaſons, which he mentions by imagining that centuriae is derived from trev, ſuppoſing it to be the ſame with our centrev, importing a hundred trevs or tribes.] 1. A diſtinct body of the people as divided by family or for- tune, or any other chara&teriſtick. I ha’ been writing all this night unto all the tribes And centuries for their voices, to help Catiline In his election. Benj. johnſon's Cataline. If the heads of the tribes can be taken off, and the miſled multitude will ſee their error, ſuch extent of mercy is ho- nourable. Bacon's Advice to Williers. Who now ſhall rear you to the ſun, or rank Your tribes, and water from th’ ambroſial fount. Milton. Straggling mountaineers, for publick good, To rank in tribes, and quit the ſavage wood, Houſes to build. Tate. I congratulate my country upon the increaſe of this happy tribe of men, ſince, by the preſent parliament, the race of freeholders is ſpreading into the remoteſt corners. Addiſon. 2. It is often uſed in contempt. Folly and vice are eaſy to deſcribe, The common ſubjects of our ſcribbling tribe. Roſcommon. Trì'elet or TRIBo'ULET. n. ſ. A goldſmith's tool for mak- ing rings. Ainſ. Tribula’ſ los. n.ſ. [tribulation, Fr.] Perſecution; diſtreſs; vexation; diſturbance of life. Tribulation being preſent cauſeth ſorrow, and being immi- nent breedeth fear. Hooker, b. v. The juſt ſhall dwell, And after all their tribulations long, See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds. - Death becomes His final remedy; and after life Try'd in ſharp tibulation, and refin'd By faith, and faithful works. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xi. Our church taught us to pray, that God would, not only in all time of our tribulation, but in all time of our wealth deliver us. Atterbuy’s sm. TRIBU'NAL.. n.ſ.. [tribunal, Latin and French.] 1. The ſeat of a judge. - I' th' market-place, on a tribunal ſilver'd, Cleopatra and himſelf in chairs of gold Were publickly enthſon'd. , Shakeſp. Ant, and Cºpatra. He ſees the room Where the whole nation does for juſtice come, Under whoſe large roof flouriſhes the gown, And judges grave on high tribunals frown. Waller. Here the tribunal ſtood. Dryden's AFn. There is a neceſſity of ſtanding at his tribunal, who is in. finitely wiſe and juſt. Grew's Coſmol. b. iii. 2. A court of juſtice. Summoning arch-angels to proclaim Thy dread tribunal. TRI'BUNE. m. ſ. [tribun, tribunus, Lat.] 1. An officer of Rome choſen by the people. Theſe are the tribunes of the people, The tongues o' th' common mouth: I do deſpiſe them. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus. 2. The commander of a Roman legion. TRIBUNI’tial. ) adj. [tribunitius, Lat.] Suiting a tribune; TRIBUNI'rious. } relating to a tribune. Let them not come in multitudes, or in a tribunitious man- ner; for that is to clamour counſels, not to inform. Bacon, Oh happy ages of our anceſtors, Beneath the kings and tribunitial powers One jail did all their criminals reſtrain. Dryden's juvenal. TRI'but ARY. adj. [tributaire, Fr. tributarius, Lat.] 1. Paying tribute as an acknowledgement of ſubmiſſion to a maſter. Thenceforth this land was tributary made Tº ambitious Rome, and did their rule obey, Till Arthur all that reckoning did defray: Yet oft the Briton kings againſt them ſtrongly ſway’d. . Fairy Queen, b. ii. The two great empires of the world I know; And fince the earth none larger does afford, Milton, Milton, This Charles is ſome poor t ibutary lord. Dryden. Around his throne the ſea-born brothers flood, That ſwell with tributary urns his flood. Pope. 2. Subječt; ſubordinate. Theſe he, to grace his tributary gods, By courſe commits to ſeveral government, And gives them leave to wear their ſaphire crowns, And wield their little tridents. Milton's Camuſ. O'er Judah's king ten thouſand tyrants reign, Legions of luſt, and various pow'rs of ill Inſult the maſter's tributary will. 3. Paid in tribute. Nor flatt'ry tunes theſe tributary lays. Cº.; TRI'but ARY. n.ſ.. [from tribute.] One who pays a ſtate ſum in acknowledgement of ſubjection. . d All the people therein ſhall be tributaries unto thee, an ſerve thee. Dºut. xx. If The Iriſh lords did only promiſe to become triº." king Henry the ſecond: and ſuch as only pay tribute, are not properly ſubjećts but ſovereigns. P. TRI'BUTE. m.ſ.. [tribut, Fr. tributum, Lat.) Payment ma" in acknowledgement; ſubjećtion. The }.} tribute of i. ſheep was fix hundred. Nº. They that received tribute money ſaid, Doth nº" º, ſter pay tribute 2 Mat. xvii. 2. Milton. Dryden. Prior. She receives As tribute her warmth and light. To acknowledge this was all he did exaët; Small tribute, where the will to pay was act. TRIcom A^Nes. n.ſ. A plant. - A branch of ſome capillary plant, reſembling the common ſº, only the pinnae are larger in a ãº, One. Fr. cor- TRIce. n.ſ.. [I believe this word comes from tra', ſtroke. rupted by pronunciation.] A ſhort time; an inſtant; a they If they get never ſo great ſpoil at any time, the º do waſte in a trice, as naturally delighting in ſpoil, thoug themſelves no good. Juſt in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His ſummons did obey: Each ſerving man with diſh in hand, March'd boldly up like our train'd band, Preſented, and away. sº
T R I
He could raiſe ſcruples dark and nice,
T R I
- Pove is an airy good, opini -
s nd after ſolve them in a trice. Hudibras, p. i. hat tricks and #. ºp Hºn. Dryden.
So when the war had rais'd a ſtorm, eople laviſh it profuſely in tricking up their chiº in
I've ſeen a ſnake in human form, ne cloaths, and yet ſtarve their minds. Locke
All ſtain'd with infamy and vice, 3. To perform by ſlight of hand, or with a light touch -
*lº, Peap from the dunghiſ in a triº. Sw; The colours and the ground prepare: g -
º ... It ſeems incredible at firſt, that all the blood in our bodies Dip in the rainbow, triº her off i, j.
ºr ſhould circulate in a trice, in a very few minutes; but it Chuſe a firm cloud before it fall. > Pope
º would be more ſurpriſing if we knew the ſhort periods of the To TRick. v. m. T. live by fraud. pe.
º great circulation of water. Bentley's Sermons. Thus they jog on, ſtill *icking, never thrivin
Trichotomy. n.ſ. Diviſion into three parts. - And murd'ring plays, which they call revivin * D den
º Some diſturb the order of nature by dichotomies, trichoto- TRI'cker. * / [This is often written trigger º, kº not
mies, ſevens, twelves: let the ſubject with the deſign you which is right.] The catch which being pulled diſengages
º have in view determine the number of parts into Wii. you the cock of the gun, that it may give fire. gag
divide it. Watts. Pulling aſide the tricker we ºbſerved, that the force of the
º, TRIck. n.ſ.. [treck, Dutch.] ſpring of the lock was not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of
º, 1. A ſly fraud. - the air. Boyle.
i. Sir Thomas Moor ſaid, that a trick of law had no leſs As a gooſe
º Power than the wheel of fortune, to liſt men up, or caſt In death contračis his talos cloſe;
* them down. Raleigh. $2 did the knight, and with one law
--- A bantering droll took a journey to Delphos, to try if he The tricker of his piſtol draw. Hudibras, p. i.
, - could put a trick upon Apoſio. L'Eſtrange's Fables. TRI'cking. m. / [from trict.] Dreſs; ornament.
Such a one thinks to find ſome ſhelter in my friendſhip, Get us properties and tricking for our fairies. Shakeſpeare.
º and I betray him: he comes to me for counſel and I ſhew TRI'ckish. adj. [from trick.] Knaviſhly artful; fraudulently
him a trick. South.
He ſwore by Stix,
cunning; miſchievouſly ſubtle.
All he ſays is in a looſe, ſlippery, and trickiſh way of rea-
Whate'er ſhe wou'd deſire, to grant; ſoning. - Pope.
But wife Ardelia knew his tricks. Swift. To TRI'cki.e. v. n. [Of this word I find no etymology that
2. A dexterous artifice.
Gather the loweſt and leaving the top,
Sball teach thee a trick for to double thy crop. Yuſer.
And now, as oft in ſome diſtemper'd ſtate,
On one nice trick depends the gen'ral fate. Pope.
3. A vicious practice.
- Suſpicion ſhall be ſtuck full of eyes:
For treaſon is but truſted like a fox,
Who ne'er ſo tame, ſo cheriſh'd and lock'd up,
Will have a wild trick of his anceſtors. Shakeſpeare.
I entertain you with ſomewhat more worthy than the ſtale
ſeems well authoriſed or Probable.] To fall in drops; to riſi
in a ſlender ſtream. -
He, prick'd with pride,
Forth ſpurred faſt; adown his courſer's ſide
The red blood trickling, ſtain'd the way. Fa. Qy, b, i.
Faſt beſide there triºled ſoftly down
A gentle ſtream, whoſe murm'ring wave did play
Amongſt the pumy ſtones, and made a found
To lull him ſoft aſleep that by it lay. Fa. Qu. b. ii.
Some noiſes help ſleep; as, the blowing of the wind, and
trickling of water, as moving in the ſpirits a gentle atten-
exploded trick of fulſom panegyricks. Dryden. tions which ſtilleth the diſcuſſive motiºn. Bacon.
- Some friends to vice pretend, He wakened by the trickling of his blood. I/ſeman,
. That I the tricts of youth too roughly blame. Dryden. Beneath his ear the faſt'ned arrow flood,
4. A juggle; an antick; any thing done to cheat jocoſely, or And from the Wound appear'd the trickling blood. Dryden,
to divert. All at once his grief and rage appear'd,
º A rev'rend prelate ſtopp'd his coach and ſix, And floods of tears ran triºling down his beard. Dryden.
º To laugh a little at our Andrew's tricks. Prior. He lay ſtretch'd along, his eyes fixt upward,
7, 5. An unexpected effect. And ever and anon a ſilent tear -- -
So felleſt foes who broke their ſleep, Stole down, and trickled from his hoary beard. Dryden.
-: To take the one the other, by ſome chance, The emblems of honour wrought on the front in the brittle
º Some trick not worth an egg, ſhall grow dear friends. mäterials above-mentioned, tº ickled away under the firſt im-
.* º Shakeſp. Coriolanus. preſſions of the heat. Addiſon's Freeholder, No. 28.
- 6. A practice; a manner; a habit. Imbrown'd with native bronze, loſ Henly ſtands,
I ſpoke it but according to the trick: if you'll hang me Tuning his voice and balancing his hands: -
you may. Shakeſpeare. How fluent nonſenſe trickles from his tongue ! -
-- The trick of that voice I well remember. Shaftare. How ſweet the periods, neither ſaid nor ſung. Pope.
º, Behold, They empty heads conſole with empty ſound.
Although the print be little, the whole matter No more, alas ! the voice of fame they hear, --- " _ _1,
tº And copy of the father; eye, noſe, lip, The balm of dulneſs trickling in their ear. Pope's Dunciad:
The trick of 's frown, his forehead. Shakespeare Iłżnter’s Tale. - Subdu'd, - º
7. A number of cards laid regularly up in play: as, a trick of The froſt reſolves into a triºling thaw. . Thomſºn's Winter.
** cards. T. adj. [from trick.] Pretty. This is a word of en-
º TR1ck. v. a. [from the noun; tricker, Fr. earinent. - - - -
º Tº. cheat; to º on ; to defraud. J The fool hath planted in his memory
It is impoſſible that the whole world ſhould thus conſpire An army of good words; and I do know
º to cheat themſelves, to put a deluſion on mankind, and trick A many fools that ſtand in better place,
º themſelves into belief. Stephens's Sermons. Qarniſh'd like him, that for a triºſ word - !---
º 2. To dreſs; to decorate; to adorn; properly to knot. [trica, Defy the matter. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice.
º in low Latin, ſignifies a knot of hair; treccia, Italian: hence All this ſervice have I done fince T went. *
º trace. Matt. 1//lmonaſterienſ, ſays of Godiva of Coventry, —My trictſ, ſpirit ! Shakeſpeare's ºff.
º that ſhe rode tricas capitis & crines diſſolvens.] TR Ico'RPoRAL. adj. [tricorpus, Lat.] Having three bodies d
ſº And trick them up in knotted curls anew. d Drayton. Tº: adj. [among hunters; tride, French. J softi; -
º ned the impoſture upon the king, and gave out, ready. - - - - - - , -
º ººº the true hº ; had º up a *. in the TRI'DENT, n.ſ.. [trident, Fr. tridens, Dat..] A three forked
º likeneſs of Edward Plantagenet. Bacon's Henry VII. ſceptre of Neptune. ~ ---~~1.1 -
Horridly trickt His nature is too noble for the world: haſ -
| With blood of fathers, mothers, daughters, ſons, He would not flatter Neptune for his trident. Shakeſpeare.
ith blood of a 2 • *. 2 Shak Can'ſt thou with fiſgigs pierce him to the quick
º Bak’d and impaſted with the parching fires. akºff. n gigs p
This pillar is but a medley, or a maſs of all the precedent
ornaments, making a new kind by ſtealth; and though the
moſt richly tricked, yet the pooreſt in this, that he is a bor-
rower of all his beauty. Wotton's Architect.
Their heads are trickt with taſſels and flowers. Sandys.
Woful ſhepherds, weep no more,
For Lycidas, your ſorrow, is not dead:
Or in his ſkull thy barbed trident ſtick?
He lets them wear their ſaphire crowns, -
And wield their little tridents. h of Neptune’ *.
ral find ſtery in every tooth of Neptune's tºnſ.
Several find a myſtery y Addiſon on ancient Medals.
TRI'DENT, adj. Having three teeth. -
TRI'DING. : [zničinja, Saxon.] The third part of a coun-
Sandy: on jºb.
- Bailey.
-- Sunk, though he be, beneath the wat'ry floor; ty or ſhire. . . . . .
2. So ſing the Day-ſtar in the ocean bed, TRIDuan. adj. [from triduum, Lat.]
! And yet anon repairs his drooping head, I. Laſting three days. d.
And tricks his beams, and with new ſpangled ore, 2. Happening every third *L triennal, Fr.]
Flames in the forehead of the morning ſky. Milton. TRI º adj. [triennis, Lat. triennal, Fr.
A daw that had a mind to be ſparkiſh, tricked himſelf up I. Laſting three years. . . - s King Charlet.
with all the gay feathers he could muſter, L’Eſtrange's Fab. I paſſed the blº ginia parliaments. ing Ri ...;d
T R I T R I Richard the third, though he came in by blood, yet the ſhort time of his triennial reign he was without any; and proved ºne of my beſt lawgivers. Hºwe's England's Tears. 2. 'Happening every third year. TRI'E.R. m. ſ. [from try.] 1. One who tries experimentally. - The ingenious triers of the German experiment found, that their glaſs veſſel was lighter when the air had been drawn out than before by an ounce and very near a third. Boyle. 2. One who examines judicially. Courts of juſtice are bound to take notice of ačts of par- liament, and whether they are truly pleaded or not ; and therefore they are the triers of them. Hale. There ſhould be certain triers or examiners appointed by the ſtate to inſpect the genius of every particular boy. Sped. 3. Teſt; one who brings to the teſt. You were uſed To ſay, extremity was the trier of ſpirits; That common chances common men could bear. Shakeſ?. To TRI'FAllow. v. a. ſtres, Latin, and realza, Saxon, 2 harrow.] To plow land the third time before ſowing, Bailey. The beginning of Auguſt is the time of triſallowing, or laſt plowing, before they ſow their wheat. Martimer. TRI'Fid. adj. [among botaniſts.] Cut or divided into three parts. Bailey. TRIFI'stulary. adj. [tres and f/iula, Latin.] Having three ides. "ºn, of that ſpecies whoſe trififtulary bill or crany we have beheld. Brown's Vulgar Errours. To TR1'FL E. v. n. [tryfrien, Dutch.] 1. To act or talk without weight or dignity; to act with levity; to talk with folly. - - When they ſaw that we ought to abrogate ſuch popiſh ce- remonies as are unprofitable, or elſe might have other more profitable in their ſtead, they trifle and they beat the air about nothing which toucheth us, unleſs they mean that we ought to abrogate all popiſh ceremonies. Hooker. 2. To mock; to Ph. the fool. - o not believe, That, from the ſenſe of all civility, I thus would play and trifle with your reverence. Shakeſp. 3. To indulge light amuſement. 4. To be of no importance. 'Tis hard for every trifting debt of two ſhillings to be driven to law. Spenſer. To TRI'Fle. v. a. To make of no importance. Not in uſe. Threeſcore and ten I can remember well, Within the volume of which time I’ve ſeen Hours dreadful and things ſtrange; but this ſore night Hath trified former knowings. Shakeſp. Macbeth. TR1'FLE. n.ſ.. [from the noun...] A thing of no moment. The inſtruments of darkneſs tell us truths; Win us with honeſt trifles, to betray us In deepeſt conſequence. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Old Chaucer doth of Topas tell, Mad Rabelais of Pantagruel, ; A later third of Dowſabell, With ſuch poor trifles playing: Others the like have labour'd at, Some of this thing, and ſome of that, } And many of they know not what, But that they muſt be ſaying. Drayton's Nymphid. . The infinitely greateſt confeſſed good is neglected, to ſa- - tisfy the ſucceſſive uneaſineſs of our deſires purſuing trifles. - Locke. TRI'FEER. n.ſ. [trifelaar, Dutch..] One who ads with levity; one that talks with folly. A man cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more trifieri, whereof the one would make a per- ſonage by geometrical proportions, the other by taking the beſt parts out of divers faces to make one excellent. Bacon. - Shall I, who can enchant the boiſt’rous deep, Bid Boreas halt, make hills and foreſts move, Shall I be baffled by this trifier, love. Granville. As much as ſyſtematical learning is decried by ſome vain *śr of the age, it is the happieſt way to furniſh the mind with knowledge. /Watts. TRI'FLING. adj [from trifte.] Wanting worth; unimportant; wanting weight. To a ſoul ſupported with an aſſurance of the divine fa- vour, the honours or afflićtions of this life will be equally trifting and contemptible. Rogers's Sermons. Triflingly. adv. [from trifting..] Without weight; with- out dignity ; without importance. Thoſe who are carried away with the ſpontaneous current of their own thoughts, muſt never humour their minds in being thus triftingly buſy. Locke. TRI'For M. adj. [triformis, Lat.] Having a triple ſhape. The moon her monthly round Still ending, ſtill renewing through mid heav'n, TRI'GLYPH. m. ſ. [In architecture. J A member of th: With borrow'd light her countenance trifºrm Hence fills, and empties, to enlighten th’ earth. Miltºn TRI'Go ER. m. ſ. [derived by junius from trigue, Fr. from in- tricare, Lat.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel on ſteep ground. 2. The catch that being pulled looſes the cock of the un . The pulling the trigger of the gun with which th: murder is committed, has no natural connection with thoſe ideas that make up the complex one, murder. Lock TRING 1'NTAls. n.ſ. [from triginta, Latin, thirty.] Trentals or tringintals were a number of maſſes to th of thirty, inſtituted by Saint Gregory, ;: - - fri of the Dorick order ſet directly over every pillar, and in . tain ſpaces in the intercolumnations. Harri; The Dorick order has now and then a ſober ganiſhment of lion's heads in the cornice, and of triglyphs ind metopes always in the frize. Wotton. TRI'Gon. m. ſ. [trigone, Fr.] A triangle. A term in aft. logy. The ordinary height of a man ninety-ſix digits, the an- cient Egyptians eſtimated to be equal to that myſtical cubit among them ſtiled paſſus Ibidis, or the trigon that the Ibis makes at every ſtep, conſiſting of three latera, each thiſ. two digits. Hale's Origin ºf Mania. TRI'Go NAL. adj. [from trigon.] Triangular; having three corners. A ſpar of a yellºw hue ſhot into numerous trigºnal pointed ſhoots of various ſizes, found growing to one ſide of a per- pendicular fiſſure of a ſtratum of free-ſtone in digging be"'> Woodward on Fifth, TRIGONOMETRY. m. ſ. [trigonometrie, Fr.] Trigonometry is the art of meaſuring triangles, or of cal- culating the ſides of any triangle ſought, and this is plain or ſpherical. Harris, On a diſcovery of Pythagoras all trigonometry, and conſe. quently all navigation, is founded. Guardian, TRIgonome"Trical. adj. [from trigonometry.] Pertaining to trigonometry. TRILA't ERA.L. adj. [trilateral, French; tre; and latus, Lat.] Having three ſides. TRIll. n.ſ.. [trillo, Italian.] Quaver; tremulouſneſs of mu- ſick. Long has a race of heroes fill'd the ſtage, That rant by note, and through the gamut rage, In ſongs and airs expreſs their martial fire Combat in trills, and in a fugue expire. Addison, To TRIll. v. a. [from the noun..] To utter quavering. Through the ſoft ſilence of the liſtening night The ſober-ſuited ſongſtreſs trill, her lay. Thomſºn. To TRIll. v. n. 1. To trickle; to fall in drops or ſlender ſtreams. Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonſtration of grief? I, ſhe took 'em ; read 'em in my preſence; And now and then an ample tear trill'd down ... Her delicate cheek. Shakeſp. King Lear. 2. To play in tremulous vibrations of ſound. Am I call’d upon the grave debate, To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet. . Dºlº, TRI'llion. m. ſ. [A word invented by Locke : tilis, Fº A million of millions of millions; a million twice multiplied by a million. - Triluºminar. adj. [triluminari, Latin.] Having ºf TRILU'MINous. } lights. - Did. TRIM. adj. [zernymmes, Saxon, completed] Nicº; ſmug; dreſſed up. doth tak Tone paine in cottage doth take, » When .. trim bowers do make. Tºſºr's Hºſ. A trim exploit, a manly enterprize, To conjure tears up in a poor maid's eyes , , , , With your deriſion. Shakespeare Midſummer Nigh', Drº: The Dorick order has, in compariſon of thoſe that i. low, a more maſculine aſpect, and little trim" than . Tuſcan that went before, ſave a ſober garniſhment " * then of lions heads in the cornice, and of triglyphs * . topes always in the frize. Iſºttºn's Arth Doſt thou not bluſh to live ſo like a beat, , , , . f So trim, ſo diſſolute, ſo looſely dreſt. Dryden's Peſuſ. To TRIM. v. a. ſerumman, Saxon, to build.] 1. To fit out. Malicious cenſurers ever, As rav'nous fiſhes do a veſiel follow That is new trimm'd. 2. To dreſs; to decorate. Our youth got me to play the woman's part, tº ſºare, And I was trim'd in Julia's gown. sº Pennyroyal and orpin they uſe in the country to t",º: houſes, binding it with a lath againſt a wall . . ntle- Two arts attend architecture, like her principal ge - - - - “a lº ºttºm. women, to dreſs and t in her, picture and ſculp" º Shaft. Henry VIII, 4.
T R I
* The vićtim ox that was for altars preſt,
- Trimm'd with white ribbons and with garlands dreſt,
Sunk of himſelf. Dryden's Georg.
3. To ſhave ; to clip.
Mephiboſheth had neither dreſſed his feet, nor trimmed his
º beard. 2 Sam. xix. 24.
º Clip and trim thoſe tender ſtrings like a beard. Brown.
“3. The barber may trim religion as he pleaſes. Howel.
Trim off the ſmall ſuperfluous branches. Mortimer.
º - 4. To make neat; to adjuſt.
<º I found her trimming up the diadem
º On her dead miſtreſs. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
º Go, firrah, to my cell, as you look
*: To have my pardon, trim it handſomely. Shakeſpeare.
Yet are the men more looſe than they !
** More kemb'd, and bath'd, and rubb'd, and trimm'd
º More ſleek, more ſoft, and ſlacker limb'd. Benj. johnſºn.
- To blaſt the living, gave the dead their due,
As And wreaths, herſelf had tainted, trimm'd anew. Tickell.
When workmen fit a piece into other work, they ſay they
trim in a piece. Mozon's Mech. Exerciſes.
Each muſe in Leo's golden days
Starts from her trance, and trim; her wither'd bays. Pope.
5. To balance a veſſel.
º Sir Roger put his coachman to trim the boat. Spectator.
~. 6. It has often up emphatical.
- He gave you all the duties of a man,
º Trimm'd up your praiſes with a princely tongue,
*- Spoke your deſervings like a chronicle. Shakeſpeare.
º To TRIM. v. n. To balance; to fluctuate between two par-
i ties.
If ſuch by trimming and time-ſerving, which are but two
words for the ſame thing, betray the church by nauſeating
her pious orders, this will produce confuſion. South's Serm.
For men to pretend that their will obeys that law, while
----- all beſides their will ſerves the faction ; what is this but a
... -- groſs, fulſome juggling with their duty, and a kind of trim-
ming it between God and the devil. South's Sermons.
He who heard what ev'ry fool cou’d ſay,
Wou'd never fix his thought, but trim his time away.
Dryden's Hind and Panther.
TRIM. n.ſ. Dreſs; geer; ornaments.
They come like ſacrifices in their trim,
And to the five-ey'd maid of ſmoaky war,
All hot, and bleeding, will we offer them.
º Forget
Your labourſome and dainty trims, wherein
You made great Juno angry. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
- The goodly London in her gallant trim,
-- The phoenix daughter of the vanquiſh’d old,
Shakeſpeare.
. . Like a rich bride does to the ocean ſwim,
And on her ſhadow rides in floating gold. Drydm.
: TR1/MLY. adv. [from trim.] Nicely ; neatly.
:.” Her yellow golden hair
Was trimly woven, and in treſſes wrought. Fairy Queen.
º The mother, if of the houſhold of our lady, will have her
.. ſon cunning and bold, in making him to live trimly. Aſcham.
-- 'TR1'MMER. n.ſ.. [from trim.] One who changes ſides to ba-
lance parties; a turncoat.
The ſame bat taken after by a weazel begged for mercy:
* no, ſays the weazle, no mercy to a mouſe: well, ſays tother,
- but you may ſee by my wings that I am a bird; and ſo the
º bat 'ſcaped in both by playing the trimmer. L'E/irange's Fab.
To confound his hated coin,
All parties and religions join,
Whigs, tories, trimmers.
, 2. A piece of wood inſerted.
- Before they pin up the frame of ground-plates, they muſt
fit in the ſummer and the girders, and all the joiſts and the
trimmers for the ſtair-caſe. Moxon's Mech. Exerciſe.
TR1'MMING.. n.ſ. [from trim.] Ornamental appendages to a
coat or gown.
Judgment without vivacity of imagination is too heavy,
and like a dreſs without fancy; and the laſt without the firſt
is too gay, and but all trimming. Garth's Prºf. to Ovid.
TR1'NAL. adj. [trinus, Lat.] Threefold.
Like many an angel's voice,
Singing before th' eternal majeſty,
In their trinal triplicity on high.
That far-beaming blaze of majeſty,
Wherewith he wont at heav'n's high council table
To fit the midſt of trinal unity,
He laid aſide. . AMilton.
TRINE. m. ſ. [trine, Fr. trinus, Latin.] An aſpect of planets
placed in three angles of a trigon, in which they are ſuppoſed
by aſtrologers to be eminently benign.
To th’ other five,
Their planetary motions, and aſpects,
º In ſextile, ſquare, and trine, and oppoſite,
º Of noxious efficacy. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x.
Swift.
Fa. Qu. b. i.
T R I
Now frequent trines the happier lights amon
And high-rais'd Jove from . º: º -
Thoſe weights took off that on his planet hung,
Will gloriouſly the new-laid works ſucceed. "Dryden.
From Aries right-ways draw a line, to end
In the ſame round, and let that line ſubtend
An equal triangle; now ſince the lines
Muſt three times touch the round, and meet three ſigns,
Where'er they meet in angles thoſe are trines. Creech.
To TRINE. ** [from the noun..] To put in a trine aſpect.
This advantage age from youth has won
As not to be outridden, though outrun; 2
.. *: now to Venus trin'd,
nd with ſtern Mars in Capricorn was join'd. Maez.
TRINITY. n.ſ. ſtrinitas, . trinité, #. The º:
henſible union of the three perſons in the Godhead.
Touching the picture of the trinity, I hold it blaſphemous
and utterly unlawful. Peacham.
In my whole eſſay there is not anything like an objection
againſt the trinity. Locke.
TRI'Nket. n.ſ. [This Skinner derives ſomewhat harſhly from
trinquet, Fr. trinchetto, Ital, a topſail. I rather imagine it
corrupted from tricket, ſome petty finery or decoration.]
1. Toys; ornaments of dreſs; ſuperfluities of decoration.
Beauty and uſe can ſo well agree together, that of all the
trinkets wherewith they are attired, there is not one but ſerves
to ſome neceſſary purpoſe. Sidney, b. ii.
We'll ſee your trinkets here forthcoming all. Shakeſp.
They throng who ſhould buy firſt, as if my trinkets had
been hallowed. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale.
Let her but have three wrinkles in her face,
Soon will you hear the ſawcy ſteward ſay,
Pack up with all your trinkets and away. Dryden's juv.
She was not hung about with toys and trinkets, tweezer-
caſes, pocket-glaſſes. Arbuthnot's Hiſt. of john Bull.
How Johnny wheedl’d, threat'n'd, fawn'd,
Till Phyllis all her trinkets pawn'd.
2. Things of no great value; tackle ; tools.
What huſbandlie huſbands except they be fooles,
But handſom have ſtorehouſe for trinkets and tooles. Tuff.
Go with all your ſervants and trinkets about you. L’Eſtr.
TRIo'BoLAR. adj. [triabolaris, Latin.] Vile ; mean; worth-
leſs.
Turn your libel into verſe, and then it may paſs current
amongſt the balladmongers for a triololar ballad. Cheynel.
To TRIP. v. a. [trºper, Fr. trippen, Dutch.]
1. To ſupplant; to throw by ſtriking the feet from the ground
by a ſudden motion.
Swift.
He conjunct
Tripp'd me behind.
Be you contented,
To have a ſon ſet your decrees at naught,
To trip the courſe of law, and blunt the ſword
That guards the peace and ſafety of your perſon. Shakespeare
2. To ſtrike the feet from under the body.
I tript up thy heels and beat thee. Shakeſpeare.
The words of Hobbes's defence trip up the heels of his
cauſe; I had once reſolved. To reſolve preſuppoſeth deli-
beration, but what deliberation can there be of that which
is inevitably determined by cauſes without ourſelves. Bramhall.
3. To catch; to detect. -
Theſe women
Can trip me, if I err ; who, with wet checks, -
Were preſent when ſhe finiſh'd. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
To TRIP. v. n. -
1. To fall by loſing the hold of the feet. -
Virgil is ſo exact in every word, that none can be changed
but for a worſe: he pretends ſometimes to trip, but it is to
make you think him in danger when moſt ſecure. Pryden.
2. To fail; to err; to be deficient. -
Saint Jerome, who pardons not over-eaſily his adverſaries,
if any where they chance to trip, preſſeth him as thereby
making all ſorts of men God's enemies. Płooker, b. v.
Many having uſed their utmoſt diligence to ſecure a reten-
tion of the things committed to the memory, cannot, cº-
tainly know where it will trip and fail them. South.
Will ſhines in mixed company, making his real ignorance
appear a ſeeming one : our club has caught him tripping, at
which times they never ſpare him. Addiſon's Spºt. Nº. 1 oš.
Several writers of uncommon erudition would º my
- - aught me tripping in a matter of to great
º if they caug Pl %'." Speč7. Nº. 228.
: to titubate.
3- Tº: * idea of a man's drinking till his tongue
trips, yet not know that it is called drunkenneſs. Locke.
4. To run lightly.
Shakespeare.
In ſilence ſad,
Trip we after the night's ſhade. Shakeſt care.
The old ſaying is, the third Pays for all; the triplex, ſir,
is a good tripping meaſure. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
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T R [. ſ He throws his arm, and with a long-drawn daſh Blends all together ; then diſtinctly trip; . . From this to that; then quick returning ſkips And ſnatches this again, and pauſes there. On old Lycaeus or Cyllene hoar, Trip no more in twilight ranks, fhough Erymanth your loſs deplore, A better ſoil ſhall give you thanks. She bounded by, and tripp'd ſo light, Craſhaw. Milton's Arcades. They had not time to take a ſteady fight. Dryden. To the garden walk ſhe took her way, To ſport and trip along in cool of day. Dryden. Stay, nymph, he cry’d, I follow not a foe ; Thus from the lion trips the trembling doe. Dryden. Well thou doſt to hide from common fight Thy cloſe intrigues, too bad to bear the light: Nor doubt I, but the ſilver-footed dame Tripping from ſea on ſuch an errand came. Dryden. He'll make a pretty figure in a triumph, - And ſerve to trip before the vićtor's chariot. Addiſon. The lower plaits of the drapery in antique figures in ſculp- ture and painting, ſeem to have gathered the wind when the perſon is in a poſture of tripping forward. Addiſon. In Britain's iſles, as Heylin notes, The ladies trip in petticoats. Prior. They gave me inſtructions how to ſlide down and trip up the ſteepeſt ſlopes. Pope. . 5. To take a ſhort voyage. TRIP. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A ſtroke or catch by which the wreſtler ſupplants his anta- oniſt. g O thou diſſembling cub what wilt thou be, When time hath ſow'd a grizzel on thy caſe ? Or will not elſe thy craft ſo quickly grow, That thine own trip ſhall be thine overthrow Shakeſp. He ſtript for wreſtling, ſmears his limbs with oil, And watches with a trip his foe to foil. Dryden's Georg. It was a noble time when trips and Corniſh hugs could make a man immortal. * on ancient Medals. 2. A ſtumble by which the foothold is loſt. " 3. A failure; a miſtake. He ſaw his way, but in ſo ſwift a pace, To chuſe the ground might be to loſe the race: They then, who of each trip th’ advantage take, Find but thoſe faults which they want wit to make. Dryd. 4. A ſhort voyage or journey. I took a trip to London on the death of the queen. Pope. TRI'PART1te. adj. [tripartite, Fr. tripartitus, Latin.] Di- vided into three parts; having three correſpondent copies. Our indentures tripartite are drawn. Shakeſp. Henry IV. TRIPE. n.ſ.. [tripe, Fr. trippa, Italian and Spaniſh.] 1. The inteſtines; the guts. How ſay you to a fat tripe finely broil'd : —I like it well. Shakeſpeare. In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe. King. 2. It is uſed in Iudicrous language for the human belly. TIR'PEDAL. adj. [tres and pes, Lat.] Having three feet. TRIPETAlous, adj. [tres and wirzaov.] Having a flower conſiſting of three leaves. TRI'PHTHoNG. m. ſ. [triphthongue, Fr. tres and p$oſy..] A coalition of three vowels to form one ſound: as, eau; eye. TR1'Plf... adj. [triple, Fr. triplex, triplus, Lat.] 1. Threefold; conſiſting of three conjoined. See in him The triple pillar of the world transform'd Into a ſtrumpet’s ſtool. Shakeſp. Antony and Cleopatra. O night and ſhades, How are ye join'd with hell in triple knot, Againſt th' unarmed weakneſs of one virgin, Alone and helpleſs | Milton. Thrice happy pair ſo near ally’d In royal blood and virtue too: Now love has you together ty'd, May none this triple knot undo. J/aller. By thy triple ſhape as thou art ſeen In heav'n, earth, hell, grant this. Dryden. ... Strong Alcides, after he had ſlain The triple Geryon, drove from conquer'd Spain His captive herds. Dryden's Aºn. Out bounc'd the maſtiff of the triple head; Away the hare with double ſwiftneſs fled. Swift. 2. Treble; three times repeated. ..We have taken this as a moderate meaſure betwixt the higheſt and loweſt; but if we had taken only a triple pro- Poition, it would have been ſufficient. Burnet. If then the atheiſt can have no imagination of more ſenſes than five, why doth he ſuppoſe that a body is capable of more | If we had double or triple as many, there might ſtill be the ſame ſuſpicion for a greater number without end. Bentley's Sermons. To TRI'PLE. v. a. [from the adječtive.] ey r * To treble; to make thrice as much, or as many. To what purpoſe ſhould words ſerve, when nature hath more to declare than groans and ſtrong cries; more than ſtreams of bloody ſweat; more than his doubled and tripled prayers can expreſs. Hooker, i.v. ſ' theſe halfpence ſhould gain admittance, in no long ſince of time his limited quantity would be tripled u - 2. To make J. y pled upon us. Swift. Time, ačtion, place, are ſo preſerv'd by thee, That e'en Corneille might with envy ſee Th' alliance of his tripled unity. - Dryden, TRI'Plet. n.ſ.. [from triple.] 1. Three of a kind. There ſit C–nts, D–ks, and Harriſon, How they ſwagger from their garriſon; Such a triplet could you tell Where to find on this ſide hell. Swift, 2. Three verſes rhyming together: as, w Waller was ſmooth, but Dryden taught to join The varying verſe, the full reſounding line, The long majeſtick march and energy divine. Pºpe. Some wretched lines from this neglected hand May find my Hero on the foreign ſtrand, Warm with new fires, and pleas'd with new command. - Prior. I frequently make uſe of triºlet rhymes, becauſe the bound the ſenſe, making the laſt verſe of the triplet a pin- darick. Dryden's AFn. TRI'plicate. adj. [from triplex, Lat.] Made thrice as much. Triplicate ratio, in geometry, is the ratio of cubes to each other; which ought to be diſtinguiſh'd from triple. Harris, All the parts, in height, length, and breadth, bear a du- plicate or triplicate proportion one to another. Grew. Triplication. m. ſ. [from triplicate.] The aët of trebling or adding three together. Since the margin of the viſible horizon in the heavenly globe is parallel with that in the earthly, accounted but one hundred and twenty miles diameter; ſenſe muſt needs mea- ſure the azimuths, or verticle circles, by trilization of the ſame diameter of one hundred and twenty. Glanville's Scepſ. TRIPL1(city. m.ſ.. [triplicité, Fr. from triplex, Lat..] Treble- neſs; ſtate of being threefold. Like many an angel's voice, Singing before th' eternal majeſty, In their trinal triplicity on high. Fairy Qu. l. i. It was a dangerous triplicity to a monarchy, to have the arms of a foreigner, the diſcontents of ſubjects, and the title of a pretender to meet. Bacon's Henry VII. Affect not duplicities nor triplicities, nor any certain num- ber of parts in your diviſion of things. Watts's Logick. TRI'PMADAM. m. ſ. An herb. - Tripmadam is uſed in ſalads. Mºrtimer's Huſſ. TR1'pod. n.ſ.. [tripus, Latin.] A ſeat with three feet, ſuch as that from which the prieſteſs of Apollo delivered oracles. Two tripods caſt in antick mould, With two great talents of the fineſt gold. Dryden's Án. TRI'poly. n.ſ.. [I ſuppoſe from the place whence it is brought] A ſharp cutting ſand. In poliſhing glaſs with ſand, putty, or tritely, it is not to be imagined that thoſe ſubſtances can by grating and ſetting the glaſs bring all its leaſt particles to an accurate poliſh. . Newton's Opticº. TRI'pos. n.ſ. A tripod. See TRipod. Welcome all that lead or follow, To the oracle of Apollo; Here he ſpeaks out of his pottle, - Or the tripos, his tower bottle. Benj. jºhnſºn. Craz'd fool, who would'ſt be thought an oracle, Come down from off the tripos, and ſpeak plain. Dryden. TRI'PPER. n.ſ.. [from trip.] One who trips. TRI''PPING. adj. [from trip.] Quick; nimble. The clear fun of the freſh wave largely drew, As after thirſt; which made their flowing ſhrink From ſtanding lake, to tripping ebb ; that ſtole # With ſoft foot tow’rds the deep. Miltºn's Par. L3'. TRI''PP1 NG. m. ſ. [from trip.] Light dance. Back, ſhepherds, back, enough your play, Here be without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod, •r Of lighter toes. Milton. TRI'ptote. n.ſ.. [triptoton, Lat.] Clark. Triptote is a noun uſed but in three caſes. ing Tripu'pi ARY. adj. [tripºdium, Lat.] Performed by dancing Claudius Pulcher underwent the like ſucceſs when º' con. tinued the tripudiaºy augurations. Brown's Wººd" Era". Tº IPU DIA’t 16N. m.ſ. [tripudium, Lat..] Aët ºf lºft Trºppingly, adv. [from tipping.] With agility; wit""" motion. This ditty after me Sing, and dance it trippingly. Sºft. Speak the ſpeech trippingy on the tongue : but if yº mouth it as many of our players do, I had as lieve th; º crier had ſpoke my lines. Shakespeare . Hamlet. TRI'REME.
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TRIRP'Me. n.ſ.. [triremis, Lat.] A galley with three benches
of oars on a ſide.
TRIsection. n.ſ.. [tres and ſºlio, Lat.] Diviſion into three
equal parts: the trife&tion of an angle is one of the defide-
rata of geometry.
TRI'stful. adj. [triſtis, Lat.] Sad; melancholy; gloomy ;
ſorrowful. A bad word.
Heav'n's face doth glow
With triſtful viſage; and, as 'gainſt the doom,
I thought ſick at the aët. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
TRISU'lc. m. ſ. [triſulcus, Lat..] A thing of three points.
Conſider the threefold effect of Jupiter's %. to burn,
diſcuſs, and terebrate. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
TR1sylla'pical. adi, ſtrºſyllabe, Fr. from triſyllable.] Con-
ſiſting of three ſyllables.
TRISYLLABLE. n.ſ. ſtriſyllaba, Latin.] A word conſiſting
of three ſyllables.
TRITE, adj. [tritus, Latin.] Worn out; ſtale; common;
not new.
Theſe duties cannot but appear of infinite concern when
we refle&t how uncertain our time is: this may be thought
ſo trite and obvious a reflection, that none can want to be
reminded of it. Rogers's Sermons.
She gives her tongue no moment's reſt, T.
In phraſes batter'd, ſtale, and trite,
Which modern ladies call polite. Swift.
TRI'TE Ness. m. ſ. [from trite.] Staleneſs; commonneſs.
TR1THE'IsM. n.ſ. [tritheiſme, Fr. Theſ; and Sièg.] The opi-
nion which holds three diſtinét gods.
TR1'tu RABLE. adj. [triturable, #. from triturate.] Poſſible
to be pounded or comminuted.
It is not only trituſ able and reducible to powder by contri-
tion, but will not ſubſiſt in a violent fire. Brown.
TR1TURA’tion. m. ſ. [trituration, Fr. trituro, Lat.] Re-
dućtion of any ſubſtances to powder upon a ſtone with a
muller, as colours are ground: it is alſo called levigation.
He affirmeth, that a pumice ſtone powdered is lighter
than one entire; that abatement can hardly be avoided in
trituration. Brown's Vulgar Errours, b. iv.
TRI'vet. m. ſ. [See TREver.] Anything ſupported by three
feet.
The beſt at horſe-race he ordain’d a lady for his prize,
Generally praiſeful; fair and young, and ſkill'd in houſe-
wiferies,
Of all kind fitting; and withal a trivet, that enclos'd
Twenty-two meaſures. Chapman's Iliad.
- The trivet table of a foot was lame,
A blot which prudent Baucis overcame,
Who thruſts beneath the limping leg a ſherd. Dryden.
TRI'v1Al. n.ſ.. [trivial, Fr. trivialis, Lat.]
1. Vile; worthleſs; vulgar; ſuch as may be picked up in the
highway.
Be ſubjećts great, and worth a poet's voice,
For men of ſenſe deſpiſe a trivial choice. Roſcommon.
2. Light; trifling; unimportant; inconſiderable. This uſe is
more frequent, though leſs juſt.
This argues conſcience in your grace,
But the reſpects thereof are nice and trivial,
All circumſtances well conſidered. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
See yon mad fools, who, for ſome trivial right,
For love, or for miſtaken honour, fight. Dryden.
Were they only ſome ſlight and trivial indiſcretions, to
which the example of the world expoſed us, it might per-
haps not much concern our religion. Rogers's Serm.
In ev'ry work regard the writer's end;
And if the means be juſt, the condućt true,
Applauſe, in ſpite of trivial faults, is due. Pope.
The ancient poets are like many modern ladies: let an
aćtion be never ſo trivial in itſelf, they always make it ap-
pear of the utmoſt importance. Pope.
TRI'v1ALLY. adv. [from trivial.]
1. Commonly ; vulgarly.
Money is not the finews of war, as is tº ivially ſaid, where
the finews of mens arms, in effeminate people, fail. Bacon.
2. Lightly ; inconſiderably.
TRI'vial Ness. n.ſ.. [from trivial.]
1. Commonneſs; vulgarity.
2. Lightneſs; unimportance.
TRI'UMPH. n.ſ.. [triumphus, Lat. triomphe, Fr.]
1. Pomp with which a vićtory is publickly celebrated.
Hence will I drag thee headlong by the heels
Unto a dunghil, which ſhall be thy grave;
And there cut off thy moſt ungracious head,
Which I will bear in triumph to the king. Shakeſpeare.
In ancient times the triumphs of the generals from vićtory,
and the great donatives upon diſbanding the armies, were
things able to enflame all mens courage. Bacon.
2. State of being vićtorious.
Sublime with expectation when to ſee
In triumph iſſuing forth their glorious chief. Milton.
Hercules, from Spain,
Arriv'd in triumph, from Geryon ſlain. Dryden's Án.
3. Vićtory; conqueſt.
Eros has
Packt cards with Caeſar, and falſe play'd my glory
Unto an enemy's triumph. Shakeſp. Ant. and Clopatra,
- Each order bright
Sung triumph, and him ſung vićtorious king. Milton.
Turn arcs of triumph to a garden-gate. > Pope.
T. fools admire, or whining coxcombs toaſt,
e Vain Coquets the trifling tr;
4, Joy for ... g triumphs boaſt.
Great triumph and rejoicing was in heav'n. Milton.
# A conquering card now called trump. See TRUMP.
o TRIUMPH. v. n. [triumphe, Lat. triompher, Fr. This
word is always accented in proſe on the firſt ſyllable, but in
poetry ſometimes on the laſt.] >
1. To celebrate a vićtory with pomp; to rejoice for vićtory.
The triumphing of the wicked is ſhort, and the joy of the
hypogrite is but for a moment. jºb xx. 5.
Your vićtory, alas, begets my fears;
Can you not then triumph without my tears. Dryden.
2. To obtain vićtory.
This great commander ſought many times to perſuade So-
lyman to forbear to uſe his forces any farther againſt the
Chriſtians, over whom he had ſufficiently triumphed, and
turn them upon the Perſians. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks.
Then all this earthy groſſneſs quit,
Attir'd with ſtars, we ſhall for ever ſit,
Lºgie.
Triumphing over death, and chance, and time. Milton.
There fix thy faith and triumph o'er the world;
For who can help, or who can ſave beſides Rowe.
While blooming youth and gay delight
Sit on thy roſey cheeks confeſt,
Thou haſt, my dear, undoubted right
To triumph o'er this deſtin’d breaſt. Prior.
3. To inſult upon an advantage gained.
How ill beſeeming is it in thy ſex
To triumph, like an Amazonian trull. Shakeſpeare.
Sorrow on all the pack of you,
That triumph thus upon my miſery. Shakeſpeare.
Our grand foe,
Who now triumphs, and in th' exceſs of joy
Sole reigning, holds the tyranny of heav'n. Miltoh.
TRIU'MPHAL. adj. [triomphal, Fr. triumphalis, Lat. from
triumph.] Uſed in celebrating vićtory.
He left only triumphal garments to the general. Bacon.
Ye ſo near heav'n's door,
Triumphal with triumphal act have met. Milton.
Steel could the works of mortal pride confound,
And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Pope.
Leſt we ſhould for honour take
The drunken quarrel of a rake;
Or think it ſeated in a ſcar,
Or a proud triumphal car. Swift.
TRIU'MPHAL. m. ſ. [triumphalia, Lat. triumphal ornaments.]
A token of vićtory. Not in uſe.
He to his crew that ſat conſulting brought"
Joyleſs triumphal of his hop'd ſucceſs.
Milton's Paradiſe Regain'd.
TRIU'MPHANT. adj. [triumphans, Lat, triumphant, Fr.]
1. Celebrating a vićtory.
Captives bound to a triumphant car. Shakeſpeare.
It was drawn as a triumphant chariot, which at the ſame
time both follows and triumphs. South's Sermons.
2. Rejoicing as for victory. c
Think you, but that I know our ſtate ſecure, -
I would be ſo triumphant as I am 7 Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Off with the traitor's head;
And now to London with triumphant march,
There to be crowned. Shakeſp. Henry VI. p. iii.
Succeſsful beyond hope, to lead ye forth -
Triumphant out of this infernal pit. Milton.
. Vićtorious; graced with conqueſt.
He ſpeedily through all the hierarchies -
Intends to paſs triumphant, and give laws. Milton.
Athena, war's triumphant maid, . •
The happy ſon will, as the father, aid. Pope's Odyſſey.
TRIU'MPHANTLY. adv. [from triumphant; -
I. In a triumphant manner in token of victory; joyfully as for
vićtory.
Waoy with little loſs doth play
Upon the dancing banners of the French;
whº are at hand triumphantly diſplay'd. . . Shakespeare ?ear.
Through armed ranks triumphantly ſhe driyº,
And with one glance commands ten thouſand lives. Gran,
2. Vićtoriouſly; with ſucceſs.
Thou máſi, as a foreign recreant, be led
with manacles along our ſtreet; or elſe
imºhantly tread on thy country's ruin, -
ſº. palm. y Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus,
with inſolent exultation.
3. A'. governing lye goes round the world, and has
almoſt baniſhed truth out of it; and ſo reigning triumphantly
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T R O T R O , is the ſource of moſt of thoſe confuſions that - South's Sermons. the univerſe. - tº: n. ſ. [from triumph.] One who triumphs. - Theſe words become your lips, as they paſs through in its ſtead them, lik t triumph And enter in our ears, like great triumpbeº. In their applauding gates. Shakespeare. Timon of Athens. Auguſt was dedicated to Auguſtus by the ſenate, becauſe in the fame month he was the firſt time created conſul, and thrice triumpher in Rome. Peacham on Drawing. r n.ſ. (triumviratus or triumviri, Lat. trium- TRIU *} virat, Fr.] A coalition or concurrence of TRIUMVIRI. three men. Lepidus of the triumvirate Should be depos'd. Shakespeare. Ant. and Cleºpatra. The triumviri, the three corner cap of ſociety. Shakeſpeare: During that triumvirate of kings, Henry, the eighth of England, Francis the firſt of France, and Charles the fifth emperor of Germany, none of the three could win a palm of ground but the other two would balance it. Bacon's Eſſays. with theſe the Piercies them confederate, And, as three heads conjoin in one intent, And inſtituting a triumvirate, - Do part the land in triple government. Daniel's Civil War. From diſtant regions fortune ſends An odd triumvirate of friends. Swift. TRI'UNE. adj. ſtres and unus, Lat..] At once three and one. we read in ſcripture of a triune Deity, of God made fleſh in the womb of a virgin, and crucified by the Jews. Burnet. To TRoAT. v. a. [with hunters.] To cry as a buck does at rutting time. Dić”. TRoſcAR. n.ſ. ſtrocar corrupted from trois quart, French.J A chirurgical inſtrument. The handle of the trocar is of wood, the canula of ſilver, and the perforator of ſteel. Sharp's Surgery. Troch A'ical. adj. [trochaique, Fr. trochaicus, Lat..] Conſiſt- ing of trochees. TRoch ANTERs. m. ſ. [rpoxaſ?pt;..] Two proceſſes of the thigh bone, called rotator major and minor, in which the tendons of many muſcles terminate. Die?. TRO'CHEE. n.ſ.. [trochaus, Lat, trochée, Fr. rtox2:32.] A foot uſed in Latin poetry, conſiſting of a long and ſhort ſyl- lable. TRochi'Licks. m. ſ. [reoxºtov, Thoxº, a wheel.] The ſcience of rotatory motion. - There ſucceeded new inventions and horologies, compoſed by trochilicks, or the artifice of wheels, whereof ſome are kept in motion by weight, others without. Brown. It is requiſite that we rightly underſtand ſome principles in trochilicks, or the art of wheel inſtruments; as chiefly the relation betwixt the parts of a wheel and thoſe of a balance, the ſeveral proportions in the ſemidiameter of a wheel being anſwerable to the ſides of a balance. JWilkins's Daedalus. *TRochi NGs. n.ſ. The branches on a deer's head. Ainſ. Trochi'sch. . m. ſ. . [Téoxſaxº~ ; trochiſłue, Fr. trochiſcus, Latin.] A kind of tablet or lozenge. The trochiſks of vipers, ſo much magnified, and the fleſh of ſnakes ſome ways condited and corrected. Bacon. TRode, the preterite of tread. They trade the grapes and made merry. judges ir. 27. TRoDE. m. ſ. [from trode, pret. of tread..] Footing. The trade is not ſo tickle. Spenſer. They never ſet foot on that ſame trade, But baulke their right way, and ſtrain abroad. Spenſer. TRod. TRo'DDEN. Jeruſalem ſhall be trodden down of the Gentiles. Luke xxi. Thou, infernal ſerpent, ſhalt not long Rule in the clouds; like an autumnal ſtar, Or light'ning, thou ſhalt fall from heav'n trod down Under his feet. Milton's Par. Reg. b. iv. Ev’n the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds ſend out a rich perfume. Addiſon. TRo'glodyte. n.ſ. (TF27A03:13;..] One who inhabits caves of the earth. . Procure me a troglodyte footman, who can catch a roe at his full ſpeed. Arbuth, and Pope's Mart. Scrib. To TRoLL. v. a. ſtrollen, to roll, Dutch ; perhaps from trochlea, Lat, a thing to turn round..] To move circularly; to drive about. With the phant'ſies of hey troll, Troll about the bridal bowl, And divide the broad-bread cake, Round about the bride's ſtake. Benj. johnſon's Underwoods. To TRoll. v. n. 1. To roll; to run round. How pleaſant on the banks of Styx, To troll it in a coach and fix. Swift. 2. To fiſh for a pike with a rod which has a pulley towards the bºttom, which I ſuppoſe gives occaſion to the term. . Nor drain I ponds the golden carp to take, Nor trowle for pikes, diſpeoplers of the lake. Gay. }participle paſſive of tread. TRo'LLOP. m. f. [A low word, I know no A ſlatternly, looſe woman. TRo'i MYPAMEs. n.ſ. (Of this word I know not the A fellow I have known to go about with trolmwº. knew him once a ſervant of the prince. Shakesp #. *: I - ſº inter's Tal -TROOP. m. ſ. [troupe, Fr. troppa, I - J Iai: - p ppa, Italian 3 troope, Dutch trop, Swediſh; troppa, low Latin.] x Lutc 1. A company; a number of people colleded That which ſhould tº old º,ogether. As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends I muſt not look to have. sº Macbeth Saw you not a bleſſed troop • 4Macbeth, Invite me to a banquet, whoſe bright faces Caſt thouſand beams upon me like the ſun. Shake As the mind, by putting together the repeated :::: unity, makes the collective mode of any number, as a ſc Q or a groſs; ſo by putting together ſeveral particular nº. it makes collective ideas of ſubſtances, as a troºp, an army. La . 2. A body of ſoldiers. Y. Locke, AEneas ſeeks his abſent foe, And ſends his ſlaughter'd troops to ſhades below. 3. A ſmall body of ... p ow. Dryden, To Troop. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To march in a body. I do not, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men, But rather ſhew a while like fearful war. Shakºftarº They anon fºr “ With hundreds, and with thouſands, trooping came, Attended. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. Armies at the call of trumpet - Troop to their ſtandard. Milton's Par, Lºft, i.vii. 2. To march in haſte. Yonder ſhines Aurora's harbinger, At whoſe approach ghoſts, wand'ring here and there, Troop home to churchyards. Shakºſecre. The dry ſtreets flow'd with men, - That troop’d up to the king's capacious court. Chapman, 3. To march in company. I do inveſt you jointly with my power, Preheminence, and all the large effects That troop with majeſty. Shakeſp. King Lear. TRo'oper, n.ſ.. [from troop.] A horſe ſoldier A trooper fights only on horſeback; a dragoon marches on horſeback, but fights either as a horſeman or footman. Cuſtom makes us think well of anything: what can be more indecent now than for any to wear boots but troopers and travellers ? yet not many years ſince it was all the faſhion. Grew. TRope. n.ſ. [764–62; trope, Fr. trºpus, Lat.] A change of a word from its original ſignification; as, the clouds fºrciel rain for foreſhew. - For rhetorick he could not ope t whence derived.] meaning.] His mouth, but out there flew a trºpe. Hudibrar. If this licence be included in a ſingle word, it admits of tropes; if in a ſentence, of figures. Dryden, TRo'PHIED. adj. [from trophy.] Adorned with trophies. Some greedy minion, or imperious wife, The trophy'd arches, ſtory'd halls invade. Pº. Trophy. m. ſ. [tropeum, trºphaeum, Latin.] Somethingtºn from an enemy, and ſhewn or treaſured up in proof of victory. What trºphy then ſhall I moſt fit deviſe, In which I may record the memory - Of my love's conqueſt, peerleſs beauty's prize Adorn'd with honour, love, and chaſtity? Spºnſºr: To have borne His bruiſed helmet and his bended ſword, Beforé him through the city, he forbids; Giving all trophy, ſignal, and oſtent, V Quite from himſelf to God. Shałºff. Henry V. There lie thy bones, Till we with trophies do adorn thy tomb. , Shakespeare. Twice will I not review the º -r- r b. Till I have torn that trophy from thy back, Shakespeare. And ſplit thy heart for wearing it. f the In ancient times the trºphies erected upon the place o the vićtory, the triumphs of the generals upon theiº" rere great donatives upon the diſbanding of the "...º. º things able to enflame all mens courage. Bacon'; Eſº Around the poſts hung helmets, darts, and Pºº" And captive chariots, axes, ſhields, and bars, And broken beaks of ſhips, the trophies of their waſ "?" The tomb with manly arms and trophies grace. b. xi To ſhew poſterity Elpenor was. Popº'; Olſº, "..." TRo'P1cAL. adj. [from trope.] - 1. Rhetorically changed from the original meaning. ... | ex- A ſtrict and literal acceptation of a looſe and tº. urj preſſion was a ſecond ground. Brown's Fºgar ſº The words are tropical or figurative, and import º" º, bole, which is a way of expreſſing things beyºn" what º and naturally they are in themſelves. South's Serm The
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The foundation of all parables is, ſome analogy or ſimili-
tude between the tropical or alluſive part of the pārable, and
the thing intended by it. . South's Sermons.
2. [From tropic}.] Placed near the tropick; belonging to the
tropick.
The pine apple is one of the tropical fruits. Salmon.
TROPICK., n.ſ. [tropique, Fr. tropicus, Lat..] The line at
which the ſun turns back, of which the North has the tro-
pick of Cancer, and the South the tropick of Capricorn.
Under the tropic} is our language ſpoke,
And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke. JWaller.
Since on ev'ry ſea, on ev'ry coaſt,
Your men have been diſtreſs'd, your navy toſt,
Sev'n times the ſun has either tropick view’d,
The Winter baniſh'd, and the Spring renew'd. Dryden.
TRopological. n. ſ. [tropologique, Fr. Tºrº and x:yº.]
Varied by tropes; changed from the original import of the
words.
Tropology. m. ſ. [rpºró” and A473°.] A rhetorical mode
of ſpeech including tropes, or a change of ſome word from
the original meaning. -
Not attaining the deuterology and ſecond intention of words,
they omit their ſuperconſequences, coherences, figures, or
tropologies, and are not perſuaded beyond their literalities.
Brown's Wulgar Errours.
TRo'ssERs. n.ſ.. [trouſes, Fr.] Breeches; hoſe. See Trouse.
You rode like a kern of Ireland; your French hoſe off,
and in your ſtrait traffers. Shakeſp. Henry V.
To TRot. v. m. [trotter, Fr. trotten, Dutch.]
1. To meve with a high jolting pace.
Poor Tom, that hath made him proud of heart, to ride
on a bay trotting horſe, over four inch'd bridges, to courſe
his own ſhadow for a traitor. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Whom doth time trot withal
—He trots hard with a young maid, between the contraćt
of her marriage and the day it is ſolemniz'd : if the interim
be but a ſevennight time's pace, is ſo hard that it ſeems
the length of ſeven years. Shakeſp. A you like it.
Take a gentle trotting horſe, and come up and ſee your
old friends. Dennis.
2. To walk faſt, in a ludicrous or contemptuous ſenſe.
TRot. m. ſ. [trot, Fr. from the verb.]
1. The jolting high pace of a horſe.
His honeſty is not
So looſe or eaſy, that a ruffling wind...
Can blow away, or glitt'ring look it blind:
Who rides his ſure and even trot,
While the world now rides by, now lags behind. Herbert.
Here lieth one who did moſt truly prove,
That he could never die while he could move;
So hung his deſtiny, never to rot -
While he might ſtill jog on and keep his trot. Milton.
The virtuoſo's ſaddle will amble when the world is upon
the hardeſt trot. Dryden.
2. An old woman. In contempt. I know not whence derived.
Give him gold enough, and marry him to an old trot with
ne'er a tooth in her head: why, nothing comes amiſs, ſo
money comes withal. Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew.
How now bold-face, cries an old trot; firrah, we eat our
own hens, and what you eat you ſteal. L’Eſtrange.
TRoth. n.ſ.. [trouth, old Engliſh; ºneo's, Saxon.] Truth;
faith; fidelity. -
Saint Withold met the night-mare,
Bid her light and her troth plight. Shakeſpeare.
Stephen aſſails the realm, obtains the crown,
Such tumults raiſing as torment them both :
Th’ afflićted ſtate, divided in their troth
rtial faith, moſt miſerable grown,
#. the while. g Daniel's Civil War.
In troth, thou’rt able to inſtruct grey hairs, -
And teach the wily African deceit. Addiſon's Cato.
Tro'THless. adj. [from troth.] Faithleſs; treacherous, .
Thrall to the faithleſs waves and trothleſs ſky. Fairfax.
TRoºthplight. adj. [troth and plight.] Betrothed; affianced.
This, your ſon in law, -
Is trothplight to your daughter. Shakeſp. Winter's Tale.
To TROUBLE. v. a. [troubler, Fr.]
1. To diſturb; to perplex.
An hour before the worſhipp'd ſun
Pear'd through the golden window of the Eaſt,
A troubled mind drew me to walk abroad. Shakeſpeare.
But think not here to trouble holy reſt. - Milton,
Never trouble yourſelf about thoſe faults which age will
cure. Locke on Education.
2. To afflićt; to grieve. -
It would not trouble me to be ſlain for thee, but much it
torments me to be ſlain by thee. Sidney, b. ii.
They pertinaciouſly maintain that afflićtions are no real
evils, and therefore a wiſe man ought not to be troubled at
them. Tillotſon's Sermons.
Though it is in vain to be troubled for that which I cannot
chuſe, yet I cannot chuſe but be afflićted. Tillotſon's Sermons.
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3. To diſtreſs; to make uneaſy.
Be not diſmay’d nor trºila at theſ. tidings. Milton.
He was fore troubled in mind, and much diſtreſſed. Liz.
4. To buſy; to engage overmuch.
Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things.
:.. Luke x. 41.
5. º occaſion of labour to. A word of civility or ſlight
I will not trouble "yºlf to prove that all terms are not de-
finable, from that Progreſs in infinitum which it will lead is
into.
6. To teize; to vex. Locke.
*T-- The boy ſo troubles me;
Tis paſt enduring. Shakeſpeare.
7. To diſorder; to put into agitation or commotion
A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled :
ºlºing, thick, bereñof bºy.’ Sºfta,
An angel went down into the pool and troubled theºr.
whoſoever firſt after the troubling ſtepped in was made whºle.
ohn v. 4.
God looking forth will trouble all his hoſt. j Žiš.
Hear how ſhe the ear employs; -
Their office is the troubled air to take.
- Davies.
Seas are troubled when they do revoke
Their flowing waves into themſelves again. Davier.
It is not bare agitation, but the ſediment at the bottom
that troubles and defiles the water. South.
. The beſt law in our days is that which continues our
judges during their good behaviour, without leaving them to
the mercy of ſuch who might, by an undue influence, trouble
and pervert the courſe of juſtice. Addiſon's Guard. Nº. 99.
Thy force alone their fury can reſtrain,
And ſmooth the waves, or ſwell the troubid main. Dryden.
8. To mind with anxiety.
He had credit enough with his maſter to provide for his
own intereſt, and troubled not himſelf for that of others. Car.
9. [In low language.] To ſue for a debt.
Trouble. n.ſ. ſtrouble, French.]
1. Diſturbance; perplexity.
They all his hoſt derided, while they ſtood
A while in troºble. Milton,
2. Affliction; calamity.
Double, double, toil and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
3. Moleſtation; obſtrućtion; inconvenience.
Take to thee from among the cherubim
The choice of flaming warriours, leſt the fiend
Some new trouble raiſe. Milton.
4. Uneaſineſs; vexation.
I have dream'd
Of much offence and trouble, which my mind
Knew never till this irkſome night. Milton.
TRo'UBLE-state. n.ſ.. [trouble and ſtate.] Diſturber of a
community; publick makebate.
Thoſe fair baits theſe trouble-ſtates ſtill uſe,
Pretence of common good, the king's ill courſe,
Muſt be caſt forth. Daniel's Civil WWar.
TRo'UBLER. n.ſ.. [from trouble.] Diſturber; confounder.
Unhappy falls that hard neceſſity,
Quoth he, the troubler of my happy peace,
And vowed foe of my felicity.
Heav'ns hurl down their indignation
On thee, thou troubler of the poor world's peace l Shakespeare
The beſt temper of minds deſireth good name and true
honour; the lighter, popularity and applauſe; the more de-
praved, ſubjećtion and tyranny; as is ſeen in great conquerors
and troublers of the world, and more in arch-hereticks. Bac.
Spain,
Whoſe chief ſupport and finews are of coin,
Our nation's ſolid virtue did oppoſe
To the rich troublers of the world's repoſe. IWaller.
The ſword juſtly drawn by us can ſcarce ſafely be ſheath-
ed, till the power of the great troubler of our peace be pared,
as to be under no apprehenſions for the future. Atterbury.
TRo'UBLEsome. adj. [from trouble.] - A- -
1. Full of moleſtation; vexatious ; uneaſy; afflićtive.
Heav'n knows
By what bye-paths and indirečt crooked ways
I met this crown; and I myſelf know well
How troubleſome it ſat upon my head : .
To thee it ſhall deſcend with better quiet. Shakeſpeare.
He muſt be very wiſe that can forbear being. troubled at
things very troubleſome. - Tillotſºn's Sermons.
Though our paſſage through this world be rough and
troubleſome, yet the trouble will be but ſhort, and the reſt and
contentment at the end will be an ample recompence. Atterb.
2. Burdenſome; tireſome ; weariſome.
My mother will never be troubleſome to me. Pope.
f teizing buſineſs.
3. Fº could not make us accuſe her, though it made us
almoſt pine away for ſpight, to loſe any of our time, in ſo
troubleſome an idleneſs. sº
5 4. Slightly
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Fairy Qu. b. i.
T R O T R U - io l ha aſſin - - * 4. Slightly "ßad the putting off Theſe troubleſºme diſguiſes which we wear. . why doth the crown lie there upon his pillow, Being ſo troubleſome a bedfellow, . Shalºp. Henry IV. 5. Unſeaſonably engaging; improperly importuning. She of late is lightened of her womb, - That her to ſee ſhould be but troubleſome. Fa. Qu. b. i. 6. Importunate; teizing two or three troubleſome old murſes, never let me have a quiet night's reſt with knocking me up. Arbuthnot. Troublesomely, adv. [from troubleſome. J Vexatiouſly; weariſomely; unſeaſonably; importunately. Though men will not be ſo troubleſomely critical as to cor- rečt others in the uſe of words; yet where truth is concern- ed, it can be no fault to deſire their explication. Locke. TRoublesome Ness. n.ſ.. [from troubleſome.] 1. Vexatiouſneſs; uneaſineſs. The lord treaſurer, he complained of the troubleſomeneſs of the place, for that the exchequer was ſo empty; the chan- cellor anſwered, be of good cheer, for now you ſhall ſee the bottom of your buſineſs at the firſt. Bacon. 2. Importunity; unſeaſonableneſs. TRo'Ublous. adj. [from trouble.] Tumultuous; confuſed; diſordered; put into commotion. An elegant word, but diſuſed. Milton. He along would fly Upon the ſtreaming rivers, ſport to find ; And oft would dare tempt the troublous wind. Soon as they this mock king did eſpy, Their troublous ſtrife they ſtinted by and by. No other noiſe, nor people's troublous cries, As ſtill are wont t'annoy the walled town, Might there be heard. Fairy Queen, b. i. As a tall ſhip toſſed in troublous ſeas, Whom raging winds threaten to make the prey Of the rough rocks. Fairy Queen, b. ii. Then, maſters, look to ſee a troublous world. Shakeſp. Only one ſupply In four years troublous and expenſive reign. Daniel. TRover. m. ſ. [trouver, French..] In the common law, is an aćtion which a man hath againſt one that having found any of his goods refuſeth to deliver them upon demand. Cowel. TRough. n.f. [znoz, enoh, Saxon; troch, Dutch ; trou, Daniſh; traug, Iſlandick; truego, Italian.] Anything hol- lowed and open longitudinally on the upper ſide. The bloody boar That ſpoil'd your ſummer .. and fruitful vines, Swills your warm blood like waſh, and makes his trough In your embowel'd boſoms. Shakeſp. Rich. III. They had no ſhips but big troughs, which they call ca- 1]OCS. Abbot's Deſcription of the World. Where there is a good quick fall of rain water, lay a half trough of ſtone, of a good length, three foot deep, with one end upon the high ground, the other upon the low; cover the trough with brakes a good thickneſs, and caſt ſand upon the top of the brakes, the lower end of the trough will run like a ſpring of water. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 29. Some log, perhaps, upon the water ſwam, An uſeleſs drift, which rudely cut within, And hollow'd, firſt a floating trough became, And croſs ſome riv'let paſſage did begin. Dryden. The water diſſolves the particles of ſalt mixed in the ſtone, and is conveyed by long troughs and canals from the mines to Hall, where it is received in vaſt ciſterns and boiled off. Add, To TRoul. v. n. [trollen, to roll, Dutch..] See TRoll. 1. To move volubly. Bred only, and completed, to the taſte Of luſtful appetence; to fing, to dance, To dreſs, and troul the tongue, and roll the eye. Milton. 2. To utter volubly. Let us be jocund. Will you troul the catch You taught me while-ere. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. To Trou Ncº. v. a. [derived by Skinner from trone or tronſon, French, a club.] To puniſh by an indićtment or informa. tion. More probable, and like to hold Than hand, or ſeal, or breaking gold; For which ſo many, that renouncid Their plighted contracts have been trounc'd, Hudibras. If you talk of peaching, I’ll peach firſt: I’ll trounce you , for offering to corrupt my honeſty. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. TRouse. {*/ ſtrouſe, Fr. truſh, Erſe.] Breeches; hoſe. TRous ERs. See TRoss ERs. The leather quilted jack ſerves under his ſhirt of mail, and to Sover his trouſe on horſeback. Spenſer on Ireland. The unfightlineſs and pain in the leg may be helped by **ºng a laced ſtocking; a laced trouſe will do as much for the thigh. Jºſeman's Surgery. T Rout. n. ſ. ſenuhr, Saxon; tročja, truta, trutta, Lat.] 1. A delicate ſpotted fiſh inhabiting brooks and quick ſtreams. -- The pond will keep trout and ſalmon in their ſeaſonable Pºight, but not in their reddiſh grain. . Carew. Spenſer. Hubb. Tale. Truant adj. Idle; wandering from buſineſs; la'); To TRU ANT. v. n. [truander, to beg about a Worſe than the anarchy at ſea, Where fiſhes on each other prey; Where ev'ry trout can make as high rants O'er his inferi - eriours as our tyrants. Swift, 2. A familiar phraſe for an honeſt, or perhaps for a filly i. Here comes the trout that muſt be caught with tickling. Shakeſpeare. To TRow. v. n. [rneo Sian, Saxon; troe, Daniſh.] To think. to imagine; to conceive. A word now diſuſed, and . uſed in ancient writers but in familiar language. y What handſomeneſs, trow you, can be obſerved in that ſpeech, which is made one knows not to whom Siº. Is there any reaſonable man, traw you, but will judge º meeter that our ceremonies of Chriſtian religion ſhºulī b. Popiſh than Turkiſh or Heatheniſh. Hooker, b. iv Lend leſs than thou oweſt, - Learn more than thou troweſt. To-morrow next Shakespeare , King Lear. We will for Ireland; and 'tis time, I trow. Shakeſpeare. O rueful day 1 rueful indeed, I trow. Gay. TRow: interjeel. [for 1 trow, or trow you..] An exclamation ºf enquiry. Well, if you be not turn'd Turk, there is no more ſailing by the ſtar. -> —What means the fool, traw? Shakeſpeare. TRo'wel. n.ſ. [truelle, Fr. trulla, Lat.] A trowel is a tool to take up the mortar with, and ſpread it on the bricks; with which alſo they cut the bricks to ſuch lengths as they have occaſion, and alſo ſtop the joints. Mºon. Fair princeſs, you have loſt much good ſport. —Sport l of what colour * —What colour, madam how ſhall I anſwer you? —As wit and fortune will. —Or as the deſtinies decree. —Well ſaid, that was laid on with a trowel. Shalºftware. This was dext'rous at his trowel, That was bred to kill a cow well. Swift TRoy-weight. Un. ſ. [from Troies, Fr.] A kind of wº TRoy. } by which gold and bread are weighed, conſiſting of theſe denominations: a pound = 12 ounces; ounce = 20 pennyweights; pennyweight = 24 grains. The Engliſh phyſicians make uſe of troywright after the following manner. Grains 20 |Scruple T65 –3 Drachm Tºšo TT2:. 8 T | Ounce 576.0 | 288 96 12 |Pound. The Romans left their ounce in Britain, now our averdu- pois ounce, for our troy ounce we had elſewhere. Arbuthnºt. TRu’ANT. n.ſ. ſtruand, Old Fr. treuwant, Dutch, avagabond.] An idler; one who wanders idly about, neglecting his duty or employment. To play the truant is, in ſchools, to ſtay from ſchool without leave. For my part I may ſpeak it to my ſhame, I have a truant been to chivalry. Though myſelf have been an idle truant, Omitting the ſweet benefit of time, - To cloath mine age with angel-like perfection;. Yet hath Sir Protheus made fair advantage of his º: - Shakeſp. Two Gentlemen ºf herº. Providence would only initiate mankind into the know- ledge of her treaſures, leaving the reſt to our induſtry, that we might not live like idle loiterers and truanti. More. Our ſhips are laden with the Trojan ſtore, '; Æ And you like truants come too late aſhore. Dryden's º: Shakeſpeare, tering. What keeps you from Wertemberg’ —A truant diſpoſition, good my lord. He made a bluſhing cital of himſelf, And chid his truant youth with ſuch a grace, As if he maſter'd there a double ſpirit, Shalºft. Hamlet. Of teaching, and of learning inſtantly. Shakespeare tart. Where thou ſeeſt a ſingle ſheep remain In ſhades aloof, or couch’d upon the plain, Or late to lag behind with truant pace, head. Drydºn. - y Revenge the crime, and take the traytor's - t > country, French; truwanten, old German.] To idle at a diſtance from duty to loiter; to be lazy. - bed 'Tis double wrong to truant with your bed, Shakºftart. And let her read it in thy looks at board. truandiſ, in TRU’ANtship. n.ſ.. [trualtº, Old Fr. from truant à of ſtudy Chaucer is beggery.] Idleneſs; negligence ; negle or buſineſs. - - c The maſter ſhould not chide with him if the dº: done his diligence, and uſed no truanº. ſ I TRUB-
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Tru'ptAil. n.ſ. A ſhort ſquat woman. Ainſworth.
Trubs. n. ſ. [tuber, Lat.) A ſort of herb. Ainſ.
Truce. n.ſ. [truga, low Lat. tregua, Italian ; traie, old Fr.]
I. A temporary peace; a ceſſation of hoſtilities.
Leagues and truces made between ſuperſtitious perſons,
and ſuch as ſerve God aright, Hooker, b. v.
They pray in vain to have ſin pardoned, which ſeek not
alſo to prevent fin by prayer, even every particularfin, by
prayer againſt all ſin, except men can name ſome tranſ.
greſſion wherewith we ought to have truce. Hooker.
All this utter'd
With gentle breath, calm look, knees humbly bent,
Could not make truce with the unruly ſpleen
Of Tybalt, deaf to peace.
This token ſerveth for a flag of truce
Betwixt ourſelves, and all our followers. Shakeſpeare.
Men ſhall be lovers of their own ſelves, without natural
affection, truce breakers. 2 Tim. iii. 3.
Leaſt the truce with treaſon ſhould be mixt,
'Tis my concern to have the tree betwixt. Dryden.
Shadwel till death true dulneſs would maintain;
And in his father's right, and realm's defence,
Ne'er wou'd have peace with wit, nor truce with ſenſe. Dryd.
2. Ceſſation; intermiſſion; ſhort quiet.
There he may find
Truce to his reſtleſs thoughts, and entertain
The irkſome hours. Milton.
Trucid A'tion. m. ſ. [from trucido, Lat..] The aët of killing.
Shakeſpeare.
To TRUCK. v., n. [troquer, Fr. truccare, Italian; trocar, Spa- .
niſh; deduced by Salmaſius from Tºwysty, to get money..] To
traffick by exchange; to give one commodity for another.
To TRUck...w.. a. To give in exchange; to exchange.
The Indians truck gold for glaſſes.
Go, miſer go; for lucre ſell thy ſoul,
Truck wares for wares, and trudge from pole to pole;
That men may ſay, when thou art dead and gone,
See, what a vaſt eſtate he left his ſon. Dryden.
I ſee nothing left us, but to truck and barter our goods like
the wild Indians, with each other. Swift.
TRuck. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Exchange; traffick by exchange.
It is no leſs requiſite to maintain a truck in moral offices,
than in the common buſineſs of commerce. L’Eſtrange.
Love is covetous ; I muſt have all of you: heart for heart
is an equal truck. Dryden.
2. [reox's] Wooden wheels for carriage of cannon. Ainſ.
TRU'ckle BED, or trundlebed. m. ſ. [properly troclebed; from
trochlea, Latin, or TFox.35.] A bed that runs on wheels under
a higher bed.
There's his chamber, his houſe, his caſtle, his ſtanding
bed and trucklebed. Shakeſp. Merry I/ives of Windſor.
If he that is in battle ſlain,
Be in the bed of honour lain;
He that is beaten may be ſaid,
To lie in honour's trucklebed. Hudibras, p. i.
To TRU'ckle. v. n. [This word is, I believe, derived from
trucklebed, which is always under another bed.] To be in a
ſtate of ſubječtion or inferiority; to yield; to creep.
Shall our nation be in bondage thus
Unto a land that truckles under us. Cleaveland.
For which ſo many a legal cuckold
Has been run down in courts and truckl’d. PIudihras.
Men may be ſtiff and obſtinate upon a wrong ground, and
ply and truckle too upon as falſe a foundation. L’E/irange.
Religion itſelf is forced to truckle to worldly policy. Norris.
His zeal was not to laſh our crimes,
But diſcontent againſt the times :
For had we made him timely offers,
To raiſe his poſt or fill his coffers :
Perhaps he might have truckled down,
Like other brethren of his gown. Swift.
They were ſubducd and inſulted by Alexander's captains,
and continued under ſeveral revolutions, a ſmall truckling
ſtate, of no name till they fell under the Romans. Swift.
TRU'culence. n.ſ. [tructulentia, Lat.]
1. Savageneſs of manners.
2. Terribleneſs of aſpect.
Trucul. ENT. adj. It urulentus, Lat.]
I. Savage; barbarous. -
A barbarous Scythia where the ſavage and truculent inha-
bitants transfer themſelves from place to place in waggons, as
they can find paſture, and live upon milk, and fleſh roaſted
in the ſun at the pomels of their ſaddles. Ray.
2. Terrible of aſpect.
3. Deſtructive ; cruel.
Peſtilential ſeminaries, according to their groſſneſs or ſub-
tilty, cauſe more or leſs truculent plagues, ſome of ſuch ma-
lignity, that they enecate in two hours. Harvey on the Plague.
To TRUDGE. v. n. [truggiolare, Italian.] To travel laboriouſly;
to jog on ; to march heavily on.
No man is ſecure, but night-walking heralds,
That trudge between the king and miſtreſs Shore. Shakeſp.
L'Eſtrange. .
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No ſooner was he fit to trudge,
But both made ready to diſlodge. Hudibras, p. iii,
Away they trudged together, and about midnight got to
their journey's end. L'Eſtrange's Fables,
- Go, miſer go; for lucre ſell thy ſoul, -
Truck wares for wares, and trudge from pole to pole;
That men may ſay, when thou art dead and gone,
Sce, what a vaſt eſtate he left his ſon Dryden.
Once a poor rogue, 'tis true, I trod the ſtreet
And trudg’d to Rome upon my naked feet: >
Gold is the greateſt god. Dryden's juvenal
wº. * º the º muſt leave the beaten track,
lch none but ſervile minds trudge conti - -
TRUE. adj. [eneopa, enupa, sº tinually in. Locke.
1. Not falſe; not erroneous; agreeing with fact, or with the
nature of things. >
A º he choſe he falſeſt two,
ºd fitteſt for to forge true ſeeming lics. Fairy gº. J.;
Teeth hadſt thou ; thy head º thou ºft . b. i.
And, if the reſt be true which I have hear > 3.
Thou cam'ſt into the world with thy legs forward. Shakespeare
A new commandment I write, which thing is true in him
and in you. - I john ii. 8.
What you ſaid had not been true,
If ſpoke by any elſe but you. Cowley.
2. Not falſe; agreeing with our own thoughts.
3. Pure from the crime of falſehood; veracious.
4. Genuine; not counterfeit.
The darkneſs is paſt, and the true light now ſhincth. 1%h.
Among unequals what ſociety
Can ſort? What harmony or true delight? Milton.
Religion, as it is the moſt valuable thing in the world, ſo
it gives the truſt value to them who promote the practice of
it by their example and authority. Atterbury.
5. Faithful; not perfidious; ſteady. -
My revenge is now at Milford, would I had wings to fol.
low it ! come and be true. Shakeſpeare's &micine.
So young and ſountender *
So young my lord, and true.
—Let it be ſo; thy truth then be thy dower. Shakeſ,
Do not ſee -
My fair roſe wither; yet look up; behold,
That you in pity may diſſolve to dew,
And waſh him freſh again with true love tears. Shakespeare.
The firſt great work
Is, that yourſelf may to yourſelf be true.
- I'll rather die
Deſerted, than oblige thee with a fact
Pernicious to thy peace, chiefly aſſur'd
Remarkably ſo late of thy ſo true,
So faithful, love unequal’d. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix.
When this fire is kindled, both ſides inflame it: all re-
gard of merit is loſt in perſons employed, and theſe only
choſen that are true to the party. Temple.
Smil'd Venus, to behold her own true knight
Obtain the conqueſt, though he loſt the fight. Dryden.
True to the king her principles are found;
Oh that her pračtice were but half ſo ſound !
Stedfaſt in various turns of ſtate ſhe ſtood,
And ſeal’d her vow'd affection with her blood. Dryden.
The trueſº hearts for Voiture heav'd with fighs;
Roſtonmon.
Voiture was wept by all the brighteſt eyes. Pope.
True to his charge the bard preſerv'd her long
In honour's limits, ſuch the pow'r of ſong. Pope.
6. Honeſt ; not fraudulent.
The thieves have bound the true man: now could thou
and I rob the thieves and go merrily to London, it would be
argument for a week. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
If king Edward be as true and juſt,
As I am ſubtle, falſe, and treacherous,
This day ſhould Clarence cloſely be mew'd up. Shakeſp.
. Exačt; truly conformable to a rule.
If all thoſe great painters, who have left us ſuch fair plat-
forms, had rigorouſly obſerved it, they had made things more
regularly true, but withal very unpleaſing. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
He drew -
A circle regularly true. Prior.
Tickel's firſt book does not want its merit; but I was
diſappointed in my expectation of a tranſlation nicely true to
the original; whereas in thoſe parts where the greateſt exact-
neſs ſeems to be demanded, he has been the leaſt careful. Arb.
8. Rightful.
They ſeize the ſceptre;
Then ſoſe it to a ſtranger, that the true
Anointed King Meſſiah might be born -
Bar'd of his right. - - Milton.
Trueso'RN. m.ſ.. [true and born.J. Having a right by birth.
Where’er I wander, boaſt of this I can,
Though baniſh'd, yet a truebern Engliſhman. Shakeſpeare.
Let him that is a trueborn gentleman,
And ſtands upon the honour of his birth,
From off this briar pluck a white roſe with me. Shakeſ?.
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T R U T R U - d bred.] Of a right breed. TruebRE'D. adj. [true an ------- d er to be as truebred cowards as CV ..º." I know ſubſtantial ºft. call him he's a ſubſtantial truebred beat, b º Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. ravely ſ: [true and heart.] Honeſt; faithful. r F HEARTED. *. Twº have known no honeſter or truerhearted man: fare thee well h P Shkaeſpeare. º: ... m. ſ. An herb, called herba Paris. łºf m. ſ. ſtrue, love, and knot..] . Lines TRU elovERSKNoT. } drawn through each other with ma- ny involutions, conſidered as the emblem of interwoven af- fed tion. I'll carve your name on barks of trees with trueloveknots, and flouriſhes, -- That ſhall infuſe eternal ſpring. Hudibras, p. ii. Tru'E Ness. n.ſ.. [from true.] Sincerity; faithfulneſs. The even carriage between two factions proceedeth not always of moderation, but of a trueneſs to a man's ſelf, with end to make uſe of both. --- Bacon's Eſſays. Truepe'NN.Y. m. ſ. [true and penny..] A familiar phraſe for an honeſt fellow. Say'ſ thou ſo? art thou there, truepenny? Come on. Shakeſpeare. Tru'ffle. n.ſ. (truffe, truff, French.J In Italy, the uſual method for the finding of truffles, or ſubterraneous muſhrooms, called by the Italians tartuſali, and in Latin tubera terræ, is by tying a cord to the hind leg of a pig, and driving him, obſerving where he begins to root. Ray. TRUG. m. ſ. A hod for mortar. Ainſw. Trull. n.ſ.. [trulla, Italian.] 1. A low whore; a vagrant ſtrumpet. I'm ſure, I ſcar'd the dauphin and his trull. Shakeſpeare. A trull who fits By the town wall, and for her living knits. Dryden. So Maevius, when he drain'd his ſkull, To celebrate ſome ſuburb trull; His ſimilies in order ſet, And ev'ry crambo he cou’d get ; Before he could his poem cloſe, The lovely nymph had loſt her noſe. Swift. 2. It ſeems to have had firſt at leaſt a neutral ſenſe: a girl; a laſs; a wench. Among the reſt of all the route A paſſing proper laſe, A white-hair'd trull, of twenty years, Or neere about there was: In ſtature paſſing all the reſt, A gallant girl for hewe; To be compar'd with towniſh nymphs, So fair ſhe was to viewe. Turbe ville. TRU'LY. adv. [from true.] 1. According to truth; not falſely ; faithfully; honeſtly. They thought they might do it, not only willingly, be- cauſe they loved him; and truly, becauſe ſuch indeed was the mind of the people; but ſafely, becauſe ſhe who ruled the king was agreed thereto. Sidney, b. ii. No untruth can avail the patron long; for things moſt truly are moſt behoovefully ſpoken. Hooker. Wiſdom alone is truly fair. Milton. 2. Really ; without fallacy. 3. Exačtly; juſtly. Right reaſon is nothing elſe but the mind of man judging of things truly, and as they are in themſelves. South. 4. Indeed. I have not undertaken it out of any wanton pleaſure in mine own pen; nor truly without often pondering with my- ſelf beforehand what cenſures I might incur. J/otton. TRUMP. n.ſ.. [trompe, Dutch, and old Fr. tromba, Italian.] 1. A trumpet; an inſtrument of warlike muſick. Whilſt any trump did ſound, or drum ſtruck up, His ſword did ne'er leave ſtriking in the field. Shakeſp. Yet firſt to thoſe yohain’d in ſleep, The wakeful trump of doom muſt thunder through the deep. AMilton. I heard The neighing courſers and the ſoldiers cry, And ſounding trumps that ſeem'd to tear the ſky. Dryden. Beneath this tomb an infant lies, To earth whoſe body lent, Hereafter ſhall more glorious riſe, But not more innocent. When the archangel's trump ſhall blow, And ſouls to bodies join, What crowds ſhall wiſh their lives below Had been as ſhort as thine. Jºſley. 2. [Qºţupted from triumph. Latimer, in a Chriſtmas ſermon, exhibited a game at cards, and made the ace of hearts triumph. Fox.] A winning card; a card that has particular privileges in a game. - , Him Baſto follow'd, but his fate more hard, Gain'd but one trump and one plebeian card. Pope. Now her heart with pleaſure jumps, She ſcarce remembers what is trumps. Swift, 3. To put to or upon the TRUMPs. To put to the laſt expedié. We are now put upon our laſt trump; the fox is earth. but I ſhall ſend my two terriers in after him. Dni, To TRUMP. v. a. [from the noun.] yden. 1. To win with a trump card. 2. To TRUMP up. [from tramper, Fr. to cheat..] To deviſe, to forge. > Tºw. n. ſ. [tromperie, French, a cheat.] 1. Something fallaciouſly ſplendid; ſomething of leſs val than it ſeems. value The trumpery in my houſe bring hither, For ſtate to catch theſe thieves. Shake - 2. Falſehood; empty talk. ºffeare's Tempºff. Breaking into parts the ſtory of the creation, and deliver ing it over in a myſtical ſenſe, wrapping it up mixed win other their own trumpery, they have ſought to obſcure the truth thereof. Raleigh's Hſ. of the IWºrld 3. Something of no value; trifles. - Embrio's and idiots, eremits and friars, White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. Miltºn Another cavity of the head was fluffed with billejº. pricked dances, and other trumpery of the ſame nature.Anº. TRU'MPET. m. ſ. [trompette, French and Dutch.] ---- 1. An inſtrument of martial muſick ſounded by the breath. What's the buſineſs 2 That ſuch a hideous trumpet calls to parley The ſleepers of the houſe. Shakeſpear. If any man of quality will maintain upon Edmund ºar of Gloſter, that he is a manifold traitor, let him appear by the third ſound of the trumpet. Shakeſp. King Lear. He blew - His trumpet, heard in Oreb ſince perhaps When God deſcended, and perhaps once more To ſound at gen'ral doom. Th' angelick blaſt Filled all the regions. Milton. The laſt loud trumpet's wond’rous ſound Shall through the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground. Rºſcommon. Things of deep ſenſe we may in proſe unfold, But they move more in lofty numbers told; By the loud trumpet which our courage aids, We learn that ſound, as well as ſenſe, perſuades. J/aller. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With ſhrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms. Dryden. Every man is the maker of his own fortune, and muſt be in ſome meaſure the trumpet of his fame. Tatler. No more the drum Provokes to arms, or trumpet's clangor ſhrill Affrights the wives. Philipi. Let the loud trumpet ſound, Till the roofs all around, } The ſhrill echoes rebound. Pºpe. 2. In military ſtile, a trumpeter. He wiſely deſired, that a trumpet might be firſt ſent for a paſs. Clarendon, b. viii. Among our forefathers, the enemy, when there was a king in the field, demanded by a trumpet in what part he reſided, that they might avoid firing upon the royal pavilion. Addison. 3. One who celebrates; one who praiſes. Glorious followers, who make themſelves as trumpets of the commendation of thoſe they follow, taint buſineſs for want of ſecrecy, and export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy. Bacon. That great političian was pleaſed to have the greateſ. Wit of thoſe times in his intereſts, and to be the trumpet of his praiſes. Dryden. TRUMPET-Flower. n.ſ.. [bignonia, Lat.] It hath a tubulº flower conſiſting of one leaf, which opens at top like twº lips: theſe flowers are ſucceeded by pods, which are divided into two cells, and contain ſeveral winged ſecds. *[. To Trumper.º. a. ſºompeter, Fr. from the noun..] Tº publiſh by ſound of trumpet; to proclaim. That I did love the Moor to live with him, My downright violence to form my fortunes M. trump; to the world. Shakespeare Othell. Why ſo tart a favour a. To trumpet ſuch good tidings? Shakhar”. They went with ſound of trumpet; for they did nothing but publiſh and trumpet all the reproaches they could deviſe againſt the Iriſh. Bacon's War with Stº TRU'MPETER. m. ſ. [from trumpet.] 1. One who ſounds a trumpet. Trumpeters, With brazen din blaſt you the city's ear, : Make mingle with our rattling tabourines. Shałeffºrt. As they returned, a herald and trumpeter from the º, overtook them. Hayward. Their
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Their men lie ſecurely intrench'd in a cloud,
And a trumpeter hornet to battle ſounds loud. Dryden.
An army of trumpeters would give as great a ſtrength as
this confederacy of tongue warriors, who, like thoſe military
muſicians, content themſelves with animating their friends to
battle. Addiſon's Freeholder, No. 28.
2. One who proclaims, publiſhes, or denounces.
Where there is an opinion to be created of virtue or great-
neſs, theſe men are good trumpeters. Bacon's Eſſays.
How came ſo many thouſands to fight, and die in the ſame
rebellion why were they deceived into it by thoſe ſpiritual
trumpeters, who followed them with continual alarms of dam-
nation if they did not venture life, fortune and all, in that
which thoſe impoſtors called the cauſe of God. South,
3. A fiſh. Ainſw.
TRUMPET-Tongued, adj. I trumpet and tongue. J Having
tongues vociferous as a trumpet.
This Duncan's virtues
Will plead, like angels, trumpet-tongu'd againſt
The deep damnation of his taking off. Shakespeare Macbeth.
To TRU'NcATE. v. a. [trunco, Lat.] To maim; to lop 5 to
cut ſhort.
TRUNCATION. n.ſ.. [from truncate.] The ad of lopping or
maiming.
Tru'Nch EoN. m. ſ. ſtrongon, French.]
1. A ſhort ſtaff; a club ; a cudgel.
With his t uncheon he ſo rudely ſtroke º
Cymocles twice, that twice him forc’d his foot revoke. F. &.
Set limb to limb, and thou art far the leſſer;
Thy hand is but a finger to my fiſt ;
Thy leg is a ſtick compared with this truncheon. Shaieff.
The Engliſh ſlew divers of them with plummets of lead
tied to a truncheon or ſtaff by a cord. Hayward.
One with a broken truncheon deals his blows. Dryden.
2. A ſtaff of command.
The hand of Mars
Beckon'd with fiery truncheon my retire.
No ceremony that to great ones 'longs,
The marſhal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe,
Become them with one half ſo good a grace,
As mercy does. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
To TRU'Ncheon. v. a. [from the noun..] To beat with a
truncheon.
Captain, thou abominable cheater! If captains were of
my mind, they would truncheon you out of taking their names
upon you before you earn'd them. Shakeſpeare.
TRUNCHEoNee'R. m. ſ. [from truncheon.] One armed with a
truncheon.
Shakeſpeare.
I miſt the meteor once, and hit that woman, who cried
out, chibs when I might ſee from far ſome forty truncheoneers
draw to her ſuccour. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
To TRU'NDLE. v. n. [trondeler, Picard French; ºftenol, a
bowl, Saxon.] To roll; to bowl along.
In the four firſt it is heaved up by ſeveral ſpondees inter-
mixed with proper breathing places, and at laſt trundles down
in a continued line of daćtyls. Addiſon's Spect. Nº. 253.
TRU'NDLE. m. ſ. [ºnenol, Saxon.] Any round rolling thing.
TRU’NDLE-TAIL. m. ſ. Round tail.
Avaunt you curs
Hound or ſpaniel, brache or hym,
Or bobtail tike, or trundle-tail.
TRUNK. m. ſ. ſtruncus, Lat. tronc, Fr.]
1. The body of a tree.
He was
The ivy, which had hid my princely trunk,
And ſuckt my verdure out on't.
About the moſſy trunk I wound me ſoon ;
For high from ground the branches would require
Thy utmoſt reach. Milton's Par. Loft, b. ix.
&: 'twixt 'em all, the mantling vine
Does round their trunks her purple cluſters twine. Dryden.
Some of the largeſt trees have ſeeds no bigger than ſome
diminutive plants, and yet every ſeed is a perfect plant with
a trunk, branches, and leaves, incloſed in a ſhell. Bentley.
2. The body without the limbs of an animal.
The charm and venom which they drunk,
Their blood with ſecret filth infected hath, , , --
Being diffuſed through the ſenſeleſs trunk. Fairy Qu. b. ii.
Thou bring'ſt me happineſs and peace, ſon John;
But health, alack, with youthful wings is flown
From this bare, wither'd trunk. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
3. The main body of any thing.
The large trianks of the veins diſcharge the refluent blood
into the next adjacent trunk, and ſo on to the heart. Ray.
4. [Tronc, French..] A cheſt for cloaths; a ſmall cheſt com-
monly lined with paper.
Neither preſs, coffer, cheſt, trunk, well, vault, but he
hath an abſtraćt for the remembrance of ſuch places. Shakespeare
Some odd fantaſtick lord would fain
Carry in trunks, and all my drudgery do. Dryden.
Where a young man learned to dance, there happened to
fland an old trunk in the room, the idea of which had ſo
mixed itſelf with the turns of all his dances, that, though
Shakeſp. King Lear.
Shakeſpeare.
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he could dance excellently well, yet it was only whilſt that
trunk was there; nor could he perform well in any other
place, unleſs that, or ſome ſuch other trunk, had its due no-
tition in the room. -
Locłe,
. Your poem ſunk, 9&#e
And ſent in quires to linea ºnk:
§ ſtill you be diſpos'd to rhyme,
*o try your hand a ſecond time, Swiſ:
5. [Trompe, Fr.] The proboſcis of an elephant, or other a wift.
Leviathian that at his gills nimal.
Draws in, and at his truń. ſpouts out a ſea.
When elephant 'gainſt elephant did rear
His trunk, and caſtles juſtled in the air, -
My ſword thy way to vićtory had ſhown. Dryden
6. A long tube through which péllets of clay are blown ryden.
In rolls of parchment trunks, the mout; being laid to the
one end and the ear to the other, the ſound is heard much
farther than in the open air. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
In a ſhooting tº unk, the longer it is to a certain inſt
the ſwifter and more forcibly the air drives the pellet. R.
To TRUNK. v. a. ſtrunca, Lat.] To truncate; to main
lop. Obſolete.
Large ſtreams of blood out of the trunked ſtock
Forth guſhed, like water ſtreams from riven rºck. Fairy Q.
TRU'NKED. adj. [from trunk] Having a trunk. -
She is thick ſet with ſtrong and well trunked trees. Hºwl.
TRUNk-Hose. n.ſ.. [trunk and hoſe.J Large breeches formerly
Worn.
The ſhort trunk-hoſe ſhall ſhow thy foot and knee
Licentious, and to common eye-ſight free;
And with a bolder ſtride, and looſer air,
Milton. ,
3 to
Ming'd with men, a man thou muſt appear. Prior.
TRU'NNions. n ſ. [trognons, Fr.] The knobs or bunchings of
a gun, that bear it on the cheeks of a carriage. Bailey.
TRuſsion. n.ſ. [trudo, Lat.] The aâ of thruſting or puſhing.
By attraction we do not underſtand drawing, pumping,
fucking, which is really pulſion and truſion. Bentley.
TRUss. n.ſ. [trouſe, Fr.]
I. A bandage by which ruptures are reſtrained from lapſing.
Ahernia would ſucceed, and the patient be pit tº the
trouble of wearing a truſ. Jºſeman's Surgery.
2. Bundle; anything thruſt cloſe together.
All as a poor pedler he did wend,
Bearing a truſ of trifles at his back,
As belles and babies, and glaſſes in his packe. Spenſer.
The rebels firſt won the plain at the hill's foot by aſſault,
and then the even ground on the top, by carrying up great
truſſes of hay before them, to dead their ſhot. Carew.
An aſs was wiſhing for a mouthful of freſh graſs to knap
upon, in exchange for a heartleſs truſ of ſtraw. L'E/irang.
The fair one devoured a truſ of ſallet, and drunk a full
bottle to her ſhare. Addiſon's Speci. Nº. 4 IQ.
3. Trouſe ; breeches. Obſolete.
To Tºussºv. a. ſtrauſer, French.] To pack up cloſe together.
What in moſt Engliſh writers uſeth to be looſe and un-
right, in this author, is well grounded, finely framed, and
ſtrongly truſſed up together. Spenſer.
Some of them ſend the ſcriptures before, truſ up bag and
baggage, make themſelves in a readineſs, that they may fly
from city to city. Hooker, b. ii.
You might have truſſed him and all his apparel into an
eelſkin. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. p. ii.
Trust. n.ſ.. [trauſſ, Runick.]
1. Confidence; reliance on another.
What a fool is honeſty and truſt, his ſworn brother, a
very ſimple gentleman. Shakeſpeare.
My misfortunes may be of uſe to credulous maids, never
to put too much truſt in deceitful men. Swift.
2. Charge received in confidence.
In my wretched caſe 'twill be more juſt
Not to have promis'd, than deceive your truſt. Dryden.
His truſt was with th' eternal to be deemed -
Equal in ſtrength. Milton,
3. Confident opinion of any event.
4. Credit given without examination. . -
Moſt takethings upon truſt, and miſemploy their aſſent by
lazily enſlaving their minds to the dićtates of others. Lºcke.
5. Credit without payment.
Ev’n ſuch is time, who takes on truſt
Our youth, our joys, our all we have,
And pays us but with age and duſt.
6. Something committed to one's faith.
They cannot ſee all with their own eyes; they muſt com-
mit many great truſts to their miniſters. Bacon.
Thou the ſooner
Temptation found'ſt, or over pºtent charms,
To violate the ſacred truſt of ſilence -
Depoſited within thee. . Milton's Agoniſes.
7. Depoſit; ſomething committed to charge, of which an ac-
count muſt be given.
Although the advantages one man poſſeſſeth more than
another, may be called his property with reſpect to other
men, yet with reſpect to God they are only a truff. ... Sºiſt.
5 8. Fidelity;
Raleigh.
T R U T R U ..l-1. --> - ſcd honeſty. - 8. *ś, †. my jughter unto thee of ſpecial truſ’; wherefore do not entreather evil. - Tob. x. 12. 9. State of him to whom ſomething is entruſted. r- I ſerve him truly, that will put me, in truſt. Shakespeare King Lear. Being tranſplanted out of his cold barren dioceſe he Was left in that great truff with the king. . . Clarendon. Expect no more from ſervants than is juſt, Reward them well if they obſerve their truſt. Denham. To Trust. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To place confidence in ; to confide in. I’d be torn in pieces ere I'd truſt a woman With wind. Benj. janſºn. 2. To believe; to credit. Give me your hand : truſt me you look well. . . Shakeſp. 3. To admit in confidence to the power over any thing. When you lie down, with a ſhort prayer, commit yourſelf into the hands of your faithful Creator; and when you have done, truſt him with yourſelf as you muſt do when you are dying. Taylor. 4. To commit with confidence. - Give me good fame, ye pow'rs, and make me juſt, This much the rogue to publick ears will truſt : In private then :--When wilt thou, mighty Jove, My wealthy uncle from this world remove : Dryden. Whom with your pow'r and fortune, Sir, you tºº/, Now to ſuſpećt is vain. Dryden. 5. To venture confidently. Fool'd by thee to trºſ, thee from my ſide. Milton. 6. To ſell upon credit. To TRU st. v. n. 1. To be confident of ſomething future. I truſt to come unto you, and ſpeak face to face. 2 john. From this grave, this duſt, My God ſhall raiſe me up I truſt. Raleigh. 2. To have confidence; to rely; to depend without doubt. The iſles ſhall wait upon me, and on mine arm ſhall they truſt. Iſa. li. 5. The Lord is a buckler to all that truſ? in him. 2 Sam. xxii. Sin never ſhall hurt them more who rightly truſt In this his ſatisfaction. Milton. 3. To be credulous; to be won to confidence. Well you may fear too far Safer than truſt too far. Shakeſpeare. 4. To expect. The ſimplicity of the goat ſhews us what an honeſt man is to truſt to that keeps a knave company. L’Eſtrange. TRustEE'. m. ſ. [from truſt.] 1. One entruſted with any thing. Having made choice of ſuch a confeſſor that you may truſ? your ſoul with, ſincerely open your heart to him, and look upon him only as he is a truſtee from God, commiſſioned by him as his miniſterial deputy, to hear, judge, and abſolve you. Taylor’s Guide to a Penitent. 2. One to whom ſomething is committed for the uſe and be- hoof of another. You are not the truſtees of the publick liberty: and if you have not right to petition in a crowd, much leſs to intermed- dle in the management of affairs. Dryden. TRU's TER. m. ſ. [from tº uſ?..] One who truſts. Nor ſhall you do mine ear that violence, To make it tºuffer of your own report Againſt yourſelf. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. TRU's TiNess. m. ſ. [from truſty.] Honeſty; fidelity; faithfulneſs. If the good qualities which lie diſpérſed among other crea- tures, innocence in a ſheep, truffineſs in a dog, are ſingly ſo eommendable, how excellent is the mind, which ennobles them into virtues. Grew's Cºſmol. b. ii. TRU's TLESS. n.ſ.. [from truſ?..] Unfaithful; unconſtant; not to be truſted. A word elegant, but out of uſe. I beheld this fickle trigºl'ſ ſtate, Of vain world's glory, flirting to and ſo. Spºnſer. TRU'sty, adj. [from tº uſ?..] I. Honeſt ; faithful; true; fit to be truſted. This daſtard, at the battle of Poićtiers, Before we met, or that a ſtroke was giveſ, Like to a truly 'ſquire, did run away. Shakeſ esre. This truſty ſervant Shall paſs between us. - Shakeſp. King Lear. He removeth away the ſpeech of the tº ºſy, and taketh away the underſtanding of the aged. job xii. 26. Guyomar his trºſy ſlave has ſent. Dryd. Indian Emperor. º: º º which flow'd in to him, he bu- eq under-groun the hands of his moſt tri/?y ſlaves. 2. Strong; ſtout; hº as will not fail. :/') ſlaves. Addison When he ſaw no power might prevail, His truſty ſword he called to his a - - - - - is aid. Fairy 9. º: ºng feeds are to the chariot ty'd, y X. TRUTH. */y weapon fits on ev'ry ſide. Dryden's AFn. n, ſ. [rneopºa, Saxon.j 1. The co - "trary to falſehood 3 conformity of notions to things. Truth is the ioni - That men are pubeſcent at the year of twice ſeven is 2C- counted a punctual truth. º: words, impregn'd Brown. With reaſon to her ſeeming and with truth. Milton This clue leads them through the mizmaze of opinion. and authors to truth and certainty. Locke 2. Conformity of words to thoughts. - Shall truth fail to keep her word * Miltºn And lend a lie the confidence of truth. Anºnym, 3. Purity from falſehood. So young and ſo untender So young, my lord, and true. Let it be ſo, thy truth then be thy dower. Sai, 4. Fidelity; conſtancy. &lp, The thoughts of paſt pleaſure and truth, The beſt of all bleſfings below. Sºn 5. Honeſty; virtue. If, The money I tender for him in the court; If this will not ſuffice, it muſt appear That malice bears down truth. Shaftºffare 6. It is uſed ſometimes by way of conceſſion. Praſt, She ſaid, truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall. Matth. xv. 27 7. Exactneſs; conformity to rule. /* Ploughs to go true depend much upon the truth of the iron work. Mortimer's Huſbandy. 8. Reality. In truth, what ſhould any prayer, framed to the miniſter's hand, require, but only ſo to be read as behoveth. Histºr 9. Of a TRUTH, or in TRUTH. In reality. Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Aſſyria have deſtroyed the nations. 2 King, Xix. 17. TRUTINA'tion. m. ſ. ſtrutina, Lat.] The act of weighing ; examination by the ſcale. Men may miſtake if they diſtinguiſh not the ſenſe of levity unto themſelves, and in regard of the ſcale or deciſion of trº. tination. Brown's Pulgar Errour, b. iv. To TRY. v. a. [trier, French.] 1. To examine; to make experiment of. Some among you have beheld me fighting, Come tºy upon yourſelves what you have ſeen me. Sha', He cannot be a perfeót man, Not being tried and tutor'd in the world. Shaftºffear, Doth not the ear try words, and the mouth taſe meat?job. 2. To experience; to aſſay; to have knowledge or experienceof. Thou know'ſt only good; but evil haſt not try’d Milt, Some to far Oaxis ſhall be ſold, Cr tºy the Libyan heat, or Scythian cold. Dryden, With me the rocks of Scylla you have ty'd, Th’ inhuman Cyclops, and his den defy'd; What greater ills hereafter can you bear? Dryden. 3. To examine as a judge. - 4. To bring before a judicial tribunal. 5. To bring to a deciſion, with out emphatical. - Nicanor hearing of their couragiouſneſs to fight for their country, durſt not try the matter by the ſword, 2 M** I'll try it out, and give no quarter. Dryden's Don Sºlºftian, 6. To act on as a teſt. The fire ſev’n times tried this; Sev’n times tried that judgment is, Which did never chuſe amiſs. 7. To bring as to a teſt. - The tying of your faith worketh patience. ?"3 They open to themſelves at length the way ! Up hither under long obedience try’d. Mltºn. 8. To eſſay; to attempt. º Let us try advent'rous work. Milton, 9. To purify; to refine. After life Ty’d in ſharp tribulation and refin'd Miltºn. By faith and faithful works. - To TRY. v. n. To endeavour; to attempt. TUB. m. ſ. ſtobbe, tubbe, Dutch.] 1. A large open veſſel of wood. In the Eaſt Indies, if you room where cloves are kept, four hours. ick t They fetch their precepts from the Cynic Skilful coopers hoop their tub, Hudibraſ. With Lydian and with Phrygian dubs. ſo called. 2. A ſtate of ſalivation. º: not well why ſo-call Seaſon the ſlaves "A vouth For tub, and baths, bring down tº º #7. Tº ſh; tıfaſt, and the diet. Sºº ; º; Tube. n.ſ.. [tube, Fr. tubus, Lat.] A pipe; a “P” body. - - - ith their fiery tube: There bellowing engines with thº. º Diſpers'd athereal forms and dow" they fell. Aſpot like which aſtrnomer ſaw. Miltºn. Trhough his glaz'd optick tube yet º: of the earth, This bears up part of it out ºf the ſu tables therº. - - JOlning or ſeparati *- - ſignificd agree or jiā. "Parating of ſigns, as the things * agrec. Locke the vegeta. - the reſt through the tube, and vº of ... Hiſt, p. iii. Oil, G ſ/codward's Nº. Shakeſ eart. | ſet a tub of water open "..." it will be drawn dry in ". ... W. Aftſ. Nº. 78. Bacon's Nat º Miltºn, Rºſſºm.
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Tu'BER CLF. m. ſ. ſtubercule, Fr. from tuberculum, Latin.] A
ſmall ſwelling or excreſcence on the body; a pimple.
A conſumption of the lungs, without an ulceration, arrives
through a ſchirroſity, or a crude tubercle. Harvey on Conſump.
TUBE'Rose. m. ſ. A flower.
The ſtalks of tuberoſe run up four foot high more or leſs, the
common way of planting them is in pots in March, in good
earth. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Eternal ſpring, with ſmiling verdure here,
Warms the mild air, and crowns the youthful year,
The tuberºſe ever breathes and violets blow. Garth's Diffenſ.
TU'BERo Us. adj. [tubereux, Fr. from tuber, Latin.] Having pro-
minent knots or excreſcences.
Parts of tuberous hæmatitae ſhew ſeveral varieties in the
cruſts, ſtriature, and conſtitution of the body. JWoodward.
Tu'bul.A.R. adj. [from tubus, Lat.] Reſembling a pipe or trunk;
conſiſting of a pipe ; long and hollow ; fiſtular.
He hath a tubular or pipe-like ſnout reſembling that of the
hippocampus, or horſe-fiſh. Grew's Mu'eum.
Tºº n. ſ. [tubulus, Latin.] A ſmall pipe, or fiſtular
Ody.
As the ludus Helmontii, and the other nodules have in
them ſea-ſhells that were incorporated with them during the
time of their formation at the deluge, ſo theſe ſtones had then
incorporated with them teſtaceous tubules, related to the fi-
phunculi or rather the vermiculi marini. Iſºodw, on Fºſſils.
TU’BU LATED. }* [from tubulus, Lat.] Fiſtular; longitu-
Tu'BU Lou s. dinally hollow.
The teeth are tubulated for the conveyance of the poiſon
into the wound they make ; but their hollowneſs doth not
reach to the top of the tooth. Derham's Phyſico-Theol.
Tuck. m. ſ. [tweca Welſh, a kniſe ; ºftoc, French ; Jłoccº,
Italian.]
1. A long narrow ſword.
If he by chance eſcape your venom'd tuck,
Our purpoſe may hold there. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Theſe being prim’d, with force he labour'd
To free's ſword from retentive ſcabbard;
And after many a painful pluck,
From ruſty durance he bail'd tuck.
2. A kind of net.
The tuck is narrower meaſhed, and therefore ſcarce lawful
with a long bunt in the midſt. Carew.
To TU cK. v. n. [from tº urken, German.] To preſs. Skinner.
1. To cruſh together ; to hinder from ſpreading.
She ticked up her veſtments, like a Spartan virgin, and
marched directly forwards to the utmoſt ſummit of the pro-
montory. Addiſon.
The ſex, at the ſame time they are letting down their
ſays, are tucking up their petticoats, which grow ſhorter and
ſhorter every day. Addiſon's Guardian.
The following age of females firſt tucked up their garments
to the elbows, and expoſed their arms to the air. Addison.
Dick adept tuck back thy hair,
And I will pour into thy ear. P, ior.
2. To incloſe, by tucking cloaths round.
Make his bed after different faſhions, that he may not feel
every little change, who is not to have his maid always to lay
all things in print and tuck him in warm. Locke an Education.
To TU cK. v. n. To contraćt. A bad word.
An ulcer diſcharging a naſty thin ichor, the edges tuck in,
and growing ſkinned and hard, give it the name of a callous
ulcer. Sha'p's Surgery.
Tu'ck ER. m. ſ. A ſmall piece of linen that ſhades the breaſt of
WOInnell.
A female ornament by ſome called a tucker, and by others
the neck-piece, being a ſlip of fine linen or muſlin, uſed to
run in a ſmall kind of ruffle round the uppermoſt verge of the
ſtays. Addiſon's Guardian.
Tº CKETson ANc F. m. ſ. A word apparently derived from the
French, but which I do not certainly underſtand; turquet is a
hat, and toguer is to ſtrike.
Let the trumpets found,
The turiſtſmance and the note to mount. Shakespeare Hºn. V.
TU'EL. m. /. I tuyeau, French..] The anus. - Skinner.
TU'Esday. n.ſ. [cueroaj, Saxon ; tuv, Saxon, is Mars.) The
third day of the week. - .
Tºx. n. J. [from tufted and taffety.] A villous kind
of ſilk.
His cloaths were ſtrange, tho’ coarſe, and black, tho’
bare :
Slceveleſs his jerkin was, and it had been
Velvet; but it was now, ſo much ground was ſeen,
Become tufftoffaty. - Donne.
TUF.T. m. ſ. ſtuffe, French.]
1. A number of threads or ribbands, flowery leaves, or any ſmall
bodies joined together.
Upon ſweet brier, a fine tuft or bruſh of moſs of divers
colours, you ſhall ever find full of white worms. Bacon.
It is notorious for its goatiſh ſmell, and tufts not unlike
the beard of that animal. 4ſore's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
A tuft of daiſics on a flow'ry lay. Dryden.
Hudibras, p. i.
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Near a living ſtream their manſion place
Elg'd round with moſs and tiſts of matted graſs. Dryºn.
The male among birds often appears in a creſt, comb, a
*ſt of feathers, or a natural little plume, erected like a
Pinacle on the top of the head. Ajº. Speci Q
2. A cluſter; a plump. ſon's Spectator, N° 265.
Going a little aſide into the wood, where many times be-
fore ſhe delighted to walk, her eyes were ſaluted with a tuft
of trees ſo cloſe ſet together, as with the ſhade the moon gave
through it, it might breed a fearful kind of devotion to ſº
upon it. - Sidney.
My houſe is at the tuft of olives hard by. Shakespeare
With high woods the hills were crown'd : -
With tufts the valleys, and cach fountain fide >
With borders long the rivers. Ahº', Par. Loff
In bow'r and field he fought, where any tuft -
Qſgrove, or garden-plot more pleaſant,
Their tendance, or plantation for delight. Milton's P. L.
Under a tuft of ſhade, that on a green
Stood whiſp'ring ſoft, by a freſh fountain ſide
They ſat them down. 4/ſton's Par. Loff, h, iv.
To Tu Fr. v. a. To adorn with a tuft ; a doubtful word, not
authoriſed by any competent writer.
Sit beneath the ſhade
Qf ſolemn oaks, that tuft the ſwelling mounts,
Thrown graceful round. Thomſºn.
Tu'FTED. adj. [from tuft.) Growing in tufts or cluſters. .
There does a ſable cloud
Turn forth her ſilver lining on the night,
And caſt a gleam over this tufted grove. Aſ ſºon.
Towers and battlements it ſees,
Boſom'd high in tufted trees,
Where perhaps ſome beauty lies
The cynoſure of neighbouring eyes. Milton.
"Midſt the deſert fruitful fields ariſe,
That crown'd with tufted trees and ſpringing corn,
Like verdant iſles the fable waſte adorn. Pope.
Tu'FTY, adj. [from tuft.] Adorned with tuſts. A word of no
authority. -
Let me ſtrip thee of thy tiſſy coat,
Spread thy ambroſial ſtores.
To TUG. v. a. ſtizan, reogan, Saxon.]
I. To pull with ſtrength long continued in the utmoſt exertion;
Thomſºn's Summer.
to draw.
No more tug one another thus, nor moil yourſelves;
receive
Priſe equal; conqueſts crown ye both: the liſts to others
leave. Chapman's Iliads.
Theſe two maſſy pillars
With horrible confuſion to and fro
He tugg’d, he ſhook, till down they came, and drew
Upon the heads of all that ſat beneath,
The whole roof after them, with burſt of thunder. Milton.
Take pains the genuine meaning to explore,
There ſweat, there ſtrain, tug the laborious oar. Rºſº.
2. To pull; to pluck.
Prieſt, beware thy beard;
I mean to tug it, and to cuff you ſoundly. Shakespeare Hen. VI.
There leaving him to his repoſe
Secured from the purſuit of foes,
And wanting nothing but a ſong,
And a well tun'd theorbo hung
Upon a bough, to eaſe the pain
His tugg’d ears ſuffer'd, with a ſtrain.
To TUG. v. m.
1. To pull; to draw.
The meaner ſort will tug luſtily at one oar. Sandwr.
Lead your thoughts to the galleys, there thoſe wretched
captives are chained to the oars they tug at. Boyls.
There is ſuch tugging and pulling this way and that way.
AMºre's Antid:tº againſ? A:hº ºn.
Thus galley-ſlaves tug willing at their oar, !
Hudibras, p. i.
Content to work in proſpect of the ſhore;
But would not work at all, if not conſtrained before. Dryd.
We have been tugging a great while againſt the ſtream, an
have almoſt weathered our point; a ſtretch or two more will
do the work; but if inſtead of that we ſlacken our arms, an
drop our oars, we ſhall be hurried back to the place from
whence we ſet out. Aïiſon on the State ºf Iſar.
2. To labour; to contend ; to ſtruggle.
Caſt your good courſels
Upon his paſſion; let myſelf and fortune . ...
Tug for the time to corne. Shake?, Hºinter, T.J.
His face is black and full of blood,
His hands abroad diſplay'd, as one that graſpt
And tugg'd for life. Shaº, Hen. VI, p. ii.
They long wreſtled and ſtrenuouſly tugg'd for their liberty
with a no leſs magnanimous than conſtant pertinacy. How.
Go now with ſome daring drug,
Bait thy diſeaſe, and while they tug,
Thou to maintain the cruel ſtrife,
Spend the dear treaſure of thy life. Craſhaw.
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T U M T U M Tuc. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Pull performed with the utmoſt effort. Downward by the feet he drew embling daſtard: at the tug he falls, º º º along, rent from the ſmoking walls. Dryd. Tugger. n.ſ.. [from tug.] One that tugs or pulls hard. Tuition. n.ſ. ſtuitio from tucor, Lat.] Guardianſhip ; ſu- erintendent care ; care of a guardian or tutor. A folly for a man of wiſdom, to put himſelf under, the tuition of a beaſt. - Sidney, b. ii. They forcibly endeavour to caſt the churches, under my care and tution, into the moulds they have faſhioned to their deſigns. King Charles. If government depends upon religion, this ſhews the peſti- lential deſign of thoſe that attempt to disjoin the civil and ec- cleſiaſtical intereſts, ſetting the latter wholly out of the tuition of the former. South's Sermons. When ſo much true life is put into them, freely talk with them about what moſt delights them, that they may perceive that thoſe under whoſe tuition they are, are not enemies to their ſatisfaction. Locke. TULIP. m. ſ. [tulipe, Fr. tulipa, Lat.] A flower. It hath a lilly flower, compoſed of ſix leaves, ſhaped ſome- what like a pitcher; the pointal riſing in the middle of the flower is ſurrounded with ſtamina, and afterwards becomes an oblong fruit, which opens into three parts, and is divided into three cells, full of plain ſeeds, reſting upon one another in a double row. To theſe may be added a coated root, with fibres on the lower part. The properties of a good tulip, ac- cording to the characteriſticks of the beſt floriſts of the pre- ſent age, are, I. It ſhould have a tall ſtem. 2. The flower ſhould conſiſt of ſix leaves, three within, and three without, the former being larger than the latter. 3. Their bottom ſhould be proportioned to their top ; their upper part ſhould be rounded off, and not terminate in a point. when opened ſhould neither turn inward nor bend outward, but rather ſtand erect; the flower ſhould be of a middling fize, neither over large nor too ſmall. 5. The ſtripes ſhould be ſmall and regular, ariſing quite from the bottom of the flower. The chives ſhould not be yellow, but of a brown colour. They are generally divided into three claſſes, viz. praecoces, or early flowers ; media's, or middling flowers; and ſerotines, or late flowers. The early blowing tulips are not near ſo fair, nor riſe half ſo high as the late ones, but are chiefly valued for appearing ſo early in the ſpring. Their roots ſhould be taken up and ſpread upon mats in a ſhady place to dry ; after which they ſhould be cleared from their filth, and put up in a dry place until the ſeaſon for planting. A/iller. - The tulip opens with the riſing, and ſhuts with the ſetting ſun. Hakewill. Why tulips of one colour produce ſome of another, and running thro' all, ſtill eſcape a blue. Brown's /ugar Errours. TU/LIPTREE. A tree. To TUMBLE. v. n. [tomber, Fr. tommelen, Dutch ; tombo- lare, Italian.] 1. To fall ; to come ſuddenly to the ground. Though the treaſure Of nature's germins tumble all together, Anſwer me. 2. To fall in great quantities tumultuouſly. When riches come by the courſe of inheritance and teſta- Shakeſpeare. ments, they come tumbling upon a man. Bacon. To ſtand or walk, to riſe or tumble, As matter and as motion jumble. Prior. Siſyphus liſts his ſtone up the hill; which carried to the top, it immediately tumbles to the bottom. Addiſon's Speciator. 3. To roll about. I ſaw at the bottom of one tree a gentleman bound with many garters hand and foot, ſo as well he might tumble and toſs. Sidney, b. ii. Glo'ſter ſtumbled, and in falling ſtruck me Into the tumbling billows of the main. Shakeſp. Rich. III. 4. To play tricks by various librations of the body. Reform our ſenſe, and teach the men t’obey; They'll leave their tumbling, if you lead the way. Rowe. To TU/M BI. E., v. a. 1. To turn over; to throw about by way of examination. When it came to the ears of Maximilian, and tumbling it ºver and over in his thoughts, that he ſhould at one blow be defeated of the marriage of his daughter and his own, he loſt all patience. Bacon’s Henry VII. A man by tumbling his thoughts, and forming them into ex- Preſſions, gives theii, a new fermentation, which works them into a finer body. - Collier on Pride. They tumbled all their little quivers o'er, To chuſe propitious Shakespeare Prior. °. Tº throw by chance or violence. The mind often ſets itſelf on work in ſearch of ſome hid- den ideas; though ſometimes they are rouzed and tumbled out of their dark cells into open day-light by ſome turbulent paſſions. Locke's I/orks. 4. The leaves 3. To throw down. Wilt thou ſtill be hammering treachery, To tumble down thy huſband and thyſelf,' From top of honour to diſgrace's feet? Shakeſ, King Lycurgus, while he fought in vain, bakºffrare. His friend to free, was tumbled on the plain. Drydºn If a greater force than his holds him faſt, or tumbles him down, he is no longer free. Lºck TU'MBle. n. ſ. [from the verb.] A fall. - A country-fellow got an unlucky tumble from a tree. why ſays a paſſenger, I could have taught you a way to climb º never hurt yourſelf with a fall. L'Éi. TU'MBLER. m. ſ. [from tumble.] One who ſhews poſtures i. various contortions of body, or feats of activity. What ſtrange agility and activeneſs do common tumbler; and dancers on the rope attain to by continual exerciſe; //ilkins’ Math. Mariº. Nic. bounced up with a ſpring equal to that of the mini tumblers or rope-dancers. - A builmºt, Never by tumbler thro’ the hoops was ſhown, Such ſkill in paſſing all, and touching none. P; e. TU'MBREL. m. ſ. [tomlereau, Freuch..] A dungcart. + Twiſallow once ended, get tumbrel and man, And compaſs that fallow as ſoon as ye can. Tuff. Hºff, My corps is in a tumbrillaid, among The filth and ordure, and inclos'd with dung; That cart arreſt, and raiſe a common cry, For ſacred hunger of my gold I die. Drdºn. What ſhall I do with this beaſtly tumbril? go Hedown aſſi ſleep, you ſot. Cºngrºve. To convince the preſent little race how unequal all their meaſures were to an antediluvian, in reſpect of the inſe&s which now appear for men, he ſometimes rode in an open luxºril. Tatler. TUM FA'ction. m. ſ. ſtumefºlio, Latin.] Swelling. The common ſigns and effects of weak fibres, are paleneſ, a weak pulſe, tunefuſions in the whole body. Arbuthnºt, To TVM EFY. v. a. [tumºfacio, Lat..] To ſwell; to make to ſwell. I applied three ſnall cauſticks triangular about the twº fid joint. J/jcman's Yugºy, A fleſhy excreſcence, exceeding hard and tumºrſ, ſup- poſed to demand extirpation. Sharp's Surgery. Tu'MID. ad. [tumidus, Lat.] I. Swelling; puffed up. 2. Protuberant; raiſed above the level. So high as heav'd the tumid hills, ſo low Down funk a hollow bottom broad and deep, Capacious bed of waters. 3. Pompous; boaſtful; puffy; falſely ſublime. - - Though ſuch expreſſions may ſeem tumid and aſpiring; yet cannot I ſcruple to uſe ſeeming hyperboles in mentioning º: ties, which make the higheſt hyperboles but ſeemingones. Lºk. TU(MOUR. n.ſ.. [tumºr, Latin.] 1. A morbid ſwelling. - - Tumour is a diſeaſe, in which the parts recede fºn their natural ſtate by an undue encreaſe of their bigneſs. Hºſº". Having diffected this ſwelling vice, and ſeen what it is that feeds the tumour, if the diſeaſe be founded in pride, the abating that is the moſt natural remedy. Govern. of the Tºngº. 2. Affected pomp ; falſe magnificence; puffy grandeur; ſwell- ing mien; unſubſtantial greatneſs. - * - His ſtile was rich of phraſe, but ſeldom in bold mºtº and ſo far from the tumour, that it rather wants a º tion. º: It is not the power of tumour and bold looks up?" º: pal- fions of the multitude. L'Ejiraºgº. Tu(Morous. adj. [from tumour.] I. Swelling; protuberant. d above Who ever ſaw any cypreſs or pine, ſmall blow an }. º and tumorous in the middle, unleſs ſome º º //0 ton. 2. Faſtuous; vainly pompous; falſely magnificen: - According to # ſubject, theſe ſtiles vary; fºr that wº is high and lofty, declaring excellent matter, º, hn. and tumorous, ſpeaking of petty and inferior thiº. “ #3 à. His limbs were rather ſturdy than dainty, ſublim" jº moſt tumorous in his looks and geſtures. "ith *. To TUMP, among gardeners, to fence trees about . This To Tu'MULATE. v. m. [tumulo, Latin.] To ſwell. !!! ſeems to be the ſenſe here, but I ſuſpect the word to be wro º Urinous ſpirits, or volatile alkalies, are ſuch ... acid, that as ſoon as they are put together, they tºº." † Oſ grow hot, and continue to fight till they have dº. mortified each other. . . ;11 Hº. Tu'Mulose. adj. [tumulºſis, Lat.] Full of hills. hiº. TUMULo's ITY... n.f. [tumulus, Lat.] Hillineſs. i-J TU’MULT. n.ſ. [tumute, Fr. tumultus, Latin.j 1. A promiſcuous commotion in a multitude. A tumult is improved into a rebellion, overturned by it. With ireful taunts each other they oppoſe, Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arole. (Jſºn. and a gº"t 1. Eſhang. p gºf. * * 2, .
T U N
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2. A multitude put into wild commotion.
3. A ſtir; an irregular violence; a wild commotion.
What ſtir is this what tumults in the heav'ns
Whence cometh this alarum and this noiſe Shakeſpeare.
Tumult and confuſion all embroil'd. Milton.
This piece of poetry, what can be nobler than the idea it
gives us of the ſupreme Being thus raiſing a tumult among the
elements, and recovering them out of their confuſion, thus
troubling and becalming nature. Addison's Spectator.
TUMU'LTUARILY. adv. [from tumultuary.] In a tumultuary
manner.
Tu Mu'i TUARINEss. m. ſ. [from tumultuary..] Turbulence;
inclination or diſpoſition to tumults or commotions.
The tumultuarineſs of the people, or the factiouſneſs of
preſbyters, gave occaſion to invent new models. K. Charles.
Tu Mu'i.T.u.A.R.Y. adj. [tumultuaire, Fr. from tumuli.]
1. Diſorderly ; promiſcuous; confuſed.
Perkin had learned, that people under command uſed to
conſult, and after to march in order, and rebels contrariwiſe;
and obſerving their orderly, and not tumultuary arming,
doubted the worſt. Bacon’s Henry VII.
My followers were at that time no way proportionable to
hazard a tumultuary conflict. K. Charles.
Is it likely, that the divided atoms ſhould keep the ſame
ranks in ſuch a variety of tumultuary agitations in that liquid
medium. Glanv. Scep.
2. Reſtleſs ; put into irregular commotion.
Men who live without religion, live always in a tumultiary
and reſtleſs ſtate. Atterbury's Sermons.
To TUMU'LTUATE. v. n. [tumultuor, Lat.] To make a tumult.
TUMULTUATION. m. ſ. [from tumuliuate.] Irregular and con-
fuſed agitation.
That in the ſound the contiguous air receives many ſtrokes
from the particles of the liquor, ſeems probable by the ſudden
and eager tumultuation of its parts. Boyle's l/orks.
TUM U LT U'ous. adj. [from tº mult; tumultiteux, Fr.]
1. Put into violent commotion; irregularly and confuſedly
agitated.
The ſtrong rebuff of ſome tumultuous cloud
Hurry'd him aloft.
His dire attempt; which nigh the birth
Now rowling, boils in his tumultuous breaſt,
And like a deviliſh cngine back recoils
Upon himſelf. Milton's Parad. Loft.
The vital blood, that had forſook my heart,
Returns again in ſuch tumultuous tides,
It quite o'ercomes me.
2. Violently carried on by diſorderly multitudes.
Many civil broils, and tumultuous rebellions, they fairly
overcame, by reaſon of the continual preſence of their King,
whoſe only perſon oftentimes contains the unruly people from
a thouſand evil occaſions. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
3. Turbulent; violent. -
Nought reſts for me in this tumultuous ſtrife,
But to make open proclamation. Shakeſpeare.
Furiouſly running in upon him with tumultuous ſpeech, he
violently raught from his head his rich cap of ſables. Knolles.
4. Full of tumults.
The winds began to ſpeak louder, and as in a tumultuous
kingdom, to think themſelves fitteſt inſtruments of command-
ment. Sidney, b. ii.
Tu Mu’ltuously. adv. [from tumultuous.] By act of the
multitude; with confuſion and violence.
It was done by edićt, not tumuliuo'ſly; the ſword was not
put into the people's hand. Bacon's Holy WWar.
TUN. m. ſ. ſtunne, Sax, tonne, Dut. tonne, tonneau, Fr.]
1. A large caſk.
Milton.
Addison's Cato.
As when a ſpark
Lights on a heap of powder, laid
Fit for the tun, ſome magazine to ſtore
Againſt a rumour'd war.
2. A pipe; the meaſure of two hogſheads.
3. Any large quantity proverbially.
I have ever follow'd thee with hate,
Drawn tuns of blood out of thy country's breaſt. Shakeſp.
4. A drunkard. In burleſque.
Here's a tun of midnight-work to come,
Og from a treaſon-tavern rolling home.
5. The weight of two thouſand pounds. -
6. A cubick ſpace in a ſhip, ſuppoſed to contain a tun. -
7. Dryden has uſed it for a perimetrical meaſure, I believe with-
out precedent or propriety.
A fun about was every pillar there;
A poliſh'd mirrour ſhone not half ſo clear. Dryden.
To TU N. v. a. [from the noun..] To put into caſks ; to
barrel.
If in the muſt, or wort, while it worketh, before it be tunned,
the burrage ſtay a time, and be often changed with freſh, it
will make a ſovereign drink for melancholy. Bacon.
The ſame fermented juice degenerating into vinegar, yields
an acid and corroding ſpirit. The ſame juice tunned up, arms
itſelf with tartar. Boyle's //orks.
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JMilton.
Dryden.
T U N
Tu'NABLE, adj. [from tune.] Harmonious; muſical,
A cry more tunable -
Was never hall'd to, nor cheer'd with horn. Shakeſp.
Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk,
Smooth on the tongue diſcouſs'd, pleaſing to th’ear,
And tunable as ſylvan pipe or ſong. O Alſilion.
All tunable founds, whereof human voice is one, are made
by a regular vibration of the ſonorous body, and undulation
of the air, proportionable to the acuteneſ, or gravity of the
º ! lines in Virgi Holder:
everal lines in Virgil are not altogether tunable to a mo-
dºn ear. Garth's Pref. to Ovid.
TU’NABLENEss. n. ſ. [from tunable.] Harmony; Melodiouſ-
neſs.
Tu'NABLY. adv. [from tunable.] Harmoniouſly; melodiouſly.
TUNE, n.ſ.. [toon, Dut. ton, Swed, tune, ità, i.f. y
- > - 2. ... tone, Fr. to-
mus, Lat.] -
1. Tune is a diverſity of notes put together. Locke:
Came he to ſing a raven's note,
Whoſe diſmal tune bereft my vital pow'rs. Shakeſp.
Tunes and airs have in themſelves ſome affinity with the af-
fections; as merry tunes, doleful tunes, ſolemn tunes, tunes
inclining mens minds to pity, warlike tunes; ſo that tunes
have a prediſpoſition to the motion of the ſpirits. Bacon.
Keep unſteddy nature to her law,
And the low world in meaſur'd motion draw
After the heav'nly tune, which none can hear
Of human mould with groſs unpurged ear. Milton.
That ſweet ſong you ſung one ſtarry night,
The tune I ſtill retain, but not the words. Dryden.
The diſpoſition in the fiddle to play tunes. Arb. & Pope.
2. Sound; note.
Such a noiſe aroſe
As the ſhrouds make at ſea in a ſtiff tempeſt,
As loud, and to as many tunes. Shakeſpeare.
3. Harmony ; order; concert of parts.
A continual parliament I thought would but keep the com-
monweal in tune, by preſerving laws in their due execution
and vigour. K. Charles.
4. State of giving the due ſounds, as the fiddle is in tune, or out
of tune.
5. Proper ſtate for uſe or application; right diſpoſition; fit
temper; proper humour.
A child will learn three times as much when he is in tune,
as he will with double the time and pains, when he goes auk-
wardly, or is dragged unwillingly to it. Locke.
6. State of anything with reſpect to order.
Diſtreſſed Lear, in his better tune, remembers what we are
come about. Shakeſpeare.
To TUNE. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To put into ſuch a ſtate, as that the proper ſounds may be
produced.
Their golden harps they took,
Harps ever tun'd, that glitter'd by their fide.
Tune your harps,
Ye angels, to that ſound; and thou, my heart,
Make room to entertain thy flowing joy.
2. To fing harmoniouſly.
Fountains, and ye that warble as ye flow,
Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praiſe.
Rouze up, ye Thebans; tune your Io Paeans;
Your king returns, the Argians are o'ercome. Dryden.
Leave ſuch to tune their own dull rhymes, and know
What's roundly ſmooth, and languiſhingly ſlow. Pope.
To TUNE. v. n.
I. To form one ſound to another.
The winds were huſh'd, no leaf ſo ſmall
At all was ſeen to ſtir;
Whilſt tuning to the waters fall, -
The ſmall birds ſang to her. Drayt. Q. of Cynthia.
All ſounds on fret or ſtop • *
Temper'd ſoft tunings, intermix'd with voice. Milton.
2. To utter with the voice inarticulate harmony. .
Tu'NEFul. adj. [tune and full.] Muſical; harmonious.
I ſaw a pleaſant grove. - - - - -
With chant of tuneful birds reſounding love. Milton.
Earth ſmiles with flow'rs renewing, laughs the ſky,
And birds to lays of love their tuneful notes apply. Dryd.
For thy own glory ſing our ſov’reign's praiſe,
God of verſes º º º
|] thy tuneful ſons adorn -
ſº º ... with william's name. Prior.
p.d. themſelves muſt fall, like thoſe they ſung,
Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue. Pope.
Tu'NE less. adj. [from tune.] Unharmonious ; unmuſical.
When iſ hand my tuneles harp I take,
Milton.
Dryden.
Milton.
Then do I more augment my foes deſpight. Spenſºr.
Swallow, what doſt thou
with thy tune'ſ ſerenadº Cowley.
'sºn. f. [from tune.) One who tunes.
TU *#. º ſuch antick, liſping, affected phantaſies, theſe
----- Shakeſtrare
r; of accents. gº:-
new tune TU NICK.
T U R T U R | TUNICK. m. ſ. ſtunique, Fr. tunica, Lat.] 1. Part of the Roman dreſs. - - The timick, of the Romans, which anſwer to our waiſt- º coats, were without ornaments, and with very ſhort ſleeves. Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. Covering; integument ; tunicle. Lohocks and ſyrups abate and demulce the hoarſeneſs of a º, cough, by mollifying the ruggedneſs of the intern tunit of the gullet. Harvey on Conſ Their fruit is locked up all winter in their gems, and well fenced with neat and cloſe tunicks. Derham's Phyſico-Theolºgy. The dropſy of the tunica vaginalis is owing to a preterna- tural diſcharge of that water continually ſeparating on the internal ſurface of the tunick. Sharp. Tu'Nicle. n.ſ.. [from tunick..] Cover; integument. - The humours and tunicles are purely tranſparent, to let in the light and colour unfoiled. Ray. One fingle grain of wheat, barley, or rye, ſhall contain four or five diſtinct plants under one common tunicle ; a very convincing argument of the providence of God. Bently. Tu'NNAGE. n.ſ. [from tun.] 1. Content of a veſſel meaſured by the tun. The conſideration of the riches of the ancients leads to that of their trade, and to enquire into the bulk and tunnage of their ſhipping. Arbuthnot. 2, Tax laid on a tun; as to levy tunnage and poundage. Tu'NN FL. m. ſ. - 1. The ſhaft of a chimney; the paſſage for the ſmoke. It was a vault ybuilt for great diſpence, With many ranges rear'd along the wall, And one great chimney, whoſe long tunnel thence The ſmoak forth threw. Fairy Queen. The water being ratified, and by rarification reſolved into wind, will force up the ſmoke, which otherwiſe might linger in the tunnel, and oftentimes reverſe. J/ºtton's Arch. 2. A funnel; a pipe by which liquor is poured into veſſels. For the help of the hearing, make an inſtrument like a tunnel, the narrow part of the bigneſs of the hole of the ear, and the broader end much larger. Bacon. 3. A net wide at the mouth, and ending in a point, and ſo re- ſembling a funnel or tunnel. To Tu'N N E L. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To form like a tunnel. The Phalaenae tribe inhabit the tunnelled, convolved leaves. Derham's Phyſico-Theolºgy. - - - 2. To catch in a net. 3. This word is uſed by Derham for to make net-work; to re- ticulate. Some birds not only weave the fibrous parts of vegetables, and curiouſly tunnel them into neſts, but artificially ſuſpend them on the twigs of trees. Derham. Tu'N N Y. m. ſ. [tonnen, Ital, thymus, Lat.] A ſea-fiſh. Some fiſh are boiled and preſerved freſh in vinegar, as tonny and turbot. Carew. Tº P. n. ſ. [I know not of what original.] A ram. This word is yet uſed in Staffordſhire, and in other provinces. To TUP. v. n. To but like a ram. TURBAN. {{ [A Turkiſh word..] The cover worn by *T*... r. 1 - º the Turks on their heads. Gates of monarchs - Arch'd are ſo high, that giants may jet through, And keep their impious turbands on, without Good morrow to the ſun. Shakeſpeare. His hat was in the form of a turban, not ſo huge as the Turkiſh turbans. Bacon. From utmoſt Indian iſle, Taprobane, Duſk faces with white ſilken tu lants wreath’d. Milton. I ſee the Turk nodding with his turbant. Howel. | Some for the pride of Turkiſh courts deſign'd, For folded turbants fineſt Holland bear. Dryden. TU'RBANED. adj. [from turban.] Wearing a turban. - A turban'd Turk That beat a Venetian, and traduc’d the ſtate, I took by the throat. Shakeſpeare. Tuſk BAR Y. n.ſ. Iturbaria, low Lat, from turf.] The right of Jigging turf. Skinner. TURBID. adj. [tºrhiius, Latin.] Thick; muddy; not clear. Though lees make the liquid turbid, yet they refine the ſpirits. Bacon. The brazen inſtruments of death diſcharge Horrible flames, and turbid ſtreaming clouds Of ſmoke ſulphureous, intermix'd with theſe Large globotis irons fly. Philips. The ordinary ſprings, which were before clear, freſh, and limpid, become thick and turbid, as long as the earthquake laſts. //oodw. Nat. Hiſt. ºbsess. n: ſ [from turbid.] Muddineſs; thickneſs. ſu'RB's Art D. dj. Itarbinatus, Latin.] 1. Twiſted ; ſpiral. • 1st mechaniſm here produce a ſpiral and turbinated motion of the whole moved body without an external director. Bentley. 2. Among botaniſts plants are called turbinated, as ſome of them reſemble, or are of a conical figure. }. Tºº n. ſ. [from turbinated.] The art of ſpinning TU'RBITH. m. ſ. ſturpethus, Latin.] Yellow precipitate I ſent him twelve grains of turbith mineral, and red - off with a bitter draught. I repeated the turbiº, º in h It days; and the ulcers ſhell'd ſoon-off. Wiſeman's Sur º Tu'R Bot. m. ſ. ſturbot, French and Dutch..] A delicate #. Some fiſh are preſerved freſh in vinegar, as turbot Car - Of fiſhes you ſhall find in arms the whale, the finº, º: turbot. Peach Nor oyſters of the Lucrine lake JDuh. My ſober appetite would wiſh, Nor tu, bot. Dryden TU'R BULEN.cf. +j } n. ſ. ſturbulence, Fr. turbulentia, Latin.] I. Tumult; confuſion. I have dream'd Of bloody turbulence; and this whole night Hath nothing been but forms of ſlaughter. Oft-times noxious where they light On man, beaſt, plant, waſteful and turbulent, Like turbulencies in the affairs of men, Over whoſe heads they roar, and ſeem to point: They oft foreſignify and threaten ill. I come to calm thy turbulence of mind, If reaſon will reſume her ſov’reign ſway. 2. Tumultuouſneſs; liableneſs to confuſion. You think this turbulence of blood, From ſtagnating preſerves the flood, Which thus fermenting by degrees, Exalts the ſpirits, ſinks the lees. TU'RBULENT. ad. [turbulentus, Lat.] I. Raiſing agitation ; producing commotion. From the clear milky juice allaying Thirſt, and refreſh'd; nor envy'd them the grape, Whoſe heads that turbuleut liquor fills with fumes. Åſſiºn, 2. Expoſed to commotion ; liable to agitation. Calm region once, And full of peace; now toſt, and turbulent / 3. Tumultuous; violent. What wondrous ſort of death has heav'n deſign'd Shukſare, Miltºn, Dryden, Swift, Miltºn, For ſo untam’d, ſo turbulent a mind? Dryden. Nor need we tell what anxious cards attend The tubulent mirth of wine, nor all the kinds Of maladies that lead to death's grim cave, Wrought by intemperance. Drydºn. Men of ambitious and turbulent ſpirits, that were diffitisfied with privacy, were allowed to engage in matters of ſtate. Bºtſ. TuRBu’lently. adv. [from turbulent.] Tumultuouſly; vio- lently. Tºw. n. ſ. [turiſmus, low Latin.] The religion of the Turks. --- Methinks I am at Mecca, and hear a piece of tº preached to me by one of Mahomet's prieſts. Dr. Min. He is condemned immediately, as preferring lºſiſ. " Chriſtianity. Afterbury. Tu'Rcois. n.ſ.. [turcois, Dutch..] A precious ſtone. TURD. m. ſ. ſtunb, Saxon.] Excrement. - TURF. n.ſ. ſºng, Saxon; torſ, Dutch; torf, Swediſh.) A clod covered with graſs; a part of the ſurface of the ground. - Where was this lane : 1 * : * Cloſe by the battle, ditch'd, and wall'd with tºf. Shºp. Turf and peats are cheap fuels, and laſt long. Ba.ºn. Could that divide you from near uſhering guides? They left me weary on a graſſy turf. Then living turf; upon his body lay. Each place ſome monument of thce ſhould bear; d I with green turf; would grateful altars raiſe. Dryden, Their bucklers ring around, - - tes the ſolid ground. Their trampling turns the turf, and ſhakes jº Æn. lated a turf of dhim that all Miltºn. Dryde". The ambaſſador every morning religiouſly ſº earth dug out of his own native ſoil, to remin Addison the day he was to think of his country. ady". His flock daily crops Their verdant dinner from the moſſy turf, Philipſ. Sufficient. Yet ſhall thy grave with riſing flow'rs be dreſt, And the green turf lie lightly on thy breaſt. . ſ Pºpe. To Turf. v. a. [from the noun..] To cover with º her Aſortime. The face of the bank next the ſea is turfed. inºr Wit Tu'R FINEss. n. ſ. [from turf.] The ſtate of abounding W* turfs. Tu'RFY. adj. [from turf.] Full of turfs. - Til- Tu'RGENT. adj. [turgens, Lat.] Swelling; protuberant; tu mid. r t is neceſſary not only to Where humours are turgent, it is, Gºv. Iºn. purge them, but alſo to ſtrengthen the infeſted parts. Gº". The cluſters clear, Thºmſºn. White ra',• living dew. White o'er the turgent film the * TURGE's EN~5.
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TURGE'scENcy. }n. ſ. [turgeſtens, Lat.]
I. The act of ſwelling; the ſtate of being ſwollen.
The inſtant turgiſtence is not to be äken off, but by me-
dicines of higher natures. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Tu'RGIP. adj. [turgidus, Lat.]
1. Swelling; bloated ; filling more room than before.
A bladder, moderately fill'd with air, and ſtrongly tied,
held near the fire grew turgid and hard; and brought nearer,
ſuddenly broke with a vehement noiſe. Boyle.
The ſpirits embroil'd with the malignity, and drowned in
the blood turgid and tumified by the fibril fermentation, are
by phlebotomy relieved. Barvey on Conſumptions.
Diſburthen thou thy ſapleſs woºd
Qf its rich progeny; the turgid fruit
Abounds with mellow liquor." Philips.
Thoſe channels turgid with th' obſtruaed tide
Stretch their ſmall holes and make their meſhes wide. Bla.
2. Pompous; tumid; faſtuous; vainly magnificent.
Some have a violent and turgid manner of talking and
thinking; whatſoever they judge of is with a tincture of this
vanity. //atts's Logick.
TURGI'dity. m. ſ. [from turgid.] State of being ſwollen.
The fore-runners of an apoplexy are dulneſs, ſlowneſs of
ſpeech, vertigos, weakneſs, wateryneſs, and turgidity of the
eyes. * Arbuthnot on Diet.
Tu'RKEY. m. ſ. ſºallina turcica, Lat.] A large domeſtick fowl
brought from Turkey.
Here he comes ſwelling like a turkey-cock. Shakespeare.
The turkey-cock hath ſwelling gills, the hen leſs. Bač.
So ſpecids the wily fox,
Who lately filch'd the turkey's callow care. Gay.
Tu'kkois. n.f. [turguoiſe, French, from turkey.] A blue ſtone
numbered among the meaner precious ſtones, now diſcovered
to be a bone impregnated with cupreous particles.
Thoſe bony bodies found among copper-ores are tinged
with green or blue : the turcois ſtone, as it is commonly ſtiled
by lapidaries, is part of a bone ſo tinged. Woodward.
TU'RKscAP. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſ.
Tukki. m. ſ. [turne, Lat.] A troop. Not in uſe.
Legions and cohorts, turms of horſe and wings. Milton.
TuRMBRick.". ſ. ſturmerica, Lat.] An Indian foot which
makes a yellow die.
Tu'RMoil. n.ſ. [derived by Skinner from tremouille, French,
a mil-hopper, more probably derived from moil, to labour.]
Trouble; diſturbance; harraffing uneaſineſs ; tumultuous mo:
leſtation. Little in uſe.
He ſeeks, with torment and turmoil,
To force me live and will not let me die. Spenſer.
There I'll reſt, as after much turmoil
A bleſſed ſoul doth in elyſium. Shakeſpeare.
Blinded greatneſs ever in turmoil,
Still ſeeking happy life, makes life a toil. Daniel.
Happy when I, from this turmoil ſet free,
That peaceful and divine aſſemby ſee. Denham.
To TuRMoil. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To harraſs with commotion. Out of uſe.
That is not fault of will in thoſe godly fathers, but the
troublous occaſions wherewith that wretched realm hath con-
tinually been turmoiled. Spenſer.
It is her fatal misfortune above all othercountries, to be mi-
ferably toſſed and turmoiled with theſeſtorms of afflićion. Spenſ.
Haughty Juno, who with endleſs broil,
‘Did earth, and heav'n and Jove himſelf turmoil,
At length aton'd, her friendly pow'r ſhall join. Dryden.
2. To weary ; to keep in unquietneſs.
Having newly left thoſe grammatic ſhallows, where they
{tuck unreaſonably to learn a few words, on the ſudden are
tranſported to be toſt and turmoil'd with their unballaſted
wits in fathomleſs aud unquiet deeps of controverſy. Milton.
To TURN. v. a. [zunnan, Sax. tourner, Fr. from torno, Lat.]
4. To put into a circular or vertiginous motion; to move
round; to revolve.
She would have made Hercules tarn the ſpit; yea and
have cleft his club to make the fire too. Shakeſp.
He turn'd me about with his finger and thumb, as one
would ſet up a top. - Shakeſpeare.
Here's a knocking, indeed: if a man were porter of hell-
gate he ſhould have old turning the key. Shakeſp.
They in numbers that compute -
Days, months and years, towards his all-chearing lamp
Żurn ſwift their various motions, or are turn'd
By his magnetic beam. Milton's Par. Lºft.
2. To put the upperſide downwards; to ſhift with regard to the
ſides.
When the he has laid her eggs ſo that ſhe can cover them,
what care does ſhe take in turning them frequently, that all
parts may partake of the vital warmth Addiſon.
3. To change with reſpect to poſition.
Expert
When to advance, or ſtand, or turn the ſway
Of battle. Milton,
He bid his angels turn aſcanſ, the oles. . -
4. T; change the ſtate of the ballance. poles. Mihih,
% Weigh equally, a feather witurn the ſcale. Shake
If I ſurvive, ſhall Troy the leſs prevail, akeſ?,
A ſingle ſoul's too light to turn the ſcale.
s. T. j. " " " the ſcale. Dryden,
He called me ſot;
And told me I had tº the wrong ſide out. Shakespeare .
- The vaſt abyſs -
Up from the bottom ºf by furious winds. Milton.
6. º: change as to the poſture of the body, or direction of the
His gentle dumb expreſſion turn’d at length
The eye of Eve to mark his pia. -
- play Milton.
The rage of thirſt and hunger now ſuppreſt
The monarch turns him to his royal gueſt. 'Pºp's Odyſ.
7. To form on a lathe by moving round. [torno, Lat.] -
As the placing one foot of a Pair of compaſſes on a plane,
and moving about the other foot, deſcribes a circle with the
moving point; ſo any ſubſtance, pitched ſteddy on two points,
* on an axis, and moved about, alſo deſcribes a circle con-
centric to the axis: and an edge-tool ſet ſteddy to that part
of the outſide of the ſubſtance, will in a circumvolution of
that ſubſtance, cut off all the Parts that lie farther off the axis,
and make the outſide alſo concentric to the axis. This is the
whole ſurn of turning. Moxon's Mech. Exer,
The whole lathe is made ſtrong, becauſe the matter it
turns being metal, is heavier than wood, and with forceable
coming about, would, if the lathe were iſ ht, make it tremble,
and ſo ſpoil the work. 440xon's Mech. Exer,
8. To form ; to ſhape.
His whole perſon is finely turned, and ſpeaks him a man
of quality. Tatler, N° 75,
What nervous arms he boaſts, how firm his tread,
His limbs how turn'd, how broad his ſhoulders ſpread | Pºpe.
9. To transform, to metamorphoſe ; to tranſmute.
My throat of war be turn'd
To the virgin's voice that babies lulls aſleep. Shakeſp.
This mock of his
Hath turn'd his balls to gunſtones. Shakespeare Hen. V.
Żurn the council of Ahitophel into fooliſhneſs.” . . XV.
Impatience turns an ague into a fever, a fever tº the plague,
fear into deſpair, anger into rage, loſs into madneſs, and ſorrow,
to amazement. Taylor's Rule of living Hoy.
Qgoodneſs! that ſhall evil turn to good. 44ilton.
Of ſooty coal th’ empirick alchemiſt
Can turn, or holds it poſſible to turn
Mettals of droflieſt ore to perfect gold. Milton.
Io. To make of another colour.
The choler of a hog turned ſyrup of violets green. Floyer,
II. To change; to alter.
Diſdain not me although I be not fair:
Doth beauty keep which never ſun can burn,
Nor ſtorms do turn. Sidney.
Some dear friend dead; elſe nothing in the world
Could turn ſo much the conſtitution
Of any conſtant man. Shakeſp. Merch. of Venice.
12. To make a reverſe of fortune.
Fortune confounds the wiſe,
And when they leaſt expect it, turns the dice. Dryden.
13. To tranſlate. w
The bard whom pilfer'd paſtorals renown;
Who turns a Perſian tale for half a crown,
Juſt writes to make his barrenneſs appear. Pope.
14. To change to another opinion, or party, worſe or better;
to convert; to pervert.
15. To change with regard to inclination or temper.
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me. Pſ, xxv.
16. To alter from one effect or purpoſe to another.
That unreadineſs which they find in us, they turn it to the
ſoothing up themſelves in that accurſed fancy. Hooter.
When a ſtorm of ſad miſchance beats upon our ſpirits, turn
it into advantage, to ſerve religion or prudence. Taylor.
God will make theſe evils the occaſion of a greater good,
by turning them to advantage in this world, or increaſe of
our happineſs in the next. Tillotſon.
. To betake. -
17 Sheep, and great cattle, it ſeems indifferent which of theſe
two were moſt turned to. Temple,
18. To transfer. -
Theſe came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of
Saul to him. I Chron. xii. 23.
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourſelves molten
gods. Lev. xix. 4.
- Il. ---
I9. º of Demetrius, ſon to Philip II. of Mace-
don, turned upon the father, who died of repentance. Bacon.
. T ke to nauſeate.
2O º beaſtly line quite turns my ſtomach. Pope.
. To make giddy. - -
2 I *...*.i. in giddy iº. Pope
ir heads to imitate the ſun. 49e.
And turn their heads 27 C 22. To
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T U R T U R | bels on my pariſhioners. 22. To infatuate ; to make mad. My aking head can ſcarce ſupport the pain, This curſed love will ſurely turn my brain : - Feel how it ſhoots. - - * Theocrit, XI. f ſhe raves; her brain, I fear, is turn'd. Rowe. To direct to, or from any point. 23. The ſun was bid turn reins from th' equinoëtial road. Milton. A man, though he turns his eyes towards an object, yet he may chuſe whether he will curiouſly ſurvey it. Locke. Unſeſ, he turns his thoughts that way, he will no more have clear and diſtinét ideas of the operations of his mind, than he will have of a clock, who will not turn his eyes to it. Locke. They turn away their eyes from a beautiful proſpect. Addison 24. To direct to a certain purpoſe or propenſion. My thoughts are turn'd on peace. Already have our quarrels fill'd the world - With widows and with orphans. Addison's Cato. This turns the buſieſt ſpirits from the old notions of honour and liberty to the thoughts of traffick. Addiſow. His natural magnanimity turn’d all his thoughts upon ſome- thing more valuable than he had in view. Addison. He turn'd his parts rather to books and converſation, than to politicks. Prior. He is ſtill to ſpring from one of a poetical diſpoſition, from whom he might inherit a ſoul turn'd to poetry. Pope. 25. To double in. Thus a wiſe taylor is not pinching, But turns at ev'ry ſeam an inch in. Swift. 26. To revolve; to agitate in the mind. Turn theſe ideas about in your mind, and take a view of them on all ſides. J/atts. 27. To drive from a perpendicular edge; to blunt. Quick wits are more quick to enter ſpeedily, than able to pierce far; like ſharp tools whoſe edges be very ſoon turn'd. Aſcham. 28. To drive by violence; to expel. Rather turn this day out of the week; This day of ſhame. Shakeſpeare. They turn'd weak people and children unable for ſervice, out of the city. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. He now was grown deform'd and poor, And fit to be turn'd out of door. Hudibras, p. iii. If I had taken to the church, I ſhould have had more ſenſe than to have turn'd myſelf out of my benefice by writing li- Dryden's Preface to Fables. 'Twould be hard to imagine that God would turn him out of paradiſe, to till the ground, and at the ſame time advance him to a throne. - Locke. A great man in a peaſant's houſe, finding his wife hand- ſome, tu n'd the good man out of his dwelling. Addison. 29. To apply. They all the ſacred myſteries of heaven To their own vile advantages ſhall turn. Milton. When the paſſage is open, land will be turned moſt to great cattle ; when ſhut, to ſheep. Temple. 32. To reverſe; to repeal. God will turn thy captivity, and have compaſſion upon thee. -- Deut. xxx. 31. To keep paſſing in a courſe of exchange or traffick. Theſe are certain commodities, and yield the readieſt money of any that are turn'd in this kingdom, as they never fail of a price abroad. Temple. A man muſt guard, if he intends to keep fair with the world, and turn the penny. Collier of Popularity. 32. To adapt the mind. . However improper he might have been for ſtudies of a higher nature, he was perfectly well turn'd for trade. Addiſon. 33. To put towards another. I will ſend my fear before thee, and make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. Exod. xxiii. 27. 34. To retort; to throw back. Luther's conſcience, by his inſtigations, turns theſe very reaſonings upon him. Alterbury. 35. To Türs away. To diſmiſs from ſervice; to diſcard. She did nothing but turn up and down, as ſhe had hoped to turn aſgay the fancy that maſter'd her, and hid her face as if ſhe could have hidden herſelf from her own fancies. Sidney. Yet you will be hanged for being ſo long abſent, or be tirn'd away. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night. . . She turn'd away one ſervant for putting too much oil in her ſallad. Arbuthnot. 3%. 7” TuRN back. To return to the hand from which it WaS - received. . We turn not back the filks upon the merchant, When we have ſpoil'd them. Shakespeare. Troilus and Creſſida. 37. To TURN off. To diſmiſs contemptuouſly. Having brought our treaſure Then take we down his load, and turn him off, like to the empty aſs, to ſhake his cars. Shakeſpeare. - -- - The murmurer is turn'd off, to the company of thoſe dole- ful creatures that inhabit the ruins of Babylon. Gºv. of Tong. . He turn'd ºff his former wife to make room for this º: riage. - - 38. Tº TuRN off. To give over; to reſign. Addiſon. The moſt adverſe chances are like the ploughing and breaking the ground, in order to a more plentiful hiveſ And yet we are not ſo wholly turned off to that reverſion s to have no ſupplies for the preſent; for beſides the comº of ſo certain an expectation in another life, we have promiſes alſo for this. Decay of Piety, 39. Tº TURN off. To defleå. The inſtitution of ſports was intended by all governments to turn off the thoughts of the people from buſying themſelves in matters of ſtate. - Addison's Freeholder. 40. To TURN over. To transfer. Excuſing himſelf and turning over the fault to fortunes then let it be your ill fortune too. Sin. 41. To TURN to. To have recourſe to a book. He that has once acquired a prudential habit, doth not, in his buſineſs, turn to theſe rules. Grew. Helvicus's tables may be turn'd to on all occaſions. Lock. 42. Tº be TURNED ºf . To advance to an age beyond. An odd ungrammatical phraſe. Narciſſus now his fixteerth year began, Juſt turned ºf boy, and on the verge of man. Ovid', Ma. When turned of forty they determined to retire to the country. Addison. Irus, though now turned ºf fifty, has not appeared in the world ſince five and twenty. Addison. 43. To TURN over. To refer. After he had ſaluted Solyman, and was abaut to declare the cauſe of his coming, he was turn'd over to the Baffa's. Knolles. 'Tis well the debt no payment does demand, You turn me over to another hand. Dryden's Aurengzh. 44. 7%TURN over. To examine one leaf of a book after an- other. Some conceive they have no more to do than to turn over a concordance. Swift's Miſcellanies. 45. To TURN over. To throw off the ladder. Criminals condemned to ſuffer Are blinded firſt, and then turn'd over. Butler. To TURN. v. m. 1. To move round; to have a circular or vertiginous motion. Such a light and mettl’d dance Saw you never; And by lead-men for the nonce, That turn round like grindleſtones. Ben, jihnſºn. The gate on golden hinges turning. Miltºn. The cauſe of the imagination that things turn round, is, for that the ſpirits themſelves turn, being compreſſed by the vapour of the wine; for every liquid body, upon compreſſion, turneth, as we ſee in water; and it is all one to the fight, whether the viſual ſpirits move, or the object moveth; or the medium moveth. And we ſee that long turning ſound breed. eth the ſame imagination. Bacºn's Nat. Hºff. 2. To ſhew regard or anger, by direéting the look towards any thing. - Pompey turned upon him and bad him be quiet, Bacon, The underſtanding turns inwards on itſelf, and reflects on its own operations. Lºck. Turn, mighty monarch, turn, this way: Dryde Do not refuſe to hear. ryath. 3. To move the body round. • ? alſº Nature wrought ſo, that ſeeing me ſhe turnº. Milton. - - - edy pace He ſaid, and turning ſhort with ſpeedy pate, Dryden. Caſts back a ſcornful glance and quits the place. 4. To move from its place. - by rea- The ancle-bone is apt to turn out on either flºº #. in ſon of relaxation of the tendons upon the leaſt walk"& ſm. . To change poſture. 5 If one : ten thouſand dice, ſhould throw five º ſiſes once or twice, we might ſay he did it b. if, with almoſt an infinite number he ſhould, ". § throw the ſame ſiſes, we ſhould certainly conclude he §. ". art, or that theſe dice could turn upon no other ſide. Uht) 6. To have a tendency or dire&tion. - an who There is not a more melancholy objećt than * º: ºn. has his head turned with religious enthuſiaſm. - His cares all turn upon Aſtyanax, A. Philipi. Whom he has lodg’d within the citadel. . To move the face to another quarter. ings The night ſeems doubled with the fear ſhe brings. The morning, as miſtaken, turns about, , , Murºngzik. And all her early fires again go out. Dryden's Aurº 8. To depart from the way; to deviate. Gen. xix. * My lords turn in, into your ſervant's houſe. an. battle, Virgil, ſuppoſe in deſcribing the fury of his herº." ". when endeavouring to raiſe our concernment tº º with pitch, turns ſhort on the ſudden into ſome ſimilitude, rydºſ. diverts attention from the main ſubject. y 7 9. Tg
T U R 9. To alter; to be changed; to be transformed. Your bodies may at laſt turn all to ſpirit. A ſtorm of ſad miſchance will turn into ſomething that is good, if we liſt to make it ſo. Taylor. This ſuſpicion turned to jealouſy, and jealouſy to rage; then ſhe diſdains and threatens, and again is humble. Dryd. Socrates meeting Alcibiades going to his devotions, and obſerving his eyes fixed with great ſeriouſneſs, tells him that he had reaſon to be thoughtful, ſince a man might bring down evils by his prayers, and the things which the gods fend him at his requeſt might turn to his deſtruction. Addiſon. For this I ſuffer'd Phoebus' ſteeds to ſtray, And the mad ruler to miſguide the day, When the wide earth to heaps of aſhes turn'd, Milton. - Nothing but the open air will do me good, I'll take a turn in your garden. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. Upon a bridge ſomewhat broader than the ſpace a man takes up in walking, laid over a precipice, deſire ſome emi- nºt philoſopher to take a turn or two upon it. Collier. - - - 4. Change; viciſſitude; alteration. An admirable facility muſick hath to expreſ, and repreſent to the mind, more inwardly than any other ſenſible mean, the very ſtanding, riſing, and falling; the very ſteps and inflections every way; the turns and varieties of all paſſions whereunto the mind is ſubject. Hoaxer. Oh, world, thy flippery turns ! friends now faſt ſworn On a diffenſion of a doit, break out - > To bittereſt enmity. Shakeſpeare. --- And heav'n itſelf the wand'ring chariot burn'd. - Pope. The ſtate of chriſtendom might by this have a turn. Bacon. Rather than let a good fire be wanting, enliven it with the The King with great nobleneſs and bounty, which virtues butter that happens to turn to oil. Swift. had their turns in his nature, reſtored Edward Stafford. Bacºn. Io. To become by a change. Cygnets from grey turn white; hawks from brown turn more white. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Oil of vitriol and petroleum, a drachm of each, will turn This turn hath made amends ! thou haſt fulfill’d Thy words, Creator bounteous. Milton. This turn's too quick to be without deſign; I'll ſound the bottom of 't ere I believe. Dryden. into a mouldy ſubſtance. Boyle. Too well the turns of mortal chance I know, They turn viragos too; the wreſtler's toil And hate relentleſs of my heavenly foe. Pope's Odyſſ. They try. Dryden’s juvenal. An Engliſh gentleman ſhould be well verſed in the hiſtory In this diſeaſe, the gall will turn of a blackiſh colour, and of England, that he may obſerve the ſeveral turns of ſtate, the blood verge towards a pitchy conſiſtence. Arbuthnot. and how produced. Locke. 11. To change ſides. 5. Manner of proceeding; change from the original intention or I turn'd, and try’d each corner of my bed, firſt appearance. - To find if ſleep were there, but ſleep was loſt. Dryden. The Athenians were offered liberty, but the wiſe turn they As a man in a fever turns often, although without any hope thought to give the matter, was a ſacrifice of the author. Swift. of eaſe, ſo men in the extremeſt miſery fly to the firſt ap- 6. Chance; hap. pearance of relief, though never ſo vain. Swift's Intellig. Every one has a fair turn to be as great as he pleaſes. Col. 12. To change the mind, condućt, or determination. 7. Occaſion; incidental opportunity. Turn from thy fierce wrath. - Exod. xxxii. 12. An old dog, falling from his ſpeed, was loaden at every turn Turn at my reproof: behold I will pour out my ſpirit. Prov. with blows and reproaches. L'E/irange. He'll relent and turn from his diſpleaſure. Milton. 8. Time at which any thing is to be had or done. 13. To change to acid. Uſed of milk. - Myſelf would be glad to take ſome breath, and deſire that Has friendſhip ſuch a faint and milky heart, ſome of you would take your turn to ſpeak. - Bacon. It turns in leſs than two nights Shakespeare. Timºn of Athens. His turn will come to laugh at you again. Denham. The ſpiteful ſtars have ſhed their venom down, And now the peaceful planets take their turn. Dryden. Though they held the power of the civil ſword unlawful, whilſt they were to be governed by it, yet they eſteemed it very lawful when it came to their turn to govern. Alterb. A ſaline conſtitution of the fluids is acid, alkaline, or mu- riatic : of theſe in their turns. Arbuthnot. The nymph will have her turn to be - - -- The tutor, and the pupil, he. Swift. 9. Aćtions of kindneſs or malice. - Lend this virgin aid, Thanks are half loſt when good turns are delay’d. Fairfax. - Aſſes milk turneth not ſo eaſily as cows. Bacon. 14. To be brought eventually. - - Let their vanity be flattered with things that will do them good; and let their pride ſet them on work on ſomething which may turn to their advantage. Locke on Education. Chriſtianity directs our actions ſo, as every thing, we do may turn to account at the great day. Addiſon's Speef. For want of due improvement, theſe uſeful inventions have not turned to any great account. Baker's Rºſicci, ºn Learning. 15. To depend on, as the chief point. When a man once perceives how far ideas agree or diſ- agree, he will be able to judge of what other people ſay. - - - - - - - - - - The queſtion turns upon this point ; when the preſbyterians Some malicious natures place their delight in doing ill fhall have got their ſhare of employments, whether they tº 7:3. - - L'Eſtrange's Fab, b. 103. ought not, by their own principles, to uſe the utmoſt of their Shrewd turns ſtrike deeper than ill words. South. power to reduce the whole kingdom to an uniformity. Swift. Io. Reigning inclination. Conditions of peace certainly turn upon events of war. Sw. This is not to be accompliſhed but by introducing religion The firſt platform of the poem, which reduces into one to be the turn and faſhion of the age. Swift. important action all the particulars upon which it turns. Pºpe. 11. A ſtºp of the ladder at the gallows. 16. To grow giddy. . They, by their ſkill in palmiſtry, I'll look no more, Will quickly read his deſtiny; Leſt my brain turn, and the deficient fight - - And make him glad to read his leſſon, Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Topple down headlong. Or take a turn for it at the ſeſſion. Butler. 17. To have an unexpected conſequence or tendency. 12. Convenience. - Diogenes’ diſh did never ſerve his maſter for more turns, notwithſtanding that he made it his diſh, cup, cap, meaſure, and water-pot, than a mantle doth an Iriſhman. Spenſer. They never found occaſion for their tourn, - But almoſt ſtarv'd did much lament and mourn. Hubberd. His going I could frame to ſerve my turn ; save him from danger, do him love and honour. Sº?. My daughter Catharine is not for your turn. Shakeſpeare. To perform this murder was elect ; - A baſe companion, few or none could miſs, .. who firſt did ſerve their turn, and now ſerves his. . Pan. They tried their old friends of the city, who bad ſerved their ºn, ſo often, and ſet them to get a petition. Cºrº. This philoſophy may paſs with the moſt ſenſual, while they pretend to be reaſonable; but whenever they have a mińd to be otherwiſe, to drink or to ſlººp, will ſerve the > Temple's Miſcellanies. If we repent ſeriouſly, ſubmit contentedly and ſerve him faithfully, afflictions ſhall turn to our advantage. //akc. 18. To TURN away. To deviate from a proper courſe. The turning away of the ſimple ſhall ſlay him. Prov. In ſome ſprings of water if you put wood, it will turn into the nature of ſtone. Bacon. 19. To return ; to recoil. His foul cſtcem Sticks no diſhonour on our front, but tu, iſ Foul on himſelf. 26. To be directed to, or from any point. Forthwith from dance to ſweet repaſt they turn. Miltºn. 21. Tº TURN off. To divert one's courſe. - The peaceful banks which profound ſilence keep, The little boat ſecurely paſſes by But where with noiſe the waters creep, - Turn off with care, for treacherous rocks are near. Norris. "#, f ſt; ſhape; manner RN. m. ſ. ſ f rb. I 2. e form ; caſt 5 ; Inanie. , Trnol: Tº: 4 d *. º 3 Our young men take up. º ‘. d up. º . 2. Meander ; winding way. herein his thoughts are improper to his without knowing whº is thoughts } Fear miſled the youngeſt from his way; - ſubječt, or his expreſſions unworthy of his thoughts, or the But Niſus hit the turns. Dryden. turn of both is unharmonious. . . . hich d Dryden. After a turbulent and noiſy courſe among the rocks, the Seldom any thing raiſes wonder in me,which does not give Teverne falls into the valley, and after many turns and kes my heart the better. Addiſon. my thought a turn that ma •. - ilv windings glides peaceably into the Tiber. Addiſon. Femaič virtues are of a domeſtick tº: The family is the 3. A walk too and fro. proper province for private women to ſhine in. Addiſon. My good and gracious lord of Canterbury: Án agreeable tºn appears in her ſentinents upon the moſt Come, you and I muſt walk a turn together. Shakeſpeare. Milton. ordinary affairs of life. *
T U R T U T. - Wºº — -- - not conſiſt ſo much in advancing things new, as .*º known an agreeable turn. Addiſon's Spect. #efore I made this remark, I wondered to ſee the Roman poets, in their deſcription of a beautiful man, ſo often men- tion the turn of his neck and arms. - Addiſon. A youngman of a ſprightly turn in converſation, had an in- ordinate deſire of appearing faſhionable. Speciator. Books give the ſame turn to our thoughts and reaſoning, that good company does to our converſation. Swift's Miſ. The very turn of voice, the good pronunciation, and the alluring manner which ſome teachers have attained, will, en- gage the attention. JWatts. 14. The manner of adjuſting the words of a ſentence. The turn of words, in which Ovid exeells all poets, are ſometimes a fault or ſometimes a beauty, as they are uſed properly or improperly. Dryden. The three firſt ſtanzas are rendered word for word with the original, not only with the ſame elegance, but the ſame ſhort turn of expreſſion peculiar to the ſapphick ode. Addiſon. The firſt coin being made of braſs gave the denomination to money among the Romans, and the whole turn of their expreſſions is derived from it. Arbuthnot. 15. By TuRNs. One after another. They feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes; extremes by change more fierce. Milt. The challenge to Dametas #. belong, Menalcas ſhall ſuſtain his under-ſong; Each in his turn your tuneful numbers bring; By turns the tuneful muſes love to fing. Dryden's Virg. By turns put on the ſuppliant, and the lord; Threaten'd this moment, and the next implor’d. Prior. TU'RNBENcH. m. ſ. [turn and bench..] A term of turners. Small work in metal is turn'd in an iron lathe called a turnbench, which they ſcrew in a vice, and having fitted their work upon a ſmall iron axle, with a drill barrel, fitted upon a ſquare ſhank, at the end of the axis, next the left-hand, they with a drill-bow, and drill-ſtring, carry it about. Moxon. Tu'RN.coat. n.ſ.. [turn and coat.] One who forſakes his party or principles; a renegade; Courteſy itſelf muſt turn to diſdain, if you come in her preſence—Then is courteſy a turncoat. Shakeſp. Tu'RNER. n. ſ. [from turn..] One whoſe trade is to turn in a lathe. Nor box, nor limes without their uſe are made, , Smooth-grain’d and proper for the turner's trade. Dryden. Some turners, to ſhew their dexterity in turning, turn long and ſlender pieces of ivory, as ſmall as an hay-ſtalk. Moxon. Tu'RNING. v. a. [from turn..] Flexure; winding; meander. Iran with headlong haſte Thro' paths and turnings often trod by day. Milton. Tu'RNING Ness. n.ſ.. [from turning.] Qūality of turning; ter- giverſation; ſubterfuge. So nature formed him, to all turningnſ of ſleights; that though no man had leſs goodneſs, no man could better find the places whence arguments might grow of goodneſs. Sidn. Tu'RNIP. n.ſ. A white eſculent root. - The flower conſiſts of four leaves, which are placed in form of a croſs ; out of the flower cup riſes the pointal, which af- terward turns to a pod, divided into two cells by an interme- diate partition, to which the valves adhere on both ſides, and are full of roundiſh ſeeds: a carneous and tuberoſe root. Mil. November is drawn with bunches of parſnips and turnips in his right-hand. Peacham on Drawing. The goddeſs roſe amid the inmoſt round, With wither'd turnip-tops her temples crown'd. Turnips hide their ſwelling heads below. Gay. TURNPI'KE... m. ſ. . [turn and pike, or pique.] - Gay's Paſ? I. A croſs of two bars armed with pikes at the end, and turn- ing on a pin, fixed to hinder horſes from entering. 2. Any gate by which the way is obſtructed. The gates are ſhut, and the turnpikes locked. Arbuthnot. Tu'RNsick, adj. [turn and ſick.] Vértiginous; giddy. If a man ſee another turn ſwiftly and long; or if he look upon wheels that turn, himſelf waxeth turnſick. Bacon. TuRNso’i, n.ſ. [Heliotrºpium, Lat..] A plant. The flower confiſts of one leaf ſhaped like a funnel, having its centre wrinkled and folded, and its brim cut into ten ſeg- ments alternately unequal: theſe flowers are colleaed into a long reflected ſpike, reſembling a ſcorpion's tail; each flower is ſucceeded by four naked gibboſe ſeeds. Miller. Tuºnsert. * / [turn and ſpit.] He that anciently turned a ſpit, inſtead of which jacks are now generally uſed. I give you joy of the report That he's to have a place at court; Yes, and a place he will grow rich in, r A turnſpit in the royal kitchen. Tu'RNstlie. n.f. [turn and ſtile.] A turnpike. A turnſ?ile is more certain Than, in events of war, dame Fortune. Twirling turnſiles interrupt the way, T .The thwarting paſſenger ſhall force them roºd. * U RPentine. n.ſ. [turp. * Swift's Miſcel. Hudibras. - Gay. "tina, Italian; terebinthina, Lat.JThe gum exuded by the pine, the juniper, and other trees of that kind. As the turpentine tree I ſtretched out my branches. Eccl Vertgreaſe grinded with turpentine, put into a pot jº - you uſe it warm it. eacham on B. Tu'Rquoise. n.ſ. See Turkois. g. One ſhew'd me a ring, he had of your daughter for a monkey—Out upon her it was my turquoiſ, Thi it when I was a bachelor. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice Tu'RPITUDE. m. ſ. [turpitude, Fr. turpitude, from turfi, Lati Eſſential deformity of words, thoughts of adions: i. ..] vileneſs; badneſs. ; inherent How would'ſt thou have paid My better ſervice, when my turpitude Thou thus doſt crown with gold. Shakeſpeare Decency imports a certain meaſure of one thing to anºther, the preſervation of which is properly that rule by which. thing ought to act ; and conſequently the violation of it im- plies a turpitude or indecency. South's Sermon Tur R.E.T. n.ſ. ſturris, Lat.] A ſmall eminence raiſed alj the reſt of the building; a little tower. Diſcourſe I pry thee, on this turret's top. Shai All things well ordered, he withdrew with ſpeed Up to a turret high, two ports between, That ſo he might be near at every need, And overlook the lands and furrows green. Make Windſor hills in lofty numbers riſe, And liſt her turret, nearer to the ſkies. Pºpe. Windſ. Fr. Tu'RReted. adj. [from turret.] Formed like a tower; riſing like a tower. Take a turreted lamp of tin, in the form of a ſquare; the height of the turret being thrice as much as the length of the lower part, whereupon the lamp ſtandeth. Bacon'; Nat. Hiſ. TU’RTLE. }". ſ: [runtle, Saxon; tortorelle, French ; TU'RTLEDove. tortarella, Italian; turtar, Latin.] 1. A ſpecies of dove. When ſhepherds pipe on oaten ſtraws, And merry larks are ploughmens clocks: When turtles tread. Shakespeare Love's Lab. Loft. We'll teach him to know turtles from jays. Shakespeare Take me an heifer and a turtle dove. Gen. xv. 9. Galen propos'd the blood of turtles dropt warm from their wings. //jcman. 2. It is uſed among ſailors and gluttons for a tortoiſe. Tush. interj. [Of this word I can find no credible etymology.] An expreſſion of contempt. Tuſh, ſay they, how ſhould God perceive it: is there knowledge in the moſt high Pſalm bºxiii. Sir Thomas Moor found fault with his lady's continual chiding, ſaying; the conſideration of the time, for it was ſent, É.i. reſtrain her. Tuſh, tuſh, my lord, ſaid ſhe, loºk, here is one ſtep to heaven-ward, ſhewing him a fiar's girdle. I fear me, quoth Sir Thomas, this one ſtep will not bring you up a ſtep higher. Camden's Remaini, Tuſh never tell me, I take it much unkindly That thou, Iago, who haſt had my purſe, - . As if the ſtrings were thine, ſhould know of this. Shai. Tusk. m. ſ. [x;xar, Saxon; tºſken, old Friſick.] The lºng teeth of a pugnacious animal; the fang; the holding tooth. Some creatures have over-long, or out-growing teeth, called fangs, or tusks; as boars and pikes. y Bacon. The boar depended upon his tusks. L'Eſtrange. As two boars, With riſing briſtles, and with frothy jaws, Their adverſe breaſts with tusks oblique they wound. Dryd. A monſtrous boar ºffeare, Fairfax, Whetting his tusks, and churning hideous foam. Smith. TU'skED. - - - +. łaj. [from tusk..] furniſhed with tuſks. Into the naked woods he goes, Dryden. And ſeeks the tusky boar to tear. : the Of thoſe §§'s no one was horned and tuikd *: ‘etw ſuperfluous blººd not ſufficing to feed both. º . Tu'suck. n.ſ. [diminitive of tazz.] A tuft of gaſ." . of The firſt is remarkable for the ſeveral tuſſuck, or *:;: thorns, wherewith it is armed round. - zrºw. Tut. interſ. [This ſeems to be the ſame with tuſh.] A particle noting contempt. - cl Tut, tut 1 grace me no grace, nor uncle me no un Tut, tut f here's a mannerly forbearance. Tuta NAG. m. ſ. - - Tutanage ſ the Chineſe name for ſpelter, which : roneouſly apply to the metal of which *". 2. that are brought over with the tea from China. | and and coarſe pewter made with the lead carried from P} dward. tin got in the kingdom of Quintang. 6.dian- TU'TEL AGE. n.ſ.. [tutelle, º: Fr. tutela, Lat.] G" ſhip ; ſtate of being under guardian. - - # one in the i. ; lands die, and leavei. º: ſucceed to him, his tutelage belongeth to the kit'É. ſ1: natuſ: He accoupled the ambaſſage with an article "... - - - his of a requeſt, that the French king might, acco"; *::: e. Shakespeare Shakespeare . 3
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right of ſeigniory or tutelage; diſpoſe of the marriage of the
young ducheſs of Britany. Bacon.
UTELAR. adj. [tutela, Lat.] Having the charge or guar-
TU’t El ARY. { dianſhip of any perſon or thing; protecting;
defenſive ; guardian.
According to the traditions of the magicians the tutelary
ſpirits, will not remove at common appellations, but at the
proper names of things, whereunto they are protectors. Brown.
Temperance, that virtue without pride, and fortune without
- envy, that gives indolence of body, with an equality of mind;
the beſt guardian of youth and ſupport of of age : the pre-
cept of reaſon, as well as religion, and phyſician of the ſoul
as well as the body; the tutelar goddeſs of health, and uni-
verſal medicine of life. Temple.
Theſe tutelar genii who preſided over the ſeveral people
committed to their charge, were watchful over them. Dryd.
But you, O Grecian chiefs, reward my care,
Sure I may plead a little to your grace:
Enter'd the town; I then unbarr'd the gates,
When I remov’d the tutelary fates. Dryden.
Ye tutelar gods who guard this royal fabric. Rowe.
TuTor. m. / [tutor, Lat. İuteur, Fr.] One who has the care
of anºther's learning and morals; a teacher or inſtructor.
When I am as I have been,
Approach me, and thou ſhalt be as thou waſ,
The tutor and the feeder of my riots ;
Till then I baniſh thee on pain of death. Shakeſp.
Ah tutor, look where bloody Clifford comes. Shakeſp.
When nobles are the tailors tutors ;
No hereticks burnt but wenches ſuiters. Butler.
A Primitive Chriſtian, that coming to a friend to teach him
a pſalm, began, I ſaid I will look to my ways, that I offend
not with my tongue; upon which he ſtop'd his tutor, ſaying,
this is enough if I learn it. Government of the Tougue.
º His body thus adorn'd, he next deſign'd
With lib'ral arts to cultivate his mind:
He ſought a tutor of his own accord,
And ſtudy'd leſſons he before abhorrºd. Dryden.
No ſcience is ſo ſpeedily learned by the nobleſ: genius with-
Out a tutor. //atts.
To TutoR. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To inſtruct; to teach; to document.
This boy is foreſt born,
And hath been tutor'd in the rudiments
Of many deſperate ſtudies by his uncle.
He cannot be a perfeót man,
Not being tried and tutor'd in the world. Shakespeare
The cock has his ſpurs, and he ſtrikes his feet inwärd
with ſingular ſtrength and order; yet he does not this by any
ſyllogiſtical method, but is merely tutored by inſtinét. Hale.
2. To treat with ſuperiority or ſeverity.
I hardly yet have learn'd
T'inſinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my knee :
Give ſorrow leave a while to tutor me
To this ſubmiſſion. Shakespeare Rich. II.
I take a review of my little boys mounted upon hobby-
horſes, and of little girls tutoring their babies. Addiſon.
Tu'roRAGE. m. ſ. [from tutor.] The authority or ſolemnity of
a tutor.
Children care not for the company of their parents or
tutors, and men will care leſs for theirs, who would make
them children by uſurping a tutorage. Govern. of the Tongue.
Tu’roREss. n.ſ.. [from tutor.] Direétreſs; inſtructreſs; go-
verneſs.
Fidelia ſhall be your tutoreſ. Mºore's Foundling.
Tutty. m. ſ. ſtutia, low Lat. tuthie, Fr.] A ſublimate of zinc
or calamine collected in the furnace. Ainſw.
TU’TsAN, or parkleaves. n.ſ.. [androſaemum, Lat..] A plant.
Tuz. m. ſ. [I know not whether it is not a word merely of
cant..] A lock or tuft of hair.
With odorous oil thy head and hair are ſleek;
And then thou kemp'ſt the tuzzes on thy cheek;
Of theſe thy barbers take a coſtly care. Dryden.
Twain, adj. [ipšen, bagpa, both twain, Saxon.] Two. An
old word, not now uſed but ludicrouſly.
'Tis not the tryal of a woman's war,
The bitter clamour of two eager tongues,
Can arbitrate this cauſe betwixt us twain.
Such ſmiling rogues as theſe, -
Like rats, oft bite the holy cords in twain, - -
Too intricate tº unlooſe. Shakeſp. King Lear.
Of my condition take no Care ;
It fits not; thou and I long ſince are twain. Milton.
When old winter ſplit the rocks in twain;
He ſtrip'd the bears-foot of its leafy growth. Dryden.
The trembling widow, and her daughters twain,
This woeful cackling cry with horror heard. Dryden.
To TWANG. v. n. [A word formed from the ſound.j To
ſound with a quick ſharp noiſe. . .
A thouſand twanging inſtrum e its
Will hum about mine ears. Shakespeare , Tempeſt.
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His quiver o'er his ſhoulders Phoebus threw,
His bow twang'd, and his arrows rattled as they flew. Dºyd.
With her thund'ring voice ſhe menacid high;
And every accent *g'd with ſmarting ſorrow. Dryden.
The twanging bows -
Send ſhowers ºf that, that on their barbed points
Alternate ruin bear. Philips
Sounds the tough horn and twang; the quiv'ring ſtring.
Pope.
To Twang. v. a. To make to ſound ſharply. ope
A ſwaggering accent tharply twang'd off, gives manhood
approbation. Shakespeare Twel -
TwANG. m. ſ. [from the verb.] ºak. Twelfth Night.
I. A ſharp quick ſound.
- They by the ſound and twang of noſe,
If all be ſound within, diſcloſe. Butler's Hudibrar.
So ſwells each wind-pipe; aſs intones to aſs, -
Harmonic twang of leather, horn and braſs.
2. An affected modulation of the vºice.
If he be but a perſon in Vogue with the multitude, he can
make popular, rambling, incoherent ſtuff, ſeaſoned with twang
and tautology, paſs for high rhetorick. South's Sermons.
He has ſuch a titang in his diſcourſe, and ungraceful wa
9f ſpeaking thro' his noſe, that one an hardly underſtand
him. - - - Arbuthnot.
TwANG. interj. A word making a quick ačtion, accompanied
. a ſharp found. Little uſed, and little deſerving to be
uſed.
Pope.
There's one, the beſt in all my quiver,
Žºvang! thro' his very heart and fºr.
Twa’NGLIs G. adj. [from twang.J.Contemptibly noiſy.
She did call me raſcal, fidler,
And twangling jack, with twenty ſuch vile terms. Shakespeare
T; TWANK. v. n. [Corrupted from twang.] To make to
ound.
A freeman of London has the Privilege of diſturbing a whole
Prior.
ſtreet with twanking of a braſs kettle. Addiſon.
'Twas. Contracted from it was.
If he aſks who bid thee, ſay 'twas I. Dryd.
To TWATTLE. v. n. [ſchwatzen, German.] To prate; to
gabble ; to chatter.
... It is nºt for every twattling goſſip to undertake. L'Eſtrange.
TwAY. For Tw AiN.
Gyon's angry blade ſo fierce did play
On th' other's helmet, which as Titaſ, ſhone,
That quit it clove his plumed creſt in tway. Fairy 2.
TwA'YBLADE. m. ſ. [Ophris, Lat..] It hath a polypetalous
flower, conſiſting of ſix diſſimilar leaves, of which the five
ºpper ones are ſo diſpoſed, as to repreſent in ſome meaſure dil
helmet, the under one being headed and ſhaped like a maj
The empalement becomes a fruit, perforated with three
windows, to which adhere valves, Pregnant with very ſmall
ſeeds like duſt. Miller.
To TWEAG. A v.a. [It is written tweag by Skinner, but ºf
To Twe Ak. } by other writers; twäcken, German.] To
pinch : to ſqueeze betwixt the fingers.
Who calls me villain, breaks my pate acroſs,
Tweaks me by the noſe. Shakespeare
To rouſe him from lethargick dump,
He tweak’d his noſe. Butler.
Look in their face, they tweak'd your noſe. Swift. .
Twe AGUE. N. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Perplexity; ludicrous
Twe A K. } diſtreſs. A low word.
This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. Arbuthnot.
To TWEETL.E. v. a. [I know not whence deriv'd.] To handle
lightly. It ſeems in the following paſſage miſprinted for
wheedle. -
A fidler brought in with him a body of luſty young fellows,
whom he had tweedled into the ſervice. Addiſon.
Tweez ERs. m. ſ. ſetup, French..] Nippers, or ſmall pincers,
to pluck off hairs.
There hero's wits are kept in pond’rous vaſes,
And beaus in ſnuff-boxes and tweezer caſes. Pope.
Tw ELF TH. adj. xpelpca, Saxon.] Second after the tenth; the
ordinal of twelve.
He found Eliſha plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and
he with the twelfth. I Kings. xix. 9.
Suppoſing, according to the ſtandard, five ſhillings were
to weigh an ounce, wanting about ſixteen grains, whereof
one twelfth were copper, and eleven twelfths ſilver, it is plain
here the quantity of ſilver gives the value. - Locke.
Twelfth ride. m. ſ. The twelfth day after Chriſtmas.
Plough-munday, next after that twelfthtide, . . .
Bids out with the plough. | Tuff. Hasb.
Twelve. adj. [xpelp, Sax.] Two and ten ; twice ſix. -
Thou haſt beat me out twelve ſeveral times. Shakespeare Coriolanus.
Had we no quarrel elſe to Rome, but that
Thou art thence baniſh'd, we would muſter all,
Froin twelve to twenty, Shakespeare
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- T W I T W I - Tº wº an talk'd with you yeſternight - cºlº º tº: . and one. Slakeſpeare. On his left hand twelve reverend owls did fly: So Romulus, 'tis ſung, by Tyber's brook, Preſage of ſway from twice ſix vultures, took. Dryden. Twelv FMost H. n. fº and month.] A year, as con- - twelve months. firi #. laugh at this a twelvemonth hence. y Shakeſp. This year or twelvemonth, by reaſon that the moon's months are ſhorter than thoſe of the ſun, is about eleven days ſhorter than the ſun's year. - - Holder. Taking the ſhoots of the paſt ſpring and pegging them down in very rich earth perfectly conſumed, watering them upon all occaſions, by this time twelvementh they will be ready to remove. Evelyn. In the ſpace of about a twelvemonth I have run out of a whole thouſand pound upon her. Addiſon. Not twice a twelvemonth you appear in print. Pope. Twe’lve PEN ce. m. ſ. [twelve and pence.]. A ſhilling. ---- Twelve penny. adj. [twelve and penny..] Sold for a ſhilling. I would wiſh no other revenge, from this rhyming judge of the twelvepenny gallery. - Dryd. Twe'lvescoſ. E. n.J. [twelve and ſcore.]Twelve times twenty ; two hundred and forty. Twelveſ ore virago's of the Spartan race. Dryden. Twe’NTIETH. adj. [rpenteogota, Saxon.] Twice tenth ; or- dinal of twenty. This year, The twentieth from the firing the capitol, As fatal too to Rome, by all predićtions. , Ben. Johnſon. The quantity of the fifteenth ſhould be turned to a twentieth. Bacon. Why was not I the twentieth by deſcent From a long reſtive race of droning kings Dryden. This crown now muſt be raiſed, and coined one twentieth lighter; which is nothing but changing the denomination, calling that a crown, now, which yeſterday was but a part, viz. nineteen twentieths. ocke. Tw ENTY. adj. [xpenziz, Saxon.] I. Twice ten. At leaſt nineteen-in twenty of theſe perplexing words might be changed into eaſy ones. Swift. 2. A proverbial or indefinite number. Maximilian, upon twenty reſpc&ts, could not have been the n1211. Bacon's Henry VII. Twi'BIL. m. ſ. ſtwy for two and bill, bipennis, Lat..] A halbert. Ainſ. Twice. adv. [episº, Saxon; twees, Dutch.] 1. Two times. Upon his creſt he ſtruck him ſo, That twice he reeled, ready twice to fall. Fairy Q. He twice eſſay’d to caſt his ſon in gold ; Twice from his hands he drop'd the forming mould. Dryd. 2. Doubly. A little ſum you mourn, while moſt have met With twice the loſs, and by as vile a cheat. Dryden. 3. It is often uſed in compoſition. Life is tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowſy man. Shakeſp. Twice-born Bacchus burſt the thund’rer's thigh, And all the gods that wander thro’ the ſky. Creech. Extol the ſtrength of a twice-conquer'd race. Dryden. And what ſo tedious as a twice-told tale. Pope. To Twipi E. v. a... [This is commonly written tweedle.] To touch lightly. A low word. With my fingers upon the ſtupe, I preſſed cloſe upon it, and twidled it in, firſt one ſide, then the other. Jºſeman. TWIG. m. ſ. cyré, 2p133a, Saxon; twyg, Dutch..] A ſmall ſhoot of a branch ; a ſwitch tough and long. The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the outſide with hides, and ſo had the Venetians. Raleigh. They choſe the fig-tree, ſuch as ſpread her arms, Branching ſo broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root. Can'ſt thou with a weak angle ſtrike the whale, His huge jaw with a twig or bulruſh bore ? Sandys. . If they cut the twigs at evening, a plentiful and pleaſant Juice comes out. More. The tender twig ſhoots upwards to the ſkies. Dryden. - From parent bough ... " A cyon meetly ſever: after force A way into the crabſtocks cloſe wrought grain By wedges, and within the living wound Incloſe the foſter twig, around which ſpread Milton. The binding clay. Philips. Twºgºs. adj.. [from twig.] Made of twigs. !!! beat the knave with a twiggen bottle. Shakeſp. The ſides and rim ſewed together after the manner of twiggen work. Grew. Twiggy. adj. [from twig.] Full of twigs. | Willºr. º. f. tweeiſt, Dutch ; zyeoncleohz, Saxon.] The dubious or faint light before ſunriſe, obſcure light; uncertain view. Her twilights were more clear than our mid-day h Suſpicions amongſt thoughts, are like {"º. they ever fly by twilight. Certainly t tº ulius, º: y by & y they are to be wº A faint weak love of virtue, and of good, Reflects from her on them, which underſtood Her worth ; and though ſhe have ſhut in all day The twilight of her memory doth ſtay. He that ſaw hell in's melancholy dream, And in the twilight of his phancy's theme Scar'd from his fins, repented in a fright, Had he view'd Scotland, had turn'd proſelyte. Ambroſial night, with clouds exhal’d From that high mount of God, whence light and ſhads Spring both, the face of brighteſt heav'n had chang'd To grateful twilight. Milton's P. Lºft When the ſun was down w/1 - They juſt arriv'd by twilight at a town. Drydºn In the greateſt part of our concernment he has afforded º only the twilight of probability, ſuitable to our flate of... crity. - Lºck. Twi'light. adj. 1. Not clearly or brightly illuminated; obſcure; deepl - wº. ſun º to fling ply ſhaded His flaring beams, me goddeſs bring To arched walks of twilight groves. O'er the twilight groves, and duſky caves, Long-ſounding iſles, and intermingled graves, Black melancholy fits, and round her throws A death-like ſilence, and a dead repoſe. 2. Seen by twilight. On old Lycaeus or Cyllene hoar Trip no more in twilight ranks. Twin. m. ſ. [rpinn, Saxon; tweelingen, Dutch.] I. Children born at a birth. It is therefore ſeldom uſed in the ſingular ; though ſometimes it is uſed for one of twins. In this myſtery of ill opinions, here's the twin brother of thy letter; but let thine inherit firſt, for mine never ſhall. Shakespeare In beſtowing He was moſt princely : ever witneſs for him Thoſe twins of learning Ipſwich and Oxford. Shakespeare If that moment of the time of birth be of ſuch moment, whence proceedeth the great difference of the conſtitutions of twins, which, tho’ together born, have ſtrange and contrary fortunes. Drummond. and after ſunſet; Bacºn. Dºmnº, r Cleveland. Miliºn. Pºſt, Miltºn. The divided dam Runs to the ſummons of her hungry lamb; - But when the twin cries halves, ſhe quits the firſt. Cleveland. They came twins from the womb, and ſtill they live As if they would go twins too to the grave. Otway. Fair Leda's twins, in time to ſtars decreed, One fought on foot, one curb’d the fiery ſteed. Drydºn. Had there been the ſame likeneſs in all men, as ſometimes in twins, it would have given occaſion to confuſion. Grew, 2. Gemini, the ſign of the zodiack. This, when the ſun retires, Firſt ſhines, and ſpreads black night with feeble fires, Then parts the twins and crab. - Creath, When now no more, th' alternate twins are fir’d. r Short is the doubtful empire of the night. Thºmſºn, To Twin. v. n. [from the noun.] I. To be born at the ſame birth. He that is approv’d in this offence, - Though he had twinn'd with me both at a birth, lſ Shall loſe me. Shaft.0thiº. 2. To bring two at once. - Tºſºr Ewes yearly by twinning rich maſters do make. uſer. 3. To be paired ; to be ſuited. Hath nature given them eyes, Which can diſtinguiſh 'twixt The fiery orbs above and the twinned ſtones Upon the humbl’d beach. O how inſcrutable his equity Sandº, Twins with his power. bi d •. Twinbo'RN. adj. [twin and born.] Born at theſ.” Our fins lay on the King; he muſt bear all. Shah'ſ O hard condition and twiniern with greatneſſ. Jakº/P. To Twin E. v. a. [zpınan, Saxon; twynan, Dutch.] body of I. To twiſt or complicate ſo as to unite, or form one bod) ſubſtance out of two or more. ºned linem Thou ſhalt make an hanging of blue, and fine twine. .. . wrought with needlework. Exºd. xxvi. 3 2. I know not whether this is from twine or twin. By original lapſe, true liberty Is loſt, which always with right reaſon dwells, Shak ºff - Twin'd, and from her hath no dividual being: Miltºn, 3. To unite itſelf. - Lumps of ſugar loſe themſelves, and tº Craſhatt. Their ſubtile eſſence with the ſoul of wine. rº/ To 7
T W I . To Twine. v. n. - 1. To convolve itſelf; to wrap itſelf cloſely about. Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine, The victor cry'd, the glorious prize is mine ! Pope. 2. To unite by interpoſition of parts. Friends now faſt ſworn, who twine in love Unſeparable, ſhall, within this hour, On a diffenſion of a doit, break out To bittereſt enmity. 3. To wind; to make flexures. As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the ſea their courſe incline. Or as philoſophers who find Some fav'rite ſyſtem to their mind, In ev'ry point to make it fit, Will force all nature to ſubmit. Swift. The deer ruſtles thro’ the twining brake. Thomſon. Twine. n.ſ...[from the verb.] 1. A twiſted thread. Not any damſel, which her vaunteth moſt In ſkilful knitting of ſoft filken twine. - Spenſer. A pointed ſword hung threat'ning o'er his head, Suſtain'd but by a ſlender twine of thread. Dryden. 2. Twiſt; convolution. Nor all the gods beſide Longer dare abide, Not Typhon huge ending in ſhaky twine. Milton. Welcome joy and feaſt, Braid your locks with roſy twine, Dropping odours, dropping wine. Milton. 3. Embrace; ačt of convolving itſelf round. Everlaſting hate The vine to ivy bears, but with am’rous twine Claſps the tall elm. Philips. To Twing E. v. a. [twingen, German; twinge, Daniſh.] 1. To torment with ſudden and ſhort pain. - The gnat charg'd into the noſtrils of the lion, and there twing'd him till he made him tear himſelf, and ſo maſter'd him. L’Eſtrange. 2. To pinch; to tweak. When a man is paſt his ſenſe, There's no way to reduce him thence, But twinging him by th’ ears and noſe, Shakeſpeare. Or laying on of heavy blows. Hudibras. Twinge. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. Short ſudden ſharp pain. • The wickedneſs of this old villain ſtartles me, and gives me a twinge for my own ſin, though far ſhort of his. Dryd. 2. A tweak; a pinch. How can you fawn upon a maſter that gives you ſo many blows and twinges by the ears. L’Eſtrange. Twink. m. ſ. [See Twinkle.] The motion of an eye; a moment. Not in uſe. She hung about my neck, and kiſs on kiſs She vied ſo faſt, proteſting oath on oath, That in a twink ſhe won me to her love. To Twi'NKLE, v. n. [Epinclian, Saxon.] 1. To ſparkle; to flaſh irregularly; to ſhine with intermitted light 5 to ſhine faintly; to quiver. - At firſt I did adore a twinkling ſtar, Shakeſpeare. But now I worſhip a celeſtial ſun. Shakeſpeare. As plays the ſun upon the glaſſey ſtreams, Twinkling another counterfeited beam, So ſeems this gorgeous beauty. Shakeſpeare. Some their forked tails ſtretch forth on high, And tear the twinkling ſtars from trembling ſky. Fairfax. God compriſes all the goods we value in the creatures, as the ſun doth the light that twinkles in the ſtars. Boyle. The ſtar of love, That twinkles you to fair Almeyda's bed. Dryden. Think you your new French proſelytes are come To ſtarve abroad, becauſe they ſtarv'd at home, Your benefices twinkl’d from afar. Dryden. So weak your charms, that like a winter's night, Twinkling with ſtars, they freeze me while they light. Dryd. Theſe ſtars do not twinkle when viewed through teleſcopes which have large apertures: for the rays of light which paſs through divers parts of the aperture, tremble each of them apart; and by means of their various, and ſometimes contrary tremors, fall at one and the ſame time upon different points “ in the bottom of the eye. Newton. 2. To open and ſhut the eye by turns. The owl fell a moping and twinkling. L’Eſtrange. 3. To play irregularly. His eyes will twinkle, and his tongue will roll, As tho’ he beck’ned, and call’d back his ſoul, Donne. Fº } n. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. A ſparkling intermitting light; a motion of the eye. T W I Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damſel broke his miſintended dart. Spenºr. I come, I come ; the leaſt twinkle had brought me pen to thee. Dryden's Don Sebaſtian. 2. A ſhort ſpace, ſuch as is taken up by a mºn of the 4. º sº can thy wants at will ſupply, It º:º:. º all things for º meet, - - 'ling of an eye. 'airy 9teen. Theſe falſe beauties of the ſtage * no more tº: a rainbow; when the actor gilds them no longer with hi reflection, they vaniſh in a twinkling. 3. Dryd . The action, paſſion, and manners of ſo man £; a pićture, are to be diſcerned in the twinkling y . eye, if º could travel over ſo many different º,all at TWIN.ING. m. f. [diminutive of twin.] A twin iſ...". limº; two brought at a birth. > winlings increaſe bring. Tuſſºr' Twi'NNER. m.ſ.. [from twin.j A breeder of º s Huſº. Ewes yeerely by twinning rich maiſters do make, The lambe of ſuch twinner, for breeders go take. Tuffer. To Twirl. v. a. [from whirl..] Tö turn round ; to move by a quick rotation. Wºol and raw filk by moiſture incorporate with other thread; eſpecially if there be a little wreathing, as appeareth by the twiſting and twirling about of ſpindles. Bacon. Dextrous damſels twirl the ſprinkling mop. Gay. See ruddy maids, Some taught with dextrous hand to twirl the wheel. Dodſ. Twirl. n.ſ. Ifrom the verb.] 1. Rotation; circular motion. 2. Twiſt; convolution. The twirl on this is different from that of the others; this being an heteroſtropha, the twirl: turning from the right- hand to the left. Iſºodward on Fºſſils. To TWIST. v. a. ſ.3expiran, Saxon; twiſt.n, Dutch.] I. To form by complication; to form by convolution. Do but deſpair, And if thou want'ſt a cord, the ſmalleſt thread That ever ſpider twiſted from her womb, Will ſtrangle thce. Shakeſheare. To reprove diſcontent, the ancients feigned, that in hell ſtood a man twiſting a rope of hay; and ſtill he twiſted on, ſuffering an aſs to eat up all that was finiſhed. Taylor. Would Clotho waſh her hands in milk, And twiſt our thread with gold and ſilk; Would ſhe in friendſhip, peace, and plenty, Spin out our years to four times twenty, And ſhould we both in this condition, Have conquer'd love, and worſe ambition, Elſe theſe two paſſions by the way, May chance to ſhew us ſcurvy play. Prior. The taſk were harder to ſecure my own Againſt the pow'r of thoſe already known ; For well you twiſt the ſecret chains that bind With gentle force the captivated mind. 2. To contort; to writhe. - Either double it into a pyramidical, or twiſt it into a ſer- pentine form. Pope. 3. To wreath; to wind; to encircle by ſomething round about. There are pillars of ſmoke twiſted about with wreaths of flame. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 4. To form; to weave. If thou doſt love fair Hero, cheriſh it, And thou ſhalt have her : was’t not to this end That thou began'ſt to twiſt ſo fine a ſtory Shakeſpeare. 5. To unite by intertexture of parts. All that know how prodigal Of thy great ſoul thou art, longing to twiſ' Bays with that joy, which ſo early kiſt Thy youthful temples, with what horror we Think on the blind events of war. //aller. 6. To unite ; to inſinuate. - When avarice twiſts itſelf, not only with the praštice of men, but the doćtrines of the church; when eccleſiaſticks diſpute for money, the miſchief ſeems fatal. Decay of Piety. To Twist. v. n. To be contorted; to be convolved. In an ileus, commonly called the twiſting of the guts, is a circumvolution or inſertion of one part of the gut within the other. Arbuthnot on Aliments. Deep in her breaſt he plung'd the ſhining ſword: Th’Ináchians view the ſlain with vaſt ſurprize, Her twiſting volumes, and her rolling eyes. Pope. Twist. n.f. [from the verb.] . - - - - 1. Any thing made by convolution, or winding two bodies together. - Lyttleton. Minerva nurs'd him - - within a twiſt of twining offers laid. Addison. 2. A
T W I
T Y. M.
a cord. -
ſtring about the work, hazards its break-
againſt one another.
Maxon's Mech. Exer.
2. A fingle ſtring ºf
Winding a thin -
ing by the fretting of the ſeveral twiſts
3. A cord; a ſtring. - 21- -
Through theſe labyrinths, not my grov'ling wit,
But thy filk twiſt, let down from heav'n to me,
Did both conduct and teach me, how by it
To climb to thee. Herbert.
About his chin the twiſt
He ty'd, and ſoon the ſtrang!'d ſoul diſmiſs'd. Dryden.
4. Contortion ; writhe.
Not the leaſt turn or twiſ in the fibres of any one animal,
which does not render them more proper for that particular
animal's way of life than any other caſt or texture. Addiſon.
5. The manner of twiſting. -
Jack ſhrunk at firſt fight of it; he found fault with the
length, the thickneſs, and the twiſt. Arbuthnot.
Twister. m. ſ. [from twiſt.] One who twiſts; a ropemaker.
To this word I have annexed ſome remarkable lines, which
explain twiſt in all its ſenſes.
When a twiſter a-twiſting will twiſt him a twiſt,
For the twiſting of his twiſt, he three twines doth intwiſt;
But if one of the twines of the twiſt do untwiſt,
The twine that untwiſteth untwiſteth the twiſt.
Untwirling the twine that untwiſteth between,
He twirls with his twiſler, the two in a twine;
Then twice having twiſted the twines of the twine,
He twitcheth the twine he had twined in twain.
The twain that in twining before in the twine,
As twins were intwiſted, he now doth untwine,
*Twixt the twain intertwiſting a twine more between,
He, twirling his twiſter, makes a twiſt of the twine. //allis.
To Twit. v. a. ſetpizan, Saxon.] To ſneer ; to flout; to
reproach.
When approaching the ſtormy ſtowers,
We mought with our ſhoulders bear off the ſharp ſhowers,
And ſooth to ſaine, nought ſeemeth fike ſtrife,
That ſhepherds ſo twiten each other's life. Spenſer.
When I proteſt true loyally to her,
She twits me with my falſhood to my friend. Shakeſpeare.
AEſop minds men of their crºors without twitting them for
what's amiſs. L’E/ºrange.
This theſe ſcoffers twitted the Chriſtians with. Tillotſon.
Galen bled his patients, till by fainting they could bear no
longer; for which he was twitted in his own time. Baker.
To TWITCH. v. a. ſ. Piccian, Saxon.] To vellicate; to
pluck with a quick motion ; to ſnatch; to pluck with a haſty
In Otion.
He roſe, and twitch'd his mantle blue,
To-morrow to freſh woods, and paſtures new. Milton.
Twitch'd by the ſleeve he mouths it more and more.
Dryden's juvenal.
With a furious leap
She ſprung from bed, diſturbed in her mind,
And fear'd at ev'ry ſtep a twitching ſpright behind. Dryd.
Thrice they twitch'd the diamond in her ear. Pope.
Twitch. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A quick pull; a ſudden vellication.
But Hudibras give him a twitch,
As quick as light'ning in the breech. Hudibras.
The lion gave one hearty twitch, and got his feet out
of the trap, but left his claws behind. L’Eſtrange.
2. A painful contračtion of the fibres.
Other confed’rate pairs
Contračt the fibres, and the twitch produce,
Which gently puſhes on the grateful food
To the wide ſtomach, by its hollow road.
Mighty phyſical their fear is,
For ſoon as noiſe of combat near is,
Their heart deſcending to their breeches,
Muſt give their ſtomachs cruel twitches. Prior.
A fit of the ſtone is the cure, from the inflammation and
pain occaſioning convulſive twitches. - Sharp.
Twi'Tch GRASS. m. ſ. A plant.
Twitch-graſs is a weed that keeps ſome land looſe, hollow,
and draws away the virtue of the ground. Mortimer.
To Twi'TTER. v. n.
1. To make a ſharp tremulous intermitted noiſe.
This muſt be done,
Swallows twitter on the chimney-tops. Dryden.
They twitter chearful, till the vernal months
Invite them back. Thomſºn.
2. To be ſuddenly moved with any inclination. A low word.
A widow which had a twittering toward a ſecond huſband,
tººk a goſſipping companion to manage the jobb. L’Eſtr.
Twº ER. i. ſ. Any motion or diſorder of paſſion; ſuch as
a violent fit of laughing, or fit of fretting.
The ancient errant knights
Won all their ladies hearts in fights
And cut whole giants into fitters, >
Po put them into amorous twitters.
Blackmore,
Hudibras.
The moon was in a heavy twitter
4. t that her
fitted her. > clºth,..
Twittletwa'rtle. n. ſ. [A ludicro : ºrange.
- - ** - I - us reduplicati
twattle.] Tattle ; gabble. A vile word. Plication of
Inſipid twittletwatles, frothy jeſts, and jingling witticiſm
s:
inure us to a miſunderſtanding of things. L’Eſtr
*Twixt. A contraction of betwixt. range.
Twilight * . . . * * * ..-
ght, ſhºrt arbiter 'twixt day and night, Milton,
Two. adj. . [twai, Gothick; zyu, Saxon.]
1. One and one.
Between two hawks, which flies the higher pitch;
Between two dogs, which hath the deeper motº. '
Between two blades, which bears the better tem & -
Between two horſes, which doth bear him beſt º >
Between two girls, which hath the merrieſt eye.
I have ſome ſhallow ſpirit of judgment. Saif
- - - Yeare
Three words it will three times report, and then #. -
latter for ſome times. Bacon's Nat #.
Fifteen chambers were to lodge us two and two jº
tº--ºvi.
They lay Bacm,
By two and two acroſs the common way. -
2. It is uſed in compoſition. y Dryden,
Next to the raven's age, the Pylian king
Was longeſt liv'd of any two-legg'd thing. Dryden
A rational animal better deſcribed man's eſſence, than .
two-legged animal, with broad nails, and without feather.
L >
The two-ſhap'd Erićthonius had his birth ocke's Hºrii,
Without a mother, from the teeming earth. Addison
Her regiſter was a two-leaved book of record, one º
containing the names of her living, and the other of her dº-
ceaſed members. - Aliff.
Tºoro. adj. [two and edge.] Having an edge on either
10.C.
Clariffa drew, with tempting grace,
A twoedg’d weapon from her ſhining caſe.
Two/Fold. adj. [two and fold.] Double.
Our prayer againſt ſudden death importeth a twofºld defire,
that death when it cometh may give us ſome convenient re-
ſpite, or if that be denied us of God, yet we may have wiſ.
dom to provide always before hand. Hooker.
Through mirkſom air her ready way ſhe makes,
Her twofold team, of which two black as pitch,
And two were brown, yet each to each unlike,
Did ſoftly ſwim away. Fairy Queen,
O thou ! the earthly author of my blood, -
Whoſe youthful ſpirit in me regenerate,
Doth now with twofºld vigour lift me up,
To reach at vićtory above my head,
Pºpe.
Add proof unto mine armour with thy prayers,
And with thy bleſfings ſteel my lance's point. Shake?.
Our twofold ſeas waſh either ſide. Dryden.
Time and place taken for diſtinguiſhable portions of ſpace
and duration, have each of them a twofold acceptation. Lºck,
Ewes, that erſt brought forth but ſingle lambs, -
Now dropp'd their twofold burdens. Priºr,
Holineſs may be taken in a twofºld ſenſe; for that external
holineſs, which belongs to perſons or things, offered to God;
or for thoſe internal graces which ſanctify our natures. Atterb,
. Two/Fol D. adv. Doubly.
A proſelyte you make twofold more the child of hell than
yourſelves. Matth. xxiii. 15.
Two'HANDED. adj. [two and hand.J Large; bulky; enor-
mous of magnitude.
With huge twohanded ſway,
Brandiſh'd cloft, the horrid edge came down,
Wide waſting. Milton's Par, Lºft.
If little, then ſhe's life and ſoul all o'er ;
An Amazon, the large twohanded whore. . Drydºn.
Two/PENce. n.ſ. A ſmall coin, valued at twice Pº
You all ſhew like gilt twopences to me. Shakespeare.
To TY E. v. a To bind. See TIE. ... ."
TYE. m. ſ. See TIE. A knot; a bond or obligation.
Lay your -
Command upon me; to the which my duties
Are with a moſt indiſſoluble tye
For ever knit.
I have no tye upon you to be true,
But that which looſen'd your's, my love to yo"
Honour's a ſacred tye, the law of kings,
The noble mind's diſtinguiſhing perfection,
That aids and ſtrengthens virtue where it meet”
And imitates her actions where ſhe is not.
It ought not to be ſported with ;
Lend me aid, I now conjure thee, lend,
By the ſoft tye and ſacred name of friend.
TY'GER. n.ſ. See TIGER.
TYMBAL. n.ſ.. [tymbal, French..] A kind o
Yet gracious charity indulgent gueſt
Were not thy pow'r exerted in my breaſt;
Shakſtart.
Drydºn.
her,
Aidſ. Catº.
Pºſt,
f kettle-drum"
Thoſe
5
T Y. P º º : My ſpeeches would ſend up unheeded pray'r: The ſcorn of life would be but wild deſpair: A tymbal's ſound were better than my voice, My faith were form, my eloquence were noiſe. Prior. Tyke. m. ſ. [See TIKE..] Tyke in Scottiſh ſtill denotes a dog, or one as contemptible and vile as a dog, and from thence perhaps comes teague. Baſe tyke, call'ſt thou me hoſt now, By this hand, I ſwear I ſcorn the term. Shakeſpeare. TYMPANITES. m. ſ. [rvaravirns, from rug.ravº, to ſound like a drum.]. That particular ſort of dropſy that ſwells the belly up like a drum, and is often cured by tapping. TYMPANUM, n.ſ. A drum; a part of the ear, ſo called from its reſemblance to a drum. The three little bones in meatu auditorio, by firming the tympanum, are a great help to the hearing. JWiſeman. TY'MPANY. m. ſ. [from tympanum, Lat..] A kind of obſtructed flatulence that ſwells the body like a drum. Hope, the chriſtian grace, muſt be proportioned and at- temperate to the promiſe ; if it exceed that temper and pro- portion, it becomes a tumour and tympany of hope. Hamm. He does not ſhew us Rome great ſuddenly, As if the empire were a tympany, But gives it natural growth, tells how and why The little body grew ſo large and high. Suckling. Others that affect A lofty ſtile, ſwell to a tympany. Roſcommon. Pride is no more than an unnatural tympany, that riſes in a bubble, and ſpends itſelf in a blaſt L’E/irange. Nor let thy mountain-belly make pretence Of likeneſs; thine's a tympany of ſenſe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, But ſure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Dryden. The air is ſo rarified in this kind of dropſical tumour as makes it hard and tight like a drum, and from thence it is called a tympany. A buthnot. TYNY. adj. Small. He that has a little tymy wit, Muſt make content with his fortunes fit. TYPE. n.ſ.. [type, Fr. typus, Lat. riſwo;..] 1. Emblem; mark of ſomething. Clean renouncing The faith they have in tennis, and tall ſtockings, Short bolſter'd breeches, and thoſe types of travel, And underſtanding again the honeſt men. - Shakeſpears. Thy emblem, gracious queen, the Britiſh roſe, Shakeſpeare. Type of ſweet rule, and gentle majeſty. - Prior. 2. That by which ſomething future is prefigured. Informing them by types And ſhadows of that deſtin’d ſeed to bruiſe The ſerpent, by what means he ſhall atchieve Mankind’s deliverance. Milton. The Apoſtle ſhews the Chriſtian religion to be in truth and ſubſtance what the Jewiſh was only in type and ſhadow. Tillotſon's Sermons. 3. A ſtamp; a mark not in uſe. Thy father bears the type of King of Naples, Yet not ſo wealthy as an Engliſh yeoman. Shakeſpeare. What good is cover'd with the face of heav'n To be diſcovered, that can do me good —Th'advancement of your children, gentle lady, —Up to ſome ſcaffold, there to loſe their heads; —No, to the dignity and height of fortune, The high imperial type of this earth's glory. Shakeſpeare. 4. A printing letter. TYPick. n. ſ. [typijue, Fr typicus, Lat.] Emblematical ; TYP1cAL. } figurative of ſomething elſe. The Levitical prieſthood was only typical of the chriſtian ; which is ſo much more holy and honourable than that, as the inſtitution of Chriſt is more excellent than that of Mo- ſes. Atterbury. Hence that many courſers ran, Hand-in-hand, a goodly train, { To bleſs the great Eliza's reign; And in the typic glory ſhow - What fuller bliſs Maria ſhall beſtow. Prior. TYP1 cally. adv. [from typical.] In a typical manner. . This excellent communicativeneſs of the divine nature is typically repreſented, and myſteriouſly exemplified by the Por- phyrian ſcale of being. Norris. Tºº lNess. n.f. [from typical J The ſtate of being ty- 1Ca!. Tºr. PIFY. v a. [from type.] To figure; to ſhew in em- blem. The reſurreótion of Chriſt hath the power of a pattern to us, and is ſo typified in baptiſm, as an engagement to riſe to newneſs of life. Hammond. Our Saviour was typified indeed by the goat that was ſlain; at the effuſion of whoſe blood, not only the hard hearts of his enemies relented, but the ſtony rocks and vall of the temple were ſhattered. Brown's Wulg. Errours. TYPo'graphER. ad. [ru'ro; and yea: A pri TyrogRA'phical. adj. [from ;: printer. 1. Emblematical; figurative. # Belonging to the printer's art. *PoçRA'PHICALLY. adv. [from typographical. I. Emblematically; iſ: ypographical.] 2. After the manner of printers. TYPO GRAPHY, "...ſ.. [typographie, Fr. typographia, Lat. J I. Emblematical, figurative, or hieroglyphical repreſentation. Thoſe diminutive and pamphlet treatiſes daily publiſhed amongſt us, are pieces containing rather typography than ve- rity. rown's Pulgar Err - - - - ?? attry. 2. The art of printing. 3. TYRANNess. n.ſ.. [from tyrant.] A ſhe tyrant. They were by law of that proud tyranneſs, Provok'd with wrath and envy's falſe ſurmiſè. The tyranneſ doth joy to ſee The huge maſſacres which her eyes do make. Spen or. TYRA'NNICAL. } *ſ, [tyrannus, Latin ; tyrannique, French; Fairy Qu. TYRA'NNick. rvézºviko’s...] Suiting a tyrant; ačting like * tyrant } cruel; deſpotick; imperious. - Charge him home that affects Tyrannic power. - Shakeſp. Coriolanus. You have contriv'd to take From Rome all ſeaſon'd office, and to wind - Yourſelf into a power tyrannical. Shakeſpeare. Domitian had been tyrannical; and in his time many noble houſes were overthrown by falſe accuſations. Bacon. Our ſects a more tyrannick power aſſume, And would for ſcorpions change the rods of Rome. Rºſ. Subdue and quell, o'er all the earth, Brute violence, and proud tyrannick pow'r. Milton, If the ſpirit of a ſubject be rebellious, in a prince it will be tyrannical and intolerable. Taylor. She hath recourſe To tears and prayers, again ſhe feels the ſmart Of a freſh wound from the tyrannick dart. And by the nobles, by his commons curſt, Th' oppreſſor rul'd tyrannick where he durſt; Stretch'd o'er the poor and church his iron rod, And treats alike his vaſſals and his God. Pope. TYRANNIcALLY. adv. [from tyrannical.] In manner of a tyrant. - TYRANNIcide. n. ſ. [tyrannus and cardo, Latin.] The act of killing a tyrant. To Ty's ANNise. v. n. [tyraniſer, Fr. from tyrant.] To play the tyrant; to act with rigour and imperiouſneſs. While we truſt in the mercy of God thro' Chriſt Jeſus, fear will not be able to tyrannſe over us. Hooker. Then gan Carauſius tyranniſe anew, And gainſt the Romans bent their proper power, And ſo Alećtus treacherouſly ſlew, And took on him the robe of Emperor. I made thee miſerable, What time I threw the people's ſuffrages On him, that thus doth tyranniſe o'er me. A crew, whom like ambition joins With him, or under him to tyrannie. Milton. Beauty had crown'd you, and you muſt have been The whole world's miſtreſs, other than a queen; All had been rivals, and you might have ſpar'd, Or kill'd and tyrannis'd without a guard. J/aller. He does violence to his own faculties, tyranniſes over his own mind, and uſurps the prerogative that belongs to truth alone, which is to command aſlent by its own authority. Lo ke's Works. Ty'RANNous. adj. [from tyrant..] Tyrannical; deſpotick ; arbitrary; ſevere; cruel; imperious. Not in uſe. It is ſtrange to ſee the unmanlike cruelty of mankind, who, not content with their tyrannous ambition, to have brought the others virtuous patience under them, think their maſterhood nothing without doing injury to them. - Sidney. Lately grown into a loathing and deteſtation of the unjuſt and tyrannous rule of Harold an uſurper. Spenſer. Betwixt two charming words, comes in my father, And, like the tyrannous breathing of the north, Shakes all our buds from blowing. Subjection to his empire tyranous. "Tis excellent To have a giant's ſtrength; but it is tyrannnous To uſe it like a giant. Fear you his tyrannous paſſion more, alas ! Than the queen's life. ... Shakeſpeare. After the death of this tyrannous and ambitious king, theſe writings came abroad - * Temp t’. TYRANNY. m. ſ. [tranni, Latin; rvºzºis ; tyrannie, Fr.] 1. Abſolute monarchy imperiouſly adminiſtered. Our grand foe, - who now triumphs, and, in th' exceſs of joy, Sole reigning holds the tyranny of heav'n. Denham. Fairy Queen. Shakeſpeare. Shakeſpeare. AMilton. Shakeſpeare. Milton. 27 E — 28 Z The
T Y. R.
T Y. R
The cities fell often under tyrannies, which ſpring natu-
rally out of popular governments. Temple.
2. Unreſiſted and cruel power.
Boundleſs intemperance
In nature is a tyranny ; it hath been
Th'untimely emptying of the happy throne,
And fall of many kings. Shakeſpeare.
3. Cruel government; rigorous command.
Bleed, bleed, poor country
Great tyranny lay thou thy baſis ſure,
For goodneſs dares not check thee. Shakeſpeare.
Suſpicions diſpoſe kings to tyranny, and huſbands to jea-
louſy. Bacon.
God in judgment juſt,
Subjećts him from without to violent lords;
Who oft as undeſervedly inthral
His outward freedom ; tıranny muſt be. Milton.
4. Severity; rigour; inclemency.
The tyranny o’ the open night's too rough
For nature to endure. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
TYRANT. m. ſ. [rtſpaw® ; tyrannus, Latin. Rowland
contends that this word, with the correſpondent Greek and
Latin, is derived from tir, Welch and Erſe, land, and rhan-
mer, Welch, to ſhare, 4.d. tirhanner, a ſharer, or divider of
and among his vaſſals.]
1. An abſolute monarch governing imperiouſly.
2. A cruel deſpotick and ſevere maſter; an oppreſſor.
Love to a yielding heart is a king, but to a reſiſting is a
tyrant. --- - Sidney, b, i.
I would not be the villain that thou think'ſt,
For the whole ſpace that's in the tyrant's graſp,
And the rich eaſt to boot. Shakeſpeare's Machath
Diſſembling courteſy! how fine this tyrant -
Can tickle where ſhe wounds ! Shakeſ, Cymb
The houſe of woe, and dungeon of our tyrant. %.
Conſider thoſe grand agents and lieutenants of the devil b.
whom he ſcourges and plagues the world under him, to :
tyrant; ; and was there ever any tyrant who was not alſo fiſ.
and perfidious ! South's Sermons,
Thou meant'ſt to kill a tyrant, not a king. Dryd
When tyrant cuſtom had not ſhackl’d º, yaen.
But free to follow nature was the mode. Thomſºn,
Tyr F. n. ſ. [Properly tire.] See TIR.E.
I have ſeen her beſet and bedecked all over with emeralds
and pearls, ranged in rows about the tyre of her head.
Hakewill on Providence.
Tyro. m. ſ. [Properly tiro, as in the Latin.] One yet not
maſter of his art; one in his rudiments.
There ſtands a ſtructure on a riſing hill,
Where tyro's take their freedom out to kill. Garth', Diff.
: ,
hi
V A C
Has two powers, expreſſed in modern Engliſh by
two characters, / conſonant and U vowel, which
ought to be conſidered as two letters; but as
they were long confounded while the two
uſes were annexed to one form, the old cuſtom
ftill continues to be followed.
U, the vowel, has two ſounds; one clear, expreſſed at other
times by eu, as obtuſe; the other cloſe, and approaching to
the Italian u, or Engliſh oo, as obtund.
• P', the conſonant, has a ſound nearly approaching to thoſe
of b and f. With b it is by the Spaniards and Gaſcons always
confounded, and in the Runick alphabet is expreſſed by the
ſame character with f, diſtinguiſhed only by a diacritical
point. Its ſound in Engliſh is uniform. It is never mute.
VA’cANCY. n.ſ.. [from vacant.]
1. Empty ſpace; vacuity.
How is't
That thus you bend your eye on vacancy,
And with th’incorporal air do hold diſcourſe Shakespeare Hamlet.
2. Chaſm ; ſpace unfilled.
The reader finds a wide vacancy, and knows not how to
tranſport his thoughts to the next particular, for want of
forme connecting idea. JWatts's Logick.
3- ſº Fr.] State of a poſt or employment when it is un-
ſupplied.
H. the vacancy of a biſhop, the guardian of the ſpiritualities
was ſummon'd to parliament in the biſhop's room. Ayliffe.
4. [Vacances, Fr.] Time of leiſure; relaxation; intermiſſion;
time unengaged.
If, ſometimes, each other's eyes we meet,
Thoſe little vacancies from toil are ſweet. Dryd. St. of In.
The daily intervals of time and vacancies from neceſſary
labour, together with the one day in ſeven in the chriſtian
world, allow ſufficient time. /Watts.
5. Liſtleſsneſs; emptineſs of thought.
When alone, or in company, they fit ſtill without doing
any thing, I like it worſe; for all diſpoſitions to idleneſs or
vacancy, even before they are habits, are dangerous. J/otton.
VACANT. adj. [vacant, Fr. vacans, Latin.]
1. Empty; unfilled; void.
Why ſhould the air ſo impetuouſly ruſh into the cavity of
the receiver, if there were before no vacant room to re-
ceive it. Boyle's Works.
A better race to bring into their vacant room. Mºlton.
2. Free; unencumbered ; uncrouded. -
Religion is the intereſt of all; but philoſophy of thoſe
only that are at leiſure, and vacant from the affairs of the
world. More's Divine Dialogues.
A very little part of our life is ſo vacant from uneaſineſſes,
as to leave us free to the attraction of remoter good. Locke.
3. Not filled by an incumbent, or poſſeſſor.
Leſt the fiend invade vacant poſſeſſion. Milton.
Others when they allowed the throne vacant, thought the
ſucceſſion ſhould immediately go to the next heir. Swift.
4. Being at leiſure; diſengaged.
They which have the government, ſcatter the army
abroad, and place them in villages to take their vićtuals of
them, at ſuch vacant times as they lie not in camp. Spenſer.
Sir John Berkley was the more vacant for that ſervice, by
the redućtion of Barnſtaple. Clarendon.
The memory relieves the mind in her vacant moments,
and prevents any chaſms of thought, by ideas of what is
paſt. Addiſon.
5. Thoughtleſs ; empty of thought; not buſy.
The wretched ſlave,
Who, with a body fill'd, and vacant mind,
Gets him to reſt, cramm'd with diſtreſsful bread. Shakespeare
The duke had a pleaſant and vacant face, proceeding from
a ſingular aſſurance in his temper. //otton's Buck.
Some vain amuſement of a vacant ſoul. Irene.
To VA’c.A.T.E. v. a. [vaco, Latin.]
1. To annul; to make void; to make of no authority.
V A G
That after-ači vacating the authority of the precedent, tells
the world that ſome remorſe touched even Strafford's moſt
implacable enemies. K. Charles.
2. To make vacant; to quit poſſeſſion of.
3. To defeat; to put an end to.
He vacates my revenge;
For while he truſts me, ’twere ſo baſe a part
To fawn, and yet betray.
VAGATION. n.ſ. ſvacation, Fr. vacatio, Latin.]
1. Intermiſſion of juridical proceedings, or any other ſtated
employments; receſs of courts or ſenates.
Pacation is all that time which paſſes between term and
term, at London. Cowel.
As theſe clerks want not their full task of labour durin
the open term, ſo there is for them whereupon to be ...;
in the vacation onlv. Bacon Off. of Alienat.
2. Leiſure; freedom from trouble or perplexity.
Benefit of peace, quiet, and vacation for piety, have ren-
dered it neceſſary in every chriſtian commonwealth, by laws
to ſecure propriety. Hammond's Fundamentals.
VA'ccARY. n.ſ. [vacca, Latin.] a cow-houſe; a cow-paſ-
ture. Bailey.
VACI'll ANCY. m. ſ. ſvacillons, from vacillo, Lat. vacillant, Fr.]
A ſtate of wavering; fluctuation; inconſtancy. Not much
in uſe.
I deny that all mutability implies imperfeótion, though ſome
does, as that vacillancy in human ſouls, and ſuch mutations
as are found in corporeal matter. More's Divine Dialogues.
VACILLA’t Ion. m. ſ. [vacillatio, from vacillo, Lat. vacillation,
Fr.] The act or ſtate of reeling or ſtaggering.
The muſcles keep the body upright, and prevent its falling,
by readily aſfifting againſt every vacillation. Derham.
VA'cuist. n.ſ. [from vacuum.] A philoſopher that holds a
vacuum : oppoſed to a pleniſt.
Thoſe ſpaces, which the vacuiſ's would have to be empty,
becauſe they are manifeſtly devoid of air, the pleniſts do not
prove repleniſhed with ſubtle matter. Boyle.
VAcuA'tion. n.ſ. [vacuus, Latin.] The act of emptying. Dićt.
VAcu'ity. n.ſ. [vacuitas, from vacuus, Lat. vacuité, Fr.]
1. Emptineſs; State of being unfilled.
Hunger is ſuch a ſtate of vacuity, as to require a freſh ſup-
ply of aliment. Arbuthnot.
2. Space unfilled; ſpace unoccupied. -
In filling up vacuities, turning out ſhadows and ceremo-
nies, by explicit preſcription of ſubſtantial duties, which
thoſe ſhadows did obſcurely repreſent. Hammond's Fund.
He, that ſeat ſoon failing, meets
Dryden.
A vaſt vacuity. Milton.
Body and ſpace are quite different things, and a vacuity is
interſperſed among the particles of matter. Bentley.
God, who alone can anſwer all our longings, and fill every
vacuity of our ſoul, ſhould intirely poſſeſs our heart. Rogers.
3. Inanity ; want of reality.
The ſoul is ſeen, like other things, in the mirror of its
effects: but if they'll run behind the glaſs to catch at it,
their expectations will meet with vacuity and emptineſs. Glanv.
VA'cuous. adj. [vacuus, Lat. vacuº, Fr;] Empty; unfilled.
Boundleſs the deep, becauſe I AM who fil
Infinitude: nor vacuous the ſpace. Milton's Par. Loft.
WACUUM. n.ſ. [Latin.] Space unoccupied by matter.
Our enquiries about vacuum, or ſpace and atoms, will
ſhew us ſome good practical leſſons. - Watts.
To VADE. v. n. [vada, Latin.] To vaniſh ; to paſs away. Spen-
ſer. A word uſeful in poetry, but not received.
Be ever gloried here thy ſovereign name:
That thou may'ſt ſmile on all which thou haſt made;
Whoſe frown alone can ſhake this earthly frame,
And at whoſe touch the hills in ſmoak ſhall vade, Jºotton.
Vaſo Abond. adj. [vagabundus, low Latin, vagabond, Fr.]
I. wandering without any ſettled habitation ; wanting a
home.
29 A - Let
V A I
V A I
Let them pº the º ºrian death ;
'arah ile : yet I wou'd not buy
#. at #: price of one fair word. Shakespeare Cºr.
A galand debtor may be cited in whatever pla; or Ju-
riſdiction he is found. Ayliffe's Parergon.
2. Wandering; vagrant.
This common body,
Like to a vagabond flag upon the ſtream, -
Goes to, and back, lacquying the varying tide.
Their prayers by envious winds
Blown vagabond or fruſtrate.
VA/GABon D. m. ſ. [from the adj.]
1. A vagrant; a wanderer, commonly, in a ſenſe of reproach.
- We call thoſe people wanderers and vagabonds, that have
no dwelling-place. Raleigh's Hiſł. of the World.
Reduced, like Hannibal, to ſeek relief
From court to court, and wander up and down.
A vagabond in Afric. Addiſon's Cato.
2. One that wanders illegally, without a ſettled habitation.
Wagabond is a perſon without a home. IPatti.
VAGARY. m. ſ. [from vagus, Latin.] A wild freak; a capri-
cious frolick.
They chang'd their minds,
Flew off, and into ſtrange vagaries fell,
As they wou'd dance. Milton's Par. Loft. b. vi. l. 613.
Would your ſon engage in ſome frolic, or take a vagary,
were it not better he ſhould do it with, than without your
knowledge Locke on Education, $ 97.
VAG 1 NoPENNous. n. ſ. [vagina and penna, Latin.] Sheath-
winged; having the wings covered with hard caſes.
VAGo Us. adj. [vagus, Lat. vague, Fr.] Wandering; un-
ſettled. Not in uſe.
Such as were born and begot of a ſingle woman, thro’ a
vagous luſt, were called Sporii. Ayliffe.
VA'GRANc Y. m. ſ. [from vagrant..] A ſtate of wandering;
unſettled condition.
VA'GRANT. adj. Wandering; unſettled; vagabond; unfixed
in place.
}. not oppoſe popular miſtakes and ſurmiſes, or vagrant
and fićtitious ſtories. More's Divine Dialogues.
Take good heed what men will think and ſay;
That beauteous Emma vagrant courſes took,
- Her father's houſe, and civil ſife forſook.
Her lips no living bard, I weet,
May ſay how red, how round, how ſweet;
Old Homer only could indite
Their vagrant grace, and ſoft delight:
They ſtand recorded in his book,
When Helen ſmil'd, and Hebe ſpoke. Prior.
VA'GRANT, n.ſ. [vagant, Fr.] A ſturdy beggar; wan-
derer; vagabond; man unſettled in habitation. In an ill ſenſe.
Wagrants and outlaws ſhall offend thy view,
Shakespeare
Milton.
Prior.
Train'd to aſſault, and diſciplin'd to kill. Prior.
You'll not the progreſs of your atoms ſtay,
Nor to collect the vagrants find a way. Blackmore.
To relieve the helpleſs poor; to make ſturdy vagrants re-
lieve themſelves; to hinder idie hands from being miſchie-
vous, are things of evident uſe. F. Atterbury.
Ye vagrants of the ſky,
To right or left, unheeded, take your way.
VAgg E. adj. Ivague, Fr. vagus, Latin.]
1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
Gray encouraged his men to ſet upon the vague villains,
good neither to live peaceably, nor to fight. Hayward.
2. Unfixed; unſettled ; undetermined; indefinite.
The perception of being, or not being, belongs no more
to theſe vague ideas, ſignified by the terms, whatſoever and
thing, than it does to any other ideas. Locke.
VA. L. m. ſ. [voile, French. This word is now frequently
writter veil, from velum, Latin; and the verb veil, from the
verb velo; but the old orthography commonly derived it, I
believe rightly, from the French.J
I. A curtain ; a cover thrown over any thing to be concealed.
While they ſuppoſed to lie hid in their ſecret fins, they
were ſcattered upder a dark wail of forgetfulneſs. Iſiſdom.
2. A part of female dreſs, by which the face and part of the
ſhape is concealed.
3. Money given to ſervants. It is commonly uſed in the plural.
See VALE.
To VAIL. v. a. To cover. See Veil.
To VA11. v. a. ſavaller le bonet, French.]
1. To let fall; to ſuffer to deſcend.
They ſtifly refuſed to wail their bonnets, which is reckoned
Pope.
intollerable contempt by ſeafarers. Carew.
The virgin 'gan her beavoir vale,
And thank'd him firſt, and thus began her tale. Fairfax.
2. To let fall in token of reſpect.
°ºn of the Turks gallies, which would not vall their
top ſails, the Venetians fiercely affailed. Knolles's Hiſt.
They had not the ceremony of veiling the bonnet in ſalu-
tations; for, in medals, they ſtill have it on their heads. Addison
3. To fall; to let ſink in fear, or for any other intereſt
That furious Scot, -
Gan vail his ſtomach, and did grace the ſhame
Of thoſe that turn'd their backs. Shalºſ
To §: ". To yield; to give place; to ſhew º:
ielding. In this ſenſe, the modern wri ave io
.veil. > Writers have Ignorantly
Thy convenience muſt veil to thy neighbour's neceſſity:
and thy very neceſſities muſt yield to thy neighbour's &
tremity. t
VAIN. adj. Ivain, Fr. vanus, Latin.] South.
1. Fruitleſs; ineffectual.
Let no man ſpeak again
To alter this ; for counſel is but vain.
Pain is the force of man,
To cruſh the pillars which the pile ſuſtain.
2. Empty; unreal; ſhadowy.
Before the paſſage horrid Hydra ſtands,
Gorgons, Geryon with his triple frame,
And vain chimera, vomits empty flame. Dryden's En.
Unmov’d his eyes, and wet his beard appears;
And ſhedding vain, but ſeeming real tears.
3. Meanly proud; proud of petty things.
No folly like vain glory; nor any thing more ridiculous
than for a vain man to be ſtill boaſting of himſelf. L'Eſtran.
He wav'd a torch aloft, and, madly vain,
Sought godlike worſhip from a ſervile train. Dryden,
The minſtrels play'd on ev'ry ſide,
Jain of their art, and for the maſtery vy'd. Dryden.
To be vain is rather a mark of humility than pride.
Pain men delight in telling what honours have been done
them, what great company they have kept, and the like;
by which they plainly confeſs, that theſe honours were more
than their due, and ſuch as their friends would not believe,
if they had not been told : whereas a man truly proud, thinks
the honours below his merit, and ſcorns to boaſt. Swift,
Ah friend to dazzle let the vain deſign;
To raiſe the thought, and touch the heart, be thine. Pope.
View this marble, and be vain no more. Pope,
4. Shewy ; oftentatious.
- Load ſome vain church with old theatrick ſtate.
5. Idle ; worthleſs ; unimportant.
- Both all things vain, and all who in vain things
Built their fond hopes of glory, or laſting fame, - -
Or happineſs. Milton's Paradiſe Lºft.
He heard a grave philoſopher maintain,
That all the actions of our life were vain,
Which with our ſenſe of pleaſure not conſpir’d. Denham.
To your vain anſwer will you have recourſe,
And tell 'tis ingenite active force.
6. Falſe; not true. -
7. In VAIN. To no purpoſe; to no end; ineffectually; with:
out effect. -
He tempts in vain. - - Milº.
Providence and nature never did anything in vain. L'Ejir,
Strong Halys ſtands in vain; weak Phlegys flies. Dyl.
The philoſophers of old did in vain enquire whether Jº".
mum bonum conſiſted in riches, bodily delights, viruſ,
contemplation. º
If we hope for what we are not likely to poſſeſs, we at
and think in vain, and make life a greater dream an. ſhadow
than it really is. Addison's Spellſ.
If from this diſcourſe one honeſt man ſhall recei'; º:
faction, I ſhall think that I have not written ºf lº
vain. Iſºft on the *...
VANGlorious. adj. Ivanus and glºrioſus, Latin! Boaſting
without performances; proud in diſproportion.” deſert.
Pain-glorious man, when flutt'ring wind does *}.
In his light wings is lifted up to ſky. Fairy Queen.
Strength to glory aſpires
Pºpe.
Blackmore.
- - - Miltºn,
Wain-glorious, and through infamy º: º: cſſeth #.
: - - - - - --- air-glorious expreſſion witncil” “.."
This his arrogant and vain-glorious exp e merit;
VAINGlo R Y. n.ſ. [vana gloria, Latin.] Pride abov
empty pride; pride in little things. -
He had nºthing of vain-glory, but yet kept ſtate *
jeſty to the height; being ſenſible, that majeſty ma en
people bow, but vain glory boweth to them, º. º to be
Expoſe every blaſt of vain-glory, every idle thought,
- - - - - - - aylºr.
chaſtened by the rod of ſpiritual diſcipline. rerſion to
This extraordinary perſon, out of his natural º the
vain-gloy, wrote ſeveral picces, which he did not a Addison.
honour of. - -
A monarch's ſword, when mad vain-glory d"
Not Waller's wreath can hide the nation's ſcar.
VA1'NLY. adv. [from vain.] -
1. Without effect; to no purpoſe; in vain.
Our cannons malice vainly ſhall be ſpent
Againſt th' invulnerable clouds of heav'n. Shakespeare.
In weak complaints you vainly waſte your breath ;
They are not tears that can revenge his death. Dryden.
2. Proudly; arrogantly.
My forepaſt proofs, howe'er the matter fall,
Shall
V A L
Şhall tax my fears of little vanity,
Having vainly fear'd too little. Shakespeare.
Humility teaches us to think neither vainly nor vauntingly
of ourſelves. - Delany.
3. Idly; fooliſhly.
- Nor vainly hope to be invulnerable. Milton.
If Lentulus be ambitious, he ſhall be vainly credulous;
preſuming his advancement to be decreed by the Sybilline
oracles. Grew's Coſmol,
VA. INNyss. n.ſ.. [from vain..] The ſtate of being vain. Pride;
falſhood; emptineſs.
I hate ingratitude more in a man,
Than lying, vainneſ, babbling. Shakeſpeare.
VA'ſvobº; n.ſ. Iwaiwad, a governor, Sclavonian.] A prince
of the Dacian provinces.
VALANCE. m.ſ.. [from Palencia, whence the uſe of them
came. Skinner.] The fringes or drapery hanging round the
teſter and ſtead of a bed. -
My houſe
Is richly furniſhed with plate and gold;
Palance of Venice, gold in needlework. Shakespeare.
Thruſt the valance of the bed, that it may be full in
fight. Swift.
To VALA'Nce. v. a. [from the noun..] To decorate with dra-
pery. Not in uſe.
Old friend, thy face is valanc'd ſince
I ſaw thee laſt; com'ſt thou to beard me. Shakespeare
VALE, n.ſ. [val, Fr. vallis, Latin.]
1. A low ground ; a valley; a place between two hills. Wale
is a poetical word.
In Ida vale: who knows not Ida vale 2
An hundred ſhepherds woned. Spenſer.
Met in the vale of Arde. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII.
Anchiſes, in a flow'ry vale,
Review’d his muſter'd race, and took the tale. Dryden.
2. [From avail, profit; or vale, farewell. If from avail, it muſt
be written vaiſ, as Dryden writes. If from vale, which I
think is right, it muſt be vale.] Money given to ſervants.
Since our knights and ſenators account
To what their ſordid, begging vails amount;
Judge what a wretched ſhare the poor attends,
Whoſe whole ſubſiſtence on thoſe alms depends. Dryden.
His revenue, beſides vales, amounted to thirty pounds. Swift.
VALEDI’ction. n. ſ. [valedico, Lat..] A farewel. Ain w.
A valedićion forbidding to weep. Donne.
VALEDI’ctoRY. adj. [from valedico, Lat..] Bidding farewel.
VALENTINE. m. ſ. A ſweetheart, choſen on Valentine's day.
Now all nature ſeem’d in love,
And birds had drawn their valentines. Watton.
VALE’RIAN. m. ſ. [valeriana, Lat. valerian, Fr.] A plant.
The leaves grow by pairs oppoſite upon the ſtalks; the
flower conſiſts of one leaf, divided into five ſegments; theſe
are ſucceeded by oblong flat ſeeds. Miller.
WALET. n.ſ. [valet, French..] A waiting ſervant.
Giving caſt-clothes to be worn by valets, has a very
ill effect upon little minds. Addiſon.
VALETUDIN ARIAN. Uadj. [valetudinaire, Fr. valetudo, Lat.]
VALETUDIN ARY. ; Weakly; ſickly; infirm of health.
Phyſic, by purging noxious humours, prevents ſickneſs in
the healthy, or recourſe thereof in the valetudinary. Browne.
Shifting from the warmer vallics, to the colder hills, or
from the hills to the vales, is a great benefit to the valetudi-
marian, feeble part of mankind. Lerham.
Cold of winter, by ſtopping the pores of perſpiration,
keeps the warmth more within ; whereby there is a greater
quantity of ſpirits generated in healthful animals, for the caſe
is quite otherwiſe in valetudinary ones. Cheyne's Phil. Prin.
Valetudinarians muſt live where they can command and
ſcold. Swift.
VALIANCE. m. ſ. [from valiant ; \vaillance, Fr.j Valour; per-
ſonal puiſſance ; fierceneſs; bravery.
With ſtiff force he ſhook his mortal lance,
To let him wect his doughty valiance. Spenſºr.
VALIANT. adj. [vailant, French.J Stout; perſonally puiſ-
fant; brave.
Only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's bat-
tles. 1 Sam. xviii. 17.
A ſon of Jeſſe, a mighty valiant man. 1 Sam. xvi. 18.
VALIANTLY. adv. [from valiant..] Stoutly; with perſonal
ſtrength; with perſonal bravery.
Farewel, kind lord; fight valiantly to-day :
Thou art fram'd of the firm truth of valour. Shakespeare
It was the duty of a good ſoldier valiantly to withſtand his
enemies, and not to be troubled with any evil hap. Knolles.
VALIANTN Ess. m. ſ. [from valiant..] Valour; perſonal bra-
very; puiſiance; fierceneſs; ſtoutneſs.
Thy valiantneſs was mine; thou fuck'dſt it from me. Shakespeare
Achimetes having won the top of the walls, by the valiant-
neſ of the defendants was forced to retire. Knolles.
Shew not thy valiantneſs in wine. Ecclus, xxxi. 25.
VALID. adj. Ivalide, Fr. validus, Latin.]
1. Strong; powerful; efficacious ; prevalent.
V A L
r Perhaps more valid arms,
W eapons more violent, when next we meet,
May ſerve to better us, and worſe our foes. Milton.
2. Having force; prevalent; weighty; concluſive.
. A difference in their ſentiments as to particular queſtions,
is no valid argument againſt the general truth believed by
them, but rather a clearer and more joid proof of it. Stepheni.
VALIDITY. m. ſ. [validit. Fr. from valid.] -
I. Force to convince; certainty.
You are Perſuaded of the validity of that famous verſe,
'Tis expectation makes a bleſſing dear.
2. Value. A ſenſe not uſed. Pope.
To thee and thine, -
Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom ;
No leſs in ſpace, validity, and pleaſure,”
Than that conferr'd on Goneriil. Shakeſpeare.
Vººsex. * / [from valance..] A large wig that ſhades the
2Ce.
But you, loud Sirs, who through your curls look big,
Criticks in plume and white vallany wig. Dryden.
VALLEY. m. ſ. [valie, Fr. vallis, Latin.] A low ground; a
hollow between hills.
Live with me, and be my love,
And we will all the pleaſure prove,
That hills and vallies yield. Raleigh.
Pallies are the intervals betwixt mountains. JWoodward.
Sweet interchange of hill and valley. Milton.
VA'Lokous. adj. [from valour.] Brave; ſtout; valiant.
The famous warriors of the antique world
Us’d trophies to erect in ſtately wiſe,
In which they would the records have enroll’d,
Of their great deeds and valorous empriſe. Spenſer.
Captain Jamy is a marvellous valorous gentleman. Shakespeare
VALOUR. m.J. [valeur, Fr. valor, Latin Anſ.] Perſonal.
bravery ; ſtrength; proweſs ; puiſiance; ſtoutneſs.
That I may pour the ſpirits in thine ear,
And chaſtiſe, with the valour of my tongue,
All that impedes thee. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Here I conteſt
As hotly and as nobly with thy love,
As ever in ambitious ſtrength I did
Contend againſt thy valºur. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
When valour preys on reaſon,
It eats the ſword it fights with. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleo.
An innate valour appeared in him, when he put himſelf
upon the ſoldiers defence, as he received the mortal ſtab. Howel.
For contemplation he, and valour form'd ;
For ſoftneſs ſhe, and ſweet attractive grace.
Such were theſe giants; men of high renown |
For, in thoſe days, might only ſhall be admir’d,
And valour, and heroic virtue, call’d. Milton.
Palour gives awe, and promiſes protećtion to thoſe who
want heart or ſtrength to defend themſelves. This makes
the authority of men among women; and that of a maſter-
buck in a numerous herd. Temple's Miſcel.
VALUABLE. adj. [valable, Fr. from value.]
1. Precious ; being of great price.
2. Worthy; deſerving regard.
A juſt account of that valuable perſon, whoſe remains lie
before us. F. Atterbury's Serm.
The value of ſeveral circumſtances in ſtory, leſſens very
much by diſtance of time; though ſome minute circumſtances
are very valuable. Swift's Thoughts.
VALUATION. n.ſ. [from value.]
1. Value ſet upon any thing.
No reaſon I, ſince of your lives you ſet
So flight a valuation, ſhould reſerve -
My crack'd one to more care. Shakeſp. Cymbeline:
Take out of men's minds falſe valuations, and it would
leave the minds of a number of men, pocº ſhrunken
things. Bacon.
The writers expreſſed not the valuation of the denarius,
without regard to its preſent valuation. Arbuthnot on Coins.
2. The act of ſetting a value; appraiſement. - - -
Humility in man conſiſts not in denying any gift that is in
him, but in a juſt valuation of it, rather thinking too
meanly than too highly. Ray on the Creatiºn.
VALUA’roR. m. ſ [from value.] An appraiſer ; one who ſets
upon any thing its price. -
| W. !. the biſhops make uſe off Swift.
VALUE. m. ſ. [value, Fr. valor, Lat...]
1. Price; worth.
Ye are phyſicians of no value.
2. High rate. - -
Caeſar is well acquainted with your virtues,
And therefore ſets this value on your life: -
Let him but know the price of Cato's friendſhip, , ,
And name your terms. - Addison's Cato.
3. Rate; price equal to the worth of the thing bought.
He ſent him money ; it was with this obliging teſtimony,
that his deſign was not to pay him the value of his pictures,
becauſe they were above any price. Pºſ.
I
Milton.
job xiii.
v A N V A N To value. v. a. [valoir, Fr. from the noun.] , Torate at a certain price. - - - I When the country grows betterinhabited, the tithes and other obventions will be more augmented, and better valued. Spenſºr. A mind valuing his reputation at the due Price, will repute all diſhoneſt gain much inferior thereunto. Carew's Survey. God alone values right the good. AMilton. 2. To rate highly ; to have in high eſteem. Some of the fineſt treatiſes in dialogue, many very valued pieces of French, Italian, and Engliſh appear. . . Addiſon. He values himſelf upon the compaſſion with which he re- lieved the afflicted. Atterbury's Sermons. To him your orchard's early fruits are due, A pleaſing off'ring, when 'tis made by you ; He values theſe. Pope. 3. To appraiſe; to cſtimate. - If he be poorer than eſtimation, the prieſt ſhall value him. Lev. xxvii. 8. 4. To be worth; to be equal in worth to: The peace between the French and us not valueſ The coſt that did conclude it. Shakeſpeare's Hen. VIII. 5. To take account of. If a man be in ſickneſs, the time will ſeem longer without a clock than with ; for the mind doth value every mo- Inent. Bacon. 6. To reckon at, with reſpe&t to number or power. The queen is valued thirty thouſand ſtrong: Her faction will be full as ſtrong as ours. Shakeſpeare. 7. To conſider with reſpect to importance ; to hold important. The king muſt take it ill, So ſlightly valued in his meſſenger. Shakeſpear's K. Lear. Neither of them valued their promiſes, according to rules of honour or integrity. Clarendon, b. viii. 8. To equal in value; to countervail. It cannot be valued with the gold of ophir. job. xxviii. 16. 9. To raiſe to eſtimation. She ordered all things, reſiſting the wiſdom of the wiſeſt, by making the poſſeſſor thereof miſerable; valuing the folly of the moſt fooliſh, by making the ſucceſs proſperous. Sidney. Some value themſelves to their country by jealouſies of the CrOWI1. Temple. Vanity, or a deſire of valuing ourſelves by ſhewing others faults. Temple. VA’lue less, adj. [from value.] Being of no value. A counterfeit Reſembling majeſty; which, touch'd and tried, Proves valueleſ. Shake peare's K. john. VA'LUER. m. ſ. [from value.] He that values. VALVE. n.ſ. [valva, Latin.] 1. A folding door. Swift through the valves the viſionary fair Repaſs'd. Pope's Odyſ. b. Iv. 2. Anything that opens over the mouth of a veſſel. This air, by the opening of the valve, and forcing up of the ſucker, may be driven out. Boyle's I/orks. 3. [In anatomy..] A kind of membrane, which opens in cer- tain veſſels to admit the blood, and ſhuts to prevent its regreſs. The arteries, with a contračtile force, drive the blood ſtill forward; it being hindered from going backward by the valves of the heart. - Arbuthnot on Aliments. VALyule. n.ſ. [valvule, Fr.] A ſmall valve. VAMP. m. ſ. The upper leather of a ſhoe. Ainſworth. To VAMP. v. a. [This is ſuppoſed probably enough by Skinner to be derived from avant, Fr. before ; and to mean laying on a new outſide.] To piece an old thing with ſome new part. You wiſh To vamp a body with a dangerous phyſick, That's ſure of death without. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. This opinion hath been vamped up by Cardan. Bentley. I had never much hopes of your vampt play. Swift. VAMPER. m. ſ. [from vamp.] One who pieces out an old thing with ſomething new. VAN, n.ſ.. [from avant, French..] 1. The front of an army; the firſt line. Before each van prick forth the airy knights. Milton. The foe he had ſurvey'd, Arrang'd, as to him they did appear, With van, main battle, wings and rear. PHudibras. Pan to van the foremoſt ſquadrons meet, The midmoſt battles haſt'ning up behind. Dryden. * [* Fr. vannus, Latin.] Anything ſpread wide by which a wind is raiſed; a fan. The other token of their ignorance of the ſea was an oar, they call it a corn-van. Notes on Odyſſ. 3. * wing with which the air is beaten. - His ſail-broad vans . He Preads for flight, and in the ſurging ſmoke Up-lifted, ſpurns the ground. AMilton's Par. Loft. - A fiery globe Of angels on full ſail of wing drew nigh, Who on their plumy vans receiv'd him ſoft From his uneaſy ſtation, and upbore, As on a floating couch, through the blithe air. Mill His diſabled wing unſtrung: lſº, He wheel'd in air, and ſtretch'd his vans in vain: His vans no longer could his flight ſuſtain. > Dryden. The vanes are broad on one ſide, and narower on the . both which miniſter to the progreſſive motion of the bird }. VA'N courier. n.ſ. ſavantcourier. French.] A i. - precuſſor. > VANE. m. ſ. [vaene, Dutch..] A plate hun - S㺠J A p 9 on a pin to turn A man ſhe wou'd ſpellbackward; If tall, a lance ill-headed; If ſpeaking, why a vane blown with all winds. Shaiſ, VA'N GUARD. m. ſ. [avant garde, French..] The front, or # line of the army. The king's vant-guard maintained fight againſt the whole power of the enemies. Bacon Wanguard to right and left the front unfold, Min. VANILLAn, ſ. [vanille, French..] A plant. It hath anºn. malous flower, conſiſting of ſix leaves, five of which are placed in a circular order, and the middle one is concave. the empalement becomes an horned, ſoft, fleſhy fruit, filled with very ſmall ſeeds. The fruit of thoſe plants is uſed to ſcent chocolate. Miller. When mixed with vanillios, or ſpices, it acquires the good and bad qualities of aromatic oils. Arbuthnot on Aliment, To VA Nish. v. n. [vane co, Latin. evanouir, Fr.] 1. To loſe perceptible exiſtence. High honour is not only gotten and born by pain and dan- ger, but muſt be nurſed by the like, or elſe vaniſheſh as ſoon as it appears to the world. Sidney. Whither are they vaniſh'd? —Into the air; and what ſeem'd corporal 2. Melted as breath into the wind. Skałºſpears. While fancy brings the vaniſh'd piles to view, And builds imaginary Rome anew. Pºpe, 2. To paſs away from the fight; to diſappear Now I have taken heart, thou vanſhºff. Shakespeare He cut the cleaving ſky, And in a moment vaniſh'd from her eye. Pope's Odſ. 3. To paſs away; to be loſt. All theſe delights will vaniſh. Milton. That ſpirit of religion and ſeriouſneſs, by which we had diſtinguiſhed ourſelves, vaniſhed all at once, and a ſpirit of infidelity and prophaneneſs ſtarted up. Atterbury. VANITY.. n.ſ. [vanitas, Lat. vanité, Fr.] 1. Emptineſs; uncertainty; inanity. 2. Fruitleſs deſire; fruitleſs endeavour. Wanity poſſeſſeth many, who are deſirous to know thºr- tainty of things to come. Sidney. Thy pride, And wand'ring vanity, when leaſt was ſafe, Rejećted my forewarning. 3. Trifling labour. - - To uſe long diſcourſe againſt thoſe things which are both againſt ſcripture and reaſon, might rightly be judged a vanity in the anſwerer, not much inferior to thºſ | the inventor. Raleigh's Hiji. ºf the Jºrld. 4. Falſhood; untruth. - - - d Here I may well ſhew the vanity of that which "º". In the ſtory of Walſingham. Sirj. º: 5. Empty pleaſure; vain purſuit; idle ſhew ; unſubſtantial en- joyment; petty object of pride. J '. º ſº f'. ſhould have made ſuch" of glorious creatures on earth, and leave them all to º : ſumed in ſecular vanity, allowing none but the baſer ſort Miltºn, be employed in his own ſervice. ºfter. I muſt l Beſtow upon the eyes of this young couple. , Some vanity of º art. Shakeſpeare's Tempſf. Caſt not her ſerious wit on idle things; Davieſ. Maks her free will ſlave to vanity. Milton. Sin, with vanity, had fill'd the works of men. heir dreſs; The eldeſt equal the youngeſt in the vanity of . e º and no other reaſon can be given of it, but that they . if not ſurpaſs them, in the vanity of their deſires. Think not when woman's tranſient breath * fled, That all her vanities at once are dead; Succeeding vanities ſhe ſtill regards, And though ſhe plays no more, o'er 6. Oſtentation ; arrogance. The º: thereof is true, however º º: vanity, whilſt they would not ſeem to be ignoranº o, en'er. upon build many forged hiſtories of their own anti!". j whether it were out of the ſame vanity, which i. ub- all thoſe learned philoſophers and poets, that P* * "... liſhed, not under the right authors names, thoſe º the he had read in the ſcriptures; or fearing the ſeverity I can- Areopagite, and the example of his mºſier º: |World. not judge. Raleigh's Hiſt, ºf the Caſ looks the cards. * 4.
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Can you add guilt to vanity, and take
A pride to hear the conqueſts which you make. Dryden.
'Tis an old maxim in the ſchools,
That vanity's the food of fool, 3
Yet now and then your men of wit
Will condeſcend to take a bit.
to winnow Not in uſe.
The corn, which in ºanning lieth loweſt is the beſt. Bacon,
To VANOUISH. v.a. [vaincre, French.]
*. To conquer; to overcome 5 to ſubdue.
Wert’t not a ſhame, that, whilſt you live at jar,
The fearful French, whom you late vanquiſhed,
Should make a ſtart o'er ſeas, and vanquiſh you ?, Shakeſ
They ſubdued and vanquiſhed the rebels in all el
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ters.
Clarendon, b. viii.
The gods the viàor, Cato the vanquiſh’d choſe :
But you have done what Cato could not do,
. ...To chuſe the vanquiſh'd, and refore him too.
2. To confute.
This bold aſſertion has been fully vanquiſhed in a late reply
to the biſhop of Meaux's treatiſe. F. Aftterbury.
VA'NQUISHER. m.ſ. [frºm vanquiſh.] Conqueror; ſubdueſ.
He would pawn his fortunes
To hopeleſs reſtitution, ſo he might
Be call’d your vanquiſher. Shakeſpeare.
I ſhall riſe vićtorious, and ſubdue
My vanquiſher; ſpoil'd of his vaunted ſpoil. Milton.
Troy's vanquiſher, and great Achilles' ſon. 4. Philips.
VANTAóE. m. ſ. (from advantage.]
I. Gain ; profit.
What great vantage do we get by the trade of a paſtor? Sydn.
2. Superiority; ſtate in which one had better means of action
than another.
With the vantage of mine own excuſe,
Hath he excepted moſt againſt my love. Shakeſpeare.
He had them at *ge, being tired and harraſſed with a
long march. Bacon,
The Pardoned perſon muſt not think to ſtand upon the
ºne vantage of ground with the innocent. South.
3. Opportunity ; convenience.
Be aſſur’d, Madam, 'twill be done
With his next vantage. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
o VANTAGE. v. a. [from advantage.] To profit.
We yet of preſent peril be afraid;
For needleſs fear did never vºltage none. Fairy Queen.
ANTERAss. n.ſ. ſavant bras, Fr.] Armour for the arm.
I'll hide my ſilver beard in a gold beaver,
And in my wantbrace put this wither'd brawn. Shaſeſ.
... Put on vanthraſ, and greves, and gauntlet. AMilton.
WAPID. adj. ſºapidus, Latin.] Dead; having the ſpirit eva-
Porated ; ſpiritleſs ; maukiſh; flat.
Thy wines let feed a-while
On the fat refuſe; left too ſoon disjoin'd,
. From ſpritely it to ſharp or vapid change. Philips.
The effects of a vapid and viſcous conſtitution of blood,
are ſtagnation, acrimony, and putrefaction. Arbuthnot.
WAPID: Ess. n.ſ.. [from ºpia.] The ſtate of being ſpiritleſs
or maukiſh; maukiſhneſs.
WAPORATION. m. ſ. (vaporation, Fr. vaporation, Lat. from va-
pour.] The act of eſcaping in vapours.
VA'Pokºr; n.ſ.. [from vapour.] A boaſter; a braggart.
This ſhews theſe vaporers, to what ſcorn they expoſe them-
ſelves. Government of the Tongue.
VA'poRISH. adj. [from vapºur.] Vaporous; Splenetick ; hu-
mourſome.
Pallas grew vapºriſh once and odd,
She would not do the leaſt right thing. Swift.
VAPQRous. adj. Ivaporeux, Fr. from vapour.]
I. Full of vapours or exhalations; fumy.
The vaporous night approaches. Shakeſpeare.
It proceeded from the nature of the vapouriſh place. Sandys.
This ſhifting our abode from the warmer and more".
Pºrº air of the vallies, to the colder and more ſubtile air of
the hills, is a great benefit to the valetudinarian part. Derham.
2. Windy; flatulent.
If the mother eat much beans, or ſuch vaporous food,
it endangereth the child to become lunatick. Bacon.
Some more ſubtile corporeal element, may ſo equally bear
againſt the parts of a little vaporous moiſture, as to form it
into round drops. 4%re's Antidote againſ: Atheiſm.
The food which is moſt vaporous and perſpirable, is the
moſt eaſily digeſted. Arbuthnot.
A little tube, jetting out from the extremity of an artery,
may $ºy of theſe vaporous ſteams of the biºd. Cheyne.
WAPOUR. m. ſ. [vapºr, Fr. &apor, Latin.]
I. Any thing exhalable ; any thing that mingles with the air.
!ºur, and miſt, and exhilation hº Milton,
When firſt the ſun too pow'rful beams diſplays,
It draws up vapours which obſcure its rays:
Dryden.
Swift's Miſºl.
To VAN. v. a. [from **, Lat. vanner, Fr.j to .
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# º º clouds at laſt adorn its way,
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2. Wind; flºº. > g he day
In the Theſſalian witches, and the meetings of witches
that have been recorded, great wonders they tell, of carry-
!ng in the air, transforming themſelves into other bodiés.
Theſe fables are the effects of imagination: for ointments,
if laid on anything thick, by ſtopping of the pores, ſhut in
the *P*., and ſend them to th: head extremely. Bacon
3. Fume; ſteam. -
he morning is the beſt, becauſe the imagination is not
clouded by the vapours of meat. --- c Dryden.
In diſtilling hot ſpirits, if the head of the ſtill be taken off.
the vapour which aſcends out of the ſtill will take fij at the
flame of a candle, and the flame will run along the vapour
from the candle to the fill. Naitº, Optics.
For the impoſthume, the vapour of vinegar, and anything
which creates a cough, are proper. Arbuthnot ºn Diº.
4. Mental fume; vain imagination; fancy unreal. -
If his ſorrow bring forth amendment, he hath the grace of
hope, though it be clouded over with a melancholy vapour,
that it be not diſcernible even to himſelf. Hammond.
5: [In the plural.] Diſeaſes cauſe: by flatulence, or by diſeaſed
*...**3, hypochondriacal maladies, melancholy; ſpleen.
To this we muſt aſcribe the ſpleen, ſo frequent in ſtudious
*", as well as the vapours to which the other ſex are ſo
often ſubject. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 11 5.
To VAT'oùR. v. n. ſvaporo, Latin.]
1. To paſs in a vapour, or fume; to emit fumes; to fly off in
evaporations. -
When thou from this world wilt go,
The whole world vapours in thy breath. Donne.
Swift running waters vapour not ſo much as ſtanding
Waters. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. No. 767.
2. To bully; to brag ; -
Not true, quoth he Howe'er you vapour,
Pºpe.
I can what I affirm make appear. Hudibras.
Theſe are all the mighty powers
You vainly boaſt, to cry down ours;
And what in real value's wanting,
§pply with vapouring and ranting. Hudibrar.
That I might not be *Pºur'd down by inſignificant teſti-
monies, I uſed the name of your ſociety to annihilate all
ſuch arguments. Glanville's Prºy to Scºp.
Be you to us but kind;
Let Dutchmen vapour, Spaniards curſe,
No ſorrow we ſhall find. E. Dorſet's Song.
To VA'pour. v. a. To effuſe, or ſcatter in fumés or y.
Qur.
p - Break off this laſt lamenting kiſs,
Which ſucks two ſouls, and vapºur; both away. Donne.
He’d laugh to ſee one throw his heart away,
Anºther fighing vapour forth his ſoul,
A third to melt himſelf in tears. B. Johnſºn.
Opium loſeth ſome of his poiſonous quality, if vapºred
out, and mingled with ſpirit of wine. Bacon.
It muſt be hopen by ſomewhat which may fix the ſilver,
never to be reſtored, or vapoured away, when incorporated
into ſuch a maſs of gold. Bacon.
VARIABLE. adj. […ariable, Fr. variabilis, Latin.] Change-
able ; mutable; inconſtant.
O ſwear not by th’ inconſtant moon,
That monthly changes in her circled orb 5
Left that thy love prove likewiſe variable. Shakeſpeare.
Haply countries different, -
With variable objects, ſhall expel
This ſomething ſettled matter in his heart. Shakespeare
By the lively image of other creatures, did thoſe ancieſ:
repreſent the variable paſſions of mortals ; as by ſerpents were
ſignified deceivers. Raleigh's Hiſ of the //orld.
His heart I know how variable, and vain,
Self-left. 44iltºn's Par, Lºft, b. xi. l. 92.
VARIABLENEss. n. ſ. [from variable.] -
I. Changeableneſs ; mutability. -
You are not ſolicitous about the variableneſ of the wea-
ther, or the change of ſeaſons. Addiſon.
. Levity; inconſtancv. -
2 cº ſubject imate to the charge of variableneſ,
in judgment. Clariſſa.
VARIABLY. adv. [from variable.] Changeably; mutably ; in-
; uncertainly.
v. n.J. º vary..] Diſcord; diſagreement; diſ-
f ions to ſet a man at variance againſt his father. Matth.
A cauſe of law, by violent courſe, - ºrz-
Was, from a variance, now a war become. Danieſ', C. i. a 7".
Not ſo as to ſet any one doctrine of the goſpel at variance
with others, which are all admirably conſiſtent. Sprat.
She runs, but hopes ſhe does not run unſeen:
While a kind glance at her purſuer flies,
How much at variance are her feet and eyes 2 Pºpe.
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V A. R. V A R ed would not ſometimes ſubmit to the ignorant; e...: of the young; there would be no- - erlaſting variance in the world. Swift. thing but everlaſting v Many bleed, By ſhameful variance betwixt man and man. Thomſon. VARIAtion. n.f. [variatiº, Lat. variation, French.] I. Change; mutation ; difference from itſelf. - After much variation of opinions, the priſoner was acquitted of treaſon, but by moſt voices found guilty of felony. Hayw; The operation of agents will eaſily admit of intention and remiſſion, but the effences of things are conceived not capable of any ſuch variation. Locke. The fame of our writers is confined to theſe two iſlands, and it is hard it ſhould be limited in time as much as place, by the perpetual variations of our ſpeech: - Swift. There is but one common matter, which is diverſified by accidents; and the ſame numerical quantity, by variatiºns of texture, may conſtitute ſucceſſively all kinds of body. Bent. 2. Difference; change from one to another. In ſome other places are more females born than males ; which, upon this variation of proportion, I recommend to the curious. Graunt's Bills of Mortality. Each ſea had its peculiar ſhells, and the ſame variation of ſoils; this tract affording ſuch a terreſtrial matter as is pro- per for the formation of one ſort of ſhell-fiſh ; that of another. J/oodward's Nat. Hiſt. 3. Succeſſive change. Sir Walter Blunt, Stain'd with the variation of each ſoil Betwixt that Holmedon and this ſeat of ours. Shakeſp. 4. [In grammar.]. Change of termination of nouns. The rules of grammar, and uſeful examples of the va- riation of words, and the peculiar form of ſpeech, are often appointed to be repeated. JWatts's Improv. of the Mind. 5. Change in natural phenomenons. The duke run a long courſe of calm proſperity, without any viſible eclipſe or wane in himſelf, amidſt divers variations in others. J/otton's Lie of Buckingham. 6. Deviation. If we admit a variation from the ſtate of his creation, that variation muſt be neceſſarily after an eternal duration, and therefore within the compaſs of time. Hale. I may ſeem ſometimes to have varied from his ſenſe; but the greateſt variations may be fairly deduced from him. Dryd. 7. Wariation of the compaſs 5 deviation of the magnetick needle from an exact parallel with the meridian. VA'R1cous. adj. [varicoſus, Latin.] Diſeaſed with dilation. There are inſtances of one vein only being varicous, which may be deſtroyed by tying it above and below the dila- tation. Sharpe. To VARIEGATE. v. a. [variegatus, ſchool Latin.] To di- verſify; to ſtain with different colours. The ſhells are filled with a white ſpar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the ſtone. J/oodward on Fºſſils. They had fountains of variegated marble in their rooms. Arb. Ladies like variegated tulips ſhow ; 'Tis to the changes half the charms we owe : Such happy ſpots the nice admirers take, Fine by defečt, and delicately weak. Pope's Epiº. VARIEGA Tion. m. ſ. [from variegate.] Diverſity of colours. Plant your choice tulips in natural earth, ſomewhat im- poveriſhed with very fine ſand; elſe they will ſoon loſe their variegations. Evelyn's Kalend. VARI'ETY. m. ſ. [varieté, Fr. varietas, Latin.] 1. Change ; ſucceſſion of one thing to another; intermixture of one thing with another. All ſorts are here that all th’ earth yields ; Wariety without end. Milton's Par. Loft. Wariety is nothing elſe but a continued novelty. South. If the ſun's light conſiſted of but one ſort of rays, there would be but one colour in the whole world, nor would it be poſſible to produce any new colour by reflections or refrac- tions; and by conſequence that the variety of colours depends upon the compoſition of light. Newton's Opticks. 2. One thing of many by which variety is made. In this ſenſe it has a plural. The incloſed warmth, which the earth hath in itſelf, ſtirred up by the heat of the ſun, affiſteth nature in the ſpeedier Procreation of thoſe varieties, which the earth bringeth forth. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the JP'orld. 3. Difference; diſfimilitude. - There is a variety in the tempers of good men, with rela- tion to the different impreſſions they receive from different objects of charity. F. Atterbury. 4. Variation ; deviation; change from a former ſtate. It were a great vanity to reječt thoſe reaſons drawn from the nature of things, or to go about to anſwer thoſe reaſons y ſuppoſitions of a variety in things, from what they now *Pººr - Hale's Origin. of Mankind. VA’RIOUS. adj. [varius, Latin.] gin. of 1. Different; ſeveral; manifold. Then were they known to men by various Ilaſnes And various idols, through the heathen world. M. 2. Changeable ; uncertain ; unfixed; unlike itſelf. 07. The names of mixed modes want ſtandards whereby to adjuſt their ſignification; therefore th various and doubtful. in nature, cy are very 2. Unlike each other. Lock. He in deriſion ſets Upon their tongues a various ſpirit, To raſe quite out their native language. Milton Vaſt crowds of vanquiſh'd nations march along, - Warious in arms, in habit, and in tongue. Dryden Warious of temper, as of face or frame, - Each individual: his great end the ſame. Pºpe So many and ſo various laws are given. Añº, 4. Variegated ; diverſified. O Herbs ſudden flower'd, pening their various colours. V’ARIously. adu. [from various.] In a various ºn.” Having been variouſly toſſed by fortune, directed his courſ: to a ſafe harbour. Various objećts from the ſenſe, Wariouſly repreſenting. Milton. Thoſe various ſquadrons, variouſly deſign'd, Each veſſel freighted with a ſeveral load; Each ſquadron waiting for a ſeveral wind; All find but one, to burn them in the road. Dryden. Different aliments, while they repair the fluids and ſolids, act variouſly upon them according to their different natures. Arbuth, WARIX. [Lat. varice, Fr.] A dilatation of the vein. In ulcers of the legs, accompanied with varices or dila. tations of the veins, the varix can only be affiſted by the bandage. Sharpe, VA'RLET. m. ſ. [varlet, old French, now valet.] 1. Anciently a ſervant or footman. Such lords ill cxample do give, Where varlets and drabs ſo may live. Tuſſºr's Huſſandy, They ſpy'd A varlet running towards them haſtily. Spenſºr. 2. A ſcoundrel; a raſcal. This word has deviated from its original meaning, as fur in Latin. I am the verieſt varlet that ever chew'd. Shakespeare Hen. IV. Where didſt thou leave theſe warlºt; ? Shakeſpeare, Thou, varlet, doſt thy maſter's gains devour; Thou milk'ſt his ewes, and often twice an hour. Dryden. When the Roman legions were in a diſpoſition to mutiny, an impudent varlet, who was a private centinel, reſolved to try the power of his eloquence. Addſon. VARLETRY. n.ſ.. [from varlet.] Rabble; croud; populace. Shall they hoiſt me up, And ſhew me to the ſhouting varietry Of cenſºring Rome Shakespeare. Ant, and Clº. VA'RNISH. m.J. [vernis, Fr. vernix, Latin.] . 1. A matter laid upon wood, metal, or other bodies, to mº them ſhine. We'll put on thoſe ſhall praiſe your excellence, And ſet a double varniſh on the fame. Shakeſ, The fame of Cicero had not borne her age ſo well, if it had not been joined with ſome vanity? Like untº.” miſh, that makes cielings not only ſhine, but laſt. Bacºn. This the blue varniſh that the green endears, The ſacred ruſt of twice ten hundred years. Pºp!, 2. Cover; palliation. To VARNISH. v. a. [verniſºr, vernir, Fr. from the noun.] 1. To cover with ſomething ſhining. O vanity - Sid To ſet a pearl in ſteel ſo meanly varniſhed. 1ánty, Clamber not you up to the caſements, Nor thruſt your head into the publick ſtreet, Shaiſ, To gaze on chriſtian fools with varniſh’d faces: arts 2. To cover; to conceal with ſomething ornamental Specious deeds on earth, which glory excitº; Miltºn Or cloſe ambition varniſh'd o'er with zeal. - His manly heart was ſtill above Dryd. Diſſembled hate, or varniſh'd love. . . . . aſhion, and Men eſpouſe the well-endow'd opinion; in f ºn: then ſeek arguments to make good their º Workſ. over and cover their deformity. - Locke's 3. To palliate; to hide with colour of rhetorick. Bacon, To varniſh all their errors, and ſecure m, Tº..."...iii.; Pº Cato's voice was ne'er employ'd Addison. To clear the guilty, and to varniſh crimes. s! Philipi. Speak the plain truth, and varniſh not your Crimes : VA'RNisher. n. ſ. [from varniſh.J 1. One whoſe trade is to varniſh. be of good An oil obtained of common oil, may probably lº's Wari. uſe to ſurgeons and varniſhers. Boyle 2. A diſguiſer; an adorner. - - - Modeſt dulneſs lurks in thought's diſguiſ.; Pºpe. Thou warniſher of fools, and cheat of all the "...º.
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VA'RVELs, n.ſ. [vervelles, Fr.] Silver rings about the leg of
_*hawk, on which the owner's name is engraved. Dić?.
To WARY.". [vario, Lat. varier, French.]
1. To change; to make unlike itſelf.
- Let your ceaſeleſs change
Kary to our great creator ſtill new praiſe. Milton,
2. To change to ſomething elſe.
- Gods that never change their ſtate,
Pary oft their love and hate. JWaller.
We are to vary the cuſtoms, according to the time and
country where the ſcene of a&tion lies. Dryden.
The maſter's hand, which to the life Can trace
The airs, the lines, and features of the face;
May, with a free and bolder ſtroke, expreſs
A vary'd poſture, or a flatt'ring dreſs. Sir j. Denham.
He varies ev'ry ſhape with eaſe,
And tries all forms that may Pomona pleaſe. Pope.
3. To make of different kinds.
God hath divided the genius of men according to the dif-
ferent affairs of the World; and varied their inclinations,
according to the variety of a&ions to be performed. Browne.
4. To diverſify; to variégate.
God hath here
Mary'd his bounty ſo with new delights. Milton.
To VA’RY. v. n.
* To be changeable; to appear in different forms.
Darkling ſtands
The varying ſhore oth' world. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleo,
So varied he, and of his tortuous train
Curl’d many a wanton wreath. Milton.
2. To be unlike each other.
Thoſe who made laws, had their minds poliſhed above
the vulgar: and yet unaccountably the public conſtitutions of
nations vary. Collier on Pride.
3. To alter; to become unlike itſelf.
He had a ſtrange interchanging of large and inexpeded
Pardons, with ſeveral executions; which could not tº im-
puted to any inconſtancy, but to a principle he had ſet unto
himſelf, that he would vary and try both ways in turn. Bac.
That each from other differs, firſt confeſs;
Next, that he varies from himſelf no leſs. Pope's Epift.
4. To deviate ; to depart.
The crime conſiſts in violating the law, and varying from
• the right rule of reaſon. Locke.
5. To ſucceed each other.
While fear and anger, with alternate grace,
Pant in her breaſt, and vary in her face. Addison's Cato.
6. To diſagree; to be at variance.
In judgment of her ſubſtance thus they vary,
And vary thus in judgment of her ſeat;
For ſome her chair up to the brain do carry,
Some ſink it down into the ſtomach's heat. Sir j. Davies.
7. To ſhift colours.
Will the falcon ſtooping from above,
Smit with her varying plumage, ſpare the dove
Admires the jay the inſect's gilded wings? Pope.
VA'RY, n. ſ. [from the verb. Change ; alteration. Not in
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Such ſmiling rogues as theſe ſooth every paſſion;
Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks,
With every gale and vary of their maſters. Shakeſpeare.
VA'scula R. adj. [from vaſculum, Latin.]
1. Conſiſting of veſſels; full of veſſels.
Nutrition of the ſolids is performed by the circulating
liquid in the ſmalleſt vaſcular ſolids. Arbuthnot on Aliment.
VAsculi'FFR9vs. adj. Ivaſculum and fero, Latin.] Such plants
as have, beſides the common calyx, a peculiar veſſel to con-
tain the ſeed, ſometimes divided into cells; and theſe have
always a monopetalous flower, either uniform or dif-
form. 2uincy.
VA’s E. m. ſ. [vaſe, Fr. vaſa, Latin.] A veſſel; generally a
veſſel rather for ſhow than uſe.
- The toilet ſtands unveil'd,
Each ſilver vaſe in myſtick order laid. Pope.
VA/SSAL. m. ſ. [vaſſal, Fr. vaſſallo, Italian.]
1. One who holds by the will of a ſuperior lord. -
Every petty prince, vaſſal to the emperor, can coin what
money he pleaſeth. Swift's ſhort View of Ireland.
The vaſſals are invited to bring in their complaints to the
viceroy, who impriſons and chaſtiſes their maſters. Addiſon.
2. A ſubject; a dependant. - - - - -
She cannot content the lord with performance of his diſci-
pline, that hath at her ſide a vaſſal, whom Satan, hath
made his vicegerent, to croſs whatſoever the faithful ſhould
do. Hooker, b. viii. S. 34.
Such as they thought fit for labour, they received as vaſſals;
but imparted not the benefit of laws, but every one made his
will a law unto his own vaſſal. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
The common people were free ſubjects to the king, not
flaves and vaſſals to their pretended lords. Sir j. Davies.
The mind hath not reaſon to remember, that paſſions
ought to be her vaſſals, not her maſters. Raleigh.
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Waſal of his *ger, when the ſcourge
Inexorable, and th: torturing hour
Calls us to penance. - Milton.
- . As all his vaſſal; eagerly deſir'd ;
With mind averſe, he rather inderwent
His people's will, than gave his own conſent. Dryden,
He ſubjugated a king, and called him his vaſſal. Baker.
3. A ſervant; one who acts by the will of another.
I am his fortune's vaſſal, and I ſend him
The greatneſs he has got. Sh
4. A ſlave; a low ...“ Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop.
Thou ſwearſt thy Gods in vain
Ovaſal/ miſcreamti Shakeſp. K. Lear.
VA’ss Allage. m. / ſºftlage, Fr. from vaſſal.] %. ſtate of
a vaſſal ; tenure at will; ſervitude; ſlavery; dependance.
He renounc'd the v6/aiage
Of Rome again.
All my pow'rs do their beſtowing loſe,
Like vaſalage at unawares encountrin -
The eye of majeſty. Shakeſpeare's Troilus and C. effida.
They wou'd have brought the Achaeans from the condition
of followers and dependents union. wº/alage. Raleigh,
Lºtus not then purſue,
By force impoſſible, by leave obtain’d
Unacceptable, though in heav'n our ſtate
Of ſplendid vaſalage. Milton's Par. Lºft,
Curs'd vaſſage,
Firſt idoliz'd till love's hot fire be o'er;
Then ſlaves to thoſe who courted us before. Dryden.
VAST: adj. [vo/le, Fr. vº/ius, Latin.]
I. Large; great.
What the parliament meant to attempt with thoſe vaſ?
numbers of men, every day levied. Clarendon, book i.
That is an ample and capacious mind, which takes in vaſ?
and ſublime ideas without pain. Watts.
His open ſtores,
Though voſſ, were little to his ampler heart. Thomſon.
2. Viciouſly great; enormouſly extenſive or capacious.
The vicious language is vaſt, and gaping, ſwelling, and
irregular; when it contends to be high, full of rock, moun-
Fairy &een.
tain, and pointedneſs. B. Johnſon.
They view'd the waſ unmeaſurable abyſs. 44ilton.
Others with vº/? Typhean rage more fell,
Rend up rocks. Milton.
VAST. n.ſ...[vºſtum, Latin.] An empty waſte. -
They ſhook hands, as over a vº/f; and embrac'd, as from
the ends of oppos'd winds. Shakeſpeare.
Through the vaſt of heav’n it ſounded. 44ilton.
The wat'ry vaſt, -
Secure of ſtorms, your royal brother paſt. Pope.
VASTATION. m.ſ. Iváñati, from vaſio, Latin.] waſte § 4.
population.
This wild-fire made the ſaddeſt vaſtations, in the many fatal
outrages which theſe eager contentions occaſion. Decay of Piety.
VASTI'DITY. m. ſ. [vaſſitas, Lat. from va/y.] Wideneſs; im-
menſity. A barbarous word.
Perpetual durance,
Through all the world's vaſlidity. Shakeſpeare.
VA's TLY. adv. [from vaſt.] Greatly; to a great degree.
Holland's reſolving upon its own defence, without our ſhare
in the war, would leave us to enjoy the trade of the world,
and thereby grow vaſtly both in ſtrength and treaſures. Temple.
It is vaſtly the concern of government, and of themſelves
too, whether they be morally good or bad. South.
VA'st Nºss. n.ſ.. [from v4/?..] Immenſity; enormous greatneſs.
Behemoth, biggeſt born of earth, upheav'd
His vaſtneſs. AZilton's Par. Lºft.
She by the rocks compell'd to ſtay behind,
Is by the vaſtneſs of her bulk confin'd. //zler.
When I compare this little performance with the vaſºnſ;
of my ſubject, methinks I have brought but a cockle-ſhell of
water from the ocean. Glanville.
Arioſto obſerved not moderation in the v6/?neſ of his
draught. Dryden.
Hence we may diſcover the cauſe of the vaſtneſs of the
Ocean. Bentley's Sermons.
VA'sty, adj. [from vaſ...] Large; enormouſly great, ,
I can call ſpirits from the va/ly deep. Shakespeare are.
VAT. n.ſ. [vat, Dutch, Fat, Saxon.] A veſſel in which li-
quors are kept in the immature ſtate.
Plumpy Bacchus, with pink eyne,
In thy vats our cares be drown'd. . . . Shakeſp.
Let him produce his vats and tubs in oppoſition to heaps
of arms and ſtandards. - > - - Addiſon.
wouldſ thou thy vats with gen'rous juice ſhould fºoth,
Reſpect thy orchats. - Philips.
VATIcIDE. n.ſ. [vates and cardo, Latin.] A murderer of poets.
The caitiff vaticide conceiv'd a prayer. Pope's Dunciad.
To VAT1'cINATE. v. n. [vaticinor, Latin.] To propheſy; to
&tiſe predićtion. -
Priº ji admired of all prophane prophets, whoſe predic-
tions have been ſo much cried up, did valicinate here. Howel.
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V A U U D D …,aſ-ar, Fr.] One who himſelf holding m. ſ. ſº. holding under him. n taken of civil honours, ſquire. Camden. dºlla, Fr.] A ſong common among A ballad; a VA'v Aso UR. of a ſuperior lord, Names have bee valvaſor, or º f - Uatt UDEv IL. h. J. ------ ---- V. vulgar, and ſung about the ſtreets, Trev. trivial ſtrain. VAtji T. n.ſ. [wºule, Fr. vºlta, Ital. voluta, low Latin.] 1. A continued arch. - O, you . men º: i ſ ad I your tongues and eyes, uſic thena 10 # hat iº imuli ſhould crack. Shakespeare K. Lear. The word ſignifies an orb or ſphere. And this ſhews us both the form of the Moſaical abyſs, which was included within this vault: and the form of the habitable earth, which was the outward ſurface of this vault, or the “” of the abyſs. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 2. A cellar. Creep into the kill-hole. He will ſeek there; neither preſs, well, vault, an abſtraćt for the remembrance of. The wine of life is drawn, and the meer lces but he hath Shakeſp. Is left this vault to brag of. Shakeſp. Whether your fruitful fancy lies - To baniſh rats that haunt our vault. Swift. 3. A cave ; a cavern. - The filent vaults of death, unknown to light, And hell itſelf, lie naked to his fight. Sandys. 4. A repoſitory for the dead. Shall I not be ſtifled in the vault, To whoſe foul mouth no healthſome air breathesin. Shakespeare . To Vault. v. a. [votſter, Fr. from the noun.] To arch; to ſhape of a vault. Hath nature given them eyes To ſee this vaulted arch, and the rich cope Of ſea and land, which can diſtinguiſh 'twixt The fiery orbs above, and the twinn’d ſtones Upon th’ humbl’d beach Shakespeare Cymbeline. 2. To cover with an arch. Over-head the diſmal hiſs Of fiery darts in flaming vollies flew; And flying vaulted either hoſt with fire. To VAult. v. m. voltiger, Fr. volleggiare, Italian. 1. To leap ; to jump. Paulting ambition, which o'erleaps itſelf, And falls on th’ other. Shakeſpear's Macbeth. The pretty vaulting ſea refus’d to drown me, Knowing that thou would'ſt have me drown'd on ſhore. Shakespeare He is vaulting variable ramps In your deſpite, upon your purſe. Shakeſp. If I could win a lady by vaulting into my ſaddle with my armour on, I ſhould quickly leap into a wife. Shakeſp. Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree. - If a man ſhou'd leap a garret, or vault down the monu- ment, wou'd he leave the memory of a hero behind him * Collier on Duelling. Lucan vaulted upon Pegaſus with all the heat and intre- pidity of youth. Addiſon. 2. To play the tumbler, or poſture-maſter. VAULT. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A leap ; a jump. VAU'LTAGE. m. ſ. [from vault..] Arched cellar. Not in uſe. He'll call you to ſo hot an anſwer for it, That caves and womby vaultages of France Shall chide your treſpaſs, and return your mock In ſecond accent to his ordnance. Shakeſp. Hen. V. VA’ULTED. adj. [from vault..] Arched; concave. Reſtore the lock 1 ſhe cries, and all around Reſtore the lock ' the vaulted roofs rebound. Pºpe. Vº. m. ſ. [from vault..] A leaper; a jumper; a tum- Cr. VA'ULTY. adj. [from vault..] Arched; concave. A bad word. I will kiſs thy deteſtable bones, And put my eye-balls in thy vaulty brows, And ring theſe fingers with thy houſhold worms. Shakeſp. I'll ſay that is not the lark, whoſe notes do beat The vaulty heav'ns ſo high above our heads. Shakespeare . VA'UNMURE. m. ſ. ſavant mur, Fr.] A falſe wall; a work raiſed before the main wall. JMilton With another engine named the warwolfe, he pierced with one ſtone, and cut, as even as a thread, two vaunt- itres. - - Camden's Remains. This warlike captain, daily attempting the vanmureș, in the end by force obtained the ſame ; and ſo poſſeſſed of the j. deſperately kept it ’till greater help came running in, i. * wonderful expedition, clapt up a ſtrong covering T VºN - f wall and the vanmure. Knºlles'. Hi/?. of the Turks. O '**'. v. 4. [vanter, Fr.] To boaſt; to diſplay wit oſtentation. , Fr.] > 1ſplay with Whom f. Not that great champion Å. poets verſe ſo much doth vaunt ; So man º twelve huge labours high extoll'd, Yºries and ſharp hits did haunt. Fairy Queen. as king, knight, Not any damſel which her vaunteth moſt, In ſkilful knitting of ſoft ſilken twine. ** My vanquiſher ſpoil'd of his vaunted ſpoil, S}ºft- To VA UN r. v. n. iltºn, 1. To play the braggart; to talk with oſtentation, vain ſhow; to boaſt." 19n; to make You ſay, you are a better ſoldier; Let it appear ſo; make your vaunting true. Shalºft - The illuſions of magick were put down, and their . ing in wiſdom reproved with diſgrace. Wiſdom xvii ht- So ſpake th' apoſtate angel, though in pain; vil. 7. Iºanning aloud, but rack'd with deep deſpair. > Mil Pride which prompts a man to vaunt and overvalue º: he is, does incline him to diſvalue what he has. G., ji. at 2. I ſcarcely know in what ſenſe Dryden has uſed thi, WO º: leſs it be miſwritten for vaults. Id, un- 'Tis he I feel him now in ev'ry part; Like a new world he vaunts about my heart. VAUNT. n.ſ. (from the verb.] Brag; boaſt; vain oſtentation Sir John Perrot bent his courſe not to that point, i. ther quite contrary, in ſcorn, and in vain vaint of his Own counſels. Spºnſºr Him Iſeduc’d with other promiſes and other vauntºſ. Such varints who can with patience read, •ws. Who thus deſcribes his hero when he's dead? In heat of action ſlain, he ſcorns to fall, But ſtill maintains the war, and fights at all. Granº, - - - *º- WAUNT. m. ſ. [from avant, Fr.] The firſt part. Not uſed, Our play Leaps o'er the vaunt and firſtlings. Shaiſ): VA’UNTER. m. ſ. [vauteur, Fr. from vaunt.] Boaſter; braggiº man given to vain oſtentation. So"--> Some feign To menage fleeds, as did this vaunter; but in vain, Spºnſºr, Tongue-valiant hero, vaunter of thy might; In threats the foremoſt, but the lag in fight. Dryden, VA'UNT FUL. adj. [vaunt and full.] Boaſtful; oſtentatious, Whiles all the heavens on lower creatures ſmil'd, Young Clarion, with vauntful luſtihed, After his guiſe did caſt abroad to fare. Spºnſºr, VA’UNTINGLA. adv. [from vaunting.] Boaſtfully; oiteita. tiouſly. I heard thee ſay, and vauntingly thou ſpak'ſt it, That thou wert cauſe of noble Glo'ſter's death. Shakespeare . VA warp. m. ſ. [van and ward] Fore part Since we have the vaward of the day, My love ſhall hear the muſic of my hounds, Marcius, Their bands i'th’vaiwara are the Antiates Of their beſt truſt. Shakespeare Cºriolanuſ. He deſired nothing more than to have confirmed his all- thority in the minds of the vulgar, by the preſent and ready attendance of the vayvod. Knºlley's Hji, ºf the Turki, U’BERTY. n.ſ.. [ubertas, Latin.] Abundance; fruitfulneſs. UBIcA'tion. U n.ſ.. [from uli, Latin.] Local relation; where- UBI'ETY. #: A ſcholaſtick term. Relations, ulications, duration, the vulgar philoſºphy º mits to be ſomething; and yet to enquire in what plºt they are, were groſs. Glanville. Ubiquit ARY. adj. [from ubique, Latin.]Exiſting everywhere. For wealth and an ubiquitary commerce, none can º her. 370. UBI'QUITARY. m. ſ. [from ubique, Latin.] One that exiſts every where. How far wide is Aquinas, which faith, by the ſame reaſon that an angel might be in two places, he might be in as may as you will See now, either Xavier is every where, or elſe the carcaſs of a friar is more ſubtle than the naturº º angel. To conclude, either Aquinas is falſe, or the papi . ubiquitaries. - º: UBI QUITY. m. ſ. [from ubique, Latin.] Omnipreſence; ext tence at the ſame time in all places. - f di- In the one there is attributed to God death. whereo vine nature is not capable; in the other ubiquity º which human nature admitteth not. wVººr - Pem ſhe hight, A ſolemn wight, As you ſhould mect, In any ſtreet, In that tubiquity. - - Could they think that to be infinite and i {..., of which they could thruſt into * Corner O South. CIO ſet. UDDER. m. ſ. ſuben, Saxon; uder; Dutch. º Lat.] The breaſt or digs of a cow, or other large animal. A lionneſs, with udders all drawn dry, Dryden, Shaft, B. Jºhnſºn. mmenſe, the uh- f their hakeſp. Lay couching head on ground. Shakespeare Sithcnce the cow t Produc’d an ampler ſtore of milk; th; ſhe-goat, Prior. Not without pain, dragg'd her diffended tº UDDERED. adj. [from widºr.] F urniſhed with udders. Gay. Marian ſoft could ſtroke the udder d cow. WEAL-
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French ; vitellus, Latin.] The fleſh of a calfkilled for the table.
Would'ſt thou with mighty beef augment thy meal
Seek Leadenhall; St. James's ſends thee veal. Gay.
VE'cTION. }". ſ: [večzio, veðito, Latin.] The aët of car-
VE'cTITATION. rying, or being carried.
Enervated lords are ſoftly lolling in their chariots; a ſpecies
of veðitation ſeldom uſed amongſt the antients. Arbuthnot.
VE/cture. [večura, Latin.] Carriage.
Three things one nation ſelleth unto another; the com-
modity as nature yieldeth it, the manufacture and the veſſure
or carriage. - Bacon's Eſſays.
To WEER. v. n. [virer, French.] To turn about.
If a wild uncertainty prevail,
And turn your veering heart with ev'ry gale;
You loſe the fruit of all your former care,
For the ſad proſpect of a juſt deſpair. Roſcommon.
Nigh rivers mouth, where wind
Weers oft, as oft he ſteers and ſhifts her ſail. Milton.
I have no taſte of the noiſy praiſe
Of giddy crouds, as changeable as winds;
Servants to change, and blowing with the tide
Of ſwol'n ſucceſs; but veering with its ebb. Dryden.
A-head the maſter pilot ſteers
And as he leads, the following navy veers. Dryden.
It is a double misfortune to a nation given to change,
when they have a ſovereign that is prone to fall in with all
the turns and veerings of the people. Addiſon's Freeholder.
The wind veered about to north-weſt. Derham.
To V EER. v. a.
I. To let out.
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it,
to enlarge and veer out all ſail; ſo to take it in and contračt
it, is of no leſs praiſe when the argument doth aſkit. B. Johnſ.
2. To turn; to change.
I ſee the haven nigh at hand,
To which I mean my weary courſe to bend;
Veer the main-ſheet, and bear up with the land. Spenſºr.
Sailing farther, it veers its lilly to the weſt, and regardeth
that quarter, wherein the land is nearer or greater. Brown.
VEGET AB 1'LITY. m. ſ. [from vegetable.] Vegetable nature ;
the quality of growth without ſenſation.
The coagulating ſpirits of ſalts, and lapidifical juice of
the ſea, entering the parts of the plant, overcomes its vege-
tability, and converts it unto a lapideous ſubſtance. Browne.
WE'GETABLE. m. ſ. [vegetabilis, ſchool Lat. vegetabile, Fr.]
Any thing that has growth without ſenſation, as plants.
Wegetables are organized bodies conſiſting of various parts,
containing veſſels furniſhed with differentjuices; and taking in
their nouriſhment from without, uſually by means of a root,
by which they are fixed to the earth, or to ſome other body,
as in the generality of plants; ſometimes by means of pores
diſtributed over the whole ſurface, as in ſub-marine
plants. Hill's Materia Medica.
Let brutes and vegetables that cannot drink,
So far as drought and nature urges, think. J/a"er.
In vegetables it is the ſhape, and in bodies, not propagated
by ſeed, it is the colour we moſt fix on. Locke.
Other animated ſubſtances are called vegetables, which ,
have within themſelves the principle of another ſort of life
and growth, and of various productions of leaves, flowers
and fruit, ſuch as we ſee in plants, herbs, trees. /Watts.
VE'GETABLE. adj. [vegetabilis, Latin.]
1. Belonging to a plant.
The vegetable world, each plant and tree,
From the fair cedar on the craggy brow,
To creeping moſs. Prior.
Both mechaniſms are equally curious, from one uniform
juice to extract all the variety of vegetable juices; or from
ſuch variety of food to make a fluid very near uniform to the
blood of an animal. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
The well ſhower'd earth
Is deep enrich'd with vegetable life. Thomſon.
2. Having the nature of plants.
Amidſt them ſtood the tree of life,
High eminent, blooming ambroſial fruit
Of vegetable gold. Milton's Par. Loſt.
That vegetative terreſtrial hath been ever the ſtanding fund,
out of which is derived the matter of all animal and vegetable
bodies. - J/oodward's Nat. Hiſł.
To VEGFTATE. v. n. [vegeto, Latin J. To grow as plants; to
ſhoot out; to grow without ſenſation.
Rain-water may be endued with ſome vegetating or pro-
lifick virtue, derived from ſome ſaline or oleofe particles. Ray.
As long as the ſeeds remained lodged in a natural ſoil,
they would ſoon vegetate, and ſend forth a new ſet of
trec.S. JWoodward.
See dying vegetables life ſuſtain;
See life diſſolving vegetate again. Pope's Eſſay on Man.
VEGET ATION. m. ſ. [from vegeto, Latin.]
1. The power of producing the growth of plants.
The exterior ſurface conſiſted of a terreſtrial matter proper
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for the nouriſhment of plants, being little entangled with
mººmineral matter, that was unfit for vegetation. Wºodward.
The ſun, deep-darting to the dark retreat
Of vegetation, ſets the ſteaming power
At large. Thomſon's Spring.
Love warbles through the vocal groves,
And vegetation paints the plain.
2. The power of growth without ſenſation.
Plants, though beneath the excellency of creatures en-
dued with ſºnſe, yet exceed them in the faculty of vegetation
and of fertility. Hºoker.
Theſe pulſations I attribute to a plaſtick nature, or vital
Principle, as the vegetation of plants muſt alſo be. Ray.
Vegetative. adj. [vegetatiſ, Fr. from vegetate J
I. Having the quality of growing without life.
Creatures vegetative and growing, have their ſeeds in
themſelves. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the IWorld.
2. Having the power to produce growth in plants.
Homer makes deities of the vegetatiº faculties, and vir-
tues of the field. Broome's Notes on Odyſſ.
VE'GETATIVENEss. m. ſ. [from vegetative.] The quality of
producing growth.
VeGETE. adj. [vigetus, Latin.] Vigorous; active; ſpritely.
The ſoul was vegete, quick and lively; full of the youth-
fulneſs and ſpritelineſs of youth. South.
The faculties in age muſt be leſs vegete and nimble than in
youth. //allis.
VE/GETIVE. adj. [from vegeto, Latin.]Vegetable; having the
nature of plants.
Nor rent off, but cut off ripe bean with a knife,
For hindering ſtalke of hir vegetive life. Tuff. Huſbandry.
VE'Getive. m. ſ. [from the adjective..] A vegetable.
Hence vegetives receive their fragrant birth,
And clothe the naked boſom of the earth.
The tree ſtill panted in th' unfiniſh'd part,
Not wholly vegetive; and heav'd her heart.
V. º: ; n. ſ. [vehementia, Latin.
1. Violence; force.
Univerſal hubbub wild,
Of ſtunning founds and voices all confus'd,
Aſſaults his ear with loudeſt vehemence.
2. Ardour; mental violence; terrour.
Think ye are men; deem it not impoſſible for you to err:
fift impartially your own hearts, whether it be force of reaſon,
or vehemency of affection, which hath bred, and ſtill doth
feed theſe opinions in you. Hooker's Pref.
The beſt perſuaſions
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Would it apply well to the vehemence of your affection,
that I ſhould win what you would enjoy Shakeſp.
The extremity of the condition produced ſome earneſtneſs
and vehemency of expreſſion more than ordinary. Clarendon.
This pure cauſe would kindle my rap’d ſpirits
To ſuch a flame of ſacred vehemence, -
That dumb things wou'd be mov’d to ſympathize. Milton.
He hurries on his action with variety of events, and ends
it in leſs compaſs than two months. This vehemence of his
is moſt ſuitable to my temper. Dryden.
Marcus is over-warm ; his fond complaints
Have ſo much earneſtneſs and paſſion in them,
I hear him with a ſecret kind of horror,
And tremble at his vehemence of temper. Addiſon's Cato.
VE HEMENT. adj. [vehement, Fr. vehemens, Latin.]
1. Violent; forcible. -
A ſtrong imagination hath more force upon light and ſubtile
motions, than upon motions vehement or ponderous. Bacºn.
Gold will endure a vehement fire for a long time, without
Anonymous.
Sandys.
Dryden.
Milton.
any change. Grew.
2. Ardent; eager; fervent.
By their vehement inſtigation,
In this juſt ſuit come I to move your grace. Shakespeare .
I Find
In all things elſe delight indeed; but ſuch,
As us’d or not, works in the mind no change,
Nor vehement deſire. Milton's Par. Lºſł.
We'HEMENTLY. adv. [from vehement.]
1. Forcibly.
. Pathetically; urgently.
2 Pº .* religion inculcates kindneſs more vehe-
mently, and forbids malice and hatred more ſtrictly than any
religion did before. - Tillotſon.
VE'Hicle. n. ſ. [vehiculum, Latin.]
1. That in which any thing is carried. - -
Evil ſpirits might very properly appear in ºthick, of flame,
to terrify and ſurprize. - Addiſon's Guardian;
2. That part of a medicine which ſerves to make the principal
- ičnt potable.
ingº meat deſcends by one paſſage ; the drink, or
moiſtening vehicle by another, is a popular tenent. Brown.
3. That by means of which º º is conveyed. The
V A U U D D valvasour. "...ſ. vavaſſeur, Fr.] One who himſelf holding jor fºrd, has others holding under him. - ofs.". taken of civil honours, as king, knight, -1/77 ſquire. Camden. valvaſor, or vavaſar, ſquire. , - vºir. m. ſ. ſvaudeville, Fr.] A ſong common among the vulgar, and ſung about the fireets, Trev. A ballad , a trivial ſtrain. VAULT. n.ſ.. [wºulie, 1. A continued arch. O, you are men of ſtone : ad I your tongues and eyes, I'd uſe them, ſo - #. iº É. ſhould crack. Shakeſp. K. Lear. The word ſignifies an orb or ſphere. And this ſhews us both the form of the Moſaical abyſs, which was included within this vault: and the form of the habitable earth, which was the outward ſurface of this vault, or the cover of the abyſs. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 2. A cellar. Fr. volta, Ital. voluta, low Latin.] Creepinto the kill-hole. He will ſeek there; neither preſs, well, vault, but he hath an abſtraćt for the remembrance of. Shakeſp. The wine of life is drawn, and the meer lces Is left this vault to brag of. Shakeſp. Whether your fruitful fancy lies - To baniſh rats that haunt our vault. Swift. 3. A cave; a cavern. The filent vaults of death, unknown to light, And hell itſelf, lie naked to his fight. Sandys. 4. A repoſitory for the dead. Shall I not be ſtifled in the vault, To whoſe foul mouth no healthſome air breathesin. Shakespeare . To Vault. v. a. ſ.voitter, Fr. from the noun.] To arch; to ſhape of a vault. Hath nature given them eyes To ſee this vaulted arch, and the rich cope Of ſea and land, which can diſtinguiſh 'twixt The fiery orbs above, and the twinn'd ſtones Upon th’humbl’d beach Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 2. To cover with an arch. Over-head the diſmal hiſs Of fiery darts in flaming vollies flew; And flying vaulted either hoſt with fire. To VAult. v. m. voltiger, Fr. volleggiare, Italian. 1. To leap ; to jump. Paulting ambition, which o'erleaps itſelf, And falls on th’ other. Shakeſpear's Macbeth. The pretty vaulting ſea refus’d to drown me, Knowing that thou would'ſt have me drown'd on ſhore. Shakespeare He is vaulting variable ramps In your deſpite, upon your purſe. Shakeſp. If I could win a lady by vaulting into my ſaddle with my armour on, I ſhould quickly leap into a wife. Shakeſp. Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree. Dryden. If a man ſhou'd leap a garret, or vault down the monu- ment, wou'd he leave the memory of a hero behind him * Collier on Duelling. Lucan vaulted upon Pegaſus with all the heat and intre- pidity of youth. Addiſon. 2. To play the tumbler, or poſture-maſter. VAULT. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A leap ; a jump. VAu'lt AGE. m. ſ. [from vault..] Arched cellar. Not in uſe. He'll call you to ſo hot an anſwer for it, That caves and womby vaultages of France Shall chide your treſpaſs, and return your mock In ſecond accent to his ordnance. Shakeſp. Hen. V. VA’ULTED. adj. [from vault..] Arched; concave. Reſtore the lock ' ſhe cries, and all around Reſtore the lock the vaulted roofs rebound. Pºpe. vº. m. ſ. [from vault..] A leaper; a jumper; a tum- Cr. VA'ULTY. adj. [from vault..] Arched; concave. A bad word. I will kiſs thy deteſtable bones, And put my eye-balls in thy vaulty brows, And ring theſe fingers with thy houſhold worms. Shakeſp. I'll ſay that is not the lark, whoſe notes do beat The vaulty heav'ns ſo high above our heads. Shakſ). VA'UNMURE. m. ſ. ſavant mur, Fr.] A falſe wall; a work raiſed before the main wall. JMilton With another engine named the warwolfe, he pierced with one ſtone, and cut, as even as a thread, two vaunt- fºres. - Camden's Remains. This warlike captain, daily attempting the vanmures, in the end by force obtained the ſame ; and ſo poſſeſſed of the Place, deſperately kept it ’till greater help came running in, who, with wonderful expedition, clapt up a ſtrong covering bºt the wall and the vanmure. Knºlles'; Hºff. of the Turks. To WAUNT. v. a. [wanter, Fr.] To boaſt; to diſplay with oftentation. Not that great champion Whom famous poets verſe ſo much doth vaunt ; And hath for twelve huge labours high extoll’d, So many furics and ſharp hits did haunt. Fairy Queen. Not any damſel which her vaunteth moſt, In ſkilful knitting of ſoft ſilken twine. ** My vanquiſher ſpoil'd of his vaunted ſpo Sºſr. To VA UNT. v. n. unted ſpoil, 4Miltºn, 1. To play the braggart; to talk wi inn . vain ãº. y to boaſt.” ith oſtentation; to make L You ſay, ; are a better ſoldier; et it appear ſo ; make your vaunting true. The illuſions of º put º nº ing in wiſdom reproved with diſgrace. Wiſdom vaunt. So ſpake th' apoſtate angel, though in pain; xvii, 7. Mainting aloud, but rack'd with deep deſpair. > Mili: Pride which prompts a man to vaunt and overvalue º he is, does incline him to diſvalue what he has. G., jºi. at 2. I ſcarcely know"in what ſenſe Dryden has uſed this ongue. leſs it be miſwritten for vaults. 'Tis he I feel him now in ev'ry part; Like a new world he vaunts about my heart. Dryd VAUNT. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Brag; boaſt; vain oflá; tº, Sir John Perrot bent his courſe not to that point . ther quite contrary, in ſcorn, and in vain vaint of his wn counſels. Spenſºr Him Iſeduc’d with other promiſes and other vaunts, Miº. Such vaunts who can with patience read, - Who thus deſcribes his hero when he's dead? In heat of action ſlain, he ſcorns to fall, But ſtill maintains the war, and fights at all. •. VAUNT. n. ſ. [from avant, Fr.] }. firſt part. Nº." Our play - Leaps o'er the vaunt and firſtlings. Shaiſ): VA’UNTER. m. ſ. [vauteur, Fr. from vaunt.] Boaſter; bagº. man given to vain oſtentation. S5*** x Some feign To menage ſteeds, as did this vaunter; but in vain, Spenſºr. Tongue-valiant hero, vaunter of thy might; In threats the foremoſt, but the lag in fight. Dryden, VA'UNT FUL. adj. [vaunt and full.] Boaſtful; oſtentatious, Whiles all the heavens on lower creatures ſmil'd, Young Clarion, with vauntful luſtihed, After his guiſe did caſt abroad to fare. Spºnſºr, VA’UNTINGLY. adv. [from vaunting.] Boaſtfully; oftenta- tiouſly. I heard thee ſay, and vauntingly thou ſpak'ſt it, That thou wert cauſe of noble Glo'ſter's death. Shakespeare VA'w ARD. m. ſ. [van and ward] Fore part Since we have the vavard of the day, My love ſhall hear the muſic of my hounds, Marcius, Their bands i'th’vaiward are the Antiates Of their beſt truſt. Shakespeare Cºriolanuſ. He deſired nothing more than to have confirmed his all- thority in the minds of the vulgar, by the preſent and ready attendance of the vayvod. Knºlles's Hſi. of the Turki. U’BERTY. m. ſ. [ubertas, Latin.] Abundance; fruitfulneſs. UbicA'tion. U n.ſ. (from uli, Latin.] Local relation; where- UBI'ETY. łº! A ſcholaſtick term. Relations, ulications, duration, the vulgar philoſophy ad- mits to be ſomething; and yet to enquire in what place teſ are, were groſs. Glanville. UBI'QUITARY. adj. [from ubique, Latin.]Exiſting everywhere. For wealth and an ubiquitary commerce, none can º her. 370. UbiquitARY. m. ſ. [from ubique, Latin.] One that * every where. How far wide is Aquinas, which faith, by the ſame reaſon that an angel might be in two places, he might be in as may as you will See now, either Xavier is every where, or elſe the carcaſs of a friar is more ſubtle than the nature ºf." angel. To conclude, either Aquinas is falſe, or the papiſts ubiquitaries. Hall. UBI QUITY. m. ſ. [from ubique, Latin.] Omnipreſence; exiſ- tence at the ſame time in all places. - - In the one there is attributed to God death, whereof di- vine nature is not capable ; in the other ubiquity untº . which human nature admitteth not. 20kºr. Pem ſhe hight, A ſolemn wight, As you ſhould mect, In any ſtreet, In . ubiquity. B.jº: Could tie, this that to be infinite and immº. quity of which they could thruſt into a corn" of sº cloſet. - UDDER. m. ſ. ſuben, Saxon; uder, Dutch, uber, Lat] The breaſt or digs of a cow, or other large animal. A lionneſs, with udders all drawn dry, Word, un- Shaft, Lay couching head on ground. Shakespeare . Sithence the cow Produc’d an ampler ſtore of milk; the ſhe-goat, Priºr, Not without pain, dragg’d her diſtended udde: U’DDERED. adj. [from udder.] Furniſhed with udders. Gay. Marian ſoft could ſtroke the udder'd cow. v. -
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VEAL. m. ſ. [veel, a calf, veeler, veſſer, to bring forth a calf, old
French ; vitellus, Latin.] The fleſh of a calfkilled for the table.
Would'ſt thou with mighty beef augment thy meal
Seek Leadenhall; St. James's ſends thee weal. Gay.
WE'ction. }". ſ: [ved?io, veðito, Latin.] The aët of car-
VE'cTITATION. rying, or being carried.
Enervated lords are ſoftly lolling in their chariots; a ſpecies
of veðitation ſeldom uſed amongſt the antients. Arbuthnot.
VE/ct URE. [ve:fura, Latin.] Carriage.
Three things one nation ſelleth unto another; the com-
modity as nature yieldeth it, the manufacture and the veſſure
or carriage. - Bacon's Eſſays.
To VEER. v. n. [virer, French.] To turn about.
If a wild uncertainty prevail,
And turn your veering heart with ev'ry gale;
You loſe the fruit of all your former care,
For the ſad proſpect of a juſt deſpair.
Nigh rivers mouth, where wind
Weers oft, as oft he ſteers and ſhifts her ſail.
I have no taſte of the noiſy praiſe
Of giddy crouds, as changeable as winds;
Servants to change, and blowing with the tide
Of ſwoi'n ſucceſs; but veering with its ebb.
A-head the maſter pilot ſteers
And as he leads, the following navy veers. Dryden.
It is a double misfortune to a nation given to change,
when they have a ſovereign that is prone to fall in with all
the turns and veerings of the people. Addiſon's Freeholder.
The wind veered about to north-weſt. Derham.
To V EER. v. a.
I. To let out.
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it,
to enlarge and veer out all ſail; ſo to take it in and contračt
it, is of no leſs praiſe when the argument doth aſkit. B. johnſ.
2. To turn; to change.
I ſee the haven nigh at hand,
To which I mean my weary courſe to bend;
Weer the main-ſhect, and bear up with the land. Spenſºr.
Sailing farther, it veers its lilly to the weſt, and regardeth
that quarter, wherein the land is nearer or greater. Brown.
VEGETABI'LITY. m. ſ. [from vegetable.] Vegetable nature ;
the quality of growth without ſenſation.
The coagulating ſpirits of ſalts, and lapidifical juice of
the ſea, entering the parts of the plant, overcomes its vege-
tability, and converts it unto a lapideous ſubſtance. Browne.
VE'GETABLE. m. ſ. [vegetabilis, ſchool Lat. vegetabile, Fr.]
Any thing that has growth without ſenſation, as plants.
Vegetables are organized bodies conſiſting of various parts,
containing veſſels furniſhed with differentjuices; and taking in
their nouriſhment from without, uſually by means of a root,
by which they are fixed to the earth, or to ſome other body,
as in the generality of plants; ſometimes by means of pores
diſtributed over the whole ſurface, as in ſub-marine
plants. Hill's Materia Medica.
Let brutes and vegetables that cannot drink,
So far as drought and nature urges, think. J/a"er.
In vegetables it is the ſhape, and in bodies, not propagated
by ſeed, it is the colour we moſt fix on. Locłe.
Roſcommon.
Milton.
Dryden.
Other animated ſubſtances are called vegetables, which
have within themſelves the principle of another ſort of life
and growth, and of various productions of leaves, flowers
and fruit, ſuch as we ſee in plants, herbs, trees. /Watts.
VE'GETABLE. adj. [vegetabilis, Latin.]
1. Belonging to a plant.
The vegetable world, each plant and tree,
From the fair cedar on the craggy brow,
To creeping moſs. Prior.
Both mechaniſms are equally curious, from one uniform
juice to extract all the variety of vegetable juices; or from
ſuch variety of food to make a fluid very near uniform to the
blood of an animal. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
The well ſhower'd earth
Is deep enrich'd with vegetable life. Thomſon.
2. Having the nature of plants.
Amidſt them ſtood the tree of life,
High eminent, blooming ambroſial fruit ...
Of vegetable gold. Milton's Par. Loſt.
That vegetative terreſtrial hath been ever the ſtanding fund,
out of which is derived the matter of all animal and vegetable
bodies. - JWoodward's Nat. Hiſł.
To VE'GETATE. v. n. [vegeto, Latin J To grow as plants; to
ſhoot out; to grow without ſenſation.
Rain-water may be endued with ſome vegetating or pro-
lifick virtue, derived from ſome ſaline or oleoſe particles. Ray.
As long as the ſeeds remained lodged in a natural ſoil,
they would ſoon vegetate, and ſend forth a new ſet of
treeS. JWoodward.
See dying vegetables life ſuſtain;
See life diſſolving vegetate again. Pope's Eſſay on Man.
VEGET ATION. m. ſ. [from vegeto, Latin.]
1. The power of producing the growth of plants.
The exterior ſurface conſiſted of a terreſtrial matter proper
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for the nouriſhme - - - - -
mere mineral º ...; . entangled with
- getation. Woodward.
The ſun, deep-darting to the dark retreat
º: vegetation, ſets the ſteaming power
t large. Thomſon's Spring.
Love warbles through the vocal groves,
And vegetation paints the plain.
2. The power of growth withºut ſºnſation.
Plants, though beneath the excellency of creatures en-
dued with ſenſe, yet exceed them in the faculty of vegetation
and of fertility. #.
Theſe pulſations I attribute to a plaſtick nature or viſi
Principle, as the vegetation of plants muſt alſ, b. ' Ray
Vegetative. adj. [vegetatiſ, Fr. from vegetate J -
I. Having the quality of growing without life.
Creatures vegetative and growing, have their ſeeds in
themſelves. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the IWorld.
2. Having the power to produce growth in plants.
Homer makes deities of the vegetative faculties, and vir-
tues of the field. Broome's Notes on Odyſſ.
VE'GETATIVENEss. n. ſ. [from vegetative.] The quality of
producing growth.
VeGETE. adj. [vigetus, Latin.] Vigorous; ačive; ſpritely.
The ſoul was vegete, quick and lively; full of the youth-
Anonymous.
fulneſs and ſpritelineſs of youth. South.
The faculties in age muſt be leſs vegete and nimble than in
youth. J/allis.
VEGETIVE. adj. [from vegeto, Latin.] Vegetable; having the
nature of plants.
Nor rent off, but cut off ripe bean with a knife,
For hindering ſtalke of hir vegetive life. Tuff. Huſbandry.
VE"Getive. m. ſ. [from the adjective..] A vegetable.
Hence vegetives receive their fragrant birth,
And clothe the naked boſom of the earth. . Sandys.
The tree ſtill panted in th’ unfiniſh'd part,
Not wholly vegetive; and heav'd her heart.
V. ; m. ſ. [vehementia, Latin.
1. Violence; force.
Univerſal hubbub wild,
Of ſtunning founds and voices all confus'd,
Aſſaults his ear with loudeſt vehemence.
2. Ardour; mental violence; terrour.
Think ye are men; deem it not impoſſible for you to err:
fift impartially your own hearts, whether it be force of reaſon,
or vehemency of affection, which hath bred, and ſtill doth
feed theſe opinions in you. Hooker's Prºf.
The beſt perſuaſions
Fail not to uſe; and with what vehemency -
Th’ occaſion ſhall inſtruct you. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII:
Would it apply well to the vehemence of your affection,
that I ſhould win what you would enjoy Shakeſp.
The extremity of the condition produced ſome earneſtneſs
and vehemency of expreſſion more than ordinary. Clarendon.
This pure cauſe would kindle my rap’d ſpirits
To ſuch a flame of ſacred vehemence, -
That dumb things wou'd be mov’d to ſympathize. Milton.
He hurries on his ačtion with variety of events, and ends
it in leſs compaſs than two months. This vehemence of his
is moſt ſuitable to my temper. Dryden.
Marcus is over-warm ; his fond complaints
Have ſo much earneſtneſs and paſſion in them,
I hear him with a ſecret kind of horror,
And tremble at his vehemence of temper. Addiſon's Cato.
VE HEMENT. adj. [vehement, Fr. vehemens, Latin.]
I. Violent; forcible.
A ſtrong imagination hath more force upon light and ſubtile
motions, than upon motions vehement or ponderous. Bacon.
Gold will endure a vehement fire for a long time, without
any change. Grew,
2. Ardent; eager; fervent.
By their vehement inſtigation,
In this juſt ſuit come I to move your grace.
I Find
In all things elſe delight indeed; but ſuch,
As us’d or not, works in the mind no change,
Nor vehement deſire. Milton's Par. Lºſł.
VE'HEMENTLY. adv. [from vehement.]
1. Forcibly.
2. Pathetically; urgently. - r
The chiſtian religion inculcates kindneſs more veh-
mently, and forbids malice and hatred more ſtrictly º any
religion did before. Tillotſon.
VE'Hicle. n. ſ. [vehiculum, Latin.]
1. That in which any thing is carried. - -
Evil ſpirits might very properly appear in ºthick, of flame,
to terrify and ſurprize. - Addiſon's Guardian,
2. That part of a medicine which ſerves to make the principal
ingredient potable. -
"gº. #: meat deſcends by one paſſage ; the drink, or
Dryden.
Milton.
Shakespeare.
moiſtening vehicle by another, is a popular tenent. Brown.
3. That by means of which º ºrs is conveyed. The
V E I V E L ºx f a diverting word, ſerves as a vehicle to Con- d meaning of a thing. L’Eſtrange. See VAIL. J or any thing which conceals the The gaiety o vey the force an To VEI L. v. n: ſve", Lat. 1. To cover with a veil, face. - - Her face was veil"d; yet to my fancied fight, Love, ſweetneſs, goodneſs in her perſon ſhin'd. Milton. It became the Jewiſh faſhion when they went to pray to veil their heads and faces. Boyle. 2. To cover; to inveſt. I deſcry, - ill From wonder blazing cloud that veil; the hi rom y - Miltºn. One of the heav'nly hoſt. 3. To hide; to conceal. Of darkneſs viſible ſo much be lent, As half to ſhew, half veil the deep intent. Pope's Dunciad. Veil. n.ſ. [velum, Latin.] 1. A cover to conceal the face. To feed his fiery luſtful eye, He ſnatch'd the veil that hung her face before. Fairy Queen. The Paphian queen from that fierce battle borne, With gored hand, and veil ſo rudely torn, Like terror did among the immortals breed. JWaller. The famous painter cou’d allow no place For private ſorrow in a prince's face: Yet, that his piece might not exceed belief, JWaller. He caſt a vei, upon ſuppoſed grief As veils tranſparent cover, but not hide, Such metaphors appear when right apply'd. When through the phraſe we plainly ſee the ſenſe, Truth with ſuch obvious meanings will diſpenſe. Granville. She accepts the hero, and the dame Wraps in her wail, and frees from ſenſe of ſhame. 2. A cover; a diſguiſe. I will pluck the borrow'd veil of modeſty from the ſo ſeeming Mrs. Page; divulge Page himſelf for a ſecure and wilful Aéteon. Shakeſp. Merry I/ives of //indſor, Knock on my heart; for thou haſt ſkill to find If it ſound ſolid, or be fill'd with wind ; And thro’ the veil of words thouview'ſt the naked mind. Dry. The ill-natured man expoſes thoſe failings in human na- ture, which the other would caſt a veil over. Addiſon. VEIN. m. ſ. [veine, Fr. vena, Latin.] The veins are only a continuation of the extreme capillary arteries reflected back again towards the heart, and uniting their channels as they approach it, till at laſt they all form three large veins; the cava deſcendens, which brings the blood back from all the parts above the heart; the cava aſcendens, which brings the blood from all the parts below the heart ; and the forta, which carries the blood to the liver. The coats of the veins are the ſame with thoſe of the arteries, only the muſcular coat is as thin in all the veins, as it is in the capillary arteries ; the preſſure of the blood againſt the ſides of the veins being leſs than that againſt the ſides of the arteries. In the veins there is no pulſe, becauſe the blood is thrown into them with a continued ſtream, and becauſe it moves from a narrow channel to a wider. The capillary veins unite with one another, as the capillary arteries. In all the veins perpendicular to the horizon, excepting thoſe of the uterus and of the porta, are ſmall membranes or valves ; like ſo many half thimbles ſtuck to the ſide of the veins, with their mouths towards the heart. In the motion of the blood towards the heart, they are preſſed cloſe to the fide of the veins; but if blood ſhould fif back, it muſt fill the valves; and they being diffended, ſtop up the channel, ſo that no blood can repaſs them. Quincy. When I did firſt impart my love to you, I freely told you all the wealth I had Ran in my veins; I was a gentleman. Horror chill Ran through his veins, and all his joints relax'd. 2. Hollow ; cavity. Found where caſual fire Had waſted woods, on mountain, or in vale, Down to the veins of earth. Milton's Par. Loft. Let the glaſs of the priſms be free from veins, and their ſides, be accurately plane, and well poliſhed, without thoſe numberleſs waves or curls, which uſually ariſe from ſand- holes. 'ewton's Opticks. 3. Courſe of metal in the mine. There is a vein for the ſilver. ob xxviii. 1. Part hidden veins digg’d up, nor hath this earth Entrails unlike, of mineral and ſtone. Milton. It is in men as in ſoils, where ſometimes there is a vein of gºld which the owner knows not of. Swift's Thoughts. 4- Tendency or turn of the mind or genius. we ought to attempt no more than what is in the com- paſs of our genius, and according to our vein. Dryden. 5. Favourable moment; time whº any inclination is predo- In inant. º have not only their growths and perfeótions, but "kewiſe their veins and times. J/otton's Archite&ure. Pope. Shakeſpeare. Milton. 6. Humour; temper. I put your grace in mind o what you promis'd me. am not in the giving vein to-day. Shai, - Certainly he that hath a º vein, ºil. III. - - ... ---. - maketh others afraid of his wit, ſo he had need to b - others. o be afraid of They among themſelves in pleaſant vein Bacon. Stood ſcoffing. Milton's Par Lºft Speak'ſt thou in earneſt or in jeſting vein 2 Dºi - The currier ſtruck the uſurer upon the right vein. fº. 7. Continued diſpoſition. 2 * * wº I haºs º of running into ſpeculations of this , upon a greater ſcene of trade, have coſt me this pre- ſent ſervice. Templ; 8. Current; continued produćtion. ple. He can open a vein of true and noble thinking. 9. Strain; quality. S Now ſomewhat fing, whoſe endleſs ſouvenance Among the ſhepherds may aye remain; Whether thee liſt, thy loved laſs advance, Or honour Pan with higher hymns of praiſe. 10. Streak; variegation, as the veins of the marble VETNED. VE'i NY. 1. Full of veins. 2. Streaked; variegated. The root of an old white thorn will make very fine boxes and combs, and many of th r - » y o ºn are very finely veined. Mortimer'; Huſbandº. Effulgent, hence the veiny marble ſhines. Thºmſºn. VELLE'ity. n.ſ. [velleité, Fr. velleitas, from well, Latin.] Pelleity is the ſchool-term uſed to ſignify the loweſt degree of deſire. Lºcłe. The wiſhing of a thing is not properly the willing of it; but it is that which is called by the ſchools an imperied vel- leity, and imports no more than an idle, un-operative com- placency in, and deſire of the end, without any conſidera- tion of the means. South. To VELLICATE. v. a. [vellico, Latin.] To twitch; to pluck; to act by ſtimulation. Thoſe ſmells are all ſtrong, and do pull and vellicate the ſenſe. Bacon, Convulſions ariſing from ſomething vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. Arbuthnot. VEllication. m. ſ. [vellicatio, Lat.] Twitching; ſtimulation. All purgers have a kind of twitching and vellication, be- ſides the griping, which cometh of wind. Bacºn. There muſt be a particular motion and vallication impreſt upon the nerves, elſe the ſenſation of heat will not be produced. Iſatº's Imprºvement ºf the Mind. VF'llu M. n.ſ. [velin, Fr. ve'amen, Latin ; rather witulinum, low Latin.j The ſkin of a calf dreſſed for the writer. The ſkull was very tin, yielding to the leaſt pºſſire ºf my finger, as a piece of wellum. Hºmº. VELo'city. n.ſ. [velocité, Fr. Velocitus, Latin.] Speed; ſwift- neſs ; quick motion. Had the velocities of the ſeveral planets been greateſ of leſs than they are now, at the ſame diſtances from the ſun; or had their diſtances from the ſun, or the quantity ºf the ſun's matter, and conſequently his attractive power, º greater or leſs than they are now, with the ſame velocitieſ: they would not have revolved in concentric circles, but moved in hyperbola's or parabola's, or in ellipſes very ec- centric. Bently' Sermº. VE Lyºt. n.ſ. [veluto, Ital villus, Latin, velºur, Fr.) Silk with a ſhort fur or pile upon it. Clad in white velºt all their troop they led, d With each an oaken chaplet on his head. - pº The different ranging the ſuperficial parts of bodies, i. velvet, watered ſilk, we think probably is nothing º . different refraction of their inſenſible parts. Locke. VE Lv ET. adj. 1. Made of velvet. This was moulded on a porringer, - A velvet diſh. p S. Taming ºf the Shrew. 2. Soft; delicate. Through the velvet leaves the wind, All unſeen, 'gan paſſage find. Poor deer, quoth he, thou Inak'ſt a teſtament As worldlings do, giving thy ſum of more to that which had too much. Then beingalº" Left and abandon'd of his velvet friends; 'Tis right, quoth he thus miſery doth part The flux of company. To VE'lvet. v. n. To paint velvet. Verditure, ground with a weak gum a - paleſt green #: is, but good to velvet upon lº. drapery. Wel Áº ~ VELURE. m. ſ. ſwelours, Fr.] Velvet. An 9 - - His º one girt, i. times pieced, and a woman.” - - haitº. crupper of velure, pieced with packthread. viºſ Swift. Spenſºr. }a}. [veineux, Fr. from vein.] Shaiſ, Sharºff. rabic water, ſº the
V E N
VENAL. adj. Ivºna, Fr. venalis, Latin.j
1. Mercenary; proſtitute. - -
This verſe be thine, my friend, nor thou refuſe
This, from no venator ungrateful muſe. Pope.
* [from vein.] Contained in the veins. A technical word.
It is unreaſonable to affirm, that the cool venal blood
ſhould be heated ſo high in the interval of two pulſes. Ray.
VENA ºrty. m. ſ. ſvenºliº, Fr. from venal.] Mercenarineſs;
proſtitution.
VRNA tick. adj. Ivenaticus, Latin.] Uſed in hunting.
VENA'tion. n.ſ. [venati, Latin.] The act or practice of
hunting.
The manner of their venation we ſhall find to be other-
ways than by ſawing away of trees. Brown'; Pulgar Errours.
To yºp. v. a. ſvendre, Fr. vendº, Lat..] To ſell; to offer
to ſale. - - - -
He had a great parcel of glaſſes packed up, which not hav-
ing the occaſion hē expected to vend, and make uſe of, lay
by him. - Boyle.
VENDEE. n.ſ.. [from vend...] One to whom any thing is ſold.
If a vicar ſows his glebe, or if he ſells his corn, and the
vendée cuts it, he muſt pay the tithes to the parſon. Ayliffe.
VE'NDER. m. ſ. [vendºur, Fr. from vend..] A ſeller.
Where the conſumption of commodity is, the venders ſeat
themſelves. - - Gaunt.
Thoſe make the moſt noiſe who have the leaſt to ſell, which
is very obſervable in the vendºr, of card-matches. Addison.
VENDIBLE, adj. Ivanºiſ, Latin.] Saleable; marketable.
Silence only is commendable
In a neat's tongue dried, and a maid not indi/. Shakespeare.
This ſo profitable and vendible a merchandize, riſeth not
to a Prºportionable enhancement with other left beneficial
commodities. . - Carew.
* The ignorant mine-man, aiming only at the obtaining a
quantity of ſuch a metal as may be vendible under ſuch a de-
terminate name, has neither the deſign nor ſkill to make nice
ſeparations of the heterogeneous bodies. Boyle.
ME's DIBLENEss. n.ſ.. [from vendible.j The ſtate of being ſaleable.
VENPT."rios. m.ſ. [venditatio, from vendii, Latin.] Boaſt-
ful diſplay.
Some, by a cunning proteſtation againſt all reading, and
venditation of their own naturals, think to divert the ſagacity
of their readers from themſelves, and cool the ſcent of their
own fox-like thefts; when yet they are ſo rank as a man may
... find whole pages together uſurped from one author. B. johnſon.
VEND, Ion. n.ſ. ivenditio, Fr. vendition, Latin.J Sale; the
act of ſelling. -
To VENEER. v. a. [among cabinet-makers.] To make a kind
of marquetry or inlaid work, whereby ſeveral thin ſlices of
fine woods of different ſorts are faſtened or glued on a ground
of ſome common wood. Bailey.
YE"NEFICE. m. ſ. [veneficium, Latin.] The pračice of poiſoning.
VENEFICIAL. adj. from vengficium, Latin.] Acting by poiſon;
bewitching. -
The magical virtues of miſſelto, and conceived efficacy
unto venºfcial intentions, ſeemeth a Pagan relique derived
from the antient Druides. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
VENEFI’ciously, adv. [from venºſcium, Latin.] By poiſon or
witchcraft.
Left witches ſhould draw or prick their names therein,
and venºfcial/y miſchief their perſons, they broke the
ſhell. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
VE NEMOUs, adj. [from venin, Fr. J Poiſonous. Commonly,
though not better, venomous.
The barbarians ſaw the venemous beaſt hang on his
hand. Ać’s xxviii. 4.
To VENENATE. v. a. [veneno, Latin.] To poiſon; to in-
fečt with poiſon.
Theſe miaſins entering the body, are not ſo energic, as to
wenenate the entire maſs of blood in an inſtant. Harvey.
By giving this in fevers after calcination, whereby the ve-
menate parts are carried off. //oodward on Fºſſils.
VENENATION. m. ſ. (from venenate.] Poiſon; venom.
This venemation ſhoots from the eye; and this way a baſi-
liſk may impoiſon. Brown's Pulgar. Erreurs.
VENE'NE. adj. [veneneux, Fr. from venenum, Latin.] Poi-
VEN ENo's E. ; ſonous ; venemous.
Dry air opens the ſurface of the carth to difincarcerate ve-
mene bodies, or to attract or evacate them hence. Harvey.
Malphigi, in his treatiſe of galls, under which he com:
prehends all preternatural and morboſe tumours of plants, de-
monſtrates that all ſuch tumours, where any inſects are
found, are raiſed up by ſome venenºſe liquor, which, toge-
ther with their eggs, ſuch inſe&ts ſhed upon the leaves. Ray.
VENERABLE, adj. [venerable, Fr. venerabilis, Latin.] To
be regarded with awe; to be treated with reverence.
As by the miniſtry of ſaints, it pleaſed God there to ſhew
ſome rare effect of his power; or in regard of death, which
thoſe ſaints have ſuffered for the teſtimony of Jeſus Chriſt,
did thereby make the places where they died venºaº. Hººr.
To make the paſſage eaſy, ſafe, and plain,
That leads us to this venerable wall. Fairfix.
V E N
Ye lamps of heav'n the ſaid, and liſted high
is hands, now free. Thou venerable ſky c
Inviolable Pow’rs, ador'd with dread,
r Be all of you adjur’d. Dryden's Zn. II.
*NERABLY. adj. (from *..] In a manner that excite,
reverence.
The Palatine, proud Rome's imperial ſeat,
An awful pile ! ſtands venerally great.
Thither the kingdoms and the nations COne. Addiſon.
To VE'NERATE. v. º, Ivenerer, Fr. veneror, Latin.] To re-
Verence; to treat with veneration; to regard with awe.
When baſeneſs is exalted, do not bäte
The place its honour for th: perſon's ſake:
The ſhrine is that which thoji venerate,
And not the beaſt that bears it. its back. Herbert.
The lords and ladies here approaching paid
Their homage, with a low obeiſance made;
And ſeem'd to venerate the ſacred ſhade. Dryden.
A gºod clergyman muſt love and *enerate the goſpel that
he teaches, and prefer it to aliori. learning. Clariſſa.
VENERA rios. n.ſ. ſºneration, Fr. veerati, Lat..] Reverend
regard; awful reſpect.
Theology is the comprehenſion of all other knowledge,
directed to its true end, i. e. the honour and veneration of
the 'creator, and the happineſs of mankind. Locke.
We find a ſecret awe and "eneration for one who moves
above us in a regular and illuſtrious courſe of virtue. Addiſon.
VEs ERA tok. n. 7 [from venerate.] Reverencer.
If the ſtate of things, as they now appear, involve a re-
P"grançy to an eternal exiſtence, the arguments muſt be
concluſive to thoſe great Prieſts and venerators of nature. Hal.
VENER FAL. adj. [venereus, Latin.]
I. Relating to love.
Theſe are no venereal ſigns;
Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand. Shakespeare
Then ſwol'n with pride, into the ſhare I fell,
Of fair fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Soften’d with pleaſure and voluptuous life. Milton.
They are averſe to veneral pleaſure. Addiſon.
2. Conſiſting of copper, called ºn, by chemiſts.
Blue vitriol, how venereal and unſophiſticated ſoever, rub-
bed upon the whetted blade of a knife, will not impart its
latent colour. Boyle.
VENER Hous. 44. [from venery..] Libidinous ; luſtful.
The male is leſſer than the female, and very venereous. Derh.
VENERY. n.ſ. [vsnerie, from vener, Fr.]
1. The ſport of hunting.
To the woods ſhe goes to ſerve her turn,
And ſeek her ſpouſe, that from her ſtill does fly,
And follows other game and venery. Fairy Queen.
Pºſëribing beaſts of venery and fiſhes, he hath ſparingly in-
ferted the vulgar conditions thereof. §ºwn, Pulg. Errours.
The Norman demoliſhed many churches and chapels in
New Foreſt, to make it fitter for his pleaſure and ve-
nery. Howel.
2. [From Venus.] The pleaſures of the bed.
Contentment, without the pleaſure of lawful venery, is
continence; of unlawful, chaſtity. Grew's Coſmol.
VE NEY. m. ſ. A bout; a turn.
I bruis'd my ſhin with playing at ſword and dagger, three
veneys for a diſh of ſtewed prunes. Shakeſpeare.
VENESECTIos. m. ſ. ſvena and ſectio, Latin.] Blood-letting;
the act of opening a vein; phlebotomy.
If the inflammation be ſudden, after evacuation by lenient
Purgatives, or a clyfter and venºjection, have recourſe to ano-
dynes. - I/ſeman's Surgery.
To VENGE. v. a. ſ.venger, French.] To avenge ; to puniſh.
You are above,
You juſtices, that theſe our nether crimes,
So ſpeedily can venge. Shakeſ,
VENGEABLE, adj. [from venge. J Revengeful; malicious.
A thrillant dart he threw,
Headed with ire, and vengeable deſpite. Spenſer.
VENGEANCE. m. ſ. [vengeance, French.]
I. Puniſhment; penal retribution; avengement. -
The right conceit which they had, that to perſury ven-
geance is due, was not without good effect as touching their
lives, who feared the wilful violation of oaths. Hooker.
All the ſtor’d vengeances of heaven fall x - ºr
On her ingrateful top ! shaftare’s K. Lear.
The ſouls of all that I had ". d
me to my tent, and every one did threat
Ş. vengeance on #: head of Richard. Shakeſp.
Let me ſee thy vengeance on them. - jer. xi. 29.
Reſolutions of future reforming *...", always º
- - - Ucrºſſe'a??ce IOT IOrmer miſcar-
º ".ſtice, nor prevent thy veng K. Charles.
Ś joye's and Latona's ſon his wrath expreſs'd,
In vengeance of his violated prieſt. - º:
The chorus interceeded with heaven for the innocent, an
implored its vengeance on the criminal. Addiſon's Speciator.
4. 2. It
V E N V E N It is uſed in familiar language. Tº do with a vengeance, ; to 2. 4, with vehemence; what a *ś". º what Till the day appear, of reſpiration to the juſt, - Milton. d vengeance to the wicked. Wi. the ſame king adventured to murmur, the pope Threaten to teach him his duty with a vengeance. Raleigh. Aſmodeus the fiſhy fume Drove, though enamour'd, from the ſpouſe Of Tobit's ſon, and with a vengeance ſent coul From Medea poſt to Egypt, there faſt bound. Milton. But what a vengeance makes thee fly - From me too, as thine enemy? Hudibras. VE's deful. adj. [from vengeance and full.] Vindićtive; re- vengeful; retributive. g-su. ” Doubt not but God Hath wiſelier arm'd his vengºſul ire. Diſſembling for her ſake his riſing cares, Milton. And with wiſe ſilence pond'ring vengful wars. Prior. VE'Niable. {a}. [veniel, Fr. from venia, Latin.] VE NIAL. 1. Pardonable; ſuſceptive of pardon; excuſable. If they do nothing 'tis a venial ſlip. Shakeſpeare. More veniable is a dependence upon potable gold, whereof Paracelſus, who died himſelf at forty-ſeven, gloried that he could make other men immortal. Brown's Pulgar Errours. What horror will invade the mind, When the ſtrict judge, who would be kind, Shall have few venial faults to find Rºſcommon. While good men are in extirpating mortal fins, I ſhould rally the world out of indecencies and venial tranſgreſ- ſons. Addiſon. 2. Permitted ; allowed. - No more of talk where God, or angel-gueſt, With man, as with his friend, familiar us’d To fit indulgent, and with him partake Rural repaſt; permitting him the while Wenial diſcourſe unblam’d. Milton's Par. Loſt. VE'N1AlNess. n. ſ. [from venial.] State of being excuſable. VEN isos. m. ſ. [venaiſon, French..] Game , beaſt of chaſe; the fleſh of deer. Shall we kill us veniſºn 2 And yet it irks me, the poor dappled fools Shou'd have their round haunches gor'd. Shakeſpeare. We have a hot veniſºn paſty to dinner. Shakeſpeare. In the records of Ireland, no mention is made of any park, though there be vert and veniſon within this land. Davies's Hiſt. of Ireland. He for the feaſt prepar’d, In equal portions with the venſon ſhar'd. VENOM. m. ſ. [venin, French..] Poiſon. Your eyes, which hitherto hath borne in them The fatal balls of murthering baſiliſks: The venom of ſuch looks we fairly hope Have loſt their quality. Beware of yonder dog; Look, when he fawns, he bites; and, when he bites, His venom tooth will rankle to the death. Shakespeare Rich. III. Like ſome tall tree, the monſter of the wood, O'erſhading all that under him would grow, He ſheds his venom on the plants below. To VENOM. v. a. To infect with venom. V E NoMous. adj. [from venom.] 1. Poiſonous. Thy tears are ſalter than a younger man's, And venomous to thy eyes. Shakeſp. Coriolanue. 2. Malignant; miſchievous. - A poſterity not unlike their majority of miſchievous pro- genitors; a venomous and deſtructive progeny. Brown. This falſity was broached by Cochleus, a venomous writer; one careleſs of truth or falſhood. Addiſon. VE/NoMously. adv. [from venomous.] Poiſonouſly; miſchie- vouſly; malignantly. - His unkindneſs, That ſtrip'd her from his benedićtion, turn'd her To foreign caſualties. Theſe things ſting him So venomouſly, that burning ſhame detains him From his Cordelia. Shakeſp. K. Lear. His praiſe of foes is venomouſly nice; So touch'd, it turns a virtue to a vice. Dryden. Vºsses. n. ſ. [from venomous.] Poiſonouſneſs; ma- ignity. VEN . . i. ſ. [ſente, French.] I. A ſmall aperture : a hole : ſpi le: - - thing is i. » ; a ſpiracle; paſſage at which any Dryden. Shakeſp. Hen. V. Dryden. - On her breaſt There is a vent of blood, and ſomething blown; The like is on her arm. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. hey at once their reeds Put ſoºth, and to a narrow vent apply'd With niceſt touch. Milton's Par. Loft. ſpile ***ar the bung-hole a little vent-hole ſtopped with a pile. Mortimer's Huſbandry. Scarce any countries that are much annoy quakes, that have not one of theſe fiery that fire, whereby it gains an exit. To draw any drink, be not at the trouble of openin or if you take out the vent, ſtay not to put it in. ed with Carth. vents, diſgorging ºdºri gavent; Full o'er their heads the ſwelling bag herent Swift, And all the furies iſſued at the vent. » P 2. Paſſage out of ſecrecy to publick notice. ºpt, It failed by late ſetting-out, and ſome contrariety of w ther, whereby the particular deſign took ºf i. hand. - Watton. 3. The aët of opening. The farmer's cades mature, Now call for vent; his lands exhauſt, permit Tº indulge a-while. Philip; 4. Emiſſion ; paſſage. pi, The ſmother'd fondneſs burns within him; When moſt it ſwells and labours for a vent, The ſenſe of honour, and deſire of fame, Drive the big paſſion back into his heart. Addison's Cºl. 5. Diſcharge ; means of diſcharge. - Had, like grief, been 'dew'd in tears, Without the vent of words. Miltºn, Land-floods are a great improvement of land, where. vent can be had. Mortimer's Huſbandy. 6. [vente, Fr. venditio, Lat.] Sale. For the mart, it was alledged that the vent for Engliſh cloaths would hereby be open in all times of war. Hariri By this war there is no vent for any commodity but of wool. Temple's Mjºln, He drew off a thouſand copies of a treatiſe, which nºt one in threeſcore can underſtand, can hardly exceed the ºn of that number. Pope'. Letters, To VENT. v. a. [venter, French, from the noun; finan, Italian.] 1. To let out at a ſmall aperture. 2. To let out; to give way to. Hunger broke ſtone walls; that the gods ſent not Corn for the rich men only: with theſe ſhreds They vented their complainings. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. When men are young, and have little elſe to do, they might vent the overflowings of their fancy that way, Denham. Lab’ring ſtill, with endleſs diſcontent, The queen of heav'n did thus her fury vent. 3. To utter; to report. Had it been vented and impoſed in ſome of the moſtlearned ages, it might then, with ſome pretence of reaſon, have been ſaid to be the invention of ſome crafty ſtateſman. Stepheni. 4. To emit; to pour out. Revoke thy doom, Or whilſt I can vent clamour from my throat, I'll tell thee thou doſt evil. Shakeſpear' K. Lear. 5. To publiſh. Their ſectators did greatly enrich their inventions, by venting the ſtolen treaſures of divine letters, alter'd by profane additions, and diſguiſed by poetical converſions. Raleigh, 6. To ſell; to carry to ſale. - This profitable merchandize not riſing to a proportioniº enhancement with other leſs beneficial commodities, they impute to the owners not venting and venturing * ſame. Carew, Therefore did thoſe nations vent ſuch ſpice, ſweet gº and pearls, as their own countries yielded. - Righ To VENT. v. n. To ſnuff. As he winteth into the air. Sº Ve’NTAIL. m. ſ. [from vantail, Fr.] That part of the helmet Dryden, made to lift up. Spºnſºr. VENTA NNA. m. ſ. [Spaniſh.] A window. What after paſs'd Was far from the ventanna, when I ſate; But you were near, and can the truth relate. Dryden, WENTER. n.f. [Latin.] - ſt and 1. Any cavity of the body, chiefly applied to the head, breaſt an abdomen, which are called by anatomiſts the three venterſ. 2. Womb ; mother. A has iſſue B a ſon, and C a daughter, by *; and D a ſon by another venter. If B purchaſes º to dies without iſſue, it ſhall deſcend to the ſiſter, and n Hale. the brother of the half blood. - VENTIduct. m. ſ. [ventus and dudu, Latin.] A paſſage for the wind. - - Having been informed of divers ventidući, lº º: had the good fortune, when I was at Rome, * * Boyk, of theſe organs. - - To VENTilATE. v. a. ſ.ventil, Latin.] 1. To fan with wind. and In cloſe, low, and dirty alleys, the air is penn'd up, obſtructed from being ventilated by the winds. *º Miners, by perflations with large bellows, to the air, tubes, and ſinking new ſhafts, give free p *}. which ventilates and cools the mines. 2. To winnow ; to fan. 3. To examine; to diſcuſs. Nor
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Nor is the right of the party, nor the judicial proceſs in
right of that party ſo far perempted; but that the ſame may
be begun again, and ventilated de novo. Ayliffe.
Ve NTILATION. m. ſ. [ventilatio, Lat. from ventilate.]
1. The aët of fanning; the ſtate of being fanned.
The ſoul, worn with too frequent culture, muſt lie fallow,
till it has recruited its exhauſted ſalts, and again enriched it-
ſelf by the ventilations of the air. Addiſon.
2. Vent; utterance. Not in uſe.
To his ſecretary Dočtor Maſon, whom he let lie in a pal-
let near him, for natural ventilation of his thoughts, he would
break out into bitter eruptions. J/otton's Buckingham.
3. Refrigeration.
Procure the blood a free courſe, ventilation and tranſpira-
tion by ſuitable and ecphračtic purges. Harvey.
VENTILA’tor. m. ſ. [from ventilate.] An inſtrument contrived
by Dr. Hale to ſupply cloſe places with freſh air. -
VE/NTRIcle. m. ſ. [ventricule, Fr. ventriculus, Latin.]
1. The ſtomach.
Whether I will or not, while I live, my heart beats, and
my ventricle digeſts what is in it. Hale.
2. Any ſmall cavity in an animal body, particularly thoſe of
the heart. -
Know'ſt thou how blood, which to the heart doth flow,
Doth from one ventricle to the other go Donne.
The heart being a muſcular part, the ſides are compoſed
of two orders of fibres running ſpirally from baſe to top,
contrarily one to the other; and ſo being drawn or con-
tracted, conſtringe the ventricles, and ſtrongly force out the
blood. Ray.
The mixture of blood and chyle, after its circulation
through the lungs, being brought back into the left ventricle
of the heart, is drove again by the heart into the aorta,
through the whole arterial ſyſtem. Arbuthnot.
VENTRI'loquist. n.ſ. (ventriloque, Fr. venter and loquor, Lat.]
One who ſpeaks in ſuch a manner as that the ſound ſeems
to iſſue from his belly.
VE/NTURE. m. ſ. ſavanture, Fr.]
1. A hazard; an undertaking of chance and danger.
When he reads
Thy perſonal venture in the rebel's fight,
His wonders and his praiſes do contend
Which ſhould be thine or his. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
For a man to doubt whether there be any hell, and there-
upon to live ſo as if abſolutely there were none; but when
he dies to find himſelf confuted in the flames, this muſt be
the height of woe and diſappointment, and a bitter conviction
of an irrational venture, and abſurd choice. South.
I, in this venture, double gains purſue,
And laid out all my ſtock to purchaſe you. Dryden.
When infinite happineſs is put in one ſcale, againſt infinite
miſery in the other; if the worſt that comes to the pious
man, if he miſtakes, be the beſt that the wicked can attain
to, if he be in the right, who can, without madneſs, run
the venture ? Locke.
2. Chance ; hap.
The king reſolved with all ſpeed to aſſail the rebels, and
yet with that providence and ſurety, as ſhould leave little to
venture or fortune. Bacon.
3. The thing put to hazard; a ſtake.
My ventures are not in one bottom truſted, -
Nor to one place. Shakeſp. Mer. of Venice.
On ſuch a full ſea are we now a-float:
And we muſt take the current when it ſerves,
Or loſe our ventures. Shakeſp. julius Cæſar.
Thrice happy you, that look as from the ſhore,
And have no venture in the wreck to ſee. Daniel.
4. At a VENTURE. At hazard; without much conſideration;
without any thing more than the hope of a lucky chance.
You have made but an eſtimate of thoſe lands at a venture,
ſo as it ſhould be hard to build any certainty of charge
upon it. Spenſer.
A bargain at a venture made, -
Between two partners in a trade. Hudibras.
A covetous and an envious man joined in a petition to
Jupiter, who ordered Apollo to tell them that their deſire
ſhould be granted at a venture. L'Eſtrange.
Here was no ſcampering away at a venture, withºut fear
or wit. L'Eſtrange.
If Ahab be deſigned for death, though a ſoldier in the
enemy's army draws a bow at a venture, yet the ſure, un-
erring directions of providence ſhall carry it in a direct courſe
to his heart. South.
To WE'NTURE. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To dare.
A man were better riſe in his ſuit; for he that would have
ventered at firſt to have loſt the ſuitor, will not in the con-
cluſion loſe both the ſuitor and his own former favour. Bacon.
Origen mentioning their being caſt out of Jeruſalem, ven-
tures to aſſure them that they would never be re-eſtabliſhed,
ſince they had committed that horrid crime againſt the ſaviour
of the world. Addiſon on the Chriſtian Religion.
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2. To run a hazard.
Nor is indeed that man leſs mad than theſe,
Who freights a ſhip to venture on the ſeas,
With one frail interpoſing plank to ſave
From certain death, roll'd on by ev'ry wave. Dryden.
- I am ſo overjoyd, I can ſcarce belićve I am at liberty;
like a bird that has often beaten her wing in vain againſt her
cage, dare hardly venture out, though ſhe ſee it open. Dryden.
*A, -
3. I 0 Vº TURE ar. To engage in ; or make attempts
To Ve’Nture on or upon.
without any ſecurity of ſucceſs,
upon mere hope.
That ſlander is ſound a truth now; and held for certain,
The king will venture at it. Shakeſpeare.
- It were a matter of great profit, ſave that it is too con-
jećtural to venture upon, if one could diſcern what Corn,
herbs, or fruits are like to be in plenty and ſcarcity,
ſigns in the beginning of the year.
I never yet the tragic ſtrain eſſay’d,
Deterr'd by that inimitable maid:
And when I venture at the comic ſtile,
Thy ſcornful lady ſeems to mock my toil. Waller.
Though they had ideas enough to diſtinguiſh gold from a
ſtone, yet they but timorouſly ventured on ſuch terms as
aurietas and ſaxietas. Locke.
Turco-Papiſmus I would deſire him to read, before he
ventures at capping of charaćters. Atterbury.
To VE/NTURE. v. a.
1. To expoſe to hazard.
In my ſchool-days, when I had loſt one ſhaft,
I ſhot his fellow of the ſelf-ſame flight;
By vent'ring both, I oft found both.
2. To put or ſend on a venture.
The fiſh ventured for France, they pack in ſtaunch hog-
ſheads, ſo as to keep them in their pickle.
VE/NTURER. m. ſ. [from venture.] He who ventures.
VE'NTURous. adj. [from venture.] Daring, bold, fearleſs;
ready to run hazards.
Charles was guided by mean men, who would make it their
maſter-piece of favour to give venturous counſels, which no
great or wiſe man would. Bacon.
He paus’d not, but with vent’rous arm
He pluck'd, he taſted. Milton's Par. Lo/?.
The vent'rous humour of our mariners coſts this iſland
many brave lives every year. Temple.
Savage pirates ſeek through ſeas unknown,
The lives of others, vent'rous of their own. Pºpe.
V’ENTURously. adv. [from venturous.] Daringly; fearleſsly;
boldly.
sº was laid to the fort by the Lord Gray, then deputy,
with a ſmaller number than thoſe were within the fort; ven-
turouſly indeed; but haſte was made to attack them before
the rebels came in to them. Bacon.
VE/NTURous Ness. n. ſ. [from venturous.] Boldneſs ; willing-
neſs to hazard.
Her coming into a place where the walls and cielings were
whited over, much offended her ſight, and made her repent
her vent'rouſneſs. Boyle on Colours.
VE/Nus' baſin.
VE/NUs’ comb.
VE/NUS’ hair,
VE'Nus' looking-glaſ.
VE’NUs’ navel-wort.
VERA’cITY.. n. ſ. [verax, Latin.]
1. Moral truth; honeſty of report.
2. Phyſical truth; conſiſtency of report with faët. Leſs proper:
When they ſubmitted to the moſt ignominious and cruel
deaths, rather than retraćt their teſtimony, there was no reaſon
to doubt the veracity of thoſe facts which they related. Addison.
VERAcious. adj. [verax, Latin.] Obſervant of truth. -
VERB. n.ſ. [verbe, Fr.verbum, Lat..] A part of ſpeech ſigni-
ing exiſtence, or ſome modification thereof, as action, paſ.
| And withal ſome diſpoſition or intention of the mind
relating thereto, as of affirming, denying, interrogating,
commanding. Clarke's Latin Grammar.
Men uſually talk of a noun and a ver”. Shakespeare
VERBAL. adj. [verbal, Fr. verbalis, Latin.]
1. Spoken, not written.
2. Oral; uttered by mouth.
Made ſhe no verbal queſt? —
- Yes, once or twice ſhe heav'd the name of father
Pantingly forth, as if it preſt her heart. Shakeſpeare.
3. Conſiſting in mere words. . . .
If young African for fame,
His waſted country freed from Punick rag";
The deed becomes unprais", the man at leaſt;
And loſes, though but verbal, his reward. - Milton.
Being at firſt out of the way to ſcience, in the progreſs
of their inquiries they muſt loſe themſelves, and the º:
in a verbal labyrinth. - Glanville.
It was ſuch a denial ºr confeſſion of him as would appear
in preaching; but this is managed in words and verbal pro-
South.
feſſion. 29 D Neglect
by ſome
Bacon.
Shakeſp.
Carew.
n. ſ. Plants.
V E. R. V E. R. words. Out of uſe. I am º ou put me to forget a la y's manners, }. tº. ſo verbal. Shakeſp. 5. Mińutely exact in words. . à. Literal ; having word anſwering to word. Neglect the rules each verbal critick lays, For nºt to know ſome trifles is a praiſe. Pope. whºſoever offers at verbal tranſlatiºn; ſhall have the mis- fortune of that young traveller, who loſt his own language j, and brought home no other inſtead of it... Denham. The verbal copier is incumber'd with ſo many difficulties at once, that he can never diſentangle himſelf from all. Dryden. [verbal, Fr. in grammar.] A Jirbal noun is a noun derived from a verb. verſality. n.ſ. (from verbal.] Mere bare words. Sometimes ić will ſeem to be charmed with words of holy ſcripture, and to fly from the letter and dead verbality, who muſt only ſtart at the life and animated materials thereof. - Brown's Vulgar Errours. vºnally. adv. [from verbal.] . In words; orally. - I The inner ºf our denying the deity of Chriſt herº Pro- hibited, was by words and oral expreſſions verbally to deny it. South's Sermons. 2. Word for word. 'Tis almoſt impoſſible to tranſlate verbally, and well, at 4. Verboſe ; full of the ſame time, Dryden. yº B7TIM adv. [Latin.] Word for word. Think not, although in writing I preferr'd The manner of thy vile outragious crimes, That therefore I have forg'd, or am not able yerbatim to rehearſe the method of my pen: Shakeſp. See the tranſcripts of both charters verbatim in }. allé. Paris. To vesser Are. v. a. [verhero, Lat.] To beat; tº ſtrike. VERBERA'tion. n. ſ. [verberation, Fr. from verberate.] Blows; beating. Riding or walking againſt great winds is a great exerciſe, the effects of which are redneſs and inflammation ; all the effects of a ſoft preſs or verberation: Arbuthnot. VERBO'SE. adj. [verboſus, Lat.] Exuberant in words; pro- lix; tedious by multiplicity of words. Let envy Ill-judging and verboſe, from Lethe's lake, Draw tuns unmeaſurable. - Prior. They ought to be brief, and not too verlºſ in their way of ſpeaking; and to propound the matter of their argument in a mild and gentle manner. Ayliffe's Parergon. VERhysºry.h. ſ. [verboſité, Fr. from verbºſe.J Exuberance of words; much empty talk. He draweth out the thread of his verbºſty Finer than the ſtaple of his argument. Shakeſp. To give an hint more of the verboſities of this philoſophy, a ſhort view of a definition or two will be ſufficient evi- dence. Glanville. Homer is guilty of verboſity, and of a tedious prolix manner of ſpeaking: he is the greateſt talker of all an- tiquity. Broome. VE DANT. n.ſ. [verdoiant, Fr. viridans, Lat.]. Green. This word is ſo lately naturalized, that Skinner could find it only in a dićtionary. łº odorous buſhy ſhrub º Fenc'd up the verdant wall. Milton. VER DERER. n.ſ. [verdier, Fr. viridarius, low Lat..] An of- ficer in the foreſt. e Ve’RDIct. m. ſ. [verum dić'um, Latin.] 1. The determination of the jury declared to the judge. Before the jury go together, 'tis all to nothing what the verdić ſhall be. Spenſer. 2. Declaration ; deciſion ; judgment; opinion. - Deceived greatly they are, who think that all they whoſe names are cited amongſt the favourers of this cauſe, are on any ſuch verdić agreed. Hooker. Theſe were enormities condemned by the moſt natural verdići of common humanity; and ſo very groſs and foul, that no man could pretend ignorance avoided. South. VER DIG Rise. m. ſ. The ruſt of braſs, which in time being conſumed and eaten with tallow, turneth into green; in Latin a rugo ; in French vert de gris, or the hoary green. Pracham. . . Braſs turned into green, is called verdigriſe. Bacon. VERDITURE. m. ſ. Perditure ground with a weak gum arabic water, is the , ºft and paleſt green. Peacham. VERDURE. m. ſ. verdure, Fr.] Green; green colour. Its verdure clad Her univerſal face with pleaſant green. Milton. Let twiſted olive bind thoſe laurels faſt, ... Whoſe verdure muſt for ever laſt. - Prior. VERDu Rous; adj. . [from verdure. J Green ; covered with green; decked with green. - - - - - Higher than their tops The verd’rous wall of paradiſe up-ſprung; Which to our general fire gave proſpect large. Milin, There the lowing herds chew verd’rous paſture. Phip. VERecu ND. adj. [verecond, old French ; verecundus, Latin.] Modeſt; baſhful. Diä. VERGE. n.ſ. [verge, Fr. virga, Latin.] 1. A rod, or ſomething in form of a rod, carried as an emblem of authority. The mace of a dean. Suppoſe him now a dean compleat, Devoutly lolling in his ſeat; The ſilver verge, with decent pride, Stuck underneath his cuſhion ſide. Swift. 2. [vergo, Latin.] The brink; the edge; the utmoſt border. Would the incluſive verge Of golden metal, that muſt round my brow, Were red-hot ſteel to fear me to the brain. Shaftſ, I ſay, and will in battle prove, Or here, or elſewhere, to the furtheſt verge, That ever was ſurvey’d by Engliſh eye. Shakeſ, You are old, Nature in you ſtands on the very verge Of her confine. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Serve they as a flow'ry verge to bind The fluid ſkirts of that ſame watry cloud, Leſt it again diſſolve and ſhow'r the earth. Milton, Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a ſoul, that, like an ample ſhield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more. Dryden. Every thing great, within the verge of nature, or out of it, has a proper part aſſigned it in this poem. Addiſon. Then let him chuſe a damſel young and fair, To bleſs his age, and bring a worthy heir, To ſooth his care, and, free from noiſe and ſtrife, Conduct him gently to the verge of life. Pºpe. 3. In law. Perge is the compaſs about the king's court, bounding the juriſdiction of the lord ſteward of the Kings houſhold, and of the coroner of the king's houſe, and which ſeems to have been 12 miles round. Werge hath alſo another ſignification, and is uſed for a ſtick, or rod, whereby one is admitted tº nant, and, holding it in his hand, ſweareth fealty to the lord of a manor; who, for that reaſon, is called tenant by the verge. Cowel. Fear not; whom we raiſe, We will make faſt within a hallow'd verge. Shakespeare . To VERGE. v. n. [vergo, Lat..] To tend ; to bend downwards. They ſerve indifferently for vowels in reſped of the aper: ture, and for conſonants in reſped of the peºp". and fo much the more verging either way, according" the re- ſpective occaſions. - Hilir, The nearer I find myſelf verging to that period of life which is to be labour and ſorrow, the more I prop myſ upon thoſe few ſupports that are left. Swift. such are indicated, when the juices of a hum" body verge to putrefaction. Arbuthnot, Man, Perhaps aćts ſecond to ſome ſphere unknown ; Touches ſome wheel, or verges to ſome gº”? 'Tis but a part we ſee, and not the whole. . VERGER. n.ſ.. [from verge.] He that carries the mace before the dean. into the I can tip the verger with half a crown, and get º beſt ſeat. Fº VERT pical. adj. [veridicus, Latin.] Telling ... . argu" VERIF icATIon. n.f. [from veriff.] Confirmation by * ment or evidence. - non of In verification of this we will mention a phenome Boyle. our engine. • * * inſt lſº To VE/RIFY. v. n. [verifier, Fr.] To juſtify againſt "s falſhood; to confirm; to prove true. - What ſeemeth to have *. uttered concern"; º and their efficacy or neceſſity, in regard of . º: muſt conſequently be verified in fundry other kin" Hºoker. ing, if the matter be the ſame in all. hat whatſoever ‘i’his is verified by a number of examples, . ed. Batºn, is gained by an abuſive treaty, ought to be rº Oreu. so ſhºt thou beſt fulfill, beſt veriff Miltºn, The prophets old, who ſung thy endl So ſpake this ºthen % e - ary, ſecond EWC, s w Wºº of Mary, Milº Parº' Though you may miſtake a year; - Though your prognoſticks run too faſt, Swift. They muſt be veriff'd at laſt. - - - - Spain ſhall have three kings ; which is e are now verſhed; for beſides the king of Portugal, º Prophº. two rivals for Spain. swift, Merlin' VE'Rily. adj. [from very. J 1. In º ‘. be lowly born erfly 'tis better to be lowly born: . fºr?. Than & be perk'd up in a gliſt'ring grief. sº eſs reign. 2
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2. With great confidence.
It was verily thought, that had it not been for four great
disfavourers of that voyage, the enterprize had ſuc-
ceeded. Bacon.
By repealing the ſacramental teſt, we are verily perſuaded
the conſequence will be an entire alteration of religion
among us. Swift on the Sacramental ſºft.
VER1s1'MILAR. adj. [veriſimilis, Latin.] Probable; likely.
VeRisimi litud E. Un. ſ. [veriſimilitudo, Latin.] Probability;
VERIsIMILITY. ; likelihood; reſemblance of truth.
Touching the veriſimility or probable truth of this rela-
tion, ſeveral reaſons ſeem to overthrow it. Brown.
A noble nation, upon whom if not ſuch verities, at leaſt
ſuch veriſimilities of fortitude were placed. Brown's Pºul Er.
/criſimilitude and opinion are an eaſy purchaſe; but true
knowledge is dear and difficult. Like a point, it requires an
acuteneſs to its diſcovery: while veriſimilitude, like the ex-
panded ſuperficies, is obvious, ſenſible, and affords a large
and eaſy field for looſe enquiry. Glanville.
The plot, the wit, the charaćters, the paſſions, are exalted
as high as the imagination of the poet can carry them, with
proportion to veriſimility. Dryden's Eſſay on Dramatick Poetry.
Though Horace gives permiſſion to painters and poets to
dare every thing, yet he encourages neither to make things
out of nature and veriſimility. Dryden.
VE'RITABLE. adj. [veritable, Fr.] True; agreeable to fact.
Indeed is't true :
Moſt veritable; therefore look to"t well. Shałoff.
The preſage of the year ſucceeding made from inſe&ts in
oak-apples, is I doubt too indiſtinct, nor veritable from
event. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
VERITY. m. ſ. [verité, Fr. veritas, Latin.]
1. Truth; conſonance to the reality of things.
If any refuſe to believe us diſputing for the verity of religion
eſtabliſhed, let them believe God himſelf thus miraculouſly
working for it. Hooker.
I ſaw their weapons drawn; there was a noiſe;
That's verity. ..". Tempeſt.
The precipitancy of diſputation, and the ſtir and noiſe of
paſſions that uſually attend it, muſt needs be prejudicial to
verity; its calm inſinuations can no more be heard in ſuch a
buſtle, than a whiſtle among a croud of ſailors in a
ftorm. - Glanville.
It is a propoſition of eternal verity, that none can govern
while he is deſpiſed. We may as well imagine that there
may be a king without majeſty, a ſupreme without ſo-
vereignty. South.
2. A true aſſertion; a true tenet.
And that age, which my grey hairs make ſeem more than
it is, hath not diminiſhed in me the power to protećt an un-
deniable verity. Sidney.
Wherefore ſhould any man think, but that reading itſelf
is one of the ordinary means, whereby it pleaſeth God, of
his gracious goodneſs, to inſtil that celeſtial verity, which
being but ſo received, is nevertheleſs effectual to ſave
fouls. - Hooker.
If there come truth from them,
Why by the verities on thee made good,
May they not be my oracles as well ? Shakespeare .
Muſt virtue be preſerved by a lie :
Virtue and truth do ever beſt agree ;
By this it ſeems to be a verity, -
Since the effects ſo good and virtuous be. Davies.
3. Moral truth; agreement of the words with the thoughts.
WE’R JUIcE. m. ſ. [werjus, French..] Acid liquor expreſſed from
crab-apples. It is vulgatly pronounced varges.
Hang a dog upon a crab-tree, and he'll never love
ve: juice. L'E/ºrange.
The barley-pudding comes in place:
Then bids fall on ; himſelf, for ſaving charges,
A peel'd ſlic'd onion eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden.
The native verjuice of the crab, deriv'd
Through th' infix’d graff, a grateful mixture forms
Of tart and ſweet. Philips.
PERMICE'LLI. n.ſ. [Italian.] A paſte rolled and broken in
the form of worms.
With oyſters, eggs, and vermicelli,
She let him almoſt burſt his belly. Prior.
VERM 1 cu LAR. adj. [cermiculus, Latin.] Aćting like a worm ;
continued from one part to another of the ſame body.
By the vermicular motion of the inteſtines, the groſſer
parts are derived downwards, while the finer are ſqueez’d
into the narrow orifices of the lačteal veſſels. Cheyne.
To VERM1'cular E. v. a. [vermiculé, Fr. vermiculatus, Lat.]
To inlay ; to work in chequer work, or pieces of divers
colours. Baily.
VERM iculatios. m. ſ. [from vermiculate.] Continuation of
motion from one part to another.
My heart moves naturally by the motion of palpitation;
my guts by the motion of vermiculation. . . Hale.
VE's Micu LE. m. ſ. [vermiculus, vermis, Latin.] A little grub,
worm.
V E R
! ſaw the ſhining oak-ball ichneumon ſtrike its terebra into
**k-apple, to lay its eggs therein; and hence are many ver-
V "icules ſeen towards the outſide of theſe apples. Derham
ER w - - - - --- -
yº, º, ſºulſº Lat.] Full of grubs.
... ". .*. [vermiforms, Fr. vermi; and fºrmz, Lat.]
Having the ſhape of a worm. -
VE/RMIFU GE. m. ſ. ſº - -
ine that deſt J. [from vermis and figs, Lat..] Any medi-
cine that deſtroys or expels worms.
WE’RM1L. - -
Vermºlios. "...ſ. ſtermeil, vermillºn, Fr.]
1. The cochineal; a grub of a particular plant.
2. Faëtitious or nºtive cinnabar; ſulphur mixed with
T his is the uſual, though not primitive fignification.
The imperfect metals are ſubject to ruſt, except mer-
cury, which is made into we million by ſolution or cal-
Clnation. -
mercury.
-- a- - - Bacon.
The faireſt and moſt principal red is termillion, called in
Latin minium. It is a poiſon, and found where great itore of
quickſilver is. Peacham
3. Any beautiful red colour.
How the red roſes fluſh up in her cheeks,
And the pure ſhow with goodly ve militain,
Like crimſon dy’d in grain. Spenſºr
There grew a goodly tree him fair beſide, -
Loaden with fruit and apples roſe red,
As they in pure vermillion had been dy'd,
Whereof great virtues over all were read. Fairy 3:een.
Simple colours are ſtrong and ſenſible, though tº are
clear as vermillion. Dryden's Dufreſnºy.
To VERMI'lion. v. a. ſſrom the noun..] To die red." '
A ſprightly red vermilions all her face,
And her eyes languiſh with unuſual grace Granville.
VERMINE, n ſ [vermine, Fr. vermis, Latin.] Any noxious
animal. Uſed commonly for ſmall creatures.
What is your ſtudy ? -
- How to prevent the fiend, and to kill vernin. Shakeſp.
The head of a wolf, dried and hanged up in a doº-
houſe, will ſcare away vermin, ſuch as weazels and pole-
cats. . - Bacon.
An idle perſon only lives to ſpend his time, and eat the
fruits of the earth, like a vermin or a wolf. Taylor.
The ſtars determine
You are my priſoners, baſe vermin. Hudibra;.
A weazle taken in a trap, was charg’d with miſdemeanors,
and the poor vermin ſtood much upon her innocence. £’E/?r.
Great injuries theſe vermin, mice and rats, do in the
ficla. AMortimer's Huſbandry.
He that has ſo little wit
To nouriſh vermin, may be bit. Swift.
To VE/RMINATE. v. n. [from vermin J. To breed vermine.
VERMINA'tion. m. ſ. [from verminate.] Generation of ver-
mlne.
Redi diſcarding anomalous generation, tried experiments
relating to the vermination of ſerpents and fleſh. 19erham.
VERMINous. adj. [from vermine.] Tending to vermine; diſ-
poſed to breed vermine.
A waſting of childrens fleſh depends upon ſome obſtrućtion
of the entrails, or verminous diſpoſition of the body. Harvey.
VERM1'PARous. adj. [vermis and pario, Lat. J. Producing
Worms.
Hereby they confound the generation of vermiparous ani-
mals with oviparous. Brown's Pulgar Erreurs.
VERNA'cula R. adj. [ve: naculus, Latin.] Native; of one's
own country.
London weekly bills number deep in conſumptions; the
ſame likewiſe proving inſeparable accidents to moſt other
diſeaſes; which inſtances do evidently bring a conſumption
under the notion of a vernacular diſeaſe to England. Harvey.
The hiſtories of all our former wars are tranſmitted to us
in our vernacular idiom. I do not find in any of our chro-
nicles, that Edward the third ever reconnoiter'd the enemy,
though he often diſcovered the poſture of the French, and as
often vanquiſhed them. - Addison.
VE's NAL. adj. [vernus, Latin.] Belonging to the ſpring.
- - With the year
Seaſons return ; but not to me returns, -
Or fight of vernal bloom, or ſummer's roſe. Milton.
WE’RNANT, n.ſ. [vernans, Lat.] Flouriſhing as in the ſpring.
- Elſe had the ſpring
Perpetual ſmil'd on earth, with verman: flow’rs,
Equal in days and nights. , Mºon's Par. Lºft.
VERN'ílity. n.ſ. (verna, Lat..] Servile carriage; the ſub-
miſſive fawning behaviour of a ſlave. Bailey.
VERRE L. See FERP ULE - -
VFRsap,'Lity. A n.ſ. [verſabilis, Lat., Aptneſs to be turn’d
7 :'RSABLEN Ess. } or wound any way. . Dić.
VERSAL. adj. [A cant word fr univerſal.] Total ; whole.
- Some for brevity, -
Have caſt the verſal world's nativity.
VF/RSATILE. adj. [verſatilii, Lat.
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1. That may be turized round.
Hădăraş,
2. Change ble;
V E. R. V E R ble; variable. - 2. º:. to us ſtanding in one place, hath a contrary - - ther; as in thoſe verſatile repreſentations in the º: and folds ; ſcarlet. Glanville. lied to a new talk. - $º. m. ſ. [from verſatile.] The quality of be- VER's ATI'LITY. ; ing verſatile. - verse. n.ſ.. [vers, Fr. verſus, Latin.] I. A line conſiſting of a certain ſucceſſion of ſounds, and num- ber of ſyllables. - Thou haſ by moonlight at her window ſung, With feigning voice, verſes of feigning love: 2. [verſet, Fr.] A ſection or paragraph of a book. - Thus far the queſtions proceed upon the conſtrućtion of the firſt earth; in the following verſes they proceed upon the demolition of that earth. Burnet. 3. Poetry; lays ; metrical language. ſerſ embalms virtue; and tombs and thrones of rhymes Preſerve frail tranſitory fame as much As ſpice doth body from air's corrupt touch. If envious eyes their hurtful rays have caſt, More pow'rful verſe ſhall free thee from the blaſt. Dryden. Whilſt ſhe did her various pow'r diſpoſe; Shakeſp. Donne. Virtue was taught in verſe, and Athens' glory roſe. Prior. You compoſe In ſplay-foot verſe, or hobbling proſe. Prior. 4. A piece of poetry. Let this verſe, my friend, be thine. Pope. To VERs e. v.a. [from the noun..] To tell in verſe; to relate poetically. In the ſhape of Corin ſate all day, Playing on pipes of corn, and º: love. Shakeſp. Tº be VE/Rsed. v. n. [verſor, Lat..] To be ſkilled in ; to be acquainted with. She might be ignorant of their nations, who was not verſed in their names, as not being preſent at the general ſurvey of animals, when Adam aſſigned unto every one a name con- cordant unto its nature. Brown's Vulgar Errours. This, vers'd in death, th’ infernal knight relates, And then for proof ſulfill'd their common fates. Dryden. VERSE MAN. n. / [verſe and man.] A poet; a writer in verſe. The god of us verſemen, you know, child, the ſun. Prior. VE’Rsicle. % [verſiculus, Lat.] A little verſe. VERSIFICATION. n.ſ. [verſification, Fr. from verſy..] The art or practice of making verſes.) Donne alone had your talent, but was not happy to ar- rive at your verſification. Dryden. Some object to his verſification; which is in poetry, what colouring is in painting, a beautiful ornament. But if the proportions are juſt, though the colours ſhould happen to be rough, the piece may be of ineſtimable value. Granville. VeRsific A^Tor. }". ſ. [verſificateur, Fr. verſificator, Lat. J VE’Rs 1F1E R. A verſifier ; a maker of verſes with or without the ſpirit of poetry. Statius, the beſt verſificator next Virgil, knew not how to deſign after him. Dryden. In Job and the Pſalms we ſhall find more ſublime ideas, more elevated language, than in any of the heathen verſifiers of Greece or Rome. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind. To }:RSIFY. v. n. [verſifier, Fr. verſificor, Latin.] To make Veries. You would wonder to hear how ſoon even children will begin to verſify. Sidney. To follow rather the Goths in rhyming, than the Greeks in true verſifying, were even to eat acorns with ſwine, when we may freely eat wheat bread among men. Aſcham. I'll verſy in ſpite, and do my beſt, To make as much waſte paper as the reſt. Dryden. To WE’R sIFY. v. a. To relate in verſe. Unintermix'd with fictious fantaſies, I'll verſify the truth, not poetize. Daniel. VERSION. m.ſ. [verſion, Fr. verſio, Latin.] I. Change ; transformation. , Springs, the antients thought to be made by the verſion of alſ into Water. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. 2. Change of direétion. Comets are rather gazed upon, than wiſely obſerved in their effects; that is, what kind of comet, for magnitude, colour, verſion of the beams, produceth what kind of effects. Bacon. 3. Tranſlation. This exact propriety of Virgil I particularly regarded; but muſt confeſs, that I have not been able to make him appear wholly like himſelf. For where the original is cloſe, no ver- Jian can reach it in the ſame compaſs. Dryden. 4. The act of tranſlating. VERT. m. ſ. vert, Fr. Pert, in the laws of the foreſt, ſignifies every thing that º, and bears, a green leaf within the foreſt, that may cover and hide a deer. - Cowel. I find no mention in all the records of Irel ark or free - - and, of a . ... wºn, notwithſtanding the great p lenty of vert VE'rtebral. adj. [from vertebrae, Lat.) Riº Davies, jº of the ſpine. ating to the he carotid, vertebral, and ſplenick arter; variouſly contorted, but here aſ: there dij, j. the motion of the blood. Ray on the Crº: vº* n.J. [vertebre, Fr. vertebra, Latin.) A joint . The ſeveral vertebres are ſo elegantly compad that }} are as ſtrong as if tºº. º º: WERTEX n.ſ. [Latin.] • Ray. 1. Zenith; the point over head. Theſe keep the vertex ; but betwixt the bear And ſhining zodiack, where the planets err, A thouſand figur’d conſtellations roll. 2. A top of a hill. Mountains eſpecially abound with different ſpecies of vege- tables ; every vertex or eminence affording new kinds. Derham VERTICAL, adj. [vertical, Fr. from vertex.] - 1. Placed in the zenith. 'Tis raging noon; and vertical the ſun Darts on the head direct his forceful rays. 2. Placed in a direction perpendicular to the horizon. From theſe laws, all the rules of bodies aſcending or de- ſcending in vertical lines may be deduced. Cheyne, VERTISA'lity. m. ſ. [from vertical.] The ſtate of being intº zenith. Unto them the ſun is vertical twice a year; making two diſtinct ſummers in the different points of the ºri. lity. Brown's W.ulgar Erreurſ, We'Rtically, adv. [from vertical.] In the zenith. Although it be not vertical unto any part of Aſia, yet it vertically paſſeth over Peru and Braſilia. Brown. VeRT1c1(LLATE, adj. [from verticillum, Latin.] Werticillate plants are ſuch as have their flowers intermixt with ſmall leaves growing in a kind of whirls about the joints of a ſtalk, as penny-royal, horehound, &c. Qung, VERTI'city... n. ſ. [from vertex.] The power of turning; circumvolution; rotation. Thoſe ſtars, do not peculiarly glance on us, but carry a common regard unto all countries, unto whom their vert city is alſo common. Brown's Wºgar Erreurs, We believe the verticity of the needle, without a certificate from the days of old. Glanville. Whether they be globules, or whether they have a ver- ticity about their own centers, that produce the idea of white- neſs in us, the more particles of light are reflected from a body, the whiter does the body appear. Lacie. VE'RTIGINous, adj. [vertiginoſus, Latin.] 1. Turning round; rotatory. This vertiginous motion gives day and night ſucceſſively over the whole earth, and makes it habitable allaround. Bently. 2. Giddy. - Theſe extinguiſh candles, make the workmen faint and vertiginous ; and, when very great, ſuffocates and kills them. Woºdward. WERTI'GO. m. ſ. [Latin.] A giddineſs; a ſenſe of turning" the head. - Pertigo is the appearance of viſible objećts that are without motion, as if they turned round, attended with a fear of fill- ing, and a dimneſs of ſight. Qing. The forerunners of an apoplexy are dulneſs, º tremblings. Arbuthnºl. That old vertigo in his head, - Will never leave him till he's dead. Swift, / Vº }n. /. [verveine, Fr. verbena, Lat.) A plant. It hath a labiated flower, conſiſting of one leaf, * upper lip is upright, and commonly divided into º: the under lip is cut into three parts; ſo that at firſt . b appears like a flower with five leaves. Theſe are ſº º four naked ſeeds, which fill the calyx. The *...*. grow in ſpikes, but not in whorles, round the ſtalks. Miller. The night-ſhade ſtrows to work him ill, Therewith the vervain, and her dill, Cretch. Thomſºn, That hindreth witches of their will. f pº Some ſcatt'ring pot-herbs here and there he found, Which cultivated with his daily care, Dryden. And bruis'd with vervain, were his frugal fare. WE’R v AIN mallow. n. ſ. A plant. If. It hath the itſ." ..". mallow or althº %i. fers from it in having its leaves deeply divided. k. Aftſ. VE/Rveles. n. ſ. [vervelle, Fr.] Labels tied to a haw in ai. VERY. adj. [wery, or vrai, French; whence */ tient Engliſh.] 1. True; real. Why do I pity him, That with his very heart deſpiſeth me. In very deed, as the Lord liveth. Shakespeare. ... xxv. 34. 1 Sam *; that
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2. Having any qualities, commonly bad, in an éminent de-
gree.
Thoſe who had drunk of Circe's cup, were turned into
very beaſts. Davies.
There, where very deſolation dwells,
By grots and caverns ſhagg'd with horrid ſhades,
She may paſs on. Milton,
3. To note the things emphatically, or eminently.
'Tis an ill office for a gentleman;
Eſpecially againſt his very friend. Shakeſp.
as not my love
The verier wago'th' two Shakeſpeare.
We can contain ourſelves,
Were he the verieſ? antick in the world. Shakeſp.
. In a ſeeing age, the very knowledge of former times paſſes
but for ignorance in a better dreſs. South.
The pictures of our great grandmothers in Queen Eliza-
beth's time, are cloathed down to the very wriſts, and up to
the very chin. Addiſon's Guardian.
4. Same.
Women are as roſes, whoſe fair flower
Being once diſplay’d, doth fall that very hour. Shakeſp.
The cocks beat the partridge, which ſhe laid to heart:
but finding theſe very cocks cutting one another, ſhe com-
forted herſelf. L’Eſtrange.
So catholick a grace is charity, that whatever time is
the ſpecial opportunity of any other chriſtian grace, that
very time is alſo the ſpecial opportunity of charity. Spratt.
VERY. adv. In a great degree; in an eminent degree.
The Greek orator was ſo very famous for this, that his an-
tagoniſt reading over the oration which had procured his ba-
niſhment, aſked them, if they were ſo much affected by the
bare reading of it, how much more they would have been
alarmed, had they heard him Addiſon.
To VE/SICATE. v. a. [veſica, Latin.] To bliſter.
Celſus propoſes, that in all theſe internal wounds, the ex-
ternal parts be veſiccated, to make more powerful revulſion
from within. Wiſeman's Surgery.
I ſaw the cuticula veſicated, and ſhining with a burning
heat. JWiſeman.
Vesic A^TION. m. ſ. [from veſtate.] Bliſtering; ſeparation of
the cuticle.
I applied ſome vinegar prepared with litharge, defending
the veſication with pledgets. l/ſeman's Surgery.
VesiſcAtoRY. m. ſ. [vºſcatorium, technical Latin.] A bliſter-
ing medicine. -
WE'sicle. n. ſ. [vſcula, Latin.] A ſmall cuticle, filled or
inflated.
Nor is the humour contained in ſmaller veins, but in a
veſicle, or little bladder. Browne's Vulgar Errours.
The lungs are made up of ſuch air pipes and vſcles in-
terwoven with blood-veſſels, to purify, ferment, or ſupply
the ſanguineous maſs with nitro-aerial particles. Ray.
Vesiºcular. adj. [from veſicula, Lat.J Hollow ; full of ſmall
interſtices. -
A muſcle is a bundle of veſicular threads, or of ſolid fila-
ments, involved in one common membrane. Cheyne.
WE/SPER. m. ſ. [Latin.] The evening ſtar; the evening.
Theſe ſigns are black Pºſper's pageants. Shakeſp.
VE’spers n.ſ. [without the fingular, from veſperus, Latin.]
The evening ſervice of the Romiſh church.
VE's PERTINE. adj. [ve/pertinus, Latin.J Happening or coming
in the evening ; pertaining to the evening.
VE/SSEL. n ſ. [vaſſelle, Fr. was, Lat.]
1. Any thing in which liquids, or other things, are put.
For Banquo's iſſue have I fill'd my mind;
Put rancours in the veſſel of my peace,
Only for them. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
If you have two veſſel to fill, and you empty one to fill
the other, there ſtill remains one veſſel empty. Burmet.
2. The containing parts of an animal body.
Of theſe elements are conſtituted the ſmalleſt fibres; of
thoſe fibres the veſſel; ; of thoſe veſſels, the organs of the
body. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
3. Any vehicle in which men or goods are carried on the water.
The ſons and nephews of Noah, who peopled the iſles,
had veſſels to tranſport themſelves. Raleigh's Eſſays.
The veſſel is repreſented as ſtranded. The figure before
it ſeems to lift it off the ſhallows. Addiſon on Medals.
From ſtorms of rage, and dangerous rocks of pride,
Let thy ſtrong hand this little veſſel guide;
It was thy hand that made it: through the tide
Impetuous of this life, let thy command
Direct my courſe, and bring me ſafe to land. Prior.
Now ſecure the painted veſſel glides;
The ſun-beams trembling on the floating tides. Pope.
4. Any capacity; any thing containing.
I have my fill
Of knowledge, what this veſſel can contain. Milton.
To WE'ssel. v.a. [from the noun..] To put into a veſſel; tobarrel.
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VE/ Take earth, and */ºl it; and in that ſet the ſeed. Bacon.
...” * ſ. A kind of cloth commonly made ". Suf-
- tler.
VE'ssicNos. n: ſ , [among horſemen J A windgall, †
vé': 9” he inſide and outſide of a horſº, i. Dić?.
... n.ſ. [veſiris, Lat.] An outer garment.
--- Over his ſucid arms
A military veſt of purple flow'd. Milton's Par. Loft,
When the queen in royal habit's dreſt
Old myſtick emblems grace th’ imperial *
To Vest. v.a. [from the noun.] -
1. To dreſs; to deck; to enrobe.
The verdant fields with thoſe of heav'n may vie,
With ether veſſed, and a purple ſky. Dryden.
Light ! Nature's reſplendent robe;
Without whoſe vºſting beauty all were wrapt
In gloom.
2. To dreſs in a long garment.
Juſt Simeon, and prophetic Anna ſpoke;
Before the altar and the veſſed prieſt.
3. To make poſſeſſor of; to inveſt with.
To ſettle men's conſciences, ’tis neceſſary that they know
the perſon, who by right is veſſed with power over them. Locłe,
Had I been vº/led with the monarch's pow'r,
Thou muſt have figh’d, unlucky youth ! in vain. Prior.
4. To place in poſſeſſion.
The militia their commiſſioners poſitively required to be
entirely veſted in the parliament. Clarendon.
Empire and dominion was veſſed in him, for the good and
behoof of others. Locke.
VE stal. n. ſ. [vºſalis, Latin.] A virgin conſecrated to
Pºſta ; a pure virgin.
Women are not -
In their beſt fortunes ſtrong; but want will perjure
The ne'er-touch'd veſial. Shakeſpeare.
How happy is the blameleſs vºſal's lot
The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Pope.
VE's TAL. adj. Iveſ!alis, Latin.] Denoting pure virginity.
Her ve/tal livery is but ſick and green,
And none but fools do wear it. - Shakeſpeare.
VE's TIBULE. m. ſ. [veſtibulum, Lat..] The porch or firſt en-
trance of a houſe.
VE's TIGE. m. ſ. [vſtigium, Lat.J Footſtep ; mark left be-
hind in paſſing.
The truth paſſes ſo ſlightly through men's imaginations,
that they muſt uſe great ſubtilty to track its vſtiges. Harvey.
Vººr. n. / Ivº/limentum, Latin.] Garment; part of
reis.
Were it not better that the love which men bear unto
God, ſhould make the leaſt things that are employed in his
ſervice amiable, than that their over-ſcrupulous diſlike of ſo
mean a thing as a veſtment, ſhould from the very ſervice of
God withdraw their hearts and affections. PHooker.
Heaven then would ſeem thy image, and reflect
Thoſe ſable vº/?ments, and that bright aſpect. J//aller,
The ſculptors could not give veſtments ſuitable to the qua-
lity of the perſons repreſented. Dryden.
WE's rRY. m.ſ. [vſtiaire, Fr. vºſłiarium, Latin.]
1. A room appendant to the church, in which the ſacerdotal
garments, and conſecrated things are repoſited.
Bold Amycus, from the robb’d veſtry brings
The chalices of heav'n ; and holy things -
Of precious weight. Dryaen.
2. A parochial aſſembly commonly convened in the veſtry. . .
The common-council are choſen every year, ſo many for
every pariſh, by the vº/lry, and common convention of the
people of that pariſh. Clarendon.
Go with me where paltry conſtables will º; us
to veſłries. aunt to Pope,
vº. n. ſ. [vºſture, old Fr. vºſiura, Italian.]
1. Garment; robe.
Her breaſt half hid, and half were laid to ſhow; .
Her envious veſſure greedy fight repelling. Fairfax.
What, weep you when you but behold -
Our Caeſar's veſſure wounded ? Shakeſp. julius Caſar.
To bear my lady's train, left the baſe earth
Should from her veſſure chance to ſteal a kiſs.
Here rudd y braſs, and gold refulgent blaz'd i.
There poliſh’d cheſts embroider'd vºures grac d. Pope.
. Dreſs; habit; external form.
2. D The ſo the ſmalleſt orb which thou behold'ſt,
But in his motion like º ſings,
But this muddy veſſure of decay --
Doth groſly º . in, we cannot hear it. Shakespeare
Rocks, precipices, and gulfs: apparell'd with a veſſure of
plants, would reſemble mountains and vallies. Bentley.
Vérch. n.ſ. [vicia, Lat.] A plant with a papilionaceous flower;
from the empalement ariſes, the pointal, which º
pod full of roundiſh or angular ſeeds: to which muſt be ad-
§ed, that the leaves grow by pairs on a middle rib, ending
in a tendril. Where
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U G L V I B where vetches, pulſe, and tares have ſtood, And ſtalks of lupines grew. - Dryden. An ervum is a ſort of vetch, or ſmall pea. Arbuthnot. - Ve’rchy. m. ſ. [from vetch..] Made of vetches; abounding in vetches; conſiſting of vetch or peaſe-ſtraw. If to my cottage thou wilt reſort, There may'ſt thou ligge in a vetchy bed, Till fairer fortune ſhew forth his head. Spenſer. VE/TERAN. n. ſ. [veteranus, Latin.] An old ſoldier ; a man long practiſed in anything. - We were forced to uncover, or be regarded as veterans in the beau monde. Addiſon. The Arians, for the credit of their faélion, took the eldeſt, the beſt experienced, the moſt wary, and the longeſt- praćtiſed veterans they had amongſt them. Hoºker. If king Charles II. had made war upon France, he might have conquered it by the many veterans, which had been inured to ſervice in the civil wars. Addiſon. Enſigns that pierc'd the foe's remoteſt lines, - The hardy veteran with tears reſigns. Addiſon. VE’rer AN. a.º. Long practiſed in war; long experienced. There was a mighty ſtrong army of land-forces, to the number of fifty thouſand veterºn ſoldiers Bacon. The Britiſh youth ſhall hail thy wiſe command ; Thy temper'd ardour, and thy veteran ſkill. Thºmſºn. VETERINARIAN. n.ſ. [veterinarius, Lat..] One ſkilled in the diſeaſes of cattle That a horſe has no gall, is not only ſwallowed by com- mon farriers, but alſo receiv'd by good veterinarians, and ſome who have laudably diſcourſed upon horſes. Brown. To VEX. v. a. [vexo, Latin.] 1. To plague ; to torment; to harraſs. Do you think The king will ſuffer but the little finger Of this man to be vex'd 2 Shakespeare . Hºn. VIII. Do poor Tom ſome charity, whom the foul fiend vexes. Shakespeare When ſhe preſſed him daily, ſo that his ſoul was vexed unto death, he told her all his heart. judges xvi. 16. Still may the dog the wand'ring troops conſtrain Of airy ghoſts, and vex the guilty train. Dryden. You are the cauſe of all my care: Your eyes ten thouſand dangers dart; Ten thouſand torments vex my heart; I love, and I deſpair. Prior. 2. To diſturb; to diſquiet. Alack, 'tis he ; why, he was met even now, As mad as the vext ſca; ſinging aloud. Shakeſp. Rang'd on the banks beneath our equal oars, White curl the waves, and the vex'd ocean roars. Pope. & To trouble with ſlight provocations. V Ex A^T Ion. m. ſ. [from vex.] 1. The act of troubling. O that huſband, My ſupreme crown of grief, and thoſe repeated vexations of it. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 2. The ſtate of being troubled; uneaſineſs; ſorrow, Wexation almoſt ſtops my breath, - That fundred friends greets in the hour of death. Shakeſp. Paſſions too violent, inſtead of heightening our pleaſures, afford us nothing but vexation and pain. Temple. 3. The cauſe of trouble or uneaſineſs. Your children were vexation to your youth; But mine ſhall be a comfort to your age. Shakeſp. 4. An act of harraſſing by law. - Albeit the party grieved thereby, may have ſome reaſon to complain of an untrue charge, yet may he not well call it an unjuſt vexation. Bacon. 5. A flight teazing trouble. Vºx A"rious. adj. [from vexation.] 1. Afflictive ; troubleſome , cauſing trouble. Conſider him maintaining his uſurped title, by continual texatiº wars againſt the kings of Judah. South. /exatious thought ſtill found my flying mind, Nor bound by limits, nor to place confin'd; Haunted my nights, and terrify'd my days; Stalk d through my gardens, and purſu'd my ways; ! Nor ſhut from artful bow'r, nor loſt in winding maze. Prior. 2. Full of trouble; full of uneaſineſs. He leads a vexatious life, who in his nobleſt actions is ſo *** with ſcruples, that he dares not make a ſtep without the authority of another. Digby. 3. Teazing; flightly troubleſome. V ºccº. adv. [from vexatious.] Troubleſomely; un- 2a111'. v ExA’riousness. m. ſ. ſtrom vexatious.] Troubleſomeneſs; un- - eaſineſs. tºº, tº *…] He who vexes. - - adu. [from gº.) Filthily; with deformity; in ſuch a manner as to raiſe diſlike. Vºn Ess. n.f. [from ugly.] i. Deformity; contrariety to beauty. All that elſe ſeem’d fair and freſh in fight, Was turned now to dreadful uglingſ. She takes her topicks from the advantages of old uglineſs. - 2. Turpitude; loathſomeneſs; moral depravity. Their dull ribaldry cannot but be very nauſeous five to any one, who does not, for the ſake of pardon the uglineſs of its circumſtances. Sout! U’GLY. adj. [This word was antiently written ºugh wi: Mr. Dier ingeniouſly deduces it from orphlºe, that is i. an ouph, elf, or goblin. In Saxon oza is terrour. º Gothic agan is to fear.] Deformed; offenſive to i. .. contrary to beautiful. tº r If Caſio do remain, He hath a daily beauty in his life, Spenſºr. age and Drydºn. and offen- the fin itſelf, That makes me ugly. Shakeſ, O, I have paſs'd a miſerable night, ºakſ are. So full of ugly fights, of ghaſtly dreams. Shalºft Was this the cottage, and the ſafe abode Thou toldít me off What grim aſpects are theſe, Theſe ugly-headed monſters? Miltºn VI’AL. m. ſ. [buzzº..] A ſmall bottle. - Edward's ſeven ſons Were as ſev’n vials of his ſacred blood. Shalºft. You Gods' look down, And from your ſacred vial, pour your grace Upon my daughter's head. Shaiºſ. Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this diſtilled liquor drink thou off. Shahſ. Another lamp burnt in an old marble ſepulchre belong- ing to ſome of the anticnt Romans incloſed in a gift vial. Hºlºns. I placed a thin vial, well ſtopped up, within the ſmoke of the vapour, but nothing followed. Addison. Chemical waters, that are each tranſparent, when ſeparate, ferment into a thick troubled liquor, when mixed in the ſame vial. Adijºn. To Vi’Al. v. a. To incloſe in a vial. This ſhe with precious vial"d liquors heals; For which the ſhepherds at the feſtivals Carol her goodneſs loud in ruſtick lays. Milton. V1/AND. m. ſ. [viande, Fr. vivanda, Ital.] Food; meat dreſſed. The belly only like a gulf remain'd, I' th' midſt of the body idle and unactive, Still cupboarding the viand. Shalºft. No matter, ſince They’ve left their viand; behind, for we have ſtomachs. Wilt pleaſe you taſte of what is here? Shaft. . Theſe are not fruits forbidden; no interdićt Defends the touching of theſe viand, pure; Their taſte no knowledge works, at leaſt of evil. Milton. From ſome forts of food leſs pleaſant to the taſte, perſºns in health, and in no neceſſity of uſing ſuch viand, had better to abſtain. - - The tables in fair order ſpread; Piands of various kinds allure the taſte, Of choiceſt ſort and ſavour; rich repaſt ! Pºſt, PIATICU.M. n.ſ. [Latin.] 1. Proviſion for a journey. - 2. The laſt rites uſed to prepare the paſſing ſoul for its depar- ture. - To V1'BRATE. v. a. (vibro, Latin.] - 1. To brandiſh ; to move to and fro with quick motion. 2. To make to quiver. dif Breath vocalized, that is vibrated or undulated, m** ferently affect the lips, and impreſs a ſwift tremulous ". tion, which breath paſſing ſmooth doth not. Hºlder. To V1/BRATE. v. n. - 1. To play up and down, or to and fro. - #. .." compreſſed by the fall and weight of the i. filver, would repel it a little upwards, and make * ‘. a little up and down. º Do not all fixed bodies, when heated beyond 3. . degree, emit light, and ſhine : And is not º . performed by the vibrating motions of their Paº tlviº 2. To quiver. - The whiſper, that to greatneſs ſtill too neaſ, Pºpe. Perhaps, yet vibrate on his ſovereign's ar. f moving, VIDRA’11os. n.ſ. [from vibro, Latin.] The aćt o º i. or being moved with quick reciprocations, or ** aćt of quivering. r It º i. the coal upon the altar, with º: of piety, the heats of devotion, and the fallies "“ Sºuth. of an harmleſs activity. - bottom of Do not the rays of light, in falling upon the º the eye, excite vibrations in the tunica retina: * optic tions being propagated along the ſolid fibrº * Newtºn. nerves into the brain, cauſe the º ſccing. Mild vibrations footh the parted foul, -------- New to the dawning of celeſtial day. Thºmſºn - VICAR.
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VI’CAR. m. ſ. [vicarius, Latin.]
1. The incumbent of an appropriated or impropriated benefice.
- Procure the vicar
To ſtay for me at church, 'twixt twelve and one,
To give our hearts united ceremony. Shakeſp.
Yours is the prize;
The vicar my defeat, and all the village ſee. Dryden.
A landed youth, whom his mother would never ſuffer to
look into a book for fear of ſpoiling his eyes, upon hear-
ing the clergy decried, what a contempt muſt he entertain,
not only for his vicar at home, but for the whole order. Swift.
2. One who performs the functions of another; a ſubſtitute.
An archbiſhop may not only excommunicate and interdićt
his ſuffragans, but his vicar-general may do the ſame. Ayliffe.
V1(cARA GE. m. ſ. [from vicar.] The benefice of a vicar.
This gentleman lived in his vicarage to a good old age,
and having never deſerted his flock, died vicar of Bray. Swiſt.
VIcA’Rious. adj. [vicarius, Latin.] Deputed; delegated ; act-
ing in the place of another.
The ſoul in the body is but a ſubordinate efficient, and
vicarious and inſtrumental in the hands of the Almighty,
being but his ſubſtitute in this regiment of the body. Hale.
What can be more unnatural, than for a man to rebel
againſt the vicarious power of God in his ſoul.
V1/CARs HIP. m. ſ. [from vicar.] The office of a vicar.
VICE. m. ſ. [vitium, Latin.]
1. The courſe of action oppoſite to virtue; depravity of man-
ners; inordinate life.
- No ſpirit more groſs to love -
Pice for itſelf. Milton,
The foundation of error will lie in wrong meaſures of pro-
bability; as the foundation of vice in wrong meaſures of
good. Locke.
2. A fault; an offence. It is generally uſed for an habitual
fault, not for a ſingle enormity. -
No vice, ſo ſimple, but aſſumes
Some mark of virtue on its outward parts. Shakeſp.
Yet my poor country
Shall have more vices than it had before ;
More ſuffer by him that ſhall ſucceed. Shakespeare.
Ungovern'd appetite, a brutiſh vice. AMºlton.
I cannot blame him for inveighing ſo ſharply againſt the
vices of the clergy in his age. Dryden.
3. The fool, or punchinello of old ſhows.
I'll be with you again
In a trice, like to the old vice,
- Your need to ſuſtain;
Who with dagger of lath, in his rage and his wrath,
Cries, ah, ha! to the devil. Shakeſpeare.
His face made of braſs, like a vice in a game. Tuffer.
4. [Pºs, Dutch..] A kind of ſmall iron preſs with ſcrews, uſed by
workmen.
He found that marbles taught him percuſſion; bottle-ſcrews,
the vice; whirligigs, the axis in peritrochio. Arbuth, and Pope.
5. Gripe; graſp.
If I but fift him once; if he come but within my
vice. Shakeſpeare.
6. [Pice, Latin.] It is uſed in compoſition for one, qui vicem gerit,
who performs, in his ſtead, the office of a ſuperiour, or who has
the ſecond rank in command: as a viceroy; vice-chancellor.
To Vice. v. a. [from the noun..] To draw.
With all confidence he ſwears,
As he had ſeen't, or been an inſtrument
To vice you to"t, that you have touch'd his queen
Forbiddenly. Shakeſpeare's JPinter Tale.
VI/CEADMIRAL. m. ſ. [vice and admiral.]
1. The ſecond commander of a fleet.
The foremoſt of the fleet was the admiral : the rear-
admiral was Cara Mahometes, an arch-pirate. The vice-
admiral in the middle of the fleet with a great ſquadron of
gallies, ſtruck ſail directly. Knolles.
2. A naval officer of the ſecond rank.
Vºce AdmiRALTY. n.ſ. [from vice-admiral.] The office of a
vice-admiral.
The vice-admiralty is exerciſed by Mr. Trenanion. Carew.
Vice A/G ENT. m. ſ. lvice and agent.] One who acts in the
place of another.
A vaſſal Satan hath made his vice-agent, to croſs whatever
the faithful ought to do. Hooker.
V1(ce D. adj. [from viced.] Vitious ; corrupt.
Be as a planetary plague, when Jove
Will o'er ſome high-vic'd city hang his poiſon
In the ſick air. Shakeſp.
VICEGE’RENT. m. ſ. [vicem gerens, Lat..] A lieutenant;
one who is intruſted with the power of the ſuperiour, by
whom he is deputed. -
All precepts concerning kings are comprehended in theſe ;
remember thou art a man ; remember thou art God's
wicegerent. Bacon.
Employ it in unſeigned piety towards God; in unſhaken
duty to his vicegerent ; in hearty obedience to his church. Sprat.
4.
Norris.
Viſcontiels. In law v.
V I C
Great Father of the gods, when for our crimes
Thou ſend'ſt ſome heavy judgment on the times;
º tyrant . the terrour of his age,
e type and true vicegeren ; race
+. gerent of thy rage,
Thou great vicegerent of the king;
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In all affairs thou ſole director.
VIceGE’RENT, adj. [vicegerens, Lat.
power ; ačting by ſubſtitution. .
Whom ſend I to judge thee Whom but thee
Wicegerent ſon To thee I have transferr'd »
All judgment, whether in heav'n, or earth, or hell, Mººn,
VIcEGE’RENcy... n. ſ. [from vicegernt.] The office of a vice-
gerent ; lieutenancy; deputed power. -
The authority of conſcience ſtands founded upon its vice-
gerency and deputation under God. South.
Vicech A^N cellor. m. ſ. [vicecancellarius, Latin.] The ſecond
magiſtrate of the univerſities. - -
V1(cEN ARY. adj. [vicemarius, Lat.] Belonging to twenty. Bailey.
VI'CEROY. m. ſ. [viceroi, French..] He who governs in place
of the king with regal authority. -
Shall I, for lucre of the reſt unvanquiſh'd,
Detract ſo much from that prerogative,
As to be call’d but viceroy of the whole * Shakespeare.
Mendoza, viceroy of Peru, was wont to ſay, that the go-
vernment of Peru was the beſt place the king of Spain gave,
Dryden.
Swift.
J Having a delegated
ſave that it was ſomewhat too near Madrid. Bacon.
We are ſo far from having a king, that even the viceroy
is generally abſent four fifths of his time. Swift.
V1(ceroy ALTY. m. ſ. [from viceroy.] Dignity of a viceroy.
Theſe parts furniſh out vice-royalties for the grandees : but
in war are incumbrances to the kingdom. - Add ſon.
V1'cETY. n.ſ. [Of this word I know not well the meaning or
original: a nice thing is now called in vulgar language, point
vice, from the French perhaps, point de vice; whence the
barbarous word vicety may be derived.] Nicety; exačtneſs.
A word not uſed.
Here is to the fruit of Pem,
Grafted upon Stub his ſten;
With the peakiſh nicety,
And old Sherewood's vicety.
Vict’NITY. m. ſ. [vicinus, Latin.]
I. Nearneſs; State of being near.
The poſition of things is ſuch, that there is a vicinity be-
tween agents and patients, that the one inceſſantly invades
the other. - Hale.
The abundance and vicinity of country ſeats. Swift.
2. Neighbourhood. -
He ſhall find out and recall the wandering particles home,
and fix them in their old vicinity, Rºgers.
Gravity alone muſt have carried them downwards to the
vicinity of the ſun. Bentley.
V1'cINAG.E. n.ſ. (vicinia, Lat.] Neighbourhood; places adjoin-
ing - -
Yºº {a}. [vicinus, Lat..] Near ; ncighbouring.
Opening other vicine paſſages might obliterate any track;
as the making of one hole in the yielding mud, defaces the
print of another near it. Glanville.
Vicious. adj [from vice..] See Vitious. Devoted to vice;
not addićted to virtue.
He heard this heavy curſe,
Servants of ſervants on his vicious race.
Vict’ssitude. [viciſſitudo, Latin.]
1. Regular change; return of the ſame things in the ſame
ſucceſſion.
B. Jºhnſon.
Milton.
It makes through heav'n
Grateful viciſſitude, like day and night. Miltºn.
The rays of light are alternately diſpoſed to be reflºed Or
refracted for many viciſſitudes. - Newton.
. This ſucceſſion of things upon the earth, is the reſult of
the viciſſitude of ſeaſons, and is as conſtant as is the cauſe of
that vićiſitude, the ſun's declination. //oodward.
2. Revolution ; change. - . .
During the courſe of the war, did the viciſtaks of good
and bad fortune affect us with humility or thankfulneſs. Atterb.
verſe ſweetens toil, however ride the ſound.
All at her work the village maidenſings;
Nor as ſhe turns the giddy wheel around, -
Revolves the ſad viciſiude of things. Giffard.
- contiel rents are certain farms, for
which the ſheriff pays a rent to the king, and makes what
profit he can of them. Piºntiel writs are ſuch writs as are
triable in the county court, before the ſheriff. Baile. ,
V1/crim. n.ſ. [vićtinia, Latin.] -
1. A ſacrifice; ſomething ſlain for * ſacrifice.
All that were authors of ſo black a deed,
Be ſacrific'd as victims to his ghoſt. Denham.
And on the victim pour the ruddy wine. Dryden.
Chumnus' waves, for triumphs after war, ---
The victim ox, and ſnowy ſheep prepare. Aidſºn.
\ 2. Some -
V I E V I F. thing deſtroyed. - - - - - 2. somº, where age's wretched vićlim lies; See his head trembling, and his half-clos'd eyes. Prior. VI'CTOR. m. ſ. [victor, Lat.] Conqueror; vanquiſher; he that gains the advantage in any conteſt. Wićlor is ſeldom uſed with a genitive, and never but with regard to ſome ſingle action or perſon. We rarely ſay Alexander was vićior of Darius, though we ſay he was victor at Arbela ; but we never ſay he was victor of Perſia. - This ſtrange race more ſtrange conceits did yield; Who vićior ſeem’d, was to his ruin brought ; Who ſeem'd o'erthrown, was miſtreſs of the field. Sidney. Some time the flood prevails, and then the wind, Both tugging to be vićtors, breaſt to breaſt, Yet neither conqueror, nor conquered. Although the victor, we ſubmit to Caeſar. Say where and when - Their fight; what ſtroke ſhall bruiſe the vićlor's heel. Milt. Our Hebrew ſongs and harps in Babylon, That pleas'd ſo well our victors ear, declare Shakeſp. Shakeſp. That rather Greece from us theſe arts deriv'd. Milton. Their hearts at laſt the vanquiſh'd re-aſſume, And now the vićtors fall. Denham. In love the victors from the vanquiſh'd fly; They fly that wound, and they purſue that die. J/aller. Fortune's unjuſt; ſhe ruins oft the brave, And him who ſhould be victor, makes the ſlave. Dryden. Loſe not a thought on me, I'm out of danger; Heaven will not leave me in the vicior's hand. Addiſon. Victo'Rious. adj. [vičiarieux, Fr.] 1. Conquering ; having obtained conqueſt; ſuperiour in conteſt. Vićtory doth more often fall by errour of the vanquiſhed, than by the valour of the victorious. Hayward. The great ſon return'd vićiorious with his ſaints. Milton. That happy ſun, ſaid he, will riſe again, Who twice vićlorious did our navy ſee: And I alone muſt view him riſe in vain, Without one ray of all his ſtar for me. 2. Producing conqueſt. Sudden theſe honours ſhall be ſnatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this vićiorious day. 3. Betokening conqueſt. Now are our brows bound with vićtorious wreaths; Our bruiſed arms hung up for monuments. Shakespeare Victo Riously. adv. [from vićiorious.] With conqueſt; ſuc- ceſsfully; triumphantly. That grace will carry us, if we do not wilfully betray our ſuccours, vićioriouſly through all difficulties. JHammond. Victorious N Ess. n. ſ. [from vićlorious.] The ſtate or quality of being vićtorious. VI'croRY. n.f. [vić'oria, Lat..] Conqueſt ; ſucceſs in con- teſt; triumph. Dryden. Pope. At his nurſe's tears He whin’d and roar'd away your viºry, That pages bluſh'd at him. Shakeſp. Then to the heav'n of heav'ns he ſhall aſcend With victory, triumphing o'er his foes. AMilton. Obedience is a com, licated act of virtue, and many graces are exerciſed in one act of obedience. It is an act of humi- lity, of mortification and ſelf-denial, of charity to God, of care of the publick, of order and charity to ourſelves. It is a great inſtance of a victory over the moſt refractory paſſions. Taylor. Victs Ess; n.ſ.. [from victor.] A female that conquers. I'll lead thy daughter to a conqueror's bed; And ſhe ſhall be ſole vićirſ; ; Caeſar's Caeſar. Shakeſp. V1'cTUAL. }". ſ' ſwiężuailles, Fr. vittonaglia, Ital.] Proviſion V1/ctuals. of food ; ſtores for the ſupport of life; meat; ſuſtenance. He landed in theſe iſlands, to furniſh himſelf with vićlual; and freſh water. Abbot's Deſcrip. of the J/orld. You had muſty victuals, and he hath holp to eat it: he hath an excellent ſtomach. Shakeſp. . He was not able to keep that place three days for lack of vićtual. Knolles. They unprovided of tackling and viciual, are forced to ſea by a ſtorm. K. Charles. Tº Victual. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſtore with provi- fion for food. Talbot, farewel; V1. I muſt go vidual Orleans forthwith. Shakespeare ********R. m.ſ.. [from vičiuals.) One who provides vićtuals. ſu º their artillery againſt the haven, to impeach PP'y of victuals; yet the Engliſh vićtuallers ſurceaſed not to º all things neceſſary. Hayward. ‘....Sonqueſt half is to the vičiualler due. King. *ś, “”. [Latin.] To wit; that is. This word is V ºily written viz. *...*.*. n. ſ. [from viduus, Lat.] Widowhood. i. To ſh v. a. [Of this word the etymology is very uncertain.] - #. ow, or practice in competition. high. * “P” and expence with thoſe that are too 5 L'Eſtrange. You vie happineſs in a thouſand eaſy and ſweet d verſions. F. 2. In this paſſage the meaning ſeems to be, to add; to * mulate. She hung about my neck, and kiſs on kiſs She vied ſo faſt, That in a twink ſhe won me to her love. Shakeſ To VIE. v. n. To conteſt; to contend; to ſtrive ... periority. In a trading nation, the younger ſons may be placed in ſuch a way of life, as may enable them to vie with the beſt of their family. Addiſon The wool, when ſhaded with Ancona's dye, - May with the proudeſt Tyrian purple vie. Addison, Now voices over voices riſe; While each to be the loudeſt vies. Swift, To VIEW. v. a. [veu, Fr. from veoir, or voir.] w 1. To ſurvey; to look on by way of examination. Go, and view the country. jºſ. vii. 1, Th' almighty father bent down his eye, His own works and their works at once to view. Milan. Piew not this ſpire, by meaſures giv'n, To buildings rais'd by common hands. Priºr, Whene'er we view ſome well-proportion'd dome ; No ſingle parts unequally ſurprize; All comes united to th’ admiring eyes. Pºe. 2. To ſee , to perceive by the eye. With eyes aghaſt /iew'd firſt their lamentable lot. No more I hear, no more I view, The phantom flies me, as unkind as you. Pºpe. VIEW, n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Proſpect. You ſhould tread a courſe Pretty, and full of view; yea, haply, near The reſidence of Poſthumus. Shakespeare Cymbeline. Vaſt and indefinite views, which drown all apprehenſions ºf the uttermoſt objects, are condemned by good authors. Wºttºn, The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. Drydºn, Cut wide views through mountains to the plain, You'll wiſh your hill, or ſhelter'd hill again. Pºt. 2. Sight; power of beholding. Millin, Some ſafer reſolution I’ve in view. Milton. I go, to take for ever from your view, - Both the lov'd object, and the hated too. Dryden. Theſe things duly weigh'd, will give us a clear virw into the ſtate of human liberty. Iºt. Inſtruct me other joys to prize, With other beauties charm my partial eyes; Full in my view ſet all the bright abode, And make my ſoul quit Abelard for God. 3. Aćt of ſeeing. Th’ unexpected ſound Of dogs and men, his wakeful ear does wound; Rouz'd with the noiſe, he ſcarce believes his ear, Willing to think th’ illuſions of his fear . . . Had giv'n this falſe alarm ; but ſtraight his view Confirms that more than all he fears is true. Dallan. Objects near our view are thought greater than thoſe ºf a larger ſize, that are more remote. Lºft, 4. Sight; eye. She was not much ſtruck with thoſe objećts that nº Pº. "Pºt, ſented themſelves to her view. Female ºuixºtº. 5. Survey; examination by the eye. Time never will renew, While we too far the pleaſing path purſue, Dryden, Surveying nature with too nice a view. 6. Intellectual ſurvey. - he in- If the mind has made this inference by finding . e of termediate ideas, and taking a view of the conſit º them, it has proceeded rationally. 7. Space that may be taken in by th The fame through all the neigh When now the Trojan navy was in “” 8. Appearance; ſhow. - In that accompliſh'd mind. Helpt by the night, new graces find; Which, by the ſplendour of her view, Dazzl’d before we never knew. . d 9. Diſplay; exhibition to the fight or . ken To give a right view of this " º: ... would any one be a changeling, bº, e by wiſe conſiderations than a wiſe man 1o Proſpect of intereſt. - Noman ſets himſelf about anything, or other, which ſerves him for a reaſon. 11. Intention ; deſign. - try, refers what he He who ſojourns in a foreign colº.’... he makes - *... with that vict" ſees to the ſtate of things at home 3 with t Atterbury. g from his expedi’ ocºt. e eye; reach of fight. hbºring nations fiew: , - Dryden. I/aller, art of liberty. determiſt ºff. view but upon ſome.* P Lºtke. all his reflections. in returnin With a view to commerce, in ." l ºpt. Art tion againſt the Parthians, he paſſed through Fºr; 1/EWLBs3. uthnºt.
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Viewºfss, adj. [from view.] Unſeen; not diſcernible by
the ſight.
#. be impriſon'd in the viewliſ, winds,
And blown with reſtleſs violence about
The pendant world Shakeſp.
Each ſtair myſteriouſly was meant, nor ſtood
There always, but drawn up to heav'n ſometimes
Viewleſs. Milton's Par. Loft.
Swift through the valves the viſionary fair
Repaſs'd, and viewleſ, mix'd with common air. Pope.
Light-bounding from the earth, at once they riſe;
Their feet half viewleſs quiver in the ſkies. Pope.
VIGES MA’tion. n.ſ...[vegeſimus, Latin.] The act of putting
to death every twentieth man. Bailey.
V,'GIL. n.ſ. [vigilia, Latin.]
1. Watch; devotions performed in the cuſtomary hours of reſt.
So they in heaven their odes and vigils tun'd. Milton.
Shrines where their vigils pale-ey'd virgins keep,
And pitying ſaints, whoſe ſtatues learn to weep. Pope.
2. A faſt kept before a holiday.
He that out-lives this day, and ſees old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feaſt his neighbours,
And ſay to-morrow is St. Criſpian. Shakeſp.
3. Service uſed on the night before a holiday.
No altar is to be conſecrated without reliques, which
placed before the church door, the vigils are to be celebrated
that night before them. Stillingfleet.
The rivals call my muſe another way,
To ſing their vigils for th’ enſuing day. Dryden.
4. Watch ; forbearance of ſleep.
Though Venus and her ſon ſhou’d ſpare
Her rebel heart, and never teach her care;
Yet Hymen may perforce her vigils keep,
And for another's joy ſuſpend her ſleep. //aller.
Nothing wears out a fine face like the vigils of the card-
table, and thoſe cutting paſſions which attend them. Addiſon.
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W. }n. ſ. [vigilance, Fr. vigilantia, Lat.]
1. Forbearance of ſleep. -
Ulyſſes yielded unſeaſonably to ſleep, and the ſtrong paſ-
ſion for his country ſhould have given him vigilance. Broome.
2. Watchfulneſs ; circumſpection; inceſſant care.
Shall Henry's conqueſt, Bedford's vigilance,
Your deeds of war, and all our counſel die Shakeſp.
No poſt is free, no place,
That guard and moſt unuſual vigilance
Does not attend my taking. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
In this their military care, there were few remarkable oc-
caſions under the duke, ſaving his continual vigilancy, and vo-
luntary hazard of his perſon. //otton.
Of theſe the vigilance
I dread; and to elude, thus wrapp'd in miſt
Of midnight vapour, glide obſcure. Milton.
We are enabled to ſubdue all other creatures; and uſe
for our behoof the ſtrength of the ox, the ſagacity and vigi-
lancy of the dog. Ray.
3. Guard ; watch.
In at this gate none paſs
The vigilance here plac'd, but ſuch as come
Well known from heav'n. Milton.
VI'GILANT. adj. [vigilans, Latin.] Watchful; circumſpect;
diligent; attentive.
They have many prayers, but every of them very ſhort,
as if they were darts thrown out with a kind of ſudden
quickneſs; leſt that vigilant and erect attention of mind,
which in prayer is very neceſſary, ſhould be waſted or dulled
through continuance. Hooker.
Take your places, and be vigilant:
If any noiſe or ſoldier you perceive, - -
Let us have knowledge. Shakeſpeare.
The treaſurer, as he was vigilant in ſuch caſes, had notice
of the clerk's expiration ſo ſoon, that he procured the king
to ſend a meſſage to the maſter of the rolls. Clarend.
V1'gi LANTLY. adv. [from vigilant. J Watchfully ; atten-
tively; circumſpectly. * * * * *
Thus in peace, either of the kings ſo vigilantly obſerved
every motion of the others, as if they had lived upon the
alarm. Hayward.
V "Go Rous. adj. ſom vigor, Latin.] Forcible; not weaken-
ed; full of ſtrength and life.
Fam'd for his valour young;
At ſea ſucceſsful, vigorous and ſtrong ! //aller.
Their appetite is not dull'd by being gratified, but returns
always freſh and vigorous. Atterbury.
V1'Go Rously. adv. [from vigour.] With force; forcibly ;
without weakneſs.
The prince had two giant ſhips;
With his one ſo vigorouſly he preſs'd, -
And flew ſo home, they could not riſe again. Dryden.
If the fire burns bright and vigorouſly, it is no matter by
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That Prince whoſe cauſe you eſpouſe ſo vigoroiºſº, is the
Principal in the war, and you but a ſecond. ºvºi.
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***ousness. n. / [from viºur.] Force; ſtrength.
ſ #. hath given excellent ſufferance and vigorotºnſ to the
U - - -
crers, arming them with ſtrange courage, heroical forti.
vº º: jº,* glorious patience. Taylor.
I. Force; ſtrength.
Someti -
With jº ſometimes ran, -
> vely vigour led. Milton.
Shame to be overcome,
Wou'd utmoſt vigour raiſe, and rais'd unite. Mºſton
Pernicious fire wither'd all their ſtrength, ...”.
And of their wonted vigour left them dia.d. A ſilion.
The mind and ſpirit remains
Invincible, and vigour ſoon returns. Milton.
No deep within her gulf can hold -
Immortal vigour. Miltºn.
he vigour of this arm was never vain:
Witneſs theſe heaps of ſlaughter. Dryden.
2. Mental force; intellectual abjitv.
3. Energy; efficacy. -
- In the fruitful earth
His beams, unactive elſe, their vigour find. Aſºon.
How does Carteſius all his finews ſtrain, -
The earth's attractive vigour to explain Blackmºre.
VILE. adj. [vil, Fr. vilis, Lat.j Baſe; mean; worthleſs ;
ſordid ; deſpicable.
Our caſe were miſerable, if that wherewith we moſt en-
deavour to pleaſe God, were in his fight ſo vile and deſpicable
as men's diſdainful ſpeech would make it. 11ocker.
I diſdaining ſcorn'd, and craved death,
Rather than I would be ſo vile eſteem'd. Shakeſp.
He to-day that ſheds his blood with me,
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er ſo vile,
This day ſhall gentle his condition. Shakespeare.
The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing. Abbot.
That ſinful creature man elected is,
And in our place the heavens poſſeſs he muſt ;
Mile man, begot of clay, and born of duſt. Fairfax.
A ſpontaneous production is againſt matter of fact; a thing
without example not only in man, but the vilſ of weeds. Bent.
2. Morally impure; wicked.
Reſtor'd by thee, vile as I am, to place
Of new acceptance. Milton.
V1(LED. adj. [from vile, whence revil..] Abuſive; ſcurrilous;
defamatory. - -
He granted life to all except to one, who had uſed viſa
ſpeeches againſt king Edward. Hayward.
V1'LELY. adv. [from vile.] Baſely; meanly; ſhamefully.
The Volſcians vilely yielded the town. Shakespeare .
How can I
Forget my Hector, treated with diſhonour,
Depriv'd of funeral rites, and vilely dragg'd,
A bloody corſe, about the walls of Troy. A. Philips.
V1'LEN Ess. m. ſ. [from vile.] -
1. Baſeneſs; meanneſs; deſpicableneſs.
His vileneſ us ſhall never awe :
But here our ſports ſhall be:
Such as the golden world firſt ſaw,
Moſt innocent and free. Drayton.
Reflect on the eſſential vilenſ of matter, and its impo-
tence to conſerve its own being. Creech.
Conſidering the vileneſs of the clay, I wondered that no
tribune of that age durſt ever venture to aſk the potter,
what doſt thou make - Swift.
2. Moral or intellectual baſeneſs. -
- Then, vileneſs of mankind
Could one, alas! repeat me good or great,
Waſh my pale body, or bewail my fate P. jar.
To V1'LIFY. v. a. [from vile.] To debaſe ; to defame ; to
make contemptible.
Tomalin could not abide,
To hear his ſovereign viliff'd. Drayton.
Their maker's image ---
Forſook them, when themſelves they vilſy'd
To ſerve ungovern'd appetite; and took -
His image whom they ſerv'd. Milton.
The diſpleaſure of their prince, thoſe may expect, who would
put in practice all methods to vilify his perſon. Addison.
Many paſſions diſpoſe us to depreſs and vilify the merit of
one riſing in the eſteem of mankind. - Addison.
VILL. n. J. [ville, Fr. villa, Latin.] A village; a ſmall col-
lection of houſes. Little in uſe. -
This book gives an account of the manurable lands in
every manor, town, or will. Hale.
V1/1 L.A. m. ſ. [villa, Lat..] A country feat. - ---
The º Romans lay the foundations of their villas and
palaces within the very borders of the ſea. Aidºn.
All vaſt poſſeſſions; juſt the ſame the caſe, P
Whether you call then villa, park, or chace. ºr.
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V I L V I N VPLLAGE. n.ſ. [village, Fr.] A ſmall colle&tion of houſes - § than a town. in the country, leſs - - Beggars, with roaring voices, from low farms, Or peſting villageſ, ſheep coats, and mills, Inforce their charity. Shakeſpeare. The early village cock Hath twice done ſalutation to the morn. Shakeſp. You have many enemies, that know not Why they are ſo; but, like the village curs, Bark when their fellows do. Shakeſpeare. The country villages were burnt down to the ground. Knollet. Thoſe village-words give us a mean idea of the thing. Dryd. Seam'd o'er with wounds which his own ſabre gave, In the vile habit of a village ſlave. . . . . Pope. VI’llager. n. ſ. [from village.] An inhabitant of the village. Brutus had rather be a villager, Than to repute himſelf a ſon of Rome Under ſuch hard conditions. Shakeſp. When once her eye Hath met the virtue of this magick duſt, I ſhall appear ſome harmleſs villager, - Whom thrift keeps up about his country geer. Milton. If there are conveniencies of life, which common uſe reaches not, it is not reaſon to reject them, becauſe every villager doth not know them. Locke. VI'll AGERY. m. ſ. [from village.] Diſtrićt of villages. Robin Goodfellow, are you not he, That fright the maidens of the villagery P Shakeſp. VI'LLAIN. n.ſ. [vilain, Fr. villanus, low Latin.] 1. One who held by a baſe tenure. The Iriſh inhabiting the lands fully conquered, being in condition of ſlaves and villains, did render a greater revenue, than if they had been made the king's free ſubjećts. Davies. 2. A wicked wretch. We were prevented by a dozen armed knights, or rather villains, who, uſing this time of their extreme feebleneſs, all together ſet upon them. O villain / villain / his very opinion in the letter. Ab- horred villain / unnatural, deteſted, brutiſh villain / Shakeſp. What in the world, That names me traitor, villain-like he lies. Shakeſp. He was ſtabbed to the heart by the hand of a villain, upon the mere impious pretence of his being odious to the parlia- ment. Clarendon. Calm thinking villains, whom no faith could fix; Of crooked counſels, and dark politicks. VI'll ANAGE. m. ſ. [from villain.] 1. The ſtate of a villain; baſe ſervitude. They exerciſe moſt bitter tyranny, Upon the parts brought into their bondage: No wretchedneſs is like to finful villanage. Fairy Queen. Upon every ſuch ſurrender and grant, there was but one freeholder, which was the lord himſelf; all the reſt were but tenants in villanage, and were not fit to be ſworn in Pope. juries. Davies. 2. Baſeneſs; infamy. If in thy ſmoke it ends, their glories ſhine; But infamy and villanage are thine. Dryden. To Viºlanize. v. a. [from villain..] To debaſe; to degrade; to defame. Were virtue by deſcent, a noble name Could never villanize his father's fame; But, as the firſt, the laſt of all the line, Would, like the ſun, ev’n in deſcending ſhine. Dryden. Theſe are the fools, whoſe ſtolidity can baffle all argu- mºnts; whoſe glory is in their ſhame, in the debaſing and villanizing of mankind to the condition of beaſis. Bentley. Vi'ilanous, adj. [from villain.] 1. Baſe; vile; wicked. 2. Sorry. Thou art my ſon; I have partly thy mother's word, partly ºy own opinion; but chiefly a villanous trick of thine eye doth warrant me. Shakeſp. 3. It is uſed by Shakeſpeare to exaggerate any think deteſtable. We ſhall loſe our time, And all be turn'd to barnacles or apes, * - / With foreheads villanous low. Shakeſp. Tempeſt. Vi'Llanously, adv. [from villainous.] Wickedly; baſely. The wandering Numidian falſified his faith, and villanouſly flew Selymes the king, as he was bathing himſelf. Knoll.i. r r --- - - - - - ViºllanóusNess. n. /.. [from villainous...] Baſeneſs; wicked- neſs. Villa Ny. * ſ [from villain ; villonnie, old French.] 1. Wickedneſs; baſeneſs ; depravity. Truſt not thoſe cunning waters of his eyes; For *ainy is not without ſuch a rheum : #!" he long traded in it, makes it rººm *e rivers of remorſe and innocence. Shakeſp. in . ls º: º: jeſter; and the commendation is not * Wit, but in his villany. Shake * A wicked action; a crime. º/p No villamy, or flagitious action was but a lie was firſt or # Such villainies rous'd Horace into wrath ; And 'tis more noble to purſue his path, Than an old tale. ºr yet, ommitted, at the principal engine to effect it. South Villaſtick, adj. [villaticus, Lat.] Belonging to wº Evening dragon came, §ts. Affailant on the perched rooſts, And neſts in order rang'd, Of tame villatick fowl. Mihºn WPLLI. m. ſ. [Latin.] In anatomy, are the ſame as fibres; and in botany, ſmall hairs like the grain of pluſh or ſhag, with which, ...",". º > ind of excreſcence, ſome trees do abound. VI'llous. adj. [villoſus, Lat.] Shaggy; rough. The liquor of the ſtomach, which with faſting grows ſharp, and the quick ſenſation of the inward villa ºn of the ſtomach, ſeem to be the cauſe of the ſenſe of hunger. Art VIM1'Neous. adj. [vimineus, Latin.] Made of twig. - As in the hive's vimineous dome, Ten thouſand bees enjoy their home; Each does her ſtudious action vary, To go and come, to fetch and carry. VI/NCIBLE. rable. He not vincible in ſpirit, and well aſſured that ſhortneſs of proviſion would in a ſhort time draw the ſeditious to ſhorter limits, drew his ſword. Hayward. Becauſe ’twas abſolutely in my power to have attended more heedfully, there was liberty in the principle, the miſtake which influenced the action was vincible. Norris, V1'NcibleNess. n.ſ.. [from vincible.] Liableneſs to be over. Conne. Diff. V1'Ncture. n.ſ.. [vinčura, Lat.] A binding. Baily. VINDE/MIAL. adj. Ivindemia, Latin.] Belonging to a vintage. To VINDE(MIAt E. v. n. [vindemia, Latin.] To gather the vintage. Now vindemiate, and take your bees towards the expiration of this month. Evejn. ViN DEMIATION. n.ſ. [vindemia, Lat..] Grape-gathering, Bail). To VI'NDICATE. v. a. ſ.vindico, Lat.] 1. To juſtify; to ſupport; to maintain. Where the reſpondent denies any propoſition, the opponent muſt directly vindicate and confirm that propoſition; i.e. he muſt make that propoſition the concluſion of his next ſyl- logiſm. Watts's Improvement of the Mind. 2. To revenge; to avenge. - We ought to have added, how far an holy war is to be purſued; whether to enforce a new belief, and to vindicate or puniſh infidelity Bacon. Man is not more inclinable to obey God than man; but God is more powerful to exact ſubjection, and to windia; rebellion. Pearſon on the Cred The more numerous the offenders are, the more his #iny. - Priºr. adj. [from vinco, Lat.] Conquerable; ſupe- juſtice is concerned to vindicate the affront. Tilſºn, Aſſemble ours, and all the Theban race, To vindicate on Athens thy diſgrace. Dryden. 3. To aſſert; to claim with efficacy. - iuſ!! Never any touch’d upon this way, which our pººl ! has vindicated to himſelf. Dryden's Prºf. tº Ovid The beauty of this town, without a fleet, From all the world ſhall vindicate her trade. 4. To clear; to protećt. ion of ter- God's ways of dealing with us, are by propoſition º the rors and promiſes. To theſe is added the authority o 0- commander, vindicated from our neglect by the . fition of the greateſt ſigns and wonders, in the *:º: prophets, and of his ſon. ammº I may aſſert eternal providence, And vindicate the ways of God to man. VINDIcaſtion. n. ſ. [vindication, Fr. from fence; aſſertion; juſtification. This is no windication of her condućt. mean part, and, through fear, becomes an acº"P deavouring to betray the Greeks. V1'NDIcAtive. adj. [from vindicate. revenge. Dryden, Miltºn. windicate.] Dºº She ſtill ačts 4 lice, in en- Broºmſ, l Revengeful; given" He, in heat of a&tion, Słºń. Is more vindicative than jealous love. buſin Publick revenges are for the moſt part º, e life private revenges it is not ſo. Findicative perſons º they un- of witches, who, as they are miſchievous, ſo e digm. atc. - 3. “...is of aduſted choler, and the evº vindicative ſpirit. - - what Do not !. many believe no zeal to be ſpiritual, º is cenſorious or vindicative * Whereas no “” ... that is not alſo charitable. - -- sº º thoſe Diſtinguiſh betwixt a paſſion purely ºnairety h jagº counſels where divine juſtice avenges the innocent. Wisdica'ſ”
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WINDICA’Tor. m. ſ. [from vindicate.] One who windicates;
an affertor.
He treats tyranny, and the vices attending it, with the ut-
moſt rigour; and conſequently a noble ſoul is better pleas'd
with a jealous vindicator of Roman liberty, than with a
temporizing poet. Dryden.
V1's pic Aror Y. adj. [from vindicator.]
1. Punitory; performing the office of vengeance.
The āfilićtions of Job were no vindicatory puniſhments to
take vengeance of his fins, but probatory chaſtiſements to
make trial of his graces. Bramhall's Anſwer to Hobbs.
2. Defenſory ; juſtificatory.
VINDi’ctive. adj. [from vindija, Latin.] Given to revenge;
revengeful.
I am vindićlive enough to repel force by force. Dryden.
Auguſtus was of a nature too vindictive, to have contented
himſelf with ſo ſmall a revenge. Dryden.
VINE. m. ſ. [vinea, Latin.] The plant that bears the grape.
The flower conſiſts of many leaves placed in a regular
order, and expanding in form of a roſe : the ovary, which is
ſituated in the bottom of the flower, becomes a round
fruit, full of juice, and contains many ſmall ſtones in each.
The tree is climbing, ſending forth claſpers at the joints, by
which it faſtens itſelf to what plant ſtands near it, and the fruit
is produced in bunches. The ſpecies are, 1. The wild vine,
commonly called the claret grape. 2. The July grape. 3. The
Corinth grape, vulgarly called the currant grape. 4. The
parſley leav'd grape. 5. The miller's grape. This is called
the Burgundy in England: the leaves of this ſort are very
much powdered with white in the ſpring, from whence it
had the name of miller's grape. 6. Is what is called in Bur-
gundy Pineau, and at Orleans, Auverna: it makes very good
wine. 7. The white chaſſelas, or royal muſcadine: it is a
large white grape; the juice is very rich. 8. The black
chaſſelas, or black muſcadine ; the juice is very rich. 9. The
red chaſſelas, or red muſcadine. 1 o' The burlake grape.
11. The white muſtat, or white Frontiniac. 12. The red
Frontiniac. 13. The black Frontiniac. 14. The damaſk
grape. 15. The white ſweet water. 16. The black ſweet
water. 17. The white muſcadine. 18. The raiſin grape.
19. The Greek grape. 20. The pearl grape. 21. The
St. Peter's grape, or heſperian. 22. The malmſey grape.
23. The malmſey muſcadine. 24. The red Hamburgh
grape. 25. The black Hamburgh, or warmer grape. 26. The
Switzerland grape. 27. The white muſcat, or Frontiniac of
Alexandria; called alſo the Jeruſalem muſcat and groſs muſ-
cat. 28. The red muſcat, or Frontiniac of Alexandria.
29. The white melie grape. 30. The white morillon.
31. The Alicant grape. 32. The white Auvernat. 33. The
grey Auvernat. 34. The raiſin muſcat. The late duke of
Tuſcany, who was very curious in colle&ting all the ſorts of
Italian and Greek grapes into his vineyards, was poſſeſſed of
upwards of three hundred ſeveral varieties. Miller.
The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. Fairy Queen.
In her days every man ſhall eat in ſafety,
Under his own vine, what he plants. Shakespeare
The captain left of the poor to be vine-dreſſers. 2 Kings xxv.
Depending vines the ſhelving cavern ſcreen,
With purple cluſters bluſhing through the green. Pope.
V1'NE GAR. n. ſ. [vinaigre, Fr.]
1. Wine grown ſour.
Winegar is made by ſetting the veſſel of wine againſt the
hot ſun; and therefore vinegar will not burn, much of the
finer parts being exhaled. Bacon.
Heav'n's bleſt beam turns vinegar more ſour. Pope.
2. Any thing really or metaphorically four.
Some laugh like parrots at a bag-piper,
And others of ſuch vinegar aſpect,
That they'll not ſhow their teeth in way of ſmile. Shakeſp.
V1'NN Ew ED, or Winney, adj. Mouldy. Ainſworth.
V1/NEY ARD. m. ſ. [pingeanb, Saxon.] A ground planted with
WineS.
Let us not live in France; let us quit all,
And give our vineyards to a barb'rous people. Shakeſp.
Though ſome had ſo ſurfeited in the vineyards, and with
the wines, that they had been left behind, the generoſity of
the Spaniards ſent them all home again. Clarendon.
V1'Nous. adj. [from vinum, Latin.] Having the qualities of
wine ; conſiſting of wine. -
The motion of the oily drops may be in part due to ſome
partial ſolution made by the vinous ſpirit. Boyle.
Water will imbibe
The ſmall remains of ſpirit, and acquire
A vinous flavour. Philips.
V1's TAGE. m. ſ. (vinage, Fr.] The produce of the vine for
the year.
The beſt wines are in the drieſt vintages. Bacon.
Our firſt ſucceſs in war make Bacchus crown,
And half the vintage of the year our own. Waller.
• Vi’NTAGE R. m. ſ. [from vintage.] He who gathers the vin-
tage. Ainſworth.
V1'Nº NER. m. ſ. [from vinum, Lat.] One who ſells wine.
- 2.
The vintner may draw what religion he pleaſes. Howel.
The vintner, by mixing poiſon with his wines, deſtroys
more lives than any malignant diſeaſe. Swift.
VI'NTRY. m. ſ. The place where wine is ſold. Ainſworth.
V1'ol. n. ſ. [viole, Fr. viola, Ital.] A ſtringed inſtrument of
muſick.
My tongue's uſe is to me no more,
Than an unſtringed viol, or a harp. Shakeſp.
To ſtrain a ſtring, ſtop it with the finger, as in the neés
of lutes and viols.
Loud o'er the reſt Cremona's trump doth ſound;
Me ſofter airs befit, and ſofter ſtrings
Of lute, or viol, ſtill more apt for mournful things. Milton.
Violable, adj. [from violabilis, Lat.] Such as may be vio-
V lated or hurt.
Iola'ceous. adj. [from viola, Lat 1 Reſembling violets.
To Violate. tº ſº. Lat.] J ing violet
1. To injure; to hurt.
I queſtion thy bold entrance,
Employ'd to violate the ſleep of thoſe
JBacon.
Whoſe dwelling God haſh planted here in bliſs. Mihon.
Kindneſs for man, and pity for his fate,
May mix with bliſs, and yet not violate. Pryden.
To k hat k º:
o know what known will violate thy peace. -
2. To infringe; to break any thing º: Pope
Some of violated vows
*Twixt the ſouls of friend and friend. Shakeſpeare.
Thoſe offences which are by their ſpecial qualities breaches
of ſupernatural laws, do alſo, for that they are generally evil,
violate in general that principle of reaſon, which willeth uni-
verſally to fly from evil. Hooker.
3. To injure by irreverence.
I would violate my own arm rather than a church. Brown.
Forbid to violate the ſacred fruit. Milton.
4. To raviſh ; to deflower.
The Sabines violated charms
Obſcur'd the glory of his riſing arms. Prior.
Violation. n.ſ. [violatio, Lat.)
1. Infringement or injury of ſomething ſacred.
Their right conceit that to perjury vengeance is due, was
not without good effect, as touching the courſe of their lives,
who feared the wilful violation of oaths. Hooker.
Men, who had no other guide but their reaſon, conſidered
the violation of an oath to be a great crime. Addiſon.
2. Rape; the act of deflowering.
If your pure maidens fall into the hand
. Of hot and forcing violation. Shakespeare
Viola/ToR. n.ſ. [violator, Lat.]
1. One who injures or infringes ſomething ſacred.
May ſuch places, built for divine worſhip, derive a bleſfing
upon the head of the builders, as laſting as the curſe that
never fails to reſt upon the ſacrilegious violators of them. South.
2. A raviſher.
Angelo is an adult’rous thief,
An hypocrite, a virgin violator. Shakespeare
How does ſhe ſubject herſelf to the violator's upbraidin
and inſults. 3.
V1'ole Nce. n.ſ. [violentia, Latin.]
1. Force; ſtrength applied to any purpoſe.
To be impriſon'd in the viewleſs wind,
And blown with reſtleſs violence about. Shakeſp.
All the elements
At leaſt had gone to wreck, diſturb’d and torn
With violence of this conflićt, had not ſoon
Th’ eternal hung his golden ſcales. Milton.
2. An attack; an aſſault; a murder.
A noiſe did ſcare me from the tomb;
And ſhe, too deſperate, would not go with me:
But, as it ſeems, did violence on herſelf.
3. Outrage; unjuſt force.
Griev'd at his heart, when looking down he ſaw
The whole earth fill'd with violence; and all fleſh
Corrupting each their way. Milton's Par. Loſt.
4. Eagerneſs; vehemence.
That ſeal
You aſk with ſuch violence, the king
With his own hand gave me.
. Injury; infringement.
5. I § cannot, *. offering violence to all records, divine
Shakeſp.
Shakeſp.
and human, deny an univerſal deluge. Burnet.
6. Forcible defloration.
Violent, adj. [violentus, Lat.]
1. Forcible; acting with ſtrength.
A violent croſs wind blows: Milton.
d or continued by force. -
2. Fº we find #: in, according to his doćtrine,
muſt be look’d upon as unnatural and violent; and no violent
ſtate can be perpetual. Æarner.
3. Not natural, but brought by force.
Conqueror death diſcovers them ſcarce men ;
Wiolent or ſhameful death their due reward.
Milter.
4. Un-
V I R V I R º i : | affiant; murderous. . - - !, a ' 4. tº: violent had were laid on Humphry's life. Sºft. A fee ſubtile or violent. Miltºn. nſeaſonably vehement. . . - - tº: º: be reckoned fierce and violent, to tear away that, which, if our mouths did condemn, our conſciences would ſtorm and repine thereat. Hºfer. The covetous extortioner ſhould remember, that ſuch º- ſºnſ, ſhall not take heaven, but hell by force. Lecºy ºf Płºy. ºxtorted ; not voluntary. - 6. Ex vow, made in pain, are violent and void. - Milton. Vroles T.I.Y. adv. [from violent.] With force; forcibly; ve- hemently. t Temp'rately proceed to what you would • - Thus viºlently redreſs. Shakespeare . Gºrizatiº. Flame burneth more violently towards the ſides, than in the midſt. Bacºn. Antient privileges muſt not, without great neceſſities, be revoked, nºr forfeitures be cxacted violently, nor penal laws urged rigorouſly. - Taylor's Rule ºf living holy. Violet. n.ſ. [...iolette, Fr. viola, Lat.]. A plant. It hath a polypetalous anomalous flower, ſomewhat re- ſembling the papilionaceous flower; for its two upper petals repreſent the ſtandard, the two ſide ones the wings; but the lower one, which ends in a tail, reſembles the iris. Out of the empalement ariſes the pointal, which becomes a three-cor- nered fruit opening into three parts, and full of roundiſh ſeeds. There are nine ſpecies. Miller. When daiſies pied, and violets blue, Do paint the meadows much bedight. Shakeſp. - Sweet echo, ſweeteſt nymph that liv'ſt unſeen, By ſlow Meander's margent green, Milton. And in the violet-embroider'd vale. It alters not our ſimple idea, whether we think that blue be in the violet itſelf, or in our mind only; and only the power of producing it by the texture of its parts, to be in the violet itſelf. Locke. V1'olin. m. ſ. [violen, Fr. from viol.] A fiddle ; a ſtringed inſtrument of muſick. Praiſe with timbrels, organs, flutes; Praiſe with violins, and lutes. Sandys. Sharp violins proclaim Their jealous pangs, and deſperation, For the fair diſdainful dame. Dryden. V1'olist. m. ſ. [from viol.] A player on the viol. VIOLONCE/LLO. m. ſ. [Italian.] A ſtringed inſtrument of muſick. VIPER. m. ſ. [vipera, Lat.] 1. A ſerpent of that ſpecies which brings its young alive, of which moſt are poiſonous. A viper came out of the heat, and faſtened on his hand. - Acts xxviii. 3. He'll gall of aſps with thirſty lips ſuck in ; The viper's deadly teeth ſhall pierce his ſkin. Sandys. Piper-catchers have a remedy, in which they place ſuch great confidence, as to be no more afraid of the bite of a viper, than of a common punéture. This is no other than ... cxungia viperina, preſently rubbed into the wound. Derham. 2. Any thing miſchievous. Where is this viper, That would depopulate the city, and . - Be every man himſelf? Shakeſp. Coriolanus. V1'PER IN F. m. ſ. ſwiperinus, Lat.] Belonging to a viper. V1(PFRoºs. adj. [vipereus, Lat. from viper.j Having the qua- litics of a viper. My tender years can tell, Civil diſſention is a vip'rous worm, That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth. Shaieff. We are peremptory to diſpatch This viperous traitor. Shakeſp. Some vip’rous critick may bereave - - Th' opinion of thy worth for ſome defect. Daniel's Mºſºph. VIPER's buglºſs. n.ſ. [echium, Lat.] A plant. ... The characters are, the cup of the flower is large, and divided into five long ſlender ſegments; the flower conſiſts of one leaf, is ſhaped like a funnel, and ſomewhat inflected, having its upper part ſtretched, but in a greater length than the lower: the upper part, or galea of the flower, is divided into two ; and the lower part, or beard, into three parts: in produced five ſtamina (or Each flower is ſucceeded by Miller. the middle of the flower are threads) which are reflexed. four feeds, which are in form of a viper's head. VIPER’s graſs. n.ſ. [ſtarzonera, Lat.] A plant. It hath a ºne common empalement, terwards become down. . . - PIRA'G O. m. ſ. [Latin.] " *** warriour; a woman with the qualities of a man. Melpomene repreſented **jettick and grave countenanc. * - -- 2. It is commonly uſed in deteſtation for an impudent tº: n - ſemi-fioſculous flower, conſiſting of many half florets, which reſt upon the embryoes, which are included in which is ſcaly: the embryoes af- oblong ſeeds, which are furniſhed with AAiler. like a viraga or manly lady, with Peacham. To arms to arms the fierce vira” cries, And ſwift as lightening to the combat flies. Pºe won nan. V1's FLAY. m. ſ. ſvircley, viralai, Fr.] A ſort of little an cient French poem, that conſiſted only of ſhort verſes, with ſtops. y of two º The mournful muſe in mirth now liſt ne maſk ºad, As ſhe was wont in youngth and ſummer days; » But if thou algate luſt like wirelays, J - x And looſer ſongs of love to underſong. The band of flutes began to play, To which a lady ſung a virelay's And ſtill at ev'ry cloſe ſhe would repeat The burden of the ſong, the daiſy is ſo ſweet. V1/2 ENT. adj. [virens, Lat.] Green; not faded. In theſe, yet freſh and virent, they carve out the figures of men and women. Brown'; Pulgar Errau, Vi'RGE. m. ſ. [virga, Lat, better verge, from verge, Frenj A dean's mace. - Suppoſe him now a dean compleat, Devoutly lolling in his ſeat; The ſilver virge, with decent pride, Stuck underneath his cuſhion ſide. VI'RGIN. m. ſ. [viege, Fr. virgo, Lat.] I. A maid ; a woman unacquainted with men. This aſpect of mine hath fear'd the valiant; The beſt regarded virgins of our clime Have lov’d it too. Senſeleſs baubleſ Art thou a foedary for this ačt, and look'ſt So virgin-like without 2 Shakespeare Cymbalin. Drydºn, Swift. Shairſ. The damſel was very fair, and a virgin. Gen. xxiv. 16. Angelo is an adult'rous thief, An hypocrite, a virgin violator. Shahjari. Much leſs can that have any place, At which a virgin hides her face. Cºwl), 2. A woman not a mother. Unuſual. Likeſt to Ceres in her prime, Yet virgin of Proſerpina from Jove. Miltºn, 3. Anything untouched or unmingled. Tapers of white wax, commonly called virgin wax, burn with leſs ſmoke than common yellow wax. Byk. I have found virgin earth in the peat-marſhes of Cheſhire. IWººdward. Below the upper was a deep bed of ſand only, which I weighed, together with the virgin-mould. Derham. 4. The ſign of the zodiack in which the ſun is in Auguſt. Thence down amain by Leo and the Wirgin. Milan. V1'RGIN. adj. Befitting a virgin; ſuitable to a virgin; maidenly. Can you blame her then, being a maid, yet roſed over with the virgin crimſon of modeſty, if ſhe deny the appeal: ance of a naked blind boy. Shaieſ, Hº. V. What ſays the ſilver with her virgin hue? Shakeſ, With eaſe a brother o'ercame Cºwl gºtij, - The formal decencies of virgin-ſhame. - - To VI'RGIN. v. n. [a cant word..] To play the virgin. A kiſs Long as my exile, ſweet as my revenge . I carried from thee, my dear; and my true lip , , Hath virgin'd it e'er ſince. Shakeſpeare's Crishnu. V1'RGINAL. adj. [from virgin.] Maiden ; maidenly; per- taining to a virgin. On the earth more fair was never ſeen, Of chaſtity and honour virginal. Tears virginal Shall be to me even as the dew to fire; And beauty, that the tyrant oft reclaims, Shall to my flaming wrath be oil and flax. Purity is a ſpecial part of this ſuperſtructure, ". of all deſires of the fleſh within the known limits of º l; gal or virginal chaſtity. Hammond's F.*:::::: Tô V,'RGINAL. v. n. To pat; to ſtrike as on the virginal. A cant word. Shakeſp. Still virginalling upon thy palm. iº. V1/RGINAL. º É..., virginal..] A º ment ſo called, becauſe commonly uſed by }. ſing: The muſician hath produced two means º º the #" O The one is ſtopping them with º: the ſtring, as in lutes and viols; the other is the Bacon. harps and virginals. - - uain- v. sity. n.ſ. [virginitas, Lat] Maidenhead; una" tance with man. You do impeach your modeſ To truſt the opportunity of night, And the ill counſel of a deſart P. Shaft. With the rich worth of your virgº. table to Natural virginity of itſelf is not * ſtate "...º. God, but that which is choſen in ºr " brances. Tº of religion, and ſeparation from worldly º not puerile; VIRILÉ. A. ſ. ſºil, Lat.) Belonging” not feminine. Fairy $ºn. Shakespeare reſtraining nju- y too much, VIRI'lity.
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Viºlity...m. ſ. ſvirilité, Fr. virilitas, Lat. from virile.]
1. Manhood; charaćter of man.
. The lady made generous advances to the borders of
virility. - Rambler.
2. Power of procreation.
The great climacterical was paſt, before they begat chil-
dren, or gave any teſtimony of their virility; for none begat
children before the age of ... . Brown.
VIRM1'lion, n. ſ. Properly vermilion. A red colour.
Ægle, the faireſt Nais of the flood,
With a vermilion dye his temples ſtain'd. Roſcommon.
V1'Rtu AL. adj. [virtuel, Fr. from virtue.] Having the effi-
cacy without the ſenſible or material part.
Metalline waters have virtual cold in them. Put there-
fore wood into ſmith's water, and try whether it will not
harden. Bacon.
Heat and cold have a virtual tranſition, without commu-
nication of ſubſtance. Bacon.
Love not the heav'nly ſpirits? And how their love
Expreſs they by looks only or, do they mix
Irradiance : v rtual, or immediate touch Milton.
Every kind that lives,
Fomented by his virtual pow'r, and warm'd. Milton.
Neither an actual or virtual intention of the mind, but only
that which may be gathered from the outward acts. Stillingfleet.
Virtuality. n.ſ.. [from virtual.] Efficacy.
In one grain of corn there lieth dormánt a virtuality of
many other, and from thence ſometimes proceed an hundred
ears. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
V1'RTUALLY. adv. [from virtual.] In effect, though not formally.
They are virtually contained in other words ſtill con-
tinued. Hammond's Fundamentals.
Such is our conſtitution, that the bulk of the people wir-
tually give their approbation to every thing they are bound to
obey. - Addiſon.
To VI'RTUATE. v. a. [from virtue.] To make efficacious.
Potable gold ſhould be endued with a capacity of being
aſſimilated to the innate heat, and radical moiſture; or at
leaſt virtuated with a power of generating the ſaid eſſen-
tials. Harvey.
VI'RTUE. m. ſ. [virtus, Lat.]
1. Moral goodneſs.
Either I’m miſtaken, or there is virtue in that Falſtaff. Shakespeare
If there's a power above us,
And that there is, all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he muſt delight in virtue,
And that which he delights in muſt be happy. Addison.
Pirtue only makes our bliſs below. Pope.
The charaćter of prince Henry is improved by Shakeſpear;
and through the veil of his vices and irregularities, we ſee a
dawn of greatneſs and virtue. Shakeſp. illuſtrated.
2. A particular moral excellence.
In Belmont is a lady,
And ſhe is fair, and, fairer than that word,
Of wond’rous virtues. Shakeſp. Merchant of Venice.
Remember all his virtues,
And ſhew mankind that goodneſs is your care.
3. Medicinal quality.
All bleſt ſecrets,
All you unpubliſh’d virtues of the earth,
Be aidant and remediate. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
The virtuous bezoar is taken from the beaſt that feedeth
upon the mountains; and that without virtue from thoſe that
feed in the vallies. Bacon.
4. Medicinal efficacy. -
An eſſay writer muſt pradiſe the chymical method, and
give the virtue of a full draught in a few drops. Addiſon.
5. Efficacy; power. - - -
If neither words, nor herbs will do, I'll try ſtones; for
there's a virtue in them. L’E/irange.
Where there is a full purpoſe to pleaſe God, there, what
a man can do, ſhall, by virtue thereof, be accepted. South.
They are not ſure, by virtue of ſyllogiſm, that the con-
cluſion certainly follows from the premiſes. ... Locke.
This they ſhall attain, partly in virtue of the promiſe made
by God; and partly in virtue of piety. Atterbury,
He uſed to travel through Greece, by virtue of this fable,
which procured him reception in all the towns. Addiſon.
6. Aćting power. - -
Jeſus knowing that virtue had gone out of him, turned
him about. - Mark v. 30.
7. Secret agency; efficacy, without viſible or material action.
She moves the body, which ſhe doth poſſeſs;
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch.
8. Bravery; valour. -
Truſt to thy ſingle virtue; for thy ſoldiers
Took their diſcharge. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
The conqueſt of Paleſtine, with fingular virtue they per-
formed, and held that kingdom ſome few generations. Raleigh.
. Excellence; that which gives excellence.
In the Greek poets, as alſo in Plautus, the oeconomy of
poems is better obſerved than in Terence; who thought the
Addiſon.
Davies.
ſole grace and virtue of their fable, the ſticking in of ſen-
tences, as ours do the forcing in of jeſts. B. Fohnſon.
io. One of the orders of the celeſia hierarchy. johnſon
Thrones, domination, princedoms, virtues, pow'rs. Milt.
A winged virtue through th' etherial ſky,
/ From orb to orb unwearied doff tho, fly.
"ºur less, adj. [from vitue.]
1. Wanting virtue; deprived of virtue.
2. Not having efficacy; without operating qualities.
All ſecond cauſes, together with nature herſelf, without
that operative faculty which God gave them, would become
altogether ſilent, virtueleſs, and dead. Raleigh
Wirtuelſ; ſhe wiſht all herbs and charms, -
Wherewith falſe men increaſe their patients harms. Fairfax.
Some would make thoſe glorious creatures virtueleſs. Hakewill.
WIRTUO’so, n.ſ. [Italian.] A man ſkilled in antique or na-
tural curioſities; a man ſtudious of Painting, ſtatuary, or
archite&ture.
Methinks thoſe generous virtuoſi dwell in a higher region
than other mortals. Glanville.
%rtuºſº, the Italians call a man who loves the nobi. arts,
and is a critick in them. And amongſt our French painters,
the word vertueux is underſtood in the ſame ſignification. Dryd.
This building was beheld with admiration by the virtuoſ,
of that time. %. Nº. 52.
Showers of rain are now met with in every water-work;
and the virtuºſº's of France covered a little vault with arti-
ficial ſnów,
Tickell.
Addiſon.
VI'RTUOUS. adj. [from virtue.]
1. Morally good.
If his occaſion were not virtuous,
I ſhould not urge it half ſo faithfully. Shakeſpeare.
Wirtuous and holy, be thou conqueror. Shakeſpeare.
What ſhe wills to do or ſay,
Is wiſeſt, virtuouſºff, diſcreeteſt, beſt. Milton.
Favour'd of heav'n, who finds
One virtuous rarely found,
That in domeſtick good combines:
Happy that houſe ! his way to peace is ſmooth. Milton,
2. [Applied to women.] Chaſte.
Miſtreſs Ford, the modeſt wife, the virtuous creature, that
hath the jealous fool to her huſband Shakeſp.
3. Done in conſequence of moral goodneſs.
Nor love is always of a vicious kind,
But oft to virtuous acts inflames the mind.
4. Efficacious ; powerful. -
With one virtuous touch, th’ arch-chemic ſun,
Produces, with terreſtrial humour mix’d,
Here in the dark, ſo many precious things,
5. Having wonderful or eminent properties.
Out of his hand,
That virtuous ſteel he rudely ſnatch'd away.
Lifting up his virtuous ſtaff on high,
He ſmote the ſea, which calmed was with ſpeed. %.
He own'd that viºtuous ring and glaſs. ilton.
6. Having medicinal qualities. -
Some obſerve that there is a virtuous bezoar, and another
without virtue; the virtuous is taken from the beaſt that
feedeth where there are theriacal herbs; and that without
virtue, from thoſe that feed where no ſuch herbs are. Bacon.
The ladies ſought around
For virtuous herbs, which, gather'd from the ground,
They ſquezz'd the juice; and cooling ointment made. Dryd.
V1/RTuously, adv. [from virtuous.] In a virtuous manner;
according to the rules of virtue.
The Gods are my witneſſes, I deſire to do virtuouſly. Sidney.
In ſum, they taught the world no leſs virtuouſly how to
die, than they had done before how to live. Hooker.
They that mean virtuouſly, and yet do ſo,
The devil their virtue tempts not, they tempt heav'n. Shakespeare
Not from grey hairs authority doth flow,
Nor from bald heads, nor from a wrinkled brow ;
But our paſt life, when virtuouſly ſpent,
Muſt to our age thoſe happy fruits preſent. Denham.
The coffeeman has a little daughter four years old, who
has been virtuouſly educated. Addiſon.
V1'RTuousness. n.ſ.. [from virtuous.] The ſtate or character
of being virtuous. -
Many other adventures are intermeddled; as the love of
Britomért, and virtuouſneſs of Belphaebe; and the laſciviouſ-
neſs of Helenora. ... Speſſºr.
V1'Rule Nce. Un. ſ. [from virulent. ) Mental poiſon; malig-
VI'RULENcy. ; nity; acrimony of temper; bitterneſs.
Diſputes in religion are managed with viruleng and bitter-
neſs. - Decay of Piety.
It inſtils into their minds º: º ºf: º º
- ich is the perfection and ornament of reli-
. awi, which is the p - - Addiſon.
The whigs might eaſily have maintained a majority among
the clergy, if they had not too much encouraged this in-
temperance of ſpeech, and virulence of pen, in the * pro-
ſtitute of their party. 29 G V1/RUL #
Dryden.
Milton,
Fairy Queen.
V I S - V Is V1'Rulent. adj. [virulent, Fr. virulentus, Lat.] 1. Poiſonous ; venemous. . . lignant iſoned in the mind; bitter; malignant. - - #. adv. [from virulent.] Malignantly; with bit- terneſs. - A- - - V1's Age. n.ſ. ſº Fr. viſaggio, Italian.]. Face; counte- t nance; look. is now rarely uſed but with ſome ideas of diſlike or horrour. Phebe doth behold laſ er ſilver viſage in the watry glaſs, É. º pearl the bladed graſs. Shakeſp. when ſhe ſhall hear this of thee, with her nails She'll flea thy wolfiſh viſage. Shakespeare . K. Lear. Whereto ſerves mercy, But to confront the viſage of offence. With hoſtile frown, And .. all inflam’d, firſt thus began. Milton. By the rout, that made the hideous roar, Shakeſp. Hamlet. His goary viſage down the ſtream was ſent; - Down the ſwift Hebrus to the Leſbian ſhore. Milton. Love and beauty ſtill that viſage grace; Death cannot fright 'em from their wonted place. , Waller. To VI'scERATE. v.a. [viſcera, Latin.] To embowel; to ex- entrate. VFSCID. adj. [viſtidus, Latin.] Glutinous; tenacious. Visci/dity. n. ſ. [from viſcid.] 1. Glutinouſneſs; tenacity; ropineſs. This motion in ſome human creatures may be weak, in reſpect to the viſcidity of what is taken, ſo as not to be able to propel it. Arbuthnot. 2. Glutinous concretion. Catharticks of mercurials precipitate the viſcidities by their ſtypticity. Floyer. Visco'sity. n.ſ. [viſcoſté, Fr. from viſcous.] 1. Glutinouſneſs; tenacity. The air being mixed with the animal fluids, determines their condition as to rarity, denſity, viſcºſity, tenuity. Arbuth. 2. A glutinous ſubſtance. A tenuous emanation, or continued effluvium, after ſome diſtance, retracteth unto itſelf, as is obſervable in drops of ſyrups, and ſeminal viſcoſities. Brown's Wulg. Errours. VI'SCOUNT. n.ſ. [vicecomes, Lat.] Piſcount ſignifics as much as ſheriff; between which two words there is no other difference, but that the one comes from our conquerors the Normans, and the other from our anceſtors the Saxons. Wiſcount alſo ſignifies a degree of no- bilty next to an earl, which is an old name of office, but a new one of dignity, never heard of amongſt us, till Henry VI. his days. Cowel. Viscou NTEss. m. ſ. [from viſcount. Wiſcount and viſounteſs are pronounced vicount and vicountſ. J The lady of a viſ- count; a peereſs of the fourth order. V1'scous. adj. Iviſueux, Fr. viſcºus, Lat] Glutinous; ſticky; tenacious. - The cauſe of the ſcouring virtue of nitre is, that it hath a ſubtle ſpirit, which ſevereth and divideth any thing that is foul and viſcous. Bacon. Holly is of ſo viſcous a juice as they make bird-lime of the bark. Bacon. VisiBI'lity. m. ſ. [viſibilité, Fr. from viſible.] 1. The ſtate or quality of being perceptible by the eye. The colours of outward objects brought into a darkened room, do much depend for their viſibility, upon the dimneſs of the light they are beheld by. Boyle. 2. State of being apparent, or openly diſcoverable; conſpi- cuouſneſs. They produced this as an inſtance againſt the perpetual viſibility of the church, and he brings it to prove that it ceaſed to be a true church. Stillingfeet. In theſe, the viſibility and example of our virtues will § conſiſt. Rogers's Sermans. VISIBLE, n.ſ. [viſible, Fr. viſibilis, Lat.] 1. Perceptible by the eye. Pºſibles work upon a looking-glaſs, which is like the pupil of the eye; and audibles upon the places of echo, which re- ſemble the cavern of the ear. Bacon. On this mount he appeared ; under this tree Stood viſible; Here with him at this fountain talk'd. Milton. Each thought was viſible, that roll'd within, As through a cryſtal caſe the figur'd hours are ſeen. Dryden. A long ſeries of anceſtors ſhews the native luſtre with great advantage; but if he degenerate from his line, the leaſt ſpot is viſible on ermine. Dryden. 2. Diſcovered to the eye. If that the heavens do not their viſible ſpirits. Send quickly down to tame the vile offences, Humanity muſt perforce prey on itſelf, Like monſters of the deep. Shakeſp. K. Lear. 3- Apparent; open; conſpicuous. - b . re factions at court were greater, or more viſible than CIOre. Clarendon. V1's IBLENESS. m. ſ. ſſ . - viſible. n: ſ [from viſible.] State or quality of being V1'sibly, adv. [from viſible.] In a manner Perceptible by the eye. The day being viſibly governed by the ſun, is a li longer than the revolution of the equator; ſo 'me itle occaſioned by the advance of the ſun in his annual &: ls motion along the ecliptick. }. By the head we make known more viſibly our ſpºº. our threatnings; enough to ſee the face, and to underſämä the mind at half a word. D º: VISION. n.ſ. [viſion, Fr. viſio, Latin.] Tydºn. 1. Sight; the faculty of ſeeing. Anatomiſts, when they have taken off from the bottom of the eye that outward and moſt thick coat called th: du mater, can then ſee through the thinner coats, the º: of objećts lively painted thereon. And theſapiáur. º pagated by motion along the fibres of the optick nº. the brain, are the cauſe of viſion. Newton's Optici; Theſe theorems being admitted into optics, there would i. ſcope enough of handling that ſcience voluminouſly, after a new manner; not only by teaching thoſe things which ºn to the perfection of viſion, but alſo by determining mathe. matically all kinds of phenomena of colours which coºk. produced by refractions. 'ewton's Opticſ: 2. The aët of ſeeing. - /iſion in the next life is the perfeółing of faith in this: or faith here is turned into viſion there, as hope into º joying. Hammond's Praśī. Catalin. 3. A ſupernatural appearance; a ſpectre; a phantom. The day ſeems long, but night is odious; No ſleep, but dreams; no dreams, but viſions ſtrange. Sidney. Laſt night the very gods ſhew'd me a viſion. Shaft, God's mother deigned to appear to me; 4. And, in a viſion, full of majeſty, Will'd me to leave my baſe vocation. Shalºft. Hºn. VI. Him God vouchſaf’d, To call by viſion, from his father's houſe, Into a land which he will ſhew him. Miltºn's Par. Lt. 4. A dream; ſomething ſhewn in a dream. A dream happens to a ſleeping, a viſion may happen to a waking man. A dream is ſuppoſed natural, a viſion miraculous; but they art confounded. His dream returns; his friend appears again: The murd’rers come; now help, or I am ſlainſ } ‘Twas but a viſion ſtill, and viſions are but vain. Dryden, The idea of any thing in our mind, no more proves the exiſtence of that thing, than the viſions of a dream make a true hiſtory. Lockr. V1's Ion ARY. adj. [viſionnaire, Fr. from viſion.] 1. Affected by phantoms; diſpoſed to receive impreſſions on the imagination. No more theſe ſcenes my meditation aid, Or lull to reſt the viſionary maid. Pºpe's Eliſato Abelard. 2. Imaginary; not real; ſeen in a dream; perceived by the imagination only. The hounds at nearer diſtance hoarſly bray'd; The hunter cloſe purſu'd the viſionary maid. Djºtº, If you have any ſkill in dreams, let me know whether I have the ſame place in the real heart, that I had in the vi. Jonary one. Addison. Our vićtories only led us to further viſiºnary proſpel; advantage was taken of the ſanguine temper which ſucceſ had wrought the nation up to. - - Swift. V1'sion ARY. Un. ſ. [viſionaire, Fr J One whoſe imagina” V1'sionist. ; diſturbed. ~ * Thelovely viſionarygave him perpetual uneaſineſs. Finº. To VI/SIT. v. a. [viſiter, Fr. viſito, Lat.] I. To go to ſee. - ith You muſt go viſit the lady that lies in-ſºft . my prayers; but I cannot go thither. Shakespeare . Cori. p. Virgins viſited by angel pow'rs. il . 2. [In ſcriptural language.] To ſend good or "J" cially. - i. I When God viſiteth, what ſhall I anſwer him? jºxxxi. : Thou ſhalt be ſited of the Lord with thunder. Iſa. xxix.0. when I ºff, ſwift their fin upontº.: God viſit thee in good things. udit º That venerable body is in little concern after what º their mortal enemies intend to treat them, wºwift. ſhall viſit us with ſo fatal an event. 3. To ſalute with a preſent. Samſon viſited his wife with a kid. - 4. To come to a ſurvey, with judicial authority. ear in The biſhop ought to viſit his dioceſe */ yAliff; erſon. T. V1's T. v. m. To keep up the intercour ſalutations at the houſes of each other. f goingtº V1'sit. n.ſ. [viſite, Fr. from the verb.] The aćt of g ſee another. k In a deſigned or accidental viſit, let ſome on" take º: which may be agreeable, and read in it. Wiśi- judge: XV. I. ſº of ceremoi" 4.
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V’IsIt Able. adj [from *] Liable to be viſited. -
All hoſpitals built ſincé thereformation, are viſitable by the
king or lord chancellor. Ayliffº's Parergon.
1's iTANT. n. / [from viſit..] One who goes to ſee another.
He alone
To find where Adam ſhelter'd, took his way,
Not unperceiv'd of Adam, who to Eve,
While the great viſitant approach'd, thus ſpake. Milton.
One viſit begins an acquaintance; and when the viſitant
comes again, he is no more a ſtranger. South.
Edward the firſt, who had been a viſitant in Spain, upon
aëtion in the holy land, fixed both our Pounds by the meaſures
of the Eaſt. Arbuthnot on Coins,
Griev'd that a viſitant ſo long ſhou’d wait
Unmark’d, unhonour’d, at a monarch's gate,
Inſtant he flew. Pºpe's Odyſſey. b. i. 1. 160.
VISITA’tion. m. ſ. [viſito, Latin.]
1. The act of viſiting.
He comes not
Like to his father's greatneſs ; his approach,
$o out of circumſtance and ſudden, tells us,
'Tis not a viſitation fram’d, but forc'd
By need and accident. Shakeſp. //inter Tale.
What would you with the princeſs
Nothing but peace and gentle viſitation. Shake peare.
2. Obječt of viſits. ºff
O flow’rs,
My early viſitation, and my laſt. Milton's Par. Lºft.
3. [/ſtation, Fr.] Judicial viſitor perambulation.
The biſhop ought to viſit his dioceſ: every year in perſon,
unleſs he omits the ſame becauſe he would not burthen his
churches; and then ought to ſend his arch-deacon, which
was the original of the arch-deacon's viſitation. Ayliffe.
4. Judicial evil ſent by God, ſtate of ſuffering judicial evil.
- That which thou doſt not underſtand when thou readeſt,
thou ſhalt underſtand in the day of thy viſitations. For many
ſecrets of religion are not Perceived till they be felt, and afé
not felt but in the day of a great calamit
5. Communication of divine lève.
The moſt comfortable ºſtation: God hath ſent men from
above, have taken eſpecially the times of prayer as their moſt
natural opportunities. Hooker.
Vis: TAto'Rial. adj. [from viſitor.] Belonging to a judicial
W11:tor.
Some will have it, that an archdeacon does of common
right execute this viſitatorial Pºwer in his archdeaconry; but
others ſay that an archdeacon has a viſitato ial power only of
common right per modum ſimplici; Jerutinii, as being biſhop's
vicar. 4}liffe's Paregon.
V1's TER. m. ſ. [from viſit.]
1. One who comes to ſee another.
Here's ado to lock up honeſty and honour from the acceſs
of gentle viſitors. ... Shakeſpeare.
You ſee this confluence, this great flood of viſiers. Shakespeare
Conſumptives of this degree entertain their viſiters with
#range rambling diſcourſes of their intent of going here and
there. - - Harvey.
I have a large houſe, yet I ſhould hardly prevail to find one
viſiter, if I were not able to hire him with a bottle of
wine. Swift to Gay.
2. [/iſiteur, Fr.] An occaſional judge ; one who regulates
the diſorders of any ſociety.
The viſiters expell'd the orthodox; they, without ſcruple
- Taylor.
or ſhame, poſſeſs'd themſelves of their colleges. //alton.
To him you muſt your ſickly ſtate refer ;
Your charter claims him as your viſiter. Garth.
Whatever abuſes have crept into the univerſities, might be
reformed by ſtrict injunctions to the viſitors and heads of
houſes. Swift's Projeć for the Adéancemen, of Religion.
V1's NoMY. m. ſ. ſcorrupted from Phyſiºgnomy..] Face; counte-
nance. Not in uſe.
Twelve gods do fit around in royal ſtate,
And Jove in midſt with awful majeſty,
To judge the ſtrife between them ſtirred late:
Each of the gods by his like viſnomy
Eath to be known, but Jove above them all,
By his great looks and pow'r imperial. - Spenſºr.
V1'sive. adj. [viſiſ, Fr. viſui, Lat..] Formed in the act of
ſeeing.
This happens when the axis of the viſive cones, diffuſed
from the object, fall not upon the ſame plane; but that
which is conveyed into one eye is more depreſſed or elevated
than that which enters the other. Brzº, Wulgar Errours.
VI'SOR. n ſ. [This word is variouſly written viſard, viſar,
viſºr, vizard, vizor. I prefer viſor, as neareſt the Latin
viſus, and concurring with viſage, a kindred word; viſiere,
French..] A maſk uſed to disfigure and diſguiſe.
I fear, indeed, the weakneſs of my government before,
made you think ſuch a maſk would be grateful unto me;
and my weaker government ſince, makes you pull off the
viſor, Sidney.
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This loutiſh clown is ſuch
favoured a *ſar; his behaviour
degree of ridiculous.
that you never ſaw ſo ill-
ſuch, that he is beyond the
Sidney.
By which deceit doth maſk in viſor fair, idney
nd caſt her colours dyed deep in grain,
ºften like truth, whoſe ſhape ſhe well can ſain. Spenſºr,
But that thy face is, vizor-like, unchanging,
ade impudent with uſe of evil de
d
I wou'd eſſay, proud q eds,
‘l"*h, to make thee bluſh, Shakeſp.
: ºº ºr remains,
And that is Claudio; I know him by his bearing. Shakespeare.
The Cyclops, a people of Sicily, remarkable for cruelty,
might, perhaps, in their wars uſe a head-piece, or
2012.or.
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Visor Ep. v. n. [from viſºr.] Maſked. ” Odºſ. Notes
Hence with thy brewd *antments, foul deceiver 1
X. my credulous innocene.
With viſord falſhdod, and baſe forgery. Milton.
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WPST4. *{ [Italian.] View; Proſpect through an avenue.
In St. Pe
ter's, when a man ſtands under the dome, if he
looks upwards, he is aſtoniſhed at the ſpacious hollow of the
cupola, that makes one of the beautifulleſt viſła's that the
eye can paſs through. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy,
The finiſh’d garden to the view
Its viſa's opens, and is alleys green.
Visual. adj. Iviſºel, French..] Uſed in ſigh
Power of fight; inſtrumental" to ſight.
...An eye thruſt forth ſo as it hangs a pretty diſtance by the
"ſhal nerve, hath been without any power of fight; and
}* after being replaced, recovered ight. Bacon's Nat. Hya.
he air,
No where ſo clear, ſharpen'd his viſual ra
To objects diſtant far. Milton's Par. Lºft.
Then purg'd with euphraſy and rue t
The viſãal nerve; for he hāj, to ſee. Milton,
Inward light, alas,
Puts forth no viſual beam
VITAL. adj. [vitalis, Latin.]
I. Contributing to life; neceſſary to life.
His heart, broken with unkindneſs and afflićtion, ſtretched
ſo far beyond his limits with this exceſs of comfort, as it
Thomſon's Spring.
t; exerciſing the
Milton's Agoniſes.
was able no longer to keep ſafe his vital ſpirits. Sidney.
All nature laughs, the groves are freſh and fair;
The ſun's mild luſtre warms the vital air. Pope:
2. Relating to life.
Pºt not Bardolph's vital thread be Cut
With edge of Penny cord, and vile reproach. Shakeſpeare.
On the rock a ſcanty meaſure place
Of vital flax, and turn the wheel a-pace. Dryden.
3. Containing life. -
Spirits that live throughout;
Vital in ºvely part; not as frail man,
In intrails, heart, or head, liver, or reins,
Cannot but by annihilating die. 44ilton's Par. Loft.
On the watry calm, -
His brooding wings the ſpirit of God outſpreads;
And vital virtue infus'd, and vital warmth
Throughout the fluid maſs. Milton's Par. Loſt.
4. Being the ſeat of life.
The dart flew on, and pierc'd a vital part. Pope.
5 §o diſpoſed as to live. Little uſed, and rather Latin than
Engliſh. -
Pythagoras and Hippocrates not only affirm the birth of the
ſeventh month to be vital, that of the eighth mortal; but
the progreſſion thereto to be meaſured by rule. Brown.
6. Eſſential; chiefly neceſſary.
Know grief's vital part
Conſiſts in nature, not in art. ... Bp. Corbet.
VITA Lity. m. ſ. [from vital.] Power of ſubſiſting in life.
Whether that motion, vitality and º ": by ".
*tion, or how elſe, the manner is only known to
gº, > ºr. ſºrld.
For the ſecurity of ſpecies produced only by ſeed, provi-
dence hath endued all ſeed with a laſting vitality, that if by
any accident it happen not to germinate the firſt year, it wiſ
continue its faecundity twenty or thirty years. Roy.
V1'TALLY. adv. [from vital.] In ſuch a manner as to give
ife.
l The organical ſtrućture of human bodies, whereby they
are fitted to live and move, and be vitally informed by the
ſoul, is the workmanſhip of a moſt wiſe, powerful, .
beneficent maker. ial † ey.
VI'TALs. n.ſ. [Without the fingular.] Parts eſſential to life.
By fits my ſwelling grief appears,
In riſing ſighs, and falling tears,
That ſhow too well the warm deſires,
The ſilent, ſlow, º fires,
ich on my inmoſt vitals prey, . . . .
X. melt º very ſoul away. - Phillips.
VITE'll ARY. n.ſ. [from vitellus, Latin.] The place where
the yolk of the egg ſwims in the white. A greater
v 1 T V I V - Wºº- difficulty in the doćtrine of eggs is, how the jº attaineth into every egg; ſince the vitellary, is very high. Brown's Pulg. Brºuſ. [vilio, Latin.] To deprave; to ſpoil ; A greater ſperm of the or place of the yolk, To VI/TIAT E. v. a. leſs pure. - - "...garden gives him the purity of ſºlº- jeas, and of true nature, before ſhe was vitiated by †y. Evelyn's Kalend. The organs of ſpeech are managed by ſo many muſcles, that ſpeech is not eaſily deſtroyed, though often ſomewhat vitiated as to ſome particular letters. - Holder. Spirits encountering foul bodies, and exciting a fermentation of thoſe viliated humours, precipitate into putridfevers. Harvey: This undiſtinguiſhing complaiſance will vitiate the taſte of the readers, and miſguide many of them in their judgmentº, where to approve and where to cenſure. Garth. A tranſpoſition of the order of the ſacramental words, in ſome men's opinion, vitiates baptiſm. .4/ſº Parergon. viria’tion. n.ſ.. [from vitiate.] Depravation; corruption: The foreſaid extenuation of the body is imputed to the blood's vitiation by malign, putrid vapours ſmoking through- out the veſſels. Harvey on ºf: To vitiſ.I.TIGATE. v. n. [vitioſus and litigo, Lat.] To contend in law. Vitilitigation. n.ſ. [from vitilitigate.] Contention ; ca- villation. I'll force you by right ratiocination, To leave your vitilitigation. Hudibras. vitro'sity. n.ſ.. [from vitioſus, Lat..] Depravity; corruption. He charges it wholly upon the corruption, perverſeneſs, and vitioſity of man's will, as the only cauſe that rendered all the arguments his doctrine came cloathed with, un- ſucceſsful. South's Sermons. VI/TIOUS. adj. [vizieux, Fr. vitioſus, Latin.] 1. Corrupt; wicked; oppoſite to virtuous. It is rather ap- plied to habitual faults, than criminal actions. Make known It is no vitious blot, murder, or foulneſs That hath depriv'd me of your grace. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Witneſs th’ irreverent ſon Of him who built the ark; who, for the ſhame Done to his father, heard his heavy curſe, * Servant of ſervants,’ on his vitious race. Milton. Wit's what the vitious fear, the virtuous ſhun; By fools 'tis hated, and by knaves undone. Pope. No troops abroad are ſo ill diſciplin’d as the Engliſh ; which cannot well be otherwiſe, while the common ſoldiers have before their eyes the vitious example of their leaders. Swift. 2. Corrupt; having phyſical ill qualities. When vitious language contends to be high, it is full of rock, mountain, and pointedneſs. B. Johnſon. Here from the vicious air and ſickly ſkies, A plague did on the dumb creation riſe Dryden. V1'tiously. adv. [from vitious.] Not virtuouſly; corruptly. V1"rious Ness. n.J. [from vitizus.] Corruptneſs; ſtate of be- ing vitious. When we in our vitiouſneſ, grow hard, The wife gods ſeal our eyes. Shakeſpeare. What makes a governor juſtly deſpiſed is vitiouſneſs and ill morals. Virtue muſt tip the preacher's tongue, and the ruler's ſcepter with authority. - - South. VI'TREOUS. adj. [vitré, Fr. vitreus, Lat.] Glaſſy; conſiſt- ing of glaſs ; reſembling glaſs. The hole anſwers to the pupil of the eye; the cryſtalline humour to the lenticular glaſs; the dark room to the cavity containing the vitreous humour, and the white paper to the retina. Ray on the Creation. When the phlegm is too viſcous, or ſeparates into too great a quantity, it brings the blood into a morbid ſtate : this viſcous phlegm ſeems to be the vitreous petuite of the an- tients. Arbuthnot on Aliments. V1't Reousness. m. ſ [from vitreous.] Reſemblance of glaſs. V1'TRIFICABLE. adj. [from vitrificate.] Convertible into glaſs. To VITRIFICATE. v. a. [vitrum and facio, Lat.] To change into glaſs. We have metals vitrificated, and other materials, beſides thoſe of which you make glaſs. Bacon. VITR fica’rion, n.ſ. [vitrification, Fr. from vitrificate.] Pro- dućtion of glaſs; act of changing, or ſtate of being changed into glaſs. For vitrification likewiſe, what metals will endure it? Alſo, becauſe vitrification is accounted a kind of death of metals, what vitrification will admit of turning back again, and what not Bacon's Phyſical Remarks. If the heat be more fierce, it maketh the groſſer part itſelf run and melt; as in the making of ordinary glaſs ; and in the vitrification of earth in the inner parts of furnaces; and in the vitrification of brick and metals. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. "Pon the knowledge of the different ways of making minerals and metals capable of vitrification, depends the art of making counterfeit or fictitious gems. Boyle on Colours. To V1'TRIFY. v. a. ſ.vitrifier, Fr. vitru .. *. into glaſs. [vitrifier, m and facio, Lat.] To etals will vitrify ; and perhaps ſome - glaſs of metal º mixed º . pot of ". of º: metal, will make the whole maſs more tough. 'b: aſs Iron-ſlag, vitified, has in it cortices incompaſſing : anºther, like thoſe in agats. Woodward T. Yºurs. v. n. To become glaſs; to be changed in. Chymiſts make veſſels of animal ſubſtances calcined which will not vitrift in the fire; for all earth which hi. or oil in it, will turn to glaſs. Arbuthnot on Ž. V1'Tºol. n.ſ. [vitriol, Fr. vitriolum, Lat.] J. Witriol is produced by addition of a metallick matter wi h the foſſil acid ſalt. iº. - - - - - ard. I rubbed it with the vitriol-ſtone. Wiſeman's Surger V1't Riolate. adj. [vitriolé, Fr. from vitrium, Lat.] †. VI'TRIola TED. } pregnated with vitriol; conſiſting of Viti. Iron may be diſſolved by any tart, ſalt, or vitriº water. - - - - Bacon. The water having diſſolved the imperfeótly calcined body the vitriolate corpuſcles ſwimming in the liquor, by their . curſions conſtituted little maſſes of vitriol, which gave the water they impregnated a fair vitriolate colour. Bºyle. VITRIo'Lick. }*. [vitriolique, Fr. from vitriolum, Lat..] Re- VITRI’olous. ſembling vitriol ; containing vitriol. Copperoſe of Mars, by ſome called ſalt of ſteel, made by the ſpirits of vitriol or ſulphur, will, after ablution, beat. tracted by the loadſtone: and therefore whether thoſe ſhoot- ing ſalts partake but little of ſteel, and be not rather the vi. triolous ſpirits fixed unto ſalt by the effluvium or odour of ſteel, is not without good queſtion. Brown's Pulg. Errouri. Theſe ſalts have ſomewhat of a nitrous taſte, but mix’d with a ſmatch of a vitriolick. Grew's Muſeum: By over-fermentation, or long-keeping, wine becomes ſharp as in hock, like the vitriolick acidity. Flyer. Viſtuline. adj. [vitulinus, Lat..] Belonging to a calf, or to veal. Baily. Vituſ per Able, adj. [vituperabilis, Lat..] Blame worthy. Aiſ. To VITU PERAt E. v. a. [vituperer, Fr. vitupero, Latin.] To blame; to cenſure. VITUPERA'tion. n. / [vituperatio, Lat.] Blame; cenſure. Such a writing oight to be clean, and free from any cavil or vituteration of raſure. Aliffe's Parergon. VIVA/CIOUS. adj. [vivax, Lat.] 1. Long-lived. Though we ſhould allow them their perpetual calm and equability of heat, they will never be able to prove, that therefore men would be ſo vivacious as they would have us believe. Bently, 2. Spritely; gay; ačtive; lively. Viv Aſcious Ness. Viva'city. 1. Livelineſs; Spritelineſs. - They are eſteemed very hot in operation, and will in convenient air, ſurvive ſome days the loſs of their head.” hearts; ſo vigorous is their vivacity. Boyle, He had a great vivacity in his countenance. Dryden. 2. Longaevity; length of life. - Fables are rais'd concerning the vivacity of deer; for nei- ther are their geſtation nor increment ſuch as may afford an argument of long life. Brown's Pulgar Brrº. VI'v ARY. n.ſ. (vivarium, Lat..] A warren. Ainſwºrth. Vive. adj. [ºf Fr. virus, Latin.] Lively; forcible; prefing. By a vive and forcible perſwaſion, he mov’d him tº ". upon Flanders. - Bacºn. VI’vency. n.ſ.. [vivo, I atin J Manner of ſupporting" Con- tinuing life, or vegetation. - Although not in a diſtinét and indiſputable way of viving, or anſwering in all points the property of plants, Yº". In- ferior and deſcending conſtitutions, they are determined by ſeminalities. Brºwn's Vulgar Brrº” V1’ves. n. ſ. A diſtemper among horſes. - Wives * like §. *... and the chief difference is, that for the moſt part the ſtrangles happel. " cols i. }. horſes while they are at graſs, by feeding with their eling inclines eads downwards ; by which means the º: at any d in the glands Farriers Diä. n. ſ. [vivacité, Fr. from vivaciºui. more to the jaws; but the vives happenst age and time, and is more particularly ſeate and kernels under the ears. VI'VID. adj. [vividus, Latin.] 1. Lively; quick; ſtriking. The liquor, retaining i clear again. To make theſe experiments the more ought to be choſen as have the fulleſt and moſt and two of thoſe bodies compared together. Ah! what avail his gloſſy varying dyes * The vivid green his ſhining plumes unfold. ld. Pºpt. His painted wings, and breaſt that flames with 3" a. Spritely ; was grown Bºyle. manifeſt, ſuch bodies vivid colours, ºwtºn. ts former vivid colour,
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2. Spritely; ačtive.
Body is a fit workhouſe for ſprightly, vivid faculties to ex-
ciſe and exert themſelves in. South.
Where the genius is bright, and the imagination vivid,
the power of memory may loſe its improvement. JWatts.
VI'vidly. adv. [from vivid.] With life; with quickneſs ;
with ſtrength.
In the moon we can with excellent teleſcopes diſcern many
hills and vallies, whereof ſome are more, and ſome leſs
vividly illuſtrated ; and others have a fainter, others a deeper
ſhade. Boye on Colours.
Senſitive objects affect a man, in the ſtate of this preſent
life, much more warmly and vividly than thoſe which affect
only his nobler part, his mind. South.
VI'vidness. m. ſ. [from vivid.] Life; vigour; quickneſs.
Vivºcal: adj. Ivivificus, Lat.) Giving life. Baley.
To VIVI. FICATE. v. a. [vivifico, Lat J
1. To make alive ; to inform with life; to animate.
2. To recover from ſuch a change of form as ſeems to deſtroy
the eſſential properties. -
Vivification, n.ſ. [vivification, Fr. from vivificate.] The
ačt of giving life.
If that motion be in a certain order, there followeth wi-
vification (and figuration. Bacon.
Vivi Fick, adj. Ivivifique, Fr. vivificus, Latin J Giving life;
making alive.
Without the ſun's ſalutary and vivifick beams, all motion
would ceaſe, and nothing be left but darkneſs and death. Ray.
To VI'vity. v. a. ſ.vivifier, Fr. vivus and facio, Lat.] To
make alive ; to animate; to endue with life.
It hath been obſerved by the antients, that there is a
worm that breedeth in old ſnow, of a reddiſh colour, and
dull of motion; which would ſhew, that ſnow hath in it a
ſecret warmth, elſe it could hardly viviff. Bacon.
. Sitting on eggs doth vivify, not nouriſh. Bacon.
Gut-worms, as ſoon as vivified, creep into the ſtomach
for nutriment. Harvey on Conſumptions.
Vivi"parous. adj. [vivus and pario, Lat.] Bringing the young
alive ; oppoſed to oviparous.
When we perceive that batts have teats, it is not unrea-
ſonable to infer, they give ſuck; but whereas no other flying
animals have theſe parts, we cannot from them infer a vivi.
parous excluſion. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Their ſpecies might continue, though they had been vivi-
parous ; yet it would have brought their individuals to very
ſmall numbers. - More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
If birds had been viviparous, the burthen of their womb
had been ſo great and heavy, that their wings would have
failed them. Ray on the Creation.
V1/xEN. n.ſ. -
Pixen or fixen is the name of a ſhe-fox ; otherwiſe ap-
plied to a woman whoſe nature and condition is thereby com-
pared to a ſhe fox. Per/legan.
O ! when ſhe's angry, ſhe's keen and ſhrewd;
She was a vixen, when ſhe went to ſchool;
And though ſhe be but little, ſhe is fierce. Shakespeare .
See a pack of ſpaniels, called lovers, in a hot purſuit of a
two-legg'd vixen, who only flies the whole loud pack, to be
ſingled out by one. - - -- //ycherſy.
Viz. n.ſ.. [This word is videlicet, written with a contraction.]
To wit; that is. A barbarous form of an unneceſſary word.
That which ſo oft by ſundry writers
Has been apply'd t'almoſt all fighters,
More juſtly may b' aſcrib'd to this,
Than any other warrior, viz.
* None ever ačted both parts bolder,
Both of a chieftain and a ſoldier. Hudibras.
The chief of all ſigns which the Almighty endued man with,
is humane voice, and the ſeveral modifications thereof by the
organs of ſpeech, viz. the letters of the alphabet, form'd by
the ſeveral motions of the mouth. Holder.
Let this be done relatively, viz. one thing greater or
ſtronger, caſting the reſt behind, and rendering it leſs ſenſible
by its oppoſition. Dryden's Duff'ſhoy.
Vizard. n. ſ. [viſiere, Fr. See Visor.] A maſk uſed for
diſguiſe.
i. the ſuits of the maſkers be graceful, and ſuch as be-
come the perſon when the vizards are off. Bacon.
AFſchylus -
Brought vizards in a civiler diſguiſe. Roſemmon.
A lye is like a wizard, that may cover the face indeed,
but can never become it. - South.
Ye ſhall know them by their fruits, not by their well or ill
living; for they put on the vizard of ſeeming ſančtity. Atterb.
He miſtook it for a very whimſical ſort of maſk, but upon
a nearer view he found, that ſhe held her vizard in her
hand. Addiſon.
To V1'zARD. v. a. [from the noun..] To maſk. -
Degree being wizarded,
Th'unworthieſt ſhews as fairly in the maſk. Shakeſp.
V1/z1ER. m. ſ. [properly Hazir.] The prime miniſter of the
Turkiſh empire.
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He made him vizier, which is the chief of all the
baſſa's. - Knolles's Hſ. of the Turks.
This grand vizier preſuming to inveſt
The chief imperial city of the weſt;
With the firſt charge compell'd in haſte to riſe,
His treaſure, tents and cannon left a prize. Waller.
U’LCER. n.ſ.. [uler, Fr. *kui, Latin.] A ſore of continu-
ance ; not a new wound.
Thou anſwer'ſt, ſhe is fair;
Pour'ſ in the open ulcer of my heart
Her eyes, her hair, her cheek, her gait, her voiceſ Shakeſp.
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orrupt and ſmell. Sandy's
Inteſtine ſtone and ulcer, colick pangs. y *::::::
While he was dreſſing that opening, other abſceſſes were
. and from the ſeveral apoſtemations finuous ulcers were
made. * eman's Surgery.
To U.tº ERATE. v. a. ſulcerer, Fr. ulcero, Latin.] To j.
with fores.
Some depend upon the intemperament of the part ulcerated;
others upon the continual afflux of lacerative humours. Harv -
An acrid and purulent matter mixeth with the blood, in
ſuch as have their lungs ulcerated. A buthnot on Aliments.
Ulcer A^TIon. n. ſ. ſuice aton, Fr. ulceratio, from ulcero, Lat.]
I. The act of breaking into ulcers.
2. Ulcer; ſore.
The effects of mercury on ulcerations are manifeſt. Arbuth.
Ulºcerous. adi ſulceroſus, Latin.) Afflicted with fores.
Strangely viſited people,
All ſwoln and ul’rous he cures. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
An ulcerous diſpoſition of the lungs, and an ulcer of the
lungs, may be appoſitely termed cauſes of a pulmonique con-
ſumption. Harvey on Conſumptions."
Ulcerousness. n.ſ. [from ulcerous.] The ſtate of being ul-
Cerous.
U’lgerED. adj. [ulceré, Fr. from ulcer.] Grown by time from
a hurt to an ulcer.
Æſculapius went about with a dog and a ſhe-goat; the
firſt for licking ulcered wounds, and the goat's milk for the
diſeaſes of the ſtomach. Temple.
ULi'GINous, adj. [uliginoſus, Latin.] Slimy; muddy.
The ulginous lacteous matter taken notice of in the coral
fiſhings upon the coaſt of Italy, was only a collection of the
corallin particles. //codward.
U’LTIMATE. adj. [ultimus, Latin.] Intended in the laſt re-
ſort; being the laſt in the train of conſequences.
I would be at the worſt; worſt is my port,
My harbour, and my ultimate repoſe. AMilton.
Many actions apt to procure fame, are not conducive to
this our ultimate happineſs. Addiſon.
The ultimate allotment of God to men, is really a conſe-
quence of their own voluntary choice, in doing good or
evil. Rogers's Sermons.
U'LTIMATELY. adv. [from ultimate.] In the laſt conſequence.
Charity is more extenſive than either of the two other
graces, which center ultimately in ourſelves; for we believe,
and we hope for our own ſakes : but love, which is a more
diſintereſted principle, carries us out of ourſelves, into deſires
and endeavours of promoting the intereſts of other be-
ings. Aterbury.
Truſt in our own powers, ultimately terminates in the
friendſhip of other men, which theſe advantages aſſure
to us. Rogers's Sermons.
Ulti/Mity. n. ſ. ſultimus, Latin.] The laſt ſtage; the laſt
conſequence. A word very convenient, but not in uſe.
Alteration of one body into another, from crudity to per-
fe&t concoëtion, is the ultimity of that proceſs. Bacon.
U’ltRAMARINE. m. ſ. [ultra and marinus, Latin.] One of
the nobleſt blue colours uſed in painting, produced by calci-
nation from the ſtone called lapis lazuli. Hill.
Others, notwithſtanding they are brown, ceaſe not to be
ſoft and faint, as the blue of ultramarine. Dryden.
Ult RAMARINE. adj. [ultra marinus, Lat.] Being beyond
the ſea; foreign. Ainſworth.
UltraMo'NTANE. adi. [ultramontain, Fr. ultra montanus, Lat.]
Being beyond the mountains. -
ULTRAMU’NDANE. adj. [ultra and mundus, Lat.] Being be-
yond the world.
UiTRo’Neous. adj. [ultro, Lat.] Spontaneous; voluntary.
U’Mbel. n.ſ. In botany, the extremity of a ſtalk or branch
divided into ſeveral pedicles or rays, beginning from the ſame
point, and opening ſo as to form an inverted cone. Dić7.
UMBE’llATED. adj. In botany, is ſaid of flowers when many
of them grow together in umbels. Dići.
UM belli'Ferous. adj. [umbel and ferº, Latl In botany,
being a plant that bears many flowers, growing upon many
footſtalks, proceeding from the ſame centre; and chiefly
appropriated to ſuch plants whoſe flowers are compoſed of five
leaves, as fennel and parſnip. Dićf.
(MBER. m. ſ.
Fº is ſ ſad colour; which grind with gum-water, and
lighten it with a little ceruſe, and a ſhive of ſaffron. Prachai:
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U M P U N A UMBRE'L. UMBRE(LL.A. + ..ſelf in poor and mean attºº” - - A'. º º º: ſmirch my face. - sº Umbre is very ſenſible and earthy; there is *; d ut ure black which "º" diſpute with 1t. - fift £71. The umbres, ochres, and minerals found in the urº, are much finº than i. found in the ſtrata. J/oodward. hymalſus, Lat. - 2. Aftſ". and ...”. differ as the herring and pilcher do : but though they may do ſo in other nations, thoſe in England differ hothºg but in their names. J/alt. Angler. Uſºr Ed. adj. I from umber or umbra, Lat. J Shaded ; cd. doº, camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, Fire anſwers fire; and through their paly flames Each battle ſees the other's timber'd fice. Shakespeare. Hºn V. UMºllical. adj. [untilizalº Fr. from unlilicus, Lat..] Be- longing to the navel. - Birds are nouriſhed by umbilical veſſels, and the navel 1S manifeſt a day or two after excluſion. Brºwn's Julg. Errºrs. In a calf, the umbilical veſſels terminate in certain bodies divided into a multitude of carn-ows papillae, received into ſo many ſockets of the cotyledons growing on the womb. Ray. Umbles. n. ſ. ſumº; Fr. A deer's entrails. Dićf. UMBO. m. ſ. [Latin, J The point, or prominent part of a buckler. Thy words together ty'd in ſmall hanks, Cloſe as the Macedonian phalanx ; Or like the umbo of the Romans, which fierceſt foes could break by no means. U’s ºr AoE. m. ſ. ſºmbrage, Fr.] • Swift. 1. Shade ; ſkrcen of trees; O, might I here In ſolitude live ſavage; in ſome glade Obſcur'd, where higheſt woods, impenetrable To ſtar, or ſun-light, ſpread their unbrºº broad, And brown as evening ! AAilton's Par. Lºſ!. Men ſwelt’ring run To grotts and caves, and the cool umbrage ſeck Of woven arborets. 2. Shadow ; appearance. The reſi" are umbraces quickly diſpelled ; the aſtrºloger ſubjects liberty to the motions of heaven. Bramh, againſt Jizº. The opinion carries no ſhew of truth nor umbrage of rea- ſon of its ſide. // 22dward. such a removal of the metal out of one part of the maſs, and collecting of it in another, has miſled ſome, and given umbrage to an opinion, that there is a growth of metal in ore expoſed to the air. // 'codward on 1 off.5. . Reſentment; offence ; ſuſpicion of injury. Although he went on with the war, yet it ſhould be but with his ſword in his hand, to bend the ſtiffneſs of the other party to accept of peace: and ſo the king ſhould take no imbrage of his arming and proſecution. Bacon. UMBRAGEOUS. adj. [ambragicux, Fr.] Shady 3 yielding ſhade. Umbrageous grots and caves of cool receſs. Milton. Walk daily in a pleaſant, airy, and umbrageºus garden. Harvey. The ſtealing ſhower is ſcarce to patter heard, Beneath th' umbrageous multitude of leaves. Thomſºn. UMBRA/geouss Ess. m. ſ. [from umbrageºus J Shadineſs. The exceeding unºrageouſneſs of this tree, he compareth to the dark and ſhadowed life of man ; through which the fun of juſtice being not able to pierce, we have all remained in the ſhadow of death, till it pleaſed Chriſt to climb the tree of the croſs, for our enlight'ning and redemption. Raleigh, UMBRA/TILE. adj. [umbratilis, Latin.) Being in the ſhade. }*{ [from umbra, Lat.] A ſkreen uſed in hot countries to keep off the ſun, and in others to bear off the rain. I can carry your tumbrella, and fan your ladyſhip. Dryden. Good houſewives Defended by th' umbrella's oily ſhed, Safe through the wet on clinking pattens tread. Gay. UMERIE’RE. m. ſ. The viſor of the helmet. Sºcºſer. UMBR.o's 1TY. m. ſ. Lumbrºſis, Lat.] Shadineſs; excluſion of light. Oled paper becometh more tranſparent, and admits the * , viſible rays with much leſs umbroſity. Brºwn's /ug. Errours. U’MPIRAGE. n.ſ. (from umpire.] Arbitration; friendly deci- ſion of a controverſy. - UM in E. m. J. [I his word Mºſlew, with great applauſe from Skinner, derives from un pere, Fr. a father.] An arbi- trator; one who, as a common friend, decides diſputes. > Give me ſome pre’ent counſel ; or, behold, Twixt my extremes and me, this bloody knife Shall play the umpire; arbitrating that, y hich the commiſſion of thy years and art Could to no iſſue of true hoſoir bring. Juſt eath, kind um, ire of men's miſeries, With ſweet enlargement doth diſmiſs me hence. Shakeſp. Philips. Shakeſp. The learned Sennertus, in that book, takes not upon him to play the advocate for the chymiſts, but the umpire º them and the peripateticks. Boyle The vaſt diſtance that fin had put between the ofº creature and the offended Creator, required the help of ſome great umpire and interceilor, to open him a new way of acceſs to God; and this Chriſt did for us as mediator. -- - - South. The jealous ſects, that dare not truſt their cauſe Quth So far from their own will as from the laws, , - You for their umpire and their ſynod take. Drydºn UN. A Saxon privative or negative particle anſwering to in of the Latins, and z of the Greeks, on, Dutch. It is placed almoſt at will before adjectives and adverbs. All the in- ſtances of this kind of compoſition cannot therefore be in- ſerted; but I have collected a number ſufficient, perhaps more than ſufficient, to explain it. UNAPA’s HED. adj. [from abafted.] Not ſhamed ; not confuſed by modeſty. Earlès on high, flood unabaſh'd Defoe, And Tutchin flagrant from the ſcourge below. UNA’BLE. adj. [from able.] 1. Not having ability. The Amaſekites ſet on them, ſuppoſing that they had been weary, and unable to reſiſt. Raleigh's Hſi. of the Hºrld. Zeal mov’d thee: - To pleaſe thy gods thou didſt it; gods unable Pº, Tº acquit themſelves, and proſecute their foes. Miliºn. The prince unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair, And figh'd, and look'd, and figh’d again. Dryden, I intended to put it in practice, though far unable for the attempt of ſuch a poem. Dryden, Man, under the diſadvantages of a weak and fallen nº- ture, was unable even to form an idea of happineſs worly his reaſonable ambition. Rºgers'; Sermºni, 2. Weak ; impotent. A love that makes breath poor, and ſpeech analº: Beyond all manner of ſo much I love you. . Shakºftart. UNAbolished. adj. [from aboliſhed.] Not repealed; remain- ing in force. The number of needleſs laws unaboliſhed, doth wºn tº force of them that are neceſſary: Hooker. UsAcceptable. adj. [from acceptable.] Not pleaſing; not ſuch as is well received. - The marquis at that time was very unacceptable to his countrymen. * - Cºndºn. Tis as indecent as unacceptable, and all mºnº willing to ſlink out of ſuch company, the ſober for the hazards, and jovial for the unpleaſantneſs. Government ºf the Tºngue. Every method for deterring others from the like practices for the future, muſt be unacceptable and diſpleaſing tº the friends of the guilty. Addison's Fºllº. if he ſhrinks from an unacceptable duty, tº . . ſecret reſerve of infidelity at the bottom. Rºgerſ. Sººn, UN accº/PTABLENEss. m. ſ. [from unacceptable.] State of * leaſing. P This alteration ariſes from the unacceptablemſ ºf the ſº- jećt I am upon. . . Čºllier on Prid. UğAccºrted. adj. [from accepted.] Nºt accepted. By turns put on the ſuppliant, and the Lord Offºrd again the unaccepted wreath, And choice of happy love, or inſtant death. UNAcc/Ess; BLENEss. m. ſ. [from acceſſiblemſ.] being to be attained or approached. Many excellent things are in nature: ". the remoteneſs from us, and unacceſſibleh'ſ tº them, within any of our faculties to apprehend. UsAcconi MoDATED. adj. [from * with external convenience. incºmmodated man is no more than ſuch a P0 forked animal as thou art. - UNAcco'MPANIED. adj. [from accº” Seldom one accident, proſperous * accºmpanied with the like. - • r... th’d : 1ſh- vº. adj. [from accºmpliſhed.] Unfiniſh'd; complete. - fur'd Bºware of death, thou can't not die unperjur 97 Priºr, State of not which, by ºſmºſ are not - ſale. dated.] Unſuriſhed or, bºrº, Shakespeare . ...] Not attended. adverſe, cometh uh- Hºward. And leave an unaccompliſh'd love behind. Dryden. Thy vows are mine. - ithdrew The gods diſnay'd at his approach, withdrew': Dryden. Nor duit their unaccºmpliſh'd crime purſue. w UNAccoſus 1 ABLE. adj. [from accountabiº- educible ‘.... . not f 1. Not explicable ; not to be ſolved by reaſon; not to rule. - l obſerved, I ſail note difficulties, which are * uſually Glanvil. though unaccountable. is paſs upon " The ſoily is ſo ºnaccountable, that ene"? " L'Eſtrº for friend. - ion of late, “’ fetch There has been an unaccountable diſpoſition O Alſº the faſhion from the French. What
U N A --- --- What is yet more tº accºuntails, would he complain of their reſiſting his omnipotence. Rºgers's Sermons. The Chineſe are an unaccºuntable people, ſtrangely com- pounded of knowledge and ignorance. Baker's Refteå. on Learn. The manner whereby the ſoul and body are united, and how they are diſtinguiſhed, is wholly unaccountable to us. Swift. 2. Not ſubjećt; not controlled. UNAcco'UNTABLY. adv. Strangely. The boy proved to be the ſon of the merchant, whoſe heart had ſo unaccountably melted at the fight of him. Addiſon. UNA’CCURATE. adj. [from accuate.] Not exačt. Galileo uſing an unaccurate way, defined the air to be in weight to water but as one to four hundred. Boyle. UNA'ccuRATEN Ess. m. ſ. [from unaccurate.] Want of exact- neſs. It may be much more probably maintained than hitherto, as againſt the unaccuratºſ, and unconcludingneſs of the ana- lytical experiments vulgary to be relied on. Boyle. UN accu's roMED. adj. [from accº/ſcaled.] 1. Not uſed ; not habituated. I was chaſtiſed as a bullock unaccºmed to theyoke. jer. xxxi. The neceſſity of air to the moſt of animals unacciyºomed to the want of it, may beſt be judged of by the following ex- pe iments. Bºyle. 2. New ; not uſual. I'll ſend one to Mantua, Where that ſame baniſh'd runagate doth live, Shall give him ſuch an unaccuſtom'd dram, That he ſhall ſoon keep Tibait company. Shakeſ?. - Their priſtine worth The Britons recollect, and gladly change . - Sweet native home, for unaccuſtom'd air. Philips. An old word ought never to be fixed to an unaccuſiomed idea, without juſt and evident neceſſity. J/atts's Logick. UN AcKNo'w LEDGED. adj. [from acknowledge.] Not owned. The fear of what was to come from an unknown, at leaſt an unacknowledged ſucceſſor to the crown, clouded much of that proſperity. Clarendon. UNA coy A/1NT ANCE. m. ſ. [from acquaintance.] Want of fami- liarity ; want of knowledge. The firſt is an utter unacquaintance with his maſter's de- ſigns, in theſe words; the ſervant knoweth not what his maſter doth. South. UNAcq9 A'INTED. adj. [from acquainted.] 1. Not known ; unuſual ; not familiarly known. She greatly grew amazed at the fight, And th’ unacquainted light began to fear. 2. Not having familiar knowledge. Feſtus, an infidel, a Roman, one whoſe ears were un- acquainted with ſuch matter, heard him, but could not reach unto that whereof he ſpake. Hooker. Where elſe Shall I inform my unacquainted feet In the blind mazes of this tangled world : Milton. Art thou a courtier, Or I a king : My ears are unacquainted With ſuch bold truths, eſpecially from thee. Youth, that with joys had unacquainted been, Envy'd grey hairs, that once good days had ſeen. Dryden. Let us live like thoſe who expect to die, and then we ſhall find that we fear'd death only becauſe we were unacquainted with it. //ake's Preparation fºr Death. Ux Act 1 v E. adj. [from adive.] 1. Not briſk; not lively. Silly people commend tame, urađive children, becauſe they make no noiſe, nor give them any trouble. Locke. 2. Having no employment. Man hath his daily work of body, or mind, Appointed, which declares his dignity; While other animals unaciive range, - And of their doings God takes no account. Miltºn. 3. Not buſy ; not diligent. His life, Private, unaåive, calm, contemplative ; - - Little ſuſpicious to any king. Paradº Regain'd. An homage which nature commands all underſlandings to pay to virtue; and yet it is but a faint, unactive thing; for in defiance of the judgment, the will may ſtill remain as much a ſtranger to virtue as before. South's Sermons. 4. Having no efficacy. - In the fruitful earth His beams, unaciive elſe, their vigour find. Milton. UNA’c’ru ATED. adj. Not actuated. The peripatetick matter is a mere unacitated power. Glanv. UN ADM 1 RED. adj. Not regarded with honour. Oh! had I rather unadmir’d remain'd, In ſome lone iſle, or diſtant northern land; Where the gilt chariot never marks the way. Pope. UNADC/RED. adj. Not worſhipped. Nor was his name unheard, or unador'd In antient Greece. Žilton. Fairy Queen. Denham. + - - t’s Apo'RNER. adi. Not decorated; not embelliſhed The earth, till then Deſert, and bare, unſightly, unadorn'd, Brought forth the tender graſs. Milton's Par. Lo/f. But hoary winter, unaſºn’d and bare, U Dwell, in the dire retreat, and freezes there. Addison. **PW.E.NTURO U.S. adj. Not adventurous. The wiſeſt, unexperienc'd, will be ever Timorous and loth, with novice modeſty, Irreſolute, unhard -----.” --- - - » *y, unadvent'rous. Miltºn's Par. Regain! UNAdvi's ED. adj. gain'd. I. Imprudent; indiſcreet. - Madam, I have unadvi,'d Deliver'd you a paper that I ſhould Ilot, Shakeſp. 2. Done without due thought; raſh. - This contract to-night Is too raſh, too unadvis'd, too ſudden, Too like the light'ning, which doth ceaſe to be, Ere one can ſay, it lightens. Shakeſp Rome, and Julief. Theſe proſperous proceedings were turned back by the un- adviſed forwardneſs of divers chief counſellors, in making ſudden and unreaſonable alterations. Hayward. Specifick conformities can be no tina 'viſed produćtions; but are regulated by the immediate efficiency of ſome know! ing agent. Glanville. UNAB viſsedly... adv. Imprudently; raſhly ; indiſcreetly. A ſtrange kind of ſpeech unto chriſtian ears; and ſuch, as I hope they themſelves do acknowledge unadviſºdly ut- tered. - - A ſocker. What man's wit is there able to ſound the depth of thoſe dangerous and fearful evils, whereinto our weak and impo- tent nature is inclinable to fink itſelf, rather than to ſhew an acknowledgment of cror in that which once we have *adviſed) taken upon us to defend, againſt the dream of a contrary publick reſolution. Hocker. What is done cannot be now amended; Men ſhall deal unadviſedly ſometimes, - Which after-hours give leiſure to repent of. Shakespeare A word unadviſedly ſpoken on the one ſide, or miſunder- ſtood on the other, has railed ſuch an averſion to him, as in time has produced a perfect hatred of him. South. UNADU/LTERATED. adj. Genuine; not ſpoiled by ſpurious Illixtures. - I have only diſcovered one of thoſe channels, by which the hiſtory of our Saviour might be conveyed pure and un- adulterated. Addison on the Chriſtian Religion. UNAFFE'cTED. m. ſ. 1. Real ; not hypocritical. They bore the king To lie in ſolemn ſtate, a publick fight: Groans, cries, and howlings fill the crouded place, And unaffºed ſorrow ſat on ev'ry face. Dryden. 2. Free from affectation; open ; candid; ſincere. The maid improves her charms, With inward greatneſs, unaffected wiſdom, And ſanctity of manners. Of ſofteſt manners, unaffe.7ed mind; Lover of peace, and friend of human kind. Pope’s Epiſt. 3. Not formed by too rigid obſervation of rules; not la- boured. Men divinely taught, and better teaching The ſolid rules of civil government, In their majeſtic, unºfficied ſtile, - Than all the oratory of Greece and Rome. Miltºn. 4. Not moved ; not touched. UNAFFE'cTEDLY. adv. Really ; without any attempt to pro- duce falſe appearances. He was always unaffeºjedly cheerful ; no marks of any thing heavy at his heart broke from him. Locke. UNAFFE'cTiNG. adj. Not pathetick; not moving the paſſions. UNAFFLI'cTED. adj. Free from trouble. My unaffiºed mind doth feed . . . - On no 'unholy thoughts for benefit. Daniel's Mºſºphilus. UNAGREE/ABLE. adj. Inconſiſtent; unſuitable. - - Advent’rous work yet to thy pow'r and mine. Not unagreeable, to found a path - - Over this main, from hell to that new world. Milton. UNAGREE'ABLENESS. n ſ. Unſuitableneſs to; inconſiſtency with. Papias, a holy man, and ſcholar of St. John, having de- livered the mileſinium, men choſe rather to admit a doctrine, whoſe unagreeableneſs to the goſpel. oeconomy rendered it ſuſpicious, than think an apoſtolick man could ſeduce them. Decay of Piety. UNAIDARLE. adj. Not to be helped. The congregated college have concluded, That labouring art can never raniom nature From her unaidable eſtate. UNAI'PED. adj. Not aſſiſted; not helped. - Their number, counting thoſe th' unaided eye Can ſee, or by invented tubes deſery, - The wideſt ſtretch of human thought exceeds. Blººmºre. - - UNA’IMING, Addison's Catz. Shakeſpeare.
U N A U N A r . adj. Having no particular direétion. UNAI *: º º: o'ercharg’d, lets fly, And burſts, unaining in. the rended ſky: Such frantick flights are like a madman's dream, And nature º the wild . * -- . * . Not feeling or cauſing pain. UNA *śr. th’ making ſcars º I would hide, As if I had received them for the hire - Of their breath only. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Usa/Lienable. adj. Not to be transferred. Hereditary right ſhould be kept ſacred, not from any un- alienable right in a particular family, but to avoid the con- ſequences that uſually attend the ambition of competitors. Swift. UNAlla'YED. adj. Not impaired by bad mixtures. Unalayed ſatisfactions are joys too heavenly to fall to many men's ſhares on earth. Boyle. UNALLIED. adj. 1. Having no powerful relation. - 2. Having no common nature; not congenial. . . - He is compounded of two very different ingredients; ſpirit and matter; but how ſuch unallied and diſproportioned fübſtances ſhould act upon each other, no man's learning yet could tell him. Collier on Pride. Uša'lterable. adj. Unchangeable; immutable. The law of nature, conſiſting in a fixed, unalterable rela- tion of one nature to another, is indiſpenſable. South. They fixt unalterable laws, Settling the ſame effect on the ſame cauſe. Creech. The truly upright man is inflexible in his uprightneſs, and unalterable in his purpoſe. Atterbury. UNA’lterable Ness. n. ſ. Immutability; unchangeableneſs. This happens from the unalterableneſs of the corpuſcles, which conſtitute and compoſe thoſe bodies. JWoodward. UNa'lter ABLY. adv. Unchangeably ; immutably. Retain unalterably firm his love intire. Milton's Par. Left. The day and year are ſtandard meaſures, becauſe they are wnalterably conſtituted by thoſe motions. Holder on Time. UNA/LTERED. adj. Not changed; not changeable. It was thought in him an unpardonable oftence to alter anything ; in us intolerable that we ſuffer anything to re- main unaltered. Hooker. To whom our Saviour, with unalter'd brow ; Thy coming hither, though I know thy ſcope, I bid not, or forbid. Paradiſe Regain'd. To ſhew the truth of my unalter'd breaſt, Granville. Know that your life was giv'n at my requeſt. Dryden. Since theſe forms begin, and have their end, On ſome unalter'd cauſe they ſure depend. Dryden. Grains and nuts paſs often through animals unalter'd. Arbuth. Amongſt the ſhells that were fair, unaltered, and free from ſuch mineral inſinuations, there were ſome which could not be match'd by any ſpecies of ſhell-fiſh now found upon the ſea ſhores. Woodward's Nat. Hiſt. UNAMA’z Ed. adj. Not aſtoniſhed; free from aſtoniſhment. Though at the voice much marvelling; at length Not unamaz'd, ſhe thus in anſwer ſpake. Milton, UNAMBI'tious. adj. Free from ambition. My humble muſe, in unambitious ſtrains, Paints the green foreſts, and the flow'ry plains. Pope. I am one of thoſe unambitious people, who will love you forty years hence. Pope. UNAME’s DABLE. adj. [inemendabilis, Lat.] Not to be changed for the better. He is the ſame man; ſo is every one here that you know : mankind is unamendable. Pope to Swift. UNAMIABLE. adj. Not raiſing love. Thoſe who repreſent religion in an unamiable light, are like the ſpies ſent by Moſes, to make a diſcovery of the land of promiſe, when, by their reports, they diſcouraged the people from entering upon it. Addiſon's Spectator. Theſe men are ſo well acquainted with the unamiable part of themſelves, that they have not the confidence to think they are really beloved. Addiſon's Spectator, Nor are the hills unamiable, whoſe tops To heav'n aſpire. UNANALY'SED. adj. Not reſolved into ſimple parts. Some large cryſtals of refined and unanalyſed nitre, ap- Philips, peared to have each of them fix flat ſides. Boyle. UNA'NchoRed, adj. Not anchored. A port there is, inclos'd on either ſide, Where ſhips may reſt, unanchord, and unty'd. Pope. UNANE'LED. adj. ſun and knell. -- - This ſenſe I º J. Without the bell rung Thus was I, ſleeping, by a brother's hand Cut off ev’n in the bloſſoms of my ſin, Jnhouſel’d, unanointed, unanel’d. Shakeſp. Hamlet. 9NANIMATED, adj. Not enlivened, not vivified. h º: ºn thoſe half lines as the imperfect produćts of a º muſe : like the frogs in the Nile, part kindled into life, AJ º, sº s lump of uninformed, unanimated matter. Dryden. ****.*ſ. Lunanimite,Fr.]Agreementindefignoropinion, lº.º.º.º. ºf - - > • 1ame party aimin at the ſame end by different views. Addison g UNA’NIMOUS. adj. [unanime, Fr. unanimis, Lat J ſº one mind; agreeing in deſign or opinion. 30 They wont to meet So oft in feſtivals of joy, and love Unanimous, as ſons of one great fire, Hymning th' eternal father. Milton's Par Loft With thoſe which Minio's fields and Phyrgig. ** All bred in arms, unanimous and brave. Boia UNAN Mously. adv. [from unanimous.] With one mind. - This particular is unanimouſly reported by all the antient chriſtian authors. Addiſon on the Chriſtian Religiºn UNANo'INTED. adj. gton. 1. Not anointed. 2. Not prepared for death by extreme undion. Thus was I, ſleeping, by a brother's hand Cut off ev’n in the bloſſoms of my fin, Unhouſel’d, unanointed, unanel’d. UNA’Nswer Able. adj. Not to be refuted. This is a manifeſt and unanſwerable argument. Raleigh. I ſhall not conclude it falſe, though I think the emergent difficulties, which are its attendants, unanſwerable. Ganj. The pye's queſtion was wiſely let fall without a reply, to intimate that it was unanſwerable. L’Eſtrange. Theſe ſpeculations are ſtrong intimations, not only of the excellency of a human ſoul, but of its independence on the body; and if they do not prove, do at leaſt confirm, theſe two great points, which are eſtabliſhed by many other rea- ſons that are unanſwerable. Addiſon's Speiatºr. As to the excuſe drawn from the demands of creditors, if it be real, it is unanſwerable. Atterbury's Sermoni, UNANswerably. adv. Beyond confutation. It will put their little logick hard to it, to prove, that there can be any obedience, where there is no command. And therefore it unanſwerably follows, that the abettors of the forementioned principle plead conſcience in a direct and bare-faced contradićtion to God's expreſs command. South. UNA’Nswer ED. adj. 1. Not oppoſed by a reply. Unanſwer'd left thou boaſt. Muſt I tamely bear This arrogance unanſwer'd / Thou'rt a traitor. 2. Not confuted. All theſe reaſons, they ſay, have been brought, and were hitherto never anſwer'd ; beſides a number of merriments Shakeſp. Hamlet. Milton's Par. Loft. Addison. and jeſts unanſwer'd likewiſe. Hooker. 3. Not ſuitably returned. Quench, Corydon, thy long unanſwer'd fire; Mind what the common wants of life require, Dryden. UNAPPA'LLED. adj. Not daunted; not impreſs'd by fear. If my memory muſt thus be thralled To that ſtrange ſtroke, which conquered all my ſenſes; Can thoughts ſtill thinking ſo reſt unappalled? Sidn'). Infernal ghoſts Environ'd thee; ſome howl'd, ſome yell’d, ſome ſhriek'd; Some bent at thee their fiery darts; while thou Sat'ſt unappall'd in calm and ſinleſs peace. Miltºn, As a lion, unappall'd with fear, Springs on the toils, and ruſhes on the ſpear. D04". Does this appear like guilt When thus ſerene, With eyes erect, and viſage unappall'd, Fixt on that awful face, I ſtand the charge; - Amaz'd, not fearing. Smith's Ph.ed, and Hipºlitui. UNAPPA'RRelled. adj. Not dreſſed; not cloathed. In Peru, though they were an unapparelled people, and had ſome cuſtoms very barbarous, yet the governmº." the Incas had many parts of civilty. Bacºn's Holy Wari. Till our ſouls be unapparelled Of bodies, they from bliſs are baniſhed. I)annt, UNAPPA'RENT. adj. Obſcure; not viſible. - Thy potent voice he hears, And longer will delay to hear thee tell His generation, and the riſing birth Milton. Of nature, from the unapparent deep. UNAPPEA's ABLE. adj. Not to be pacified ; implicable. ſ The unappeaſable rage of Hildebrand and his ſucce . never left perſecuting him, by raiſing one rebelliºn, ſº another. Raleigh's Elſº I ſee thou art implacable ; more deaf To pray'rs than winds to ſeas; yet winds to ſeas Are reconcil'd at length, and ſeas to ſhore. Thy anger, unappeaſable, ſtill rages, Eternal tempeſt never to be calm'd. Miltºn. UNAPPE'Ased. adj. Not pacified. Sacrifice his fleſh, hakºff That ſo the ſhadows be not unappeas'd. Shakeſp. His ſon forgot, his empreſs unappear'd; Drydºn. How ſoon the tyrant with new love is ſeiz'd. UNAPPLI-
U N A ºx - e ºº º .* º UNA ºriticable adj. [from apply..] Such as cannot be applied. Gratitude, by being confined to the few, has a very nar- row Province to work on, being acknowledged to be unap- plicable, and ſo conſequently ineffectual to all others. Hammond. Their beloved earl of Mancheſter appeared now as un- applicable to their purpoſes as the other. Carendon. The ſingling out, and laying in order thoſe intermediate ideas, that demonſtratively ſhew the equality or inequality of unapºlicable quantities, has produced diſcoveries. Locke. UNAPPREHE'Nded. adj. Not underſtood. They of whom God is altogether unapprehended, are but few in number, and for groſsneſs of wit ſuch, that they hardly ſeem to hold the place of human being. Hooker. UNAPPREHE'Nsive. adj. [from apprehend.] 1. Not intelligent; not ready of conception. The ſame temper of mind makes a man unapprehenſive and inſenſible of any miſery ſuffered by others. South. 2. Not ſuſpecting, UNApproa’ched. adj. Inacceſſible. God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity. Milton's Par, Loft. UNapproved. adj. [from approve.] Not approved. Evil into the mind May come and go ſo unapprov'd, and leave No ſpot behind. UNA‘PT. adj. [from apt.] 1. Dull; not apprehenſive. 2. Not ready; not propenſe. I am a ſoldier, and unapt to weep. My blood hath been too cold and temperate, Unapt to ſtir at theſe indignities. Shakeſpeare. 3. Unfit; not qualified. - Fear doth grow from an apprehenſion of deity indued with irreſiſtible power to hurt; and is, of all affections (anger ex- cepted) the unaptºft to admit any conference with rea- ſon. Hooker. A longing after ſenſual pleaſures is a diſſolution of the ſpirit of a man, and makes it looſe, ſoft and wandering, unapt for noble, wiſe, or ſpiritual employments. Taylor. 4. Improper; unfit; unſuitable. UNA’FTLY. adv. [from unapt.] Unfitly; improperly. He ſwims on his back; and the ſhape of his back ſeems to favour it, being very like the bottom of a boat: nor do his hinder legs unaptly reſemble a pair of oars. Grew. UNA'pt Ness. n. ſ. [from unapt.] 1. Unfitneſs; unſuitableneſs. - º Men's apparel is commonly made according to their con- ditions; and their conditions are often governed by their gar- ments: for the perſon that is gowned, is by his gown put in mind of gravity, and alſo reſtrained from lightneſs by the very unaptneſs of his weed. Spenſer. 2. Dulneſs; want of apprehenſion. That unaptneſs made you miniſter Thus to excuſe yourſelf. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. 3. Unreadineſs; diſqualification;, want of propenſion. The mind, by being engaged in a taſk beyond its ſtrength, like the body, ſtrained by lifting at a weight too heavy, has often its force broken, and thereby gets an unaptneſs, or an averſion to any vigorous attempt ever after. Locke. UNA/RGUED. adj. [from argue.] 1. Not diſputed. What thou bid'ſt, Unargu'd I obey; ſo God ordains. Milton's Par. Loft. 2. Not cenſured. Not that his work liv'd in the hands of foes, Unargu'd then, and yet hath fame from thoſe. B. johnſon. To UNARM. v. a. [from arm.] To diſarm; to ſtrip of ar- mour; to deprive of arms. Unarm, unarm, and do not fight to-day. Unarm me, Eros ; the long day's taſk is done, And we muſt ſleep. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. Galen would not leave unto the world too ſubtle a theory of poiſons ; unarming thereby the malice of venemous fpirits. Brown's Vulgar Errours. UNA’RMED. adj. [from unarm.] Having no armour; having no weapons. Milton. Shakeſp. Shakeſp. On the weſtern coaſt Rideth a puiſant navy: To our ſhores - Throng many doubtful, hollow-hearted friends, Unarm’d, and unreſolv'd to beat them back. He all unarm'd Shall chaſe thee with the terror of his voice From thy demoniack holds, poſſeſſion foul; Thee and thy legions, yelling they ſhall fly, And beg to hide them in a herd of ſwine. Though unarm'd I am, Here, without my ſword or pointed lance, Hope not, baſe man, unqueſtion'd hence to go. Dryden. Whereas moſt other creatures are furniſhed with weapons for their defence ; man is born altogether unarmed, Grew. UNARRA’.GNED. adj. Not brought to a trial. Shakeſp. Milton. U N A As lawful lord, and king by juſt deſcent, Should here be judg’d, unheard, and unarraign'd, Daniel, NARRA'YED. adj. Not dreſſed. As if this infant world yet unarray'd, Naked and bare, in nature's lap were laid, Half unarray'd, he ran to his relief, $o haſty and ſo artleſs was his grief. UNA'RTFUí. adj. I. Having no art, or cunning. A : chearful ſweetneſs in his looks he has, nd innocence unartful in his face. D 's ºusema!. 2. Wanting ſkill. tſ ryden's juvenal, How unartful would it have been to have ſet him in a corner, when he was to have given light and warmth to all the bodies round him Cheyne's Phil. Prin, *:::::::::: adv. In an unartful manner. n the report, although it be not unartfully drawn, and is perfectly in the ſpirit of a pleader, there is no grºi re- quired to detect the many miſtakes. Swift's Miſcellany. UNARTIFI'cially, adv. Contrarily to art. Not a feather is unartificially made, miſplaced, redundant, or defe&tive. Derham's Phyſico-Theology. UNA’skED. adj. Not ſought by ſolicitation. With what eagerneſs, what circumſtance Unaik'd, thou tak'ſt ſuch pains to tell me only My ſon's the better man. Denham's Sophy. The bearded corn enſu'd From earth unaſ'd, nor was that earth renew’d. Dryden, How, or why - Shou'd all conſpire to cheat us with a lye? Unaſ'd their pains, ungrateful their advice; , Starving their gain, and martyrdom their price. UNASPI'RING. adj. Not ambitious. º be modeſt and unaſpiring, in honour preferring one another. Dryden, Bryden, Dryden. - Rogers. UNAssa’ILED. adj. Not attacked; not aſſaulted. As I intend, Clifford, to thrive to-day, It grieves my ſoul to leave thee unaffail’d. Shakeſpeare. I believe That he, the ſupreme good, t' whom all things ill Are but as ſlaviſh officers of vengeance, Would ſend a gliſt'ring guardian, if need were, To keep my life and honour unaffail’d. Milton's Comus, UNAssa’ILABLE. adj. Exempt from aſſault. In the number, I do but know one, That unaffailable holds on his rank, Unſhak'd of motion. Shakeſp. julius Caeſar. UNAssa'YED. adj. Unattempted. What is faith, love, virtue unaffay'd Alone, without exterior help ſuſtain'd. Milton, UNAssi'stED. adj. Not helped. Its vićtories were the vićtories of reaſon, unaſſifted by the force of human power, and as gentle as the triumphs of light over darkneſs. Addiſon's Freeholder. What unaſſiſted reaſon could not diſcover, that God has ſet clearly before us in the revelation of the goſpel: a felicity equal to our moſt enlarged deſires; a ſtate of immortal and unchangeable glory. Rogers's Sermons. UNAssi'stiNG. adj. Giving no help. With theſe I went, a brother of the war; Nor idle ſtood, with unaſſling hands, When ſavage beaſts, and men's more ſavage bands, Their virtuous toil ſubdu'd : yet theſe I ſway’d. Dryden. UNAssu'MING. adj. Not arrogant. Unaſſuming worth in ſecret liv'd, - And died neglected, Thomſºn's I/inter. UNAssu’RED. adj. I. Not confident. The enſuing treatiſe, with a timorous and unaſſured coun- tenance, adventures into your preſence. Glanville. 2. Not to be truſted. The doubts and dangers, the delays and woes; The feigned friends, the unaffired foes, Do make a lover's life a wretch's hell. . . Spenſºr. Unatta'inable. adj. Not to be gained or obtained; being out of reach. - - - - - Praiſe and prayerare God's due worſhip; which are natiºn. able by our diſcourſe, ſimply conſidered, without the benefit of divine revelation. Dryden's Religio Laici. I do not expect that men ſhould be perfectly kept from error; that is more than human nature can, by any means; be advanced to: I aim at º unattainable Pºiº*. hat they ſhould do. - u....... Ž. State of being out of reach. Defire is ſtopped by the opinion of the impoſſibility, or ul- attainableneſs of the º .*. ſtayed Locke. D. adj. Untried ; not allayed. . . - Usº: º unattempted of deſtroying his ſon. Sidney. Not that I have the power to clutch my hand, when his fair angels would ſalute my palm ; But that my hand, as unattempted yet, Like a poor beggar, raileth on the rich. Shakeſp. 29 I It
U N B U N A It purſues h hings unattempted yet in proſe ºr hym” Tº. nothing unattempted to deſtroy t perjur'd race. - §º ..". diſcouraged from any attempt of doing good, by the poſſibility of our failing in it? How many of the beſt §: would, at this rate, have been left unattempted? Atterb. UNATTE'Nded. adj. Having no retinue, or attendants. Your conſtancy Hath left you unattended. Shakeſp. Macbeth. with goddeſs-like demeanor forth ſhe went, Milton. Denham. Not unattended. Milton's Par: Loft. Such unattended generals can never make a revolution in Parnaſſus. . Dryden. UNATTE'NDING. adj. Not attending. Ill is loſt that praiſe, - Milton. That is addreſs'd to unattending ears. Ev’ry nymph of the flood, her treſſes rending, Throws off her armlet of pearl in the main ; Neptune in anguiſh his charge unattending: Veſſels are found'ring, and vows are in vain. UNATTE'NTIve. adj. Not regarding. Man's nature is ſo unattentive to good, that there can ſcarce be too many monitors. Government of the Tongue. Such things are not accompanied with ſhow, and there- fore ſeldom draw the eyes of the unattentive. Tatler, Nº. 55. UNATTo/NED. adj. Not expiated. Could you afford him ſuch a bribe as that, A brother's blood yet unatton'd? Rowe. UNA v A'ilable. adj. Uſeleſs; vain with reſpect to any pur- poſe. When we have endeavoured to find out the ſtrongeſt cauſes, wherefore they ſhould imagine that reading is ſo un- available, the moſt we can learn is, that ſermons are the or- dinance of God, the ſcriptures dark, and the labour of read- Dryden. ing eaſy. Hooker. UNAVA'ili NG. adj. Uſeleſs; vain. Since my inevitable death you know, You ſafely unavailing pity ſhow : 'Tis popular to mourn a dying foe. Dryden's Aurengzebe. Supine he tumbles on the crimſon ſands, Before his helpleſs friends and native bands, } And ſpreads for aid his unavailing hands. Pope. UNA voi'DABLE. adj. 1. Inevitable; not to be ſhunned. Oppreſſion on one ſide, and ambition on the other, are the unavoidable occaſions of war. Dryden. It is unavoidable to all, to have opinions, without certain proofs of their truth. Locke. Single acts of tranſgreſſion will, through weakneſs and ſurprize, be unavoidable to the beſt guarded. Rogers. The merits of Chriſt will make up the unavoidable defi- ciencies of our ſervice; will prevail for pardon to our ſincere repentance. Rogers. All ſentiments of worldly grandeur vaniſh at that unavoid- able moment, which decides the deſtiny of men. Clariſſa. 2. Not to be miſſed in ratiocination. That ſomething is of itſelf, is ſelf-evident, becauſe we ſee things are; and the things that we ſee muſt either have had ſome firſt cauſe of their being, or have been always, and of themſelves : one of them is unavoidable. Tillotſon. I think it unavoidable for every rational creature, that will examine his own or any other exiſtence, to have the notion of an eternal, wiſe being, who had no beginning. Locke. UNavoi'DABLENEss. n. ſ. Inevitability. How can we conceive it ſubject to material impreſſions f and yet the importunity of pain, and unavoidableneſs of ſen- ſations, ſtrongly perſuade that we are ſo. Glanville. UNAvo'IDABLY. adv. Inevitably. The moſt perfeót adminiſtration muſt unavoidably produce oppoſition from multitudes who are made happy by it. Addiſon. UNAvo'IDED. adj. Inevitable. We ſee the very wreck that we muſt ſuffer; And unavoided is the danger now. Shakeſp. Rare poems aſk rare friends; Yet ſatyrs, ſince the moſt of mankind be Their unavoided ſubjećt, feweſt ſee. B. Johnſºn. UNAU"THoRISED. adj. Not ſupported by authority; not pro- perly commiſſioned. To kiſs in private 2 An unauthorized kiſs. Shakeſpeare's Othello. It is for you to ravage ſeas and land, Unauthoriz'd by my ſupreme command. UN Awa’RE. UNAw A(Res. 1. Without thought; without previous meditation. - It is my father's face, Wºm, in this conflict, fundiºs have kill’d. Firm We ſubſiſt; yet poſſible to ſwerve, And fall into deception unaware. Dryden. }adv. [from aware, or wary.] A pleaſant beverage he prepar’d before, Of wine and honey mix’d; with added fore Of opium : to his keeper this he brought, Who ſwallow'd unawares the ſleepy draught And ſnor'd ſecure. > 'Tis a ſenſation like that of a limb lopp'd off; one every minute unawares to uſe it, and finds it is not. 2. Unexpectedly; when it is not thought of; ſuddenly. Take heed leſt you fall unawares into that incomy you formerly found fault with. Leſt deſtruction come upon him at unawares, that he hath hid, catch himſelf. Pſalm xxxvi. 8 My hand, unawares to me, was, by the force of i. endeavour it juſt before employed to ſuſtain the fallen weight > Dryden, IS trying Pope. enience Spenſer. and let i. carried up with ſuch violence, that I bruiſed it. Boyle He breaks at unawares upon our walks, jle. And, like a midnight wolf, invades the fold. Dryden Though we live never ſo long, we are ſtill ſurprized: we put the evil day far from us, and then it catches us man and we tremble at the proſpect. iſ... UNA’w ED. adj. Unreſtrained by fear or reverence. *** - The raging and fanatic dittemper of the houſe of COm- mons muſt be attributed to the want of ſuch good miniſters of the crown, as, being unawed by any guilt of their own, could have watched other mens. Clarendºn. Unforc’d by puniſhment, unaw’d by fear, His words were ſimple, and his ſoul fincere. Drydºn, UNBA/cKED. adj. 1. Not tamed ; not taught to bear the rider. Then I beat my tabor; At which, like unback'd colts, they prick'd their CarS, Advanc'd their eyelids, liſted up their noſes, As they ſmelt muſick. Shakeſ Tºmpſ. A well wayed horſe will ſafely convey thee to thy journey's end, when an unhacked filly may give thee a fall. Sutiling. They flinch like unback'd fillies. Dennis’ Letters. 2. Not countenanced ; not aided. Let the weight of thine own infamy Fall on thee unſupported, and unback'd. Daniel's Civil War. UNBA/LANced. adj. Not poiſed; not in equipoiſe. Let earth unbalanc'd from her orbit fly, Planets and ſuns run lawleſs through the ſky. Pºpe. UNBA'll Asted. adj. Not kept ſteady by ballaſt; un- ſteady. They having but newly left thoſe grammatick flats, where they ſtuck unreaſonably, to learn a few words with lamen- table conſtruction; and now on the ſudden tranſported under another climate, to be toſt and turmoiled with their unballaſted wits, in fathomleſs and unquiet deeps of controverſy, do, for the moſt part, grow into hatred of learning. Miliºn. As at ſea th' unballaſt veſſel rides, Caſt to and fro, the ſport of winds and tides: So in the bounding chariot toſs'd on high, - The youth is hurry'd headlong through the ſky. Addison. UNB'ANd D. adj. [from band.] Wanting a ſtring, or band. Your hoſe ſhould be ungarter’d, your bonnet unlanded, and every thing demonſtrating a careleſs deſolation, Satº. To UNE’AR. v. a. [from bar.] To open, by removing the bars; to unbolt. - 'Tis not ſecure, this place or that to guard, If any other entrance ſtand unbarr'd. Denham: Theſe rites the king refus'd, Deaf to their cries; nor would the gates unbar Dryden rya -- Of ſacred peace, or looſe th’ impriſon'd war, Unba’rbed, diff. [barba, Lat.] Not ſhaven. Qut ºf uſe. Muſt I go ſhew them my unbarbed ſconce? Muſt my baſe tongue give to my noble heart - A lie Shakespeare Cº. UNBA/RKED. adj. [from bark.] Decorticated; ſtripped of the bark. A branch of a tree, and ſo ſet in the ground, hath grown. UNBA'shful. adj. Impudent; ſhameleſs. Nor did I with unbaſhful forehead wooe The means of weakneſs and debility. UNBA'TED. adj. [from bate.] Not repreſſe - where is the horſe, that doth untread "3" t the bottom, unbarked ſome ſpace a Bacon. Shałºńeart. d; not blunted. His tedious meaſures with th' unbated fire it. That he did pace them firſt Shakespeare March, of Winiſt UNBA'THED. adj. [from bath..] Not wet. . . ." Fierce Paſmond, their paſſage to prevent, Thruſt full on Cymon's back in his deſcen; Dryd, The blade return'd unbath'd, and to the handle bent, Drya, º, UNBA/TTE RED. adj. Not injured by blows: I cannot ſtrike at wretched kernes, whoſe an. Are hir'd to bear their ſtaves : or * Or elſe my ſword, with an unbatter'4.9% , iſ, liff, I ſheath º undeeded. Shakeſpearfº Macht UNBEA'RING, adj. Bringing no fruit. swift. Milton. Doct
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And grafts more happy in their ſtead. Dryden.
To UNBA'Y. v. a. To ſet open; to free from the reſtraint of
mounds.
I ought now to looſe the reins of my affe&tions, to unbay
the current of my paſſion, and love on without boundary or
meaſure. Norris's Miſcellany.
UN BEATEN. adj.
1. Not treated with blows.
His mare was truer than his chronicle;
For ſhe had rode five miles unſpurr'd, unbeaten,
And then at laſt turn'd tail towards Neweaton. Bp. Corbet.
2. Not trodden.
We muſt tread unbeaten paths, and make a way where we
do not find one ; but it ſhall be always with a ſight in our
hand. Bacon.
If your bold muſe dare tread unbeaten paths. Roſcommon.
Virtue, to crown her fav'rites, loves to try
Some new, unbeaten paſſage to the ſky. Swift.
UNBEco MING. adj. Indecent; unſuitable; indecorous.
Here's our chief gueſt.——
If he had been forgotten,
It had been as a gap in our great feaſt,
And all things unbecoming. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
No thought of flight,
None of retreat, no unbecoming deed
That argu'd fear. Milton's Par. Loft.
I ſhould rather believe that the noſe was the ſeat of
wrath in beaſts than in mankind; and that it was unbecoming
of any but Pan, who had very much of the beaſt in him,
to wrinkle up his noſe in anger. Dryden.
My grief lets unbecoming ſpeeches fall:
I ſhould have dy'd, and not complain’d at all. Dryden.
This petulancy in converſation prevails among ſome of
that ſex, where it appears the moſt unbecoming and un-
natural. Addiſon's Freeholder.
Men of wit, learning, and virtue, might ſtrike out every
offenſive or unbecoming paſſage from plays. Swift.
Such proceed upon debates without unbecomingwarmth. Swift.
UNBEco'MING NEss. n. ſ. Indecency; indecorum.
If words are ſometimes to be uſed, they ought to be grave,
kind and ſober, repreſenting the ill or unbecomingneſs of the
fault. Locke.
To UNBeſd. v. a. To raiſe from a bed.
Eels unbed themſelves, and ſtir at the noiſe of thun-
der. J/alton's Angler.
UNBEFI’rt ING. adj. Not becoming; not ſuitable.
Love is full of unbefitting ſtrains,
All wanton as a child, ſkipping in vain. Shakeſp.
Far be it that I ſhould write thee fin, or blame !
Or think thee unbefitting holieſt place. Milton.
He might ſeveral times have made peace with his diſcon-
tented ſubjects upon terms not at all unbefitting his dignity or
intereſt; but he rather choſe to ſacrifice the whole alliance
to his private paſſion. Swift.
To UN BEGE^T. v. n. To deprive of exiſtence.
Wiſhes each minute he could unbeget
Thoſe rebel ſons, who dare t'uſurp his ſeat.
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tºº. łaj. [from begot.]
1. Eternal; without generation.
Why ſhould he attribute the ſame honour to matter,
which is ſubjećt to corruption, as to the eternal, unbegotten,
Dryden.
and immutable God : Stillingfleet.
2. Not yet generated. - -
God omnipotent, muſt’rin
Armies of peſtilence; and they ſhall ſtrike
Your children yet unborn, and unbegot. Shakeſp.
In thy pow'r
It lies yet, ere conception, to prevent
The race unbleſt, to being yet unbegot. Milton's Par, Loft.
Where a child finds his own parents his perverters, better
were it for him to have been unborn and unbegot, than aſk a
bleſfing of thoſe whoſe converſation breathes nothing but a
curſe. - South's Sermons.
To UN begui'le. v. a. To undeceive; to ſet free from the
influence of any deceit. -
Then unbiguile thyſelf, and know with me,
That angels, though on earth employ'd they be,
Are ſtill in heav'n. Bonne.
Their comelineſs unbeguiled the vulgar of the odd opinion
the loyaliſts had formerly infuſed into them, by their con-
cionatory invečtives. Howel's Vocal Foreſt.
UNBEHE(LD, adj. Unſeen; not diſcoverable to the fight.
Theſe then, though unbeheld in deep of night,
Shine not in vain.
UNBELI'EF. n. ſ.
1. Incredulity.
Milton.
'Tis not vain or fabulous,
What the ſage poets, taught by th’ heav'nly muſe,
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Storied of old in high immortal verſe,
Of dire chimaera's, and enchanted iſles,
And fifted rocks, whoſe entrance leads to hell;
For ſuch there be, but unbelief is blind.
I'm juſtly plagu'd by this your unbelief,
And am myſelf the caſe of my own grief. Dryden.
Such an univerſal acquaintance with things will keep you
from an exceſs of credulity and unbelief; i.e. a readineſs to
believe, or to deny everything at firſt hearing. JWatts.
2. Infidelity; irreligion.
Where profeſs'd *elief is, there can be no viſible church
of Chriſt; there may be where ſound belief wanteth. H.
To UN believe. v. a
I. To diſcredit; not to truſt.
Heav'n'ſhield your grace from woe,
As I, thus wrong'd, hence unbelieved go. Shakeſp.
- So great a prince and favourite ſo ſuddenly metamorphoſed
into travellers with no greater train, was enough to
any man unbelieve his five ſenſes.
2. Not to think real or true.
Nor leſs than fight and hearing could convince,
Of ſuch an unforeſeen and unbeliev'd offence. Dryden.
UN BELIE’ver. n: ſ An infidel; one who believes not the
ſcripture of God.
The antient fathers being often conſtrained to ſhew, what
warrant they had ſo much to rely upon the ſcriptures, endeal
voured ſtill to maintain the authority of the books of God,
by arguments ſuch as unbeliever, themſelves muſt needs think
Milton.
make
//otton's Buckingham.
reaſonable, if they judged thereof as they ſhould. Hoofer.
What endleſs war wou'd jealous nations tear,
If none above did witneſs what they ſwear :
Sad fate of unbelievers, and yet juſt,
Among themſelves to find ſo little truſt. WWaller.
In the new teſtament, religion is uſually expreſſed by faith
in God and Chriſt, and the love of them. Hence it is that
true chriſtians are ſo frequently called believers; and wicked
and ungodly men unbelievers. Tillotſon.
He pronounces the children of ſuch parents as were, one
of them a chriſtian, and the other an unbeliever, holy, on ac-
count of the faith and holineſs of that one. Atterbury.
Men always grow vicious before they become unbeliever; ;
but if you would once convince profligates by topicks drawn
from the view of their own quiet, reputation, and health,
their infidelity would ſoon drop off. Swift's Miſcellanies.
UNBELIE’vING. adj. Infidel.
No pauſe,
No ſtay of ſlaughter found his vigorous arm;
But th' unbelieving ſquadrons turn'd to flight,
Smote in the rear. Phillips.
This wrought the greateſt confuſion in the unbelieving
Jews, and the greateſt convićtion in the Gentiles. Addiſon.
In the days of the apoſtle, when all who profeſſed them-
ſelves diſciples of Chriſt were converts of conſcience, this
ſevere cenſure might be reſtrained to the unbelieving part of
mankind. Rogers's Sermons.
UNBelo'ved. adj. Not loved.
Whoe'er you are, not unbelov’d by heav'n,
Since on our friendly ſhore your ſhips are driv'n.
To UNB E^ND. v. a. To relax; to remit; to eaſe.
You unbend your noble ſtrength, to think
So brain-ſickly of things. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
It is lawful to relax and unbend our bow, but not to ſuffer
it to be unready, or unſtrung. Taylor's Holy Living.
Here have I ſeen the king, when great affairs
Gave leave to ſlacken and unbend his cares,
Attended to the chace by all the flow'r of youth. Denham.
From thoſe great cares when eaſe your ſoul unbends,
Dryden.
Your pleaſures are deſign'd to noble ends. Dryden.
I muſt be in the battle; but I’ll go
With empty quiver, and unbended bow. Dryden.
UNBE'NDING. adj.
1. Not ſuffering flexure. -
. Not ſo, when ſwift Camilla ſcours the plain,
Flies o'erth' unbending corn, and ſkims along the main. Pope.
2. Devoted to relaxation. - -
Since what was omitted in the acting is now kept in, I
hope it may entertain your lordſhip at an unbending hour. Rowe.
UNBeNeſvolent. adj. Not kind... - -
A religion which not only forbids, but by its natural in-
fluence ſweetens all bitterneſs and aſperity of temper, and cor-
rečts that ſelfiſh narrowneſs of ſpirit, which inclines Inen to
a fierce, unbenevolent behaviour. Rogers's Sermons.
UNee’Neficed. adj. Not preferred to a benefice.
More vacant pulpits wou'd more converts make :
All wou'd have latitude enough to take :
The reſt unbenefic'd your ſects maintain:
UNEENizahted. adj. Never viſited by darkneſs.
Beyond the polar circles; tº them day
Had ºnbenighted ſhone, while the low ſun,
To recompence his diſtance, in their fight * Nº ...?
Had rounded ſtill the horizon. Milton’s Par. !!!.
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Dryden.
U N B U N B tºREENI'GN. adj. Malignal: ; malevolent. To th’ other five Their planetary motions, and aſpects, In ſextile, ſquare, and trine, and oppoſite, Of noxious efficacy 3 and when to join In ſynod unbenign. Milton's Par. Loft, b. x. l. 661. UN BE'N T. adi. - 1. Not ſtrained by the ſtring. Apollo heard, and conqu'ring his diſdain, Unlent his bow, and Greece inſpir'd again. Dryden. 2. Having the bow unſtrung. Why haſt thou gone ſo far, To be mºnt when thou haſt ta'en thy ſtand, Th’ elected deer before thee Shakeſp. Cymbeline. 3. Not cruſhed; not ſubdued. - But thou, ſecure of ſoul, unbent with woes, The more thy fortune frowns, the more oppoſe. Pryden. 4. Relaxed ; not intent. Be not always on affairs intent, Butlet thy thoughts be eaſy and ºntent: when our mind's eyes are diſengag’d and free, They clearer, further, and diſtinctly ſee. Uniºrsef’M is G. ad;. Unbecoming. No emotion of paſſion tranſported me by the indignity of his carriage, to do or ſay anything unbeſcening myſelf. K. Charles. Far be the ſpirit of the chace from them ; Denham. Uncomely courage, unbeſeeming ſkill. Thomſon. UNBeso"U GHT. adj. Not intreated. Left heat ſhould injure us, his timely care Hath, unlºſºught, provided; and his hands Cloath’d us unworthy; pitying while he judg’d. Milton. UR BEstowed. adj. Not given; not diſpoſed of. He had now but one ſon and one daughter unbºſtowed. Bacon. UN HEra A YE D. adj. Not betrayed. Many being privy to the fact, How hard is it to keep it unbetray’d P Daniel's Civil War. UN dew A/ILED. adj. Not lamented. Let determin'd things to deſtiny Hold unbewail'd their way. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. To UN bewitch. v.a. [from witch..] To free from faſcination. To UNBI Ass. v. a. To free from any external motive 3 to diſentangle from prejudice. That our underſtandings may be free to examine, and rea- ſon unbiaſed give its judgment; being that whereon a right direction of our condućt to true happineſs depends; it is in this we ſhould employ our chief care. Locke. The ſtanding evidences of the goſpel, every time they are conſider'd, gain upon ſincere, unbiaſ'd minds. Atterbury. The trueſt ſervice a private man may do his country, is by unliaſing his mind, as much as poſſible, between the rival powers. Swift. Where's the man who counſel can beſtow, Unbiaſ'd, or by favour, or by ſpite ; Not dully prepoſſeſs'd, nor blindly right. Pope. UN B1*Assenly. adj. Without external influence; without pre- judice. I have ſought the true meaning; and have unbiaſedly em- r based what, upon a fair enquiry, appeared ſo to me. Locke. j NB iſ D. - UN BI'd DEN. {a}. 1. Uninvited. Unbidden gueſts Are often welcomeſt when they are gone. 2. Uncommanded ; ſpontaneous. Thorns alſo and thiſtles it ſhall bring thee forth Unbid. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. x. l. 204. Roſes unbid, and ev'ry fragrant flow'r, Flew from their ſtalks, to ſtrow thy nuptial bow'r. Dryden. Unbidden earth ſhall wreathing ivy bring, And fragrant herbs the promiſes of ſpring. UNB: Gort E.D. adj. Free from bigotry. Eraſmus, who was an unbigotted Roman Catholick, was ſo much tranſported with this paſſage of Socrates, that he could ſcarce forbear looking upon him as a ſaint, and deſiring Shakeſp. Dryden. him to pray for him. Addiſon. To US 51/N D. v. a. [from bind.]. To looſe; to untie. His own woe’s author, whoſo bound it finds, As did Pyrocles, and it willfully unbinds. Fairy Queen. Ye Latian dames, If there be here, who dare maintain My right, nor think the name of mother vain, ºnlind your fillets, looſe your flowing hair, And orgies, and * rites prepare. Dryden. Qn the ſixth inſtant it was thought fit to unbind his Tº: / Tatler, N°. 55. ****I's Hop. v.a. (from biſhop.] To deprive of epiſcopal orders. * i.". look. upon Titus as ſo far unbiſhoped yet, but UN º: e ſtill exhibits to us all the eſſentials of juriſdićtion, South. * 1: 1 TED. adj. [from bit..] Unbridled ; unreſtrained, ſtino e have reaſon to cool our raging motions, our carnal tº: our *bitted luſts; whereof T take this love to be a et or cyon. Shakeſp. Othello. UNBLA'MABLE. adj. Not culpable; not to be charged with a fault. Much more could I ſay concerning this unbl - lity of fines and rates. g this unblamable inequa. He lov’d his people, him they idoliz'd; Bacon, And thence proceeds my mortal hatred to him: º thus unblamable to all beſide, > e err'd to me alone. Dryden's D - UNBLAMABLY. adv. Without taint of É : Don Seloftian. Ye are witneſſes, and God alſo, how holil - and unblameably we behaved ourſelves. º UNBLA'MED. adj. Blameleſs; free from fault. Shall ſpend your days in joy unblam’d, and dwell Long time in peace. 44ilton's Par. Loft, b. xii. l.2, Unblam’d, abundance crown'd the royal board," "“ What time this dome rever'd her prudent lord, 2 Who now is doom'd to mourn. Pope's Odºſ, UNBLE'Mished, adj. Free from turpitude; free from º. free from deformity. - O welcome, pure-ey’d faith, white-handed hope; Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings, > And thou unblemiſh'd form of chaſtity. Milton's Cºmuſ, Under this ſtone lies virtue, youth, Unblemiſh'd probity, and truth. Waller, Is none worthy to be made a wife In all this town Suppoſe her free from ſtrife, Rich, fair, and fruitful; of unblemiſh'd life. Drydºn. They appointed, out of theſe new converts, men of the beſt ſenſe, and of the moſt unblemiſh’d lives, to preſide over theſe ſeveral aſſemblies. Addison, UNBle'NDED. adj. Not mingled. None can boaſt a knowledge depurate from defilement, within this atmoſphere of fleſh; it dwells no where in un- blended proportions on this ſide the empyreum. Glanvill. UNBLEN'cHED. adj. Not diſgraced ; not injured by any ſoil. There, where very deſolation dwells, She may paſs on with unblench'd majeſty: Be it not done in pride, or in preſumption. UNBLE'st. adj. 1. Accurſed; excluded from benedićtion. It is a ſhameful and unbleſſed thing, to take the ſcum of people, and wicked, condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant. Bacºn, 2. Wretched; unhappy. In thy pow'r It lies yet, ere conception, to prevent The race unbleft, to being yet unbegot. What is true paſſion, if unbleſ it dies? And where is Emma's joy, if Henry flies? UNBLoo'DIED. adj. Not ſtained with blood. Who finds the partridge in the puttock's neſt, But may imagine how the bird was dead, Although the kite ſoar with unibodied beak., ºft UNBloo'DY. adj. Not cruel; not ſhedding blood; not ſtained with blood. Under the ledge of Atlas lies a cave, The venerable ſeat of holy hermits, Who there, ſecure in ſeparated cells, From the purling ſtreams, and ſavage fruits, Miltºn, Milton. Prior. Have wholeſome bev'rage, and unbloody feats. Drydin. UNBlown, adj. Having the bud yet unexpanded. | Ah! my poor princes ! Ah my tender babes shalft My unblown flowers, new-appearing ſweets ! UNBLU'NtED. adj. Not becoming obtuſe: - A ſword, whoſe weight without a blow might ſlay; ... Able, unblunted, to cut hoſts away. Cºwly; Davidai. UNBo'DIED. adj. I. Incorporeal; immaterial. bºdid If we could conceive of things as angº and unbº ge ſpirits do, without involving them in thoſe clouds º: throws upon them, we ſhould ſeldom be in º. º iſk. miſtakes as are perpetually committed. JWatts'ſ Lºg 2. Freed from the body. - she hath the bonds broke of eternal night; Her ſoul unbodied of the burdenous º Spºnſºr. All things are but alter'd, nothing dº; - And here and there th’ nºd ſpirit flies. D* UNBo'ILED. ad. Not ſodden. A quarter of a pint of rice unb boiled. To UNEo'Lt. v. a. To ſet open; to unbar. I’ll call my uncle down ; - d. . He ſhall º the gates. Shakespeare . Trºilus and #. Unboited, adj. Coarſe ; groſs; not refin", * bolting or ſifting. c I º tread #. wnbolted villain into mortal: and º: wall of a jakes with him. Shakeſpears” Unbo'NNETTED. adj. Wanting a hat or bon” This night, wherein The lion, and the belly-pinched wolf Keep their fur dry; unbonnetted he runs, And bids what will, take all. - .** ---" int wild, will ariſe * ºſº Shakeſp. K. Lear, Usg00'Kish. 3
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UN Boo'kish. adj.
I. Not ſtudious of books.
2. Not cultivated by erudition.
As he ſhall ſmile, Othello ſhall go mad;
And his unbookſ, jealouſy muſt conſtrue
Poor Caſio's ſmiles, geſtures, and light behaviour,
Quite in the wrong.
UNBo'RN. adj. Not yet brought into li
Conne.
Some unborn ſorrow, ripe in fortune's womb,
Is coming tow’rd me.
The woes to come, the children yet unborn
Shall feel this lay, as ſharp to them as thorn.
Never ſo much as in a thought unborn,
Did I offend you.
He on the wings of cherubim
Up-lifted, in paternal glory rode
**to chaos, and the world anbarn. Milton's Par. Lo/?.
To what wretched ſtate reſerv'd l
Better end here unborn 7 Why is life giv'n
To be thus waſted from us ?
A queen, from whom
The ſouls of kings ºnborn for bodies wait.
UNBo'RRowed. ºff. Genuine; native; one's OWn.
But the luxurious father of the fold,
With native purple, and unborrow'd gold,
Shakespeare's Othello. -
fe; future; being to To UNERA,
Shakeſp. Richard II.
Shakeſp.
Shakesp. A you like it.
AMilton's Par. Lo/?.
Dryden.
U N B
To UN Row #1. **. To exenterate 3 to eviſcerate.
In this chapter I'll *owed the ſtate of the queſtion. Haſſetti/
it is now become a new ſpecies of divinity, to branch out
with fond diſtinctions ºur holy faith, which th: pious fim-
Plicity of the firſt Chriſtians received to Pºlice; not to read
upon as an *my, unbowel and fift. to try experi-
IIlents.
Decay of Pier,
CE. v. a. ty ºf Piety.
I. To looſe; to relax.
With whoſe reproach and
The knight emboiling in his
Knit all his forces
His graſping hold.
omewhat of mournful ſu
ºns unbraced, with ſoldie
Nought ſhall the pſaltry a
hen the quick ſpirits their Warm march forbear
And numbing coldneſs has unbrac'd the ear. >
Waſting years, that with. human race,
Exhauſt thy ſpirits, and thy arms unbrace.
2. To make the clothes i.
- Is it phyſical,
To walk unbrac'd, and ij. up the humours
Of the dank morning Shakeſp. Yul; Caeſar,
Hamlet, with his doublet all %. julius aſar
No hat upon his head, his ſtoc
odious menace,
haughty heart,
and gan ſoon unbrace
Tº my ears does wound ;
rs broken cries.
nd the harp avail,
Prior.
Pope's Iliad.
unbrac'd;
- - kings looſe. Shakeſp.
Beneath his Pompous fleece ſhall proudly ſweat. Dryden. UNBRE'Athen. v. ... Not exerciſed.
. In ſubſtances, eſpecially thoſe which the common and unbor- They now have toil'd their unbreath? memories,
ºw'd names of any language are applied to, ſome remarkable, With this ſame play againſt our nuptials. Shakeſp.
fenſible qualities, ſerve to diſtinguiſh one from another. Locke. ****ATHING. adj. Unanimated.
UN poºr TomEd. adj. They ſpake not a word ;
1. Without bottom ; bottomleſs. But like dumb ſtatues, or unbreathing ſtones,
The dark, unbottom’d, infinite abyſs. Milton. Star'd each on other, and look'd deadly pale. Shakeſp.
2. Having no ſolid foundation. UNPRED. adj.
This is a ſpecial act of chriſtian hope, to be thus unbat-
tºmed of ourſelves, and faſtened upon God, with a full re-
Hºse, truſt, and dependance on his mercy.
To UN Boſsom. v. a.
1. To reveal in confidence.
I lov'd thee, as too well thou knew'ſ 5
Too well, unboſom'd all my ſecrets to thee,
Not out of levity, but overpower'd º
By thy requeſt, who could deny thee nothing. Milton.
o we unboſom all our ſecrets to him, and hide nothing
that Paſſeth in the depth of our hearts frºm him; Atterbury.
2. To open ; to diſcloſe.
Should I thence, hurried on viewleſs wing,
Take up a weeping on the mountains wild, -
The gentle neighbourhood of grove and ſpring
Hammond.
Would ſoon unbºſºm all their echo's mild. Milton. .
JNBo'UGHT. adj.
I. Obtained without money.
The unlought dainties of the poor. Dryden's Horace.
2. Not finding any purchaſer.
The merchant will leave our native commodities unlought
upon the hands of the farmer, rather than export them to a
market, which will not afford him returns with profit. Locke.
unpo'UND. adj.
1. Looſe ; not tied.
2. Wanting a cover. -
He that has complex ideas, without particular names for
them, would be in no better caſe than a bookſeller, who had
volumes that lay unbound, and without titles; which he could
make known to others, only by ſhewing the looſe ſheets. Locke.
3. Preterite of unhind.
Some from their chains the faithful dogs unbound. Dryden, -
UNBo'UND, D. adj.
1. Infinite ; interminable.
Long were to tell what I have done;
I voyag'd the unreal, vaſt, unlounded deep -
Of horrible confuſion. Milton.
The wide, th’ unbounded proſpect lies before me; -
But ſhadows, clouds, and darkneſs reſt upon it. Addison,
2. Unlimitted; unreſtrained.
He was a man
Of an unbounded ſtomach, ever ranking
Himſelf with princes. - Shakeſpeare,
He had given his curioſity its full, unbounded range, and exa-
min’d not only in contemplation, but by ſenſitive experiment,
whatever could be good for the ſons of men. Decay of Piety.
UNBou'NDEDLY. adj. Without bounds; without limits.
So unboundedly miſchievous is ...that petulant member, that
heaven and earth are not wide enough for its range, but it
will find work at home too. Gºvernment of the Tongue.
UNBQ (NPFDNess. n.ſ. Exemption from limits. -
Finitude, applied to created things, imports the proportions
of the ſeveral properties of theſe things to one another. Infini-
tude, the unboundedneſs of theſe degrees of properties. Cheyne.
UN Boſwed. adj. Not bent.
He knits his brow, and ſhews an angry eye,
And paſſeth by with ſtiff, unlowed knee,
Diſdaining duty that to us belongs. Shakeſ?, Hen. VI.
- 3. Not tamed.
I. Not inſtrućted in civility; ill educated.
Onbred minds muſt be a little ſent abroad.
Children learn from *nºred or debauche
towardly tricks.
Sure never any thing was ſo unh
In 2n.
2. Not taught.
Gov. of Tongue.
d ſervants, un-
‘Azcée on Education.
** as that odious
Congreve's Iſay ºf the //orld.
A warriour dame, -
Wººd to ſpinning, in the ſoon unſkill’d. Dryden,
UNBREE(cHEd. adj. Having no breeches.
Looking on my boy's face, methoughts I did recoil
Twenty-three years, and ſaw myſelf unbreech'd,
In my green velvet coat. Shakeſpeare's Jºinter Tale.
UNPR1'BED, adj. Not influenced by money or gifts; not hired,
The ſoul gave all?
{*iºd it gave ; or, if a bribe appear,
No leſs than heav'n.
To ſuccour the diſtreſs'd ;
Unbrib'd by love; unterrify’d by threats.
UN BRI'dled. adj. Licentious; not reſtrained.
This is not well, raſh and unbridled boy,
To fly the favours of ſo good a king. Shakespeare
e have conſidered religious zeal, which tranſgreſſes in
wnbridled exceſs. Spratt's Sermons.
To what licence
Dares thy unbridled boldneſs run itſelf? B. johnſon,
º, 3-, ºn tº
1. Not violated.
God pardon all oaths, that are broke to me;
God keep all vows unbroke, are made to thee. Shakeſp.
Some married perſons, even in their marriage, do pleaſe
God, by preſerving their faith unbrº. Taylor.
He firſt broke peace in heav'n, and faith, till then
Unbroken.
2. Not ſubdued; not weakened.
From his feat the Pylian prince aroſe:
Two centuries already he fulfill'd ;
And now began the third, unbroken yet. Dryden.
How broad his ſhoulders ſpread by age unbroke / Pope.
Dryden.
4. Phillips.
Aſilton.
A lonely cow, - *-
Unworn with yokes, unbroken to the plow. Addison.
UNBR'o'THERLIke. }* Ill ſuiting with the character of a
"THERLY. brother.
Usº wnbrotherlike heat towards the eaſtern churches, fo-
mented that difference about Eaſter into a ſchiſm. Decoy of Piety.
UNBRU'Is ED. ad; Not bruiſed ; not hurt.
On Dardan plains, -
The freſh, and yet unbruiſed Greeks do pitch
Their brave pavillions. Shakeſp. º
Thou'ſt years upon thee, and º art too full
f the war's ſurfeits, to go rove with one - |
º: yet unbruis'd, Shakespeare . Coriolanus.
Care keeps his watch in ev'ry old man seye: -
And where care lodgeth, ſleep will never lie; -
But where unbruiſed youth, with unſtuft brain,
iºn couch his limbs, there golden ſleep doth reign. Shakeſ
29 K To
UN C
U N C
is nº, ki.e. º. a. To looſe from buckles.
"To º been º ...'. ..". at
Afty, helms; fifting cach other S throat, .
º dead with nothing. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
He that unbuckle, this, till we do pleaſe
To doff't for our purpoſe, ſhall hear a ſtorm. Shakeſp.
His ſtarry helm unbuckled, ſhew'd him prime
In manhood, where youth ended. Milton's Par. Loft.
All unluckling the rich mail they wore,
Laid their bright arms along the ſable ſhore. Pope.
To UN build. v. a. To raze ; to deſtroy.
This is the way to kindle, not to quench ; -
Tº unbuild the city, and to lay all flat. Shakeſpeare.
What will they then but unbuild
His living temples, built by faith to ſtand ;
Their own faith, not another's Milton's Par. Loſł.
UN built. adj. Not yet erected.
Built walls you ſhun, unbuilt you ſee. Dryden.
UN bu'RIED. adj. Not interred; not honoured with the rites
of funeral.
Why ſuffer'ſt thou thy ſons, unburied yet,
To hover on the dreadful ſhore of Styx * Shakespeare.
The moſs which groweth upon the ſkull of a dead man
unburied, will ſtauch blood potently. Bacon.
The hardeſt ingredient to come by, is the moſs upon the
ſkull of a dead man unburied. Bacon.
Him double cares attend,
For his unburied ſoldiers, aud his friend. Dryden.
Breathleſs he lies; and his unbury'd ghoſt,
Depriv'd of funeral rites, pollutes your hoſt. Dryden.
The wand'ring ghoſts
Of king's unbury'd on the waſted coaſts.
UN bu'RNED. l;
UN BU’RNT. ; ady.
1. Not conſumed; not waſted; not injured by fire.
Creon denies the rites of fun'ral fires to thoſe,
Whoſe breathleſs bodies yet he calls his foes;
Unburn'd, unburied, on a heap they lie.
2. Not heated with fire.
Burnt wine is more hard and aſtringent, than wine un-
burnt. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. Nº. 898.
UN BU’s NING. adj. Not conſuming by heat.
What we have ſaid of the unburning fire called light,
ſtreaming from the flame of a candle, may eaſily be applied
to all other light deprived of ſenſible heat. Digby.
To UNBU'RTHEN. v. a.
1. To rid of a load.
We'll ſhake all cares and buſineſs from our age,
Conferring them on younger ſtrengths; while we
Unburden'd crawl tow'rd death. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
2. To throw off.
Sharp Buckingham unburthens with his tongue
Pope's Statius.
Dryden.
The envious load that lies upon his heart. Shakeſp.
3. To diſcloſe what lies heavy on the mind.
From your love I have a warranty
Tº unburthen all my plots and purpoſes,
How to get clear of all the debts I owe. Shakespeare
To UN bu'tton. v.a. To looſe anything buttoned.
Thou art fat-witted with drinking old ſack, and unbutton-
ing thee after ſupper. Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
Many catch cold on the breaſt, by leaving their doublets
unbuttoned. Harvey on Conſumptions.
His ſilk waiſtcoat was unbuttoned in ſeveral places, Addiſon.
UNcAlci'NED. adj. Free from calcination.
A ſaline ſubſtance, ſubtler than ſal ammoniack, carried up
with it, untakined gold in the form of ſubtile exhala.
tionS. Boyle.
UNCA'LLED. adj. Not ſummoned; not ſent for ; not demanded.
Baſilius had ſervants, who, though they came not un-
called, yet at call were ready. Sidney.
He, bolder now, uncall'd before her flood. Milton.
Mild Lucina came uncall'd, and ſtood
Beſide the ſtruggling boughs, and heard the groan,
Then reach'd her midwife hand to ſpeed the throes, Dryden.
To UN.ca/LM. adj. To diſturb.
What ſtrange diſquiet has uncalm'd your breaſt,
Inhuman fair, to rob the dead of reſt Dryden.
9Nea Scºlled, adj. Not eraſed; not abrogated.
I only mourn my yet uncancell’d ſcore;
You put me paſt the pow'r of paying more. Dryden.
UN CANo'Nical. adj.
US CAP A Blf. adj.
not ſuſceptible.
Thou art come to anſwer
- A ſtony adverſary, an inhuman wretch,
#. º Pity, void and empty
any dram of mercy. Shakespeare. Mer ºf Wenice.
He who believes j uncapable of "... º On
wº any care of reforming. Hammond.
afic i. whilſt they * under the deceit of it, makes them
* of conviction; and they applaud themſelves as zea-
Not agreeable to the canons.
lincapable, Fr. incapax, Lat..] Not capable;
lous champions for truth, when indeed they are contend
for error. L º:
UNCA'RED fºr adj. Not regarded; not attended to. “
Their kings, to better their worldly eſtate, left their ow
and their people's ghoſtly condition uncared for. Wn
UNcARNATE. adj. Not fleſhly.
Nor need we be afraid to aſcribe that to the incarnate ſon
which ſometimes is attributed unto the tlhéarnate ń.
ther. Brown's Pulgar Errº,
To UNcA'se. v. a. -
1. To diſengage from any covering.
See Pompey is uncaſing for the combat. Shake
Thou ſhalt be maſter, Tranio, in my ſtead. JPA
'Tis hatch'd, and ſhall be ſo: Tranio, at once
Uncaſe thee; take my colour'd hat and cloak Shalºft.
Partly by his voice, and partly by his ears, was diſ.
ver'd , and conſequently uncaſed, well laughed at, and .
cudgell’d. L'Eſtrange.
Uncaſe me, and do with me what you pleaſe. Addison.
2. To flay.
All men him uncaſed 'gan deride. Hubberd's Tak,
UNcA/UGHT. adj. Not yet catched.
Let him fly far;
Not in this land ſhall he remain uncaught,
And found diſpatch'd. Shakespeare . K. Lar.
His boſom glows with treaſures yet uncaughſ. Gaj.
UNCA'used. adj. Having no precedent cauſe.
UNCA’utious. adj. Nat wary; heedleſs.
Unforeſeen, they ſay, is unprepard:
Uncautious Arcite thought himſelf alone. Dryden,
UNcE'LEBRATED. adj. Not ſolemnized.
Thus was the firſt day, ev’n and morn;
Nor paſs'd uncelebrated, nor unſung
By the celeſtial choirs. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vii, l. 253.
UN cRNs URED. adj. Exempt from publick reproach.
How difficult muſt it be for any ruler to live uncºnſº,
where every one of the community is thus qualified for mo-
delling the conſtitution ? Addison's Freehºlder.
Fear moſt to tax an honourable fool,
Whoſe right it is uncenſur'd to be dull. Pºp.
To be uncenſured, and to be obſcure, is the ſame
thing. Pºpe'. Letterſ.
UNcE'RTAIN. adj. [incertain, Fr. intertuſ, Lat.]
1. Doubtful; not certainly known.
That ſacred pile, ſo vaſt, ſo high,
That whether 'tis a part of earth or ſky,
Uncertain ſeems; and may be thought a proud
Aſpiring mountain, or deſcending cloud.
2. Doubtful; not having certain knowledge. -
Man, without the protection of a ſuperior being, is ſecure
of nothing that he enjoys, and uncertain of every thing that
Dºnlam.
he hopes for. Tiliatiºn.
Condemned on Caucaſus to lie,
Still to be dying, not to die;
With certain pain, uncertain of relief, - • *r
Granvillº.
True emblem of a wretched lover's gricf.
3. Not ſure in the conſequence.
I muſt be married to my brother's daughter,
Or elſe my kingdom ſtands on brittle glaſs:
Murther her brothers, and then marry her !. - II
Uncertain way of gain Sharºffear, ; Richard III.
Aſcanius young, and eager of his game,
Scon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim :
But the dire fiend the fatal arrow guides, . d
Which pierc'd his bowels through his panting ſides, Drydºn.
In the bright air the fauchion ſhone, Ga
Or whiſtling ſings diſmiſs'd th' uncertain ſton; - º
The ſearch of our future being, is but a needleſs, anxious,
and uncertain haſte to be knowing, ſooner than We i.
what, without all this ſolicitude, we ſhall k" " .
later. l
. Unſettled; unregular. -
4. As the form of our publick ſervice is not wº *
neither are the parts thereof uncertain ; but tº “ in the
down in ſuch order, and with ſuch choice, * hat '#ºr.
wiſdom of the church, ſeemed beſt. §
UNce/RTAIN ED. adj. Made uncertain. A ºn
The diverſity of ſeaſons are not ſo uniº y courſe,
and moon alone, who always keep one and the ſame liº.
but that the ſtars have alſo their working thº". “
UN ce/RTAINLY. adv. Not ſurely ; not certainly. ſt
They that are paſt all hope of good, alº Pº
All fear of ill: and yet if he be dead, jam.' *
Speak ſoftly, or uncertainly. Dº l
Go, mortals, now, and vex yourſelves"
For wealth, which ſo uncertainly muſt coºl". in
When what was brought ſo far, and with ſuch pa jººn.
Was only kept to loſe it nearer home. if the ideº be
Names muſt be of very unſteady meaning, be known “
referred to ſtandards without us, that “a” “ fe.
all, or but very imperfectly and uncertainy. User's TA3+"
U N C
UNCE’RTAINTY. n.ſ.
1. Dubiouſneſs; want of knowledge.
All great concernments muſt delays endure;
Raſhneſs and haſte make all things unſecure ;
And if uncertain thy pretenſions be,
Stay till fit time wear out uncertainty. Denham.
You common cry of curs, whoſe breath I hate,
Here then remain with your uncertainty;
Let ev'ry feeble rumour ſhake your hearts. Shakeſp.
That which makes doubtfulneſs and uncertainty in the ſig-
nification of ſome, more than other words, is the difference
of ideas they ſtand for. - Locke.
2. Contingency; want of certainty.
God's omniſcience is a light ſhining into every dark cor-
ner, ſtedfaſtly graſping the greateſt and moſt ſlippery uncer-
tainties. South's Sermons.
3. Something unknown.
Our ſhepherd's caſe is every man's caſe, that quits a moral
certainty for an uncertainty, and leaps from the honeſt buſi-
neſs he was brought up to, into a trade he has no
ſkill in. L’Eſtrange.
To UNCHA'IN. v. a. To free from chains.
Minerva thus to Perſeus lent her ſhield,
Secure of conqueſt, ſent him to the field:
The hero acted what the queen ordain'd ;
So was his fame complete, and Andromede anchain'd. Prior.
UNCHA'NGEABLE. adj. Immutable; not ſubject to varia-
tion.
If the end for which a law provideth, be perpetually ne-
ceſſary; and the way whereby it provideth perpetually alſo
moſt apt, no doubt but that every ſuch law ought for ever to
remain unchangeable. Hooker, b. iii. §. Io.
UNcha(NGED. adj.
I. Not altered.
When our fortunes are violently changed, our ſpirits are
unchanged. Taylor's Rule of Holy Living.
More ſafe I ſing with mortal voice; unchang'd
To hoarſe, or mute. Milton's Par. Loft.
2. Not alterable.
Diſmiſs thy fear,
And heav'n's unchang'd decrees attentive hear:
More pow'rful gods have torn thee from my ſide. Dryden.
Honour unchang'd, a principle profeſt,
Fixt to one ſide, but mod’rate to the reſt. Pope.
Uncha/NG EABLE Ness. n.ſ. Immutability.
This unchangeableneſs of colour I am now to deſcribe. Newt.
UNcHA/NGEABLY. adv. Immutably; without change.
All truth is unchangeably the ſame ; that propoſition, which
is true at any time, being ſo for ever. South.
Her firſt order, diſpoſition, frame,
Muſt then ſubſiſt unchangeably the ſame. Blackmore.
UschA’NGING. adj. Suffering no alteration.
But that thy face is, vizor-like, unchanging,
Made impudent with uſe of evil deeds,
I would eſſay, proud queen, to make thee bluſh. Shakeſp.
True expreſſion, like th’ unchanging ſun,
Clears and improves whate'er it ſhines upon : }
It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Pope.
To UNCHA’R G E. v. a. To retract an accuſation.
Even his mother ſhall uncharge the practice,
And call it accident. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
UNCHA'R1TABLE. adj. Contrary to charity; contrary to the
univerſal love preſcribed by chriſtianity.
All the rich mines of learning ranſack'd are
To furniſh ammunition for this war;
Uncharitable zeal our reaſon whets, -
And double edges on our paſſion ſets. Denham.
This fills the minds of weak men with uncharitable in-
terpretations of thoſe actions of which they are not compe-
tent judges. Addiſon's Freeholder, N°. 37.
UNch A/RITABLE Ness. m. ſ. Want of charity. -
The penitence of the criminal may have number'd him
among the ſaints, when our unretracted uncharitableneſ;
may ſend us to unquenchable flames. Govern. of the Tongue.
Heaven and hell are the proper regions of mercy and un-
charitablºngſ. Atterbury.
UNCHA(RITABLY. adv. In a manner contrary to cha-
r1tW.
º did not mean the cutting off all that nation with the
ſword; which, far be it from me that I ſhould ever think ſo
deſperately, or wiſh ſo uncharitably. Spenſer.
Urge neither charity nor ſhame to me;
Uncharitably with me have you dealt,
And ſhamefully my hopes by you are butcher'd. , Shakespeare.
Men, imprudently and uncharitably often, employ their
zeal for perſons. Sprat.
UNCHA'RY. adj. Not wary; not cautious.
I've ſaid too much unto a heart of ſtone,
And laid my honour too unchary out. Shakeſpeare.
UNCHA stE. adj. Lewd ; libidinous ; not continent; not
chaſte; not pure.
U N C
One, that in divers places I had heard before blazed, as
the moſt impudently unchyte woman of all Aſia. Sidney,
r x-, . In my maſter's garments,
Which he inforc'd from me, away he poſts
With uncloſe purpoſe, to violate
My lady's honour. Shakespeare Cymbeline.
He hath given her his monumental ring, and thinks him-
ſelf made in the unchaſte compoſition. Shakeſpeare.
Cannot reverence himſelf; and the
Whoſoever is unchaſe,
reverence of a man's ſelf is, next religion, the chiefeſt bridle
Bacon.
of all vices.
Milton.
Luſt, by unchaffe looks,
Lets in defilement to the inward parts.
If ſhe thinks to be ſeparated by ſeaſon of her huſband's
unchaſe life, then the man will be uncurably ruined. Taylor.
UNcHA'stity. m. ſ. Lewdneſs; incontinence. -
That generation was more particularly addićted to intem-
Perance, ſenſuality, and unchajlity. JP'oodward.
When the ſun is among the horned ſigns, he may pro-
duce ſuch a ſpirit of unchółity, as is dangerous to the honour
of your worſhips families. Arbuthnot.
UNcHEE’RFulness. n.ſ. Melancholy; gloomineſs of temper.
Many, by a natural uncheerfulneſs of heart, love to indulge
this uncomfortable way of life. Addiſon's Spectatºr.
Unche'cKED. adj. Unreſtrained; not fluctuateå.
What news on the Ryalto
—Why, yet it lives there uncheck'd, that Anthonio hath
a ſhip of rich lading wreck'd. Shakeſp. Mer. of Wenice.
Apt the mind, or fancy, is to rove
Uncheck'd, and of her roving is no end. Milton.
Thee on the wing thy uncheck’d vigour bore,
To wanton freely, or ſécurely ſoar. Smith to j. Phillips.
UNcheſ wed. adj. Not maſticated.
He fills his famiſh'd maw, his mouth runs o'er
With unchew'd morſels, while he churns the gore. Dryden.
To UNCHI’ld. v. a. To deprive of children.
He hath widow’d and unchilded many a one,
Which to this hour bewail the injury.
UNCHRI's TIAN. adj.
I. Contrary to the laws of chriſtianity.
It's uncharitable, unchriſtian, and inhuman, to paſs a pe-
remptory ſentence of condemnation upon a try'd friend,
where there is any room left for a more favourable judg-
Shakeſp.
ment. # - a . 1.’Eſtrange.
Theſe unchriſtian fiſhers of men, are fatally caught in
their own nets. South.
I cou’d diſpenſe with the unphiloſophicalneſs of this their
hypotheſis, were it not unchrijian. Norris.
2. Unconverted; infidel.
Whereupon grew a queſtion, whether a chriſtian ſoldier
might herein do as the unchriſtian did, and wear as they
Wore. Hooker.
UNCHR1'stiANNEss. adj. Contrariey to chriſtianity.
The unchriſtianneſs of thoſe denials might ariſe from a
diſpleaſure to ſee me prefer my own divines before their mi-
niſters. K. Charles.
UNCIRCU Mct’s ED. adj. Not circumciſed; not a Jew.
Th'uncircumcis'd ſmil'd grimly with diſdain.
UNCIR cumcision. n ſ. Omiſſion of circumciſion.
God, that gives the law that a Jew ſhall be circumciſed,
thereby conſtitutes uncircumciſion an obliquity; which, had
he not given that law, had never been ſuch. Hammond.
UNcIRcu MscR1/BED. adj. Unbounded; unlimited.
Though I, unſcircumſcrib'd myſelf, retire,
And put not forth my goodneſs. Milton's Par. Loff.
An arbitrary prince is the maſter of a non-reſiſting peo-
ple; for where the power is uncircumſcribed, the obedience
ought to be unlimited. Addiſon.
The ſovereign was flattered by a ſet of men into a per-
ſuaſion, that the regal authority was unlimited and uncir-
cumſcrib'd. Addiſon's Freeholder, N°. 2.
UNc/Rcumspect, adj. Not cautious; not vigilant. -
Their uncircumſpect ſimplicity had been uſed, eſpecially in
matters of religion. Hayward.
UNcIRcuMsta'NTIAL. adj, Unimportant. A bad word.
The like particulars, although they ſeem uncircumſtantial,
are oft ſet down in holy ſcripture. Bºwne's Hºugar Errour.
UN civil. adj. [incivil, Fr. incivilis, Lat.] Unpolite; not agree-
able to rules of elegance, or complaiſance. - - -
Your undutiful, uncivil, and uncharitable dealing in this
Cowley.
your book, hath detected you. //higiſt.
They love me well, yet I have much to do,
To keep me from uncivil outrages. Shakespeare.
My friends are ſo unreaſonable, that they would have me
be uncivil to him. - Spectator, Nº. 475.
UNcI'villy, adv. Unpolitely ; not complaitantly.
Somewhat in it he would not have done, or deſired un-
done, when he broke forth as deſperately, as before he
had done undivity. Browne's Pulgar Erreurs.
UNcI'vilize D. adj. -
1. Not reclaimed from barbarity.
Eut
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U N C U N C e, brave Britons, foreign laws deſpis'd, • » iviliz'd : d kept unconquer d, and zzzzczº. 112, ſº #. he liberties of wit, and bold, \, ſtill defy'd the Romans, as of old. . Coarſe; indecent. - - 2 sºil, who have been poliſhed in France, make uſe of the moſt coarſe, unciviliz’d words in our language. Addiſon. US. LA/RIFIED. adj. Not purged; not purified. - - One ounce of whey unclarified; one ounce of oil of vi- triol, make no apparent alteration. Bacon's Phyſ Remarks. T., UScLA’sp. v. 3. To open what is ſhut with clºſps. Thou know'ſt no leſs, but all: I have undº/P'4 To thee the book, ev’n of my ſecret ſoul. Shakespeare . Prayer can unclaſp the girdles of the north, ſaying to a mountain of ice, be thou removed hence: and caſt into the Taylor's I/ºrthy Communicant. But w Pope. ſea. UN classick. Not claſſick. Angel of dulneſs, ſent to ſcatter round Her magick charms o'er all unclaſſiº ground. Pope. U's cle. n.). [on le, Fr.] The father's or mother's brother. Hamlet puniſhes his uncle rather for his own death, than the murther of his father. Shakeſpeare Illuſtrated. Us clf A. N. n.ſ. 1. Foul ; dirty; filthy. Charon, A ſordid god : down from his hoary chin - A length of beard deſcends, uncomb'd, unclean. Pryden, Prieſts are patterns for the reſt ; The gold of heav'n, who bear the God impreſs'd : But when the precious coin is kept unclean, The ſov’reign's image is no longer ſeen. If they be ſoul, on whom the people truſt, Well may the baſer braſs contract a ruſt. Dryden. 2. Not purified by ritual practices. 3. Foul with ſin. Beſides how vile, contemptible, ridiculous, What act more execrably unclean, profane : Milton. What agonies muſt he endure ?, What difficulties over- come, before he can cleanſe himſelf from the pollutions of ſin, and be a fit inhabitant of that holy place, where no unclean thing ſhall enter Rogers'; Sermons. 4. Lewd ; unchaſte. - Let them all encircle him about, And, fairy-like too, pinch the unclean knight, And aſk him, why that hour of fairy revel, In their ſo ſacred paths he dares to tread, - In ſhape profane. Shakeſp. Merry Wives of Windſºr. Some tree, whoſe broad, ſmooth leaves together ſow'd, And girded on our loins, may cover round Thoſe middle parts ; that this new comer, ſhame, There ſit not, and reproach us as unclean. Milton. UN cle A'N LINEss. m. ſ. Want of cleanlineſs. This profane liberty and uncleanlineſs, the archbiſhop re- ſolv'd to reform. Clarendon. UN CLE ANLY. adj. 1. Fou!; filthy; naſty. Civet is of a baſer birth than tar; The very uncleanly flux of a cat. 2. Indecent; unchaſte. 'Tis pity that theſe harmonious writers have ever indulged any thing uncleanly or impure to defile their paper. Watts. Usci. RA/NN Ess. m. ſ. 1. Lewdneſs; incontinence. In St. Giles's I underſtood that moſt of the vileſt and moſt miſèrable houſes of uncleanneſ were. Graunt's Bill of Mortality. 2. Want of cleanlineſs ; naſtineſs. Be not curious nor careleſs in your habit; be not trouble- ſome to thyſelf, or to others, by unhandſomeneſs, or un- cleanneſs. Taylor’s Guide to Devotion. 3. Sin ; wickedneſs. I will ſave you from all your uncleanneſºs. Ez. xxxvi. 29. 4. Want of ritual purity. UNCLE/AN's ED. adj. Not cleanſed. Pond earth is a good compoſt, if the pond have been long inclºſed : ſo the water be not too hungry. Bacon's Nat. Hiſſ. To UNCLEw. v. a. [from clew.] To undo. If I ſhould pay you for’t as 'tis extoll’d, ... It would unclew me quite. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. To UNCLE's CH. v. a. To open the cloſed hand. The hero ſo his enterprize recalls; His fift unclenches, and the weapon falls. Garth. UNCLI'PPED. adj. Whole; not cut. - As ſoon as there began a diſtinction between clipped and r unclipped money, bullion aroſe. Locke. To UNCLo'ATH. v. a. To ſtrip; to make naked. "he boughs and branches are never uncleathed and left naked. Ra eigh's Hiſt. of the //orld. Poor orphans minds are left as uncleath'd and naked alto- gether, as their bodies. - Atterbury. Wa º º couch, over with thick woollen clothes, the * Whereof will make it come preſently; which once Perceived, forthwith uncleath it. 440rtiºner's Huſbandry. Shakespeare. To a diſtinct knowledge of things, we muſt und,all h of all theſe mixtures, that we may contemplate them º and in their own nature. - Watts' . * To Usclo'G. v. a. * - Logick. 1. To diſencumber; to exonerate. Could I meet 'em But once a day, it would unclog my heart Of what lies heavy to't. Shalºft 2. To ſet at liberty. peare, Then air, becauſe unclog'd in empty ſpace, Flies after fire, and claims the ſecond place. Drd. To UNcLoi's rer. v. n. To ſet at large. Jath, Why did I not, uncloiſier'd from the womb, Take my next lodging in a tomb To UN clo's E. v.a. To open. Norrl, Soon as thy letters trembling I unclºſe, That well-known name awakens all my woes. Pºpe UNcLo's ED. adj. Not ſeparated by incloſures. The king's army would, through thoſe unclºſed parts, have done them little harm. º UN clo'UDED. adj. Free from clouds; clear from obſcuriº, not darkened. - - y The father unfolding bright Tow'rd the right hand his glory on the ſon Blaz'd forth unclouded deity. Milton's Par, Lºft True virtues, with unclouded light, - All great, all royal, ſhine divinely bright. Rºſłommon. Bleſt with temper, whoſe unclouded ray, Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day. Pºpe. UscLouded Ness. n.ſ. Openneſs; freedom from gloom. The love I would perſuade, makes nothing more condu- cive to it, than the greateſt uncloudedneſs of the eye, and the perfeóteſt illuſtration of the object; which is ſuch, that the cleareſt reaſon is the moſt advantageous light it can deſire to be ſeen by. Bjk. UN clo'UDY adj. Free from a cloud. Now night in ſilent ſtate begins to riſe, And twinkling orbs beſtrow th' uncloudy ſkies; Her borrow'd luſtre growing Cynthia lends. Gaj. To UN clu'rcH. v. a. To open. If the terrors of the Lord could not melt his bowels, undulth his griping hand, or diſſeize him of his prey; yet ſure it muſt diſcourage him from graſping of heaven too. Decay ºf Pitt). To UN coi'F. v. a. To pull the cap off. Yonder are two apple-women ſcolding, and juſt ready to uncoif one another. Arbuthnot and Pope. To UN.co.il. v. a. [from coil.] To open from being colled or wrapped one part upon another. The ſpiral air-veſſels are like threads of cobweb, a little uncoiled. Derham's Phyſico-Theolºgy. UN coi'NED. adj. Not coined. - While thou livºſt, Kate, take a fellow of plain, tº conſtancy. Shakeſpeare's Hen, W. An ounce of coined ſtandard filver, muſt be of equal" lue to an ounce of uncoined ſtandard filver. Lºk. UN collected. adj. Not collected; not recollected. Aſham’d, confus'd, I ſtarted from my bed, And to my ſoul yet uncollected ſaid; Into thyſelf, fond Solomon return; - Reflect again, and thou again ſhalt mourn. Pir. UN colourED. adj. Not ſtained with any colour, or die. Out of things uncoloured and tranſparent, we can repreſent unto you all ſeveral colours. Bacon. Whether to deck with clouds the uncolour'd ſky, Or wet the thirſty earth with falling ſhow’rs; Riſing, or falling, ſtill advance his praiſe. Unco'MBEd. adj. Not parted or adjuſted by the comb, They might perceive his head To be unarmed, and curled, uncombed hairs, Upſtarting ſtiff. Fairy Queen, b. 1 & 9. f 22. Their jocks are beds of uncomi’d ſnakes, that "'" Miltºn. About their ſhady brows in wanton ring; º: Thy locks uncºmb'd, like a rough wood appear 4"..." le. A low, UN co’MEATABLE, adj. Inacceſſible ; unattainab corrupt word. UN com ELINEss. n. ſ. Want of grace; , a t-r- nd The ruined churches are ſo unhandſom") *: thatched, that men do even ſhun the placº for tº i. land. lineſ; thereof. Sp ºº, ". He prais'd women's modeſty, and gay" " t ººff. behaved reproof to all uncomelingſ. . d; terzº, aſ Thoſe arches which the Tuſcan writers call* º lº, d; quarto acuto, becauſe they always concur". ºdie. both for the natural imbecility of the angle º from judiº wiſe for their very uncomelinſ, ought to.” exile ſhitetſure. cious eyes. J%tton's “... they Forgetting that duty of modeſt concealms. ". diſco- owed to the father of their country, in ca" * Charleſ. vered any real uncomelineſ. - in... wi The beauty or uncomelineſ in good and ill º make deeper impreſſions on them, in the *P*" i.i. than from any rules. Usco/MELY. want of beauty.
U N C
UN cººrly adj. . Not comely; wanting grace. .
, Though he thought inquiſitiveneſs an uncomeſ, gueſt, he
could not but aſk who ſhe was. Sidney.
Neither is the fame accounted an uncomely manner of riá-
ing: for great warriors ſay, they never ſaw a more comely
man than the Iriſhman, nor that cometh on more bravely in
his charge. Spenſer's Ireland.
Many, who troubled them moſt in their counſels, durſt
not go thither, for fear of uncomely affronts. Clarendon.
Uncomely courage, unbeſeeming ſkill. Thomſon's Autumn.
UNco'MFoRTABLE. adj.
1. Affording no comfort; gloomy; diſmal; miſerable.
He much complaineth of his own uncomfortable exile,
wherein he ſuſtained many moſt grievous indignities, and en-
dured the want of ſundry, both pleaſures and honours, be-
fore enjoyed. PHooker.
Chriſtmaſs is in the moſt dead, uncomfortable time of the
year, when the poor people would ſuffer very much, if they
had not good cheer to ſupport them. Addiſon.
Ours is melancholy and uncomfortable portion here below !
A place, where not a day paſſes, but we eat our bread with
ſorrow and cares: the preſent troubles us, the future amazes;
and even the paſt fills us with grief and anguiſh. Wake.
The ſun ne'er views th’ uncomfortable ſeats,
When radiant he advances or retreats. Pope's Odyſſey.
2. Receiving no comfort; melancholy.
UNco'MFor TABLENEss. n. ſ. Want of cheerfulneſs.
The want of juſt diſpoſitions to the holy ſacrament, may
occaſion this uncomfortableneſs. Taylor's Worthy Communicant.
UN co’M For TABLY. adv. Without cheerfulneſs.
UN.com MA'NDED. adj. Not commanded.
It is eaſy to ſee what judgment is to be paſſed upon all
thoſe affected, uncommanded, abſurd auſterities of the Romiſh
profeſſion. South.
Unco'MMON. adj. Not frequent; not often found or known.
Some of them are uncommon, but ſuch as the reader muſt
aſſent to, when he ſees them explained. Addiſon.
UNco'MM on LY. adv. Not frequently ; to an uncommon degree.
UNco'MMon NESS. m. ſ. Infrequency.
Our admiration of the antiquities about Naples and Rome,
does not ſo much ariſe out of their greatneſs as uncom-
monneſs. Addiſon.
Usco MPA/ct. adj. Not compačt; not cloſely cohering.
Theſe rivers were not ſtreams of running matter; for
how could a liquid, that lay hardening by degrees, ſettle in
ſuch a furrowed, uncompact ſurface Addiſon.
UN.com Mu'Nica TED. adj. Not communicated.
There is no ſuch mutual infuſion as really cauſeth the ſame
natural operations or properties to be made common unto
both ſubſtances; but whatſoever is natural to deity, the ſame
remaineth in Chriſt uncommunicated unto his manhood; and
whatſoever natural to manhood, his deity thereof is unca-
pable. Hooker.
UN.co/MPANIED. adj. Having no companion.
Thence ſhe fled, uncompanied, unſought. Fairfax.
UN.com PA'ssion ATE. adj. Having no pity.
Neither deep groans, nor ſilver-ſhedding tears,
Could penetrate her uncompaſſionate ſire. Shakeſp.
Hero and Leander were drowned in the uncompaſſionate
ſurges. Sandys's journey.
If thou in ſtrength all mortals doſt exceed;
In uncompaſſionate anger do not ſo. Milton's Agoniſłes.
UN.com PE'll ED. adj. Free from compulſion.
The amorous needle, once joined to the loadſtone, would
never, uncompelled, forſake the inchanting mineral. Boyle.
Keep my voyage from the royal ear,
Nor, uncompell'd, the dangerous truth betray,
Till twice ſix times deſcends the lamp of day. Pope.
UN complais A^N.T. adj. Not civil ; not obliging.
A natural roughneſs makes a man uncomplaiſant to others,
ſo that he has no deference for their inclinations. Locke.
UN comple/AT. adj. Not perfect; not finiſhed.
Various incidents do not make different fables, but are
only the uncompleat and unfiniſhed parts of the ſame fable. Pope.
UN co-ſpo'UNDED. adj.
1. Simple; not mixed.
Hardneſs may be reckoned the property of all uncompounded
nilatter. Newton's Opticks.
Your uncompounded atoms, you
Figures in numbers infinite allow ;
From which, by various combination, ſprings
This unconfin'd diverſity of things.
2. Simple; not intricate.
The ſubſtance of the faith was compriſed in that uncom-
pounded ſtyle, but was afterwards prudently enlarged, for the
repelling heretical invaders. Hammond's Fundamentals.
UN coviPRE'ss Ed. adj. Free from compreſſion.
We might be furniſhed with a reply, by ſetting down the
differing weight of our receiver, when emptied, and when
full of uncompreſid air. Boyle.
Blackmore.
U N C
Usecºnºuz'ssive. adj.
* 9mable to comprehend.
2. In Shakeſpeare it ſeems to ſignify incomprehenſible.
The providence, that's in a waſ hiſ ſtate,
Knows almoſt every grain of Pluto's gold;
inds bottom in th’ incomprehenſive deep.
Unconce/ivable. adj.
prehended by the mind.
In the communication of
Shakesp, *
Not to be underſtood ; not to be com-
- motion by impulſe, we can have
no other conception, but of the paſſing of motion out of one
body into another; which is as obſcure and unconcei
- - vable, as
how our minds move or ſto >
our bodies b
Thoſe atoms º ſmall muſt * Locke.
Šmall to an unconceivabe degree;
Since though theſe radiant ſpoils diſpers'd in air,
Do ne'er return, and ne'er the ſun repair. Blackmore.
Unconce/IvableNess. m. ſ. Incomprehenſibility.
The unconceivableneſ of ſomething they find in one, throws
men violently, into the contrary hypotheſis, though altoge-
ther as unintelligible. Locke.
Unconce'rved. adj. Not thought; not imagined.
Vaſt is my theme, yet unconceiv'd, and brings
Untoward words, ſcarce looſen’d yet from things. Creech.
USconce'RN. m. ſ. Negligence; want of intereſt, freedom
from anxiety ; freedom from perturbation. -
Such things had been charged upon us by the malice of
enemies, the want of judgment in friends, and the unconcern
of indifferent perſons. Swift.
Unconce'RNED. adj.
I. Having no intereſt.
An idle perſon is like one that is dead, unconcerned in the
changes and neceſſities of the world. Taylor.
The earth's motion is to be admitted, notwithſtanding
the ſeeming contrary evidence of unconcerned ſenſes. Glanvill:
It ſeems a principle in human nature, to incline one way
more than another, even in matters where we are wholly
wnconcerned. Swift.
2. Not anxious; not diſturbed; not affected.
See the morn,
All unconcern'd with our unreſt, begins ,
Her roſy progreſs ſmiling. Milton's Par. Loft.
You call'd me into all your joys, and gave me
An equal ſhare ; and in this depth of miſery
Can I be unconcerned? Denham's Sophy.
The virgin from the ground
Upſtarted freſh, already clos'd the wound;
And unconcern'd for all ſhe felt before,
Precipitates her flight along the ſhore. Dryden,
Happy mortals, unconcern'd for more,
Confin'd their wiſhes to their native ſhore. Dryden.
We ſhall be eaſy and unconcerned at all the accidents of
the way, and regard only the event of the journey. Rogers.
UN conce'RNEDLY. adv. Without intereſt or affection; with-
out anxiety; without perturbation.
Not the moſt cruel of our conquering foes,
So unconcern'dly can relate our woes,
As not to lend a tear.
Death was denounc'd, that frightful ſound,
Which ev’n the beſt can hardly bear:
He took the ſummons, void of fear,
And unconcern'dly caſt his eyes around,
As if to find and dare the griefly challenger. Dryden.
Is heaven, with its pleaſures for evermore, to be parted
with ſo unconcernedly P Is an exceeding and eternal weight of
Benham.
glory too light in the balance againſt the hopeleſs death of the
atheiſt, and utter extinction. Bentley.
UN conce/RNED Ness. n.ſ. Freedom from anxiety, or pertur-
bation. -
No man, having done a kindneſs to another, would think
himſelf juſtly dealt with, in a total neglect, and unconcerned-
neſ of the perſon who had received that kindneſs. South.
UNéonce/RNING. adj. Not intereſting; not affecting; not be-
longing to one. -
Things impoſſible in their nature, or unconcerning to us,
cannot beget it. Decay ºf Piety.
The ſcience of medals, which is charged with ſo many
unconcerning parts of knowledge, and built on ſuch mean ma-
terials, appears ridiculous to thoſe that haye, not exº-
mined it. Addiſon on Antient Medals.
Unconce/RNMENT. n.ſ. The ſtate of having no ſhare. ,
Being privileged by an happy uncontrºllment in thoſe legal
murders, you may take a ſweeter reliſh of your own in-
noCenCC, - - - South,
Unconclu'dent. adj. Not deciſive : inferring no plain or
UN concLU^DING. } certain concluſion or conſequence.
Our arguments are inevident and unconcludent. Hale.
He makes his underſtanding only the warehouſe of other
mens falſe and unconcluding reaſonings, rather than a repoſitory
of truth for his own uſe. - - Locke.
Unconclu’ding Ness, n ſ. Quality of being unconcluding:
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U N C U N C Fither may be much more probably maintained than hi- thereto, as againſt the unaccurateneſs and the unconcludingneſ; of the analytical experiments vulgarly relied on. Boyle. Uncosco’cted, adj. Not digeſted; not matured: we ſwallow cherry-ſtones, but void them uncon- coded. Brown's Vulgar Errours. in theology, I put as great a difference between our new lights and antient truths, as between the ſun and an uncon- coºled, evanid meteor. Glanville, Did ſhe extend the gloomy clouds on high, where all th’ amazing fireworks of the ſky, In unconcodied ſeeds fermenting lie. Blackmore. Unconde’MNED. adj. Not condemned. It was a familiar and uncondemned practice amongſt the Greeks and Romans, to expoſe, without pity, their inno- cent infants. Locke. UNcondi’tional. adj. Abſolute; not limited by any terms. O paſs not, Lord an abſolute decree, Or bind thy ſentence unconditional; But in thy ſentence our remorſe foreſee, - And, in that forefight, this thy doom recal. Dryden. Our Saviour left a power in his church to abſolve men from their fins; but this was not an abſolute and unconditional power veſted in any, but founded upon repentance, and on the penitent's belief in him alone. Ayliffe's Parergon. UN con F1/NED. adj. 1. Free from reſtraint. I wonder at it. That ſhews thou art unconfin'd. Shakeſpeare. Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the ſtories he has borrowed: though proſe allows more liberty of thought, and the expreſſion is more eaſy when unconfined by numbers. Our countryman carries weight, and yet wins the race at diſadvantage. IDryden. Poets, a race long unconfin’d and free, Still fond and proud of ſavage liberty, Receiv'd his laws. Pope's Eſſay on Criticiſm. 2. Having no limits ; unbounded. - If that which men eſteem their happineſs, were, like the light, the ſame ſufficient and unconfined good, whether ten thouſand enjoy the benefit of it, or but one, we ſhould ſee men's good will and kind endeavours would be as uni- verſal. Spectator, Nº. 6c 1. Bleſt with a taſte exact, yet unconfin'd; A knowledge both of books and human kind. Poſe. UN confi'NAble. adj. Unbounded. You rogue' you ſtand upon your honour ! why, thou un- confinable baſeneſs, it is as much as I can do to keep mine honour. Shakeſpeare's Merry Iłives of JWindſºr. Uncon F1'RMED. adj. 1. Not fortified by reſolution; not ſtrengthened; raw ; weak. The unexpected ſpeech The king had made upon the new-rais'd force, In th’ unconfirm'd troops, much fear did breed. Daniel. 2. Not ſtrengthened by additional teſtimony. He would have reſign'd To him his heav'nly office, nor was long His witneſs unconfirm'd. Milton's Par. Regain'd. 3. Not ſettled in the church by the rite of confirmation. UN con Fo'R.M. adj. Unlike ; diſfimilar; not analagous. Not unconform to other ſhining globes. Milton. UNcon Fo'RMABLE, adj. Inconſiſtent; not conforming. Unto thoſe general rules, they know we do not defend, that we may hold any thing unconformable. Hooker. Moral good, is an action conformable to the rule of our duty. Moral evil, is an action unconformable to it, or a ne- gleet to fulfil it. Watts's Logick. UN confo'RMITY.. n.ſ. Incongruity; inconſiſtency. The moral goodneſs or evil of men's actions, which conſiſt in their conformity or unconformity to right reaſon, muſt be eternal, neceſſary, and unchangeable. South. UNcon FU's ED. adj. Diſtinét ; free from confuſion. It is more diſtinét and unconſuſed than the ſenſitive me- mory. Hale's Origin of Mankind. It in having our ideas in the memory ready at hand, con- ſiſts quickneſs of parts; in this of having them unconfuſed, and being able nicely to diſtinguiſh one thing from another, conſiſts the exactneſs of judgment. Locke. Us cºnfu'sedly. adv. Without confuſion. Every one finds that he knows, when any idea is in his underſtanding, and that, when more than one are there, he º them, diſtinctly and unconfuſedly, from one an- Otner. Locke. Usco's Futable. adj. Irrefragable; not to be convićted of errour. One political argument they boaſted of as unconfutable, that from the marriages of eccleſiaſticks, would enſue po- '*)' in many of the children, and thence a diſgrace and bur- den to the church. §rar, Sermons. vº. E/ALEd. adj. Not concreted by cold. º: ‘....",". after four months digeſtion in horſe- remity of cold, the aqueous parts will freeze, but the ſpirit retire, and be * - center. p > º, in the Unco'NJUGAL. adi. Not conſiſtent with matti ºr ſtrºn. not befitting a wife or huſband. monial faith; My name To all poſterity nº defam'd ; § ſº. mention'd, and the blot alſhood moſt unconjugal traduc’d. > - UNconnected. adj. §. coherent, not †: º tranſitions or dependence of parts; lax; looſe y y proper Thoſe who contemplate only the fragments i. from any ſcience, diſperſed in ſhort, unconnesia i. enof can never ſurvey an entire body of truth. *; Unconni'viNG: adj. Not forbearing penal notice Walli, To that hideous place not ſo confin'd - - By rigour unconniving; but that oſt > Leaving my dolorous priſon, I enjoy Large liberty, to round this globe of earth. Mil Unconger aſſie, adj. Not to be ſubj, iſ . *: be overcome; invincible. 5 inſuperable; uis was darting his thunder on the Alps - - his enemies to feel the force of his º: ; Spadillio, firſt unconquerable lord • Dryden, Led off two captive trumps, and ſwept the board. Pº, UN.co/NQUERAbly. adv. Invincibly; inſuperably. pt. The herds of Iphyclus, detain'd in wrong; Wild, furious herds, unconquerably ſtrong. c Pº, UNco'NQUERED. adj. - 1. Not ſubdued; not overcome. To die ſo tamely, O'ercome by paſſion and misfortune, And ſtill unconquer'd by my foes, ſounds ill. Denham, Unconquer'd yet, in that forlorn eſtate, His manly courage overcame his fate. Dryden. 2. Inſuperable ; invincible. Theſe brothers had a-while ſerved the king of Pontus; and in all his affairs, eſpecially of war, whereunto they were ; º º had ſhewed as unconquered courage, ſo rude a aithfulneſs. Sidhri, What was that ſhaky-headed gorgon ſhield, nj That wiſe Minerva wore, unconquer'd virgin Where with ſhe freez'd her focs to congeal’d ſtone, But rigid looks, and chaſte auſterity, And noble grace, that daſh'd brute violence, With ſudden adoration and blank awe ? Miltºn, Unconque'd lord of pleaſure and of pain. johnſºn, UN.co'Nscio NABLE. adj. - 1. Exceeding the limits of any juſt claim or expelation, A man may oppoſe an unconſcionable requeſt for an unjuſti- fiable reaſon. L'Eſtrange, 2. Forming unreaſonable expectations. You cannot be ſo unconſcionable as to charge me for not ſubſcribing of my name, for that would reflect too groſsly upon your own party, who never dare it. Dryden, 3. Enormous; vaſt. A low word. His giantſhip is gone ſomewhat creſt-ſall'n, Stalking with leſs unconſionable ſtrides, - And lowerlooks, but iſ a ſuitry chaſe. Miltºn' 4". 4. Not guided or influenced by conſcience. :-wahl, How infamous is the falſe, fraudulent, and ** tionall, hardly ever did any man of no conſcience continue ** of any credit long. Sºuth. UNco'NscIon ABLENEss. n.ſ. Unreaſonableneſs of hope * claim. - UNco'Nscionably. adv. Unreaſonably. Indeed 'tis pity you ſhould miſs Th’ arrears of all your ſervices ; And for th’ eternal obligation, Y” have laid upon th’ungrateful nation, Be uſed ſo unconſcionably hard, - ;: Cañf As not to find a juſt reward. Hudºra', p. ii. cant. 3. This is a common vice; though all thing” Are ſold, and ſold unconſcionably dear. Dººjwºrldl. Unconscious. adj. Having no mental percept* Unconſcious cauſes only ſtill impart Their utmoſt ſkill, their utmoſt power extſ: Thoſe which can freely chuſe, diſcern, anº *; #mºrt, Can more or leſs of art and care beſto". atºm7 A yearling bullock to thy name ſhall ſmoke, Pºpe. Untam’d, unconſcious of the galling yoke. icated; not dº Uncºcºred, adj. Not ſacred; not dº” " voted. The ſin of Iſrael had even unconſecrat ſacred edifice, and robbed it of its only defence. UN conse’NTED. adj. Not yielded. tures, We ſhould extend it even to the weakneſſes of º d to to our proneneſs to evil : for however theſe, *. º will not be imputed to us... yet tº they me Death ſorrow. jº, Prºparatiºnſ: UNconsi’DERED. adj. Not conſidered; not attended to: Love yourſelf; and in that love, Shakiſta”. Not unconſidered leave your honour I If d and proſanº º culh.
U N C **, º º */ º, .* ... fied by the word gold. It will not be unconſidered, that we find no open track in this labyrinth. Brown's Vulgar Errours. Unco'NsóNANT. adj. Incongruous; unfit; inconfiſtent. It ſeemeth a thing unconſonant, that the world ſhould ho- nour any other as the Saviour, but him whom it honoureth as the creator of the world. Hooker. Unco'Nst ANT. adj. [inconſtant, Fr. inconſtans, Lat.] Fickle; not ſteady; changeable; mutable. More uncºnſtant than the wind; who woos Ev’n now the frozen boſom of the north ; And, being anger'd, puffs away from thence, Turning his face to the dew-dropping ſouth. Shakeſp. Th’ unconſtant ſkies Do change their courſe as ſev'ral winds ariſe. May's Virgil. Unconstr A'i NED. adj. Free from compulſion. Will you, with free and unconſtrained ſoul, Give me your daughter Shakeſpeare. Theſe be the miſeries which our firſt parents brought upon all mankind, unto whom God, in his creation, gave a free and unconſtrained will. Raleigh's Hiff. of the World. Made for his uſe, yet he has form'd us ſo, . We unconſtrain'd, what he commands us, do. Dryden. His highneſs is return'd. And unconſirain'd? But with what change Of countenance did he receive the meſſage 2 Denham. UN constr A/INE DLY. adv. Without force ſuffered. Such a patron has frankly, generouſly, and unconſtrainedy relieved me. South's Sermons. UN constra'INT. n.ſ. Freedom from conſtraint; eaſe. Mr. Dryden whit more like a ſcholar; and though the greateſt maſter of poetry, he wanted that eaſineſs, that air of freedom and unconſtraint, which is more ſenſibly to be per- ceived, than deſcribed. Felton on the Claſſicks. UN consu’lting. adj. [inconſultus, Lat.] Heady ; raſh; im- provident; imprudent. - It was the fair Zelmane, Plexirtus's daughter, whom un- conſulting affection, unfortunately born to mewards, had made borrow ſo much of her natural modeſty, as to leave her more decent rayments. Sidney. UN conte’s TED. adj. Certain; paſt diſpute. UN consu'MED. adj. Not waſted; not deſtroyed by any waſt- ing power. Hope never comes, That comes to all, but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge fed with ever-burning ſulphur unconſum’d. Milton's Par. Lºſt. Fixedneſs, or a power to remain in the fire unconſumed, is an idea that always accompanies our complex idea, #. 0¢kt. UN consu'MMATE. adj. Not conſummated. Acron came to the fight, who left his ſpouſe betroth'd, and unconſummatenight. Dryd. UN conte’MNED. adj. Not deſpiſed. - Which of the peers Have uncontemm'd gone by him, or at leaſt Stood not neglected 2 Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. UN conte’NTED. adj. Not contented; not ſatisfied. Permit me, chief, - To lead this uncontented gift away. Dryden. UN conte/NTING NEss. n.ſ. Want of power to ſatisfy. The decreed uncontentingneſs of all other goods, is richly repaired by its being but an aptneſs to prove a riſe to our love's ſettling in God. Boyle. UN contest ABLE. adj. Indiſputable ; not controvertible. Where is the man that has unconteſtible evidence of the truth of all that he holds, or of the falſhood of all he con- demns. Locke. Unconte'sTED. adj. Not diſputed ; evident. 'Tis by experience unconteſted found, Bodies orbicular, when whirling round, Still ſhake off all things on their ſurface plac'd. Blackmore. UNcontRiºt E. adj. Not religiouſly penitent. The prieſt, by abſolving an uncontrite finner, cannot make him contrite. Hammond's Pračiical Catechiſm. Unco’NTRove'RTED. adj. Not diſputed ; not liable to de- bate. One reaſon of the uncontroverted certainty of mathematical ſcience is, becauſe 'tis built upon clear and ſettled ſignifica- tions of names. Glanville, UN contRo'ULABLE. adj. 1. Reſiſtleſs; powerful beyond oppoſition. Gaza mourns, And all that band them to reſiſt His uncontroulable intent. Milton. 2. Indiſputable; irrefragable. The penſion was granted, by reaſon of the king of Eng- land's uncontroulable title to England. Hayward. This makes appear the error of thoſe, who think it an ancontroulable maxim, that power is always ſafer lodged in many hands, than in one ; thoſe many are as capable of enſlaving as a fingle perſon. Swift. U N C UNcontro/ULABLY. adv. - 1. Without poſſibility of oppoſition. 2. Without danger of refutation. Since this light was to reſt within them, and the judgment of it wholly to remain in themſelves, they might ſafely and uncontroulably pretend it greater or leſs. South. Uncontroulably, and under general conſent, many opinions are paſſant, which, upon due examination, admit of doubt. - Brown's Vulg. Errours. UNcontRouled. adj. 1. Unreſiſted; unoppoſed; not to be overruled. Should I try the uncontrouled worth Of this pure cauſe, 'twould kindle my rap’d ſpirits To ſuch a flame of ſacred vehemence, That dumb things would be mov’d to ſympathize. Milton. O'er barren mountains, o'er the flow'ry plain, Extends thy uncontroul’d and boundleſs reign. Dryden. The Britiſh navy, uncontroul’d, Shall wave her double croſs tº extremeſt clime Terrific, and return with odorous ſpoils. Phillips, 2. Not convinced ; not refuted. That Julius Caeſar was ſo born, is an uncontrouled re- port. Hayward. UN contRo'ULEDLY. adv. Without controul ; without oppo- ſition. Mankind avert killing, and being killed; but when the phantaſm honour has once poſſeſſed the mind, no reluctance of humanity is able to make head againſt it; but it con- mands uncontrouledly. Decay of Piety. UN conve'Rs ABLE. adj. Not ſuitable to converſation ; not ſocial. Faith and devotion are traduced and ridiculed, as mo- roſe, unconverſable qualities. Rogers's Sermons. UN conve'RTED, adj. Not perſuaded of the truth of chriſtianity. Salvation belongeth unto none, but ſuch as call upon the name of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt: which nations, as yet uncon- verted, neither do, nor poſſibly can do, till they believe. Hooker. The unconverted heathens, who were preſſed by the many authorities that confirmed our Saviour's miracles, accounted for them after the ſame manner. Addison on the Chriſt. Relig. The apoſtle reminds the Epheſians of the guilt and miſery of their former unconverted eſtate, when aliens from the com- monwealth of Iſrael. Rogers'; Sermons. UN convi'NcED. adj. Not convinced. A way not to be introduced into the ſeminaries of thoſe, who are to propagate religion, or philoſophy, amongſt the ignorant and unconvinced. Locke. To UNco'Rd. v. a. To looſe a thing bound with cords. UNcoRRE/cTED. adj. Inaccurate; not poliſhed to exactneſs. I have written this too haſtily and too looſely: it comes out from the firſt draught, and uncorreółed. Dryden. UN corru/PT. adj. Honeſt; upright; not tainted with wicked- neſs; not influenced by iniquitous intereſt. The pleaſures of fin, and this world's vanities, are cen- ſured with uncorrupt judgment. - Hocker. Men alledge they can ne'er can find Thoſe beauties in a female mind, Which raiſe a flame that will endure, For ever uncorrupt and pure. UN corru/PTED. adj. Not vitiated ; not depraved. Such a hero never ſprings, But from the uncorruped blood of kings. Man, yet new, No rule but uncorrupted reaſon knew, { And with a native bent did good purſue. Dryden. Nothing is more valuable than the records of antiquity: I wiſh we had more of them, aed more uncorrupted. Locke. UN corrupt Ness. n.ſ. Integrity; uprightneſs. - In doctrine, ſhew uncorruptneſs, gravity, ſincerity. Tit. ii. 7. To UN.co'VER. v. a. 1. To diveſt of a covering. After you are up, uncover your bed, and open the cur- tains to air it. Harvey. Seeing an object ſeveral millions of leagues, the very inſtant it is uncovered, may be ſhewn to be a miſtake in matter of fact. Locke. 2. To deprive of cloaths. - Thou wert better in thy grave, than to anſwer, with thy uncovered body, this extremity of the ſkies. Shakeſp. K. Lear. 3. To ſtrip of the roof. Porches and ſchools, Uncover'd, and with ſcaffolds cumber'd ſtood. 4. To ſhew openly ; to ſtrip of a veil, or concealment. He cover'd ; but his É. ſt Uncover'd more: ſo roſe the Danite ſtrong; - Shorn of his ſtrength. Milton's Par. Loft. There will certainly come ſome day or other, to tuncover every ſoul of us. - Pºpe's Letterſ. 5. To bare the head, as in the preſence of a ſuperiour. Rather let my head dance on a bloody pole, Than ſtand uncover'd to the vulgar groom. Shakespeare 4. UN cou N- Swift. Roſcommon. Prior,
U N C al 'assetiable. adj. Not to be advi". w uscº. been uncounſellable to have march'd to any diſtance, and have left ſuch an enemy at their backs. Clarendon. ustable. adj. Innumerable: * uscº, lº, glorious bodies, were not ſet in the firmament for no other end than to adorn it. Raleigh. RFEIT. adj. Genuine; not ſpurious. useº : is not iy one ſingle affection of the ſoul, but a ſtrong mixture of many holy affections, filling the heart with .# pious intentions; all, not only unguntºſ it, but , moſt fervent. Sprat's Sermons. To UN.co/uple. v. a. To looſe dogs from their couples. Uncouple in the weſtern valley, go : Diſpatch, I ſay, and find the foreſter. Shakesp. The hunt is up, the morn is bright and gray; The fields are fragrant, and the woods are green; Uncouple here, and let us make a bay. Shakeſp. The land on which they fought, th' appointed place, In which th' uncoupled hounds began the chace. Dryden. Unco’urteous. adj. Uncivil ; unpolite. In behaviour ſome will ſay, ever ſad, ſurely ſober, and ſomewhat given to muſing, but never uncourteous. Sidney. UNcourteously. adv. Uncivilly; unpolitely. Though ſomewhat merrily, yet uncourteouſly he railed upon England, objećting extreme beggary; and mere bar- barouſneſs unto it. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. Uncourtliness. n. ſ. Unſuitableneſs of manners to a court; inelegance. - - The quakers preſented an addreſs, which, notwithſtanding the uncourtlingſ of their phraſes, the ſenſe was very honeſt. Addiſon. Unco’URTLY. adj. Inelegant of manners; uncivil. The lord treaſurer not entering into thoſe refinements of paying the publick money upon private conſiderations, hath been ſo uncourtly as to ſtop it. Swift. UNco'UTH. adj. [uncut, Saxon.] Odd ; ſtrange; unuſual. A very uncouth fight was to behold, How he did faſhion his untoward pace; For as he forward mov’d his footing old, So backward ſtill was turn'd his wrinkled face. Fairy2ueen. The lovers ſtanding in this doleful wiſe, A warrior bold unwares approached near, Uncouth in arms yelad, and ſtrange diſguiſe. I am ſurprized with an uncouth fear; A chilling ſweat o'erruns my trembling joints; My heart ſuſpects more than mine eye can ſee. }. trouble of thy thoughts this night Affects me equally; nor can I like This uncouth dream, of evil ſprung, I fear. Say on ; For I that day was abſent, as befel, Bound on a voyage uncouth, and obſcure, Far on excurſion toward the gates of hell. Milton, It was ſo uncouth a fight, for a fox to appear without a tail, that the very thought made him weary of his life. L’Eſtrange. The ſecret ceremonies I conceal, Uncouth, perhaps unlawful to reveal. Dryden. I am more in danger to miſunderſtand his true meaning, than if I had come to him with a mind unpoſſeſſed by doćtors of my ſect, whoſe reaſonings will of courſe make all chime that way, and make the genuine meaning of the author ſeem harſh, ſtrained, and unºuth to me. Locke. He made that a pleaſant ſtudy, which, in the hands of Fairfax. Shakeſp. Milton. Bartolus and Baldus, was uncouth and rugged. Baker. UN co’UTHLY. adv. Oddly; ſtrangely. Venetians do not more uncouthly ride, Than did their lubber ſtate mankind beſtride. Dryden. UNcout HNess. n.ſ. Oddneſs; ſtrangeneſs. To deny himſelf in the leſſer inſtances, that ſo when the greater come, they may not have the diſadvantage of un- cauthnºſ, and perfect ſtrangeneſs, to enhance their difficulty, muſt be acknowledged reaſonable. Decay of Piety. To UNCREATE. v. a. To annihilate ; to reduce to nothing; to deprive of exiſtence. Who created thee, lamenting learn; Who can uncreate thee thou ſhalt know. Light dies before her uncreating word. Thus at her felt approach, and ſecret might, ... Art ºfter art goes out, and all is night. Pºpe's Dunciad. UNCR EaſtED. adj. - 1. Not yet created. How haſt thou diſturb’d Heav'n's bleſſed peace, and into nature brought Miſery, uncreated till the crime Milton, Of thy rebellion P Milton. 2. [hº, Fr.] Not produced by creation. T. hat cauſe within, or what without is found, +. **n a being uncreated bound Blackmore. God ... . Paragraph proves, that the idea we have of himſelf; it being ſomething, as he ſays, un- Locke. created, Uncº E dirArleness. n.ſ. want of reputation. To all other diſſwaſives, we may add this of the tailºred, tableneſs : the beſt that can be ſid is, that they .." º fooliſhly, whereof the one part devours the other. Dec. of p. Ncko'PPED. adj. Not cropped; not gathered. ºf riety. Thy abundance wants Partakers, and uncropp'd falls to the ground. UNcRo'ssed. adj. Uncancelled. Such gain the cap of him, that makes them fine Yet keeps his book uncroft'd. Shakeſp. ν r Uncrouded. adj. Not ſtraitened by want of .” An amphitheatre, On its publick ſhows, unpeopled Rome, And held uncrouded nations in its womb. Miltºn. To UNcRow N. v. a. To deprive of a crown; to sº ſovereignty. He hath done me wrong; And therefore I'll uncrown him ere’t be long, Shaiſ, Ye pow'rs - See a ſacred king uncrown'd; See your offspring, Albion, bound. Dryden's Alliºn. U’Nction. n ſ. [unction, Fr.] 1. The act of anointing. The unélion of the tabernacle, the table, the laver, the altar of God, with all the inſtruments appertaining thereunto, made them for ever holy. Hozier, b. v. J. 20. 2. Unguent; ointment. The king himſelf the ſacred undion made; As king by office, and as prieſt by trade. 3. The act of anointing medically. Such as are of hot conſtitutions, ſhould uſe bathing in hot water, rather than unétions. Arbuthnot on Aini. 4. Anything ſoftening, or lenitive. Mother, Lay not that flattering unction to your ſoul, That not your treſpaſs, but my madneſs ſpeaks. Shaft. 5. The rite of anointing in the laſt hours. Their extreme unction, adminiſtered as the dying man's viaticum, which St. James mentioned as the ceremony of his recovery, may be added. Hammond's Fundamental. 6. Anything that excites piety and devotion. UNctuo'sity. m. ſ. [from uncluous.] Fatneſs; oilineſs. Fuliginous exhalations contain an untiuoſity in them, and ariſe from the matter of fuel. Brown's Vulgar Errouri. U'Nctuous. adj. Fat; clammy; oily. Dry up thy harrow'd veins, and plough-torn leas, Whereof ingrateful man, with liqu'riſh draughts, And morſels unctuous, greaſes his pure mind, That from it all conſideration ſlips. A wand'ring fire, Compačt of unduous vapour, which the night Condenſes, and the cold environs round, Kindled through agitation to a flame. Milton's Par. Lº!, The trees were undiuous fir, and mountain aſh. Drydºn. Whether they und?uous exhalations are, Dryden. Shakeſheart, Fir’d by the ſun, or ſeeming ſo alone. Dryden, Th’ infernal winds, Dilating, and with uncluous vapour fed, --- Diſdain'd their narrow cells. Philipſ, Camphire, oil-olive, linſeed-oil, ſpirit of turpentiº and amber, are fat, ſulphureous, uncluous bodies, Newton. U’Nctuous Ness. n.ſ. Fatneſs; oilineſs; clammineſs; greaſineſs, A great degree of uncluouſneſs is not neceſſary to the . dućtion of the like effects. Bºyle, UNcu'll ED. adj. Not gathered. A ſweaty reaper from his tillage brought Firſt fruits, the green ear, and the yellow ſheſ, L Uncull'd, as came to hand. Milton's Par, Lºft. UNcu'lPAble. adj. Not blamable. hich Thoſe canons do bind, as they are edićts of naturº." ; the Jews obſerving as yet unwritten, and thereby º: ; ſuch church orders, as in their law were not pº ker notwithſtanding in that reſpect unculpable. 40kers UNcu'ckold E.D. adj. Not made a cuckold. looſe- As it is a heart-breaking to ſee a handſome man º: wiv'd, ſo it is a deadly ſorrow to behold a foul º: tra cuckolded. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. UNcu'LTIv At ED. adj. [incultus, Lat.] 1. Not cultivated ; not improved by tillage. Our iſle, indeed, too fruitful was before; But all uncultivated lay, Dryden. Out of the ſolar walk. but ſince he God gave the world to men in common; i eant it gave it for their benefit, it cannot be ſuppoſed e in wit. ſhould always remain common and uncultivate” 2. Not inſtructed; not civilized. - The firſt tragedians found that ſerious ſtile Roſcommºn, Too grave for their uncultivated age. - º atuſ: Theſe are inſtances of nations, where unruhitº" cºt. has been left to itſelf, without the help of letters. UNcu'MBERED. adj. Not burthened; not embarrale bºº Lord of yourſelf, uncumler'd with a wil". UN- I
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Uscu'RBABLE. adj. That cannot be curbed, or checked.
So much uncurbable her garboiles, Caeſar,
Made out of her impatience, which not wanted
Shrewdneſs of policy.
UN cu'R BED. adj. Licentious ; not reſtrained.
With frank, and with uncurbed plainneſs,
Tell us the Dauphin's mind.
To UNCU R L. v. a. To looſe from ringlets, or convolutions.
There ſtands a rock; the raging billows roar
Above his head in ſtorms; but when 'tis clear,
Unº! their ridgy, backs, and at his feet appear. Drydºn.
The lion's foe lies proſtrate on the plain,
He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane;
And, pleas'd with bloodleſs honours of the day,
Walks over, and diſdains th’inglorious prey.
The furies ſink upon their iron beds,
And ſnakes uncurl’d hang liſt’ning round their heads. Pope.
To UNCy's I. v. n. To fall from the ringlets.
My fleece of woolly hair now uncurls,
Even as an adder, when ſhe doth unrowl
To do ſome fatal execution ? Shakeſp. Titus Andronicus.
Uncu'RLED. adj. Not collected into ringſets.
Alike in feature both, and garb appear;
With honeſt faces, though uncurled hair.
But ſince, alas ! frail beauty muſt decay;
Curl’d or uncurl’d, ſince locks will turn to grey;
What then romains, but well our pow'r to uſe,
And keep good humour ſtill, whate'er we loſe Pope.
Uscu RRENT. adj. Not current; not paſſing in common pay-
ment.
Your voice, like a piece of uncurrent gold, is not crack'd
within the ring. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
I can no other anſwer make but thanks;
And thanks, and ever thanks: and oft good turns
Are ſhuffled off with ſuch uncurrent pay. Shakeſpeare:
To UNcu RSE. v.a. To free from any execration.
Uncurſe their ſouls; their peace is made
With head, and not with hands. Shakeſp. Richard II.
Dryden.
Dryden.
UNcu'Rs.T. adj. Not execrated.
Sir John Hotham unreproached, unthreatened, uncuſed by
any language or ſecret imprecation of mine, not long after
pays his own and his eldeſt ſon's heads. K. Charles.
Heav'n ſure has kept this ſpot of earth uncurſ,
To ſhew how all things were created firſt. J/aller.
UNcu'T. adj. Not cut.
We muſt reſign heav'n his great ſoul doth claim,
In ſtorms as loud as his immortal fame:
His dying groans, his laſt breath ſhake our iſle,
And trees uncut fall for his fun'ral pile. I/aller.
To UNDA/M. v.a. To open; to free from the reſtraint of mounds.
When the fiery ſuns too fiercely play,
And ſhrivell'd herbs on with'ring ſtems decay;
The wary ploughman on the mountain's brow,
Undamns his watry ſtores. Dryden's Georgicks.
UNDAMAGED. adj. Not made worſe ; not impaired.
Plants will frequent changes try,
Undamag’d, and their marriageable arms
Conjoin with others. Philips.
UNDA/UNTED. adj. Unſubdued by fear; not depreſſed.
Bring forth men children only;
For thy undaunted metal ſhould compoſe
Nothing but males.
With him went
Harman, who did the twice fir'd Harry ſave,
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
And in his burning ſhip undaunted fought. Dryden.
Mirror of antient faith in early youth !
Undaunted worth, inviolable truth !
No foe unpuniſh’d in the fighting field,
Shall dare thee. Dryden.
UNDA’UNTEDN Ess. n.ſ. Boldneſs; bravery ; intrepidity.
Luther took up a briſker air of aſſurance, and ſhewed a
particular undauntedneſs in the cauſe of truth, when it had
ſo mighty an oppoſer. - Atterbury.
The art of war, which they admired in him, and his un-
dauntedneſs under dangers, were ſuch virtues as theſe iſlanders
were not uſed to. Pope.
UNDA'UNTED ly, adv. Boldly; intrepidly; without fear.
It ſhall bid his ſoul go out of his body undauntedly, and lift
up its head with confidence, before ſaints and angels. South.
UNDA’zzle D. adj. Not dimmed, or confuſed by ſplendour.
Here matter new to gaze the devil met
Undazzled. Milton's Par. Loft. b. iii. l. 614.
As undazzled and untroubled eyes, as cagles can be ſup-
poſed to caſt on glow-worms, when they have been newly
gazing on the ſun. Boyle.
To UN DE/AF. v. a. To free from deafneſs.
Though Richard my life's counſel would not hear,
My death's ſad tale may yet undeaf his ear. Shakeſp.
UNDEBA/Uch ED. adi. Not corrupted by debauchery.
When the world was buckſome, freſh and young,
Her ſons were undebauch'd, and therefore ſtrong. Dryden.
Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
Shakeſp. Hen. V.
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USPE'cAgos. m. ſ. [from undºcim, Lat. and 72%, Gr.] A
figure of eleven angles or ſides.
*P*.*.*.*ING. adj. Not ſuffering diminution or declenſion.
T he fragrant myrtle, and the juicy vine,
Their parents undecaying ſtrength declare, -
which with freſh labour, and unweary'd care,
Supplies new plants. Blackmore on the Creatiºn.
UNPEcA'YED. adj. Not liable to be diminiſhed, or im-
paired.
How fierce in fight, with courage undºza,' '
Judge if ſuch warriors want immºral aid.
It in the melancholy ſhades below
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The flames of friends and lowers ceaſ. to glow :
Yet mine ſhall ſacred laſt; mine undecoyº >
Burn on through life, and animate my ſhade. Po'e.
To Us Dece/ive. v. a. To ſet free from the influence of a
fallacy.
All men will try, and hope to write as well,
And, not without much pains, be undeceiv'd. Rºſammon.
My muſe enraged, from her urn,
Like ghoſts of murder'd bodies does return
Tº accuſe the murderers, to right the ſtage,
And undeceive the long-abuſed age. Denham.
So far as truth gets ground in the world, ſo far ſin loſes it.
Chriſt ſaves the world by undeceiving it. South.
Our coming judgments do in part undeceive us, and reſtify
the groſſer errors. Glanville.
UNDECE ivable. adj. Not liable to deceive.
It ſerves for more certain computation, by how much it
is a larger and more comprehenſive period, and under a more
undeceivable calculation. Holder on Time.
UND Echºv ED. adj. Not cheated; not impoſed on.
All of a tenour was their after life;
No day diſcolour'd with domeſtick ſtriſe:
No jealouſy, but mutual truth believ'd ;
Secure repoſe, and kindneſs undeceiv'd.
UNDEci'DED. adj. Not determined; not ſettled.
For one thing, which we have left to the order of the
church, they had twenty which were undecided by the expreſs
word of God, Hooker,
To whoſe muſe we owe that ſort of verſe,
Is undecided by the men of ſkill. Rºſłommon.
Ariſtotle has left undecided the duration of the ağion. Dryd.
When two adverſe winds engage with horrid ſhock,
Levying their equal force with utmoſt rage,
Dryden.
Dryden.
Long undecided laſts the airy ſtrife. Philips.
To UNDE'ck. v. a. To deprive of ornaments,
I find myſelf a traitor;
For I have given here my ſoul's conſent,
Tº undeck the pompous body of a king. Shakespeare.
UNDE^cKED. adj. Not adorned; not embelliſhed,
Eve was undeck'd, ſave with herſelf. Miltºn's Par. Loft.
UNDEC1's Ive. adj. Not deciſive; not concluſive.
Two nations differing about the antiquity of their lan-
guage, made appeal to an undeciſive experiment, when they
agreed upon the trial of a child brought up among the wild
inhabitants of the deſert. Ganville.
UNDEcL1(NED adj.
1. Not grammatically varied by termination.
2. Not deviating; not turned from the right way.
In his track my wary feet have ſtept;
His undeclined ways preciſely kept.
UNDE/DICATED. adj.
1. Not conſecrated; not devoted.
2. Not inſcribed to a patron.
I ſhould let this book come forth undedicated, were it not
that I look upon this dedication as a duty. Boyle.
UNDEE/DED. adj. Not ſignalized by action.
My ſword, with an unbatter'd edge,
I ſheath again undeeded. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
UNDEFA'ce D. adj. Not deprived of its form ; not disfigured.
Thoſe arms, which for nine centuries had brav'd
The wrath of time on antick ſtone engrav'd ;
Now torn by mortars, ſtand yet und:ſac'd, -
On nobler trophies by thy valour rais'd. Granville.
UNDEFE/Asible. adj. Not defeaſible; not to be vacated or
annulled. - -
UNDEFI’led. adj. Not polluted; not vitiated; not corrupted.
Virtue weareth a crown for ever, having gotten the
vićtory, ſtriving for undefiled rewards. //iſdºm iv. 3.
Whoſe bed is undfil'd, and chaſte, pronounc d. Milton.
Her Arethuſian ſtream remains unfoil'd,
Unmix'd with foreign filth, and undºff'd , -
Her wit was more than man, her innocence a child. Dryden.
UND EF1/Nep. adj. Not circumſcribed, or explained by a de-
fº. is no ſuch way to give defence to abſurd doctrines,
as to guard them round with legions of obſcure, º,
ºf... S. Øck e.
Uğºff. adj. Not to be marked out, or circumſcribed
by a definition. 29 M That
Sandy's Paraphaſe.
U N D U N D indefinite, though it hath bounds, as not hoſe bounds to us are und final le. Grew. tº lºſinable is, that the ſeveral terms ſeveral ideas, they can all, by no poſition at Locke. That which is being infinite, yet why ſimple ideasºe of a définition, fignifying - In Call S2 repreſent an idea, which has no com vireºn. adj. Not deformed; not di figured. The ſight of ſo many gallant fellows, with all the pomp and glare of war, yet and fºrm'd by battles, may poſſibly in- vite your curioſity. Pope. unpei 1"Ed. adj. Not ſet at defiance; not challenged. Falſe traitor, thou broken haſt The law of aims, to ſtrike foe vnd fied; But thou thy treaſon's fruit, I hope, ſhalt taſte Right ſour, and feel the law, the which thou haſt de- fac’d. Fairy Queen, b. II. c. viii. ſ. 31. Tarifa Changed a blunt cane for a ſteel-pointed dart, And meeting Ozmyn next, Who wanting time for treaſon to provide, He baſely threw it at him, undºſy'd. Dryden. UNDEli'per. At ED. adj. Not carefully conſidered. The prince's undeliberated throwing himſelf into that en- gagement, tranſported him with paſſion. Clarendon. UNDEli'GHTED. adj. Not pleaſed ; not touched with plea- ſure. The fiend Saw undelightcd all delight; all kind Of living creatures, new to ſight. Milton's Par. Loft. UN deli'GHTFul. adj. Not giving pleaſure. He could not think of involving himſelf in the ſame unde- lightful condition of life. Clarendon. UN DEMo'LisHED. adj. Not razed ; not thrown down. She undemoliſh'd ſtood, and ev'n 'till now Perhaps had ſtood. Philips. They ſtood by, and ſuffered Dunkirk to lie unde- moliſhed. Swift. UN DEMo'Nst RABLE. adj. Not capable of fuller evidence. Out of the precepts of the law of nature, as of certain, common, and undemon/ºrable principles, man's reaſon doth neceſſarily proceed unto certain more particular determina- tions: which particular determinations being found out ac- cording unto the reaſon of man, they have the names of hu- man laws. Hooker. UND EN1(ABLE. adj. Such as cannot be gainſaid. That age which my grey hairs make ſeem more than it is, hath not diminiſhed in me the power to protećt an undeniable verity. Sidney. Of thoſe of the ſecond claſs, we have a plain and unde- niable certainty. JWoodward's Natural Hiſtory. UNDEN I’ABLY. adv. So plainly, as to admit no contra- dićtion. This account was differently related by the antients; that is, undenially rejećted by the moderns. Brown's Vulg. Errours. I grant that nature all poets ought to ſtudy: but then this alſo undeniably follows, that thoſe things which delight all ages, muſt have been an imitation of nature. Dryden. UN DEP Lo'RED. adj. Not lamented. Riſe, wretched widow ! riſe; nor undºplor’d Permit my ghoſt to paſs the Stygian ford; But riſe prepar'd to mourn thy periſh'd lord. Dryden. UN DFPRA’v ED. adj. Not corrupted. Knowledge dwelt in our undepraved natures, as light in the ſun; it is now hidden in us like ſparks in a flint. Glanville. UNDEPRI've D. adj. Not diveſted by authority; not ſtripped of any poſſeſſion. He, undepriv'd, his benefice forſook. Dryden. U’NDER. prºpºſition. [undar, Gothick; unben, Saxon; onder, Dutch.] 1. In a ſtate of ſubječtion to. When good Saturn, baniſh’d from above, Was driven to hell, the world was under Jove, Dryden. Every man is put under a neceſſity, by his conſtitution, as an intelligent being, to be determined by his own judgment, what is beſt for him to do ; elſe he would be under the de- termination of ſome other than himſelf, which is want of liberty. - Locke. 2. In the ſtate of pupillage to. To thoſe that live Under thy care, good rules and patterns give. Denham. The princes reſpected Helim, and made ſuch improvements ºrder him, that they were inſtructed in learning. Guardian. s: Bºneath ; ſo as to be covered, or hidden. Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells wºr water, will keep long. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. 1. it ſtood always under this form, it would have been * fire, if it had not been under water. Burmet. s: by bees lodge under covert of the wind. Dryden. *** * good poetick vein is buried under a trade, and * Produces any thing for want of improvement. Locke. 4. Below in place; not above. This is th - º º having the ſºils ſpread aloft. the ſenſe of under fall; s they went under ſail by him, they - and º ...! y him, they held up º By that fire that burn'd the Carthage queen idney. When the falſe Trojan under ſail was eºn. 'sh; Miſſeltoe hath been found to put forth und, the º: and not only above the boughs; ſo it cannot be an . S, that falleth upon the bough. Bacon's N.'; He gather'd now, ye waters, under heav'n, % !ſt. 5. In a leſs degree than. Tiltºn. Medicines take effect ſometimes under, and ſomet above, the natural proportion of their virtue. º If you write in your ſtrength, you ſtand revealed ſº ſ º ſhould you write under it, you cannot avoid ſome º lar graces. Dryden’ ..atiºn ºf 6. ... than. yden's Dedication tº Juvenal. We are thrifty enough not to part with anything ſervice. able to our bodies, under a good confideration; but mak little account of what is moſt beneficial to our ſº. R 7. Leſs than ; below. (). Man, once fallen, was nothing but a total pollution, and not to be reformed by any thing under a new creation. &m Theſe men of forehead love to inſure a cauſe, and ſºn talk under certainty and demonſtration. Collier on Confidence There are ſeveral hundred pariſhes in England mur twenty pounds a year, and many under ten. Swift. 8. By the ſhow of. That which ſpites me more than all the wants, He does it under name of perfect love. Shakeſpeare, 'Tis hard to bind any ſyllogiſm ſo cloſe upon the mind, as not to be evaded under ſome plauſible diſtinction, Baier. 9. With leſs than. Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits. Swift, Io. In the ſtate of inferiority to ; noting rank or order of pre. cedence. c It was too great an honour for any man under a duke. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 122. 11. In a ſtate of being loaded with. He ſhall but bear them, as the aſs bears gold, To groan and ſweat under the buſineſs. Shakeſpeare, He holds the people Of no more ſoul, nor fitneſs for the world, Than camels in their war; who have their provender Only for bearing burthens, and fore blows For ſinking under them. Shakespeare. Cori.lanuſ. 12. In a ſtate of oppreſſion by, or ſubječtion to, After all, they have not been able to give any conſiderable comfort to the mind, under any of the great preſſures of this life. Tillºtſon's Sermonſ. At any rate we deſire to be rid of the preſent evil, which we are apt to think nothing abſent can equal; becauſe, under the preſent pain, we find not ourſelves capable of any; the leaſt degree of happineſs. Lotke. Women and childen did not ſhew the leaſt ſigns of ººº- plaint, under the extremity of torture. Cºllier. Illuſtrious parent now ſome token give, That I may Clymene's proud boaſt believe, Nor longer under falſe reproaches grieve. 13. In a ſtate in which one is ſeized or overborn. The prince and princeſs muſt be under no leſ amaze- ment. Pope's Lettr, 14. In a ſtate of being liable to, or limited by , , , That which we move for our better inſtructiºn” ſke, turneth unto choler in them; they anſwer fumingly. . in this their mood, they caſt forth ſomewhat, wº y underpain of greater diſpleaſure, we muſt reſt contented. Hº". The greate part of mankind is ſlow of apprehenſion; *.h therefore, in many caſes, under a neceſſity of ſeeing " other men's e South's Sermºni. eyes. d princes A generation ſprung up amongſt us, that ** Addison. } - - - e that they have a divine right to abſolute power. let c r autho- laws and conditions under which they enter "P" thei Locke º: be what they will. - t is not ſtrange to find a country * ſo great a proportion of both ſexes is tie - of ‘...." p Addison's Remark 0n lº Things of another world are under the *.'y. being diſtant, and therefore operate but faintly. 4” 15. In a ſtate of depreſſion, or dejection by: There is none but he, der hi Whoſe being I do fear; and, under him, {eſ}. My genius iº, as Antony's was by Caeſar. Shaft 16. In the ſtate of bearing, or being known by: e very This faction, under the name of Purit” º turbulent, during the reign of Elizabeth. coining." The raiſing of ſilver coin, has been only by CO! Lºt. with leſs ſilver in it, under the ſame denominº” 17. In the ſtate of. unpeopled, whº ander ſuch vows If
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If they can ſucceed without blood, as under the preſent
diſpoſition of things, it is very poſſible they may, it is to be
hoped they will be ſatisfied. Swift.
18. Not having reached or arrived to ; noting time.
Three ſons he dying left under age;
By means whereof, their uncle Vortigern
Uſurp'd the throne during their pupillage.
19. Repreſented by.
Morpheus is repreſented by the antient ſtatuaries under the
figure of a boy aſleep, with a bundle of poppy in his
hand. Addiſon.
20. In a ſtate of protećtion.
Under favour, there are other materials for a common-
wealth, beſides ſtark love and kindneſs. Collier.
21. With reſpect to.
Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of
a poet and a divine. Felton on the Claſſicks.
22. Atteſted by. -
Cato major, who had with great reputation borne all the
great offices of the commonwealth, has left us an evidence,
under his own hand, how much he was verſed in country
affairs. Locke on Education.
23. Subjećled to ; being the ſubječt of.
To deſcribe the revolutions of nature, will require a ſteady
eye; eſpecially ſo to connect the parts, and preſent them all
wnder one view. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
Memory is the ſtorehouſe of our ideas. For the narrow
mind of man, not being capable of having ...} ideas under
view at once, it was neceſſary to have a repoſitory to lay
them up. - Locke.
The thing under proof is not capable of demonſtration,
and muſt be ſubmitted to the trial of probabilities. Locke.
Diſtinét conceptions, that anſwer their verbal diſtinétions,
ſerve to clear any thing in the ſubject under conſideration. Locke,
I rather ſuſpect my own judgment, than believe a fault to
be in that poem, which lay ſo long under Virgil's correction,
and had his laſt hand put to it. Addiſon.
24. In the next ſtage of ſubordination.
This is the only ſafe guard, under the ſpirit of God, that
dićtated theſe ſacred writings, that can be relied on. Locke.
25. In a ſtate of relation that claims protećtion.
U’NDER. adv. -
1. In a ſtate of ſubječtion.
Ye purpoſe to keep under the children of Judah for bond-
men and bond-women. 2 Chron. xxviii. Io.
2. Leſs : oppoſed to over or more. -
He kept the main ſtock without alteration, wader or
OW cr. Addiſon's Spectator, Nº. 264.
3. It has a ſignification reſembling that of an adjećtive; infe-
riour; ſubject; ſubordinate. But, perhaps, in this ſenſe it
ſhould be conſidered as united to the following word.
I will fight -
Againſt my canker'd country with the ſpleen
Of all the under ficnds. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
4. It is much uſed in compoſition, in ſeveral ſenſes, which the
following examples will explain.
UNDERA/Crios. m. ſ. Subordinate ačtion; ačtion not eſſen-
tial to the main ſtory.
The leaſt epiſodes, or underađions, interwoven in it, are
parts neceſſary, or convenient to carry on the main deſign. Dryd.
To UNDER BEA'R. v. a. [under and bear.]
1. To ſupport ; to endure.
What reverence he did throw away on ſlaves
wooing poor craftſmen with the craft of ſmiles,
And patient underhearing of his fortune. Shakeſpeare.
2. To line; to guard. Out of uſe.
The dutches of Milan's gown; not like your cloth of gold,
ſet with pearls, down-ſleeves, ſide-ſleeves, and ſkirts round,
inderborº, with a bluiſh tinſel. Shakeſp. Much Ado about Noth.
UNDER REA/RER. m. ſ. [under and bearer..] In funerals, thoſe
that ſuſtain the weight of the body, diſlinét from thoſe who
are bearers of ceremony, and only hold up the pall.
To UNDERb1 p. v. a. [under and bid.] To offer for any
thing leſs than it is worth. - -
UN prºcle/RK. m. ſ. [under and clerk.] A clerk ſubordinate
to the principal clerk. - -
Coleby, one of his under-ſwearers, was tried for robbing
the treaſury, where he was an underclerk. Swift.
To UNDER Go'. v. n. [under and do.]
1. To act below ones abilities.
You overaćt, when you ſhould underdo ;
A little call yourſelf again, and think. B. Johnſon.
2. To do leſs than is requiſite.
Nature much oftener overdoes than underdees: You ſhall
find twenty eggs with two yolks, for one that hath none. Grew.
UNDERFA'cºrios. m. ſ. ſunder and faction. J Subordnate fac-
tion ; ſubdiviſion of a faction. -
Chriſtianity loſes by conteſts of underfallions. Decay of Piety.
UN DERFE/llow. m. ſ. [under and fellow.] A mean man ; a
ſorry wretch.
Fairy Queen.
U N D
They carried him to a houſe of a principal officer, who
With no more civility, though with much more buſineſ than
thoſe *dºrfellºws had ſhewed, in captious manner put inter-
rogatories unto him. Sidney.
9Nº RFI'lling. n.ſ. [under and fill.] Lower part of an
edifice.
To found our habitation firmly, firſt examine the bed of
earth upon which we will build, and then the underfillings,
or ſubſtruction, as the antients called it. Wotton's Architecture.
z -
Tºro Nº. 9. a. [under and pangan, Saxon.] To take
Thou, Menalcas, that by thy trea
Didſt underfing my lady to .. ſo º
T i. well be known for ſuch thy villainy. Spenſer.
o UNDER F UR NISH. v. a. ſunder ; ... n.
with leſs than enough. [under and furniſh..] To ſupply
Can we ſuppoſe God would underfurniſh man for the ſtate
he deſigned him, and not afford him a ſoul large enough to
purſue his happineſs Collier on Kinnj.
To UNPER GI'rd. v. a. [under and gird..] To bind below, to
round the bottom.
When they had taken it up, they uſed helps, undergirding
the ſhip. 4:7: xxvii. 17.
To U'NDERGo. v. a. [under and go.]
I. To ſuffer; to ſuſtain ; to endure evil.
With mind averſe, he rather underwent
His people's will, than gave his own conſent. Dryden,
2. To ſupport; to hazard. Not in uſe.
I have mov’d certain Romans,
To undergo with me, an enterprize
Of honourable, dang'rous conſequence. Shakeſpeare.
Such they were, who might preſume t' have done
Much for the king, and honour of the ſtate,
Having the chiefeſt ačtions undergone. Daniel's Civil War.
3. To ſuſtain; to be the bearer of; to poſſeſs. Not in uſe.
Their virtues elſe, be they as pure as grace;
As infinite as man may undergo;
Shall, in the general cenſure, take corruption
From that particular fault. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
4. To ſuſtain; to endure without fainting.
It rais'd in me
An undergoing ſtomach, to bear up
Againſt what ſhould enſue.
5. To paſs through.
I carried on my enquiriess to try whether this riſing world,
when finiſh'd, would continue always the ſame; or what
changes it would ſucceſſively undergo, by the continued
ačtion of the ſame cauſes. Burnet's Theory of tho Earth.
Bread put into the ſtomach of a dying man, will vndergo
the alteration that is merely the effect of heat. Arbuthnot.
6. To be ſubjećt to.
Claudio undergoes my challenge, and either I muſt ſhortly
hear from him, or I will ſubſcribe him a coward. Shakeſp.
UNDERGRO(UND. m. ſ. [under and ground. J Subterraneous
ſpace.
They have promiſed to ſhew your highneſs
A ſpirit rais'd from depth of underground.
Waſh'd by ſtreams
From underground, the liquid ore he drains
Into fit molds prepared. Milton's Par. Loft.
UNDERGRowth. n.J. [under and growth..] That which grows
under the tall wood.
So thick entwin'd, -
As one continued brake, the undergrowth
Of ſhrubs, and tangling buſhes, had perplex'd
All path of man, or beaſt, that paſs'd that way. AMilton.
UNDERHA'ND. adv. [under and hand.]
1. By means not apparent; ſecretly.
Theſe multiplied petitions of worldly things in prayer,
have, beſides their direct uſe, a ſervice, whereby the church
underhand, through a kind of heavenly fraud, taketh there-
with the ſouls of men, as with certain baits. Hooker.
2. Clandeſtinely; with fraudulent ſecrecy:
She underhand dealt with the principal men of that country,
that they ſhould perſuade the king to make Plangus his
Shakeſp.
aſſociate. - Sidney.
They, by their precedents of wit,
Tº out faſt, out-loiter, and out-fit,
Can order matters underhand, - -
Hudibras.
To put all buſineſs to a ſtand. - -
It looks, as if I had deſired him underhand to write ſo ill
againſt me; but I have not brib'd him to do me this
ſervice. - Dryden.
such mean revenge, committed under”, Dryd
Has ruin'd many an acre of good land. ryden.
wood is ſtill working underhand to force his *:::::
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upon us. I'll haſten to my Roman ſoldiers,
Inflame the mutiny, and under”
Blow up their diſcontents. Addison's Cato.
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2.
Shakeſp. Tempeſ?,
U N D * 'sp. adj. Secret; clandeſtine ; fly: Usº lº # my brother's purpoſe, and haº, under- hand means, laboured to diſſuade him. Sha %. I ſhould take it as a very great favour from ſome o my if they would break all meaſures with underhand detractors, i y • * > Q Inc. Addiſon's Speciator, No. 262. Ujsla'sourER. m. ſ. [under and labourer.] A ſubordinate wº. carriage of one ſtone for Amafis, the diſtance of twenty days journey, for three years were employed two thouſand choſen men, governors, beſides many underla- bourers. J/ilkins's Mathematical Magick. UNDER I’ved. adj. [from derived.] Not borrowed. The ideas it is buſied about ſhould be, ſometimes at leaſt, thoſe more congenial oncs, which it had in itſelf, underived from the body. - Locke. To UNDERLA'Y. v. a. [under and lay.] To ſtrengthen by ſome- thing laid under. - UNDERLE/AF. m. ſ. [under and leaf.] A ſpecies of apple. See APPLE. - The underleaf, whoſe cyder is beſt at two years, is a plentiful bearer. Mortimer's Art of Huſbandry. To UNDERLINE. v. a. [under and line.] To mark with lines below the words. By meer chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full fight of the infanta J/atton. UNDERLING. m. ſ. [from under.] An inferiour agent; a ſorry, mean feilow. The great men, by ambition never ſatisfied, grew factious; and the underlings, glad indeed to be underlings to them they hated leaſt, to preſerve them from ſuch they hated moſt. Sidney. Hereby the heads of the Septs are made ſtronger, whom it ſhould be a moſt ſpecial policy to weaken, and to ſet up and ſtrengthen divers of their underlings againſt them. Spenſer. The fault is not in our ſtars, But in ourſelves, that we are underlings. O'er all his brethren he ſhall reign as king, Yet every one ſhall make him underling. Milton. They may print this letter, if the underlings at the poſt- office take a copy of it. Pope and Swift. A ſort of underling auxiliars to the difficulty of a work, are commentators and criticks, who frighten many by their number and bulk. To UNDERM (N.E. v. a. [under and mine.] 1. To dig cavities under any thing, ſo that it may fall, or be blown up; to ſap. Though the foundation on a rock were laid, The church was undermin’d and then betray'd. Denham. An injudicious endeavour to exalt Virgil, is much the ſame, as if one ſhould think to raiſe the ſuperſtructure by undermining the foundation. Pope's Preface to the Iliad. 2. To excavate under. A vaſt rock undermin'd from one end to the other, and a highway running through it, as long and as broad as the mall. Addison's Remarks on Italy. 3. To injure by clandeſtine means. Making the king's ſword ſtrike whom they hated, the king's purſe reward whom they loved; and, which is worſt of all, making the royal countenance ſerve to undermine the royal ſovereignty. Sidney. They, knowing Eleanor's aſpiring humour, Have hir'd me to undermine the dutcheſs. The father ſecure, Vcntures his filial virtue, Againſt whate'er may tempt, whate'er ſeduce, Allure or terrify, or undermine. Milton. The undermining ſmile becomes habitual; and the drift of his plauſible converſation, is only to flatter one, that he may betray another. Dryden. He ſhould be warn'd who are like to undermine him, and who to ſerve him. Locke on Education. UNPERMINFR. m. ſ. [from undermine.] I. He that ſaps ; he that digs away the ſupports. The enemies and underminers thereof are Romiſh Ca- tholicks. Bacon. 2. A clandeſtine enemy. When I perceiv'd all ſet on enmity, As on my enemies, where-ever chanc'd, I us’d hoſtility, and took their ſpoil, Tº pay my unºrminers in their coin. Miltºn's Agoni/?es. The moſt experienced diſturbers and underminºr, of govern- ment, have always laid their firſt train in contempt, endea- X*g to blow it up in the judgment and eſteem of the ſubject. South's Sermons. UNDERMost. adj. [This is a kind of ſuperlative, anomalouſly formed from under.] 1. Loweſt in place. Wºng oil of almonds, we drew up with the undermoſt ſtone a much greater weight. Boyle. 2. Loweſt in ſtate or condition. It happens well for the Party that is undermg/?, when a work Shakeſp. Shakeſp. of this nature falls into the hands of thoſe, who cont themſelves to attack their principles, without expoſin . perſons. - - Addison's Freeholder, N. . This opinion, taken up by other ſectaries, was to lift * longer than they were undermºff. Atter º UNDERNE’ATH. adv. [Compounded from under and º which we ſtill retain the comparative mether, but in º ſenſe uſe beneath..] In the lower place; below; under: i. neath. 5 DC- Forthwith up to the clouds With him I flew, and underneath beheld The earth outſtretch'd immenſe, a proſped wide. Mill And as I awake, ſweet muſick breathe Above, about, or underneath; 277. Sent by ſome ſpirit to mortals good. Milt, Or fullen Mole that runneth underneath; iltºn, Or Severn ſwift, guilty of maidens death. Miltºn. The monſter caught in open day, Inclos'd, and in deſpair to fly away, Howls horrible from underneath. Drydºn The ſlate did not lie flat upon it, but left a ſteerſ. underneath. > UNDERNE’ATH. prep. Under. Fellows in arms, Bruis’d underneath the yoke of tyranny, Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we march'd on. Shaft, Pray God, ſhe prove not maſculine ere long! If unde, neath the ſtandard of the French She carry armour, as ſhe hath begun. Shakespeare . Han. VI. Underneath this ſtone doth lie, As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbour give, To more virtue than could live. B. jºhnſºn. What is, hath been ; what hath been ſhall enſue; And nothing underneath the ſun is new. Sandy's Paraphroſ. The north and ſouth, and each contending blaſt, Are underneath his wide dominion caſt. Drydºn. UNDER O'FFIcER. m. ſ. [under and ºfficer.] An inſeriouſ officer; one in ſubordinate authority. This certificate of excommunication by biſhops, of all others, is moſt in uſe; and would be more ſo, were it not for the manifold abuſes about its execution committed by underºfficers. Aft's Parergon. To UNDERPIN. v. a. [under and pin..] To prop; to ſupport. Vićtors, to ſecure themſelves againſt diſputes of that kind, underpin their acqueſt jure belli. Hale's Cºmmon Law. UNDE(Rog AtoRY. adj. Not derogatory. - - Of our happineſs the apoſtle gives a negative deſcription; and to create in us apprehenſions underogatory from what we ſhall poſſeſs, exalts them above all that we can fancy. Bºk. U’NDERPART. n.ſ.. [under and part.] Subordinate, or un- eſſential part. The Engliſh will notbear a thorough tragedy, butareſkº that it ſhould be lightened wth underpa is of miº. Drydºn. UNDER PE’rtico AT. n.ſ.. [uuder and petticºat.] The petticoat worn next the body. - - They go to bed as tired with doing nothing, º º quilting a whole under-petticoat. Addison Speciatºr, Nº. 606. UNDER plot. m. ſ. [under and plot.] - in ſt 1. A ſeries of events proceeding collaterally with the main" of a play, and ſubſervient to it. in deſign; In a tragi-comedy, there is to be but on." º: and though there be an underplot, yet it is ſubſervic, w l chief fable. Dryden's Dedicatiºn tº juvenal. 2. A clandeſtine ſcheme. - The huſband is ſo miſled by tricks, and ſo loſt in a intrigue, that he ſtill ſuſpects an underplºt. To UNDERPRA'ise. v.a. [under and praiſe. deſert. ſ In underpraiſing thy deſerts, ------ Here find £ ºft. of our tongº, } Pº : To UNDER PRI'ze. v. a. [under and prize.] To valu than the worth. A.ddiſºn. crooked ºiſºn. J To praiſe below How far - The ſubſtance of my praiſe doth wrong this ſhadow In underprizing it; ſo far this ſhadow Shakeſheart. Doth limp behind the ſubſtance. t; to iſlain. To UNDER proſp. v. a. [under and prºp.] Tº ſupport; Here am I left to underprop the land, If Shakespeare . Who, weak with age, cannot ſupport myle a for the be: There was made a ſhoring or underpºº “. be leviablº nevolence, to make the ſums not brought tº “. Hºn. VII. by courſe of law. Bacon's 11th. Thou that art us’d tº attend the royalth" Fentºn, And underprop the head that bears the cº". n] Having UNdºpropoſitioned. adj. [under and p" too little proportion. - wºrtiº To ...'. and to make ſcanty and *†. vey returns of civility, plainly tells people, dº.” on Pride, mannerly. UNDERPu11” 9
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"spºº Pu'll ER. m. ſ. [under and puller.] Inferiour or ſub-
ordinate puller. -
The myſtery of ſeconds and thirds is ſuch a maſter-piece,
that no deſcription can reach. Theſe underpullers in deſtruction
*''..ſuch implicit mortals as are not to be atched. Collier.
To UN of RRATE. v.a. [ºnder and rate.] To rate too low.
UNDERRA’re. n.ſ. (ſºm the verb.] A price leſs than is
uſual. -
The uſeleſs brute is from Newmarket brought,
And at an underrate in Smithfield bought,
To turn a mill. Dryden.
To UNDERs A'y. v. n. [under and ſay..] To ſay by way of de-
rogation. Not in uſe.
They ſay, they con to heaven the highway;
But I dare tanderſay,
They never ſet foot on that ſame trode,
But balke their right way, and ſtrain abroad. Spenſºr.
UNDER stºck ETARY. º. /.. [under and Jecretary..] An inferiour.
or ſubordinate ſecretary.
The Jews have a tradition, that Elias fits in heaven, and
keeps a regiſter of all men's actions, good or bad. He hath
his under-ſecretaries for the ſeveral nations, that takes minutes
of all that paſſes. Bacon's Theory of the Earth.
To Us DERSE Lt. v. a. [under and ſell.] To defeat, by ſelling
for leſs; to ſell cheaper than another.
Their ſtock being rated at ſix in the hundred, they
may, with great gain, underſºll us, our ſtock being rated
at ten. Child's Diſcourſe of Trade.
USDERSERVANT. n.ſ. [under and fervant..] A ſervaiſt of the
lower claſs.
Beſides the nerves, the bones, as undeſervants, with the
muſcles, are employed to raiſe him up. Grew's Coſmology.
To UNDER set. ... à. [*der and ſet.] To prop; to ſup-
Ort.
p The merchant-adventurers, being a ſtrong company, and
well *ºſet with rich men, and good order, held out
bravely. Bacon's Hen. VII.
UNDERSE/TTER. m. ſ. [from *deſt.] Prop; pedeſtal; ſup-
Ol't. *
P The four corners thereof had undeſetters. I Kings vii. 36.
UNDERs E^TTING. m. ſ. [from #nderſet. Lower part; pedeſial.
Their underſettings, or pedeſtals, are, in height, a third
part of the column. . //atton's Architecfare.
UNDER SHE'RIFF. m. ſ. [under and /eriff] The deputy of the
ſheriff.
Since ’tis my doom, love's underſhrieve,
Why this reprieve
Why doth my ſhe advowſon fly Cleveland's Poems.
UNDERSHE's IFFRY. m. / [from underſheriff.] The buſineſs,
or office of an underſheriff.
The cardinals of Rome call all temporal buſineſs, of wars
and embaſſages, ſhirreria, which is underſheriffries ; as if
they were but matters for underſheriffs and catchpoles; though
many times thoſe underſheriffries do more good than their
high ſpeculations. Bacon.
UNPER shoºt.. part, adj. [under and ſhoot.] Moved by water
paſſing under it. - -
The impriſoned water payeth the ranſom of driving an
underſhoot wheel for his enlargement. Carew's Surv. of Cornwall.
UNPRRºo'ss: "...ſ.. [under and ſong..] Chorus; burtheſ of a ſong.
So ended ſhe and all the reſt around
To her redoubled that her underſºng. Spenſer.
The challenge to Damaetas ſhall belong;
Menalcas ſhall ſuſtain his underſong;
Each in his turn your tuneful numbers bring. Dryden.
To UNDERSTA'ND. v. a. preterite under/lood, [umbenrcan-
can, Saxon.]
1. To comprehend fully ; to have knowledge of. -
The Ulyſſes of Ovid upbraids his ignorance, that he un-
derſtood not the ſhield for which he pleaded. Dryden.
2. To conceive. ”
His fin might have been greater in that reſpect: but
that it was not ſo to be underſtood, appears by the oppoſi-
tion. Stillingfleet.
The moſt learned interpreters underſtood the words of fin,
and not of Abel. - Locke.
To UNDER st A^N D. v. n. - - - - -
I. To have uſe of the intelle&tual faculties; to be an intelli-
gent or conſcious being. . -
I have given thee a wiſe and underſtanding heart. Chronicles.
2. To be informed.
I underſtood of the evil Eliaſhib did.
I under/land by Sanga, you have been
Solicited againſt the commonwealth
By one Umbrenus.
All my ſoul be
Imparadis'd in you, in whom alone
I under/and, and grow, and ſee. -
UNPERSTA'NDING. m. ſ. [from under/land.]
1. Intellectual powers; faculties of the mind, eſpecially thoſe
of knowledge and judgment, -
Neh. xiii. 7.
B. Johnſon's Cataline.
Donne.
I ſpeak as my */anding inſtructs me, and as mine ha-
neſty puts it to utterance. Shakeſp. //inter Taſ,
Make him of ‘ſuickunder/landing intheſearoffthe Lord. Iſaiah.
It maketh day-light under/landing, out of darkneſs. Bacon,
When ſhe rates things, and moves from ground to ground,
he name of reaſon ſhe obtains by this:
But when by reaſon ſhe h truth hath found,
And ſtandeth fix’d, ſhe inderſtanding is.
- - Davier.
Life and fenſe,
Fancy and *derſtanding: whence the ſoul -
Reaſon receives, and reaſon is her being. Milton."
- God is to the */anding of man, ... the light of the
º to our eyes, its firſt and moſt glorious object. Tilletſon.
2. III.
The Ander/andings of a ſenate are often enſlaved by three
or four leaders. Swift.
Right underſtanding conſiſts in the Perception of the viſible
or probable agreement or diſagreement of ideas. Locke.
Very mean people have raiſed their minds to a great ſenſe
and underſtanding of religion. Locke.
3. *lligence; terms of communication.
He hoped the loyalty of his ſubjects would concur with
him in the Preſerving of a good anderſtanding between him
and his people. Clarendon,
We have got into ſome underſtanding with the enemy, by
means of Don Diego. Arbuthnot,
UNDER sta'NDING. ºff. Knowing; ſkilful.
The preſent phyſician is a very, thqer/anding man, and
well read. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy.
UNDERStA'NDINGLY. adv, [from under/land.] With know-
ledge.
Sundays may be underſtandingly ſpent in theology.
UNDER stood. pret, and part. paſſive of under/land. -
UNDER stra/PPER. "...ſ.. [under and /rap.] A petty fellow ;
an inferior agent.
Every underſtrapper perk'd up, and expected a regiment,
or his ſon muſt be a major. Swi/?.
To UNDERTA'ke. v. a. preterite undertº ; participle paſſive
undertaken. [underfangen, German.]
I. To attempt; to engage in.
The taſk he undertakes
Milton,
Is numbring ſands, and drinking oceans dry, Shakespeare,
Hence our gen'rous emulation Came;
We undertºok, and we perform'd the ſame. Roſcommon.
Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard,
The Engliſh undertake th' unequal war. Dryden.
Of dangers undertaken, fame atchiev’d,
They talk by turns. I}ryden.
2. To aſſume a character. Not in uſe.
His name and credit ſhall you undertake,
And in my houſe you ſhall be friendly lodga. Shakeſp.
3. To engage with 5 to attack.
It is not fit your lordſhip ſhould undertake every companion,
that you give offence to. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
You'll undertake her no more ? Shakeſpeare.
4. To have the charge of.
To th’ waterfide I muſt conduct your grace,
Then give my charge up to Sir Nicholas Vaux,
Who undertakes you to your end. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII.
To UNDERTA'kE. v. n.
1. To aſſume any buſineſs or province. --
O Lord, I am oppreſſed, undertake for me. Iſa. xxxviii. 34-
I undertook alone to wing th’ abyſs. Mliton,
2. To venture; to hazard.
It is the cowiſh terror of his ſpirit, -
That dare not undertake. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
3. To promiſe; to ſtand bound to ſome condition.
If the curious ſearch the hills after rains, I dare undertake
they will not loſe their labour. Woodward's Nat. Hi/.
UNDERTA'KEN. part, paſſive of undertake.
UNDERTA'KER. m. ſ. [from undertate.]
1. One who engages in proječts and affairs.
Antrim was naturally a great undertaker. Clarendon.
Undertakers in Rome purchaſe the digging of fields, and
arrive at greateſtates by it. - - 4āºn.
This ſerves to free the enquiry from the perplexities that
ſome undertakers have encumber'd it with. JWoodward.
Oblige thy favºrite undertakers -
To throw me in but twenty acres. Prior.
2. One who engages to build for another at a certain price.
Should they build as faſt as write, iſ?’s Miſell
'Twould ruin undertakers quite. Swift's Miſcellany.
. One who manages funerals. -
à...". #. ſ, [from undertake..] Attempt; enterprize;
noragement. -
e Mighty men they are called ; which ſheweth a ſtrength ſur-
affing others: and men of renown, that is, of great inder-
... and adventurous actions. Raleigh's Hiſ of the Hºrld.
If this ſeem too great an undertaking for the humour of our
age, then ſuch a ſum of money ought to lie ready for taking
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U N D U N D der and tenant..] A ſecondary te- - / . ſ. ſt UNDERTE'NANT. m. ſ. ſº from him that holds from the nant; one who holds owner. Settle and ſecure the undertenants, to the end there may - ſtabliſhment of every ſubječt's eſtate, lord º: * * }... º. UNEER rook. part, paſſive of undertake. Usºv Alu A'qion. n.ſ. [under and value.] Rate not equal to the worth. - - - - There is often failing by an undervaluation; for in divers children their ingenerate powers are of ſlow diſcloſure. Wottºn. To Underva'luf, v. a. [under and value.] 1. To rate low; to eſteem lightly ; to treat as of little worth. Her name is Portia, nothing undervalu'd - To Cato's daughter. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice. My chief delight lay in diſcharging the duties of my ſta- tion; ſo that in compariſon of it, I undervalu'd all enſigns of authority. - - - Atterbury. c. To depreſs; to make low in eſtimation ; to deſpiſe. I write not this with the leaſt intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. - Dryden. In a kingdom grown glorious by the reputation of a ſove- reign, multitudes leſſen and undervalue it. Addiſon. Schooling Luther is an undervaluing term, and would make one think that Eraſmus had a mean opinion of him. Atterbury. UNDER value. n. ſ. [from the verb. J. Low rate ; vile rice. p The unſkilfulneſs, careleſsneſs, or knavery of the traders, added much to the undervalue and diſcredit of theſe commo- dities abroad. Temple. UNDER va’luer. n.ſ.. [from undervalue.] One who eſteems lightly. - *…wlu. of money was Sir Henry Wotton. IWalton. UNDERw e^N.T. preterite of undergo. U’NDER wood. m. ſ. [under and wood.] The low trees that grew among the timber. - When you fell underwood, ſow haws and floes. Mortimer. U’s DER work. n.ſ.. [under and work.] Subordinate buſineſs ; petty affairs. ** Thoſe that are proper for war, fill up the laborious part of life, and carry on the underwork of the nation. Addi, on. To UNDER wo's K. v.a. preterite underworked, or underwrought ; participle paſſive underworked, or underwrought. 1. To deſtroy by clandeſtine meaſures. Thou from loving England art ſo far, That thou haſt underwrought its lawful king, To cut off the ſequence of poſterity. 2. To labour leſs than enough. Apelles ſaid of Protogenes, that he knew not when to give over. A work- may be overwrought as well as under- wrought. Dryden. UNDER wo'RKMEN. m. ſ. [under and workman.] An inferiour, or ſubordinate labourer. Underworkmen are expert enough at making a ſingle wheel in a clock, but are utterly ignorant how to adjuſt the ſeveral parts. Swift. To UNDER wri'TE. v. a. [under and write.] To write under ſomething elſe. He began firſt with his pipe, and then with his voice, thus to challenge Dorus, and was by him anſwered in the anderwritten ſort. Sidney. What addition and change I have made, I have here underwritten. - Sanderſon. UNDER writer. n.ſ.. [from underwrite.] An inſurer; ſo called from writing his name under the conditions. UNDEscR1'BED. adjº Not deſcribed. They urge, that God left nothing in his word undeſcribed, whether it concerned the worſhip of God, or outward polity. Hooker. This is ſuch a ſingular pračtice, that I had rather leave it undeſcribed, than give it its proper charaćter. Collier on Pride. UNDEscR1'ED. adj. Not ſeen; unſeen; undiſcovered. UNDESE/Rv Ed. adj. 1. Not merited; not obtained by merit. This vićtory, obtained with great, and truely not unde- ſerved, honour to the two princes, the whole eſtates, with one conſent, gave the crown to Muſidorus. Sidney, b. ii. 2. Not incurred by fault. - The ſame virtue which gave him a diſregard of fame, made him impatient of an undeſerved reproach. Addiſon. UNRESE’R v Edix. adv. [from undeſerved.] Without deſert, whether of good or ill. Our deſire is to yield them a juſt reaſon, even of the leaſt things, wherein undeſervedly they have but as much as dreamed that we do amiſs. Hooker, b. v. S. 7. re º, which ſpeaketh no more than edifieth, is undeſervedly Prehended for much ſpeaking. Hooker, b. v. §. 32. Theſe oft as undeſervedly inthral His outward freedom. - Science diſtin athletick brute Shakeſpeare. - Milton's Par. Loft. guiſhes a man of honour from one of thoſe °, whom undeſervedly we call heroes. Dryden, 2. Not limited; not regulated. UNDESE/Rv ER. m. ſ. One of no merit. You ſee how men of merit are ſought after; the und. ferver may ſleep, when the man of action is called on Shak - UN Dese/Rv1NG. adj. ſp. 1. Not having merit; not having any worth. It exerts itſelf promiſcuouſly towards the deſerving and the undeſerving, if it relieves alike theidle and the indigen. Shall we repine at a little miſplaced charity," • Ziddiſon. wife being ſhowers down every day his benefits thankful and undeſerving. Who loſe a length of undeſerving days, Would you uſurp the lover's dear-bought praiſe? p, 2. Nº. . particular advantage or hurt. With, pt. was carried to miſlike, then to hate; laſt! '.. ſon undeſerving deſtrućtion. y to deſtroy this My felicity is in retaining the good opinion of hone who think me not quite undeſerving of it. UNDFsi'G's ED. adj. Not intended; not purpoſed. Great effects by inconſiderable means are ſometimes brought about ; and thoſe ſo wholly undeſigned by ſuch as are the º: mediate actors. South Where you condućt find, - Uſe and convenience; will you not agree, That ſuch effects could not be undeſign'd, Nor could proceed, but from a knowingmind? Blacintrº, UNDESI/GNING. adj. 1. Not acting with any ſet purpoſe. Could atoms, which, with undireéted flight, Roam'd through the void, and rang'd the realms of night, In order march, and to their poſts advance, > Led by no guide, but undeſigning chance? 2. Having no artful or fraudulent ſchemes; ſincere. He looks upon friendſhip, gratitude, and ſenſe of honour, as terms to impoſe upon weak, undeſigning ninds. South. UNDES1(RAble. adj. Not to be wiſhed; not pleaſing. To add what wants In female ſex, the more to draw his love, And render me more equal; and perhaps, A thing not undeſirable, ſome time Superior; for inferior, who is free ? Milton's Par. Lºft. UNDES1’RED adj. Not wiſhed; not ſolicited. O goddeſs-mother, give me back to fate; Your gift was undºff'd, and came too late. Dryden. UNDesi(RING. adj. Negligent; not wiſhing. The baits of gifts and money to deſpiſe,’ And look on wealth with undeſiring eyes: When thou canſt truly call theſe virtues thine, Be wiſe, and free, by heav'n's conſent and mine. Drydºn. UNDestro'YABLE. adj. Indeſtructible; not ſuſceptive of de- ſtruction. Common glaſs, once made, ſo far refiſts the violence of the fire, that moſt chymiſts think it a body more undºffreyable than gold itſelf. Boyle. UNDEstroyed. adj. Not deſtroyed. - The eſſences of thoſe ſpecies are preſerved whole and * deſtroyed, whatever changes happen to any, or all of the in- dividuals. Locłt. Undete'RMINAble. adj. Impoſſible to be decided. . . . On either ſide the fight was fierce, and ſurely undetermind- ble without the death of one of the chiefs. - Waun. Rather an heir had no ſuch right by divine inſtitution, than that God ſhould give ſuch a right, but yet leave it doubtful and undeterminable who ſuch heir is. Lock. UNDETE(RMINATE. adj. 1. Not ſettled; not decided; contingent. Surely the Son of God could not die by chance, nor the greateſt thing that ever came to paſs in nature, be left . undeterminate event. outh. 2. Not fixed. - - M. Fluid, ſlippery, and underminate it is of itſelf. rt, UNDETERMINATENEss. }n.ſ. [from undeterminate.] UNDETERMINATIon. 1. Uncertainty; indeciſion. • * - He is not left barely to the undeterminatiºn, inceº and unſteadineſs of the operation of his facultiº, "" ou certain, ſecret, prediſpoſition of them to what is right. 2. The ſtate of not being fixed, or invincibly directed. art The idea of a free agent is undeterminatentſ tº 5. . before he has made choice. Mºrº, Divine Dialºg” UN Det E/RM IN ED. adj. 1. Unſettled ; undecided. when an all- on the un- 4tterbury. Sidney, ſt men, Pºpe. Blackmore. alt, f he had ſaid He has left his ſucceſſion as undetermined, asi Locke. nothing about it. Extended wide Miltºn. In circuit, undetermin'd ſquare or round. ſhould be as g Ou l It is difficult to conceive that any ſuch thin £, matter, undetermined by ſomething called form. UN Devo'TED. adj. Not devoted. d moſt The lords Say and Brooke, two popular men, ºn ſuch undevoted to the church, poſitively refuſed to make º; ii proteſtation. carº • *** i-
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When the materials of glaſs melted
have compoſed a maſs undiaphanous a
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enamelling.
UND1'D, the preterite of undo. *
This ſo undid all I had done before :
I could attempt, and he endº In O norc.
UNDIGE'sted. alſ. Not concočted.
Ambition, the diſeaſe of virtue, bred
Like ſurfeits from an ºndigeſted fulneſs,
Meets death in that which is the means of fife.
The glaring ſun breaks in at ev'ry chink;
Yet plung'd in ſloth we lie, and ſnore ſupine,
As fill'd with fumes of undige/fed wine.
appetite, wind coming upward
conſtitution.
have a preſent tenſe.
From her fair head her fillets ſhe undight,
- And laid her ſtole aſide, -
UNd,'NTED. adj. Not impreſſed by a blow.
I muſt rid all the ſea of Pirates: this 'greed upon, \
To part with unhackt edges, and bear back -
Our barge undinted. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
NDIMI’NIshed. adj. Not impaired; not leſſened.
I ſtill accounted myſelf undiminiſhed of my largeſt conceſ.
fions. K. Charles.
Think not, revolted ſpirit ! thy ſhape the ſame,
Or undiminiſh'd brightneſs, to be known
As when thou ſtood’ſ in heav'n, upright and pure. Milton.
Sergius, who a bad cauſe bravely try’d,
All of a piece, and undiminiſh'd, dy'd,
The deathleſs muſe, with undiminiſh'd rays,
Through diſtant times the lovely dame conveys. Addison.
When ſacrilegious hands had raſed the church, even to
the foundation, theſe charities they ſuffered to ſtand undmi-
miſh'd, untouch'd. Atterbury.
UNdi'pped. [un and dip.] Not dipped; not plunged. "
I think thee -
Impenetrably good; but, ike Achilles,
Thou had'ſt a ſoft Egyptian heel undp’d,
And that has made thee mortal. Dryden's Cleomenes.
UNDIRE'cted. adj. Not dirºij,
The realm was left, like a ſhip in a ſtorm, amidſt all the
*ging ſurges, unruled and undireºd of any : for they to whom
the was committed, fainted or forſook ºil. charge. Spenſer.
Could atoms, which, with undirected flight,
Roam'd through the void, and rang'd the realms of night,
Of reaſon deſtitute, withºut intent,
In order march. Blackmore on the Creation.
UNDiscº'RNible. adj. Not to be diſcerned; inviſible.
I ſhou'd be guiltier than my guiltineſs,
To think I ſhould be undiſcernible,
When I pereceive your grace. Shakeſpeare.
The apoſtle knowing that the diſtinčion of theſe charaćters
was undiſcernible by men in this life, admoniſhes thoſe, who
had the moſt comfortable aſſurances of God's favour, to be
nevertheleſs apprehenſive. Rogers's Sermons.
ND1sce/RNIBLY. adj. Inviſibly; imperceptibly.
Many ſecret indiſpoſitions will undiſcernibly ſteal upon the
ſoul, and it will require time and cloſe application to recover
it to the ſpiritualities of religion. South's Sermons.
tNdisce RNED. adj. Not obſerved ; not diſcovered ; not
deſcried. -
Qºr profeſſion, though it leadeth us into many truths
andſºerned by others, yet doth diſturb their communica-
tions. Browne's Vug. Errours.
Broken they break, and rallying they renew,
In other forms, the military ſhew':
At laſt in order undiſcern'd they join,
And march together in a friendly line.
UNDiscº RNEDLY, adv. So as to be undiſcovered.
Some aſſociated particles of ſalt-petre, by lurking undiſcern-
*y in the fixed nitre, had eſcaped the analyſing violence of
the fire. Boyle.
UNP scººr NING. adj Injudicious; incapable of making due
diſtinétion.
Undiſcerning muſe, which heart, which eyes,
In this new couple doſt thou prize Donne.
His long experience informed him well of the flate of
England; but of foreign tranſactions, he was entirely undſ.
cerning and ignorant. Clarendon.
Thus her blind ſiſter, fickle fortune, reigns,
And undiſcerning ſcatters crowns and chains. Pope.
UNDisco RDING. adj. Not diſagreeing; not jarring in muſick.
We on earth, with undſ. ding voice,
May rightly anſwer that melodiois noiſe;
As once we did, 'till diſproportion'd in
Jarr'd againſt nature's chine.
Dryden.
Dryden.
Milton,
•, with calcined tin,
* and white, this white
Concretes, that goldſmiths employ in
Boyle on Colours.
Roſcommon.
Denham.
• * . Dryden.
Meat remaining in the ſtoniach undige/ed, dejećtion of
** are ſigns of a phlegmatick
z - Arbuthnot on Diet.
Pºit, preterite put off. It is queſtionable whether it
Aairy Queen.
tºpºeirisºn. ad.
1. Not ſubdued to regularity and order.
if Tº be diſpenſed with. **n argument of natural infirmity,
if it be neceſſary 5, but if it be not, it ſignifies an andſciplined
and "Amortified ſpirit. Taylor's Rule ºf Holy Living:
Divided from thoſe climes where art prevails;
Undiſciplin'd by precepts of the wife;
ºr inborn paſſions will not brook controuſ }
e follow nature.
2. Untaught; uninſtructed.
A gallant man had rather fight t
the field, in gilt to
plin'd rabble.
Pºy is a man of a clear head, but few wºrds; and gains
the ſame advantage over Puzzle, that a ſmall body of regu-
lar troops would gain over a numberleſ, undiſciplind ºi-
litia. . - Spediator, Nº. 477.
*::coverable. adj. Not to be found out.
He was to make up his accounts, and by an eaſy, undiſco-
ºrable cheat, he could Provide againſt the impending
Rogers
diſtreſs. -- -
UNDisco'vered. adj. Not ſeen; not deſcried; not found out.
Coming into the fºlling of a way, which led'. into a
Place, of each fide whereºf men might eaſily keep them.
ſelves undiſcovered, I was encompaſſed ſuddenly by a great
Sidney.
troop of enemies.
Job were exceeding great, his worós
Philips,
When the griefs of
*cordingly to open them were many: howbeit,
ſtill unto
his ſeeming they were undiſcovered. Hooker.
Time glides, with ... haſte;
The future but a length behind the paſt. Dryden.
. By your counſels we are brought to view -
A rich and indiſcover'd world in you. Dryden.
In ſuch Paſlages I diſcover'd ſome beauty yet undiſco-
ver'd. - Dryden.
UNPIscree’r, adj. Not wiſe ; imprudent.
If thou be *mong the undiſcreet, obſerve the time.
Ecclus xxvii.
UND1scui'sed. 6%. Open; artleſs; plain; expoſed to view.
If thou art Venus,
Diſguis'd in habit, andīguis'd in ſhape; -
9 help us, captives, from our chain. t’ſcape. Dryden.
If once they can dare to *PPear openly and undiſguiſed,
when they can turn the ridicuſ. upon ſeriouſneſs and piety,
the contagion ſpreads like a peſtilence. Fogers's Sermons.
UNDisho'Noured. adj. Not diſhonoured. -
Keep then fair league and truce with thy true bed :
I live diſtained, thou undiſhonoured. - Shakeſpeare.
UNDISMA'YED. adj. Not diſcouraged ; not depreſſed" with
fear. -
He in the midſt thus undſnaya began, Milton's P. Loft.
He aim'd a blow againſt his undiſmay’d adverſary. Arbuth.
Thºugh oft repuls'd, again
They rally undimoyd. *
UNPIsobii'GING. adj. Inoffenſive. :
All this he would have expatiated upon, with connexions
of the diſcourſes, and the moſt eaſy, und/obliging tran-
ſitions. Broome's Notes on the Iliad.
UNDISPE(Rsed. adj. Not ſcattered. - -
We have all the redolence of the perfumes we burn upon
his altars; the ſmoke doth vaniſh er: it can reach the ſky;
and whilſt it is undiſperſed, it but clouds it. Boyle.
UNDisposed. adj. Not beſtowed. - , - -
The employments were left undiſpoſed of, to keep alive
the hopes of impatient candidates. - Swift.
UNPIsPu‘TED. adj. Incontrovertible; evident. -
Yºu, by an undiſputed title, are the king of poets. Dryden.
That virtue and vice tend to make theſe men happy, or
miſèrable, who ſeverally praśliſe them, is a propoſition of
undoubted, and by me undiſputed, truth. Atterbury.
UN pisse/MBLED. adj.
I. Openly declared. d
2. Honeſt, not feigned. : . . . . . . -
Ye are the . of a clergy, whoſe undiſſembled and unli:
mited veneration for the holy ſcriptures, hath not hindered
them from paying an inferiour, but profound regard to the
beſt interpreters of it, the primitive writers. Atterbury.
UNDi’ssipated. adj. Not ſcattered; not diſperſed. -
Such little primary maſſes as our propoſition *;
may remain undiſſipated. - Boyle.
UNDisso'lving. adj. Never melting: .
Not cold Scythia's †. º: d bore
'd Lybian ſands thy huſband bore, -
Addison's Remarks on Italy.
NBISTE'MPERED. adj.
I. Free from ... - * *
rturbation. - * , . . . . . .
2. Fº laws may be confidered, in ſome parliament
that ſhall be at leiſure, from the urgency of more j;
Philips,
affairs, and ſhall be cool and und/fempered. Temp
tin-
U N D º º Usosri'soulshahºº: "º iſłinétly ſeen. - 1. Not to be diſtinctly 11 and and ſinguiſhable, ſe things ſeem fina - }. far off mountains turned into clouds. Shakespeare, aint mazes in the wanton green, rººf tread, are undiſlinguiſhable. - Shakespeare rare. Its lineaments are deſtroy'd, and the materials mixt in an indi/?inguiſhable confuſion. - Rogers. 2. Not to be known by any pecular property. - No idea can be undiſtinguiſhable from another, from which it ought to be different. Locke. UN disºri'NGUIs HED. adj. - 1. Not marked out by objects or intervals: 'Tis longer ſince the creation of angels than of the world, by ſeven hundred years: whereby we would mark out ſo much of that undiſtinguiſh'd duration, as we ſuppoſe would have admitted ſeven hundred annual revolutions 'ſ º: fun. ºca e. 2. Not ſeen, or not to be ſeen otherwiſe than confuſedly; not ſeparately and plainly deſcried. - - 'Tis like the milky way, all over bright ; - But ſown ſo thick with ſtars, 'tis undiſtinguiſh’d light. Dryden. Wrinkles undiſtinguiſh’d paſs, For I'm aſham'd to uſe a glaſs. Swift. 3. Admitting nothing between ; having no intervenient ſpace. Oh indiſingiſh’d ſpace of woman's will Shakeſpeare. The undiſtinguiſh'd ſeeds of good and ill, Heav'n, in his boſom, from our knowledge hides. Dryden. 4. Not marked by any particular property. Sleep to thoſe empty lids º Is grown a ſtranger; and day and night, As undiſtinguiſh’d by my ſleep, as fight. Denham. 5. Not treated with any particular reſpect. Sad chance of war now deſtitute of aid, Falls undſtinguiſh’d by the vićtor ſpade. Pope. UN dist1/N GUIs His G. adj. Making no difference. The promiſcuous and undiſtinguiſhing diſtribution of good and evil, which was neceſſary for carrying on the deſigns of providence in this life, will be rečtified in another. Addiſon. Undiſlinguiſhing complaiſance will vitiate the taſte of the readers. Garth. 2. Not to be plainly diſcerned. - UND1st RA’ct ED. adj. Not perplexed by contrariety of thoughts or deſires. When Enoch had walked with God, he was ſo far from being tired with that laſting aſſiduity, that he admitted him to a more immediate, and more undy'racied communion with himſelf. Boyle. RJN DISTRA’cTEDLY. adv. Without diſturbance from contra- riety of ſentiments. St. Paul tells us, that there is difference betwixt married and ſingle perſons; the affections of the latter being at liberty to devote themſelves more undiſtračiedly to God. Boyle. UND1st RA’cTEDN Ess. n. ſ. Freedom from interruption by different thoughts. - The ſtrange confuſions of this nation diſturb that calmneſs of mind, and und://ractedneſs of thoughts. Boyle. UND 1st U/REED. adj. 1. Free from perturbation ; calm ; tranquil. To our high-rais'd phantaſy preſent That undiſturbed ſong of pure content. Milton. The peaceful cities of th’ Auſonian ſhore, Lull'd in their eaſe, and undi/?urb’d before, Are all on fire. Dryden. A ſtate, where our imitation of God ſhall end in the un- diſturbed fruition of him to all eternity. Atterbury. To be undiſturbed in danger, ſedately to conſider what is fitteſt to be done, and to execute it ſteadily, is a complex idea of an action, which may exiſt. But to be undi/?urbed in danger, without uſing one's reaſon, is as real an idea as the other. Locke. 2. Not interrupted by any hindrance or moleſtation. Nature ſtints our appetite, And craves no more than undiffurb’d delight; Which minds, unmix’d with cares and fears, obtain ; A foul ſerene, a body void of pain. - Dryden. Unvex'd with quarrels, undi/turb’d with noiſe, The country king his peaceful realm enjoys. Dryden. The Engliſh, und/urb’d, ſubmiſs obey. Philips. 3. Not agitated. A good conſcience is a port which is land-lock'd on every fide, where no winds can poſſibly invade. There a man *y not only ſee his own image, but that of his maker, clearly reflected from the undiſturb’d and filent waters. Dryden. UND}siu're pl.x. adv. Calmly ; peacefully. * minds are ſo weak, that they have need of all the *nces can be procured, to lay before them undiſturbºdy U the h;ead and coherence of any diſcourſe. Locke. sº DABLE. adj. Not ſeparable ; not ſuſceptive of diviſion. The beſt actors in the world for tragedy, paſtoral, ſcene **dalk, or poem unlimited, sº Shakeſp. Hamlet. UN DIVI’DED. adj. Unbroken; whole; not parted UNDo'ING.. n.ſ. Ruin; deſtruction; How comes it, huſband, That thou art thus eſtranged from thyſelf? Thyſelf, I call it, being range to me; - That undividable, incorporate, > Am better than thy dear ſelf's better part. Shilºſ, ‘ºpºrt, Love is not divided between God and Č. enemy: muſt love God with all our heart; that is, give him w: and undivided affection. Taylor's Rul. jº. He extends through all extent; * Living. Spreads undivided, operates unſpent. P UN Div U'LGED. adj. Secret; not promulgated. ºt, Let the great gods & Find out their enemies now. Tremble, thou wº h That haſt within thee undivulged crimes, Ch, Unwhipp'd of juſtice. Shakº. K. Lºr, To UND'o. v. a. preterite undid; Participle paſſive tº [from do.] *….. 1. To ruin; to bring to deſtruction. As this immoderate favour of the multitude did him no good, ſo will it undo ſo many as ſhall truſt unto it. Hºward Subdued, undone, they did at laſt obey, And change their own for their invader's way, Rºſmº. Where, with like haſte, though ſeveral Ways they run *- - y Some to undo, and ſome to be undone. Dºla. Hither ye come, diſlike, and ſo und, The players, and diſgrace the poet too. Dºłº, When I behold the charming maid, I'm ten times more undºne; while hope and far, With variety of pain diſtract me. Addison's Cº. 2. To looſe ; to open what is ſhut or faſtened; to lººd. They falſe and fearful do their hands und, Brother, his brother; friend doth friend forſake. Sººn, Pray und, this button. Shaºffeare's K.L. We implore thy powerful hand, o und, the charned band Of true virgin here diſtreſs'd. Jſº, Were men ſo dull, they cou’d not ſee That Lyce painted, ſhould they flee, Like ſimple birds, into a net, So groſsly woven and ill-ſet ; Her own teeth would undo the knot, And let all go that ſhe had got. Hºllar, 3. To change any thing done to its former flatt; to recall, or annul any action. They may know, that we are far from preſuming to think that men can better anything which Gºd hath done, even as we are from thinking, that men ſhould preſume to undo ſome things of men, which God doth know they can- not better. ! 4%; tr. - It was a torment To lay upon the damn'd, which Sycorix Could not again undo. Shakesepare's Tempest. We ſecm ambitious God's whole work tunº Of nothing he made us, and we ſtrive too, To bring ourſelves to nothing back. They make the Dcity do and unde, go forwa wards. Burnet'; Theºry By granting me ſo ſoon, - He h.i. . of the gift undºne. º Without this our repentance is not real, becauſe . not done what we can to undo our fault. Tillºſiſ, Now will this woman, with a ſingle glºº, Addison Undo what I've been labouring all this while. ** When in time the martial maid Found out the trick that Venus play'd, She ſhakes her helm ; ſhe knits her brows, And, fir’d with indignation, vows, Tomorrow e'er the ſetting fun, Saiff, She’d all undo, that ſhe had done. w Dºrºt, rd and back- ºf the Earl, • rº, Z - ininºr : ućtive. ... hº UN Do'ING. adj. Ruining; deſtr - As meſ, sº South. The great and undoing miſchief which be their being miſrepreſented. fital miſchief iáneſs ºf ... ... […, {}riºtné!S To the utter undoing of ſome, many * º for- law may be done, which equity and hone H:ºr. biddeth. on hter to her * d Falſe luſtre could dazzle my poor º Guada". 0.1713. - e deceive us ; Fools that we arc, we know that “ º uS Yet act, as if the fraud was Peº * …] (ºr? *_ " -- - - º, Rºyal C* And our undoing joy. UNDo'NE. adj. [from undo.] 1. Not done; not performed. Do you ſmell a fault’ I cannot wiſh the fault undone, tº S! iſºar." K. Lºr, Iſſue of it being ſo proper. S//dkºſi 2. Ruined ; brought to deſtruction. Already is the work begun; nºn, Cº." And we reſt all undone, till aſ “ gene. Damiº Th cſ: * --
U N D There was no opportunity to call either of theſe two great perſons to account for what they had done, or what they had left undone. Clarendon. - UNDo'UBTED. adj. Indubitable ; indiſputable ; unqueſtion- - able. His fačt, till now, came not to an undoubted proof. Shakeſp. Thou, ſpirit, who ledſt this glorious eremite º Into the deſart, his vićtorious field, Againſt the ſpiritual foe, and brought'ſt him thence, By proof th’ undoubted ſon of God, inſpire. Milton. The relations of your trials may be received as undoubted records of certain events, and as ſecurely be depended on, as the propoſitions of Euclid. Glanville. Made the world tremble with a num’rous hoſt, And of undoubted vićtory did boaſt. //aller. - Though none of theſe be ſtrict demonſtration, yet we have - an undoubted aſſurance of them, when they are proved by the beſt arguments that the nature of the thing will bear. Tillotſon. UN Doubt EDLY. adv. Indubitably; without queſtion; with- s out doubt. Some fault undoubtedly there is in the very reſemblance of idolaters. Hooker. This cardinal, undoubtedly Was faſhion'd to much honour. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. Undoubtedly God will relent, and turn From his diſpleaſure. Milton's Par. Lºft. The original is undoubtedly one of the greateſt this age has produced. Dryden. He that believes the chriſtian doćtrine, if he adhere to it, and live accordingly, ſhall undoubtedly be ſaved. Tilliſºn. . UNDoubt ING, adj. Admitting no doubt. They to whom all this is revealed, and received with an undoubting faith, if they do not preſently ſet about ſo eaſy and ſo happy a taſk, muſt acknowledge themſelves in the number of the blind. Hammond. UNDRA’wN. adj. Not pulled by any external force. Forth ruſh'd The chariot of paternal deity undrawn, Flaſhing thick flames, wheel within wheel; Itſelf inſtinét with ſpirit, but convoy'd By four cherubick ſhapes. UNDRE/ADED. adj. Not feared. Better far, Than ſtill at hell's dark threſhold thave ſat watch, Unnam’d, undreaded, and thyſelf half ſtarv’d. UNDRE/AMED. adj. Not thought on. A courſe more promiſing, Than a wild dedication of yourſelves To unpath’d waters, undream'd ſhores; moſt certain To miſeries enough. Shakesp. Winter Tale. To UNDRE'ss. v. a. [from dreſs.] -- 1. To diveſt of cloaths; to ſtrip. Milton's Par. Loft. Milton. Undreſs you, and come now to bed. Shakeſpeare. All were ſtol’n aſide, . . To counſel and undreſs the bride. Suckling, Her fellows preſs'd, And the reluctant nymph by force undreſs'd. Addiſon's Ovid. 2. To diveſt of ornaments, or the attire of oſtentation. Lndreſs'd at evening, when ſhe found Their odours loſt, their colours paſt, She chang'd her look. Prior. -> U'NDRess. "{ A looſe or negligent dreſs. eform her into eaſe, … And put her in undreſs to make her pleaſe. Dryden. º UNDRE'ss ED. adj. 1. Not regulated. 5 - Thy vineyard lies half prun'd, and half undrºſt'd. Dryden. ſº 2. Not prepared for uſe. The common country people wore perones, ſhoes of un- dreſſed leather. , Arbuthnot on Coins. UNDRI'ED. adj. Not dried. Their titles in the field were try’d: witneſs thefreſhlaments, and fun ral tears undry'd Dryden. . Four pounds of undried hops, thorough ripe; will, make . one of dry. Mortimer's Huſbandry. º: UNDRI've N. adj. Not impelled either way. º As wint'ry winds contending in the ſky, - With equal force of lungs their titles try 5 º The doubtful rack of heav'n - Stands without motion, and the tide undriv'n, UNDRo'ss Y. adj. Free from recrement. When a noontide ſun, with ſummer beams Darts through a cloud, her watry ſkirts are edg'd --- With lucid amber, or undroſy gold. Philips. UNdu'BITABLE. adj. Not admitting doubt; unqueſtionable. Let that principle, that all is matter, and that there is no- thing elſe, be received for certain and undubitable, and it will be eaſy to be ſeen, what conſequences it will lead us º into. Locke, UNdu'e. adj. [indué, Fr.] 1. Not right; not legal. Dryden. U N E Tº: Proceeding being at that time taxed for rigorous and * in matter and manner, makes it very probable there was ſome greater matter againſt her. 2. Not agreeable to duty. He will * Proſtitute his power to mean and undue ends, U". ſtoop to little and low arts of courting the people. Atterb, ******, *. (from undulo, Lat.] Playing like waves; playing with intermiſſions. .The blaſts and undulary breaths thereof maintain no cer. tainty in their courſe. Browne's Pulgar Errours. To UNDULATE. v. a. [from undulo, Lat.] To drive back- ward and forward; to make to play as waves. - Breath vocalized, i.e. vibrated and undulated, may in a different manner affečt the lips, or tongue, or palate, and impreſs a ſwift, tremulous motion, which breath alone paſſing ſmooth doth not. Holder's Elements of Speech. To U'NDULATE. v. n. To play as waves in curls. Through undulating air the ſounds are ſent, And ſpread o'er all the fluid element. Pºpe. UNDVLA'tion. n.ſ. [from undulate.] Waving motion. Worms and leeches will move both was ; and ſo will moſt of thoſe animals, whoſe bodies conſiſt of round and an nulary fibres, and move by undulation, that is, like the waves of the ſea. Browne's /u/gar Ernours. All tuneable ſounds are made by a regular vibration of the ſonorous body, and undulation of the air, proportionable to the acuteneſs and gravity of the tone. Iłoſder. Two parallel walls beat the ſound back on each other, till the undulation is quite worn out. Addiſon. U’NDULA toRY adj. [from undulate.] Moving in the mainer of waves. - A conſtant undulatory motion is perceived by looking through teleſcopes. Arbuthnºt on Air. UNDU/LY. adv. Not properly ; not according to duty. Men unduely exerciſe their zeal againſt perſons; not only againſt evil perſons, but againſt thoſe that are the moſt vene- rable. Sprat's Sermons. tºvº. adj. Not performing duty; irreverent; diſobe- 1ent. Bacon. She and I, long ſince contraßed, Are now ſo ſure, that nothing can diſſolve us. And this deceit loſes the name of craft, Cf diſobedience, or unduteous title. Shakeſp. In Latium ſafe he lay, From his unduteous ſon, and his uſurping ſway. Dryden: UNDU'TIFUL. adj. Not obedient; not reverent. England thinks it no good policy to have that realm planted with Engliſh, left they ſhould grow ſo undutiful as the Iriſh, and become more dangerous. Spenſºr's Ireland. No man's reaſon did ever dićtate to him, that it is fit for a creature not to love God; to be undutiful to his great ſo- vereign, and ungrateful to his beſt benefactor. ‘. ...lºtſon. UNDu't IFULLY. adv. [from undutiful..] Not according to duty. The fiſh had long in Caeſar's ponds been fed, And from its lord # fled. Dryden's juvenal. UNDU'tiful NESS. n, ſ. ant of reſpect; irreverence; diſ- obedience. I would have thought they would rather have held in, and ſtaid all the other from undutifulneſs, than need to be forced thereunto themſelves. Spenſºr's Ireland. Forbidding undutifulneſs to ſuperiours, ſedition and rebel- lion againſt magiſtracy. Tillotſºn. UNDY ING. adj. Not deſtroyed ; not periſhing. Driven down " To chains of darkneſs, and th’ undy'ng worm. Milton. UNEA/RNED. adj. Not obtained by labour or merit. As I am honeſt Puck, If we have unearned luck, Now to 'ſcape the ſerpent's tongue, We will make amends ere long. Our work is brought to little, though begun Early, and th’ hour of ſupper comes unearn'd. Wilt thou rather º bleſ: To lie ſupinely, hoping heav'n will bleſs --- Thy i. ... give thee bread unearn'd / Philipſ; UNEA/RTHEd. adj. Driven from the hold. The mighty robber of the fold, * Is from his craggy, winding haunts wnearth'd. UNEA/RTHly. adj. Not terreſtrial. The ſacrifice d h! nious, ſolemn, and unearthly jº."ºr tº: * . adv. Not without pain. usº: º uneaſily under the burden. , -- L'Eſtrange. They make mankind their enemy by their unjuſt actions, and conſequently live more uneaſily in the world than other men. , - Tillºtſon, UNEZAsiness. n.ſ. Trouble; perplexity; ſtate of diſquiet. Not a ſubjećt Sits in heart-grief and uneaſºnſ, - under the ſweet ſhade of your government. Shaºffſ.” 29 O Thr Shakeſpeare. Milton. Thomſºn,
U N E U N E º ſame uneaſineſ, which ev'ry thing gº Our ... muſt alſo bring. - Denham. we may be ſaid to live like thoſe who have their hope in another life, if we bear the uneaſineſſes that befall us here with conſtancy: Atterbury. - Men are diſſatisfied with their flation, and create to them- ſelves all the uneaſineſs of want. They fancy themſelves poor, j under this perſuaſion feel all the diſquiet of real Po- verty. Rogers's Sermons. His Majeſty will maintain his juſt authority over them ; and whatever uneaſinºſ; they may give themſelves, they can create none in him. Addiſon's Freeholder. The libels againſt his grandfather, that fly about his very court, give him uneaſineſs. Swift. UN e^As Y. adj. 1. Painful; giving diſturbance. Thºſt of the Gentiles forbad any libations tº be made for dead infants, as believing they paſſed into happineſs through the way of mortality, and for a few months wore an uneaſy garment. Taylor's Rule of Holy Living: Öſ a lottering pinacle the ſtanding is "*); and the fall deady. Decay of Piety. His preſent thoughts are uneaſy, becauſe his preſent ſtate does not pleaſe him. L’E/irange. Uneaſy life to me, Still watch'd and importund, but worſe for thee. Dryden. 2. Diſturbed ; not at eaſe. Happy low! lie down; Uneaſ, lies the head that wears a crown. Shakeſpeare. Uneaſy juſtice upward flew, And both the fiſters to the ſtars withdrew. Dryden. The paſſion and ill language proceeded from a gall'd and uneaſy mind. Tillotſon. It is ſuch a pleaſure as makes a man reſtleſs and uneaſy, exciting freſh deſires. Addiſon. Öº would wonder how any perſon ſhould deſirº to hº king of a country, in which th: (ſtabliſhed religion is directly oppoſite to that he profeſſies... Were it poſſible for ſuch a one to accompliſh his deſigns, his own reaſon might tell him, there could not be a more uneqy prince, nor a mºrº unhappy people. Alºiſon's Freeholder. If we imagine ourſelves intitled to any thing we have not, we ſhall be uneaſy in the want of it; and that uneaſineſs will expoſe us to all the evil perſuaſions of poverty. Rogers. The ſoul, uneaſy and confin'd from home, Reſts and expatiates in a life to come. Pope. 3. Conſtraining; cramping. Some ſervile imitators Preſcribe at firſt ſuch ſtrict, uneaſ rules, As they muſt ever ſlaviſhly obſerve. 4. Not unconſtrained; not diſengaged. In converſation, a ſolicitous watchfulneſs about one's be- haviour, inſtead of being mended, will be conſtrained, un- eaſy, and ungraceful. Locke. 5. Peeviſh ; difficult to pleaſe. A ſout, untractable nature, makes him uneaſy to thoſe who approach him. Addiſon's Spectator, N° 469. 6. Difficult. Out of uſe. - we will, not appearing what we are, have ſome queſtion with the ſhepherd: from his fimplicity, I think it not uncºſy Roſcommon. to get the cauſe of my ſon's reſort thither. Shakeſp. This ſwift buſineſs I muſt uneaſy make ; left too light winning - Make the prize light. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt. Divers things, knowable by the bare light of nature, are yet ſo uneaſy to be ſatisfactorily underſtood, that, let them be delivered in the cleareſt expreſſions, the notions themſelves will appear obſcure. Boyle. UNEA/TÉN. adj. Not devoured. Though they had but two horſes left uneaten, they had never ſuffered a ſummons to be ſent to them. Clarendon. UNE’ATH. adv. [from eath, eaS, Saxon; eaſy.] 1. Not eaſily. Out of uſe. Uneath may ſhe endure the flinty ſtreet, To tread them with her tender feeling feet: Shakespeare. 2. It ſeems in Spenſer to ſignify the ſame as beneath. Under ; below. - A roaring, hideous ſound, That all the air with terror filled wide, ... And ſeem'd uneath to ſhake the ſtedfaſt ground. Fairy &ueen. UNE/DIFYING. adj. Not improving in good life. Our practical divinity is as ſound and affecting, as that of our popiſh neighbours is flat and unedifying. Atterbury. UNELE/cTED. adj. Not choſen. Putting him to rage, You ſhould have ta'en th’ advantage of his choler, And paſs'd him uncle&ied. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. UNE1.1(GIBLE, adj. Not worthy to be choſen. Both extremes, above or below the proportion of our cha- raēter, are dangerous; and 'tis hard to determine, which is moſt uneligible. Rogers's Sermons. UNEMPLo’YED. adj. 1. Not buſy; at leiſure ; idle. R º: creatures, all day lon ove idle, unemploy'd, and leſs need reſt. Milton' Wilt thou then ſerve Philiſtines with § Par. Lºft, Which was expreſly given thee to annoy them P Better at home lie bedrid, not only idle, - Inglorious, unemploy'd, with age out-worn. Mill ...Our wiſe creator has annexed to ſeveral objećts, and to º: ideas we receive of them, as alſo, to ſeveral of o, though e a concomitant pleaſure, that thoſe faculties which we º: ts, dowed with, might not remain idle and unemployed. L . 2. Not engaged in any particular work. 0ſkt, Pales unhonour'd, Ceres unemploy'd, Were all forgot. Dryd Men, ſoured with poverty, and unemployd, eaſily 㺠i.- any proſpect of change. Addſ Q UNE’MPTIABLE. adj. Not to be emptied ; inexhauſtible ſh, Whatſoever men or angels know, it is as a drop ºf that unemptiable fountain of wiſdom, which hath diverſy imparted her treaſures. Hºoker UNENDow ED. adj. Not inveſted; not graced. - A man rather unadorned with any parts of quickneſs, and wnendowed with any notable virtues, than notorious ſº any defect of underſtanding. Clarend, Aſpiring, factious, fierce and loud, thūſh, With grace and learning unendow’d. Swift. UNENGA(GED. adj. Not engaged ; not appropriated. When we have ſunk the only unengaged revenues left, our incumbrances muſt remain perpetual. Swift. UNENJoy'ED. adj. Not obtained ; not poſſeſſed. Each day's a miſtreſs, unenjoy'd before : Like travellers, we're pleas'd with ſeeing more. Drydin, UNENJo’y in G. adj. Not uſing; having no fruition. The more we have, the meaner is our ſtore; Th’ unenjoying, craving wretch is poor. Critch, UN ENLI'GHTENED. adj. §. illuminated. Moral virtue natural reaſon, unenlightened by revelation, preſcribes. Atterbury. UNENLA'Rorp. adj. Not enlarged; narrow, contracted. Uncharged ſouls are diſguſted with the wonders which the microſcope has diſcovered concerning the ſhape of little.” mals, which equal not a pepper-corn; Watti. UNENSLAVED. adj. Free not enthralled. By thee - She fits a ſov’reign, unenſlav'd and free: Addison. UNENTERTA'inisc. adj. Giving no delight; gºing” tainment. - it was not mentertaining to obſerve by what *g". I ceaſed to be a witty writer. Pope, UNE'Nvi ED. adj. Exempt from envy. The fortune, which no body ſees, makes a man happy and unenvied. Bacºn. This loſs Thus far at leaſt recover'd, hath much mo" Eſtabliſh’d in a ſafe, unenvied throne, Yielded with full conſent. Miltºn's Par. Lºft. Theſe unenvied ſtand ; Since what they act, tranſcends whattheycommand.P." What health promotes, and gives unenvy'd peace, Is all expenceleſs, and procur'd with eaſe. Blackmºrt. Heneith our humble cottage let us ha", '; Od, And here, unenvyd, rural dainties tattº Pºp',0'ſ). UNENTo'MBED. adj. Unburied ; uninterred. wd Thinkſ thou unentomb'd to croſs the floods? Drydºn, UNEquable. adj. Different from itſelf; diverſe. moſt Niarch and September, the two cquin”. º: Mºſſ, unſettled and unequable of ſeaſons. Bently's Strm' UNEQUAL. adj. [inagualii, Latl I. Not even. There fits deformity to mock my body; S}^{eſprert. To ſhape my legs of an unequal ſize. C. º ; You have here more than one example of Chau D equal numbers. 2. Not equal; inferiour. - Miltºn. Among unequals, what ſociety : .. Tjis unknown my lofty ſoulaſ” ſºlºt My lot unequal to my vaſt deſires. aſ CS 3. Partial; not beſtowing on both the ſame advan"E" When to conditions of unequal peasº; He ſhall ſubmit, then may he not poſſeſs Denham, Kingdom nor life. - d 4. [Inegal, Fr.] Diſproportionate ; ill matched. 's un- Unequal work we find. .. Miltºn. Againſt une?ual arms to fight in pain. From his ſtrong arm I ſaw his rival run, Dºdº. And in a croud th’ unequal comº." ſhun. Fierce Belinda on the baron flºº Pºſt, Nor fear'd the chief th’ inequal fight to "?" 5. Not regular; not uniform. Dryde'. so ſtrong, yet ſo unequal pulſes beat. UN- - 6
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ralelled.
Chriſt's love to God is filial and unequalable. Boyle.
NE QUAL LED. ad. 9"Paralleled; unrivalled in excellen.
By thoſe unequalled and invaluable bleſfings, he manifeſted
how much he hated fin, and how much he loved finners. Boyle.
Dorinda came, diveſted of the ſcorn,
Which the unequall'd maid ſo long had worn. Roſcommon.
UNE’ogally. adv. In different degrees; in diſproportion one
to the other.
When we view ſome well-proportion'd dome,
No ſingle parts unequally ſurprize;
All comes united to th’ admiring eyes. Pope,
HN: 39ALNEss. n.ſ. Inequality ºf being unequal.
UNEQUITA ble, adj. Not impartial; not juſt.
We force him to ſtand to thoſe meaſures which we think
too unequitable to preſs upon a murderer. Decay of Piety.
UNEgg vocal. adj. Not equivocal.
This conceit is ****, making putrefactive generations
correſpondent unto ſeminal productions, and conceiving un-
*A*ivºcal effects, and univocal conformity unto the effi-
cient. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
UNE’R RABLENEss. "...ſ. Incapacity of errour.
How much more than poſſible that has been, the many
innovations of that church witneſs ; and conſequently the
danger of Preſuming upon the unerrallenſ of a guide.
Decay of Piety.
UNERRING, adj. [inerrans, Lat.]
1. Committing no miſtake.
The irreliſtible infirmities of our nature, make a perfeół
and unerring obedience impoſſible. Aogers's Sermons.
Faſt in chains conſtrain the various God;
Who bound obedient to ſuperior force,
Unerring will preſcribe your deſtin’d courſe. Pope.
His javelin threw,
Hiſing in air th' unºrring weapon flew. Dryden.
2. Incapable of failure; certain.
The king a mortal ſhaft lets fly
From his werring hand. Denham,
Is this th’unerring power the ghoſt reply'd;
Nor Phoebus flatter'd', nor his anſwer, ly’d. Dryden.
Lovers of truth, for truth's ſake; there is this one une, ring
mark, the not entertaining any propoſition, with greater
aſſurance than the proof, it is built upon will warran. Locke.
UNE’RRINGLY. adv. Without miſtake.
What thoſe figures are, that ſhould be mechanically adapt-
ed, to fall ſo unerringly into regular compoſitions, is beyond
our faculties to conceive. Glanville.
UN Esch EwABLE. adj. Inevitable; unavoidable ; not to be
eſcaped.
He give the mayor ſufficient warning to ſhift for ſafety, if
an unſchewable deſtiny had not haltered him. Carew.
UNESPIED. adj. Not ſeen; undiſcovered; undeſcried.
Treachery, guile, and deceit, are things which may for a
while, but do not long go untſpied. Iłooker.
From living eyes her open ſhame to hide, -
And live in rocks and caves long uneſy’d. Fairy Queen.
, Nearer to view his prey, and une py'd
To mark what of their ſtate he more might learn. Milton.
The ſecond ſhaft came ſwift and une py'd;
And pierc'd his hand, and nail'd it to his ſide. Dryden.
UNEsse’Nti A L. adj. -
1. Not being of the laſt importance; not conſtituting eſſence.
Tillotſon was moved rather with pity, than indignation,
towards the perſons of thoſe who differed from him in the
whºſential parts of chriſtianity. Aldiſon's Freeholder.
2. Void of real being. -
The void profound -
Of unſential night receives him next. Milton.
UNESTA’BLISHED. adj. Not eſtabliſhed. -
From plain principles, doubt may be fairly ſolved, and not
clapped up from petitionary foundations unºftabliſhed. Brown.
UNE’v EN. adj. -
1. Not even ; not level.
Theſe high wild hills, and rough, uneven ways,
Draw out our miles, and make them weariſome. Shakeſp.
Some ſaid it was beſt to fight with the Turks in that
* mountain country, where the Turks chief ſtrength
conſiſting in the multitude of his horſemen, ſhould ſtand
him in ſmall ſtead. Knolles's Hiſł. of the Turks.
They made the ground uneven about their lieſt, inſomuch
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that the ſlate did not lie flat. Addiſon.
2. Not ſuiting each other; not equal.
The Hebrew verſe conſiſts of uneven feet. Peacham.
UNE've NNESs. m. ſ.
1. Surface not level; inequality of ſurface.
This ſoftneſs of the foot, which yields to the ruggedneſs
and unevenneſ of the roads, renders the feet leſs capable of
being worn, than if they were more ſolid. Ray on the Creation.
That motion which can continue long in one and the ſame
part of the body, can be propagated a long way from one
Part to another, ſuppoſing the body homogeneal; ſo that the
motion may not be reflected, refraéled, interrupted or diſ-
ordered by *y ºvemnſ of the body. Newton
2. Turbulence; changeable ſtate. -
Edward II. though an unfortunate Prince, find by reaſon
of the troubles and unevenneſs of his reig
itſelf had ºny interruptions; yet it held it. -
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ſtate his father had Îeſ. it in.' y S Current in that
3. Not ſmoothneſs. Hale.
Notwithſtanding any ſuch *Venneſ; or indiſtinčineſ, in
the ſtyle of thoſe places, *ring the origin and form ºf
the earth. * * * , Burnet'; Theory of the Earth.
NE vitable. adj. [inevitabilis, Lat. inevitable, Fr.] Inevi-
table; not to be eſcaped.
So jealous is ſhe of my love to her *ughter, that I never
yet begin to 9Pen my mouth to the uneviñº, Philoclea, but
that her unwiſhed preſence gave my tale a concluſion Sº
it had a beginning. 'sº,
UNExA’cteD. adj. Not exačted; not taken by force. y.
All was common, and the fruitful earth
Was free, to give her unexaced birth. Dryden.
UNExA(MINED. aſh. Not ºnquired; not tried; not diſcſ.
Yet within theſe five hours Haſtings liv'd
Untainted, unexamin'd, free at liberty. Shakeſpeare.
They utter all they think, with a violence and indiſpo-
ſition, unexamin'd, without relation to Perſon, place, or
n, the very law
fitneſs. B. Johnſºn.
The moſt pompous ſeeming knowledge, that is fluijſ on
the tº examined prejudices of ſenſe, ſtands not. Glanville.
UNExºMPLED. adj. Nºt known by any precedent or ex-
ample. -
Charles returned with wnexampled love from Algiers. Raleigh.
O unexam! I'd love
Love no where to be foundler, than divine. AZilton.
God vouchſaf’d Enoch an *pled exemption from
death. Boyle.
Your twice-conquer'd vaſſals,
Firſt, by your courage, then your clemency,
Here humbly vow to ſacrifice their lives,
The gift of this your unexampled mercy,
To your command. - Denham's Sºphy.
I tune my pipe afreſh, each night and day,
Thy unexampled goodneſs to extoll. Philips.
UNExcºrtion ABLE ay. Not is to any objećtion.
Perſonal prejudices ſhould not hinder from purſuing,
with joint hands and hearts, the unexceptionable deſign of
this pious inſtitution. 4tterbury.
UNE&’ortable, adj. Not to be found Out.
Wherein can man reſemble his *nexcogitable power and
perfeótneſs. Aaleigh's Hiſt. of the ſtºriº,
UNExecuted. adj. Not performed, not j
Leave unexecuted your own renowned knowledge. Shakespeare .
UNExciſsed, adj. Nót ſubject to the payment of exciſe.
UNExE'MPLIFIED. adj. Not made kilown by if tance or
example.
Thoſe wonders a generation returned with ſo wnexemplifted
an ingratitude, that it is not the lºſt of his wonders, that
he would vouchiafe to work any of them. Boyle.
This being a new, unexemplºy'd kind of policy, muſt paſs
for the wiſdom of this particular age, ſcorning the examples
of all former ages. * South.
UN ExeRc1's ED. adj. Not Pračiſed ; not experienced.
Meſãpus, with his ardour, warms
A heartleſs train, unexerciº'd in arms. Dryden.
Abſtract ideas are not ſo obvious to the yet unexerciſed mind,
as particular ones. Zocke.
UNEXE(MPT, adj. Not frce by peculiar privilege.
You invert the cov'nants of her truſt,
And harſhly deal like an ill borrower,
With that which you receiv'd on other terms,
Scorning the unexempt condition
By which all mortal frailty muſt ſubſt. Aſhen,
UNEXHAU's TED. adj. [inexhalftus, Lat.j Not ſpent; not drain-
cd to the bottom.
What avail her unexhauffed ſtores? - -
While proud oppreſſion in her vallies reigns. Addison.
UNExPA'NDED. adj. Not ſpread out.
Every foetus bears a ſecret hoard;
With ſleeping, unexpanded iſſue ſtor'd. Blackmºre.
UNExpect Ed. adj. Not thought on ; ſudden; not provided
againſt.
Have wiſdom to provide always beforehand, that thoſe
evils overtake us not, which death unexpecied doth uſe to
bring upon careleſs men; and although it be ſudden in 1t-
ſelf, nevertheleſs, in regard of our prepared minds, it may
not be ſudden, Hooker, b. v. §. 46.
Sith evils, great and unexpected, do cauſe otentimes even
them to think upon divine power with fearfulleſt ſuſpicions,
which have been otherwiſe the moſt ſacred adorers thereof;
how ſhould we look for any conſtant reſolution of mind in
ſuch caſes, ſaving only where unfeigned affection to God,
hath bred the moſt aſſured confidence to be aſſiſted by his
Azaker, b. v. R. i.
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Mº leave thee, º º Milton's Par. Loſt.
unexpected joy ſurpriz'd, -
wºgreat § Meſſiah blaz'd. - Milton.
Their unexpected loſs and plaints out-breath'd. Milton.
Some amazement ;
But ſuch as ſprung from wonder, not from fear,
It was ſo unexpected. Denham's Sophy.
To the pale foes they ſuddenly draw near,
And ſummon them to unexpected fight. Dryden.
Deep was the wound ; he ſtagger'd with the blow,
And turn'd him to his unexpected foe. Dryden.
When Barcelona was taken by a moſt unexpected accident
of a bomb lighting on the magazine, then the Catalonians
revolted. Swift.
UNExPE’ct EDLY, adv. Suddenly ; at a time unthought of.
Oft he ſeems to hide his face,
But unexpectedly returns. Milton's Agoniſłes.
A moſt bountiful preſent, when I was moſt in want of it,
came moſt ſeaſonably and unexpectedly to my relief. Dryden.
If the concernment be poured in unexpeciedly upon us, it
overflows us. Dryden.
You have fairer warning than others, who are unexpectedly
cut off. //ake.
My heart was filled with a deep melancholy, to ſee ſeveral
dropping unexpectedly in the midſt of mirth. Addiſon.
Though you went away ſo unexpectedly, yet we have inform-
ed ourſelves of everything that hath happened to you. Gay.
UNExpe/cted Ness. n.ſ. Suddenneſs ; unthought of time or
in anner.
He deſcribes the unexpededneſs of his appearance. Iſatts.
UNExpe'RIENcED. adj. Not verſed; not acquainted by trial
or practice.
The wiſeſt, unexperienc'd, will be ever
Timorous and loth, with novice modeſty,
Irreſolute, unhardy, unadvent'rous. Milton.
Long uſe may ſtrengthen men againſt many ſuch incon-
veniences, which, to unexperienc'd perſons, may prove very
hazardous. Wilkins's Math. Magic.
The pow'rs of Troy;
| Not a raw and unexperienc'd train, -
But a firm body of ambattl’d men. Dryden.
Theſe reproaches are the extravagant ſpeeches of thoſe un-
experienced in the things they ſpeak againſt. Tillotſon.
Unexperienced young men, if unwarned, take one thing
for another. Locke.
The ſmalleſt accident intervening, often produces ſuch
changes, that a wiſe man is juſt as much in doubt of events,
as the moſt ignorant and unexperienced. Swift.
UNExpe'DIENT. adj. Inconvenient; not fit.
The like would not be unexpedient after meat, to aſſiſt and
cheriſh nature in her firſt concoction, and ſend their minds
back to ſtudy in good tune. , Milton on Education.
UNExPE(Rt. adj. [inexpertus, Lat..] Wanting ſkill or knowledge.
Receive the partner of my inmoſt ſoul:
Him you will find in letters, and in laws
Not unexpert. Prior.
UNExplo'Red. adj.
1. Not ſearched out.
Oh! ſay what ſtranger cauſe, yet unexplor’d
Could make a gentle ń. rječ . lord # 2 Pope.
2. Not tried; not known.
Under thy friendly condućt will I fly,
To regions unexplor’d. Dryden.
UNExpo's ED. adj. . Not laid open to cenſure.
They will endeavour to diminiſh the honour of the beſt
treatiſe, rather than ſuffer the little miſtakes of the author
to paſs unexpoſed. *atts's Improvement of the Mind.
UNEXPRE'ssibie, adj. Ineffable; not to be uttered.
What unexpreſſible comfort does overflow the pious ſoul,
from a conſcience of its own innocency. Tillotſon.
UNExpre’ssive, adj.
1. Not having the power of uttering or expreſfing. This is the
natural and analogical ſignification.
2. Inexpreſſible; unutterable; ineffable ; not to be expreſſed.
Improper, and out of uſe.
un, run, Orlando, carve on every tree
The fair, the chaſte, and inexpreſſive ſhe.
With nećtar pure his ouzy locks he laves,
And hears the unexpreſſive, nuptial ſong,
** beſt kingdoms, meck, of joy and love. Milton.
The helined cherubim,
And ſworded ſeraphim,
Are ſeen in glitt'ring ranks, with wings diſplay'd,
Arping in loud and ſolemn quire,
usº: º to heaven's new-born heir. Milton.
no dimenſions. “ſ. Occupying no aſſignable ſpace; having
How inconceivable is it, that a ſpiritual, i.e. an unextended
*** ſhould repreſent tº mind an extended one, as a
triangle Locke
***** --
Shakeſpeare.
-
UN exti'NGUIshAble. adj. [inextinguible, Fr.] Unquenchable:
not to be put out. >
Pain of unextinguiſhable fire
Muſt exerciſe us, without hope of end. Miltºn
What native, unextinguiſhable beauty muſt be impºr:
through the whole, which the defedation of ſo many parts
by a bad printer, and a worſe editor, could not hinder from
ſhining forth Bently
UNExtinguished. adj. [inextindus, Lat.] J-
1. Not quenched ; not put out.
The ſouls, whom that unhappy flame invades,
Make endleſs moans, and, pining with deſire,
Lament too late their unextinguiſh'd fire. Dryden
Ev’n o'er your cold, your ever-ſacred urn, J -- “.
His conſtant flame, ſhall unextinguiſh'd burn. Lyttleton.
2. Not extinguiſhable.
An ardent thirſt of honour; a ſoul unſatisfied with all it
has done, and an unextinguiſh’d deſire of doing more. Dryden.
UNFA'DED. adj. Not withered.
A lovely flow'r,
Unfaded yet, but yet unfed below,
No more to mother earth, or the green ſtem ſhallowe, Drjd.
UNFA%DING. adj. Not liable to wither.
For her th’ unfading roſe of Eden blooms,
And wings of ſeraphs ſhed divine perfumes. Pºpe.
UNFATLING. adj. Certain; not miſſing.
Nothing the united voice of all hiſtory proclaims ſo loud,
as the certain, unfailing curſe, that has purſued and overtook
ſacrilege. South's Sermoni.
Thou, ſecure of my unfailing word, -
Compoſe thy ſwelling ſoul, and ſheath the ſword. Dryden.
UNFA'iR. adj. Bºi. ; ſubdolous;- not honeſt.
You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with
being in your debt. Swift.
UNFA'ithful. adj.
1. Perfidious; treacherous.
If you break one jot of your promiſe, I will think you
the moſt atheiſtical break-promiſe, and the moſt unworthy,
that may be choſen out of the groſs band of the un-
faithful. Shakeſpeare,
My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight,
Betray'd me tumbling from a tow'ry height. Pºpe.
2. Impious; infidel.
Thence ſhall come d
To judge th' unfaithful dead; but to rewar
His #. ... them into bliſs. Miltºn's Par. Lºft.
UNFA’ITH FULLY. adv. Treacherouſly; perfilºuſly.
There is danger of being unfaithfully counſelled; and more
for the good of them that counſel, than for him that “
counſelled. Bacon.
UNFA'ithfulness. n.ſ. Treachery; perfidiouſneſs. -
As the obſcurity of what ſome writers deliveſ, makes it
very difficult to be underſtood; ſo the unfaithfulnſ of º
many others, makes it unfit to be relied on. Bºyle.
UNFA'llow Ed. adj. Not fallowed.
Th’ unfallow'd glebe
Yearly overcomes the granaries with ſtores hill
Of golden wheat. Philip.
UNFAMI'liar. adj. Unaccuſtomed; ſuch as is not *
In On.
The matters which we handle, ſeem, by rea
neſs, dark, intricate, unfamiliar. --- deters
Chaucer's uncouth, or rather unfamiliar, langº.".
many readers. Warton's º:
Unfa'shionable. adj. Not modiſh; not according "
reigning cuſtom.
# i. writes good ſenſe, but he has not a happy º
of expreſſion. Perhaps he uſes obſolete and º itk
language. Patti's Løgtº:
UNFA’s Hionable Ness. n.ſ. Deviation from ºad
Natural unfaſhionableneſs is much better than apilh, ".
poſtures. -
UNFA's HIon ED. adj.
1. Not modified by art.
Mark but how terribly his eyes appear ...
And yet there is ſomething roughly noble there;
Which, in unfaſhion'd nature, looks divine, Dryden.
And, like a gem, does in the quarry ſhine.
2. Having no regular form. *
A lifeleſs lump, unfaſhion'd and unfram d, Dryden.
Of jarring ſeeds, and juſtly chaos nam'd.
UNFA's Hionably. adv. [from unfaſhionable.]
1. Not according to the faſhion.
2. Unartfully. -
Deform’d, unfiniſh'd, ſent before my time. ...
Into this breathing world, ſcarce * made up 3
And that ſo lamely and unfaſhionably, * - D. -
That dogs bark . In C, º * Rich, III
To UNFA'stEN. v. a. To looſe ; to uphs; a wave
He had no ſooner unfaſtened his hold, but '..., b. ii.
ſon of new-
Hooker, b. i.
forcibly ſpoiled his weaker hand of hold. His
4.
U N F
U N F
His foes are ſo enrooted with his friends,
That plucking to unfix an enemy,
He doth unſoften ſo, and ſhake a friend. Shakeſpeare.
Then in the key-hole turns
Th’intricate wards, and every bolt and bar
Of maſſy iron, or ſolid rock, with eaſe
Unfo/ens. A4ilton's Par. Loft. b. ii. 1. 876.
UNFathered. adj. Fatherleſs; having no father.
They do obſerve
(ºfther'd heirs, and loathly births of nature. Shakeſp.
UNFA"Thomable. n.ſ.
1. Not to be ſounded by a line.
In the midſt of the plain a beautiful lake, which the in-
habitants thereabouts pretend is unfathomable. Addiſon.
Beneath unfathomable depths they faint,
And ſecret in their gloomy caverns pant. Addiſon's Ovid.
2. That of which the end or extent cannot be found.
A thouſand parts of our bodies may be diverſified in all
the dimenſions of ſolid bodies; which overwhelm, the fancy
in a new abyſs of unfathomable number. Bentley's Sermons.
UNFATHoMABLY. adv. So as not to be ſounded.
Cover'd pits, unfathomably deep. Thomſon.
UNFATHomed, adj. Not to be ſounded.
The Titan race
He fing'd with light'ning, rowl within the unfathom'd ſpace.
Dryden.
UNFATI'gued, adj. Unwearied; untired.
Over dank, and dry,
They journey toilſome, unfatigu'd with length
Of march. Phillips.
UNFA'vour ABLY. adv.
1. Unkindly; unpropitiouſly.
2. So as not to countenance, or ſupport.
Baçon ſpeaks not unfavourably of this. Glanville.
UNFE A/RED. adj.
1. Not affrighted; intrepid ; not terrified.
Juſt men
Though heaven ſhould ſpeak with all his wrath at Once,
That with his breath the hinges of the world
Did crack, we ſhould ſtand upright and unfear'd. B. Johnſon.
2. Not dreaded ; not regarded with terrour.
UNFE'Asible. adj. Impračticable.
UNFE/ATHERED. adj. Implumous; naked of feathers.
The mother nightingale laments alone;
Whoſe neſt ſome prying churl had found, and thence
By ſtealth convey'd th’ unſcather'd innocence. Dryden.
UNFE/ATURED. adj. Deformed; wanting regularity of ſea-
tureS.
Viſage rough,
Deform'd, unſeatur'd, and a ſkin of buff. Dryden.
UNFE'D. adj. Not ſupplied with food. -
Each bone might through his body well be read,
And every finew ſeen through his long faſt;
For nought he car'd, his carcaſs long unfed. Fairy Queen.
A griſly foaming wolf unſed. Roſcommon.
UNFEE'D. adj. Unpaid.
It is like the breath of an unſeed lawyer; you gave me no-
thing for’t. Shakespeare 's K. Lear.
UNFEE'LING. adj. Inſenſible; void of mental ſenſibility.
Dull, unfeeling, barren ignorance,
Is made my goaler to attend on me. Shakeſp. Rich. II.
Unlucky Welſted! thy unfeeling maſter,
The more thou tickleſt, gripes his fiſt the faſter. Pope.
UNFe(IGNED. adj. Not counterfeited; not hypocritical; real;
fincere.
Here I take the like unfeigned oath,
Never to marry her. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew.
Thouſand decencies that daily flow
From all her words and actions, mix'd with love,
And ſweet compliance, which declare unſeigned
Union of mind. Milton's Par. Loft.
Sorrow unfeign'd, and humiliation meek. Milton.
Employ it in unfeigned piety towards God. Sprat.
UNFE'IGNEDLY. adv. Really; fincerely; without hypocriſy.
He pardoneth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedy
believe his holy goſpel. ommon Prayer.
How ſhould they be unfeignedly juſt, whom religion doth
not cauſe to be ſuch ; or they religious, which are not found
ſuch by the proof of their juſt actions Hooker.
Prince dauphin, can you love this lady?
I love her moſt unfeignedy. Shakeſp. K. john.
Thou haſt brought me and my people unfeignedly to repent
of the fins we have committed. K. Charles.
UNFe'l.T. adj. Not felt; not perceived.
All my treaſu
Is but yet unfelt thanks, which, more enrich'd,
Shall be your love and labour's recompence, Shakeſpeare.
Her looks, from that time infus'd
Sweetneſs into my heart, unfelt before. Milton's Par. Loſt.
'Tis pleaſant, ſafely to behold from ſhore
The rowling ſhips, and hear the tempeſt roar;
Not that another's pain is our delight,
But pains unfelt prod th
Unrº. .# Produce the pleaſing fight. Dryden.
I. Nº. of fortification.
'd play inceſſantly u on theſe i -
#. | unfenced j jades;
°ºve them as naked as the v ir.
2. Not ſurrounded by any ...sº all" Shakeſpeare.
UN FERME/Nted. adj. Not fermented.
All ſuch vegetables muſt be *"fermented ; for fermenta-
tion changes their nature. Arbuthnot on Aliment.
us';RTILE, adj. Not fruitful; not prolifick.
eace is not ſuch a dr tºe, ſuch a ſapleſs, unfºrtil, thi
but that it might º increaſe. Pleis, %.%
To UNFe’tter. v. a. To unchain; to free from ſhackles.
Unſetter me with ſpeed,
I ſee you troubled that I bleed. Dryden.
This moſt uſeful principle may be unfetter'd, and reſtored
to its native freedom of exerciſe. Addison's Spectator.
The ſoul in theſe inſtances is not entirely looſe and in.
fetter'd from the body. Addiſon's Spediator.
Th'unfetter'd mind by thee ſublim’d. Thomſon.
UNFIGURED. adj. Repreſenting no animal form. -
In unfigured paintings the nobleſt is the imitation of mar-
bles, and of architecture, as arches, freezes. //otton.
UNFILLED. adj. Not filled; not ſupplied.
Come not to table, but when thy need invites thee; and
if thou beeſt in health, leave ſomething of thy appetite un-
filled. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
The air did not preciſely fill up the vacuitieſ of th: veſſel,
fince it left ſo many unfilled. Boyle.
The throne of my forefathers
Still ſtands unfill’d.
UNFI'R.M. adj.
I. Weak; feeble.
Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm
Than women's are. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
So, is the unfirm king
In three divided; and his coffers ſound
With hollow poverty and emptineſs. Shakeſpeare.
2. Not ſtable.
Take the time, while ſtagg'ring yet they ſtand,
With feet unfirm, and prepoſſeſs the ſtrand. Dryden.
UNFI'LLAL. adj. Unſuitable to a ſon.
You offer him a wrong,
Addiſon's Cato.
Something unfilial. Shakhar.
Teach the people, that to hope for heaven is a *;
legal, and therefore unfilial, affection. Boyle.
UNFI'NISHED. adj. Incomplete; not brought to an end; not
brought to perfection; imperfeót; wanting the laſt hand.
It is for that ſuch outward ornament
Was laviſh'd on their ſex, that inward gifts
Were left for haſte unfiniſh'd. Milton.
I dedicate to you a very unfiniſhed piece. Dryden.
His haſty hand left his pictures ſo unfiniſhed, that the beauty
in the picture faded ſooner than in the perſon after whom it
was drawn. Spectator, N°. 83.
This collećtion contains not only ſuch pieces as come under
our review, but many others, even unfiniſhed. Swift.
UNFI'T. adj.
1. Improper; unſuitable.
They eaſily perceive how unfit that were for the preſent,
which was for the firſt age convenient enough. PHooker.
Neither can I think you would impoſe upon me an unfit
and over-ponderous argument. Milton on Education.
2. Unqualified. -
Unfit he was for any worldly thing,
And eke unable once to ſtir or go. Spenſer.
Old as I am, for ladies love unfit,
The pow'r of beauty I remember yet. Dryden.
A genius that can hardly take in the connection of three
propoſitions, is utterly unfit for ſpeculative ſtudies. Watts.
To UNFI’t. v. a. To diſqualify. - - -
Thoſe excellencies, as they qualified him for dominion,
ſo they unfitted him for a ſatisfaction or acquieſcence in
his vaſſals. Government of the Tongue.
UNFITTING: adj. Not proper. . . -
Although monoſyllables, ſo rife in our tongue, are unfitting
for verſes, yet are they the moſt fit for expreſſing briefly the
firſt conceits of the mind. Camden.
tly. adv. Not properly; not ſuitably. . .
*::::::: to É. church thoſe books which the apoſtles
- - h. Hooker.
wrote, are neither untruly nor unfitly ſaid to preach,
“. kingdom of France may be not unfitly compared to a
body that hath all its blood drawn up into the arms, }.
and back. Howel.
UNF1't Ness. m. ſ.
I. Want of qualifications.
In ſetting down the form of common prayer, there was
ed that the book ſhould mention either the learning
; ..". or the unfitneſs of an ignorant miniſter. *f;
29 P
– - ; ! U N F It is looked upon as a great weakneſs, and unfitneſs for buſineſs, for a man to be ſº 9Pºn: "* really to think .. only what he ſays, but what he ſwears. South. 2. Want of propriety. To UNFI'x. v. a. ...”. looſen; to make leſs faſt. Plucking to unfix an enemy, He doth unfaſten a friend. Shakeſpeare's Hºn. IV. who can impreſs the foreſt, bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 2. To make fluid. Stiff with eternal ice, and hid in ſnow, The mountain ſtands; nor can the riſing ſun Unfix her froſts, and teach them how to run. Dryden. UNF1'xED. adj. 1. Wandering; erratick; inconſtant; vagrant. So vaſt the noiſe, as if not fleets did join ; But lands unfix’d, and floating nations ſtroye. Dryden. Her lovely looks a ſprightly mind diſcloſe, Quick as her eyes, and as unſix’d as thoſe. Pope. 2. Not determined. Irreſolute on which ſhe ſhou'd rely: At laſt unfix’d in all, is only fix’d to die. Dryden. UN Fle/do ED. adj. That has not yet the full furniture of fea- thers; young; not completed by time ; not having at- tained full growth. The friends thou haſt, and their adoption try’d, Grapple them to thy ſoul with hooks of ſteel: But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg’d comrade. Shakeſpeare. In thoſe unſledg'd days was my wife a girl. Shakeſpeare. Unfiedg’d actors learn to laugh and cry. Dryden. UNFLE’s HED. adj. Not fleſhed ; not ſeaſoned to blood ; raW. Nature his limbs only for war made fit; With ſome leſs foe thy unfiſh'd valour try. Cowley. As a generous, unfleſh'd hound, that hears From far the hunter's horn and chearful cry, So will I haſte. Dryden's Cleomenes. UNFo'ILED. adj. Unſubdued; not put to the worſt. The uſurped powers thought themſelves ſecure in the ſtrength of an unfoiled army of ſixty thouſand men, and in a revenue proportionable. Temple. To UN Foºl D. v. a. 1. To expand; to ſpread ; to open. I ſaw on him riſing Out of the water, heav'n above the clouds Unfold her cryſtal doors ; thence on his head A perfect dove deſcend. Paradiſe Regain'd. Invade his hiſſing throat, and winding ſpires, *Till ſtretch'd in length th' unfolded foe retires. Dryden. Ah, what avail The vivid green his ſhining plumes unfºld. Pope. Sloth unfolds her arms, and wakes ; Liſt’ning envy drops her ſnakes. Pope's St. Cecilia. 2. To tell; to declare. What tidings with our couſin Buckingham — —Such as my heart doth tremble to unfold. Shakeſp. Unfºld to me why you are heavy. Shakeſpeare. Unfold the paſſion of my love; Surprize her with diſcourſe of my dear faith. Shakeſp. Helen, to you our minds we will unfold. Shakeſpeare. How comes it thus Unfold, celeſtial guide Milton. Things of deep ſenſe we may in proſe unfold; But they move more, in lofty numbers told. Roſcommon. 3. To diſcover; to reveal. Time ſhall unfold what plaited cunning hides, Who covers faults, at laſt with ſhame derides. Shakespeare If the object be ſeen through two or more ſuch convex or concave glaſſes, every glaſs ſhall make a new image, and the object ſhall appear in the place, and of the bigneſs of the laſt image; which conſideration unfold; the theory of microſcopes and teleſcopes. Newton's Opticks. 4. To diſplay; to ſet to view. We are the inhabitants of the earth, and endowed with underſtanding; doth it then properly belong to us, to exa- mine and unfold the works of God Burnet. UNFo'LPIN.G. adj. Directing to unfold. The unfolding ſtar calls up the ſhepherd. Shakeſpeare. To UNFoo’l. v. a. To reſtore from folly. r Have you any way to unſol me again? Shakeſpeare. UN for biºd. - ºr -- - UN for Bi’DDEN. {a}. Not prohibited. If unforbid thou may’ſt unfold V hat We, not to explore the ſecrets, aſk - Qf his eternal empire. Milton's Par. Loft. l heſe * the inforbidden trees; and here we may let º the reins, and indulge our thoughts. W. are .." not only forbears thoſe gratifications, which hi ſº en by **aſon and religion, but even reſtrains *If in unfºrbidden inſtances, 4tterbury- U N F Usfor pipdenness. "...ſ. The ſtate of being unforbidde The bravery you are ſo ſevere to, is no whº Shakespeare prohibited in ſcripture; and this unforbiddinneſ, ‘. ſufficient to evince, that the ſumptuouſneſs you dº think not in its own nature ſinful. º ls UN Fo'RcED. adj. ºk. 1. Not compelled; not conſtrained. - This gentle and unforc'd accord of Hamlet Sits ſmiling to my heart. Shaºffeare's Hanlı Unfore’d by puniſhment, unaw’d by fear. - His words were ſimple, and his ſoul ſincere. Dryd 2. Not impelled. jatn, No more can impure man retain and move In that pure region of a worthy love, Than earthly ſubſtance can, unſor'd, aſpire, And leave his nature to converſe with fire. Dºnnt 3. Not feigned. Upon theſe tidings they broke forth into ſuch unfºrced and unfeigned paſſions, as it plainly appeared that good-nature; work in them. Hayward 4. Not violent. - Windſor the next above the valley ſwells Into my eye, and doth itſelf preſent With ſuch an eaſy and unforc'd aſcent, That no ſtupendous precipice denies Acceſs, no horror turns away our eyes. Denham, 5. Not contrary to eaſe. If one arm is ſtretched out, the body muſt be ſomewhat bowdon the oppoſiteſide, in a ſituation whichisunfred. Dºi UN Fo'Rc1Ble. adj. Wanting ſtrength. The ſame reaſon which cauſeth to yield that they are of ſome force in the one, will conſtrain to acknowledge, that they are not in the other altogether unforcible. Havier, UN For EBo'B ING. adj. Giving no omens. Unnumbered birds glide through th'aerial way, Vagrants of air, and unfºrebºding ſtray... Pºpº's 0}ſ. UN FoRE KNowN. adj. Not foreſeen by preſcience. Which had no leſs prov’d certain, unforeknown. Millm. UN For F skin ED. adj. Circumciſed. Won by a Philiſtine from the unfºreſkin'd race. Milton, UN FoRESEE/N. adj. Not known before it happened. Unforeſcen, they ſay, is unprepard. Drydºn, UNFoRFEITED. adj. Not forfeited. This was the antient, and is yet the unfºrfeited glory of our religion. Rogers'; Sermons. UN FoRGo"TTEN. adj. Not loſt to memory. The thankful remembrance of ſo great a benefit received, ſhall for ever remain unfºrgotten. Knolles's Hiſt, ºf the Turki, UN For G1/v1NG. adj. Relentleſs; implacable. The low with her broad ſnout for rooting up Th’ intruſted ſeed, was judg’d to ſpoil the crop; The covetous churl, of unforgiving kind, Th' offender to the bloody prieſt reſign'd. Dryden, UNFo's MED. adj. Not modified into regular ſhape. - All putrefaction being a diſſolution of the firſt form, is a mere confuſion, and unformed mixture of the parts. Bacon, The ſame boldneſs diſcovers itſelf in the ſeveral adventure he meets with during his paſſage through the region. of un- formed matter. Speciator, Nº. 399, UN For sA'KEN. adj. Not deſerted. - - - They extend no farther to any ſort of fins continued." unforſaken, than as they are reconcileable with fincere endea- vours to forſake them. Hammond's Fundamentali. UNF’ortIFIED. adj. - 1. Not ſecured by walls or bulwarks. Their weak heads, like towns unfortiff'd, "Twixt ſenſe and nonſenſe daily change their ſide. Pºpe. 2. Not ſtrengthened; infirm ; weak; feeble. It ſhews a will moſt incorrect to heav'n A heart unfortiff'd, a mind impatient; Shakespeare eart. An underſtanding ſimple, and unſchool'd, 3. Wanting ſecurities. They will not reſtrain a ſecret miſchief, w ing the unfortify'd ſtate of mankind, is a grea; - UNFö'RTUNAT. adj. Not ſucceſsful; unpropº” ing luck; unhappy. hand All things religiouſly taken in hand, are pr - - becauſe . the end have that which ... allow to deſire, or that which it teacheth them cºº to ſuffer, they are in neither event unfortuñº. d ſtudy Whoſoever will live altogether out of himſelf, and * other men's humours, ſhall never be unfºrtuna” Vindictive perſons live the life of wicthes, " are miſchievous, end unfortunate. is not un- He that would hunt a hare with an elephant " ". aſl fortunate for miſſing the mark, but fooliſh for chuſing #.lºr, unapt inſtrument. - The virgins ſhall on feaſtful days ... Viſit his tomb with flowers, only bewailing His lot unfortunate in nuptial choice, • r. 1 ºffei. From º: captivity and loſs of eyes. Milton'ſ 4: hich, conſider- defect. Collier. Want- oſperouſly ended; aleigh. ho, as they Bacºn
U N F
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Unfortunately aft. Unhappily;
Unconſulting affection unfortunate
made Zelmane borrow ſo mº, of her natural modeſty, as
to leave her more decent raiments. Sidney,
Moſt of theſe artiſts unfortunately miſcarry'd, by falling
down and breaking their arms. //ilkins,
She kept her countenance when the lid remov’d,
Diſclos'd the heart, ºfortunately lov’d. Dryden.
ºvsarests. adj. [from *fºrtunate.] Ill luck. Not
IIl ule.
O me, the only ſubjećt of the deſti
greateſt fortunateneſs is
greateſt infortunateneſ.
UNF9'UGHT, adj. [ºn and fought.] Not fought.
They uſed ſuch diligence in taking the paſſages, that it
was not poſſible they ſhould eſcape unfought with. Knolles.
• UN Fou'led. adj. Unpolluted; uncorrupted; not ſoiled.
The humour and tunicle: * Purely tranſparent, to let
in light unſoul’d and unſophiſticated by any inward tincture.
without good luck,
ly born to mewards,
nies diſpleaſure, whoſe
more unfortunate, than my ſiſter's
Sidney.
Alſore.
TJNFou’ND. “ºff. Not found; not met with.
Somewhat in her excelling all her kind,
Excited a defire till then unknown;
Somewhat unfound, or found in her alone. Dryden,
SFRAMABLE. adj. Not to be moulded.
The cauſe of their diſpoſition ſo unframable unto ſocieties,
wherein they live, is for that they diſcern not aright what
force theſe laws ought to have. Hooker,
****MEP; adj. Not formed; not faſhioned.
A lifeleſs Jump, unfaſhionºd and unfram’d,
Of jarring ſeeds, and juſtly chaos nam'd. Dryden,
UNFRE'que Nir. aff. Uncommon; not happening often.
Part thereof is viſible unto any ſituation; but being only
diſcoverable in the night, and when the air is clear, it be.
comes unfrequent. Browne's Vulgar Érrour.
To UNFREQUENT. v.a. To leave; to ceaſe to frequent. A
bad word.
Glad to ſhun his hoſtile gripe,
They quit their thefts, and unfrequent the fields.
NFREggen TED. adj. Rarely viſited; rarely entered.
Many unfrequented plots there are,
Philips,
Fitted by kind for rape and villainy. Shakeſpeare.
Retiring from the Pop'lar noiſe, I ſeek
This unfrequented place to find ſome eaſe. AMilton.
How well your cool and un/requented ſhade
Suits with the chaſte retirements ºf a maid : Roſcommon,
Can he not paſs an aſtronomick line,
Norfarther yet in liquid aether roll,
Till he has gain’d ſome *frequented place Blackmore.
With what caution does the hen provide herſelf a neſt in
places *frequented, and free from noiſe. Addiſon.
UNF REQUE'N'rly, adj. Not commonly. .
They, like Judas, deſire death, and not unfrequently pur-
ſue it. Brown's Vulgar Erreurs.
UN FRIE’NDED. adj. Wanting friends; uncountenanced; un-
ſupported.
Theſe parts to a ſtranger,
Unguided and unfriended, ºften prove
Rough and unhoſpitable. Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
Great acts require great means of enterprize;
Thou art unknown, "ſiended, low of birth. Milton.
God |
Who me umfriended brought'ſt, by wond’rous ways,
The kingdom of my fathers to póſſeſs. Dryden.
UNFR1E/NDLINEss. n: ſ [from unfriendly..] Want of kind-
neſs; want of favour.
You might be apt to look upon ſuch diſappointments as
the ‘Rººts of an unfriendlineſ; in nature or j to your
• particular attempts. Boyle.
UN FRIE’NDLY. adj. Not benevolent; not kind.
What ſignifies an unſ iendly parent or brother ? 'Tis friend-
fhip only that is the cement which effectively combines man-
kind. Government of the Tºngue.
This fear is not that ſervile dread, which flies from God
as an hoſtile, unfriendly being, delighting in the miſery of his
CreatureS. ogers's Sermons.
UNFRoºze N. adj. Not congealed to ice. . -
Though the more aqueous parts will, by the loſs of their
motion, be turned into ice, yet the more ſubtile parts re-
main unfrozen. Boyle.
UNFRUITFul. adj.
1. Not prolifick.
Ah! hopeleſs, laſting flames I like thoſe that burn
To light the dead, and warm th: unfruitful urn. Pope.
2. Not fructiferous.
The naked rocks are not unfruitful there;
Their barren tops with luſcious foºd abound. Waller,
3. Not fertile.
Pay down ſome general rules for the knowing of fruitful
and unfruitful ſoils. 443rtimer's Haſandy.
4. Not producing good effects.
U N. G
Usfulfilled. aff. Not fulfilled. -
Still ºfulfil ierce deſire,
**ſaffled with pain of longing, pines. Milton
o UNFU'KL. v. * To expand; tº ºf jj 3 to open.
The **t motion is that of *"fiºling the fań, in which
are ſeveral little flirts and vibrations. Addison.
er ſhips anchor'd, and her fails unfurl’d
In either Indies. Prior,
... His ſails by Cupid's hand unſurl’d,
To keep the fair, he gave the world. Prior,
To UNFurnism. ...’,
1. To deprive; to ſtrip; to diveſt.
- Thy ſpeeches
Will bring me to confider that which ma
º me of reaſon. Shakeſpeare's Iſlater Tale.
2. To leave naked.
The Scot on his unfºrmiſh'd kingdom
- * Pouring like a tide into a breach.
UNFU'RNishºp. adj.
* Not accommodated with ute
IIlents.
It derogates not more from the goodneſs of God, that he
has given us minds "furniſh'd with thoſe ideas ºf himſelf,
than that he hath ſenſus into the world with bodi. un-
clothed. Locke.
| live in the corner of a vaſt unfurniſh'd houſe. Swift.
2. Unſupplied.
r w
§. łaj. [ungen3, Saxon.] Aukward; uncouth.
An ungainly ſtrut in their walk.
Shakeſ,
nfils, or decorated with Orna-
- Swift.
UNGA’lled. adj. Unhurt ; unwounded.
Let the ſtricken deer go weep,
he hart ungalled play;
or ſome muſt watch, while ſome muſt ſleep;
So runs the world away. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet,
UNGARTERED. adj. Being without garters.
You chid at Sir Protheus, for going ungartered. Shakeſp.
UNGATHERED. adj. Not cropped; not picked.
We wonder'd why ſhe kept her fruit ſo long :
For whom ſo late thé tºngather'd apples hung. Dryden.
UNGE"Ner Atep. adj. Unbegotten; having no beginning.
Millions of ſouls muſt have been *generated, and have
had no being. Raleigh's Hà. of the J7%rld.
UNGENERATIve. adſ, Begetting nothing.
He is a motion *generative, that's infallible.
UNGE'NeRous. adj.
I. Not noble; not ingenuous; not liberal.
To look into letters already opened or dropped, is held
an ungenerous act,
Shakespeare.
Pope.
2. Ignominious.
The vićtor never will impoſe on Cato
Øgenerous terms. His enemies conſº
The virtues of humanity are Caeſar's. Addiſon.
UNGENIAL. adj. Not kind or favourable to nature.
The northern ſhires have a more cloudy, ungenial air,
than any part of Ireland. Swift to Pope.
Sullen ſeas waſh th' ungenial pole. Thomſon.
UNGE'Ntle. adj. Harſh; rude : rugged.
Smile, gentle heav'n or ſtrike, ungentle death !
For this world frowns, and Edward's ſun is clouded. Shakespeare .
He is
Vicious, ungentle, fooliſhly blunt, unkind. Shakeſpeare.
Love, to thee I ſacrifice
All my ungentle thoughts. Denham's Sophy.
UNGENTLEMANLY. adj. Illiberal; not becoming a gentlé.
man.
The demeanor of thoſe under Waller, was much more un-
gentlemanly and barbarous. Çarºndon, b. viii.
This he contradićts in the almanack publiſhed for the pre-
ſent year, and in an ungentlemanly manner. Swift.
UNGE"NTLENEss. n.ſ. Harſhneſs; rudeneſs; ſeverity.
Reward not thy ſheepe, when ye take off his cote,
With twitches and patches as broad as a groat: -
Let not ſuch ungentlenºſ happen to thine. Taſer.
UNGE'NTLY. adv. º rudely.
You've ungently, Brutus, > -
Stole from my i. y sºft-ar. ; julius Cæſar.
Why ſpeaks my father ſo wgºntſy?. Shakeſp. Tempeſ.
Nor was it ungently received by Lindamira. Arbuth, and Pºpe.
UNGENT LENEss. n. ſ. Unkindneſs ; incivility.
You have done me much ungentleneſ;
To ſhew the letter that I writ to you. Shakeſpeare.
UNGEOMETRICAL. adj. Not agreeable to the laws of geo- .
"...ſhe attempts before Sir Iſaac Newton, to explain the
regular appearances of nature, were ungeometrical, and all of
them inconſiſtent and unintelligible. Cheyne.
UNG1'LDED. adj. Not overlaid with gold.
You, who each day can theatres behold,
Like Nero's palace, ſhining all with gold, d
Qur mean, ungilded ſtage will ſcorn. Dr; #.
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U N G hing bound with a girdle. and gave them ſtraw and Gen. xxiv. 32. To Unor's p. v. a. To looſe anyt To The man ungirded his camels, T. provende The bleſt parent Ungirt her ſpacious boſom, and diſcharg'd - The pond’rous birth. Prior. UNorrt. adj. Looſely dreſſed. One tender foot was bare, the other ſhod; Waller. Her robe ungirt. Mulciber aſſigns the proper place For Carians, and th’ungirt Numidian race. Dryden. UNdlorified. adj. Not honoured; not exalted with praiſe and adoration. Left God ſhould be any way unglorified, the greateſt part of our daily ſervice conſiſteth, according to the bleſſed apo- ſºle's own preciſe rule, in much variety of pſalms and hymns; that out of ſo plentiful a treaſure, there might be for every man's heart to chuſe out for his own ſacrifice. Hooker. UN Gloved. adj. Having the hand naked. When we were come near to his chair, he ſtood up, hold- ing forth his hand ungloved, and in poſture of bleſfing. Bacon. UNGI'viNG. adj. Not bringing gifts. In vain at ſhrines th’ungiving ſuppliant ſtands: This 'tis to make a vow with empty hands. Dryden. To UNGlu E. v. a. To looſe anything cemented. Small rains relax and unglue the earth, to give vent to in- flamed atoms. Harvey on the Plague. She ſtretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And aſks if it be time to riſe. Swift. To UNGod. v. a. To diveſt of divinity. Were we wak'ned by this tyranny, T’ungod this child again, it could not be I ſhould love her, who loves not me. Donne. Thus men ungodded may to places riſe, And ſects may be preferr'd without diſguiſe. Dryden. UN Go'DLILY. adv. Impiouſly; wickedly. 'Tis but an ill eſſay of that godly fear, to uſe that very goſpel ſo irreverently and ungodlily. Government of the Tongue. UNGo'DLINEss. n.ſ. Impiety; wickedneſs; neglect of God. How groſsly do many of us contradict the plain precepts of the goſpel by our ungodlineſ, and worldly luſts Tillotſon. UNGo'DLY. adj. 1. Wicked; negligent of God and his laws. His juſt, avenging ire, Had driven out th' ungodly from his ſight, And the habitations of the juſt. Milton's Par. Loft. The ſinner here intended is the ungodly ſinner: he who for- gets or defies his God. Rogers. 2. Polluted by wickedneſs. - Let not the hours of this ungodly day Wear out in peace. UNGo'RED. adj. Unwounded; unhurt. I ſtand aloof, and will no reconcilement; *Till by ſome elder maſters of known honour, I have a voice and precedent of peace, To keep my name ungor'd. UN Go/R&ED. adj. Not filled; not ſated. The hell-hounds, as ungorged with fleſh and blood, Purſue their prey. Dryden. Oh ungor'd appetite | Oh ravenous thirſt Of a ſon's blood. Smith's Phaedra and Hippolytus. UNGover NABLE. adj. 1. Not to be ruled; not to be reſtrained. They'll judge every thing by models of their own; and thus are rendered unmanagable by any authority, and ungo- vernable by other laws, but thoſe of the ſword. Glanville. 2. Licentious ; wild; unbridled. So wild and ungovernable a poet, cannot be tranſlated lite- rally; his genius is too ſtrong to bear a chain. Dryden. He was free from any rough, ungovernable paſſions, which hurry men on to ſay and do very offenſive things. Atterbury. UNGover Ne D. adj. I. Being without government. The eſtate is yet ungovern'd. It pleaſeth God above, And all good men of this ungovern'd iſle. 2. Not regulated; unbridled; licentious. Seek for him, Left his ungovern'd rage diſſolve the life That wants the means to lead it. Shakeſp. K. Lear. - Themſelves they vilify'd To ſerve ungovern'd appetite. Milton's Par. Loft, Nor what to bid, or what forbid, he knows; Shakeſpeare, Shakeſp. Hamlet. Shakeſp. Rich. III. Shakeſpeare. Th'ungovern'd tempeſt to ſuch fury grows. Dryden. From her own back the burthen would remove, And lays the load on his ungºvern'd love. Dryden. UNG'ot, adj. 1. Not gained; not acquired. 2. Not begotten. He is as free from touch or ſoil with her, As ſhe from one ungot. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure. His loins yet full of ungot princes; all U Hi, glory in the bud. Wallr NGRA’ceful. adj. Wanting elegance; - - N Rophael anſwer'd j. wanting beauty. or are thy lips ungraceful, ſire of men. A ſolicitous "...# about one's behaviour t. jº mended, it will be conſtrained, uneaſy, and º: tll. He enjoyed the greateſt ſtrength of good ſenſe º: moſt exquiſite taſte of politeneſs. Without the firſt Ram, e but an incumbrance; and without the laſt is ungraceful. Addison ls UNGRA’ceful Ness. n.ſ. Inelegance; awkwardſeſ. ſon, To attempt the putting another genius upon him, will be labour in vain; and what is ſo plaiſtered on, will hº º ways hanging to it the ungracefulneſs of conſtraint. Lºck UNGRA’cious. adj. é, 1. Wicked; odious; hateful. He, catching hold of her ungracious tongue, Thereon an iron lock did faſten firm and ſtrong. Spenſºr: I’ll in the mature time, - With this ungracious paper ſtrike the fight Of the death-practis'd duke. Shakeſ, K. Lar Do not, as ſome ungracious paſtors do, - Shew me the ſteep and thorny way to heav'n; Whilſt he, a puft and reckleſs libertine, Himſelf the primroſe path of dalliance treads, And recks not his own rede. Shakeſp. Hamlt, To the gods alone Qur future offspring, and our wives are known; Th'audacious ſtrumpet, and ungracious ſon. Dryden, 2. Offenſive; unpleaſing. Show me no parts which are ungracious to the fight, as all pre-ſhortenings uſually are. Dryden, 2. Unacceptable ; not favoured. They did not except againſt the perſons of any, though ſeveral were moſt ungracious to them. Clarendºn. Anything of grace towards the Iriſh rebels, was as ungra- cious at Oxford, as at London. Carendºn. Neither is it rare to obſerve among excellent and learned divines, a certain ungracious manner, or an unhappy tone of voice, which they never have been able to ſhake off. Swift. UNGRA’NTED. adj. Not given; not yielded; not beſtowed. This only from your goodneſs let me gain, And this ungranted, all rewards are vain. Dryden. UNGRA’t e FUL. adj. 1. Making no returns, or making ill returns for kindneſs. . No perſon is remarkably ungratºſul, who was not alſo in- ſufferably proud. South. 2. Making no returns for culture. Moſt when driv'n by winds, the flaming ſtorm Of the long files deſtroys the beauteous form; Nor will the wither'd ſtock be green again; - Butthewild oliveſhoots,and ſhadesth'ungratſulphin P04. 3. Unpleaſing ; unacceptable. It cannot be ungrateful, or without ſome pleaſure to poſte- rity, to ſee the moſt exact relation of an action ſº full of danger. Clarendºn. What is in itſelf harſh and ungrateful, muſt make harſh and ungrateful impreſſions upon us. Atterbury. UNG RA^TEFULLY. adv. 1. With ingratitude. When call'd to diſtant war, His vanquiſh'd heart remain’d a vićtim here: Oriana's eyes that glorious conqueſt made; ille Nor was his love ungratefully repaid. Granvi : We often receive the benefit of our prayers, when %. ungratefully charge heaven with denying our Petitº" 4kſ. 2. Unacceptably; unpleaſing. UNGRATEFULNess. n.ſ. 1. Ingratitude; ill return for good. htſ, ab- Čni, without the deliable flain of wº. ſtain from loving him, who, far exceeding the beauti . to of his ſhape with the beautifulneſs of his minº. abaft himſelf asto become Dametas's ſervantform)” 2. Unacceptableneſs; unpleaſing quality. UNGRA’vely. adv. Without ſeriouſneſs. His preſent portance - Gibingly, and iº, he did faſhion. Shakeſtart UNGRou’NDED. odj. Having no foundation. . . er to it Ignorance, with an indifferency for truth, is ". reat than opinion with ungrounded inclination, which is t E. ſource of errour. • , : This is a confidence the moſt wº: For upon what ground can a man promiſe him: 3. suth. repentance, who cannot promiſe himſelf a futury heartly; Uğupºgly adv, without ill will; willingly;" cheerfully. If, when all his art and time is ſpent, He ſay 'twill ne'er be found, yet be content; Receive from him the doom ungrudging), Dannt. Becauſe he is the mouth of deſtiny. UNGUARDFP. 9.
U N H
tº NGUARD ED. adj.
1. Undefended.
Proud art thou met Thy hope was to have reach'd
The throne of God unguarded, and his fide
Abandon'd. A4iltºn's Par. Lºft, b. vi. l. 133.
All through th' unguarded gates with joy reſort,
To ſee the flighted camp, the vacant port. Denham.
No door there was th’unguarded houſe to keep,
On creaking hinges turn'd, to break his ſleep. Dryden.
2. Careleſs; negligent. -
All the evils that proceed from an untied tongue, and an
unguarded, unlimited will, we put upon the accounts of
drunkenneſs. Taylor.
The ſpy, which does this treaſure keep,
Does ſhe ne'er ſay her pray'rs, nor ſleep?
Or have not gold and flatt'ry pow'r,
To purchaſe one unguarded hour * Prior.
With an unguarded look ſhe now devour’d
My nearer face; and now recall'd her eye,
And heav'd, and ſtrove to hide a ſudden figh. Prior.
It was intended only to divert a few young ladies, of good
ſenſe and good humour enough to laugh not only at their ſex's
little unguarded follies, but at their own. Pope.
Are we not encompaſſed by multitudes, who watch every
careleſs word, every unguarded ačtion of our lives Rºgerſ.
UNGUIDED, adj. Not directed; not regulated.
The blood weeps from my heart, when I do ſhape,
In forms imaginary, th’ unguided days,
And rotten times that you ſhall look upon,
When I am ſleeping with my anceſtors. Shakeſpeare.
Can unguided matter keep itſelf to ſuch exact conformi-
ties, as not in the leaſt ſpot to vary from the ſpecies Glanville.
They reſolve all into the accidental, unguided motions of
blind matter. Locke.
Nature, void of choice,
Does by unguided motion things produce,
Regardleſs of their order. Blackmore on the Creation.
U’NGUENT. m. ſ. [unguentum, Lat.] Ointment.
Pre-occupation of mind ever requireth preface of ſpeech,
like a fomentation to make the unguent enter. Bacon.
There is an intercourſe between the magnetick unguent and
the vulnerated body. Glanville.
With unguents ſmooth, the lucid marble ſhone. Pope.
UNGUE'ssED. adj. Not attained by conjećture. -
He me ſent, for cauſe to me ungueſs'd. Fairy Queen.
UNHA/BITABLE. adj. [inhabitable, Fr. inhabitabilis, Lat..] Not
capable to ſupport inhabitants; uninhabitable.
The night and day was always a natural day of twenty-four
hours, in all places remote from the unhabitable poles of the
world, and winter and ſummer always meaſured a year. Holder.
Though the courſe of the ſun be curbed between the tro-
picks, yet are not thoſe parts directly ſubjećt to his perpendi-
cular beams, unhabitable, or extremely hot. Ray.
UNHA'ckED. adj. Not cut; not hewn; not notched with
CutS.
With a bleſſed, and unvex'd retire,
With unhack'd ſwords, and helmets all unbruis'd,
We will bear home that luſty blood again. Shakeſpeare.
Part with unhack'd edges, and bear back
Our targe undinted. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
To UNHA'llow. v. a. To deprive of holineſs; to profane;
to deſecrate.
Perhaps the fact
Is not ſo heinous now, foretaſted fruit;
Profan'd firſt by the ſerpent ; by him firſt
Made common, and unhallow'd, ere our taſte. Milton.
The vanity unhallows the virtue. I’E/hange.
This one uſe left ſuch an indelible ſacredneſs upon them,
that the impiety of the deſign could be no ſufficient reaſon to
wnhallow and degrade them to common uſe. South.
UNHA'llowed. adj. Unholy; profane.
Thy curriſh ſpirit
Govern’d a wolf, who hang'd for human ſlaughter:
Ev’n from the gallows did his fell ſoul fleet;
And while thou lay'ſt in thy unhallow'd dam
Infus'd itſelf in thee. Shakeſp. Merchant of Wenice.
I had not unlock'd my lips
In this unhallow'd air, but that this jugler
Would think to charm my judgment, as mine eyes,
Obtruding falſe rules, pranck'd in reaſon's garb. Milton.
Nor ſhall preſume to violate theſe bands,
Or touch thy perſon with unhallow'd hands. Dryden.
Here ceaſe thy flight, nor with unhallow'd lays
Touch the fair fame of Albion's golden days. Pope.
To UNHA'ND. v. a. To looſe from the hand.
Still am I call'd. Unhand me, gentlemen. Shakeſpeare.
Unhand me, traitors. Denham's Sophy.
UNHA'ND LED. adj. Not handled; not touched.
A race of youthful and unhandled colts,
Fetching mad bounds. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wenice.
U N H
Cardinal Campeius
Hath left the cauſe oth king unhandled. Shakeſp, Han. VIII.
NHA'NdsoME. n.ſ.
1. Ungraceful; not beautiful.
I was glad I had done ſo good a deed for a gentlewoman
**andſome, whom befor: I had ini. ſort helped. Sidne
- She that ſo far the reſt out-ſhind ; y.
Silvia the fair, while ſhe was kind,
Seems only not unhandſome now.
As I cannot admit that
regular; ſo much leſs ca
- Waller.
there is anything unhandſome or ir-
n I grant that there i ino in-
commodious in the globe. g at there 15 ".
2. Illiberal; diſingenuous. -
UNHA'Ndsom Ely, adv. [from unhandſome.]
1. Inelegantly; ungracefully.
The ruined
thatched, that
neſs thereof.
churches are ſo *nhandſomely patched and
men do even ſhun the places for the uncomeli-
2. Difingenuouſly; illiberally. Spenſer:
He raves, Sir and to cover my diſdain,
Unhandſºmely would his denial feign. Dryden.
UNHA'Ndsome Ness. n.
I. Want of beauty.
The ſweetneſs of her countenance did give ſuch a grace
to what ſhe did, that it did make handſome the unhandſomeneſ;
of it; and make the eye force the mind to believe, that there
was a praiſe in that unſkilfulneſs. Sidney, b. ii.
2. Want of elegance.
Be not troubleſome to thyſelf, or to others,
neſ, or uncleanneſs.
3. Illiberalneſs; diſingenuity.
UNHANDY. adj, Awkward; not dexterous.
UNHANGED. adj. Not put to death by the gallows.
There live not three good men unhang'd in England. Shakespeare
UNHA'P. n.ſ. Miſsluck; ill fortune.
She viſited that place, where firſt ſhe was ſo happy as to
ſee the cauſe of her unhap. Sidney.
UNHA'PPIED. [This word ſeems a participle from unhappy,
which yet is never uſed as a verb.] Made unhappy.
You have miſled a prince,
A happy gentleman in blood and lineament,
By you unhappied, and disfigur'd clean.
UNHA'PP11.x, adv. [from unhappy..] Miſerably;
wretchedly; calamitouſly.
You hold a fair aſſembly: you do well, lord:
You are a churchman, or I'll tell you, cardinal,
I ſhould judge now moſt unhappily. Shakeſpeare.
He was unhappily too much uſed as a check upon the lord
Coventry. Clarendon.
I unweeting have offended,
Unhappily deceiv'd Milton's Par. Loft.
There is a day a coming, when all theſe witty fools ſhall
be unhappily undeceived. Tillotſon's Sermons.
UNHA(ppiness. n.ſ.
1. Miſery; infelicity.
If ever he have child, abortive be it,
Prodigious, and untimely brought to light,
And that be heir to his unhappineſ. Shakeſpeare.
The real foundation of our unhappineſ would be laid in our
reaſon, and we ſhould be more miſerable than the beaſts, by
how much we have a quicker apprehenſion. Tillotſon.
It is our great unhappineſs, when any calamities fall upon
us, that we are uneaſy, and diſſatisfied. Wake.
2. Calamity; diſtreſs.
She hath often dream'd of unhappineſ, and waked herſelf
with laughing. Shakeſp. Much Ado about Nothing.
3. Misfortune; ill luck.
St. Auſtin hath laid down a rule to this purpoſe, though
he had the unhappineſ; not to follow it always,himſelf. Burnet.
UNHA'PPY. adj. Wretched; miſerable ; unfortunate ; cala-
mitous ; diſtreſſed.
Deſire of wand'ring this unhappy morn.
You know not, while you here attend,
Th’ unworthy fate of your unhappy friend :
Breathleſs he lies, and his unbury'd ghoſt
Depriv'd of funeral rites.
To UNHA/R bour. v. a. To drive from ſhelter.
UNHA’R Bou RED. adj. Affording no ſhelter.
'Tis chaſtity:
She that has that is clad in complete ſteel;
And, like a quiver'd nymph, with arrows keen,
May trace huge foreſts, and unharbour'd heaths,
Infamous hills, and ſandy perilous wilds.
UNHARDEN.Ed. adj. Not confirmed; not made hard. .
Meſſengers
Of ſtrong prevailment in unharden'd youth.
UNHA'Rdy. adj. Feeble; tender ; timorous.
The wifeſt, unexperienc'd, will be ever
Tim’rous and loth, with novice modeſty;
Irreſolute, unhard, undavent'rous.
29 Q-
J. [from unhandſome.]
by unhandſome-
Taylor.
Shakeſpeare.
unfortunately;
Milton.
Dryden.
Milton.
Shakeſ eart.
Milton.
UN-
U N H U N H Nor hath love's mind of any judgment taſie; UNHARMED. adj. Unhurt; not injured. - of of chaſtity well armed, Wings and no eyes, figure unhººd, haſ - rº '..., childiſh º: lives unharm'd. Shakespeare So have I ſeen ſome †: i.” te Shaiſ, Though great light be inſufferable to our eyes; yet Sav'd with care from winter's nip; the higheſt degree of darkneſs does not diſeaſe them, for The pride of her carnation train tauſing no diſorderly motion, it leaves that curious organ un- Pluck'd up by ſome unheedy ſwain. Mil harmed. Locke. To Ushe'le. v. a. To uncover; to expoſe to view. $. tºn, The Syrens once deluded, vainly charm'd ; - UNHELPED. adj. Unaſſiſted; having no auxiliary; unſ. penſºr, Ty'd to the maſt, Ulyſſes ſail'd unharm'd. Granville. Unhelp'd I am, who pity'd the diſtreſ,d, Pported, UNHARMful. adj. Innoxious ; innocent. And none oppreſſing, am by all oppreſs'd. Dryd Themſelves unharmful, let them live unharm'd ; UNHe'lpful. adj. Giving no aſſiſtance. ryden, Their jaws diſabled, and their claws diſarm'd. Dryden. . . . I bewail good Glo'ſter's caſe UNHARMo'Nious. adj. With ſad, unhelpful tears. Shakespeare . Hºn. VII 1. Not ſymmetrical; diſproportionate. UN HE/w N. part. adj. Not hewn. • W 11- Thoſe pure, immortal elements, that know In occaſions of merriment, this rough-caſt, unhavn Oetry No groſs, no unharmonious mixture foul, was inſtead of ſtage plays. Dryden's Dedication tº º: } Eject him, tainted now, and purge him off. Milton. UNH1'debound. adj. Lax of maw ; capacious. ºnal. 2. Unmuſical ; ill-ſounding. Though plenteous, all too little ſeems His thoughts are improper to his ſubjećt, his expreſſions To ſtuff this maw, this vaſt, unhid.lound corps. Mil. unworthy of his thoughts, or the turn of both is unharmo- To UNH1'NG E. v. a. ſºn. nious. Dryden. 1. To throw from the hinges. That barbarous cuſtom of abbreviating words, to fit them 2. To diſplace by violence. to the meaſure of verſes, has formed harſh, unharmonious For want of cement, ribs of rock disjoin'd ſounds. Swift. Without an earthquake, from their baſe would ſtart, And hills unhing'd, from their deep roots depart. Blackmur, To UNHA' R N Ess. v. a. - - 3. To diſorder; to confuſe. I. To looſe from the traces. The ſweating ſteers unharneſs'd from the yoke, Rather than not accompliſh my revenge, Bring back the crooked plough. Dryden. Juſt or unjuſt, I would the world unhing. JWaller The mules unharneſs'd range beſide the main. Pope. If God's providence did not order it, cheats would m If there were ſix horſes, the poſtillion always unharneſſed only juſtle private men out of their rights, but unhing, ſtates four, and placed them on a table. Swift. and run all into confuſion. Rayon tlºcºmº 2. To diſarm ; to diveſt of armour. - UNHo'LINEss. n.ſ. Impiety; profaneneſs; wickedneſ, UNHA'zARDED. adj. Not adventured; not put in danger. Too foul and manifeſt was the unholinſ of obtruding upon Here I ſhou'd ſtill enjoy thee day and night men remiſſion of fins for money. Kaligh. Whole to myſelf, unhazarded abroad, UNHo'LY. adj. Fearleſs at home. Milton's Agoniſies, 1.807. I. Profane ; not hallowed, Doth it follow that all things now in the church are unhol, UNHA’tch ED. adj. - which the Lord hath not himſelf preciſely inſtituted? Hºi. 1. Not diſcloſed from the eggs. 2. Not brought to light. 2. Impious; wicked. Some unhatch'd pračtice We think not ourſelves the holier, becauſe we uſe it; ſo Hath puddled his clear ſpirit. Shakeſpeare. neither ſhould they with whom no ſuch thing is in uſe, think UN HEA'LTH FUL. adj. Morbid; unwholeſome. us therefore unholy, becauſe we ſubmit ourſelves unto that, - The diſeaſes which make years unhealthful, are ſpotted which, in a matter ſo indifferent, the wiſdom of authority fevers; and the unhealthful ſeaſon is the autumn. Graunt. and law have thought comely. Hºoker, At every ſentence ſet his life at ſtake, From the paradiſe of God, Though the diſcourſe were of no weightier things, Without remorſe, drive out the ſinful pair, Than ſultry ſummers, or unhealthful ſprings. Dryden. From hallow’d ground th’ unholy. Milton's Par. Lºft. UNHEA/LTHY, adj. Sickly; wanting health. Far other dreams my erring ſoul employ; No body would have a child cramm'd at breakfaſt, who Far other raptures of unholy joy. Pºſt, would not have him dull and unhealthy. Locke on Education. UNHo'NourED. adj. He, intent on ſomewhat that may eaſe 1. Not regarded with veneration; not celebrated. Unhealthy mortals, and with curious ſearch Unhonour'd though I am, at leaſt, ſaid ſhe, Examines all the properties of herbs. Philips. Not unreveng'd that impious act ſhall be. Dryden, To UNHEA/Rt. v. a. To diſcourage; to depreſs. Pales unhonour'd, Ceres unemploy'd, To bite his lip, Were all forgot. Drydºn. And hum at good Cominius, much unhearts me. Shakespeare 2. Not treated with reſpect. Griev'd that a viſitant ſo long ſhou'd wait, UN HEA'RD. adj. 1. Not perceived by the ear. Unmark'd, unhonour'd, at a monarch's gate. Pºp!, For the noiſe of drums and timbrels loud, To UNHoo'P. v. a. To diveſt of hoops. Their childrens cries unheard. Milton's Par. Lºft. Unhoop the fair ſex, and cure this faſhionable tympany gºt 2. Not vouchſafed an audience. among them. Addiſon's Speciator, Nº. 127, What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard / Dryden. UNHo'PED. adj. Not expected; greater than hope had 3. Unknown in celebration. UNHoºped for. } promiſed. Nor was his name unheard, or unador'd. Milton. With unhop'd ſucceſs r 4. UNHEARD of . Obſcure; not known by fame. Th’ embaſſadors return with promis'd peace. Dryden. Free from hopes or fears, in humble eaſe, Heav'n has inſpir'd with a ſudden thought, Unheard of may I live and die in peace. Granville. Whence your unhop'd-for ſafety may be wrought. Dryden. 5. UN HEARD of Unprecedented. UNHo'peful. adj. Such as leaves no room to hope. There is a foundation laid for the moſt unheard of confuſion Benedićt is not the unhopefulleſt huſband that I know.; thus that ever was introduced into a nation. Swift. far I can praiſe him ; he is of approved valour. Shałºff. UN HEATED. adj. Not made hot. I thought the rouſing ſtyle I wrote in, mightprºº.". Neither ſalts, nor the diſtilled ſpirits of them can penetrate hopeful way to procure ſomewhat conſiderable from thoſe the narrow pores of unheated glaſs. Boyle. great maſters of chymical arcana. Bºyle. UNHEE/ded, adj. Diſregarded; not thought worthy of no- To UNHo'Rse. v. a. To beat from an horſe; to throw from tice. - the ſaddle. True experiments may, by reaſon of the eaſy miſtake of He would unhorſe the luſticſ challenger. sº ſome unheeded circumſtance, be unſucceſsfully tried. Boyle. The emperor reſcúed a noble gentleman, whº ". He of his fatal guile gave proof unheeded. Milton. and fore wounded, the enemy was ready to have ſlain. Knºliº Her hair On a fourth he flies, and him unhorſes too. Daniel. In a ſimple knot was ty’d above; They are forc’d - all Sweet negligence unheeded bait of love. Dryden. To quit their boats, and fare like men unhºrs'd, IWaller. The triumph ceas'd–tears guſh'd from ev’ry eye, The knights unhºrs'd may riſe ſrom off the plain, d The world's great victor paſs'd unheeded by. Pope. And fight on foot, their honour to regain, . º º Ustie Eſpin G. adj. Negligent; careleſs. UNHospitable. adj. [inhoſpitalis, Lat J Affording” kindne H I º ... him ; if I did, or entertainment to ſtrangers; cruel; barbarous. °,Pats'd unmark'd by my unheeding eyes. Dryden. The cruel nation, covetous of prey, UNH E E^DY. adj. Precipitate y ſudden. g ey y Stain'd with my blood th’ unhºſpitable coaſt. Dryden. wº his ſhip from thoſe white rocks to ſave, UNHC's TILE. adj. Not belonging to an enemy. ich all along the ſouthern ſea-coaſt lay, The high-prancing ſteeds Threat'ning unheedy w -- - - - : ...-- - - - y *cedy wreck, and raſh decay, Spurn their diſmounted riders; they expire lºf, He nam'd Albion. Fairy Queen, b. ii, c. 1, Indignant, by unhº/tile wounds deſtroy'd. - Ph.
**.
U N I
º,
º,
To UNgou'se. v.a. To drive from the habitation.
Seek true religion : O where Mireus
Thinking her unheus'd here, and fled from us, -
Seek her at Rome. - Donne.
Death unawares with his cold, kind embrace,
Unhºus’d thy virgin ſoul from her fair biding place. Mihon.
UNHou'sed. adj. -
1. Homeleſs; wanting a houſe.
Call the creatures,
Whoſe naked natures live in aſ the ſpight -
Of wreakful heav'n ; whoſe bare, unhouſed trunks,
To the conflicting elements expos'd,
Anſwer meer nature. Shakeſp. Timon of Athens.
2. Having no ſettled habitation. -
But that I love the gentle Deſdemona,
I would not my unhouſed, free condition
Put into circumſcription and confine. Shakoff. Othello.
Hear this,
You unhous'd, lawleſs, rambling libertines. - Southern.
UNHouſselled. adj. Having not the ſacrament.
Thus was I ſleeping, by a brother's hand,
Of life, of crown, of queen at once diſpatch'd;
Cut off even in the bloſſoms of my fin,
Unhouſel"d, unanointed, unaneirã. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
UNHU’MBled. *}. Not humbled; not touched with ſhame
or confuſion.
Should I of theſe the liberty regard,
Who, freed as to their antient patrimony,
Unhumbled, unrepented, unreformed,
Headlong would follow. Milton's Par. Rºgain'd.
UNHuºt dº. Free from harm.
Of fifteen hundred, eight hundred were ſlain in the field ;
and of the remaining ſeven hundred, two men only came off
unhurt. Bacon's I/ar with Spain.
I tread more lightly on the ground;
My Himble feet from unhurt flowis rºtond ;
I walk in air. - Pryden's State of Innocence.
Supported by thy care, -
Through burning climes I paſs'd unhurt,
And breath’d in tainted air. Addiſon's Spediator.
The ſtars ſhall fade away;
But thou ſhalt flouriſh in immortal youth,
Unhurt, amidſt the war of elements, -
The wrecks of matter, and the cruſh of worlds. Addison.
UNHU'RTFUL. adj. Innoxious; harmleſs ; doing no harm.
* You hope the duke will return no more, or
You imagine me too unhurtful an oppoſite. Shakeſpears.
Flames unhurtful, hovering, dance in air. Blackmore.
UN HU’RT FULLY. adv. Without harm; innoxiouſly. ,
We laugh at others as innocently and as unhurtfully, as
at ourſelves. . - Pope to Swift.
U’NicokN. m.ſ.. [unicornis, unus and cornu, Lat.]
1. A beaſt, whether real or fabulous, that has only one horn.
Wert thou the unicorn, pride and wrath would confound
thee. Shakeſpeare's Timon of Athens.
Unicorns may be betray'd with trees, *
Bears with glaſſes, men with flatterers. Shakeſpeare.
Nature in cornigerous animals haſh placed the horns in-
verted upwards, as in the rhinoceros, Indian aſs, and unicorn
beetles. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
It is not of conſequence, that becauſe Dioſcorides hath
made no mention of unicorns horn, there is therefore no ſuch
thing in nature. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
Some unicorns we will allow even among inſects, as thoſe
naficornous beetles deſcribed by Muffetus. Brown.
Will the fierce unicorn thy voice obey,
Stand at the crib, and feed upon the hay ? Sandys.
2. A bird. - * *
Of the unkorn bird, the principal marks are theſe ; headed
and footed like the dunghill cock, tailed like a gooſe, horned
on his forehead, with ſome likeneſs, as the unicorn is pictured;
ſpur'd on his wings, bigger than a ſwan. Grew.
UN For M. adj. [unus and forma.]
1. Keeping its tenour; ſimilar to itſelf. * * * -
Though when confuſedly mingled, aS in this ſtratum, it
may put on a face never ſo uniform and alike, Čt 1ſt IS in
reality very different. • - Žoodward.
2. Conforming to one rule; aćting in the ſame manner; agree-
ing with each other. - * -
The only doubt is about the manner of their unity, how
far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies,
and what way they ought to take for that purpoſe. Hooker.
Creatures of what condition ſoever, though each in dif-
ferent manner, yet all with uniform conſent, admire her, as
the mother of their peace and joy. - Hooker.
Numbers, being neither unifºrm in their deſigns, nor direct
in their views, neither could manage nor maintain the power
they got. - Swift.
UNIFo'RMITY.. n.ſ. [uniformité, Fr.]
1. Reſemblance to itſelf; even tenour.
There is no uniformity in the deſign of Spenſer; he aims
at the accompliſhment of no one ačtion. Dryden.
4.
U N I
Queen Elizabeth was remarkable for that ſteadineſs and
*femity which ran through all her actions. Addiſon.
2. onformity * one pattern; reſemblance of one to another.
The unity of that viſible body and church ºf Chriſt, con-
ifteth in that *iformity, which all the ſeveral perſons there-
unto belonging have, by reaſon of that one Lord, whoſe
†. they all profeſs themſelves; that one faith which they
*! acknowledge; that one baptiſm wherewith they are all
initiated. Hooker, b. iii
(NIFoRMly. adv. [from uniform.] > w- i it.
I. Without Yºriation; in an eventeiour. -
...That faith received from the apoſtles, the church, though
diſperſed throughout the world, doth notwithſtanding kee
as ſafe, as if it dwelt within the walls <cep
and as *niformly hold, as if it had but one only heart ani
ſoul. Hooker, b. v.
The capillamenta of the nerves are each of theº ſolid
and uniform; and the vibrating motion of the aethereal me-
dium may be Propagated along them from one end to the
other aniformly, and without interruption. Newton's Opticks.
2. Without diverſity of one from another.
UNIMA/GINAble. adj. Not to be imagined by the fancy;
not to be conceived.
Things to their thought
So unimaginable, as hate inhº. Aſton's Par. Left.
The ſkilful organiſt plies his grave-fancied deſcant in lofy
fugues, or the whole ſymphony, with artful and unimaginalſ.
tºuches, adorns and graces the weiß. chords of ſome
choice compoſer. 44 ſton on Educatiºn.
An infinite ſucceſſion of the generations of men, without
any permanent foundation, is utterly unimaginall. Tillotſon.
UNIMAGINABLY. adv. To a degree not to be imagined.
Little commiſſures, where they adhere, may not be porous
enough to be pervious to the unimaginally ſubtle corpuſcles,
that make up the beams of light. Boyle.
UNI MITABLE. adj. ſinimitable, Fr. inimitabilis, Lat.] Not to
be imitated. -
Both theſe are unimitable. Burner', Theory of the Earth.
UNiM Mortal adj. Not immortal; mortal.
They betook them ſeveral ways,
Both to deſtroy, or unimmortal make
All kinds. - Milton.
UNIMPATRABLE. adv. Not liable to waſte or diminution.
If the ſuperior be unimpairable, it is a ſtrong preſumption,
that the inferiors are likewiſe unimpaired. Hakewill.
UNIMPA/IRED. adj. Not diminiſhed ; not worn out.
Yet unimpair'd with labours, or with time,
Your age but ſeems to a new youth to climb. Dryden.
If our ſilver and gold diminiſhes, our publick credit coma
tinues unimpaired. Addiſon on the State of the War.
UNIMPLO’RED. adj. Not ſolicited. -
If anſwerable ſtile I can obtain
Of my celeſtial patroneſs, who deigns
Her nightly viſitation unimplºr’d. Milton's Par, Loft.
UNIMP9'RTANT: adj. Aſſuming no airs of dignity.
A frce, unimportant, natural, eaſy manner; diverting others
juſt as we diverted ourſelves. Pope to Swift.
UNIM Portu'NED. adj. Net ſolicited 3 not teazed to com-
liance.
P Who ever ran -
To danger unimportun'd, he was then
No better than a ſanguine, virtuous man. Donne.
UNIMPROVABLE. adj. Incapable of melioration.
UNIMPROVABLENEss. n. ſ. [from unimprovable.] Quality of
not being improveable. - -
This muſt be imputed to their ignorance and unimprovable-
... nºſ; in knowledge, being generally without literature. Ham.
UNIMPRO/v ED. adj.
I. Not made hºnowing. - -
Not a maſk went unimprov'd away. Pope.
2. Not taught; not meliorated by inſtruction.
- Young Fortinbraſs, y
Of unimproved mettle hot and full. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
Shallow, unimproved intelle&ts, are confident pretenders to
certainty. - - Glanville.
UNINCREA's ABLE. adj. Admitting no increaſe. -
That love, which ought to be appropriated to God, re-
ſults chiefly from an altogether, or almoſt unincreaſable “lºvº-
tion and vaſtneſs of affection. - * Boyle.
UNINP'FFERENT. adj. Partial; leaning to a fide. . .
His opinion touching the catholick church was as unindiffe-
rent, as, touching our church, the opinion of them that fa-
vour this pretended reformation 1S. Hooker, b. iv.
UNINDU’s Trious. adj. Not diligent; not laborious.
Pride we cannot think ſo ſluggiſh or uninduſtrious an agent,
as not to find out expedients for its purpoſe. Decay of Piety.
UNiNFLAMMABLE. adj. Not capable of being ſet on º
The uninflammable ſpirit of ſuch concretes, may be Pº -
ed to be but a º º ſalt. Boyle.
; . adj. Not ſet on fire. - - -
Usº º: tº come to be inflamed, they gather a
much greater heat than others have uninflamed. *
U N I U N I UNINFo's MEd. adº ht; uninſtructed. 1. Untaught; Nor uninform'd Of nuptial ſanctity, and marriage rites. Milton's P. Loft. No uninformed minds can repreſent virtue ſo noble to us, that we neceſſarily * to her. Pope. imated ; not enlivened. tº: adj. Illiberal ; diſingenuous. Did men know how to diſtinguiſh between reports and certainties, this ſtratagem would be as unſkilful, as it is un- ingenuous. - - Decay of Piety. UNINHA'bit ABLE. adj. Unfit to be inhabited. If there be any place upon earth of that nature that para- diſe had, the ſame muſt be found within that ſuppoſed un- inhabitable burnt zone, or within the tropicks. Raleigh. Had not the deep been form'd, that might contain All the collected treaſures of the main ; The earth had ſtill o'erwhelm'd with water ſtood, To man an uninhabitable flood. Blackmore. UNINHABITABLE Ness. m. ſ. Incapacity of being inhabited. Divers radicated opinions, ſuch as that of the uninhabitable- neſ of the torrid zone, of the ſolidity of the celeſtial part of the world, are generally grown out of requeſt. Boyle. UNINHA/BITED. adj. Having no dwellers. The whole iſland is now uninhabited. Uninhabited, untill’d, unſown It lies, and breeds the bleating goat alone. Pope. I caſt anchor on the leeſide of the iſland, which ſeemed to be uninhabited. Gulliver's Travels. UNI'NJURED. adj. Unhurt; ſuffering no harm. You may as well ſpread out the unſun'd heaps Of miſers treaſure by an outlaw's den, And tell me it is ſafe; as bid me hope Danger will let a helpleſs maiden paſs, Uninjur'd in this wild, ſurrounding waſte. Then in full age, and hoary holineſs Retire, great teacher to thy promis'd bliſs: Untouch'd thy tomb, uninjur’d be thy duſt, As thy own fame among the future juſt. Prior. UNINscR1(BED. adj. Having no inſcription. Make ſacred Charles's tomb for ever known; Obſcure the place, and uninſcrib'd the ſtone. Oh fact accurſt Pope. UNINSPI'Re D. adj. Not having received any ſupernatural in- ſtrućtion or illumination. Thus all the truths that men, uninſpired, are enlightened with, came into their minds. Locke. My paſtoral muſe her humble tribute brings, And yet not wholly uninſpir’d ſhe fings. Dryden. UNINSTRU’ctED. adj. Not taught; not helped by inſtitution. That fool intrudes, raw in this great affair, And uninſtructed how to ſtem the tide. Dryden. It will be a prejudice to none but widows and orphans, and others uninſtructed in the arts and management of more ſkilful men. Locke. It is an unſpeakable bleſfing to be born in thoſe parts where wiſdom flouriſhes; though there are even in theſe parts, ſeveral poor, uninſtructed perſons. Addiſon. Though we find few amongſt us, who profeſs themſelves Anthropomorphites, yet we may find, amongſt the ignorant and uninſtruded chriſtians, many of that opinion. Locke. UN INSTRU’ctive. adj. Not º: any improvement. Were not men of abilities thus communicative, their wiſ. dom would be in a great meaſure uſeleſs, and their experience uninſtručiive. Addiſon. UNINTE'LLIGENT: adj. Not knowing; not ſkilful; not hav- ing any conſciouſneſs. - We will give you ſleepy drinks, that your ſenſes may be unintelligent of our inſufficience. Shakeſp. Winter Tale. The viſible creation is far otherwiſe apprehended by the Philoſophical enquirer, than the unintelligent vulgar. Glanville. This concluſion, if men allow'd of, they would not de- ſtroy ill-formed produćtions. Ay, but theſe monſters, Let them be ſo; what will your drivélling, unintelligent, untraćt- able changeling be - Locke. Why then to works of nature is aſſign'd An author unintelligent and blind; When ours proceed from choice Blackmore. I The obvious products of unintelligent nature. Bentl. Usist El Ligieriity. n: ſ Quality of not being intelligible. Credit the wnintelligibility of this union and motion. Glanville. If we have truly proved the unintelligibility of it in all other .. this argumentation is undeniable. Burnet. i. t ººr. adj. [inintelligible, Fr.] Not ſuch as can a.º.º.º.º.º. hundred }. before Tully, was as un- ...”.” his time, as the Engliſh and French of the ſame Period are now. Swift. Theſe arms Did Thetis For th º labour'd for her ſon prepare; oul to ſtare with ſtupid eyes, ". the learn'd wnintelligible prize Sandys. Milton. Dryden. This notion muſt be deſpiſed as harmleſs, *intelligible en- thuſiaſm. - UNINTE'llig IBLY. adv. In a manner ..º. ſtood. under- Sound is not unintelligibly explained by a vibratin communicated to the medium. Lock To talk of ſpecifick differences in nature, without . rence to general ideas, is to talk unintelligibly. 1. tºº stional. adj. Not deſigned; happening whº ign. Beſides the unintentional deficiencies of my ſtyle, I have g motion purpoſely tranſgreſſed the laws of oratory, in making my pe. riods over-long #. UNI'NTERE'ss F d. - ** - - *. UNI’Nterested. adj. Not having intereſt. The greateſt part of an audience is always uninterſ, though #. knowing. - y nterſed, UN INTERMI’ttED. adj. Continued; not interrupted. This motion of the heavenly bodies ſeems to be partly con- tinued and uninterrupted, as that motion of the firſt moveable Dryden, partly interpolated and interrupted. Hale'. Origin. UNINTERMI'xED. adj. Not mingled. e Unintermix'd with fićtious fantaſies, I verify the truth, not poetize. Daniel's Civil War. UNINTERRU'PTED. adj. Not broken; not interrupted. Thy conſtant quiet fills my peaceful breaſt With unmixt joy, uninterrupted reſt. Roſcommon. Governments ſo divided among themſelves in matters of religion, maintain uninterrupted union and correſpondence, that no one of them is for invading the rights of another, Addison The hills riſe inſenſibly, and leave the eye a vaſt, unints. rupted proſpect. Addison. The uninterrupted ſtitch in ſuperficial wounds, is re- jećted. Sharp's Surgery. UNINTERRUPTEDLY. adv. Without interruption. The will thus determined, never lets the underſtanding lay by the object; but all the thoughts of the mind, and powers of the body are uninterruptedly employ'd, Locłe, UN INTRE’Nch ED. adj. Not intrenched. It had been cowardice in the Trojans, not to have at- tempted anything againſt an army that lay unfortified and un- intrenched. Pºpe. UNINVE's TIGAble. adj. Not to be ſearched out. The number of the works of this viſible world being un- inveſtigable by us, afford us a demonſtrative proof of the un- limited extent of the creator's ſkill. Ray. UNINVITED. adj. Not aſked. His honeſt friends, at thirſty hour of duſk, --- Come uninvited. Philips, UNJoi'NtED. adj. 1. Disjoined; ſeparated. I hear the ſound of words; their ſenſe the air . . Diſſolves unjointed ere it reach my ear. Milan's 4ºft. 2. Having no articulation. - They are all three immoveable or unjointed, of th: thick- neſs of a little pin. Grew's Muſeum. U’NIon. m. ſ. [unio, Lat.] 1. The act of joining two or more, ſo as to make them Onc. Adam, from whoſe dear ſide I boaſt me ſprung, And gladly of our union hear thee ſpeak, > One heart, one ſoul in both ! Milton's Pº! ºff. One kingdom, joy, and union without end. Miltºn. 2. Concord; conjunction of mind or intereſts. God The experience of thoſe profitable emanations from : 3. moſt commonly are the firſt motive of our love; but w . we once have taſted his goodneſs, we love the ſpring for º own excellency, paſſing from conſidering ºurſº, '#ſ wnion with God. Taylor's Rule ºf Living Hºlſ. 3. A pearl. Not in uſe. The king ſhall drink to Hamlet's better breath; And in the cup an union ſhall he #: Richer than that which four ſucceſſive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. - Shakeſ, i. 4. [Inlaw.] Union is a combining or conſolidatiº. º: Yatroll in one, which is done by the conſent of the biſhop, the . tº: and incumbent. And this is properly called an º: ſub- there are two other ſorts, as when one church is ma both jećt to the other, and when one man is made pre . * º and when a conventual is made cathedral. " us £il. in the firſt ſignification, there was a ſtatute, an: łº, VIII. chap. 21. that it ſhould be lawful in " i. the whereof the value of the one is not above flºº"...". king's books, of the firſt fruits, and not. above one cro- diſtant from the other. Union in this ſignificatº" " f at nal, and that is for the life of the incumbent ; * º: is, perpetual, whoſoever is incumbent. . . . t s d UNI'EARous. adj. [unus and pario. J. Bring"? " birth. ...], the du- Others make good the paucity of their breed with º in ration of their days, whereof there want ſº. animals uniparzº. Brown's Jº *ºs.
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2.
U’Nisos. adj. [unus and ſºmus, Lat.] Sounding alone.
Sounds intermix’d with voice
Choral, or uniſon,
UN ison. m. ſ.
1. A ſtring that has the ſame ſound with another.
When moved matter meets with any thing like that, from
which it received its primary impreſs, it will in like manner
move it, as in muſical ſtrings tuned uniſons. Glanville.
2. A ſingle unvaried note. -
Loſt was the nation's ſenſe, nor could be found,
While a long, ſolemn uniſon went round. Dunciad, b. iv.
U’NIT. n.ſ.. [unus, unitus, Lat J One ; the leaſt number ;
or the root of numbers.
If any atom ſhould be moved mechanically, without attrac-
tion, 'tis above a hundred million millions odds to an unit,
that it would not ſtrike upon any other atom, but glide
through an empty interval without contact. Bently's Sermons.
Unit, are the integral parts of any large number. Watts.
To UNITE. v. a. [unitus, Lat.]
1. To join two or more into one. -
The force, which wont in two to be diſperſed,
In one alone right hand he now unites. Fairy Queen.
Whatever truths
Redeem'd from error, or from ignorance,
Thin in their authors, like rich veins of ore,
Your works unite, and ſtill diſcover more. Dryden,
A propoſition for uniting both kingdoms was begun. Swift.
2. To make to agree.
The king propoſed nothing more than to unite his king-
dom in one form of worſhip.
3. To make to adhere.
The peritonaeum, which is a dry body, may be united
with the muſculous fleſh. #iftman's Surgery.
4. To }.
n the lawful name of marrying,
To give our hearts united ceremony. Shakeſpeare:
Let the ground of the pićture be well united with colours
of a friendly nature. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
5. To join in intereſt.
Unto their aſſembly, mine honour be not thou united. Geneſs.
To UNITE. v. n.
1. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert.
If you will now unite in your complaints,
And force them with a conſtancy, the cardinal
Cannot ſtand under them. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII.
2. To coaleſce; to be cemented; to be conſolidated.
3. To grow into one.
uni'TEDLY. adv. With union; ſo as to join.
The eyes, which are of a watry nature, ought to be
much painted, and unitedly on their lower parts; but boldly
touch'd above by the light and ſhadows. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
UNI'ſ ER. n. ſ. The perſon or thing that unites.
Suppoſe an uniter of a middle conſtitution, that ſhould par-
take of ſome of the qualities of both. Glanville's Scept.
UNI'tion. n.ſ.. [union, Fr. from unite.] The aët or power
of uniting ; conjunction ; coalition. A word proper, but
little uſed.
As long as any different ſubſtance keeps off the unition,
hope not to cure a wound. Wiſeman's Surgery.
U’NITIVE. adj. [from unite.] Having the power of unit-
Ing.
That can be nothing elſe but the unitive way of reli-
gion, which conſiſts of the contemplation and love of
God. JNorris.
U’NITY.. n.ſ.. [unitas, Lat.]
1. The ſtate of being one.
Thoſe hereticks introduced a plurality of Gods; and ſo
made the profeſſion of the unity part of the ſymbolum, that
ſhould diſcriminate the orthodox from them. Hammond.
The production of one being the deſtrućtion of another,
although they generate, they increaſe not; and muſt not be
ſaid to multiply, who do not tranſcend an unity. Brown.
Man is to beget
Like of his like; his image multiply'd :
In unity defective ; which requires
Collateral love, and deareſt amity. Milton's Par. Loft.
Whatever we can conſider as one thing, ſuggeſts to the
underſtanding the idea of unity. Locke.
2. Concord ; conjunction.
That which you hear, you'll ſwear
You ſee, there is ſuch unity in the proofs. Shakeſpeare.
We, of all chriſtians, ought to promote unity among our-
ſelves and others. - Sprat's Sermons.
3. Agreement; uniformity.
To the avoiding of diſſenſion, it availeth much, that
there be amongſt them an unity, as well in ceremonies as in
doćtrine. Hooker, b. iv.
4. Principle of dramatick writing, by which the tenour of the
ſtory, and propriety of repreſentation is preſerved.
The unities of time, place, and action, are exactly ob-
ſerved. Dryden's Prºf. to All for Lºve.
Milton's Par. Loft, b. vii.
Clarendon.
U N I
Although in poetry it be abſolutely neceſſary that the unitſ.
of time, place, and action ſhould be thoroughly underſtood,
there is ſtill ſomething more eſſential, that elevates and afto:
hiſhes the fancy.
5. [In law.] Addison.
Unit, of poſſeſſion is a joint poſſeſſion of two rights by ſº-
veral titles. . For example, I take a leaſe of land from one
"Pon a certain rent; afterwards I buy the fee-fimple. This
is an unity of poſſeſſion, whereby the leaſe is extinguiſhed;
by reaſon that I, who had before the occupation only for my
rent, am become lord of the ſame, and am to pay my rent
to none.
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UNJU'PGED. adj. Not judicially determined. Jºe
Cauſes unjudg’d diſgrace the loaded file,
And ſleeping laws the king's neglect revile. Prior.
UNIVE/RSAL. adj. [univerſalis, Lat.]
1. General; extending to all.
All ſorrowed: if all the world could have ſeen’t, the woe
had been univerſal. Shakeſp. Winter Tale.
Appetite, an univerſal wolf,
So doubly ſeconded with will and power,
Muſt make perforce an univerſal prey, -
And laſt eat up itſelf. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
This excellent epiſtle, though, in the front of it, it bears a
Particular inſcription, yet in the drift of it is univerſal, as
deſigning to convince all mankind of the neceſſity of ſeeking
for happineſs in the goſpel. South.
2. Total; whole.
From harmony, from heav'nly harmony,
This univerſal frame began. Dryden.
3. Not particular ; compriſing all particulars.
“From things particular
She doth abſtraćt the univerſal kinds. Davies.
An univerſal was the object of imagination, and there was
no ſuch thing in reality. Arbuthnot and Pope.
UNIVE/RSAL. n.ſ. The whole; the general ſyſtem of the uni-
verſe. Not in uſe.
To what end had the angel been ſet to keep the entrance
into paradiſe after Adam's expulſion, if the univerſal had
been paradiſe. Raleigh's Hiſ of the IWorld.
Plato calleth God the cauſe and original, the nature and
reaſon of the univerſal. Raleigh.
UNIVERSA'lity. n.ſ.. [univerſalitas, ſchool Lat.] Not parti-
cularity; generality; extenſion to the whole.
This catalogue of ſin, is but of ſin under a limitation; an
wniverſality of ſin under a certain kind; that is, of all fins of
direét and perſonal commiſſion. South's Sermont.
The univerſality of the deluge I inſiſt upon ; and that ma-
rine bodies are found in all parts of the world. Woodward.
A ſpecial concluſion cannot be inferred from a moral uni-
verſality, nor always from a phyſical one; though it may be
always inferred from an univerſality that is metaphyſical. Watts.
Unive/Rs ALLY. adv. [from univerſal.] Throughout the whole ;
without exception.
Thoſe offences which are breaches of ſupernatural laws,
violate in general that principle of reaſon which willeth uni-
verſally to fly from evil. Hººker.
There beſt beheld, where univerſally admir’d. 44ilton.
What he borrows from the antients, he repays with ;
of his own, in coin as good, and as univerſally valuable. Dryd.
This inſtitution of charity-ſchools univerſally prevailed. Addison
U’NIverse. n. ſ. [univers, Fr. univerſum, Lat..] The general
ſyſtem of things. -
Creeping murmur, and the poring dark, -
Fills the wide veſſel of the univerſe. Shakeſpeare.
God here ſums up all into man; the whole into a part;
the univerſe into an individual. South', Sermons.
Father of heav'n | -
Whoſe word call'd out this univerſe to birth. Prior.
Unive'Rsity. n.ſ.. [univerſitas, Lat..] A ſchool, where alſ
the arts and faculties are taught and ſtudied.
While I play the good huſband at home, my ſon and ſer-
vants ſpend all at the univerſity. Shakespeare . Taming ºf the Shrew.
The univerſities, eſpecially Aberdeen, flouriſhed under many
excellent ſcholars, and very learned men. Clarendon.
UNI'vocal. adj. [univocus, Lat.]
1. Having one meaning. - - -
Uniºcal words are ſuch as ſignify but one idea, ºr but one
ſort of thing: equivocal words are ſuch, as ſignify two or
more different ideas, or different ſorts of objects. Watts.
2. Certain; regular; perſuing always one tenour. -
This conceit makes putrefactive generations correſpon:
dent unto ſeminal productions; and conceives inequivocal
effects, and univocal conformity unto the efficient. Brºwn.
UNI vocally. adv. ". univocal.]
: in one ſenie.
I. hº º: mivocally diſtinguiſhed into venial and mortal:
if the venial be not fin; - - Hall.
It were too great preſumption to think, that there is any
thing in any created nature, that can bear any perfect reſem-
bjāºe of the incomprehenſible perfection of the divine na.
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U N K U N K º ture: ver, being itſelf dºes * predicate univocally touching God, and any jeated being, and intellect, and will, as we y - - - attribute them to him. Hale. 2. In one tenour. All creatures are generate - kind; there is no ſuch thing as ſpontaneous generation. i UNJo’YoUs. ad. Not gay; not cheerful. Morn late riſing o'er the drooping world, - | Liſts her pale eye unjoyotº. Thomſon's JWinter. UNJu'st. adj. [injº/le, Fr. injuſtus, Lat J Iniquitous ; contrary tº equity; contrary to juſtice. It is uſed both of perſons and things. d univocally by parents of their own Ray, I ſhould forge Quarrels unjuſt againſt the good and loyal, Deſtroying them for wealth. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The Picroics, Finding his uſurpation moſt unjuſt, Endeavour'd my advancement to the throne. Shakeſp. He that is º the leaſt, is unjuſt alſo in much. Lukexvi. Succeeding kings juſt recovery of their right, from unjuſt uſurpations and extortions, ſhall never be prejudiced by any ačt of mine. K. Charles. Th’ unjuſt the juſt hath ſlain. Milton. He who was ſo unjuſt as to do his brother an injury, will ſcarce be ſo juſt to condemn himſelf for it. Locke. UNJU'st, FIAt le. adj. Not to be defended; not to be juſti- fied. If theſe reproaches, which aim only at oſtentation of wit, be ſo unjuſtifiable, what ſhall we ſay to thoſe that are drawn, that are founded in malice 2 Government of the Tongue. In a juſt and honourable war we engaged; not out of am- bition, or any other unjuſtifiable motive, but for the defence of all that was dear to us. Atterbury. If we could look into effects, we might pronounce boldly : but for a man to give his opinion of what he ſees but in part, is an unjuſtifiable piece of raſhneſs. Addiſon. UNJu's rif IA pl; Ness. n.ſ. The quality of not being juſtifiable. He wiſhed them to conſider of the illegality of all thoſe commiſfions, and of the unjuſtifiableneſs of all the proceed- ings which had been by virtue of them. Clarendon. UNJU's TIFIABLY. adv. In a manner not to be defended. UNJu’stly. adj. In a manner contrary to right. If aught againſt Iny life Thy country ſought of thce, it ſought unjuſtly. Milton. Whom, but for voting peace, the Greeks purſue, Accus’d unjuſly, then unjuſtly ſlew. Denham. Your choler does unjuſtly riſe, To ſee your friends purſue your enemies. Dryden. Moderation the one ſide very juſtly diſowns, and the other as unjuſtly pretends to. Swift. UNke/MPT. adj. Not combed. Obſolete. Thenot, to that I choſe thou doſt me tempt; But ah! too well I wot my humble vaine, And how my rhimes been rugged and unkempt. Spenſºr. To UNKE/NNel. v. a. 1. To drive from his hole. Search, ſeek, find out. I warrant we'll unkennel the fox. Let me ſtop this way firſt. So, now uncape. *::::: I warrant you, colonel, we'll unkennel him. ryden. 2. To rouſe from its ſecrecy, or retreat. If his occult guilt Do not itſelf unkennel in one ſpeech, It is a damned ghoſt that we have ſeen. Shakeſp. UNKE N.T. adj. [un and ken, to know..] Unknown. Obſolete. Go, little book, thyſelf preſent, As child whoſe parent is unkent, To him, that is the preſident Of nobleneſs and chivalrie. UNRE'PT. adj. 1. Not kept; not retained. 2. Unobſerved ; unobeyed. . Many things kept generally heretofore, are now in like S'penſer. ſort generally unkept, and aboliſhed, every where. Hooker. UNKI'ND. adj. Not favourable; not benevolent. In nature there's no blemiſh but the mind; None can be call’d deform’d, but the unkind. Shakeſp. - - - To the noble mind Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind. Shakeſp. To Nimrod our author ſeems a little unkind; and ſays, that he, againſt right, enlarged his empire. Locke. A real joy I never knew, Till I believ'd thy paſſion true; A real grief I ne'er can find, 'Till thou prov'ſt perjur'd or unkind. Prior. UNK1'Ndly, adj. [un and Kind.] 1. Unnatural; contrary to nature. They, with their filthineſs, Polluted this ſame gentle ſoil long time, That their own mother loath'd their beaſtlineſs, And 'gan abhor her brood's unſ indly crime, *!! were they born of her own native ſlimé, Fairy Queen. All works of nature, Abortive, monſtrous, or unkindly mix’d, 2. Malignant; unfavourable. The goddeſs, that in rural ſhrine, Pwell'ſ here with Pan, or Sylvan, by bleſ ſong Forbidding every bleak, unkindly fog, § To touch the proſperous growth of this tallwood M. UNki'Ndly, adv. Without kindneſs, without affei. i The herd, unkindly wiſe, Il. Or chaces him from thence, or from him flies. Denh If we unkindly part, am, U Will not the poor fond creature break her heart. Drydºn NK1's DNEss. m. ſ. ſfrom unkind. alignitv ill-u. - of affection. J. [ J Malignity; ill-will; want Take no unkindneſs of his haſty words. His unjuſt tº: in all º ſhould hº her love, hath, like an impediment in the º: it more violent and unruly. Shakeſp. Mojº. After their return, the duke executed the ſame autº f conferring all favours, and in revenging himſelf º who had manifeſted any untindneſ; towards him. tº: Eve --As one who loves, and ſome unkindne; Incets wn- With ſweet, auſtere compoſure, thus reply'd, - iñº Chriſt, who was the only perſon to have reſented this º: Kindneſs, finds an extenuation of it. South's sm, She ſigh'd, ſhe wept, ſhe low'd; 'twas all ſhe coºd." And with unkindneſs ſeem'd to tax the God. Dºi, To UNK1'No. v. a. To deprive of royalty. - God ſave king Henry, unting'd Richard ſays, And ſend him many years of ſunſhine days. Shakespeare. It takes the force of law : how then, my lord! If as they would unking my father now, To make you way. UNKI'ss ED. adj. Not kiſſed. Foul words are but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is noiſome; therefore I will depart unkſ. Shakeſp. Much Adº about Nºthing. UNKN1'GHTLY. adj. Unbecoming a knight. With fix hours hard riding through wild places, I overgo: them a little before night, near an old ill-favoured caſtle, the place where I perceived they meant to perform their unknight) errand. Sidh), b. ii. To UNKNI’t. v. a. 1. To unweave; to ſeparate. Would he had continued to his country As he began, and not unknit himſelf The noble knot he made. 2. To open. Unknit that threat'ning, unkind brow, And dart not ſcornful glances from thoſe eyes. Shalºft. U’Nkle. v.a. [oncle, French..] The brother of a father or mother. See UNCLE. The Engliſh power is near, led on by Malcolm, His uncle Siward, and the good Macduff. Shalºftware. Give me good fame, ye pow'rs and make me juſt: Thus much the rogue to publick ears will truſt: In private then:—when wilt thou, mighty Jove! My wealthy uncle from this world remove To UNKNo/w. v.a. To ceaſe to know. - It's already known; - - Oh! can you keep it from yourſelves, unknºw it? sºft UNKNoºw ABLE. adj. Not to be known. y Diſtinguiſh well between knowables and unknowable, Waiti. UNKNo’w ING. adj. . 1. Ignorant; not knowing. Let me ſpeak to th’yet unknowing world, 1. How theſe things came about. - Shakespeare Hºt Though unknowing perſons may accuſe other; Yºtº." º never the more abſolve themſelves. bed Day ºf Pit). Unknowing I prepar'd thy bridal bed; With imº of iº, iſſue fed. Dryden. Unknowing he requires it; and when known, Milton, han. Southern, Shakſ, Cºriolanuſ. Dryden. He thinks it his ; and values it, 'tis gone. Dryden. His hounds, unknowing of his change, purſue r The chace, and their miſtaken maſter ſlew. Dryden. Proteus, mounting from the hoary deep, Pope Surveys his charge, unknowing of deceit. pe. 2. Not practiſed; not qualified. - So Lybian huntſmen, on ſome ſandy plain, From ſhady coverts rouz'd, the lion chaº. The kingly beaſt roars out with loud diſdain, Dryden. And ſlowly moves, unknowing to give place, 'd ry Theſe were they, whoſe ſouls the furies ſteel Pº. And curs'd, with hearts unknowing how tº yield.d I UNKNow INGLY. adv. Ignorantly; without knowledge. The beauty I behold has ſtruck me dead: Drydºn. Unknowingly ſhe ſtrikes, and kills by chang", c.: º They are like the Syrians, who were firſt º C4- blindneſs, and unknowingly led out of their Wº º: hºlder. pital of their enemy's country. Addiſon's Frtº UN-
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UNKNowN. ad;.
1. Not known.
'Tis not unknown to you,
How much I have diſabled my eſtate.
Many are the trees of God, that grow
In paradiſe, and various, yet unknown
To us.
Here may I always on this downy graſs,
Unknown, unſeen, my eaſy minutes paſs. Roſcommon.
If any chance has hither brought the name
Of Palamedes, not unknown to famie,
Accus’d and ſentenc'd for pretended crimes. Dryden.
Though inceſt is indeed a deadly crime,
You are not guilty, ſince unknown 'twas done,
And known, had been abhorr'd. Dryden's Don Sebaſtián.
At fear of death, that ſaddens all
With terrors round, can reaſon hold her throne
Deſpiſe the known, nor tremble at th' unknºwn.
2. Greater than is imagined.
The planting of hemp and flax would be an unknown ad-
Pope.
vantage to the kingdom. Bacon.
3. Not having cohabitation.
I am yet
Unknown to woman; never was forſworn. Shakeſpeare.
4. Without communication.
We ſtopped at a little inn, where the man of the houſe,
formerly a ſervant in the knight's family, to do honour to
his old maſter, had, unknown to Sir Roger, put him up in a
ſign-poſt. Addison's Spediator, N°. 122.
UNLA’bou RED. adj.
1. Not produced by labour.
Unlaboured harveſts ſhall the fields adorn,
And cluſter'd grapes ſhall bluſh on ev'ry thorn.
2. Not cultivated by labour.
Not eaſtern monarchs on their nuptial day,
In dazzling gold and purple ſhine ſo gay,
As the bright natives of th’ unlabour'd field,
Unvers'd in ſpinning, and in looms unſkill’d.
3. Spontaneous; voluntary.
Their charms, if charms they have, the truth ſupplies,
And from the theme unlabour’d beauties riſe. Tickell.
To UNLA’ce. v. a.
1. To looſe any thing faſtened with ſtrings.
He could not endure ſo cruel caſe,
But thought his arms to leave, and helmet to unlace.
Spenſer.
Dryden.
Blackmore.
A little river roll’d,
By which there ſat a knight with helm unlac'd,
imſelf refreſhing with the liquid cold. Fairy Queen, b. i.
The helmet from my brow unlac'd, Pope's Odyſſey.
2. To looſe a lady's dreſs.
Can I forget, when they in priſon placing her,
With ſwelling heart, in ſpite, and due diſdainfulneſs,
She lay for dead, till I help'd with unlacing her. Sidney.
Unlace yourſelf, for that harmonious chine
Tells me from you that now it is bed-time. Donne.
3. To make looſe ; to put in danger of being loſt. Not in
uſe. -
You unlace your reputation,
And ſpend your rich opinion for the name of a night-
brawler. Shakeſpeare's Othelle.
To UNLA/D E. v. a.
I. To remove from the veſſel which carries.
He's a fooliſh ſeaman,
That, when his ſhip is ſinking, will not
Unlade his hopes into another bottom.
2. To exonerate that which carries.
The vent'rous merchant, who deſign'd for far,
And touches on our hoſpitable ſhore,
Charm'd with the ſplendour of this northern ſtar,
Shall here unlade him, and depart no more.
3. To put out. Uſed of a veſſel. -
We landed at Tyre; for there the ſhip was to unlade her
burden. Acts xxi. 3.
UNLA/ID. adj.
1. Not placed; not fixed. -
Whatſoever we do behold now in this preſent world, it
was inwrapped within the bowels of divine mercy, written
in the book of eternal wiſdom, and held in the hands. of
omnipotent power, the firſt foundations of the world being
Denham.
Dryden.
as yet unlaid. Hooker, b. v.
2. Not pacified ; not ſtilled.
No evil thing that walks by night,
Blue, meage hag, or ſtubborn unlaid ghoſt,
Hath hurtful pow'r o'er true virginity. Milton.
UNLAM E/NTED. adj. Not deplored.
After ſix years ſpent in outward opulency, and inward
murmur that it was not greater, he died unlamented by
any. Clarendon.
Thus unlamented paſs the proud away,
The pride of fools, and pageant of a day. Pope,
Shakeſpeare.
Milton's Paradiſ: Lºſt.
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To UNLA’tch. v.a. To open by lifting up the latch.
My worthy wife
The door unlatch'd; and, with repeated calls,
Invites her former lord within my walls. Dryden.
ºwºut. adj. Contrary to law; not permitted by the
aW.
Before I be convić by courſe of law,
I ° threaten me with death is moſt unlawful. Shakeſp.
º, is an unlawful thing for a Jew to come unto one of
another nation. Afts x. 28
Shew me when it is our duty, and when unlawful to take
theſe courſes, by ſome general rule of a perpetual, never-
failing truth. >
South.
U The ſecret ceremonies I conceal, 02:
ncouth, perhaps, unlawful to reveal. Dryde
Unlawfully. ..." f ryden.
I. In a manner contrary to law or right. -
He that gains all that he can lawfully this year, next year
will be tempted to gain ſomething unlawfully. Taylor.
2. Illegitimately; not by marriage.
I had rather my brother die by the law, than my ſon
ſhould be unlawfully born. Shakeſpeare.
Give me your opinion, what part I, being unlawfully
born, may claim of the man's affection, who begot me. Ž ...”
UNLA'wful Ness. n. /. Contrariety to law ; ſtate of being
not permitted.
If thoſe alledged teſtimonies of ſcripture did indeed con-
cern the matter to ſuch effect as was pretended, that which
they ſhould infer were unlawfulneſs. Hooker.
The original reaſon of the unlawfulneſ of lying is, that it
carries with it an act of injuſtice, and a violation of the
right of him, to whom we were obliged to ſignify our
minds. South's Sermons.
To UNLE'ARN. v. a. To forget, or diſuſe what has been
learned.
Antiſthenes, being aſked of one, what learning was moſt
neceſſary for man's life 2 anſwered, to unlearn that which is
naught. Bacon.
This were to imply, that all books in being ſhould be de-
ſtroyed; and that all the age ſhould take new pains to un-
learn thoſe habits which have coſt them ſo much labour. Hºlder.
The government of the tongue is a piece of morality
which fober nature dićtates, which yet our greateſt ſcholars
have unlearnt. Decay of Piety.
Some cyders have by art, or age, unlearn'd
Their genuine reliſh, and of fundry wines
Aſſum'd the flavour. Philips,
What they thus learned from him in one way, they did
not unlearn again in another. Atterbury.
A wicked man is not only obliged to learn to do well,
but unlearn his former life. Rogers's Sermons.
UNLE’ARNED adj.
1. Ignorant; not informed; not inſtructed.
This ſelected piece, which you tranſlate,
Foretells your ſtudies may communicate,
From darker dialect of a ſtrange land,
Wiſdom that here th’ unlearn'd ſhall underſtand. D'avenant.
And by ſucceſſion of unlearned times,
As bards began, ſo monks rung on the chimes. Roſcommon.
Some at the bar, with ſubtilty defend
The cauſe of an unlearned, noble friend. Dryden.
Though unlearned men well enough underſtood the words
white and black, yet there were philoſophers found, who
had ſubtlety enough to prove that white was black. Locke.
2. Not gained by ſtudy; not known.
Mere words, or ſuch things chiefly as were better un-
learned. ' ' AMilton on Education.
3. Not ſuitable to a learned man. -
I will prove thoſe verſes to be very unlearned, neither ſa-
vouring of poetry, wit, or invention. Shakeſpeare.
UNLE’ARNEDLY. Ignorantly; groſsly. -
He, in his epiſtle, plainly affirmeth, they think unlearnedly,
who are of another belief. Brown's Vulg. Errours.
UNleaſvened, adj. Not fermented; not mixed with fer-
menting matter. - -
They baked unleavened cakes of the dough, for it was not
leavened. - Exod. ii. 39.
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new
lump, as ye are unleavened. I Cor. v. 7.
UNLeisured Ness. n.ſ. Buſineſs; want of time; want of
leiſure. Not in uſe. - - -
My eſſay touching the ſcripture having been written partly
in England, partly in another kingdom, it. were ſtrange if
there did not appear much unevenneſs, and if it did not be-
tray the unleiſuredneſs of the wandering author. Boyle.
UNLÉ'ss. conjūnâ. Except ; if not ; ſuppoſing that not.
Let us not ſay, we keep the commandments of the one,
when we break the commandments of the other: for, unk y
we obſerve both, we obey neither. Hooker.
Unleſs I look on Sylvia in the day,
There is no day for me to look upon. Shakeſpeare.
What
U’N L U N L what hidden ſtrength, . - Unleſ; the ſtrength of heav'n, if you mean that. Milton. For ſure I am, unleſ; Iwiń. in arms, To ſtand excluded from Emilia's charms; Nor can my ſtrength avail, unleſ, by thee, Endu’d with force, I gain the victory. Dryden. The commendation of adverſaries is the greateſt triumph of a writer, becauſe it never comes unleſs extorted. Dryden. No poet ever ſweetly ſung, Unleſ; he were, like Phoebus, young; Nor ever nymph inſpir'd to rhyme, - Unleſ, like Venus, in her prime. Swift. UNle'sson ED. adj. Not taught. The full ſum of me Is an unleſſºn'd girl, unſchool’d, unpračtis'd ; Happy in this, ſhe is not yet ſo old But ſhe may learn. UNLE'TTE RED. adj. Unlearned ; untaught. When the apoſtles of our Lord were ordained to alter the laws of heatheniſh religion, St. Paul excepted, the reſt were unſchooled and unlettered men. Hooker, b. iv. Such as the jocund flute, or gameſome pipe Stirs up among the looſe, unletter'd minds, Shakeſpeare. Who thank the gods amiſs. Milton. Th’ unletter'd chriſtian, who believes in groſs, Plods on to heav'n, and ne'er is at a loſs. Dryden. UNle’velled. adj. Not cut even. All unlevell'd the gay garden lies. Tickell. UNLIBI’DINous. adj. Not luſtful. In thoſe hearts Love unlibidinous reign'd, nor jealouſy Was underſtood, the injur'd lover's hell. Milton. UNLI’cENSED. adj. Having no regular permiſſion. Aſk what boldneſs brought him hither Unlicenſed. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. iv. Warn the thoughtleſs, ſelf-confiding train, No more, unlicens'd, thus to brave the main. Pope. UNL1(cKED. adj. Shapeleſs; not formed: from the opinion that the bear licks her young to ſhape. Shape my legs of an unequal ſize, To diſproportion me in every part, Like to a chaos, or unlick'd bear-whelp. Shakeſpeare. Thoſe unlickr bear-whelps. - Donne. The bloody bear, an independent beaſt, Unlick'd to form, in groans her hate expreſt. Dryden. UNLI'GHTED. adj. Not kindled ; not ſet on fire. There lay a log unlighted on the earth : For th' unborn chief the fatal fiſters came, And rais'd it up, and toſs'd it on the flame. Dryden. The ſacred wood, which on the altar lay, Untouch'd, unlighted glows. Prior, UNLI'GHTsom E. adj. Dark; gloomy; wanting light. Firſt the ſun, A mighty ſphere ! he fram’d, unlightſºme firſt, Though of aethereal mould. Milton's Par. Loft. UNLI’k E. adj. 1. Diflimilar ; having no reſemblance. Where caſes are ſo unlike as theirs and ours, I ſee not how that which they did, ſhould induce, much leſs inforce us to the ſame pračtice, Hooker, b. v. So the twins humours, in our Terence, are Unlike : this harſh and rude, that ſmooth and fair. Denham. Unlike the niceneſs of our modern dames 3. Affected nymphs, with new affected names. Dryden. Our ideas, whilſt we are awake, ſucceed one another, not much unlike the images in the infide of a lanthorn. Locke. . Some ſhe diſgrac'd, and ſome with honours crown'd; Unlike ſucceſſes equal merits found. Pope. 2. Improbable ; unlikely; not likely. Make not impoſſible that which but ſeems unlike. Shakeſp. What befel the empire of Almaigne were not unlike to befal to Spain, if it ſhould break. Bacon. UNLI'kelihood. UNLI'KELINEss. - The work was carried on, amidſt all the unlikelihood; and diſcouraging circumſtances imaginable; the builders holding ** ſword in one hand, to defend the trowel working with the other. South's Sermons. There are degrees herein, from the very neighbourhood of demonſtration, quite down to improbality and unlikelineſs, tº to the confines of impoſibility. Locke. UNLI'kely. adj. I. Improbable ; not ſuch as can be reaſonably expected. º Mopſa ; for a very unlikely envy ſhe hº .. idney. 2. Not promiſing any particular cvent. ey S y advice and actions both have met i. 1n things unlikely. Denham's Sophy. his collection we thought not only unlikely to reach the } [from unlikely.] Improbability. "º unworthy of the preſent age. Swift. ... -- S are In or or - #ey means. iraculous and ftrange, when they g”),#. Unlikely; adv. Improbably. The pleaſures we are to enjoy in that c - unlikely may proceed from the i. ... not cate to another, of God and nature. In Inuni- UNLI'KEN Ess. n.ſ. Diffinilitude; want of reſemblance Imitation pleaſes, becauſe it affords matterſ, emi into the truth or falſhood of imitation, by Comparin .. neſs, or unlikeneſ with the original. g its like- UNLI'MITABLE. adj. Admitting no bounds. He tells us 'tis unlimited and unlimitable. Luck UN Li'MITED. adj. ºt. I. Hºs no bounds; having no limits. So unlimited is our impotence to recom God's dilećtion, that it . our very * or . It is ſome pleaſure to a finite underſtanding, to view . mited excellencies, which have no bounds, though it º comprehend them. Tilſºn 2. Undefined; not bounded by proper exceptions. - With groſs and popular capacities, nothing doth more re- vail than unlimited generalities, becauſe of § º: at the firſt fight; nothing leſs, with men of exad judgment becauſe ſuch rules are not ſafe to be truſted over fa. #. 3. Unconfined; not reſtrained. - All the evils that can proceed from an untied tongue, and an unguarded, unlimited will, we put upon the ºf drunkenneſs. Taylºr. Aſcribe not unto God ſuch an unlimited exerciſe of mercy as may deſtroy his juſtice. Rºgrºm. Huſbands are counſelled not to truſt too much to their wives owning the doctrine of unlimited conjugal fidelity. Art, UNLI'M It EDLY. adv. Boundleſsly; without bounds. Many aſcribe too unlimitedly to the force of a good mean- ing, to think that it is able to bear the ſtreſs of whatſoevet commiſſions they ſhall lay upon it. Decay ºf Pitt), UNLI'NEAl. Not coming in the order of ſucceſſion, They put a barren ſcepter in my gripe, Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand, No ſon of mine ſucceeding. Shakespeare . Madeth, To UNLI'NK. v. a. To untwiſt; to open. About his neck A green and gilded ſnake had wreath'd itſelf; Who with her head, nimble in throats, approach'd The opening of his mouth; but ſuddenly Seeing Orlando, it unlink'd itſelf. Shakespeare eare, UNLI'QUIFIED. adj. Unmelted; undiſſolved. Theſe huge, unwieldy lumps remained in the melted mat- ter, rigid and unliquified, floating in it like cakes of ice in a river. Addison's Remarks ºn Italy. To UNLo'AD. v. a. 1. To diſburden; to exonerate. Like an aſs, whoſe back with ingots bows, Thou bear'ſt thy heavy riches but a journey, And death unloadeth thee. Shakespeare . Miaſ fºr Maſºrt. Vain man forbear, of cares unload thy mind; Forget thy hopes, and give thy fears to wind. Craſh. Some to unload the fertile branches run. Pipt, 2. To put off any thing burdenſome. To you duke Humphry muſt unload his grief. Shift. Nor can my tongueunlºad my heart's great burthen. Shakespeare To UNLock. v. a. 1. To open what is ſhut with a lock. r I have ſeen her unlock her cloſet, take forth paper. Shalºft. She ſprings a light, Unlocks the door, and entring out of breath, The dying ſaw, and inſtruments of death. 2. To open in general. ſt My purſe, my perſon, my extremeſt means, !. Lie i unlock'd {. your º: Shakespeare Mr.; Wenit. I had not thought to have unlock'd my lips In this unhallow'd air, but that this jugler. Would think to charm my judgment, as minº")" law. Obtruding falſe rules, pranck'd in reaſon's garb. * I yielded, and unlock'd her all my heart, - Who with a grain of manhood well reſolv’d, Milton Might eaſily have ſhook off all her ſhares... º, Sand is an advantage to cold clays, in that." ..º and unlocks their binding qualities. Martimer's fiº n ić A lixivium of quick-ſime unlocks the ſalts that * }.#. in the viſcid juices of ſome ſcorbutick perſons. rºl Thy foreſts, Windſor and thy green retreats Invite my lays. Bc preſent, ſylvan maids! Pºpe, Unlock your ſprings, and open all your ſhades. UNLock ED. adj. Not faſtened with a lock. UNLoo'KED. .22; - een. UNLoo'ked for. łaj Unexpected; not º king of Yet perhaps had their number prevailed, if * sing: Pontus had not come unlock'd for to their ſuccº.” ha} ... How much unlook'd for is this expedition! Shałºff God, I pray him l That none of you may live your natural agº, - But by ſome º *::::: cut off. Shakespeare tart Pope. Dryden. Dryden, Whatſoever 4.
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Whatſoever is new is unlocked for ; and ever it mends ſome,
and pares others. Bacon.
From that high hope, to what relapſe
Unlook'd for are we fall'n.
Your affairs I have recommended to the king, but with un-
Paradiſe Regain'd.
look'd ſucceſs. , -
Nor fame I ſlight, nor for her favours call;
She comes unlook'd fºr, if ſhe comes at all. Pope.
UNLoo's a B.L.E. adj. [A word rarely uſed.] Not to be looſed.
Whatever may be ſaid of the unloºſable mobility of atoms,
yet divers parts of matter may compoſe bodies, that need no
other cement to unite them, than the juxta-poſition, and
reſting together of their parts, whereby the air, and other
fluids that might diſſipate them, are excluded. Boyle.
To UNLoo's E. v. a. To looſe. A word perhaps barbarous
and ungrammatical, the particle prefixed implying negation;
ſo that to unlooſe, is properly to bind.
York, unlooſe your long impriſon'd thoughts,
And let thy tongue be equal with thy heart. Shakeſpeare.
The weak, wanton Cupid,
Shall from your neck unlooſe his am’rous fold;
And, like a dew-drop from the lion's mane,
Be ſhook to air. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida.
Turn him to any cauſe of policy;
The gordian knot of it he will unlooſe,
Familiar as his garter.
It reſted in you,
Tº unlooſe this tied-up juſtice, when you pleas'd. Shakeſp.
The latchet of his ſhoes I am not worthy to ſtoop down
and unlooſe. Mark i. 7.
He that ſhould ſpend all his time in tying inextricable
knots, only to baffle the induſtry of thoſe that ſhould attempt
to unlooſe them, would be thought not much to have ſerved
his generation. Decay of Piety.
To UNLoo's E. v. n. To fall in pieces; to loſe all union and
connexion. -
Without this virtue, the publick union muſt unlooſe; the
ſtrength decay; and the pleaſure grow faint. Collier.
UNLo've D. adj. Not loved.
As love does not always reflect itſelf, Zelmane, though
reaſon there was to love Palladius, yet could not ever perſwade
her heart to yield with that pain to Palladius, as they feel,
that feel unloved love. Sidney, b. ii.
What though I be not fortunate;
But miſerable moſt to love unlov'd / Shakeſpeare.
He was generally unlºved, as a proud and ſupercilious
perſon. - Clarendon, b. viii.
UN lo’v ELINEss. n.ſ. Unamiableneſs; º to create love.
The old man, growing only in age and affection, follow-
ed his ſuit with all means of unhoneſt ſervants, large pro-
miſes, and each thing elſe that might help to countervail his
own unlovelineſs. Sidney, b. ii.
UNLovely. adj. That cannot excite love. There ſeems by
this word generally more intended than barely negation. See
UNLovE LINEss.
UNLovis G. adj. Unkind; not fond.
Thou, bleſt with a goodly ſon,
Didſt yield conſent to diſinherit him;
Which argu'd thee a moſt unloving father.
UNLU'ckily. adv. Unfortunately ; by ill luck.
Things have fallen out ſo unluckily,
That we have had no time to move our daughter. Shakespeare
An ant dropt unluckily into the water. L’Eſtrange.
A fox unluckily croſſing the road, drew off a conſiderable
detachment. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 3.
UNLU'cKY. adj.
1. Unfortunate; producing unhappineſs. This word is gene-
rally uſed of accidents ſlightly vexatious.
You may make an experiment often, without meeting with
any of thoſe unlucky accidents which make ſuch experiments
miſcarry. Boyle.
2. Unhappy; miſerable ; ſubjećt to frequent misfortunes.
Then ſhall I you recount a rueful caſe,
Said he the which with this unlucky eye
I late beheld. - Fairy Queen, b. i.
3. Slightly miſchievous ; miſchievouſly waggiſh.
His friendſhip is counterfeit, ſeldome to truſt;
Denham.
Shakeſp. Hen. V.
Shakeſpeare.
His doings unluckie, and ever unjuſt. Taſer.
Why, cries an unlucky wag, a leſs bag might have
ſerved. L'Eſtrange.
A lad, th' unluckieſ of his crew,
Was ſtill contriving ſomething bad, but new. King.
4. Ill-omen’d ; inauſpicious.
When I appear, ſee you avoid the place, -
And haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden,
UNLu's TRous, adj. Wanting ſplendour; wanting luſtre.
Should I join gripes with hands
Made hard with hourly falſhood, as with labour;
Then glad myſelf with peeping in an eye,
Baſe and unluſtrous as the ſmoaky light
That's fed with ſtinking tallow. Shakeſpeare.
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To Us Lu’re. v. a. To ſeparate veſſels cloſed with chymical
Cement.
9" ſtimony thus handled, affordeth us an ounce of ſul-
phur, of ſo ſulphureous a ſmell, that upon the unluting the
Yºſſels, it infected the room with a ſcarce ſupportable
ſtink. -
UNMA(DE. adj. Boyle.
I. Not yet formed ; not created.
T hou waſ bºgot in Demogorgon's hall,
And ſaw it the ſecrets of the world unmad. Fair, Q, ca.
Then might'ſt thou tear thy hair, .' **-,
And fall upon the ground as I do now,
Taking the meaſure of an anmade grave.
2. Deprived of form or qualities.
. The firſt earth was perfectly unmad, again, taken all to
pieces, and framed a-new. hoodward's Nat. Aft.
3 Omitted to be inade,
You may the world of more defects upbraid,
That other works by nature are unmade;
That ſhe did never at her own expence
A palace rear. Blackmore.
UNMA’im D. adj. Not deprived of any eſſential part.
An interpreter ſhould give his author entire and anmaimed;
the diction and tº verification only are his proper pro-
Vince. Pope's Preſa e to the Iliad.
UNMA’KABLF. adj. Not poſſible to be made.
If the principles of bodies are unalterable, they are alſo
unnakable by any but a divine power. Grew's Coſmolºgy.
To UNMAKE. J. a. To deprive of former qualities before
poſleſſed. To deprive of form or being.
They've made themſelves, and their fitneſs now
Does unmake you. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
God does not make or unmake things, to try experi-
incintS. Burmet's Theory of the Earth.
Empire I thou poor and deſpicable thing,
When ſuch as theſe make, or unmake a king. Dryden.
Bring this guide of the light within to the trial. God,
when he makes the prophet, does not unmake the man. Locke.
To UNMA'N. v. a.
I. To deprive of the conſtituent qualitics of a human being, as
reaſon. -
What, quite unmann'd in folly Shakespeare . Macbeth.
Groſs errors unman, and ſtrip them of the very principles of
reaſon, and ſober diſcourſe. South's Sermons.
2. To emaſculate. - -
3. To break into irreſolution; to dejećt.
Her clamours pierce the Trojans ears,
Unman their courage, and augment their fears.
Ulyſſes veil'd his penſive head;
Again unman'd, a ſhower of ſorrows ſhed. Pope.
UNMA/NAGEABLE. adj.
1. Not manageable; not eaſily governed.
They'll judge every thing by models of their own, and
thus are rendered unmanageable by any authority but that of
abſolute dominion. Glanville.
None can be concluded unmanageable by the milder me-
thods of government, till they have been thoroughly tried
upon him; and if they will not prevail, we make no excuſes
for the obſtinate. Lock.
2. Not eaſily wielded.
UNMA/NAGED. adj.
1. Not broken by horſemanſhip.
Like colts, or unmanaged horſes, we ſtart at dead bones
and lifeleſs blocks. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
2. Not tutored ; not educated.
Savage princes flaſh out ſometimes into an irregular greatneſs
of thought, and betray, in their actions, an unguided force,
and unmanaged virtue. Felton on the Claſſicks.
UNMANLIKE, ! aſ:
UNMA'NLY. } J.
1. Unbecoming a human being. -
It is ſtrange to ſee the unmanlike cruelty of mankind, who,
not content with their tyrannous ambition; to have brought
the others virtuous patience under them, think their matter-
hood nothing, without doing injury to them. Sidney.
Where the act is unmanly, or the º contradictious
: attri God, our hopes we ought never to en-
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2. Unſuitable to a man; effeminate. - -
By the greatneſs of the cry, it was the voice of man;
though it were a very unmanlike voice, ſo to cry. Sidney.
New cuſtoms,
never ſo ridiculous,
º them be unmanly, yet are follow'd. Shakeſpeare.
This is in thce a nature but º s
oor unmanly melancholy, ſprung . . .
Fº change *m. - Shakeſp. Timon ºf Athens.
My ſervitude, ignoble, • 1, - -
Unmanly, ignominious, infamous. Milton's Agoniſłes.
Think not thy friend can ever feel the ſoft ſiſ.
Unmanly warmth, and tenderneſs of love. Alliºn.
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Shakespeare.
Dryden.
U N M U N M Unmanly dread invades the French aſtony'd, hil; And ſtreight their uſeleſs arms they quit. Philipt. UNMA’s NERED. adi. Rude : brutal; uncivil. You have a . ...; º tongue, our rude mouth, and favouring yourſeſ, - --- #. B. johnſon's Catiline. If your barking dog diſturb her eaſe, Thºmanner'd malefactor is arraign'd. Dryden's juvenal. UNMA’NNER LINEss. n. ſ. Breach of civility; ill behaviour. A ſort of unmannerlingſ is apt to grow up with young peo- ple, if not early reſtrain'd; and that is a forwardneſs to in- terrupt others ſpeaking. Locke on Education. UNMA’NNERLY. adj. Ill bred; not civil; not complaiſant. Sweetheart, I were unmannerly to take you out, And not to kiſs you. Shakespeare Hen. VIII. He call'd them untaught knaves, unmannerly, To bring a ſlovenly, unhandſome coarſe Betwixt the wind and his nobility. Shakeſp. Hen. IV. He will prove the weeping philoſoper, when he grows old, being ſo full of unmannerly ſadneſs in his youth. Shakeſpeare. Bare-faced ribaldry is both unmannerly in itſelf, and ful- ſome to the reader. Dryden. A divine dares hardly ſhew his perſon among fine gentle- men; or, if he fall into ſuch company, he is in continual apprehenſion that ſome pert man of pleaſure ſhould break an unmannerly jeſt, and render him ridiculous. Swift. UNMA’NNERLY. adv. Uncivilly. Forgive me, If I have us'd myſelf unmannery. UNMANU/RED. adj. Not cultivated. The land, In antique times was ſavage wilderneſs; - Unpeopl’d, unmanur'd, unprov’d, unprais'd. Fairy Queen. UNMA’RKED. adj. Not obſerved; not regarded. - I got a time, unmarked by any, to ſteal away, I cared not Shakespeare. whither, ſo I might eſcape them. Sidney. This place unmark'd, though oft I walk'd the green, In all my progreſs I had never ſeen. Dryden. Entring at the gate, conceal’d in clouds, He mix’d, unmark'd, among the buſy throng, Borne by the tide, and paſs'd unſeen along. Dryden. Unmark'd, unhonour’d at a monarch's gate. , Pope. UNMA'RRIEd. adj. Having no huſband, or no wife. Unmarried men are beſt friends, beſt maſters, beſt ſervants, but not always beſt ſubječts, for they are light to run away. Bacon. Huſbands and wives, boys and unmarry'd maids. Dryden. To UNMA’sk. v. a. 1. To ſtrip of a maſk. 2. To ſtrip of any diſguiſe. With full cups they had unmaſ'd his ſoul. Roſcommon. Though in Greek or Latin they amuſeus, yet a tranſlation unmaſks them, whereby the cheat is tranſparent. Glanville. To UNMA’sk, v. n. To put off the maſk. My huſband bids me; now I will unmaſk. This is that face was worth the looking on. Shakeſpeare. UNMA'skED. ad. Naked; open to the view. O I am yet to learn a ſtateſman's art; My kindneſs, and my hate unmaſk'd I wear, For friends to truſt, and enemies to fear. Dryden. tº rena BLE, adj. Unconquerable ; not to be ſub- u€Ol. The fetor is unmaſterable by the natural heat of man; not to be dulcified by concočtion, beyond unſavoury condi- tion. Brown's Vulgar Errours. UNMA’s TERED. adj. 1. Not ſubdued. 2. Not conquerable. Weigh what loſs your honour may ſuſtain, if you Or loſe your heart, or your chaſte treaſure open - Tº his unmaſter'd importunity. Shakeſp. Hamlet. He cannot his unmaſter'd grief ſuſtain, T But yields to rage, to madneſs and diſdain. Dryden. UNMA ****BLE, adj. Unparalelled; unequalled. The ſoul of Chriſt, that ſaw in this life the face of God, was, through ſo viſible preſence of Deity, filled with all * of graces and virtues in that unmatchable degree of perfection; for which, of him we read it written, that God with the oil of gladneſs anointed him. Hooker, b. v. ... Mºſt radiant, exquiſite, and immichall. beauty, tell me, if this be the lady of the houſe. Shakeſpeare. England brecds very valiant creatures; their maſtiffs are of *atchable courage. Shakeſp. Hen. V. UN MA *S*D. adj. Matchleſs; having no match, or equal. As º glorious day, which two ſuch navies ſaw, N ... *d, might to the world give law; *** yet doubtful whom he ſhould obey, Hºld to them both the tº - " -- * - trident of the ſea. Dryden. U *º *. Expreſſing no meaning, y * Found, unmeaniºface. Pope. UNME'ANT. adj. Not intended. The flying ſpear was after Ilus ſent: But Rhaetus happen'd on a death unmeant. UNME'Asurable. adj. Boundleſs; unbounded, Common mother thou Whoſe womb unmeaſurable, and infinite breaſt Teems and feeds all. Shakeſp. Timon of Athen: You preſerved the luſtre of that noble family, which unmeaſurable profuſion of anceſtors had eclipſed. Swift UNMEA's U Red. adj. - 1. Immenſe; infinite. Does the ſun dread th’ imaginary ſign, Nor farther yet in liquid aether roll, Till he has gain’d ſome unfrequented place, Loſt to the world, in vaſt, unmeaſur’d ſpace. 2. Not meaſured ; plentiful. From him all perfectgood, unmeaſur'd out, deſcends. Mihn. UNME'DITATED. adj. Not formed by previous thought. Neither various ſtyle, Nor holy rapture, wanted they, to praiſe Their maker, in fit ſtrains pronounc'd, or ſun Unmeditated. - Milton's Par. Lºft, b. v. UNME’dled with. adj. Not touched; not altered. The flood-gate is opened and cloſed for ſix days, conti- nuing other ten days unmedled with. UN Mee T. adj. Not fit; not proper; not worthy. Madam was }. unmeet the rule of ſway. Spenſir, am unmeet ; Dryden, Blackmort, Carew. For I cannot flatter thee in pride. Shakeſpeare. O my father Prove you that any man with me convers'd At hours unmeet, refuſe me, hate me. ' Shakeſpeare, Alack my hand is ſworn Ne'er to pluck thee from thy thorn; Vow, alack for youth unmeet, Youth ſo apt to pluck a ſweet. Shakeſpeare. Its fellowſhip unmeet for thee, Good reaſon was thou freely ſhould'ſt diſlike. Milton. That muſe deſires the laſt, the loweſt place, Who, though unmeet, yet touch'd the trembling ſtring For the fair fame of Anne. Prior. UNME’llowed. adj. . Not fully ripened. His years but young, but his experience old; - His head unmellow'd, but his judgment ripe. Shakſtart. UNME/Lted, adj. Undiſſolved by heat. . . - Snow on AEtna does unme'ted lie, - “... Whence rowling flames, and ſcatter'd cinders fly. Wallºr. UNME'NtionED. adj. Not told; not named. . . . . They left not any error in government unmentiºned or un- preſſed, with the ſharpeſt and moſt pathetical expreſſions:0". Oh let me here ſink down Into my grave, unmention'd and unmourn'd / . Southern, UNME'RchANTABLE. adj. Unſaleable; not vendible. They feed on ſalt, unmerchantable pilchard. Carew. UNME'Rciful. adj. 1. Cruel; ſevere; inclement. - - - le. For the humbling of this unmerciful pride in #: j Č, providence has found out a way. - L'E/ º: The pleaſant luſtre of flame delights children atá". º when experience has convinced them, by the exquiſite pain has put them to, how cruel and unmerciful it * * afraid to touch it. - - * Whatſoever doćtrine repreſents God as unjuſt and º:- ciful, cannot be from God, becauſe it ſubvert. the vºy º dation of religion. " Roger's Strniini. 2. Unconſcionable; exorbitant. --- - Not only the peace of the honeſt, unwriting º: daily moleſted, but unmerciful demands were made of º:- lauſe. Uścruity. adv. Without mercy; without º: A little warm fellow fell moſt unmercifully upon his }; majeſty. Uśiro LNess.n.ſ. Inclemency;cruelty; wantoft, into un- Confider the rules of friendſhip, left juſtice." ing Holy. mercifulneſs. jaylor's Rule ºf § UNME’RITED. adj. Not deſerved ; not obtained 9 than by favour. #. day, in whom all nations ſhall be bleſt, Favour unmerited by me, who ſought Miltºn. Forbidden knowledge by forbidden means. Gov. Tongue. A tottering pinnacle unmerited greatneſs . . . ; UNME’Ritabi.e. adj. Having no deſert. Not,” Your love deſerves my thanks; but my ** Unmeritable, ſhuns your high requeſt. ed UNME/RITEDNEss. n.ſ. State of being undeſervº love ; we As to the freeneſs or unmeritedneſs of 9. wº his need but confider, that we ſo little could at firſt deſ: %jlt. love, that he loved us even before we had a being: JNMI'lkED. adj. Not milked. - U The wºul folded, with diſtended thighs, Pºpt, Unmilºd, lay bleating in diſtreſsful cries. UN- nderneſs.
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UNMI'NDED. adj. Not heeded; not regarded.
He was
A poor, unminded outlaw, ſneaking home;
My father gave him welcome to the ſhore. Shakeſpeare.
He, after Eve ſeduc’d, unminded, ſlunk
Into the wood. Milton.
UNMI's DFul. adj. Not heedful ; not regardful; negligent;
inattentive.
Worldly wights in place
Leave off their work, unmindful of this law,
To gaze on them. Fairy Queen.
I ſhall let you ſee, that I am not unmindful of the things
you would have me remember. Boyle.
Who now enjoys thee, credulous, all gold ;
Who always vacant, always amiable,
Hopes thee; of flattering gales
Unmindful. Milton.
Unmindful of the crown that virtue gives,
After this mortal change, to her true ſervants,
Amongſt the enthroned gods on ſainted ſeats. Milton.
He, not unmindful of his uſual art,
Firſt in diſſembled fire attempts to part;
Then roaring beaſts he tries. Dryden's Virgil.
When thoſe who diſlike the conſtitution, are ſo very zea-
lous in their offers for the ſervice of their country, they are
not wholly unmindful of their party, or themſelves. Swift.
To UNM INGLE. v. a. To ſeparate things mixed.
It will unmingle the wine from the water; the wine aſcend-
ing, and the water deſcending. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt.
UNMI's GLED. adj. Pure ; not vitiated by any thing ming-
led.
As eaſy may'ſt thou fall
A drop of water in the breaking gulph,
And take unmingled thence your drop again,
Without addition or diminiſhing. Shakeſpeare.
Springs on high hills, are pure and unmingled. Bacon.
His cup is full of pure and unmingled ſorrow. Taylor.
Veſſels of unmingled wine,
Mellifluous, undecaying, and divine. Pope.
UNMI'NGLEABLE. adj. Not ſuſceptive of mixture. Not uſed.
The ſulphur of the concrete loſes by the fermentation, the
property of oil being unmingleable with water. Boyle.
The unmingleable liquors retain their diſtinct ſurfaces. Boyle.
UNMI'RY. adj. Not fouled with dirt.
Paſs, with ſafe, unmiry feet,
Where the rais'd pavement leads athwart the ſtreet. Gay.
UNMI/TIGATED. adj. Not ſoftened.
With publick accuſation, uncovered ſlander, unmitigated
rancour. Shakeſpeare's Much Ado about Nothing.
UNMI'xED. Wadj. Not mingled with any thing ; pure ; not
UNMI'xt. } corrupted by additions.
Thy commandment all alone ſhall live
Within the book and volume of my brain,
Unmixt with baſer matter. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
It exhibits a mixture of new conceits and old ; whereas
the inſtauration gives the new, unmixed otherwiſe than with
ſome little aſperſion of the old. Bacon.
Thy conſtant quiet fills my peaceful breaſt,
With unmix’d joy, uninterrupted reſt. Roſcommon.
What is glory but the blaze of fame, -
The people's praiſe, if always praiſe unmixt P Milton.
Thy Arethuſan ſtream remains unſoil'd ;
Unmixt with foreign filth, and undfil'd, Dryden.
Together out they fly,
Inſeparable now, the truth and lie :
And this or that unmixt, no mortal ear ſhall find. Pope.
UNMo'ANED. adj. Not lamented.
Fatherleſs diſtreſs was left unmoan'd;
Your widow dolours likewiſe be unwept.
UN Moi'st. adj. Not wet.
Volatile Hermes, fluid and unmoiſ?,
Mounts on the wings of air. Philips.
UN Moi's TENED. adj. Not made wet. -
The incident light that mects with a groſſer liquor, will
have its beams more or leſs interruptedly reflected, than they
would be if the body had been unmoiſtened. Boyle.
UN Mole'sTED. adj. Free from diſturbance ; free from exter-
nal troubles.
The fowls of the air, and the beaſts of the field, are ſup-
plied with every thing, unmol/led by hopes or fears. Rogers.
Cleopatra was read o'er,
While Scot, and Wake, and twenty more,
That teach one to deny one'sſelf,
Stood unmoleſled on the ſhelf. Prior.
Safe on my ſhore each unmol/fed ſwain,
Shall tend the flocks, or reap the bearded grain. Pope.
To UN Moo'R. v. a.
1. To looſe from land, by taking up the anchors.
We with the riſing morn our ſhips unmoor'd,
And brought our captives, and our ſtores aboard. Pope.
Shakeſpeare.
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2. Prior ſeems to have taken it for caſting anchor.
Soon as the Britiſh ſhips unmar,
And jolly long-boat rows to ſhore.
NMºQ RALIZED. adj. Untutored by morality.
This is cenſured as the mark of a diſſolute and unmoralized
temper.
UNMörtgaged. aff. Not mortgaged.
Is there one God unſworn to my deſtrućtion ?
The leaſt, unmortgag'd hope ; for, if there be
Methinks I cannot fill. Dryden's Allfor Love,
This he has repeated ſo often, that at preſent there is ſearce
a fingle gabel unmortgaged. Addiſon's Rem r
NMo’rtified. adj. Not ſubdued by #. and º
If our conſcience reproach us w -
is the hope of an hypocrite.
UNMoveable. adj. Such as cannot be remo
- - - ved or altered.
Wherein conſiſts the preciſe and unmow.bi. boundaries of
that ſpecies.
L -
UN Move D. adj. ocke
I. Not put out of one place into another.
Vipers that do fly
The light, oft under unmov’d ſtalls do lie. May's Pirgil.
Nor winds, nor winter's rage o'erthrows
His bulky body, but unmov’d he grows. Dryden.
Cheſs-men, ſtanding on the ſame ſquares of the cheſs-
board, we ſay they are all in the ſame place, or unmoved ;
though, perhaps, the cheſs-board hath been carried out of
one room into another. Locke.
2. Not changed in reſolution.
Among innumerable falſe, unmov’d,
Unſhaken, unſeduc’d. Milton.
3. Not affected; not touched with any paſſion.
Caeſar, the world's great maſter and his own,
Unmov’d, ſuperior ſtill in ev'ry ſtate,
And ſcarce deteſted in his country's fate.
4. Unaltered by paſſion.
I meant to meet
My fate with face unmov’d, and eyes unwet. Dryden.
UNMo’v ING. adj.
I. Having no motion.
The celeſtial bodies, without impulſe, had continued un-
aćtive, unmoving heaps of matter. Cheyne's Phil. Prin.
2: Having no power to raiſe the paſſions; unaffecting.
To UNMo'ULD. v. a. To change as to the form.
Its pleaſing poiſon -
The viſage quite transforms of him that drinks,
And the inglorious likeneſs of a beaſt
Fixes inſtead, unmoulding reaſon's mintage,
Charaćter'd in the face. Milton.
UNMo'URNED. adj. Not lamented; not deplored.
O let me here ſink down t
Into my grave unmention'd and unmourn'd. Southern.
To UNMU’zzle. v. a. To looſe from a muzzle.
Now unmuzzle your wiſdom.
Have you not ſet mine honour at the ſtake,
And baited it with all th’ unmuzzl"d thoughts
Thy tyrannous heart can think? Shakeſp. Twelfth Night.
To UNMu'ffle. v. a. To put off a covering from the face.
Unmuffle, ye faint ſtars l and thou, fair moon,
That wont'ſt to love the traveller's benizon,
Stoop thy pale viſage through an amber cloud,
And diſinherit chaos, that reigns here
In double night, of darkneſs and of ſhades. Milton.
UNMU's IcAL. adj. Not harmonious ; not pleaſing by ſound.
Let argument bear no unmuſical ſound,
Nor jars interpoſe, ſacred friendſhip to grieve. B. johnſºn.
One man's ambition wants ſatisfaction, another's avarice,
a third's ſpleen; and this diſcord makes up the very unmu-
ſcal harmony of our murmurs. Decay of Piety.
UNNA/MED. adj. Not mentioned.
Author of evil, unknown till thy revolt,
Unnam'd in heav'n. AMilton's Par. L9/?, b. vi.
UNNA/TURAL. adj.
1. Contrary to the laws of nature; contrary to the common
inſtinčts.
Priºr,
Norris.
Rogers's Sermons.
Pope.
Shakeſpeare.
Her offence
Muſt be of ſuch unnatural degree,
That monſters it. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
People of weak heads on the one hand, and vile affections
on the other, have made an unnatural divorce between being
wiſe and good. Glanville's Scºpſ.
'Tis irreverent and unnatural, to ſcoff at the infirmities of
old age. L’Eſtrange,
2. Aćing without the affections implanted by nature.
- so Rome, whoſe gratitude
Tow'rds her deſerving children, is enroll’d
In Jove's own book, like an unnatural dam, -
Should now eat up her own. Shakeſpeare's Corillanuſ.
If the tyrant were, to a ſon ſo noble, ſo unnatural,
What will be be to us? Denham's Sophy.
e 3. Forced ;
ith unmortified fin, our hope
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U N N U N O not agreeable to the real ſtate of perſons or Shakeſpeare. are nauſeous, becauſe they are unnatural. Would any man, be avoided; the firſt, are ſuch as are affected and unnatural; unnaturalneſs. Sidney. cozen themſelves. Tillotſon. Like a ſwift ſtream from mountains pours along. Cowley. The helm let politick experience guide: UNNE/cess ARILY. adv. Without neceſſity ; without need ; the antient, received cuſtom of the whole church. Hooker. ſtory, and conſequently unneceſſarily. Broome. unneceſſarineſs of an undertaking. Decay of Piº. Thou whoreſon zed ; thou unneceſſary letter. Shakeſpeare. Mine be the care new people to provide. Dryden. They did not only ſhun perſecution, but affirmed, that yelled at laſt; but the unneceſſary intricacies in unravelling it, Parnaſius is but a barren mountain, and its inhabitants Theſe two chriſtian armies might combine Scaliger calls them fine and lively in Muſæus; but abjećt, that they weaken and unnerve his verſe. Addiſon. Th’ unnerv’d father falls. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. Diggon, I am ſo ſtiffe and ſtanke, Spenſºr. A ſhepherd's boy, That now innethe, their feet could'em uphold. Spenſºr. 3. Forced ; º, admire only glittering trifles, that in a ſerious poem who is ready to die for love, deſcribe his paſſion lº, *: iſſus ? ry 77. Cl In an heroic poem, two kinds of thoughts are carefully to the ſecond, ſuch as are mean and vulgar. Addiſon. UNNATURALN Ess. m. ſ. Contrariety to nature. The God, which is the God of nature, doth never teach UNNA’tur ALLY. adv. In oppoſition to nature. - - All the world have been frighted with an apparition of their own fancy, or they have moſt unnaturally conſpired to UNNA/vigable. adj. Not to be paſſed by veſſels; not to be navigated. Pindar's unnavigable ſong, Some who the depths of eloquence have found, In that unnavigable ſtream were drown'd. Dryden. Let wit her ſails, her oars let wiſdom lend; Yet ceaſe to hope thy ſhort-liv'd bark ſhall ride - } Down ſpreading fate's unnavigable tide. Prior. The Indian ſeas were believ'd to be unnavigable. Arbuthnot. needleſsly. To abrogate, without conſtraint of manifeſt harm thereby ariſing, had been to alter unneceſſarily, in their judgment, 'Tis highly imprudent in the greateſt of men, unneceſſarily to provoke the meaneſt. L’Eſtrange. Theſe words come in without any connexion with the UNNE/cEss ARINEss. n.ſ. Needleſsneſs. Theſe are ſuch extremes as afford no middle for induſtry to exiſt, hope being equally out-dated by the deſperateneſs or UNNeſcº'ss ARY. adj. Necdleſs; not wanted; uſeleſs. The doing of things unneceſſary, is many times the cauſe why the moſt neceſſary are not done. Hooker, b. v. Let brave ſpirits, fitted for command by ſea or land, not be laid by, as perſons unneceſſary for the time. Bacon. Lay that unneceſſary fear aſide; Unneceſſary coinage, as well as unneceſſary revival of words, runs into affectation ; a fault to be avoided on either hand. Dryden. it was unneceſſary for their followers to bear their religion through ſuch fiery trials. Addiſon. The reader can eaſily diſcover how the plot will be unra- ſtill remain to be accounted for. Shakeſp. Illuſtrated. UNNE/IGHBou RLY. adj. Not kind; not ſuitable to the duties of a neighbour. make it more ſo, by their unneighbourly deportment. Garth. UNNE/IGHBou RLY. adv. In a manner not ſuitable to a neigh- - - - - C bour; with malevolence; with mutual miſchief. The blood of malice in a vein of league, And not to ſpend it ſo unneighboury. UNNE’R v A.T.E. adj. Weak; feeble. A bad word. unnervate, and unharmonious in Homer. Broome. To US NERVE v. a. To weaken; to enfeeble. The precepts are often ſo minute and full of circumſtances, UNNER v ED. adj. Weak; feeble. Pyrrhus at Priam drives, in rage ſtrikes wide; But with the whiff and wind of his fell ſword, UN NETH. {*. [This is from un and eat, Saxon, eaſy; and UN NE"TH Es. ought therefore to be written uneath..] Scarce- ly ; hardly ; not without difficulty. Obſolete. That unneth I may ſland any more; And how the weſtern wind bloweth fore, Beating the wither'd leaf from the tree. When winter's waſteful ſpight was almoſt ſpent, !ed forth his flocke, that had been long ypent ; So faint they waxe, and feeble in the fold, UNNo' Ble. *... Mean; ignominious; ignoble. I have offended reputation; A moſt unnºble ſwerving, Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. UNNo'TED. adj. Not obſerved; not regarded: not celebrated. S 3 not heeded; Till They may jeſt, *Till their own ſcorn return to them unnoted. Sº, He drew his ſeat familiar to her fide, ałºſtart, Far from the ſuitor train, a brutal crowd; Where the free gueſt unnoted might relate, If haply conſcious of his father's fate. A ſhameful fate now hides my hopeleſs head, Pºp!, Unwept, unnoted, and for ever dead. Pºpe's Odſ, UNNU/MBER ED. adj. Innumerable. The ſkies are painted with unnumber'd ſparks; They are all fire, and every one doth ſhine. Shakespeare, Our bodies are but the anvils of pain and diſeaſes, aft: o: minds the hives of unnumbered cares and paſſions. 'º. Of various forms, unnumber'd ſpectres, more gh, Centaurs, and double ſhapes, beſiege the door. Dryden Pitchy and dark the night ſometimes appears; - Qur joy and wonder ſometimes ſhe excites, With ſtars unnumber'd. Prior Usoº q91ousness. n.ſ. Incompliance; diſobedience." They make one man's particular failings, confining laws to others; and convey them, as ſuch, to their ſucceeders, who are bold to miſname all unalſ.guiouſneſs to their incog- tancy, preſumption. Brown's Pulgar Errºr. UN obe/YED. adj. Not obeyed. Not leave Unworſhipp'd, unabey'd, the throne ſupreme. Miltºn. UNobjected, adj. Not charged as a fault, or contrary argu- incut. What will he leave unobjećled to Luther, when he makes it his crime that he defied the devil. Atterbury. UN obnoxious. adj. Not liable; not expoſed to any hurt. So unobnoxious now; ſhe hath buried both; For none to death ſins, that to fin is loth. Donne, In fight they ſtood Unwearied, unobnoxious to be pain'd. Milton's Par. Lºft. UNobse/Rvable. adj. Not to be obſerved; not diſcover- able. A piece of glaſs reduced to powder, the ſame which, when entire, freely tranſmitted the beams of light, acquiring by contuſion, a multitude of minute ſurfaces, reflects, in a con- fuſed manner, little and ſingly unobſervable images of the lucid body, that from a diaphanous, it degenerates into a white body. Bºyle on Colºuri. UNobse'Rv ANT. adj. I. Not obſequious. 2. Not attentive. The unobſervant multitude may have ſome general, con- fuſed apprehenſions of a beauty, that gilds the outſide fºllº of the univerſe. Glanville. UNobserved. adj. Not regarded; not attended to; notheed- ed; not minded. - - The motion in the minute parts of any ſolid body, which is the principal cauſe of violent motion, though nº paſſeth without ſound. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, They the ſon of God, our Saviour meek, Sung vićtor; and from heav'nly feaſt refreſh'd, Brought on his way with joy; he, wnobſerv'd, •r Home to his mother's houſe private return'd. Miltºn. Every unwonted meteor is portentous, and the *:::: of any unobſerved ſtar, ſome divine prognoſtick. Glanville. Such was the Boyne, a poor, inglorious ſtream, That in Hibernian vales obſcurely ſtray'd, 1. And, unobſerv'd, in wild meanders play'd, Addison. Had I err'd in this caſe, it had been a well-mean and might have paſs'd unobſerved. Unobserving. aii. Inattentive; not heedful. His fimilitudes are not placed, as our unº tell us, in the heat of any action; but commº" clining. UN obst RU’ct FD. adj. Not hindered; not ſtopped. Unobſtructed matter flies away, ------- Riº void, and knows not where to ſtay. Blackmore. UN obstructive. adj. Not raiſing any obſtacle. Why ſhould he halt at either ſatiºn? why Blackmºre. Not forward run in unobſtructive ſky UNobTA/INED. adj. Not gained ; not acquitº". As the will doth now work upon that obje t miſtake, Atterluy. rving criticks lvin its de- Dryden. ired. 3 by deſire, ºned: ſo like- which is motion towards the end, as yet *. alſo by wiſe upon the ſame hereafter received, it ſhall wo 20 *. love. UN obvious. adj. Not readily occurring. Of all the metals, not any ſo conſtantly diſcloſeth its * l lºuri. obvious colour, as copper. Bºyle on C. UNo'ccupied adj. Unpoſſeſſed. | find If we ſhall diſcover further to the north pole. " ſhal Ray, all that tract not to be vain, uſeleſs, or **** ſories, tº The fancy hath power to create them in the ſen º:*g. anoccupied by external impreſſions. Grew's Cº. UNCF- 4.
U N P
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Unoffered. adj. Not propoſed to acceptance.
For the ſad buſineſs of Ireland, he could not expreſs a
greater ſenſe, there being nothing left on his part tunºffered or
undone. Clarendon.
NoFFE'NDING. adj.
I. Harmleſs; innocent.
Thy unºffending life I could not ſave; -
ºr weeping could I follow to thy gravč. Dryden.
2. Sinleſs ; pure from fault.
If thoſe holy and wºffending ſpirits, the angels, veil their
faces before the throne of his majeſty; with what awe ſhould
we, ſinful duſt and aſhes, *PProach that infinite power we
have ſo grievouſly offended. -
To UNø IL. v. a. To free from oil.
A tight maid, ere he for wine can aſk,
Gueſſes his meaning, and uncil, the flaſk.
UNo'PENING. adj. Not opening.
Benighted wanderers, the foreſt o'er,
Curſe the ſav'd candle, and unopening door. Pope.
UNo PERATIVE. adj. Producing no effects. -
The wiſhing of a thing is not Properly the willing of it;
but an imperfect velleity, and imports no more than an idle,
ºperative complacency in the end, with a dire: abhorrence
of the means. South's Sermons.
Usorro'sed, adj. Not encountered by any hoſtility or ob-
ſtruction.
Proud, art thou met thy hope was to have reach'd
The height of thy aſpiring an ºppos'd,
The throne of God unguarded.
To every nobler portion of the town,
The curling billows roll their reſtleſs tie :
In parties now they ſtruggle up and down,
Aogers's Sermons.
Dryden.
Milton's Par. Lºft.
As armies, unoppos'd, for prey divide. Dryden.
The people, like a headlong torrent go,
And ev'ry dam they break or overflow:
But unoppos'd they either loſe their force,
9r wind in volumes to their former courſe. Dryden.
UN off DERLY. Diſordered; irregular. -
Since ſome ceremonies muſt be uſed, every man would
have his own faſhion; whereof what other old be the
iſſue, but infinite diſtraction, and unorderſy confuſion in the
church. Sanderſon.
UNo'RDINARY. adj. Uncommon ; unuſual.
I do not know how they can be excuſed from murder, who
kill monſtrous births, becauſe of an unordinary ſhape, with-
out knowing whether they have a rational ſoul or no. L.
Uso'RGANIZEP. ºff. Having no parts inſtrumental to the
nouriſhment of the reſt.
It is impoſſible for any organ to regulate itſelf: much leſs
may we refer, this regulation to the animal ſpirits, an ºn-
organized fluid. Grew's Coſmology.
TINor I'GINAL.
UNOR1'GINATED.
I toil'd out my uncouth paſſage, forc'd to ride
Th'untračtable abyſs, plung'd in the womb
Of unºriginal night, and chaos wild. Milton's Par. Loft.
In ſcripture, Jehovah ſignifics, that God is underived,
unoriginated, and ſelf-exiſtent. Stephens's Sermons.
UNo'RTHopox. adj. Not holding pure doariné.
A fat benefice became a crime againſt its incumbent; and
he was ſure to be unorthodox, that was worth the plun-
dering. Decay ºf Piety.
U.Now ED. adj. Having no owner.
England now is left
To tug and ſcramble, and to part by th’ teeth
The unawed intereſt of proud, ſwelling ſtate. Shakespeare.
UNo'w NED. adj.
1. Having no owner.
2. Not acknowledged.
Of night or lonelineſs it recks me not;
I fear the dread events that dog them both,
Leaſt ſome ill-greeting touch attempt the perſon -
Of our unowned ſiſter. - Milton,
- Oh happy, unown'd youths your limbs can bear
The ſcorching dog-ſtar, and the winter's air; -
While the rich infant, nurs'd with care and pain,
Thirſts with each heat, and coughs with ev'ry rain. Gay.
To UNPA cK. v. a.
1. To diſburden; to exonerate.
I, the ſon of a dear father murther'd,
Muſt, like a whore, unpack my heart with words. Shakeſp.
2. To open any thing bound together. -
He had a great parcel of glaſſes packed up, which, when
he had unpacked, a great many cracked of themſelves. Boyle.
UNPACKED. adj. Not collected by unlawful artifices.
The knight
Reſolv'd to leave him to the fury
}a}. Having no birth; ungencrated.
Of juſtice, and an unpack'd jury. Hudibras.
UNPA'ID. adj.
1. Not diſcharged. - - -
Receive from us knee tribute not unpaid. Milton,
-
N2 hecatomb unſain, nor vows unpaid;
w - -
On Greeks, accurs'd, this dire confuſiºn bring.
→ Dryden.
What can *one, oh ever-injur'd ſhade y
Thy fate unpity'd, and thy rites unpaid 2 Pope.
* Nº receiving dues or debt.
How often are relations *glected, and tradeſmen unpaid,
for the ſupport of this vanity
* - - Collier.
h embroider'd ſuit, at leaſt, he deem'd his prey;
Th; ſuit, an *paid taylor ſnatch'd away. Pope.
3. UNPA'id for. That ſº which the price is not yet given;
taken on truſt.
Richer, than dºing nothing for a bauble;
Prouder, than Fuſiling in unpaid fºr fiſk. Shakeſpeare.
UNPA'INed. ad;. Suffering no pain.
Too unequal work we find,
Againſt unequal arms to fight in pain;
Againſt unpain'd, impaſſive.
UNPA inful. Adj. Giving no pain.
That is generally called hard, which will put us to pain,
ſooner than change figure; and that ſoft, which changes the
ſituation of its parts, "ſºn ºn eaſy and unpainful touch. Lock.
UNPA/LArab E. adj, Nauſeous; diſguſting.
The man who laugh’d but once to ſee an aſ
Mumbling to make the croſs-grain'd thiſtles paſs,
Might laugh again to ſee a jury chaw
The prickles of unpalatable law. Dryden.
A good man will be no more diſturbed at the me.
thods of correction, than by ſeeing his friend take unpala-
table phyſick. Collier on Kindneſs.
UNPAſ&AgoNED. adj. Unequalled ; unmatched.
Either your *Paragon'd miſtreſs is dead, or ſhe's out-priz'd
by a trifle. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
NPARA’LLELED. adj. Not matched; not to be matched;
having no equal.
Milton's Par. Lºft.
I have been
The book of his good acts, whence men have read
His fame, ºarallelled, haply amplified. Shakeſpeare.
Who had thought this clime had held
A deity ſo unparall!"d 2 A4ilton's Arcades.
The father burſt out again in tears, upon receiving this in-
ſtance of an unparalled fidelity from one, who he thought
had given herſelf up to the poſſeſſion of another. Adijon.
9 fast unparallell'd / C Charlesſ C) beft of kings |
What ſtars their black, diſaſtrous influence ſhed
On thy nativity? Phillips.
UNPA/R dos ABLE. ad;... [impardonable, Fr.] Irremiſſible.
It was thought in him an unpardonable offence to alter any
thing: in us as intolerable, that we ſuffer any thing to remain
unaltered. Hooker.
Oh, tis a fault too unpardºnable. Shakeſpeare.
The kinder the maſter, the more unpardonable is the
traitor. L’E/ºrange.
Conſider how unpardonable the refuſal of ſo mº, grace
muſt render us. Fogers's Sermons.
UNPAR Don Aply. adv. Beyond forgiveneſs.
Luther's conſcience turns theſe reaſonings upon him, and
infers, that Luther muſt have been unpardonably wicked in
uſing maſſes for fifteen years. Atterbury.
UNPA/R Don Ed. adj.
I. Not forgiven.
How know we that our ſouls ſhall not this night be required,
Jaden with thoſe unpardoned fins, for which we propoſed to
repent tomorrow. Rogers's Sermons.
2. Not diſcharged; cancelled by a legal pardon. -
My returning into England unpardoned, hath deſtroyed
that opinion. Raleigh.
UNPA'RpoNING, adj. Not forgiving.
Curſe on th’ unpard'ning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorſe; who rules by lion's law;
And deaf to pray'rs, by no ſubmiſſion bow’d,
Rends all alike, the penitent and proud. Dryden.
UNPA's LIAMENTA 5 INEss. n.ſ. Contrariety to the uſage or
conſtitution of parliament. -
Senſible he was of that diſreſpect; reprehending them for
the unparliamentarineſs of their remonſtrance in print. Clar.
UNPA'RLIAMENTARY. adj. Contrary to the rules of parlia-
mº. ſecret of all this unprecedented proceeding in their
maſters, they muſt not impute to their freedom. in debate,
but to that unparliamentary abuſe of ſetting individuals upon
their ſhoulders, who were hated by God and man. Swift.
UNPA'RTED. adj. Undivided ; not ſeparated.
Too little it eludes the dazzl’d fight,
Becomes mix’d ...; *::: #.
UNPARTIAL. adj. Equal; honeſt. Not in uſe. -
Clear evidence of truth, after a ſerious and *:::::: -
Prior.
mination. - - -
UNPA'RTIALLY. adv. Equally ; º: ... I
Deem it not impoſſible for you to err; fift unpartially .
own hearts, whether it be force of reaſon, or vehemency o
affection, which hath bred theſe opinions in you. Płooter.
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U N P T. r. A ' . adj. Admitting no paſſage. vº. which ſhill not dº. according to theſe things, ſhall be made not only unpaſable for men, but moſt hateful to wild beaſts. - - Efth. xvi 24. They are vaſt and unpaſable mountains, which the labour and curioſity of no mortal has ever yet known. Temple. Making a new ſtandard for money, muſt make all mo- ney which is lighter than that ſtandard, unpaſable. Locke. You ſwell yourſelf as though you were a man of learning already; you are thereby building a moſt unfºſſible barrier againſt all improvement. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind. UNPA'ssion ATE. Wadi. Free from paſſion; calm ; impar- UNPA'ssion ATE D. ; tial. He attended the king into Scotland, and was ſworn a counſellor in that kingdom; where, as I have been inſtructed by unpaſſionate men, he did carry himſelf with fingular ſweet- neſs. //otton's Buckingham. More ſober heads have a ſet of miſconceits, which are as abſurd to an unpaſſionated reaſon, as thoſe to our unbiaſed ſenſes. Glanville's Scepſ. c. 13. The rebukes, which their faults will make hardly to be avoided, ſhould not only be in ſober, grave, and unpaſſionate words, but alſo alone and in private. Locke on Education. UNPA'ssion Ately. adv. Without paſſion. Make us unpaſſionately to ſee the light of reaſon and re- ligion. K. Charles. UNPATHED. adj. Untracked; unmarked by paſſage. A courſe more promiſing, Than a wild dedication of yourſelves To unfath’d waters, undream'd ſhores; moſt certain To miſeries enough. Shakeſp. Jºinter Tale. UNPA'ws Ed., adj. Not given to pledge. He roll'd his eyes, that witneſs'd huge diſmay, Where yet, unpaign'd, much learned lumber lay. Pope. To Us PA^x. v. a. To undo. A low Judicrous word. Pay her the debt you owe her, and unpay the villainy you have done her: the one you may do with ſterling money, and the other with current repentance. Shakeſpeare. UNPEA’ceABLE. adj. Quarrelſome , inclined to diſturb the tranquillity of others. Lord, purge out of all hearts thoſe unpracrall, rebellious, mutinous, and tyrannizing, cruel ſpirits; thoſe prides and haughtineſſes, judging and condemning, and deſpiſing of others. Hammond's Fundamentals. The deſign is to reſtrain men from things, which make them miſerable to themſelves, unpeaceable and troubleſome to the world. Tillºtſon. To UNPE'o. v. a. To open anything cloſed with a peg. Unfºg the baſket on the houſe's top; Let the birds fly. Shakeſp. Hamlet. UNPE'ssios ED. adj. Not kept in dependance by a penſion. Could penſion'd Boileau laſh in honeſt ſtrain Flatt’rers and bigots, ev’n in Louis' reign; And I not ſtrip the gilding off a knave, Unplac'd, unpenſion'd, no man's heir or ſlave Pote. To Us PE'ople. v. a. To depopulate; to deprive of inhabi- tants. The land In antique times was ſavage wilderneſs, Unpeopl"d, unmanur’d. Fairy Queen. Shall war wipeople this my realm ? Shakeſpeare. To few unknown Long after ; now unpeopl’d, and untrod. Milton. The lofty mountains feed the ſavage race, Yet few; and ſtrangers in th’ unpeopl’d place. Dryden. He muſt be thirty-five years old, a doctor of the faculty, and eminent for his religion and honeſty; that his raſhneſs and ignºrance may not unemple the commonwealth. Addison. UNPERCE(iv E. adſ. Not obſerved ; not heeded; not ſenſibly diſcovered ; not known. The aſhes, wind unperceived ſhakes off. Bacon. He alone To find where Adam ſhelter'd, took his way, Not unperceiv'd of Adam. Milton's Par. Loft. Thus daily changing, by degrees I’d waſte, Still quitting ground, by unperceiv'd decay, And ſteal myſelf from life, and melt away. Dryden. Unperceiv'd the heav'ns with ſtars were hung. Dryden. . Oſt in pleaſing taſks we wear the day, While ſummer ſuns roll unperceiv'd away. Pope. UNPºkce'rvedly, adv. So as not to be perceived. Some oleaginous particles, unperceivedly, aſſociated them- ſelves to it. Boyle. UNPE(RFEct, adj. [impe fait, Fr. imperfºlus, Lat.] Incompletc. APelles' picture of Álexander at Epheſus, and his Venus, which he left at his death unperfect in Chios, were the chiºſ. Peacham on Drawing. Usrº ****TNESS. m. ſ. Imperfeółion; incompleteneſs. Virgil and Horate ſpying the unperfectneſs in Ennius and Plautus, by true imitation of Homer and Euripides, brought Poetry to perfectineſs. Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. UNPER for M.Ed. adj. Undone; not done. A good law without execution, is like an tº therſ.” º, ºftº º adj. Laſting to Pºpºuty; exempt fº We are ſecured to reap in another world everlaſ; periſhable ſclicities. Hammond's gº.. UNPE/R.JURED. adj. Frce from perjury. “udientals, Heware of death; thou can't not die ºperjur’d And leave an unaccompliſh'd love behind. 2 Thy vows are mine. Drd UNPER PLE'xED. aff. Diſentangled; not embarraſſ.J. 1jden, In learning, little ſhould be propoſed to the mind at Once: and that being fully maſtered, proceed to the next adjoin, part, yet unknown, ſimple, unperplexed propoſition. º UNPER spi’RAble. adj. Not to be emitted through the º: of the ſkin. Bile is the moſt unperſpirable of animal fluids. Arbuthnot UNPERSUA’DABLE. adj. Inexorable; not to be perſuaded - He, finding his ſiſter’s unperſuadable melancholy, irº the love of Amphialus, had for a time left her Co. . UNPE*TR. F. Ed. adj. Not turned to ſtone. J. In many concreted plants, ſome parts remain unpetrift'4; that is, the quick and livelier parts remain as wood, mi were never yet converted. Brown's hugar Erzur. UNPHiloso/PHICAL. adj. Unſuitable to the rule of Philoſº- phy, or right reaſon. Your conceptions are unphilºſºphical. You forget that the brain has a great many ſmall fibres in its texture; which, according to the different ſtrokes they receive from theaſ. mal ſpirits, awaken a correſpondent idea. Cºlier. It became him who created them, to ſet them in ordſ. and, if he did ſo, it is unphilºſºphical to ſeek for any other origin of the world, or to pretend that it nºgh' ºr of a chaos by the mere laws of nature. UNPHILoso PHicALLY. adv. In a manner contrary to the rules of right reaſon. They forget that he is the firſt cauſe of all thing, and diſcourſe moſt tº ilºſºphically, abſurdly, and unſuitabſ, to the nature of an infinite being ; whoſe influence muſt ſet the firſt wheel a-going. South's Sºmani, Uº. m. ſ. Incongruity with philoſophy. I could diſpenſe with the unphilºſºphianſ of this their hypotheſis, were it not unchriſtian. Morris, To UNPHilo'sophize. v. a. To degrade from the character of a philoſopher. A word made by Pºpe. ' Our paſſions, our intereſts flow in upon us, and unphilºſ- phize us into mere mortals. Pºpe. UNPIE’Rced. adj. Not penetrated ; not pierced. Th’ unpierc'd ſhade imbrown'd the noontide bow'rs, Milt. True Witney broad-cloth, with its ſhag unſhorn, Umpierc'd, is in the laſting tempeſt worn. Gay. UNPI'll A RED. adi. Diveſted of pillars. See the cirque falls ' th' unillar'd temple nods! Streets pav'd with heroes Tiber choak'd withgods! Pºſt, UNP1’llow ED. adj. Wanting a pillow. Perhaps ſome cold bank is her bolſter now, Or'gainſt the rugged bark of ſome broad elm, Leans her unpillºw'd head, fraught with ſad fears. Milº. To UNPI'N. v. a. To open what is ſhut, or ſiſtened with: pin. My love doth ſo approve him, That even his ſtubbornneſs, his checks and frowns. (Prythee unpin me) have grace and favour in them. Shaft. Unpin that ſpangled breaſt-plate which you wear, That th' eyes of buſy fools may be ſtopt there. Who is the honeſt man f He that doth ſtill and ſtrongly good purſue; To God, his neighbour, and himſelf moſt true: Whom neither force, nor fawning can Herbert Unpin, or wrench from giving º i. wrºt/7, UNPI'NKED. adi. Not marked with eyelet holes; Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'di' th'heel. i.ſº UN PITIED. adj. Not compaſſionated; not regarded with ly pathetical º b hand, at hand - Richard yet lives; but at hand, a :- Inſues his º and unpitied end. sº Rich. III. Rich in the world's opinion, and men's Prº** And full in all we cou’d deſire, but days: He that is warn'd of this, and ſhall forbear To vent a figh for him, or ſhed a tear; May he live long ſcorn'd, and unfity d fall, B), Cºrld, And want a mourner at his funeral. p. But he whoſe words and fortunes diſagree, Rºſamº. Abſurd, unpity'd, grows a publick jeſt. 㺠in He that does not ſºure himſelf of a ſtock of "P" his ad- his greatneſs, ſhall moſt certainly fall ampitied }.Effragº. verſity. - As the greateſt curſe that I can give, - zºt, Unpitied i: depos'd, and after live. Dryden'ſ Aurenzº As Dºnne. Newtº: (º, -
U N P
T
U N P
As ſome ſad turtle his loſt love deplores;
Thus, far from Delia, to the winds I mourn,
Alike unheard, unfity'd, and forlorn. Pope.
Paſſion unfity'd, and ſucceſsleſs love,
Plant daggers in my heart, and aggravate -
My other griefs. - Addiſon's Cato.
UNP1"tifully adv. Unmercifully; without mercy.
He beat him moſt pitifully.
-Nay, that he did not; he beat him moſt unpitifully. Shakespeare
UNPITYING. adj. Having no compaſion.
To ſhame, to chains, or to a certain grave,
Lead on, unpitying guides, behold your ſlave.
UNPLA'er D. adj. Having no place of dependance.
Could penſion'd Boileau laſh in honeſt ſtrain
Flatt’rers and bigots, ev’n in Louis’ reign :
And I not ſtrip the gilding off a knave,
Unplac'd, unpenſion'd? Pope.
UNPLAGUED. adj. Not tormented.
Ladies, that have your feet -
Unplagu'd with corns, we’ll have a bout with you. Shakeſp.
UNPLANTED. adj. Not planted; ſpontaneous.
Figs there unplanted through the fields do grow,
Such as fierce Cato did the Romans ſhow. J/aller.
UNPLA'Us. BLE. adj. Not plauſible; not ſuch as has a fair ap-
pearance.
There was a mention of granting five ſubſidies; and that
meeting being upon very unpopular, and unplauſible reaſons,
immediately diſſolved, thoſe five ſubſidies were exacted, as if
an act had paſſed to that purpoſe. Clarendon.
I, under fair pretence of friendly ends,
And well-plac'd words of gloſing courteſy,
Baited with reaſons not unplauſºle,
Win me into the eaſy-hearted man,
And hug him into ſnares. Milton,
UNFLA’us;y E. adi. Not approving.
'Tis like he'll queſtion me,
Why ſuch unplºſive eyes are bent on him. Shakeſpeare.
UNPLEA's ANT. adj. Not delighting; troubleſome ; uneaſy.
Their ſkilful ears perceive certain harſh and un, leaſant diſ-
cords in the found of our common prayer, ſuch as the rules
of divine harmony, ſuch as the laws of God cannot bear. Hooker.
O ſweet Portial
Here are a few of the un, lºſº/? words
That ever blotted paper. Shakeſp. Merch. of Penice.
Wiſdom is very unpleaſant to the unlearned. Eccleſ v. 20.
Upon Adam’s diſobedience, God chaſed him out of para-
diſe, the moſt delicious part of the earth, into ſome other,
the moſt barren and &npleaſant. //oodward's Nat. Hiſł.
UNPLEA's ANTLY, adv. Not elightfully ; uneaſily.
We cannot boaſt of good-breeding, and the art of life;
but yet we don't live unpleaſantly in primitive ſimplicity and
good humour. - - - Pope.
UNPLE'AsANT: Ess. n.ſ. Want of qualities to give delight.
As for unpleaſantneſs of found, if it doth happen the good
of men's ſouls (oth deceive our cars, that we note it not, or
arm them with ºatience to endure it. Hooker.
Many people annot at all endure the air of London, not
only for its unple, an "ºft, but for the ſuffocations which it
cauſes. Graunt's Bills of Mortality.
All men are willing to ſkulk out of ſuch company; the
fober for the hazards, and the jovial for the unpleaſantneſs
of it. Government of the Tongue.
DNPLEA's ED. adj. Not pleaſed ; not delighted.
Me rather had, my heart might feel your love,
Granville.
Than my unpleas'd eye feel your courteſy. Shakeſpeare.
Condemn'd to live with ſubjects ever mute,
A ſalvage prince, unpleas'd, though abſolute. Dryden.
UNPLEA's ING. adj. Offenſive 3 diſguſting; giving no delight.
Set to dreſs this garden : -
How dares thy tongue ſound this unpleaſing news? Shakespeare .
Hence the many miſtakes, which have made learning ſo
wnpleaſing and ſo unſucceſsful. . . Milton.
If all thoſe great painters, who have left us ſuch fair plat-
forms, had rigorouſly obſerved it in their figures, they had
made things more regularly true, but withal very un-
pleaſing. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
Howe'er unpleaſing be the news you bring,
I blame not you, but your imperious king. - * Dryden.
UNPL1(ANT. adj. Not eaſily bent ; not conforming to the
will.
The chizel hath more glory than the pencil; that being ſo
hard an inſtrument, and working upon ſo umpliant ſtuff, can
et leave ſtrokes of ſo gentle appearance. J/otton.
UNPLo'w ED. adj. Not plowed. -
Good found land, that hath lain long unplºwed. Mºrtimer.
To UNPLU'Mr. adj. To ſtrip of plumes; to degrade.
In the moſt ordinary phaenomena in nature, we ſhall find
enough to ſhame confidence, and unplume dogmatizing. Glanv.
UNPoE/TICAL.
UN Poe TICK.
Nor for an epithet that fails,
Bite off your unpoetick nails.
łaj. Not ſuch as becomes a poet.
Unjuſt why you ſhou'd in ſuch veins;
Reward your fingers for your brains f
UNPo'LisHFI, adj.
1. Not ſmoothed; not brightened by attrition.
Palladio, having noted in an old arch at Verona, ſome
Part of the materials cut in fine forms, and ſome unpoliſhed,
doth conclude, that the antients did leave the outward face
of their marbles, or free-ſtone, without any ſculpture, till
they were laid in the body of the building. //otton.
He affirms it to have been the antient cuſtom of all the
Greeks, to ſet "Pºpoliſhed ſtones inſtead of images, to the
honour of the gods. Stillingfleet.
2. Not civilized; not refined.
Finding new words,
Such as of old wifebards employ'd to make
Unpºliſh'd men their wild retreats forſakº. Waller
Thoſe firſt unpoliſh'd matrons, big and bold, -
Gave ſuck to infants of gigantick mould. Dryden.
UNPoli TE, adj. [imtoli, Fr. in pºlitus, Lat.] Not elegant:
not refined ; not civil. S**** >
Diſcourſes for the pulpit ſhould be caſt into a plain me-
thod, and the reaſons ranged under the words, firſt, ſecondl
and thirdly; however they may be now fancied to fºnd º:
polite, or unfaſhionable. Watts's Improv. of the Mind.
ºv'rº. *j, ſimpollutuſ, Lat J. Not corrupted; not del
ed.
Bp. Corbet.
Lay her i' th' earth;
And from her fair and unpolluted fleſh
May violets ſpring ! Shakeſpeare's Hamlet:
"Till oft converſe with heav'nly habitants
Begin to caſt a beam on th’ outward ſhape,
The unpolluted temple of the mind,
And turns it by degrees to the ſoul's eſſence,
*Till all be made immortal. Milton.
Though unpolluted yet with adual ill,
She half commits, who fins but in her will.
UNP9'PULAR. adj. Not fitted to pleaſe the people.
The practices of theſe men, under the covert of feigned
zeal, made the appearance of ſincere devotion ridiculous and
unpopular. Addiſon's Freeholder, No 37.
UNP9 #1 ABLE. adj. [un and portable.] Not to be carried.
Had their cables of iron chains had any great length, they
had been unportable ; and being ſhort, the ſhips muſt have
funk at an anchor in any ſtream of weather or counter-
tide. Raleigh.
UN rosse'ss ED. adj. Not had ; not obtained.
He claims the crown.
—ſs the chair empty is the ſword unſway’d
Dryden.
Is the king dead the empire unpoſſ;'d? Shakeſpeare.
Such vaſt room in nature unfº/js'd
By living ſoul, deſert, and deſolate,
Only to ſhine, yet ſcarce to contribute
Each orb a glimpſe of light. Milton.
The cruel ſomething unpoffſ'd,
Corrodes and leavens all the reſt. Prior.
UNPosse'ssING. adj. Having no poſſeſſion.
Thou unpaſſaſſing battard, doſt thou think,
That I would ſtand againſt thee * Shakeſpeare.
UNPRA’cticABLE. adj. Not feaſible.
I try’d ſuch of the things that came into my thoughts, as
were not in that place and time unpracticable. Boyle.
UNPRA’ct ISED. adj. Not ſkilful by uſe and experience;
raw ; being in the ſtate of a novice.
The full ſum of me
Is an unleſſon'd girl, unſchool’d, unpračis'd. Shakeſpeare.
Unpracáis'd, unprepar'd, and ſtill to ſeek. 44ilton.
I am young, a novice in the trade;
The fool of love, unpractis'd to perſuade,
And want the ſoothing arts. Dryden.
His tender eye, by too direét a ray, -
Wounded, and flying from unpractis'd day. Prior.
b'NPR AI's ED. adj. Not celebrated; not praiſed.
The land,
In antique times was ſalvage wilderneſs ; , , -
Unpeopl’d, unmanur'd, unprov’d, unprais'd, Fairy Queen.
If all the world -
Sould in a pet of temperance feed on pulſe, -
Drink the clear ſtream, and nothing wear but frieze,
Th’ all-giver would be unthank'd, wou'd be unprais'd, Milt.
- If young African for fame
His waſted country freed from Punick rage,
The deed becomes unprais'd, the man at leaſt, -
And loſes, though but verbal, his reward. Milton.
Nor paſs unprais'd the veſt and veil divine, .
Which wand'ring foliage, and rich flow’rs entwine. Dryden.
UNPREcA'Rious. adj. Not dependent on another; .
The ſtars, which grace the high expanſion bright,
By their own beams, and unprecarious light,
At a vaſt diſtance from each other lie. Blackmore.
UNPRE/ceden rep. adj. Not juſtifiable by any example. , .
The ſecret of all this unprecedented proceeding in their
maſters, they muſt not impute to freedom. sº.
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U N P U N P irs Epiſcr. v. a. To retraćt predition. To tº I muſt uſe, thou ſay'ſ prediction clfe wiji ºradº, and fail me of the throne. UNPREFER Ed. adj. Not advanced. - - To make a ſcholar, keep him under, while he is young, or unpreferred. Collier on Pride. UNPRE'GN ANT. adj. Not prolifick. This deed unſhapes me quite, makes me unpregnant, And dull to all proceedings. Shakeſpeare. UNPREJu'dicate. adj. Not prepoſſeſſed by any ſettled notions. A pure mind in a chaſte body, is the mother of wiſdom, fincere principles, and unprejudiciate underſtanding. Taylor. UNPRE'Judiced. adj. Free from prejudice; free from pre- poſſeſhon ; not pre-occupied by opinion ; void of precon- ceived notions. The meaning of them may be ſo plain, as that any unprejudiced and reaſonable man may certainly underſtand them. Tillotſon. Several, when they had informed themſelves of our Sa- viour's hiſtory, and examined, with unprejudiced minds, the doëtrines and manners of his diſciples, were ſo ſtruck, that they profeſſed themſelves of that ſect. Addiſon. UNPRELATICAL. Unſuitable to a prelate. The archbiſhop of York, by ſuch unprelatical, ignominious arguments, in plain terms adviſed him to paſs that act. Claren. UNPREME'DITATE D. adj. Not prepared in the mind before- hand. Aſk me what queſtion thou canſ poſſible, And I will anſwer unpremeditated. Shakeſp. Hen. VI. He didates to me ſlumb'ring; or inſpires Eaſy my unpremeditated verſe. Milton's Par. Loft. The ſlow of ſpeech make unpremeditated harangues, or converſe readily in languages that they are but little acquaint- Milton. ed with. Addiſon. UNPRE PA/RED. adj. 1. Not fitted by previous meaſures. Unpractis'd, unfrey ar'd, and ſtill to ſeek. Milton. To come unprepar'd before him, is an argument that we do not eſteem God. Duºpa's Rules for Devotion. Fields are full of eyes, and woods have ears; For this the wiſe are ever on their guard, For, unforeſeen, they ſay, is unprepar’d. 2. Not made fit for the dreadful moment of departure. I would not kill thy unprepared ſpirit; No ; heavens forefeild. Shakeſp. Othello. My unprepar'd, and unrepenting breath, Was ſnatch'd away by the ſwift hand of death. Roſcommon. UNPR EPA'Red N Ess. m. ſ. State of being unprepared. I believe my innocency and unpreparedneſs to aſſert my rights and honour, make me the moſt guilty in their eſteem; who would not ſo eaſily have declared a war againſt me, if I had firſt aſſaulted them. K. Charles. UNPREposse'ssed. Not prepoſſeſſed ; not pre-occupied by notionS. The unprepºſſed on the one hand, and the well-diſpoſed on the other, are affected with a due fear of theſe things. South. It finds the mind naked and unprepaſſed with any former notions, and ſo eaſily and inſenſibly gains upon the aſſent. South. UNPRE'sse D. adj. 1. Not preſſed. Have I my pillow left unºreſ'd in Rome In theſe ſoft ſhades, unpreſs'd by human feet, Thy happy Phoenix keeps his balmy ſeat. 2. Not inforced. They left not any error in government unmentioned, or wnpreſſed, with the ſharpeſt and moſt pathetical expreſ- ſions. Carendon. UNPRETE'NDING. adj. Not claiming any diſtinctions. Bad writers are not ridiculed, becauſe ridicule ought to be a pleaſure; but to undeceive and vindicate the honeſt and unpretending part of mankind from impoſition. Pope. UNPREVAILING. adj. Being of no force. Throw to earth this unprevailing woe. Shakeſp. Hamlet. UNPREve/NTED. adj. I. Not previouſly hindered. A pack of ſorrows, which wou'd preſs you down, Dryden. Shakeſpeare. Tickel. If unprevented, to your timeleſs grave. Shakeſpeare 1. Not preceded by any thing. & ſº Thy grace Comes unprevented, unimplor’d, unſought. Milton. UNPR'NcFly. adj Urſuitable to a prince. I could not have given my enemies greater advantages, than by ſo unprincely in inconſtancy. K. Charles. UNPºrep. aff. Not printed. º it, till you have finiſhed theſe that are yº, 117.1- 910&. UNPR1'Nciplep. adj. Not ſettled in tenets or opinions. pe r º Ilot think my fifter ſo to ſeek, **ś. Could ſtir the Conſ ant of light and noiſe - Oth .* ºnſtant mood of her calm thoughts. Milºn. thers betake them to ſtate affairs, with ſouls ſo unprinci- pled in º and true generous breeding, court ſhifts, and tyrannous aphoriſ - higheſt points of wiſdom. pnoriſms, %. to them the UNPRI's able. adj. Not valued ; not of diº. Educatiºn. A baubling veſſel was he captain of, - For ſhallow draught and bulk unprºfable. UNPRocla, M ED. adj. Not notified by a publick ded The Syrian king, who to ſurprize 3. §: man, afīāſān-like, had levy'd war, ar unproclaim'd Milton' - UNP º adj. Uſeleſs; ſerving º: Hºff, i. xi. e church being eaſed of unprºfita **-- offices may the i. be ... ." Jitable labours, i. Should he reaſon with unprofitable talk : h vºker. - My ſon Onefimus I have begotten in my bonds; º 3. º.." was to thee unprofitable, but now proß to º They receive aliment ſufficient, and yet no mor can well digeſt ; and withal ſweat out the coarſeſ and fitably juice. Bacon'; ºiſ. It is better to fall honourably, than to ſurvive in in ift. profitable and unglorious life. it. Then they who brothers better claim diſown hgº, Defraud their clients, and to lucre ſold, 2 Sit brooding on unprofitable gold. With ſhame and ſorrow fill’d, For plotting an unprofitable crime. An ox that waits the coming blow, Old and unprofitable to the plough. With tears ſo tender, As any heart, but only her’s, could move; Trembling before her bolted doors he flood, And there pour'd out th' unprofitable flood. UNPRI’son ED adj. Set free from confinement, Several deſires led parts away, Water declin'd with earth, the air did ſtay; Fire roſe, and each from other but unty'd, Themſelves unpriſon'd were, and puriſy'd, UNPR1 zED. adj. Not valued. Not all the dukes of wat'riſh Burgundy, Can buy this unpriz'd, precious maid of me. Shalºſar. UNPR of ANE D. adj. Not violated. Unſpoil'd ſhall be her arms, and unprºftºn'd Her holy limbs with any human hand: And in a marble tomb laid in her native land. UNPRo', 1 TABLE Ness. m. ſ. Uſeleſsneſs. We are ſo perſuaded of the unprofitablºnſ of your ſcience, that you can but leave us where you find us; but if you ſuc- ceed, you increaſe the number of your party. Addison, UNPRO(FITABLY. adv. Uſeleſsly; without advantage, I ſhou’d not now unprofitably ſpend Myſelf in words, or catch at empty hope, * By airy ways, for ſolid certainties. B. jºhſin, Our country's cauſe, That drew our ſwords, now wreſts’em from our hands, And bids us not delight in Roman blood Unprofitably ſhed. UNPROFITED. adi. Having no gain. Be clamorous, and leap all civil bounds, Rather than make unprofited return. UNPRoll'Fick. adj. Barren ; not produćtive. - Great rains drown many inſects, and render their eggs unprolifick, or deſtroy them. Hall. UNPRO/MIsiNG. adj. Giving no promiſe of excellence; hav- ing no appearance of value. • ----. If he be naturally liſtleſs and dreaming, this unprºmiſing that flattery, and Shalºft, ration. hilemon II. e than they Drydºn. Dryden, Dryden. Dryden. Dºnne. Dryden. } Addison's Cali, Sha'ºzart, diſpoſition is none of the eaſieſt to be dealt with: #. An attempt as difficult and unpromiſing of ſucceſ, as f ſhould make the eſſay, to produce ſome new kinds of º: . out of ſuch ſenſeleſs materials. Bently. UNPRONou Nce D. adj. Not uttered; not ſpoken. Mad'ſt imperfect words, with childiſh trips, Miltºn. Half-pronounc'd, ſlide through my infant lips. UN PROPER. adj. Not peculiar. bed Millions nightly lie in thoſe unproper beds, 17. , Which they . iº peculiar. sha {ſ}. º UNPRO/PERLY." adv. Contrarily to propriety; impº” I kneel before thee, and unproperly Shew duty as miſtaken all the while '; Cºriolanuſ Between the child and parent. sºftarº Cºriº UNPRoP1"rious, adj. Not favourable; inauſpiciou" 'Twas when the dog-ſtar's unprofitious ray Smote ev'ry brain, and wither'd ev'ry bay, Pft, Sick was the ſun. ing elſ UNPRoportion Ed. adj. Not ſuited to ſomething” Give thy thoughts no tongue, art. Nor any ºpºrind thought his act. Shałºff: UNpropped. d. Not ſupported; not uphºld. He lives at random, careleſsly diffus'd, With languiſh’d head unprop'd, As one paſt hope, abandon'd, . . . y ſki, And by himſelf given over. Miltºn's 4".
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The fatal fang drove deep within his thigh,
And cut the nerves; the nerves no more ſuſtain
The bulk; the bulk, unpropºd, falls headlong on the plain.
Dryden.
UNPROPo's ED. adj. Not propoſed.
The means are unpropos'd.
UNPRO'sperous. adj. [improſper, Lat.] Unfortunate; not proſ-
perous.
The winter had been very unproſperous and unſucceſsful to
Clarendon.
the king.
Nought unproff'rous ſhall thy ways attend,
Born with good omens, and with heav'n thy friend. Pope.
Usºſ. É Unſucceſsfully.
men a prince fights juſtly, and yet unproſperouſly, if he
cº". "..."...º.º.º.º.º.
he would think it the moſt reaſonable thingin the world. Taylor.
UNPROTE'cTED. adj. Not protected; not ſupported.
By woeful experience, thy both did learn, that to forſake
the true God of heaven, is to fall into all ſuch evils upon the
face of the earth, as men, either deſtitute of grace divine,
may commit, or unprotećled from above, endure. Hooker.
UNPRO'v Ed. adj. Not evinced by arguments,
The land,
In antique times was ſavage wilderneſs,
Unpeopl’d, unmanur'd, unproved, unprais'd. Spenſer.
There I found a freſh, unproved knight,
Whoſe manly hands, imbru'd in guilty blood,
Had never been. Fairy Queen, b. i.
There is much of what ſhould be demonſtrated, left un-
proved by thoſe chymical experiments. Boyle.
To UNPRovi D.E. v. a. To diveſt of reſolution or qualifications.
I'll not expoſtulate with her, left
Her beauty unprovide my mind again. Shakeſp. Othello.
Proſperity inviting every ſenſe,
With various arts to unprovide my mind;
What but a Spartan ſpirit can ſuſtain
The ſhock of ſuch temptations Southern.
UNPRovi'D ED. adj.
1. Not ſecured or qualified by previous meaſures.
Where ſhall I find one that can ſteal well ? O, for a fine
thief of two and twenty, or thereabout; I am heinouſly un-
provided. Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
With his prepared ſword he charges home
My unprovided body, lanc'd my arm.
Tears, for a ſtroke foreſeen, afford relief;
But unprovided for a ſudden blow,
Like Niobe we marble grow,
And petrify with grief.
2. Not furniſhed.
Thoſe unprovided of tackling and vićtual, are forced to
ſea. K. Charles.
The ſeditious had neither weapons, order, nor counſel; but
being in all things unprovided, were ſlain like beaſts. Hayward.
Th'ambitious empreſs with her ſon is join'd,
And, in his brother's abſence, has deſign'd
Th’ unprovided town to take. Dryden.
True zeal is not a ſolitary, melancholy grace, as if only
fit to dwell in mean minds ; ſuch as are utterly unprovided of
all other natural, moral, or ſpiritual abilities. Sprat.
Courts are ſeldom unprovided of perſons under this cha-
raćter, on whom moſt enployments naturally fall. Swift.
UNPRovo/KED. adj. Not provoked. - *
The teeming earth, yet guiltleſs of the plough,
And unprovok'd, did fruitful ſtores allow. Dryden.
Let them forbear all open and ſecret methods of encou-
raging a rebellion ſo deſtructive, and ſo unprovoked. Addiſon.
UNPRU's ED. adj. Not cut ; not lopped.
The whole land is full of weeds;
Her fruit trees all unprun'd. Shakeſpeare.
UNPU'N is H.E.D. adj. [impunis, Lat.] Not puniſhed; ſuffered to
continue in impunity.
Bind not one fin upon another, for in one thou ſhalt not
be unpuniſhed. Ecclus vii. 8.
Divine juſtice will not let oppreſſion go unpuniſhed. L'E/ºr.
The vent'rous victor, march'd unpuniſh'd hence,
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
And ſeem'd to boaſt his fortunate offence. Dryden.
UNPU'RchAs ED. adj. Unbought.
Unpurchas'd plenty our full tables loads,
And part of what they lent, return tour gods. Denham.
UNPu‘R GED. adj. Not purged.
Is Brutus ſick 2
And will he ſtcal out of his wholeſome bed,
To tempt the rheumy and umpurged air,
To add unto his ſickneſs Shakeſp. julius Caſar.
UNPu'RPos ED. adj. Not deſigned.
Do it
Or thy precedent ſervices are all
But accidents unpurpos'd. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
UNPU'Blick. adj. Private; not generally known.
Virgins muſt be retired and unpublick: for all freedom of
ſociety is a violence done to virginity, not in its natural, but
in its moral capacity; that is, it loſes part of its ſeverity and
Dryden.
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ſtriëneſs, by publiſhing that perſon,
whoſe thoughts muſt dwell in heaven
Us Pu‘blished. adj.
1. Secret; unknown.
All bleſt ſecrets;
º º virtues of the earth,
, Spring with my tears. Shakeſp. K.
2. Not given to the publick. ºakeſp. K. Lear,
Apply your care wholl - - a -
- - y to thoſe which are unpubliſh'd. Pope.
UNPURGEd. adj. Not purged; unpurified. publiſh ope
In her viſage round thoſe ſpots; unpurg'd
Vapours not yet into her ſubſtance tºrºi.
UNPURIFIED. adj.
I. Not freed from recrement.
2. Not cleanſed from ſin.
Our ſinful nation having been long in the furnace, is now
come out, but unpurified. Decay of Piety.
UNPURsuſed. adj. Not purſued.
All night the dreadleſs angel unpurſu'd
Through heav'n's wide champain É his way. Milton.
UNPUTRIFIED. adj. Not corrupted by rottenneſs.
Meat and drink laſt longer unputrified, or unſowered,
in winter than in ſummer. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
No animal unputrified, being burnt, yields any alkaline ſalt,
but putrified, yields a volatile alkali. Arbuthnot.
UNQUA/LIFIED. adj. Not fit.
"Till he has denudated himſelf of all theſe incumbrances,
he is utterly unqualified for theſe agonies. Decay of Piety.
All the writers againſt chriſtianity, ſince the revolution,
have been of the loweſt rank in regard to literature, wit,
and ſenſe; and upon that account wholly unqualified to pro-
pagate hereſies, unleſs among a people already abandoned. Sw.
Tories are more hated by the zealous whigs, than the
very papiſts, and as much unqualified for the ſmalleſt offices. Sw.
To UNQUALIFY. v. a. To diſqualify; to diveſt of qualifi-
Catlon.
Arbitrary power ſo diminiſhes the baſis of the female fi-
gure, as to unqualify a woman for an evening walk. Addison.
Our private misfortunes may unqualify us for charity: but
reflect, whether they may not have been inflićted by God, as
a juſt puniſhment of our former unmercifulneſs. Atterbury.
Deafneſs unqualifies me for all company. Swift.
UNQUA’RRELLABLE. adj. Such as cannot be impugned.
There ariſe unto the examination ſuch ſatisfactory and un-
quarrelable reaſons, as may confirm the cauſes generally re-
ceived. Brown's Wugar Errours.
To UNQUEE/N. v. a. To diveſt of the dignity of queen.
Embalm me,
Then lay me forth; although unqueen’d, yet like
A queen, and daughter to a king, inter me. Shakeſpeare.
UNQy E'Nch A Ble. adj. Unextinguiſhable.
Werepreſent wildfires burning inwater and unquenchable. Bac.
The people on their holidays,
Impetuous, inſolent, unquenchable. Milton’s Agoniſłes.
The criminal's penitence may have number'd him among
the ſaints, when our unretracted uncharitableneſs may ſend us
to unquenchable flames. Government of the Tongue.
Our love of God, our unquenchable deſires to promote our
well-grounded hopes to enjoy his glory, ſhould take the chief
place in our zeal. Sprat's Sermons.
UNQUE/NcHED. adj.
1. Not extinguiſhed.
We have heats of dungs, and of lime anquenched. Bacon.
2. Not extinguiſhable. - - -
Sadneſs, or great joy, equally diffipate the ſpirits, and im-
moderate exerciſe in hot air, with unquenched thirſt. Arbuth.
UNQUE'Nch AbleNEss. n. ſ. Unextinguiſhableneſs. -
I was amazed to ſee the unquenchallenſ of this fire. Haševil.
UNQUE'stion ABLE. adj.
1. Indubitable; not to be doubted.
The duke's carriage was ſurely noble throughout ; of un-
queſtionable courage in himſelf, and rather fearful of fame
than danger. - J/atton.
One reaſon that mathematical demonſtrations are uncon-
troverted, is becauſe intereſt hath no place in thºſe "ſºft”.
able verities. Glanville'. Scºpſ.
There is an unqueſtionable magnificence in every Part of
Paradiſe Loſt. - - - | - Addison.
2. Such as cannot bear to be queſtioned without impatience ;
this ſeems to be the meaning here.
what were his marks? !--- ~ 1. '
A lean cheek, which you have not; an unqueſtionable
ſpirit, which you have not; - - Shakeſpeare.
UNQUE'stion ABLY. adv. Indubitably; without doubt. -
If the fathers were unqueſtionably of the houſhºld of faith,
and all to do good to them ; then certainly their children can-
not be ſtrangers in this houſhold: Sprat.
St. Auſtin was unqueſtionably a man of parts, but in-
terpoſing in a controverſy where his talent did not lie,
ſhºwed his zeal againſt the antipodes to very ill purpoſe. Burnet.
UNQUE'stios ED. adi. -
1. Not doubted; paſſed * doubt. Other
whoſe work is religion,
- Taylºr.
Milton.
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U N R U N R thors, though we do not poſitively ions i dau Other relations in goo 'd by ſome. Brown. - ſlig deny, yet have they ºf been unqueſtion, ūrūtable; not to be oppoſed. . 2. º . pleaſe the gods, who inſtrućt the people; Ajºmughion a pleaſures muſt be ſerv'd. B. Johnſºn. 3. Not interrogated; not examined. Muttºring pray'rs as holy rites ſhe meant, Through the divided crowd wnqueſtion'd went. UNQUI"ck. adj. Motionleſs. - His ſenſes droop, his ſteady eyes unquick ; - And much he ails, and yet he is not ſick. Daniel's Civ. Iłar. UNQUI'cKFNED. adj. Not animated; not ripened to vitality. Every foetus bears a ſecret hoard, With ſleeping, unexpanded iſſue ſtor'd ; Which num’rous, but unquicken'd progeny, Claſp'd, and enwrapp'd, within each other lie. Blackmore. UNQUI'et. adj. [inquiet, Fr. inquietus, Lat.] 1. Moved with perpetual agitation; not calm ; not ſtill. From grammatick flats and ſhallows, they are on the ſud- den tranſported to be toſſed and turmoiled with their un- ballaſted wits, in fathomleſs and unquiet depths of contro- verſy. Milton. 2. Diſturbed; full of perturbation; not at peace. Go with me to church, and call me wife, And then away to Venice to your friend; For never ſhall you lie by Portia's ſide - With an unquiet ſoul. Shakeſp. Mr. of Venice. º love hopeful to regain, Dryden. From thee I will not hide What thoughts in my unquiet breaſt are riſ'n. Milton. 3. Reſtleſs; unſatisfied. She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring; A vain, unquiet, glitt'ring, wretched thing. Pope. Mirth from company is but a fluttering, unquiet motion, that beats about the breaſt for a few moments, and after leaves it empty. Pope. UNQUIETLY. adv. Without reſt. Who's there beſides foul weather 2– One minded like the weather, moſt Shakeſp. K. Lear. Unquiety. UNQUI'ETN Ess. n.ſ. 1. Want of tranquillity. Thou, like a violent noiſe, cam'ſ ruſhing in, And mak’ſt them wake and ſtart to new unquietneſs. Denham. 2. Want of peace. It is moſt enemy to war, and moſt hateth unquietneſs. Spenſ. 3. Reſtleſsneſs; turbulence. What pleaſure can there be in that eſtate, - Which your unquietneſs has made me hate : 4. Perturbation; uneaſineſs. Is my lord angry —He went hence but now, And certainly in ſtrange unquietneſs. Shakeſp. Othello. From inordinate love, and vain fear, comes all unquietneſ; of ſpirit, and diſtraćtion of our ſenſes. Taylor. UNRA'cKED. adj. Not poured from the lees. Rack the one veſſel from the lees, and pour the lees of the racked veſſel into the unracked veſſel. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. UNRA'KED. adj. Not thrown together and covered. Uſed only of fires. Cricket, to Windſor chimnies ſhalt thou leap : Where fires thou find'ſt unrak'd, and hearths unſwept, There pinch the maids. Shake? Merry ſºlves of it indſºr. UNRA'N's Acked. adj. Not pillaged. He gave that rich city for a prey unto his ſoldiers, who left neither houſe, nor corner thereof unranſacked. Knolles. UNRA'ssom Ep., adj. Not ſet free by payment for liberty. Unranſom'd here receive the ſpotleſs fair, Accept the hecatomb the Greeks prepare, To UNRA^vel. v. a. I. To diſentangle; to extricate; to clear. There unravel all This dark deſign, this myſtery of fate. Addiſon's Cato. With Machiavelian ſagacity thou unravellº intrigues of ſtate. Arbuthnot. 2. To diſorder ; to throw out of the preſent conſtitution. How can anything ſucceed well with people that are to be pleaſed with nothing, unleſs the ball of the univerſe may be unravelled, and the laws of providence reverſed. L'A/irange. O the traytor's name I'll know it; I will: art ſhall be conjur'd for it, And nature all unravell’d. Dryd, and Lee's Oedipus. . So prophane and ſceptical an age, takes a pride in unravel- *g all the received principles of reſon and religion. Tillotſºn. 3. Tº clear up the intrigue of a play. The ſolution, or unravelling of the intrigue, commences, wº: the reader begins to ſee the doubts clared up. Pope. hus ſupernaturally is the plot brought to perfestion; nor is the unravelling of it leſs happily imagined. Shakespeare. II. UNRAzor ED. adj. tºº. PP11y imagi ºakeſp. Illuſt. ** ſmooth as Hebe's their unrazor'a lips. Dryden, Pope's Iliad. Milton. UNRE'Acned, adj. Not attained. Labour with unequal force to climb That lofty hill, unreach'd by former time. UNRE/AD. adj. 1. Not read; not publickly pronounced. º books are ſafer and better to be 7"ead. Drydºn, left Publickly tºh- His muſe had ſtarv'd, had not a piece ...” b. v. And by a player bought, ſupply'd her bread. 2. Untaught; not learned in books. Drydin. Th Uncertain whoſe the narrower ſpan, e clown unread, or half-read gentleman UNRE'ADIN Ess. n.ſ. g Dryán. I. Want of readineſs; want of promptneſs. This impreparation and unreadinºſ, when they find in is * then turn it to the foothing up of themſelves in t fancy. 2. Want of preparation. Nothing is ſo great an enemy to tranquillity, tented ſpirit, as the amazement and confuſions O and inconſideration. UN READY. adj. 1. Not prepared; not fit. The fairy knight - Departed thence, albe his wounds wide, Not throughly heal’d, unready were to ſide. How now, my lords what all unready ſo 2. Not prompt; not quick. F rom a temperate inactivity, we are unready to put in exe- cution the ſuggeſtions of reaſon; or by a conteit in every ſpecies of truth, we embrace the ſhadow thereof. 3, Awkward; ungain. Young men, in the condućt of ačtions, uſe extreme reme- dies at firſt, and, that which doubleth all errors, will not acknowledge or retract them; like an unready horſe, thiſ hat accurſed Hooker, b. W. and a con- f unreadinſ, Taylor's Rule %f Living Hj. Fairy <ºn, * Shakpart, Brown. will neither ſtop nor turn. Bacon. UNREAL. adj. Unſubſtantial. Hence, terrible ſhadow ! Unreal mock’ry, hence Shakespeare , Madith, with pain Voyag'd th’ unreal, vaſt, unbounded deep Of horrible confuſion. Aſſion's Par, Lºft, b. x. UNRE'Ason Able. adj. 1. Exorbitant; claiming, or inſiſting on more than is fit. Since every language is ſo full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous in another, it would be unreaſonable to limit a tranſlator to the narrow com- paſs of his author's words. Dryden's Prºf. to Ovid. My intention in prefixing your name, is not to deſire your protection of the following papers, which I take to be a very unreaſonable requeſt; ſince, by being inſcribed to you, you cannot recommend them without ſome ſuſpicion of par- tiality. Swift's Project for the Advancement ºf Religiºn. 2. Not agreeable to reaſon. No reaſon known to us; but that there is no reaſon theſe: of, I judge moſt unreaſonable to imagine. Hair, ki It is unreaſonable for men to be judges in their own caſe: ſelf-love will make men partial to themſelves and º friends. - Lºk. She entertained many unreaſonable prejudices againſt him, before ſhe was acquainted with his perſonal worth. Adijn. 3. Greater than is fit; immoderate. - Thoſe that place their hope in another world, havº, "" great meaſure, conquer'd dread of death, and unreſº" of life. Atterbury. UNRE'Ason ABLENEss. n.ſ. 1. Exorbitance; exceſſive demand. - The unreaſonableneſs of propoſitions is not mº" evident, than that they are not the joint deſires of thºſ,” number. K. Charti. A young univerſity diſputant was complaining of the ". ſonableneſs of a lady, with whom he was engaged in §. of controverſy. Addiſon's Freehºlder, 32. 2. Inconſiſtency with reaſon. The ... and preſumption of thoſe º º jećt, have not ſo much as a thought, all their ". - advance ſo far as attrition. UNR (Aso NABLY. adv. I. In a manner contrary to reaſon. 2. More than enough. I'll not over the threſhold, till my lord Wars. — —Fye you confine yourſelf moſt unreaſºnal}. jº. To UNRE/Ave. v. a. [now unravel; from *, * fº ravel; perhaps the ſame with rive, to teal, or break aſundº' To unwind; to diſentangle. Penelope, for her Ulyſſes' ſake, Devis'd a web her woers to deceive ; In which the work that ſhe all day did make, The ſame at night ſhe did unreave. eturn from the Sºnjir, UN- 4.
U N R ºº UNREBA^r Ed. adj. Not blunted. - - A number offencers try it out with unrelated ſwords. Halew. UNREPU'KFABLE. adj. Obnoxious to no cenſure. Keep this commandment without ſpot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of Chriſt. 1 Tim. vi. 14. UNREceive D. adj. Not received. Where the ſigns and ſacraments of his grace are not, thrºugh contempt, unreceived, or received with contempt, they really give what they promiſe, and are what they ſignify. Hooker. UNRF cla’IMF D. adj. 1. Not turned. A ſavageneſs of unreclaimed blood, Of general aſſault. 2. Not reformed. This is the moſt favourable treatment a finner can hope for, who continues unreclaimed by the goodneſs of God. Rogers. UNR econci'LEA Ble. adj. 1. Not to be appeaſed ; implacable. He had many infirmities and fins, unreconcileable with per- fect righteouſneſs. Hammond's Pract. Catechiſm. 2. Not to be made conſiſtent with. Let me lament, That our ſtars, unreconcileable, ſhould have divided Our equalneſs to this. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleep. UNRE^concile D. adj. Not reconciled. If you bethink yourſelf of any crime Unreconcil'd as yet to heav'n and grace, - Solicit for it ſtraight. . Shakespeare. Othello. UNREco'RDED. adj. Not kept in remembrance by publick mo- nunnentS. Unrecorded left through many an age, Shakeſp. Hamlet. Worthy thave not remain'd ſo long unſung. Milton. The great Antilocus a name - Not unrecorded in the rolls of fame. Pope's Odyſſey. UNREco'UNTED. adj. Not told ; not related. This is yet but young, and may be left To ſome ears unrecounted. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. UNRECRU'it a BLR. adj. Incapable of repairing the deficiencies of an army. Empty and unrecruitable colonels of twenty men in a com- pany. A4ilton on Education. UNREcu'RING. adj. Irremediable. I found her ſtraying in the park, Seeking to hide herſelf; as doth the deer, That hath received ſome unrecuring wound. UNREDU'cED. adj. Not reduced. The earl divided all the reſt of the Iriſh countries unreduced, into ſhires. Davies’s Ireland. UNREFo'RMABLE. adj. Not to be put into a new form. The rule of faith is alone unmoveable and unreformable; to wit, of believing in one only God omnipotent, creator of the world, and in his ſon Jeſus Chriſt, born of the virgin Mary. - Hammond's Fundamentals. UN REFo'R.M.F.D. adj. 1. Not amended; not correóted. This general revolt, when overcome, produced a general reformation of the Iriſhry, which ever before had been un- refºrmed. Davies's Ireland. We retain the Julian conſtitution of the year, unreformed, without confideration of the defective minutes. Holder. 2. Not brought to newneſs of life. If he may believe that Chriſt died for him, as now he is, an unreformed chriſtian, then what needs he reformation Hamm. Unhumbled, unrepentant, unreform'd. AMilton. UNREFRA'cTED. adj. Not refraćted. The ſun's circular image is made by an unrefraćed beam of light. Newton's Opticks. UNREFRE's HED. adj. Not cheared; not relieved. Its ſymptoms are a ſpontaneous laſhtude, being unrefreſhed by ſleep. Arbuthnot. UNREGA/RDED. adj. Not heeded; not reſpected; neglected. We, ever by his might, Had thrown to ground the unregarded right. Do'ſt ſee, how unregarded now That piece of beauty paſſes : There was a time when I did vow To that alone; Shakespeare. Fairy Queen. But mark the fate of faces. Suckling. On the cold earth lies th’ unregarded king; A headleſs carcaſs, and a nameleſs thing. Denham. Me you have often counſell'd to remove My vain purſuit of unregarded love. Dryden. Laws againſt immorality have not been executed, and pro- clamations to inforce them, are wholly un, egal ded. Swift. UNRE'GISTERED. adj. Not recorded. Hotter hours, Unregiſter'd in vulgar fame, you have Luxuriouſly pick'd out. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. UNREGE'NERATE. adj. Not brought to a new life. This is not to be underſtood promiſcuouſly of all men, unregenerate perſons, as well us regenerate. Stephens. UNRE'ſsed. ad; Not reſtrained by the bridle. Reft fºom thy flying ſteed unreina, as once Rºllerophon, though from a lower clime Diſmounted, on th’ Aleian field I fall. UNRE LENTING: adj. Hard, cruel ; feeling no pity. By many hands your father was ſubdu'd; But only ſlaughter'd by the ireful arm Of unrelenting Clifford. Place pitchy barrels on the fatal ſtake, That ſo her torture may be ſhortened. Will nothing turn your unrelenting hearts : Shakespeare, Theſe are the realms of unrelenting fate; - And awful Rhadamanthus rules the fiate. Milton, Shakeſp. Hen. VI. - Dryden. Falſe tears ſhall wet his unreſenting eyes, And his glad heart with artful fighs ſhall heave. Smith. UNRELIA’vable. adj. Admitting no ſuccour. As no degree of diſtreſs is un elievable by his power, ſo no extremity of it is inconſiſtent with his compaſſion. Boyle. UNREli‘eved. adj. - I. Not ſuccoured. The goddeſs griev'd, - Her favour'd hoſt ſhou'd periſh unreliev'd. Dryden. 2. Not eaſed. - - The uneaſineſs of unrelieved thirſt is not leſſened by conti- nuance, but grows the more unſupportable. - Boyle. UNREMA'RKArle. adj. 1. Not capable of being obſerved. Our underſtanding, to make a complete notion, muſt add ſomething elſe to this fleeting and unremarkable ſuperficies, that may bring it to our acquaintance. Digby. 2. Not worthy of notice. UNREME/D] ABLE, adj. Admitting no remedy. He ſo handled it, that it rather ſeemed he had more come into a defence of an unemediable miſchief already committed, than that they had done it at firſt by his conſent. Sidney. UNREME/M.B.ERING. adj. Having no memory. That unrememb'ring of its former pain, The ſoul may ſuffer mortal fleſh again. Dryden. UNREME/MBERED. adj. Not retained in the mind; not recol- lečted. I cannot paſs unremembered, their manner of diſguiſing the ſhafts of chimnies in various faſhions, whereof the nobleſt is the pyramidal. J/otton's Architeºſure. UNREME'MBRANCE. m. ſ. Forgetfulneſs ; want of remem- brance. Some words are negative in their original language, but ſeem poſitive, becauſe the negation is unknown; as amneſty, an unremembrance, or general pardon. JWatts's Logick. UNREMo’ve ABLE. adj. Not to be taken away. Never was there any woman, that with more unremoveable determination gave herſelf to love, after ſhe had once ſet before her mind the worthineſs of Amphialus. Sidney, b. ii. You know the fiery quality of the duke, How unremoveable and fixt he is In his own courſe, UNREMo’ved. adj. 1. Not taken away. - - It is impoſſible, where this opinion is imbibed and unre- moved, to found any convincing argument. Hammond. We could have had no certain proſpect of his happineſs, while the laſt obſtacle was unremoved. Dryden's Wirgil. 2. Not capable of being removed. - Like Teneriff or Atlas unremov’d. Milton. UNREMove AELY. adv. In a manner that admits no re- moval. His diſcontents are unremoveably coupled to his nature. Sha. UNREPA/ID. adj. Not recompenſed; not compenſated. Hadſt thou full pow'r To meaſure out his torments by thy will; - Yet what could'ſt thou, tormentor, hope to gain Thy loſs continues, unrepaid by pain. Dryden. UNREPEALED. adj. Not revoked; not abrogated: - When you are pinched with any unrepealed aćt of parlia- ment, you declare you will not be obliged by it. Dryden. Nature's law, and unreſ eaſ'd command, 1. That gives to lighter things the greateſt height, Blackmore. UNREPE's Ep. adj. Not regarded with penitential ſorrow. They are no fit ſupplicants to ſeek his mercy in the behalf of others, whoſe own unºfented fins provoked his juſt indig- nation. Hooker, b. v. Shakeſkeare. If I, vent'ring to diſpleaſe God for the fear of º º º º, hind ; which in his jealouſy - §. unrepented, find º Milion's Agoniſłes. As in unreſented fin ſhe dy d. - Doom'd to the ſame bad place, is puniſh'd for her pride. Dryd. with what confuſion will he hear all his unrepeated fins produced before men and angels? . Rogers's sermº. UNREPE(NTING. aff. Not repenting; not penitent; not UNREPENTANT: ; ſorrowful for fin. Should
UN R U N R Should I of theſe the liberty regard, who freed, as to their º” ſ biºd, unrepentaº, unreform tº ..., , ---> Hº would ºff. - Aſººn s Par. Regain'd. My unprepar’d, and unreſenting breath, was ſnatch'd away by the ſwift hand of death. Roſcommon. All his arts reveal, From the firſt moment of his vital breath, To his laſt hour of unrepenting death. Nortyrants fierce, that unrepenting die, E'er felt ſuch rage as thou. Pope's Rape of the Lock. UN Repi'NING. adj. Not peeviſhly complaining. Barefoot as ſhe trod the flinty pavement, Her footſteps all along were mark'd with blood ; Yet ſilent on ſhe paſs'd, and unrepining. UNREPLE'N1s H.E.D. adj. Not filled. Some air retreated thither, kept the mercury out of the unrepleniſhed ſpace. Boyle. UNREPR lev Able. adj. Not to be reſpited from penal death. Within me is a hell; and there the poiſon Is, as a fiend, confin'd, to tyrannize In unreprievable condemned blood. Shakeſp. K. john. UNRE pRo'Ached. adj. Not upbraided; not cenſured. Sir John Hotham, unreproached, uncurſed by any impre- cation of mine, pays his head. K. Charles. UNRE pRove Abi E. adj. Not liable to blame. You hath he reconciled, to preſent you holy, unblame- able, and un, proveable in his ſight. Col. i. 22. UN Rep Row ED. adj. 1. Not cenſured. Chriſtians have their churches, and unreproved exerciſe of religion. - - Sandys's journey. 2. Not liable to cenſure. The antique world, in his firſt flow'ring youth, With gladſome thanks, and unreproved truth, Dryden. Rowe. The gifts of ſov’reign bounty did embrace. Fairy Queen. If I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee, In unreprºved pleaſures free. Milton. UNREPU'GN ANT. adj. Not oppoſite. When ſcripture doth yield us natural laws, what particular order is thereunto moſt agreeable ; when poſitive, which way to make laws unrefugnant unto them. Hooker, b. iii. UNRE'putable. adj. Not creditable. When we ſee wiſe men examples of duty, we are con- vinced that piety is no unreputable qualification, and that we are not to be aſhamed of our virtue. Rogers. UNREQUE's TED. adj. Not aſked. - With what ſecurity can our embaſſadors go, unrequeſted of the Turkiſh emperor, without his ſafe conduct Knolles. UNREQUI"TABLE. adj. Not to be retaliated. Some will have it that all mediocrity of folly is fooliſh, and becauſe an unrequitable evil may enſue, an indifferent conve- nience muſt be omitted. Brown's Vulg. Errours. So unrequitable is God's love, and ſo inſolvent are we, that that love vaſtly improves the benefit, by which alone we might have pretended to ſome ability of retribution. Boyle. UNRESE/NTED. adj. Not regarded with anger. The failings of theſe holy perſons, paſſed not unreſented by God; and the ſame ſcripture which informs us of the fin, records the puniſhment. Rogers. UNRESE R v ED. adj. 1. Not limited by any private convenience. The piety our heavenly father will accept, muſt conſiſt in an entire, unreſerved obedience to his commands; ſince whoſo- ever offends in one precept, is guilty of the whole law. Rogers. 2. Open; frank; concealing nothing. Use ºf RVEBN Ess. m. ſ. Unlimitedneſs; frankneſs; largeneſs. The tenderneſs and unreſervedneſs of his love, made him think thoſe his friends or enemies, that were ſo to God. Boyle. UNRESE/Rvedly. adv. I. Without limitations. I am not to embrace abſolutely and unreſervedly the opinion of Ariſtotle. Boyle. 2. Without concealment; openly. I know your friendſhip to me is extenſive; and it is what I owe to that friendſhip, to open my mind unreſervedy to you. Pope. USRºse'RVED.NEss. n.ſ. Openneſs; frankneſs. I write with more unreſervednes than ever man wrote. Pope. UNRESI's TED. adj. 1. Not oppoſed. The aetherial ſpaces are perfeótly fluid ; they neither aſſiſt, nor retard, the planets, which roll through as free and un- 'º'; as if they moved in a vacuum. Bentley's Sermons. * Reſiſtleſs; ſuch as cannot be oppoſed. Thoſe gods ! whoſe unreſiſted might Have ſent me to theſe regions void of light. Dryden. - What wonder then, thy hairs ſhould feel The conqu'ring force of anreffled ſteel? Pope. UNR rs' ſisa. gdi Not oppoſing ; not making reſiſtance What noiſe that ſpirit's poſſeſs'd with haſte, ce. That wounds th' unreffling poſtern with theſe ſtrokes.S. The ſheep was ſacrific'd on no pretence, S. Jha, But meck and unºffling innocence: A patient, uſeful creature. Dryden Since the planets move horizontally through the liqui unreffling ſpaces of the heav'ns, where no bodies at º and inconſiderable ones, occur, they may preſerve the º: locity which the firſt impulſe impreſs'd. Bently, sº UNREsolvable. adj. Not to be ſolved; inſoluble. For a man to run headlong, while his ruin ſtares him the face; ſtill to preſs on to the embraces of fin m in blem unreſºlvable upon any other ground, but th: tuates before it deſtroys. UNREso'lved. adj. 1. Not determined; having made no reſolution. On the weſtern coaſt Rideth a puiſſant navy: to our ſhores Throng many doubtful, hollow-hcarted friends, is d pro- fin inſa- South's Sermºn. Unarm’d, and un, eſolv'd to beat them back. Shake? Turnus, unreſºlv'd of flight, atºp. Moves tardy back, and juſt recedes from fight. Drydºn. 2. Not ſolved; not cleared. I do not ſo magnify this method, to think it will perſedly clear every hard place, and leave no doubt unreſolved. Locł. UN Resolving. adj. Not reſolving. She her arms about her unre ºving huſband threw. Dºg UNRespective. adj. Inattentive; taking little notice, I will converſe with iron-witted fools, And unreſte&live boys; none are for me That look into me with conſid’rate eyes. Sha'eſhtara. UNRE's T. m. ſ. Diſquiet; want of tranquillity; unquietieſ. Wiſe beheſt, thoſe creeping flames by reaſon to ſubdue, Before their rage grew to ſo great unreſt. Fairy Queen, Repoſe, ſweet gold, for their unreſ, That have their alms out of the empreſs' cheſt. Shaºffsart, Diſmay’d confuſion all poſſeſs'd; Th' afflicted troop, hearing their plot deſtry'd: Then runs amaz'd diſtreſs, with ſad unreſ, To this, to that; to fly, to ſtand, to hide. Silence, in truth, would ſpeak my ſorrows beſt; For deepeſt wounds, can leaſt their feelings tell; Yet, let me borrow from mine own unreſt, But time to bid him, whom I lov'd, farewell. Up they roſe, As from unreſt; and each the other viewing, Soon found their eyes how open'd, and their minds How darken'd / Milton's Par. Lºft, b. ix. UNREsto'r ED. adj. 1. Not reſtored. - 2. Not cleared from an attainder. The ſon of an unreſtored traitor has no pretence to the quality of his anceſtors. Cºllier on Dueling. UNRESTRA/INED. adj. 1. Not confined; not hindered. My tender age, in luxury was train'd, With idle eaſe, and pageants entertain'd, My hours my own, my pleaſures unreſtrain'd. Pº. 2. Licentious ; looſe. The taverns he daily doth frequent, With unreſtrained, looſe companions. 3. Not limited. - Were there in this aphoriſm an unreſtrained truth)". it not reaſonable to infer from a caution, a non-uº " abolition. Brown's Vulgar Brrºº UNRETRA/cted. adj. Not revoked; not recalled. d him The penitence of the criminal may have º . amongſt the ſaints, when our unretracted º : may ſend us to unquenchable flames. Gº", ſº *". Daniel, I/ºtton. Shalºſheart. Nothing but plain malevolence can juſtify º, º levolence ſhewn in a ſingle, outward act, unraº, lſhi habitual ill-nature. Cºller on Friendſ” UNREve’Aled. aff. Not told ; not diſcovered. Had ye once ſeen theſe her celeſtial treaſures, And unrevealed pleaſures, ... . - Spriſºr. Then would ye wonder, and her praiſes "g Dear, fatal name reſt ever unrevealº Pºp!, Nor paſs theſe lips, in holy ſilence ſeal’d. UNREve NG ED. adj. Not revenged. ... So might we die, not envying them that live; Fairfax. So would we die, not un evenged all. ai'ſ Unhonour'd though I am, Dryden. Not un eveng'd that impious act ſhall be: ſlow Great Pompey's ſhade complains that wº". Alſº And Scipio's ghoſt walks unreveng'd amongſt us. y UNRE’ver end. adj. Irreverent; diſreſpectful. eſt.cº. See not ºil. in theſe unreverent robes. Shakespeare ." Fie! unreverend tongue to call her bº, Whoſe ſov’reignty ſo oft thou haſt preferr d, Shałº!" With twenty thouſand ſoul-confirming oaths. *E. 3
U N R U N R UNRE's ERENTLY. adv. Diſreſpeaſully. I did unreverently blame the gods, Who wake for thee, though thou ſhore for thyſelf. B. Johnſ. UNREve'RSED. adj. Not revoked; not repealed. She hath offer'd to the doom, Which unreverſed ſtands in effectual force, A ſea of melting tears. UNREvo’KED. adj. Not recalled. Hear my decree, which unrevok'd ſhall ſtand. Milton. UNREwA'RDED. adj. Not rewarded; not recompenſed. Providence takes care that good offices may not paſs un- Shakeſpeare. rewarded. L'Aſirange. Since for common good I yield the fair, My private loſs let grateful Greece repair; Nor unrewarded let your prince complain, That he alone has fought and bled in vain. Pope. To UNRI'DDL.E. v. a. To ſolve an enigma; to explain a pro- blem. Some kind power unriddle where it lies, Whether my heart be faulty, or her eyes | Suckling. The Platonick principles will not unriddle the doubt. Glamº. A reverſe often clears up the paſſage of an old poet, as the poet often ſerves to unriddle the reverſe. Addiſon. UNRID1ſculous. adj. Not ridiculous. If an indifferent and unridiculous objećt could draw this au- ſtereneſs unto a ſmile, he hardly could with perpetuity reſiſt proper motives thereof. Brown's Pulgar Errours. To UNRI'G. v. a. To ſtrip of the tackle. - Rhodes is the ſovereign of the ſea no more; Their ſhips unrigg'd, and ſpent their naval ſtore. Dryden. UNRI'GHT. Wrong. In Spenſer, this word ſhould perhaps be untight. - What in moſt Engliſh writers uſeth to be looſe, and as it were unright, in this author is well grounded, timely framed, and ſtrongly truſſed up together. Gloſſary to Spenſer's Kal. Shew that thy judgment is not unright. J/iſdom xii. UNRI'GHTEous. adj. Unjuſt ; wicked; ſinful; bad. Oćtavius here lept into his room, And it uſurped by unrighteous doom ; But he his title juſtify’d by might. Within a month ! Ere yet the ſalt of moſt unrighteous tears, Had left the fluſhing in her galled eyes, She married.—Oh moſt wicked ſpeed Shakeſpeare. Let the wicked man forſake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord. I a.k. UNRI'GHTEously. adv. Unjuſtly; wickedly; ſinfully. For them Their foes a deadly Shibboleth deviſe: By which unrighteouſly it was decreed, That none to truſt, or profit ſhould ſucceed, Who would not ſwallow firſt a poiſºnous wicked weed. Dryd. A man may fall undeſervedly under publick diſgrace, or is wnrighteouſly oppreſſed. Collier on Pride. UNR1'GHTEous Ness. n.ſ. Wickedneſs; injuſtice. Our Romaniſts can no more abide this propoſition converted, than themſelves. All ſin, ſay they, is a tranſ- greſſion of the law; but every tranſgreſfion of the law is not ſin. The apoſtle, therefore, turns it for us: all unrighteouſ- neſs, ſays he, is ſin; but every tranſgreſſion of the law is un- righteouſneſs, faith Auſtin upon this place. Hall. Some things have a natural deformity in them, as perjury, perfidiouſneſs, unrighteouſneſs, and ingratitude. Tillotſon. UNR.'GHTFul. adj. Not rightful; not juſt. Thou, which know'ſt the way To plant unrightful kings, wilt know again To pluck him headlong from th' uſurped throne. Shakeſp. To UNR1'N G. v. a. To deprive of a ring. Be forc'd to impeach a broken hedge, And pigs unring'd at viſ, franc. pledge. Hudibras. To UNRI'P. v. a. [This word is improper; there being no difference between rip and unrip; and the negative particle is therefore of no force; yet it is well authoriſed.] To cut open. Fairy Queen, b. ii. Like a traitor Didſt break that vow, and, with thy treach'rous blade, Unrip’dſ the bowels of thy ſov’reign's ſon. - Shakeſpeare. He could not now, with his honour, ſo unrip, and put a lye upon all that he had ſaid and done before, as to deliver *him up. Bacon's Hen. VII. We are angry with ſearchers, when they break open trunks, and unrip packs, and open ſealed letters. Taylor. Cato well obſerves, that friendſhip ought net to be un- ripped, but unſtitched. Collier. UNR1/PE. m. ſ. 1. Immature; not fully concočted. Purpoſe is of violent birth, but poor validity; Which now, like fruits unripe, ſticks on the tree, But fall unſhaken when they mellow be. Shakeſpeare. In this northern tract our hoarſer throats, Utter unri e and ill-conſtrained notes. //aller. He fix’d his unipe vengeance to defer, Sought not the garden, but retir’d unſeen, To brood in ſecret on his gather'd ſpleen. 2. Too early. - Who hath not heard of the valiant, wiſe, laus, whoſe unripe death doth yet, tears from virtuous eyes } "Nº PENED. adj. Not matured. Were you with theſe, you'd ſoon forget The pale, anripen'd beauties of the north. Addison's Cata. UNR; *Nºss. ", ſ. Immaturity; want of ripeneſs. The ripeneſs, or unripeneſ, of the occaſion, muſt ever be well weighed; and generally it is good to commit the begin- nings of all great actions to Argus, with his hundred eyes; and the ends to Briareus, with his hundred hands. Dryden, and juſt Dori- ſo many years ſince, draw Sidney, b. ii. - Bacon. UNRI'vALLED. adj. I. Having no competitor. Honour forbid at whoſe unrival’d ſhrine, Eaſe, pleaſure, virtue, all our ſex reſign. Pope, 2: Having no peer or equal. To UNRoºl. v. a. Te-open what is rolled or convolve; O horror The queen of nations, from her antient ſeat, Is ſunk for ever in the dark abyſs; Time has unroll'd her glories to the laſt, And now clos'd up the volume. Dryden's All for Love. UNRoMA'NTIck. adj. Contrary to romance. It is a baſe, uniomantick ſpirit not to wait on you. To UNRooſ F. v.a. houſes. The rabble ſhould have firſt unroof"d the city, Ere ſo prevail'd with me. Shakeſp. Coriolamur, UNRoo's TED. adj. Driven from the rooſt. Thou dotard ' thou art woman-tir’d, unrooſted, By thy old dame Partlet here. Shakeſp. //inter Tale, UNRough. adj. Smooth. Siward's ſon, And many unrough youths, that even now Proteſt their firſt of manhood. Shakeſp. Macbeth, To UNRooſt. v.a. To tear from the roots; to extirpate; to eradicate. Since you’ve made the days and nights as one, To wear your gentle limbs in my affairs, Be bold; you do ſo grow in my requital, That nothing can unroot you, Unroot the foreſt oaks and bear away Flocks, folds, and trees, an undiſtingſåſh'd prey, Dryden, UNRo'UNDED. adj. Not ſhaped, not cut to a round. Thoſe unfil’d piſtolets, That more than cannon-ſhot avails or lets; Which, negligently left unrounded, look Like many-angled figures in the book Of ſome dread conjurer. UNRoſYAL. adj. Unprincely; not royal. By the advice of his envious counſellors, he ſent them with unroyal reproaches to Muſidorus and Pyrocles, as if they had done traiterouſly. Sidney. To UNRU'FFle. v. n. To ceaſe from commotion, or agitation. Where'er he guides his finny courſers, The waves unruffle, and the ſea ſubſides. UNRU FFLED. adj. Calm; tranquil ; not tumultuous. Vent all thy paſſion, and I'll ſtand its ſhock, Calm and unruffled as a ſummer's ſea, When not a breath of wind flies o'er its ſurface. Addison. UNRu’led. adj. Not directed by any ſuperiour power. The realm was left, like a ſhip in a ſtorm, amidſt all the raging ſurges, un uled and undireéted of any ; for they to whom ſhe was committed, fainted in their labour, º: their charge. penſer. UNR º: m. ſ. [from unruly, J Turbulence; tumultuouſ- neſs ; licentiouſneſs. By the negligence of ſome who were hardly to be com- manded, and by the un, ulineſs of others, who without leave were gone a-ſhore, ſo fair an occaſion of vićtory was negle&ted. Knol, No care was had to curb the unrulineſs of anger, or the exorbitance of deſire. Amongſt all their ſacrifices, they never ſacrificed ſo much as one luſt. South', Sermons, UN RU/LY. adj. Turbulent ; ungovernable ; licentious ; tu- ltuous. Inu In ſacred bands of wedlock ty'd To Therion, a looſe unuly ſwain ; - Who had more joy to range the foreſt wide, - And chace the ſavage beaſt with buſy pain. Fairy Queen, Down I come, like gliſt'ring Phaeton, - wanting the manage of un uyjades. Shakeſp. Rich. II. The beii and ſoundeſt of his time hath been but raſh; then muſt we look from his age, to receive but tunruly way- wardneſs. Shakespeare , K. Lear. the tongue is an unrul evil, full of deadly poiſon. ja, iii, Thou doſt a better life, and nobler vigour give; Doſt each unruly appetite controul. Rºſcommon, 29 X Love Swift, To ſtrip off the roof or covering of Shakeſpeare, Donne, Dryden.
U N S
U N S
inſults, diſguiſed in the cloud,
Aºi. fºrce of that un ul, croud. //aller.
paſſions kept their place, and tranſgreſſed not the bounda-
ries of their proper natures; nor Wºłº the diſorders º,
which are occaſioned by the licence of unruly appetites. Glanv.
You muſt not go where you may dangers meet.
Th: an-uly ſword will no diſtinction make,
And beauty will not there give wounds, but take, Dryden.
UNs a Fe. adj. Not ſecure ; hazardous ; dangerous. . .
If they would not be drawn to ſeem his adverſaries, yet
others ſhould be taught how unſafe it was to continue his
friends. Hooker, b. v.
With ſpeed retir’d
Where erſt was thickeſt fight, th’ angelick throng,
And left large field, unſafe within the wind -
Of ſuch commotion. Milton's Par. Io/?, b. vi.
Uncertain ways unſaf/? are,
And doubt a greater miſchief than deſpair.
Phlegyan robbers made unſafe the road.
UN'sA'FELY. adv. Not ſecurely; dangerouſly.
, Take it, while yet 'tis praiſe, before my rage,
Unſafely juſt, break looſe on this bad age;
So bad, that thou thyſelf hadſt no defence
From vice, but barely by departing hence. Dryden.
As no man can walk, ſo neither can he think, uneaſily or
wſafely; but in uſing, as his legs, ſo his thoughts amiſs,
Denham.
Dryden.
which a virtuous man never doth. Grew.
UN'sA'ID. adj. Not uttered ; not mentioned.
Chanticleer ſhall wiſh his words unſaid. Dryden.
That I may leave nothing material unſaid, among the fe-
veral ways of imitation, I ſhall place tranſlation and para-
phraſe. Felton's Claſſicks.
UNsA'LTED. adj. Not pickled or ſeaſoned with ſalt.
The muriatick ſcurvy, induced by two great quantity of
ſea-ſalt, and common among mariners, is cured by a diet of
freſh unſalted things, and watery liquor acidulated. Arbuthnot.
UNSALU'ted, adj. [inſalutatus, Lat..] Not ſaluted.
Gods ! I prate;
And the moſt noble mother of the world
, Leave unſaluted. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
UN'sA'NctiFi ED. adj Unholy; not conſecrated.
Her obſequies have been ſo far enlarged
As we have warrantry; her death was doubtful;
And but that great command o'erſways the order,
She ſhould in ground unſanctify'd have lodg'd
*Till the laſt trump. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
UNsa'riable. adj. [inſatiabilis, Lat.] Not to be ſatisfied ;
greedy without bounds.
Unſatiable in their longing to do all manner of good to all
the creatures of God, but eſpecially men. Hooker, b. i.
- Craſſus the Roman, for his unſatiable greedineſs, was called
the gulph of avarice. Raleigh.
UN'sATIsfactor INEss. n. ſ. Failure of giving ſatisfac:
tlon.
That which moſt deters me from ſuch trials, is their un-
Jatiyačtorineſs, though they ſhould ſucceed. Boyle.
UN's A T is FA'croR Y. adj. Not giving ſatisfaction; not clearing
thc difficulty.
That ſpeech of Adam, The woman thou gaveſt me to be
with me, ſhe gave me of the tree, and I did eat, is an un-
fatisfactory reply, and therein was involved a very impious
cIror. Brown's Vulg. Errours.
Latria to the croſs, is point blank againſt the definition of
the council of Nice ; and it is an unſatisfactory anſwer to
ſay, they only were againſt latria given to images for them-
ſelves. Stillingfleet.
UN's ATIsr IEDN Ess. m. ſ. [from unſatisfied.] The ſtate of be-
ing not ſatisfied; want of fulneſs.
Between my own unſatisfiedneſs in conſcience, and a ne-
ceſſity of ſatisfying the importunities of ſome, I was per-
ſwaded to chuſe rather what was ſafe, than what ſeemed
juſt. K. Charles.
That unſatisfiedneſs with tranſitory fruitions, that men de-
plore as the unhappineſs of their nature, is indeed the privi-
lege of it, as it is the prerogative of men not to be pleaſed
with ſuch fond toys as children doat upon. Boyle.
UNSA’tis FIED. adj. -
1. Not contented; not pleaſed.
Q: Elizabeth being to reſolve upon a great officer, and
being by ſome put in ſome doubt of that perſon, whom ſhe
meant to advance, ſaid, ſhe was like one with a lanthorn
**king a man, and ſeemed unſatisfied in the choice of a man
for that place. , Bacon.
Flaſhy wits, who cannot fathom a large diſcourſe, muſt be
very much unſatisfied of me. Digby.
Concerning the analytical preparation of gold, they leave
perſons unſatisfied. Boyle.
2. Not filled; not gratified to the full. y
Though he were unſatisfied in getting,
Yet in bºttowing he was moſt Princely. Shakeſpeare.
Whether ſhall I, by juſtly plaguing
Him whom I hate, bé more unjuſly trud
To her I love ; or, being kind to her,
Be cruel to myſelf, and leave unſatisfied
My anger and revenge Denham's S,
Eternity, human nature can't look into, without .
gious awe : our thoughts are loſt in the endleſ, view sº l-
ºn to us weary and unſatiſfied, without finding tº.
pla; to fix on. - Rºger's Sermºn
UNs a risfyiso, adj. Unable to gratify to the fill. -
Nor is fame only unſatisfying in itſelf, but th: deſire of
lays us open to many accidental troubles. Addiſ It
UNSA'vour INEss. adj. [from unſavoury.] ſon,
1. Bad taſte.
2. Bad ſmell.
If we concede a national unſavourineſ, in *la tº
ſhall we find the Jews leſs º hereto º people, yet
UN's A^vo URY. adj. y.
I. Taſtleſs.
Can that which is unſavoury be eaten without ſalt? or
there any taſte in the white of an egg ji wi .
2. Having a bad taſte. - ww.
- Unſavoury food, perhaps,
To ſpiritual natures.
3. Having an ill ſmell; fetid.
Some may emit an unſavoury odour, whi
from the º, of what £, i. tiºn. ch may happen
4. Unpleaſing ; diſguſting.
Things of ſo mean regard, although neceſſary to be or,
dered, are notwithſtanding very unſavoury, when they come
to be diſputed of; becauſe diſputation pre-ſuppoſeth ſome
difficulty in the matter. Hooker, b, v
Unſavoury news; but how made he eſcape sidiº,
To UN'sA^X. v. a. To retract; to recant; to deny what has
been ſaid.
Call you me fair that fair again unſay;
Demetrius loves you, fair. -
Say and unſay, feign, flatter, or abjure.
ow ſoon
Would height recall high thoughts, how ſoon unſ.)
What feign'd ſubmiſſion ſwore. Milton's Par. Lyſ.
To ſay, and ſtrait unſay, pretending firſt
To fly pain, profeſſing next the ſpy,
Argues no leader, but a liar trac'd. Milton.
There is nothing ſaid there, which you may have occaſion
Brown,
Milton's Par. Lºft,
rºtum.
Shaiſhtara
Milton.
to unſay hereafter. Attºrbury.
UNscaly. adj. Having no ſcales. -
The jointed lobſter, and unſtaly ſoale. Gaj.
UNscA'RRED. adj. Not marked with wounds.
And muſt ſhe die for this O let her live;
So ſhe may live unſtarr'd from bleeding ſlaughter,
I will confeſs ſhe was not Edward's daughter. Shahjart.
UN schola's tick, adj. Not bred to literature.
Notwithſtanding theſe learned diſputants, it was to the un-
ſcholo/lick ſtateſman, that the world owed their peace and
liberties. ºcłº,
UN schoo'LED. adj. Uneducated; not learned.
When the apoſtles were ordained to alter the laws of hº
theniſh religion, they were, St. Paul excepted, unſhºld and
unlettered men. Hoster, b. iv.
UNsco'Rched, adj. Not touched by fire.
His hand,
Not ſenſible of fire, remain'd unſcarch'd. Shakespeare.
UNsco'URED. adj. Not cleaned by rubbing.
Th’ enrolled penalties,
Which have, like unſour'd armour, hung by th’ wall,
And none of them been worn. Shakeſpeare.
UNscRA'tchED. adj. Not torn.
I with much expedient march
Have brought a counter-check before your gates,
To ſave unſcratch'd your city's threaten’d cheeks.
UNscREE'NED. adj. Not covered; not protected.
Thoſe balls of burniſhed braſs, the tops of churches º:
adorned with, derive their glittering brightneſs from *; .
ing expoſed, unſcreened, to the ſun's refulgent beams. Bºy!"
UN scr 1/PTURAL. adj. Not defenſible by ſcripture: f
The doctrine delivered in my ſermon was neith" ...",".
Shaiſ.
wnſcriptural, nor in itſelf falſe. Atterbury.
To UNSE’Al. v.a. To open any thing ſealed.
This new glare of light Dryden,
Caſt ſudden on his face, unſeal’d his fight.
UN SE/ALED. adj.
1. Wanting a ſeal.
Your oaths kefteårt
Are words, and poor conditions but unſeal’d. Shalºffat.
2. Having the ſeal broken.
To UN's E(AM. v. a. To rip ; to cut open. -
He ne'er ſhook hands, nor bid farewel to him"
*Till he unſeam'd him from the nape to th’chº
And fix'd his head upon our battlements. Shake tº:
U N S
*
Usse A'RCHABLE, adj. Inſcrutable; not to be explored.
All is beſt, though we often doubt
What th' unſearchable diſpoſer
Of higheſt wiſdom brings about,
And ever beſt found in the cloſe.
Thou haſt vouchſaf’d
This friendly condeſcenſion, to relate
Things elſe by me unſearchable.
Milton's Agoniſłes.
- Milton's Par. Loſt.
Job diſcourſeth of the ſecrets of nature, and unſearchable
perfections of the works of God Tillotſon.
Theſe counſels of God are to us unſearchable; neither has
he left us in ſcripture any marks, by which we may infallibly
conclude ourſelves in that happy number he has choſen. Rogers.
It is a vaſt hindrance to the enrichment of our underſtand-
ingº, if we ſpend too much of our time among infinites and
unſearchables. . //atts's Logick.
Uns: ARchABLENEss. n.ſ. Impoſſibility to be explored
The unſearchalleneſs of God's ways ſhould be a bridle to
reſtrain preſumption, and not a ſanctuary for ſpirits of
... error. Bramhall's Anſw. to Hobbes.
UNSE’Asonable. adj.
1. Not ſuitable to time or occaſion; unfit; untimely; ill-timed.
Zeal, unleſs it be rightly guided, when it endeavours the
moſt buſily to pleaſe God, forceth upon him thoſe unſeaſonable
offices which pleaſe him not. Hooker, b. v.
Their counſel muſt ſeem very unſeaſonable, who adviſe
men to ſuſpect that wherewith the world hath had, by their
own account, twelve hundred years acquaintance. Hooker.
It is then a very unſeaſonable time to plead law, when
ſwords are in the hands of the vulgar. Spenſer's Ireland.
The commiſſioners pulled down or defaced all images in
churches, in ſuch unſeaſonable faſhion, as is done in hoſti-
lity. Hayward.
This digreſſion I conceived not unſeaſonable for this place,
nor upon this occaſion. Clarendon.
- Haply mention may ariſe
Of ſomething not unſeaſonable to aſk. Milton.
Timothy lay out a-nights, and went abroad often at un-
ſeaſonable hours. Arbuthnot.
2. Not agreeable to the time of the year.
Like an unſeaſonable ſtormy day,
Which makes the ſilver rivers drown their ſhores,
As if the world were all diſſolv’d in tears. Shakeſpeare.
. Late ; as, unſeaſonable time of night.
tº: n. ſ. Diſagreement with time or place.
The moral goodneſs, unfitneſs, and unſeaſonableneſs of
moral or natural actions, falls not within the verge of a
brutal faculty. Hale's Origin of Mankind.
UNse AsonABLY. adv. Not ſeaſonably; not agreeably to time
... or occaſion.
Some things it aſketh unſeaſonably, when they need not to
, be prayed for, as deliverance from thunder and tempeſt,
, when no danger is nigh. Hooker, b. v.
Leave to fathom ſuch high points as theſe,
Nor be ambitious, ere the time, to pleaſe ;
Unſeaſonably wiſe, till age and cares
Have form'd thy ſoul to manage great affairs. Dryden.
By the methods preſcribed, more good, and leſs miſchief,
will be done in acute diſtempers, than by medicines impro-
perly and unſeaſonably applied. Arbuthnot.
Ulyſſes yielded unſeaſonably, and the ſtrong paſſion for his
country ſhould have given him vigilance. Broome.
UN's E'Aso's ED. adj.
1. Unſeaſonable; untimely; ill-timed. Out of uſe.
Your majeſty hath been this fortnight ill,
And theſe unſeaſon'd hours perforce muſt add
Unto your ſickneſs. Shakespeare Hen. IV.
I think myſelf in a better plight for a lender than you are ;
the which hath ſomething emboldened me to this unſeaſoned
intruſion. Shakeſpeare.
2. Unformed ; not qualified by uſe. -
'Tis an unſeaſon'd courtier; adviſe him. Shakeſpeare.
3. Irregular; inordinate. - -
The commiſſioners pulled down or defaced all images in
churches, in ſuch unſeaſonable and unſeaſoned faſhion, as if
done in hoſtility. Hayward.
4. Not kept till fit for uſe.
5. Not ſalted; as, unſeaſoned meat.
UNSE'cos DeD. adj.
1. Not ſupported.
Him did you leave
Second to none, unſeconded by you,
To look upon the hideous god of war
In diſadvantage.
2. Not exemplified a ſecond time.
Strange and unſeconded ſhapes of worms ſucceeded. Brown.
To UN's E^cket. v. a. To diſcloſe ; to divulge.
He that conſulteth what he ſhould do, ſhould not declare
what he will do ; but let princes beware, that the unſecreting
ef their affairs comes not from themſelves. Bacon.
Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
Ussh'cret, adj. Not cloſe; not truſty.
Who ſhall be true to uS,
When we are ſo unſecret to ourſelves Shakeſpeare
Unsecu” d; 24”- “... v.
U’RE. adj. Not ſafe.
Love, though moſt ſure,
Yet always to itſelf ſeems unſecure. Denham.
Usse DU’ced. adj. Not drawn to ill.
..If ſhe remain unſeduc’d, you not making it appear other-
wiſe; for your ill opinion, and th'aſſault you have made to
her chaſtity, you ſhall anſwer me with your ſword. Shakeſ?.
Among innumerable falſe, unmov’d, -
Unſhaken, unſeduc’d, unterrify'd. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
UNSEE'ING. adj. Wanting the power of viſion.
I ſhou'd have ſcratch'd out your unſeeing eyes,
To make my maſter out of love with thee.
To UN'see'm. y: Not to ſeem. Not in uſe. Shakeſpeare.
You wrong the reputation of your name,
In ſo unſeeming to confeſs receipt
Of that, which hath ſo faithfully been paid. Shakeſpeare.
UNSEE/MLINEss. m. ſ. Indecency; indecorum ; uncomelineſs.
All as before his fight, whom we fear, and whoſe pre-
ſence to offend with any the leaſt unſeemlineſ, we would be
ſurely as loth as they, who moſt reprehend or deride that
we do. Hooker, b. v.
Unsee'MLY. n. ſ. Indecent ; uncomely; unbecoming.
Contentions as yet were never able to prevent two evils;
the one, a mutual exchange of unſeemly and unjuſt diſgraces
offered by men, whoſe tongues and paſſions are out of rule;
the other a common hazard of both, to be made a prey
by ſuch as ſtudy how to work with moſt advantage in
private. - Hooker.
Let us now deviſe
What beſt may for the preſent ſerve to hide
The parts of each from other, that ſeem moſt
To ſhame obnoxious, and unſeemliſ; ſeen. Milton.
Her gifts
Were ſuch, as under government well ſeem’d ;
Unſeemly to bear rule. Milton's Par. Loft.
My ſons, let your unſeemly diſcord ceaſe;
If not in friendſhip, live at leaſt in peace. Dryden.
I wiſh every unſeemly idea, and wanton expreſſion had been
baniſh'd from amongſt them. //atts.
UNSEE(MLY. adv. Indecently; unbecomingly.
Charity doth not behave itſelf unſeemly, ſeeketh not her
OWn. I Cor. xiii. 5.
Unmanly dread invades the French aſtony'd;
Unſeemly yelling; diſtant hills return
The hideous noiſe.
UNSEE/N. adj.
1. Not ſeen; not diſcovered.
A jeſt unſeen, inſcrutable, inviſible,
As a noſe on a man's face, or a weathercock on a ſteeple. Shakespeare
Her father and myſelf
Will ſo diſpoſe ourſelves, that ſeeing, unſeen,
We may of the encounter frankly judge. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
A painter became a phyſician; whereupon one ſaid to him,
you have done well; for before the faults of your work were
ſeen, but now they are unſeen. Bacon.
Here may I always on this downy graſs,
Unknown, unſeen, my eaſy minutes paſs. Roſcommon.
Millions of ſpiritual creatures walk the earth
Unſeen, both when we wake, and when we ſleep. Milton.
At his birth a ſtar
Unſeen before in heaven, proclaims him come ;
And guides the eaſtern ſages who enquire
His place, to offer incenſe, myrrh, and gold.
He that on her his bold hand lays,
With Cupid's pointed arrows plays:
They with a touch, they are ſo keen,
Wound us unſhot, and ſhe unſeen.
The footſteps of the deity he treads,
And ſecret moves along the crowded ſpace, >
Unſeen of all the rude Phaeacian face. Pope's Odyſſy.
2. Inviſible; undiſcoverable. -
The weeds of hereſy being grown into ripeneſs, do, even
in the very cutting down, ſcatter oftentimes thoſe ſeeds which
for a while lie unſeen and buried in the earth ; but afterward
freſhly ſpring up again no leſs pernicious than at the firſt. Hooker.
On ſhe came, hough unſ.
Led by her heav'nly maker, though unſet". .
And *::: by his º: Milton's Par. Lºf.
. Unſkilled : unexperienced.
3 He was not : in the affections of the court, but had
not reputation enough to reform it. . . Clarendºn.
UNse/LFish. adj. Not addicted to private intereſt.
The moſt intereſted cannot purpoſe any thing ſo much to
their own advantage, notwithſtanding which the inclination is
nevertheleſs unſºft/h. Speciator, N° 588.
UNse'NT. adj.
1. Not ſent.
Philips.
Milton.
J%aller.
2. UN-
U N S U N S - 1sºrs r £r. Not called by letter or meſſenger. 2. ‘iºſi. ſhould º houſe to houſe unſent for, and enquire what woman hath a cancer, or whº in an a fiſtula, he would be as unwelcºme as the diſeaſe itſelf. Taylor. Somewhat of weighty conſequence brings you here ſo often, and unſent ſºr . . Dryden. UNsº parable. adj. Not to be parted ; not to be divided. Oh world, thy ſlippery turns ! Friends now faſt ſworn, Who twine as 'twere in love Unſeparable, ſhall, within this hour, Break out to bittereſt enmity. UNse/PARATED. adj. Not parted. There ſeek the Theban bard; To whom Perſephone, entire and whole, Gave to retain th' unſeparatad ſoul. Pope's Odyſſy. UNse'Rv1ce Able. adj. Uſeleſs ; bringing no advantage or convenience. The beaſt, impatient of his ſmarting wound, } Shakeſp. Coriolanus. Thought with his wings to fly above the groºnd; But his late wounded wing unſerviceable found. Spenſer. 'Tis certainly demonſtrated, that the condenſation and ex- panſion of any proportion of the air, is always proportional to the weight incumbent upon it: ſo that if the atmoſphere had been much greater or leſs than it is, it would on the ſurface of the earth, have been unſerviceable for vegetation and life. Bentley's Sermons. It can be no unſerviceable deſign to religion, to undeceive men in ſo important a point. Rogers's Seryons. UNs E/Rv1ce ABLY. adj. Without uſe; without advantage. It does not enlarge the dimenſions of the globe, or lie idly and unſerviceably there, but part of it is introduced into the plants which grow thereon, and the reſt either remounts again, with the aſcending vapour, or is waſh’d down into rivers. Woodward's Nat. Hiſt. UN se’r. adj. Not ſet; not placed. They urge that God left nothing in his word undeſcribed, nothing unſet down; and therefore charged them ſtrictly to keep themſelves into that without any alteration. Hooker. To UN's E't TL.E. v. a. 1. To make uncertain. Such a doćtrine unſettles the titles to kingdoms and eſtates; for if the actions from which ſuch ſettlements ſpring were illegal, all that is built upon them muſt be ſo too; but the laſt is abſurd, therefore the firſt muſt be ſo likewiſe. Arbuthnot. 2. To move from a place. As big as he was, did there need any great matter to un- ſettle him. D'Eſtrange. 3. To overthrow. UN's E!TTLED. adj. 1. Not fixed in reſolution; not determined; not ſteady. Impartially judge, whether from the very firſt day that our religion was unſettled, and church government flung out of doors, the civil government has ever been able to fix upon a fure foundation. South's Sermons. A ſolemn air, and the beſt comforter To an unſettled fancy, cure thy brains. Shakeſp. Prepar'd I was not For ſuch a buſineſs; there am I found So much unſettled. Shakeſpeare. With them, a baſtard of the king deceas'd, * And all th’ unſettl"d humours of the land, Raſh, inconſiderate, fiery, voluntary. Shakeſpeare. Uncertain and unſettled he remains Deep vers'd in books, and ſhallow in himſelf. Milton. A covetous man deliberated betwixt the qualms of a warm- bling ſtomach, and an unſettled mind. L’Eſtrange. Unſettled virtue ſtormy may appear; - Honour, like mine, ſerenely is ſevere. Dryden. 2. Unequable ; not regular; changeable. March and September, the two equinoxes, are the moſt windy and tempeſtuous, the moſt unſettl'd and unequable ſea- ſons in moſt countries. Bentley's Sermons. 3. Not eſtabliſhed. My cruel fate, And doubts attending an unſettled ſtate, Forc'd me to guard my coaſt. Dryden. 4. Not fixed in a place or abode. David ſuppoſed that it could not ſtand with the duty which he owed unto God, to ſet himſelf in an houſe of cedar trees, and to behold the ark of the Lord's covenant unſettled. Hooker. UN's E^rt LEDN Ess. m. ſ. 1. Irreſolution; undetermined ſtate of mind. 2. Uncertainty; fluctuation. The *ſettledneſs of my condition has hitherto put a ſtop tº my thoughts concerning it. Dryden. 3. Want of fixity. When the ſun ſhines upon a river, though its waves roll this way and that by the wind, yet, for all their unſettledneſs, I the ſun ſtrikes them with a direct and certain beam. South. Usse’vered. adj. Not parted; not divided. I' Honour and policy, like unſever'd friends, th' war do grow together. Shakeſp. Coriolanus Their bands, though ſlack, no diſſoluti - Th'un ever'd parts . greateſt preſſure tº a > Though looſe, and fit to flow, they ſtill cohere' Blackmur To UNse'x. v. a. To make otherways than the ſex Gre. monly is. - COUn- - All you ſpirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unſex me here And fill me, from the crown to th’ toe, top fill Of direct cruelty. Shakespeare . Mada; UNSHA'Dowr D. adj. Not clouded; not darkened. eth. He alone ſces all things with an unſhadowed, com viſion, who eminently is all. prehenſive UNSHA’ke Able. adj. Not ſubjećt to concuſſion. Nº: Your iſle ſtands, C. As Neptune's park, ribbed and paled in With rocks unſhakeable, and roaring waters. Shaiſ, UNSHA’k Ed. adj. Not ſhaken. Not in uſe. I know but one, That unaffailable holds on his rank, Unſhak'd of motion. UNSHA/KEN. adj. 1. Not agitated; not moved. Purpoſe is Of violent birth, but poor validity; Which now, like fruits unripe, ſticks on the tree, But fall unſhaken, when they mellow be. Shakeſpear. The wicked's ſpite againſt God, is but like a madman's running his head againſt the wall, that leaves the wall. ſhaken, but daſhes his own brains out. Bºyle. 2. Not ſubject to concuſſion. - 3. Not weakened in reſolution; not moved. Among innumerable falſe, unmov’d, Unſhaken, unſeduc’d, unterriſy'd. Ill waſt thou ſhrouded then, O patient ſon of God yet only ſtood'ſt Shakespeare . jul, Ceſar. Milton's Par, Lyft. Unſhaken. Milton's Par. Regain'd, b. iv. Employ it in unfeigned piety towards God, in unſhalenduty to his vicegerent. Sprat. His principles were founded in reaſon, and ſupported by virtue, and therefore did not lie at the mercy of ambition: his notions were no leſs ſteady and unſhafen, than juſt and upright. Addison. To UN sha'KLE. v. a. To looſe from bonds. A laudable freedom of thought unſhackles their minds from the narrow prejudices of education, and opens their eyes to a more extenſive view of the publick good. Addiſon. UNsha(MED. adj. Not ſhamed. The brave man ſeeks not popular applauſe; Unſham'd, though foil'd, he does the beſt he can: Force is of brutes, but honour is of man. Dryden. UNSHA'PEN. adj. Miſhapen; deformed. - This unſhapen earth we now inhabit, is the form it was found in, when the waters had retired. - Burnet. Gaſping for breath, th’ unſhapen Phocae die, -- And on the boiling wave extended lie. Addison. UNsha'RED. adj. Not partaken; not had in common. Bliſs, as thou haſt part, to me is bliſs; ! Tedious unſhar'd with thee, and odious ſoon. Miltºn, To UNshe’ATH. v. a. To draw from the ſcabbard. Executioner, unſheath thy ſword; - Clifford's manhood lies upon his tongue. Shakespeare. Mowbray, the biſhop Scroop, Haſtings, and all Are brought to the correction of your law : ^ --- There is not now a rebel's ſword unſheath'd, Shahjart. Viewing the Trojan reliques, ſhe unſheath'd AFneas's ſword. *: Arcite, his ford unſheath’d. ryan. Far hence be ſouls profane ! Now, Trojan, take the way thy fates afford; Dryden, Aſſume thy courage, and unſheath thy ſword. The Roman ſenate has º k *Till time give better proſpects, ſtill to keep iſ, The A. its edge on Ceſar. Addison. Each chief his ſev’nfold ſhield diſplay'd, Pºpe, And half unſheath'd the ſhining blade. UNSHE/D. adi. Not ſpilt. - To ſº ...} the rivers muſt be turn'd. . º: UHsheltered. Adj. Wanting a ſcreen , wa"; " tlCI1. • . L. He is breeding that worm, which will ſm” this *: and leave him unſheltered to that ſcorchin with * which will make the improvement of onah's jº wiſh, that God would take away his life, his mo Pittſ. deſire. - Decay ºf UNshi(ELDED. adj. Not guarded by the ſº He try’d a tough, well-choſen ſpear! Though Cygnus then did no defence provide, Drydth: But ſcornful offer'd his unſhielded ſide. To UNshi(P. v. a. To take out of a ſhip. At the cape we landed for freſh water; - leak, we unſhipped our goods, and watered there. but diſcover"?" 'illiºtſ. Usshop. 3
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UN’s Ho'ck FD. adj. Not diſguſted ; not offended.
Thy ſpotleſs thoughts unſhock'd the prieſt may hear.
Tickell.
Ussho’D. adj. [from unſhord.] Having no ſhoes.
Their feet unſhod, their bodies wrapt in rags;
And both as ſwift on foot, as chaſed flags. Fairy 3ºzen.
Withhold thy foot from being unſhod. jer. ii.
The king's army, naked and unſhod, would, through
thoſe incloſed parts, have done them little harm. Clarenden.
UN's Hoo'k. part, adj. Not ſhaken.
Pit, box, and gall'ry in convulſions hurl’d,
Thou ſtand'ſt tinſbook amidſt a burſting world.
UNsho(R.N. adj. Not clipped.
This ſtrength, diffus'd
No leſs through all my finews, joints and bones,
Than thine, while I preſerv'd theſe locks un/horn,
The pledge of my unviolated vow. Milton's Agoniſłes.
Straight as a line in beauteous order ſtood,
Of oaks un/horn, a venerable wood.
Unshoºr. part. adj. Not hit by ſhot.
He that on her his bold hand lays,
With Cupid's pointed arrow plays;
They, with a touch, they are ſo keen, .
Wound us unſhot, and ſhe unſeen. J/aller.
To UN's Ho’UT. v. a. To annihilate, or retrašt a ſhout.
Unſhout the noiſe that baniſh’d Marcius;
Repeal him, with the welcome of his mother. Shakeſpeare.
UNSHo'ws RED. adj. Not watered by ſhowers.
Nor is Oſiris ſeen
In Memphian grove or green,
Trampling th' unſhower'd graſs with lowings loud. Milton.
UNSHR1'NKING. adj. Not recoiling; not ſhunning danger or
pain.
Your ſon, my lord, has paid a ſoldier's debt;
He only liv'd but till he was a man;
The which no ſooner had his proweſs confirm’d,
In the unſhrinking ſtation where he fought,
But, like a man, he died. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
UN SHU'NNA Bi.e. adj. Inevitable.
'Tis the plague of great ones,
Prerogativ'd are they leſs than the baſe;
'Tis deſtiny unſhunnable like death.
UNsi'FTED. adj.
1. Not parted by a ſieve.
The ground one year at reſt, forget not thou
With richeſt dung to hearten it again,
Or with unſified aſhes.
2. Not tried.
Affection puh ! you ſpeak like a green girl,
Unſiſted in ſuch perilous circumſtance. Shakeſpeare.
UNsi'GHT. adj. Not ſeeing. A low word, uſed only with
unſeen, as in the example following. Probably formed by
corruption of unſighted.
They’ll ſay our buſineſs to reform
The church and ſtate is but a worm ;
For to ſubſcribe, unſight, unſeen,
To an unknown church diſcipline.
UNSI/GHTED. adj. Inviſible; not ſeen.
Beauties that from worth ariſe,
Are like the grace of deities,
Still preſent with us, though unſighted. Suckling.
UN's "GHTLINEss. n.ſ.. [from unſightly..] Deformity; diſagree-
ableneſs to the eye.
The unſightlineſs in the legs, may be helped, by wearing
a laced ſtocking. //iſeman's Surgery.
UN's I'd HTLY. adj. Diſagreeable to the fight.
On my knees I beg,
That you'll vouchſafe me raiment, bed, and food.—
—Good Sir, no more : theſe are unſightly tricks. Shakeſp.
Thoſe bloſſoms alſo, and thoſe dropping gums,
That lie beſtrown, unſightly, and unſmooth,
Pope.
Dryden.
Shakeſp. Othello.
May's Pirgil.
Hudibras.
Aſk riddance, if we mean to tread with eaſe. Milton.
Amongſt the reſt, a ſmall, unſightly root,
But of divine effect, he cull'd me out. Milton.
It muſt have been a fine genius for gardening, that could
have formed ſuch an unſightly hollow, into ſo beautiful an
a ſcal. Speciator, N° 477.
UN six ce'R E. adj. [inſincerus, Lat.]
1. Not hearty; not faithful.
2. Not genuine; impure ; adulterated.
I have ſo often met with chymical preparations, which I
have found unſincere, that I dare ſcarce truſt any. Boyle.
3. Not ſound ; not ſolid.
Myrrha was joy'd the welcome news to hear;
But, clogg'd with guilt, the joy was unſincere. Dryden.
UN's IN CE’R 1TY. adj. Adulteration; cheat.
A ſpirit of ſea-ſalt may, without any unſincerity, be ſo
prepared, as to diſlolve crude gold. Boyle.
To UN's 'NEw. v. a. To deprive of ſtrength.
Nor are the nerves of his compacted ſtrength,
Stretch'd and diſſolv’d into unſinew'd length. Denham.
Now toys and trifles from their Athens Come,
And dºes and pepper have unſ.newa Rome. Dryden,
The affected pirity of the French has wn ºnew'd their he.
rºck, verſe. The language of an “Pick poem is almoſt
wholly figurative: yet are they ſo fearful of a metaphor
that no example of Virgil can encourage them to be tºld
with ſafety. Dryde
UN's N'GED. Not ſcorched; not touched by fire yden.
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By the command of Domitian, when caſt into a chaldron
º oil, iſ: out unſinged. Brown', Pulgar Errours.
ree men Pailed through a fiery furnace, untouch'd, un-
Jºnged. Stephens's S
UNsi'NKING. adj. Not finking. ephens's Sermons.
Anxur feels the cool refreſhing breeze
Blown off the ſea, and all the dewy ſtrand
Lies cover'd with a ſmooth, unſºnsing ſand.
UNSI New ED. adj. Nerveleſs; weak.
Two ſpecial reaſons
May to you, perhaps, ſeem much unſnew’d,
And yet to me are ſtrong. Sºſpeare's Hamlet
UNsi'NNING. adj. Impeccable. - -
A Perfect uſ/inning obedience, free from particular aas of
tranſgreſſion.
UNSKANNED. adj. Not meaſured; not computed.
This tiger-footed rage, when it ſhall find
The harm of unſkann'd ſwiftneſs will, too late,
Tie leaden pounds to's heels. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
UNski'LLED. adj. Wanting ſkill; wanting knowledge.
Unſkill'd in Hellebore, if thou ſhouldſt try c
To mix it, and miſtake the quantity,
The rules of phyſick would againſt thee cry. Dryden.
Unſkill'd and young, yet ſomething ſtill ſ writ,
Of Ca'ndiſh beauty, join'd to Cecil's wit.
Not eaſtern monarchs on their nuptial day,
In dazzling gold and purple ſhine ſo gay,
As the bright natives of th’ unlabour'd field,
Unvers'd in ſpinning, and in looms unſkill'd.
Poets, like painters, thus unſkill'd to trace
The naked nature, and the living grace,
With gold and jewels cover every part,
And hide with ornaments their want of art.
UNski'LFUL. adj. Wanting art; wanting knowledge.
This overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the
unſkilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve. Shakeſp.
Hear his ſighs, though mute:
Unſkilful with what words to pray, let me
Interpret for him. Milton's Par. Loft.
A man, unſkilful in ſyllogiſm, could perceive the weak.
neſs and inconcluſiveneſs of a long, artificial, and plauſible
diſcourſe. Locke.
Uſing a man's words, according to the propriety of the
language, though it be not always underſtood, leaves the
blame on him, who is ſo unſkilful in the language, as not
to underſtand it, when uſed as it ought. Locke.
UNSK1/LFULLY. adv. Without knowledge; without art.
You ſpeak unſkilfully ; or, if your knowledge be more, it
is much darkened in your malice. Shakeſpeare.
UNski'lful Ness. n.ſ. Want of art; want of knowledge.
The ſweetneſs of her countenance did give ſuch a grace
to what ſhe did, that it did make handſome the unhandſome-
neſs, and make the eye force the mind to believe that there
was a praiſe in that unſkilfulneſs. Sidney.
Let no prices be heightened by the neceſſity or unſkilfulneſ;
of the contractor. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
UNsla'1N. adj. Not killed.
If there were any who felt a pity of ſo great a fall, and
had yet any ſparks of unſlain duty left in them towards me,
yet durſt they not ſhew it. Sidney, b. iii.
Not hecatomb unſlain, nor vows unpaid,
Addiſon.
Æogers.
Prior.
Blackmore.
Pope.
On Greeks accurs'd, this dire contagion bring. Dryden.
UNSLA/KED. adj. Not quenched. *
Her deſires new rous'd,
And yet unſak'd, will kindle in her fancy,
And make her eager to renew the feaſt. Dryden.
Wheat ſteep'd in brine, drawing the brine from it, they
mix with un/lack'd lime beat to powder, and ſo ſow it. Mortimer.
UNslee'PING. adj. Ever wakeful.
And roſeate dews diſpos'd -
All but th' unſleeping eyes of God to reſt. Milton's Par. Loſt.
UNslipping. adj. Not liable to ſlip; faſt.
To knit your hearts A
Wi unſlipping knot, take, Antony,
޺ to %. §". Ant. and Cleopatra.
UNSMI'Rch Ed. adj. Unpolluted ; not ſtained.
That drop of blood that's calm proclaims me baſtard ;
Cries cuckold to my father; brands the harlot
Ev’n here, between the chaſte and unſmirch'd brow
Of my true mother. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
UN's MoſkEd. adj. Not ſmoked.
His antient pipe in ſable dy'd, -
And half un moak'd lay by his ſide. Swift.
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" " Thoſe blóſſoms, and thoſe dropping gums
That lie beſtrown, unſightly, and unſmooth, -
Aſk riddance, if we mean to tread with eaſe. Milton.
Ussºciable. adj. [inſºciabilis, Latl. Not kind; not commu-
nicative of good ; not {uitable to ſociety. - - -
By how much the more we are accompanied with plenty,
by ſé much the more greedily is our end deſired, whom when
time hath made unſociable to others, we become a burden to
ourſelves. Raleigh's Hiff. of the IWorld.
Such a behaviour deters men from a religious life, by re-
preſenting it as an unſociable ſtate, that extinguiſhes all
joy. Addison's Speciator, N° 497.
Ussociably. adv. Not kindly; without good-nature.
Theſe are pleas'd with nothing that is not unſociably ſour,
ill-natur'd, and troubleſome. L'E/ºrange.
UNso'Ilen. adj. Not polluted; not tainted; not ſtained.
Who will believe thee, Iſabel ”
My unſoil'd name, th’ auſtereneſs of my life,
Will your accuſation overweigh. Shakeſpeare.
The humours are tranſparent, to let in the light, unſailed
‘and unſophiſticated by any inward tinčture. Ray.
Her Arethuſian ſtream remains unſoil'd,
Unmix'd with foreign filth, and undefil’d. Bryden.
UN sold. adj. Not exchanged for money.
Mopſus the ſage, who future things foretold,
And t'other ſeer, yet by his wife unſold. Dryden.
Adieu, my children better thus expire
Unſtall'd, unſold; thus glorious mount in fire. Pope.
Usso'ldier like. adj. Unbecoming a ſoldier.
Perhaps they had ſentinels waking while they ſlept; but
even this would be unſoldierlike in our age. Broome.
UNso'll D. adj. Fluid ; not coherent.
The extenſion of body is nothing but the coheſion of ſolid,
ſeparable, moveable parts; and the extenſion of ſpace, the
continuity of unſolid, inſeparable and unmoveable parts. Locke.
UN soo’t. for unſweet. Spenſer. -
UNsoPH1'stic At E.D. adj. Not adulterated.
The humour and tunicles are purely tranſparent, to let in
light and colours, unfouled and unſophiſłicated by any inward
tinéture. More's Antidote againſt Atheiſm.
Blue vitriol, how venereal and unſophiſticated ſoever, rubb’d
upon the whetted blade of a knife, will not impart its latent
colour. Boyle.
If authors will not keep cloſe to truth by unvaried terms,
and plain, unſophiſticated arguments; yet it concerns readers
not to be impoſed on, by fallacies. Locke.
UNso'Lv ED. adj. Not explicated.
Why may not a ſincere ſearcher of truth, by labour and
prayer, find out the ſolution of thoſe perplexities, which
have hitherto been unſolved P JWatts.
As Virgil propounds a riddle which he leaves unſºlved;
ſo I will give you another, and leave the expoſition to your
acute judgment. Dryden.
UNso's TED. adj. Not diſtributed by proper ſeparation.
Their ideas, ever indifferent and repugnant, lie in the brain
unſorted, and thrown together without order. Watts.
UNso'UGHT. adj.
1. Had without ſeeking.
Mad man, that does ſeek
Occaſion of wrath, and cauſe of ſtrife;
She comes unſought; and ſhunned, follows eke. Fairy Queen.
Her virtue, and the conſcience of her worth,
That wºuld be woo'd, and not unſought be won. Mihon.
They new hope reſume,
To find whom at the firſt they found an %ught. Milton.
The ſea o'er-fraught would ſwell, and th’ unſºught dia-
monds
Would ſo emblaze the forehead of the deep. Milton.
Slumber, which forgot
When call'd before to come, now came unſought. Milton.
. If ſome foreign and unſought ideas offer themſelves, reject
them, and keep them from taking off our minds from its
preſent purſuit. Locke.
Thou that art ne'er from velvet ſlipper free,
Whence comes this unſought honour unto me?
2. Not ſearched.
Hopeleſs to find, yet loth to leave unſought,
9r that, or any place that harbours men.
UNSo'UND. adj.
I. Sickly; wanting health.
. Intemp'rate youth
Ends in an age imperfect, and unſºund. Denham.
An animal whoſe juices are unſound, can never be duly
nouriſhed; for unſºund juices can never duly repair the fluids
and ſolids. Arbuthnot.
2. Not free from cracks.
3. Rotten; corrupted.
4. Not orthodox.
Theſe arguments being ſound and ood, it cannot be un-
ſºund or evil to º ſtill the fine .. Hoºker.
Fenton.
Shakeſpeare.
Eutyches of ſound belief, as touching thei
copulation, become unſound, by denying the i.
ſtill continueth between the one and the other Ildture #. .
5. Not honeſt; not upright. • Rooker,
Do not tempt my miſery,
Leſt it ſhould make me ſo unſound a man,
As to upbraid you with thoſe kindneſſes
That I have done for you.
6. Not true; not certain.
With f . vain humours, fed
ith fruitleſs follies and unſound delights. ~
7. Not faſt; not calm. ſ § Hullard's Tal,
The now ſad king,
Toſs'd here and there, his quiet to confound,
Feels ſudden terror bring cold ſhivering;
Liſts not to eat; ſtill muſes; ſleeps unſound.
8. Not cloſe; not compačt.
Some lands make unſound cheeſe, notwithſtanding all the
care of the good houſewife. 44ortimer's Hiſland
9. Not ſincere; not faithful. ry,
This Boobyclod ſoon drops upon the ground
A certain token that his love's unſound;
While Lubberkin ſticks firmly. Gar
Io. Not ſolid; not material. y:
Of ſuch ſubtle ſubſtance and unſºund,
That like a ghoſt he ſeem’d, whoſe grave-cloaths are un-
Shałºffear.
Daniel.
bound. Fairy Quin,
II. Erroneous; wrong.
What fury, what conceit unſºund,
Preſenteth here to death ſo ſweet a child? Fairfax,
His puiſſance, truſting in th' Almighty's aid,
I mean to try, whoſe reaſon I have try’d
Unſound and falſe. -
12. Not faſt under foot.
UNso'UNDED. adj. Not tried by the plummet.
Glo'ſter is
Unſºunded yet, and full of deep deceit. Shake?. Hen. VI.
Orpheus lute was ſtrung with poets ſinews,
Whoſe golden touch could ſoften ſteel and ſtones;
Make tygers tame, and huge leviathans
Forſake unſºunded deeps to dance on ſands.
UNso'UND NEss. n.ſ.
1. Erroneouſneſs of belief; want of orthodoxy.
If this be unſound, wherein doth the point of unſºundneſs
lie Hooker, b. iv.
2. Corruptneſs of any kind. -
Neither is it to all men apparent, which complain of un-
ſound parts, with what kind of unſºundnſ. *}. partis
poſſeſſed. acker, b. iv.
3 Want of ſtrength; want of ſolidity. *
The unſoundneſs of this principle has been often cº,
and is univerſally acknowledged. Addison.
UN so’URED. adj.
1. Not made ſour. * ! :----.
Meat and drink laſt longer unputrified and unſºrdinº,
ter than in ſummer. Bacºn'; Nat Hiff,
2. Not made moroſe.
Secure theſe golden early joys,
That youth unſour’d with ſorrow bears.
UNso’wn. adj. Not propagated by ſcattering ſeed.
Muſhrooms come up haſtily in a night, and Yºtº."
Miltºn.
Shakespeare,
Dryden,
fown Bacºn,
- - -flowers will not
If the ground lie fallow and unſown, wºº Nat. Hji.
COInc. • *
The flow’rs unſºwn in fields and meadows reg d, dºn
And weſtern winds immortal ſpring maintain d. Drydºm.
UN SPA'RED. adj. Not ſpared.
Whatever thing
The ſcythe of time mows down, devour unſard. Miltºn,
UNsp.A’RING. adj. Not ſparing; not parſimon”
She gathers tribute large, and on the board
'ton,
Heaps with unſparing hand. Miltº
To UNspe’Ak. v. a. To retract; to recant.
I put myſelf to thy direction, and . .
Unſpeak mine own detračtion; here abjuſt Shaieffºrt.
The taints and blames I laid upon myſelf.
UNspe’Akable. adj. Not to be expreſſed. . d zeal of
A thing, which uttered with true devotion ". to the
heart, affordeth to God himſelf that glory, ". comfort,
weakeſt ſort of men, to the moſt perfect that ‘. b. W.
which is unſpeakable. - ... nº
A heavier taſk could not have been impº",
Than I to ſpeak my grief unſpeakable.
Both addreſt for fight -
Unſpeakable: for who, though with the * ſº.
Of angels, can relate - - han the cap”
The comfort it conveys is ſomething bigg" d not to *
cities of mortality; mighty, and unpeatable '. Sermºni.
underſtood, till it comes to be felt. . º fears, aſ
This fills the minds of weak men with gºn Jºlº. Addiº.
unſpeakable rage towards their fellow ſubjects. -
Shakºfta"
Ux-
U N S
ºtº ºn
UNSPE(AKAbly, adv. Incxpreſſibly ; ineffably.
When nature is in her diſſolution, and preſents us with no-
thing but bleak and barren Propects, there is ſomething un-
JPeakably chearful in a ſpot of ground which is covered with
trees; that ſmile amidſt all the rigours of winter. Spectator.
Unsºcified. adj. Not particularly mentioned.
Were it not requiſite that it ſhould be concealed, it had
not paſſed unpecified. Brown's Vulg. Errours.
UNSPE culative. adj. Not theoretical.
Some ºfteculative men may not have the ſkill to examine
their aſſertions. Government of the Tongue.
UNSPE'D. adj. Not diſpatched; not performed.
Venutus withdraws,
Uºffed the ſervice of the common cauſe. Garth.
UNspe’NT. adi. Not waſted; not diminiſhed; not weakened;
not exhauſted.
The ſound incloſed within the fides of the bell, cometh
forth at the holes unſpent and more ſtrong. Bacon.
Thy fame, not circumſcrib'd with Engliſh ground,
Flies like the nimble journeys of the light,
And is, like that, unſpent too in its flight.
To UNSPHE’RE. v. a. To remove from iśb.
You put me off with limber vows, but I,
, Though you wou'd ſeek tº unſphere the ſtars with oaths,
Should yet ſay, Sir, no going. Shakeſpeare.
Let my lamp at midnight hour
Be ſeen in ſome high lonely tow'r,
Where I may oft out-watch the bear,
With thrice-great Hermes; or unſphere
The ſpirit of Plato, to unfold
What worlds, or what vaſt regions hold
Th’ immortal mind.
UNSPI'ED. adj. Not diſcovered ; not ſeen.
With narrow ſearch I muſt walk round
This garden, and no corner leave wn py'd.
Reſolv’d to find ſome fault, before unºpy’d;
And diſappointed, if but ſatisfy'd. -
UNSPI'LT. adj.
1. Not ſhed.
Thiſ blood which thou and thy great grandfire ſhed;
And all that ſince theſe ſiſter nations bled,
Had been unſpilt, had happy Edward known,
That all the blood he ſpilt had been his own.
2. Not ſpoiled ; not marred.
To borrow to-daie, and to-morrow to mis,
For lender or borrower noiance it is ;
Then have of thine owne, without lending unſpilt. Tºſºr.
To UNSPIRIT. v. a. To diſpirit; to depreſs; to deječt.
Denmark has continued ever ſince weak and unſpirited,
bent only upon ſafety. Temple.
Could it be in the power of any temporal loſs, ſo much
to diſcompoſe and unſpirit my ſoul? Norris.
UNspo’ILED. adj.
1. Not plundered ; not pillaged. - - -
All"the way that they fled, for very deſpight, in their return
they utterly waſted whatſoever they had before left un-
ſpoiled. Spºnſer's State of Ireland.
The Engliſh ſearch'd the rivers in ſuch ſort, as they left
few ſhips unſpoiled or untaken. Hayward.
U’ſºil'd ſhall be her arms, and unprofan'd
Her holy limbs.
2. Not marred.
UN's Poºr'ſ ED. adj.
1. Not marked with any ſtain.
A milk-white hind,
Without unſhotted, innocent within.
Seven bullocks yet unyok'd for Phoebus chuſe,
And for Liana ſeven unſpotted ewes.
2. Immaculate ; not tainted with guilt.
Satyran bid him other buſineſs ply, - -
Than hunt the ſteps of pure, unſpotted maid. Fairy Queen.
A heart unſpotted is not eaſily daunted. Shakeſp. Hen. VI.
There is no king, be his cauſe never ſo ſpotleſs, if it come
to the arbitrement of ſwords, can try it out with all unſpotted
ſoldiers. Shaft. Hºn.V.
Pure religion and undefiled is this, to viſit the fatherleſs
and widows in their afflićtion, and to keep himſelf unſpotted
from the world. - james !. 27.
Wiſdom is the grey hair to men, and an unſpotted life is
Dryden.
Milton.
Milton.
Tickell.
Denham.
Dryden.
Dryden.
Dryden.
old age. Apocrypha.
Make her his eternal bride;
And from her fair unſpotted ſide -
Two bliſsful twins are to be born. Milton.
Thou wilt not leave me in the loathſome grave
His prey, nor ſuffer my unſpotted ſoul -
For ever with corruption there to dwell. Milton.
Vindicate the honour of religion, by a pure and unſpotted
obedience to its precepts. Rogers's Sermons.
UNSQUA’RED. adi. Not formed; irregular.
When he ſpeaks,
'Tis like a chime a mending, with terms unſºuard;
*
U N S.
Which, from the tongue of roarin
Would ſeem hyperboles.
NRTA'BLE, adj. |iºabilis, Lat.]
1. Not fixed; not faſt.
Where gentry, title, wiſdom,
Cannot concludé by the yea and ho
f #. ignorance, it muſt omit
*ºceſſities, and give way the while
Tº unſtable ſlightneſs. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
A Popular ſtate not founded on the general intereſts of the
Peºple, is of all others the moſt uncertain, unſtable, and
ſubječt . the moſt eaſy changes. #º.
us air was void of li ht, and earth un - *
See harneſs'd ſteeds deſºrt #. ſtony town, ºffable. Dryden
And wander roads */table, not their own. Gay.
2. Inconſtant; irreſolute.
A double-minded man is wnſtable.
UNSTA/ID. adj. Not cool; not prudent;
cretion ; not ſteady ; mutable.
. His unſtayed youth had lºng wandered in the common labv-
rinth of love; in which time, to warn young people of his
unfortunate folly, he compiled theſe twelve oeglogues. Spenſºr.
To the gay gardens his unſaid deſire
Him wholly carried, to refreſh is ſprights.
g Typhon dropt,
Shakeſp. froilus and c. */ida.
James i. 8.
not ſettled into diſ-
Spenſer.
Will the king come, that I may breathe my laſt 'penſer
In wholeſome counſel to his unſaid youth. Shakeſpeare.
Tell me, how will the work repute me,
ºr undertaking ſo un/laid a journey
I fear it will make me ſcandized. Shakeſpeare.
Wo to that land,
Which gaſps beneath a child's un/laid command. Sandys.
Vice leads
Vain unſay'd youth to beggary and ſhame. Richards.
UNst AIDNEss. n: ſ Indiſcretion; volatile mind.
The oft changing of his colour, with a kind of ſhaking
un/?aidneſs over all his body, he might ſee in his Countenance
ſome great determination mixed with fear. Sidney.
UNSTA’INE R. adj. Not ſtained; not died ; not diſcoloured.
Pure and unftained religion ought to be the higheſt of all
cares appertaining to public regimen. Hooker, b.v.
Ne let her waves with any filth be dy'd,
But ever, like herſelf, un/?ained hath been try'd. Fa. Queen:
I do commit into your hand
Th’ un/lained ſword that you have us’d to bear,
With this remembrance, that you uſe the ſame
With a like bold, juſt, and impartial ſpirit,
As you have done gainſt me. - Shakeſp. Hen. IV,
I will do it without fear or doubt,
° live an uglain'd wife to my ſweet love. Shakeſpeare.
Your youth,
And the true blood which Peeps forth faintly through it,
D9 plainly give you out an unſtain'd ſhepherd. Shakeſpeare.
The hooked chariot ſtood
Unſtain'd with hoſtile blood. Milton.
That good earl, once preſident
Qf England's council, and her treaſury;
Who liv'd in both unſtain'd with gold or fee,
And left them both, more in himſelf content. Milton.
Her people guiltleſs, and her fields unſtain'd. Roſcommon.
Theſe, of the garter call’d, of faith unſtain'd,
In fighting fields the laurel have obtain'd.
To UnsiaſtE. v. a. To put out of ſtate.
High-battled Caeſar will
º/atº his happineſs, and be ſtag'd to th' ſhew
Againſt a ſworder. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
I wou’d un/late myſelf, to be in a dué reſolution. Shakeſp.
UNSTATUTABLE. adj. Contrary to ſtatute.
That plea did not avail, although the leaſe were notoriouſly
unſtatutable, the rent reſerv'd, being not a ſeventh part of the
real value. Swift.
UNSTAUNCHE.P. adj. Not ſtopped, not ſtayed.
With the iſſuing blood
Stifle the villain, whoſe un/launched thirſt
York and young Rutland could not ſatisfy,
UNst E(ADILY. adv.
1. Without any certainty.
2. Inconſtantly; not conſiſtently. º -
He that uſes his words looſely and unſteadily, will not be
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
minded, or not underſtood. - Locke.
UNSTE'ADINess. n.ſ. Want of conſtancy; irreſolution; mu-
tability.
A prince of this charaćter, will inſtruct us by his example,
to fix the unſteadineſs of our politicks.: Addiſon.
In the reſult, we find the ſame ſpirit of cruelty, the ſame
blindneſs, and obſtinacy, and unſteadineſs. Swift.
UNSTE/AD Y. adj.
1. Inconſtant; irreſolute. 9
And her unſteady hand hath often plac'd
Men in high pow'r, but ſeldom holds them faſt. Denham.
No meaſures can be taken of an unſteady mind; ſtill 'tis
too much or too little. 4%;
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U N S U N' S while choice remains, he will be ſtill u/eady, And nothing but neceſſity can fix him. 2. Mutable; variable; changeable. - # . motion of the ſun were as uncqual as that of a ſhip driven by unſteady winds, it would not at all help us to mea- ſure time. Locke. 3. Not fixed ; not ſettled. ÜNstE’ADFAst. adj. Not fixed; not faſt. I'll read you matter, As full of peril and advent’rous ſpirit, As to o'erwalk a current, roaring loud, On the unſteadfaſt footing of a ſpear. UNst EE/PED. adj. Not ſoaked. Other wheat was ſown unſeeped, but watered twice a day. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. To UNst ING. v. a. To diſarm of a ſting. He has diſarmed his afflićtions, unſtung his miſeries; and though he has not the proper happineſs of the world, yet he has the greateſt that is to be enjoyed in it. South's Sermons. UNsti’NTED. adj. Not limited. - In the works of nature is unſtinted goodneſs ſhewn us by their author. Skelton. UNst 1'R RED. adj. Not ſtirrred ; not agitated. Such ſeeming milks ſuffered to ſtand unſtirred, let fall to the bottom a reſinous ſubſtance. Boyle on Colours. To UNSTI'rch. v. a. To open by picking the ſtitches. Cato well obſerves, though in the phraſe of a taylor, friend- ſhip ought not to be unripped, but unſtiched. Collier. Ussroo'PING. adj. Not bending; not yielding. Such neighbour nearneſs to our ſacred blood Should nothing priv'lege him, nor partialize Th'unſlooping firmneſs of my upright ſoul. Shakeſpeare. To UN's To P. v. a. To free from ſtop or obſtruction; to olden. "sº white fumes have been afforded, by unſtopping a li- quor diaphonous and red. Boyle on Colours. The eyes of the blind ſhall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unſtopped. Iſa. xxxv. 5. . One would wonder to find ſuch a multitude of nitches un- ſtopped. Addiſon's Remarks on Italy. UN stopped, adj. Meeting no reſiſtance. - The flame unſopp'd, at firſt more fury gains, And Vulcan rides at large with looſen'd reigns. UN's TRA'1NED. adj. Eaſy; not forced. By an eaſy and unſtrained derivation, it implies the breath Rowe. Shakeſpeare. Dryden. of God. Hakewill on Providence. UN's TRA/ITENED. adj. Not contraćted. • The eternal wiſdom, from which we derive our beings, en- riched us with all theſe ennoblements that were ſuitable to the meaſures of an unſtraitened goodneſs, and the capacity of ſuch a creature. Glanville. UNSTRE/NGTHENED adj. Not ſupported; not aſſiſted. The church of God is neither of capacity ſo weak, nor ſo unſtrengthened with authority from above, but that her laws may exact obedience at the hands of her own children. Hooker. To UN ST R1'NG. v. a. 1. To relax any thing ſtrung; to deprive of ſtrings. My tongue's uſe is to me no more, Than an unſtringed viol or harp. Eternal ſtructures let them raiſe, On William and Maria's praiſe; Nor fear they can exhauſt the ſtore, *Till nature's muſick lies un/irung : Till thou, great God ſhalt loſe thy double pow'r, And tough thy lyre, and ſhoot thy beams no more. Prior. His idle horn on fragrant myrtles hung; His arrows ſcatter'd, and his bow unſtrung. 2. To looſe; to untie. Invaded thus, for want of better bands, His garland they unſtring, and bind his hands. UNSTRUCK. adj. Not moved; not affected. Over dank and dry, They journey toilſome, unfatigu'd with length Of march, inſtruck with horror at the fight Of Alpine ridges bleak. Unsºu prép. adj. Not premeditated; not laboured. In Yºur converſation I cou'd obſerve a clearneſs of notion, expreſs'd in ready and unſtudied words. Dryden. Uss‘ru'FFED. adj. Unfilled; unfurniſhed. Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye; And where care lodgeth, ſleep will never lie : But where unbruiſed youth, with unſtuft brain, . Doth couch his limbs, theſe golden ſleep doth reign. Shakespeare Ussy EsrANTIAL. aff I. Nºt ſolid; not palpable. Welcome, thou unſubſtantial air that I embrace; The wretch that thou haſt blown unto the worſt, Owes nothing to thy blaſts. Shakeſp. K. Lear. . . Darkneſs now roſe, As daylight ſunk, and brought in low'ring night, Her ſhadowy offspring, unſubſtantial both, Privation mere of light and abſent day. Shakſ). Rich. III. Smith. Dryden. Philips. Milton. 2. Not real. | ſuch empty, wift'ſ antial beings may be ever made tſ. of on this occaſion, there were never any more nicely gined and employed. - V Ima- Unsuccee Dr D. adj. Not ſucceeded. Unjuſt equal o'er equals to jet reign; One over all, with unſucceeded power. Miłºn UNsuccessful. 4d. Not having the wiſhed event; i. i. tunate; not well received. O the ſad fate of unſacceſſal fin You ſee yon heads without, there's worſe within, Clveland, Ye pow'rs return’d From unſucceſſful charge be not diſmay’d. Miltºn, Hence appear the many miſtakes, which have made learn. ing generally ſo unpleaſing and ſo unſucceſsful. Milton My counſels may be unſucceſsful, but my prayers - Shall wait on all your actions. Denham The corruption, perverſeneſs, and vitioſity of man, wi he charges as the only cauſe that rendered all the affirm, his doćtrine came cloathed with, unſucceſsful. t South, Had Portius been the unſucceſsful lover, The ſame compaſſion would have fall'n on him. Addison. Succeſsful authors do what they can to exclude a compe- titor, while the unſucceſſful, with as much eagents, lay their claim to him as their brother. Addison. Thoſe are generally more unſucceſſful in their purſuit fºr fame, who are more deſirous of obtaining it. Addison, Leave dang'rous truths to unſuc €/yul ſatire. Pºpe, UNsucce’ssfully. adv. Unfortunately; without ſucceſs. The humble and contented man pleaſes himſelf innocently; while the ambitious man attempts to pleaſe others finfilly, and, perhaps, in the iſſue unſucceſsfully too. South, UNsuccessful NEss. n.ſ. Wantof ſucceſs; eventcontrarytowiſh. Admonitions, fraternal or paternal, then more publick re- prehenſions, and upon the unſucceſsfulneſs of all theſe milder medicaments, the cenſures of the church. Hammºnd, UNsuccessive. adj. Not proceeding by flux of parts. We cannot ſum up the unſucceſſive and ſtable direction of God. Brown's Pulgar Erturi. The unſucceſſive duration of God with relation to himſelf, doth not communicate unto other created beings, the ſame manner of duration. Hall. UNsu'ckeD. adj. Not having the breaſts drawn. Unſuck'd of lamb or kid, that tend their play, Milton, UNsu'FFERABLE. n.ſ. Not ſupportable; intolerable; not to be endured. The irkſome deformities, whereby through endleſs and ſenſeleſs effuſions of indigeſted prayers, they oftentimes diſ- grace, in moſt unſuffraile mainer, the worthieſt part ºf chriſtian duty towards God. - Hozier, b. V. That glorious form, that light unſufferable, And that far-beaming blaze of majeſty, Wherewith he wont at heav'n's high council table To ſit the midſt of trinal unity, !!, He laid aſide. - Miltºn. A ſtinking breath, and twenty ill ſmells beſides, * * unſufferable by her natural ſluttiſhneſs. --- tº: Unsuffi'cIEN ce. n. ſ. (inſuffſance, Fr.) Inability to anſwº the end propoſed. ke it The error and unſºff.ience of the arguments, doth ma i. on the contrary ſide againſt them, a ſtrong preſumption h God hath not moved their hearts to think ſuch tº t hath not enabled them to %. F J Unabl ſº W, UNsufficient. adj. [inſuffiant, Fr.] Unable; " - Malebranche fº †. the difficulties of º º: ways, and how unſufficient they are, to give * º ºrs count of the ideas we have, erects this, of ſeeing all t . in God, upon their ruin, as the true. ºf- Unsu'GARED. adj. Not ſweetened with ſugar. d into Try it with ſugar put into water formerly º Hji. other water un ugared. Bacon'; . º UNsu'itable. adj. Notcongruous; notequal; nº Pº out 0 - Virginity, like an old courtier, wear. her * and ſ.ſhion; richly ſuited, but unſuitable, juſt like thesºd.º. the tooth-pick, which we wear not now. ------, - - * ſt ble to He will ſmile upon her, which will now º: º: caſi- her diſpoſition, being addićted to a melanch, #welfth Night. not but turn him into contempt. Shaft. º .. Tºw.jikisáremier contemptile"; Hard recompence, unſuitable return For ſo much good. - *ahle to 4 All that ſº and happineſs ſignifies is º wicked man; and therefore could be no fellº" º ſtic Conſider whether they be not unneceſſay * Žiº as are unſuitable to our circumſtances. f friars, with." To enter into a party, as into an order o ... whº reſigned an obedience to ſuperiours, is vºy . ...ºf civil and religious fiberties we ſo zealouſly º - UNsu'i TABLEN Ess. m. ſ. Incongruity ; unfitneſs. nother nº The unſuitablenes of one man's aſpect º º a peſº fancy, has raiſed ſuch an averſion, as has Pº” Satº 4.dajºn, Millen's Par. Rºgain d. aſſ, intº hatred of him. Ussu'irº 2
U N S ***. UNsu’iring. adj. Not fitting; not becoming. Whilſt you were here, o'erwhelmed with your grief, A paſſion moſt */uiting ſuch a man, Caffio came hither. Shakeſp. Othelh. Leave thy joys, un hiting ſuch an age, ſp. Othe To a freſh Somer, and reſign the ſtage. den. UNsu'llie D. adj. Not fouled ; not diſgraced 5 pure. Dry - My maiden honour yet is pure As the unſu lied lilly. - - Shakeſpeare, To royal authority, a moſt dutiful obſervance has evé been the proper, unſallied honour of Yºur church. Sprat's Sermons. Rays which on Hough's unſully'd mitre ſhine. Pope. Theſe an altar raiſe: An hecatomb of pure, unjuly'd lays That altar crowns. Pope. UNsu'NG: adj. Not celebrated in verſe not recited in verſ, Thus was the firſt day ev'n and morn, Nor paſs'd uncelebrated, nor unſung By the coeleſtial choirs. A4ilton's Par. Left. Half yet remains unſung; but narrow. bound Within the viſible diurnal ſphere. Milton's Par. Left. Here the muſe ſo oft her harp has ſtrung, hat not a mountain rears its head unſung. Addiſon. UNsu’NNed. adj. Not expoſed to the ſun. - Ithought her as chaſte as unſunn’d ſnow. Shakeſpeare. You may as well ſpread out the unſunn'd heaps Qf miſers treaſure by an outlaw's den, And tell me it is ſafe, as bid me hope Danger will wink an opportunity, And let a ſingle, helpleſs maiden paſs Uninjur'd in this wild ſurrounding waſte. Milton. UNsuperfluous. adj. Not more than enough. Nature's full bleſfings would be well diſpens'd In unſuperfluous, even proportion, And ſhe no whit encumber'd with her ſtore. Milton. NSUPPLANTED. adj. 1. Not forced, or thrown from under that which ſupports it. Gladſome they quaff, yet not encroach on night, Seaſon of reſt; but well bedev'd repair Each to his home with un upplanted feet. Philips. 2. Not defeated by ſtratagem. - NSUPPLIED. adi. Not ſupplied ; not accommodated with ſomething neceſſary. Prodigal in ev'ry other grant, Her fire left unſupply'd her only want. ryden. Every man who enjoys the poſſeſſion of what he naturally wants, and is unmindful of the unſupplied diſtreſs of other men, betrays the ſame temper. Spectator. UNsuppo'RTABLE: adj. [inſpportable, Fr.] Intolerable; ſuch as cannot be endured. The uneaſineſs of unrelieved thirſt, by continuance grows the more unſupportable. Boyle. The waters mounted up into the air, thicken and cool it; and by their interpoſition betwixt the earth and the ſun, fence off the ardent heat, which would be otherwiſe unſupport- able. Hºodward's Nat. Hiſł. UNsupportably, adv. Intolerably. For a man to do a thing, while his conſcience aſſures him that he ſhall be infinitely, unſupportably miſerable, is certainly unnatural. South. UN suppo'RTED. adj. 1. Not ſuſtained; not held up. Them ſhe up-ſtays Gently with myrtle band; mindleſs the while - Herſelf, though faireſt unſupported flow'r, Milton. 2. Not affiſted. Nor have our ſolitary attempts been ſo diſcouraged, as to deſpair of the favourable look of learning upon our ſingle and unſupported endeavours. Brown's Prºf. to Pulgar Errours. UNsu'RE. Not fixed; not certain. What is love * 'tis not hereafter : Preſent mirth hath preſent laughter; What's to come is ſtill unſure. The men he preſt but late, To hard aſſays unfit, unſure at need, - Yet arm'd to point in well attempted plate. Fairfax. The king, ſuppoſing his eſtate to be moſt ſafe, when in- decd moſt unſure, advanced many to new honours. Hayward., How vain that ſecond life in others breath ! Th' eſtate which wits inherit after death Eaſe, health, and life, for this they muſt reſign: Unſure the tenure, but how vaſt the fine ! Pope. USSURMo'UNTABLE. adj. [ inſurmontable, Fr. J Inſuperable; not to be overcome. Shakeſpeare. What ſafety, is it, for avoiding ſeeming abſurdities, and un- . ſurmountable rubs in one opinion, to take refuge in the contrary, which is built on ſomething altogether as inexplicable L2.É. UN suscr'ptible, adj. Incapable ; not liable to admit. She a goddeſs died in grain, - Was unſuſceptible of ſtain. Swift. U N T UNsuspect. adj. N t 3. - NSUSPE^cTED. } *i. **nſidered as likely to do or mean Here is the head of that ignoble traitor, he dangerous and unſuſpeºfed Haſtings. Shakeſp. Rich. III. - - Author unftºpes, Ffiendly to man, far from deceit or guile. Milton. On the coaſt averſe From ºntrance, or cherubick watch, by ſtealth Found unſuſpeded way. AMilton's Par. Loſt. Wh his day, my Perſicus, thou ſhalt perceive, ether I keep myſelf thoſe rules I glve, º elſe an unſifteåed glutton live. ... Dryden. ey are perſons of unqueſtionable abilities, altogether "ſºftected of avarice or corruption. - Swift NSUSPE^cTING. adj. Not imagining that any ill is deſ, né. When Albion ſends her eager ſons to war, gned. Pleas'd, in the gºn'ral's fight, the hoſt lie down Sudden, before ſome */tºpečing town; The captive race, one inſtant makes our And high in air Britannia's ſtandaj flies. UNsuspicious. 44ff. Having no ſuſpicion. He his guide requeſted to let him an With both his arms on thoſe two maſſy pillars, That to the arched roof gave main ſupport: He unſuſpicious led him. Milton' he eaſy queen receiv'd my faint addreſs, With eager hope and unſuſpicious faith. UNsusta‘INED. adj. Not ſupported ; not held up. Its head, though gay, Hung drooping, unjuſº. Milton's Par. Lºft. All unſiftain'd between the wave and ſky, Beneath my feet the whirling billows fly. To Usswa'THE. v. a. Toffº. folds or convoluti bandage. In the morning an old woman came to º, me. Addison. UNswa’yable. ... Not tº be governed or influenced by another. He bºw’d his nature, never known before But to be rough, unſwayable and free. Shakeſpeare. UNswa’Yed. adj. Not wielded; not held in the hand. He makes for England, here to claim the ji. -Is the chair empty? is the ſword unſway'd? Is the king dead the empire unpoſſeſs'd Shakeſpeare. To UNSwe’AR. v. n. Not to ſwear; to recant anything ſworn. The ape was glade to end the ſtrife ſo light, And thereto ſwore; for who would not oft ſwear, And oft unſwear, a diadem to bear? Hubbard’s Tale. To UNswe’AT. v. a. To eaſe after fatigue; to cool after exerciſe. º The interim of unſweating themſelves regularly, and con- venient reſt before meat, may, with profit and delight, be taken up with ſolemn muſick. 44ilton on Education. UNswe’ATING. adj. Not ſweating. In froſt and ſnow, if you complain of heat, They rub th’un weating brow, and ſwear they ſweat. Dryd. UNsweet, adj. Not ſweet; diſagreeable. Long were to tell the troublous ſtorms that toſs The private ſtate, and make the life unweet. Fairy Queen. UNswe’pt. adj. Not bruſhed away; not cleaned by ſweeping. What cuſtom wills in all things, ſhould we dot, The duſt of antique time would lie unwept. Shakeſp. UNswo'RN. adj. Not bound by an oath. You are not yet unſworn : When you have vow’d, you muſt not ſpeak with men. Shał. UNTA'INTED. adj. I. Not ſullied; not polluted. Sweet prince, th’untainted virtue of your years Hath not yet div'd into the world's deceit. Shakespeare ?. What ſtronger breaſt-plate than a heart untainted? Shº, Ireland's untainted loyalty remain'd. Rºſcommon. Compare the ingenuous pliableneſs to virtuous counſels in youth, as it comes freſh and untainted, out of the hands of nature, with the confirmed obſtinacy in an aged ſinner. South. This untainted year is all your own; Your glories may, without our crimes, be ſhown. Dryden. The moſt untainted credit of a witneſs will ſcarce be able to find belief. - - - Locke. Keep the air of the room untainted with fire, ſmoke, or the breaths of many people. Arbuthnot. . Not charged with any crime. - • 3 2. N And ;: within 㺠five hours Haſtings liv d Untainted, unexamin'd, free at liberty, Shakeſpeare. - ted by mixture. 3 Nº. walls conceal the fatal ſecret; - Th’ untainted winds refuſe th' infecting load. Smith. UNTA/KEN. adj. I. Nº. day remaineth the vall untaken away. 2 Cºr. º The Engliſh ſearched the rivers in ſuch ſort, as they º: few ſhips unſpoiled or *. *::::ſe Prize, Pope. * Agoniſłes. Smith. Pope. ons of i
U N T U N T º • - - //aller. iſpoſe already of th’ intº ſpoil. - oº:: the º buſineſs had miſcarried, and Jeruſa- Icm remain'd untaken. * - L_* 1)ryden. A thouſand ſchemes the monarch's mind employ; Plate in thought, he ſacks untaken Troy. Poſe. 2. UNTAKEN up. Not filled. - The narrow limits of this diſcourſe, will leave no more room untaken up by heaven. - - UNTA’lked of adj. Not mentioned in the world. Spread thy cloſe curtain, love-performing night, That the runaway's eyes may wink, and Romeo Leap to theſe arms, untalº'd of and unſeen. Shakeſpeare. No happineſs can be, where is no reſt; Th’ unknown, untalº'd of man is only bleſt. Drydew. UNTA’MEA ble. adj. Not to be tamed ; not to be ſubdued. Gold is ſo untameable by the fire, that after many meltings and violent heats, it does ſcarce diminiſh. // ilkins. He is ſwifter than any other bull, and untameal le. Grew. UNTA/MED. adj. Not ſubdued; not ſuppreſſed. A people very ſtubborn and untamed ; or, if ever tamed, yet låtely have quite ſhooken off their yoke, and broken the bonds of their obedience. Spenſer's Ireland. What death has heav'n deſign'd, For ſo untam’d, ſo turbulent a mind Dryden. Man alone acts more contrary to nature, than the wild and moſt untamed part of the creation. Locke. To UNTA/NGLE. v. a. To looſe from intricacy or convolu- tion. O time, thou muſt untangle this, not I; It is too hard a knot for me t'untie. This is that very Mab, That cakes the elflocks, in foul, ſluttiſh hairs, Which, once untangld, much misfortune bodes. Shałęſp. I'll give thce up my bow and dart ; Untangle but this cruel chain, And freely let me fly again. Prior. UNTA'St Ed. adj. Not taſted; not tried by the palate. The tall ſtag reſolves to try The combat next; but if the cry Invades again his trembling ear, He ſtraight reſumes his wonted care; Leaves the unta/ied ſpring behind, And, wing'd with fear, outflies the wind. //aller. If he chance to find A new repaſt, or an untaſted ſpring, Bleſſes his ſtars, and thinks it luxury. UNT A's TING. adj. 1. Not perceiving any taſte. Cydonian oil, Whoſe balmy juice glides o'er th' wit:yling tongue. Smith. 2. Not trying by the palate. UNT A UGHT. adj. 1. Uninſtructed ; uneducated; ignorant; unlettered. A lie is continually in the mouth of the untaught. Eccluſ xx. Taught, or untaught, the dunce is ſtill the ſame; Yet ſtill the wretched maſter bears the blame. On ev'ry thorn delightful wiſdom grows, In ev'ry ſtream a ſweet inſtruction flows ; But ſome untaight o'erhear the whiſp'ring rill, In ſpite of ſacred leiſure, blockheads ſtill. 1%ung. 2. Debarr'd from inſtruction. He, that from a child untaught, or a wild inhabitant of the woods, will expect principles of ſciences, will find himſelf miſtaken. - Locke. 3. Unſkilled ; new ; not having uſe or pračtice. Suffolk's imperial tongue is ſtern and rough, Us'd to command, untaught to plead for favour. Shakespeare. To UNT EVACH. v. a. To make to quit, or forget whº has been inculcated. That elder berries are poiſon, as we are taught by tra- dition, experience will unteach us. Brown's ſugar Erraurs. Their cuſtoms are by nature wrought; But we, by art, unted.h what nature taught. UNT E MPERED adj. Not tempered. One built up a wall, and others daubcd it with untsmered mortar. Ezek. xiii. 10. UNT E/MPTED. adj. 1. Not cºmbarraſſed by temptation. In temptation diſpute not, but rely upon God, and con- tend not with him but in prayer, and with the help of a pru- dent tintempted guide. Taylor's Rule of Living Hoy. 2. Not invited by any thing alluring. - Untempted, or by wager or by price, He would attempt to climb the precipice. Cotton on the Peak. UNTE's ABLE. adj. 1. Not to be held in poſſeſſion. 2. Not capable of defence. He produced a warrant, that the town being untenable, he ſhould retire. Carººn, W. viii w ... wrix º' . - **ubon abandons a poſt that was untenniſ. Dryden. sºar. Addison's Cato. Dryden. Dryden. Boyle. º adj. Having no tenant. The country ſeems to be full ſtock'd wi being º ock'd with cattle, no ground UNTE'SPED. adj. Not having any attendance. They fall, unbleſt, untºnded, and unmourn'd. 7, UNTE'NDER. adj. Wanting ſoftneſs; wanting aft 1) Goes thy heart with this?– o QIn —Aye, my lord –So young, and ſo untender *— - So young, my lord, and true. UNT ENDERED, a j. Not offered. Caſhbelan granted Rome a tribute, Yearly three thºuſand pounds; which by thee lately Is left antender d. Shakespeare's Cy beli To UNTE/NT. v. a. To bring out of a tent. ymbeline, U Will he not, upon our fair requeſt, ºntent his perſon, and ſhare the air with us? --- UNTE'NTF p. adj. [from tent.] Having no º: Blaſts and fogs upon thee! Pplied, .. untented woundings of a father's curſe ierce every fence about thee! Shakespeare' UNTERRIFIED, adj. Not affrighted; not ić ...” Among innumerable falſe, unmov’d, - Unſhaken, unſeduc’d, unterriff'd. Miltºn To ſuccour the diſtreſt; to give help *** whº To an afflicted mother, Unbrib'd by love, unterriff’d by threats; Theſe are exploits worthy Achilles' ſon. 4. Pº UNT HA'NKED. adj. - 1. Not repaid with acknowledgment of a kindneſs. If all the world Should in a pet of temperance feed on pulſe, Drink the clear ſtream, and nothing wear but freeze, Th' all-giver wou'd be u thank'd, wou'd be unprais'd, Mill, Their batter'd admiral too ſoon withdrew, Unthank'd by ours for his unfiniſh'd fight. Dryden. 2. Not received with thankfulneſs. Forc'd from her preſence, and condemn'd to live: Unwelcome freedom, and unthank'd reprieve. Dryden, UNTHA'NKFUL. adj. Ungrateful; returning no acknowledg- ment for good received. The caſting away of things profitable for ſuffenance, is an unthanºſul abuſe of the fruits. Aſſºcker. He is kind to the unthanºſul. Lučevi. 35. They which he created, were unthanful unto him which prepared life for them. 2 Eſdr. viii. If you reckon that for evil, you are unthanºuſ for the bleſſing. Taylor's Rule ºf Hil; Living, The bare ſuppoſal of one petty loſs, makes us untharºſal for all that's left. L'Eſtrange. UNTHA/NKFULLY. adv. Without thanks; without gratitude. I judged it requiſite to ſay ſomething, to prevent my being thought to have unthan ſiliy taken one of the chief paſſages of my diſcourſe from a book, to which I was utterly a ſtranger. Bºyk, UNT HA’NKFULNess. n. ſ. Neglect or omiſſion of acknow- ledgement for good received; want of ſenſe of benefits; in- ratitude. £ Thou dieſt in thine unthamſunſ; and thine ignorinº makes thee away. Shakespeare raſt, Immoderate favours breed firſt unthan ſalºſ, and º: hate. ujiwar The unthankful ſtand reckoned among the moſt enormous ſinners, which evinces the virtue oppoſite to uffalº !, to bear the ſame place in the rank of duties. Sºut” Sermoni, UNT HA/w ED. adj. Not diſſolved after froſt. Your wine lock'd up, Or fiſh deny'd, the river yet unthaw'd. Pºſt, To UNTH1'NK. v. a. To recal, or diſmiſs a thought. 1.4 Unthink your ſpeaking, and ſay ſo no more. Sº, UNTH1'NKING, adj. Thoughtleſs; not given tº reflection. Grey-headed infant ' and in vain grown old; Art thou to learn, that in another's gold Lie charms refiftleſs that all laugh to find Dryden Unthinking plainneſs ſo o'erſpread thy mind. h ry i. An effectual remedy for the wandering of º * cver ſhall propoſe, would do great ſervice to the ſtu *;oft, perhaps help inthinking men to become thinking; rerſion to The unthinking part contračt an unreaſonable *: that eccleſiaſtical conſtitution. - With earneſt eyes, and round anthinking face, Pºſt. He firſt the ſnuff-box open'd, then the caſe. UNTHo’s N.Y. adj. Not obſtructed by prickles: . dire vuluſ It were ſome extenuation of the curſe, if in ſ * ſtill tui were confinable unto corporal exercitation*, * t Brºſ. remained a paradiſe, or unthorny place of knowledge. UNTHo'UGHT of adj. Not regarded; not heeded. That ſhall be the day, whene'er it lights, This gallant Hotſpur, this all-praiſed knight, Shakespeare" And your unthought of Harry chance to mººt **T, Temple, r onjons Shahjart. 8
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To Unt HR RAD. v. a. To looſe.
He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints,
And crumble all thy finews.
UNTHREATENED, adj. Not menaced.
Sir John Hotham was unreproached, and unthreatened, by
any language of mine.
UNTHRI'FT. n.ſ. An extravagant; a prodigal.
My rights and royalties
Pluckt from my arms perforce, and giv'n away
To upſtart untſ rifts. Shakeſpeare.
The curious unthrift makes his cloaths too wide,
And ſpares himſelf, but would his taylor chide. Herbert.
Yet nothing ſtill ; then poor and naked come >
Thy father will receive his unthift home,
And thybieſ! Saviour's blood diſcharge the mighty ſum. Dryd.
UNTHRI'FT. adj. Profuſe; waſteful ; Prodigal; extravagant.
In ſuch a night,
Did Jeſſica ſteal from the wealthy Jew,
And, with an unthrift love, did run from Venice. Shakeſp.
UNTHRI'FTILY. adv. ithout frugality.
Our attainments cannot be overlarge, and yet we manage
a narrow fortune very unthriftily. Collier.
UNTH R1 FTIN Ess. n. 7. Waſte; prodigality; profuſion.
The third ſort are the poor by idleneſs or unthriftingſ, as
riotous ſpenders, vagabonds, loiterers. Hayward.
The more they have hitherto embezzled their parts, the
more ſhould they endeavour to expiate that unthriſtineſs, by a
more careful managery for the future. Govern. of the ſangue.
UN THRI'FTY. adj.
1. Prodigal; profuſe ; laviſh ; waſteful.
The caſtle I found of good ſtrength, having a great mote
round about it ; the work of a noble gentleman, of whoſe
unthrifty ſon he had bought it. Sidney, b. ii.
Can no man tell me of my unthrifty ſon Shakeſpeare.
Our abſence makes us unthrifty to our knowledge. Shakeſp.
2. Not eaſily made to thrive or fatten. A low word.
Grains given to a hide-bound or unthrifty horſe, recover
him. . - Mortimer's Huſbandry.
UN THRI’v ING. adj. Not thriving; not proſpering ; not grow-
ing rich.
Let all who thus unhappily employ their inventive faculty,
conſider, how unthriving a trade it is finally like to prove,
that their falſe accuſations of others will rebound in true ones
on themſelves. Government of the Tongue.
To UNTH Ro'N E. v. a. To pull down from a throne.
Him to unthrone, we then
May hope, when everlaſting fate ſhall yield
To fickle chance, and chaos judge the ſtrife.
To UNTI E. v. a. -
1. To unbind; to frec from bonds.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Againſt the churches; though the yeſty waves
Cºnfound and ſwallow navigation up. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
2. To looſen from convolution or knot.
All that of myſelf is mine,
Lovely Amoret, is thine;
Sachariſſa’s captive fain
Would untie his iron chain ;
And thoſe ſcorching beams to ſhun,
To thy gentle ſhadow run.
* The chain I’ll in return untie,
And freely thou again ſhalt fly. -
The fury heard; while on Cocytus' brink,
Her ſnakes untied, ſulphureous waters drink.
3. To ſet free from any obſtruction.
All the evils of an untied tongue, we put upon the ac-
counts of drunkenneſs. Taylor.
4. To reſolve ; to clear. - - -
They quicken ſloth, perplexities untie ; ...
Make roughneſs ſmooth, and hardneſs mollifie. Denham.
A little more ſtudy will ſolve thoſe difficulties, untie the
knot, and make your doubts vaniſh. JWatts.
UNTI/ED. adj. -
1. Not bound ; not gathered in a knot.
Her hair laid
Unty’d, and ignorant of artful aid,
º her iº looſely lay diſplay’d.
2. Not faſtened by any binding, or knot. -
Your hoſe ſhould be ungartered, your ſhoe untied, and
every thing about you demonſtrating a careleſs deſola-
tion. Shakeſpeare.
UNT1'L. adv.
1. To the time that.
Treaſons are ačted,
As ſoon as thought; though they are never believ'd
K. Charles.
Milton,
//aller.
Prior.
Pope.
Prior,
Until they come to act. Denham.
2. To the place that.
In open proſpect nothing bounds our eye,
Until the carth ſeems join'd unto the ſky. Dryden.
Uſed of time. The other uſe is ob-
UsT11. trº. To.
ſolete.
Milton. -
So ſººn as he from far deſcry’d
Thoſe gift ring arms, that heavén with light did fill,
Herous d himſelf full blithe, and haſten'd them until Speºſer.
JNT1'lled. adj. Not cultivated.
The glebe wntill'd, might plenteous crops have born :
Rich fruits and flow’rs, without the gard’ner's pains, *
Might ev'ry hill have crown'd, have honour’d all the plains.
- Blackmore on the Cºatza.
Lands lain long until"d, contrast a fºr juice, which
cauſes the land to run to unprofitable trumpery. Mortimer
The ſoil titilla, a ready harveſt yields; - - - - -
with wheat and barley wave the golden fields. Pope
NTI'MBERED. adj. Not furniſhed with timber; weak.
Where's then the ſaucy boat,
Whoſe weak untimlera ſide, but CVen now
Co-rival’d greatneſs? or to harbour fled,
Or made a toaſt for Neptune? Shakespeare.
UNTI'MELY, adj. Happening before the natural time.
Boundleſs intemp'rance hath been
Th’untimely emptying of the happy throne. Shakespeare
Matrons and maids
With tears lament the knight's untimely fate. Dryden
Such were the notes thy once-lov’d poet ſung,
Till death untinely ſtopp'd his tuneful tongue.
Oh juſt beheld and loſt'ſ Pope
UNT1'MELY. adv. Before the natural time.
He only fair, and what he fair hath made;
All other fair, like flowers untimely fade. Spenſer
If ever he have child, abortive be it;
Prodigious and untimely brought to light. Shakeſpeare
Butchers, and villains !
How ſweet a plant have you untimely cropt Shakeſpeare
Call up our friends,
And let them know what we mean to do,
And what's untimely done. Shakeſp. Hamlet
Why came I ſo untimely forth
Into a world, which, wanting thee,
Cou'd entertain us with no worth? Waller
UNT1'NG ED. adj.
I. Not ſtained; not diſcoloured.
It appears what beams are untinged, and which paint the
primary, or ſecondary iris. Boyle on Colours.
2. Not infected.
Your inattention I cannot pardon; Pope has the ſame de-
feót, neither is Bolingbroke untinged with it. Swift to Gay.
UNT, RABLE. adj. Indefatigable; unwearied.
A moſt incomparable man, breath'd as it were
To an untirable and continuate goodneſs. Shakeſpeare.
UNTI'RED. adj. Not made weary.
Hath he ſo long held out with me untir’d,
And ſtops he now for breath Shakespeare. Rich. III.
See great Marcellus ! how untir’d in toils, -
He moves with manly grace, how rich with regal ſpoils Dryden.
UNT1't LED. adj. [un and title..] Having no title.
O nation miſerable !
With an untitled tyrant, bloody ſcepter'd ;
When ſhalt thou ſee thy wholeſome days again Shakeſp.
U’NTo prep. [It was the old word for to; now obſolete.] To.
O continue thy loving kindneſs unto them. Psalm. xxxvi.
It was their hurt untruly to attribute ſuch great º unto
falſe gods. Hooker.
She, by her wicked arts, and wily ſkill,
Unawares me wrought unto her wicked will. Spenſºr.
The uſe of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mo-
ther, and by the veſſels thereof convey its ſuſtentation. Brown. .
Children permitted the freedom of both hands, often con-
fine unto the left. - Brown.
Me, when the cold Digentian ſtream revives,
What does my friend believe I think or aſk
Let me yet leſs poſſeſs, ſo I may live,
Whate'er of life remains unto myſelf. Temple
UNTo'LD. adj. -
I. Not related.
Better a thouſand ſuch as I,
Their grief untold, ſhould pine and die;
Than her bright morning, overcaſt,
With ſullen clouds, ſhould be defac'd, Waller
2. Not revealed. . . . -
Characters where obſcene words are very indecent to be
heart: for that reaſon, ſuch a tale ſhall be left untold
by me Dryden.
UN roſuchED. adj.
1. not reached. - - -
I. Achilles. though dipt in Styx, yet having his heel untºuched
by that water, was ſlain in that part. Brown's Pug. Errours.
furnace untouched,
men paſſed through a fiery w
Three p c Stephens's Sermons.
Temple.
J/aller.
unſinged.
d; not affected. - - - - -
2. Nº. perſons wholly untouched with his agonies, and
unmºved with his paſſionate intreaties, fleep away all concern
- - Sidney.
for him or themſelves. 3. N.
U N T
ddled with.
3. Not mº purſue the ſylvan lands ;
Th" abode of nymphs, untouch'd by former hands. Dryden.
Several very antient trees grºw "Pºº the ſpot, from whence
- that theſe particular tracts muſt have lain un-
they conclude, tha p Addiſon.
tou.}'d for ſome ages.
UN row ARD. adj. - -
I. Froward; perverſe; vexatious; ºt eaſily guided, or taught.
Have to my window; and if ſhe be froward,
Tº haſ thou taught Hortenſio to be untoward. Shakespeare .
The ladies prove averſe,
And more untoward to be won,
Than by Caligula the moon. Hudibrar,
The rabbins write, when any Jew
Did make to God or man a vow,
which afterwards he found untoward,
Or ſtubborn to be kept, or too hard ;
Any three other Jews o' th'nation, -
Might free him from the obligation. #Hudibras.
They were a croſs, odd, untoward people. South.
Some men have made a very untoward uſe of this, and
ſuch as he never intended they ſhould. JP'oodward.
2. Aukward; ungraceful.
vaſt is my theme, yet unconceiv'd, and brings
Untoward words, ſcarce looſen'd from the things. Creech.
Some clergymen hold down their heads within an inch of
the cuſhion; which, befides the untoward manner, hinders
them from making the beſt advantage of their voice. Swift.
UNToºw AR ply. adj. Aukward; perverſe ; froward.
They learn, from umbred or debauched ſervants, untowardly
tricks and vices. Locke on Education.
UNToºw ARdly. adv. Aukwardly; ungainly ; perverſely.
He that provides for this ſhort life, but takes no care for
eternity, ačis as untowardly and as croſsly to the reaſon of
things, as can be. - Tillotſon.
He explained them very untowardly, Tillotſon.
UNTRA’ceABLE. adj. Not to be traced.
The workings of providence are ſecret and untraceable, by
which it diſpoſes of the lives of men. South's Sermons.
UNTRA'cED. adj. Not marked by any footſteps.
Nor wonder, if advantag'd in my flight,
By taking wing from thy auſpicious height,
Through untrac'd ways, and airy paths I fly,
More boundleſs in my fancy than my eye. Denham.
unt Ractable. adj. [intraitable, Fr. intračiabilis, Lat.]
1. Not yielding to common meaſures and management; not
governable; ſtubborn.
The French, ſuppoſing that they had advantage over the
Engliſh, began to be ſtiff, and almoſt untračiable, ſharply
preſſing for ſpeedy reſolutions and ſhort meetings. Hayword.
If any father have a ſon thus perverſe and untractable, I
know not what more he can do but pray for him. Locke.
Ulcers untraciable in the legs, with a gangrenous appear-
ance in the ſkin. Arbuthnot on Diet.
2. Rough; difficult.
ſforºd to ride th' untra?able abyſs. Milton.
UNTRA/cTABLENEss. m. ſ. Unwillingneſs, or unfitneſs to be
regulated or managed ; ſtubbornneſs.
The great difference in mens intelle&tuals ariſes from a
defeót in the organs of the body, particularly adapted to
think; or in the dulneſs or untractableneſ of thoſe faculties,
for want of uſe. Locke.
UNTRA/DING. adj. Not engaged in commerce.
Men leave eſtates to their children in land, as not ſo liable
to caſualties as money, in untrading and unſkilful hands. Locke.
UNTRAINED. adj.
1. Not educated; not inſtructed; not diſciplined.
My wit untrain'd in any kind of art. Shakeſpeare.
The king's forces charged lively, and they again as ſtoutly
received the charge ; but being an untrained multitude, with-
out any ſoldier or sº º were ſoon put to flight. Hayw.
lſe,
To noble and ignoble, is more ſweet
Untrain’d in arms, where raſhneſs leads not on. Milton.
No expert general will bring a company of raw, untrained
men into the field; but will, by little bloodleſs ſkirmiſhes,
inſtruct them in the manner of the fight. Decay of Piety.
2. Irregular ; ungovernable. -
Gad not abroad at ev'ry queſt and call
Of an untrained hope or paſſion:
To court each place of fortune that doth fall,
Is wantonneſs in contemplation. Herbert.
UNTRANSFE/RRAble. adj. Incapable of being given from olie
to another.
} In parliament there is a rare co-ordination of power,
though the ſovereignty remain ſtill entire and untransferable,
U. the Prince. - Howel's Pre-eminence of Parliament.
#. adj. Not diaphanous ; opaque.
l] ough held againſt the light they appear'd of a tranſparent
}. 9%, Yºº looked on with one's back turn'd to the light,
they exhibited an untranſparent blue. Boyle on Colours.
UNTRA’velle D. adj.
I. Nº. º by paſſengers.
e find no open track, or conſtant man !-- . . .
labyrinth, but are oft times fain to wander . in this
untravelled parts. Brºwn's Prºf. to Pulgar }. and
Long untravell'd heaths. & #.
2. * never ſeen foreign countries. !omſºn,
n untravelled Engliſhman cannot reliſh all t -
Italian pictures; becauſe the poſtures ...'. ties of
often ſuch as are peculiar to that country. %.
Tºº Read. v. a. To tread back; tº go back in the im.
We will untread the ſteps of damned flight,
And, like a bated and retired flood,
Leaving our rankneſs and irregular courſe,
Stoop low within thoſe bounds we have o'erlook'd, Shahºft
UNTRE'Asured, adj. Not laid up; not repoſited, ºp.
Her attendants
Saw her a-bed, and in the morning early
They found the bed untreaſur'd of their miſtreſs. Shah
UNTRE’atable, adj. Not treatable; not practicable, ſº,
Men, are of ſo untreatable a temper, that nothing can be
obtained of them. Decay of Pi
UNTRI'ED. adj. tly,
1. Not yet attempted
It behoves,
From hard eſſays, and ill ſucceſſes paſt,
A faithful leader, not to hazard all -
Through ways of danger, by himſelf untry'd. Mihm,
That ſhe no ways nor means may leave untry'd,
Thus to her ſiſter ſhe herſelf apply'd, Denham,
2. Not yet experienced.
Never more
Mean I to try, what raſh untry'd I ſought,
The pain of abſence from thy ſight. Milton's Par. Lyi.
The happieſt of mankind overlooking thoſe ſolid bleſing
which they already have, ſet their hearts upon ſomewhat which
they want ; ſome untry'd pleaſure, which, if they could but
taſte, they ſhould then be compleatly bleſt. Atterbury,
Self-preſervation, the long acquaintance of ſoul and body,
the untry'd condition of a ſeparation, are ſufficient reaſons not
to turn our backs upon life, out of an humour. Callier,
Eternity thou pleaſing, dreadful thought!
Through what variety of untry'd being,
Through what new ſcenes and changes muſt we paſs? Allſ.
3. Not having paſſed trial.
The father ſecure,
Ventures his filial virtue, though untry'd,
Againſt whate'er may tempt. Milton's Par. Rºgain'd.
UNTRIU'MPHABLE. adj. Which allows no triumph.
What towns, what garriſons might you,
With hazard of this blood ſubdue ;
Which now y’are bent to throw away -
In vain, untriumphable fray ? Hudibra.
ºrs. łaj. Not paſſed; not marked by thefoot.
The way he came, not having mark'd, return , , ,
Was difficult, by human ſteps unred. Paradiſ? Rgain'd.
Now while the heav'n by the ſun's team untred,
Hath took no print of the approaching light,
And all the ſpangled hoſt keep watch. Miltºn,
A garland made of ſuch new bays,
And ſought in ſuch untrodden ways,
As no man's temples e'er did crown. - I/aller,
Who was the firſt to explore th' untrudden path, -
When life was hazarded in ev'ry ſtep . . .44"|* Cato,
UNTRolled. adj. Not bowled; not rolled along
Hard fate" untrol"d is now the charming *;
Drydin,
The playhouſe and the parks unviſited muttº.
UNTRo'UBLED. adj.
1. Not diſturbed by care, ſorrow, or guilt.
Quiet untroubled ſoul, awake! awake ! !.2%
Arm, fight and conquer, for fair England's ſake. Shakespeare
2. Not agitated ; not confuſed. -
Our Saviour meck, and with unaroukº mind,
After his airy jaunt, though hurry'd fore, Milton,
Hungry and cold, betook him to his reſt. a rºwſis
3. Not interrupted in the natural courſe:
Would they think with how ſmall allowance
Untroubled nature doth herſelf ſuffice, Fair, Qifth.
Such ſuperfluities they would deſpiſe. airy &
4. Tranſparent; clear.
The equal diſtribution of the ſpiritsinth
gible parts, ever repreſenteth bodies clear and untr
UNTRU’E. adj.
1. Falſe; contrary to reality. i-
By what ..º. ſhall any man make thoſe sº
ſons true, holding that diſtinétion untº. . like ºr
That a veſſel filled with aſhes, will recº", the ll iº, is
tity of water, that it would have done if it had been 9 i.
- - ... 1... a fifth paſt.
utterly untine, for the water will not go" by a fifth P 2. Halº:
eliquor with thetan-
a 10...
ºubled. Baiº.
6
U N T
2. Falſe; not faithful.
I cannot break ſo ſweet a bond,
Unleſs I prove untrue;
Nor can I ever be ſo fond,
To prove untrue for you.
Flora commands thoſe nymphs and knights,
Who liv'd in ſlothful eaſe, and looſe delights:
Who never acts of honour durſt purſue,
The men inglorious knights, the ladies all untrue. Dryden.
UNTRULY. adv. Falſely; not according to truth.
It was their hurt untruly to attribute ſo great power unto
falſe gods. Hooker, b. v.
On theſe mountains it is generally received that the ark
reſted, but untruly. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the World.
UNTRU'stiness. n.ſ. Unfaithfulneſs.
Secretary Peter, under pretence of gravity, covered much
Suckling.
untruſtineſs of heart. Hayward.
UNTRU'TH. n.ſ.
1. Falſehood; contrariety to reality.
2. Moral falſehood; not veracity. -
He who is perfect, and abhors untruth,
With heavenly influence inſpires my youth. Sandys.
3. Treachery; want of fidelity.
I would,
So my untruth had not provok'd him to it,
. . The king had cut off my head with my brother's. Shakeſp.
4. Falſe aſſertion.
In matter of ſpeculation or practice, no untruth can poſſibly
avail the patron and defender long; and things moſt truly,
are likewiſe moſt behovefully ſpoken. Hooker, b. iii.
There is little hope for common juſtice in this diſpute,
from a man, who lays the foundations of his reaſonings in ſo
notorious an untruth. - Atterbury.
UNTU/NABLE. adj. Unharmonious; not muſical.
My news in dumb filence will I bury,
For they are harſh, untunable, and bad. Shakeſpeare.
A luteftring, merely unequal in its parts, giveth a harſh
and untunable ſound ; which ſtrings we call falſe. Bacon.
His harſh untunable pipe is no more fit than a raven's, to
join with the muſick of a choir. Tatler, No 54.
To UNTU/NE. v. a.
1. To make incapable of harmony.
Take but degree away, untune that ſtring,
And hark what diſcord follows.
When the laſt and dreadful hour,
This crumbling pageant ſhall devour,
The trumpet ſhall be heard on high,
The dead ſhall live, the living die,
And muſick ſhall untune the ſky.
The captives, as their tyrant ſhall require,
That they ſhould breathe the ſong, and touch the lyre,
Shall ſay ; can Jacob's ſervile race rejoice,
Untun'd the muſick, and diſus’d the voice Prior.
2. To diſorder.
O you kind gods !
Cure this great breach in his abuſed nature;
Th’ untuned and jarring ſenſes, O wind up
Of this child-changed father. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
UNTU'RN.E.D. adj. Not turned.
New crimes invented, left unturn’d no ſtone,
To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden.
So eager hath the inquiſitive part of mankind been to bring
this matter to a fair iſſue, that no ſtone hath been left unturned,
no way, whereby theſe things could have been brought forth
of the ſea, but one or other hath pitch’d upon. JWoodward.
UNTU'Tor ED. adj. Uninſtructed; untaught.
Thy mother took into her blameful bed
Some ſtern untutor’d churl; and noble ſtock
Was graft with crab-tree ſlip, whoſe fruit thou art. Shakeſp.
Thy even thoughts with ſo much plainneſs flow,
Their ſenſe untutor'd infancy may know :
Yet to ſuch height is all that plainneſs wrought, -
Wit may admire, and letter'd pride be taught. Prior.
To UNTwi'N.E. v. a. -
1. To open what is held together by convolution.
But ſince the ſiſters did ſo ſoon untwine
So fair a thread, I'll ſtrive to piece the line.
2. To open what is wrapped on itſelf. -
It turns finely and ſoftly three or four turns, cauſed by the
untwining of the beard by the moiſture. - Bacon.
3. To ſeparate that which claſps round anything.
Divers worthy gentlemen of England, all the Syren
ſongs of Italy could never untwine from the maſt of God's
word. Aſcham.
To UNTwi'st. v. a. To ſeparate anythings involved in each
other, or wrapped up on themſelves.
Untwiſting his deceitful clew,
He ‘gan to weave a web of wicked guile. Fairy Queen.
The intereſt of prince and people is ſo enfolded in a mu-
tual embrace, that they cannot be untwiſted without pulling a
limb off. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
Shakeſpeare.
Dryden.
JWaller.
U N V
Untwiſting all the chains that tie
The hidden ſoul of harmony. Milton
No, I'll untwiſ, you ; -
I have occaſion for your ſtay on earth. Dryden,
fº hempen ropes cut ſmall and untwiſted, are bene-
lands. . Mortimer's Huſbandry.
ºntwiſ a wire, and from her gums
A ſet of teeth completely comes. Swift
To UNTy'. ** [See UNTIE.] To looſe. ift.
1...gºis, not I:
* hard a knot for met unty. Shakeſpeare.
TºVA'il. v.a. To uncover, ſº ſtrip of a jº.
W., ºft.** “cºnsis is jºy.'s.
» -
Troy reviv'd, her mourning face unvail’d.
Now unveil'd, the toilet ſtands diſplay'd,
Each ſilver vaſe in myſtick orderlaid. Po
y - - - pe.
UNvA’lu Able. adj. Ineſtimable; being above price.
Secure the innocence of children, by imparting to them the
unvaluable bleſſing of a virtuous and Pious education. Atterb.
UNvA’lued, adj.
1. Not prized; neglected.
He may not, as unvalued perſons do,
Carve for himſelf; for on his choice depends
The ſafety and the health of the whole ſtate.
2. Ineſtimable; above price.
I thought I ſaw a thouſand fearful wrecks;
Ineſtimable ſtones, unvalu'd jewels.
UNvA'NQUISHED. Not conquered; not overcome.
Shall I for lucre of the reſt unvanquiſh'd,
Detract ſo much from that prerogative,
As to be called but viceroy of the whole Shakeſpeare.
Vićtory doth more often fall by error of the unvanquiſhed,
than by the valour of the vićtorious. Hayward,
They riſe unvanquiſh'd, Milton's Par. Loft, b. vi.
UNYA/RIABLE, adj. [invariable, Fr.] Not changeable; not mut-
able.
The two great hinges of morality ſtand fixt and unvariable
as the two poles: whatever is naturally conducive to the com-
mon intereſt, is good; and whatever has a contrary influence,
is evil. Norris.
UNvA'RIED. adj. Not changed ; not diverſified.
If authors cannot be prevailed with to keep cloſe to truth
and inſtruction, by unvaried terms, and plain, unſophiſticated
arguments; yet it concerns readers not to be impoſed on. Locke.
They ring round the ſame unvaried chimes,
With ſure returns of ſtill-expected rhymes. Pºpe.
UNvA'RNISHED. adj.
1. Not overlaid with varniſh.
2. Not adorned; not decorated.
I will a round, unvarniſh'd tale deliver,
Of my whole courſe of love; what drugs, ...
I won his daughter with. Shakeſp. Othello.
UNvA’RYING. ; Not liable to change. p
We cannot keep by us any ſtanding, unvarying meaſure of
duration, which conſiſts in a conſtant fleeting ſucceſſion, as
we can of certain lengths of extenſion, as inches marked out
in permanent parcels of matter. Locke.
To UN ve/Il. v. a. [See Veil and VAIL ]
1. To uncover; to diveſt of a veil.
The moon,
Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerleſs light.
To the limpid ſtream direct thy way,
When the gay morn unveils her ſmiling ray. Pope.
2. To diſcloſe ; to ſhow.
The providence, that's in a watchful ſtate,
Knows almoſt every grain of Pluto's gold;
Does ev’n our thoughts unveil in their dumb cradles. Shakespeare
UNve’ILEDLY. adv. Plainly ; without diſguiſe.
Not knowing what uſe you will make of what has been
wnveiledly communicated to you, I was unwilling that ſome
things, which had coſt me pains, ſhould fall into any man's
hands, that ſcorns to purchaſe knowledge with pains. Boyle.
UNve'N't ILATED. adj. Not fanned by the wind.
This animals, to ſuccour life, demand ;
Nor ſhould the air unventilated ſtand;
The idle deep corrupted would contain - -
Blue deaths. Blackmore's Creation,
UNve/Ritable. adj. Not true. .
All theſe proceeded upon unveritable grounds.
UNve/Rsed. adj. Unacquainted; unſkilled.
Not eaſtern monarchs, on their nuptial day,
In dazzling gold and purple ſhine ſo gay,
As the bright natives of th’ unlabour'd field,
Unvers'd in ſpinning, and in looms unſkill'd,
Unvexed. adj. Untroubled; undiſturbed.
With a bleſt and unvext retire,
with unhack'd ſwords, and helmets all unbruis'd,
We will bear home that luſty blood again. Shakeſpeare.
Unvex'd with thought of wants which may betide ;
Or for to-morrow's dinner to provide, Dryden's juvenal.
3o A Us-
Denham.
Shakeſp.
Shakeſpeare.
Milton.
Brown.
Blackmore.
U N U -
U N W
tºnviolat ED. adj Not injured ; not broken.
Herein you war againſt your reputatiºn,
And draw within the compaſs of ſuſpect r r
Th; unviolated honour of your wife. - Shaº are.
He, with ſingular conſtancy, preſerved his duty and fidelity
to his majeſty unviolated. . C arendon.
This ſtrength diffus'd
No leſs through all my finews, joints, and bones,
Than thine, while I preſerv'd theſe locks unſhorn,
The pledge of my unviolated vow.
UN v1/p + Jous. adj. Wanting virtue. -
If they can find in their hearts that the poor, unvirtuºus, fat
knight ſhall be any further afflicted, we two will be the
miniſters. Shakeſp. Merry J/ives of J/indſor.
Usvi/si TED. ad’. Not reſorted to.
In ſome wild zone
Dwell, not unviſited of heav'n's fair light,
Secure. Miltºn's Par. Lºft, b. ii.
The playhouſe and the park unviſited muſt lie. Dryden.
UNU'N IFor M. adj. Wanting unifornity.
Such an †† piety is in many ſo exactly apportioned
to Satan's intereſt, that he has no cauſe to wiſh the change
of his tenure.
UN vo'y AGEABLE. adj. Not to be paſſed over or voyaged.
Not this unvoyageable gulph obſcure,
Detain from following thy illuſtrious track. Milton.
UNU/RG ED. adj. Not incited ; not preſſed.
The time was once, when thou unurg’d would'ſt vow,
That never words were muſick to thine ear,
Unleſs I ſpake. Shakeſp. Comedy of Errours.
UNU's ED. adj.
1. Not put to uſe; unemployed.
She, whoſe huſband about that time died, forgetting the
abſent Plangus, or, at leaſt, not hoping of him to attain ſo
aſpiring a purpoſe, left no art uniſed, which might keep
the line from breaking, whereat the fiſh was already
Milton.
taken. Sidney.
Sure he that made us with ſuch large diſcourſe,
Looking before and aſter, gave us not
That capability and godlike reaſon,
To ruſt in us unus’d. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
2. Not accuſtomed.
He, unuſed to ſuch entertainment, did ſhortly and plainly
anſwer what he was. Sidney, b. ii.
One, whoſe eyes,
Albeit unuſed to the melting mood,
Dropt tears as faſt as the Arabian trees
Their medicinal gum.
What art thou ?
Not from above: no, thy wan looks betray
Diminiſh’d light, and eyes unus’d to day.
UNU's EFUL. adj. Uſeleſs; ſerving no purpoſe.
I was perſuaded, by experience, that it might not be un-
vſful in the capacities it was intended for. Glanville.
Birds flutter with their wings, when there is but a little
down upon them, and they are as yet utterly unuſeſul for
Shakeſp. Othello.
Dryden.
flying. 42%re's Antidote againſt Ætheim.
As when the building gains a ſurer ſtay,
We take th' unuſeful ſcaffolding away. Dryden.
Pleas'd to find his age
Declining, not unuſul to his lord. Philips.
Usu's UAL. adj. Not cºmmon; not frequent; rare.
With this unuſual and ſtrange courſe they went on, till
God, in whoſe heavieſt worldly judgments I nothing doubt
but that there may lie hidden mercy, gave them over to their
own inventions. Hooker.
You gain your point, if your induſtrious art
Can make unuſual words eaſy and plain. Roſcommon.
A ſprightly red vermilions all her face;
And her eyes languiſh with unuſual grace. Granville.
That pecular turn, that the words Thould appear new, yet
not untſºal, but very proper to his auditors. Felton.
The river flows redundant, and attacks
The ling ring remnant with anywal tide. Philips.
UNU's UALN Ess. m. ſ. Uncommonneſs; infrequency.
It is the wrºſs of the time, not the appearance, that
ſurprizes Alcinous. Broome.
Usu’ſ 1 ERABLE. aff. Ineffable ; incxpreſſible.
Sighs now breath d
Uniterable ; which the ſpirit of pinyºr
Inſpir’d, and wing'd for heav'n wrº: ſpeedier flight
Than loudeſt oraory. Aſton's Par. Lºft, b. xi.
- It wounds my ſoul
To think of your un tºerable ſorrows,
When you ſhall find Hippolius was guiltleſs. Smith.
UNvu"LNERALLE. adj. Exempt from wound: not vulner-
able.
The god of ſoldiers inform
ºſº With nobleneſs, that thou may’ſ prove
ºulnerable, and ſtick i' th' wars
Like a great ſea mark, ſtanding every flaw. Shakeſpeare.
Decay of Piety.
Uswa'kes ED. adj. Not rouſed from ſleep,
he more
tº *: was, to find unwaken'd Eve
ith treſſes diſcompos’d. 14--->
tº: adj. #". no walls. Milton’s P. Lºft, i.v.
e came to Tauris, a great and rich city,
U and ºf no º Śled] Knolles's ºº jº.
N.W.A' REs adv. Uncxpc&cdly ; befor - -
pectation. P y ; * *y caution, or ex-
She, by her wicked arts,
Too falſe and ſtrong for carthly ſkill or might,
Unggar's me wrought unto her wicked wi.”
His loving mother came upon a da
Unto the woods, to ſee her little ſon,
And chanc'd unwares to meet him in the way
After his ſports and cruel paſtime done. ºft b. ?
Still we ſail, while proſperous blows the wind, * b. I,
Fairy Qun,
Till on ſome ſecret rock inwares we light. -
UNw A'Rily. adv. Without caution; tºº. Fairfax,
The beſt part of my powers
}. in the waſhes all unwarily
evour’d by the unexpected flood.
If I had not unwarily engaged myſelf for ::
publiſhing it, I ſhould have kept it till I had º
OVer it. Dig),
By ſuch principles, they renounce their legal claim to .
berty and property, and unwarily ſubmit to what they really
abhor. - Freeholder, N° 13
UNw ARINEss. n.ſ.. [from unwary..] Want of caution. sº
leſſneſs. >
The ſame temper which inclines us to a deſire of fame
naturally betrays us into ſuch ſlips and unwarineſs, as are º
incident to men of a contrary diſpoſition. Speiau, No 2.É.
UNw A/R LIKE, adj. Not fit for war; not uſed to War; not i.
litary.
He ſafely might old troops to battle lead,
Aºi...ſº tº unwa like Perſian, and the Mede;
Whole haſty flight did from a bloodleſs field,
More ſpoils than hºnour to the victor yield. Waller,
Avert unwarlike Indians from his Rome,
Triumph abroad, ſecure our peace at home. Dryden,
UNWA'RN ED. adj. Not cautioned; not made wary.
Unexperienced young men, if unwarn'd, take one thing
for another, and judge by the outſide. Locke.
M. hypocrites,
That ſlyly ſpeak one thing, another think,
Drink on unwarn'd, till by inchanting cups
Infatuate, they their wily thoughts diſcloſe. Philipſ.
UN wa RRANTABLE. adj. Not defenſible; not to be juſtified;
not allowed.
At very diſtant removes an extemporary intercourſe is ſea-
ſible, and may be compaſſed without unwarrantable correſpon-
dence with the people of the air. Glanville.
He who does an unwarrantable action through a falſe infor-
mation, which he ought not to have believed, cannot in rea-
ſon make the guilt of one fin the excuſe of another. ... Sºuth.
UNWA'RRANTABLY. adv. Not juſtifiably; not defenſibly. .
A true and humble ſenſe of your own unworthineſs, will
not ſuffer you to riſe up to that confidence, which ſome
men unwarrantably pretend to, nay, unwarrantably ſºlº
of others. J/aſe's Preparation fºr Death.
UN waſ RRANTED. adj. Not aſcertained; uncertain.
The ſubjects of this kingdom believe it is not legal fºr
them to be enforced to go beyond the ſeas, without their
own conſent, upon hope of an unwarranted conſºº
to reſiſt an invading enemy the ſubject muſt be command-
out of the counties where they inhabit. Baº,
UN waſ R Y. adj. -
1. Wanting caution; imprudent; haſty; precipitate.
Nor think me ſo unwary,
To bring my feet again into the ſhare • A-.... ſ.r.
Where once I have been caught. Millon'. Agrifti.
So ſpake the falſe archangel, and infus'd li
Bad influence into th’ unwary breaſt. Miliºn.
So talk'd the ſpirited ſly ſnake; and Eve, Mil
Yet more amaz'd, unway thus reply'd, . Milton.
Turning ſhort, he ſtruck with all his might
Full on the helmet of th' unwary knight:
Deep was the wound.
Propoſitions about religion are inſin
as well as unbiaſed underſtandings of ch
there by long cuſtom.
2. Unexpected. Obſolete.
All in the open hall amazed ſtood,
At ſuddenneſs of that unwary fight,
And wonder'd at his breathleſs haſty m
UNWA'shep. {a}. Not waſhed; not cleanſed by waſhing.
UN wa A: | ſh'd artificer
Another lean unwaſh'd artifice º:
Cuts off his tale, and talks of Arthur's º, *:
f
Dryden,
ſinuated into the unway,
- and rivet
ildren, Lºck,
º
ood. Fairy &#"
To eat with unwaſhen hands defileth not **
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U N W.
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He accepts of no unclean, no unwaſhed ſacrifice; and if re-
pentance uſher notin, prayer will never find admittance. Duppa.
When the fleece is ſhorn, if ſweat remains 4.
Unwaſh'd, it ſoaks into their empty veins. Dryden.
NWA's TED. adj. Not conſumed; not diminiſhed.
Why have thoſe rocks ſo long unwaſſed ſtood,
Since, laviſh of their ſtock, they through the flood
Have, ages paſt, their melting cryſtal ſpread,
And with their ſpoils the liquid regions fed : Blackmore.
NWA STING: adi. Not growing leſs ; not decaying.
Pureft love's unwaſting treaſure;
Conſtant faith, fair hope, long leiſure;
Sacred Hymen theſe are thine. Pope.
UNWA^ E.D. adj. Not uſed to travel; not ſeaſoned in the road.
Beaſts,that have been rid off their legs, are as much for a
man's uſe, as colts that are unwayed, and will not goat all. Suckl.
UN we’AKENED. adj. Not weakened.
By reaſon of the exſuction of ſome air out of the glaſs,
the claſtical power of the remaining air was very much debi-
litated, in compariſon of the unweakened preſſure of the ex-
ternal air. Boyle.
UN we’Apon ED. adj. Not furniſhed with offenſive arms.
As the beaſts are armed with fierce teeth, paws, horns,
and other bodily inſtruments of much advantage againſt un-
weaponed men; ſo hath reaſon taught man to ſtrengthen his
hand with ſuch offenſive arms, as no creature elſe can well
avoid. Raleigh.
UN we’ARIABLE. adj. Not to be tired.
Deſire to reſemble him in goodneſs, maketh them un-
weariable. Hooker, b. i.
t]Nwe’ARIEd. adj. -
1. Nottired ; not fatigued.
The Creator from his work
Deſiſting, though unwearied, up return'd. Milton.
Their bloody taſk unweary'd, ſtill they ply. J/aller.
Still th' unweary'd fire purſues the tuneful ſtrain. Dryden.
2. Indefatigable ; continual ; not to be ſpent; not ſinking under
fatigue.
Joy'd to range abroad in freſh attire,
Through the wide compaſs of the airy coaſt,
And with unwearied limbs each part t' enquire. Stenſºr.
Godlike his unweary'd bounty flows :
Firſt loves to do, then loves the good he does. Denham.
A winged virtue through th' etherial ſky,
From orb to orb, unweary'd doſt thou fly. Tickell.
An unwearied devotion in the ſervice of God, recommend-
ed the goſpel to the world. Rogers's Sermons.
The righteous ſhall certainly be ſaved, but then the chriſtian
character of a righteous man implies a conſtant, unwearied
perſeverance in many painful inſtances of duty. Rogers.
To UNw E/ARY. v. a. To refreſh after wearineſs.
It unwearies, and refreſhes more than anything, after too
great labour. Temple.
UNw E. D. adj. Unmarried.
This ſervitude makes you to keep tºwed. Shakespeare .
UNw E/DGEABLE. adj. Not to be cloven.
Merciful heav'n
Thou rather with thy ſharp and ſulph’rous bolt
Split'ſt the unwedgeable and gnarled oak,
Than the ſoft myrtle. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
UN wee'DED. adj. Not cleared from weeds.
Fie! 'tis an unweeded garden,
That grows to ſeed; things rank, and groſs in nature,
Poſſeſs it merely. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet.
UNwe E/PED. adj. Not lamented. Now unwept.
He muſt not float upon his watry bier
Unweept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of ſome melodious tear, Milton.
UNw EETING. adj. Ignorant; unknowing.
Her ſeeming dead he found with feigned fear,
As all unweeting of that well ſhe knew ;
And pained himſelf with buſy care to rear
Her out of careleſs ſwoon. Fairy Queen, b. i.
But contrary, unweeting he fulfilled
The purpos'd counſel, pre-ordain’d and fix’d . -
Of the moſt high. Paradiſe Regain'd.
UNw E/IGHED. adj.
1. Not examined by the balance.
Solomon left all the veſſels unweighed, becauſe they were
exceeding many. I Kings vii.
2. Not conſidered; negligent. -
What unweighed behaviour hath this Flemiſh drunkard pickt
out of my converſation, that he dares in this manner eſſay
me why he hath not been thrice in my company. Shakeſp.
Daughter, what words have paſs'd thy lips unweigh'd,
Deem not unjuſtly by my doom oppreſt,
Of human race the wifeit, and the beſt.
UN we’IGHING. adj. Inconfiderate; thoughtleſs.
Wiſe why, no queſtion but he was—a very ſuperficial,
ignorant, unweighing fellow. Shakeſpeare.
Pope's Odyſy.
UNWE'lcom E. adj. Not pleaſing; not grateful; not well re-
ceived.
U N W.
> Such welcome and unwelcome things at once,
Tis hard to reconcile. Sºakſ. Aža.beth.
Soon as th' unwel ome news
From carth arriv'd at heaven-gate, diſpleas'd
All were who heard. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. x.
Though he that brings unwelcome news -
Has but a loſing office, yet he that ſhews
Your danger firſt, and then your way to ſafety,
May heal that wound he made. Denham’s Sºphy.
Foºd from her preſence, and condemnºd to live;
Unwelcome freedom, and unthank'd reprieve. Dryden.
- From the vey firſt inſtances of perception, ſome things
are grateful, and"others unwelcome to them ; ſome things that
they incline to, and others that they fly. Loº.
Such haſty nights as theſe, would give very unwelcome inter-
ruptions to our labours. Bentley's Sermons.
UN we'PT. adj. Not lamented; not bemoaned.
Our fatherleſs diſtreſs was left unmoan'd;
Your widow dolours likewiſe be unwept. Shºff. Rich. III.
We, but the ſlaves that mount you to the throne:
A baſe, ignoble crowd, without a name;
Unwept, unworthy of the fun'ral flame;
. By duty bound to forfeit each his life. Dryden.
UN we’r. adj. Not moiſt.
Once I meant to meet
My fate with face unmov’d, and eyes unwet;
Yet ſince I have thee here in narrow room,
My tears ſhall ſet thee firſt afloat within thy tomb. Dryden.
UN whi'PT. adj. Not puniſhed; not corrected with the rod.
Tremble, thou wretch,
That haſt within thee undivulged crimes,
Unwhipt of juſtice. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
Once I caught him in a lie;
And then, unwhipt, he had the grace to cry, Pote.
UNw Ho'LEsoME. adj.
1. Inſalubrious; miſchievous to health.
The diſcovery of the diſpoſition of the air, is good for the
prognoſticks of wholeſome and unwholeſome years. Bacºn.
There I a priſoner chain'd, ſcarce freely draw
The air impriſon’d alſo, cloſe and damp,
Unwholeſome draught ; but here I find amends,
The breath of heav'n freſh-blowing, pure and ſweet,
With day-ſpring born ; here leave me to reſpire. A ſiliºn.
How can any one be aſſured, that his meat and drink are
not poiſoned, and made unwholeſome before they are brought to
him * South.
Rome is never fuller of nobility than in ſummer; for the
country towns are ſo infeſted with unwholeſome vapours, that
they dare not truſt themſelves in them, while the heats
laſt. Addison on Italy.
Children born healthy, often contraćt diſeaſes from an
unwholeſome nurſe. A buthnot on Diet.
2. Corrupt; tainted. - - - -
We'll uſe this unwholeſºme humidity; this groſs, watry
pumpion : we'll teach him to know turtles from jays. Shakespeare.
UN with LDILY. adv. Heavily ; with difficult motion.
Unwieldily they wallow firſt in ooze :
Then in the ſhady covert ſeek repoſe. Dryden.
UNwi'ELLINEss. n.ſ. Heavineſs; difficulty to move, or be
moved.
To what a cumberſome unwieldineſs,
And burdenous corpulence my love had grown,
But that I made it feed upon
That which love worſt endures, diſcretion. Donne.
The ſuppoſed unwieldingſ of its maily bulk, grounded upon
our experience of the inaptitude of great and heavy bodies to
motion, is a mere impoſture of our ſcnſes. Glanville.
Unwiſe Loy. adj. Unmanageable ; not eaſily moving or
moved; bulky; weighty; ponderous, -
An ague, meeting many humours in a fat, unwield, body
of fifty-eight years old, in four or five fits, carried him Out
of the world. Clarendºn.
Part, huge of bulk | - -
Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, --
Tempeſt the ocean. - Milton s Par. Lºſ!, b. vii.
Unwiclăy ſums of wealth, which higher mount,
Than files of marſhal'd figures can account. Dryden.
Nothing here th’ unwieldy rock avails,
Rebounding harmleſs from º º ſcales, d
ly join'd, preſerv'd him from a wound,
º 㺠all around. Addiſon's Ovid.
What carriage can bear away all the rule and unwieldy !op;
pings of a branchy tree, at once : If atº's Impr. ºf the Mind.
UN willing. adj. Loath; not contented; not inclined ; not
ing by inclination.
sº of man is unwilling to continue doing that
wherein it ſhall always condemn itſelf. I looker, b. v.
If thou doſt find him tractable,
Encourage him, and tell him all our reaſons.
If he be leaden, icy, cold, unwilling, - To - ?
Be thou ſo too, Shał ſearc', Rich, III.
If
U N W
U N W
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If the ſunriſe unwilling to his race, , .
Clouds on his brows, and ſpots upon his face,
Suſpect a drizzling day. - Dryden.
ºf avºn's unchang'd decrees attentive hear;
More pow'rful gods have torn thee from my ſide,
Dryden.
Unwilling to reſign, and doom'd a bride. -
UN will INGLY. adv. Not with good-will; not without loath-
eſs. º
n The whining ſchool-boy, with his ſatchel,
And ſhining morning face, creeping like ſnail
Unwillingly to ſchool. Shakeſp. As You Like It.
A feaſt the people hold to Dagon, and forbid
Laborious works, unwillingly this reſt
Their ſuperſtition yields.
Still diſmay’d
By ſeas or ſkies, unwillingly they ſtay’d. Denham.
Theſe men were once the prince's foes, and then
Unwillingly they made him great : but now,
Being his friends, ſhall willingly undo him. Denham.
The dire contagion ſpreads ſo faſt,
That where it ſeizes, all relief is vain;
And therefore muſt unwillingly lay waſte
That country, which would elſe the foe maintain. Dryden.
UN will ING Ness. m. ſ. Loathneſs; diſinclination.
Obedience, with profeſſed unwillingneſs to obey, is no bet-
ter than manifeſt diſobedience. Hooker, b. v.
What moved the man to yield to her perſuaſions : Even
the ſame cauſe that hath moved all men ſince, an unwil-
lingneſ to grieve her, and make her ſad, left ſhe ſhould pine,
and be overcome with ſorrow. Raleigh's Hiſt, of the World.
I ſee with what unwillingneſs
You lay upon me this command, and through your fears
Diſcern your love, and therefore muſt obey you. Denham.
There is in moſt people a reluctance and unwillingneſs to
be forgotten. We obſerve, even among the vulgar, how
fond they are to have an inſcription over their grave. Swift.
To UN wiſ'ND. v. a. pret, and part. paſſive unwound.
1. To ſeparate any thing convolved; to untwiſt; to untwine.
All his ſubječts having by ſome years learned, ſo to hope
for good and fear harm, only from her, that it ſhould
have needed a ſtronger virtue than his, to have unwound ſo
deeply an entered vice. Sidney, b. ii.
Empirick politicians uſe deceit:
You boldly ſhew that ſkill which they pretend,
And work by means as noble as your end;
Which ſhould you veil, we might unwind the clue,
As men do nature, till we came to you. Dryden.
2. To diſentangle; to looſe from entanglement.
Deſiring to ſerve God as they ought; but being not ſo
ſkillful as in every point to unwind themſelves, where the
ſnares of gloſing ſpeech lie to entangle them, are in mind
not a little troubled, when they hear ſo bitter invečtives againſt
that, which this church hath taught them to reverence as
holy. Hooker, b. v.
As you unwind her love from him,
Leſt it ſhould ravel, and be good to none,
Bottom it on me. Shakeſp. Two Gentlemen of Verona.
To UNw I'ND. v. n. To admit evolution.
Put the bottoms into clean ſcalding water, and they will
eaſily unwind. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
UN wipe D. adj. Not cleared.
Their hands and faces were all badg’d with blood,
So were their daggers, which unwip’d we found
Upon their pillows. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
UNw 1's E. adj. Weak; defeótive in wiſdom.
O good, but moſt unwiſe patricians ! why,
You grave, but reckleſs ſenators, have you thus
Giv'n Hydra here to chuſe an officer Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Be not ta'en tardy by unwiſe delay. Shakeſpeare.
He who of thoſe delights can judge, and ſpare
To interpoſe them oft, is not unwiſe. Milton.
This the Greeks ſay, this the barbarians; the wiſe and the
unwiſe. Tillotſºn.
When kings grow ſtubborn, ſlothful, or unwiſe,
Each private man for publick good ſhould riſe. Dryden.
When the balance of power is duly fixt in a ſtate, nothing
is more dangerous or unwiſe, than to give way to the firſt
ſteps of popular encroachments. Swift.
UN wiſ's ELY. adv. Weakly; not prudently; not wiſely.
Lady Zelmane, like ſome, unwiſely liberal, that more
delight to give preſents than pay debts, choſe rather to be-
Milton's Agoniſłes.
ſtow her love upon me, than to recompenſe him. Sidney.
. Unwiſely we the wiſer Eaſt
§y, ſuppoſing them oppreſs'd
With tyrant's force. Waller.
To UN wish. 9. a. To wiſh that which is, not to be.
Wi My liege, would you and I alone,
thout more help, could fight this royal battle.
-Why now thou haſt unwiſh’d five thouſand men ;
Which likes me better than to wiſh us one. Shakeſpeare.
To deſire there were no God, were plainly t º/l. All-
own being, which muſt be annihilated º i. i. their
that eſſence, which ſubſtantially ſupporteth them. . of
UN wiſs HED. adj. Not ſought; not deſired. rºwn,
So jealous is ſhe of my love to her daughter, that I nev
yet begin to open my mouth to the unevitable philol. ;
that her unwiſhed preſence gave my tale a concluſion, tº:
it had a beginning. -
ºfo his unwiſhed yoke Sidney.
My ſoul conſents not to give ſov’reignty. Shakºftware
While heaping unwiſh'd wealth I diſtant roam :
The beſt of brothers at his natal home >
By the dire fury of a traitreſs wife,
Ends the ſad evening of a ſtormy life. Pºe
UNwi'st. adj. Unthought of; not known. sº
To UN wit. v. a. To deprive of underſtanding. Not º -
- Friends all but now ; even now -
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom
Diveſting them for bed; and then, but now,
As if ſome planet had unwitted men,
Swords out, and tilting one at other's breaſts. Shakeſpeare,
UN witHDRA’win G. adj. Continually liberal.
Wherefore did nature pour her bounties forth,
With ſuch a full and unwithdrawing hand,
Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks Milan.
UN witHstoo'D. adj. Not oppoſed.
Creſſy plains,
And Agincourt, deep ting'd with blood, confeſs
What the Silures vigour unwithſtood,
Cou'd do in rigid fight. Philipſ,
UN wi'TN Essed. adj. Wanting evidence; wanting notice.
Leaſt their zeal to the cauſe ſhould any way be unwit-
neſſed. Hooker.
UN wrºttingly... adv. [Properly unweetingh, from unwitting.]
Without knowledge; without conſciouſneſs.
In theſe fatal things it falls out, that the high-working
powers make ſecond cauſes unwittingly acceſſary to their dé.
terminations. Sidney.
Thoſe things are termed moſt properly natural agents,
which keep the law of their kind unwittingſ, as the heavens
and elements of the world, which can do no otherwiſe than
they do. Hºoker, b. i.
Atheiſts repudiate all title to heaven, merely for preſent
pleaſure; beſides the extreme madneſs of running ſuch a de-
ſperate hazard after death, they unwittingly deprive themſelves
here of that tranquillity they ſeek for. Bently.
UN wo’NTED. adj.
1. Uncommon; unuſual; rare; infrcquent.
His ſad, dull eyes, ſunk deep in hollow pits,
Could not enduré th' unwanted ſun to view. Fairy &ºm.
My father's of a better nature
Than he appears by ſpeech; this is unwonted
Which now came from him. Shahjart.
Every unwonted meteor is portentous, and ſon.”
prognoſtick. Glanville.
Thick breath, quick pulſe, and heaving of my heart,
All ſigns of ſome unwonted change appear. Dryden.
2. Unaccuſtomed; unuſed. -
Philoclea, who bluſhing, and withal ſmiling, making
ſhamefaſtneſs pleaſant, and pleaſure ſhamefaſt, tenderly moved
her feet, unwanted to feel the naked ground. Sº b. ii.
Sea calves unwonted to freſh waters fly. Maj.
O how oft ſhall he
On faith and changed gods complain; and ſeas
Rough with black winds and ſtorins,
Unwonted ſhall admire.
UNwok/ki NG. adj. Living without labour. . .
Lazy and unworking ſhopkeepers in this being worſe º
gameſters, do not only keep ſo much of the º a
country in their hands, but make the publick pay }.
for it. -
UN wo'Rs HIPPED. adj. Not adored.
He reſolv’d to leave
Unworſhipp'd, unobey'd the throne ſupreme. ,
UNwo'RTHILY. adv. Not according to deſert; *
or below merit.
I vow’d, baſe knight,
To tear the garter from thy craven leg,
Which I have done, becauſe unworthily Hºn. WI
Thou waſt inſtalled. Shalºft. Het V"
Fearing left my jealous aim might err,
And ſo unworthily diſgrace the man,
I gave him gentle looks.
If we look upon the Odyſſey as all a fi tſu
anºthily. It ought to be read as a ſtory founded *:::
adorned with embelliſhments of poetry.
UN wo'RTHINEss. n.ſ. Want of worth ; want of º
A mind fearing the unworthingſ of every word * in this
be preſented to her ears, at length brought it º b. ii.
Inanntſ. O let
Miltºn,
Milton.
her above
Shakeſ eart.
Čtion, we conſider it
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O let not an excellent ſpirit do itſelf ſuch wrong, as té
think where it is placed, embraced, and loved, there can be
any unworthinſ ; ſince the weakeſt miſt is not eaſier driven
away by the ſun, than that is chaſed away with ſo high
thoughts. - Sidney.
Every night he comes with ſongs compos'd
To her unworthings it nothing ſteads us
To chide him from our eaves, for he perſiſts. Shakespeare.
I fear'd to find you in another place;
But, ſince you're here, my jealouſy grows leſs: -
You will be kind to my unworthinés. Drydºn.
Have a true and humble ſenſe of your own unworthingſ,
which will not ſuffer you to riſe to a coilfidence º;
pretended to by ſome. //aſe on Death.
UN wo'RTHY. adj.
1. Not deſerving.
The Athanaſian creed and doxology ſhould remain in uſe,
the one as a moſt divine explication of the chiefeſ: articles of
our chriſtian belief; the other as an heavenly acclamation of
joyful applauſe to his praiſes, in whom we believe: neither
the one nor the other unworthy to be heard founding, as they
are in the church of Chriſt. Hooker.
Every particular accident, not unworthy the remembrance,
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for brevity I wittingly paſs over. Knolles.
2. Wanting merit.
Degree being vizarded,
Th’ unworthieſ; ſhews as fairly in the maſk. Shakeſpeare.
Are there unworthy men choſen to offices : Jºitgifte.
So may I, blind fortune leading me,
Miſs that which one unworthier may attain; -
And die with grieving. Shakeſp. 44erch, ºf Wenice.
. Mean.
3 Tell me, Philoclea, did you ever ſee ſuch a ſhepherd
did you ever hear of ſuch a prince and then tell me if a
ſmall or unworthy aſſault have conquered me Sidney.
4. Not ſuitable ; not adequate.
I laid at her fect a work, which was unwºrthy her, but
which I hope ſhe will forgive. - Drydin.
Our friend's papers are in my hands, and I will take care
to ſuppreſs things unworthy of him. Pope to Swift.
' Care is taken to interſperſe additions in ſuch a manner,
that ſcarce any book can be bought, without purchaſing ſome-
thing unworthy of the author. Swift.
5. Unbecoming; vile.
The brutal action rous'd his manly mind:
Mov’d with unworthy uſage of the maid,
He, though unarm’d, reſolv'd to give her aid. Drydºn.
UN wo'UND. part, paſt, and pret. of unwind. Untwiſted.
Thatchers tie with withs, but old pitch'd ropes unwound are
more laſting. 44%rtimer's Hºſſandy.
UN wo'UN DED. adj.
I. Not wounded.
We may offend
Our yet unwounded enemies.
2. Not hurt.
Oh! bleſt with temper:
She who can love a ſiſter's charms, or hear
Sighs for a daughter with unwounded ear. Pope.
To UNw RE/ATH. v. a. To untwine.
The beards of wild oats, and of divers other wild plants,
continually wreath and unwreath themſelves, according to the
temperature of the ambient air. Boyle.
UNw R1'TING. adj. Not aſſuming the charaćter of an author.
The peace of the honeſt unwriting ſubject was daily mo-
leſted. - - Arbuthnot.
UN wri’TT EN. adj. Not conveyed by writing; oral; traditional.
A rule of right unwritten, but delivered by tradition from
one to another. Spenſer's State of Ireland.
As to his underſtanding, they bring him in void of all no-
tion, a rude, unwritten blank ; making him to be created as
much an infant, as others are born. South's Sermons.
The laws of England may be divided into the written law,
and the unwritten. - Hale.
UN wro'U GHT. adj. Not laboured ; not manufactured.
Or prove at leaſt to all of wiſer thought,
Their hearts were fertile land, although unwrought. Fairfax.
Yet thy moiſt clay is pliant to command;
Unwrought and eaſy to the potter's hand :
Now take the mold, now bend thy mind to feel
The firſt ſharp motions of the forming wheel.
UNw RU’s G. adj. Not pinched.
We that have free ſouls, it touches us not; let the galled
jade winch, our withers are unwrung. Shakeſp. Hamlet.
UNYIELDED. adj. Not given up.
O'erpower'd at length, they force him to the ground,
Unyielded as he was, and to the pillar bound. Dryden.
To Uſ NYo’K E. v. a.
1. To looſe from the yoke.
Our army is diſpers'd already :
Like youthful ſteers unyak'd, they took their courſe
Eaſt, weſt, north, ſouth, Shakespeare . Hen. IV.
Milton's Par. Lºſº, b. vi.
Dryden.
Homer cºli, them * gods, and yet gives them the em.
ployment of ſlaves; they unyo/e the miles. -
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2. To part; to disjoin. *02/mie
shall *; hands, ſo lately purg'd of blood,
; º 4 in love, ſo ſtrong in borº,
% this ſeizure, and this king ſº. * *
UNye’ £ºn. adj. 2 na regreet. Sla'ſ care.
I. Having never worn a yoke.
Sev’n bullocks yet unyºd for Phoebus chuſe,
And for Diana ſeven unſpotted ewes. Drydºn.
2. Licentious; unreſtraß.
I will a-whie uphold
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The tººd hug ur of your idleneſ. Shakespeare . Hº. IV.
UNzo's ED. adj. Not bound ºt. girdle.
Eaſy her motion ſeem’d, ſerene her air;
Fºll, though wizon'ſ, her boſom. Priºr.
Vogaºglary. * f [vºcabulwich, Eat. vºcalileire, Fr.] A
dictionary; a lexicon; a wººd bººk.
Some have delivered the Pºſity of ſpirits, and that they
ſland in awe of conjurations, which ſignify nothing, not only
-
in the dictionary of man, but in the ſubtier vºcal ulory of
Satan. - Brown's ſug. Errºrs.
. Among other books, we ſhould be furniſhed with ...
*ies and dictionaries of ſeveral ſorts. Jºats.
VOCAL. adj. [vºcal, Fr. vacaº, Lat.]
I. Having a voice.
Eyes are vocal, tears have tongues;
And there be words not made with lungs;
Sententious ſhow’rs! O let them fall,
Their cadence is rhetorical. Crº/aw.
Witneſs if I be ſilent, morn or even,
To hill, or valley, fountain, or freſh ſhade,
Made vocal by my ſong, and taught his praiſe. A4ilton.
Smooth-ſiding Mincius, crown'd with vºcal reeds,
That ſtrain I heard was of a higher mood. Milton.
None can animate the lyre,
And the mute ſtrings with vocal ſouls inſpire,
As Helen, in whoſe eyes ten thouſand Cupids dwell. Dryden.
Memnon, though ſtone, was counted vocal;
But 'twas the god, mean while, that ſpoke all.
Rome o't has heard a croſs haranguing,
With prompting prieſt behind the hanging. Prior.
2. Uttered or modulated by the voice. -
They which, under pretence of the law ceremonial being
abrogated, require the abrogation of inſtrumental muſick,
*PProving nevertheleſs the uſe of vocal melody to remain,
muſt ſhew ſome reaſon wherefore the one ſhou'd be thought
a legal ceremony, and not the other. Hoºker.
And join'd their vocal worſhip to the choir
Of creatures wanting voice. Milton's Par. Lºft.
Vocality. n.ſ. Ivocalias, Lat. from vocal] Power of utter-
ance ; quality of being utterable by the voice. -
I, aird R being in extremes, one of roughneſs, the other
of ſmoothneſs and freeneſs of vocality, are not eaſy in tract of
vocal ſpeech to be pronounced ſpiritally. Hºlder.
To Vo’cALIzE. v. a. [from vocal.] To form into voice.
It is one thing to give an impulſe to breath alone; another
thing to vocalize that breath, i. e. in its paſſage through the
larynx, to give it the ſound of human voice. Hºlder.
Vo’cALLY. adv. [from vocal.] In words; articulately.
Although it is as natural to mankind, to expreſs their de-
fires vocally, as it is for brutes to uſe their natural vocal ſigns;
yet the forming of languages into this or that faſhion, is a
buſineſs of inſtitution. Hale's Origin ºf Ažankind.
Voca’ſ Ion. m. ſ. [vocation, Fr. vocatio, Lat.]
1. Calling by the will of God. -
Neither doth that which St. Paul, or other apoſtles, teach,
enforce the utter diſability of any other men's vocation thought
requiſite in this church for the ſaving of ſouls. Hºer, b. v.
They which thus were in God eternally by their intended
admiſſion to life, have, by vocation or adoption, Gºd actually
now in them. Hozier, b. v.
2. Summons. - -
What can be urged for them who not having the vocation
of poverty to ſcribble, out of meer wantonneſs ſnake them-
ſelves ridiculous Drydºn.
. Trade; employment. - -
3 He ... his ſervice greatly rewarded, if he might
obtain by that means to live in the fight of his prince, and
yet practiſe his own choſen vocatiº - Sidney, b. i.
God's mother, in a viſion full of majeſty,
Will'd me to leave my baſe vocation. Siaºſ. Hºn. VI.
God has furniſhed men with faculties ſufficient to direct
them in the way they ſhould take, if they will ſeriouſly cm-
ploy them, when their ordinary vocations allow them the
leiſure. - Lºcke.
A whore in her vocation, -
Kceps punctual to an aſſignation. ºil.
VoſcArive meſ. [rosatiſ, Fr. vºcativus, Lat..] The gramma-
tical caſe uſed in calling or ſpeaking to:
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V O I V O L i Vocifer Arios. m.ſ. [vociferatio, vocifero, Lat, ) Clamour; º: lungs, kept too long upon the ſtretch by vºciferation, or loud ſinging, may produce the ſame cffect. 4. buthnot. Voºrous. adj. [wifero, Lat.]. Clamorous; noiſy. . . Several templars, and others of the more, vºciferº kind of critics, went with a reſolution to hiſs, and confeſs'd they were forced to laugh. Pope. Žogue. n.ſ. ſvºgue, Fr. from vaguer, to float, or fly at large.] Faſhion; mode. It is not more abſurd to undertake to tell the name of an unknown perſon by his looks, than to vouch a man's ſaint- ſhip from the vºgue of the world. South. Uſe may revive the obſoleteſt words, And baniſh thoſe that now are moſt in vogue. Roſcommon. What factions th’ have, and what they drive at In publick vogue, or what in private. Hudibras. In the vogue of the world, it paſſes for an exploit of ho- nour, for kings to run away with whole countries that they have no pretence to. L’Eſtrange. No periodical writer, who always maintains his gravity, and does not ſometimes ſacrifice to the graces, muſt expect to keep in vogue for any time. Addiſon. At one time they keep their patients ſo cloſe and warm, as almoſt to ſtifle them; and all on a ſudden the cold regimen is in vogue. Baker's Reflections on Learning. VOICE, n.ſ. [vºix, Fr. vocis, Lat.] 1. Sound emitted by the mouth. 2. Sound of the mouth, as diſtinguiſhed from that uttered by another mouth. Air in ſounds that are not tones, which are all equal, ad- mitteth much variety, as in the voices of living creatures, and in the voices of ſeveral men; for we can diſcern ſeveral men by their voices. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. 3. Any ſound made by breath. O Marcus, I am warm'd ; my heart Leaps at the trumpet's voice, and burns for glory. Addiſon. 4. Vote; ſuffrage; opinion expreſſed. - Are you all reſolved to give your voices * But that's no matter, the greater part carries it. Shakeſp. I’ve no words; My voice is in my ſword ' thou bloodier villain Than terms can give thee out. Shakespeare. Macbeth. The ſtate was betrayed by the multitude and corruption of voices, and muſt ſhortly periſh, if not committed to the grave judgment of ſome few ; for two hundred gave voices, reducing that multitude to fifty, who, for their experience, were holden for men of greateſt gravity. Knolles. Some laws ordain, and ſome attend the choice Of holy ſenates, and elect by voice. Dryden. To Voice. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To rumour; to report. Out of uſe. Is this th’ Athenian minion, whom the world Woic’d ſo regardfully Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. It was voiced that the king purpoſed to put to death Edward Plantagenet, priſoner in the tower; whereat there was great Inuſ IIllir. Bacon's Hen. VII. Many ſought to feed The eaſy creditors of novelties, By voicing him alive. 2. To vote. Your minds, pre-occupied with what You rather muſt do, than what you ſhould do, Made you, againſt the grain, to voice him conſul. Shakeſp. To Voice. v. n. To clamour; to make outcries. Obſolete. Stir not queſtions of juriſdićtion; and rather aſſume thy right in ſilence, than voice it with claims. Bacon. It is not the gift of every perſon to harangue the multitude, to voice it loud and high. South's Sermons. Voiced, adj. [from the noun..] Furniſhed with a voice. That's Erythaea, Or ſome angel vºic'd like her. 'Tis ſhe my ſtruggling ſoul - Would fain go out to meet and welcome her Denham. VOID. adj. [vuide, Fr.] 1. Empty; vacant. The earth was without form and void, and darkneſs was upon the face of the deep. Geneſis i. 2. I'll get me to a place more void, and there Speak to great Caeſar as he comes along. 2, Vain; ineffectual; null; vacated. If it be void, and to no purpoſe, that the names of men ** ſo frequent in their books, what did move them to bring Daniel's Civil War. Shakeſpeare. them in Hooker. My word ſhall not return vºid, but accompliſh that which I pleaſe. Iſa. lv. I 1. - º made their whole government void, as an en- É. uilt againſt human ſociety, worthy to be fired and pulled º h the wi Bacon. to 4. | ° wiſdom of a future parliament may find cauſe b are this, or that act of parliament void, yet there will c the ſame temper requiſite to repeal it. Clarendon. The two houſes declared, that nothing which that time paſs under the great ſeal, ſhould . † ſºn but void and null. $ºod and ºld, Some kind of ſubjećtion is due from eve man, which cannot be made void by an ſoever. 3. ‘ī; unoccupied. ucen Elizabeth, importuned much to ſupply di. offices that had been long void, anſwered º: eat ter, but roſe up on the ſudden, and ſaid, I am ſ C Inat- will not be long void. emy office 4. Wanting; unfurniſhed; empty. Camdº, If ſome be admitted into the miniſtry, void of leum or lewd in life, are all the reſt to be condemned 2 ſº How void of reaſon are our hopes and fears p; Being void of all friendſhip and enmity, they *: krºndºn, i. Ty man to tWe y power what. Swift, plain. - Swi 5. Unſubſtantial ; unreal. wift. Senſeleſs, lifeleſs idol, void and vain. Pº Void. n.ſ.. [from the adjeºl An empty ſpace; vacuum;y Pride, where wit fails, ſteps in to our defence And fills up all the mighty void of ſenſe. 2. P With what power ºft, Were firſt th’ unwieldy planets launch'd along Th’illimitable void 2 Thºmſºn, To Void. v. a. [from the adjećlive; vuider, Fr.] y” 1. To quit; to leave empty. If they will fight with us, bid them come down Or void the field. Jºhn V How in our voiding lobby haſt thou ſtood, - And duly waited for my coming forth : Shakespeare Hºn. VI. Towards this Paſlage, ſomewhat darker than the chambº which he voided, this aſſaſſinate gave him, with a back blow, a deep wound into his left ſide. Wºtton's Buckingham. 2. To emit ; to pour out. The aſcending water is vented by fits, every circumvol. tion voiding only ſo much as is contained in one helix. Willini, 3. To emit as excrement. Excrements ſmell ill to the ſame creature that with acancy. them ; and the cat burieth what ſhe voidth. Bacºn, Believ'd the heav'ns were made of ſtone, Pecauſe the ſun had voided one. Hādibra, By the uſe of emulſions, and frequent emo"iemt injections, his urine vºided more eaſily. Hºſtman's Surgery. Fleſhy filaments, or matter voided by utine, are ſuſpicious ſymptoms of a ſtone in the kidnies, eſpecially if the patient has been ſubject to voiding of gravel. Arbuthnot. 4. To vacate; to nullify; to annul. It was become a practice, upon any ſpecious pretences, to void the ſecurity that was at any time given for money ſo bºr- rowed. Clarendan. Vo'IDABLE. adj. [from void.]. Such as may be annulled. If the metropolitan, pretºnding the party deceaſed had tº notabilia in divers dioceſes, grants letters of adminiſtratº, ſuch adminiſtration is not void, but voidable by a ſentence. A. Vo’IDER. m. ſ. [from void.] A baſket, in which broken mº is carried from the table. A voider for the nonce, I wrong the devil ſhould I pick their bones. Claviland. VoIDNEss. n.ſ.. [from void.] 1. Emptineſs; vacuity: 2. Nullity; inefficacy. 3. Want of ſubſtantiality. - f If thereby you underſtand their nakedneſs and voidiſ; º all mixt bodies, good divines are of opiniº, thº' the : of the creation was not in itſelf diſtinguiſhed by dº Hakew, PO'ITURE. n.ſ. [French..] Carriage; tranſportation by car- riage. Not in uſe. face. Arbuthnſt They ought to uſe exerciſe by voiture or carriagº.” tiºnwi- Vo'LANT. adj. [volans, Lat. volant, Fr.] 1. Flying; paſſing through the air. . - Thºm, or #. automata, are ſuch mº . trivances as have a ſelf-motion, whereby tº ji ick. aloft in the air, like birds. pºlkins'; Math, 44.3% 2. Nimble ; ačtive. His volant touch igh - Inſtinét through all proportions, low, and high, Miltºn. Fled, and pufu'd tranſverſe the reſonant tº Blind Bâtiſh bards, with volant touch, Traverſe loquacious ſtrings, whoſe ſolemn notes Philipi. Provoke to harmleſs revels. Vo’LATILE. adj. [volatilis, Lat.] 1. Flying ; paſſing through the air. la- The caterpillar towards the end - of ſummer waxeth # - n's Nat. tile, and turneth to a butterfly. . . Bacº • animal but There is no creature only volatile, º ilo *: ſufficient - - 1S - hath feet as well as wings; becauſe *. on the Crºat” food for them always in the air. 2. [Volatile, Fr.] Having the power to P evaporation. - - bind - In vain, though by their pow'rful at they b. iii. Jºlatile Hºme.” y Milton's Parádſ, 19%. $ aſ jī by ſpontadº”
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when arſenick with ſoap gives a regulus, and with mer-
cury ſublimate a volatile fuſible ſalt, like butter of antimony;
doth not this ſhew that arſenick, which is a ſubſtance totally
volatile, is compounded of fix’d and volatile parts, ſtrongly
cohering by a mutual attraction ; ſo that the volatile will not
afeend without carrying up the fixed
3. Lively; fickle; changeable of mind; full of ſpirit.
Aétive ſpirits, who are ever ſkimming over the ſurface of
things with a volatile temper, will fix nothing in their
mind. J/atts's Hºprovement of the Mind.
Newton.
You are as giddy and volatile as ever, juſt the reverſe of
Mr. Pope, who hath always loved a domeſtick life.
VO’LATILE. n.ſ. [volatile, Fr.] A winged animal.
The air conveys the heat of the ſun, maintains fires, and
ſerves for the flight of volatiles. Brown's Pulgar Errours.
'LATILENESS: * - - , ,- -
VO’L }n. ſ: [volatilité, Fr. from volatile.]
Swift.
Vol. ATI'LITY:
1. The quality of flying away by evaporation; not fixity.
Upon the compound body, chiefly obſerve the colour, fra-
ility, or pliantneſs, the volatility or fixation, compared with
㺠bodies. Bacon.
Of volatility, the utmoſt degree is, when it will fly away
without returning. Bacon.
Heat cauſeth the ſpirits to ſearch ſome iſſue out of the
body, as in the volatility of metals. Bacon.
The animal ſpirits cannot, by reaſon of their ſubtilty and
volatileneſs, be diſcovered to the ſenſe. Hale.
The volatility of mercury argues that they are not much
bigger ; nor may they be much leſs, left they loſe their
opacity. Newton's Opticks:
By the ſpirit of a plant, we underſtand that pure, elabo-
rated oil, which, by reaſon of its extreme volatility, exhales
fpontaneouſly, in which the odour or ſmell conſiſts. Arbuthnot.
2. Mutability of mind.
Vol Atilization. m. ſ. [from volatilize.] The act of making
volatile.
Chemiſts have, by a variety of ways, attempted in vain
the volatilization of the ſalt of tartar. Boyle.
To Voſlatilize. v. a. [volatiliſer, Fr. from volatile ] To
make volatile ; to ſubtilize to the higheſt degree.
Spirit of wine has a refractive power, in a middle degree
between thoſe of water and oily ſubſtances, and accordingly
ſeems to be compoſed of both, united by fermentation: the
water, by means of ſome ſaline ſpirits with which it is im-
pregnated, diſſolving the oil, and volatilizing it by the
action. Newton's Opticks.
Spirituous liquors are ſo far from attenuating, volatilizing,
and rend'ring perſpirable the animal fluids, that it rather con-
denſeth them. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
Vole. n.ſ. (voie,Fr.] A deal atcards, that draws the wholetricks.
Paſt ſix, and not a living ſoul!
I might by this have won a vols. - Swift.
WOLCANO. n.ſ. [Italian, from Vulcan.] A burning moun-
taln.
Navigators tell us there is a burning mountain in an
iſland, and many volcano's and fiery hills. Brown.
When the Cyclops o'er their anvils ſweat,
From the volcano's groſs eruptions riſe,
And curling ſheets of ſmoke obſcure the ſkies. Garth.
Subterraneous minerals ferment, and cauſe earthquakes,
and cauſe furious eruptions of volcano's, and tumble down
broken rocks. Bentley's Sermons.
Vo/LERY. n.ſ. [volerie, Fr.] A flight of birds.
An old boy, at his firſt appearance, is ſure to draw on
him the eyes and chirping of the whole town volery; amongſt
which, there will not be wanting ſome birds of prey, that
will preſently be on the wing for him. Locke.
Vol.1TArion. n.ſ. (voito, Lat.] The act or power of fly-
ing
Birds and flying animals are almoſt erect, advancing the
head and breaſt in their progreſſion, and only prone in the
aćt of volitation. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Vol.1"tion. n.ſ. [volitio, Lat..] The act of willing; the power
of choice exerted.
There is as much difference between the approbation of
the judgment, and the actual volitions of the will, as between
a man's viewing a deſirable thing with his eye, and reaching
after it with his hand. South's Sermons.
Polition is the actual excrciſe of the power the mind has to
order the conſideration of any idea, or the forbearing to con-
fider it; or to prefer the motion of any part of the body to
its reſt, by directing any particular action, or its forbear-
an Ce. Locke.
Vo'Litive. adj. Having the power to will.
They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the vo-
litive; making the man not only more knowing, but more
wife and better. Hale.
Vo'LLEY. m. ſ. ſvolée, Fr.]
1. A flight of ſhot.
From the wood a volly of ſhot ſlew two of his com-
pany. Raleigh's Apolºgy.
... More on his guns relies, than on his ſword,
From whence a fatal volley we receiv'd.
2. A burſt; an emiſſion of many at once.
A fine volly cf words, gentlemen, and quickly ſhot
off. Soakeſpeare.
* Pºe. !
To Vo'ſ LEY. v. n. To throw out. -
The holding every man ſhall beat as loud
tr.../ As his ſtrong ſides can volly. Shakespeare Ant, and Cºpatra:
Vo'LLIED. adj. [from vºlley.] Diſploded; diſcharged with a
volley.
I ſtood
Thy fierceſt, when in battle to thy aid
haller.
Diſtruſtful ſenſe with modeſ caution ſpeaks;
It ſtill looks home, and ſhort excurſions nakes;
But rattling nonſenſe in full vallies breaks.
The blaſting volley'd thunder made all ſpeed. Miltºn.
The Gallick navy, impotent to bear
His volley'd thunder, torn, diffever'd, ſcud. Philips.
Volt. n.ſ. (vºlte, Fr. J Polº ſignifies a round or a ciºr
tread; a gate of two treads made by a horſe going fideways
round a center; ſo that theſe two treads make parallel trađs,
the one which is made by the fore feet larger, and the other
by the hinder fect ſmaller; the ſhoulders bearing outwards,
and the croupe approaching towards the center. Farrier's Dić.
Volubi'lity. n.f. [volubilité, Fr. volubilitas, from volubilis,
Lat.]
1. The aët or power of rolling.
Kolubility, or aptneſs to roll, is the property of a bowl,
and is derived from its roundneſs. //atts's Logick.
Then caleſtial ſpheres ſhould forget their wonted motions,
and by irregular volubility, turn themſelves any way, as it might
happen. Hºoker, b. i.
2. Activity of tongue; fluency of ſpeech.
Say ſhe be mute, and will not ſpeak a word,
Then I'll commend her volubility. Shakeſpeare.
He expreſs'd himſelf with great volubility of words, natu-
ral and proper. Clarendon.
He had all the French aſſurance, cunning, and volubility
of tongue. Addiſon.
She ran over the catalogue of diverſions with ſuch a volu-
bility of tongue, as drew a gentle reprimand from her
father. Female Quixote.
3. Mutability; liableneſs to revolution.
He that's a vićtor this moment, may be a ſlave the next :
and this volubility of human affairs, is the judgment of pro-
vidence, in the puniſhment of oppreſſion. L’Eſtrange.
Wo'Lu BLE. adj. [volubilis, Lat.]
1. Formed ſo as to roll eaſily; formed ſo as to be eaſily put in
In Otton.
Neither the weight of the matter of which a cylinder is
made, nor its round voluble form, which, meeting with a
precipice, do neceſſarily continue the motion of it, are any
more imputable to that dead, choiceleſs creature in its firſt
motion. Hammond.
The adventitious corpuſcles may produce ſtability in the
matter they pervade, by expelling thence thoſe voluble parti-
cles, which, whilſt they continued, did by their ſhape unfit
for coheſion, or, by their motion, oppoſe coalition. Boyle.
2. Rolling; having quick motion.
This leſs voluble earth,
By ſhorter flight to th’eaſt, had left him there.
Then voluble, and bold; now hid, now ſeen,
Among thick-woven arborets. Milton's Par. Ly?, b. iv.
3. Nimble; active. Applied to the tongue.
A friend promiſed to diffect a woman's tongue, and exa-
mine whether there may not be in it certain juices, which
render it ſo wonderfully voluble and flippant. Addiſon.
Theſe with a voluble and flippant tongue, become mere
echo's. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind.
4. Fluent of words. It is applied to the ſpecch, or the
ſpeaker. -
Caſio, a knave very voluble; no further conſcionable,
than in putting on the meer form of civil and humane ſeem-
ing, for the better compaſſing of his looſe affection. Shakeſp.
If voluble and ſharp diſcourſe be marr'd,
Unkindneſs blunts it more than marble hard. Shakespeare.
VO’LUME. m. ſ. [volumen, Latil -
1. Something rolled, or convolved.
2. As much as ſeems convolved at once ; as a ſold of a ſerpent,
a wave of water.
- Threeſcore and ten I can º well;
Within the volume of which time I’ve ſeen
Hours dreadful, and things ſtrange. Shakespeare . Maclºth.
Unoppos'd they either loſe their force,
Milton.
Or wind in volumes to their former courſe. Dryden.
Behind the gen'ral mends his weary Pace,
And filently to his revenge he ſails:
So glides ſome trodden ſerpent on the graſs,
And long behind his wounded volume trails. Dryden.
Thames' fruitful tides,
Fentºn.
Slow through the vale in ſilver vºlumes play. B
y
V O Í,
V O M
- ty the inſinuations of theſe cryſtals, the vºlumes of alr
are driven out of the watery particles, and many of them
uniting, form larger volumes, which thereby have a gºater
force to expand themſelves. Cheyne.
3. [Pºlume, Fr.] A bººk: ſo called, becauſe books were an-
tiently rolled upon a ſtaff. . . -
Guyon all this while his book did read,
Ne yet has ended ; for it was a great
And ample volume, that doth far exceed
My leiſure, ſo long leaves here to repeat.
Calmly, I do beſeech you.
Aye, as an hoſtler, that for the pooreſt piece
Will bear the knave by th’ volume. Shakespeare.
I ſhall not now enlarge on the wrong judgments whereby
men miſlead themſelves. This would make a vºlume. Locke.
If one ſhort volume cou’d comprize
All that was witty, learn’d and wiſe :
How wou'd it be eſteem’d and read : Swift.
Volu'M INous, adj. [from volume.]
1. Conſiſting of many complications.
The ſerpent roll'd vºluminºus and vaſt. Milton.
2. Conſiſting in many volumes, or books.
If heav'n write aught of fate, by what the ſtars
Wºluminous, or ſingle charaćters
In their conjunction met, give me to ſpell. Milton.
There is pleaſure in doing ſomething new, though never
ſo little, without peſtering the world with voluminºus tran-
ſcriptions. Graunt's Bills ºf Mortality.
3. Copious; diffuſive.
He did not bear contradićlion without much paſſion, and
was too voluminous in diſcourſe. Clarendºn.
The moſt ſevere reader makes allowances for many reſts
and nodding-places in a voluminous writer. Speciator, N° 124.
Volu'MINously, adv. [from voluminous...] In many volumes
or books.
The controverſies are hotly managed by the divided ſchools,
and voluminouſly every where handled. Granville.
Vo'LUNTAR ILY. adv. [volentiers, Fr. from voluntary.J Spon-
taneouſly ; of one's own accord; without compulſion.
Sith there is no likelihood that ever voluntarily they will
ſeek inſtruction at our hands, it remaineth that unleſs we
will ſuffer them to periſh, ſalvation itſelf muſt ſeek them. Hooker.
To be agents voluntarily in our own deſtruction, is againſt
God and nature. Haoker, b. v.
Self-preſervation will oblige a man voluntaily, and by
choice, to undergo any leſs evil, to ſecure himſelf but from
the probability of an evil incomparably greater. South.
VOLUNTARY. adj. [voluntaire, Fr. voluntarius, Lat.]
1. Aćting without compulſion; atting by choice.
God did not work as a neceſſary, but a voluntary agent;
intending before-hand, and decrecing with himſelf, that
which did outwardly proceed from him. Hooker, b. i.
The lottery of my deſtiny
Bars me the right of voluntary chufing.
2. Willing; acting with willingneſs.
Then virtue was no more, her guard away,
She ſell to luſt a voluntary prey. Pope's Odyſºſ.
3. Done without compulſion.
/ºluntary forbearance denotes the forbearance of an action,
conſcquent to an order of the mind. Locke.
The old duke is baniſhed; the new duke, and three or
four loving lords, have put themſelves into voluntary exile
with him. Shakeſp. As Yºu Like It.
They muſt have recourſe to abſtinence, which is but vo-
luntary faſting, and to exerciſe, which is but voluntary la-
bour. Seed's Sermon.
4. Acting of its own accord; ſpontaneous:
The publick prayers of the people of God in churches
thoroughly ſettled, did never uſe to be voluntary dictates, pro-
cceding from any man's extemporal wit. Hooker, b. v.
Thoughts which voluntary move
Harmonious numbers. Milton.
Voſius TARY. m. ſ. [from the adjective.]
1. A volunteer; one who engages in any affair of his own accord.
All th’ unſettled humours of the land;
Raſh, inconſid rate, fiery voluntaries. Shakespeare.
Ajax was here the vºlintary, and you as under an im-
preſs: Shakeſpeare.
The bordering wars were made altogether by voluntaries,
upon their own head. - Davies's Ireland.
Aids came in partly upon miſſives, and partly voluntaries
from all parts. Bacon.
2. * Piece of muſick play’d at will, without any ſettled
Iulle. ,
Whiſtling winds, like organs, play’d,
Until their volunta, ics made
The waken'd carth in odours riſe,
To be her morning ſacrifice. Cleare’and.
* voluntary before the firſt leſſon, we are prepard for
miſſion of thoſe divine truths, which we are thortly to re-
CC1VC. Sfºg -
Speciator, N 630.
Fairy Queen.
Shakeſpeare.
Vol. UNT FE/P. m. ſ. [coluntaire, Fr.
the ſervice of his own accord.
Congreve, and the author of the Relapſe,
cipals in the diſpute, I ſatisfy them ; as ſo
J A ſoldier who cnter, into
r the vºlunter,
they will find themſelves affected wi -
. cs affected with the misfortune of their
All Aſia now was by the cars; Collier,
And Gods beat up for vºlunteers
To Greece and Troy. -
To VoI. UNT FE'R. v. m. To go for a ſºldier. Priºr,
A cant woºd,
ſpeaking
king : " '
c. *
Leave of theſe wagers, for in conſcience
The city needs not your new tricks for brea
And if you gallants loſe, to all appearing,
You'll want an equipage for volintº.
Volu'PTUARY. n ſ [wolipinaire, Fr. velºpiarius Lat
given up to pleaſure and luxury. x *-al.
Does not the voluptuary underſtand in all the liberties of
looſe and a lewd converſation, that he runs the riſk i. d
and ſoul ? #. ody
The parable was intended againſt the º
who liv'd like heathens, diſſolutely, without regdiº men
the reſtraints of religion. º of
V91.0 PTUOCŞ. iſ ſvoluptuºſº, Lat, ºn... ."
Given to exceſs of pleaſure; luxurious. , Fr. J
He them deceives; deceiv'd in his deceit;
Made drunk with drugs of dear voluptuous receipt. Senſºr
If a new ſect have not two properties, it will not ſº
The one is the ſupplanting, or the oppoſing of alſº
eſtabliſhed; the other is the giving licenſe to Pleaſures, and ,
voluptuºus life. Bacºn
Thou wilt bling me ſoon -
To that new world of light and bliſs, among
The gods, who live at eaſe, where I ſhall reign
At thy right hand voluttuous, without end. Aſia.
Then ſwol'n with pride, into the ſnare I fell
Of fair fallacious looks; venereal trains,
Soft'ncd with pleaſure, and voluptuous life. Miltºn.
Speculative atheiſm ſubſiſts only in our ſpeculation; whereas
really human nature cannot be guilty of the crime. In-
deed a few ſenſual and voluptuºus perſons may for a ſeaſºn
eclipſe this native light of the ſoul, but can never wholly
ſmother and extinguiſh it. Bentley's Sermºni.
Volu'PTuously. adv. [from vol.ptuous.) Luxuriouſly; with
indulgence of exceſſive pleaſure.
Had I a dozen ſons, I had rather eleven died nobly for
their country, than one voluptuouſly ſurfeit out of action. Shaft.
This cannot be done, if my will be ſo worldly or vºluptuºuſly
diſpoſed, as never to ſuffer me to think of them; but perpe-
tually to carry away, and apply my mind to other things. South.
Volu'PTuouss Ess. m. ſ. [from voluptuous.] Luxuriouſneſs; ad-
dictedneſs to exceſs of pleaſure.
There’s no bottom
In my voluptuouſneſs : your wives, your daughters,
Your matrons, and your maids, could not fillup
The ciſtern of my luſt. Shaiſ. Malºh.
If he fill'd his vacancy with his voluptuouſiſ,
Full ſurfeits, and the dryneſs of his bones
Call on him for’t. Shakeſp. Ant, and Chºti.
Here where ſtill ev'ning is, not noon nor night;
Where no voluptuouſneſ, yet all delight. - - - -
Theſe ſons of Epicurús, for voluptuºſºft and indigo,
muſt paſs for the only wits of the age. Sºuth.
You may be free, unleſs
Your other lord forbids, vºluptuouſneſſ,
Volu’ſ E. m. ſ. [volute, Fr.] A member of a column. nd
That paſt of the capitals of the Ionick, Corinº .
Compoſite orders, which is ſuppoſed to repreſent the baſkº
trees twiſted and turned into ſpiral lines, or, according.”
others, the head-dreſſes of virgins in their long hair. *
cording to Vitruvius, thoſe that appear above the º
the Corinthian order, are ſixteen in every capital, four º:
Ionick, and eight in the Compoſite. Theſe º:
eſpecially remarkable in the Ionick capital, º: ...
pillow or cuſhion laid between the abacus an º i.
whence that antient architcét calls the gluº pulvinus. †.
It is ſaid there is an Ionick pillar in the Santº * ".
tevere, where the marks of the compaſs are ſtill to . rk-
on the volute; and that Palladio learnt from * º,.
ing of that difficult problem. “.
PO’ſ ICA, n.ſ. [Latin.] An ency fled hum d a vºmité,
If the ulcer is not broke, it is commonly calle * becauſe
attended with the ſame ſymptoms as an º lungs,
the vomica communicating with the veſſels of º
muſt neceſſarily void ſome of the putrid º, on Die!.
blood. A. Väizº-
Vo'Mick NUT. m. ſ.
/omic: nut is à. nucleus of a fruit of an Ea ſnakewo
the wood of which is the lignum colubrinu" º of the
of the ſhops. It is flat, compreſſed, and º cºwſ:
breadth of a ſhilling, and about the thickneſs of a
... and
- - - - - --- º birds aſl
Picce, It is certain poiſon to quadrºſ eds and tº
Dryºn,
JA ºn
Dºnne.
Dryden.
cur in the lungº
fl-Indian tree,
V O T
V O U
taken internally, in ſmall doſes, it diſturbs the whole human
frame, and brings on convulſions. Hill's Mat. Medica.
To VO MIT. v. n. ſtomo, Latin.]
i. To caſt up the contents of the ſtomach. -
The dog, when he is ſick at the ſtomach, knows his cure,
falls to his graſs, vomits, and is well. AMore.
To Vo'Mit. v.a. [womir, Fr.]
1. To throw up from the ſtomach.
Haft thou found honey eat ſo much as is ſufficient, leſt
thou be filled there with, and vomit it. Prov. xxv. 16.
The fiſh vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. jonah ii.
Fºmiting is of uſe, when the foulneſs of the ſtomach re-
quires it. Wiſeman's Surgery.
Weak ſtomachs vomit up the wine that they drink in too
great quantities, in the form of vinegar. Arbuthnot.
2. To throw up with violence from any hollow.
Vo'MIT. n.ſ. [from the verb.]
I. The matter thrown up from the ſtomach.
He ſhall caſt up the wealth by him devour’d,
Like vomit from his yawning entrails pour’d. Sandys.
2. An emetick medicine; a medicine that cauſes vomit.
Whether a vomit may be ſafely given, muſt be judged by
the circumſtances; if there be any ſymptoms of an inflam-
mation of the ſtomach, a vomit is extremely dangerous. A buth.
VoM1 rios. m. ſ. [from vomo, Lat..] The act or power of vo-
miting.
How many have ſaved their lives, by ſpewing up their de-
bauch Whereas, if the ſtomach had wanted the faculty of
vomition, they had inevitably died. Grew's Coſmology.
Vo MITIVE. adj. [vomitif, Fr.] Emetick; cauſing vomits.
From this vitrioious quality, mercurius dulcis, and vitriol
, vomitive, occaſion black ejećtions. Brown's Vulg. Errours.
Vo'MITory, adj. [vomitoire, Fr. vomitorius, Lat.] Procuring
vomits; emetick.
Since regulus of ſtibium, or glaſs of antimony, will com-
municate to water or wine a purging or vomitory operation,
yet the body itſelf, after iterated infuſions, abates not virtue
or weight. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
Some have vomited up ſuch bodies as theſe, namely, thick,
ſhort, blunt pins, which, by ſtraining, they vomit up again,
or by taking vomitories privately. Harvey on Conſumptions.
VORA/CIOUS, adj. [vorace, Fr. vorax, Lat.]
1. Greedy to eat; ravenous ; c.dacious.
So voracious is this humour grown, that it draws in every
thing to feed it. Government of the Tongue.
VoRA/ciously. adv. [from voracious.] Greedily; ravenouſly.
VoRA'ciousness. Un.J. [voracité, Fr, voracitas, Lat. from vo-
VoRA’c.1TY. } racious.] Greedineſs; ravine ; ravenouſ-
neſs.
He is as well contented with this, as thoſe that with the
rarities of the earth pamper their voracities. Sandys.
Creatures by their voracity pernicious, have commonly
fewer young. Derham's Phyſic:-Theology.
VO’RTEX. n.ſ. In the plural vortices. [Latin.] Any thing
whirled round. -
If many contiguous vortices of molten pitch were each of
them as large as thoſe which ſome ſuppoſe to revolve about
the ſun and fix’d ſtars; yet theſe, and all their parts would,
by their tenacity and ſtiffneſs, communicate their motion to
one another. Newton's Opticks.
Nothing elſe could impel it, unleſs the etherial matter be
ſuppoſed to be carried about the ſun, like a vortex, or whirl-
pool, as a vehicle to convey it and the reſt of the
planets. Bentley's Sermons.
The gath'ring number, as it moves along,
Involves a vaſt involuntary throng;
Who gently drawn, and ſtruggling leſs and leſs,
Roll in her vortex, and her power confeſs. Pope.
Vo/RT1cAL. adj. [from vortex.] Having a whirling motion.
If three equal round veſſels be filled, the one with cold
water, the other with oil, the third with molten pitch, and
the liquors be ſtirred about alike, to give them 2. vortical mo-
tion; the pitch, by its tenacity, will loſe Its motion quickly ;
the oil, being leſs tenacious, will keep it longer; and the
water being ſtill leſs tenacious, will keep it longeſt, but yet
will loſe it in a ſhort time. Newton's Opticks.
It is not a magnetical power, nor the effect of a vortical
motion; thoſe common attempts towards the explication of
gravity. Bentley’s Sermons.
V&rAR1st. n. ſ. [devotus, Lat.] One devoted to any perſon
or thing; one given up by a vow to any ſervice or worſhip;
votary.
I wiſh a more ſtrićt reſtraint
Upon the ſiſterhood, the votariſis of St. Clare. Shakeſpeare.
Earth, yield me roots | What is here
Gold yellow, glittering, precious gold !
No, gods, I am no idle votariſ?. Shakeſpeare.
The grey-hooded ev'n,
Like a ſad votariſ in palmer's weed,
Roſe from the hindmoſt wheels of Phoebus' wain. Milton.
VotARY, n.ſ. One devoted, as by a vow,
ſervice, worſhip, ſtudy, or ſtate of life.
Wherefore waſte I time to counſ. thec 2
Thou art a votary to fond deſire. -
Thou, faint god of ſleep forget that I
as ever known to be thy votary.
No more my pillow ſhall thine altar be
Nor will I offer any more to thee, >
Myſelf a melting ſacrifice. Craſhaw
By theſe means, men Worſhip the idols have been ſet. in
their minds, and ſtamp the characters of divinity upon .."
: and errors, become zealous *aries to bulls and mon-
les.
The enemy of our happineſs has his ſervants and ºf:
...'s thoſe who are called by the name of the ſon of
OCl.
How can heav'nly wiſdom prove
An inſtrument to earthly love
Know'ſt thou not yet, that men commence
Thy votaries for want of ſenſe. Swift
Vo"TARY. adj. Conſequent to a vow. * -
Superſtition is now ſo well advanced, that men of the firſt
blood are as firm as butchers by occupation; and votary reſolu-
tion is made equipollent to cuſtom, evenin matter offijóo. Bac.
Vo’TAREss. n.J. [female of *tary..] A woman devoted to
any worſhip or ſtate.
The imperial vot’rſ; paſſed on,
In maiden meditation, fancy free. Shakeſpeare.
His mother was a wat'reſs of my order;
And, in the ſpiced Indian air by night,
to any particular
Shałęſpeare.
Rogers's Sermºns.
Full often ſhe hath goſſip'd by my ſide. Shakeſpeare.
No roſary this vot’reſs needs,
Her very ſyllables are beads. Cleaveland.
Thy vot’reſ from my tender years I am;
And love, like thee, the woods and ſylvan game. Dryden.
What force have pious vows the queen of love
His ſiſter ſends, her vot’reſ from above. Pope.
VOTE_n.ſ. [votum, Lat.] Suffrage; voice given and numbered.
He that joins inſtruction with delight,
Profit with pleaſure, carries all the votes. Roſcommon.
How many have no other ground for their tenets, than the
ſuppoſed honeſty or learning of thoſe of the ſame profeſſion ?
as if truth were to be eſtabliſhed by the vote of the multi-
tude. Locke.
The final determination ariſes from the majority of opi-
pions, or votes in the aſſembly, becauſe they ought to be
ſway’d by the ſuperior weight of reaſon. //atts.
To Vote. v. a.
1. To chuſe by ſuffrage; to determine by ſuffrage.
You are not only in the eye and ear of your maſter; but
you are alſo a favourite, the favourite of the time, and ſo are
in his boſom alſo ; the world hath alſo voted you, and doth
ſo eſteem of you. Bacon.
2. To give by vote.
The parliament voted them one hundred thouſand pounds
by way of recompence for their ſufferings. Swift.
Voºre R. n.ſ...[from vote.] One who has the right of giving
his voice or ſuffrage.
Elections growing chargeable, the voters, that is, the bulk
of the common people, have been univerſally ſeduced into
bribery, perjury, drunkenneſs, malice, and ſlander, Swift.
He hates an action baſe;
Can ſometimes drop a voter's claim,
And give up party to his fame. Swift.
Wo'TIVE. adj. [votivus, Lat.] Given by vow.
Such in Iſis’ temple you may find,
On votive tablets to the life pourtray'd. Dryden.
Venus ! take my votive glaſs;
Since I am not what I was,
What from this day I ſhall be,
Venus ! iet me never ſee. Prior.
To VOUCH. v. a. [voucher, Norman French.]
1. To call to witneſs; to obteſt.
The ſun and day are witneſſes for me ;
Let him who fights unſeen relate his own,
And vouch the ſilent ſtars and conſcious ſnoon. Dryden.
2. To atteſt; to warrant; to maintain. -
You do not give the cheer; the feaſt is ſold
That is not often vouched, while 'tis making
'Tis given with welcome. Shakespeare . Macbeth.
The conſiſtency of the diſcourſe, and the pertinency of it
to the deſign he is upon, vouches it worthy of our great
apoſtle. Locke.
They made him aſhamed to vouch the truth of the rela-
tion, and afterwards to credit it. Alterbury.
To Vouch. v. n. To bear witneſs; to appear as a witneſs ;
ive teſtimony.
to i. i. will not believe her, until the eleētor of
Hanover ſhall vº.h for the truth of what ſhe hath ſo ſo-
fir d. Swift.
lemnly affirme 30 C Vouc H.
V O W U P m the verb.] Warrant; atteſtation. - ouldſt thou beſtow on a deſerving wº 1n- i; ... that in the authority of her merit, did juſtly put . * of very malice itſelf ? - Shakespeare , Othello. V... n.ſ.. [from vouch..] One who gives witneſs to any thing. Better to ſtarve, Than crave the hire which firſt we do deſerve: why in this wolviſh gown ſhould I ſtand here, To #: of Hob and 5ick, that do appear, Their needleſs voucher ? Shakeſp. Coriolanus. The ſtamp is a mark, and a public voucher, that a piece of ſuch denomination is of ſuch a weight, and of ſuch a fine- neſs, i.e. has ſo much ſilver in it. Locke. All the great writers of that age ſtand up together as vouchers for one another's reputation. Spectator, Nº. 253. I have added nothing to the malice or abſurdity of them, which it behoves me to declare, ſince the vouchers themſelves will be ſo ſoon loſt. Pope. To Vouchs A^FE. v. a. [vouch and ſafe.] 1. To permit anything to be done without danger. 2. To condeſcend to grant. He grew content to mark their ſpeeches, then marvel at ſuch wit in ſhepherds, aſter to like their company, and laſtly to vouchſafe conference. Sidney. Shall I vouchſafe your worſhip a word or two —Two thouſand, fair woman, and I'll Pouchſafe thee hearing. Shakespeare . But if the ſenſe of touch ſeem ſuch delight Beyond all other, think the ſame vouchſaf’d To cattle and each beaſt. Milton. It is not ſaid by the apoſtle, that God vouchſafed to the heathens the means of ſalvation; and yet I will not affirm that God will ſave none of thoſe, to whom the ſound of the goſpel never reached. South's Sermons. To Vouchs A‘f E. v. n. To deign; to condeſcend; to yield. Do I not ſee Zelmane, who does not think a thought which is not firſt weigh’d by wiſdom and virtue doth not ſhe vouchſafe to love me with like ardour * Sidney, b. ii. /ouchſafe, divine perfection of a woman, Of theſe ſuppoſed crimes to give me leave By circumſtance but to acquit myſelf. , Shakeſp. Rich. III. Wouchſafe, illuſtrious Ormond, to behold What pow'r the charms of beauty had of old. Dryden. Vouchsa'FEMENT. n.ſ.. [from vouchſafe.] Grant; conde- ſcenſion. The infinite ſuperiority of God's nature, places a vaſt diſpa- rity betwixt his greateſt communicated vouchſafements, and his boundleſs, and therefore to his creatures incommunicable perfections. Boyle. Vow. n.ſ. [varu, Fr. votum, Lat.] 1. Any promiſe made to a divine power; an ačt of devotion, by which ſome part of life, or ſome part of poſſeſſions is con- ſecrated to a particular purpoſe. The gods are deaf to hot and peeviſh vows; They are polluted offerings. Shakeſpeare. If you take that vow and that wiſh to be all one, you are miſtaken; a wiſh is a far lower degree than a vow. Hammond. She vows for his return, with vain devotion, pays. Dryd. 2. A ſolemn promiſe, commonly uſed for a promiſe of love or matrimony. By all the vows that ever men have broke, In number more than ever women ſpoke. Shakeſpeare. Thoſe who wear the woodbine on their brow, Were knights of love, who never broke their vow ; Firm to their plighted faith. Dryden. To Wow. v.a. [wouer, Fr. voveo, Lat.] To conſecrate by a ſolemn dedication; to give to a divine power. David often vºweth unto God the ſacrifice of praiſe and Vouch. n.ſ. (fro What praiſe c thankſgiving in the congregation. Hooker. To Maſter Harvey, upon ſome ſpecial confideration, I have vowed this my labour. Spenſer. how and pay unto the Lord. - Pſ. lxxvi. When we have not only vowed, but delivered them over into the poſſeſſion of Almighty God, for the maintenance of his publick worſhip, and the miniſters thereof, they are not now arbitrable, nor to be revoked. Spelman. Whoever ſees theſe irreligious men, With burden of a ſickneſs, weak and faint, But hears them talking of religion then, Aiºl vowing of their ſoul to ev'ry ſaint. Davies. ...This plant Latinus, when his town he wall’d, Then found, and from the tree Laurentum call'd : And laſt, in honour of his new abode, He vºw'd the laurel to the laurers god. Dryden. o V ow. v. h. To make vows or ſolemn promiſes. Poſt ſee how unregarded now That piece of beauty paſſes : T here was a time, when I did vow ** alone: but mark the fate of faces. Suckling, 2. T Vowfellow. n.ſ. (vow and fellow J One bound by t Vºwº, hiſ ſºyelle, Fr. vocalis, Lat.] A letter which can be uttered by itſelf. I diſtinguiſh letters into vowel; and conſonants wholly upon their reaſon, that a vowel may be ſoundi ! a conſonant not without a vowel; which will not be . all true; for many of the conſonants may be found. . and ſome joined together without a vowel, as tº i. ; we pronounce the latter ſyllable of people, rifle. #. Virgil makes the two vowels meet without an eliſion ºlder, , yet not Brºwn. WOW. he ſame T Who are the votaries, hat are vowfellows with this virtuous king VO/YAGE. jº. Fr.] king Shalºft. 1. A travel by ſea. Guyon forward 'gan his voyage make, With his black palmer, that him guided ſill. Fai - ry Queen. Our ſhips went ſundry voyages, as well to the pillars of Hercules, as to other parts in the Atlantick and Mi. ranean ſeas. Bac r- This great man acted like an able pilot in a long *. contented to fit in the cabin when the winds were allay'd i. ready to reſume the helm when the ſtorm aroſe. Fº 2. Courſe ; attempt; undertaking. A low phraſe. - If he ſhou'd intend his voyage towards my wife, I wou'd turn her looſe to him ; and what he gets more of it than ſharp words, let it lie on my head. Shałºffian If you make your voyage upon her, and prevail, I am º further your enemy. Shakespeare . Cymbeliu, 3. The practice of travelling. All nations have interknowledge of one another, by vºyage into foreign parts, or ſtrangers that come to them. “Bái, To Vo’YAGE. v. n.ſvoyager, Fr. from the noun..] To travel by ſea. For voyaging to learn the direful art, To taint with deadly drugs the barbed dart; Ilus refus’d t'impart the baneful truſt. Pope's 0&ſj. To Vo’YAc E. v. a. To travel; to paſs over. I with pain Woyag'd th’ unreal, vaſt, unbounded deep Of horrible confuſion. Milton's Par, Lºft. Vo’YAGE.R. m.ſ. [voyageur, Fr. from voyage.] One who tri- vels by ſea. f łºin not in thy conſtant travelling To do as other voyagers, and make Some turns into leſs creeks, and wiſely take Freſh water at the Heliconian ſpring. Donnt. How comfortable this is, voyagers can beſt tell, Chyne. Deny your veſſels, ye deny in vain; A private voyager I paſs the main. Pºpº';0'ſ), Up. adv. [up, Saxon; op, Dutch and Daniſh] 1. Aloft; on high ; not down. From thoſe two Mytilene brethren, admire the wondeſſ changes of worldly things, now up now down, as if the life of man were not of much more certainty than a flage play. Knolley's Hiſ ºf the Turki, Thither his courſe he bends; but up or down, By center, or eccentrick, hard to tell, Or longitude. Miltºn, 2. Out of bed; in the ſtate of being riſen from reſt. Helen was not up 2 was ſhe Shakespeare. His chamber being commonly ſtived with ſuiters, when he was up, he gave his legs, arms, and breaſt to his ſervants to dreſs him; his eyes to his letters, and ears to petition” Wºtton. 3. In the ſtate of being riſen from a ſeat... h Upon his firſt riſing, a general whiſper ran º e country people, that Sir Roger was up. Addison. 4. From a ſtate of decumbiture or concealment. Now morn with roſy light had ſtreak'd the ſky, Up roſe the ſun, and up roſe Emily; Drydin Addreſs'd her early ſteps to Cynthia's fame. ryati, 5. In a ſtate of being built. - - Up with my tent; here will I lie to-night; Shakesp But where tomorrow —well, all's one for that, Shakespeare, 6. Above the horizon. - As ſoon as the ſun is up, ſet upon the city. judge is. . To a ſtate of advancement. - 7 Till we have wrought ourſelves up into this Ž chriſtian indifference, we are in bondage. fterbury. 8. In a ſtate of exaltation. low ; Thoſe that were up themſelves, kept otheº º y Thoſe that were low themſelves held others”. Qºr. Ne ſuffered them to riſe, or greater gº Fairy Henry the fifth is crown'd ; up Vanity {eſ}. Down }. ſtateſ all you ſage counſellors hence. Shaº? 9. In a ſtate of climbing. io. In a ſtate of inſurrection. f York is up The gentle archbiſhop of York is " r IV. With wº powers. Shaiſ. Hºn. IV Rebels there are up, Sºft.** And put the Engliſhmen unto the ſword. "hou
U P B
Thou haſt fir'd me; my ſoul's up in arms,
And mans each part about me.
11. In a ſtate of being increaſed, or raiſed.
Grief and paſſion are like floods raiſed in little brooks by a
ſudden rain; they are quickly up,' and if the concernment be
pour'd unexpectedly in upon is, it overflows us. Dryden.
12. From a remoter place, coming to any perſon or place.
. As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox to
him. L’Eſtrange.
13. From younger to elder years.
I am ready to die from my youth up. Pſ. lxxxviii.
14. Up and down. Diſperſedly; here and there.
Abundance of them are ſeen ſcattered up and down like ſo
many little iſlands when the tide is low. Addiſon.
15. UP and down. Backward and forward.
Our deſire is, in this preſent controverſy, not to be carried
up and down with the waves of uncertain arguments, but ra-
ther poſitively to lead on the minds of the fimpler ſort by plain
and eaſy degrees, till the very nature of the thing itſelf do
make manifeſt what is truth. Hooker, b. v.
The ſkipping king he rambled up and down,
With ſhallow jeſters.
Up and down he traverſes his ground;
Now wards a ſelling blow, now ſtrikes again:
Then nimbly ſhifts a thruſt, then lends a wound;
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
Now back he gives, then ruſhes on amain. Daniel.
Thou and death
Shall dwell at eaſe, and up and down unſeen
Wing filently the buxom air. Milton.
On this windy ſea of land, the fiend
Walk'd up and down alone, bent on his prey. Milton.
What a miſerable life doſt thou lead, ſays a dog to a lion,
to run ſtarving up and down thus in woods. L’Eſtrange.
—She moves | life wanders up and down
Through all her face, and lights up every charm. Addiſon.
16. Up to. To an equal height with.
Tantalus was puniſhed with the rage of an eternal thirſt,
and ſet up to the chin in water, that fled from his lips when-
ever he attempted to drink it. Addiſon.
17. Up to. Adequately to.
The wiſeſt men in all ages have lived up to the religion of
their country, when they ſaw nothing in it oppoſite to mo-
rality. Addiſon.
They are determined to live up to the holy rule, by which
they have obliged themſelves to walk. Atterbury.
We muſt not only .# all theſe paſſions that ſolicit us,
but we muſt learn to do well, and act up to the poſitive pre-
cepts of our duty. Rogers's Sermons.
18. Up with. A phraſe that ſignifies the ačt of raiſing any
thing to give a blow.
She, quick and proud, and who did Pas deſpiſe,
Up with her fiſt, and took him on the face;
Another time, quoth ſhe, become more wiſe:
Thus Pas did kiſs her hand with little grace. Sidney.
19. It is added to verbs, implying ſome accumulation, or increaſe.
If we could number up thoſe prodigious ſwarms that ſettled
in every part of the Campania of old Rome, they would a-
mount to more than can be found in any ſix parts of Europe
of the ſame extent. Addison's Remarks on Italy.
20. Up, interjećt.
21. A word exhorting to riſe from bed.
Up, up / cries gluttony, 'tis break of day;
Go drive the deer, and drag the finny prey. Pope.
22. A word of exhortation, exciting or rouſing to ačtion.
Up then, Melpomene, the mournful muſe of nine;
Such cauſe of mourning never hadſt afore.
Up, griſly ghoſts; and up my rueful rime;
Matter of mirth now ſhalt thou have no more. Spenſºr.
But up, and enter now into full bliſs. Milton.
Up, up, for honour's ſake; twelve legions wait you,
And long to call you chief. Dryden.
Up. prep. From a lower to a higher part; not down.
In going up a hill, the knees will be moſt weary; in going
down, the thighs: for that in lifting the feet, when a man
goeth up the hill, the weight of the body beareth moſt upon
the knees, and in going down, upon the thighs. Bacon.
To UPBEAR. v. a. preter, uplore ; part, paſſ upborn. [up and
bear.]
1. To ſuſtain aloft; to ſupport in elevation.
U, born with indefatigable wings.
Rang'd in a line the ready racers ſtand,
Start from the goal, and vaniſh o'er the ſtrand :
Swift as on wings of wind, upborn they fly,
And drifts of riſing duſt involve the ſky. Pope.
2. To raiſe aloft.
This with pray’r,
Or one ſhort figh of human breath, upborn,
Ev’n to the ſeat of God. AMilton's Par. Loft.
A monſtrous wave upbore
The chief, and daſh'd him on the craggy ſhore. Pope.
Milton.
U P C
3. To ſupport from falling.
Vital pow'rs'gan wax both weak and wan,
For want of food and ſleep; which two upbear,
Like Weighty pillars, this frail life of man. Fairy Queen.
To UPERA'id. * * [upsebnoeban, upzebreban, Saxon.]
I. To charge °ontemptuouſly with anything diſgraceful
The fathers, when they were upbraided with that defect,
cºmforted themſelves with the mediation of God's moſt gra-
$****, who did not therefore the leſs accept of their
hearty affection. Hooker, b. v
> w- w -
It ſeem'd in me
But as an honour ſnatch'd with boiſ”
And I had many living to upbraid
My gain of it by their aſſiſtances,
Which daily grew to quarrel.
If you refuſe your aid, yet do not
Upbraid us with our diſtreſs. Shakeſp. Coriolanus,
Vain man! how long wilt thou thy God upbraid P
And, like the roaring of a furious wind,
rous hand,
Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
Thus vent the vile diſtemper of thy mind? Sandy.
How cunningly the ſorcereſs diſplays
Her own tranſgreſſions, to upbraid me mine. Milton,
'Tis a general complaint againſt you, and I muſt upbraid
you with it, that becauſe you need not write, you will
In Ot. Dryden.
You may the world of more defe&ts upbraid,
That other works by nature are unmade;
That ſhe did never at her own expence
A palace rear.
2. To obječt as matter of reproach.
Thoſe that have been bred together, are more apt to envy
their equals when raiſed: for it doth upbraid unto them their
own fortunes, and pointeth at them. Bacon.
Any of theſe, without regarding the pains of churchmen,
grudge or upbraid to them thoſe ſmall remains of antient
piety, which the rapacity of ſome ages has ſcarce left. Sprat.
May they not juſtly to our climes upbraia,
Shortneſs of night, and penury of ſhade. Prior.
3. To urge with reproach.
I have too long born
Your blunt upbraidings, and your bitter ſcoffs. Shakespeare
He that knowingly commits an ill, has the upbraidings of
his own conſcience. Decay of Piety.
4. To reproach on account of a benefit received from the re-
proacher.
Blackmore.
Ev'ry hour
He flaſhes into one groſs crime or other;
His knights grow riotous, and he himſelf upbraids us
On ev'ry trifle. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
If any lack wiſdom, let him aſk of God, that giveth libe-
rally, and upbraideth not. ja. i. 5.
Be aſhamed of upbraiding ſpeeches before friends: and
after thou haſt given upbraid not. Eccluſ. xli. 22.
5. To bring reproach upon; to ſhew faults by being in a ſtate
of compariſon.
Ah, my ſon, how evil fits it me to have ſuch a ſon, and
how much doth thy kindneſs upbraid my wickedneſs : Sidney.
The counſel which I cannot take,
Inſtead of healing, but upbraids my weakneſs.
6. To treat with contempt. Not in uſe.
There alſo was that mighty monarch laid,
Low under all, yet above all in pride ;
That name of native fire did foul upbraid,
And would, as Ammon's ſon, be magnify’d. Fairy Queen.
UPBRA/IDINGLY. adv. By way of reproach.
The time was, when men would learn and ſtudy good
things, not envy thoſe that had them. Then men were had
in price for learning; now letters only make men vile. He
is upbraidingly called a poet, as if it were a contemptible nick-
name. B. johnſon.
To Upera’y. v. a. [A word formed from upbraid by Spenſer,
for the ſake of a rhyming termination.] To ſhame.
Vile knight, -
That knights and knighthood doſt with ſhame upbray,
And ſhew'ſt th' enſample of thy childiſh might,
With filly, weak, old women thus to fight. Spenſer.
Upbrought. part, paſſ of upbring. Educated; nurtured.
Divinely wrought,
And of the brood of angels, heav'nly born,
And with the crew of bleſſed ſaints upbrºught,
Each of which did her with her gifts adorn.
UPHAND. adj. [up and hand.] Lifted by the hand.
The uphand ſledge is uſed by underworkmen, when the work
is not of the largeſt, yet requires help to batter. T hey uſe it
with both their hands before them, and fºom liſt their ham-
mer higher than their head. A43xan’, Mºch. Exer.
U/pcast. [Participle º to coff up. The verb to upcoſt is not
- ..] Thrown upwards. -
in "...} with º eyes forſake their ſhade,
And gaze, as if I were to be obey'd.
Addiſon.
Spenſer.
Dryden.
UpcA's r.
U P O U P H Old Saturn, here with upcºſ' eyes, - Beheld his abdicated ſkies. .. Addison. U/pcast. n.ſ. A term of bowling; a throw ; a caſt. • * * was there ever man had ſuch luck 2 when I kiſs'd the jack, upon an upcoſ to be hit away ! Shakeſp. Cymbeline. T. Uro Aºther. v. a. [up and gather.] To contract. Himſelf he cloſe upgather'd more and more Into his den, that his deceitful train, By his there being might not be bewraid, Ne any noiſe, ne any queſtion made. Spenſºr. Up He'ld. pret. and part, paſſ of uphold. Maintained ; ſuſtained. He who reigns Monarch in heav'n, 'till then, as one ſecure, Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. Milton. Urhill. adj. [up and hill.] Difficult ; like the labour of climbing an hill. What an uphill labour muſt it be to a learner, who has thoſe firſt rudiments to maſter at twenty years of age, which others are taught at ten. Clariffa. To Upho/ARD. v. a. [up and hoard.] To treaſure; to ſtore; to accumulate in private places. Heaps of huge words uphoarded hideouſly With horrid ſound, though having little ſenſe, They think to be chief praiſe of poetry; And thereby wanting due intelligence, Have marr'd the face of goodly poeſie, And made a monſter of their fantaſie. Spenſºr. If thou haſt uphoarded in thy life Extorted treaſure, in the womb of earth, Speak of it. Shakeſpeare. To Up Hold. v. a. preter, upheld; and part, paſt. upheld, and upholden. [up and hold.] 1. To lift on high. The mournful train with groans and hands upheld, Befought his pity. Dryden. 2. To ſupport; to ſuſtain ; to keep from falling. While life uphold; this arm, This arm upholds the houſe of Lancaſter. Shakeſp. This great man found no means to continue and uphold his ill-purchaſed greatneſs, but by reječting the Engliſh law, and aſſuming, in lieu thereof, the barbarous cuſtoms of the Iriſh. Davies's Ireland. Poetry and painting were upheld by the ſtrength of imagina- - tion. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 3. To keep from declenſion. There is due from the judge to the advocate ſome com- mendation, where cauſes are fair pleaded; for that upholds in the client the reputation of his council, and beats down in him the conceit of his cauſe. Bacon. Never was a time, when the interpoſition of the magiſtrate was more neceſſary, to ſecure the honour of religion, and uphold the authority of thoſe great principles, by which his own authority is beſt upheld. Atterbury. 4. To ſupport in any ſtate of life. Many younger brothers have neither lands nor means to uphold themſelves. Raleigh. 5. To continue; to keep from defeat, Divers, although peradventure not willing to be yoked with elderſhips, yet were contented to uphold oppoſition againſt biſhops, not without greater hurt to the courſe of their whole proceedings. Hooker. 6. To keep from being loſt. Faulconbridge, In ſpite of ſpite, alone uphold, the day. Shakeſpeare. 7. To continue without failing. A deaf perſon, by obſerving the motions of another man's mouth, knows what he ſays, and upholds a current communi- cation of diſcourſe with him. Płolder. 8. To continue in being. As Nebuchodnoſor liveth, who hath ſent thee for the up- holding of every living thing. judith xi. 7. A due proportion is held betwixt the parts, as well in the natural body of man, as the body politick of the ſtate, for the upholding of the whole. Hakewill. UPHo LDER. m. ſ. [from uphold.] 1. A ſupporter. Suppoſe then Atlas ne'er ſo wiſe: Yet when the weight of kingdoms lies Too long upon his ſingle ſhoulders, Sink down he muſt, or find upholders. Swift. 2. A ſuſtainer in being. The knowledge thercof is ſo many manudućtions to the *nowledge and admiration of the infinite wiſdom of the crº- tor and upholder of them. Hale. 3. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals. The Sºmpany of upholders have a right upon the bodies of the ſubjects. c Arbuthnot. Where the braſs knocker wrapt in flannel band, Forbid; the thunder of the footman's hand ; I h uphelder, rueful harbinger of death, Waits with impatience for i. dying breath. Gay. Ui Ho'1's TE RER. m. ſ. [A corruption of nºi, furniſhés houſes; * ſº º who furniture. eds and If a corner of the hanging wan cle nai the uphol/lerer. ging tº a ſingle nail, ſend for Mere wax as yet, you faſhion him with eaſe Your barber, cook, uphºlſterer. 2 Uſer:A.N.D. m.ſ.. [up and land.] Higher ground. Men at firſt, after the flood, liv'd in the upland; and fi of the mountains, and by degrees ſunk into the plains hº U‘PLAND. adj. Higher in ſituation. - Thoſe in Cornwall do no more by nature than others elſ where by choice, conceive themſelves an eſtranged º, from the u, and dwellers, and carry an emulation . ety Swift. P%é. des 7tſ. gainſt them. Carew's Survey of Cº. Sometimes with ſecure delight, y ºf Cornwall, The upland Hamlets will invite. Miltºn UPLA's Dish. adj. [from upland.] Mountainous; inhabiting In Ouilt a 111s. S Lion-like, uplandiſh, and mere wild, lave to his pride; and all his nerves being naturally --- Of º ſtrength; ſtalks out and prey. º heep. Chapman's Iliad: To UPLA’Y. v. a. ſup and lay.] To hoard; to º We are but farmers of ourſelves; yet may, If we can ſtock ourſelves and thrive, uplay Much, much good treaſure for the great rent-day. Donne To UPLI'Ft. v. a. [up and lift.] To raiſe aloft. - Mechanick ſlaves, With greaſy aprons, rules, and hammers, ſhall Uplift us to the vicw. Shakeſp. Ant, and Chºtara. The baniſh'd Bolingbroke repeals himſelf, - And, with uplifted arms, is ſafe arriv'd At Ravenſpurg. Shaft, Rich. II. Together both, with next t'almighty arm Uplifted imminent, one ſtroke they aim'd. Milton. Satan talking to his neareſt mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That ſparkling blaz'd. Milton's Par. Lºft, b, i. When by juſt vengeance guilty mortals periſh, The gods behold their puniſhment with pleaſure, And lay th’ uplifted thunder-bolt aſide. Ziºn's Cato. Songs, ſonnets, epigrams, the winds uplift, And whiſk them back to Evans, Young and Swift. Pope. U'PMost, adj. [an irregular ſuperlative formed from up. J Higheſt; topmoſt. Away! ye ſkum, That ſtill riſe upmoſt when the nation boils; That have but juſt enough of ſenſe to know The maſter's voice, when rated to depart. Dryden. Upo'N. prep. [up and on.] 1. Not under; noting being on the top or outſide. As I did ſtand my watch upon the hill, I look'd toward Birnam; and anon methought The wood began to move. Shałºff. Malth. 2. Thrown over the body, as cloaths. I have ſeen her riſe from her bed, throw her night-gown wpon her. Shakespeare. Malth, 3. By way of imprecation or inflićtion. Hard-hearted Clifford take me from the world; My ſoul to heav'n, my blood upon your heads. Shakſtart. 4. It expreſſes obteſtation, or proteſtation. How that I ſhould murder her ? - Upon the love, and truth, and vows, which I ! Shakesp Have made to thy command!–I, her -her blood! Shah. 5. It is uſed to expreſs any hardſhip or miſchief If we would neither impoſe upon ourſelves, nº º: we muſt lay aſide that fallacious method of sº lump. - 6. In *nºne of. Now little in uſe. laint Let me not find you before me again upºn an complai whatſoever. Shakeſp. Meaſureſ. º: Then the princes of Germany had but a du | . am- greatneſs of Spain, upon a general apprehenſion of º: bitious deſigns of that nation. ificence that They were entertained with the greateſt magnihº Bacon. could be, upon no greater warning. ſecond cogita- I wiſh it may not be concluded, leſt, upon ſeco #. tions, there ſhould be cauſe to alter. diſcontent Theſe forces took hold of divers; in ſome *. º º in ſome upon annbition, in ſome upon lº. . mo change, and in ſome few upon conſcience and belief, bu ſome 0 upon ſimplicity; and in divers out of dependance upon diſh. the better ſort, who did in ſecret favour theſe bruits. did rebel He made a great difference between people º l Batºn. upon wantonneſs, and them that did rebel upon wº they are Upon pity they were taken away, upºn ignoranc Hººd. again demanded. lieved to be Promiſes can be of no force, unleſs they" º rced by conditional, and unleſs that duty propoſed to be into - iticſ, 1%." them, be acknowledged to be part of that conditiºn, º:
U P O - º performance of which thoſe promiſes do, and upon the neglećt ~, of which thoſe promiſes ſhall not belong to any. Hammond. sº The carl of Cleveland, a man of ſignal courage, and an excellent officer upon any bold enterpriſe, advanced. Clarendon. The king had no kindneſs for him upon an old account, as remembering the part he had acted againſt the earl of Strafford. Clarendon, b. viii. º, Though fin offers itſelf in never ſo pleaſing and alluring a - dreſs at firſt, yet the remorſe and inward regrets of the ſoul, tºpon the commiſſion of it, infinitely overbalance thoſe faint and tranſient gratifications. South's Sermons. The common corruption of human nature, upon the bare ſtock of its original depravation, docs not uſually proceed --- fo far. South's Sermons. When we make judgments upon general preſumptions, they are made rather from the temper of our own ſpirit, than - from reaſon. Burnet. º, 'Tis not the thing that is done, but the intention in doing - - it, that makes good or evil. There's a great difference betwixt * - what we do upon force, and what upon inclination. L’Eſtrange. - The determination of the will u, on enquiry, is following the direétion of that guide. Locke. There broke out an irreparable quarrel between their pa- rents; the one valuing himſelf too much upon his birth, and the other upon his poſleſſions. Spectator, N° 164. --- The deſign was diſcovered by a perſon, as much noted for º- his ſkill in gaming, as in politicks, upon the baſe, mercenary - - end of getting money by wagers. Swift. 6. In immediate conſequence of. --- Waller ſhould not make advantage upon that enterprize, to find the way open to him to march into the weſt. Clarendon. A louder kind of ſound was produced by the impetuous eruptions of the halituous flames of the ſalt-petre, upon caſt- ing a live coal thereon. Boyle. - - - So far from taking little advantages againſt us for every º failing, that he is willing to pardon our moſt wilful miſcar- -- riages, upon our repentance and amendment. Tillotſon. Upon lefſening intereſt to four per cent. you fall the price of your native commodities, or leſſen your trade. Locke. The mind, u on the ſuggeſtion of any new notion, runs immediately after ſimilies, to make it the clearer. Locke. - If, upon the peruſal of ſuch writings, he does not find himſelf delighted; or if, upon reading the admired paſſages in ſuch authors, he finds a coldneſs and indifference in his thoughts, he ought to conclude, that he wants the faculty of diſcovering them. Speciator, N° 409. This advantage we loſt upon the invention of fire-arms. Addison 7. In a ſtate of view. - Is it upon record or elſe reported Succeſſively, from age to age : Shakeſp. Rich. III. - The next heroes we meet with upon record were Romulus --- Numa. Temple. The atheiſts taken notice of among the antients, are left branded upon the records of hiſtory. Locke. - 8. Suppoſing a thing granted. - - - If you ſay neceſſity is the mother of arts and inventions, and there was no neceſſity before, and therefore theſe things were ſlowly invented, this is a good anſwer upon our ſup- poſition. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 9. Relating to a ſubject. Ambitious Conſtance would not ceaſe, --- *Till ſhe had kindled France, and all the world, - Upon the right and party of her ſon. Shakeſp. K. john. º Yet when we can intreat an hour to ſerve, - Would ſpend it in ſome words upon that buſineſs, • If you would grant the time. Shakeſp. Macbeth. -: Upon this, I remember a ſtrain of refined civility, that when any woman went to ſee another of equal birth, ſhe - worked at her own work in the other's houſe. Temple. ... ºr 10. With reſpect to. - - The king's ſervants, who were ſent for, were examined apon all queſtions propoſed to them. Dryden. 11. In conſideration of. - Upon the whole matter, and humanly ſpeaking, I doubt there was a fault ſomewhere. - Dryden. Upon the whole, it will be neceſſary to avoid that perpetual º, rcpetition of the ſame epithets which we find in Homer. Pope. • 12. In noting a particular day. - - - * , Conſtantia he looked upon as given away to his rival, utºn the day on which their marriage was to be ſolemnized. Addison. 13. Noting reliance or truſt. -- We now may boldly ſpend upon the hope º Of what is to come in. Shakeſp. Hen. IV. - God commands us, by our dependance upon his truth and his holy word, to believe a fact that we do not underſtand : and this is no more than what we do every day in the works of nature, upon the credit of men of learning. Swift. 14. Near to ; noting ſituation. - The enemy lodged themſelves at Aldermaſton, and thoſe - from Newberry and Reading, in two other villages upon the river Kennet, over which he was to paſs. Clarendon. U P R , The LuçHueſe plead preſcription for hunting in one of the duke's foreſts, that lies tºpon their frontiers. c Addicn I 5. On pain of. 2, vſ. . To ſuch a ridiculous degree of truſting her ſhe had br him, that ſhe cauſed him ind uS .*. wpon º we ſhould do whatſoever ſhe commanded us. Sidney, b. ii 16. At the time of; on occaſion of … x * * * * * Impartially examine the merits and condućt of the prºſy- º º . great events, and the pretenſions to fa- our which they challenge u - - 17. By iº. ge upon them. Swift. º it, º diſcourſes of government and obedience, *pon his principlcs, would be to n - 18. Noting º, o purpoſe. Lºcke. He preſently loſt the fight of what he on : his mix was filled ... º confuſion. was upon ; º 19. Noting particular pace. - Provide ourſelves of the virtuoſo's ſaddle, which will be ſure to amble, when the world is upon the hardeſt trot. Dryden 20. Exactly; according to. ------ In goodly form comes on the enemy; And by the ground they hide, I judge the number Upon or near the rate of thirty thouſand. Shakespeare. 21. By ; noting the means of ſupport. Upon a cloſer inſpection of theſe bodies, the ſhells are affixed to the ſurfaces of them in ſuch a manner, as bodies, lying on the ſea-ſhores, upon which they live. J/oodward. U(PPER. adj. [a comparative from up.] 1. Superiour in place; higher. Give the forehead a majeſtick grace, the mouth ſiniling ; which you ſhall do by making a thin upper lip, and ſhadow. ing the mouth line a little at the corners. Peacham. Our knight did bear no leſs a pack Of his own buttocks on his back; Which now had almoſt got the upper Hand of his head, for want of crupper. Hudibra;. The underſtanding was then clear, and the ſoul's upper region lofty and ſerene, free from the vapours of the inférior affections. South's Semons. With ſpeed to night repair: For not the gods, nor angry Jove will bear Thy lawleſs wand'ring walks in upper air. Deep as the dark infernal waters lie, From the bright regions of the chearful ſky; So far the proud aſcending rocks invade Heav'n's upper realms, and caſt a dreadful ſhade. Addiſon. 2. Higher in power. The like corrupt and unreaſonable cuſtom prevailed far, and got the upper-hand of right reaſon with the greateſt part. Hocker, b. i. Uppe R Most. adj. [ſuperlative from upper.] 1. Higheſt in place. The waters, called the waters above the heavens, are but the clouds, and waters engendered in the uppermoſt air. - Raleigh. In all things follow nature, not painting clouds in the bottom of your piece, and waters in the uppe, mºſt parts. 1 ryden. 2. Higheſt in power or authority. The lower powers are gotten uppermº/?, and we ſee like men on our heads, as Plato obſerved of old, that on the right hand, which is indeed on our left. Glanville. 'Tis all one to the common people who's uppermºff. L'E/ir. This ſpecies of diſcretion will carry a man ſafe through all parties, ſo far, that whatever faction happens to be uſperºn:/t, Dryden. { his claim is allowed for a ſhare. Swift. 3. Predominant; moſt powerful. As in perfumes compos'd with art and coſt, 'Tis hard to ſay what ſcent is uppermºſt 5 Nor this part muſk or civet can we call, Or amber, but a rich reſult of all ; So ſhe was all a ſweet. Dryden. Uppish. adj. [from up..] Proud; arrºgant. A low word. To UPRA’Ise. v. a. ſup and raiſe.] To raiſe up 3 to exalt. This would interrupt his joy iſ: In our confuſion, and our joy upraſ. y -- In his diſturbance. A/ilton's Par. Lºft, b. ii. To Upre’AR, v.a. [up and rear.]. To re; on high. Heav'n-born charity thy bleſſings ſhed ; Bid meagre want uprºar he ſickly head. . . . Gay. Upright. ºff. [up and right. This word, with its derivatives, is in proſe accented on the firſt ſyllable ; but in poetry ſeems to be accented indifferently on ºft or ſecond.] . Straight up; perpendicularly erº. - - I *... hair; look! look it flands ºf ight. Shº. They are a right as the palm-tree. fºr x. In the morning, taking of ſomewhat of eaſy digeſtion, as milk, furthers houriſhment: but this would be done ſitting at the milk may paſs more ſpeedily to the fºr at th y Bacon's Nat. Hiſſ. upright, th mach. 36 D A tree
U P R
U P S
A tree at firſt ſetting, ſhould not be ſhaken; and therefore
put two little forks about the bottom of your trees, to keep
them utright. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Circe, the daughter of the ſun; whoſe charms
whoever taſted loſt his upright ſhape,
And downward fell into a grov'ling ſwine. Milton.
Forthwith upright he rears from off the pool -
His mighty ſlature. Milton's Par. Loft, b. i.
You have the orthography, or upright of this ground-plat,
and the explanation thereof, with a ſcale of feet and
inches. Moxon's Mech. Exer.
2. Ereğted; pricked up.
All have their ears upright, waiting when the watchword
ſhall come, that they ſhould all ariſe unto rebellion. Sº enſer.
Stood Theodore ſurpriz'd in deadly fright,
With chatt’ring teeth, and briſtling hair upright. Dryden.
3. Honeſt; not declining from the right. - - -
Such neighbour nearneſs ſhou'd not partialize
Th’ unſtooping firmneſs of my upright ſoul. Shakespeare care.
How haſt thou inſtill'd
Thy malice into thouſands, once upright
And faithful, now prov’d falſe ! Milton's Par. Loft.
The moſt upright of mortal men was he ,
The moſt ſincere, and holy woman, ſhe. Dryden.
Uprightly. adv. [from upright.]
1. Perpendicularly to the horizon.
2. Honeſtly; without deviation from the right.
Men by nature apter to rage than deceit ; not greatly am-
bitious, more than to be well and uprightly dealt with. Sidney.
Princes in judgment, and their delegate judges, muſt judge
the cauſes of all perſons uprightly and impartially, without
any perſonal conſideration. Taylor.
To live uprightly then is ſure the beſt,
To ſave ourſelves, and not to damn the reſt. Dryden.
U/PRIGHTNEss. n.ſ. (from upright.]
1. Perpendicular erection.
So the fair tree, which ſtill preſerves
Her fruit and ſtate, while no wind blows,
In ſtorms from that uprightneſs ſwerves,
And the glad earth about her ſtrows
With treaſure from her yielding boughs. J/aller.
2. Honeſty; integrity.
The hypocrite bends his principles and practice to the faſhion
of a corrupt world; but the truly upright man is inflexible in
his uprightneſs, and unalterable in his purpoſe. Atterbury.
To UPR1's E. v. m. [up and riſe J
I. To riſe from decumbiture.
Early, before the morn with crimſon ray,
The windows of bright heaven opened had,
Through which into the world the dawning day
Might look, that maketh every creature glad,
Uproſe Sir Gyon. Fairy Queen, b. ii.
Thouknoweſt my down-ſitting and mine spriſing. P/.cxxxix.
proſe the virgin with the morning light,
Obedient to the viſion of the night. Pope.
2. To riſe from below the horizon.
Uproſe the ſun. Cowley.
3. To riſe with acclivity.
Was that the king that ſpurr'd his horſe ſo hard
Againſt the ſteep upriſing of the hill Shakeſpeare.
UPR1's E m. ſ. Appearance above the horizon.
Did ever raven ſing ſo like a lark,
That gives ſweet tidings of the ſun's upriſº Shakeſpeare.
U“PROAR. m. ſ. ſoproer, Dutch. This word likewiſe is ac-
cented on the firſt ſyllable in proſe; in verſe, indifferently on
either. J Tumult; buſtle; diſturbance; confuſion.
The Jews which believed not, ſet all the city on an
wproar. Acis Xvii. 5.
It were well if his holineſs had not ſet the world in an
1proar, by nouriſhing of war. Raleigh.
He levied forces in a diſorder'd uproar, albeit the treaſon
reſted in him and ſome other his complices. Hayward.
Others with vaſt Typhaean rage more fell, -
Rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air
In whirlwind ; hell ſcarce holds the wild uproar. Milton.
Horror thus prevail'd,
And wild uproar! ah, who at length will end
This long pernicious fray ? Philips.
The impiety of this ſentiment ſet the audience in an up-
roar; and made Socrates, though an intimate friend of the
pºet, go out of the theatre with indignation. Addison.
Tº 9°Foa R. v. a. [from the noun..] To throw into confuſion.
Not in uſe.
Had I power, I ſhould
Pour the ſweet milk of concord into hell,
Lºcar the univerſal peace, confound
All unity on earth. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
To U'P Roof. v.a. [up and rººt.] To tear up by the root.
Orpheus could lºad the ſavage race, -
And trees ufrºsted left their place,
Scquacious of the lyre:
But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher
When to her organ vocal breath was º,
An angel heard, and ſtraight appear'd,
Miſtaking earth for heav'n, Drydºn
To UPR of Use - ryder,
9/9*. º. a. [up and rouſe.] To waken from ſ.
to excite to action. P;
Thou art uprous’d by ſome diſemperature.
U’pshot. n ſ. ſº and ſº Č. end ; jº.
final event. > mount;
With this he kindleth his ambitious ſpighte
To like deſire and praiſe of noble fame, *
The only upſhot, whereto he doth aim. Hºllard, Talk
I cannot purſue with any ſafety this ſport to the upſhot. shi.
In this upſhot, purpoſes miſtook -
Fall on th’ inventor's heads. Shakeſheare', Hamla
Every leading demonſtration to the main ºn of i.
which is the proportion betwixt the ſphere and cylinder, is .
pledge of the wit and reaſon of that mathematičian. M.
Upon the upſhot, afflictions are but the methods of a mer.
ful providence, to force us upon the only means of ſetting
matters right. L'Eſtrange.
Here is an end of the matter, ſays the prophet: here is the
upſhot and reſult of all ; here terminate both the prophecies
of Daniel and St. John. Burnet's Theory ºf the Earth.
Let's now make an end of matters Peaceably, as we ſhall
quickly come to the upſhot of our affair. Arbuthnºt,
At the upſhºt, after a life of perpetual application, to re-
flect that you have been doing nothing for yourſelf, and that
the ſame or leſs induſtry might have gained you a friendſhip
that can never deceive or end; a glory, which, though not
to be had till aſter death, yet ſhall be felt and enjoy'd to eter.
nity. Pott.
U’pside down. [an adverbial form of ſpeech..] With total re-
verſement; in complete diſorder; with the lower part above
the higher.
In his lap a maſs of coin he told,
And turned upſide down to feed his eye,
And covetous deſire, with his huge treaſure. Fairy Queen.
The flood did not ſo turn upſide dºwn the face of the earth,
as thereby it was made paſt knowledge, after the waters were
decreaſed. Raleigh's Hiſ ºf the World.
The ſevere notions of chriſtianity turned all this ºftle
down, filling all with ſurprize and amazement. They came
upon the world, like light darting full upon the face of a
man aſleep, who had a mind not to be diſturbed. South.
U’PsPRING.. n.ſ.. [up and ſpring.] This word ſeems to ſignify
upſtart; a man ſuddenly exalted.
The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouſe;
Keeps waffel, and the ſwaggring upſpring reels. Shatſº;
To Upst A'Nd. v. n. [up and ſland.j To be erected.
Sea calves unwonted to freſh rivers fly;
The water ſnakes with ſcales upſtanding die. Maj.
To Upsta’Y. v. a. [up and ſay..] To ſuſtain; to ſupport
Them ſhe up/lays
Gently with myrtle band; mindleſs the while !
Herſelf, though faireſt unſupported flow'r. . . Milton,
To Upsta'RT. v. n. [up and ſtart.] To ſpring "P ſud-
denly.
He upſtarted brave
Out of the well, wherein he drenched lay,
As eagle freſh out of the ocean wave. Sºſr,
Thus having ſpoke, he ſat ; thus anſwer'd then,
Up/?arting from his throne, the king of men, den
His breaſt with fury fill’d. - º:
U’rst ART. n.ſ. [up and ſtart.] One ſuddenly raiſed”" t
power, or honour; what ſuddenly riſes and appeº". d
Two hundred in a place will be enough for the º:
of that country, and keeping under all ſudden º . d
ſhall ſeek to trouble the peace thereof. spºnſºr's Iraq".
My rights and royalties d gi ay
Pluckt from my arms perforce, and given aw
To upſtart º sº.
Muſhrooms have two ſtrange properties; * *º: up
they yield ſo delicious a meat; the other, that they º an
ſo haſtily, even in a night, and yet they arº unlow º
therefore ſuch as are upſtarts in ſtate, they call in º ift
muſhrooms. Bacºn'; Nat. H%
# where theſe
The king did not negle&t Ireland, the ſoil *:
muſhrooms and up/art weeds, that ſpring "P" " .
did chiefly proſper.
A place of bliſs - -
In the purlieus of heav'n, and therein plac'd
A race of upſtart creatures, to ſupply... , b. ii
Perhaps our vacant room. 2. Milton's Par. Lyl, b. '
- Inordinate deſires,
And up/?art paſſions, catch the government..., ºf-
From #. > g Milton f º %.
Mean up/arts, when they come once to be ºE.i. ange,
get their fathers. Trade,
U R C Trade, he ſaid, carried from us the commodities of our country, and made a parcel of up/?arts, as rich as men of the moſt antient families. Addiſon's Freeholder, N° 22. * . Tº Urswa RM. v. a. [up and ſwarm.j To raiſe in a fºam. sº Out of uſe. You've taken up the ſubječts of my father; And both againſt the voice of heav'n and him - Have here up waſ m'd them. . Shakeſp. Hen. IV. To UPTA'ke. º. a. [up and take.j To take into the hands. º: He hearkned to his reaſon, and the child - Uptaking, to the palmer gave to bear. Fairy Queen. To Upt RAIN. v. a. [up and train..] To bring up 3 to edu- -- cate. Not uſed. - King Lear in happy peace long reign'd, But had no iſſue male him to ſucceed, "... But three fair daughters, which were well up train'd “. . In all that ſeem'd fit for kingly ſeed. Fairy Queen. -- To UPTU'RN. v. a. [up and turn..] To throw up ; to furrow. So ſcented the grim feature, and upturn'd -- His noſtrils wide into the murky air. Milton. Beyond all marks, with many a giddy round - Down ruſhing, it upturns a hill of ground. Pope. º U’Pw ARD. adj. [up and pearb, Saxon.] Directed to a higher part. - Spread upon a lake, with upward eye, A plump of fowl behold their foe on high. Dryden. - The angel ſaid, -- With upward ſpecd his agile wings he ſpread. Prior. - U'Pw ARD. m. ſ. The top. Out of uſe - From th' extreameft upward of thy head, To the deſcent and duſt below thy foot, A moſt toad-ſpotted traitor. / §:... ładv. [up and peanb.] 1. Towards a higher place. I thought To ſmooth your paſſage, and to ſoften death: For I j have you, when you upward move, Speak kindly of me to our friends above. - - In ſheets of rain the ſky deſcends, - * And ocean ſwell'd with waters upwards tends; -- One riſing, falling one ; the heav'ns and ſea * * * Meet at their confines, in the middle way. Dryden. - - A man on a cliff, is at liberty to leap twenty yards down- . wards into the ſea, not becauſe he has power to do the con- - trary action, which is to leap twenty yards upwards, for that he cannot do; but he is therefore free, becauſe he has a power to leap, or not to leap. Locke. 2. Towards heav'n and God. Looking inward, we are ſtricken dumb ; looking upward, we ſpeak and prevail. Hooker, b. v. 3. With reſpect to the higher part. Dagon, ſea-monſter upward man, And downward fiſh. Milton's Par. Loft, b. i. - 4. More than ; with tendency to a higher or greater number. - * Their counſel muſt ſeem very unſeaſonable, who adviſe men now to ſuſpect that, wherewith the world hath had, by their own account, twelve hundred years acquaintance and wpwards, enough to take away ſuſpicion. Hooker, b. v. I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years; and have been bleſt With many children by you. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. º 5. Towards the ſource. Be Homer's works your ſtudy; º Thence form your judgment, thence your notions bring, -- And trace the muſes upward to their ſpring. Pope. To Upwi'Nd. v. a. pret. and paſſ, upwound. [up and wind.] To convolve. w Shakeſp. K. Lear. Dryden. º As ſhe lay upon the dirty ground, 2 - Her huge long tail her den all overſpread; - - Yet was in knots and many boughts upwound. Fa. Queen. URBA/Nity. n.ſ.. [urbanité, Fr. urbanitas, Lat..] Civility; ele- gance ; politeneſs; merriment; facetiouſneſs. A ruſtical ſeverity baniſhes all urbanity, whoſe harmleſs condition is conſiſtent with religion. Brown's Pulg. Erreurs. . . Raillery is the ſauce of civil entertainment; and without *. ſome ſuch tinéture of urbanity, good humour falters. L'Eſtr. Moral doćtrine, and urbanity, or well-mannered wit, con- & ſtitute the Roman ſatire. - - Dryden. U’Rchi N. n.ſ.. [heureuchin, Armorick; erinaceus, Lat.] º 1. A hedge-hog. Urchins ſhall, for that vaſt of night that they may work, º, All exerciſe on thee. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſ?. A thouſand fiends, a thouſand hiſing ſnakes, Ten thouſand ſwelling toads, as many urchins, Would make ſuch fearful and confuſed cries, - As any mortal body, hearing it, - º Would ſtraight fall mad. Shakespeare. Titus Andronicus. That nature deſigns the preſervation of the more infirm creatures, by the defenſive armour it hath given them, is demonſtrable in the common hedge-hog, or urchin. Ray. * A name of ſlight anger to a child. Pleas'd Cupid heard, and check'd his mother's pride : And Who's blind now, mamma; the urº 'd. Tis Cloe's eye, and cheek, and lip, and breaſt: Friend Howard's genius fancy'd all the reſt. URE. n.ſ. Pračice; uſe ; habit. Obſolete. s the warrant ſufficient for any man's conſcience to build ſuch Fººdings upon, as are and have been put in ure for the eſtabliſhment of that cauſ. - Hooker. He wºuld keep his hand in ºr, with ſomewhat of greater value, till he was brought to juſtice. L'Érang. U'Ret ER. m.ſ. [uretere, ºf JU, eters are two long and ſmāśī. from the baſon of the kidnies, one on each ſide. They lie be- tween the doubling of the Pºitonaeum, and deſcending in the form of an S, pierce the bladder near its neck, where the run firſt ſome ſpace betwixt its coats, and then they sº in its cavity. Their uſe is to carry the urine from the kidnies to the bladder. &Miny - The kidnies and ureters ſerve for expurgation. Iſºmº, U‘RETHRA, n.ſ.. [uretre, Fr J. The paſſage of the urine. Caruncles are looſe fleſh, ariſing in the urethra. It’.iſeman. To URGE. v. a. ſurgeo, Lat.] - I. To incite; to puſh. You do miſtake your buſineſs: my brother Did urge me in his act. $%ałºp. Ant, and Cleopatra. He pleaded ſtill not guilty; - - The king's attorney, on the contrary, Urg'd on examinations, proofs, confeſſions, Of divers witneſſes. Shakeſp. Hen, VIII. What I have done my ſafety urg'd me to. Shakeſpeare. This urges me to fight, and fires my mind. Dryden. High Epidaurus urges on my ſpeed, Fam'd for his hills, and for his horſes breed. Dryden. The heathens had but uncertain apprehenſions of what urger men moſt powerfully to forſake their fins. Tillotſon. He, ſeiz'd with horror, in the ſhades of night, "" Through the thick deſarts headlong urg’d his flight. Pope. 2. To provoke 5 to exaſperate. Urge not my father's anger, Eglamour, But think upon my grief. 3. To follow cloſe, ſo as to impell. - Man 2 and for ever ? wretch! what wouldſ; thou have 2 Prior. Shakeſ, tare. Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope. 4. To labour vehemently. 5. To preſs; to enforce. The enemy's in view ; draw up your powers; Your haſte is now urg'd on you. Shakeſpeare. Urge your petitions in the ſtreet. Shakeſp. jul. Caſar. And great Achilles urge the Trojan fate. Dryden. 6. To preſs as an argument. Urge the neceſſity and ſtate of times, And be not peeviſh. Shakeſpeare's Rich. III. 7. To importune; to ſolicit. He urged ſore, With piercing words and pitiful implore, Him haſty to ariſe. Fairy Queen, b. ii. . To preſs in oppoſition, by way of objećtion. Though every man have a right in diſpute to urge a falſe religion, with all its abſurd conſequences; yet it is barbarous incivility ſcurrilouſly to ſport with that which others account religion. Tillotſon. To URGE. v. n. To preſs forward. A palace, when 'tis that which it ſhould be, Stands ſuch, or elſe decays: But he which dwells there is not ſo ; for he Strives to urge upward, and his fortune raiſe. Dznne. U’RGENCY. m. ſ. [from urgent.] Preſſure of difficulty or neceſ- ... ſity." - "sing for ſome hours extremely preſſed by the neceſſities of mature, I was under great difficulties between urgency and ſhame. Gulliver's Travels. U(RGENt. adj. [urgent, Fr. urgens, Lat.] 1. Cogent; preſſing; violent. - - Things ſo ordained are to be kept ; howbeit not neceſſarily, any longer than till there grow ſome urgent cauſe to ordain the contrary. ' Hooker, b. iv. 8 Not alone The death of Fulvia, but more urgent touches, - Do ſtrongly ſpeak t'us. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. This ever hath been that true cauſe of more wars, than upon all other occaſions, though it leaſt partakes of the urgent neceſſity of ſtate. - - Raleigh. Let à father ſeldom ſtrike, but upon very urgent neceſſity, and as the laſt remedy. Locke on Education. 2. Importunate; vehement in ſolicitation. The Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might ſend them out in haſte. Exod. xii. 33. U’rdently. adv. [from urgent.] Cogently ; violently; vehe- mently ; importunately. Acrimony
U S - U S E Acrimony in their blood, and afflux of humours to their lungs, urgently indicate phlebotomy. - - Harvey. U’rcer. n.ſ. (from urge.] One who preſſes; importuner. I wiſh Pope were as great an urger as 1. Swift. U/Roſewonder. n.ſ. A ſort of grain. This barley is called by ſome urgewonder. PRIM. m. /. U Urim ſº thummim were ſomething in Aaron's breaſt- plate; but what, criticks and commentators are by no means agreed. The word urim ſignifies light, and thummim per- föötion. It is moſt probable that they were only names given to ſignify the clearneſs and certainty of the divine anſwers which were obtained by the high prieſt conſulting God with his breaſt-plate on, in contradiſtinétion to the obſcure, enig- matical, uncertain, and imperfect anſwers of the heathen oracles. Newton's Notes on Milton. He in coeleſtial panoply, all arm'd Of radiant urim, work divinely wrought. Milton. U'RIN al. n.ſ. [urinal, Fr. from urine.] A bottle, in which water is kept for inſpection. Theſe follies ſhine through you, like the water in an uri- mal. Shakeſpeare's Two Gentlemen of Perona. A candle out of a muſket will pierce through an inch Mortimer. board, or an urinal force a nail though a plank. Brown. This hand, when glory calls, Can brandiſh arms, as well as urinals. Garth. Some with ſcymitars in their hands, and others with uri- mals, ran to and fro. Speciator, N° 159. URINARY. adj. [from urine.] Relating to the urine. The urachos or ligamentous paſſage is derived from the bottom of the bladder, whereby it diſchargeth the wateriſh and urinary part of its contents. Brown's Wulg. Er, ours. Diureticks that relax the urinary paſſages, ſhould be tried before ſuch as ſtimulate. Arbuthnot on Aliments. U’RIN AT ve. adj. Working by urine; provoking urine. Medicines urinative do not work by rejection and indigeſtion, as ſolutive do. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſt. UR INA'tor. m. ſ. ſurinate:r, Fr. urinator, Lat.] A diver; one who ſearches under water. The precious things that grow there, as pearl, may be much more eaſily fetched up by the help of this, than by any other way of the urinators. //ilkins's Math. A/gic. Thoſe relations of urinators belong only to thoſe places where they have dived, which are always rocky. Ray. URINE. m. ſ. [u ine, Fr. u, ina, Lat..] Animal water. Drink, Sir, is a great provoker of noſe-painting, ſleep, and urine. Shakeſpeare. As though there were a ſeminality in urine, or that, like the ſeed, it carried with it the idea of every part, they fooliſhly believe we can viſibly behold therein the anatomy of every particle. Brown's /ulgar Errours. The chyle cannot paſs by urine nor ſweat. Arbuthnot. To URINE. v. n. [u, iner, Fr. from the noun..] To make Water. Places where men urine commonly, have ſome ſmell of violets. Bacon’s Nat. Hi/?. No oviparous animal, which ſpawn or lay eggs, doth urine, except the tortoiſe. Brown's /ulg. Errours. URINous. adj. [from urine.] Partaking of urine. The putrid matter being diſtilled, affords a water impreg- nated with an urinous ſpirit, like that obtainable from animal ſubſtances. Arbuthnot on Aliments, URN. n.ſ.. [urne, Fr. urna, Lat.] 1. Any veſſel, of which the mouth is narrower than the body. Minos, the ſtrict inquiſitor, Lives, and crimes, with his affeſſors, hears; Round, in his urn, the blended balls he rolls; Abſolves the juſt, and dooms the guilty ſouls. Dryden. 2. A water pot ; particularly that in the ſign of Aquarius. The fiſh oppoſe the maid, the watry urn With adverſe fires ſees raging Leo burn. Creech. 3. The veſſel in which the remains of burnt bodies were put. Orlay theſe bones in an unworthy urn, Tombleſs, with no remembrance over them. Shakespeare. A ruſtick digging in the ground by Padua, found an urn, or carthen pot, in which there was another urn ; and in this leſſer, a lamp clearly burning. JWilkins. His ſcatter'd limbs with my dead body burn; And once more join us in the pious urn. Dryden. URoscopy, n.ſ. [862, and ax:12.] Inſpection of urine. In this work, attempts will exceed performances; it being compoſed by ſnatches of time, as medical vacations, and uroſcopy would permit. Brown's /ug. Errours. U’RRY. n.ſ. A mineral. - In the coal-mines they dig a blue or black clay, that lies near the coal, commonly called urry, which is an unripe : º is very proper for hot lands, eſpecially paſture- In Cl. fortimer’s Hºſham/,” Us, the oblique caſe of wº. Aſortimer’s Huſbandry. The lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with *, ºven us, who are all of us here alive this day, D.ut. v. Many, O Lord, are thy wonder - which #. to try wºrd. y wonderful works, and thy thoughts U’SAGE. m. ſ. [uſage, Fr.] Pſ, xi. 5. 1. Treatment. - Which way Might'ſ thou deſerve, or they impoſe this uſ. Coming from us? sº The luſtre in your eye, heav'n in your º K. Lear, Plead you fair uſage. Shakeſp. Troiſ mac - My brother I - ºftla. Is priſºner to the biſhop, at whoſe hands tºº, and great liberty. at “ſage have I met with from this . paſſes by the very words I tranſlated, and º who ſages; and then hectors and cries out of my jº. paſ; Are not hawks brought to the hand, aid to . . : 3. Shakespeare Hen. VI, lions reclaimed by good uſage 2 - Neptune took unkindly to be bound, L'Eſtrange, And Eurus never ſuch hard uſage found In his AEolian priſon. Drd jaen. 2. Cuſtom ; practice long continued. . Of things once received and confirmed by uſe, long war, is a law ſufficient. In civil affairs, when there is no oit, law, cuſtom itſelf doth ſtand for law. -- 3. Manners; behaviour. Obſolete. W Hewler, b. ii. A gentle nymph was found, Hight Aſtery, excelling all the crew, In courteous uſage, and unſtained hue. Spenſir U’sAGER. m. ſ. [uſager, Fr. from uſage. - uſe of any thing in truſt for .. | One who has the He conſum'd the common treaſury; Whereof he being the fimple wager But for the ſtate, not in propriety, Did alient’ his minions. U’s ANce. n.ſ.. [uſance, Fr.] I. Uſe ; proper employment. What art thou, That here in deſert haſt thine habitance, And theſe rich heaps of wealth doſt hide apart F rom the world's eye, and from her rightiſance? Speſ, 2. Uſury; intereſt paid for money. He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of uſance. Shaftºp. Merch, ºf Pºnia, Use.. [uſus, Lat.] 1. The act of employing any thing to any purpoſe. The ſat of the beaſt that dieth of itſelf, may be uſed in any other uſe. Lev. vii. 24. Number, the mind makes uſe of in meaſuring all things by us meaſurable. Lºtke. Conſider the hiſtory, with what'ſ our authormakesofit. Lt. 2. Qualities that make a thing proper for any purpoſe. Rice is of excellent uſe for illneſſes of the ſtomach, that proceed from cold or moiſt humours; a great digeſter and reſtorer of appetite. Temple, 3. Need of; occaſion on which a thing can be employed. This will ſecure a father to my child; That done, I have no father uſe for life. A. Philipi, 4. Advantage received; power of receiving advantage. More figures in a picture than are neceſſary, our authºr calls figures to be let ; becauſe the picture has no uſt for them. Dryden's Dufrºſº, 5. Convenience; help. - Diſtinct growth in knowledge, carries its own light in every ſtep of its progreſſion; than which nothing is of mº" uſe to the underſtanding. Locłe. Nothing would be of greater uſe towards the imprº of knowledge and politeneſs, thān ſome effectual method for correcting, enlarging, and aſcertaining our language; Sºft. When will my friendſhip be of je to thee? 4. Philipi. 6. Uſage; cuſtomary ačt. - That which thoſe nations did uſe, having been alſo in ºft with others, the antient Roman laws do forbid. Hºº'." He, that firſt brought the word ſham, wheedle, or banter in uſe, put together, as he thought fit, thoſe ideas he made it ſtand for. ºf, 7. Practice; habit. Sweetneſs, truth, and ev'ry grace, Which time and uſ are wont to teach, The eye may in a moment reach, And read diſtinctly in her face. 8. Cuſtom ; common occurrence. O Caeſar! theſe things are beyond all iſ, . Caeſar And I do fear them. shaftºp. juliº aſar, . Intereſt; money paid for the uſe of money. 9 If it be º haſt received it from God, º º thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, "ſº º: º cipal to him. Taylor's Rule of Hºly º Moſt of the learned, both heathen and £hriſtian, 0 the taking of uſe to be utterly unlawful; yet tº º it the reformed church beyond the ſeas, do sº º to be lawful. 8 91% To Daniel's Civil War, JW,allºr,
U S E
To Use. v. a. [uſir, Fr. uſiº, Lat.]
1. To employ to any purpoſe.
ou're welcome,
Moſt learned rev'rend Sir, into our kingdom ;
Uſe us and it. Shakespeare. Hen. VIII.
They could uſe both the right hand and the left, in hurl-
ing ſtones and ſhooting arrows. I Chr. xii. 2.
Two trumpets of ſilver, that thou mayeſt uſe for the calling
of the aſſembly. Num:. x. 2.
He was unhappily too much uſ… ** a check upon the Lord
Coventry; and when that lord PerPlexed their counſels with
inconvenient objections, the authority of the Lord Mancheſter
was ſtill called upon. Clarendon.
Theſe words of God to Cain, are, by many interpreters,
underſtood in a quite different ſenſe than what our auth.
1ſes them in. Locke.
That prince was %"g all his endeavours to introduce po-
pery, which he openly profeſſed. Swift.
2. To accuſtom ; to habituate.
He that intends to gain th’ Olympick prize,
Muſt we himſelf to hunger, heat and cold. Roſcommon.
Thoſe who think only of the matter, uſe themſelves only
to ſpeak extempore. Zºcke on Education.
I’ve hitherto been uſed to think
A blind officious zeal to ſerve my king,
The ruling principle. Addison's Cato.
A people long uſed to hardſhips, loſe by degrees the very
notions of liberty; they look upon themſelves as at mercy. Sw.
3. To treat.
Why doſt thou "ſº me thus? I know thee not. Shakespeare
When he came to aſkiaye ºf Solyman that he might de-
part, he was Courteouſly uſed of him. Anoles.
know
My Auſºngzebe would ne'er have nº mc ſo. Dryden.
if Virgi' or Ovid be thus iſed, 'tis no longer to be called
their work, when neither the thoughts nor words are drºwn
from the original. Dryden.
I love to uſe people according to their own ſenſe of good-
breeding. - Tatler, No 86.
Cato has us'd me ill; he has refus'd
His daughter Marcia to my ardent vows. Addison's Cat.
Sºy is gºd as the friends of tories are by whigs, and gene-
rally by tories too. Pope to Swift.
4. To practiſe.
Uſe hoſpitality one to another, without grudging. I Pet. iv.
5. To behave. Out of uſe.
Pray forgive me, if I have us'd myſelf unmannerly. Shakeſp.
To U : v. n.
I. Tº be accuſtomed; to praaiſe cuſtomarily.
They tº to place him that ſhalibºr Captain upon a
ſtone, always reſerved for that Purpoſe, and placed com-
monly upon a hill. *pºſer's State of Ireland.
In polling of trees, many do uſe to leave a bough or two
on the top, to help to draw up the ſap. Bacon.
A prudent governor, to advance religion, will not confider
men's, duty but their practice; not what they ought to do,
but what they uſe to do. South's Sermons.
2. To be cuſtomarily in any manner; to be wont.
Fea's ſº to be repreſented in ſuch an imaginary faſhion, as
they rather dazzle men's eyes, than open them. Bacon.
Snakes that ºſe within the houſe for ſhade,
Securely lurk, and, like a plague, invade
Thy cattle with venom. May's Pirgil.
The waters going and returning as the waves and great
commotioſis of the ſea uſe to do, retired leiſurely. Burnet.
Condućt me well , v. -
In theſe ſtrange ways, where never foot did 1.%. Spenſer.
3. To frequent. Obſolete.
Ye vallies low, where the mild whiſpers uſ:
Of ſhades, and wanton winds, and guſhing brooks. Milton.
U's EFUL. adj. [uſe and fall.] Convenient; profitable to any
end; conducive or helpful to any purpoſe.
Providence would only enter mankind into the uſful
knowledge of her treaſures, leaving the reſt to employ our
induſtry. A%re's Antidote.
Gold and ſilver being little uſeful to the life of man, in
Proportion to food, raiment, and carriage, has its value only
from the conſent of men. Locke.
That the legiſlature ſhould have power to change the ſuc-
ceſſion, is very "ſºſul towards preſerving our religion and li-
berty. Swift.
Peliver a particular account of the great and iſºſul things
already performed. Swift.
U's EFULLY. adv. [from "ſºftd.] In ſuch a manner as to help
forward ſome end.
In this account they muſt conſtitute two at leaſt, male and
female, in eyery ſpecies; which chance could not have made
ſo very nearly alike, without copying, nor ſo % differing,
without contrivance. entley's Sermons.
U's EFU LNess. n. J. Conduciveneſs or helpfulneſs to ſome
cnd.
U S U
. The grandeur of the °ºmmonwealth ſhows itſelf chiefly
in works that were neceſſary or convenient. On the con-
trary, the magnificence of Rome, under the emperors, was
rather for oſtentation, than any real uſefulneſs. Addiſon
'selessly. adv, ſf. ! Wi -' - ºyz.
- • adv, [from "ſºft.] Without the quality of an-
ſwering any purpoſe.
In a ſauntering humour, ſome, out of cuſtom, let a
Part of their lives run uſeleſsly *Way, without buſine
TeCreation.
UselessNess. * / [from uſelſ...] Unfitneſ, to any end.
. He made a learned diſcº. on the trouble, "ſºftneſs, and
indecency of foxes wearing tails. L'A/irange.
He would convince them of the vanity and "ſºftneſs of that
learning, which makes not the poſſeſſor a better man. South.
º adj. [from uſ...] Anſwering "9 Purpoſe; having no
CI101.
good
ſs or
Locke.
So have I ſeen the loſt clouds pour
Into the ſea an uſeleſs ſhow'r;
And the vext ſailor; curſe the rain,
For which poor ſhepherds pray'd in vain. J/aller.
The hurtful teeth ºf vipers are uſe'ſs to us, and yet are
parts of their bodies. Boyle.
His friend, on whoſe affiſtance he moſt relied, either proves
falſe and ºrſakes him, or looks on with an uſelſ; pity, and
cannot help him. *gers's Sermons.
The waterman forlorn along the ſhore,
Penſive reclines "Pon his uſely; oar. Gay.
USER. m. ſ. [from uſe,] One who uſes.
Such things, which, by imparting the delight to others,
makes the uſer thereof welcome, as muſick, dancing, hunt.
ing, feaſting, riding. - Sidney.
My lord received from the counteſs of Warwick, a lad
powerful in the $ourt, and indeed a virtuous tºſer of her
Pºwº, the beſt advice that was ever given. //otton.
U’SHER. m. ſ. ſhuiſer, Fr.]
I. One whoſe buſineſs is to introduce trangers, or walk before
a perſon of high rank.
The wife of Antony
Should have an army for an uſher, and
The neighs of horſe to tell her approach
Long erg ſhe did appear. Shakeſp. /nt, and Cleopatra.
You make guards and 4%rs march before, and then enters
your prince. Zatºrs, Nº. 53.
Gay paid his courtſhip with the croud,
As far as modeſt pride allow'd ;
Rejects a ſervile */her's place,
And leaves St. James's in diſgrace. Swift.
2. An under-teacher; one who introduces young ſcholars to
higher learning.
Though grammar profits leſs than rhetorick's, -
Yet ev’n in thoſe his uſher claims. ſhare. Dryden.
To U's HER. v. a. [from the houn..] To introduce as a fore-
runner or harbinger; to forerun.
No fun ſhall ever uſher forth my honours,
Or gild again the nobic troops that waited -
Upon my ſmiles. Shakeſpeare's Hºn. VIII.
The ſun,
Declin'd, was haſting now with prone career
To th’ ocean iſles, and in th’ aſcending ſcale
Of heav'n, the ſtars, that 1/er evening, roſe. Miłon.
As the deluge is repreſented a diſruption of the abyſs, ſo
the future combuſtion of the earth is to be iſher'd in, and ac-
companied with violent impreſſions upon nature, and the
chief will be earthquakes. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
With ſongs and dance we celebrate the day,
And with due honours uſher in the May. Dryden.
The Examiner was uſher'd into the woºd by a letter, ſetting
forth the great genius of the author. 4&ſjºn.
Oh name for ever ſad for ever dear !
Still breath'd in ſighs, ſtill uſher'd with a tear. - Pºc.
Usq9 EBAUGH. m. ſ. [An Iriſh and Erſe word, which ſignifies
the water of life.] It is a compounded diſtilled ſpirit, being
drawn on aromaticks; and the Iriſh ſort is particularly diſtin-
guiſhed for its pleaſant and mild flavour The Highland ſort
is ſomewhat hotter; and, by corruption, in Scottiſh they call
it whi/{y. -
vº, [ºffen, Fr. */us, Lat.] The act of burning;
the ſtate of being burned. - - -
UsTo'RIows, adj. Ivylum, Latin.] Having the quality of burn-
ing. - - - - - -
The power of a burning glaſs is by an 1/?arious quality in
the mirror or glaſs, ariſing from a certain unknown ſubſian-
tial form. //atts.
Usual. adj. [uſic, Fr.] Common; frequent; cuſtomary;
tly occurring.
*... wift oracles was a thing very uſual and fre-
uent in their times. IHooker, b. i.
Could I the care of Providence deſerve,
Heav'n muſt deſtroy me, if it would preſerve:
And that's my fate, or ſure it would have ſent
- iſ! nt, Dryden.
Some uſual evil for º line U's UALLY.
U S U U T I usually adv, [from uſual.] Commonly; frequently; cuſ- tomarily. If men's deſires are uſually as large as their abilitics, what -- ormer, by that we might engage º: took to allure the f , Dy South's . t wº men err againſt this method, it is uſually on pur- poſe, and to ſhew their learning. - Swift. U’vain Pss. n.ſ [from uſual.] Commonneſs; frequency: UsucA/Prios. m. ſ. [uſus and cafio, Lat.) In the civil law, the acquiſition of the property of a thing, by poſſeſſion and enjoyment thereof for a certain term of years º º w. t 1 Cſ. vºwer. m. ſ. ſºftuit, Fr. iſſus and fruºus, Lat.] The temporary uſe, enjoyment of the profits, without power to alienate. The perſons receiving the ſime, have only the uſſuff thereof, and not any fee or inheritance therein. - Ayliffe. Usuf RU'cTUARY. m.ſ.. [uſufructuaire, Fr. 1/1ſ ué?uarius, Lat.] One that has the uſe and temporary profit, not the property of a thing. - - The parſons of pariſhes are not in law accounted pro- prietors, but only uſfucital ies, as having no right of fee imple veſted in them. Ayliff's Paragon. To U'suº F. n.ſ.. [uſura, Lat.] To practice uſury; to take intereſt for money. Is this the balſam that the uſuring ſenate Pours into captains wounds : Shakeſp. Timon of Athens. U’s URE.R. m. ſ. [uſurier, Fr. Uſºra, Lat.] One who puts mo- ney out at intereſt. Commonly uſed for one that takes exor- bitant intereſt. Fie; thou ſham'ſt thy ſhape, thy love, thy wit; Which, like an uſurer, abound'ſt in all, And uſeſt none in that true uſe indeed, Which ſhould bedeck thy ſhape, thy love, thy wit. Shakespeare When u, urers tell their gold i' th' field, And bawds and whores do churches build. Shakeſpeare. If thou lend money to any that is poor, thou ſhalt not be to him as an uſurer, nor lay upon him uſury. Ex. xxii. 25. There may be no commutative injuſtice, while each retains a mutual benefit, the 1ſurer for his money, the borrower for his induſtry. Child on Trade. The aſſes uſurae occaſioned great tumults among the peo- ple; yet he that took it was not reckoned to tranſgreſs any law; and there were ſome greedy lºſure that exacted double, triple. Arbuthnot on Coins. Usu'Rious. adj. [uſuaire, Fr. from uſury. ] , Given to the practiſe of uſury; exorbitantly greedy of profit. For every hour that thou wilt ſpare me now, I will allow, - Uſurious god of love, twenty to thee, When with my brown my grey hairs equal be. Donne. To Usu's P. v. a. It ſuper, Fr. uſurpo, Lat.] To poſſeſs by force or intruſion; to ſeize, or poſieſ, without right. So ugly a darkneſs, as if it would prevent the night's coming, uſurped the day's right. Sidney, b. ii. Not having the natural ſuperiority of fathers, their power muſt be uſurped, and then unlawful; or if lawful, then granted or concated unto, by them over whom they exerciſe the ſame, or elſe given them extraordinarily from God. Hooker. In as much as the due eſtimation of heavenly truth de- pendeth wholly upon the known and approved authority of thoſe famous oracles of God, it greatly behoveth the church to have always moſt ſpecial care, humane inventions uſurp the room and title of divine worſhip, Iłooker, b. v. Vićtorious prince of York Before I ſee thee ſeated in that throne, Which now the houſe of Lancaſter ºftºps, Theſe eyes ſhall never cloſe. Shakespeare Hºn. VI. What art thou, that uſup/f this time of night, Together with that fair and warlike form : Shakespeare . Their fox-like thefts are ſo rank, as a man may find whole pages uſurp'd from one author. B. Johnſon. So he dies, But ſoon revives; death over him no pow'r Shall long ſup: ere the third dawning light Return, the ſtars of morn ſhall ſee him riſe Out of his grave. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xii. All fountains of the deep Broke up, ſhall heave the ocean to a tºp Beyond all bounds, 'till inundation fiſe Above the higheſt hills. Miltºn. Farewell court, Where vice not only hath uſurpt the place, But the reward, and even the name of virtue. Denham. Your care about your banks infers a fear Of threat'ning floods and inundations near: If ſo, a juſt reprize would only be Of what the land uſurp’d upon the ſea. Dryden. Who next uſurps, will a juſt prince appear, So much your ruin will his reign endear. Dryden. Struggling in vain, impatient of he And i. underneath #. º: §: The more ſhe ſtrove to ſhake him from her ieſ With more and far ſuperior force he preſs'd 2. Commands his entrance, and, without cºol (Jºhºr organs, and inſpires her ſoul. 3. Dr. Who's this, that dares 1ſºrp Tydºn, The guards and habit of Numidº's prince; Aldſºn', C. Us!. RPA'ſ ros. [uſurpation, Fr. from "ſup.) Forciſe º illegal ſeizure or poſſeſſion. le, unjuſt The Piercies, Finding his uſurpation moſt unjuſt, Endeavour'd my advancement to the throne. Saleſ. Succeeding kings recovery of their right from jº. pations, ſhall never be prejudiced by any act of mine. K º To raiſe a tempeſt on the ſea was tſurpatiºn on i. º rogative of Neptune, who had given him no ſea. D . Q baſeneſs to ſupport a tyrant throne, !yden, And cruſh your freeborn brethren of the world ! - Nay, to become a part of uſ...rpation, Tº eſpouſe the tyrant's perſon and her crimes. Dryin Whatever oppoſition was made to the uſu pation; of K. James, proceeded altogether from the church of England. swift. Usu'RPER. m. ſ. [from iſſup.) One who ſeizes of poiſº, to which he has no right. It is generally uſed of one who excludes the right heir from the throne. Ever fithence he hath continued his firſt uſurped power and now exacteth upon all men what he liſt; ſo that . . ſubdue or expel an uſurper, ſhould be no unjuſt enterprize but a reſtitution of a tient right unto the crown, sº Richard duke of York, Was rightful heir unto the Engliſh crown; And that your majeſty was an uſurper. Shakſtart. But this uſurper, his encroachment proud, Stays not on man; to God his tow'r intends Siege and defiance. Miltºn, Few uſurpers to the ſhades deſcend By a dry death, or with a quiet end. Dryden, He griev'd, the land he freed ſhould be oppreſs'd, And he leſs for it than uſurpers do. Dryden. Usu'RPINGLY. adv. [from turp.] Without juſt claim. Lay aſide the ſword, Which ſways uſurfingly theſe ſeveral titles, And put the ſame into young Arthur's hand, Thy right royal ſovereign. Shakespeare'. K. jºhn. U’s URY.. [uſitré, Fr. uſura, Lat.] 1. Money paid for the uſe of money; intereſt. He that high does fit, and all things ſce, With equal eyes, their merits to reſtore; Behold, what ye this day have done for me, - And what I cannot quit, requite with uſuy. Fairy & ten. The wiſhed day is come at laſt, That ſhall, for all the pains and ſorrows paſt, Pay to her uſury of long delight. Spºnſºr. Our angles are like money put to uſary; they may dº, though we fit ſtill and do nothing. Wilºn; 4. What he borrows from the antients, he repays with "7 of his own; in coin as good, and almoſt as univerſally Wa- luable. Tryden's Dedication tº jºk 2. The practice of taking intereſt. It is commonly uſed with ſome reproach. - s: f Uſury bringeth the treaſure of a realm into few hº ſ the uſurer being at certainties, and others at º: the end, moſt of the money will be in the box, . t º: U’TENsil. n.ſ.. [utenſile, Fr. utenſile, low Lat..] An º: for any uſe, ſuch as the veſſels of the kitchen, or * * trade. b ſ! Burn but his books; he has brave utenſils, º Which, when he has a houſe, he'll deck withal Shałºń. Mules after theſe, camels and dromedaries, Miltºn And waggons fraught with utenſils of war. |at ..i. Tithes and lands given to God are never; and p sº. ments, and other ſacred tenſils, are ſeldom º , Jº The ſprings of life their former vigouſ tº p.2, Such ... he had for that vile utenſil. Garth's º: U’TERIN E. adj. [uterin, Fr. uterinus, Lat.] Belonging womb. * : ... --- In hot climates, and where the uterine parts º ºº by the coldneſs of ſome fimple, they may b: º Errºuri. conceptive conſtitution. Brown'; º ce of the The veſſes of the interior glandulous ſº that they womb, are contorted with turnings and meanders, Upture to might accommodate themſelves without danger of rur J. the neceſſary extenſion of the uterine ſubſtance. UTERU.S. m. ſ. ſilatin. The womb. "," aſ : Dºo" UT1/LITY. ::/ Ér. utilitas, Lat. J Uſefulneſs; P fit ; convenience ; advantageouſneſs. Thoſe things which have long gone º but though rate; whereas new things piece not ſo wel her incomfor they help by their wtility, yet they trouble jº Nat. Hiſ mity. Should are confede.
U T. T.
Should we blindly obey the refraints of phyſicians and
aſtrologers, we ſhould confine the utility of phyſick unto a
º few days. Brown's /uſgar Errours.
M. Zulichem deſired me that I would give a relation of
the cure of the gout, that might be made publick, as a thing
which might prove of common ſtility to ſo great numbers
as were ſubject to that diſeaſe. Temple.
U’rīs. n.ſ. A word which probably is corrupted, at leaſt, is
not now underſtood.
Then here will be old utis : it will be an excellent ſtra-
tagem. Shakeſpeare's Hen. IV.
U”. Most. adj. ſurmoerº, Saxon; from utter.]
1. Extreme ; placed at the extremity.
Much like a ſubtile ſpider, which doth fit
In middle of her web, which ſpreadeth wide;
If ought do touch the utmoſt thread of it,
She feels it inſtantly on ev'ry fide. Davies.
As far remov’d from God and light of heav'n,
As from the center thrice to th’ utmºſt pole. Milton.
I went
To view the utmoſt limits of the land. Dryden.
2. Being in the higheſt degree.
I'll undertake to bring him,
Where he ſhall anſwer by a lawful form, -
In peace, to his utmoſt peril. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
U^T Most. n.ſ. The moſt that can be ; the greateſt power;
the higheſt degree.
What miſcarries,
Shall be the general's fault, though he perform
To the utmg/l of a man. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
I will be free,
Even to the utmºſt as I pleaſe in words. Shakeſpeare.
Such a conſcience, as has employed the utmoſ of its ability
to give itſelf the beſt information, and cleareſt knowledge of
its duty, that it can, is a rational ground for a man to build
ſuch an hope upon. South.
Try your fortune.
—I have to the utmºſì. Doſt thou think me deſperate
Without juſt cauſe : Dryden's All for Love.
A man, having carefully enquired into all the grounds of
probability and unlikelineſs, and done his utmoſt to inform
himſelf in all particulars, may come to acknowledge on which
ſide the probability reſts. Locke.
The enemy thinks of raiſing threeſcore thouſand men: let
us perform our utmºſ', and we ſhall overwhelm them with
our multitudes. Addiſon.
Utt E.R. adj. [uzzer, Saxon.]
1. Situate on the outſide, or remote from the center.
In my flight
Through utter and through middle darkneſs borne,
I ſung of chaos, and eternal night. Milton’s P. Loft, b. iii.
2. Placed without any compaſs; out of any place.
Purſue theſe ſons of darkneſs; drive them out
From all heav'n's bounds, into the utter deep. Milton.
3. Extreme ; exceſſive; utmoſt. This ſeems to be Milton's
meaning here.
Such place eternal juſtice had prepar'd
For thoſe rebellious; here their priſon ordain'd
In utter darkneſs; and their portion ſet
As far remov’d from God, and light of heav'n,
As from the center thrice to th’ utmoſt pole.
4. Complete; irrevocable.
The parliament thought the utter taking it away, ab-
ſolutely neceſſary for the preſervation of the kingdom.
Clarendon.
There could not be any other eſtimate made of the loſs,
than by the utter refuſal of the auxiliary regiments of London
and Kent to march farther. Clarendon, b. viii.
They feel fewer corporal pains, and are utter ſtran-
gers to all thoſe anxious thoughts which diſquiet man-
kind. - Atterbury.
To U/TTER. v. a. [from the adjective; to make publick, or
let out ; palam facere.]
1. To ſpeak; to pronounce ; to expreſs. - - -
Men ſpake not with the inſtruments of writing, neither
writ with the inſtruments of ſpeech ; and yet things recorded
with the one, and utiered with the other, may be preached
Milton.
well enough with both. - Hooker.
Theſe very words I’ve heard him utter. Shakeſpeare.
There's more gold : but, firrah,
We ſay the dead are well. Bring it to that,
The gold I give thee will I melt, aad pour
Down thy ill-uttering throat. Shakeſpeare.
Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falſe-
hocó. Iſa. lix. 13.
Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and utter words out
of their heart 2 job viii. 10.
Who knows but his poor, bleeding heart,
Amidſt its agonies, remember'd Marcia,
And the laſt words he uter d, call'd me cruel ! Addison.
2. To diſcloſe; to diſcover; to publiſh.
When do partial and finiſter affections more utter then.
ſelves, than when an election is committed to many Iſhitz.
Were it folly to be modeſt in uttering what is kilown to all
the world Raleigh.
I meant my words ſhould not reach your ears; but what
I atter'd was moſt true. Dryden's All fºr L2.
3. To ſell; to vend. ryden's All ſºr Lºve.
Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law
Js. death to any he that utters them. Shakeſp Rom. and juliet.
They bring it home, and ºr it commonly by the name
of Newfoundland fiſh. Abbot's Deſt, ip. of the J/orld.
The Devonſhire and Somerſetſhire graſiers feed yearly
great droves of cattle in the north quarter of Cornwali, and
utter them at home. - Carew's Survey of Cornwall.
4. To diſperſe; to emit at large.
To preſerve us from ruin, the whole kingdom ſhould con-
tinue in a firm reſolution never to receive or it... this fatal
CO111. - Swift.
tºº. adj. [from utter.] Expreſſible; ſuch as may be
uttered.
UTTE RANce. n.ſ. [from utter. J
I. Pronunciation; manner of ſpeaking.
He, with utt’rance grave, and countenance ſad,
From point to point diſcours'd his voyage. Fa. Queen.
2. [Outrance, Fr. J. Extremity; terms of extreme hoſtility.
Of him I gather'd honour;
Which he to ſeek of me again perforce,
Behoves me keep at utterance.
Mine eternal jewel
Giv'n the common enemy of man,
To make them kings; the ſeed of Banquo kings |
Rather than ſo, come, fate, into the liſt, -
And champion me to th’ utterance. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
3. Vocal expreſſion; emiſſion from the mouth.
'Till Adam, though no leſs than Eve abaſh'd,
At length gave utterance to theſe words conſtrain'd. Milton.
Speaking is a ſenſible expreſſion of the notions of the mind,
by ſeveral diſcriminations of utterance of voice, uſed as ſigns,
having by conſent ſeveral determinate ſignificancies. Hºlder.
There have been ſome inventions, which have been able
for the utterance of articulate ſounds, as the ſpeaking of cer-
tain words. I/ilkins's Math. Aſagick.
Many a man thinks admirably well, who has a poor ut-
terance ; while others have a charming manner of ſpeech,
but their thoughts are trifling. //atts.
UTTERER. n. J. [from utter.]
I. One who pronounces.
2. A divulger; a diſcloſer.
Utterers of ſecrets he from thence debarr'd;
Babblers of folly, and blazers of crime. Fa. 9ºzen.
3. A ſeller; a vender.
UTTERLY. adv. [from utter.] Fully; completely; perfedly.
For the moſt part, in an ill ſenſe.
God, whoſe property is to ſhew his mercies then greateſt,
when they are neareſt to be utte ly deſpaired. Hooker, b. iv.
Arguments taken from the authority of men, may not only
ſo far forth as hath been declared, but further alſo be of ſome
force in human ſciences; which force, be it never ſo ſmall,
doth ſhew that they are not utterly naught. Hºoker, b. ii.
All your int’reſt in thoſe territorics
Is utterly bereft you; all is loſt. Shºeſ. Hºn. VI.
He was ſo uttery tired with an employment ſo contrary to
his humour, that he did not conſider the means that would
lead him out of it. Clarendon, b. viii.
While in the fleſh we cannot be uttery inſenſible of the
afflićtions that befalus. 4:erbu y.
U^1 tº RMost. adj. [from utter.] -
1. Extreme; being in the higheſt degree.
Bereave me not,
Whereon I live thy gentle looks, thy aid,
Thy counſel, in this uttermºſt diſtreſs.
2. Moſt remote. -
The land, from the uttermg/? end of the ſtraits on Peru
ſide, did go towards the ſouth. Albot's Dºcrip. ºf the J/ºrld.
UTT ERMost. m. ſ. The greateſt degree.
There needed neither promiſe nor perſuaſion to. make her
do her uttermoſt for her father's ſervice. Sidney, b. ii.
He cannot have ſufficient honour done unto him; but the
uttermoſt we can do, we muſt. Hoºter, b, i.
Uve'ous. adj. [from uva, Latl
The uvºo, coat, or iris of the eye, hath a muſculous
power, and can dilate and contract that round hole in it,
called the pupil. - Rayon the C. eation.
PULCANO. m.ſ.. [Italian.]. A burning mountain; volcano.
Earth calcin'd, flies off into the air ; the aſhes of burning
mountains, in vulcano's, will be carried to great diſtances. 4. &.
Vuºlo AR. adj. [vulgaire, Fr. ulgariº, Lat.] -
1. Plebeian ; ſuiting to the common people; practiſed among
the common people.
Men
Shakespeare Cynbelius.
Miltºn.
V U L
U X O
ho have paſſed all their time in low and vulgar life,
Men w º . idea of the ſeveral beauties and ble-
Addiſon.
cannot have
miſhes in the actions of great men.
2. Mean; low; being of the common rate; -
It requiring too great a ſagacity for vulgar minds to draw
the line between virtue and vice, no wonder if moſt men at-
tempt not a laborious ſcrutiny into things themſelves, but
only take names and words, and ſo reſt in them. South.
Now waſting years my former ſtrength confound,
And added woes have bow'd me to the ground:
Yet by the ſtubble you may gueſs the grain,
And mark the ruins of no vulgar man.
3. Publick; commonly bruited.
Do you hear aught of a battle toward
—Moſt ſure, and vulgar; every one hears that.
Vulgar. n.ſ. [vulzaire, Fr.] The common people.
I'll about;
Drive away the vulgar from the ſtreets. Shakeſpeare.
Thoſe men, and their adherents, were then looked upon
by the affrighted vulgar, as greater protectors of their laws
and liberties than myſelf. R. Charles.
The vulgar imagine the pretender to have been a child im-
poſed upon the nation by the fraudulent zeal of his parents,
and their bigotted counſellors. Swift.
VULg A'RITY. m. ſ. [from vulgar.]
1. Meanneſs; ſtate of the loweſt people.
Although their condition may place them many ſpheres
above the multitude; yet are they ſtill within the line of vul-
garity and democratical enemies to truth. Brown.
True it is, and I hope I ſhall not offend their vulgarities,
if I ſay they are daily mocked into error by deviſers. Brown.
2. Particular inſtance or ſpecimen of meanneſs.
Is the grand ſophos of Perſius, and the ſublimity of Ju-
venal to be circumſcribed with the meanneſs of words, and
vulgarity of expreſſion ? Dryden's Dedication to juvenal.
VU'LGARLY. adv. [from vulgar..] Commonly; in the ordi-
nary manner; among the common people.
He was, which people much reſpect
In princes, and which pleaſes vulgary,
Of goodly pers'nage, and of ſweet aſpećt. Daniel.
He, that believes himſelf uncapable of pardon, goes on
without thought of reforming; ſuch an one we call vulga, ly
a deſperate perſon. - Hammond's Pračical Catechiſm.
As it is vulgarly underſtood, that he cut a paſſage for his
army through theſe mighty mountains, it may ſeem incre-
dible. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
Vu LNERABLE. adj. [vulnerable, Fr. vulnerabilis, Lat.] Suſ-
ceptive of wounds; liable to external injuries.
Brocme.
Shakeſp.
Let fall thy blade on vulnerall. creſts :
I bear a charmed life, which muſt not yed
To one of woman born. Shakespeare . M.
Achilles though dipt in Styx, yet having his #. adeſh.
by that water, although he were ſortifi,j elſewhere º
ſlain in that part, as only vulnerable in the inferior º º
• V º*** adj. [vul eraire, Fr. º ºf: Errºl.
in the cure of wounds. * Lat..] Uſeful
Try whether the ſame effect will not enſue
wulnerary plaiſters. Brown's P.
- - gar Erro
I kept the orifice open, and preſcribed him vº...”
To Vºls ERATE. v. a.ſvulnero, Lat.] To º -
De facio there is ſuch an intercourſe betweenth. hº
unguent and the vulnerated body. Gºi. .
VU LPIN E. adj. [vulpinus, Lat.] Belonging to a fox. *}.
Vu LTURE. m. ſ. [vultur, Lat..] A large bird of Prey remark
able for voracity. - -
Nor the night raven, that ſtill deadly yells,
Nor griefly vultures make us once affeará. Sººr
We’ve willing damcs enough, there cannot be ‘’’’
That ºdºre in you to devour ſo many,
As will to greatneſs dedicate themſelves. &alſ,
A rav'nous vulture in his open'd ſide, ‘...t."
Her crooked beak and cruel alons try’d. Drin.
Vu'LTUR NE. ºff. [cºſturinus, Lat..] Belonging to avºi.
Uvu'l A. m. ſ. ſºvula, Lat. In anatomy, a round ſºft ſpon-
geous body, ſuſpended from the palate near the foramina of
the noſtrils over the glottis. Diº.
By an inſtrument bended up at one end, I got up behind
the uvula. //eman', Surge J.
UXORIOUS. adj. [uxorius, Lat..] Submiſſively foºd of ,
wife; infected with connubial dotage.
Towards his queen he was nothing uxºriºus, nor ſcarce in-
dulgent; but companionable and reſpective.
That us oriºus king, whoſe heart, though large,
Beguil'd by fair idolatreſſes, fell
To idols foul.
How would'ſ thou inſult,
When I muſt live uxorious to thy will
In perfect thraldom, how again betray me? Aſiliºn.
-Uxo'Riously.adv.[from tºxorious. With fond ſubmiſfontoawiſe.
If thou art thus uxoriouſly inclin'd
To bear thy bondage with a willing mind,
Prepare thy neck. Drºlm', 'jºnal
Uxo'Riousn Ess. n.ſ. ſſrom uxorious.) Connubial dºge ;
fond ſubmiſſion to a wife.
Aſia's Paadſ. Itſ.
W.
w A D Is a letter of which the form is not to be found in the alphabets of the learned languages ; though it is not improbable that by our w is expreſſed the ſound of the Roman v, and the 9 Eolick f. Both the form and ſound are ex- cluded from the languages derived from the Latin. jº/ is ſometimes improperly uſed in diphthongs as a vowel, for a, view; /?rew : the found of w conſonant is uniform. To WABBle: v. n. [A low, barbarous word..] To ſhake; to move from ſide to ſide. If in your work you find it walble; that is, that one ſide of the flat inclines to the right or left hand, with ſoft blows of an hammer ſet it to rights, and then ſcrew it hard up. Moxon. WAD. m. ſ. [peoo hay, Saxon.] - .. I. A bundle of ſtraw thruſt cloſe together. 2. Wadd, or black lead, is a mineral of great uſe and value. J/zodward. WA'DPING... m. ſ. [from wad, vad, Iſlandick J A kind of ſoft ſtuff looſely woven, with which the ſkirts of coats are ſtuf- fed out. - To WA/pdl.e. v. n. [wagghelen, Dutch, to waggle; whence, by a caſual corruption, waddle.] To ſhake, in walking from ſide to ſide ; to deviate in motion from a right line. - She could have run and waddled all about. Shakespeare The ſtrutting petticoat ſmooths and levels all diſtinctions; while I cannot but be troubled to ſee ſo many well-ſhaped, innocent virgins bloated up, and waddling up and down like big-bellied women. Speciator, Nº. 127. The farmer's gooſe, Grown fat with corn and fitting ſtill, Can ſcarce get o'er the barn-door fill, And hardly waddles forth to cool ... -- . Her belly in the neighb'ring pool. Swift. A dabchick waddles through the copſe - On feet and wings, and flies, and wades, and hops. Pope. Dulneſs, of buſineſs the directing ſoul, To human heads like biaſs to the bowl; - Which, as more pond’rous, makes their aim more true, Obliquely waddling to the mark in view. Pope. To WADE. v. n. [from vadum, Lat. pronounced wadum.] 1. To walk through the waters; to paſs water without ſwim- ming. - We'll wade to the market-place in Frenchmen's blood. Sha. She waded through the dirt to pluck him off. Shakeſpeare. I am in blood Stept in ſo far, that, ſhould I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er. Shakeſp. Macbeth. He ſtaid ſeven days at the Craſſus, until a bridge was made for the tranſporting of his army, for that the river was not to be waded over. Knolles's Hiſt, of the Turks. Then ſince fortune's favours fade ; - You that in her arms do ſleep, Learn to ſwim, and not to wade, For the hearts of kings are deep. JWetton's Poems. With head, hands, wings, or feet purſues his way, And ſwims, or ſinks, or wades, or creeps, or flics. Milton. It is hard to wade deep in baths where ſprings ariſe. Brown. Fowls that frequent waters, and only wade, have as well long legs as long necks; and thoſe that are made for ſwim- ming have feet like oars. More's Divine Dialogues. Thoſe birds only wade in the water, and do not ſwim. More. As when a dabchick waddles through the copſe On feet and wings, he flies, and wades, and hops. Pope. 2. To paſs difficultly and laboriouſly. They were not permitted to enter unto war, nor conclude any league of peace, nor to wade through any ačt of moment between them and foreign ſtates, unleſs the oracle of God, or his prophets, were firſt conſulted with. Hooker, b. iii. I have waded through the whole cauſe, ſearching the truth by the cauſes of truth. Hooker. The ſubſtance of thoſe controverſies whereunto we have begun to wads, be rather of outward things appertaining to the church, than of any thing wherein the being of the church conſiſteth. Hooker, b. iii. w A F Virtue gives herſelf light, through darkneſs fºr to wade. Fairy ºur i. - I ſhould chuſe rather with ſpitting and ſº i. tº: into the duſt in blood, bearing witneſs to any known truth of our Lord; than, by a denial of thoſe truths, through blood and Perjury wade to a ſceptre, and lord it in a thronº. South. Tis not to my purpoſe to wade into thoſe bottomleſs Con- . . like a gulph, have ſwallowed up ſo much time of learned men. - - Dec - The dame - «y ºf Piety. Now try'd the ſtairs, and wading through the night, Search'd all the deep receſs, and iſſu’d into light. Dryden. The wrathful God then plunges from above, A. §. in thickeſt waves the ſparkles drove, There lights, and wades through fumes, and gropeshi Half-fing'd, half-ſtifid. * » and grope º: Simonides, the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the more out of his depth ... and that he loſt himſelf in the thought, Žiš. WAFE R. n: ſ [waſel, Dutch.] I. A thin cake. - Wife, make us a dinner; ſpare fleſh, neither Corn ; Make wafers and cakes, for our ſheepe muſt be ſhorne.7% t?". Poor Sancho they perſuaded that he enjoyed a great doini- nion, and then gave him nothing to ſubſiſt upon but wºſers and marmalade. Pope. 2. The bread given in the euchariſt by the Romaniſts. That the ſame body of Chriſt ſhould be in a thouſand Places at once; that the whole body ſhould lie hid in a little thin wºfºr; yet ſo, that the members thereof ſhould not one run into another, but continue diſtinct, and have an order agreeable to a man's body, it doth excecd reaſon. Hall. 3. Paſte made to cloſe letters. To Waft. v. a. [probably from wave.] I. To carry through the air, or on the water. A braver choice of dauntleſs ſpirits, Than now the Engliſh bottoms have waſ o'er, Did never float upon the ſwelling tide. Shakeſpeare, Our high admiral Shall waſ them over with our royal fleet. Shakeſpeare. Whether cripples, who have loºk their thighs, will not ſink but float; their lungs being able to waſ up their bodies, which are in others overpoiſed by the hinder legs, we have not made experiment. . . Brown's Pºjar Errours. Nor dares his tranſport-veſſel croſs the waves, With ſuch whoſe bones are not compos'd in graves: A hundred years they wander on the ſhore; At length, their penance done, are waſted o'er. Dryden. Lend to this wretch your hand, and waft him o'er To the ſweet banks of yon forbidden ſhore. Dryden. From hence might firſt ſpring that opinion of the vehicles of ſpirits; the vulgar conceiving that the breath was that wherein the ſoul was wafted and carried away. Ray. They before waſted over their troops into Sicily in open veſ- ſels. Arbuthnot on Coins. In vain you tell your parting lover, You wiſh fair winds may waſ him over: Alas! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from what I love : Prior. Speed the ſoft intercourſe from ſoul to ſoul, And waft a figh from Indus to the pole. Pope. 2. To beckon; to inform by a ſign of any thing moving. To WAFT. v. n. To float. It waſted nearer yet, and then ſhe knew, That what before º but ſurmis'd, was true. Thoſe trumpets his triumphant entry tell, And now the ſhouts waft near the citadel. WAFT. n.ſ. [from the verb.] - - - 1. A floating body. - - From the bellowing eaſt of the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the burthen of whole wintry plains, •, rrr' . . In one wide waft. HŽººr's Hºnºr. 2. Motion of a ſtreamer. Uſed as a token or mean of infor- mation at ſea. Dryden. Dryden, 30 F WA'FTAGF.
- W A G W A G warrace. n.ſ. [from ºff. Carriage by water or air. Not 1n "wº ſhip of Epidamnum ſtays for me ?— -A ſhip you ſent me to, to hire waſtage. Shakeſpeare. I ſtalk about her door, Like a ſtrange ſoul upon the Stygian banks, - Staying for waftage. Shakeſp. Troilus and Crºſſida. waſ tº R. n.ſ. [from waſt.] A paſſage boat. Ainſworth. WA/FTURE. m. ſ. [from waft.] The aćt of waving. Not in uſe. You anſwer'd not ; But with an angry waſture of your hand Gave ſign for me to leave you. Shakeſp. Julius Caſar. To WAG. v. a. [Fazian, Saxon; waggon, Dutch.J. To move lightly; to ſhake ſlightly. fº counterfeit the deep tragedian ; Tremble and ſtart at wagging of a ſtraw. You may as well forbid the mountain pines To wag their high tops, and to make a noiſe, Shakeſpeare. when they are fretted with the guſts of heav'n. Shakespeare . All that paſs, hiſs and wag their head at thee. La. ii. 15. Thou canſt not wagthy finger, or begin The leaſt light motion, but it tends to fin. Dryden. So have freen in black and white, A prating thing, a magpye hight, Majeſtically ſtalk; A ſtately, worthleſs animal, That plies the tongue, and wag; the tail, All flutter, pride, and talk. Swift. To WA G. v. n. 1. To be in quick or ludicrous motion. Be merry, my wife has all; For women are ſhrews, both ſhort and tall; 'Tis merry in hall, where beards wag all. Shakeſp. I will fight with him upon this theme, Until my eyelids will no longer wag. Shakeſp. Hamlet. 2. To go ; to be moved. i will provoke him to't, or let him wag. Shakeſpeare. Her charms ſhe mutter'd o'er; And yet the reſty ſieve wagg’d ne'er the more: I wept for woe. Dryden's Theocritus. WAG. m. ſ. [poegan, Saxon, to cheat..] Any one ludicrouſly miſchievous ; a merry droll. Cupid the wag, that lately conquer'd had Wiſe counſellors, ſtout captains puiſſant; And ty'd them faſt to lead his triumphs bad, Glutted with them, now plays with meaneſt things. Sidney. Was not my lord the verier wago' th' two Shakeſp. We wink at wags, when they offend, And ſpare the boy, in hopes the man may mend. Dryden. A counſellor never pleaded without a piece of packthread in his hand, which he uſed to twiſt about a finger all the while he was ſpeaking : the wags uſed to call it the thread of his diſcourſe. Addison. WAGE, n.ſ. the plural wages is now only uſed. [wegen, or wagen, German; gages, Fr.] 1. Pay given for ſervice. All friends ſhall taſte The wages of their virtue, and all foes The cup of their deſervings. Shakeſp. K. Lear. The laſt petition is for my men; they are the pooreſt, But poverty could never draw them from me; That they may have their wages duly paid them, And ſomething over to remember me. Shakeſpeare. By Tom Thumb, a fairy page; He ſent it, and doth him engage, By promiſe of a mighty wage, It ſecretly to carry. Drayton's Nymphid. The thing itſelf is not only our duty, but our glory: and he who hath done this work, has, in the very work, partly received his wages. South. 2. Gage; pledge. Ainſw. To WAGE. v.a. [The origination of this word, which is now only uſed in the phraſe to wage war, is not eaſily diſ- covered : wagen, in German, is to attempt any thing dan- gerous.] 1. To attempt; to venture. We muſt not think the Turk is ſo unſkilful, Neglecting an attempt of eaſe and gain, . ...To wake and wage a danger profitleſs. 2. To make; to carry on. Applied to war. Return to her, and fifty men diſmiſs'd No 5 rather I abjure all roofs, and chuſe To wage againſt the enmity o' th' air, To be a comrade with the wolf. Shakſº. K. Lear. Your reputation wages war with the enemies of your royal Shakeſpeare. family, even within their trenches. Dryden. He ponder'd, which of all his ſons was fit **Sh, and wage immortal war with wit. Dryden. 3. [From wage, wagºjºſo ſet to hire. * hou muſt wage Thy works for wealth, and life for gold engage. F. Queen, 4. To take to hire; to hire for pay; to hold in pay; for wages. - y; I ſeem'd his follower, not partner; and #: ić. me with his countenance, as if ad been mercenary. Shakeſpeare's Cº.; The officers of the admiralty having ºft º º nefit, it is their parts, being well waged and º i. exactly to look into the ſound building of ſhips, *. The king had erected his courts of ordinary reſort º was at the charge not only to wage juſtice and their mº but alſo to appoint the ſafe cuſtody of records. ers, to employ - - Bac This great lord came not over with any great numb tºº. waged ſoldiers. Davieſ' er of 5. [In law.] avies'; Ireland. When an action of debt is brought againſ one, as for money or chattles, left or lent the defendant, the defendant may wage his law ; that is, ſwear, and certain perſon, with him, that he owes nothing to the plaintiff in männer as he hath declared. The offer to make the oath is called 1942&n of law: and when it is accompliſhed, it is called the miliº or doing of law. Blui WA'GER. m. ſ. [from wage, to venture.] ww.fij - I. A bett; anything pledged upon a chance or performance, Love and miſchief made a wager, which ſhould have mºſt power in me. Sidney. The ſea ſtrove with the winds which ſhould be loud. and the ſhrouds of the ſhip, with a ghaſtful noiſe to them º: were in it, witneſſed that their ruin was the water of the other's contention. - Full faſt ſhe fled, ne everlook'd behind; As if her life upon the wager lay. Fairy Queen, Beſides theſe plates for horſe-races, the wagers may be as Sidney, b, ii. the perſons pleaſe. Temple. Fačtious, and favºring this or t'other ſide, Their wagers back their wiſhes. Dryden. If any atheiſt can ſtake his ſoul for a wager, againſt ſuch an inexhauſtible diſproportion; let him never hereafter accuſe others of credulity. Bentley's Sermonſ, 2. [In law.] An offer to make oath. See to wage in law. Multiplication of actions upon the caſe were areformerly,and thereby wager of law ouſted, which diſcouraged manyſuits. Hal. To WAGER. v. a. [from the noun..] To lay; to pledge as a bett; to pledge upon ſome caſualty or performance. 'Twas merry, when you wager'd on your angling, Shaiºff. He that will lay much to ſtake upon every flying ſtory, may as well wager his eſtate which way the wind will ſit next morning. Government ºf the Tºngue. I feed my father's flock; What can I wager from the common ſtock? WA'Ges. m. ſ. See WAGE. WA'Go ERY. m. ſ. [from wag.] Miſchievous merriment; ſo- guiſh trick ; ſarcaſtical gaiety. 'Tis not the waggeri; or cheats practiſed among ſchºol- boys, that make an able man; but the principles of juſtice, generoſity, and ſobriety. Lº WAGGish. adj. [from wag Knaviſhly merry; merily miº chievous ; frolickſome. Change fear and niceneſs, The handmaids of all women, or, more truly, Woman its pretty ſelf, to waggiſh courage. Shakespeare, This new conceit is the waggiſh ſuggeſtion of ſº and ſculking atheiſts. Žºrº's Divine Dialºguë. A company of waggiſh boys watching of frogs at theſideº a pond, ſtill as any of them put up their heads, they wo Drydºn. be pelting them down with ſtones. Children, ſays º the frogs, you never conſider, that though this º: º to you, 'tis death to us. L'Érang!. As boys, on holidays let looſe to play, Lay waggiſh traps for girls that paſs that way; Then ſhout to ſee in dirt and deep diſtreſs Dyſºn. Some ſilly cit. Iſchief WA’Gorshness. n.ſ.. [from waggiſh.] Merrymſº been A chriſtian boy in Conſtantinople had likº." . ſtoned for gagging, in a waggiſhneſ, a long billed *:::: º To WA/Goie. v. n. [wagghelen, German.] To waddle ; move from ſide to ſide. The ſport Baſilius would ſhew to . - on his mounting of his hawk at a heron, which gº. the waggling wings with pain, as though the air nex as now earth were not fit for his great body to fly through, º: Zelmare, was tº rown to diminiſh the fight of himſelf. -a- - - ! 9. Why do you go nodding and waggling ſo, * jº. ſays the gooſe to her goſſeling. j WA’oon. n.ſ. [rcegen, Sax. wºegheni, Dutch; * 1. A heavy carriage for burthens. fith wagº The Hungarian tents, were encloſed round wit he jº Knollei'; Hy?. ºf t one chained to another. Millºi, Iſaggons fraught with utenſils of war. 2. A chariot. Not in uſe. :... ... haſ Now fair Phoebus 'gan decline in hałe, Sºft. His weary waggºn to the weſtern valº. Then
VV A I -- Then to her waggon ſhe betakes, And with her bears the witch. O Proſerpina, - For the flowers now that frighted thou let'ſ fall From Dis's waggon. ... • Shakeſpeare. Her waggon ſpokes made of long ſpinners legs; The cover, of the wings of graſshoppers. Shakeſpeare. WA'oon NER. n.ſ.. [from *g”.] One who drives a wa- , gon. By this, the northern waggoner had ſet His ſevenfold team behind the fledſaft ſtar, That was in ocean waves yet never wet. Fairy Queen, b. i. Gallop apace, you fi'ry-footed ſteeds, Tow'rd Phoebus' manſión ſuch a waggoner As Phaeton would whip you to the wi. Shakeſpeare. A waggoner took notice upon the creaking of a wheel, that it was the worſt wheel that made moſt n. L’É/irange. The waggoners that curſe their ſtanding teams, Wou’d wake e'en drowly Druſus from his dreams. Dryden. I deſcribed to him the uſe and the nature of it; and the next day the waggoners arrived with it. Gulliver's Travels. WA'GTAil. n.ſ. A bird. Ainſw. WAIP. v. a. [I ſuppoſe for weighed.] Cruſhed. . His horſe waid in the back, and ſhoulder ſhotten. Shakeſp. WAIF. n.ſ. [wavium, waivium, law Lat. from wave..] Goods found, but claim'd by no body ; that of which every one waves the claim. Commonly written weif. Ainſw. 9 WAIL. v. a. ſqualare, Italian.] To moan; to lament; to bewail. Wiſe men ne'er wail their preſent woes, Spen/cr. But preſently prevent the ways to waii. Shakeſpeare. . , Say, if my ſpouſe maintains her royal truſt 2 Or if no more her abſent lord ſhe wails, But the falſe woman o'er the wife prevails Pope. To WAIL. v. m. To grieve audibly; to expreſs ſorrow. Son of man wail for the multitude. Ez. xxxii. 18. I will wail and howl. Mic. i. 8. WAIL. m. ſ. Audible ſorrow. Around the woods She fighs her ſong, which with her wail reſound. Thomſºn. WA'iling. m. ſ. [from wail.J Lamentation ; moan ; audible ſorrow. The camp filled with lamentation and mourning, which would be increaſed by the weeping and wailing of them, which ſhould never ſee their brethren. Knolles. Qther cries amongſt the Iriſh, ſavour of the Scythian bar- bariſm ; as the lamentations of their burials, with deſpairful outcries, and immoderate wailings. Spenſer's Ireland. Take up wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tearS. jer. ix. 18. The wailings of a maiden I recite. Gay. WA(ILFUL. adj. [from wail and full.] Sorrowful; moun- ful. Lay lime to tangle her deſires By waiful ſonnets, whoſe compoſed rhimes Should be full fraught with ſerviceable vows. Shakeſpeare. WAIN...m. ſ. [contracted from wagon.] A carriage. There antient night arriving, did alight From her high weary wain. Spenſºr. Yours be the harveſt; 'tis the beggar's gain, To glean the fallings of the loaded vain. Dryden. WA'INROPE. m. ſ. [wain and rope.] A large cord, with which the load is tied on the wagon. Oxen and wainropes cannot hale them together. Shakespeare WA/INsco.T. m. ſ. Lwageſchot, Dutch..] The inner wooden co- vering of a wall. Some have the veins more varied and chambletted; as oak, whereof wainſcot is made. Bacon. She never could part with plain wainſcot and clean hang- ings. Arbuthnot. A rat your utmoſt rage defies, - That ſafe behind the wainſcot lies. Swift. To WA’INscot. v. a. [waagen/chotten, Dutch.] I. To line walls with boards. Muſick ſoundeth better in chambers wainſcotted, than hanged. Bacon. 2. To line in general. - - It is moſt curiouſly lined, or wainſ atted, with a white teſta- ceous cruſt, of the ſame ſubſtance and thickneſs with the tubuli marini. Grew. One ſide commands a view of the garden, and the other 1S wainſcotted with looking-glaſs. Addiſon's Guardian. W.A.R. m. ſ. [In carpentry..] A piece of timber two yards long, and a foot broad. Bailey. WAIST. n.ſ. [gwaſe, Welſh ; from the verb gwaſh, to preſs or bind.] 1. The ſmalleſt part of the body; the part below the ribs. The one ſeem'd woman to the waſ, and fair, But ended foul in many a ſcaly fold, Voluminous and vaſt. AMilton's Par. Lo/?, b. ii. W A I **, *s a veil, down to h ºr unadorned golde Diſhevel’d. - er ſlender waff, n treſſes wore, - AMilton's Par. Loft, p. iv. They ſeiz'd, and with entangling folds § i is neck twice Compaſſing, and twice his waiſt. Denham. Stiff tays conſtrain her ſlender waiſt. Gay 2. The middle deck, or floor of a ſhip. !y. Sheets ºf water from the clouds are ſent, Which hiſing through the planks, the fines prevent ſº º . . ſ four ſhips alone > urn to the waiſt, and for the flé 9 WAIT, v. a. ſwachten, Dutch.] et atone. Dryden. 1. To expect; to ſtay for. I Bid them prepare within; am to blame to be thus waited for. - h - Aw'd with theſe words, in camps they ſtill sººn. And wait with longing loo ..Such courage did the antient herº #how, Who, when they might Prevent, would wait the blow. Dry. 2. To attend ; to accompany with ſubmiſſion or reſpect. He choſe a thouſand horſe, the flow'r of all His warlike troops, to wait the funeral. Dryden. 3. To attend as a conſequence of ſomething. - Remorſe and heavineſs of heart ſhaft wait thee, And everlaſting anguiſh be thy portion. 4. To watch as an enemy. He is waited for of the ſword. job xv. 22. To WA it. v. n. 1. Tº expect; to ſtay in expectation. All the days of my appointed time will I wai, till my change come. Rowe. - ob xiv. 14. The poultry ſtand - j 4. Waiting upon her charitable hand. Gay. 2. To pay ſervile or ſubmiſſive attendance. \ Though Syrinx your Pan's miſtreſs were, Yet Syrinx well might wait on her. AMilton's Arcades. he morning waiting on him at Cauſham, ſmiling upon me, he ſaid, he could tell me ſome news of myſelf. Denham. Fortune and vićtory he did purſue, To bring them, as his ſlaves, to wait on you. Dryden. A parcel of ſoldiers robbed a farmer of his poultry, and then made him wait at table. Swift. 3. To attend. A phraſe of ceremony. The dinner is on the table; my father deſires your wor- ſhip's company.— - - —I will wait on him. Shakespeare Merry Iſive, of I/indſºr. 4. To ſtay ; not to depart from. How ſhall we know when to wait for, when to decline perſecution. South's Sermons. With Vulcan's rage the riſing winds conſpire, And near our palace rolls the flood of fire: Haſte, my dear father, 'tis no time to wait, And load my ſhoulders with a willing freight. Dryden. I know, if I am deprived of you, I die: But oh! I die, if I wait longer for you. A. Philips. 5. To ſtay by reaſon of ſome hindrance. 6. To look watchfully. - It is a point of cunning to wait upon him, with whom you ſpeak, with your eye, as the Jeſuits give it in precept. Bacon. 7. To lie in ambuſh as an enemy. - - - Such ambuſh waited to intercept thy way. Milton. 8. To follow as a conſequence. It will import thoſe men who dwell careleſs, to cnter into ſerious conſultation how they may avert that ruin, which waits on ſuch a ſupine temper. Decay of Piety. WAIT. n. ſ. Ambuſh; inſidious and ſecret attempts. If he hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; he that ſmote him ſhall be put to death. . Num. xxxy. 20. Why ſat'ſt thou like an enemy in wait? Milton. WA/ITER. m. ſ. [from wait..] An attendant; one who attends for the accommodation of others. - - Let the drawers be ready with wine and freſh glaſſes; Let the waiters have eyes, though their tongues muſt be ty'd. B. Johnſon's Tavern Academy: The leaſt tart or pie, By any waiter there ſtolen and ſet by. , Bp. Corbet. A man of fire is a general enemy to all the waiters whºſe you drink. Tatler, N°. 61. The waiters ſtand in ranks; the yeomen cry, - Make room. - Swift. WA'iting gentlewoman. ) m. ſ. [from wait..]. An upper ſer- WA/ITING maid. } vant, who attends on a lady in WA/ITING woman. her chamber. He made me º, To talk ſo like a waiting-gentlewoman, - T - Ö; *. and drums, and wounds. Shalºft. Hºn. IV. Flibbertigibbet, prince of mopping and mowing, ſince poſ- ſeſſès chamber-maids and waiting-women. Shakeſp. K. º The waiting-woman might be converſant in romances. Swift. The waiting-maid hopes to ingratiate herſelf. sºft, ks their promis'd guide. Dryden. º
-> K W A K. W A L To WAKE. v. n. [wakan, Gothick; pacian, Saxon ; watchen, Dutch.] h to ſl teh; not to fleep. 1. To . night ſhe watch'd, ne once a-down would lay dainty limbs in her ſad dreriment, ; * ſtill did wake, and waking did lament. Spenſºr. The father waketh for the daughter, and the care for her taketh away ſleep. Eccluſ. xlii. 9. Thou holdeſt mine eyes waking. Pſ. lxxvii. 4. In the valley of Jehoſhaphat, The judging God ſhall cloſe the book of fate ; And there the laſt affizes keep, For thoſe who wake, and thoſe who ſleep. ... Dryden. I cannot think any time, waking or ſleeping, without be- igg ſenſible of it. - - Locke. g Though wiſdom wakes, ſuſpicion ſleeps. Milton. 2. To be rouſed from ſleep. - . Each tree ſtirr'd appetite, whereat I wak'd. Milton. 3. To ceaſe to ſleep. - - The ſiſters awaked from dreams, which flattered them with more comfort, than their waking would conſent to. Sidney. Come, thou powerful God, And thy leaden charming rod, Dipt in the Lethean lake, O'er his watchful temples ſhake, Left he ſhould ſleep, and never wake. 4. To be put in action; to be excited. Gentle airs to fan the earth now wak'd. To Wake. v. a. ſpeccian, Saxon ; weeken, Dutch..] 1. To rouſe from ſleep. They wak'd each other, and I ſtood and heard them, Sha. The waggoners that curſe their ſtanding teams, Wou’d wake e'en drowſy Druſus from his dreams. Dryden. Shock, who theught ſhe ſlept too long, Leap'd up, and wak'd his miſtreſs with his tongue. 2. To excite; to put in motion, or action. Prepare war, wake up the mighty men; let them come up. Joel ii. 9. Thine, like Amphion's hand, had wak'd the ſtone, And from deſtruction call'd the riſing town ; Denham. Milton. Pope. Nor could he burn ſo faſt, as thou couldſt build. Prior. What you've ſaid, Has wak’d a thought in me, which may be lucky. Rºwe. To wake the ſoul by tender ſtrokes of art, To raiſe the genius, and to mend the heart. Prol to Cato. 3. To bring to life again, as if from the ſleep of death. To ſecond life, JP'ak'd in the renovation of the juſt. wAke. n.ſ. [from the verb.] 1. The feaſt of the dedication of the church, formerly kept by watching all night. Fill oven ful of flawnes, Ginnie paſſe not for ſleepe, Tomorrow thy father his wake-daie will keepe. Tuſſºr. The droiling peaſant ſcarce thinks there is any world beyond his village, nor gaiety beyond that of a wake. Gov. of Tongue. Putting all the Grecian actors down, And winning at a wake their parſley crown. Sometimes the vulgar will of mirth partake, And have exceſſive doings at their wake. King's Art of Cook. 2. Vigils; ſtate of forbearing ſleep. By dimpled brook, and fountain brim, The wood-nymphs deckt with daiſies trim, Their merry wakes and paſtimes keep : What hath night to do with ſleep? Milton. WA/KEFul. adj. Iwake and full.] Not ſleeping; vigilant. Before her gate high God did ſweat ordain, And wakeful watches ever to abide. Spenſer. Why doſt thou ſhake thy leaden ſceptre go, Beſtow thy poppy upon wakeful woe, Sickneſs and ſorrow, whoſe pale lids ne'er know Thy downy finger; dwell upon their eyes, Shut in their tears; ſhut out their miſeries. All thy fears, Thy wakeful terrors, affrighting dreams, Have now their full reward. Diſſembling fleep, but wakeful with the fright, The day takes off the pleaſure of the night. WAKEFULNEss. n. ſ. [from wakºſul..] 1. Want of ſleep. Other perfumes are fit to be uſed in burning agues, con- ſumptions, and too much wakefulneſs. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. 2. Forbearance of ſleep. To WA/KEN. v. m. [from wake.] To wake; to ceaſe from ſleep; to be rouſed from ſleep. Early Turnus wak'ning with the light, All clad in armour, calls hi - - S troops to fight. To WA/KEN. v.a. > p º I. To rouſe from ſleep. When he was waken'd with the noiſe, And ſaw the beaſt ſo ſmall 3. 7 » - - - T. *: this, quoth he, that gives ſo weak a voice, at tº ". men withal * Spenſer, Milton. Dryden. Craſhaw. Dryden. Drydºn. Denham's Sophy. A man that is wakened out of ſleep. We make no longer ſtay; go, waken Eve 2. To excite to action. - Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial m Wakem'd the world, and ń. loud º: 3. To produce ; to bring forth. - They introduce Their ſacred ſong, and waken raptures high. Wºº, n. ſ. [A plant.] The leaves are en and triangular at the baſe: the flower confi ſhaped like an aſs's eye: from the bottom of * †: º the pointal, with embryo's, each of which becomes a . . wº ..". Miller. undi AL E. 71. M. l pe axon ; a web.] A riſino - face of & > > J riſing Part in the fur- To WALK. v. a. ſwalen, German; realcan, Saxon 1. To move by leiſurely ſteps, » for the other is taken up. What mean you, Caeſar think you to walk forth? § A man was ſeen walking before the door very compoſed . 2. It is uſed in the ceremonious language of invitation, . or go. Zech. iv. I. AMiltºn, Rºſºmmºn. Milton. tire, long, to roſ. ſo that one foot is ſet down, º Sir, walk in. --I had rather walk here, I thank you. Shakeſha 3. To move for exerciſe or amuſement. ałºſtart, Theſe bow'rs as wide as we need walk. Miltºn 4. To move the ſloweſt pace. Not to trot, gallo Applied to a horſe. p 2 gallop, or amble, 5. To appear as a ſpectre. The ſpirits of the dead May walk again; if ſuch thing be, thy mother Appear'd to me laſt night. Shakespeare . hinter'; Tal, It then draws near the ſeaſon * Wherein the ſpirit is wont to walk. Shałºff. Hamlı. There were walking ſpirits of the houſe of York, as well in Ireland as in England. Davier's Ireland. Some ſay no evil thing that walks by night, In fog, or fire, by lake, or mooriſh fen, Blue meagre hag, or ſtubborn unlaid ghoſt, That breaks his magick chains at curfew time; No goblin, or ſwart fairy of the mine, Hath hurtful pow'r o'er true virginity. 6. To act on any occaſion. Do you think I’d walk in any plot, Where Madam Sempronia ſhould take place of me, And Fulvia come i' th' rear * B. jºhnſºn. 7. To be in motion. Applied to a clamorous or abuſive fe- male tongue; and is ſtill in low language retain'd. As ſhe went, her tongue did walk In foul reproach, and terms of vile deſpight; Provoking him by her outragious talk, 8. To act in ſleep. When was it ſhe laſt walk'd?— I have ſeen her riſe from her bed, unlock her cloſet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon't, read it, and return tº bed ; yet all this while in a moſt faſt ſleep. Shakeſp. Matheti, 9. To range; to move about. Affairs that walk, As they ſay ſpirits do at midnight, have In them a milder nature, than the buſineſs That ſeeks diſpatch by day. Shakespeare . Hin, VIII, Io. To move off. When he comes forth, he will make their cows and g rans to walk, if he doth no other harm to their perion* Sºſ. 11. To act in any particular manner. Do juſtly, |º and walk humbly with thy God. Mic. If thou forget the Lord, and walk after other gods, ye ſhall ſurely periſh. Duviº. I'll love with fear the only God, and wak M. - - - Milláň. As in his preſence. 12. To travel. - The iºd hath bleſſed thee; he knowsthº through this wilderneſs. Dºut, il. 7. To WALK. v. a. Miltºn. 1. To paſs through. do not without danger walk theſe ſtreets. Shałęſtart. No rich or noble knave, Pºt. Shall walk the world in credit to his grave. . 2. To lead out, for the ſake of air or exerciſe. WAlk. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Aćt of walking for air or exerciſe. - Miltºn. Not walk by moon without thee, is ſweet, Her keeper by her ſide, Dryá". To watch her walks, his hundred eyes applied. hiſ. Philander uſed to take a walk in a neighbour” wº 4. I long to renew our old intercourſe, 9" In Oſſil *}. ſerences, and our evening walkſ. 2, Gait; ſtep; manner of moving. - Morpheus, of all his numerous train, The ſhape of man, and imitated beſt; ".. The walk, the words, the geſture could ſupply, Dryºn. The habit mimick, and the micn ſupply. 3. A expreſs'd
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3. A length of ſpace, or circuit through which one walks.
He uſually from hence to th’ palace gate
Makes it his walk. Shakeſp. Macketh.
If that way be your walk, you have not far. AMilton.
She would never miſs one day,
A walk ſo fine, a fight ſo gay. Prior.
4. An avenue ſet with trees.
He hath left you all his walks,
His private harbours, and new-planted orchards,
On that ſide the Tiber. Shakeſpeare's julius Caſar.
Goodlieſt trees planted with walks and bow’rs. Milton.
5. Way ; road; range; place of wandering.
The mountains are his walks, who wand'ring feeds
On ſlowly-ſpringing herbs. Sandys's Paraphraſe.
Set women in his eye, and in his walk,
Among daughters of men the faireſt found. Milton.
Our ſouls, for want of that acquaintance here,
May wander in the ſtarry walks above. Dryden.
That bright companion of the ſun,
Whoſe glorious aſpe&t ſcal'd our new-born king;
And now a round of greater years begun,
New influence from his walks of light did bring. Dryden.
Wanting an ampler ſphere to expatiate in, he open'd a
boundleſs walk for his imagination. Pope.
6. [Turbo, Lat..] A fiſh. Ainſw.
7. //alk is the ſloweſt or leaſt raiſed pace, or going of a
horſe. In a walk, a horſe lifts two legs of a ſide, one after
the other, beginning with the hind leg firſt ; as ſuppoſe that
he leads with the legs on his right ſide, then he lifts his far
hind foot firſt ; and in the time that he is ſetting it down,
which in a ſtep is always ſhort of the tread of his fore foot
upon the ſame ſide, he lifts his far fore foot, and ſets it down
before his near foot, and juſt as he liſts up his near hind foot,
and ſets it down again juſt ſhort of his near fore foot, and
juſt as he is ſetting it down, he lifts his near fore foot, and ſets
it down juſt before his far fore foot. Farrier's Dict.
WA/LKE.R. m. ſ. [from walk..] One that walks.
I ride and walk, and am reputed the beſt walker in this
town. - Swift to Gay.
May no ſuch vicious walkers croud the ſtreet. Gay.
WA’LKINGst AFF. m. ſ. A ſtick which a man holds to ſup-
port him in walking.
The club which a man of an ordinary ſize could not lift,
was but a walking/?aff for Hercules. Glanville.
WALL. m.ſ. [wal, Welſh; vallum, Lat. pall, Saxon ; walle,
Dutch.] -
1. A ſeries of brick or ſtone carried upwards, and cemented
with mortar; the ſides of a building.
Poor Tom 1 that eats the wall-newt and the water-
newt. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
Where though I mourn my matchleſs loſs alone,
And none between my weakneſs judge and me;
Yet ev'n theſe gentle walls allow my moan,
Whoſe doleful echo's with my plaints agree. J7%tton.
Part riſe in cryſtal wall or ridge direct. AMilton.
2. Fortification; works built for defence. In this ſenſe it is
commonly uſed plurally.
With love's light wings did I o'erperch theſe walls;
For ſtony limits cannot hold out love. Shakeſpeare.
General, the walls are thine:
Witneſs the world, that I create thee here
My lord and maſter. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear.
A pre
To that proud & whoſe high walls thou ſaw'ſt --
Left in confuſion. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xii.
I ruſh undaunted to defend the walls. Dryden.
3. To take the wall. To take the upper place; not to give place.
I will take the wall of any man or maid of Mon-
tague's. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet.
When once the poet's honour ceaſes,
From reaſon far his tranſports rove :
And Boileau, for eight hundred pieces,
Makes Louis take the wall of Jove.
To WALL. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To incloſe with walls. -
There bought a piece of ground, which Birſa call’d,
From the bull's hide they firſt inclos'd and wall’d. Dryden.
2. To defend by walls.
The walled towns do work my greater woe:
The foreſt wide is fitter to reſound
The hollow echo of my careful cries. Spenſºr.
His council adviſed him to make himſelf maſter of ſome
good walled town. Bacon's Hen. VII.
The Spaniards caſt themſelves continually into roundels,
their ſtrongeſt ſhips walling in the reſt. Bacon's J/ar with Spain.
And terror of his name, that walls us in
From danger. Denham's Sophy.
WAllcrº Eſper. m. ſ. A bird. - Ainſw.
WA'llet. m. ſ. [peallian, to travel, Saxon.]
1. A bag, in which the neceſſaries of a traveller are put; a knap-
ſack.
Prior.
W A N
Having entered into a long gallery, he laid down his wallet,
and ſpread his carpet, in order to repoſe himſelf upon it. Addison
2 Any thing protuberant and ſwagging.
Who would believe, that there were mountaineers
Pew-lapt like bulls, whoſe throats had hanging at them
//allets of fleſh. is, Keſheare
ALLE(YED. adj. [wall and ey Havi h: - º eſpeare.
JWal-ey ſ | nd eye.] Having white eyes.
Thi al -eyed ſlave ! whither wouldſt thou convey
WA’LL is growing image of thy fiend-like face Sha'eſpeare.
.*****9WER. m.ſ. See Stockgill, Flower, of which
it is a ſpecies.
//alftowers are of ſeveral ſorts; as the common ones, the
great ſingle ones, the great double ones, the ſingle white,
the double white, the double red, and the pale yellow; all
which flower about the end of March, and in May or
April. - AMortimer’s Huſbandry,
WALLFRUIT. n.ſ. Fruit, which to be ripened, muſt Ée
planted againſt a wall. -
To walfruit and garden-plants, there cannot be a worſe
enemy than ſnails. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
To WA’llop. v. n. [pealan, to boil, Saxon.] To boil.
WA’llouse. m. ſ. [cimex, Lat.] An inſect. Ainſw.
To WALLOW. v. n. [walugan, Gothick; palpian, Saxon.]
1. To move heavily and clumſily.
Part, huge of bulk |
J/allowing unwickly, enormous in their gait,
Tempeſt the ocean. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. vii.
2. To roll himſelf in mire, or any thing filthy.
Gird thee with ſackcloth, and wallow thyſelf in aſhes. jer.vi.
Dead bodies, in all places of the camp, wallºwed in their
own blood. Knolles's Hºft. of the Turks.
A boar was wallowing in the water, when a horſe was go-
ing to drink. L'Eºrange.
3. To live in any ſtate of filth or groſs vice.
God ſees a man wallowing in his native impurity, delivered
over as an abſolute captive to fin, polluted with its guilt, and
enſlaved by its power ; and in this moſt loathſome condition,
fixes upon him as an obječt of his diſtinguiſhing mercy. South.
A WA’llow. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A kind of rolling walk.
One taught the toſs, and one the French new wallow ;
His ſword-knot this, his cravat that deſign'd. Dryden.
WA LRU’E. m. ſ. An herb. - Ainſw.
WA’llwort. n.ſ. A plant, the ſame with dwarf-elder, or
danewort. See ELDER.
WA/LNUT. n.ſ. [palp pnuza, Saxon, nux juglans.] The cha-
raćters are; it hath male flowers, or katkins, which are pro-
duced at remote diſtances from the fruit on the ſame tree;
the outer cover of the fruit is very thick and green, under
which is a rough hard ſhell, in which the fruit is incloſed,
ſurrounded with a thin ſkin: the kernel is deeply divided into
four lobes; and the leaves of the tree are pinnated or winged.
The ſpecies are, 1. The common walnut. 2. The large
French walnut. 3. The thin-ſhell'd walnut. 4. The dou-
ble walnut. 5 T he late ripe walnut. 6. The hard-ſhell’d
walnut. 7. The Virginian black walnut. 8. Virginian
black walnut, with a long furrowed fruit. 9. The hickery,
or white Virginian walnut. Io. I he ſmall hickery, or white
Virginian walnut. Miller.
'Tis a cockle, or a walnut-ſhell;
A knack, a toy. Shakeſ Taming of the Shrew.
Help to ſearch my houſe this one time; if I find not what
I ſeek, let them ſay of me, as jealous as Ford, that ſearcheth
a hollow walnut for his wife's leman. Shakeſpeare.
Some woods have the veins ſmooth as fir and walnut. Bacon.
WA’ll PEPPER. m. ſ. See Hous ELEEK, of which it is a ſpecies.
WA/LTRoN. m. ſ.
The morſe, or waltron, is called the ſea-horſe. Woodward.
To WA/MBLE. v. n. [wemmelen, Dutch..] To roll with nauſea
and ſickneſs. It is uſed of the ſtomach.
A covetous man deliberated betwixt the qualms of a warm-
bling ſtomach, and an unſettled mind. L’Eſtrange.
was adj. [Pann, Saxon; gwan, weakly, Welſh.] Pale, as
with ſickneſs; languid of look.
Sad to view his viſage pale and wane,
who erſt in flowers of freſheft youth was clad. Fa. Kºen.
All the charms of love, lip !
Salt Cleopatra, ſoften thy wan IiP
Let ... join with iº. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleºpatra.
Why ſo pale and wan, fond lover ?
Prythee, why ſo pale -
will, when looking well can't move her, -
Looking ill prevail? - Suckling.
Their couiſe through thickeſt conſtellations held, ...
Spreading their bane; the blaſted ſtars look'd wan. Milton.
How chang'd from him, -
Companion of my arms', how wan ! how dim
How'faded all thy glories' -
W.A.N. for won; the old pret of ºn.
And thoſe with which th' Eubean young man ºven
Swift Atalanta, when through craft he her outran. Sfcºſºr.
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VV A N W A N He wan the king with ſecrecy and diligence; but chiefly becauſe he was his old ſervant in his leſs fortunes. Bacon. wasp. m. ſ. [waand, Pº d . A ſmall ſtick, or twig a long rod. . . I. A "F. ſkilful º peel'd me certain wand. Shakeſp. with a whip or wand, if you ſtrike the air, the ſharper and quicker you ſtrike it, the louder ſound it giveth. Bacon. His ſpear, to equal which the talleſt pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the maſt Of ſome great admiral, were but a wand. Milton. A child runs away laughing, with good ſmart blows of a wand on his back, who would have cried for an unkind word. Locke on Education. 2. Any ſtaff of authority, or uſe. Though he had both ſpurs and wand, they ſeemed rather marks of ſovereignty, than inſtruments of puniſhment. Sidney. He held before his decent ſteps a ſilver wand. Milton. 3. A charming rod. - Nay, lady, fit; if I but wave this wand, - Your nerves are all chain'd up in alabaſter. Milton. Picus bore a buckler in his hand; His other wav'd a long divining wand. Dryden. To WA’NDER. v. n. [panonian, Saxon; wandelen, Dutch..] 1. To rove ; to ramble here and there; to go, without any certain courſe. It has always an ill ſenſe. I have no will to wander forth of doors. Shakeſpeare. I will go loſe myſelf, And wander up and down to view the city. Shakeſpeare. The old duke is baniſh'd; four loving lords have put them- ſelves into exile with him, whoſe revenues enrich the new duke; therefore he gives them good leave to wander. Shakeſp. Then came wand'ring by A ſhadow like an angel, with bright hair Dabbled in blood, and he ſhriek'd out aloud. They wandered about in ſheeps and goats ſkins. Let them wander up and down for meat. From this nuptial bow'r, How ſhall I part, and whither wander down Into a lower world : Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi. Here ſhould my wonder dwell, and here my praiſe; But my fixt thoughts my wand'ring eye betrays. Denham. A hundred years they wander on the ſhore. Dryden. Virgil introduces his AFncas in Carthage, before he brings him to Laurentum ; and even after that, he wanders to the kingdom of Evander. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. 2. To deviate; to go aſtray. Shakeſpeare. Płeb. xi. Pſ. lix. O let me not wander from thy commandments. Pſ. cxix. They give the reins to wand'ring thoughts, *Till by their own perplexities involv’d, They ravel more. Milton. To WANDER. v. a. To travel over, without a certain courſe. The nether flood Runs diverſe, wand'ring many a famous realm. Thoſe few eſcap'd Famine and anguiſh, will at laſt conſume, Jºand'ring that wat'ry deſart. A/ilton's Par. Loft, b. ix. See harneſs'd ſteeds deſert the ſtony town, And wander roads unſtable, not their own. WA'N DE RER. n.ſ.. [from wander.] Rover; rambler. Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers that ſtill do roam ; But make my ſtrengths ſuch as they are, Here in my boſom, and at home. He here to every thirſty wanderer, By ſly enticement, gives his baneful cup. Milton. The whole people is a race of ſuch merchants as are wan- derers by profeſſion, and at the ſame time are in all places in- capable of lands or offices. Spectator, N° 495. Taſte, that eternal wanderer, which flies, Milton. Gay. B. Johnſon, From head to ears, and now from ears to eyes. Pope. WA/NDER ING. n ſ [from wander.] 1. Uncertain peregrination. He aſks the god, what new appointed home Should end his wand'rings, and his toils relieve Addiſon. 2. Aberration ; miſtaken way. If any man's eagerneſs of glory has made him overſee the way to it, let him now recover his wanderings. Decay of Piety. 3. Incertainty ; want of being fixed. A proper remedy for this wandering of thoughts, would do great ſervice to the ſtudious. Locke. To WANE. v. n. Iranian, to grow leſs, Saxon.] 1. To grow leſs; to decreaſe. Applied to the moon. The huſbandman, in ſowing and ſetting, upon good reaſon obſerves the waxing and waining of the moon. Fiake will. //aining moons their ſettled periods keep, To ſwell the billows, and ferment the deep. Addison. 2. To decline; to fink. - A lady far more beautiful Than any woman in this waining age. Shakeſpeare. I will interchange - My wained ſtate for Henry's regal crown. Shakeſp. Your father were a fool To give thee all; and in his waining age Set foot under thy table. In theſe confines ſily have I lurk'd, To watch the waining of mine enemie. . Nothing more jealous than a favourite, ing time, and ſuſpect of ſatiety. S*}ar. Shakespeare Rich. III. towards the wain- I'm waining in his favour, yet I love him. %. You ſaw but ſorrow in its waining form ryden, A working ſea remaining from a ſtorm ; > When the now weary waves roll o'er the dee And faintly murmur, ere they fall aſleep. P, D Land and trade ever will wax and war. together &: Her waining form no longer ſhall incite gether. Chill. Envy in woman, or deſire in man. Aw's jane Shr, WAN F. n.ſ. (from the verb.] 1. Decreaſe of the moon. The ſowing at the wane of the moon the corn ſound. B Young cattle, that are brought forth in the full . moon, are ſtronger and larger than thoſe that are br . forth in the wane. Ought is thought to make - - - - - - - - - - Bacºn, This is fair Diana's caſe; ūſāh For all aſtrologers maintain, Each night a bit drops off her face, When mortals ſay ſhe's in her wane. Swift 2. Decline; diminution; declenſion. You're caſt upon an age, in which the church is in its twane. - South. WA's NED. adj. [from wan.] Turned pale and him. . loured. Is it not monſtrous that this player here, But in a fiction, in a dream of paſſion, Could force his ſoul ſo to his own conceit, That, from her working, all his viſage wann'. WA/NNess. n.ſ. [from wan.] Paleneſs; languor. To WANT. v. a. ſpana, Saxon.] 1. To be without ſomething fit or neceſſary. // ant no money, Sir John ; you ſhall want none. Shaiſ). A man to whom God hath given riches, ſo that he wanteth nothing for his ſoul of all that he deſireth, yet God Shalºff. giveth him not power to eat thereof. Ard. vi. 2. 2. To be defective in ſomething. Smells do moſt of them want names, Locłe. Nor can this be, But by fulfilling that which thou didſt want, Obedience to the law. Miltºn. 3. To fall ſhort of ; not to contain. Northink, though men were none, That heav'n wou’d want ſpectators, God want praiſe. Mit. 4. To be without ; not to have. By deſcending from the thrones above, Thoſe happy places, thou haſt deign'da-while To want, and honour theſe. Miltºn's Par, Lºft. How loth I am to have recourſe to rites So full of horror, that I once rejoice - I want the uſe of fight. Dryden and Let'; 0 diº. The unhappy never want enemies. Clarija. 5. To need; to have need of; to lack. It hath cauſed a great irregularity in our calendar, and wants to be reformed, and the equinox to be right'." puted. Hºlder, God, who ſees all things intuitively, does not want helps; he neither ſtands in need of logick, nor uſes it. Baker. 6. To wiſh for ; to long for. Down I come, like gliſt'ring Phaeton, r Wanting the manage of unruly jades. Shaiſsart. The ſylvans to their ſhades retire, Thoſe very ſhades and ſtreams new ſhades and ſtreams it: quire, - - D And want a cooling breeze of wind to fan the ragingfire. ry. What wants my ſon 2 for know . . . /)... My ſon thou art, and I muſt call thee ſo. 4. Men who want to get a woman into their *: ſcruple the means. - To WANT. v. n. 1. To be wanted; to be improperly abſent; no cient Quattity. M. N. ºthere want cornice or freeze. . Mr. Finds wealth where 'tis, beſtows it where it”. ham Cities in deſarts, woods in cities plants. .. º we have the means in our hands, and nothing º plication of them is wanting. ſ As in bodies, thus in ſouls, we find . . what wants in blood and ſpirits, ſwell'd wit The deſign, the diſpoſition, the manners, * t to be in ſuff- h wind. Pºſt, d the thoughts, - or imper- are all before it; where any of thoſe are * Dryden. fect, ſo much wants in the imitation of huma" life. Dr) 2. To fail; to be deficient. - No ſhall I to the work thou enterpriſeſt Miltºn, Be wanting, but afford thee equal aid. Though
W A N
Though England is not wanting in a learned nobility, yet
unhappy circumſtances have confined me to a narrow
choice. Dryden's Dedication to Lord Ciffºrd.
Whatever fortune, good or bad betide,
No time ſhall find me wanting to my truth. Dryden.
Religion will never be without enemies, nor thoſe enemies
be wanting in endeavours to expoſe it to the contempt of
mankind. Rogers's Sermons.
Several are againſt his ſevere uſage of you, and would be
glad of an occaſion to convince the reſt of their error, if you
will not be wanting to yourſelf. Swift.
3. To be miſled ; to be not had.
Twelve, wanting one, he ſlew,
My brethren : I alone ſurviv'd. Dryden.
- Granivorous animals have a long colon and calcum, which
in carnivorous are wanting. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
W.A.N.T. n.ſ.
1. Need.
It infers the good
By thee communicated, and our want. Milton.
Parents ſhould diſtinguiſh between the wants of fancy, and
thoſe of nature. Locke.
2. Deficiency.
This proceeded not from any want of knowledge, but of
judgment. Dryden.
One objećtion to Civita Vecchia, is, that the air is not
wholeſome : this proceeds from want of inhabitants. Addiſon.
The blood flows through the veſſels, by the exceſs of the
force of the heart above the incumbent preſſure, which in fat
people is exceſſive ; and as want of a due quantity of mo-
tion of the fluids increaſeth fat, the diſeaſe is the cauſe of
itſelf. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
3. The ſtate of not having.
You ſhall have no reaſon to complain of me, for want of a
generous diſdain of this world. Pope.
4. Poverty; penury ; indigence.
Nothing is ſo hard for thoſe who abound in riches, as to
conceive how others can be in want. Swift.
5. [pano, Saxon.] A mole.
WA/N to N. m. ſ. [This word is derived by Minſhew from want
one, a man or woman that wants a companion. This ety-
mology, however odd, junius ſilently adopts. Skinner, who
had more acuteneſs, cannot forbear to doubt it, but offers
nothing better.]
1. Laſcivious ; libidinous ; letcherous; luſtful.
Thou art froward by nature, enemy to peace,
Laſcivious, wanton ; more than well beſeems
A man of thy profeſſion. Shakeſ, Hen. VI.
Entic’d to do him wanton rites. 44ilton.
2. Licentious ; diſſolute.
My plenteous joys,
Wanton in fulneſs, ſeek to hide themſelves
In drops of ſorrow. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Men grown wanton by proſperity,
Study’d new arts of luxury and eaſe.
3. Frolickſome ; gay; ſportive; airy.
As flies to wanton boys, we are to th’ gods:
They kill us for their ſport. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
Note a wild and wanton herd,
Or race of youthful and unhandled colts,
Fetching mad bounds. Shakeſp. Merch. of Wenice.
Time drives the flocks from field to fold ;
The flow’rs do fade, and wanton fields
To wayward winter reckoning yields. Raleigh.
How eagerly ye follow my diſgrace,
As if it fed ye; and how ſleek and wanton
Y’ appear, in every thing may bring my ruin. Shakeſpeare.
4. Looſe ; unreſtrained. - - -
How does your tongue grow wanton in her praiſe ! Addison
5. Quick, and irregular of motion.
6. Luxuriant; ſuperfluous.
What we by day lop overgrown, -
One night or two, with wanton growth derides, -
Tending to wild. Milton.
Women richly gay in gems and wanton dreſs. Milton.
7. Not regular; turned fortuitouſly.
The quaint mazes in the wanton green, -
For want of tread are undiſtinguiſhable. Milton.
WA'Nton. n.ſ.
1. A laſcivious perſon; a ſtrumpet; a whoremonger.
An old wanton will be doating upon women, when he can
ſcarce ſee without ſpectacles. South's Sermons.
To lip a wanton in a ſecure couch,
And to ſuppoſe her chaſte.
2. A trifier; an inſignificant flutterer.
Shall a beardleſs boy,
A cocker'd, ſilken wanton brave your fields,
Mocking the air with colours idly ſpread,
And find no check 2 Shakeſpeare's K. john.
Paſs with your beſt violence;
I am afraid you make a wanton of me. Shakepeare's Hamlet.
Roſcommon.
Shake?. Othello.
WV A R
3. A word of ſlight endearment.
Peace, my wantºns; he will do,
More than you can aim unto.
To WA’s ros. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To play laſciviouſly.
He from his guards and midnight tent,
Diſguis'd o'er hills and vallies went,
To wantºn with the ſprightly dame,
And in his pleaſure loſt his fame. Prior
2. To revel; to play. -
Oh I I heard him wan, an in his praiſe;
Speak things of him might charm i. Otway.
Nature here
Hanton'd as in her prime, and play'd at will
Her virgin fancies. Milton.
O ye muſes! deign your bleſ retreat,
Where Horace wantons at your ſpring,
And Pindar ſweeps a bolder ſtring. Fenton.
3. To move nimbly, and irregularly.
WA'Ntonly. adv. [from wanton.] Laſciviouſly; frolickſome-
ly; gayly; ſportively; careleſsly.
hou doſt but try how far I can forbear,
Nor art that monſter which thou wouldſt appear:
But do not wantonly my paſſion move,
I pardon nothing that relates to love. Dryden.
WA/NToNNEss. n.J. [from wanton.]
1. Laſciviouſneſs; ſetchery.
The ſpirit of wantonneſs is ſcar'd out of him. Shakeſp.
Bulls and goats bled apace; but neither the violence of the
one, nor the wantonne, of the other, ever died a vićtim at
any of their altars. South.
2. Sportiveneſs; frolick; humour.
When I was in France,
Young would be as ſad as night,
Only for wantonneſs. - Shakespeare K. jºhn.
Love, rais'd on beauty, will like that decay;
Qur hearts may bear its ſlender chain a day:
As flow'ry bands in wantonneſ are worn,
A morning's pleaſure, and at evening torn. Pºpe.
3. Licentiouſneſs; negligence of reſtraint.
The tumults threatened to abuſe all acts of grace, and
turn them into wantonneſs. A. Charles.
*Till wantonneſ, and pride
Raiſe out of friendſhip hoſtile deeds in peace. Milton.
WA/NTwiT. n.ſ. [want and wit..] A fooſ; an idiot.
Such a wantwit ſadneſs makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myſelf. Sºakeſpeare.
WA'NTY. n.ſ. [I know not whence derived.] A broad girth of
leather, by which the load is bound upon the horſe.
A panel and wanty, pack-ſaddle and ped,
With line to fetch litter. Tuſſºr.
WA'PED. adj. [Of this word I know not the original, except
that to whape, to ſhock, or dejećt, is found in Spenſer; from
which the meaning may be gathered.] Dejected; cruſhed by
miſery.
This makes the waped widow wed again. Shaſe care.
WA'PENTAKE.. n.ſ.. [from woepun, Saxon, and take, wapen-
takium, waſ entagium, low Latin J
//apentake is all one with what we call a hundred : as
upon a neeting for that purpoſe, they touched each other's
weapons, in token of their fidelity and allegiance. Cowel.
Hundred ſignifieth a hundred pledges, which were under
the command and aſſurance of their alderman ; which, as I
ſuppoſe, was alſo called a wapentake, ſo named, of touching
the weapon or ſpear of their alderman, and ſwearing to fol-
low him faithfully, and ſerve their prince truly. But others
think, that a wapentake was ten hundreds, or boroughs. ‘feſſer.
WAR. m. ſ. [werre, old Dutch ; guerre, Fr.]
War may be defined the exerciſe of violence under ſove-
reign command againſt withſtanders; force, authority, find
reſiſtance being the eſſential parts thereof. Violence, limited
by authority, is ſufficiently diſtinguiſhed from robbery, and
the like outrages; yet conſiſting in relation towards others,
it neceſſarily requires a ſuppoſition of reſiſtance, whereby the
force of war becomes different from the violence inflicted
upon ſlaves or yielding maleſactors. Aaleigh,
On, you nobleſt Engliſh, -
Whoſe blood is fetcht from fathers of war proof. Shakespeare
After a denunciation or indićlion of war, the war is no more
confined to the place of the quarrel, but left at large. Bacon.
I ſaw the figure and armour of him, that headed the pea:
ſants in the war upon Bern, with the ſeveral weapons found
on his followers. Adayan.
2. The inſtruments of war, in poetical language.
The god of love inhabits there,
With all his rage, and dread, and grief, and care; -
His complement of flores, and total war. Prior.
3. Forces; army. Poetically.
On th’ embattled ranks the waves return, -
And overwhelm the war. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. xii.
4. The profeſſion of arms. Thing
B. Jºhnſºn.
W A R W A R - ichty word leapt down from heaven, as a fierce ...” º, : midſt of a land of deſtruction. ///dom. 5. Hoſtility; ſtat: of oppoſition ; act of oppoſition. - Duncan's horſes Turn'd wild in nature, broke their ſtalls, flung out, Contending 'gainſt obedience, as they would Muke war with man. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. To was v. n. [from the noun J. To make war; to be in a ſtate of hoſtility. - Was this a face, To be expos'd againſt the warring winds Shakeſp. why ſhould war without the walls of Troy, That find ſuch crucl battle here within : Shakeſpeare. Make peace with God, for you muſt die, my lord.- –Have you that holy feeling in your ſoul, To counſel me to make my peace with God, And are you yet to your own ſoul's ſo blind, That you will war with God, by murd'ring me? Shakeſp. He teacheth my hands to war. 2 Sam. xxii. This charge I commit unto thee, ſon Timothy, that thou by them mighteſt war a good warfare. 1 Tim. i. 18. He limited his forces, to proceed in aid of the Britons, but in no wiſe to war upon the French. Bacon's Hen. VII. We ſeem an itious God’s whole work t' undo ; With new diſeaſes on ourſelves we war, And with new phyſick, a worſe engine far. Donne. His next deſign Was all the Theban race in arms to join, And war on Theſeus. Dryden. To the iſland of Delos, by being reckoned a ſacred place, nations warring with one another reſorted with their goods, and traded as in a neutral country. Arbuthnot on Coins. To WAR. v. a. To make war upon. A word not any longer uſed. And them long time before great Nimrod was, That firſt the world with ſword and fire warred. Spenſºr. To them the ſame was render'd, to the end, To war the Scot, and borders to defend. Daniel's Civ. War. To WA/R BLE. v. a. [werben, old Teutonick; wervelen, Ger- man; to twirl, or turn round.] 1. To quaver any found. 2. To cauſe to quaver. Follow me as I ſing, And touch the warbled fring. Milton. 3. To utter muſically. - he can thaw the numbing ſpell, If ſhe be right invok'd with wa bled ſong. Milton. To WAZR BLE. v. m. 1. To be quavered. | Such ſtrains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat. Gay. 2. To be uttered melodiouſly. A plaining ſong, plain-ſinging voice requires, For warbling notes from inward cheering flow. Sidney. There birds reſort, and in their kind, thy praiſe Among the branches chant in waſ bling lays. J/otton. 3. To ſing. Creatures that liv'd and mov’d, and walk'd, or flew ; Birds on the branches w a bling ; all things ſmil’d. Milton. She was bled in her throat, And ten’d her voice to many a merry note, But indiſtinét. A bard amid the joyous circle fings High airs attemper'd to the vocal ſtrings; Whilſt waſ bling to the varied ſtrain advance, Two ſprightly youths to form the bounding dance. Pope. WA/R BLER. m. ſ. [from wa ble.] A ſinger; a ſongſter. Hark! on ev'ry bough, In lulling ſtrains the feather'd warblers woo. Tickell. WARD. A ſyllable much uſed as an affix in compoſition, as heavenward, with tendency to heaven; hitherward, this way : from peajib, Saxon Before ſhe could come to the arbour, ſhe ſaw walking from her-ward, a man in ſhepherdiſh apparel. Sidney. To WARD. v. a. [Feaſibian, Saxon ; waren, Dutch ; garder, French.] 1. To guard; to watch. He marched forth towards the caſtle wall, Whoſe gates he found faſt ſhut, ne living wight To ward the ſame, nor anſwer comer's call. Fairy &teen. 2. To defend ; to protect. - Tell him it was a hand that warded him ... Fron thouſand dangers, bid him bury it. Shakeſpeare. 3. º ºnce off; to obſtruct, or turn aſide any thing miſchie- UlS. Not once the baron liſt his armed hand T º * the maid, but gazing on her eyes, Where lordly Cupid ſeem'd in arms to ſtand, Nº. . º º: lº. Fairfax. Now wards a ſelling bl es his ground ; g blow, now ſtrikes again. Dryden. Daniel. Toxeus amaz'd, and with amazement ſlow. Or to revenge, or ward the coming blow » Stood doubting; and while doubting thiſ he ſtood. Receiv'd the ſteel bath'd in his brother's blood 'D The pointed javelin warded off his rage. - %. The proviſion of bread for food; cloating to w *. the inclemency of the air, were to be firſt lookiai, #. off It inſtructs the ſcholar in the various methods of tu . off the force of objections, and of diſcovering and re . Tºwº: º: of ſophiſters. J/atts's Improv, ºf º: 1. To be vigilant; to keep guard. 2. To act upon the defenſive with a weapon. So redoubling her blows, drove the ſtran ſhift than to iºd and go back. ger §. º Short crooked ſwords in cloſer fight they wear *); b, il, And on their wading arms light bucklers bear. 3. Drd WARD. m. ſ. [from the verb.] ryden. 1. Watch ; act of guarding. Still when ſhe ſlept, he kept both watch andw h Sublime on theſe a . ſteel is rear'd; ard. She'ſ r. And dire Tiſiphone there keeps the ward. Girt in her ſanguine gown, by night and day, Obſervant of the ſouls that paſs the downward way. Dryden 2. Garriſon ; thoſe who are intruſted to keep a place. - By reaſon of theſe two forts, though there be but ſmall wards left in them, there are two good towns now grown, which are the greateſt ſtay of both thoſe two coun. tricS. Špejºr, Th' aſſieged caſtles ward Their ſtedfaſt ſtonds did mightily maintain. Spºnſºr, 3. Guard made by a weapon in fencing. Thou know'ſt my old ward; here I lay, and thus I bore my point. Shakespeare . Hin. IV. Come from thy ward, For I can here diſarm thee with this ſtick. Shaiſ, Tºmpſ. Now, by proof it ſhall appear, Whether thy horns are ſharper, or my ſpear. At this, I threw : for want of other ward, He lifted up his hand, his front to guard. Drydºn. 4. Fortreſs; ſtrong hold. She dwells ſecurely on the excellency of her honour. Now could I come to her with any detection in my hand, I could drive her from the ward of her purity, her reputation, and a thouſand other her defences, which now are too too ſtrongly embattled againſt me. Shakeſp. Merry Wives ºf Windſºr. 5. [J/arda, law Lat.) Diſtričt of a town. Throughout the trembling city plac'd aguard, Dealing an equal ſhare to every ward. Dryden, 6. Cuſtody; confinement. - That wretched creature being deprehended in that impº", was held in ward. Hacier. Stopt there was his too veh’ment ſpeech with ſº . And he ſent cloſe to ward from where he ſtood. Daniel. . The part of a lock, which, correſponding to the P^* key, hinders any other from opening it. In the key-hole turns Th’ intricate ward, and ev'ry bolt and bar. Miltºn. As there are locks for ſeveral purpoſes, ſo are there ſeveral inventions in the making and contriving their ward, or guards. Aºzºn's Mich. Bº The keys, as well as the locks, were fitted ward to º by the ſame wiſdom. Grew's Cºſmºg. 8. One in the hands of a guardian. The king cauſeth bring up his wardi, 7 but beſtoweth nº - - -- (* ºld. more of their rents upon them than is uſeful. Drum” You know our father's ward, > The fair Monimia : is your heart at peace y p Ottoºſ. Is it ſo guarded that you could not love her Thy Violante's heart was ever thine, Drydºn. Compell'd to wed, before ſhe was my ward. J. when ſtern as tutors, and as uncles hai", Dryden. We laſh the pupil, and defraud the ward. great can Titles of honour and privileges, the rich and ". O never deſerve, unleſs they employ them fºr the pro Sprat. theſe, the true ward; and children of God. 9. The ſtate of a child under a guardian; I muſt attend his majeſty's command, tº " Shaftſcaſt. in ward, evermore in ſubjection. - h baſed tº Lewis the eleventh of France having * i. he had greatneſs and power of the peers, would ſº Bacºn. brought the crown º of º - . Guardianſhip; right over orphans. r dr- Io. It is alſo º in Ireland, that the º of riages of gentlemen's children ſhould be in " º, any of thoſe lords. wa's of N. n.ſ. [waerden, Dutch..] I. A keeper ; a guardian. 2. A head officer. - 1 Garth. The warden of apothecaricº hall. A mag" hom I am no" _
W A R W A R º º * 2 3. Warden of the cinque ports. A magiſtrate that has the juriſdićtion of thoſe havens in the eaſt part of England, commonly called the cinque ports, or five havens, who has there all that juriſdićtion which the ad- miral of England has in places not exempt. The reaſon why one magiſtrate ſhould be aſſigned to theſe havens ſeems to be, becauſe in reſpect of their ſituation, they formerly required a more vigilant care than other havens, being in greater dan- ger of invaſion by our enemies. Cowel. 4. [Pyrum volemum, Lat. I know not whence denominated.]. A large pear. Nor muſt all ſhoots of pears alike be ſet, Cruſtumian, Syrian pears, and wardens great. May's Virg. Ox-cheek when hot, and wardens bak'd ſome cry. King. WARDER. m. ſ. [from ward.] I. A keeper; a guard. Upon thoſe gates with force he fiercely flew, And rending them in pieces, felly ſlew Thoſe warders ſtrange, and all that elſe he met. Hubbard. Where be theſe warders, that they wait not here? Open the gates. Shakeſpeare's Henry VI. Though bladed corn be lodg’d and trees blown down, Though caſtles topple on their warder, heads. Shakeſpeare. The warders of the gate but ſcarce maintain Th’ unequal combat, and reſiſt in vain. Dryden. 2. A truncheon by which an officer of arms forbade fight. Sound trumpets, and ſet forward combatants. —But ſtay, the king hath thrown his worder down. Shakeſpeare. Then, then, when there was nothing could have ſtaid My father from the breaſt of Bolingbroke, Q, when the king did throw his warder down, His own life hung upon the ſtaff he threw. Shakeſpeare. WA'RDMote, n. ſ. ſpeano and mor, or zemot, Saxon; ward- motº, low Lat.) A meeting ; a court held in each ward or diſ- trićt in London for the direction of their affairs. WARDrop E. m. ſ. [garderobe, French; garderoba, low Lat.) A room where cloaths are kept. - The third had of their wardrobe cuſtody, In which were not rich tires nor garments gay, The plumes of pride, and wings of vanity, But cloaths meet to keep keen cold away. I will kill all his coats, I'll murder all his wardrobe piece by piece Until I meet the king. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Behold : What from his wardrobe her belov’d allows, To deck the wedding-day of his unſpotted ſpouſe. Dryden. It would not be an impertinent deſign to make a kind of an old Roman wardrobe, where you ſhould ſee toga's and tu- nica's, the chlamys and trabea, and all the different veſts and ornaments ſo often mentioned in the Greek and Roman au- thors. Addiſon. WA/RDship n ſ [from ward.] 1. Guardianſhip. By reaſon of the tenures in chief revived, the ſums for re- ſpect of homage be encreaſed, and the profits of wardſhips can- not but be much advanced. Bacon. 2. Pupillage; ſtate of being under ward. The houſes ſued out their livery, and redeemed themſelves from the wardſhip of tumults. King Charles. WARE. The preterite of wear, more frequently wore. A certain man ware no cloaths. Luke viii. 27. WARE. adj [For this we commonly ſay aware.] 1. Being in expectation of ; being provided againſt. . The lord of that ſervant ſhall come in a day when he look- eth not for him, and in an hour that he is not ware of him. Matth. xxiv. 5 c. Fairy Queen. 2. Cautious ; wary. What man ſo wiſe, what earthly wit ſo ware, As to deſcry the crafty cunning train By which deceit doth maſk in Vizor fair. Fairy Qween. Bid her well be ware and ſtill erect. 41ilton. To WARE. v. n. To take heed of; to beware. A ſhuffled, ſullen, and uncertain light That dances through the clouds, and ſhuts again, Then ware a riſing tempeſt on the main. Dryden. WARE. m. ſ. ſpann, Saxon; waere, Dutch ; wara, Swediſh.] Commonly ſomething to be ſold. Let us, like merchan s, ſhew our fouleſt wares, And think, perchance, they'll ſell. Shakeſpeare. If the people bring ware or any vićtuals to ſell, that we would not buy it. Nehem. x. 31. I know thou whole art but a ſhop Of toys and trifles, traps and ſnares, To take the weak, and make them ſtop; Yet art thou falſer than thy wares. Why ſhould my black thy love impair Let the dark ſhop commend the ware. Cleaveland. He turns himſelf to other wares which he finds your mar- kets take off. Ilocke. Ben. johnſon. wºrvº. adj. [ware and full J Cautious; timorouſly pru- ent. WA'Reful sess. n.ſ.[from wareful..] Cautiouſneſs. Obſºlete: With pretence from Strephon her to guard, He met her full; but full of ware/unºf;. WAREHouse. n.ſ. warefulneſ; chandiſe. tº "...". is only the warehouſ: of other mens lum- , I mean falſe and unconcluding reaſonings rather than a repoſitory of truth for his own uſe. Locke. She had never more ſhips at ſea, greater quantities of mer- chandiſe in her warehouſe, than at preſent. Addiſon. - She the big warehouſe built, Rais'd the ſtrong crane. Thomſon's A. tumn. unwary. Spenſ. WA'Reless. adj. [from ware.] Uncautious; WA'RELY. adv. [from ware.] Warily; cautiouſly; timorouſly. hains, They bound him hand and foot with iron & Fairy Queen. Sidney. [ware and hºuſe..] A ſtorehouſe of mer- And with continual watch did warely keep. WA/R FARE. m. / [war and fare.] Military ſervice; mili- tary life. In the wilderneſs He ſhall firſt lay down the rudiments Of his great warfare, ere I ſend him forth To conquer ſin and death. Milton's Paradiſ. Regained. Faithful hath been your warfare, and of God Accepted, fearleſs in his righteous cauſe. Milon. Tully, when he read the Tactics, was thinking on the bar which was his field of battle: the knowledge of warfare is thrown away on a general who does not make uſe of what he knows. -- Dryden. The ſtate of Chriſtians, even when they are not actually perſecuted, is a perpetual ſtate of warfare and voluntary ſuf. ferings. Atterbury's Sermons. The ſcripture has direéted us to refer theſe miſcarriages in our Chriſtian wafare to the power of three enemies. Rºgers. To yº. v. m. [from the noun..] To lead a military life. That was the only amulet in that credulous warfaring age to eſcape dangers in battles. Camden's Remains. WA'RHABLE. adj. [war and habile, from habilis, Lat, or able.] Military; fit for war. The weary Britons, whoſe warhable youth Was by Maximilian lately led away, With wretched miſeries and woeful ruth, Were to thºſe pagans made an open prey. Fairy Queen. WA'Rily, adv. [ſrom wary.J. Cautiouſly; with timorous pru- dence; with wiſe forethought. The charge thereof unto a courteous ſp'rit Commended was, who thereby did attend, And warily awaited day and night, From other covetous fiends it to defend. Fairy Queen. The change of laws, eſ ecially concerning matters of reli- gion, muſt be warily proceeded in. Hooker. It will concern a man to treat conſcience awfully and warily, by ſtill obſerving what it commands, but eſpecially what it for- bids. South's Sermons. They ſearched diligently and concluded warily. Sprat. WA'RINEss. n.ſ.. [from wary..] Caution; prudent forethought; timorous ſcrupulouſneſs. For your own conſcience he gives innocence, But for your fame a diſcreet warineſs. Donne. To determine what are little things in religion, great wa- rine', is to be uſed. Sprat's Sermons. The path was ſo very ſlippery, the ſhade ſo exceeding gloomy, and the whole wood ſo full of echoes, that they were forced to march with the greateſt warineſs, circumſpection and ſilence. Addison's Freshºlder. Moſt men have ſo much of ill nature, or of warineſs, as not to ſooth the vanity of the ambitious man. Addſºn. 1 look upon it to be a moſt clear truth; and expreſſed it with more warineſ, and reſerve than was neceſſary. Atterbury: WARK. n ſ. [Anciently uſed for work; whence bulwark.] Building. Thou findeſt fault where any's to be found, And buildeſt ſtrong work upon a weak ground. WA'R LIKE. n. ſ. [war and like.] 1. Fit for war; diſpoſed to war. - She uſing ſo ſtrange, and yet ſo well ſucceeding a temper, made her people by peace warlike. - Sidney. Old Siward with ten thouſand warlike men, All ready at appoint, was ſetting forth. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. when a warlike ſtate grows ſoft and effeminate, they may be ſure of a war. Bacon. O imprudent Gauls, Relying on falſe hopes, thus to incenſe The warlike Engliſh. 2. Military; relating to ..ºf hi like toil he great arch-angcl from his warlike toi sº t Milton's Paradiſ? Lºft. Spenſer. -- Philips. was ling. n.ſ.. [from war.] This word is I believe only found in the following adage, and ſeems to mean, one often arrelled with. quarrelled w * 3o H Pette:
W A R W A R =- 's darling than a young man's war- , ºr be an old man's d g gº Rºº. "... . ſ. ſwardlºr, Iſlandick, a charm ; Perloº, Wº: }"ſ. an evil ſpirit. This etymology was com- municated by Mr. J/ſ...] A male witch; a wizzard. jºhº in Scotland is applied to a man whom the vulgar ſuppoſe to be converſant with ſpirits, as a woman who car- ri; on the ſame commerce is called a witch: he is. ſuppoſed to have the invulnerable quality which Dryden mentions, who did not underſtand the word. He was no warluck, as the Scots commonly call ſuch men, who they ſay are iron free or lead free. Dryden. WARM. adj. [warm, Gothick; Pearm, Sax. warm, Dutch.] 1. Not cold, though not hot; heated to a ſmall degree. He ſtretched himſelf upon the child, and the fleſh of the child waxed warm. 2 King, iv. 34. Main ocean flow'd, not idle, but with warm Prolifick humour, ſoft'ning all her globe. 2. Zealous; ardent. I never thought myſelf ſo warm in any party's cauſe as to deſerve their money. Pºpe. Scaliger in his poetics is very warm againſt it. Broome's Note: on the Odyſſey. Milton. 3. Violent; furious; vehement. Welcome day-light; we ſhall have warm work on't: The Moor will 'gage His utmoſt forces on his next aſſault, To win a queen and kingdom. 4. Buſy in ačtion. I hate the ling'ring ſummons to attend, Death all at once would be a nobler end; Fate is unkind: methinks a general Should warm, and at the head of armies fall. 5. Fanciful; enthuſiaſtick. If there be a ſober and a wiſe man, what difference will there be between his knowledge and that of the moſt extravagant fancy in the world 2 If there be any difference between them, the advantage will be on the warm-headed man's ſide, as hav- ing the more ideas, and the more lively. Locke. To WARM. v. a. ſſrom the adjective.] 1. To free from cold; to heat in a gentle degree. It ſhall be for a man to burn, for he ſhall take thereof and warm himſelf. Iſa. xliv. 15. There ſhall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to fit before it. Iſa. xlvii. 14. The mounted ſun Shot down direét his fervid rays to warm Dryden's Spaniſh Friar. Dryden. Earth's inmoſt womb. Milton. Theſe ſoft fires with kindly heat Of various influence, foment and warm. Milton. 2. To heat mentally; to make vehement. The action of Homer being more full of vigour than that of Virgil, is more pleaſing to the reader: one warms you by degrees, the other ſets you on fire all at once, and never in- termits his heat. Dryden. WA'RMINGPAN. m. ſ. ſwarm and pan.] A covered braſs pan for warming a bed by means of hot coals. WA'RMING-Tone. n ſ. ſwarm and/one..] To theſe uſeful ſtones add the warming-ſtone, digged in Cornwall, which be- ing once well heated at the fire retains its warmth a great while, and hath been found to give caſe in the internal hae- morrhoids. Fay on the Creation. WARMLY. adv. [from warm.] 1. With gentle heat. There the warming ſun firſt warmy ſmote The open field. 2. Eagerly; ardently. Now I have two righthoneſ wives One to Atrides I will ſend, And t'other to my Trojan friend; Each prince ſhall thus with honour have What both ſo warmy ſeem to crave. Prior. The ancients expect you ſhould do them right in the ac- Milton. count you intend to write of their characters: I hope you think more warmly than ever of that deſign. Pope. WA'RMN Ess. WARMT H. } m. ſ. [from warm.] 1. Gentle heat. Then am I the priſoner, and his bed my goal; from the loathed warmth whereof deliver me. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Cold plants have a quicker perception of the heat of the ſun *Feaſing than the hot herbs have; as a cold hand will ſooner find a little warmth than an hot. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. ..He vital virtue infus'd, and vital warmth Throughout the fluid maſs. Mlton. Herc kindly warmth their mounting juice ferments 9 * taſtes, and more exalted ſents Addison * Zeal; paſſion; fervour of mind. !/ What warmth is there in - - your affection towards any of theſe Princely ſuitors that are y already come Shakºft care. Our duties towards God and man, we ſhould - that unfeigned integrity which belongs to §º with with that temper and ſobriety which becomes Chri dence and charity; with that warmth and affai - agrees with ğ. zeal. º Your opinion that it is entirely to be neglected, woºd º: been my own, had it been my own café; but I felt more warmth here than I did when firſt I ſaw his book againſt my- ſelf. n piety; ſtian pi. 3. Fancifulneſs; enthuſiaſm. Pºpe, The ſame warmth of head diſpoſes men to both. Templ. To WARN. v. a. ſpannian, Saxon; warnen, Dutch: º, Swediſh; varna, Iſlandick.] > 1. To caution againſt any fault or danger; to give previous no- tice of ill. What do'ſ thou ſcorn me for my gentle counſel; And ſooth the devil that I warn thee from? Shakºftart Our firſt parents had been warn'd - The coming of their ſecret foe, and 'ſcap'd His mortal ſnare. Milton's Paradſ: Li, The hand can hardly lift up itſelf high enough to flieſ. it muſt be ſeen; ſo that it warns while it threatens; tı. falſe infidious tongue may whiſper a lie ſo cloſe and low, that though you have ears to hear yet you ſhall not hear. Sºuth. Juturna warns the Daunian chief, Of Lauſus’ danger, urging ſwift relief. Dryden, If we confider the miſtakes in mens diſputes and notions, how great a part is owing to words, and their uncertain or miſtaken ſignifications; this we are the more carefully to be warned of, becauſe the arts of improving it have been made the buſineſs of mens ſtudy. Lºft. The father, whilſt he warn’d his erring ſon, The ſad examples which he ought to ſhun Deſcrib’d. When firſt young Maro ſung of kings and wars, Ere warning Phoebus touch'd his trembling ears, Perhaps he ſeem’d above the critick's law, And but from nature's fountains ſcorn'd to draw. Priºr, Pºpe. 2. To admoniſh of any duty to be performed, or practice or place to be avoided or forſaken. Cornelius was warned from God by an holy angel to ſend for thee. A/7; x. 22. He had chidden the rebellious winds for obeying the com- mand of their uſurping maſter: he had warned them from the ſeas; he had beaten down the billows. Dryden. . To notify previouſly good or bad. 3 He wonders to what end you have aſſembled Such troops of citizens to come to him, - His grace not being warn'd thereof before. Shaitſtart, He charg’d the ſoldiers with preventing care, Their flags to follow, and their arms prepare, he war - , , ; - - - 2ſ. lſ arm'd of the enſuing fight, and bade'em º: Æntid, Man, who knows not hearts, ſhould make examples, Which like a warning-piece muſt be ſhot off, Friar To fright the reſt from crimes. Dryden's Spaniſh * WA/RNING. m.ſ.. [from warn.] 1. Caution againſt faults or dangers; previous notice º I will thank the Lord for giving me warning in the night, Hj. He groaning from the bottom of his breaſt, This warning in theſe mournful words expreſt. . Here wretched Phlegias warns the world with º in Could warning make the werld more juſt or wiſe. 3: You have fairer warning than others who are º: cut off, and ſo have a better opportunity, as well *; engagements to provide for your latter end. be of uſe "A true and plain relation of my misfortunº" uch truſt and warning to credulous maids, never to Pº º: Lad). in deceitful men. #. Story of the Injur 2. Previous notice: in a ſenſe indifferent. - : the Death called up an old man, and bade ... man excuſed himſelf, that it was a great jo" L'Effrage. Ort a war?/1713. - 38 ſo !'. .# ſºme diſdain, more nonſenſe than :. bad a poet could have crammed into it at 4 pmont Dryden. in which time it was wholly written: That order of WAR P. n.ſ. ſpearp, Saxon; werſ. P. thread in a thing woven that croſſes the wº arts in length The fourteenth is the placing of the tangible .f of texture, or tranſverſe, as it is in the war? " .. Hiſtºry. more inward or more outward. Bacon ſº to throw ; TowARP. v. n. [Feonpan, Saxon; * To ding: from whence we ſometimes ſay, the work caſts.] hange the poſition the true ſituation by inteſtine motion ; to ch"; ne part to another. :ain wainſcot, of i.º. will but join you together * they º: green then one of you will prove a ſhrunk pannel, A you like it. timber warp. *...* piece, They clamp one picce of wood to ".en º, Exerciſt. to keep it from caſting or warping. Moxon 2. T 9 Drydºn, + 5
W A R
2. To loſe its proper courſe or direaion.
There's our commiſfion
From which we would not have you warp. Shakeſp.
This is ſtrange hethinks p eſh
My favour here begins to warp. Shakeſpeare.
All atteſt this doctrine, that the pope can give away the
right of any ſovereign, if he ſhall neverºlittle warp. Dryden.
This we ſhould do as directly as may be, with as little warp-
ing and declenſion towards the creature asſis poſſible. Norris.
3. To turn.
- - The potent rod
Qf Amram's ſon in Egypt's evil day
Way’d round the coaſt, up card a pitchy cloud
Of locuſts, warping on the eaſtern wind,
That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung
Like night. 44ilton's Paradiſ, Lºft.
To WARP. v.a.
1. To contračt; to ſhrivel.
2. To turn aſide from the true direction.
This firſt avow’d, nor folly warp'd my mind;
Nor the frail texture of the femalekind
Betray'd my virtue.
Not foreign or domeſtick treachery
Could warp thy ſoul to their unjuſt decree. Dryden.
A ſeat argument of the goodneſs of his cauſe, whicſ.".
quired in its defender zeal, to a degree of warmth able to
warp the ſacred rule of the word of Čod. Locke.
I have no private conſiderations to warp me in this contro-
Dryden:
verſy, ſince my firſt entering upon it. Addiſon.
- Not warp'd by paſſion, aw’d by rumour,
Not grave through pride, or gay through folly;
An equalmixture of good humour,
And ſenſible ſoft melancholy. Swift.
A conſtant watchfulneſs againſt all thoſe prejudices that
might warp the judgment aſide from truth. Watts.
3. It is uſed by Shakeſpeare to expreſs the effect of froſt.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter ſky,
Thou do'ſ not bite ſo nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy ſting is not ſo ſharp
As friends remember'd not. Shakespeare As you like it.
To WARRANT. v. n. [garantir, French.]
I. To ſupport or maintain; to atteſt.
She needed not diſdain any ſervice, though never ſo mean,
which was warranted by the ſacred name of father. Sidney.
He that readeth unto us the Scriptures delivereth all the
myſteries of faith, and not any thing amongſt them all more
than the mouth of the Lord doth warrant. Płocker.
If this internal light be conformable to the principles of
reaſon, or to the word of God, which is atteſted revelation,
reaſon warrants it, and we may ſafely receive it for true. Lock.
2. To give authority.
Now we'll together, and the chance of goodneſs
Be like our warranted quarrel. Shakespeare Macbeth,
3. To juſtify.
How can any one warrant himſelf in the uſe of thoſe things
againſt ſuch ſuſpicions, but in the truſt he has in the common
honeſty and truth of men in general? South.
True fortitude is ſeen in great exploits,
That juſtice warrants and that wiſdom guides;
All elſe is tow'ring frenzy and diſtraćtion.
4. To exempt; to privilege; to ſecure.
If my coming, whom, ſhe ſaid, he feared, as ſoon as he
knew me by the armour, had not warranted her from that
near approaching cruelty. Sidney.
Theſe thoughts cannot, in this your lonelineſs, warrant you
from ſuſpicion in others, nor defend you from melancholy in
Addison.
yourſelf. Sidney.
I'll warrant him from drowning. Shakeſp. Tempſ.
In a place
Leſs warranted than this, or leſs ſecure,
I cannot be, that I ſhould fear to change it. Milton.
5. To declare upon ſurety. -
What a galled neck have we here! Look ye, mine's as
ſmooth as ſilk, I warrant ye. L'E/irange.
The Moors king
Is ſafe enough, I warrant him for one. Dryd. Span. Fryar.
WA'RRANT. n. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A writ conferring ſome right or authority.
Are you now going to diſpatch this deed
—We are, my lord, and come to have the warrant,
That we may be admitted where he is. Shakespeare Rich. III.
He ſent him a warrant for one thouſand pounds a year pen-
ſion for his life. Clarendon.
2. A will giving the officer of juſtice the power of caption.
There was a damn'd deſign, cries one, no doubt;
For warrants are already iſſued out. Dryden's juvenal.
3. A juſtificatory commiſſion or teſtimony.
His Promiſe is our plain warrant, that in his name what we
aſk we ſhall receive. Hooker.
W A R
ſ º this a º ſufficient for any man's conſcience to build
** Pºdings upon, as have been and -
theſº of that cauſe 2 are put in uſe for
*P* of Paradiſe might be ſeen unto Moſes, and unto
the prophets which ſucceeded him; both which I º for my
*arrant to guide me in this diſcovery. Faleigh.
*...*.does the Chriſtian Éith defend, o
º: that felying, all their quarrels end. J/aller.
hi he Jewiſh religion was yºt in poſſeſſion; and therefore, that
this might ſo enter as not tº intrude, it was to bring its warrant
from the ſame hand of Omni - y
4. Right; legality. §ºns Sauth's Sermons.
I attach thee
For an abuſer of the world, a practicer
Of arts inhibited and out of warrant. Shakespeare Othelk,
Therefore to horſe,
And let us not be dainty of leave-taking,
** ſhift away : there's warram inj theft,
Which ſteals itſelf when there's no mercy left. Shakeſp.
Wºraurº. adj. [from warrant. J Juſtifiable; de-
CIn 11DIe.
To purchaſe a clear and warrantall, body of truth, we muſt
forget and part with much we know. Brown.
His meals are coarſe and ſhºrt, his employment warrant.
able, his ſleep certain and refreſhing. South.
If I can mend my condition by any warrantable induſtry,
the way is fair and open; and that's a privilege every reaſon-
able creature has in his commiſſion. L’Eſtrange.
WA's RantableNess. m. ſ. [ from warrantable. J. Juſti-
fiableneſs.
By the foil thereof you may ſee the nobleneſs of my deſire
*You, and the warrantalleneſ of your favour to me. Sidney.
WARRANTABLY. adv. [from warrantable.] Juſtifiably.
The faith which God requires is only this, that he wicer.
tainly reward all thoſe that believe in him, and obey his com-
mandments; but for the particular application of this faith to
ourſelves, that deſerves no more of our aſſent, nor can indeed
warrantably have it, than what is founded upon the ſerious
conſideration of our own performances. JWake.
WA(RRANTER. n.ſ.. [from warrant.]
1. Qne who gives authority. t
2. One who gives ſecurity.
WA'RRANTIse. n.ſ. [warrantiſe, law Latin; from warrant.]
Authority; ſecurity.
There's none protećtor of the realm but I:
Break up the gates, I’ll be your warrantiz. Shakespeare H. VI.
WARRANTY. m.ſ. [warrantia, law Latin; garantie, garant,
French.]
I. [In the common law.] A promiſe made in a deed by one man
unto another for himſelf and his heirs, to ſecure him and his
heirs againſt all men, for the enjoying of anything agreed of
between them. Cowel.
2. Authority; juſtificatory mandate.
Her obſequies have been ſo far enlarg’d
As we have warranty: her death was doubtful ;
And but that great command o'erſways the order,
She ſhould in ground unſanétiſy'd have lodg'd
*Till the laſt trump. - Shakeſpeare:
In the uſe of thoſe epithets we have the warranty and con-
ſent of all the churches, ſince they ever had a liturgy. Taylor.
3. Security. -
Every one cannot diſtinguiſh between fine and mixed ſilver:
thoſe who have had the care and government of politick ſo-
cieties, introduced coinage as a remedy: the ſtamp was a
*arranty of the publick, that under ſuch a denomination they
ſhould receive a piece of ſuch a weight and fineneſs. Lock.
To WARRA'Y. v. a. [from war.] To make war upon.
But Ebranc ſalved both their infancies
With noble deeds, and warraydon Brunchild
In Hainault, where yet of his vićtories
Brave monuments remain, which yet that land envys. F. Q.
Of theſe a mighty people ſhortly grew, -
And puiſſant kings, which all the world warraid,
And to themſelves all nations did ſubdue. Fairy Queen.
This continual, cruel, civil war,
The which myſelf againſt myſelf do make, -
Whilſt my weak powers of paſſions warraid are,
No ſkill can ſtint, nor reaſon can aſlake. Spenſºr.
Six years were run ſince firſt in martial guiſe -
The Chriſtian lords warraid the eaſtren land. Fairfax.
WARRE., adj. ſpºrn, Saxon.] Worſe. Obſolete.
They ſay the world is warre than it wont,
All for her ſhepherds is º and bloont:
Others ſaine, but how truly note, y
All for they holden ſhame of their cote. Spenſºr's Paſſ.
WA'RREN. n.ſ. [waerande, Dutch; guerenne, French..] A
kind of park for rabits. -
I found him here, as melancholy as a lodge in a warren.
Shakeſp. Much Zd, about Nothing.
The coney convenes a whole warren, tells her ſtory, and
iſes reWºnge. I'E/irange.
adviſes upon a reveng Men
W A S * W A s res in their warrent to catch Pºla: and º ſhould ſet ſna Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. was rener. n.ſ. If?” warren.] The keeper of a waſ ºn: wºſovº. m. ſ. [ from * J A ſoldier; a military mail. I came from Corinth, - Brought to this town by that moſt famous warrior, Duke Menaphon. Shakeſp. Comedy of Errouri. Fierce fiery warrior fight upon the clouds, In ranks and ſquadrons and rightform of war, which drizzled blood upon the Capitºl. Shakespeare. jul. Catſ. I fing the warriour and his mighty deeds. Lauderdale. The warriour horſes ty'd in order fed. Dryden's &n. The mute walls relate the warriour's fame, And Trojan chiefs the Tyrians pity claim. Dryden's 4ºn. Camilia led her troops, a warriour dame; Unbred to ſpinning, in the loom unſkill’d, She choſe the nobler Pallas of the field. Dryden's AFn. wART. n.ſ. ſpeanz, Saxon; werte, Dutch..] A corneous excreſcence; a ſmall protuberance on the fleſh. if thou prate of mountains, let them throw Millions of acres on us, 'till our ground, Singeing his pate againſt the burning ſun, Make Oſſa like a wart. Shakespeare Hamlet. in old ſtatues of ſtone, which have been put in cellars, the feet of them being bound with leaden bands, there it appeared the lead did ſwell, inſomuch as it hanged upon the floº like wart;. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Like vile ſtones lying in ſaffron'd tin, Or wart, or weals, it hangs upon her ſkin. Donne. In painting, the warts and moles, adding a likeneſs to the face, are not to be omitted. Dryden's Dufreſnoy. He is taken with thoſe warts and moles, and hard features, by thoſe who repreſent him on the ſtage, or he is no more Achilles. Dryden. Malpighi, in his treatiſe of galls, under which he compre- hends all preternatural and morboſe tumours of plants, doth demonſtrate that all ſuch warts, tumours and excreſcences, where any inſe&ts are found, are excited or raiſed up by ſome venenoſe liquors, which with their eggs ſuch inſects ſhed ; or boring with their terebrae, inſtil into the very pulp of ſuch buds. wartwort. n.ſ. [wart and wort.] Spurge: wa's ry, adj. [from wart.] Grown over with warts. wa'Rworn adj. [war and worn J Worn with war. Their geſture ſad, Inveſt in lank lean cheeks and wartworn coats, Preſented them unto the gazing moon So many horrid ghoſts. Shakespeare Henry V. WA'Ry. aff. [poem, Saxon.] Cautious; ſcrupulous; tımo- rouſly prudent. Hé is above, and we upon earth; and therefore it behoveth cur words to be wary and few. Hºcker. Leontius, their biſhop, although an enemy to the better part, yet wary and ſubtle, as all the heads of the Arrians fac- tion were, could at no time be plainly heard to uſe either form. Hooker. Good cauſe he had to haſten thence away; For on a day his wary dwarf had ſpy'd, Where in a dungeon deep huge numbers lay, Of captive wretched thrals that wailed night and day. F.& Each thing feigned ought more warybe. Hubb. Tale. Each warns a warier carriage in the thing, Left blind preſumption work their ruining. Daniel. Others grows wary in their praiſes of one, who ſets, too great a value on them, leſt they ſhould raiſe him too high in his own imagination. Addiſon's Spectator. WAs. The preterite of To Be. ** Enoch walked with God, and was not; for God took him. Gen. v. 24. To WASH. v. a. ſparcan, Saxon; waſ then, Dutch..] 1. To cleanſe by ablution. How fain, like Pilate, would I waſh my hands Of this moſt grievous guilty murther done ! Shakeſ R. III. Look, how ſhe rubs her hands. - It is an accuſtom'd action with her to ſeem thus waſhing her hands. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Waſh me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanſe me from my ſin. Pſ. li. 2. Thou didſ waſ thyſelf. Ez. xxiii. 40. * he that gives fire to the train pretend to waſh his s of the hurt that is done by the playing of the mine? 2. To moiſten. L'Eſirange's Fables. º | 3. To affect by ablution. * baptized, and waſh away thy fins. A xxii. 16. ins of irreligion muſt ſtill be ſo accounted for as to crave Fº and be waſhed off by repentance. Taylor. 7t'a' sº the things you have heard, that they may not be Wºrd all away from the mind by a torrent of other engage- II, CIltS. > • - - [S JP'aiti's Improvement ºf the Mind. Ray on the Creation. 4. To colour by waſhing, To waſh over a coarſe or inſignificant meaning, is to coun terfeit nature's coin. Colli To WASH. v. m. allier of the Afteå, 1. To perform the ačt of ablution. I will go waſh; And when my face is fair, you ſhall perceive Whether I bluſh or no. Shakeſp. Cºrial Waſh and be clean. 2 Kim º Are not the rivers of Damaſcus better than all the w º of Iſrael? May I not waſh in them : aters Let each becalm his troubled breaſt, Waſh and partake ſerene the friendly feaſt. Popº'; Od, 2. To cleanſe cloaths. y ope's Odyſy. She can waſh and ſcour. —A ſpecial virtue; for then ſhe need not be waſhed and ſcoured. Shakespeare Two G WASH. n.ſ. [from the verb.] entlemen of Verona, 1. Alluvion; any thing collected by water. The waſh of paſtures, fields, commons, and roads, where rain-water hath a long time ſettled, is of great * € to all land. Mortimer's H. 2. A bog; a marſh; a fen ; a quagmire. ry. Full thirty times hath Phoebus car gone round Neptune's ſalt waſh, and Tellus' orb’d ground. Shahjari The beſt part of my power - . in the waſhes all unwarily evoured by the unexpected flood. Shakespeare, Ki 4. A medical ...'...'. ºff, King jºhn, Try whether children may not have ſome woſh to make their teeth better and ſtronger. Bacon's Natural Hiſlºy. They paint and patch their imperfections Of intelle&tual complećtions, And daub their tempers o'er with waſheſ, As artificial as their faces. Hudibrar, He tried all manner of waſhes to bring him to a better com- plexion; but there was no good to be done. L'Eſtrange. None are welcome to ſuch, but thoſe who ſpeak paint and waſh; for that is the thing they love; and no wonder, ſince it is the thing they need. South's Sirmoni, To ſteal from rainbows, ere they drop in ſhow’rs, A brighter waſh. Pºpe's Rape ºf the Lock. Here gallypots and vials plac'd, Some fill'd with waſhes, ſome with paſte. 5. A ſuperficial ſtain or colour. Imagination ſtamps ſignification upon his fact, and tells the people he is to go for ſo much, who oftentimes, being deceived by the waſh, never examine the metal, but take him upon con- tent. Cºllier, 6. The feed of hogs gathered from waſhed diſhes. The wretched, bloody, and uſurpingbº, That ſpoil'd your ſummer-fields and fruitfulviº Swills your warm blood like waſh, and makes his trough In your embowell'd boſoms. Shalºft. Rithard III. 7. The act of waſhing the cloaths of a family; the linen waſhed at 9nce. WA's H ball. n.ſ. [waſh and ball.J. Ball made of ſoap. I aſked a poor man how he did; he ſaid he wº like a wiſh- ball, always in decay. Swift. WA'sher. n.ſ.. [from waſh.] . One that waſhes. . Quickly is his laundreſs, his waſher, and his wringºr. Shakespeare WA's hy. adj. [from waſh.] 1. Watry; damp. - On the waſhy ouze deep channels wore, Eaſy, ere God had bid the ground be dry. 2. Weak; not ſolid. A poliſh of clearneſs, evenly and ſmoothly ſpread, notºr thin and waſhy, but of a pretty ſolid conſiſtence. º, WASP. m.ſ. [rearp, Saxon; veſpa, Latin; gueſe, French] briſk ſtinging infect, in form reſembling a bee. - More waſps, that buz about his noſe, y VIII Will make this ſting the ſooner. Shawfare, Hºy" Encountring with a waff, 2 Kings v. 12. Swift. Milan, He in his arms the fly doth claſp. . . . Draytºn. why, what a waff-tongu'd and impº" Art thou, to break into this woman's mood, ; Shui, H.IV. Tying thine ear to no tongue but thine own: irritable; wa'spisii, adj. [from waſp.J. Peeviſh; malignant; y iraſcible. h I'll uſe you for my laughter, ºut ſºatſár, When you are waſpiſh. o Shakespeare. julius Caft Come, you waſp, you are toº). - —If I be ºffiſh, tº Beware my ſting. Shakſtart By the ſtern brow and waſpiſh action, . which ſhe did uſe as ſhe was writing of ſº A, ºu likih It bears an angry tenour. Shakespeare º the The taylor's wife was only a good hearly * ... her impotency of an unruly waſpiſh humº" ſhe wº; Eſtrang!. will. ,-, * Oſ! Upon this groſs miſtake the Poor waftſ, *. for many leaves. Much
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Much do I ſuffer, much, to keep in peace
This jealous, waſpiſh, wºg-head, rhining race. Pºpe.
Aspishly. adv. [from waſhiº.J. Peeviſhly.
WA'spishness. n.ſ. [from wapiſh..] Peeviſhneſs; irritability.
3.
WA'ssail. m. ſ. [from Fºr £gel, your health, Saxon.]
1. A liquour made of applés, ſugar, and ale, anciently much
uſed by Engliſh goodféliows.
2. A drunken bout.
The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouſe,
Keeps waſail, and the ſwaggring upſpring reels. Shakeſp.
WA’ss AiLER. m.ſ.. [from ** ai!..] A toper; a drunkard.
I'm loth to meet the rudeneſs, and ſwill'd inſolence
Of ſuch late waffailers. Milton.
WAST: ... The ſecond perſon of was, from Tº be.
To WASTE. v.a. [apercan, Saxon; wo/en, Dutch; gud/fare,
Italian; vo/fare, Latin.]
I. To diminiſh.
The fire that mounts the liquor 'till't run o'er,
Seeming t'augment it, woffe'it. Shakeſp. H. VIII.
Firſt vegetive, then feels, and reaſons laſt;
Rich of three ſouls, and lives all three to woffe. Dryden.
Could ſighs furniſh new breath, or drawife and ſpirits from
the wººing of your's, your friends would encourage your
paſſion. Temple.
2. To deſtroy wantonly and luxuriouſly; to ſquander.
. The people's praying after the miniſter, they ſay, waſ eth
tl Inc.
- Hooker.
There muſt be providence uſed, that our ſhip-timber be not
waſted. Bacon.
No ways and means their cabinet employ,
But their dark hours they waſte in barren joy. Garth.
3. To deſtroy; to deſolate.
He only their proviſions waſes and burns.
Peace to corrupt, no leſs than war to waſte.
The Tyber
Inſults our walls, and waſ’es our fruitful grounds. Dryden.
Now waſting years my former ſtrength confound
And added woes have bow'd me to the ground;
Yet by the ſtubble you may gueſs the grain,
And mark the ruins of no vulgar man.
4. To wear out.
Here condemn'd
To waſ e cternal days in woe and pain.
5. To ſpend; to conſume.
O were I able
To waſte it all myſelf, and leave you none. Milton.
To Waste. v. m. To dwindle; to be in a ſtate of conſumption.
Man dieth and waſ eth away. job xiv. Io.
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; waſting and de-
Daniel.
Milton,
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Broome.
Milton.
ftruction are in their paths. Iſ lix. 7.
The latter watch of wafting night,
And ſetting ſtars to kindly ſleep invite. Bryden.
Waste. adj. [from the verb.] -
1. Deſtroyed; ruined.
Sophi leaves all waſhe in his retreat. Milton.
The multiplication and obſtinacy of diſputes, which have ſo
laid waſ: the intellectual world, is owing to nothing more
... than to the ill uſe of words. Locke.
When thus the gather'd ſtorms of wretched love,
In my ſwoln boſom, with long war had ſtrove,
Laid all the civil bonds of manhood waſte,
And ſcatter'd ruin as the torrent paſt. Prior.
2. Deſolate; uncultivated.
There be very waſ e countries and wilderneſſes; but we
find not mention whether any do inhabit there. Abbot.
He found him in a deſert land, and in the waſ, howling
wilderneſs. - Deut. xxxii. Io.
3. Superfluous; exuberant; loſt for want of occupiers.
Quite ſurcharg'd with her own weight,
And ſtrang!'d with her waſie fertility. Milton.
4. Worthleſs; that of which none but vile uſes can be made.
5. That of which no account is taken, or value found. -
It may be publiſhed as well as printed, that ſo much ſkill
... in Hebrew derivations may not lie for waſie paper. Dryden.
WAste. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Wanton or luxurious deſtruction; the aët of ſquandering;
conſumption; loſs. - -
Reaſons induce us to think it a good work, which they, in
, their care for well beſtowing of time, account waſte. Hooker.
Thin air is better pierced, but thick air preſerveth the ſound
better from waſ 2. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Freedom who loves, muſt firſt be wiſe and good;
But from that mark how far they rove we ſee,
For all this waſte of wealth, and loſs of blood. Milton.
It was providently deſigned to repair the waſte daily made
by the frequent attrition in maſtication. Ray ºn the Creation.
So fooliſh and laviſh are we, that too often we uſe ſome
words in mere waſte, and have no ideas for them. J/atts.
2. Uſeleſs expence.
But youth, the periſhing good, runs on too faſt,
And unenjoy'd it ſpends itſelf to waſe; - }
Few know the uſe of life before 'tis paſt. Dryden.
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Secure the workings of your ſoul from running to waſ e, and
even your looſer moments Will turn to happy account. Wall.
3. Deſolate or uncultivated ground. -
Land that is left wholly to nature, that hath no improve-
"ent of paſturage, tillage, or planting, is called waſte. Locke;
Liſted aloft he'gan to mount up higher,
And, like freſh eagle, made his hardy flight
Thro' all that great wide waſte, yet wanting light. Spenſºr.
4. Ground, place, or ſpace unoccupied. ->
Theſe gentlemen, on their watch,
In the dead woſe and midji the night,
Had been thus encountred. Shakſº. Hamlet.
Forty days Elijah, without food,
Wander'd this barren waſ, Milton's Paradſ: Regain'd.
Lords of the world's great waſte, the ocean, we
Whole foreſts ſend to reign upon the ſea.
From that dire deluge, through the wat'ry waſte,
Such length of years, ſuch various perils paſt.
Waller.
Dryden.
Thee I purſue, oh great ill-fated youth !
Through the diſmal wºff, of gloomy death. Smith,
See the man who ſpacious regions gave,
A waſte for beaſts, himſelf deny'd a grave. Pope.
5. Region ruined and deſerted.
All the leafy nation ſinks at laſt,
And Vulcan rides in triumph o'er the waſe. Dryden's Zn.
6. Miſchief; deſtruction.
The ſpirit of wantonneſs is ſure ſcarce out of him: if the
devil have him not in fee-ſimple, he will never, I think, in
the way of waſ e, attempt us again. Shakespeare
WA's reful. adj. [waſe and full J
1. Deſtructive; ruinous. -
The folly of man
Let in theſe waſteful furies.
2. Wantonly or diſſolutely conſumptive.
To ſmooth the ice, or add another hue
Into the rainbow, or with taper light
To ſeek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garniſh,
Is waſteful and ridiculous exceſs. Shakeſp. K. john.
In ſuch caſes they ſet them off more with wit aſid aćtivity,
than with coſtly and waſ ful expences. Bacon.
3. Laviſh; prodigal; luxuriantly liberal.
How has kind heav'n adorn'd the happy land,
Miltºn's Paradiº Left.
And ſcatter'd bleſfings with a waſ ful hand! Addiſon.
4. Deſolate; uncultivated; unoccupied. -
In wilderneſs and waſ ful deſarts ſtray'd,
To ſeek her knight. Fairy Queen.
Outrageous as a ſea, dark, waſ ful, wild. AMilton.
WA'stefully. adv. [from waſ fil] with vain and diff.
lute conſumption. -
Never any man would think our labour miſ-ſpent, or the
time waſ efally conſumed. Hooker.
To her new-made favourite, Morat, - • *
Her laviſh hand is waſ fully profuſe. Dryden's Aurangz
WA'steful Ness. n.ſ.. [from º Prodigality.
WA'steness, ºſ (from waſ ej Deſºlation; ſolitude.
She, of nought afraid, • -
Through woods and waſ eneſ wide him daily ſought. Spenſ:
That day is a day of wrath, a day of waffeneſ. Zeph. i. 15.
WA's ter. n / [from waſ...] One that conſumes diſſolutely
and extravagantly; a ſquanderer; vain conſumer.
ivers Roman knights, -
The profuſe waſters of their patrimonies,
So threatned with their debts, as they will now ---
Run any deſperate fortune. Ben. johnſºn's Catiline.
Plenty, in their own keeping, makes them wanton and
careleſs, and teaches them to be ſquanderers and waſters. Locke.
Upon cards and dice never learn any play, and ſo be incapa-
citated for thoſe encroaching waſters of uſeful time. Locke.
Sconces are great waſters of candles, Swift.
WASTREL. n.ſ. [from waſte.] - - -
Their works, both ſtream and load, lie in ſeveral, or in
waſ rel, that is, in incloſed grounds, or in commons. Carew.
WATCH. n.ſ. [paecce, Saxon.]
1. Forbearance of ſleep.
2. Attendance without ſleep. - - " - -
All the long night their mournful watch they keep, * /* …
And all the day ſtand round the tomb and weep. Addison.
. Attention ; cloſe obſervation.
3. A In mytholidays, when I had loſt one ſhaft,
I ſhot his fellow, of the ſelf-ſame flight,
The ſelf-ſame way, yº. ºth
her forth ; vent ring both; - -
º . ; by sº. Merchant ºf Venice,
; vigilant keep.
4. Gº ſhe it. he kept both watch and ward. F. Q.
Hie thee to thy charge; -
Uſe careful watch, ãº. truſty centinels. Shakeſp. R. III.
Love can find entrance not only into an open heart, but alſo
into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept. º:
5. Watchman; men ſet to guard. It is uſed in a collective ſenſe.
Before her gate, high God did ſweat ordain, , .
And wakeful watches ever to abide, Frity *::::
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W A T - Such ſtand in narrow lanes, .. - And beat our watch, and robour paſſengers. Shakeſhta”. The ports he did ſhut up, or at leaſt kept a watch on them, that none ſhould paſs to or fro that was ſuſpected. Bacon. . The tow’rs of heav'n are fill'd ith armed watch, that render all acceſs }: » AMilton's Parad; e Loſł. An abſurdity our Saviour accounted it for the blind to lead the blind, and to put him that cannot ſee to the office of a watch. South's Sermons. 6. Place where a guard is ſet. He upbraids Iago, that he made him Brave me upon the watch. 7. Poſt or office of a watchman. As I did ſtand my watch upon the hill, I look'd toward Birnam, and anon methought The wood began to move. Shakeſp. Macbeth. 8. A period of the night. - Your fair daughter, At this odd, even, and dull watch o' th' night, Is now tranſported with a gondalier, To the groſs claſps of a laſcivious Moor. All night he will purſue ; but his approach Shakeſp. Othello. Shakespeare Othello. Darkneſs defends between, 'till morning watch. Milton. The latter watch of waſting night, And ſetting ſtars, to kindly ſleep invite: Dryden’s AEm. 9. A pocket-clock; a ſmall clock moved by a ſpring. A watch, beſides the hour of the day, gives the day of the month, and the place of the ſun in the zodiack. Hale. On the theatre we are confined to time; and though we talk not by the hour-glaſs, yet the watch often drawn out of the pocket warns the actors that their audience is weary. Dryd. That Cloe may be ſerv'd in ſtate, The hours muſt at her toilet wait; Whilſt all the reaſoning fools below Wonder their watches go ſo flow. To Watch. v. m. ſpacian, Saxon.] 1. Not to ſleep; to wake. I have two nights watch'd with you; but can perceive no truth in your report. Shakeſp. Macbeth. Watching care will not let a man ſlumber, as a ſore diſeaſe breaketh ſleep. Ecclus xxxi. 2. Sleep, liſt'ning to thee, will watch. Milton. 2. To keep guard. I will watch over them for evil, and not for good. Yer. xliv. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not ſave us. Lam. iv. 17. He gave ſignal to the miniſter that watch'd Milton. 3. To look with expećtation. My ſoul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning. Pſ. cxxx. 6. 4. To be attentive; to be vigilant. Watch thou in all things, endure afflićtions. 5. To be cautiouſly obſervant. hatch over thyſeli, counſel thyſelf, judge thyſelf impar- Prior. 2 Tim. iv. 5. tially. Taylor. 6. To be infidiouſly attentive. He ſomewhere nigh at hand Watches, no doubt, with greedy hope to find His wiſh, and beſt advantage us aſunder, Hopeleſs to circumvent us join'd. Milton. To WATch. v. a. 1. To $. ; to have in keep. laming miniſters watch and tend their charge. Milton. 2. To obſerve in ambuſh. Saul ſent meſſengers unto David's houſe to watch him, and to ſlay him. i Sa. xix. 1 r. He is bold, and lies near the top of the water, watching the motion of any water-rat that ſwims betwixt him and the ſky. //alton. They under rocks their food In jointed armour watch. Milton. 3. To tend. Paris watched the flocks in the groves of Ida. Brozme. 4;. To obſerve in order to dete&t or prevent. WA’rcHER. m. ſ. [from watch.] I. One who watches. Get on your night-gown, leſt occaſion call us, And ſhew us to be waichers. Shakespeare Macbeth. Love hath chac'd ſleep from my enthralled eyes, And made them watchers of miné own heart's ſorrow. Shakespeare 2. Diligent overlooker or obſerver. It is obſerved, by thoſe that are more attentive watchers of the works of naturé. A1are WA'tch ET. adj. [Forceb, Saxon, weak. Sinner.] Blue; pale blue. - > wº." 'midſ, the Alps do hanging throats ſurpriſe ho ſtares in Germany at wº. eyes? Dryden's juven. W A CHF - | | > > U L. adj. LU&t h and ul igi - - I - &l. tº , V igilant attentive Cautlous > nicely obſervant. f Call home our exil'd friends, That fled the ſnares of watchful tyranny. Shakespeare Macbeth. WA’rchfully. adv. [from watchfu WA"rchfulness. m. ſ. [from watchful.] WATER. m. ſ. [waeter, Dutch ; poeter, Saxon.] 13c. watºſul, and ſtrengthen the things ready to die, R., tº Nodding a while, and watchful of his blow t". Itf. He fell; and falling cruſh'd th’āngrateful y - - grateful nymph below. D, Readers ſhould not lay by that caution which b j, ſincere purſuit of truth, and ſhould make them ... d ul againſt whatever might conceal or miſrepreſent º: - - - l.] Vigilantly; tº: º i. with cautious obſervation; heſiſ, Llti- this experime º - , tria-1 :- - ſeveral i..."....'. tried in veſſels of c y iſcovered. Bºyle. 1. Vigilance; heed; ſuſpicious attention; cautious regard, diſi gent obſervation. 5**u ; Gill- The experience of our own frailties, and - of the watchfulneſs of the tempter, iº."; Love, fantaſtick pow'r that is afraid - "mºra, To ſtir abroad 'till watchfulneſ; be laid; Undaunted then o'er cliffs and valleys ſtrays, And leads his vot’ries ſafe through pathleſs ways Pr; - - Gr, Huſbands are counſelled not to truſt too much to their wives owning the doctrine of unlimited conjugal fidelity, and ſo to neglect a due watchfulneſs over their manners. hiº Prejudices are cured by a conſtant jealouſy and an. fulneſs over our paſſions, that they may never interpoſe when we are called to paſs a judgment. Watt; By a ſolicitous watchfulneſs about one's behaviour, inſtead of being mended, it will be conſtrained. Lith 2. Inability to ſleep. - Hatchfulneſ, ſometimes called a coma vigil, often precals too great ſleepineſs. Arbuthnºt on Dit. WA'tchhouse. n ſ. [watch and hotſ...] Place where the watch is ſet. Where ſtatues breath'd, the works of Phidias' hands, A wooden pump or lonely watchhºuſe ſtands. Gay. WA’tching. n.ſ.. [from watch..] Inability to ſleep. The bullet, not having been extraćted, occaſioned great pain and watchings. J/ijeman's Suraj. WA’tch M Aker n.ſ.. [watch and maker.] One whoſe trade is to make watches, or pocket-clocks. Smithing comprehends all trades which uſe forge or file, from the anchorſmith to the watchmaker; they all uſing the ſame tools, though of ſeveral ſizes. Aloxon. WA'tch MAN. m. ſ. [watch and man.] Guard; ſentinel; one ſet to keep ward. º On the top of all I do eſpy The watchman waiting, tydings glad to hear, Fa. Qºtºn. Turn him into London-ſtreets, that the watchmen might carry him before a juſtice. Bacon. Drunkenneſs calls off the watchmen from their towers; and then all evils that proceed from a looſe heart, an untied tongue, and a diſſolute ſpirit, we put upon its account. Tajir, Our watchmen from the tow’rs, with longing eyes, Exped his ſwift arrival. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. The melancholy tone of a watchman at midnight. Sºft WA'tchtower. n.ſ.. [watch and tower.] Tower on which a centinel was placed for the ſake of proſpect. - In the day-time ſhe fitteth in a watchtower, and flieth moſt by night. Baan. Up unto the watchtºwer get, And ſee all things deſpoil'd of fallacies. Dºnnt, To hear the lark begin his flight, And ſinging ſtartle the dull night From his watchtower in the ſkies, Mltºn. 'Till the dappled dawn doth riſe. . . The ſenſes in the head, as ſentinels in a watthew, Con- vey to the ſoul the impreſſions of external objects. dy. WArchwor D. m.ſ. ſwatch and word..] The word given to the centinels to know their friends. Huard All have their ears upright, waiting when the watºw'ſ ſhall come, that they ſhould all ariſe into rebellion. i. we have heard the chines at midnight, maſº . —That we have, fir John: our watchward, hem: boys. º: A watchword every minute of the night gº *::: walls, to teſtify their vigilancy. 1. Sir Iſaac Newton defines water, when pure, * º fluid ſalt, volatile, and void of all favour or tiſe; and icles to conſiſt of ſmall, ſmooth, hard, porous, ſpherical * º of equal diameters, and of equal İpecifick gravitº: ſpacts Cheyne obſerves; and alſo that there are betwº ºr. ſo large, and ranged in ſuch a manner, as to be pº eaſily all fides. Their ſmoothneſs accounts for their º: alſo over one another's ſurfaces: their ſphericity k". º y from touching one another in more points than one; º: both theſe their frićtions in ſliding over one *::: the in- dered the leaſt poſſible. Their hardneſs acco”. º compreſſibility of water, when it is free from the º: there is of air. The poroſity of water is ſo very great, º: water is at leaſt forty times as much ſpace as mattº ".", O ſequently nineteen times ſpecifically lighter than gº!". and con § rarer in the ſame proportion. My
W A T
My mildneſ, hath allay’d their ſwelling griefs, - -
My mercy dry'd their water-flowing tears.” S.A. ft. VI.
our water is a fore deca yer of your whorſon dead tody.
*ašeſpeare's Hamiſt.
W. A T
ER. v. a. [from the noun.
Q irrigate; to ſupply with moſt re.
"er went out of Eden to water the
To wāºr
1. T
garden. Gen. ii. Io:
- man's nature ru -
The ſweet manner of it forc’d runs to herbs or weed.
. ſeaſonably warth d deſtroy th ºfore let him
º - - - * the one, and deſtroy t r.
. . . . # waters from me, which I would have ſtopp'd, haſte moral writing we may iºns Bacon
. ;: had not ſo much of man in me; - *get of which now it can recompenſe; >
- º ... into mine eye, Shakespeare Henry V +...in which from fift. proceeds,
- nd gave me up to tears, akeſ. Henry V. hat ſacred - r -
Men's evil manners live in braſs, their virtue: 3. * “d ſtream, ſhould never water weeds. Waller.
We write in water. Shakeſp. Henry VIII.
Thoſe healths will make thee and thy ſtate look ill, iimon :
here's that which is too weak to be a finner, honeſt water,
which ne'er left man ºth mi. Shakeſpeare's Timºn.
/*ater is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and
ſolids; for a dry bone, diſtilled, affords a great quantity of in-
º ſpid water: thereforew. *ems to be proper drink fºr every
ely plant, ſo as to make it grow
down, your friends would be ſo far
that they would encourage it, and
Temple.
Mortimer.
are it.
You ºay water the lower land
* To ſupply with water for drink.
Now 'gan the golden Phoebus
His fiery
when you will.
for to ſteep
*
-
face in billows of the weſt,
º, º 4 ºuthnot on Alimentſ. W And his faint ſteeds waſ,” in ocean deep,
º 2. I he ſea. - Whilſt from their journalist. they did reſt. Fa. G
• ‘s Travel by land or by water. Common Prarer. oth not each *: ſabbath looſe #. Ox º:
tº By water they found the ſea, weſtward from Peru, always and lead him away to watering 2 u, xiii 1.
--. very calm. Abbot's Deſ ription ºf the Iſèriº. His horſemen kept them in ſo ſtrait, that no man coºd,
'' -- 3. Urine. - without great danger, go to water his horſe. (noles.
ºr ºl If thou could'ſt, doćtor, caſt Žater him, and, drinking what he can,
- The water of my land, find her diſeaſe, ºage him to thirſt again with bºn. Dryden
And purge it to a ſound and priſtine health, 3. To fertilize or accommodate with ſtreams. -
I would applaud thee. - -
99.12 bed, after you have made 7tafer.
4. 7% hold WATER. To be ſound; to be tight.
ſel that will not leak.
A good Chriſtian and an honeſt man muſt be all of a piece,
and inequalities of Proceeding will never hold water. L'E/fr.
5. It is uſed for the luſtre of a diamond.
'Tis a good form,
And rich: here is a water, look ye. Shakeſ?, Timon.
6. Water is much uſed in compoſition for things made with
water, being in water, or growing in water.
She might ſee the ſam: *ater-ſpaniel, which before had
hunted, come and fetch away one of Philoclea's gloves, whoſe
fine proportion ſhewed well what a dainty gueſt was wont
Shakespeare Alſacbeth.
Swift.
From a veſ-
there to be lodged. Sidney.
Oh that I were a mockery king of ſnow,
Standing before the fun of Bolingbroke,
And melt myſelf away in water-drops. Shakespeare.
Poor Tom cats the wall-newt, and
Touch me with noble anger
Q let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks.
the water-newt. Shakespeare
Shakespeare King Lear.
Let not the water-flood overflow me. Pſ. lxix. 15.
They ſhall ſpring up as among the graſs, as willows by the
Zwater-courſes. Iſ xliv, 4.
As the hart panteth after the water-brook, ſo pánteth my
foul after thee, O God. Pſalms.
Deep calleth unto deep, at the noiſe of thy water-ſpouts.
Pſ. xlii. 7.
He turneth rivers into a wilderneſs, and the water-ſprings
into dry ground. Pſ, Syii.33.
There were ſet fix water-pots of ſtone. #. ii. 6.
Hercules's page, Hylas, went with a water-pot to fill it at a
pleaſant fountain that was near. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
As the carp is accounted the water-fox for his cunning, ſo
the roach is accounted the water, ſheep. Walton's Angler.
Sea-calves unwonted to freſh rivers fly;
The water-ſnakes with ſcales upſtanding die. May, Pirgil.
By making the water-wheels larger, the motion will be ſo
ſlow, that the ſcrew will not be able to ſupply the outward
ſtreams. Wilkins's Daedalus.
Rain carried away apples, together with a dunghill that lay
in the water-courſe. L'E/irange.
- Oh help, in this extremeſt need,
If water-gods are deities indeed. Dryden.
The water-ſnake, whom fiſh and paddocks fed, - -
With ſtaring ſcales lies poiſon'd in his bed. Dºyd Virgil.
Becauſe the outermoſt coat of the eye might be pricked, and
this humour let out, therefore nature hath made proviſion to
repair it by the help of certain water-pipes, or lymphaedućts,
inſerted into the bulb of the eye, proceeding from glandules
that ſeparate this water from the blood. Ray on the Creation.
The lacerta aquatica, or water-newt, when young, hath
fºur neat ramified fins, two on one fide, growing out a little
above its forelegs, to poiſe and keep its body upright, which
fall off when the legs are grown. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
Other mortar uſed in making water-courſes, ciſterns, and
fiſhponds, is very hard and durable. * , Moxon.
The moſt brittle *:::carriage, was uſed among the Egyp-
tians, who, as Strabo faith, would fail ſometimes in boats
made of earthen ware. Arbuthnot.
A gentleman watered St. foin in dry weather at new ſow-
ing, and, when it came up, with a water-cart, carrying his
water in a caſk, to which there was a tap at the end, which
- lets the water run into a long trough full of ſmall holes. Mr.
In Hampſhire they ſell water-trefoil as dea. hops. Mort.
°untains, that run from one extremity of Italy to the
9ther, give riſe to an incredible variety of rivers that wº.
Addison on Italy.
4. To diverſify as with waves. :/ y
The different ranging the ſuperficial Parts of velvet and
twatered ſilk, does the like. Lºcke.
To WA’t ER. v.,.
I. To ſhed moiſture.
! ſtain'd this napkin with the blood,
That valiant Clifford with his rapier's point
Made iſſue from the boſom of the boy;
And if thine “yes can water for his death,
I give thee this to dry thy cheeks withal.
Mine eyes,
Seeing thoſe beads of ſorrow ſtand in thine,
Began to water. - Shakeſp. julius Caeſar.
The tickling of the noſtrils within, doth draw the moiſture
to the noſtrils, and to the eyes by conſent; for they alſo will
20ater. - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
How troubleſome is the leaſt mote, or duſt falling into the
eye! and how Quickly does it weep, and water upon the leaſt
grievance 1 South's Sermons.
* Tº get or take in water; to be uſed in ſupplying water.
He ſet the rods he had pulled before the fiocks in the gutters
in the watering troughs. Gen. xxx. 38.
Mahomet ſent many ſmall boats, manned with harquebu-
fiers and ſmall ordnance, into the lake near unto the camp, to
keep the Chriſtians from watering there. Knoles.
3. Whe mouth WATERs. The mi longs; there is a vehement
deſire. From dogs who drop their ſlaver when they ſee meat
which they cannot get. - -
Cardinal Wolſey's teeth watering at the biſhoprick of win-
cheſter, ſent one unto biſhop Fox, who had advanced him, for
tº move him to reſign, the biſhoprick, becauſe extreme age
had made him blind; which motion Fox did take in ſo ill part,
that he willed the meſſenger to tell the cardinal, that, although
now I am blind, I have eſpied his malicious unthankfulneſſ.
Camden's Remains.
Theſe reaſons made his mouth to water,
With amorous longings to be at her. Hudibrar.
Thoſe who contend for 4 per cent, have ſet men. mouths
6-watering for money at that rate. Locke.
WATER colours. n.ſ. [water and colour.] -
Painters make colours into a ſoft conſiſtence with water or
oil; thoſe they call watercolours, and theſe they term oilco-
lours. Boyle on Colourt.
Leſs ſhould I dawb it o'er with tranſitory praiſe,
#And watercolours of theſe days: - - -
Theſe days! where e'en th' extravagance of poetry
Is at a loſs for figures to expreſs
Men's folly, whimſies, and inconſtancy. -
WA’re R cresses. 77. ſ. [/ſymbrium, Latin.] A plant.
It hath a flower compoſed of four leaves, which are placed
in form of a croſs, out of whoſe empalement riſes the pointal,
which afterward becomes a fruit or pod, which is divided into
two cells by an intermediate partition, to which the valves ad-
here on both ſides, and furniſhed with ſeeds which are round-
iſh. To theſe marks muſt be added, that the whole appear-
ance of the plant is peculiar to the ſpecies of this genus. There
are five ſpecies. Miller. - - -
The nymphs of floods are made very beautiful; upon their
heads are garlands of watercrºſs. Peacham on Drawing,
WA'TE RER. m. / [from water...] One who waters. - - -
This ill weed, rather cut off by the ground than plucked up
by the root, twice or thrice grew forth again; but yet, maugre
the warmers and waterers, hath been ever parched up. Carew,
-WA’rs RFA,
Shaft. Henry VI:
Swift.
[water and fall.] Cataraćt; caſcade. WA’TERFAL. n. ſ. he Indies far greater waterfalls than thoſe I have ſeen in t of Nilus. Raleigh. Not Lacedæmon charms me more, igh Albana's airy walls Than hig ry 2. Addison. ding with her waterfalls. - W ºf m. ſ. Fowl & live, or get their food in "ºwl joy moſt in that air, which is likeſ water. Bacon. IWaterfowl; ſupply the wearineſs of a long flight by taking water, and numbers of them are found in iſlands, and in the main ocean. Hale's Origin of Mankind. Fiſh and waterfowl, who feed of turbid and mudy ſlimy water, are accounted the cauſe of phlegm. Floyer. The ſtomachs of waterfowl that live upon fiſh, are hu- man. Arbuthnot on Aliments. watercru’el. m. ſ. [water and gruel.] Food made with oat- meal and water. For breakfaſt milk, milk-pottage, watergruel, and flum- mery, are very fit to make for children. ... Locke. The aliment ought to be ſlender, as watergruel acidulated. Arbuthnot on Diet. wA’tERINEss. n.ſ.. [from watery.] Humidity; moiſture. The forerunners of an apoplexy are dulneſs, night-mares, weakneſs, wateryneſ, and turgidity of the eyes. Arbuthnot. WATER Is H. adj. [from water.J 1. Reſembling water. Where the principles are only phlegm, what can be ex- pećted from the wateriſh matter, but an inſipid manhood, and a ſtupid old infancy Dryden. 2. Moiſt; inſipid. Some parts of the earth grow mooriſh or wateriſh, others dry. Hale's Origin of Mankind. WAZTERISHN Ess. n.ſ.. [from wateriſh..] Thinneſs; reſem- blance of water. A pendulous flimineſs anſwers a pituitous ſtate, or an acer- bity, which reſembles the tartar of our humours, or wateriſh- neſs, which is like the ſeroſity of our blood. Floyer. WA’ſ ERLEAF. n.ſ. A plant. It hath a bell-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of one leaf, and cut into ſeveral ſegments: from the bottom part of the flower ariſes the pointal, which after- ward becomes a fruit, opening in two parts, incloſing feeds of the ſame ſhape as the veſſel. AMiller. WATERLILLY. n.ſ. [ nymphaea, Lat. 1 A plant. The cha- raćters are ; the flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves, which ex- pand in form of a roſe; out of the flower cup ariſes the poin- tal, which afterwards becomes an almoſt globular fruit, con- ſiſting of many cells, filled with ſeeds, which are for the moſt part oblong. Miller. Let them lie dry twelve months, to kill the water-weeds, as waterlillies and bull-ruſhes. J/alton's Angler. WA’t ERMAN. n.ſ. [water and man.] A ferryman; a boat- man. Having blocked up the paſſage to Greenwich, they ordered the watermen to let fall their oars more gently. Dryden. Bubbles of air working upward from the very bottom of the lake, the watermen told us that they are obſerved always to riſe in the ſame places. - Addiſon on Italy. The waterman forlorn, along the ſhore, Penſive reclines upon his uſeleſs oar. Gay. WaterMARK, n. ſ. [water and mark.] The utmoſt limit of the riſe of the flood. Men and beaſts Were borne above the tops of trees that grew On th' utmoſt margin of the watermark. Dryden. WA^TERMELoN. m. ſ. A plant. It hath trailing branches, as the cucumber or melon, and is diſtinguiſhed from other cu- curbitaceous plants, by its leaf deeply cut and jagged, and by its producing uneatable fruit. Miller. WA'TERMIL. n.ſ. Mill turned by water. Forth flowed freſh A guſhing river of black gory blood, That drowned all the land whereon he flood: The ſtream thereof would drive a watermill. Fairy Queen. The picture may be ſet forth with farm houſes and ºr. mills. Peacham on Drawing. Corn ground by windmills, erected on hills, or in the plains where the watermill; ſtood. 41crtimer's Huſbandy. WATERMINT. m. ſ. A plant. Wº: m. ſ. A ſpecies of water-creſſes, which ſee. Th . ić A rat that makes holes in banks. +.e k e. º and water-ats. Shakeſpeare. the º e º old, and lies near the top of the water, watching wº. any frºg, or water-rat, or mouſe. J/alton. f *T. n.ſ. A ſpecies of water-creſſes. º: "...ſ. ſhºttonia, Lat.] A plant. It hath a roſe-ſhaped flower, cºnſiſting of one leaf, which is divided #. two parts, almoſt to the bottom: in the center of the º: which afterwards, becomes a cylin- 3. ** are containcá ſpherical ſeeds. Miller. WATERSA'PPHIRE. m. ſ. A ſort of ſtone. łłºtºſºpphire is the occidental ſapphire, and is neithe ſo bright a blue, nor ſo hard as theoriental. #. * of WA'ſ ER witH. n.ſ. [water and with..] A plant. 24tward, , The waterwith of Jamaica growing on dry hills, i th woods, where no water is to be met with, its trunk Il the into pieces two or three yards long, and held the mouth, affords ſo plentifully a limpid freſhing water, or ſap, as gives new life to the drough traveller or hunter. Derham's P. WA't ER work. n.ſ.. [water and work.J. Play of intº artificial ſpouts of water; any hydraulick Performance hS; Engines invented for mines and waterwork; often ñſ in the performance. Wilkins's Math. M, i. The French took from the Italians the firſt plans of § gardens, as well as waterworks. Addison WATERY. adj. [from water.] - 1. Thin ; liquid ; like water. - Quickſilver, which is a moſt crude and waterybody, heat. ed, and pent in, hath the like force with gunpowder. 'i. The bile, by its ſaponaceous quality, mixeth the oily i watery parts of the aliment together. Arbuthnot on Åiºn 2. Taſtleſs; inſipid ; vapid ; ſpiritleſs. --fºr-- We'll uſe this unwholeſome humidity, this groſ, tratºry pumpion. Shakeſpeare's Mºrry Wiv. ºf Windſºr, No heterogeneous mixture uſe, as ſome With watry turneps have debas'd their wines, 3. Wet; abounding with water. When the big lip, and wat'ry eye Tell me, the riſing ſtorm is nigh: 'Tis then thou art yon angry main, Deform'd by winds, and daſh'd by rain. 4. Relating to the water. On the brims her fire, the wat'ry god, Roll'd from a ſilver urn his cryſtal flood, 5. Conſiſting of water. The wat'ry kingdom is no bar To ſtop the foreign ſpirits; but they come, As o'er a brook, to ſee fair Portia. Thoſe few eſcap'd Famine, and anguiſh, will at laſt conſume, Wand'ring that wat'ry deſart. Milton's Par, Lºft, b. xi. Betwixt us and you wide oceans flow, And wat'ry deſarts. Dryden's Indian Emperor. ---, if cut d by either end to • Innocent, and re- Philipi. Priºr, Drydon, Shałºńeart, Together to the wat'ry camp they haſte, Dryden. Perhaps you'll ſay, That the attracted wat'ry vapours riſe From lakes and ſeas, and fill the lower ſkies. Blackmºrt. WA'ttle. n.ſ.. [from waghelen, to ſhake, German. Sinnº) 1. The barbs, or looſe red fleſh that hangs below the cock's ºil The loach is of the ſhape of an eel, and has a bººl ºf watte's like a barbel. Walton. The barbel is ſo called, by reaſon of his barb, or ºth at his mouth, which is under his noſe or chops. Walm. His comb and wattel, are an ornament becoming hi: "º tial ſpirit. Mºre', Antidote agaiji Atºm. 2. A hurdle. Ainº To WA’ttle. v. a. ſpa-clas, Saxon, twigs...] Tº bind with twigs; to form, by platting twigs one within another, Might we but hear The folded flocks penn'd in their wattled cotes, , , Or ſound of paſtoral reed with oaten ſtops. *: A plough was found in a very deep bog, and a l º wattled ſtanding. Martimer's H. WAVE. m. ſ. ſpacze, Saxon; wagh, Dutch 5 vº Fº & I. water raiſed above the level of the ſurface; billo"; " driven into inequalities. 11 or The hº that o'er his wave-worn baſis bow'd. Shalºft. The waves that riſe would drown the higheſt hill; But at thy check they flee, and when they hº - L’.” Thy thund'ring voice, they poſt to do thy will. Wºttºm. Ámidſt theſe toils ſucceeds the balmy night; Now hiſing waters the quench'd guns reſtº And weary waves withdrawing from the fight, Dryden. Are lull'd, and pant upon the filent ſhore. Pºpe. The wave behind impels the wave beſ?" Luxuriant on the wave-worn bank he lay Pºpe. Stretch'd forth, and panting in the funny” 2. Unevenneſs; inequality. - from Thus it happens, if the glaſs of the priſms ... veins, and their ſides be accurately plane and we * uſually without thoſe numberleſs waves, or cºlº - - ing Wit ariſe from ſand-holes a little ſmoothed " pº utty. Tºw. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To play looſely ; to float. I may find - - Drydº Your warlike enſigns waving in the wind. Meſiapus’ helm . Drydº. He laces on, and wears the wavº”; creſt. 2. Tº
W A W
W A Y
---
*
º
2. To be moved as a ſignal.
A bloody arm it is, that holds a pine
Lighted, above the capitol, and now
It waves unto us.
3. To be in an unſettled ſtate ; to flućtuate.
They wave in and out, no way ſufficiently grounded, no
way reſolved, what to think, ſpeak, or write, more than only
that becauſe they have taken it upon them, they muſt be op-
poſite. Hooker, b.v.
If he did not care whether he had their love or no, he
wav'd indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good nor
harm. Shakespeare ? Coriolanus.
To WAv F. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To raiſe into inequalities of ſurface.
He had a thouſand noſes,
Horns welk'd and wav'd like the enridged ſea. Shakespeare.
2. To move looſely.
They wav'd their fiery ſwords, and in the air
Made horrid circles. Milton.
AEneas wav'd his fatal ſword
High o'er his head. Dryden.
He beckoned to me, and, by the waving of his hand, di-
rººted me to approach the place where he fit. Addiſon.
3. To waſt; to remove any thing floating.
Some men never conceive how thiſ motion of the earth
below ſhould wave one from a knock Perpendicularly direéted
from a body in the air above. Brown's Wulg. Errours.
4. To beckon; to direét by a waft or motion of any thing.
Look with what courteous action
It waves you to a more removed ground:
But do not go with it.
5. [Gueſver, Fr. Skinner.] To put off.
He reſolved not to wave his way upon this reaſon, that if
he ſhould but once, by ſuch a diverſion, make his enemy
believe he were afraid of danger, he ſhould never live
without. łotton's Lift of the Duke of Buckingham.
Theſe, waving plots, found out a better way;
Some god deſcended, and preſerv'd the play. Dryden.
6. To put aſide for the preſent.
I have wav'd the ſubject of your greatneſs, to reſign myſelf
to the contemplation of what is more peculiarly yours. Dryden.
Since ſhe her intereſt for the nation's wav'd,
Then I who ſav'd the king, the nation ſav’d. Dryden.
To WAVER. v. n. [parian, Saxon.]
Shakespeare.
1. To play to and fro; to move looſely.
I took two triangular glaſſes, and one of them being kept
fixt in the ſame poſture, that the Iris it projected on the floor
might not waver, I caſt on the ſame floor another Iris, with
another priſm, moving it to and fro. Boyle.
The whitening ſhower deſcends,
At firſt then wavering. Thomſºn's Winter.
2. To be unſettled; to be uncertain, or inconſtant 5 to fluc-
tuate; not to be determined.
In which amazement, when the miſcreant
Perceived him to waver, weak and frail,
Whilſt trembling horror did his conſcience daunt,
And helliſh anguiſh did his ſoul affail. Fairy Queen.
Remember where we are ;
In France, among a fickle, wavering nation. Shakeſpeare.
Thou almoſt mak’ſt me waver in my faith,
To hold opinion with Pythagoras,
That ſouls of animals infuſe themſelves
Into the trunks of men. Shakeſpeare.
Hold faſt the faith without wavering. Heb. x.
The wav'ring faith of people vain and light. Daniel.
Faith as abſolutely determines our minds, and as perfectly
excludes all wavering, as our knowledge itſelf; and we may
as well doubt of our own being, as we can, whether any re-
velation from God be true. Locke.
What if Hoſpinian ſhould have ſaid, that Luther waver'd
in the point of the ſacrament does it follow that he really
did ſo * Atterbury.
They, who at this diſtance from the firſt riſe of the go-
ſpel, after weighing the ſeveral evidences of it, waver in their
faith, would have waver'd, though they had ſeen the firſt
promulgers work wonders. Atterbury.
WA'v ERER. n.ſ. [from waver.] One unſettled and irreſolute.
Come, young waverer, come, and go with me 3.
In one reſpect I'll thy aſfiſtant be. Shakeſpeare.
WA’vy. adj. [from wave.]
1. Riſing in waves.
For thee the ocean ſmiles, and ſmooths her wavy breaſt;
And heav'n itſelf with more ſerene and purer light is bleſt.
Dryden.
2. Playing to and fro, as in undulations.
Where full-ear'd ſheaves of rye
Grow wavy on the tilth, that ſoil ſele& -
For apples. Philips.
Let her glad vallies ſmile with wavy corn; -
Let fleecy flocks her riſing hills adorn. Prior.
WAwfs, or wars. m. ſ. A word uſed by Spenſºr, according to
the Saxon pronunciation,
B. Jºhnſºn's Catline.
I. For waves.
Another did the dying brands repair
ith iron tongs, and ſprinkled of the fame
With liquid wºe.
2. In the fºllºwing paſſage it ſeems to be for woes
Whilſt they fly that gulf's devouring jaws,
hey on this rock are ent, and ſunkin helpleſs waiver. Spenſ.
o WAwl. v. n. [Pa: grief, Saxon.] To Cry; to howl.
w!. | º that we ſmell the air,
e wºwie and cry. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear.
WAX. m. ſ ſpaxe, Saxon; wer, Daniſh 5 : Dutch.]
I. The thick tenacious *gathered by the bee, and formed
into cells for the reception of the honey.
..//ax conſiſts of an acid ſpirit, of a nauſeous taſte, and an
oil or butter, which is emollient, laxative, and anodyne. Arb.
They give us food which may with nečiar vie,
And wax, that does the abſent ºn ſupply.
All the magiſtrates, every new or full moon,
to Confucius with bowings, wax candles, and inc
While viſits ſhall be paid on ſolemn days,
When num’rous wax lights in bright order blaze 5
Fairy Queen.
ſpa, Saxon.]
Roſcommon.
give honour
enſe. Stillin.
So long my honour, name, and Praiſe ſhall live. Pºpe.
2. Any tenacious maſs, ſuch as is uſed to faſten letters.
We ſoften the wax, before we ſet on the ſeal. More.
3. A kind of concretion in the fleſh.
A fontanel in her neck was much inflamed
kernels about it.
To Wax. v. a. [from the noun..] To ſm
Wax.
2 and many wax-
//?ſeman's Surgery.
car; to join with
Jacqual in their length, and was a with Care,
They ſtill retain the name of his ungrateful fair. Dryden.
To WAX. v. m. pret, wox, waxed, Part. Paſſ waxed, waxen.
ſºaxan, Saxon; wachſen, German.
1. To grow; to increaſe; to become bigger, or more. Uſed
of the moon, in oppoſition to wane, and figuratively of things
which grow by turns bigger and leſs.
The huſbandman in fowing and ſetting, upon good reaſon,
obſerves the waxing and waning of the moon. Hakewill.
Land and trade are twins, they wax and wane together. Child.
2. To paſs into any ſtate; to become 3 to grow. It is in either
ſenſe now almoſt diſuſed. -
Where things have been inſtituted, which being convenient
and good at the firſt, do afterward in proceſs of time wax
otherwiſe, we make no doubt but they may be altered, yea,
though councils or cuſtoms general have received them. Hooker.
Careleſs the man ſoon wox, and his wit weak
Was overcome of things that did him pleaſe. Fairy Queen.
Art thou like the adder waxen deaf; Shakeſpeare.
We will deſtroy this place; becauſe the cry of them is
waxen great before the Lord. Gen. xix. 13.
Flowers removed wax greater, becauſe the nouriſhmentis
more eaſily come by in the looſe earth. Bacon.
This anſwer given, Argantes wild drew near,
Trembling for ire, and waxing pale for rage;
Nor could he hold. Fairfax, b. ii.
If I wax but cold in my deſire,
Think heav'n hath motion loſt, and the world fire. Donna.
Their manners wax more and more corrupt, in proportion
as their bleſfings abound. Atterbury.
WA'KEN. m.ſ.. [from wax.] Made of wax.
Swarming next appear'd
The female bee, that feeds her huſband drone
Deliciouſly, and builds her waxen cells
With honey ſtor'd. Milton's Paradiſe Loft, b. vii.
I can yet ſhoot beams, whoſe heat can meſt
The waxen wings of this ambitious boy. Denham:
So weary bees in little cells repoſe;
But if night-robbers lift the well-ſtor'd hive,
An humming through their waxen city grows,
And out upon each other's wings they drive. Dryden.
Others with ſweets the waken cells diſtend. Gay.
WAY. n.ſ. [poeg, Saxon; weigh, Dutch..]
1. The road in which one travels.
I am amaz'd, and loſe my way, -
Among the thorns and dangers of this world. Shakespeare.
You cannot ſee your way.—
—I have no way, and therefore want no eyes:
I ſtumbled when I ſaw. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
To God’s eternal houſe direét the way, - .
A broad and ample road. - - Milton.
Flutt'ring the god, and weeping ſaid,
Pity poor Cupid, generous maid
Who happen'd, being blind, to ſtray, -
And on thy boſom loſt his way. Prior.
2. Broad road made for paſſengers.
Know'ſt thou the way to Dover ?—
—Both ſtile and gate, horſe-way, and foot-path. Shakespeare
th of iourney.
3. A. º : had travelled a great way under a huge
burden, found himſelf ſo weary, that he called upºn death
to deliver him. I’E/ºrange.
30 K. 4. Courſe
He form'd the reeds, proportion'd as they are; }
W A Y W A Y dire&ion of motion. fore foll I now go toward him, therefore follºw * , 1. And .# what way I make. Shakeſp. //inter Tale. He ſtood in the gate, and aſk'd of ev'ry one, 4. Courſe ; which way ſhe took, and whither ſhe was gone. Dryden. Attending long in vain, I took the way, which through a path, but ſcarcely printed, lay. Dryden. with downward force he took his way, And roll'd his yellow billows to the ſea. Dryden. My ſeven brave brothers, in one fatal day, To death's dark manſions took the mournful way. Dryden. To obſerve every the leaſt difference that is in things, keeps the underſtanding ſteady and right in its way to know- ledge. Locke. 5. Advance in life. - The boy was to know his father's circumſtances, and that he was to make his way by his own induſtry. Spectator, Nº. 123. 6. Paſſage; power of progreſſion made or given. Back do I toſs theſe treaſons to thy head : This ſword of mine ſhall give them inſtant way, Where they ſhall reſt for ever, Shakeſp. K. Lear. Th’ angelick choirs, On each hand parting, to his ſpeed gave way, Through all th' empyreal road. Milton's Par. Lºft, b. v. Youth and vain confidence thy life betray: Through armies this has made Melantius' way. Waller. The reaſon may be, that men ſeldom come into thoſe poſts, till after forty; about which time the natural heat be- ginning to decay, makes way for thoſe diſtempers. Temple. The air could not readily get out of thoſe priſons, but by degrees, as the earth and water above would give way. Burnet. As a ſoldier, foremoſt in the fight, Makes way for others. - Dryden. Some make themſelves way, and are ſuggeſted to the mind by all the ways of ſenſation and reflection. Locke. 7. Vacancy made by timorous or reſpectful receſſion. There would be left no difference between truth and falſe- hood, if what we certainly know, give way to what we may poſſibly be miſtaken in. Locke. Nor was he ſatisfy'd, unleſs he made the pure profeſſion of the goſpel give way to ſuperſtition and idolatry, wherever he had power to expel the one, and eſtabliſh the other. Atterbury. I would give way to others, who might argue very well upon the ſame ſubječt. Swiſt. 8. Local tendency. Come a little nearer this way, I warrant thee no body hears. Shakeſp. Mer. Wives of Wind. 9. Courſe; regular progreſſion. But give me leave to ſeize my deſtin'd prey, And let eternal juſtice take the way. Io. Situation where a thing may probably be found. Theſe inquiſitions are never without baſeneſs, and very often uſeleſs to the curious inquirer. For men ſtand upon their guards againſt them, laying all their counſels and ſecrets out of their way. Taylor’s Rule of Living Hºly. 11. A ſituation or courſe obſtructive and obviating. The imagination being naturally tumultuous, interpoſeth itſelf without aſking leave, caſting thoughts in our way, and forcing the underſtanding to reflect upon them. Duppa. 12. Tendency to any meaning, or act. There is nothing in the words that ſounds that way, or points particularly at perſecution. Atterbury. 13. Acceſs; means of admittance. Being once at º 'twas ſaid, having made my way with ſome foreign prince, I would turn pirate. Raleigh. 14. Sphere of obſervation. The general officers, and the publick miniſters that fell in Dryden. my way, were generally ſubject to the gout. Temple. I 5. K., mediate inſtrument; intermediate ſtep. By noble ways we conqueſt will prepare; Firſt offer peace, and that refus'd, make war. Dryden. What conceivable ways are there, whereby we ſhould come to be aſſured that there is ſuch a being as God? Tillotſon. A child his mother ſo well inſtructed this way in geography, that he knew the limits of the four parts of the world. Locke. It is not impoſible to God to make a creature with more tºys to convey into the underſtanding the notice of corporeal things, than thoſe five he has given to man. Locke. 16. Method ; ſcheme of management. .." He durit not take open way againſt them, and as hard it was to take a ſecret, they being ſo continually followed by the beſt, and every way ableſt of that region. Sidney, b. ii. Will not my yielded crown redeem my breath Still am I fear'd is there no way but death Daniel. * by calling evil good, a man is miſrepreſented to him- ſelf in the way of flattery; ſo by calling good evil, he is miſ- repreſented to others, in the way of ſlander. South's Sermons. 9W what impious ways my wiſhes took Hºw they the monarch, and the man fºck? The ſenate, thought it their - - Prior. forced to yield to the tribunes of the people, *** courſe to give way alſo to the time. Swift. 17. Private determination. He was of an high mind, and loved his own will and hi as one that revered himſelf, and would reign indeed 1S If I had my way, - #: º mew'd in flames at home, not i' th' ſenate, ad fing'd his furs by this time. ‘.... ', ... 18. Manner º y e B. johnſon', Catilin, She with a calm careleſsneſs let every thing ſide 2 by their ſpeeches, who neither in matter nor pºiſºn º do way belong unto us. .." God hath ſo many times and ways ſpoken to men i. i. Few writers make an extraordinary figure, º: ër. ſomething in their way of thinking or expreſſing, that is not tirely their own. sºil. N. º: His way of expreſſing and applying them, not i. i. 0. tion of them, is what we admire. 4. 19. Method ; manner of practice. ſon, Having loſt the way of nobleneſs, he ſtrove to climb to the way, Bacºn. height of terribleneſs. Sidn Matter of mirth, ty. She could deviſe, and thouſand way; invent, To feed her fooliſh humour, and vain jolliment. Spºnſer, Taught To liveth' eaſieſt way, not with perplexing thoughts Mil 20. Method or plan of life, conduct, or .. 3. iltºn's A phyſician, unacquainted with your body, may put you in a way for a preſent cure, but overthroweth your health in ſome other kind. Bawn. To attain - The height and depth of thy eternal way, All human thought comes ſhort. Miltºn. When a man ſees the prodigious expence our forefathers have been at in theſe barbarous buildings, one cannot but fancy what miracles they would have left us, had they onl been inſtructed in the right way. Addison an Itaj. 21. Right method to act or know. We are quite out of the way, when we think that things con- tain within themſelves the qualities that appear to usinthem. L. They are more in danger to go out of the way, who are marching under the conduct of a guide that will miſlead them, than he that has not yet taken a ſtep, and is likelier to en- quire after the right way. Dock, By me, they offer all that you can aſk, And point an eaſy way to happineſs. - Rowe, 22. General ſcheme of acting. Men who go out of the way to hint free things, muſt be guilty of abſurdity, or rudeneſs. . Claria. 23. By the way. Without any neceſſary connection with the main deſign; en paſſant. - Note, by the way, that unity of continuance is eaſie." procure, than unity of ſpecies. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt, Will. Honeycomb, now on the verge of threeſcore, aſked me, in his moſt ſerious look, whether I would adviſe him to marry lady Betty Single, who, by the wº), is on g the greateſt fortunes about town. Speciator, N° 475. 24. To go or come one's way, or ways ; to come along, or depart. A familiar phraſe. Nay, come your ways; - This is his majeſty, ſay your mind to him: . To a boy faſt aſleep upon the brink of a river, º: came and waki him, prºhee get up, and ºth ";"| tumble in and be drown'd elſe. L'Elanº. 25. It'ay and ways, are now often uſed corruptly for wiſe. hat But if he ſhall any ways make them void after he ha heard them, then he ſhall bear her iniquity. Numl.ºxx. . They erect concluſions no way inferible from their pr miſes. Brºwn's Pulgar Errºr" Being ſent to reduce Paros, he miſtook a great º: diſtance for the fleet, and being no was a match for them, Shaleſ eart, utif. ſet ſail for Athens. - #. 'Tis no way the intereſt even of prieſthood. Anſw. WAYBREAD. m. ſ. A plant. WAY FA’RER. m.ſ. [way and fare, to veller. Howſoever, many wayſarers make themſelves ting the inhabitants in mind of this privilege; eſpecially the women, forflow not to bain them. a journey. WAYFARíNG. adi. Travelling; paſſing: hº º be di- They to whom all this is revealed, if they ". wayfaring rečted into a path ſo plained and ſmoothed, tº º acknow- men, though fools, ſhall not err thereº muſ º at will not ledge themſelves in the number of the º ºnentalſ. enter into God's reſt. Hammºnd's º WAY FARING TRE E. m. ſ. [viburnum, Lat.] A p º into five The flower conſiſts of one leaf, which * *... in- parts, and expands in a circular order; theſe ** laced oſt to the form of an umbrella : the ova). which º the upper part of the flower, becomes.” ſoft º Miller. which contains one ſtony compreſſed furio” h jiu, in To W. Ayla Y. v. a. [way and lay.] To watch the way; to beſet by ambuſh. I will goj Piſºgº; “ glee, by put. who again, Care:0.
W .E. A
- I will waylay thee going home, where if it be thy chance to
kill ºne-thou kill'ſ melike a rogue and a villain. Shakeſp.
The employment of money is chiefly nerchandizing or
purchaſing; and uſury wayſay, both: it juis and damps all
induſtries.
Bacon.
How thou lurk'ſt
In valley or green meadow to waylay
Some beauty rare. 44;ton's Paradſ: Regained.
Now on their coaſts our Sºnquering navy rides,
H'aylays their merchants, and their land beſets,
Each day new wealth without their care provides,
They lay aſleep with Prizes in their nets. Dryden.
Like hunted caſtors, conſcious of their ſtore,
Their waylaid wealth to Norway's coaſts they bring. Dryd.
WAYLA’YER. n.ſ. [from waylay.] One who waits in ambuſh
for another.
Way'less, adj. [from way.] Pathleſs; untracked.
When on upon my wayleſ walk,
As my deſires me draw, -
I, like a madman feſ to talk
With every thing I ſaw.
Wax’MARK. a. ſ. [way and mark.
velling.
$ºt thee up waymark, make thee high heaps jer. xxxi. 21.
To WAYMEST. ... a. ſpa, Saxon.] To lament, or grieve.
Obſolete.
What boots it to Wºep and to wayment,
When ill is chanc'd, but doth the iſ increaſe,
㺠the weak mind with double wo. tºrment. Fairy Queen.
WAY WARD. adj, pa º, and Pearb, Saxon.] Froward;
peeviſh; moroſe; vexatious.
That night the elder it **, the more wayward it ſhewed
itſelf towards them. Sidney.
How wayward is this fooliſh love,
That, like a teſty babe, will ſcratch the nurſe,
Drayton's &ueen of Cynthia.
J Mark to guide in tra-
And preſently all humbled, kiſs the rod. Shakeſpeare.
*ayward beauty doth not fancy move,
A frown forbids, a ſmile engendreth love. Fairfax.
To miſchief bent, -
He ſeldom does a good with good intent;
łłayward, but wife; by long experience taught
To pleaſe both parties, for iijeni, he fought. Dryden.
WAY^w ARDLY. adv. [from wayward] Frowardly; per-
verſely.
**ywardy proud; and therefore bold: becauſe extremely
faulty. Sidney.
Howſoever, ſome will ſtill be tºwardly diſpoſed; yet if
ſuch as be in authority will do their duties, they may by con-
venient diſcipline be kept within the boºn. of modeſty, or
elſe removed. º //hitgifte.
WAYwa RdNess. n.ſ.. [from wayward.] Frowardneſs; per-
verſeneſs.
Such the behaviour of ladies, as builded their chaſtity not
*P9 #6) iſ ardrºſ, but choice of worthineſs. Sidney.
The beſt of his time hath been but raſh; then muſt we look
from his age to receive not alone the imperfections of long en-
grafted condition; but the unruly waywardn'ſs that infirm and
cholerick years bring. Shakeſpeare.
A child will have as much wit as he hath waywardneſ.
//otton on Educatiºn.
WF. pronoun. [See I.]
1. The plural of I. -
Retire we to our chamber,
A little water clears us of this deed. Shakeſpeare.
Fair and noble heſteſs,
A'e are your gueſts to ni ght. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Notwithſtanding animals had nothing like the uſe of reaſon,
we find in them all the lower Parts of our nature, in the
greateſt ſtrength. - - Addiſon.
2. Improperly and upgrammatically for the oblique caſe, a.
To poor we,
Thine enmity's moſt capital. Shakeſpeare.
WEAK. adj. ſpac, Saxon; wek, Dutch..]
I. Feeble; not ſtrong. -
He is weary and weak handed.
Here only weak,
2 Sam. xvii. 2.
Againſt the charm of beauty's powerful glance. Milton.
Wer’t thou not weak with hunger, mad with love,
My hand ſhould force thee. Dryden.
*The and reputation are weak ties: many have not the
leaſt ſenſe of them : Powerful men are only awed by them as
they conduce to their intereſt, Dryden.
Children, being by the courſe of nature born weak, and un-
able to provide for themſelves, they have, by the appointment
of God, a right to be maintained by their parents. Locke.
2. Infirm; not healthy.
Here I ſtand your brave,
A poor, infirm, weak, and deſpis'd old man. Shakeſpeare.
3. Soft ; pliant; not ſtiff.
4. Low of ſound. - -
A voice not ſoft, weak, pping and womaniſh; but audible,
ſtrong and manlike. Aſcham.
W E A
5. Feeble of mind; "anting ſpirit; wanting diſcernment.
As the caſe Itands with this preſent age; full of tongue and
weak of brain, we yield to the ſtream thereof. Booker.
This murderó Prince, though wº he Was,
He was not ill, nor yet ſo tweak, but that
‘ſhew’d much maſtill Valour in his place. Daniel.
She firſt his wea; indulgence will accuſe. 4/ilton.
hat Portugal hath yet 110 more than a ſu
they may thai, the Whigs, whoſe fair. .
Wºre ſo weak to believe.
* much impregnated with any ingredient:
ture, weak beer.
7. Not powerful; not potent.
!.muſt make fair wººther yet a while,
as a weak tinc-
Till Henry be moreº and I more ſtrong. Shakespeare.
The weak, by thinking themſelves ſtrong, are induced to
Venture and proclaim war againſt that which ruins them; and
the ſtrong, by conceiting themſelves weak, are thereby rº
dered unactive and uſeleſ. South's Sirmoºr.
If the Poor found the rich diſpoſed to ſupply their wants,
or if the weak might always find Protection from the mighty
they could none of them lament their own condition. Swift.
8. Not well ſupported by argument.
A caſe ſo weak and feeblº, been much perſiſted in. Hozł.
9. Unfortified.
To quell the tyrant love, and guard thy heart
n this weak ſide, where moſt our nature fails,
Would be a conqueſt worthy Cato's ſon. Ząſºn's Catz.
To WEA'ken. v.a. To debilitate; to enfeeble 5 to deprive of
ſtrength.
The firſt which weakened them was their ſecurity. Hºoker.
Their hands ſhall be w.…..; from the work that it be Ilot
done. - ^e%. vi. 9.
Inteſtine broils,
Weakening the ſcepter fold night. Milton.
Very violence offered to the body weakens and impairs it,
and renders it leſs durable. Ray on the Creatiºn.
** **, not weaken ſtill the weaker ſide
By our diviſions. Addison's Catº,
Solemn impreſſions that ſeem to *aken the mind, may, by
Proper reflection, be made to ſtrengthen it. Clariſſa.
FAKTING. m./. [from *a*..] A feeble creature.
Thou art no Atlas for ſo great a weight;
And, weakling, Warwick takeshi. gift again,
And Henry is my king, Warwick his ſubject. Shakespeare,
AEſop begged his companions not to overcharge him; they
found him a *g, and bade him pleaſe himſelf. L'A/irange.
WEA'kly. adu. [from weak.]
1. Feebly; with want of ſtrength. -
The motion of gravity worketh weaky, both far from the
earth, and alſo within the earth. Bacon.
Was plighted faith ſo weaky ſeal’d above,
That for one error, I muſt loſe your love? Dryden.
2. Indiſcreetly; injudiciouſly; timorouſly; with feebleneſs of mind.
This high gift of ſtrength committed to me,
Under the ſcal of filence could not keep,
But weakly to a woman muſt revealit. A Milton.
Tancred, I neither am diſpos'd to make
Requeſt for life, nor offer'd life to take.
Much leſs deny the deed; but leaſt of all
Beneath pretended juſtice weakly fall. Dryden's Falles.
WEA'KLY. adj. [from weak.] Not ſtrong; not healthy.
Being old and weaky, *Wenty years in priſon, it was ten
to one that ever I ſhould have returned. Raleigh.
WEAKNEss. n.ſ.. [from went J
1. Want of ſtrength; want of force; feebleneſs
Troy in our weakneſs lives, not in her ſtrength. Shakeſp.
Argument -
Of human weakneſ; rather than of ſtrength. Milton,
The General's force, as kept alive by fight,
Now, not oppos'd, no longer can purſue:
Laſting till heav'n had done his courage right,
When he had conquer’d, he his weanſ knew. Drydºn.
New graces yearly like thy works diſplay,
Soft without weakn'ſ, without glaring gay. Pope.
By ſuch a review we ſhall diſcern and ſtrengthen our wº.
meſſes with good reſolution, and ſo order our future converſa-
tion as may render us leaſt expoſed to falling. Roger 's Sermons.
ity; unhealthineſs.
2. º *. poſts derive a weakneſs of conſtitution from
the eaſe and luxury of their anceſtors, and the delicacy of their
own education. Temple.
Ogrency. -
3. Wº: to § conſcious of the weakneſs of thoſe jºr
- 1//ºt/on.
4. "... of judgment ; want of reſolution; fooliſhneſs of mind.
//eakneſs is thy excuſe,
And I believe it; weakneſs to reſiſt
Philiſtian gold: if weakneſs may excuſe,
What murderer, what traitor, particide,
Inceſtuous, ſacrilegious, but may plead it?
All *: is weakneſs. 5. ſº
W E A W. E. A - WEA/NEL. ... failing. - ..ſ [from wean.] s 5. Defeół ; failing •ou muſt know his nature, WEA'NLING. }n f [ e If you will work on any man, You and i. 1. An animal newly weaned. and ſo lead him ; or his weakneſſes and diſadvantages, º : awe him. - - - - Bacon. º Many find a pleaſure in contradićling the common reports º reading abroad the weakneſſes of an exalted f and in ſi - a- †. P Addiſon's Spectator. wºxside n.ſ. [wiak and ſide.J Foible; deficience; infir- mity. - - Yii, dog would have fought for his maſter in any other caſe; but the love of mutton was his weakſide. L’Eſtrange. Their application to trade has increaſed their ſhipping, which they found to be their wealſide in their laſt attempts. Temple. WEAl. n.ſ. ſpeian, Saxon; wealuſ, Dutch.] 1. Happineſs; proſperity; flouriſhing ſtate: Our weal on you depending, Counts it your weal, that he have liberty. Shakeſpeare. . As we lové the weal of our ſouls and bodies, let us ſo behave ourſelves as we may be at peace with God. Bacon. Thine, and of all thy ſons, The weal or woe in thee is plac'd; beware! Milton. Ireland ought to be conſidered, not only in its own intereſt, but likewife in relation to England, upon whoſe weal in the main, that of this kingdom depends. Temple. 2. Republick; ſtate; publick intereſt. Blood hath been ſhed - Ere human ſtatute purg'd the gen'ral weal. Shakeſpeare. - How ſhall the muſe, from ſuch a monarch ſteal An hour, and not defraud the publick weal. Pope. Weal. n.ſ. [palan, Saxon.] The mark of a ſtripe. Like warts or weals it hangs upon her ſkin. Danne. Weal away. interſ. Alas. Obſolete. Spenſer. Weald, Wald, I/alt. Whether ſingly or jointly ſignify a wood or grove, from the Saxon peals. Gibſon. WEALTH. n.ſ. [pales, rich, Saxon.] Riches; money, or precious goods. In deſart haſt thine habitance, And theſe rich heaps of wealth doth hide apart From the world's eye and from her right uſance. Fa, ºueen: I ſhould forge Quarrels unjuſt againſt the good and loyal, Deſtroying them for wealth. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. I wiſh thee, Vin, above all wealth, Both bodily and ghoſtly health: Not too much wit or wealth come to thee; For much of either may undo thee. Biſhop Corlet. Each day new wealth without their care provides, They lie aſleep with prizes in their nets. Dryden, WEA'LTHILY. adv. [from wealthy..] Richly. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua, If wealthily, then happily in Padua. Shakeſpeare. WEA'LTHIN Ess. n.ſ. [from wealthy..] Richneſs. WEA'LTHY, adj. [from wealth..] Rich ; opulent; abundant. If a gentleman, or any wealthy yeoman, have any chil- dren, the eldeſt ſhall be kept in ſome order, but all the reſt ſhall ſhift and fall to this occupation of ſtealing. Spenſer. I will be married to a wealthy widow, Ere three days paſs. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew: My ſpeculations, when ſold ſingle, like cherries upon the ſtick, are delights for the rich and wealthy; after ſome time they come to market in great quantities, and are every ordi- nary man's money. Addiſon's Spediator. Not Neptune's ſelf from all his floods receives A wealthier tribute than to thine he gives. To WEAN. v. a. ſpenan, Saxon.] 1. To put from the breaſt; to ablaðtate. She was weaned when it did taſte the wormwood on the nipple; pretty fool to ſee it fall out with the dug. Shakeſpeare. I have behaved as a child that is weaned of his mother. Pſ. In weaning young creatures, the beſt way is never to let them ſuck the paps at all; for then they will drink up milk g” without any difficulty. Ray on the Creation. Pope. * mixed with it. Aſortimer's Huſbandry. 2. To withdraw from any habit or deſire. Here the place whoſe pleaſant fight, From other ſhades have wean'd my wand'ring mind; Tell me what wants me here. Spenſer. I the rather wean me from deſpair, For love of Edward's offspring in my womb. Shakeſpeare. Şeriouſly reflect on the happy ſtate he ſhall moſt certainly arrive to, if he but wean himſelf from theſe worldly impedi- ments here that clog his ſoul's flight. Digby. Children newly waned from their parents, put out their . towards them in their dreams, as if they were ſtill pre- cnt. Th Stilingfieet. F ere the coarſe cake, and homely huſks of beans, ** Pºmpring riot the young ſtomach weans. Dryden. They were intended by the Author of our being, to wean tº gradually from our fondneſ - to the end of it. ondneſs of life, the nearer we º 2. WEAPON. m. ſ. ſpeapon, Saxon.] A fortnight before you wean calves from milk, let water be 2. 3. Though when as Lowder was far away This wolfiſh ſheep would catchen his prey, A lamb, or a kid, or a weanel waſt, > With that to the wood would he ſpeed haſte. S To gorge the fleſh of lambs and weanling kids pºſir. Qn hills where flocks are fed, flies towºrd is º Of Ganges or Hydaſpes. Å; A child newly weaned. ºrad Lý. Inſtru ſomething with which one is armed to º: The giant - Down let fall his arm, and ſoft withdrew His weapon huge, that heaved was on high For to have ſlain the man that on the going didly. F. 3 The cry of Talbot ſerves me for a ſword: y ta. 3. {‘. I have loaden me with many ſpoils, > ing no other weapon but his name. Shai Which Ih Take this weapon ºff. HenryVI, ic ave here recover'd from the Moor. h Touch me with noble anger; Shahſ. Othl, Q let not womens weapons, water drops, Stain my man's cheeks. Shakespeare', King La, His foes, who came to bring him deaff, 5 **w- Bring him a weapon that before had none. With his full force he whirld it firſt around, Imperial Juno turn'd the courſe before; And fix'd the wand'ring weapon in the door. Dryden's Fr. offence ; David. WEA'posed. adj. [from weapon.] Armed for offence; fir. niſhed with arms. In what ſort, ſo ill weaponed, could you atchieve this ºn. terprize Sidn'). Both the combatants entered, apparelled only in their doub- lets and hoſes, and weaponed with ſword, buckler, and dºg. yer. Hayward, Weaponless. adj. [from weapon.] Having no weapon; uſ. armed. Ran on embattl'd armies, clad in iron, And weaponleſ himſelf, Made arms ridiculous, uſeleſs the forgery Of brazen ſhield and ſpear, the hammer'd cuiraſs, Chalybean temper'd ſteel, and frock of mail, Adamantean proof. Milton. WEA'poNsalve. n.ſ. [weapon and ſalue.] A ſilve which was ſuppoſed to cure the wound, being applied to the weapon that made it. That the ſympathetick powder and the wupriſalve conſtant. ly perform what is promiſed of them, I leave others to *::: y To WEAR. v. a. Preterite wore, participle wºrn, ſº anº. I. To waſte with uſe or time. - - O wicked world ! one that is well nigh wºn to pics with age, to ſhow himſelf a young gallant. - Shakeſpearſ. Protogenes could lay his colours ſo artificially, that one be- ing worn off, a freſh ſhould ſucceed to the number of five. Patham, Waters wear the ſtones. %h xiv. º An haſty word, or an indiſcreet adion does not º diſſolve the bond, but that friendſhip may be ſtill ſound at heart; and ſo outgrow and wear off theſe liº º South'; Sermºni, making them wit unto and obliterate Dao ºf Pitſj. They have had all advantages to the ſalvation, yet ſuffer their manhood to wear * all thoſe rudiments of their youth. 'Tis time muſt wear it off; but I muſt gº Drydin. - ear it No differences of age, tempers, º sº i: i. it. ny conſiderable number of ſnº ". out, and ſet any Tilſºn's *. - - - - in the Theodoſius exerted himſelf to animate hº *... courſe of life ſhe was entering upon, * i. Sºlutº, mind groundleſs fears. ad/ To conſume tediouſly. . What maſks, what dances, Shaftart. To wear away this long age of three hours. y cannot en- - -- - s the - In moſt places, their toil is ſo extrºnº out at coitº - ; the reſidue they.” asis ºº::::::ge- Wiſºft and beſt men full oft beguil'd, with goodneſs principl’d, not to reject The penitent, but ever to forgive, Miltºn, Are drawn to wear out miſerable days. To his name inſcrib'd, their tears they pay, Drydº, Till years and kiſſes wear his º (inos ti mmonly begin by forcº, dº, Kings titles co y âlows into right. Dr; Which time wears off º To carry appendant to the body. y app This pale and angry ** Hºr, Vl Will I for ever wear. ill 1 IO Why
W E A
º
Why art thou angry –
That ſuch a ſlave as this ſhould ºar a ſword,
Who wears not honeſty. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
- What is this
That wearſ upon his baby brow the round
And top of ſovereignty. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
I am the firſt-born ſon of him, that laſt
Wore the imperial diadem of Rome. Shakeſpeare.
Their adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of plait-
ing the hair, and of wearing of gold. I Pet. iii. 3.
Eas'd the putting off
Theſe troubleſome diſguiſes which we wear. Milton.
He aſk'd what arms the ſwarthy Memnon wore;
What troops he landed. Dryden's Virg. Æneid.
This is unconſcionable dealing, to be made a ſlave, and
not know whoſe livery I wear. Dryden's Spaniſh Friar.
On her white breaſt a ſparkling croſs ſhe wº. Pope.
4. To exhibit in appearance.
Such an infectious face her ſorrow wears,
I can bear death, but not Cydaria's tears. Dryden.
5. To affect by degrees.
Trials wear us into a liking of what poſſibly, in the firſt
eſſay, diſpleaſed us. Locke.
A man who has any reliſh for true writing, from the maſter.
ly ſtrokes of a great author every time he peruſes him, wears
himſelf into the ſame manner. Addiſon's Speciator.
6. To WEAR out. To harraſs.
He ſhall wear out the ſaints.
7. To WEAR out. To waſte or deſtroy by uſe.
This very rev'rent letcher, quite worn out
With rheumatiſms, and crippled with his gout. Dryden.
To WEA R. v. n.
1. To be waſted with uſe or time.
Thou wilt ſurely wear away. Exod. xviii. 18.
In thoſe who have loſt their fight when young, in whom
the ideas of colours having been but ſlightly taken notice of,
and ceaſing to be repeated, do quite wear out. Locke.
2. To be tediouſly ſpent.
Thus wore out night, and now the herald lark
Left his ground-neſt, high tow'ring to deſcry
The Morn's approach, and greet her with his ſong. Milion.
3. To paſs by degrees.
If paſſion cauſes a preſent terror, yet it ſoon wears off; and
inclination will eaſily learn to ſlight ſuch ſcarecrows. Locłe.
The difficulty will every day grow leſs and wear off, and
obedience become eaſy and familiar. Rogers'; Sermons.
WEAR. m.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. The act of wearing; the thing worn.
It was th’ inchantment of her riches
That made m'apply tº your crony witches;
That in return would pay th’ expence,
The wear and tear of conſcience. Hudibras.
2. Iran, Saxon, a fen ; war, German, a mound.j A dam to
ſhut up and raiſe the water; often written weir or wier,
They will force themſelves through flood-gates, or over
wars, hedges or ſtops in the water. //alton's Angler.
WEARD. m. ſ. Weard, whether initial or final, ſignifies watch-
fulneſs or care, from the Saxon peanban, to ward or keep. Gib.
WEA'RER, n.ſ. [from wear.] One who has any thing appen-
dant to his perſon.
The celeſtial habits, and the reverence
Of the grave wearers. Shakeſpeare's JWinter's Tale.
Were I the wearer of Antonio's beard,
I would not ſhave t to-day. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra.
Cowls, hoods and habits with their wearers toſt,
And flutter'd into rags. Milton.
Armour bears off inſults, and preſerves the wearer in the
day of battle; but the danger once repelled, it is laid aſide, as be-
Dan, vii. 25.
ing too rough for civil converſation. Dryden.
We ought to leave room for the humour of the artiſt or
1Uearer. Addiſon on Italy.
WEA'RING. m. ſ. [from wear. J Cloaths.
It was his bidding ;
Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. Shakeſpeare.
WEA/RINEss. n.ſ.. [from weary.]
1. Laffitude; ſtate of being ſpent with labour.
Come, our ſtomachs
Will make what's homely favoury; wearineſ;
Can ſnore upon the flint, when reſty ſloth -
Finds the down pillow hard. , Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
Water-fowls ſupply the wearineſ of a long flight by taking
Water. Hale.
Heaven, when the creature lies proſtrate in the weakneſs
of ſleep and wearineſ, ſpreads the covering of night and dark-
neſs to conceal it. South's Sermons.
To full bowls each other they provoke;
At length, with wearinºſ, and wine oppreſs'd,
They riſe from table, and withdraw to reſt. Dryden.
2. Fatigue; cauſe of laſſitude.
The more remained out of the wearineſ, and fatigue of their
late marches. Clarendon.
3. Impatience of anything.
4. ediouſneſs.
WEA'Rish. adj. [I believ
Boggy; watery.
A garment over-rich and wide for man - -
- - - - - y of their wear;
wº ill º Carew's Survey of {...}.
**1som E. adj. [from wºr. Troubleſome tedions.
cauſing wearineſs. J.J oubleſome ; tedious;
The ſoul preferreth reſt in ignorance before weariſome la-
bour to know. Aio, Ker
Theſe high wild hills, and rough uneven ways
Draw out our miles, and make them we w iſome Shakeſp.
Troops came to the army the day bef -
long and weariſome march. y Y before, haraſſed with a
Coſtly I reckon not them alone which charge the pur
which are wearſome and importune in ſuits.
e from paen, Saxon, a quagmire.]
Bacon.
ſe, but
Shrinki - Bacon.
rinking up, or ſtretching *...* wear iſome poſitions,
and ſuch as perturb the quiet of thoſe parts. Brown
This muſt be our taſk
In heav'n, this our delight; how was ſºme
Eternity ſo ſpent, in worſhip paid
To whom we hate. 4.iton's Paradſ: Loft.
Satiety from all things elſe doth come,
Then life muſt to itſelf grow wear/on.e. Denham.
WEA'R1som Ely adv. [from wea, ſºm. J Tediouſly; ſo as
to cauſe wearineſs. -
. As of Nimrod, ſo are the opinions of writers different touch-
ing Aſſur, and the beginning of that great ſtate of Aſiyria; a
controverſy wearſomey diſputed without any direct proof or
certainty. &aleigh.
WEA'Riso MENE. s. n ſ. [from wearſºme.]
1. The quality of tiring.
2. The ſtate of being eaſily tired.
A wit, quick without lightneſs, ſharp without brittleneſs,
deſirous of good things without newfangleneſs, diligent in
painful things without wearjºmeneſ. 4/ºan's School, after.
To WE ARY. v. a. [from the adjective.] -
I. To tire; to fatigue; to harras; to ſubdue by labour.
Better that the enemy ſeek us;
So ſhall he waſte his means, weary his ſoldiers,
Doing himſelf offence. Sºakeſpeare's julius Caſar.
The people labour in the very fire, weary themſelves for
very vanity. Aab. ii. 13.
Dewy ſleep oppreſs'd them weary'd. Miſion.
Sea would be pools without the bruſhing air,
To curl the waves; and ſure ſome little care
Should weary nature ſo, to make her want repoſe. Dryden,
You have already weary'd fortune ſo,
She cannot farther be your friend or foe,
But ſits all breathleſs. - I’rden.
It would not be difficult to continue a paper by reſuming the
ſºme ſubjects, and warying out the reaſier with the ſame
thoughts in a different phraſe. Addison's Freeholder.
2. To make impatient of continuance.
I ſtay too long by thee, I weary thee. Shake?. Henry V.
Should the government be wearied out of its preſent pati-
ence, what is to be expected by ſuch turbulent men ; //
3. To ſubdue or harraſs by any thing irkſome.
Muſt'ring all her wiles,
With blandiſh'd parleys, feminine aſſults,
Toºgue batteries; ſhe ſurceas'd not day nor night
To ſtorm me over-watch'd and weary'd out. Aſ; ton.
WEARY. adj. [penix, Saxon; warren, to be tired, Dutch J
I. Subdued by fatigue; tired with labour.
Fair Phoebus 'gan decline, in haſte,
His weary waggon to the weſtern vale. Speºſ. r.
Gentle Warwick,
Let me embrace thee in my wary arms,
I, that did never weep, now melt with woe, Shakespeare.
I am weary, yea, my memory is tird:
Have we no wine here? Shakeſpeare.
An old man broken with the ſtorms of ſtate,
Is come to lay his weary bones among ye:
Give him a little earth for charity. Shakeſpeare.
Let us not be weary in well-doing. Gal. vi. 9.
Our ſwords ſo wholly did the ſates employ,
That they at length grew weary to deſtroy ;
• Refus’d the work we brought, and out of breath,
Made ſorrow and deſpair attend for dº ath. Dryden.
2. Impatient of the continuance of any thing painful or ik-
ſome.
The king was as wary of Scotland, as he had been impa-
tient to go thither, finding all things propoſed to him without
conſideration of his honour or intereſt. Clarºndon.
My hopes all flat, nature within me ſeems,
In all her functions, weary of herſelf. Aldilºn.
3. Deſirous to diſcontinue.
See the revolution of the times,
Make mountains level, and the continent
Weary of ſolid firmneſs, melt itſelf
Into the ſeas. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
30 L - 4. Cauſing
W E A W. E. A 4. Cauſing wearineſs; tireſome. Their gates to all were open evermore That by the weary way were travelling, And one ſat waiting ever them before Tji incomers by that needy were and poor. Fa. &een. The warieſ; and moſt lothed life That age, ach, penury, impriſonment, Can lay on nature, is a paradiſe To what we fear of death. Put on what weary negligence you pleaſe, You and your fellows; I'd have it come to queſtion. Shak: WEA'sel. n.ſ. ſperel, Saxon; weſel, Dutch; muſtela, Latin.] A ſmall animal that eats corn and kills mice. Ready in gybes, quick-anſwer'd, ſaucy, and - As quarrelſome as the weaſel. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline. A weaſel once made ſhift to ſlink In at a corn loft through a chink. - - Pope. WE's AND. m. ſ. ſparen, Saxon. This word is is very variouſly written; but this orthography is neareſt to the original word.] The windpipe; the paſſage through which the breath is drawn and emitted. Marry Diggon, what ſhould him affray, To take his own where-ever it lay; For had his weaſand been a little wider, He would have devoured both hidder and ſhidder. Spenſer. Cut his wezand with thy knife. Shakeſpeare's Tempe/?. Matter to be diſcharged by expe&oration muſt firſt paſs in- to the lungs, then into the aſpera arteria, or weaſand, and from thence be coughed up and ſpit out by the mouth. ///em. The ſhaft that ſlightly was impreſs'd, Now from his heavy fall with weight encreas'd, Drove through his neck aſlant; he ſpurns the ground, And the ſoul iſſues through the weazon's wound. Dryden. The unerring ſteel deſcended while he ſpoke, Pierc'd his wide mouth, and through his weazon broke. Dryden. Shakeſpeare. WEATHER.. n.ſ. ſpeoen, Saxon.] 1. State of air, reſpecting either cold or heat, wet or drineſs. Who's there, beſides foul weather 2–One mended like the weather, moſt unquietly. Shakeſp. King Lear. I am far better born than is the king; But I muſt make fair weather yet a while, Till Henry be more weak and I more ſtrong. Shakeſpeare. Men muſt content themſelves to travel in all weathers, and through all difficulties. L’Eſtrange. The ſun Foretells the change of weather in the ſkies, Through miſts he ſhoots his ſullen beams, Suſpect a drifling day. Dryden, 2. The change of the ſtate of the air. It is a reverend thing to ſee an ancient caſtle not in decay; how much more to behold an ancient family, which have ſtood againſt the waves and weathers of time? Bacon. 3. Tempeſt; ſtorm. What guſts of weather from that gath'ring cloud, My thoughts preſage. Dryden's Wirgil. To WEATHER. v. a [from the noun.] 1. To expoſe to the air. He perch'd on ſome branch thereby, To weather him and his moiſt wings to dry. Spºnſer. Muſtard-ſeed gather for being too ripe, And weather it wel, yer ye give it a ſtripe. 17 uſer. 2. To paſs with difficulty. He weather'd fell Charibdis; but ere long, The ſkies were darkened, and the tempeſts ſtrong. Garth. Could they weather and ſtand the ſhock of an eternal dura- tion, and yet be at any time ſubject to a diſſolution. Hale. 3. To WEATHER a point. To gain a point againſt the wind; to accompliſh againſt oppoſition. We have been tugging a great while againſt the ſtream, and have almoſt weather'd our point; a ſtretch or two more will do the work. Addiſon. 4. To WEATHER out. To endure. When we have paſs'd theſe gloomy hours, And weather'd out the ſtorm that beats upon us. Addison. wºrks. adj. Haraſied and ſeaſoned by hard wea- thcr. They perceived an aged man and a young, both poorly ar- rayed; extremely weather beaten; the old man blind, the young man leading him. Sidney. She enjoys ſure peace for evermore, As weather leaten ſhip arrived on happy ſhore. Fairy Qeen. Thrice from the banks of Wye, And ſandy bottom'd Severn, have I ſent Him bootleſs home, and wratherheaten back. Shakespeare H. IV. . I hope when you know the worſt, you will at once leap into the river, and ſwim through handſomely, and not wea- therheaten With the divers blaſts of irreſolution, ſtand ſhivering upon the brink. > Snººn: * A weathericaten veſſel h Gladiy the port. catch veſſel holds 41ſton, Dido received his weatherheaten treopS - Dryden' Wire!! The old weath ºn trºops. Dryden', pººl eagle. *atherbeaten ſoldier carries in his hand the Rº #. WEA't her BoARD, or Watherbow n. I Addison. - ... n. /. In th - that ſide of a ſhip that is to the sº e ſea º 'ić. Yº: {{ ſweather and cock.] 1. An artificial cock ſet on the top of a ſpi ºl. *...*. º from which #: wº º by turn. ut alas! the ſun keeps his light, though thy fait . ; the rocks ſtand ſtill, though thou ... º: A kingfiſher. hanged by the bill, converting the b º that point. ... the horizon from whence the win. jº to is a very ſtrange introducing of natural weathercock, OW, 2. A. thing fickle and inconſtant. - Where had you this pretty weathercock?—— what his name is my ºff. him of. 'º tell He break my promiſe and abſolve my vow! ſpart, The word which I have given ſhall ſtand like fate Not like the king's that weathercock of ſtate. 'D. d. We A^T HERDRIVEN. part. Forced by ſtorms or contrar º Philip, during his voyage towards Spain, was .." S. driven into Weymouth. Carew's S *: WEATHERGA'Ge. n.ſ. [weather and gage.] ". "... ſhews the weather. y thing that To vere and tack, and ſteer a cauſe, Againſt the weathergage of laws. Hudibra, WEATHER GLAss. n.ſ.. [weather and glaſ...] A barometer. As in ſome weathergloſ, my love I hold, Which falls or riſes with the heat or cold, I will be conſtant yet Dryden, John's temper depended very much upon the air; hiſ ſpi- rits roſe and fell with the weathe glaſs. Arbuthnºt. We ſhall hardly wiſh for a perpetual equinox to five the charges of weatherglaſſes; for the two equinoxes of our year are the moſt windy and tempeſtuous. Bentley's Sermun. WEATHERspy'. n.ſ.. [weather and ſy.) A ſtar-gazer; an aſtrologer; one that foretels the weather. And ſooner may a gulling weatherſºy, By drawing forth heav'n's ſcheme telícertainly, What faſhion'd hats or ruffs, or ſuits next year, Our giddy-headed antick youth will wear. Donne, WEA'THER wise. adj. [weather and wift.] Skillful in foretel- ling the weather. WEA'THERwise R. m.ſ.. [weather and wiſen, Dutch; to ſhow.] * that foreſhows the weather. oſt vegetables expand their flowers and down in warm ſun ſhiny weather, and again cloſe them toward the evening, or in rain, as is in the flowers of pimpernel, the opening and ſhutting of which are the countryman's weatherwiſer. - Derham's Phyſicº-Theºlºgy. To WEAVE. v. a. Preterite wove, weaved, part, paſſ wºven, weaved; [peran, Saxon; weven, Dutch.] 1. To form by texture; to form by inſerting one pait of the materials within another. Here in her hairs The painter plays the ſpider, and hath woven A golden meſh to intrap the hearts of men, Faſter than gnats in cobwebs. Shahſar, The women wove hangings for the grove. 2 King ºut 7. White ſeem'd her robes, yet woven ſo they were, As ſnow and gold together had been wrought. Theſe purple veſts were weav'd by Dardan dº: Brown. Dryden. Drján. Dan Pope for thy misfortune griev'd, With kind concern and ſkill has weav'd A ſilken web ; and ne'er ſhall fade Its colours; gently has he laid The mantle o'er thy ſad diſtreſs: Priºr And Venus ſhall the texture bleſs. 2. To unite by intermixture. d When religion was woven into the civil governm." º flouriſhed under the protećtion of the emperors, mº" though: and diſcourſes were full of ſecular affairs; but intº three ºr - - - - - is religion centuries of chriſtianity, men who embrāº this relig ld, and lived in a had given up all their intereſts in this wor &ld, ſº perpetual preparation for the next. Addison. 3. To interpoſe; to inſert. ! beſt The duke be here to-night! the better' tº sidiºt". This weaves itſelf perforce into my buſineſs. To WEAve. v. n. To work with a loom. WEA'veR. m. ſ. [from weave..] One who make cloth. s threads intº Upon theſe taxations, The clothiers all not able to maintain, ſº The many to them 'longing, have put off - The .. carders, fullers, wevers. Shaº ſº My days are ſwifter than a weaver's ſhuttle, º vii. 6. without hope. Th:
W E D
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The weaver "ºaſt religion upon whatloomhe pleaſe. How.
Her flag aloft ſ" cads ruffling to the wind,
And ſanguine ſtreamers ſeem the flood to fire:
The * charm'd with what his loom deſign'd,
Goes on to ſee, and knows not to retire. Dryden.
W E AZ
WEB ******H, ºſ [araneus pºſsi, Latin.] A fiſh. Ainſworth.
: "...ſ. ſpebba, Saxon J
1. Texture; any thing woven.
Penelope, for her Ulyſſes' ſake,
Pevis’d a web her wooes to deceive;
In which the work that ſhe aſ day did make,
The ſame at night ſhe did again unreave. Spenſer.
Spiders touch'd, ſeek their we's inmoſt part.
By day the web and loom,
And homely houſhold taſk ſhaft. her doom. Drydºn.
The fates, when they this happy web have ſpun,
Shall bleſs the ſacrediciº and bid it ſmoothly run. Dryden.
Pan Pope with ſkill hath weav'd
A ſilken web; and ne'er ſhall fade
Its colours.
2. Some part of a ſword. Obſolete.
The ſword, whereof the web was ſteel;
Pommel, rich ſtone; hill, gold, approv’d by touch. Fairf.
3. A kind of duſky film that hinder th: fight; ſuffuſion.
This is the foul fibertigibbet; he gives the web and the pin,
Shakeſpeare.
ſquints the eye, and makes the hairlip.
WEE BED. adj. [from tºº..] Joined by a film.
Such as are whole-footed, or whoſe toes are webbed toge-
ther, their legs are generally ſhort, the moſt convenient fºe
Derham’s Phyſico-Theology.
WEBFooted. adj. [web and ſoo...] Palmipedous; having films
for ſwimming.
between the toes.
//'ſºoted fowls do not live conſtantly upon the land, nor
fear to enter the water. Kay on the Creation.
We'Est ER. n.ſ. [Pebrºne, Saxon; a woman-weaver.] A
weaver. Obſolete. -
After local names, the moſt in number have been derived
from occupations; as Ta lor, Webſter, Wheeler. Camden.
To WED. v. a. ſpesian, axon.]
1. To marry; to take for huſband or wife.
If one by one you wedded all the world,
91, from the all that are, took ſomething good
To make a perfect woman; ſhe you kill'd
Would be unparalell’d. Shakeſpeare,
Never did thy beauty, ſince the day
I ſaw thee firſt, and wédied thee, adorn'd -
With all perfeótion, ſo inflame my ſenſes. Milton,
Cloe, blind to wit and worth,
{%d the rich dullneſs of ſome ſon of earth. Pope.
2. To join in marriage.
In Syracuſa was I born, and wed
Unto a woman happy but for me.
Then I ſhall be no more;
And Adam, wedded to another Eve,
Shall live with her. Milion's Parad'ſ Lºft.
The woman in us ſtill proſecutes a deceit like that begun
in the garden; and our underſtandings are wedded to an Eve,
as fatal as the mother of their miſeries. Glanville.
3. To unite for ever.
Afflićtion is enamour'd of thy parts,
And thou art wedded to calamity. Shakeſp. Rom. and jul.
4. To take for ever.
Thº'g'' the Principal men of the houſe of commons were
again elected to ſerve in this parliament, yet they were far
from * the war, or taking themſelves to be concerned
to make good any declaration made by the former. Clarendºn.
They poſitively and concernedly wedded his cauſe, Clarendon.
5. To unite by love or fondneſs. -
Men are wedded to their luſts, and reſolved upon a wicked
courſe; and ſo it becomes their intereſt to wiſh there Were no
God. Tillotſon's Sermons:
To WEp. v. m. To contract matrimony.
When I ſhall wed,
That lord whoſe hand ſhall take my plight, ſhall carry
Half my love with him, half my care and duty. Shakeſpeare.
To love, to wed,
For Hymen's rites, and for the marriage bed -
You were ordain'd. - Suckling.
Nor took I Guiſcard, by blind fancy led,
Or haſty choice as many women wed;
But with deliberate care. - Dryden.
WE'pping. n.ſ.. [from wed.] Marriage; nuptials; the nup-
tial ceremony,
Shakeſpeare,
Come, away
For you ſhall hence upon your wedding-day. Shakeſpeare.
I will dance and eat plums at your wedding. Shake peare.
Lether beauty be her wedding dower 5
For me and my poſſeſſions ſhe eſteems not. Shakeſpeare.
When my ſon was entesed into his wedding-chamber, he
fell down and died. - 2 £ſdr. x. 1.
Theſe three country bills agree, that each wedding produ-
ces four children. Graunt's Bills of 44%rtality.
Davies.
Prior.
L'E/irange.
If ſhe affirmed heft *...* a virgin, ſhe muſt 0. º ".
ding-day, and in her wedding cloa is perform the ceremony
of going alone into the den, and ſtay an hour with the lion.
- Swift.
* º ſeldom aſks advice before ſhe has bought her º
-CIOaths.
- Speciator.
Yº: *ſ [vegge, Daniſh; weace, Dutch.] p
". ody, which having a ſharp edge, continually growing
icker, is uſed to cleave timber; one of the mechanical powers.
he trunk to groan. Spenſºr.
ity is the wedge uſed in the clea-
**ini's Mathemati. 44agic;
He left his *e within the cloven ... gic
To whet their courage.
The oak let many a heavy groan, when he wº. cleft with a
*e of his own timber.
4 buthnot'. Hiſ of #.
2. A maſs of metal. * Hi/?, of jihn Bull,
às ſparkles from the anvil uſed to fly,
hen heavy hammers on the *** are ſwaid. Fo. 9,
When I ſaw a goodly Babyloniſh garment, and a wººf
gºld of fifty ſhekºs weight, then I coveted them. %2, vii.
3. Anything in the form ºf a wedge.
In warlike muſters they appear,
In rhombs and *e, and half-moons and wings. Milºn
To W *PGE. v. a. [from the Roun..] To faſten with wedges,
to ſtraiten with wedges; to cleave with wedges; to ſtop; to
obſtruct.
Dryden's A.neid.
My heart, -
As wedged with a figh would rive in twain,
eſt Hector, or my father, ſhould Perceive me. Shakespeare
Where have yoſ been broiling – ./1
-Among the crowd iſ the abbey, where a finger
Could not be wedg'd in more. Shakeſpeare'; Henry VIII.
Your wit will not ſo ſoon 9ilt as another man's wiń; it .
frongly wedged up in a ºad. Shakeſpeare.
art
In common, rang'd in figure wedge their way;
Intelligent of ſeaſºns. Milton's Paradiſ? Zo/?.
Sergeſthus in the ºntaur, ſoon he paſs'd,
%d in the rocky ſhoals and ſticking faſt. Dryden.
%dge on the keeneſ: ſcythes, -
And give us fleeds that ſhºrt againſt the foe. 4. Philips.
hat impulſe can be Pºpagated from one particle, entom;
and wedged in the *y center of the earth, to anothe, i. the
center of Saturn. Bentley's Sermons.
We'd lock. * / [peo and lac, Sax. marriage and gift J Maſſ.
flage 3 matrimon y.
She doth ſtray about
By holy croſſes, where ſhe kneels and prays
For happy wedlºck hours.
Sirrah, your brother is legitimate;
Your father's wife did after wedlock bear him:
And if ſhe did Play falſe, the fault was hers. Shakeſp.
Can wedlock know ſo great a curſe,
As Putting huſbands out to nurſe.
He his happieſt choice too late,
Shall meet already link'd, and wedlock-bound
To a fell adverſary. Milton's Paradiſ Iº.
May not a priſon or a grave,
Like wedlock, honour's title have * Denhan.
One thought the ſex's prime felicity
Was from the bonds of wº... to be free:
And uncontroll'd to give account to none. Dryden.
A man determined about the fiftieth year of his age to en-
ter upon wedlock. Židiſºr.
WE'DNESDAY. m.ſ ſpobenroax, Saxon; adºſłay, Swediſh;
woerſday, Dutch; º/day, Iſlandick.] The fourth day of
the week, ſo named by the Gothick nations from ſº, Or
Odin.
Where is the honour of him that died on wednºſlay. Shat.
WEE adj. [A Saxon word of the ſame root with weeing, Dutch;
wenig, German.] Little; ſmall: whence the word weaſk or
weſel is uſed for little; as a tºeſel face. In Scotland it de-
notes ſmall or little; as wee ane, a little one, or child; a wee
bit, a little bit.
Does he not wear a great round beard, like a glover's pa-
ring knife?–No, forſooth; he hath but a little vee face with
a little yellow beard. Shakespeare. Merry ſºvº flººnſ.
WEEcH E LM. n: / [This is often written witch elm.] A ſpe-
cies of elm.
A cion of a vecchelin grafted upon an ordinary elm, will put
forth leaves as broad as the brim of a hat. Bacon.
WEED. m. ſ. [peob, Saxon, tares.]
I. An herb noxious or uſeleſs. -
If he had an immoderate ambition; which is a weed, if it be
a wee”, apt to grow in the beſt ſoils, it doth not appear that
it was in his nature. Clarendºn.
Shakeſpeare.
7 He
Cleaveland.
W E. E. On ſ He wand'ring feeds "...ºwly growing herbs and ranker weed. Too much n in c. 4,113 winſ. ..."...º.º. with wººd, - - - ocults, did deſtrov t i ex- “, roy the ſeeds. s "..." and poiſonous plants .. . *"... weeds. °y are cut, let them lic, if weedy, to kill the . virtue, like their Tyber's ºr : Husbanary, i. . its courſe deſign'd the country's good; r Oftº torrent's too impetuous ſpeed, » An º the low carth tore ſome polluting weed; sº the º of Jove there always ran !!er part, ſome ti - 2: [u]oeba, Saxon; º inéture of the man. Prior. - d - - dreſs. Now ſcarce ſ Dutch J A garment; cloaths; habit; - uſe, except in widow's weed - ing dreſs of a widow p j, the mourn Sandys. * - § mind for weed, your virtue's livery wears. Sidney. *r is it any man's buſineſs to cloath all his ſervants with * “eed; nor theirs to cloath themſelves ſo, if left to their own judgments. Hooker They meet upon the wa An aged fire, in long black weed, yelad; His feet all bare, his beard all hoary gray, And by his belt his book he hanging had. Fairy Queen. Livery is alſo called the upper we'd which a ſerving man wears, ſo called as it was delivered and taken from him at pleaſure. Spenſer. The ſnake throws her enamelled ſkin, JWeed wide enough to wrap a fairy in. Shakeſpeare. Throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumphs hold, With ſtore of ladies. Milton. Lately your fair hand in woman's weed Wrapp'd my glad head. //aller. To WEEp. v. a. (from the noun.] 1. To rid of noxious plants. when you ſow the berries of bays, weed not, the borders for the firſt half year; for the weed giveth them ſhade. Bacon. Your ſeedlings having ſtood till June, beſtow a wººding or a ſlight howing upon them. Mortimer. 2. To take away noxious plants. Oh Marcius, Each word thou'ſt ſpoke hath weeded from my heart . A root of ancicnt envy- Shakeſp. Coriolanus. 3. To free from any thing hurtful or offenſive. - He warded the kingdom of : . Were º: º Elaiana, :... c.4 moſt dangerous confederacy. and manumized it from that 9, Howel's Wocal Kºi. contumelies, and invectives, fill ſo many pages of sº writings, that, were thoſe * out; lumes would be reduced to a more moderate bulk and many vo Decay of Piety. temper. -- out vice. - - - - º be not as well. aware in weeding from their - . . . . . " hey were before in grafting in them children ill things, as they were Aſcham's Schoolmaſter. learning. - d, they might all be weeded they appeared, they ºg 9. łł ºver they had been there. Locke. wº : n.ſ. from weed.] One that takes away anything E" E DE R. "J. noxious. - lverſaries …dºr out of his proud al" • - ſº of his friends. Shakespeare . Richard º W A. n, ſ. [weed and hook.] A hook by which weeds F'E - - ted. are cut away 9% º I, a crotch, and a glove, In sº : º as the corn doth not love. Tuffer. Aº adj. [from weed.] Frce from weeds; free from WE º uſeleſs or noxious. .. any §, many weekſ, paradiſes be, ſ Donne which of themſelves produce no venomous lin. - l ſtal brook, - ſº moſt it does the bottom ſhow; Dryden wº edleſ, all above, and rockleſs all below. ryaen. 'T is wº - d. we'r DY. adj. [from wer I . cºunt boughs, her coronet wced ious ſliver broke, •ring to hang, * envious sº º her weedy trophics and herſelf Shakſ. Hamlet. Fell in the weeping brook. ., wº tº in ºr with weeds. - 2. Aº: wº, lake all night I lay, …” f ſafety. . . i..., º it lie upon the wº n.f. [ycoº Saxon; wº Tº º: º ºw. will give thee this alſo. Gen. xxix. Ll J) - f aſ ſweek and day.] Any day not Sunday. wº. V ſº ºf..] Happening, produced, or done W. E. EKLY. “” owcc 2. week; hebdomadary. - Dryden's Æn. round. Mortimer; i. ; weeka, Swediſh.] • y 3. Pope. dºing ſolemniz, d the Lord's. ope The Jews had always their weekly readings of the law of Moſes, Hooker. So liv'd our fires, ere doćtors learn'd to kill, And multiply'd with heirs their weekly bill. Dryden. Nothing more frequent in their weekly papers, than affecting to confound the terms of clergy and high-church, and then loading the latter with calumny. Swift. WE/EKLY. adv. [from week.] Once a week; by hebdomadal periods. Theſe are obliged to perform divine worſhip in their turns weekly, and are ſometimes called hebdomadal canons, Aiji. WEEL. m. ſ. [poel, Saxon.] 1. A whirlpool. 2. A twiggen ſnare or trap for fiſh, [perhaps from willow] To WEEN. v. n. [penan, Saxon; waenen, Dutch..] To think; to imagine; to form a notion; to fancy. Obſolete. Ah lady dear, quoth then the gentle knight, Well may I ween your grief is wond’rous great. Spe'ſ r, So well it her beſeems, that ye would ween Some angel ſhe had been. Spenſer's Epithalamium. When weening to return, whence they did ſtray, They cannot find that path which firſt was ſhown; But wander to and fro in ways unknown, Furtheſt from end then, when they neareſt wºn, Fa.ºn. Thy father, in pity of my hard diſtreſs, Levy’d an army, weening to redeem And reinſtal me in the diadem. // een you of better luck, I mean, in perjur'd witneſs, than your maſter, Whoſe miniſter you are, while here he liv'd Upon this naughty earth. Shakespeare Henry VIII. They wern'd That ſelf-ſame day, by fight or by ſurprize, To win the mount of God; and on his throne To ſet the envier of his ſtate, the proud Aſpirer; but their thoughts prov'd fond and vain, Milton, To WEEP. v. n. preter. and part, paſſ wºpt, wºrſed. [peopan, Saxon.] 1. To ſhow ſorrow by tears. In that ſad time My manly eyes did ſcorn an humble tear; And what theſe ſorrows could not hence exhale, That beauty hath, and made them blind with weeping, Shakespeare I fear he will prove the weeping philoſopher when he grows old, being ſo full of unmannerly ſadneſs in his youth. Shaº. The days of weeping and mourning for Moſes were ended: Deutr, xxxiv, 8. Have you wept for your fin, ſo that you were indeed ſorrow- ful in your ſpirit? Are you ſo ſorrowful that you hate it. Do you ſo hate it that you have left it? Taylºr. Away, with women werp, and leave me here, Fix'd, like a man, to die without a tear, Or ſave, or ſlay us both. Dryden. A corps it was, but whoſe it was, unknown; Yet mov’d, howe'er, ſhe made the caſe her own; Took the bad omen of a ſhipwreck'd man, As for a ſtranger wºpt. Drydº. when Darius wept over his army, that within a ſingkº not a man of all that confluence would be left alive. At" nus improved his meditation by adding, that yet al. " dºm ſhould meet with ſo many evils, that every one ſhould wº himſelf dead long before. Iſaia's Prºparatiºn fºr Dialº. This lovely weeping fair cannot bedcarer to thee, Than thou art to thy faithful Scofrid. Rºti. 2. To ſhed tears from any paſſion. Then they for ſudden joy did werp, And I for ſorrow ſung, ‘I hat ſuch a king ſhould playbo-peep, And go the fools among. 3. To lament; to complain. r They werp unto me, ſaying, give usfieſh thatwº maycat Nº. To WEEP. v. a. 1. To lament with tears; to bewail; to bemoan. * If thou wilt weep my fortunes, take my eyes. Shaftart, Nor was I near to cloſe his dying eyes, To waſh his wounds, to weep his obſcquics. Dryden, We wand'ring go * Pºłº Through dreary waſtes, and wrºp each other?" ºpe. 2. To ſhed moiſture. Thus was this place A happy rural ſeat of various view, ºl. Groves whoſe rich trees wept od’rous gums and balm. Mill, Let India boaſt her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, Andreaſins commanded which thoſe trees advin “” 3. To abound with wet. - timer Rey-graſs grows on clayey and weeping grounds. Mºrtimer. WE'EPER. n.f. [from weep.] - 1. One who ſheds tears; a lamenter ; a bewailer; amº - If you kave ſerved God in a holy life, ſcnd away the º Shaleſ. Hºy VI. Slałej, King Liaº 4.
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men and the weeper; tell them it is as much intemperance to
weep too much as to laugh too much : if thou art alone, ºr
with fitting company, die as thou ſhould'ſt ; but do not die
impatiently, and like a fox catched in a trap. Taylor.
Laughter is eaſy; but the wonder lies,
What ſtore of brine ſupply'd the weeper's eyes.
2. A white border on the ſleeve of a mourning coat.
We'r R1s H. adj. [See WEARISH.] This old word is uſed by
Aſham in a ſenſe which the lexicographers ſeem not to have
known. Applied to taſtes, it means inſipid; applied to the
body, weak and waſhy: here it ſeems to mean ſour; furly.
A voice not ſoft, weak, piping, womaniſh; but audible,
ſtrong, and manlike: a countenance not weeriſh and crabbed,
but fair and comely. Aſham's Schoolmaſter.
To WEET. v. n. preterite wot, or wate. [pican, Saxon; weten,
Dutch..] To know ; to be informed; to have knowledge.
Obſolete.
Him the prince with gentle court did board;
Sir knight, mought I of you this court’ſy read,
To weet why on your ſhield, ſo goodly ſcor’d,
Bear ye the picture of that lady's head
- I bind,
On pain of puniſhment, the world to weet
We ſtand up peerleſs. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra.
Dryden.
Spenſer.
But well I weet thy cruel wrong
Adorns a nobler poet's ſong. Prior.
WE'et less. adj. [from west.] Unknowing. Spenſer.
We'e vil. n.ſ. ſpipel, Saxon; vevel, Dutch..] A grub.
A worm called a weevil, bred under ground, feedeth upon
roots; as parſnips and carrots. Lacon's Natural Hiſłory.
Corn is ſo innocent from breeding of mice, that it doth not
produce the very we'vil: that live in it and conſume it. Bently,
We'Ezel m.ſ. [See WEA's El...]
I ſuck melancholy out of a ſong, as a weazel ſucks eggs. Shakespeare
The corn-devouring weezil here abides,
And the wife ant. Dryden's Georg.
WEFT. The old preterite and part. paſſ from 7% wave. Spenſ.
WEFT. m. ſ. [guaive, French ; vya, to wander, Iſlandick;
vagus, Latin. J
1. That of which the claim is generally waved; any thing wan-
dering without an owner, and ſeized by the lord of the manour.
His horſe, it is the herald's weſt ;
No, 'tis a mare. //en. johnſon's Underwood.
2. It is in Bacon for waft, a gentle blaſt.
The ſmell of violets exceedeth in ſweetneſs that of ſpices,
and the ſtrongeſt ſort of ſmells are beſt in a weſt afar off. Bac.
WEFT. n.ſ. [pepca, Saxon.] The woof of cloth.
WE/F tAGE. m.ſ. [from weft.] Texture.
The whole muſcles, as they lie upon the bones, might be
truly tanned; whereby the wºffage of the fibres might more
eaſily be obſerved. Grew's 44t/acum.
To WE 1GH. v. a. [poexan, Saxon; weyhen, Dutch..]
1. To examine by the balance.
Earth taken from land adjoining to the Nile, and preſerved,
fo as not to be wet nor waſted, and weighed daily, will not alter
weight until the ſeventeenth of June, when the river begin-
neth to riſe; and then it will grow more and more ponderous,
'till the river cometh to its height. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Th’ Eternal hung forth his golden ſcales,
Wherein all things created firſt he weigh’d.
2. To be equivalent to in weight.
By the exſuction of the air out of a glaſs-veſſel, it made
that veſſel take up, or ſuck up, to ſpeak in the common lan-
guage, a body wighing divers ounces. Boyle.
3. To pay, allot, or take by weight.
They that muſt weigh out my afflićtions,
They that my truſt muſt grow to, live not here;
They are, as all my comforts are, far hence. Shakeſpeare.
They weighed for my price thirty pieces of ſilver. Zech. xi.
4. To raiſe; to take up the anchor.
Barbaroſſa, uſing this exceeding cheerfulneſs of his ſoldiers,
(noles.
Mºton.
weighed up the fourteen gallies he had ſunk.
Here he left me, ling’ring here delay'd
His parting kiſs, and there his anchor weigh’d.
5. To examine; to balance in the mind.
Regard not who it is which ſpeaketh, but
is ſpoken.
I have in equal balance juſtly weigh’d
What wrongs our arms may do, what wrongs we ſuffer,
And find our griefs heavier than our offences. Sha'i. H. IV.
The ripeneſs or unripeneſs of the occaſion muſt ever be well
weighed. Bacon.
His majeſty's ſpeedy march left that deſign to be better
weighed and digeſted. Carendon.
You choſe a retreat, and not 'till you had maturely weighed
the advantages of riſing higher, with the hazards of the
fall. Dryden.
All grant him prudent; prudence intereſt weighs,
And intereſt bids him ſeek your love and praiſe. Dryden.
The mind, having the power to ſuſpend the ſatisfaction of
any of its deſires, is at liberty to examine them on all ſides,
and weigh them with others. Locke.
Dryden.
weigh only what
- A footer.
He is the only proper judge of our perfections, who weighs
the goodneſs of our actions by the ſincerity of our intentions.
Addiſon's Speciator.
6. To WE G H dºwn. To overballance.
Fear weighs dºwn faith with ſhame. Damie's Civ. J/ar.
7. Tº WEIGH down. To overburden; to oppreſs with weight;
to depreſs.
The Indian fig boweth ſo low, as it taketh root again; the
plenty of the ſap, and the ſoftneſs of the ſtalk, making the
bough, being overloaden, weigh dºwn. Bacon.
In thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry,
To weigh thy ſpirits down.
Her father's crimes
Sit heavy on her, and weigh down her prayers;
A crown uſurp'd, a lawful king depos'd,
His children murder'd. Dryden's Staniſh Fryar.
My ſoul is quite weigh’d down with care, and aſks
The ſoft refreſhment of a moment's ſleep. Addiſon's Cato.
Excellent perſons, weighed down by this habitual ſorrow of
heart, rather deſerve our compaſſion than reproach. Addison.
To WEIGH. v. n.
1. To have weight.
Exačily weighing and ſtrangling a chicken in the ſcales, upon
an immediate ponderation, we could diſcover no difference in
weight; but ſuffering it to lie eight or ten hours, until it grew
perfectly cold, it weighed moſt ſenſibly lighter Brown.
2. To be conſidered as important; to have weight in the intel-
le&tual ballance. -
This objection ought to weigh with thoſe, whoſe reading is
deſigned for much talk and little knowledge. Locke.
A wiſe man is then beſt ſatisfied, when he finds that the ſame
argument which weighs with him has weighed with thouſands
before him, and is ſuch as hath born down all oppoſition. Addison
3. To raiſe the anchor.
When gath'ring clouds o'erſhadow all the ſkies,
And ſhoot quick lightnings, weigh, my boys, he cries. Dry.
4. To bear heavily; to preſs hard.
Can’ſ thou not miniſter to a mind diſeas'd,
And with ſome ſweet oblivious antidote
Cleanſe the ſtuff'd boſom of that perilous ſtuff
Which weigh, upon the heart 2 Shakeſp. Macbeth.
WEIGHED. adj. [from weigh.J Experienced. -
In an embaſſy of weight, choice was made of ſome ſad per-
ſon of known experience, and not of a young man, not
weighed in ſtate matters. Bacon.
We'rg H.E.R. m.ſ.. [from weigh.] He who weighs,
WEIGHT. m.ſ. I pipe, Saxon. J
1. Quantity meaſured by the ballance.
Tobacco cut and weighed, and then dried by the fire, loſeth
weight; and, after being laid in the open air, recovereth weight
again. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
Fain would Ichuſe a middle courſe to ſteer;
Nature's too kind, and juſtice too ſevere:
Speak for us both, and to the balance bring,
On either ſide, the father and the king:
Heav'n knows my heart is bent to favour thee;
Make it but ſcanty weight, and leave the reſt to me. Dryd.
Boerhaave fed a ſparrow with bread four days, in which
time it eat more than its own weight; and yet there was no
acid found in its body. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
A maſs by which, as the ſtandard, other bodies are examined.
Juſt balances, juſt weights ſhall ye have. Lev. xix. 36.
Undoubtedly there were ſuch weights which the phyſicians
uſed, who, though they might reckon according to the weight
of the money, they did not weigh their drugs with pieces of
money. Arbuthnot on Coins.
y -
When the balance is intirely broke, by mighty weights
fallen into either ſcale, the power will never continue long in
equal diviſion, but run intirely into one. Swift.
Milton,
3. Ponderous maſs.
A man leapeth better with weight; in his hands than with-
out; for that the weight, if proportionable, ſtrengtheneth the
finews by contračting them; otherwiſe, where no contračtion
is needful, weight hindereth: as we ſee in horſeraces, men are
curious to foreſee that there be not the leaſt weight upon the
one horſe more than upon the other. In leaping with weights,
the arms are firſt caſt backwards, and then forwards, with ſo
much the greater force. Facon's Natural Hiſtory.
Wolſey, who from his own great ſtore might have
A palace or a college for his grave,
Lies here interr'd :
Nothing but earth to earth, no pond’rous weight
Upon him, but a pebble or a quoit:
If thus thou lieſt neglected, what muſt we
Hope after death, who are but ſhreds of thee ? Bp. Corbet.
All their confidence
Under the weight of mountains bury'd deep. Milton.
Pride, like a gulf, ſwallows us up; our very virtues, when
ſo leavened, becoming weights aſſu plummets to ſink us to the
deeper ruin. Government ºf the Tongue,
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W E L W. E. L Then ſhun the ill. - indneſs and . 3 and know, my deat, * - ancy will | he only pillars fit {. tºwe 4. G..." weight as that of love. - y; eavineſs; tendency *ineſs or weight is not h natural quality y, whereb tend downwa y cond Prior. to the center. jº as being ſuch a enſed bodies do of themſe ards; but - - elves they º: ºº: as being an affection, whereby he ſhaft that flight - 3. l/ilkins. Now from his heavy . y was impreſs'd, with weight increas'd TOve through his neck. & » hat natural agent impel them ſo ſtrongly with a tranſverſe ſide blow againſt th - t * -- whole world, are * weight and rapidity, when Dryden. 5. Preſſure; burthen; overwhelming power. Bentley. Thou art no Atlas for ſo great a weight. Shakeſpeare. So ſhall the world go on, To good malignant, to bad men benign, Under her own weight groaning. Milton. We muſt thoſe, who groan beneath the weight Qf age, diſeaſe, or want, commiſerate. Denham. The prince may carry the plough, but the weight lies upon the people. L’Eſtrange. Poſſeſſion's load was grown ſo great, He ſunk beneath the cumb’rous weight. Swiſt. 6. Importance; power; influence; efficacy. How to make ye ſuddenly an anſwer, In ſuch a point of weight, ſo near mine honour, In truth I know not Shakeſp. Henry VIII. If this right of heir carry any weight with it, if it be the ordinance of God, muſt not all be ſubjećt to it. Lºcke. To make the ſenſe of eſteem or diſgrace ſink the deeper, and be of the more weight, other agreeable or diſagreeable things ſhould conſtantly accompany theſe different ſtates, loºke. An author's arguments loſe their weight, when we are Per- ſuaded that he ºnly writes for argument's ſake. Addison. See, Lord, the ſorrows of my heart, Ere yet it be too late ; A. hear my Saviour's dying groans, Addiſon's Sped To give thoſe ſorrows weight. Addison's Spºtatºr. łº, that encompaſs, the magiſtrate add dignity to all his ačtions, and weight tº all his words. Atterbury. Wrightily. adv. [from weighty.] 1. Heavily; ponderouſly, - idly; importantly. - 2 sº §º, the worſe, becauſe he makes his ..",º: weightily and ſententiouſly? Brºme" Notes on the Odyſſey. we’ightin Ess. n.ſ. [from wright).] 1. Ponderoſity; gravity; heavineſs. 2. sº i º: dwelt longer on this paſſage than the weightineſs of any argument in it requires. Locke. rtan Cº. - - - eighti- - lº apparent defea of her judgment, i. to *::::::: reſ of the adventuº cauſed many to marvel. } - wºrless, adj [from weight.] - ... havi gravity. . - I. isiº in the weightleſs air º, Sandy Can't thou the wiſdom of his works declare : andys. eighed. Improper. 2. Not i. ...}} and immortal prove, - D, yden. Becauſe the centre of it is above. y weighty, adº [from weight.] - derous. w I . He..., weary'd fortune *. She cannot farth. be your friend º But fits all breathleſs, and admires heel Dryden. º foºtiºhty, that" º her wheel. ..omentous; efficaº". 2. Impº .. aſſiſtance do make love, Maſking the buſineſs from the common “sºft. Macbeth. }. ſundry ...,ghty reaſons: No fool Pythagºras was thought: whilſt he his weighty doarines taught, . 1 ſl”... . s ſtand, He made lº their hand: Their º ſome odd-thinking youth, #: º tº doctrine than tº truth, #. have refus’d to let his ears ſpheres. Attend the muſick of the §: knight full of care, , - - L Thus §. in a weighty affair. Swift. et me - w R gº OUS ſeve - t - C. 2 - 3 !ere No 1 in uſ i - ntal T1S C3 I * after tWO days ſhine, Athens CO the £eſ Timon. ghtier judgment; Shakeſ Prior. t - Attend our * This I once believed a corruptiºn of weal w ... interſ. - },...i.d explained it; but we'law's "...},..., gone; ſo juniº.º. º, a v away, ºº palapa, “. woes from welaway, is the . by corruption we aday.] Alaº- he cried forme y now out, and wealaway, - p Stenſºr wº day bath ſent this curſed light! penſer. What di Ah, welaway / moſt noble lords, how can Your cruel eyes endure ſo piteous fight : Fairy Qun, //elaway, the while I was ſo fond, To leave the good that I had in hond. Spenſir. WE’L COME. adj. [bien venu, French ; pilcume, Saxon; wil- Kom, Dutch.] I, Received with gladneſs; admitted willingly to any place or enjoyment; grateful; pleaſing. I ſerve you, madam: Your graces are right welcome. Shakeſp. King Lear, He, though not of the plot, will like it, And wiſh it ſhould proceed; for, unto men Preſt with their wants, all change is ever welcome. B. johnſ. Here let me earn my bread, *Till oft invocated death Haſlen the welcome end of all my pains. Milton, He that knows how to make thoſe he converſes with eaſy, has found the true art of living, and being welcome and valued every where. Lock, 2. To bid Welcome. To receive with profeſſions of kindneſs. Some ſtood in a row in ſo civil a faſhion, as if to welcºme us; and divers put their arms a little abroad, which is their geſture when they bid any welcome. Bacºn, We'lcome. interſ. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comeſ, elliptically uſed for you are welcome. Welcome, he ſaid, O long expected to my dear embrace. Dryden. I/elcome, great monarch, to your own. Dryden, We'lcome. n.ſ. 1. Salutation of a new comer. º If alcome ever ſmiles, and farewel goes out fighing Shalºft, Leontes opening his free arms, and weeping His welcome forth. Shakespeare Winter's Tal. 2. Kind reception of a new comer. I ſhould be free from injuries, and abound as much in the true cauſes of welcomes, as I ſhould find want of the effects thereof. Sidney, I look’d not for you yet, nor am provided For your fit welcome. Shakespeare . King Lear, Madam, new years may well expečt to find Jºe cºme from you, to whom they are ſo kind: Still as they paſs they court and ſmile on you, And make your beauty as themſelves ſeem new. ... Waler. Where diligence opens the door of the underſtanding, and impartiality keeps it, truth finds an entrence and Awilºme too. Sºuth's Sermºns. To We’lco M E. v. a. To ſalute a new comer with kindneſs. - I know no cauſe Why I ſhould welcome ſuch a gueſt as grief, Save bidding farewel to ſo ſweet a gueſt As my ſweet Richard. Shatſ. Rihard II. They flood in a row in ſo civil a faſhion, as if to wºn uS. Bat.", Thus we ſalute thee with our early ſong, - And welcome thee, and wiſh thee long. Miltºn, To welcºme home His warlike brother, is Pirithous come Dryden, The lark and linnet ſtrain their warbling throats, To welcºme in the Spring. Dºdº. We’lcome to ºur Houſe n.ſ. An herb. Ainſwºrth. Welcom EN ss. n.). [from welcome.] Gratefulneſs. Our joys, after ſome centuries of years, may ſeem" have grown elder, by having been enjoyed ſo many gºs; º' will they really ſtill continue new, not only upon the ſolº their welcºmeneſs, but by their perpetually equal, becauſe infinite, diſtance from a period. Bºl, WE'lcome R. m. ſ. [from welcome.] The ſaluter or receiver ºf a new COmer. Farewel, thou woful welcomer of glory. ... Shaº" weld, or Would n.ſ. [ luteola, Latin. J Yellow weed, or dyers weed. Its leaves are oblong and intire : it has an anomalous flower, conſiſting of many diffinilar leaves: the fruit is globular, hol. low, and divided into three parts. The dyers uſ;" for dying bright yellows and lemon colours; and this is by ſome ſp. poſed to be the plant uſed by the ancient Pićts in painting their bodies. Miller. To WELD, for To wield. Sºſr. To WELD. v. a. To beat one maſs into another, ſo as to ill- corporate them. - l Sparkling or welding heat is uſed when yºu double up your iron to make it thick enough, and ſo ºff or work in the doubling into one another, Moxºn's Mºth. tº: we’ld ER. n.ſ. A term perhaps merely Iriſh; though tº be derived from To wield, to turn or manage: whence withid, welder. such immediate tenants have others under them. and ſo a third and fourth in ſubordination, till it comes tº the º as they call him, who ſits at a rack-rent, and *: rably. wg" WE/ . ARE. m.ſ. ſwell and fare.] Happineſs; ſucceſs; º If friends to a government forbear their aſſiſtance, they r;
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it in the power of a few deſperate men to ruin the wºre of
thoſe who are ſuperiour to them in ſtrength and intereſt. Addison
Diſcretion is the perfection of reaſon : cunning is a kind of
inſtinct that only looks out after our immediate intereſt and
welfare. Addison's Spectator.
To Welk v. 2. [Of this word in Spenſºr I know not well the
meaning: realcan, in Saxon, is to roll; woken, in German,
and recen, in Saxon, are clouds; whence I ſuppoſe welº,
we & or whi} is an undulation or corrugation, or corrugated
or convolved body. J/ºil is uſed for a ſmall ſhell-fiſh..] To
cloud; to obſcu'e.
Now ſad Winter welked hath the day,
And Phoebus, weary of his yearly taſk,
Eſtabliſhed hath his ſteeds in lowly lay,
And taken up his inn in fiſhes haſk.
As gentle ſhepherd in ſweet eventide,
When ruddy Phoebus 'gins to wºlk in Weſt,
Marks which do bite their haſty ſupper beſt. Fairy Queen.
The welked Phoebus 'gan avale
His weary wain. Spenſer.
WE'lked, adj. Wrinkled; wreathed.
Methought his eyes
Were two full moons: he had a thouſand noſes,
Horns wel}'d and wav'd like the enridged ſea. Shakeſpeare.
WE'l KIN. m. ſ. (from pealcan, to roll, or pelcen, clouds, Sax.]
1. The viſible regions of the air. Out of uſe, except in poetry.
Ne in all the welkin was no cloud. Chaucer.
He leaves the weſkin way moſt beaten plain,
And rapt with whirling wheels inflames the ſkyen,
With fire not made to burn, but fairly for to ſhine. Fa. Qu.
The ſwallow peeps out of her neſt,
And cloudy wełin cleareth. i Spenſer's Paſłorals.
Spur your proud horſes hard, and ride in blood:
A maze the we'Kin with your broken ſtaves. Slak. R. III.
With feats of arms
From either end of heav'n the welkin burns. Milton.
Now my taſk is ſmoothly done,
I can fly, or I can run
Quickly to the green earth's end,
Where the bow’d we'éin ſlow doth bend. AZ ſton.
Their hideous yells
Rend the dark weláin. Philips.
2. WELKIN Eye, is, I ſuppoſe, blue eye; ſkycoloured eye.
Yet were it true
To ſay this boy were like me! Come, fir page,
Look on me with your welkin eye, ſweet villain. Shakeſpeare.
WELL. m.ſ. ſpelle, pdell, Saxon.]
1. A ſpring; a fountain ; a ſource.
Begin then, ſiſters of the ſacred we',
That from beneath the ſeat of Jove doth ſpring.
As the root and branch are but one tree,
And well and ſtream do but one river make;
So if the root and well corrupted be,
The ſtream and branch the ſame corruption take. Davies.
2. A de p narrow pit of water.
The muſcles are ſo many well-buckets: when one of them
ačis and draws, ’tis neceſſary that the other muſt obey. Dryden.
3. The cavity in which ſtairs are placed.
Hollow newelled ſtairs are made about a ſquare hollow
newel ; ſuppoſe the well-hole to be eleven foot ſong, and fix
foot wide, and we would bring up a pair of ſtairs from the firſt
floor eleven foot high, it being intended a ſky-light ſhall fall
through the hollow newel. AMoxon's A/ech. Exer.
To WELL. v. m. ſpeallan, Saxon.] To ſpring; to iſſue as from
a ſpring.
Thereby a cryſtal ſtream did gently play,
Which from a ſacred fountain we led forth alway. Fa. Qu.
Spenſºr.
Milton.
The bubbling wave did ever freſhly well. Fairy Queen.
A dreary corſe,
All wallow'd in his own yet lukewarm blood,
That from his wound yet well, d freſh, alas ! Spenſºr.
Himſelf aſſiſts to lift him from the ground,
With clotted locks, and blood that well'd from out the
wound. Dryden's Aºn.
From his two ſprings,
Pure weſling out, he through the lucid lake
Of fair Dambea rolls his infant ſtream. Thomſon's Summer.
To WFI. L. v. a. To pour anything forth.
To her people wealth they forth do we',
And health to every foreign nation. Fairy ºueen.
9. It is a word b
IO.
it is not very much nor very good. Few men mend with fick-
neſs, as there are but few who by travel and a wandering life
become devout. - 7ayſor's Guide to Devºtion.
Men under irregular appetites never think themſelves we'ſ,
ſo long as they fancy they might be better; then from better
they muſt riſe to beſt. Z'E/?range.
'Tis eaſy for any, when wel, to give advice to them that
are not. //ake's Preparation fºr 19eath.
2. Convenient; happy.
Holdings were ſo plentiful, and holders ſo ſcarce, as well
was the landlord, who could get one to be his tenant. Carew.
Charity is made the conſtant companion and perfection of
all virtues; and well it is for that virtue where it moſt enters,
and longeſt ſtays. Strat's Sermons.
This exactneſs is neceſſary, and it would be well too, if it
extended itſelf to common converſation. Locke.
It would have been well for Genoa, if ſhe had followed
the example of Venice, in not permitting her nobles to make
any purchaſe of lands in the dominions of a foreign prince. Ad.
3. Being in favour.
He followed the fortunes of that family; and was well
with Henry the fourth. Dryden.
4. Recovered from any ſickneſs or misfortune.
I am ſorry -
For your diſpleaſure; but all will ſure be well. Shakeſ rare.
Juſt thoughts, and modeſt expectations are eaſily ſatisfied.
If we don't over-rate our pretenſions, all will be well. Collier.
Well adv. [will, Gothick; pell, Saxon ; wel, Dutch ; vel,
Iſlandick.
1. Not ill; not unhappily.
Some ſenſe, and more eſtate, kind heav'n
To this weſ/-lotted peer has given :
What then he muſt have rule and ſway; -
Elſe all is wrong till he's in play. Prizr.
2. Not ill; not wickedly.
My bargains, and well-won thrift he calls int'reſt. Shakespeare
Thou one bad act with many deeds well done
May'ſ cover, Milton.
3. Skilfully; properly.
A private caution I know not well how to ſort, unleſs I
ſhould call it political, by no means to build too near a great
neighbour. /?%tton.
Beware and govern well thy appetite. AZilton.
Whether the learn’d Minerva be her theme,
Orchaſte Diana bathing in the ſtream;
Dryden.
None can record their heavenly praiſe ſo well.
What poet would not mourn to ſee
His brother write as well as he * Swift.
4. Not amiſs ; not unſucceſsfully; not erroneouſly.
Solyman commended them for a plot ſo well by them laid,
more than he did the Victory of others got by good fortune, not
grounded upon any good ſeaſon. Knolles.
The ſoldier that philoſopher well blam’d,
Who long and loudly in the ſchools declaim'd. Denham.
'Tis almoſt impoſſible to tranſlate verbally and well. Dryden.
5. Not inſufficiently; not defectively.
The plain of Jordan was well watered every where. Geneſs.
We are well able to overcome it. Num. xiii. 30.
The merchant adventurers being a ſtrong company, and
well underſet with rich men, held out bravely. Bacon.
6. To a degree that gives pleaſure.
I like well, in ſome places, fair columns upon frames of
carpenters work. Bacom.
7. With praiſe; favourably.
All the world ſpeaks well of you. Pope.
8. Well is ſometimes like the French bien, a term of conceſſion.
The knot might well be cut, but untied it could notbe. Sidney.
To know
In meaſure what the mind can well contain. Alžºltzn.
y which ſomething is admitted as the ground
for a concluſion. -
Well, let's away, and ſay how much is done. Shakespeare.
JWell, by this author's confeſſion, a number ſuperior are
for the ſucceſſion in the houſe of Hanover. Swift.
As well as. Together with ; not leſs than.
Coptos was the magazine of all the trade from AEthiopia,
by the Nile, as well as of thoſe commodities that came from
the weſt by Alexandria. Arbuthnot on Coins.
11. Well is him or me; bene eſ?, he is happy.
Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of underſtanding, and
that hath not ſlipped with his tongue. Ac ſuſ, xxv. 8.
WF.L. ad. [// ell ſeems to be ſometimes an ade&tive, though
12. Well nigh. Nearly ; almoſt.
it is not always eaſy to determine its relations.]
1. Not ſick; not unhappy.
Mark, wº
To ſay the dead are well. Shakespeare Ant, and Cleºpatra.
Lady, I am not well, elſe I ſhould anſwer
from a full flowing ſtomach. Shakeſp. King Lear.
In poiſon there is phyſick; and this news,
That would, had I been well, have made me ſick,
Being ſick, hath in ſome meaſure made me well. Shakeſp.
While thou art well, thou mayeſt do much good; but when
thou art ſick, thou can'ſt not tell what thou ſhalt be able to do:
ſtruction.
I freed well nigh half th’ angelick name. Milton,
13. It is uſed much in compoſition, to expreſs anything right,
laudable, or not defective.
Antiochus underſtanding him not be well affected to his af.
fairs, provided for his own ſafety. 2 A.ac. iv. 21.
There may be ſafety to the well-affected Perſians; but to
thoſe which do conſpire againſt us, a memorial of de-
E%. xvi. 23.
Should a whole hoſt at once diſcharge the bow,
My well-aim'd ſhaft with death prevents the foe, Pope.
- What
W. E. L What will annº -appointed lead f in |º arei Aºi. º us here Sºft. ºping winter treads, Shakespeare Romeo and juliet. Ande ifici º march'd before, Admoniſh. ..."...sh; join'd, - is well- intº nº B Such mºnº attending mind. Pope, efore was never made, * When of old the ſon - .1 ſl . . s of ſhilſ the Creator great of morning ſung, * conſtellations ſet, And the well-balanc h “arners muſt at fir *"g been once mad 'd world on hinges hung. Milton. ſt be believers, and their maſter's rules * - 1 - ** axioms to them, they miſlead thoſe . think it ſufficient to excuſe them, if i; go out of * **y in a well-beaten track. Locke. rie choſe * thouſand horſe, the flow'r of all * Watlike troops, to wait the funerºi: To bear him back, and ſhare Evander's grief; well-becoming, but a weak relief. , , , Thoſe oppoſed files, Which lately met in the inteſtine ſhock, And furious cloſe of civil butchery, Shall now, in mutual well-beſeeming rank, March all one way. Shakeſp. Hen. IV. O'er the Elean plains, thy well-breath'd horſe Impels the flying car, and wins the courſe. Dryden. More diſmal than the loud diſploded roar Of brazen enginry, that ceaſeleſs ſtorms The baſtion of a well-built city. Philips. He condućted his courſe among the ſame well-choſen friendſhips and alliances with which he began it. Addiſon. My ſon corrupts a well-derived nature With his inducement. Shakeſpeare. If good accrue, 'tis conferr'd moſt commonly on the baſe and infamous; and only happening ſometimes to well-de- ſervers. Dryden. It grieves me he ſhould deſperately adventure º º, his well-deſerving life. - tancy, p. ii. What a pleaſure is well-directed ſtudy in the º ; truth ! - Locke: A certain ſpark of honour, which roſe in her well-diſpoſed mind, made her fear to be alone with him, with sº º: deſired to be. idney, b. 11. *::::: unprepoſſeſſed, the well-diſpoſed, who both together make much the major part of the world, *::::::::: *: f theſe things. - otºtp 5 Jer?/10715. *::: idea is º whereof the mind hath ſuch a º and evident perception, as it does receive from an outwar Pryden. object, operating duly on a well-diſpoſed organ. Locke. J Amid the main, two mighty fleets engage 5 Dryd A&ium ſurveys the well-diſputed prize. ryaen. - - r many, as ways of well doing are in number ev ºn as *: jº. of voluntary actions : ſo that whatſoever We do i. this world, and may do it ill, we ſhew oº:: º - - - ooker, p. 11. by well-doing to be wife. - ſs for a recom- y The conſcience of well-doing may paſs L’Eſ!, ange. CIYCC. - ding to his works ; to * - every man according - God . lº..."...º. in well-doing, º . h the heat and burden of the day, he '. º: sº º . their labour. 436 2. As far the ſpear I throw, - the well-drawn bow. Pope. Aºi. youths around her *; t y fixt on her alone. - But ev'ry eye was . S 2 - ... : - t, James's alſo - sº sº d well-dreſt rabble ſtare. *: #: i. of eſteem, riches, or Pow" makes men *}. The C1C inions in faſhion. - - º the gº . º well-eſtabliſhed riº W: 㺠to change for every difficulty. - not ble man Echenus ſage, a vº" ſent age ſurpaſs'd. Pºpe. - nd the preſent ag ... º. - Whoſe º". true antiquity, though dº.i. jº. ay happily diſcover. sº 0.71 17 eld/ld. wº ". the products of a peaceful º - h "...ºught poct, and º, - †: well-fill'd palacº, the . Ca1t 3 joicing, and a people * : - A º º did his ºf lº, ino with deter * º ..º.º. ...and ſword he draws. Dryden. gain Faireſt piece of well-form'd earth, J/aller. chtv birth. Urge not thus your tº: diſcerned in a well-formed, Pope. A rational º, º - : ill-ſhaped infant. . . . - communicate the º "... propoſition is ſufficient to JWatts. º #: º, before the well-fought wall ! * fall it...iſh’d day renown'd my "> - Had ſome º my º funerals. her life *:::: §. º: have a well-grounded hope in an Oth CT 111C 3 Ood II) W E L ºte as certain of a future recompence, as of the being of God. Alterbury. Let firm, well-hammer'd ſoles protect thy ſet Through freezing ſhows. Gay's Trivia. The camp of the heathen was ſtrong, and well-harneſſed, and compaſſed round with horſemen. I Alic, iv. 7. Among the Romans, thoſe who ſaved the life of a citizen, were dreſſed in an oaken garland; but among us, this has been a mark of ſuch well-intentioned perſons as would be. tray their country. Addiſon. He, full of fraudful arts, - This well-invented tale for truth imparts. Dryden. He, by enquiry, got to the well-known houſe of K. lander. - - Sidney, Soon as thy letters trembling I uncloſe, That well-known name awakens all my woes. Pºſt. Where proud Athens rears her tow'ry head, With opening ſtreets, and ſhining ſtructures ſpread, She paſt, delighted, with the well-known ſeats. Pºt. From a confin'd well-manag’d ſtore, You both employ and feed the poor. lſaller, A noble ſoul is better pleas'd with a zealous vindicator of liberty, than with a temporizing poet, or well-manner: COllrt- ſlave, and one who is ever decent, becauſe he is naturally ſer. vile. Dryden's Dedication to juvenal, Jºell-meaners think no harm; but for the reſt, Things ſacred they pervert, and filence is the beft. Drydin. By craft they may prevail on the weakneſs of ſome will. meaning men to engage in their deſigns. Roger's Sermon. He examines that well-meant, but unfortunate, lie of the conqueſt of France. Arbuthnºt. A critick ſuppoſes he has done his part, if he proves a writer to have fail'd in an expreſſion; and can it be wonder'd at, if the poets ſeem reſolved not to own themſelves in aſly error for as long as one ſide deſpiſes a well-meant ended. your, the other will not be ſatisfied with a moderate appro- bation. Pope's Prºface to his Hºrli. Many ſober, well-minded men, who were real lowers of the peace of the kingdom, were impoſed upon. Carandºn. Jarring int’reſts of themſelves create Th' according muſick of a well-mix'd ſtate, When the blaſt of winter blows, Into the naked wood he goes; And ſeeks the tuſky boar to rear, With well-mouth'd hounds, and pointed ſpeat. Drdin. The applauſe that other people's reaſon gives to virtuous and well-ordered actions, is the proper guide of children, till they grow able to judge for themſelves. Lik. The fruits of unity, next unto the well-pleaſing of God, which is all in all, are towards thoſe that are without the Pºſt, church ; the other toward those that are within. Bacon. The exerciſe of the offices of charity is always well-plea- ſing to God, and honourable among men. Atterbury, My voice ſhall ſound, as you do prompt mine car; And {. ſtoop, and humble my intents To your well practis'd wiſe directions. Shakeſ, Hin, WI. T he well proportion'd ſhape, and beauteous face, Shall never more be ſeen by mortal eyes. Drydºn, 'Twas not the haſty product of a day, But the well-ripen'd fruit of wiſe delay. Dryden, Procure thoſe that are freſh gathered, ſtrait, ſmoºth, wid well-rooted. Mortimer's Huſſariº, If I ſhould inſtruct them to make well-running veries, they wait genius to give them ſtrength. Drydºn. The eating of a well-ſeaſoned diſh, ſuited to a man's Pa- late, may move the mind, by the delight itſelf that accom. panies the eating, without reference to any other end. Lait. Inſtead of well-ſet hair, baldneſs. lſa. iii. 24. Abraham and Sarah were old, and well-ſtricken ingºſºft, Many well-ſhaped innocent virgins are waddling like big- bellied women. - Spectator, N 127, We never ſee beautiful and well-taſted fruits from a tree choaked with thorns and briars. Dryden's Du ſhº. The well-tim'd oars th With ſounding ſtrokes divide the ſparkling waves. Smith Wiſdom's triumph is well-tim'd retreat, As hard a ſcience to the fair as great, Pºp!, Mean time we thank you for your will took labour, l Go to your reſt. Shalº Hºlt Oh you are well-tun'd now ; but I'll let down the pegs that make this muſick. Shahſ. Othell. Her well-turn’d neck he view'd, And on her ſhoulders her diſhevel’d hair. Dryden, A well-weighed judicious poem, which at firſt gain. " more upon the world than to be juſt received, lº.º ſelf by inſenſible degrees into the liking of the reader. Pºº" He rails hrift On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift, - Which he calls intered. Shakeſp. Merch. ºf Wait. Each by turns the other's bound invade, Pº As, in ſome well-wrought picture, light and ſhade. ** - - -- - - - Ye: we'll ADAY. interjeti. [This is a corruption of weawº). “ WELAwa Y.] Alas. O well- 4.
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Shakeſpeare.
- Gay.
huſband, to give him ſuch cauſe of ſuſpicion.
Ah, welladay! I’m ſhent with baneful ſmart
WELºe'1NG. m.ſ.. [well and be..] Happineſs; proſperity.
Man is not to depend upon the uncertain diſpoſitions of
men for his wellbeing, but only on God and his own
ſpirit. Taylor's Rule of Living Holy.
For whoſe wellbeing
So amply, and with hands ſo liberal,
Thou haſt provided all things. Milton's Par. Loſt, b. viii.
The moſt ſacred ties of duty are founded upon gratitude:
ſuch as the duties of a child to his parent, and of a ſubjećt to
his ſovereign. From the former there is required love and
honour, in recompence of being; and from the latter obe-
dience and ſubjection, in recompence of protećtion and well.
being. . . South's Sermons.
All things are ſubſervient to the beauty, order, and waii.
being of the whole. L’Eſtrange.
He who does not co-operate with this holy ſpirit, receives.
none of thoſe advantages which are perfecting of his nature,
and neceſſary to his wellbeing. Speciator, Nº. 571.
WELLBo'RN. n.ſ. Not meanly deſcended.
One whoſe extraction from an antient line,
Gives hope again that wellborn men may ſhine.
Heav'n, that wellhorn ſouls inſpires,
Prompts me, through lifted ſwords, and riſing fires,
To ruſh undaunted to defend the walls. Dryden.
WELLBRED. adj. [well and bred.] Elegant of manners; polite.
None have been with admiration read,
But who, beſides their learning, were wellbred. Roſcom.
Both the poets were wellbred and well-natur'd. Dryden.
Wellbred ſpaniels civilly delight,
In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Pope.
wºrvº. adj. [well and nature. J Good-natured ;
kind.
WELLDo'NE. interječi. A word of praiſe.
//cllºlone, thou good and faithful ſervant. Matt. xxv. 21.
WELLFA'you REP. adj. [well and favour.] Beautiful; plea-
fing to the eye.
His wife ſeems to be wellfavoured. I will uſe her as the
key of the cuckoldy rogue's coffer. Shakeſpeare.
WELLME^T. interſ. [well and meet.] A term of ſalutation.
Once more to-day wellmet, diſtemper'd lords;
//aller.
The king by me requeſts your preſence ſtraight. Shakeſp.
On their life no grievous burthen lies,
Who are wellnatur'd, temperate and wiſe:
But an inhuman and ill-temper'd mind,
Not any eaſy part in life can find. Denham.
The manners of the poets were not unlike; both of them
were well-bred, wellnatured, amorous, and libertine at leaſt
in their writings; it may be alſo in their lives. Dryden.
Still with eſteem no leſs convers’d than read ;
With wit wellnatur'd, and with books well-bred. Pope,
Well N (G.H. adv. [well and migh..] Almoſt.
The ſame ſo fore annoyed has the knight,
That wellnigh choaked with the deadly ſtink,
His forces fail. Fairy Queen, b. i.
My feet were almoſt gone: my ſteps had wellnigh ſlipt. Pſ.
England was wellnigh ruined by the rebellion of the barons,
and Ireland utterly neglected. Davies.
Whoever ſhall read over St. Paul’s enumeration of the
duties incumbent upon it, might conclude, that wellnigh the
whole of chriſtianity is laid on the ſhoulders of charity
alone. . Sprat's Sermons.
Notwithſtanding a ſmall diverſity of poſitions, the whole ag-
gregate of matter, as long as it retained the nature of a chaos,
would retain wellhigh an uniform tenuity of texture. Bentley.
WELLsPE'N T. adj. Paſſed with virtue.
They are to lie down without anything to ſupport them in
their age, but the conſcience of a wellſpent youth. L'Eſtrange.
What a refreſhment then will it be to look back upon a
well/pent life Ca'any's Sermons.
The conſtant tenour of their well pent days,
No leſs deſerv'd a juſt return of praiſe. - Pope.
We'llspring. n.ſ. [poell:erpriž, Saxon.] Fountain; ſource.
The fountain and wellſpring of impiety, is a reſolved pur-
roſe of mind to reap in this world, what ſenſual profit or
ſenſual pleaſure ſoever the world yieldeth. Hooker.
Underſtanding is a wellſpring of life. Prov. xvi. 22.
Wellwi'lek. n.ſ. [will and willer.] One who means
kindly. -
timing all his own countrymen, that no man might
ſhew himſelf a well, viller of mine. Sidney, b. ii.
There are fit occaſions miniſtred for men to purchaſe to
themſelves wellwillers by the colour, under which they of—
tentimes proſecute quarrels of envy. Hooker.
Wellwi's H. n.ſ.. [well and wiſh. J A wiſh of happineſs. \
Let it not enter into the heart of any one that hath a well-
wiſh for his friends or poſtcrity, to think of a peace with
France, till the Spaniſh monarchy be entirely torn from it. Addison
Wellwi's HER. m. ſ. [from wellwiſh.] One who wiſhes the
good of another. -
W E N
The actual traitor is guilty of perjury in º - -
law; the ſecret º: of #: º . '' ºi.;
nal of conſcience. Addiſon's Freeholder, No 6
. Betray not any of your wellwiſhers into the like intº
Illencies. Spectator, Nº. 271.
No man is more your fincere wellwiſher than myſelf, or
more the ſincere welliffer of your family. P2:
- # *-
"ß º . a guard; an edging.
e low he - ike -ºſ. ...:
Pyramids, I like tººk round like ºvelts, with ſome #.
ſid **in ſcioli, or ſmatterers, are buſy in the ſkirts and out.
* of learning, and have ſearce anything of ſolid literature
to recommend them. They may have ſome edging or trim-
ming of a ſcholar, a well, or ſo ; but no more. Å. johnſºn
To WELt. v.a. [from the noun..] To ſew any thing with ătorieſ.
To We’lter. …
• * * [Peakan, Saxon; weierºn, Dutch.
tari, Lat.] » ; volu
I. To roll in water or mire.
He muſt not float upon his watry bier
Unweep'd, nor weſter to the parching winds.
The companions of his fall o'erwhelm'd
He ſoon diſcerns; and welt’ring by his ſide
The next himſelf. A4ilton's Par. Lºft, b. i.
...The gaſping head flies off; a purple flood
Flows from the trunk, that weller, in the blood.
He ſung Darius, great and good,
By too ſevere a fate,
Fallen from his high eſtate,
And welt’ring in his blood.
2. To roll voluntarily ; to wallow.
If a man inglut himſelf with vanity, or welter in filthineſ,
like a ſwine, all learning, all goodneſs is ſoon forgotten. Aftham.
WEMM. m. ſ. ſpem, Saxon.] A ſpot; a ſcar.
Although the wound be healed, yet the wemme or ſcar ſtºl
remaineth. Breretvood on Languages.
WEN. a. ſ. ſpen, Saxon.] A fleſhy or callous excreſcence, or
protuberance. -
Warts are ſaid to be deſtroy'd by the rubbing them with a
green elder ſtick, and then burying the ſtick to rot in muck.
It would be tried with corns and wens, and ſuch other ex-
creſcences. - Bacon's Nat. Hiſł.
Mountains ſeem but ſo many wens and unnatural protube-
rances upon the face of the earth. 44ore.
The poet reječts all incidents which are foreign to his
poem: they are wens and other excreſcences, which belong
not to the body. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
A promontory wen with griefly grace,
Stood high upon the handle of his face.
WENCH. n.ſ. ſpencle, Saxon.]
I. A young woman.
What do I, filly wench, know what love hath prepared for
me * Sidney, b. ii.
Now—how doſt thou look now Ohill-ſtarr'd wench /
Pale as thy ſmock 1 when we ſhall meet at compt,
This look of thine will hurl my ſoul from heav'n,
And fiends will ſnatch at it. Cold, cold, my girl,
Ev’n like thy chaſtity. Shakeſp. Othell.
Thou wouldſt perſwade her to a worſe offence
Milton.
Dryden.
Dryden's St. Cecília.
Dryden -
Than that, whereof thou didſt accuſe her wench. Donne.
2. A young woman in contempt; a ſtrumpet.
But the rude wench her anſwer'd nought at all. Spenſºr.
Do not play in wench-like words with that
Which is ſo ſerious. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
Men have theſe ambitious fancies,
And wanton wenches read romances.
3. A ſtrumpet.
It is not a digreſſion to talk of bawds in a diſcourſe upon
wenches. Speºſator, N° 266.
WE'Ncher. n.ſ.. [from wench..]. A fornicator.
He muſt be no great eater, drinker, or ſleeper; no game-
ſter, wencher, or fop. Grew's Coſmolºgy.
To WEND. v. n. [penban, Saxon.] -
1. To go; to paſs to or from. This word is now obſolete, but
its preterite went, is ſtill in uſe.
Back to Athens ſhall the lovers wend
With league, whoſe date till death ſhall never end. Shakeſ?.
They went on, and inferred, that if the world were a liv-
ing creature, it had a ſoul. Bacon's Nat. Hiſ?.
Then Rome ſhall wend to Benevento;
Great feats ſhall he atchieve
2. To turn round. It ſeems to be an old ſea term.
A ſhip of 660 tons will carry as good ordnance as a ſhip
of 1200 tons; and though the greater have double the nuin-
ber, the leſſer will turn her broadſides twice, before the
greater can wend once. - Raleigh.
WE'NNEL. n.ſ.. [a corrupted word for weamling.] An animal
newly taken from the dam.
Pinch never thy wennels of water or meat,
If ever ye hope for to have them good neat. Tiſºr.
WE'NN.Y. adj. [from wen.] Having the nature of a wen.
Some perſons, ſo deformed with theſe, haye ſuſpected thcm
to be wenny, Iłºſeman's urgery.
30 N VVE., T.
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Prior.
Arbuthnot.
W. E. T See WEND and Go. West, pra. *T. pret, and part. O f wee She for p. - Joy tenderly wept. WERE. of . verb to º p Milton. o give - - - untou. our ſiſter to one "ncircumciſed, were a reproach In infilſ, * - - - - Gen. xxxiv. 14. n infuſions in things that a I4 ſe of too high a ſpirit, you 70e) - - ° better pour off the firſt infuſion, and uſe the latter, hº Th Henry divided, as it were, As º of himſelf into four parts. Daniel's Civil War imagina. there were any. feriation in nature, or juſtimº Wac ion ° in profeſſions, this ſeaſon is termed the phyſicians - Brown's Wul He had been well aſſurd that at ulgar Errours. And condućt w y ere of w wº". "...º.º. rut. Dryden. Qºci' let thy bed be turned from fine gravel to weeds and mud; let ſome unjuſt niggardsmake ºf oil thy b - WERT. the ſecond perſon ſingular of the ... º Thou wert heard B. johnſºn O that thou wert as my brother. Caníviii. i. All join'd, and thou of many wert but one. Dryden. WERTH, wearth, wyrth, n. J. Whether initial or final in the names of places, ſignify a farm, court, or village, from the Saxon Peorºls, uſed by them in the ſame ſenſe. Gibſon's Cam. WE'sil. n.ſ. See WE's AND. The weſil, or windpipe, we call aſpera arteria. Bacon. WEST. m. ſ. [perc, Saxon; weſt, Dutch..] The region where the ſun goes below the horizon at the equinoxes. The weſt yet glimmers with ſome ſtreaks of day: Now ſpurs the lated traveller apace, To gain the timely inn. Shakeſp. Macbeth. The moon in level'd weſt was ſet. Milton. All bright Phoebus views in early morn, Or when his evening beams the weſt adorn. Pope. West. adj. Being towards, or coming from, the region of the ſetting ſun. A mighty ſtrong weſt wind took away the locuſts. Ex. x. This ſhall be your weſt border. Num, xxxiv. 6. The Phenicians had great fleets; ſo had the Carthaginians, which is yet farther weſt. Bacon. WEST. adº. To the weſt of any place. Iſºft of this foreſt, In goodly form comes on the enºmy. Shakeſpeare. What earth yields in India eaſt or weſ?. 44ilton. IWeſt from Orontes to the ocean. Milton. WE's TERING. adj. Paſſing to the *. ſtar that roſe at evening bright, - - T. heav'ns deſcent had ſlop'd his wºffering wheel. Milt. Wr'sterly, adj. [from weſt.] Tending or being towards the weſt. - - ſterly, ſoutherl ills give us a view of the moſt eaſterly, ſºutherly, lº. of England. . . Graunt. Bills of Mortality. wº. diff. [from weſt.] Being in the weſt, or toward the part where the ſun ſets. - - No. fair Phoebus 'gan decline in haſte His weary waggon to the º :- }. jazraj" t is a continued rock. 11071. Th: : º [perſpearb, Saxon.] Towards the weſt. WE's Tw ter they found the ſea weſtward from Peru, which is By * calm. Aliot's Deſcription of the World. always §. grove of ſycamore, Shak hat Jºard rootéth from the city ſide. shakeſpeare. Tº. weſtward like the fun you took your wº, d And from iºnighted Britain bore the day. ryaen. The ſtorm flies, - - - weſtward, when the ſhow'ry kids ariſe. Addiſon. From At home º: Prior - ket WaW. - Nº. *::::::::::: ...}.}}| With tendency to the We’s Tw - C If our loves faint, and weſtwardly decline ; alſely thine - …- * To º,º: alãons ſhall diſguiſe. JDonne. Aº [poet, Saxon ; waed, Daniſh.] WET. #. having ſome moiſture adhering: tains. Job. xxiv: 1. Humid 3 ... with the ſhow’rs of the mountains. fled, and They * f the feet have great affinity with the . 2 . t The º .* ſtomach ; as going wº º º f; º: º affectcth both. at 27, - uſe 1 2 2. Ray% Nº. ſeldom hurts the moſt unwiſe. Dryden. // tº ** - ... moiſture; rainy weather. ſ. Water ; humidity; In Ol b nd curled, is the whº iſ appearing weather'd, ſtubby, * Barºn. immoderate 19*. diº. ſun, with more effectual beams, h, and dry'd the wet . ... the face of the eart” ilton' ... Regain'd. Fº plant. Milion's Par. Reg Tuberoſes will not ...dure the wet ; therefore ſet yº. Tuberoic h dry. ‘Lº’ \'º - - nd keep them dry º sº 㺠turn inſide outs to preſerve the Our Im c Swift. outſide from wet, W H A To Wet. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To humectate; to moiſten; to make to have moiſture adīt. rent. Better learn of him, that learned be, And han been watered at the muſes well; The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, And wets the little plants, that lowly dwell. Spenſºr, A drop of water running ſwiftly over ſtraw, weitethnot. Bac. Wet the thirſty earth with falling ſhow’rs. Milton. 2. To drench with drink. Let's drink the other cup to wet our whiſtles, and ſo ſing away all ſad thoughts. Walton's Angº. WE'THER... n.ſ. [yeben, Saxon; weder, Dutch..] A ram caſtrated. I am a tainted wether of the flock, Meeteſt for death. Shakeſp. Mr.h. ºf Wºniº, He doth not apprehend how the tail of an African weather outweigheth the body of a good calf, that is, an hundred pound. Brown's Vulg. Errouri. Although there be naturally of horſes, bulls, or rams, more males than females; yet artificially, that is, by making geldings, oxen, and weathers, there are fewer. Graunt. When Blowzelind expir’d, the weather's bell Before the drooping flock toll'd forth her knell. Gay. It is much more difficult to find a fat weather, than if half that ſpecies were fairly knock'd on the head. Swift. WE'TNEss. [from wet.] The ſtate of being wet; moiſture; humidity. The wetneſs of theſe bottoms often ſpoils them for corn. Mortimer's Huſbandry. To WEx. v. a. [corrupted from wax by Spenſer, for a thyme, and imitated by Dryden.] To grow ; to increaſe. She firſt taught men a woman to obey; But when her ſon to man's eſtate did wes, She it ſurrender'd. Fairy Queen, b. ii. She trod a wezing moon, that ſoon wou'd wane, And drinking borrow'd light, be fill'd again. Dryden. Counting ſev’n from noon, 'Tis Venus' hour, and in the wezing moon. Dryden. WE'zAND. m. ſ. [ſee weſand.] The windpipe. Air is inguſtible, and by the rough artery, or wezand, con- dućted into the lungs. Brown's Wulgar Errours. WHALE. n.ſ.. [hpale, Saxon.] The largeſt of fiſh; the largeſt of the animals that inhabit this globe. God created the great whales. Geneſ. Barr'd up with ribs of whale-bone, ſhe did leeſe Noneofthewhale'slength, foritreach'dherknees, B.Cºrbit. The greateſt whale that ſwims the ſea, Does inſtantly my pow'r obey. Swift, WHAME. m. ſ. The whame, or burrel-fly, is vexatious to horſes in ſummer, not by ſtinging, but by their bombylious noiſe, or tickling them in ſticking their nits on the hair. Derham, WHA'LY. adj. [See weal.] Marked in ſtreaks. A bearded goat, whoſe rugged hair, And whaly eyes, the ſign of jealouſy, Was like the perſon's ſelf, whom he did bear. Fa.ºut. WHARF. n.ſ. [warf, Swediſh; werſ, Dutch..] A perpendi- cular bank or mole, raiſed for the convenience of lading of emptying veſſels. #. ſhould'ſt thou be, than the fat weed, That roots itſelf in eaſe on Lethe's wharf, Would'ſt thou not ſtir in this. Shalºft. Hamlt. There were not in London uſed ſo many wharf, or kº, for the landing of merchants goods. Child on Trade. wharf AGE. n.ſ. [from wharf.] Dues for landing atawit. wharf INGER. n.). [from wharf.] One who attends awha', Towhur R. v. n. To pronounce the letter r with too ºh force. Dict, WHAT. pronoun. [hpaer, Saxon; wat, Dutch.] I. That which. What you can make her do, I am content to look on ; what to ſpeak, I am content to hear. Shakespeare, Iſinter Tak, In theſe caſes we examine the why, the whº, and the how of things. L'Eſtrange. He's with a ſuperſtitious fear not aw’d, For what befals at home, or what abroad. Dryden, A ſatire on one of the common ſtamp, never nº wº that approbation, as what is aimed at a perſon whoſe merit places him upon an eminence. - † Mark what it is his mind aims at in the queſtion, * º what words he expreſſes. tºº. If any thing be ſtated in a different manner from * ! like, tell me freely. Pºpe tº Swift, whatever commodities lie under the greateſt diſº ments from England, thoſe are what they are moſt º: in cultivating, Sºft, ... Which part. - - 2 If we º ghtly eſtimate things, what in them is purely º to nature, and what to labour, we ſhall find ninety-nine pº - #. of a hundred are wholly to be put on the *::::
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3. Something that is in one's mind indefinitely.
I tell thee what, corporal, I could tear her. Shakeſpeare,
4. Which of ſeveral.
Whether it were the ſhortneſs of his forefight, the ſtrength
of his will, or the dazling of his ſuſpicions, or what it was,
certain it is, that the perpetual troubles of his fortunes could
not have been without ſome main errors in his nature. Bacon.
Comets are rather gazed upon than wiſely obſerved; that
is, what kind of comet for magnitude, colour, placing in the
heaven, or laſting, produceth what kind of effect. Bacon.
See what natures accompany what colours; for by that you
ſhall induce colours by producing thoſe natures. Bacon.
Shew what aliment is proper for that intention, and what
intention is proper to be purſued in ſuch a conſtitution. Arbuth.
5. An interjećtion by way of ſurpriſe or queſtion.
What! canſt thou not forbear me half an hour,
Then get thee gone, and dig my grave thyſelf? Shakeſpeare.
What if I advance an invention of my own to ſupply the
defečt of our new writers. Dryden's juvenal.
6. WHAT Though. H/hat imports it though? notwithſtanding,
An elliptical mode of ſpeech.
J/hat though a child may be able to read; there is no doubt
but the meaneſt among the people under the law had been as
able as the prieſts themſelves were to offer ſacrifice, did this
make ſacrifice of no effect IHooker.
What though none live my innocence to tell,
I know it; truth may own a generous pride, -
I clear myſelf, and care for none beſide. Dryden.
7. What Time, I/hat Day. At the time when; on the day when.
JWhat day the genial angel to our fire -
Brought her, more lovely than Pandora. Milton:
Then balmy ſleep had charm'd my eyes to reſt,
What time the morn myſterious viſions brings,
While purer ſlumbers ſpread their golden wings. Pope.
Me ſole the daughter of the deep addreſs'd ;
J/hat time with hunger pin'd, my abſent mates
Roam'd the wild iſle in ſearch of rural cates. Pope.
8. [Pronoun interrogative..] Which of many interrogatively.
What art thou,
That here in deſart haſt thy habitance 2 Fairy Queen.
I/hat is't to thee if he neglect thy urn,
Or without ſpices lets thy body burn ? Dryden.
Whate'er I begg'd, thou like a dotard ſpeak'ſt
More than is requiſite; and what of this
Why is it mention'd now. Dryden.
What one of an hundred of the zealous bigots in all parties
ever examined the tenets he is ſo ſtiff in : Locke.
When any new thing comes in their way, children aſk the
common queſtion of a ſtranger, what is it 2 Locke.
9. To how great a degree, uſed either interrogatively or demon-
ſtratively.
Am I ſo much deform'd :
I/hat partial judges are our love and hate : Dryden.
Io. It is uſed adverbially for partly ; in part.
The enemy having his country waſted, what by himſelf,
and what by the ſoldiers, findeth ſuccour in no place. Spenſºr.
Thus, what with the war, what with the ſweat, what with
the gallows, and what with poverty, I am cuſtom ſhrunk. Sha.
The year before, he had ſo uſed the matter, that what by
force, what by policy, he had taken from the Chriſtians above
thirty ſmall caſtles. Knolles's Hiſt. of the Turks.
When they come to caſt up the profit and loſs, what be-
twixt force, intereſt, or good manners, the adventurer eſcapes
well, if he can but get off. L’Eſtrange.
If hat with carrying apples, grapes, and fewel, he finds him-
ſelf in a hurry. L’Eſtrange.
I/7 at with the benefit of their ſituation, the art and parſi-
mony of their people, they have grown ſo conſiderable, that
they have treated upon an equal foot with great princes. Tem.
They live a popular life, and then what for buſineſ, plea-
ſures, company, there's ſcarce room for a morning's reflexion.
Norris.
If theſe halfpence ſhould gain admittance, in no long ſpace
of time, what by the clandeſtine practices of the coiner, what
by his own counterfeits and thoſe of others, his limited quan-
tity would be tripled. Swift.
11. WHAT Ho. An interjećtion of calling.
H/hat ho, thou genius of the clime, what ho,
Ly’ſ thou aſleep beneath theſe hills of ſnow :
Stretch out thy lazy limbs. Dryden.
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WHA'TE y ER. {: [from what and ſever, JWhatſ, is
WHATso. -
W. ATsoev ER not now in uſe.
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1. Having one nature or another; being one or another either
generically, ſpecifically or numerically.
To forfeit all your goods, lands, tenements,
Caſtles, and what, over, and to be
Out of the king's protećtion. Skakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
If thence he 'ſcape into whatever world. AM ſton.
In whatſoever ſhape he lurk I'll know. AMilton.
Wiſely reſtoring whatſoever grace
It loſt by change of times, or tongues or place. Denham.
W H E
Holy writ abounds in accounts of this nature, as much as
*g. hiſtory whatſoever. Addiſon's Freehºlder.
. No contrivance, no prudence whatſoever can deviate from
his ſcheme, without leaving us worſe than it found us.
Atterbury.
Thus whatever ſucceſſive duration ſhall be bounded at one
** and be all paſt and preſent, muſt come infinitely ſhort
of infinity. Bentley's Sermons.
**ativer is read differs as much from what is repeated with-
out boºk, as a copy does from an original. Swifi.
• Any thing, be it what it will.
JWhatſoever our liturgy hath more than theirs, they cut it off.
Hooker.
Whatever thing
The ſcythe of time mows down, devour. Alſiltan.
. The ſame, be it this or that.
Be whate'er Vitruvius was before. Poſe.
4. All that ; the whole that; all particulars that. 7
From hence he views with his black lidded eye,
Whatſo the heaven in his wide vault contains. Spenſºr.
Whate'er the ocean pales or ſky inclips
Is thine. Shakeſpeare.
At once came forth whatever creeps. Milton.
WHEAL, n.ſ. [See We Al J A puſtule; a ſmall ſwelling fil-
led with matter.
The humour cannot tranſpire, whereupon it corrupts and
raiſes little wheals or bliſters. Wiſeman's Surgery.
WHEAT. m. ſ. [ppeare, Saxon; weyde, Dutch; triticum, Lat.]
The grain of which bread is chiefly made.
It hath an apetalous flower, diſpoſed into ſpikes; each of
them conſiſts of many ſtamina which are included in a ſqua-
moſe flower-cup, having awns: the pointal riſes in the center,
which afterwards becomes an oblong ſeed, convex on one ſide,
but furrowed on the other: it is farinaceous, and incloſed by
a coat which before was the flower-cup: theſe are produced
ſingly, and colle&ted in a cloſe ſpike, being affixed to an in-
dented axis. The ſpecies are; 1. White or red wheat,
without awn. 2. Red wheat, in ſome places called Kentiſh
wheat. 3. White wheat. 4. Red-eared bearded wheat. 5. Cone
wheat. 6. Grey wheat, and in ſome places duck-bill wheat
and grey pollard. 7. Polonian wheat. 8. Many eared wheat.
9. Summer wheat. 10. Naked barley. 1 1. Long grained
wheat. 12. Six rowed wheat. 13. White eared wheat with
long awns: Of all theſe ſorts cultivated in this country, the
cone wheat is chiefly preſerved, as it has a larger ear and a ful-
ler grain than any other; but the feeds of all ſhould be annual-
ly changed; for if they are ſown on the ſame farm, they will
not ſucceed ſo well as when the ſeed is brought from a diſtant
country. Miller.
He mildews the white wheat, and hurts the poor creature of
the earth. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Reuben went in the days of wheat-harveſt. Gen. xxx.
Auguſt ſhall bear the form of a young man of a fierce aſpect;
upon his head a garland of wheat and rie. Peacham.
Next to rice is wheat; the bran of which is highly ace-
ſcent. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
The damſels laughing fly: the giddy clown
Again upon a wheat-ſheaf drops a down. Gay.
WHEATEN. adj. [from wheat.j Made of wheat.
Of wheaten flour ſhalt thou make them. Excd xxix.
Here ſummer in her wheaten garland crown'd. Addison.
The aſſize of wheaten bread is in London. Arbuth.
His taſk it was the wheaten loaves to lay,
And from the banquet take the bowls away. Pope,
There is a project on foot for tranſporting our beſt wheaten
ſtraw to Dunſtable, and obliging us by law to take off yearly
ſo many tun of the ſtraw hats. Swift.
WHEATEAR. n.ſ. A ſmall bird very delicate.
What cook would loſe her time in picking larks, wheatears,
and other ſmall birds. Swift.
WHEATPLUM. n.ſ. A ſort of plum. Ainſworth.
To wheeple. v. 4. [Of this word I can find no etymolºgy,
though uſed by good writers, and Leº ſeems to mention it as
a cant word.j To entice by ſoft words; to flatter 3 to Per-
ſuade by kind words.
His bus'neſs was to pump and whº dº,
And men with their own keys unriddle,
To make them to themſelves give anſwers, -
For which they pay the necromancers. Hudibras.
A fox floodličking of his lips at the cock, and jºiding
him to get him down. - L’Eſtrange.
His º ſchool
Mars his forge ſent to Minerva's ſchools
º º the º, art of wheedling fools. . . Dryden.
He that firſt brought the word ſham, or wheel, in uſe, put
together as he thought fit, ideas he made it fland for. Locke.
A laughing, toying, wheedling, whimp'ring ſhe,
Shall make him amble on a gotiip’s meſſage. , Rºwe.
The world has never been prepared for theſe trifles by pre-
faces, wººd or troubled with excuſes. Pºpe.
Johnny
W H E
Johnny wheedl’d
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Tºll Phili, iii. º d,
L. º J. [ppeol, Saxon
Of his own Cdr.
ortune ſits all breathleſs
A fate ſo weighty, th
Some watches are m
Dryden.
** and admires to feel y
at it ſtops her whºl. Dryden.
ade with four wheels, others with five.
- Locke.
Plough is one of the beſt and eaſieſt draughts.
2. ** body. AMortimer's Huſbandry.
*t go thy hold wh ºr -
it tº: º eck * * * great wheel runs down a hill, leſ.
- th following it. £ x -z--
3. A carriage that runs upon . Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
he ſtar that foſe at ev'ning bright,
Towards heav'n's deſcent". ſtopt his weſtering wheel.
A wheel.
Milton.
Through the proud ſtreet ſhe moves the publick gaze,
he turning wheel before the palace ſtays. Pope.
4. An inſtru
ment on which criminals are tortured.
Let them pull all about mine ears, preſent me
Death on the wheel, or at wild horrºsiº. Shakeſpeare:
Thou art a ſoul in bliſs, but I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire. Shakeſp. King Lear.
For all the torments of her wheel
ay you as many pleaſures ſhare. JWaller.
His examination is like that which is made by the rack and
wheel. Addiſon.
5. The inſtrument of ſpinning.
Verſe ſweetens care, however rude the ſound,
All at her work the village maiden fings;
Nor as ſhe turns the giddy wheel around, -
Revolves the ſad viciſſitudes of things. Giffard.
6. Rotation ; revolution. - -
Look not too long upon theſe turning wheels of º:
left we become giddy. acon.
According to the common viciſſitude and wheel of things,
the proud and the inſolent, after long trampling upon others,
come at length to be trampled upon themſelves. South's Sermons.
7. A compaſs about; a tract approaching to circularity. ...
He throws his flight in many an airy wheel. Milton.
To WHEEL. v. n. [from the noun.]
1. To move on wheels.
- turn On all 2X1S.
2 T}. moon carried about the earth always ſhews the º:
face to us, not once wheeling upon her own center. Bently.
To revolve ; to have a rotatory motion.
: To turn; to have viciſſitudes.
5. To fetch a compaſs. -
Spies forc’d to wheel
- hat I was forc * , -
º...; º: d Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Myrmidons, -
k what I'. "...}. where I wheel. . . Shakespeare.
º: * jºhn, about, he kept them in º: º
º without great danger, : to water his horſe. Knºl.
y
He at hand provokes -
His rage, and plies him with redoubled ſtrokes;
t
tºhºl, as he wheeli.
J/ º tº: draw off, and coaſt the ſouth th:
with ſtricteſt watch: theſ: other wheel the º -
8. circuit meets full * h *. º M. 'ton.
- he ſhield, half to the ſpear: , . -
Hº. i. through air his rapid flight,
Then wheeling dówn the ſteep of heav'n he flies
- » • . Po t’.
A d draws a radiant circle O CT the ſkies. p
Il
6. To tº: of juſtice wheel'd about,
ery prey to time.
And left thee but a ; §
h, devo ing where it rolls. Milton.
M ſt wheel on eart eVOurlin : . . . . .
Ul eel d º: put into a rotatory motion; to make to
W H F U. d. y
To HEEL.
whirl round. Heav'n rowl'd 's hand
Her motions, as the gº firſt Mºi,. Paradiſ. Lºft.
Firſt º "tial and barrow.] A carriage dri-
WHEE'LBAR -
ard on one wheel. cround, but not
VCIl ſº in a wheelbarrow upon rough ground,
Carry bo
- Bacon.
- leave ſome air. King.
filled full, º in wheelbarrows abound ker of wheels.
Pippins [from wheel]. A ſºlº. d from occu-
WHEE’L ER. f flames, the moſt havº been º ht. Camden.
After loca ... Smith, Braſier, ſºheeler, . of wheel-
ations, i. 'n f [wheel and wright.] A maker
warf'twº a fi - - th
carriages. tough wood, and all heart, being gº."
It is a So -
wheelwright.”
Dryden.
Shakeſpeare.
W H E
WHEELY. adj. [from wheel.] Circular;
Hinds exerciſe the pointed ſteel
On the hard rock, and give a wheely form
To the expected grinder. Philipi,
To Wheeze. v. n. Öreoron, Saxon.] To breath with noiſ.
The conſtrićtion of the trachaa ſtreightens the paſſage of
the air, and produces the wheezing in the afthma. Flyer.
It is eaſy to run into ridicule the beſt deſcriptions, when
** a mºnºis in the humour of laughing, till he wº.
his own dull jeſt. Dryden.
The fawning dog runs mad; the whetzing ſwine
With coughs is choak'd. Dryden's Virgil
Prepare bāſāmick cups, to wheezing lungs
Medicinal, and ſhort-breath'd. Philipi.
Wheezing aſthma loth to ſtir. Swift,
WHElk. n. ſ. [See to Welk..]
I. An inequality; a protuberance.
His face is all bubuckles, and whelks, and knobs
of fire.
2. A puſtule. [See Weal.] -
To WHELM. v. a. [applpan, Saxon; wilma, Iſlandick.)
1. To cover with ſomething not to be thrown off; to bury.
Grievous miſchiefs which a wicked fay
Had wrought, and many whelm'd in deadly pain. F.S.
This pink is my prize, or ocean whelm them all. Shii.
So the ſad offence deſerves,
Plung'd in the deep for ever let me lye,
//helm'd under ſeas.
Diſcharge the load of earth that lies on you,
the mountains under which the poets ſay, the giants and men
of the earth are whelmed. Pºpe,
Deplore
The whelming billow and the faithleſs oar. Gºy.
2. To throw upon ſomething ſo as to cover or bury it.
On thoſe curſed engines triple row,
They ſaw them whelm’d, and all their confidence
Under the weight of mountains bury'd deep. Miltºn.
J/helm ſome things over them and keep them there. Mºrtin.
Wº; n: ſ ſwep, Dutch; huopar, Iſlandick ; hwalb, Swe-
diſh.
I. * of a dog; a puppy.
They call'd us, for our fierceneſ, Engliſh dogs,
Now, like their whelps, we crying run away. Shaleft-ar.
%helpſ come to their growth within three quarters of a
year. Bacon's Natural Hiſory.
ſ/helps are blind nine days, and then begin toſse as general-
ly believed; but as we have elſewhere declared, it is ºut
their eye-lids open until the twelfth day. Brown.
2. The young of any beaſt of prey.
The lion's whelp ſhall be to himſelf unknown. Shakeſheart.
Thoſe unlickt bear wheps. Dønne,
3. A ſon. In contempt.
The young whelp of Talbot's raging brood
Did fleſh his puny ſword in Frenchmens blood. Shakſtart,
4. A young man. In contempt.
Slave, I will ſtrike your ſoul out with my foot,
Let me but find you again with ſuch a face. -
You whelp. Ben. johnſºn'; Catilin.
That aukward whelp, with his money-ba's, would have
made his entrance. Addison's Guardian.
To WHE LP. v. n. To bring young, Applied to braſs, gene.
rally beaſts of prey.
A lioneſs hath whelped in the ſtreets,
And graves have yawn'd. Shakeſpeare's juliuſ Cæſar,
In a bitch ready to whep, we found four puppies. Iºk.
In their palaces,
Where luxury late reign'd, ſea-monſters whº'd
And ſtabled. Mºlton's Paradiſ lºſ'.
WHEN. adv. [whan, Gothick; praenne, Sax, wanner, Dutch.]
1. At the time that.
Divers curious men judged that one Theodoſius ſhould ſº
ceed, when indeed Theodoſius did. Camden.
One who died ſeveral ages ago, raiſes a ſecret fondneſs :
benevolence for him in our minds, when we read history. Addison
2. At what time *
JWhen was it ſhe laſt walk’d 2– -
—Since his majeſty went into the ficki. Shalºft. Mºliſh.
If there's a pow'r above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud, -
Through all her works; he muſt delight in virtue,
And that which he delights in muſt be happy. º
But when * or where Adiſºn,
3. Which time.
I was adopted heir by his conſent;
Since when, his oath is broke.
4. At which time.
By this the bloody troops were at the door,
JWhen as a ſudden and a ſtrange diſmay, ...]
Enforc'd them ſtrain who ſhould go in before. Daniel,
fter the time that.
5. Aft: I have once handed a report to another, hºw know
I how he may improve it? Gºvernment ºf the º,
ſuitable to rotation,
nobs, and flames
Shakeſpeare's Henry V.
Adjin,
like one of
Shakſ eart's Himſ) VI,
7
W H E
º
-
5. At what time.
Kings may
Take their advantage when and how they liſt. Daniel.
6. At what particular time.
His ſeed, when is not ſet, ſhall bruiſe my head. Miſion.
7. WHEN as. At the time when; what time.
This whºm as Guyon ſaw, he 'gan enquire
What meant that preace about that lady's throne, Fa.ºueen.
ſ/hem as ſacred light began to dawn
In Fden on the humid flow’rs, that breath'd
Their morning incenſe, came the human pair. Milton.
Wii exce. adv. [Formed from where by the ſame analogy with
hence from here.] -
1. From what place.
2. I'rom what perſon.
}%ence, feeble nature ' ſhall we ſummon aid,
If by our pity and our pride betray'd Prior.
3. From which premiſes.
Their practice was to look no farther before them than the
next line; whence it will follow, that they can drive to no cer-
tain point. Dryden.
4. From which place or perſon.
Grateful to acknowledge whence his good deſcends. Milt.
5. For which cauſe.
Recent urine, diſtilled with a fixed alkali, is turned into an
alkaline nature; whºmce alkaline ſalts, taken into a human
body, have the power of turning its benign ſalts into fiery and
volatile. Arbuthnot on Aiments.
6. From what ſource.
I have ſhewn whence the underſtanding may get all the ideas
it has. Locke.
7. From WHENce. A vitious mode of ſpeech.
From whence he views, with his black-lidded eye,
Whatſo the heaven in his wide vault contains. Spenſer.
To leave his wife, to leave his babes,
His manſion, and his titles, in a place
From whence himſelf does fly.
8. Of WHENCE. Another barbariſm.
He aſk'd his guide,
What and of whence was he who preſs'd the hero's ſide
Dryden’s AFn.
WHE'NcEsoever. adv. [whence and ever.] From what place
ſoever.
Any idea, whenceſoever we have it, contains in it all the pro-
perties it has. - Lºcke.
Wretched name, or arbitrary thing!
Whence ever I thy cruel eſſence bring,
I own thy influence; for I feel thy ſting. Prior.
WHE'NEVER. }*. [when and ever, or ſaever.] At whatſo-
WHE'Nso EveR. § ever time.
O welcome hour whenever ! Why delays
His hand to execute : A/iſt. Paradiſe Loſt.
Men grow firſt acquainted with many of theſe ſelf-evident
truths, upon their being propoſed; not becauſe innate, but
becauſe the conſideration of the nature of the things, contained
in thoſe words, would not ſuffer him to think otherwiſe, how
Shakeſp. Macbeth.
or whenſoever he is brought to reflection. - Locke.
Our religion, whenever it is truly received into the heart,
will appear in juſtice, friendſhip, and charity. Rogers.
WHERE. adv. [pporn, Saxon; warr, Dutch..]
1. At which place or places.
She viſited that place, where firſt ſhe was ſo happy as to ſee
the cauſe of her unhap. Sidney.
God doth in publick prayer reſpect the ſolemnity of places,
where his name ſhould be called on amongſt his people. Hooker.
In every land we have a larger ſpace,
Where we with green adorn our fairy bow'rs. Dryden.
In Lydia born,
Jºhere plenteous harveſts the fat fields adorn. Dryden.
2. At what place.
º
Ah! where was Eloiſe 2 Pope.
3. At the place in which.
IV, ere I thought the remnant of mine age
Should have been cheriſh’d by her child-like duty,
I now am full reſolv'd to take a wife. Shakeſpeare.
4. Any WHERE. At any place.
Thoſe ſubterraneous waters were univerſal, as a diſſolution
of the exterior earth could not be made any where but it would
fall into waters. Burnet's Theory of the Earth.
5. WHERE, like here, has in compoſition a kind of pronominal
ſignification: as, whereºf, of which.
6. It has the nature of a noun. Not now in uſe.
He ſhall find no where ſafe to hide himſelf. Spenſer.
Bid them farewel, Cordelia, though unkind:
Thou loſeſt here, a better where to find. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
WHE’REA Bour. adv. [where and about..]
1. Near what place.
2. Near which place.
Thou firm ſet carth,
Hear not my ſteps, which way they walk, for fear
Thy very ſtones prate of my whereabout.
Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
W H E
3. Concerning which.
I he greatneſs of all actions is meaſured by the worthineſ,
of the ſubject from which they proceed, and the objećt where-
* they are converſant: we muſt of neceſſity, in both re-
ſpects, acknowledge that this preſent world affordeth not any
*ing comparable unto the duties of religion. Płożer.
WHEREA's adv. [where and as.] c -
1. When on the contrary.
Are not thoſe found to be the greateſt zealots who are moſt
notoriouſly ignorant? whereas true zeal ſhould always begin
with true knowledge. Sprat's Sºrmins.
The aliment of plants is nearly one uniform juice; whereas
animals live upon very different forts of ſubſtances. A luthnºt.
2. At which place. Obſolete.
They came to fiery flood of Phlegeton,
Whereas the damned ghoſts in torments frv.
Prepare to ride unto St. Alban's,
Whereas the king and queen do mean to hawk. Shakespeare H.VI.
3.The thing being ſo that. Always referred to ſomething different.
Whereas we read ſo many of them ſo much commended,
ſome for their mild and merciful diſpoſition, ſome for their
virtuous ſeverity, ſome for integrity of life; all theſe were the
fruits of true and infallible principles delivered unto us in the
word of God. - Hoºker.
Whereas all bodies ſeem to work by the communication of
their natures, and impreſſions of their motions; the diffuſion
of ſpecies viſible ſeemeth to participate more of the former,
and the ſpecies audible of the latter. aczn.
Whereas wars are generally cauſes of poverty, the ſpecial
nature of this war with Spain, if made by ſea, is like to be a
lucrative war. Bacon.
Wherea; ſeeing requires light, a free medium, and a right
line to the objects, we can hear in the dark, immured, and by
curve lines. - Holder's Elment, of Speech.
Whereas at firſt we had only three of theſe principles, their
number is already ſwoln to five. Baker on Learning.
One imagines that the terreſtrial matter, which is ſhowered
down with rain, enlarges the bulk of the earth: another fan-
cies that the earth will ere long all be waſhed away by rains,
and the waters of the ocean turned forth to overwhelm the dry
land: whereas, by this diſtribution of matter, continual provi-
fion is every where made for the ſupply of bodies. J/coavard.
WHE REA'T. adv. [where and at..] At which. -
This he thought would be the fitteſt reſting place, ’till we
might go further from his mother's fury; whereat he was no
leſs angry, and aſhamed, than deſirous to obey Zelmane. Sidn.
This is in man's converſion unto God, the firſt ſtage where-
at his race towards heaven beginneth. Hooker.
JWhereat I wak'd, and found
Before mine eyes all real, as the dream
Had lively ſhadow’d. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
WHERERY”. adv. [where and by..] By which.
But even that, you muſt confeſs, you have received of her,
and ſo are rather gratefully to thank her, than to preſs any fur-
ther, 'till you bring ſomething of your own, whereby to claim
it. Sidney.
Prevent thoſe evils whereby the hearts of men are loſt. Hook.
You take my life,
When you do take the means whereby I live. Shakeſpeare.
If an enemy hath taken all that from a prince wheel, he
was a king, he may refreſh himſelf by conſidering all that is
left him, whereby he is a man. - Taylor.
This is the moſt rational and moſt profitable way of learn-
ing languages, and whereby we may beſt hope to give account
to God of our youth ſpent herein. Milton.
This delight they take in doing of miſchief, whereby I mean
the pleaſure they take to put anything in pain that is capable
of it, is no other than a foreign and introduced diſpoſi-
tion. Locke.
Whe RE've R. adv. [where and ever.]. At whatſoever place.
Which to avenge on him they dearly vow d,
IWherever that on ground they mought him find. Fa. Queen.
Him ſerve, and fear !
Of other creatures, as him pleaſes beſt. -
Wherever plac'd, let him diſpoſe. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft.
Not only to the ſons of Abraham's loins
Salvation ſhall be preach'd; but to the ſons -
Of Abraham's faith, whºrever through the world. Miltºn.
Iłżere-'er thy navy ſpreads her canvas wings,
Hº: to 4. º to all ſhe brings. J/aller.
The climate, about thirty degrees, may paſs for the Heſpe-
rides of our age, whatever or where-ever the other was. Temp.
He cannot but love virtue, wherever it is. F. Alterbury.
mºrever he hath receded from the Moſaick account ºf the
earth, he hath receded from nature and matter of fact ºf oodw.
fºrever Shakeſpeare has invented, he is greatly below the
noveliſt; ſince the incidents he has added are neither neceſſary
Shakeſpeare Iluſtrated.
Fa. 9acen.
nor probable.
whe/RE for E. adv. [where and for.]
1. For which reaſon. -
The ox and the aſs defire their food, neither purpoſe they
unto themſelves any end wherefore. #: 4.
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W H E W H E. There is no cauſe wherefore we ſhould think God more de- firous to manifeſt his favour by temporal bleſfings wºº ſt cauſe wherefºre abſolutely ye ſhould to have your judgment Hooker. than towards us: - Can ye alledge any J" not conjeſcend, in this controverſy, over-ruled by ſome ſuch definitive ſentence? Shall I tell you why P —Ay, fir, and wherefore ; for, wherefore. 2. For what reaſon: II herefore gaze this goodly company, As if they ſaw ſome wondrous monumen. ? Shakeſpeare. O wherefºre was my birth from heav’n foretold - Twice by an angel? Milon's Agoniſies. writºr ºn. Adv. [where and in-j In which. whenever yet was your appeal denied ? Iſ'herºin have you becn galled by the king? Shakespeare H. VI. Try waters by weight, wherein you may find ſome diffe- rence, and the lighter account the better. Bacon. Heav'n Is as the book of God before thee ſet, fºrcin to read his wond’rous works. Too ſoon for us the circling hours This dreaded time have compaſt, wherein we Muſt bide the ſtroke of that long threaten’d wound. Milton. This the happy morn 1ſ/heroin the ſon of heav'n's eternal king, - Our great redemption from above did bring! Milton. Had they been treated with more kindneſs, and their queſ- tions anſwered, they would have taken more pleaſure in im- proving their knowledge, wherein there would be ſtill new- neſs. Locke. There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious * well as innocent. Swift. where’s to adv. [where and into ) Into which. where's the palace, whereinto foul things Sometimes intrude not? Shakeſp. Othello. Another diſeaſe is the putting forth of wild ºats, whereinto corn oftentimes degenerates. Bacon’s Natural Hiſtory. My ſubject does not oblige me to point forth the place wherſ into this water is now retreated. Woodward. Their treaty was finiſhed, wherein I did them ſeveral good offices, by the credit I now had at court, and they made me a viſit. Gulliver's Traveli. whe'Reness. n.ſ.. [from where.], Ubiety. A point hath no dimenſions, but only a whereneſ, and is next to nothing. Grew’s Coſmol. when EoſF. adj. [where and of..] Of which. A thing whereºf the church hath, ever ſithence the firſt be- ginning, reaped fingular commodity. Hooker. How this world, when and whereºf created. Milton. I do not find the certain numbers whereºf their armies did conſiſt. Davies on Ireland. 'Tis not very probable that I ſhould ſucceed in ſuch a pro- jea, whereof I have not had the leaſt hint from any ºf my predeceſſors, the poets. Dryden. WHEREo'N. adv. [where and on.] On which. As for thoſe things whereºn, or elſe wherewith, ſuperſition worketh, polluted they are by ſuch abuſe. Hooker. Infected be the air whereon they ride. Shakeſp. Macbeth. So looks the ſtrand, whereon th’ imperious flood Hath left a witneſs'd uſurpation. Shakeſp. Henry IV. He lik'd the ground whereºn ſhe trod. Milton. W H F 'REso. adv. [where and ſoever.] In what place WHERE so E'v ER. 5 ſoever. - That ſhort revenge the man may overtake, I/herſ, he be, and ſoon upon him light. Poor naked wretches, wherefoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitileſs ſtorm, How ſhall your houſeleſs heads defend you - From ſeaſons ſuch as theſe ? Shakespeare King Lear. He oft Frequented their aſſemblies, whereſ met. Miſt. Parad. Lºft. Can miſery no place of ſafety know? - The noiſe purſues me wherefºe'er I go. WHERE To'. WHERE UNTO’. - She bringeth forth no kind of creature, whereto ſhe is want- ing in that which is needful. Hooker. b What Scripture doth plainly deliver, to that the firſt place oth of credit and obedience is due; the next whereunto is whatſoever any man can neceſſarily conclude by force of rea- fon: after theſe, the voice of the church ſucceedeth. Hooker. JJ’ I hold an old accuſtom'd feaſt, #.ſ.*A. many a gueſt. Shakespeare Ram, and jul. WHERE upo'N. n f º anſwer'd, not diſpleas'd. Milton. The townſ ſ. [where and upon..] Upon which. came thi men mutinied, and ſent to Eſſex; whereupon he 2. hither. Clarendºn ſ".º. had riſen a general war betwixt them, if cſmond had not been ſent into England. Davies on Ireland. they ſay, every why hath a Shakespeare Comedy of Errours. Milton. Fairy Queen. Dryden. !adv. [where and to, or unto.] To which. th WHERE wi't H. adv. Twhere and wi º -- WHERE witHA'L. } tº: with, or withal.] With a: thoſe things where with ſuperſition worketh, polluted Her bliſs is all in pleaſure and delight, I/herewith ſhe makes her lovers drunken. Northumberland, thou ladder where withal The mounting Bolingbroke aſcends my throne. Shalºſ, - In regard of the troubles wherewith this king was ift in England, this army was not of ſufficient ſtrength º, an entire conqueſt of Ireland. Davi on Irela ‘the bºilers of Babel, ſtill with vainº."" New Babels, had they wherewithal, would bid. Milton You will have patience with a debtor, who has an indi. tion to pay you his obligations, if he had wherewithal ready about him. Wytherly. . The frequency, warmth and affection, wherewih they are propoſed. Roger's Sermºn. | But it is impoſſible for a man, who openly declares againſt religion, to give any reaſonable ſecurity that he will not be falſe and cruel, whenever a temptation offers, which he valus more than he does the power where with he was truſted? Swift. Hicker. Fairy &ueen. To WHERRET. v. a... [Corrupted, I ſuppoſe, from find.] 1. To hurry; to trouble; to teaze. A low colloquial word. 2. To give a box on the ear. Ainſwºrth. WHE'RRY. n.ſ. [Of uncertain derivation.] A light boat uſed On r1 VerS. And falling down into a lake, | Which him up to the neck doth take, - His fury ſomewhat it doth ſlake, He calleth for a ferry ; What was his club he made his boat, And in his oaken cup doth float, As ſafe as in a wherry. Let the veſſel ſplit on ſhelves, With the freight enrich themſelves: Safe within my little wherry, All their madneſs makes me merry. To whº T. v. a. [pretzan, Saxon; wetter, Dutch..] 1. To ſharpen by attrition. Fool, thou whet'ſ a knife to kill thyſelf. Shaº. Thou hid'ſt a thouſand daggers in thy thoughts, Which thou haſt whetted on thy ſtony heart, Toftab at half an hour of my frail life. Shakespeare . H. IV. This viſitation - Is but to what thy almoſt blunted purpoſe. Shakespeare Hamlet, Unſophiſticated vitriol, rubbed on the whetted blade of a knife, will not impart its colour. ... Bºk. There is the Roman ſlave whetting his knife, and liſtening. Addison ºn Italy. Eloquence, ſmooth and cutting, is like a razor whildwº oil. Swift. 2. To edge; to make angry or acrimonious. - Peace, good queen ; - O whet not on theſe too too furious Peº; * For bleſſed are the peace-makers. Shahſ. H. VI. Since Caſſius firſt did whet me againſt Ceſar, • * ~ * I have not ſlept. Shakespeare. juſt Cº. I will whet on the king. . Shakespeare King º Héfavoured the Chriſtian merchants; * the more town him forwards, the baſſa had cunningly infinuated into º quaintance one Mulearabe: iſitº. Let not thy deep bitterneſs begºt Careleſs deſpair in me; for that will whet Draytºn's Nymºliſ, Swift, R. III. My mind to ſcorn. in bak sº The cauſe why onions, ſalt, and pepper, in .. º move appetite, is by vellication of thoſe nerves; ppetite, y Bacon's Natural Hſiº. whetteth. - d, whic A diſpoſition in the king began tº be diº. º nouriſhed and whetted on by bad counſellors, proV*''. ſub- ſure out of his." of his times; which was the cruſhing trea jećts purſes, by penal laws. - h's J 3rjääcºntemplation, that weſh?" ſacrifice therhº in curiolity: peace to the whetting and inflaming of a little º Bacon's Hºº'." way ºf Pit", Great contemporaries whet and “” each other. Pº Himſelf invented firſt i. tº: ſhare, And whetted human induſtry by * * !.n'ſ Gº!!!" Nor ſuffer'd ſloth to ruſt º reign. Dryden Geºrg wrift. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] 1. The act of ſharpening: 2. Anything that makes hungry, as a dram. An ivºry table is a certain whº Dryde". You would not think how heartly he'll cat. to mentio" He aſſiſted at four hundred bowls of punch, not Sºut". ſps, drams, and wheti. - effing on? wº. adv. [ppocºen, Saxon.] A particle .Cſ. c part of a disjunctive queſtion in oppoſition tº the As they, ſo we have likewiſe a tºº." may be * God both morning and eventº whether ſcrinº Hºlº OI Il O- - ... Rhº Reſolve whether you will or no. Shaft, Peſkiºs' how to ſerve * 7
W H I * WHE'ſ HER. pronoun. Which of two. Perkins's three counſelors regiſtered themſelves ſanétuary- men ; and whether upon pardon obtained, or continuance within the privilege, they were not Proceeded with. Bacon. If we adjoin to the lofás, ºft. they prevail or not, we engulph ourſelves into aſſured danger. Hayward. Then did'ſt thou found that order, whether love Or victory thy royal thoughts did move, Each was a noble cauſe. Denham. Epicletus forbids a man, on ſuch an occaſion, to conſult with the oracle whether he ſhould do it or no, it being neceſ. ſary to be done. Decay of Piety. //hether by health or fickneſs, life or death, mercy is ſtill $ºntriving and carrying on the ſpiritual good of all who love God. - South's Sermons. This aſſiſtance is only offered to men, and not forced upon them, whether they will or no. Tillotſon. When our foreign trade exceeds our exportation of commo- dities, our money muſt £9 ° Pay our debts, whether melted or not. Locke. Whether it be that the richeſt of theſe diſcoveries fall not into the pope's hands, or for ſome other reaſon, the prince of Farneſe will keep this ſeat from being turned up, 'till one of his own family is in the chair. Addison on Italy. Whither when they came, they fell at words !ºctºr of them ſhould be the lord of lord. Hubberd's Tale. Mºther of them twain did the will of his father ? Mat. xxi. I/7 ether is more beneficial, that we ſhould have the ſame yearly quantity of heat diſtributed equally, or a greater ſhare in Summer, and in Winter a leſs 2 Bentley. Let them take whether they will: if they deduce all animals from fingle pairs, even to make the ſecond of a pair, is to write after a copy. Bentley. WHET ston E. m. ſ. [whet and /*one.J Stone on which any thing is whetted, or rubbed to make it ſharp. The minds of the afflićted do never think they have fully conceived the weight or meaſure of their own wºe: they uſe their affection as a whetſtone both to wit and memory. Hooker. What avail'd her reſolution chaſte, Whoſe ſobereſt looks were whet/lones to deſire? Fairfax. Whom the whet/?one ſharps to eat, And cry, milſtones are good meat. Ben. johnſon. Diligence is to the underſtanding as the whet/fone to the razor; but the will is the hand, that muſt apply the one to the other. - South. A whºſºme is not an inſtrument to carve with; but it ſharpens thoſe that do. Shakeſpeare Illuſtrated. WHETTER. m. ſ. [ from whet. 1 One"that whº Ot ſharpens. Love and enmity are notable whetters and quickeners of the ſpirit of life in all animals. More. WHEY., n.ſ. [bpoeş, Saxon; wey, Dutch.] 1. The thin or ſcrous part of milk, from which the oleoſe or grumous part is ſeparated. I'll make you feed on curds and whey. Shakeſpeare. Milk is nothing but blood turned white, by being diluted with a greater quantity of ſerum or whey in the glandules of the breaſt. Harvey on Conſumptions. 2. It is uſed of anything white and thin. Thoſe linnen cheeks of thine Are counſellors to fear. What, ſoldiers whey face | Shakespeare WHEY EY. adj. [from whey..] Partaking of whey; reſem- WHE’y is H. } bling whey. Thoſe medicines, being opening and piercing, fortify the operation of the liver, in ſending down the whery part of the blood to the reins. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. He that quaffs Such wheyiſh liquors, oft with cholick pangs He'll roar. Philips. WHICH pron. [pplc, Saxon; we', Dutch.] 1. The pronoun relative; relating to things. The apoſtles term it the pledge of our heavenly inheritance, ſometimes the handſel or earneſt of that which is to come. Hocker, b. v. Do they not blaſpheme that worthy name, by the which ye are called? - ja. ii. 7. In deſtructions by deluge, the remnant which hap to be re- ſerved are ignorant. Bacon. To which their want of judging abilities, add alſo their want of opportunity to apply to ſuch a ſerious conſideration as may let them into the true goodneſs and evil of things, which are qualities which ſeldom diſplay themſelves to the firſt view. South's Sermons. The queen of furies by their fide is ſet, And ſnatches from their mouths th’ untaſted meat, %ich, if they touch, her hiſing ſnakes ſhe rears. Dryden. did, for the good of his church, ſtay thoſe eager - Hooker. pleaſeth him, affections. Poyou hear, fir, of a battle 7.;; hears that, **, ºn diſtinguiſh found. Shakespeare King Had been there, whift in a filly womn.?. King Lear. The ſoldiers ſhould have toſs'd me on their pikes, Before I Wººd have granted to that. Shºp. H. VI he £ºve of which, as well as ºf *hº, is whoſe ; but wº. as derived from whij, ’i. ſcarcely uſed but in pºtty 2/8, Of man's firſt diſobesience, and the fruit - Of that forbidden tree, whoſe mortal taſte. Milton 4. It is ſometimes a demonſtrative: aS, - What is the night 2 -Almoſt at odds with morning, which is whº, Shaſeſ, 5. It is ſometimes an interrogative: as, which is the man. - Two fair twins, The puzzled ſtrangers which is which enquire. Tickel. Wºr * Prº* [which and ſoever.] whether on.". the other. J/hichſºever of theſe he takes, and how often ſoever he 3. take which you will. doubles it, he finds that he is not one jot nearer the end ºf ſuch addition than at firſt ſetting out. Lºcke. WHIFF, aſ ſchwyth, Welſh.] "A blaſt; a puff of wind. Pyrrhus at Priam drives, in rage ſtrikes wide; But with the whiff and wind of his fell ſword, - Th'unnerved father falls. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Who, If ſome unfavºry tºff betray the crime, Invents a quarrel ſtraight. - Dryden. Three pipes after dinner he conſtantly ſmokes, - And ſeaſons his whiff; with impertinent jokes. Priºr. Nick pulled out a boatſwain's whiſtle: upon the firſt whiff the tradeſmen came jumping in. Arbuthºr. To WH1’f Fle. v. n. [from whiff.] To move inconſtantly, as if driven by a puff of wind. - Yothing is more familiar than for a whiffing fop, that has * one grain of the ſenſe of a man of honour, to play the hero. Z, Zºrange. A Perſon of a whifting and unſteady turn of mind cannot keep cloſe to a point of controverſy, but wanders from it per- petually. // atts. Was our reaſon given, to be thus puff'd about, Like a dry leaf, an idle ſtraw, a feather, The ſport of ev'ry whiffling blaſt that blows: Rºwe. WH1'FFLER, n.ſ.. [from ºf e.] 1. One that blows ſtrongly. The beach Pales in the flood with men, with wives and boys, Whoſe ſhouts and claps out-voice the deep-mouth'd ſca, Which, like a mighty whifter 'fore the king, Seems to prepare his way. Shakespeare Henry V. 2. One of no conſequence; one moved with a whiff or puff. Qur fine young ladies retain in their ſervice a great number $f ſupernumerary and inſignificant fellows, which they uſe like whiffers, and commonly call thoeing-horns. Speciator. Every whiffer in a laced coat, who frequents the chocolate- houſe, ſhall talk of the conſtitution. Swift. WHIG. m.ſ. [Woº, Saxon.] - 1. Whey. 2. The name of a faction. The ſouthweſt counties of Scotland have ſeldom corn enough to ſerve them round the year; and the northern parts Producing more than they need, thoſe in the weſt come in the Summer to buy at Leith the ſtores that come from the north ; and from a word, whiggam, uſed in driving their horſes, all that drove were called the whiggamors, and ſhorter the whºgs. Now in that year before the news came down of duke Hamil ton's defeat, the miniſters animated their people to riſe and march to Edinburgh; and they came up marching on the head of their pariſhes with an unheard-of fury, praying and preach- ing all the way as they came. The marquis of Argyle and his Pºy came and headed them, they being about fix thouſand. This was called the whiggamor's inroad; and ever aſter that, all that oppoſed the court came in contempt to be called whigs: and from Scotland the word was brought into Eng- land, where it is now one of our unhappy terms of diſ- union. - Burmet. Whoever has a true value for church and ſtate, ſhould avoid the extremes of whig for the ſake of the former, and the ex- tremes of tory on the account of the latter. Swift. WH1'GG1sh. adj. [from whig.) Relating to the whigs. She'll prove herſelf a tory plain, From principles the whigs maintain; And, to defend the whiggiſh cauſe, "...ſº Her topicks from the tories draws. Swift. After the ſeveral earths, conſider the parts of the ſurface of wºod sº. n: ſ [from whig.] The notions of a whig. this globe which is barren, as ſand and rocks. Locke. . It formerly was uſed for who, and related likewiſe to perſons: as in the firſt words of the Lord's prayer. The Almighty, whº giveth wiſdom to whomſoever it I could quote paſſages from fifty pamphlets, wholly made up of whiggi in and atheiſm. ----- S. ſt. HILE. m / [weil, German; Pfile, Saxon.j Time ; ſpace of time. If
W H I W H I If my beauty be any thing, then let it obtain this much of you, that you will remain ſome while in this company, to eaſe vour own travel and our ſolitarineſs. Sidney. I have ſeen her riſe from her bed, and again return to bed; et all this while in a moſt faſt ſleep. Shakºp. Macleth. One while we thought him innocent, And then w' accus’d the conſul. Ben. Yohº ſºn's Catiline. I hope all ingenuous perſons will advertiſe me fairly, if they think it worth their while, of what they diſlike in it. Digby. Pauſing a whic, thus to herſelf ſhe mus'd, Milton. How couldſt thou look for other, but that God ſhould con- demn thee for the doing of thoſe things for which thine own conſcience did condemn thee, all the while thou waſt doing of them * Tilot, on. That which I have all this while been endeavouring to con- vince men to, is no other but what God himſelf doth particu- larly recommend. Tilotſon. Few, without the hope of another life, would think it worth their while to live above the allurements of ſenſe. Atterb. What fate has diſpoſed of the papers, ’tis not worth while to tell. Locke. W H il E. WHILEs. {* [ppile, Saxon. Whiles is now out of uſe ] W H II.S.T. r. During the time that. JWhile, I was protećtor, Pity was all the fault that was in me. Shakespeare Henry VI. What we have, we prize not to the worth, JPhiles we enjoy it; but being lackt and loſt, Why, then we rack the value. Shakeſpeare. Repeated, while the ſedentary earth Attains her end. Milton. 2. As long as. Uſe your memory, and you will ſenſibly experience a gra- dual improvement, while you take care not to over-load it. J/atts's Logick. 3. At the ſame time that. JPhiles by the experiment of this miniſtration they glorify God, for your profeſſed ſubječtion unto the Goſpel. 2 Cor. ix. Can he imagine that God ſends forth an irreſiſtible ſtrength againſt ſome fins, whiſt in others he permits men a power of repelling his grace Decay of Piety. To While. v. n. [from the noun..] To loiter. Men guilty this way never have obſerved that the whiling time, the gathering together, and waiting a little before din- ner, is the moſt aukwardly paſſed away of any. Spectator. WHI’le R.E. adv. [while and ere, or before.] A little while ago. * That curſed wight, from whom I 'ſcap'd whilere, A man of hell, that calls himſelf deſpair. Fairy Queen. Let us be jocund: will you troul the catch You taught me but while-ere? Shakeſpeare. Here lies Hobbinol, our ſhepherd whilere. Kaleigh. He who, with all heav'n's heraldry, whilere Enter'd the world, now bleeds to give us eaſe. Milton. W H iſ loxi. adv. [pplom, Saxon, that is, once on a time.] For- merly ; once; of old Where now the ſtudious lawyers have their bowers, There whilon wont the Templar knights abide, *Till they decayed through pride. - Spenſºr. In northern clime a val’rous knight Did whi on kill his bear in fight, And wound a fiddler. Yet art thou not inglorious in thy fate; For ſo Apollo, with unweeting hand, J/hi/m did ſlay his dearly loved mate. Milton. WHIM. n.ſ. [This word is derived by Skinner from a thing turn- ing round; nor can I find any etymology more probable.] A freak ; an odd fancy; a caprice; an irregular motion of deſire. All the ſuperfluous whim; relate, That fill a female gameſter's pate. Swift. To W.H.'MPER. v. n. [wimmeren, German.] To cry without any loud noiſe. - he father by his authority ſhould always ſtop this ſort of Hudibras. crying, and ſilence their whimpering. Locke. A laughing, toying, wheedling, whimp'ring ſhe, Shall make him amble on a goſſip's meſſage. Rºwe. In peals of thunder now ſhe roars, and now r She gently whimpers like a lowing cow. Swift. Whiºpied ad. [I ſuppoſe from whimper.] This word ſeems to mean diſtorted with crying. This whimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy, This ſignior junio's giant dwarf, Dan Cupid, Rºgent of love-rhimes, lord of folded arms, - º h anointed ſovereign of ſighs and groans. Shakespeare. VH1'Msey. ”ſ. [Only another form of the word whim.] A freak; *S*Price; an odd fancy; a whim. º this rate a pretended freak or whimſey may be pal- Aſ the ridicul L’Eſtrange. - ** and extravagant ſhapes that can be ima- ºned, all the fancies and whimſies of poets and Painters, and Egyptian idolaters, if ſo be they are conſient with life and propagation, would be now actually in being, if our º notion were true. Ray on the C º So now, as health or temper changes, Wh. In larger compaſs Ahna ranges; This day below, the next above, As light or ſolid whºſeys move. What I ſpeak, my fair Cloe, and what I write The difference there is betwixt nature and art: 2 I court others in verſe, but I love thee in pºe, And they have my whimſies, but thou haſ mºh. Prior Oranges in whim ey-boards went round. ' - Prior, ſhows Leſs ſhould I dawb it o'er with tranſitory praiſe King. And water-colours of theſe days; > Theſe days! where e'en th’ extravagance of poetry Is at a loſs for figures to expreſs Men's folly, whimſes, and inconſtancy. Swift. WH1'Msical adj. [from whimſey.] oddly fanciful. Another circumſtance in which I am very particular, or, as my neighbours call me, whimſical : as my garden invites mº it all the birds, I do not ſuffer any one to deſtroy their neſts. - Addiſon's Speiatr. wº. m. ſ. ſchwyn, Welſh; geniſła ſpinºſa, Latin.] A weed; uſ ZC. With whins or with furzes thy hovel renew. Tſir. Plants that have prickles in their leaf are holly, juniper, whim-buſh, and thiſtle. '''Bºº. To WHINE... v. n. Iranian, Saxon; weenen, Dutch; ayne, Welſh.] To lament in low murmurs; to make a plaintive noiſe; to moan meanly and cffeminately. They came to the wood, where the hounds were in couples ſtaying their coming, but with a whining accent craving li- Freakiſh; capricious; berty. Sianº), At his nurſe's tears He whin'd and roar'd away your vićtory, That pages bluſh'd at him. Shakespeare Coriolanuſ. Twice and once the hedge-pig whin'd. Sºakeſ. Madeth. Whip him, *Till, like a boy, you ſee him cringe his face, And whine aloud for mercy. Shakeſp. Ant, and Cleopatra. All the common people have a whining tone and accent in their ſpeech, as if they did ſtill ſmart or ſuffer ſome oppreſſion. Davies an Ireland. Then, if we whine, look pale, And tell our tale, - Men are in pain For us again; So, neither ſpeaking, doth become * - The lover's ſtate, nor being dumb. Sucking, He made a viler noiſe than ſwine - Hudibraſ. In windy weather, when they whine. - Some, under ſheeps cloathing, had the properties of wolves, that is, they could whine and howl as well as bite and de- WQur. South's Sermºni. I was not born ſo baſe to flatter crouds, And move your pity by a whining tale. Dryd. Don Seloft. Laughing at their whiling may perhaps be the Prº** thod. Lai, Life was given for noble purpoſes; and therefore º not be ſacrificed to a quarrel, nor whined away in love. f iter. Upon a general mourning, mercers and wº. would in four and twenty hours raiſe their cloths and above a double price; and, if the mourning continued . then whining with petitions to the court, that they *:::: to ſtarve. - - V r f WHIN F. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Plaintive noiſe; mean 0 fected complaint. - The º oºinion of men comes oftentimº º 2 : demure looks and affected whines, ſet off with * od j. tional poſtures and grimaces. Thy hateful whine of woe . . Breaks in uron my ſorrows, and diſtraćts My jarring ſenſes with thy beggar's cry. To wºn; ºn ſhini, Lat. from the ſoul". a noiſe like a horſe or colt. WH1'NYARD. m. ſ. ſpinnan and ane, t Skinner. I know not whether this word wº te ouſly, and therefore perhaps it might be dº in COſlº tempt from whin, a tool to cut whinil A ſwoſ . tempt. He ſpatch'd his whinyard up, that fled Hudibrai, When he was falling off his ſteed. . h.] To WHIP. v. a. ſpeopan, Saxon; wippº Dutch, 1. To ſtrike with anything tough and flexible. He took The harneſs'd ſteeds, '; }. Short. *f; make - On honour, Sax'". o gain fed ſeri- 5 ever ult d in con- that ſtill with horror ſhook, And plies them with the laſh, and whip. 'em on: Alſº, And, as he whips, upbraids 'em with his ſon. - 2. To ſew ſlightly. - Gaº In i º muſin needles uſeleſs hº 3. To 4.
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. To drive with laſhes. -
This unbeard ſawcineſs, and boyiſh troops
The king doth ſmile at ; and is well prepard
To whip this dwarfiſh war, theſe pigmy arms,
From out the circle of his territories. Shakespeare King john.
Let's whip theſe ſtragglers o'er the ſeas again;
Laſh hence theſe over-weening rags of France,
Theſe famiſh'd beggars. Shakeſp. Richard III.
Since I pluckt geeſe, play’d truant, and whipt top, I knew
not what’twas to be beaten 'till lately. Shakeſpeare.
If ordered every day to whip his top, ſo long as to make
him weary, he will wiſh for his book, if you promiſe it him
as a reward of having whipt his top luſtily quite out. Locke.
4. To correct with laſhes.
I'll leave you to the hearing of the cauſe,
Hoping you'll find good cauſe to whip them all. Shakespeare.
Reaſon with the fellow,
Before you puniſh him, where he heard this,
Leſt you ſhould chance to whip your information. Shakeſ?.
Hourly we ſee ſome raw pin-feather'd thing -
Attempt to mount, and fights and heroes ſing,
Who for falſe quantities was whipt at ſchool
But tºother day, and breaking grammar-rule.
How did he return this haughty brave,
Who whipt the winds, and made the ſea his ſlave? Dryden:
This requires more than ſetting children a taſk, and whipping
them without any more ado, if it be not done to our
fancy: Locke.
Oh chain me! whip me! let me be the ſcorn
Of ſordid rabbles and inſulting crowds!
Give me but life. Smith's Phaedra and Hippol.
Heirs to titles and large eſtates have a weakneſs in their
eyes, and are not able to bear the pain and indignity of
whipping. Swift.
5. To laſh with ſarcaſm.
They would whip me with their fine wits, 'till I was as creſt
fallen as a dried pear. Shakespeare A ſerry Wives of J/indſor.
6. To inwrap.
Its ſtring hath both ends neatly lapt over with another about
three inches in length, and ſo is firmly whipt about with ſmall
gut, that it may the eaſier move in the edge of the rowler.
Moxon's Mech. Exer.
To WHIP. v. a. To take anything nimbly.
In his lawleſs fit,
Behind the arras hearing ſomething ſtir,
He whips his rapier out, and cries a rat!
And in this brainiſh apprehenſion kills
The unſeen good old man. Shakespeare Ham'et.
She in a hurry whips up her darling under her arm. L’É/fr.
Raiſe yourſelf upon your hinder legs, and then ſtretch out
your head: I can eaſily whip up to your horns, and ſo out of
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Dryden.
the well. L’Eſtrange.
Briſk Suſan whips her linnen from the rope,
Whilſt the firſt drizzling ſhow'r is born aſlope. Swift.
Thus diſpoſed, it lies ready for you to whip it out in a mo-
ment. Swift.
To WHIP. v. m. To move nimbly.
Two friends travelling together met a bear upon the way:
the one whips up a tree, and the other throws himſelf flat upon
the ground. L'E/?range.
The ſimple 'ſquire made a ſudden ſtart to follow; but the
juſtice of the quorum whipped between. ‘l atler.
WHIP. n.ſ.. [hpeop, Saxon.] An inſtrument of correction
tough and pliant.
There ſat infernal pain,
And faſt beſide him ſat tumultuous ſtrife;
The one in hand an iron whip did ſtrain,
The other brandiſhed a bloody knife.
- Put in ev'ry honeſt hand a whip,
To laſh the raſcal naked through the world. Shakespeare Othello.
Love is merely madneſs, and deſerves as well a dark-houſe
and a whip as madmen do. Shakeſpeare.
A whip for the horſe, a bridle for the aſs. Prov. xxvi. 3.
High on her head ſhe rears two twiſted ſnakes;
Her chain ſhe rattles, and her whip ſhe Shakespeare Dryden.
In his right hand he holds the whip, with which he is ſup-
poſed to drive the horſes of the ſun. Addiſon.
Each ſtaunch polemick
Came whip and ſpur, and daſh'd thro' thin and thick, Dune.
WH1'pcoRD. m. ſ. [whip and cord.] Cord of which laſhes are
made.
In Raphael's firſt works are many ſmall foldings, often re-
peated, which look like ſo many whipcºrds. Dryden.
WH1'PGRAFTING. m. ſ. [In gardening.]
If hipgrafting is done two ways: firſt, cut off the head
of the ſtock, and ſmooth it; then cut the graft from a
knot or bud on one ſide ſloping, about an inch and a half
long, with a ſhoulder, but not deep, that it may reſt on the
top of the ſtock: the graft muſt be cut from the ſhouldering
ſmooth and even, ſloping by degrees, that the lower end be
thin : place the ſhoulder on the head of the ſtock, and mark
Fairy Queen.
W H I
the length of the cut part of the graft, and with your knife
cut away ſo much of the ſtock as the graft did cover, but not
any of the wood of the ſtock: place both together, that the
cut part of both may join, and the ſap unite the one to the
other; and bind them cloſe together, and defend them from
the rain with tempered clay or wax, as before. The other
way of whipgrafting is, where the grafts and the ſtocks are of
an equal ſize: the ſtock muſt be cut ſloping upwards from one
ſide to the other, and the graft after the ſame manner from the
ſhoulder downwards, that the graft may exactly join with the
ſtock in every part, and ſo bind, and clay or wax them as
befºre. - A1 timer's Husbandry.
WH1'PHAND. n.ſ.. [whip and hand] Advantage over.
The archangel, when diſcord was reſtive and would not be
drawn from her beloved monaſtry with fair words, has the
whi hand of her, and drags her out with many ſtripes. Dryd.
WH1'PLAs H. n.ſ. The laſh or ſmall end of a whip.
Have whiplaſh wel knotted and cartrope inough. Tuſſºr.
WH1'ppe R. m. ſ. [from whip. J One who puniſhes with
whipping.
Love is meerly a madneſs, and deſerves as well a dark-houſe
and a whip as madmen do; and the reaſon why they are not
ſo puniſhed is, that the whippers are in love too. Shakeſpeare.
WH1'PPINGPost. m. ſ. [whip and poſł.] A pillar to which
criminals are bound when they are laſhed.
Could not the whippingpoſt prevail,
With all its rhet’rick, nor the jail,
To keep from flaying ſcourge thy ſkin,
And ankle free from iron gin
WH1'PsAw. n.ſ. [whip and ſaw.]
The whipſaw is uſed by joiners to ſaw ſuch great pieces of
ſtuff that the handſaw will not eaſily reach through. Moxon.
Whi'psta FF. n.ſ. [On ſhipboard.] A piece of wood faſtened
to the helm, which the ſteerſman holds in his hand to move
the helm and turn the ſhip. Bailey.
WH1'pst ER. m. ſ. [from whip.] . A nimble fellow.
am not valiant neither;
But ev'ry puny whipſier gets my ſword.
Give that whipſter but his errand,
He takes my lord chief juſtice' warrant. Prior.
WHIPT, for whipped.
In Bridewel a number be ſtript,
Leſſe worthie than theefe to be whipt. Taſer.
To WHIRL. v. a. [hpyńpan, Saxon; wirleen, Dutch..] To
turn round rapidly.
Five moons were ſeen to-night,
Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about
The other four in wond’rous motion. Shakespeare K. john.
My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel;
I know not where I am, nor what I do. Shakespeare Henry VI.
He whirl; his ſword around without delay,
Hudibras.
Shakeſp. Othello.
And hews through adverſe foes an ample way. Dryden.
With his full force he whirl’d it firſt around;
But the ſoft yielding air receiv'd the wound. Dryden:
With what a whirling force his lance he toſs'd!
Heav'ns what a ſpring was in his arm to throw ! Dryden.
The Stygian flood,
Falling from on high, with bellowing ſound,
//hiri; the black waves and rattling ſtones around. Addison.
With impetuous motion whirl'd apace,
This magick wheel ſtill moves, yet keeps its place. Granv.
They have ever been taught by their ſenſes, that the ſun,
with all the planets and the fixed ſtars, are whirled round this
little globe. //atti’s Improvement of the Mind.
To WHIRL. v. n. To run round rapidly.
He, rapt with whirling wheels, inflames the ſkyen,
with fire not made to burn, but fairly for to ſhine. Spºſºr.
As young ſtriplings whip the top for ſport
On the ſmooth pavement of an empty court,
The wooden engine flies and whirl; about,
Admir'd with clamours of the beardleſs rout.
She what he ſwears regards no mºre
Than the deaf rocks when the loud billows r03ſ;
But whirl'd away, to ſhun his hateful fight, - 27-
Hid in the foreſt. Dryden's Án.
wild and diſtraćted with their fears,
They juſtling plunge amidſt the ſounding deeps;
The flood away, the ſtruggling ſquadron ſweeps, -
And men and arms, and horſes whirling bears. Smith.
wgirl. n.ſ. [from the verb.]. - - - -
1. Gyration; quick rotation; circular motion; rapid circum-
volution. - - -
ºf were well your judgments but in plays did range;
But ev'n your follies and debauches change
with ſuch a whirl, the poets of your agº
Aretird, and cannot ſcore them on the ſtage. Drydºn.
Wings raiſe my feet; I'm pleas'd to mount on high,
Trace all the mazes of the liquid ſky; .
Their various turnings and their whirls declare, ---
And live in the vaſt regions of the air. Creº Manilius:
Nor.
Dryden.
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W H I. W H I Nor whirl of time, nor flight of years can waſte. Crºft. I have been watching what thoughts came up in the whirl of fancy, that were worth communicating. Pope. How the car rattles, how its kindling wheels Smoke in the whirl: the circling ſand aſcends, And in the noble duſt the chariot's loſt. 2. Anything moved with rapid rotation. Though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave; I knew thou wert not ſlow to hear, Nor impotent to ſave. Addiſon's Speciator. whi'RLBAT. n.ſ.. [whirl and bat J Anything moved rapidly round to give a blow. It is frequently uſed by the poets for the ancient ceſtus. At whºrhat he had ſlain many, and was now himſelf ſlain by Pollux. L'E/?range. The whirlbat's falling blow they nimbly ſhun, And win the race e're they begin to run. Creech's Manil. The guardian angels of kingdoms he rejected, as Dares did the whirlºats of Eryx, when they were thrown before him by Entellus. Dryden. The whirlbat and the rapid race ſhall be Reſerv'd for Caeſar, and ordain’d by me. Dryden's Pirgil. WH1'RLBon E. m. ſ. The patella. Ainſworth. WH1’R LIG i G. m.ſ.. [whºrl and gig.] A toy which children ſpin round. - He found that marbles taught him percuſſion, and whirligigs the axis in peritrochio. Arbuthn. and Pope's Mart. Scribl. That ſince they gave things their beginning, And ſet this whirligig a ſpinning. Prior. WH1'RL PIT. }". [hpyrrpole, Saxon.] A place where the WH1'RLPool. 9 water moves circularly, and draws whatever comes within the circle towards its center; a vortex. Poor Tom whom the foul fiend hath led through ford and whirlpool, o'er bog and quagmire. Shakespeare King Lear. In the fathomleſs profound Down ſunk they, like a falling ſtone, By raging whirlpits overthrown. This calm of heaven, this mermaid's melody, Into an unſeen whirlpool draws you faſt, And in a moment ſinks you. Dryden's Spaniſh Fryar. Send forth, ye wiſe ! ſend forth your lab’ring thought: Let it return with empty notions fraught, Of airy columns every moment broke, Of circling whirlpools, and of ſpheres of ſmoke. Prior. There might ariſe ſome vertiginous motions or whirlpool, in the matter of the chaos, whereby the atoms muſt be thruſt and crowded to the middle of thoſe whirlpools, and there con- ſtipate one another into great ſolid bodies. Bentley. WH1'RLwin D. m. ſ. [werbelwind, German.] A ſtormy wind moving circularly. In the very torrent and whirlwind of your paſſion, beget a temperance that may give it ſmoothneſs. Shakeſp. Hamlet. With whirlwinds from bencath ſhe toſs'd the ſhip, And bare expos'd the boſom of the deep. Dryden's AFn. WH1'RRING. adj. A word formed in imitation of the found expreſſed by it. From the brake the whirring pheaſant ſprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings. Pope. WHISK. m. ſ. ſwijchen, to wipe, German.] 1. A ſmall beſom, or bruſh. The white of an egg, though in part tranſparent, yet, being long agitated with a wh/k or ſpoon, loſes its tranſpa. rency. Boyle. If you break any china with the top of the whiſ on the mantle-tree, gather up the fragments. Swift. 2. A part of a woman's dreſs. An eaſy means to prevent being one farthing the worſe for the abatement of intereſt, is wearing a lawn whiſk inſtead of a point de Venice. Child of Trade. To WHisk. v. a. [wiſºhen, to wipe, German.] 1. To ſweep with a ſmall beſom. 2. To move nimbly, as when one ſweeps. Cardan believ'd great ſtates depend Upon the tip o' th' bear's tail's end; That as ſhe whiſk’d it tºwards the ſun, r Stow'd mighty empires up and down. Hudibras. WH1's KER. n.J. [from whiſk.) The hair growing on the cheek unſhaven; the muſtachio. A ſacrifice to fall of ſtate, Whoſe thread of life the fatal ſiſters Smith. Sandys. Did twiſt together with its whiſkers. Hudibras. Behold four kings in majeſty rever'd, With hoary whiſtºrs and a foſkybºard. Pope. ^ſºdded a pair of wºr, to tie face. Addiſon. ºsºft. ** [ºfferen, Dutch..] To ſpeak with a ...” ſo as not to be heard but by the ear cloſe to the t º: º: With fearful countenance would deſire the king olo - to himſelf; for that all the court and city were full of */Piri'... and expectation of ſome ſudden change. Sidney. All that hate me whiſper together againſt me. In ſpeech of man, the whiſpering or ſuſurrus, wh louder or foſter, is an interiour ſound; but the fºliº ther an exteriour ſound, and therefore you can never º Out is nor ſing in whiſpering ; but in ſpeech you may. . The king Aceſtis calls; acºn, Then foſtly whiper'd in her faithful ear, And bade his daughters at the rites appear. P Pſ xli. 7, It is as offenſive to ſpeak wit in a foopsco 4. would be ill manners to whiſper in it: he is i. tº: becauſe he is ignorant of what is ſaid. P. He comes and whiſpers in his ear. S ºpe. The hollow why?'ring breeze, the pliant fills wift. Purle down amid’ the twiſted roots. Th To WH1' PER. v. a. omſºn. 1. To addreſs in a low voice. When they talk of him they ſhake their heads And whiſper one another in the ear. Shakespeare Kºja Give ſorrow words; the grief that does not ſpeak ºn. I/hiſprs the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break. Swift He firſt whiffer, the man in the ear, that ſuch aman mº think ſuch a card. Bacon's Natural i. The ſteward whiſpered the young Templer, thiſ. * my knowledge. Tailºr 2. To utter in a low voice. - You have heard of the news abroad, I mean the whiffer'ſ ones; for they are yet but ear-kiffing arguments. Sºft. They might buzz and whiſper it one to another, and ºil. ly withdrawing from the apoſtles, noiſe it about the city, bent. 3. To prompt ſecretly. - Charles the emperor, Under pretence to ſee the queen his aunt, For 'twas indeed his colour, but he came To whiſper Wolſey, here makes viſitation. Shah. H. VIII. WH1's PER. m. ſ. [from the verb.] A low ſoft voice. The extenſion is more in tones thin in ſpeech; therefore the inward voice or whiſper cannot give a tone. Bacºn. Strictly obſerve the firſt hints and whiſpers of good and evil that paſs in the heart, and this will keep co-ſcience quick and vigilant. South. Soft whiſpers through th'aſſembly went. Dryden. He uncall'd, his patron to controul, Divulg'd the ſecret whiſpers of his ſoul. Dryden. . WH1'sper ER. n.ſ.. [from whiſper.] 1. One that ſpeaks low. 2. A private talker. Kings truſt in eunuchs hath rather been as to gºodſpils and good whiſperers than good magiſtrates. Bacon. Whist. [This word is called by Skinner, who ſeldom errs, an interjećtion commanding ſilence, and ſo it is commonly uſed; but Shakeſpeare uſes it as a verb, and 41ilton as an adjeclive.] I. Are ſilent. Come unto theſe yellow ſands, And then take hands; Curt'ſied when you have, and kiſt, The wild waves why?. 2. Still; ſilent. The winds, with wonder whiff, Smoothly the waters kiſs'd, Whiſpering new joys to the mild ocean. 3. Be ſtill. - WHIST. n.ſ. A game at cards, requiring cloſe attention and ſilence. wift The clergyman uſed to play at whift and ſwobbers. Swift. //hi/? awhile Walks his grave round, beneath a cloud of ſmºkº Wreath'd fragrant from the pipe. Thomſºn'ſ Alum. To WHISTLE. v. n. [hpºrtlan, Saxon; fluk, Latº | 1. To form a kind of muſical ſound by an inarticulate modulº tion of the breath. I've watch'd and travell'd hard: Shakespeare Timpſ. Miltºn. Some time I ſhall ſleep out, the reſt I'll whº Slaiſ, His big manly voice - Changing again toward childiſh treble pipes, Shaftart. He whiſtles in his ſound. Let * whiffle at the one end of a trunk, and *. ear at the other, and the ſound ſhall ſtrike ſº '. ſcarce endure it. Bacon'; Natural Hy!"). While the plowman near at hand - I/hiſtles o'er the furrow'd land. Milton Should Bertran ſound his trumpets, And Torriſmond but whiſtle through his firgº, iſ ſºar. He draws his army off. Dryden's Span Drydºn. He whi/I'd as he went for want of thought. The ploughman leaves the taſk of day, Gay. And trudging homeward whiſtle on the ". 2. To make a found with a ſmall wind inſtrum" 3. To ſound ſhrill. Soft whiſpers run along the leaſy Wºod; d And mountains whiffle to the murmfl"; B. OdS. Dryden. Raº
W H I Rhetus from the hearth a burning brand Selects, and whirling waves; 'till from his hand The fire took flame, then daſh'd it from the right On fair Charaxus' temples, near the fight Then whiſtling paſt came on. Dryden. When winged deaths in whijiling arrows fly, Wilt thou, though wounded, yet undaunted ſtay, Perform thy part, and ſhare the dangerous day : Prior. The wild winds whiſtle, and the billows roar, The ſplitting raft the furious tempeſt tore. Pope. To WHistle. v. a. To call by a whiſtle, //hi/ile them backwards and forwards, ’till he is weary. Soºth's Sermons. He chanced to miſs his dog: we ſtood ſtill 'till he had whiled him up. - Addiſon. When ſimple pride for flatt'ry makes demands, May dunce by dunce be whi/lled off my hands ! WH.’s TL E. m. ſ. ſhpirtle, Saxon.] 1. Sound made by the modulation of the breath in the mouth. My fire in caves conſtrains the wind, Can with a breath their clam’rous rage appeaſe; They fear his whiſtle, and forſake the ſeas. 2. A ſound made by a ſmall wind inſtrument. 3. The mouth ; the organ of whiſtling. Let's drink the other cup to wet our whiſtles, and ſo ſing away all ſad thoughts. //alton's Angler. 4. A ſmall wind inſtrument. The maſters and pilots were ſo aſtoniſhed that they knew not how to direct; and if they knew, they could ſcarcely, when they directed, hear their own whiſ.e. Behold, - Upon the hempen tackle ſhipboys climbing; Hear the ſhrill whiffle, which doth order give To founds confus’d. Shakespeare Henry V. Small whiffle, or ſhepherds oaten pipes, give a ſound, be- cauſe of their extreme ſlenderneſs, whereby the air is more pent than in a wider pipe. Bacon's Natural Hylory. Her infant grandame's whiffle next it grew, The bells ſhe ging!'d, and the whiſtle blew. 5. The noiſe of winds. 6. A call, ſuch as ſportſmen uſe to their dogs. Madam, here comes my lord. —I have been worth the whiſtle. The knight, purſuing this epiſtle, . Believ'd he'd brought her to his whiſtle. Hudibras. WH1's TLER. n.ſ.. [from whiſtle..] One who whiſtles. The prize was a guinea to be conferred upon the ableſt whiffler, who could whiſtle cleareſt, and go through his tune without laughing. Addiſon. WHIT. n. ſ. ſpiht, a thing; apıht, any thing, Saxon.] A point; a jot. We love, and are no whit regarded. Pºpe. Dryden. Sidney. Pope. Shakeſp. King Lear. Sidney. The motive cauſe of doing it is not in ourſelves, but car- - rieth us as if the wind ſhould drive a feather in the air; we no whit furthering that whereby we are driven. Hooker. Her ſacred book with bloodywrit, That none could read, except ſhe did him teach; She unto him diſcloſed every whit, And heavenly documents thereout did preach. Fairy Queen. Although the lord became the king's tenant, his country was no whit reformed thereby, but remained in the former barbariſm. Davies on Ireland. Nature's full bleſfings would be well diſpens'd In unſuperfluous, even proportion, And ſhe no whit encumber'd with her flore. Milton. In account of ancient times it ought to ſatisfy any enquirer, if they can be brought any whit near one another. Tillotſon. It is every whit as honourable to aſſiſt a good miniſter, as to oppoſe a bad one. Addiſon's Foreholder, Nº. 48. WHITE. adj. [hprt, Saxon; wit, Dutch.] - 1. Having ſuch an appearance as ariſes from the mixture of all colours; ſnowy. When the paper was held nearer to any colour than to the reſt, it appeared of that colour to which it approached neareſt; but when it was equally, or almoſt equally diſtant from all the colours, ſo that it might be equally illuminated by them all, it appeared white. Newton's Opticks, Why round our coaches crowd the white-glov'd º: ope. Ulyſſes cut a piece from the chine of the white-tooth'd boar, round which there was much fat. Broome. 2. Having the colour of fear; pale. My hand will That multitudinous ſea incarnadine, Making the green one red. —My hands are of your colour, but I ſhame To wear a heart ſo white. Shakeſ, Macbeth. 3. Having the colour appropriated to happineſs and innocence. Welcome, pure-ey’d faith, white-handed hope; Thou hovering angel girt with golden wings, And thou unblemiſh'd form of chaſtity. Milton. W H I Wert thou that ſweet-ſmiling youth : Or that crown'd matron, ſage, white-robed truth Milton, Let this auſpicious morning be expreſt With a white ſtone, diſtinguiſh'd from the reſt; J/hite as thy fame, and as thy honour clear, And let new joys attend on thy new-added year. Dryd To feaſtful mirth be this white hour º, ryden. And ſweet diſcourſe, the banquet of the mind. Pope. A º er º world her olive-wand extend, **-rob’d innocence from heay' 4. Grey with age. • rom heav'n deſcend. Pº. | call you ſervile miniſters That have with two pernicious ău Your high-engender'd ba So old and white as this. Shakeſpeare’s K. Lear. So minutes, hours, and days, weeks, months and years Paſt over, to the end they were created, Would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. ghters join'd, ttles 'gainſt a head 5. Pure; unblemiſhed. Shakeſpeare. Unhappy Dryden in all Charles's days, Roſcºmmon only boaſts unſpotted lays: And in our own, excuſe ſome courtly ſtains, No whiter Page than Addiſon's remains. Pope. WHITE, n.ſ. 1. Whiteneſs; any thing white; white colour. A friend coming to viſit me, I ſtopp'd him at the door and before I told him what the colours were, or what I wº doing, I aſked him which of the two whicſ wer. the beſt, and wherein they differed and after he had at that diſtance view'd them well, he anſwer'd, that they were both good whites, and that he could not ſay which was beſt, nor wherein their colours differ'd. Newton's Opticks. My Nan ſhall be the queen of all the fairies, Finely attired in a robe of white. 2. The mark at which an arrow is ſhot. If a mark be ſet up for an archer at a great diſtance, let him aim as exactly as he can, the leaſt wind ſhali ſ㺠his arrow, and divert it from the white. Shakeſpeare. Dryden. Remove him then, and all your plots fly ſure Point blank, and level to the very white Of your deſigns. Southern. 3. The albugineous part of eggs. I'll fetch ſome flax and whi.e., of eggs - Tº apply to's bleeding face. Shake?care. The ſtrongeſt repellents are the whites of new jaij eggs beaten to a froth, with alum. Jºſeman's Surgery. , What principle manages the white and yoſk of an egg into ſuch a variety of textures, as is requiſite to faſhion a chick 2 Boyle. The two in moſt regions repreſent the yolk and the mém. brane that lies next above it; ſo the exterior region of the earth is as the ſhell of the egg, and the abyſs under it as the white that lies under the ſhell. Burnet's Theory of the Earth. 4. The white part of the eye. - Our general himſelf Sanétifies himſelf with's hands, And turns up the white o' th' eye to his diſcourſe. Shakespeare The horny or pellucid coat of the eye, doth not lie in the ſame ſuperficies with the white of the eye, but riſeth up as a hillock, above its convexity. Ray. To WHITE. v. a. [from the adjective.] To make white; to dealbate. His raiment became ſhining, exceeding white as ſnow; ſo as no fuller on earth can white them. Mar. ix. 3. Like unto whited ſepulchres, which appear beautiful out- ward, but are within full of dead men's bones. Matt. xxiii. WHITELE'AD. m. ſ. White lead is made by taking ſheet-lead, and having cut it into long and narrow ſlips, they make it up into rolls, but ſo that a ſmall diſtance may remain between every ſpiral re- volution. Theſe rolls are put into earthen pots, ſo ordered that the lead may not ſink down above half way, or ſome ſmall matter more in them: theſe pots have each of them very ſharp vinegar in the bottom, ſo full as almoſt to touch the lead. When the vinegar and lead have both been put into the pot, it is covered up cloſe, and ſo left for d certain time; in which ſpace the corroſive fumes of the vinegar will reduce the ſurface of the lead into a more white coal, which they ſeparate by knocking it with a hammer. There are two ſorts of this ſold at the colour ſhops, the one called ceruſe, which is the moſt pure part, and the other is called white lead. - Quincy. WH1’TELY. adj. [from white.] Coming near to white. A white y wanton, with a velvet brow, With two pitch-balls ſtuck in her face for cyes. Shakespeare Now, governor, I ſee I muſt bluſh Quite through this vaii of night a whitely ſhame, To think I could deſign to make thoſe free, Who were by nature ſlaves. Szuthern's Orocnoko. WHITE-
W H I W H O warrrmeat. n.ſ. [white and meat...] Foºd made of milk. Much ſaltneſs in whitemeat is ill for the ſtone. Tuffer. The Iriſh baniſhed into the mountains, lived only upon whitemeat;. Speºſer. To WHI’re N. v. 6. [from white.] To make white. - The ſmoke of ſulphur will not black a paper, and is com- monly uſed by women to whiten tiffanies. - - Brown. Fáx, the ſoil and climate are proper for whitening, by the frequency of brooks, and alſo of winds. Temple. Women of my complexion ought to be more modeſt, eſpecially ſince our faces debar us from all artificial whitºn- ings. Guardian, N°. 61. Striking her cliff, the ſtorm confirms her pow'r, The waves but whiten her triumphant ſhore. Whether the darken'd room to muſe invite, Or whiten’d wall provoke the ſkew'r to write; In durance, exile, Bedlam, or the mint, Like Lee or Budgell, I will rhyme and print. To WHI’t EN. v. n. To grow white. The bark cxpects its freight; The looſen'd canvas trembles with the wind, And the ſea whitems with auſpicious gales. Smith. Whi^TENER. n.ſ. [from whiten.] One who makes anything white. WH1'TEN Ess. n.ſ. [from white.] 1. The ſtate of being white ; freedom from colour. This doth lead me to her hand, Of my firſt love the fatal band, Where whiteneſ; doth for ever fit; Nature herſelf enamell'd it. Sidney, b. ii. J/hitereſs is a mean between all colours, having diſpoſed itſelf indifferently to them all, ſo as with equal facility to be tinged with any of them. Newton's Opticks. 2. Paleneſs. Thou trembleſt, and the whiteneſ of thy check, Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand. Shakeſpeare. 3. Purity; cleanneſs. The leaſt ſpot is viſible on ermine; but to preſerve this whiteneſs in its original purity, you have, like that ermine, fortaken the common track of buſineſs, which is not always ckean. Dryden. WH1'ſ LPot. n.ſ. A kind of food. Cornwall ſquab-pye, and Devon whitepot brings. King. WHITEs. n.ſ. [jiaor albus.] It ariſes from a laxneſs of the glands of the uterus, and a cold pituitous blood. &incy. WH1'ſ F THo’RN. m. ſ. A ſpecies of thorn. As little as a whitethorn and a pear-tree ſeem of kin, a cion of the latter will ſometimes proſper well, being grafted upon a ſtock of the former. Boyle. WH1't EwAs H. n.ſ. [white and waſh..] A waſh to make the ſkin ſeen fair. The clergy, during Cromwell's uſurpation, were very much taken up in reforming the female world; I have heard a whole ſcrmon againſt a whitewaſh. Addiſon. WHITE win E. m. ſ. [white and wine.] A ſpecies of wine pro- duced from the white grapes. The ſeeds and roots are to be cut, beaten, and infuſed in whitewine. //ſeman's Surgery. WH1'THER. adv. [hryben, Saxon.] - 1. To what place interrogatively. Siſter, well met; whither away ſo faſt?— —No farther than the Tower. Shakeſp. Rich. III. The common people ſwarm like ſummer flies; Prior. Pope. And whither fly the gnats, but to the ſun ? Shakeſpeare. Ah! whither am I hurry'd ah! forgive, Ye ſhades, and let your ſiſter's iſſue live. Dryden. 2. To what place : Abſolutely. I ſtray'd I knew not whither. Milton. 3. To which place; relatively. Hºhither, when as they came, they fell at words, Whether of them ſhould be the lord of lords. Spenſer. At Canterbury, whither ſome voice was run on before, the mayºr ſeized on them, as they were taking freſh horſes. Iſºtton. That lord advanced to Wincheſter, whither Sir John Berk- ley brought him two regiments more of foot. Clarendon. 4. To what degree : Obſolete; perhaps never in uſe. {{ºther at length wilt thou abuſe our patience Still ſhall thy fury mock us? B. Johnſºn. wºrvº. adv. [whither and ſever.] To whatſoever place. For whatever end faith is deſigned, and whitherſever the nature and intention of the grace does drive us, thither we w". go, and to that end we muſt direct all our actions. Taylºr. IT IN G. m. ſ. ſºviţţi - - - I. A ſmall º faitº, Dutch; allurnus, Lat.] Some fiſh are gutted, ſplit, and mackerel. and kept in pickle, as whiting - Carew's Survey of Cornwall. º lºº fibres of fiſhes are more tender than thoſe of *! animals, and their whole ſubſtance more watery. ****, as whitings, can be inj. water y 2. A ſoft chalk. [from white.] Arbuthnot on Aliments. That this impregnated liquor may be improved, they pour it upon whiting, which is a white chalk, or dered, cleanſed, and made up into ball. clay finely pºw- When you clean your plate, leave the ºil; Boyle. be ſeen in all the chinks. » “ſiting *::: WH1’rish. m. ſ. [from white.] Somewhat white. wift. The ſame aqua-fortis, that will quickly chan of red lead into a darkercolour, will, º . º produce a whitiſh ſubſtance, as with copper it did º WH1'Tish N Ess. n. J. [from whitiſh..] The quality º ſomewhat white. sing Take good venereal vitriol of a deep blue, and Compare t with ſome of the cntire cryſtals, purpoſely reſºr. the ſubtile powder of the ſº º Wºº. of conſiderable degree of whitiſhnſ. oyle on C r -, 1. r ºlouri. WH1't LEATHER. m. ſ. [white and lather.] Leatherd ſ with alum, remarkable for toughneſs. reſſed Whole bridle and ſaddle, whitlether and nal, With collars and harneis. Tuſ,’ º He bor'd the nerves through, from the § º: and then knit t; Both to his chariot, with a thong of whitkather. Nor do I care much, if her pretty ſnout Meet with her furrow'd chin, and both together Hem in her lips, as dry as good whitlatºr. WH1'TLow. n.ſ. [pyrº, Saxon, and *p, a wolf. Sºm. pprº, Saxon, and lºw, a flame. M. Lye.j A ſwelling betwº the cuticle and cutis, called the mild whitlow, or betwº the perioſteum and the bone, called the malignant whitlow. Paronychia is a ſmall ſwelling about the nails and end, of the fingers, by the vulgar people generally called whiffaw. Iſſam. WHITsou R. m. ſ. A kind of apple. See Apple. WH1'rst ER, or whiter. n. / [from white.] A whitener. Carry it among the whiſlers in Datchet mead. Shakespeare. WH1'Tsul. n.ſ. A provincial word. Their meat was whitſul, as they call it, namely, milk, ſour milk, cheeſe, curds, butter. Carew, WH1’TsUNTIDE. n.ſ. [white and Sunday; becauſe the con- verts newly baptized, appeared from Eaſter to Whitſuntide in white. Skinner.] The feaſt of Pentecoſt. Strephon, with leafy twigs of laurel tree, A garland made on temples for to wear; For he then choſen was the dignity Of village lord that I/hi/ontide to bear. Sidney. This they employ in brewing and baking againſt Whit- fºntide. Carew's Survey ºf Cornwall, And let us do it with no ſhew of fear; Nor with no more than if we heard that England Were bufied with a Phitſºn morrice dance. Shakeſheart. WH1’rt ENTREE. m. ſ. A ſort of tree. Ainſwºrth, WHITTLE, n.ſ.. [hpy-el, Saxon.] 1. A white dreſs for a woman. Not in uſe. 2. [prytel, Saxon.] A knife. There's not a whittle in th' unruly camp, But I do prize it at my love, before The reverend'ſt throat in Athens. A dagger hanging at his belt he had, Made of an antient ſword's well-temper'd blade; ... He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hoſe. Betteriº Mir. To Whi’ttle. v.a. [from the noun..] To cut with a knife; to edge; to ſharpen. Not in uſe. | When they are come to that once, and are tº: whittled, then ſhall you have them caſt their wº." º upon men's wives. Hºrwill on Prºvident. To"whiz. v. n. [from the ſound that it expreſs.] To make a loud humming noiſe. / he ai The exhalations, whizzing in the air. . . - Give ſo much light, that I may read by them. Shaiſtart. Turn him about, I know him, he'll but whiz, and ſtrait gº out. Soon all with vigour bend their truſty bows, And from the quiver each his arrow choſe: Hippocoon's was the firſt ; with forceful ſway It flew, and whizzing cut the liquid way. Who. pronoun. [hpa, Saxon; wie, Dutch..] 1. A pronoun relative, applied to perſons, We have no perfect deſcription of it, no. " how, or by whom it is inhabited. Oft have I ſeen a timely-parted ghoſ, odleſs Of aſhy ſemblance, meagre, pale, and bloodleś, Being all deſcended to the lab’ring heart, h 7th, in the conflict that it holds with death, Attracts the ſame for aidance 'gainſt the º: t Were the grac'd perſon of our Banquop" enty I/hom I may rather challenge for wººl, Malah Than pity for miſchance. Shakºp. The ſon of Duncan, From whºm this tyrant holds the due of Lives in the Engliſh court. - A man can never be obliged to ſubmit º 4. leſs he can be ſatisfied, who is the Perſon “” Like exerciſe it. a We Chapman, Suck ling. Shahjaw. Dryden, Dryden. knowledge Abbºt. Shał4.ſº. irth, ººff. Malth 8
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Tell who loves who ;
And who is jilted.
We are ſtilſ as much at a loſs, who civil power
what favours ſome partake,
Dryden.
belongs
Locke.
* *, who ſhould ſay,
but I ſhall conquer
Collier againſ. Deſpair.
** well as of who, and is ap-
you are ſomewhat troubleſome now,
you.
3. Wººſe is the genitive of which,
plied to things.
Whoſe ſoever fins ye remit, they are remitted; and whoſe
ſoever ſins ye retain, they are retained. John xx. 23.
The queſtion whoſe ſolution I require,
Is what the ſex of women moſt deſire. Dryden,
Is there any other "ºrine, whºſe followersare puniſhed Addison
4. It has ſometimes a disjunctive ſenſe.
There thou tell'ſ of kings, and who aſpire;
Who fall, who riſe, who triumphs, who do moan.
Whoeve R. pronoun. [who and *] Any one, without limi-
tation or exception. -
Whoever doth to temperance apply
His ſtedfaſt life, and all his act. frame,
Truſt me, ſhall find no greater enemy,
Than ſtubborn perturbation to the ſame. Fairy Queen.
I think myſelf beholden, ºft. thews me my miſtakes.I.,
Whoe'er thou art, that fortune brings to keep
The rights of Neptune, monarch of the deep;
Thee firſt it fits, Ó tranger, to prepare
The due libation, and the film, prayer. Pope.
JWhoever is really brave, has always this comfort when he
is oppreſs'd, that he knows himſelf to be ſuperior to thoſe
who injure him, by forgiving it.
WHQLE. adj. [pals, Saxon; heal, Dutch.]
I. All; total; containing all.
Burn the whole ram upon the altar. Ex. xxix. 18.
All the whole army ſtood agaz'd at him. Shakeſpeare.
Fierce extremes,
Contiguous might diſemper the whole frame. Milton.
2. Uninjured; unimpaired.
Anguiſh is come upon me, becauſe my life is yet whole in
ne. 2 Sa. i. 9.
3. Well of any hurt or ſickneſs.
When they had done circumciſing all the people, they abode
in the camp, till they were whole. joſ v. 8.
WHole. n.). The totality; no Part omitted; the complex of
all the parts.
Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the
whole of man. Eccleſio/les.
Begin with ſenſe, of ev'ry art the ſoul;
Parts anſwering parts, ſhalíſide into a nº. Pope.
It contained the whole of religion amongſt the antients;
and made philoſophy more agreeable. Broome.
There is a metaphyſical whole, when the effºnce of a thing
is ſaid to conſiſt of two parts, the genus and the difference,
i. e. the general and the ſpecial nature, which, being joined
together, make up a definition. //atts's Logick.
WHo Les ALE. n.ſ.. [whole and Jak.] Sale in the lump, not in
ſeparate ſmall parcels.
Theſe are wholeſale chapmen to Satan, that do not truck
and barter one crime for another, but take the whole
herd. Gºvernment of the Tongue.
This coſt me at the wholeſale merchant's a hundré drachma's;
I make two hundred by ſelling it in retail. Addiſon.
Some from vanity, or envy, deſpiſe a valuable book, and
throw contempt upon it by wholeſale. Iłatts.
Who'lesome. adj. [*}” Putch ; heyſam, Teutonick,
both from pael, Saxon, health.]
I. Sound. Contrary to unfound in doctrine.
They ſuffer us to famiſh, repeal daily any wholeſome ad
eſtabliſhed againſt the rich, and provide more piercing ſtatutes
to chain up the poor. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
* I'is no leſs
To govern juſtly, make your empire flouriſh,
With who eſome laws, in riches, peace, and plenty;
Than, by the expence of wealth and blood, to make
New acquiſitions. Denham's Sºphy.
So the doctrine contain'd be but wholeſºme and edifying, a
Wººt of exactneſs in ſpeaking may be overlook'd. Alterbury.
2. Contributing to health.
ight not now, as ere man fell,
7%lſome and cool and mild ; but with black air -
{\ºmpany'd, with damps and dreadful gloom. Miltºn.
Beſides the *ſºme luxury which that place abounds with,
a kitchen garden is a moré Pleaſant ſight than the fineſt
orangery. Addison.
She held it wholeſºmer by much, -
To reſt a little on the couch. Prior.
3. Preſerving; ſalutary. Obſolete.
The Lord helpeth his anointed, and will hear him from
his holy heaven; even with the whºſome ſtrength of his
right hand. Pſalm xx. 6.
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4. Kindly; pleaſing. A burleſque uſe.
Cannot make you a wholeſºme anſwer ; my wit’s diſs
eaſed. Shakespeare Hamlet,
To wail friends loſt, %. Hamle
Is not by much ſo *ſºme, profitable,
wº. at friends but newly found. Shakeſpeare.
El Y. adv. fr holeſºme. iouſly falº-
tiferouſly. 40. Lírom who ºſome.] Salubriouſly ; ſalu
ºtºsom RNess. m. / [from wholeſºme.]
1. Quality of conducing to health ; ſilubri. - -
We made a ſtandard of the healthfulneſs of the air, from
the proportion of *ute and epidemical diſeaſes, and of the
rom that of the chronical. Graunt.
- - - ewed us a great fountain of water, that
is in great eſteem for its wholeſºmeraſ;
- 3 weighing two ounces
tº a Pound leſs than the ſame *auſe of the lake water. Addison
2. Salutarineſs; conduciveneſs to good.
WHo'lly. a.o. [from whole.]
1. Completely; perfectly.
The thruſt was ſo trong, that he could not ſo wholy beat
it away, but that it met with his thigh, through which it
ran. Sidney, b. ii.
Nor wholl, loſt we ſo deſerv'd a prey;
For ſtorms rePenting part of it reſtor'd.
Thus equal deaths are deal with equal chance;
By turns they quit their ground, by turns advancé:
Victors, and vanquiſh'd in the various field,
Nor wholly overcome, nor wholy yield. Dryden.
his ſtory was written before Boccace; but its author being
*!y loſt, Chaucer is now become an original. Dryden.
They employ'd themſelves *lly in dºmeſtick life, and
Provided a woman could keep her houſe in order, ſhe never
troubled herſelf about regulating the commonwealth. Addison.
2. Totally; in all the parts or kinds.
etals are wholly ſubterrany.
WHoM. the accuſatiſe of whº, ſingular and plural.
There be men in the world, whom you had rather have
your ſon be with five hundred Pounds, than ſome other with
five thouſands. Locke on Education.
Hºsºkºv ER. pron. [who andſºever.] Any without exception.
With whomſºever thou findeſt thy goods, let him not
live. Gen. xxxi. 32.
Nature has beſtowed mines on ſeveral parts; but their
riches are only for the induſtrious and frugal. //homſºever
elſe they viſit, 'tis with the diligent and ſober only they
ſtay. Locke.
WHgo'BUB. n.ſ. Hubbub. See HUBBub.
In this time of |ºthargy, I pick'd and cut moſt of their
feſtival purſes: and had not the old man come in with a
whoebub againſt his daughter, and ſcar'd my choughs from
º: Shºt, I had not left a purſe in the whoſ. army. Shakeſp.
WHOOP. m.ſ. (See hoop.]
I. A ſhout of purſuit. -
Let them breathe a-while, and then
Cry whoop, and ſet them on again. Hudibras.
A fox croſſing the road, drew off a conſiderable detachment,
who clapp'd ſpurs to their horſes, and purſued him with
whoops and hallows. - Addison.
2. [Upupa, Latin.] A bird. Dić7.
To WHoop. v. n. [from the noun..] To ſhout with malig-
nity.
ty Treaſon and murder ever kept together,
As two yoke devils ſworn to either's purpoſe:
Working ſo groſly in a natºral cauſe, .
Dryden.
Bacon.
That admiration did not whoop at them. Shakeſpeare.
To WHoop. v. a. To inſult with ſhout.
While he truſts me, ’twere ſo baſe a part
To fawn, and yet betray ; I ſhou'd be hiſs'd
And whoop'd in hell for that ingratitude. Dryden.
WHORE. n.). [hon, Saxon; hoere, Dutch.] -
I. A woman who converſes unlawfully with men; a fornica-
treſs; an adultreſs; a ſtrumpet.
To put out the word where, thou doſt me wo,
Throughout my book; troth, Put out wonan too. B. jºhnſ.
2. A proſtitute; a woman who receives men for money.
Orontes
Conveys his wealth to Tiber's hungry ſhores,
And fattens Italy with foreign whore. Dryden.
We weary'd ſhould lie down in death:
This cheat of life would take no more;
If you thought fame but empty breath; -
Your Phyllis but a perjur’d whore. Prior.
To WHoRE. v. n. (from the noun..] To converſe unlawfully
with the other ſex.
'Tis a noble general's prudent part,
To cheriſh valour, and reward deſert:
Let him be daub'd with lace, live high, and whore;
Sometimes be louſy, but be never poor. - Dryden.
To WHO'RE. v. a. To corrupt with regard to chaſtity.
Who'RE Dom. n.ſ.. [from whore.] Fornication. -
Some let go whoredom as an indifferent matter, which *:
ſtrive for an holy-day, as for their life. Hall.
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W H Y W I C Nor can that perſon who account; it his recreation to ſee one man wallowing in his filthy revels, and another infamous by his ſenſuality, be ſo impudent as to allege, that all the ..o.ous draughts of the one can leave the leaſt reliſh upon the tip of hist ngue; or that all the fornications and whore- dº ºf the other can quench his own luſt. South's Sermons. wº, sº a sºrt R. l. n. ſ. [whore and maſter or monger.] Qne Wº: who keeps whores, or converſes with a ºrnicatreſs. tº: is a whor, moſłer, fool? a fool in good cloaths and foºething like thee. Shakeſpeare. As if we were drunkards, by a planetary influence; an ad- niable evaſion of whº remaſter man, to lay his goatiſh diſpo- ſition on the change of a ſtar. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. Art thou fully perſuaded that no wharemonger nor adulter- cr ſhall have any inheritance in the kingdom of God? and doſt thou continue to practiſe theſe vices: Tillotſon's Sermons. A rank notorious whoremaſter, to chooſe, To thruſt his neck into the marriage nooſe. Dryden. If he were jealous, he might clip his wife's wings; but what would this avail, when there were flocks of whorema- ſler; perpetually hovering over his houſe. Addison's Guardian. Who'Resos. n.ſ.. [whore and ſon.) A baſtard. It is gene- rally uſed in a ludicrous diſlike. //h.reſºn, mad compound of majeſty, thou art welcome. - Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Thou where on Zed thou unneceſſary letter. Shakespeare. How now, you whºrſºn peaſant, Where have you been theſe two days loitering : Shakeſp. Frog was a cunning, ſly whoreſon, quite the reverſe of John. Arbuthnot's Hiſtory of john Bull. Who'R is H. adj. [from whore.] Unchaſt; incontinent. You, like a letcher, out of whoriſh loins , Breed out your inheritors. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſſida. By means of a whoriſh woman a man is brought to a piece of bread. Prov. vi. 26. WHo RTLEBERRY. m.ſ. [peontbenian, Saxon.] Bilberry. A lant. P The flower conſiſts of one leaf, ſhaped like a pitcher; from whoſe empalement ariſes the pointal, fixed like a nail in the upper part of the flower, which becomes a ſoft umbilicated fruit or berry full of juice, in which are incloſed ſeeds, for the moſt part ſmall. Miller. WHose. m.ſ. 1. Genitive of who. - Though I could With barefac’d power ſweep him from my fight, And bid my will avouch it, yet I muſt not; For certain friends that are both his and mine, l/hºſe loves I may not drop. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. 2. Genitive of which. Thy name afrights me, in whºſe ſound is death. Shakeſp. Thoſe darts whoſe points make gods adore His might, and deprecate his power. Prior. Who so. pronoun. [who and ſever.] Any, without re- WHosoe'v ER. W. ſtrićtion. Jºoſ, is out of hope to attain to another's virtue, will ſeek to come at even hand, by depreſſing another's fortune. Bacon. Let there be perſons licenſed to lend upon uſury; let the rate be ſomewhat more eaſy for the merchant than that he for- merly payed; for all borrowers ſhall have ſome eaſe, be he merchant or whºſºever. Bacon. He inclos'd Knowledge of good, and evil, in this tree, That whoſo eats thereof, forthwith attains Wiſdom. Miltºn's Paradiſe Loft. Whoſoever hath Chriſt for his friend, ſhall be ſure of coun- ſel, and whºſoever is his own friend will be ſure to obey it. - South's Sermons. WHURT. m. ſ. A whortleberry; a bilberry. For fruits, both wild, as wharts, ſtrawberries, pears and plums, though the meaner ſort come ſhort, the gentlemen _ftep not far behind thoſe of other parts. Carew. WHY. adv. [pp., Fonppi, Saxon ] 1. For what reaſon : , Interrogatively. They both deal juſtly with you; why? not from any regard they have for juſtice, but becauſe their fortune depends on their credit. Swift. 2. For which reaſon. Relatively. Mortar will not have attained its utmoſt compačtneſs till fourſcore years after it has been cmployed ; and this is one rea- ton why, in demoliſhing ancient fabricks, it is more eaſy to break the ſtone than the mortar. Boyle. No ground of enmity - Irº, he ſhould mean me ill. Milton. Such, whoſe ſole bliſs is cating; who can give “that one brutal reaſon, why they live. - - 3. For what reaſon. Relatiº. y they live Dryden. Shall I tell you why – -Ay, fir, and wherefore; for º ſay, +very why hath a wherefºc. Shakeſpeare. I was diſpatch'd for their defence and guard; ànd liſten why, for I will tell you now. » We examine the why, the what and the how o Milton, f thi ngs. Turn the diſcourſe; I have a reaſon why L'Eſtranº, I would not have you ſpeak ſo tenderly. 4. It is ſometimes id jºi. y Dryden. Ninus' tomb, man; why, you muſt not ſpeak that t: that you anſwer to Pyram. . - f You have not been a-bed then 2 feare, //hy, no; the day had broke before we parted. Sº r Whence is this? why: from that º º obedience has to the relation which is between a rational crea- ture and his Creator. South', s: WHYNo"T. adv. A cant word for violent or Peremploymcº. dure. y proce- Capoch'd your rabbins of the ſynod, And ſnap'd their canons with a whynot. Hudibra: W1. [Sax.] Holy. Thus wimund, holy peace; wilert emi. for ſanctity; alwi, altogether holy, as Hierocles, Hºmº Hoſius, &c. Gilſºn's Cinº. Wic, Wich. Comes from the Saxon plc, which according t the different nature and condition of places, hath a thrº ſignification; implying either a village, era bay made by the winding banks of a river, or a caſtle. Gibſon's Camden. Wick. m. ſ. [yeoce, Saxon; wiecke, Dutch..] The ſubſtan. round which is applied the wax or tallow of a torch organ. But true it is, that when the oil is ſpont, - The light goes out, and wick is thrown away; So, when he had reſign'd his regiment, His daughter'gan deſpiſe his drooping day. Fa. Quan. There lives within the very flame of love A kind of wick or ſnuff that will abate it. Shakſhare. Bodies are inflamed wholly and immediately, withoiſt an wick to help the inflammation. Bacon', Natural Hiſtory. Little atoms of oil or melted wax continually aſcend apace up the wick of a burning candle. Digly. The fungous parcels about the wicks of candles only ſigni- ficth a moiſt and pulvious air about them. Brown'; Vulgar Err. WICKED. adj. [Of this common word the clymology is very obſcure: Picca, is an enchanter; paccan, is to ºppreſſ; Pinian, to curſe; picco, is crooked: all theſe however Skinner rejects for vitiatus, Latin. Perhaps it is a compound of pic, vil, bad, and head, malum caput.] 1. Given to vice; not good; flagitious; morally bad. The dwelling place of the wicked ſhall come to nought jib, And as the better ſpirit, when ſhe doth bear A ſcorn of death, doth ſhew ſhe cannot die; So when the wicked ſoul death's face doth fear, Ev’n then ſhe proves her own eternity. David. He of their wicked ways ſhall them admoniſh, Milan. But ſince thy veins paternal virtue fires, Go and ſucceed the rivals aims deſpiſe; For never, never wicked man was wiſe. Pºpº'; 06/j. 2. It is a word of ludicrous or ſlight blame. That ſame wicked baſtard of Venus, that blind raſcallybºy, that abuſes every one's eyes becauſe his own are out, let him be judge how deep I am in love, Shakeſpeare. 3. Curſed; baneful; pernicious; bad in effed. The wicked weed which there the fox did lay, .. From underneath his head he took away. Hullard, As wicked dew as eler my mother bruſh'd, With raven's feather from unwholſome fen, - Drop on you both. Shaiſarº º Wickedly. adv. [from wicked.] Criminally; coſ"?"' badly. I would now ſend him where they all ſhould ſº Clear as the light his heart ſhine; where no man Could be ſo wickedly or fondly ſtupid, - ſ But ſhould cry out, he ſaw, touch'd, felt wickedne * And graſp'd it. *::::: He behaved himſelf with great modeſy and won i. done pentance; being convinced in his conſcience that º º wickedly. ºu That thou may’ſ the better bring about Dryden. Thy wiſhes, thou art wickedly devout. 'Tis phraſe abſurd to call a villain great; - Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Pºpe, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. ion of manneſ ; W1(ckEDNess. n.ſ.. [from wicked.] Corruption 9 uilt ; moral ill. -ºckednfl; ; g it is not good that children ſhould know º: old folks have diſcretion and know the wor" nts Theſe tents thou ºſo º w: the te ckedneſ ; wherein ſhall dwell his ſº ...I'ſ lºſt. 8. #. ºther.” Miltºn #.jº: Wi’ck ER. adj. [vigre, a twig, Daniſh; twigger, Pu". of ſmall ſticks. Each one a little wicker baſket had Made of fine twigs, entrailed curiouſly; Spºſºr. In which they gather'd flow’rs. Th;
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commonly uſed among the northern Iriſh, bu
the Scots, are brºught from the Scythians. Spenſºr.
The long broad ſhields,
made up of wicker rods, which are
teſpecially among
If your influence be quite damm'd up
With black uſurping miſts, ſome gentle taper,
Though a ruſh candle from the ºr hº
Of ſome clay habitation, viſit us
With thy long-levell'd rule of ſtreaming light. Milton.
A fooliſh painter drew January fitting in a wicker chair,
with four nightcaps on by the fire, and without doors green
trees, as if it had been in the midſt of July. Peacham.
Wicket. n.ſ.. [wicked, Welſh; guighet, Fr. wicket, Dutch.]
A ſmall gate.
When none yielded, her unruly page,
With his rude älv. the wicket open rent,
And let her in.
Fairy Queen.
Theſe wickets of the ſoul are plac'd on high,
Becauſe all ſounds do lightly mount aloft. Davies.
Now St. Peter at heav'ís wº ſeems
To wait them with his keys. Milton.
The cave was now a common way,
The wicket, often open'd, knew the key. Dryden.
The chaffering with diſſenters, and dodging about this or
the other ceremony, is like opening a few wikets, by which
nº more than one can get in at a time. Swift.
WIDE. adj. ſpice, Saxon; wijd, Dutch.]
I. Broad; extended far each way.
They found fat pakure, and the land was wid, and quiet.
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ſºlves into a numerous train of miſchievous conſequences. South.
. He was accuſtomed to ſleep with a peaceable noſe, ſoftning
in his ſlumbers the wrinkles of it, and the anger which com-
monly mounted tº that part; but now his noîis were wide-
ned to the laſt degree of fury. Dryden's Dufreſnoy.
To Wiſden, v. n. To grow wide; to extend itſelf.
It is in this that the ſpecies of brutes are diſcriminated from
man, and that proper difference, wherein they are wholly
ſeparated, and which at laſt wide, toſ, vaſt a diſtance. Lock.
With her the temple ev'ry moment grew,
Upward the colum. ſhoot, the roofs aſcend,
And arches widen,
and long iſles extend. P .
I'd EN Ess. n: ſ [from º Xten ope
I. Breadth; large extent each way.
The rugged hair began to fall away;
The ſweetneſs of her eyes did only ſtay.
Though not ſo large; her crookéd hºns decreaſe;
The widentſ of her jaws and noſtrils ceaſe. Dryden.
2. Comparative breadth. -
Within the ſame annual time, the center of the earth is
carried above fifty times as far round the orbis magnus, whoſe
widentſ, we now aſſume to be twenty thouſand terreſtrial dia-
In eters. Bentley’s Sermons.
Wºon. A water-fowl not unlike a wild duck, but not ſo
arge.
Among the firſt ſort we reckon creyſers, curlews, and wid-
geon. Carew.
WIDOW. n.ſ. [prºpa, Sax. widºwe, Dutch ; weddw, Welſh;
I Chron. iv. 40.
He wand'ring long a wider circle made,
And many-languag’d nations he ſurvey’d. Pope.
2. Broad to a certain degree: as three inches wide.
3. Deviating; remote.
Many of the fathers were far wide from the underſtanding
of this place Raleigh.
92nfideſ the abſurdities of that diſtinaion betwixt the aët
and the obliquity, and the contrary being ſo wide from the
truth of ſcripture and the attributés of God, and ſo noxious
to good life, we may certainly conclude, that to the perpetra-
tion of whatſoever fin, there is not at all any predeſtination
of God. - Hammond's Fundamentals.
To move
His laughter at their quaint opinions wide. Milton.
Qft wide of nature muſt he aët a part,
Make love in tropes, in bombaſt break his heart. Tickell.
WIDE. adv.
1. At a diſtance. In this ſenſe wide ſeems to be ſometimes an
adverb.
- A little wide,
There was a holy chapel edify'd,
Wherein the hermit wont to ſay
His holy things each morn and even tide. Fairy Queen.
Of this I have heard more from others who livéd much
among the Chineſe; a people whoſe way of thinking ſeems to
lie as wide of ours in Europe as their country does. Temple.
2. With great extent.
Of all theſe bounds rich'd
With plenteous rivers, and wide ſkirted meads, -
We make thee lady. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
On the eaſt-ſide of the garden place,
Cherubic watch; and of a ſword the flame
Wide-waving; all approach far off to fright. Milton.
With huge two-handed ſway,
Brandiſh'd aloft, the horrid edge came down,
h'ide waſting
The ſouth wind roſe, and with black wings. Milion.
Wide hovering all the clouds together drove
From under heav'n. Millton's Paradiſ. Lºft.
Stretch'd at eaſe the panting lady lies, -
To ſhun the fervor of meridian ſkies;
While ſweating ſlaves catch ev'ry breeze of air,
And with wide-ſpreading fans refreſh the fair. Gay.
Yet wide was ſpread their fame in ages paſt,
And poets once had promis'd they ſhould laſt. Pope.
Wr'DELY. adv. [from wide.]
1. With great extent each way. -
Any that conſiders how immenſe the intervals of the chaos
are, in proportion to the bulk of the atoms, will hardly in-
duce himſelf to believe, that particles ſo widely diſſeminated
cºuld ever throng one another to a compact texture. Bentley.
2. Remotely ; far. - -
Let him exerciſe the freedom of his reaſon, and his mind
will be ſtrengthned, and the light which the remote parts of
truth will give to one another, will ſo aſſiſt his judgment, that
be will ſeldom be widely out. Locke.
To Wipes. v. a. [from wide.] To make wide; to extend.
So now the gates are ope; now prove good ſeconds;
'Tis for the followers, fortune widºn, them,
Not for the flyers. Shakeſpeare's Coriolanus.
Theſe accidents when they firſt happen, i.em but ſmall and
contemptible; but by degrees they branch out and widºn them.
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vidua, Latin.] "A woman whoſe huſband is dead.
To take the widow,
Catharine no more
Shall be call’d queen; but princeſs dowager,
Exaſperates, makes mad her fifter Gonerill. Shafºcare.
And widow to prince Arthur. Shakeſpeare's Hen. VIII.
Our fatherleſs diſtreſs was left unmoan'd,
Your widow-dolours likewiſe be unwept. Shakespeare Richari III,
And will ſhe yet debaſe her eyes on me,
That cropt the golden prime of this ſweet prince,
And made her widow to a woeful bed. Shakeſpeare.
The barren they more miſerable make,
And from the widow all her comfort take. Saudys.
He warns the widow, and her houſhold gods
To ſeek a refuge in remote abodes. Dryden.
Who has the paternal power whilſt the widow queen is with
child. Locke.
To WI'Dow. v. a. [from widow.]
I. To deprive of a huſband.
In this city he
Hath widow’d and unchildéd many a one,
Which to this hour bewail the injury.``" Shakespeare Cricanut,
Poor ropes you are begail'd,
Both you and I; for Romeo is exiſd: -
He made you for a high way to my bed,
But I, a maid, die maiden widow’d. Shakeſpeare.
Thy little care to mend my widow’d nights,
Has forc'd me to recourſe of marriage rites,
To fill ån empty ſide. Drydº'
2. To endow with a widow-right. - -
For his poſſeſſions,
Although by confiſcation they are ours,
We do inſtate and widºw you withal,
To buy you a better huſband. Shakeſpeare,
3. To ſtrip of any thing good.
The widow’d iſle in mourning -
Dries up her tears. - Dryden.
For him you waſte in tears your widow’d hours. Dryden.
Inclement weather and froſty blaſts deface - -
The blithſome year, trees of their ſhrive'd fruits ---
Are widºw’d, dreary ſtorms o'er all prevail. Philips.
WI'dow E.R. m. ſ. [from widºw, J One who has loſt his wife.
The king, ſealing up all thoughts of love under the Image
of her memory, remained a widower inany years after. Sidney.
The main conſents are had, and here we'll ſtay
To ſee our widower's ſecond marriage day. Shakeſ are:
They that marry, as they that ſhall get no children; and
they that marry not, as the widowers. 2 Eſdr. xvi. 44.
WI’Dow Hood. n.ſ.. [from widow.J. The ſtate of a widow.
Cecropia, having in her widºwhºod taken this young Ar-
teſia into her charge, had taught her to think that theſe is no
wiſdom but in including both heaven and earth in one's ſelf.
Sidney.
Neween my right with flrength adown to tread,
Through weakneſs of my widowhoºd or woe, , ,
For truth is ſtrong. Fairy Qeen,
- She employed her laſt widowhood to works no leſs lountil
than charitable. Carew's Survey of Cornwal'.
It is of greater merit wholly to a fiain from things de-
ſireable, than after fruition to be content to leave them; as they
who magnify ſingle life prefer virginity much before #.
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W I G W I L - Cheriſh thy haſten’d widowhood with the gold - Of matrimonial treaſon: ſo farewell: Milion. 2. Eſtate ſettled on a widow. Not in uſe. For that dow'ry, | º: idºwhood, be it that ſhe ſurvives me, #. ind. Shakeſp. Taming of the Shrew. wrpowevºter. n.ſ.. [widºw and hunter.] One who courts - for a jointure. wº º about town often afford them great di- verſion. Addiſon's Spectator. wipowma‘KER. m. ſ. [widow and maker.] One who deprives women of their huſbands. It grieves my ſoul That I muſt draw this metal from my ſide To be a widowmaker. Shakeſp. King john. wi'pow-wail. n.ſ. [widow and wail] A plant. - It hath a flower conſiſting of one leaf, which is deeply di- vided into three parts: the cup of the flower is alſo of one leaf, divided into three ſegments; the fruit conſiſts of three hard berries cloſely joined together; in each of which is con- tained one oblong ſeed; to which may be added, it hath the appearance of a ſhrub, and the leaves are ſmall and º; iller. Width. n.ſ.. [from wide..] Breadth; wideneſs. A low word. For the width of the morteſs gage this ſide, then for the tennant, gage on that end of the quarter you intend the tennant ſhall be made. Moxon. Let thy vines in intervals be ſet, Indulge their width, and add a roomy ſpace, That their extremeſt lines may ſcarce embrace. Dryden. To WIELD. v. a. ſpealban, Saxon ; to manage in the hand.] To uſe with full command, as a thing not too heavy for the holder. Baſe Hungarian wight, wilt thou the ſpigot wield. Shakeſp. His looks are full of peaceful majeſty, His head by nature fram'd to wear a crown, His hand to wield a ſcepter, and himſelf Likely in time to bleſs a regal throne. Shakeſpeare. There is that hand bolden'd to blood and war, That muſt the ſword in wond’rous a&tions wield. Daniel. They are in the dark before they are aware; and then they make a noiſe only with terms; which, like too heavy wea- pons that they cannot wield, carry their ſtrokes beyond their aim. Digby on Bodies. The leaſt of whom could wield Theſe elements, and arm him with the force Of all their regions. Milton’s Paradiſe Lºft. Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming ſteed. Milton. If Rome's great ſenate could not wield that ſword, Which of the conquer'd world had made them lord; What hope had ours, while yet their pow'r was new, To rule vićtorious armies, but by you? //aller. He worthieſt, after him, his ſword to wield, Or wear his armour, or ſuſtain his ſhield. Dryden. W1'ElDY. adj. [from wield..] Manageable. W1'ERY. adj. [from wire.] 1. Made of wire: it were better written wiry. Your gown going off, ſuch beauteous ſtate reveals, As when through flow'ry meads th' hill's ſhadow ſteals; Off with that wiry coronet, and ſhew The hairy diadem which on your head doth grow. Donne. 2. Drawn into wire. Polymnia ſhall be drawn with her hair hanging looſe about her ſhoulders, reſembling wiery gold. Peacham on Drawing. 3. [From paen, a pool.] Wet ; weariſh; moiſt. Obſolete, Where but by chance a filver drop hath fall'n, Ev’n to that drop ten thouſand wiery friends Do glew themſelves in ſociable grief. Shakeſpeare. WIFE. m. ſ. Plural wives ſpp., Saxon; wiff, Dutch..] A woman that has a huſband. - Your claim, fair ſiſter, I bar it in the intereſt of my wiſe. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. There's no bottom, none In my voluptuouſneſs: your wives, your daughters, Your matrons and your maids could not fill up The ciſtern of my liſt. - Shakeſpeare's Macbeth. Why ſaidſt thou, ſhe is my ſiſter 2 ſo I might have taken her to me to wife. Gen. xii. I9. The wif, where danger or diſhonour lurks, - Safeſt and ſeemlieſt by her huſband ſtays. Milton. The wife her huſband murders, hē the wiſe. Dryden. Fond of his friend, and civil to his wº, y - > is wife. Pope. 2. It is uſed for a woman of low employment. Strawberry * lay two or three great ſtrawberries at the wº of their pot, and all the reſt are little ones. Bacºn. º: n. / H ig being a termination in the names of men ſignifics *** * *iſe a heroe, from Figa, a word of that ſignification. WIG. m. ſ. [Contraded from periwig.] Gilſon's Camden. I. rºl worn on the head. riumphing Tories and deſponding whics Forget their feuds, and join . ſave ãº, ... Swift, WIGHT. n.ſ. [r];t, Saxon.) A perſon Ainſwºrth. - - ; a being. G Beſhrew the witch! with venomºu, wight; i. º y Tedious as hell; but flies the graſps of love, With wings more momentary ſwift than th This world below did need 3. wight, ought. Shakespeare . Which might thereof diſtinguiſh ev'ry part. - 2. A ſort of cake. This meaner wights, of truſt and crédit bare Davieſ, Not ſo reſpected, could not look t'effect. > Daniel A ſight he was, whoſe very fight wou'd anieſ, Entitle him mirror of knighthood. Hudik The water flies all taſte of living wight. º: How could'ſt thou ſuffer thy devoted knight, ilºn, On thy own day, to fall by foe oppreſs'd, The wight of all the world who lov’d thee beſt. Drd ſ H. ſtation he yielded up to a wight as diſagreeable as . elf. Audiſon' ul- W1GHT. adj. Swift; nimble. Out of uſe. Jon's Guardian, He was ſo winble and ſo wight, From bough to bough he leaped light, And oft the pumies latched. Sten/?,’ Wiſc Hºly adv. [from wight.] Swiftly; à. Paſtoral, Her was her, while it was day-light, But now her is a moſt wretched wight; For day that was is wightly paſt, And now at laſt the night doth haſt. - Spenſºr, Wiht. An initial in the names of men, ſignifies ſtrong; intº luſty; being purely Saxon. Gilſºn's Camdin. WILD. adj. [pilo, Saxon; wild, Dutch.] 1. Not tame; not domeſtick. For I am he am born to tame you, Kate, And bring you from a wild cat to a kate, Conformable as other houſhold kates. Shakeſtart, Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geeſe fly that way. Shat. All beaſts of the earth ſince wild. Miltºn. 2. Propagated by nature; not cultivated. Whatſoever will make a wild tree a garden tree, will make a garden tree to have leſs core or ſtone. Bacºn's Natral Hſiery. Gooſe graſs or wild tanſy is a weed that ſtrong clays are ve- ry ſubječt to. Martimer's Huſbandry. The wild bee breeds in the ſtocks of old willows, in which they firſt bore a canal, and furniſh afterwards with hangings, made of roſe leaves: and to finiſh their work divide the whole into ſeveral rooms or neſts. Grew's 4//eum. 3. Deſart ; uninhabited. The wild beaſt where he wons in foreſt wild. Miltºn. 4. Savage; uncivilized. Affairs that walk, As they ſay ſpirits do, at midnight, have In them a wilder nature, than the buſineſs That ſeeks diſpatch by day. Shakespeari's Henry VIII. Though the inundation deſtroyed man and beaſt generally, yet ſome few wild inhabitants of the woods eſcaped. Bºwl. When they might not converſe with any civil men witholº peril of their lives, whither ſhould they fly but into the woods and mountains, and there live in a wild and barbarou?” inct. Davis, an Ireland. May thoſe already curſt Eſſexian plains, Where haſty death and pining ſickneſs reigns, Prove as a deſart, and none there make ſtay, But ſavage beaſts, or men as wild as they. Waller, 5. Turbulent; tempeſtuous; irregular. His paſſions and his virtues lie confus'd, And mixt together in ſo wild a tumult: . . . Addiº That the whole man is quite disfigur'd in him. aſſº, , licentious; ungoverned. r 6, lic that ºut tº tore the Thracian bard. Milºn. Valour grown wild by pride, and pow'r by rage, Did the true charms of majeſty impair: Rome by degrees advancing more in agº .. - Show’d º of what ń. once bºnfir, Pº 7. lº "...# fº, | n the ruling paſſion, there alone, - The wild are à. and the cunning know" Pºſt 8. Inordinate; looſe. . Other bars he lays before me, My riots paſt, my wild ſocieties. Beſides, thou ärt a beau; what's that my c A fop well-dreſt, extravagant and wild: She that cries herbs has leſs impertinençº Dryden, And in her calling, more of common ſenſe. 9. Uncouth ; flrange. What are theſe, - So wither'd, and ſo wild in their attºº: h That look not like th' inhabitants o' the * º, Madith. Sºftware. hild? - 'Jak, re And yet are on t. ... 10. Done or made without any conſiſtent “..., they make With mountains, as with weapons: "", Paradjº Lºft. I?’ild work in heav'n. 4. º aſ The ſea was very neceſſary to the ends of P en withou" - it be ld have been a very wild woº!" had º Hiſtºry. would have Dº ry iſ....…". .#
º
*r. Meerly imaginary. - -
As univerſal as theſe appear to be, an effectual remedy might
be applied: I am not at preſent upon a wild ſpeculative pro-
jeºt, but ſuch a one as may be eaſily put in execution. Swift.
ILD, n.ſ.. [from the adjećtive..] A deſart; a tract unculti-
wated and uninhabited.
- We ſometimes
Who dwell this wild, conſtrain’d by want come forth
To town or village nigh. Milton's Paradiſe Regained.
This gentle knight
Forſook his eaſy couch at early day,
And to the weod and wild purſu'd his way. Dryden.
Then Libya firſt, of all her moiſture drain'd,
Became a barren waſte, a wild of ſand. Addiſon.
Is there a nation in the wild of Afric,
Amidſt the barren rocks and burning ſands
That does not tremble at the Roman name? Addiſon.
You rais'd theſe hallow’d walls; the deſart ſmil'd,
And paradiſe was open'd in the wild.
Wilp Baſil. n.ſ.. [acinus, Lat.] A plant.
It hath leaves like thoſe of the leſſer baſil; the cup of the
flower is oblong and furrowed; the flowers are produced in
bunches on the top of little footſtalks, which ariſe from be-
tween the footſtalk of the leaf and the ſtalk of the plants in
which it differs from ſerpyllum. Miller.
Wild Cucumber. n.ſ. [elaterium, Latin.] A plant.
The branches are ſomewhat like thoſe of the cucumber, but
have no tendrils; the fruit is prickly, and when ripe burſts
with great elaſticity, and abounds with fetid juice. Miller.
Wild Olive. n.ſ. [eleagnus, Latin, from ixaſ, an olive, and
#yvor vitex ;] This plant hath leaves like thoſe of the chaſte
tree, and a fruit like an olive. . Miller.
WILD.se/Rvice. m. ſ. [crataeguſ, Lat.] A plant.
The leaves are ſingle; the flower conſiſts of five leaves,
which expand in form of a roſe. The fruit is ſmall, and
ſhaped like a pear, in which are many hard ſeeds. Miller.
To WI'lder. v. a. [from wild.] To looſe or puzzle in an
unknown or pathleſs tract.
The little courtiers, who ne'er come to know
The depth of factions, as in mazes go,
Where intereſts meet, and croſs ſo oft, that they
With too much care are wilder'd in the way. Dryden.
Oh thou ! who free'ſt me from my doubtful ſtate,
Long loſt and wilder'd in the maze of fate,
Be preſent ſtill.
WI'lderness. n.ſ.. [from wild.
1. A deſert; a tract of ſolitude and ſavageneſs.
He travell'd through wide waſteful ground, -
That nought but deſert wilderneſ, ſhew’d all around. F. Qu.
When as the land ſhe ſaw no more appear,
But a wild wilderneſs of waters deep,
Then 'gan ſhe greatly to lament and weep.
O my poor kingdom, ſick with civil blows '
When that my care could not with-hold thy riots,
What wilt thou do when riot is thy care
O, thou wilt be a wilderneſs again,
Pope.
Pope.
Spenſer.
Peopled with wolves, thy old inhabitants. Shakeſpeare.
But who can always on the billows lie
The wat'ry wilderneſ, yields no ſupply. Waller.
All thoſe animals have been obliged to change their woods
and wilderneſſes for lodgings in cities. Arbuth. & Pope.
2. The ſtate of being wild or diſorderly. Not in uſe.
The paths and bow'rs, doubt not, but our joint hands
Will keep from wilderneſ, with eaſe. Milton.
wi'ldFire. n.ſ.. [wild and fire.] A compoſition of inflam-
mable materials, eaſy to take fire, and hard to be extin-
guiſhed. -
When thou rann'ſt up Gadſhill in the night to catch my
horſe, I did think thou had'ſt been an ignis fatuus, or a ball
of wildfire. Shakeſpeare.
Though brimſtone, pitch, wildfire, burn equally, and are
hard to quench, yet they make no ſuch firy wind as #.
powder. Bacon's Nat. Hiſt
Yet ſhall it in his boiling ſtomach turn
To bitter poiſon, and like wildfire burn;
He ſhall caſt up the wealth by him devour'd. Sandys.
No matter in the world ſo proper to write with as wildfire;
as no charaćters can be more legible than thoſe which are read
by their own light. Addison Guard.
In flames, like Semele's, be brought to bed,
While opening hell ſpouts wildfire at your head. Pope.
WILDGo'osechase. n.ſ. A purſuit of ſomething as unlikely
to be caught as the wildgooſe.
If our wits run the wildgooſechace, I have done; for thou
haſt more of the wildgooſe in one of thy wits, than I have in
my whole five. Shakeſpeare.
Let a man conſider the time, money, and vexation, that
this wildgooſechace has coſt him, and then ſay what have I
gotten to anſwer all this expence, but looſe, giddy frolick 2
L’Eſtrange.
Wilpins. n.ſ. [wildelinghe, Dut..] A wild ſour apple.
W I N
Ten ruddy wilding in the wood I found,
And ſtood on tip-toes, reaching from the ground. Dryd.
The red ſtreak, of all cyder fruit, hath obtained the pre-
ference, being but a kind of wilding, never pleaſing to the
palate.
---- Mortimer.
The wilding's fibres are contriv'd
To draw th’ earth's pureſt ſpirit, and reſiſt
Its feculence. Phillips.
*PHY, adv. [from wild.]
I. wº cultivation.
!”.ºhiºh grows wildly of itſelf, is worth nothing. Mr.
2. With diſorder; with º or diſtraćtion. g. Mo
Put your diſcourſe into ſome frame, and ſtart not ſo wildly
from my affair. Shakeſpear.
Mrs. Page, at the door, ſweating, blowing, and looking
wildly, would needs ſpeak with you. Shakeſpears.
Young mothers wildly ſtare with fear oppreſt,
And ſtrain their helpleſs infants to their bºaſt. Dryden.
His fever being come to a height, he grew delirious, and
talked very wildly. emale Quixote.
3. Without attention; without judgment.
As th’unthought accident is guilty
Of what we wildly do, ſo we profeſs
Qurſelves to be the ſlaves of chance, and flies
Of every wind that blows.
Shakeſpeare.
4. Irregularly.
She wildy wanton, wears by night away
The ſign of all our labours done by day. Dryden.
WildNess. n.ſ.. [from wild.]
1. Rudeneſs; diſorder like that of uncultivated ground.
The heath, which was the third part of our plot, I wiſh to
be framed, as much as may be, to a natural wildneſs. Bac.
2. Inordinate vivacity; irregularity of manners.
This ſame ſtarved juſtice hath done nothing but prated to
me of the wildneſs of his youth, and the feats he hath done
about Turnbal-ſtreet; º every third word a lie. Shakeſp.
He is giv'n
To ſports, to wildneſs, and much company. Shakeſpeare.
3. Savageneſs; brutality.
He came in like a wild man; but ſuch a wildneſ; as ſhewed
his eye-ſight had tamed him, full of withered leaves; which
though they fell not, ſtill threatened falling. Sidney.
Vainly thou tell'ſt me, what the woman's care
Shall in the wildneſs of the wood prepare. Prior.
4. Uncultivated ſtate.
Their wildneſs loſe, and quitting nature's part,
Obey the rules and diſcipline of art. Dryden.
5. Deviation from a ſettled courſe; irregularity.
A delirium is but a ſhort wildneſs of the imagination; and
a ſettled irregularity of fancy is diſtraćtion and madneſs.
Watts's Log.
6. Alienation of mind.
Ophelia, I wiſh
That your good beauties be the happy cauſe
Of Hamlet's wildneſs; ſo ſhall I hope your virtues
May bring him to his wonted way again. Shakeſp.
Wile. n.ſ. [pile, Saxon; wiel, Iſlandick.] A deceit; a
fraud; a trick; a ſtratagem; a practice artful, ſly, and inſi-
dious.
Their leader by his wiler had much obtain'd,
And done much miſchief on the Engliſh ſtate. Daniel.
My ſentence is for open war; of wiles
More unexpert, I boaſt not; them let thoſe
Contrive who need. Milton.
Life eſſay’d the ſureſt wiſe,
Gilding itſelf with Laura's ſmile. Roſcommon.
So Sforza, curs'd with a too fertile brain,
Loſt by his wiles the pow'r his wit did gain. Dryd.
The heart of man is ſo full of wie, artifices, and deceit,
that there is no gueſſing at what he is from his ſpeeches.
Addiſon's Guardian.
Wiſdom's above ſuſpecting wiler,
The queen of learning gravely ſmiles. Swift.
W’ILFul. adj. [will and full.] - -
1. Stubborn ; contumacious ; perverſe; inflexible.
2. Done or ſuffered by deſign.
Sthenoboea herſelf did choak
With wilful cord, for wanting of her will. Fairy Queen.
Thou to me
Art all things under heav'n, all places thou,
Who for my wilful crime art baniſh'd hence. Milton.
The filent ſtranger ſtood amaz'd to ſee
Contempt of wealth, and wilful poverty. Dryden.
WI’lfully. adv. [from wilful.]
1. Obſtinately ; ſtubbornly.
The mother, who being determinately, leaſt I ſhould ſay
of a great lady wilfully, bent to marry her to Demagoras;
tried all ways which a witty and hard-hearted mother could
deviſe. - Sidney.
Evil could ſhe conceal her fire, and wiftly perſºvered
ſhe in it. Sidney.
30 R Religion
W I L W I L Religion is matter of our freeſt choice; and if men will - ilfully ſet themſelves againſt it, there is no * and wilfully *";... ion : on purpoſe. 2. Bºi. º, º if we do not wilfully betray our ſuccours, through all difficulties. Hammond. If you do not wifully paſs over any of your #. of- fences, but confeſs particularly, and repent ſeriouſly of them, God will more eaſily paſs by your leſſer infirmities. Bp Tayl. This let him #. 5 h d ſt, willfully offending, he preten #:/ y £2 Milton. WI'lfulness. n.ſ.. [from wilful..] Obſtinacy; ſtubbornneſs; rverſeneſs. So full of wilfulneſ, and ſelf-liking is our nature, that with- out ſome definitive ſentence, which being given, may ſtand, ſmall hope there is that ſtrifes will end. ooker. Thy cauſeleſs ruth repreſs; He that his ſorrow ſought through wilfulneſs, And his foe fetter'd would releaſe again, Deſerves to taſte his folly's fruit. Never hydra-headed wilfulneſs So ſoon did loſe his ſeat, and all at once, As in this king. Shakeſpeare. A ſtiff and ſtubborn obſtinacy, is not ſo much firmneſs and reſolution, as wilfulneſs. - L’Eſtrange. That is not haſtily to be interpreted obſtinacy or wilful- neſ, which is the natural produćt of their age. Locke. WI'lily, adv. [from wily.] By ſtratagem; fraudulently. They did work wilil), and went and made as if they had been ambaſſadors. joſ. WILI'Ness. n.ſ.. [from wily.] Cunning; guile. The ungodly, for his own luſt, doth perſecute the poor: let them be taken in the crafty willneſs that they have ima- ined. Pſalm x. 2. She ſupplied the weakneſs of force by willneſs of art, and advantage of treaty. How. Poc. Foreſt. WILL, n.ſ. ſpilla, Saxon; wille, Dutch.] 1. Choice; arbitrary determination. Will is the power, which the mind has to order the con- ſideration of any idea, or the forbearing to conſider it, or to prefer the motion of any part of the body to its reſt, and vice verſa. Docke's Works. Two principal fountains there are of human actions, know- ledge and will; which will, in things tending towards any end, is termed choice. Płocker, b. i. Is it her nature, or is it her will, To be ſo cruel to an humble foe If nature, then ſhe may it mend with ſkill; If will, then ſhe at will may will forego. Spenſer. Theſe things have a ſhew of wiſdom in will worſhip and humility. Col. ii. 23. Will holds the ſceptre in the ſoul, And on the paſſions of the heart doth reign. Sir j. Dav. The truth is, ſuch a man underſtands by his will, and be- lieves a thing true or falſe, merely as it agrees or diſagrees with a violent inclination; and therefore, whilſt that inclina- tion laſts in its ſtrength, he diſcovers nothing of the different Fairy Queen. degrees of evidence. Atterbury. 2. Diſcretion; choice. Go then the guilty at thy will chaſtize. Pope. 3. Command; direction. At his firſt fight the mountains are ſhaken, and at his will the ſouth wind bloweth. Eccleſ. xliii. 16. 4. Diſpoſition ; inclination; defire. I make bold to preſs upon you with ſo little preparation. Your welcome ; what's your will P Shakeſpeare. He hath a will, he hath a power to perform. Drummond. He ſaid, and with ſo good a will to die, Did to his breaſt the fatal point apply, It found his heart. 5. Power; government. eliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies. Pſal. He had the will of his maid before he could go; he had the maſtery of his parents ever fince he could prattle ; and Wły, now he is grown up, muſt he be reſtrained; Loft, 6. Divine determination. I would give a thouſand furlongs of ſea for an acre of barren ground. The will above b: done; but I would fain die a dry death. Shakeſpeare. 7. Teſtament; diſpoſition of a dying man's effects. Another branch of their revenue ſtill } Dryden. Rºmains, beyond their boundieſ, right to kill, º: father yet alive, impower'd tº makea ºil. Dryd. **n make their laſt wills by word of mouth only 8. Good-will. Favour; kindneſs. Stephen's Sermons. I'll to the doćtor, he hath my good-will, And none but he to ma - 9. Good-will. Right º Nan Page. Shakeſp. Some preach Chriſt of envy, and ſome of good will. 4. Phil. i. 15. IO. º: Malice; malignity. II. n ---- --- - - - 2. | mi º from William..] Will with a wiſp, Jack with %ill with the wiſp is of a round figure, in bi - flame of a candle; but ſometimes tºº, º: º of twigs ſet on fire. It ſometimes gives a brighter li . e that of a wax-candle; at other times more . and . a purple colour. When viewed near at hand, it his leſ than at a diſtance. They wander about in the air not f s from the ſurface of the earth; and are more ſº places that are unétuous, mouldy, marſhy, and º with reeds. They haunt burying places, places of j Junghills. They commonly appear in ſummer, and at tº: beginning of autumn, and are generally at the height of about ſix feet from the ground. Now they dilate #. ſelves, and now contraćt. Now they go on like waves and rain as it were ſparks of fire; but they burn nothing. T. follow thoſe that run away, and fly from thoſe that follow, them. Some that have been catched were obſerved to conſiſt of a ſhining, viſcous, and gelatinous matter, like the ſpawn of frogs, not hot or burning, but only ſhining; ſo that the matter ſeems to be phoſphorus, Prepared and raiſed from putrified plants or carcaſſes by the heat of the ſun; which, condenſed by the cold of the evening, and then ſhines. Muſh, // ill-a-wiſp miſleads night-faring clowns, O'er hills and ſinking bogs. Gay. To Will. v. a. [wilgan, Gothick; pillan, Saxon; wilá, Dutch.] 1. To deſire that anything ſhould be, or be done. To will, is to bend our ſouls to the having or doing of that which they ſee to be good. Hºoker. Let Richard be reſtored to his blood, As will the reſt; ſo willeth Wincheſter. Shakeſpeare. I ſpeak not of God's determining his own will, but his pre- determining the acts of our will. There is as great difference betwixt theſe two, as betwixt my willing a lawful thing my- ſelf, and my inducing another man to do that which is un- lawful. Hammond on Fundamental, Whoſoever will; the doing of a thing, if the doing of it be in his power, he will certainly do it; and whoſoever does not do that thing, which he has in his power to do, does not properly will it. South. A man that ſits ſtill, is ſaid to be at liberty, becauſe he can walk if he will; it. Locłe. 2. To be inclined or reſolved to have. She's too rough for me; - There, there, Hortenſio, will you any wiſe? Shaft. 3. To command; to direct. St. Paul did will them of Corinth, every man to lay up ſomewhat on the Sunday, and to reſerve it inflore ºf the church of Jeruſalem, for the relief of the poor there. Hº" How rarely does it meet with this time's guiſe, ſ When man was willed to love his enemies. Shaitſ, Our battle is more full of names than yours, Our men more perfect in the uſe of arms, Our armours all as ſtrong, our cauſe the beſt; Then reaſon wills our hearts ſhould be as good. He willed him to be of good comfort, promiſing : ſtow upon him whatſoever he ſhould win. If they had any buſineſs, his Majeſty Shaftſ, o be- nºli. wild that they ſhould attend. O | ill Carmdº, 'Tis your’s, ueen to 70tſ The work, * duty ‘. me to fulfil. Drydin, 4. It has a looſe and ſlight ſignification. ill Let the circumſtances of life be what, or whº *; a man ſhould never neglect improvement. f which it i. 5. It is one of the ſigns of the future tenſe; of Whic difficult to ſhow or limit the ſignification. …dºc I will come. I am determined to come; impºrt**. - lm- Thou will come. It muſt be ſo that thou muſt ** orting neceſſity. - - p % thou . * Haſ thou determined to come?” ing choice. He will come. He is reſolved to com he muſt come, importing either choice or nº º It will come. It muſt ſo be that it muſt com" neceſſity. lar The plural follows the analogy of the ſing” id, at this will 1 and Pili, among the Engliſh Saxonº, ºlui is day among the Germans, ſignified many. º 2ſt the defender of many: wilfred, peace tº,”* Poly- anſwered in ſenſe and fignification by Poly” Gl. Camd crates, and Polyphilus. WI’lling. adj. [from will.] I. Inclined to any thing. e; or it muſt be that importing forced all his ſkill to 'He willing to pleaſe one in authority, Wiſł. make the reſemblance of the beſt faſhion. Some other able, and as willing, PA)* Miltºn, The rigid ſatisfaction. aian. than Can : man truſt a better ſupport whº º:g the friendſhip of Omnipotence, who is both a Bently, and knows how to relieve him 2. Pleaſed;
W I L
2. Pleaſed ; deſirous.
3. Favourable; well diſpoſed to any thing. - - -
As many as were willing hearted brought bracelets and
ear-rings. Ex. xxxv. 22.
4. Ready : complying.
Religion hath force to qualify all ſorts of men, to make
governors the apter to rule with conſcience, inferiors for con-
ſcience ſake the willinger to obey: Hooker.
We've willing dames enough. Shakeſpeare.
He ſtoop'd with weary wings and willing feet. 4Milt.
5. Choſen.
They're held with his melodious harmony,
In willing chains, and ſweet captivity. Milton.
6. Spontaneous.
Forbear, if thou haſt pity,
Theſe groans proceed not from a ſenſeleſs plant,
No ſpouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden.
7. Conſenting.
How can hearts not free ſerve willing. Milton.
WI'lling LY. adv. [from will.]
1. With one's own conſent; without diſlike; without reludance.
That preſervation of peace and unity amongſt Chriſtian
churches, ſhould be by all good means procured, we join
moſt willingly and gladly with them. Hooker.
I dare not make myſelf ſo guilty,
To give up willingly that noble title
Your maſter wed me to. Shakeſpeare.
This ranſom, if my whole inheritance
Milton.
May compaſs, it ſhall willingly be paid.
2. By one's own deſire. º
The condition of that people is not ſo much to be envied
as ſome would willingly repreſent it. Addiſon.
Wi'LLING Ness. n. ſ. [from willing.] Conſent; freedom from
reluctance; ready compliance.
We praiſe the things we hear with much more willingneſ,
than thoſe we ſee ; becauſe we envy the preſent, and reve-
rence the paſt; thinking ourſelves inſtructed by the one, and
overlaid by the other. Ben. johnſon.
It is not doing good after that ſame wonderful manner, that
Chriſt's example obligeth us unto, but to a like willingneſ, and
readineſs to do good as far as our power reacheth. Calamy.
Force never yet a generous mind did gain;
We yield on parley; but are ſtorm'd in vain;
Conſtraint, in all things, makes the pleaſure leſs,
Sweet is the love which comes with willingneſs. Dryden.
Willow. n.f ſpelie, Saxon, ſalix, Lat, gwilau, Welſh.] A
tree worn by forlorn lovers. -
It hath amentaceous flowers conſiſting of ſeveral ſtamina,
which are collected into a ſpike but are barren. The em-
bryoes are produced upon different trees from the male
flowers, and afterwards become a fruit or huſk, ſhaped like a
cone, opening in two parts, and containing downy ſeeds. Mil.
I offered him my company to a willow tree, to make him
a garland, as being forſaken, to bind him up a rod, as being
worthy to be whipt. Shakeſp.
In ſuch a night
Stood Dido with a willow in her hand
Upon the wild ſea banks. Shakeſp.
Tell him, in hope he'll prove a widower ſhortly,
I wear the willow garland for his ſake. Shakeſpeare.
When heaven's burning eye the fields invades,
To marſhes he reſorts, obſcur'd with reeds,
And hoary willows, which the moiſture feeds. Sandy.
Afflićted Iſrael ſhall fit weeping down,
Their harps upon the neighb'ring willows hung, -
Nor joyous hymn encouraging their tongue. Prior.
Wi’llowish. adj. [willom.] Reſembling the colour of willow:
Make his body with greeniſh coloured crewel, or willowiſh
colour. Walton.
WI'llow wort. n.ſ. A plant.
The flower conſiſts of ſeveral leaves, produced from the
incloſures of the flower-cup, placed circularly, and expanded
like a roſe; from the centre of the flower-cup riſes the pointal,
which becomes a fruit of two cells, full of ſmall ſeeds, wrapped
up in the flower-cup. - Miller.
WI’ly. adj. [from wile.] Cunning; ſly; full of ſtratagem;
fraudulent. - - - -
They are ſo cautelous and wily headed, eſpecially being
men of ſmall practice in law matters, that you would wonder
whence they borrow ſuch ſubtilities and ſhifts. Spenſer.
In the wily ſnake
Whatever ſlights, none would ſuſpicions mark
• As from his wit, and native ſubtilty
Proceeding. Milton's Par. Loft.
Since this falſe, wily, doubling diſpoſition of mind, is ſo
intolerably miſchievous to ſociety, God is ſometimes pleaſed,
in mere compaſſion to men, to give them warning of it, by
ſetting ſome odd mark upon ſuch Cains." South's Serm.
My wily nurſe by long experience found,
And firſt diſcover'd to my ſoul its wound;
'Tis love ſaid ſhe Dryden.
wi'MBle. n. ſ. ſwimpel, old Dutch, from wemelen, to bore.]
An inſtrument with which holes are bored.
W I N
a.Atharveſt-home, trembling to approa h -
The little barrel, which he far. ºr. :
He ſays the wimble, often draws it back,
And deals to thirſty ſervants but a ſmack. Dryd.
As when a ſhipwright ſtands his workmen o'er;
Who plye the wimble ſome huge beam to bore;
Urg'd on all hands it nimbly ſpins about, -
The grain deep-piercing till it ſcoops it out. Pope.
he trepan is like a wimble, uſed by joiners. Sharp.
Wi’MBLE. adj. Aëtive, nimble, ſhifti
ſeems to be the meaning |. ifting to and fro. such
He was ſo winble and ſo wight
From bough to bough he leaped ight
- >
And oft the pumies latched:
Therewith afraid I ran awa $
But he that earſt ſeem'd but to Play,
A ſhaft in earneſt ſnatched.
WIMPLE, h. ſ. [gāimple, Fr.] A hood; a veil.
in Spenſer perhaps by miſtake winble.
So fair and º, as faireſt flower in May,
For ſhe had laid her mournful ſtole aſide,
And widow-like ſad wimble thrown away. Fai,
The Lord will take away the changeable ſuits of apparel,
and the wimples, and the criſping-pins. Iſrael ii. 22.
To Wimple. v. a. To draw down as a hood or ºil.
The ſame did hide,
Under a veil that wimbled was full low. Fairy 2.
Win. Whether initial or final in the names of men, may
either denote a maſculine temper, from pin, which fignifies
in Saxon, war, ftrength, &c. or elſe the general love and
eſteem he hath among the people; from the Saxon pine, i. e.
dear, beloved. In the name of places it implies a battle fought
there. - Gibſ.
To Win. v. 4. [Pret, wan and won; part. paſ, won, pinna,
Saxon; winnen, Dutch..]
1. To gain by conqueſt. -
The town of Gaza where the enemy lay encamped, was
not ſo ſtrong but it might be won. - Knolles.
His whole deſcent, who thus ſhall Canaan win. Milan.
Follow chearful to the trembling town;
Preſs but an entrance, and preſume it won.
2. To gain the vićtory in a conteſt,
oyalty is ſtill the ſame
Whether it win or loſe the game:
True as the dial to the ſun,
Altho' it be not ſhin'd upon,
I five years at Tarentum wan
The queſtorſhip, and then our love began.
Thy well breath'd horſe
Impels the flying car and wins the courſe. Drra.
3. To #. ſomething withheld.
eſolv'd to win, he meditates the way,
By force to raviſh, or by fraud betray. Pope.
4. To obtain. - -
Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preſerve me, Doſt thou
love me? Keep me then ſtill worthy to be beloved. Sidney.
When you ſee my ſon, tell him, that his ſword can never
win the honour that he loſes. Shakeſpeare.
Deviliſh Macbeth
By many of theſe trains hath ſought to win me. Shakespeare
5. To gain by play.
He had given a diſagreeable vote in parliament, for which
reaſon not a man would have ſo much correſpondence with
him as to win his money. Addiſon.
6. To gain by perſuaſion. :
They win great numbers to receive
With joy the tidings brought from heav'n.
7. To gain by courtſhip.
- She's beautiful; and therefore to be woo'd :
She is a woman, therefore to be won.
That flood witneſs'd his inconſtant flame,
When thus he ſwore, and won the yielding dame, Gay.
To WIN. v. n.
I. To gain the vićtory.
g N.'. it ought but juſt,
That he who in debate of truth hath won,
Should win in ...;
. To gain influence or favour. - -
2 $. expreſs yourſelf very deſirous to win upon the }.
ment of your maſter, and not upon his affections only. Bacon.
You have a ſoftneſs and beneficence winning on the hearts
Spenſer.
It is printed
Bryden.
Hudibras, b. iii.
Denham.
Milton.
Shakeſp.
Milton.
of others. Dryden.
thy words like muſick every breaſt controul;
Steal thro’ the air, and win upon the ſoul. Pope.
- ain ground. -
3. To #. #. will in time win upon power. Shakeſp.
4. To be conqueror or gainer at play. .
Charles I will play no more to night;
My mind's not on't, you are too hard for me.
—Sir, I did never win of you before.
—But little, Charles; r
Nor ſhall not when my fancy's on my play. *i;
W I N W I N To wiscº. v. n. [gwingo, Welſh.] To kick as impatient of * rider, i. ſº ict lamb will ſit as quiet as a lamb, I will not ſtir, 3. wince, nor ſpeak a word. Shakeſp. Room, room, for my horſe will wince, - If he came within ſo many yards of a prince, B. Jºhnſ. The angry beaſt did ſtraight reſent The wrong done to his fundament, Began to kick, and fling, and wince, - As if h’had been beſide his ſenſe. Hudibras. WINch. m. { [guincher, French, to twiſt.] A windlace; fomething held in the hand by which a wheel or cylinder is turned. - Put a winch with the wheel. Mortimer. To winch. v. a. [The ſame with wince, or perhaps from guincher, French, to twiſt; winch ſignifying ſometimes to writhe or contort the body..] To kick with impatience ; to ſhrink from any uneaſineſs. e who have free ſouls, It touches not, let the gall'd jade winch; Our withers are unwrung. Shakeſp. Hamlet. Have theſe bones rattled, and this head So often in thy quarrel bled ! Nor did I ever winch or grudge it. This laſt alluſion gaul'd the panther more ; Yet ſeem'd ſhe not to winch, tho' ſhrewdly pain'd. Dryd. Their conſciences are gall'd, and this makes them winch and fling, as if they had ſome mettle. Tillotſon. WI’N copipe. m. ſ. There is a ſmall red flower in the ſtubble-fields, which country people call the wincopipe; which if it open in the morning, you may be ſure, a fair day will follow. Bacon. WIND. m. ſ. ſpinb, Saxon; wind, Dutch; gwynt, Welſh.] 1. Wind is when any trađt of air moves from the place it is in, to any other, with an impetus that is ſenſible to us, wherefore it was not ill called by the antients, a ſwifter courſe of air; a flowing wave of air; a flux, effuſion, or ſtream of air. - - Muſchenbroek. The worthy fellow is our general. He's the rock, the oak not to be wind ſhaken. Shakespeare Coriolanus. Love's heralds ſhould be thoughts, Which ten times faſter glides than the ſun beams, Driving back ſhadows over low'ring hills. Therefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw love; And therefore hath the wind-ſwift Cupid wings. Shakespeare Falmouth lieth farther out in the trade way, and ſo offereth a fooner opportunity to wind-driven ſhips than Plymouth. Carew. Wind is nothing but a violent motion of the air, produced by its rarefaction, more in one place than another, by the ſun- beams, the attractions of the moon, and the combinations of the earth's motions. Cheyne. 2. Direétion of the blaſt from a particular point. As eaſtward; weſtward. I’ll give thee a wind. I myſelf have all the other, And the very points they blow ; All the quarters that they know T' th' ſhipman's card. 3. Breath; power or act of reſpiration. If my wind were but long enough to ſay my prayers, I would repent. Shakeſp. His wind he never took whilſt the cup was at his mouth, but juſtly obſerv'd the rule of drinking with one breath. Hake. The perfume of the flowers, and their virtues to cure ſhort- neſs of wind in purſy old men, ſeems to agree moſt with Hudibrar. Shakeſp. Macbeth. the orange. Temple. It ſtop'd at once the paſſage of his wind, And the free ſoul to flitting air reſign'd. Dryden. 4. Air cauſed by any action. On each ſide her Stood pretty dimpled boys, like ſmiling Cupids With divers colour'd fans, whoſe wind did ſeem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. Shakeſp. In an organ, from one blaſt of wind, To many a row of pipes the ſound-board breathes. Milt. 5. Breath modulated by an inſtrument. Where the air is pent, there breath or other blowing, which carries but a gentle percuſſion, ſuffices to create ſound ; as in pipes and wind inſtruments. Bacon. Their inſtruments were various in their kind, Some for the bow, and ſome for breathing wind. Dryden. 8. Air impregnated with ſcent. A hare had long eſcap'd purſuing hounds, By often ſhifting into diſtant grounds, Till finding all his artifices vain, To ſave his life, he leap'd into the main. But there, alas ! he could no ſafety find, A Pack of dog-fiſh had him in the wind. Swift. 7. Flatulence; windineſs. - It turns Wiſdom to folly, as nouriſhment to wind. Milton. 8. Any# inſignificant or light as wind, hink not with wind of airy threats , bºº." Ma. A man that had a great veneration for an i * - 1 - houſe, found that º: he prayed to it . º: #. his the world, he mºre he went dºwn in, wiiſiº. ro. To take or have the WIND. To gain or have the jº. Let a king in council beware how he opens his º - clinations too much, for elſe counſellors will but take * wind of him; inſtead of giving free counſel, B e To WIND. v. a. ſpinban, Sax, winden, Dutch, from the j 1. To blow; to ſound by inflation. un.] The ſquire 'gan nigher to approach, And wind his horn under the caſtle wall, That with the noiſe it ſhook as it would fall. F. & Every Triton's horn is winding, - - - Welcome to the */ plain. Dryden. Ye vigºrous ſwains ! while youth ferments yourbº Wind the ſhrill horn, or ſpread the waving net. P > 2. To turn round; to twiſt. ºft, Nero could touch and time the harp well; but in govern- ment ſometimes he uſed to wind the pins too high, and ſome- times let them down too low. Bacm The figure of a ſturdy woman done by Michael Angº, waſhing and winding of linen cloaths, in which aim. wrings out the water that made the fountain. Wºtton, Wind the wood-bine round this arbour. Milton, 3. To regulate in action. He vaulted with ſuch eaſe into his ſeat, As if an angel dropt down from the clouds, To turn and wind a firy pegaſus, And witch the world with noble horſemanſhip, Shah. In a commonwealth or realm, The government is call'd the helm; With which, like veſſels under ſail, They're turn'd and winded by the tail, Hudibrai, 4. To noſe ; to follow by ſcent. 5. To turn by ſhifts or expedients. Whence turning of religion's made The means to turn and wind a trade. Hudibrar, 6. To introduce by inſinuation. - You have contriv'd to take From Rome all ſeaſon'd offices, and to wind Yourſelf into a power tyrannical. Shakespeare Coriolanuſ. Edmund, ſeek him out, wind me into him, frame the bu- fineſs after your own wiſdom. Shakeſ King Lear. Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in ſuch thing into diſcourſe. Government ºf the Tangut. 7. To change. - - Were our legiſlature veſted in the prince, he might wind and turn our conſtitution at his pleaſure, and ſhape our go- vernment to his fancy. Addison. 8. To entwiſt; to enfold; to encircle. Sleep thou and I will wind thee in my arms. Shah. You know me well, and herein ſpend but time To wind about my love with circumſtance. Shaiſ, Sometime am I All wound with adders who with cloven tongue: Do hiſs me into madneſs. Shalºft. 9. To WIND out. To extricate. h When he found himſelf dangerouſly embarked hebethougº himſelf of all poſſible ways to diſentangle himſelf, and to wi himſelf out of the labyrinth he was in. Clarendºn. Io. 7, wind up. To bring to a ſmall compaſs, as ** of thread. intimat- Without ſolemnly winding up one argument, and . ing that he began another, he lets his thoughts which wº, º poſſeſſed of the matter, run in one continued ſtrain. ſ * 11.7, wind up. [Uſed of a watch) To convolve the ſpring; to put in order to a certain end. - toh, or I frown the while, and perchance wind up my wººff. play with ſome rich jewel. Fate ſeemed to wind him up for fourſcore yº" Yet freſhly ran he on, ten winters more: Till like a clock worn out with calling time, Dryd. The wheels of weary life at laſt ſtood ſtill: de an all" will not the author of the univerſe, having * tomaton, which can wind up itſelf, ſee wheth""" Grew ſtill, or gone *r ſe by d 12. To WIND up. To raiſe by degrees. ºth. Theſe he É. ſo wind º His purpoſe that º: drew from the court. - im. they railed, when they could not coolly convince hº . temptſ and called him an heretick: thus they wºu" "P" Ater. to a pitch, and treacherouſly made uſe of that º: Oſt 13. To WIND up. To ſtraiten a ſtring by turning which it is rolled; to put in tune. Hylas ! why fit we mute, - Now that each bird ſaluteth the ſpring? I/ind up the ſlacken'd ſtrings of º lute, Waller, Neyer canſt thou want matter to fing. The
W I N *tja: º Your lute may wind its ſtrings but little higher To tune their nôtes to that immortal quire. Prior. #5. Tº WIND up. To Put in order for reg watch. O you kind gods ! Qºre this great breach of his abuſed nature; Th’ untun'd and jarring ſenſes, O, wind *p, Of this child changed father. The weyrd ſiſters, hand in hand, Poſters of the ſea and land, Thus do go about, about, Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again to make up nine: Peace, the charm's wº tºp. To WIND. v. m. I. To turn; to change. So ſwift your judgments turn and wind, You caſt our fleeteſ wit. a mile behind. Dryden. 2. To turn; to be Convolved. Some plants can ſupport themſelves, and ſome others creep along the ground, or ºil) about other trees, and cannot ſup- port themſelves. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Stairs of a ſolid newel ſpread only upon one ſmall newel, as the ſeveral folds of fans flººd jº their center; but theſe, becauſe they ſometimes wind, and ſometimes fly off from that *inding, take more room up in the ſtair-caſe. Moxon. 3. To move round. If aught obſtruct thy courſe, yet ſtand not ſtill, Shakeſ, Shakeſp. Macbeth. But wind about, 'till thou haſ topp'd the hill. Denham. 4. To proceed in flexures. - It ſhall not wind with ſuch a deep indent, As rob me of ſo rich a bottom here. Shakeſpeare. He wind, with eaſe Through the pure marble air his oblique way, Amongſt innumerable flars. AMilton’s Paradiſ, Loft. It was a rock winding with one aſcent. Milton. The filver Thames, her own domeſtick flood, Shall bear her veſſels, like a ſweeping train; And often wind, as of his miſtreſs proud, With longing eyes to meet hj again. Dryden. You that can ſearch thoſe many corner'd minds, Where woman's crooked fancy turns and wind;. Dryden. Still fix thy eyes intent upon the throng, And, as the paſſes open, wind along. Gay. Swift aſcending from the azure wave, He took the Path that winded to the cave. Pope. 5. To be extricated; to be diſentangled. Long lab'ring underneath, ere they could wind Out of ſuch priſon. Aſilion. WisDBound alj, [wind and bound.] Confined by contrary winds. Yet not for this the wºund navy weigh'd; Slack were their ſails, and Neptune diſobey'd. Dryden. When I beſtir myſelf, it is high ſea in his houſe; and when I fit ſtill, his affairs forſooth are windhound. Addiſon's Speciat. Is it reaſonable that our Engliſh fleet, which uſed to be the terror of the ocean, ſhould be windlound 2 Speciator. W1'NDEGG. m.ſ. An ºg nºt, impregnated; an egg that does not contain the principles of life. Sound eggs ſink, and ſuch as are addled ſwim; as do alſo thoſe termed hypenemia, or windºggs. Brown's W.ulgar Errours. WINDER. n.ſ.. [from wind.] 1. An inſtrument or perſon by which any thing is turned round. To keep troubleſome ſervants out of the kitchen, leave the **r ſticking on the jack to fall on their heads. Swift. 2. A plant that twiſts itſelf round others. - Plants that put forth their ſap haſtily, have their bodies not Proportionable to their length; and therefore they are winders and creepers, as ivy and bryony. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. Wi'NDFAll. n ſ. [wind and ſail J Fruit blown down froń, the tree. Gather now, if ripe, your Winter fruits, as apples, to Prºvent, their falling by the great winds; alſo gather your wind/alls. Evelyn's Kalendar. Wº ºf Low ER. m. ſ. The anemone. A flow. Wºps Ali. m. ſ. [wind and gall.] Wººdgal's are ſoft, yielding, flatulent tumours or bladders, full of corrupt jelly, which grow upon each ſide of the ſet- lock joints, and are ſo painful in hot weather and hard ways, that they make a horſe to halt. They are cauſed by violént training, or by a horſe's ſtanding on a ſloping floor, or from extreme labour and heat, or by blows. Farrier’s Dić. His horſe infected with the faſhions, full of windgall, and ſped with ſpavins. Ahºeſ. Taming of the Shrew. VV 1's pous. m. ſ. [wind and g”.] Gun which diſcharges the bullet by means of wind compreſſed. The tº indgun is charged by the forcible compreſſion of air, being injećted through a ſyringe; the ſtrife and diſtention of the impriſoned air ſerving, by the help of little falls or ſhut. within, to ſtop and keep cloſé the vents by which it was ad- mitted. Aºilkins's Mai4. 44agick. W I N Forc’d from *indºwns, lead itſelf can fly, And d’ - - ular action: from a wº." rous ſlugs cut ſwiftly through the ſky. Pope. FSS. n.ſ.. [from windy.] I. Fulneſs of wind; flatulence. A windineſ; and and in the morning. Orifices are Prepared for the letti ſpirits in rućtus, or windineſs, the common effects of all fer. mented liquors. Player on the Humours. * Tendency to generate wind. y Sena loſeth !omewhat of its windineſ; generally, ſubtile or windy ſpirits are ak. off by incenſion or evaporation. Bacon' - 3. Tumour; puffineſs. acon's Natural Hiſtory. From this his modeſt and humble *ity, virtues which rarely cohabit with the ſwelling windineſs of much knowledge iſſued this. *erewood on Largº. Wi'NDING.. n./ [from *ind.] Flexure; meander. <> It was the pleaſanteſt Voyage in the world to follow the *indings of this river Inn, through ſuch a variety of pleaſing Addison on Italy. Puffing up of your ſtomach after dinner, Aarvey on Conſumptions. "g forth of the rarefied by decočting; and, ſcenes as the courſe of it naturally led us. The ways of heav'n are dark and intricate; Our inderſtanding traces them in vain, Sor ſees with how much at the windings run, ºr where the regular confuſion ends. 4ddºn's Catz. Wi"NDINGsHenr. n: /, [wind and ſheet.] A ſheet in which the dead are enwrapped. Theſe arms of mine ſhall be thy winding/at ; My heart, ſweet boy, ſhall be thy ſepulchre; For from my heart thine image ne'er ſhall go. Shakespeare H. VI. he great windingſheets, that bury all things in oblivion, are deluges and earthquakes. Bacon. The chaſte Penelope, having, as ſhe thought, loſt Ulyſſes at ſea, employed her time in PrºParing a winding/act for Laertes, the father of her huſband. Speciator. W1'Ndlass. "...ſ.. [wind and lace.] * A handle by which a rope or lace is wrapped together round a cylinder. 2. A handle by which anything is turned. hus do we of wiſdom and of reach, With winda/e, and with aſſays of byas, By indirections find direction. Out. WI'NDLE. * / [from 70 wind.]. A ſpindle. WI'NDMILL: n, /.. [wind and *] A mill turned by the wind. We like Don Quixote do advance Againſt a windmill our vain lance. Waller. Such a ſailing chariot might be more Conveniently framed with moveable fails, whoſºc. may be impreſſed from their motion, equivalent to thoſe in a windmill. //ilkins. *indmill, grind twice the Quantity in an hour that water. mills do. - Mortimer's Huſſandry. His fancy has made a giant of a windmill, and hº now engaging it. A. Atterbury. W1'Ndow. * / [windus, Daniſh. Skinner thinks it originally wind-door.] I. An aperture in a building by which air and light are intro- mitted. Being one day at my window all alone, Shakespeare . Hamlet. Many ſtrange things happened me to ſee. Spenſºr. A fair view her windºw yields, The town, the river, and thé fields. J/aller. He through a little windºw caſt his ſight, Though thick of bars that gave a ſcanty light; it ev'n that glimmering ſerv'd him to deſcry Th' inevitable charms of Emily. Dryden. When you leave the windº, open for air, leave boºks on the window-ſeat, that they may get air too. Swift. 2. The frame of glaſs or any other materials that covers the aperture. To thee I do commend my watchful ſoul, Ere I let fall the window, of mine eyes: Sleeping or waking, oh defend me ſtill Shakeſp. R. III. In the ſun's light, ſet into my darkened chamber through a ſmall round hole in my windºw-ſhutter, at about ten or twelve fºet from the windºw, I placed a lens. Newton's Opt. 3. Lines croſſing each other. - The favºrite, that juſt begins to prattle, Is very humorſome, and makes great clutter, - 'Till he has windºws on his bread and butter. King. 4. An aperture reſembling a window. To WINDow. v. a. ſſrom the noun.] 1. To furniſh with windows. - Between theſe half columns above, the whole room was windowed round. Wººtton's Architecture. With pert flat eyes ſhe windºw’d well its head, - A brain of feathers, and a heart of lead. Pope's Dunciad. 2. To place at a window. - Would'ſt thou be wind w'a in great Rome, and ſee Thy maſter thus with placht arms, bending down His corrigible neck, his face ſubdu'd To penetrative ſhame? Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra. 39 S 3. To Ainſworth. .
W I N
W I N
. To break into openings. w
3 Poor naked wretches, whereſoe'er you are,
ide the pelting of this pitileſs ſtorm,
ſº ...; i.º. heads, and unfed ſides,
Your loop'á and window’d raggedneſs, defend you.
From ſeaſons ſuch as theſe ? Shakespeare King Lear.
wi'NDPipe. n.ſ. [wind and pipe.] The paſſage for the breath;
e aſpera arterta.
th %. gallows gape for dogs, let man go free,
And let not hemp his windpipe ſuffocate. - Shaiſ. H. V.
The wezzon, rough artery, or windpipe, is a part inſervient
to voice and reſpiration: thereby the air deſcendeth unto the
lungs, and is communicated unto the heart. Brown.
The quacks of government, who ſat
At th' unregarded helm of ſtate,
Conſider'd timely how t” withdraw,
And ſave their windpipes from the law. Hudibras.
Becauſe continual reſpiration is neceſſary for the ſupport of
our lives, the windpipe is made with annulary cartilages. Ray.
The windpipe divides itſelf into a great number of branches,
called bronchia: theſe end in ſmall air-bladders, capable to be
inflated by the admiſſion of air, and to ſubſide at the expul-
ſion of it. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
W1'NDwARD. adv. [from wind.] Towards the wind.
W1'NDY. adj. [from wind.]
1. Conſiſting of wind.
See what ſhowers ariſe,
Blown with the windy tempeſt of my ſoul
Upon thy wounds, that kill mine eyes and heart. Shakeſp.
Subtile or windy ſpirits are taken off by incenſion or evapo-
ration. Bacon.
2. Next the wind.
Lady, you have a merry heart.
—Yes, my lord, I thank it, poor fool,
It keeps on the windy ſide of care.
3. Empty; airy.
Why ſhould calamity be full of words?
Windy attorneys to their client woes,
Poor breathing orators of miſeries.
What windy joy this day had I conceiv'd,
Hopeful of his deliv'ry, which now proves
Abortive as the firſt-born bloom of Spring,
Nipt with the lagging rear of Winter's froſt. Milton.
Look, here's that windy applauſe, that poor tranſitory plea-
ſure, for which I was diſhonoured. South.
Of ev’ry nation, each illuſtrious name
Such toys as theſe have cheated into fame,
Exchanging ſolid quiet to obtain
The windy ſatisfaction of the brain.
4. Tempeſtuous; moleſted with wind.
On this windy ſea of land the fiend
Walk'd up and down. Milton.
It is not bare agitation, but the ſediment at the bottom,
that troubles and defiles the water; and when we ſee it windy
and duſty, the wind does not make but only raiſe duſt. South.
5. Puffy; flatulent.
In ſuch a windy colic, water is the beſt remedy after a ſur-
feit of fruit. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
WINE. m. ſ. ſpin, Saxon; vinn, Dutch.]
1. The fermented juice of the grape.
The wine of life is drawn, and the meer lees
Is left this vault to brag of. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Do not fall in love with me;
For I am falſer than vows made in wine. Shakespeare
The increaſe of the vineyards for the wine-cellars. Chron.
Be not amongſt wine-bibbers, amongſt riotous eaters. Prov.
Thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine-fat. Iſ.
They took old ſacks upon their aſſes, and wine-bottles old
and rent, and bound up. joſ. ix. 4.
Where the wine-preſs is hard wrought, it yields a harſh
wine that taſtes of the grape-ſtone. Bacon.
His troops on my ſtrong youth like torrents ruſht;
As in a wine-preſs, Judah's daughter cruſht. Sandys.
With large wine-offerings pour'd, and ſacred feaſt. Mill.
Shall I, to pleaſe another wine-ſprung mind,
Loſt all mine own God hath giv'n me a meaſure,
Short of his canne and body: muſt I find
Shakeſpears.
Shakespeare Rich. III.
Dryden's juvenal.
A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleaſure? Herbert.
The firſtlings of the flock are doom'd to die;
Rich fragrant wines the cheering bowl ſupply. Pope.
. If the hºgſhead falls ſhort, the wine-cooper had not filled it
in proper time. Swift's Direáiions to the Butler.
2. Preparations of vegetables by fermentations, called by the
general name of wines, have quite different qualities from the
plant; for no fruit, taken crude, has the intoxicating quality
wºQU77te. Arbuthnot.
G. m. ſ. Jächpinz, Saxon; winge, Daniſh.]
1. The limb of a bird by which ſhe flies.
As Venus' bird, the white ſwift lovely dove,
Poth on her wing her utmoſt ſwiftneſs prove,
Finding the gripe of falcon fierce not fur. Sidney.
- Ignorance is the curſe of God,
Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heav'n,
- Shakeſ
An eagle ſtirreth up her neſt, ſpreadeth abroad he halft.
taketh them, and beareth them on her wing. t wing,
A ſpleenleſs wind ſo ſtretcht & Deut. xxxii.
Her wings to waft us, and ſo urgid our keel. Chapman
The prince of augurs, Helitherſes, roſe; lung.
Preſcient he view'd th’ aerial tracts, and drew
A ſure preſage from ev’ry wing that flew. Pºpe', 0ſ).
2. A fan to winnow.
%ing, cartnave, and buſhel, peck, ready at hand. ſ
3. Flight; paſſage by the wing. Peck, ready at hand. Twº.
Light thickens, and the crow
Makes wing to th' rooky wood:
Good things of day begin to droop and drowze,
While night's black agents to their prey do rouze. Shai,
Thy affections hold a wing
Quite from the flight of all thy anceſtors. Shakeſp. HIV.
I have purſued her as love hath purſued me, on the wing of
all occaſions. Shakeſp. Merry Wives ºf Wij,
While paſſion is upon the wing, and the man fully enºi
in the proſecution of ſome unlawful object, no remedy ofºº
troul is to be expected from his reaſon. Sauth,
You are too young your power to underſtand;
Lovers take wing upon the leaſt command.
And ſtraight, with in-born vigour, on the wing,
Like mounting larks, to the new morning fing.
Then life is on the wing; then moſt ſhe finks,
When moſt ſhe ſeems reviv'd. Smith's Phadra and Hºl.
4. The motive of flight.
Fearful commenting
Is leaden ſervitor to dull delay;
Delay leads impotent and ſnail-pac'd beggary:
Then fiery expedition be my wing,
Jove's Mercury, and herald for a king. Shakespeare . R. III.
5. The ſide bodies of an army.
The footmen were Germans, to whom were joined as wing:
certain companies of Italians. Knolles' Hiſt, of the Turki,
The left wing put to flight,
The chiefs o'erborn, he ruſhes on the right. Dryden.
6. Any ſide piece.
The plough moſt proper for ſtiff black clays is long, large,
and broad, with a deep head and a ſquare earth-board, the
coulter long and very little bending, with a very large winſ.
Mortimer's Huſbandry.
Dryden,
Dryden,
To WING. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To furniſh with wings; to enable to fly.
The ſpeed of gods
Time counts i. tho' with ſwifteſt minutes win: Mil.
Who knows but he, whoſe hand the lightningforms,
Who heaves old ocean, and who wing; the ſtorms,
Pours fierce ambition in a Caeſar's mind, ind. P
Or turns young Ammon looſe to ſcourge mankind. Pºſt.
2. To ſupply with ſide bodies.
We ourſelf will follow
In the main battle, which on either ſide R. III
Shajibe wººd with our chiefeſt horſe. She'ſ ""
To WING. v. n. To paſs by flight.
I, an old turtle,
will wing me to ſome wither'd bough, and thº
My mate, that's never to be found again, '. Winter'. Tak
Lament ’till I am loſt. Shift are: Wintrº
warm'd with more particles of heav'nly flºº
He wing'd his upward flight, and ſoard to fame; Dryd
The reſt remain’d below, a crowd without a " rya.
Struck with the horrour of the fight, Prior,
She turns her head, and wings her flight.
From the Meotis to the northern ſca,
The goddeſs wings her deſp'rate way.
Wi’NG ED. adj. [from wing.] Furniſhed
ſwift; rapid.
Now we bear the king
Tow'rd Calais: grant him there,
Heave him away upon your winged
Athwart the ſea. - brief
Hie, good fir Michael, bear this ſealed "...iſ H. IV.
With winged haſte to the lord marſhal. d he wº
And ſhall grace not find . that finds
The ſpeedieſt of thy winged meſſengº, | Lºft,
To .# all thy º P jillºn's Parad/
Priºr,
with wings; flyiné:
and there being ſeen,
thoughts
...” Henry V.
We can fear no force IWallºr,
But winged troops, or Pegaſcan horſe:
The ºrg.a lion's not ſo fierce in fight: IWaller.
As Libri's hand preſents him to our ſig" f the quad!"
The cockney is ſurpriſed at many actions 0 Walti,
and winged animals in the fields. lant
WINoed PFA'. n / [ochrus, Latin.] A "...ſ. empalem."
It hath a papilionaceous flower, out ºf "... ºf the
riſes the pointal, which afterwards tºº º ſeeds.
moſt part round and cy lindrical, filled W" After
Wiscs#1.”
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Wºnoshell. n.ſ. ſwing and /hell.] The ſhell that covers Wi'NKINcly.
the wing of inſects.
The long-ſhelled goat-chaffer is above an inch long, and the
wingſhells of themſelves an inch, and half an inch broad ; ſo
‘leep as to come down below the belly on both ſides. Grew.
Wi’NGY, adj. [from wing.] Having wings.
They ſpring together out, and ſwiftly bear
The flying youth through clouds and yielding air;
With wingy ſpeed out-ſtrip the eaſtern wind,
And leave the breezes of the morn behind. Addiſon.
To WINK. v. m. ſpincean, Saxon; wincken, Dutch.]
1. To ſhut the eyes.
Let's ſee thine eyes; win; now, now open them:
In my opinion, yet, thou ſee'ſt not well. Shakespeare Hºn. VI.
They're fairies; he that ſpeaks to them ſhall die:
I'll win; and couch; no man their ſports muſt eye. Shakespeare
His falſe cunning
Taught him to face me out of his acquaintance,
r Andgrew a twenty years removed thing,
While one would wink. Shakespeare Twelfth Night.
He with great imagination,
Proper to madmen, led his pow'rs to death,
And, winking, leap'd into deſtruction. Shakespeare H. IV.
In deſpite of all this, he runs fooliſhly into his fin and ruin,
merely becauſe he winks hard, and ruſhes violently like a horſe
into the battle. Taylor.
The Scripture repreſents wicked men as without under-
ſtanding; not that they are deſtitute of the nati. faculty:
they are not blind, but they win;. Tillotſºn.
If any about them ſhoulá make them think there is any dif-
ference between being in the dark and winking, get it out of
their minds. Locke.
2. To hint, or direét by the motion of the eyelids.
You ſaw my maſter win; and laugh upon you. Shakeſp.
Send him a ſpoon when he wants a knife: ºat the foot-
man to leave him without a plate. Swift.
3. To cloſe and exclude the light.
While Hermes pip'd and ſung, and told his tale,
The keeper's winking eyes began to fail,
And drowſy ſlumber on the lids to creep,
"Till all the watchman was at length aſleep. Dryden.
When you ſhoot, and ſhut one eye,
You cannot think he would deny
To lend the t'other friendly aid,
Or wink, as coward, and afraid. Prior.
4. To connive; to ſeem not to ſee; to tolerate. - -
They be better content with one that will win; at their
faults, than with him that will reprove them. Whitgifte.
I, for winking at your diſcords too,
Have loſt a brace of kinſmen. Shakespeare. Romeo and juliet.
Let not night ſee my black and deep deſires;
The eye win; at the hand Shatſ. Macbeth.
The king gave him great gifts, and winked at the great ſpoil
of Boſworth-field, which came almoſt wholly to this man's
hands. Bacon's Henry VII.
Let us not write at a looſe rambling rate,
In hope the world will wink at all our faults. Roſcommon.
Some faults of courſe with childhood end;
We therefore wink at wags, when they offend, }
And ſpare the boy, in hopes the man may mend. Dryden.
Obſtinacy cannot be winked at, but muſt be ſubdued. Lock.
Cato is ſtern, and awful as a god:
He knows not how to wink at human frailty, -
Or pardon weakneſs that he never felt. Addiſon's Cato.
5. To be dim. -
The ſullen tyrant ſlept not all the night,
But, lonely walking by a winking light, * . L. -
Sobb'd, wept and groan'd, and beat his wither'd breaſt. Dry.
WINK. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
I. Aćt of cloſing the eye.
You doing thus, igh
To the perpetual wink for ay might put -
This º moral. y Shakeſpeare's Tempeſ?.
At every wink of an eye ſome new grace will be born. Shakespeare
Since I receiv'd command to do this buſineſs, -
I have not ſlept one wink. Shakespeare Cymbeline,
The beams ſo reverend and ſtrong,
Do'ſt thou not think -
I could eclipſe and cloud them with a wink,
But that I would not loſe her fight ſo long? - Donne.
It raged ſo all night, that I could not ſleep a wink. Temple.
Not write but then I think;
And for my ſoul I cannot ſleep a wink. Pope.
2. A hint given by motion of the eye. -
Her wink each bold attempt forbids. Sidney.
The ſtockjobber thus from 'Change-alley goes down,
And tips you the freeman a wink; *
Let me have but your vote to ſerve for the town, -
And here is a guinea to drink. Swift.
Wi'NKER. n. / [from wink..] One who winks.
A ſet of nodders, winkers, and whiſperers, whoſe buſineſs
is to ſtangle all others offspring of wit in their birth. Pºpe.
I
4.
Wi'NNING. participal adj. [from win J Attractive; ch
W I N
cloſed.
If one beholdeth the light,
do that are purblind; but if a
"Pon it with a broad and full eye.
*NNER. m. ſ. [from *in.] One who wins.
A gameſter, having loſt all, borroweth of his next fellow-
y; which he ſetting unto
gameſter. ſomewhat to maintain pla
him again, ſhortly thereby winneth all from the winner.
Go together,
You precious win. all;
Partake to every one,
Beſhrew the winners; for the lay’d me falſ
Whether the winnerial, y play’d me falſe.
your exultation
and rather than quarrel with his own ſkill,
dice.
Yet leſs fair,
Leſs winning ſoft, leſs amiably mild,
Than that ſmooth wat'ry image. Milton', Paradiſ. Lºft.
On her, as queen,
A pomp of winning graces waited ſtill ;
And from about her ſhot darts of defit.
Into all eyes, to wiſh her ſtill in fight. Mill, Parad. Lº/?.
Cato's ſoul
Shines out in every thing ſhe aëts or ſpeaks,
While winning mildneſs and attractive ſmiles
Dwell in her looks, and with becoming grace
Soften the rigour of her father's virtuj Addiſon's Cato.
Wi’NNING.. n.ſ.. [from win.] The ſum won.
A ſimile in one of Congreve's Prologues compares a writer
to a buttering gameſter, that ſtakes all fis winnings upon every
caſt; ſo that if he loſes the laſt throw, he is ſure to be un-
done. Addiſon's Freeholder.
To W1'NNow. v. a. ſpinonian, Saxon; evanno, Latin.]
1. To ſeparate by means of the wind; to part the grain from
the chaff.
Were our royal faith martyrs in love,
We ſhall be winnow'd with ſo rough a wind,
That even our corn ſhall ſeem as light as chaff,
And good from bad find no partition. Shakeſp. Hen. IV.
In the ſun your golden grain diſplay,
And thraſh it out and winnow it by day. Dryden's Pirgil.
2. To fan; to beat as with wings.
Now on the polar winds, then with quick fan
Winnows the buxom air. 44ilton's Paradiſe Lºft.
3. To ſift; to examine.
*innow well this thought, and you ſhall find
'Tis light as chaff that flies before the wind. Dryden.
4. To ſeparate; to part.
Bitter torture ſhall
Winnow the truth from falſhood. Shakeſp. Cymbeline.
To WINNow. v. n. To part corn from chaff.
Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way.
Ecclus v. 9.
WINNow ER, m ſ [from winnow..] He who winnows.
WINTER. m. ſ. ſpinten, Saxon; winter, Daniſh, German,
and Dutch..] The cold ſeaſon of the year.
Though he were already ſtept into the winter of his age,
he found himſelf warm in thoſe deſires, which were in his ſºn
far more excuſeable. Sidney.
After Summer evermore ſucceeds
The barren ſ/inter with his nipping cold. Shakespeare Hen. VI.
Thoſe flaws and ſtarts
Impoſtors brow to fear, would well become
A woman's ſtory at a I/inter's fire. Shakeſp. Maclºth.
He hath bought a pair of caſt lips of Diana: a nun of Iłin-
ter's ſiſterhood kiſſes not more religiouſly; the very ice of cha-
ſtity is in them. Shakespeare. As you like it.
The two beneath the diſtant poles complain
Of endleſs I/inter and perpetual rain. Dryden.
Lieſ thou aſleep beneath thoſe hills of ſnow
Stretch out thy lazy limbs; awake, awake,
And Winter from thy furry mantle ſhake. Dryden.
Suppoſe our poet was your foe before,
Yet now, the bus'neſs of the field is o'er,
'Tis time to let your civil wars alone,
When troops are into //inter-quarters gone. Dryden.
He that makes no refle&tions on what he reads, only loads
his mind with a rhapſody of tales, fit in Ił inter-nights for the
entertainment of others. - Lockey
The republick have ſent to prince Eugene to defire the em-
peror's protećtion, with an offer of // inter-quarters for four
thouſand Germans. - - . Addison on Italy.
Stern Winter ſmiles on that auſpicious clime,
The fields are florid with unfading prime. Pºpe.
r- - - s with
To define Winter, I conſider firſt wherein it agrees w
Summer, Spring, Autumn, and I find they are all ſeaſons of
the year; therefore a ſeaſon of the year is a genus: then I ob-
ſerve wherein it differs from theſe, and that . in º: ſhortneſs
----- - this may be called its ſpecial nature, or
of the days; therefore this ma P difference:
f
* [from winking.] with the eye almoſt
he vieweth it winkingly, as thoſe
"ything that is black, he lookeſh
Peacham on Drawing.
S.béniſer.
Shakespeare J/inter'; Tal.
Shakespeare.
ghs or no, the loſer will complain;
will do it at the
Temple.
arming.
W I P W I S difference: then, by joining theſe together, I make 2. defini: tion. If inter is that ſeaſon of the year wherein the days are ſhortcſl. Iłatt's Lºgick. To wi'N TER. v. n. [from the noun..] To paſs the Winter. The fowls ſhall ſummer upon them, and all the beaſts of the earth ſhall winter upon them. - - I/. xviii. 6. Becauſe the haven was not commodious to twinter in, the more part adviſed to depart. - Aº Xxvii. 12. To wrºte R. v. a. To feed or manage in the Winter. The cattle generally ſold for ſlaughter within, or exporta- tion abroad, had never been handled or wintered at hand- In Cat. Temple. Young lean cattle may by their growth pay for their win- tering, and ſo be ready to fat next Summer. AMortimer. WINTER is often uſed in compoſition. The king ſat in the winter-houſe, and there was a fire burning before him. jer. xxxvi. 22. If in November and December they fallow, 'tis called a winter-fallowing. Mortimer. Shred it very ſmall with thyme, ſweet margarome, and a little winter-ſavoury. 1/alton's Angler. W1'NTER BEAT EN. adj. [//inter and beat..] Harraſſed by ſevere weather. He compareth his careful caſe to the ſad ſeaſon of the year, to the froſty ground, to the frozen trees, and to his own win- terbeaten flocke. Spenſer. Wi’N tº Ric HFRRY. m. ſ. [alºeſſenge.] A plant. The fruit is about the bigneſs of a cherry, and incloſed in the cup of the flower, which ſwells over it in form of a bladder. Miller. W (NTER cit Ron. n.ſ. A ſort of PEAR, which ſee. WiNTER GREEN. m. ſ. ſpyrola, Latin.] A plant. It hath a roſe-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of ſeveral leaves, which are placed circularly; out of whoſe cup ariſes the pointal, ending in a proboſcis, which afterwards turns to a roundiſh fruit, which is channelled, generally umbellated, and conſiſting of five cells, which are commonly full of ſmall feeds. Miller. Wi'N TER LY. adj. [Winter and like..] Such as is ſuitable to Winter; of a wintry kind. If't be Summer news, Smile to't before; if winterly, thou necd'ſt But keep that count'nance ſtill. Shakeſp. Cymbeline. W1'NTRY. adj. [from J/inter.] Brumal; hyemal. He ſaw the Trojan fleet diſpers'd, diſtreſs'd By ſtormy winds, and wintry heav'n oppreſs'd. Dryden. Wi'NY. adj. [from wine.] Having the taſte or qualitics of Wine. Set cucumbers here and there among muſkmelons, and ſee whether the melons will not be more winy, and better taſted. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. To WIPE. v. a. [pipan, Saxon.] 1. To cleanſe by rubbing with ſomething ſoft, Such a handkerchief, - I'm ſure it was your wife's, did I to-day See Caſio wipe his beard with. She agentle tear let fall From either eye, and wip'd them with her hair. Milton. Then with her veſt the wound ſhe wipes and drics. Denh. 2. To take away by terſion. Calumniate ſtoutly; for though we wipe away with never ſo much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left ſome ſulliage behind. Decay ºf Piety. 3. To ſtrike off gently. Let me wipe off this honourable dew, That filverly doth progreſs on thy cheeks. Shakeſpeare. Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wip'd them ſoon. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. - A young man, having ſuffered many tortures, eſcaped with life, and told his fellow Chriſtians, that the pain of them had been rendered tolerable by the preſence of an angel, who fºod by him and wiped off the tears and ſweat. Addiſon. 4. To clear away. - Macduff, this noble paſſion, Child of integrity, hath from my ſoul Iłºp'd the black ſcruples; reconcil'd my thoughts To thy good truth and honour. Shakespeare Macbeth. 5. To cheat; to defraud. The next bordering lords commonly incroach one upon another, as one is ſtronger, or lie ſtill in wait to wipe them out of their lands. Spenſer on Ireland. 6. To WIPE out. To efface. This blot, that they objećt againſt your houſe, Shall be wip'd out in the next parliament. Shakespeare Hen. VI. º thou lov'ſ me, Camillo, wipe not out the reſt of thy +. by leaving Ine now. Shakeſp. //inter’s Tale. * ºn in whom decrepid old age has blotted out the lº of his paſt knowledge, and clearly wiped out the ideas ..". was formerly ſtored with, and ſtopped up all the paſ- intº º º: °nes to enter; or if there be ſome of the º * "Pen, the impreſſions made are ſcarce per- Locke. Shakespeare Othell. 3. A bird, Wr'PFR. m.ſ.. [from wipe. J An inſtrument or perſon ty To WI'RED Raw. v. a. ſwire and draw.] 1. To ſpin into wire. 2. To draw out into length. year at home, would do a young gent than three years travel abroad. Wisdom. n.ſ. Irrºom, Saxon; wiſion, Daniſh the power of judging rightly. eſſences of things, ſo wiſdom to their op WISE. adj. [fºr, Saxon; wis, Dutch an 1. Sapient; judging rightly, particularly of m having practical knowledge. WIPE. a. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. An act of cleanſing. 2. A blow; a ſtroke; a jeer; a gybe; a ſarcaſm, To ſtateſmen would you gived wipe, You print it in Italick type: When letters are in vulgăr ſhapes, 'Tis ten to one the wit eſcapes; But when in capitals expreſi, The dulleſt reader ſmoaks the jeſt. Sw!? A.inſwºrth which any thing is wiped. The maids and their makes, At dancing and wakes, Had their napkins and poſes, And the wipers for their noſes. Benjºhnſºn WIRE. m. ſ. [virer, French, to draw round. Skinnir.] Met, drawn into ſlender threads. Tane was the damſel; and without remorſe The king condemn'd her, guiltleſs, to the fire: Her vail and mantle pluckt they off by force, . And bound her tender arms in twiſted wire. fºr Thou ſhalt be whipt with wire, and ſtew’d in line, - Smarting in ling'ring pickle. Shalºp. Ant, and cº, The ſoldier, that man of iron, I Whom ribs of horror all environ, That's ſtrong with wire inſtead of veins, In whoſe embraces you're in chains. Beaumºnt and Flººr. And the cherubick hoſt, in thouſand quires, Touch their immortal harps of golden wire. Miltºn. Some roll a mighty ſtone, ſome laid along, And, bound with burning wires, on ſpokes of wheels are hung. Dryden's ſtn, A fluid moving through a flexible canal, when ſmall, by its frićtion will naturally lengthen, and wiredraw the ſides of the canal, according to the direction of its axis. Arluthnºt. 3. To draw by art or violence. I have been wrongfully accuſed, and my ſenſe wiridrawn into blaſphemy. Dryden. Wi"REDR Aw ER. m. ſ. [wire and draw.) One who ſpins wire. Thoſe who have need of unmixed ſilver, as gilders and wiredrawers, muſt, beſides an equal weight of ſilver mixed with other metals, give an overplus to reward the refineſs ſkill. Locłe. To Wis. v. a. pret. and part, paſſ wift. [wiſh, German; wyſºn, Dutch..] To know. Obſolete. Thus proud and fierce, unto the hearts he ſtept Of them poor ſouls; and cutting reaſon's reins, - Made them his own before they had it wift. Siły, There be fools alive, I wis, * Silver'd o'er; and ſo was this. Shahſ eart. This book, adviſedly read and diligently followed but one eman more good, lºi, Aſham's Sºhºmºſir. When Mammon ſaw his purpoſe miſt, Him to entrap unwares, another's way he wiſh Fº §t". Marry with a king, A batchelor, a handſome ſtrippling too, I wis your grandam had a . match. Sºft. R. III, When for more worlds the Macedonian cry", He wift not Thetys in her lap did hide Another yet, a world reſerv'd for you, Iſºlºr To make more great than that he did ſubduº, º: j Sapience; dneſs, and that That which moveth God to work is goo hich perfººth which ordereth his work is wiſdom, and that W Hººr. his work is power. 'Tis much he dares, - - And to that dauntleſs temper of his º: He hath a wiſdom that doth guide his valouſ - To act in º: § Shakespeare Macleth If iſom and fortune combating together, If that the former dare but what it can, fra. No chance may ſhake it. Shakespeare At and Cleºpatr As from ſenſes reaſon's work doth ſpring, So many reaſons underſtanding gain; , . And many underſtandings knowledge bring, Davieſ. And by much knowledge wiſdom we obtain. tare the be" lſº, is that which makes men judge whº ends, and what the beſt means to attain them, * Temple. advantage of counſel and direction. he - - hich relateth to t As ſcience is properly that º. Grºw's Cº." d Daniſh.J atteſS of life; - - - d ſimple I would have you wiſe unto that which is tº: º concerning evil. 7
W I S s s - : º Heav'n is for thee too high; belowly wiſ. Milton. All their writings were compoſed in verſe, which were jºi runes, or viiſes, and from thence the term of wiſe came. Temp, Since the floods demand For their deſcent a prone and finking land: Does not this due declivity declare, A wiſe director's providential care : Blackmore. The wiſ/? and beſt men in all ages, have lived up to the religion of their country, when they ſaw nothing in it oppo- ſite to morality. Addiſon. 2. Skilful; dextrous, Speak unto all that are wiſe-hearted, whom I have filled with the ſpirit of wiſdom, that they may make Aaron's gar- Inents. - Ex. xxviii. 3. Do we count him a wiſe man, who is wiſ, in anything but his own proper profeſſion and employment, and wiſe for every body but himſelf? Tillotſon. They are wiſe to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. jer. iv. 22. 3, Skilled in hidden arts. There was an old fat woman even now with me. -Pray, was’t not the wie woman of Brainford Shakeſp. 4. Grave; becoming a wiſe man. One eminent in wiſe deport ſpake much. Milton. WISE. n.ſ. ſpire, Saxon; wiſe, Dutch ; weiſe, German; guiſe, Fr., guia, Italian.]. Manner; way of being or acting. This word, in the modern diale&t, is often corrupted into wa : This ſong ſhe ſings in moſt commanding iſ ; J Come, ſhepherd's boy, let now thy heart be bow’d To make itſelf to my leaſt look a ſlave. Sidney. Ere we farther paſs, I will deviſe A paſſport for us both, in fitteſt wiſe. On this wiſe ye ſhall bleſs Iſrael. The lovers ſtanding in this doleful wift, A warrior bold approached. Jairfax. With foam upon thy lips, and ſparkling eyes, Thou ſay'ſt and do'ſt in ſuch outrageous wife, That mad Oreſtes, if he ſaw the ſhow, Wou'd ſwear thou wert the madder of the two. Dryden. 'Tis in no wife ſtrange that ſuch a one ſhould believe, that things were blindly ſhuffled. J/oodward. Wise AcRE. */ [It was antiently written wiſ/gger, as the Dutch wiſ-ggher, a ſoothſayer.] 1. A wiſe, or ſententious man. Obſolete. 2. A fool ; a dunce. Why, ſays a wiſeacre that ſat by him, were I as the king of France, I would ſcorn to take part with footmen. S Addiſon. W1's ELY. adv. [from wiſe.] Judiciouſly ; prudently. If thou covet death, as utmoſt end Of miſery; ſo thinking to evade The penalty pronounc'd ; doubt not God Hath wiftlier arm'd his vengeful ire. Aſilºn's Par. Lºft. He ſits like diſcontented Damocles, When by the ſportive tyrant wiſely ſhown. Hubberd’s Tale. Numb. vi. 23. The dangerous pleaſure of a flatter'd throne. Dryden. Admitting their principles to be true, they act wiſely: they keep their end, evil as it is, ſteadily in view. Rogers. The doćtors, tender of their fame, Iſiſely on me lay all the blame: We muſt confeſs his caſe was nice, But he wou'd never take advice. Swift. Wi’s E N Ess. n.ſ. [from wiſe.] Wiſdom; ſapience. Obſolete. No leſs deſerveth his wittineſs in deviſing, his pithineſs in uttering, his paſtoral rudeneſs, and his moral wiſenſ. Spenſer. To WISH. v. m. [Frcian, Saxon.] 1. To have ſtrong deſire; to long. The ſun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wiſhed in himſelf to die. jonah iv. 8. That Noah or ſanus underſtood navigation, may be very well ſupported by his image found upon the firſt Roman coins. One ſide was ſtampt with a Janus bifrons, and the other with a roſtrum, or prow of a ſhip. This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wiſh for. Arbuthnot on Coins. 2. To be diſpoſed, or inclined. Thoſe potentates, who do not wiſh well to his affairs, have ſhewn reſpect to his perſonal character. Addiſon. 3. It has a ſlight ſignification of hope. - I wiſh it may not prove ſome ominous foretoken of misfor- tune, to have met with ſuch a miſer as I am. Sidney. To W is H. v. a. 1. To deſire ; to long for. He was fain to pull him out by the heels, and ſhew him the beaſt as dead as he could wiſh it. Sidney, b. i. If all the year were playing holidays, To ſport would be as tedious as to work; But when they ſeldom come, they wiſht for come. Shakeſp. They have more than heart could wiſh. Pſ. lxxiii. 7. There are ſhips prepar’d by my command, - That ſhall convey you to the wiſht-for port. Addiſon's Cato. 2. To recommend by wiſhing. Had I as many ſons as I have hairs, I would not wiſh them to a fairer death. Shakeſp. Macbeth. W I T 3. To imprecate. If heavens have any grievous pl - - - plague in ſtore Exceeding thoſe that f an wiſh upon thee; > * let them keep it till thy fins be ripe, 4. ºften hurl down their indignation. Shakespeare Rich. III. º º º the beſt way to make Antrim communi- * *ffair to him, and to wiſh his aſſiſt larena W is H. m. ſ. [from the vers. % his aſſiſtance. Clarendºn. 1. Longing defire. . . To his wiſh, - º: hope, Eve ſeparate he ſpies. Milton. wiſh is properly the defire of a man ſitting or lying ſtill ; but an act of the will, is a man o - - - - f buſineſs vigorouſly goin about his work. gorºuſly going 2. Thing deſired. South's Sermons, What next I bring ſhall pleaſe thee; be aſſurd Thy likeneſs, thy fit help, thy other ń. allurid, Thy wiſh, exactly to thy heart's d ſire. : J. ---> - 3. Deſire expreſſed. y y s deſire. Milton's Par. Lºft. Shame come to Romeo —Bliſter'd be thy tongue For ſuch a wiſh. Shakeſpeare's Romeo and juliet. I admire your whig-principles of reſiſtance in the ſpirit of the Barcelonians: I join in your wiſh for them. Pope. Wi’s HEDLY. adv. [from wiſh...] According to deſire. Not uſed. What could have happened unto him more wiſhedly, than with his great honour to keep the town ſtill. Knolles. Wish ER. n.ſ.. [from wiſh.] - 1. One who longs. 2. One who expreſſes wiſhes. With half that wiſh, the wiſher's eyes be preſs'd, Shakespeare . Wishful. adi, [from wiſh and full.] Longing; ſhowing defife. From Scotland am I ſtol’n ev’n of pure love, o To greet mine own land with my wiſhful fight. Shakeſpeare. W1"sh FULLY. adv. [from wiſhful..] Earneſtly, with longing. Wi's KET. n.ſ. A baſket. Ainſworth. Wisp. n.ſ. [wiſp, Swediſh, and old Dutch..] A ſmall bundle, as of hay or ſtraw. A gentleman would faſt five days, without meat, bread, or drink; but the ſame uſed to have continually a great wiſp of herbs that he ſmelled on ; and amongſt thoſe, ſome eſcălent herbs of ſtrong ſcent, as onions. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. Jews, who their whole wealth can lay In a ſmall baſket, on a wiſp of hay. Dryden, Wist. pret, and part. of wis. Wi’stful. adj. 1. Attentive; earneſt; full of thought. Why, Grubbinel, doſt thou ſo wiſ'ful ſeem : There's ſorrow in thy look. Gay's Paſtoral. 2. It is uſed by Swift, as it ſeems, for wiſhful. Lifting up one of my ſaſhes, I caſt many a wiſtful melan- choly look towards the ſea. Gulliver’s Travels. Wistfully. adv. [from wiłſul..] Attentively; earneſtly. With that he fell again to pry - Through perſpective more wiftly. WI's TLY. adv. [from wis...] Attentively; earneſtly. Speaking it, he wiftly look'd on me; As who ſhall ſay, -ſ would thou wert the man. Shakoff. To WIT. v. n. [prºan, Saxon.] To know. This word is now only uſed in the phraſe to wit ; that is to ſay. There is an officer, to wit, the ſheriff of the ſhire, whoſe office it is, to walk up and down his bailiwick. Speſſºr. Yet are theſe feet, whoſe ſtrengthleſs ſtay is numb, Unable to ſupport this lump of clay, Swift-winged with deſire to get a grave; As witting, I no other comfort have. Shakespeare Hen. VI. WIT. n.ſ. [rzepit, Saxon; from prean, to know.] 1. The powers of the mind; the mental faculties; the intel- lečts. This is the original ſignification. Who would ſet his wit to ſo fooliſh a bird Shakeſpeare. The king your father was reputed for A prince moſt prudent, of an excellent And unmatch'd wit and judgment. Shakeſp. Hen. VIII. Will puts in practice what the wit deviſeth : Will ever acts, and wit contemplates ſtill: And as from wit the power of wiſdom riſeth, All other virtues daughters are of will. Will is the prince, and wit the counſellor, Which doth for common good in council fit; And when wit is reſolv’d, will lends her power To execute what is advis'd by wit. Davies's Ireland. For wit and pow'r, their laſt endeavours bend T'outſhine each other. Dryden. 2. Imagination; quickneſs of fancy. - They never meet, butthere's aſkirmiſh of witbetween them.-- —Alas, in our laſt conflićt four of his five wits went halting off, and now is the whole man govern'd by one. Shakeſp. flewd, ſhallow, hair-brain’d huffs, make atheiſm and con- Hudibrar. tempt of religion, the only badge and charaćter of wit. South. . And though a tun in thy large bulk be writ, Yet thou art but a kilderkin of wit. . Dryden. 32 T //it
W I T W I T ſt in the aſſemblage of ideas, and putting J//it lying mo - - ºft, with quickneſs and variety, wherein can be 5 found any reſemblance, or congruity, thereby to make up pleaſant pictures in the fancy. Judgment, on the contrary, lies in ſeparating carefully one from another, ideas, wherein ... be found the leaſt difference, thereby to avoid being miſled by ſimilitude. - Locke. Cou'd any but a knowing prudent cauſe Begin ſuch motions, and aſſign ſuch laws? If the great mind had form'd a different frame, Might not your wanton wit the ſyſtem blame Blackmore. 3. Sentiments produced by quickneſs of fancy. - All ſorts of men take a pleaſure to gird at me. The brain of this fooliſh compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends more to laughter, than what I invent, and is invented on me. I am not only witty in myſelf, but the cauſe that wit is in other men. Shakeſpeare. His works become the frippery of wit. B. johnſon. The Romans made thoſe times the ſtandard of their wit, when they ſubdu'd the world. Sprat. The definition of wit is only this ; that it is a propriety of thoughts and words; or, in other terms, thoughts and words elegantly adapted to the ſubject. Dryden. Let a lord once but own the happy lines; How the wit brightens, and the ſtyle refines | Pope. 4. A man of fancy. Intemperate wits will ſpare neither friend nor foe; and make themſelves the common enemies of mankind. L’Eſtr. A poet, being too witty himſelf, could draw nothing but wits in a comedy: even his fools were infected with the diſeaſe of their author. Dryden. To tell them wou'd a hundred tongues require; Or one vain wit’s, that might a hundred tire. 5. A man of genius. Searching wits, of more mechanick parts; Who grac'd their age with new-invented arts: Thoſe who to worth their bounty did extend, And thoſe who knew that bounty to commend. How vain that ſecond life in others breath Th” eſtate which wits inherit after death ; Eaſe, health, and life, for this they muſt reſign, Unſure the tenure, but how vaſt the fine ! The great man's curſe, without the gain endure; Be envy'd, wretched; and be flatter'd, poor. 6. Senſe; judgment. Strong was their plot, heir practice cloſe, their faith ſuſpected not; heir ſtates far off, and they of wary wit. Come, leave the loathed ſtage, And this more loathſome age; Where pride and impudence in faction knit, Uſurp the chair of wit. B. j.hnſon. Though his youthful blood be fir’d with wine, He wants not wit the danger to decline. Dryden. 7. In the plural. Sound mind; intellect not crazed. If our wits run the wild-gooſe chace, I have done: for thou haſt more of the wild-gooſe in one of thy wits, than I have in my whole five. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet. I had a ſon, Now outlaw'd from my blood; he ſought my life: The grief hath craz'd my wits. Shakeſp. K. Lear. Are his wits ſafe f is he not light of brain Shakeſpeare. Sound ſleep cometh of moderate eating; he riſeth early, and his wits are with him : but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unſatiable man. - Eccluſ, xxxi. 20. Wickedneſs is voluntary frenzy, and every finner does more extravagant things than any mán that is crazed, and out of his wits, only that he knows better what he does. Tillotſon. No man in his wits can ſeriouſly think that his own ſoul hath exiſted from all eternity. Bentley. 8. Contrivance; ſtratagem ; power of expedients. How can it chuſe but bring the finiple to their wits end ? how can it chuſe but vex and amaze them : Hooker. I was like to be apprehended for the witch of Brainford; but that my admirable dexterity of wit, counterfeiting the action of an old woman, delivered me. Shakeſpeare. Sleights from his wit and ſubtlety proceed. AZilton. The neighbourhood were at their wits end, to conſider what would be the iſſue. L’Eſtrange. Wºº AFT. n.ſ. [wit and craft.] Contrivance; invention. Obſolete. He was no body that could not hammer out of his name an invention by this witcraft, and picture it accordingly. W1/ - Camden's Remains. TSRACKER. m. ſ. [wit and cracker.] A joker; one who breaks a jeſt. A college of witcrackers cannot flout me out of my hu- "Yºur ; dolt thou think I care for a ſatire or an epigram Shakespeare z - W1'Two RM. *ſ. Itoit and worm.] One that feeds on wit; a canker of wit. Pope. Dryden. Pope. Daniel. Thus to come forth ſo ſudden WITCH. n.ſ. [Picce, Saxon.] I. A woman given to unlawful arts. Wiſe judges have preſcribed, that men lieve the confeſſions of with, nor .." lº be: them. For the witches themſelves are imaginative: . ple are credulous, and ready to impute accid. to º: craft. - Bacon's Nat. H; . The night-hag comes to dance ºff. With Lapland witches, while the lab'ring In OOn Eclipſes at their charms. c Mil When I confider whether there are ſuch perſons as º º my mind is divided : I believe in general that there is º: thing as witchcraft, but can give no credit to any º d inſtance of it. Addiſon's Spediator, No 1 º 2. [From pic, Saxon.] A winding ſinuous bank. y 7. Leave me thoſe hills where harbrough nis to ſee; Nor holy buſh, nor briar, nor winding with. º To Witch. v. a. [from the noun..] To bewitch; wº 'Tis now the very witching time of night, - When churchyards yawn. Shakespeare . Hamla Me ill befits, that in der-doing arms, it. - And honour's ſuit my vowed days do ſpend, Unto thy bounteous baits, and pleaſing charms, With which weak men thou witcheſt to attend. Spºnſºr I'llºith ſweet ladies with my words and loºk, s. Sit and witch me? Shoº Hºn. Vſ. Wi’tchcraft. n.ſ. ſwitch and craft.] The practice of witches, Urania name, whoſe force he knew ſo well, He quickly knew what witchcraft gave the blow. Sidney. If you cannot Bar his acceſs to the king, never attempt Anything on him, for he hath a witchcraft Over the king in's tongue. Shakespeare . Hºn. VIII. People are credulous, and ready to impute accidents and natural operations to witchcraft. Bacon's Nat. Hſ. What ſubtile witchcraft man conſtrains, To change his pleaſure into pains. Denham, W1’tch ERY. m. ſ. [from witch..] Enchantment. Another kind of petty witchery, if it be not altogether de- ly a witurn * y . B. jºhn º, ceit, they call charming of beaſts and birds. Raleigh. Great Comus ! Deep-ſkill'd in all his mother's witcheries. Milton, To WITE. v. a. ſpizan, Saxon.] Toblame; to reproach. The palmer 'gan moſt bitterly Her to rebuke, for being looſe and light; Which not abiding, but more ſcornfully Scofing at him, that did her juſtly wité, -- She turn'd her boat about. Fairy Queen, c. xii. Witf. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] Blame; reproach. Sº, WITH, prepoſit. [pts, Saxon.] 1. By. Noting the cauſe. Truth, tir’d with iteration, As true as ſteel, as plantage to the moon. I/ith ev'ry ſtab her bleeding heart was torſ, iſith wounds much harder to be ſeen than born. " 2. Noting the means. - Rude and unpoliſhed are all operations of the ſoul in t d beginnings, before they are cultivated with art and ſtudy. Djá. 3. Noting the inſtrument. - Boreas through the lazy vapour flies, les. Rºw And ſweeps, withhealthy wings, the rankpolluted ſkies. º By perflations with large bellows, miners g” º f the air. IWººdward. 4. On the ſide of; for. O madneſs of diſcourſe' That cauſe ſets up with, and againſt thyſ.lf! 5. In oppoſition to ; in competition or conteſt. I I do conteſt as hotly and as nobly with tº ºc rislanuſ, As ever againſt thy valour. - sº Friar. He ſhall lie with any friar in Spain. Dryden', pany 6. Noting compariſon. - ? Cân blazing carbuncles with her compa” . In ſociety. 7 God º man a ſoul that ſhould live for * †. the body be deſtroyed; and thoſe who wer" goo Stillingfied with him. In all thy humours, whether graye ºf mellow, Sha'ſhºrt, heir Shaftart. Sanji. low ; Thou'rt ſuch a touchy, teſty, pleaſing fellow ; hec Haſt ſo much wit, and mirth, and ſºlº" about t º ºr. thout thee. There is no living with thee, nor wi 8. In company of. ... lawing viſitiº At . #: that your meſſenger car.” " º tion was with me, a young doćtor from *. 9. In appendage; noting conſequence, 9. sº to regal Men might know the perſons who had a rº Liſt. power, and with it to their obedience. 10. In mutual dealing. ºf voº, wº fºou, ſell with yº with you, and ſo following; but I will not ca Shººt. drink with you, nor pray with you. 11. Noi";
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I truſt all my ſecrets with you.
12. In partnerſhip.
Though Jove himſelf no leſs content would be,
To part his throne, and ſhare his heaven with thee. Pope.
13. Noting connection.
Pity your own, or pity our eſtate,
Nor twiſt our fortunes with your ſinking fate.
14. Immediately after.
J/ith that ſhe told me, that, though ſhe ſpake of her
father Cremes, ſhe would hide no truth from me. Sidney, b. ii.
JWith that, he crawled out of his neſt,
Forth creeping on his caitiff hands and thighs. Fairy Queen.
In falling, both an equal fortune try’d;
Wou'd fortune for my fall ſo well provide
JWith this he pointed to his face, and ſhow'd
His hands, and all his habit ſmear'd with blood. Dryden.
With that, the God his darling phantom calls,
And from his falt’ring lips this meſſage falls. Garth.
15. Amongſt.
Jaſper Duke of Bedford, whom the king uſed to employ
with the firſt in his wars, was then ſick, Bacon.
Tragedy was originally with the antients, a piece of reli-
gious worſhip. Rymer’s Tragedies of loft Age.
Immortal powers the term of conſcience know,
But intereſt is her name with men below.
16. Upon.
Such arguments had invincible force with thoſe Pagan phi-
loſophers, who became Chriſtians. Addiſon.
17. In conſent. Noting parity of ſtate.
See where on earth the flow'ry glories lie:
Iłith her they flouriſh'd, and with her they die. Pope.
18. Jºith in compoſition ſignifies oppoſition, or privation.
Wi’t HAL. adv. [with and all.]
1. Along with the reſt; likewiſe ; at the ſame time.
Yet it muſt be withal confidered, that the greateſt part of
the world are they which be fartheſt from perfection. Hooker.
How well ſupply'd with noble counſellors
How modeſt in exception, and withal
How terrible in conſtant reſolution ?
The one contains my pićture, prince ;
If you chuſe that, then I am yours withal. Shakeſpeare.
This that prince did not tranſmit as a power, to make con-
queſt, but as a retinue for his ſon, and withal to enable him
to recover ſome part of Ulſter. Davies’s Ireland.
God, when he gave me ſtrength, to ſhew withal
How ſlight the gift was, hung it in my hair. Milton.
Chriſt had not only an infinite power to work miracles,
but alſo an equal wiſdom to know the juſt force and meaſure
of every argument, to perſuade, and withal to look through
and through all the dark corners of the ſoul of man, and to
diſcern what prevails upon them, and what does not. South.
I cannot, cannot bear ; ’tis paſt; 'tis done :
Periſh this impious, this deteſted ſon 1
Periſh his fire, and periſh I withal,
And let the houſe's heir, and the hop'd kingdom fall. Dryd.
2. It is ſometimes uſed by writers where we now uſe with.
Time brings means to furniſh him withal;
Let him but wait th’ occaſions as they fall. Paniel.
It is to know what God loves and delights in, and is
pleaſed withal, and would have us do in order to our happi-
neſs. - Tillotſon.
We owe to chriſtianity the diſcovery of the moſt per-
feót rule of life, that ever the world was acquainted
withal. Tillotſon.
To WITH DRA’w. v. a. [with and draw; from pið, or pièen,
Saxon, againſ, and draw.]
1. To take back; to deprive of.
It is not poſſible they ſhould obſerve the one, who from the
other withdraw unneceſſarily obedience. Hooker, b. v.
Impoſſible it is that God ſhould withdraw his preſence
from any thing, becauſe the very ſubſtance of God is
infinite. Hocker.
2. To call away; to make to retire.
Nauſicaa is withdrawn, and a whole nation introduced, for
a more general praiſe of Ulyſſes. Broome.
To WITHDRA’w. v. n. To retire; to retreat.
She from her huſband ſoft withdrew. Milton.
At this exceſs of courage all amaz'd,
The foremoſt of his foes a-while withdraw:
With ſuch reſpect in enter'd Rome they gaz'd,
Who on high chairs the godlike fathers ſaw. Dryden.
Duumvir has paſs'd the noon of life; but cannot withdraw
from entertainments, which are pardonable only before that
ſtage of our being. Tatler, N° 54.
WITH DRA'w INGRoom.. n.ſ. [withdraw and room..] Room be-
hind another room for retirement.
For an ordinary gentleman, a hall, a great parlour, with a
withdrawingroom, with a kitchen, butteries, and other con-
veniencies, is ſufficient. Mortimer’s Huſbandry.
Dryden,
Dryden.
Shakeſp. Hen. V.
WithE, n.ſ.
I. A willow twig.
. An Iriſh rebel put up a Petition, that he might be hanged
in a with, and not a halter, becauſe it had been ſo uſed
with former rebels. Bacon.
* A band, properly a band of twigs; [prºse ſignifies aband.]
Theſe cords and wythes will hold men's conſciences, when
force attends and twiſts them. K. Charles.
f Birch is of uſe for ox-yoaks, hoops, ſcrews, wythes for
T º: 44%rtimer's Huſbandry.
°.," "HER. v. n. [repºserob, Saxon, dry, faded.]
1. Tº fade; to grow ſapleſ, tº dry up.
That which is of God we defend, to the uttermoſt of that
; which ". #. that which is otherwiſe, let it
wither even in the root from whence it ha - J
When I have pluck'd thy roſe, th ſprung. Hooker.
I cannot give it vital growth again;
It needs muſt wither.
It ſhall wither in all the leaves of her ſpring. Ezek. xvii. 9.
The ſoul may ſooner leave off to ſubſiſt, than to lové.
and like the vine, it withers and dies, if it has nothing to em.
brace. South's Sermons.
2. To waſte, or pine away.
At there ſo many left of your own family, that you
ſhould deſire wholly to reduce it, by ſuffering the laſt branch
Shakeſp. Othella;
of it to wither away before its time. Temple.
3. To loſe, or want animal moiſture.
Vain men, how vaniſhing a bliſs we crave,
Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave. Dryden.
To W1"the R. v. a.
I. To make to fade.
The ſun is no ſooner riſen with a burning heat, but it w;-
thereth the graſs, and the flower thereof falleth. ja. i. 11.
2. To make to ſhrink, decay, or wrinkle, for want of animal
moiſture.
Age cannot wither her, nor cuſtom ſtale her infinite va-
riety. Shakeſpeare's Ant. and Cleopatra.
Look how I am bewitch'd; behold, mine arm
Is, like a blaſted ſapling, withered up. Shakeſpeare.
What are theſe,
So wither'd, and ſo wild in their attire, .
That look not like th’ inhabitants o' th' earth,
And yet are on’t Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Thy youth, thy ſtrength, thy beauty, which will change
To wither'd, weak, and grey. Milton.
In Spain our ſprings, like old men's children be,
Decay’d and wither'd, from their infancy:
No kindly ſhowers fall on our barren earth,
To hatch the ſeaſons in a timely birth. Dryden.
Wi'THERED Ness. n.ſ. [from withered.] The ſtate of being
withered ; marcidity.
Water them as ſoon as ſet, 'till they have recovered their
witheredneſs. Mortimer's Huſbandry.
W1'THERBAND. m. ſ. A piece of iron, which is laid under a
ſaddle, about four fingers above the horſe's withers, to keep
the two pieces of wood tight, that form the bow. Farrier's Dić.
WITHERs. n.ſ. Is the joining of the ſhoulder-bones at the
bottom of the neck and mane, towards the upper part of the
ſhoulder. Farrier's Diff.
Let the gall'd beaſt wince;
We are unwrung in the withers. Shakeſpeare.
Rather than let your maſter take long journies, contrive
that the ſaddle may pinch the beaſt in his withers. Swift.
WITHERRUNG. m. ſ. Witherrung ſometimes is cauſed by a
bite of a horſe, or by a ſaddle being unfit, eſpecially when the
bows are too wide; for when they are ſo, they bruiſe the
fleſh againſt the ſpines of the ſecond and third vertebrae of
the back, which forms that prominence that riſes above their
ſhoulders. Farrier’s Di/?.
To WITH Ho'l D. v. a. '[with and hold.] Withheld, or with-
holden, pret. and part.
1. To reſtrain; to keep from action; to hold back.
That hand, which as no kind of imminent danger could
cauſe at firſt to withhold itſelf, ſo neither have any practices,
ſo many, ſo bloody, following ſince, been ever able to make
weary. Hooker, b. iv.
Sith mine he is, or free or bound ;
I/ithhold, O ſovereign prince, your haſty hand
From knitting league with him. Spenſºr.
The prince
Would fain have come with me to meet your grace;
And by his mother was perforce # ithheld. Shakeſpeare.
Be careful to withhold
Your talons from the wretched and the bold:
Tempt not the brave and needy to deſpair;
For though your violence ſhould leave them bare
Of gold and ſilver, ſwords and darts remain. - Dryden.
Volition is an act of the mind, knowingly exerting that do-
minion it takes itſelf to have over any part of man, by em."
ploying it in, or withholding it from any particular *:::::
W I T W I T **- 2. To keep back; to refuſe: what difficulties there till we be further an i. ºn them will ſcorn or refuſe to hear. Soon as Titan 'gan his head exault, And ſoon again as he his light withhault, ‘.... ſº Their wicked engines they againſt it bent. Fairy 34een. withhold EN. part pºſſ of withhold. . - The word keep back, ſheweth, that it was a thing for- merly due unto God; for we cannot ſay that anything is kept back, or withholden, that was not due before. Spelman. WITH HoldeR. m. ſ. [from withhold Je who withholds. witH1'N. prep. ſpišnnan, Saxon.] 1. In the inner part of. Who then ſhall blame His peſter'd ſenſes to recoil and ſtart, When all that is within him does condemn Itſelf for being there. Shakeſp. Macbeth. By this means, not only many helpleſs perſons will be pro- vided for, but a generation of men will be bred up, within ourſelves, not perverted by any other hopes. Sprat. *Till this be cur'd by religion, it is as impoſſible for a man to be happy, that is, pleaſed and contented within himſelf, as it is for a ſick man to be at eaſe. Tillotſon. The river is afterwards wholly loſt within the waters of the lake, that one diſcovers nothing like a ſtream, till within about a quarter of a mile from Geneva. Addiſon. 2. In the compaſs of; not beyond; uſed both of place and time. Next day we ſaw, within a kenning before us, thick clouds, which put us in hope of land. Bacon. A beet-root, and a radiſh root, which had all their leaves cut cloſe to the roots, within ſix weeks had fair leaves. Bacon. Moſt birds come to their growth within a fortnight. Bacon. ſ/ithin ſome while the king had taken up ſuch liking of his perſon, that he reſolved to make him a maſterpiece. J/otton. The invention of arts neceſſary or uſeful to human life, hath been within the knowledge of men. Burmet. As to infinite ſpace, a man can no more have a poſitive idea of the greateſt, than he has of the leaſt ſpace. For in this latter, which is more within our comprehenſion, we are capable only of a comparative idea of ſmallneſs, which will al- ways be leſs than anyone, whereof we have the poſitive idea. Lo. W. every action concluded within itſelf, and drew no conſequences after it, we ſhould undoubtedly never err in are, which as yet withhold our d better ſatisfied, I hope no indif- Hooker. our choice of good. Locke. This, with the green hills and naked rocks within the neigh- bourhood, makes the moſt agreeable confuſion. Addiſon. Bounding deſires within the line, which birth and fortune have marked out, is an indiſpenſable duty. Atterbury. 3. Not longer ago than. J/ithin theſe five hours Haſtings liv'd Untainted, unexamin'd, free at liberty. Shakeſpeare. //ithin theſe three hours, Tullus, Alone I fought in your Corioli walls, And made what work I pleas'd. 4. Into the reach of. When on the brink the foaming boar I met, The deſp'rate ſavage ruſh'd within my force, And bore me headlong with him down the rock. Otway. 5. In the reach of Secure of outward force, within himſelf The danger lics, yet lies within his pow'r ; Againſt his will he can receive no harm. Milton. I have ſuffer'd in your woe ; Nor ſhall be wanting ought within my pow'r Shakeſp. Coriolanus. For your relief. Dryden. Though Aurengzebe return a conqueror, Both he and ſhe are ſtill within my power. Dryden. 6. Into the heart or confidence of. When by ſuch inſinuations they have once got within him, and are able to drive him on from one lewdneſs to another, no wonder if they rejoice to ſee him guilty of all villainy. South. 7. Not exceeding. Be inform'd how much your huſband's revenue amounts to, and be ſo good a computer, as to keep within it. Swift. 8. In the incloſure of. No interwoven reeds a garland made, To hide his brows within the vulgar ſhade ; But poplar wreaths around his temples ſpread. Addison. Sedentary and within-door arts, and delicate manufactures, º . rather the finger than the arm, have a contrariety wº, º ". ".ºn. Bacon's Nat. Hiſł. I. In the inner parts; inwardly; internally. This is yet the outward, faireſt ſide Of our deſign. //ithin reſis more of fear, - More dread of ſad event yet undeſcry’d. Daniel. - Death thou haſt ſeen º º ſhape on man; but many ſhapes ºath, and many are the ways that lead º his grim cave; all diſmall yet to ſenſe ore terrible at th’ °ntrance, than within. AZilton. 2. In the mind. Language ſeems too low a thing to Čxpreſs and our ſouls are ſpeaking ſo much º * º all foreign converſation. Drº" ey deſpiſe yºn's State ºf j.n. Theſe, as thy guards from outward harms, are ſent, Jr. Ills from within thy reaſon muſt prevent. Dr. WITH1'NSIDE. adv. [within and ſide.] In the interio rydºn. The forceps for extracting the ſtone is º: º open, that the teeth may be better ſeen withinſide a little WITHo'UT. prºp. [Plºutan, Saxon.] - 1. Not with. Many there are, whoſe deſtinies have prevented their de- fires, and made their good motives the wards of the cutors, not without miferable ſucceſs. Clſ exe- 2. In a ſtate of abſence from. Hall, Haft ſo much wit, and mirth, and ſpleen about the There is no living with thee, nor wiſhout thee, i. 3. In the ſtate of not having. ºr. The virtuous bezoar is taken from the beaſ that feedeth upon the mountains ; and that without virtue, ſºm thoſ. that feed in the vallies. » ſº Infallibility and inerrableneſs are aſſumed and incloſed by º Romiſh church, without any inerrable ground to holditon, in If the ideas be not innate, there was a time, when º mind was without thoſe principles; and then they will not be innate, but be derived from ſome other original. Lºis. 4. Beyond ; not within the compaſs of. Eternity, before the world and after, is withºut our reach: but that little ſpot of ground that lies betwixt thoſe two great oceans, this we are to cultivate. Burnet'; Ihºr, ºf the Ent. 5. In the negation, or omiſſion of. //ithout the ſeparation of the two monarchies, the mºſt advantageous terms from the French, muſt end in our de- ſtruction. Addiºn. 6. Not by ; not by the uſe of; not by the help of 'ſ Exceſs of diet in coſtly meats and drinks fetched from be- yond the ſeas, would be avoided: wiſe men will do it withºut a law; I would there might be a law to reſtrain fools. Buſin, 7. On the outſide of. //ithout the gate Some drive the cars, and ſome the courſºrs rein. Drydºn. 8. Not within. When the weather hinders me from takingmydiverſions with- out doors, I frequently make a little party with ſelectſfiends...iſ. 9. With exemption from. The great lords of Ireland informed the king, that the Iriſhry might not be naturalized withºut damage to themſelves or the crown. Davieſ'; Ireland. Happineſs under this view, ev'ry one conſtantly purſues. Other things acknowledged to be good, he can look ºn without deſire, paſs by, and be content without. Lºft, WITHo'UT. adv. 1. Not on the inſide. - Forming trees and ſhrubs into fundry ſhapes, is done by moulding them within, and cutting them withºut hº Wiſe men uſe ſtudies; for they teach not their own uſe : but that is a wiſdom without them, and above them, wº obſervation. • * * º Theſe were from without the growing micrº Miltºn, Having gone as far as they could without, they º o obſerve them within. fºil', 2. Out of doors. - The reception of light into the body of the bui very prompt from without, and from within; Their doors are barr'd againſt a bitter flout; Drºit, Snarl, if you pleaſe, but you ſhall ſnarl withºut. ” . Externally; not in the mind. Jat in uſe, &." conjunct. Unleſs; if not; excº, Sº, I find my love ſhall be proved no love, withºu ſhould - - - - - - hts love, being too unfit a veſſel in whom ſo high *g*. b. ii. be engraved. - nurſelves You will never live to my age, withº" i. yº in breath with exerciſe, and in heart with jº Ilê oº::- witHou'ren, prºp. [pºucan, Saxon.] W ithout, Her face ſo fair, as fleſh it ſeemed º But heavenly pourtrait of bright angel's º Clear as the ſky, withouten blame or ; * Spºnſºr. Through goodly mixture of sºlº". ainſtand; 19 To wiſh Asp. 9. a. [with and Jiaº) § oſe ; to reſiſt. e ſtriveſ: *"... of ſorrow is not at the *.*. follow- withal, being like a mighty beaſt, ſoone; tım Sidh). ing, than overthrown by with/landing. The wonderful zeal and fervouſ. " and the received orders of this church, whether evº which cauſed me to enter unto conſº,ith you, Hº! jian man fearing God, ſtand bºund"." iſ, but a It is our frailty that in many things we a Shaft, lding, was //#!". I do aſſº, I nomy 0 - - - - sº a teſtimo" virtue that we would do amiſs in nothing, and - in ſocyeſ ſon of in toº that virtue, that when we Pra. that what º bove to ** • A- - - cd from *... . . . . do offer itſelf, we may be ſtrengthen Hº º' ſand it. * li- 9
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They ſoon ſet ſail; nor now the ſates withſtand;
Their forces truſted with a foreign hand. Dryden.
When Elymas withſtood Paul and Barnabas, and when Paul
ſays of Alexander, he hath greatly withſtood our words, do
we think the withſtanding there was without ſpeaking? Atterb.
WITHSTANDER. m.ſ.. [from wit/?and J. An opponent; re-
ſiſting power. -
War may be defined the exerciſe of violence under ſove-
reign command againſt withſtanders; force, authority, and
reſiſtance being the eſſential parts thereof. Raleigh.
With Y. m. ſ [pºix, Saxon.] Willow. A tree.
W1’t Less. adj. [from wit..] Wanting underſtanding.
Why then ſhould withſ; man ſo much miſween
That nothing is but that which he hath ſeen Fairy Queen.
I have ever lov'd the life remov’d;
And held in idle price to haunt aſſemblies,
Where youth, and coſt, and wit’ſ brav'ry keeps. Shakeſp.
So't pleas'd my deſtiny,
Guilty of my fin of going, to think me
As vain, as withſ, and as falſe as they
Which dwell in court.
Donne.
He kept us ſlaves, by which we fitly prove
That withſ, pity breedeth fruitleſs lové. Fairfax.
The apple's outward form
Delečtable, the withſ, ſwain beguiles,
'Till with a writhen mouth and ſpattering noiſe
He taſtes the bitter morſe! and rejects. Philipt.
WiT LING. m. ſ. [Diminutive of wit..] A pretender to wit:
a man of petty ſmartneſs.
You have taken off the ſenſeleſs ridicule, which for many
years the withings of the town have turned upon their fathers
and mothers. Addiſon's Spediator.
Thoſe half-learn'd witlings num’rous in our iſle,
As half-form'd inſe&ts on the banks of Nile. Pope.
A beau and witling periſh'd in the throng,
One dy'd in metaphor, and one in ſong. Pope.
Wi"TNEss. n.ſ. [prºnerre, Saxon.]
1. Teſtimony; atteſtation.
The devil can cite ſcripture for his purpoſe;
An evil ſoul producing holy witneſ,
Is like a villain with a ſmiling cheek;
A goodly apple rotten at the heart. Shakeſpeare.
May we, with the warrant of womanhood, and the witneſs
of a good conſcience, purſue him any further revenge? Shakespeare
If I bear witneſs of myſelf, my witneſs is not true. john.
The ſpirit beareth witneſs with our ſpirit that we are the
children of God. Rom. viii. 16.
Many bare falſe witneſs, but their witneſs agreed not. Mar.
Nor was long his witneſs unconfirmed. Milton.
Ye moon and ſtars bear witneſs to the truth !
His only crime, if friendſhip can offend,
Is too much love to his unhappy friend. Dryden's AFneid.
Our ſenſes bear witneſs to the truth of each others report,
concerning the exiſtence of ſenſible things. Locke.
2. One who gives teſtimony.
The king's attorney
Urg'd on examinations, proofs, confeſſions
Of divers witneſſes. Shakeſpeare's Henry VIII.
God is witneſ; betwixt me and thee. Gen. xxxi. 50.
Thy trial chooſe
With me, beſt witneſs of thy virtue try’d. Milton.
A fat benefice became a crime, and witneſs too againſt its
incumbent. Decay of Piety.
Nor need I ſpeak my deeds, for theſe you ſee;
The ſun and day arc witneſſes for me. Dryden.
3. Jºith a WITNEss. Effectually; to a great degree, ſo as to
leave ſome laſting mark or teſtimony behind. A low phraſe.
Here was a bleſfing handed out with the firſt pairs of ani-
mals at their creation; and it had effect with a witneſs. Wood.
Now gall is bitter with a witneſs;
And love is all delight and ſweetneſs. Pror.
To Wr’t Ness. v. a. [from the noun..] To atteſt.
There ran a rumour
Of many worthy fellows that were out,
Which was to my belief witneſs'd the rather,
For that I ſaw the tyrant's power a-foot. Shakeſpeare.
Heareſt thou not how many things they witneſ; againſt thee!
john xxvii. 13.
Though by the father he were hird to this,
He ne'er could witneſ; any touch or kiſs. Donne.
Theſe be thoſe diſcourſes of God, whoſe effects thoſe that
live witneſs in themſelves; the ſenſible in their ſenſible na-
tures, the reaſonable in their reaſonable ſouls. Raleigh.
To WITNEss. v. n. To bear teſtimony.
The ſea ſtrave with the winds which ſhould be louder,
and the ſhrouds of the ſhip with a ghaſtly noiſe to them that
were in it, witneſſed that their ruin was the wager of the
others contention. Sidney.
Mine eye doth his effigies witneſ,
Moſt truly limn’d and living in your face. Shakeſpeare.
W IT
JPitneſ; you ever-burning lights above!
You elements that clip us round about
Mitneſs that here Iago now doth give
The execution of his wit, hands and heart,
To Othello's ſervice. Shakespeare's Othello,
Lorenzo -
Shall witneſ; I ſet forth as ſoon as you,
And even but now return'd.
Shakeſpeare:
- I witneſ, to
The times that brought them in. Shakeſpeare.
Another beareth witneſs of me,
which he witneſſeth of me is true. john v. 32.
The Americans do acknowledge and ſpeak of the deluge in
their continent, as Acoſta witneſºth, and Laet in the hiſto-
ries of them. Burnet's Theory of the Earth
Witneſſ, ye heav'ns ! I live not by my ñº, ºf ria).
! ſtrove tº have deſerv'd the death I fought Dºdºn’, Eacid.
Lord Falkland witneſſes for me, that in a book there were
and I know that the witneſs
many ſubjects that I had thought on for the ſtage. Dryden.
//itneſ; for me ye awful gods,
I took not arms till urg’d by ſelf-defence,
The eldeſt law of nature. Rowe.
Wi’TNEss. interj. An exclamation ſignifying that perſon or
thing may atteſt it.
For want of words, or lack of breath,
Witneſs, when I was worried with thy peels. Alſº ton.
WitsNAPPER, n.ſ. [wit and ſnap.] One who affeds repartee.
Go in, firrah; bid them prepare for dinner.—
—That is done, fir; they have all ſtomachs.—
—What a witſnapper are you! Shakeſpeare.
Witt E.D. adj. [from wit..] Having wit: as a quick wittà boy.
WITTICISM. ºff [from witty..] A mean attempt at wit.
We have a libertine fooling even in his laſt agonies, with
a witticiſm between his teeth, without any regard to ſobriety
and conſcience. L’E/irange.
He is full of conceptions, points of epigram and witticiſms,
all which are below the dignity of heroick verſe. A diſon.
Witt ILY. adv. [from witty.]
I. Ingeniouſly; cunningly ; artfully.
But is there any other beaſt that lives,
Who his own harm ſo wittily contrives? Dryden.
2. With flight of imagination.
In converſation wittily pleaſant, pleaſantly gameſome. Sidney.
The old hermit, that never ſaw pen and ink, very wittiy
ſaid to a niece of king Gordobuck, that that is, is. Shakespeare
The obſtinate contemners of all helps and arts, ſuch as pre-
ſuming on their own natural parts, dare deride all diligence,
and ſeem to mock at the terms when they underſtand not the
things; think that way to get off wittily with their ignorance.
Ben. johnſºn.
Wi’TTINess, n.ſ.. [from witty..] The quality of being witty.
No leſs deſerveth his wittineſ, in deviſing, his pithineſs in
uttering, his paſtoral rudeneſs and his moral wiſeneſs. Spenſºr.
WITTINGLY. adv. [from witting, knowing; plean, Saxon,
to weet or know..] Knowingly; not ignorantly; with know-
ledge; by deſign.
Whatſoever we work as men, the ſame we do wittingly work
and freely; neither are we, according to the manner of na-
tural agents any way ſo tied, but that it is in our pºwer to
leave things we do undone. Hooker.
Withhold revenge, ’tis not my fault,
Nor wittingly have I infring'd my vow. Shakespeare Henry VI.
During that dreadful ſiege, every particular accident for bre-
vity I wittingly paſs over. Knoles's Hiſł. of the Tºrks.
He knowingly and wittingly brought evil into the world Aſore
No forger of lies willingly and wittingly furniſhed out the
means of his own detection. J//l on the Rºſarre&ion.
WI. TTOL. m. ſ. [prºtol, Sax.] A man who knows the falſe-
hood of his wife and ſeems contented; a tame cuckold.
O Mars, for what doth ſerve thy armed ax :
To let that witold beaſt conſume in flames -
Thy Venus child. Sidney.
Amaimon ſounds well; Lucifer well; yet they are the
names of fiends: but cuckold, wittal, the devil himſelf hath
not ſuch a name. Shakeſpeare's Merry //ives of I/indſor.
The Theban wittal, when he once deſcies
Jove is his rival, falls to ſacrifice.
WITTolly. adj. [from witt'ſ.) Cuckoldly.
The jealous wittolly knave hath maſſes of money.
WITTY. adj. [from wit..]
1. Judicious; ingenious. . -
The deep-revolving, witty Puckingham
No more ſhall be the neighbour to my counſels. Shakeſ”.
Thou art beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy
words. - Juaith xi. 23.
2. Full of imagination. - -
Hiſtories make men wiſe, poets witty, the mathematick
ſubtile. - - - Bacon.
Where there is a real ſtock of wit, yet the wittieſ? ſaying:
will be found in a great meaſure the iſſues cf chance. Sºut".
3o U In
Cleaveland.
Shakeſp.
W O E W O L erſe the witty told their flame, - a" sº choiceſt ſongs with Emma's name. Prior. ick full of taunts. 3. sº who was ſo unmercifully wit, upon the wo- men, has given the ladies ample ſatisfailion by marrying a farmer's daughter. Addſºn' Spectator. witwa l. n.ſ. A bird. - Ainſworth. To wive. v. n. [from wife.] To marry ; to take a wife. Were ſhe as rough As are the ſwelling Adriatick ſeas, I come to wive it wealthily in Padua. Shakeſpeare. The ancient ſaying is no hereſy, Hanging and wiving goes by deſtiny. Shakeſpeare. A ſhop of all qualities that man loves woman for; beſides that hook of wiving, fairneſs, which ſtrikes the eye. Shakeſp. Deſign or chance makes others wive, But nature did this match contrive. Waller. To WI v E. v. a. 1. To match to a wife. She dying gave it me; And bid me, when my fate would have me wiv'd, To give it her. Shakeſpeare's Othello. 2. To take for a wife. If he have the condition of a ſaint, and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he ſhould ſhrive me than wive me. Shakeſp. WI’v FLY. adv. [from wives.] Belonging to a wife. Baſilius could not abſtain from praiſing Parthenia, as the perfect picture of a womanly virtue, and wively faithfulneſs. Sid. Wives. n.ſ. The plural of wife. A man of his learning ſhould not ſo lightly have been car- ried away with old wives tales, from approvance of his own reaſon. Spenſer's Ireland. W1’z A R D. m. ſ. [from wiſe.] A conjurer ; an inchanter ; a he-witch. It had probably at firſt a laudable meaning. Patience, good lady; wizard, know their times. Shakºp. He hearkens after prophecies and dreams, And from the croſs-row plucks the letter G; And ſays, a wizard told him that by G His iſſue diſinherited ſhould be. Shakespeare Richard III, That damn'd wizard, hid in ſly diſguiſe, For ſo by certain ſigns I knew, had met Already, ere my beſt ſpeed could prevent The aidleſs innocent lady his wiſh'd prey. Milton. The prophecies of wizards old - Increas'd her terror, and her fall foretold. //aller. The wily wizard muſt be caught, For, unconſtrain'd, he nothing tells for nought. Dryden. WO. m.ſ. ſpa, Saxon.] 1. Grief; ſorrow ; miſery; calamity. The king is mad: how ſtiff is my vile ſenſe, That I ſtand up and have ingenious feeling Of my huge ſorrows ' better I were diſtraćt; So ſhould my thoughts be ſever'd from my griefs; And woes by wrong imaginations, loſe The knowledge of themſelves. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. So many miſeries have craz'd my voice, That my woe weary'd tongue is ſtill. Her raſh hand in evil hour, Forth reaching to the fruit, Eve pluck'd, ſhe cat: Earth felt the wound; and nature from her ſeat Sighing through all her works, gave ſigns of woe That all was loſt. Milton's Paradiſe Loſt. O'er dreary waſtes, they weep each other's wo. Pope. 2. It is often uſed in denunciations, wo be ; or in exclamations of ſorrow wo is ; anciently wo wurth ; pa pump, Saxon. All is but lip wiſdom which wants experience: I now, wo is me, do try what love can do. Sidney. I/6 is my heart; That poor ſoldier, that ſo richly fought, Whoſe rags ſham'd gilded arms; whoſe naked breaſt Stept before ſhields of proof, cannot be found. Shakeſpeare. Many of our princes, woe the while ! Lic drown'd and ſoak'd in mercenary blood. Shakespeare. Happy are they which have been my friends; and we to my lord chief-juſtice. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV. Howl ye, wo worth the day. Ezek. xxx. 2. J/o be to the ſhepherds of Iſrael that do feed themſelves. Ez. I/Q is me for my hurt, my wound is grievous, jer. x. 19. If God be ſuch a being as I have deſcribed, wo to the world if it were without him: this would be a thouſand times great- er loſs to mankind than the extinguiſhing of the ſun. Tillotſºn. Jºe to the vanquiſh'd, woeſ Dryden's Albion. 3. A denunciation of calamity; a curſe. Can there be a wo or curſe in all the ſtores of vengeance $qual to the malignity of ſuch a practice; of which one ſingle inſtance could involve all mankind in one univerſal confuſion. South's Sermons. 4. Wo ſeems in phraſes of denunciation or imprecation to be a ſubſtantive, and in exclamation an adjective, as particularly in the following lines. Jºe are we, firl you may not live to wear All your true followers out. Shał, Antony and Cleopatra. Shakeſpeare. 5. wo i. uſed by *:::::: for a ſtop or ceſſation; from t article 100 pronounce Carter - ui Ine . have i. ſtop. y s to their horſes when they - Love's a mighty lord; And hath ſo humbled me is, I confeſs There is no wo to his correction. > Shakespeare wº ". ſpan, Saxon J A plant. *a*ſtart, The flower conſiſts of four leaves, whi - - form of a croſs; out of whoſe flower sº lſ, which afterwards turns to a fruit in the ſhape of a flat at the edge, gaping two ways, having º one cell, which is contained for the moſt part one oblon i. in cultivated in England for the uſe of dyers, whº, i. | ls ing the foundation of many colours. º In times of old, when Britiſh nymphs were know iller, To love no foreign faſhions like their own. In When dreſs was monſtrous, and fig-leaves the mode And quality put on no paint but woad. Gº Wo'PEGos E. m. ſ. [wo and begone..] Loſt in wo, diffna. in wo; overwhelmed with ſorrow. > & Such a man, So dull, ſo dead in look, ſo wºebegon, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, And wºuld have told him half his Troy was burn'd; Pointal, tongue, But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue. Sº, Tancred he ſaw his life's joy ſet at º, hałºſtart, So worbegºne was he with pains of love. Fairfax, Wort. The obſolete participle paſſive from To Warr. A braver choice of dauntleſs ſpirits Than now the Engliſh bottoms have wiſ, Did never float upon the ſwelling tide. Wo'Ful. adj. [wo and full] 1. Sorrowful; afflicted; mourning. The wºful Gynecia, to whom reſt was no eaſe, had left her lothed lodging, and gotten herſelf into the ſolitary places thoſe deſarts were full of. Sidnj. How many woful widows left to bow To ſad diſgrace' In a tow'r, and never to be loos'd, The wºful captive kinſmen are inclos'd. 2. Calamitous; aſiličtive. 3. Wretched; paltry; ſorry. What woful ſtuff this madrigal would be, In ſome ſtarv'd hackney-ſonneteer, or me? But let a lord once own the happy lines, How the wit brightens ! how the ſtyle refines! Wo'FULLY. adv. [from wºful] 1. Sorrowfully; mournfully. 2. Wretchedly; in a ſenſe of contempt. He who would paſs ſuch a judgment upon his condition, as ſhall be confirmed at that great tribunal, from which their lies no appeal, will find himſelf wofully deceived, if he jud- ges of his ſpiritual eſtate by any of theſe meaſures. Sºuth Wold. n.ſ. Ił%ld, whether ſingly or jointly, in the names of places, ſignifies a plain open country; from the S㺠job, a plain and a place without wood. Gilſºn'; Camdin. Iſºld and wald with the Saxons ſignified a ruler or gº". nour; from whence bertwold is a famous governour; athelwºld a noble governour: herwald, and by inverſion wadi, age- neral of an army. Gilſºn's Camán. WO'LF. [palp, Saxon; woºf, Dutch.] 1. A kind of wild dog that devours ſheep. Advance our waving colours on the walls, Reſcu'd is Orleans from the Engliſh wºlveſ. No, rather I abjure all roofs, and chuſe To be a com'rade with the wolf and owl, , , Liar Neceſſity’s ſharp pinch. Sºftarº King tº If welves had at thy gate how!'d that ſtern time, Trou ſhould'ſt have ſaid, go, porter, turn the key, g Lear All cruels elſe ſubſcrib'd. Shalºp. King Lº". 2. An eating ulcer. How dangerous it is in ſenſible things to ill ſwallow in preſſions; and what abſurd conceits the vulgar will º having the literals, an example we have in our profeſſion, w º - alſ, common APP called an eating ulcer by the name of “ſ; ſtar Errourſ. henſion conceives a reality therein. Brown's Pugar Woºlf DoG. n.ſ. ſwolf and dog.] 1. A dog of a º breed kept to guard º, gain The luckleſs prey, how treach rous tumblers & ºil. And dauntleſs waſ lºgs ſhake the lion's mº" 2. A dog bred between a dog and wolf..., * Woºlfish. adj. [from woj.] Reſembling” WO or ſorm. - Shakespeare ear. Daniel's Civil War. Drydºn. Pºpe, Shaiſtºrt, uſe metaphorical” If in qualities Thy deſires Are weftſ, bloody, ſtarv'd, and raveno” I have another daughter, Who, I am ſure, is kind and comfº, When ſhe ſhall hear this of thee, wº. Kº Laº Shall flea thy wolf/h viſage. *"...º. in Nothing more common than thoſe wºlf/h L'Eſtraº all our pretenſions, A prº- Shakespeare: 5
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A pretence of kindneſs is the univerſal ſale to all baſe pro-
jets: all wolfº deſigns walk under ſheeps cloathing. Gov. 1 on.
WolfsbA.N.E. n.ſ. ſºlº and bane.] A poiſonous plant; aconite.
It hath circumſcribed roundiſh divided leaves; the flower
conſiſts of four leaves, ſhaped like a monkey's hood: each of
theſe flowers are ſucceeded by three or more pods which con-
tain ſeveral rough ſeeds: the moſt part of theſe ſpecies are dead-
ly poiſon. Miller.
//olfbane is an early flower. Mortimer’s Hºſbandry.
Wo'LFsMilk. n.ſ. An herb. Ainſwºrth.
Wo'lvis H. adj. [from wolves, of wolf; wºlff is more proper.]
Reſembling a wolf.
Why in this wo'viſh gown do I ſtand here,
To beg of Hob and Dick. Shakespeare. Coriolanus.
My people are grown half wild, they would not worry one
another ſo in that wo'viſh belluine manner elſe. Howell.
There is a baſe wolviſh principle within that is gratified with
another's miſery. South's Sermons.
WOMAN. ſpirman, plmman, Saxon; whence we yet pro-
nounce women in the plural, wimmen, Skinner.]
1. The female of the human race.
. That man who hath a tongue is no man,
If with his tongue he cannot win a woman. Shakeſpeare.
Thou dotard, thou art woman-tir’d, unrooſted
By thy dame Parlet here. Shakeſpeare's J/inter's Tale.
//omen are ſoft, mild, pitiful and flexible;
Thou ſtern, obdurate, flinty, rough, remorſ leſs. Shakeſp.
And Abimelech took men-ſervants and wºmen ſervants. Gen.
O woman, lovely woman, nature form'd thee
To temper man: we had been brutes without thee. Otway.
Ceneus a woman once and once a man;
But ending in the ſex ſhe firſt began Dryden’s AEn.
1%men are made as they themſelves would chooſe,
Too proud to aſk, too humble to refuſe. Garth.
J/amen in their nature are much more gay and joyous than
men ; whether it be that their blood is more refined, their
fibres more delicate, and their animal ſpirits more light; vi-
vacity is the gift of women, gravity that of men. Addiſon.
2. A female attendant on a perſon of rank. -
I could not perſonally deliver to her
What you commanded me; but by her woman
I ſent your meſſage. Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
To Wo'MAN. v. a. [from the noun..] To make pliant like a
, WOſnail.
I've felt ſuch quirks of joy and grief,
That the firſt face of neither on the ſtart
Can woman me unto't. Shakeſpeare.
Wo MAN ED. adj. [from woman.] Accompanied; united with
a WOman.
I do attend here on the general,
And think it no addition, nor my wiſh,
To have him ſee me woman'd. Shakeſpeare's Olhello.
Wom ANHATE.R. m. ſ. [woman and hater.] One that has an
averſion from the female ſex.
How could it come into your mind,
To pitch on me of all mankind,
Againſt the ſex to write a ſatyr;
And brand me for a womanhater. Swift.
wo'MANHood. A n.ſ.. [from woman.] The character and col-
Wo'MAN HE AD. } lećtive qualities of a woman. Obſolete.
Ne in her ſpeech, ne in her haviour,
Was lightneſs ſeen, or looſer vanity,
But gracious womanhood and gravity. Fairy Queen.
There dwells ſweet love and conſtant chaſtity,
Unſpotted faith, and comely womanhood,
Regard of honour, and mild modeſty. . .
'Tis preſent death I beg; and one thing more,
That woman!ood denies my tongue to tell:
O keep me from their worſe than killing luſt. Shokeſpeare.
When my grave is broke up again,
Some ſecond gueſt to entertain ;
For graves have learn'd that womanhead
To be to more than one a bed. Donne.
Wo'MAN1sh adj. [from woman.] Suitable to a woman.
Neither doubt you, becauſe I wear a woman's apparel, I
will be the more womaniſh ; ſince I aſſure you there is nothing
I deſire more than fully to prove myſelf a man. Sidney.
Zelmane making a womaniſh habit to be the armour of her
boldneſs, giving up her life to the lips of Philoclea, humbly be:
ſought her to keep her ſpeech a while within the paradiſe of
her mind. Sidney.
A voice not ſoft, weak, piping, and womaniſh, but audible,
ſtrong, and manlike. Aſtham.
She then to him theſe womaniſh words 'gan ſay,
For love of me, leave off. Fairy Queen.
Our fathers minds are dead,
And we are govern'd with our mothers ſpirits;
Spºnſºr.
Our yoke and ſuffrance ſhew us womaniſh. Shakeſpeare.
I do not think he fears death;
He never was ſo womaniſh. Shakeſpeare.
During his baniſhment, he was ſo ſoftened and dejected,
as he wrote nothing but a few womaniſh epiſtles. Bacon.
In a ſad look or womaniſh complaint. Denham.
VV O N
I melt to womaniſh tears, and if I ſay,
I find my love my courage will betray. Dryden.
The godlike hero, in his breaſt
Diſdain'd, or was aſham'd to ſhow
So weak, ſo womaniſh a woe. Dryder.
To Wom AN". E. v. a. [from woman.] To emaſculate, to
effeminate; to ſoften. Proper, but not uſed.
This effeminate love of a woman doth womanize a man. Sº.
Wom Aski'Nd. m ſ [woman and kind.] The female ſex; the
race of women. -
Muſidorus had over bitterly glanced againſt the reputation
of womankind. Sidney.
So eaſy is tappeaſe the ſtormy wind
Of malice, in the calm of pleaſant womantini. Fairy Queen.
Becauſe thou doat'ſt on womankind, admiring
Their ſhape, their colour, and attractive grace,
None are, thou think'ſt, but taken with ºn toys. Milton.
Each inconvenience makes their virtue cold;
But womankind in ills is ever bold. Dr dºn's juvenal.
Juba might make the proudeſt of our ſex,
Any of womankind, but Marcia, happy.
She advanc'd, that womankind
Would by her model form their mind.
Wo'MANLY. adj. [from women J
I. Becoming a woman; ſuiting a woman; feminine; not maſ.
culine.
I’m in this earthly world, where to do harm
Is often laudable; to do good ſometime
Accounted dangerous folly: why then, alas !
Do I put up that womanly defence,
Addison's Cato.
Swift.
To ſay I'd done to harm. Shakeſpeare.
She brings your froward wives
As priſoners, to her womanly perſuaſion. Shakespeare.
All will ſpy in thy face
A bluſhing womanly diſcovering grace. Donne.
Rage choaks my words; 'tis womanly to weep. Dryden.
Let him be taught to put off all thoſe tender airs, affected
ſmiles, and all the enchanting wºman'y behaviour that has made
him the objećt of his own admiration. Arbuthnºt and Pope.
2. Not childiſh; not girliſh.
Young perſons, under a woman'y age, are often troubled
with ſome of the ſame ſymptoms. Arbuthnot on Diet.
Wo'MANLY. adv. [from woman.] In the manner of a woman;
effeminately.
WOMB. n.ſ. [wamba, Goth. Pamb, Sax. warml, Iſlandick.]
1. The place of the faetus in the mother.
When yet he was but tender bodied, and the only ſon of
my womb. Shakespeare Coriolanus.
New-born children bring not many ideas into the world, ba-
ting ſome faint ideas of hunger and thirſt which they may have
felt in the womb. Lºcke.
Conceiving, as ſhe ſlept, her fruitful womb
Sweli’d with the founder of immortal Rome. Adiſºn.
2. The place whence any thing is produced.
The earth was form’d, but in the womb as yet
Of waters, embryon immature involv’d,
Appear'd not. Milto".
The womb of earth the genial ſeed receives. Dryden.
To Womb. v. a. [from the noun J. To incloſe; to breed in
ſecret. -
Not for all the ſun ſees, or
The cloſe earth wombs, will I break my oath
To this my fair belov’d. Shakeſpeare's Iſinter's Tale.
Wo'MBy, adj. [from womb.] Capacious.
He'll call you to ſo hot an anſwer for it,
That caves and w:inly vaultages of France
Shall chide your treſpaſs, and return your mock,
In ſecond accent to his ordnance. Shakeſp. Henry V.
Wo’MEN. Plural of woman.
Thus it ſhall befal
Milton.
Him who to worth in women over-truſts. .
Won. The preterite and participle paſſive of win.
All theſe the Parthian, -
From the luxurious kings of Antioch won. Milton.
Againſt myſelf I vićtorious have won,
And by my fatal abſence an undone. Drydºn.
My mother is wºn over to my ſide, but dare; not mention
me to my father, for fear of provoking him. Addiſon's Speciat.
Towon. v. n. (Funian, Saxon; wºmen, German.] To dwell;
to live; to have abode. Not in uſe.
Him fortuned
To come where vile Arcaſia does wºn.
Out of the º ſº
As from his lair, the wild beaſt where he wºn; - -
In foreſt wild. Aft’t n’s Paradiſe Lºſt.
A people near the northern pole that won; -
whom freland ſent from loughes and forets hore. Fairf.
Fairy Queen.
Wos. m. ſ. [frºm the verb.] Dwelling; habitation. Obſolete. .
what ſecret place, quoth he can ſafely hold
So huge a maſs, and hid from heaven's eye;
Or where haſt thou thy wºº, that ſo much gold
Thou can'ſ preſerve from wrong and robbey. Fairy &T.
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W O N W O O To wonDER. v. m. [Funbrian, Saxon; wonder, Dutch...] To be fluck with admiration; to be pleaſed or ſurpriſed ſo as iſhed. - to º of theſe magazines of vićtuals I have oftentimes complained of in England, and wondered at "...}.. His deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beaſt. Rev. xiii. 3. No wonder to us, who have converſed with too many ſtrange unparallel'd actions, now to wonder at any thing : wonder is from ſurpriſe, and ſurpriſe ceaſes upon experience. South's Sermons. King Turnus wonder'd at the fight renew'd. Dryden. Who can wonder that all the ſciences have been ſo over- charged with inſignificant and doubtful expreſſions, capable to make the moſt quick-ſighted very little the more *; 2. A tº. I could not ſufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of theſe di- minutive mortals, who durſt venture to mount and walk upon my body. Swift. Wo'NDER. n.ſ. [Funbon, Saxon; wonder, Dutch.] 1. Admiration; aſtoniſhment; amazement ; ſurpriſe cauſed by ſomething unuſual or unexpected. What is he, whoſe griefs Bear ſuch an emphaſis ; whoſe phraſe or ſorrow Conjure the wand'ring ſtars, and makes them ſtand Like wonder-wounded hearers. Shakeſpeare's Hamlet. JVander cauſeth aſtoniſhment, or an immoveable poſture of the body; for in wonder the ſpirits fly not as in fear, but only ſettle. - Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 2. Cauſe of wonder; a ſtrange thing; ſomething more or great- er than can be expected. The Corniſh wonder-gatherer deſcribeth the ſame. Carew. Great effects come of induſtry in civil buſineſs; and to try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders. Bacºn. Lo, a wonder ſtrange | Of every beaſt, and bird, and infect ſmall Came ſevens, and pairs, Milton's Parad'ſ Loft. What woman will you find, Though of this age the wonder and the fame, On whom his leiſure will vouchſafe an eye Of fond deſire 2 Milton's Paradiſe Regained. No wonder ſleep from careful lovers flies, To bathe himſelf in Sachariſſa's eyes; As fair Aſtrea once from earth to heav'n, By ſtrife and loud impiety was driven. J/aller. Drawn for your prince, that ſword could wonders do : The better cauſe makes mine the ſharper now. J/aller. 3. Anything mentioned with wonder. There Babylon the wonder of all tongues. Milton. Ample ſouls among mankind have arrived at that prodigi- ous extent of knowledge which renders them the wonder and glory of the nation where they live. //atts. Wo'NDERFUL. adj. [wonder and full J Admirable; ſtrange; aſtoniſhing. I uttered that which I underſtood not, things too wonderful for me which I knew not. job xlii. 3. Strange Hath been the cauſe, and wonderful to hear. Milton. All this is very wonderful, Shakeſpeare multiplies miracle up- on miracle to bring about the ſame event in the play, which chance with more propriety performs in the novel. Shakespeare Illuſt. Wo'NDERFUL. adv. To a wonderful degree. Improperly uſed. The houſe which I am about to build ſhall be wonderful great. 2 Chron. ii. 9. Wo'NDERFULLY. adv. [from wonderful..] In a wonderful manner; to a wonderful degree. He was much made on by the pope, who knowing him- ſelf to be unprofitable to the Chriſtian world, was wonderfuly glad to hear that there were ſuch echoes of him ſounding in remote parts. Bacon's Henry VII. There is ſomething wonderfully divine in the airs of this pićture. Addison's Italy. Wo'NDERMENT. n.ſ.. [from wonder.] Aſtoniſhment; amaze- ment. Not in uſe, except in low language. When my pen would write her titles true, It raviſh'd, is with fancy's wonderment. Spenſºr. Thoſe things which I here ſet down, do naturally take the ſenſe, and not reſpect petty wonderments. Bacon. The neighbours made a wonderment of it, and aſked him what he meant. L’E/?range. Wo's DERSTRUCK. adj. [wºnder and/rike..] Amazed. Aſcanius, wonder/lruck to ſee That image of his filial piety. Wo's prous. adj. der.] 1. Admirable; marvellous; ſtrange; ſurpriſing. | The credit of whoſe virtue reſt with thee; - - Dryden's Aneid. [This is contračted from wonderous, of won- **** indeed, if cauſe of ſuch effects. Milton. • In ſuch charitics ſhe paſs'd the day; Twas wond’rous how ſhe found an hour to pray. Dryden. ſear- . - - - Reſearches into the ſprings of natural bodics, and their ino- tions, ſhould awaken us to admire the Creator in all the works of nature. lſ att, . ſIVondrous is barb. r alty. 2 ... s barbarouſly uſed for an adverb.] In a "range From that part where Moſes remembereth the ten by the ſons of good men upon the dau did they ſtealthoſe wondrous great a powerful giants. To ſhun th' allurement is not hard To minds reſolv'd, forewarn’d and well-prepard; But wond’rous difficult, when once beſet, pard; To ſtruggle through the ſtraits, and breakth. involving net S “-v. wondrous wiſdom of our giants, becot. ghters of the wick; ‘ts of their ancient kings and alºi'. S f You are ſo beautiful, Drydºn. o wondrous fair, you juſtify rebellion. t Sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Drydºn, Are, as when women, wond’rous fond of place. Pº. Wo NDRously. adv. [from wondrous.] T o: My lord led wondrouſly to fº. o a ſtrange degree. This made Proſerpina Make to them the greater ſpeed, For fear that they too much ſhould bleed, s Which wondrouſly her troubled. Draytºn Such doctrines in the pidgeon houſe were taught." You need not aſk how wºndrouſly they wrough. Drdºn Of injur'd fame, and mighty wrongs receiv'd, " Cloe complains, and wondrouſly's aggriev'd. ‘Granº, To Won T. }". n. [Preterite and participle wint; mº, To be Won T. W. Saxon; gewoonen, Dutch..] To be cº ed; to uſe ; to be uſed. A yearly ſolemn feaſt ſhe wont to make The day that firſt doth lead the year around. F., Through power of that, his cunning thieveries He wonts to work, that none the ſame eſpies. Hilº. Jaſon the Theſſalian was went to ſay, that ſome things muſt be done unjuſtly, that many things may be done juſt. Bacºn, Shakeſ tärt, 3. tºil, I this night have dream'd; If dream’d, not as I oft am wont, of thee, But of offence and trouble. Milton's Paradiſ. Lºft. The eagle's fate and mine are one, Which on the ſhaft that made him die Eſpy'd a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to ſoar ſo high. J/ºr. A mother was went always to indulge her daughters, when any of them deſired ſquirrels or birds, but then they muſt keep them well. Lºckr, Another ſort of ſophiſm is wont to be called an imperfeit enumeration or falſe indućtion, when from a few experiments men infer general theorems. Watts's Lºick. WONT. n.ſ.. [from the verb J Cuſtom; habit; uſe. Out of uſ. Paſſing their time according to their wont, they waitº for the coming of Phalantus. Sihº, Things natural in that regard forget their ordinary pººl want, that which is heavy mounting ſometime upwardiºlº own accord. Hººker. 'Tis not his woºt to be the hindmoſt man, !..., "...ſ. Whate'er occaſion keeps him from us now. Sha&ſtart, They are by ſudden alarm or watchword to be called out to their military motions under ſky or covert, according to the ſeaſon, as was the Roman want. Mizn. Won T. A contračtion of will not. 1. Wo'NTED. part, adj. [from the verb.] Accuſtomed; uſe!; uſual. Her champion ſtout, to aid his fricnd, ..., 01 ºn Again his wonted weapon proved. - Fairy Sºtº. So pray'd they, innocent, and to their thoughts Mºtºr Firm peace recover'd ſoon and wonted calm. º The pond-frog would fain have gotten the oth" "º. but ſhe was wonºd to the place, and would not **** Who have no houſe, fit round where once it ** And with full eyes each wonted room require; Haunting the yet warm aſhes of the place, . As murther'd men walk where they did expl". Wo'NTEDNess. n.ſ. [from wonted.] State of bº ed to. Not in uſe. r Did I ſee any thing more of Chriſt in thoſe º to other modes of government, I might ſuſped my !. biaſed with prejudice or wantedneſs of º, ". Wo’NT less. adj. [from wont. J Unaccuſtº u Whither, love, wilt thou now carry hº What wontieſ; fury do'ſt thou now iſºlº Into my feeble breaſt, when full of the To Woo. v. a [apogoo, courted, Saxon.] To c to for love. - we cannot fight for love, as men may do; Shaitºart. we ſhould be woºd, and were not made tº *. ſº Some lay in dead mens ſkulls; and in º Q where eyes did once inhabit, there were “” As 'twere in ſcorn of eyes, reflecting gº That wood to the ſlimy bottom of the deep, And moºd the dead bones that lay ſcatº" by, Drº". accuſtom- C Sº nºr. ourt; to ſue Saife". Fancle 7
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- Fancies and notions he purſues,
• Which ne'er had being but in thought.
Each like the Grecian artiſt was
The image he himſelf has wrought.
My proud rival woos
Another partner to his throne and bed.
Philips's Diſtreſ Mother.
Qh, ſtretch thy reign, fair peace! from ſhore to ſhore,
Till conqueſt ceaſe, and ſlav'ry be no more;
Till the freed Indians in their native groves
Reap their own fruits, and woo their ſable loves. Pºpe.
2. To court ſolicitouſly; to invite with importunity.
Yet can ſhe love a foreign emperor,
Whom of great worth and pow'r ſhe hears to be;
If ſhe be woo'd but by ambaſſador,
Or but his letters or his pićtures ſee:
So while the virgin ſoul on earth doth ſtay,
She woo'd and tempted is ten thouſand ways
By theſe great pow'rs, which on the earth bear ſway,
The wiſdom of the world, wealth, pleaſure, praiſe.
Prior.
Davies.
Sweet bird that ſhun'ſt the noiſe of folly,
Moſt muſical, moſt melancholy
Thee, chauntreſs oft the woods among,
I woo to hearthy even-ſong. Milton.
To Woo. v. n. To court; to make love.
With pomp, and trains, and in a crowd they woo,
When true felicity is but in two. Dryden.
WQOD. adj. [wods, Gothick; pob, Saxon; weed, Dutch.]
Mad ; furious ; raging. Obſolete.
Winds do rage, as winds were woºd,
And cauſe ſpring tides to raiſe great flood.
Coal-black ſteeds yborn of helliſh brood,
That on their ruſty bits did champ as they were wood.
Fairy Queen.
Tuſſºr.
Calm the tempeſt of his paſſion wood;
The banks are overflown, when ſtopped is the flood. Fa, Q,
Woop. m. ſ. [pube, Saxon; woud, Dutch..]
1. A large and thick plantation of trees.
The woºd-born people fall before her flat,
And worſhip her as goddeſs of the wood. Fairy Qween.
St. Valentine is paſt:
Begin theſe wood-birds but to couple now Shakeſpeare.
The wood, are ruthleſs, dreadful, deaf and dull:
There ſpeak and ſtrike. Shakeſpeare's Titus and Andronicus.
Light thickens, and the crow
Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
Hecate, when ſhe gave to rule the wood, .
Then led me trembling through thoſe dire abodes. Dryden.
. The ſubſtance of trees; timber.
Balm his foul head with warm diſtilled waters,
And burn ſweet wood to make the lodging ſweet. Shakespeare .
The cavity of the tin plate was filled with a melted cement,
made of pitch, roſin, and wood-aſhes, well-incorporated.
Boy'e.
Having filled it about five inches with throughly kindled
wood-coals, we let it down into the glaſs. Boyle.
Of long growth there ſtood
A laurel's trunk, a venerable wºod. Dryden's Aneid.
The ſoft wood turners uſe commonly. AMoxon.
The ſize of faggots and wood-ſtacks differs in moſt countries.
Mort mer's Huſbandry.
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Herrings muſt be ſmoked with wºod. Child.
Wood'A'NEMONE.. n.ſ. A plant.
Wº: }*/ [pubbins, Saxon.] Honeyſuckle.
Beatrice, e'en now
Couch'd in the woodbind coverture. Shakeſpeare.
The nymphs of the mountains would be drawn, upon their
heads garlands of wºodbine and wild roſes. Peacham.
Woo'd cock. m. ſ. ſpobucoc, Saxon.] A bird of paſſage with
a long bill; his food is not known. It is a word ludicrouſly
uſed for a dunce.
He hath bid me to a calve's head and a capon; ſhall I not
find a woodcock too. Shakeſpeare.
Soon as in doubtful day the woodcock flies,
Her cleanly pail the pretty houſewie bears. Gay.
Woo'ped, adj. [from wºod] Supplied with wood.
The lord Strutts have been poſſeſſed of a very great landed
eſtate, well-conditioned, wooded and watered. Arbuthnot.
Woo'DDR INK. n.ſ. Decočtion or infuſion of medicinal woods,
as ſaſſafras.
The drinking elder-wine or wºoddrinks are very uſeful.
Foyer on the Humours.
Woo'DEN. adj. [from wo:d.]
1. Ligneous; made of wood; timber.
Like a ſtrutting player, whoſe conceit
Lies in his hamſtring, he doth think it rich
To hear the wooden dialogue and ſound
Twixt his ſtretch'd footing and the ſcaffoldage. Shakespeare.
They uſed to vault or leap up; and therefore they had wood-
en horſes in their houſes and abroad. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
peg.
2. Clumſy; awkward.
W O O
Preſs'd with the burden, Ceneus pants for breath;
And on his ſhoulders bears the wooden death. Dryden.
The haberdaſher ſtole off his hat that hung upon a wooden
Addison's Sºedjatºr.
I'll win this lady Margaret: for whom *
Why, for my king: tuſh, that's a wooden thing. Shakeſpeare.
When * bold man is out of countenance, he makes a very
wooden figure on it. Cºllier ºf Confidence.
f -
WoodFRETTER. n.ſ.. [teres, Lat..] An inſect; a Woodworm.
Ainſworth.
Woo'PHole. n.ſ. ſwºod and hole.] Place where wood is laid
up.
What ſhould I do? or whither turn? amaz'd,
Sonfounded to the dark receſs I fly,
Of woodhole. Philips,
Woº'DLAND. m. ſ. [wºod and land.] Woods; ground covered
with woods.
This houſhold beaſt, that us’d the woodland grounds,
Was view'd at firſt by the young hero's hounds,
As down the ſtream he ſwam. Dryden's AFreid.
He that rides poſt through a country, may, from the tran-
ſient view, tell how in general the parts lie; here a moraſs,
and there a river, wood and in one part, and ſavanas in another.
- Docke,
By her awak'd, the woodland choir
To hail the common god prepares;
And tempts me to reſume the lyre,
Soft warbling to the vernal airs.
Fenton's Ode to Lord Gower.
Here hills and vales, the woºdland and the plain,
Here earth and water ſeems to ſtrive again. Pºpe.
Woodla’RK. n.ſ. A melodious ſort of wild lark.
Woo'Dlouse. m.ſ. [wºod and ſouſe..] An Inſect.
The millepes or wººdlºuſe is a ſmall inſcét of an oblong
figure, about half an inch in length, and a fifth of an inch in
breadth; of a dark blueiſh or livid grey colour, and having
its back convex or rounded: notwithſtanding the appellation
of millepes, it has only fourteen pair of ſhort legs; it is a very
ſwift runner, but it can occaſionally roll itſelf up into the form
of a ball, which it frequently does, and ſuffers itſelf to be ta-
ken. They are found in great plenty under old logs of wood
or large ſtones, or between the bark and wood of decayed trees.
Millepedes are aperient, attenuant, and detergent; and the
beſt way of taking them is ſwallowing them alive, which is
eaſily and conveniently done; and they are immediately de-
ſtroyed on falling into the ſtomach, Hill's Materia Medica.
Wrap thyſelf up like a woodlouſe, and dream revenge.
Congreve.
There is an inſe&t they call a woodlouſ, - .
That folds up itſelf in itſelf, for a houſe,
As round as a ball, without head, without tail,
Inclos'd cap-a-pe in a ſtrong coat of mail. Swift.
Woo'DMAN. n.ſ. [woºd and ma ..] A ſportſman; a hunter.
Their cry being compoſed of ſo well ſorted mouths, that any
man would perceive therein ſome kind of proportion, but the
ſkilful woodmen did find a muſick. Sidney.
The duke is a better woodman than thou takeſt him for.
Shakeſpeare.
This is ſome one like us night foundered here,
Or elſe ſome neighbour woodman. Milton.
So when the woodman's toil her cave ſurrounds,
And with the Hunter's cry the grove reſounds,
With grief and rage the mother-lion ſlung,
Fearleſs herſelf, yet trembles for her young. Pºpe.
WoodMosc ER. n.ſ.. [w:od and monger. J A woodſeller.
Woo'd Nore. n.ſ. Wild muſick.
Then to the well-trod ſtage anon,
If Johnſon's learned ſock be on, , .
Of ſweeteſt Shakeſpear, fancy's child,
Warble his native wozdnºtes wild.
woodNy'MPH. [wºod and nymph.) Dryad. . .
soft ſhe withdrew, and like a wºodnymph light,
Oread, or Dryad, or of Delia's train, ... -- r
Bºrº. her . the groves. Milton's Paradiſe Loſł.
By dimpled brook and fountain brim,
The woodnymphs, deck'd with daiſies trim,
Their merry wakes and pattimes keep.
woopyrrºg. n.ſ. Wood burnt on the altar. r
we caſt the lots for the wood ſering. . Nºh. x, 34.
Woo'dpeck ER. n.ſ. [** and peck ; picus matia, La J A
*. ſtruaure of the tongue of the woºdpecker is very ſin-
ular, whether we look at its great length, its bones and muſ-
cles, its incompaſſing parts of the neck and head, the better
to exert itſelf in length, and, again, to retračt it into its cºll;
and laſtly, whether we look at its ſharp, horny, bearded §".
and the gluey matter at the end of it: the bºttº, º º *
draw little maggots out of wood. Perº" Phyſico-theolºgy.
woodpigeon or Iſºziculver. m. ſ. A wild Pigs": . . th
Wood Roc'F. m. ſ. An herb. Ainſworth.
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Milton.
Woo'ds.AR E.
W O O W O R Wo º woodſare, being like a kind of ſpittle, is herbs, as lavender and ſage. Bacon. wº M. } [wood and ſere.] The time when there is no ſap in the tree. - From May to Oétober leave cropping; for why, . In woodſeere, whatſoever ". º ſhall die. Tuffer. 'opsorrel. n.ſ. [ºys, Latin: plant. - Wo *. :a:: : '. hatha bell-ſhaped flower, conſiſting of one leaf, having its brim wide expanded, and cut into ſe- Jai diviſions: the pointal, which riſes from the flowercup, becomes an oblong membranous fruit, divided into ſeminal cells, opening outward from the baſe.” the top, and incloſing feeds, which often ſtart from their lodges, by reaſon of the elaſtick force of the membrane which involves them. AMiller. woºdward. n.ſ. [wood and ward. A foreſter, woody. adj. [from wººd J 1. Abounding with wood. Thou haſt led me up A woody mountain, whoſe high top was plain. Milton. Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in ſecret ſhades Of woody Ida's inmoſt grove. Milton. Four times ten days I’ve paſs'd wand'ring this wºoly maze, and human food Nor taſted, nor had appetite. Miltºn's Paradiſe Regain'd. Diana's woody realms he next invades, And, croſſes through the conſecrated ſhades, Addiſon. 2. Ligneous; conſiſting of wood. in the woody parts of plants, which are their bones, the principles are ſo compounded as to make them flexible without joints, and alſo elaſtick. Grew. Herbs are thoſe plants whoſe ſtalks are ſoft, and have nothing woody in them, as graſs and hemlock. Locke. 3. Relating to woods. With the woody nymphs when ſhe did play. Fairy Queen. All the ſatyrs ſcorn their woody kind, And henceforth nothing fair but her on earth they find. Fairy Queen. woo'e R. n.ſ.. [from woo.] One who courts a woman. The wooers moſt are toucht in this oſtent, To whom are dangers great and imminent. Chapman. Ariſtippus ſaid, that thoſe that ſtudied particular ſciences, and neglected philoſophy, were like Penelope's wovers, that made love to the waiting woman. Bacon's Apºphthegms. Uſurping wozers felt his thund'ring ſword, And willing nations knew their native lord. Creech. Woof. n.ſ.. [from wove.] 1. The ſet of threads that croſſes the warp; the weft. The placing of the tangible parts in length or tranſverſe, as in the warp and the woof of textile, is more inward or more outward. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory. 2. Texture; cloath. A veſt of purple flow'd, Iris had dipp'd the woof. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft. I muſt put off Theſe my ſky-robes, ſpun out of Iris' woof. Milton. To ſpread the pall beneath the regal chair, Of ſofteſt woof, is bright Alcippe's care. Pope's Odyſſey. wº adv. [from wºoing.J. Pleaſingly; ſo as to invite ay. The temple-haunting martlet does approve, By his lov'd manſionry, that heaven's breath Smells wooingly here. Shakespeare King Lear. WOOL. n.ſ. [pul, Saxon; wol'en, Dutch.] 1. The fleece of ſheep; that which is woven into cloath. Baſe-minded wretches, for reſpect of gain, ſome paultry wool may yield you, to let ſo much time paſs without know- ing perfectly her eſtate. Sidney. A gown made of the fineſt wool, | Which from our pretty lambs we pull; Fair lined ſlippers for the cold, With buckles of the pureſt gold. Raleigh. Concerning their complaint for price of wool, he would give order that his commiſſioners ſhould cauſe clothiers to take wool, paying only two parts of the price. Hayward. - Struthium is a root uſed by the wool-dreſſers. Ariuthnot. 2. Any ſhort thick hair. In the cauldron boil and bake; Jºel of batt and tongue of dog. Shakeſp. Macbeth. wº * n.ſ. [wool and fell.] Skin not ſtripped of the OOl. d Wool and wºolfels were ever of little value in this king- VV 9m. - Davies on Ireland. ****S. adi, [from wool.] Made of wool not finely dreſſed, and thence uſed likewiſe for anything coarſe. I was wont To call them woollen vaſtals, things created To buy and ſell with groats. Shakeſp. Coriolanus. I could not endure a huſband with a beard on his face: I had rather lye in woollen Shakeſp. M. - “. .4/uch Ado alout Nothing. **llen cloth will tenter, linen {... & al, Ozº ; : ** At dawn of day our general cleft his pate, Spite of his woollen night-cap. Woo'll F N. m. ſ. Cloath made of wool. Drydº, His breeches were of rugged woollen, And had been at the ſiege of Bullen. Hud Odious! in woollen / 'twould a ſaint provoke! udibra, No, let a charming chintz and Bruſſels lace Wrap my cold limbs and ſhade my lifeleſs face, p He is a bel-eſprit and a woºllen draper. S #. WoolpAck. wiſt, Wools Ack. $nſ [woo!, pack, and ſack.] 1. A bag of wool; a bundle of wool. 2. The ſeat of the judges in the houſe of lords, At bar abuſive, on the bench unable, Knave on the woolſack, fop at council-table. Drida. 3. Any thing bulky without weight. jāti, Chaos of preſbytry, where laymen guide With the tame woolpack clergy by their fide. Clavihrd wº adv. [wºol and ward.] In wool. Not ſº have no ſhirt: I go woolward for penance. - Wo'oll Y. adj. [from sº pe Shaiſſart, 1. Conſiſting of wool; cloathed with wool. When the work of generation was Between theſe woolly breeders, The ſkilful ſhepherd peel'd me certain winds. Salſan Some few, by temp'rance taught, approaching flow, - To diſtant fate by eaſy journeys go: Gently they lay 'em down, as ev'ning ſheep On their own woolly fleeces ſoftly ſleep. Drydin, 2. Reſembling wool. What ſignifies My fleece of wooly hair, that now uncurs? Shaºjur. Nothing profits more Than frequent ſnows: O may'ſt thou often ſee Thy furrows whiten’d by the woly rain, Nutritious! j. Phili), WORD. n.ſ. [ponb, Saxon; word, Dutch.] 1. A ſingle part of ſpeech. If you ſpeak three word, it will three times report youthe three words. Bacon, As conceptions are the images of things to the mind within itſelf, ſo are word; or names the marks of thoſe conceptions to the minds of them we converſe with. South's Sermonſ. Amongſt men who confound their ideas with wºrds, there muſt be endleſs diſputes, wrangling, and jargon. Lºtt, Each wight who reads not, and but ſcans and ſpells, Each word catcher that lives on ſyllables. Pºt, 2. A ſhort diſcourſe. Shall I vouchſafe your worſhip a wºrd or two? . —Two thouſand, and I'll vouchſafe thee the hearing Shał, A wºrd, Lucilius, - How he receiv'd you. Shahſ, ſuiu Ceſar, A friend who ſhaft own thee in thy loweſt cond". * all thy wants, and, in a word, never leave thee. : In a word, the Goſpel deſcribes God to us" all º ſuch a one as we would wiſh him to be. Tilſºn, 3. Talk; diſcourſe. why ſhould calamity be full of wºrd? —Windy attorneys to their client woes! . . Let them have ſcope, though what they do ºr. III, Help nothing elſe, yet they do caſe the heart. Shaº. " If you diſlike the play, Pray make no word; on't 'till the ſecond day, it Or third be paſt; for we would have Yº" *"... The loſs will fall on us, not on the Poet ºl. Ceaſe this contention: be thy wºrd." Drydº. Sharp as he merits; but the ſword forbear. ht to be graº Ifºrd, are ſometimes to be uſed, the "#" ht kind, and ſober, repreſenting the ill, or unbecomingleſ º: faults. ons, Ihop” If I appear a little word-bound in º tºº Światºr. it will be imputed to the long diſuſe of ſpeech. 4. Diſpute; verbal contention. ſ In argument upon a caſe, Shałff. Some word, 㺠grew 'twixt Somerſet andmº ſ 5. Language. e? Sakſ. Found you no diſpleaſure by word or by indignatiº" iſ write thee a challenge, or Til deliver º #Nº. him by word of mouth. c *. ri He commanded the men to be ranged º s were prop" to every ſquadron, giving them ſuch wºrd * “Gºd”. the occaſion. t.Bºº An eaſy way, by word of mou 6. Promiſe. keep th djuſtly Obey thy parents, keep thy.” 2 - †. princely word for theſe º Shał, H.IV. —I give it you, and will maintain." º º ! The duke ſhall wield his conqu'ring W* Dji” The king ſhall paſs his honeſt word. . Signal; token. ... • - 7 Signa º, ſoldier, kill his priſoners; Shakespeare Henſ; W, - ough. Accou" Give the word throug 8. countenant th communic” to ſm ſwear not. Shaiſ.
W O R
8. Account; tydings; meſſage.
Bring me word thither
How the world goes, that to the pace of it -
I may ſpur on my journey. Shakeſp. Coriolanus.
Why ſhould ſhe write to Edmund Might not you
Tranſport her purpoſes by word * Shakeſp. King Lear.
Two optick nerves ſhe ties,
Like ſpectacles acroſs the eyes;
By which the ſpirits bring her word,
Whene'er the balls are fix'd or ſtirr'd. Prior.
9. Declaration.
I know you brave, and take you at your word;
That preſent ſervice which you vaunt, afford.
Io. Affirmation.
Every perſon has enough to do to work out his own ſalva-
tion; which, if we will take the apoſtle's word, is to be done
with fear and trembling. Decay of Piety.
I deſire not the reader ſhould take my word, and therefore
I will ſet two of their diſcourſes in the ſame light for every
man to judge. Dryden.
11. Scripture; word of God.
They ſay this church of England neither hath the word
purely preached, nor the ſacraments ſincerely miniſtred. Whitg.
12. The ſecond perſon of the ever adorable Trinity. A ſcrip-
ture term.
Thou my Word, begotten ſon, by thee
This I perform.
To WoRD. v. n. [from the noun..] To diſpute.
He that deſcends not to word it with a ſhrew, does worſe
than beat her. L’Eſtrange.
To WoR D. v. a. To expreſs in proper words.
Let us blacken him what we can, ſaid Harriſon of the bleſſed
king, upon the wºrding and drawing up his charge againſt ap-
proaching trial. South's Sermons.
Whether I have improved theſe fables or no, in the wording
or meaning of them, the book muſt ſtand or fall to itſelf. L'Eſt.
The apology for the king is the ſame, but worded with
greater deference to that great prince. Addiſon.
Wo'RDY. adj. [from word..] Verboſe; full of words.
Phocion, beholding a wordy orator, while he was making a
magnificent ſpeech full of vain promiſes, ſaid, I now fix, my
eyes upon a cypreſs-tree; it has all the pomp imaginable in
its branches, leaves, and height; but it bears no fruit. Speciat.
We need not laviſh hours in wordy periods,
As do the Romans, ere they dare to fight. Philips's Briton.
Intempºrate rage, a wordy war, began. Pope.
WoRE. The preterite of wear.
This on his helmet wore a lady's glove,
And that a ſleeve embroider'd by his love.
My wife, the kindeſt, deareſt, and the trueſt
That ever wore the name. Rºwe's Royal Convert.
To WORK. v. n. pret, worked, or wrought. [peoncan, Saxon;
werken, Dutch.]
1. To labour; to travail; to toil. -
Good Kent, how ſhall I live and work
To match thy goodneſs life will be too ſhort. Shakeſp.
Go and work; for no ſtraw ſhall be given you. Ex. v. 18.
Whether we work or play, or ſleep or wake,
Our life doth paſs, and with time's wings doth fly. Davies.
2. To be in action; to be in motion.
Glory grows guilty of deteſted crimes,
When for fame's ſake
Dryden.
Milton.
Dryden.
We bend to that the working of the heart. Shakeſpeare.
In Morat your hopes a crown deſign'd,
And all the woman work'd within your mind. Dryden.
3. To act ; to carry on operations.
May be the Lord will work for us.
Our better part remains
1 Sa. xiv. 6.
To work in cloſe deſign. Milton.
4. To act as a manufacturer, -
They that work in fine flax. Iſ, xix. 9.
rincint.
5. Tº. wine and ſtrong beer put ſome like ſubſtances, while
they work, which may make them fume and inflame leſs. Bac.
Try the force of imagination upon ſtaying the working of
beer, when the barm is put in. Bacºn.
if in the wort of beer, while it worketh, before it be
tunned, the burrage be often changed with freſh, it will make
a ſovereign drink for melancholy. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
6. To operate; to have effect. -
With ſome other buſineſs put the king -
From theſe ſad thoughts that work too much upon him. Shº.
All things work together for good to them that love God.
Rom. viii. 28.
Gravity worketh weakly, both far from the earth, and alſo
within the earth. Bacon.
Although the ſame tribute laid by conſent, or by impoſing,
be all one to the purſe, yet it works diverſely on the courage:
no people overcharged with tribute is fit for empire. Bacon.
‘iheſe poſitive undertakings wrought upon many to think
that this opportunity ſhould not be loſt. Clarendon.
W O R
Nor number, nor example with him wrought
To ſwerve from truth, or change his conſtant mind. Milton.
We ſee the workings of gratitude in the Iſraelites. South.
Objects of pity, when the cauſe is new,
Would work too fiercely on the giddy crowd.
Poiſon will work againſt the ſtars: beware,
For ev'ry meal an antidote prepare. Dryd, jun. juvenal.
- When this reverence begins to work in him, next confider
his temper of mind. Locke.
This ſo wrought upon the child, that afterwards he deſired
to be taught. Locke.
Humours and manners work more in the meaner ſort than
with the nobility. Addiſon on Italy.
The ibibaboca is a foot round, and three yards and a half
long: his colours are white, black, and red: Öf all ſerpents his
bite is the moſt pernicious, yet worketh the ſloweſt. Grew.
7. To obtain by diligence.
Without the king's aſſent
You wrought to be a legate. Shakeſp Henry VIII.
He hath wrought with God this day. Sa. xiv. 45.
8. To act internally ; to operate as a purge, or other phyſick.
Work on,
My medicine, work' thus credulous fools are caught. Shakespeare
I ſhould have doubted the operations of antimony, where
ſuch a potion could not work. Brown's Vulgar Errours.
It is benign, nor far from the nature of aliment, into which,
upon defe&t of working, it is oft times converted. Brown.
Moſt purges heat a little; and all of them work beſt, that is,
cauſe the blood ſo to do, as do fermenting liquors, in warm
weather, or in a warm room. Grew's Coſmol.
9. To act as on an objećt. -
Let it be pain of body, or diſtreſs of mind, there's matter
yet left for philoſophy and conſtancy to work upon. L'E/fr.
Natural philoſophy has ſenſible objects to wºrk upon; but
then it often puzzles the reader with the intricacy of its no-
Dryden.
tions. Addiſon.
The predićtions Bickerſtaff publiſhed, relating to his death,
too much affected and worked on his imagination. Swift.
1e. To make way.
Body ſhall up to ſpirit work. Milton.
Who would truſt chance, ſince all men have the ſeeds
Of good and ill, which ſhould work upward firſt Dryden.
11. To be toſſed or agitated.
Vex'd by wint'ry ſtorms, Benacus raves,
Confus'd with working ſands and rolling waves. Addiſon.
To WoRk. v. a.
1. To make by degrees.
Sidelong he works his way. Milton.
Through winds, and waves, and ſtorms he works his way,
Impatient for the battle: one day more
Will ſet the vićtor thundering at our gates.
2. To labour; to manufacture.
He could have told them of two or three gold mines, and
a ſilver mine, and given the reaſon why they forbare to work
them at that time, and when they left off from working
them. Raleigh's Apology.
The chaos, by the Divine Power, was wrought from one
form into another, 'till it ſettled into an habitable earth. Burn.
This mint is to work off part of the metals found in the
neighbouring mountains. Addison.
The young men acknowledged in love-letters, ſealed with
a particular wax, with certain enchanting words wrought upon
the ſeals, that they died for her. Tatler.
They now begin to wºrk the wond’rous frame,
To ſhape the parts, and raiſe the vital flame. Blackmore.
The induſtry of the people works up all their native com-
modities to the laſt degree of manufacture. Swift.
3. To bring by action into any ſtate. - -
So the pure limpid ſtream, when foul with ſtains
Of ruſhing torrents and deſcending rains,
Works itſelf clear, and, as it runs, refines, -
'Till by degrees the floating mirrour ſhines. Addiſon's Cato.
4. To influence by ſucceſſive impulſes. , , -
If you would work any man, know his nature and faſhions,
and ſo lead him. Bacon.
to haſten his deſtruction, come yourſelf,
Addiſon.
And work your royal father to his ruin. A. Philips.
5. To produce; to effect:
Fly the dreadful war,
That in thyſelf thy leſſer parts do move, -
Outrageous anger, and woe-wººing jar. Fairy Queen.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour. Rom. xiii. 1 o.
Our light affliction for a moment worketh for us a far more
eternal weight of glory. 2 Cor. iv. 18.
we might work any effect, not holpen by the co-operation
of ſpirits, but only by the unity of nature. Bacon.
Moiſture, although it doth not paſs through bodies without
communication of ſome ſubſtance, as heat and cold do, yet it
worketh effects by qualifying of the heat and cold. Bacon.
Such power, being above all that the underſtanding of man
can conceive, may well work ſuch wonders. Drummond.
4. God,
W O R
W O R
God, only wiſe, to puniſh pride of wit,
Among mens wits hath this confuſion wrought; ..., , ,
As he proud tow'r, whoſe points the clouds did hit,
By tongues confuſion was to ruin brought. Davies,
Of the tree,
which, taſted, work, knowledge of good and evil,
Thou may’ſ not: in the day thou eat it, thou dy'ſt. Milton.
6. To manage.
Mere perſonal valour could not ſupply want of knowledge
in building and working ſhips. Arbuthnot.
7. To put to labour; to exert.
Now, Marcus, thy virtue's on the proof;
Put forth thy utmoſt ſtrength, work every nerve,
And call up all thy father in thy ſoul. Addiſon’s Cato.
8. To embroider with a needle.
9. 7. Work out. To effect by toil.
Not only every ſociety, but every ſingle perſon has enough
to do to work out his own ſalvation. Decay of Piety.
The mind takes the hint from the poet, and works out the
reſt by the ſtrength of her own faculties. Addiſon.
Io. To WoRk out. To eraze; to efface.
Tears of joy for your returning ſpilt,
I/ºrk out and expiate our former guilt. Dryden.
11. To WoR k-ºp. To raiſe.
That which is wanting to work up the pity to a greater
height, was not afforded me by the ſtory. Dryden.
This lake reſembles a ſea, when worked up by ſtorms. Adaiſ.
The ſun, that rolls his chariot o'er their heads,
I/orks up more fire and colour in their checks. Addison Cato.
We ſhould inure ourſelves to ſuch tho ghts, ’till they have
worked up our ſouls into filial awe and love of him. Atterbury.
WoRK. m. ſ. [peonc, Saxon; we, é, Dutch J
1. Toil; labour; employment.
Bread, correótion, and work for a ſervant. Eccluſ, xxxiii.
In the bottom of ſome mines in Germany there grow
vegetables, which the work-folks ſay have magical virtue. Bac.
The ground, unbid, gives more than we can aſk;
But work is pleaſure, when we chuſe our taſk. Dryden.
2. A ſtate of labour.
All the world is perpetually at work, only that our poor mor-
tal lives ſhould paſs the happier for that little time we poſſeſs
them, or elſe end the better when we loſe them: upon this
occaſion riches came to be coveted, honours eſteemed, friend-
ſhip purſued, and virtues admired. Temple.
3. Bungling attempt.
It is pleaſant to ſee what work our adverſaries make with this
innocent canon: ſometimes 'tis a mere forgery of hereticks,
and ſometimes the biſhops that met there were not ſo wiſe as
they ſhould have been. Stillingfect.
4. Flowers or embroidery of the needle.
Round her work ſhe did empale,
With a fair border wrought of fundry flowers,
Inwoven with an ivy-winding trail. Spenſºr.
That handkerchief, you gave me: I muſt take out the
work: a likely piece of work, that you ſhould find it in your
chamber, and know not who left it there. This is ſome
minx's token, and I muſt take out the work º' There, give it
your hobbyhorſe: whereſoever you had it, I’ll take out no
work on't. Shakeſp. Othello.
5. Any fabrick or compages of art.
Nor was the work impair’d by ſtorms alone,
But felt th' approaches of too warm a ſun.
6. Aćtion; feat; deed.
The inſtrumentalneſs of riches to works of charity, have
rendered it neceſſary in every Chriſtian commonwealth by laws
to ſecure propriety. Hammond.
As to the compoſition or diſſolution of mixt bodies, which
is the chief work of elements, and requires an intire applica-
tion of the agents, water hath the principality and exceſs over
earth. Digby.
Nothing lovelier can be found in woman,
Pope.
Than good works in her huſband to promote. Milton.
While as the works of bloody Mars employ'd,
The wanton youth inglorious peace enjoy’d. Pope.
7. Anything made.
Where is that holy fire, which verſe is ſaid
To have 2 Is that enchanting force decay’d
Verſe, that draws nature's works from nature's law,
Thee, her beſt work, to her work cannot draw.
O faireſt of creation laſt and beſt
Of all God's wºrks creature, in whom excels
Whatever can to fight or thought be form'd;
Holy, divine, good, amiable, or ſweet,
How art thou loſt Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
8. Management; treatment.
* hiº, alone; I'll go another way to work with him. Shakespeare
9. Tº ſet on WoRk. To employ; to engage.
It ſetteth thoſe wits on wºrk in better things, which would be
ciſe employed in worſe.
* -- f Hooker.
Wo'RKER. * / [from wºrk.] One that works. Ø
Ye air nymphs, which oftentimes have loved
The cruel worker of your kindly ſmarts,
Prepare yourſelves, and open wide your hearts. Spºnſºr.
Workfellow. n.ſ. [work and flºw.]
Wo'RKHouse.
Wo'RKING House.
1. A Place in which any manufacture is carried on.
Wo'RKM ANLY. adv.
3. The art of working.
Wo'RKMAst ER. n ſ [work and maſter.]
Donne.
2. A woman that works for hire. * - - - -
Wo'RKY DAY. n.ſ. [Corrupted from workingda,
His father was a worker in braſs. Kings wif. I
You ſpoke me fair; but even then betrayed me: d º
from me, you profeſſors of holineſs, but workers of i.
South's sº.
One engaged i
- l
ſame work with another. £49ed in the
Timotheus, my workſellºw, and Lucius, ſalute you. Rºm
!". f [from work and houſe.]
The quick forge and workinghouſe of thought. Sº
- - ght. Shah.
Protogenes had his wºrkhouſe in a garden out of º ſº
he was daily finiſhing thoſe pieces he begun. bº,
2. A place where idlers and vagabonds are condemned tolabour
Haſt thou ſuffered at any time by vagabonds and
Eſteem and promote thoſe uſeful charities whichre
peſts into priſons and workhouſes.
pilferers?
move ſuch
Atterbury.
Working DAY. n.ſ. [work and day.] Day on which i.
is permitted; not the ſabbath.
How full of briars is this workingday world? What -
Will you have me, lady ? S. hałºſtart.
No, my lord, unleſs I might have another for wºrlin.
days; your grace is too coſtly to wear everyday. Sºft.
Wo'RKMAN. n.ſ. work and man.] An artificer; a makeſ ºf
any thing.
When workmen ſtrive to do better than well,
They do confound their ſkill in covetouſneſs. Shaiſ,
If prudence works, who is a more cunning workman? !//d.
There was no other cauſe preceding than his own
will, no other matter than his own power, no other wºrk.
man than his own word, and no other conſideration than his
own infinite goodneſs. Raleigh.
They have inſcribed the pedeſtal, to ſhew their value for
the wºrkman. Addison ºn Italy,
Wo'RKMANLY. adj. [from workman, j Skilful; well per-
formed ; workmanlike.
Skilfully; in a manner becoming a
workman.
In having but fortie foot workmanly dight,
Take ſaffron en ugh for a lord and a knight. Tuftr.
We will fetch thee ſtraight
Daphne roaming through a thorny wood,
Scratching her legs, that one ſhall ſwear ſhe bleeds,
And at that fight ſhall ſad Apollo weep,
So workmany the blood and tears are drawn. Shakespeare tart.
Wo'R K MANshi P. n.ſ [from workman.]
1. Manufacture; ſomething made by any one.
Nor any ſkill'd in workmanſhip emboſs'd,
Nor any ſkill'd in loops of fing ring fine,
Might in their diverſe cunning ever dare
With this ſo curious network to compare. Sºft.
By how much Adam exceeded all men in perſºl, by
being the immediate worlmarſhip of God, by ſo muchº
choſen garden exceed all parts of the world. Rºlºſh.
He moulded him to his own idea, delighting in the chº
of the materials; and afterwards, as great architects uſ."
in the wºrkmanſhip of his regal hand. Iſº
what more reaſonable than to think, that if we tº Gº"
workmanſhip, he ſhall ſet this mark of himſelf upon all º
able creatures: Tilliºn.
. The ſkill of a worker; the degree of ſkill diſcovered in any
manufacture.
The Tritonian goddeſs having heard *
Her blazed fame, which all the world had fil",
Came down to prove the truth, and due rewaſ
For her praiſe-worthy workmanſhip to yield. Sºſr.
If there were no metals, 'tis a myſtery tº ". º:
Tubal-cain could ever have taught the wºrkmanſhip and "
them. mºdward's Natural Hiſtory.
The performer "
any work. -
y What time this world's great workmaſk. did caſt
To make all things, ſuch as we now bhoº,
It ſeems that he before his eyes had plac'd
A goodly pattern, to whoſe perfect mould
He faſhion'd them ſo comely.
Every carpenter and workmaſter that labout"
Defire, which tends to know.
The works of God, thereby to glorify
The great workmo/ier, leads to no exceſs.
Spººr-
h. Eccl.xxxvil"
Aft Parad. Ly!.
Wo'RkwoMAN. n.ſ.. [work and woman.]
1. A woman ſkilled in needle-work.
The moſt fine-fingred workwoman on ground, Spºſºr.
Arachne, by his means was vanquiſhed.
j The dº
not the ſabbath.
Tell her but a workyday fortune.
The other days, and thou
Make up one man; whoſe face thou ".
The workydays are the back part;
The burden of the week lies there.
S! ałęſtart:
Hrhºrt.
Holydº
W O R
Holydays, if haply ſhe were gone,
Like workydays, I wiſh would ſoon be done. Gay.
WORLD. n: /, ſporlo, Saxon; wereld, Dutch.]
1. Wºrld is the great collective idea of all bodies whatever. Loc.
2. Syſtem of beings.
Begotten before all worlds. Nicene Creed.
God, hath in theſe laſt days ſpoken unto us by his ſon, by
whom he made the worlds. Hebr. i. 2.
Know how this world
Of heav'n and earth conſpicuous firſt began. Milton.
3. The earth; the terraqueous globe.
He the world
Built on circumfluous waters. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
4. Preſent ſtate of exiſtence.
I'm in this earthly world, where to do harm
Is often laudable; to do good ſometime
Accounted dangerous folly. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
I was not come into the world then. L'E/irange.
He wittingly brought evil into the world. More.
Chriſtian fortitude conſiſts in ſuffering for the love of God,
whatever hardſhips can befal in the world. Dryden.
5. A ſecular life.
Happy is ſhe that from the world retires,
And carries with her what the world admires.
Thrice happy ſhe, whoſe young thoughts fixt above,
While ſhe is lovely, does to heav'n make love;
I need not urge your promiſe, ere you find
An entrance here, to leave the world behind Waller.
By the world, we ſometimes underſtand the things of this
world; the variety of pleaſures and intereſts which ſteal away
our affections from God. Sometimes we are to underſtand
the men of the world, with whoſe ſolicitations we are ſo apt
to comply. Rogers's Sermons.
6. Publick life.
Hence baniſhed, is baniſh’d from the world;
And world exil'd is death. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
. Buſineſs of life; trouble of life.
Here I'll ſet up my everlaſting reſt,
And ſhake the yoke of man's ſuſpicious ſtars
From this world-wearied fleſh. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
8. Great multitude.
You a world of curſes undergo,
Being the agents, or baſe ſecond means. Shakeſpeare.
Nor doth this wood lack worlds of company;
For you in my reſpect are all the world. Shakeſpeare.
I leave to ſpeak of a world of other attempts furniſhed by
kings. Raleigh's Apology.
What a world of contradićtions would follow upon the
contrary opinion, and what a world of confuſions upon the
contrary pračtice. Bp. Sanderſon.
Juſt ſo romances are, for what elſe
Is in them all, but love and battles
O' th' firſt of theſe we have no great matter
To treat of, but a world o' th' latter. Hudibras.
It brought into this world a world of woe. AMilton.
There were a world of paintings, and among the reſt the
pićture of a lion. L’Eſtrange.
Marriage draws a world of buſineſs on our hands, ſubjects
us to law-ſuits, and loads us with domeſtick cares. Dryden.
From thy corporeal poiſon freed,
Soon haſt thou reach'd the goal with mended pace;
A world of woes diſpatch'd in little ſpace.
Why will you fight againſt ſo ſweet a paſſion,
And ſteel your heart to ſuch a world of charms ? Addiſon.
9. Mankind; an hyperbolical expreſſion for many.
This hath bred high terms of ſeparation between ſuch and
the reſt of the world, whereby the one ſort are named the
brethren, the godly ; the other worldlings, time-ſervers,
pleaſers of men more than of God. Hooker.
'Tis the duke's pleaſure,
Whoſe diſpoſition, all the world well knows,
Will not be rubb’d nor ſtopp'd. Shakeſp. K. Lear.
Why doſt thou ſhew me thus to th’ world P
Bear me to priſon. Shakeſp. Meaſure for Meaſure.
He was willing to declare to all the world, that, as he had
been brought up in that religion cſtabliſhed in the church of
England, ſo he could maintain the ſame by unanſwerable
reaſons. Clarendon.
1o. Courſe of life.
Perſons of conſcience will be afraid to begin the world un-
juſtly. Clariffa.
11. Univerſal empire.
Rome was to ſway the world.
This through the eaſt juſt vengeance hurl’d,
And loſt poor Antony the world. Prior.
12. The manners of men.
Children ſhould not know any wickedneſs. Old folks have
diſcretion, and know the world. Shakeſpeare.
What ſtart at this when ſixty years have ſpread
Their grey experience o'er thy hoary head
Is this the all obſerving age could gain
Or haſt thou known the world ſo long in vain
7
Dryden.
Milton.
Dryden.
W O R
If knowledge of the world makes man perfidious,
May Juba ever live in ignorance. Addiſon's Cats,
The girl might paſs, if we could get her
To know the orid a little better s
To know the world / a modern phraſe
For viſits, ombre, balls and plays. Swift
*3: A Sollection of wonders; a wonder, Obſolete. -
- The baſſa having recommended Barbaruſſa, it was a world
to ſee, how the court was changed upon him. Knolles.
14. Time. A ſenſe originally S - - ... Zºº
without end. ginally Saxon; now only uſed in ſpºria
15. In the world. In Poſſibility.
All the precautions in the world
riage of his younger brother.
16. For all the world. Exactly. A ludicrous ſenſe; nowl;
He had a pair of horns like a bull, his 'f. cloven, as
many eyes upon his body as my grey mare hath dapples and
for all the world ſo placed. Sidney 'º. ii
Worldliness. n.J. [from worldly.] Covetouſneſs; additieſ.
neſs to gain.
Wo'Ripling. "...ſ [from world..] A mortal ſet upon profit.
. Baſeminded wretches are your thoughts ſo deeply bemired
in the trade of ordinary worldlings, as for reſpect of gain
to let ſo much time paſs. Sºny.
The one ſort are nam'd the brethren, the godly; the
other worldlings, timeſervers, and pleaſers of men more than
pleaſers of God. Hooker.
God of the world and worldlings,
Great Mammon I greateſt god below the ſky. Fa. Queen.
For his weeping in the needleſs ſtream; *~,
Poor deer, quoth he, thou mak’ſ a teſtament
As worldings do, giving thy ſum of more
To that which had too much. Shakeſp. As Yºu Like It.
That other on his friends his thoughts beſtows:
The covetous worldling, in his anxious mind,
Thinks only on the wealth he left behind. Dryden.
If we conſider the expectations of futurity, the worldling
gives up the argument.
Wo'RLDLY. adj. [from world.]
I. Secular; relating to this life, in contradiſtinétion to the life
to Conne.
He is divinely bent to meditation;
And in no worldly ſuits would he be moved,
To draw him from his holy exerciſe. Shakeſp. Rich. III.
Hall thou not worldly pleaſure at command?' Shakeſp.
Tell me, ye toad-ſwol'n, flinty Pharoah's, tell; J
Can worldly pleaſures equal pains of hell? N. Richard.
The fortitude of a chriſtian conſiſts in patience, not in
enterprizes which the poets call heroic, and which are
commonly the effects of intereſt, pride, and world, ho-
In Our. Dryden.
Compare the happineſs of men and beaſts no farther than
it reſults from worldly advantages. Atterbury.
2. Bent upon this world; not attentive to a future ſtate.
They'll pračtiſe how to live ſecure,
Worldly or diſſolute, on that their lords
Shall leave them to enjoy. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xi.
3. Human; common; belonging to the world.
Many years it hath continued, ſtanding by no other worldly
mean, but that one only hand which erected it. Hooker.
Times and places are approved witneſſes of worldly
aćtions. Raleigh's Hiſ of the IP'ord.
Wo'RLDLY. adv. [from world.] With relation to the preſent life.
It is a token of a worldly wiſe man, not to contend in
vain againſt the nature of times wherein he liveth. Raleigh.
Subverting worldly ſtrong and worldly wiſe,
By ſimply meek. Milton's Par. Loft, b. xii.
‘l his cannot be done, if my will be worldly, or voluptuouſly
diſpoſed. South's Sermons.
Since your mind is worldly bent,
Therefore of the two gifts in my diſpoſe,
Think ere you ſpeak, I grant you leave to chooſe. Dryden.
WORM. n.ſ. [pyrim, Saxon ; worm, Dutch ; vermis, Lat]
1. A ſmall harmleſs ſerpent that lives in the earth.
Both the princes
Thy broken faith hath made a prey to worms. Shakeſpeare.
Help me into ſome houſe,
Or I ſhall faint;-a plague o' both your houſes |
They have made worms meat of me. Shakespeare.
Though worms devour me, though I turn to mold,
Yet in my fleſh I ſhall his face behold:
I from my marble monument ſhall riſe
Again intire, and ſee him with theſe eyes. Sandy's Par.
At once came forth whatever creeps the ground,
were taken for the mar-
Addison.
ttle uſed.
Rogers.
Inſect or worm. AMºton.
2. A poiſonous ſerpent.
The mortal worm. Shakeſpeare.
3. Animal bred in the body. - - -
Phyſicians obſerve theſe worms engendered within the body
of man. Harvey on Conſumptions.
4. The animal that ſpins filk. -
Thou oweſt the worm no filk, the ſheep no wool. Shakeſp.
3o Y 5. Grubs
W O R
W O R
5. Grubs that gnaw wood and furniture.
'Tis no awkward claim, iſh’d d
ick'd from the worm-holes of long vani 'd days,
§: from the duſt of old oblivion rak'd. Shakeſp. Hen. V.
ething tormenting.
6. sº worm of *icience ſtill begnaw thy ſoul. Shakeſp.
The chains of darkneſs, and th' undying worm. Milton.
Any thing vermiculated, or turned round ; anything ſpiral.
The threads of ſcrews, when bigger than can be made in
ſcrew-plates, are called worms. The length of a wºr” begins
at the one end of the ſpindle, and ends at the other; the
breadth of the worm is contained between any two grooves on
the ſpindle; the depth of the worm is cut into the diameter
of the ſpindle, viz. the depth between the outſide of the
worm, and the bottom of the groove. Moxon.
To WoRM. v. n. [from the noun.] To work ſlowly, ſecretly,
and gradually.
When debates and fretting jealouſy,
Did worm and work within you more and more,
Your colour faded.
To WoRM. v. a.
1. To drive by ſlow and ſecret means.
They find themſelves wormed out of all power, by a new
ſpawn of independents, ſprung from your own bowels. Swift.
2. To deprive a dog of ſomething, nobody knows what, under
his tongue, which is ſaid to prevent him, nobody knows
why, from running mad.
Everyone that keepeth a dog, ſhould have him wormed. Mort.
Wo'RMEATEN. adj. [[worm and eaten.]
1. Gnawed by worms.
For his verity in love, I do think him as concave as a co-
vered goblet, or a wormeaten nut. Shakeſpeare.
2. Old ; worthleſs.
His chamber all was hanged about with rolls,
And old records from antient times deriv'd ;
Some made in books, ſome in long parchment ſcrolls.
That were all wormeaten, and full of canker holes. Spenſºr.
Things among the Greeks, which antiquity had worn out
of knowledge, were called ogygia, which we call worneaten,
or of defaced date. Raleigh's Hiſt. of the J/orld.
Thine's like wormeaten trunks cloath’d in ſeal's ſkin;
Or grave, that's duſt without, and ſtink within. , Donne.
Wo'RM wood. n.ſ.. [from its virtue to kill worms in the body.]
J/ormwood hath an indeterminate ſtalk, branching out into
many ſmall ſhoots, with ſpikes of naked flowers hanging
downward; the leaves are hoary and bitter. Of this plant
there are thirty-two ſpecies, one of which, the common
wormwood, grows in the roads; but it is alſo planted in gar-
dens for common uſe. Great variety of ſea wormwoods are
found in the ſalt marſhes of England, and ſold in the markets
for the true Roman wormwood, though they differgreatly. Mill.
She was wean'd ; I had then laid
I/ormwood to my dug. Shakeſp. Romeo and juliet.
Pituitous Cacochymia muſt be corrected by bitters, as
wºrmwood wine. Floyer on the Humours.
I aſk whether one be not invincibly conſcious to himſelf of a
different perception, when he actually taſtes wormwood, or
only thinks on that ſavour. Locke.
Wo'RMY. adj. [from worm J Full of worms.
Spirits that in croſsways and floods have burial,
Already to their wormy beds are gone.
Yet can I not perſuade me thou art dead,
Or that thy corſe corrupts in earth's dark womb,
Or that thy beauties lie in wormy bed.
WoRN. part. paſſ of wear.
His is a maiden ſhield,
Guiltleſs of fight: mine batter'd, hew’d and bor'd,
J/orn out of ſervice, muſt forſake his lord. Dryden.
What I now offer, is the wretched remainder of a fickly
age, worn out with ſtudy, and oppreſs'd by fortune. Dryden.
The greateſt part of mankind are given up to labour,
whoſe lives are worn out only in the proviſions for living. Locke.
Your cold hypocriſy’s a ſtale device,
A worn-out trick; would'ſt thou be thought in carneſt,
Cloath thy feign'd zeal in rage, in fire, in fury. Addison.
Wo'RNIL. m. ſ.
In the backs of cows in the ſummer, are maggots gene-
rated, which in Eſſex we call wornils, being firſt only a ſmall
knot in the ſkin. Derham's Phyſico-Theology.
To Wo'RRY. v. a. [Forgen, Saxon : whence probably the
word warray.]
1. To tear, or mangle, as a beaſt tears its prey.
If we with thrice ſuch powers left at home,
Cannot defend our own doors from the dog,
Let us be worried. Shakeſp. Hen. V.
The fury of the tumults might fly ſo high as to worry and
tear thoſe in pieces, whom as yet they but play'd with in
their paws. K. Charles.
'Tis no new thing for the dogs that are to keep the wolves
from worrying the ſheep, to be deliver'd up to the enemy,
for fear the ſheep ſhould worry the wolves. L'//ºrange.
7.
Herbert.
Shakeſpeare.
Milton.
This revives and imitates that inhuman -
old heathen perſecutors, wrapping up º:
of wild beaſts, that ſo they might be worrija. tor ins
pieces by dogs. South's Serm, In
2. To harraſs, or perſecute brutally. 3hſ.
Then embraces his ſon-in-law; then again worrie; he hi
daughter with clipping her. Shakeſp. //inter, E.
For want of words, or lack of breath, t.
Witneſs when I was worried with thy peals.
It has pleaſed Providence at length tó give us right
inſtead of exaction, and hopes of religion to a church
with reformation.
Milton,
eouſneſs
worried
South'. Sermº,
All his care outh's Sermºns.
Was to preſerve me from the barbarous rage
- - - - - S*>
Which worried him only for being mine.
- - - S
I ſhall not ſuffer him to worry any man's reputa authºrn.
tion, nor
indeed fall on any perſon whatſoever. Addison
Let them rail, jºn.
And then worry one another at their pleaſure. Rowe
Madam, contrive and invent, -
And worry him out, 'till he gives his conſent. Swift.
WoRs E. adj. The comparative of bad:
[pinr, Saxon.] More bad ; more ill.
Why ſhould he ſee your faces worſe liking than the chil.
dren of your ſort Danieli. 10.
Whether this or worſe, love not the faithfulfide. Milton,
In happineſs and miſery, the queſtion ſtill remains, how
men come often to prefer the worſe to the better, and to chuß.
that, which, by their own confeſſion, has made them miſ-
bad, wºrſe, waſi.
rable. Lºck.
WoR SE. adv. In a manner more bad.
The more one ſickens, the worſe at eaſe he is. Shaft.
The Worse. n.ſ. [from the adjective.]
1. The loſs; not the advantage; not the better.
Was never man, who moſt conqueſts atchiev'd,
But ſometimes had the worſe, and loſt by war. Shºſr.
Judah was put to the worſe before Iſrael; and they fled to
their tents. 2 King; xiv. 12,
2. Something leſs good.
A man, whatever are his profeſſions, always thinks the
worſe of a woman, who forgives him for making an attempt
on her virtue. Clarija.
To WoRs.e. v. a. [from the adjećlive.] To put to diſadvan.
tage. This word, though analogical enough, is not now uſed.
Perhaps more valid arms,
Weapons more violent, when next we meet, -
May ſerve to better us, and worſe our foes. Miltºn,
Wo'Rser. adj. A barbarous word, formed by corrupting wº
with the uſual comparative termination.
Gods ! take my breath from me;
Let not my worſer ſpirit tempt me again
To die before you pleaſe.
A dreadful quiet felt, and worſer far
Than arms, a fullen interval of war.
Wo'R'ship. n.ſ. [peontºrcype, Saxon.]
I. Dignity; eminence; excellence.
Thou madeſt him lower than the angels, to cº"
Shaftare,
Dryden,
him
with glory and worſhip. P. viii. 5.
Elfin born of noble ſtate, d
And muckle worſhip in his native land, Fºy Q tº:
Well could he tourney, and in liſts debate.
My train are men of choice, and rareſt Parts,
That all particulars of duty know ;
And in the moſt exact regard ſupport ', King Lear
The wºrſhip of their names. Shaiſsarº, Kiº Hº".
2. A character of honour. d affect
I belong to worſhip, and affee •
In honour, i..." p Shakeſpeare's Hºl
Dinner is on tablé; my father deſires yo; *jº
pany. Shakeſp. Merry Jºva ºf Hºnºr.
The old Romans freedom did beſtow,
Our princes worſhip with a blow.
What lands and lordſhips for their owner know
Hudibr45.
- dº?!.
- My quondam barber, but his worſhip now. Dryd
3. A term of ironical reſpect. ...it *
Againſt your worſhip, when had S-k wº Pºpe,
Or P-ge pour'd forth the torrent of his "**
4. Adoration; religious act of reverence. ...
They join their vocal worſhip to the 4* Miliºn.
Of creatures wanting voice. -
He wav'd a torch aloft, and, madly "' Drydºn,
Sought godlike worſhip from a ſervile *...ligiºn, and
}. º, of God is an eminent pº º is
prayer is a chief part of religious worſhip: he Tiltºn.
deſcribed by ſeeking God. articularly *
There were ſeveral inroads into Gº. from
voyage of the Egyptians under Oſiris."P the Arbuthnºl,
them the Suevi had their worſhip of Iſis. ſ
. Honour; reſpect ; civil deference. . . . ſthoſe
*"...º.º.º. in therº:
Sinct
who ſit at meat with him. lm
W O R.
W O R
Since God hath appointed government among men, it is
plain that his intention was, that ſome kind of worſhip
ſhould be given from ſome to others; for where there is a
Power to puniſh and reward, there is a foundation of worſhip
in thoſe who are under that power; which worſhip lies in ex-
preſſing a due regard to that power, by a care not to provoke
it, and an endeavour to obtain the favour of it, which
among mankind, is called civil worſhip.
6. Idolatry of lovers.
'Tis not your inky brows, your black ſilk hair,
Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream
That can entame my ſpirits to your wºrſhip.
To Wo'RSHIP. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To adore; to honour or venerate with religious rites.
Thou ſhalt worſhip no other God. Exod. xxxiv. 14.
Let no man beguile you of your reward, in a voluntary hu-
mility and worſhipping of angels. Col. ii. 18.
Adore and worſhip God Supreme. AMilton.
Firſt wºrſhip God; he that forgets to pray,
Bids not himſelf good-morrow nor good-day. T. Randolph.
On the ſmooth rind the paſſenger ſhall fée
Thy name engrav'd, and wo ſhip Helen's tree. Dryden.
2. To reſpect; to honour; to treat with civil reverence.
Our grave,
Like Turkiſh mute, ſhall have a tongueleſs mouth,
Not worſhipp'd with a waxen epitaph. Shakeſp. Henry V.
To WoRSHIP. v. m. To perform acts of adoration.
I and the lad will go yonder and worſhip. Gen. xxii. 5.
The people went to worſhip before the golden calf. 1 Kings.
Wo'RSHIPFul. adj. [worſhip and full J
1. Claiming reſpect by any character or dignity.
This is worſhipful ſociety,
And fits the mounting ſpirit like myſelf.
When old age cºmes upon him, it comes alone, bringing
no other evil with it; but when it comes to wait upon a great
and worſhipful ſinner, who for many years has ate well and
done ill, it is attended with a long train of rheums. South.
2. A term of ironical reſpect.
Every man would think me an hypocrite indeed; and
what excites your moſt worſhipful thought to think ſo
Sh, keſpeare.
Suppoſe this worſhipful idol be made, yet ſtill it wants ſenſe
and motion. Stilin fleet.
Wo'R's HIPFULLY. adv. [from worſhipful..] Reſpectfully.
Haſtings will loſe his head, ere give conſent,
His maſter's ſon, as wºrſhipfully he terms it,
Shall loſe the royalty of England's throne. Shakeſpeare.
Wo'RSHIPPER. n.ſ.. [from worſhip.] Adorer; one that wor-
ſhips.
p What art thou, thou idol ceremony ?
What kind of god art thou that ſuffer'ſt more
Of mortal griefs, than do thy worſhipers. Shakespeare Henry V.
Thoſe places did not confine the immenſity of God, nor
give his worſhippers a nearer approach to heaven by their height.
- Sºuth's Sermons.
If poſterity takes its notions of us from our medals, they
muſt fancy one of our kings paid a great devotion to Minerva,
that another was a profeſſed worſhipper of Apollo. Addison.
WoRST. adj. The ſuperlative of bad, formed from worſe: bad,
wºrſe, worſ'.] Moſt bad; moſt ill.
If thou hadſt not been born the warſ? of men,
Thou had it been knave and flatterer. Shakeſpeare.
The pain that any one aétually feels is ſtill of all other the
wo/?; and it is with anguiſh they cry out. Locke.
Voks r. n ſ. The moſt calamitous or wicked ſtate; the ut-
moſt height or degree of any thing ill.
Who is't can ſay, I’m at the worſ”
I'm worſe than e'er I was,
And worſe I may be yet: the wºrſt is not,
So long as we can ſay, this is the wor/l. Shaºffrare.
That you may be armed againſt the worſ' in this unhappy
flate of affairs in our diſtreſſed country, I ſend you theſe con-
iderations on the nature and immortality of the ſoul. Digby.
Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He, who can call to-day his own:
He who ſecure within can ſay,
Tomorrow do thy wo:/?, for I have liv'd to day. Pryden.
Sir Roger gets into the frontiers of his eſtate, before he
beats about in ſearch of a hare, on purpoſe to ſpare his own
fields, where he is always ſure of finding diverſion when the
worſt comes to the worſt. Addiſon's Speciator.
To WoR st. v. a. [from the adjećtive.] To defeat; to over-
throw.
The caſe will be no worſe than where two duelliſts enter
the field, where the wor/ed party hath his ſword given him
gain without further hurt. Sucºli g.
The bear was in a greater fright,
Beat down and wo:/?e by the knight. Hudibras.
It is downright mºdelſ, to contend where we are ſure to be
wºr/ſed. L'Hºſłrange.
The vićtorious Philidines were ſtºr/fed by the captivated
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Stillingfect.
Shakeſpeare.
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**
º
Shakeſpeare.
ark, which foraged their country more than a conquering ar-
my. Soºtº's Sermºns.
She could have brought the chariot again, when the ſaw her
brother worſed in the duel. Pryde'. Ded.l.º.
W9'Rsted n.ſ.. [from %r/ed, a town in Norfolk famous
for the woolen manufacture.] Woolen yarn; wool ſpun.
A baſe, proud, ſhallow, beggarly three ſuited, hundred
pound, filthy tor/ted-ſtocking knave. Shaiºſpeare', King Lear.
There Ridpath, Roper cudgel'd might ye view;
The very worſt d ſtill lookdbäck and blue. Pope.
WoRT. nºſ. ſpire, Saxon; wort, Dutch.)
1. Originally a general name for an herb , whence it ſtill conti-
nues in many, as liverwort, ſpleenwort.
2. A plant of the cabbage kind.
3. [Pyre, Saxon.] New beer either unfermented, or in the
act of fermentation. y
If in the wort of beer, while it worketh
the burrage be often changed with freſh, it will make a ſo-
vereign drink for mela choly. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
WoRTH, or IParth. v. n. [PeonSan, Saxon.] To be. This
word is only now retained in wo worth, or wurth; wo be.
Wo worth the man
That firſt did teach the curſed ſteel to bite
In his own fleſh, and make way to the living ſprit. F. 2.
WoRTH. In the termination of the names of places comes from
poº, a court or farm, or Poºls, a ſtreet or road. Giſon.
WQRTH. n.ſ. [peop's, Saxon.]
I. Price; value -
Your clemency will take in good worth the offer of theſe
my ſimple and mean labours Picoker.
- What is wºrth in any thing,
But ſo much money as 'twill bring Hudibras.
A common marcaſite ſhall have the colour of gold exactly;
and yet upon trial yield nothing of worth but vitriol and ful.
phur. Woodwara's Natural Hiſtory.
2. Excellence; virtue. -
How can you him unworthy then decree;
In whoſe chief part your worth implanted be. Sidney.
Is there any man of worth and virtue, although not inſtruct-
ed in the ſchºol of Chriſt, that had not rather end the days
of this tranſitory life as Cyrus, than to fink down with them
of whom Elihu hath ſaid, wºme to mo, intºr. Booker.
Having from theſe ſuck'd all they had of wºrth,
And brought home that faith which you carried forth,
, before it be tunned,
I throug ly love. Lonne.
Her virtue, and the conſcience of her worth
That wou'd be woo'd. Milton.
A nymph of your own train
Gives us your character in ſuch a ſtrain,
As none but ſhe, who in that court did dwell,
Could know ſuch worth, or worth deſcribe ſo well. Waller.
3. Importance; valuable quality.
Peradventure thoſe things whereupon ſo much time was
then well ſpent, have ſithence that loſt their dignity and worth.
- Hooker.
Take a man poſſeſſed with a ſtrong deſire of any thing,
and the worth and excellency of that thing appears much
greater than when that deſire is quite extinguiſhed. South's Ser.
WoRT H. adj.
1. Equal in price to, equal in value to.
Women will love her that ſhe is a woman,
More worth than any man : men that ſhe is
The rareſt of all women. Shakespeare's Winter's Tale.
Your ſon and daughter found this treſpaſs worth
The ſhame which here it ſuffers. Shakeſpeare.
You have not thought it worth your labour to enter a pro-
feſled diſſent againſt a philoſophy, which the greateſt part of
the virtuoſi of Europe have deſerted, as a mere maze of words,
G anville's Sceptick.
As if 'tis nothing worth that lies conceal’d ;
And ſcience is not ſcience till reveal’d? Dryden.
At Geneva are merchants reckoned worth twenty hundred
thouſand crowns. Addison's Italy.
It is worth while to conſider how admirably he has turned
the courſe of his narration, and made his huſbandman con-
cerned even in what relates to the battle. Addiſon.
2. Deſerving of.
The caſtle appeared to be a place worth the keeping, and
capable to be made ſecure againſt a good army. Clarendon.
Here we may reign ſecure, and, in my choice,
To reign is wo, th ambition, though in hell. Milton.
Haſte hither Eve, and worth thy fight behold,
Eaſtward among thoſe trees, what glorious ſhape
Comes this way moving. Aiton's Paradiſe L9/?.
\\ hatſoever
Is worthy of their love is wort their anger.
This is life indeed ; life worth preſerving;
Such life as Juba never felt till now. Addison's Cats.
I have long had it in my tº oughts to trouble you with a let:
ter; but was diſcouraged for want of ſomething that I could
think wºrth ſending fifteen hundred miles. Berkºy tº fºe.
Many
Denham.
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W O R W O U things are worth enquiry to one man, which are not ſo Mºº º: I, provement of the Mind. - l in poſleſſions to. 3. Equal in P Dang'rous rocks, which touching but my gentle veſſel's ſide, would ſcatter all the ſpices on the ſtream, Enrobe the roaring waters with my ſilks ; And in a word, but even now worth this, - And now wo: th nothing. Shakespeare Merchant of Penice. Although worth nothing, he ſhall be proffered in marriage the beſt endowed, and moſt beautiful virgin of their iſland. Sa'id, ', journey. Wo'rthily. adv. [from worthy.] 1. Suitably; not below the rate of. The divine original of our ſouls hath little influence upon us to engage us to walk worthily of our extraction, and to do nothing that is baſe. Ray. 2. Deſervedly. They are betray'd While they pervert pure nature's healthful rules To loathſome ſickneſs, worthily, ſince they God's image did not reverence in themſelves. Milton. You worthily ſucceed, not only to the honours of your an- ceſtors, but alſo to their virtues. Dryden. 3. Juſtly; not without cauſe. Chriſtian men having, beſides the common light of all men, ſo great help of heavenly direction from above, together with the lamps of ſo bright examples as the church of God doth yield, it cannot but worthily ſeem reproachful for us to leave both the one and the other. PHooker. The king is preſent; if 't be known to him That I gainſay my deed, how may he wound, And worthily, my falſhood. Shakeſp. Henry VIII. A Chriſtian cannot lawfully hate any one; and yet I affirm that ſome may very worthily deſerve to be hated; and of all, the deceiver deſerves it moſt. South's Sermons. Wo'RTHINEss. n.ſ. [from worthy.] I. Deſert. The prayers which our Saviour made were for his own wor- thingſ; accepted, ours God accepteth not, but with this con- dition, if they be joined with a belief in Chriſt. Hooker. 2. Excellence; dignity; virtue. t Determining never to marry but him, whom ſhe thought worthy of her ; and that was one in whom all worthineſſes were harboured. Sidney. He that is at all times good, muſt hold his virtue to you, whoſe worthineſ would ſtir it up where it wanted, rather than ſlack it where there is ſuch abundance. Shakeſpeare. Who is ſure he hath a ſoul, unleſs It ſee and judge, and follow worthineſ, And by deeds praiſe it? he who doth not this, May lodge an inmate ſoul, but 'tis not his. Donne. What ſet my thoughts on work was the worthineſ, and cu- rioſity of the ſubječt in itſelf. Holder. 3. State of being worthy; quality of deſerving. She is not worthy to be loved, that hath not ſome feeling of her own worthineſs. Sidney. Wo’R Hless, adj [from worth J 1. Having no virtues, dignity, or excellence. You, his falſe hopes, the truſt of England's honour, Keep off aloof with worthleſ, emulation. Shakespeare. A little time will melt her frozen thoughts, And worthlºſs Valentine ſhall be forgot. Shakeſpeare. On Laura's lap you lay, Chiding the wºrthleſs crowd away. Rºſcommon. 2 Having no value. My anxious pains we all the day, In ſearch of what we like, employ: Scorning at night the wºrth'ſ prey, We find the labour gave the joy. Prior. Am I then doom'd to fall By a boy's hand? and for a worthleſs woman Addison. Wo'RTHL Fss N Ess. m. ſ. [from worthlºſ...] Want of excellence; want of dignity; want of value But that mine own worth effeſ, ſpoils the conceit, I could think our company parallel to the ſeven wiſe men of Greece. - More's Divine Dialºgues. A notable account is given us by the apoſtle of this wind inſignificant charity of the will, and of the worthleſſneſs of it, not enlivened by dee's. South's Sermons. Wo'RTHY, adj. [from worth.] I. Deſerving; ſuch as merits: with of before the thing deſerved. She determined never to marry any but him, whom ſhe thought wºrthy of her, and that was one in whom all worthi. neſts were harboured. z Sidney. Further, I will not flatter you, That all I ſee in you is worthy love, Than this; that nothing do I ſee in you That ſhould merit hate. Shakeſpeare's King john. Thou art wºrthy of the ſway, To whom the heav'ns in thy nativity *g'd an olive branch and laurd drown. Shakeſp. are. 2. Valuable; noble; illuſtrious; having exceller * - If the beſt things have the ºft . ºe or digitſ. - - beſt operation. will follow, that ſeeing man is the worthieſ ãº. On º and every ſociety of men more worthy than any man º * ſociety that is the moſt excellent which we call the church. He now on Pompey's baſis lies along, Hosier, No worthier than the duſt? Shakeſpeare's julius C A war upon the Turks is more worthy than upon an : Gentiles in point of religion and honour; though ho y : er ceſs might invite ſome other choice. pe of ſuc- Think of her worth, and think that God di This wºrthy mind ſhould worthy things º, Blot not her beauties with thy thoughts unclean - Nor her diſhonour with thy paſſion baſe. y Happier thou may'ſt be, wortlier canſ not be. 3. Having worth ; having virtue. The doctor is well money'd, and his friends Potent at court; he, none but he, ſhall have her, Though twenty thouſand worthier come to crave it. Shakespeare The amatter I handle is the moſt important within the wº extent of human nature, for a worthy perſon to employ him. ſelf about. Digly on the Saul. We ſee, though order'd for the beſt, Permitted laurels grace the lawleſs brow, Th' unworthy rais d, the worthy caſt below. Drydºn. 4. Not good. A term of ironical celebration. My worthy wife our arms miſlaid, And from beneath my head my ſword convey'd; The door unlatch'd; and with repeated calls Invites her former lord within my walls. Drydºn. 5. Suitable for any quality good or bad; equal in value; equal in dignity. Flowers worthy of paradiſe. Milan, Thou, Drances, art below a death from me: Let that vile ſoul in that vile body reſt, diſºn. Davier. Milton. The lodging is well worthy of the gueſt. Dryden. My ſuff'rings for you make your heart my due ; Be worthy me, as I am worthy you. Dryden. 6. Suitable to any thing bad. The mercileſs Macdonald, J%rthy to be a rebel; for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Do ſwarm upon him. 7. Deſerving of ill. * What has he done to Rome that's worthy death, Shaº, If the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, the judge ſhal cauſe him to be beaten. Deut. xxv.2. Wo'RTHY. n.ſ.. [from the adjećtive..] A man laudable for aſ eminent quality, particularly for valour. Such as are conſtellated unto knowledge come ſhot ºf themſelves if they go not beyond others, and muſt not ſ: down under the degree of worthies. Brown's ſugar Enºuri. - What do theſe worthies But rob and ſpoil, burn, ſlaughter, and enſlave - Peaceable nations. Alitºn's Paradiſe Rºgained No worthies form'd by any muſe but thine f Could purchaſe robes, to make themſelves ſo fine. Waller. For this day's plm, and for thy former acts, Thou Arthur haſt acquir'd a future fame, And of three Chriſtian worthie art the firſt. . . Dº The next worthy came in with a retinue of hiſtorians. º To WoR rhy. v. 4. [from the adjective.] To renº worthy; to aggrandiſe; to exalt. Not uſed. He conju Čt, trip'd me behind; And put upon him ſuch a deal of man, . That worthied him; got praiſes of the king, For him attempting, who was ſelf-ſubdu'l - To Wot. v. n. [prºan, Saxon; whence tºº," * º which the preterite was wo:, knew ; which by degrees - miſtaken for the preſent tenſe.] To know: **** ſolete. The ſalve of reformation they mightily cal” * º and what the fores are which need it, as they “ full ". lºr. they think not greatly material to ſearch. Shakeſpeare's Marleth. Shakespeare. Well I wºt, compar'd to all the reſt d Of each degrº, that beggar's life is beſt. Hubber More water glideth by the mill S}.}ſºrt. Than wits the miller of //ºt you, what I found? Shaljeart. Forſooth, an inventory, thus importing: Wove. The preterite and participle paſſive of weave. Adam, waiting her return, had wºve Miltºn. Of choiceſt flow’rs, a garland. Wo've N. The participle paſſive of weave. Would. The preterite of will. - 1. It is generally uſed as an auxiliary verb. with º to which it gives the force of the ſubjunctive mº ºuld dº If God's providence did not ſo order it, cheats it of the be committed, which would juſtle private “” O Raj. rights, and unhinge ſtates. - n infinitive, I Woul”
W O U
* I Would dº it. My reſolution is that it ſhould be done by
me.
Thou Wou'ldest do it. Such muſt be the conſequence to thee.
He Would or it would. This muſt bethe conſequence to him or it.
3. The plural as the ſingular.
He by the rules of his own mind, could conſtrue no other
end of mens doings but ſelf-ſeeking, fuddenly feared what
they could do; and as ſuddenly ſuſpected what they would do,
and as ſuddenly hated them, as having both might and mind
ſo to do. Sidney.
4. Was or am reſolved; wiſh or wiſhed to.
She would give her a leſſon for walking ſo late, that ſhould
make her keep within doors for one fortnight. Sidney.
Jealous Philoclea, that was even jealous of herſelf; for Zel-
mane would needs have her glove. Sidney.
You would be ſatisfied ?–
Wºuld 2 nay, and will. Shakeſpeare's Othello.
They know not what they are, nor what they would be,
any further than that they would not be what they are. L’Eſir.
It will be needleſs to enumerate all the fimple ideas belong-
ing to each ſenſe: nor indeed is it poſſible if we would; there
being a great many more of them belonging to moſt of the
ſenſes than we have names for. Locke.
By pleaſure and pain I would be underſtood to ſignify, what-
ſoever delights or moleſts us, whether from the thoughts of
our minds, or anything operating on our bodies. Locke.
5. It is a familiar term for wiſh to do, or to have.
What would; thou with us? Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Mr. Slender, what would you with me?—
—lººd little or nothing with you.
Shak -
6. Should wiſh. Shakeſpeare
Celial if you apprehend
The muſe of your incenſed friend;
Nor would that he record your blame,
And make it live ; repeat the ſame;
Again deceive him, and again,
And then he ſwears he'll not complain. JWaller.
7. It is uſed in old authours for ſhould.
The exceſs of diet would be avoided. Bacon.
As for percolation, which belongeth to ſeparation, trial
would be made by clarifying by adheſion, with milk put into
new beer and ſtirred with it. Bacon's Natural Hiſtory.
8. It has the ſignification of I wiſh, or I pray; this, I believe, is
improper; and formed by a gradual corruption of the phraſe,
would God; which originally imported, that God would,
might God will, might God decree; from this phraſe ill un-
derſtood came, would to God; thence, I would to God: And
thence I would, or elliptically, would come to ſignify, I wiſh :
and ſo it is uſed even in good authours, but ought not to be
imitated.
I would my father look'd but with my eyes.
I would this muſick would come.
I, this ſound I better know:
Wiſe men will do it without a law; I would there might be
a law to reſtrain fools. Bacon's Advice to Williers.
Liſt I would I could hear mo. Ben. johnſon.
This is yet the outward, faireſt ſide
Of our deſign: within reſts more of fear
Than my moſt worthy lords, I would there were. Daniel.
JWould thou hadſt hearken'd to my words, and ſtay'd
With me, as I befought thee, when that ſtrange
Deſire of wand'ring, this unhappy morn,
Poſſeſs'd thee. Mlton's Paradiſe Loft.
J/ould God we might prevent the need of ſuch unkindly ex-
pedients, and by a thankful ſenſe of what we have, provide
to conſerve it. Decay of Piety.
I ſcarce am pleas'd, Itamely mount the throne,
//ould Aurengzebe had all their ſouls in one. -Dryden.
And would to heav'n the ſtorm you felt, would bring
On Carthaginian coaſts your wand'ring king. Dryden.
Wou'ld ING. m. ſ. [from would.j
tion to anything; propenſion; inclination; incipient purpoſe.
It will be every man's intereſt to join good performances
to ſpiritual purpoſes, to ſubdue the exorbitancies of the fleſh,
as well as to continue the wouldings of the ſpirit. Hammond.
Wound. m. ſ. ſpuns, Saxon; wonde, Dutch..] A hurt given
by violence.
I am faint; my gaſhes cry for help.–
—So well thy words become thee as thy wounds,
They ſmack of honour both. Shakepeare’s Macbeth,
Now ſhew the wound mine eyes have made in thee;
Scratch thee but with a pin, and there remains
Shakeſpeare.
Shakeſpeare.
Some ſcar of it. Shakeſpeare.
He ſtooping, open'd my left ſide, and took
From thence a rib : wide was the wound,
But ſuddenly fill'd up and heal’d. Milton.
The aliment of ſuch as have freſh wounds ſhould be mild
without ſtimulating or ſaline ſubſtances. Arbuthnot on Aliments.
They feel the ſmart and ſee the ſcar of their former wounds;
and know that they muſt be made a ſacrifice to the leaſt at-
tempt towards a change. Swift.
Motion of deſire; diſpoſi-
W. R. A
To wogND. v. a. [from the noun.J. To hurt by violence.
Th'untented woundings of a father's curſe
Pierce ev'ry fence about thee, Shakeſpeare's King Lear,
I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal. Deut.
The battle went fore againſt Saul, and the archers hit him
and he was ſore wounded. 1 Sam. xxxi. 3.
$od ſhall wound the head of his enemies. Pſal" lxviii. 21.
He was *** for our tranſgreſſions, he was bruiſed for
our iniquities. Iſa, liii. 5.
when ye fin ſo againſt the brethren, and wound their weak
conſcience, ye fin againſt Chriſt. I Cor. viii. 12.
Adonis from his native rock
Ran purple to the ſea, ſuppos'd with blood
Of Thammuz, yearly wounded. Milton
Heroes of old, when wounded ſhelter ſought. Dryº.
The ſavages wounded Atkins, and fiew, i. followers.
Robin -
Woºp. The preterite and participle paſſive of º Croſse
.They took the body of Jeſus and wound it in finen cloaths
with the ſpices. john. xix.o.
All will be but like bottoms of thread cloſe wºund up. Horn.
The young men wound him up, and buried him. Mºs v.
Theſe mathematical engines cannot be ſo eaſily and ſpeedily
wºund up, and ſo certainly levelled as the other. //ilkins.
The Parliament being called here, and the main ſettlement
of Ireland wºund up in England, and put into the Duke of oil
mond's hands to paſs here into an act, all perſons came over in
a ſhoal. Temple,
You'Ndless, adj. [from wºund.J Exempt from wounds.
Wou'NDwort. n.ſ. [vulneraria, Latin.j A plant.
It hath a papilionaceous flower, out of whoſe tubular and
turgid empalement ariſes the pointal, which afterward becomes
a ſhort pod, filled with roundiſh ſeeds: the pod is enclos'd in
a membranous bladder was before the empalement. Miller.
Wou'NDY. adj. Exceſſive. A low bad word.
We have a world of holydays; that 'tis a wound, hindrance
to a poor man that lives by his labour. L’Eſtrange.
Theſe ſtockings of Suſan's coſt a woundy deal of pains the
pulling on. Gay.
* } Theoreteriteoſ
Woxe. } epreterite of wax. Became. Obſolete.
The ape in wond’rous ſtomach wox,
Strongly encourag’d by the crafty fox. Hubberd.
Not one puff of wind there did appear,
That all the three the great wox much afraid. Spenſer.
Wo'XEN. The participle of to wax. Obſolete.
Spenſºr.
WRAck. n. ſ. [wrack, Dutch; praecce, Saxon, a wretch ; the
poets uſe wrack or wreck indifferently as rhyme requires, the
later, writers of proſe commonly wreck. See Wreck.]
1. Deſtruction of a ſhip by winds or rocks.
Now, with full ſails into the port I move,
And ſafely can unlade my breaſt of love;
Quiet and calm; why ſhould I then go back,
To tempt the ſecond hazard of a wrack. Dryden,
2. Ruin; deſtruction. This is the true Saxon meaning.
With uſe of evil, growing more and more evil, they took
delight in ſlaughter, and pleaſed themſelves in making others
wrack the effect of their power. Sidney.
A world devote to univerſal wrack. Milton.
To WRAck. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To deſtroy in the water; to wreck. [See WReck.]
2. It ſeems in Milton to mean to rock, to ſhake.
Each on his rock transfix'd, the ſport and prey
Of wracking whirlwinds. Milton.
3. To torture, to torment. This is commonly written rack;
and the inſtrument of torture, always rack.
Merab rejoic’d in her wrack'd lover's pain,
And fortify'd her virtue with diſdain. Cowley.
Pharaoh's and Joſeph's dreams are oftentimes wracked beyond
their ſymbolization. Brown's Wulgar Errours.
To WRA'NG le. v. n. [from wrangheſeur, Dutch, Minſhew.
wrong, Skinner.] To diſpute peeviſhly; to quarrel perverſely;
to altercate; to ſquabble.
Yes, for a ſcore of kingdoms you ſhould wrangle,
And I would call it fair play. Shakeſpeare's Tempeſt.
Some unhatch'd praćtice
Hath puddled his clear ſpirit; and in ſuch caſes,
Men's natures wrangle with inferiour things,
Though great ones are their objećt. Shakeſpeare's Ohello.
How wounding a ſpectacle is it to ſee thoſe who were by
Chriſt deſigned for fiſhers of men, picking up ſhells on the
ſhore, and unmanly wrangling about them too. Decay of P.
In incompleat ideas we impoſe on ourſelves, and wrangle
with others. Locke.
Amongſt unthinking men, who examine not ſcrupulouſly
ideas, but confound them with words, there muſt be end-
leſs diſpute and wrangling. Locłe.
His great application to the law had not inſe&ted his temper
with any thing litigious ; he did not know what it was to
wrange on indifferent points. Add/on's Freeholder.
3o Z Fill'd
W R A W R E Fill'd with the ſenſe of age, the fire of youth, A ſcorn of wronglºng, yet a zeal for truth. Pope. And all the queſtion, wrangle e'er ſo long, Is only this, if God has plac'd him wrong Pope. WRA's clf. n.ſ. [from the verb.] A quarrel; a perverſe diſ- te. *†he giving the prieſt a right to the tithe would produce law-ſuits and wrangles. - Swift. WRA'NgleR. n.ſ. [from wrangle.] A perverſe, pceviſh, diſ- utative man. Tell him h'ath made a match with ſuch a wrangle", That all the courts of France will be diſturb’d With chaſes. Shakeſpeare's Henry V. Lord, the houſe and family are thine, Though ſome of them repine; Turn out theſe wranglers, which defile thy ſeat: For where thou dwelleſt all is neat. Herb.rt. You ſhould be free in every anſwer, rather like well-bred gentlemen in polite converſation, than like noiſy and conten- tious wrangle, 3. J/atts's Improvement of the Mind. To WRAP. v. a. [preorpian, Saxon, to turn ; wrºffer, Da- niſh. J - 1. To roll together ; to complicate. Peter ſeeth the napkin that was about his head wrapped to- gether by itſelf. john xx. 7. This ſaid, he took his mantle's foremoſt part, He ‘gan the ſame together fold and wrap. Fairfax. 2. To involve; to cover with ſomething rolled or thrown round. Nilus opens wide His arms, and ample boſom to the tide, And ſpreads his mantle o'er the winding coaſt: In which he wraps his queen and hides the flying hoſt. Dryden. The ſword made bright is wrapt up for the ſlaughter. Ezek. Their vigilance to elude, I wrapt in miſt Of midnight vapour glide obſcure. Milton. J%ap candles up in paper. Swift's Directionſ to the Butler. 3. To compriſe ; to contain. Leontine's young wife, in whom all his happineſs was wrapt up, died in a few days after the death of her daughter. Addiſon. 4. To WR Ap up. To involve totally. Some dear cauſe Will in concealment wrap me up a while ; When I am known aright, you ſhall not grieve Lending me this acquaintance. Shakeſpeare's King Lear. King John fled to Laſcus, who was careful how to comfort him, wrapt up in ſo many calamities, after the loſs of his king- dom. Knolles's Hiſtory of the Turks. Things reflected on, in groſs and tranſiently, carry the ſhew of nothing but difficulty in them, and are thought to be wrap- ped up in impenetrable obſcurity. Locke. 5. [It is often corruptly written for rap or rapt, from rapio, Latin J. To ſnatch up miraculouſly. Whatever things were diſcovered to St. Paul, when he was wrapped up into the third heaven, all the deſcription he makes is, that there are ſuch things as eye hath not ſeen, ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive. Locke. 6. To tranſport; to put in ecſtaſy. Much more the reverent fire prepar'd to ſay, J/rap'd with his joy; how the two armies lay. Cowley. 7. [Perhaps the following paſſage ſhould properly be rap’d; though wrapped is now frequently uſed in this ſenſe.} //rapt up in ſilent fear he lies. J/aller. Jºrap'd in amaze the matrons wildly ſtare. Dryden. WRA'PPER. n.ſ.. [from wrap.] 1. One that wraps. 2. 'That in which any thing is wrapped. My arms were preſſed to my fides, and my legs cloſed to- gether by ſo many wrappers, that I looked like an Egyptian mummy. Addiſon's Spectator. WRATH. n. ſ. ſyna’s, Saxon; wred, Daniſh; wreed, cruel, Dutch. Anger; fury; rage. Thou doſt the prayers of the righteous ſeed Preſent before the majeſty divine, And his avenging wrath to clemency incline. Fairy Queen. With one fool's head I came to woo, But I go away with two: Sweet, adieu ! I'll keep my oath, - Patiently to bear my wrath. Shakespeare Merch. of Penice. I fear, T-left there be debates, envyings, wraths, ſtrics. Cor. He hop’d not to eſcape, but ſhun The preſent, fearing guilty what his wrath r Might ſuddenly inflict. Milton. W*A*rii FUL. adj. [wrath and full.] Angry; furious; ra- 9, 29. - He cry’d, as raging ſeas are wont to roar, When wintry ſtorm his wrathful wreck doth threat. Fary &ſeen. c - Fly from wrath: Sad be the fights, and bitter fruits of war, And thouſand furies wait on wrathful ſwords, Fa. Qeen. How now, your wrathful weapons drawn. Shake - fe -- The true evangelical zeal ſhould abound more peace. - - - in the mild and good natured affections, than the vehement and wrathfºl paſſions. Sprat's Sermºn. WRA'th fully. adv. [from wrathſul] Fur atcly. iouſly; paſſion. Let's kill him bold. Gentle friends, et's kill him boldly, but not wrathfly. Shakeſirar WRA'THLEss, adj. [from wrath.] #. from sº ºffrare. Before his feet, ſo ſheep and lions lay, Fearleſs and wrathleſ, while they heard him play. Iſa. To WR EAK. v. a. Old preterite and part, paſſ of wºol, [ º can, Saxon; wrecken, Dutch; recken, German.] ... [ſ]ºſe- 1. To revenge. In an ill hour thy foes thee hither ſent, Another's wrongs to wreak upon thy ſelf. Him all that while occaſion did provoke Againſt Pyrocles, and new matter fram'd Upon the old, him ſirring to be wroke Of his late wrongs. Pale death our valiant leader hath oppreſt, Come wreak his loſs, whom bootleſs ye complain. Fairfix. 2. To execute any violent deſign. This is the ſenſe in which it is now uſed. On me let death wreak all his rage. Miltºn, He left the dame, Reſolv'd to ſpare her life, and ſave her ſhame, But that deteſted object to remove, To wreck his vengeance, and to cure her love. Drdºn, Think how you drove him hence, a wand'ring exile, To diſtant climes, then think what certain vengeance Fairy.º.º. F.airy &ºn. His rage may wreak on your unhappy orphan. Smith, Her huſband ſcour'd away, To wreak his hunger on the deſtin'd prey. Pºſt. 3. It is corruptly written for reck, to heed; to care. My maſter is of churliſh diſpoſition, And little wreaks to find the way to heav'n By doing deeds of hoſpitality. Shakespeare A yºu like it. WREAk. m. ſ. [from the verb.] 1. Revenge; vengeance. Fortune, mine avowed foe, Her wrathful wreaks themſelves do now allay. Fa. 2 ten, Join with the Goths, and with revengeful war Take wreak on Rome for this ingratitude, And vengeance on the traitor Saturnine. Shakespeare. Tit. Andr. 2. Paſſion; furious fit. What and if His ſorrows have ſo overwhelm'd his wits, Shall we be thus aſhlićled in his wreaks, - His fits, his frenzy, and his bitterneſs? Shaºff. Tit, Andr, WRE'Akful. adj. [from wreak.] Revengeful; angſ). Call the creatures, Whoſe naked natures live in all the ſpite t Of wreakful heaven. Shakſtart. She in Olympus' top Muſt viſit Vulcan for new arms, to ſerve her wraiful ſon, Chapman'. Iliad. WRE'Akless. adj. [I know not whether this word * º ten for reckleſs, careleſs; or comes from wreak, revenge, an means unrevenging.] So flies the wººl-ſ; ſhepherd from the wolf; So firſt the harmleſs flock doth yield his fleece, VI And next his throat unto the butcher's knife. Shaiſ H.VI. WREATH. m.ſ. [pneo's, Saxon.] - 1. Anything curled or twiſted. º ... of three was made a wreath of five: * º three firſt titles of the two houſes, were added the author". parliamentary and papal. Bacon's Hºnſ) VII. Clouds began k | To darken all the hill, and ſmoke to roll..., , ºff, In duſky wreaths reluctant flames. . .” Par, Ly He of his tortuous train Miltºn. Curl’d many a wanton wreath. Let altars ſmoak, di ſeroll And richeſt gums, and ſpice, and in en'."..., and Hº. Their fragrant wreath; to heav'n. Smit” pºd, and Hº! 2. A garland; a chaplet. - - - Now are our brows bound with vić Shaktſ R. Ill. Our bruiſed arms hung up for monumes: º - Dropp'd from his head, a wreath º " Ryan". orious weathſ, i The boughs of Lotos, form'd into a wreath, This monument, thy maiden beauty's "" Djº. High on a plane-tree ſhall be hung to V". When for thy head the garland | prepare, A ſecond wreat' ſhall bind Aminta's ha"; lai And when my choiceſt ſongs thy worth proclaim" Priºr, Alternate verſe ſhall bleſs Amiata's º are transcº To prince Henry the laurels of his rival º that rival. - ºd • - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of having conqº'º' ºutd. with the additional wreath of 3. Shakespeare carº !º
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To WR FA rh. v.a. preterite wre...thed
wrathen. [from the noun.]
1. To curl ; to twiſt; to convolve.
Longaville
Did never ſonnet for her ſake compile,
Sor never laid his wreath… arms athwart -
His loving boſom, to keep down his heart. Shakeſpeare.
About his neck
Agreen and gilded ſnake had wreath a itſelf,
Who, with her head, nimble in threats approach'd
The opening of his mouth; but ſuddenly,
Seeing Orlando, it unlink'd itſelf, - - -
And with indented glides did ſlip away. Shakespeare A you like it.
The beard of an oat is *re-tºed at the bottom, and one
ſmooth entire ſtraw at the tºP: they take only the part that is
*reatºed, and cut off the other. Bacon.
2. It is here uſed for to writhe.
Impatient of the wound,
He rolls and wreath, his ſhining body round;
Then headlong ſhoots beneath the daſhing tide. Gay.
3. To interweave; to entwine one in another.
Two chains of pure gold of ºrºk ſhalt thou make
them, and faſten the wrathen chains to the ouches. Ex. xxviii.
As ſhakes breed in dunghills not ſingly, but in knots; ſo in
ſuch baſe noiſome hearts you ſhall ever ſee pride and ingrati-
; part, paſſ wreath.d,
tude indiviſibly weathed and twiſted together. South.
Here, where the labourer's hands have form'd a bow'r
Of wreathing trees, in ſinging waſte an hour. Dryden.
4. To encircle as a garland.
In the flow’rs that wreath the ſparkling bowl,
Fell adders hiſs, and poisºnous ſerpents rowl. Prior.
5. To encircle as with a garland.
For thee ſhe feeds her hair,
And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance. Dryden.
The ſoldier, from ſucceſsful camps returning,
With laurel wreath'd, and rich with hoſtile ſpoil,
Severs the bull to Mars. Prior.
WR E(ATHY. adj. [from wreath J Spiral; curled; twiſted.
That which is preſerved at St. Dennis, nº. Paris, hath
wreatly ſpires, and cochleary turnings about, which agreeth
with the deſcription of an unicorn's horn in Ajian. Brown.
WRºck. m. ſ. ſprecce, Saxon, a miſèrable perſon; wracke,
Dutch, a ſhip broken.] -
*: Pºſtruction by being driven on rocks or ſhallows at ſea;
deſtruction by ſea.
Fair be ye ſure; but hard and obſtinate,
As is a rock amidſt the raging floods;
'Gainſ which a tip of ſuccour deſolate,
Doth ſuffer we both of herſelf and goods. Speºſer.
Like thoſe that ſee their wreck
Ev’n on the rocks of death; and yet they ſtrain,
That death may not them idly find t'attend
To their uncertain taſk, but work to meet their end. Daniel.
Think not that flying fame reports my fate;
I preſent, I appear, and my own wreck felate. Dryden.
2. Diſſolution by violence.
Not only Paradiſe,
In this commotion, but the ſtarry cope
Had gone to wreck. Milton's Paradiſ. Loft.
3. Ruin; deſtruction.
Whether he was
Combin'd with Norway, or did line the rebel
With hidden help and vantage; or that with both
He labour'd in his country's wreck, I know not. Shakſ).
4. It is miſprinted here for wreak.
He cry'd as raging ſeas are wont to roar,
When wintry ſtorm his wrathful wreck doth threat. Spenſºr.
To WR Eck. v. a. [from the noun.]
1. To deſtroy by daſhing on rocks or ſands. -
Have there been any more ſuch tempeſts, wherein ſhe hath
wretchedly been wrecked P Spenſer on Ireland.
A pilot's thumb,
177:eck'd as homeward he did come. Shakespeare Macheth.
The coral found growing upon wrecked ſhips and loſt an-
chors, that are daily dragged up out of the ſea, demonſtrates
that coral continues to be formed to this day. //oodward.
2. To ruin. -
Weak and envy'd, if they ſhould conſpire, -
They wreck themſelves, and he hath his deſire. Dan'el.
3. In the following paſſages it is ignorantly uſed for wreak, in its
different ſenſes of revenge and execute. -
Eighty odd years of ſorrow have I ſeen, /.
And each hour's joy wreck'd with a week of teen. Slakeſp.
I faint' I die! the goddeſs cry'd :
O cruel, could'ſt thou find none other
To wreck thy ſpleen on Parricideſ -
Like Nero, thou haſt ſlain thy mother. Prior.
To WR Eck. v. n. To ſuffer wreck.
With manlier objects we muſt try
His conſtancy, with ſuch as have more ſhew -
Of worth, of honour, glory, and popular praiſe, -
Rocks whereon greateſt men have often wreºd. A ſºn.
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W R E
WR =s, n. ſ. [prenna, Saxon J A ſmall bird.
The poor wen,
The moſt diminutive of birds, will fight,
Her young ones in her neſt, againſt the owl. Shakeſp. Macb.
^!! ages have conceived that thº. is the leaſt of birds,
Yet the diſcoveries of America have ſhewed us one far leſs,
the hum-bird not much exceeding a beetle.
Brown's Pulgar Errours.
To WR ENch. *, *, ſpringan, Saxon; wrenghen, Dutch.]
• To pull by Viºlence; to wreſt; to force.
//rench his ſword from him.
- Shakespeare Othello.
Oh form
How often do'ſ thou with thy caſe, thy habit,
//rench awe from fools, and tie the wiſer ſouls
To thy falſe ſeeming! Shakespeare Meaſure for Meaſure.
Give me that mattock and the wrenching iron. Shºp.
- Caeſar's *Y, wanting ſomething, demanded a miſſion Ot
diſcharge, though with nº intention it ſhould be granted; but
thought by that means to *rench him to their other défires.
Bacon.
Sing the Parthian, when transfix’d he lies,
//renching the Roman jav'lin from his thighs. Dryden.
Achilles wrench'd it out, and ſent again -
The hoſtile gift. Dryden.
Struggling to get looſe, I broke the ſtrings, and wrenched
out the pegs that faſtened my arm to the ground. Gull. Traveli.
2. To ſprain; to diffort.
O moſt ſmall fault I
How ugly didſt thou in Cordélia ſhow
Which, like an engine, wrºt my frame of nature
From the fix’d place; drew from my heart all love,
And added to the gali. Shakeſp. King Lear.
You wrenched your foot againſt a ſtone, and were forced to
ſtay. . Swift.
WRENcH. m. ſ. [from the verb.]
1. A violent pull or twiſt.
2. A ſprain. -
Some ſmall part of the foot being injured by a wrench, the
whole leg thereby loſes its ſtrength. Locke.
3. WR ENches, in Chaucer, ſignifies means, ſleights, ſubtilties;
which is, I believe, the ſenſe here.
He reſolved to make his profit of this buſineſ, of Britain, as
a quarrel for war; and that of Naples as a wrench and mean
for peace. Bacon's Henry VII.
To WREST. v. a. ſphaerzan, Saxon.]
1. To twiſt by violence; to extort by writhing or force.
To wring this ſentence, to wrº/f thereby out of men's hands
the knowledge of God's doctrine, is without all reaſon. Aſcham.
To what wretched ſtate reſerv’d,
Better end here unborn 1 Why is life giv'n,
To be thus wrºſled from us? Milton's Paradiſ, Loft.
Where you charged in perſon, you were a conqueror: the
rebels afterwards recovered ſtrength, and wreſted that vićtory
from others that they had loſt to you. Dryden.
Our country's cauſe,
That drew our ſwords, now wreſ'; 'em from our hand,
And bids us not delight in Roman blood,
Unprofitably ſhed. - Addiſon's Cato.
O prince, I bluſh to think what I have ſaid;
But fate has wreſted the confeſſion from me. Addiſon.
2. To diſtort; to writhe; to force.
So far to extend their ſpeeches, is to wreſ? them againſt
their meaning. Hooker.
My father's purpoſes have been miſłook,
And ſome about him have too laviſhly
//refted his meaning and authority. Shakeſp. Henry IV.
J/reſt once the law to your authority;
To do a great right, do a little wrong. Shakeſpeare.
WREST. n.ſ.. [from the verb.]
1. Diſtortion; violence. -
Whereas it is concluded, out of thoſe ſo weak premiſes,
that the retaining of divers things in the church of England,
which other reformed churches have caſt out, muſt needs argue
that we do not well, unleſs we can ſhew that they have done
ill: what needed this wreſ', to draw out from us an accuſation
of foreign churches ra • Hozier.
2. It is uſed in Spenſer and Shakeſpeare for an ačive or moving
power: I ſuppoſe, from the force of a tilter acting with his
lance in his reſt. .
Adown he keſt it with ſo puiſſant wrºft,
That back again it did aloft rebound,
And gave againſt his mother earth a groneful ſound. F. Q.
Antenor is ſuch a wreſt in their affairs,
That their negotiations all muſt ſlack'n,
Wanting his manage. Shakeſp. Troilus and Creſda,
WR Est ER. m. ſ. [from wreſt.] He who wreſts.
To WRE’stle. v. n. [from wreſt.]
1. To contend who ſhall throw the other down.
You have loſt the ſight of good wreſtling. Shakespeare rare.
If ever he goes alone again, I'll never wreſtle for prize
in Ore. - Shakespeare A you like it.
Anºther,
W R E W R I Another, by a fall in wreſtling, ſtarted the end of the cla- vicle from the ſternon. Wiſeman's Surgery. To play or wreſtle well, it ſhould be uſed with thoſe that do it better. Temple. None in the leap ſpring with ſo ſtrong a bound, Or firmer in the wreſtling preſs the ground. Pope. 2. To ſtruggle; to contend. - I perſuaded them, if they lov’d Benedick, To wiſh him wreſtle with affection, And never to let Beatrice know of it. Shakeſpeare. He knew not how to wreſtle with deſperate contingencies, and ſo abhorred to be entangled in ſuch. Clarendon. WRE'stleR. m. ſ. [from wreſtle.] 1. One who wreſtles; one who profeſſes the athletick art. Was not Charles, the duke's wrºſłler, here? Shakeſp. When the young wreſtlers at their ſport grew warm, Old Milo wept, to ſee his naked arm. Denham. 'Tis not from whom, but where we live; The place does oft thoſe graces give: Great Julius, on the mountains bred, A flock perhaps, or herd, had led ; He that the world ſubdu'd, had been But the beſt wreſtler on the green. J/aller. 2. One who contends in wreſtling. So earneſt with thy God, can no new care; No ſenſe of danger, interrupt thy prayer The ſacred wreſtler, 'till a bleſfing giv'n, Quits not his hold, but halting conquers heav'n. If aller. Two wreſtlers help to pull each other down. Dryden. WRETCH. n.ſ. [precca, Saxon.] 1. A miſerable mortal. When I loved, I was a wretch. Accidence. She weeps, and ſays her Henry is depos'd; He ſmiles, and ſays his Edward is inſtall'd; That ſhe, poor wretch, for grief can ſpeak no more. Shakespeare The butcher takes away the calf, And binds the wretch, and beats it when it ſtrives. Shakeſp. Illuſtrious wretch! repine not, nor reply: View not what heav'n ordains, with reaſon's eye; For bright the objećt is, the diſtance is too high. Prior. 2. A worthleſs ſorry creature. Baſe-minded wretches, are your thoughts ſo deeply bemired in the trade of ordinary worldlings, as for reſpect of gain ſome paultry wool may yield you, to let ſo much time paſs without knowing perfectly her i. * Sidney. He now Has theſe poor men in queſtion: never ſaw I 4'retches ſo quake; they kneel, they kiſs the earth, Forſwear themſelves as often as they ſpeak. Shakeſpeare. Title of honour, worth and virtue's right, Should not be given to a wretch ſo vile. Daniel's Civil War. When they are gone, a company of ſtarved hungry wretches ſhall take their places. L’E/irange. 3. It is uſed by way of ſlight, or ironical pity, or contempt. When ſoon away the waſp doth go; Poor wretch was never frighted ſo: He thought his wings were much too ſlow, O'erjoy'd they ſo were parted. Drayton's Nymphid. Then, if the ſpider find him faſt beſet, She iſſues forth, and runs along her loom: She joys to touch the captive in her net, And drags the little wretch in triumph home. Dryden. 4. º is ſometimes a word of tenderneſs, as we now ſay poor thing. Chaſtened but thus, and thus his leſſon taught, The happy wretch ſhe put into her breaſt. Sidney. WRETch Ed. adj. [from wretch.] 1. Miſerable; unhappy. Theſe we ſhould judge to be moſt miſerable, but that a *retcheder ſort there are, on whom, whereas nature hath be- flowed ripe capacity, their evil diſpoſition ſeriouſly goeth about therewith to apprehend God, as being not God. Hooker. O cruel death ! to thoſe you are more kind, Than to the wretched mortals left behind. Waller. Why do'ſt thou drive me To range all o'er a waſte and barren place, To find a friend? The wretched have no friends. Dryden. 2. Calamitous; afflićtive. 3. Sorry; pitiful; paltry; worthleſs. When God was ſerved with legal ſacrifices, ſuch was the miſerable and wretched condition of ſome mens minds, that the beſt of everything they had, being culled out for them- Jºyei, if there were in their flocks any poor, ſtarved, or diſ- eaſed thing not worth the keeping, they thought it good enough for the altar of God. Hooker. *fected noiſe is the moſt wretched thing, |. * *tempt can empty ſcribblers bring. Rºſcommºn. art ..". º of ... who, with their wretched 2 'e to tho o - "-- 4. Deſpicable; hatefully sº you poſſeſs. Dryden. *** worthy to be remembered for the unuſed ex- amples therein, as well of true natural goodneſ ungratefulneſs. goodneſs as of writid WRE"rchedly. adv. [from wretched) I. M. unhappily. rom theſe two wars, ſo wretchedly - r ruin took its date. > y entered into, the duke, 2. Meanly; deſpicably. When ſuch little ſhuffling arts come once to be ripped and laid open, how poorly and wretchedly muſt that º º who finds himſelf guilty and baffled too? sº WRE'ſ ched NEss. n.ſ. [from wretched.] win- 1. Miſery; . afflićted ſtate. My miſery cannot be greater than it is: fear not ºr of my blind ſteps, I cannot fall worſe than I am, . º obſtinately continue to infect thee with my wretchedniſ. Siân He'gan inquire - What hard miſhap him brought to ſuch diſtreſs, And made that caitif's thrall the thrall of wretchedneſ. F.& Clarion did at laſt decline To loweſt wretchedneſs; and is there then Such rancor in the hearts of mighty men? Spºnſºr. When they are weary of wars, and brought down to ex. treme wretchedneſs, then they creep a little, and ſue for grace, Sidney, Clarend n, 'till they have recovered their ſtrength again. Spenſer, I love not to ſee wretchedneſs o'ercharg’d, And duty in his ſervice periſhing. Shaiſhare. We have with the feeling loſt the very memory ºf ſuch wretchedneſs as our forefathers endured by thoſe wars, of all others the moſt cruel. Raleigh, 2. Pitifulneſs; deſpicableneſs. WRE"tchless. n.ſ. [This is, by I know not whoſe corrup- tion, written for reckleſ;..] Careleſs; mindleſs; heedleſs. For any man to put off his preſent repentance, on contem- plation of a poſſibility that his latter repentance may ſerve the turn, is the moſt wretchlºſs preſumption, and hath no promiſ: of mercy annexed to it. Hammond. If perſons of ſo circumſpect a piety have been thus over- taken, what ſecurity can there be for our wretchleſ, oſcitancy? Government ºf the Tongue. To WRI'GGLE. v. n. [prizan, Saxon; ruggelin, Dutch..] To move to and fro with ſhort motions. If ſheep or thy lamb fall a wrigling with tail, Go by and by ſearch it, whiles help may prevail. Taſer. The buſy importunities of theſe extenſional phantaſms I look upon as contemptuouſly, as upon the quick wrigging up and down of piſmires. Mrs. The excellency of ſawing is to keep kerf exadly in the line marked to be ſawn, without wrigging on either ſide. Moxon's Mech. Extr. To bed went the bridegroom and the bride: Was never ſuch an ill-pair’d couple ty'd; Reſtleſs he toſs'd, and tumbled to and fro, Android and ºrigged farther off for woe. Pº How wildly will ambition fleer! d A vermin wriggling in th' uſurper's ear. - Dºdº. And both he and his ſucceſſors would often writik º: ſeats as long as the cuſhion laſted. - - ºft To WRi'ccie. v. a. To put in a quick reciprocat"; motioſl; to introduce by ſhifting motion. Ralpho was mounted now, and gotten O'erthwart his beaſt with ačtive vaulting, I/riggling his body to recover ihraſ, His ſeat, and caſt his right leg over... - #: A ſlim thin-gutted fox made a hard ſhift to w;º into a hen-rooſt. - - - WRIGGLE, wriggletail. n.ſ. For wrigglingtail. Sº W* My ragged ronts all ſhiver and ſhake; il They wont in the wind, wagg their wrighlai ſy Sºſr. Peark as a peacoke, but nought it avails. kman; all WRIGHT. n.ſ. [prihta, pyrihta, Saxon.] A workm" artificer; a maker; a manufacturer. - ithout being It is impoſſible duly to confider theſe thing. ". rapt into admiration of the infinite wiſdom.” ces of thº Archite&t, and contemning the arrogant preten dºdions of world and animal wright, and much more ** Chryne. chance. ........H. a work The verb To write has the ſame ſound will tº very man, right or equity, and rite or ceremo"); jº's Lºiº. differently. * wrun!” To Wºë. v. a. preter. and part. paſſ. wringed and ſprungan, Saxon.] - 1. To twiſt; to turn round with violence. d burn it 9” thc | The pſieſt ſhall wring off his head, " Lev. i. 15. altar. - 2. To force out of any body by contortion. He thruſt the fleece together, an it, a bowl full of water. - d drink. The dregs all the wicked ſhall wring out.” lichael Ängelº The figure of a ſturdy woman, dº by Mic !. waſhing and winding of linen cloths; out the water that made the fountain. Apply 2
W R I ----- ----- 3. To ſqueeze; to preſs. 5. To pinch. - Apply mild detergents on pledgets of lint over it, with a compreſs wºung out. Jºſeman. In ſleep I heard him ſay, ſweet Deſdemona, Let us be wary, let us hide our loves | And then, ſir, would he gripe and wring my hand. Shakespeare 4. To writhe. The filly owner of the gºods - Weeps over them, and wrings his hapleſs hands. Shakeſp. The king began to find where his ſhoe did wring him, and that it was his depreſfing the houſe of York that did rankle and feſter the affections of his people. Bacon's Henry VII. If he had not been too much grieved, and wrung by an un- eaſy and ſtreight fortune, he would have been an excellent man of buſineſs. 6. To force by violence; to extort. I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachma's, than to wring From the hard hands of peaſants their vile traſh By any indirection. Shakespeare julius Caſar. Who can be bound by any ſolemn vow To wring the widow from her cuſtom'd right, And have no other reaſon for his wrong, But that he was bound by a ſolemn oath? That which I muſt ſpeak, Muſt either puniſh me, not being believ'd, Or wring redreſs from you. . Shakespeare Maſ for Meaſure. Thirty ſpies, Threatening cruel death, conſtrain'd the bride To wring from me, and tell to them my ſecret. 7. To harraſs; to diſtreſs; to torture. He dives into the king's ſoul, and there ſcatters Doubts, dangers, wringing of the conſcience, Fear and deſpair, and all theſe for his marriage. Pleaſure enchants, impetuous rage tranſports, And grief dejects and wring; the tortur’d ſoul. Roſcommon. Did'ſt thou taſte but half the griefs That wring my ſoul, thou couldſt not talk thus coldly. Addison 8. To diſtort; to turn to a wrong purpoſe. To wring this ſentence, to wreſt thereby out of men's hands the knowledge of God's doćtrine, is without all reaſon. Aſtham's Schoolmaſier. Lord, how dare theſe men thus wring the ſcriptures? Whitg. 9. To perſecute with extortion. The merchant-adventurers have been often wronged and wringed to the quick; but were never quick and lively in thanks to thoſe by whoſe endeavours they were freed. Hayw. To WRING. v. n. To writhe with anguiſh. 'Tis all men's office to ſpeak patience To thoſe that wring under the load of ſorrow; But no man's virtue nor ſufficiency, To be ſo moral, when he ſhall endure The like himſelf. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nºthing. wri's of R. n.ſ. (from wrºng..] One who ſqueezes the water out of cloaths. One Mrs. Quickly is in the manner of his nurſe, his laun- dreſs, his waſher, and his wringer. Shakeſpeare. WR1'NKLE. n.ſ. [prince, Saxon 3 wrinkel, Dutch.] 1. Corrugation or furrow of the ſkin or the face. Give me that glaſs, and therein will I read: No decper wrinkles yet? Hath ſorrow ſtruck So many blows upon this face of mine, And made no deeper wounds? Shakespeare. Richard II. She hath continued a virgin without any viſible token, or lcaſt wrinkle of old age. Howel's Wºcal Foreſ?. To ſee a beggar's brat in riches flow, - Adds not a wrinkle to my even brow. Though you and all your ſenſeleſs tribe, Could art, or time, or nature bribe, To make you look like beauty's queen, And hold for ever at fifteen ; No bloom of youth can ever blind The cracks and wrinkles of your mind: All men of ſenſe will paſs your door, And croud to Stella's at fourſcore. 2. Any roughneſs. Our Britiſh heav'n was all ſerene; No threatning cloud was nigh, Not the leaſt wrinkle to deform the ſky. To WR /NKLE. v. a. ſprincian, Saxon.] 1. To corrugate; to contract into furrows. It is ſtill fortune's uſe To let the wretched man outlive his wealth, To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow - An age of poverty. . Shakespeare Merchant of Penice. Scorn makes us wrinkle up the noſe, and ſtretch the noſtrils Clarendon. Shakespeare Hen. VI. Milton. Shakeſp. Dryden. Swift. Dryden. alſo, at the ſame time drawing up the upper lip. Bacon. Here ſteams aſcend, That in mixt fumes the wrinkled noſe offend. Gay. Here ſtood ill-nature, like an ancient maid, Her winkled form in black and white array'd. Pºpe. VV R I 2. To make rough or uneven. A keen north-wind, blowing dry, Iſrinkled the face of deluge, as decay’d. Milton. WRIST, n.ſ. ſpyrrº, Saxon.] The joint by which the hand is joined to the arm. He took me by the wriſt, and held me hard. Shakespeare. The brawn of the arm muſt appear full, ſhadowed on one fide; then ſhew the wri/?-bone thereof. Peacham. The axillary artery, below the cubit, divideth unto two Parts; the one running along the radius, and paſſing by the wriſt, or place of the pulſe, is at the fingers ſubdivided unto three branches. Brown's Pulgar Errours. WR'stband. n.ſ. [wrift and land.] The faſtening of the ſhirt at the hand. iſ! J go WRIT. n.ſ. [from write.] 1. Anything written; ſcripture. This ſenſe is now chiefly uſed in ſpeaking of the Bible. The church, as a witneſs, preacheth his mere revealed truth, by reading publickly the ſacred Scripture; ſo that a ſe- cond kind of preaching is the reading of holy writ. Hooker. Divine Eliza, ſacred empreſs, Live ſhe for ever, and her royal places Be fill'd with praiſes of divineſt wits, That her eternize with their heavenly writs. Spenſer. Bagdat riſes out of the ruins of the old city of Babylon, ſo much ſpoken of in holy writ. Kncle's Hiſł. of the Turks. - Others famous after known, Although in holy writ not nam'd. Paradiſ. Rºgain'd. He cannot keep his fingers from meddling with holy writ. More's Divine Dialogues. Sacred writ our reaſon does exceed. //aller. His ſtory, filled with ſo many ſurpriſing incidents, bears ſo cloſe an analogy with what is delivered in holy writ, that it is capable of pleaſing the moſt delicate reader, without giving offence to the moſt ſcrupulous. Addison's Speciator. Of ancient writ unlocks the learned ſtore, Conſults the dead, and lives paſt ages o'er. Pºpe. 2. A judicial proceſs. Hold up your head: hold up your hand, Wou'd it were not my lot to ſhew ye This cruel writ, wherein you ſtand Indićted by the name of Cloe. 3. A legal inſtrument. - The king is fled to London, To call a preſent court of parliament: Let us purſue him, ere the writs go forth. Shakespeare Hen. VI. I folded the writ up in form of th’ other, - Subſcrib'd it, gave the impreſſion, plac'd it ſafely, The changeling never known. Shakespeare. For every writ of entry, whereupon a common recovery is to be ſuffered, the queen's fine is to be rated upon the writ original, if the lands compriſed therein be held. Ayliffe. WRIT. The preterite of write. When Sappho writ, By their applauſe the criticks ſhow'd their wit. Priºr. WRITATIve. A word of Pope's coining: not to be imitated. Increaſe of years makes men more talkative, but leſs writa- tive; to that degree, that I now write no letters but of plain how d'ye's. Pºpe to Swift. To WRITE. v. a. preterite writ or wrote; part, pafi written, writ, or wrote. [prican, aphican, Saxon; ad rita, Iſlandick; wreta, a letter, Gothick.] 1. To expreſs by means of letters. I'll write you down, - The which ſhall point you forth, at every fitting, What you muſt ſay. Shakeſpeare: Men's evil manners live in braſs, their virtues we write in Water. Shakespeare Henry VIII. when a man hath taken a wife, and ſhe find no favour in his eyes, then let him write her a bill of divorcement. Deut. I/rite ye this ſong for you, and teach it Iſrael. - Deut. xxxi. David wrote a letter to Joab, and ſent it by Uriah. 2 Sa. xi. The time, the place, the manner how to meet, were all in punctual order plainly writ. 2. To engrave; to impreſs. - Cain was ſo fully convinced that every one had a right to deſtroy ſuch a criminal, that he cries out, every one that find- eth me ſhall ſlay me; ſo plain was it writ in the hearts of all mankind. Locke. 3. To produce as an author. - when more indulgent to the writer's caſe, You are ſo good, to be ſo hard to pleaſe; No ſuch convulſive pangs it will require To write—the pretty things that you admire. . To tell by letter. 4. I § to write the thing I durſt not ſpeak - To her I lov’d. Prior. To WRITE. v. n. 1. To perform the aët of writing. - I have ſeen her riſe from her bed, take forth paper, fold it, and write upon't. Shakespeare . Macbeth. Prior, Dryden. Granville. 31 A Baſino
W R I W R O
Baſſanio gave his ring away . . . WRITTEN. The participle paſſive of write.
Unto the judge that begg'd it; and his clerk, Their doctrine and their ſtory written left,
That took ſome pains in writing, he begg'd mine. Shakeſp. They die. - Mih.
2. To play the authour. - Language is a connexion of audible figns, the moſt º- .
Hearts, tongues, figures, ſcribes, bards, poets, cannot nature for communication of our thoughts: writt, hº Iſl
Think, ſpeak, caſt, write, ſing, number is a deſcription of the ſaid audible figns, by ſigns viſible º
His love to Antony. Shakespeare Ant. and Cleopatra. WRoºkeN. The part, paſſ of Tº wreak. º
There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world WRONG. m. ſ. [prange, Saxon.] Sººjir,
than a man who has written himſelf down. Addiſon. I. Af º: a deſigned or known detriment.
. To tell in books. t is a harm, and no wrong which he hath recei -
3 I paſt the melancholy flood, She reſolved to ſpend all her years, which sº º
With that grim ferryman which poets write of. Shakespeare R. III. miſed ſhould be many, in bewailing the wrong, and yet º
4. To ſend letters. for the wrongdoer. . s
He wrote for all the Jews, concerning their freedom. I Eſdr. If he may not command them, then that law doth º:
5. To call one's ſelf; to be entitled; to uſe the ſtile of. that bindeth him to bring them forth to be juſtified. sº
About it, and write happy when thou'ſt done." Shakeſp. They ever do pretend -----
Let it not your wonder move, To have receiv'd a wrong, who wrong intend. Daniel
Leſs your laughter that I love; Imitation of an author is the moſt advantageous way ſº
Though I now write fifty years, tranſlator to ſhew himſelf, but the greateſt wrong which can be
I have had, and have my peers. Ben. johnſon. done to the reputation of the dead. Drydin
He writes himſelf divina providentia, whereas other biſhops Cowley preferred a garden and a friend, to thoſe whº
only uſe divina permiſſione. Ayliffe. our own wrong we call the great. Dryden.
6. To compoſe; to form compoſitions: Expecting more in my own wrong,
Chaſte moral writing we may learn from hence, Protracting life, I’ve liv'd a day too long, Dryden,
Negle&t of which no wit can recompence; 2. Errour; not right.
The fountain which from Helicon proceeds, Be not blindly guided by the throng,
That ſacred ſtream, ſhould never water weeds. //aller: The multitude is always in the wrong. Rºſcommon.
They can write up to the dignity and charaćter of their One ſpake much of right and wrong. Miltºn.
authors. Felton on the Claſſicks. Proceed : quoth Dick, ſir, I aver
WR1'ſ ER. m.ſ.. [from write.] You have already gone too far;
1. One who pračtiſes the art of writing. When people once are in the wrong,
2. An authour. Each line they add is much too long:
All three were ruined by juſtice and ſentence, as delinquents; Who faſteſt walks, but walks aſtray,
and all three famous writers. Bacon. Is only fartheſt from his way. Priºr.
Peaceable times are the beſt to live in, though not ſo proper In the judgment of right and wrong, every man has a
to furniſh matcrials for a writer. Addiſon's Freeholder. ſelf. J/att's Lºgić.
J/riters are often more influenced by a deſire of fame, than WRoNG. adj. [from the noun.] "
a regard to the publick good. Addiſon's Freeholder. 1. Not morally right; not agreeable to propriety or truth.
Would a writer know how to behave himſelf with relation to I find you are an invincible Amazon, ſince you will over-
poſterity, let him conſider in old books what he finds that he come, though in a wrong matter. Sidney.
is glad to know, and what omiſſions he moſt laments. Swift. We never think of the main buſineſ of life, 'till a vain re-
To WRITH E. v. a. [prºban, Saxon.] pentance minds us of it at the wrºng end. Z'É/range.
1. To diſtort; to deform with diſtortion. When the dićtates of honour are contrary to thoſe of reli-
It cannot be this weak and writhed ſhrimp gion and equity, they give wrong, ambitious, and falſe ideas of
Should ſtrike ſuch terror in his enemies. Shakespeare Henry VI. what is good and laudable. Addison's Spºtiatºr.
Hatefuleſt diſreliſh writh'd their jaws 2. Not phyſically right; unfit; unſuitable,
With ſoot and cinders. Milton. Of Glo'ſter's treachery,
Her mouth ſhe writh'd, her forehead taught to frown, And of the loyal ſervice of his ſon,
Her eyes to ſparkle fires to love unknown: When I inform'd him, then he call'd meſot,
Her ſallow checks her envious mind did ſhew, And told me I had turn'd the wrong fide out. * K. Lear.
And ev'ry feature ſpoke aloud the curſtneſs of a ſhrew. Dry. Dividing a living of five hundred pounds a year into "Pºº
2. To twiſt with violence. ' is a contrivance, the meaning whereof hath gºt ºn the wrºng
Then Satan firſt knew pain, fide of my comprehenſion. - Swift.
And writh'd him to and fro convolv’d. Milton's Parad. Lºft. Singularity ſhews ſomething wrong in the mind. Clariſ.
Amid' the plaited ſcales it took its courſe, WRoNG. adv. Not rightly; amiſs. - in, Eid
And in the ſpinal marrow ſpent its force; If he go wrong, ſhe will give him over to his own ruin, t{(i.
The monſter hiſs'd aloud, and rag'd in vain, A thouſand odd capricio's, men's minds are aćled º:
And writh'd his body to and fro with pain; make one man quote another man's words wrong. º, t.
He bit the dart. Addiſon. Ten cenſure wrong, for one that writº amſ. º
3. To wreſt; to force by violence. To WRoNG. v. a. [ from the noun. J. To injure; to u
The reaſon which he yieldeth, ſheweth the leaſt part of unjuſtly. ly wrºn
his meaning to be that whereunto his words are writhed. Hook. So worthy a part of divine ſervice we ſhould . º º
4. To twiſt. if we did not eſteem preaching as the bleſſed or º:
The king of heav'n God. º
Bar'd his red arm, and launching from the ſky For fear the flones her tender foot ſhoul" º, ſir
His writhen bolt, not ſhaking empty ſmoke Be ſtrewed with fragrant flowers all along. fºr.
> g empty > e - - ; Shakºſiart.
Down to the deep abyſs the flaming felon ſtrook. Dryden. Judge me, you gods' wrong I mine enemy;
To WRITH E. v. n. To be convolved with agony or torture. Thank him who puts me loath to this º, Miltºn,
Let each be broken on the rack; On you, who wrong me not, for him who wrong 4.
Then, with what life remains, impaled, and left Once more farewel ! - - -
To writhe at leiſure round the bloody ſtake. Addison. And know thou wrong'ſ me, if thou think'ſt Allſºn.
To WR THLE v. a. [from writhe..] To wrinkle; to corrugate. Ever was love or ever grief like minº: ...; s perſon.
Her writhled ſkin, as rough as maple rind, WRoNGDoER. m. ſ. [wrong and doer.] - An ºng,
So ſcabby was, that would have loathed all womankind. Spenſ. She reſolved to ſpend all her years in bewailing Sidney.
WR1'TING.. n.ſ. [from writ.} and yet praying for the wrongdoer. hurchwarden
1. A legal inſtrument. If any ſeat be taken away by a ſtranger, the chu Aylift.
2. A compoſure; a book. - may have ačtion againſt the wrongdºer. . . . he that doº
. They thought no other writings in the world ſhould be flu-. WRo'NGER. m.ſ. (from wrong..] He that injures;
died, inſomuch as one of their great prophets exhorting them wrong. which doth mº
to caſt away all reſpects unto human writings, to his mo- Jealouſy is a green-ey’d monſter, whic *
tion they condeſcended. Hºoker. The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives in er 'sal. Oth.
Such arguments had an invincible force with thoſe pagan Who, certain of his fate, loves not hiº. of his tre+"
philoſophers, who became Chriſtians, as we find in moſt of Many times a prince is driven to ſpend far mo le, than tº
their writings. Addiſon. ſure in puniſhing by war the wronger of his peopº Ralſº
3. A written paper of any kind. loſs of his people did amount unto. inious; uſ"
ºr - In at his windows throw - wro'No Full alſ. [wrong and full.] Inſ"? "
I. º, all tending to the great opinion I am ſo far from granting thy requeſt, Shaffºrt.
VV | hat Rome holds of his name. Shakespeare Yulius Caſar. That I deſpiſe thee for thy wrºngful ſuit. hat he know" not
º ... º: /; One who teaches to write. He that hath wronged ſo in daily º: º fault by alſº
if it º of which I ſpoke conſiſts not in bold ſtrokes, in what meaſure he hath done it, º: Tajº"
dom tº. gºat effect at a diſtance: that ſort of free: according to the value of his wrº/**
C ºr to a writingmaſter than a painter. Dryden. Theſ:
7
W R O
Thoſe whom forms of laws
Condemn'd to die, when traitors judg’d their cauſe,
Nor want they lots, nor judges to review
The wrongful ſentence, and award a new.
Wºo's GFULLY. adv. [from wrongful..] Unjuſtly.
Dorus, ſaid Pamela, you blame your fortune very wrong-
fully, ſince the fault is not in fortune, but in you, that can-
not frame yourſelf to your fortune; and as wrongfully do re-
quire Mopſa to ſo great a diſparagement as to her father's
Dryden.
ſervant. Sidney.
This poor fellow,
He had thought to murder wrongfully. Shakeſp.
Salius then, exclaiming loud,
Urges his cauſe may in the court be heard,
And pleads, the prize is wrongfully conferr'd. Dryden.
I cry thee mercy, for ſuſpecting a friar of the leaſt good-
nature; what, would you accuſe him wrongfully. Dryden.
He who ſuffers wrongfully in a man's opinion, reſolves to
give him reaſon for his ſuſpicion. Speciator, N°. 170.
WR o'NGHE AD. adj. [wrong and head.] Having a per-
WRoNGHE/ADED. } verſe underſtanding.
Much do I ſuffer, much to keep in peace
This jealous, waſpiſh, wronghead, rhyming race. Pope.
WRo'NGLY. adv. [from wrong..] Unjuſtly ; amiſs.
What thou would'ſ highly
That would'ſt thou holily; would'ſt not play falſe,
And yet would'ſt wrongly win. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
Madmen having joined together ſome ideas very wrongly,
err, as men do that argue right from wrong principles. Locke.
WRo"No lessly, adv. [from wrongleſ...] Without injury to
any.
Dearly eſteemed of her for his exceeding good parts, being
honourably courteous, and wronglºſsly valiant, confiderately
pleaſant in converſation, and an excelleut courtier, without
unfaithfulneſs. Sidney.
WRoTE. pret. and part. of write.
No man has the eſtate of his ſoul drawn upon his face, nor
the decree of his election wrote upon his forehead. He who
would know a man thoroughly, muſt follow him into the
cloſet of his heart; the inſpection of which is only the pre-
rogative of omniſcience. - South.
WRoth. adj. [prab, Sax. wrod, Daniſh.J Angry. Out of uſe.
The Lord ſaid unto Cain, why art thou wroth 2 Gen. iv.
Thou haſt reječted us ; thou art very wroth againſt us. La.
WRoug HT. [proxb, Saxon. The pret. and part, paſſ. as it
ſeems, of work; as the Dutch wercken, makes gerocht.]
1. Effected ; performed.
Why trouble ye the woman? for ſhe hath wrought a good
work upon me. - Matt. xxvi. Io.
He that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds
may be made manifeſt, that they are wrought in God. john iii.
The Jews wanted not power and ability to have convinced
the world of the falſhood of theſe miracles, had they never
been wrought. Stephens's Sermons.
2. Influenced ; prevailed on.
Had I thought the fight of my poor image
Would thus have wrought you, for the ſtone is mine,
I’d not have ſhewed it. Shakeſpeare.
Nor number, nor example with him wrought
To ſwerve from truth.
Do not I know him could his brutal mind
Be wrought upon could he be juſt or kind 2
This Artemiſa, by her charms,
And all her ſex's cunning, wrought the king. Rowe.
3. Produced ; cauſed.
All his good prov’d ill in me, -
And wrought but malice. Milton.
They wrought by their faithfulneſs the publick ſafety. Dryd.
This wrought the greateſt confuſion in the unbelieving
Jews, and the greateſt convićtion in the Gentiles, who every
where ſpeak with aſtoniſhment of theſe truths they met with
in this new magazine of learning, which was opened. Addiſon.
4. Worked ; laboured.
They that wrought in filver, and whoſe works are unſearch-
able, are gone down to the grave. Bar. iii. 18.
Milton.
Dryden.
W R Y
Moſes and Eleazar took
- the gold, even all wrought
jewels.
Num. xvi. 22.
What might be wrought
Fuſil, or graven in metal.
5. Gained ; attained. -
We ventur'd on ſuch dang'rous ſeas,
That if we wrought out life 'twas ten to one. Shak
6. Operated. g > e. Shakeſpeare.
Milton.
Such another field
They dreaded worſe than heli, ſo much the fear
9; thunder, and the ſword of Michael
Wrought ſtill within them. >
His too eager love
Has made him buſy to his own deſtruction.
His threats have wrought this change of mind in Pyrrhus.
7 Worked Philips's Diſºrgſ? Mather.
Take an heifer which hath not been wrought wi
which hath not drawn in the yoke. º
As infection from body to body is received many times by
the bºdy paſſive, yet is it by the good diſpoſition ther. .
Pulſed and wrought out, before it beformed in a diſeaſ. Éa.
8. Aćtuated.
Vain Morat, by his own raſhneſs wrought,
Too ſoon diſcover'd his ambitious thought;
Believ'd me his, before I ſpoke him fair,
And pitch'd his head into the ready ſhare.
9. Manufactured.
It had been no leſs a breach of peace to have wrought any
mine of his, than it is now a breach of peace, to take a
town of his in Guiana, and burn it. Raleigh.
Celeſtial panoply, divinely wrought. AMilton.
Io. Formed.
He that hath wrought us for the ſame thing, is God. 2 Cºr.
II. Excited by degrees.
The two friends had wrought themſelves to ſuch an habi-
tual tenderneſs for the children under their direction, that
each of them had the real paſſion of a father. Addiſon.
Advantage was taken of the ſanguine temper which ſo
many ſucceſſes had wrought the nation up to. Swift.
12. Guided ; managed.
A ſhip by ſkilful ſteerſman wrought.
13. Agitated ; diſturbed.
We ſtay upon your leiſure.—
-Give me your favour: my dull brain was wrought -
With things forgot. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
WRUNG. The preter, and part, paſſive of wring.
No mortal was ever ſo much at eaſe, but his ſhoe wrung
him ſomewhere. L’Eſtrange.
Mix'd with the tender anguiſh nature ſhoots
Through the wrung boſom of the dying man.
WRY. adj. [from writhe.]
1. Crooked; deviating from the right direction.
Sometimes to her news of myſelf to tell
I go about, but then is all my beſt
Wry words, and ſtamm'ring, or elſe doltiſh dumb ;
Say then, can this but of enchantment come Sidney.
Cutting the wry neck is never to be practiſed, but when the
diſorder is a contračtion of the maſtoideus muſcle. Sharp.
2. Diſtorted.
It is but a kick with thy heels, and a wry mouth, and Sir
Roger will be with thee. Arbuthnot.
Inſtrućtive workſ whoſe wry-mouth'd portraiture
Diſplay'd the fates her confeſſors endure. Pope.
3. Wrung; perverted; wreſted.
He mangles and puts a wry ſenſe upon proteſtant writers.Att.
To WRY. v. n. [from the adjective.] To be contorted and
writhed; to deviate from the right direction.
Theſe wry too much on the right hand, aſcribing to the
holy ſcripture ſuch kind of perfection as it cannot have. Sand.
To WRY. v. a. [from the adjective..] To make to deviate;
to diſtort.
To what paſs are our minds brought, that from the right
line of virtue are wryed to theſe crooked ſhifts : Sidney.
Milton,
Dryden.
Milton.
Thomſºn.
X.
Is a letter, which, though found in Saxon words, begins no word in the Engliſh language.
Y. Y A W At the beginning of words, is a conſonant; at the end, and when it follows a conſonant, is a vowel, and has the ſound of i. It is uſed at the end of words, and whenever two ii's would come together; and in words derived from the Greek, to expreſs the v. ) was much uſed by the Saxons, whence y is found for i in the old Engliſh writers. YACHT. n.ſ. A ſmall ſhip for carrying paſſengers. YARD. m. ſ. [3earb, Saxon.] 1. Incloſed ground adjoining to an houſe. One of the lions leaped down into a neighbour's yard, where, nothing regarding the crowing of the cocks, he eat them up. Brown's /ulgar Errours. Xanthus one day ſent AEſop into the yard, and bade him look well about him. E’Eſtrange. His wanton kids with budding horns prepar’d, Fight harmleſs battles in his homely yard. 2. [zerb, Saxon.] A meaſure of three feet. A peer, a counſellor, and a judge, are not to be meaſured by the common yard, but by the pºsiº of ſºccial grace. Pacon. The arms, ſpread croſs in a ſtraight line, and meaſured from one end of the long finger on one hand, to that of the other; made a meaſure equal to the ſtature, and is named a fathom. Half of that, viz. from the end of the long finger of either arm, ſo ſpread, to the middle of the breaſt is, with us, called a yard. Holder on Time. An aquedućt of a Gothick ſtructure, that conveys water from mount St. Francis to Spoletto, from the foundation of the loweſt arch to the top, is two hundred and thirty yards. Addison 3. The ſupports of the ſails. A breeze from ſhore began to blow ; The ſailors ſhip their oars, and ceaſe to row ; Then hoiſt their yards a-trip, and all their ſails Let fall to court the wind. Dryden. YA/Rpw AND. m. ſ. [ yard and wand. J A meaſure of a ard. y All the revolutions in nature can give it nothing more than different degrees of dimenſions. What affinity has thinking with ſuch attributes ? no more than there is between a ſyllo- giſm and a yardwand. Collier. YARE. adj. [3earpe, Saxon.] Ready; dextrous; eager. June, yare, good Iros, quick;-methinks I hear Antony call. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleopatra. I do deſire to learn, Sir ; and I hope, if you have occaſion to uſe me for your turn, you ſhall find me yare. Shakeſpeare. YA/RELY. adv. [from yaré.] Bextrouſly; ſkilfully. The filken tackles, Swell with the touches of thoſe flower-ſoft hands That yarely frame the office. Shakeſp. Ant. and Cleop. YARN. m. ſ. [earn, Saxon.] Spun wool; woollen thread. You would be another Penelope; yet they ſay, all the Jarn ſhe ſpun in Ulyſſes's abſence, did but fill Ithaca full of moths. - Shakeſp. Coriolanus. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together ; our virtues would be proud, if our faults whipt them not ; and our crimes would deſpair, if they were not cheriſh’d by our virtues. Shakeſpeare. 1 arm is a commodity very proper to this country, which of all others ought to be moſt encouraged. Temple. It may be uſeful for the reeling of yarn. JWilkins. The fates but only ſpin the coarſer clue, The fineſt of the wool is left for you. Spare me but one ſmall portion of the twine, ºld let the ſiſters cut below your line : The reſt among the rubbiſh may they ſweep, ... .9; add it to the yarn of ſome of miſer's heap. Dryden. *Y*R. v. n. [from the ſound, hirrio, Lat..] To growl, or ſhari like a dog. Ainſworth. YA R Row. hºſ. A plant which grows wild on the dry banks, and is uſed in medicine. Y^w L. m. ſ. A little veſſel belonging to a ſhip, for conve- *ce of paſſing to and from it. Dryden. Y E. A To YAWN. v. n. [xeonan, Saxon.] 1. To gape ; to oſcitate; to have the mouth opened involun. tarily by fumes, as in ſleepineſs. . The ſad-ey'd juſtice, with his ſurly hum, Delivering o'er to executors pale The lazy, yawning drone. Shałºff. Hºn. W In yawning, the inner parchment of the ear is exicº. When a man yawneth, he cannot hear ſo well. Bacºn, At length ſhook off himſelf, and aſk'd the dame; And aſking yawn'd, for what intent ſhe came Dryden. To whom the yawning pilot faſt aſleep, Me didſt thou bid, to truſt the treacherous deep? Dodº. 2. To open wide. The gaſhes, That bloodily did yawn upon his face. 'Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn. Shakespeare , Hamli. Now will I dam up this thy yawning mouth, Shakeſ eart, For ſwallowing up the treaſure of the realm. Shakeſ, He ſhall caſt up the wealth by him devour’d, Like vomit, from his yawning entrails pour’d, Sandy. Hell at laſt 2nvning receiv'd them whole, and on them clos'd. Mººn, The ſword pierc’d his tender ſides; Down fell the beauteous youth; the yawning wound Guſh'd out a purple ſtream. Dryden, High ſhe rear'd her arm, and with her ſceptre ſtruck The yawning cliff: from its diſparted height - Adown the mount the guſhing torrent ran. Priºr, 3. To expreſs deſire by yawning. - The chiefeſt thing at which lay-reformers yawn, is, that the clergy may, through conformity in condition, be pºrº the apoſtles were. In which one circumſtance, if they ima- gine ſo great perfection, they muſt think that church which hath ſuch ſtore of mendicant friars, a church in that reſpect moſt happy. Hºr, YAwN. m. ſ. [from the verb.] Oſcitation. Thee, Paridel, ſhe mark'd thee, there Stretch'd on the rack of a too eaſy chair; And heard thy everlaſting yawn confeſs The pains and penaltics of idleneſs. 2. Gape ; hiatus. - Hence to the borders of the marſh they go, That mingles with the baleful ſtreams below; And ſometimes with a mighty yawn, 'tis ſaid, Opens a diſmal paſſage to the dead, Who, pale with fear, the rending earth ſurvey, And ſtartle at the ſudden flaſh of day. - YA/ws1.sc. adj. [from yawn.) Sleepy; flumbºriº Ere to black Hecat's ſummons The ſhard-born beetle, with his ..º. done Hath rung night’s yawning peal, there inal Pº Jºth A deed j'. & P Shakespeare Malet”. Y’cLAD. part. for clad. Cloathed. - Her fight did raviſh, but her grace in ſpeech, Her words yelad with wiſdom's majeſty, . Shakeſ, Make me from wond'ring fall to weeping J%. ..T. . . º ... all; clepaſ, Y’cle.PED. [The participle paſſive of dº: " : £d in the Saxon; with the increaſing particle y, which ". º Saxon old Engliſh in the preterites and participlº, from ge.] Called ; termed ; named. But come, thou goddeſs, fair and free, In heav'n yelp’d Euphroſine, Miltºn, And by men, heart eaſing mirth. Spºnſºr. YDRA/D. The old pret. of to dread. Pºpe's Duniad, Ali, ºn, YE. The nominative plural of thou. Lute xvi. 15. 1% are they which juſtify yourſelves, German, " YEA. adv. [ea, or 3ea, Saxon ; ſa, Daniſh, Dutch..] Yes. A particle of affirmation: Shakeſpear: I am weary; yea, my memory is tº ". tleman in A raſcally, yea, forſooth, knave, to beaſ a *... hand, and then ſtand upon ſecurity. From
Y E. A gold too garden. From theſe Philippinae are brought coſtly ſpices, yea, and - Abbºt’s Deſcription of the I/orld. Jºd, hath God ſaid, ye ſhall not eat of every tree in the - Gen. iii. 1. Let your converſation be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matth. v. All the promiſes of God are yed, and amen; that is, are verified, which is the importance of yea, and confirmed, which is meant by amen, into an immutability. Bammond. They durſt abide Jehovah thund'ring out of Sion, thron'd Between the cherubim ; yea, often plac'd Within his ſanctuary itſelf their ſhrines. Milton. Why do diſputes in wrangling ſpend the day? Whilſt one ſays only yea, and tºother nay. Denham. Notwithſtanding this great proximity of man to himſelf; xed, and notwithſtanding the obſervations made in all ages, we ſtill remain ignorant of many things concerning ourſelves. Hale. To YEAD, or YEDE. v. m. preterite Jode. [This word ſeems to have been corruptly formed from zeob, the Saxon preterite of 3an.] To go ; to march. Obſolete. They wander at will, and ſtay at pleaſure, And to their folds yeade at their own leiſure. Spenſer. Then bad the knight this lady yel, aloof, And to an hill herſelf withdraw aſide, From whence ſhe might behold that battle's proof, And eke be ſafe from danger far deſcry’d. Fairy Queen. Yet for ſhe yode thereat half aghaſt, And Kiddy the door ſparred after her faſt. Spenſºr. That ſame mighty man of God, That bloud red billows like a walled front, On either ſide diſparted with his rod, 'Till that his army dry-foot through them rod. Spenſºr. To YEAN. v.m. [eanian, Saxon.] Tobring young Uſed of ſheep. º º º The ſkilful ſhepherd peel'd me certain wands; He ſtruck them up before the fulſome ewes, Who, then conceiving, did in yeaning time Fole party-colour'd lambs. Shakeſpeare. So many days my ewes have been with young: So many weeks, ere the poor fools will yean. Shakeſpeare. This I ſcarcely drag along, Who yeaning on the rocks has left her young. Dryden. . Ewes yean the polled lamb with the leaſt danger. Mºrtimer. YEANLING.. n. ſ. [from yean.] The young of ſheep. All the yeanlings which were ſtreak'd and pied, Should fall as Jacob's hire. Shakeſpeare. YEAR. m. ſ. [3ean, Saxon.] If one by the word year mean twelve months of thirty days each, i. e. three hundred and ſixty days ; another in- tend a ſolar year of three hundred fixty-five days; and a third mean a lunar year, or twelve lunar months, i. e. three hundred fifty-four days, there will be a great variation and error in their account of things, unleſs they are well apprized of cach other's meaning. JWatts's Logick. See the minutes, how they run: How many makes the hour full compleat, How many hours bring about the day, How many days will finiſh up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. Sha'ſpeare. With the year Seaſons return, but not to me returns Day, or the ſweet approach of morn. Miltºn. Oviparous creatures have eggs enough at firſt conceived in them, to ſerve them for many years laying, allowing ſuch a proportion for every year, as will ſerve for one or two incu- bations. Ray on the Creation. He accepted a curacy of thirty pounds a year. Swift. 2. It it often uſed plurally, without a plural termination. I fight not once in forty year. Shakeſpeare. 3. In the plural old age. Some mumble-news, That ſmiles his check in years, and knows the trick To make my lady laugh when ſhe's diſpos'd, Told our intents. Shakeſp. Lore's Lahour Lºft. There died alſo Cecile, mother to king Edward IV. being of extreme years, and who had lived to ſee three princes of her body crowned, and four murthered. Bacon's Hen. VII. He look'd in years, yet in his years were ſeen, A youthful vigour, and autumnal green. Dryden. YE/ARLING. adj. (from year.] Being a year old. A yearling bullock to thy name ſhall ſmoke ; Untam’d, unconſcious of the galling yoke. Pope. YE"A R LY. adj. [from year.] Annual; happening every year ; laſting a year. The yearly courſe that brings this day about, ºv Shall never ſee it but a holiday. Shakeſp. K. john. Why the changing oak ſhould ſhed The yearly honour of his ſtately head; Whilſt the diſtinguiſh'd yew is ever ſeen, - Unchang'd his branch, and permanent his green. Prior. YE/AR1. Y. adv. Annually ; once a year. He that outlives this day, and ice, old age, Y E L Will yearly on the vigil feaſt his neighbours, • And ſay, tomorrow is Saint Criſpian. Shakeſp. Hºn. V. For numerous bleſſings year# ſhower'd And property with plenty crown'd ; - For freedom ſtill maintain'd alive; - For theſe, and more, accept our pious praiſe. Dryden. To YEARN. v. n. [eannan, Saxon.] To feel great internal uneaſineſs. In Spºnſºr it is ſometimes earn. He deſpis'd to tread in due degree, But chaff'd, and foam’d, with courage fierce and ſtern, And to be eas'd of that baſe burdenſiidid yearn. Spenſer. Make the libbard ſtern J Leave roaring, when in rage he for revenge did yearn. Spenſ. Though peeping cloſe into the thick, c Might ſee the moving of ſome quick: But were it fairy, fiend, or ſnake, My courage earned it to wake, 3. And manfully thereat ſhot. Spenſºr. Falſtaff, he is dead, And we muſt yern therefore. Shakeſpeare's Hen. V. Joſeph made haſte; for his bowels did yern upon his bro- ther; and he ſought where to weep, and he enter'd into his chamber. Gen. xliii. 30. When the fair Leucothoe he ſpy'd, To check his ſteeds, impatient Phoebus earn'd, Though all the world was in his courſe concern'd. Wallar. Yet for all the yearning pain Y’ have ſuffer'd for their loves, in vain, I fear they'll prove ſo nice and coy, To have, and tº hold, and to enjoy. Hudibrar. - Where our heart does but relent, his melts; where our eye pities, his bowels jearn. South's Sermons. At beholding the miſeries of others, they find ſuch yearn- ings in their bowels, and ſuch ſenſible commotions raiſed in their breaſts, as they can by no means ſatisfy. Calamy. Your mother's heart yearns towards you. Addiſon. Unmov'd the mind of Ithacus remain'd ; But Anticlus, unable to controul, Spoke loud the language of his yearning ſoul. Pope. To YEARN. v. a. To grieve; to vex. She laments for it, that it would Yern your heart to ſee it. Shakeſpeare. YEst. n.ſ. [xerc, Saxon.j 1. The foam, ſpume, or flower of beer in fermentation; barm. 1?a/? and outward means do fail, - And have no power to work on ale. Hudibrar. When drays bound high, they never croſs hehind, Where bubbling yeaft is blown by guſts of wind. Gay. 2. The ſpume on a troubled ſea. Now the ſhip boring the moon with her main-maſt, and anon ſwallow'd with yeaft and froth, as you'd thruſt a cork into a hogſhead. Shakeſp. //inter's Tale. YE/sty. adj. [from yeſ?..] Frothy; ſpumy. Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Againſt the churches; though the jeſty waves Confound and ſwallow navigation up. Shakeſp. Macbeth. YElk. m. ſ. [from gealepe, yellºw, Saxon.] The yellow part of the egg. It is commonly pronounced, and often written olk. J The yolk of the egg conduceh little to the generation of the bird, but only to the nouriſhment of the ſame: for if a chicken be opened, when it is new hatched, you ſhall find much of the yolk remaining. Bacon's Nat. Hi/?. That a chicken is formed out of the yelk of an egg, with ſome antient philoſophers the people ſtill opinion. Brown. All the feather'd kind, From th’ included yolk, not ambient white aroſe. Dryden. To YELL. v. m. To cry out with horrour and agony. Nor the night raven, that ſtill deadly yell: ; Nor griſly vultures make us once affeared. Spenſºr. Each new morn, New widows howl, new orphans cry; new ſorrows Strike heav'n on the face, that | . As if it felt with Scotland, and yell"d out Like ſyllables of dolour. Shakespeare, Macbeth. Now worſe than e'er he was before, Poor Puck doth yell, poor Puck doth roar, That wak’d queen Mab, who doubted fore - - Some treaſon had been wrought her. Drayton's Nymphiad. Yelling monſters, that with ceaſeleſs cry - Surround me. - - Miltºn. Night-ſtruck fancy dreams the yelling ghoſt. Thomſon. YE1L. n. 7. [from the verb..] A cry of horrour. With like tim’rous accent and dire .." s when, by night and negligence, the fire f ſpread in łº cities. Sºftware'. Otieſ. Hence are heard the groans of ghoſts, the pains Of ſounding laſhes, and of dragging chains. The Trojan ſtood aſtoniſh'd at their cries, And aſk'd his guide irom whence thoſe yeſ, ariſe. Drydºn. 2 I B Cthers
Y E. O Y E T Others in frantick mood - - - Run howling through the ſtreets; their hideous yells • * * Rend the dark welkin. Philips. YELLOW. adj. [yealepe, Saxon; ghºleuwe, Dutch ; giallº, Italian.] Being of a bright glaring colºur, as gold. Only they that come º: sº n a long mottley coat, guarded with jet 219, º . • & Shakeſp. Henry VIII. Prologue. He brought the green ear and the yellºw ſheaf. , 44ilton. After a lively orange, followed an intenſe bright and copious yellºw, which was alſo the beſt of all the yellows. Newton. - Negligent of food, Scarce ſeen, he wades among the yellow broom. Ye'llowboy. n.ſ. A gold coin. A very low word. John did not ſtarve the cauſe; there wanted not yellot ºf to fee council. Arbuthnot's john Bull. YE'llow HAMMER. m. ſ. A bird. - Ye'llowish. adj. [from yellow.] . Approaching to yellow. Although amber be commonly of a yellowiſh colour; yet there is found of it alſo black, white, brown, green, blue, and purple //oodward's Natural Hiſtory. Ye'llowish's Ess. m. ſ. [from yellowiſh.] The quality of ap- proaching to yellow. Bruiſed madder, being drenched with the like alcalizate ſo- lution, exchanged its relºciſ' neſ, for a redneſs. Bºyle. YE'llow N Ess. n.ſ.. [from yellow.] 1. The quality of being yellow: Apples, covered in lime and aſhes, were well matured as appeared in the yellºw leſ, and ſweetneſs. Bacon's Natural Hiſt. Yellowneſ of the ſkin and eyes, and a ſaffron-coloured urine, are ſigns of an inflammatory diſpoſition of the liver. Arbuthn. 2. It is uſed in Shakeſpeare for jealouſy. Ford I will poſicſs with yellowneſs. Shakeſpeare. Ye'llows. n.ſ. A diſeaſe in horſes. It owes its original to ob- ſtructions in the gall-pipe, which are cauſed by ſlimy or gritty matter; or to the ſtoppage of the roots of thoſe little ducts opening into that pipe, by the like matter; or to a compreſ- ſion of them by a fulneſs and plenitude of the blood-veſſels that lie near them. When the gall-pipe, or the roots rather of the common dućts of that pipe, are any wiſe ſtopped up, Thomſºn. that matter which ſhould be turned into gall is taken up by the vein, and carried back again into the maſs of blood, and tinc- tures it yellow ; ſo that the eyes, inſide of the lips, ſlaver, and all the parts of the horſe, that are capable of ſhewing the colour, appear yellow. Farrier's Die!. . His horſe ſped with ſpavins, and raied with the yellows. Shakeſpeare's Taming ºf the Shrew. l To Y El P. v. n. [5ealpan, Saxon.] To bark as a beagle-hound after his prey. A little herd of England's tim’rous deer, Maz'd with a yelping kennel of French curs. Shakespeare H. VI. YE/OMAN. m. ſ. (Of this word the original is much doubted: the true etymology ſeems to be that of junius, who derives it from geman, Friſick, a villager.] 1. A man of a ſmall citate in land; a farmer ; a gentleman farmer. - Gentlemen ſhould uſe their children as the honeſt farmers and ſubſtantial yeomen do theirs. Locke. He that has a ſpanic! by his ſide is a yeºman of about one hundred pounds a year, an honeſt man: he is juſt qualified to kill an hare. Add ſon. 2. It ſecºns to have been anciently a kind of ceremonious title given to ſoldiers: whence we have ſtill yeomen of the guard. Tall yeomen ſeemed they, and of great might, And were enranged ready ſtill for fight. Fairy Queen. You, good yºmen, Whoſe limbs were made in England, ſhew us here The mettle of your paſture. Shakeſp. Henry V. He inſtituted, for the ſecurity of his perſon, a band of fifty archers, under a captain, to attend him, by the name of yes- onen of his guard. Bacon's Henry VII. Th' appointment for th’ enſuing night he heard; And therefore in the cavern had prepard ; Two brawny yearnen of his truſty guard. At Windſor St. John whiſpers me i' th' car; The waiters ſtand in ranks, the yeomen cry Make way for the dean, as if a duke paſs'd by. Swift. 3. It was probably a freeholder not advanced to the rank of a gentleman. His grandfather was Lyonel duke of Clarence, Third ſon to the third Edward king of England: Spring creſtleſs yeomen from ſo deep a root: Shakespeare H. VI. 4. It ſeems to have had likewiſe the notion of a gentleman ſervant. A jolly yeoman, marſhal of the hall, hoſe name was appetite, he did beſtow Dryden. Both gueſts and meats S - - 'penſer. Ye’oxia NRY. m. ſ. [from yeoman.] The colle&tive body of yeomen. This did amortize a great part - - unto the hold and occu great part of the lands of the kingdom ºf a condition between gentlemen and cottagers. Bacºn. Pation of the yeºmanry, or middle people, To YERK. v. a. [Of unknown etymology. move with a # ymology.] To throw out of A leaping horſe is ſaid to yerk, or ſtrike - - - when he flings and kicks wº º: i. .ing out the two hinder legs near together, and even. to i. full extent. iri, }. ir Their wounded ſteeds j Dići, Fret fetlock deep in gore, and with wild rage 1%rk out their armed heels at their dead main. Slaiſ YER.K. n.ſ.. [from the verb.] A quick motion. !. To YERN. v. a. See YearN. I am not covetous of gold; It yerns me not, if men my garments wear. Sai, H. W. YES. adv. [Zire, Saxon.] A term of affirmation; the im. tive particle oppoſed to no. This were a fit ſpeech for a general in the head of an army when going to battle: yes, and it is no leſs fit ſpeechi. head of a council, upon a deliberation of entrance into a War. 1?s, you deſpiſe the man to books confin'd, Bacon, Who from his ſtudy rails at human kind, Though what he learns he ſpeaks. Pºſt, Yº's TER... adj. [ghiſ'er, Dutch; hºſternus, Latin.] Being next before the preſent day. It is not often uſed but incompin with another word, as day or night. Love might as well be ſow'd upon our ſands, As in a breaſt ſo barren: To love an enemy, the only one Remaining too, whom yeſter ſun beheld Muſt'ring her charms. Dryden' Dºn Sºloffat. YE's TERDAY. n.ſ. [3;tanbæ3, Saxon.] The day laſt paſt; the day next before to-day. To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the laſt ſyllable of recorded time; And all our yeſterdays have lighted fools The way to duſty death. Shakespeare Maidh, We are but of jºſierday, and know nothing, becauſe our days upon earth are a ſhadow. job viii. 9. You are both fluid, chang'd ſince yºfferday; Next day repairs but ill laſt day's decay; Nor are, although the river keep the name, 19?erday's waters and to-day's the ſame. Donne, If yº/ferday could be recall'd again, Ev’n now would I conclude my happy reign. Drydºn. Yºſterday was ſet apart as a day of publick thankſgiving for the late extraordinary ſucceſſes. Addison, Mrs. Simper ſends complaint in your yºfferday's Spectator. Addison's Spºutſ. - Naked from the womb Weyºfferday came forth; and in the tomb Naked again we muſt to-morrow lie; Born to lament, to labour, and to die. YE/st ERDAY. adv. On the day laſt paſt. Martius gave us yeſlerday a repreſentation 9 the Turks, with no ſmall vigour of words. . . Ye'sTERNIGHT. n.ſ. The night before this night. Ye's E R NIGHT. adv. On the night laſt paſt. Eleven hours I’ve ſpent to write it over; , , R. III: For yeſternight by Cateſby was it ſent me. º; º The diſtribution of this conference was ma"" i. yºffernight. | º Yet, conjunct. [xºr, get, geta, Saxon.] Nevertheleſs; withſtanding; however. - They had a king was more than him before; Daniil. But yet a king, where they were nought thº". the re? Though ſuch men have lived never ſo much "...ºf for ſerve; yet if they be obſerved to have a particular on a coſm- perſons noted for any ſin, it is ten to one but there was Sºuth. munication in the fin, before there was ſo in affection. viled The heathens would never ſuffer their gº º be * m which yet were no gods; and ſhall it be allowe º }; to make a mock of him that made heaven and º too in- He is ſomewhat arrogant at his firſt entraº an º quiſitive through the whole tragedy; yet theſe "... being balanced by great virtues, they hinder nº o Dufrºſ. ſion for his miſeries. Drydºn'ſ - Priºr, f the empire of Bacºn, Let virtuoſo's in five years be writ, . intº Yet not one thought accuſe thy toil of W* YET. adv. 1. Beſide; over and above. Saviour - - - Our S3W This furniſhes us with yet one more reaſon, why 0 Afterbury. lays ſuch a particular ſtreſs on aéis of merº). 2. Still; the ſtate ſtill remaining the º: They atteſt facts they had heard w ... ." they thens; %. had they . found reaſon to bºº" º º would ſtill have continued heathens, and ma""" Alſº them in their writings. 3. Once again. - ioh 1st, yet a moment, one dim ray of lig "p, º: Dandad. Indulge, dread chaos and eternal night. p ile they were ytt hea- 4. At
Y I E
Y O K
4. At this time; ſo ſoon ; hitherto: with a negative before it.
Thales being aſked when a man ſhould marry, ſaid, young
men, not yet; old men, not at all. Bacºn.
5. At leaſt; at all. Noting uncertainty or indetermination.
A man that would form a Sompariſon betwixt Quintilian's
declamations, if yet they be Quiniilian's, and the oration of
Tully, would be in danger of forfeiting his diſcretion. Baker.
6. It notes increaſe or extenſion of the ſenſe of the words to
which it is joined.
- Shake not his hour-glaſs, when his haſty ſand
* Is ebbing to the laſt:
- A little longer, yet a little longer,
And nature drops him down without your ſin,
Like mellow fruit without a wintº ſtorm.
** a few days, and thoſe which now. appear
In youth and beauty like the blooming year,
In life's ſwift ſcene ſhall change. -
7. Still ; in a new degree. .
He that takes from a thief,
Dryden.
Drydºn.
that which the thief took from
an honeſt man, and keeps it to himſelf, is the wickeder thief
of the two, by how much the rapine is made yet blacker by
the pretence of piety and juſtice. L'E/irange.
8. Even ; after all. A kind of emphatical addition to a ne-
gative.
º If any man negle&t his duty, his fault muſt not be aſcribed
r to the rule appointed, neither yet to the whole church. //hitg.
Men may not too raſhly believe the confeſſions of witches,
* * * n°r yet the evidence againſt them; for the witches themſelves
- - - are imaginative, and people are credulous, and ready to im-
Pute accidents and natural operations to witchcraft. Bacon,
Nor yet amidſt this joy and brighteſt morn
Was abſent, after all his miſchief done,
The prince of darkneſs. 44lton's Paradſ, Rºgain'd.
9. Hitherto.
Hope beginning here, with a trembling cxpe&tation of things
far removed, and as jet but only heard of, endeth with real
and actual fruition of that which no tongue can expreſs. Hook.
- " -, - YE'v EN, for given. -
Wants not a fourth grace to make the dance even
Let that rºom to my lady beyeven;
- She ſhall be a grace,
.. To fill the fourth place,
And reign with the reſt in heaven. º Spenſºr.
YEw. n.ſ. I p, Saxon; yºv, Welſh. This is often written
eugh; but the former orthography is at once nearer to the ſound
and the derivation. See EUGH.] A tree of tough wood.
º It hath amentaceous flowers, which conſiſt of many apices,
for the moſt part ſhaped like a muſhroom, and are barren; but
the embryoes, which are produced at remote diſtances on the
ſame tree, do afterward become hollow bell-ſhaped berrics,
which are full of juice, and include ſeeds ſomewhat like acorns,
having, as it were, a little cup to each. Miller.
The ſhooter eugh, the broad-leav'd ſycamore,
The barren plantane, and the walnut ſound;
- . The myrrhe, that her foul ſin doth ſtill deplore,
..". Alder the owner of all wateriſh ground. Fairfax.
- - Slips of yew,
Shiver'd in the moon's eclipſe. Shakeſp. Macbeth.
º They would bind me here -
: Unto the body of a diſmal jew. Shakeſp. Titus Andronicuſ.
º: He drew,
...” And almoſt join'd the horns of the tough yew. Dryden.
-- The diſtinguiſh’d yew is ever ſeen, -
. . . Unchang'd his branch, and permanent his green. Prior.
YE^w EN. adj. [from yew J. Made of the wood of yew.
His ſtiff arms to ſtretch with rughen bow,
And manly legs ſtill paſſing to and fro. Hullerd's Ta'.
YFE/R.E., a v. [XFere, Saxon.j Together. Spenſer.
To YIEL!). v. a. [xeloan, Saxon, to pay.]
1. To produce; to give in return for cultivation or labour. -
When thou tilleſt the ground, it ſhall not henceforth yield
unto thee her ſtrength. Gen. iv. 12.
Strabo tells us the mines at Carthagena yielded the Romans,
per diem, to the value of twenty-five thouſand drachms, eight
hundred and ſeven pounds five ſhillings and ten pence. Arbuth.
2. To produce in general.
He makes milch kine yield blood. Shałºffeare.
The wilderneſs yield-th fºod for them. job xxiv. 5.
All the ſubſtances of an animal, fed even with aceſcent ſub-
flance: yield by fire nothing but alkaline ſalts. Arbuthnot.
. To afford; to exhibit. - -
Philoclea would necds have her glove, and not without ſo
º mighty a lour as that face could yi.d. Sidney.
The mind of man deſireth evermore to know the truth,
according to the moſt infallible certainty which the nature of
. . things can yield. Hºoker.
If you take the idea of white, which one parcel of ſnow
jielded yeſterday to your fight, and another idea of white from
another parcel of ſnow you ſee to-day, and put them toge-
ther in your mind, they run into one, and the idea of white-
neſs is not at all increaſed. - Alºe.
4. To give as claimed of right,
I the praiſe
*ield thee, ſo well thou haſt this da
5. To allow; to permit. -
I yield it jºb ſaid Adam, and ſubmit.
ife is but air,
y purvey'd. Milan,
Milton.
That yield, a paſſage to the whiſtling ſword,
And cloſes when is gone. Dryden's Don Selaſian:
o emit; to expire. v
º Often did I ſtrive
To yield the ghoſt; but ſtill the envious flood
*P." ºy ſoul, and would not ſeriºr.
To find the empty, vaſt and wand'ring air. Shakespeare Rich. III.
He gathered up his feet int. the bed, and yielded up the
ghoſt. - Gen. xlix. 33.
7. To reſign; to give up. *
He not yielding over to old age his country del
Sially of hawking, was at that time,
brought to ſee this injury offered unto us.
Thus I have yielded up into your hand
The circle of my glory. Shakespeare . King jºhn.
She to realities yield; all her ſhows. 44ilton.
'Tis the pride of man which is the ſpring of this cvil, and
ºn unwillingneſs to yield up their own opinions. //atis.
8. To ſurrender.
The enemies ſometimes offered unto the ſoldiers, upon the
walls, great rewards, if they would yield up the city, and
ſometimes threatened them as faſt. Anoles.
They laugh, as if to them I had quitted all,
At random yielded up to their miſºulé.
To YIELD. v. m.
I. To give up the conqueſt; to ſubmit.
He yields not in his fall;
But fighting dies, and dying kills withal,
All is not loſt: immortal hate,
And courage never to ſubmit or yield.
If the inſpiring and expiring organ of any animal be flopt,
it ſuddenly yield, to nature, and dies. //alton's Angier.
There he ſaw the fainting Grecians yield,
And here the trembling Trojans quit the field,
Purſu'd by fierce Achilles.
2. To comply with any perſon.
Conſidering this preſent age ſo full of tongue, and weak of
brain, behold we yield to the ſtream thereof. Booker.
I ſee a yielding in the looks of France: -
Mark, how they whiſper. Shakeſp. King john.
This ſupernatural ſoliciting, if ill, -
Why hath it given me earneſt of ſucceſs?
If good, why do I yield to that ſuggeſtion,
Whoſe horrid image doth upfix my hair? Shakespeare. K. Lear:
With her much fair ſpeech ſhe cauſed him to jºid. P.
The Jews have agreed to deſire thee that thou wouldſ bring
ºwn Paul; but do not thouyield unto them. Adiºxiii. i.
3. To comply with things.
There could be no ſecure peace, except the Lacedemonians
yielded to thoſe things, which being granted, it would be no
ights, eſpe-
following a merlin,
Sidney.
Milton.
Daniel.
Miltºn.
Dryden.
longer in their power to hurt the Athenians. Bacon.
If much converſe - * -
Thee ſatiate, to ſhort abſence I could yield. Milton.
4. To concede; to admit; to allow; not to deny. ^- 1 -
If we yield that there is a God, and that this God is al-
mighty and juſt, it cannot be avoided but that, after this life
ended, he adminiſters juſtice unto men. Hairwill.
5. To give place as inferiour in excellence or any other quality.
The fight of Achilles and Cygnus, and the fray betwixt the
Lapitha, and Centaurs, yield to no other part of this poet. Dry.
• Tell me in what more happy fields
The thiſtle ſprings, to which the lily yield 2 Pope.
YIE'LDER. m. ſ. [from yield.] One who yields. *
Briars and thorns at their apparel ſnatch,
Some ſleeves, ſome hats; from yielders all things catch. Shakespeare
Some guard theſe traitors to the block of death, -
Treaſon's true bed, and yielder up of breath. Shaft. Hon. IV.
YOKE... n.ſ. [3eoc, Sax. jock, Dutch; jugum, Lat, joug, Fr.]
1. The bandage placed on the neck of draught oxen. -
Bring a red heifer, wherein is no blemiſh, and upon which
never came yoke. Numb. xix. 2.
A yearling bullock to thy name ſhall ſmoke,
Untam’d, unconſcious of the galling yoke.
2. A mark of ſervitude; ſlavery.
Our country ſinks beneath the yoke; y
It weeps, it bleeds. Shakeſpeare's Maclºth.
In bands of iron fetter'd you ſhall be;
An eaſier yoke than what you put on me,
3. A chain; a link; a bond.
This joke of marriage from us both remove, ---
Where two are bound to draw, though neither love. Dryd.
ouple: two: a pair. -
4. Ajº. that º in his intent towards our wives, are
Pope.
Dryd. Auren, *:
- - - -- Shakeſpeare.
a yoke of his diſcarded men. • * * * 4* >>
J His lands a hundred yºke of oxen till’d. Dryden A *
y o R
Y O U
2. Of old time; long a
outgoes a yoke of oxen, when ſet to work ºro.
c
A yoke of mules
at the ſame time; for mules are ſwifter. Broome. Thee bright-ey'd Veſta long of yore
To Yoke. v. a. [from the noun.] To ſolitary Saturn bore. M.
... To bind by a yoke to a carriage. There liv'd, as authors tell, in days of yore, ligh
- This Stetes promiſed to do, if he alone would yoak together A widow ſomewhat old, and very poor. Djim
two brazen-hoofed bulls, and, plowing the ground, ſow dra- In times of yore an ancient baron liv'd;
gons teeth. L’Eſtrange. Great gifts beſtow'd, and great reſpect receiv'd. Pri;
Four milk-white bulls, the Thracian uſe of old, The dev’l was piqu'd ſuch ſaintſhip to behold lºr,
were yok'd to draw his car of burniſh'd gold. Dryden. And long'd to tempt him, like good Job of º,
2. To join or couple with another. - But Satan now is wifer than of yore,
My name And tempts by making rich, not making poor. Pºe
Beyº'd with his that did betray the beſt. Shakeſpeare. Yoº prºn...[cop, uh, Saxon: the accuſative of 3e, ye) !e,
1. The oblique caſe of ye. -
Caſſius, you are yoked with a lamb,
That carries anger as the flint beaº fire. Shakespeare jul. Ceſar.
seek not in Latian bands toy”
Our fair Lavinia. Dryden's Án.
3. To enſlave; to ſubdue. -
Theſe are the arms
with which he yoketh your rebellious necks,
Razeth your cities:
4. To reſtrain; to confine. -
Men marry not; but chuſe rather a libertine ſingle life,
Shakeſpeare.
than to be yoked in marriage. Bacon.
The words and promiſes, that yoke
The conqueror, are quickly broke. Hudibras.
Xerxes, the liberty of Greece to yoke,
Over Helleſpont bridg’d his way. Milton.
Yo'ke-El M. n.ſ. A tree. Ainſworth.
yº.ºw. }n. ſ. [yoke and fellow, or mate.]
1. Companion in labour.
1%kefellows in arms,
Let us to France.
2. Mate; fellow.
You cannot think me fit
To be th' y'kefellow of your wit,
Nor take one of ſo mean deſerts
Shakespeare's Henry V.
To be the part'ner of your parts. Hudibras:
Before Toulon thy yokemate lies,
Where all the live-ſong night he fighs. Stepney.
Th., who have moſt diſtinguiſhed themſelves by railing at
the ſex, very often chuſe one of the moſt worthleſs for a com-
panion and jokefellºw: Addiſon's Spectator.
Yöld, for yielded. Obſolete: Spenſer.
Yolk. n.f. [See Yelk.] The yellow part of an egg.
. Nature hath provided a large yolk in every egg, a great part
whereof remaineth after the chicken is hatched; and, by a
channel made on purpoſe, ſerves inſtead of milk to nouriſh the
chick for a conſiderable time. Ray on the Creation.
Ş., }: [zconb, Saxon.] Being at a diſtance within
Yo'N DE R. View.
Madam, yond young fellow ſwears he will ſpeak with you.
ages young and old.
Ye have heard of the diſpenſation of the grace of God
which is given me to you ward. Eth, i.
I thought to ſhow you th. iii. 2.
How eaſy 'twas to die, by my example,
And hanſel fate before you. Dryden's Clement,
2. It is uſed in the nominative; and though firſt introduced ty
corruption, is now eſtabliſhed.
You nimble lightnings, dart your blinding flames
Into her ſcornful eyes. Shakeſp. King Lur.
3. It is the ceremonial word for the ſecond perſon ſingular, and
is always uſed, except in ſolemn language.
Madam, the fates withſtand, and you
Are deſtin'd Hymen's willing vićtim too. Pºt.
4. It is uſed indefinitively, as the French on.
we paſſed by what was one of thoſe rivers of burningmit.
ter: this looks, at a diſtance, like a new-plowed land; but as
you come near it, you ſee nothing but alongheap ºf heavy dº
jointed clods. -
YöUNG. adj. [long, yeonx, Saxon; jong, Dutch.]
1. Being in the firſt part of life; not old..
Addison an Italy.
Gueſts ſhould be interlarded, after the Perſian cuſtom, by
Carew's Survey ºf Crºwl.
He woos both high and low, both rich and peof,
Both yºung and old. Shakſtart,
There's not the ſmalleſt orb which thou behold'ſ,
But in his motion like an angelfings,
Still quiring to the young-ey'd chº ubims, Shakſtart,
I firmly am reſolvd
Not to beſtow my youngeſt daughter,
Before I have a huſband for the ºlder.
Thou old and true Menenius,
Thy tears are ſalter than a younger mº, -
And venomous to thine eyes. Shaºffsar's Crislanti,
He ordain’d a lady for his prize,
Generally praiſeful, fair and yºu'3"
Sºftact,
and ſkill'd in houſ-
wiferies. Chapman,
In timorous deer he hanſe's his yºung Pº"
And leaves the rugged bear for firmer claws. Cºwly,
Nor need'ſt by thy daughter to be told,
Though now thy ſprity blood with age be cold, Dryden
Thou haſt been young.
When we ſay a man is young Wº !-- ~~ *
but a ſmall part of that which uſually men attºº". "
when we denominate him old, we "" that his º
is run out almoſt to the end of that which men do not º y
exceed. - - ‘.
It will be but an ill example to Pº that º :
Gºrºdinatiºn, belonged to the elde"." becauſe }.
the youngſt here had it. - wiak -
From earth they rear him ſtruggling
And Neſtor's young'ſ ſtops the venº"
2. Ignorant; weak. . . . Rakſ
£ Čº. elder brother, thou º in this. Shaktſ?.
. It is ſometimes applied to vegetablº." -
Pope. 3 There be jº. bear beſt when they begin º
Yon. - - - - - - as almonds; the cauſe is, for that all trees that bearmy
YON adv. At a diſtance within view. It is uſed when - - 2 h try juice.”
..osd. direct the eye from another thing to the object an oily fruit; and young trees Baúl,
Yo's DER. ) “ ) g object. leſs concočted.
The fringed curtains of thine eyes advance, Young. n.ſ. The offspring of animals colleãº
And ſay what thou ſee'ſt yond. Shakeſp. Tempſ?. The hedge-ſparrow fed the cuckoo ſo long, King Lear.
Firſt, and chiefeſt, with thee bring - That it had its head bit off by its 3". Shift. o
Him that yon ſoars on golden wing, So many days my ewes have been with *šiaiſºr.
Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, So many weeks ere the poor ſº will yeah. Åiºn.
The cherub, contemplation. - The eggs diſclos'd their callow *. h cggs, but do
rºnder are two ample-women ſcolding. Arbuthn, and Pºpe. The reaſon why birds are ovipº: º there might be
Shakeſpeare's Twelfth Night.
Good mother, do not marry me to yºn fool... Shakespeare.
would you not laugh to meet a great counſellor of ſtate in
a flat cap, his gloves under his girdle, and yond haberdaſher in a
velvet gown furred with ſables Ben. johnſon's Diſcoveries,
Tigranes, being encamped upon a hill with four hundred
thouſad men, diſcovered the army of the Romans, being not
above fourteen thouſand, marching towards him: he made
himſelf merry with it, and ſaid, yonder men are too many for
an ambaſſage, and too few for a fight. Bacon's Natural Hijiory.
For proof look up,
And read thy lot in yon celeſtial ſign. Milton's Parad. Loff.
Yan flow'ry arbors, yonder allies green. Milton.
Let other ſwains attend the rural care,
But nigh yon mountain let me tune my lays.
mean that his agº i !"
now with death,
f breath, Pºſt,
ave a moſt Wa
Miltºn.
Yos D. adj. [I know not whence derived.] Mad; furious: not bring forth their young alive, - iſ thºſ”
perhaps tranſported with rage; under alienation of mind, in more plenty. More's Antid tº againſ I
which ſenſe it concurs with the reſt. Not ſo her yºung ; for their unequal lºº.
Then like a lion, which hath longtime ſought w.ijº, hiſ human, halº.”
His robbed whelps, and at the laſt them found Their earthly mold obnoxious was to fate, Dryár,
Amongſt the ſhepherd ſwains, then waxeth wood and yond; Th’ immortal part aſſum'd immo" tº a made P19.
Thoſe inſects, for whoſe you”g nature ather and lay
viſion of ſufficient ſuſtenance, do demº. ; tº Craiº
up in ſtore for them. º
YoU'NG is H. adj. [from young.] Somewha; y ºngiſh man. Tºt.
She let her ſecond room to a "º") gented yºu ...] Any
You'Ndlix G. m. ſ. [from A^* } yong'ſ 3 °
creature in the firſt part of life.
So fierce he laid about him. Fairy Queen.
Nor thoſe three brethren, Lombards, fierce and yand. Fairf.
YoRF, or of Fore. adv. [3,eożana, Saxon ]
1. Long.
Witneſ. the burning altars, which he ſwore,
And, guilty, heavens of his bold perjury;
Which though he hath polluted oft and yore,
Yet 1 to them for judgment juſt do fly. Fairy Queen. Xſºr:
t
Y O U
-- ---
More dear unto their God, than youngings to their dam.
- Fairy Queen.
1%ungling, thou canſt not love ſo dear as I.-
—Grey beard, thy love doth freeze. Shakeſpeare.
When we perceive that bats have teats, it is not unreaſon-
able to infer, they ſuckle their young ling, with milk. Brown.
Encourag'd thus ſhe brought her younglings nigh. Dryden.
The ſtately beaſt the two Tyrrheidae bred,
Snatch'd from his dam, and the tame young/ng fed. Dryden.
You'NGLY. adv. [from young.]
1. Early in life.
Say we read le&tures to you,
How youngly he began to ſerve his country,
How long continu'd, and what ſtock he ſprings of. Shakeſp.
2. Ignorantly; weakly.
You'NGST ER. } [from young.] A young perſon.
You'NK ER. tempt:
How like a younker or a prodigal
The ſkarfed bark parts from her native bay,
Hugg’d and embraced by the ſtrumpet wind. Shakeſpeare.
What, will you make a younker of me? ſhall I not take
mine eaſe in mine inn, but I ſhall ſo have my pocket pick'd.
- Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
See how the morning opes her golden gates,
And takes her farewel of the glorious ſun:
How well reſembles it the prime of youth,
Trimm'd like a yonker prancing to his love.
Fame tells, by age fame reverend grown,
That Phoebus gave his chariot to his ſon;
And whilſt the yºungſter from the path declines,
Admiring the ſtrange beauty of the ſigns,
Proud of his charge, he drove the fiery horſe,
And would outdo his father in his courſe.
The youngſler, who at nine and three,
Drinks with his ſiſters milk and tea,
From breakfaſt reads till twelve o'clock,
Burnet and Heylin, Hobbes and Locke.
YoUNGTH... m. ſ. [from young.] Youth. Obſolete.
The mournful muſe in mirth now liſt ne maſk,
... As ſhe was wont in youngth and ſummer days. Spenſer.
You R. pronoun. [eopen, Saxon.]
1. Belonging to you. It is uſed properly when we ſpeak to more
than one, and ceremoniouſly and cuſtomarily when to only
on e.
Either your unparagoned miſtreſs is dead, or ſhe's outprized
by a trifle. Shakeſpeare.
2. You R is uſed in an indeterminate ſenſe.
Every true man's apparel fits your thief: if it be too little
for your thief, your true man thinks it big enough. If it be
too big for your thief, your thief thinks it little enough; ſo
every true man's apparel fits your thief. Shake peare.
There is a great affinity between coins and poetry, and yºur
medalliſt and critick are much nearer related than the world
imagine. Addiſon on ancient Medals.
A diſagreement between theſe ſeldom happens, but among
your antiquaries and ſchoolmen. Felton on the Claſſick.
3. You Rs is uſed when the ſubſtantive goes before or is under-
ſtood ; as this is your book, this book is yours.
Pray for this man and for his iſſue,
Whoſe heavy hand hath bow'd you to the grave,
And beggar'd yours for ever. Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
That done, our day of marriage ſhall be yours,
One feaſt, one houſe, one mutual happineſs. Shakeſpeare.
This kiſs, if it durſt ſpeak,
Would ſtretch thy ſpirits up into the air:
Conceive and fare thee well.—
—Yours in the ranks of death.— Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
He is forſworn, if eer thoſe eyes of yours
Shakeſpeare.
Creech.
Prior.
Behold another day break in the eaſt. Shakeſpeare.
While the ſword this monarchy ſecures,
'Tis manag'd by an abler hand than yours. Dryden.
My wealth, my city and myſelf are yours. Dryden.
It is my employment to revive the old of paſt ages to the
preſent, as it is yours to tranſmit the young of the preſent to
the future. Pope.
Yourse'lf. n.ſ. [your and ſelf] You, even you; ye, not
others. -
If it ſtand as you yourſ ºf ſtill do,
Within the eye of honour; be aſſur’d,
My purſe, my perſon, my extremeſt means,
Lie all unlock'd to your occaſions.
O heav'ns ! -
If you do love old men, if your ſweet ſway
Allow obedience, if yourſelves are old, -
Make it your cauſe. Shakeſpeare's King Lear.
Shakeſpeare.
In con-.
Y U X
YOUTH. n.ſ...[cozu's, Saxon.]
1. The part of life ſucceeding to childhood and adoleſcence; the
time from fourteen to twenty eight. 2.
But could youth laſt, and love ſtill breed,
ad joys no date, and age no need ;
Then theſe delights my mind might move,
T; º: with thee, and be thy love.
ge how the morning opes her golden gate
And takes her farewel j i. gorious *
How well reſembles it the rime of youth
Trim’d like a y p youth,
Shakespeare caré.
- onker, prancing to his love. Shakespeare;
His ſtarry helm unbuckled ſhow'd him prime ſ?
In manhood, where youth ended. Mi ton.
The ſolidity, quantity, and ſtrength of the aliment is to be
Proportioned to the labour or quantity of muſcul
which in youth is greater than any other age.
2. A young man.
ar motion,
Arbuthnot.
Siward's ſon,
And many unrough youth, even now,
Proteſt their firſt of manhood.
If this were ſeen,
The happieſt youth viewing his progreſs through,
What perils paſt, what croſſes to enſue,
Would ſhut the book and fit him down and die.
About him exercis'd heroick games
Th’ unarmed yºuth of heav'n.
O'er the lofty gate his art emboſs'd
Androgeos' death, and off rings to his ghoſt;
Sev’n youths from Athens yearly ſent, to meet
The fate appointed by revengeful Crete.
The pious chief
A hundred youths from all his train ele&s,
And to the Latian court their courſe directs.
3. Young men. Colle&tively.
As it is fit to read the beſt authors to youth firſt, ſo let them
be of the openeſt and cleareſt; as Livy before Salluſt, Sidney
before Donne. Ben. Johnſon.
The graces put not more exactly on
Th’ attire of Venus, when the ball ſhe won,
Than that young beauty by thy care is dreſt,
When all your youth prefers her to the reſt.
You(THFUL. adj. [youth and fall.]
1. Young.
Shakeſpeare's Macbeth.
*-
sºft.
Milton.
Dryden.
Dryden.
J/aller.
Our army is diſpers'd already:
Like yºuthful ſteers unyok'd they took their courſe,
Eaſt, weſt, north, ſouth. Shakeſpeare's Henry IV.
There, in a heap of ſlain, among the reſt,
Two yºuthful knights they found beneath a load oppreſt
Of ſlaughter'd foes. Dryden.
2. Suitable to the firſt part of life.
Here be all the pleaſures
That fancy can beget on youthful thoughts,
When the freſh blood grows lively, and returns
Briſk as the April buds in primroſe ſeaſon.
In his years were ſeen,
A youthful vigour and autumnal green.
The nymph ſurveys him, and beholds the grace
Of charming features, and a youthful face.
3. Vigorous as in youth.
How is a good Chriſtian animated by a ſtedfaſt belief of an
everlaſting enjoyment of perfect felicity, ſuch as, after mil-
lions of millions of ages is ſtill youthful and flouriſhing, and in-
viting as at the firſt no wrinkles in the face, no grey hairs
on the head of eternity. Bent ey.
You’l HFully, adv. [from yout ful..] In a youthful manner.
You'THLY. adj. [from youth.] Young; early in life. Obſo-
lete.
Milton.
Dryden.
Poſe.
True be thy words, and worthy of thy praiſe,
That warlike feats doſt higheſt glorify,
Therein have I ſpent all my youthy days,
And many battles fought and many frays. Fairy Qzren.
You't HY. adj. [from youth..] Young; youthful. A bad
word.
The ſcribler had not genius to turn my age, as indeed I am
an old maid, into raillery, for affecting a youthier turn than
is conſiſtent with my time of day. Spectator.
YP1GHT. part. [y and pight, from pitch..] Fixed.
That ſame wicked wight
His dwelling has low in an hollow cave,
Far underneath a craggy clift ypight,
Dark, doleful, dreary, like a greedy grave. Speºſer.
Yuck. n.ſ. (jocken, Dutch J , Itch. - -
Yule. n.). [3eol, yeol, Yehul, Saxon.] The time of Chriſt-
mas
Yux. nºſ [yeox, Saxon.] The hiccough.
2 I C Z
º
º- :
º,
Z.
Z E A
Is found in the Saxon alphabets, ſet down by
Grammarians, but is read in no word origi-
nally Teutonick: its ſound is uniformly that
of an hard S.
ZA'FFAR. ; n. ſ.
ZA'F FIR.
Powder the calx of cobalt, very fine, and mix it with three
times its weight of powdered flints, this being wetted with
eommon water, the whole concretes into a ſolid maſs called
zoffre, which from its hardneſs has been miſtaken for a na-
tive mineral. Hill on Fºſſi's.
Cobalt being ſublimed, the flowers are of a blue colour;
theſe, German mineraliſts call zºffir. J/ozdward.
The artificers in glaſs tinge their glaſs blue with that dark
mineral zaphara. Bo le on Colours.
ZA'NY. n.ſ. [Probably of zanti | The contraction of Gio-
vanni or ſanna, a ſcoff, according to Skinner.] One em-
ployed to raiſe laughter by his geſtures, actions and ſpeeches;
a merry Andrew; a buffoon.
Some carrytale, ſome pleaſeman, ſome ſlight zany,
Some mumblenews, ſome trencher knight, ſome Dick,
Told our intents before. Shakeſpeare.
Then write that I may follow, and ſo be
Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany,
I ſhall be thought, if mine like thine I ſhape,
All the world's lion, though I be thy ape. Donne.
Oh, great reſtorer of the good old ſtage,
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. Pope's Dunciad.
ZA/RNich. n.ſ. Zarnich is a ſolid ſubſtance in which orpiment
is frequently found ; and it approaches to the nature of orpi-
ment, but without its luſtre and foliated texture. The comi-
mon kinds of zarnich are green and yellow; and to this we
owe the diſtinétion of rpiment into theſe colours, though there
is no ſuch ſubi'ance as green orpiment. Zarnich contains a
large quantity of arſenick in it. Hill's Materia Medica.
ZEAL. m. ſ. [ºos, zel. , Latin.] Paſſionate ardour for any
perſon or cauſe.
This preſent age, wherein zeal hath drowned charity and
ſkill; meekneſs will not now ſuffer any man to marvel, what-
ſoever he ſhall hear reproved by whomſoever. Hocker
If I had had time to have made new liveries, I would have
beſtowe the thouſand pound I borrowed of you : but it is
no matter, this poor ſhow doth better; this doth infer the zeal
I had to ſee him. Shakespeare's Henry IV.
O Cromwell, Cromwell
Had I but ſerv'd my God with half the zeal
I ſerv'd my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies. Shakeſpeare.
Among the ſeraphims
Abdiel, than whom none with more zeal ador'd
The Deity, and divine commands obey'd,
Stood up, and in a flame of zeal ſevere,
The current of his fury thus oppos'd. Milton's Parad. I oft.
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden.
She with ſuch a zeal the cauſe embrac'd,
As women, where they will, are all in haſte;
The father, mother, and the kin beſide,
Were overb rhe by the fury of the tide. Dryden.
The princes applaud with a furious joy,
And the king ſeiz'd a flambeau with zeal to deſtroy. Dryden.
Seriouſneſs and zeal in religion is natural to the Engliſh.
Till tſon's Sermons.
Good men often blemiſh the reputation of their picty by
over-acting ſome things in their religion; by an indi:éreet
zººſ about things wherein religion is not concerned. Hilotſon.
True zeal ſeems not to be any one ſingle affection of the
foul; but rather a ſtrong mixture of many holy affections; ra-
ther a gracious conſtitution of the whole mind, than any one
Péticular grace, ſwaying a devout heart, and filling it with
Z E N
all pious intentions; all not only uncounterfeit, but moſt ſet.
vent. - - Sprat's Sermon,
When the fins of a nation have provoked God to forſake
it, he ſuffers thoſe to concur in the moſt pernicious counſels
for enſlaving conſcience, who pretend to the greateſt zeal for
the liberty of it. Stillingfut.
This rebellion has diſcovered to his majeſty, who have e-
ſpouſed his intereſts with zeal or indifference. Addiſon's Frah,
A ſcorn of flattery and a zeal for truth. Pºpe,
ZEA^lot. n.ſ. [zeloteur, French; ºnxorns.] One paſſionate-
ly ardent in any cauſe. Generally uſed in diſpraiſe.
The fury of zealots, inteſtine bitterneſs and diviſion were
the greateſt occaſion of the laſt fatal deſtruction of Jeruſalem,
King Charleſ,
Are not thoſe men too often the greateſt zealot, who are
moſt notoriouſly ignorant? true zeal ſhould always begin with
true knowledge, and thence proceed to an unwearied paſſion,
for what it once knows to be worthy of ſuch paſſion. Sprat.
No wonder that ſo many of theſe deluded zealots have been
engaged in a cauſe which they at firſt abhorred, and have wiſh-
ed or ačted for the ſucceſs of an enterprize, that might have
ended in the extirpation of the proteſtant religion. Addiſon.
ZEA'Lous, adj. [from zeal.] Ardently paſſionate in any cauſe,
Our hearts are right with God, and our intentions pious,
if we act our temporal affairs with a deſire no greater than
our neceſſity, and in actions of religion we be zealous, active,
and operative, ſo far as prudence will permit. Yaylºr.
This day, at height of noon, came to my ſphere,
A ſpirit, zealous, as he ſeem'd to know
More of the Almighty's works. Milton's Paradiſ, Lºft.
We ſhould be not only devout towards God, but zaku,
towards men; endeavouring by all prudent means to recºver
them out of thoſe ſnares of the devil, whereby they are taken
captive. Decay of Piety.
It is not at all good to be zealous againſt any perſon, but
only againſt their crimes. It is better to be zealºus for thing"
than fºr perſons: but then it ſhould be only for good thing;
a rule that does certainly exclude all manner of zeal for ill
things, all manner of zeal for little things. Sprat's "":
Being inſtructed only in the general, and zealou in the ".
deſign; and as finite beings, not admitted into the ſº of
government, the laſt reſorts of providence, or cºpal." of diſ.
covering the final purpoſes of God, they muſt be ".
ignorant of the means conducing to thoſe ends in which alone
they can oppoſe each other. Dryden,
Zea’iously adv. [from zalus.] With paſſionate"
Thy care is fixt, and zealouſly attends,
To fill thy odorous lamp with deeds of light, Milton
And hope that reaps not ſhame. - - : º:
To enter into a party as into an order of friar." º the
ſigned an obedience to ſuperiors, is very unſuitable wº ift
civil and religious liberties we ſo zealºuſy aſſert. bei º:
ZEA'Lousness. n. / [from zealous j The quality of being
lous.
ZE^c H1N. n.ſ. ſ.So named from zecha, a place i
the mint is ſettled for c inage.] A gold coin "
nine ſhillings ſterling. -
ZF Do'ARY. n ſ. [zed aire, French..] A ſpicy plant, ſomewhat
like ginger in its leaves, but of a ſweet ſcent.
ZED. m. ſ. The name of the letter z. --
‘I ſº whoreſon zed, thou unneceſſaryle!" Shºſter.
ZE'N It H. n.ſ. [Arabick.] The point over
the nadir. -
Fond men if we believe that men do!"
Under the zenith of both frozen poles, ive
Though none come thence, advertiſement tº gº” Davieſ.
Why bear we not the like faith of our º ſun, when
Theſe ſeaſons are deſigned by the motion: of the ſuſ,
- ---. int, we ca
that approaches neareſt our zenith, or yº.
it ſummer. Bºº" ("%.g. s.
e in Venice where
orth about
head oppoſite ”
Z O N
Z O O
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ZE'PHY R. }% (zephyrus, Latin.] The weſt wind; and
Ze'PHYRus. poetically any calm ſoft wind.
They are as gentle
As zephyrs blowing blow the violet. Shakeſpeare's Cymbeline.
Zephyr, you ſhall ſee a youth with a merry countenance,
holding in his hand a ſwan with wings diſplayed, as about
to ſing. Peacham on Drawing.
Forth ruſh the levent and the ponent winds,
Eurus and Zephyr. Milton.
Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. . Milton.
Their every muſick wakes,
Whence blending all the ſweeten’d zephyr ſprings. Thomſºn.
Zest. n.ſ.
1. The peel of an orange ſqueezed into wine.
2. A reliſh; a taſte added.
To Zest. v. a. To heighten by an additional reliſh.
Zetºrick, adj. [from Šario.] Proceeding by enquiry.
ZEU’GMA. m.ſ.. [from Ǻyuz.] A figure in č. when
a verb agreeing with divers nouns, or an adjective with divers
ſubſtantives, is referred to one expreſly, and to the other by
ſupplement, as luſt overcame ſhame, boldneſs fear, and mad-
, neſs reaſon.
Zoc'LE, n. ſ. [In archite&ture.] A ſmall ſort of ſtand or pe-
deſtal, being a low ſquare piece or member, ſerving to ſup-
port a buſto, ſtatue, or the like, that needs to be raiſed; alſo
a low ſquare member ſerving to ſupport a column, inſtead
of a pedeſtal, baſe, or plinth. Dić7.
Zo'D1 Ack. m. ſ. [zºdiaque, French; Śwózzès, ix rºw ºwy,
the living creatures, the figures of which are painted on it
in globes.] The track of the ſun through, the twelve ſigns;
a great circle of the ſphere, containing the twelve ſigns.
The golden ſun ſalutes the morn,
And having gilt the ocean with his beams,
Gallops the zodiack in his gliſt'ring coach.
Years he number'd ſcarce thirteen,
When fates turn’d cruel;
Yet three fill'd zodiacks had he been
Shakeſpeare.
The ſtage's jewel. Ben. johnſon.
By his ſide,
As in a gliſt'ring zodiack hung the ſword, -
Satan's dire dread; and in his hand the ſpear. Milton.
It exceeds even their abſurdity to ſuppoſe the zodiack and
planets to be efficient of, and antecedent to themſelves, or to
exert any influences before they were in being. Bentley.
º Here in a ſhrine that caſt a dazling light,
Sat fixt in thought the mighty Stagyrite;
His ſacred head a radiant zodiack crown'd,
And yarious animals his ſides ſurround. Pope.
Zone. n.ſ.. [wh; zona, Latin.l
1. A girdle.
The middle part
Girt like a ſtarry zone his waiſt, and round
Skirted his loins, and thighs, with downy gold -
And colours dipp'd in heav'n. Milton's Paradiſe Loft.
An embroider'd zone ſurrounds her waiſt. Dryden.
Thy ſtatues, Venus, though by Phidias' hands
Deſign'd immortal, yet no longer ſtands;
The magick of thy ſhining zºne is paſt,
But Saliſbury's garter ſhall for ever laſt. Granville.
Scarce could the goddeſs from her nymph be known,
But by the creſcent and the golden zone. Pope.
2. A diviſion of the earth.
The whole ſurface of the earth is divided into five zone: ;
the firſt is contained between the two tropicks, and is called
the torºid *:::: There are two temperate zones, and two fri-
gidºleſ. . The northern temperate zºne is terminated by the
tropick of Cancer and the artick polar circle: the ſouthern
tempºrate ºne is contained between the tropick of Capricorn
and the polar circle: the frigid zones are circumſcribed by the
polar circles, and the poles are in their centers.
True love is ſtill the ſame: the torrid zºneſ,
And thoſe more frigid ones,
It muſt not know :
For love grown cold or hot,
Is luſt or friendſhip, not
The thing we ſhow;
For that's a flame would die,
Held down or up too high:
Then think I love more than I can expreſs,
And would love more, could I but love thee leſs. Suckling,
As five zones th’ etherial regions bind,
Five correſpondent are to earth affign'd:
The ſun, with rays directly darting down,
Fires all beneath, and fries the middle zone. Dryden.
3. Circuit; circumference.
Scarce the ſun
Hath finiſh'd half his journey, and ſcarce begins
His other half in the great zone of heav'n. Milton.
Zoo'GRAPHER.. n.ſ. [...” and 7.62%.] One who deſcribes
the nature, properties, and forms of animals.
One kind of locuſt ſtands not prone, or a little inclining
upward; but a large erectneſs, elevating the two fore legs,
and ſuſtaining itſelf in the middle of the other four, by zoo-.
graphers called the prophet and praying locuſt.
Brºwn's Vulgar Errours.
Zoo'GRAPHY. m. ſ. [of ºwn and 7:402.] A deſcription of
the forms, natures, and properties of animals.
If we contemplate the end of the effect, its principal final
cauſe being the glory of its maker, this leads us into divinity;
and for its ſubordinate, as it is deſigned for alimental ſuſtenance
to living creatures, and medicinal uſes to man, we are thereby
condućted into zoography. Glanv. Scepſ.
Zoo’logy, n.ſ. [of Çow and 2.97°.] A treatiſe concerning
living creatures. -
Zoo/phyte. n.ſ. [ {{oºvrov, of Çoº and purov. J. Certain
vegetables or ſubſtances which partake of the nature both of
vegetales and animals.
Zoopho" Rick Column. m. ſ. [In archite&ture.] A ſtatuary co-
lumn, or a column which bears or ſupports the figure of an
animal. Dić7.
Zoo’phorus. n.ſ. [wo pot?...] A part between the archi-
traves and cornice, ſo called on account of the ornaments
carved on it, among which were the figures of animals. Dić.
Zoo'roMist. m. ſ. [of £ooroºz.) A diſſector of the bodies
of brute beaſts. - - - -
Zoo"tomy. n.ſ. [wropºſa, of Çov and rºw.] Diſſection
of the bodies of beaſts.
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